2019 Minnesota 4-H Purple Ribbon

Livestock Auction

With an increase of over 300% in the

past 10 years, the 4-HPurple Ribbon Livestock

Auction had another record breaking

year for its 39th year celebration.

Over $700,000 was raised with 106 animals

on the auction block—many going for record amounts.

www.mnpurpleribbonauction.org4-H Auction, Minnesota State Fair Competition Department, 1265 Snelling Ave. N., St. Paul, MN 55108-3003 Tel: 651-288-4417 Email: competition@mnstatefair.org

The Minnesota 4-H Livestock Auction of the prize winning animals owned by Minnesota’s outstanding young livestock producers will be held at the Minnesota State Fair on Saturday, Aug. 24.

The fast moving tempo of this exciting event, featuring these youthful exhibitors with their purple ribbon lambs, goats, hogs and steers; the chant of the auctioneers, enthusiastic buyers, and their rewarding bids and purchases will be featured by the news media of the entire state.

It’s the 4-H highlight of the entire year!

You are cordially invited to attend, participate, and become a part of it. Every young person, and his or her animal, are champions. They earned the right to exhibit at the State Fair by winning at their respective County Fairs. Because they have done a superior job of selecting, feeding and showing, they will be leading their animals into the auction ring of this “Cream of the Crop” sale, sponsored by the Minnesota Livestock Breeders’ Association and the Minnesota 4-H.

The Minnesota 4-H Livestock Auction of the prize winning animals owned by Minnesota’s outstanding young livestock producers will be held at the Minnesota State Fair on Saturday, Aug. 24.

The fast moving tempo of this exciting event, featuring these youthful exhibitors with their purple ribbon lambs, goats, hogs and steers; the chant of the auctioneers, enthusiastic buyers, and their rewarding bids and purchases will be featured by the news media of the entire

It’s the 4-H highlight of the entire year!

You are cordially invited to attend, participate, and become a part of it. Every young person, and his or her animal, are champions. They earned the right to exhibit at the State Fair by winning at their respective County Fairs. Because they have done a superior job of selecting, feeding and showing, they will be leading their animals into the auction ring of this “Cream of the Crop” sale, sponsored by the Minnesota Livestock Breeders’ Association and the Minnesota 4-H.

Purple Ribbon Livestock

feeding and showing, they will be

40YEARS

MINNESOTA STATE FAIRGROUNDSAUGUST 24 • 6 P.M.

Grand Champion Market Beef – $34,600*Exhibited by: Maxwell Ehrich, Faribault County

Purchased by: Ames Construction

Reserve Grand Champion Market Beef – $16,225*Exhibited by: Ben Freking, Jackson County

Purchased by: MN Farmers Union Foundation, Farmers Union Agency and Farmers Union Industries, MN State Fair Concessionaires

Attend!Attend!PLAN TO Minnesota State

FairgroundsAugust 24, 2019

6 p.m.

2018 Grand & Reserve

CHAMPIONS* denotes a new record price

4-H Auction, Minnesota State Fair Competition Department, 1265 Snelling Ave. N., St. Paul, MN 55108-3003 Tel: (651) 288-4417 Email: competition@mnstatefair.org

Grand Champion Dairy Steer – $18,600*Exhibited by: Makenna Jacobs, Freeborn County

Purchased by: American Foods Group, Central Livestock Association, O & S Cattle Company

Reserve Grand Champion Dairy Steer – $11,000*Exhibited by: Tyler Jax, Mower CountyPurchased by: American Foods Group

Excluding the Champions and Reserve Champions, average net cost to buyers in 2018 was:

* denotes a new record price

Sales catalogs are distributed at ringside. Listed is the name and home county of each exhibitor. Bids will be taken on each individual animal at any amount a ringside buyer wishes to offer as a premium or an award to an exhibitor. The Auctioneer will take it from there in an attempt to get the highest possible price for each youthful owner in this competitive auction.

A check will be mailed to each 4-H exhibitor for the total market value, plus the premium, on his or her animal, listing you as the buyer. A portion of the amount will be retained by the Minnesota Livestock Breeders Association for operating expenses and for 4-H animal science programs. You will be billed for the amount due.

BIDDING PROCEDURE: 40YEARS

www.mnpurpleribbonauction.org

Grand Champion Market Swine – $13,050Exhibited by: Gretta Anderson, Goodhue County

Purchased by: Cargill Animal Nutrition

Reserve Grand Champion Market Swine – $13,000Exhibited by: Thomas Freking, Jackson County

Purchased by: Hormel Foods, Wakefield Pork, Lockton Companies, EPS, Nutra-Blend, Wilson Trailers, Hog Slat, Triple V Concrete & Beck’s Hybrids

Grand Champion Market Gilt – $12,700Exhibited by: Payten Benda, Jackson County

Purchased by: Cemstone

Reserve Grand Champion Market Gilt – $12,425Exhibited by: Addie Nielsen, Freeborn CountyPurchased by: MN Farmers Union Foundation,

Farmers Union Agency and Farmers Union Industries

Market Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,373Dairy Steer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,002Market Barrow. . . . . . . . . . $6,709*

Market Gilt ........................... $6,266Market Lamb .......................$4,109*Market Goat ......................... $4,550

2018 Grand & Reserve CHAMPIONS

Grand Champion Market Lamb – $8,300Exhibited by: Lauren Arthur, Steele County

Purchased by: Minnesota Farmers Union Foundation, Farmers Union Agency and Farmers Union Industries

Reserve Grand Champion Market Lamb – $6,550*Exhibited by: Kelsey Hermanson, Houston County

Purchased by: Michael Wood Entertainment & Houston County Businesses

Grand Champion Meat Goat – $5,250Exhibited by: Elizabeth Krause, Olmsted County

Purchased by: Minnesota Farmers Union Foundation, Farmers Union Agency and Farmers Union Industries

Reserve Champion Meat Goat – $5,100Exhibited by: Anna Ridenour, Dodge County

Purchased by: Dodge County 4-H

* denotes a new record price

Grand Champion Dairy Meat Goat – $6,000*Exhibited by: Marshall Johnson, Fillmore County

Purchased by: LongCheng Hmong Meats & Rushford Businesses

Champion Meat Goat Doe – $5,400Exhibited by: Johanna Welter, Olmsted County

Purchased by: Olmsted County Purple Ribbon Club

Forty 4-H members that were High School graduates received a 4-H Auction Scholarship at the 2018 MN State Fair. 347 young people have received 4-H Auction Scholarships at the State Fair since the start of this program in 1995 to attend the college of their choice. Deserving youth are selected for 4-H Auction Scholarships based on their leadership and achievement in youth livestock programs, as well as their involvement in the local community. The 4-H Auction Scholarship Program is funded through proceeds from the annual MN State Fair 4-H Auction, and through a new “4-H Scholarship Matching Sponsorship” opportunity. Following are the details of the “4-H Scholarship Matching Sponsorship” program:

There are three levels of scholarships; $1,000, $2,000 and $4,000. Sponsorships are one half the amount of the scholarship ($500, $1,000 and $2,000). Each of the sponsorships will be matched by 4-H Auction funds to create the scholarship.

4-H Auction Sponsorships may be a business, organization, individual, or a group of individuals, and they may choose to sponsor multiple 4-H Scholarships.

4-H Auction Sponsors will be listed in 4-H Auction publicity and will be recognized at the 2019 MN State Fair 4-H Auction and Buyers Supper.

