Dairy Cattle: Holstein

Top dairies competed for honors in the Holstein Dairy Cattle show judged Friday, August 9, at the 2024 Iowa State Fair.

Farnear Holsteins of Farley exhibited the Grand Champion Female.

Complete results below (name, hometown and animal identification):

Holstein

Spring Heifer Calf -- March 1 - May 31, 2024

1) Farnear Holsteins, Farley

2) Tim Rauen, Blairstown

3) Kcck Genetics Tom, Sara, Kaleb, Cole, Carter Kruse, Dyersville

4) Gabe Holthaus, West Union

5) Kcck Genetics Tom, Sara, Kaleb, Cole, Carter Kruse, Dyersville

6) Tim Rauen, Blairstown

7) Lila Moore, West Union

8) Rick Demmer, Peosta

9) Rick Demmer, Peosta

10) Abbie Gahring, Homestead

11) Heavens Elite, Waukon

12) Duane Gibbs, Delhi

13) Courtlane Holsteins, Ridgeway

14) Irish Hill, Dewitt

15) Ali Melcher, Waukon

16) Brielle Gavin, Lansing

17) Chad Sickles, Marengo

18) Chad Sickles, Marengo

19) Irish Hill, Dewitt

20) Irish Hill, Dewitt

21) Goodman Farm, Rose Hill

22) Sondra Derby, Drakesville

23) Sondra Derby, Drakesville

Winter Heifer Calf -- Dec. 1, 2023 - Feb. 29, 2024

1) Farnear Holsteins, Farley

2) Farnear Holsteins, Farley

3) Farnear Holsteins, Farley

4) Duane Gibbs, Delhi

5) Duane Gibbs, Delhi

6) Danhof Holsteins Danhof, Waukon

7) Rick Demmer, Peosta

8) Gabe Holthaus, West Union

9) Alanna Schatz, Cresco

10) Superstition Cattle Company Todd Searles, Hollandale, MN

11) Courtlane Holsteins, Ridgeway

12) Nick Krogman, Ashton

13) Doug Brown, Colesburg

14) Elizabeth Westra, Primghar

15) Courtlane Holsteins, Ridgeway

16) Collin Costello, Long Grove

17) Adrianna Kruse, St. Ansgar

18) Aaron And Melissa Lovstuen And Fami, Decorah

19) Matt Zuercher, Postville

20) Sondra Derby, Drakesville

21) Rick Henderson, Coggon

22) Goodman Farm, Rose Hill

Fall Heifer Calf -- Sept. 1 - Nov. 30, 2023

1) Rick Demmer, Peosta

2) Rick Demmer, Peosta

3) Kole, Luke, Maggie Adams & Z Danhof Adams, Danhof, Waukon

4) Farnear Holsteins, Farley

5) Farnear Holsteins, Farley

6) Kcck Genetics Tom, Sara, Kaleb, Cole, Carter Kruse, Dyersville

7) Brielle Gavin, Lansing

8) Nick Krogman, Ashton

9) Kendra Johnson, Earlville

10) Tnt Cattle Company, Waukon

11) Abbie Gahring, Homestead

12) Lane Domeyer, Delhi

13) Heavens Elite, Waukon

14) Ashley Carns, Farley

15) Courtlane Holsteins, Ridgeway

16) Cassie Sawyer, Marshalltown

17) Courtlane Holsteins, Ridgeway

18) Abbie Gahring, Homestead

19) Devon Chrystal, Hopkinton

20) Aaron And Melissa Lovstuen And Fami, Decorah

21) Brianne Sparrgrove, West Union

22) Hanna Vagts, West Union

23) Irish Hill, Dewitt

24) Rick Henderson, Coggon

25) Eric Richards, Maynard

26) Goodman Farm, Rose Hill

27) Goodman Farm, Rose Hill

Summer Yearling Heifer -- June 1 - Aug. 31, 2023

1) Abbie Gahring, Homestead

2) Danhof Holsteins Danhof, Waukon

3) Brilynn Schanbacher, Newhall

4) Aden Kruse, Dyersville

5) Nick Krogman, Ashton

6) Rick Demmer, Peosta

7) Courtlane Holsteins, Ridgeway

8) Danhof Holsteins Danhof, Waukon

9) Devon Chrystal, Hopkinton

10) Devon Chrystal, Hopkinton

11) Lily Holthaus, West Union

12) Matt Zuercher, Postville

13) Kennedi Vagts, West Union

14) Goodman Farm, Rose Hill

15) Mueterthies Dairy, Lawler

Spring Yearling Heifer -- March 1 - May 31, 2023

1) Superstition Cattle Company Todd Searles, Hollandale, MN

2) Norman Nabholz, West Union

3) Danhof Holsteins Danhof, Waukon

4) Robert Sadler, West Union

5) Eric Richards, Maynard

6) Chad Sickles, Marengo

7) Tucker Lyons, West Union

8) Hannah Scott, Westgate

9) Heavens Elite, Waukon

10) Jessica Lansing, West Union

