This year’s sheep judge was Ryan Hassebrook of Raymond, Nebraska. He is a University of Nebraska alumni and a previous state FFA officer. Ryan is currently an account manager with Servitech and a co-owner of Hassebrook Show Lambs. Our cattle judge this year was Dan Wolfe who is also from Raymond, Nebraska. He is a fellow UNL alumni and is currently a sales representative for Boeringher Ingelheim as well as a past livestock judging team member. This year’s equine judge was Amanda Gonzalez, another UNL alumni who majored in Animal Science with an Equine Science emphasis. She has been heavily involved in 4-H her whole life and during her time at UNL was a member and president of the SEECA organization. She currently works as the Horsemanship Director at Timberlake Ranch Camps, judges 4-H horsemanship competitions, and serves as a coach for the Special Olympics. Larry Kubicek was our swine judge this fall. He is also a UNL alumni who majored in Animal Science and Agricultural Education and participated on the Meats and Livestock Judging Teams. He was a member of Farmhouse and Block and Bridle all four years he was attending UNL. He served as Block and Bridle Treasurer, President, and is a previous winner of Little AKSARBEN himself. He’s had success in teaching and judging throughout his career and enjoys helping motivate and teach young 4-H’ers. This event would not have been possible if it were not for the hard working members, Brent Johnson, Clyde Naber, and advisors who all played a part in obtaining and caring for the animals for the show as well as setting up and cleaning up after the show.
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