Chris Lahmers of Marysville, OH is in charge of lining up the Brown Swiss at the 2012 version of the Minnesota State Fair. Please continue to check back throughout the day for photos.
2012 MN State Fair Brown Swiss Champions L-R: MN Brown Swiss Queen, Noah Worden with Grand Champion Onword Diablo Adeline, Paul Trapp with Reserve Grand Champion Milk & Honey Prem Tifany-ET, Judge Chris Lahmers
Reserve Senior & Reserve Grand Champion
Milk & Honey Prem Tifany-ET (2nd Aged Cow) exhibited by Pit Crew Genetics
Aged Cows
1. (BU) Onword Diablo Adeline (Arthurst Garbo Diablo) exhibited by Logan Worden
2. Milk & Honey Prem Tifany-ET (Top Acres E P Premium) exhibited by Pit Crew Genetics
3. Curvecrest Dally Missy (Kulp Gen Pronto Dally) exhibited by Kristin Erf
5 Years Old
1. (BU) IE Medd Tex Skip OCS (Savage Leigh Tex) exhibited by Rockstar Genetics
2. Arthurst River Nala (Algeria Ensign River) exhibited by Kyle Sprengeler
3. Cozy Valley Camelot Silk (Gearings Patrick Camelot) exhibited by Matthew Klug
4 Year Olds
1. (BU) Brook View Agenda Alektra (Blessing Banker Agenda) exhibited by Jeff Vinkemeier
2. Arthurst River Elle (Alegria Ensign River) exhibited by Tanner Sommers
3. Daveco Tex Feline-ET (Savage Leigh Tex) exhibited by David Cowles
2012 MN State Fair Brown Swiss Intermediate Champions L-R: Steve Searles with Reserve Intermediate Champion Tierra Verde KL Katrina, Tammy Voegeli with Intermediate Champion Vo-Grin Galaxy Shanigans, Judge Chris Lahmers and MN Brown Swiss Queen
Intermediate Champion
Vo-Grin Galaxy Shanigans (Sr 2 Year Old) exhibited by Tammy Voegeli
Reserve Intermediate Champion
Tierra Verde KL Katrina (Sr 3 Year Old) exhibited by Olson, Fjelstad &
First pull of Sr 3 Year Olds
Senior 3 Year Olds
1. Tierra Verde KL Katrina (Tierra Verde LJ Lynx) exhibited by Olson, Fjelstad & Klug
2. (BU) Pit-Crew Zeus Tiara-ET (Red Brae Prelude Zeus) exhibited by Pit Crew Genetics
3. Cozy Valley Hearthrb (Bo Joy Git R Dun) exhibited by Steve Klug & Family
Winning Junior 3 Year Old on left, second place on right
Junior 3 Year Olds
1. (BU) Cowtown Parker Puma (Brothers Three Parker) exhibited by Ryan Prill
2. Pit Crew Zeus Tatertot (Red Brae Prelude Zeus) exhibited by Tyler Gangle
Senior 2 Year Olds
1. (BU) Vo-Grin Galaxy Shanigans (Bo-Joy Premium Galaxy) exhibited by Tmmy Voegeli
2. Curvecrest Den Blizzard (R Hart TC Denmark) exhibited by Kristin Erf
3. Added entry
Junior 2 Year Olds
1. (BU) Pit Crew Wonder Piper-ET (Top Acres C Wonderment) exhibited by Pit Crew Genetics
2. Pit Crew Wonder Pizazz-ET (Top Acres C Wonderment) exhibited by Pit Crew Genetics
3. Kamo-n-Zeus Cinderella (Red Brae Prelude Zeus) exhibited by Ev & Joe Stransky & Pit Crew Genetics
2012 MN State Fair Junior Champions
Junior Champion
Kow Castle Slam Browny (Fall Calf) exhibited by Kline Jones
Reserve Junior Champion
Olsons Landon Morgyn Morgy (Summer Yearling) exhibited by Leslie Olson
First pull of Fall Yearlings
Fall Yearlings
1. Strans Come Get Some (Mort Legacy Bonanza) exhibited by Clifford Helkenn & Reid Stransky
2. Cie Olsons Treese Magnet Tessa (Olsons Mink Agent Magnet) exhibited by Leslie Olson
3. Bluff View Miracle (Vo Grin Perfect Sorce) exhibited by Tim Johnson & Linda Beranek
Winter Yearlings
1. Ar-Line Galaxy Lady A (Bo Joy Premium Galaxy) exhibited by Ranae Holthaus
2. SDF Zeus Cyclone-ET (Red Brae Prelude Zeus) exhibited by Holly & Casey Anderson
3. DSKM Solution Ellen (Old Mill C Solution) exhibited by Aaron Johnson & Beth Nelson
Spring Yearlings
1. Pit Crew Wonder Topenga (Top Acres C Wonderment) exhibited by Pit Crew Genetics
2. Cozy Valley Heart Breaker (Top Acres C Wonderment) exhibited by Steve Klug & Family
3. Sherdale Jackie (Top Acres C Wonderment) exhibited by Doug Tuman
Summer Yearlings
1. Olsons Landon Morgyn Morgy (Thane Wonder Laurel Landon) exhibited by Leslie Olson
2. Willow Wells Rhythm Adele (Rockstar Trooper Rhythm) exhibited by Steve Tuman
3. Random Luck K Talia (Tierra Verde Cow Nutz Koors) exhibited by Jax Bauer
First pull of Fall Calves
Fall Calves
1. Kow Castle Slam Browny (Top Acres Grandslam) exhibited by Kline Jones
2. Arthurst Titanium Dat (Sunnyisle Titanium) exhibited by Karen Anderson & Pamela Brown
3. Fjel-Mar Bonanza Filomena-ET (Mort Legacy Bonanza) exhibited by Fjel-Mar Dairy
First pull of Winter Calves
Winter Calves
1. Pit Crew Wonder Torino-ET (Old Mill WDE Supreme) exhibited by Pit Crew Genetics
2. Olsons Brkns Mitzy Impression (RNR Payoff Brookings) exhibited by Leslie Olson
3. VoGrin Galaxy Ariana (Bo Joy Premium Galaxy) exhibited by Louis Voegeli
First pull of Spring Calves
Spring Calves
1. M&M The Jewel (Sunnyisle Theory) exhibited by Matt, Megan, Jacob & Levi Stuessel
2. CIE Fjel-Mar Gateway Sable (Top Acres Gateway) exhibited by Fjel-Mar Dairy
3. VoGrin Tanbark Cosmo (Pit Crew Wonder Tanbark) exhibited by Louis Voegeli