Levi Kermes, 19, has been showing animals through 4-H since he was in the third grade, with his primary focus being on sheep. - Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune

Levi Kermes poses with one of his ewes on his family's Hayward farm. - Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune

Kermes has five lambs on the farm who were born in February — two are his, and the other three belong to a cousin and a friend, respectively. - Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune

Kermes shears the sheep once a year. They are typically fed grass hay, with pregnant ewes being fed grain, corn or alfalfa for extra protein. - Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune

Levi Kermes grew up working on the farm with his father, Tony, who grows soybeans and corn and raises hogs. - Colleen Harrison/Albert Lea Tribune