The award
The purpose of the Hellenbrand Lasting Legacy Award (HLLA) is to provide an aspiring and deserving high school dairy youth a chance to own and show a high-end genetic heifer at local, district and state shows including World Dairy Expo.
The winner of the HLLA will receive 50% ownership in a September, December or March calf from a previous breed champion at the World Dairy Expo. The breed of the calf awarded is expected to rotate on an annual basis amongst all the dairy breeds.
The 2026 award will be a Jersey calf from one of three previous WDE Grand Champions:
- 2023-2025 – Stoney Pointy Joel Bailey
- 2022 – Rivendale VIP Eloise
- 2019, 2021 – Bri-Lyn Valson Spritz
The calf donor, Vierra Dairy Farms of Hilmar, CA, will provide the calf to the Hellenbrand Lasting Legacy Award (HLLA) winner in time for the 2026 show season.
Mike and Linda Hellenbrand established their City Slickers Farm and Hillpoint prefix in the early 2000’s following successful careers in the financial industry. In a few short years City Slickers Farm became a prominent operation in the purebred dairy cattle world. Their business model was to create high value heifer calves via embryo transfer representing all dairy breeds. Through partnering with prominent dairy breeders, investors, and dairy enthusiasts in the US and Canada the operation successfully developed show ring caliber heifers to be seen and marketed.