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ALL-ONTARIO HOLSTEIN RESULTS

ROYAL WRAP-UP

2013 NATIONAL CONVENTION SECTION

NEW HERD ENROLMENT

2012 HEART OF THE HERD WINNER

ONTARIO HOLSTEIN AGM AGENDA

GENERAL MANAGER, Jason French branch@ontario.holstein.ca

DISTRICT TOUR MAPS

SECRETARY, Mary Poirier branch@ontario.holstein.ca

HOLSTEIN YOUTH FEATURE

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Adrian Vander Wielen, Kris MacLeod, Jason French, Stephanie Warner, Amanda O’Connell

Breeder Profile: Milvalea Holsteins

Shawn Vandenboer - Shawnasey Holsteins

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EASTERN ONTARIO REP, Kris MacLeod krismacleod@bellnet.ca Cell: (613) 795-1396 2012/2013 BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT, Ron Greaves PAST-PRESIDENT, Brian Slaughter VICE PRESIDENT, Elvin Petherick NATIONAL DIRECTOR, John Buckley ADDITIONAL BOARD MEMBERS Dennis Kuepfer • Gary Cain Dave Johnston • Ian Fraser Hank Hazeleger • Sandy O’Hara Reproduction, in whole or in part, of the editorial or advertising content is forbidden without the written consent of the Ontario Holstein Branch. PUBLICATIONS MAIL AGREEMENT NO. 41994024 RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES VIA DATA FILE TO: ACRUMMER@ONTARIO.HOLSTEIN.CA ON THE COVER: Willdina Baxter Linda, an 88-point 4-year-old owned by Gracehaven Holsteins in Grimsby and Vellhaven Farms in Smithville, was our very own ‘Matron of the Mist’ as she worked the cameras at Niagara Falls this summer. (PHOTO BY JENNIFER KYLE)

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WELCOME TO 2013! I trust everyone had a wonderful Christmas! While most of us find the first few weeks of January difficult to swallow after a month filled with festivities, the new year is a chance to reflect on fond memories of the last year and look forward to those yet to be made. For Holstein enthusiasts near and far, the 2013 National Holstein Convention is the perfect place to connect with friends new and old to create some of those long-lasting memories. With a backdrop of picturesque Niagara Falls and some of the most diverse tour stops you’ll find in the area, this is an event you won’t want to miss! Be sure to check out our special convention section - starting on page 33 - to find out what the committee has in store for you this spring. On a personal note, my husband and I are looking forward to this spring, too, as we anticipate the arrival of a little one. We’re nervous and anxious, but most of all, excited about entering the world of parenthood and creating some memories of our own. I wish you and yours all the best in the year ahead! Sincerely,

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OUR INDUSTRY IS DRIVEN BY PEOPLE! As we reflect on the year 2012, the number of opportunities that our dairy farmers have to educate themselves, network and engage our youth is incredible. Many dairy related businesses offer workshops, open houses and individual sessions to help make our province’s dairy producers excellent managers. As we look ahead to the various Ontario Holstein activities planned for this year, we must acknowledge they wouldn’t be possible without the support of many generous individuals. An often underestimated (yet completely necessary) asset at any event is the time given by committee members and volunteers. These people bring new and creative ideas that help make these events really stand out. Their ideas help us improve our programs and make them relevant to our industry today. Thank you for your contributions. I know that everyone is busy with day-to-day operations and family activities, but take some time this year to sit on a committee or volunteer at an event if you can. I guarantee you will meet new people and help lead events in a way that will be rewarding to both yourself and the participants taking part. Invest in your future and invest in our youth’s future by getting involved in our great Holstein industry! Sincerely, Jason French, General Manager branch@ontario.holstein.ca

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BART AND NANCY NELSON DESCRIBE THEMSELVES AS “JUST YOUR TYPICAL FARM FAMILY.” THEY MET WHILE ATTENDING THE UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH IN THE EARLY 1980S – BART WAS ENROLLED IN THE ANIMAL SCIENCE PROGRAM AND NANCY WAS A GEOGRAPHY MAJOR - GOT MARRIED SHORTLY AFTER GRADUATION AND BEGAN WORKING ON BART’S FAMILY DAIRY FARM NORTH OF COBOURG IN NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY. A daughter and two sons followed a few years later, as did a steady improvement in the farm’s daily management practices and the quality of cows they were raising. Today, almost three decades after they first started farming together, Bart, Nancy and their three children, Jill (27), Brian (26) and Clark (23) are proud of the rich farming legacy they’ve created as a family and the dairy herd they’ve developed over the years. The story began back in 1982 when Bart’s father, Roger, retired from teaching and decided to start dairy farming. Prior to that, he had managed a beef herd, but the extra time away from teaching allowed him to diversify into dairy. At the time, the Daveydale herd was dispersing and Bart’s father purchased the milking herd and six bred heifers. A prefix was selected and the animal transfers were completed, but not without some initial confusion over the farm’s name. “My dad originally chose ‘Millvalley’ to reflect the area and the oneroom school house that was close by,” explains Bart, “but they told him it was too close to another prefix already on file. Instead, a secretary at Holstein Canada changed the spelling to Milvalea; it’s spelled differently, but is still supposed to sound the same.” Today the Milvalea herd consists of 108 (40 milking) purebred Holsteins in a tie-stall barn just down the road from the Nelson’s family home. Bart and Nancy purchased the farm from Bart’s dad in 2003, both grateful to Roger for building the herd and helping them pursue their dream of dairy farming. At 75 years of age, Roger still works, but now focuses his efforts on cash crops. The herd’s classification sits at a respectable 7 Excellents, 25 Very Goods and 20 Good Plus and this year’s projected BCA is 230-234-229. “Our cows are a lot better than they were when we started,” says Bart. “Our herd, like so many others in the area, has improved so much over the years.”

know anything at the time but Jim encouraged me to use the best bulls and breed them to the best cows in my herd, and to keep doing that to get where we wanted to be. I think that advice is still relevant today.” Almost half of the herd traces back to what Bart describes as “one plain little cow,” Daveydale Patti. A Good, 77-point cow with two stars to her name, Patti produced four Good Plus daughters and one Very Good daughter. Each generation has shown consistent improvement since then. Another cow purchased as a fresh heifer in 1991, Caranda Mattador Rhea GP-82 1*, is responsible for developing the other half of the herd. To date, Milvalea Rudolph Rainbow EX-90-4E is the best cow the Nelsons have had in the barn. Rainbow produced 130,496 kgs of milk over her 11 lactations, earning her a lifetime production certificate in 2012. With cow families like these, it only made sense that the Nelson kids would show homebred calves every year as their 4-H projects. All three were involved in 4-H, but it was Jill who demonstrated the most interest in showing and perhaps had the most success thereafter. In 2009, she showed Milvalea Lady Snowden in the Junior Heifer Class at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. Snowden finished an impressive third and was best homebred and owned in the class. That same year, Snowden was All-Ontario Junior Calf and Honourable Mention All-Canadian Junior Calf. In 2011, she helped Milvalea win Breeder’s Herd at the Northumberland County Show along with her sister, Milvalea Spirte Snowdrop EX-91 and another herd favourite, Milvalea Spirte Sunflight EX-93-3E. Now a VG-87 3-yearold, Snowden has two promising Goldwyn heifers in the herd. Jill and the family look forward to watching Snowden build prominent cow families in the years to come.

Back in the early days, when they were just starting to develop the herd, Bart toured a number of well-respected farms in the area to purchase some animals and gain some advice. A man named Jim Coveney of Covista Holsteins provided him with the latter.

In 2011, the Nelsons were 22nd in the province for low SCC scores and appeared in DHI’s Management Report with a score of 87,000. Strong management and preventing issues before they happen helps the family keep their scores low. “We’ve been lucky,” says Bart. “Everyone is pretty in tune with what’s happening and is good at spotting problems.”

“He told me we couldn’t afford to buy the kind of cows that we wanted and that we’d have to breed them instead,” Bart says. “I didn’t

Though the Nelsons have received several accolades in recent years, one award in particular stands out. Last year, Milvalea Bolton

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The Nelson Family shares a passion for Holstein cows. Bart and Nancy run Milvalea Holsteins, while their children, Clark (2nd from left), Jill and Brian all work in the industry. (PHOTO BY ANDREA EMOND) Bridgette EX-92 won Northumberland’s Breeder’s Cup. The achievement itself was noteworthy, but for the Nelsons, something else made it especially meaningful. The wooden plaque commemorating the win is engraved with the Milvalea prefix. Directly underneath, in smaller letters, is the name of the man who sponsored the award – Jim Coveney of Covista Holsteins. “That was the honour of it all,” says Nancy. “Jim gave good advice and these cows have brought us a lot of pleasure and satisfaction.” Bart and Nancy have always been proud of their operation and the herd they’ve worked tirelessly to build but perhaps their proudest accomplishment in the last 30 years is their children.

The oldest, Jill, who also holds a diploma in Journalism from Loyalist College, works as a Classifier for Holstein Canada. Since she started last February, she has evaluated animals across the country and recently returned from two weeks in Alberta. Being fairly new to the position, she’s cautious not to divulge a favourite herd or cow, but does admit learning something new at each farm she visits. Clark, too, spends much of his days on the road working as a fulltime breeder for EastGen. He still helps out with morning chores and takes care of all of Milvalea’s breeding. Being out on the road visiting a variety of farms every day has given them a new perspective on their own family’s herd.

“These cows have brought us a lot of pleasure and satisfaction.” - Nancy Nelson All three have graduated from the University of Guelph; Jill with a BA in History in 2007, Brian with a Bachelor of Science in Animal Biology in 2008 and a Masters of Population Medicine two years later, and Clark with a Bachelor of Agricultural Business in 2010. At one point, all three siblings were attending Guelph at the same time, which made coordinating trips back to the farm on weekends and reading week that much easier. “I think mom may have shunned us if we had gone elsewhere!” jokes Clark. Each of the kids has been involved in the farm since day one, learning to feed calves, milk and help with the family’s market garden and roadside stand from an early age. While the kids still take digs at their parents for all of the “child labour” they provided growing up, they do credit them for helping them develop a strong work ethic and love of agriculture. All three now work in the agricultural sector and still help out at home when they can. www.ontario.holstein.ca

“Before they had jobs off the farm, the kids were pretty critical of our cows,” says Bart. “They used to take bus trips to Quebec to visit the best herds and the best barns and had a hard time understanding why we weren’t more like them. Now they’re seeing the whole picture – some average to good herds of different sizes with different management styles – and all of a sudden home doesn’t look so bad.” Brian also works in agriculture, but in a much different capacity than his siblings. He admits that while attending university, he wasn’t quite sure what he wanted to do after graduation. Lucky for him, an elective course he took in his final year at Guelph changed all that. “The Dairy Challenge course taught by John Walton changed my world,” he says. Similar in structure to the Dairy Sen$e program, students in the Dairy Challenge course visit a variety of dairy farms throughout the semester the

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and determine ways to improve them and make them more profitable. They present their findings and the winning group is chosen to represent the university at the North American Dairy Challenge. Brian made a lot of connections while enrolled in the course and later went on to complete his Masters degree two years later. Thanks in part to one of those connections, Brian finished his Masters degree on a Friday and started teaching at Kemptville College the following Monday. “Through that one course, I met all these people,” he says. “Doors kept opening and I kept walking through them.” While Brian admits to feeling like he was thrown into the deep end when he first started at Kemptville, he’s found his rhythm now, and often takes inspiration from past courses he remembers enjoying as a student not so long ago. Now in his third year, Brian teaches livestock related courses and large herd dairy management. With a daughter working as a Classifier and a son breeding cows for a living, you can bet the dinner-time debates at the Nelson home often revolve around breeding choices. “Everyone has an opinion!” says Bart. “Ultimately, Bart is the boss,” Jill adds. Using proven bulls seems to work best in their herd; in 2012, the list included Windbrook, Brawler and Fever. The family has dabbled in genomic testing, recently sampling some Lexor calves in a move that Bart describes as “playing” and Jill as “curiosity.” The Nelsons sell surplus fresh heifers and enjoy seeing their cows go on to do well for others. Milvalea Goldwyn Elsa VG-88 earned Ferme Mongrain & Associes 1st Junior 3-year-old at Temiskamingue the summer after she was purchased and went on to claim Honourable Mention of the entire show last year. Milvalea Dolman Dolly was purchased as a two-year-old by Master Breeders Lovshin Farms in Cobourg and classified Excellent in her third lactation last summer. Occasionally, the kids enjoy purchasing a calf or heifer of their own too. Jacobs Goldwyn Lynley, a daughter of Crasdale Dundee Liza VG-89-4YR, is one of their recent acquisitions. Lynley is owned with Millen Farms in Omemee and has pregnancies by Windbrook. In August of last year, Clark purchased Breeze Hill Fever Framous, a granddaughter of Quality Goldwyn Flansco, in partnership with Kevin Johnston of Cherry Crest Holsteins in Martintown. Brian also likes to keep an interest in animals and purchased Merlholme Shottle Pippa at Bill Merrill’s dispersal last June. The family tries to tackle one project every year, with some of their last ventures including an open-front heifer barn in 2010 (the same year they hosted the Northumberland Twilight Meeting), a larger milk tank to accommodate better production and a new grain bin for corn in 2012. Quota is purchased on a monthly basis. With three kids with a keen interest in agriculture and at least one wanting to take over the operation someday, one has to wonder what’s in store for the family farm. “That’s the million dollar question,” says Bart. “Where should we go from here?” He says that with land prices sky-rocketing in recent years and the fact that very little quota is available, things are stalled at the moment. He and Nancy have been attending Farm Credit Days and sessions on succession planning, but there is no clear-cut answer. The present facility is full, but to expand their operation to a new facility without enough quota for cash flow is just too much of a leap for them to take right now. It’s a problem facing a lot of families these days, but one that won’t stop the Nelsons from moving forward. “We’re going to do something,” Bart says. “We’re just exploring all of our options at the moment.”

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Photos from top: Milvalea Rudolph Rainbow EX-90-4E produced 130,496 kgs of milk over 11 lactations; Milvalea Lady Snowden VG-87-3YR was All-Ontario Junior Calf and Honourable Mention All-Canadian Junior Calf in 2009; Milvalea Spirte Snowdrop EX-91 helped Milvalea win Breeder’s Herd at the Northumberland County Show in 2011; Milvalea Bolton Bridgette EX-92 was Northumberland’s Breeder’s Cup Winner in 2012.

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Brandon McDougall and Kristen DeVries from Niagara recently received Spirit of 4-H Awards at the county’s annual banquet. The award, sponsored by the Ontario Holstein Branch, is designed to rec ognize the contribution of 4-H Members throug h their leadership, dedication and commi tment to the 4-H program, as well as not eworthy achievements and contributions to the community. (Photo by Jason French)

Our first-ever Heart of the Herd competition was a great success! When all was said and done, almost 400 votes were tallied. Though all of the cows entered received votes, the clear winner was Symcroft Milan Nicatine. She had tremendous support, especially in the East, where posters such as these (design ed by Leanna Lowry) began appearing at various Holstein events . Thank you to everyone who voted and congratulations to the Syme Family on your success with Nicatine!

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Eight-year-old Boston Bruins fan, John Hawman, finished second place with his calf, Tomalynn Fever Sally, in the Lindsay Central Exhibition’s Best Dressed Calf class. “With three kids competing in the competition each year, we have always resorted to current events in the media for ideas for unique costumes,” says John’s mom, Julia. “This one was a hit!” Sally is owned by Tom and Brad Hawman and Gerald Coughlin Jr. (Photo by Adrian Vander Wielen)

Ontario County celebrated its 75th show this year in Port Perry. A number of past judges were on hand to commemorate the event. From left to right, names listed: Don Johnston, Dan Doner, Gerald Coughlin, Larry Bennett, Ralph Dunton, Jeff Nurse, Orton Eby, John Buckley and Roger Turner. (Photo by Patti Sharp)

Kenarbara ONeills San McKaley is led by brothers, Hunter (2) and Riley (3) Perkes-O’Neill. McKaley is a March Sanchez out of a VG-86 Fabulous owned by Ken Barfoot and Beckridge Holsteins, as well as Brian O’Neill and Shelley Barfoot-O’Neill. She is housed at Kenarbara Farms in Hepworth. Riley and Hunter’s parent are Adam O’Neill and Liz Perkes. (Photo by Kaitlyn O’Neill)

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THE ALL-ONTARIO HOLSTEIN COMPETITION CONTINUES TO PROMOTE THE BEST HOLSTEINS FROM THE PROVINCE FEATURED IN SHOW RINGS ACROSS ONTARIO THROUGHOUT THE 2012 SHOW SEASON. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no doubt about it, the show ring remains one of the best places to promote your herd and the cattle that you have bred or purchased. The level of quality at our county shows continues to rise, as does the number of new exhibitors interested in showing their animals. We also take pride in the young people that have taken considerable time and effort to show their 4-H calves across the province each year. Their enthusiasm is contagious and we want to encourage them to be part of the Holstein industry in the future. Judging the competition this year were Herb Henderson, Alan Hawthorne, Julien Chabot, Brent Walker, Jeff Stephens, Gerald Coughlin, Frank Donkers and Carl Phoenix. Any Judge with a personal interest in any of the entries was asked to refrain from voting on the class in question. Congratulations to all of the winners and a special thank you to all exhibitors who entered their animals. Thanks also to our generous sponsors who supported this competition, as well as to our Judges who took time out of their busy lives to help determine the winners. With over 185 high calibre animals entered, their job proved far from easy.

2012 All-Ontario Holstein Competition Judges (l to r): Herb Henderson, Alan Hawthorne, Julien Chabot, Brent Walker, Jeff Stephens, Gerald Coughlin, Frank Donkers and Carl Phoenix outside the Foundation Genetics Office in Listowel.

ALL-ONTARIO HOLSTEIN COMPETITION RESULTS

All-Ontario Junior Calf

CHERRY CREST LAVANGUARD

Roz

All-Ontario Intermediate Calf

SUNSPARK WINDBROOK

Owners: Mountain Ridge Farm & Caitlin Jampen

Extra

Owners: Gracehaven Holsteins, Clarkvalley Holsteins, Clarkview Holsteins

Reserve All-Ontario PHOENIXHOLM DAZZLER

Allison

WINRIGHT SID

Owners: John Buckley & Robert Crowe

Elegance

Owners: Brian Joseph Enright

Honourable Mention

Honourable Mention VALLEYVILLE ALEXANDER

Chief

Owners: David Martin, Piggot Farm & Ted Eaton

KINGSWAY LAUTHORITY HIGH POINT ROX DELIGHT

CROVALLEY FEVER ACCENT

KINGSWAY GOLDWYN DALLAS

QUINNDALE DEMPSEY CHARLOTTE

OLD-ACRES GOLD SIDNEY

Owners: Crovalley Holsteins

Owners: Quinndale Holsteins

All In

Owners: Kingsway Farms & Jason Mell

BOBMUR COLT LAVISH P

Owners: Bobmur Farms & Wilbert Freeman

Reserve All-Ontario

Owners: High Point Farms Owners: Kingsway Farms

Owners: Velthuis Farms Ltd.

ALL-ONTARIO HOLSTEIN COMPETITION RESULTS

All-Ontario Senior Calf

MD-DUN-LOAFIN LAUTH

Elli

All-Ontario Summer Yearling

CO-VALE FEVER

Owners: David Dyment & Michael Heath

Camila

Owners: Piggot, Martincroft, A. Eaton

Reserve All-Ontario

Reserve All-Ontario IDEE GOLDWYN

Livia

Owners: Kingsway Farms, T & L Cattle Ltd., Sunny Vale Farms & Matthew Forestell

BELFAST GOLDWYN

Lasenza

Owners: Mary Inn Holsteins & Belfast Holsteins

Honourable Mention

Honourable Mention VELTHUIS JASPER

Janice

Owners: Velthuis Farms Ltd.

Shock

BINALEE FINAL

Owners: Centrury Star Holsteins & Binalee Holsteins

LORNEVA BRAXTON DOLLY

BOSDALE FEVER LAURA

MOUNT ELM DESTRY SNAKEBITE

KINGSWAY FEVER COW BELL

SIGNATURE FEVERED PITCH

QUINNDALE DENNY PIPPA

Owners: Werry Bros. & Almet Farms Ltd. Owners: High Point Farms & Neil & Bryan Anderson Owners: Signature Holsteins

Owner: Bosdale Farms Inc. Owners: Kingsway Farms

Owners: Quinndale Holsteins

ALL-ONTARIO HOLSTEIN COMPETITION RESULTS

All-Ontario Junior Yearling

SHARP ACRES ST

Jessy

Owners: Ronald Werry, Casscrest Holsteins & Clarkvalley Holsteins

All-Ontario Intermediate Yearling

Armadillo

KINGSWAY GOLDWYN

Owners: Kingsway Farms & Jason Mell

Reserve All-Ontario BENRISE SPIRTE

Diamond

KINGSWAY SANCHEZ

Owners: Benschop Farms

Alpaca

Owners: Ronald Werry, Cassandra Werry & Derek Lee

Honourable Mention

Honourable Mention CRESTOMERE SANCHEZ Owners: Charlyn Jerseys

Vital

MONTDALE JET JEM

Owners: Montdale & Mountain Echo Holsteins

MORSAN ATWOOD BURKA

Owners: Marbrae Holsteins, Jamie Farrell, Mosnang Holsteins Ltd & Daniel Martin

ROYALWATER ATTICUS LOONIE

Owners: Mapel Wood Farms & Gracehaven Holsteins

Reserve All-Ontario

WINRIGHT JASPER

Baby Doll

Owners: Brian Joseph Enright

DELCREEK NAUGHTY BY NIGHT

Owners: Millen Farms, Aleah Farms Ltd., Matt & Tyler Yates

KINGSWAY SANCHEZ ALMANAC Owners: Royal Lynn Holsteins

HARPHIL DAWN CLOVER RED

Owners: Scott Brethet, Mt. Elgin Dairy, Harphil Holsteins

ALL-ONTARIO HOLSTEIN COMPETITION RESULTS

All-Ontario Senior Yearling

KINGSWAY SANCHEZ

All-Ontario Junior Breeders Herd

Kingsway Farms

Magician

Owners: Cormdale Holsteins, Donald Dubois & France Lemieux, JM Valley, Ferme Jendro

Reserve All-Ontario

Artichoke

KINGSWAY GOLDWYN

Owners: Kingsway Farms & Jason Mell

Honourable Mention

Crovalley Holsteins CROVALLEY KNOWLEDGE Owners: Crovalley Holsteins

Akika

BIRKENTREE GOLDWYN CADEE

Owners: Clarkvalley Holsteins & Old Acres Farm

CLARKRIDGE PICOLO PAM

Owners: Clarkview Holsteins & Clarkridge Holsteins

R-E-W HAPPY GO LUCKY

Owners: Velthuis Farms Ltd., Ardross Holsteins, Sjendi Farms

ALL-ONTARIO HOLSTEIN COMPETITION RESULTS

All-Ontario Milking Yearling All-Ontario Junior 2 Year Old

GREENLARK ROSES

Wanda

PHOENIX

Owners: Ferme Gillette & Donnanview Farms

Go Go SANCHEZ

Owners: Barclay Phoenix and Adam Liddle

Reserve All-Ontario LIBERTY DAMION

Lazy Girl

Reserve All-Ontario CHERRY CREST GOLDWYN

Owners: Glenvue Holsteins & Barrvalley Holsteins

Aspire

Owners: Bonnechere Holsteins, Trekili Holsteins, International Genetics Ltd., Regwall Holsteins & Rusendale Farms

Honourable Mention

Honourable Mention CLARKRIDGE PICOLO

Pam

Owners: Clarkridge Holsteins & Clarkview

GLENNHOLME GOLD BEAUTY Owners: Glennholme Holsteins

MAPEL WOOD ATWOOD Owners: Mapel Wood Farms

Barbara

BENRISE GOLDWYN BARBIE

Owners: Vale-O-Skene Holsteins, Gary Troup, Dennis Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill

CRACKHOLM STERLING DARLEEN

Owners: Andrew Den Haan & Carldot Farms

KINGSWAY SANCHEZ ARRANGATANG Owners: Kingsway Farms & Jason Mell

ALL-ONTARIO HOLSTEIN COMPETITION RESULTS

All-Ontario Senior 2 Year Old All-Ontario Junior 3 Year Old

VALLEYVILLE RAE

Lynn

Owners: Quality Holsteins, Granja Ponderosa & Al-Be-Ro Land and Cattle Co.

OURIVER GOLDWYN

Blitz

Owners: Ouriver Holsteins, Hodglynn Holsteins

Reserve All-Ontario

Nisha Owners: Hodglynn Holsteins & Ferme Blondin

EASTSIDE GOLD

PENCROFT JASPER

Offering

Owners: Maplekeys Farms

Honourable Mention

Honourable Mention KINGSWAY GOLDWYN

Abba Dabba

Owners: Kingsway Farms & Jason Mell

HOWARD-VIEW

Casey

Owners: Howard-View & WhiteGold

KINGSWAY GOLDWYN DANDY

HARMONY VIEW RYANNA

MAPEL WOOD SHOTTLE LILI

ROCKYMOUNTAIN GOLDEN WINNE

TC SANCHEZ KRISTINA

VALE-O-SKENE ZIRCON KIKI

Owners: Kingsway Farms

Owners: Hanalee Holsteins, Hazbro Holsteins & Kyle MacLeod Owners: Barclay Phoenix, John Buckley, Crackholm

Owners: Brian Joseph Enright Owners: Beckholm Holsteins

Owners: Vale-O-Skene Holsteins

ALL-ONTARIO HOLSTEIN COMPETITION RESULTS

All-Ontario Senior 3 Year Old

QUALITY GOLD

Danzi

All-Ontario 4 Year Old

EBY016 PSS

Owners: Quality Holsteins

Trinity

Owners: Pleasant Nook Farm

Reserve All-Ontario CRAIGCREST RUBIES GOLD Owners: Craigcrest Holsteins

Rejoice

GERANN ROY

Grendel

Owners: Quality Holsteins

Honourable Mention

Honourable Mention PHOENIX GOLD

Ariel

Owners: Hodglynn Holsteins, Galton & Schmidt

AIJA GOLDWYN GRETA

LYLEHAVEN DURHAM

Lekysya

Owners: Mary Inn Holsteins & Belfast Holsteins

HARTVELD WINDBROOK JEWEL

Owners: Brian Joseph Enright & Jaquemet Holsteins

Owners: Hartveld Farms Ltd., Barclay Phoenix

Owners: Maplekay Farms Ltd.

