4-H & FFA Youth Gain Show Skills in 2015 Beef Classic

4-H & FFA Youth Gain Show Skills in 2015 Beef Classic

JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK (May 20, 2015) -- Cornell Cooperative Extension Chautauqua County’s 4-H Youth Development Program is excited to announce the results from this year’s Chautauqua County Beef Classic Show held on Saturday, May 9, 2015.

All current 4-H Beef and FFA participants from across New York State were invited to participate in the competition held at the 4-H Arena on the Chautauqua County Fair Grounds. Danny Wolcott came from Silver Springs, NY to judge the competition. All entry fee monies collected were paid back out to participants as this show is meant to be a friendly opportunity for youth to gain experience in the show ring. Most youth participants will take their animals on to their respective county fairs. As an official 4-H show, the Grand Champion Heifer will be eligible to go on to the NYS Fair and compete for the NYS Champion Heifer title. A heifer is a female cow that has not yet had a calf; a steer is a castrated male animal.

There were a total of 22 participants, 13 heifer entries and 19 steer entries.

Champion Showman was Libby Kelkenberg

Reserve Champion Showman was Shelby Kelkenberg

Champion Heifer belonged to Madison Giambrone

Reserve Champion Heifer belonged to Shelby Kelkenberg

Grand Champion Steer belonged to Branden Decker of Chautauqua Co. 4-H Beef Program

Reserve Champion Steer belonged to Carmen Marino

Participants came from northwestern Pennsylvania and Chautauqua and Erie Counties, New York.

The 4-H Youth Development Program is one of many programs offered by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County (CCE-Chautauqua). CCE-Chautauqua is a community based educational organization, affiliated with Cornell University, Chautauqua County Government, the NYS SUNY system, and the federal government through the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. For more information, call 716-664-9502 or visit our website at www.cce.cornell.edu/chautauqua. Cornell University Cooperative Extension provides equal program and employment opportunities.

Branden Decker (Chautauqua Co. 4-H member) won Grand Champion Steer at the 2015 Chautauqua County Beef Classic Show.

Carmen Marino won Reserve Grand Champion Steer at the 2015 Chautauqua County Beef Classic Show.

Last updated July 26, 2019