Most popular display? Many visitors and fellow breeders have stopped by to see the new Co-Vale display complete with an ongoing slide show presented on a computer screen!

Taking a break! Jen & Chris Hill take a break from their show string that contains mostly Red & White and Brown Swiss cattle.

Clipping away! Sean Johnson helps prepare the Savage-Leigh show string.

The big crowd! Standing room only for the NY Holstein Spring Holstein Sale.

Purple Fever! Jack Lomeo and Michelle Ritshard have a busy week with their show string that contains Milking Shorthorns, Holsteins, Red & Whites & Jerseys.

Coverage & photos provided by World staffer Mary Angelo

2007 MISSOURI SPRING SHOW
March 30, 2007
Trowbridge Livestock Center, University of Missouri, Columbia
Gary Estes, Rogersville, Missouri, judge.

Junior Champion (Junior Champion of Junior Show): Scenic-Edge SS Lori-Red-ET (Pursuit September Storm) 1st Fall Yearling, Kate Probert & Bailee Whitehead, Mansfield, MO

Judge comments: This heifer sticks out and no question the best heifer here today. She has tremendous style, size and udder promise.

Reserve Junior Champion: Echo-L-DD Erica-ET (Regancrest Dundee) 1st Fall Calf, Burke & Tyler Echelmeier & Zach Adams, Fulton, MO

Judge comments: This heifer walks up hill and follows my pattern

Intermediate Champion: Angelo Advent Micky (KWH Kite Advent-Red) 1st Sr. 3-Year-Old, Ryan & Mary Angelo, Fair Grove, MO

Judge comments: This cow has a tremendous advantage in size and scale.

Reserve Intermediate Champion (Intermediate & Reserve Grand Champion of Junior Show): Ms MT Manor Dundee Camie-ET (Regancrest Dundee) 1st Sr. 2-Year-Old, Burke & Tyler Echelmeier & Z. Adams, Fulton, MO

Senior & Grand Champion: Angelo Innovation Zima (Robthom Innovation) 1st 4-Year-Old, Ryan & Mary Angelo, Fair Grove, MO

Judges comments: In her wedding clothes today. Ready for the big time!

Reserve Senior & Reserve Grand Champion (Senior & Grand Champion of Junior Show): Hedge-Row Eland Ali (Four-of-a-Kind Eland) 2nd 4-Year-Old, Bailee Whitehead, Conway, MO

Judges comments: She follows the same pattern as the first place 4-Year-Old

Champions of the day

Premier Breeder & Exhibitor: University of Missouri

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The Spring Calf sale was held Saturday, March 29, in Columbia.

A Lou November calf out of the All-American Savage-Leigh Linjet Joy Family topped the sale at $2000. Consigned by Rottinghaus Holsteins, Seneca, KS. The calf was purchased by Phillip Hegeman, Cosby, MO.

TOP SELLER: Lou November calf from Rottinghaus Holsteins, KS
L to R: Fritz & Lillie Hegeman representing buyer Phillip Hegeman, MO Holstein Miss, Bailee Whitehead leading calf, MO Holstein Princess, Kim Wilson; (in box) Gary Estes, auctioneer; Larry Kleiner, Holstein USA Field Rep, pedigrees.

Virginia Spring Show Report by Terry Perotti Lam

The Virginia Spring Show was held Saturday, April 5th at the Rockingham County Fairgrounds in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Judge Justin Burdette from Pennsylvania placed 82 head on a gorgeous Spring day in the Shenandoah Valley. Numbers were up by 20 entries from last year’s show.

During the lineup for Grand Champion of the show, Judge Burdette commended the exhibitors for the quality of animals presented before him. He chose the sylish, dairy, red Four year old of Hunter McCray’s, Greenlea Mindy-Red, a Chip daughter of Bar-Lee Marker Mandy-Red-ET as Grand Champion of the show. Reserve Champion went to Ken Wan Farm’s Five Year Old entry, Twin-Gro Honey Magnifico, a Durham daughter with a beautiful udder and overall correctness. Also in close contention was the 2nd place Four Year Old, Mar-Bil Morty Gwen, exhibited by Mar-Bil Farms, who relocated to Virginia from New York in November.

