The busy week of World Dairy Expo’s cattle shows came to a crescendo Saturday afternoon with the selection four Supreme Champions. In one streamlined ceremony this year, the Junior Champion and Grand Champion of both the Junior and Open Shows from all seven breeds paraded under the spotlight and lined up to hear the heavily anticipated results.
The week’s most recent Grand Champion earned the title of Supreme Champion of the 2021 World Dairy Expo. She was the winning six-year-old and older and Senior Champion Holstein, Erbacres Snapple Shakira-ET, owned by Ferme Jacobs, Ty-D Holsteins, Theraulaz, Ferme Antelimarck, and Jacobs of Cap-Sante, Quebec. A cash award, banners, an embroidered sash, a director’s chair, and a supreme blanket were presented thanks to support from many generous sponsors.
Reserve Supreme Champion went to the Grand Champion Brown Swiss, Cutting Edge Thunder Faye, exhibited by Ken Main and Kenny Jo Manion of Copake, N.Y.
The three other Supreme titles all went to the Red and White contenders, including Dorloy-K Guinness-Red-ET, the calf that captured Supreme Champion Heifer of both the Open and Junior Shows. She was the winning winter calf of the Red and White Show for Kenlee Phillips of Lingleville, Texas.
In the Open Show, the Reserve Supreme Champion Heifer was the Jersey, SVHeaths Kid Rock Jaden, owned by Vierra Dairy Farms of Hilmar, Calif. Among the junior exhibitors, the Brown Swiss was Reserve Supreme Champion Heifer. That was Pit-Crew Formula Tawny, owned by Pit Crew Genetics and exhibited by Abby Foss of Cambridge, Minn.
The judges selected Scenic-Edge Jordan-Red, a junior 3-year-old exhibited by Jacey and Hadley Ross of Delavan, Wis., as Supreme Champion Cow of the Junior Show. Here, the Jersey was Reserve. Homeridge T Annette was exhibited by Kylie and Dawson Nickels, Travis Freson, Mandy Sell, and Scott Stanford of Watertown, Wis.
The other Grand Champions of the Open Show were:
Ayrshire: Marilie Gentleman Karmina, Budjon Farms and Peter and Lyn Vail, Lomira, Wis.
Guernsey: Valley Gem Atlas Malt-ET, Valley Gem Farms, Cumberland, Wis.
Jersey: Bri-Lin Valson Spritz, Vierra Dairy Farms, Hilmar, Calif.
Milking Shorthorn: Maple Fudge Of 12 Oaks, Colton and Ashley Brandel, Lake Mills, Wis.
Red and White: Antia Absolute Joline-Red, Milk Source and Laurie Fischer, Kaukauna, Wis.
The other Grand Champions of the Junior Show were:
Ayrshire: Toppglen Wishful Thinking-ET, Tanner, Brennan, Marissa, and Logan Topp, West Salem, Ohio
Brown Swiss: Random Luck B Tea Rose, Matthew and Allison Thompson, Darlington, Wis.
Guernsey: Dix-Lee Method Journey, Whitney Lee Yerina, Phillipsburg, Mo.
Holstein: Tusc-Vu Avalanche Cali-ET, Isaac Folts, North Collins, N.Y.
Milking Shorthorn: Maple Fudge Of 12 Oaks, Colton and Ashley Brandel, Lake Mills, Wis.
The other Junior Champions of the Open Show were:
Ayrshire: Mackinson Gentle Dreams, Ava and Eli Faber, Pontiac, Ill.
Brown Swiss: Pit-Crew Formula Tawny, Pit-Crew Genetics and Abby Foss, Cambridge, Minn.
Guernsey: Thurston Farm Popeye Addyson, Howacres and Mill Bridge Farm, Meriden, N.H.
Holstein: Ms Rebas Raven Beauty-ET, Glamourview — Iager and Walton, Walkersville, Md.
Milking Shorthorn: Valley View Fires Ash-EXP, M. and C. Gregory, M. Upchurch, and S. Wolf, Hebron, Ill.
The other Junior Champions of the Junior Show were:
Ayrshire: Wingert’s Bigtime Journey, Avery Kotlarczyk and Eva Gilmore, Bradenton, Fla.
Guernsey: Warwick Manor Ernie Jacey, Karli and Kolby Stoltzfus, East Earl, Pa.
Holstein: Jeffrey-Way Drman Tavor-ET, Emma Kate and Ava Hendrickson, Belleville, Wis.
Jersey: Beslea Kingsdale VIP Delorean-ET, Kenlee Phillips, Lingleville, Texas
Milking Shorthorn: Maunesha Creek Easy On The Eyes-EXP, Ashley Brandel, Lake Mills, Wis.
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Katelyn Allen joined the Hoard’s Dairyman team as the Publications Editor in August 2019 and is now an associate editor. Katelyn is a 2019 graduate of Virginia Tech, where she majored in dairy science and minored in communication. Katelyn grew up on her family’s registered Holstein dairy, Glen-Toctin Farm, in Jefferson, Md.