Erbacres Snapple is a fan favorite. Shakira-ET won the 2023 Supreme Champion title in the World Dairy Expo’s Dairy Cattle Show on Friday, October 6. Jacobs, Antelimarck, Ty-D Holsteins, K Theraulaz, and Attaboy Holsteins of Cap-Sante, Quebec, own Shakira. In 2021, she was voted Grand Champion of the International Holstein Show and Supreme Champion of the World Dairy Expo, kicking off her winning run. Shakira won the Six-Year-Old & Older Cow Class and was awarded Grand Champion of the International Holstein Show before collecting her second World Dairy Expo Supreme Champion title. Stoney Point Joel Bailey, the Grand Champion of the International Jersey Show, was the Reserve Supreme Champion. Vierra Dairy Farms of Hilmar, California, owns Bailey.
Sco-Lo Dc Rogue2470-Red-ET, the Junior Champion of the International Red & White Show, was crowned Supreme Champion Heifer at the World Dairy Expo. She was the winning Summer Yearling Heifer at the International Red & White Show prior to being Junior Champion. She is owned by Fly Higher, Elmlo, Andy, Whitney, and Mackenzie Reynolds of Corfu, New York, and she earns the W. Terry Howard Memorial Trophy in addition to her awards. The Holstein, Kingsway Caught A Vibe, was the Reserve Supreme Champion Heifer. She was the winning Spring Yearling at the International Holstein Show and is owned by Hastings, Ontario’s Kingsway Farms and Velthuis Farms.
Toppglen Wishful Thinking-ET, Grand Champion of the International Junior Ayrshire Show, is named Supreme Champion Cow of the Junior Show at World Dairy Expo. Tanner, Brennan, Marissa, and Logan Topp of West Salem, Ohio, demonstrate Wishful Thinking. Wishful Thinking will get a 20-foot trailer on lease for a year from Frenchville Trailer Sales, LLC., as well as $1,500 from BouMatic. Rolling Spring Premier Lucille-ET, the Grand Champion of the International Junior Jersey Show, is the Reserve Supreme Champion Cow of the Junior Show. Lucille is shown by Evan Jauquet of Pulaski, Wisconsin, and will receive $1,000 from Udder Comfort Inc.
Grand-View Champ Dyna, the Junior Champion of the International Junior Ayrshire Show, is the Supreme Champion Heifer of the Junior Show at World Dairy Expo. Jacob, Logan, and Madison Harbaugh of Marion, Wisconsin, are the owners of Dyna. She will receive the Michael Hellenbrand Memorial Trophy as well as a $750 cash reward from Golden Calf Company as a result of this distinction. Miss Gayles Grace-ET, presented by Kendall Thomas of North Lewisburg, Ohio, is the Reserve Supreme Champion Heifer at the Junior Show. Grace is the International Junior Jersey Show’s Junior Champion. Kendall and Grace will receive a $500 cash prize from Golden Calf Company.
Shakira Seizes Grand at the International Holstein Show
Erbacres Snapple Shakira-ET
Grand Champion
World Dairy Expo International Holstein Show – 2023
Jacobs, Antelimarck, Ty-D Hol, K Theraulaz, Attaboy Hol
Senior Champion and first place Six-Year-Old & Older Cow, Erbacres Snapple, is crowned Grand Champion of the International Holstein Show. Shakira-ET, shown by Cap-Sante, Quebec’s Jacobs, Antelimarck, Ty-D Holsteins, K Theraulaz, and Attaboy Holsteins. Shakira wins the Allen Hetts Grand Champion Trophy as well as the $1000 Udder Comfort Grand Champion Award. Oakfield Solomon Footloose-ET, shown by Showbox Sire and Vierra Dairy of Rudolph, Wis., was named Reserve Grand Champion.
Glenirvine Unix Sally, the first place Senior Three-Year-Old, shown by Milk Source, Laurie Fisher, Cy Letter, and R Sabo of Kaukauna, Wis., was named Intermediate Champion at the International Holstein Show. Second place Senior Three-Year-Old Rosemary Unix Goldie, presented by Jim Butler of Chebanse, Ill., was named Intermediate Champion.
Petitclerc Lambda Anny
Junior Champion
World Dairy Expo International Holstein Show – 2023
Dan Hovden and Velthuis Farms
Junior Champion of the International Holstein Show given to the winning Spring Yearling, Kingsway Caught A Vibe, owned by Hastings, Ontario’s Kingsway Farms and Velthuis Farms. K-Hurst Alleyoop Primed, owned by Doeberiener, Bowen, T. Carter, and D. Reed of West Salem, Ohio, was named Reserve Junior Champion.
Ferme Jacobs Inc. of Cap-Sante, Quebec, was named Premier Breeder. Jim Butler of Chebanse, Illinois, was named Premier Exhibitor. Croteau Lesperron Unix-ET was the International Holstein Show’s Premier Sire.
The 459 entires were examined by official judge Lynn Harbaugh of Marion, Wis., and assistant judge Jason Danhof of Waukon, Iowa.
Sweet Victory for Sweet Pea in the International Junior Holstein Show
Lin-Max Beemer Sweet Pea
Grand Champion
World Dairy Expo Junior Show 2023
Sophie Leach
Lin-Max Beemer Sweet Pea, the winning Five-Year-Old Cow, was named Senior and Grand Champion at the 2023 International Junior Holstein Show at World Dairy Expo® on Sunday. Sweet Pea and her owner Sophie Leach of Linwood, Kan., won the $500 Udder Comfort Grand Champion Cash Award as well as the Lillian & Keith King and Jim King Grand Champion of the Junior Show Award for this accomplishment. The winning Junior Three-Year-Old, Dappleview Tatoo Ella, owned by Tristen Ostrom of Kaukauna, Wis., was the Intermediate Champion and Reserve Grand Champion.
Dappleview Tatoo Ella
Intermediate Champion
World Dairy Expo Junior Show 2023
Tristen Hans Ostrom
The International Junior Holstein Show’s 274 entrants were judged by official judge Callum McKinven of Canton de Hatley, Quebec, Canada, and assistant judge Matt Mitchell of Speedwell, Tennessee.
Ms Gw Atwood Desire, the Reserve Intermediate Champion, was the Senior Three-Year-Old winner. Isabella Pires of Modesto, California owns Desire. Ms Tiple-T Grateful-ET was the winning Four-Year-Old and Reserve Senior Champion, owned by Colton Thomas of North Lewisburg, Ohio.
Farnear Adios 3415-ET
Junior Champion
World Dairy Expo Junior Show 2023
Ana, Carson & Colin Rauen
The first-place Winter Calf, Farnear Adios 3415-ET, owned by Ana, Carson, and Colin Rauen of Dyersville, Iowa, was named Junior Champion of the 2023 International Junior Holstein Show. She receives the $250 Junior Champion of the Junior Show Cash Award from Misty Meadow Dairy, the Hogan Family of Tillamook, Oregon. Ladys Lambda Loveless-ET won the Summer Yearling Heifer Class before going on to win the Reserve Junior Championship at WDE. Chandler and Calvin Bening of Lomira, Wisconsin, own Loveless.
Lilly Lands Grand Champion of the International Red & White Show
Premium Apple Crisp Lilly-Red
Grand Champion
World Dairy Expo International Red & White Show – 2023
Jim Butler
Premium Apple Crisp Lilly-Red was named Grand Champion of the International Red & White Show. The winning Four-Year-Old was awarded Senior Champion prior to being named Grand Champion. Jim Butler of Chebanse, Illinois, owns her. Ransom-Rail Beth-Red, the winning Five-Year-Old, followed Lilly as the International Red & White Show’s Reserve Senior Champion and Reserve Grand Champion. Milk Source, Ransom-Rail, and Fischer of Kaukauna, Wis., own Beth.
Golden-Oaks Temptres-Red-ET
Intermediate Champion
World Dairy Expo International Red & White Show – 2023
Milk Source, Fischer, Steincrest & Crescentmead
Golden-Oaks Temptres-Red-ET, the winning Senior Three-Year-Old, was named Intermediate Champion. Milk Source, Fischer, Steincrest, and Crescentmead of Kaukauna, Wisconsin, own her, and she won the Eugene Nelson Intermediate Champion Award. Willye Srndptous Legacy-Red, who finished second to Temptres as the Senior Three-Year-Old, was named Reserve Intermediate Champion at the International Red & White Show. Oakfield Corners Dairy of Oakfield, N.Y. owns her.
