Udder Tug

SA’s only hand-milking competition

Udder Tug Rules

• An auction is conducted for the right to purchase a cow to be milked. The auction continues until all cows have been purchased.
• Each milker is allowed four (4) minutes to milk their cow.
• Only one milker is permitted to milk the cow.
• Only two handlers (one at front and one at rear) are permitted.
• No lubricants for udder preconditioning are permitted.
• No seats or stools permitted.
• The milking bucket must be held in the air until the order to start has been given.
• Only the designated milker is permitted to touch the udder.
• Any introduced foreign material which extends the quantity of the milk will result in disqualification.
• The judges’ decision is final.

2023 UDDER TUG

1ST:    RACHEL LOVELOCK – milker (Prospect Hill, SA)
Matt Flood  – Buyer
1280ml – Cow – Piper

2ND:  LACHY SHEPPARD – milker (Meadows, SA)
Sarah Milbank – Buyer
1105ml – Cow – Magic

3RD:   DAVID THOMAS – milker (Meadows, SA)
David Thomas – Buyer
980ml – Cow – Carmel

COWS supplied by Robsvue Holsteins & Jerseys (Rob & Bec Walmsley)

2023 CELEBRITY UDDER – with $2,000 donated to Cancer Council SA

1ST:     REBECCA HEWITT (Local Councillor) – 1540 ml
2ND:    JOSH TEAGUE (Member for Heysen) – 1460ml
3RD:    REBEKHA SHARKIE (Member for Mayo) – 870ml

2022 UDDER TUG

1ST:    DAVID THOMAS – milker (Meadows, SA)
David Thomas  – Buyer
1550ml – Cow – Eileen

2ND:  GLENDA DIBBEN – milker (Victor Harbor, SA)
Raine & Horne Meadows – Buyer
1080 ml

3RD:   LACHY SHEPPARD – milker (Meadows, SA)
Shep Syndicate – Buyer
530ml

COWS supplied by Robsvue Holsteins & Jerseys (Rob & Bec Walmsley) and Geelunga Ayrshires (Greg and Tracey Edmonds)

2022 CELEBRITY UDDER – with $2,000 donated to Cancer Council SA

1ST:     JOSH TEAGUE (Member for Heysen) – 730 ml
2ND:    MARK THOMAS (MMM Radio)
3RD:    ANNETTE JAMES (Cancer Council SA)

2021 – Meadows Country Fair Cancelled due to Covid-19

2020 – Meadows Country Fair Cancelled due to Covid-19

2019 UDDER TUG

1ST:     BERNARD MOLONEY – milker (Warrnambool, Vic)
Moloney Clan – Buyer
1520ml – Cow – Geelunga “Harmony Star”

2ND:   GLENDA DIBBEN – Milker (Victor Harbor, SA)
Raine & Horne Meadows – Buyer
1140ml

3RD:   CARL MALONEY – milker (Warrnambool, Vic)
Moloney Clan – Buyer
800ml

COWS supplied by Geelunga Ayrshires (Greg and Tracey Edmonds)

2019 CELEBRITY UDDER – with $2,000 donated to Cancer Council SA

1ST:    RAINE & HORNE MEADOWS – James Trimble – 2040ml
2ND:   CANCER COUNCIL SA – Angelina & Nedge – 1360ml
3RD:   Greg Morrison – Councillor (Meadows Ward) – 820ml

 2018 UDDER TUG

1ST:    GLENDA DIBBEN – milker (Victor Harbor, SA) 5th year in a row
RAINE & HORNE MEADOWS COW – buyer
1220ml – Cow – Geelunga “Harmony Star”

2ND:   CARL MALONEY – milker (Warrnambool, SA)
MALONEY & CO – buyer
720ml – Cow – Geelunga “Hundella Blush”

3RD:   MATT MAIDMENT – milker (Bull Creek, SA)
MARGIE MAIDMENT – buyer
680ml – Cow –  M Crowden “Dottie Rose”

