Wisconsin Holstein Youth

Wisconsin Championship Show - Junior Events

The Junior Holstein Judging Contest is scheduled to be held during the Wisconsin Championship Show Series. on Wednesday, August 24 at 1 p.m. at the Alliant Energy Center, Madison. This contest is open to all dairy judging youth. Registration will start at 12:30 p.m., with the contest starting at 1 p.m. There will be two divisions - junior (14 & under) and senior (15 & over). Cost is $12 per team or $4 for an individual.

The JACs will be hosting an Ice Cream Social on Wednesday evening at 8 p.m. Youth from all breeds are welcome to join in the fun!

The State Showmanship Contest will be held on Thursday, August 25 at approximately 6 p.m. (no sooner than 1 hour after the completion of the Jersey show). Any youth that placed in the top 5 of the 12 & Under, Junior and Senior divisions at their District Show are qualified to compete at the state contest.

Contact a member of the JAC or WHA office with any questions.

National Convention Recognitions

The Wisconsin dairy bowl teams represented WHA well at the 2022 National Convention. The Brown County juniors placing 5th and took home the Sportsmanship Award. Team members included Madison Wiese, Evan Brey, Emily Ossmann and Tristen Ostrom and they are coached by Peggy Coffeen, Annette Ostrom and Rachel Gerbitz. The Sheboygan County seniors also finished in 5th place. Team members were Elise and Brady Bleck, Zoe Ertel and Jared Abraham. They are coached by Liz Gartman and LeaAnn and Jeff Bleck.

Alison Gartman from Sheboygan County excelled in the Dairy Jeopardy and Speaking contests, placing second in the junior speaking contest and being crowned National Champion for the junior division of Dairy Jeopardy. Congrats to Alison on a great convention!

Hannah Hockerman, Elise Bleck, Mac McCullough and Matthew Gunst were recognized as Distinguished Junior Member Semi-Finalists for 2022. Hockerman, McCullough and Gunst were also named DJM Finalists. Recognized as Young Distinguished Junior Members were Logan Harbaugh and Elizabeth Gunst.

Brianna Meyer will be serving her second year on the National Junior Advisory Committee for Area III.

Juniors have also received awards for breeding and owning outstanding Holstein cows. For more information on each of these awards and the full list of winners, visit the Holstein USA website at www.holsteinusa.com/juniors/content/jr_award.html • Junior Star Performer: Dylan & Cameron Ryan in in 3rd place • National Cream of the Crop Award: Brianne Vandoske & Austin

Radue in 5th place • Junior Breeder of an Excellent: Aaliyah Borchert; Adella & Ainsley

Loehr & Hunter & Bryce Crowley; Alek Krueger; Ashley Carns; Bennett Borgwardt; Brianne, Brooklyn & Reid Vandoske; Brooke

Hammann; Britney Boelk; Cathryn & Christopher Gunst; Chase &

Willow Oehmichen (2); Colby Hasheider; Cole, Ava, Campbell &

Royce Booth; Colton, Ashley, Katie & Justin Brandel; Dylan &

Cameron Ryan (4); Elise & Brady Bleck; Emily Stumpf; Emma, Sara,

Wyatt & Claire Dorshorst; Gracin & Chesney Speich (2); Grady &

Lane Wendorf (2); Hunter Crowley (2); Jacob Maier; Jacob, Logan & Madison Harbaugh & Adella Loehr; Jared & Macie Abraham;

Katlyn, Anna & Jacob Lindner; Matt, Elizabeth, Cathryn &

Christopher Gunst; Matthew & Elizabeth Gunst; Nathan Cordes;

Noah Bilz; Olivia & Kaden Horn (2); Payton, Braelyn & Regan

Sarbacker (2); Reagan & Garrison Klinkner; Sydni & Samuel Mell;

Trevor Christoph (2); Zoe Ertel • Junior Breeder of a Multiple “E” Cow: Aaliyah Borchert, Alek

Krueger, Chase & Willow Oehmichen, Cole, Ava, Campbell &

Royce Booth (2), Hailey Gaedtke, Trystan Christoph, Brooke

Hammann & Victoria Nodolf • 150,000 lb. Cow: Karleena Battist, Hailey Gaedtke, Dylan & Cameron Ryan, Brian McCullough, Tessa & Stella Schmocker, Brooke & Shyanne Hammann, Frederick Ullom & Travis Dammen • 200,000 lb. Cow: Trystan Christoph

Congratulations to all who qualified and competed at the National Convention!

Save the date!

The 2023 Wisconsin Junior Holstein Convention is scheduled for Fri., January 6-Sun., January 8 and hosted by the Manitowoc/ Calumet County Juniors at the Holiday Inn in Manitowoc. Watch the upcoming issues of the News and the WHA website for updated information.

