California cow crowned Grand Champion at Junior Brown Swiss Show

Busy Bee Syndicate Jasper owned by Elisabeth Regusci of Modesto, CA. was tapped for Senior and Grand Champion at the International Junior Brown Swiss Show at World Dairy Expo. Reserve Champion honors went to Dublin-Hills Shirlyn exhibited by Jeffrey Hubbard of Thurmont, MD. The Grand Champion will also receive the Grand Champion Udder Comfort $500 Cash Award.

Judge Chris Lahmers of Marysville, Ohio and Associate Judge Jeff Brown of Jackson, Ohio, placed 78 total junior entries. Overall show results and top placings are as follows:

Dry Cow, Three Years & Over
1. Uhlenhake Payoff Abby, Jason Gonzales, Elkhorn, WI
2. Shanks Agenda Frantic 1237, Philip Shanks, Garden Prairie, IL

Spring Heifer Calf
1. Fairdale Elite Debra, Michael Barton, Copake, NY
2. Dublin-Hills Sassy-ET, Nichelle Upton, Thurmont, MD

Winter Heifer Calf
1. Dublin-Hills Sonora, Nichelle Upton, Thurmont, MD
2. Ar-Line Galaxy Lady A-ET, Ranae Holthaus, Bangor, WI

Fall Heifer Calf
1. Cherry-Crest Wndment Star, Dylan Coleman, Ronks, PA
2. Mill Wheel Par Felicity-ET, Maggie Opperman, Ft. Atkinson, WI

Summer Yearling Heifer
1. Blessing Braiden Victoria, Blessing Farms – Caid Blessing, Fort Wayne, IN
2. Trulea Legacy Moonshine, Tucker True, Perry, NY

Spring Yearling Heifer
1. Top Di Mark Wonder Zoey, John Paul Regusci, Modesto, CA
2. Maple Sugar Zues Bella, Chelsea Young, Tinmouth, VT

Winter Yearling Heifer
1. Top Di Mark Parker Jojo-ET, John Paul Regusci, Modesto, CA
2. Cutting Edge Secret Dee, Kyle Barton, Copake, NY

Fall Yearling Heifer
1. Just So Agenda Chorus, Otis Johnson, Evansville, WI
2. Top Di Mark Parker Frisky-ET, Elise Regusci, Modesto, CA

Junior Champion Female of Junior Show
Just So Agenda Chorus, Otis Johnson, Evansville, WI

Reserve Junior Champion Female of Junior Show
Fairdale Elite Debra, Michael Barton, Copake, NY

Junior Two-Year-Old Cow
1. Chrislene Mayers Zeus Chip, Cassandra Mayer, Slinger, WI
2. Olsons Makendal Agenda Mamie, Nicholas Achen, Ambia, IN

Senior Two-Year-Old Cow
1. Jo-Dee Denmark Norabella-ET, John Paul Regusci, Modesto, CA
2. Beu Dell Supreme Jasper, Sara Harn, Brooklyn, WI

Junior Three-Year-Old Cow
1. Sun-Made GB ZZs Vitality-ET, Olivia Brandenburg, Fort Atkinson, WI

Senior Three-Year-Old Cow
1. Snow Valley Legacy Sandy, Jesse Hargrave, Heuvelton, NY
2. Pine-Croft Precise Eunice, Cassidy Schirmer, Galena, MD

Four-Year-Old Cow
1. Busy Bee Syndicate Jasper, Elisabeth Regusci, Modesto, CA
2. Dublin-Hills Shirlyn, Jeffrey Hubbard, Thurmont, MD

Five-Year-Old Cow
1. Lime Rock Iberis Lobelia, Jennifer Rule, Dodgeville, WI

Senior and Grand Champion Female
Busy Bee Syndicate Jasper, Elisabeth Regusci, Modesto, CA

Reserve Senior and Reserve Champion Female
Dublin-Hills Shirlyn, Jeffrey Hubbard, Thurmont, MD

Generous support from sponsors makes the International Junior Brown Swiss Show possible. In 2011, sponsors include: Accelerated Genetics, American Milking Shorthorn Society Syndicates, Armburster Bros. Farms, Ayrshire Youth Committee, Blessing Farms, BouMatic, Brown Swiss Enterprises, Byersland Farm, Carol's Original Works (COWS), Cliff-Brook Farm, Elite Dairy, Family of Howard Voegeli, Foremost Farms USA, Hilltop Acres Farm, Lee-Ann's Swiss, Ma-Brown Holsteins & Jerseys, Maryland Brown Swiss Junior Association, Mill-Wheel Farm, NuPulse Inc., Old Mill Farm, Olson Dairy, RAD-ical Genetics, Red & White Dairy Cattle Association, Second-Look Holsteins, Select Sires, Inc., The Paaske Family, Twinke-Hill Farm, Udder Comfort, Viking Valley Farm, Voelker Swiss Farms, VoGrin Swiss Farms and World Dairy Expo.

Source: World Dairy Expo

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