Hall of Fame Award Winner: Robert Eckstine

Hall of Fame winner: Dale Hostetter

Each day of the year will find the stock at Arethusa “ready for their close ups”. My recent visit to the farm offered the evidence of high profile/deep pedigreed cows having the ability to reproduce.

from left:

Fortune Montreal (VG-87), Baxter Lavy (EX-90), Goldwyn Valencia (EX-94 96-MS)

Baxter Astroid (VG-86), Baxter Abigail (VG-87), Sanchez Zinnia (VG-86), Shottle Assert (VG-86), Shottle Adrianna (VG-85)

Alexander Amada (VG-86), Alexander Asia (VG-86), Spearmint Lulu (VG-87)

Goldwyn Ambrose (VG-88), Goldwyn Astoria (VG-87)

Hundreds of Pennsylvania Junior Holstein members marched to Gettysburg last weekend for their annual convention. Highlights of the weekend include:

DJM Finalists

Nathan Ulmer, Centre County and Corbin Wood, Adams County

YDJM Finalists

Laura Lesher, Berks County and Douglas Boop, Union County

Junior Finalists

Jenna Metzler, Blair County
G.W.Sebright, Adams County

Senior Dairy Bowl Champions- Centre County

Coach Bob Cloninger back & team members- C.J. Zimmerman, Naomi Ulmer, Isaac Haagen, and Tucker Hardy

Junior Dairy Bowl Champions- Centre County

Coach Bob Cloninger back & team members- Colleen Harter, Matthew Boop, Doug Boop, and Charlotte Auman

Jeopardy Winners-

Senior- Dustin Gates, Centre County

Intermediate – Travis Holtzinger-Northumberland/Montour County

Junior – Jenna Metzler, Blair County

Prepared Speech Winners

Senior- Nathan Ulmer

Intermediate- Ashley Mohn

Junior- Kassidy Ryman

For more contest winners and photos visit- www.paholsteins.com/2012%20Junior%20Convention%20Highlights.pdf

The Pennsylvania Junior Holstein Association “Food Drive-Youth Helping Others” was a tremendous success. Junior members from over 20 counties who attended the 2012 Junior Holstein Convention in Gettysburg brought in over 3000 canned goods and non-perishable food items for the Littlestown Food Pantry. Awards were presented by Penn-Gate Farms to the top three counties. Shown above are members of Lancaster County who brought in 1069 items to finish first.

L-R John Hess representing Land O’Lakes, matching grant to the food donated by PA Junior Holstein Members, Pat Martin, Food Bank Coordinator Corbin Wood,Chairman, “Food Drive-Youth Helping Others”

This was the largest single monetary donation that the Littlestown Food Pantry has ever received in its 25-year history. It also matches the entire state goverment funding that was received last year.

Several workshops were held on Friday afternoon including the one on reproduction lead by Dr. Jim Osborne.

It was a packed house for Dairy Bowl finals

Ken Raney presenting reading the backgrounds on the DJM winners

Juniors enjoyed a dance on Saturday night

The GTPI sale 4th Edition is set to get underway tomorrow in at 11 AM in Lebanon, PA. Managed by Landis Marketing and Daniel Brandt, this sale features high genomic cows and heifers, choices of flush from some of today’s hottest contract cows and heifers. Also a group focusing on extreme type including show-age calves.

Stay tuned tomorrow for sale results. Here is a sampling of what is selling.

Lot 4- #1 GTPI Contrast at +2347 GTPI. Sells with contracts! Her dam is a VG Mac from Man Oman’s maternal line

Lot 2- Tui Cayla Planet VG-87 EX-MS (+2092 GTPI). Outcross Pedigree….no Goldwyn, Shottle, Oman, Bolton or Durham

Lot 3- +2368 GTPI July Shamrock x VG Freddie from the Ladys-Manor Ruby Jen (EX-94) family. Sells with contracts!

Lot 1- Car-J Jeeves Lady Mo-ET GP-83 +2275 GTPI, +9.2 PL. She is the #1 GTPI Jeeves and the #1 PL cow of the breed. She sells due 2/20 to Doberman for a contract mating. Dam is VG-86 Boliver x EX Mtoto. Sells with numerous contracts!

