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SYRACUSE <\/p>\n
\u2014 <\/p>\n
During <\/p>\n
the <\/p>\n
2026 <\/p>\n
New <\/p>\n
York <\/p>\n
State <\/p>\n
Fair <\/p>\n
in <\/p>\n
Syracuse, <\/p>\n
Chenango <\/p>\n
County <\/p>\n
4-H <\/p>\n
youth <\/p>\n
represented <\/p>\n
the <\/p>\n
county <\/p>\n
by <\/p>\n
exhibiting <\/p>\n
dairy <\/p>\n
cattle, <\/p>\n
dairy <\/p>\n
goats, <\/p>\n
beef <\/p>\n
cattle, <\/p>\n
sheep, <\/p>\n
horses, <\/p>\n
poultry, <\/p>\n
and <\/p>\n
rabbits.\u2028The <\/p>\n
New <\/p>\n
York <\/p>\n
State <\/p>\n
Fair <\/p>\n
represents <\/p>\n
one <\/p>\n
of <\/p>\n
the <\/p>\n
highest <\/p>\n
levels <\/p>\n
of <\/p>\n
competition <\/p>\n
for <\/p>\n
New <\/p>\n
York <\/p>\n
4-H <\/p>\n
animal <\/p>\n
science <\/p>\n
participants, <\/p>\n
allowing <\/p>\n
youth <\/p>\n
to <\/p>\n
showcase <\/p>\n
knowledge, <\/p>\n
skills, <\/p>\n
and <\/p>\n
dedication <\/p>\n
developed <\/p>\n
through <\/p>\n
years <\/p>\n
of <\/p>\n
project <\/p>\n
work <\/p>\n
and <\/p>\n
animal <\/p>\n
care.\u2028\u201cBecause <\/p>\n
the <\/p>\n
New <\/p>\n
York <\/p>\n
State <\/p>\n
Fair <\/p>\n
is <\/p>\n
ongoing, <\/p>\n
several <\/p>\n
shows <\/p>\n
and <\/p>\n
contests <\/p>\n
have <\/p>\n
not <\/p>\n
yet <\/p>\n
occurred, <\/p>\n
and <\/p>\n
some <\/p>\n
official <\/p>\n
results <\/p>\n
remain <\/p>\n
unreleased,\u201d <\/p>\n
said <\/p>\n
4-H <\/p>\n
Youth <\/p>\n
Development <\/p>\n
Educator <\/p>\n
Micaela <\/p>\n
Meseck. <\/p>\n
\u201cHowever, <\/p>\n
several <\/p>\n
Chenango <\/p>\n
County <\/p>\n
youths <\/p>\n
have <\/p>\n
already <\/p>\n
earned <\/p>\n
significant <\/p>\n
recognition.\u201d\u2028\u201cThe <\/p>\n
experience <\/p>\n
allows <\/p>\n
youth <\/p>\n
to <\/p>\n
meet <\/p>\n
and <\/p>\n
learn <\/p>\n
from <\/p>\n
exhibitors <\/p>\n
across <\/p>\n
New <\/p>\n
York <\/p>\n
State <\/p>\n
while <\/p>\n
representing <\/p>\n
their <\/p>\n
county <\/p>\n
and <\/p>\n
local <\/p>\n
communities,\u201d <\/p>\n
said <\/p>\n
Meseck.\u2028Jake <\/p>\n
Beers, <\/p>\n
age <\/p>\n
12, <\/p>\n
exhibiting <\/p>\n
at <\/p>\n
the <\/p>\n
New <\/p>\n
York <\/p>\n
State <\/p>\n
Fair <\/p>\n
for <\/p>\n
the <\/p>\n
first <\/p>\n
time, <\/p>\n
said <\/p>\n
he <\/p>\n
worked <\/p>\n
hard <\/p>\n
to <\/p>\n
earn <\/p>\n
the <\/p>\n
opportunity <\/p>\n
and <\/p>\n
learned <\/p>\n
a <\/p>\n
lot <\/p>\n
throughout <\/p>\n
the <\/p>\n
competition. <\/p>\n
\n
\u201cThis <\/p>\n
is <\/p>\n
a <\/p>\n
milestone <\/p>\n
in <\/p>\n
my <\/p>\n
life <\/p>\n
