Our third featured futurity exhibitor is Nicole Wright from Johnson Creek, WI. This is the first year that Mar-Linda-K Holsteins has exhibited at the State Futurity show. Nicole along with her sister, Kayla, and her parents, Mark and Linda, own and operate Mar-Linda-K Holsteins. The farm consists of 110 cows and 305 acres and has a RHA of 24,650 lbs. Milk, 890 lbs. Fat, 760 lbs. of Protein and a BAA of 107.3%. Mar-Linda-K Holsteins was first established in 1989 when it took over Klug-View Dairy, which was originally Linda's family farm. It is a 3rd generation farm of homebred Registered Holsteins that has earned 4 Progressive Breeder Registry Awards, Production Awards, and Outstanding Young Farmer Honors. Nicole is a Junior Holstein member and has received YDJM and DJM awards. She has gone on Junior trips and been a part of Quiz Bowl and Junior Leaders. In addition, Nicole has also bared the honor of being the Brown Swiss Queen in the Brown Swiss Association and she was named Outstanding Holstein Girl in Jefferson County. She graduated from Watertown High School and plans on attending UW-Madison for the Farm and Industry Short Course. She also plans to continue to develop her Holstein and Brown Swiss herd and work into the family farm. We look forward to having Nicole and Mar-Linda-K Holsteins exhibit at the State Futurity for the first time!
Futurity Fun Fact: While Nicole is exhibiting her bovine beauty, there will be a full coliseum of excited and curious spectators. They will get the chance to witness the judge crown the next Futurity champion. While they are watching the show, they have the chance to win some prizes themselves. The Dane County Royalty and Green County Royalty will be walking around the coliseum with questions about the dairy industry to ask the audience members. If they answer it correctly, they receive a grilled cheese coupon from the Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Promotion Board to use at their booth in the Wisconsin Products Pavilion.
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