PENNSYLVANIA COW TOPS INTERNATIONAL MILKING SHORTHORN SHOW

Keith and Donnette Fisher of New Enterprise, Pa. exhibited the Grand Champion Milking Shorthorn at World Dairy Expo’s International Milking Shorthorn Show on September 30. Innisfail Bdc Stella 905, winner of the aged cow class was also presented the Udder Comfort Grand Champion Cash Award; a check for $1000. Reserve Champion of the show was the second place aged cow, Calyside Fst Valora 8a22, exhibited by Kayla Frazier of Cushing, Okla.

For the second year running, Hard Core Farms of New Enterprise, Pa. captured the Premier Breeder Banner. The Premier Exhibitor Banner went to GMC Farm of Cornish Flat, N.H. Kuszmar Alfairs Othello-Red was named Premier Sire.

Rick Allyn of Canaan, Conn. served as official judge for the show, placing 250 head.

Bull Calf
1. Spungold-R Prince of PA - ET, Dale & Deanna Bendig, Nick Raggi, New Enterprise, PA
2. Twlite Sams Lucky, Lattire's Twilite Farm, Lawrenceburg, IN

Champion Bull
Spungold-R Prince of PA - ET, Dale & Deanna Bendig, Nick Raggi, New Enterprise, PA

Reserve Champion Bull
Twlite Sams Lucky, Lattire's Twilite Farm, Lawrenceburg, IN

Spring Heifer Calf
1. Mapleton Vly T Adele-P, Mapleton Valley Farms, Oconomowoc, WI
2. Halpin's Ruthanne, Liz Rice Of Halpin Farms, Kempton, IL

Winter Heifer Calf
1. Mi-San Acres O Lover-ET, Michelle Ritschard, Lowville, NY
2. Mi-San Acres O Lust ET, David Riley, Williamsfield, OH

Fall Heifer Calf
1. Sageser Clay Penny, Morgan Sageser, Shelbyville, KY
2. Mi-San Acres Pod Lunatic, Michelle Ritschard, Lowville, NY

Summer Yearling Heifer
1. Mi-San Acres Liddle Lola-ET, Michelle Ritschard, Lowville, NY
2. Whitfords Logic Miah, Abbie Whitford, Exeter, RI

Spring Yearling Heifer
1. Michaels Megadeth Daiquiri, Michael Maier, Stitzer, WI
2. Gold Mine G Shimmer 838 EXP, Nicole Allen, Stitzer, WI

Winter Yearling Heifer
1. Krauses Gypsy Samantha Jo, Mikayla Krause of Krause Farms, Milmine, IL
2. Milkin Duds Valors Rihanna, Jimmy Hensley, Daleville, IN

Fall Yearling Heifer
1. Spungold-R Logic Precious-ET, Spencer Weimer, Emlenton, PA
2. Mapleton Vly Fd Miss Zoe-ET, Mapleton Valley Farms, Oconomowoc, WI

Junior Champion Female of Junior Show
Gold Mine G Shimmer 838 EXP, Nicole Allen, Stitzer, WI

Reserve Junior Champion Female of Junior Show
Mi-San Acres O Lust ET, David Riley, Williamsfield, OH

Junior Champion Female
Mi-San Acres O Lover-ET, Michelle Ritschard, Lowville, NY

Reserve Junior Champion Female
Sageser Clay Penny, Morgan Sageser, Shelbyville, KY

Junior Best Three Females
1. Purple Fever, Michelle Ritschard, Lowville, NY
2. Hard Core, Keith & Donnette Fisher, New Enterprise, PA

Fall Yearling in Milk
1. GMC P Pete Joanne, Brooke Clark, Cornish Flat, NH
2. Welcome Parti Cabaret-EXP, Lauren Versweyveld, Delavan, WI

National Futurity No. 51
1. Innisfail Ru Princess 6084-EXP, John Stuart Rowe, Orland, CA
2. Halpins Ashley-EXP, Halpin Farms, Kempton, IL

Junior Two-Year-Old Cow
1. Hard Core Acad Rowan, Chriselle Fisher, New Enterprise, PA
2. Halpins Ashley-EXP, Amy Halpin, Kempton, IL

Senior Two-Year-Old Cow
1. Innisfail Ru Princess 6084-EXP, John Stuart Rowe, Orland, CA
2. Clayside Dairybell Oth Desiree, Brooke Clark, Cornish Flat, NH

