The judges have been selected for The 65th All American Jersey Shows, sponsored by the American Jersey Cattle Association of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
Keith Topp, Botkins, Ohio, will place the 64th National Jersey Jug Futurity on November 5. Highlights of his long career as a dairy cattle judge include the state fairs in Wisconsin, Indiana, Minnesota, and New York, plus Eastern State Exposition and the Ft. Worth Stock Show. Topp will also be judge for the 2017 International Brown Swiss Show at World Dairy Expo. His consultant will be Joe Nash, Lyndonville, N.Y.
The National Jersey Jug Futurity is the oldest and richest class for dairy cattle in the world. A total of 293 cows are currently eligible for the 2017 show, which is expected to offer $9,000 in premiums.
Judge for The All American Junior Jersey Show on Saturday, November 4 will be Kevin Lutz, Lincolnton, N.C. He has judged all of the shows that make up the All American schedule: the open show twice, in 2012 and 2003; the National Jersey Jug Futurity in 1999; and the junior show in 1998. Lutz judged the 2011 Royal Melbourne (Australia) Show, as well as many state fairs across the United States over the years. Brady Core, Salvisa, Ky., will be the consultant.
The first and second place winners in each class of these shows will become the 2017 All American and Reserve All American honorees of the American Jersey Cattle Association.