Lot 12- Ammon Farms Mac Classic VG-88 EX-MS +1976 GTPI. Fresh in January with her second calf, she sells along with her Oct Gold Chip dtr who is +2314 GTPI.

Lot 14- R&W Licorice! This fancy Sept Destry a grand-dtr of Savage-Leigh Licorice EX-92. She sells with an added embryo contract- 6 embryos at $1200.

Lot 20-Another fancy red heifer sired by Advent. She is from 2E-94 Stone-Front Rub Indigo-Red, 2x Nom All-American R&W.

Some more fancy red heifers include:

(front)- Lot 18- June Contender x Co-Vale Rubes Jaded-ET (VG-88)
(2nd)- Lot 59- June Reality x VG-88 Advent x EX-92 full sister to Marla

Lot 17- Dec Dundee x Co-Vale Rubens Jaded VG-88

Lot 13- Sept Fever x VG-88 Sanchez x Savage-Leigh Leona EX-95

Lot 19- March Resolute from Co-Vale Roy Jackie EX-92

Part of the heifer line up

Co-Sale Daniel Brandt working the phones

The 60th Annual Southern Invitational sale held on February 3rd in Perry, Georgia is now in the books! Held on a beautiful 70 degree day, the sale averaged $3250.

Members of the sale staff: Gayle Carson, Irvin Yoder, Dallas Burton (in the box)
L-R (bottom row) Adam Yoder, Ben Newberry, Ronnie Thomas, Nick Raggi, Robert Yeoman, Les Terpstra, Troy Yoder, Steve Berland, Conrad Horst, David Rama

Topping the sale at $15,100 was lot 3, Mar-Bil Jeeves Genette (+2243 GTPI). This outcross Jeeves daughter is due in August to Latroy and sold with numerous contract interest. Her dam is VG-87 Zenith x EX-91 Morty that goes back to Cleitus Grace. Consigned by Dallas Berry of Mt Crawford, VA she now has a new home in Minnestota at T-Spruce Dairy.

L-R (in box) Gayle Carson, pedigrees; Irvin Yoder, auctioneer; Dallas Burton, sale manager
(front row) Steve Berland, representing buyer; Stanley Yoder, leadsperson; Dallas Berry, consignor

The second highest seller was lot 9, a fancy Goldwyn from an EX Astronomical x Durham Atlee. Consigned by Ronnie Thomas & Ruben Schaapman, she was struck off at $8800 to Chip Daniel, WV.

Other top sellers included:

Lot 13- $8700 for a fancy Sept red Picaolo x EX-92 Advent x EX-94 Rub Marlene
Lot 2- $7400 for +2247 GTPI Palermo x VG-86 Colby x EX FBI to Dallas Berry, VA
Lot 4- $5400 for +2259 GTPI Robust x VG-87 Goldwyn
Lot 6- $5400 for +2210 GTPI Super x VG-86 Jasper x VG-87 Goldwyn x Atlee
Lot 5- $5000 for +2227 GTPI Bookem x Million from Snowman’s maternal line
Lot 11-$5000 for Aftershock x EX-97 Alicia
Lot 59- $5000 for a fancy, red RedLou x EX-91 Rubens

Known as the “Crossroads of Georgia”, Perry is the home of the Southern Invitational Show and Sale.

This yearly event is held at the Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter. Built in the late 1980″2 this state-of-the-art facility has grown from 600 acres to now over 1100 acres.

This year marks the 60th Anniversary of the sale. Traditionally, held in April, this year’s sale manager, Dallas Burton decided to move the sale to February. Beautiful 70 degree weather has been enjoyed by everyone all week.

A complimentary, southern cooked meal was enjoyed on Thursday evening.

Followed by a fun auction to support the Georgia Junior Holstein Association.

Ruben Schaapman (below), a 2011 Young Distinguished Junior member finalist, spoke about the benefits of being able to go to the National Holstein Convention and encouraged other youth to fill out DJM books.

In addition to the fun auction, raffle tickets to win this hand-made quilt were also sold to benefit the Junior Association.

More scenes from around the fairgrounds

In preparation for the 2013 National Holstein Convention in Indianapolis, the Indiana Junior Holstein members are planning many fun and exciting events for the juniors who will attend the 2013 convention.

