SNICKERDOODLE-IN A LEAGUE OF HER OWN

It was history in the making when Old Mill E Snickerdoodle OCS, exhibited by Allen Bassler, Jr. of Upperville, Virginia, was tapped Grand Champion of the Central National Brown Swiss Show for the sixth time; an honor no cow has ever achieved before at World Dairy Expo. Snickerdoodle’s list of accomplishments is a long one and includes being crowned Supreme Champion in 2003, Reserve Supreme Champion in 2008, Grand Champion of the Central National Show in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2008, and was Reserve Champion in 2006. The eleven-year-old was winner of this year’s Component Merit Class with a record at 6-09 365d 33,426M 1,405F 1,176P. Bassler also received the Udder Comfort $1,000 Grand Champion Cash Award.

Jo-Dee Prestige Kaluwa, the winning four-year-old exhibited by Jodi Coppini of Tillamook, Oregon, garnered Reserve Champion honors. Judge Dave Sprengeler of Plato, Minnesota, and Associate Judge Angelo Pozzatti of Pescantina, Italy, placed a total of 318 entries. Blessing Farms of Fort Wayne, Indiana was named Premier Breeder. Premier Exhibitor was earned by Elite Dairy/ Peter Vail & Ken Main of Copake, New York. Red Brae Prelude Zeus was titled Premier Sire.

Dry Cow, Three Years & Over
1. Browns Good Luck, Rex Mort, David, Donna & Tim Brown, Monroe, WI
2. Top Acres Rer Widget, Tim Navis, Waupun, WI

Spring Heifer Calf
1. Garbro Blessing Agenda Reba, Blessing Farms/Garrison Bros, Fort Wayne, IN
2. Cutting Edge B Crissy, Sara Gauthier, Belchertown, MA

Winter Heifer Calf
1. Dublin Hills Shylana, Jason Rinker, Alvada, OH
2. Bradner Wanna Wink, Rob/Pat Donaldson, Abbotsford, BC, Canada

Fall Heifer Calf
1. Hidden View Forest Myparty, Mike Beltz, Lake City, MN
2. Top Acres Agenda Roxett-ET, Lindsay Rucks, Okeechobee, FL

Summer Yearling Heifer
1. Milk & Honey Sun Ttl Truth-ET, Sunshine Genetics, Whitewater, WI
2. Random Luck V Precious, Richard Thompson, Dan Reider, Bryan Voegeli, Darlington, WI

Spring Yearling Heifer
1. Danmaur Logic Shilo, Patricia Donaldson, Abbotsford, BC, Canada
2. Mill Wheel Sol Grenade, Kelly Lee, Johnson Creek, WI

Winter Yearling Heifer
1. Blessing Banker Flory-ET, Caid Blessing, Blessing Farms, Fort Wayne, IN
2. Hills Valley Perfecta Ritz, Hill’s Valley Farm, Cattaraugus, NY

Fall Yearling Heifer
1. Kar-Linn Supreme Reagan, Jeffrey Brown & Kar-Linn Swiss, New Knoxville, OH
2. Shen-Val Trendy Carol, Amanda Thompson, Wellsville, PA

Junior Champion Female
Danmaur Logic Shilo, Patricia Donaldson, Abbotsford, BC, Canada

Reserve Junior Champion Female
Milk & Honey Sun Ttl Truth-ET, Sunshine Genetics, Whitewater, WI

Junior Best Three Females
1. Blessing Farms, Fort Wayne, IN
2. Pa-Lyn-Leigh, Jamie and Jami Hartman, Saint Thomas, PA

Fall Yearling in Milk
1. Hoodstead Starsky Betsy-ET, Lindsey Rucks, Radical Genetics, Okeechobee, FL
2. Lost-Elm Supreme Jinx-ET, Jason Luttropp, Berlin, WI

Junior Two-Year-Old Cow
1. Bo Joy Tex Judi, Robert & Joyce Wagner, Quarryville, PA
2. Blessing Bonanza Francie, Caid Blessing, Blessing Farms, Fort Wayne, IN

Senior Two-Year-Old Cow
1. R-Hart Bc Cayenne, Renegade Swiss/Rottinghaus/Woods, Madison, WI
2. Blessing Dynasty Fern-ET, Caid Blessing, Blessing Farms, Fort Wayne, IN