Owners: Ronald Werry, Kingsway Farms & Trentward Farms

Owners: Montdale Holsteins & Mountain Echo Holsteins

Owners: Webb View Farms & Trent Valley Holsteins

MAPLEKAY MIAMI JEWELLERY MONTDALE ALOU PAYTEN

Reserve All-Ontario

NIPPONIA R D LIZABETH

WEBB VIEW BAMBI GOLDWYN

ALL-ONTARIO HOLSTEIN COMPETITION RESULTS

All-Ontario 5 Year Old

QUALITY GOLDWYN

Flansco

Owners: Quality Holsteins, Alberto Medina, The Ahedo Family, La Travesia Farms

All-Ontario Mature Cow

EBYHOLME GOLDWYN

Marcia

Owners: Pleasant Nook Farm & Ebyholme Farms Ltd.

Reserve All-Ontario

Drumstick Owners: Kingsway Farms

STARBRITE LYSTER

KINGSWAY DUNDEE

Lyndsay

Owners: Hodglynn Holsteins, Starbrite Holsteins

Honourable Mention

Honourable Mention BRADY VIEW DUNDEE

Razzle

Owners: Glennholme Holsteins, Todd Edwards & Signature Holsteins

FRAELAND GOLDWYN BONNIE Owners: Fraeland Farms

KINGSWAY DUNDEE ALABAMA Owners: Webb View Farms

TOLAMIKA DUNDEE ALLISON Owners: Crovalley Holsteins

MAPLE HOLME BF

Cinderella

Owners: Signature Holsteins & Glennholme Holsteins

CITYVIEW METRO LUCY

Owners: David G. Innes & David Martin

KAWARTHA GOLDWYN DIVINE Owners: Kawartha Holsteins

SALEM ASTRONOMICAL JUSTINE Owners: Martincroft & Piggot Farm

ALL-ONTARIO HOLSTEIN COMPETITION RESULTS

All-Ontario Breeders Herd

Quality Holsteins Reserve All-Ontario

All-Ontario 4-H Junior Calf

CHERRY CREST LAVANGUARD Exhibitor: Caitlyn Jampen, Dundas

Roz Reserve All-Ontario

Kingsway Farms Honourable Mention

Hendercroft CAVANALECK

GUYVIEW LAUTHORITY

Lizanne

Exhibitor: Iris Wolfensberger, Stormont

Honourable Mention CROVALLEY GOLD

Rapcity

Exhibitor: Vanessa Crowley, Peterborough

BOBMUR COLT LAVISH P

Exhibitor: Cassie Hawthorne, Perth

CROVALLEY HOLSTEINS

CENTURYHOLM SEXYANDIKNOWIT

MAPEL WOOD FARMS

PLEASANT NOOK TINKERBELL

Exhibitor: Victoria Eastman, Carleton Exhibitor: Meghan Eby, Waterloo

ALL-ONTARIO HOLSTEIN COMPETITION RESULTS

All-Ontario 4-H Intermediate Calf All-Ontario 4-H Senior Calf

SUNSPARK WINDBROOK

Extra

Exhibitor: Natasha Tripp, Niagara North

SIGNATURE FEVERED

Pitch

Exhibitor: Emma Farlinger, Dundas

Reserve All-Ontario

Reserve All-Ontario KINGSWAY LAUTHORITY

All In

LORNEVA BRAXTON

Exhibitor: Matthew Forestell, Northumberland

Dolly

Exhibitor: Dan Werry, Durham West

Honourable Mention

Honourable Mention HIGH POINT ROX

Delight

Exhibitor: Jillian Baird, Durham West

CHERRY CREST ASPEN TWIX

REDLODGE DEMPSEY

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Exhibitor: Fabienne Kagi, Stormont

COMESTAR ALICIA GOLDWYN

Exhibitor: Bethany MacDonald, Glengarry

Exhibitor: Bryce Seaborn, Northumberland

Exhibitor: Colin Meulendyk, Grey

Exhibitor: Colleen Halpenny, Grenville

MILLBROOKE CM WINDBROOK KIKI CROVALLEY GOLDWYN AMAZEME Exhibitor: Ryan Crowley, Peterborough

CROVALLEY LAUTHORITY ANDORRA KAYMANOR JERSEY DEVIL

Exhibitor: Peter Leach, Kawartha Lakes

ALL-ONTARIO HOLSTEIN COMPETITION RESULTS

All-Ontario 4-H Summer Yearling All-Ontario 4-H Junior Yearling

BOSDALE FEVER

Laura

SHARP ACRES ST

Exhibitor: Josh Bos, Waterloo

Jessy

Exhibitor: Ronald C. Werry, Durham West

Reserve All-Ontario KINGSWAY FEVER

Cow Bell

MORSAN ATWOOD

Exhibitor: Michael Barnum, Northumberland

Burka

Exhibitor: Daniel Martin, Bruce

Honourable Mention

Honourable Mention BELFAST GOLDWYN

Lasenza

Exhibitor: Alex Chabot, Russell

BROWNLANDS TENACIOUS SLICK

Exhibitor: Scott Brown, Lennox & Addington

EMBRDALE BAILEY FEDERAL

Exhibitor: Cameron Stockdale, Peterborough

WALKHAVERN FEVER ZANDRIA

Exhibitor: Ryan Lewis, South Simcoe

Reserve All-Ontario

DONELEA ALEX

Ballerina

Exhibitor: Ava Doner, Durham East

JEFFSHAVEN GOLDWYN BAMBI

Exhibitor: Sarah Jeffs, Northumberland

ROYALWATER ATTICUS LOONIE Exhibitor: Jeremy Vis, Wentworth

WINRIGHT SANCHEZ JURASSIC Exhibitor: Kyle Clement, Leeds

ALL-ONTARIO HOLSTEIN COMPETITION RESULTS

Judging Scores

All-Ontario 4-H Calf owned by 4-H Member

CHERRY CREST ASPEN TWIX

Owner & Exhibitor: Bethany MacDonald, Glengarry

MILLBROOKE CM WINDBROOK KIKI

Owner & Exhibitor: Colin Meulendyk, Grey

MORSAN ATWOOD BURKA

Owner & Exhibitor: Daniel Martin, Bruce CASH AWARDS SPONSORED BY WEST-CENTRAL & EAST-CENTRAL HOLSTEIN COUNCILS

Phoenix Go Go Sanchez...............................45 Cherry Crest Goldwyn Aspire........................32 Mapel Wood Atwood Barbara.......................22 Benrise Goldwyn Barbie................................3 Crackholm Sterling Darleen...........................3 Kingsway Sanchez Arrangatang.....................0 Valleyville Rae Lynn....................................49 Pencroft Jasper Nisha..................................26 Kingsway Goldwyn Abba Dabba..................21 Kingsway Goldwyn Dandy.............................3 Mapel Wood Shottle Lili.................................3 TC Sanchez Kristina.......................................3

MILKING YEARLING

JUNIOR 2 YEAR OLD

Devil

Owner & Exhibitor: Peter Leach, Kawartha Lakes

Greenlark Roses Wanda...............................49 Liberty Damion Lazy Girl.............................30 Clarkridge Picolo Pam................................. 14 Glennholme Gold Beauty............................. 12

SENIOR 2 YEAR OLD

KAYMANOR JERSEY

SENIOR 3 YEAR OLD

4 YEAR OLD 5 YEAR OLD MATURE COW JUNIOR 4-H CALF BREEDERS HERD

INTERMEDIATE 4-H CALF

SR. YEARLING (NON-MILKING) JUNIOR BREEDERS HERD

Honourable Mention

SENIOR 4-H CALF

Roz

Owner & Exhibitor: Caitlin Jampen, Dundas

4-H SUMMER YEARLING

JUNIOR YEARLING

SUMMER YEARLING

CHERRY CREST LAVANGUARD

INTERMEDIATE YEARLING

Reserve All-Ontario

4-H JUNIOR YEARLING

Jessy

Owner & Exhibitor: Ronald C. Werry, Durham West

Cherry Crest Lavanguard Roz.......................35 Phoenixholm Dazzler Allison.......................25 Valleyville Alexander Chief.......................... 12 Crovalley Fever Accent...................................3 Bobmur Colt Lavish P.....................................0 Quinndale Dempsey Charlotte.......................0 Sunspark Windbrook Extra..........................38 Winright Sid Elegance.................................37 Kingsway Lauthority All In...........................25 High Point Rox Delight..................................5 Kingsway Goldwyn Dallas..............................0 Old-Acres Gold Sidney...................................0 MD-Dun-Loafin Lauth Elli-ET.........................49 Idee Goldwyn Livia......................................28 Velthuis Jasper Janice.................................. 19 Mount Elm Destry Snakebite..........................6 Signature Fevered Pitch.................................3 Lorneva Braxton Dolly...................................0 Co-Vale Fever Camila...................................49 Belfast Goldwyn Lasenza.............................35 Binalee Final Shock.......................................9 Bosdale Fever Laura......................................6 Kingsway Fever Cow Bell...............................6 Quinndale Denny Pippa.................................0 Sharp Acres St Jessy....................................49 Benrise Spirte Diamond...............................35 Crestomere Sanchez Vital............................ 12 Montdale Jet Jem..........................................9 Morsan Atwood Burka...................................0 Royalwater Atticus Loonie..............................0 Kingsway Sanchez Armadillo.......................49 Kingsway Sanchez Alpaca............................20 Winright Jasper Baby Doll........................... 17 Kingsway Sanchez Almanac......................... 11 Harphil Dawn Clover Red...............................8 Delcreek Naughty By Night............................0 Kingsway Sanchez Magician........................37 Kingsway Goldwyn Artichoke.......................36 Crovalley Knowledge Akika......................... 15 R-E-W Happy Go Lucky................................. 14 Birkentree Goldwyn Cadee.............................3 Clarkridge Picolo Pam...................................0 Kingsway....................................................49 Crovalley.....................................................35

4-H CALF OWNED BY 4-H MEMBER

SHARP ACRES ST

SENIOR CALF

INTERMEDIATE CALF

JUNIOR CALF

JUNIOR 3 YEAR OLD

Ouriver Goldwyn Blitz..................................43 Eastside Gold Offering.................................39 Howard-View Casey..................................... 12 Rockymountain Golden Winne..................... 11 Harmony View Ryanna..................................0 Vale-O-Skene Zircon Kiki................................0 Quality Gold Danzi......................................47 Craigcrest Rubies Gold Rejoice.....................37 Phoenix Gold Ariel......................................21 Aija Goldwyn Greta.......................................0 Maplekay Miami Jewellery............................0 Montdale Alou Payten...................................0 Eby016 PSS Trinity.......................................42 Gerann Roy Grendel.................................... 18 Lylehaven Durham Lekysya......................... 13 Nipponia R D Lizabeth................................. 11 Hartveld Windbrook Jewel.............................6 Webb View Bambi..........................................0 Quality Goldwyn Flansco.............................49 Kingsway Dundee Drumstick.......................33 Brady View Dundee Razzle..........................20 Fraeland Goldwyn Bonnie..............................3 Kingsway Dundee Alabama...........................0 Tolamika Dundee Allison...............................0 Ebyholme Goldwyn Marcia..........................49 Starbrite Lyster Lyndsay..............................35 Maple Holme BF Cinderella.........................21 Cityview Metro Lucy.......................................0 Kawartha Goldwyn Divine.............................0 Salem Astronomical Justine...........................0 Quality Holsteins.........................................49 Kingsway Farms..........................................35 Hendercroft Holsteins.................................. 12 Mapel Wood Farms........................................9 Cavanaleck...................................................0 Crovalley.......................................................0 Cherry Crest Lavanguard Roz.......................49 Guyview Lauthority Lizanne.........................35 Crovalley Gold Rapcity...................................9 Centuryholm SexnandIknowit........................6 Bobmur Colt Lavish P.....................................3 Pleasant Nook Tinkerbell...............................3 Sunspark Windbrook Extra..........................45 Kingsway Lauthority All In...........................40 High Point Rox Delight................................22 Cherry Crest Aspen Twix................................6 Crovalley Goldwyn Amazeme.........................0 Millbrooke CM Windbrook Kiki......................0 Signature Fevered Pitch...............................47 Lorneva Braxton Dolly.................................37 Redlodge Dempsey Avatar........................... 12 Kaymanor Jersey Devil..................................6 Crovalley Lauthority Andorra.........................3 Comestar Alicia Goldwyn...............................0 Bosdale Fever Laura....................................35 Kingsway Fever Cow Bell.............................33 Belfast Goldwyn Lasenza.............................28 Brownlands Tanacious Slick...........................9 Embrdale Bailey Federal...............................0 Walkhavern Fever Zandria.............................0 Sharp Acres St Jessy....................................49 Morsan Atwood Burka.................................28 Donelea Alex Ballerina................................22 Royalwater Atticus Loonie..............................3 Winright Sanchez Jurassic.............................3 Jeffshaven Goldwyn Bambi...........................0 Sharp Acres St Jessy....................................43 Cherry Crest Lavanguard Roz....................... 41 Kaymanor Jersey Devil................................ 12 Morsan Atwood Burka...................................6 Cherry Crest Aspen Twix................................3 Millbrooke CM Windbrook Kiki......................0

2012

National Holstein Show

BY JASON FRENCH

THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL WINTER FAIR NOT ONLY CELEBRATED ITS 90TH ANNIVERSARY AS A FAIR, BUT IT ALSO HOSTED DELEGATES OF THE WORLD HOLSTEIN-FRIESAN FEDERATION CONFERENCE. HOLSTEIN CANADA WELCOMED HOLSTEIN BREEDERS AND ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVES FROM 43 COUNTRIES, AND TOGETHER, THEY ENJOYED TWO HOLSTEIN SHOWS WITH INCREDIBLY HIGH QUALITY AND CONSISTENCY.

After coming off her class win at the TD Canadian 4-H Dairy Classic, Sharp Acres ST Jessy claimed the Junior Yearling class for Ronald Werry, Casscrest Holsteins and Clarkvalley Holsteins. Kingsway continues to dominate with their impressive heifers, and claimed first prize Junior Herd with second place intermediate yearling, Kingsway Sanchez Armadillo, and first place non-milking senior yearling, Kingsway Sanchez Magician, now owned by JM Valley Holsteins, Cormdale, Ferme Jendro and Donald Dubois & France Lemieux. Claiming Junior Champion was the first prize senior calf, MD-Dun-Loafin Lauth Ellie-ET, for David Dyment and Michael Heath. Honourable Mention Heifer went to Sharp Acres ST Jessy.

The cow classes started with some tremendous winners, with a lot of excitement around the placing of the senior 2-year-olds. The eventual winner was Butz-Butler Gold Barbara, with Valleyville Rae Lynn in second for Quality Holsteins, Grandja Ponderosa, Al-Re-Bo Land & Cattle.

Intermediate Champion, Cookview Goldwyn Monique, was bred by Kevin Cook of Stratford, ON, and Reserve Intermediate Champion, Robrook Goldwyn Cameron, was bred by Robin Parish of Woodville, ON. The Honourable Mention was Butz-Butler Gold Barbara and she was purchased as a calf, developed and sold as a VG-87 2-year-old by Walkerbrae Holsteins, Guelph, ON and Crasdale Farms, PEI. Additional highlights for Ontario exhibitors included Starbrite Lyster Lyndsay claiming the Longtime Production class for owners Starbrite Holstein and Hodglynn Holsteins and the black, silky group of cows for Quality Holsteins taking first place in the Breederâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Herd class.

When the Ebyholme Dispersal took place in August, who would have thought that they had a Royal Reserve Grand Champion in the sale lineup. Brian Eby and Pleasant Nook Farm celebrated the win with Ebyholme Goldwyn Marcia, who was second Mature cow & Reserve Grand Champion behind RF Goldwyn Hailey. Congratulations to all Ontario exhibitors and breeders on the success that they achieved at the show!

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Red & White Holstein Show

BY JASON FRENCH

THE RED AND WHITE HOLSTEIN SHOW STARTED WITH HEIFER CLASSES THAT FEATURED FOUR CLASS WINNERS FROM ONTARIO BREEDERS.

The Junior Calf Class ended a good year for Cassie Hawthorne as she led her 4-H calf, Bobmur Colt Lavish P to second place and Best Bred and Owned. Cormdale Genetics once again won the Summer Yearling class this year with Flower-Brook Gyna-Red, while the next class of Junior Yearlings was won by the Eastern Ontario bred Montdale Jet Jem-Red, owned by Montdale Holsteins & Mountain Echo Holsteins. A pair of intermediate yearlings from Ontario started the class with winner Harphil Dawn Clover-Red for Scott Brethet and Mt Elgin Dairy, followed by Hazelcrest Marine Rainbow for Hazelcrest Holsteins and Gerry Hazeleger of Embro.

During the Junior Champion selection, it was Mount Elm Destry Snakebite that took the Reserve Champion honour after winning the Senior Calf class for owners Neil and Bryan Anderson and High Point Farms. Congratulations to all of the Breeders and Exhibitors!

1. Cassie Hawthorne leads Bobmur Colt Lavish P; 2. Julie Anderson leads Reserve Champion, Mount Elm Destry Snakebite; 3. Eastern-Ontario bred Junior Yearling, Montdale Jet Jem-Red; 4. Summer Yearling, Flower-Brook Gyna-Red, owned by Cormdale Genetics won her class. (PHOTOS BY RANDY BLODGETT)

NATIONAL HOLSTEIN SHOW PHOTOS 1. Junior Champion MD-Dun-Loafin Lauth Ellie with David Dyment; 2. Battle of the Senior 2-yr-old class; 3. Starbrite Lyster Lyndsay; 4. Associate Judge Bruce Mode (Vankleek Hill, ON) inspects Intermediate Champions Cookview Goldwyn Monique and Robrook Goldwyn Cameron; 5. Co-Vale Fever Camila, 1st Summer Yearling for Piggott Farms, Martincroft and Aaron Eaton; 6. Sharp Acres ST Jessy and Benrise Spirte Diamond lead the Junior Yearling class; 7. Kingsway Farms, 1st Junior Breeder’s Herd; 8. Ebyholme Goldwyn Marcia with Rob & Julie Eby and Brian Eby. (PHOTOS BY JENNIFER KYLE)

2012

Curtis Clark Award Winner

Don Schwartz, farm manager at Quality Holsteins, Vaughan, Ont., was named the winner of the 2012 Curtis Clark Achievement Award at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair on November 9th. He is the 26th recipient of this coveted award which was established in 1988 by the Alberta Holstein Branch to honour the lifelong contributions of the late Curtis Clark of Acme Holsteins, a highly regarded Alberta Holstein breeder and showman. The award is presented annually to the dairy cattle exhibitor who possesses the ability, sportsmanship and character necessary to be respected by his fellow breeders and showmen. Selection of the winner is made by former recipients of the award. A humble and emotional Don Schwartz says being recognized with the Curtis Clark Award “means everything to me.” As the 2012 award recipient, Schwartz received a gold belt buckle as a personal keepsake and his name will be added to the distinctive Clark trophy which bears a bronzed version of Curtis Clark’s hat. www.ontario.holstein.ca

Don Schwartz accepts the 2012 Curtis Clark Achievement Award at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto. (PHOTO BY ELLA WRIGHT)

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World Dairy Expo

BY JASON FRENCH

THERE WERE PLENTY OF HOLSTEIN ENTHUSIASTS FROM ONTARIO TRAVELLING TO WORLD DAIRY EXPO THIS YEAR BY BUS, PLANE AND CAR, TO CHEER ON EXHIBITORS FROM ONTARIO AND ACROSS CANADA. Champion Calf last year at the TD Canadian 4-H Dairy Classic. Eric Dupasquier and U.S. partners enjoyed the win of the Red and White Senior 3-Year-Old class with their young cow, MDHillbrook Sunburst Red.

Cookview Goldwyn Monique, pictured above in middle and bred by Kevin Cook of Stratford, was the show’s Reserve Grand Champion. Monique is currently co-owned by Jeff Butler and Joe & Amber Price of Illinois.

The Frasers from Gleneil Holsteins of Dalkeith were thrilled to see the success of Gleneil Stirl Bo Double Red-ET as she went on to win the Winter Yearling class and took the honour of Junior Champion of the Red and White Junior show. The Red and White Junior 2-Year -Old Class was led by Fradon Sterling Jodie, who is owned by Calmac Holsteins and Alex & Janet McIntosh of Embro and was the Reserve

While watching the large Holstein show, onlookers scanned the catalogue to see animals with Canadian connections in breeders and owners. The McMillan family of Kingsway Holsteins were proud to not only have bred and sold Kingsway Goldwyn Artichoke, who won the first place Senior Yearling, but also the second place Kingsway Sanchez Magician. The 125,000 lb class was won by Starbrite Lyster Lyndsay for breeders Starbrite Holsteins and co-owner Hodglynn Holsteins. When Kevin Cook of Stratford sold Cookview Goldwyn Monique before Christmas of 2010, chances are, he never imagined she would develop into the dominating show cow that the crowd witnessed on the coloured shavings. Owners Butler and Price celebrated her win in the competitive Senior 3-Year-Old Class, as well as her Intermediate Champion title, and her ultimate victory Reserve Grand Champion. Congratulations to Braedale Holsteins of Cumberland, ON for breeding Goldwyn as he was Premier Sire of the show.

Autumn Opportunity

2012

BY ADRIAN VANDER WIELEN

ANTICIPATION AMONG ONTARIO EXHIBITORS AND SPECTATORS ALWAYS RISES AS THE FINAL ONTARIO REGIONAL SHOW TAKES PLACE IN ORANGEVILLE JUST WEEKS BEFORE THE SHOW SEASON FINALE AT THE RAWF.

211 animals were paraded in front of Pierre Boulet and his sister Melanie. Quality Holsteins had a grand day capturing Champion cow with the first place Five-Year-Old, Quality Goldwyn Flansco (co-owned with La Trevisia Farm & Alberto Medina), and taking Reserve and Intermediate Champion with another homebred Goldwyn daughter, Quality Gold Danzi. The Eksteins also won the Breeders Herd class placing ahead of strong entries from Mapel Wood and Cavanaleck. The entries from Mapel Wood Farms took the Premier Exhibitor banner. Len Vis had the winning milking yearling, Greenlark Roses Wanda (coowned with Genervations and O’Connor Land and Cattle Co.), as well as the winning Junior Two-Year-Old and Reserve Intermediate Champion with Mapel Wood Atwood Barbara. Other class winners included Senior Two-Year-Old, Kingsway Goldwyn Dandy, owned by the McMillan family, Junior Three-Year-Old, Eastside Gold Offering, owned by Maplekeys Farms and mature cow, Cityview Metro Lucy, co-owned by David Innes and David Martin. Senior Yearling, Crovalley Goldwyn Akika, was selected as the Junior Champion from 143 outstanding heifers shown. She, along with the first two Junior Calves, Crovalley Fever Accent and Sid Achiever, anchored the winning Crovalley Junior Breeder’s Herd. Reserve Junior Champion was won by the first place Intermediate Calf, High Point Rox Delight, owned by High Point Farms. George Sikma’s winning summer yearling, Elmcroft Attic Mavis, was selected as Honourable Mention. Other winning heifers were first Senior Calf, Kaymanor Jersey Devil, owned by 4-H member Peter Leach, first Junior Yearling, Benrise Spirte Diamond, owned by Benshop Farms, and Intermediate Yearling, Kingsway Sanchez

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Almanac, owned by Royal Lynn Holsteins. The 4-H champion was Natasha Tripp with second Intermediate Heifer Calf, Sunspark Windbrook Extra. Reserve went to Peter Leach with his September heifer and Honourable Mention to second place Junior Yearling, Royalwater Atticus Loonie, shown by Jeremy Vis. Fifty-six enthusiastic 4-H members had their showmanship skills evaluated by Brent Carmichael on Tuesday evening. Coming out on top were Travis Canning and Peter Leach, both from the Intermediate class. Dan Werry won Senior showmanship, Matt Lange the Junior Class and Tyler Canning the Novice competition. Congratulations to all the hard working show committee, volunteers and exhibitors who contributed to the show’s success! www.ontario.holstein.ca

Eastern Ontario Western Quebec Show

2012

BY KRIS MACLEOD

THE 71ST ANNUAL EASTERN ONTARIO WESTERN QUEBEC CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW TOOK PLACE ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2012 WITH JUDGE GERALD COUGHLIN TASKED WITH PLACING 194 HEAD.

Shortly after the lunch break as the cow classes were getting underway, the committee took some time to celebrate its 25th year in Kemptville. A short presentation was made with many past judges and committee members on hand to celebrate. The cake commemorating the anniversary was cut and enjoyed by everyone in attendance. One of the first of its kind in Ontario, the championship show was first started in 1941 and is still going strong today.

