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The 4-H Dairy Show, held at the Chautauqua County Fair on Thursday, July 23, featured 40 4-H Dairy youth from across Chautauqua County. Participants received ribbons, trophies, and other special awards for their efforts in showing seven different breeds of dairy cattle. The official judge for the event was Mr. Robert Nagel of Argyle, NY and past Chautauqua County 4-H Dairy Member.
Youth ages 9 to 19 competed in both 4-H Dairy Showmanship and the judging contest. In showmanship, awards were presented based on how well 4-H youth presented their dairy animals to the judge. In the judging contest, youth received awards based on the judge's evaluation of each animal's conformation characteristics.
This year also included six young participants, ages 5 to 8, who took part in the Dairybud Showmanship Class with the guidance of their Dairy Big Buddy. These youth were not judged for placings but gained valuable experience in the show arena while interacting with the judge.
Congratulations to all of the 4-H dairy youth on their many accomplishments at the 2026 Chautauqua County Fair.
Showmanship Results
Upper Senior Division (17 years and older as of 1/1/26)
1st – Dayne Jantzi – Sherman Kountry Kids – Clymer
2nd – Abigail Carlberg – Frewsburg Hayseeds – Jamestown
3rd – Keyamari Keys- Lone Member – Sinclairville
4th – Ava Burridge – Lone Member – Stockton
Senior Division (15 and 16 years old as of 1/1/26)
1st – Evie Woodis – Lone Member – Dewittville
2nd -Grace Meyer – Lone Member – Springville
3rd – Carlie Ward – Lone Member – South Dayton
4th – Emmersen Faye Crawford – Lone Member – Sherman
5th – Ave Meyer – Lone Member – Springville
6th Anna Carlberg – Fluvanna Farmyard Friends – Jamestown
7th Ana Frederes – Lone Member - Falconer
Junior Division (12-14 years old as of 1/1/26)
1st – Drake Deland – Lone Member – Sherman
2nd – Emma Rowe – Lone Member – Ripley
3rd – Tyler Crowell – Frewsburg Hayseeds – South Dayton
4th – Emma Ribaudo – Frewsburg Hayseeds – Falconer
5th – Austin Eckman – Lone Member – Frewsburg
6th – Robert Meyer – Lone Member – Springville
7th – Ayriennna Bunce – Lone Member – Mayville
8th – Laine Carpenter – Frewsbury Hayseeds – Falconer
9th – Violet Walker – Country Critters – Dunkirk
10th – Owen Carlberg – Frewsburg Hayseeds – Jamestown
11th – Isabella Jones – Frewsburg Hayseeds – Frewsburg
Beginners Division (11years old and under as of 1/1/26)
1st – Evan Mierzwa – Lone Member – Forestville
2nd – Levi Deland – Lone Member – Sherman
3rd – Ella Olmstead – Fluvanna Farmyard Friends – Jamestown
4th – Dale Perry – Canadaway – South Dayton
5th – Maecee Nickerson – Lone Member – Clymer
6th – August Carlberg – Fluvanna Farmyard Friends – Jamestown
7th – Claudia Almekinder – Harmony Haystackers – Clymer
8th – Eleanor Carlberg – Frewsburg Hayseeds – Jamestown
9th – Elizabeth Jones – Frewsburg Hayseeds – Jamestown
Junior Division (Dairy youth who have never shown in 4-H, 10 years and under as of 1/1/26)
1st – Finn Rowe – Lone Member – Ripley
2nd – Emerson Moss – Fluvanna Farmyard Friends – Conewango Valley
3rd – Landon Carpenter – Frewsburg Hayseeds – Falconer
4th – Hayden Weise – Lone Member – Sherman
5th – Brant Joy – Canadaway – Fredonia
6th – Ann Meyer – Lone Member – Springville
7th – Randi Frank – Lone Member – Stockton
All first and second place showmanship winners from their respective classes returned to the ring along with 2025 Master Showman Larsen Swan – lone member – Sherman to compete for 2026 4-H Dairy Showman.
Grand Champion Dairy Showman – Evie Woodis – Lone Member – Dewittville
Reserve Grand Champion Showman – Dayne Jantzi – Sherman Kountry Kids – Clymer
Honorable Mention Showman – Larsen Swan – Lone Member - Sherman
Dairy Buds Participants (youth 5-8 years of age)
Charlotte Kaczar – Fluvanna Farmyard Friends – Jamestown
Mia Harris-Vazquez – Lone Member – South Dayton
Brant Joy – Canadaway – Fredonia
Carver Mierzwa – Lone Member – Forestville
Linnea Olmstead – Frewsburg Hayseeds – Jamestown
Willa Weise – Lone Member - Sherman
The results of dairy classification classes are as follows:
Ayrshire
Spring Heifer Calf
1st Austin Eckman – Lone Member – Frewsburg
Winter Yearling Heifer
1st – Dayne Jantzi – Sherman Kountry Kids – Clymer
Ayrshire Junior Champion – Austin Eckman – Lone Member Frewsburg
Ayrshire Reserve Junior Champion – Dayne Jantzi – Sherman Kountry Kids – Clymer
Four Year Old Cow
1st Levi Deland – Lone Member – Sherman
Ayrshire Senior and Grand Champion – Levi Deland – Lone Member – Sherman
Ayrshire Reserve Grand Champion – Austin Eckman – Lone Member – Frewsburg
Brown Swiss
Spring Heifer Calf
1st Maecee Nickerson- Lone Member – Sherman
Winter Calf
1st – Ava Burridge – Lone Member – Stockton
2nd -Carlie Ward – Lone Member – South Dayton
Fall Calf
1st – Carlie Ward – Lone Member – South Dayton
2nd – Ava Burridge – Lone Member – Stockton
Spring Yearling Heifer
1st Maecee Nickerson – Lone Member – Clymer
2nd – Carlie Ward – Lone Member – South Dayton
3rd – Levi Deland – Lone Member – Sherman
Winter Yearling Heifer
1st – Austin Eckman – Lone Member – Frewsburg
2nd Carlie Ward – Lone Member – South Dayton
Brown Swiss Junior Champion and Reserve Junior Champion – Maecee Nickerson – Lone Member – Sherman
Senior Two Year Old Cow
1st Carlie Ward – Lone Member – South Dayton
Senior Three Year Old Cow
1st Carlie Ward – Lone Member – South Dayton
Brown Swiss Senior, Grand and Reserve Champion – Carlie Ward – Lone Member – South Dayton
Holstein
Spring Heifer Calf
1st – Finn Rowe – Lone Member - Ripley
2nd – Evan Mierzwas – Lone Member – Forestville
3rd – Dale Perry – Canadaway – South Dayton
4th – Landon Carpenter – Frewsburg Hayseeds – Falconer
5th – Randi Frank – Lone Member – Stockton
6th – Ann Meyer – Lone Member – Springville
7th – Maecee Nickerson – Lone Member – Sherman
8th – Ella Olmstead – Fluvanna Farmyard Friends – Jamestown
9th – Emma Ribaudo – Frewsburg Hayseeds – Jamestown
10th Anna Carlberg – Fluvanna Farmyard Friends – Jamestown
11th – August Carlberg – Fluvanna Farmyard Friends – Jamestown
12th – Brant Joy – Canadaway – South Dayton
13th – Emerson Moss – Fluvanna Farmyard Friends – Conewango Valley
Winter Heifer Calf
1st – Evie Woodis – Lone Member – Dewittville
2nd – Ayrienna Bunce – Lone Member – Dewittville
3rd – Grace Meyer – Lone Member – Springville
4th – Evie Woodis – Lone Member – Dewittville
5th – Violet Walker – Country Critters – Dunkirk
6th – Evan Mierzwa – Lone Member – Forestville
7th – Eleanor Carlberg – Frewsburg Hayseeds – Jamestown
Fall Heifer Calf
1st – Emmerson Faye Crawford – Lone Member – Sherman
2nd – Emma Rowe – Lone Member – Ripley
3rd – Ava Meyer – Lone Member – Springville
4th – Robert Meyer – Lone Member – Springville
5th – Evie Woodis – Lone Member – Dewittville
6th – Ana Frederes – Lone Member – Falconer
Summer Yearling Heifer
1st – Isabella Jones – Frewsburg Hayseeds – Frewsburg
Spring Yearling Heifer
1st – Ava Burridge – Lone Member – Stockton
2nd – Owen Carlberg – Frewsburg Hayseeds – Jamestown
3rd – Carlie Ward – Lone Member – Stockton
Winter Yearling Heifer
1st – Evan Mierzwa – Lone Member – Forestville
Fall Yearling Heifer
1st – Evan Mierzwa – Lone Member – Foresteville
2nd – Violet Walker – Country Critters – Dunkirk