Showing and Fitting: PeeWee-Cassidy Lam, participant
Senior Division-Rosemary Liskey, winner
Intermediate Division-Wm. Hunter McCray, winner
Junior Division- no participants

WINTER HEIFER CALF: 1st-Janney Jupiter Estelle, Janney Holsteins
2nd West-Hope Stormatic Ashley-ET, West Hope
3rd Ron-Rou Bolivia Sweetie, Ron-Rou Holsteins
FALL HEIFER CALF: 1st S-A-Z Rampage Shana, Steve Zirkle
2nd Eastview Jose Joelle MG, Eastview
3rd Ken Wan Mirandas Ella Sugar, Ken Wan
SUMMER YRLG: 1st Janney Roy Ecstasy, Janney Holsteins
2nd Jennings Gap Kite Annie-Red, Billie Jo Swope
3rd Harvue Aspen Sasha, Harvue Farm
SPRING YRLG. 1st Ken Wan Stormatic Luster, Ken Wan
2nd Spungold-MW SS Sallie-ET, West Hope
3rd Southbound All Smarty Pants, Terry Perotti
WINTER YRLG. 1st Jennings-Gap Dundee Del, Billie Jo Swope
2nd Galestone Ava Rae-Red-ET, David Tait, Lawson Bennett
3rd Janney Talent Sedona-Red, Janney Holsteins
FALL YRLG. 1st Ken Wan Miranda’s Glamorous, Ken Wan
2nd JK-RG Advent Maureen-Red-ET, Dave Tait, John Syptak
3rd West-Hope Blitz Ginn, West Hope
JUNIOR CHAMPION- Janney Roy Ecstasy (Summer Yearling)
Reserve JUNIOR CHAMPION- Ken Wan Miranda’s Glamorous (Fall Yearling)
Junior Champion (Youth Show)-Jennings Gap Dundee Del (winter yrlg)
Reserve Jr. Champion (Youth Show)-Jennings Gap Kite Annie-Red (summer yrlg)

Junior Best 3 Females 1st -Janney Holsteins
Dry 3&4 cow 1st S-A-Z Aspen Dandy-ET, Steve Zirkle
Dry 5 year old cow 1st Clover Valley Dchboy Allis, Cool Lawn Farm
Junior 2 yr. old 1st Mar-Bil Sept Storm Margo-ET, Mar-Bil Farm

Senior 2 yr. old 1st West-Hope Aspen Adora-ET, West Hope
2nd Janney Terrason Nora, Janney Holsteins
3rd BrookCo-RS MrSam Dot-ET, Tripp Bopp
Jr. 3 yr. old 1st Harvue Himetro Babie, Harvue Farm
2nd Sim-Kno July Lindsay, Terry Perotti Lam
3rd West-Hope Talent Casey-ET, Mar-Bil Farm
Sr. 3 yr. old 1st Mar-Bil S-Storm Mistletoe-TW, Mar-Bil Farm
2nd Cool-Lawn Champion 2430, Cool Lawn Farm
3rd Eastview Titan Talor MG-ET, Eastview Farm
4 yr. old 1st Greenlea Mindy-Red, Hunter McCray
2nd Mar-Bil Morty Gwen, Mar-Bil Farm
3rd Budjon-JK Gibson Enjoy-ET, Tait & Bennett
5 yr. old 1st Twin-Gro Honey Magnifico, Ken Wan Farm
2nd Harvue Durham Emmie, Matt Hardesty
3rd Ron-Rou Durham Silky, Ron-Rou Holsteins
Aged Cow 1st Ken Wan Lee Lucky Barb, Ken Wan Farm
2nd West-Hope Baculum Mindy-Red, West Hope
100,000 lb. cow 1st West-Hope Lee Ivory-ET, West Hope
2nd Highland-Farm Bond Martha, Cool Lawn Farm
3rd Ken Wan Silver Rhyme, Ken Wan
Best 3 Females: Mar-Bil Farms
Senior and Grand Champion: Greenlea Mindy-Red (4 year old) (BEST UDDER OF SHOW)
Reserve Senior and Grand: Twin-Gro Honey Magnifico (5 year old)
Senior and Grand Champion (Youth Show): Greenlea Mindy-Red
Reserve Senior and Grand (Youth Show): Harvue Durham Emmie
PREMIER BREEDER: Ken Wan Farm
PREMIER EXHIBITOR: Ken Wan Farm
Ameva Farm Production Award Trophy- West-Hope Lee Ivory-ET, West Hope

Junior Champions of the show from left: Janney Roy Ecstasy, Junior Champion; and Ken Wan Mirandas Glamorous, Reserve Junior Champion. Judge Burdette is at right.

Judge Burdette congratulates his Grand Champion winners from left: Reserve Grand Champion Twin-Gro Honey Magnifico and Grand Champion Greenlea Mindy-Red.

