Wisconsin Holstein Association
2026 Junior Convention
January 2-4, 2026 | Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Hosted by the Wood County Junior Holstein Association
Holiday Inn, Stevens Point
Room reservations
Standard rate - $105/night available until December 2 or until all rooms in the block are booked.
Use this link to make reservations or please call 715-344-0200 and press #1. When making reservations, we ask that you please reference the group name for Junior Holstein Assn or the Group Block Code: JHA.
Convention Registration
Registration forms and payments must be postmarked or submitted online by Monday, December 8. A late fee of $50 per person will be added if postmarked after December 8. No registrations accepted after December 19. A ticket trade board will be located by the registration desk.
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Make checks payable to: Wood County Junior Holstein Association and mail to Wood County Junior Holstein Association, Attn: Maddy Hensel, 8357 3rd Street, Pittsville, WI 54466.
IMPORTANT: Registration will NOT be considered complete until mailed-in check payment is received. We will send confirmation emails within a couple days of receiving completed registration form and check payable in the correct amount.
Tentative Schedule:
Friday, January 2
10 a.m. -5 p.m. DJM Interviews
11 a.m. Convention Registration & Activity Room opens
Dairy Jeopardy & Speaking Registration (deadline to check-in is 12:30 p.m.)
Dairy Bowl Registration (check-in by 4 p.m.)
12:45 p.m. Dairy Jeopardy & Speaking Judges’ orientation
1:00 p.m. Dairy Jeopardy & Speaking Contest Roll Call & contests begin (all ages)
4:30 p.m. Dairy Bowl Seeding Exam
5:15 p.m. Junior Forum & Caucuses; Adult Forum
6:30 p.m. Dinner - Dairy Jeopardy, Essay Contest, Junior Progressive Breeder &
Long Range Production Awards; Junior All-Wisconsin announcements
Bell-R-Ring Contest
9:00 p.m. Evening entertainment
Saturday, January 3
7-8:30 a.m. Breakfast
7:45 a.m. Dairy Bowl volunteer orientation
8:00 a.m. Junior Dairy Bowl Contest begins
8:00 a.m. Activity Room opens
9:00 a.m. Royalty Interviews
12:30 p.m. Princess Luncheon - First-time Attendee & Graduate Recognition
1:45 p.m. Senior & Rookie Dairy Bowl contests begin
6:30 p.m. Banquet & Dance
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Sunday, January 4
8:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:30 a.m. Speaking, Dairy Bowl & Activity Room results
Premier County & Bell-R-Ring winners announced
9:00 a.m. Business Meeting, JAC Elections & Raffle Drawing
10:00 a.m. Dairy Bowl Finals
11:30 a.m. YQCA seminar
2025 Junior Calf Raffle
Grand Prize - a Registered Holstein calf from Tails-Up Farm, Jeremiah & Sherry Hagen Family
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Tickets available by contacting the WHA office - $2 each, 3 for $5 or 6 for $10
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Additional Prizes donated by:
Agromatic
ABS/St Jacobs
Badger Dairy Club
Culvers
Dairy Agenda Today
Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin
Dairy Girl Network
Genex
Hoard’s Dairyman
Maple-Leigh Futures
Marshfield Vet Service
Milk Wagon Whatcha Ma Call Its
Northcentral Technical College
Origin Reproduction Services
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
UW-Platteville Pioneer Dairy Club
Vita Plus
Wisconsin Holstein Association
Additional gift baskets donated by Junior Activities Committee and Royalty
