The online entry forms for the 2026 All-Wisconsin contest are live. See links and contest rules below. 

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Objective: To recognize the top heifers and cows exhibited by Wisconsin Holstein Association members at WHA shows each year.

 

Qualifications:

• Animals must be owned completely or in partnership with at least one Wisconsin resident.

• All owners/partners must be Wisconsin Holstein Association members.

• Animal must have been shown at a minimum of one of the following shows:

   - Midwest National Spring Holstein Show

   - Wisconsin District Show

   - Wisconsin State Fair Holstein Show (junior or open show)

   - Midwest Summer National Holstein Show

For the junior contest, any animal entered must have been shown by one of the Wisconsin-resident junior owners in at at least one of the qualifying shows.

 

Entry:

• Entries may be submitted using the online form by November 1 of the contest year.

• All-Wisconsin entries should include show results for the current year and must include results from any of the qualifying shows where the animal was exhibited.

• Junior All-Wisconsin entries should include show results from the current year, including any of the qualifying shows, but should include only results from shows where the animal was exhibited as a junior-owned animal.

• Must include a professional photo and scan of the registration paper showing correct ownership.

• Exhibitors found to be untruthful with submitted show placings will be disqualified from participating in the current and following year contest. 

 

Judging:

• A panel of judges made up of the District Show judges will individually review all entries and rank their top 3 for each class. (7 points for 1st, 3 points for 2nd, 1 point for 3rd)

• Judges will abstain from voting if they have an animal nominated in a class.

• Votes will be tabulated from all participating judges to determine All-Wisconsin and Reserve All-Wisconsin awards. Ties will be broken by a vote from participating judges.

 

Recognition:

• Junior All-Wisconsin winners will be announced at the Junior Holstein Convention and published in the winter issue of the Wisconsin Holstein News. 

• All-Wisconsin winners will be announced online in January and published in the spring issue of the Wisconsin Holstein News.