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| Exhibitors showing lambs during the 74th Annual Livestock and Poultry Show on March 3 at the Maurice A. Edmond Livestock Arena. |
Baton Rouge, La. – The Southern University Agricultural Land-Grant Campus concluded its 74th Annual Livestock and Poultry Show with nearly 200 exhibitors from across the state this weekend. Young farms eagerly arrived at the Maurice A. Edmond Livestock Arena on March 2 for the three-day event in hopes of being named state champion in the various breeds of beef and dairy cattle, swine, sheep, lamb, goat and poultry.
Xavier Jacobs, a seven-year-old first time exhibitor representing
St. Landry Parish, expressed his excitement in showing his hog and placing
fifth. “I can’t wait to do it again next year,” said Jacobs.
Thirteen-year-old Zoie Monroe, a three-year exhibitor from
East Baton Rouge Parish and Reserve Champion winner for Lamb Showmanship, said
she looks forward to coming to Southern University’s Livestock Show every year.
“I love to raise lambs and compete at Southern University. This experience has
taught me how to be responsible and that hard work does pay off,” added Monroe.
The SU Livestock Show is unique in the fact that it offers
educational tours to surrounding schools while the competitions are being
conducted. This year’s tour attracted almost 200 school-aged youth and featured
a petting zoo with a chicks (baby chickens), a kid (baby goat), and a piglet.
Other stops on the tour included interactive demonstrations from the SU Ag
Center’s programs on the effects of smoking, nutrition, gardening and learning
were their food comes from.
Winners received premiums, ribbons, rosettes, silver
platters and trophy belt buckles. An awards presentation was held on the last
day of the show for exhibitors of champion market animals. A Junior Auction
Sale immediately followed the awards presentation.
Results from the show:
Market Champions
Grand Champion Market Steer: Cameron Garrett, Madison Parish
Reserve Champion Market Steers: Garren Natali, Calcasieu Parish
Champion Market Hogs: Gage Haynes, Allen Parish
Reserve Champion Market Hogs: Jossie Camp, Winn Parish
Champion Market Lamb: Makayla Reyenga, Bossier Parish
Reserve Champion Market Lamb: Makayla Reyenga, Bossier Parish
Champion Market Goat: Payton Beard, Jefferson Davis Parish
Reserve Champion Market Goat: Madison Green, Winn Parish
2017 Beef Breeding Division
Category: Brahman Influence - Bull
Champion: Caplan Young, Winn Parish
Reserve Champion: Roy Lewis, Caddo Parish
Category: Brahman influence - Heifer
Champion: John Michael Pickett, Winn Parish
Reserve Champion: John Michael Pickett, Winn Parish
Category: Non-Brahman Influence - Heifer
Champion: Caitlyn Thompson, Bossier Parish
Reserve Champion: Ethan Sandel, Sabine Parish
Category: Commercial - Heifer
Champion: Ashlyn Natali, Calcasieu Parish
Reserve Champion: Macy Rule, Sabine Parish
Category: Beef
Showmanship
Champion: Caitlyn Thompson, Bossier Parish
Reserve Champion: Macy Rule, Sabine Parish
2017 Junior Dairy
Division
Category: Registered Dairy
Champion: Wyatt Sonnier, Jefferson Davis Parish
Reserve
Champion: Kyle
Sonnier, Jefferson Davis Parish
2017 Commercial Dairy Division
Category: Commercial Dairy
Champion: Cooper Holmes, Desoto Parish
Reserve Champion: Kyle Sonnier, Jefferson Davis Parish
Category: Dairy Showmanship
Champion: Camille Sonnier Jefferson Davis Parish
Reserve Champion: Kyle Sonnier, Jefferson Davis Parish
2017 Market Lamb
Division
Category: Lamb Showmanship
Champion: Makayla Reyenga, Bossier Parish
Reserve Champion: Zoie Monroe, East Baton Rouge Parish
2017 Market Goat
Division
Category: Goat Showmanship
Champion: Janna Denis, Winn Parish
Reserve Champion: Luke Pedgett, Claiborne Parish
2017 Market Hog
Division
Category: Hog Showmanship
Champion: Palynn Fontenot, Cameron Parish
Reserve Champion: Gage Hayes, Allen Parish
2017 Broiler Division
Category: Broiler Division
Champion: Miles Sam, St. Landry Parish
Reserve Champion: Addisyn Robinson, St. Landry
Photos from the Livestock and Poultry Show are available here.
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