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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...
Dr. Eiso Busemann (VOSt): ‘Do not Reduce Breeding to Figures on an Excel Sheet’
The Verein Ostfriesischer Stammviehzüchter (VOSt) enjoyed an unprecedented, successful August release, with leading positions for Holstein and Red Holstein, both DNA and progeny proven. And that while the AI company...
HWH-3Star Ella-P-RC: German Solitair Daughter with Seven Sons in AI
‘It is interesting to see how a relatively small investment can eventually lead to so much influence… like a small stone that you throw in the water, with the rings...
Herds Worldwide - September 2024
Hillandia Farms, the farm of Jason & Rebecca Streutker, lies in the heart of Oxford County, in the southwestern part of the Canadian province of Ontario. Also for the Streutkers,...
HI on a Reporting Trip: California Tour 2024
Breeder reports are an absolute favourite for HI readers. This is evident from every previous reader survey, and is underscored multiple times by personal conversations with farmers. Breeders really enjoy...
Calori-D Holsteins in California: ‘The Impact of Genetics on our Farm is Tremendous.’
“Family Matters”: the slogan on the farm sign beside the driveway of Calori-D Holsteins in Denair is absolutely fitting for the 2150-head dairy enterprise owned by the Mast family. In...
Focus on... August 2024
With 2.5 udder health – this index is based on 2.3 somatic cell and 2.5 mastitis resistance – the French Gymnast son Omnast is a specialist in that category. Also...