The Fair hosted its annual Ag Day on Tuesday, showcasing the hard work and dedication of the youth in the agriculture industry. The Fair's overall theme this year is Grow With Us.
Commodity | Exhibitor | Location | Purchases | Price |
Champion Chihuahua Cheese | V&V Supreme | Chicago, IL | Marty and Donna Davis- McDonalds | $700 |
Champion Medium White Cheddar Cheese | Foremost Farms Inc. | Marshfield, WI | IL State Auctioneer Past Champion and Friends | $500 |
Champion Cotija Cheese | Nuestro Queso, LLC | Chicago, IL | U of I College of Aces | $700 |
Champion Vanilla Yogurt | Deerland Dairy | Freeport, IL | Marty and Donna Davis- McDonalds | $350 |
Champion Banana-Licious Chocolate Ice Cream | Oberweis Dairy | North Aurora, IL | Marty and Donna Davis- McDonalds | $400 |
Champion Bacon | Leiding’s Meats & Catering | Danville, IL | Cindy Cagwin-Johnston | $800 |
Champion Bone-In Ham | Eickman’s Processing Co. Inc. | Seward, IL | Area Mechanical | $800 |
Champion Beef Jerky | Korte Meat Processing | Highland, IL | George Obernagel and Jo Hampton | $750 |
Champion Snack Sticks | Turasky Meats | Springfield, IL | U of I College of Aces | $850 |
Champion Cooked Bratwurst | Korte Meat Processing | Highland, IL | Illinois Association of Meat Processors | $700 |
Best of Show Wine | Blue Sky Vineyard | Makanda, IL | Rebecca Clark and Kristi Jones | $850 |
Grand Champion Honey | Joyce and Mike Dullenty | Springfield, IL | Wayne Rosenthal | $900 |
Best in Show Dairy Goat’s Milk | Lillian Lee | Glenarm, IL | Marty and Donna Davis- McDonalds | $825 |
Animal | Exhibitor | County | Purchasers | Price |
Grand Champion Rabbit Market Pen | Chesney Thorton | Piatt | Robert Nelson/AgriVest Farm Management, George Obernagel and Darren Bailey for Governor | $7,600 New Record |
Overall Breeding Poultry Champions | Natalie Palmquist, Austin Ater Luke & Jesgarz | Marty and Donna Davis- McDonalds | $5,000 | |
Land of Lincoln Supreme Champion Dairy Cow Print | Kamber Kilgus | Livingston | Midwest Dairy, St. Louis Dairy Council & Friends of Kamber Kilgus | $5,500 New Record |
Land of Lincoln Grand Champion Meat Goat | Maddox Horner | Jasper | Jeff Ellerbrock/AgriGold, Hummel Family – Dale & Holly, Rich Kiefer/Kiefer Farms, Brian, Rinderer/AgriGold, Skyride | $5,500 |
Grand Champion Meat Goat | Nolan Hoge | McDonough | George Obernagel, Rich DeSchepper & Eric, Faugust/Syngenta , Ed Teefey/Farmer State Bank | $6,500 |
Land of Lincoln Grand Champion Market Lamb | Nalaney Guyer | Crawford | Pivot Bio and Springfield Plastics | $5,000 |
Grand Champion Market Lamb | Carter Hoge | McDonough | North American Midway Entertainment | $8,000 |
Land of Lincoln Grand Champion Barrow | Ella Bobell | Logan | Bayer Crop Science | $18,000 |
Grand Champion Barrow | Drake Fletcher | Menard | CME Group | $25,000 |
Land of Lincoln Grand Champion Steer | Cole Caldwell | Peoria | BRANDT | $30,000 |
Grand Champion Steer | Ashtin Guyer | Scott | MK Pritzker | $105,000 |
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