2018 Minnesota 4-H Purple Ribbon

Livestock Auction

With an increase of over 300% in the

past 10 years, the 4-H Purple Ribbon Livestock

Auction had another record breaking

year for its 38th year celebration.

Over $660,000 was raised with 105 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 55108-3099 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. 25.

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. 25.

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

39YEARS

MINNESOTA STATE FAIRGROUNDSAUGUST 25 • 6 P.M.

Grand Champion Market Beef – $30,500*Exhibited by: Gavin Mulder, Jackson County

Purchased by: Ames Construction

Reserve Grand Champion Market Beef – $12,800*Exhibited by: Stephanie Krause, Olmsted County

Purchased by: Farmers Union Industries, Minnesota State Fair Concessionaires

Attend!Attend!PLAN TO Minnesota State

FairgroundsAugust 25, 2018

6 p.m.

2017 Grand & Reserve

CHAMPIONS* denotes a new record price

4-H Auction, Minnesota State Fair Competition Department, 1265 Snelling Ave. N., St. Paul, MN 55108-3099 Tel: (651) 288-4417 Email: competition@mnstatefair.org

Grand Champion Dairy Steer – $16,525*Exhibited by: Emily Orban, Freeborn County

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

Reserve Grand Champion Dairy Steer – $9,000Exhibited by: Caleb Merkouris, Freeborn County

Purchased by: American Foods Group

Excluding the Champions and Reserve Champions, average net cost to buyers in 2017 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: 39YEARS

www.mnpurpleribbonauction.org

Grand Champion Market Swine – $18,400*Exhibited by: Ashlyn Reuter, Mower County

Purchased by: Cargill Animal Nutrition

Reserve Grand Champion Market Swine – $14,700*Exhibited by: Dalton Dykstra, Jackson CountyPurchased by: Dupont Pioneer, Hormel Foods,

Merck Animal Health, Nutra-Blend

Grand Champion Market Gilt – $18,400*Exhibited by: Aubrey Kerkaert, Pipestone County

Purchased by: Twin City Concrete

Reserve Grand Champion Market Gilt – $15,100*Exhibited by: Camryn Reuter, Mower County

Purchased by: Farmers Union Industries, Mower Co. 4-H, Wilson Trailer Co., Hog Slat, Swanson Meats, Wakefield Pork

Market Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,448*Dairy Steer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,067Market Barrow. . . . . . . . . . . $5,513

Market Gilt ........................... $5,881Market Lamb ........................ $3,520Market Goat ......................... $5,300

2017 Grand & Reserve CHAMPIONS

Grand Champion Market Lamb – $6,200Exhibited by: Brett Neel, Freeborn CountyPurchased by: Minnesota Farmers Union

and Farmers Union Agency

Reserve Grand Champion Market Lamb – $5,925Exhibited by: Riley Arthur, Steele County

Purchased by: Steele Co. Purple Ribbon Club, Interstate Power Systems and Minnesota State Fair Concessionaires

Grand Champion Meat Goat – $6,475*Exhibited by: Micah Thompson, Kandiyohi County

Purchased by: Minnesota Farmers Union and Farmers Union Agency

Reserve Champion Meat Goat – $5,800*Exhibited by: Thomas Sell, Cottonwood County

Purchased by: Sorenson Seed, Staples Oil & Fast Seed and Precision

* denotes a new record price

Grand Champion Dairy Meat Goat – $5,425*Exhibited by: Marshall Johnson, Fillmore County

Purchased by: LongCheng Hmong Meats & Rushford Businesses

PLAN TO ATTEND!Minnesota State Fairgrounds

August 25, 2018 • 6 p.m.

Forty-one 4-H members that were High School graduates received a 4-H Auction Scholarship at the 2017 MN State Fair. Over 300 young people have received 4-H Auction Scholarships at the State Fair in the past decade 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 2018 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 (2); Albert Lea Seed House; Fast Genetics; Holden Farms; Pipestone Grain Company; LA-CO Industries; American Farm Bureau IDEAg FarmFest;

Michael Dove & Gary Koch, Gislason & Hunter Law Firm; Independent Community Bankers of Minnesota; Wulf Cattle; Compeer Financial

Sponsors in 2017 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; Smithfield; Minnesota State Cattlewomen; Steve Pooch & Kent Thiesse; Jake & Lindsay Grass; Minnesota Simmental Assn.;

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

Genetics (2); Pronto Pups, The Karnis Family; In memory of Helen Anderson

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

$4,000 scholarships: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica; Sky Ride Inc., Don McClure, Cargill Nutrition

2017 4-H Livestock Auction SUPPORTERSAmerican Foods Group — Alexandria

Ames Construction — Burnsville

Anchor Bank — W. St. Paul

Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica — Jackson

Cargill — Minnetonka

Central Livestock Association — South St. Paul

Commodity & Ingredient Hedging — Chicago, IL

Compeer Financial — Blue Earth

Dakota County Purple Ribbon Club — Farmington

DuPont Pioneer — LeSueur

Faribault County Purple Ribbon Club — Easton

Farmers Union Industries — St. Paul

Featherlite Trailers — Cresco, IA

Fillmore County Market Livestock Auction Committee — Preston

Hormel Foods — Austin

Hurtado, Max & Anne — Mokena, IL

Interstate Power Systems — Minneapolis

Jackson County Purple Ribbon Club — Lakefield

Lockton Companies — Minneapolis

Merck Animal Health — Comfrey

Minnesota Farm Bureau — St. Paul

Minnesota Farmers Union & Farmers Union Insurance — St. Paul

Mower County 4-H — Austin

New Horizon Farms LLP — Pipestone

Northern Country Coop — Adams

Nutra-Blend LLC — Neosho, MO

NuWay Cooperative — Trimont

O & S Cattle Company — Inver Grove Heights

Olmsted County Purple Ribbon Club — Rochester

PIC — Farwell

Rice County 4H Federation — Faribault

Sorenson Seed — Storden

Staples Oil Co. — Windom

Steele County Purple Ribbon Club — Owatonna

Stevens County Purple Ribbon Club — Morris

Suidae Health & Production — Algona, IA

Supreme International — Wetaskiwin, AB

Twin City Concrete — Lake Elmo

Wakefield Pork — Gaylord

Wulf Cattle — Morris

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE — $2500 & Up:

