Indiana Holstein Association RALLIES FOR ANNUAL MEETING

The Indiana Holstein Association met on January 21 in Noblesville, Indiana to conduct the business of the association and celebrate their award winners. The Indiana Holstein Princess contest was held and Faith Lortie of Kimmell, Indiana was crowned and will promote Indiana Holsteins in 2023. During the meeting, elections were held and they announced the Indiana State Show to be held in Columbia City, June 8-10, 2023. Morgan Stone, a student at Purdue University was awarded the Junior Holstein Scholarship.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Roger Hibschman – President

Doug Wicker -Vice President

Sec./Treas. – Shawn Zollman

Jeremy Dankert – District I

Jordan Eby – District II

Kelly McKinnon – District III

Brian Engleking – District IV

Gene Settles – District V

Linda Finke – District VI

Jeff Price – At Large Sheldon Thomas – At

Rich Nisen–

2022 PROGRESS BREEDERS’ REGISTRY AWARD WINNERS

Schwoeppe Dairy, Huntingburg – 5th year

Steven Landis, Goshen – 15th year

Lyle Weaver, Goshen – 17th year

Darrell Richard, Goshen – 25th year

2022 PROGRESSIVE GENETICS HERD AWARD WINNERS

Daniel J. Hague, Albion – 4th Year

Jeryl Weaver, Wakarusa – 4th Year

Brand Dairy Farm, Waterloo – 12th Year

Lyle Weaver, Goshen – 13th Year

Nor-Bert Farms, LLC, Bremen – 23rd Year

Rauscher Farms, Inc, Huntingburg – 24th Year

Darrell Richard, Goshen – 32nd Year

FIVE HIGHEST BAA AVERAGE BY HERD SIZE 10-50 HEAD

Bruce Gingerich, Millersburg – 15 Head, 114.1

Lookwell Farm, Elkhart – 27 Head, 113.9

Rich Nisen, Leesburg – 36 Head, 113.4

Steven Landis, Goshen – 31 Head, 111.7

Jeff & Gina Stookey, Milford – 18 Head, 111.7 continued on page 12

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The Jersey Cow of the Century winner was announced as a tie between Thistle Dew Regal Glitz owned by Thistle Dew Dairy and Peninsula Kaught Mallory owned by Brenhaven Jerseys. The Reserve Jersey Cow of the Century was Cloverfield Edwin Mabel also owned by Brenhaven Jerseys.

The Holstein Cow of the Decade was Starward Atwood Holly ET owned by Starward Farms and the Reserve Holstein Cow of the Decade was Kingstreet GC Attitude RC owned by Thistle Dew Dairy.

Mandi Kipp the area sales representative from Holstein Association, USA presented the Progressive Genetics Herd (PGH) awards and the Progressive Breeder’s Registry (PBR) awards. The PGH winners included, Black Locust Farm, Pinnacle Genetics, Da-

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51-99 HEAD

vid Granskog, David Klamer, Green Meadow Farms, McBroom Farm, Lee Woodland Farm, Lucky 7 Dairy, LLC, Michigan State University, Mierson Farms, Mooville Farm & Creamery, Paul Powell, Prosperous Farm,

LLC, Brinks Farm, Sam Yonkman, Sandy Ridge Dairy, Preston Farms and W-R-L Daniels Farm, LLC. The PBR award winners were Star Summit Farm, Wieber Dairy, LLC., and Starward Farm.

The New MHA Board of Directors: Front from left: Ethan Hayward, Lauren Siver, Nicole Vanderploeg, Malissa Reed. Second row from left: Jess Jakubik – Vice President, Eric Sneller, Joe Kulhawick, Steve Reed – President. Back row; Carrie Delong –Executive Secretary, Drew Rupprecht. Not pictured: Kelly Raterink and Sherry Meyer.

Richard Thomas, Middlebury – 63 Head, 109.0

Nor-Bert Farms LLC, Bremen – 77 Head, 108.9

Beekman Holsteins, Huntington – 79 Head, 107.2

Lyle Weaver, Goshen – 97 Head, 106.9

Daniel Hague, Albion – 82 Head, 105.4

100 & ABOVE

Darren Schwoeppe, Huntington – 119 Head, 109.2

Kuehnert Dairy, Inc., Ft. Wayne – 259 Head, 107.9

Oneeda Farms, LLC, Syracuse – 156 Head, 107.3

Darrell Richard, Goshen – 106 Head, 106.1

Brand Farms, Waterloo – 343 Head, 104.6