by Rachel Hunter
Noah MacDonald of Elm-Dell Farm in Richville showing at the 2020 St. Lawrence County Holstein Show. He won the Master Showman award. (Rachel Hunter photo)
The 2020 St. Lawrence County Holstein Club Show was hosted at the Gouverneur and St. Lawrence County Fairgrounds at the Harry Parow Show Ring on Thursday, August 13.
Spectators arrived throughout the day to see the high-quality dairy cattle get evaluated. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, all those gathered were encouraged to wear facial coverings and abide by all local and health recommendations while in attendance.
The 2020 SLC Holstein Club Show judge was Adam Liddle, who owns and operates Liddleholme Farm in Argyle, N.Y., with his wife, Nicole, and children, Anthony, Brock and Hailee. Liddle developed an appreciation for deep pedigrees and show types by working as a herdsman for PamTom Farm, Reid’s Dairy and Ridgedale Farm prior to purchasing his farm and developing his own herd. His 75-cow milking herd has an elite breed age average of 110.7% and a lactation average of 22,000 lb. of milk. Liddleholme cattle have earned numerous All–New York and Junior All–New York awards, as well as nominations for All-American and Junior All-American recognition. Liddle serves on Expo’s Dairy Cattle Show Committee and is a director of the Tri-County Holstein Club. He’s judged many shows, including the Northeast Fall National, All-American Junior Show, Western National Spring Show and Wisconsin State Fair Junior Show. In 2008, he was the associate judge of Expo’s International Holstein Show.
All those in attendance were impressed with the high-quality Holsteins that were entered from dairy cattle farms all around New York State.
Full results will be published once they are made available to the Gouverneur Tribune Press.
