Escalon 4-Hers return from AgFest with multiple honors

In the Breeding Beef category at the San Joaquin County AgFest, it was Colton Anderson of Escalon 4-H who took home first place honors in the Cow/Calf class and also earned Grand Champion cow/calf. Photo Courtesy Of Escalon 4-H

cow cal 730 — In the Breeding Beef category at the San Joaquin County AgFest, it was Colton Anderson of Escalon 4-H who took home first place honors in the Cow/Calf class and also earned Grand Champion cow/calf. Photo Courtesy Of Escalon 4-H

Members of Escalon 4-H exhibited their projects at AgFest earlier this summer. The group had exhibitors showing breeding sheep, market sheep, market swine, breeding and market beef, breeding and market rabbits and dogs and still exhibits and wood working. Due to the bird flu, the dairy and poultry projects were not allowed to show.

Exhibitor placings are as follows:

Breeding Week

Breeding Sheep:

Briley Silva – Two 3rd places with both weather dams, and 3rd place in showmanship.

Mikayla Buck - Registered Dorset yearling ewe 1st place, Fall ewe 1st place, Spring ewe 1st place.

Champion Ewe and Reserve Champion Ewe.

Weather Dams - Two 2nd places.

Breeding Showmanship - 1st place intermediate division then placed 1st in Advance showmanship.

Breeding Rabbits:

Mikayla Buck - 1st place in class and 2nd place in showmanship.

Breeding Beef:

Colton Anderson - 1st place in Cow/Calf class and then placed Grand Champion cow/calf.

Market Week

Market Sheep:

Briley Silva - 4th place in market class, showmanship 1st place in age division and 2nd place in Advance showmanship.

Mikayla Buck - 1st place in market class, 4-H Champion Lightweight Market Lamb, Showmanship 1st place in Advance Market Sheep Showmanship.

Macie Hall Anderson - Market ready and Reserve Champion Lightweight market Lamb and 3rd place in showmanship.

Luke DeJong - 6th place in market class, and participated in showmanship.

Levi DeJong - 4th place in market class, 8th place in showmanship.

Lane DeJong - 7th place in market class, 5th in showmanship.

Hailee Heinrich - 2nd place in market class and 7th place in showmanship.

Taylor Heinrich - 3rd place in market class and participated in showmanship.

James Heinrich - 7th in market class and participated in showmanship.

Market Beef:

Colton Anderson - 5th place in market class and 4th place in Showmanship.

Market Swine:

JD Rich - 4th place in market class and participated in showmanship.

Tenley Adams - 5th place in market class and 7th place in showmanship.

Ean Williams - 1st place and 3rd place in market classes and participated in showmanship.

Elle Baluyut - Market ready.

Marco Chadinha - Market ready.

Tiago Chadinha - Market ready.

Parker Chamberlain - Market ready

Reid Chamberlain - Market ready.

Lincoln Coenenberg - Market ready.

Eleanor Diaz – Market ready.

Aubree Gann – Market ready.

Taycee Gann - Market ready.

Andrea Guibor - Market ready.

Jake Guibor - Market ready.

Kaius Haas - Market ready.

Kyla Holback - Market ready.

Austin Lee - Market ready

Taelyn Lee - Market ready.

Emilio Machado Perez - Market ready.

Emily Pires - Market ready.

Michael Pires - Market ready.

Ava Smith - Market ready.

Aiden Weber - Market ready.

Zak Wilson - Market ready.

Market Rabbits:

Mikayla Buck - 1st place market meat pen

Champion meat pen and Supreme Champion meat pen and 1st place in Intermediate market rabbit showmanship.

Dog Show:

Mikayla Buck - 1st place Sub C Obedience, High in Obedience, 1st place Rally, High in Rally, 1st place in Junior Novice Showmanship, 2nd place overall dog showmanship.

Ean Williams - 2nd place in showmanship, 2nd in Rally, 4th in obedience.

Large Animal Master Showmanship:

Mikayla Buck - 3rd place in 4-H Division.

Briley Silva - 5th place in 4-H Division.

Still Exhibits:

Briley Silva - Floral Design Challenge: 1st place in Rose Arrangement.

Gladiolus - 1st place and Best in Show.

Rose - 1st place.

Almonds - 1st place.

Walnuts - 1st place.

Succulent - 1st place.

Succulent bowl - 1st place.