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Five of nine Madison divisional champions vanished for eleven months while an 11th-place heifer took over the continent.

Ryan Krohlow holds the microphone to judge an International Holstein Show where five reigning champions skipped the 2026 circuit entirely. The Bullvine Podcast breaks down the tension between dormant titans like Kandy Cane and proven road campaigners on thebullvine.com. Learn why early lactation placings lie, how over-bagging rules will bite, and where intermediate class buyers set the commercial market.

• Why an 11th-place calf out of 61 head is now North America's top winter yearling

• How a judge with 18 years of fitting spots fluid in the rear udder seam

• Why early season placings are merely freshness snapshots rather than a ceiling

• Who wins the clash of archetypes between West-Adub Lambda Sadie and Barabas

• How intermediate cow classes serve as the continent's elite buying floor

Over-bagging risks a one-year suspension under mandatory top-third ultrasounds, making texture and locomotion paramount for Judge Krohlow. With Butlerview acquiring eight champions while breeding only two, Friday morning reveals whether checkbooks beat homebred master breeders. Whoever wins must hold up through 468 head to stand against colored breeds in the 4:00 p.m. Supreme lineup.

Full article and sources: https://www.thebullvine.com/show-reports/world-dairy-expo/world-dairy-expo-2026-holstein/

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