The Eastern Ontario Western Quebec Show celebrated its 25th year in Kemptville this Fall. (PHOTO BY TARA MCKINVEN)

The strong Junior show was won by Velthuis Jasper Janice owned by Velthuis Farms Ltd with Reserve Junior Champion going to Cherry Crest Lavanguard Roz, owned by Mountain Ridge and Caitlin Jampen. Winright Sid Elegance, the entry of Brian J. Enright, was Honourable Mention. Both Junior banners went to Quinndale Holsteins, with Dubeau as Runner-up Junior Breeder and Brian J Enright as Reserve Junior Exhibitor.

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At the conclusion of the Senior Three-Year-Old class, the parade for Intermediate Champion began. Dubeau Jasper December captured the title, Sharp Acres S T Maeve was Reserve and Blondin Alexander Mariska was Honourable Mention. All were owned by Ferme Blondin. The Intermediate Champion, Dubeau Jasper December, later went on to capture Grand Champion honours as well, while Maple Holme BF Cinderella, owned by Signature Holsteins and Glennholme Holsteins was Reserve Champion. Sharp Acres S T Maeve was named Honourable Mention. Senior Breeder banner was captured by Herb Henderson, with Ferme Blondin in second. They switched places on the Premier Exhibitor banner with Ferme Blondin taking home first place and Herbert Henderson second. Henderson took first place in the Senior Breederâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Herd class as well.

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GILLETTE VISIONS SALE SEPTEMBER 21, 2012, FERME GILLETTE, EMBRUN

TOP SELLERS

RALMA-RH MANOMAN BANJO.................................$131,000 Buyer: Morsan Farms, AB MISTY SPRINGS MOM SATIN.......................................$48,000 Buyer: Mapel Wood, O’Connors and Genervations SUNNYLODGE SUDAN SHELLY...................................$41,000 Buyer: Thurler Farms, South Mountain; Sunnylodge Farms, Chesterville

107 LOTS AVERAGE. ................................................. $11,900

GENETICS BY DESIGN SALE NOVEMBER 6, 2012, BRUBACHER SALES BARN, GUELPH

TOP SELLERS

O CONNORS LAST HOPE.............................................$475,000 Buyer: Dupasquier Holsteins, Guelph; Impact Agri Div LA, Burlington; Cormdale Genetics, Bethany; Al.Be.Ro Cattle, Italy O CONNORS PLANET LUCIA......................................$410,000 Buyer: Select Genetics, WI MAPEL WOOD LAST DANCE......................................$365,000 Buyer: Stanton Bros., Ilderton

178 LOTS AVERAGE. .................................................$23,760

WATERLOO CLUB SALE SEPTEMBER 25, 2012, OLEX, ST. JACOBS

TOP SELLERS

FRADON SPARROW GALA..............................................$3,000 Buyer: Nelson & Chad Gerber, Millbank WELANE ROY HAZY........................................................$3,000 Buyer: Windymar Holsteins, Drayton AFTERHOURS SHOTTLE PEPPER..................................$2,950 Buyer: Fred Killings, Tavistock

55 LOTS AVERAGE...................................................... $1,441

CALIENTE & HILLBROOK DISPERSAL OCTOBER 10, 2012, CARSON’S AUCTION SERVICES, LISTOWEL

TOP SELLERS

CALIENTE ALLEN RUTH.................................................$5,000 Buyer: Larry Schwartzentruber, Tavistock CALIENTE GOLDWYN MARTHA...................................$4,400 Buyer: Jamie Grier, Landsdown CALIENTE GOLDWYN LUCINA.....................................$4,000 Buyer: Lawrence Martin, Mount Forest

49 LOTS AVERAGE......................................................$2,225

WORLD PRESTIGE SALE NOVEMBER 7, 2012, VANHAVEN SALES ARENA, UXBRIDGE

TOP SELLERS

TRUSTMORE EPIC ALIYAH...........................................$70,000 Buyer: Springer Hill Farms, Eden LOOKOUT CHAP HAWAII..............................................$50,000 Buyer: Silverridge Farms, Springfield MISTY SPRING M O M SERAPHYNE...........................$30,000 Buyer: Benner Holsteins & Pennview Farm, MB

109 LOTS AVERAGE. ...................................................$5,812

SALE OF STARS NOVEMBER 8, 2012, EXHIBITION PLACE, TORONTO

TOP SELLERS

SULLY NUMERO UNO MARIBEL...............................$250,000 Buyer: Butz-Hill Holsteins, IA JOLICAP MOGUL CARMEY.........................................$240,000 Buyer: Don Barry, Maverick Genetics & Pat Carroll, US 1ST CHOICE 2014 DTR - O CONNORS LAST HOPE.$210,000 Buyer: Stanton Farms, Ilderton

106 LOTS AVERAGE. .................................................$28,650

PERTH CLUB SALE OCTOBER 10, 2012, CARSON’S AUCTION SERVICES, LISTOWEL

TOP SELLERS

SHYLANE BURNS HORIZON..........................................$5,200 Buyer: Wayne Lennon, Petrolia LEGACY KNOWLEDGE ROXANNA...............................$3,600 Buyer: Leroy Cook, Stratford SHYLANE JASPER PATIENCE.........................................$3,500 Buyer: Morris Van Osch, Lucknow SHYLANE DOLMAN HERMIONE...................................$3,500 Buyer: Steven Shantz

CHERRY CREST FALL SALE NOVEMBER 23, 2012, CHERRY CREST HOLSTEINS, MARTINTOWN

TOP SELLERS

DENBURN ALADDIN TOSSY...........................................$4,000 Buyer: Dale Anderson, Navan ALLIMAR MR SAM DAPHNE..........................................$4,000 Buyer: Ferme Berline, PQ WEEKSDALE STORMATIC COSMO...............................$3,800 Buyer: Double-G Farms, Shawville

59 LOTS AVERAGE......................................................$2,396

38 LOTS AVERAGE......................................................$2,179

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2013 National Holstein Convention Section

Welcome from the Chair • Convention Agenda •Farm Tour Info

Registered Holsteins Bring More Profit Average Premium Selling Price for Registered Holstein Cows Selling price based on a survey of auction markets conducted in 2012. Premium for registered Holsteins versus similar quality grade animals.

Herd Management Information to Improve Profitability TRAIT

CLASSIFYING HERDS

NON-CLASSIFYING HERDS

# of herds

7,152

2,148

Milk (kg) - 305 day

9,512

8,632

+880

Fat (kg) - 305 day

362

327

+35

Protein (kg) - 305 day

303

275

+28

Number of Lactations

2.7

2.5

+0.2

The additional milk production (within quota) equals a net profit of more than

ADVANTAGE

per cow per year.

Increased Accuracy to Accelerate Genetic Progress

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SEE YOU AT THE FALLS! Historically, conVENTions have been a venue for members to VENT their opinions. Holstein Canada now has an enthusiastic new CEO and a bright new image for the future. So, instead of VENTing, please enjoy the new format, new events, and have FUN in Niagara! Speaking of history, we invite you to come and see the Bicentennial sites from the War of 1812-13. You will also have the opportunity to watch history unfold as the “Legends of 4-H” Showmanship competition takes place on Wednesday, April 10th at 6:00 pm at Ancaster Fairgrounds to celebrate the Centennial anniversary of 4-H in Canada. You do not have to be like Nik Wallenda to discover the breathtaking view of the Falls, nor hear the roar of the water. Experience the sights and the sounds from the comfort and safety of your luxurious hotel window. For those of you not into artistic natural beauty, you can merely observe the law of physics as water flows downhill. Thanks so much to the hardworking volunteers and generous sponsors for allowing “Plunge into Niagara 2013” to be a success. Looking forward to seeing everyone April 10-13, 2013! Sincerely,

Doug Peart National Convention Chairman 2013

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National Convention Committee 2013, front (l to r): Jason French, Brad Eggink, Mary-Ann Peart, Doug Peart, Ken Huizinga, Dana Huizinga. Back (l to r): James Cranston, Angela Moyer, Sharon Haws, Yolanda Yungblut, Jennifer Peart, Lora Bender. A French version of the National Convention Agenda is available online at www.ontario.holstein.ca Convention Cover: Willdina Baxter Linda VG-88 welcomes visitors to the Falls! Linda is owned by Gracehaven Holsteins of Grimsby and Vellhaven Holsteins of Smithville. (PHOTO BY JENNIFER KYLE)

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Sheraton on the Falls Hotel, Niagara Falls, Ontario - April 10th - 13th, 2013 Here is your opportunity to “Plunge into Niagara” and visit one of the natural wonders of the world – the breathtaking Horseshoe Falls in Niagara Falls, Ontario! Please note that the early bird registration deadline for pricing discounts expires on March 1st, 2013. The 2013 organizing committee invites you to bring the whole family to this great event where everyone in attendance shares a passion for the Holstein cow.

EARLY BIRD DEADLINE REGISTRATION: March CONVENTION REGISTRATION WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10TH, 2013

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Wednesday April 10th: 8:00am - 9:30am & 7:00pm 8:30pm Thursday April 11th: 7:30am - 9:00am & 3:30pm - 8:30pm 7:30am - 10:00am & 4:00pm - 6:45pm Friday April 12th:

11:00am – 3:00pm Taste of Ontario National Convention Sale At Cranston Farms – c/o Doug, Joan & James Cranston 37 Carluke Rd. E Ancaster, Ont L9G 3L1 Ph# 905-648-0176

4:30pm – 6:00pm Open 4-H Showmanship Competition Ancaster Fairgrounds Please be sure to cheer on our 4-H aged competitors during this special National Convention 4-H showmanship competition.

6:00pm – 7:00pm Legends of 4-H Showmanship Competition Ancaster Fairgrounds Be prepared to be amazed at the talented alumni of Canadian Dairy Showmanship. These All-Star contestants will be competing for the ultimate 1st prize – a free Fallsview room at the luxurious convention hotel in Niagara Falls. This star-studded showmanship competition will be a great way to kick-off the 100th anniversary of 4-H in Canada.

7:00pm – 9:30pm Ontario Spring Discovery Jersey Show Ancaster Fairgrounds

9:00am – 4:00pm

THURSDAY, APRIL 11TH, 2013

Ontario Spring Discovery Holstein Show - Ancaster Fairgrounds -

9:00am – 4:00pm Niagara Region Sightseeing Tour MacKenzie Printery & Newspaper Museum: The restored home of rebel publisher William Lyon Mackenzie reveals 500 years of printing technology, amid the authentic ambiance of a period print shop. Laura Secord House: Travel back in time to Laura Secord’s lovingly restored homestead and be enchanted by stories of her adventures and surroundings as interpreted by authentically costumed guides. Sir Adam Beck Generating Station: This wonderful example of a natural, non-polluting and reliable power source has worked in harmony with the beauty of Niagara for over 4 decades. Lunch at Whirlpool Restaurant: Enjoy the panoramic view of the treelined Niagara Parkway. Reif Estate Winery: 125 acre family-owned vineyard located along the Niagara River with 12 generations of the Reif family being involved with winemaking.

7:00pm – 10pm EastGen Casino & Games Night – Fallsview Room 3rd floor of hotel Take the plunge and try your luck at EastGen’s Casino & Games Night while admiring the stunning nighttime view of Niagara Falls. The competition is just for fun but the grand prizes of the evening will definitely be worth playing for!

FRIDAY, APRIL 12TH, 2013 SATURDAY, APRIL 13TH, 2013

9:00am – 12:00pm

6:00pm – 12:00am

130th Annual General Meeting of Members Great Room ABC on the 3rd floor of hotel

Master Breeder Gala Fallsview Room and Great Room ABC on 3rd floor of hotel

7:00am - 5:00 pm Farm Tours

Tour A (Bus leaves hotel at 7:00am.): Vellhaven Farms Inc., Mapel Wood Farms, Cranholme Holsteins, Parklea Farms, Summitholm Farms, Ardross Holsteins Tour B (Bus leaves hotel at 8:00am): Luxury Holsteins, Freurehaven Farms, Devans Holsteins, Heatherick Farms, Abbylayne Farms Ltd., Greenview Farms Inc., Tour C (Bus leaves hotel at 8:30am): Spierdyke Farms, Whitnell Holsteins, Rosetone Holsteins, Huiztein Farms, Feederlane/Mottle Farms,

9:30am - 4:30pm Niagara on the Lake Tour Bus leaves the hotel at 9:30am Rossi Glass: Known for unique designs of mouth-blown, handmade glass. Butterfly Conservatory: Featuring over 2,000 colourful tropical butterflies among lush greenery. Niagara on the Lake: A beautiful town dotted with vineyards, restaurants and shopping opportunities.

6:30pm – 10:00pm Taste of Niagara Dining Experience Pick from two options:

Syndicate Restaurant & Brewery Bus departs at 6:30pm

Skylon Tower Restaurant Bus departs at 7:15pm

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à l’hôtel Sheraton on the Falls, Niagara Falls, Ontario, du 10 au 13 avril 2013 Voici votre occasion de « plonger dans le Niagara » et de visiter l’une des merveilles naturelles du monde – les chutes du Niagara en Ontario, d’époustouflantes chutes en forme de Fer à cheval! Veuillez noter que la date limite de la préinscription vous permettant de profiter de réductions de tarifs est le 1er mars 2013. Le comité organisateur 2013 vous invite à amener chaque membre de votre famille à ce grand événement où toutes les personnes présentes partagent une passion pour la vache Holstein.

DATE LIMITE DE LA PRÉINSCRIPTION: 1er Inscription au congrès Mercredi 10 avril 2013

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Mercredi 10 avril : 8 h – 9 h 30 et 17 h - 20 h 30 Jeudi 11 avril : 7 h 30 – 9 h et 15 h 30 – 20 h 30 Vendredi 12 avril : 7 h 30 – 10 h et 16 h –18 h 45

11 h – 15 h Vente du congrès national « Goût de l’Ontario » Chez Cranston Farms – a/s de Doug, Joan et James Cranston 37 Carluke Rd. E Ancaster, Ont L9G 3L1 Tél. : 905 648-0176

16 h 30 – 18 h Compétition ouverte de présentation 4H Terrain d’exposition d’Ancaster Assurez-vous d’encourager nos compétiteurs 4-H durant cette compétition spéciale de présentation 4-H dans le cadre du congrès national.

18 h – 19 h Compétition Légendes de présentation 4-H Terrain d’exposition d’Ancaster Attendez-vous à être éblouis par les talentueux compétiteurs en présentation laitière canadienne. Ces concurrents All-Star se disputeront le prix ultime – une chambre Fallsview gratuite au luxueux hôtel du congrès à Niagara Falls. Cette compétition mettant en lice des étoiles en matière de présentation sera une excellente façon de souligner le 100e anniversaire des 4-H au Canada.

19 h – 21 h 30 Exposition Jersey « Ontario Spring Discovery » Terrain d’exposition d’Ancaster

Jeudi 11 avril 2013

9 h – 16 h Exposition Holstein « Ontario Spring Discovery » Terrain d’exposition d’Ancaster

9 h – 16 h Visite touristique de la région de Niagara MacKenzie Printery & Newspaper Museum (imprimerie et musée de journaux) : La maison restaurée de l’éditeur William Lyon Mackenzie fait découvrir 500 ans de techniques d’impression, dans l’ambiance authentique d’une imprimerie de l’époque. Maison de Laura Secord : Reculez dans le temps dans sa jolie propriété restaurée et laissez-vous charmer par la description de ses aventures et de son environnement interprétés par des guides arborant des costumes authentiques. Centrale électrique Sir Adam Beck : Cette centrale est un merveilleux exemple de la source d’énergie non polluante et fiable qui travaille en harmonie avec la beauté du Niagara depuis plus de quatre décennies. Dîner au Whirlpool Restaurant : Appréciez des mets délicieux tout en admirant la merveille naturelle qu’est Niagara Falls. Vignoble Reif : Vignoble familial de 125 acres situé au bord de la rivière Niagara où 12 générations de la famille Reif se sont succédées dans la fabrication de vin.

19 h – 22 h Soirée casino et jeux d’EastGen – Salle Fallsview, 3e étage de l’hôtel Plongez et tentez votre chance à la Soirée casino et jeux d’EastGen tout en admirant la spectaculaire vue nocturne de Niagara Falls. La compétition n’est pas sérieuse, mais les grands prix de la soirée vaudront assurément la peine de miser!

Vendredi 12 avril 2013 Samedi 13 avril 2013

9 h –12 h

18 h – 24 h

130 assemblée générale annuelle des membres Salle Great Room ABC, 3e étage de l’hôtel

Réception Gala des Maîtres-éleveurs Salle Fallsview, 3e étage de l’hôtel

7 h – 17 h Visites de fermes

Visite A (L’autobus part de l’hôtel à 7 h): Vellhaven Farms Inc., Mapel Wood Farms, Cranholme Holsteins, Parklea Farms, Summitholm Farms, Ardross Holsteins Visite B (L’autobus part de l’hôtel à 8 h): Luxury Holsteins, Freurehaven Farms, Devans Holsteins, Heatherick Farms, Abbylayne Farms Ltd., Greenview Farms Inc., Visite C (L’autobus part de l’hôtel à 8 h 30): Spierdyke Farms, Whitnell Holsteins, Rosetone Holsteins, Huiztein Farms, Feederlane/Mottle Farms,

9 h 30 – 16 h 30

18 h 30 – 22 h

Visite de Niagara-on-the-lake L’autobus part de l’hôtel à 9 h 30 Rossi Glass: Rossi Glass est reconnu pour la conception et la fabrication de pièces artistiques et uniques de verre soufflé à la main.

Expérience culinaire « Goût du Niagara » Deux options au choix :

Conservatoire de papillons: Cette exposition magique présente plus de 2 000 papillons tropicaux colorés flottant librement parmi des fleurs luxuriantes et exotiques, et de la verdure. Niagara-on-the-Lake: La Vieille ville est destinée à la marche, et la campagne qui s’étend jusqu’à l’Escarpement est ponctuée de vignobles, de restaurants et de magasins.

Le Syndicate Restaurant & Brewery L'autobus part à 18 h 30

Le restaurant Skylon Tower L'autobus part à 19 h 15

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Saturday, April 13th, 2013 • Bus leaves hotel at 7:00am Dave & Marlene Vellenga and Family The Vellenga family milks 40 cows in a tie-stall barn. The herd is 90% VG or EX with a classification of 5 ME, 2 EX, 29 VG, 7 GP. Focusing on type and production, Vellhaven’s current herd average is 11,000 kg with a BCA of 245-256-254. They currently work with prominent cow families such as the Lila Z’s, Raven’s and have over 90 head from their own Ali Sheik Select EX-8* family.

VELLHAVEN FARMS INC.

Len and Tracy Vis and Family Two-time Master Breeder herd, the Vis family milks 75 cows in a tie-stall barn. Production is a priority at Mapel Wood with a 10,900 kg of milk, 4.0 fat, and 3.3 protein while not compromising on type. Their herd classification stands at 5ME, 11 EX and 55 VG cows. Mapel Wood is on an extensive flush program and is the home of Mapel Wood Lee Diamonds (VG-87 20*). Mapel Wood is also home to many great representatives from well-known cow families including Comestar Goldwyn Lilac, Gen-I-Beq Shottle Bombi, Wiamy Bolton Kyana, Regancrest PR Barbie, Longhaven Gold Rochelle, Idee Lustre and Comestar Lautama Goldwyn to name a few.

MAPEL WOOD FARMS

Doug, Joan & James Cranston Located in rural Ancaster, Doug, Joan and James Cranston own and operate Cranston Farms and Cranholme Holsteins, a third generation family farm. This Master Breeder herd consists of 80 cows, milked twice a day, producing 35kg/day with 4% fat and 3.3% protein for a current herd average BCA of 226-226-221. The cows are housed on a composting bedding pack in a CoverAll built in 2007. Type is of great importance when making mating decisions and this is reflected with a herd classification of 6 ME, 4 E, 39 VG and 28 GP. The herd is home to members of many prominent cow families including the Alicia’s, Splendors, BStar Ravens, Whittier Farms Lead Mae, Penngate Skychief Finesse and our homebred Tereza’s. Cranston Farms is very excited to be hosting the Taste of Ontario Convention Sale.

CRANHOLME

Allan Parke with herdsman Tom Mantle Two-time Master Breeder herd, the Parke family farms 275 acres while milking 50 cows in a tie-stall barn with a RHA of 10,650 kg and BCA of 234-224-232. Conformation is a main focus at Parklea with a classification of 6 ME, 32 VG and 19 GP. The milking line-up includes daughters from Gibson, Terrason and Goldwyn while sires in use are Sanchez, Final Cut and Lauthority. Parklea Farms exhibited the Grand Champion at the 2012 Haldimand-Norfolk Holstein Show and they also won the Breeders Herd class as well.

PARKLEA FARMS

Joe Loewith & Sons Ltd. Carl, Dave & Ben Loewith A Master Breeder Herd milking 350 cows three-times daily, Summitholm’s production is at an amazing 12,300 kg’s with a low somatic cell count of 130,000. Conformation is not compromised with a classification of 3 ME, 6 EX, 65 VG, 203 GP. Highly recognized for receiving the DHI Top Management Herd in Western Canada for the past four consecutive years, Summitholm exudes the Canadian way of making quality milk. The family crops 850 acres of land and in their spare time, all three partners sit on the Progressive Dairy Operators with Ben Loewith as Chair.

SUMMITHOLM FARMS

David & Dale Lang with herdsperson Christine Armstrong Earning their Master Breeder shield in 2000, this 90-cow herd includes 7 MEX, 4 EX, 48 VG, 57 GP, and 5 G. The herd is milked in a tie-stall barn and they added an addition in 2005. Ardross has bred and owned animals that have been nominated All-Ontario, All-Canadian, and All-American. At the 2011 Royal Winter Fair, they co-owned the Jr. Champion female. The Lang brothers cash crop 3,000 acres of land consisting of wheat, soybeans, corn, and hay. They currently have 3 VG 2yr old daughters from Misty Springs Shottle Silk EX by Planet, Alexander, and Atwood. Ardross is extremely proud of their first homebred Class Extra bull – Ardross Sterling *RC, a Mr. Burns son of Shottle Silk.

ARDROSS HOLSTEINS

FARM TOUR B

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Ingrid & Dick & Kristen DeVries

LUXURY HOLSTEINS

50 head of cattle are milked in a tie-stall barn with a rolling herd average of 200–197–200. Type is a main focus at Luxury rounding out their classification at 7ME, 2 EX, 27 VG, 22 GP. Ingrid and her family are very active in the County. A highlight for the DeVries family came in 2010 when Luxury Attic Jamie was named Reserve Junior Champion at the Niagara County Holstein Show.

FREUREHAVEN FARMS

The men at Freurehaven keep busy cropping 375 acres of land, raising broiler chickens, along with managing a top notch Master Breeder herd in Wellandport. Freurehaven is milking 20 cows with a classification of 1 EX and 15 VG. Genomics has been a huge success for Freurehaven with families such as Laurie Sheik, Glen Drummond Splendor, and the Markwell Bstar Ravens included in their herd. Come and see two new VG 2yr-olds by the hot new Genervations Sire, Freurehaven Niagara EX-91.

Gerald, Bob, Ralph and Chris Freure

Dave and Pat Evans

DEVANS HOLSTEINS

Devans Holsteins is the home of 6 All-Ontario nominations with cows such as Devans Outside Adrian (All-Ontario 3-Year-Old 2007) and Devans Stormatic Lola (Honourable Mention All-Ontario Five-Year-Old 2009) originating right from this new 46 cow tie-stall barn. Incorporated under the same roof of the main barn is the heifer barn. Classification currently sits at 3ME, 2EX, 21 VG with the remaining animals classified at GP. Total production stands at 10,400 kg.

Fred, Andrew and Alison Topp

HEATHERICK FARMS

A prominent herd in Haldimand County, the Topps milk 40 cows in a tie-stall barn, crop 350 acres, and raise broiler chickens. The current herd classification is 3 ME, 1 EX, 29 VG and the remainder GP. Production is at a BCA of 221-218-219 with sires such as Fever, Stanley Cup and Windbrook in use. One of the herd favorites is an 85-point 2-year-old old by BWM Leader with a Projected Comp of 271 BCA.

Albert, Hannie, & Brad Fledderus

ABBYLAYNE FARMS LTD.

Operated on 450 acres where they grow most of their own feed, the Fledderus family milk 70 cows in a tie-stall barn. Breeding is a balance of production and type with a BCA of 233-239-231 and production at 10,400 kg. Herd classification is 4 EX, 38 VG, 32 GP. The herd currently has 30 Goldwyn daughters in milk and close to 40 Shottle daughters in the heifer barn. Herd favorites include Willowholme Outside Novena (EX-2E) and Abbylayne Goldwyn Tia (VG-86-3yr).

Ron, Kim, & son Steve and Terry & Bev Yungblut

GREENVIEW FARMS INC.

Together, the Yungblut family manages 750 acres of hay, soybeans, corn, wheat and grapes. Greenview Farms is home to 100 head with 35 milking in a tie-stall facility. Production averages 10,390 kg with a BCA of 232-232-228 with a classification of 3 EX, 22 VG, 20 GP. Herd favourite is Greenview Outside Joking (VG-87-3yr) who is currently on the flush program with a production of 11,900 kg and a BCA of 264-353-265.

