DeSoto 4-H Livestock Club members showed up and showed out at the 2023 DeBossier Showdown Livestock Show which was held September 8th and 9th at the David Means Memorial 4-H Barn. 4-H’ers from all over the parish exhibited their poultry, rabbit, swine, sheep, goat, dairy, and beef projects at the two-day event. The following exhibitors won championships at the show.

Clay Usrey- Champion Rabbit Showman

Joslyn Peterson- Champion Overall Standard

Clay Usrey- Reserve Overall Standard

Clay Usrey- Champion Overall Bantam

Lauralye Jeter- Champion Market Swine

Lauralye Jeter- Reserve Champion Market Swine

Lauralye Jeter- Champion Swine Showman

Joslyn Peterson- Champion Sheep Showman

Hayden Hardy- Champion Breeding Ewe

Landon Cubley- Champion Market Lamb

Addison Salley- Reserve Champion Heifer

Clay Usrey- Champion Dairy Showman

Clay Usrey- Supreme Dairy Heifer

Clay Usrey- Reserve Dairy Heifer

A big thank you to all of our sponsors for this year’s event. Your generous donations allowed these exhibitors to earn ribbons, banners, and checks for their accomplishments. Thanks also to Mr. Mike Norton and the DeSoto Parish Police Jury for your continued support of the David Means Memorial 4-H Barn and to Sheriff Jayson Richardson and the entire DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Department for your continued assistance in helping us setup and take down the show ring for our livestock shows.

Joshua L. Salley

Assistant Extension Agent (Agriculture)

Parish Chair

DeSoto Parish Extension Office

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