Nov 29, 2023
2023 was another very successful year for the senior dairy judging team from Goodhue County.
The team placed first at the Minnesota State Fair which advanced them to the national competition at World Dairy Expo. They also took first place honors at World Dairy Expo on Oct. 1 - edging out Missouri...
Sep 20, 2023
This year 57 individuals and 15 teams participated in the 4-H intermediate dairy judging competition at the Minnesota State Fair.
Wabasha County placed first with a total of 986 points. Stearns County placed second with 954 total points. The team from Goodhue County finished in third with 933...
Aug 30, 2023
The Wabasha County 4-H dairy judging teams competed at the Steele County Fair contest on Aug. 18. The intermediate team comprised of Lillian Schumacher and Ashley and Emily Mellgren and Nolan Kruger took first place overall and in reasons. Emily was first place, Ashley was second, and Schumacher...
Sep 7, 2022
Four Gillford Golden Gophers 4-H Club members won first place in the Intermediate Dairy Judging competition at the Minnesota State Fair. From left are team members Emily Mellgren, Blake Siewert, Lillian Schumacher, Ashley Mellgren, and Coach Kayla Sexton. More 4-H dairy judging coverage can be...
Sep 7, 2022
Wabasha County was the winner of the Intermediate Dairy Judging contest at this year’s Minnesota State Fair.
“Hundreds of Minnesota 4-Hers spend their summer evenings looking at dairy heifers and cows determining the best reason to place one animal over another,” the University of Minnesota...
Feb 23, 2022
The Wabasha County 4-H Junior Dairy Project Bowl Team won second place at the Southeast Minnesota Project Bowl Invitational in Byron on Saturday, Feb. 12.
The invitational was a chance for teams to compete before the regional and state events that will be happening this spring.
The team is...
Jul 28, 2021
Emily Mellgren, Drew Bremer, Blake Siewert and Ashley Mellgren placed first as a team at the Fillmore County Fair dairy judging contest. Bremer placed first as an individual. The team placed five dairy cattle classes and gave one set of oral reasons.
Jul 14, 2021
The Wabasha County 4-H junior dairy judging team recently placed first at their first contest of the summer. The team placed five classes of dairy heifers and cows and gave one set of oral reasons. Individually Emily Mellgren placed first, Ashley Mellgren fourth and Blake Siewert placed seventh....