At this time, the convention schedule will be similar to last year’s with a couple small changes to based on room needs at the convention center. • Friday - DJM Interviews, Dairy Jeopardy & Speaking Contests,

Junior Forum & Caucuses, Evening awards meal & entertainment • Saturday - Junior Dairy Bowl, Princess Luncheon, Senior & Rookie

Dairy Bowl, Banquet • Sunday - Awards Breakfast & Business Meeting, Dairy Bowl Finals,

YQCA seminar

Junior Award Forms due in WHA office by Monday, September 26

Junior awards are designed to recognize outstanding youth for their efforts in the Junior Holstein project. The following award forms are due IN OFFICE by Mon., September 26 (not postmarked). If you are mailing your application, please plan on sending it with time to reach the office. Award applications (PDFs only, less than 10MB) can be emailed to wisholsteins@gmail.com. Applicants must be a junior member of the state and national Holstein associations by August 15 in the year that the application is made. 12 & Under Member Recognition

Any junior member of WHA and Holstein USA who has been enrolled in dairy project work with Registered Holsteins is eligible to

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compete in this contest. Applicant must not have reached his or her 13th birthday by January 1, 2023. Young Distinguished Junior Member Award

This award is given to those members in good standing of the ages of 9 to 16 in the year of application. Any junior member of WHA and Holstein USA who has been enrolled in dairy project work with Holsteins is eligible to compete. Youth completing this form have the option to compete at the national level. Applicant must not have reached his or her 17th birthday by January 1, 2023. Distinguished Junior Member Award

Eligible applicants are any youth that have successfully completed project work with Registered Holsteins and who are a junior member in good standing. Applicants for WI DJM honors must not have turned 21 in 2022.

Interviews for Wisconsin Outstanding Boy and Girl will be held at the Wisconsin Junior Holstein Convention. If chosen for an interview, candidates must bring along a 1-page resume for the judges to review. Interviews take precedence over other Junior Convention activities, however applicants will be given the opportunity to compete in other contests.

The WI National DJM Representatives will be chosen through the interview process to represent WI for the National DJM contest.

Additional Award & Contest Entry Deadlines

DUE NOVEMBER 15

All other award forms and recognition opportunities will be due November 15. This list includes Royalty applications, Essay Contest, WHY Leadership Merit, WHY Friend, Long Range Production, Junior Progressive Breeder, and Junior Farm Tour applications.

Entries to the Dairy Bowl, Dairy Jeopardy, and Speaking contests are due November 15. All entry forms are available on the WHA website under the junior contests & awards tab. 2022 Junior Raffle

We are excited to announce this year’s Junior Raffle calf is being donated by the Mark & Angie Ulness family of Ragnar Holsteins, Valders.

Raffle tickets should be available by the Wisconsin Summer Championship Show. If your county would like tickets to sell, please contact the WHA office at 1-800-223-4269. Each county will receive $1 for any tickets sold by their members.

Dairy Bowl Contest Deadlines & Resources

The Dairy Bowl contests will be held on Saturday, January 7 at the Junior Convention. There will be no seating exam for this year’s contest and brackets will be filled by a random draw.

The deadline to enter a team for the 2023 Dairy Bowl contest will be NOVEMBER 15. Entries must be IN OFFICE by this date with paid fees or entry fees will double. The fee to enter teams is $10 for Rookie division and $30 for Junior and Senior divisions. Remember, FEES WILL DOUBLE if the entry form and paid fees are not IN OFFICE by November 15.

All potential team member names must be submitted by the November 15 deadline. Official teams do not need to be named until registration at the Junior Convention. Your entry should include all possible team members, and there is no limit to the number of juniors that can be included on the list. Names must be included with the entry form to make a completed entry. All coaches and participating team members must be members of the Wisconsin Holstein Association.

Counties that have juniors wishing to participate on a Wisconsin team must submit their $5.00 entry fee by November 15. This has been put in place so we have a more exact number of teams prior to convention. 2023 Dairy Bowl Source List: (Dairy Bowl questions may be obtained from articles and information going back three (3) years) HA Identification Application HA Application for Transfer HA Fees for Programs & Services (website pricing will be considered most current) HA Pulse (quarterly) www.holsteinusa.com HF Understanding Genetics & the Sire Summaries (updated 4/21) HF Pedigree Questions & Answers (updated 4/21) HF Working with Dairy Cattle HF Dairy Judging HF Showring Ready HFDairy Cattle Reproducation HF World of Dairy Cattle Nutrition (updated 11/21) HFMilking and Lactation HF Connecting with Dairy Consumers WHA History Book (Ch. 1 & 2) August 2022 Sire Summary (Red Book) Dairy Bowl Rules Dairy Cow Unified Scorecard 2022 Hoard’s Dairyman (exception - no December 2022 issue) 2022 Wisconsin Holstein News (exception - no December 2022 issue) www.wisholsteins.com Calf Care (Hoard’s) Learning Linear (Hoard’s) Manual of Foot Care (Hoard’s) People and Parlors (Hoard’s) We Need a Show (Hoard’s) Virginia Dairy Quiz Bowl Study Materials (https://www.youth.dasc.vt.edu/ content/dam/youth_dasc_vt_edu/quiz-bowl/2021VADQBmaterials.pdf) Holstein Foundation website Additional Senior Sources: WHA History Book (Ch. 1, 2, 12, 13, 14, pgs 99-119) HA Cattle Merchandising & Advertising Policy Cattle Abnormalities A78861 CA 2022 Dairy Herd Management (exception - no December 2022 issue) Progress of the Breed (Ch.1) Dairy Cattle Fertility (updated 2020) Hoard’s Feeding Guide, 4th Edition (updated 2018) *WHA has copies of Hoard’s Feeding Guide, People and Parlors and the Manual of Foot Care available for sale. Please contact the office at 1-800-223-4269.