Seventeen Carroll County 4-H Members Bring Home 50 Livestock Ribbons And Four Awards From State Fair

Carroll County ISU Extension and Outreach Youth Coordinator, Andrea Irlbeck, says they are pleased that 17 4-H members have chosen to showcase their success in the raising of livestock at the 2019 Iowa State Fair. This group came home with 20 purple and 30 blue ribbons, two first in class rankings—Whitney Reever from Glidden and Ethan Irlbeck of Templeton for breeding beef—a third in class placement in market beef for Grant Borkowski of Carroll and a champion showmanship designation in the senior division for Whitney Reever. Mike Anderson, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach 4-H youth program specialist and agriculture superintendent says these members gain so many positive skills by exhibiting livestock. “Youth learn responsibility, sportsmanship and confidence,” he says. “Agriculture industry knowledge related to animal care, feeding, recordkeeping, safety and health is also gained through project area work throughout the year.” A full listing of livestock exhibitors, their ribbons and awards can be found with this story on our website.

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