11) Jayse Pudwill, Dakota, IL

12) Eric Richards, Maynard

13) Aaron And Melissa Lovstuen And Fami, Decorah

14) Geise Dairy, Dewitt

Winter Yearling Heifer -- Dec.1, 2022 - Feb. 28, 2023

1) Jesse Muse, Dyersville

2) Abbie Gahring, Homestead

3) Rick Demmer, Peosta

4) Brilynn Schanbacher, Newhall

5) Tim Rauen, Blairstown

6) Elizabeth Westra, Primghar

7) Courtlane Holsteins, Ridgeway

8) Chad Sickles, Marengo

9) Aaron And Melissa Lovstuen And Fami, Decorah

10) Gabe Holthaus, West Union

11) April Drew, Stanwood

12) Mitchell Vagts, West Union

Fall Yrlg. Heifer (not in milk) -- Sept. 1 - Nov. 30, 2022

1) Doug Brown, Colesburg

2) Alanna Schatz, Cresco

3) Tucker Lyons, West Union

4) Nolan Schatz, Cresco

5) Sarah Dean, Clermont

6) Matt Zuercher, Postville

7) Bill Norton, Tipton

8) Sondra Derby, Drakesville

Junior Best Three Females

1) Farnear Holstein, Farley

2) Rick Demmer, Peosta

3) Danhof Holsteins Danhof, Waukon

4) Nick Krogman, Ashton

5) Courtlane Holsteins, Ridgeway

Fall Yearling in Milk -- After Sept. 1, 2022

1) Joe Gibbs, Epworth

2) Irish Hill, Dewitt

Summer Junior Two Year Old Cow -- June 1 - Aug. 31, 2022

1) Rick Demmer, Peosta

2) Tnt Cattle Company, Waukon

3) Iota Farm, Decorah

4) Bill Norton, Tipton

5) Chad Sickles, Marengo

6) Irish Hill, Dewitt

Junior Two Year Old Cow -- March 1 - May 31, 2022

1) Courtlane Holsteins, Ridgeway

2) Nick Krogman, Ashton

3) Aaron And Melissa Lovstuen And Fami, Decorah

4) Danhof Holsteins Danhof, Waukon

5) Tucker Lyons, West Union

Senior Two Year Old Cow -- Sept. 1, 2021 - Feb. 28, 2022

1) Farnear Holsteins, Farley

2) Nick Krogman, Ashton

3) Nick Krogman, Ashton

4) Abbie Gahring, Homestead

5) Abbie Gahring, Homestead

6) Thomas Fossum, Waterville

7) Dan Moon, Monona

8) Meyer Dairy Farms, West Union

9) Aaron And Melissa Lovstuen And Fami, Decorah

Junior Three Year Old Cow -- March 1 - Aug. 31, 2021

1) Farnear Holsteins, Farley

2) Bill Norton, Tipton

3) Dan Moon, Monona

4) Adam Kruse, Holy Cross

5) Chad Sickles, Marengo

6) Chad Sickles, Marengo

Senior Three Year Old Cow -- Sept. 1, 2020 - Feb. 28, 2021

1) Irish Hill, Dewitt

2) Bill Vanderham, Mt. Pleasant

Cow Four Years Old -- Sept. 1, 2019 - Aug. 31, 2020

1) Danhof Holsteins Danhof, Waukon

2) Farnear Holsteins, Farley

3) Bill Norton, Tipton

4) Rick Demmer, Peosta

5) Bill Norton, Tipton

Cow Five Years Old -- Sept. 1, 2018 - Aug. 31, 2019

1) Rick Demmer, Peosta

2) Bill Norton, Tipton

3) Mitchell Vagts, West Union

Aged Cow -- Before Sept. 1, 2018

1) Farnear Holsteins, Farley

2) Steinridge Jerseys, Lawler

3) Nick Krogman, Ashton

Best Three Head

1) Farnear Holstein, Farley

2) Rick Demmer, Peosta

3) Nick Krogman, Ashton

4) Bill Norton, Tipton

5) Danhof Holsteins Danhof, Waukon

Best Four Head

1) Farnear Holstein, Farley

2) Rick Demmer, Peosta

3) Nick Krogman, Ashton

4) Bill Norton, Tipton

5) Danhof Holsteins Danhof, Waukon

Junior Champion Female & Reserve

1) Jesse Muse, Dyersville

2) Farnear Holsteins, Farley

3) Farnear Holsteins, Farley

Intermediate Champion Female & Reserve

1) Farnear Holsteins, Farley

2) Rick Demmer, Peosta

3) Courtlane Holsteins, Ridgeway

Senior Champion Female & Reserve

1) Danhof Holsteins Danhof, Waukon

2) Farnear Holsteins, Farley

3) Farnear Holsteins, Farley

Grand Champion Female & Reserve

1) Farnear Holsteins, Farley

2) Rick Demmer, Peosta

3) Danhof Holsteins Danhof, Waukon

Premier Exhibitor

1) Farnear Holsteins, Farley

2) Bill Norton, Tipton

Premier Breeder

1) Bill Norton, Tipton

2) Rick Demmer, Peosta

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