Junior Livestock Show Winners Announced

COOPERSTOWN—Top honors at the 76th Annual Junior Livestock Show went to young handlers from Otsego and Delaware counties during the show’s final event on Tuesday, July 9. The show, sponsored by The Farmers’ Museum and conducted in cooperation with Cornell Cooperative Extension, county 4-H educators, and clubs throughout central New York, brings together youth handlers from a nine-county area for three days of competition. 

The top winners at the Junior Livestock Show bested 200 exhibitors and their 533 animals. Earning The Farmers’ Museum Cup for Best of Show Dairy was Justin Wolfe of Otsego County, who showed his Holstein, Ovaltop Unst Roseanna-Red. The F. Ambrose Clark Livestock Cup for Best of Show in the Beef, Swine, Meat Goat and Sheep categories was awarded to Mikaylee Woodin of Delaware County, showing her Market Hog “Grunkle.” The Farmers’ Museum Dairy Goat Cup for Best of Show Dairy Goat went to Olivia Hart of Otsego County, showing her Recorded Grade Dairy Goat, Swamp-Hill Crystal.

Dairy cattle Grand Champions were awarded in the Ayrshire division to Sean Shults of Schoharie County, who showed Heiview Burdette Twisler; in the Brown Swiss division to Sean Shults of Schoharie County, who showed Edsall Hill Dynamite Quinn; in the Guernsey division to Julia Vunk of Otsego County, who showed Gray Goose Charming Cindy; in the Holstein division to Justin Wolfe of Otsego County, who showed Ovaltop Unst Roseana-Red; in the Jersey division to Aiden Shults of Schoharie County, with Underground Katrinas Kit Kat; and in the Milking Shorthorn division to Jeffrey Palmatier, Delaware County, who showed Jonwan Comanche Hera.