Dept 13: FFA

13.01 FFA BEEF
Superintendent: Tiffany Timm – LeRoy-Ostrander FFA – 507-438-5879
All entries are due by August 3rd! NO LATE ENTRIES.
Register on-line http://MowerCountyFair.fairentry.com or scan QR Code.
Livestock Arrival Time: Wednesday 8:00 p.m.– Thursday at Noon. Unless animal is exhibited in 4-H
Weigh in: All steers Thursday 1:00 pm unless already weighed by 4-H
Judging: Thursday 3:00 pm in conjunction with open beef show.
General Rules:
1. Health regulations see Exhibition of Livestock
2. Animals exhibited in the 4-H show are eligible.
3. Market must weigh a minimum of 900 lbs.
4. Divisions will have no more than 20 head
5. Classes will be shown in order of Division list
6. Breed champions will be chosen if there are 2 or more exhibitors in each Division.

Breeding Females
Division 01: Angus
Division 02: AOB
Division 03: Charolais
Division 04: Charolais Composite
Division 05: Chinana
Division 06: Crossbred
Division 07: Foundation Simmental
Division 08: Gelbvieh
Division 09: Hereford
Division 10: Limousin
Division 11: Maine Anjou
Division 12: Maintainer
Division 13: Red Angus
Division 14: Shorthorn
Division 15: Shorthorn Plus
Division 16: Simmental
Division 17: South Devon

Classes Breeding Females
01. Spring heifer calf born after 1/1/2026
02. Fall heifer calf born on or between 9/1 and 12/31/25
03. Summer yearling female born on or between 5/1 and 8/31/25
04. Junior yearling female born on or between 1/1 and 4/30/25
05. Senior yearling female born on or between 9/1 and 12/31/24
06. Cow with Calf born after 1/1/26

Market Beef
Division 18: Prospect Market Beef
Class
07. Prospect Market Steer born on or after 1/1/26
08. Prospect Market Heifer born on or after 1/1/26
09. Prospect Dairy Steer born on or after 1/1/26

Division 19: Market Beef
10. Market Steer
11. Market Heifer

Division 20: Dairy Steer
12. Dairy Market Steer
13. Dairy Steer - Crossbred

Division 21: Showmanship
15. Intermediate: Ages 12-16
16. Senior: Ages 17-22

**We reserve the right to combine or split Divisions as needed
FFA Beef Premiums 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
Classes 1,7-9, $15 13 11 9 7 5
Classes 2-6,10-13 $20 18 16 14 12 10

13.02 FFA DAIRY
Superintendent: Kevin Brown Southland High School Ag. Department 507-582-3568 or cell 507-438-7332
All entries must be in by August 3rd! Register on-line http://MowerCountyFair.fairentry.com or scan the QR Code.
Arrival Time: Friday 5:00 am – 8:00 am. Unless animal is exhibited in 4-H
Judging: Friday, 9 a.m. in conjunction with open Division show
General Rules:
1. Health regulations see Exhibition of Livestock
2. The breed of the sire will determine the Division in which un-registered animals will show.
3. Animals exhibited in the 4-H show are eligible.
4. classes will be shown in order of Division list.
5. Open show & FFA shows will be shown simultaneously. This is a pull-out show.

Division 02: Pure and Grade Milking Shorthorn
Division 03: Pure and Grade Guernsey
Division 04: Pure and Grade Holstein
Division 05: Pure and Grade Jersey
Division 06: Pure and Grade Ayrshire
Division 07: Pure and Grade Brown Swiss
Division 08: Crossbred
Division 09: Best Udder Cow any age
Class
02: Junior heifer calf born on or between 3/1 and 5/31/26
03: Winter heifer calf born on or between 12/1/2025 and 2/29/26
04: Fall heifer calf born on or between 9/1 and 11/30/25
05: Summer junior yearling heifer born on or between 6/1 and 8/31/25
06: Spring junior yearling heifer born on or between 3/1 and 5/31/2025
07: Winter Senior Yearling Heifer born on or between 12/1/2024 and 2/28/2025
08: Fall Senior Yearling Heifer born on or between 9/1 and 11/30/2024
09: Junior Best three females owned and exhibited by breeder
10: Cow (Junior) 2-year-old born on or between 3/1/2024 and 8/31/2024
11: Cow (Senior) 2-year-old born on or between 9/1/2023 and 2/28/2024
12: Cow, 3-year-old born on or between 9/1/2022 and 8/31/2023
13: Cow, 4-year-old born on or between 9/1/2021 and 8/31/2022
14: Aged cow born before 9/1/2021
15: Dry cow, any age
16: Dairy Herd: Three females over 2 that have freshened
17: Senior Get of Sire: group consisting of 3 animals, the get of one sire, at least one to be 2 years of age or older
18: Produce a dam: group consisting of 2 animals, any age, the produce of one cow
19: Daughter Dam pair to consist of 2 females any age, one being the dam, the other the daughter
20: Best Udder cow, any age

