Gallia County Farm Bureau to hold Livestock Judging Invitational
The Gallia County Farm Bureau will hold the Livestock Judging Invitational on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026 at the Gallia County…
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The third annual Livestock Judging Contest was held Feb. 25 at the Gallia County Fairgrounds. There were 295 students in attendance representing 26 different school districts in Ohio and West Virginia. The students evaluated market and breeding classes for beef, sheep, goats and swine along with a swine keep/cull class. The students were also required to complete a market grid and written test. Top five individuals and top three teams for both high school and middle school divisions were awarded banners.
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Top Three High School Teams: 1st – Mechanicsburg FFA 2nd – North Adams FFA 3rd – McClain FFA |
Top Three Middle School Teams: 1st – Gallipolis FFA 2nd – Ripley Union-Lewis Huntington FFA 3rd – Oak Hill FFA |
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Top Five High School Individuals: 1st – Darby Ayars 2nd – Connor Lore 3rd – Myah Bandy 4th – Ian Rainer 5th – Sadie Cummons |
Top Five Middle School Individuals: 1st – Logan Fisher 2nd – Logan Davis 3rd – Cora Hines 4th – Alayna Cornette 5th – Aftyn Graham
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Thank you to The Ohio State ATI Livestock judging team for coming down to evaluate the classes for the day and presenting the final class places! A big thank you goes out to those individuals who allowed us to use their livestock for the day: Joey and Beth Graham- Graham Blessing Farm; Kyle Deel and Jake Bodimer – Ohio Valley Showpigs; Eric Bowcott; and Gary Truance. Also a thank you to those who helped us set up pens and prepare everything for the contest as well as the Gallia County Fairboard for allowing us to use the fairgrounds for the contest!
We are so happy that we are able to host an event like this to help our youth prepare for future contests!
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