High-placing contest individual Madeline Meyer of Michigan 4-H of Clinton County, Mich., picked up the $1,000 scholarship from the Pennsylvania Dairymen's Association at the 29th annual Junior Dairy Management Contest, Tuesday, September 15, during 2015 All-American Dairy Show at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg.Florida FFA earned a score of 1332, placing them as the highest ranked team overall. Michigan 4-H had six individuals rack up points and manage to be one of the top 10 ranked individuals.
Participants evaluated two classes of dairy cattle, identified feeds, recognized cuts of meat and answered questions about reproduction and business management to help prepare them for careers in the dairy industry or to further their agricultural education.
Six different timed classes were used to evaluate contestants. The five highest scoring individuals were then interviewed about current dairy issues before the final placing was made.
Sponsors for the event included Alltech, Balchem Encapsulates, Church and Dwight Co., Elanco Animal Health, Feed Components, Kirby Ag, Land O' Lakes Milk Co-Op, Maryland-Virginia Milk Producers, Milk Specialties Co. manufacturer of Energy Booster 100, PA Center For Dairy Excellence, PA Beef Council, The Old Mill Troy Inc., Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, Prince Agri Products Inc., and PA Dairymen's Association.
The top 10 individuals:
1st – Madeline Meyer, Michigan 4-H
2nd – Allison Schafer, Michigan 4-H
3rd – Joshua Markel, Michigan 4-H
4th –Isabelle Leonard, Virginia FFA – Riverheads Chapter
5th – Cameron Cook, Michigan 4-H
6th – Allison Herrick, New York State 4-H
7th – Jessica Nash, Michigan 4-H
8th – Kieran Mccarthy, New York State 4-H
9th – Miriah Dershem, Michigan 4-H
10th – Kaila Wussow, Wisconsin 4-H – Shawano County
Top 4-H Teams:
1st – Michigan 4-H – Team A
2nd – Wisconsin 4-H
3rd – New York State 4-H
4th – Michigan 4-H Clinton County – Team B
5th – Massachusetts 4-H
6th – New York State 4-H – Livestock Skillathon
Top 10 FFA Teams:
1st – Florida FFA – Polk County
2nd – Ohio FFA – West Holmes Chapter, Team A
3rd – West Perry FFA – Team B
4th – Cumberland Valley FFA – Team B
5th – Big Spring FFA – Team B
6th – Cumberland Valley FFA – Team A
7th – Tri-Valley FFA –Team A
8th – Big Spring FFA – Team A
9th – Ohio FFA – West Holmes Chapter, Team B
10th – Virginia FFA – Riverheads
The 52nd All-American Dairy Show, the world's largest dairy show, runs September 12-17 at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg. This year's show features 22 shows in six days, the nation's only all-dairy antiques show, nearly 2,800 animals and more than 1,300 exhibitors from across the nation. The week caps off with the 59th Pennsylvania Dairy Princess Pageant on Saturday, September 19, at the Radisson Hotel in Camp Hill, Cumberland County, Pa. For more information, visit www.allamerican.state.pa.us, email aads@pa.gov, or call 717-787-2905.
9.16.2015
