MONROE — On Saturday, June 17, the Green County Fairgrounds was filled with all breeds of dairy heifers for the 2023 Green County Dairy Days Cattle Show. The 64 participants came from all over southern Wisconsin, and even a few from northern Illinois, to show off their 116 dairy heifers in 32 heifer classes.
Dairy Days is an annual Green County event sponsored by the Green County Ag Chest, along with many other sponsors, held during June Dairy Month. Dairy Days includes a banquet for the crowning of the new Green County Dairy Queen and Green County Dairy Princess as well as a cattle show at the Green County Fairgrounds in Monroe, Wisconsin.
At the cattle show youth from all over southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois wear their whites and proudly lead their dairy heifers around the arena. Because of the generosity of our sponsors, youth do not pay any fees to participate in the cattle show.
The Green County Ag Chest was developed in 1958 when the Green County Dairy Promotion Committee and the Green County Agricultural Foundation merged. Since its inception, the Green County Ag Chest has been committed to developing new and unique ways to promote the hardworking people of Green County and the products and resources they provide.
The Green County Ag Chest is dedicated to enriching the lives of young people through activities which support education, personal growth, and community involvement. The Green County Ag Chest partners with Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin and University of Wisconsin-Extension.
Each year, the Green County Ag Chest participates in, sponsors, or organizes many community-wide events and programs. Some of those include the following:
● The Community Dairy Queen Program
● Green County Breakfast on the Farm
● Green County Dairy Days
● State Fair
● 4H
● FFA
Green County Ag Chest Board:
● President — Mia Wahl
● Vice-President — Aleta Broge
● Treasurer — Pam Burke
● Julene Elmer
Dairy Days Cattle Show Committee:
● Laura Vosberg — Co-Chairperson
● Phil Vosberg — Co-Chairperson
● Lindsay Egger
● Clayton Mahlkuch
● Cole Mahlkuch
● Brian “Mac” McCullough
Board Members
● Nicole Baebler
● Rachel McCullough
● Laura Vosberg
● Ryan Smith
● Marissa Vosberg
Many local businesses, as well as businesses from outside Green County, donated to 2023 Green County Dairy Days to support both the County Queen and Princess Crowning Banquet and the Dairy Cattle Show. The cattle show is funded 100% by the donations received from these very generous sponsors which allowed the cattle show to be a free event for all youth in grades 3 through 13, enabling anyone with a dairy heifer and the desire, to participate in the show. Each exhibitor received a complimentary t-shirt to commemorate their participation in the event.
Bailee Kearns of Seneca served as our Judge for the show. Bailee, along with her husband, and their two young sons farm with her in-laws at Tombeth Farms where they milk 130 Registered Holsteins. They enjoy exhibiting at Wisconsin Holstein shows, as well as at World Dairy Expo.
The show began with Showmanship judging. The top three in each category were given a plaque and the top Showman in each class also received a camp chair imprinted with the 2023 Green County Dairy Days logo.
The show concluded with the selection of the Supreme Champion, Reserve Supreme Champion, and Honorable Mention Supreme Champion of the Grade and Registered classes. The Supreme Champion and Reserve Supreme Champion received trophies and the Honorable Mention Supreme Champion received a medallion. The youth receiving these top honors are as follows:
● Supreme Champion — Emma Hendrickson
● Reserve Supreme Champion — Olivia Jennrich
● Honorable Mention Supreme Champion — Beau Hoesly
Top honors went to the following youth:
Grades 3 & 4
1st Place — Siera McCullough
2nd Place — Kinsley Strobel
3rd Place — Paige Zimmerman
Grades 5 & 6
1st Place — Chesney Speich
2nd Place — Jaymeson Pudwill
3rd Place — William Zimmeran
Grades 7 & 8
1st Place - Allyson Judd
2nd Place — Mackenzie Clason
3rd Place — Kennedy Zimmerman
Grades 9 & 10
1st Place - Olivia Jennrich
2nd Place — Caroline Anderson
3rd Place — Taylor Ferguson
Grades 11 and Older
1st Place — Emma Hendrickson
2nd Place — Trista Barry
3rd Place — Brett Marean
Immediately following Showmanship, breed class judging began with Grade Holsteins, followed by Grade Brown Swiss, and finishing with Grade Other Breeds. The first place youth in each class was presented with a photo frame engraved with the Dairy Days logo along with the class they won.
