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2019 State Show Highlights

Showmanship Winners by Grade

Class 1-Peyton Clark, Madison County 4H

Class 2-Luke Huff, Oglethorpe County 4H

Class 3-Lane Bridges, Chattooga County FFA

Class 4-Sydney Coble, Burke County 4H

Class 5-Emma Turner, Oconee County Middle FFA

Class 6-Torrie Reed, Gilmer County FFA

Class 7-Trent Maddox, Jasper County FFA

Class 8-Morgan Patterson, Jasper County FFA

Class 9-Lawton Harris, Piedmont Academy FFA

Master 4-H Showman

Sarah Ullom-9th grade, Coweta County 4H

Supreme FFA Showman

Morgan Patterson, 11th grade, Jasper County FFA

Weight Division Champion and Reserve Champions

Class 1-Jayden Evans, Whitfield County 4H

Class 2-Josie Roberson, Coweta County 4H

Class 3-Hannah Newberry, Rutland High FFA

Class 4-Eliza Jane Glover, White County High FFA

Class 5-Christian Page, Oconee County 4H

Class 6-Chayse Culbert, Chattooga County FFA

Class 7-Caeden Swartz, Coweta County 4H

Class 8-Reagan Britt, North Hall FFA

Class 9-Trent Maddox, Jasper County FFA

Class 10-Sarah Kimbrell, Wilbanks Middle FFA

Class 11-Katarina Jackson, Houston County FFA

Class 12-Christoper Pittman, Piedmont Academy FFA

Class 13-Morgan Patterson, Jasper County FFA

Class 14-Sydney Coble, Burke County 4H

Class 15-Lawton Harris, Piedmont Academy FFA

Class 16-Alexis Adams, Rutland High FFA

Class 17-Trent Maddox, Jasper County FFA

Class 18-Sarah Ullom, Coweta County 4H

Class 19-Ariel Lawson, Rutland High FFA

Class 20-Emma Newberry, Oconee County FFA

Grand Champion

Morgan Patterson, Jasper County FFA

Trent Maddox, Jasper County FFA

Congratulations to all competitors!

Thank you sponsors, family, friends and advisers for your support with showing! You provide an awesome experience for students.

SHOWING COMMERCIAL DAIRY HEIFERS

Students borrow dairy heifers from local dairies to raise and train for showing in showmanship and confirmation classes. The heifers are generously loaned to keep the cost of raising and showing a heifer down for the students. Heifers are selected and brought home to students or their county’s barn around November

each year.

After training their heifers, students can exhibit at local shows and at UGA’s show in Athens, Ga., during the first two weeks of February. The state livestock show follows UGA by two weeks and is held in Perry, Ga. After the showing at the state show, the heifers are returned to their home dairies. In August, students can pick their heifers back up and show them again during the fall season. The largest fall show is at Perry’s Georgia National Fair in October. GDYF typically contributes money to individual shows, sponsors awards and hosts informational workshops. Check out the information below to learn more about showing a dairy heifer in Georgia 4-H and FFA.

GA Commercial Dairy Heifer Show Program,

by Katie Williams

Showing Ready: Entering the Line and Posing Your Animal

The Holstein Foundation created four 3-4 minute long videos about how to show. A super resource to watch... even Veteran to the ring should watch! The foundation discusses a rule change about how to pose you animal side by side.