The cattle competition, as part of Dairy Days, took place Thursday at the Crow Wing County Fairgrounds.
There were 34 exhibitors and 46 head of cattle. The judge was Neal Grotsun from Cold Spring. Ellen Harth of Hinckley won junior champion with a Jersey summer yearling and Autum Petterson, Fergus Falls, won reserve champion with her Holstein fall yearling.
Receiving senior champion honors was Tanner Rohner of Pennock with a Holstein 4-year-old cow. Ryan Talberg of Freeport won reserve champion with his Holstein 3-year-old cow.
Junior showmanship honors went to Kaitlyn Byker of Foreston, and Joseph Caughey of Brainerd received second place. Jenna Caughey of Brainerd won the intermediate showmanship title and Andrew Caughey of Brainerd received second place. Senior showmanship honors went to Rohner and Harth received second.
Sponsors of this year's show were Kanabec County American Dairy Association, Mille Lacs County American Dairy Association, AgStar Financial Services, Modern Farm Equipment, Neighborhood National Bank, Mid-Minnesota Federal Credit Union, Chisago-Isanti-Anoka County American Dairy Association, Crow Wing County Farm Bureau and Crow Wing County American Dairy Association.
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