Several Donley County FFA and 4-H members did well while competing at state and national 2010 livestock shows against thousands of youth and their animal projects.
Tres and Hannah Hommel were the only two representing Donley County at the National Western Livestock Shoe in Denver, where they showed their swine.
4-H members attended the Fort Worth Livestock Show to exhibit Market Steer, Swine, and Breeding Beef Projects. Jacob and Kae Hewett exhibited their Breeding Beef projects and received 9th and 10th in the heifer division and 2nd with their Braunvieh Bull; Jacob Pigg placed 9th in the Market Steer division and qualified for the Premium Sale; other youth exhibiting steers include Tres and Hannah Hommel, Brittney and Kelsey McAnear, Kaden Bennett, Rowdy Speed, Annie Patten, John and Jayson Pigg, Trevor Cobb, Joseph Russell, Seth Ruthardt, Caden Farris and Chris Blackburn.
At the San Antonio Livestock Show five youth exhibited their Market Swine. Kati Adams of Hedley had a 12th place Landrace; Misti Scott placed 10th with a Chester; others competing include Austin Adams and Lee and Shiann Cook.
Nine youth competed at the San Angelo Livestock Show. Caylor Monroe placed 1st with a light weight Cross; Austin Adams got 4th showing a Spot; Reid Copelin placed 6th in the York division; Misti Scott exhibited a 3rd place Chester and 6th place Duroc; Dalton Benson received 10th place with a Duroc; Madison and Lilly Carr exhibited their Breeding Guilt projects and Madison placed 11th with her Chester; Lilly placed 6th in the Pollands; also competing was Tres and Hannah Hommel with their Market Steers.
Wrapping up the show season, a total of 26 youth traveled to Houston to exhibit Market Steer, Swine, Sheep and Commercial Steer projects.
In the Market Steer Division, Kelsey McAnear placed 7th in the Short Horns; Annie Patten placed 9th with an Angus; Trevor Cobb placed 4th in the Maines; Kaden Bennett placed 10th in the Limousine Division; Caden Farris received 6th place with a AOB steer; Chris Blackburn placed 5th with a Polled Hereford; Rowdy Speed and Brittney McAnear got pulled for consideration but did not get high enough to place.
Also exhibiting were Jayson and John Pigg, Joey Russell, and Seth Ruthardt.
In the Market Swine Division, Austin Adams received Reserve Breed Champion with a Polland; Kati Adams placed 6th with a Spot; Colton Kingston placed 12th with a Hamp; others exhibiting were Wyatt Wheatly, Kyle Lindsey, Kolby Foard, Grayson Morris, Reid Copelin, Misti Scott, Dalton Benson, and Lee and Shiann Cook.
Krista Reynolds also exhibited her Market Lamb at the Houston show, and Cedar Stevenson competed in the Commercial Steer project competition.
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