Wrapping up a hectic summer, a lot of members from the Escalon 4-H showed all different species and other exhibits at the 2023 San Joaquin AgFest. The animals were dairy cattle, swine, market and breeding sheep, market and breeding goats and market beef and cavies and dogs. The non-animal exhibits were horticulture, welding projects.

The group also had a member show at the California State Fair in Sacramento in July.

AgFest results are as follows, with names and places listed as provided by club leaders.

Market Swine

Eran Williams- 1st place AOB light weight market class, 4th place in Yorkshire market class and participated in 4-H showmanship.

Ean Williams: 2nd place in Duroc light weight market class, 7th place light crossbred heavy weight market class and participated in 4-H showmanship.

Trenton Silva: 3rd place in market class and participated in showmanship.

All other swine exhibitors were market ready with their pigs.

Market Sheep

Mikayla Buck: 2nd place in market weight class, 1st place in 10-year-old 4-H showmanship.

Briley Silva: 1st place in market weight class, 1st place in 4-H showmanship.

Rebecca Wampler: 2nd place in market weight class, participated in showmanship.

Market Goats

Jameson Ferroni: 4-H Reserve Supreme Market Goat.

Luke Coelho: 5th place in market weight class, 3rd place in showmanship.

Brianne Coelho: placed well in market weight class.

Natalie Coelho: placed well in market weight class.

Peyton Stagno: Reserve Champion Lightweight Market Goat.

Kendall Anderson: 1st place in market weight class.

All other market goat exhibitors were market ready with their goats.

Breeding Boar Goats

Mikayla Buck: 2nd place in breeding Doe class, 2nd place in Intermediate showmanship.

Addison Correia: placed 1st, 2nd and 3rd with her breeding goats.

Cavies

Briley Silva: 1st place Senior Boar.

Dairy Cattle

Replacement Heifers:

Frank Borba: 2nd place in 4-H heifer class and 4-H Reserve Champion Replacement Heifer.

Colton Faria: 5th place in 4-H heifer class.

Drake Faria: 9th place in 4-H heifer class.

Breeding Classes:

Registered AOB Cattle: (Guernseys)

Aubree Webster: 1st place winter heifer calf and Junior Champion Heifer.

Drake Faria: 3rd place Senior heifer class, 2nd place 3-year-old cow and Sr. Reserve Champion female and Reserve Grand Champion.

Grade AOB: (Jerseys)

Faith Reyes: 2nd place winter yearling heifer class.

Marcus Nevarez: 1st place Senior 2-year-old Cow, Sr Champion female, Grand Champion Female and Supreme Honorable Mention.

Tommy Eproson: 2nd place Senior 2-year-old Cow, Reserve Sr. Champion female, Reserve Grand Champion female. 1st place 3-year-old Cow, 1st place 4-year-old Cow, 1st place best pair of females.

Rylan Eproson: 1st place in the Dry Cow Class.

Dairy Showmanship:

Novice Showmanship: Aubree Webster- 4th place

Intermediate Showmanship:

Colton Faria: 7th place

Rylan Eproson: participated

Drake Faria: participated

Advanced Showmanship:

Tommy Eproson: 4th place

Faith Reyes: 6th place

Market Beef

Members steers were market ready.

Dog Show

Eran Williams: 3rd place in class and 4th place in showmanship.

Ean Williams: 1st place in class, 6th place in rally and 3rd place in showmanship.

Mikayla Buck: 2nd place in Rally, 2nd place in showmanship, 1st place youth novice handler, obedience High individual Overall and Champion Obedience.

Welded Project

Eran Williams: 1st place.

Horticulture

Eran Williams: Two 1st places, and a second.

Ean Williams: Three 1st places.

Briley Silva: 1st High Individual in Floral Design Contest, 1st place with rose, 1st place with cut flower amaryllis and 1st place with 4in. succulent.

Trenton Silva: 1st place rosemary, 1st place 4in. succulent, 1st place almond meats, 2nd place with succulent garden.

California State Fair 2023

Mikayla Buck: exhibited her Dorset Ewe and received 2nd place.

Dog Show: Mikayla got 3rd place in Rally, 2nd place in showmanship, 1st place in Obedience and High overall in Trial and, in a huge accomplishment at the state level, she won the Golden Bear.