Fayette County Fair’s Young Farmers Hay Show Results

D&R Farms won grand champion in the hay show for an entry of alfalfa. The hay brought $1,700 at auction. Buyers were M-G, Inc., Kleiber Tractor and Equipment, Fayette Savings Bank, Wick’s Water Well Service, Tex Propane, Bumper Crop Texas of Schulenburg, and Cernoch Plumbing. The winners also received 2,000 lbs. of fertilizer donated by Bumper Crop Texas. BWI of Schulenburg also donated a 225 tub of molasses with Clarify, 500 lbs. of Jumbo Ryegrass seed and 50 lbs. of Safeguard wormer cubes. Pictured are (from left) Dennis Brower of BWI, Rodney Kalich of Fayette Savings, Daniel Cernoch of Cernoch Plumbing, Donovan and Royce Chudej of D&R Farms, David Kleiber of Kleiber Tractor and Equipment, James Schramek of M-G, Susie Wick of Tex Propane and Matt Arthur of Bumper Crop. Photos by Andy Behlen First place in Class 1 went to Mark Stang for a coastal bermudagrass entry. The hay brought $500 at auction. Buyers were Tex Propane, Wick Water Well Service, Cernoch Plumbing, M-G Inc., and Kleiber Tractor and Equipment. BWI of Schulenburg also donated a 225 lb. tub of molasses with Clarify to the winner. Pictured are (from left) Dennis Brower of BWI, Leo Wick, Sr. of Wick’s Water Well Service, David Kleiber of Kleiber Tractor and Equipment, Mark Stang, Daniel Cernoch of Cernoch Plumbing, James Schramek of M-G and Susie Wick of Tex Propane. Mark Stang won reserve champion in the hay show with a ryegrass entry. The hay brought $2,100 at auction. Buyers were Moeller Lawn Care, Fayette Savings Bank, Willie Joe’s Processing, Bubela Tree Farm and Arbor Care, Mark and Tonya Stang, and Pavlicek Equipment and Repair. The winner also received 1,000 lbs. of fertilizer donated by La Grange Farm and Ranch. BWI of Schulenburg donated a 225 lb. tub of molasses with Clarify and 250 lbs. of jumbo ryegrass seed to the winner as well. Pictured are (from left) Dennis Brower of BWI, Rodney Kalich of Fayette Savings Band, Eddie Moeller of Moeller Lawn Care, Mark Stang, Cody Pavlicek of Pavlicek Equipment and Mark Vecera of the Schulenburg Young Farmers. First place in Class 3 went to Neiser Farms for an entry of Klein grass. The hay sold for $550 at auction. Buyers were M-G Inc., Kleiber Tractor and Equipment, Cernoch Plumbing, Tex Propane, Fayette Savings Bank and Wick Water Well Service. The winners also received a 225 lb. tub of molasses with Clarify donated by BWI of Schulenburg. Pictured (from left) are Daniel Cernoch of Cernoch Plumbing, Dennis Brower of BWI, Rodney Kalich of Fayette Savings Bank, Daniel, Danielle and Justin Neiser of Neiser Farms, David Kleiber of Kleiber Tractor and Equipment, James Schramek of M-G and Susie Wick of Tex Propane. First place in Class 2 went to Benedict Kallus for a Tifton grass entry. The hay brought $425 at auction. Buyers were Harold and Brenda Fietsam, Mike and Sherrie Dittrich, Danny and Donna Neiser, Steven and Lori Kallus, Bumper Crop Texas and Fayette Savings Bank. The winner also received a 225 lb. tub of molasses with Clarify donated by BWI of Schulenburg. Pictured are (from left) Dennis Brower of BWI, Daniel Neiser, Mike and Sherri Dittrich, Rodney Kalich of Fayette Savings Bank, Benedict and Dianna Kallus, Harold and Brenda Fietsam and Lori and Steven Kallus. First place in Class 4 went to Benedict Kallus for a mixed grass entry. The hay brought $800 at auction. Buyers were Steven Kallus, Brenda Fietsam, Greg Kallus, Karen Matchett, Jill Noska and Laurie Goedrich. The winner also received a 225 lb. tub of molasses with Clarify donated by BWI of Schulenburg. Pictured are (from left) Steven Kallus, Benedict and Dianna Kallus, Brenda Fietsam and Dennis Brower of BWI. First place in Class 5 went to Grant Kubala and Blane Warnken for a hay grazer entry. The hay brought $475 at auction. Buyers were Flatonia Livestock Commission, Oak Grove Vet Clinic, and Chelsea Moeller of Rockin Circle C Show Goats. The winners also received a 225 lb. tub of molasses with Clarify donated by BWI of Schulenburg. Pictured (from left) are Chelsea Moeller, Grant Kubala, Eddie Moeller and Dennis Brower of BWI.

The Schulenburg Young Farmers held their annual Hay Show in conjunction with the Fayette County Fair last week.

Judging took place Wednesday, Aug. 28. The auction followed on Thursday, Aug. 29, at the Emily Fritsch Pavilion in the Fayette County Fairgrounds.

The show was open to anyone who produced hay in Fayette County during the spring and summer of 2024. Entries were graded in eight categories:

• Class 1 - Coastal

• Class 2 - Other Bermuda grasses • Class 3 - Other perennial grasses • Class 4 - Mixed grasses

• Class 5 - Sorghums

• Class 6 - Winter annuals (oats and ryegrass)

• Class 7 - Legumes and Legume grass mixture.

The grand champion award went to D&R Farms for a Class 7 entry of alfalfa. Mark Stang won reserve champion with a Class 6 ryegrass entry.