Willdina Jade Bee was crowned Supreme Champion of the Junior Show at the 2013 World Dairy Expo. Bee was exhibited by siblings Nic, Jeni, Ben & Andy Sauder of River Valley Dairy of Tremont, Ill. Bee kicked off Expo as winner of her Five-Year-Old class, and went on to win both Grand and Senior Champion of the Jersey Junior Show. Bee has been climbing the Showring ladder since 2009. She was named Reserve Junior Champion in 2009 at World Dairy Expo, and two years later won the Reserve Grand Champion title at the 2011 International Jersey Junior Show. The third time is the charm, when two years later, Bee returned to take the Supreme Champion crown of the Junior Show. Bee was bred by Willdina Farms in Bowmanville, Ontario, sired by Giprat Belles Jade and the daughter of Hermitage Duaiseoir Bette. Bee is classified Excellent 91.
The Sauders are well known at World Dairy Expo, exhibiting four Grand Champions in the past five years. As Supreme Champion of the Junior Show, Bee, Nic, Jeni, Ben, and Andy will receive a $1,000 Cash Award courtesy of BouMatic, a royal blanket, and a director’s chair.
Cleland Advent Korie-Red-ET, exhibited by Joseph, Zacharia, Jerome & Darian Stransky and Ryan Lauber of Owatonna, Minn. was named the Reserve Supreme Champion of the Junior Show. In addition to being the Grand Champion Red & White Holstein and winning Aged Cow of the Junior Show, she swept the Minnesota State Fair, taking first Aged Cow, Best Udder and Grand Champion in both the open and junior shows. In 2012, Korie was the fourth Five-Year-Old at the International Red & White Show and the Nominated All-American Red & White Five-Year-Old. Korie was bred by Jim and Vicky Cleland of Clinton, Wis. She is sired by KHW Kite Advent-RED-ET and is the daughter of Cleland VRR Kyran-Red-ET. Along with the honorary title, Korie will receive a $500 Cash Award courtesy of Udder Comfort, a royal blanket, and a director’s chair.
World Dairy Expo is a global dairy producer event that hosts an elite dairy cattle show, the largest dairy-focused trade show in the world and educational seminars. Held each fall, this premier event serves as the industry’s meeting place. The 2014 World Dairy Expo is scheduled for September 30-October 4, at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin. For further details visit www.worlddairyexpo.com.