Sco-Lo Dc Rogue2470-Red-ET
Junior Champion
World Dairy Expo International Red & White Show – 2023
Fly Higher, Elmlo, Andy & Whitney Reynolds and Mackenzie Reynolds
The Norman E. Magnussen Memorial Award was won by the Summer Yearling Heifer, Sco-Lo Dc Rogue2470-Red-ET, owned by Fly Higher, Elmlo, Andy, and Whitney Reynolds, and Mackenzie Reynolds of Corfu, N.Y. Betley Lightsout-Red-ET is the Reserve Junior Champion. Claire and Jacob Betley of Pulaski, Wis., own the winning Winter Yearling.
Premier Exhibitor was Oakfield Corners Dairy of Oakfield, N.Y., while Premier Breeder was Kress-Hill Dairy of Newton, Wis. Marion, Wisconsin’s Bella-Ridge, Harbaugh, and Loehr Families were named Premier Breeder and Exhibitor of the Heifer Show. For the second year in a row, Riverdown Unstopabull-Red was the Premier Sire, and Mr Blondin Warrior-Red-ET was the Premier Sire of the Heifer Show.
The 351 submissions were examined by official judge Phillip Topp of Botkins, Ohio, and assistant judge Tanner Schmaling of Elkhorn, Wisconsin.
Sequel Secures Grand at the International Junior Red & White Show
Synergy Spikes Sequel-Red
Champion of the Junior Show
World Dairy Expo International Red & White Show – 2023
Jacob & Claire Betley & Evan Jauquet
The winning junior in the Four-Year-Old Class, Synergy Spikes Sequel-Red, was owned by Jacob and Claire Betley and Evan Jauquet of Pulaski, Wis. She received the Grand Champion of the Junior Show Award from Lillian and Keith King and Jim King, as well as the $500 Udder Comfort Grand Champion Award. Luck-E Diamond Tonto-Red, the winning junior in the Aged Cow Class, is standing next to her as Reserve Senior and Reserve Grand. Tonto is the property of Jacob Menzi of Millport, New York.
Schluter Atlanta-Red-ET
Intermediate Champion of the Junior Show
World Dairy Expo International Red & White Show – 2023
Matthew and Elizabeth Gunst And Evan Hathaway
The Senior Three-Year-Old Schluter Atlanta-Red-ET, owned by Matthew and Elizabeth Gunst and Evan Hathaway of Hartford, Wis., was named Intermediate Champion of the Junior Show. Cherry-Lor Warrior Lime-Red, the winning Junior Three-Year-Old, was named Reserve Intermediate Champion. Phillip Mccormick of Millmont, Pennsylvania, owns Lime.
Betley Lightsout-Red-ET
Junior Champion of the Junior Show
World Dairy Expo International Red & White Show – 2023
Claire & Jacob Betley
The winning Winter Yearling, Betley Lightsout-Red-ET, was named Junior Champion of the International Junior Red & White Show. Claire and Jacob Betley of Pulaski, Wisconsin, own Lightsout. The winning Winter Heifer Calf, Betley Warrior Lynx-Red, was owned by Kamryn, Kate, and Colt Kasbergen of Tulare, California.
The 133 junior entries were judged by official judge Phillip Topp of Botkins, Ohio, and assistant judge Tanner Schmaling of Elkhorn, Wisconsin.
Ladyluck Lands Grand at the International Milking Shorthorn Show
Millcreek Lottery Ladyluck was crowned Grand and Senior Champion of the International Milking Shorthorn Show. Taylor Graves of Danville, Kentucky, owns the winning Aged Cow. Ladyluck was awarded the Allen Hetts Grand Champion Trophy as well as the $1000 Udder Comfort Grand Champion Award. Cory and Kristen Salzl of Litchfield, Minn., owned Gin-Val Logic Lauretta-EXP, which finished as Reserve Grand and Reserve Senior Champion.
The Senior Two-Year-Olds competed as Intermediate and Reserve Intermediate Champions. Tyler Endres and Peter Vail of Reedsburg, Wisconsin, won intermediate with Heavenly Hushpuppy-EXP. They were awarded the Eugene Nelson Intermediate Champion Award for their achievement. Reserve Intermediate Champion was Garys Christos Saffron, owned by Allen Van Gorder, Glenn McNeil, and Gram Rozler of Little Falls, New York.
Lands-Brook KnH Chilli Pepper, the winning Fall Yearling Heifer, was crowned Junior Champion for the second year in a succession, as well as Junior Champion of the International Milking Shorthorn Show in 2022. Peter Vail of Englewood, Florida owns Chilli Pepper. Maunesha Creek Excite Me-EXP, the winning Fall Calf, was selected as Reserve Junior Champion. Justin Brandel leases Excite Me, which is owned by Mena E Schmitt of Lake Mills, Wisconsin.
Lazy M Farm LLC of Stitzer, Wis., had a successful day at the International Milking Shorthorn Show, taking first place in both the heifer and cow shows. The Heifer Show’s Premier Exhibitor was Peter Vail, Mile High, of Englewood, Fla. The Premier Sire was North Stars Famous Patriot-EXP, while the Premier Sire of the Heifer Show was Halpins Muddy Rockstar-TW.
234 Milking Shorthorn entries were reviewed by official judge Brandon Ferry of Hilbert, Wis., and assistant judge Mike Gregory of Hebron, Ill.
Zora Zips to Grand at the International Junior Milking Shorthorn Show
Heavenly Zora ET, owned by Dillon Freeman, was named Grand Champion of the 2023 International Junior Milking Shorthorn Show after previously being named Senior Champion. Zora, from Bremen, Indiana, will also be named Grand Champion of the Junior Show and earn a $500 Udder Comfort Grand Champion Award. The Intermediate Champion Lazy-M-Jk Lady In-Red-EXP, owned by Aubree, Aiden, and Alaina Topp of Botkins, Ohio, was named Reserve Grand Champion.
Reserve Senior Champion was Cadence Spearman of West Concord, Minn., with Corstar Mixin-It-Up-EXP-ET P. Reserve Intermediate Champion was Lazy M. Britton Allen of Belmont, Wisconsin, owns a Jekyll Zella-EXP.
Maunesha Creek Excite Me-EXP, the winning Fall Calf, was selected as the Junior Champion. Justin Brandel leases Excite Me, which is owned by Mena E Schmitt of Lake Mills, Wisconsin. Dana Johnson of Tomah, Wis., won Reserve Junior Champion with her winning Spring Yearling Heifer Old-N-Slow Lapdance-EXP-ET.
The 94 junior Milking Shorthorn entries were judged by official judge Brandon Ferry of Hilbert, Wis., and associate judge Mike Gregory of Hebron, Ill.
Dam and Daughter Dominate the International Brown Swiss Show
Brian Pacheco of Kerman, California, earned handsomely as the owner of the International Brown Swiss Show‘s Senior and Reserve Senior Champions, as well as the Grand and Reserve Grand Champions. The Grand Champion was Iroquois Acres Jong Cali, the winning Component Merit Cow. She won the Allen Hetts Grand Champion Trophy and the $1000 Udder Comfort Grand Champion Award. Her offspring, the winning Aged Cow, Six-Year-Old & Over, Iroquois Acres Total Candy, was named Reserve Grand Champion.
Topp B-3 Woodford, the Junior Three-Year-Old Cow winner, was named Intermediate Champion. Topp-View & Brothers Three of Watertown, Wis., owns Woodford, who won the Eugene Nelson Intermediate Champion Award. Just So D Fortune-ET, the winning Senior Three-Year-Old owned by Just So Farm of Lake Mills, Wis., was named Reserve Intermediate Champion.
Jenlar Rasta Westlynn-ETV, the winning Fall Heifer Calf, has been named Junior Champion and has been awarded the Norman E. Magnussen Memorial Award. Siemers Holsteins of Lomira, Wis., owns Westlynn. The Reserve Junior Champion of the Junior Show was Shelburne BR Dells Designer NP, who also won the Winter Yearling Heifer. Hayleigh Geurink and Kelvin Webster of Blue Mounds, Wisconsin, own Designer.
