62nd Wabasha County Dairy Princesses to be Crowned April 11, 2015 at Fisherman’s Inn

The Wabasha County American Dairy Association will host the 62nd annual Dairy Princess Coronation and Banquet at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at Fisherman’s Inn.
The following young ladies have decided to run for Dairy Princess.
Kallie Baker, daughter of Bruce & Natalie Wood. Kallie currently reside on her family's dairy farm, Maple Breeze Diary. They have Holsteins and Brown Swiss as well as a few crossbreds. Her favorite thing to do is help feed calves as well as train her cattle for showing at the county fair each summer. Living on the farm has taught Kallie a lot about hard work and has taught her a lot of skills that will help her later in life. This fall, she will be attending Iowa State University and majoring in Animal Science/Pre-Vet. Kallie hopes to become a large animal veterinarian someday. What excites her most about becoming a dairy princess is getting the chance to talk to consumers about the products that come from dairy animals and the all the health benefits that they include. She also thinks it will be fun to be able to talk to people about her family's farm and how they take care of all of the animals. Kallie is sponsored by Genex CRI – Art Hoffman
Caroline Rother, daughter of Ed and Donna Rother of rural Theilman. Caroline has been working at JM Dairy outside of Plainview for John and Kris Miller for over three years now. She recently attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison for Dairy Farm Management in their Farm and Industry Short Course program. Her future plans include working at JM Dairy, and possibly pursuing an education in hoof trimming for cattle in the next few years. Caroline enjoyed growing up in a rural community but her favorite thing about working on the farm is all the connections she has made throughout the community and also through schooling at Madison. What excites her the most about being a dairy princess is promoting understanding of dairy farming and clearing up misconceptions about our lifestyle. Caroline is sponsored by Wingert Sales and Service, Plainview MN.
Kirsten Marie Woodhull, daughter of Jim and Bobbi Wright. At the Wright Farm, they milk cows, do field work, and some custom field work for surrounding farms. The thing she like most about farm life is the family aspect of it all. Kirsten currently in her second year of college to become an Occupational Therapist and hopes to one day be working at Mayo in Rochester. She very excited to be a Dairy Princess and contribute to helping spread more awareness of dairy farms and knowledge of anything dairy. Kirsten is sponsored by Nutriflex Ag Nutrition Services.
Princess candidates are judged on their communication skills, personality, enthusiasm for dairy promotion and general knowledge of the dairy industry.
The Wabasha County Dairy Princesses participate in many activities throughout the county during their reign, especially during the June Dairy Month. The Wabasha County American Dairy Association awards scholarships to the princesses as well as reimbursement for their many appearances.
The dairy princesses will also be eligible to attend a statewide Dairy Promotion Training Seminar in St. Cloud in May. All of these ladies will compete to be one of twelve finalists for the Princess Kay of the Milky Way contest held prior to the Minnesota State Fair in August.
The public is invited to attend the banquet and coronation on Saturday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. at Fisherman’s Inn. We will have a banquet room and food will be available for purchase. For more information please contact any of the following Wabasha County ADA Board Members for more information: Nate and Mindi Arendt, Wayne & Josie Peters, Randy & Kathy Klindworth, Kevin & Kay Siewert, Laura & Tim Becker, Kurt & Trisha Schumacher, or Bill & Katie Brown.