County Contest Dates

County	Date	Time	Location	Contact
Washington	6/12/2026	7 a.m. to 5 p.m.	Keota, North of City Hall	Nick Beinhart: 319-461-8400
Keokuk	7/11/2026	7 a.m. to 5 p.m.	Keokuk County Expo, Keokuk	Nick Wehr: 641-660-7408
Shelby	7/11/2026	12 to 4 p.m.	Shelby County Fairgrounds	Kyle Manz: 515-240-1353
Calhoun	7/12/2026	10 a.m. to 2 p.m.	Calhoun County Expo, Rockwell City	Keaton Graffunder: 515-571-6824 or calhouncountyexpo@gmail.com
Adair	7/12/2026	7 a.m. to 12 p.m.	Adair County Fair, Greenfield	Sherri Menefee: 641-343-7070 or sherri.menefee@ifbf.org
Boone	7/18/2026	8 a.m. to 4 p.m.	Boone County Fairgrounds	Maggie Cannon: 641-521-1162 or mcannon@ifbf.org
Franklin	7/18/2026	7 a.m. to 3 p.m.	Franklin County Fairgrounds	Andrew Benning: 641-903-9607 or abenningfarms@gmail.com
Jones	7/26/2026	7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.	The Great Jones County Fairgrounds, Monticello	Lacey Rickels: 319-462-4805 or jones.county@ifbf.org