FFA Dairy Premiums 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
Classes 2-8, $15 13 11 9 7 5
Class 9 $7 6 5 4 4
Classes 10-15, 20 $20 18 16 14 12 10
Classes 16-19 $7 6 5 4

13.03 FFA SHEEP
Superintendent: Shawn Erickson Stewartville FFA 507-251-2047
All entries must be in by July 28th. Register on-line http://MowerCountyFair.fairentry.com.
Judging: Thursday August 7th at 6:00 pm, South crane in conjunction with open sheep show
General Rules: Market
• Entries open to purebred or crossbred wethers or ewes.
• Exhibitors are permitted to show 3 individuals per Class
• Classes 1-3 will be divided by light and heavy weight where there is a suitable break per Class by superintendent.
• Market lambs must still have lamb teeth
General Rules: Breeding
• Breeding Division limit of 2 entries per Class, 1 per group Class.
• Health regulations see Exhibition of Livestock
• Animals must be on grounds and checked in by 3 pm Thursday, and presentable for show at 6 pm (fitted or slick shorn)
• Only registered animals may be shown in purebred Divisions.
• Age of animals will be reckoned from September 1.
• Classes will be shown in order of Division list.
Division 01 -Market Lambs (Ewe lambs shown in this Division CANNOT be shown in the Breeding Divisions)
Class
01. Black face Market Lambs
02. Speckled face Market Lambs
03. White face Market Lambs
04. Pen of 3 of Market Lambs. (Can be a combo of class 1-3)

Breeding Divisions
Division 02 - All Other Breeds (Other breeds are sheep that are registered and have no Division listed below.)
Division 03 - Babydoll
Division 04 - Columbia
Division 05 - Corriedale
Division 06 - Dorset
Division 07 - Fitted Crossbred (Includes black, white, speckled faced sheep with fitted BODY Wool)
Division 08 - Hampshire
Division 09 - Market Type Breeding (Includes black, white, and speckled faced sheep.)
Division 10 - Southdown
Division 11 - Suffolk
Division 12 - Texels
CLASS NUMBERS FOR ALL BREEDING SHEEP
05. Yearling Rams (09/01/2024 - 8/31/2025
06. Pair Yearling Rams (Must enter 2 Class 05)
07. Senior Rams (09/01/2025 - 12/31/2025)
08. Pair Senior Rams (Must enter 2 Class 07)
09. Junior Ram (01/01/2026 - 05/31/2026)
10. Pair Junior Ram (Must enter 2 Class 09)
11. Yearling Ewes (09/01/2024 - 08/31 2025)
12. Pair Yearling Ewes (Must enter 2 Class 11)
13. Senior Ewes (09/01/2025- 12/31/2025)
14. Pair Senior Ewes (Must enter 2 Class 13)
15. Junior Ewes (01/01/2026 – 05/31/2026)
16. Pair Junior Ewes (Must enter 2 Class 15)

Division 13: Showmanship
18. Intermediate: Ages 12-16
19. Senior: Ages 17-22

Department 13-FFA Individual Sheep Premiums
1st $15 2nd $14 3rd $13 4th $12 5th $11 6th $10 7th $9 8th $8 9th $7 10th $6 11th $5 12th $4 13th $3 14th $2 15th $1
Premiums Groups 1st $8 2nd $7 3rd $6 4th $5 5th $4 6th $3

13.04 FFA SWINE
Superintendent: Jack Crowson- Hayfield FFA 507-884-5349
All entries are due by August 3rd! NO LATE ENTRIES
Register on-line http://MowerCountyFair.fairentry.com
Weigh in: Friday 12 pm if not weighed by 4-H.
Judging: Friday, August 14th, 3 pm
Release time: Friday, August 14th following show, unless exhibited in 4-H
(4-H animals will be released on Sunday).
General Rules:
1. Health regulations see Exhibition of Livestock.
2. Only 2 animals/exhibitor in Division 1, 2, 3 and one entry per exhibitor in Division 4.
3. Other registered Purebred breeds that have no Class will be shown in All other breeds’ class
4. All market animals must be tagged and weigh 220 pounds minimum.
5. Class will be divided by weight with no more than 20 animals shown per Class.
6. Animals entered in Division 4 must also be shown as individuals.
7. This is not a terminal show. All exhibitors will retain ownership. There will be no marketing option unless exhibited in 4-H. 4-H animals can be shown in the FFA division if exhibitor is registered as a FFA member of Region 8.
8. When there are fewer entries in a Division the number of premiums offered the judge may award prizes of such a grade as the animal deserves.
9. ONLY PRE-REGISTERED SWINE WILL BE ALLOWED TO SHOW. NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ALLOWED AFTER THE JULY DEADLINE.
10. 4-H weights will be used on all 4-H hogs-No reweighing. Market Gilts will be broken down by weight. Breeding gilts broke down at the discretion of the superintendent.