AB Vista — Plantation, FLAg Country Farm Credit Services — MorrisAg Partners — GoodhueAg Property Solutions — Emmetsburg, IAAg Quest Financial — MorganAlbert Lea Seed House — Albert LeaAlum-Line — Cresco, IAAnderson Seeds — St. PeterArnold’s of Mankato — North MankatoAustralian Battered Potatoes — Balboa, CAAutomated Production — Schuyler, NEBagley Livestock Exchange — BagleyBig Gain — MankatoBlue Earth Flying Service — Blue Earth Boehringer Ingelheim — FairmontBorder State Bank — BadgerBrown County 4-H Livestock Boosters — Sleepy EyeCaledonia Haulers — CaledoniaChemorse — Des Moines, IACompart Family Farms — NicolletCrop Insurance Specialists — SlaytonCrop Production Services — SargeantCrystal Valley Co-op — Lake Crystal

Dupont Pioneer Seed — HastingsElanco — Greenfield, INEnergy Panel Structures — Graettinger, IAEXTended Ag Crop Insurance Services — LakefieldFaribault County Youth Council — Blue EarthFast Seed & Precision — WindomFauskee Oil Co — BrootenFergus Falls Livestock Auction Market — Fergus FallsFirst Bank of Blue Earth — Blue EarthFreeborn County Chamber of Commerce — Albert LeaGavilon Grain — St. PaulGiant Ride, Inc. — Balboa, CAGislason & Hunter LLC — New UlmHamilton Auction — DexterHancock Co-op — HancockHead, Bill — Lubbock, TXHog Slat, Inc. — Humboldt, IAHolden Farms Inc. — NorthfieldHubbard Feeds — MankatoHubbard Feeds — AlexandriaHurley, Tom & Julie — Sunfish LakeJanice Sommers Memorial — WasecaK & S Millwrights Inc. — Buffalo Lake

Kibble Equipment — Blue EarthKoeppen Custom Concrete — Northwood, IAKrueger Farms — HastingsLB Pork — FairmontLegacy Show Pigs — Albert LeaLemieux, Lance — Inver Grove HeightsLinder/JBS United Show Feeds — Sheridan, INLongCheng Hmong Meats — South St. PaulLynch Livestock, Inc. — Waucoma, IAMDS Manufacturing — Parkston, SDMid-State Milling Inc. — State Center, IAMinnesota Limousin Association — MorrisNational Minerals Corp. — HastingsNew Fashion Pork — JacksonNutriQuest — Mason City, IAPanther Distilleries — OsakisParks of Minnesota — WelcomePIC USA — Hendersonville, TNPipestone Chamber of Commerce - Ag Committee — PipestonePipestone Grain — PipestoneProtein Sources Milling LLC — MapletonProvimi — Grinnell, IAR Agronomy — Cannon Falls

Redwood County Purple Ribbon Boosters Club — Redwood FallsRiver Country Co-op — RandolphRomsdahl Construction — St. JamesRoseau County Co-op Association — GreenbushRushford Business Association — RushfordSchwartz Farms, Inc. — Sleepy EyeSchweiters Chevrolet — Cold SpringSibley Co 4-H Federation — GaylordSkyglider - Skyfair Inc. — Contoocook, NHSmith Cattle Company — Estherville, IASouth 89 Seed & Services — RoseauSullivan Ranch — Hillsboro, TXSwanson Meats — MinneapolisTri-County Livestock Exchange — MotleyUnited Farmers Cooperative — WinthropUnited Farmers State Bank — AdamsVita Plus / Elanco — FairmontWanda State Agency — LambertonWanda State Bank — WandaWashington County Purple Ribbon Club — StillwaterWieser Brothers — LaCrescentWilson Trailer Company — Mankato

PURPLE RIBBON LEVEL — $1000 – $2499:

Albert Lea Seed House — Albert Lea

Anderson, Byron — Hugo

Anderson Seeds — St. Peter

Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica — Eagle Lake

Cargill — Minnetonka

Commodity & Ingredient Hedging — Chicago, IL

Compeer Financial — Mankato

Corn Roast — White Bear Twsp

DLCC Ranch — Pierz

Duke’s Poutine — Centerville

Fast Genetics — Ames, IA

Gislason & Hunter — New Ulm

Grass, Jake & Lindsay — Pine City

Holden Farms Inc. — Northfield

Hormel Foods — Austin

Hubbard Feeds — Mankato

IDEAg Farmfest - American Farm Bureau Federation — Washington, DC

Independent Community Bankers of Minnesota — Bloomington

Interstate Power Systems — Minneapolis

Isabel Burke’s Salt Water Taffy — San Antonio, TX

Koch, Gary — Sleepy Eye

LA-CO Industries — Elk Grove Village, IL

Midwest Machinery — Little Falls

Minnesota Corn Growers Assn. — Shakopee

Minnesota Farmers Union Foundation — St. Paul

Minnesota Pork Board — Mankato

MN Simmental Association — Emmons

Minnesota State Cattlewomen — Cedar

Pipestone Grain — Pipestone

Pooch, Steve — Marine on St. Croix

Pronto Pups - The Karnis Family — Becker

RDO Equipment Co — Sauk Rapids

Schroder Concessions — Faribault

Shanghaied Henri’s — Hudson, WI

Skyride - DMC, Inc. — Prescott, WI

Smithfield — Sioux Falls, SD

Thiesse, Kent — Lake Crystal

Wulf Cattle — Morris

SCHOLARSHIPS:

1st National Bank of Elk River — Elk River3B Concessions — Burlington, WI3M Unitek — New Berlin, WI5J Farms — WinnebagoAbstract & Title Services of Southern Minnesota, Inc. — Blue EarthAdam Broden Agency Inc. — BagleyAdams Builders Supply — AdamsAddi Beau Farms — AdamsADM Animal Nutrition — Quincy, ILAdrian Seed Company — Mountain LakeAdvance Auto Parts — CaledoniaAdvanced Capital Group — MinneapolisAffiliated Community Medical Center — WillmarAg Builders of Southern Minnesota — WindomAgCountry Farm Credit Services — WillmarAgralite Electric Cooperative — BensonAgri Nutrition Services — ShakopeeAgri Steel — LyleAHP Hardscaping Inc. — Fonda, NYAlexandria Veterinary Clinic — Alexandria All American Co-op — StewartvilleAlliance Contracting, Inc. — MankatoAlltech Inc — Junea, WIAltenburg, Gary & Rosie — Vernon CenterAlum-Line — Cresco, IAAmerican Family Insurance — SlaytonAmericana Insurance Group — Albert LeaAmeriprise Financial - Kathy Schneider — Eden PrairieAmthauer Club Lambs — Beaman, IAAmusement Management Intl. — The Colony, TXAnastasi & Associates — StillwaterAnderson Club Lambs — St. PeterAnderson Electric of Blue Earth — Blue EarthAnderson Seed Center — Blue EarthAndy’s Grille — Apple ValleyAnfinson, Thompson, & Co. — WillmarAnimal Health International — HarmonyAni-tek LLC — Social Circle, GAArett Bros Cattle — Blooming PrairieArrowhead Ag, LLC — WindomArthur Family, Bill & Vickie — EllendaleAsmus Farm Supplies — Rake, IAAustin Veterinary Clinic — AustinAVR Inc. — Apple ValleyAxa Equitable Agri Finance — MankatoAzteca Ranch — LakevilleB & B Gas Piping Plus — FairmontB & D Metal Works Inc. — WellsB.C. Johnson Construction — WindomBago Feed Store — WinnebagoBailey Nurseries Foundation — Newport

Bakko Brothers Haybuster — Glenwood Ball Park Cafe — ShoreviewBank Midwest — WindomBank Midwest — FairmontBarberg, Erick — CokatoBASF — Blue EarthBastian, Joe & Natalie — FairfaxBauer Built — PrestonBauer Built Inc — Durand, WIBaumgardt Farms — Sleepy EyeBaustian, Mike & Cyndy — JasperBayer — HarmonyBayou Bob’s Alligator — Las Vegas, NVBC Enterprises — Ringsted, IABDS Laundry Systems — Mendota HeightsBeck Farms — Albert LeaBecker Concessions — Waterloo, IABeemer Companies — FairmontBenco Electric Cooperative — MankatoBenson Farm Service — LewistonBenzinger, Vic — Alexandria Berdan, Glen & Lisa — OrtonvilleBerg Family Red Angus — PipestoneBergene, Brian & Teresa — Rose CreekBianco’s Foods - BBQ Potatoes — Anderson, SCBig Fan Syndicate — AdamsBig Stone Marketing — PipestoneBigelow Family Farm — RosemountBiomin — Galesburg, ILBJ Farms — HenningBK Trucking — WasecaBlack Pines Angus — ViningBlair, Steve — Pearce, AZBlake & Chicky Otte Farm — RandolphBloomfield Mutual Insurance — Spring ValleyBlue Earth Drug — Blue EarthBlue Earth Locker — Blue EarthBlue Earth Valley Eye Clinic — Blue EarthBlue Moon Dine In Theater — EdinaBlumer Family, Don & Julie — FountainBobick Concessions — DelanoBoe Bros Tiling — TaopiBoeckman Plumbing — ElmoreBoehringer Ingelheim — HarmonyBoekett Building Supply Inc. — Truman and FairmontBoerboom Seed & Consulting — SlaytonBoesl Farms — BrandonBoniface, Dick & Juanita Reed-Boniface — CedarBose, Jeff & Brenda — SlaytonBrady Gramm Show Cattle — HancockBranching Out Hair Design — RushfordBremer Bank — EyotaBremer Bank — Rollingstone

Bremer Bank — HoustonBremer, Cal & Nikki — FairmontBrenton Engineering — AlexandriaBreyer’s Sales & Service — LaCrescentBridgeport — AndoverBrockmann Brothers — GranadaBrockway-Brown Vet Clinic — TracyBrown’s Tire & Battery — RushfordBRW Purebreds LLC — NassauBubbles Café — AdamsBuc Wrestling — Blue Earth Buckingham, Chris — StarbuckBuffalo Ridge Concrete — PipestoneBullerman Livestock & Grain Inc. — AdrianBuni’s Bakery — Chandler, FLButcher Boys — Rhinebeck, NYC&B Industries — SlaytonC&B Operations — PipestoneC&J Waste Handling — LafayetteCafe Caribe — MinnetonkaCaledonia Veterinary Clinic — CaledoniaCampbell’s Corn Dog — Cumming, IACanby Farmers Grain Co. — CanbyCandy Factory - George’s Fun Food — Gibsonton, FLCanopy Insurance — LeSueurCaptain Ken’s — St. PaulCaptured Portraits by Kristina — AdamsCaramel Apple Sundae — ShakopeeCarousel BBQ — Corydon, INCarribbean Smoothees — Spring Hill, FLCavallaro Concessions — Mendota HeightsCelander, Cynthia — KelliherCentral Farm Services — AustinCentral Livestock - Zumbrota Market — ZumbrotaCentral Region Co-op — Sleepy EyeCentral Region Cooperative — GibbonCentrol Crop Consulting — WindomCF Morgan Trucking LLC — BrownsdaleChandler Co-op — Lake WilsonChannel Seed — PipestoneChannel Seeds — LewistonChan’s Concessions — Sugarland, TXChicago Dogs — StillwaterChiglo Salvage — PetersonChiglo, Kyle & Lisa — PetersonChosen Valley Vet Clinic — ChatfieldCHR Hansen — Spirit Lake, IAChristensen Family Farms — Sleepy EyeChristenson, Jim & Chris — Green Bay, WICHS — MarshallCHS Ag Services — BadgerCHS NW Grain — BadgerChuck’s Feed & Grain — PetersonCinnamon Roasted Nuts — Maple PlainCJ America — Lenexa, KS