Brown Swiss Kingsmill II International Futurity
1. Brothers Three Wisp, Katie Gibson/Brothers Three, Eminence, KY
2. Random Luck Vision Twyla-ET, Daria Stransky & Random Luck, Owattana, MN

Junior Three-Year-Old Cow
1. Brothers Three Wisp, Katie Gibson/Brothers Three, Eminence, KY
2. Brothers Three Brandi-ET, Peter Vail & Ken Main, Copake, NY

Senior Three-Year-Old Cow
1. Top Acres Pilot Groovey-ET, Mort, Osborn, Blessing, Garrison, Fort Wayne, IN
2. Random Luck Vision Twyla-ET, Daria Stransky & Random Luck, Owattana, MN

Intermediate Champion Female
Top Acres Pilot Groovey-ET, Mort, Osborn, Blessing, Garrison, Fort Wayne, IN

Reserve Intermediate Champion Female
R-Hart Bc Cayenne, Renegade Swiss/Rottinghaus/Woods, Madison, WI

Four-Year-Old Cow
1. Jo-Dee Prestige Kaluwa, Jodi Coppini, Tillamook, OR
2. Old Mill Jp Grace-ET, Peter Vail, Ken Main, Copake, NY

Five-Year-Old Cow
1. Voelkers Migel Candid, Katie Voelker, Perryville, MO
2. Terra Rose Rhythm Sadie-ET, Jodi Coppini, Tillamook, OR

Aged Cow, Six-Years & Older Cow
1. Rager Luckey Charm, Dr. Kenny Manion/John & Bonnie Ayars, Mechanicsburg, OH
2. Bo Joy Ensign Glee-ET, Robert & Joyce Wagner, Quarryville, PA

Component Merit Class
1. Old Mill E Snickerdoodle, Allen Bassler, Jr., Upperville, IA
2. Forest Lawn Anthem Busy, Peter Vail, Ken Main, Copake, NY

Best Three Females
1. Old Mill Farms, Allen & Tammy, Mandy, Lorraine & AJ Bassler, Upperville, IA
2. Jo-Dee, Jodi Coppini, Tillamook, OR

Produce of Dam
1. Bo Joy, Robert, Joyce & Steve Wagner, Quarryville, PA
2. Elite Dairy, Peter Vail, Ken Main, Copake, NY

Total Performance Winner
Lost-Elm Pixie-ET, Jason Luttropp, Berlin, WI

Nasco International Type & Production Award
Forest Lawn Anthem Busy, Peter Vail and Ken Main, Copake, NY

Senior & Grand Champion Female
Old Mill E Snickerdoodle OCS, Allen Bassler, Jr., Upperville, VA

Reserve Senior & Reserve Grand Champion Female
Jo-Dee Prestige Kaluwa, Jodi Coppini, Tillamook, OR

State Herd
1. New York
2. Ohio

Premier Breeder
Blessing Farms, Fort Wayne, IN

Premier Exhibitor
Elite Dairy/ Peter Vail & Ken Main, Copake, NY

Premier Sire
Red Brae Prelude Zeus

Generous support from sponsors makes the Central National Brown Swiss Show possible. In 2009, sponsors include: Antonsen's Brook View Farm, Armbruster Bros. Farms, Arthurst Farm, Associated Milk Producers, Blessing Farms, Bridge View Brown Swiss, Brothers Three Brown Swiss, Brown Swiss Association in Switzerland, Brown Swiss Enterprises, Brown's Brown Swiss, Cattle Connection, Elite Dairy, Excalibur Sires, Fastrack, Fick's Swiss, Forest Lawn Farm, LLC, Garbo Swiss, Hilltop Acres Farm, Horseshoe Hill, Illinois Brown Swiss Association, Iowa Brown Swiss Association, Jo-Dee Swiss, Kingsmill Farm II, Kruse's Swiss Farm, Lee-Ann's Swiss, Long Lane Farms, Maryland Brown Swiss Association, MD-Hillbrook & Kathy Whitman, Michigan Brown Swiss Association, Minnesota Brown Swiss Association, Nasco, National Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders Association, National Dairy Shrine, Nelson McCammon, New Generation Genetics, Norman E. Magnussen Family, Ohio Brown Swiss Association, PortaCheck, Rodney & Brianne Wilson, Round Hill Acres, Select Sires, Southern Acres, Sunshine Genetics, Swiss Valley Farms, Udder Comfort, Wisconsin Brown Swiss Association and World Dairy Expo.