The 2018 Iowa Beef Expo is underway at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines and already several Northeast Iowa residents are being recognized.
Julianna Wise, the 16-year-old daughter of Dick and Julie Wise of Decorah, was crowned the 2018 Iowa Simmental Queen Sunday evening at the Iowa Beef Expo Simmental Banquet .
Meanwhile, Postville residents Doug and Marilyn Lenth will have their business, Lenth Herefords, named Iowa Seedstock Producer of the Year for 2018 at a program at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the cattle barn at the Iowa State Fairgrounds.
The Iowa Beef Expo runs through Saturday at the State Fairgrounds.