CJ Club Lambs — Ellsworth, WIClifton Larson Allen LLP — AustinClifton Larson Allen LLP — OwatonnaCoasters, Inc. — WoodburyCollins Seed — DeGraffColonial Nut Roll — Milford, IACommunity Development Bank — HancockCommunity Insurance — LafayetteCompart’s Boar Store — NicolletConcord Meats — South St PaulConcrete Products of New London — New LondonConger Meat Market — CongerConsumers Supply LLC — Spencer, IACountry Pride Co-op — Bingham LakeCounty Line Seeds — MadeliaCourtland Waste Handling — CourtlandCPS — HarmonyCPS Mansfield Store — AldenCrazy T Boer Goats — HayfieldCream Puffs - Tom’s Concessions — San Diego, CACrimson Fever Cattle — AustinCrop Production Services — FairmontCrop Production Services — SargeantCrouch Angus Valley — Glenwood, IACrutchee-s Inc. — Sumner, TXCrystal Valley Co-op — JanesvilleCurtis Jones Trucking — TrumanDahl Farm Supply — Albert LeaDairy Gross Margin — Fort Dodge, IADairyland Seed — Blooming PrairieDan Hirth Insurance and Investments — New UlmDandy Acres — PipestoneDan’s Direct Livestock — WinnebagoDar’s Pizza — PipestoneDave Massman Construction — NelsonDave Syverson & Son — Albert LeaDave Syverson Truck Centers — Albert LeaDave’s Plumbing and Heating — Rose CreekDavis Family Dairies, LLC — Le SueurDawson Co-op Credit Union — DawsonDecker Show Pigs — Columbus, INDee Brothers — FarmingtonDeep Fried Candy Bars — Salisbury, NCDeGroot Farms — EdgertonDeitering Brothers — Bancroft, IADeKalb — Bricelyn Demetri’s Greek Foods — Mount Airy, MDDiamond K Genetics — PlainviewDiamond V Mills - Todd Franz — Cedar Rapids, IADick’s Welding — WindomDiehn Simmentals — ArlingtonDierks Oil & Trailer Sales — SlaytonDilley, Dave & Jan — St. Cloud

BLUE RIBBON LEVEL — $100 – $999:

Doane Grain — PlainviewDodge County 4-H — MantorvilleDodge County Corn and Soybean Growers Association — Dodge CenterDodge County Fair Board — Dodge Center Dodge Vet Clinic — Dodge CenterDomnick Seeds - Dekalb/Asgrow — MorrisDonnelly, Joe — Kathryn, NDDon’s Building Center — KerkhovenDost, Carol — Green Bay, WIDouble A Custom Pumping, Inc. — JanesvilleDouble D Dispatch — FairmontDouble M Sales Inc. — OsakisDouglas County 4-H Auction Committee — AlexandriaDroegemueller Farms — FairmontDroegemueller Trucking — FairmontDuerkson Electric — WindomDulcimer Medical Center — FairmontEagle Insurance Agency — StarbuckEarley Farm — WykoffEast Chain LP Gas — FairmontEden Progressive Gophers 4-H Club — Dodge CenterEdward Jones — AustinEdward Jones - Jack Heinitz Advisor — Blue Earth El Sol Mexican Foods — St. PaulElanco — HarmonyElba Co-op Creamery — ElbaElephant Ears - PT Enterprises — Tampa, FLElite Concrete Lifting of Minnesota, LLC — JanesvilleEnderson Farms — Albert LeaEngelson & Associates — RushfordEnvironment Control Systems of Morris — MorrisErickson, Kent — StordenErnie Williams Ltd. — Algona, IAEro-Guard — MapletonEthan Co-op Lumber Association — Ethan, SDEvans Family Pet Care — RussellEvergreen Implement — Thief River FallsFahey Trucking — New PragueFair View Farm — FairmontFalafel King — MinneapolisFare Foods Corp. — DuQuoin, ILFaribault Co Corn & Soybean Growers — Blue EarthFaribault Vet Clinic — FaribaultFarm Boy Co-op & Feed Co. LLC — MahtomediFarm Bureau — WillmarFarm Bureau Financial (Mower Cty) — BrownsdaleFarm Bureau Financial Services — Faribault

Farm Nutrients — Forest City, IAFarmer Co-op Society — Sioux Center, IAFarmers & Merchants Bank — SpringfieldFarmers Alliance — Corsica, SDFarmers Coop Society — Little Rock, IAFarmers Co-operative of Hanska — HanskaFarmers Elevator of Traverse — St. PeterFarmers Feed & Pet Supply — OwatonnaFarmers State Bank of Hartland — HartlandFarmers Union Industries — Redwood FallsFarm-Tech — AdamsFast Global Solutions — WindomFAST Global Solutions — GlenwoodFast Seed & Chemical/ Mycogen Seed — Mountain LakeFederal Hybrids — New UlmFeed Energy Company — Pleasant Hill, IA Fillmore County Pork Producers — PrestonFirst Bank & Trust — PipestoneFirst Southeast Bank — HarmonyFladeboe Auctions Land Co. — WillmarFlatland Fertilizer — Lincoln, NEFlom Disposal — FaribaultFlom, Bob and Louise — NerstrandFoot Long Hot Dogs — Fergus FallsForm-A-Feed - Show Day Show Feeds — LitchfieldFour Season Maintenance — Spring GroveFox, Dan — North MankatoFranke, Tom — HayfieldFranz, Jay — ShakopeeFreeborn’s Pride Builders — FreebornFrench Meadow Scones & Coffee — MinnetonkaFried Fruit by Tempting Foods — BaxterFriends of Emily Altenburg — ArlingtonFulda Area Credit Union - Jackson Branch — JacksonFuture Vision Cellular — Malabar, FLG&S Drainage & Excavation — Blue EarthGaetzke, Val & Ross — Northwood, IAGartner, Doug & Jane — Minnesota LakeGartner, Marvin & Judy — MapletonGartners on the Knoll — MapletonGass Station — PlymouthG-Bar Cattle — BricelynGeerdes Farms — RacineGeneva Bar & Grill — GenevaGerlach Outdoor Power Equipment — HastingsGiggles’ Campfire Grill LLC — St. PaulGlacial Plains Cooperative — MurdockGlacial Plains Cooperative — KerkhovenGlacial Ridge Cattlemans Association — BrootenGlynn, John & Phyllis — Janesville

