Ad of the Year Voting OPEN!

The nominations are in and it’s time to start voting!!!!
Vote for your favorite half page ad and full page ad from the 2024 Ohio Holstein News issues! The winner will be announced at the Ohio Holstein Association Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet on Saturday, March 8 in Wooster, Ohio.
Click on the links to vote!

Ohio Holstein Convention Hotel Reservations – FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Hotel reservations for the Ohio Holstein Convention need to be made by February 3, 2025. There is a block reserved for Ohio Holstein. Rooms are $115.99 / night plus tax and a free breakfast is included. A well stocked dairy bar will also be available.

Best Western Plus Wooster Hotel & Conference Center 

243 E Liberty, Wooster, Ohio 44691 |  330-264-7750 | 1-800-780-7234

Please print the following pdf (or copy/tear out page 15 in the Nov.Dec 2024 Ohio Holstein News) and send in your reservations to the Saturday Luncheon BEFORE FEBRUARY 28, 2025. You must pay in advance! 2025 OHA Annual Meeting

2025 Ohio Holstein Queen Applications DUE FEBRUARY 14, 2025

2024 Queen Court – Jenna Calfo and Lilly Elsass

With the new year comes a new Ohio Holstein Queen!

Selection of the OHA Queen will be held at the OHA Annual Convention in Wooster, Ohio on March 7-8, 2025.

Ohio Holstein Queen Application 2025

2025 Queen Rules

To Apply: Visit www.ohioholstein.com for the 2025 Ohio Holstein Queen application. Email applications to
oholstein@sssnet.com or mail them to Ohio Holstein Association, PO Box 479, Wooster, OH 44691

Applications must be postmarked or emailed by Friday, February 14, 2025

If you are interested in competing in the OHA Queen Contest and/or have questions,
contact Courtney Lund at 419-681-2853 or lundview15@gmail.com

2025 OHIO HOLSTEIN QUEEN CONTEST RULES

Eligibility and Expectations:

  1. Contests must be at least 16 years old on January 1, 2025
  2. Contestants must be single (not married) throughout their reign
  3. Contestants must be members of the Ohio Junior Holstein Association, unless contestant is ineligible to be a junior member, in which case, she should be a member of the Ohio Holstein Association
  4. Contestants must be able to attend the 2025 Ohio Holstein Convention, 2025 Spring Dairy Expo, 2025 Ohio State Fair Holstein Shows and 2025 District Holstein Shows
  5. During the pageant portion of the contest, taking place at convention, the applicants will be expected to be in formal dress and have an escort (often a male family member)
  6. The Queen will be required to dress in professional manner at all Ohio Holstein functions
  7. The Queen must submit an article to the Ohio Holstein News for each edition throughout their reign
  8. Applications must be postmarked or emailed by Friday, February 14, 2025
  9. The contest will be held at the Ohio Holstein Convention. Interviews of applications will begin at 9:00 a.m. on March 8, 2025

Contestants will be judged on: Dairy Knowledge | Personal Appearance | Pose | Public Speaking

Ohio Holstein SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS DUE – FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Scholarship Opportunities

Full applications and instructions can be found at www.ohioholstein.com on the Junior page. – DUE FEBRUARY 14, 2025

All Applications Due to the Ohio Holstein Office (PO Box 479, Wooster, OH 44691) and must be received via email or postmarked by February 14, 2025

Welch Communication Scholarship

Esther Welch Ag Communications Scholarship

The Esther Welch Ag Communications Scholarship is intended to recognize an Ohio Junior Holstein Association or Ohio Holstein Association member who exemplifies exceptional leadership, participation, communication skills and dedication in the Holstein and dairy industries.
To be eligible, the applicant must be an Ohio Junior Holstein Association or Ohio Holstein Association member in good standing and a senior in high school or older and planning to pursue a communications degree with an agricultural emphasis.
The winner will receive $500 after the completion of their first (or next) college semester.

Ohio Memorial Award

The Ohio Memorial Award recognizes an Ohio Junior Holstein Member who exemplifies exceptional leadership, participation and dedication in the Holstein and dairy industries. The winner receives $500.
To be eligible, a youth must be an Ohio Junior Holstein Association member in good standing and a freshman in high school or older (not over the age of 21 as of January 1 of the application year) and has not received the Ohio Memorial Award previously.

