Herd reports
Level-Plain Holsteins: Lots of AI Sires, All from One Homebred Cow Family
Breeders who want to breed animals with competing or even higher genomics than those from large nucleus programs, give themselves a huge task. Keith Nettekoven does not shy away from...
Tomasz Kocięba’s Dairy Enterprise: An Unimaginable Transformation!
Early this year (HI 01/24) HI published a feature article about Poland, one of the larger milk producing countries in Europe. The opening picture offered a beautiful view of the...
Calori-D Holsteins in California: ‘The Impact of Genetics on our Farm is Tremendous.’
“Family Matters”: the slogan on the farm sign beside the driveway of Calori-D Holsteins in Denair is absolutely fitting for the 2150-head dairy enterprise owned by the Mast family. In...
Top lifetime production w ith an impressive backdrop
This photo was taken on order of the German AI stud Rinder-Union West though the unique backdrop may only be seen at second glance. There are no less than 10...
Herds Worldwide - September 2024
Hillandia Farms, the farm of Jason & Rebecca Streutker, lies in the heart of Oxford County, in the southwestern part of the Canadian province of Ontario. Also for the Streutkers,...
Wyss Holsteins: Generations of Passion for Holstein Cows!
The Holstein breeding operation of the Wyss family in the Bern canton of Switzerland looks back over a 120-year family story. It is shaped by hard work, passion for cattle...
HI on a Reporting Trip: California Tour 2024
Breeder reports are an absolute favourite for HI readers. This is evident from every previous reader survey, and is underscored multiple times by personal conversations with farmers. Breeders really enjoy...
HWH-3Star Ella-P-RC: German Solitair Daughter with Seven Sons in AI
‘It is interesting to see how a relatively small investment can eventually lead to so much influence… like a small stone that you throw in the water, with the rings...
Curtismill: ‘We changed to a custom index as too many high yielding cows were being bred to beef’
If you want to learn more about how a farm produced over twenty 100,000kg cows in 12 months, this article is for you. From securing a sustainable future to lowering...
Ferme Coti, Quebec: A Well-known Source Provided a Significant Contribution to Their Nice Master Breeder Title
Just a short distance west of the metropolis of Montreal in the Canadian province of Quebec we find the beautiful farm of the Cloutier family. In 2021, they made national...
Hallow Holsteins: Home of Ireland’s Famous Twizzle Cow Family
The Irish County of Wexford is the ancestral home of former US President John Kennedy, and a park carrying his name has been developed as a memorial. County Wexford is...
Doorco Holsteins: ‘We Focus on Everything Necessary for a Long-Lasting, Profitable Cow.’
Seven times, Doorco Holsteins – located in northeastern Wisconsin – has been recognized as a “Herd of Excellence”. No less than 49x they received the “Progressive Breeders Registry”. In addition,...