Brown Swiss Association

2008 CALENDAR of EVENTS

Shows
February 15 - Florida State Fair, Tampa, FL
February 21-24 - Intermational Brown Swiss Show, IGBS, St. Gallen, Switzerland
May 2-3 - Dairy Preview, Fairgrounds, Hamburg, NY - Judge Richard Hill Ph: (716) 649-3900
July 4 - Palmer Hoffman Junior Heifer Show, Allen Co. Fairgrounds, Lima, OH
August 7 - Wisconsin State Show & Fair, Milwaukee, WI
August 23 - Western National Show, Sacramento, CA Judge: Brian Garrison
August 26 - Minnesota State Show & Fair, St. Paul, MN
September 13 - Minnesota State Junior Show- am, St. Charles, MN
September 15 - Premier National Jr. Show, Harrisburg, PA
September 16-17 - Eastern National Show, Harrisburg, PA Judge: Chris Lahmers
October 1-2 - Central National Show, WDE, Madison, WI Judge: Wayne Sliker, Assoc. Judge: Jeremy McDonald
October 11 - Southern National Show, Perry, GA Judge:
October 18 - Southwest National Show, Stillwater, OK Judge: Curtis Day
November 8 - Southeast National Jr. Show, Louisville, KY
November 11 - Southeast National Show, NAILE, Louisville, KY Judge: Larry Kruse

Sales
February 14 - Bail-Mik Complete Dispersal, Great Northern Sales Arena, Fond du Lac, WI
February 22 - International Brown Swiss Sale, IGBS, St. Gallen, Switzerland
March 8 - Iowa State Sale, West Union, IA
March 27 - Midwest Revue Sale, Columbus, OH
March 29 - Massachusetts 4-H Blue Ribbon Calf Sale
April 3 - Kentucky National Sale, Louisville, KY
April 5 - Springtime Show Window Sale, Elkhorn, WI
April 12 - New York Spring Sale, Syracuse, NY
April 19 - Sunshine Genetics/Katzman Opportunity Sale, Elkhorn, WI
April 19 - Cove Classic Calf Sale, New Enterprise, PA
April 26 - Mid-Atlantic Calf Sale, Frederick, MD
May 3 - Mill Wheel Farm Dispersal Sale, Fond du Lac, WI
July 5 - National Convention Sale, Lima, OH
September 13 - Minnesota State Sale, Winona Co. Fairgrounds, St. Charles, MN
October 2 - World Premier Showcase Sale, WDE, Madison, WI
October 17 - Heart of America Sale, Stillwater, OK
October 17 - Eastern Breeder's Sale, Cobleskill, NY
October 25 - Fall for Colors ET Sale, Cross Plains, WI
December 6 - Harvest Royal Sale, Elkhorn, WI

Meetings
January 4-5 - BSCBA Board Meeting, Beloit, WI
January 18 - New York State Meeting, Albany, NY
January 18 - Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi State Meeting, Shelbyville, TN
January 20 - Rocky Mountain Annual Meeting, Fort Morgan, CO
January 26 - Iowa State Meeting, Independence, IA
January 26 - Missouri State Meeting, Lake of the Ozarks, MO
February 9 - Michigan State Meeting, Frankenmuth, MI
February 16 - Indiana State Meeting, Indianapolis, IN
February 16 - Ohio State Meeting, Plain City, OH
March 1 - Wisconsin State Meeting, Baraboo, WI
March 7 - Minnesota State Meeting, Rochester, MN
March 22 - Maryland State Meeting, Woodsboro, MD
April 17-20 - World Brown Swiss Conference, Mayerhofen, Austria
In conjunction (April 11-21- Cows, Culture, Cuisine Tour)
July 2-5 - National Convention, Holiday Inn, Lima, OH
July 19 - Maryland Field Day, Frederick, MD
November 8 - New England Meeting, Greenfield, MA
November 22 - Kentucky State Meeting, KY

Deadlines
January 11 - February Brown Swiss Bulletin Ad Deadline
January 31 - BSA/PTPR Applications Due
February 8 - March Brown Swiss Bulletin Ad Deadline
March 7 - April Brown Swiss Bulletin Ad Deadline
March 15 - Scholarship, Youth Achievement, Production & Cheese Yield Applications Due
March 31 - Young Breeder Award Applications Due
April 4 - May Brown Swiss Bulletin Ad Deadline
April 15 - National Youth Ambassador Applications Due
April 30 - Active Membership Deadline
May 2 - June Brown Swiss Bulletin Ad Deadline
June 6 - July Brown Swiss Bulletin Ad Deadline
July 7 - August Brown Swiss Bulletin Ad Deadline
August 1 - September Brown Swiss Bulletin Ad Deadline
September 5 - October Brown Swiss Bulletin Ad Deadline
October 3 - November Brown Swiss Bulletin Ad Deadline
November 7 - December Brown Swiss Bulletin Ad Deadline
December 1 - All-American & Bell Ringer Entries Due
December 5 - January Brown Swiss Bulletin Ad Deadline

Classification
*January: KY, TN, IN & IL, AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, & SC - App. Due November 15
*February: OH, MI, AZ & NM - App. Due December 15
March: WI - App. Due January 15
April: AR, KS, MO, & NE - App. Due February 15
May: IA, MN, ND, SD - App. Due March 15
June: CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT & NY - App. Due April 15
July: PA, NJ, DE, MD, VA, & WV - App. Due May 15
August: OR, WA, ID, MT, & UT, CO & WY - App. Due June 15
September: OK, TX, CA, & NV - App. Due July 15
October: KY, TN, IN, & IL - App. Due August 15
November: OH, MI - App. Due September 15
*December: WI - App. Due October 15

* = additional mini-tours
Bold Italic = 12-month rotation tours

Genetic Evaluation Release Dates 2008
January 15
April 1
August 19