News Release

Friday, October 2, 2026

Bailey makes history as first two-time Jersey Supreme Champion

MADISON, WIS. – Stoney Point Joel Bailey owned by Vierra Dairy Farms of Hilmar, Calif., has been named Supreme Champion of World Dairy Expo 2026. This honor makes her the first Jersey in Expo history to win two Supreme Champion honors. Bailey received the Gregory Blaska Memorial Trophy and a Royal Blanket sponsored by FutureCow. Gregory Blaska was a World Dairy Expo pioneer and served as President of World Dairy Expo, Inc. Board of Directors for 31 years. World Dairy Expo gained prominence worldwide as the meeting place of the dairy industry with his tireless efforts.

Earning the Reserve Supreme Champion title is the Holstein, Eixdale Pwrup Alongside, owned by Milk Source Genetics of Kaukauna, Wis. Trans Ova Genetics sponsored a $1,500 cash award for the Reserve Supreme Champion and the Royal Blanket is sponsored by Culbertson Cattle & Marketing.

The Holstein, Arolene Dempsey Ella, was named Supreme Champion of 2026 World Dairy Expo Junior Show. Ella is owned by Alyson Doiron of Cap Sante, Quebec. They will be taking home a one-year lease agreement for a 20-foot trailer courtesy of Frenchville Trailer Sales, LLC and a $1,500 cash award courtesy of Trans Ova Genetics. Named Reserve Champion of the Junior Show was the Ayrshire, Hall’s V-Lane Spectacle-ET, owned by Ashton and Levi Wilcox of Varysburg, N.Y.

Butlerview Glitter Girl-ET, the Junior Champion Holstein, was chosen as the 2026 Supreme Champion Heifer. Glitter Girl is owned by Clarkvalley, K Doeberiener, P Conroy and Butlerview of Beaverton, Ontario. Crowned during Thursday night’s Supreme Champion Heifer Ceremony, she will take home the W. Terry Howard Memorial Trophy, $1,250 cash award and her Royal Blanket courtesy of Trans Ova Genetics. Budjon-Vail Joel Starstruck-ET, the Junior Champion Jersey, owned by Budjon Farms, Peter Vail and Genosource of Lomira, Wis. claimed the title of Reserve Supreme Champion Heifer.

South Mtn & Co Rockin Robin, the winning Junior Champion of the Jersey Junior Show, was named Supreme Champion Heifer of the Junior Show. Rockin Robin is owned by Brayden Carpio and Kiliana Breuer of Kersey, Colo and received the Michael Hellenbrand Memorial Trophy and a royal banner presented by Culbertson Cattle & Marketing. The Milking Shorthorn, Old-Bankston Legacy-EXP, took home the title of Reserve Supreme Champion Heifer of the Junior Show. She is owned by Libby Carpenter and Ally Brooks of Dyersville, Iowa and was presented with a royal banner courtesy of Ebert Enterprises LLC.

Companies sponsoring the awards presented to World Dairy Expo’s Supreme Champions include Trans Ova Genetics, FutureCow, Culbertson Cattle & Marketing, the DeWall family, Ameriprint Apparel, LLC, Dynasty Genetics, Frenchville Trailer Sales, LLC, and Select Sires, Inc.

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

Serving as the meeting place of the global dairy industry, World Dairy Expo is the premier forum for the dairy community to learn, share, create commerce and showcase competition. The annual event took place in Madison, Wis. September 29 - October 2, 2026. Dairy producers experienced the world’s largest dairy-focused trade show, a world-class dairy cattle show, attended seminars, meetings and presentations highlighting the latest and greatest in the industry and connected with other producers. Download the World Dairy Expo mobile app, visit worlddairyexpo.com or follow WDE on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Spotify, or YouTube for more information.

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