4-H AUCTION SCHOLARSHIPS■

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$2,000 scholarships:Midwest Machinery; Minnesota Pork Board; Minnesota Farmers Union;

Cargill Animal Nutrition; Albert Lea Seed House; Pipestone Grain Company; LA-CO Industries; Boehringer-Ingelheim (2); Michael Dove & Gary Koch, Independent Community Bankers of Minnesota; Riverview-Wulf Cattle;

Compeer Financial

Sponsors in 2018 included:

$1,000 scholarships:Interstate Power Systems (2); Minnesota Corn Growers; Hormel Foods; Isabel Burke’s Salt Water Taffy; Corn Roast Concessions, Brad & Lori Ribar; Duke’s

Poutine; Hubbard Feeds/ShowRite; Minnesota State Cattlewomen; Steve Pooch & Kent Thiesse; Jake & Lindsay Grass; Minnesota Simmental Assn.;

Anderson Seeds; Schroder Concessions; RDO Equipment Co.; Shanghaied Henri’s; Commodity & Ingredient Hedging; DLCC Ranch, Dar & Lynn Giess; Pronto Pups,

The Karnis Family; In memory of Helen Anderson; Strategic Pork Solutions; Steve Resler; MouthTrap Cheese Curds; Holden Farms; Topigs Norsvin US

40 scholarships were provided from the proceeds of the auction and the “4-H Scholarship Matching Sponsorship.”

$4,000 scholarships:Cargill Animal Nutrition (2); Sky Ride Inc., Don McClure

2018 4-H Livestock Auction SUPPORTERSAg Partners — GoodhueAmerican Foods Group — AlexandriaAmes Construction — BurnsvilleBoehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica — JacksonCargill Animal Nutrition — MinnetonkaCemstone — Lake ElmoCentral Livestock Association — South St PaulChemorse — Des Moines, IACommodity & Ingredient Hedging — Chicago, ILCompeer Financial — Blue Earth

Dakota County 4-H Purple Ribbon Club — FarmingtonDakota/Rice Corn and Soybean — FaribaultFeatherlite Trailers — Cresco, IAFillmore County Market Livestock Auction Committee — PrestonGoodhue County Purple Ribbon Club — Red WingHormel Foods — AustinHubbard Feeds / Show Rite — MankatoInterstate Power Systems — MinneapolisJackson County Purple Ribbon Club — Lakefield

Lockton Companies — MinneapolisM Molding — St. Peter Merck Animal Health — ComfreyMinnesota Farm Bureau — St. PaulMinnesota Farmers Union, Farmers Union Insurance and Farmers Union Industries — St. PaulMower County 4-H — AustinNew Fashion Pork — JacksonNorthern Country Coop — AdamsNutra-Blend LLC — Neosho, MOO & S Cattle Company — Inver Grove Heights

Olmsted County Purple Ribbon Club — RochesterPrecision Pipeline — Eau Claire, WIPurple Ribbon Club of Faribault County — EastonSteele County Purple Ribbon Club — OwatonnaSupreme International — Wetaskiwin, ABTriple V Concrete Construction — SpringfieldWakefield Pork — GaylordWood Entertainment Co. — San Antonio, TX

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE — $2500 & Up:

AB Vista — Plantation, FLADM Animal Nutrition — Quincy, ILAg Country Farm Credit Services — MadisonAg Country Farm Credit Services — MorrisAg Property Solutions — Emmetsburg, IAAg Quest Financial — MorganAgri Trading — HutchinsonAlbert Lea Elevator — Albert LeaAltenburg Construction, Inc. — LewisvilleAlum-Line — Cresco, IAAnderson Seeds — St. PeterAustralian Battered Potatoes — Balboa, CAAutomated Production — Schuyler, NEBauerly, Jerry & Elaine — Sauk RapidsBecker County Purple Ribbon Club — Detroit LakesBeck’s Hybrids — CourtlandBig Gain — MankatoBig Stone 4-H Federation — OrtonvilleCaledonia Haulers — CaledoniaCambridge Technologies — WorthingtonCanby Farmers Grain Co. — CanbyCentracare Health — St. CloudCHR Hansen — Spirit Lake, IA

CHS - Tracy — TracyClarkfield Outdoors — ClarkfieldCountry Joe Home — LakevilleDave Gosch Trucking — HayfieldDiamond V Mills — Cedar Rapids, IADodge County 4-H — MantorvilleDomnick Seeds - Dekalb/Asgrow — MorrisElanco Animal Health — Greenfield, INEnergy Panel Structures — Graettinger, IAEXTended Ag Crop Insurance Services — LakefieldFast Genetics — Ames, IAFreeborn County Chamber of Commerce — Albert LeaGiant Ride, Inc. — Balboa, CAGray Plant Mooty — St. CloudGreat Western Bank — Sioux Falls, SDHamilton Auction — DexterHawkins, Jeff & Diane — Inver Grove HeightsHeinz Insurance Agency — OwatonnaHelena Chemical Company — RoyaltonHinrichsen Seed & Chemical — FairmontHi-Yield Products, Inc. — AldenHog Slat, Inc. — Humboldt, IAHolden Farms Inc. — NorthfieldHurtado, Max & Anne — Mokena, IL

Jefo USA Inc. — Saint-Hyacinthe, QCKemin Industries — ChanhassenKerkaert, Dr. Barry & Karen — PipestoneL&K Farm Services — WorthingtonLeaf River Ag Service — WadenaLG Seeds — ClarkfieldLindeland Farms — Minnesota LakeLongCheng Hmong Meats — South St PaulMass Trucking — JacksonMatt Scharn Trucking — Nemaha, IAMid-American Auction — Sauk CentreMinnesota Limousin Assoc. — MorrisMycogen Seed — Albert LeaNew Horizon Farms LLP — PipestoneNorthland Farm Systems — OwatonnaNutrien Ag Solutions — SargeantNutriQuest — Mason City, IANuWay Cooperative — TrimontParks of Minnesota — WelcomePIC — FarwellPIC USA — Hendersonville, TNPipestone Chamber of Commerce - Ag Committee — PipestonePipestone Grain Co. — PipestonePrairie Ridge Orthodontics — OwatonnaProtein Sources Milling LLC — MapletonProvimi — Grinnell, IARedwood County Purple Ribbon Boosters Club — Redwood Falls

Rice County 4H Federation — FaribaultRich Prairie Livestock Exchange — PierzRiver Country Co-op — Inver Grove HeightsRoesler Seeds — Minnesota LakeRushford Business Association — RushfordRushford State Bank — RushfordSachs Fencing — FarmingtonSchwartz Farms, Inc. — Sleepy EyeSchwecke Genetics — GibbonShell Rock Ag Inc. — HaywardSibley Co 4-H Federation — GaylordSkyglider - Skyfair Inc. — Contoocook, NHSmith Cattle Company — Estherville, IAStade Cattle Company — Prior LakeStaples Oil Co. — WindomSuidae Health & Production — Algona, IASwanson Meats — MinneapolisTri-County Vet Clinic — TauntonUnited Farmers Cooperative — WinthropWashington County Purple Ribbon Club — StillwaterWaterford Oil — NorthfieldWeckworth, Curtis & Lori — ArlingtonWilson Trailer Company — MankatoWulf Cattle — Morris

PURPLE RIBBON LEVEL — $1000 – $2499:

Albert Lea Seed House — Albert LeaAnderson Seeds — St. PeterAnderson, Byron — HugoBoehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica — Eagle LakeCargill Animal Nutrition — MinnetonkaCommodity & Ingredient Hedging — Chicago, ILCompeer Financial — MankatoCorn Roast — White Bear TwspDLCC Ranch — Pierz

