The cow show of the Mid-East Spring National Holstein show is underway here in Columbus, OH. It’s a beautiful sunny day, but still pretty chilly out in the capitol city of Ohio. Judge Gus Schwartzbeck is on hand to place what is sure to be a competitive show. Keep refreshing for the latest results.

Jr. 2-Year-Old Cows (7)

1. Lingle DD Fearsome (Regancrest Dundee-ET) Lingle Holstein Farms LTD., Wooster, OH
2. Maiz-N-Blue Gold Fergie-ET (Braedale Goldwyn) Todd Case, West Liberty, OH
3. Wabash-Way Toyst Tasia-ET ( Jenny-Lou Mrshl Toystory) Wabash-Way, New Weston, OH

Sr. 2-Year-Old Cows (8)

1. Weikland Lou Emma (Jenny-Lou Marshall P149-ET) Ian Watson, Republic, OH
2. Whiteleather Silver 1043-ET (Comestar Stormatic-ET) Indian Stone, Homeworth, OH
3. Weikland Lou JW Rae (Jenny-Lou Marshall P149-ET) Victoria Watson, Republic, OH

Jr. 3-Year-Old Cows (4)

1. Savage-Leigh Alexee-ET (Regancrest Dundee-ET) Stephanie Aves, Poplar Grove, IL
2. Wabash-Way Bolton Acacia (Sandy-Valley Bolton) Wabash-Way, New Weston, OH
3. Kingsway E Flying Kite-Red (Markwell Kite-ET) Stephanie Aves, Poplar Grove, IL

Sr. 3-Year-Old (8)

1. Ms Savage-Leigh Party-ET (Braedale Goldwyn) Triple-T Holsteins, Heath & Wright, North Lewisburg, OH
2. Rupp-Vue SS Freckles-ET (Pursuit September Storm-ET) Rupp-Vue Farm, Sterling, OH
3. Express-SMD Silver Bordeaux (Fieldstone Silver) Stan-Mar-Dale/Express, urbana, OH

The three animals pulled for Intermediate Champion of the Junior Show

Jr. Show – Intermediate Champion: Savage-Leigh Alexee-ET, Stephanie Aves, Poplar Grove, IL
Jr. Show – Reserve Intermediate Champion: Weikland Lou Emma, Ian Watson, Republic, OH

The four animals pull for Intermediate Champion contention- the first and second place Jr. 3-year-olds and Sr. 3-year-olds.

The Intermediate Champion – Ms Savage-Leigh Party-ET

The Intermediate Champions (l-r): Heather & Delbert Yoder with the Reserve Intermediate Champion, Rupp-Vue SS Freckles-ET, exhibited by Rupp-Vue Farm; and the Intermediate Champion, Ms Savage-Leigh Party-ET, with owners Nathan Thomas, Micheal Heath and the Ohio Holstein Queen, Kara Jordan.

4-Year-Old (8)

1. Ack-Lee Dundee Cabernet-ET (Regancrest Dundee-ET) Ack-Lee Holsteins, East Liberty, OH
2. Bossys-Way Mabaline (Canyon-Breeze Storm Atom-ET) Nevin & Brenda L’Amoreaux, Louisville, OH
3. Mersland Aaron Annabell (Dixie Lee Aaron-ET) Keaton Topp, Botkins, OH

5-Year-Old (8)

1. Ms Exels Dundee Beauty (Regancrest Dundee-ET) Triple T, Van Exel, Bennett, Conroy & Sharpe, North Lewisburg, OH
2. T-Triple-T Dundee Paige (Regancrest Dundee-ET) Triple-T Holsteins, North Lewisburg, OH
3. Oakvale Dnde Coco Chanel-ET (Regancrest Dundee-ET) Ack-Lee Holsteins, East Liberty, OH

Aged Cows (7)

1. Topp-View Rubens Fancy (STBUQ Rubens-ET) Topp-View Farm, Botkins, OH
2. Markers Roy Regina (Roylane Jordan) Tony King, West Liberty, OH
3. Breezy Knoll Emory Envey (MJR Blackstar Emory-ET)  Breezy-Knoll Farm, Salem, OH

125,000 Lb. Cow (2)

1. Mors Durham Buckleader Kate (Regancrest Elton Durham) Richman Farms, Lodi, OH
2. Oakvale Bigred (Indianhead Red Marker-ET) Ack-Lee Holsteins, East Liberty, OH