FARM TOUR C

Saturday, April 13th, 2013 • Bus leaves hotel at 8:30am

Adrian and Frank Stoop and Families Spierdyke Farms runs on 565 acres of owned and rented land milking 45 cows in a tie-stall operation on a TMR feeding program. Balanced breeding gives Spierdyke a herd production of 210-178-205 with a classification of 1 ME, 2 EX, 19 VG with the remainder classified GP. Show cows are a highlight in the Spierdyke herd, specifically Spierdyke Madame Wyn who was 3rd at World Dairy Expo in 2010 and Reserve All-American 4-Year-Old.

SPIERDYKE FARMS

Howard and Ineke Augustine A Master Breeder herd, Whitnell is situated on beautiful Lake Erie. Milking 35 cows in a straw-pack barn, the herd has a rolling herd average of 228-234-234. Classification stands at 1 ME, 2 EX, 20 VG, with the rest classified GP. Sires in use today in the herd include Lauthority, Alchemy, Steady and Sudan. They are the proud breeders of Whitnell Inquirer Lola EX-95 (Reserve All-Canadian 5-Year-Old 2007) and are currently working with great cow families such as Lavender Ruby Redrose, Red Roxy’s, Ashlyn’s and still have many granddaughters from Lola herself.

WHITNELL HOLSTEINS

Lloyd, Bev, & Greg Roseboom Rosetone Holsteins is situated on 250 acres, land that is both owned and operated by the Roseboom family. Milking 45 cows in a tie-stall operation, they currently have a production of 8,500 kg with a total of 5 EX and 21 VG cows. Be sure to stop and view the offspring from their herd favourite, Rosetone Lindy Rosina EX-92-5E-8*, who was a four-time Grand Champion cow at the Niagara Holstein show. At the 2012 Niagara County Show, Rosetone Holsteins captured the Grand Champion, Breeders Herd & Junior Breeders Herd awards.

ROSETONE HOLSTEINS

Ken & Dana Huizinga & Family Milking 100 cows in a tie-stall barn, production is at a 9,500 kg average with a 4.0 fat, 3.3 protein and a BCA of 210-219-214. Classification on the herd is 2 ME, 2 EX, 45 VG, 60 GP, 10 G while focusing on two main cow families that complete 10 generations of VG or EX cows. The Huizingas are currently finishing a large barn addition of 40 tie-stalls, bringing total milking stalls to 140, and this will join to their heifer barn built in 2001. A prominent cow family being developed within their herd is the Regancrest PR Barbie family.

HUIZTEIN FARMS

Don & Linda Green, Ken Green, Brent & Brenda Roszell & family The Green family milk 70 cows in a new pack barn built in 2010, which includes a double-eight Parabone parlour. The current herd classification is 1 ME, 2 EX, 42 VG, 31 GP and 2 G; the herd BCA is 220-210-215. In 2011, Feederlane/Mottle took home both Grand and Reserve Champion cow at the Niagara County Holstein Show. Also standing in the barn is an Ardross Sterling daughter who is a grand-daughter of Feederlane Senat Nanette (Red), the 3rd 5-Year-Old Red and White at World Dairy Expo in 2002.

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Holstein Canada’s 2013 Enrolment Program Fresyl Farm, BROCKVILLE, ON

BY KRIS MACLEOD

SCOTT BERSETH AND HIS PARENTS, FRED AND SYLVIA, FARMED IN WILLIAMSBURG UNTIL AUGUST OF 2011 WHEN THEY DECIDED IT WAS TIME FOR A CHANGE. Scott, who is now 25, had worked at several dairy operations before that time and in the summer of 2011, he and his parents began to put the wheels in motion for him to come home to farm. After selling their farm in Williamsburg in August 2011, they moved to their current location in a free-stall barn just north of Brockville. The move allowed them to double their land base and take their milking herd from 35 to 80. It was a large undertaking for the family, but one they don’t regret. Unfortunately, Scott did not have the opportunity to work alongside his dad for very long as Fred passed away suddenly less than a year after the family moved to their current location. Scott and his mom have continued on, with Scott looking after the cows and his mom managing the bookkeeping and “everything else in between.” Up until January of 2012, the Berseth’s herd was unregistered. Their motivation to start registering was finding a way to keep track of the lineage to help with breeding decisions and to work towards a purebred herd with more money-making potential. Since they first started taking part in Holstein Canada’s New Herd Enrolment Program, over half the herd has been registered and all the young calves are now moving up through the percentage levels. They are just now at the stage of being ready to register their first purebred Holstein under their own prefix. Her lineage came from the Williamsburg herd and they were able to trace her parentage back four generations. Heifers have been bought from various sales, as well, helping to increase the number of purebreds in the herd and contribute to some potential marketing down the road. They have always been on milk testing with DHI, but in January of last year, they began using the Scout program to keep track of the herd activity and complete registrations.

Scott Berseth with his late father, Fred, in 2011. Scott and his mom, Sylvia, now manage Fresyl Farm.

Their first classification round this summer went well, averaging a respectable 82 points. The herd gained four new Very Goods, 10 Good Plus and 1 Good. In the past, a herd sire was used but the family has since moved to all AI, using mostly Semex. Scott says his breeding goals are to improve the feet and legs of the herd, to try and breed an excellent cow and to work towards a purebred herd. One of the unique projects currently in the works is an outdoor calfraising facility with milk feeding robots. The new addition should save labour and improve calf comfort at the same time.

PROGRAM DETAILS (VALID UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2013): • Herd consultation visit with an experienced classifier. Discuss the potential benefits of classification and how the information can be used on your farm. • Free herd visit fee (value $75) for first classification. Take advantage of this no obligation opportunity to see how this service can help you. • You don’t need a registered herd to have your cows classified. If you decide to register your classified animals at a later date, their score will be applied. • If you haven’t registered animals in more than 3 years we can help you with that: • Registration fee discounted by 50% for all animals (excluding base) registered within 6 months of commitment to program. • No charge to transfer ownership of animals resident in herd prior to commitment to program. • Ontario Holstein Field staff available to help you with the registration process

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Carleton & Russell Counties Highlights

Team Members (L-R): Amelia Patenaude, Paul Patenaude, Mark Nyentap, Elias Meyerhans, Sara Akkermans (in the TD chair), Trevor Perrault, Alex Chabot, Tamara Hamilton, Eveline Hildbrand

3rd Herdsman Exhibit 4th Group of Three Intermediate Showmanship

Alex Chabot – 4th Senior Showmanship

Paul Patenaude – 19th Summer Yearling

Alex Chabot – 2nd

Sincere thanks to all our sponsors & supporters who made this year a success! We would also like to thank the major sponsors: TD, Semex Alliance & HolsteinCanada Team Members (L-R): Patricia Caldwell, Cassidy Reaney, Brett Henderson, Chad Henderson, Kirkland Reaney, Evan Donnelly Front: Emma Caldwell, Kelly Velthuis, (in the TD chair), Victoria Eastman

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Kirkland Reaney – 8th Intermediate Showmanship

Victoria Eastman – 18th Junior Calf

Victoria Eastman – 4th Senior Calf

Chad Henderson – 21st Summer Yearling

Cassidy Reaney – 24th Junior Yearling

Brett Henderson – 12th Jersey Yearling

Patricia Caldwell – 9th

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Open House Farm Visits *10:00 am - 3:00 pm* Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 Tag Sale @ Glennholme

1. SANDY CREST - William & Don Carss 5034 HWY 17, ARNPRIOR

Milking 40 in a tie-stall; 13EX, 25VG, 14GP 3x Master Breeder Herd

3. GLENNHOLME - Brian, Jill & Kyle Rivington 4. HENDERCROFT - Herb & Darlene, Courtney, Brett and Chad Henderson 745 DONALD B. MUNRO DR., CARP 7947 FERNBANK RD., RR4 ASHTON Milking 55 in a tiestall; 23EX, 38VG, 10GP Milking 60 in a tie-stall; 10EX, 26VG, 30GP

2. CARLETON - Glenn & Dale Dean 4868 HWY 17, ARNPRIOR

6th generation farm, New barn in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;11

Milking 50 in a tie-stall; 20EX, 39VG, 19GP

Master Breeder Herd, New heifer barn

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5. CARLMAR - John and Kent Fraser 5863 OLD RICHMOND RD., OTTAWA

Milking 185 in a free-stall, 3EX, 40VG, 100GP Building a new free-stall barn with 3 DeLaval robots

6. VELTHUIS - Paul and Steven Velthuis 3700 5TH LINE, RR4 OSGOODE

Milking 150 in a free-stall; 3EX, 40VG, 106GP Several high-genomic animals from Lila Z, Wabash-Way and Durham Atlee

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7. MIDLEE - James & Connie McDiarmid and sons 7100 BELMEADE RD., OSGOODE

Milking 90 in a free-stall; 2EX, 35VG, 58GP 4 row sand-bedded free-stall built in 2011 with auto sort gate and breezeway

8. BREEZE HILL - Glenn McDonald 9. RIVERDOWN - Ron & Betty Eastman, 8713 CASTOR RD., RR1 WINCHESTER John & Karen, Kelly and Justin Velthuis Milking 60 in a tie-stall; 44EX, 31VG, 3GP 8728 MARVELVILLE RD., METCALFE 6th generation farm

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10. SMYGWATY - Ray & Susan Smygwaty, Terry & Holly Smygwaty

1547 WADE RD., RR2 RUSSELL

11. GILLETTE - Marc, Louis, Mathieu, Vincent, Eric and Gilles Patenaude

Milking 48 in a tie-stall; 29VG, 24GP, 5G Roxy, Atlee, Laurie Shiek, Frantisco and Redrose cow families

1623 ST. ANDRE RD., EMBRUN

Milking 350 in a free-stall; 22EX, 102VG, 292GP Visitors welcome 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

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Wellington County 1. CANHOPE - Ron, Shelley, Travis & Tyler Canning 6362 WELLINGTON CTY. RD. 123, PALMERSTON Milking 35 in a tie-stall; 9EX, 20VG, 13GP Members of the Miss Special cow family

2. DANNROVING - Daryl & Cathy Dann, Matt & Jill Dann 8849 WELLINGTON RD. #6, PALMERSTON Milking 74 in a tie-stall; 12EX, 39VG, 32GP New heifer/dry cow barn built in 2008

3. SPRUCECHO - Gary & Debbie Oxby 8157 CTY. RD. 7, MOOREFIELD

Milking 42 in a tie-stall; 13ME, 3E, 24VG, 8GP Master Breeder, 4th generation farm

4. CRAIGCREST - Elgin & Joan Craig 8648 HWY 6, ARTHUR

Milking 50 in a tie-stall; 18EX, 36VG, 6GP Home of Craigcrest Rubies Gold Rejoice

Open House Farm Visits *10:00 am - 3:00 pm*

Wednesday, Mar. 13, 2013 Tag Sale @ Fraeland

5. KRUL - Jeff & Elissa Krul, John & Diana Krul 7672 SIXTEENTH LINE, ARTHUR

Milking 80 in a tie-stall; 5ME, 6EX, 48VG, 34GP 100% homebred herd

6. AVELINE - Tony & Charlene Martin 6846 WELLINGTON ROAD 12, DRAYTON Milking 64 in a tie-stall; 16EX, 40VG, 14GP Home of Sandy-Valley Shot Aloshi

7. RICKEEN - Rick & Doreen, Brett Shantz 7341 3RD LINE, WALLENSTEIN

Milking 80 in a free-stall; 2EX, 41VG, 32GP New VMS barn built in 2010

8. EARLEN - Derrick & Darlene, Dwayne & Delphine Martin 7249 WELLINGTON CTY RD. 8, ALMA

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Milking 68 in a tie-stall; 10EX, 49VG, 26GP Master Breeder, Home of the Cheerio family

9. FRAELAND - Steve Fraser 6268 3RD LINE, FERGUS

Milking 90 in a free-stall; 14EX, 57VG, 20GP Master Breeder Herd; Tag Sale Host

10. GLENVUE - Jim & Geoff Dunton 5628 WELLINGTON RD. 26, ROCKWOOD

Milking 40 in a tie-stall; 3EX, 27VG, 7GP Home of the Wellington Cty Grand Champ 2012

11. FIELDHOUSE FARMS - Rick Fieldhouse 5898 4TH LINE E, ARISS

Milking 70 in a tie-stall; 7ME, 4EX, 54VG, 30GP Master Breeder Herd, Breederâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cup Winner

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12. WALKERBRAE - Jim, Brent & Scott Walker 7041 WELLINGTON RD. #30, GUELPH

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WELLINGTON HOLSTEIN CLUB TAG SALE March 12-14, 2013

held at Fraeland Farms in conjunction with the West-Central District Farm Tours Oﬀering high calibre heifers with deep pedigrees sired by Fever, Sid, and Windbrook. For more information contact:

Steve Fraser – (519) 820-2728 Dennis Martin – (519) 654-7833 Andrew Den Haan – (705) 440-6010

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Gorgeous! orgeous VG-88-3YR27) KG SPRUCECHO TALENT G 20-2 0 3.7 348 3.3 (221-2 3-03 303 10,586 39 2* EX – VG-86 5* – EX NEXT DAMS: EX-2E –

COME IN AND SEE GORGEOUS & HER HERDMATES ON MARCH 13, 2013!

Sprucecho Farms Inc. GARY & DEBBIE OXBY

8157 WELLINGTON RD 7, RR #1 MOOREFIELD, ONTARIO 519-638-2769 doxby@hsfx.ca

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Fieldhouse Stormatic Sakura EX-92-2E

Fieldhouse Talent Tanis EX-92-2E

5-07 305 14,071 603 4.3 477 3.4 kg (261-299-281)

4-01 305 14,855 473 3.2 440 3.0 kg (313-266-288)

Wellington County Cow of the Year 2011

Next Dams: VG • EX-92-2E 8* • EX-5E 9*

Stop in at Fieldhouse Holsteins on March 13 for the West-Central Farm Tours! Master Breeder Herd • Home of the Lou Family

Herd Classification: 14 EX • 51 VG • 28 GP Wellington County’s Top BCA Herd 2011 Current Herd BCA: 264-299-274, 12,144 kg milk

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Aloshi EX-90-CAN EX-90-USA-DOM

6-02 350 17,442 649 3.7 503 2.9 (282-279-257) kg DAM: SANDY-VALLEY CHAMP ALICE VG-87-USA-GMD ND 2 DAM: SANDY-VALLEY B-MR ACACIA EX-92-USA GMD DOM 3RD DAM: DIXIE-LEE ALTHEA VG-87-2YR-USA GMD DOM 4TH DAM: DIXIE-LEE ASPEN EX-92-USA GMD DOM DAM OF DIXIE-LEE AARON NEXT 7 DAMS: EX • VG • VG • EX • EX • EX • VG ALOSHI HAS 6 SONS IN A.I. OFFSPRING BY STANLEYCUP AND SOME OF THE FIRST MERIDIANS LAUTHORITY EMBRYOS AVAILABLE BRED TO GOLDWYN, DUE AT TOUR TIME WILL BE FLUSHED, INQUIRIES ALWAYS WELCOME ALOSHI IS OWNED WITH JAYLIN HOLME HOLSTEINS

Aveline Holsteins

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6846 Wellington Road 12, RR #2 Drayton, ON P: 519-638-5170 C: 519-897-6730 tonyandchar@hotmail.ca

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Fraeland Gold Gabby

Jr. Champion - Red Deer Westerner 2011

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Owned by Jamie Farrell, Wendon & Zimmer Holsteins

Fraeland Fever Blana

2nd Summer Yearling - EastGen Challenge Res. Champ. Heifer - Britespan 4-H Invitational Owned by Travis Canning & Canhope

More great heifers like these will be available at the Wellington County Tag Sale, held at Fraeland Holsteins March 12-14 2013.

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Steven Fraser 6268 3rd Line, Fergus, ON Phone: (519) 787-7735 Cell: (519) 820-2728 email: fraeland@golden.net

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Ontario County Open House Farm Visits *10:00 am - 3:00 pm* Thursday, Mar. 14, 2013

1. MAPLEBROUGH - Mike Risebrough 359 DAVIS DRIVE, RR1 UXBRIDGE

Milking 40 in a tie-stall; 8EX, 26VG, 6GP Top DHI management herd for Durham region in 2011

2. COXLYN - Murray & Elaine, Robert & Renée Cox 9898 CONCESSION 6, RR2 UXBRIDGE 3

Milking 75 in a tie-stall; 5ME, 8EX, 51VG, 35GP 4th generation operation with all feed grown on the farm

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3. MUSTHAVEN - Chris, Craig & Grant Mustard 10349 CONCESSION 6, RR2 UXBRIDGE

Milking 60 in a free-stall; 1ME, 26VG, 39GP, 5G Lely robot installed in March 2012 6th generation farm

4. BECKHOLM - Terry Beckett 23700 LAKE RIDGE RD., RR1 SUNDERLAND milking 45 in a tie-stall; 17EX, 37VG, 13GP Home of Rockymountain Goldwyn Trisha, Jr Champ RWF ‘10 and Res. Jr Champ WDE ‘10

5. VANHAVEN - Garry Vanderpost 720 DAVIS DRIVE, RR2 UXBRIDGE

Milking 35 in a tie-stall; 5EX, 23VG, 6GP Home of Smithden Goldwyn Alexandria VG-89 (a full-sister to Smithden Admiral) and 4 of her VG daughters

6. HIGHVIEW - The Evans Family 415 SCUGOG LINE 8, PORT PERRY

Milking 130 in a tie-stall; 20EX, 108VG, 64GP 3rd generation farm with a focus on Type, Highview has been involved in animal handling for TV and film in recent years

7. PARBRO - Ron & Karen Parish 935 SCUGOG LINE 9, RR3 UXBRIDGE

Milking 112 in free-stall; 1 6ME, 2EX, 44VG, 54GP New free-stall barn built in 2011 with a dry bedded pack for dry cows

We would like to thank all of the Tour Hosts for opening up their barns for the District Tours. It is a great way to promote the breeders in your county and allows visitors to evaluate genetics and see innovative barn designs at the same time. We sincerely appreciate the time and effort given by all. - The Ontario Holstein Branch, Staff and Board of Directors

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Terry & Glenda, Mariah, Kaylin & Shayla Beckett 23700 Lakeridge Road Sunderland, Ontario (905) 852-0501

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Perth County 1. ELHAVEN - Dave & Christine Meadows and family 3589 PERTH RD. 112, STRATFORD

Milking 70 in a tie-stall, 1ME, 2EX, 31VG, 44GP Originally a Jersey herd started by H. Elwood Meadows in 1965, now a 100% homebred Holstein operation

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Dennis & Heather Peters

2860 LINE 29, TAVISTOCK

Milking 140 in a free-stall; 6EX, 49VG, 82GP Anaerobic digester installed in 2012

3. CLAREMOUNT - Glen & Cindy Krantz 2713 PERTH LINE 33, STRATFORD

Milking 30 in a tie-stall; 7EX, 18VG, 7GP Many prominent descendants from the Diane Aeroline family, new stalls with water beds

4. CARLDOT - Larry Krantz, Sascha Binkle 2541 PERTH LINE 33, STRATFORD

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7. WILHELMSHAVEN - Dave & Jessie Wilhelm Ross & Anne Wilhelm

2255 PERTH LINE 43, STRATFORD

Milking 36 in a tie-stall; 7EX, 16VG, 21GP Certified organic farm producing for Harmony Dairy

9. ERBCREST - Delmer & Mary Erb

Dan & Ruthann Erb and family

2291 PERTH LINE 56, MILVERTON

Milking 42 in a tie-stall; 17EX, 37VG, 12GP Master Breeder Herd

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Ivan & Diane Bundscho

2074 LINE 33 PERTH EAST, SHAKESPEARE Milking 48 in a tie-stall; 2EX, 20VG, 28GP New open-front heifer barn built in 2006

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5. IVDALE - Dale & Marilyn Bundscho & family

6. SHYLANE - John & Sheryl McCallum,

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Milking 65 in a tie-stall; 21EX, 31VG, 17GP Master Breeder Herd

8. WEBER DREAM - Mike & Kay Weber and family 5746 RD. 199, BRUNNER Milking 32 in a tie-stall; 4EX 19VG, 15GP Took over the Erbdale herd in 2001; first EX cow under the Weberdream prefix achieved in 2009

10. TEDLIZ - Ted & Liz Vandentempel and family,

Dave & Lauren Vandentempel & family

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Milking 65 in a free-stall; 1ME, 33VG, 47GP New barn with robot built in 2012

11. HYDEN - Bryan & Heidi Zehr and family 6566 PERTH ROAD 121, MILLBANK

Milking 50 in a tie-stall; 7EX, 28VG, 24 GP Row of 6 new waterbeds, new heifer barn and feed room built in 2008

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Welcome to Our Neck of the Woods Athlone Linjet Diamond EX

Part of the Western Ontario District Tour on Friday March 15, 2013

Our herd of purebred Holsteins and Jerseys includes 5 Excellent, 49 Very Good and 84 Good Plus. They are projected to over 11,000 kg of milk with 424 kg of fat and 340 kg of protein. We have also just installed a new bio-gas digester . dam of:

Athlone Goldwyn Diana EX-91 4-0 10,995kg 4.42%F 486kg 3.34%P 367kg Completes 3 generations of hombred EX cows Diana and her Howie daughter are recently fresh

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Brian & Wendy and Alex Anderson Dennis & Heather Peters & family 2860 Line 29 RR#2 Tavistock, ON ph: 519-271-7458 athlone @cyg.net

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Holstein Youth Young and Keen: a Lambton County Success Story

STORY BY ANDREA EMOND

SHAWN VANDENBOER IS A KEEN KID. THIS 15-YEAR-OLD FROM LAMBTON COUNTY HAS BEEN SHOWING CALVES FROM HIS FAMILY’S FARM SINCE HE WAS JUST FOUR YEARS OLD. HE’S HAD THE HONOUR OF REPRESENTING HIS COUNTY AT THE TD CANADIAN 4-H DAIRY CLASSIC TWICE AND CREDITS HIS LOVE OF THE SHOW RING FOR HELPING HIM CONVINCE HIS FAMILY TO START REGISTERING THEIR HOMEBRED HERD OF COWS. “I started getting more interested in registered cows after attending some shows,” says Shawn. “It’s all just happened in the last year!” Shawn and his family milk 26 cows in a tie-stall barn in Lambton Shores. The farm has been in his family for many years on both sides of the family tree, having first been owned by his mom’s grandmother and then purchased years later by his dad’s side of the family. He has three older brothers, Cory (18), Darcy (22) and Trevor (29), as well as a sister, Kelli (21). Out of all the Vandenboer children, Shawn is perhaps the one most interested in the family’s 200-acre dairy farm. After broaching the topic with his parents, Patti and Casey, and discussing it with Western Holstein Rep, Angela Howard, Shawn and his family decided to begin the registration process. They had farm records dating back to 1963, which proved to be very helpful. Shawn organized the necessary details and spent a day with Angela on the farm in October 2011 to complete the paper work. “She thought it was a great idea and helped us get up to speed,” Shawn says.

Shawn Vandenboer with Shawnasey Sterling Augusta at this year’s TD Canadian 4-H With the paper work in place, the final item of business was selecting a Dairy Classic. (PHOTO BY ANDREA EMOND) prefix for the animals to be registered under. Shawn and his dad selected top of his class at the TD Canadian 4-H Dairy Classic, he is grateful “Shawnasey Holsteins,” an amalgamation of both of their names. to have had the opportunity to show at this prestigious event. It was a Holstein Classifier Patrick Pallahar visited the farm in March to score great experience and Shawn was pleased with how his calf showed very their first 10 animals. It was a day Shawn remembers fondly. He washed calm and a very easy going mannerism in the ring. It is always a very and clipped the cows himself and took the day off school to be part busy weekend with lots to learn, he says, and each year, the club aims to of it all. “Patrick was great and explained how everything was done,” improve their display and and gain ideas to use for future years. says Shawn. “We learned how the feet and legs and mammary systems Next to cows, Shawn’s biggest passion is hockey. He plays minor hockey were scored.” and spends three nights a week on the ice as goalie for the Lambton In their first round, they had a respectable two Very Goods and eight Shores Predators. In the future, he would like to up the number of Good Plus. In late November, Matthew English visited the farm to milking cows in the herd to 30 or 35 and work on lowering the herd’s somatic cell count. Upgrades to milking equipment, including an score ten cows with three Very Good and seven Good Plus. automatic take-off system, is in the works to help improve efficiency Shawn has been involved in 4-H in Lambton County for five years. He’s by eliminating some of the manual work previously required. A leantaken part in Beef and Dairy clubs exclusively, the latter co-led by his to that would separate maternity cows before calving is also being mom, Patti Vandenboer and Lambton County Holstein breeder, Brian considered as a future upgrade at Shawnasey. Slaughter. Shawn has received a number of awards since he started in 4-H, including Top Novice Member in 2008, and Top Junior Member Ultimately, Shawn plans to purchase a few cows of his own. He values in 2009, 2010 and 2011. In 2010, he was also named Top Junior Judge body strength, feet and legs and good mammary systems and says that his favourite cow currently in the herd, Shawnasey Howie 219 in the county. embodies all of these qualities with a score of VG-85. While Shawn enjoys judging, it’s the showing aspect of cows that excites him the most. Last year at his Achievement Day in Wyoming, he Shawn is in grade 10 at North Lambton Secondary School and after was Grand Champion Showperson and had Champion Calf on top of graduation, hopes to attend Ridgetown for Agriculture. He plans to that. Over the years, he has shown calves at the Western Junior Show return to the family farm to work along side his parents and eventually in Woodstock, the Lambton County Show, Forest, Wyoming, Lucknow take over the family farm when they are ready to retire. Shawn jokes that and most recently, the Royal Winter Fair. While he didn’t place at the maybe someday he will hire his dad to work with him on HIS farm. www.ontario.holstein.ca

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Holstein Youth History Made at the World Holstein Conference

BY STEPHANIE MURPHY (WARNER)

WHAT A GREAT SUCCESS THE FIRST EVER WORLD HOLSTEIN YOUTH CONFERENCE WAS! MY HUSBAND AND I ALONG WITH 43 OTHER YOUNG ADULTS FROM CANADA, AUSTRALIA, FRANCE, GERMANY, MEXICO, THE NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM PARTICIPATED IN THE THREE-DAY CONFERENCE.

