State Contest Information
ALL interested teams need to enter a Regional Qualification Dairy Cattle CDE Event & place in the top 5 - 7 teams to advance to the next CDE Level.
DATE: Live State Dairy Cattle CDE Event - FRIDAY April 24, 2026. Teams MAY ride bus from campus or report directly to Pavilion #2 at Alliant Energy Center
Time: 7:30 am BUS DEPART (bus depart from UW -Stock Pavilion @ 7:30) - 1 p.m. Registration 7:45 a.m. Contest start time =8: 15 a.m. Teams will be dismissed by Contest Supt. Do NOT plan to depart earlier than 1 p.m.
Location: Live Contest will held at Alliant Energy Center (Pavilion #2) in conjunction with the Spring Dairy Showcase cattle event.
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Overview
Students develop skills important to dairy cattle selection and herd management via this team-based event. The Dairy Cattle Evaluation and Management Career Development Event (CDE) helps students develop skills in dairy cattle selection and herd management. Participants evaluate the cattle’s physical characteristics, explain their various classes and analyze a herd record as a team.
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Resources:
Practice Scantron
Recommended resources for student preparation are:
Dairy Cattle Evaluation
PDCA Dairy Cow Unified Scorecard
Holstein Foundation’s Dairy Judging Workbook
Type Analysis Questionnaire
Oral Reasons Guidelines
Oral Reasons Practice Card
Oral Reasons Practice Card with Text
National FFA Dairy Evaluation Videos
For Dairy Cattle Management
FFA Textbook Modern Livestock & Poultry Production - 9th edition by Frank Flanders/Jim Gillespie, Section 9 Dairy Cattle - Chapters 39-46
DHI Herd Summary Interpretive Manual
Sample DHI Herd Summary Sheet
National FFA past CDE materials, https://ffa.app.box.com/s/poub01x84xi9wl6sjznjw4khpiy0d9n6
Hoard’s Dairyman—judging contest and materials, youth tests, quiz questions, and current industry issues, www.hoards.com
Cornell University Department of Animal Science Dairy Resources, http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/4h/dairycattle/dairyresources.html
Virginia Dairy Quiz Bowl study materials, https://www.youth.dasc.vt.edu/quiz-bowl.html
Holstein Foundation Education Workbooks, http://www.holsteinfoundation.org/education/workbooks.html
Holstein Foundation Youth Programs: Dairy Bowl Materials, http://www.holsteinfoundation.org/youthprograms/dairybowl.html
For dairy cattle pedigrees
Holstein Foundation’s Pedigree Workbook
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Photo Gallery
State winning team for 2025 is Baldwin-Woodville
Stella Kamm, Makayla Weyer, Macy Weyer, and Lilly Peterson
High Individual is Garrett Ulness of Valders
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