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Vegreville 4-H Beef Club Holds Achievement Day
Vegreville 4-H Beef Club Holds Achievement Day
Michelle Pinon - News Advertiser
The Vegreville 4-H Beef Club held its annual show and sale on May 27 at the Vegreville Ag Grounds.
Club President Allyson Huculak stated that members have spent countless hours of hard work and patience with their projects to produce the best top quality beef on the market from their family farms. Everyday our members are following the motto ‘Learn to do by Doing’ practicing these skills to become successful cattle producers.
This year our club has 19 top quality steers for sale, four heifers, one, two-year-old cow/calf pair, one, three-year-old cow/calf pair, one novice beef project as well as seven Cleaver calves participating in the show.”
Achievement Day was the highlight of the year for members, including Avery Pipke. He also enjoyed Awards Night that was held on March 3. This year he had a Simmental cross steer named Forky, and a Black Angus heifer named Betty.
For Casey Yakubow it was her fourth year in 4-H and she was very grateful to have a calm Red Angus steer Zeeke. She said the highlight of the year was meeting new people.
Former Vegreville 4-H Beef Club member Shawn Holyk served as Barn Boss with help from David MacTaggart, who took on a supporting role with the club this year. “I’ve seen some growth in the club this year,” said MacTaggart, who was giving some instructions to members before they headed out to the show ring.
Club Leader Kelly Weleschuk commented following the event that, “4-H is an amazing program that teachers our members so many life skills. I am beyond proud of each and every member. They have showed so much growth and I couldn’t be happier with how well they all did.
Our community came together to support these members with the buying of steers as well as all the donations from our sponsors. Our show and sale would not have been so successful without all the support.”
Show Results:
Judging:
Junior: 1st – Casey Yakubow and 2nd – Cooper Axten
Intermediate: 1st – Paiten Axten and 2nd Karly Weleschuk
Intermediate/Senior: 1st - Chase Forsyth and 2nd Allyson Huculak
Grooming:
Junior: 1st – Matthew Mears and 2nd Casey Yakubow
Intermediate: 1st – Paiten Axten and 2nd Ally Pocock
Intermediate/Senior: 1st – Allyson Huculak and Ella McCallum
Showmanship:
Junior: 1st - Cooper Axten and 2nd Casey Yakubow
Intermediate: 1st Ally Pocock and 2nd Paiten Axten
Intermediate/Senior: Allyson Huculak and 2nd Brady Weleschuk
Yearling Heifers:
1st – Chase Forsyth
2nd – Avery Pipke
Two-Year-Old Cow/Calf:
1st – Sydney Sen
Three-Year-Old Cow/Calf:
1st – Paiten Axten
Supreme Female:
1st – Paiten Axten
2nd – Chase Forsyth
Best Homegrown Female:
1st – Sydney Sen
Market Class:
Light Weight
1st – Ayden Homeniuk
2nd – Avery Pipke
Medium – First Class:
1st Karly Weleschuk
2nd Cole Homeniuk
Medium – Second Class:
1st – Cooper Axten
2nd – Casey Yakubow
Heavy Class:
1st – Ally Pocock
2nd – Paiten Axten
Championship Class:
1st – Ally Pocock – Grand Champion
2nd – Cooper Axten – Reserve Champion
Homegrown – Paiten Axten
Best Rate of Gain – Sydney Sen