Stephanie Murphy (at right) takes in the conference with her husband, Cam, and fellow youth delegate, Jill McCallum. (PHOTO BY JENNIFER KYLE) Many wonderful memories were made and friendships built that will last forever, as well as learning a lot of great information from the worldwide speakers sums up the World Holstein Youth Conference. For some youth participants, they started the conference early by attending the Quebec International Holstein Show in StHyacinthe, Quebec. These participants then went on to visit Astoni, Gen-Com, CIAQ, La Presentation, Gillette and EastGen before joining the rest of the youth conference goers in Toronto. The youth conference began on the Sunday afternoon with many team-building activities that allowed everyone to get to know each other better, as well as a Semex presentation from Brad Sayles. The evening concluded with dinner at the CN Tower with the WHFF Council and the Holstein Canada Board. Monday morning came bright and early and the youth were off to visit farms for the day. Our day began with our first stop at Cranston’s pack barn. Here we also got to view Milk Source’s Royal string and had a hands-on classification demo by head classifier, Tom Byers. Our next stops were Summitholm Farm’s freestall barn, followed by Bosdale’s tie-stall barn. All of the youth appreciated these farms opening their doors for us to view their great operations, and we all learned something that we could take home to our own farms. Our last tour of the day was of Holstein Canada, where a highlight for many was discovering the names rooms such as The Udder Room, Back Pasture and Dairy Den. In the evening, we all enjoyed a Multicultural Social Soir ”eh” and were able to meet many of the international conference goers that were attending while enjoying a great variety of food.

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The World Holstein Conference Symposium began Tuesday morning and ended Wednesday afternoon. The first topic of the morning was genomics the past, present and future and how it is impacting our industry and ways that the dairy industry can use it to help us. Within the dairy industry, today’s technology is advancing quickly and all the time. We had an introduction to ways we can use technology to help us in managing our dairy herds. We also heard from Canadian, American and Danish speakers on cow health and how we can improve, along with the importance of keeping diseases low. Wednesday morning started off by focusing on farm sustainability and ways to keep the great dairy industry sustained for many years to come. We also heard from Elaine Froese from Canada on ways for dairy farms to plan for the next generation. The symposium concluded by focusing on the benefits that milk has for everyone’s health and the importance of using in line milk testing to improve management, reproduction status, herd health and future tools within milk testing. On Tuesday night, World Holstein Conference participants attended the Northern Lights and Winter Nights Gala, an absolutely fabulous evening with a great performance by Leahy. Wednesday night conference attendees were able to meeting up with the many international guests at the Liberty Grand for the Semex International Reception. Many youth participants attended the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair at the end of the week. The World Holstein Youth conference was such a great experience and I highly recommend attending if the opportunity comes your way. On behalf of Courtney Connors, Jill McCallum and World Youth Conference participants prepare for the Northern myself, we wish Lights and Winter Nights Gala. (PHOTO BY JENNIFER KYLE) to extend a huge thank you to the Ontario Holstein Branch for the sponsorship that allowed the three of us to attend this wonderful conference.

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Holstein Youth My Once- in- a- lifetime week in Madison

BY AMANDA O’CONNELL

SCARED, CRAZY, AND, MAYBE EVEN A LITTLE INSANE WERE JUST SOME OF THE WORDS THAT CROSSED MY MIND ON MY WAY TO MEET THE FIRST OF THE THREE GUYS I WOULD BE SPENDING THE NEXT WEEK WITH. AFTER COMING DOWN FROM THE EXCITEMENT OF WINNING THE ONTARIO DAIRY YOUTH AWARD, I BEGAN TO WONDER WHAT I HAD GOTTEN MYSELF INTO. It is one thing to talk with someone with different views than your own, but to go from being complete strangers to spending almost 24 hours a day together for an entire week…what was I thinking? Looking back, I seriously lucked out! In between discussing cows, cows, and more cows, friendships were made. Although our chaperone, Adrian Vander Wielen, thought we might kill each other by the time the trip was over, everyone had a great sense of humour and was genuinely interested in hearing the others’ points of view. However, even after a week on the road together, the free-stall versus tie-stall debate has yet to be settled! The three gentlemen whom I had the pleasure of spending my week away with were Josh Ireland from Albadon Farms in Teeswater, Bruce County; Les Sharpe from Orton in Peel County, under the Darwell prefix and Ian Pettey from Webb View in Roseneath, Northumberland County. We were hosted by East-Central Holstein Representative, Adrian Vander Wielen. He did an excellent job at showing us around, navigating from farm to farm without relying on a GPS. Even though we did get lost a few times, we always arrived on time with lots in store for us to see and learn at each stop. Each farm had their own ideas and unique strategies that worked well for them. Forest Ridge was the first farm on our visit. They milk 62 show cows, and have only been showing for seven years. They have made many great improvements to the farm since taking over and seem very passionate about the industry. Westphalia was the next stop; they milk 100 cows in a tie-stall. They are a multi-family operation with brothers, fathers and grandchildren all helping out. Budjon was the final stop of the day, and while most of the cattle were at the Expo, the animals left were still quite impressive. Day two was kicked off by a visit to Milk Source. With an office more impressive than most peoples’ homes, we knew we were in for something special! After a quick drive through the 8,000-cow commercial farm, it was off to see the 60-cow genetic herd. With a big green barn on the top of a hill, Mark and Angie Ulness of Ragnar Holsteins were our next hosts. The 80-cow tie stall had some great cow families and was reminiscent of something you see closer to home. Ever Green View was a farm that had more flush cows than I have ever seen! They are the proud exporters of more than 3,600 embryos overseas. Although each and every farm we visited was impressive in its own rite, my personal favourite had to be Seimers Holsteins, with its genetic and commercial herd. Here we split up and saw both sides of the operation, each possessing great genetics and facilities. Day three of our tours started at Ryan Vu. They had some pretty impressive cow families and we were surprised to hear that they only started out in the mid 1980s with a grade herd. Rosy Lane was next. It was quite impressive, with long-lasting free-stall animals and a focus

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2012 Dairy Youth Award Winners from l to r: Josh Ireland, Amanda O’Connell, Les Sharpe and Ian Pettey. Adrian Vander Wielen was this year’s chaperone. on genomics and LPI there. Oceanview Holsteins, our final stop for the day, migrated from California to Wisconsin with their herd of great pedigreed cows; we were blown away by the fact that 32 of their 38 cows were classified Excellent. When we arrived at World Dairy Expo we were surrounded by some amazing animals: Hailey, Goldie, Monique and Seisme, just to name a few. The trade show was amazing as well, displaying and demonstrating everything and anything to do with the dairy industry. We took in the sale, the show, and even spent some quality time in the barns. We capped the week off with a meal at Prime Quarter. A big thank you to the Floradale Feed Mill bus tour, Pfizer and Elanco for sponsoring our dinner. It was a night that will not be forgotten. Although each of us had come from different types of operations and had different mindsets, there was one thing we all had in common: family. Everyone talked about their wives and kids, and how their family was involved in the business. The word succession definitely came up a few times too. As the week drew to an end, I witnessed grown men being brought to their knees by the sight of small kids feeding calves with their grandpa. It was clear that we were all missing our families and that it was time to return home! Our entire group would like to extend a sincere thank you to the Ontario Dairy Youth Trust Fund and the Ontario Holstein Branch. The award was more than we thought it would be. It is a great opportunity to see another side to our industry, take home new ideas, see a lot of truly great cows, meet some incredibly nice people who treat you like family, and make some great friends at the same time. If you are thinking of applying, my advice is to do it! It honestly is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. the

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Holstein Youth As Good as it Gets: The Olympics of 4 - H Dairy Shows

FOR THE 33RD YEAR IN A ROW, PARENTS, SUPPORTERS AND SPECTATORS ALIKE WERE TREATED TO AN IMPRESSIVE SHOWING AT THE TD CANADIAN 4-H DAIRY CLASSIC HELD IN TORONTO THIS PAST WEEKEND, NOV. 3-5TH. THIS YEAR, 352 YOUTH FROM ONTARIO, QUEBEC, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, NEW BRUNSWICK AND NOVA SCOTIA TOOK PART IN THE PRESTIGIOUS COMPETITION OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE “OLYMPICS” OF 4-H DAIRY SHOWS. In total, 4-H’ers from 51 teams set up displays that wowed the public, prepared their animals expertly and interacted with Royal visitors throughout the three-day competition. Teams worked well together, with veterans assisting first-time competitors in the true 4-H spirit of “learning to do by doing.” Showmanship Judge, Mike West of Orangeville, ON, along with his Associate Judge, Paul Hunt of Donderdan, The Netherlands, were put to the test as they sorted through three tremendously strong showmanship groups. Champion Showperson was Dan Werry of Durham West, the 1st place Senior Showman. Reserve was taken by Natasha Tripp of Niagara North, who was 2nd in the Senior division. Honourable Mention went to Peter Leach of Kawartha Lakes, the 1st place finisher in Intermediate Showmanship. Conformation Judge Donald Dubois of Princeville, QC, had his work cut out for him placing group after group of top-quality cattle from across the country. Judge Dubois favoured a Jersey calf for the top spot and selected 1st place Jersey Yearling M-Signature Verbatim Tia Marie as his Grand Champion. Tia Marie was shown by Alana McKinven of Quebec South-East. Reserve Grand Champion honours went to the top Junior Yearling, Sharp Acres St Jessy, shown by Ronald Werry of Durham West. Honourable Mention was claimed by Iris Wolfensberger of Stormont with her 1st place Junior calf, Guyview Lauthority Lizanne.

memory of their late son, Justin, whose dream it was to make it to the 4-H Dairy Classic competition. This year’s recipient was Megan Kaiser, a member of the Frontenac Dairy Club. The Bertram & Hazel Stewart 4-H Dairy Youth Education Award and Bursary was presented for the first time by the Stewart family. Derek Van De Walle of Perth County was proud to receive this inaugural award. Participants and spectators were surprised with a visit from Paralympic Gold Medal basketballer, Brandon Wagner, and Olympic rowers Cristy Nurse, Rachelle Viinberg and Emma Darling. Nurse, who was raised on a Halton County dairy farm, has competed at the TD Canadian 4-H Dairy Classic in the past and likened the task of getting ready for the competition to preparing for the Olympics. She congratulated all participants and left them with one important lesson that has served her well in her career: “Remember to win with dignity, and to lose with grace.” The Classic is not just another 4-H show, but an elite opportunity for the nation’s dairy youth to showcase their talent and unite with other keen 4-H’ers at a world-class event. We thank sponsors TD Canada Trust, Semex Alliance and Holstein Canada who were on hand throughout the day. Without their commitment to the agricultural youth, shows such as the Classic simply would not happen.

As the day drew to a close, county and provincial teams anxiously awaited the results for the Best Exhibit award. A cheer went up from the crowd as the team from Brant County was declared the winner of the highly sought after award. Durham West finished a close 2nd, with Russell County coming in a fraction of a point behind in third place. Lanark and Wellington tied for fourth place, with less than a point separating them from the 3rd place winner. Quebec South East was the winner of the Group of Three, with Durham West finishing in 2nd spot. For the second year in a row, Durham West accumulated the most overall points in Showmanship, Conformation and Best Exhibit and were presented with the prestigious “Bill Edelstein Bowl” for Premier County. The showbox winner was Lindsay Howard of Quebec North West.

Champion Showperson, Dan Werry of Durham West (middle right) with Reserve Natasha Tripp of Niagara South and Hon. Men. Peter Leach of Kawartha Lakes. (PHOTO BY ELLA WRIGHT)

This year’s “Breeder of Distinction” was Ferme Gillette from Embrun, ON and Louis Patenaude was on hand to meet and greet the participants during the show. Louis also generously donated five female embryos from Blondin Dundee Saralys EX-93-USA for a draw. Kristen Barnum, a Senior member from Northumberland County was the lucky winner of this great genetic prize! Two memorial awards were presented this year as well. For the second year, The Parish family of Port Perry, ON, presented an award in

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Showbox winner, Lindsay Howard of Quebec North West with Olympians Cristy Nurse, Emma Darling, Rachelle Viinberg and Brandon Wagner. (PHOTO BY ELLA WRIGHT)

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Congratulations to all of the winners at the TD Canadian 4-H Dairy Classic. TD Agriculture Services is proud to support the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair and the Canadian 4-H Council. It’s part of our commitment to supporting Canadian agriculture, rural communities and tomorrow’s agriculture industry leaders.

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A NEW EXCELLENT COW OR A VERY GOOD TWO-YEAR-OLD IS A BREEDING ACCOMPLISHMENT. These cows are the highlight of any herd visit and are a point of pride for their breeders and owners. From September through to the end of November, there were 451 1st time Excellent cows and 978 Very Good two-year-olds classified in Ontario. These numbers are a true testament to the commitment our breeders have to breeding structurally sound cows that will stand the test of time. Congratulations to the owners and breeders of Ontario’s new 1st time Excellent cows and Very Good two-year-olds! SEPTEMBER EXs BOSDALE TALENT SHERI EX 93 BOSDALE FARMS INC, CAMBRIDGE

CRAIGCREST GOLDWYN STARLET EX 93 CRAIGCREST HOLSTEINS, ARTHUR

FRAELAND GOLDWYN BONNIE EX 93 FRAELAND FARMS, FERGUS

HOLZER MARIONS CHAMPAGNE EX 93 BUSHY VIEW, LAKESIDE

ALLUVIALDALE DURHAM AMBER EX 92 PHILIP LESLIE, GEORGETOWN

BOSDALE DAMION ELISE EX 92 BOSDALE FARMS INC, CAMBRIDGE

CITYVIEW AMY LOU EX 92 DAVID G. INNES, WOODSTOCK

DEL-HOLLOW SSTORM JJ-RED-ET EX 92 DANA ERWAY, PA FRADON HOLSTEINS LTD, BRANCHTON

GEN-I-BEQ BUCKEYE BRITANIA EX 92 CHAD A MCINTOSH, EMBRO

MEDWAY F C SENACA EX 92 GLENVUE HOLSTEINS, ROCKWOOD MEDWAY FARMS LTD, ILDERTON GREG MCLEAN, BELMONT

MELARRY TALENT IANEE-ET EX 92 FRASER G. DOAN, NORWICH DAVID G. INNES, WOODSTOCK DAVID J MARTIN, WOODSTOCK WAYNE BERTRAND, NORWICH

SMITHDEN TOYSTORY LATASHA EX 92 SMITHDEN HOLSTEINS INC, WOODSTOCK

WENDON DUNDEE MIRIAH EX 92 WALKERBRAE FARMS, GUELPH

AYLVIEW CANDY MR BURNS EX 91 HANK & NANCY-LEE HAZELEGER, EMBRO

CHARWILL KESWICK FLORA E X 91 CHARWILL FARMS, WALLENSTEIN

CITYVIEW GOLD APRICOT EX 91 DAVID G. INNES, WOODSTOCK

CROSSWAYS GOLD STAR EX 91 RICHARD TEMPELMAN, ROSSLYN

EBY016 B G EASTER LILLY EX 91 A MAREN LANE FARM, BRANCHTON SANDYDALE FARMS LTD, OK PLEASANT NOOK FARM, AYR F. PRETZ, KS, C. KEEN, KS C. RATLIFF, KS

EBYBROOK TIDY JANET ROY EX 91 EBYBROOK HOLSTEINS, LISTOWEL

FINCHSIDE FREELANCE MICKEY E X 91 MARCEL LEDUC, FINCH

FRADON REDMAN JULIE EX 91 DANA ERWAY, PA FRADON HOLSTEINS LTD, BRANCHTON

GILLETTE DAMION CHARLIZE EX 91 FERME GILLETTE INC, EMBRUN

GLENALCOMB SAM AMARETO EX 91 MARKVALE HOLSTEINS, BEACHVILLE

GUYVIEW GOLDWYN GABRIELA EX 91 GUYVIEW FARMS, WINCHESTER

HAVENVALLEY RAINDROP RE DESIGN EX 91 HAVENVALLEY HOLSTEINS, WALLENSTEIN

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NITH CREST GOLDWYN ANASTASIA EX 91 NITH CREST FARMS LIMITED, WELLESLEY

RAILSIDE DUNDEE LONESTAR EX 91 RAIL SIDE FARMS, ENGLEHART

REDLODGE BALTIMOR AVALON EX 91 REDLODGE FARMS INC, FINCH

ROBIN NEST ALFREDO BEVERLY EX 91 ROBIN NEST HOLSTEINS, WALLENSTEIN

TORPEDO SPIRTE JULIA EX 91 FAIRVIEW ACRES, MOOREFIELD

UP-RIDGE DUNDEE FLIPPSY EX 91 UP-RIDGE HOLSTEINS, EMBRO

VEUMOUNT FINAL CUT LORIN EX 91 VEUMOUNT FARM, SLATE RIVER

WALNUTLAWN JASPER HALLE EX 91 UP-RIDGE HOLSTEINS, EMBRO

WAYBRU JUBILEE WILLING EX 91 WAYNE BRUBACHER, ELMIRA

ALFADAIR NILES BETTY EX 90 Y OLANDE GAUTHIER & FILS, EARLTON

ALMAC ASTRONOMICAL FRAN EX 90 ALMAC HOLSTEINS LTD, EMBRO

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ATHLONE GOLDWYN DARBY EX 90 ATHLONE FARMS, TAVISTOCK

AVELINE FINAL CUT MINTY EX 90 A VELINE HOLSTEINS 2005 LTD, DRAYTON

BBM ALPHA CLASSY EX 90 B UD, BRAD & MIKE WILKIN, LITTLE CURRENT

BEARSDEN MILKSTAR BERTIE EX 90 BEARSDEN HOLSTEINS, ELMIRA

BECKELEA CAROL EX 90 BECKELEA FARMS, BRINSTON

BERTENSVILLE BLITZ JUNKY EX 90 BERTENSVILLE GOLDWYN PEPTO EX 90 CORNERVIEW FARMS INC, MITCHELL

BIRDOLM TALENT BAY EX 90 BIRDOLM HOLSTEINS, ROCKWOOD

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BRANDERLEA SEPTEMBER SALSA EX 90 BRANDERLEA FARMS, ROCKWOOD

BRUVIEW FINAL CUT SYBIL EX 90 BRUVIEW HOLSTEINS, ELMIRA

BURKHOME METRO 43 EX 90 BURKHOME FARM, CRYSLER

CADOT AMANDA JETLINER EX 90 RENALD & GUY GRAVEL, EARLTON

CHARWILL STORMATIC ASHLEY EX 90 CHARWILL FARMS, WALLENSTEIN

CHRISLANE GOLDWYN ANNABELL EX 90 AVELINE HOLSTEINS 2005 LTD, DRAYTON

CITYVIEW TITANIC PASSION EX 90 DAVID G. INNES, WOODSTOCK

CLAYNOOK TEGA SHOTTLE EX 90 CLAYNOOK FARMS LTD, NEW HAMBURG

CORSARE BILL BERNICE EX 90 CORSARE FARM, FINCH

CRESTO JULIAN EX 90 SPRING CREST FARMS, MT. FOREST

CRITESDALE SPIRTE 427 EX 90 CRITESDALE FARMS, INGLESIDE

DANENSVIEW THRONE JOYFUL EX 90 DANENSVIEW FARMS INC, TAVISTOCK

DARCROFT BAXTER HAZE EX 90 D ARCROFT FARMS LTD, WOODSTOCK

DENHOLME FINAL CUT BUNNY EX 90 DENNIS MARTIN, ST. JACOBS

DOANLEA LEANARDO CARISSA E X 90 DONALD I. DOAN, NORWICH

DONILYN INSTINCT SERENE EX 90 SMIRLHOLM FARMS, MOREWOOD

DOUBLERIDGE CHRIS RED LIZZIE EX 90 DOUBLERIDGE HOLSTEINS, NEW LISKEARD

EARLEN ALLEN CHEETAH EX 90 EARLEN FARMS LIMITED, ALMA

FERMREYLA PATRIARCH GRETCHEN EX 90 ELARDA FARMS LTD, EMBRO

FLEURY SHOTTLE JAMIE EX 90 H ANK & NANCY-LEE HAZELEGER, EMBRO

FRADON DUNDEE JOLEEN EX 90 FRADON SS JESSICA EX 90 DANA ERWAY, PA FRADON HOLSTEINS LTD, BRANCHTON

FRAELAND VERY FINEST EX 90 FRAELAND FARMS, FERGUS

FRICOSONS GLACIER KARI EX 90 RENALD & GUY GRAVEL, EARLTON

GHF HILLCREST MAGGIE EX 90 GLEN HAVEN FARMS, CRYSLER

GILLETTE FORTUNE S CAPE EX 90 FERME GILLETTE INC, EMBRUN

GLENBERT NU VIEW B G W DAISIE EX 90 GLENBERT HOLSTEINS, EMBRO NUVIEW FARMS LTD, THORNDALE

GRANDISLE STORMATIC KEVA EX 90 ALLEN M. & MALINDA MARTIN, ELMIRA

GREIDEN BLITZ JANICE EX 90 GREIDEN FARMS LTD, ST. MARYS

GUYVIEW DOLMAN DIVA E X 90 GUYVIEW SPIRTE SPICA EX 90 GUYVIEW FARMS, WINCHESTER

HANALEE GOLD AVONIE EX 90 H ANK & NANCY-LEE HAZELEGER, EMBRO

HARMONY VIEW NICKY EX 90 H ARMONY VIEW FARMS, WINCHESTER

HOARD DRAKE NATALIE EX 90 J ANERIC FARMS LTD. GOLSPIE, WOODSTOCK

HOLZER CUTIE CAT EX 90 HOLZER MELVINA SUPREME E X 90 HOLZER MINNIE CHAMPAGNE EX 90 BUSHY VIEW, LAKESIDE

HOWLAND IGNITER MOHALA E X 90 STONE LANE FARMS INC, BRIGHT

JAMESTON MODEST RESOLUTION EX 90 JAMES F. JOHNSTON, NEW DUNDEE

JASPERS GOLDWYN GIGGLES EX 90 RICHARD TEMPELMAN, ROSSLYN

JOYDHOLM FROSTY TARI EX 90 L LOYD DIEFENBACHER, MOOREFIELD

JUNEL OUTSIDE JUNE EX 90 JUNEL HOLSTEINS, MILLBANK

JUSTAPLANE SALTO POLKA DOT EX 90 JUSTAPLANE HOLSTEINS, CRYSLER

KARNVILLA METRO MITZY E X 90 D.W. KARN FARMS INC, WOODSTOCK

KEVCREST DECKER TSUNAMI EX 90 KEVIN G. BEUERMANN, MITCHELL

KNONAUDALE ISHA EX 90 KNONAUDALE FARMS INC, CRYSLER

KRUL COUSTEAU ALECES EX 90 KRUL LHEROS MIRACLET EX 90 KRUL SPIRTE ALESY EX 90 KRUL HOLSTEINS LTD, ARTHUR

LEMLAR GOLDWYN DOLL EX 90 LEMLAR MILKSTAR DORISSA E X 90 LEMLAR FARMS LTD, WOODSTOCK

LENVU OUTSIDE JANNA EX 90 LEPDALE LHEROS CHOCOLATE EX 90 WALKERBRAE FARMS, GUELPH

LIMBRA ALLEN PATTY EX 90 HUYBREGTS FARMS LTD, CRYSLER

LOCHALSH GIBSON LUCY EX 90 L OCHALSH HOLSTEINS INC, EMBRO

LOLAN OUTSIDE SARAH EX 90 LOLAN HOLSTEINS, BRINSTON

LONDON MTELGIN DUPLEX CAMEO EX 90 BARBARA MERKLEY & SONS, MOREWOOD

LORNEVA HI METOR BABE EX 90 B RUCE L. LOACH & FAMILY, NEW LISKEARD

MAPLETON FINAL CUT LADY EX 90 MAPLETON HOLSTEINS, DRAYTON

MAREEN MAXWELL MAXY EX 90 MATTHEW B. MARTIN, WATERLOO

MAYBLOSSOM MARSHALL DEVARY 647 EX 90 MAYBLOSSOM FARMS, EMBRO

MAYERDELL GIBSON BERTA EX 90 MAYNARD MARTIN, ELORA

METOHAVEN LINDIO TREMBLE EX 90 METOHAVEN HOLSTEINS, DRAYTON

MICALDON GOLDWYN COTTONELLE EX 90 DUFFWIND FARM INC, ST. EUGENE

MS CRESCENTMEAD AMY-ET EX 90 FRADON HOLSTEINS LTD, BRANCHTON

MURPHALENE GOLDWYN OLIVE E X 90 RIVER DALE HOLSTEINS, ST. JACOBS

NEWHOME ULYSSES R TODDY E X 90 TEM-NORTH FARMS, NEW LISKEARD

OLORTINE BOLTON JENNY EX 90 OSCAR M. MARTIN, WALLENSTEIN

OSHADENAH SPIRTE BLITZEN EX 90 RONALD & JAMES ANSTICE, TEHKUMMAH

PERRINRIDGE BUTLER UMBRELLA EX 90 PERRINRIDGE FARMS LTD, AYR

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POSCHOLM VENICE EX 90 BRUCE POSCH, THORNLOE

