Dance, Oglesby among winners at Ohio State Fair
The Ohio Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) hosted the inaugural Best of the Buckeye show at the Ohio State Fair, July 23-Aug. 3, 2014. The Best of the Buckeye program, coordinated by OCA in conjunction with the Ohio Beef Expo and Ohio State Fair, had a strong show with more than 170 head of cattle nominated by youth and breeders to date.
The program recognizes top Ohio bred, born and registered calves, along with the breeder and exhibitor, in each breed division at the two shows. Best of the Buckeye provides Ohio seedstock breeders with an enhanced marketing opportunity for Ohio bred, born and registered steers and heifers, creates a source of more moderately priced show steers and heifers by providing a program with awards and prestige and attracts new participants interested in showing at the Ohio Beef Expo and/or the Ohio State Fair.
This year’s generous sponsors were Green Oak Farms, heifer division; Steve R. Rauch, steer division; and Franklin Equipment, scholarship division. $45,000 will be presented between the two shows in the form of premiums, scholarships and awards. Every winning Best of the Buckeye exhibitor received a basic premium of $300 for champion, $200 for reserve champion and $100 for third overall. Ohio breed associations also contributed additional premiums. OCA would like to thank these sponsors for contributing to a successful first year of the Best of the Buckeye program.
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The local winners of the Ohio State Fair were as follows:
• Champion Angus Heifer: Exhibitor: Lydia Dance, Hillsboro; Breeder: Lydia Dance, Hillsboro; Total premium: $500.
• Reserve Champion Angus Heifer: Exhibitor: Lydia Dance, Hillsboro; Breeder: Lydia Dance, Hillsboro; Total premium: $325.
• Third Overall Angus Heifer: Exhibitor: Lydia Dance, Hillsboro; Breeder: Lydia Dance, Hillsboro; Total premium: $175.
Additional Angus premiums were sponsored by the Ohio Angus Association.
• Reserve Champion % Simmental Heifer: Exhibitor: Meredith Oglesby, Hillsboro; Breeder: Meredith Oglesby, Hillsboro; Total premium: $245.
Additional Simmental premiums were sponsored by the Ohio Simmental Association.
The OCA is an affiliate of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and is the state’s spokesperson and issues manager for all segments of the beef cattle industry including cattle breeders, producers and feeders. It is the grass roots policy development organization for the beef business. Through the OCA, cattle producers work to create a positive business environment, while providing consumers with a safe and wholesome product.