Goedken Livestock — AustinGoertze’s Dairy Kone — Westminster, MDGold Country Seed — HutchinsonGold Country Seed — WasecaGolden Rose Riders — New UlmGolden Rose Saddle Club — New UlmGolden Rose Stable — New UlmGoll, John — HancockGoslee, Larry and Paula — AustinGPS Services — AdamsGraham Tire — FairmontGrandgenett, Roger - DDS — Blue EarthGranny’s Cheese Cake & More — Riverview, FLGreen Acres Limousin — Cottage GroveGreen Plains — FairmontGreen Plains Ethanol — Lakota, IAGreiner Family, Darby & Jolene — HancockGrilled Shrimp — Hudson, WIGroskreutz, Matt — New RichlandGrothe, Dan — WillmarGrunzke Family Farms — AldenGudahl Flooring — Blue EarthGudmundson Excavating — LanesboroGustafson Dairy — WillmarGustafson Trucking — FairmontGyros - G&G Concessions — Baraboo, WIH & H Veterinary Service — BensonHaas Livestock — Cannon FallsHall Brothers- Wensmen Seed — Grand MeadowHamilton, Andrew — StewartvilleHammell & Murphy, Attorneys at Law — CaledoniaHammell Equipment — ChatfieldHammell Equipment — RushfordHamm’s Field — LyleHansen Crop Insurance — New Richland Hansen, Bob & Tonya — FreebornHansen’s Amusement Foods — Fergus FallsHanson Tire — Albert LeaHarguth Show Cattle — St. CharlesHarmony & Cresco Vet Clinic — HarmonyHarmony Agri Service — HarmonyHarms Oil — Elgin, IAHarrington’s Enterprises — Ellsworth, WIHassing Angus — WellsHauge Show Cattle — WinonaHawkins, Jeff & Diane — Inver Grove HeightsHD Genetics — FarmingtonHefty Seed Company — FairmontHeggedal Farms — BadgerHeideman, Steve & Sue — GlenvilleHeimer Foods — AdamsHeinold Hog Market — WindomHeinz Insurance — OwatonnaHemmingsen’s Transfer — Alden

Henry’s Kettle Korn — Jacksonville, FLHighwater Ethanol — LambertonHilltop Livestock — HartlandHillyard Floor Care — WatervilleHilton, Carla & Bill — DexterHiniker Seeds — PipestoneHi-Yield Products, Inc. — AldenHodgman Drainage — Dodge CenterHome Place Pork — New UlmHome State Bank — WillmarHomedale Farm — St CharlesHopkins Food Service — Thomasville, GAHoskins Electric — CaledoniaHot Shot Thrill Rides — Heyburn, IDHoverston, Johnson, Beckman, & Hovey Law Firm — AustinHoward, Greg — New UlmHufford Brothers — MorrisHugo’s Reliable Hoof Care — St. CharlesHugoson Pork — GranadaHuinker Yorkshires — Decorah, IAHuvepharma — OwatonnaIdland Cattle Co. — Circle, MTIndependent Farmers Ag Service — HancockInsurance Partners, Inc. — MorrisInterstate Motor Trucks of Rochester — RochesterISC Financial Advisors — Albert LeaItalian Junction — Waite ParkJ&D Seed — AmboyJ&J Jewelers — Redwood FallsJack Larson Seeds — New UlmJackson Livestock Exchange — JacksonJanesville State Bank — JanesvilleJans Farm — FuldaJD Farms — Green IsleJeffers Implement Service — JeffersJensen Auctioneering — Owatonna Jepma, Dennis & Carrie — HancockJeremy Schauer Carpentry Inc — Green IsleJerry Wulf Family — HancockJerry’s Auto Salvage — Big LakeJesse Jensen Excavating — Buffalo Center, IAJJD Construction — Blooming PrairieJobco Plumbing — PlymouthJoe’s Garage Tire & Auto Service — AdamsJohnson Brothers Feed — Carpenter, IAJohnson Family, Mark & Carolyn — RushfordJohnson Farms — HoustonJohnson, Gene & Jodie — ArlingtonJohnson, Moody, Schmidt, & Kleinhuisen — WillmarJohnson, Wanda & Cliff — ChaskaJohnson’s Foot Longs — Clayton, NMJohnston, Lee & Judy — MorrisJones Boys Trucking — Truman

Josh Pfennig Repair — Albert LeaJ’s Developers — Owatonna JSO Farms — Blue EarthJuanita’s Fajitas — St. PaulJudge Tad Jude - 10th District — MinneapolisK&W Electric Inc. — FairmontKaduce Tire — MapletonKale, Jeff & Janee — West Fargo, NDKampmeier Farms — ChokioKAP Farms — Superior, WIKBQ Inc — Mountain LakeKBS — PlainviewKelly Printing & Signs — PrestonKemin Industries — ChanhassenKemna Auto Center — Algona, IAKen Witt Gold Country Seed — HoustonKerkaert, Barry & Karen — PipestoneKern, Lloyd — West ConcordKett’s Shorthorns — StordenKibble Equipment — WabassoKibble Equipment — HollandaleKimmes Bauer Irrigation — HastingsKingsley Mercantile — HarmonyKinsley Show Lambs — DennisonKirschner’s Beer Stube — BurnsvilleKleinwort Farms — Dodge CenterK-LER Cattle — St. CharlesKoch & Sons Water Wells — Sullivan, MOKoch Gravel Inc. — LeroyKoch, Karen & LeRoy — Shelbyville, KYKorman, Rachel & Matt — AldenKrage Insurance Agency — LanesboroKrazy Maze LLC — Omaha, NEKropp Concessions — Green Bay, WIKruegal Gas Company — Spring ValleyKuecker Seed Stock — Algona, IAKuethe Farms — AldenKurtz, Barry — AdamsLac Qui Parle Co-op Oil — DawsonLake Prairie Holsteins — St. PeterLakeside Agency — FairmontLamberton Stockyards — LambertonLandherr, Chris — AustinLanesboro Sales Commission — LanesboroLange Ag Systems — WillmarLarry Goelz Family — PipestoneLarson Gravel & Construction — DeGraffLarson, James & Char — SlaytonLee Murphy Insurance — St. PaulLegred Farms — BricelynLemke, Johnny — LakevilleLemke, Rick — Prior LakeLeTendre Insurance & Financial — MorrisLewiston Feeds — LewistonLewiston Sales — LewistonLewiston Vet Clinic — Winona