Milking Shorthorn Kingsmill Farm II International Futurity
1. Cherrywood Kclay Judea 5, Jessica Achen, Sauk Centre, MN
2. Gold Mine Ebrose D Kate 690-ET, Elaine Bodey, Urbana, OH

Junior Three-Year-Old Cow
1. Cherrywood Kclay Judea 5, Jessica Achen, Sauk Centre, MN
2. Jerbie Moonshine Hokey Pokey, Purple Fever Cattle Co, Lowville, NY

Senior Three-Year-Old Cow
1. Hardcore Mrb Letisha, Purple Fever Cattle Co, Lowville, NY
2. GMC Luke Lou Lou, Gregory Jr & Elizabeth Clark, Cornish Flat, NH

Intermediate Champion Female
Innisfail Ru Princess 6084-EXP, John Stuart Rowe, Orland, CA
Reserve Intermediate Champion Female
Hard Core Acad Rowan, Chriselle Fisher, New Enterprise, PA

Four-Year-Old Cow
1. Innisfail Ru Lady 5055-EXP, John Stuart Rowe/Katie Bue - Wide Open Holsteins, Orland, CA
2. R-Own Classic Renigade, Allyn & Diana Paulson / Mario Ost, Juneau, WI

Five-Year-Old Cow
1. Green Acres Target Spice-EXP, Green Acres Milking Shorthorns, Randolph Center, VT
2. North Stars Royl Bassarette-TW, A. Poser,R.Goeller & Blue Creek Dairy, New Richmond, WI

Aged Cow
1. Innisfail Bdc Stella 905, Keith & Donnette Fisher, New Enterprise, PA
2. Clayside Fst Valora 8a22, Kayla Frazier, Cushing, OK

Total Performance Winner
Innisfail Bdc Stella 905, Keith & Donnette Fisher, New Enterprise, PA

Senior and Grand Champion Female of Junior Show
Cherrywood Kclay Judea 5, Jessica Achen, Sauk Centre, MN

Reserve Senior and Reserve Grand Champion Female of Junior Show
Easter Brook Lee Bonnet, Annie Damrow, Juneau, WI

Senior and Grand Champion Female
Innisfail Bdc Stella 905, Keith & Donnette Fisher, New Enterprise, PA

Reserve Senior and Reserve Grand Champion Female
Clayside Fst Valora 8a22, Kayla Frazier, Cushing, OK

Best Uddered Cow
Innisfail Bdc Stella 905, Keith & Donnette Fisher, New Enterprise, PA

Nasco International Type & Production Award
Innisfail Bdc Stella 905, Keith & Donnette Fisher, New Enterprise, PA

Dairy Herd
1. Hard Core, Keith & Donnette Fisher, New Enterprise, PA
2. Halpin, Halpin Farms, Kempton, IL

Best Three Females
1. Innisfail Herd, Stuart Rowe, Orland, CA
2. Rocking W, Kayla Frazier, Cushing, OK

Produce of Dam
1. Hard Core, Keith & Donnette Fisher, New Enterprise, PA
2. Halpin Farms, Kempton, IL

State Herd - Junior Show
1. Illinois Jr Milking Shorthorns

State Herd
1. Wisconsin
2. Illinois

Premier Breeder
Hard Core Farm, New Enterprise, PA

Premier Exhibitor
GMC Farm, Cornish Flat, NH

Premier Sire
Kashmir Affairs Othello- Red

Generous support from sponsors makes the International Milking Shorthorn Show possible. In 2009, sponsors include: American Milking Shorthorn Society, Associated Milk Producers, Canadian Milking Shorthorn Society, Carol's Original Works (COWS), Cattle Connection, Crawley's Valley View Farms, Cybil Fisher Photography, EcuaFarm, Excalibur Sires, Fastrack, Friends of Ralph Rye, Green Acres Milking Shorthorns, Hartford Livestock Insurance, Idalee Dairy, Innisfail Herd, Jim King, Katie & Tom Agnew, Kingsdale Farm, Kingsmill Farm II, Landrum's Milking Shorthorns, Lazy M Farm, Mapleton Valley Farms, Mysha Herd, Nasco, National Dairy Shrine, Neal Tessman - First Weber Group Realtors, North Star Milking Shorthorns, RoVin Acres, Select Sires, Shorthorn Society of Great Britain & Ireland, Starstruck Show Cattle, Swiss Valley Farms, Triple J Shorthorns, Udder Comfort and World Dairy Expo.