Young Farmers Shine at 2024 Chautauqua County 4-H Dairy Show

(WNY News Now) – Jamestown, NY – Youth from across Chautauqua County showcased their dedication and skills at the 2024 4-H Dairy Show, marking a day of recognition and future promise in the agricultural community.

The 2024 Chautauqua County Fair’s 4-H Dairy Show highlighted the talents of 53 youth, including 35 from Chautauqua County, who competed in dairy showmanship and judging contests. Participants aged 9 to 19 presented six breeds of dairy cattle, with awards for showmanship and animal conformation.

The future of the 4-H dairy project is bright as an additional 18 youth ages 5-8 participated in the showmanship class for Dairy Buds. They were not judged for placings, but to gain experience being in the show arena and interacting with the dairy judge.

Congratulations to all the 4-H dairy exhibitors on their many accomplishments at the 2024 Chautauqua County Fair!

4-H Dairy Showmanship Results: (1^st through 4^th placings)

Upper Senior Division (17 years and older)

1^st – Liam Nickerson, Lone Member, Sherman; 2^nd – Leighanne Swan, Lone Member, Sherman

Senior Division (15 and 16 years old)

1^st – Abigail Carlberg, Frewsburg Hayseeds; 2^nd – Collin Crawford, Lone Member, Clymer; 3^rd – Dayne Jantzi, Sherman Kountry Kids; 4^th– Ava Burridge, Lone Member, Cassadaga

Junior Division (12 to 14 years old)

1^st – Grace Meyer, Stockton Panthers; 2^nd – Evie Woodis, Lone Member, Dewittville; 3^rd – Ana Frederes, Lone Member, Falconer; 4^th – Laine Carpenter, Frewsburg Hayseeds

Beginners (11 years and under)

1^st – Robert Meyer, Stockton Panthers; 2^nd – Owen Carlberg, Frewsburg Hayseeds; 3^rd – Mitchell Tauzel, Harmony Haystackers; 4^th– Emma Rowe, Lone Member, Ripley

Junior Novice Division (dairy exhibitors who have never shown in 4-H, 10 years and under)

1^st – Levi DeLand, Lone Member, Sherman; 2^nd – August Carlberg, Frewsburg Hayseeds; 3^rd– Ella Olmstead, Frewsburg Hayseeds; 4^{t h}– Elizabeth Jones, Frewsburg Hayseeds

Intermediate Novice Division (dairy exhibitors who have never shown in 4-H, over 10 years of age)

1^st – Emma Ribaudo, Frewsburg Hayseeds; 2^nd – Teagan Warren, Lone Member, Erie, PA; 3^rd– Austin Eckman, Frewsburg Hayseeds

Master Dairy Showman: Liam Nickerson, Lone Member, Sherman

Reserve Master Dairy Showman: Collin Crawford, Lone Member, Clymer

Dairy Bud Participants (youth 5 to 8 years of age)

Tucker Bruyer, Eleanor Carlberg, Landon Carpenter, Gary Case, Randi Frank, Mia Harris Vasquez, Isaac Hotchkiss, Brant Joy, Myra Rose Joy, Anthony Martell, Emerson Moss, Gaige Moss, Cody Nickerson, Maecee Nickerson, Linnea Olmstead, Dale Perry, Grace VanVolkenburg, and Wyatt Winton.

The results of the dairy judging contest are as follows (1^st through 4^th place blue ribbon winners):

Spring Heifer Calf

Brown Swiss 1^st – Ava Burridge, Cassadaga; 2^nd – Carlie Ward, South Dayton

Holstein 1^st– Grace Meyer, Stockton Panthers; 2^nd– Evie Woodis, Dewittville;

3^rd– Robert Meyer, Stockton Panthers; 4^th– Teagan Warren, Erie, PA

Jersey 1^st -Tyler Crowell, Stockton Panthers; 2^nd – Evie Woodis, Dewittville

3^rd– Westyn Bruyer, Levant Live Wires

Winter Heifer Calf

Brown Swiss 1^st – Ava Burridge, Cassadaga; 2^nd – Carlie Ward, South Dayton

Holstein 1^st – Cole Nickerson, Corry, PA; 2^nd – Evie Woodis, Dewittville

3^rd– Emma Ribaudo, Frewsburg Hayseeds; 4^th – Owen Carlberg, Frewsburg

Hayseeds

Jersey 1^st– Evie Woodis, Dewittville; 2^nd– Mitchell Tauzel, Harmony Haystackers

Milking Shorthorn 1^st– Ava Burridge, Cassadaga

Fall Heifer Calf

Ayrshire 1^st– Austin Eckman, Frewsburg Hayseeds

Brown Swiss 1^st – Carlie Ward, South Dayton

Holstein 1^st – Ana Frederes, Falconer; 2^nd – Evan Mierzwa, Stockton Panthers

Jersey 1^st– Cole Nickerson, Corry PA; 2^nd– Evie Woodis, Dewittville

3^rd– Mitchell Tauzel, Harmony Haystackers

Summer Yearling Heifer Calf

Holstein 1^st – Collin Crawford, Clymer; 2^nd – Evie Woodis, Dewittville

Jersey 1^st– Levi DeLand, Sherman

Spring Yearling Heifer Calf

Holstein 1^st– Emmersen Faye Crawford, Clymer; 2^nd – Laine Carpenter, Frewsburg Hayseeds; 3^rd– Elizabeth Jones, Frewsburg Hayseeds

