The Sun Has Set On IFA’s First Cowboy Poetry Competition
Thank you to everyone who participated in the first ever IFA Cowboy Poetry Contest. We are no longer accepting entries but we are grateful for the stories and poems that have been shared with us.
Congratulations to each of our winners. Thanks for 100 years of growing the things you love. We hope to continue helping you grow for the century to come.
Meet Our Overall Winners
Adult Division
1st Overall: Marty M.
"Ribbons of Youth"
2nd Overall: Rik G.
"Gift From a Lusty Holstein"
3rd Overall: Darrell H.
"Lambs"
Intermediate Division
1st Overall: Savannah S.
"My Princess"
2nd Overall: Tessa H.
"FFA"
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3rd Overall: Brooklyn R.
"Humble Cowboy"
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Youth Division
1st Overall: KC Harwood
"Popcorn"
2nd Overall: Rylen S.
"The Day Banner Became a Bird Dog"
3rd Overall: Gracey M.
"My Farm/Ranch Life"
Meet Our Local Winners
Adult Division:
American Fork
1st: Hal A. with "Carl"
2nd: Mindy S. with "Grandpup"
Cedar City
1st: Rick H. with "Buckaroo"
2nd: Gayla C. with "Our Star"
Delta
1st: Darrell H. with "Lambs"
2nd: Dallan H. with "Farewell to Heaven"
Ephraim
1st: Julie J. with "Leaving the Farm"
2nd: Stanley M. with "Name Your Horse"
3rd: Jamie F. with "The Dinner Bell"
Las Vegas
1st: Susan B. with "Horse"
2nd: Sam B. with "Melody of Snow"
Logan
1st: Marty M. with "Ribbons of Youth"
2nd: Dexton L. with "The Call"
3rd: Jacob B. with "Crazy Sorrel"
Ogden
1st: Kate W. with "Cowboy's Dream"
2nd: Douglas D. with "Memories"
Preston
1st: Rik G. with "Gift From a Lusty Holstein"
2nd: Ryan S. with "Ol' Gus"
3rd: G.N. Davenport with "Cowboy"
Price
1st: Greg C. with "Just One Acre"
Provo
1st: Preston A. with "God's Herd"
2nd: Christina D. with "Homecoming Farewell"
Richfield
1st: Cathy B. with "That Blasted Wind"
2nd: Rhonda B. with "Three Little Outlaws"
3rd: Will Z. "H*** of a Life"
Salina
1st: Greg H. with "Ol' Slick"
2nd: Skylar H. with "Taser"
St. George
1st: Michael M. with "Ode to Sister Victoria"
Tremonton
1st: R Kirt W. with "True Beauty"
2nd: Max G. with "Apparel
3rd: Ken F. with "The Harvest is Over"
Vernal
1st: Jessy M. with "Mr. Rancherman"
Intermediate Division:
Logan
1st: Savannah S. with "My Princess"
Provo
1st: Brooklyn J. with "Lost in the Bottle"
Spanish Fork
1st: Tessa H. with "FFA"
2nd: Brooklyn R. with "Humble Cowboy"
Youth Division:
Cortez
1st: Miray Y. with "Mutton Busting"
2nd: Tanna Y. with "Lessons Learned From Livestock Showing"
Draper
1st: Miriam P. with "Lily and the Cowboy"
Logan
1st: Rylen S. with "The Day Banner Became a Bird Dog"
2nd: Grace S. with "Farmer Kid's Way of Living"
Ogden
1st: Fiona P. with "Second Chance"
Salina
1st: KC H. with "Popcorn"
Vernal
1st: Gracey M. with "My Farm/Ranch Life"
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