Wisconsin Brown Swiss Association 92nd Annual Meeting Agri-View: Dairy News

The Wisconsin Brown Swiss Association held its 92nd Annual Meeting last month at the Park Plaza Hotel in Baraboo. The day started off with a roundtable discussion on “Advertising”. Guest panelists were Les and Jo Olson, Minnesota Brown Swiss breeders; Sarah Schmidt, Holstein World; and Kari Stanek, Accelerated Genetics.

Herd production and protein awards presented are:

2007 herd awards

- Milk Award to 3X Producer - Sunburst Swiss, DeForest, Milk 29,208 pounds

- Protein Award to 3X Producer - Elm Park Farms, Sheboygan Falls, Protein 957 pounds

- Milk and Protein to 2X Producer over 50 cows - Tom and Joan Oberhaus, Waukesha, Milk 27,066 pounds, Protein 958 pounds

- Milk and Protein Award to 2X Producer under 50 Cows - Alpine Echo Farm, Browntown, Milk 22,474 pounds, Protein 787 pounds

Individual cow protein leaders

- Junior 2-Year-Old, Morgan, Milk 27,453 pounds, Protein 943/3.4, Tom and Joan Oberhaus, Waukesha

- Senior 2-Year-Old, Macy, Milk 27,074 pounds, Protein 1,029/3.8, Tom and Joan Oberhaus, Waukesha

- Junior 3-Year-Old, Beauty, Milk 37,168 pounds, Protein 1,272/3.4, Tom and Joan Oberhaus, Waukesha

- Senior 3-Year-Old, Shelly, Milk 38,692 pounds, Protein 1,221/3.2, Tom and Joan Oberhaus, Waukesha

- 4-Year-Old, Pixy, Milk 50,926 pounds, Protein 1,592/3.1, Lost Elm Swiss, Berlin

- 5-8-Year-Old, Eula, Milk 35,199 pounds, Protein 1,443/3.3, Tom and Joan Oberhaus, Waukesha

- 8 & Over, Carol, Milk 40,391 pounds, Protein 1,180/2.9, Kaiser Dairy, Cuba City

The Service Award was presented to Barb Lee of DeForest.

The 2008 Brown Swiss Queen was Stephanie Lemay, the daughter of Mark and Tammy Lemay of Brookfield.

Kelly Lee, Johnson Creek was the 2008 Achievement/Scholarship winner.

The Junior members presented their Parent Adult Leader Award to Dieter Bradley of DeForest. Dieter also received the retiring President’s plaque.

Adult officers elected are: Tony Senn, president, Fox Lake; Richard Thompson, vice president, Darlington; Barb Muenzenberger, secretary/treasurer, Coon Valley.

The junior officers elected are: Kelly Lee, president, daughter of Grant and Katie DeBruin, Johnson Creek; Darci O’Brien, vice president, daughter of Allen and Michele O’Brien, Steuben; and Jill Cowles, secretary, daughter of Dave and Cheryl Cowles, Roberts.