Category: Industry News

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

First Time EX and High Scoring Two-Year Olds – 2017

January DA-CO-TON RAMBLE BRAXTON EX-90 @ 5-07 Robert D. & Lyla F. Hogg DA-CO-TON BRAXTON HOLIDAY EX-90 @ 5-05 Robert D. & Lyla F. Hogg DON-MIL-DALE KAITLYN EX-90 @ 5-02 Neil Donald Schweer HONGSLO LAUTH INEZ-ET EX-90 @ 5-01 Ted & Tom Norling WATERTOWN ACME 1024 EX-90 @ 4-01 Neil Donald Schweer SD-ASHVIEW ABSOLUTE BEST VG-85 @ 2-06 Ted & Molly […]

April Leader Recognition for Premier TriStar Cow

The following is the April list for Minnesota Leader Recognition for Premier TriStar Cows Congratulations to Jaren & Tammy Howe on Jergens Bashnaggle-Red who placed second overall in protein and third in Milk in Minnesota in her 15th lactation. Her lactation was 15-00 2X 305 day 23,910lbs of milk with a 3.9% fat 925lbs and […]

Past President Photographs

The Minnesota Holstein Association History Committee is in search of family members of some of the past president photographs that were up in the storage unit. Below you will find a gallery that contains the pictures of Past President photos that need a home. Please contact the Minnesota Holstein Office if you know of some […]