A return trip to the Wisconsin Ayrshire State Show proved to be successful yet again for Casey and Yellow Briar BBBK Pamela-ET. Pam took first place in the Winter Yearling class and earned her second straight All-Wisconsin honors.

Pam's been under the care of Ryan Olson and has developed into a big, growthy yearling with a deep rib. She's headed to the Watertown, Wis. area farm of Josey Morris to get ready for a return trip to Madison for World Dairy Expo.

We think she still has a great future yet this fall!

Congratulations to Dylan Coleman on a great day with his Brothers Three purchases at the 2011 Pennsylvania Farm Show! Dylan (left), a young exhibitor from Lancaster County, exhibited both the Junior and Reserve Junior Champion of the the youth show.

Junior Champion was Brothers Three Pnutbutercup, a Galaxy daughter of Zoldo Zeus Paula, the VG-85 Party granddaughter in our herd. Reserve Junior Champion was Brothers Three Majesty, a Total daughter of Snicksnack Muffy, whose from the Monay family. Congratulations and continued good luck to Dylan!

Congratulations to our good friends and business partners at Horseshoe Hill on the All-American Nomination of Brothers Three Wanita. A Legacy daughter of Wisper, Wanita stood fifth in the Junior 3-year old class at World Dairy Expo less than one month fresh.

Wanita now makes three daughters of Wisper that have been Nomindated All-American, all by three different sires. She's fast becoming one of the best brood cows in the breed and Wanita is just one of the many daughters of hers we're anxious to see continue to develop.  

Brothers Three again had several consignments sell in the Fall for ET Colors Sale hosted by our friends and business associates Mike and Linda Hellenbrand.

The highlight was Brothers Three Wicked (left), the Jet Pilot daughter of Wisper and full sister to Worthy. She sold for $5,100 to Faithful Acres Genetics as the highest selling live lot of the day.

Our other consignmnets included a 9-10 Partyboy daughter of Wisper ($3,100), a 6-09 Agenda out of the B family ($2,400) and a 1-10 Wonderment granndaughter of Picabo to Kalos Swiss for $2,700. Best of luck to all the new owners!

World Dairy Expo was a crowning achievement for Casey and our Ayrshire calf, Yellow Briar BBBK Pamela-ET. Marking the first time Casey wore her whites into the Coliseum to show at Madison, Pamela stood 5th in a deep class of winter calves. A successful showing in the big show! We're excited to see how she develops for 2011.

In the Swiss show, our only entry was Brothers Three Worthy in the very tough 5-year-old class. Despite not feeling her best all week, Worthy stood 8th in a class that also included the show's Grand Champion. Other B3 bred entries stood well in their classes including two top six finishes. Congratulations to the winners at Expo!

Brothers Three Worthy made her return to the show ring for 2010 at the Ohio State Fair and made it in grand style! Judge Norm Magnussen named her his winning 5-year-old and Grand Champion of a deep and competitive show that featured four reigning or former All-American cows and several more who've been Nominated.

Worthy is pictured to the left with Eric Topp from Topp-View, our partners on Worthy, on the strap. She's pictured with the Reserve Champion Forest Lawn Whistler Molly.

Look for Worthy at World Dairy Expo 2010!

A first trip to the Wisconsin Ayrshire State Show proved to be successful for our Ayrshire investment! Yellow Briar BBBK Pamela-ET took first place in a deep and competitive Winter Calf class with 15 entries. Casey's on the left guiding her into the blue ribbon position.

Later in the day, Judge Chad Ryan pulled Pamela out in his final four and named her Honorable Mention for Junior Champion.

We're excited to see how she continues develop along the tanbark trail this fall! 

That's Jo-Dee Wondermnt Nitty Gritty-ET on the left, a January 2010 Top Acres Wonderment daughter of the 2007 Expo Champion Valligrove Jetway Nora. Gritty became a purchase of ours at the Oregon Main Event Sale in partnership with fellow Wisconsin Brown Swiss breeders Ole Acres and Horseshoe Hill. We're pleased with our continued partnership with each.

With the phenomenal success Nora has been transmitting, we're excited to begin working with this up and coming cow family. Thanks to Allan Hanselmann for contacting us about Gritty and special thanks to Jodi Coppini who's been housing Gritty for us until Madison. We're excited to get her home!

 7/10: Race to the winner's circle . . .

The race is over and Brothers Three Wisp is the Kentucky National Stakes Winner. Wisp topped the National Brown Swiss Sale at $37,000 selling to Elite Dairy, Copake, N.Y. Contending bidder was Bradner Farms, Canada. 

Wisp hails from our leading Wisper family being a granddaughter via an EX-90 Premium of the 2x All-American Brothers Three Wisper. She sold due in August to Prelude Zeus and ready for another tanbark trail run this fall.

Our sale topper was jointly consigned with Kentucky Bluegrass Genetics and we owe them many thanks for their expert care and development of Wisp. Jeff and Lisa Gibson took a liking to her as a gangly spring yearling at the NAILE show and developed her into a national level show cow who's undefeated in milking form. Our thanks also goes out to the sales team, bidders, and other friends who offered their congratulations on her sale. We look forward to seeing Wisp out and about this fall under the Elite Dairy banner! 

Brothers Three Brown Swiss has been named the 2009 National Outstanding Young Brown Swiss Breeder. The National Brown Swiss Young Breeder Award is presented annually to a deserving breeder under the age of 40 who has shown expertise in dairy farming and Brown Swiss cattle breeding, participation in Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders Association programs and events, and leadership roles in the community, both in agricultural and non-agricultural organizations.

We want to thank Cindy Warner for nominating us, as well as others for their support of our nomination.