The Canadian Milking Shorthorn Society recently held the 2026 Virtual Show, an annual exhibition of the best Milking Shorthorns across the country judged using photos and videos of the entries. This year, the judge was Kyle Preisinger of Green Acres Milking Shorthorns, Garnett, Kansas.
Taking Grand Championship honours was Oceanbrae Foster Brooklyn, the first place entry in the Second/Third Lactation cow class, bred and owned by Oceanbrae Farms of Belmont, Prince Edward Island. Brooklyn is scored VG-86 in second lactation and is sired by Semex sire Oceanbrae Foster.
Following as Reserve Grand Champion was Oceanbrae Star Tootsie VG-87-2yr, first place entry in the First Lactation cow class. Tootsie is bred by Oceanbrae Farms and now owned by Mount Elgin Dairy Farms of Guelph, Ontario. Tootsie also recently placed eighth out of twenty-two in the Senior Two Year Old class at World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin and is sired by Semex sire Kuszmar Mercury Stargazer.
As her Honourable Mention, Judge Preisinger selected Kolson Comanche Ling VG-87, bred and owned by Stephen and Janet Edwards of Cobden, Ontario. Ling was second place in the Second/Third Lactation cow class and is sired by the American sire Lands-Brook Comanche.
For Junior Champion, Preisinger selected Restless Acres St. C Dream, the first place entry in the Senior Calf/Summer Yearling class. Dream is bred and owned by first-time Virtual Show exhibitors Paul and Audra Unruh of Elmwood, Ontario and is sired by Semex sire Lynmark St Clare.
Reserve Junior Championship honours went to Kolson Laser Leading Lady, the first place entry in the Yearling Class. Bred by the Edwards Family of Cobden, ON, Lady is owned by the Dillman Family of Musqie Valley Farms, Middle Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia and was exhibited by 4-H member Madison Dillman. This heifer was purchased in the 2025 National Milking Shorthorn Sale and sired by Semex sire Top Shelf Royal Laser.
Honourable Mention Junior Champion went to Prinsville Solomon Stars, bred and owned by Prinsville Dairy Farms of Bloomfield, Ontario and exhibited by 4-H member Joy Prinzen. Stars is sired by the British sire Cotonhall Solomon and has been selected to compete in the 4-H Dairy Classic Show at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in November.
The Society would like to thank the major sponsors of the Virtual Show: Farm Credit Canada, Eastgen, and the Ontario Joint Dairy Breeds. Thanks also to class sponsors Richford Farms, Bovidae Farms, Lynmark Farms and Oceanbrae Farms.