Live results, class photos, judge’s reasons, championship coverage, and complete placings from Madison, Wisconsin.
Ryan Krohlow has fitted 17 World Dairy Expo Grand Champions. This year, he’ll pick one. The longtime fitter from Poynette, Wisconsin, takes the official judge’s role at the International Holstein Show. His associate is Kelly Barbee, who judged the International Jersey Show here last year.
Show at a glance
- Heifers: Thursday, October 1, 2026, 1:30 p.m. CDT, followed by the Parade of Heifer Champions and Supreme Heifer Champion selection
- Cows and groups: Friday, October 2, 2026, 7:00 a.m. CDT
- Parade of Champions and Supreme Champion selection: Friday, October 2, 4:00 p.m. CDT
- Location: The Coliseum, World Dairy Expo, Madison, Wis.
- Official judge: Ryan Krohlow, Poynette, Wis.
- Associate judge: Kelly Barbee, Concord, N.C.
Meet the Official Judge: Ryan Krohlow
Ryan Krohlow and his wife Haley, with their children Callie, Conway, Cooper, and Case, run HammerTime, a 40-acre farmette in Poynette, Wisconsin. They develop 8 to 10 show heifers a year and have had numerous All-American nominations over the past 15 years. Ryan also owns HammerTime Auctions and has worked as a professional hoof trimmer for five years.
His bigger mark has come with the clippers. In 20 years as a dairy cattle fitter, Ryan has prepared 17 World Dairy Expo Grand Champions and 10 Royal Winter Fair Grand Champions, working with cattle in Canada, Europe, and Mexico as well as across the U.S. His judging résumé includes the 2022 and 2024 International Jersey Shows, the 2017 International Junior Holstein Show, and numerous national and state shows.
Meet the Associate Judge: Kelly Barbee
Kelly Barbee and his wife Cherilyn live in Concord, North Carolina, with their children Emily and Ryan. He is a Regional Business Manager for Trans Ova Genetics. He previously ran a cattle development program that produced numerous All-American nominees in Holsteins and Jerseys.
Kelly has owned, developed, and sold top show cattle, including multiple World Dairy Expo Grand Champions, and his cattle are housed at farms across the country. He has been part of World Dairy Expo’s Jersey show three times: associate judge in 2009 and official judge in 2010 and 2025. He also judged the 2025 Royal Winter Fair Jersey Show and the 2026 National Jersey Show in Brazil.
Follow Bullvine Coverage Both Days
This page will be updated as each class is placed. We’ll post:
- Class winners and top placings, checked against the official World Dairy Expo results
- Original Bullvine photography, including a photo of every animal in the Facebook album
- The key points from Judge Krohlow’s reasons, class by class, with selected reasons clips
- Video of the Junior, Intermediate, Senior, and Grand Champion selections
- Supreme Heifer and Supreme Champion coverage
- Complete official placings when the show wraps up
Bookmark this page, or follow The Bullvine on Facebook for live class updates.
Thursday Results: Heifers and Supreme Heifer
Results will appear here as classes are placed, starting at 1:30 p.m. CDT.
Friday Results: Cows, Groups and Champions
Results will appear here as classes are placed, starting at 7:00 a.m. CDT.
