DES MOINES, IOWA (August 19, 2019) — Top dairy farms competed for honors in the Brown Swiss Dairy Cattle show judged Friday at the 2019 Iowa State Fair.
Breezy Ridge Dairy of Epworth received Grand Champion Female honors, and Iow Ayr Farms of Brooklyn showed the Reserve Grand Champion Female.
Lee-Anns Swiss LLC of De Witt claimed the Champion Premier Exhibitor and Champion Premier Breeder titles.
Fick Swiss of Boyden received Reserve Champion Premier Breeder and Reserve Champion Premier Exhibitor.
The Premier Breeder Award is given to the competitor who earns the most points for animals bred and exhibited by the entrant or others during the day's show. The Premier Exhibitor Award is given to the exhibitor who accumulates the most points based upon the day's placings.
Additional results below:
BROWN SWISS
Spring Heifer Calf — March 1-May 31, 2019
1) Luke and Cody Koepke, Denver
2) Loras Kruse, Holy Cross
3) DeVore Dairy, Wilton
4) Sarah Hagenow, Poynette, Wis.
5) Lee-Anns Swiss LLC, De Witt
6) Silent Brook Farm, Clermont
7) Tyler Guy, Newton
8) Lucy Ann Acres, Sumner
9) Goodman Dairy Farm, Rose Hill
10) Taylor Guy, Newton
11) DeVores Dairy, Wilton
12) DeVore Dairy, Wilton
Winter Heifer Calf — December 1, 2018-February 28, 2019
1) Shawn And Levi Banowetz, Charlotte
2) Z-Breeze Holsteins, Postville
3) Breezy Ridge Dairy, Epworth
4) Robert Hanson Family, La Porte City
5) Nathen Zumbach, Springville
6) DeVore Dairy, Wilton
7) Grace Guy, Newton
8) Diversified Farms, Centerville
Fall Heifer Calf — September 1-November 30, 2018
1) Nathen Zumbach, Springville
2) Breezy Ridge Dairy, Epworth
3) Kent Appler, Clermont
4) KCCK Genetics, Dyersville
5) Breezy Ridge Dairy, Epworth
6) Lee-Anns Swiss LLC, De Witt
7) Lucy Ann Acres, Sumner
8) Tanner Guy, Newton
9) Grace Guy, Newton
10) Goodman Dairy Farm, Rose Hill
11) Taylor Guy, Newton
12) Tyler Guy, Newton
13) Goodman Dairy Farm, Rose Hill
Summer Yearling Heifer — June 1-August 31, 2018
1) KCCK Genetics, Dyersville
2) Breezy Ridge Dairy, Epworth
3) Silent Brook Farm, Clermont
4) Fick Swiss, Boyden
5) Kent Appler, Clermont
6) Lee-Anns Swiss LLC, De Witt
7) Robert Hanson Family, La Porte City
8) Tanner Guy, Newton
Spring Yearling Heifer — March 1 - May 31, 2018
1) Fick Swiss, Boyden
2) Kent Appler, Clermont
3) Lee-Anns Swiss LLC, De Witt
4) Iow Ayr Farms, Brooklyn
5) Silent Brook Farm, Clermont
6) Lucy Ann Acres, Sumner
Winter Yearling Heifer — December 1, 2017-February 28, 2018
1) Loras Kruse, Holy Cross
2) Sandy Hill Guernseys, Scotch Grove
3) Fick Swiss, Boyden
4) TWIN-ELMS — VU, Readlyn
5) Justamere Farm, Wayland
6) Robert Hanson Family, La Porte City
7) Eberling Dairy, Postville
8) Goodman Dairy Farm, Rose Hill
9) Robert Hanson Family, La Porte City
Fall Yrlg. Heifer (not in milk) — September 1-November 30, 2017
