First Generation Success!
This article was a feature story in our 2020 Summer Issue, written by Julie Ashton. While multi-generation dairy farms are certainly the norm, that hasn’t stopped first generation dairy farmers …
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Gold Missy to Delta Missy – The Adaptability of an Illustrious Cow Family
This was a feature article in our Summer 2020 issue and is written by Kathleen O’Keefe. When Eastside Lewisdale Gold Missy strolled into the Road to the Royal sale ring …
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Remember the farmers behind the food, even after pandemic
Like many people in agriculture, I was quickly sucked into the television series “Yellowstone” starring Kevin Costner as John Dutton, the patriarch of a large ranching family. Dutton, a rancher …
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Palmyra Berkely P Ruth-ET Passes Away
Palmyra has announced the sad passing of Palmyra Berkely P Ruth-ET. They have updated their website with a beautiful tribute to Ruth, as well as many photos on their Facebook …
Benbie Holsteins & Saskatchewan Snow Beef
This article was featured in our 2020 Spring issue and is written by Julie Ashton. Caron, Saskatchewan, home to Benbie Holsteins … 660 km from Calgary,AB, 1580 km from Chilliwack, …
International Powerhouse – Springhill Guernseys & Holsteins
This article was from our Spring 2020 issue and is written by Mikayla Overholt. Deep in the rolling hills of Holmes County, OH, lies Springhill Dairy, home of the Lang …
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A First In The World
This article was featured in our Spring 2020 issue and is written by Julie Ashton. Excellent-97 is an achievement that few cows achieve in their lifetime. And for the first …
The Legacy of Apple – One International Perspective
This article was featured in our February 2020 issue and was written by Kathleen O’Keefe. Like everyone else who has even a passing interest in purebred dairy cattle, we were …
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Big Guns Jamaica Vanilla – Show Cow to Brood Cow
This article was featured in our February 2020 issue and was written by Kathleen O’Keefe. We all know a variation on the quote, “I’m an overnight success, but it took …
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The Complete Guernsey Package
This article was featured in our February issue and was written by Julie Ashton. Take an All-American, add seven generations of Excellent dams along with a dash of AI stud …
Lida-Acres Holsteins On the Map
This article was featured in our February 2020 issue and was written by Kathleen O’Keefe. If you watched the International Junior Holstein Show at Madison last fall, you couldn’t miss …
Stronger than the Storm
This article was featured in our 2019 Winter issue, written by Julie Ashton. 2019 has been a year that many farmers would like to put behind them. Historic snow amounts …
Make Milk Quality A Priority
Featured in our 2019 Winter issue, written By Todd Bilby, Ph.D., M.S., Associate Director of Ruminant Technical Services, Merck Animal Health. Outstanding milk quality herds, regardless of size, have several …
Kozak Holsteins – Charging Ahead!
Kozak Holsteins was featured in our Winter 2019 issue, written by Kathleen O’Keefe. ‘The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it.’ That’s a …
Expo Champions at Home
Our ‘Expo Champions at Home,’ was featured in our 2019 Fall Special. We’ve all seen the World Dairy Expo champions from this year looking their best, but what are they …