Highmore woman aims high in the show ring

Melisa Goss
Dec 26, 2023
Dec 26, 2023

Effling 1.JPG — Chesney Effling counsels a young showman. While her show career is winding down, she’s eager to encourage the next generation in the cattle industry.
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Melisa Goss

Chesney Effling knew she wanted to show cattle at a national level at a young age.

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Effling 4.JPEG — Chesney Efflign shows a Hereford heifer during the 2023 VitaFermJunior National Hereford Expo (JNHE) July 12, in Madison, Wis.
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Effling 2.JPEG — Chesney Effling of Highmore, S.D., won grand champion in both cow-calf pair and bred-and-owned bull at the 2023 VitaFermJunior National Hereford Expo (JNHE) July 12, in Madison, Wis.
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Effling 3.JPG — Chesney Effling is the second of three girls, daughters of Chris and Kristi Effling. Each girl shows their own breed of cattle: Chesney shows Hereford, Her older sister Cagney raises and shows Charolais and Kennedy, her younger sister, raises and shows Simmentals.
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Melisa Goss, Assistant Editor for the Tri-State Neighbor, is a South Dakota farm girl whose love of travel has allowed her to see ag’s vital impact around the world, from America’s heartland to the rice paddies of Southeast Asia and many places in between. She makes her home in Hartford with her husband, daughter and miniature schnauzer. You can reach her at mgoss@lee.net.