1) KCCK Genetics, Dyersville
2) Sawyer Family, Marshalltown
3) Lee-Anns Swiss LLC, De Witt
4) TWIN-ELMS — VU, Readlyn
5) Robert Hanson Family, La Porte City
6) Nathen Zumbach, Springville
7) DeVore Dairy, Wilton
Junior Best Three Females
1) Breezy Ridge Dairy, Epworth
2) Loras Kruse, Holy Cross
3) Fick Swiss, Boyden
4) Lee-Anns Swiss LLC, De Witt
5) DeVore Dairy, Wilton
Junior Two Year Old Cow — March 1-August 31, 2017
1) Iow Ayr Farms, Brooklyn
2) Lee-Anns Swiss LLC, De Witt
3) Lucy Ann Acres, Sumner
4) DeVore Dairy, Wilton
5) Goodman Dairy Farm, Rose Hill
Senior Two Year Old Cow — September 1, 2016-February 28, 2017
1) Lee-Anns Swiss LLC, De Witt
2) Lee-Anns Swiss LLC, De Witt
3) Breezy Ridge Dairy, Epworth
4) Iow Ayr Farms, Brooklyn
5) Goodman Dairy Farm, Rose Hill
6) Nathen Zumbach, Springville
Junior Three Year Old Cow — March 1-August 31, 2016
1) Lee-Anns Swiss LLC, De Witt
2) Eberling Dairy, Postville
3) Eberling Dairy, Postville
Senior Three Year Old Cow — September 1, 2015-February 29, 2016
1) Fick Swiss, Boyden
2) Lee-Anns Swiss LLC, De Witt
Cow Four Years Old — September 1, 2014-August 31, 2015
1) Fick Swiss, Boyden
2) Fick Swiss, Boyden
3) Shawn And Levi Banowetz, Charlotte
4) Steinridge Jerseys, Lawler
5) Loras Kruse, Holy Cross
6) Holtz View Farms, Maquoketa
7) Lee-Anns Swiss LLC, De Witt
Cow Five Years Old — September 1, 2013-August 31, 2014
1) Iow Ayr Farms, Brooklyn
2) Goodman Dairy Farm, Rose Hill
Aged Cow — Before September 1, 2013
1) Breezy Ridge Dairy, Epworth
2) Loras Kruse, Holy Cross
3) Kent Appler, Clermont
4) Lee-Anns Swiss LLC, De Witt
5) DeVore Dairy, Wilton
Best Three Head
1) Fick Swiss, Boyden
2) Lee-Anns Swiss LLC, De Witt
3) Breezy Ridge Dairy, Epworth
4) Loras Kruse, Holy Cross
5) Eberling Dairy, Postville
6) DeVore Dairy, Wilton
Best Four Head
1) Lee-Anns Swiss LLC, De Witt
2) Fick Swiss, Boyden
3) Breezy Ridge Dairy, Epworth
4) Loras Kruse, Holy Cross
5) DeVore Dairy, Wilton
Junior Champion Female and Reserve
Champion) KCCK Genetics, Dyersville
Reserve) Shawn And Levi Banowetz, Charlotte
Honorable Mention) Kcck Genetics, Dyersville
Intermediate Champion Female and Reserve
Champion) Iow Ayr Farms, Brooklyn
Reserve) Fick Swiss, Boyden
Honorable Mention) Lee-Anns Swiss LLC, De Witt
Senior Champion Female and Reserve
Champion) Breezy Ridge Dairy, Epworth
Reserve) Iow Ayr Farms, Brooklyn
Honorable Mention) Loras Kruse, Holy Cross
Grand Champion Female and Reserve
Champion) Breezy Ridge Dairy, Epworth
Reserve) Iow Ayr Farms, Brooklyn
Honorable Mention) Iow Ayr Farms, Brooklyn
Premier Exhibitor
Champion) Lee-Anns Swiss LLC, De Witt
Reserve) Fick Swiss, Boyden
Premier Breeder
Champion) Lee-Anns Swiss LLC, De Witt
Reserve) Fick Swiss, Boyden
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