QUIET ACRES ASTRO CRYSLYN EX 90 QUIET ACRES HOLSTEINS, EMBRO

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ANDREW DEN HAAN, FERGUS

GENERVATIONS INC, CAMPBELLVILLE

FARNEAR-BH-VH DIPN DICE-ET VG 87

RICKHAVEN ALLEN JUNIA EX 90

CLAYNOOK FARMS LTD, NEW HAMBURG

RICKHAVEN HOLSTEINS, DRAYTON

FRANKHAVEN DUNNER PARIS VG 87

RINGIA DAMION MARY EX 90 RINGIA FARMS LTD, LAKESIDE

RIVER DALE NORMIN OLGA EX 90 RIVER DALE HOLSTEINS, ST. JACOBS

RIVERMAR JUBILEE SAHARA E X 90 MURRAY B. MARTIN, ST. JACOBS

ROSENHORST BOLTON DELTA EX 90 ROSENHORST GOLDWYN ROXSTAR EX 90 J. BLEKKENHORST & SON, THUNDER BAY

ROSEVINE DOLMAN WONDER E X 90 ROSEVINE FARMS, BERWICK

SAUDER HOLME ADVANTAGE SPARKLE EX 90 M URREL & MARTHA SAUDER, WALLENSTEIN

SAZIEMAZ GOLD HEIDI EX 90 P HILIPPE & LAURENCE GUTKNECHT, NEWINGTON

SHOREMAR ALLEY EX 90 F RADON HOLSTEINS LTD, BRANCHTON

SMITHDEN CHAMPION CASSANDRA EX 90 SMITHDEN HOLSTEINS INC, WOODSTOCK

SPRINGCREST GOLDWYN JANICE EX 90 SPRINGCREST HOLSTEINS, WELLESLEY

SPRINGHOPE OUTSIDE HEAVEN EX 90 ELCRAIG HOLSTEINS, ARTHUR

SPRINGHOPE STORM HALLY EX 90 AVELINE HOLSTEINS 2005 LTD, DRAYTON

SPRUCECHO TALENT GLITCH EX 90 SPRUCECHO FARMS INC, MOOREFIELD

SQUIBBLAND EMILY K FORTUNE EX 90 KEVIN SQUIBB, ST. PAULS

STELBRO REBECCA LEIGH EX 90 CHARWILL FARMS, WALLENSTEIN MURREL & MARTHA SAUDER, WALLENSTEIN

STONEY MEADOW LANI TALENT EX 90 STONEY MEADOW HOLSTEINS, EMBRO

SUNNYRIDGE ALADDIN LYNN EX 90 SUNNYRIDGE HOLSTEINS, MT. FOREST

TEM-NORTH GOLDWYN JELLY EX 90 TEM-NORTH FARMS, NEW LISKEARD

THRULANE C B A MAGIC EX 90 THRULANE HOLSTEINS, ELMIRA

ULMAR MR BURNS RONDA EX 90 HANS U. PFISTER, MITCHELL

WALKERBRAE TALENT RASBERRY EX 90 WALKERBRAE FARMS, GUELPH

WALNUTLAWN CARISMA ELISHA E X 90 WALNUTLAWN DUNDEE JENNY EX 90 WALNUTLAWN GOLDWYN GLOSSY EX 90 WALNUTLAWN FARMS LIMITED, TAVISTOCK

WAWBURN LYSTER LOLITA EX 90 MCLEAN’S DAIRY, KENABEEK

WAYBRU GOLDWYN SUNSET E X 90 WAYNE BRUBACHER, ELMIRA

WEBNOOK TALENT MANDY 36 EX 90 WEBNOOK HOLSTEINS, ELMIRA

WERKHOLM GOLDWYN GOLDIE EX 90 WERKHOLM HOLSTEINS LTD, EMBRO

WILAMDALE JOURNALIST PENNY EX 90 DARREL A. BAUMAN, DRAYTON

WILLVERN MODEST LAUREN EX 90 WIKKERINK FARMS LTD, NORWICH

WINDKNOLL STORMATIC GLOVELY EX 90 WINDKNOLL HOLSTEINS, ELORA

ZEMLODGE TERRASON AVELINE EX 90 H. JOHN ZEMMELINK, PALMERSTON

FRANKHAVEN HOLSTEINS, INGERSOLL DAVID J MARTIN, WOODSTOCK

HOLZER MIMA ARDEN VG 87 BUSHY VIEW, LAKESIDE

LAURMAC DRAKE MALIA VG 87 LAURENCE MACKAY, EMBRO

MOUNT ELM SAMUELO KOLOMBIA VG 87 BRIAN JOSEPH ENRIGHT, WINCHESTER

SMITHDEN FC LUANA VG 87 SMITHDEN HOLSTEINS INC, WOODSTOCK

TORPEDO ALEXANDER DANICA VG 87 FAIRVIEW ACRES, MOOREFIELD

UP-RIDGE ATWOOD GLEEFOL VG 87 UP-RIDGE HOLSTEINS, EMBRO

BIRDVIEW DYNASTY DEMI VG 86 RONALD BIRD, STAFFA DR. GEORGE WOOD, CALEDON BIRDOLM HOLSTEINS, ROCKWOOD

BOSDALE SANCHEZ PORTRAIT B VG 86 BOSDALE SANCHEZ PORTRAIT D VG 86 BOSDALE SHOTTLE LIBERTY VG 86 BOSDALE STM SANCHEZ G PORTRAIT VG 86 BOSDALE FARMS INC, CAMBRIDGE

CRAIGCREST SANCHEZ CHARITY VG 86 CRAIGCREST HOLSTEINS, ARTHUR

CROVALLEY GOLDWYN DAYTONA VG 86 MT. ELGIN DAIRY FARMS, GUELPH

DUALANE DAMION LATASHA VG 86 KLOEPFER HOLDINGS LTD, INGERSOLL

FARNEAR-BH JEEVES BRAZIL-ET VG 86 EARLEN FARMS LIMITED, ALMA

FIELDHOUSE JASPER JASMINE VG 86 FIELDHOUSE FARMS, ARISS

FRAELAND SANCHEZ GAIL VG 86 FRAELAND SHAWNA VG 86 FRAELAND FARMS, FERGUS

BOSDALE SANCHEZ ELVA VG 87 BOSDALE SANCHEZ PORTRAIT A VG 87 BOSDALE SHOTTLE LIBBY VG 87 BOSDALE FARMS INC, CAMBRIDGE

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MS CHASSITY PLN CHACHING-ET VG 86 CANADIAN AGRICULTURAL LOGISTICS INC, MISSISSAUGA

PINEBREUK VICKI SAM VG 86 PINEBREUK FARM, THUNDER BAY

RICHDALE SANCHEZ DELLIA VG 86 RICHDALE HOLSTEINS, ELMIRA

RINGHILL SANCHEZ HARPSI CORD VG 86 RINGIA FARMS LTD, LAKESIDE

SMITHDEN GOLDWYN LIBBY VG 86 SMITHDEN HOLSTEINS INC, WOODSTOCK

SPRUCECHO VAZER KELSIE VG 86 SPRUCECHO FARMS INC, MOOREFIELD

SUNNYLODGE MILLION SONGBIRD VG 86 NANCY GOUPIL & CAMERON MACGREGOR, WINCHESTER

TORPEDO SOVEREIGN PIXIE VG 86 FAIRVIEW ACRES, MOOREFIELD

TRUSTMORE SANCHEZ CRISTIN VG 86 TRUSTMORE SANCHEZ DINAH VG 86 TRUSTMORE FARMS INC, THUNDER BAY

UP-RIDGE AFTERSHOCK DOTTIE VG 86 UP-RIDGE HOLSTEINS, EMBRO

WALKERBRAE SANCHEZ DANNIE VG 86 WALKERBRAE FARMS, GUELPH

WALNUTLAWN DUPLEX GLORIOUS VG 86 WALNUTLAWN GOLDWYN JADE VG 86 WALNUTLAWN FARMS LIMITED, TAVISTOCK

WALNUTMEADOW DUPLEX COLLEEN VG 86 WALNUTMEADOW HOLSTEINS, ELMIRA

WAYBRU LEADER SWEETS VG 86 WAYNE BRUBACHER, ELMIRA

WILLDINA TEAGAN VG 86 PATIENCE HOLSTEINS LTD, MILDMAY SILVERCAP HOLSTEINS, PUSLINCH

WILLSEY STERLING KITTY RED VG 86 GERALD ROEFS, LAKESIDE WILLSEY FARMS LTD, BELMONT

WOODFIELD P S C DONALYN VG 86 WOODFIELD HOLSTEINS LTD, CALEDON

GILLETTE CHELIOS QUEEN VG 86

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GILLETTE SHOTTLE ELEXIR VG 86

ABRAXAS BAXTER B-MANDA EX 93

FERME GILLETTE INC, EMBRUN

GUYVIEW DURHAM RED DELUXE VG 86 GUYVIEW FARMS, WINCHESTER

HANALEE SANCHEZ SUE VG 86 HANK & NANCY-LEE HAZELEGER, EMBRO

HAVENVALLEY BUTTERFLY PHOENIX VG 86 HAVENVALLEY HOLSTEINS, WALLENSTEIN

HAZELCREST BOLTON LULU ALECIA VG 86 HAZELCREST HOLSTEINS, EMBRO

HELMCREST SANCHEZ ASHLEY VG 86 NANCY GOUPIL & CAMERON MACGREGOR,WINCHESTER

HOLZER CAITLEYS DESIGN VG 86 HOLZER DESIGN MEET VG 86 BUSHY VIEW, LAKESIDE

KARNVILLA DIRECTOR JEWELS VG 86 D.W. KARN FARMS INC, WOODSTOCK

KOSTAHOLME SAHARA LORRAINE VG 86 KOSTAHOLME HOLSTEINS, DRAYTON

MALIBU ALEXANDER TRILLIUM VG 86 D.W. KARN FARMS INC, WOODSTOCK

MARKVALE CHARM GOLDWYN VG 86 MARKVALE HOLSTEINS, BEACHVILLE

MAYBLOSSOM SHOTTLE DIOR 752 VG 86 MAYBLOSSOM FARMS, EMBRO

MCINTOSH MAX SANCHEZ VG 86 MCINTOSH XMAS T VG 86

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MISTY SPRINGS MAN O MAN SATIN VG 86

CARLDOT FARMS, STRATFORD

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MILKSOURCE SANCHZ AUTUMN-ET VG 86 HANK & NANCY-LEE HAZELEGER, EMBRO

MISTY SPRINGS M O M BACARDI VG 86 CLAYNOOK FARMS LTD, NEW HAMBURG

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ERBCREST DAMION MARVELL EX 93 ERBCREST FARM, MILVERTON

REDSTONE GOLDWYN OLENYA EX 93 BRUCE & SUSAN MODE, VANKLEEK HILL

ABBYLAYNE GOLDWYN TASHA EX 92 ALBERT FLEDDERUS, LOWBANKS

BRADY VIEW DUNDEE RAZZLE EX 92 GLENNHOLME HOLSTEINS, CARP SIGNATURE HOLSTEINS, MORRISBURG TODD EDWARDS, MORRISBURG

BRIDGEVIEW LHEROS AMBER EX 91 BRIAN COLEMAN, BRANTFORD

DOWNIEBROOK STARBRIGHT FAVOR EX 91 DOWNIEBROOK FARMS LTD, ST. PAULS

ERBCREST RE DESIGN NORMA EX 91 ERBCREST FARM, MILVERTON

MAPLE-AIN JASPER GABBIE EX 91 GLENALCOMB FINALCUT BOOMBOOM EX 91 MAPLE-AIN HOLSTEINS, SMITHS FALLS

RAYVONHILL DRAKE DOLLY EX 91 YVON RAVARY, VANKLEEK HILL

ROSE RIDGE GOLDWYN BEAUTY EX 91 ROSE RIDGE FARMS, WELLAND

SHYLANE ALLEN CARRIE EX 91 JOHN MCCALLUM, STRATFORD

VERSPEEK JORDAN BELL EX 91 VERSPEEK FARMS LTD, WINCHESTER

WEDGWOOD CINDYLOU DUNDEE EX 91 LORNE & CYNTHIA VIS, MICHAEL VIS, MURILLO

ALLIMAR LOU SEACREST EX 90 CHERRY CREST HOLSTEINS, MARTINTOWN

BEAROSE BLITZ DENIS EX 90 GLAUSER BROS, IROQUOIS

BEAROSE L MIKE SUPER EX 90 GLAUSER BROS, IROQUOIS

BEAVER RAY DUNDEE ALPHABITS EX 90 REMI LEROUX, STE. ANNE DE PRESCOTT

BENOAKS HARRISON KELSEY EX 90 RUSSELL BENNETT, SPENCERVILLE

BLUHAZE BAMBI EX 90 G WADE ANDERSON, WATERFORD

BOALCREST GOLDWYN GOLDIE EX 90 ELMER BOAL, PAKENHAM

BORERAIG DUNDEE BARBADOS EX 90 DONALD MCCRIMMON, DALKEITH

BROOKTURN MOTOWN LESLEY EX 90 BROOKTURN HOLSTEINS, ST. ANNS

BROWNDALE SEPTEMBER RITA EX 90 BROWNDALE FARM, PARIS

CARLDOT S S CRISSY EX 90 CARLDOT FARMS, STRATFORD

CHANMAR GOLDWYN VENISSA EX 90 CHANMAR HOLSTEINS, BAINSVILLE

CLAREMOUNT SAL STORM EX 90 CLAREMOUNT HOLSTEINS, STRATFORD

COACHSIDE MISS SYBIL EX 90 DAVID G. FAWCETT, WINCHESTER

DAMEYA PARTISAN JUNGLE RED EX 90 DAMEYA HOLSTEINS, GLEN ROBERTSON

DEVANS SPIRTE ROSIE EX 90 DEVANS HOLSTEINS, SMITHVILLE

DON-MAIR DUNDEE GABBIE EX 90 DON-MAIR FARMS, MT. HOPE

DOUGFORD LHEROS SPRING EX 90 RALPH RUTHERFORD, SELKIRK

DOWNIEBROOK MARLIE JASPER EX 90 DOWNIEBROOK FARMS LTD, ST. PAULS

ELARDA FURST 2400 EX 90 MOONLIGHT HOLSTEINS, CAISTOR CENTRE

ELM ARBRE S S LUCILLE EX 90 RONALD F. SKINNER, MITCHELL

ELM CREFT AEROCERF MOLLIE EX 90 ELM CREFT OUTSIDE PEBBLES EX 90 ELM CREFT FARM, PERTH

ELM LANE GOLDWYN G IVA EX 90 ELM LANE FARMS, VANKLEEK HILL

ERBCREST BAXTER JOAN EX 90 ERBCREST GOLDWYN ROSIE EX 90 ERBCREST FARM, MILVERTON

FEEDERLANE TRACTOR TOOTSIEROLL EX 90 FEEDERLANE FARMS, WAINFLEET

GOLDENDALE FCUT JACK EX 90 GOLDENDALE FARM, LANSDOWNE

GREENLANE DESIGN FIDDLESTIX EX 90 GREENLANE FARMS, RUSSELL

GREENVIEW CROWN SPLENDOR EX 90 GREENVIEW MODEST JOINT EX 90 GREENVIEW FARMS, FONTHILL

GUYVIEW BLITZ BRAVEHEART EX 90 SNOWDAME FARM, MERRICKVILLE

HEATHERICK STORM TRENT EX 90 FREDERICK TOPP & SON, DUNNVILLE

HILL VIEW SIMMS STYLE EX 90 DWYRE FARMS LTD, ELGIN

HILL VIEW TALENT COLLEENA EX 90 DWYRE FARMS LTD, ELGIN

HYDEN AIRRAID LEXI EX 90 HYDEN HOLSTEINS, MILVERTON

IVDALE OUTSIDE JUNE EX 90 IVDALE HOLSTEINS, SHAKESPEARE

JUBILEE TALENT BONNIE EX 90 CECIL SIEBENGA, ATWOOD

KENILYN EMMA GOLDWYN EX 90 KENILYN FARMS LTD, STRATFORD

LEGACY GOLDWYN VALENTINE EX 90 STEPHEN DOLSON & DR. KAREN GALBRAITH, ATWOOD

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WELANE MAILING ROXZIE EX 90

DAVID J. MACMILLAN, ALEXANDRIA

DELHOME HOLSTEINS, MILVERTON

MARELVUE SOVEREIGN BECON EX 90 ELI M. MARTIN, GOWANSTOWN

MAROBING OUTSIDE MELISSA EX 90 MAROBING FARMS LTD, ST. ANNS

MILNEDALE SPIRTE BARB EX 90 ROBERT D. MACDONALD, DALKEITH

MONEDEN TERRASON CHARLOTTE EX 90 HESSHOLM HOLSTEINS, KEMPTVILLE

MOUNT ELM KITE JAWBREAKER EX 90

WHITNELL GOLDEN LATIFAH EX 90 WHITNELL HOLSTEINS, WAINFLEET

WIKKERINK ACME JOLENE RED EX 90 BAINHOLM FARM INC, STRATFORD MIKE HALL, ST. MARYS

WILLOWHOLME GOLDWYN CRISCO EX 90 KNAPVIEW FARMS, ALMONTE

ZIEVIEW JUDICIAL ZENITH EX 90 ZIEVIEW FARMS INC, PAKENHAM

NEIL & BRYAN ANDERSON, VANKLEEK HILL

NARWOOD GIBSON EVE EX 90 CATT HOLSTEINS INC, EARLTON

NIXHOLM GOLDWYN OLA EX 90 STEFAN KUNZ, ST. EUGENE

NORMLYNE BELERO VERO EX 90 FERME NORMLYNE, ALFRED

NORTH HAVEN GOLDWYN HELENA EX 90 NORTH HAVEN HOLSTEINS, EARLTON

PARKLEA GIBSON GRACE EX 90 PARKLEA FARMS LTD, CALEDONIA

PENLOW GEO RAY DUNDEE EX 90 PENLOW FARMS, ALMONTE

PENNYHILL DENISON LESLIE EX 90 BRIDON FARMS INC, PARIS

RAELAND SUPREME FLORE EX 90 RAE STADDER, SELKIRK

REDSTONE GOLDWYN NEOLA EX 90 STEFAN KUNZ, ST. EUGENE

ROCKYRAPIDS BANDANA GOLDWYN EX 90 ROCKYRAPIDS HOLSTEINS, ALMONTE

ROESACRES OUTSIDE TRACEY EX 90 ROESACRES HOLSTEINS, MILVERTON

ROOSBURG BAXTER JO EX 90 NICOLAAS & JOHN VERBURG, ATHENS

ROSETONE COUSTEAU RONDA EX 90 ROSETONE SEPTEMBER ROSEBERRY EX 90 LLOYD F. ROSEBOOM, PORT COLBORNE

SEELBY GOLDWYN COREY EX 90 SEELBY HOLSTEINS LTD, SEELEYS BAY

SHURRHOLME GOLDWYN MALICCA EX 90 SHURRHOLME SILAS CINDY EX 90 MAPLE KNOLL FARMS, CAYUGA

SHYLANE ALLEN BRIANNA EX 90 SHYLANE ATLAS BEACON EX 90 SHYLANE CARISMA ARMONI EX 90 SHYLANE GOLDWYN PENELOPE EX 90 JOHN MCCALLUM, STRATFORD

SIGNATURE ATLAS LACE EX 90 SIGNATURE HOLSTEINS, MORRISBURG

SPRIELHAVEN DECKER FREIDA EX 90 PLEASANT HILL HOLSTEINS INC, ST. MARYS

SPRUCECOURT DANICA 14 EX 90 SPRUCECOURT FARM, TROY

STUARTMERE BAMBAM SALLY EX 90 STUARTMERE FARMS, PRINCETON

SUNNYCREEK GOLDWYN RUMBLE EX 90 LORNE & CYNTHIA VIS, MURILLO

SYMCROFT GOLDWYN CORKER EX 90 GLEN M. SYME, ALMONTE

TERRYLEA SAMUELA EX 90 TERRYLEA HOLSTEINS, ST. PAULS

TWINPEAK GOLDWYN TYRA EX 90 TWIN PEAK FARMS, PAKENHAM

VALMAR DAMION SOPHIE EX 90 C.J. VANDERLIP & SONS, BRANTFORD

VELLHAVEN ALI DAMION VELOUR EX 90 VELLHAVEN ALI TOY STORY EX 90 VELLHAVEN FARMS INC, SMITHVILLE

WALLACEVIEW FBI MAGGIE EX 90 WALLACEVIEW HOLSTEINS, PALMERSTON

WALNUTKNOLL OUTSIDE GEANILLE EX 90 AUSTIN MILLER, STEVENSVILLE

WEBHAVEN FINALCUT TIRZAH EX 90 KAYMANOR HOLSTEINS, STRATFORD

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ERBCREST SHOTTLE ROSABEL VG 87 ERBCREST FARM, MILVERTON

MAPEL WOOD SANCHEZ LOVELY VG 87 MAPEL WOOD FARMS, JERSEYVILLE JEREMY, ZACHARY & EDEN VIS, JERSEYVILLE

MAPEL WOOD STERLING RAE VG 87 MAPEL WOOD FARMS, JERSEYVILLE

MOUNT ELM KINGLY JACKNIFE VG 87 NEIL & BRYAN ANDERSON, VANKLEEK HILL

ROOSBURG ASHTON JEUNESSE VG 87 NICOLAAS & JOHN VERBURG, ATHENS

AIJA SHOTTLE RITA VG 86 JAQUEMET HOLSTEINS, WINCHESTER

BONNIE BRAE PROSPECT DEVIN VG 86 BRUCE & SUSAN MODE, VANKLEEK HILL

BROWNDALE STERLING PENNY VG 86 BROWNDALE FARM, PARIS

CALBRETT SANCHEZ EVA VG 86 DOUG CRANSTON, ANCASTER LEGEND-MAKER HOLSTEINS, ANCASTER

COMBINATION DENZEL LYDA VG 86 CHERRY CREST HOLSTEINS, MARTINTOWN

DEVANS SPIRTE FAITH VG 86 BRENT BUTCHER, JEFF STEPHENS, AYR

ERBCREST EXPLODE LAVENDER VG 86 ERBCREST MILLION ROSENE VG 86 ERBCREST FARM, MILVERTON

FLIGHTPATH DENZEL BETH VG 86 CHERRY CREST HOLSTEINS, MARTINTOWN

FREUREHAVEN NIAGARA LENA VG 86 FREUREHAVEN FARMS LTD, WELLANDPORT

GLENGARRY GOLDWYN AMBROSIA VG 86 GLENGARRY STOCK FARMS INC, APPLE HILL

GREENLEA-TIM REAL BEA-RED-ET VG 86 RICHARD M. GREEN, THOMAS T MERCURO, DE

HUIZTEIN FINAL CUT SHEILA VG 86 HUIZTEIN FARMS INC, WAINFLEET

KINGSWAY DUPLEX AVERAGE VG 86 SNOWDAME FARM, MERRICKVILLE

MALLENMAR WALLACE WILLOW VG 86 SEELBY HOLSTEINS LTD, SEELEYS BAY

MAPEL WOOD CIRCUIT KRYSTAL VG 86 MAPEL WOOD HOWIE DIMONDESS VG 86 MAPEL WOOD SHOTTLE DAWN VG 86 MAPEL WOOD FARMS, JERSEYVILLE

