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Dairyland Youth Celebration Raises More Than $19,000 For Dairy Youth
August 11, 2010
Top Lot Sells For a Record-Breaking $10,000
Excitement filled the air at the 2010 Dairyland Youth Celebration, held last weekend in conjunction with the Wisconsin State Fair Junior Dairy Show, when the top lot sold for a record-breaking $10,000, shattering the previous record of $2,800, set at last year’s event. In all, more than $19,000 was raised for dairy youth and dairy youth programs in the state.
Leading off the live auction was the sale of the Golden Gallon representing the Supreme Champion of the Wisconsin State Fair Junior Dairy Show. The Supreme Champion, the Grand Champion Holstein, was exhibited by Crystal Siemers-Peterman of Manitowoc County. When the gavel dropped, the Golden Gallon sold for a record-breaking $10,000 to the Supreme Syndicate, which included State Farm - Greg Bovre, Dean's Electric, Trans-Ova Genetics, Kettle Lakes Cooperative, Riesterer & Schnell, Hubbard Feeds, CP Feeds, St. Anna Vet Clinic, Emquest - Dr. Byron Williams, Premier Insurance, Adell Cooperative, Investors Community Bank and Siemers Holsteins.
The Reserve Supreme Champion of the Wisconsin State Fair Junior Dairy Show, the Grand Champion Jersey, was exhibited by Jordan Ebert of Kewaunee County. ABS Global of DeForest paid $1,500 for the Reserve Supreme Champion Golden Gallon.
The Supreme Champion Showperson of the Wisconsin State Fair Junior Dairy Show was 18-year-old Brynn Kasten of Manitowoc County. The Golden Gallon representing the Supreme Champion Showperson sold for $1,750 to Sherry Siemers-Peterman and the Wisconsin Junior Holstein Association.
New to the auction line-up this year was the addition of the Best Doe in the Show, representing the Wisconsin Junior Dairy Goat Show. First-year exhibitor, Esther Considine of Columbia County, topped the 2010 Junior Dairy Goat Show with her LaMancha. The Golden Gallon representing the Best Doe in the Show sold for $1,600 to the Wisconsin Dairy Goat Association Syndicate, which included Diamond Dairy, Adamson Family, Tonn Family, Racine County Dairy Goat Project, Sara Bredesen/WI Dairy Goat Products, NuZu Feed, Bovine BlueLite Techmix, Apple Tree Farm, Rainbow Ridge Farm, Hockerman Family, Schraufnagel Implement, Loehr Family, Shilts Family, Kayla Schraufnagel, Sherri Knuth, Jake Hintz, Nuttleman Family, Lamer Family, Jacques Family, Knauber Family, Zoe Fay, Nofsinger Family, Kenow Family and O'Doolies Dairy Goats.
Other live auction results include:
Grand Champion Ayrshire
Exhibitor: Andrew Hetke, Rusk County
Buyer: Fresh Ayr Syndicate (Snyder Tax Service, Grand View Clydesdales, Ladysmith Vet, Mark Stensvold, Grassland Dairy, Pioneer Bank of Wisconsin, Thunderhead Shorthorns, Grand View Ayrshires, Cloverkey Ayrshires and Foggy Valley Ayrshires)
Amount: $750
Grand Champion Brown Swiss
Exhibitor: Allison Quick, Waukesha County
Buyer: Wisconsin Brown Swiss Breeders and Friends Syndicate (David Cowles, Cozy Nook Farm, Random Luck, Armbruster Bros., Kathy Wendt, Katzman Bros., Sunshine Genetics, Voegeli Farms, Mike Quick Family, Forest Lawn Farm, Vo-Grin Swiss, Ryan and Kara Olson, Mike and Linda Hellenbrandt, Horseshoe Hill Farm, Grant and Katie DeBruin, Gary and Janet Thompson, Norm Magnussen, Swiss Miss Farm, Wingate Genetics, Bruce Kipp Family, Zen Miller, Andy Fuchs, Art and Diane Mehring and Amberlee Swiss)
Amount: $1,400
Grand Champion Guernsey
Exhibitor: Evan Dorn, Green County
Buyer: Wisconsin Guernsey Breeders Syndicate and Bob Hagenow
Amount: $1,050
Grand Champion Milking Shorthorn
Exhibitor: Tommy Allen, Sauk County
Buyer: Zeeland Farm Services
Amount: $500
Three silent auction packages brought in an additional $500. Buyers included: Keith Engel, Madison; The Practice Veterinary Service, Junction City; and Kathy Wendt, Waukesha.