Dove, Mike — New UlmDuke’s Poutine — CentervilleGrass, Jake & Lindsay — IronHolden Farms Inc. — NorthfieldHormel Foods — AustinHubbard Feeds / Show Rite — MankatoIndependent Community Bankers of Minnesota — BloomingtonInterstate Power Systems — MinneapolisIsabel Burke’s Salt Water Taffy — San Antonio, TXKoch, Gary — Sleepy Eye

LA-CO Industries — Elk Grove Village, ILMidwest Machinery — Little FallsMinnesota Corn Growers Assn. — ShakopeeMinnesota Farmers Union, Farmers Union Insurance and Farmers Union Industries — St. PaulMinnesota Pork Board — MankatoMinnesota State Cattlewomen — CedarMN Simmental Association — EmmonsMouth Trap Cheese Curds — Mendota HeightsPipestone Grain Co. — Pipestone

Pooch, Steve — Marine on St. CroixPronto Pups - The Karnis Family — BeckerRDO Equipment Co. — Sauk RapidsResler, Steve — OwatonnaSchroder Concessions — FaribaultShanghaied Henri’s — Hudson, WISkyride - DMC, Inc. — Prescott, WIStrategic Pork Solutions — WellsThiesse, Kent — Lake CrystalTopigs Norsvin US — BurnsvilleWulf Cattle — Morris

SCHOLARSHIPS:

1st National Bank Henning, Ottertail Battle Lake — Henning2H Cattle Co. — Grove City343 Farms — Sanborn3B Concessions — Burlington, WI5 Star Solutions — Marlow, OKABC Companies — FaribaultAbsolute Ag — AustinAdams Builders Supply — AdamsAdvance Auto Parts — CaledoniaAdvanced Drainage Systems — MankatoAg Country Farm Credit Services — GracevilleAg Country Farm Credit Services — MarshallAg Country Farm Credit Services — OliviaAg Country Farm Credit Services — WillmarAg Partners — LewistonAg Quest Minnesota River Ins. — LeSueurAg Systems — HutchinsonAggen, Matt & Jessica — HarmonyAgralite Electric Cooperative — BensonAgri Business Insurance — Schallar, IAAGRI Tech — Brookings, SDAlbert Lea Trailer — Albert LeaAll America Pressure Washers — St. PeterAll American Co-op — StewartvilleAllison, Jack & Arlene — GlenvilleAllison, Mike & Rhonda — GlenvilleAlltech Inc. — Juneau, WIAlpine Electric of Anoka — ZimmermanAmerican Family Insurance — Albert LeaAmericana Insurance Group — Albert LeaAmiret Ag Center — AmiretAmmann, David & Michele — TrumanAmthauer Club Lambs — Beaman, IAAmusement Management Intl. — The Colony, TXAnderson Farms — WalthamAnderson Show Stock — WalthamAnderson, Byron — HugoAnderson, Craig & Kris — HugoAnderson, Jana — St. JamesAnderson, Mike — West ConcordAnderzejek Cherp Excavating — IvanhoeAndy’s Grille — Apple ValleyAnez Consulting Inc. — WillmarAni-tek LLC — Social Circle, GAApex Painting — OwatonnaAppleton Vet Clinic — AppletonArnold Power Washing and Repair — Janesville Arnold’s of Alden — AldenArnold’s of St. Cloud Inc. — Sauk RapidsArnzen Construction — FreeportAurora Pharmaceutical — NorthfieldAustin Veterinary Clinic — AustinAzteca Ranch — LakevilleB & D Metal Works Inc. — Wells

B Vculek Farms — Crete, NDBailey Nurseries Foundation — NewportBall Park Cafe — ShoreviewBally’s Gun Dogs — BrownsdaleBank Midwest — WindomBank Plus — Estherville , IABarberg, Erick — CokatoBastian, Joe & Natalie — FairfaxBaudoin Oil Co. — Grand MeadowBauer Built Inc. — Durand, WIBauer Built Tire — LeRoyBauerly, Brian & Marge — MilacaBauerly, Jake — Sauk RapidsBauerly, Mike & Sharon — RiceBauerly, Rick & Helga — St. CloudBaumgardt Farms — Sleepy EyeBayou Bob’s Alligator — Las Vegas, NVBC Enterprises — Ringsted, IABecker Concessions — Waterloo, IABecker, Lynn & Julie — FairmontBellingham Farmers Elevator — BellinghamBenco Electric Cooperative — MankatoBenfield, Shelly & Rod — San Diego, CABenton County Leaders — FoleyBenton County Leaders Council — FoleyBentrei — Tulsa, OKBerg Family Red Angus — PipestoneBergstrom, Abby — LyleBergstrom, DeDee — AustinBeyond Contracting — JordanBianco’s Foods - BBQ Potatoes — Anderson, SCBiesiada, Jim & Brenda — DaytonBig Gain — HectorBig Stone A.I. — ClintonBigelow Family Farm — RosemountBiomin — Galesburg, ILBit of Tack — VerndaleBK Trucking — WasecaBlack Label Livestock — MankatoBlackstad Seeds — St. JamesBlake & Chicky Otte Farm — RandolphBlank, Dan — St. CloudBlue Moon Dine In Theater — St. PaulBobick Concessions — DelanoBoe Bros Tiling — TaopiBoehringer Ingelheim — NorthfieldBoerboom Ag Resources — MarshallBoettger, Nicole — OwatonnaBoniface, Dick & Juanita Reed-Boniface — CedarBorka Excavating LLC — Winsted Bosma Poultry — Sibley, IABottem Farms Inc. — St. JamesBowman Family — WoodburyBremer Bank — AustinBremer Bank — StewartvilleBremer, Cal & Nikki — Fairmont

Bricelyn Insurance — WellsBridgeport — AndoverBRN Lawn and Landscape — EllendaleBrockmann Brothers — GranadaBrockway-Brown Vet Clinic — TracyBrown Co. 4-H Livestock Boosters — Sleepy EyeBrown, Don & Kelly — WaconiaBrown’s Tire & Battery — RushfordBuni’s Bakery — Candler, FLBunker Hill Creek Farm — RiceButcher Boys — Rhinebeck, NYC&B Industries — SlaytonCafe Caribe — MinnetonkaCaledonia Veterinary Clinic — CaledoniaCampbell’s Corn Dog — Cumming, IACandy Factory - George’s Fun Food — Gibsonton, FLCannondale Farms — Red WingCaptured Portraits by Kristina — AdamsCaramel Apple Sundae — ShakopeeCargill - Fairmont — FairmontCargill AgHorizons Grain Elevator — MadisonCarousel BBQ — Corydon, INCarribbean Smoothees — Spring Hill, FLCasey Fanta Family — StarbuckCCF Bank — Albert LeaCedarcrest Farms — Stanwood, IACelander, Cynthia — KelliherCelander, Robbin & Cathy — FairmontCentra Sota Co-Op — BuffaloCentral Farm Service — OwatonnaCentral Livestock - Zumbrota Market — ZumbrotaCentral Livestock Association — AlbanyCentral MN Seeds LLC — BelgradeCentral Region Co-op — Sleepy EyeCentral Region Cooperative — GibbonCentrol Crop Consulting — DawsonCentrol Crop Consulting — WindomCFS — TrumanChad Hoffbeck Ag Services — MorganChannel Seed — PaynesvilleChan’s Concessions — Sugarland, TXChicago Dogs — StillwaterChiglo Salvage — PetersonChosen Valley Vet Clinic — ChatfieldChristensen Family Farms — Sleepy EyeChristenson, Jim & Chris — Green Bay, WIChristianson Plumbing & Heating — HendricksCHS - Grand Meadow — Grand MeadowCHS - Stewartville — RochesterCinnamon Roasted Nuts — Maple PlainCircle J Repair — New PragueCitizens Bank & Trust — HutchinsonCitizens State Bank — Glenville Civil Sass Hops — ChatfieldCJ America — Lenexa, KSCJ Club Lambs — Ellsworth, WI