Top honors were given to youth in the following heifer classes:
Grade Holstein Spring Calf
1st Place — Lucy Buchanan
2nd Place — Rylee Helgestad
Grade Holstein Winter Calf
1st Place — Tucker Bolton
2nd Place — Julie Strommen
3rd Place — Lilly Green
Grade Holstein Fall Calf
1st Place — Maycee Hartwig
2nd Place — Gracyn Bolton
Grade Holstein Summer Yearling
1st Place — Gracyn Bolton
Grade Holstein Spring Yearling
1st Place — Kayman Sutter
Grade Brown Swiss Winter Calf
1st Place — Wyatt Clason
Grade Brown Swiss Summer Yearling
1st Place — Taylor Svendsen
Grade Other Breeds Winter Calf
1st Place — Brynn Alexandrea Dosio
2nd Place — Sophie Bolton
3rd Place — Jane Haak
Grade Other Breeds Fall Calf
1st Place — Aspen Moore
2nd Place — Alyssa Broge
Grade Other Breeds Spring Yearling
1st Place — Clara Veeder
2nd Place — Maycee Hartwig
3rd Place — Lucas Veeder
Grade Other Breeds Winter Yearling
1st Place — Kaelynn Fletcher
Junior Champion, Reserve Junior Champion, and Honorable Mention Junior Champions were selected for each of the three Grade breed categories as follows:
● Junior Champion Grade Holstein Show — Tucker Bolton
● Reserve Junior Champion Grade Holstein Show — Abby Withrow
● Honorable Mention Junior Champion Grade Holstein Show — Julie Strommen
● Junior Champion Grade Brown Swiss Show — Taylor Svendsen
● Reserve Champion Grade Brown Swiss Show — Wyatt Clason
● Junior Champion Grade Other Breeds Show — Aspen Moore
● Reserve Junior Champion Grade Other Breeds Show — Alyssa Broge
● Honorable Mention Junior Champion Grade Other Breeds — Clara Veeder
Each of these youth received a trophy for their achievement.
The show continued with the Registered breed classes with top honors, as follows.
Registered Holstein Spring Calf
1st Place — Siera McCullough
2nd Place — William Zimmerman
3rd Place — Jaymeson Pudwill
Registered Holstein Winter Calf
1st Place — Emma Hendrickson
2nd Place — Taylor Ferguson
3rd Place — Siera McCullough
Registered Holstein Fall Calf
1st Place — William Zimmerman’
2nd Place — Emily Svendsen
3rd Place — Chesney Speich
Registered Holstein Summer Yearling
1st Place — Anna Bartels
2nd Place — Sophie Bolton
3rd Place — Elaina Ihm
Registered Holstein Spring Yearling
1st Place — Emma Hendrickson
2nd Place — Taylor Ferguson
3rd Place — Abby Withrow
Registered Holstein Winter Yearling
1st Place — William Zimmerman
2nd Place — Emma Hendrickson
3rd Place — Kennedy Zimmerman
Registered Holstein Fall Yearling
1st Place — Brett Marean
2nd Place — Taylor Ferguson
3rd Place — Anna Bartels
Registered Brown Swiss Spring Calf
1st Place — Kendyl Judd
2nd Place — Kinsley Strobel
3rd Place — Joclyn Watson
Registered Brown Swiss Winter Calf
1st Place - Stella Kempel
2nd Place — Beau Hoesly
3rd Place — Jayse Pudwill
Registered Brown Swiss Fall Calf
1st Place — Beau Hoesly
2nd Place — Addison Strobel
3rd Place — Caroline Anderson
Registered Brown Swiss Summer Yearling
1st Place — Caroline Anderson
2nd Place — Taylor Svendsen
3rd Place — Brooke Mueller
Registered Brown Swiss Fall Yearling
1st Place — William Zimmerman
Registered Other Breeds Spring Calf
1st Place — Hudson Jean
Registered Other Breeds Winter Calf
1st Place — Kennedy Zimmerman
2nd Place — Briggs Hoesly
3rd Place — Maycee Hartwig
Registered Other Breeds Fall Calf
1st Place — Olivia Jennrich
2nd Place — Benny Uhe
3rd Place — Mackenzie Clason
Registered Other Breeds Summer Yearling
1st Place — Olivia Jennrich
2nd Place — Ella Jean
3rd Place — Briggs Hoesly
Registered Other Breeds Spring Yearling
1st Place — Olivia Jennrich
2nd Place — Ella Jean
3rd Place — Braden Rupnow
Registered Other Breeds Winter Yearling
1st Place — Paige Zimmerman
Registered Other Breeds Fall Yearling
1st Place — Lincoln Watson
2nd Place — Benny Uhe
3rd Place — Taylor Svendsen
Junior Champion, Reserve Junior Champion, and Honorable Mention Junior Champions were selected for each of the three Registered breed categories as follows:
● Junior Champion Registered Holstein Show — Emma Hendrickson
● Reserve Junior Champion Registered Holstein Show — Emma Hendrickson
● Honorable Mention Junior Champion Registered Holstein Show — Siera McCullough
● Junior Champion Registered Brown Swiss Show — Beau Hoesly
● Reserve Junior Champion Registered Brown Swiss Show — Addison Strobel
● Honorable Mention Junior Champion Registered Brown Swiss Show — Stella Kempel
● Junior Champion Registered Other Breeds Show — Olivia Jennrich
● Reserve Junior Champion Registered Other Breeds Show — Ella Jean
● Honorable Mention Junior Champion Registered Other Breeds — Kennedy Zimmerman
Each of these youth received a trophy for their achievements.
