As reported in the World Dairy Diary, a team from CALS recently won the National Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest at the 2011 World Dairy Expo. The Big Red tallied 2,485 points and edged Virginia Tech by virtue of tiebreaker. Rounding out the top five were Penn State, Wisconsin, and Minnesota — schools that Cornell would be unlikely to defeat in, say, football. Congratulations to coach David Galton and his team.
And for a more personal (and heartwarming) tale about cattle judging, read about the adventures of veterinarian Sally Ness at this year’s New York State Fair. (Thanks to Lyn LaBar of the Vet college for bringing this to our attention.)