Premier Breeder awards went to Cutting Edge, Ken Main, and Peter Vail of Copake, New York. Ken Main and Kenny Joe Manion of Copake, New York, were named Premier Exhibitor. Voelkers TD Carter was the Premier Sire. Pit-Crew Genetics of Cambridge, Minn., was the Heifer Show’s Premier Breeder and Exhibitor, while Brown Heaven R Famous-ET was the Heifer Show’s Premier Sire.
The 374 submissions were examined by official judge Chris Lahmers of Marysville, Ohio, and assistant judge Richard “RT” Thompson of Darlington, Wisconsin.
Kentucky Cow Claims Grand at the International Junior Brown Swiss Show
On Wednesday, October 4, the Senior Champions were crowned Grand and Reserve Grand Champions of the International Junior Brown Swiss Show. Grand Champion was awarded to Dutch-Marie Dundee Allie, the winning junior in the Component Merit Cow Class. She won the Lillian and Keith King and Jim King Grand Champion of the Junior Show Award, as well as the $500 Udder Comfort Grand Champion Award. Hadleigh, Ezra, and Kenna Jones, as well as Kelly Jo Manion of Edmonton, Kentucky, own Allie. Northkill Creek Groovy, owned by Hannah and Mark Balthaser of Bernville, Pennsylvania, was named Reserve Grand Champion in the Aged Cow, Six-Year-Old & Over Cow class.
Pit-Crew Phantom Kristine, the Summer Junior Two-Year-Old Class winner, was named Intermediate Champion. Kristine is being shown by Abby Foss of Cambridge, Minnesota. Reserve Intermediate Champion was Colebrook Creek Dt Alina, the Junior Three-Year-Old Class winner, owned by Abigail Wilber of New Hartford, Conn.
The Winter Yearlings were named Junior and Reserve Junior Champions. Hayleigh Geurink and Kelvin Webster of Blue Mounds, Wis., won the Junior Championship with Shelburne BR Dells Designer NP. Pit-Crew Devils Rhythm, shown by Allison Foss of Cambridge, Minn., was named Reserve Junior Champion.
The 148 junior entries were reviewed by official judge Chris Lahmers of Marysville, Ohio, and assistant judge Richard “RT” Thompson of Darlington, Wisconsin.
Blissful Day for Bailey at the International Jersey Show
Stoney Point Joel Bailey
Grand Champion
World Dairy Expo Jersey Show 2023
Vierra Dairy Farms
The first and second positions Six-Year-Old and Older Cows from Hilmar, California, went on to win Senior and Reserve Senior Champion, as well as Grand and Reserve Grand Champion. Point Stoney Joel Bailey was crowned International Jersey Show Grand Champion. She received the Allen Hetts Grand Champion Trophy as well as the $1000 Udder Comfort Grand Champion Award. River Valley Colton Juliette-ET was named Reserve Grand Champion.
OEH-My Victrous Parade
Intermediate Grand Champion
World Dairy Expo Jersey Show 2023
Vierra Dairy Farms
OEH-My Victrous Parade, the winning Senior Three-Year-Old, was also owned by Vierra Dairy Farms. The winning Senior Two-Year-Old, Lone Pine Touchdown Booster, owned by Pierre Boulet & Mike Berry of Montmagny, Quebec, Canada, received Reserve Intermediate honors.
Miss Gayles Grace-ET
Junior Champion
World Dairy Expo Jersey Show 2023
Kendall Thomas
Juniors won big at the International Jersey Show, with Miss Gayles Grace-ET taking home Junior Champion flags in both the Junior and Open divisions. Kendall Thomas of North Lewisburg, Ohio, owns her. She also received the Norman E. Magnussen Memorial Award. Following in the footsteps of Grace, the winning Spring Yearling Heifer, DKG Gentry Cream, took Reserve Junior Champion in both the Junior and Open shows. Blake Greiwe of Quincy, Ohio, is the owner of Cream.
Premier Exhibitor was awarded to Vierra Dairy Farm of Hilmar, Calif., for both the heifer and cow shows, while Premier Breeder was awarded to Misty Meadow Dairy of Tillamook, Ore. Madison Fischer of Frostburg, Maryland, was crowned Premier Breeder of the Heifer Show. Guimo Joel-ET was selected the International Jersey Show’s Premier Sire.
The 399 entries in the International Jersey Show were judged by official judge Mike Dukett of Rudolph, Wis., and associate judge Kevin McGriskin of Melancthon, Ontario, Canada.
Lucille Leaps to Grand Champion of the International Junior Jersey Show
Rolling Spring Premier Lucille-ET
1st place Grand Champion of the Junior Show
World Dairy Expo Jersey Show 2023
Evan Jauquet
Rolling Spring Premier Lucille-ET was named Grand Champion Female after winning Senior Champion in the Lifetime Cheese Production Cow Class at the 2023 International Junior Jersey Show. Lucille, owned by Evan Jauquet of Pulaski, Wis., will be named Grand Champion of the Junior Show and earn a $500 Udder Comfort Grand Champion Award. Lone Pine Nighttrain Lula, who was standing next to Lucille, was named Reserve Senior Champion before being crowned Reserve Grand Champion. Mason Ziemba and Amy Hippen of Durhamville, N.Y. own the winning Five-Year-Old.
Nor-Bert Andreas Dime
Intermediate Champion of the Junior Show
World Dairy Expo Jersey Show 2023
Dalton, Dillon & Breanne Freeman
Nor-Bert Andreas Dime, the first-place Junior Three-Year-Old Cow, was the Intermediate Champion Female. Dalton, Dillon, and Breanne Freeman of Bremen, Indiana, displayed Dime. Arethusa Gentry Chevelle-ET, exhibited by Megan Moede of Algoma, Wis., received the Reserve Intermediate Champion Female. Chevelle took first place in the Senior Three-Year-Old Cow Class.
Miss Gayles Grace-ET, owned by Kendall Thomas of North Lewisburg, Ohio, was named Junior Champion in both the Junior and Open competitions. Following in the footsteps of Grace, the winning Spring Yearling Heifer, DKG Gentry Cream, was named Reserve Junior Champion in both the Junior and Open competitions. Blake Greiwe of Quincy, Ohio, is the owner of Cream.
145 junior Jersey entries were examined by official judge Mike Duckett of Rudolph, Wis., and assistant judge Kevin McGriskin of Melancthon, Ontario, Canada.
Roz Rocks the International Ayrshire Show
Angela Fuller of Attica, New York, owns Heineman Reagan Roz, who was crowned Grand Champion of the International Ayrshire Show after winning the Four-Year-Old Class and Senior Champion. She received the Allen Hetts Grand Champion Trophy as well as the $1000 Udder Comfort Grand Champion Award. The Reserve Senior Champion and Reserve Grand Champion was the winning Six-Year-Old & Older Cow, Old-Bankston Jc Banner, owned by Glamourview-Iager & Walton of Walkersville, Md.
The winning Junior Three-Year-Old, Vieux Village G Montana, owned by Florent Foley of Piopolis, Quebec, Canada, was named Intermediate Champion. Angela Fuller’s winning Senior Three-Year-Old, Heineman Kingsire Cold Brew, was named Reserve Intermediate Champion.
The Junior Champion and Reserve Junior Champion flags were won by the Fall Heifer Calf combination. Stylin Reynolds Monroe, owned by Leslie and Linda Bruchey of Westminster, Md., was named Junior Champion and awarded the Norman E. Magnussen Memorial Award. Grand-View Champ Dyna, owned by Jacob, Logan, and Madison Harbaugh of Marion, Wis., came in second as Reserve Junior Champion.
Sunny Acres Farm of Georgetown, New York, was named Premier Breeder and Exhibitor at the International Ayrshire Show. Budjon-Vail, Lomira, Wis., was voted Premier Breeder in the heifer exhibit, while Peter Vail, Mile High, of Englewood, Fla., was selected Premier Exhibitor. Bear-Ayr Distinct Kingsire was named Premier Sire of the International Ayrshire exhibit.
