History

February 2025

Cow Families

Did Mascot’s Retreat Indicate the Disappearance of Ned Boy Blood? No! Whittier-Farms Ned Boy Continues to be Influential in Current Breeding

Genosource Captain: the world’s most powerful TPI bull. In his pedigree, we find the name of Whittier-Farms Ned Boy at least four times. Mogul: millionaire and member of the top-5...

September 2024

Sires Report

Likely the World’s Most Popular Sire of All Time: “Black Beauty” To-Mar Blackstar

Has a bull ever been more popular in global breeding than To-Mar Blackstar from Select Sires? Likely not. During his long life, the semen of the Chairman son from the...

August 2024

Sires Report

Thanks to Renegade, Picston Shottle Is Receiving Even More Influence

In our previous history story, we looked at the pedigree of the matchless transmitter S-S-I Renegade and ascertained that in his near generations, just two transmitters appear twice: Man-O-Man and...

June 2024

Sires Report

55x in Delta-Lambda’s Pedigree The Enduring Impact of Chief Son S-W-D Valiant

The tremendous interest in Farnear Delta-Lambda requires no explanation – reason why HI started a trilogy about his pedigree. Part 1 (February) was about Melwood, who appears 11x in Lambda’s...