Clemens, John & Shelly — HugoClemens, Kathy & Mike — Forest LakeClementson Trucking — Pine IslandCleveland Chevrolet Inc. — CanbyClifton Larson Allen LLP — AustinCoasters, Inc. — WoodburyCohrs, Shannon & Angie — DovrayCokato Veterinary Services — CokatoColonial Nut Roll — Milford, IACommunity Co-op Oil — FaribaultCompart Family Farms — NicolletCompart Show Pigs — NicolletConcord Meats — South St PaulConde, Brian — Little CanadaConger Meat Market — CongerConnors Plumbing & Heating — WasecaCorrigan Oil — Brighton, MICotton Candy — St. PaulCoudron Charolais — MonticelloCountry Butcher Shop — EastonCountry Gallery Photography — KimballCountry Pride Co-op — Bingham LakeCountry River Farm Boer Goats — New RichmondCountyLine Ag — MadeliaCourtland Waste Handling — CourtlandCream Puffs - Tom’s Concessions — San Diego, CACresco Union Savings Bank — Lime Springs, IACrete Construction — HollandaleCrimson Fever Cattle — AustinCrop Insurance Specialists — SlaytonCrop Revenue Consultants — LakevilleCrossroads Trailer Sales & Service — Albert LeaCrutchee-s Inc. — Sumner, TXCrystal Valley Co-op — Lake CrystalCrystal Valley Cooperative-Janesville — JanesvilleCselovszki Farms — Sleepy EyeCSi — Hartford, SDCustom Ag Services — GranadaD & D Farms — FoleyDan’s Direct Livestock — WinnebagoDarrell Regnier Auction Co. LLC — Canby Darren Ehlers Trucking — Arlington Darwin Freezer — DarwinDave Syverson & Son — Albert LeaDavis Family Dairies, LLC — Le SueurDecker Show Pigs — Columbus, INDeep Fried Candy Bars — Salisbury, NCDejno’s Inc. — Kenosha, WIDeJong, Sherri — Blue EarthDemetri’s Greek Foods — Mount Airy, MDDENCO II — MorrisDiamond K Genetics — RochesterDickenson, Scott & Suzanne — Albert LeaDirty Laundry — AustinDitch Creek Landscape and Design — Waseca

BLUE RIBBON LEVEL — $100 – $999:

DM Hoffbeck — FairfaxDodge County Corn and Soybean Growers Association — Dodge CenterDodge County Fair Board — Dodge Center Dodge of Burnsville — BurnsvilleDomine Sales — Oakes, NDDon-Jo-Way Farms — Grove CityDonnelly Family Farms — Valley City, NDDooley’s Petroleum — WillmarDoom Seeds — Canby Dorn & Company Inc. — Fergus FallsDost, Carol — Green Bay, WIDouble A Custom Pumping, Inc. — JanesvilleDouble B Services — Blue EarthDouble D Dispatch — FairmontDouble E Cattle Co. — TracyDoug’s Service & Marine, Inc. — CanbyDoyle, Kerry & Angie — EastonDressen, Chuck & Sandy — TrimontDrews, Keith — Detroit LakesDrinkall Family Forage — OstranderDupont Pioneer Seed — HastingsEagle Bank & Eagle Insurance Agency — StarbuckEast Chain LP Gas — FairmontEden Progressive Gophers 4-H Club — Dodge CenterEdward Jones — Milbank, SD Edward Jones Investments — HutchinsonEl Sol Mexican Foods — St. PaulEllingson Companies — West ConcordElmdale Farms — PipestoneEngels, Dennis & Rita — TauntonEngels, John & Karla — MinneotaEngelson & Associates — RushfordEnviro Services LLC — Farmerville, LAEppen, Bob & Cindy — GoodhueErickson, Dan & Jenny — AldenEwing, Brad — Cincinnati, IAExpress Pressure Washers — Blooming PrairieF & M Community Bank — PrestonFair View Farm — FairmontFairmont Vet Clinic — FairmontFairview Gardens — Sauk RapidsFalafel King — MinneapolisFalcon National Bank — St. CloudFamo Feeds — PaynesvilleFare Foods Corp. — DuQuoin , ILFareway Foods — FaribaultFaribault Co Corn & Soybean Growers — Blue EarthFaribault Vet Clinic — FaribaultFarm Bureau Financial (Mower County) — BrownsdaleFarmers & Merchants Bank — PierzFarmers & Merchants State Bank — Blooming PrairieFarmers Alliance — Corsica, SDFarmers Co-op Association — Canby

Farmers Co-op Association — MinneotaFarmers Co-operative of Hanska — HanskaFarmers Elevator of Traverse — St PeterFarmers Feed & Pet Supply — OwatonnaFarmers Feed and Grain Co. — Riceville, IAFarmers State Bank of Hartland — Albert LeaFarmers Union Insurance — Forman, NDFarm-Rite Equipment — DasselFarmward Cooperative — MorganFAST Global Solutions — GlenwoodFAST Global Solutions — WindomFast Seed & Precision — WindomFederal Hybrids — New UlmFeed Co. Inc. — PaynesvilleFeed Energy Company — Des Moines, IAFergus Falls Livestock Auction Market — Fergus FallsFillmore County Corn Growers — PrestonFillmore County Pork Producers — PrestonFirst Bank & Trust — PipestoneFirst National Bank — WasecaFirst National Bank of Northfield — NorthfieldFirst Security Agency — Sleepy EyeFirst Southeast Bank — HarmonyFirst State Bank Minnesota — LeRoyFish & Chips Seafood Shoppe — Hudson, WIFlaherty, Jerome — Belle PlaineFlat Rate, Inc. — Big Stone City, SDFlom Disposal — FaribaultFlom, Bob and Louise — NerstrandFoltz Buildings — Detroit LakesFoltz Trucking — Detroit LakesFoot Long Hot Dogs — Fergus FallsForm-A-Feed — StewartFox Landscaping — NorthfieldFox, Claire — NorthfieldFox, Henry — RosemountFranck, Keith & Jody — DunnellFranzeen, Diane & Wayne — ArlingtonFredin Bros. — SpringfieldFreeborn’s Pride Builders — FreebornFrench Meadow Scones & Coffee — MinnetonkaFried Fruit & Fried Olives — BaxterFriemann Companies Inc. — Inver Grove HeightsFriesons Inc. — Detroit LakesFroemming, Paul & Maureen — DarwinFroslee Stock Farms — ViningFull Circle Ag — Britton, SDFuture Vision Cellular — Malabar, FLG&C Poultry, Inc. — Linn Grove, IAGaalswyk Bros. Trucking Inc. — TrimontGans, Lynda — RiceGass Station — PlymouthGateway Construction — Starbuck