Kurt Wolf of Guttenberg, Iowa, and Steve Searles of Pine Island, Minnesota, judged the 283 entries at the International Ayrshire Show.
It’s a Win for Wishful Thinking at the International Junior Ayrshire Show
On Tuesday, October 3, Toppglen Wishful Thinking-ET, the winning Lifetime Component Merit Cow, was crowned Senior and Grand Champion of the International Junior Ayrshire Show. Tanner, Brennan, Marissa, and Logan Topp of West Salem, Ohio, own her. Wishful Thinking received the Lillian & Keith King and Jim King Grand Champion of the Junior Show Award, as well as the $500 Udder Comfort Grand Champion Award. Moy-Ayr Predator Lively, owned by Steve, Pauline, Rebecca, and Emily Schmidt of Delavan, Wis., was named Reserve Senior and Reserve Grand Champion in the Six-Year-Old & Over Cow Class.
Moy-Ayr Berkely Darling, the Senior Three-Year-Old Class winner, was selected as the Intermediate Champion. Darling is owned by Steve, Pauline, Rebecca, and Emily Schmidt of Delavan, Wis. Boom was selected as Reserve Intermediate Champion by C, C & C Cannon and M, T & K Arnold of Dyersville, Iowa. Boom took first place in the Junior Three-Year-Old Class.
Champion of the Grand-View Dyna, the winning Fall Heifer Calf, was named International Junior Ayrshire Show Junior Champion. Jacob, Logan, and Madison Harbaugh of Marion, Wis., own Dyna. Bricker-Farms Champions Choice, owned by Callen and Dawson Damrow and Abby Porte of Pocatello, Idaho, won the Summer Yearling Heifer Junior Champion.
Kurt Wolf of Guttenberg, Iowa, and assistant judge Steve Searles of Pine Island, Minnesota, judged the 108 junior entries.
Uno is Number One at the International Guernsey Show
Springhill Kojack Uno-ETV
Grand Champion
World Dairy Expo International Guernsey Show – 2023
Melander, Robthom, Smith-Crest
Springhill Kojack Uno-ETV, the Grand Champion and Senior Champion of the International Guernsey Show at World Dairy Expo, is the winning Six-Year-Old & Older Cow. She was awarded the Allen Hetts Grand Champion Trophy as well as the Udder Comfort Grand Champion Award of $1000. Valley Gem is owned by Melander, Robthorn, and Smith-Crest of Watertown, Wis. Valley Gem Farm of Cumberland, Wis., won Reserve Grand Champion and Reserve Senior Champion with Atlas Malt-ET.
The Eugene Nelson Intermediate Champion Award was given to the winning Summer Junior Two-Year-Old, Cape May Latimer Honey, shown by Savannah Thomas of West Liberty, Ohio. Hickman Valleys S Blakely, presented by Brittany Taylor, Grace Schuler, and Laylaa Schuler of New Glarus, Wis., earned Reserve Intermediate Champion.
Cb Vg The winning Winter Heifer Calf, Jack Dont Forget Me-ETV, was named Junior Champion at the International Guernsey Show. Haley Beukema, Lauryn Weisensel, and Brynn Grewe of New Richmond, Wis., displayed her and earned the Norman E. Magnussen Memorial Award. Empire Drone Patina, owned by Tim and Megan Schrupp of Paynesville, Minn., followed in her footsteps as the Reserve Junior Champion at the International Guernsey Show.
Springhill of Big Prairie, Ohio, was named Premier Breeder, Premier Exhibitor, and Premier Breeder of the Heifer Show. The Premier Exhibitor of the Heifer Show was Empire Guernseys, Tim & Megan Schrupp, Paynesville, Minn., and the Premier Sire was Hi Guern View Levi Drone.
Kevin Hartmann of Mulberry Grove, Illinois, and Ted deMent of Kenney, Illinois, judged the 222 entries at the International Guernsey Show.
Blakely Named the Best of the International Junior Guernsey Show
Hickman Valleys S Blakely
Grand Champion of the Junior Show
World Dairy Expo International Guernsey Show – 2023
Brittany Taylor, Grace Schuler And Laylaa Schuler
The Intermediate Champion and first place Junior Two-Year-Old Cow, Hickman Valleys S Blakely, owned by Brittany Taylor, Grace Schuler, and Laylaa Schuler of Platteville, Wis., is named Grand Champion of the International Junior Guernsey Show. She got the Grand Champion Junior Show Award from Lillian & Keith King and Jim King, as well as the $500 Udder Comfort Grand Champion Award. The Reserve Grand Champion title given to Alaina Dinderman of Orangeville, Illinois, and her winning Six-Year-Old & Older Cow, Hi Guern View Asias Africa.
Hickman Valleys S Blakely
Intermediate Champion of the Junior Show
World Dairy Expo International Guernsey Show – 2023
Brittany Taylor, Grace Schuler And Laylaa Schuler
Following Blakely as Reserve Intermediate Champion was Lauryn Weisensel’s Knapps GP VG Apie Two To Tango-ETV, presented by Lauryn Weisensel of Deerfield, Wis., who also won Senior Two-Year-Old Cow. Hi Guern View Divas Designer, the winning Lifetime Production Cow, was owned by Alaina, Amery, and Aidan Dinderman of Orangeville, Ill.
Cb Vg Jack Dont Forget Me-ETV
Junior Champion of the Junior Show
World Dairy Expo International Guernsey Show – 2023
Haley Beukema, Lauryn Weisensel and Brynn Grewe
Cb Vg Jack Dont Forget Me-ETV, owned by Haley Beukema, Lauryn Weisensel, and Brynn Grewe of New Richmond, Wis., was named Junior Champion at the International Junior Guernsey Show. Rocky Hill Reputation Juliet, owned by Marah Ripley of Moravia, New York, was named Junior Champion.
The 85 junior submissions were examined by official judge Kevin Hartmann of Mulberry Grove, Ill., and assistant judge Ted deMent of Kenney, Ill.
Spring Valley Farm and Heath Jerseys awarded the 2023 McKown Master Breeder Award
For almost 100 years, the Jersey breed has been the cornerstone of Spring Valley Farm in Westminster, Maryland. The farm is owned and run by Allen and Wayne Stiles, third generation dairymen, and includes their nephew Michael Heath until his untimely death earlier this year. The Klussendorf Association chose them as this year’s winner of the Robert “Whitey” McKown Master Breeder Award in recognition of their hard work and achievement. This coveted prize recognizes outstanding breeders who have had success displaying and judging cattle. Character, ability, ambition, and sportsmanship are traits connected with the Klussendorf prize.
The Spring Valley herd began modestly when Wayne and Allen’s grandpa, N.C. Stiles, a Holstein breeder, acquired his first Jersey in 1924 to increase butterfat content in order to protect his milk market. The farm now has 120 head of Jersey cattle. Pleasant Valley Prime Heather, E-96; Edgeview Renaissance Jane, E-96; and Pinesmith TJ Mindy, E-94 are among the exceptional Jersey animals owned by the family. Some of these high-caliber maternal lines, such as SV Jade Hired Gun-ET and Chilli Action Colton-ET, have had an impact in breeding programs via their sons.
Michael Heath, Allen and Wayne’s nephew, did not keep his unrivaled eye or expertise for cattle to himself while working as a cattle merchandizer. While he owned cows from several notable Jersey and Holstein cow lines, he also assisted others by locating “diamonds in the rough” and developing them into extremely desirable animals. Heath was a certified cattle promoter who started organizing sales in the 1980s. He had just collaborated with Nathan and Jenny Thomas to produce the Triple-T and Heath sale. In a top-averaging auction, their efforts increased the value of registered animals.
The family’s success did not end with breeding and improving cattle; it extended into the showring. The Stiles and Heath families have appeared in the Maryland State Fair, World Dairy Expo, All-American Jersey events, and all 50 All-American Dairy events. In the previous 70 years, their love for displaying cattle has resulted in hundreds of champions, as well as Premier Breeder and Exhibitor banners. The farm has shown the Junior Champion in 1983 and 1986, Grand Champion in 1993, Best Bred and Owned in 2019, Reserve Grand Champion in 2020, and more than a dozen All-Americans or Reserve All-Americans at the National Jersey Show.
