Wisconsin Ag Connection recently published an article about these winning dairy judgers. Congratulations to these enthusiastic, young dairy farmers. Here is an excerpt from the article…

Eleven senior teams and 11 senior individuals along with 10 junior teams and 10 junior individuals competed at the Wisconsin State 4-H Dairy Judging Contest held recently at the Polk County Fairgrounds in St. Croix Falls. Each contestant judged 10 classes consisting of Holsteins, Guernseys, Jerseys, and Ayrshires. The juniors answered 20 type analysis questions and the seniors gave oral reasons on four classes.

Dodge County’s senior team took home top honors at the Wisconsin State 4-H Dairy Judging Contest earning a trip to compete at the National 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest held at World Dairy Expo. Dodge County team members are: Brett Hildebrandt who placed second overall, Seth Nehls who earned third place, Kyle Natzke who placed fifth, and Shawn Nehls who placed seventh overall. They are coached by Linda Behling and Shelly Bohn. Dodge County had a final score of 1970 points.

The top four individuals not on a team advancing to the World Dairy Expo Contest or the All-American Contest will represent Wisconsin in Louisville, KY at the North American International Livestock Exposition 4-H Dairy Judging Contest. This team will consist of: Hayden Hauschild from Pierce County who was the high individual in oral reasons and high individual overall, Danae Bauer from Waupaca County who took fourth, Austen Schmidt from Fond du Lac county who placed sixth, and Abbey Wethal from Dane County who placed ninth overall.