Wisconsin owned Zella Tops International Junior Milking Shorthorn Show

With a grand total of 118 animals shown in the 2026 International Junior Milking Shorthorn Show on Monday, Lazy M Jekyll Zella EXP, owned by Britton Allen of Stitzer, tops the show as Grand and Senior Champion of the Junior Show. Zella also received the Lillian & Keith King and Jim King Grand Champion of the Junior Show Award. Reserve Grand Champion was awarded to Button Bay Cyride Still Dre-ET, owned by Caroline Allen of Vergennes, Vt. The Reserve Senior Champion of the Junior show was awarded to SF HC Lad Payment Exp-ET owned by Brock and Olivia Champluvier of Wyalusing, Pa.

The Junior Three-Year-Old cow, Still Dre, also donned her spot on the colored shavings as the Intermediate Champion of the Junior Show. Following as Reserve Intermediate Champion was the winner of the Senior Three-Year-Old Cow class, Corstar Presto Reba-EXP-ET, owned by Edwyn Gonzalez and Joseph and Audra Salzl of Litchfield, Minn.

The winning Winter Calf, Old-Bankston Legacy-EXP, was tapped for Junior Champion. Legacy is owned by Libby Carpenter and Ally Brooks of Dyersville, Iowa. Reserve Junior Champion went to the winning Spring Yearling, Bell-VF Bender Linda-EXP-P, owned by Landon Neely of Utica, Pa.

Official judge Matt Henkes, of Luana, Iowa and associate judge, Marjorie Rida, of Cummington, Mass., evaluated 118 head of Milking Shorthorns in the International Junior Milking Shorthorn Show.

Complete class results can be found at worlddairyexpo.com.

The International Junior Milking Shorthorn Show is made possible in part through the generous support of Gold Sponsors, Huvepharma, MilkSource Genetics, Tom Morris LTD., and Trans Ova Genetics. Neck ribbons and medallions in the Junior Milking Shorthorn Show are made

possible by KCCK Genetics and Boarding. Junior Champion receives special awards presented by Milking Shorthorn show sponsors, Select Sires, Inc., and Doug & Linda Hodorff. Intermediate Champion receives special awards presented by Milking Shorthorn show sponsors, KCCK Genetics and Boarding, and Doug & Linda Hodorff. Senior Champion receives special awards presented by Milking Shorthorn show sponsors, GenOvations, and Doug & Linda Hodorff. Grand Champion receives special awards presented by Kingsdale Farms, World Dairy Expo, Select Sires, Inc., and Doug & Linda Hodorff.

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