News Release

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

New Hampshire’s Fired Up Defends Her Title at the International Milking Shorthorn Show

MADISON, WIS. – Grand and Senior Champion of the International Milking Shorthorn Show was dawned on Mountainview TC Fired Up on Monday. The winning Aged Cow, owned by Emily and Randi Fisher of Pittsfield, New Hampshire, received the Allen Hetts Grand Champion trophy. Lazy M Jekyll Zella followed as Reserve Grand and Reserve Senior Champion owned by Britton Allen of Stitzer. 

Corstar Bentley Rae, a three-year-old cow owned by Cory and Kristen Salzl of Litchfield, Minnesota, claimed her spot on the colored shavings as Honorable Mention Grand Champion and Intermediate Champion of the International Milking Shorthorn Show. Corstar Mm Roomba-ET was awarded Reserve Intermediate Champion owned by Bailey and Tate Komar of Hiseville, Kentucky.

The winning Spring Yearling, Cold Springs Pv M Believe N Me-ET, took home the honors of Junior Champion for Erin and Tyler Marotz and Dean Engelman of Dyersville, Iowa. Reserve Junior Champion was the winning Winter Calf, Old-Bankston Legacy-EXP, owned by Libby Carpenter and Ally Brooks of Dyersville, Iowa.

Both the overall Premier Breeder and Premier Breeder of the Heifer show was presented to Lazy M Farms, Herman and Michael Maier of Stitzer. The overall Premier Exhibitor was awarded to Peter Vail of Englewood, Florida. Lazy M Farm and Peter Vail tied for Premier Exhibitor of the Heifer show. Premier Sire was awarded to Innisfail Mega Lottery-ET and B-D-F Marshas Money was awarded Premier Sire of the Heifer Show.

Official judge Matt Henkes of Luana, Iowa, and associate judge Marjorie Rida of Cummington, Massachusetts, evaluated and placed 272 head of Milking Shorthorns in the International Milking Shorthorn Show.

Complete class results can be found at worlddairyexpo.com.

The International Milking Shorthorn Show is made possible in part through the generous support of Platinum Sponsors, California Bioenergy, Merck, and Van Beek; and Bronze Sponsors, Matt & Tracy Brandel Family, Country Folks Farm Newspaper, Gold Mine Milking Shorthorns, Hartford Livestock Department, the Hasheider Family in memory of John Hasheider, Lands-Brook Farms, Idalee Dairy, Riverdale Farm, Schwittay Farms, and Storytown Shorthorns. Junior Champion receives special awards presented by Milking Shorthorn show sponsors, Cargill Animal Nutrition, Select Sires, Inc., and GenOvations. Intermediate Champion receives special awards presented by Milking Shorthorn show sponsors, Semex/Boviteq, and GenOvations. Senior Champion receives special awards presented by Milking Shorthorn show sponsors and GenOvations. Grand Champion receives special awards presented by World Dairy Expo, Select Sires, Inc., Genovations, and the American Milking Shorthorn Society.

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 is taking place in Madison, Wis. September 29 - October 2, 2026. Dairy producers can experience the world’s largest dairy-focused trade show, a world-class dairy cattle show, attend seminars, meetings and presentations highlighting the latest and greatest in the industry and connect 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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Notes to Editors: High-resolution photos are available here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1KE1_hct3xOzhW0oySnu8rS-fBzudh3wc?usp=drive_link