News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
CONTACT: JANET KELLER, 608-224-6455
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ILLINOIS COW EARNS TOP HONORS IN THE CENTRAL NATIONAL JERSEY SHOW
MADISON, WISCONSIN – Pine Haven Ssm Marmie, owned by Nic, Jeni, Ben and Andy Sauder of Tremont, Ill., was awarded Grand Champion honors at the 2011 Central National Jersey Show at World Dairy Expo. Marmie was the winning Four-Year-Old cow, Best Udder, and the recipient of the Udder Comfort $1,000 Grand Champion Cash Award. The second place Four-Year-Old Cow, Hillacres Morrae Maryland, exhibited by Budjon Farms and Peter Vail of Lomira, Wis., was named the Reserve Grand Champion.
This year two farms shared the honor for Premier Breeder Arethusa Farm of Litchfield, Conn., and Ratliff Jerseys of Garnett, Ks. and River Valley Farm of Tremont, Ill. was named Premier Exhibitor of the show. Bridon Remake Comerica-ET was named Premier Sire.
Judge Hank Van Exel from Lodi, Calif. and assistant judge Nathan Thomas from Cable, Ohio placed a total of 362 head. Overall show results and top class placings are as follows:
Spring Heifer Calf
1. Meadowridge Roosevelt Susie, Roger Riebe & Gene Henderson, Cumberland, WI
2. Meadowridge Roosevelt Taylor, Mark Riebe, Cumberland, WI
Winter Heifer Calf
1. Meadowridge King Meagan, Roger Riebe & Gene Henderson, Cumberland, WI
2. Stars Valiant Choice, Conner Hill, Fayetteville, AR
Fall Heifer Calf
1. Arethusa Tequila Velveteen, Arethusa Farm, Litchfield, CT
2. Woodmohr Jade Myla, Woodmohr Jerseys, Bloomer, WI
Summer Yearling Heifer
1. Jewels Iatola Sunrise, Gene Iager & Kevin Ehrhardt, Fulton, MD
2. Sunset Canyon Governor Fp Belle, Valery Silva, Beaver OR
Spring Yearling Heifer
1. Lookout Blackstone Treasure, Lookout & F J S Jerseys, Canton De Hatley, QC, Canada
2. Lookout Reagan Glo, Lookout & Rapid Bay, Canton De Hatley, QC, Canada
Winter Yearling Heifer
1. Gretz Remake Missy-ET, Jake & Annie Vander Muelen, Wooler, ON, Canada
2. Meadowridge King Gumball, Roger Riebe, Cumberland, WI
Fall Yearling Heifer
1. Stookeyholm What A Flirt, Jordan Stookey, Brody & Sley Brand, Dalhart, TX
2. Rosalea Gunner Janie, Dawn Shart, Greenwich, NY
Junior Champion Female
Arethusa Tequila Velveteen, Arethusa Farm, Litchfield, CT
Reserve Junior Champion Female
Jewels Iatola Sunrise, Gene Iager & Kevin Ehrhardt, Fulton, MD
Junior Best Three Females
1. Meadowridge, Roger Riebe Family, Cumberland, WI
2. Lookout, Callum McKinven, Canton De Hatley, QC, Canada
Fall Yearling Heifer in Milk
1. Marlau Comerica Fabienne, Lookout, N Suitor, G Vance, F J S Jerseys, Canton De Hatley, QC
2. Tri-Line Tequila Dee-Dee, Emily & Britni Thornburg & Craig Walton, Pleasant Plain, OH
Junior Two-Year-Old Cow
1. KCJ F Tracer Ritzy, Brady Core, Salvisa, KY
2. Woodsview Excitation Tracy, Tera & Greta Koebel, Three Oaks, MI
Senior Two-Year-Old Cow
1. Cascadia Iatola Puzzle, Allen & Mike Berry, Dusty Young, Michael Health, Chehalis, WA
2. Plain O Remake Darby-ET, S Christman, K Myers-Austin, C Thomas, New Parris, IN