Geerdes, Jodie — FairmontGenePro — Fitchburg, WIGeneva Bar & Grill — GenevaGerlach Outdoor Power Equipment — HastingsGerlach Service — Cottage GroveGiggles’ Campfire Grill LLC — St. PaulGilleland Chevrolet — St. CloudGilman Co-op Creamery — GilmanGlacial Plains Cooperative — MurdockGlacial Ridge Cattlemans Association — GlenwoodGodfather’s Pizza — AustinGoedken Livestock — AustinGoertze’s Dairy Kone — Hanover, PAGoette Farms — Bricelyn Gold Country Seed — FaribaultGold Country Seed — WasecaGolden Harvest Seed — EastonGolden Rose Saddle Club — New UlmGrain Millers — Eden PrairieGranny’s Cheese Cake & More — Riverview, FLGrass & Sons Farms LLC — LeRoyGrass & Sons Seed — LeRoyGrass, Julie — WalthamGrass-Lunning Simmentals — LeRoyGreen Acres Limousin — Cottage GroveGreen Plains Superior LLC — Superior, IAGregor Tiling — Minnesota LakeGreiner Family, Darby & Jolene — HancockGrilled Shrimp — Hudson, WIGroskreutz, Matt — New RichlandGrunzke Family Farms — AldenGut Candy — Lawton, OKGwinnup’s Restoration — Indianapolis, INGyros - G&G Concessions — Baraboo, WIH & H Veterinary Service — BensonH&R Genetics — JanesvilleHabeger Show Stock — Burt, IAHaggenmiller Lumber Co. — Arlington Hamann, Paul — FountainHammell Equipment — ChatfieldHancock Co-op — HancockHansen Crop Insurance — New Richland Hansen Farms — FreebornHansen’s Amusement Foods — Fergus FallsHarguth, Jay — St. CharlesHarmony & Cresco Vet Clinic — HarmonyHarmony Agri Service — HarmonyHarrington’s Enterprises — Ellsworth, WIHarry Brown’s Family Automotive — FaribaultHartung Trucking — FairmontHassing Angus — WellsHatanpa Insurance Agency — MankatoHawkins’ Chevrolet — FairmontHefty Seed Co. — LeRoyHefty Seed Co/Marshall, MN — Marshall

Hegland Family — NorthfieldHeideman, Blake — GlenvilleHelena Chemical — CanbyHemmingsen’s Transfer — AldenHenry Embroidery & Screen Printing — FoleyHenry’s Kettle Korn — Jacksonville, FLHentrampf, Tyler — Ogden, IAHerbers Insurance — Minnesota LakeHeritage Dental Care — NorthfieldHettver Farms — DeGraffHeusinkveld Farms — Spring ValleyHilbert Show Steers — LuVerne, IAHilltop Livestock — HartlandHilton, Carla & Bill — DexterHinckley Trucking LLC — ChatfieldHoernemann, Laurie — ZumbrotaHoffman and Brobst — MarshallHome Place Pork — New UlmHopkins Food Service — Thomasville, GAHot Shot Thrill Rides — Heyburn, IDHubbard Feeds — AlexandriaHuinker, Dr. Clark & Laura — FairmontHuse Orthodontics — St. CloudHutt Oil Co. — BoydHuvepharma — OwatonnaHyland Grain Systems — West ConcordHy-Vee Foods — MarshallIndependent Farmers Ag Service — HancockInnovative Insurance Services — ShakopeeInsurance Brokers of Minnesota — AnokaInsurance Partners, Inc. — MorrisINTL FCStone — Kansas City, MOItalian Junction — Waite ParkIvers Family — AustinJ & J Ridl — RenvilleJ & S Repair — Grand MeadowJ and M Farms — RiceJack & Jim’s Food and Liquor — FoleyJack Larson Seeds — New UlmJackson County Purple Ribbon Club — LakefieldJacobs, Matt & Bobbie — AldenJDMC Seeds — RaymondJD’s Auto Service — Belle PlaineJeff’s Little Stores — RochesterJeff’s Tax Accounting — St. Charles Jerry Wulf Family — HancockJerzak, Roger & Angie — IvanhoeJJD Construction — Blooming PrairieJMS Agronomics — Fountain Joel Pingeon Trucking — SpringfieldJoe’s Garage Tire & Auto Service — AdamsJohannes State Farm Insurance Agency — WadenaJohnson Seeds — WellsJohnson, Darin — WellsJohnson, Gene & Jodie — Arlington

Johnson-Haglund Funeral & Cremation Service — LitchfieldJohnson’s Foot Longs — Clayton, NMJohnston, Lee & Judy — MorrisJones Boys Trucking — TrumanJopp, Ryan & Rebecca — MayerJordan Vet Clinic — JordanJ’s Developers — Owatonna Juanita’s Fajitas — St. PaulJudge Tad Jude - 10th District — MinneapolisKale, Jeff & Janee — Fargo, NDKampmeier Farms — ChokioKarg, Leroy & Darlene — HutchinsonKath Moving and Transfer — OwatonnaKBS — PlainviewKern, Jerry & Linda — West ConcordKern, Lloyd — West ConcordKesteloot Enterprises — MarshallKevin Swanson Auction & Realty — IvanhoeKibble Equipment — Blue EarthKibble Equipment — MankatoKibble Equipment — OwatonnaKibble Equipment — Sleepy EyeKingsley Mercantile — HarmonyKinsley Show Lambs — DennisonKirkvold Oil Company — HendricksKirschner’s Beer Stube — BurnsvilleKlages Herefords — OrtonvilleKlein Insurance — New York MillsKleinwort Farms — Dodge CenterK-LER Cattle — St. CharlesKLFD Radio — LitchfieldKnopp, Glen & Nancy — MorrisKnutson Oil Company — GlenvilleKoeppen Custom Concrete — Northwood, IAKohls Land & Cattle — LitchfieldKolander, Trent — Jackson Kopel, Shelly & Scott — Sauk RapidsKoppen Hardware — LeRoyKorman, Rachel & Matt — AldenKorte’s Welding — FairmontKrause Feeds & Supplies — HopeKrazy Maze LLC — Omaha, NEKrog Seed Sales — AccoKrooked Fence Ranch — BalatonKropp Concessions — Green Bay, WIKruegel Gas Service — Spring ValleyKrueger Trucking — AustinKrysan, Craig — Albert LeaKTKC — NorthfieldKuechle Cattle Company — Eden ValleyKunkel Electric — Mapleton Kurt, Jeff & Ann — Fairmont K-Way Express Inc. — Winsted L & D Ag Service, Inc. — HartlandLa Voy’s Repair — TracyLac Qui Parle Co-op Oil — DawsonLamberton Stockyards — Lamberton

Landus Cooperative — Ames, IALanesboro Sales Commission — LanesboroLange Ag Systems — WillmarLano Equipment of Norwood — Norwood Young AmericaLano Equipment of Shakopee — ShakopeeLarry Goelz Family — PipestoneLaVerne Doering Family — Good Thunder LB Pork — FairmontLedgstone Construction — Detroit LakesLegacy Show Pigs — Austin Legred Farms — BricelynLenertz Livestock — LilydaleLeRoy Lumber — LeRoyLester Prairie Vet Clinic — Lester PrairieLeTendre Insurance & Financial — MorrisLG Seeds — Albert LeaLG Seeds — Grand MeadowLipinski Garage — IvanhoeLipinski Small Engine & Hardware — IvanhoeLiveringhouse, Sarah & John — Lake ElmoLoncorich Family Farms — StewartLonsdale Feed Mill, Inc. — Lonsdale Loonan Insurance Agency — EastonLS Insurance Agency — GarvinLudewig Financial Group — OwatonnaLuinenburg’s Waste Management — ReadingLuLu’s — MendotaLunning Construction — LeRoyLunning Trucking — LeRoyLyon Co. Ribbon Auction Committee — MarshallMacksteel Warehouse — Watertown, SDMac’s Grille — Mesa, AZMagel Concessions — Pine CityMancini’s al Fresco — St. PaulManthei Show Stock — SanbornMario’s — Apple ValleyMark & Donna Moenning Family — HayfieldMarkegard Pigtail Acres — Peterson Marschall Dairy — ShakopeeMartin Co Pork Producers — FairmontMartin County Fair Board — FairmontMaster Healing Touch Massage — TrumanMatt Evans, DVM — RussellMatt Maring Auction — KenyonMatt Saxe Chevrolet — Belle PlaineMay-Timm Farm — AdamsMCC — Milbank, SDMcNeilus Truck & Manufacturing — Dodge CenterMDN Enterprises — Sleepy EyeMeadow Creek Shorthorn — TracyMeadowland Farmers Coop - Feed Dept. — Lamberton

