Zoomer the Atlantic boar wins Iowa State Fair title by 6 pounds

Zoomer the Atlantic boar wins Iowa State Fair title by 6 pounds

A boar named Zoomer won the Iowa State Fair Biggest Boar title, with his owner feeding him corn soaked in water and a dozen eggs a day.

Cass County Farmer’s Boar “Zoomer” Wins the 2026 Iowa State Fair Big Boar Contest

(Atlantic) Todd Schuler, of Atlantic, walked his Chester/Hampshire boar, “Zoomer,” into the ring at the Iowa State Fair, tipped the scales at 1,246 pounds, and took the top prize in the 2026 Iowa State Fair Big Boar Contest. https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2424/files/2026/08/todd-schuler-one.mp3 Schuler tells KSOM/KS95 News that he entered “Zoomer” into the contest one year ago and placed third, missing the title …

Next-generation Big Boar Zoomer takes top prize at Iowa State Fair | Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network

Zoomer, a six-year-old boar from Atlantic Iowa, is the 2026 Iowa State Fair Big Boar contest winner tipping the scale at 1,246 pounds. Zoomer is owned by Todd Schuler of Atlantic and he tells the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network that Zoomer has the frame to put on size. https://d30hko96l9xirl.cloudfront.net/Iowamediafolder/2026/08/Zoomer1.mp3 In the show ring Zoomer took his time to move onto the scale. Despite several people trying to guide him towards his weigh-in destination, Zoomer was not in a hurry to move. Owner Todd Schuler says that is typical of Zoomer’s day-to-day temperament. https://d30hko96l9xirl.cloudfront.net/Iowamediafolder/2026/08/Zoomer2.mp3 Schuler says that the biggest components of Zoomer’s diet are home grown, right here in Iowa. https://d30hko96l9xirl.cloudfront.net/Iowamediafolder/2026/08/Zoomer3.mp3 Zoomer is a Chester/Hampshire cross and was the heaviest of the five competitors at this year’s Big Boar contest. Todd Schuler says that this is his second year competing in the Big Boar contest and he loves the competition. Schuler adds that he typically raises show pigs and purebreds that he brings to the Iowa State Fair to show.