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If you own a registered Brown Swiss animal, including RF, ID and IDR females, you are eligible for membership within the National Brown Swiss Association.

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THE BROWN SWISS CATTLE BREEDERS’ ASSOCIATION OF THE USA

800 Pleasant Street, Beloit, Wisconsin 53511-5456
Ph: 608-365-4474 • Fax: 608-365-5577 • E-mail: info@brownswissusa.com

The Brown Swiss Association was established in 1880, registers about 10,000 animals per year and serves about 1800 combined adult and junior members. It is governed by a 10-person board of directors elected by and from the membership.
BSCBA Mission Statement... To promote and expand the Brown Swiss breed with programs that assist the membership and industry to compete favorably in the market place now and in the future.
Today’s U.S. breeders have built upon the breed’s rich heritage to develop a worldwide demand for their cattle in both the show ring and commercial dairy herd.

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Establishing A Brood Cow Family
GENTLE BREEZE MAT CHRISTINE ‘3E90’

A first in breed history as mother and daughter take top honors in the Central National Brown Swiss Show, Madison, WI 2023
By Cheri Oechsle

There are cows that leave a lasting legacy, cows that have a firm foundation of legacy and cows that combine both. These cows continue to quietly transmit their traits to suddenly pop-up generations later to remind us that those strong gene pools are still in existence. One of those legacies was front and center this year at World Dairy Expo as Gentle Breeze Mat Christine *TW’s sixth great-granddaughter and seventh great-granddaughter took top honors in the 2023 International Brown Swiss Show.

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Medlang in Iowa

Kids’ Summers — in a Good Way!

BY: MELISSA HART
 

Worth County, Iowa, is home to the Medlang family farm, where they began their Brown Swiss herd in 1945 when the family doctor, Dr. R.L. Olson, and his brother dissolved their farming partnership with a sale.

James and Marvin Medlang, who had begun their dairy operation in the 1930s with three Jersey heifers bought from their uncle for $10, grabbed their dad and went to the Olson sale. Their mom was partial to Brown Swiss after seeing one at the county fair, so they ended up with six cows and a bull — and with that, the Medlang Brown Swiss herd was established.

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