Bedford County 4'H’ers Earn Top Award in 2005 Tennessee 4-H Livestock Judging Contest
June 7, 2005
Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Judging competition was held Tuesday, June 7 at Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro. Tennessee’s representatives in livestock and meats judging were selected to participate in the 2005 national events. Contestants were honored with an awards banquet at the North Boulevard Church of Christ. Results for the contests are as follows:

Livestock Judging (Overall Team Results)
1. Bedford County
2. Dyer County
3. Cumberland County
4. Wilson County
5. Trousdale County
6. Gibson County
7. Knox County
8. Coffee County
9. Rutherford County
10. McMinn County

Livestock Judging (Overall Individual Results)
1. Erin Bartley - Bedford County
2. Stuart Watson - Dyer County
3. Zack Butler - Wilson County
4. Caleb James - Wilson County
5. Kim Scott - Gibson County

Livestock Judging (High Beef Individual)
1. Clint Crisp - McMinn County
2. Zack Butler - Wilson County
3. Jake Beaty - Cumberland County
4. Daniel Rogers - McMinn County
5. Casey Morton - Bedford County

Livestock Judging (High Sheep Individual)
1. Stuart Watson - Dyer County
2. Erin Bartley - Bedford County
3. Kris Newsom - Dyer County
4. Richard Jackson - Trousdale County
5. Bob Cole - Cumberland County

Livestock Judging (High Swine Individual)
1. Erin Bartley - Bedford County
2. Caleb James - Wilson County
3. Zack Butler - Wilson County
4. Justin Gregory - Trousdale County
5. Kim Scott - Gibson County

The Bedford County livestock team will compete at the National 4-H Livestock Judging Contest, November 14-16, 2005 in Louisville, Kentucky.

Meats Judging (Team Results)
1. Hancock County
2. Humphreys County
3. Polk County
4. Hardeman County A
5. Carter County
6. Warren County
7. Smith County
8. Hardeman County B

Meats Judging (Individual Results)
1. Joe Ramsey - Hancock County
2. Tyler Brannon - Polk County
3. Lance Goodman - Humphreys County
4. Cheyenne Dillon - Hardeman County A
5. Sam Wilson - Humphreys County

The Hancock County meats team will participate in the National 4-H Meats Judging Contest, October 15-16, 2005 in Manhattan, Kansas.