of <\/p>\n
showing <\/p>\n
after <\/p>\n
working <\/p>\n
hard <\/p>\n
to <\/p>\n
get <\/p>\n
here <\/p>\n
for <\/p>\n
several <\/p>\n
years. <\/p>\n
I <\/p>\n
still <\/p>\n
have <\/p>\n
a <\/p>\n
lot <\/p>\n
to <\/p>\n
learn, <\/p>\n
but <\/p>\n
by <\/p>\n
being <\/p>\n
here, <\/p>\n
I\u2019m <\/p>\n
learning <\/p>\n
a <\/p>\n
lot <\/p>\n
from <\/p>\n
showing <\/p>\n
with <\/p>\n
experienced <\/p>\n
showman <\/p>\n
and <\/p>\n
breeders,\u201d <\/p>\n
said <\/p>\n
Jake.\u2028Jake\u2019s <\/p>\n
younger <\/p>\n
siblings <\/p>\n
Emma <\/p>\n
Jane, <\/p>\n
age <\/p>\n
14 <\/p>\n
and <\/p>\n
John, <\/p>\n
age <\/p>\n
eight, <\/p>\n
were <\/p>\n
also <\/p>\n
able <\/p>\n
to <\/p>\n
participate <\/p>\n
for <\/p>\n
the <\/p>\n
first <\/p>\n
time <\/p>\n
this <\/p>\n
year.\u2028EmmaJane <\/p>\n
said, <\/p>\n
\u201cIt <\/p>\n
is <\/p>\n
exciting <\/p>\n
because <\/p>\n
there <\/p>\n
is <\/p>\n
more <\/p>\n
competition <\/p>\n
and <\/p>\n
it <\/p>\n
is <\/p>\n
not <\/p>\n
the <\/p>\n
same <\/p>\n
people <\/p>\n
every <\/p>\n
year, <\/p>\n
like <\/p>\n
back <\/p>\n
home <\/p>\n
there <\/p>\n
is <\/p>\n
the <\/p>\n
same <\/p>\n
competition <\/p>\n
every <\/p>\n
year.\u201d\u2028John <\/p>\n
said, <\/p>\n
\u201cI <\/p>\n
love <\/p>\n
showing <\/p>\n
at <\/p>\n
fairs, <\/p>\n
especially <\/p>\n
state <\/p>\n
fair, <\/p>\n
and <\/p>\n
I\u2019ve <\/p>\n
worked <\/p>\n
very <\/p>\n
hard <\/p>\n
to <\/p>\n
get <\/p>\n
there.\u201d\u2028Their <\/p>\n
youngest <\/p>\n
brother <\/p>\n
Jackson, <\/p>\n
age <\/p>\n
six, <\/p>\n
is <\/p>\n
currently <\/p>\n
a <\/p>\n
Cloverbud <\/p>\n
and <\/p>\n
has <\/p>\n
a <\/p>\n
few <\/p>\n
more <\/p>\n
years <\/p>\n
before <\/p>\n
he <\/p>\n
can <\/p>\n
participate <\/p>\n
in <\/p>\n
the <\/p>\n
4-H <\/p>\n
shows <\/p>\n
at <\/p>\n
the <\/p>\n
state <\/p>\n
fair <\/p>\n
but <\/p>\n
can <\/p>\n
show <\/p>\n
in <\/p>\n
open <\/p>\n
classes <\/p>\n
and <\/p>\n
said, <\/p>\n
\u201cI <\/p>\n
feel <\/p>\n
good <\/p>\n
at <\/p>\n
showing <\/p>\n
at <\/p>\n
state <\/p>\n
fair.\u201d <\/p>\n
\n
Show <\/p>\n
participants <\/p>\n
included:\u2028Beef: <\/p>\n
Beth <\/p>\n
Wilcox\u2028Beef <\/p>\n
and <\/p>\n
sheep: <\/p>\n
EmmaJane <\/p>\n
Beers <\/p>\n
and <\/p>\n
Jake <\/p>\n
Beers\u2028Sheep: <\/p>\n
John <\/p>\n
Beers\u2028Dairy <\/p>\n
cattle: <\/p>\n
Adrienne <\/p>\n
Hodge, <\/p>\n
Cora <\/p>\n
Hodge, <\/p>\n
Grace <\/p>\n
Hodge, <\/p>\n
Taylor <\/p>\n
Hodge, <\/p>\n
Addison <\/p>\n
Dickey, <\/p>\n
Lily <\/p>\n
Marshman, <\/p>\n
and <\/p>\n
