News Release

Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Martha Marches off the Colored Shavings as a Three-Peat Grand Champion

MADISON, WIS. – For the third consecutive year, Musqie Iatola Martha-ET, exhibited by Milksource Genetics of Kaukauna, Wis., earned Grand Champion of the International Jersey Show on Wednesday, October 4 at World Dairy Expo^®. Martha was awarded first-place in the Six-Year-Old and Older Cow Class and took home the Senior Champion Female Award. Additionally, she received the $1,000 Udder Comfort Grand Champion Cash Award. Reserve Senior and Reserve Grand Champion was the winning Five-Year-Old Cow, Elliotts Blackstone Charlotte-ET, owned by Rivendale Farms of Pittsburgh LLC, Bulger, Pa.

Judge Mike Berry of Albany, Ore. and associate judge Corey Couch of Victoria, Australia, placed 355 animals over two days in the International Jersey Show.

Overall show results and top class placing are as follows:

Spring Heifer Calf:
1. Big Guns Andreas Virtue-ET, Madison Fisher, C.J. Miller, Mark & Will Iager, Claysburg, Pa.
2. Beslea Velocity Lion, Eaton, Conroy and Allyndale, Marietta, N.Y. 

Winter Heifer Calf:
1. SV Applejack Restless-ET, Ernest Kueffner and Terri Packard, Boonsboro, Md.
2. Beslea Vivitar Goblin, Joshua Arp, Norwalk, Ohio 

Fall Heifer Calf:
1. DKG Motion Shelby, J & D Greiwe, T, L & B Greiwe and G, G & M Hageman, Sidney, Ohio
2. SV Fizz Chorus-ET, Colton & Kendall Thomas and Treasure Clark, North Lewisburg, Ohio 

Summer Yearling Heifer:
1. Dream-Valley Billing Thousands, Michael Lamar Bosley, Glen Rock, Pa.
2. Hired Gun Venus TJ Classic, Ernest Kueffner and Terri Packard, Boonsboro, Md. 

Spring Yearling Heifer:
1. Wala Premier Mistee, Rivendale Farms of Pittsburgh LLC, Bulger, Pa.
2. Woodmohr Genty Gin-ET, Robert Nagel, Panama, N.Y. 

Winter Yearling Heifer:
1. Charlyn Keeper Satisfied, Rivendale Farms of Pittsburgh LLC, Bulger, Pa.
2. Tattoo-Airosa Myomy Babycakes-ET, Adam & Lacey Van Exel, Lodi, Calif. 

Fall Yearling Heifer:
1. Townside Virtuoso Pretty Penny, Townside Jerseys, Wilson, Wis.
2. Intense Gentry Priceless, Tim Natzke and Clark Valley, Fond du Lac, Wis. 

Junior Champion Female:
Wala Premier Mistee, Rivendale Farms of Pittsburgh LLC, Bulger, Pa. 

Reserve Junior Champion Female:
Woodmohr Genty Gin-ET, Robert Nagel, Panama, N.Y. 

Junior Best Three Females:
1. Ernest Kueffner and Terri Packard, Boonsboro, Md.
2. Madison Iager, Woodbine, Md. 

Premier Breeder of Heifer Show:
Michael Heath and Spring Valley Jerseys, Westminster, Md. 

Premier Exhibitor of Heifer Show:
South Mountain Jerseys, Boonsboro, Md. 

Yearling Heifer in Milk:
1. River Valley Excitation Flawless-ET, Kash-In Jerseys and Dusty & Nicole Schirm, Tremont, Ill.
2. River Valley Gunman Vanity-ET, River Valley Farm – Ben, Andy, Blessing, Grace Sauder, Tremont, Ill. 

Junior Two-Year-Old Cow:
1. Billings Impression of Booboo-ET, Budjon Farms and Peter & Lyn Vail, Lomira, Wis.
2. Showdown Justine, Rider Jerseys and Triple-T, North Lewisburg, Ohio 

Senior Two-Year-Old Cow:
1. Jasmari Verb Lil Verona-ET, Michael Heath and Crossbrook Jerseys, Middleburg, N.Y.
2. Rollingriver Press Release, Adam Fraley, Daniel & Patti Kitchen and Eddie Sekerak, Canton De Hatley, Qué. 

