WADENA — Jayma Lawson, a Wadena County 4-H member, was named to the 2022-23 Minnesota 4-H Agriculture Ambassador Team.
Jayma was selected from a competitive pool of applicants, chosen based on her passion for 4-H, agriculture and being a role model for 4-H youth across Minnesota. Jayma will be serving as a 4-H Agriculture Ambassador for the 2022-23 4-H year which is from Oct. 1, 2022 to Sept. 31, 2023.
During the year, she, along with other youth from across Minnesota 4-H, will speak at Farmfest and Ag Galas, they will support 4-H agriculture related programs such as 4-H Crop Scouting, they will provide 4-H Agriculture/Agronomy related day camps and 4-H opportunities at the MN State Fair. Jayma is joined by 19 other 4-H members from across Minnesota.
Jayma is among the many youth from Wadena County that competed at the Minnesota State Fair.
Check out their impressive results below:
Livestock
- Kira Vergin - Beef - Foundation Simmental Junior Yearling - 3rd Place Overall
- Allison Hammer - Beef - Cow and Calf (Commercial) - 5th Place Overall
- Jayma Lawson - Dairy - Red & White Winter or Fall Calf - Blue
- Ruger Oyster - Dairy - Holstein, Registered - Summer Yearling - Blue, Interview Finalist
- Emmett Ellingson - Poultry Poster - Blue
- Katrina Ellingson - Rabbit Poster - Blue
- Emma Jackson - Rabbit Poster - Blue
- Lily Parker - Chickens (Bantam Breeding Pen) - Purple (Reserve Champion), Reserve Champion Intermediate Poultry Showperson
- Charli Snyder - Chickens (Bantam Breeding Pen) - Blue
- Lily Parker and Charli Snyder - Livestock Team Demonstration - Blue
- Asher Hoeper - Rabbit (Other Small Breed Purebreds - Senior Doe) - Blue
- Jayma Lawson - Science of Animals (Dairy Goat - Production) - Blue
- Chloe Horstmann - Sheep (Suffolk, Registered - January Ewe Lamb) - Blue
Lily Parker holds "Princess," one of her six hens she takes care of in her backyard flock. Contributed / Lecia Parker
Art and science
- Mazie Hopp - Individual Demonstration - Blue
- Olivia Neal - Individual Demonstration - Blue
- Jayma Lawson - Plant & Soil Sciences - Blue
- Aubrey Smith - Upcycled Clothing - Red
- Kami Hoemberg - Fine Arts - Blue
- Lily Parker - Creative Writing - Blue
- Emma Jackson - Exploring Animals - Blue
- Clara Neal - Food Preservation - Blue
- Coleen Malone - Home Environment - Blue
- Mattea Smith - Home Environment - Blue
- Caleb Smith - Woodworking - Blue
- Paige Heller - Woodworking - Blue
- Emma Malone - Woodworking - Blue
- Jotham Walsvik - Woodworking - Blue
- Chauncey Hopp - Performing Arts - Blue
- Katrina Ellingson - Elements of Photography - Blue
- Carson Dunn - Photo Manipulation - Blue
- Mazie Hopp - Self Determined - Blue
- Faith Koning - Vet Science - Blue
- Asher Hoeper - Wildlife Biology - Blue
- Olivia Neal - Wildlife Biology - Blue
- Spirit Clovers 4-H Club - Share the Fun Performance - Participation
- Ambitious 4-H Club Club - Banner - Purple
- Wadena Jrs. 4-H Club - Community Pride - Blue