Auction proceeds not only support the winning youth exhibitor but also the more than 4,500 Wisconsin youth involved in the state’s 4-H dairy project. Forty percent of the proceeds from the live auction go back to the youth exhibitor; 20 percent to the Wisconsin 4-H Dairy Endowment Fund; 20 percent to the Wisconsin State Fair Park Foundation; and 20 percent to the Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Promotion Board. Silent auction proceeds support the Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Promotion Board Scholarship Fund.
Other junior dairy exhibitors recognized during the Dairyland Youth Celebration include:
Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Promotion Board $1,000 Scholarship Recipients
• Cara Biely, Reedsville – Cara plans to study dairy science/veterinary science at UW-Madison.
• Stacy Retz, Boyceville – Stacy plans to study pre-veterinary science at UW-River Falls.
• Danielle Brown, Dodgeville – Danielle will be a junior at UW-Madison, where she is majoring in dairy science and life science communications.
• Kayla Dolan, Dodgeville – Kayla will be a senior at UW-Platteville, where she is majoring in animal science and pre-veterinary medicine, with a minor in chemistry.
• Ashley Julka, Rosendale– Ashley will be a senior at UW-River Falls, where she is majoring in agriculture marketing communications, with a minor in journalism.
James W. Crowley Leadership Award Finalists
• Erin Kappelman, Manitowoc County - Scholarship Recipient
• Brienne Hendrickson, Green County - Scholarship Recipient
• Jaclyn Peterson, St. Croix County
• Abby Tauchen, Shawano County
• Kayla Wright, Jefferson County
• Kami Schuler, Grant County
• Brock Reeson, Green County
• Chandler Taylor, Barron County
• Rachel Hartlaub, Manitowoc County
• Sam Lensmire, Manitowoc County
• Brett Hildebrandt, Dodge County
• Colton Carpenter, Lafayette County
• Ashley Martin, Lafayette County
• Charlie Oberhaus, Waukesha County
• Abigail Baker, Iowa County
Premier Exhibitor Contest Winners
Judging – Brynn Kasten, Manitowoc County
Quiz – Kayla Solum, Barron County
Skillathon – Trenton Styczynski, Shawano County
1 - Brynn Kasten, Manitowoc County
2 – Cody Getschel, Polk County
3 – Danielle Brown, Iowa County
4 – Brett Getschel, Polk County
5 – Mitch Kappelman, Manitowoc County
6 – Aaron Bohn, Dodge County
7 – Carl Lippert, Wood County
8 – Carrie Warmka, Dodge County
9 – Katie Wendorf, Vernon County
10 – Shawn Nehls, Dodge County
Production Winners
• Ayrshire – Jonathan Osterndorff, Iowa County
• Brown Swiss – Blair Christianson, Shawano County
• Guernsey – Jaclyn Peterson, St. Croix County
• Holstein – Crystal Siemers-Peterman, Manitowoc County
• Jersey – Nick Kipp, Waukesha County
• Milking Shorthorn – Jamie Wilson, Wood County
Showmanship Winners
• 12-Year-Old – Nichole Pralle, Clark County
• 13-Year-Old – Kristen Broege, Rock County
• 14-Year-Old – Josh Opsal, Dane County
• 15-Year-Old – Ranae Holthaus, LaCrosse County – Reserve Supreme Champion Showperseon
• 16-Year-Old – Nicholas Schuster, Fond du Lac County
• 17-Year-Old – Andrea Pagenkopf, Grant County
• 18-Year-Old – Brynn Kasten, Manitowc County – Supreme Champion Showperson
• 19-Year-Old – Stephanie Lemay, Waukesha County
Education Exhibit Winners
Large County
1 – Shawano County
2 – Outagamie County
3 – Manitowoc County
4 – Waukesha County
5 – Iowa County
6 – Rock County
7 – Green County
8 – Polk County
9 – Vernon County
10 – Fond du Lac County
Small County
1 – Sheboygan County
2 – Waushara County
3 – Sauk County
4 – St. Croix County
5 – Brown County
6 – Eau Claire County
7 – Kewaunee County
8 – Door County
9 – Lafayette County
10 – Crawford County
Great Northern Cup Award Recipient
Brynn Kasten, Manitowoc County
George Barlass Award Recipient
Stephanie Lemay, Waukesha County
The Dairyland Youth Celebration was presented by the Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Promotion Board. Event sponsors included: Accelerated Genetics, American Wood Fibers, Andis Company, Badgerland Financial, Dean Foods-Golden Guernsey Dairy, Grasch Foods, Nasco, UW-Madison Department of Dairy Science, and the Wisconsin Bakers Association.
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Contact Info:
Katie Katzman
Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Promotion Board
262-903-6727
Katy Katzman