Virginia and Chuck Werner at the Toledo Farmers Market on Friday evening, Aug. 17, on the Courthouse Square. Chronicle/John Speer

By John Speer

Editor

jspeer@tamatoledonews.com

Whether it’s vegetables, fruits or decorative bundles of grain crops – the items Chuck and Ginger Werner sell every week at the Toledo Farmers Market are winners – State Fair 1st Place in many categories.

Ginger’s popcorn was the sweepstakes winner this year, Chuck’s entry took first place in the other category of small domestic or wild fruits.

The Werners have been long time entrants and winners at the Iowa State Fair and are have been vendors at the Toledo Market since it began.

They also sell home-baked goods along with garden produce and take part in the Grinnell Farmers Market, as well.

This year, in results released so far, Chuck Werner was the sweepstakes winner for sheaf grains and Ginger Werner was the popcorn sweepstakes winner.

Ginger has some competition in the category right down the road as nearby neighbor Becky Podunks, rural Chelsea, also won or placed in most categories.

Chuck says for the variety of farm crops- small grains and legumes they plant, “The width of the disc- 18 ft.” is what goes in the ground.

Scan the results below and watch for additional State Fair reports of Tama County winners.

TOP CROPS!

FRUITS- SMALL FRUITS

Any Other Domestic or Wild

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Sheaf Grains – Sweepstakes

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

FARM CROPS- SHEAF GRAINS

Barley in the Straw

1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

Mid Season Oats

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Late Season Oats

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Oats, any other

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

Orchard Grass

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Rye in Straw

1) David Klindt, Bettendorf

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

3) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

Timothy for Seed

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Jay Van Wert, Hampton

3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Spring Wheat in Straw

1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

Winter Wheat in Straw

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Also:

FARM CROPS- FIELD CORN

3) Becky Poduska, Chelsea

6) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

Hybrid Commercial, Ten Ears, Yellow Corn

1) Becky Poduska, Chelsea

5) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

Hybrid Commercial, Thirty Ears

1) Becky Poduska, Chelsea

Hybrid Commercial, Full Gallon Shelled Corn

5) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

Ornamental Corn

2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

4) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

FARM CROPS- FORAGES, GRASSES & LEGUMES

Alsike Clover

1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

Medium Red Clover

3) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

4) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Millet

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Orchard Grass

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Reed Canarygrass

4) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

Sudan

1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

Sweetclover

3) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

4) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Timothy

3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

4) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

Popcorn – Sweepstakes

Champion) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Commercial, White Hybrid Popcorn

1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

3) Becky Poduska, Chelsea

Commercial, Yellow Hybrid Popcorn

1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

Commercial, Mushroom Hybrid Popcorn

1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

3) Becky Poduska, Chelsea

Ornamental, Japanese Hulless/White Rice Popcorn

1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

2) Becky Poduska, Chelsea

Ornamental, Strawberry Popcorn

1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

2) Lynne Pfantz, State Center

3) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

Ornamental, Lady Finger Type Popcorn

1) Becky Poduska, Chelsea

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

3) Lynne Pfantz, State Center

4) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

Ornamental, Any Other Popcorn

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

3) Becky Poduska, Chelsea

4) Kevin Greiman, Haverhill

Ornamental, Shelled Popcorn

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

3) Becky Poduska, Chelsea

4) Lynne Pfantz, State Center

FARM CROPS- SMALL GRAINS & LEGUMES

Early Oats

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Mid Season Oats

1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

Late Season Oats

2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Red Clover Seed

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Soybean Bundles

1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea