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Tama County growers win top fruit honors at 2024 Iowa State Fair

DES MOINES – The top growers claimed awards in the Fruit Crops contest judged at the 2024 Iowa State Fair.

Complete area results below:

APPLE TRAY DISPLAY

Delicious, Red

2) Louis Beck, Buckingham

Any Other Green/Yellow Varieties

1) Louis Beck, Buckingham

Any Other Red Varieties

1) Louis Beck, Buckingham

2) Louis Beck, Buckingham

3) Louis Beck, Buckingham

APPLE COLLECTION

Summer Varieties

1) Louis Beck, Buckingham

Fall Varieties

1) Louis Beck, Buckingham

Winter Varieties

1) Louis Beck, Buckingham

SINGLE PLATE OF APPLES

Cortland

2) Louis Beck, Buckingham

Delicious, Golden (W)

2) Louis Beck, Buckingham

Delicious, Red (W)

1) Louis Beck, Buckingham

Honeycrisp

2) Louis Beck, Buckingham

Jonagold (W)

1) Louis Beck, Buckingham

Jonathan (F)

2) Louis Beck, Buckingham

McIntosh (F)

2) Louis Beck, Buckingham, IA 2

Any Other Summer

1) Louis Beck, Buckingham

2) Louis Beck, Buckingham

Any Other Fall

3) Louis Beck, Buckingham

Any Other Winter

3) Louis Beck, Buckingham

Any Other

3) Louis Beck, Buckingham

GRAPES

Plate of Grapes – Concord

3) Gary Fattig, Chelsea

PLUMS

Wild

1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

SMALL FRUITS

Any Other Domestic or Wild

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea