North Missouri youth participate in MPA Youth Show Pig Circuit

Missouri junior swine exhibitors traveled to jackpot shows throughout the summer competing for points in the MPA Youth Show Pig Circuit.

Points for the circuit could be earned from 13 of 21 shows held across Missouri between the months of April and June. An awards presentation was conducted to conclude the program Wednesday, August 10 at the Pork Place on the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia.

Winners, by town, are:

Addy Sloan- Cameron– 4^th Light Cross Gilt, 5^th Novice Showmanship

Aubree Sloan- Cameron– 2^nd Dark Crossbred Gilt, 3^rd Poland China Gilt, 9^th Overall Gilt, 1^st Junior Showmanship, 3^rd Poland China Gilt

Carter Rader- Chillicothe– 2^nd Yorkshire Gilt, 7^th Overall Gilt

Colby Gillespie – Chillicothe – 4^th Overall Gilt, 1^st Duroc Gilt

Connor Keithley – Chillicothe – 2^nd Dark Crossbred Barrow, 5^th Dark Crossbred Gilt, 7^th Overall Barrow

Laney Gaston – Chillicothe – 4^th Spotted Gilt

Kayten Roberts – Fillmore – 5^th Hampshire Gilt

Kalvin Guthals – Gower – 3^rd Chester White Gilt, 3^rd Yorkshire Gilt

Layla Guthals- Gower – 1^st Berkshire Barrow, 4^th Berkshire Gilt, 3^rd Chester White Barrow, 3^rd Yorkshire Barrow, 4^th Yorkshire Gilt, 4^th Overall Barrow

Ember Gilgour- Hamilton – 2^nd Berkshire Barrow, 2^nd Hereford Barrow, 4^th Novice Showmanship

Bailey Miller –Hamilton – 2^nd Hampshire Gilt, 5^th Spotted Gilt

Gage Miller – Hamilton – 3^rd Hampshire Gilt

Eli Henke – Princeton – 1^st Berkshire Gilt, 1^st Poland China Gilt, 1^st Yorkshire Gilt, 2^nd Overall Gilt

Judd Henke – Princeton – 2^nd Hampshire Barrow, 2^nd Hereford Gilt, 4^th Poland China Barrow

Reed Mitchell – Princeton – 1^st Hereford Barrow

Ella Reese – Richmond – 1^st OPB Barrow, 1^st OPB Gilt

Tate Welch– Sheridan – 1^st Dark Crossbred Gilt, 1^st Overall Gilt

Carson Rhodes – Trenton– 4^th Poland China Gilt

Remington Rhodes – Trenton– 1^st Poland China Barrow

Broxton Rodenberg– Wheeling – 3^rd Novice Showmanship

Jaiden Rodenberg– Wheeling – 2^nd Poland China Gilt, 3^rd Berkshire Gilt

For complete results, visit the Missouri Pork Producers website.

This year, 198 members participated in the program, accumulating points from several shows held across Missouri. Points could be earned in each of the following breeds for both market barrows and breeding gilts: Berkshire, Chester White, Duroc, Hampshire, Hereford, Poland China, Spotted, Yorkshire, OPB, Dark Crossbred, and Light Crossbred. Points were also earned for members who participated in one of four Showmanship divisions.

The MPA Youth Show Pig Circuit is designed to provide junior swine exhibitors the opportunity to develop their citizenship, leadership, and sportsmanship skills and to reward Missouri youth for their participation and hard work put toward exhibiting swine projects statewide. For more information, contact the Missouri Pork Association at (573) 445-8375, or visit the MPA Youth Show Pig Circuit webpage