Natalie Gay and Hayden Robinson exhibited the top animals in the swine show at the Bradford Agricultural Fair.
Gay’s animal was named grand champion and homegrown grand champion, while Robinson’s animal earned reserve grand champion as well as homegrown reserve grand champion.
The third- through fifth-place overall awards went to the following, in order: Kate Wainwright, Sydney Clemons and Weston Thompson.
Blake Wynn placed first in senior showmanship, with Delaney Crosby and Matthew Stafford placing second and third, respectively. At the intermediate level, it was Codi Huntley placing first, followed by Raelynn Moore and Audry Cisco. Paisley Schmitt-Theus was first in junior showmanship, while Dawson Sullivan and Julian Rhoden placed second and third, respectively.
In senior 4-H record book, Payton McKenzie and Anna Conner were first and second, respectively, while the intermediate division consisted of Trevor Clements placing first and Gavin Smith placing second. Thompson was first in the junior division, followed by Rhoden.
The Bradford FFA record-book contest saw Clemons place first at the high school level and Lakelyn Sheppard place first at the middle school level. Seth Clemons and Cassidy Spratlin were second and third, respectively, at the high school level, while Cannon Sapp and Annsley Wilkes took second and third at the middle school level.
In the Union County FFA record-book event, Gay was first at the high school level, followed by Reagan Robinson and Lyndee Griffis. Huntley was first at the middle school level, followed by Hayden Robinson and Conner Rowe.
Award sponsors
The following were sponsors of this year’s awards for the steer and breed shows as well as the swine show: Union Power Equipment, Bradford Farm Bureau, Bradford Soil and Water Conservation District, Roberts Land and Timber, Wilbur and Kay Waters, Carlton Faulk (in memory of Nadine Faulk), Cook and Associates Insurance Agency LLC, Danny and Debbie Thomas, Jessie and Kellie Rhoades, R&B Fencing, Realtor Vanessa Thompson, North Florida Custom Meats, Farm Credit, Rogers Wild Game Processing, Realtor Kayla Alvarez (CW Realty), Bradford County Sheriff Gordon Smith, Wiggins Farm, Patrick Hartley Welding, Realtor Crystal Rosier (CW Realty), Bradford Eye Center, Cuttin’ Up, Boone Acres Cattle, Union County Sheriff Brad Whitehead, Fischer’s Metal Works, 3D Cattle, Murray Ford Superstore, Bradford County Superintendent of Schools Will Hartley, Union County Superintendent of Schools Mike Ripplinger, Ink and Thread Graphics, Lake Harris Fencing, Williams Show Pigs, Frank Sheffield/Sheffield Pest Control, Community State Bank, Phillip Crawford Show Pigs, Bradford County Tax Collector Teresa Phillips, Durrance Pump and Well Drilling, Flew the Coop Farm, Westside Feed II, Emerson Nursery and Plant Rentals, Bradford County Judge Tatum Davis, Joe Hendricks, New River Cattle, Teal Tile and Carpet, Swift Creek Realty, Bradford County Commissioner Diane Andrews, Home Sweet Bone, A&D Recovery, Thompson’s Garage, EC Farms, Reddish and White CPAs, Bucks and Struts, Patricia Wainwright, Suburban Carpet Cleaners, Whitehead Family Cattle, Michael Hardee Timber, Windows by Lisa, Eaves Cattle, Hamilton Farms, Mike Spires/IGA, Kenneth Clyatt/Clyatt Well Drilling, Russ Miscally/Mosley Tire, Union County School Board’s Curtis Clyatt and Hunters Forge Farrier Service.
