MJC Dairy Science Group

What a week! 4 states, 8 days, a college visit, Fair Oaks Farms, Wisconsin Dairy Showcase, Culver’s, daily ice cream stops and a 1st Place Dairy Judging Team! We packed it all in while enjoying the Midwest. Thank you to Gopher Dairy Club for the hospitality while visiting University of Minnesota. We were fortunate to practice at Erdman Dairy in Chenoa, IL with Purdue and South Dakota State Univeristy judging teams. And drove past Butler View Farm while they were loading up for the Wisconsin Spring Show.

NACTA DAIRY JUDGING CONTEST
Normal, Illinois

1st Place Team Overall
1st Place Team Reasons

Daniel Diniz
• 1st High Individual Overall
• 2nd High Individual Reasons

Jacob Ahlem
• 3rd High Indivdiual Overall

Other team members include Breanna Souza, Riley Whisler and Joshuah Michelena. This was the first official contest for this new dairy judging team. Excited to see them compete this fall.

Congratulations to our dairy science professor, Nicole Morris for being featured in Progressive Dairy magazine. The arrival was written by MJC Alum Frances Pierce ‘24.

Nicole Morris blends farming, teaching and digital advocacy An open mind to listen to others’ advice may steer you in the direction of a lifetime. Taking others’ advice led Nicole Morris to become a dairy science instructor at Modesto Junior College (MJC) as well as grow her social media platform beyond Instagram and into Tik Tok. Morris juggles those pa...

⭐️ A NEW TRADITION BEGINS ⭐️

Introducing MJC’s Dairy Judging Jumpstart — a power-packed workshop designed to kick off your FFA dairy judging contest season the right way!

🔥 Expert coaching
🔥 Practice classes
🔥 Reasons help
🔥 Confidence boost

Friday, January 16th
MJC West Campus - Sierra Hall & Beef Unit
9:00am - Registration
9:15am - Breakout Sessions
10:15am - Judging Demonstration
11:00am - Practice Judging Contest
1:00pm - Lunch & Contest Awards

$10 per student - register on JudgingCard

Coaches invited to attend the coaches corner to hear from veteran FFA coaches Christie Hobby (Hilmar FFA) and Stu McCullough (Los Banos) to share resources and prepare you as your coach your team this season.

High school teams… this is where champions get their start. And we look forward to seeing you there.