September 18, 2023
Kansas 4-H Wheat Expo Results
Over 40 Kansas 4-H members, siblings, parents, grandparents and Extension staff attended the 2023 Kansas 4-H Wheat Expo in Pratt on August 8th at the Pratt Area 4-H Center. Thanks to Pratt County Extension for hosting the event. Competitive events for the day included bin-run samples, quart jars of wheat, foods, photography and educational posters. Participants competed in judging classes where they evaluated educational classes of wheat, yeast bread, photography and a Crops ID contest. Educational tours of the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, Next Gineration Cotton Gin and Pratt Energy, LLC were available to participants.
2023 Sponsors include American AgCredit, Wichita; Kansas Wheat Commission, Manhattan; Kansas Crop Improvement Assoc., Manhattan; KSRE- Pratt County; KSU Wheat Quality Lab, Manhattan; Kansas 4-H Youth Development; Kansas Wheat Alliance, Manhattan; KSU Department of Grain Science; Stafford County Flour Mill, Hudson; SkyLand Grain; BTI; Xtra Factors, Pratt; Kanza Co-Op and K-State Research and Extension.
Planning team members included: Charlene Miller, Alicia Boor, Yonghui Li, Jodi Drake, Rhett Newby, Marissa Hurst, Justin Goodno Gengjun Chen, and Kelsey Nordyke. Thanks to everyone who helped make this year’s wheat expo the success it was.
Awards were given in eight divisions and the judging activity. Premium monies for those who attended have been awarded and mailed to participants. The major results in each division are:
Division 1-Bin Run Sample:
Grayson Maxwell, Pawnee County- 1st Place
Addison Maxwell, Pawnee County- 2nd Place
Kole Maxwell, Pawnee County- 3rd Place
Division 2-Adopt a Producer:
Dalton Peters, Meadowlark District- 1st Place
Division 3- Quart Jar:
Grayson Maxwell, Pawnee County - 1st Place
Nathan Vondracek, Walnut Creek District- 2nd Place
Addison Maxwell, Pawnee County- 3rd Place
Division 4- Yeast Rolls:
Kristina Ziegler, Kingman County- 1st Place
Grayson Maxwell, Pawnee County- 2nd Place
Reagan Blasi, Pratt County- 3rd Place
Division 5- Cookies:
Allie Walker, 21 Central District- 1st Place
Jancy Goodno, Barber County- 2nd Place
Grayson Maxwell, Pawnee County- 3rd Place
Division 6- Muffins:
Kole Maxwell, Pawnee County- 1st Place
Allie Walker, 21 Central District- 2nd Place
River Horner, Butler County- 3rd Place
Division 7- Photography:
Duelley Walker, 21 Central District- 1st Place
River Horner, Butler County- 2nd Place
Allie Walker, 21 Central District- 3rd Place
Division 8- Posters:
Kansas Lange, Pawnee County- 1st Place
Addison Maxwell, Pawnee County- 2nd Place
Kole Maxwell, Pawnee County- 3rd Place