2008 Maryland Spring Holstein Show
By ANDREA HOOD-HAINES

TIMONIUM, Md. — MD-Maple-Dell Durham Imp, a 4-year old owned by Maple Dell Farm of Woodbine in partnership with Nate Goldenburg and Ari Eskstein, was named the grand champion female at the 38th Annual Maryland Spring Holstein Show held this past Saturday, April 5th. “This female exhibits the best qualities in mammary system for me today,” explains Judge Sean Johnson of Glenville, Pa. “It is for these qualities that she places over our reserve grand champion.” The reserve grand champion title was awarded to an aged cow, also exhibited by Maple Dell Farm, MD-Maple-Dell Encore Ina-ET.

Winning the junior division grand champion title was Lady’s Manor Gibson Dame, a 4-year old exhibited by Jacob Freeman of Monkton. MD-Carrollton James Ultra, a senior 3-year old, exhibited by Patrick Brauning of Finksburg won the reserve grand champion title of the junior division.

Kelli Savage-Welsh of Knoxville exhibited the junior champion female, Savage-Leigh Bradley Holli, a winter yearling. The reserve junior champion title was awarded to a fall calf, Glad-Ray K-Rozzie-Red, exhibited by Glad-Ray Farm, James & Sharon Keilhotlz of Thurmont.

Parker Welch of Chestertown won the junior division junior champion banner with his fall yearling, Rocky-Mount Dur Lavish. Laurel Moore followed his lead by winning the reserve junior champion banner for exhibiting her spring yearling, MS-Kingsmill Aspn Eleanor-ET. Winning the award for exhibiting the overall best bred and owned junior animal was Holly Wright of New Windsor with her 4-year old, MD-Carrollton SG Beedapple.

The Premier Exhibitor banner was awarded to the Harrison Family, MD-Dun-Loafin Farm of Burkittsville. The Patrick Family, Maple Dell Farm of Woodbine was presented with the Premier Breeder banner.

