Pre-sale preparations at Kingsmill
Our very own Julie Brown has arrived in North Carolina to help with pre-sale work for the Night at Kingsmill Sale. Follow along with her this week on the blog as they get ready for another fantastic event!
This week at Kingsmill-
I arrived in Raleigh on Monday to work with the great team at Kingsmill getting ready for the Night at Kingsmill Sale event slated for this Friday, June 6, at 4 pm. When I arrived at the farm, herdsman Johnny Brooks gave me a quick tour. He was in the middle of cows calving, giving shots for flushes, working with the crew getting cattle ready for the sale, and day to day management-a full slate for anyone. He showed me the cows. I also saw something I had not seen- the calf barn, a 65ft X 288ft structure that had around 90 elite-pedigreed heifers inside.
We drove over to the farm, also looking at donors and a highlight which I will not soon forget was seeing 21 IVF heifers in hutches who had recently arrived from Trans Ova. The calves were from EX-96 icons Ashlyn and Tobi and sired by Durham, Stormatic, Damion and Goldwyn. Just imagine that! It’s an amazing sight.
Kingsmill Farm II, LLC is located on 150 acres of beautiful rolling land outside of Raleigh in Durham County. Above the barns, ground has been selectively cleared and atop one of those hills is one of the most gorgeous views on the farm. A stocked pond is located in the clearing and the view sweeps downward toward the barns.
This week at Kingsmill would be a busy one on any farm. They have a full flush schedule on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday between the farms at Durham and Liberty, classification is scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday at both farms, they are preparing a showstring for the Parade of Stars Show at the Fairgrounds on Saturday, caring for cattle that will be in the sale and getting ready to host the headline event on Friday, a Night at Kingsmill Sale! The sale will begin at 4 pm on Friday evening.
