Breeder of the Future Awards

BREEDER OF THE FUTURE AWARD WINNERS

MARILYN HERZOG BREEDER OF THE FUTURE GIRL BREEDER OF THE FUTURE BOY

At just 13-years-old, Lauren Silveira has a long list of accomplishments and now Breeder of the Future can be added to the growing list. Lauren is from Chowchilla, CA and is a member of the Merced County Club.

Lauren began showing at the age of 7 and entered the 4-H program at 9 years old. She has had the opportunity to show at various shows throughout the country. Highlight shows include the California State Holstein Show, Western Classic Junior Dairy Show, Western Dairy Showcase, Western National Dairy Show and World Dairy Expo, just to name a few. A major highlight for Lauren was at the 2021 WDE where she showcased her Spring heifer in the Junior show and took home the 4th place ribbon. In 2020, she found success at the Richmond Black & White Days Junior Dairy Show where she was named Fitting and Showmanship Champion with her calf, Royal-Cut Awesome Julia-Red. In 2021, her Fall calf, Royal-Cut Avalan Joy-RedET was named Reserve Junior All-California at the CA State Holstein Show. Lauren finished out the day with a 2nd place ribbon in the Junior Showmanship competition. “Raising and showing dairy heifers and cows is my passion!” Actively involved in her family’s dairy farm, Lauren has 95 registered Holsteins in her name, 54 of them being bred by her. The average score for her herd is 84 points. Lauren’s passion for the dairy industry started at an early age. She began with basic chores such as feeding calves, helping milk the cows and cleaning the heifer pen. In 2020 with the closure of her school, Lauren took this opportunity to further her knowledge and skill around the farm. Working alongside her dad, she became educated in helping do their herd veterinary checks. Her dad is also currently teaching her the importance of genomic testing and how it affects their operation. Lauren is taking this knowledge and using it when selecting bulls for her registered herd and dairy replacement projects that she is raising for 4-H.

“I work hard at taking care of my heifers and I look forward to learning more about breeding them. I am proud to be involved in the dairy industry and a part of my family’s business.” Sixteen year old, Ryan Hath of El Nido, CA is the 2022 Breeder of the Future Boy. Ryan has been a member of the Merced County Holstein Association for the last 6 years and was a member of the El Nido 4-H club for 5 years. Ryan is currently also a member of the Golden Valley FFA Chapter. In his freshman year, he received his Greenhand Degree and has now gone on to receive his Chapter Degree. Adding to the growing list, he is also a member of the California Junior Jersey Association and Brown Swiss Association. Ryan currently has 8 Registered Holsteins in his name, 3 of which were bred by him. This past December classification, Hath Expander Lexa, a 3-year-old owned by Ryan went EX-90. For the last two years, he has participated in the FFA Project Competition. During his Freshman year, he gave a demonstration on feeding dairy heifers and discussed his involvement with his families dairy operation and breeding program. This year, he presented a demonstration on proper milking techniques. Both years he received a Gold award for his efforts.

Attending various shows Ryan has accomplished a showmanship win at the California State Fair ‘17, 3rd Junior and 8th Summer Yearling at the Western National Dairy Holstein Show ‘20 and a 2nd place ribbon in the FFA Showmanship class at the Merced Fair ‘21. Having success at the local, state and national levels in the show ring, Ryan can contribute the success his and his family’s homebred animals have had due to the importance of a strong breeding program. “I have learned to work with my dad on looking at different bulls and mating them to my show animals. My plan is to continue improving the genetics of my herd. My dad has taught me how breeding directly impacts production and I feel this is one of the most important components of the dairy.”

Twelve year old Chloe Chapman is the 2022 Young Breeder of the Future Girl. She is from Keyes, CA and is an active member of the Sacred Heart 4-H Club.

Chloe is very involved with her family’s Dairy farm where they house purebred Holsteins and Jerseys. She currently has 9 animals registered in her name, with 4 of them in production and 2 classified Very Good with an average of 87.4. Over the last few years Chloe has had the opportunity to show at the CA State Holstein Show, Western Classic, Western Fall National Show and the Stanislaus County Fair. Most recently she had great success at the Stanislaus County Fair where she had a 1st place Winter calf, 2nd place Fall calf, 2nd place Senior 2-yearold and a 1st place and HM Senior Champion Senior 3-year-old Jersey. In 2019 she took home the Grand Champion 4-H Jersey banner. Chloe is a keen member who is very involved in all the CJHA activities. Through this program she has been able to further her skills and knowledge within the industry while creating lifelong friendships along the way. As Chloe looks ahead to the future, she has the aspiration to continue growing her herd. She would also one day like to serve as a CJHA officer.

“In this role I would continue with and improve the junior programs so that other youth can join and participate all while having fun.” Showing is a passion for her and a goal has been set as she continues on with her journey. “I want to continue showing my cows locally and someday compete at the World Dairy Expo. Breeding and showing a WDE class winner is my future goal.” Hunter McIsaac, 11, is the 2022 winner of the Young Breeder of the Future Boy Award. He is from Petaluma.

Hunter is actively involved on his family’s Dairy farm. When he was 2 years old he received his first cow ‘Disco.’ Since then he has strived to improve his herd and attend more notable shows. He now has 30 registered Holsteins in his name with 18 of them being bred by him. Hunter’s family enjoys working together with the common goal of improving their show heifers and cows. The show animals are kept separate where they are washed and fed on a show program. In 2021, Hunter placed 1st in his Showmanship heat and finished 3rd with his 4-year-old, Flower-Brook Corena at the Western Dairy Showcase. ‘Corena’ also graced the colored shavings at WDE ‘21 in the 4-year-old class and was 2nd Junior and 8th in the open. She rounded out 2021 by being named Supreme Champion at their local county fair, Reserve Junior R&W All-American and classified EX-93.

A highlight for Hunter and his family has been the success of BHHD Claim to Fame-Red. In 2020 ‘Fame’ was named All-American Spring Yearling, 1st Spring Yearling and Reserve Junior Champion at the Western National Show and 1st at the North American Open Holstein Show. While they no longer are the owners of ‘Fame,’ they are happy to have her daughter, sister and niece to hopefully continue on with her success! Each year Hunter extends his resume with industry related events. He has taken part in Cow Camp, Dairy judging and the Dairy bowl. While at these events, he was awarded 1st place for a dairy related video, 2nd place for public speaking and 2nd place for his Holstein folding display. This year he had his first entry in the Futurity at state show. Bred and Owned by Hunter, Ms Two-Rock Tatoo Milkshake, placed 6th. He also showed 2 daughters from ‘Corena,’ that will help showcase off his achievements he has made thus far!