Merchants Bank — Cannon FallsMerchants Bank — LanesboroMerchants Bank — RushfordMerchants Bank — St. CharlesMerkouris Farms — Albert LeaMet-Con Companies — FaribaultMetro Janitorial Service — SavageMexican Hat — New LondonMichael Traxler Wealth Management — New PragueMickey’s Grill & Kabobs — Brownsville, TXMicronutrients USA LLC — Indianapolis, INMid-Central Equipment, Inc. — HenningMidway Farm Equipment — Mountain LakeMidway Grill — Austin, TXMidwest Ag Supplements — MarshallMidwest Crop Insurance — Buffalo Center, IAMidwest Machinery — Alexandria Midwest Machinery — MadisonMidwest Machinery — MorrisMidwest Supply/Manna Pro — St JosephMike Harder Construction — New York MillsMike’s Repair — OwatonnaMilbank Ford — Milbank, SDMiller Farms of South Dakota — Bruce, SDMiller Legal Strategic Planning Centers — TylerMiller Sellner Equipment — Sleepy EyeMiller’s Cheese Curds — FoleyMiller-Sellner — SlaytonMiner Electric — HayfieldMinitube USA — Delavan , WIMinneapple Pie — RogersMinnekabob — Golden ValleyMinnesota Angus Association — SpringfieldMinnesota Building Materials — MinneotaMinnesota Embryo Transfer — XXXXXXXMinnesota Junior Angus Association — SpringfieldMinnesota Largest Candy Store — JordanMinnesota Select Sires Co-op — IvanhoeMinnesota Shorthorn Lassies — Ellsworth, WIMinnesota Valley Grain Co. — LeCenterMinnesota Valley Pumping Service — New PragueMinnwest Bank — GibbonMinnwest Bank — OrtonvilleMinnwest Bank — TracyMN Boer Goat Association — HayfieldMN Buildings and Equipment — MapletonMN Dairy Goat Association — JordanMN Dirt Works — New PragueMN Radon Mitigation — Belle PlaineMN Simmental Association — Emmons

Moenning Meats — Dodge CenterMoore’s Septic Pumping — Detroit LakesMorris Co-op Association — MorrisMorris Vet Center — MorrisMueller Farms — ArlingtonMueller, Andy — RochesterMulberry Lane Shorthorns — MorganMurphy Chevrolet — FoleyMurphy’s IBA — UnderwoodMurray County Purple Ribbon Club — SlaytonMWI — HutchinsonMy Sausage Sister & Me — WoodburyN&H Livestock — CourtlandNeel Show Cattle — AldenNeil, Garry — NorthfieldNelson, Robert & Donna — AldenNelson, Sr., Marty — St. CloudNetterfield’s Food Court — Land o’ Lakes, FLNetzke Show Feeds — LambertonNeubauer Oil Company — WellsNew Age Tree Service — Spring GroveNext Generation Farm — AldenNicollet Co. Pork Producers — NicolletNicollet County Purple Ribbon Club — St. PeterNielsen Livestock — AustinNitro Ice Cream — Inver Grove Nordling, Bob & Lori — HastingsNorth Central International — North MankatoNorth Star Boer Goats — Pine IslandNorthern Clearing — Ashland, WINorthern Country Coop/US Feeds — OaklandNorthern Exposure Livestock — Dodge CenterNorthern Precision Tooling — Owatonna Northwood Ag — Northwood, IANorthwood Foods — Northwood, IANorvet, Steve — RochesterNorwood Veterinary Clinic — Norwood Young AmericaNutrien Ag Solutions — FairmontNutrien Ag Solutions — HarmonyNutrien Ag Solutions — Sauk CentreOak Meadow Farms — HarmonyOak Meadow Meats — HarmonyOak Park Co-op Creamery — Oak ParkOchsendorf Cattle Co. — DawsonO’Gara Bar & Grill Inc. — St. PaulOkeson Offtrail Sales — Detroit LakesOkeson, Chad & Joel — Detroit LakesOle & Lena’s — OwatonnaOlmsted County Farm Bureau — EyotaOlson Organics — CottonwoodOlson, Chuck & Faye — Spring GroveOlson, Dr. Mary — WindomO’Malley’s Storage & Rental — WindomO’Meara/Smith Family — FarmingtonO’Neil and O’Neil Inc. — St. Paul

Onken Backhoe Service — BalatonOodles of Noodles — Spring ParkOOF-DATacos — ErskineOphoven, Kris & Jay — RockvilleOrban Ag Services — EmmonsOrigination, Inc — Mitchell, SDOscarson Construction — New UlmO’Sullivan Cattle Co. — Maple LakeOtte Excavating — RandolphOttertail Aggregate — OttertailOtto, Bill & Twyla — Walnut GroveOven Fresh Brownies — Taylors FallsOwens Locker Plant — Pine IslandPaap, Kevin & Julie — Garden CityPALS/Chore Time — WillmarPanda Palace - Fair Goodies, LLC — St. CloudPanka Insurance Agency — CanbyPanther Distilleries — OsakisPapa Murphy’s — Detroit LakesParamount Attractions — Cottage GroveParts City Auto Parts of Litchfield — LitchfieldPaschke Trucking — New PraguePatinella’s Chicken Grill — Cape Coral, FLPaul Meidl Family — SpringfieldPazdernik Farm — WaubunPe Ben USA, Inc. — Houston, TXPeoples State Bank — AlturaPeoples State Bank — WellsPerham Stockyards Inc. — PerhamPesek Cattle Farm — TauntonPeters’ Hot Dogs — DuluthPeterson Smith Gravel — WindomPeterson, Kolker, Haedt & Benda Ltd. — Albert LeaPeterson’s Chicken N Chops — Ham LakePfarr, Dave & Robyn — LeSueurPfizer Animal Health (Zoetis) — Cottage GrovePhenom Genetics — ArlingtonPHT Magnetic Sewing — AdamsPickle Dog — RichfieldPierz Cooperative Association — PierzPinegar Limousin — Springfield, MOPinky’s Sewer Service — AftonPioneer Hi-Bred — LylePioneer Seeds — DelavanPipestone Building Materials — PipestonePitlick Boer Goats — JordanPitstop Acres — GibbonPlainview Milk Products Cooperative — PlainviewPlayland - American Amusement Arcades — BloomingtonPlumline Transport — LeRoyPoet Biorefining — PrestonPolzin Embryo Center — DarwinPomerenke, Grant & Kristie — TrumanPowder Ridge Ski Area — Litchfield

