We had over twenty-five youth that exhibited livestock at the NC State Fair.

Those exhibitors that placed in the Top Ten in Showmanship are:

• Amber Shutsky, Reserve Champion Senior Plus Meat Goat
• Charlie Slate, Reserve Champion Novice Swine
• Charlie Slate, Fifth Overall Novice Meat Goat
• Carter Slate, Fourth Overall Junior Beef Showmanship
• Ella Hill, Third Overall Novice Sheep Showmanship
• Ella HIll, Fourth Overall Novice Goat Showmanship

Exhibitors Included:Cattle

• Eleanor Smothers
• Georgia Turrentine
• Michelle Hartman
• Nate Bowman
• Carter Slate
• Amber Shutsky
• Erica Shutsky

Swine

• Annabelle Whitten
• Eleanor Smothers
• Georgia Turrentine
• Carter Slate
• Charlie Slate
• Parker Smothers

Sheep

• Abilene Armstrong
• Alice Armstrong
• Ana Mcauley
• Charlie Slate
• Eleanor Smothers
• Ella Hill
• Olive Hill
• Junie Beam
• Lillian Garcia
• Maelynn Hartman
• Parker Smothers
• River Armstrong
• Sami Baughn
• Scott Armstrong
• Samantha Carrick

Goats

• Charlie Slate
• Ella Hill
• Olive Hill
• Sami Baughn
• Amber Shutsky

A special shout out to Michelle Hartman who exhibited the Reserve Champion Market Steer, and the third overall Market Animal!  Georgia Turrentine exhibited the Champion Got to be NC Simmental Heifer. Eleanor Smothers exhibited the Medium Weight Got to Be NC Junior Crossbred Market Barrow. Maelynn Hartman exhibited the Reserve Champion All Other Breed Non-Registered Ewe who was also the Champion Got to Be NC AOB. Ella Hill exhibited the Got to be NC Division 3 Natural Color Champion. Charlie Slate won the Reserve Champion Got to Be NC Crossbred Gilt and Champion Light Weight Market Goat.

For more information on youth livestock shows, contact April Bowman, Livestock Extension Agent at awbowman@ncsu.edu or Taylor Hartman at taylor_hartman@ncsu.edu or call 336-593-8179.