Lind & Family, Colby, Traci, Doug & Becky — RushfordLindahl Tire & Auto Services — Cannon FallsLindeland Farms — Minnesota LakeLittle Prairie Limousin — DundasLonning, Steve & Cheryl — EllendaleLonsdale Feed Mill, Inc. — Lonsdale Lorenz, Gene — Bakersfield, CALoveless, Donald — OwatonnaLudwig & Sons Farm — RichmondLuinenburg’s Waste Management — ReadingLukes Brothers — GlenvilleLuLu’s — MendotaLundstrom State Farm Insurance Agency — GaylordLyle Liquor — LyleM Molding — St. Peter M&H Tenting — AdamsMacksteel Warehouse — Watertown, SDMac’s Grille — Mesa, AZMages Land Co & Auction Service — WinthropMakotah Veterinary Center — Blue EarthMaloney, Al & Janet — Blue EarthMancini’s al Fresco — St. PaulManthei Show Stock — SanbornMario’s — Apple ValleyMarkegard Pigtail Acres — Peterson MarKit County Grain — ArgyleMarte, Eugene & Phyllis — GibbonMarthaler Chevrolet — GlenwoodMartin Co Pork Producers — FairmontMartin County Fair Board — FairmontMattson, Brett & Ashley — Albert LeaMattson, Mike & Kari — Albert LeaMaverick Nutrition — AustinMay Cattle Company — Mineral Point, WIMcKean, James and Heidi — Sioux Falls, SDMcNeilus Steel Inc. — Dodge CenterMeadowland Farmers Coop - Feed Dept. — LambertonMente Cattle Co — AdrianMerchants Bank — St. CharlesMerchants Bank — RushfordMerck — HarmonyMerkouris Farms — Albert LeaMetro Auto Salvage — LakevilleMexican Hat — New LondonMeyer, Dell — New York MillsMickey’s Grill & Kabobs — Brownsville, TXMicronutrients USA LLC — Indianapolis, INMiddendorf, John & Mary Jane — MelroseMidway Farm Equipment — Mountain LakeMidway Grill — Austin, TX

Midwest Doors — AustinMidwest Livestock Systems — Beatrice, NEMidwest Machinery — GlenwoodMidwest Machinery — Alexandria Midwest Supply/Manna Pro — St. JosephMike Allison Farms — GlenvilleMiller Legal Strategic Planning Centers — TylerMiller Sellner Equipment — Sleepy EyeMiller’s Cheese Curds — FoleyMiller-Sellner - Slayton — SlaytonMillerville Coop Creamery Assn — BrandonMiner Electric — HayfieldMinneapple Pie — RogersMinnekabob — Golden ValleyMinnesota Ag Group — KassonMinnesota Angus Association — SpringfieldMinnesota Farm Bureau — PuposkyMinnesota Junior Angus Association — ArlingtonMinnesota Shorthorn Lassies — Ellsworth, WIMinnigan Hills Farm — CaledoniaMinn-Iowa Crop Insurance — Blue EarthMinnwest Bank — RochesterMinnwest Bank — SlaytonMinnWest Technology Campus — WillmarMN Boer Goat Association — HayfieldMN Dairy Goat Association — Lake ElmoMN Simmental Association — EmmonsModern Farm Equipment — Sauk CentreMoeller Bros Chemical — PipestoneMoenning Meats — Dodge CenterMoenning, Donna & Mark — HayfieldMonsanto — AmboyMorris Co-op Association — MorrisMoser Farms — MorrisMound Prairie Mutual Insurance — HoustonMower County Pork Producers — AustinMueller Farms — ArlingtonMunsterteiger Family Farms — Sleepy EyeMurray County Purple Ribbon Club — SlaytonMWI — HarmonyMycogen Seed — Albert LeaMycogen Seeds — PipestoneN&H Livestock — CourtlandNAPA Auto Parts of Spring Valley — Spring ValleyNEDAP — PipestoneNeel Show Cattle — AldenNeel, Brett — AldenNeil, Gary — NorthfieldNetterfield’s Food Court — Land o’ Lakes, FLNetzke Brothers — Lamberton

New Geneva Meats & Processing — GenevaNew Ulm Feeds/Big Gain — New UlmNew Ulm Regional Vet Center — New UlmNewport Laboratories — WorthingtonNext Generation Farm — AldenNexus Marketing — Ames, IANicollet County Bank — St. PeterNicollet County Purple Ribbon Club — St. PeterNitro Ice Cream — CottonwoodNorman’s Electric Service — RushfordNorth Star Boer Goats — Pine IslandNorthern Resources Cooperative — RoseauNorthern Valley Animal Clinic — PlainviewNorwood Veterinary Clinic — Norwood Young AmericaNW Regional Farm Bureau — BadgerOak Meadow Farms — HarmonyOak Meadow Meats — HarmonyOakridge Construction — New LondonOchsendorf Cattle Co. — DawsonO’Gara Bar & Grill Inc. — St. PaulOle & Lena’s — OwatonnaOlson, Chuck & Fay — Spring GroveOlson, Dr. Mary — WindomOlson, Ole - GAF — Albert LeaO’Neil and O’Neil Inc. — St. PaulOnken Backhoe Service — BalatonOodles of Noodles — Spring ParkOOF-DATacos — ErskineOrban Ag Services — EmmonsOsakis Creamery Association — OsakisOscarson Construction — New UlmO’Sullivan Auctioneers — Maple LakeOven Fresh Brownies — Taylors FallsOwens Locker Plant — Pine IslandPaal, Dave & Sandy — WellsPaap, Kevin & Julie — Garden CityPals/Pig Tek — WillmarParamount Attractions — Cottage GrovePatinella’s Chicken Grill — Cape Coral, FLPaul Bitzan & Sons — Brandon Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. — PipestonePerschau Farms — Green IslePeters’ Hot Dogs — Cottage GrovePeterson Smith Gravel — WindomPeterson, Dion & Nancy — Blue EarthPeterson’s Chicken N Chops — Ham LakePfarr, Dave & Robyn — Le SueurPfizer Animal Health (Zoetis) — Cottage GrovePhiBro Animal Health — Saint PaulPHT Magnetic Sewing — AdamsPIC — Kansas City, MOPickle Dog — RichfieldPioneer Hi-Bred — Lyle

