4-H Dairy Members Excel at the 2024 Chautauqua County Fair

JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK (August 16, 2024) – The 4-H Dairy Show at the 2024 Chautauqua County Fair featured 53 youth total, with 35 Chautauqua County 4-H youth (ages 9-19) who were judged and received ribbons, trophies, and other special awards for their efforts showing six different breeds of dairy cattle. The official judge was Mr. Jason Zimmerman from Avon, NY.

These 4-H youth, ages 9 to 19, showed their dairy animals in 4-H dairy showmanship and in the judging contest. The showmanship contest involved competing for awards based upon how well the 4-H members presented their dairy animals to the judge. In the judging contest, youth received ribbons, trophies, and other special awards based upon the judge’s opinion of the animal’s conformation characteristics.

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 Contest Award Winners - L to R: Mr. Jason Zimmerman, 4-H Dairy Judge; Liam Nickerson, Master Dairy Showman; Abigail Carlberg, Honorable Mention Dairy Showman; and Collin Crawford, Reserve Master Dairy Showman. Photo Credit: A Beautiful Glimpse

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

Upper Senior Division (17 years and older)

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

Senior Division (15 and 16 years old)

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

Junior Division (12 to 14 years old)

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

Beginners (11 years and under)

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

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

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

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

1st - Emma Ribaudo, Frewsburg Hayseeds; 2nd - Teagan Warren, Lone Member, Erie, PA; 3rd- 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 Dairy Future is Bright! Eighteen 4-H youth, ages 5-8, participated as Dairy Buds to gain experience showing a dairy calf. Each youth received a trophy, colorful ribbon, and a bucket with prizes for their smiles and efforts walking their dairy calves in the show ring. They were assisted by their Big Buddies, older Chautauqua County 4-H members who helped them show their dairy calves.

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

Spring Heifer Calf

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

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

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

Jersey1st -Tyler Crowell, Stockton Panthers; 2nd - Evie Woodis, Dewittville

3rd- Westyn Bruyer, Levant Live Wires

Winter Heifer Calf

Brown Swiss1st - Ava Burridge, Cassadaga; 2nd - Carlie Ward, South Dayton

Holstein1st - Cole Nickerson, Corry, PA; 2nd - Evie Woodis, Dewittville

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

Hayseeds

Jersey1st- Evie Woodis, Dewittville; 2nd- Mitchell Tauzel, Harmony Haystackers

Milking Shorthorn 1st- Ava Burridge, Cassadaga

Fall Heifer Calf

Ayrshire 1st- Austin Eckman, Frewsburg Hayseeds

Brown Swiss1st - Carlie Ward, South Dayton

Holstein1st - Ana Frederes, Falconer; 2nd - Evan Mierzwa, Stockton Panthers

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

3rd- Mitchell Tauzel, Harmony Haystackers

Summer Yearling Heifer Calf

Holstein1st - Collin Crawford, Clymer; 2nd - Evie Woodis, Dewittville

Jersey1st- Levi DeLand, Sherman

Spring Yearling Heifer Calf

Holstein1st- Emmersen Faye Crawford, Clymer; 2nd - Laine Carpenter, Frewsburg Hayseeds; 3rd- Elizabeth Jones, Frewsburg Hayseeds

Jersey1st- Ava Burridge, Cassadaga

Milking Shorthorn 1st- Ava Burridge, Cassadaga

Winter Yearling Heifer

Brown Swiss1st - Carlie Ward, South Dayton

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

Fall Yearling Heifer

Ayrshire 1st- Dayne Jantzi, Sherman Kountry Kids

Brown Swiss1st- Carlie Ward, South Dayton

Holstein1st - Liam Nickerson, Sherman; 2nd- Violet Walker, Dunkirk

Junior Champions

Ayrshire Dayne Jantzi, Sherman Kountry Kids

Reserve Ayrshire Austin Eckman, Frewsburg Hayseeds

Brown SwissCarlie Ward, South Dayton

Reserve Brown SwissAva Burridge, Cassadaga

HolsteinEmmerson Faye Crawford, Clymer

Reserve HolsteinCole Nickerson, Corry, PA

JerseyCole Nickerson, Corry, PA

Milking ShorthornAva Burridge, Cassadaga

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

Jr. Two-Year-Old Cow

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

Brown Swiss 1st- Leighanne Swan, Sherman

Holstein1st- Anna Carlberg, Frewsburg Hayseeds; 2nd- Laine Carpenter, Frewsburg Hayseeds; 3rd- Ava Burridge, Cassadaga