Prairie Country Crop Insurance — JacksonPrairie Farm Supply — Belle PlainePrairie Grain Partners — DovrayPrecision Powder Coating — WyomingPrecision Structures Inc. — Wellman, IAPreferred Capital Management — FairmontPreferred Printing — MadeliaPremium Ag Solutions — HitterdalPressnall Plumbing — RandolphPreston Farms — Swea City, IAPriority One — DentPro Ag Solutions — WalthamPRO Co-op - Houseman Oil — Estherville, IAPro Haulers LLC — HutchinsonProduce Exchange - Fields of Joy — St. PaulProducers Hybrids — PlainviewPro-Farmers Cooperative — Parkers PrairieProfessional Ag Marketing — LuverneProfit Pro — Albert LeaPurina — Gardner, KSPurple Pursuit — Spencer, IAQLF Feeds — Belle Plaine, IAQLF Feeds — George, IAQuam, Jerry — WanamingoQue Viet Concessions — MinneapolisQuesadilla Junction/Regal’s Concession — StewartvilleQuinn Farms — TrumanQuinn, Dennis & Linda — Milford, IAR&K Show Pigs — LakefieldR&R Ice Cream — Sanford, NCRabe International Inc. — FairmontRadke Cattle Co. — Minnesota LakeRagin’ Acres — HutchinsonRagin Cajun — Mendota HeightsRamsey Flooring — Detroit LakesRCP Transit LLC — ComfreyRC’s Barbecue — BloomingtonRed Rock Bank — SanbornRedeemed Acres Ranch — New York MillsRedwood Building Center — Redwood FallsRedwood Co 4-H Auction Boosters — Redwood FallsReimann Ranches — Ree Heights, SDReliance Bank — FaribaultRemmele Farm — EchoResults Realtor Group, Inc. — Vadnais HeightsReuter, Dave & Lori — Rose CreekReuvers Farms — DundasRhoades, Dean & Jeanne — OwatonnaRice County 4-H Boosters — NorthfieldRichter Pioneer Seed — MontgomeryRients Farms — WatervilleRihm Kenworth — South St. PaulRisius Motor Sales — Brownsdale

River City Refrigeration — FaribaultRiverside Animal Clinic — SpringfieldRK & T Construction — OwatonnaRock Ave Transfer — NorthfieldRock Veterinary Clinic — LuverneRodning Farms and Excavation — GaylordRoger Claeys Custom Spraying/ Claeys Ranch — WinnebagoRogich, George & Pam — HendersonRohloff Farms — MorrisRohr, Byron — Crary, NDRoll, John — Bingham LakeRon’s Repair — WorthingtonRoot Beer 1919 — St. PaulRoseville Visitors Association — RosevilleRound Bank & Round Bank Insurance — WaldorfRoute 63 Travel Plaza/Tim’s Repair — LeRoyRuen Farms — LanesboroRule Sheep Company — Hawarden, IARushford Foods — RushfordRutana Concessions — New Springfield, OHSalic, Mike & Jessica — GranadaSamuelson Seed — ComfreySandy Hill Acres — EyotaSanimax USA LLC — South St. PaulSass Dairy — ChatfieldSathre Boer Goats — AdamsSaxton Family Partnership — GranadaScanlan, Robert — BrownsvilleSchaefer, Jared — AdamsSchauer’s Sheep — GlencoeSchelkopf, Dr. Adam — Sioux Falls, SDSchiefelbein Farms — KimballSchlauderaff Implement — LitchfieldSchley, Scott — Dodge CenterSchmitz, Richard — Oakes, NDSchutte Trucking — RushmoreSchwab, Craig & Kris — GibbonSchwanke, Lawrence & Mary — MinneapolisSchwieters Chevrolet — Cold SpringS-Co Shorthorns — HastingsScotch Eggs - Cranston Concessions — Battle LakeSCR Industrial and Commercial Refrigeration — St. CloudSE MN Oral Surgery — OwatonnaSeaberg Heating Inc. — Detroit LakesSeaberg Plumbing and Heating — Detroit LakesSears Imported Autos Inc. — MinnetonkaSecurity Insurance Agency — Albert LeaSeeman, Doug & Connie — ArlingtonSell’s Auto Center — MonticelloSEMA Equipment — AustinSEMA Equipment — CaledoniaSEMA Equipment — LeRoySEMA Equipment — Northfield

SEMA Equipment — Spring ValleySEMA Equipment — WanamingoSGI — Cambridge, IAShane Sether Pioneer Seeds — JacksonShort Stop Restaurant — St. CloudShow Day Show Feeds — Courtlandshowstockplanet.com — Burt , IASibley Electric Inc. — Gaylord Signature Swine — FairmontSimonson White Tails — Springfield Sioux Valley Coop — Watertown, SD Sire Options — Ellsworth, WISleepy Eye Auction Market — Sleepy EyeSleepy Eye Electric Co. — Sleepy EyeSmith, Pat & Jerry — FoleySnyder, Marge & Harry — HastingsSouth Side Packaging — KenyonSouthfork Seed — WasecaSouthwest Minnesota Cattleman’s Association — LyndSpam Burgers — AustinSpencer Ag Center — Spencer, IASpickler Angus North — Glenfield, NDSpickler Angus South — Glenfield, NDSpokely Brothers — NielsvilleSportsman Stop — WasecaSporty Acres — Dodge CenterSpringfield Cooperative Creamery Association — SpringfieldSt. Cloud National Farmers Organization — Clear LakeSt. James Vet Clinic — St. JamesStar Energy — Manson, IASTAR Publications — Sauk CentreStark Farmers Mutual Insurance — Sleepy EyeState Bank of Fairmont — FairmontState Farm Agency — LitchfieldState Farm Insurance — CanbyState Line Electric — GlenvilleStauffer Trucking — WinnebagoSteichen, Bobby & Carol — Tuttle, NDSteil, Mike & Nina — St. CloudStevens County Purple Ribbon Club — MorrisStilley, Bill & Judy — GlenvilleStilley, Bryon & Ashlee — Albia, IAStock Service — CorrellStromberg, Bob — Blue EarthSturm Seeds — Springfield Subra Sheep Farm — AustinSullivan Angus — West ConcordSullivan Ranch — Hillsboro, TXSullivan, Roger — Maple LakeSundby’s Trailer Sales — VerndaleSuper Dog — Tampa, FLSuperior Concrete Inc. — MankatoSupreme Trailers — Thomas, OKSwanson Seed Center — Walnut Grove Swede Lake Shorthorns — Watertown Sweet Martha’s Cookie Jar — St. Paul

Swehla Brokerage, Inc. — EastonSwine Vet Center — St. PeterSyngenta Crop Protection — Grove CityTank Farms — Cottage GroveTaylor Seed — Lake BentonTBS Farms — WasecaTeam Laboratory Chemical Corp. — Detroit LakesTerry Stade Farms, Inc. — ShakopeeTerry’s Repair — OwatonnaThe Donut Family — BirchwoodThe Foley Three LLC — FoleyThe Hangar — New Braunfels, TXThe Hideaway - GSH Food Services Inc. — White Bear LakeThe Lunch Box — SpicerThe Pizza Shoppe — Georgetown, TXThe Sandwich Stop — Chesaning, MIThermo King Sales & Service — Albert LeaThielke, Delroy & Jane — ClontarfThome Family Farms — AdamsThrivent Financial — LitchfieldTim Blagg Construction — Blue EarthTim Otto Construction — WestbrookTinucci’s Restaurant — NewportTiny Tim Miniature Donuts — Taylors Falls

