Senior, Junior, Bred-and-Owned Supreme Champions Chosen
Whitaker Stormatic Rae-ET was crowned the Supreme Champion of the 2013 All-American Dairy Show on Thursday, Sept. 12, at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg.
Owned by Craig Walton and Gene Iager of Pleasant Plain, Ohio, "Rae" rose above 1,212 head of cattle represented from seven dairy breeds to earn the supreme title.
Walton and Iager earned $3,000 sponsored by Cargill, of Shippensburg, Pa.
The six other All-American Grand Champions represented were:
Ayshire Melody-Lane Burdette Sally, Kaylyn Wood, Saranac, N.Y.
Brown Swiss Cutting Edge B Gretchen-ET, Elite Dairy, Copake, N.Y.
Guernsey Lavon Farms Gemin Jill, Lavon Farms, Plano, Texas
Jersey Stoney Point Excitation Jamie, Andy Sauder, Tremont, Ill.
Milking Shorthorn Halpins Mona II, Mike Halpin, Kempton, Ill.
Red & White Lookout Advent Flicka Red, exhibited by Chris and Jennifer Hill, Richard Green, and Trent Valley Holsteins, Thurmont, Md.
Cameron Ridge Atwood Beauty won the Supreme Heifer Champion title, owned by Gene Iager and Chris and Jennifer Hill, of Thurmont, Md. She earned $750, sponsored by Kinsley Blasco, of Newville, Pa.
The six other Junior Champions up for the supreme heifer award were:
Ayshire Palmyra Dreamer R Ginger, Kayla Lenhart, Thurmont, Md.
Brown Swiss Dochaven Pete Snickers, Dr. Jeff McKissick, New Castle, Pa.
Guernsey Springhill Mentor Jazzy-ET, Marshall Overholt, Big Prairie, Ohio
Jersey South Mountain Tequila Sangria-ET, Ernest Kueffer and Terri Packard, Boonsboro, Md.
Milking Shorthorn Buckeye Knoll Liriano Plum Amazing EXP-ET, Sarah Rhoades, Greenville, Ohio
Red & White L-Maples Hvezda Callie-Red, Cooper Galton, Nunda, N.Y.
Savage-Leigh Gold Lona-ET, exhibited by Chase Savage of Savage-Leigh Holsteins, Union Bridge, Md., took home the Supreme Champion Bred and Owned title. The owner wins use of a trailer for a year, sponsored by M. H. Eby Inc. of Blueball, Pa.
The six other Best Bred and Owned competing for the supreme title were:
Ayshire Palmyra Ragimore EV B GiGi-ET, exhibited by Els, Ragimore Trust, Volschenk, and Palmyra Farm, Hagerstown, Md.
Brown Swiss Cutting Edge B Gretchen-ET, Elite Dairy, Copake, N.Y.
Guernsey Lavon Farms Gemin Jill, Lavon Farms, Plano, Texas
Jersey WFAttaboy Apple Pie, Laura Jackson, Waverly Farm, Clear Brook, Va.
Milking Shorthorn Halpins Mona II, Mike Halpin, Kempton, Ill.
Red & White GreenLea ADV Cara Red-ET, Richard Green, Middletown, Del.
The 50th All-American Dairy Show, the world's largest dairy show, runs Sept. 7-12 at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg. This year's show features 23 shows in six days, the nation's only all-dairy antiques show, nearly 3,000 animals and 2,000 exhibitors from across the nation. For more information, visit www.allamerican.state.pa.us or call 717-787-2905.
9.30.2013