That the selection of the Global Cow 2021 would be one of the most suspenseful decisions in the history of this competition was to be expected, given the strong and balanced field of candidates. The fact that by the end there was not only a relatively clear result, but a rather unusual winner, was due to your input. Miranda-P-RC, the crowd favourite of our readers, made the jump onto the throne for the Global Cow 2021. She is the first polled Holstein to achieve this title, and the first RC cow as well.