dairy judging

Local 4-Hers win national title

Oct 8, 2025

Minnesota 4-H took top honors at the 103rd National 4-H Dairy Judging Contest at the World Dairy Expo on Sunday, Sept. 28 in Madison Wisconsin. The Minnesota team was comprised of Wabasha County 4-Hers Blake Siewert, Ashley and Emily Mellgren, and Nolan Kruger. The Minnesota team edged out...

County senior dairy judging team places first at Minnesota State Fair competition

Sep 24, 2025

The Wabasha County Senior Team placed first in the dairy judging contest at the Minnesota State Fair. They will next travel to the World Dairy Expo to compete. Pictured from left are team members Ashley Mellgren, Nolan Kruger, Blake Siewert, and Emily Mellgren with coach Kayla Sexton. More coverage...

4-H dairy judging team competes at Steel County Fair

Sep 4, 2024

Three Wabasha County 4-H dairy judging teams competed at the Steele County Fair Aug. 16. The intermediate team of Ashley and Emily Mellgren, Lillian Schumacher and Sidney Brown took first place. The senior team of Blake Siewert, Sophie Stelling and Nolan Kruger placed third overall....

Goodhue County dairy judging team places first in nation

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...

Local dairy judges place first at state fair

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...

Dairy judging team places first in Steele County

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...

Local 4-H dairy judges place first at state fair

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...

County 4-H wins state fair dairy judging contest

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...

Dairy judges place second in Byron

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...

Local dairy judges place first at  Fillmore County Fair contest

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.