FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SATURDAY, OCT. 25, 2008

Livestock winners announced in State Fair beef cattle competitions

RALEIGH –Winners have been announced in the beef cattle categories of the N.C. State Fair livestock competitions. Following are winners:

Beef cattle, Red Angus

• Grand champion female shown by Karl Holshouser of Castalia
• Reserve grand champion female shown by Anna Munday of Granite Falls
• Grand champion bull shown by Charles R. Thomas of Winston-Salem
• Reserve grand champion bull shown by John Michael Langdon II of Benson

Beef cattle, Limousin

• Grand champion female shown by Billy Lewis of Walstonburg
• Reserve grand champion female shown by Trevor Jones of Faison

Beef cattle, Gelbvieh

• Grand champion female shown by Lynae Bowman of Germantown
• Reserve grand champion female shown by Justin Ridenhour of Salisbury
• Grand champion bull shown by Justin Ridenhour of Salisbury
• Reserve grand champion bull shown by Neil Bowman of King

Beef cattle, Hereford

• Grand champion female shown by Donna Fulton of Lexington
• Reserve grand champion female shown by James Davis of Lexington
• Grand champion bull shown by Rossie Blinson of Buies Creek
• Reserve grand champion bull shown by Anna Munday of Granite Falls

Beef cattle, Santa Gertrudis

• Grand champion female shown by Greg Edenfield of Altha, Fla.
• Reserve grand champion female shown by Nathan J. Barlowe of Lenoir
• Grand champion bull shown by Gred Edenfield of Altha, Fla.
• Reserve grand champion bull shown by Dietrich’s Flying D Ranch of Orlando, Fla.

Beef cattle, Charolais      

• Grand champion female shown by Wayne Templeton of Abbeville, S.C.
• Reserve grand champion female shown by Ed Birdsell of Sparta
• Grand champion bull shown by Wayne Templeton of Abbeville, S.C.
• Reserve grand champion bull shown by Tommy Shore of Yadkinville

Beef cattle, Angus

• Grand champion female shown by Ted S. Bourne of Donalds, S.C.
• Reserve grand champion female shown by Ted S. Bourne of Donalds, S.C.
• Grand champion bull shown by Ted S. Bourne of Donalds, S.C.
• Reserve grand champion bull shown by Ed Birdsell of Sparta

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