Division 01 - Breeding Gilts
Class
01. Berkshire
02. Duroc
03. Hampshire
04. Poland
05. Spot
06. York
07. All other Breeds
08. Crossbred

Division 02 – Market Gilts
09. Market Gilts

Division 03 – Market Barrows
10. Berkshire
11. Duroc
12. Hampshire
13. Poland
14. Spot
15. York
16. All other Breeds
17. Crossbred

Division 04 – Market Pen of Three
18. Market Pen of Three (must be a mix of Barrows or Gilts not all one sex)

FFA Swine Premiums classes 1-18
1st $15 2nd $14 3rd $13 4th $12 5th $11 6th $10 7th $9 8th $8 9th $7 10th $6 11th $5 12th $4 13th $3 14th $2 15th $1

13.05 AGRI-SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DISPLAYS
Superintendent: Kristal Brogan – Kingsland FFA and Christina Ebeling Austin FFA
Telephone: Kingsland FFA – Kristal Brogan or Christina Ebeling Austin FFA 605-214 3408
Register on-line http://MowerCountyFair.fairentry.com or scan QR Code.
Judging: Tuesday 1:00 – 3:00 pm Project must be in place by 10 AM Tuesday but can be placed prior to 7PM Monday in the Horticulture building.
General Rules:
• Entries will be accepted from individuals who were enrolled in high school Ag. Educations Classes during the previous year. Entries must have been completed since the 2025 Mower County Fair.
• Ribbons will be awarded to all participants. Trophies will be awarded based on participation.

Division 01 Wood Construction Projects
Class
01. Small wood projects (saw horses, tool carriers)
02. Large wood projects (feed bunk, tables)
03. Directed activities wood (birdhouse, plant stand, etc.)
04. Small personal wood (clock, shelf)
05. Intermediate personal wood project (end table, coffee table)
06. Advanced personal wood project

Division 02 Metal Construction Projects
Class
07. Small Metal project (hitch pin, chipping hammer)
08. Intermediate metal project (portable work light, welding table, carts)
09. Large metal projects (trailers, cherry pickers)
10. Directed activities metal (metal rose, beverage holder, etc.)
11. Combination of metal and wood (trailers)

Division 03 Technology
Class
12. Small metal project (CNC)
13. Advanced metal project (CNC)
14. Combination wood/metal (CNC)

Division 04 Restoration
15. Tractor/farm equipment (include year, bill of materials, hours worked etc.)

Division 05 Crops
Class
16. Alfalfa Hay sample, 5-gallon pail or one slab of hay sample
17. Corn sample, 2-quart Ziploc bag
18. Soybean sample, 2-quart Ziploc bag
19. Small grain (oats, rye, wheat), 2-quart Ziploc bag
20. Ear Corn sample – 10 ears
21. Haylage, 2-quart Ziploc bag
22. Corn silage, 2-quart Ziploc bag
23. Grass hay, 5-gallon pail or one slab of hay sample

Division 06 Horticulture
Class
24. Landscape Designs and plans
25. Silk Flower Arrangements
26. Silk Corsage
27. Silk Boutonniere
28. Fresh flowers Arrangement
29. Wreath Design
30. Herb Garden
31. Bedding Plants in a Container

Division 07 Agriscience
Class
32. Ag Careers
33. Animal Science Poster /Project
34. Wildlife or Natural Resources Poster/Project
35. Plant Science Poster/Project
36. Food Science Poster/Project
37. Plant Science Collection
38. Chapter Scrapbook

13.06 CHILDERN’S FARMYARD
Division 50 Children’s Farmyard
Class 01 Farm yard exhibit
Register on-line http://MowerCountyFair.fairentry.com
Sponsored by CHS & Mower County Soybean and Corn Growers Association.
Superintendent: Tiffany Timm or Kevin Brown
Entry Deadline: August 3, 2026
Entries must be in place by Tuesday at 12:00 noon with proper health papers filed.
Release time: Sunday, 4:00 pm
Hours of operation: 10:00 am–10:00 pm, except Sunday open until 4: 00 p.m.
(All chapters are expected to aid in set up and tear down with each chapter supervising one day)
General Rules:
1. Entries are open to all Divisions of animals and fowl, wild or domesticated.
2. Health regulations see Exhibition of Livestock.
3. Arrangements for care and feeding of animals must be made at time of entry.
4. Animals will be required to always be in a presentable condition.
5. No “give away’” animals accepted.
6. No dogs or cats without prior approval
FFA Children’s Farmyard Premium - Amount paid will depend on the type of exhibit.