Holstein Junior Champion – Evie Woodis – Lone Member – Dewittville
Holstein Reserve Junior Champion – Ayriennna Bunce- Lone Member – Mayville
Junior Two Year Old Cow
1st – Emmerson Faye Crawford – Lone Member – Sherman
2nd – Grace Meyer – Lone Member – Springville
3rd – August Carlberg – Fluvanna Farmyard Friends - Jamestown
4th – Abigail Carlberg – Frewsburgh Hayseeds – Jamestown
Senior Two Year Old Cow
1st Dayne Jantzi – Sherman Kountry Kids – Clymer
Junior Three Year Old Cow
1st Keymari Keys – Lone Member – Cassadaga
2nd Ava Burridge – Lone Member - Stockton
Four Year Old Cow
1st – Anna Carlberg – Fluvanna Farmyard Friends – Jamestown
Holstein Senior and Grand Champion – Emmerson Faye Crawford – Lone Member – Clymer Holstein Reserve Senior and Grand Champion – Dayne Jantzi – Sherman Kountry Kids – Clymer
Jersey
Spring Heifer Calf
1st – Evie Woodis – Lone Member – Dewittville
2nd – Laine Carpenter – Frewsburg Hayseeds – Falconer
Winter Heifer Calf
1st – Tyler Crowell – Frewsburg Hayseeds – South Dayton
2nd – Dale Perry – Canadaway – South Dayton
Fall Heifer Calf
1st – Larsen Swan – Lone Member – Sherman
2nd – Elizabeth Jones – Frewsburg Hayseeds – Frewsburg
Summer Yearling Heifer
1st – Drake Deland – Lone Member – Sherman
Spring Yearling Heifer
1st – Drake Deland – Lone Member – Sherman
2nd -Laine Carpenter – Frewsburg Hayseeds- Falconer
Winter Yearling Heifer
1st – Claudia Almekinder – Harmony Haystackers – Clymer
Jersey Junior Champion – Larsen Swan – Lone Member – Sherman
Jersey Reserve Junior Champion – Evie Woodis – Lone Member – Dewittville
Junior Two Year Old
1st – Laine Carpenter – Frewsburg Hayseeds – Falconer
2nd – Evie Woodis – Lone Member -Dewittville
Junior Three Year Old
1st – Ava Burridge – Lone Member – Stockton
Senior Three Year Old
1st – Evie Woodis – Lone Member - Dewittville
Four Year Old
1st – Tyler Crowell – Frewsburg Hayseeds – South Dayton
Jersey Senior and Grand Champion -Evie Woodis – Lone Member – Dewittville
Jersey Reserve Senior and Grand Champion – Tyler Crowell – Frewsburg Hayseeds – South Dayton
AOB (All Other Breeds)
Spring Heifer Calf
1st – Ava Burridge – Lone Member – Stockton
2nd – Ella Olmstead – Frewsburg Hayseeds – Jamestown
Fall Heifer Calf
1st – Larsen Swan – Lone Member – Sherman
AOB Junior Champion – Larsen Swan – Lone Member – Sherman
AOB Reserve Junior Champion – Ava Burridge – Lone Member – Stockton
Junior Two Year Old Cow
1st Dayne Jantzi – Sherman Kountry Kids – Clymer
Senior Two Year Old Cow
1st Ava Burridge – Lone Member – Stockton
Junior Three Year Old Cow
1st Ava Burridge – Lone Member – Stockton
AOB Senior, Reserve and Grand Champion – Ava Burridge – Lone Member Stockton
AOB Reserve Grand Champion – Larsen Swan – Lone Member – Sherman
Group Classes
Best Three Females (Bred and Owned by 4-H Family)
1st – Evie Woodis – Lone Member – Dewittville
2nd – Evan Mierzwa – Lone Member – Forestville
3rd – Laine Carpenter – Frewsburg Hayseeds – Falconer
4th – Anna Carlberg – Fluvanna Farmyard Friends – Jamestown
5th – Ava Burridge – Lone Member – Stockton
Produce of Dam (Two animals any age progeny of one dam)
1st – Evie Woodis – Lone Member – Dewittville
2nd – Grace Meyer – Lone Member – Springville
3rd – Evan Mierzwa – Lone Member – Forestville
4th – Laine Carpenter – Frewsburg Hayseeds – Falconer
5th – Ava Burridge – Lone Member – Stockton
Dam and Daughter
1st – Laine Carpenter – Frewsburg Hayseeds – Falconer
2rd – August Carlberg – Fluvann Farmyard Friends- Jamestown
3rd – Landen Carpenter – Frewsburg Hayseeds – Falconer
Best Bred and Owned and Supreme Champion Winners
Junior Best Bred and Owned 4-H Animal – Laren Swan – Lone Member – Sherman Junior Supreme Champion of 4-H Show -Maecee Nickerson – Lone Member - Clymer