The line-up for Senior Champion

The four animals pulled for consideration – 1st & 2nd 4-Year-Olds and 5-Year-Olds

The Grand Champion, Ms Exels Dundee Beauty

Senior & Grand Champion: Ms Exels Dundee Beauty, Triple T, Van Exel, Bennett, Conroy & Sharpe, North Lewisburg, OH
Res. Senior & Res. Grand Champion: T-Triple-T Dundee Paige, Triple-T Holsteins, North Lewisburg, OH

Senior Champion of the Jr. Show: Mersland Aaron Annabell, Keaton Topp, Botkins, OH
Res. Senior Champion of the Jr. Show: Brookview-E Gibson Terrific, Jay, Robert, Kristy & Kyle Ackley, East Liberty, OH

Grand Champion of the Junior Show: Savage-Leigh Alexee-ET, Stephanie Aves, Poplar Grove, IL
Res. Grand Champion of the Junior Show: Mersland Aaron Annabell, Keaton Topp, Botkins, OH

Premier Breeder & Exhibitor: Stan-Mar-Dale/Express, Urbana, OH

Supreme Champions of the Open Shows were:

Heifer – Brown Swiss: Brown Velvet Platinum, Brown Velvet Swiss, Marysville, OH
Cow – Holstein: Ms Exels Dundee Beauty, Triple T, Van Exel, Bennett, Conroy & Sharpe, North Lewisburg, OH

Supreme Champions of the Junior Show:

Heifer – Holstein:TK-LT Rebecca,  Victoria Deam, Sugarcreek, OH
Cow – Holstein: Savage-Leigh Alexee-ET, Stephanie Aves, Poplar Grove, IL

The three animals pulled for Junior Champion:
HM Junior Champion (left) : Mill Valley Pandalro Rose, Grace Haheman, Sidney, OH
Junior Champion (middle): Topp-View Granite Viva, Topp-View, Botkins, OH
Res. Junior Champion (right): Geminaecho Poker Dottie, Hawver-Crest, Wooster, OH

The fancy Sr. 2-Year-Old with a super udder, Geminaecho Showstar Shirley, would go on to be tapped for Grand Champion of the show!

The Champions of the Ayrshire show (l-r): Reserve Grand Champion, Mill Valley Pandalaro Taffey (5-Year-Old), owned by Trevor Greiwe of Mill Valley Farms in Sidney, OH; and Grand Champion Geminaecho Showstar Shirley, shown by Delbert Yoder and owned by Hawver-Crest of Wooster, OH.

Judge Burdette placed the Brown Swiss show Friday night. Here are the highlights!

The three heifers pulled for Junior Champion:
HM Junior Champion (left): Ferrand-Smist PS Fern, Silver-Mist, Ashville, OH
Junior Champion (middle): Brown Velvet Platinum, Brown Velvet Swiss, Marysville, OH
Res. Junior Champion (right): Kar-Linn Supreme Royalty, Kar-Linn Swiss & Jeff Brown, Jackson Center, OH

The Grand Champion of the Brown Swiss show was the 5-Year-Old, Shelburne Legacy Evelina, shown by Richman Farms of Lodi, OH.

The Champions of the Swiss show (l-r): Shelburne Legacy Evelina, Grand Champion owned by Richman Farms of Lodi, OH; and the Reserve Grand Champion, North Lanes Legcy Classy-ET, owned by Silver-Mist, Ashville, OH.

97 youth participated in the All-Breeds Youth Showmanship contest Friday afternoon. There were 4 classes, split by age. Here the 14-15-year-olds try to catch judge John Ayars’ attention.

Showmanship judge Blaine Crosser gives this young man some tips.

The Mid-East American Dairy Association provided pizzas for exhibitors and attendees Friday night. The pizza was from Domino’s which has worked with the Dairy Checkoff program to use more cheese!

The Buckeye Classic sales were held today. The Ohio State Dairy Club puts on three different breed sales during Spring Dairy Expo – Guernsey, Jersey and Holstein. This year was the 30th Anniversary of the Holstein edition of the sale!

Check back Saturday for updates on the Ayrshire show and the conclusion of the Mid-East Spring National Holstein Show.

Judge Justin Burdette has sorted through the Jerseys at Spring Dairy Expo. The complete class results can be found at www.springdairyexpo.com. Below are the champion results and photos!

The line-up for Intermediate Champion – the first and second place Jr. 2-year-olds, Sr. 2-year-olds and Jr. 3-year-olds.

