Nick “Velvet Hands” Place defended his title as Sunbelt Ag Expo champion milker earlier this week.
Dean and director of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Place won his fourth cow milking contest at the annual event in Moultrie, Georgia.
This year Place took the win against Schaapman Holsteins’ Harry Schaapman, who came in at a close second, and Harmony Grove Dairy Farm’s Jiles Coble, who brought home third.
Each competitor was allotted a minute of milking per cow, adding the milk to a measuring cylinder between rounds.
The CAES Department of Animal and Dairy Science assisted with the competition, which included dairy cows from Schaapman Holsteins.
About Sunbelt
Sunbelt Ag Expo is an annual agriculture trade show with more than 1,200 exhibitors demonstrating the latest farming techniques and technology.