Sr. Two-Year-Old Cow

Holstein1st - Liam Nickerson, Sherman

Jersey1st - Drake DeLand, Sherman

Jr. Three-Year-Old Cow

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

3rd- Anna Carlberg, Frewsburg Hayseeds

Jersey 1st - Cole Nickerson, Corry, PA

2nd- Drake DeLand, Sherman

Sr. Three-Year-Old Cow

Holstein1st - Dayne Jantzi, Sherman Kountry Kids

Jersey 1st- Laine Carpenter, Frewsburg Hayseeds

Four-Year-Old Cow (in milk)

Jersey1st - Ava Burridge, Cassadaga

Five-Year-Old Cow

Jersey 1st- Drake DeLand, Sherman

Holstein 1st- Cole Nickerson, Corry, PA

Senior Champions

Ayrshire Levi DeLand, Sherman

Reserve Ayrshire Dayne Jantzi, Sherman Kountry Kids

Brown SwissLeighanne Swan, Sherman

Reserve Brown SwissCarlie Ward, South Dayton

HolsteinCole Nickerson, Corry, PA

Reserve HolsteinCollin Crawford, Clymer

JerseyCole Nickerson, Corry, PA

Reserve JerseyAva Burridge, Cassadaga

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

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

Produce of Dam

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

Dam & Daughter

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

4th - Laine Carpenter, Frewsburg Hayseeds

GRAND CHAMPIONS

AyrshireLevi DeLand, Sherman

Reserve Ayrshire Dayne Jantzi, Sherman Kountry Kids

Brown SwissLeighanne Swan, Sherman

Reserve Brown Swiss Carlie Ward, South Dayton

HolsteinCole Nickerson, Corry, PA

Reserve HolsteinCollin Crawford, Clymer

JerseyCole Nickerson, Corry, PA

Reserve JerseyAva Burridge, Cassadaga

Milking Shorthorn Ava Burridge, Cassadaga

SUPREME CHAMPIONCole Nickerson, Corry, PA

RESERVE SUPREME Levi DeLand, Sherman

CHAMPION

BEST BRED & OWNED Cole Nickerson, Corry PA

Left to Right: Levi DeLand, Sherman, 4-H Dairy Reserve Supreme Champion; Cole Nickerson, Corry, PA, 4-H Dairy Supreme Champion and Overall Best Bred and Owned; with judge Mr. Jason Zimmerman. Photo Credit: A Beautiful Glimpse.

A special thank you to the many families and agribusinesses that made financial donations to the 4-H Dairy Project to help fund the trophies, ribbons and other special awards presented to the 4-H dairy youth at the 2024 Chautauqua County Fair 4-H Dairy Show. These donations will also be helpful in the upcoming 4-H year to assist with educational programs the 4-H dairy youth will participate in.

Thanks also to the 4-H Dairy Committee Advisory members who work throughout the year to plan the many 4-H dairy project activities for the youth: Bart Nickerson, President; Brian Jantzi, Vice-President; Arissa Hitchcock, Secretary; Kelsey Neckers, Lynn Harris, Lisa McConnell, Heidi Mihalko, Julie Nickerson, Julia Olmstead, and Heather Woodis.

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.

The 4-H Youth Development Program is one of many programs offered by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County (CCE-Chautauqua). CCE-Chautauqua is a subordinate governmental agency with an educational mission that operates under a form of organization and administration approved by Cornell University as agent for the State of New York. It is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The association is part of the national cooperative extension system, an educational partnership between County, State, and Federal governments. As New York’s land grant university Cornell administers the system in this state. Each Cornell Cooperative Extension association is an independent employer that is governed by an elected Board of Directors with general oversight from Cornell. All associations work to meet the needs of the counties in which they are located as well as state and national goals. For more information, call 716-664-9502 or visit our website at www.cce.cornell.edu/chautauqua. Cornell University Cooperative Extension provides equal program and employment opportunities.

Last updated August 16, 2024