Dairy Judging

The Cal Poly Dairy Judging Team has competed in nearly every major contest in the past few years and has won every contest at least once. Typically the Junior team compeates at Louisville, KY and at Richmond, UT and the senior team competes at Viroqua, WI or Harrisburg, PA and then at the World Dairy Expo at Madison, WI.

Students meet many industry leaders and make numerous job contacts. The Cal Poly Dairy Judging Team is one of the very best judging teams in the United States.

Photos of the Dairy Judging Teams

Harrisburg, PA and Madison, WI: Senior Judging Team: Dr. Henderson, Diane Coderniz, Lacey Amarante, Stephen Maddox and Lauren King

Louisville KY: Junior Judging Team: Dr. Stan Henderson, Blake Renner, Stephen Mast , Jarett Zonneveld and Sarah Van Exel

About the Program

This program involves students that have taken DSCI 241 - Dairy Cattle Selection, Breeds, Fitting and Showing, or junior college transfer students with judging experience.

These students preactice twice a week during spring quarter and compete in an intercollegiate judging contest spring quarter. The top student judges from the previous spring continue by continuing to practice and then compete in one or two contests during fall quarter, and one contest winter quarter, usually as juniors.

The senior judging team culminates their judging experience by competing in two contests during fall quarter. The Eastern National is held in Harrisburg, PA and the final contest in the National Contest in Madison, WI.

Photo of the judging team at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, WI.

Judging team at the 2004 World Dairy Expo in Madison, WI.

Judging Team at practice

Holstein Cows

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The Eugene and Rachel Boone Dairy Science Complex sign. Cal Poly