Department 13: FFA
Contact person: Kevin Brown Southland High School Vo-Ag. Department 507-582-3568 or cell 507-438-7332
Pre–Entry is REQUIRED, no exceptions by July 28th 2025. Register on-line at http://MowerCountyFair.fairentry.com or scan the QR Code. Entries on-line open June 2.
No late entries will be accepted. Any changes (not new entries) to any livestock exhibit MUST be made by Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the discretion of the individual superintendent-NO NEW ENTRIES
Pens will be assigned in order of entries received.
Entry Fee: $2 per head, Sheep and Swine, $3 for Beef & Dairy
Arrival Time: Agri-Science and Technology entries must be in place by Tuesday 10 AM.
Children’s Farm yard and all exhibits entered in 4-H and FFA must be in place by Tuesday 12 noon.
Beef and dairy animals, Wednesday from 8:00 pm. – 12 noon Thursday, unless exhibited in 4-H.
Sheep must be on grounds by 12 noon Thursday, unless exhibited in 4-H.
Swine Exhibits must be weighed and in place by Noon on Friday.
Release: Sunday, 4:00 pm unless otherwise noted. Premiums should be available at 4:00 PM Sunday.
General Rules:
1. OPEN TO ANY FFA MEMBER GRADES 7-12 AND UNTIL AGE 21, IF YOUR SCHOOL OFFERS AGRICULTURE CLASSES AND YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT IS IN MOWER COUNTY OR NEIGHBORING MOWER COUNTY! THESE COUNTIES INCLUDE MOWER, OLMSTED, FILLMORE, DODGE, STEELE, AND FREEBORN.
2. Animals must be owned by June 1, 2025 and entered in the name of the feeder and exhibitor.
3. Birth dates will be required for all species except market steers.
4. Only animals entered in the FFA show may be housed in the barn. Small animals will be stalled 3 per pen.
5. No pens or stalls are to be used for feed, bedding or equipment.
6. All FFA exhibitors must keep pens and alleys clean at all times. Failure to keep pens clean may prompt Superintendent to withhold premiums.
7. Each Chapter must have necessary cleaning equipment.
BEDDING FOR LIVESTOCK
Will not be provided, exhibitor is responsible for their own bedding
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. Entries on-line open June 2.
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 by 3 pm of Thursday, and presentable for show (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
Class 02 – Speckled face Market Lambs
Class 03 – White face Market Lambs
Class 04 - Pen of 3 of Market Lambs. (Can be a combo of class 1-3)
Breeding Sheep Divisions
Division 02 – Hampshire
Division 03 – Suffolk
Division 04 – Babydoll
Division 05 – Southdown
Division 06 – Columbia
Division 07 - Corriedale
Division 08 – Texels
Division 09 – Dorset
Division 10 – Market Type Breeding Sheep (Includes black, white, and speckled faced sheep.)
Division 11 - Fitted Crossbred Sheep- (Includes black, white, speckled faced sheep with fitted BODY Wool)
Division 12 - All Other Breeds (Other breeds are sheep that are registered and have no Division listed above.)
CLASS NUMBERS FOR ALL BREEDING SHEEP
01. Yearling Rams (Sept 1st 2023- Aug 31st 2024)
02. Pair Yearling Rams (Must enter 2 Class 1)
03. Senior Rams (Sept 1st 2024- Dec 31st 2024)
04. Pair Senior Rams (Must enter 2 Class 3)
05. Junior Ram (Jan 1st 2025- May 31st 2025)
06. Pair Junior Ram (Must enter 2 Class 5)
07. Yearling Ewes (Sept 1st 2023- Aug 31st 2024)
08. Pair Yearling Ewes (Must enter 2 Class 7)
09. Senior Ewes (Sept 1st 2024- Dec 31st 2024)
10. Pair Senior Ewes (Must enter 2 Class 9)
11. Junior Ewes Jan 1st 2025- May 31st 2025)
12. Pair Junior Ewes (Must enter 2 Class 11)
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
FFA SWINE
Superintendent: Jack Crowson- Hayfield FFA 507-884-5349
All entries must be in by July 28th.
Register on-line http://MowerCountyFair.fairentry.com or scan QR Code. Entries on-line open June 2.
Weigh in: Friday 12 pm if not weighed by 4-H.
Judging: Friday, August 8th, 3 pm
Release time: Friday, August 8th 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. Animals may be purebred or crossbred, but will be shown in same Divisions.
3. Only 2 animals/exhibitor in Class 1, 2, 3 and one entry per exhibitor in Class 4.
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 Class 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 and 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 broken down at the discretion of the superintendent.
Division 13 - Breeding Swine
Class
01. Breeding Gilt
Division 14 – Market Swine
02. Market Gilt
03. Market Barrow
04. Market Pen of Three –must be a mix of Barrows or Gilts not all one sex.
FFA Swine Premiums classes 1-4
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
FFA DAIRY
Superintendent: Kevin Brown Southland High School Ag. Department 507-582-3568 or cell 507-438-7332
All entries must be in by July 28th! Register on-line http://MowerCountyFair.fairentry.com or scan the QR Code. Entries on-line open
June 2.
