The judges tasked with evaluating the Showmanship Contest and Fitting Contest at World Dairy Expo 2026 have been confirmed. Nominated and selected by this year’s contest participants, these individuals will evaluate the skills of over 500 youth.
The youth contest official judges for the 59th World Dairy Expo are as follows:
Showmanship Contest
Junior Division: Crystal Sinn, Sherburn, Minn.
Intermediate Division: Josh Karn, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Senior Division: Elizabeth Hall, East Montpelier, Vt.
Fitting Contest
Intermediate Division: Sean Lynch, Walworth, Wis.
Senior Division: Madison Fisher, Frostburg, Md.
Serving as the meeting place of the global dairy industry, World Dairy Expo is the premier forum for the global dairy community to learn, share, create commerce and showcase competition. The annual event will return to Madison, Wis. September 29 – October 2, 2026.