Zoey <\/p>\n
Dart\u2028Dairy <\/p>\n
cattle <\/p>\n
and <\/p>\n
miniature <\/p>\n
horse: <\/p>\n
Macie <\/p>\n
Vincent\u2028Dairy <\/p>\n
cattle: <\/p>\n
(shown <\/p>\n
by <\/p>\n
Macie <\/p>\n
Vincent): <\/p>\n
Elizabeth <\/p>\n
Vincent\u2028Dairy <\/p>\n
goats: <\/p>\n
Jakobie <\/p>\n
Beckwith, <\/p>\n
Noah <\/p>\n
Brandt, <\/p>\n
and <\/p>\n
Lucas <\/p>\n
Meseck\u2028Poultry: <\/p>\n
Trevor <\/p>\n
Hess\u2028Rabbits: <\/p>\n
Alexis <\/p>\n
Stemke <\/p>\n
\n
The <\/p>\n
following <\/p>\n
placed <\/p>\n
in <\/p>\n
challenge <\/p>\n
and <\/p>\n
showmanship. <\/p>\n
\n
Dairy <\/p>\n
Challenge: <\/p>\n
\n
Addison <\/p>\n
Dickey <\/p>\n
earned <\/p>\n
1st <\/p>\n
Place <\/p>\n
in <\/p>\n
the <\/p>\n
Junior <\/p>\n
Division <\/p>\n
of <\/p>\n
the <\/p>\n
New <\/p>\n
York <\/p>\n
State <\/p>\n
4-H <\/p>\n
Dairy <\/p>\n
Challenge. <\/p>\n
Story Continues Below Adverts<\/p>\n
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\n
Dairy <\/p>\n
Showmanship:\u2028Zoey <\/p>\n
Dart <\/p>\n
placed <\/p>\n
2nd <\/p>\n
in <\/p>\n
the <\/p>\n
9-year-old <\/p>\n
Dairy <\/p>\n
Youth <\/p>\n
Showmanship <\/p>\n
class <\/p>\n
and <\/p>\n
advanced <\/p>\n
to <\/p>\n
represent <\/p>\n
Chenango <\/p>\n
County <\/p>\n
in <\/p>\n
the <\/p>\n
Master <\/p>\n
Showman <\/p>\n
competition.\u2028Addison <\/p>\n
Dickey <\/p>\n
placed <\/p>\n
4th, <\/p>\n
earning <\/p>\n
a <\/p>\n
Blue <\/p>\n
Ribbon <\/p>\n
in <\/p>\n
the <\/p>\n
12-year-old <\/p>\n
showmanship <\/p>\n
class.\u2028Cora <\/p>\n
Hodge <\/p>\n
placed <\/p>\n
6th, <\/p>\n
earning <\/p>\n
a <\/p>\n
Blue <\/p>\n
Ribbon <\/p>\n
in <\/p>\n
the <\/p>\n
15-16-year-old <\/p>\n
showmanship <\/p>\n
class.\u2028Grace <\/p>\n
Hodge <\/p>\n
placed <\/p>\n
7th, <\/p>\n
earning <\/p>\n
a <\/p>\n
Red <\/p>\n
Ribbon <\/p>\n
in <\/p>\n
the <\/p>\n
10-11-year-old <\/p>\n
showmanship <\/p>\n
class.\u2028Macie <\/p>\n
Vincent <\/p>\n
placed <\/p>\n
7th, <\/p>\n
earning <\/p>\n
a <\/p>\n
Red <\/p>\n
Ribbon <\/p>\n
in <\/p>\n
the <\/p>\n
12-year-old <\/p>\n
showmanship <\/p>\n
class.\u2028Youth <\/p>\n
Holstein <\/p>\n
Show:\u2028Taylor <\/p>\n
Hodge <\/p>\n
earned <\/p>\n
1st <\/p>\n
Place <\/p>\n
in <\/p>\n
the <\/p>\n
Summer <\/p>\n
Yearling <\/p>\n
class <\/p>\n
and <\/p>\n
1st <\/p>\n
Place <\/p>\n
in <\/p>\n
the <\/p>\n
Fall <\/p>\n
Yearling, <\/p>\n
Not <\/p>\n
in <\/p>\n
Milk <\/p>\n
class.\u2028Dairy <\/p>\n
Goat <\/p>\n
Results:\u2028Noah <\/p>\n
Brandt <\/p>\n
placed <\/p>\n
first <\/p>\n
in <\/p>\n
his <\/p>\n
Intermediate <\/p>\n
