Queen’s Corner

Queen’s Corner By Autumn Whiteleather

Greeting everyone, I hope you all enjoyed your time at the 2022 World Dairy Expo and North American International Livestock Expo. Once again, I would like to thank all who put on the wonderful shows, the judges and also the showmen that made the shows possible. As the busy show season is wrapping up, I would like to add that I have had so much fun attending different shows and meeting new people along the way, which I am very grateful for.

First, I would like to congratulate our superior state of Ohio by sweeping at both shows this fall. From calves, to heifers, to cows, all exhibitors were successful with their class placings. With Ohio competing so well, I thought that it would be great to showcase dairy facts, here are some unique facts of our state.

Facts, According to Drink-Milk.com:

1. The state of Ohio is the home to 257,000 dairy cows, and approximately 1,550 dairy farms. 2. Ohio is the number one state for Swiss cheese production. 3. Within the United States, Ohio ranks 11th in milk production.

Second, I have been busy educating second grade students at Streetsboro Elementary with some of these special facts. I have been showing them many pictures of our Holstein breed through our magazine and online images. I have also had students complete a dairy learning journal. After giving students a journal, I also gave each of them a dairy cow eraser for them to have a hands-on visual representation of a cow. Within this journal, students were able to see drawings of the different stages in life that a dairy cow goes through and also see drawings of many different dairy products. I was quite impressed with the knowledge that some of the students expressed during the classwide discussion.

Lastly, I would like to state that I am very eager to promote our industry in as many ways as I can during this holiday and winter season. If anyone might know of any events, please let me know. I am very interested in attending.

I would like to wish everyone a generous holiday season and safe travels. Don’t forget to use dairy in your holiday celebrations or gift giving! Here’s my most recent charcuterie board with many different dairy products that I made for a celebration.