News Release

Thursday, October 3, 2024

CONTACT: Lisa Behnke, Communications Manager, lbehnke@wdexpo.com
                   Jenna Langrehr, Communications Specialist, jlangrehr@wdexpo.com
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Tillie Tops All in the International Junior Guernsey Show

MADISON, WIS. – The winning junior Four-Year-Old, Hollow View Tank Tillie, was named Grand Champion of the International Junior Guernsey Show after winning Senior Champion on Thursday, October 3. Tillie is owned by Kolby Stoltzfus, of East Earl, Pa. She received the Lillian & Keith King and Jim King Grand Champion Junior Show Award and the $650 Udder Comfort Grand Champion Award. The Reserve Grand Champion honors went to the Reserve Senior Champion, Hi Guern View Asias Africa, owned by Alaina Dinderman of Orangeville, Ill., for her two-year consecutive title.  

The Intermediate Champion was Hickman Valleys S Blakely, owned by Brittany Taylor and Grace and Laylaa Schuler, of New Glarus, Wis. Blakely was the winning junior in the Junior Three-Year-Old Cow class. The Reserve Intermediate Champion is Mill Bridge Jcpenney Sassafras, owned by Sara Forman, of Meriden, N. H., the winning junior of the Senior Two-Year-Old Cow class.

Junior Champion of the International Junior Guernsey Show honors went to RHG Villa Breezy Venus-ET, leased by Alison Gartman and owned by Dominic Pritzl of Sheboygan, Wis. Venus was the winning Winter Yearling Heifer. Reserve Junior Champion honors went to Knapps Rc Torpedo Bonus-ETV, owned by Dylan and Cameron Ryan, and B., R., C. and L. Ferry of Fond du Lac, Wis.

Official judge, Lynn Harbaugh of Marion, Wis., and associate judge, Herby Lutz of Chester, S.C., evaluated the 82 junior entries.

Complete class results can be found at www.worlddairyexpo.com.

Serving as the meeting place of the global dairy industry, World Dairy Expo brings together the latest in dairy innovation and the best cattle in North America. The global dairy industry returns to Madison, Wis. for the 57th event, October 1 - 4, 2024, when the world’s largest dairy-focused trade show, dairy and forage seminars, a world-class dairy cattle show and more will be on display. Download the World Dairy Expo mobile event app, visit worlddairyexpo.com or follow WDE on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Spotify, Instagram or YouTube for more information.

 

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