News Release

Thursday, October 4, 2018

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Delilah Dominates Again in the International Junior Brown Swiss Show 

MADISON, WIS. – Cutting Edge T Delilah took home two Champion trophies at the International Junior Brown Swiss Show for the third time in four years. Owned by Kyle Barton of Copake, N.Y., Delilah’s first trip across the colored shavings on October 4 was when she topped the Five-Year-Old Cow Class on her way to being named Senior and Grand Champion Female. Delilah was presented with the $500 Udder Comfort Grand Champion Cash Award and the Lillian & Keith King and Jim King Grand Champion of the Junior Show Award along with her titles. Reserve Grand Champion of the International Junior Brown Swiss Show was Jenlar Carter Waltz-ETV, shown by Brianna Meyer of Chilton, Wis. Waltz was the winning Junior Two-Year-Old Cow and Intermediate Champion of the Show.

Reserve Senior Champion of the International Junior Brown Swiss Show was Niermans Valor Violet. Violet hails from Clayton, Ind. and is owned by Anna Marie and Carter Settles. Violet was the winning entry in the Four-Year-Old Cow Class. Reserve Intermediate Champion, from Evansville, Wis., was Trackside Java Cadillac. Cadillac is owned by Otis, Malcolm, and Quincee Johnson.

Junior Champion of the Junior Show went to the winning Spring Yearling Heifer, Silver Top Allstar Trick, leased by Shelby Biasini of Morrisville, Vt., and owned by Silver Top Swiss. Reserve Junior Champion honors were presented to Hilltop Acres CT Glaze, the first place Fall Heifer Calf, owned by Kaleb, Cole and Carter Kruse of Dyersville, Iowa.

Official judge Steve Wagner, Richford, Vt., and associate judge, Christopher “Chip” Savage, Union Bridge, Md., placed 100 animals in the International Junior Brown Swiss Show.

Complete class results can be found at worlddairyexpo.com.

Serving as the meeting place of the global dairy industry, World Dairy Expo brings together the latest in dairy innovation and the best cattle in North America. Crowds of nearly 70,000 people, from 100 countries, will return to Madison, Wisconsin for the 52nd annual event, October 2-6, 2018, when the world’s largest dairy-focused trade show, dairy and forage seminars, a world-class dairy cattle show and more will be on display. Visit worlddairyexpo.com or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat or YouTube for more information. 

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Note to Editors: High-resolution photos of the winners are available here.