The Spring Valley family’s eye for fine cattle was later put to use by judging them. Wayne, Allen, their two brothers, their father John, and Michael have all been part of the Maryland State 4-H dairy judging team for generations. Wayne has judged the Jersey exhibit at the Eastern States Exposition, as well as the Holstein Spring Shows in Pennsylvania and Maryland. Michael has judged cattle at the local, state, and international levels, such as the World Dairy Expo Holstein, Jersey, and Milking Shorthorn Shows, the Canadian National Jersey Show, the Royal Ulster Show in Ireland, the Mexican National Holstein Show, and the Quebec International Fall Holstein Show, to name a few. He distinguished himself as a judge by employing unique reasoning phrases to describe the classifications. Heath was characterized as a wonderful buddy with an unrivaled drive and enthusiasm for cattle. He had a reputation for seeing more promise in animals and people than anybody else.
In 1962, Wayne and Allen’s father, John Stiles, inspired the family’s strong support for 4-H and youth initiatives by asking the Maryland 4-H dairy cow judging team to train on the farm. Since then, the brothers have sponsored an annual practice for youngsters from around the state, as well as the Maryland Judging School. John also ensured that adolescents in his neighborhood had access to the same opportunities as his own children, often packing a trailer with project animals and included them in the Spring Valley showstring for free.
The family continues to assist their community in leadership capacities in their leisure time. Wayne, Allen, and Allen’s wife Kay are all former Maryland Jersey Cattle Club presidents. Allen has spent 40 years as the county dairy judging coach and assisting with the Carroll County 4-H and FFA dairy show. He is the president of the Maryland State Grange and chaired the Agriculture Committee at the National Grange Session. Kay is a National Grange official at the moment.
The Stiles and Heath families have achieved significant success in various areas of the dairy business throughout the years. They have not, however, forgotten the value of aiding others around them. Their devotion to the Jersey breed and the dairy business has won Spring Valley Farms and Heath Jerseys the McKown Master Breeder Award for 2023.
Quebec Holstein Youth wins the 2023 Merle Howard Award
Savannah Crack was selected the 19th Merle Howard Award winner on Friday, October 6, at the 56th World Dairy Expo. Crack joined 4-H at a young age and started learning crucial life skills like duty and accountability. As her 4-H career progressed, she was given the chance to participate in the TD Canadian 4-H Dairy Classic at the Royal Winter Fair. The Richmond, Quebec native was also chosen for Holstein Quebec’s Ecole de Preparation, a three-day program that includes theoretical and practical courses on exhibit displays, fitting and trimming, nutritional requirements during shows, and showmanship abilities. She was also one of just six Canadians to attend the European Young Breeders School, which was held in Belgium and drew participants from 19 nations across the world.
This Holstein juvenile shines in both the barn and the showring throughout her exhibiting career. She has won four major showmanship contests on both the Canadian and American sides of the border. Crack has been attending World Dairy Expo youth contests for eight years and is a two-time showmanship champion, having won the Junior Showmanship Contest in 2015. The following year, he duplicated the feat by winning the Intermediate Showmanship category on colored shavings.
Crack was crowned Overall Champion Showman at the 2023 Quebec Classique in her native nation. She also earned Grand Champion Showman at Quebec’s AJRQ Youth Championship Show. This Richmond, Quebec, resident was voted Overall Champion at the Michael Heath Youth Fitting Competition at this year’s 56th World Dairy Expo. Furthermore, she and her brother Kolton won second place for Spring Holstein Calf and fifth place for Yearling in Milk at the 2023 International Junior Holstein Show at World Dairy Expo.
Crack graduated from McGill University’s Farm Management and Technology Program at MacDonald College with a strong love for dairy and a clear goal for her future. She was one of only two students to receive the Lieutenant Governor’s Youth Medal upon completion of this three-year program. Savannah has returned to the family’s Crackholm Holstein herd in Richmond, Quebec, with her certificate in hand, to manage the herd with her father, David Crack.
Almost all past Merle Howard Award winners were present for the award ceremony. They are as follows: 2004, Robert Teixeira, Turlock, Calif.; 2005, Matthew Mitchell, Speedwell, Tenn.; 2006, Greta Koebel, Poplar Grove, Ill.; 2007, Brandon Ferry, Hilbert, Wis.; 2008, Kelly Lee Reynolds, Corfu, N.Y.; 2009, Kyle Natzke, Fond du Lac, Wis.; 2010, Stephanie Aves Schroeder, Lancaster, Wis.; 2011, Karen Anderson Johnson, Litchfield, Minn.; 2012
Merle Howard was a pioneer in the dairy sector. Howard, who won the Klussendorf Award in 1954, was a herd manager, Holstein classifier, and afterwards a sales and export trader. Howard was also a founding member of the National Dairy Shrine Board of Directors.
California Holstein Breeder Wins the 2023 Klussendorf Award
During the 56th World Dairy Expo, Joey Airoso of Pixley, Calif., received the 81st Klussendorf Award, the highest honor awarded to a dairy cow showman in the United States. Airoso has all of the characteristics of former Klussendorf victors, including character, sportsmanship, ability, and ambition.
The prize is named after Arthur B. Klussendorf, who was regarded as an excellent showman of his day and a role model for everyone who came after him. The Klussendorf Memorial Association, founded in 1937, announced this year’s pick during its annual conference earlier this week in Madison, Wis. Airoso got the silver trophy created by Tiffany Jewelers of New York City.
Airoso is a fourth-generation dairyman who oversees one of the biggest Registered Holstein herds in the country. He is the managing partner of a family farm in California’s Central Valley that milks 2,600 cows and crops 1,600 acres of alfalfa, maize, and wheat. According to nominators Stuart Row, Gilbert Texiera, and Ken Melvold, as well as previous Klussendorf winners, “one would be hard-pressed to find a more popular person showing cattle with his engaging personality and willingness to help anyone in need at a show.”
This Pixley, Calif., native has been showing cattle on the West Coast for almost 60 years and has made multiple journeys east to World Dairy Expo. Over the previous four decades, he has shown multiple All-California winners, a handful of Western National Champions, and several All-American selections. Airoso is a seasoned showman who has received the prestigious Al Hay Award at the Western National Show and was voted the California State Fair Livestock Man of the Year in 2017. Airoso has judged various events around the United States, including the Wisconsin State Fair Junior Holstein Show, North America’s biggest Holstein show.
Airoso, a huge supporter of kids, was a vital servant leader who stood up to achieve a victory when the Western Livestock Show was canceled in 2012 owing to a lack of financing from the State of California. Not wanting to see the Western Classic Dairy Show go, Airoso and other members of the South Joaquin Holstein Association came through to save it. The event, now held yearly in Tulare, California, has grown to become the state’s biggest junior dairy cow show, attracting over 300 head displayed by 200 juniors aged five to 21.
The Klussendorf Award was created to honor people who demonstrate character, sportsmanship, and devotion to dairy cow events. Joey Airoso has all of these qualities, which is why he was chosen as the 81st Klussendorf winner.
The Klussendorf Memorial Association, widely regarded as the Hall of Fame for dairy cattle exhibitors, was founded in 1937 in remembrance of Arthur B. Klussendorf, widely regarded as the greatest dairy cow showman of his time. Each year, the Klussendorf Association votes to add a new dairy cow exhibitor to its registers, awarding them lifelong membership in recognition of their contributions.
Ohio Dairyman Wins the Klussendorf-MacKenzie Award
During World Dairy Expo® 2023, Nathan Thomas of North Lewisburg, Ohio, received the 32nd Klussendorf-MacKenzie Award in honour of Duncan MacKenzie, the 1961 Klussendorf winner. While this year’s Klussendorf-MacKenzie prize recipient has a remarkable dairy resume, it is crucial to emphasize that Thomas epitomizes the characteristics that made Duncan MacKenzie the award’s forefather.
Despite not growing up on a dairy farm, this year’s MacKenzie winner’s grandpa maintained numerous well-known Guernsey herds, and his uncle also had a dairy herd. With those dairy-farming cousins always in his sights, a young Nathan Thomas pestered his father until he could afford to buy a grade heifer to display at the county fair.
