Herrington Farms, Inc. of Troy, NY was named the overall winner of the 2021 World Forage Analysis Superbowl at the 2021 World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis.
The Herrington family won the competition with their BMR corn silage. They received a grand prize of $2,500 from Kemin Animal Nutrition & Health.
Champion First-time Entry in the competition was Marty Farms of Sterling, Ohio, earning them a $2,000 prize sponsored by New Holland.
Two Quality Counts Award winners also were selected – one for corn silage and one for hay/haylage. The corn silage award, sponsored by Silostop, was presented to Kensinger Farms, Martinsburg, Pa. Legacy Farms of Shell Lake, Wis., won the hay/haylage award, which was presented by CROPLAN by WinField.
Grand Champion division winners included:
- Baleage – Jenks Jerseys, Marathon, Wis. Sponsored by Agri-King, Inc.
- Commercial Hay – Hardrock Farms Inc., Wheatland, Wyo. Sponsored by NEXGROW Alfalfa
- Dairy Hay – Olson Farms, Lena, Wis. Sponsored by W-L Research
- Grass Hay – Cozy Nook Farm, Waukesha, Wis. Sponsored by Barenbrug USA
- Alfalfa Haylage – Todd Mark, Elmwood, Wis. Sponsored by Ag-Bag by RCI
- Mixed/Grass Haylage – Opportunity Acres, Lena, Wis. Sponsored by Lallemand Animal Nutrition
- Standard Corn Silage – Egan Family Dairy, Omro, Wis. Sponsored by Scherer Inc.
- BMR Corn Silage – Rothlisberger Dairy, Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Sponsored by Brevant Seeds
The competition encompassed a total of 343 entries, with combined overall and top-5 division winners representing eight states.
Sponsors of the 2021 World Forage Analysis Superbowl included Platinum Sponsor – Brevant Seeds; Division Sponsors – Ag-Bag by RCI; Agri-King, Inc.; Barenbrug USA; Lallemand Animal Nutrition; NEXGROW Alfalfa; Scherer Inc. and W-L Research; and additional supporters – Micro Technologies; Passion Ag, Inc.; and Provimi.
