Staff photo by Fritz Busch Brown County Dairy Princesses, front row, from left, Rachel Portner, Emma Fischer, and Madelyn Portner. Back row, Lauren Steffl, Gracie Sellner, and Shayna Sellner.

NEW ULM — Brown and Nicollet County Dairy Princesses and Ambassadors were crowned at the Farm-City Hub Club Farm Show Saturday at the New Ulm Civic Center.

Dairy princesses serve as dairy industry goodwill ambassadors at appearances that help explain diary farmers’ passion for caring for their animals and land, while providing nutritious food locally and throughout the world.

The program is sponsored by county dairy farmers and the Midwest Dairy Minnesota Division and the dairy checkoff.

Dairy ambassadors help with the distribution of dairy promotional items.

Judging and coronation activities included an educational session on public speaking and recognition of the princesses and ambassadors, many of which said they grew up on dairy farms and often still work at them when they are not in high school or college.

Brown County Dairy Princesses are Emma Fischer, daughter of Darrel and Nikki Fischer, Sleepy Eye; Madilyn Portner, daughter of Brandon and Nicole Portner of New Ulm; Rachel Portner, daughter of Mark and Lisa Portner, Sleepy Eye; Gracie Sellner, daughter of Loran and Heidi Sellner, Sleepy Eye; Shayna Sellner, daughter of Randy and Dawn Sellner, Sleepy Eye and Lauren Steffl, daughter of Tim Steffl and Leah Sandbo, Sleepy Eye.

Brown County Ambassadors are Callie Frederickson, Crystal and Jason Frederickson, New Ulm; Mollie Griebel, Mike and Jenna Griebel, New Ulm; Delilah Henrichs, Amy K. Henrichs, New Ulm; Millie Lax, Mike Lax and Cheyenne Runck, Sleepy Eye; Jasmine Petermann, Jon and Jackie Petermann, Sleepy Eye; and Sidney Tauer, Ron and Stacy Tauer, Sleepy Eye.

Nicollet County Dairy Princess is Olivia Enter, Jacob and Sarah Enter, Nicollet; and Lydia Yost, Charlie and Jessica Yost, St. Peter.