FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sunday, September 20, 2009

Open Dairy Cattle Show names winners

Contact:    Joy Stamey, Livestock Entries Coordinator
N.C. Mountain State Fair
Joy.stamey@ncagr.gov, 828-687-1414           

FLETCHER –Champions from Saturday’s Open Dairy Cattle Show at the NC Mountain State Fair, according to class, are:

• Ayshire: Grand Champion – Kim Frady, Bradley County, TN; Reserve Grand Champion - Kim Frady, Bradley County, TN; Junior Champion – Sarah Smart, Haywood County; Junior Reserve Champion – Kim Frady, Bradley County, TN; Senior Champion – Kim Frady, Bradley County; Senior Reserve Champion – Kim Frady, Bradley County
• Brown Swiss: Grand Champion – Rachel Nance, York County, SC; Reserve Grand Champion - Heath McGaha, Haywood County; Junior Champion – Heath McGaha, Haywood County; Junior Reserve Champion – Heath McGaha, Haywood County; Senior Champion – Rachel Nance, York County, SC
• Guernsey: Grand Champion – Harrison Kelly, Union County, SC; Reserve Grand Champion – Sandy Hill Farm, Greene County, TN; Junior Champion – Harrison Kelly, Union County, SC; Junior Reserve Champion – Harrison Kelly, Union County, SC; Senior Champion – Harrison Kelly, Union County, SC; Senior Reserve Champion – Sandy Hill Farm, TN
• Holstein: Grand Champion – Jessica Blair, Blount County, TN; Reserve Grand Champion – Amy Fullington, Hamblen County, TN; Junior Champion – Maura Gilbert, Hamblen County, TN; Junior Reserve Champion – Amy Fullington, Hamblen County, TN; Senior Champion – Jessica Blair, Blount County, TN; Senior Reserve Champion – Amy Fullington, Hamblen County, TN
• Jersey: Grand Champion – Dorman Loyd, Iredell County; Reserve Grand Champion – Major Bond, Catawba County; Junior Champion – Major Bond, Catawba County, NC; Junior Reserve Champion – Savannah Green, Haywood County; Senior Champion – Dorman Loyd, Iredell County; Senior Reserve Champion – Major Bond, Catawba County, NC

The show was sponsored by the WNC Dairy Commission and the NC Mountain State Fair. Winners from each class received ribbons, trophies, and premiums.

For more information on livestock shows at the N.C. Mountain Fair, visit www.mountainfair.org or call (828) 687-1414.

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