Carroll County Fair Beef Show

07/30/2026

THANK YOU to the following sponsors who have contributed to the Carroll County Beef Show. We will be publishing businesses and names periodically over the next few days to lead up to the show.
We appreciate you!!! THANK YOU!

R&H Seed Solutions
Nutrien Ag Solutions
Bocker Livestock
K&M Feed Mill
Musser Crop Services
64 Farms
Community State Bank of Morrison
WCF Mini Herefords
Pearl City Seamless Gutters
Leanne Rahn, Memory of Elmer Rahn Sr
Carroll County Livestock Feeders
Brenden & Stephanie Schultz Family
Hickoy Hills Red Angus
Blue Heaven Shorthorn Farm
Mary Lauver, Memory of Duane Kruse
Teresa Hammer Photography
Eastland Motor Sports
Consolidated Grain & Barge
Doven-Ho Farms
Scott's Electric
Bocker Excavating
Vantage Cattle Company
Handsaker Cattle Company
Zumdahl Cattle Company
Sheryl Ruter, Memory of Alfred Ruter
Cornelius Seed
Sullivan Supply
Dolph's Dips
Jakobs Brothers Farms
Milledgeville Men's Club
Micah & Sam Miller

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07/30/2026

THANK YOU to the following sponsors who have contributed to the Carroll County Beef Show. We will be publishing businesses and names periodically over the next few days to lead up to the show.
We appreciate you!!! THANK YOU!

Milledgeville Home Center
Neumiller Farms
Quality Ready Mix
Fischer Excavating
Johnson's Processing
White Oak Agri Solutions
Arlene Bickelhaupt
Country Financial Jen Sturtevant
Loescher Heating & A/C
Dykstra Family Cattle
Foley Farms, Barb Foley
Mark Seed, Mark Maidak
ML Adolph Trucking, Austin & Maridy Ashby
Freedom Hills Ranch
Matt Gann Custom Baling
Witt Ag Solutions
Jim & Shelly Parks
Straddle Creek Show Cattle, Brian & Sharon Witt
Scott & Lynnette Frederick
FBFM, Rachel Hill
Turnbaugh Family
Ag View FS
Citizens State Bank
CenPeCo and SC2 - Lyle & Codee Miller
David, Marianne and Molly Biggs
Farm & Fleet of Freeport
Ebersole Show Cattle
Primal Chiropractric & Rehabilitation
Birkey's Farm Store
SCB Show Cattle
Drew & Taylor Carroll Family
Wyffels Hybrids, Marshall Fink
Justin & Kelley Parks/Parks Farms

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07/30/2026

THANK YOU to the following sponsors who have contributed to the Carroll County Beef Show. We will be publishing businesses and names periodically over the next few days to lead up to the show.
We appreciate you!!! THANK YOU!

First Class Ins Agency
Dekap Angus
Equity Livestock
Jared Ruter Fencing and Land Management
Eastland Fabrication
Waite Cattle Farms
Farmers National Bank
Kris Lauritzen
Rahn Seed & Service, Kellie Rahn
Meiners Repair
Sloan Implement
Lena Vet Clinic
Northern Ill Veterinary Services
Northern Ill Diesel
Iske Farms, William & Michelle Iske
Journey Farms, Ray & Melissa Woessner
Polhill's Equipment
Sterling Federal Bank
Country Financial, John Bickelhaupt
Sweitzer Nursery
Adolph Red Angus, Randall & Jane Adolph
Flikkema Farms Cattle
Carroll County Farm Bureau
Foresight Financial
Imel's Doodles
Kyle & Anna Imel
Imel Show Cattle
Forster Products
Polo Coop
VitaPlus
Country Financial, Kyle Groenhagen

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07/30/2026

THANK YOU to the following sponsors who have contributed to the Carroll County Beef Show. We will be publishing businesses and names periodically over the next few days to lead up to the show.
We appreciate you!!! THANK YOU!

Mike and Jeff Mahoney, Mahoney Enterprises
Stephenson Service Co
Milledgeville State Bank
Krum Show Cattle
Janssen Farms
Smith Farming Corp
State Bank of Pearl City
Lamoreux Farms
Jeff & Jo Miller
Clark Carroll Ins Agency
Wahl Clipper Corp
Chesney for Illinois
First State Bank Shannon-Polo-Lake Carroll
Law-Jones Funeral Home
Tom & Sandy Imel
Dambman Service
Family of Darrell DeGraff/Bobbi Murray
Sandy Ridge Shorthorns
Rock River Lumber & Grain Co
Karen Miller
Orval & Dorothy Schoonhoven Estate
Blackhawk Cattle Co
Bode Martin
Ace High Ranch
Old German Land Company
Doty's Collision
Exchange State Bank
Ludwig Family Farms
Lower Crop Services
Eastland Feed & Grain

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07/30/2026

Hello from the Beef Show Committee!

What AMAZING Sponsors we have for the show! As we put togther the final preparations for our show, we are humbled with the generosity and support from our community for the exhibitors! As in the past, ALL sponsorships that have been donated will be returned to the kids through premiums, reimbursement of entry fees, awards for class placement, fitting contest, etc.

THANK YOU!! We could not do this without your generosity! The kids work so very hard to bring their best each year!

We appreciate all of you so much!!

With gratitude,
The Beef Show Committee

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07/28/2026

Hello from the Carroll County Fair Beef Show Committee!!!
Wow! is all we can say about the amazing support from our sponsors!!! The Carroll County community and surrounding counties have once again shown their full support of our area youth!! It is overwhelming to experience the generosity given to the Beef Show at the Fair!!

Every penny we receive from sponsors is returned to the exhibitors! All entry fees are paid because of our sponsors!!!

Again this year, we would like to invite all Sponsors and Exhibitor families to our sponsor dinner which will be held Wednesday, 8/5, at 5:30 pm in the area of the show ring.

Please RSVP to Jim or Kayla this week if you plan to attend. We hope to see you there!

Thank you again for all you do for our show!!

With gratitude,
The Beef Show Committee
Jim & Kayla Ruter
Brian & Sharon Witt

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07/26/2026

Hi Beef Show Exhibitors!
Reminder of dates and times you can take your entries to the Fair Office. See you at the Fair!!

7/26 1-5 pm;
7/27 10 am -6 pm;
7/28 10 am - 6 pm.

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07/18/2026

Beef Exhibitors…. Entries should be postmarked today for the Carroll County Fair Beef Show.

Or you can hand deliver to the Fair office 7/25-7/28. See dates and times below.

Late entries with additional fee accepted until 8/3 check-in.

See you there!!

06/28/2026

See details for the Carroll County Fair Beef Show 2026. See you there!

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06/28/2026

Hello from the Carroll County Fair Beef Show Committee!!!
We are super excited as we plan for this year’s show on August 4 & 5, 2026!
Mailed entries need to be postmarked by 7/18.
Walk-in entries will be accepted on the dates below at the Fair office in Milledgeville:
7/25 10 am- 2 pm;
7/26 1-5 pm;
7/27 10 am -6 pm;
7/28 10 am - 6 pm;
Late entries for the Beef Show close 8/3 at 3 pm.
Looking forward to seeing you at the Carroll County Fair Beef Show!!
If you have questions, call Jim or Kayla Ruter.

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