Harry F. Adams Jr. of Byron, Illinois, was awarded as the Grand Champion Forage Producer with his dairy hay and was presented $2,500 from Kemin for that honor. The Grand Champion First-Time Entrant cash award of $2,000, sponsored by Kuhn North America, went to Ro-La Dairy, Rexville, New York.
Additionally, two Quality Counts Awards were presented to competitors. In the area of Quality Counts Corn Silage, Nor-Rich Acres, Pulaski, Wisconsin, took home top honors, sponsored by Scherer Inc. The top award for the Quality Counts Hay/Haylage went to Hardrock Farms, Wheatland, Wyoming, and was sponsored by Croplan by WinField.
Sponsors of the 2019 World Forage Analysis Superbowl were led by Platinum Sponsor, Mycogen Seeds, and Dairy Forage Seminar Broadcast Sponsor, Protexia. Other sponsors included division sponsors Enogen Feed, Mycogen Seeds, Agri-King, W-L Research, Kemin Animal Nutrition & Health, Croplan by WinField, Scherer Inc., Ag-Bag, Lallemand Animal Nutrition, Barenbrug USA and Nexgrow Alfalfa. Additional support is received from general sponsors Dairyland Seed, Passion Ag Inc., National Hay Association and Provimi.
The top five placings from each category are:
Grand Champion Baleage – Sponsored by Agri-King
1st place – Vogel Family Farms, Minden City, Michigan
2nd place – Kendall Guither, Walnut, Illinois
3rd place – Katherine Guither, Walnut, Illinois
4th place – Trevor Lisson, Browerville, Minnesota
5th place – Rainbows End, Waldo, Wisconsin
Grand Champion Commercial Hay – Sponsored by Nexgrow Alfalfa
1st place – Rooster Ranch, Casper, Wyoming
2nd place – Hardrock Farms, Wheatland, Wyoming
3rd place – Berney Ranch Inc., Okanogan, Washington
4th place – Bappe Farm, Riverton, Wyoming
5th place – T & J Peterson Farms, Clinton, Wisconsin
Grand Champion Dairy Hay – Sponsored by W-L Research
1st place – E & H Milkers, Sigourney, Iowa
2nd place – Reimer Dairy, Capron, Illinois
3rd place – Evergreen View LLC, Waldo, Wisconsin
4th place – Rainbows End, Waldo, Wisconsin
5th place – S & B Dairy, Sigel, Illinois
Grand Champion Grass Hay – Sponsored by Barenbrug USA
1st place – Cozy Nook Farm, Waukesha, Wisconsin
2nd place – Indianhead Farms Ltd., Barron, Wisconsin
3rd place – Rosedale Seeds, Oxford, Wisconsin
4th place – Tristan Swartz, Gilman, Wisconsin
5th place – College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, Missouri
Grand Champion Alfalfa Haylage – Sponsored by Ag-Bag
1st place – Aaron Barclay, Seymour, Wisconsin
2nd place – Sand Creek Dairy, Hastings, Michigan
3rd place – Ethan Haywood, Hastings, Michigan
4th place – Austin Haywood, Hastings, Michigan
5th place – Degrave Farms, Brussels, Wisconsin
Grand Champion Mixed/Grass Haylage – Sponsored by Lallemand Animal Nutrition
1st place – Opportunity Acres, Lena, Wisconsin
2nd place – Matt Held, Slinger, Wisconsin
3rd place – Wilstar Holsteins, Pine River, Wisconsin
4th place – Egan Family Dairy, Omro, Wisconsin
5th place – Woldt Farms, Brillion, Wisconsin
Grand Champion Standard Corn Silage – Sponsored by Enogen Feed
1st place – O’Harrows Inc., Oconto Falls, Wisconsin
2nd place – Acker Farms, Middleton, Wisconsin
3rd place – Mossy Creek Holsteins, Shiloh, Ohio
4th place – Austin Haywood, Hastings, Michigan
5th place – Nor-J Farms, Celina, Ohio
Grand Champion BMR Corn Silage – Sponsored by Mycogen Seeds
1st place – Rothlisberger Dairy, Upper Sandusky, Ohio
2nd place – Pine Tree Dairy, Marshallville, Ohio
3rd place – Nighthawk Dairy Farm LLC, Stratford, Wisconsin
4th place – Jauquet Hillview Dairy, Luxemburg, Wisconsin
5th place – Lightland Farms, Stanley, New York
The World Forage Analysis Superbowl is organized in partnership between Dairyland Laboratories Inc., Hay & Forage Grower, U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center, University of Wisconsin and World Dairy Expo. To learn more, visit the World Forage Analysis Superbowl website.