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September 13, 2017

National Dairy Shrine Announces 2017 Award Winners

National Dairy Shrine (NDS) is pleased to announce the winners of the Guest of Honor, Distinguished Dairy Cattle Breeder, Pioneer, Progressive Commercial Dairy Manager and Graduate Dairy Production awards for this year. These awards were designed to honor past, present and future dairy industry leaders that have contributed to strengthening and energizing the dairy industry.…

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August 25, 2017

Selling the Show String Now Open for Bidding

The Selling the Show String Sale is now open for bidding. Stranshome has one of their best lineups top to bottom and are excited to make all available to you. Thirteen fantastic top lots sell ready to hit the fall show circuit. The show string will arrive at Minnesota State Fair on August 28 and…

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August 23, 2017

Minnesota Dairy Community Crowns 64th Princess Kay of the Milky Way

ST. PAUL, Minn. (Aug. 23, 2017) — Emily Annexstad (ANNE-NEX-STAD), a 19-year-old college student from St. Peter, Minnesota, representing Nicollet County, was crowned the 64thPrincess Kay of the Milky Way in an evening ceremony at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds, Aug. 23.   Annexstad will serve as the official goodwill ambassador for more than 3,000 Minnesota…

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August 14, 2017

July list for Minnesota Leader Recognition for Premier TriStar Cows

The following is the July list for Minnesota Leader Recognition for Premier TriStar Cows Congratulations to Kerwin & Kevin Siewert on Hyde-Park Jacey 4542 who placed third overall in Milk in Minnesota as a Senior two-year-old. Her lactation was 2-10 3X 305 day 44,680lbs of milk with a 3.8% fat 1676lbs and 3.4 protein 1502lbs. Congratulations…

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July 31, 2017

Holstein Foundation Releases Video Series for Showmanship Guidelines

BRATTLEBORO, Vt., July 27, 2017- Holstein Foundation is excited to announce the release of a four-part video series to educate youth, showmanship judges, and anyone else who works with dairy youth on proper showmanship procedures. The videos are created as a supplement to the Holstein Foundation’s Showring Ready workbook. Both are based on the latest PDCA showmanship…

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July 13, 2017

Holstein Association USA Board Meets in Washington

BRATTLEBORO, Vt., July 13, 2017 – The Holstein Association USA board of directors met June 27-28, 2017 in Bellevue, Washington. President Gordie Cook chaired the meeting held in conjunction with the 132nd Annual Meeting and Convention at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue, just outside of Seattle. The board honored retiring President Gordie Cook of Massachusetts, and Directors Roy…

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July 13, 2017

Holstein Association USA Awards Olmar Farms as 2017 Elite Breeder

BRATTLEBORO, Vt., July 10, 2017- Roger and Floyd Marti and Jill and Brian Nelson of Olmar Farms in Sleepy Eye, Minn. were presented the 2017 Elite Breeder Award during the 2017 National Holstein Convention in Belleuve, Wash. Now in its third generation of family ownership, the Marti family has built a foundation herd breeding and…

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July 13, 2017

June Leader Recognition for Premier TriStar Cows

The following is the June list for Minnesota Leader Recognition for Premier TriStar Cows Congratulations to Andy Stuewe on Alley G W Atwood Java who placed second overall in protein and fat in in Minnesota as Senior three-year-old.. Her lactation was 3-11 2X 305 day 39,590lbs of milk with a 5.1% fat 2033lbs and 3.2 protein…

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June 13, 2017

Select Sires Inc., and Accelerated Genetics to Join Forces

Plain City, OH & Baraboo, WI, June 13, 2017 — The board of directors for Select Sires Inc., and Accelerated Genetics have reached a unanimous decision to unify the two cooperatives. Under the planned agreement, Select Sires will acquire the assets of Accelerated Genetics, joining forces of employees and independent sales representatives in each of…

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May 18, 2017

2017 MN State Red & White Show

Thursday, June 22, show starting at 10 A.M. with milk cow classes. Early entry deadline is June 1 with an entry fee of $20 per head. Any entry postmarked after that will be $35 per head and not guaranteed to make the show book. To enter please send a photo copy of the registration paper…

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