Herd reports
Melarry: Breaks Through in Elite Breeding Due to Genomics
Last April, HI published an article about the deep F family at Melarry, and now – eight months later – the breeding enterprise from Minnesota has its own report. Rightfully...
Oakfield Corners makes $200,000 sale tops and 6,500 embryos annually
We apologise! 11 generations of family farming, a large herd, breed-leading genomics and top type animals… There’s simply too much to write about Oakfield Corners Dairy in 2 pages –...
Hanalee’s Passion for Pedigrees Brings Expansion with a Difference!
A passion for deep pedigrees and good cows has driven the Hazeleger family to create an interesting operational strategy. A number of the world’s finest pedigrees can be found in...
Eilmans - The Little-known Home of one of the Strongest Herds in Germany
No, Clemens Eilmans is not a star of the scene. He is not a celebrated exhibitor at shows, not a successful seller at one of the many top-auctions and not...
Bomaz: Successful with Consistent Breeding for Production and Fitness
The highest DNA bull with an AI code (Bomaz Skywalker, 2961 gTPI) and 14 female Holsteins in the top-200 for Net Merit; the Bomaz prefix is very strongly woven with...
California’s “Supermarket for Genetics”: RuAnn & Maddox Dairy: 1,400 Home-Bred Excellent Cows!
The San Joaquin Valley in California is 300 miles long and 100 miles wide and is one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world. A combination of rich...
Star-Summit in Michigan: Emphasizing Great Cow Families and High Type
For more than 100 years, the Baker family has been farming at Star-Summit, a property located on the highest point of Kent County in south-western Michigan. On a clear day...
Big Holsteins: Popular Sires from Prominent Production Herd
Exactly 10 years ago, HI published a farm report about Big Holsteins. At the time, the herd owned by the Knoef family had provided thirty 100,000 kg cows. One decade...
Simlahill: Northern Ireland’s Leading Type Herd
Although they share the same island, the “Republic of Ireland” and “Northern Ireland” are separate countries. Northern Ireland links with England, Scotland and Wales to form the “UK”. There are...
Siemers Holsteins: Annually 75-100 Cows Surpassing 220,000lb/100,000kg
Undoubtedly you read about it in HI’s July issue: at Siemers Holsteins in Wisconsin, no less than 390 cows have passed the milestone of 100,000kg milk (220,462lb). As such, Siemers...
Monument Farms – Much More than just the Story behind Monument Impression
Do you know the story behind the semen millionaire Roylane Jordan? Or that of the genomic superstar Roylane Socra Robust? Or the story behind the extremely intensively used outcross sire...
Ptit Coeur in Switzerland - A Very Different Story than you would Expect
With the name Ptit Coeur, you likely think of the magnificent Red Holstein cow Kalinka: Tremendous in the show ring, but also tremendous for longevity. Or of the victory of...