Thomas continued to enhance the type and conformation of his cattle once that foundation was formed. This Ohio native started working at various exhibits and sales throughout high school, including assisting Wayne Sliker of Modern Associates. With his high school graduation in hand, Thomas hit the road to fit cattle for numerous prominent show strings around the United States, as well as overseas in Canada, Mexico, Australia, Italy, Spain, and Colombia. Rider Jerseys, Exels Holsteins, Maple-Lawn, Air-Osa Dairy, Spring Valley Jerseys, Elmvue Farm, and Vierra Dairy, who has exhibited the Grand Champion at World Dairy Expo’s International Jersey Show for the past four years, are among the farms he has worked with throughout the years.
Thomas and his family have been dairy farmers at Triple-T Holsteins and Jerseys in North Lewisburg, Ohio, for the last 16 years. The farm is owned by Thomas and Jenny, as well as Nathan’s father, John, and brother, Andy. During that period, Triple-T has bred, produced, marketed, and cared for over 130 All-American and All-Canadian nominations, as well as holding the best BAA or Breed Age Average rating for conformation in the country. Thomas also raised and owned the 2018 Star of the Breed of the Holstein Association USA.
Thomas continues to own cattle with many of the same friends and mentors that helped him get to where he is now. He has also been a mentor to many young individuals who are breaking into the profession. Thomas and his wife, Jenny, together with partner, the late Michael Heath, have overseen multiple sales focused on promoting and selling Jerseys and Holsteins during the last eight years.
Whether it’s the start of the week or a busy show day, Thomas always has an appealing display and a well-organized workforce that is fastidious about every aspect. Thomas would be quick to praise his wife, Jenny, and their three children, Colton, Kendall, and Camryn, for all of their help around the farm.
The Klussendorf Memorial Association, widely regarded as the Hall of Fame for dairy cattle exhibitors, was founded in 1937 in remembrance of Arthur B. Klussendorf, widely regarded as the greatest dairy cow showman of his time. Each year, the Klussendorf Association votes to add a new dairy cow exhibitor to its registers, awarding them lifelong membership in recognition of their contributions.
Magnussen Receives A.C. “Whitie” Thomson Memorial Award
During World Dairy Expo 2023, Norman C. Magnussen of Lake Mills, Wis., received the 2023 A.C. “Whitie” Thomson Memorial Award. Whitie Thomson was well-known in the Showring for his outstanding leadership and sportsmanship. This award is given to a herdsman or showman who exemplifies the qualities that inspired the A.C. “Whitie” Thomson Memorial Award.
Magnussen, Executive Secretary of the Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders Association and a Lake Mills native, has a long relationship with the yearly world-class dairy tournament. His father, Norman E. Magnussen, was one of a few Wisconsin dairymen who pushed for the establishment of what is now World Dairy Expo and was essential in securing financing for its early years. The senior Magnussen organized a fundraising cow auction for the World Food and Agricultural Exposition in the spring of 1969.
After his father’s sudden death, Norman C. Magnussen took over the Brown Swiss Sale Service at the age of 22 and held his first of five national Wisconsin sales that averaged $3,024.43, with the top seller being Norvic Telstar at $17,000. Brown Swiss Sale Service LLC oversaw sales in 17 states, including 16 national sales, for the following 38 years. The globe Premier Brown Swiss Sale, held at World Dairy Expo, usually includes top-of-the-line cattle sought for by breeders all over the globe. While the term “Brown Swiss” may suggest otherwise, this sale administration has sold dairy animals of many breeds.
Norman C. Magnussen has a long experience with the Brown Swiss Breed, from displaying as an early age to judging shows all around the globe. In 1970, he was one of the first Bell Ringers to compete in the Wisconsin Bell Ringer Contest. Here at Expo, he has led several Grand Champions, Reserve Grand Champions, and Junior Champions, including Arbor Rose Strech Spicy, Betta Vue Matt Nadine, 2x Lyndale Convincer Elaine, and Bridge View Jade Katrina. He has judged shows at all levels, including many national and four international competitions.
Archer Returns to Win the Top Title at the World Forage Analysis Superbowl
Rodney Archer of Alamosa, Colorado, was named Grand Champion Forage Producer for the second year in a row, out of 293 entrants in this year’s World Forage Analysis Superbowl. He received $2,500 from Legacy Seeds for winning this competition with his commercial hay submission. During World Dairy Expo, the top five finishers were recognized at the Brevant seeds Forage Superbowl Luncheon. Martin Farms of Strykersville, N.Y., won the Grand Champion First-Time Entrant prize of $2,000, sponsored by New Holland, for their standard corn silage submission.
During the luncheon, contestants received Quality Counts Awards. In the Quality Counts Corn Silage category, Zirbel Dairy Farm in De Pere, Wisconsin won first place with their BMR corn silage, which was sponsored by Silostop. Jenson Family Farms of Elk Mound, Wis., won first place in Quality Counts Hay/Haylage. CROPLAN funded their award.
Brevant Seeds was the Platinum Sponsor of the 2023 World Forage Analysis Superbowl. Division sponsors were Ag-Bag by RCI, Agri-King, Inc., Barenbrug USA, Lallemand Animal Nutrition, Scherer Inc., and QLF Agronomy. Channel, CROPLAN, New Holland, Legacy Seeds, Silostop, and Provimi contributed additional cash.
The top five finishers in each category are as follows:
Agri-King, Inc. sponsors the Grand Champion Baleage.
Jacobs Hillview Dairy, Hilbert, Wis., won first place.
Rainbows End, Waldo, Wis., took second place.
Jenson Family Farms, Elk Mound, Wis., took third place.
Evergreen View, Waldo, Wis., took fourth place, while Future Seed Select, Denmark, Wis., took fifth.
Commercial Hay Grand Champion
Lazy 2K Livestock, Wheatland, Wyoming, won first place.
Hardrock Farms, Wheatland, Wyoming, took second place.
Bappe Farm, Riverton, Wyoming, took third place.
Rooster Ranch, Casper, Wyoming, took fourth place.
Dick and Powell Farm, Cordell, Oklahoma, took fifth place.
QLF Agronomy sponsored the Grand Champion Dairy Hay.
First place went to Church Farm in Grand Marsh, Wisconsin, while second place went to Holst Farms in Lake City, Minnesota.
Evergreen View, Waldo, Wis., took third place. Rick Frozene Farm, Westfield, Wis., took fourth place. Scott More Holst, Westgate, Iowa, took fifth place.
Grass Hay Grand Champion – Sponsored by Barenbrug USA
Cozy Nook Farm, Waukesha, Wis., won first place.
Hardrock Farms, Wheatland, Wyoming, took second place.
Church Farm, Grand Marsh, Wis., took third place.
Rosedale, Oxford, Wis. 4th Place – Lazy 2K Livestock, Wheatland, Wyo. 5th Place – Lazy 2K Livestock, Wheatland, Wyo.
Alfalfa Haylage Grand Champion – Sponsored by Ag-Bag by RCI
Rainbows End, Waldo, Wisconsin, won first place.
Evergreen View, Waldo, Wis., took second place.
Wente Farms, Sigel, Illinois, took third place.
Andy Schmitt, Fort Atkinson, Iowa, finished fourth.
Sand Creek Dairy, Hastings, Michigan, took fifth place.
Lallemand Animal Nutrition sponsored the Grand Champion Mixed/Grass Haylage.
Albano Farms SRJF Inc., Stamford, N.Y. won first place.
Martin Farms, Strykersville, N.Y., took second place.
Double Dutch Dairy, Cedar Grove, Wis., took third place.
Doug Danielson of Cadott, Wisconsin, finished fourth.
Bob Rajek of Cornell, Wisconsin, finished fifth.
Scherer Inc. sponsored the Grand Champion Standard Corn Silage.
Sand Creek Dairy, Hastings, Mich., won first place.
Twin Cities View Dairy, Manitowoc, Wis., took second place.
Nathan Yoder of Little Suamico, Wisconsin, took third place.
Johnson Farms LLC, Daggett, Mich., took fourth place, while Pine Tree Dairy, Marshallville, Ohio, took fifth.
Brevant Seeds sponsored the Grand Champion BMR Corn Silage.
Zirbel Dairy Farm, De Pere, Wis., won first place.
