Missouri State Fair Youth in Agriculture Committee

The Missouri State Fair Sale of Champions is held every August during the fair in the Lowell Mohler Assembly Hall.  This special auction will feature the Grand Champion and reserve Grand Champion steers, barrows, lambs, meat goats, pens of chickens and pens of rabbits from 4-H and FFA livestock shows.

The sale recognizes the accomplishments of 12 young agriculturists with their livestock projects and up to 25 high school seniors will receive a $1,000 scholarship and one $2,500 scholarship will be awarded by the MSF Youth in Agriculture Committee.

If you are interested in more information about the Youth in Agriculture Committee go online or call Wayne Yokley, 573.751.2613.

Youth in Agriculture Scholarship Application:

http://www.mostatefair.com/Scholarships.xls

Youth in Agriculture Committee:  http://www.mostatefair.com/PremiumGuide/YIACommittee.pdf

Youth in Agriculture Mission:  http://www.mostatefair.com/PremiumGuide/YIAmission.pdf

Sale of Champions Brochure:  http://www.mostatefair.com/YIAbrochureweb.pdf

Make a donation to the Youth in Agriculture Committee:  http://www.mostatefair.com/PremiumGuide/PledgeCard.pdf  

Tyler McVay of Kirksville won the 4-H/FFA Grand Champion Meat Goat award at the 2007 Missouri State Fair in Sedalia on August 14. Tyler is the son Jeff and Denise McVey and T. J. and Matt Becker and attends Ionia Community College. In the Sale of Champions he sold his Grand Champion Meat Goat to Brair Wood Angus, represented by Dr. Curtis Long of Butler for $9,400. Pictured left to right are; Mike Williams, Auctioneer; Elizabeth Schlueter, Missouri State Fair Commissioner; Marion Lucas, Missouri State Fair Director; Katie Smith, Director of Missouri Department of Agriculture; Katie Allen, 2007 Missouri State Fair Queen; Juanita Assel; Wayne Yokley, Sale of Champions Chairman; (front) Dr. Curtis Long and Tyler McVey.

Adam Thompson, 12, of Maryville won the 4-H/FFA Reserve Champion Meat Goat award at the 2007 Missouri State Fair in Sedalia on August 14. Adam is the son of Tim Thompson, Mary Thompson and Shawn Varner and attends Maryville Middle School.In the Sale of Champions he sold his Reserve Grand Champion Meat Goat to Edward Jones and the Missouri Meat Goat Producers for $6,100 at the 2007 Missouri State Fair in Sedalia on August 18. Pictured from left are Mike Williams, Auctioneer; Elizabeth Schlueter, State Fair Commission Vice Chairman; Marion Lucas, State Fair Director; Katie Smith, State Fair Commission and Missouri Department of Agriculture Director; Katie Allen, State Fair Queen; George Morse and Roger Bennett, Edward Jones; Clarence Luchini, Missouri Meat Goat Producers; Bob Reasoner, Edward Jones; and Wayne Yokley, Sale of Champions Chairman.