2018 WORLD DAIRY EXPO • ALLIANT ENERGY CENTER • MADISON, WISCONSIN, USA • WWW.WORLDDAIRYEXPO.COM • LISTEN TO SHOW COVERAGE AT 95.7 FM
EXPO DAILY EDITION ATTENDEE INFORMATION
Thursday's Attendance: 12,990 total attendees
International Attendance To Date:
2,203 total attendees from 91 countries
In This Issue: Champion Spotlight
page 5
Dairywoman of the year
page 11
Word on the Streets: Int'l Attendees page 17
Today's Highlights:
8 a.m. Int'l Holstein Show Cows and Groups 10 a.m.
Dairy Forage Seminar
4 p.m. Parade of Champions & Selection of the 2018 Supreme Champions
4 p.m. Trade Show Closes 5:30 p.m.
World Dairy Expo 2018 Closes
SHOWRING RESULTS Text WDERESULTS to 727-493-3976 for Showring results
FLAVORS OF THE DAY
Grilled Cheese
An assortment of cheeses from cheesemakers across Wisconsin UW-Madison Cheese Stand next to the Arena Building
Ice Cream
MacKinac Island Fudge • Caramel Collision • Strawberry Cheesecake GEA Ice Cream Stand located in the Exhibition Hall
#WDE18
Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018
Ontario youth sweep showmanship contest BY DANIELLE NAUMAN Staff writer
Three young showmen from Ontario took top honors in each of the showmanship divisions during Thursday evening’s Youth Showmanship Contest. Kelly Reynolds, of Corfu, N.Y., Jamie Howard, of Burgessville, Ont., Canada, and Curtis McNeil, of Goderich, Ont., Canada, sorted through 337 youth participants in three age divisions. Madison Dyment, 20, of Burgessville, Ont., Canada, rose to the top of the Senior Division for Reynolds, capturing her third Youth Showmanship Contest title in four attempts, having won the Intermediate Division twice in previous years. Dyment is an agricultural communications and journalism major at the University of Kentucky, and has been showing since she was young. “I was incredibly grateful to be able to win the contest,” Dyment said. “It was a very competitive class and the judge really put us through our paces.” Showmanship is a sport Dyment embraces because of the competitive nature, and in addition to participating at WDE, she has qualified for Canada’s prestigious TD Canadian 4-H Dairy Classic every year since she was first eligible. “I’m very passionate about showmanship,” Dyment said. “If you put in a lot of hard work, you will be rewarded. The more work you put into it, the more your passion will really shine through.” Dyment is a firm believer in daily practice to create a bond and flow with your heifer. She credits both her mother and step-father, Angela and Jamie Howard,
PHOTO PROVIDED BY JOSEPH OPSAL PHOTOGRAPHY
The top 15 showpersons in the Senior Division of the Youth Showmanship Contest include – (front, from left) Jodie Stoker, Jared Dickman, Hannah Nelson, Brent Sikma, Nathan Arthur, Jonathon Hubbard, Katie Anderson and Jackie Bortner; (back, from left) Judge Kelly Reynolds, Madison Dyment, Megan Ford, Mike Podshadly, Olivia Brandenburg, Emily Mikel, Nicki Meier and Brent Sayles. with mentoring her showmanship skills. “My step-father is, in my eyes, the most incredible showman and cow person in general,” Dyment said, noting that Howard was in the center of the Showring, placing the Intermediate Division. Completing the family’s involvement in the evening, Dyment’s younger sister
Morgan Howard placed second, her first year competing in the Junior Division. Another family celebrated a successful showmanship contest, as well. As 17-yearTurn to SHOWMANSHIP | Page 3
A judge's crowning achievement
Phoenix looks forward to the greatest show on Earth BY DANIELLE NAUMAN Staff writer
Disbelief and surprise, followed by immense excitement – those were the emotions Carl Phoenix, of Sunderland, Ont., experienced when he received the call from World Dairy Expo Dairy Cattle Show Manager Ann Marie Magnochi, informing him he was selected to serve as the judge of the 2018 International Holstein Show. “It’s such an extreme honor and privilege to be Turn to PHOENIX | Page 4
PHOTO PROVIDED BY FARMGIRL PHOTOGRAPHY
Carl Phoenix looks over a class of animals as the associate judge of last year's International Holstein Show.