Six Wisconsinites are taking home honors from the World Forage Analysis Superbowl following this year’s event held at World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin.
The long-running contest is considered one of the premier forage quality competitions in the industry. It recognizes the top forage producers in divisions ranging from outstanding crop management, to harvesting practices, and forage quality across multiple categories.
Competitors from the state took the top prize in a variety of divisions:
- Steve Nettleman of Agri-King in Bangor won for baleage.
- Comet Creek Hay Company located in Wittenberg is the grass hay champion.
- Andy and Melissa Vine from Greenwood won top honors for alfalfa haylage.
- Four Cubs Farm in Grantsburg earned the top prize for mixed grass haylage.
- The winner of the quality counts hay and haylage is Kevin and Rebecca Wilke with R Organic Farm near Sturgeon Bay.
- Paul Keune from Seymore is the top first-time entrant.
Forage experts considered samples across nine divisions which recognizes a wide variety of crops.
- Corn silage
- Dairy Hay
- Commercial Hay
- Grass Hay
- Baleage
- Alfalfa Haylage
- Cereal Forage-Ensiled
- Mixed Grass Haylage
- Brown Midrib (BMR) Corn Silage
Each category is evaluated using standardized laboratory forage analysis and scoring criteria to ensure fair and consistent judging. Winners shared close to $40,000 in prize money.