Jersey 1^st– Ava Burridge, Cassadaga

Milking Shorthorn 1^st– Ava Burridge, Cassadaga

Winter Yearling Heifer

Brown Swiss 1^st – Carlie Ward, South Dayton

Holstein 1^st – Emmersen Faye Crawford, Clymer; 2^nd – Liam Nickerson, Sherman

Fall Yearling Heifer

Ayrshire 1^st– Dayne Jantzi, Sherman Kountry Kids

Brown Swiss 1^st– Carlie Ward, South Dayton

Holstein 1^st – Liam Nickerson, Sherman; 2^nd– Violet Walker, Dunkirk

Junior Champions

Ayrshire Dayne Jantzi, Sherman Kountry Kids

Reserve Ayrshire Austin Eckman, Frewsburg Hayseeds

Brown Swiss Carlie Ward, South Dayton

Reserve Brown Swiss Ava Burridge, Cassadaga

Holstein Emmerson Faye Crawford, Clymer

Reserve Holstein Cole Nickerson, Corry, PA

Jersey Cole Nickerson, Corry, PA

Milking Shorthorn Ava Burridge, Cassadaga

Fall Yearling Heifer (In Milk) 1^st– Collin Crawford, Clymer

Jr. Two-Year-Old Cow

Ayrshire 1^st– Levi DeLand, Sherman; 2^nd– Dayne Jantzi, Sherman Kountry Kids

Brown Swiss 1^st– Leighanne Swan, Sherman

Holstein 1^st– Anna Carlberg, Frewsburg Hayseeds; 2^nd– Laine Carpenter, Frewsburg Hayseeds; 3^rd– Ava Burridge, Cassadaga

Sr. Two-Year-Old Cow

Holstein 1^st – Liam Nickerson, Sherman

Jersey 1^st – Drake DeLand, Sherman

Jr. Three-Year-Old Cow

Holstein 1^st– Collin Crawford, Clymer; 2^nd-Ava Burridge, Cassadaga;

3^rd– Anna Carlberg, Frewsburg Hayseeds

Jersey 1^st – Cole Nickerson, Corry, PA

2^nd– Drake DeLand, Sherman

Sr. Three-Year-Old Cow

Holstein 1^st – Dayne Jantzi, Sherman Kountry Kids

Jersey 1^st– Laine Carpenter, Frewsburg Hayseeds

Four-Year-Old Cow (in milk)

Jersey 1^st – Ava Burridge, Cassadaga

Five-Year-Old Cow

Jersey 1^st– Drake DeLand, Sherman

Holstein 1^st– Cole Nickerson, Corry, PA

Senior Champions

Ayrshire Levi DeLand, Sherman

Reserve Ayrshire Dayne Jantzi, Sherman Kountry Kids

Brown Swiss Leighanne Swan, Sherman

Reserve Brown Swiss Carlie Ward, South Dayton

Holstein Cole Nickerson, Corry, PA

Reserve Holstein Collin Crawford, Clymer

Jersey Cole Nickerson, Corry, PA

Reserve Jersey Ava Burridge, Cassadaga

Best 3 Females, Bred & Owned by the 4-H Family

1^st – Ava Burridge, Cassadaga; 2^nd – Anna Carlberg, Frewsburg Hayseeds; 3^rd– Laine Carpenter, Frewsburg Hayseeds; 4^th– Evan Mierzwa, Stockton Panthers

Produce of Dam

1^st -Ava Burridge, Cassadaga; 2^nd– Laine Carpenter, Frewsburg Hayseeds

Dam & Daughter

1^st – Ava Burridge, Cassadaga;2^nd – Laine Carpenter, Frewsburg Hayseeds; 3^rd – Ava Burridge, Cassadaga

4^th– Laine Carpenter, Frewsburg Hayseeds

GRAND CHAMPIONS

Ayrshire Levi DeLand, Sherman

Reserve Ayrshire Dayne Jantzi, Sherman Kountry Kids

Brown Swiss Leighanne Swan, Sherman

Reserve Brown Swiss Carlie Ward, South Dayton

Holstein Cole Nickerson, Corry, PA

Reserve Holstein Collin Crawford, Clymer

Jersey Cole Nickerson, Corry, PA

Reserve Jersey Ava Burridge, Cassadaga

Milking Shorthorn Ava Burridge, Cassadaga

SUPREME CHAMPION Cole Nickerson, Corry, PA

RESERVE SUPREME Levi DeLand, Sherman

CHAMPION

BEST BRED & OWNED Cole Nickerson, Corry PA

Congratulations again to the 4-H dairy youth on their many accomplishments and continued success caring for your cattle throughout the upcoming 4-H project year.

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