Titan Machinery — PipestoneTodd Sonnek Construction — EastonTollefson, Jerry & Brian — AustinTom Fahey Trucking — New PragueTom Thumb Donuts — St. PaulTom Thumb Donuts — StillwaterTomschin Round Baling — AldenTop Crop Ag Consulting — Springfield Tot Boss — MaplewoodTravis Delzer Masonry — Dodge CenterTrico Ag Services — HancockTriple K Southdowns — AldenTurtle River Veterinary — TinstrikeTwin Creek Farms, Inc. — Dodge CenterTwisted M Cattle Company — CanbyUhlenkamp, Tim & Pam — Green IsleUnited Animal Health — WykoffUnited Farmers State Bank — AdamsUS Bank — OwatonnaValley Paving — ShakopeeValor Financial Partners — MorrisVan Hauen Show Pigs — Grundy Center, IAVan Keulen, Bruce — MinneotaVan Wert Club Lambs — Hampton, IAVegie Fries — ScandiaVerly, Pat & Barb — Marshall

Vermillion Elevator — VermillionVermillion State Bank — VermillionVES Enviromental Solutions — Chippewa Falls , WIVets Glass — WinnebagoVictory Farms — Milbank, SDVinco Inc. — Forest LakeVlaminck Electric — PorterVops Curbing — OwatonnaWalz, Dena & Dave — Sauk RapidsWaseca Vet Clinic — WasecaWayne Grain — EllendaleWe D Beacom — Elkhorn, NEWeber, Joe & Jodi — Lake BentonWeber, Ryan — SartellWedel, Doug & Kathy — WelcomeWegener, Tim & Kerry — FairmontWeiss Milling — WelcomeWelter Family Farm — StewartvilleWendt Farms — EyotaWerner’s Frontier Bar — New BrightonWest Central Cattlemens Association — MorrisWest Star Angus — DentWestman, Robert — WinstedWestview Farm — HastingsWetzel, Wally & Charlene — FaribaultWhite Bear Lake Insurance — Starbuck

Wiechman Pig Co. — TrumanWilbur-Ellis Company — ClaremontWild Rice — DelanoWildung Show Pigs — NassauWilk’s Plumbing — TracyWindom Farm Service — WindomWinkel Enterprises — AftonWinona County Purple Ribbon Club — WinonaWisch, Neal & Chelsea — Silver LakeWolff and Sons — OwatonnaWolff Woods — OwatonnaWorth County Vet — Northwood, IAWozniak Concessions — MinneapolisWright Stock Farm — Centerville, SDWright, Jeff & Christine — HastingsWulfekuhle Show Calves — WolvertonWyffels Seed — Bingham LakeWyffels Seeds — ChandlerXFE Products — Des Moines, IAYanish Farrier Service LLC — LitchfieldYeager Implement — Blue EarthZayic Concrete — Detroit LakesZitek Insurance Agency — Eden PrairieZoetis — Eagle Grove, IAZoetis — Lubbock, TXZoetis — Parsippany, NJZoetis — Woodbury

The buyers that contributed under $100 are listed on the auction website — www.mnpurpleribbonauction.org

Buyers are Champions Too!■ By becoming a buyer, you reward a 4-H member’s excellent achievement in production, inspiring that person to go on to greater successes and becoming a better citizen.

■ Your premium dollars not only support an individual youth, but also the entire 4-H program.

■ One of the motivating incentives for youth to engage in the livestock enterprise is to exhibit their animal projects – first at the county fair, and then to hopefully win a trip to the great Minnesota State Fair. The ultimate goal at state fair is to qualify for inclusion in the 4-H Auction. This is your opportunity to help these young people celebrate their success and to encourage them, and others, to even greater heights of achievement. Livestock can play a major role in youth development.

■ You help support Minnesota’s agricultural economy, and its most important enterprise—an efficient livestock industry. Animal agriculture is an indispensable base for the economy of the state and nation.

■ Grand Champion animals will be on display inside the west entrance of the Cattle barn during the final nine days of the fair. Signage will be at the site, advertising your business to over 1.8 million people who visit the fair during that time.

■ A photo of the animal and its owner will be available for your promotional purposes. You or your company will be listed in the following year’s publicity materials, brochure and sales catalog. You will be recognized for your role as a builder for a better tomorrow.

ON BEHALF OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, A SINCERE THANK YOU TO ALL SUPPORTERS OF PAST AUCTIONS

– Minnesota Livestock Breeders’ AssociationFollow us on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/mnpurpleribbonlivestockauction/

Become a Buyer

It’s easy to become a Buyer . . .■ Return the enclosed form marked “YES, you can depend on me!”

■ Be our guest at an early supper beginning at 4 p.m. at the Compeer Arena. This year’s dinner will be sponsored by Compart’s Durocs, Captain Ken’s and Swanson Meats.

■ Sale starts at 6 p.m., Compeer Arena on the fairgrounds.

■ If you are unable to attend in person, you can watch the auction live at

www.Bit.ly/YouTubeMPRLA

■ Reply to the Auction committee using the enclosed postage-paid, addressed envelope. Complimentary admission tickets to the fair and convenient reserved parking will be provided for you.

■ Any special advertising or promotional plans for your purchase must be cleared and approved in advance of the sale with the Auction Committee. Auction management and sponsors have made arrangements for the animals at ringside following the auction.

What is it?The Champion Buyers’ Club is an elite group of supporters who have committed a significant financial contribution to the Purple Ribbon Auction.

How do you become a member?TWO WAYS:

■ Purchase the premium of one or more of the 14 specie Champions or Reserve Champions at the designated commitment levels

• Purchaser can be a consortium, individual, or company

■ Pledge a total of $5,000 throughout the entire auction to any number of the 106 participants in the event

What are the benefits of becoming a member?■ Champion Buyers’ Club banner displayed the remainder of the fair over the Champion Row display visible to all 2 million fair attendees

■ Receive an invitation to the Champion Buyers’ Club Recognition Gala on November 8th at the Wilds Golf Course in Prior Lake.

• Enjoy dinner, recognition for your support, and an evening to interact with the auction participant you support

For information on becoming a Champion Buyers’ Club member, please contact either Dan Fox at 651-357-5436

or foxxx347@umn.edu OR Joseph O’Sullivan at 612-868-8580 or Joseph.O’Sullivan@minnstarbank.com.

PLATINUM MEMBERS — $20,000 and above —

Ames ConstructionCemstone

Compeer FinancialMinnesota State Fair Concessionaires

Minnesota Farmers Union/Minnesota Farmers Union Agency/Farmers Union Industries

GOLD MEMBERS — $10,000 to $19,999 —

American Foods Group • Cargill Animal NutritionDakota Co. Purple Ribbon Club • Martin Co. Purple Ribbon ClubSteele Co. Purple Ribbon Club • Jackson Co. Purple Ribbon Club

Mower Co. Purple Ribbon Club

2018 CHAMPION BUYERS’ CLUB

SILVER MEMBERS — $5,000 to $9,999Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica • Central Livestock Association • Dodge Co. 4-H SupportersMerck Animal Health • O & S Cattle Company • Minnesota Farm Bureau • Nutra-Blend LLC

Supreme International • Old National Bank • Featherlite Trailers

BRONZE MEMBERSBeck’s Hybrids • EPS, Energy Panel Structures • Fillmore Co. Market Auction • Hog Slat, Inc.

Hormel Foods • Houston County Businesses • Lockton Companies • LongCheng Hmong MeatsMichael Wood Entertainment • Rushford Business Association • Wilson Trailer Co. • Triple V Concrete

Merck Animal Health

Beck’s Hybrids

Nutra-Blend LLC

Hog Slat, Inc.