World Dairy Expo® is pleased to announce the eight official judges selected to evaluate North America’s finest dairy cattle during the 2022 World Dairy Expo, scheduled for October 2 through October 7. The Dairy Cattle Show will begin on Monday, October 3. These individuals were nominated and voted on by 2021 Dairy Cattle Show Exhibitors.
International Ayrshire Show
Official Judge: Chad Ryan - Fond du Lac, Wis.
Chad Ryan resides in Fond du Lac, Wis., with his wife, Amy, and sons, Dylan and Cameron. There he assists with the day-to-day operations of Ryan-Vu Holsteins, which is home to a select group of Holsteins and colored breed heifers. Ryan and his family have bred or developed 50 All-American, Junior All-American and All-Canadian nominees, six of which went on to be named All-American. Along with being active on the farm, Ryan serves on the WDE Dairy Cattle Exhibitor Committee and the World Dairy Expo Board of Directors. He has an extensive judging resume.
Associate Judge: Mandi Bue - Kaukauna, Wis.
Mandi Bue, with husband Eddie, manages the elite show herd of Registered Holsteins, Red & Whites and Jerseys at Milksource Genetics in Kaukauna, Wis. She also serves as the farm’s young stock manager. During her time at Milksource, Bue has cared for and developed several champion-caliber animals. She has bred and owned numerous All-American nominees and has partnered on several successful show animals. She has also officiated numerous cattle shows throughout the U.S., including the Illinois State Championship Show and the Minnesota Junior Holstein Championship Show.
International Brown Swiss Show
Official Judge: Gerrit DeBruin - Lake Mills, Wis.
Hailing from Lake Mills, Wis., Gerrit and his wife, Lorrie, own and operate Prescription Premix, an independent nutrition consulting business. DeBruin also owns a small elite herd of Brown Swiss under the Just So prefix. The farm is home to heifers and donor cows. DeBruin has extensive judging experience serving as official at the Southwest National Brown Swiss Show, and multiple state Brown Swiss shows throughout the Midwest and serving as the associate judge of the 2007 Central National Brown Swiss Show. DeBruin and his wife have three adult children and five grandchildren.
Associate Judge: Hayden Hauschildt - Ellsworth, Wis.
Hayden Hauschildt owns and operates a Registered Holstein and Brown Swiss dairy in conjunction with his parents, Jim and Diane, in Ellsworth, Wis. Under the Jaden prefix, Hauschildt has bred over 40 Excellent Brown Swiss. He has owned 14 All-American nominees, 12 of which were homebred, and exhibited several champions at state and national Brown Swiss shows. Hauschildt has judged numerous county and canton Brown Swiss shows and recently served as associate judge of the 2020 Illinois State Brown Swiss Show. Hauschildt currently serves as vice president of the Wisconsin Brown Swiss Association.
International Guernsey Show
Official Judge: Phillip Topp - Botkins, Ohio
Phillip Topp of Botkins, Ohio owns a 40-cow registered herd along with a fabricating maintenance business, specializing in stainless steel tig welding. Topp has exhibited many champions at the Ohio State Fair, North American International Livestock Exposition and World Dairy Expo including the 1999 Grand Champion of the International Brown Swiss Show. In 2016, he was awarded the Ohio Young Breeder Award. He served as the official judge of the 2019 International Ayrshire Show and associate judge for the 2021 International Brown Swiss Show and the 2016 International Jersey Show at World Dairy Expo. Topp and his wife, Carrie, have three children, Aubree, Aiden and Alaina.
Associate Judge: Tim Abbott - Enosburg, Vt.
Tim Abbott, along with wife, Sharyn, own and operate Borderview Genetics and are partners in Alliance Dairy Sales. Together they own 100 head of elite Registered Holsteins and Jerseys. Abbott has owned or co-owned grand champion animals at World Dairy Expo, the All-American Jersey Show and The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. Abbott has worked with and owned multiple household name cows. A familiar face in the sales box, Abbott manages and co-manages cattle sales throughout North America. Abbott spent 20 years in the AI industry and has a judging resume spanning North America, as well as some international shows. The Abbotts have two daughters, Chelsea and Caitlyn, and reside in Enosburg, Vt.
International Holstein Show
Official Judge: Pierre Boulet - Montmagny, Québec, Canada
Pierre Boulet lives in Montmagny, Québec, Canada with his wife, Katie Coates, where they own Ferme Pierre Boulet. They have bred 200 Excellent cows and is the only herd in Canada to have two animals classify Excellent 97 on the same day. Boulet has judged several shows, including the International Red & White Show at World Dairy Expo, the Jersey and Holstein Shows at The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, Quebec Spring Holstein Show, and California State Holstein Show. He has also officiated at Australia’s International Dairy Week and Agroexpo in Bogotá, Colombia. Boulet has five children, Carole-Anne, Sarah-Maude, Charles, Madison, and Katrina.
