John Wood Community College recently held its 20th annual Ag Alumni Association Livestock Judging Invitational at the JWCC Agricultural Education Center, sponsored by ADM Animal Nutrition and Moorman’s ShowTec and hosted by JWCC Agriculture Alumni Association and Livestock Evaluation Club. Two-hundred and sixty students from 20 Illinois and Missouri high schools, FFA and 4-H clubs participated on event.
Schools participating included: Brown County, Carrollton, Farmington, Franklin, Griggsville-Perry, Illini West, Liberty, Payson-Seymour, Pittsfield, Pleasant Plains, Pleasant Hills, Quincy High, Quincy Jr. High, Taylorville/Christian County 4-H Club, Triopia, Troy FFA, Unity-Mendon, Warsaw, West Prairie and Winchester.
Livestock judging competitions help students learn to make decisions, strengthen and improve power of observation and apply scientific principles of animal growth and development. Evaluations included various species of cattle, pigs and sheep.
Winners in the Varsity Division:
Teams
Overall Teams
Brown County
Unity Mendon
Monmouth Roseville
Beef
Unity Mendon
Brown County
Pittsfield
Swine
Brown County
Pittsfield
Monmouth Roseville
Sheep/Goat
Paris – IL
Brown County
Monmouth Roseville
Individuals Varsity Division
Overall
Logan Corzatt – Monmouth Roseville
Tatum Williams – Iroquois West
Ryker Beckmier – Individual
Beef
Alyssa Holmes – Troy, MO
AJ Harris – Franklin
Isabella Wilson – Brown County
Swine
Kyle Bradshaw – Pittsfield
Colt Stremsterfer – Pleasant Plains
Kaden Russel – Monmouth Roseville
Sheep/Goat
Gretchen Hilburn – Brown County
Logan Corzatt – Monmouth Roseville
Jay Peterson – Paris, IL
Junior Varsity Division
Teams
Overall
Brown County, IL
Troy, MO
Liberty, IL
Beef
Brown County
Liberty
Troy, MO
Swine
Troy, MO
Brown County, IL
Troy, MO
Sheep/Goat
Brown County
Troy, MO
Troy, MO
Individuals junior varsity division
Overall
Payton McGrew – West Prairie
Ryleigh Witt – Troy
Mattti Haman – Troy
Beef
Hollie Luthy – Brown County
Macie Bartlow – Macomb
Raeleigh Wolf
Swine
Cameron Flamm – West Prairie
Jaylee Copas – Iroquois West
Bella Schulte – Troy
Sheep/Goat
Gretchen Holburn – Brown County
Matti Haman – Troy
Payton McGrew – West Prairie
Livestock Providers:
Shaffer livestock
Taylor Girls livestock
Ingram family show cattle
Ingram family show goats
Heimer Hampshires
Heavner Brothers Cattle Company
Meyers Sheep Farm
