Melissa Kemmere

Holstein Foundation has been cultivating future generations through their Young Dairy Leaders Institute (YDLI) for the past 25 years. YDLI is a nationally recognized three-phase leadership and communication skills development […]

The judges have been selected for The 67th All American Jersey Shows, sponsored by the American Jersey Cattle Association of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. The largest exhibition of Registered Jersey™ cattle in

National Dairy Herd Information Association (DHIA) honored Edward “Ed” Vink, Hanford, Calif., with the Joachim-Wilson Leadership Award. A lifelong dairy industry advocate, Vink’s career started in the 1950s when he

“Galen Emanuele is exactly what dairy farmers need to hear in these challenging times,” said a 2019 Young Dairy Leaders Institute attendee. Another dairy leader shared, “He is the best

Eight individuals got the nod to place the 14 open and junior shows during the All-American Dairy Show, set for Sept. 14- 18, at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and

The AMSS Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Brenda J. (Damrow) Gudex, IOM has been named Executive Secretary for the American Milking Shorthorn Society. She will be responsible

The 2019 Congrés National Holstein Convention in PEI will be taking place on April 24-27th in Charlottetown, PEI. The Spring Revelation Sale will be held in conjunction with the event

The Jersey Canada AGM was held in Westlock, Alberta from April 11-13th. An event that brought people together from all across Canada, all with the same interest in mind, the

The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) is accepting applications for its 2019 student bursary program. OFA is offering three bursaries in the amount of $2,000 per recipient for students of

Calling all Junior members age 6 to 18 in 2019! Join us on May 4th to enter the #PolledPrize Contest for a chance to take home a POLLED Red Holstein

Avonlea Genetics Inc from Brighton, Ontario recently classified 16 head which resulted in some great results! Classification Highlights 1st lactation: Avonlea Fernleaf Flirtatious – VG87 Hickory Acres Krash Colton –

In recent months, we have seen a number of Milking Shorthorn cows establish new All-Time records for milk, fat or protein production by age group.  This is indicative of the

The results are in from the Canadian Dairy Network (CDN) on the top LPI herds in Ontario! CDN has calculated the top herds in Ontario by LPI based on the

On April 16th, 2019, a progressive new partnership in the dairy industry was announced to come into effect on June 3rd, 2019. CanWest DHI, Valacta and Canadian Dairy Network will

First-of-its-kind branded program promises to reshape beef-on-dairy opportunities. The American Simmental Association (ASA) and Holstein Association USA (HAUSA) have announced the formation of the HOLSim™ branded program. The program identifies