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BARDSTOWN, Ky. — More than 200 youths were honored for their livestock’s performances in the show ring in 2005 at the Kentucky Proud Points awards luncheon Nov. 19 in Bardstown.
The Kentucky Proud Points Program awards points to exhibitors, animals and breeders from their best performances in livestock shows sponsored by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture.
Overall winners recognized at the luncheon were:
Beef exhibitor – Kelsey Culp, Nicholasville
Dairy exhibitor – Ben Sparrow, Owenton
Goat exhibitor – Tayler Renfro, Richmond
Lamb exhibitor – Amber Combs, Paris
Swine exhibitor – John David Fourqurean, Hopkinsville
Top breeders honored were:
Beef – Shannon and Shelley Wade, Cynthiana
Dairy – JSB Acres, Hardyville
Goat – Charles Allen, Allen Bluegrass Boers, Big Spring
Lamb – Forrest Dunagan, Dunagan Club Lambs, Monticello
Swine – Nicholas Hardesty, Red Barn Genetics, Guston
Top exhibitors, animals and breeders were recognized in beef cattle (bulls, heifers and steers), sheep (lambs, ewes and market lambs), goats (breeding does, bucks and market kids), dairy cattle (dairy heifers, dairy cows), and swine (commercial gilts and market hogs).
The Kentucky Proud Points Program is sponsored by Purina, the KDA’s Division of Value-Added Animal and Aquaculture Production, and the Division of Show and Fair Promotion.
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