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Cookout champion

Author

Corey Munson

Published

8/18/2025

Cookout champion — Kaden Weber was named champion of the 2025 Iowa Farm Bureau Cookout Contest at the Iowa State Fair Aug. 12. Weber and his teammate, Tyler Koch, presented judges with smoked pork rump ribs as the winning dish. Pictured, from left, are Iowa Farm Bureau President Brent Johnson, Weber, Koch, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig. PHOTO / CONRAD SCHMIDT

Pork dishes win championship and youth division at Iowa Farm Bureau cookout.

Kaden Weber and teammate Tyler Koch of Clinton County were named champions of the 61st annual Iowa Farm Bureau Iowa State Fair Cookout Contest with their signature smoked pork rump ribs.

More than 50 contestants competed along the...

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