About the Minnesota Junior Holstein Association (MJHA)
The Minnesota Junior Holstein Association is an organization for juniors under the age of 21 and of all breeds who are passionate about the dairy community and the dairy cow. Some of the activities the juniors participate in throughout the year include fitting workshops, attending State and National Junior Holstein Conventions, showing at the Minnesota State Junior Holstein Show, District Shows, and International Junior Holstein Show, attending sales, and networking with business professionals involved in the dairy community.
Questions about MJHA?
Tyler Ratka, MJHA President: 320-407-3857 | tylerratka@gmail.com
Jacob Pehrson, MJHA Advisor: 507-340-6538 | jr.pehrson@gmail.com
Kari Swanson, MJHA Advisor: 320-583-3978 | 3sistersdairy@gmail.com
MHA Office: 320-259-0637 | minnesotaholstein@gmail.com
2025-2026 MJHA Board
President: Tyler Ratka
Vice President: Shelby Swanson
Secretary: Blake Siewert
Treasurer: Dan Frericks
Reporter: Alexis Woeste
Historian: Haddie Walter
All Breeds Liaison: Kamrie Mauer
Directors: Henry Salzl, Jayden Schmitt, Lanna Walter
2025 MJHA Sponsors
Champion Donors:
American Foods Group
D&H Field Services, Inc.
TransOva
Midwest Dairy Association
Reserve Champion Donors:
Bird, Stevens & Borgen, P.C.
Crystal Creek
Gopher Dairy Club
Midwest Embryo Transfer Service
Select Sires Member Cooperative
Riverview LLP.
John & Nancy Bierbaum
Honorable Mention Donors:
AMPI
Centrasota
Citizens Bank Minnesota
Farm-Rite Equipment, Inc.
High Sierra Bio Distributing
Kandiyohi Holstein Club
Midwest Livestock Systems – Dairy Division
MLBA
Northern Valley Livestock Services
Security Bank & Trust
Twin Spruce Farm
Udder Tech
Minnesota Farm Bureau Foundation
Kwik Trip
Mirada Sales & Service
Fieldgate Cheese/First District Association
Brant Groen
Nelson Milk Hauling
Alpha Gamma Rho
Minnesota PDCA
Minnesota Milking Shorthorn Breeders Association
Supporters:
Lakes Community Coop
Lambda Delta Phi (LDPhi)
Leedstone
Sunrise Ag Cooperative
Beta of Clovia Sorority
Nicollet County Holstein Association
Minnesota Jersey Association
Minnesota Ayrshire Association
Minnesota Dairy Initiative