The Intermediate Champions of the Jersey show were:
Intermediate Champion: Blue Mountain Tequila Tina Marie (Sr. 2-Year-Old) Signature Cattle, Burghill, OH
Reserve Intermediate Champion: Rossland AJ Selina (Sr. 2-Year-Old) JWH Jerseys, Casstown, OH

Line-up for Senior Champion selection – 1st & 2nd place Sr. 3-year-olds, 4-year-olds and Aged Cows.

The three cows pulled for Senior Champion contention:
Senior Champion (left): Marhaven Justice Star-ET (Sr. 3-Year-Old)  Marhaven Jerseys & Lindsey Bowen, Alliance, OH
Res. Senior Champion (middle): Breezy Knoll JW Missy (4-Year-Old) Breezy-Knoll Farm, Salem, OH
HM Senior Champion (right): J-Kay Jurisdiction Elsie (2nd 4-Year-Old) Morgan’s Jerseys, Urbana, OH

The Intermediate & Senior Champions back out for selection of Grand Champion.

In the end, judge Burdette selected his Intermediate Champion(right) over the Senior Champion (left) for Grand.

Grand Champion (right): Blue Mountain Tequila Tina Marie (Sr. 2-Year-Old) Signature Cattle, Burghill, OH
Reserve Grand Champion (left): Marhaven Justice Star-ET (Sr. 3-Year-Old)  Marhaven Jerseys & Lindsey Bowen, Alliance, OH

Junior Champion (left): Justices Danity Marie (Fall Yearling) Signature Cattle, Burghill,  OH
Reserve Junior Champion (middle): Brook-Hollow Miss Diva (Spring Yearling) Brook Hollow Farm, West Salem, OH
HM Junior Champion (right): Jif’s Daredevil (Fall Calf) Donald & Douglas McKay, Washington Courthouse, OH

It was a banner day for Signature Cattle the Cole & Mazzaro families of Burghill, OH – they had Grand Champion and Junior Champion with their two AllBreed Access Jersey All-American contest nominees from 2009!

The Champions of the Guernsey show (l-r): Rae Mar Deemands  Linda exhibtied by Lucas Ayars of Ayars & Sons in Mechanicsburg, OH. They also owned the Reserve Grand Champion, Ayars Lindsey Manion Sho Snow, who has Ashlee Dietz on the halter.

The Grand Champions of the Milking Shorthorn show (l-r): Grand Champion, Mapleton VLY AC Zeta, exhibited by Milkin Duds Farm, Daleville, IN; and Reserve Grand Champion, Blue Spruce HTA Melody Mya shown by Erica Davis, Blue Spruce Farm, New Holland, OH.

Junior Champions of the Guernsey show (l-r): Reserve Junior Champion, Balmorals Spider Sonador, shown by Krista Richardson of Wapakoneta, OH; and the  Junior Champion came from the Buckeye Classic Guernsey Sale, she is Deltas Big Time Broke consigned and shown by Willie McKay. She sold Friday for $3,000 to a junior member from Indiana.

The Junior Champions of the Milking Shorthorn show are in the Thursday blog!

The Mid-East National Holstein Spring Show  is underway! Judge Gus Schwartzbeck is placing the heifers this morning and the milking animals will show tomorrow afternoon. Here are the results so far – keep refreshing for the latest!

Winter Heifer Calves (19)
1. Jedabar Fortune Calin (To-Mar D-Fortune) Starmark Farm, Wooster, OH
2. Starmist Destry Jia 1093 (Scientific Destry) Richman Farms, Lodi, OH
3. Express-SMD Lightning Trish (Lylehaven Lightning) Louisville, OH

The top two Fall Calves and Summer Yearlings

Fall Heifer Calves (27)
1. TK-LT Rebecca (Gen-Mark Stmatic Sanchez), Victoria Deam, Sugarcreek, OH
2. Richman Dundee Miny-Min 84 (Regancrest Dundee-ET), Richman Farms, Lodi, OH
3. Rob-Sara Liberty (Den-K Marshall LL Laurin), Starmark Farm, Wooster, OH

Summer Yearling Heifers (18)
1. Budjon-JK Jasper Escape-ET (Wilcoxview Jasper) Tom Gretz, North Lewisburg, OH
2. Express-SMD Black Velvet (Heatherholme Velvet), Stan-MaDale/Express, Urbana, OH
3. Budjon Jasper Adeline (Wilcoxview Jasper) Duncan, Bickle & Harding, Warsaw, OH (added entry – sold in Michigan Holstein Sale yesterday!)

