BERT WESSELDIJK
Brigeen Farms: Historic breeders herd with a modern and progressive outlook
‘Cow families are extremely important to us, because we are looking for predictability in breeding results.’ Betsy Bullard from Brigeen Farms attaches great value to the carefully constructed cow families...
KI Kampen & Danish Jersey Export
‘Customers of KI Kampen who use FH sires are especially looking for problem-free grazing animals in large herds. They are not looking for a few toppers, per se. As much...
GGI-Spermex & Genetics Australia
‘GGI-Spermex is the leading export organization for Fleckvieh and Brown Swiss world-wide,’ says Martin Wimmer from GGI-Spermex. ‘The fact that Germany has the largest Fleckvieh and Brown Swiss populations, and...
Intriguing Sires DP - November 2022
‘In Switzerland, we are thrilled to have such a high production and fitness bull with correct conformation.’ Jürg Stoll from Swissgenetics is referring to Ewing who (after Ranger-Red) is the...
Masterpiece Genetics & Masterrind
Ed Crossland is the owner of a small dairy farm with Holsteins and Guernseys (Gladheart) in western Maryland, near West Virginia. Although his interest originally lie especially with Holsteins, he...
Intriguing Sires DP - October 2022
‘Yolo is very popular; his semen is sold out every month, both sexed and conventional,’ says Roger Turner from Jetstream Genetics about the Bandares son Yolo, who with more than...
Unique in HI: Farms with the Highest kg/lb. Fat+Protein Production World-wide (Part 2)
In HI’s September issue, part one of our unique overview of the highest production farms world-wide appeared, with an overview of elite milkers from Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Estonia, Great...
Unique in HI: Farms with the Highest kg/lb Fat + Protein Productions World-wide Part 1
In the Holstein world, high productions always speak to the imagination. Tremendous records of individual animals, but certainly also high averages at the herd level. But how high are the...
Fairmont in Vermont: With Purebred Holsteins, Responding Flexibly to the Market
A commercial dairy with 1450 head and a breeding program with elite cows; Fairmont LLC in the northern part of the American state of Vermont has developed in the span...
Good Udder Health: Important Key to Success on Modern Dairy Farms
A high somatic cell count, besides reducing milk revenue, also increases the likelihood of mastitis. Very undesirable then, due to its economic impact and the possible premature loss of valuable...
Juniper Farms in Maine: Birth Barn of Jed and Wish is Successful Nowadays in the Show Ring
With a glorious victory at the Northeast All Breeds Holstein Show in the American state of Massachusetts, photo cow Juniper Missy-Red placed herself significantly in the limelight. HI went to...
Mirabell Sound System: Italian Combination of Production and Conformation
With 2662 TPI, Sound System is one of the very highest Silver sons world-wide. In his homeland of Italy, he is now developing into an historic transmitter, as evident from...