2023 Hopkins County Dairy Festival Milking Contest

Hopkins County Dairy Festival Queen's Coronation Pageant contestants (in red) and parents pose with 2022 Dairy Festival Queen Colbie Glenn following the 2023 Bobby Mc-Donald Milking Contest. The contestants and parents are receiving trophies for milking the most during the timed contest show off their awards June 10.

Meredith Caddell, Dairy Festival Board member Pam Black and Cathey Williams weigh buckets of milk collected by parents and pageant contestants.

2022 Dairy Festival Queen Colbie Glenn presents Jennifer Graves with the trophy for collecting the most milk in their daughter, Addison Graves' pail during the Bobby McDonald Milking Contest Saturday, June 10, 2023

2022 Dairy Festival Queen Colbie Glenn congratulates 2023 contestant Tomi Pirtle, who won first place in the Milking Contest, collecting 63.1 ounces (about a half gallon) of milk in her pail.

Leah Larsen and Mario Villarino, parents of pageant contestant Alexis Villarino, finished second among parents, with 40.1 ounces of milked from their designated cow.

Contestant Caroline Prickette excitedly shows off her third place trophy in the Milking Contest Saturday.

Contestant Logan McCain squeezed 42.1 ounces of milk out of her cow, garnering a second place trophy in the Milking Contest.

A team of hot air balloon pilots try their hands at milking a cow as part of the Hopkins County Dairy Festival Milking Contest. Five teams of balloon pilots participated in the June 10, 2023 Milking Contest.

Contestants Katlyn Noe and Addison Graves milk during the Hopkins County Dairy Festival Bobby McDonald Milking Contest June 10 in Hopkins County Regional Civic Center Arena.

Steve and Adrienne Lilley, parents of contestant Lorelai Lilley, and Meredith Dial and Chris Penny, parents of contestant Emerson Penny, compete in the Milking Contest.

John and Gena Prickette, parents of contestant Caroline Prickette; Chris and Lezley Brown, parents of contestant Talley Brown; and other parents of contestants 9-12 compete in the 2023 Milking contest

One of five balloon pilot teams particiated in the Dairy Festival Milking Contest June 10 in the Civic Center Arena.

Dairy Festival Queen Pageant contestant Allece Johnson competes in the 2023 Milking Contest.