Cookeville, Tenn. – Murray Perkins of the Paris FFA has once again come out on top at the State Livestock Expositions. Perkins won Reserve Champion Market Steer as well as Grand Champion Sheep Market Lamb.
Tennessee Future Farmers of America (FFA) members excel at State Livestock Expositions. During State Sheep Expo, July 6-8, and State Beef Expo, July 13-14, FFA members brought show lambs and cattle to compete as a portion of their Supervised Agricultural Experience projects.
Perkins was among hundreds of other FFA members from all across the state exhibiting beef and sheep at the exhibition.
At Beef Expo, 240 exhibitors from 52 different counties showed 395 cattle. John Thomas Woolfolk, Madison County, won Champion Showmanship. Samantha Roberts, McMinn County FFA member, won Champion Market Steer and Murray Perkins, Paris FFA member, won Reserve Champion Market Steer. Morgan Lehner, Lawrence County, won Grand Champion and Grand Champion Farm Bred Commercial Heifer.
There are many different areas of competition. Breeding and Market type class judges the animal on marketability, structure, and physical correctness. Showmanship classes that judges the ability of the exhibitor in handling their animal humanely and in the correct manor. Skillathon is a knowledge competition that including identification of breeds, feeds, meats, and many other areas. Those who are recognized in Skillathon are then invited to be a part of the State Skillathon team competing at the North America Livestock Exposition later this fall.
At Sheep Expo,174 FFA members and 4-Hers from 47 different counties competed with 620 sheep. Luci Allen, Macon County FFA member, won Champion Showman in Breeding and Market type Showmanship and Supreme Bred by Exhibitor Ewe. Taylor Young, Bedford County, won Champion Breeding Flock. Eli Mundy, Campbell County, won Champion Commercial Ewe. Parker Saum, McNairy County, won Champion Farm Bred Commercial Ewe and Supreme Champion Market Lamb.
The Tennessee FFA Association is comprised of 14,084 FFA members in more than 214 high school chapters, 7 middle school chapters, and 8 collegiate chapters. To learn more about FFA visit www.ffa.org.
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