Halpins Mona II, exhibited by Mike Halpin of Kempton, Ill., was named the Grand and Senior Champion Milking Shorthorn of the All-American Milking Shorthorn Show, held Sept. 10-11 at the 2013 All-American Dairy Show in Harrisburg.
Todd Moore of Plano, Texas, earned Reserve Grand Champion Milking Shorthorn with Tex-Star Othello Peri. “Peri” rose above the others as Reserve Senior Champion and winner of the 6 Years Old and Older class.
Intermediate Champion, R-Generation Poker Miley-EXP, exhibited by Jason and Jessica Kennedy of Cochranton, Pa., was the first place Junior 2-Year-Old.
Exhibitors Keith and Donnette Fisher of New Enterprise, Pa., exhibited Springhill Moonshine Fire-EXP, the Reserve Intermediate Champion and winning Junior 3-Year-Old.
Buckeye Knoll Plum Amazing EXP ET, exhibited by Sarah Rhoades of Greenville, Ohio, finished the show as the Junior Champion and first place Winter Yearling. She also had the Junior Best Three Females Bred and Owned.
Hannah Rhodes of Greenville, Ohio, held the Reserve Junior Champion heifer, also the winning Spring Yearling. Hannah also displayed the Best Three Junior Females at the Open Show.
First-place winners of the Open Milking Shorthorn Show:
Spring Calf – Spungold-R Poppys Petal ET, Aaron Sparling, Ralston, Pa.
Winter Calf – Millcreek LRNO Paisley Soo EXP, Alyssa Remley, Roaring Branch, Pa.
Fall Calf – Millcreek RR Zeus Apple, Treven Andrews, Mansfield, Pa.
Summer Yearling – Daysland Acres Prince Dior, Katie Albaugh, Walkersville Md.
Spring Yearling – Buckeye Knoll Nitro Pizazz Exp, Hannah Rhoades, Greenville, Ohio
Winter Yearling – Buckeye Knoll Plum Amazing EXP ET, Sarah Rhoades, Greenville, Ohio
Fall Yearling – HC-HP Red Rob Fireball-EXP-ET, Hard Core & Hillpoint, New Enterprise, Pa.
Junior Best Three Females – Hannah Rhoades, Buckeye Knoll Farm, Greenville, Ohio
Dry Cow – Hard Core Rudy Reese, Carolynn Laffey, Cochranville, Pa.
Yearling Heifer in Milk – Hard Core Othello Margarita-ET, Keith and Donnette Fisher, New Enterprise, Pa.
Junior 2-Year-Old – R-Generation Poker Miley-EXP, Jason and Jessica Kennedy, Cochranton, Pa.
Senior 2-Year-Old – Blue Spruce Megad McKenzie, Jason Robinson, New Holland, Ohio
Junior 3-Year-Old – Springhill Moonshine Fire-EXP, Keith and Donnette Fisher, New Enterprise, Pa.
Senior 3-Year-Old – Hard Core Moonshine Special, Jamie Arbaugh, Union Bridge, Md.
4-Years-Old – R-Generation Othellos Lust, Jason and Jessica Kennedy, Cochranton, Pa.
5-Years-Old – Halpins Mona II, Mike Halpi, Kempton, Ill.
6 Years Old & Older – Hard Core Ace Roxy-EXP, Keith and Donnette Fisher, New Enterprise, Pa.
100,000/125,000 lb. – Hard Core Ace Roxy-EXP, Keith and Donnette Fisher, New Enterprise, Pa.
The 50th All-American Dairy Show, the world’s largest dairy show, runs Sept. 7-12 at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg. This year’s show features 23 shows in six days, the nation’s only all-dairy antiques show, nearly 3,000 animals and 2,000 exhibitors from across the nation. For more information, visit www.allamerican.state.pa.us or call 717-787-2905.
