MINNESOTA COW TOPS INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR MILKING SHORTHORN SHOW

Cherrywood Kclay Judea 5, exhibited by Jessica Achen of Sauk Centre, Minn., captured Grand Champion honors of the International Junior Milking Shorthorn Show at World Dairy Expo. She also was the first junior in the Milking Shorthorn Kingsmill II Farm International Futurity and received the Udder Comfort $500 Grand Champion Cash Award. Reserve Grand Champion honors went to Easter Brook Lee Bonnet, an aged cow, owned by Annie Damrow of Juneau, Wis.

Judge Rick Allyn of Canaan, Conn., placed 87 animals in the International Junior Milking Shorthorn Show. Overall show results and top placings are as follows:

Spring Heifer Calf
1. Halpin’s Ruthanne, Liz Rice of Halpin Farms, Kempton, IL
2. B-d-f Robin Bailey-EXP, Dallas Butts, Cory, IN

Winter Heifer Calf
1. Mi-San Acres O Lust-ET, David Riley, Williamsfield, OH
2. B-d-f Adeptus Colleen, Kyla Jarvis, Cory, IN

Fall Heifer Calf
1. Ritchies Chris Jo Anna, Ryan Ritchie, Muncie, IN
2. Easter Brook Bombay Camille, Zachary Damrow, Juneau, WI

Summer Yearling Heifer
1. Gmc Innisfail Princess 805-ET, Brooke Clark, Cornish Flat, NH
2. Halpins Ih, Samantha Ropp of Halpin Farms, Kempton, IL

Spring Yearling Heifer
1. Gold Mine G Shimmer 838-EXP, Nicole Allen, Stitzer, WI
2. Lands-brook Christalyn, Jordan Landsgard of Lands-brook Farms, St. Olaf, IA

Winter Yearling Heifer
1. Krauses Gypsy Samantha Jo, Mikayla Krause of Krause Farms, Milmine, IL
2. Milkin Duds Valors Rihanna, Jimmy Hensley, Daleville, IN

Fall Yearling Heifer
1. Spungold-R Logic Precious-ET, Spencer Weimer, Emlenton, PA
2. Halpin’s Rachel, Andrew Rice of Halpin Farms, Kempton, IL

Junior Champion Female of Junior Show
Gold Mine G Shimmer 838-EXP, Nicole Allen, Stitzer, WI

Reserve Junior Champion Female of Junior Show
Mi-san Acres O Lust-ET, David Riley, Williamsfield, OH

Fall Yearling in Milk
1. Gmc P Pete Joanne, Brooke Clark, Cornish Flat, NH
2. Welcome Parti Cabaret-EXP, Lauren Versweyveld, Delavan, WI

National Futurity No. 51
1. Easter Brook O Milan, Zachary Damrow, Juneau, WI

Junior Two-Year-Old Cow
1. Parch Grove Tt Lauren-EXP, Danielle Huddlston of Oak Grove, Rogersville, MO
2. Green Knoll Cd Penelope, Robert W. Lange, McGregor, IA

Senior Two-Year-Old Cow
1. Gmc Innisfail Princess 610-ET, Brooke Clark, Cornish Flat, NH
2. Hard Core Moon Crescent-EXP-PS, Jamie Arbaugh, Union Bridge, MD

Milking Shorthorn Kingsmill Farm II International Futurity
1. Cherrywood Kclay Judea 5, Jessica Achen, Sauk Centre, MN
2. Halpin’s Berni-EXP, Liz Rice of Halpin Farms, Kempton, IL

Junior Three-Year-Old
1. Cherrywood Kclay Judea 5, Jessica Achen, Sauk Centre, MN
2. Halpin’s Berni-EXP, Liz Rice of Halpin Farms, Kempton, IL

Senior Three-Year-Old
1. Rocking W’s Vri Applesauce-TW, Kayla Frazier, Cushing, OK
2. Innisfail Ru Lady 5079-EXP, Kyla Jarvis, Cory, IN

Four-Year-Old Cow
1. Cherrywood Molly 5, Jacob Achen, Sauk Centre, MN
2. Easter Brook K Creighton, Zachary Damrow, Juneau, WI

Five-Year-Old Cow
1. Hard Core Ace Stripper, Brooke Clark, Cornish Flat, NH

Aged Cow
1. Easter Brook Lee Bonnet, Annie Damrow, Juneau, WI
2. Lands-Brook Christina-EXP-ET, Jordan Landsgard of Lands-brook Farms, St. Olaf, IA

Senior & Grand Champion of Junior Show
Cherrywood Kclay Judea 5, Jessica Achen, Sauk Centre, MN

Reserve Senior & Reserve Grand Champion of Junior Show
Easter Brook Lee Bonnet, Annie Damrow, Juneau, WI

State Herd-Junior Show
Illinois

Generous support from sponsors makes the International Milking Shorthorn Junior Show possible. In 2009, sponsors include: Accelerated Genetics, American Milking Shorthorn Junior Society, American Milking Shorthorn Society, American Milking Shorthorn Society Syndicate, Ayrshire Youth Committee, Brown Swiss Enterprises, Family of Keith King, Furst-McNess, Green Acres Milking Shorthorns, Jet Legacy Farm, Jim King, Lands-Brook Farm, Ma-Brown Jerseys, Pine-Valley Farm, Red & White Dairy Cattle Association, RoVin Acres, Starstuck Show Cattle, Tom Morris, LTD, Udder Comfort, USDA Farm Service Agency and World Dairy Expo.