Champions Declared in 2022 World Forage Analysis Superbowl

300 entries were evaluated in this year’s World Forage Analysis Superbowl. The Brevant seeds Forage Superbowl Luncheon presented awards to the top five finishers during World Dairy Expo. Rodney Archer of Alamosa, Colorado was named the Grand Champion Forage Producer with his Grass Hay entry and was presented $2,500 from Kemin Animal Nutrition & Health for that honor. The Grand Champion First-Time Entrant award of $2,000, sponsored by New Holland, went to Strassburg Creek Farm of Wittenberg, Wisconsin for their BMR corn silage.

Quality Counts Awards were also presented to competitors during the luncheon. In the area of Quality Counts Corn Silage, Four Hands Holsteins of Amery, Wisconsin captured top honors with their BMR corn silage, sponsored by Silostop. For Quality Counts Hay/Haylage, Rodney Archer of Alamosa, Colorado earned first place. Their award was sponsored by CROPLAN.

Sponsors of the 2022 World Forage Analysis Superbowl were led by Platinum Sponsor, Brevant seeds. Other supporters included division sponsors, Ag-Bag by RCI, Agri-King, Inc., Barenbrug USA, Lallemand Animal Nutrition, NEXGROW Alfalfa, Scherer Inc., and W-L Alfalfa. Additional funds were provided by Legacy Seeds, Passion Ag, Inc., Provimi, and QLF Agronomy.

The top five placings from each category are:

Grand Champion Baleage – Sponsored by Agri-King, Inc.
1^st Place – Harry Bontrager, Bonduel, Wis.
2^nd Place – Adams Creek Farm, Bangor, Wis.
3^rd Place – Joseph Beachy, Bonduel, Wis.
4^th Place – Vogel Family Farms, Minden City, Mich.
5^th Place – Katherine Gulther, Walnut, Ill.

Grand Champion Commercial Hay – Sponsored by NEXGROW Alfalfa
1^st Place – Hardrock Farms, Wheatland, Wyo.
2^nd Place – Sandy Knoll Farm, St. John, Kan.
3^rd Place – Lazy 2K Livestock, Wheatland, Wyo.
4^th Place – Cross Roads Farm, Center, Colo.
5^th Place – Beeson Farms, Climax, N.C.

Grand Champion Dairy Hay – Sponsored by W-L Alfalfa
1^st Place – Twin-Spruce Holsteins, Rose Creek, Minn.
2^nd Place – Donald and Nancy Hasselquist, Osceola, Wis.
3^rd Place – Holst Farms, Lake City, Minn.
4^th Place – KMR Dairy, Onarga, Ill.
5^th Place – E & A Milkers, Sigourney, Iowa

Grand Champion Grass Hay – Sponsored by Barenbrug USA
1^st Place – Lazy 2K Livestock, Wheatland, Wyo.
2^nd Place – Opportunity Acres, Lena, Wis.
3^rd Place – Dantuma Acres, Rockton, Ill.
4^th Place – Rosedale Genetics, Oxford, Wis.
5^th Place – Indianhead Holsteins, Barron, Wis.

Grand Champion Alfalfa Haylage – Sponsored by Ag-Bag by RCI
1^st Place – Sand Creek Dairy, Hastings, Mich.
2^nd Place – Ethan Haywood, Hastings, Mich.
3^rd Place – Austin Haywood, Hastings, Mich.
4^th Place – Daniel Nolt, Spencer, Wis.
5^th Place – Devin Haywood, Hastings, Mich.

Grand Champion Mixed/Grass Haylage – Sponsored by Lallemand Animal Nutrition
1^st Place – Opportunity Acres, Lena, Wis.
2^nd Place – Jenks Jerseys, Marathon, Wis.
3^rd Place – Packenham Farms, Rib Lake, Wis.
4^th Place – True Farms, Perry, N.Y.
5^th Place – Curvin Brubacher, Stanley, Wis.

Grand Champion Standard Corn Silage – Sponsored by Scherer Inc.
1^st Place – Twin Cities View, Manitowoc, Wis.
2^nd Place – K and D Feedlot, Sioux Center, Iowa
3^rd Place – Michael Martin, Colby, Wis.
4^th Place – Nyhof Dairy, Sioux Center, Iowa
5^th Place – Olsons Dairy Farm, Birnamwood, Wis.

Grand Champion BMR Corn Silage – Sponsored by Brevant seeds
1^st Place – Co-Vista Holsteins LLC, Arcade, N.Y.
2^nd Place – Brown Star Farms, Gillett, Wis.
3^rd Place – BS Acres, Dresser, Wis.
4^th Place – Brink Dairy Farm, New Woodstock, N.Y.
5^th Place – Litwiller Farms, Almena, Wis.

The World Forage Analysis Superbowl is organized in partnership between Dairyland Laboratories Inc., Hay & Forage Grower, US Dairy Forage Research Center, University of Wisconsin and World Dairy Expo. To learn more, visit foragesuperbowl.org.