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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 was Siemers Lstr Hanan 33317-P, wh...

The recent surge in elite polled genetics is pushing the Holstein breed ever closer to the tipping point where it could quickly become a polled breed. One of the driving forces in that polled revolution is the great broo...

For twenty years, Dan Reuter has been breeding at Reuter Dairy (950 milking cows) in Iowa, with the offspring of Barbie sister Regancrest-RB Bunny EX-93. With as a notable result RJR Discjockey 7509 EX-92, the Intermedia...

At Canada’s 102nd Royal Winter Fair, the awards for Grand Champion Holstein and Supreme Champion Dairy Cow of the show went to Jeffrey-Way Hard Rock Twigs. And in the Red & White Show, it was a double-double for Premium...

The Dutch HHH show offers lots of space to young breeders and progeny groups. Above all, it is a place for Dutch breeders to present their most beautiful Holsteins. The 2024 edition was a success in every respect and saw...

‘When we look back at all of her daughters, Bliss will be quite the brood cow around the world, not just in North America. Most of her daughters made with us are still young so we are just experiencing the early stages o...

Mayflower, Midnight, King Royal, Trooper, Crusher, Hurley… and then we are only talking about the progeny proven sires from the Mira-Mariah family at Plain-Knoll. Besides them, there are numerous young DNA sires on the w...

GENIA IS BRILLIANT‘We strive for a highly efficient, economical and resource efficient cow,’ states Jürg Hofmann of Hokovit Genetics in Switzerland. One of his current stars is the Silverridge Einstein daughter Hokovit G...

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 out two impressive winners of previ...

Likely none of the Global Cow Competitions have been as strong as this 20th edition. Note here the recipe for an extraordinarily fascinating finale. The new Global Cow is Siemers Lstr Hanan 3317-P. She is thus the succes...

Roxy, Dellia, Laurie Sheik, Splendor: These time-tested families are household names. And if you are in the UK there would be another name to add to that list – the Denmire Maries. This stalwart British bloodline continu...

How is this for a progeny list: 52 registered progeny with only one below 3000 gTPI! Kenyon-Hill Gameday Onia GP-83 just never misses. ‘This is a whole new experience for us. We’ve never had one that transmits like this...

Some champion titles carry extra weight. Purely due to the sublime quality of the competition. The Holstein title at the 10th UK Dairy Day is one of these, with a golden lining. Evening Sidekick Jennifer won the stronges...

What is the synonym for “complete” in modern Holstein breeding? It may be Jacobs Goldwyn Brittany EX-96. She was successful in the showring, has a production high of 18,000kg/39,700lb and is a bull dam. Furthermore, her...

It was just 20 years ago that Regancrest-PR Barbie, bred at Regancrest Farms in Iowa, emerged as the Nr.1 PTAT cow of the breed. However, Barbie transmitted much more than just elite type, and she now impacts the breed i...