Associate Judge: Richard Landry - Ste-Brigitte-des-Saults, Québec, Canada
Richard Landry lives in Ste-Brigitte-des-Saults, Québec, Canada with his wife, Nathalie Rousseau, and three children, Felix, Julien, and Corine. Landry works for CIAQ/Semex in
sales and has spent several years
traveling the world as a professional dairy cattle fitter. Landry has prepared elite show cattle in the U.S., Canada, Brazil, Switzerland, Italy and France. Most notably, Landry prepared Thrulane James Rose as she earned her Supreme Champion titles at both World Dairy Expo and The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair for Pierre Boulet. Landry also has an extensive judging resume.
International Jersey Show
Official Judge: Keith Topp - Botkins, Ohio
Keith Topp resides in Botkins Ohio where he grew up on Topp-View Farms with his mother, Marylou, the late Don Topp and brothers Eric and Phillip. Topp now owns and operates On Topp Genetics with his wife, Kindra, and two children, Keaton and Kinley. Topp has had the honor of officiating shows at World Dairy Expo, the All American Jersey Show and the Jersey Jug Futurity.
Associate Judge: Ryan Krohlow - Poynette, Wis.
Ryan Krohlow, and wife, Haley, own and operate HammerTime Holsteins in Poynette, Wis. For the past three years Krohlow has worked as a hoof trimmer, while simultaneously working as a professional dairy cattle fitter for the past 20 years. Krohlow has officiated several shows throughout the U.S. Ryan and Haley have four children, Callie, Conway, Cooper and Case.
International Milking Shorthorn Show
Official Judge: Joe Sparrow - Owenton, Ky.
Joe Sparrow is a dairy nutritionist for CPC Commodities and co-owner of Fairdale Farms LLC with his brothers, Ben and Kirby, and father, Richard. Sparrow served as the associate judge of the 2013 International Brown Swiss Show and official judge of the 2019 International Brown Swiss Show. Sparrow resides in Worthville, Ky., with his wife, Angela, and children, Archie and Wylie.
Associate Judge: Matt Fry - Chestertown, Md.
Matt Fry and his wife, Megan, along with Matt’s parents, Ed and Marian, own and operate Fair Hill Farm, an 800-cow Certified Organic Holstein dairy in Chestertown, Md. Fry has judged several shows including the Delaware State Fair, Maryland State Fair, and Maryland State Ayrshire and Brown Swiss shows. Together Fry and his wife have two children, Reid and Owen.
International Red & White Show
Official Judge: Pat Lundy - Granville, N.Y.
Pat Lundy resides in Granville, N.Y. with wife, Sayde, and son, Henry. There he is part owner of Luncrest Farm LLC, a 400-cow Registered Holstein herd. Lundy also worked as a full-time dairy cattle fitter for eight years. Lundy served as the 2019 International Red & White Show associate judge and officiated the 2020 North American Open Red & White Show.
Associate Judge: Gary Jones - Gorey, County Wexford, Ireland
Gary Jones was raised on his family’s 50-cow dairy, Hallow Farm, in southeast Ireland. Today, Jones and wife, Izzy, along with their children, Ted, Rory and Ella, operate their own farm in County Wexford, Ireland. Jones is also a member of judging panels in Ireland, the U.S. and Europe, and has officiated shows throughout Ireland, the United Kingdom, Italy and more.
International Junior Holstein Show
Official Judge: Pat Conroy - Angola, Ind.
Pat Conroy resides in Angola, Ind., with his wife, Jeannie, and two children, Kaiden and Zailey. He currently markets commercial dairy cattle, and is co-owner of Genesis Genetics Mexico. Conroy owns roughly 60 head of registered dairy cattle scattered throughout the globe. Conroy has judged shows in 20 different countries, most notably the 2018 International Jersey Show, 2016 International Holstein Show, 2015 International Red & White Show, 2013 International Junior Holstein Show, the European National Show in Italy, Switzerland’s Swiss Expo, Le Supreme Laitier in Canada, the Holland Holstein Show, Agroleite in Brazil, and Japan’s Hokkaido Winter Fair.
Associate Judge: Callum McKinven - Canton de Hatley, Québec, Canada
Callum McKinven co-owns and operates Lookout Holsteins and Jerseys with his wife, Katherine, and three daughters, Tara, Brooke and Alana, in Canton de Hatley, Québec, Canada. McKinven has been recognized with both the A.C. “Whitie” Thomson Memorial Award at World Dairy Expo and the Curtis Clark Award at The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. This year is McKinven’s 13th appearance as an Expo judge since beginning his judging career 34 years ago. He has judged in 31 countries around the world including at The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, the TD Canadian 4-H Dairy Classic, the Hokkaido National Show and the South African National Show.
