Where Did They Come From?

Every good cow has an interesting history and the two All-American cows on the cover are no exception. They have Buckeye roots and have brought Ohio Holstein genetics to the world’s stage.

Campbros D-Back Sheryl VG-89 was named the All-American Senior Two-YearOld in 2021 after a stunning show season. One of her early partners, Tyler Meyer recounts her journey, “I found Sheryl at Reyskens Dairy, owned by Mark van de Heijning in June of 2021 when I was breeding there. Her rear udder grabbed my attention instantly. The herdsman, Hein Manders, helped me get her bought with partners, Ack-Lee Registered Holsteins and Matt Oechsle. It was easy to see that with her appetite and the raw pieces of her, she was going to be pretty good. I’ll be honest, we were optimistic but none of us knew how state fair was going to go until it was done.”

Sheryl won her class and went on to win Intermediate Champion and Honorable Mention Grand Champion under judge Roger Turner at the Mid-East Summer National Holstein Show. Tyler said the excitement began to build as they headed into the Fall shows. “The rest is my definition of catching lightening in a bottle. She maxed out at VG-89, won the Senior twoyear-old class at Madison and ended up All-American for 2021.” Sheryl was bred by Rod Campbell of Campbell Brothers and was sold to Butlerview of Illinois after World Dairy Expo. Tyler concluded, “She gave us the ride of a lifetime, something I hope to never forget!”

Hailing from award winning roots, the All-American Five-Year-Old MS Beautys Black Velvet-ET EX-95 is a Goldwin from MS Exels Dundee Beauty EX-95, the All-American, All-Canadian Aged cow in 2011. Dundee Beauty was owned in partnership with Triple-T(The Thomases), Pat Conroy, Gord Sharp and Hank VanExel.

Black Velvet went through Aaron Eaton and Pat Conroy’s 2016 Tag sale where Triple-T bought out the partners and were her sole owners. In 2018 she calved in and they took her to the Ohio State Fair where she won the Senior Two-Year-Old class and was named Intermediate Champion under judge Tim Abbott. Mike and Julie Duckett purchased Black Velvet and she was 4th and best udder at World Dairy Expo (WDE) and in 2019 she took second place at WDE and second and Reserve Intermediate Champion at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto for Ducketts.

She took a year off in 2020 and calved again in the spring of 2021. Triple-T and Vierra Dairy purchased half interest in Black Velvet prior to the 2021 International Holstein Show where she won the FiveYear-Old class and was named Best Bred and Owned of the show. She remains at Ducketts in Wisconsin where she is due to calve in April. The Thomases have a recently fresh Doorman out of Velvet and a King Doc yearling at the farm in North Lewisburg.

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NOM. ALL-AMERICAN PRODUCTION COW ALL-OHIO AGED COW

3rd Mid-East Summer Nat’l Holstein Show 6th Production Cow, WDE 2021 owned with Kurt Wolf

My Lady & Malena

NOM. ALL-AMERICAN PRODUCE OF DAM

Quietcove FoXy’SBaffle Me My Lady -red-et vG-88

NOM. JUNIOR ALL-AMERICAN

1st Sr. 3-Yr-Old, Mid-East Summer Nat’l Holstein Show 2021 3rd Sr. 3-Yr-Old, International Holstein Junior Show 2021 Silver- MiSt

HM ALL-AMERICAN • JUNIOR ALL-AMERICAN ALL-OHIO SR 2-YR-OLD • RES. JR. ALL-OHIO SR 2-YR-OLD

1st & Int. Champion, Mid-East Summer Nat’l Holstein Jr. Show Grand Champion, Ohio 4-H R&W Show 3rd & 1st, Jr. R&W Show WDE 2021 HM Intermediate Champion, R&W Show WDE 2021 owned with Silver-Mist Holsteins

Silver-MiSt Malena -red

HHM ALL-AMERICAN FALL YEARLING RES. JR. ALL-AMERICAN FALL YEARLING ALL-OHIO & RES. JR. ALL-OHIO FALL YEARLING

1st & Res. Jr. Champion, Mid-East Summer Nat’l Holstein Jr. Show 1st & Jr. Champion, Mid-East Summer Nat’l R&W Jr. & Open Jr. Champion Ohio 4-H Holstein Show 2nd International R&W Jr. Show owned with Silver-Mist Holsteins

liberty Gen Knockin Boots

ALL-OHIO WINTER YEARLING

1st & Res. Jr. Champion, Mid-East Summer

Nat’l Holstein Show 8th Winter Yearling WDE 2021 Quietcove First Things First

RES. ALL-OHIO WINTER CALF

1st, Mid-East Summer Nat’l Holstein Show

RES. ALL-OHIO PRODUCE OF DAM RES. ALL-OHIO JR. BEST 3 FEMALES