The top two Spring & Winter Yearlings

Spring Yearling Heifers (26)
1. Richman Mors Glorybee 1072 (Mors Lheros Marsh Martin) Richman Farms, Lodi, OH
2. Zeldas Golden Moment-ET (Braedale Goldwyn) Triple-T Holsteins, North Lewisburg, OH
3. Express-SMD Last Chance (Mr. Rosedale-L Tribute-ET) Stan-MaDale/Express, Urbana, OH

Winter Yearling Heifers (9)
1. Ms Trplt Rock of Love-Red-ET (Budjon-Nitzy Destruction) Triple-T Holsteins, North Lewisburg, OH
2. Trealayne Roy Georgiana-ET (Roylane Jordan-ET) Allison Specht, Dover, OH
3. Brook-Hollow Sienna Sky-ET (Braedale Goldwyn) Brook Hollow Farm, West Salem, OH

Fall Yearling Heifers (15)
1. Round-Hill Aspen Frisco (EX-Oseeana Aspen-ET) Tumbleweed Holsteins, Lowell, MI
2. Kocher Charles Landis (Boulet Charles-ET) Conrad Farms, Bloomville, OH
3. Kinslows Goldwyn Tosha (Braedale Goldwyn) Triple T Holsteins, North Lewisburg, OH

Junior Champion: Richman Mors Glorybee 1072 (Spring Yearling) Richman Farms, Lodi, OH
Reserve Junior Champion: Round-Hill Aspen Frisco (Fall Yearling) Tumbleweed Holsteins, Lowell, MI
HM Junior Champion: Ms Trplt Rock of Love-Red-ET (Winter Yearling) Triple-T Holsteins, North Lewisburg, OH

Junior Champion of the Junior Show was TK-LT Rebecca a Fall Calf sired by Gen-Mark Stmatic Sanchez,  Victoria Deam, Sugarcreek, OH. Reserve Junior Champion of the Junior Show was St-Yle-Sa Mai Tai-Red a Spring Yearling owned by Stephanie Aves of Poplar Grove, IL.

The 2010 edition of Spring Dairy Expo kicked off Thursday in Columbus, OH, where it is now snowing!

The Midwest Revue Brown Swiss sale started things off this afternoon. The sale averaged $3,241. High seller was lot 28 at $13,500. She was a 1/08 Starsky daughter of Mort Tower Frisky (3E94). Look for more details coming soon at www.allbreedaccess.com

The St-Yle Holsteins line-up

The Stan-Mar-Dale/Express cattle are in place!

The trade show is located in the dairy barn this year, here is a booth for the Ohio Livestock Coalition, which was formed last year in an attempt to prevent potential regulations HSUS wanted to try and get put in place.

Kelli Dunklee, from the Holstein Foundation, and Steve Moff, Holstein superintendent, pass out Holstein show numbers in preparation for the Mid-East National Holstein show which takes place Friday morning and Saturday afternoon.

The Junior Champion of the Milking Shorthorn show was the Fall Yearling, Rocking W’s Lucas Jezabell (left) exhibited by Milkin Duds of Daleville, IL. The Reserve Junior Champion was Buckeye Knoll Liriano Pila, the 1st place Fall Calf exhibited by Hannah Rhoades of Greenville, OH.

4-Year-Old (13)
1. Gardner Durham Kierdra (Durham) Lindale Holsteins, IL
2. Miss Express Charlize (Dundee) Stan-Mar-Dale/Express, OH
3. Whiteleather Durasell (Mr. Durasell-ET) Whiteleather Holsteins, OH

5-Year-Old (10)
1. Gardner Durham Keyandra (Durham) Lindale Holsteins, IL
2. K-Hurst Durham Brooke (Durham) Kuehnert Dairy Inc., IN
3. Wesemann Forbidden Marilyn (Sandy-Valley Forbidden-ET) Team Holsteins, IL

Aged Cows (18)
Judges comments: “What a class of Aged Cows! I’ve been going to Madison for 30 years and I never seen a better a class of Aged Cows than are standing here in Columbus today!”
1. Lindale Eland Frisky (Four-Of-A-Kind Eland) Lindale Holsteins, IL
2. Irwindale Leduc Molly (Leduc) Team Holsteins, IL
3. Gaige Outside Tootsie-ET (Comestar Outside-ET) Wabash-Way Holsteins, OH

