Lallemand Animal Nutrition North America sponsored $18,000 in contest awards and prizes. First place winners in all three categories received $3,000; second place winners were awarded $2,000 and $1,000 was given to third place winners.
Farmers and ranchers from 11 western states were invited to enter the competition. Entries were judged in three categories: alfalfa hay, standard corn silage and brown mid-rib (BMR) corn silage. Cash prizes were awarded based on forage lab analyses, along with a visual evaluation of the entries by experts in dairy nutrition and forage production.
2013 World Ag Expo Forage Challenge Winners
Alfalfa Hay
-1st Place – David Hinman, Hardrock Farms Inc., Wheatland, WY
-2nd Place – Daryl Tiltrum, Dipper Tree Sheep LLC, Wheatland, WY
-3rd Place – Rick and Kim Perigo, Valiant Penny Hay Co., Lun, NV
Corn Silage BMR
-1st Place – Jake Bosma, Bosma Milk Co. Tipton, California
-2nd Place – Mike Barcellos, Monster Dairy, Newman, California
-3rd Place – Tony Louters, Tony Louters Dairy, Merced, California
Corn Silage Non-BMR
1st Place – Dino Giacomazzi, Giocomazzi Dairy/Farms, Hanford, CA
2nd Place – Kelly Callahan, Royal Turf Farms, Royal City, WA
3rd Place – Bert Weststeyn, Weststeyn Dairy, Linden, CA