By Bob Strohm
bstrohm@wbcowqel.com
Cattle judging turned to the dairy side of things Wednesday at the Crawford County Fair where a girl and her animal both earned best of show. Taking first place in showmanship in the Junior Division was Megan Rhodes. Rhodes also went on to win Grand Champion among dairy feeder exhibitors.
Rhodes explained what it feels like to be grand champion.
“It feels great, I am really happy. My parents helped me a lot and my sister and I really thank them too,” Rhodes said.
Rhodes said that raising the grand champion took a lot of work.
“It was a lot of effort, we fed them the best we could, and we walked them hard and we had a great time,” Rhodes explained.
Zach Harer took Reserve Champion in the Dairy Feeders category.
The Dairy Feeders weren’t the only cattle on display in the show arena Wednesday night. Courtney Stahl who took Reserve Champion in the Holstein event explained her favorite part of raising her Holstein
“My favorite part was probably seeing him grow up, because he grew up so fast and it was just fun to watch it,” Stahl said.
Kyle Hudson took Grand Champion honors in the Holstein category.
Outstanding Exhibitors were also announced at the beginning of the event with that award going to Rhodes, Taylor Lutz, and Luke Scott.
The kids weren’t the only ones to have fun as the event closed out with the Parents Showmanship. Taking home Grand Champion in the Parents Showmanship was Rose Reer.