News Release

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Archer Returns to Win the Top Title at the World Forage Analysis Superbowl 

MADISON, WIS. – Out of 293 entries in this year’s World Forage Analysis Superbowl, Rodney Archer of Alamosa, Colo. was chosen for the second year in a row as the Grand Champion Forage Producer. He won this award with his commercial hay entry and was presented $2,500 from Legacy Seeds. The Brevant seeds Forage Superbowl Luncheon presented awards to the top five finishers during World Dairy Expo. The Grand Champion First-Time Entrant award of $2,000, sponsored by New Holland, went to Martin Farms of Strykersville, N.Y. for their standard corn silage entry.

Quality Counts Awards were also presented to competitors during the luncheon. In the area of Quality Counts Corn Silage, Zirbel Dairy Farm in De Pere, Wisconsin captured top honors with their BMR corn silage, sponsored by Silostop. For Quality Counts Hay/Haylage, Jenson Family Farms of Elk Mound, Wis. earned first place. Their award was sponsored by CROPLAN.

Sponsors of the 2023 World Forage Analysis Superbowl were led by Platinum Sponsor, Brevant seeds. Other supporters included division sponsors, Ag-Bag by RCI, Agri-King, Inc., Barenbrug USA, Lallemand Animal Nutrition, Scherer Inc., and QLF Agronomy. Additional funds were provided by Channel, CROPLAN, New Holland, Legacy Seeds, Silostop and Provimi.

The top five placings from each category are:

Grand Champion Baleage – Sponsored by Agri-King, Inc.
1^st Place – Jacobs Hillview Dairy, Hilbert, Wis.
2^nd Place – Rainbows End, Waldo, Wis.
3^rd Place – Jenson Family Farms, Elk Mound, Wis.
4^th Place – Evergreen View, Waldo, Wis.
5^th Place – Future Seed Select, Denmark, Wis.

Grand Champion Commercial Hay
1^st Place – Lazy 2K Livestock, Wheatland, Wyo.
2^nd Place – Hardrock Farms, Wheatland, Wyo.
3^rd Place – Bappe Farm, Riverton, Wyo.
4^th Place – Rooster Ranch, Casper, Wyo.
5^th Place – Dick and Powell Farm, Cordell, Okla.

Grand Champion Dairy Hay – Sponsored by QLF Agronomy
1^st Place – Church Farm, Grand Marsh, Wis.
2^nd Place – Holst Farms, Lake City, Minn.
3^rd Place – Evergreen View, Waldo, Wis.
4^th Place – Rick Frozene Farm, Westfield, Wis.
5^th Place – Scott More Holst, Westgate, Iowa

Grand Champion Grass Hay – Sponsored by Barenbrug USA
1^st Place – Cozy Nook Farm, Waukesha, Wis.
2^nd Place – Hardrock Farms, Wheatland, Wyo.
3^rd Place – Church Farm, Grand Marsh, Wis.
4^th Place – Rosedale, Oxford, Wis.
5^th Place – Lazy 2K Livestock, Wheatland, Wyo.

Grand Champion Alfalfa Haylage – Sponsored by Ag-Bag by RCI
1^st Place – Rainbows End, Waldo, Wis.
2^nd Place – Evergreen View, Waldo, Wis.
3^rd Place – Wente Farms, Sigel, Ill.
4^th Place – Andy Schmitt, Fort Atkinson, Iowa
5^th Place – Sand Creek Dairy, Hastings, Mich.

Grand Champion Mixed/Grass Haylage – Sponsored by Lallemand Animal Nutrition
1^st Place – Albano Farms SRJF Inc., Stamford, N.Y.
2^nd Place – Martin Farms, Strykersville, N.Y.
3^rd Place – Double Dutch Dairy, Cedar Grove, Wis.
4^th Place – Doug Danielson, Cadott, Wis.
5^th Place – Bob Rajek, Cornell, Wis.

Grand Champion Standard Corn Silage – Sponsored by Scherer Inc.
1^st Place – Sand Creek Dairy, Hastings, Mich.
2^nd Place – Twin Cities View Dairy, Manitowoc, Wis.
3^rd Place – Nathan Yoder, Little Suamico, Wis.
4^th Place – Johnson Farms LLC, Daggett, Mich.
5^th Place – Pine Tree Dairy, Marshallville, Ohio

Grand Champion BMR Corn Silage – Sponsored by Brevant seeds
1^st Place – Zirbel Dairy Farm, De Pere, Wis.
2^nd Place – Sand Creek Dairy, Hastings, Mich.
3^rd Place – BS Acres, Dresser, Wis.
4^th Place – Brown Star Farms, Gillett, Wis.
5^th Place – Opportunity Acres, Lena, Wis.

The World Forage Analysis Superbowl is organized in partnership between Dairyland Laboratories Inc., Hay & Forage Grower, US Dairy Forage Research Center, University of Wisconsin and World Dairy Expo. To learn more, visit foragesuperbowl.org.

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