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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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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.