MAPEL WOOD LIBBY SANCHEZ VG 86 EAST RIVER FARMS, PE

MARELVUE SANCHEZ EVOLVE VG 86 ELI M. MARTIN, GOWANSTOWN

MCGK ATWOOD ALYSSA VG 86 DR. RONNIE THOMAS, LEORA T ALDEN, GA

MORSAN SANCHEZ FRONTEN VG 86 ALMARLEA HOLSTEINS, BROCKVILLE WESSON HOLSTEINS, BROCKVILLE

MOUNT AIRY TALENT IRIS VG 86 MODLER FARMS LTD, GANANOQUE

MOUNT ELM SANCHEZ ILLUSIVE VG 86 NEIL & BRYAN ANDERSON, VANKLEEK HILL

MTELGIN BAXTER CINNAMON VG 86 CARLDOT FARMS, STRATFORD

PENLOW CHASITY SANCHEZ VG 86 PENLOW FARMS, ALMONTE

POLESTAR CHANTILLY SHOTTLE VG 86 POLESTAR FARM, LANSDOWNE

RAELAND DUNDEE WINDI VG 86 RAE STADDER, SELKIRK

ROOSBURG ROOGBURG PUNDIT GLAZE VG 86 NICOLAAS & JOHN VERBURG, ATHENS

ROSE RIDGE DOLMAN SELENA VG 86 ROSE RIDGE FARMS, WELLAND

SEELBY DUPLEX CHAVA VG 86 SEELBY HOLSTEINS LTD, SEELEYS BAY

SIGNATURE CHEZ PASSION VG 86 SIGNATURE HOLSTEINS, MORRISBURG

SIGNATURE J DACHA VG 86 SIGNATURE HOLSTEINS, MORRISBURG TODD EDWARDS, MORRISBURG

STONEDEN BAXTER CALLY VG 86 STONEDEN HOLSTEINS, GANANOQUE

VELLHAVEN ALI DUPLEX SHERATON VG 86 VELLHAVEN ALI SHOTTLE STARTLE VG 86 VELLHAVEN FARMS INC, SMITHVILLE

VISION-GEN PEC WISA-B891-ET VG 86 HYDEN HOLSTEINS, MILVERTON

WEENARDA SANCHEZ TAMMY VG 86 CASSON HOLSTEINS, POLESTAR FARM, SEELEY’S BAY

YORELLEA SHOTTLE JELLYBEAN VG 86 YORELLEA FARMS, ST. EUGENE

NOV EXs QUALITY GIBSON FLANI EX 93 QUALITY HOLSTEINS, VAUGHAN

DAPPLEDALE JASPER STEPHANY EX 92 CARL PHOENIX & FAMILY, SUNDERLAND

TINY ACRES DUNDEE KATHLEEN EX 92 VALE-O-SKENE HOLSTEINS, LITTLE BRITAIN

ALNOR GOLDWYN CINDERELLA EX 91 BINALEE HOLSTEINS, ELMVALE CENTURY STAR HOLSTEINS, ELMVALE

ALTONA LEA GOLDWYN GALAXY EX 91 FRANK BARKEY & FAMILY, BLACKSTOCK

BLAYJOY FORTUNE ROSIE EX 91 BLAYJOY HOLSTEINS LTD, DUNDALK

BREEZE HILL FORTUNE DAYTONA EX 91 BREEZE HILL HOLSTEINS, WINCHESTER

BRIDOR IRON RIVER EX 91 UNIQUE HOLSTEINS, MT. FOREST

BRILYN OUTSIDE LOTION EX 91 BRIAN & LINDA HASTIE, DURHAM BENDEEN HOLSTEINS, DURHAM

BURGHAVEN LOU HATTIE EX 91 JOHN VERBURG, LONDESBORO

CHAKELBURG JASPER POPCORN EX 91 CHAKELBURG HOLSTEINS, MILDMAY

CHALAMAR LOU PRIMROSE EX 91 DIANE & DEAN MCKEE, KINCARDINE

COMBHAVEN GOLDWYN BROOKE EX 91 BECKHOLM HOLSTEINS, SUNDERLAND

COMRIE BUCKEYE BAMBI EX 91 COMRIE FARMS LTD, LONDON

DANDYLAND ROY LILLIE EX 91 DANDYLAND FARM, SCHOMBERG

DELCREEK BEYONCE EX 91 PETER RYLAARSDAM, WINCHESTER

DORAL GOLDWYN GENIUS EX 91 KENTVILLE HOLSTEINS, SHELBURNE JAMIE FARRELL, MOUNT FOREST WENDON HOLSTEINS, AB

ELMCROFT PARIS EX 91 ELMCROFT HOLSTEINS, SUNDERLAND

FARISVIEW GOLDWYN PENNIE EX 91 DALTON J. FARIS, EAST GWILLIMBURY

FLORBIL GOLDWYN PENELOPE EX 91 FLORBIL FARMS LTD, MILDMAY

GLENDALAND DAMION KARMINE EX 91 GLENDALAND HOLSTEINS, MONKTON

GLENNHOLME GOLDWYN AUSSIE EX 91 GLENNHOLME HOLSTEINS, CARP

GLENWIN GOLDWYN CALYPSO EX 91 PATTI ALSOP, SINGHAMPTON

HICKLEE GIBSON BRIGIT EX 91 CAMERON HICKLING, HANOVER

HIGH POINT ROX VANESSA EX 91 HIGH POINT FARMS, PORT PERRY

HIGHVIEW GOLDWYN PAIGE EX 91 HIGHVIEW HOLSTEINS, PORT PERRY

IDEE BAXTER LAKER EX 91 QUALITY HOLSTEINS, VAUGHAN

LOOKOUT SEPT STORM CUTIE EX 91 HYLAND HOLSTEINS, KIPPEN

MARFLOACRES GWYN LASS EX 91 FLOYD L. MARTIN, MT. FOREST

MARTINDEL MAILMAN FRANKIE EX 91 RODNEY SHANTZ, GORRIE

PROSPERE JORDAN NOLETTA EX 91 PROSPERE SPIRTE VIBRANTE EX 91 FERME PROSPERE INC, ORLEANS

VALE-O-SKENE GIBSON SKYE E X 91 VALE-O-SKENE HOLSTEINS, LITTLE BRITAIN

WILLOWHILL GOLDWYN MORGAN EX 91 WILLOW HILL FARMS, NEWCASTLE

ACRESGLENN S STORM ROXANNE EX 90 GLENN ACRES FARM, BEACHBURG

AITKENBRAE LYSTER RANDY EX 90 ALMET FARMS LTD, BOWMANVILLE

ALBADON DEMI CONNIE EX 90 ALBADON FARMS LTD, TEESWATER

ALEAH SPIRTE EDDIE EX 90 ALEAH FARMS LTD, BEAVERTON

ALFACROFT FORTUNE FAVOR EX 90 GLENNHOLME HOLSTEINS, CARP CAMPVIEW HOLSTEINS, WHITE LAKE

ALFINCH PRINCE ANASTASIA EX 90 ALLAN LLOYD FINCH, BELMONT

ALIDALE CARPENTER DOT EX 90 ALIDALE FARMS, SUNDERLAND

ALKA BLITZ KORINA EX 90 ALKA LOTUS AIMEE EX 90 DWAYNE FEDDES, GODERICH

ALTONA LEA ASHLAR KENDRA EX 90 FRANK BARKEY & FAMILY, BLACKSTOCK

APPLEVUE SHOTTLE MADEIRA EX 90 APPLEVUE FARM, BRAMPTON

ATOZ MONTANA CAREBEAR EX 90 CHAKELBURG HOLSTEINS, MILDMAY

ATOZ PROMOTION JOVANA EX 90 A TO Z FARMS (2006) LTD, MILDMAY

BACHLEE DECKER DELIGHT EX 90 BREEZE HILL HOLSTEINS, WINCHESTER

BARRVALLEY EXCLUSIVE BETTY EX 90 BARRVALLEY HOLSTEINS, DOUGLAS

BEAVERBROCK ATTITUDE KRISTEN EX 90 BEAVERBROCK FARMS, CANNINGTON

BECKHOLM GOLDWYN PRINCESS EX 90 BECKHOLM METRO MERIBELLE EX 90 BECKHOLM HOLSTEINS, SUNDERLAND

BECKRIDGE FRUROR SUE EX 90 BECKRIDGE HOLSTEINS, KESWICK

BELMORAL BLITZ ASHLYN EX 90 BELMORAL FARMS LTD, TEESWATER

BELRIDGE TOYSTORY TOPAZ EX 90 BELRIDGE FARMS, SUTTON WEST

BENCREST OUTSIDE DEBBY EX 90 FRED & MARIAN HOPKINS, ELMWOOD

BENCREST PRIME JOEL EX 90 FRED & MARIAN HOPKINS, ELMWOOD FRANK & LUPINA PFISTER & FAMILY, BRANTFORD HAROLD & LOIS WRIGHT, HANOVER

BRABANTDALE ASTRO SPONCHO EX 90 BRABANTDALE FARMS LTD, NAVAN

BREEZE HILL CARISMA SOBRITEY EX 90 BREEZE HILL HOLSTEINS, WINCHESTER

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BRILYN TALENT LANEY EX 90 BRIAN & LINDA HASTIE, DURHAM

BRISTAL GOLDWYN LIZA EX 90 BRISTAL L HEROS PENNY EX 90 BRIAN A. BETTS, FLESHERTON

BURGHAVEN ALLEN GRETEL EX 90 JOHN VERBURG, LONDESBORO

CAMERONLANE JACOB 446 EX 90 CAMERONLANE OUTSIDE JAN EX 90 CAMERONLANE HOLSTEINS, CANNINGTON

CARLMAR DOLMAN STARLETTE EX 90 CARLMAR HOLSTEINS LTD, STITTSVILLE

CAVANHILL LHEROS JOAN EX 90 CAVANHILL FARMS LTD, KINBURN

CHRISLAND ALLEGRO PRIMROSE EX 90 W. PETER CHRISTIE, CALEDON

COLMONT SPIRTE MIRELLO EX 90 COLMONT HOLSTEINS INC, GRAND VALLEY

COMRIE SPIRTE DENISE EX 90 COMRIE FARMS LTD, LONDON

DALMENY GOLDWYN BABE EX 90 D.A. MCDIARMID, OSGOODE

DANDYLAND TOYSTORY LOLA EX 90 DANDYLAND FARM, SCHOMBERG

DAPPLEDALE ASTRO PRINCESS EX 90 MICHAEL & JESSICA PHOENIX, GREENBANK

DAPPLEDALE M L BETTY EX 90 DAPPLEDALE HOLSTEINS, GREENBANK

DIEMERTDALE LYDON DAFFODIL EX 90 DIEMERTDALE ACRES LTD, AYTON

DOLAFTON ASTRO ABBIE EX 90 LES & DARLENE SHARPE, ORTON

DORAL DOLMAN ROXY EX 90 DORAL FARMS INC, TEESWATER

ELDERSLIE LYSTER FLORENCE EX 90 ELDERSLIE FARM HOLSTEINS, COURTICE

ELIZADON REGAN EX 90 ELIZADON HOLSTEINS, PHELPSTON

ELM DRIVE ABBEKERK GLITTER EX 90 MURRAY & GLORIA BOYD, MEAFORD

ELOCROFT JASPER IZZY EX 90 BENSCHOP FARMS, BOWMANVILLE

EVERDALE CARISMA HOPE EX 90 JOHN E. PHILLIPS, SCHOMBERG

EVERDALE GOLDWYN L WILLIE EX 90 JOHN E. PHILLIPS, SCHOMBERG SAVAGEDALE FARM, BRADFORD

FARHOPE LINJET MIRAGE EX 90 JIM S. FARRELL, RIPLEY

FRICOSONS GIBSON DEBBIE EX 90 FRICOSONS HOLSTEINS, NEWCASTLE

GLENNHOLME MODEST JEANNIE EX 90 GLENNHOLME HOLSTEINS, CARP

GOULDHAVEN GOLDWYN GOLDEN JODY EX 90 WILLDINA HOLSTEINS, BOWMANVILLE

GREENLARK GOLDEN ROSE EX 90 GREENLARK FARMS, PEMBROKE

GRILLSDALE MARLENE FRIO EX 90 CLIFFORD GRILLS, CAMPBELLFORD

HAELZLE TALENT CHERISH EX 90 HELLS-LEA FARMS LTD, MILDMAY

HARVDALE GOLDWYN BETHANIE EX 90 HARVDALE HOLSTEINS, STAYNER

HENDERCROFT GOLDWYN SABRINA EX 90 HENDERCROFT LHEROS TAYLOR EX 90 HERBERT HENDERSON, ASHTON

HIGH POINT ROX DEMI EX 90 HIGH POINT ROX SABRINA EX 90 HIGH POINT FARMS, PORT PERRY

HOLTBYHOLME MANDY MOSEY EX 90 HOLTBYHOLME HOLSTEINS, PORT PERRY

HUNTSHAVEN LHEROS BUBBLES EX 90 MAITLAND VALLEY HOLSTEINS, SEAFORTH

IKENDALE TALENT CLASS EX 90 IKENDALE FARMS LTD, WALKERTON

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JADENRICH SHOTTLE MIDNIGHT EX 90 JADENRICH HOLSTEINS, GORRIE

JERRANN OUTSIDE DERRY EX 90 JERRY KEA, WOODVILLE

JOREN DUNDEE EVENING EX 90 HYLAND HOLSTEINS, KIPPEN

KAWAYA MAILING DALLAS EX 90 WAYNE GAYMAN & KATE WHALE, MILDMAY

KENCHAR FC LOLLIPOP EX 90 SCOTT TAMLIN, WOODVILLE

KENTVILLE LARAMIE IVORY EX 90 KENTVILLE HOLSTEINS, SHELBURNE

LANGNIC S S MALIBU EX 90 LANGNIC FARMS, ELMVALE

LAURLEE ASTRONOMICAL SUE EX 90 LAURLEE FARM, FORDWICH

LEXIS DUNDEE LATIFAH EX 90 FERME GILLETTE INC, EMBRUN

LOCKMAR FINAL CUT LILLY EX 90 LOCKMAR GOLDWYN CAMMIE EX 90 LOCKMAR SPIRTE MADELLA EX 90 LOCKMAR HOLSTEINS, SUTTON WEST

LORNEVA SPIRIT PETELS EX 90 BRUCE L. LOACH & FAMILY, NEW LISKEARD

LORNEVA SPIRIT PETELS EX 90 WERRY BROS, OSHAWA

MAITLAND VALLEY BILLION IRIS EX 90 MAITLAND VALLEY HOLSTEINS, SEAFORTH

MAPLEBROUGH OUTSIDE ROSALIE EX 90 MAPLEBROUGH HOLSTEINS, UXBRIDGE

MARADUN GOLDWYN HILDI EX 90 ALFRED RADUNER, BRECHIN

MARFLOACRES SOV PANSY EX 90 FLOYD L. MARTIN, MT. FOREST

MARION DARTAGNAN PAQUETTE EX 90 MARION LHEROS DELPHINE EX 90 MARION HOLSTEIN, MARIONVILLE

MEADOWBLOOM DOLMAN MORGAN EX 90 PAUL LEIS, ELMWOOD

METDALE BAXTER VANNA EX 90 ALMET FARMS LTD, BOWMANVILLE

MILLBROOKE S MATIC JOJO EX 90 ED MEULENDYK, BADJEROS

MUSTHAVEN GOLDWYN LEILA P EX 90 BARCLAY PHOENIX, UXBRIDGE CARL PHOENIX & FAMILY, SUNDERLAND

NAYLORCROFT LHEROS OPAL EX 90 STEPHEN J. NAYLOR, MEAFORD

NEWLANDS TITANIC MAGGIE EX 90 NEWLANDS FARM LTD, DORCHESTER

NIPPONIA EDR SL LAVISH EX 90 ELMCROFT HOLSTEINS, SUNDERLAND BARCLAY PHOENIX, UXBRIDGE

ODYSSEY B MERRY MINSTRAL EX 90 ODYSSEY HOLSTEINS, SEAGRAVE

PATIENCE DAMION SHERRY EX 90 PATIENCE HOLSTEINS LTD, MILDMAY

PERCHLANE SCOTT 580 EX 90 PERCHLANE FARMS, SARNIA

PETHERTON RODNEY SEEKER EX 90 DUPLEX HOLSTEINS, BRUSSELS

PLUM VALLEY DOLMAN RHODA EX 90 PLUM VALLEY HOLSTEINS, BOLTON

PRINSVILLE WINDSTORM BLOW EX 90 BECKHOLM HOLSTEINS, SUNDERLAND

PROSPERE BAXTER VIRGULE EX 90 FERME PROSPERE INC, ORLEANS

QUALITY GIBSON POLI EX 90 QUALITY ROY BITZ EX 90 QUALITY HOLSTEINS, VAUGHAN

RADOMERE OUTSIDE COLYN EX 90 RAYMOND KLEIN GEBBINCK, ELMVALE

RAIVUE DUNDEE ROXINE EX 90 RAIVUE FARMS LTD, SUNDERLAND

REGAN-ALH B EVANA-ET EX 90 BREEZE HILL HOLSTEINS, WINCHESTER RAYMOND J. SMYGWATY, RUSSELL RICHLAND HOLSTEINS, STIRLING

RIDGE-FIELD GOLDWYN LAUREN EX 90 RIDGE-FIELD HOLSTEIN, BLACKSTOCK

RITZEMA UNKNOWN 147 EX 90 RITZEMA DAIRY LTD, SEAFORTH

RIVAN OUTSIDE LISA EX 90 COXLYN FARMS LTD, UXBRIDGE

RIVERMAR CARISMA JERICO EX 90 WERNER RENGGLI, SEAGRAVE

ROBINS DAYLIGHT PEONY EX 90 ROBINS HOLSTEINS LIMITED, MIDLAND

ROLLING LANDS TOM SHELLEY EX 90 ROLLING LANDS FARMS, BLYTH

ROYALAIR BELLA BLITZ 455 EX 90 ROYALAIR FARM, DUBLIN

RYBEEBAR PJ LHEROS EX 90 MILLBROOK FARMS, PAISLEY

SANDY CREST MERCEDES EX 90 SANDY CREST HOLSTEINS, ARNPRIOR

SKYLINE BLITZ KAYLEY EX 90 RICHARD CARBERRY, CALEDON

SLEEGERDALE FINAL CUT HAZELNUT EX 90 SLEEGERDALE FARMS LTD, BELMONT

SMITHVIEW GOLDWYN ANGIE EX 90 FERME GASCON, SARSFIELD

SPENCROFT SUPREME LEMON EX 90 ROGER SPENCE, ELMVALE

STANTONS ADVENT MUST EX 90 STANTON BROS LIMITED, ILDERTON

STANTONS BAXTER EMPULS EX 90 STANTON BROS LIMITED, ILDERTON BART CREST HOLSTEINS, ID

STARBRITE GOLDWYN ALICE EX 90 STARBRITE HOLSTEINS, MILDMAY

STMALO DOLMAN NORA EX 90 LUCIE & JEAN-MARIE SEGUIN, ST. PASCAL BAYLON

SUNSPARK SPIRTE MARIANNE EX 90 SUNSPARK FARMS INC, SOUTH BRUCE PENINSULA

SWEETHAVEN FAVOR SELINA EX 90 BECKRIDGE HOLSTEINS, KESWICK DAVID A. & LINDA E. LIVINGSTON, CALEDON

TERRAMAPLE LISA TOYSTORY EX 90 JIM R. MOORE, TERRA COTTA

TILLCROFT GIBSON MARIE EX 90 VALCROFT FARMS INC, SUNDERLAND

TWINHILL LEISURE MAIDA EX 90 JOHN HILL, RICHMOND

VALCROFT FINAL CUT SARAH EX 90 VALCROFT FARMS INC, SUNDERLAND

VALLEYRIVER JOYBOY MARBLE EX 90 VALLEYRIVER FARMS LTD BOGNOR, BROCK GILLIES, BOGNOR

WATDALE GOLDWYN BEULAH LOU EX 90 DALE WATKE, HANOVER

WEBB VIEW LUE DOLBEC EX 90 WEBB VIEW FARMS, ROSENEATH

WEDGWOOD BRENDA DRAKE EX 90 RICHARD CARBERRY, CALEDON EMILANE HOLSTEINS, LINDSAY

WEEBERLAC AFFIRM ELEGANCE EX 90 TIM & DIANE GRONIGER, CARLSBAD SPRINGS

WIKKERINK ACME JOLENA RED EX 90 SCOTT J. WILSON, PORT PERRY

WILADA GILBERT JOCELYN EX 90 DAVID & BERNICE ANDREWS, CANNINGTON

WILL-O-LANE GOLDWYN JEN EX 90 LOUCKS BROS, CAMPBELLFORD

WILLDINA S S KIT EX 90 WILLDINA HOLSTEINS, BOWMANVILLE

WINBEL GOLD DENA EX 90 WINBEL HOLSTEINS, SUTTON WEST

WOODBRIDGE CAMDEN MACY EX 90 WOODBRIDGE HOLSTEINS, NEUSTADT

WOODVUE DOORMAN MEG EX 90 WOODVUE FARMS INC, WOODHAM

ZETTLERDALE GOLDWYN MONICA EX 90 ZETTLERDALE FARMS, CHEPSTOW

NOV VGs ALEAH GOLDWYN KORIE VG 87 ALEAH FARMS LTD, BEAVERTON

BRABANTDALE AFTERSHOCK SPOONFY VG 87 BRABANTDALE FARMS LTD, NAVAN

CLARKRIDGE PICOLO PAM VG 87 CLARKRIDGE HOLSTEINS, WOODVILLE

CLARKRIDGE PICOLO PAM VG 87 CLARKVIEW HOLSTEINS, BEAVERTON

DORTHOLME DAMION SUZETTE VG 87 JOHN DORTMANS JR, STRATHROY

ELMCROFT SANCHEZ LANA VG 87 ELMCROFT HOLSTEINS, SUNDERLAND

GILLETTE GARRETT SLEEPOVER VG 87 FERME GILLETTE INC, EMBRUN

GLENNHOLME GOLD BEAUTY VG 87 GLENNHOLME HOLSTEINS, CARP

HEATHER HOLME GOLDEN AUTUMN VG 87 GLEN & CURTIS MCNEIL, GODERICH

HIGH POINT ROX SASHA VG 87 HIGH POINT FARMS, PORT PERRY

HILLMARK PROMOTION HALEY VG 87 HILLMARK SANCHEZ KIMMLEY VG 87 GERALD W. HILL, ILDERTON

HOLTBYHOLME MISS MIRA VG 87 HOLTBYHOLME HOLSTEINS, PORT PERRY

K S F SANCHEZ TRANQUILITY VG 87 HERBERT HENDERSON, ASHTON

K S F SANCHEZ TRANQUILITY VG 87 K S F HOLSTEINS, OTTAWA

LANGNIC SPIRTE SAIGE VG 87 CENTURY STAR HOLSTEINS, ELMVALE

LEESHILL SANCHEZ MONDEO VG 87 LEESHILL HOLSTEIN, GEORGETOWN

LOA-DE-MEDE SPIRTE PAULINE VG 87 LOA-DE-MEDE FARMS LTD, OSHAWA

MARKWELL ATWOOD GABBANA VG 87 FERME BLONDIN, PQ VANHAVEN HOLSTEINS, UXBRIDGE

QUALITY GOLDWYN FIERCE VG 87 QUALITY SH FICI VG 87 QUALITY HOLSTEINS, VAUGHAN

REGANCREST CELINE-ET VG 87 UNIQUE HOLSTEINS, MT. FOREST

SYLVAN SPRING ROSS FILCON VG 87 QUALITY HOLSTEINS, VAUGHAN

SYLVAN SPRING ROSS FILCON VG 87 SYLVAN SPRING FARMS, BRAMPTON

WILLDINA TWEEK VG 87 WILLDINA HOLSTEINS, BOWMANVILLE

WOODFIELD ROBINHOOD PRETTY VG 87 WOODFIELD HOLSTEINS LTD, CALEDON

ALEAH SHOTTLE KRUSADE VG 86 ALEAH FARMS LTD, BEAVERTON

APPLEVUE GOLDWYN PHEONIX VG 86 APPLEVUE SHOTGUN LEXIE VG 86 APPLEVUE FARM, BRAMPTON

BECKRIDGE SAHARA FRANDESA VG 86 BECKRIDGE HOLSTEINS, KESWICK

BENRISE ALEX VONNA VG 86 BENSCHOP FARMS, BOWMANVILLE

BLONDIN VANHAVEN HAVEGOLD VG 86 VANHAVEN HOLSTEINS, UXBRIDGE

BONNECHERE TIMBERWOLF VG 86 SANDY CREST HOLSTEINS, ARNPRIOR

BREEZE HILL DIAMONDS DEBUT VG 86 BREEZE HILL GOLD DESIRE VG 86 BREEZE HILL HOLSTEINS, WINCHESTER

BURGHAVEN STANLEYCUP AMY VG 86 JOHN VERBURG, LONDESBORO

BVK MAC ANSLEY-ET VG 86 BECKHOLM HOLSTEINS, SUNDERLAND

CAVANHILL ALLEN JAMAICA VG 86 CAVANHILL FARMS LTD, KINBURN

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CEDARPATCH SHOTTLE CHERISE VG 86 CEDARPATCH HOLSTEINS, MILDMAY

CENTURYHOLM DENZEL TUCKER VG 86 CENTURYHOLM HOLSTEINS, KINBURN

CHRISTHILL MR MAX MARGO VG 86 CHRISTHILL FARMS, TARA

CLAIRCREST AFTER MARMELADE VG 86 CLAIR E. PETHERICK, CAMPBELLFORD

DAIRYDALE CONTENDER RED RALLY VG 86 SCOTT BRETHET, TOTTENHAM

DANDYLAND SANCHEZ GLITTER VG 86 DANDYLAND FARM, SCHOMBERG

DAPPLEDALE SANCHEZ SELLA VG 86 CARL PHOENIX & FAMILY, SUNDERLAND

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FLOYD L. MARTIN, MT. FOREST

MARTROCK SANCHEZ PARSLEY VG 86 RICHARD W. MARTIN, TEESWATER

MEADOWBLOOM DAMION ELIZABETH VG 86 NORWELL HOLSTEINS, CHESLEY SUNSPARK FARMS INC, SOUTH BRUCE PENINSULA

Best of the Breed EX 94 & Higher

MORBET MAY HUNTSVILLE VG 86

• QUALITY GOLDWYN FLANSCO EX-95

PAUL H. TYTGAT, HARROW

Bred and owned by Quality Holsteins, Vaughan, Alberto Medina, Spain and The Ahedo Family/La Travesia Farm, Spain

