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February 28, 2018

Minnesota Holstein Young Adult Committee Teams Up With Holstein Plaza

The Minnesota Holstein Association Young Adult Committee (YAC) is excited to announce  that it’s partnering with Holstein Plaza for its March 2 through 8, 2018 Online Embryo Auction. Each year the Minnesota Holstein Young Adult Committee hosts an annual embryo sale to raise funds for educational experiences and social events for the young dairy breeders and…

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February 27, 2018

February List for Minnesota Leader Recognition on Premier TriStar Cows

The Minnesota Holstein Association would like to congratulate a number of cows and their owners from Minnesota for earning recognition as Holstein Association USA’s Production Leaders. To qualify for this recognition, cows must be in a herd enrolled in Tristar Deluxe or Premier levels. The following award winners were notified of their ranking in early…

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February 6, 2018

Minnesota Spring Sale Update

Greetings from the Minnesota Holstein Association, It is no secret that the declining conditions of the dairy industry have left their mark. Milk prices and rising expenses continue to bring challenges across the board. The 2017 Fall Sale experienced those challenges as well. With lower cattle numbers and rising costs to put on the sale,…

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January 31, 2018

Minnesota’s First-Time Excellents and Very Good Two Year Olds for January 2018

It is that time of year again that herds in Minnesota are beginning to classify. Congratulations to the First-Time Excellents and Very Good Two Year Olds that were scored in January of 2018. This list is Courtesy of Holstein USA. Printable Version First-Time Excellents from Minnesota in January of 2018 OAK-RIDGE-K WBK AFFINITY-TW- 90 Jim &…

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January 23, 2018

Person of the Year Nominations

Do you know of someone who has demonstrated exemplary actions for the Minnesota Holstein Association? Does someone come to mind that shares their passion and encourages others to be involved in the Minnesota Holstein Association? If so, please take a few minutes to fill out a Person of the Year Nomination Application. Click here for the…

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January 22, 2018

Congratulations to 40- and 50-Year Members of Holstein USA

Earlier this month, Holstein Association USA shared their list of 40-and 50-year members. Four members from Minnesota and one member from South Dakota are celebrating their 50th year of membership with Holstein Association USA. Seven members from Minnesota are celebrating their 40th year of membership. The members celebrating these milestone anniversaries are listed below. We…

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January 19, 2018

Congratulations to High-Ranking BAA% Herds from Minnesota and South Dakota

Earlier this week, Holstein Association USA released the lists of the top Holstein Breed Age Average (BAA%) herds for 2017 classifications. A number of herds from Minnesota and South Dakota ranked in the list of Overall Top 200 BAA Herds for 2017. The top herd from Minnesota was Esperanza Cattle Co. with a rank of…

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January 5, 2018

2018 Minnesota Junior Holstein Moos-Convention Update

The 2018 MJHA All-Breeds convention is right around the corner! It will be held on March 23-25, 2018 in Mankato, Minn. Members ages 9-21 will share in activities mixers, workshops, and speakers. In addition there will be contests such as dairy quiz bowl, dairy jeopardy, a public speaking contest, photo contest and a display board…

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December 21, 2017

Minnesota Holstein Association Names New Business Manager and Marketing Manager

We are excited to announce that we have hired Amanda Bedtke as our Business Manager and Chelsey Asche as our Marketing Manager. As the Business Manager, Amanda will be the main contact person for the organization. She will manage the organization’s finances, manage membership, and coordinate events. Amanda brings 10+ years of business experience in…

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December 11, 2017

YAC Embryo Sale – 2018

  Welcome to the 4th Young Adult Committee Embryos Sale. This year the sale will be held in conjunction with Holstein Plaza as their featured embryo lots on March 2-8, 2018. Breeders from Minnesota and across the United States have offered up some great embryos including some from the best cow families in MN. If…

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