Ohio PBR and PGH Winners Announced

Progressive Breeders’ Registry

In order to qualify for the Progressive Breeders' Registry (PBR) award, a herd must qualify under the following criteria: -Herd owner must be a member of both their national and state associations, and enrolled in the Deluxe or Premier TriStar options and Herd Classification programs. -Percent B.A.A. for Herd Classification must be in the top 25% of herds classified during the 18-month time period just prior to March 1 of the current calendar year. -Must have a minimum of twenty 87% RHA and higher cows in the milking herd, of which at least 75% bear the herd owner's prefix.

Automatic evaluation of all herds is done annually. The PBR recognition is given to approximately 10% of herds enrolled in the Deluxe or Premier TriStar options. TriStar Herd Mature Equivalent Lactation Averages are adjusted by each state's average production. A milk component cutoff is based on combined fat and protein, which is calculated by multiplying the milk cutoff by 3.6% for fat and 3.1% for protein, and totaling the two components.

Progressive Breeders’ Registry

Herd Name Yrs Qualified Homebred% Avg. BAA Avg. Milk Avg. Fat Avg. Protein

A. L. Liming

12 92.9 108.5 30480.0 1049.0 902.0 Campbell Bros., Inc. 34 97.6 108.3 32720.0 1315.0 976.0 David L. Klingensmith 17 95.7 110.2 28721.0 1353.0 868.0 Douglas S. Dye 15 82.4 106.0 26660.0 1150.0 850.0 Eric J. Havens LTD 8 97.6 109.7 26557.0 1049.0 820.0 Jaloda Farms 7 97.8 106.1 26577.0 1038.0 849.0 Kiko Farms LLP 2 76.9 106.3 32355.0 1420.0 966.0 Robert W. Haskins 21 100.0 105.8 28869.0 1111.0 919.0 Ward Showalter 8 98.9 104.9 27445.0 1014.0 799.0

Progressive Genetics Herd

In order to qualify as a Progressive Genetics Herd (PGH), a herd must qualify under the following criteria: -Herd owner must be a member of both their national and state associations, and enrolled in the Deluxe or Premier TriStar options and Herd Classification programs. -Must have a minimum of twenty 87% RHA and higher cows in the milking herd with CTPIs. No minimum requirement for number of young stock.

Automatic evaluation of all herds is done annually. The PGH recognition is awarded to the 500 herds with the highest average TPI for females in the herd, both young and mature. Animals used in the evaluation are derived from Genetic Herd Report and Youngstock Genetic Herd Report inventories.

Progressive Genetics Herd

Herd Name Herd # Yrs Avg. Qualified CTPI

Agricultural Technical Institute 34615 20 2317 Ben-Alli Holsteins 18562 19 2248 Berg Farms Ltd. 26022 28 2278 Buschur Dairy Farms, Inc. 26389 11 2491 Dale Mohler 53138 2 2158 Dwight Victor Skidmore 28205 9 2235 Edwin E. Miller 92638 2 2146 Floyd L. Zimmerman 52205 20 2393 Gasser Farms LLC 105330 8 2376 Hartline Valley Farms, Inc. 38858 24 2205 Hemsteads Holsteins 25790 3 2200

Herd Name Herd # Yrs Avg. Qualified CTPI

Henry Farms

33092 15 2348 Jaloda Farms 17140 30 2204 Louis A. Davidson & Son 14283 20 2275 Matthew J. Steiner 18366 20 2557 Norwescor Holsteins, Inc. 27655 27 2200 Peter W. Spike 58341 5 2292 RMD Dairy Farm, Ltd. 34530 9 2322 Ridge-Dell Holsteins LLC 21732 15 2166 Robert W. Haskins 19147 23 2307 Ruprecht Farm LLC 89041 5 2262 ST Ohio Heifer Center 117169 7 2472 Ward Showalter 85330 2 2163