Here’s the latest news from the 43rd All-American Dairy Show. The photo is supplied by show staff showing that all ages participate.
After placing third in last year’s contest, Elizabeth Smith of Lebanon, Pa., returned this year to win first place honors in the 20th anniversary Junior Dairy Management Contest on Tuesday, Sept. 19, at the All-American Dairy Show in Harrisburg. Elizabeth received a $1,000 scholarship from the Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association to apply to her agribusiness degree at Penn State. She is the 18-year-old daughter of Earl and Marilyn Smith and belongs to Lebanon County’s No-So-Ann Dairy Club. (More)
Twenty-four years after their last win at the Invitational Youth Dairy Cattle Judging Contest, Penn State reclaimed the championship Monday, Sept. 18, at the All-American Dairy Show in Harrisburg. The New York 4-H and Michigan FFA teams also won their respective divisions. Thirty-five teams and 140 judges competed in the 4-H, FFA and collegiate contests. The competition included dairy cattle judging, linear evaluations and oral reasons. (More)
The Grand Champion Brown Swiss, Ash-Mar Banker Chai, chipped away at the competition to earn the Supreme Champion title of the Premier National Junior Show on Monday, Sept. 18 at the All-American Dairy Show. Ashley Taylor of Worton, Md., exhibited the winning 4-Year-Old Brown Swiss that edged out six other breed champions. A panel of seven judges deliberated over the best-of-the-best with judge David Kjome of Rochester, Minn., serving as the spokesman for the group. (More)