Pioneer Hi-Bred — Le CenterPioneer Seed — WestbrookPioneer Seeds — FrostPipestone Building Materials — PipestonePipestone County Implement — PipestonePipestone County Pork Producers — PipestonePitstop Acres — GibbonPizzeria 201 — Montgomery Plainview Milk Products Cooperative — PlainviewPlayland - American Amusement Arcades — BloomingtonPlumb City Feed Mill Inc. — Plumb City, WIPoet Biorefining — PrestonPoet Nutrition — Sioux Falls , SDPrairie Ag Pumping Inc. — TaopiPrairie Brand Seeds — GlenvillePrairie Country Crop Insurance — JacksonPrairie Farm Supply — Belle PlainePrairie Hustler 4-H Club — SlaytonPrairie Pride Cooperative — SlaytonPrairie Ridge Orthodontics — OwatonnaPreble Farmers Mutual Insurance — LanesboroPrecision Pipeline — Eau Claire, WIPrecision Structures Inc. — Wellman, IAPremier Ag LLP — GreenbushPrescher-Willette Seeds — Delavan Prestegard Farms — Blue EarthPreston Equipment Co. — PrestonPrigge Family Farms — WinonaPrigge, Bill & Joanne — WinonaPrinsco — WillmarPro Ag Solutions — WalthamPro Co-op Houseman Oil — Estherville, IAPro-Ag Farmers Co-op — GarfieldProduce Exchange - Fields of Joy — St. PaulProducers Hybrids — Albert LeaProfessional Ag Marketing — LuverneProfessional Tax Advisors Inc. — FairmontProfinium Financial — FairmontProfit Pro — Albert LeaPurfeerst Farm LLP — FaribaultPurfeerst Farms — FaribaultPurina — Gardner, KSPurina Animal Nutrition — PierzPurple Pursuit — Spencer, IAQLF Feeds — Belle Plaine, IAQuality Title of Willmar — WillmarQuam, Jerry — WanamingoQuam, Rex and Malinda — Dodge CenterQuesadilla Junction/ Regal’s Concession — StewartvilleQuinn, Doug & Laurie — TrumanQuiring, Tod & Lisa — Windom

R & S Grain Systems Inc. — DexterR&K Show Pigs — LakefieldR&R Ice Cream — Sanford, NCR&R Properties — RogersRabe International Inc. — FairmontRadke Cattle Co. — Minnesota LakeRagin Cajun — Mendota HeightsRalco Feeds — Dolliver, IARalph J Olson & Sons — Blue EarthRamy Turf Products — St. PaulRCP Transit LLC — ComfreyRCR Show Lambs — GlencoeRC’s Barbecue — BloomingtonRDO Equipment Co — Sauk RapidsRedwood Co 4-H Auction Boosters — Redwood FallsRedwood County Corn/ Soybean Growers — Walnut GroveReed’s Taxidermy — MantorvilleReese, Alison — HancockReese, Mike — HancockReese, Randy and Lynn — HancockRehnelt, Mike & Lila — HayfieldReindal Electric — AldenReinecke Farms — EyotaReliance Bank — FaribaultReuter, Dave & Lori — Rose CreekRidenour, Joey and William — Paradise Valley, AZRiley Farms — Harrisonville, MORio Nutrition — Redwood FallsRitter, Ron & Diane — MorrisRiver City Refrigeration — FaribaultRiver Region Cooperative — Sleepy EyeRiver’s Edge Bait & Convenience — GreenbushRivers Edge Realty — WindomRiverside Animal Clinic — SpringfieldRK & T Construction — OwatonnaRobert Anderson & Associates — Redwood FallsRock Vet — LuverneRock Veterinary Clinic — LuverneRodgers, Nan & Kevin — NorthfieldRodning Farms and Excavation — GaylordRoe Farms — LeroyRoe, Brian — Port Townsend, WARoger Claeys Custom Spraying — WinnebagoRogich, George & Pam — HendersonRohne Insurance — Glenville Roland Racing Stable — Grinnell, IARoll, John — Bingham LakeRolstad Construction — BuffaloRon’s Repair — WorthingtonRoot Beer 1919 — St. PaulRoot River Market Cooperative — HoustonRoseau County Ford — RoseauRoseau Electric Cooperative — Roseau

Roseville Visitors Association — RosevilleRound Bank & Round Bank Insurance — WaldorfRuen Farms — LanesboroRunnings — Redwood FallsRushford Foods — RushfordRutana Concessions — New Springfield, OHRyan Knudson Cattle Company — Estherville, IAS Farms — AdamsSaint Mary’s University — WinonaSand Electric — WillmarSanimax USA LLC — South St. PaulSapthre Maple Syrup — AdamsSathre Boers — AdamsSathre, John — AdamsSathre, Ryan & Anna — AdamsSauck Farms — GranadaSaxton Family Partnership — GranadaScanlan, Robert — BrownsvilleScharpe Angus — ArlingtonScharpe, Jennifer — Westminster, COSchauer’s Sheep — GlencoeSchein, Henry — OwatonnaScherger’s Triton Boers — Dodge CenterSchieber Seeds — CaledoniaSchlaack Seed — New RichlandSchley, Scott — Dodge CenterSchmidt Cattle Company — AldenSchmidt, Duane — Albert LeaSchmidt, Jeremy — St. Louis ParkSchmidt, Nikki — Albert LeaSchmitz Electric — AdamsSchmitz Grain — CurrieScholtz, Dennis — Comfrey Schramel Law Office — WindomSchutte Trucking — RushmoreSchwab, Bill & Barb — FairfaxSchwab, Craig & Kris — GibbonSchwecke Genetics — GibbonScotch Eggs - Cranston Concessions — Battle LakeScott Beers Memorial Fund — LuverneScott Erichsrud Trucking — Blue EarthSE MN Oral Surgery — OwatonnaSears Imported Autos Inc. — MinnetonkaSecurity State Bank — LewistonSEMA Equipment — CaledoniaSEMA Equipment — AustinSEMA Equipment — WanamingoSEMA Equipment — RochesterSEMA Equipment — St. CharlesSEMA Equipment — LeRoyShane Sether Pioneer Seeds — JacksonShell Rock Ag Inc — HaywardShow Day Show Feeds — Courtlandshowstockplanet.com — Burt , IASimon Farms — PrestonSimonson White Tails — Springfield