2017 UDDER TUG

1st:    GLENDA DIBBEN – milker (Victor Harbor, SA) 4th year in a row
RAINE & HORNE MEADOWS – buyer
2940ml – Cow  – Geelunga “Riggins Ayrloom”

2nd:   ADAM LOVELOCK

3rd:   COLIN CHAPMAN

CELEBRITY UDDER – with $2,000 donated to Cancer Council SA

1st:    JOSH TEAGUE – Liberal Candidate for Heysen – 1500ml
2nd:  MORTGAGE CHOICE BLACKWOOD
3rd:   GREG MORRISON – Councillor (Meadows Ward)

2016 UDDER TUG

1st:    GLENDA DIBBEN – milker (Victor Harbor, SA) 3rd year in a row
RAINE & HORNE MEADOWS – buyer
1390ml – Cow “Harmony Star” – 3rd year in a row for this team

2nd:   CARL MOLONEY

3rd:    MATT MAIDMENT and JENNIFER

CELEBRITY UDDER – with $2,000 donated to Cancer Council SA

Lincoln Size – C.E.O of Cancer Council S.A.
and Nick Hutchinson – Marketing Manager of the Fleurieu Milk Company 

2015 UDDER TUG

1st:    GLENDA DIBBEN – milker (Victor Harbor, SA) 2nd year in a row
RAINE & HORNE MEADOWS – buyer
1380ml – Cow  – Geelunga “Harmony Star”

2nd:   TY MAIDMENT- milker
MARGIE MAIDMENT – buyer
900ml

3rd:   DEB HERBIG – milker
RAINE & HORNE CORPORATE – buyer
600ml

CELEBRITY UDDER TUG

1st:    GREG MORRISION – Our Local Councillor
2nd:  JAMIE BRIGGS – Member for Mayo
3rd:   JOHN MAIDMENT – Fleurieu Milk

2014 UDDER TUG

1st:    GLENDA DIBBEN – milker (Victor Harbor, SA)
RAINE & HORNE – buyer

2nd:   LUKE- milker
RAINE & HORNE STH AUST – buyer

3rd:    DEB HERBIG – milker
P. LEWELYN – buyer

CELEBRITY UDDER TUG

1st:   ISOBEL REDMOND – Member for Heysen
2nd:  JAMIE BRIGGS – Member for Mayo

2012 UDDER TUG

1st:    GLENDA DIBBEN – milker (Victor Harbor, SA)
RAINE & HORNE MEADOWS – buyer
1420ml

2nd:   ROD MEISNER – milker
ROD MEISNER – buyer
1400ml

3rd:    ROD BROOKS – milker
RICHARD WYATT – buyer
540ml

CELEBRITY UDDER TUG

1st:    JAMIE BRIGGS
2nd:   ANNE FERGUSON

3rd:   KEV YOUNG

PAST WINNERS

• 2011 Rod Meisner
• 2007-10 Rodney Brooks (Meadows)
• 2006 Pamela Grieger
• 2005 Rodney Brooks (Meadows)
• 2004 Don Edwards (Paris Creek)
• 2003 Rodney Brooks (Meadows)
• 2002 Allan Maywald (Meadows)
• 2001 Rosemary Stanton (Meadows)
• 2000 Raymond Kerr (Redhill)
• 1999 Raymond Kerr (Redhill)
• 1998 David Thomas (Meadows)
• 1997 Adam Maidment (Meadows)
• 1996 Trevor Phillips (Strathalbyn)
• 1995 Kevin Young (Meadows)
• 1994 Rod Meissner (Meadows)
• 1993 Barry Noyse (Jervois)
• 1991-92 Janet Rankine (Strathalbyn)
• 1989-90 Brian Maywald (Meadows)
• 1988 Ken Smith (Meadows)
• 1985-87 Kevin Young (Meadows)
• 1984 Betty Hein (Echunga)
• 1983 Kevin Young (Meadows)

Auctioning the cows – Photo courtesy Kendrea Rhodes, Along the Grapevine.