Fine Meats

Cookoff goin' on all afternoon

Kid Tractor Pull

4-H Livestock Auction

Thanks to all the buyers who came out to support the 4-H program.

From AJ McLaughlin

Your coverage of the Buchanan County Fair is outstanding. Nice work! Keep it up.

Our Reply: Yes Sir

Grand Steer

Shown by Jordyn Burco

Photo by Kelly Short

Reserve Grand Steer

Shown by Dustin Burco

Picture from Kelly Short

Selection of Crossbred Champion Steer

Crossbred Steers- Now Showing!

Champion Market Heifer

Maxwell Cherry- Pictured

Res Champion- Dylan Happel-Brehme

Grand Champion Heifer

Maxwell Cherry

Final Heifer Drive

Beef Show in Progress

Crop Tour Notice

We have been receiving quite a few field questionnaires back in the mail from crop tour grower hosts. Thank you to those who have promptly completed their forms. 

Please feel free to complete the forms and drop them in the mail to the return address on the letter. Otherwise you can either bring it with you to the tour or hold it until the scout team gets to your farm on August 20th.

Basically... do what's most convenient for you!

Today & Tomorrow

Winner! Winner!

Spencer Cook- High Individual Overall in the Livestock Judging Contest

Our Reply: 'at a boy Spencer!

Hog Show Results

Alex Weber had Reserve Champion Gilt and Champion Derby Hog

Our Reply: Congrats on a successful fair Alex!

Breakfast Feed

Early Morning Grub served by loacl Buchanan County Bankers

County Fair Page

Due to the large volume of 2011 Buchanan County Fair blog posts over the past few days and in lieu of those to come, please be sure to check the County Fair link at the top of the blog for all the pictures and results from this year's fair.

Thank You- Pete Burmeister

Send your fair pictures and results via text message to

319-327-0806

4-H Market Hog Show

Final Drive... From Troy Kane via text message

Final Class Barrows

Worst Case Scenario

Great article on this year corn crop, weather, and potential impact.

Must Read! Follow link below

Worst Case Scenario

Cattle Business Gettin' Better!

Analysts expect the upcoming report to show another 1.5% drop in the calf crop (consistent with the lower cow inventories). This would imply a 2011 calf crop of just 35.149 million head, or half a million less than the previous year. With 2 million fewer calves coming through than just five years ago, US beef supplies will remain tight and pave the way to even higher beef prices down the road. Cattle prices appear high at this time but they will be even higher when producers finally decide to hold back heifers for herd rebuilding.

As seen on marketwatchonline.com

Show Morning- Buchanan County Fair

And the fun begins... From Joe Weber via text

Our Reply: Swine Show starts at 8am today.

Champion Livestock Judging Team

Pictured Left to Right: Dylan McIntosh, Jon McQuilkin, Nick McQuilkin, Mitchell Hanson, Stallone Purdy

Benton County 4-H Team

Elephants in Town

Live from the 2011 Buchanan County Fair

Livestock Judging Contest

Wendy Sperfslage lending a helping hand for the youth!

Our Reply: Great Job Wendy!

Burco Sweep!

Jordyn Burco - Grand Champion Market Lamb
Dustin Burco - Reserve Grand Champiom Market Lamb

Mkt Lamb Grand Drive

Independence Area Ambassadors 2011 Buchanan County Fair

That's Tim Reed

Squashed!

Wind Damage form 7/11/11 in Marshall County, IA

As seen on Farm Industry News Website

Grand Champion Meat Goat Doe

Congrats Gabe Hoffman!

Goat Showmanship

Champion senior showmanship was Jacob Perkins (pictured) of Starmont FFA and Reserve was Derick Perkins

Reserve Grand Champion Doe

Congrats Isaac Smith!

ALL WEEK LONG!

More Chicken Show Pictures

4-H Meat Goat Show

Taking place right now in Independence!

You Know it's Hot When...

Hwy 150 South of Independence is buckling up!

Watch out if you're headed that way.

Thank You Crop Tour Sponsors!

Corn Silking

As seen on Farm Futures Daily Email Blast

Cook Off Saturday

New Page Tab Added

County Fair page added to the top of the blog!

Be sure to check it out!

Signs And More Added as Event Sponsor

Chicken Show Continues

Overall Grand Champion Egg Production- Mitchel Roslyn
Overall Reserve Champion Egg Production- Emily Martins

Our Reply: Congrats Mitchel and Emily.

4-H Broiler Show

Overall Grand Champion Broilers- Gage Weber
Overall Reserve Champion- Jaclyn Fraser

Quick and Easy

Be sure to save this website in your favorites!

It's great for determining CSR and tillable acres of various farms in the area.

Follow the Field Information link to USDA's Web Soil Survey homepage.

RSVP Today

Markets Open

Corn, beans, wheat all called up

Fair Updates

Text your Buchanan County Fair Results and Pictures to Pete

319-327-0806

From Adam White

Seems a little high but my weather station puts the heat index at 124!

Horse Show at Fair

Congrats Max!

Wanted to share the picture of Max Cherry’s Division Winner @ the 2011 Junior National Hereford Expo. She is the same one the he won the Iowa Junior Hereford Preview Show with in June. Max purchased her last year from Dad and Grandpa down at Star Lake in our Fall Sale. Max won the biggest division at the biggest Junior National show in the country! A lot of hard work has went into that heifer and it sure has paid off.>..From Jon Blin via email

Our Reply: Thanks for sharing Jon.

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Gonna Be a Steamer!