Showing livestock isn’t glamorous. It’s hard work. It’s a 365 day experience. Late nights and early mornings. I have never shown a dairy cow, but I walked into my first showring with a Hereford heifer when I was just three years old. It’s in my blood and it’s in the blood of many exhibitors I met at the 2015 World Dairy Expo. One of those was Hannah Nelson. A 16-year-old young lady who introduced me to her heifer and shared a little about her experience showing dairy cattle.
Hannah was a little shy, so her mom stepped up to the plate to help explain what the judge is looking for in the ring and what the life of a dairy show heifer looks like. We talked nutrition, grooming, milking and everything in between.
View and download photos from the event here: 2015 World Dairy Expo Photo Album
