IDW 2026 Supreme Champion Windy Vale ATW Frosty 2, owned by Geoff and Christine Peatling, Tallygaroopna, led by Brian Carscadden and pictured with son Anthony, wife Azia and children Sam, JJ and Zoe.
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Sophie Baldwin
International Dairy Week has wrapped up for 2026 with Windy Vale ATW Frosty 2, owned by Geoff and Christine Peatling from Tallygaroopna, crowned Supreme Champion Cow.
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Frosty was purchased by the family in October from Somerelle Holsteins as a dry cow and was the top priced lot at the time, selling for $25,000.
Geoff said he just can’t explain how he feels after the win. Young grandson Sam summed it up, saying “it was the best”.
The family now has plans to take her on to Sydney Royal, so she won’t be coming back home to the farm just yet.
Brad Gavenlock from Cherrylock had the privilege of preparing Frosty for the show and said she was without a doubt the best and easiest cow he has ever worked with.
“You would never pick she was just six weeks fresh,” Brad said.
Windy Vale ATW Frosty 2 was led by Brian Carscadden.
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Sophie Baldwin
“We have had her since October. She came to us when she was dry and calved on December 5, and she has done everything you could ask for since.”
Holstein judge Mark Nutsford said she was “right on the money and so refined from the tip of her nose to her tail.”
“Her spring of rib is beautiful and she carries her feet and legs so well.”
Mark went on to say the Holstein Show was quality from the top end and continued to impress right to the bottom.
“The quality of cows are as good as anywhere and even the bottom end still make you say ‘oh my goodness’.”
It has been another great year for International Dairy Week with quality cows, great crowd attendance and sponsor support.
Director Declan Patten said every year the professionalism of the show just gets better and better.
This year the cows were treated to a new-look arena with coloured wood shavings covering the surface rather than the traditional sand.
Declan said not only were the shavings more comfortable for the cows, they also made their colours really pop on the livestream.
The other major change was a move to the handlers wearing a harness rather than hats to improve the numbering system.
“The harness looks really clean and we have had a lot of positive feedback,” Declan said.
Declan said, as always, the quality of cows was extremely high.
“In all seriousness the quality of cattle this year is the best I have ever seen – the colour breeds have really excelled and it is great to see the minor breeds giving everyone a run for their money.
“We always have the best judges, which has been evident across all breeds and classes,” Declan said.
Declan said this year was a particularly tough one for the Jersey show after judge Ryan Krohlow had to follow on from industry legend Matt Templeton, who sadly passed away not long after last year’s event.
Ryan, who was a friend of Matt, said he hoped he had honoured his mate, whose passion and pride for showing cattle was unsurpassed.
Declan said this year’s STG Australia Create the Future Sale was well supported both in the room and online. The sale was topped by a Brown Swiss Lot 21, Kit Dreamer Rhapsody IMP-ET-UK offered by Kit Davidson who sold for $27,000 to Isabella Osborne from Austral Eden, NSW.
IDW Lex Bunn 2026 award winner Adrian Dee (right) and Brian Leslie OAM.
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