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Peace&Plenty Jubies: One of the Most Consistent Type Families in the Breed
In 2023, a total of 7 Peace&Plenty bred animals received All-American nominations, with all 7 from the Jubie family. In 2024 there were again 7 Peace&Plenty All-American nominations – including...
Den-Kel Jerseys, New York: ‘Breeding for Production Ahead of Excellence’
Den-Kel Jerseys in the American state of New York regularly made national Jersey news; due to impressive record productions, due to dozens of sires at AI, and due to hundreds...
River Valley Listowel Macnchez 5055: Icon of a Very Consistent Genomic Family
The motto at River Valley Farm reads as follows: ‘A family farm focused on developing breed-leading cow families that deliver genetics producers around the globe can believe in and trust.’...
Edan Oliver Foxtrot-PP: The First EX-95 PP Cow of the Jersey Breed!
‘My big birthday present in 2015 was Edan Oliver Foxtrot-PP!’ With these words, Corrina Aldrich from Salem (New York) underscores appreciation for her “Foxy”, who completed a highest record of...
Koester Dairy in Illinois: Solid Selection Leads to Numerous Awards and Two Homebred Genomically Elite Families
Truly remarkable. This description applies to the splendid dairy and breeding enterprise of Koester Dairy in the northern part of the American state of Illinois. And then we are not...
Retso in New York: Six Dairy Breeds Successful under One Roof
“We are celebrating a memorable year and are preparing for the next one.” This recent post on the Facebook page of Retso turns out to not be an overstatement at...
Help Us choose the World Champion 2024
This is the 27th edition of the World Champion competition! On the following pages you will find 18 of the most outstanding Holstein cows that have dazzled in show-rings around...
Dewgood Holsteins: Decades of Breeding Provides Elite Productions with Jersey-like Components
While some farms around Oconto in Wisconsin currently milk thousands of cows, Dean and Wanda Good continue to manage 70 Holsteins along with the accompanying young stock. The highest profitability...
Impressive Genosource Family Enterprise:‘The Role of Breeders is Much More than Only Adding Indexes.’
It was just eleven years ago that the American breeding enterprise Genosource began, but with a lot of dynamics and much success, it seems like the name has been well-known...
Cow Country - March 2025
3176 TPI, position 92. This top-100 ranking of Hurtgenlea Parfect Myndi VG-86 on the American cow index list shows that the several generations of a homebred cow family owned by...
Brand New AI Company Showbox Sires Quickly Gains Global Recognition
The summer of 2023 saw a new AI company emerge: Showbox Sires. Founded by two well-known and passionate Holstein breeders: Tim Abbott and Mike Duckett, assisted by their wives Sharyn...
Ruann Genetics: ‘Our Goal with Every Mating is to Breed an EX cow’
‘Our EX cows are our most valuable cows, and the cows from whom we want offspring.’ These words spoken by Patrick Maddox describe exactly the breeding strategy followed by him...