Sand Creek Dairy, Hastings, Michigan, took second place.
BS Acres, Dresser, Wis., took third place.
Brown Star Farms, Gillett, Wis., took fourth place.
Opportunity Acres, Lena, Wis., came in fifth place.
Dairyland Laboratories Inc., Hay & Forage Grower, US Dairy Forage Research Center, University of Wisconsin, and World Dairy Expo have collaborated to host the World Forage Analysis Superbowl. For more information, go to foragesuperbowl.org.
University of Minnesota Tops National Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest
On Sunday, October 1, 2023, at World Dairy Expo®, the University of Minnesota finished first out of 19 institutions in the 102nd National Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest. The squad received a score of 2,545 and contributed to their accomplishments by being the highest team for reasons. Dr. Les Hansen, Eric Houdek, and Gabriella Houdek coached the squad, which featured Ben Styer, Isaac Rott, Kelsey Biel, and Haley Buekema. Individually, Ben Styer and Isaac Rott finished first and third, respectively. Cornell University and Virginia Tech finished second and third overall, respectively. Iowa State University and the University of Wisconsin-Platteville both finished in the top five.
The following teams and individuals have been recognized:
Overall Top Ten Teams:
Team members: Kelsey Biel, Isaac Rott, Ben Styer, and Haley Beukema, coached by Dr. Les Hansen, Eric Houdek, and Gabriella Houdek.
Cornell University, 2,492; Rachel Van Buren, Adam King, Sophie Woodis, and Jade Atherton; Kevin Ziemba as coach.
Virginia Tech, 2,488, team members: Atley Miller, Gabriella Rockwell, Salem Sifford, and Erin Armitage coached by Katharine Knowlton and Jaiden Cain Iowa State University, 2,456, team members: Colton Silveira, Delana Erbsen, Madi Palmer, and Torrin Burch coached by Christen Burgett and Mary Fliehler Virginia Tech, 2,488, team members: Atley Miller, Gabriella Rockwell, Salem S
Cory Weigel coaches Mason Kruse, Quincee Johnson, Lila Sloan, and Luke Trustem of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.
Michigan State University (2,429 students), team members: Brianna Hill, Adalee Thelen, Rachael Bosse, and Drew Neyer, coached by Dr. Joe Domecq, Sarah Black, and Kirby Krogstad.
Team members from the University of Wisconsin-Madison were Elise Bleck, Gracie Krahn, and Emma Vos, who were coached by Brian Kelroy and Trent Olson.
Mary Holle led the team of 2,403 from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, which included Joseph Schuh, Matthew Fischer, Amanda Stone, and Jack Saemrow.
Dale Olver, Penn State University, 2,395, team members: Madison Benfer, Colton Lusk, Abigail Stoltzfus, and David Schultheis.
Turner Swartz, South Dakota State University, 2,392, team members: Owen Scheffler, Ashley Holst, Margaret Molitor, and Morgan Wingret Top Ten Individuals:
871 Ben Styer, University of Minnesota
860 Salem Sifford, Virginia Tech
859, Isaac Rott, University of Minnesota
855, Elise Bleck, University of Wisconsin-Madison
854, Colton Silveira, Iowa State University
Delana Erbsen, Iowa State University, 847
842 Adam King, Cornell University
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Gracie Krahn, 832
South Dakota State University’s Owen Scheffler, 831
829, Sophie Woodis, Cornell University
Reasons for the Top Ten Teams:
Team members: Kelsey Biel, Isaac Rott, Ben Styer, and Haley Beukema from the University of Minnesota, coached by Dr. Les Hansen, Eric Houdek, and Gabriella Houdek.
Virginia Tech (828), Atley Miller, Gabriella Rockwell, Salem Sifford, and Erin Armitage, coached by Katharine Knowlton and Jaiden Cain.
Michigan State University, 821; coaches: Dr. Joe Domecq, Sarah Black, and Kirby Krogstad; team members: Brianna Hill, Adalee Thelen, Rachael Bosse, and Drew Neyer
Cornell University, 812; Rachel Van Buren, Adam King, Sophie Woodis, and Jade Atherton; Kevin Ziemba, coach
Mason Kruse, Quincee Johnson, Lila Sloan, and Luke Trustem of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, 794, were coached by Cory Weigel.
789, Iowa State University, Colton Silveira, Delana Erbsen, Madi Palmer, and Torri Burch, coached by Christen Burgett and Mary Fliehler
Ellie Vincent, Sarah Jordan, Alicia Bohren, and William De Boer, 788, Kansas State University, coached by Kelsey Pasch and Billy Brown
Larissa Tucker coaches the 783-member University of Kentucky team, which includes Kelly Baird, Casey Montgomery, and Brittany Trent.
University of Wisconsin-Madison, 782; Elise Bleck, Gracie Krahn, and Emma Vos; Brian Kelroy and Trent Olson;
Mary Holle, 780, team members: Joseph Schuh, Matthew Fischer, Amanda Stone, and Jack Saemrow, University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Top Ten People – Reasons:
Ben Styer, University of Minnesota, 291.
Elise Bleck, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 286,
283 Salem Sifford, Virginia Tech
Isaac Rott, University of Minnesota, 281.
Virginia Tech’s Gabriella Rockwell (281)
277 Adam King, Cornell University
Rachael Bosse (Michigan State University), 277
Kelly Baird, University of Kentucky, 276,
276, Adalee Thelen, Michigan State University
Cornell University’s Rachel Van Buren, 275
The National Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest is made possible in part by the generosity of Platinum Level Sponsor, Channel Seed; Silver Sponsor, Bio-Vet, Inc.; and additional supporters such as Hoard’s Dairyman, International Protein Sires, Select Sires, Inc., St. Jacobs ABC, STgenetics, Trans Ova Genetics, and Vita Plus Corporation.
Minnesota Rises to the Top in the National 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest
The 101st National 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest at World Dairy Expo® was won by Minnesota. Tony Scheffler, Maizie Scheffler, and Emily Mollenhauer coached Minnesota team members Calvin Benrud, Natalie Clemenson, Evelyn Scheffler, and Caryn Miklas. The Missouri team of Molly Archer, Case Melzer, Libby Shaver, and Logan Archer, coached by Karla Deaver and Ted Probert, finished second overall by a 9-point margin. Oregon, Florida, and Ohio rounded out the top five teams.
The following teams and individuals have been recognized:
Overall Top Ten Teams:
Calvin Benrud, Natalie Clemenson, Evelyn Scheffler, and Caryn Miklas, Minnesota, 2106, coached by Tony Scheffler, Maizie Scheffler, and Emily Mollenhauer.
Molly Archer, Case Melzer, Libby Shaver, and Logan Archer, Missouri, 2097, coached by Karla Deaver and Ted Probert.
Jim Krahn, Oregon, 2069, team members: Clancey Krahn, Logan Lancaster, and Peyton Rawe.
Gene Holcomb coaches Jenna Larson, Johanna Heijkoop, Rebecca Holcomb, and Luke Larson of the Florida 2063 squad.
Sherry Smith, Ohio, 2045, team members: Jacob Gilbert, Lauren Homan, and Olivia Finke.
Wisconsin, 2043, coached by Jay Jauquet, team members: Jacob Harbaugh, Logan Harbaugh, Hailey Zernicke, and Ellie Nygren.
Douglas Waterman coaches Annika Donlick, Justin Wolfe, Matthew Richenberg, and William Andrew in New York, 2031.
Landon Thelen, Chloe Steiner, Olivia Black, and Lydia Deters played for Michigan in 2009, and were coached by Joe Domecq, Sarah Black, and Kirby Krogstad.
Chad Dechow coached the team of Ainsley Sellers, Brooke Walker, AJ Wanner, and Adam Ballard in 1992.
Aaron Alcorn, Ty Jones, Jackson Tobbe, and Ryann Truax played for Kentucky in 1986, and were coached by Larissa Tucker and Bland Baird.
Individuals in the Top Ten – Overall:
712 Natalie Clemenson, Minnesota
709 Johanna Heijkoop, Florida
707 Evelyn Scheffler, Minnesota
705 Case Melzer, Missouri
700, Clancey Krahn, Oregon
700 Molly Archer, Missouri
Logan Harbaugh, Wisconsin 698
694 Chloe Steiner, Michigan
694 Olivia Finke, Ohio
692 Libby Shaver, Missouri
Reasons for the Top Ten Teams:
Karla Deaver and Ted Probert coached Missouri (689).