Ohio Holstein Women Scholarship

The Ohio Holstein Women Scholarship is dedicated to the encouragement of deserving and qualified persons with a high school degree and with a dairy background to obtain an Associates, Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree, or to start-up and continue in the dairy business.
Applicants shall be high school graduates and may be up to 25 years of age. They must come from a Holstein dairy background, active in dairy products, 4-H, FFA and/or work on a dairy farm. To be eligible, the applicant must be an Ohio Junior Holstein Association or Ohio Holstein Association member in good standing. They should be second semester freshman or beyond and maintain at least a 2.25 cumulative grade point average and be in good standing with a university or mentoring representative. Past recipients may apply.
A minimum scholarship of $650 will be awarded and a subscription to the Ohio Holstein News magazine will be awarded for one year to the recipient(s).
Full applications and instructions can be found at www.ohioholstein.com on the Junior page.

Ohio Holstein Convention Hotel Reservations – FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Hotel reservations for the Ohio Holstein Convention need to be made by February 3, 2025. There is a block reserved for Ohio Holstein. Rooms are $115.99 / night plus tax and a free breakfast is included. A well stocked dairy bar will also be available.

Best Western Plus Wooster Hotel & Conference Center 

243 E Liberty, Wooster, Ohio 44691 |  330-264-7750 | 1-800-780-7234

Please print the following pdf (or copy/tear out page 15 in the Nov.Dec 2024 Ohio Holstein News) and send in your reservations to the Saturday Luncheon BEFORE FEBRUARY 28, 2025. You must pay in advance! 2025 OHA Annual Meeting

Nominations Wanted

Hello Ohio Holstein News Advertisers and Readers!

We have seen so many incredible ads this year and we wanted to see which one was your favorite!

We will be doing our 2nd Ad of the Year contest!

We need YOU!…to nominate an ad that was your favorite. You don’t have to be an advertiser to nominate an ad, but if you are an advertiser, you’re welcome to nominate your own ad!!

We will be doing an Ad of the Year for full page ads and half page ads, each as a separate category.

Please be sure to submit your nominations no later than February 3.

You can submit to Melissa Hart (farm.writer@hotmail.com) or Sarah Hart (shart6@emich.edu), or message our Ohio Holstein Facebook page. Simply let us know the advertiser’s name and which Ohio Holstein News issue it was in, or include a picture of the ad.

Voting begins on February 7th, so get your submissions in soon!

Ohio DJM Applications – Due before February 16

A new contest will be added to this year’s Ohio Holstein Convention and Annual meeting for Junior Members!

The Ohio Distinguished Junior Member (DJM) contest is open to any youth who is an Ohio Junior Holstein Association member in good standing. One winner will be selected to receive recognition, a personalized award, and a monetary prize.

Applications and recommendation letters must be submitted via email to oholstein@sssnet.com by February 16th. This means the latest you can submit your materials is 11:59 PM EST on February 16th.

Interviews will be conducted at the Annual Meeting, and winners will be announced at the Annual Meeting Luncheon. Applicants will be contacted prior to the Annual Meeting to set up an interview time.

Ohio Holstein DJM Application

Register for ODPA Annual meeting and Ohio Dairy Quality Conference on February 11, 12

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The Ohio Dairy Producers Association invites you to their annual meeting on Tuesday, February 11 in Wooster at the Shisler Conference Center. Registration begins at 9:30, with the meeting to follow. Attendance is free and open to all dairy farmers. Enjoy lunch provided by our sponsors and learn how ODPA is helping to navigate the future of dairy on your behalf.

Join us as we examine the current state of the industry, evaluate the evolving needs of Ohio’s dairy farms, and critically assess state and federal policies that impact dairy. Together, we will explore statewide strategies and industry initiatives needed to shape a prosperous future.

Guest speaker Gregg Doud, President and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation, will share insights into the new Trump administration and the importance of proactively engaging with key federal staff and elected leadership in this new political climate.

Other presentations include:

  • An update from Ohio State on its new dairy facility, staffing, and key research projects
  • An update from the FO33 Market Administrator regarding the federal milk marketing order modernization and what to expect in 2025

2025 Ohio Dairy Quality Conference Official Agenda

Wednesday is the Ohio Dairy Quality Conference.

To register RSVP by February 1 at https://www.odpa.org/events/odpa-annual-meeting-2025. The cost is $35 for the Ohio Dairy Quality Conference on Day 2. The registration flyer shares the hotel room block at the Hilton Garden Inn Wooster is available at https://group.hiltongardeninn.com/tsapj6 under the room block name “2025 Quality Conference”.

OHA Woman of the Year Nominations DUE FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Woman of the Year

Please consider nominating your best friend, industry peer, mentor, wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt…
you know – the one who does the little and big things on and off the farm, keeping things running smoothly.

Please submit by February 1, 2025 to the Ohio Holstein Office
PO Box 479, Wooster, OH 44691

Any questions should be asked directly to Kristy Ackley, a past honoree,  at 937-935-8273 | jkackley95@gmail.com

The Woman of the Year will be recognized at the Ohio Holstein Convention on March 8, 2025