The Complete Image Galleries from the International Guernsey Show 2018 are now available for you to view, share and purchase photos. Relive last year’s exciting show HERE!
Biography
Brian Schnebly is an Ag Technician Supervisor at Central Maryland Research and Education Center and a former Programs Manager, Breed Classifier and Executive Secretary for the American Guernsey Association. Raised on Crown Stone Guernsey Farm, Schnebly and his family have opened their doors to visitors from around the globe including attendees at the National Guernsey Convention and World Guernsey Conference. Schnebly’s resume of past judging engagements includes the 2017 Eastern States Exposition, 2016 All-American Milking Shorthorn Show, 2012 International Brown Swiss Show as the Associate Judge and numerous state and local shows in the United States and abroad. He has also officiated the National Intercollegiate and All-American 4-H Dairy Judging Contests and the Guernsey breed for the Hoard’s Dairyman Judging Contest. Schnebly resides in Hagerstown, Maryland with his wife, Heidi, and two daughters, Grace and Claire.
Mike Hickman is a partner in Hickman Valley Farms with his brother, Randall, and mother, Wanda, while also working as a dairy cattle fitter. The 75-cow herd at Hickman Valley Farms is 75 percent Guernseys with the remainder representing the other six breeds. Several members of Hickman’s herd have received All-American or Junior All-American Nominations. In addition to the family’s herd, the farm also houses cattle for local 4-H members who lack milking facilities. Off the farm, Hickman has managed sales with Guernsey Marketing Service for the past two decades. He has judged Guernseys at the North American International Livestock Exposition, the Iowa State Fair and the Indiana State Fair along with a variety of local shows in Tennessee. Hickman resides in Shelbyville, Tennessee with his daughter, Makayla, who is attending the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, majoring in dairy science management.