Jersey 2011 World Dairy Expo International Futurity
1. Electras Eternal Star-ET, C Fisher, C & R Burdette, P Stiles, Mercersburg, PA
2. Arethusa Response Vivid-ET, Arethusa Farm, Litchfield, CT
Junior Three-Year-Old Cow
1. Arethusa Response Vivid-ET, Arethusa Farm, Litchfield, CT
2. South Mountain Voltage Spice-ET, Ben Sauder, Tremont, IL
Senior Three-Year-Old Cow
1. September Star Impuls, Buster Goff, Hobbs, NM
2. Electras Emerald Star-ET, C Fisher, C & R Burdette, P Stiles, Mercersburg, PA
Intermediate Champion Female
September Star Impuls, Buster Goff, Hobbs, NM
Reserve Intermediate Champion
Marlau Comerica Fabienne, Lookout, N Suitor, G Vance, F J S Jerseys, Canton De Hatley, QC, Canada
Four-Year-Old Cow
1. Pine Haven Ssm Marmie, Nic, Jeni, Ben & Andy Sauder, Tremont, IL
2. Hillacres Morrae Maryland, Budjon Farms, Peter Vail, Lomira, WI
Five-Year-Old Cow
1. Arethusa Veronicas Comet-ET, Ernest Kueffner, Boonsboro, MD
2. Wf Kanyon Gentry-P, Waverly Farm, Clear Brook, VA
Six-Year-Old & Over
1. Frederick 2783 Adventure, S Lackey, H Radar, G Iager, C & E Walton, Pleasant Plain, OH
2. Dalemcee-J Counciller Tauntra, Patricia Stiles, Clear Brook, VA
100,000 Pound Cow
1. Lyon Duke Dutchy, Ben Sauder, Tremont, IL
2. Huronia Centurion Veronica, Arethusa Farm, Litchfield, CT
Grand & Senior Champion Female
Pine Haven Ssm Marmie, Nic, Jeni, Ben & Andy Sauder, Tremont, IL
Reserve Grand & Senior Champion Female
Hillacres Morrae Maryland, Budjon Farms, Peter Vail, Lomira, WI
Best Three Females
1. Arethusa Farm, Litchfield, CT
2. Ratliff Jerseys, Ron & Christy Ratliff, Garnett, KS
Produce of Dam
1. Arethusa Farm, Litchfield, CT
2. Ratliff Jerseys , Ron & Christy Ratliff, Garnett, KS
Exhibitor's Herd
1. Arethusa Farm, Litchfield, CT
2. Lookook, Callum McKinven, Canton De Hatley, QC, Canada
Nasco International Type & Production Award
Arethusa Veronicas Comet-ET, Ernest Kueffner, Boonsboro, MD
State Herd - Wisconsin
Premier Breeder – Arethusa Farms, Litchfield, CT (tie) Ratliff Jerseys, Garnett, KS (tie)
Premier Exhibitor – River Valley Farm, Tremont, IL
Premier Sire – Bridon Remake Comerica-ET
Generous support from sponsors makes the Central National Jersey Show possible. In 2011, sponsors include: American Jersey Cattle Association, Avonlea Genetics, Bachelor Farms, Bohica Genetics LLC, Budjon Farms, Cattle Connection, Cybil Fisher Photography, Czech-Mark Jerseys, Estrotect, Fastrack, Golden Hill Jerseys, Hillcrest Alfalfa, Jersey Link Sires, K&R Jerseys, Nasco, National Dairy Shrine, Nic-Nat Jerseys, NQ Beverly Hills Jerseys, NuPulse, Inc., Oakhaven Jerseys, Orthridge Jerseys, PortaCheck, Ratliff Jerseys, Select Sires, Inc., South Mountain Jerseys, Stephan Jerseys, Swiss Valley Farms, The Hartford Livestock Insurance Department, Udder Comfort, Wheatland Ag, Wisconsin Jersey Breeders Association, Wisconsin Jersey Spring Spectacular, Wisconsin State Jersey Show and World Dairy Expo.
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