Following are the results of the show with Junior placings indicated by parenthesis, (1):
Winter calves: 1. (1) Peace & Plenty Aspen Potion, Austin Schwartzbeck, Union Bridge, 2. (2) Aubrey Schwartzbeck, Union Bridge, 3. Taylor Schwartzbeck, Union Bridge, 4. (4)Shelby Iager, Frederick, 5. (5) Joshua Freeman, Monkton, 6. (6) Keirstien Mayne, Union Bridge, 7. (7) Cory DeBaugh, Boonsboro, 8. (8) Annie Dell, Westminster
Fall calves: 1. Glad-Ray K Rozzie-Red, Glad-Ray Farm, Thurmont, 2. Chip Savage, Knoxville, 3. Ehrhardt Farms, Baldwin, 4. (1) Logan Moore, Centreville, 5. Kennedy Family, Kennedyville, 6. (2) Caitlin Patrick, Woodbine
Summer yearlings: 1. Savage-Leigh Shottle Leony, Chip Savage, Knoxville, 2. Pintail Point Farm, Queenstown, 3. Ehrhardt Farms, Baldwin, 4. (1) Patrick Brauning, Finksburg, 5. (2) Frank Buck, Jr., Port Deposit, 6. (3) Logan Moore, Centreville, 7. Pheasant Echo’s Farm, Westminster
Spring yearlings: 1. Savage-Leigh Sweet Jae, Kelli Savage-Welsh, Knoxville, 2. Bulldog Holsteins, Frederick, 3. (1) Laurel Moore, Centreville, 4. (2) Jacob Freeman, Monkton
Winter yearlings: 1. Savage-Leigh Bradley Holli, Kelli Savage-Welsh, Knoxville, 2. (1) Laurel Moore, Centreville, 3. Dun-Loafin Farm, Burkittsville, 4. (2) Ethan Hood, Union Bridge, 5. Peace & Plenty Farm, Union Bridge, 6. Peace & Plenty Farm, Union Bridge, 7. (3) Derek Patrick, Woodbine
Fall yearlings: 1. (1) Rocky-Mount Dur Lavish, Parker Welch, Chestertown, 2. Kennedy Family, Kennedyville, 3. (2) Elizabeth Davis, Union Bridge, 4. (3) Caitlin Patrick, Woodbine, 5. (4) Joshua Freeman, Monkton, 6. (5) Davis Schwartzbeck, Union Bridge, 7. (6) Logan Moore, Centreville, 8. Kennedy Family, Kennedyville
Junior best three females: 1. Savage-Leigh Farm, Knoxville, 2. Way-Lu Farm, Mt. Airy
Dry cow: 1. (1) Coldsprings Roy 1469K, Courtney Hoff, New Windsor
Junior 2-year olds (Unfresh): 1. C-Valley Goldwin Bandit, Chris & Jen Hill, Thurmont, 2. (1) Sarah Davis, Union Bridge, 3. Leslie Bruchey, Westminster, 4. Dun-Loafin Farm, Burkittsville
Junior 2-year olds (Calved): 1. Raggi Talent Tina, Nick and Nancy Raggi, Denton, 2. Windsor-Manor Farm, New Windsor, 3. Coldsprings Farm, New Windsor, 4. (1) Holly Wright, New Windsor, 5. (2) Jarrett Remsberg, Middletown
Senior 2-year olds: 1. Lady’s Manor Demi Glaze, My Lady’s Manor, Monkton, 2. Pintail Point, Queenstown, 3. Kennedy Family, Kennedyville, 4. Katelyn Iager, Frederick, 5. My Lady’s Manor, Monkton, 6. Coldsprings Farms, New Windsor
Junior 3-year olds: 1. MD-Dun-Loafin Dundee Memory, Dun-Loafin Farm, Burkittsville, 2. Pheasant Echo’s Farm, Westminster, 3. Ehrhardt Farms, Baldwin, 4. (1) Sarah Davis, Union Bridge
Senior 3-year old: 1. MD-Dun-Loafin Dur Mattie-ET, Dun-Loafin Farm, Burkittsville, 2. (1) Patrick Brauning, Finksburg, 3. Bulldog Holsteins, Frederick, 4. Dun-Loafin Farm, Burkittsville, 5. (2) Carol DeBaugh, Boonsboro, 6. (3) Derek Patrick, Woodbine, 7. Peace & Plenty Farm, Union Bridge, 8. (4) Carissa Doody, Union Bridge
4-year olds: 1. MD-Maple-Dell Durham Imp, Maple-Dell Farm, Nate Goldenberg & Ari Eskstein, Woodbine, 2. Nick & Nancy Raggi, Denton, 3. Dun-Loafin Farm, Burkittsville, 4. Maple-Dell Farm, Woodbine, 5. (1) Jacob Freeman, Monkton, 6. Chip Savage, Knoxville, 7. (2) Holly Wright, New Windsor
5-year olds: 1. MD-Maple-Dell Durham Kari, Maple-Dell Farm, Woodbine, 2. Savage-Leigh Farm, Knoxville, 3. Ehrhardt Farms, Baldwin, 4. (1) Aubrey Schwartzbeck, Union Bridge
Aged cows: 1. MD-Maple-Dell Encore Ina-ET, Maple-Dell Farm, Woodbine, 2. Nick & Nancy Raggi, 3. (1) Caleb Rossing, Henderson, 4. (2) Sara M. Miller, Kennedyville
Production: 1. Fraeland Broker Andrea-ET, Ehrhardt Farms, Baldwin, 2. Chip Savage, Knoxville, 3. Dun-Loafin Farm, Burkittsville, 4. T. J. Remsberg, Middletown
Dam & daughter: 1. (1) Sarah Davis, Union Bridge, 2. (2) Scott Davis, Union Bridge
Best three females: 1. (1) Caitlin Patrick, Woodbine, 2. Savage-Leigh Farm, Knoxville

From left to right are junior champion winners, Jen Keilholtz-Hill with the reserve junior champion heifer; Timmy Frantz with the junior champion female, Savage-Leigh Bradley Holli, a winter yearling exhibited by Kelli Savage-Welsh; Parker Welch with his junior champion winner of the Junior show a fall yearling, Rocky-Mount Dur Lavish and Laurel Moore with the junior division reserve junior champion heifer.

Judge Sean Johnson poses with his champions from the junior division. From left to right are Sean Johnson, Patrick Brauning of Finksburg with his reserve grand champion cow, MD-Carrollton James Ultra, a senior 3-year old; and grand champion animal, Lady’s Manor Gibson Dame, a 4-year old exhibited by Jacob Freeman of Monkton.

The Patrick Family was the recipient of the Premier Breeder banner at the Maryland Spring Holstein Show. MD-Maple-Dell Durham Imp, a 4-year old owned by Maple Dell Farm of Woodbine in partnership with Nate Goldenburg and Ari Eskstein, was named the grand champion female of the Maryland Spring Show. The reserve grand champion title was awarded to an aged cow, also exhibited by Maple Dell Farm, MD-Maple-Dell Encore Ina-ET. From left to right are Caitlin Patrick; Judge Sean Johnson; Derek Patrick with reserve grand champion cow; Denny Patrick with the grand champion winner; Maryland Alternate Dairy Princess Emily Benedict and Upper Chesapeake Dairy Princess Kelly Vaughan.

