The one-two pair of winning Six-Year-Old & Older Guernsey cows captured Grand and Reserve Grand Champion honors at this year’s International Guernsey Show on Tuesday, October 4 at World Dairy Expo.
Flambeau Manor Ro Lauren-ET, owned by Gary Van Doorn of Tony, Wis. and Knapps Regis Tambourine-ET owned by Austin & Landen Knapp of Epworth, Iowa were named the winning pair by judges Brian Behnke, Albany, Wis. and Jason Danhof, Waukon, Iowa. The pair evaluated 208 entries before selecting their champions.
Each cow garnered additional awards as well. Lauren received the Udder Comfort $1,000 Grand Champion Cash Award, was selected Best Udder of the Show and was awarded a special Allen Hetts Award, crafted after the large trophies of days past. Tambourine earned the Nasco International Type & Production Award and several honors in the International Guernsey Junior Show, including being named Grand Champion of the Junior Show.
Over the course of the day, 136 heifers and 72 cows were evaluated. The top two animals in each class are as follows:
Spring Heifer Calf:
H-Broke Levi Tayte, Dana & Madison Sickles, Morengo, Iowa
Springhill Jeopardy, Springhill, Big Prairie, Ohio
Winter Heifer Calf:
Prairie Moon Sydney Sugar, Landon & Leslie Sivesind, Waukon, Iowa
Prairie Cream Caspian Avalon, Kimberly & Kevin Lakey, Trempealeau, Wis.
Fall Heifer Calf:
Knapps Primetime Annabelle, Ann Erdman Meyer, Fairbury, Ill.
KCCK Lightning Kaboom, Kaleb, Cole & Carter Kruse, Dyersville, Iowa
Summer Yearling Heifer:
Adams Creek AP Bianca-ETV, Alyssa Nuttleman, Bangor, Wis.
Circle H Navajo Deana, Chris Himebaugh, Columbus, Ohio
Spring Yearling Heifer:
Vg Sg Shaggys Reed-ETV, Valley Gem Farms, Cumberland, Wis.
Prairie Moon L Anala-ET, Landon & Leslie Sivesind, Waukon, Iowa
Winter Yearling Heifer (not in milk):
Knapps A Pie Today, Austin & Landen Knapp, Epworth, Iowa
Prairie Moon Fame Frozen, Landon & Leslie Sivesind, Waukon, Iowa
Fall Yearling Heifer (not in milk):
Milk Jugs Spider Cutie Pie, Alexis Williams, Mabel, Minn.
Adams Creek Maxim Nilla, Alyssa & Kate Nuttleman, Bangor, Wis.
Junior Champion Female:
Adams Creek AP Bianca-ETV, Alyssa Nuttleman, Bangor, Wis.
Reserve Junior Champion Female:
Milk Jugs Spider Cutie Pie, Alexis Williams, Mabel, Minn.
Junior Best Three Females:
Valley Gem Farms, Cumberland, Wis.
Alyssa & Kate Nuttleman, Bangor, Wis.
Premier Breeder and Premier Exhibitor of Heifer Show:
Austin & Landen Knapp, Epworth, Iowa
Yearling Heifer in Milk (must have freshened):
Four Winds GG Activate Heaven, Four Winds, Rosedale & Guernsey Grove, Oxford, Wis.
Up The Creek Casanova Sofia, David L. Anderson, Lester Prairie, Minn.
Fight-Bac Guernsey Gold Futurity:
Knapps Top Notch Harlow, Austin & Landen Knapp, Epworth, Iowa
Warwick Manor Alymo Pie, Karli Stoltzfus, East Earl, Pa.
Junior Two-Year-Old Cow (must have freshened):
Up The Creek Jester Kazaam, Valley Gem and Scott Weisensel, Cumberland, Wis.
Springhill Laredo Jubilee-ET, Springhill, Big Prairie, Ohio
Senior Two-Year-Old Cow (must have freshened):
Up The Creek Aarons Satin, Karen Anderson, Lester Prairie, Minn.
Knapps Top Notch Harlow, Austin & Landen Knapp, Epworth, Iowa
Guernsey 2016 World Dairy Expo International Futurity:
Knapps Best Buy Tamarinda, Austin & Landen Knapp, Epworth, Iowa
Tru-Lan Aaron Dellia-ET, Casey & Traci Nelson, Ellendale, Minn.
Junior Three-Year-Old Cow:
Knapps Best Buy Tamarinda, Austin & Landen Knapp, Epworth, Iowa
Coulee Crest AP Lexi-ET, Jade Jensen, New Richmond, Wis.
Senior Three-Year-Old Cow:
Springhill Mentor Jazzy-ET, Springhill, Big Prairie, Ohio
Tru-Lan Aaron Dellia-ET, Casey & Traci Nelson, Ellendale, Minn.
Intermediate Champion Female:
Springhill Mentor Jazzy-ET, Springhill, Big Prairie , Ohio
Reserve Intermediate Champion Female:
Up The Creek Aarons Satin, Karen Anderson, Lester Prairie, Minn.
Four-Year-Old Cow:
Hi Guern View Dancing Diva-ET, Brian & Kristi Dinderman, Orangeville, Ill.
Misty Meadows Levi Sienna-ET, Beth Anne Clark, New Paris, Penn.
Five-Year-Old Cow:
Lantz Farm Preppy Indy, Melinda Rushing, Perkins, Okla.
Lavon Farms Regency Adore, John & Bonnie Ayars and Todd Moore, Mechanicsburg, Ohio
Six-Year-Old & Older Cow:
Flambeau Manor Ro Lauren-ET, Gary Van Doorn, Tony, Wis.
Knapps Regis Tambourine-ET, Austin & Landen Knapp, Epworth, Iowa
Total Performance Winner
Knapps Regis Tambourine-ET, Austin & Landen Knapp, Epworth, IA
Best Uddered Cow:
Flambeau Manor Ro Lauren-ET, Gary Van Doorn, Tony, Wis.
Nasco International Type & Production Award:
Knapps Regis Tambourine-ET, Austin & Landen Knapp, Epworth, Iowa
Best Three Females:
Austin & Landen Knapp
Springhill
Exhibitor’s Herd:
Austin & Landen Knapp
Springhill
Produce of Dam:
Austin & Landen Knapp
Springhill
Dam & Daughter:
Lavon Farms, Emory, Tex.
Austin & Landen Knapp, Epworth, Iowa
Senior Champion Female:
Flambeau Manor Ro Lauren-ET, Gary Van Doorn, Tony, Wis.
Reserve Senior Champion Female:
Knapps Regis Tambourine-ET, Austin & Landen Knapp, Epworth, Iowa
Grand Champion Female:
Flambeau Manor Ro Lauren-ET, Gary Van Doorn, Tony, Wis.
Reserve Grand Champion Female:
Knapps Regis Tambourine-ET, Austin & Landen Knapp, Epworth, Iowa
State Herd:
1. Wisconsin Guernsey Breeders
2. Minnesota Guernsey Breeders
Premier Breeder and Premier Exhibitor:
Austin & Landen Knapp, Epworth, Iowa
Premier Sire:
Indian Acres American Pie