MOUNT ELM LHEROS NOSTALGIA VG 86 HIGH POINT FARMS, PORT PERRY

OURIVER SHOTGUN BRIETTA VG 86 OURIVER HOLSTEINS, KINCARDINE

• EBY016 PSS TRINITY EX-94

PATIENCE JASPER DESTINY VG 86

Bred by Rob & Julie Eby, Ayr; owned by Pleasant Nook Holsteins, Ayr

PHOENIX SANCHEZ GEO VG 86

ELMDEN NBA TAMPA VG 86

PATIENCE HOLSTEINS LTD, MILDMAY

ELMDEN FARMS, SUNDERLAND

QUALITY DURHAM FAN B VG 86

EMBRDALE AVATAR JACK VG 86 EMBRDALE FARM, INDIAN RIVER

• FRADON SS JORDAN EX-94

QUALITY GUFFIE VG 86

EMILANE SANCHEZ LIZETTE VG 86 GLENN & LORRIE WILLSON, BOWMANVILLE

FARISVIEW DUNDEE MAEVIS VG 86 DALTON J. FARIS, EAST GWILLIMBURY

FLORBIL GOLDWYN PATIENCE VG 86 FLORBIL FARMS LTD, MILDMAY

GEN-I-BEQ BRAWLER LIZZIE VG 86 WILLDINA HOLSTEINS, BOWMANVILLE

GILLETTE AFTERSHOCK 2ND WAVE VG 86 FERME GILLETTE INC, EMBRUN

GLENNHOLME SANCHEZ LACOSTE VG 86 GLENNHOLME HOLSTEINS, CARP

HENDERCROFT DUNDEE AQUA VG 86 HENDERCROFT SANCHEZ PAULINE VG 86 HERBERT HENDERSON, ASHTON

Bred by Fradon Holsteins, Branchton and Dana Erway, PA Owned by Fradon Holsteins, Dana Erway and Oscar Dupasquier, Guelph

QUALITY M D FOFO VG 86 QUALITY HOLSTEINS, VAUGHAN

RAIVUE GOLDWYN PEACHES VG 86 RAIVUE SANCHEZ PATSY VG 86

• GERANN ROY GRENDEL EX-94

RAIVUE SANCHEZ PEGGY VG 86

Bred by Gerann Holsteins, Cardinal; owned by Quality Holsteins, Vaughan

RAIVUE FARMS LTD, SUNDERLAND

ROSENHILL REALITY RITA VG 86 ROSENHILL HOLSTEINS, ST. ALBERT

2 Year Olds VG 88 Points & Higher

SAVAGEDALE SANCHEZ LWILLIE VG 86 JOHN E. PHILLIPS, SCHOMBERG

• FRADON SHOTTLE E JODIE VG-88-2YR

SAVAGEDALE SANCHEZ LWILLIE VG 86

Bred and owned by Fradon Holsteins, Branchton and Dana Erway, PA

SAVAGEDALE FARM, BRADFORD

SHADY MAPLE LEADER MOLLY VG 86

• MAPEL WOOD ATWOOD BARBARA VG-88-2YR

SHADY MAPLE FARM, CLIFFORD

Bred and owned by Mapel Wood Farms, Jerseyville

SHOWLINE GUARDIAN BOOTS VG 86

HICKLEE ROY GLORY VG 86

PATIENCE HOLSTEINS LTD, MILDMAY

CAMERON HICKLING, HANOVER

HIGH POINT ROX DANIELLE VG 86 HIGH POINT FARMS, PORT PERRY

HODGLYNN DUNDEE SCHIMMER VG 86 MORRELL FARMS, PA HODGLYNN HOLSTEINS, KINCARDINE

GEORGE SIKMA, ORONO

HOLTBYHOLME MANDY RORY VG 86 HOLTBYHOLME MISS SANTANNA VG 86 HOLTBYHOLME HOLSTEINS, PORT PERRY

HONEYFIELD FINAL CUT DANIKA VG 86 ALMET FARMS LTD, BOWMANVILLE

RICHARD CARBERRY, CALEDON CLARKVALLEY HOLSTEINS, WOODVILLE SUNNY MAPLE HOLSTEINS, BEETON

WALKHAVERN LEADER ZOCIA VG 86 WALKHAVERN FARMS LIMITED, STAYNER

WATDALE MIAMI MADISON VG 86 DALE WATKE, HANOVER

WERRCROFT MR BURNS PUMPKIN VG 86 WERRCROFT FARMS LTD, OSHAWA

JR SANCHEZ STACEY VG 86

WILLDINA DUPLEX PAULA VG 86

JR HOLSTEINS, DORCHESTER

WILLDINA KLASSIC VG 86

JR SANCHEZ STACEY VG 86

WILLDINA HOLSTEINS, BOWMANVILLE

KATIE SAVAGE, DORCHESTER

WILLET PICOLO JEANNIE 2 VG 86

KAYMANOR GONZAGA VG 86 WILLDINA HOLSTEINS, BOWMANVILLE

KEARNSVALE STALLION P BECKY VG 86 JEFFREY NURSE, GEORGETOWN

KENTVILLE SHOCKING LADY VG 86 KENTVILLE HOLSTEINS, SHELBURNE

KINGSWAY E SANCHEZ CHELSIE VG 86 WERRCROFT FARMS LTD, OSHAWA

KINGSWAY E SANCHEZ CHELSIE VG 86 RONALD C WERRY, OSHAWA

LEACHLAND SOVEREIGN TARA VG 86

Bred and owned by Quality Holsteins, Vaughan

SKYLINE FLORIAN STACY VG 86

SUNNY MAPLE SANCHEZ ELLIE VG 86

TOM GRETZ, PA

HOLTBYHOLME DUPLEX LILAC VG 86

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SIKMADALE SHAQUILLE SNIPES VG 86

SMYGWATYS SANCHEZ EMMA VG 86

PAT CONROY, IN

COLIN & KAREN LEACH, LINDSAY

MARFLOACRES SANCHEZ MARLA VG 86

BILL GIBSON, STAYNER

WILLET PICOLO JEANNIE 2 VG 86 BROCK GILLIES, BOGNOR

WILLSONA DEBONAIR BUDGETE VG 86 GLENN & LORRIE WILLSON, BOWMANVILLE

WOODFIELD ADVENTURE SHIRAZ VG 86 WOODFIELD HOLSTEINS LTD, CALEDON

WOODVUE REDESIGN DIXIE VG 86 WOODVUE FARMS INC, WOODHAM

ZETTLERDALE ARDEN LYNN VG 86 ZETTLERDALE FARMS, CHEPSTOW

Over 125,000 kilograms of Milk • DUFFEYNIAL PETUNIA VG-85.............................. 133,060 kgs Bred and owned by Duffey & Freres, L’Orignal • EMBRDALE JUNE RUBENS EX-90-3E.................... 131,905 kgs Bred and owned by Embrdale Farm, Indian River • SPRINGERHILL OUTSIDE HEALY GP-80 2*........ 131,437 kgs Bred and owned by Springerhill Farms Inc., Eden • SQUIBBLAND EMILY LEDUC EX-90-2E................ 129,667 kgs Bred and owned by Kevin Squibb, St. Pauls • SUMMITHOLM MARSHALL JANE VG-85............. 128,884 kgs Bred and owned by Joe Loewith & Sons Ltd., Lynden • BARWIL LEADMASTER MYRA EX-93-8E 3*........ 126,814 kgs Owned by Kawartha Holsteins, Lindsay • BERGRIDGE RUDOLPH STARLIGHT VG-87....... 125,312 kgs Bred and owned by Brian & Elisabeth Vandenberg, Winchester

2012 County Show Results CARELETON-RUSSELL

JR CHAMPION

RES. JR CHAMPION

GRAND CHAMPION

RES. GRAND CHAMPION

Judge: John Werry, 100 head

Peter Rylaarsdam

Breeze Hill Holsteins

Herbert Henderson

September 27, 2012

Delcreek Naughty Crumble

Breeze Hill Trimphant Donna

Hendercroft Dundee Chicklet

HALDIMAND-NORFOLK

JR CHAMPION

RES. JR CHAMPION

GRAND CHAMPION

RES. GRAND CHAMPION

Judge: Dr. Matthew Walker, 59 head

Royal Lynn Holsteins

Parklea Farms Ltd.

October 2, 2012

Kingsway Sanchez Almanac

Parklea Beamer Audrina

Parklea Igniter Ashlan

Parklea Talent Aimee

LINDSAY EXHIBITION

JR CHAMPION

RES. JR CHAMPION

GRAND CHAMPION

RES. GRAND CHAMPION

Judge: Jeff Stephens, 89 head

Gracehaven, Clarkvalley, Clarkview

Clarkvalley, Ronald Werry, Casscrest

John Buckley

Vale-O-Skene, Gary Troup, Dennis O’Neill

September 22, 2012

Delcreek Lil Miss Muffet

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Salem Sovereign Dale

Benrise Goldwyn Barbie

PREMIER BREEDER

PREMIER EXHIBITOR

PREMIER BREEDER

PREMIER EXHIBITOR

PREMIER BREEDER

PREMIER EXHIBITOR

Herbert Henderson

Parklea Farms Ltd.

Vale-O-Skene Holsteins

Herbert Henderson

Parklea Farms Ltd.

Clarkvalley Holsteins

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PRODUCTION = PROFIT. JUST AS WITH THE TYPE CLASSIFICATION, IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THE COWS THAT “GET THE JOB DONE.” Congratulations to all of the breeders and owners of the top five superior production records in each age division for September through the end of November 2012! ANIMAL NAME CLASS AGE M F P

YEARLINGS

BCA M F P Comp

DEV Comp

SANDY-VALLEY PLANET MELODY

VG-87

01-11

471

473

453

1397

(+230)

(+223)

(+220)

(+673)

STANTONS MANOMAN EZRA

VG-85

01-11

366

438

389

1193

(+100)

(+161)

(+127)

(+388)

VALLEYVILLE RAE LYNN

VG-89

01-11

332

381

329

1042

(+114)

(+149)

(+119)

(+382)

KIRCHMEIER BOLTON PAULA

GP-83

01-09

293

313

288

894

(+105)

(+114)

(+92)

(+311)

MARLBORO PLANET 3152

GP-82

01-09

354

351

313

1018

(+117)

(+103)

(+86)

(+306)

HANALEE CHERRY BURNS

VG-86

02-00

421

415

443

1279

(+178)

(+163)

(+194)

(+535)

STANTONS SUDIAL ZIONA

VG-86

02-09

370

420

376

1166

(+104)

(+143)

(+114)

(+361)

MAPEL WOOD MILLION BOMBI 640

VG-85

02-01

349

397

334

1080

(+108)

(+147)

(+101)

(+356)

DYMENTHOLM PLANET SILKY

VG-86

02-03

328

365

319

1012

(+93)

(+153)

(+76)

(+322)

STANTONS PLANET PATTIANNE

GP-84

02-01

356

416

338

1110

(+91)

(+140)

(+76)

(+307)

GILLETTE BAXTER JINNY

VG-86

03-09

406

394

359

1159

(+163)

(+141)

(+123)

(+427)

GREIDEN MARION BRENDA

G-78

03-02

372

434

405

1211

(+93)

(+162)

(+141)

(+396)

PEDENIA ADDISON ELVIRA

GP-81

03-03

355

316

362

1033

(+138)

(+104)

(+144)

(+386)

SMITHDEN GOLDWYN ASHLEY

VG-89

03-11

342

414

363

1119

(+97)

(+161)

(+111)

(+369)

PROSPERE BAXTER VALE

GP-81

03-05

349

364

310

1023

(+123)

(+126)

(+87)

(+336)

MCINTOSH GOLDUST

VG-86

04-02

331

474

319

1124

(+76)

(+180)

(+64)

(+320)

SKIPPER CARISMA JODIE

VG-85

04-01

331

321

300

952

(+108)

(+88)

(+76)

(+272)

LINCREST MODEST MYLENE

GP-83

04-06

321

322

328

971

(+94)

(+85)

(+91)

(+270)

MAPLELAWN DUNDEE ELISSA

VG-87

04-04

321

384

316

1021

(+82)

(+107)

(+81)

(+270)

HYLANDAIRY FROSTY JANE

G-78

04-00

304

284

310

898

(+94)

(+72)

(+100)

(+266)

ATOZ GOLDWYN TAYLOR

EX-95-2E

05-08

320

422

342

1084

(+89)

(+188)

(+110)

(+387)

NEW GALMA BLITZ SPARKLE

VG-85

05-03

343

448

327

1118

(+104)

(+199)

(+83)

(+386)

FRED-GENETIQUE C S ALANIA

EX-90

05-01

374

422

357

1153

(+98)

(+128)

(+78)

(+304)

SKIPPER SEPTEMBER CORRIE

VG-87

05-02

312

335

290

937

(+89)

(+102)

(+66)

(+257)

BELMORAL LHEROS SALLIE

EX-90-2E

05-09

333

337

311

981

(+95)

(+67)

(+72)

(+234)

PARKLEA ALLEN ALESA

VG-87

06-04

308

385

322

1015

(+82)

(+163)

(+90)

(+335)

MAPLELAWN GIBSON SONDRA

EX-90

09-05

348

421

314

1083

(+109)

(+144)

(+79)

(+332)

GLENDALK QEONY STORM

VG-86

06-02

292

330

286

908

(+75)

(+115)

(+58)

(+248)

NARWOOD ALLEN EMMYLEE

EX-90-2E

06-08

304

352

310

966

(+65)

(+102)

(+73)

(+240)

KENILYN DORA SCARECROW

GP-82

06-00

303

322

281

906

(+80)

(+89)

(+57)

(+226)

O’CONNOR LAND & CATTLE CO, AJAX, FERME GILLETTE INC, EMBRUN, GENERVATIONS INC, CAMPBELLVILLE, SILVERCAP HOLSTEINS, PUSLINCH

STANTON BROS LIMITED, ILDERTON

QUALITY HOLSTEINS, VAUGHAN, GRANJA PONDEROSA, CANTABRIA, AL-BE-RO LAND & CATTLE, SPAIN

KIRCHMEIER FARMS INC, ST. ISIDORE

SCHOUTEN CORNER VIEW FARMS LTD, RICHMOND

2 YEAR OLDS

HANK & NANCY-LEE HAZELEGER, EMBRO

STANTON BROS LIMITED, ILDERTON

ROCKYMOUNTAIN HOLSTEINS, AB, FERME GILLETTE INC, EMBRUN

ARDROSS HOLSTEINS, CALEDONIA

STANTON BROS LIMITED, ILDERTON

3 YEAR OLDS

FERME GILLETTE INC, EMBRUN

GREIDEN FARMS LTD, ST. MARYS

PEDENIA HOLSTEINS, LUCKNOW

HANK & NANCY-LEE HAZELEGER, EMBRO, HAZBRO HOLSTEINS, EMBRO, STORTOFT HOLSTEIN, HENNE

FERME JOLYVALE, SARSFIELD

4 YEAR OLDS

MCINTOSH HOLSTEINS, EMBRO

SCHIPPER FARMS LTD, AYLMER

LINCREST HOLSTEINS, WINCHESTER

MAPLELAWN HOLSTEINS, SMITHVILLE

HYLAND DAIRY FARMS LTD, DENFIELD

5 YEAR OLDS

CHAKELBURG HOLSTEINS, MILDMAY

NEW GALMA DAIRY, MT. ELGIN

FERME FREDERIC LTD, PLANTAGENET

SCHIPPER FARMS LTD, AYLMER

BELMORAL FARMS LTD, TEESWATER

MATURE COWS

PARKLEA FARMS LTD, CALEDONIA

MAPLELAWN HOLSTEINS, SMITHVILLE

GLENDALK FARMS LTD, DALKEITH

DON & DIANE CATT, ST. THOMAS

SCHIPPER FARMS LTD, AYLMER

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Baby News!

Proud new parents Ian and Jen Fraser of Gleneil Farms in Dalkeith welcomed their daughter, Meaghan Olive Fraser, into the world on Saturday, October 13, 2012. Meaghan was born less than 24 hours after her mom showed a calf at the Kemptville Show! Ian is a member of the Ontario Holstein Board of Directors. Congratulations to the Fraser family!

Congratulations!

Karen Velthuis of Riverdown Holsteins in Metcalfe was recently named this year’s Woman of Excellence in Agriculture at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. Presented on behalf of the Federated Women’s Institutes of Ontario, the award recognizes the tremendous contributions made by women in agriculture at the Royal each year. Karen was nominated by her grade 2 and 3 teacher, Myra Kelly, who has remained a very good friend of hers over the years. Karen and her mom, Betty Eastman, friend Shirley Quinn and, of course, Myra, flew to Toronto to attend the awards luncheon. “It was a total surprise,” Karen says of the award. “It is very nice to be honoured for something that you like to do, but most people do it anyway.” (Photo by AgriNews)

Next Advertising Deadline: Feb. 22, 2013 for our spring issue - in the mail in April! Contact Andrea to Book Your Ad Space Ph: 519-653-6180 • Fax: 519-653-2129 • Email: acrummer@ontario.holstein.ca

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JANUARY 2013

February 6 - 7

April 10

February 21

April 10

January 3

January 4

January 8

Victoria County Annual/Barn Meeting, Helling Holsteins, Omemee

February 22

Middlesex Annual/Barn Meeting, Jeremy Hunter, Dorchester

February 26 February 27

February 28

January 8 - 10

January 11

January 15

Glengarry County AGM DHI / DFO Meetings, Toronto Elgin County AGM, Belmont Church

Oxford County Annual/Barn Meeting, Chad McIntosh, Embro

January 16

Prince Edward County AGM joint with EastGen & DHI, Bloomfield Town Hall

January 16

January 28

Haldimand-Norfolk Banquet, Fisherville

Eastern District Council Meeting, Kemptville

January 29

East-Central District Council Meeting, Millbrook

January 30

January 31

Western District Council Meeting, Woodstock

West-Central District Council Meeting, Guelph FEBRUARY 2013

Ontario County Annual Meeting, Greenbank United Church

January 10

February 2

Essex/Kent Holstein Banquet, Woodslee Hall, Woodslee

Canadian Dairy XPO, Stratford Rotary Complex

Woodstock Dairy Symposium Elgin Holstein Banquet, Aylmer Arena

Ontario Holstein Branch Farm Tours and Fun Auction, Chimo Hotel, Ottawa Ontario Holstein Branch AGM Chimo Hotel, Ottawa

March 2

March 8

March 13

Halton-Peel County Club Banquet

East-Central Ontario District Tour, Host: Ontario County

March 14 March 15

Western Ontario District Tour, Host: Perth County March 16

York County Holstein Club 100th Anniversary Celebration, Cardinal Golf Club

APRIL 2013

April 6

April 9 - 14

April 11

Ontario Spring Discovery Show, Ancaster Fairgrounds, 9:00 am April 12

Holstein Canada National AGM Sheraton Hotel, Niagara, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm April 12

Master Breeder Night & Post-reception Sheraton Hotel, Niagara, 6:00 pm April 13

National Convention Tours: Niagara/Wentworth/Haldimand

May 2 - 4

May 11

Dairy Sen$e Workshop, University of Guelph Western and West-Central Dairy Cattle Evaluation Clinic May 18

East-Central Dairy Cattle Evaluation Clinic Quality Holsteins, Vaughan

JUNE 2013

June 22

Maxville Holstein Show

JULY 2013

Eastern Ont. Spring Select Sale, Fawcett’s HAC National Convention, Niagara Falls

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Ontario Spring Discovery Showmanship Ancaster Fairgrounds, 4:30 pm ‘Legends of 4-H’ Showmanship, 6:00 pm Jersey Show, 7:00 pm

MAY 2013

Lambton Holstein Banquet, Forest Curling Club, Forest West-Central Ontario District Tour, Host: Wellington County

Genetic Marketing Workshop Chimo Hotel, Ottawa MARCH 2013

National Convetion Sale Cranston Farms, Ancaster, 12:00 pm

July 18

York Holstein Club Twilight Meeting On The Hill Holsteins, Markham

(One-Year Maternity Leave)

THE ONTARIO HOLSTEIN BRANCH IS LOOKING TO FILL A ONE-YEAR MATERNITY LEAVE FOR OUR MAGAZINE EDITOR POSITION. THIS REQUIRES AN OUTGOING, CREATIVE AND ORGANIZED INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE IDEAS AND COMPLETE OUR QUARTERLY MAGAZINE FROM START TO FINISH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE MEMBERSHIP. THE COMPLETE JOB DESCRIPTION WILL BE DISCUSSED IN AN INTERVIEW BASED ON THE CANDIDATE’S SKILLSET.

Qualifications: Writing experience and knowledge of Adobe InDesign and Photoshop on a Mac Platform are definite assets. Post-secondary education with a background in agriculture is also preferred. As the Link Editor, you will be required to: • Contact breeders and commercial businesses for advertisements • Layout and design the magazine and advertisements within • Co-ordinate writers, photographers and graphic designers • Write and edit magazine features • Work with the printing company and mailing house • Manage invoices and subscriptions • Attend major shows to promote the magazine • Provide additional assistance and attend various youth events that the Branch facilitates This position will be based out of the Branch Office in Cambridge. If you are interested, please apply by Feb. 1, 2013 to: Ontario Holstein Branch 285 Fountain Street S., Cambridge, ON N3R 1J2 • Phone: 519-653-6180 • Fax: 519-653-2129 • branch@ontario.holstein.ca We thank all those interested but only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Farm: Cranston Farms, Cranholme Holsteins Herd Size: 80 Milking, 150 Total Operation Type: Composting pack Location: Ancaster, ON (Wentworth County) James Cranston of Cranholme Holsteins. (PHOTO BY JASON FRENCH) 1. What is your family’s history with Holsteins? My Grandpa purchased the farm in 1952 and milked cows in a small in-line 3 parlour. That was used until a new 44 cow tie-stall barn was built in 1983. In his late teens, dad started the herd on milk recording and classified for the first time. My mother and father built up the herd through the early use of embryo transfer and cattle purchases resulting in a Master Breeder shield in 2002. In 2007, a new 100’ x 260’ CoverAll building was constructed to house all the cows on composting bedded packs. At this time the old tie-stall barn was gutted and now houses a Boumatic double 8 rapid exit herringbone parlour and holding area. 2. What are your breeding goals? To breed and develop cows and cow families that thrive on a commercial basis while possessing marketability and style. 3. What genetic tools are most important in your breeding program? Obviously classification and milk recording are key, but the most important tool in our breeding program is being on a regular herd health every three weeks. Since moving to this schedule four years ago, we have seen our pregnancy rate climb from 14 per cent to 19 per cent, and as result, we have way more heifers to market. 4. Describe the ultimate/ideal cow for your operation: The ideal cow for me is one that is trouble free and gets better with age. She possesses width from her muzzle right thru to her rump, a long dairy neck, big sweep of rib and a well-attached udder. 5. What cow in your barn is currently the “Heart of the Herd”? Cranholme Charisma Tara VG-88 2*. Tara was the result of one of the first mating decisions I ever made on one of the first cows I ever owned. At 58”, she isn’t a big cow, but has a long, angular, extremely dairy frame, a fantastic rump and a very well-attached udder. She is now over 11 years old and will move over 100,000kgs lifetime this year. Her daughters (including Cranholme Champion Tereza EX-91 2E) and granddaughters are making an impact in the herd now and will for years to come. 6. What are you most proud of in your herd/operation? I am most proud of the barn that my parents and I built. At the time we built, I think a lot of people thought we were crazy to house cows on a compost pile in a fabric building, but it has proven to be the best thing we ever did. I am also very proud of the sales we have hosted for the last three years. Seeing the heifers that have passed through go on and do well for their buyers is very exciting. We are very proud to be hosting the Taste of Ontario National Convention Sale on April 10, 2013. It will be the first live auction we’ve hosted and all involved are extremely excited. 7. If you could improve one thing in your herd/operation, what would it be? I’d like to add another heifer pen or two so they can be in a smaller groups out of the hutch. 8.If you could have ANY cow standing in your barn, who would it be and why? Harvue Roy Frosty. She is the most overwhelming cow I’ve ever seen.

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Her offspring are extremely marketable and she is proving to be an outstanding brood cow. 9. What is one thing you would tell a young farmer starting out that you wish you had been told? Don’t be afraid to do something different if you think you can be better. Also don’t be afraid to price and sell your best cows or heifers. Having a heifer go on and do well for someone else is fantastic advertising. Furthermore, if people know you have good stuff and are willing to sell, they will be back to buy more. 10. How do you use genomic information in your herd and what are your thoughts on the future of genomics? I have only tested a few heifers in the herd, so genomics has been mostly used as a sire selection tool. We have used a fair number of genomic bulls (Gold Chip, Bradnick, Atwood etc). These bulls are mostly high type bulls from families that I like. Genomics is a very interesting and useful selection tool. I don’t believe it can be used as the sole measure of a cow or heifer, but we are really only just beginning to figure out how to use genomics. 11. What are your thoughts on sexed semen? Do you use it? We have used some sexed semen (mostly for flushes) but for the most part, the bulls I have wanted to use are not available sexed. It can be a very good tool to use when trying to build up herd numbers, but this must be weighed with the fact that sexed bulls are generally of lower genetic value. 12. How many cows do you flush each year? How do you market your embryos that are for sale? We do about 12 to 15 flushes per year. Seventy-five per cent of the resulting embryos are implanted on the farm with the remainder being sold. We have used Semex’s embryo listing and some online auctions to sell embryos and have been very happy with the results. 13. Being in the breeding business, what traits do you find sell best? What trait do you value most? It really depends on which market you are trying to sell to. If someone is around looking for open heifers for an overseas order, being well-conditioned, the right age and having good legs are the traits that sell the best. If you are trying to sell a 4-H calf, having enough size, and being by a prominent bull can really help you. It’s really about knowing your market and maximizing what you have to sell by fitting the right market for that individual. 14. Which bulls do you feel have had the most impact on your herd? Champion, Allen and Gibson have all worked well and more recently, Goldwyn and Alexander. The heifer pens have a lot of Sid, Fever and Alexander daughters and the bulls we are currently using are Aftershock, Windbrook, Sid, Fever, Gold Chip, and Sympatico. 15. What management practices in place on your farm contribute the most success to your operation and why? Having my mom around to milk, keep the books and keep my dad and me in line is probably the biggest reason for our success. www.ontario.holstein.ca

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