Showmanship <\/p>\n
Class <\/p>\n
and <\/p>\n
received <\/p>\n
Honorable <\/p>\n
Mention <\/p>\n
in <\/p>\n
the <\/p>\n
Master <\/p>\n
Showman <\/p>\n
competition.\u2028Noah\u2019s <\/p>\n
Nigerian <\/p>\n
Dwarf <\/p>\n
does <\/p>\n
were <\/p>\n
1st <\/p>\n
place <\/p>\n
in <\/p>\n
their <\/p>\n
age <\/p>\n
classes <\/p>\n
and <\/p>\n
earned <\/p>\n
Senior <\/p>\n
Champion, <\/p>\n
Reserve <\/p>\n
Senior <\/p>\n
Champion, <\/p>\n
Best <\/p>\n
of <\/p>\n
Breed, <\/p>\n
and <\/p>\n
Reserve <\/p>\n
Best <\/p>\n
of <\/p>\n
Breed <\/p>\n
Nigerian <\/p>\n
Dwarf.\u2028Jakobie <\/p>\n
Beckwith <\/p>\n
placed <\/p>\n
7th <\/p>\n
in <\/p>\n
his <\/p>\n
showmanship <\/p>\n
class <\/p>\n
and <\/p>\n
his <\/p>\n
Nigerian <\/p>\n
Dwarf <\/p>\n
doelings <\/p>\n
were <\/p>\n
both <\/p>\n
1sts, <\/p>\n
in <\/p>\n
their <\/p>\n
age <\/p>\n
classes <\/p>\n
and <\/p>\n
earned <\/p>\n
both <\/p>\n
Junior <\/p>\n
Champion <\/p>\n
and <\/p>\n
Reserve <\/p>\n
Junior <\/p>\n
Champion <\/p>\n
Nigerian <\/p>\n
Dwarf.\u2028Lucas <\/p>\n
Meseck <\/p>\n
placed <\/p>\n
3rd <\/p>\n
in <\/p>\n
his <\/p>\n
showmanship <\/p>\n
class, <\/p>\n
and <\/p>\n
his <\/p>\n
Nigerian <\/p>\n
Dwarf <\/p>\n
doe <\/p>\n
received <\/p>\n
1st <\/p>\n
place <\/p>\n
in <\/p>\n
her <\/p>\n
age <\/p>\n
class. <\/p>\n
\n
Poultry <\/p>\n
Results:\u2028Trevor <\/p>\n
Hess <\/p>\n
was <\/p>\n
named <\/p>\n
Champion <\/p>\n
Junior <\/p>\n
Showman <\/p>\n
in <\/p>\n
the <\/p>\n
Youth <\/p>\n
Open <\/p>\n
Poultr <\/p>\n
Show <\/p>\n
and <\/p>\n
earned <\/p>\n
Grand <\/p>\n
Champion <\/p>\n
of <\/p>\n
Show.\u2028His <\/p>\n
birds <\/p>\n
were <\/p>\n
also <\/p>\n
named <\/p>\n
Champion <\/p>\n
Feather <\/p>\n
Leg, <\/p>\n
Champion <\/p>\n
Asiatic, <\/p>\n
Champion <\/p>\n
English, <\/p>\n
Champion <\/p>\n
Old <\/p>\n
English <\/p>\n
Game <\/p>\n
Bantam, <\/p>\n
and <\/p>\n
Reserve <\/p>\n
Champion <\/p>\n
RCCL.\u2028In <\/p>\n
the <\/p>\n
4-H <\/p>\n
Poultry <\/p>\n
Show, <\/p>\n
Trevor <\/p>\n
earned <\/p>\n
both <\/p>\n
Grand <\/p>\n
Champion <\/p>\n
of <\/p>\n
Show <\/p>\n
and <\/p>\n
Reserve <\/p>\n
Grand <\/p>\n
Champion <\/p>\n
of <\/p>\n
Show <\/p>\n
and <\/p>\n
placed <\/p>\n
5th <\/p>\n
in <\/p>\n
Senior <\/p>\n
Poultry <\/p>\n
Showmanship.\u2028His <\/p>\n
birds <\/p>\n
also <\/p>\n
earned <\/p>\n
Champion <\/p>\n
Feather <\/p>\n
Leg, <\/p>\n
Champion <\/p>\n
Asiatic, <\/p>\n
Champion <\/p>\n
English, <\/p>\n
Champion <\/p>\n
Old <\/p>\n
English <\/p>\n
Game <\/p>\n
Bantam, <\/p>\n
Reserve <\/p>\n
