The Ontario Forage Council and respected partners; Canadian Forage and Grassland Association, Dairy Farmers of
Canada, and the Canadian Dairy Xpo, are proud to announce the winners of the 2015 Milk Maker Forage
Competition:
Dairy Hay Class
1st Place-Ian Dann, Clover View Farm Preservative: Nuhn Forage Inc.-The Juice
2nd Place-Larry Davis, Daveland Farm Preservative: Nuhn Forage Inc.-Nuhn Prime Hay
Grass Hay Class
1st Place-Ian Dann, Clover View Farms Preservative: Nuhn Forage Inc.-The Juice
2nd Place-Pedro Slits-Slits Dairy Farm Preservative: Nuhn Forage Inc.
3rd Place-Paul DeJong, Ventry Hill Farm
1st Cut Haylage Class
1st Place-Neil Wideman-Early Rise Dairy Farm Inoculant: Silo King
2nd Cut Haylage
1st Place-Bart Nyland-Nylandale Farms Inoculant: Pioneer
2nd Place-Pedro Slits-Slits Dairy Farm
3rd Place-Dale Martin, Margrove Inoculant: Silo King
Baleage Class
1st Place-Chris & Brianne Brown, Beslea Farms Seed Variety: Quality Seeds
2nd Place-Steve Logel, Dam View Farm Preservative: Nuhn Forage Inc.
Corn Silage Class
1st Place-Rene VanLangen, VanLangen Farms Inc. Inoculant: Silo King
2nd Place-Henk Dirksen, Dirksen Holsteins Inoculant: Silo King
3rd Place- Dale Martin, Margrove Inoculant: Silo King
BMR Corn Silage Class
1st Place-Neil Wideman, Milky Wave Farm Inoculant: Silo King
2nd Place- Pedro Slits-Slits Dairy Farm
A very special thank you to this year’s judges, their commitment has been an asset to this competition! Another huge thank you to SGS Agrifood Laboratories who provided the analysis for the 2015 samples! And finally
thank you to our 2015 sponsors; A & L Canada Laboratories, New Holland Canada, Pioneer, Nutritional Feed
Additives, Quality Seeds Inc., SGS Agrifood Laboratories, and Silo King/Agri King.
Visit the Milk Maker Forage Competition booth at the Canadian Dairy XPO. Find us in the lobby area of the
“Hay and Forage Hall” to see the winning samples!