Bovine starlet Easter graces Walworth County Fair
The Wisconsin tourism cow Easter, the 6-year-old star on the state ads, appeared at Walworth County Fair in a pink sunglasses box stall. Art Dibble recalls how Easter joined the tourism campaign after a call from Madison agency Stephan and Brady and a production crew. The cow, fifth generation to exceed milk and fat milestones, posed calmly on a Lake Geneva dock during filming, forging a lasting link between farming and tourism for Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin
Walworth County Fair
Dibble Citamatt
Department of Tourism
Madison Advertising Agency
Stephan and Brady
Easter
Lake Geneva
Riviera
Too cool Scott Dibble and Easter cow shine in Wisconsin ads
Fourteen year old Scott and ten year old Ted care for Easter a registered Holstein cow famed in Wisconsin tourism ads. The Dibble family runs an 80 animal registered herd in its 53rd year, with Easter later guest of honor at Orion Samuelson’s farm broadcaster breakfast celebrating the anniversary.
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Scott Dibble
Wisconsin
Scott
Ted
Jan Shepe
Orion Samuelson
Rowbothams set mark with Jersey cattle at fairs
Rowbotham brothers Rob and Dave of Walworth had a standout year in Jersey showing. Rob, 20, earned grand champion junior at the county fair and reserve state fair champion with Rows Thor Surville Koralee, while Dave, 17, showed reserve county champion and grand state fair Jersey Lovergal. They entered 17 animals at Elkhorn and plan to take eight to ten to the National Jersey Show in Louisville. Both are headed for UW Madison dairy studies, and the family herd now totals about 80 Jerseys and Holsteins, with the next generation taking interest in Jerseys.
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Rob Rowbotham
Dave Rowbotham
Walworth County
Dave
Rowbotham Brothers
Walworth
Walworth County Fair
Rob
Thor Surville Koralee
Elkhorn
Samson Loveigal
Big Foot-Walworth Ffa
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Louisville
Walworth County Fair sells 394 livestock at junior auction
Walworth County Fair junior livestock sale raised $165,777 from 394 animals, down from last year’s 408. beef, sheep, and hog classes yielded top bids from Pick and Save Lake Geneva, The Abbey Interlochen, and local businesses. Grand and reserve champions across beef, sheep, and hog divisions were sold to regional buyers at prices per pound, with totals calculating to $165,777 and category sums of $104,118.75 for beef, $12,753.50 for sheep, and $48,905.15 for hogs.
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Walworth County Fair
Jean Slack
Elkhorn
Pick and Save
Lake Geneva
Miss Slack
Roxie Slack
Abbey and Interlochen
Peterson ends 4-H career with grand champion barrow
Paul Peterson, 19, of Peterson and Sons farm in rural Walworth, won the grand champion barrow and champion pen of barrows at Walworth County Fair. The crossbred Chester White Hampshire Duroc hogs, part of a 700 acre operation that raises 1000 hogs yearly, mark his first time clinching top honors after a four year wait. Paul plans to continue hog farming with his family as his 4-H career ends.
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Rob
Uw-Madison
Paul Peterson
Barrow
Barrows
Walworth County Fair
Paul
Peterson and Sons
Walworth
Carl
Oscar
Russ
Madison
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Bovine ‘Starlet’ Graces
Walworth County Extension Office
Art Dibble
Delavan
Highway Department
Mr. Dibble
Dibbles
Dibble
Art
Jean Dibble
Jan Shepel
Rowbothams
Lovergal
Rowbotham
Norlan
Anne
Amber Ellsworth
Spring Prairie
Elkhorn Bus Service
Jones Coach Travel
Gerry Sawtelle
State Bank of East Troy
the Production Credit Association
the Federal Land Bank
Burlington Consumers Coop of East Troy
First Banking Center
Marine Bank Southwest
Walworth State Bank
Elkhorn Locker
Jason Johnson
Village Supper Club
Carrie Dampier
Gates Enterprises
David Schmalfeldt
Lake Geneva Packing
Jim Bolton
State Bank of
East Troy
Wilson Prairie View Farms
Triebold Implement
Jones Dairy Farm
Brian Zimmer
First Citizens State Bank of Whitewater
Dennis Holman
Badger Grain
Jeff Pinnow
Suncrest Realty
Peterson
Chester
Petersons
Druther
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