The overall best bred and owned junior animal was exhibited by Holly Wright of New Windsor with her 4-year old, MD-Carrollton SG Beedapple. From left to right are Upper Chesapeake Dairy Princess Kelly Vaughan, Maryland Alternate Dairy Princess Emily Benedict, Holly Wright with her best bred and owned cow and Judge Sean Johnson of Grantville, Pa.

The Harrison Family of Burkittsville was presented with the Premier Exhibitor banner at the Maryland Spring Holstein Show. From left to right are Susan, Shannon, Butch holding B.J. and Linda Harrison.

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The Ohio Spring Dairy Expo has come to an end for yet another year! Cattle representing the Holstein, Jersey, Ayrshire, Brown Swiss and Milking Shorthorn breeds were presented in the Showring and the Sale ring. Cattle were exhibited from all over the country including - OH, IN, KY, MD, PA, IL, TN, TX, and SC.

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Buckeye Classic Holstein & Jersey Sale

Ringside Crowd

Junior Champions of the Jersey Jr Show

Farthest Traveled? Premier Exhibitor - Bush River & Skip-A-Rilla Jerseys, SC

Waiting patiently for her turn in the ring!

Supreme Champions of the Junior Show

Supreme Heifer Champions of the Junior Show

Supreme Line-Up…Champion Cows from the 2008 OH Spring Dairy Expo!

Supreme Champion Heifer - Open Show: Wengerlann Goldwyn Gung Ho (Holstein) Triple-T Holsteins, Mike Heath & Kurt Wolf, OH

Reserve Supreme Champion Heifer Open Show: Sweet Peas Justice Davine (Jersey), Triple-T Holsteins, Mike Heath & Willy McKay, OH

Supreme Champion Cow - Open Show: Irwindale Leduc Molly (Holstein), Team Holsteins, IL

Supreme Champion Heifer - Junior Show: La-Foster Durham Jen (Holstein) Cole & Olivia Cummings, OH

Reserve Supreme Champion Heifer - Junior Show: Kulp-Terra TA Showgirl-ET (Brown Swiss), Lindsay Rucks, FL

Judges: Jeff Stephens & Ted Dement

Coverage by Sara Long

It was Spring Break in East Lansing — at least that was the theme of last week’s Great Lakes Spring Show on March 29th. Held at the MSU Pavilion for Agriculture & Livestock Education, Judge Mark Rueth presided over 84 entries.

The winning spring yearling entry and eventual Junior Champion, Minsu Terr Jasmine owned by T & H Dairy, Fowler, in class. Ron Long is on the halter.

Hard at work are (from left) Mark Adam, NorthStar/DHI, show announcer; Melissa Hart, North Adams, show secretary; and Anthony Tuttila, Williamston, points keeper.

Senior champion line-up. On the far left is the winning four-year-old, Red-Oak-DB Kurt 270, owned by Long-Haven Farm, Inc., Clayton.

Mark Rueth congratulates the open show junior champions (from left): 1st place winter yearling and reserve junior champion Penicks Terrason Danyele, owned by Penick Dairy Farms, Orland, IN; and Minsu Terr Jasmine, winning spring yearling and junior champion, owned by T & H Dairy, Fowler, MI.

Judge Rueth takes a final look at the cows in contention for senior and grand champion. From left, Maview Penny Durham, first prize 125,000-lb cow and eventual senior and grand champion, best udder of show, and lifetime production winner. Penny is owned by Long-Haven Farm, Inc., Clayton, MI. Greta Koebel, Three Oaks, MI, anchors Tri-Koebel Mantis Wilma, first place Aged Cow and eventual reserve senior and reserve grand champion and bred and owned grand champion of the show.

Great Lakes Spring Show Champions

Premier Breeder of the Junior Show was Lucas Moser, Dansville (left); Premier Exhibitor of the Junior Show was Levi Westendorp, Nashville (right).

Coverage by Sara Long

The Spartan Spectacular Sale, held March 28 at the MSU Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education was topped by Lot 1 – D-L-Bennett Lacey Rae-ET. Born 9/27/07, Lacey Rae is a Kite x Gloryland-CK Lucy Rae-ET (Talent). The next 8 dams are EX. She sold for $5,900 to Carlyle Westendorp, Nashville, MI, and was consigned by Lawson Bennett, Mayville, MI.

In the box from left: Max Dunseth, Holstein Association field representative, David Bennett, consignor and member of the sales force, and Paul Warner, UPI auctioneer. On the halter, Jessica Geurink. To her left is the buyer, Carlyle Westendorp, Nashville. To his left is Joe Domecq holding Joey Domecq and Lawson Bennett, consignor. Joey Domecq just arrived in the U.S. in late January! The rest of the group consists of MSU Dairy Club members who were a vital part of the sale’s success!