Young 4‑H and Future Farmers of America (FFA) exhibitors from around the region paraded their prized livestock around the arena last weekend at the Culpeper-Madison-Rappahannock (CMR) Farm Show.
The show took over the Culpeper Agriculture Enterprise from last Thursday until Monday night, and featured competitions ranging from beef and sheep shows to an apple pie contest and beauty pageant. The show culminated with a market sale Monday night.
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- Two pigs sleeping in a pen at the CMR Farm Show Thursday. (Photo/Caitlin O’Connor)
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- Kate Ramsey, 17, from Culpeper, in the senior showmanship beef show. She also won Reserve Grand Champion in the market steer competition Saturday. (Photo/Ireland Hayes)
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- Levi Lineweaver, 10, from Culpeper, in the junior showmanship competition Saturday. He won Grand Champion. (Photo/Ireland Hayes)
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- Remington Robson, 12, from Culpeper, competing in the junior showmanship competition with his cow Saturday morning. (Photo/Ireland Hayes)
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- Students and their cows lined up for a beef showmanship competition on Saturday. (Photo/Ireland Hayes)
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- Alexys Pearre, , from Rappahannock County, showing in the senior showmanship competition. (Photo/Ireland Hayes)
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- A large crowd gathered for the beef and cattle showmanship competitions on Saturday morning. (Photo/Ireland Hayes)
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- Large crowds gathered in Culpeper Agriculture Enterprise arena Saturday. (Photo/Ireland Hayes)
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- Emileigh Hawkins, left, showing an ewe on Thursday evening. (Photo/Ireland Hayes)
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- Mackenzie, left, and Ashtyn Baldwin posing with their Reserve Grand Champion and Grand Champion banners after winning in the breeding ewe competition. (Photo/Caitlin O’Connor)
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- Aubrey Cook from Culpeper shows off her 2023 Grand Champion belt buckle ahead of her presentations in this year’s show. This year, Cook won Grand Champion in the Market Steer competition. (Photo/Ireland Hayes)
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- Allison Baldwin, 10, peeks over the top of her large white steer during Saturday’s junior showmanship competition. (Photo/Ireland Hayes)
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- Allison Baldwin, 10, from Rappahannock, shows her steer in the junior showmanship competition Saturday. (Photo/Ireland Hayes)
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- Pete Baldwin from Rappahannock leading his cow into the ring for the intermediate showmanship competition Saturday. (Photo/Ireland Hayes)
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- Young onlookers hang on the fence watching beef and cattle presentations. (Photo/Ireland Hayes)
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- Chloe Jenkins, a student from Rappahannock, competing in beef showmanship Saturday morning. (Photo/Ireland Hayes)
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- Jeff Haynes and his granddaughter, Julianna, at the Beef Showmanship and Heifer and Beef shows Saturday. (Photo/Ireland Hayes)
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- A Steer held by the harness by its presenter on Saturday. (Photo/Ireland Hayes)
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- Mileigh Brady and Colt Loring from Fauquier County stand with several show sheep. (Photo/Ireland Hayes)
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- Lexy Abdullah, center, showing her ewe in one of Thursday night’s competitions. (Photo/Ireland Hayes)
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- A sheep in its pen at the farm show Thursday. (Photo/Ireland Hayes)
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- Ewe showing on Thursday night. (Photo/Ireland Hayes)
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- Paisley from Culpeper with a bunny in the homestead building at the CMR Farm Show Thursday. (Photo/Caitlin O’Connor)
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- A young presenter steadies her sheep in the ring on Thursday. (Photo/Ireland Hayes)
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- A show cow in its stall at the CMR Farm Show. (Photo/Caitlin O’Connor)