Champion <\/p>\n
Bantam <\/p>\n
Duck, <\/p>\n
and <\/p>\n
Champion <\/p>\n
RCCL.\u2028Meseck <\/p>\n
also <\/p>\n
noted <\/p>\n
six <\/p>\n
Chenango <\/p>\n
County <\/p>\n
4-H <\/p>\n
members <\/p>\n
participated <\/p>\n
in <\/p>\n
the <\/p>\n
New <\/p>\n
York <\/p>\n
State <\/p>\n
Fair <\/p>\n
Dairy <\/p>\n
Goat <\/p>\n
Judging <\/p>\n
Contest <\/p>\n
and <\/p>\n
included <\/p>\n
Noah <\/p>\n
Brandt, <\/p>\n
Jakobie <\/p>\n
Beckwith, <\/p>\n
Lucas <\/p>\n
Meseck, <\/p>\n
Jamie <\/p>\n
Funk, <\/p>\n
Katie <\/p>\n
Funk, <\/p>\n
and <\/p>\n
Maria <\/p>\n
Funk.\u2028She <\/p>\n
said <\/p>\n
the <\/p>\n
contest <\/p>\n
allowed <\/p>\n
youth <\/p>\n
to <\/p>\n
apply <\/p>\n
skills <\/p>\n
developed <\/p>\n
throughout <\/p>\n
their <\/p>\n
4-H <\/p>\n
careers, <\/p>\n
including <\/p>\n
dairy <\/p>\n
goat <\/p>\n
evaluation, <\/p>\n
critical <\/p>\n
thinking, <\/p>\n
decision-making, <\/p>\n
and <\/p>\n
communication. <\/p>\n
\n
Participants <\/p>\n
evaluated <\/p>\n
classes <\/p>\n
of <\/p>\n
dairy <\/p>\n
goats, <\/p>\n
comparing <\/p>\n
animals <\/p>\n
based <\/p>\n
on <\/p>\n
dairy <\/p>\n
characteristics, <\/p>\n
structure, <\/p>\n
and <\/p>\n
overall <\/p>\n
functionality. <\/p>\n
\n
\u201cThe <\/p>\n
event <\/p>\n
is <\/p>\n
one <\/p>\n
of <\/p>\n
many <\/p>\n
educational, <\/p>\n
knowledge-based <\/p>\n
competitions <\/p>\n
available <\/p>\n
to <\/p>\n
4-H <\/p>\n
members <\/p>\n
during <\/p>\n
the <\/p>\n
fair,\u201d <\/p>\n
said <\/p>\n
Meseck. <\/p>\n
\n
The <\/p>\n
dairy <\/p>\n
goat <\/p>\n
judging <\/p>\n
allowed <\/p>\n
youth <\/p>\n
to <\/p>\n
apply <\/p>\n
skills <\/p>\n
developed <\/p>\n
throughout <\/p>\n
their <\/p>\n
4-H <\/p>\n
careers, <\/p>\n
Meseck <\/p>\n
explained, <\/p>\n
including <\/p>\n
dairy <\/p>\n
goat <\/p>\n
evaluation, <\/p>\n
critical <\/p>\n
thinking, <\/p>\n
decision-making, <\/p>\n
and <\/p>\n
communication. <\/p>\n
\n
The <\/p>\n
accomplishments <\/p>\n
of <\/p>\n
Chenango <\/p>\n
County <\/p>\n
exhibitors <\/p>\n
reflect <\/p>\n
the <\/p>\n
strength <\/p>\n
of <\/p>\n
the <\/p>\n
local <\/p>\n
agricultural <\/p>\n
community <\/p>\n
and <\/p>\n
the <\/p>\n
support <\/p>\n
of <\/p>\n
families, <\/p>\n
volunteers, <\/p>\n
club <\/p>\n
leaders, <\/p>\n
and <\/p>\n
producers <\/p>\n
who <\/p>\n
help <\/p>\n
local <\/p>\n
youth <\/p>\n
succeed.\u2028Results <\/p>\n
for <\/p>\n
other <\/p>\n
species <\/p>\n
and <\/p>\n
activities <\/p>\n
are <\/p>\n
still <\/p>\n
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