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| Photos from the Southern University Land-Grant Campus's 75th Annual Livestock and Poultry Show held March 1-3, 2018. |
Baton Rouge, La. – For 75 years, Southern
University has continued the tradition of providing an opportunity for youth
throughout Louisiana to gain valuable knowledge and skills at its Annual State
Livestock and Poultry Show. The event was held March 1 – 3 at the Maurice A.
Edmond Livestock Arena.
To qualify for the state show,
competitors had to have won first place at a parish livestock show.
Thirty-nine young people from across
the state were named state champions in various breeds of dairy and beef cattle,
lamb, goat and poultry during the show.
Southern provides a holistic experience
for its participants, the community and college students enrolled in the
College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences.
“Our participants are learning about
every aspect of the livestock industry,” said Dawn Mellion-Patin, Ph.D., SU
Land-Grant Campus Vice Chancellor for Extension. “They are responsible for
feeding the animal, taking care of the animal and ultimately selling the animal
and using the money from the show to purchase another animal and repeat the
process over next year.”
Patin also discussed the importance
of this 75th anniversary.
“We are excited to celebrate 75
years of holding a livestock show. Southern is the only Historically Black
College or University that currently holds a livestock show and we are very
proud of that.”
St. Joseph, La. mayor and retired
Tensas Parish Extension Agent, Elvadus Fields, has been bring participants to
Southern’s Livestock Show for 57 years.
“I think it (SU Livestock Show) aids
in the development of responsible womanhood and manhood,” said Fields. “Most of
all that child is responsible for that animal. If the animal eats, the child has
to feed it. If the animal gets sick, the child has make sure the animal gets well.
The child has to learn how to
discipline the animal and be disciplined as well,” added Fields.
Seventeen year-old Destinee Morris
is an example of the development that Mayor Fields talked about. The West
Feliciana Parish native has been showing steers at the Southern University
Livestock Show since she was 11.
She said participating in the
Livestock Show has helped her learn to enjoy nature.
“In the past I did not like being
outside at all, but now I enjoy being around animals and different farm animals
and taking care of them,” said Morris.
She credits her sister for peaking
her interest in showing steers after seeing pictures of her participating in
Southern’s Livestock Show.
2018 will be Morris’ last year
participating in the Livestock Show. The high school senior plans to attend
college out of the state in the Fall. For her final show she took home Reserve
Champion in the Market Steer Division and placed 3rd in Showmanship.
The Southern University Livestock
Show is like no other show in the state.
“Our show is unique in the fact that
we offer guided school tours that include a petting zoo, gardening station and
educational presentations while the participants are showing their animals,”
said Harold Mellieon, Ph.D., Director of Livestock Show Programs. “The tours
provide an opportunity for many youth in the Baton Rouge area to see live farm
animals in person for the first time. We also have college students from
Southern’s College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences assisting with
every part of the show. This gives our college students hands on experience in
the field,” added Mellieon.
Southern also holds a “Night with
the Stars: Old Fashion Livestock Decorating Contest” on every Friday evening after
all the animal have been judged.
“We hold this event to give the
participants an opportunity to have fun with their animal one last time because
the Jr. Auction on Saturday morning,” said Mellieon.
The “Night with the Stars’ winners are:
Kyle & Wyatt Sonnier, both from Calcasieu
Parish, dressed as the Cookie Monster with Borden’s milk and a cookie in 1st
place; Brady Hayes from Jefferson Davis Parish, dressed as Elvis & The King
in second place and Zabadiah Ates from Union Parish, dressed as St. Patrick’s heifer in 3rd place.
The first, second and third place
winners received a $100 and a Ozark Trail 26 Quart High Performance Cooler, $50
and a EndZone Bubba Keg and $25 and a Coleman’s Oversized Quad Chair,
respectively.
The following is a list of
additional winners in various livestock categories and their home parishes.
Each winners received a premium, ribbon, rosette and trophy belt buckle.
Registered Dairy
Grand Champion - Wyatt Sonnier, Calcasieu
Parish
Reserve Champion - Kinsley Windom, St. Tammany
Parish
Commercial Dairy
Grand Champion - Camille Sonnier, Calcasieu
Parish
Reserve Champion - Kyle Sonnier, Calcasieu
Parish
Dairy Showmanship
Grand Champion - Wyatt Sonnier, Calcasieu
Parish
Reserve Champion - Kinsley Windom, St. Tammany
Parish
Brahman Bull
Grand Champion - Caplan
Young, Winn Parish
Reserve Champion - John Michael Pickett, Winn Parish
Reserve Champion - John Michael Pickett, Winn Parish
Non Brahman Bull
Champion Non-Brahman - Skylar
Primm, Caddo Parish
Brahman Heifers
Brahman Heifers
Champion Brahman - Jesse Sandel, Sabine Parish
Reserve Champ Brahman - John Michael Pickett, Winn
Parish
Non Brahman Heifer
Champion Non- Brahman - Hailee Daigle, Ascension
Parish
Reserve Champ Non- Brahman - Zabadiah Ates, Union
Parish
Commercial Heifer
Grand Champion - Ashlyn Natali, Calcasieu Parish
Reserve Champion - Trevor Mclendon, Sabine Parish
Beef Showmanship
Grand Champion - Ashlyn Natali, Calcasieu Parish
Reserve Champion - Trevor Mclendon, Sabine Parish
Beef Showmanship
Grand Champion - Tanner Browning, Sabine Parish
Reserve Champion - Brenden Ford, Sabine Parish
Market Steer
Grand
Champion - Brady Hayes, Jefferson Davis Parish
Reserve
Champion - Destinee Morris, West Feliciana Parish
Market Lamb
Grand
Champion - Jacob Reyenga, Bossier Parish
Reserve
Champion - Caroline Dupree, Bossier Parish
Market Lamb LA Bred
LA
Bred Champion - Jacob Reyenga, St. Martin Parish
LA
Bred Reserve Champion - John Adam
Fontenot, Bossier Parish
Lamb Showmanship
Grand
Champion - Caroline Dupree, Bossier Parish
Reserve
Champion - Mason Green, Winn Parish
Market Goat
Grand
Champion - George Chambers, Bossier Parish
Reserve
Champion - Katlyn Mathews, Bienville Parish
Market Goat LA Bred
LA
Bred Champion - Katlyn Mathews, Bienville Parish
LA
Bred Reserve Champion - Luke Padgett,
Claiborne Parish
Goat Showmanship
Grand
Champion - Madison Green, Winn Parish
Reserve
Champion - Katlyn Mathews, Bienville Parish
Market Hog
Grand
Champion - Brady Hayes, Jefferson Davis Parish
Reserve
Champion - Jada St. Pierre, St. James Parish
Hog Showmanship
Grand
Champion - Palynn Fontenot, Cameron Parish
Reserve
Champion - Jada St. Pierre, St. James Parish
Broiler
Grand
Champion - Jamie Kile, Rapides Parish
Reserve
Champion - Taylor Martin, Rapides Parish
Broiler Premier Exhibitor
Grand
Champion - Addisyn Robinson, St. Landry Parish
Reserve
Champion – Cedrick DeRouen, East Baton Rouge Parish
Photos
from the Livestock Show can be viewed here.
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