Maryland Junior Holstein Club
Jr. Club Advisor: Kelly Myers Zepp 410-635-3922 Co - Chairpersons: Johanna Allen 301-834-5358 Carole Doody 301-898-7564
2019 Dates:
- January 10th-MDIA Scholarships
- January 15th – Scholarships due to Kelly Zepp or Dee Shafer
- January 15th – Dairy Shrine scholarship due
- January 15th – Production Awards postmarked and sent to Kelly Zepp (or may be sent with your DJM book)
- January 22nd - Deadline for DJM books to be turned in
- February 9th –Maryland 4-H Dairy Skillathon Contest
- February 22nd - Maryland Dairy Convention – Frederick, MD
- February 25th – Deadline to sign up for Junior Jamboree
- March 2nd- Junior Jamboree 10am at Carroll County Ext. Office
- April 20th – Spring Show – Howard County Fairgrounds
2018 Junior Highlights
National Holstein Convention
Congratulations to the following Juniors who represented Maryland at the National Holstein Convention in Michigan this past June. Ryan Allen placed 2nd in Intermediate Jeopardy, Bodey Griffin and Jill Allen also competed in Jeopardy. Jordyn Griffin competed in Jeopardy and speech, and Atley Shafer participated in the speech contest. Congrats to all of our Maryland Juniors who represented us well!
National Junior Shows
We want to send our congratulations to the following juniors for their outstanding showing at our National Junior Holstein shows.
All-American: Red & White Junior Show- HM Junior Champion Kayla Umbel; Intermediate Champion and Reserve Grand Champion Connor Savage
Holstein Junior Show- HM Junior Champion and Intermediate Chase Savage; Reserve Intermediate Champion Trinity Miller
World Dairy Expo: Junior Champion Bred and Owned Holstein Chase Savage
Way to go Maryland Juniors!!
Judging Teams Putting MARYLAND on the Map
Dairy Judging Congratulations to our Madison dairy judging team who was 3rd overall at World Dairy Expo. The Madison Team consisted of Ryan Allen, Tiffany Green, Dylan Hill and Chad Patterson. They will be traveling to Europe this summer to judge and tour oversees-congrats!! The Louisville team consisting of Jill Allen, Atley Miller, Jayci Mitchell, and Jillian Sutton placed 5th overall!
Dairy Bowl The Maryland Dairy Bowl team, which competed in Louisville, KY consisted of Marina Karides, Brooke Knauss and Shannon McGabe.
Congrats to all team members on a job well done!
2019 MD Holstein Convention
This year the state Holstein convention awards will be held in conjunction with the Maryland Dairy Shrine banquet on Friday, February 22nd in Frederick, MD. More details to come-please check Farmshine, newsletters and social media for details.
2019 MD Spring Show
Please note that the Spring show will be held on Sat. April 20th at the Howard County Fairgrounds.
2019 National Convention
This year’s national Holstein Convention will be held June 24-June 27 in Appleton, Wisconsin. We will be sending Dairy Bowl, Dairy Jeopardy and Speech contestants. Selection will be made at our Jamboree on Sat., March 2nd at the Carroll County 4-H office.
Animal Ownership Dates – All animals must be owned by July 1st
Maryland Show Rules
We encourage every junior to show his/her own animal. In situations that a substitute leadsman is needed, the substitute must be the same age or younger as the exhibitor and must have received approval before the show with a legitimate excuse approved by the show chairman.
Maryland Leasing Rules
For those of you involved with the MD leasing program and interested in competing on the National Level, please consult the following National Holstein website and take notice of any rules to be eligible. One thing to note is the difference of leasing dates compared to MD. The national ownership date for leasing is January 1st of the project year. See the following for more info: www.holsteinusa.com ->juniors->Jr. national shows->Jr. leasing program