By Lana Olson, Expo Blogger

On the final day of World Dairy Expo 2007, I had the opportunity to visit with Dan Peterson and Tina Suhr of Global Genetic Resources (GGR) about the first year for this new AI company. At this time last year GGR was off the ground and running as a new player in the AI industry. Today, GGR has 23 bulls in their Holstein proven active line up, and 21 young sires. “We had to start off by carrying other proven bulls from other companies, just to get our name out there,” says Tina. “But eventually we would like to just have our own bulls that we have purchased and sampled ourselves,” she adds.

GGR carries bulls with a variety of strengths. Dan says, “We try to have something for everyone; whether it be type, production, net merit, whatever.”

Dan and Tina co-own and run the business together and that”””””””’’s what drives them to work as hard as possible. Tina shared, “When you know you are doing this for yourself it gives you that much more motivation.”

One change in the company since last year is how they have diversified. GGR has branched out into the farm products market and are currently featuring Optimizer Calf Gel, something their customers are very happy with. “It protects against more strains of viruses, is cheaper than the competitor and is produced locally in Kasson, MN,” Tina said.

Looking to the future, GGR is excited about some promising young sires. One such exciting prospect is Astrahoe Duplex Ro Rufus-ET. Rufus comes from the world”””””””’’s first 14th generation Excellent, Astrahoe Storm R Roberta, and is an early Duplex son.

To learn more about their lineup and their products, visit Global Genetic Resources online at www.ggresources.com.

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