125,000 lb. Cow (5)
1. Kennvale Davis Holly (Creek Davis-ET) Matt Mitchell, TN
2. Express SMD Linjet Tori-ET (Sunnylodge Linjet) Stan-Mar-Dale/Express, OH
3. Markers Bond Olive (Cooks-Valley Aero Bond-ET) Tony King & Family, OH

Intermediate & Senior Champions of the Junior Show

Senior & Grand Champion of the Junior Show
Grand Champion (right) – Carrdale Damion Raven (Erbacres Damion), Katie Cole, OH
Res. Grand Champion – Kennvale Davis Holly, Matt Mitchell, TN

Line-up for Senior Champion

Senior Champion- Lindale Eland Frisky, Lindale Holsteins, IL
Res. Senior Champion – Irwindale Leduc Molly, Team Holsteins, IL

Grand Champion Selection:

Grand Champion – Lindale Eland Frisky, Lindale Holsteins, IL
Res. Grand Champion – Harvue-OCS Elmo Cora, Stan-Mar-Dale/Express, OH

230 head show total in the Holstein show
Complete results online at the Spring Dairy Expo website.
Next year’s dates are March 25-27, 2010

Complete results of the shows are here.

It was a great night for the Sparrow boys of Owenton, Kentucky! They had both Junior & Reserve Junior Champion. Junior Champion was Owenton KY Frosted Sieg Wammy ET and Reserve Junior Champion was Fairdale Dynsty Rook.

Grand Champion was RNR Jamboree Trinket, owned by Topp-View, Botkins, OH and Reserve Grand Champion went to DJ Combo Pilot ET, exhibited by Ben & Kirby Sparrow, Owenton KY

Junior Champions of the Ayrshire Open Show. Junior Champion was Des Chamois Princess-ET (right) M & J Heifer Care, IL and Reserve Junior Champion went to Lydia Smithburn Holiday, Lydia Rinehart, OH.

The Champions of the Ayrshire show! Grand Champion was Toppglen Shiredale Phil’s Susan, owned by Tanner Brennan Topp of Wooster, OH and Reserve Grand Champion went to Mill Valley Rossette’s Ronda, exhibited by Mill Valley Farms -  John, Trevor, Lane, Blake & Sidney Hageman.

Saturday morning started with an omlette breakfast cooked by “celebrities” of the Ohio dairy industry, followed by the 4-H and FFA Judging Contest, which as you can see by the photo takes the whole ring!

Junior 2-Year-Old (5)
1. Team Durham Morgan-ET (Durham) Team Holsteins, IL
2. Rocky Top Roy Shelby (Roy) Matt Mitchell, TN
3. Topp-View Ronelee Ella-ET (Regancrest-MR Drham Sam-ET) Topp-View, OH

Senior 2-Year-Old (17)
1. Oakvale Pro Patty (Windy Knoll View Ruebens Pro) Oakvale, OH
2. Con-River 957 FBI Lucy-ET (Gillette Bribe FBI-ET) Conrad Farms, OH
3. Weikland Damion Daisy (Erbacres Damion) Victoria, Ian & Bryce Watson, OH

Junior 3-Year-Old (4)
1. Lindale Rudy Electra (Nunesdale Durham Rudy-ET) Lindale Holsteins, IL
2. Mersland Aaron Anabelle (Dixie Lee Aaron-ET) Topp View, OH
3. Express SMD Kinze (Stanhope Sovereign-ET) Stan-Mar-Dale/Express, OH

Senior 3-Year-Old (7)
1. Harvue-OCS Elmo Cora (Harvue Durham Elmo) Stan-Mar-Dale/Express, OH
2. Lindale Kite Diana (Markwell Kite) Lindale Holsteins, IL
3. Plum-Line Reggie Lydia (Terrick Reggie) Nevin & Brenda L’Amoreaux, OH

Intermediate Champion Junior Show
Intermediate Champpion – Miley Durham March Madness, Jason & Anna Miley, OH
Reserve Intermediate Champion – Rocky Top Roy Shelby, Matt Mitchell, TN

Intermediate Champion Open Show
Intermediate Champpion – -OCS Elmo Cora, Stan-Mar-Dale/Express, OH
Reserve Intermediate Champion – Oakvale Pro Patty, Oakvale, OH
Honorable Mention – Lindale Kite Diana, Lindale Holsteins, IL