August 14, 2015
2015 Kansas 4-H Wheat Expo Results
Over 45 Kansas 4-H members, siblings, parents, friends and Extension staff attended the 2015 Kansas 4-H Wheat Expo in Hays on August 6th at the K-State Ag Research Center. Participants judged educational classes of wheat, cookies, weeds, and photography. Participants rotated through four tours on the grounds: hand crank flour mill, seed color sorting machine, research center tour and value added Kansas wheat products.
Thanks go to our 2015 sponsors: K-State Ag Research Center, Hays; Kansas Wheat, Manhattan; KSU Department of Grain Science; Kansas Wheat Quality Lab, Manhattan; Kansas Wheat Alliance, Manhattan; Stafford County Flour Mill, Hudson; Kansas 4-H Youth Development; and KSRE – Ellis County Extension Office and 4-H Clubs.
Planning team members included: Berny Unruh, Alicia Boor, Becky Miller, Glenn Newdigger, Mark Ploger, Randy Hein, Jodi Drake, Susan Schlichting, Linda Beech, Stacy Campbell, Holly Dickman, Clayton Seaman, Guorong Zhang, and Deryl Waldren. Thanks to everyone who helped make this year’s wheat expo the success it was.
Awards were given in seven divisions and the judging activity. Premium monies will be awarded and mailed to participants for the seven divisions in the near future. The major results in each division are:
Division 1 – 1 lb. Wheat, Produced by 4-H member (4 exhibits)
1st – Jarod DeWeese, Pratt County, Billings variety
2nd – Jarod DeWeese, Pratt County, Gallagher variety
3rd – Seth Rossman, Frontier District, Ottawa, Everest variety
Division 2 – 1 lb. Wheat, Adopt a Wheat Producer (5 exhibits)
1st – Jessica DeWeese, Pratt County, Billings variety
2nd – Taylor DeWeese, Pratt County, Billings variety
3rd – Jessica DeWeese, Pratt County, Gallagher variety
Division 3 – 1 Quart jar of Cleaned Wheat (6 exhibits)
1st – Savannah Siyajuck, Johnson County
2nd – Caleb Nord, Pawnee County
3rd – Ellie Just, Marion County
Division 4 – 3 Yeast Rolls (8 exhibits)
1st – Sara Schlickau, Reno County
2nd – Kaylen Langhofer, Meade County
3rd - Sara Schlickau, Reno County
Division 5 – 3 Cookies (18 exhibits)
1st – Sara Schlickau, Reno County
2nd – Ellie Just, Marion County
3rd – Caroline Drake, Pratt County
Division 6 – Wheat Photography Contest (17 exhibits)
1st – Cali Newdigger, Stafford County
2nd – Brooke Siyajuck, Johnson County
3rd – Cierra Nord, Pawnee County
Division 7 – Posters (3 exhibits)
1st - Jessica DeWeese, Pratt County
2nd – Jared DeWeese, Pratt County
3rd – Brooke Siyajuck, Johnson County
Division 8 – Cloverbuds (0 exhibits – ribbons only)
Judging Activity (20 participants – ribbons only)
1st Tie – Sarah Schlickau, Reno County
1st Tie – Liberty Marsh, Barton County
2nd – Dominic Marsh, Barton County
3rd – Cali Newdigger, Stafford County