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With 22 Holsteins, Spanish breeders trekked to Italy for the Cremona International Dairy Show. And their success was overwhelming; both the Grand Champion and the Reserve Grand title went to Spain, where Llinde Ariel Jor...

Unprecedented. That is the only appropriate description of the stunning event held at the end of November by Prim’Holstein France (PHF) to celebrate its 100th anniversary: its “Centenaire”. As such, PHF deserves double c...

Excellent cows; for many breeders that continues to be something special. The first, the most beautiful, the most special – HI readers around the world tell about their favourite EX cows. Here follows a selection of the...

Show participation was not in the cards for Bernard, Steven and Cindy Routhier from Routina Holstein (130 milking cows/2 milking robots) in Quebec in recent years. Nevertheless, their farm, also specialized in maple syru...

If you glance through the European gTPI rankings you’ll notice a prefix that frequently appears: Cristella. This name belongs to an Italian farm situated near the village of San Daniele Po, close to the country’s longest...

She is nearly nineteen years old and is still in great shape: ViG Grace EX-93. We meet the Miss Ostfriesland of 2019 in her home herd on the banks of the Elbe, where the vibrant Comestar Leader daughter is surrounded by...

The HI Cow Family Tournament in 2021 selected Dellia as the Nr.1 cow family of the breed. The figurehead of a current family branch, and a major contributor to that success, was Cookiecutter MOM Halo, who along with her...

Last month, Siemers Lmda Paris 27856 was announced as the Global Cow for 2023. The 6-year-old Delta Lambda daughter is dam of the Nr.3 daughter-proven sire Parfect as well as at least 25 other highly-credentialed young b...

Al-Lew Ashley (Monterey-Mogul) was recently classified EX-95 in the USA. Her son Mr. Frazzled Aristocrat was the top-seller at the World Classic Sale and went for a gigantic sum of $620,000. In France, a direct daughter...

‘She is like the great American cheese “Monterey Jack”: Better with age!’ reads the Facebook post of Ferme Jacobs on August 29th, 2023. Beneath was a photo of their cow Midas-Touch Montery 1127, who was just recognized a...

EX-94 2E at five years of age, high production records including a “Superior Lactation”, a ten-year-old EX-93 5E 11* dam with 100,000 kg/220,000 lb milk, Sunnylodge Prelude Spotty as foundation dam, a class victory at Ex...

08-10-2023; a significant date for Jeff Lambrecht in Wisconsin. That day his Lambrecht Captain Eloise GP-83 became 36 months old, which marked the expiration of the purchase back rights of all offspring henceforth as tie...

Where shall we begin our report about the extensive Amarante family from France? During an extensive interview with Pierre-Yves Cabon, one of the partners of Gaec Cabon, so many interesting Holsteins emerge – male and fe...

Seven-year-old Kate O’Leary’s parents Seamus and Bridget stood extremely proud ringside at the Irish National Calf Show. The balanced and correct Red March calf by Rager-Red she was showing with her brother Patrick had j...

The Vermette family from La Ferme Verjatin Holstein in Quebec milks 35 high-indexing Jerseys. Their 35 Holsteins are also at a high level. This is particularly true of Verjatin Seabiscuit Topgirl VG-86 and her descendant...