Animals are assigned at random to students who then train over a series of weeks with experienced showmen, etc, who go over everything from how to show the animal, to how to answer the judges' general questions on the breed. In the show, individuals are judged on how well they have trained and presented their animal in either a novice or experienced class. The judges choose a champion and reserve champion for each class, who then go on to a round-robin competition, where they are judged on knowledge of showing all the different species. This year Dr Jim Floyd and the ADS faculty donated two prize buckles for the Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion.
Competitors lead their Holsteins out for the dairy novice class.
Matt Farris shows a pig for judge Frank Vann in the round-robin.