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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

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KENTUCKY PROUD POINTS WINNERS

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer congratulated the Commonwealth’s top youth livestock exhibitors at the sixth annual Kentucky Proud Points luncheon Oct. 31 in Frankfort.

“The Kentucky Department of Agriculture is pleased to fund programs like Kentucky Proud Points that involve our youth in a positive activity,” Commissioner Farmer said. “An investment in our young people is an investment in our future.”

Winners recognized at the luncheon included:

Senior judging – Wes Korthaus, Smithfield

Senior skillathon – Jessica Johnson, Parksville

Star senior exhibitor – Jessica Johnson, Parksville

Junior judging – Allison Tarvin, Mt. Olivet

Junior skillathon – Audree Harper, Benton

Star junior exhibitor – Audree Harper, Benton

Beef

Overall – Wes Korthaus, Smithfield

Showmanship – Wes Korthaus, Smithfield

Steers – Bobby Paul Arnett, Jeffersonville

Market heifer – Kaylee Compton, Vine Grove

Female – Wes Korthaus, Smithfield

Bull – Patrick McCord, Alexandria

Breeder – Adam Gordon, Danville

Sheep

Overall – Josh Thompson, Paris

Showmanship – Josh Thompson, Paris

Market lamb – Josh Thompson, Paris

Ram – Cruz Nichols, Harrodsburg

Breeding ewe – Trent and Olivia Nichols, Harrodsburg

Commercial ewe – T.J. Yazell, Paris

Breeder – Forrest Dunagan, Monticello

Swine

Overall – Samantha Ballman, Leitchfield

Showmanship – Samantha Ballman, Leitchfield

Market hog – Courtney Tarvin, Mt. Olivet

Gilt – Samantha Ballman, Leitchfield

Breeder – Dwayne Montgomery, Taylorsville

Goat

Overall – Aubrey Harston, Scottsville

Showmanship – Catherine Riley, Hopkinsville

Market goat – Aubrey Harston, Scottsville

Buck – Tayler Renfro, Richmond

Breeding doe – Allison Fister, Georgetown

Commercial doe – Tayler Renfro, Richmond

Breeder – 4 Harper Farms, Benton

Dairy

Overall – Katlyn Vencill, Nicholasville

Showmanship – Katlyn Vencill, Nicholasville

Dairy cow – Kailey Barlow, Scottsville

Dairy heifer – Katlyn Vencill, Nicholasville

Breeder – Paul and Rebecca Oliver, Scottsville

Top 4-H county – Bourbon

Top FFA chapter – Bourbon

110 Percent Award – Adam Gordon, Danville

The Kentucky Proud Points Program is sponsored by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s Division of Value-Added Animal and Aquaculture Production and the Division of Show and Fair Promotion.

For photos from the Kentucky Proud Points luncheon, go to www.kyagr.com and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s page on Facebook.

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