This active group is having numerous fundraisers to help prepare for the convention. A major fundraiser is an opportunity to win a free calf! A fancy Red and White September calf was graciously donated by Tony T. Bos of Fair Oaks Dairy, Indiana to help the juniors raise money for the convention they will be hosting. This calf, BOSSIR CHRIS NEVADA-RED-ET is out of MD-VALLEYVUE GOLD CHRIS-ET, EX-92. The grand dam is JERLAND RUBENS NAN-RED-ET, EX-93. Tickets for your name to be entered into a drawing can be purchased from any Indiana Junior Holstein member or adult member and each ticket is $5.00 or 5 tickets for $20.00. The winner of the calf will be announced at the 2012 Indiana State Fair 4-H Dairy show in August. Make sure you get in on this opportunity to win a calf!

The juniors are also putting together a cookbook to sell. Any junior member or adult members are to send in their favorite recipe(s) to Robin Matlock, rmatlock81@gmail.com or Marla Stookey, stook@bnin.net. Each junior will be donating their favorite recipes, so be sure to get your hands on one of these cookbooks and see that Indiana juniors have great taste!

Lastly, they are putting together a calendar to sell for the 2013 year. These will be available for purchase starting this summer. Digital copies of photos are in high demand for the success of the calendar. If you happen to have any pictures of any Indiana junior members, please contact Courtney Lipply and send pictures to her at clipply@purdue.edu.

Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to help the Indiana Junior Holstein Assoc. prepare for the 2013 National Holstein Convention in Indianapolis! We hope to see you, “Racing to Indy” in 2013!

Submitted by: Courtney Lipply

As one of the biggest weeks in the Australian dairy industry as came to a close, we visit another prominant Australian Holstein Breeder.

Owners: Murray and Margaret Sowter

Farm Name: Murribrook Holsteins

Location: Moss Vale, New South Wales (2 Hours south of Sydney on the South Coast Highlands of New South Wales)

Farm Size: 400 acres on home farm, 300 acres rented, milk around 220 with 200 stud cattle and 300 grade receipts for their ET program.

What’s currently in your Tank? Windbrook, Goldwyn, Shottle, Atwood, Aftershock, Windhammer, Sid, Lauthority, Fever, Lavaman, Durham, Gillette Jordan

Your Favorite cow/ bull of all-time? Bulls that have worked well for us over the years have been Durham, Raider, Talent, Walkway Chief Mark

What Bull will have the greatest impact on the Australian Holstein? Hard to tell, in the past North American genetics have had the greatest impact and most likely will into the future.

Future goals for your farm/cattle? Breed cattle that are the most sought after in the market place.

Other interesting notes: Murribrook has been named Premier Breeder at the International Diary week three times, and has excelled in the Semex On-Farm dairy challenge.

Murribrook Goldwyn Roletha
Junior Champion Sydney Royal 2011
Honorable Mention International Dairy Week 2011
All-Australian Senior Yearling Dry 2011

Murray Sowter
Murribrook Holsteins
Judson Park Nowra Road Moss Vale 2577
T 02 4868 1491
F 02 4869 1018
M 0419 431 661
sowters@murribrook.com
www.murribrook.com

Submitted by Jessica Achen New South Wales, Australia

Holstein USA held its regional meeting on the afternoon of Jan. 20 at the NY Holstein Convention in Syracuse. Region 1 National Director Pete Waterman of Maine chaired the session which included introduction of new dairy management software, an update on the “dairy data alliance” and positive reports of 2011 Association activity and finance. Also discussed were elections for National Directors at the convention in June, an update on milk marketing legislation and a report of the judges conferences held last year with one scheduled for Syracuse in April.

Shown from left are National Director Pete Waterman (ME), National President Chuck Worden (NY) and Director at Large Jonathan Lamb (NY)

Also participating in the meeting were Holstein staff. From left are Field Reps Dave Paddon and Bob Wilson with Dan Meihak from the Brattelboro office.

The Ladies Scholarship committee always have bidding items that “we can not do without” and raise a considerable amount of money. Two familiar faces that keep an eye on the bidding (shown here) are Betty Emerling and Nancy Wright.