Junior Three-Year-Old Cow:
1. Esperanza GA Vivian, Tommy Allen and Jamie Judd, Reedsburg, Wis.
2. Bri-Lin Valson Spritz, Rivendale Farms of Pittsburgh LLC, Bulger, Pa. 

Senior Three-Year-Old Cow:
1. MB Lucky Lady Feliz Navidad-ET, Rivendale Farms of Pittsburgh LLC, Bulger, Pa.
2. Ratliff Impression Donner-ET, Ron & Christy Ratliff Trustees, Garnett, Kan.

Intermediate Champion Female:
MB Lucky Lady Feliz Navidad-ET, Rivendale Farms of Pittsburgh LLC, Bulger, Pa. 

Reserve Intermediate Champion Female:
Jasmari Verb Lil Verona-ET, Michael Heath and Crossbrook Jerseys, Middleburg, N.Y. 

Four-Year-Old Cow:
1. Edgebrook Tequila Madison-ET, Milksource Genetics, Kaukauna, Wis.
2. Schulte Bros Tequila Shot-ET, Budjon Farms and Peter & Lyn Vail, Lomira, Wis. 

Five-Year-Old Cow:
1. Elliotts Blackstone Charlotte-ET, Rivendale Farms of Pittsburgh LLC, Bulger Pa.
2. JL Vincent Sapphira, Pierre Boulet and Yvon Sicard, St-Justin, Qué. 

Six-Year-Old and Older Cow:
1. Musqie Iatola Martha-ET, Milksource Genetics, Kaukauna, Wis.
2. Pleasant Nook Action Frisky, Pleasant Nook Jerseys, Ayr, Ont.

Lifetime Cheese Production Cow
1. Stoney Point Excitation Jamie, River Valley Farm – Ben, Andy, Blessing, Grace Sauder, Tremont, Ill.
2. Pleasant Nook Sultan Jetta, Pleasant Nook Jerseys, Ayr, Ont. 

Best Three Females:
1. Rob and Julie Eby, Ayr, Ont.
2. Ernest Kueffner and Terri Packard, Boonsboro, Md. 

Exhibitors Herd:
1. Arethusa Farm LLC, Litchfield, Conn.
2. Ernest Kueffner and Terri Packard, Boonsboro, Md. 

Produce of Dam:
1. Arethusa Farm LLC, Litchfield, Conn.
2. Ron and Christy Ratliff, Garnett, Kan. 

Grand and Senior Champion Female:
Musqie Iatola Martha-ET, Milksource Genetics, Kaukauna, Wis. 

Reserve Grand and Reserve Senior Champion Female:
Elliotts Blackstone Charlotte-ET, Rivendale Farms of Pittsburgh LLC, Bulger Pa. 

Nasco International Type & Production Award
Marynole Excite Rosey, Ernest Kueffner and Terri Packard, Boonsboro Md. 

Premier Breeder
Pleasant Nook Jerseys, Ayr, Ont. 

Premier Exhibitor
Tie – River Valley Farm, Tremont, Ill. 
Tie – Rivendale Farms of Pittsburgh LLC, Bulger Pa. 

Premier Sire
Tower Vue Prime Tequila-ET 

For over five decades, the global dairy industry has been meeting in Madison, Wis. for World Dairy Expo. Crowds of nearly 75,000 people from more than 100 countries attended the annual event in 2016. WDE will return Oct. 3-7, 2017 as attendees and exhibitors are encouraged to “Discover New Dairy Worlds.” Visit worlddairyexpo.com or follow us on Facebook and Twitter (@WDExpo or #WDE2017) for more information.  

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Note to Editors: High-resolution photos are available upon request from kschmitt@wdexpo.com.