"Judging instills the confidence in those people who may be timid and humbles those who tend to be conceited." — Harlan Ritchie
As you well know, livestock judging is the study of the relationship between an animal’s form and its function. We are pleased to welcome six skilled individuals who have taken on the task of judging the superb livestock that will arrive at Bonanza.
In the beef rings you will find Dr. Ryan Rathmann and Dr. Mark Hoge. Dr. Rathman is from Texas Tech, where he coaches the livestock judging team. Dr. Hoge is from Western Illinois University, where he teaches Animal Science.
Over in the swine rings your judges will be Al Schminke and Dan Hoge. Mr. Schminke is from Iowa where he and his family own Schminke Genetics, where they sell show pigs and sheep. Mr. Hoge is from Illinois and is the newest member of the Showtimes Magazines Hall of Fame. His trek from Illinois to California will be in the company of his father Dr. Mark Hoge, our beef judge.
In the sheep and goat rings you will find Eric Zimmerman and Kandy Schminke. Mr. Zimmerman is from Bryan, Texas where he is the department head for Texas Agri-life Extension. The lovely Mrs. Schminke was an Ag Business major at Hawkeye Tech, where she was a part of the livestock judging team along with her husband Al Schminke, our swine judge.
Our all-star line up of judges can’t wait to see all of you at the 2012 Western Bonanza!
Jaymee McInerney
2012 Media Committee
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