For the second year in a row, Stoney Point Joel Bailey claimed Grand Champion of the International Jersey Show, after winning the Six-Year-Old & Older Cow class. She
is owned by Vierra Dairy Farms of Hilmar, Calif., and is the recipient of the Allen Hetts Grand Champion Trophy and the $1000 Udder Comfort Grand Champion Award. Reserve Grand Champion honors went to Spring View Joel Kinsley, the winning Five-Year-Old Cow, and is owned by Budjon Farms and Peter and Lyn Vail of Lomira, Wis.
Milk Source Genetics of Kaukauna, Wis, took home the Intermediate Champion, GMBV Joel Dixie-ET, the winning Senior Three-Year-Old. Reserve Intermediate honors went to the winning Junior Three-Year-Old, Pacific Edge VIP Tessah-ET, owned by Brent Rocha and Coltan Seals of Tillamook, Ore.
Junior Champion Jersey honors went to Schulte Bros Colton Fallon, the winning Summer Yearling Heifer. Owned by David Hoese and Schulte Bros of Glencoe, Minn., she also took home the Junior Champion Bred & Owned honors. Ratliff Rock & Roll Rum, owned by Ron and Christy Ratliff, Austin Kopecky, and Kyle Natzke, of Fond du Lac, Wis., was named Reserve Junior Champion.
Pacific Edge and Misty Meadows Dairy, both of Tillamook, Ore., tied for Premier Breeder, while Vierra Dairy, Hilmar, Calif., won Premier Exhibitor and Premier Breeder of the Heifer Show. Misty Meadows Dairy also won Premier Exhibitor of the Heifer Show. Mr Kathies Kid Rock took home the Premier Sire of the Heifer Show, while Guimo Joel-ET won Premier Sire.
Official judge Ryan Krohlow of Poynette, Wis., and associate judge, Jean-Phillipe Charest of Saint Alexandre, Quebec, Canada, evaluated 392 Jersey entries.
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Complete class results can be found at worlddairyexpo.com.