Herd reports
Gaec de la Monnerie: ‘Important: Ensure That We Create Sufficient Opportunities for the Future’
Close to Le Bignon, just south of the French metropolis Nantes, we find Gaec de la Monnerie. Located in the French department of Loire-Atlantique – where the powerful Loire River...
Fairmont in Vermont: With Purebred Holsteins, Responding Flexibly to the Market
A commercial dairy with 1450 head and a breeding program with elite cows; Fairmont LLC in the northern part of the American state of Vermont has developed in the span...
THI Holsteins ‘Genomic stars are not found by chance, you have to breed for them!’
It is the home of the two highest PP sires in Germany, the highest worldwide red factor sire, a top-25 sire in Spain, and many other top sires. It is...
Juniper Farms in Maine: Birth Barn of Jed and Wish is Successful Nowadays in the Show Ring
With a glorious victory at the Northeast All Breeds Holstein Show in the American state of Massachusetts, photo cow Juniper Missy-Red placed herself significantly in the limelight. HI went to...
Berryholme: ‘Be honest with yourself. There is no value in wearing rose-colored glasses’
Berryholme, H. Wright & Son, Cumbria, was one of 10 names to appear on the list when Holstein UK announced the winners of the Master Breeder Awards for 2022. The...
Robeth Holsteins: 240 Registered Atwoods and 170 Registered Diamondbacks
“Atwood Ave(nue)” and “Diamondback Drive”. The two notable street name signs in the tie stall barn at Liberty Hill Farm (Robeth Holsteins) turn out to be indicative of the breeding...
Double Family Power at Fankhauser in Switzerland
No, we will not soon forget this reporting tour: Three days in late March 2022 through Switzerland. In large measure it was through the French-speaking “Suisse”, but for the finale...
Jenlar: High Performance Brown Swiss in Wisconsin
At Jenlar the Brown Swiss compete with Holsteins on a daily basis to retain a position in this well-managed dairy herd. Along the way Jenlar has bred and developed a...
Toi Toi Genetics: New Brown Swiss Source in Great Britain
When Brent and Anne Crothers emigrated seven years ago from New Zealand to Great Britain, they had milked Holsteins, Ayrshires and Jerseys for years – and also obtained various show...
Breeding is a marathon
For the families of Christian and Simon Schild of Ottoberg in the Swiss canton of Thurgau, daily life often revolves around Brown Swiss breeding. And about schwingen.
Nor-Bella: Home to a Lifetime Production Champion
In July 2020, in the 6th edition of BSI, the name of the then 13-year-old Nor-Bella Supreme Dabble was paraded. She is one of the highest Canadian lifetime producers of...
The goal is a problem-free cow
The family of Georg Schedel of Egg in the Unterallgäu district in Germany milks around 200 cows, most of them Brown Swiss. Important is the strong family bond – and...
Halo: The Breed’s Most Consistent Family at Combining Elite Type with Solid Production and Health?
The HI Cow Family Tournament in 2021 selected Dellia as the Nr.1 cow family of the breed. The figurehead of a current family branch, and a major contributor to that...