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Herds Worldwide - March 2025
The first thing that stands out with a visit to Barozzi Holsteins in northern Italy: everything is neat! The yard, the barns, the milking parlour, the office; everything is organized...
Wendland Holsteins (WEH): ‘If Your Family Also Does Well in Other Barns, Then You Have a Strong Cow Family!’
WEH Josefa, the beautiful and powerful picture cow with this report, is representative of breeding by father Jürgen and son Dennis Hintze. Strong cow families, such as the sizable J...
Pineland Farms in Maine: Focus on Education, Recreation, and… Outstanding Holsteins
Pineland Farms in the northeastern American state of Maine is home to one of the oldest registered Holstein herds in the US, founded in 1881 by the Merrill family. In...
Intriguing Sires RED - February 2025
‘Beautyman is perfect for production, he is A2A2/BB, scores excellent for fitness, minus for stature with a good ratio of stature to width, and super for udders.’ Speaking is Urs...
Ruann Genetics: ‘Our Goal with Every Mating is to Breed an EX cow’
‘Our EX cows are our most valuable cows, and the cows from whom we want offspring.’ These words spoken by Patrick Maddox describe exactly the breeding strategy followed by him...
Herds Worldwide - January 2025
‘My breeding goal has not changed much throughout my career. I still appreciate functional cows that can last a long time and look good. Every morning I need to get...
Siemers Lstr Hanan 33317-P, “Global Cow 2024”: ‘She is a Vital Genetic Line for our Current and Future Goals.’
Siemers Holsteins in Newton (eastern Wisconsin) attained a unique achievement by winning HI’s Global Cow Competition twice in a row. After Siemers Lmda Paris 27856 in 2023, this year it...
Unique View in the Barns of CRV: Four Generations of Popular Holstein Bulls
This special picture was taken by Han Hopman two months ago at the CRV AI facility in Giekerk (Friesland). Anyway, it is already exceptional to photograph four bulls together, but...
Bernd Sommer, For More Than 30 Years the Familiar Face of Holstein Forum: ‘Deep Cow Families and Personal Contacts Form the Foundation’
‘We want to do much more than just organize a sale; we want to know who we are working with, and together build a long-term relationship and create something successful,’...
The Surprise of Madison: Twigs Beats Footloose and Shakira at World Dairy Expo
Jeffrey-Way Twigs is the name! The Hardrock daughter from the renowned T family at Jeffrey-Way Holsteins in Wisconsin provided a fantastic surprise at the World Dairy Expo, as she beat...
Herds Worldwide - November 2024
Farming in southern Wisconsin has its challenges – land prices are high and the weather is sometimes extreme, from -28°C in the winter to 43°C in the summer. ‘Sometimes the...
Vierra Dairy, California: ‘Jerseys Are Efficient and Can Handle a Warm Climate Well.’
“Vierra Dairy”. You likely recognize the name from the show circuit. They are the owners of elite show cows like Stoney-Point Joel Bailey and Bri-Lin Valson Spritz – this beautiful...