The Florida State Fair offers a unique youth program called Champion Animals and Champion Youth.
Through this program, the fair offers the youth exhibitors the opportunity to show their prize winning animals as well as the option of participating in numerous educational activities. The exhibitors not only earn animal premiums, but by participating in the educational activities, they can earn additional achievement premiums.
On the final day of the fair, the top 32 Senior Champion Youth Exhibitors compete to be the “Best of the Best” in the final round robin competition. This is a prestigious event that honors the youth as well as the support of donors, LIKE YOU!
The money from your donation goes directly to the youth exhibitors in the form of achievement premiums, by helping to make their 4-H or FFA animal project profitable.
Your support of this program will benefit over 1000 young people from across the state. As one of the exhibitors stated in her thank you letter, “Because of your generosity and the help of other sponsors, I will never forget my time at the Florida State Fair. I hope one day I make a difference in someone’s life the way you made a difference in mine.”
Sponsor NowPremium Sponsor – $15,000 and above
Approx. 480 lbs. of beef (cut and wrapped)
50 Fair admission tickets
4 Woman of the Year Luncheon Tickets
4 Governor’s Luncheon Tickets
4 Champion of Champion Banquet Tickets
Best of Show Sponsor – $10,000
Approx. 240 lbs. of beef (cut and wrapped)
35 Fair admission tickets
2 Woman of the Year Luncheon Tickets
2 Governor’s Luncheon Tickets
4 Champion of Champion Banquet Tickets
Champion Sponsor – $5,000
Approx. 240 lbs. of beef (cut and wrapped)
25 Fair admission tickets
4 Champion of Champion Banquet Tickets
Blue Ribbon Sponsor – $2,500
Approx. 130 lbs. of beef (front quarter, cut and wrapped)
15 Fair admission tickets
2 Champion of Champion Banquet Tickets
Red Ribbon Sponsor – $1,000
5 Fair admission tickets
2 Champion of Champion Banquet Tickets
Honorable Mention Sponsor – $250 – $999
2 Fair admission tickets
2 Champion of Champion Banquet Tickets
Sponsors will be recognized in the TECO Arena for the duration of the 2022 State Fair.
*Beef can be for your own personal use, donated to a charity, or returned to the Achievement Premium Fund.
Sponsor NowTHE 2021 CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS
1st Place – Champions of Champions
Austin Holcomb from Lithia
2nd Place Champion of Champions
Payton Davis from Ocala
3rd Place Champion of Champions
Anna Tsemba from Archer
4th Place Champion of Champions
Samantha Harper from Palatka
5th Place Champion of Champions
Mary Babione from Brooksville
6th Place Champion of Champions
Nathanael Monroe from Floral City
A Special Thanks to Commissioner Nicole “Nikki” Fried, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for continuing support of this program.
Presenting Sponsor
Mosaic Company
Premier Sponsors
Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Florida Cattlemen’s Foundation, Inc.
Fla. Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services – Commissioner Nicole “Nikki” Fried
Florida Farm Bureau Federation
Florida Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company
Jack & Alice Richardson Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Roman Three Ranch – Doyle Carlton III & Family
Best of Show Sponsors
Florida Grown
Woodbery Carlton Foundation ( in memory of Mildred W. & Doyle E. Carlton, Jr.)
Champion Sponsors
Coronas of Hollywoood, Inc.
Florida FFA/Tama County Pork Producers
Holland & Knight LLP
TECO an Emera Co.
The New York Yankees Tampa Foundation, Inc.
The Matred Carlton Olliff Foundation
Blue Ribbon Sponsors
Feed Depot USA
Wade Shows
Linda Syfrett
MacKinnon Family Foundation
Stella Thayer
Olin Mott Tire Stores
C&B Cattle
Charlie Lykes Family – Susan Mueller
Red Ribbon Sponsors
Carlton & Carlton
Lightsey Cattle Co.
Super Dog
Lykes Bros. Inc.
Florida Cattlemen’s Association
Tammy Long
Audubon Ranch
Golden Spirit Alpaca Ranch
A. Duda & Sons
Florida Mineral Salt & Agricultural Products
Honorable Mention
Ferman Motor Car Co.
Florida Thoroughbred Farm Managers
J. Thomas Touchton
Charles Bruno
Lacy Brown Specialty Ad. LLC
Florida Alpaca & Llama Association
Patrick Trailer Sales
Michael Rogalsky
Old Reliable Groves
P&H Cattle Co.
Susanne Clemons
Strawberry Crest FFA Alumni & Partners
Fl. Farm Bureau District 5 Women’s Leadership Group
Brooksville Sr. FFA Alumni & Partners