Georgia Hereford Field Day
June 5 – 6, 2015
Walker County Agricultural Center
Rock Spring, Georgia
On June 5 – 6, 2015 Three Notch Farm, Dalton Green’s Family, hosted the Georgia Hereford Field Day at the Walker County Ag
Center, in Rock Spring, Georgia. It brought 18 Hereford junior exhibitors and their families from all over the state together to
Rock Spring to show their Hereford cattle, compete in various contests, and just have fun! On Friday, juniors and adults
competed in the Beef Quiz, juniors turned in their posters and photos for judging, and showed their skills in Showmanship.
Judge Amanda Brooks, County Extension Agent and former GJHA member from Loudon, TN, put them through their paces to
find Andy Chastain, from Danielsville, as the Overall Champion Showman. He received the Richard Poss Memorial Trophy and
the John Wesley Rakestraw Memorial Scholarship. A wonderful supper and good fellowship followed. Bright and early Saturday
morning juniors presented Judge Brooks with their best Cow/Calf pairs, Bred & Owned Bulls, Steers, and their Heifers projects.
Following the naming of the Grand and Reserve Champion Heifers and the Grand and Reserve Champion Bred & Owned Heifers,
everyone enjoyed lunch provided by the Gordon Lee High School FFA. Our thanks to all of the sponsors and especially to the
Green Family for making this event really special. The show and contest results from Field Day follow:
Junior Showmanship Champion – Gracie Drue Johnson
Junior Showmanship Reserve Champion – Dylan Chastain
Intermediate Showmanship Champion – Andy Chastain
Intermediate Showmanship Reserve Champion – Matthew Murphy
Senior Showmanship Champion – Chris Hart
Senior Showmanship Reserve Champion – Gabe Brogdon
Overall Showmanship Champion – Andy Chastain
Champion Cow/Calf Pair – Kari Dylong
Champion Bred & Owned Bull –Matthew Murphy
Reserve Champion Bred & Owned Bull – Gabe Brogdon
Champion Steer – Michael Weathersbee
Reserve Champion Steer – Dalton Green
Heifer Show
Class 1 – 1st Kari Dylong (B/O 1st), 2nd Carver Moore (B/O 2nd )
Class 2 – 1st Dylan Chastain (B/O 1st ), 2nd Kari Dylong (B/O 2nd), Carver Moore (B/O 3rd)
Class 3 – 1st Gracie Drue Johnson (B/O 1st), 2nd Braxton Light
Class 4 – 1st Matthew Murphy
Class 5 – 1st Gabe Brogdon (B/O 1st), Bryan Ownby, 3rd Matthew Murphy (B/O 2nd ), 4th John Conner, 5th Dalton Green
Division I Champion – Gabe Brogdon, Class 5 (B/O)
Division I Reserve Champion –Matthew Murphy, Class 4
Class 6 – 1st Chris Hart (B/O 1st), 2nd Matthew Murphy (B/O 2nd )
Class 7 – 1st Matthew Murphy, 2nd Rebekah Ramey
Class 8 – 1st Gabe Brogdon (B/O 1st), 2nd Jesse Tod Johnson, 3rd John Conner (B/O 2nd)
Division II Champion – Chris Hart, Class 6 (B/O)
Division II Reserve Champion – Gabe Brogdon, Class 8 (B/O)
Class 9 – 1st Gracie Drue Johnson, 2nd Emma Huff
Class 10 – 1st Andy Chastain, 2nd Rebekah Ramey, 3rd Matthew Murphy
Division III Champion – Andy Chastain, Class 10
Division III Reserve Champion – Rebekah Ramey, Class 10
Grand Champion Hereford Heifer
Receiving the Jim and Erma Hadden Memorial Belt Buckle:
Andy Chastain, Division III
Receiving the Georgia Poll-Ette Belt Buckle:
Reserve Grand Champion Hereford Heifer
Gabe Brogdon, Division I
Receiving the J.E. Strickland Memorial Belt Buckle
Bred & Owned Grand Champion Hereford Heifer
Gabe Brogdon, Division I
Receiving the W. A. Leonard Memorial Belt Buckle
Bred & Owned Reserve Grand Champion Hereford Heifer
Chris Hart, Division II
Contests
Poster Contest
Junior – 1st Thomas Lord
Senior – 1st Dalton Green, 2nd Kari Dylong
Photography Contest
Junior Division – 1st Thomas Lord, 2nd Thomas Lord, 3rd Carver Moore, 4th Carver Moore
Intermediate Division – 1st Dalton Green
Senior Division – 1st Kari Dylong, 2nd Kari Dylong
Overall Photo Winner – Kari Dylong
Beef Quiz
Junior Division – 1st Carver Moore, 2nd Thomas Lord, 3rd Dylan Chastain
Intermediate Division – 1st Bryan Ownby, 2nd Andy Chastain, 3rd Dalton Green
Senior Division – 1st Chris Hart, 2nd Gabe Brogdon, 3rd John Conner
Adult Division Winner – Hardy Edwards
The Waunell Strickland Scholarship went to Chris Hart
The Judy Thomas Scholarship went to Hannah Roberts
Congratulations to Hannah Roberts, who was named the 2015 Georgia Hereford Queen and Gracie Drue Johnson was named
2015 Georgia Hereford Princess.