Sire Options — Ellsworth, WISKB Environmental — St. PaulSleepy Eye Auction Market — Sleepy EyeSleepy Eye Electric Co. — Sleepy EyeSmith Ag Service — Osage, IASommers, Kyle — MontgomerySouthwest Minnesota Agrifuels Co-op — Bingham LakeSpecial Tools Inc — St. FrancisSpectrum Leadership Solutions — Vienna, VASpencer Ag Center — Spencer, IASpokely Brothers — NielsvilleSporty Acres — Dodge CenterSpringfield Cooperative Creamery Association — SpringfieldSSP Online Sales — Burt, IAStar Energy — Manson, IAState Bank of Fairmont — FairmontState Bank of Jeffers — JeffersState Farm Insurance — Blue EarthState Line Cooperative — Blue EarthState Line Electric — GlenvilleStauffer Trucking — WinnebagoSteele Farms — AldenStee-Po Farms — HancockStensgard Farms — RushfordStone Bridge Wealth Management — Alexandria Stone Werx Landscape Artists — AldenStone’s Construction — SpicerStrategic Pork Solutions — WellsStrawberries N Creme — WasecaSturdevant’s Auto Parts — Lisbon, NDSturm Seeds — Springfield Sullivan, Joe & April — FranklinSunOPTA Grains & Foods — OwatonnaSuper Dog — Tampa, FLSuperior Concrete Inc. — MankatoSweet Martha’s Cookie Jar — St. PaulSwenson Trucking — AdamsSwine Genetics International, Ltd. — Cambridge, IASwine Vet Center — St. PeterTaylor Insurance Agency — AustinTaylor’d Cakes — Lake WilsonTBS Farms — WasecaTeal’s Market — LuverneTews, Tim & Marcia — WinonaTexas Steak Out — New Braunfels, TXThate Family Partnership — FairmontThate, Dan & Deb — FairmontThe Hideaway - GSH Food Services Inc. — White Bear LakeThe Lunch Box — SpicerThe Pizza Shoppe — Georgetown, TXThe Pretzel Lady — St. Augustine, FLThe Sandwich Stop — Chesaning, MIThielke, Delroy & Jane — ClontarfThome Family Farms — Adams

Thompson Club Lambs — MabelThompson, Mark & Julie — SpicerTiarks, Becker & Hackett Financial — FairmontTim Blagg Construction — Blue EarthTim Mulhern Farms — FountainTim Sailor Trucking — CongerTinucci’s Restaurant — NewportTiny Tim Miniature Donuts — Taylors FallsTom Gillard Agency/ Farmers Insurance — AustinTom Thumb Donut Corporation — StillwaterTom Thumb Donuts — St. PaulTomschin Round Baling — AldenToquam Farms — Blooming PrairieTot Boss — MaplewoodTrails End Ranch — WinonaTri-County Vet Clinic — TauntonTrue Bogger Magazine — Fonda, NYTwin Creek Farms, Inc. — Dodge Center

Uhlenkamp, Tim & Pam — Green IsleUittenbogaard Farms — MorristownUlven’s Hardware — Rose CreekUnion Trailer & Power Equipment — Chippewa Falls , WIUnited Prairie Insurance — OwatonnaUniversal Contractors — Northwood, IAUS Bank — OwatonnaVan Dyke Grinding Inc — ChandlerVermillion State Bank — VermillionVern Eide Chevrolet — Albert LeaVES Enviromental Solutions — Chippewa Falls , WIVets Glass — WinnebagoVick Livestock Trucking — LewistonVoss Cattle Co/ Voss Concrete — Dexter, IAWaage Farms Purina — GreenbushWachholz Masonry — WaconiaWalco - USA — AlexandriaWangen Automotive — AustinWaseca Vet Clinic — Waseca

Wasmoen Family — Albert LeaWaterford Oil — NorthfieldWaterfront Family Dentistry — WinonaWayne, Rodney — EllendaleWeckworth, Curtis & Lori — ArlingtonWedel, Doug & Kathy — WelcomeWegener, Tim & Kerry — FairmontWeiss Milling Inc. — WelcomeWensman Seed — SlaytonWentzel Seeds & Syngenta — MurdockWerner’s Frontier Bar — New BrightonWest Martin Seeds — TrimontWestern Wisconsin Auto Auction — Chippewa Falls, WIWestview Farm — HastingsWhite Bear Lake Insurance — StarbuckWiebke Fur Company — EitzenWiechman Pig Co. — TrumanWilbur-Ellis Company — ClaremontWild Rice — DelanoWildung Show Pigs — Nassau

Willow Springs Cattle Co — Prairie Grove, ARWindom Farm Service — WindomWinona County Purple Ribbon Club — WinonaWisch, Neal & Chelsea — ArlingtonWiste Construction — AdamsWolff & Sons — OwatonnaWorth County Vet — Northwood, IAWorthington Vet Medical Center & Prairie Livestock Supply — WorthingtonWozniak Concessions — MinneapolisWyffels Hybrids — BrewsterXFE Products — Des Moines, IAYager, Kevin — New UlmYeager Implement — Blue EarthYoungerberg Angus & Wood Chips — SpringfieldZierke Built Manufacturing — Blue EarthZitzman, Jerome & Lenora — New UlmZoetis — Harmony

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’ Association

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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 it at liveauctions.tv. Arrangements can be made to make your bids and acknowledge your support by calling (651) 323-4210.

■ 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.

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 it liveauctions.tv. Arrangements can be made to make

your bids and acknowledge your support by calling (651) 323-4210.

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

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 105 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 1.9 million fair attendees

■ Receive an invitation to the Champion Buyers’ Club Recognition Gala on November 9th at the Earle Brown Center in Brooklyn Center.

• 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 —

American Foods GroupAmes ConstructionCompeer Financial

Minnesota State Fair ConcessionairesTwin Cities Concrete

GOLD MEMBERS — $10,000 to $19,999 —

Cargill - Animal NutritionJackson County Purple Ribbon Club

MN Farmers Union/MFU Agency/Farmers Union IndustriesMower County Purple Ribbon ClubSteele County Purple Ribbon Club

2017 CHAMPION BUYERS’ CLUB

SILVER MEMBERS — $5,000 to $9,999Anchor Bank • Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica • Central Livestock Association • Dupont Pioneer

Faribault County Purple Ribbon Club • Featherlite Trailers • Goodhue County Purple Club Minnesota Farm Bureau • Nutra-Blend LLC • PIC • Supreme International • Sorenson Seeds

BRONZE MEMBERSFast Seed & Precision • Hog Slat, Inc. • Hormel Foods • Interstate Power Systems

LongCheng Hmong Meats • Merck Animal Health • O & S Cattle CompanyRushford Business Assn. • Staples Oil • Swanson Meats • Wakefield Pork • Wilson Trailer Co.

Minnesota Farm Bureau • Nutra-Blend LLC • PIC • Supreme International • Sorenson Seeds

Fast Seed & Precision • Hog Slat, Inc. • Hormel Foods • Interstate Power Systems

Rushford Business Assn. • Staples Oil • Swanson Meats • Wakefield Pork • Wilson Trailer Co.

Minnesota Farm Bureau • Nutra-Blend LLC • PIC • Supreme International • Sorenson Seeds

Fast Seed & Precision • Hog Slat, Inc. • Hormel Foods • Interstate Power Systems

Rushford Business Assn. • Staples Oil • Swanson Meats • Wakefield Pork • Wilson Trailer Co.