MADISON, WIS – 337 youth competed in the 2018 World Dairy Expo Youth Showmanship Contest on Thursday, October 4. Youth from around the world competed for top honors in Junior, Intermediate and Senior Showmanship Divisions. Winning the Junior Division, the W. Terry Howard Award and clippers from Andis Company was Keaton Phoenix of Greenbank, Ont., Canada; and the Intermediate Division, the Howard Voegeli Award and clippers from Andis Company was won by Caden Finley of Greenban

Even though World Dairy Expo isn't officially open, it is a beehive of activity today. Collegiate judging and showmanship clinics were held today along with booths being set up, cattle being clipped, displays being hung and more. #WorldDairyExpo #Holstein #AmericanGuernseyAssociation #MilkingShorthorn #Ayrshire #BrownSwiss #RedampWhiteHolsteins

As printed in the Summer Purebred Dairy Breeders' Magazine and June 2018 Brown Swiss Bulletin Success born from Perseverance It’s a name that embodies integrity and success in the business world. It is a name synonymous in the dairy industry with champions like Griffin, Cameron, Blexy, Blanche and more. And, in the state of New York, it is a founding family with generations of visionary ideas. The dairy industry is quite familiar with the name Peter Vail, but possibly only a

William “Bill” Peck, Sr., Schuylerville, New York, was awarded the 2018 Master Breeder Award at the American Guernsey Association National Convention in Dubuque, Iowa. At the recently concluded National Guernsey Convention, numerous awards were presented for outstanding performance within the Guernsey breed. This year Bill Peck, Sr., of Welcome Stock Farm was presented with the Master Breeder Award. At 81 Bill may possibly be the only dairyman who has bred a #1 bull in two s

The Midwest Spring National Holstein Show is underway in Madison, Wisconsin. For highlights click here (www.holsteinworld.com) and a gallery of show photos here (www.purebred.smugmug.com) #nationaldairynews #NationalShows #Holstein

The Mid-East Spring National Show kicked off this morning in Columbus, Ohio. For photos and results visit www.holsteinworld.com. #Holstein

The Spring Genomic & Type Spotlight Sale was held Tuesday, March 20 at Quietcove Holsteins in Wapakoneta, Ohio. Although it was cold and blustery outside, the cattle were prepared and presented to a large crowd and online viewers in top notch form. Hosted by the Elsass family, the sale was managed by CanAm Sales Management with Jason Lamoreaux crying the sale and Dan Brandt on pedigrees. Lot 29 topped the sale Topping the sale was Bertke GC Bentley, a VG-86 Gold Chip daughter

On April 14, 2018, an offering of some of the most elite dairy cattle will be presented for sale in the heart of Ohio’s dairyland, Wooster, Ohio. Springhill, owned by Chris, Tom, Karen, and Kendra Lang of Big Prairie, Ohio, will sell approximately 150 high-end calves, bred heifers, cows, bulls and embryo packages of their combined Holstein and Guernsey herd at the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Wooster, Ohio. The Springhill prefix is well known throughout the industry as breeder

Holstein Foundation Graduates Young Dairy Leaders Institute Class 10 BRATTLEBORO, Vt., February 6, 2018 – Fifty-one young adults from across the United States, Mexico, and Canada took part in Phase III of Holstein Foundation’s tenth Young Dairy Leaders Institute (YDLI) class held January 31 – February 3 in Phoenix, Ariz. YDLI participants engaged in in-depth workshops covering topics of advanced media relations skills, conflict management, and the public policy process. Th

: Holstein World - The Next Chapter COLUMBUS, OHIO – February 5, 2018 - The legacy that began in 1904 when the Holstein-Friesian World published its first magazine bringing Holstein breeders across the country together in one publication. Now 115 years later – a new chapter is beginning as the family owned company passes the torch of ownership to publishers, Purebred Publishing, publishers of purebred dairy cattle publications since 1999. Purebred Publishing CEO Doug Granitz

Select Sires announces the hiring of Jordan Siemers as a dairy sire analyst. Siemers will work with Holstein breeders in western and mid-western regions of the U.S. and the eastern Canadian provinces and will be Select Sires lead sire analyst for Milking Shorthorn procurement. He begins his role in a part-time capacity pending his graduation later this year. “Jordan’s background, education and involvement in the industry add a unique perspective to the sire department. We loo

The American Guernsey Association (AGA) and Holstein Association USA (HAUSA) held their first training workshop on December 21, 2017 at the Hoard’s Dairyman Farm in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. Attendees enjoyed a brisk day on the farm with incredibly productive and collaborative discussion, not only in the classroom but cow-side. Representatives from AGA and HAUSA attended the session at Hoard's Dairyman Farm. Both associations were well represented with staff and volunteers.

BRATTLEBORO, Vt., December 21, 2017 – Daniel Kitchen of Danville, Pa. is the recipient of the 2017 National Judi Collinsworth Outstanding Exhibitor Award from Holstein Association USA, Inc. This award recognizes youth for their outstanding Holstein project work and involvement with their cattle and dairy activities. Kitchen is the thirteenth Junior Holstein member to receive this honor, and receives a $500 scholarship. The Judi Collinsworth Outstanding Junior Exhibitor Mem