Florida had 682 points and was coached by Gene Holcomb.
Wisconsin, 681; Jay Jauquet, coach.
Tony Scheffler, Maizie Scheffler, and Emily Mollenhauer coached Minnesota, 676.
Coached by Jim Krahn, Oregon scored 661 points.
Douglas Waterman coaches New York, 651.
Michigan had 637 points and was coached by Joe Domecq, Sarah Black, and Kirby Krogstad.
Larissa Tucker and Bland Baird coached Kentucky (634).
Sherry Smith led Ohio to a score of 631.
Amanda Wengryn coaches New Jersey, 610.
Top Ten People – Reasons:
Logan Harbaugh (Wisconsin), 236
234, Chloe Steiner, Michigan
Oregon’s Clancey Krahn, 233
Case Melzer, age 232, of Missouri
Molly Archer, age 232, from Missouri
Johanna Heijkoop, 230, lives in Florida.
Natalie Clemenson, 228 (MN)
Jenna Larson (228) from Florida
Annika Donlick, New York, 227
Evelyn Sheffler, Minnesota, 226
The National 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest is made possible in part by the generosity of Platinum Level Sponsor, Channel Seed; Silver Sponsor, Bio-Vet, Inc.; and additional supporters such as Hoard’s Dairyman, International Protein Sires, Select Sires, Inc., St. Jacobs ABC, STgenetics, Trans Ova Genetics, and Vita Plus Corporation.
Dairy Youth Show Off Skills at 2023 WDE Youth Showmanship Contest
On Saturday, September 30, the World Dairy Expo® welcomed 345 contestants to the colorful shavings for the children Showmanship Contest, where children from Wisconsin took first place in the Junior, Intermediate, and Senior Divisions. Official judges for the Junior, Intermediate, and Senior Divisions were Jennifer Charlton of Brantford, Ontario, Terri Packard of Boonsboro, Maryland, and Mandy Brazil-Schmidt of Petaluma, California.
Chesney Speich of Wisconsin won the Junior Division out of 112 competitors. Speich also won the W. Terry Howard First Place Award, a custom embroidered jacket from Images Custom Embroidery, and clippers from Andis Company. Kennedy Zimmerman of Wisconsin won the Intermediate Division as well as the Howard Voegeli First Place Award, which included a custom embroidered jacket by Images Custom Embroidery. Zimmerman also acquired clippers from Andis Company, and the Intermediate Division included 108 exhibitors this year. With 125 exhibitors in the Senior Division, Wesley Winch of Wisconsin earned the Keith King First Place Award, which included a custom embroidered jacket from Images Custom Embroidery. Winch also obtained clippers from the Andis Company.
The Annette Ostrom Showmanship First Place $1,500 Cash Award, sponsored by the Ostrom family, was also given to all three of these champions. The Annette Ostrom Showmanship Second Place $750 Cash Award was also offered by the Ostrom family to those who finished second in their class. Additional funding was given for the Youth Showmanship Contest by Double S Liquid Feed Services, Inc., the Michael Hellenbrand Memorial Fund, Inc., New Holland, Progressive Dairy Solutions, St. Jacobs ABC, and Zoetis.
Six young people competed for the Annette Ostrom Memorial Supreme Showman and Reserve Supreme Showman Awards after finishing first or second in their divisions. Wesley Winch of Wisconsin and Kennedy Zimmerman of Wisconsin received $3,500 and $1,500 cash prizes, respectively. In addition, the Ostrom family gifted Winch with a crystal trophy.
The following are the top 15 winners in each division:
Junior (Ages 9-13):
- Chesney Speich, Wisconsin
- Royce Booth, Wisconsin
- Livia Sandelier, Wisconsin
- Benny Uhe, Wisconsin
- Justin Brandel, Wisconsin
- Kamryn Kasbergen, California
- Kendall Thomas, Ohio
- Grace Beckett, Ontario, Canada
- Jacob Schimek, Minnesota
- Ava Williams, Pennsylvania
- Blake Hill, New York
- Madison Harbaugh, Wisconsin
- Ivy Hebgen, Wisconsin
- Eli Arp, Ohio
- Kate Kasbergen, California
Intermediate (Ages 14-16):
- Kennedy Zimmerman, Wisconsin
- Logan Brass, Wisconsin
- Stella Schmocker, Wisconsin
- Alaina Dinderman, Illinois
- Lauryn Weisensel, Wisconsin
- Matthew Winch, Wisconsin
- Ava Hebgen, Wisconsin
- Kennedy Kimball, Maine
- Brittany Taylor, Wisconsin
- Cameron Ryan, Wisconsin
- Kiara Konyn, California
- Carter Major, Tennessee
- Ana Rauen, Iowa
- Noelle Vos, Wisconsin
- Tyler Leuch, Wisconsin
Senior (Ages 17-21):
- Wesley Winch, Wisconsin
- Savannah Crack, Quebec, Canada
- Kylie Konyn, Wisconsin
- Jon Chapman, California
- Tessa Schmocker, Wisconsin
- Kolton Crack, Quebec, Canada
- Emma Paulson, Wisconsin
- Sarah Hill, Vermont
- Elizabeth Schieferstine, New York
- Faith Lynn, Maryland
- Cooper Puterbough, Ontario, Canada
- Audrey Sidle, Ohio
- McKenna Niemeier, Wisconsin
- Lily Jenson, Wisconsin
- Courtney Orser, Ontario, Canada
Senior Female Tops the World Dairy Expo Youth Fitting Contest
On Saturday, September 30, youth from throughout North America competed in the 2023 World Dairy Expo® Youth Fitting Contest at the Alliant Energy Center. There were 43 registered competitors, representing 10 US states and two Canadian provinces. Contestants aged 13 to 21 have one hour to prepare their animal for the showring. The intermediate and senior classes were judged by Kaleb Kruse of Dyersville, Iowa, and Doug Nifong of Orfordville, Wisconsin, respectively.
Savannah Crack of Richmond, Quebec, was awarded Overall Fitter after winning the Senior Female Division. Crack won a custom embroidered jacket from Images Custom Embroidery, as well as an Overall Fitter reward in memory of Michael Heath, which was a $500 cash reward from Michael Heath’s friends and family.
Crack and Hayden Reichard of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, were awarded Clipper Parts & Repair clippers for winning the Senior Female and Senior Male Divisions, respectively. Kayla Trustem of Evansville, Wisconsin, and Tyler Leuch of Waunakee, Wisconsin, were named the top contenders in the Intermediate Female and Intermediate Male Divisions, respectively, and received fitted mats from Mill Wheel Show Clinics in recognition of their efforts.
FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative, the Klossner family, ABS Global (St. Jacobs ABC), and Mill Wheel Show Clinics presented neck ribbons with medallions and cash awards to the top five finishers in each category.
The following are the results of the WDE Youth Fitting Contest:
Intermediate Female Division:
- Kayla Trustem, Evansville, Wis.
- Hannah Gingerich, Shippensburg, Penn.
- Lindsey Gibbs, Rollingstone, Minn.
- Jazlynn Olson, Galesville, Wis.
- Amelia Somers, Walton, N.Y.
Intermediate Male Division:
- Tyler Leuch, Waunakee, Wis.
- Carter Major, Lebanon, Tenn.
- Matthew Winch, Fennimore, Wis.
- Jayse Pudwill, Dakota, Ill.
- Ethan Staudinger, Reedsville, Wis.
Senior Female Division:
- Savannah Crack, Richmond, Quebec
- Cassie Gebert, Wawaka, Ind.
- Adhyn Schell, Lewiston, Minn.
- Ellie Larson, Evansville, Wis.
- Aisja Achenbach, Eastman, Wis.
Senior Male Division:
- Hayden Reichard, Chambersburg, Penn.
- Preston Welling, Paynesville, Minn.
- Suton Paulson, Rockford, Ill.
- Cadin Valentine, Thurmont, Md.
- Keaton Phoenix, Uxbridge, Ontario