Lawrence County Future Farmers students receive over $10,000 in prize money during banquet

By Emily Diamond

Lawrence County High School FFA Historian

During the Lawrence County Future Farmers of America 2024 Showman Banquet held on Thursday, Sept. 17, at the Lawrence County Extension office in Louisa, the following students were awarded over $10,696.75 in prize/scholarship money.

In the Senior Division were: Mikka Horn: Grand Champion Breeding Lamb $343 (Lawrence County Farm Bureau); Grand Champion Breeding Swine $560 (Brad Dutton); Reserve Grand Champion Market Swine $460 (Phil Carter); Ham $120 (Wes Vanhorn); $150 scholarship (Lawrence County Farm Bureau); Grand Champion Rabbit Breeding; Reserve Grand Champion Rabbit Market; and Third Place Beef Cattle Showman.

Emily Holbrook: Third Place Market Swine $330 (Opell Meats); Third Place Breeding Swine $517.50 Lawrence County Farm Bureau and Lawrence County Gas split);

Ham $1225 (Phil Brewer Keystone Cooperative); Scholarship $175 (Wes Kingsmore with Lawrence County Gas); 4th Place Goat Showman; Grand Champion Rabbit Market; Reserve Grand Champion Rabbit Breeding; and

Reserve Grand Champion Beef Cattle Showman

Wyatt Branham: Grand Champion Market Hog $585 (Phil Brewer Keystone Cooperative); Grand Champion Markey Lamb $360 (Phil Carter); Reserve Grand Champion Breeding Hog $436.50 (Wes Vanhorn;)

Grand Champion Roaster hog $364 (23 Camper Sales);

Scholarship $200 (Lawrence County Farm Bureau); and

Grand Champion Beef Cattle Sr. Showman and Breeding Heifer

Ally Moore: Grand Champion Breeding Poultry $50 (Bridgeport Equipment); Reserve Grand Champion Market Poultry; Scholarship $100 (Bluegrass Stockyards); Grand Champion Breeding Goat; and

Reserve Grand Champion Market Goat

Abby Moore: Grand Champion Poultry Market $100 (Down Home Grill); Scholarship $100 (Bridgeport Equipment); Grand Champion Breeding Poultry

Grace Hylton: Ham $100 (Lawrence County Gas with Wes Kingsmore)

Kelsey Vance: Scholarship $225 (Keystone Cooperative Phil Brewer); Grand Champion Showman Goat

Grand Champion Poultry Showman; Ham $100 (Phil Brewer Keystone Cooperative)

Owen Pack: Ham $150 (Lawrence County Gas with Wes Kingsmore)

Emily Diamond: Ham $100 (Bluegrass Stockyards) and

Allison Maynard: Ham $125 (Opell Meats)

Receiving in the Junior Division were: Shane Howard: Grand Champion Market Hog $408 (Phil Carter); Ham $200 (Chris Hughes); Scholarship $75 (Chris’s Ark Farm); Grand Champion Breeding Poultry;

Reserve Grand Champion Poultry Showman

Khloe Johnson: Reserve Grand Champion Market Swine $387 (Bridgeport Equipment); 3rd place Breeding Swine $544.50 (Bridgeport Equipment); 3rd Place Goat Showman; and 3rd Place Poultry Showman

Sam Spradlin: Scholarship $125 (Lawrence County Farm Bureau); Grand Champion Poultry Showman; Grand Champion Markey Poultry; Reserve Breeding Poultry; Reserve Champion Goat Showman; Grand Champion Market; and Grand Champion Breeding

Alaina Spradlin: Scholarship $125 (Lawrence County Farm Bureau); 4th Place Rabbit Showman; and Reserve Grand Champion Breeding Rabbit.

Matthew Sparks: Grand Champion Markey Hog $540 (Rising Sun Construction); and Grand Champion Breeding Heifer $250 (Bridgeport)

Luke Blackburn: Ham $300 (Pam Isaac)

River Blackburn; Grand Champion Breeding Hog $376 (Phil Carter); and Goat Showman

Eli Dutton: Scholarship $312.50 (Phil Brewer Keystone Cooperative); and Grand Champion Swine Market

Elijah Blackburn: Ham $300 (Pam Isaac)

Claire Dutton: Ham $125 (Brad Dutton); Scholarship $247.50; Grand Champion Swine Showman; and

Reserve Grand Champion Swine Breeding

Gabriel Blackburn: Ham $200 (James Isaac)

Sara Brewer: Scholarship $175 (Phil Brewer); Reserve Grand Champion Breeding Rabbit; and Reserve Grand Champion Market Rabbit

Braelyn Spradlin; Scholarship $100 (Halcomb Auction Service); 3rd Place Rabbit Showman; Grand Champion Market Rabbit; and 3rd Place Breeding Rabbit

Other exhibitors were Roman Dindal-swine; Mallory Hayes-chicken and rabbit; Kensington Collins-rabbit; and Harley Dotson-rabbit.