It was a great week for Artesia students at the 2024 Eastern New Mexico State Fair!
DAIRY HEIFERS
PICTURED: Kyle Bean poses with his Grand Champion dairy heifer.
(Photo Courtesy Artesia FFA)
The livestock action kicked off Monday in Roswell with the Dairy Heifer Show, where Kyle Bean came away with Grand Champion honors and Jase Starnes finished third overall. Class results included:
Class 2
• Kyle Bean, 1st
• Daleigh Bean, 3rd
Class 3
• Jase Starnes, 2nd
• Daleigh Bean, 3rd
• Brooke Huddleston, 4th
Class 4
• Kyle Bean, 2nd
• Makayla Monk, 4th
• Atley Starnes, 5th
Class 5
• Jase Starnes, 1st
• Makayla Monk, 3rd
PICTURED: Jase Starnes poses with her third-overall heifer.
(Photo Courtesy Artesia FFA)
WATERFOWL
PICTURED: Makayla Monk shows off her banners and Waterfowl champ.
(Photo Courtesy Artesia FFA)
Makayla Monk picked up not only a Champion Waterfowl award but Best of Barn as well for her Grey Call Duck pullet.
MEAT GOATS
PICTURED: Bailey Trujillo shows her fourth-overall meat goat.
(Photo Courtesy Artesia FFA)
Bailey Trujillo showed the fourth-overall goat in the Meat Goat Show this year and additionally received Senior Goat Showman honors. Class results included:
Class 2
• Bailey Trujillo, 8th
Class 4
• Bailey Trujillo, 2nd
• Klanclie Conklin, 3rd
Class 5
• Bailey Trujillo, 1st
• Maddisun Mancha, 5th
• Taylor Kennedy, 6th
BREEDING DOES
Class 3
• Bailey Trujillo, 2nd
• Bailey Trujillo, 3rd
MARKET SWINE
PICTURED: Jules Cortese stands with the Reserve Grand Champion swine.
(Photo Courtesy Artesia FFA)
Jules Cortese brought home the Reserve Grand Champion prize in the Market Swine Show. Class results included:
Duroc Class 4
• J'Lee England, 1st
Duroc Class 5
• Mason Golden, 4th
Hampshire Class 6
• Jules Cortese, 4th
Hampshire Class 7
• Jules Cortese, 4th
Chester White OPB Class 8
• Mason Golden, 3rd
Heavyweight Cross Class 15
• Jules Cortese, 1st
MARKET LAMBS
PICTURED: Maddisun Mancha shows her Reserve Breed Champion lamb.
(Photo Courtesy Artesia FFA)
Picking up Reserve Breed Champion honors in the Market Lamb Show at the ENMSF was Maddisun Mancha with her Class 3 first-place Dorset. Other class results included:
Dorset Class 4
• Klanclie Conklin, 4th
• Swayzee Folmar, 5th
Heavy Mutton Cross Class 7
• Caylee Shockey, 1st
Blackface Class 8
• Maddisun Mancha, 2nd
Blackface Class 10
• Bailey Trujillo, 5th
Blackface Class 15
• Baylee Denison, 6th
Blackface Class 16
• Baylee Denison, 5th
MARKET STEER
PICTURED: Caden Golden displays his Reserve Grand Land of Enchantment Bred steer.
(Photo Courtesy Artesia FFA)
It was a good day at the Market Steer Show for Caden Golden, who came away with both the third-overall steer award for his Class 4 first-place Exotic and the Reserve Grand Champion Land of Enchantment Bred steer. Allie Elkins also picked up second place in Class 2 with her Exotic.
PICTURED: Caden Golden shows his third-overall steer.
(Photo Courtesy Artesia FFA)
SALE
All Eddy County students making this year's sale at the Eastern New Mexico State Fair included:
• Daleigh Bean
• Kyle Bean
• Klanclie Conklin
• Jules Cortese
• Ryan Davis
• Baylee Denison
• Allie Elkins
• J'Lee England
• Swayzee Folmar
• Caden Golden
• Mason Golden
• Owen Golden
• Chanlyie Hernandez
• Hymylie Hernandez
• Torrance Hughes
• Brooklynne Ivans
• Kaley King
• Daegan Kuykendall
• Gracen Kuykendall
• Makayla Monk
• Chloe Platt
• Stetson Quintanilla
• Caylee Shockey
• Jase Starnes
• Adisyn Tarvin
• Ashtyn Tarvin
• Bailey Trujillo