Arrival Time: Wednesday, 8:00 p.m. – Thursday at Noon. Unless animal is exhibited in 4-H
Judging: Friday, 9 a.m. in conjunction with open Division show- Pull out show in conjunction with the open 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 15 - Pure Bred and Grade Milking Shorthorn
Division 16 - Pure Bred and Grade Guernsey
Division 17 - Purebred and Grade Holstein
Division 18 - Purebred and Grade Jersey
Division 19 - Purebred and Grade Ayrshire
Division 20 - Purebred and Grade Brown Swiss
Division 21 - Crossbred
Division 22 - Best udder cow any age
Class -One ENTRY-One EXHIBITOR
02: Junior heifer calf born on or between 3/1 and 5/31/25
03: Winter heifer calf born on or between 12/1/2024 and 2/28/25
04: Fall heifer calf born on or between 9/1 and 11/30/24
05: Summer junior yearling heifer born on or between 6/1 and 8/31/24
06: Spring junior yearling heifer born on or between 3/1 and 5/31/2024
07: Winter Senior Yearling Heifer born on or between 12/1/2023 and 2/28/2024
08: Fall Senior Yearling Heifer born on or between 9/1 and 11/30/2023
09: Junior Best three females owned and exhibited by breeder
10: Cow (Junior) 2-year-old born on or between 3/1/2023 and 8/31/2023
11: Cow (Senior) 2-year-old born on or between 9/1/2022 and 2/28/2023
12: Cow, 3-year-old born on or between 9/1/2021 and 8/31/2022
13: Cow, 4-year-old born on or between 9/1/2020 and 8/31/2021
14: Aged cow born before 9/1/2020
15: Dry cow, any age
16: Dairy Herd: Three females over 2 that have freshened
17: Senior Get of Sire: group to consist of 3 animals, the get of one sire, at least one to be 2 years of age or older
18: Produce a dam: group to consist 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
FFA BEEF
Superintendent: Tiffany Timm – LeRoy-Ostrander FFA – 507-438-5879
All entries due by July 28th! NO LATE ENTRIES.
Register on-line http://MowerCountyFair.fairentry.com or scan QR Code. Entries on-line open June 2.
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 23: Angus
Division 24: Red Angus
Division 25: Charolais
Division 26: Charolais Composite
Division 27: Chinana
Division 28: Gelbvieh
Division 29: Hereford
Division 30: Limousin
Division 31: Maine Anjou
Division 32: Maintainer
Division 33: Shorthorn
Division 34: Shorthorn Plus
Division 35: Foundation Simmental
Division 36: Simmental
Division 37: South Devon
Division 38: All other breeds and crossbreds
Class Females
01. Spring heifer calf born after 1/1/2025
02. Fall heifer calf born on or between 9/1 and 12/31/24
03. Summer yearling female born on or between 5/1 and 8/31/24
04. Junior yearling female born on or between 1/1 and 4/30/24
05. Senior yearling female born on or between 9/1 and 12/31/23
06. Cow with Calf born after 1/1/25
Market Beef
Division 39: Prospect Market Beef
Class
07. Prospect Market Steer born on or after 1/1/25
08. Prospect Market Heifer born on or after 1/1/25
09. Prospect Dairy Steer born on or after 1/1/25
Division 40: Market Animal
10. Market Steer (will be shown by breed)
11. Market Heifer
Division 41: Dairy Steer
12. Dairy Market Steer
Division 42 Showmanship
13. Intermediate: Ages 12-16
14. Senior: Ages 17-22
FFA Beef Premiums 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
Classes 1-2, 7-9 $15 13 11 9 7 5
Classes 3-6, 10-12 $20 18 16 14 12 10
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. Entries on-line open
June 2.
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 2024 Mower County Fair.
- • Ribbons will be awarded to all participants. Trophies will be awarded based on participation.
Division 43 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 44 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 metal and wood (trailers)
Division 45 Technology
Class
12. Small metal project (CNC)
13. Advanced metal project (CNC)
14. Combination wood/metal (CNC)
Division 46 Restoration
15. Tractor/farm equipment (include year, bill of materials, hours worked etc.)
Division 47 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 48 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 49 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
CHILDERN’S FARM YARD
Division 50 Children’s Farm Yard
Class 01 Farm yard exhibit
Register on-line http://MowerCountyFair.fairentry.com or scan QR Code. Entries on-line open June 2.
Sponsored by CHS & Mower County Soybean and Corn Growers Association.
Superintendent: Tiffany Timm or Kevin Brown
Entry Deadline: July 28th, 2025
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 be in a presentable condition at all times.
5. No “give away’” animals accepted.
6. No dogs or cats without prior approval
FFA Children’s Farm Yard Premium
Amount paid will depend on the type of exhibit.