Alberta Holstein Association

The 2020 Alberta Breeder of the Year goes to Van Benthem Dairy! Congratulations Evert & Jannette, Rolf van Benthem & Mary van Benthem and their 4 kids Lars, Noah, Finn & Toby! Van Benthem's milk 122 cows with a Rolling Herd BCA of 823. Some of their herd achievements this year include: 2 New VG 2 Year Olds 6 New EX/ME Cows ... 9 Star Brood Cows 17 Superior Production Awards 11- 60,000 Kg Awards 5- 80,000 Kg Awards 1- 100,000 Kg Award 1 Super 3 Award -Rolf & Mary were the 2020 Outstanding Young Farmers for Alberta - Do their own herd health & ET work on farm - Involved in the SAHC as well as local hockey & soccer leagues "The most valuable services of Holstein Canada are classifcation and calf registration. We believe in longevity and that the classifcation system is the best tool to be able to achieve this." Cows pictured are Benthemmer Chelios Haven EX-91 and Benthemmer Loverman Malika EX-92-2E. https://albertaholstein.ca/

Congratulations to Innislake Dairy Farm winning the 2020 Presidents Club Cow with Rockymountain Super Teatro EX-94-5E! Teatro is currently in her 7th lactation with a lifetime production of 108,607 kgs with a BCA of 308-372-314. She has 1 Superior Lactation and was Grand Champion of the SAHC Barn Cow Competition this past year.

We will be picking the President's Club Cow of the Year at the AGM this afternoon as well! Good luck to this years nominees! CRHC Skycrest Holsteins Skycrest Blitz Nock Out EX92-4E 4* NAHC New Mars Dairy Ltd New Mars McCutche Lana EX-92 CAHC Thornspyc Dairy Ltd. Thornspyc Planet May EX-90-3E... SAHC Innislake Dairy Rockymountain Super Teatro- EX-94-5E GAHC Plainview Colony Viewplain Caruzo 937 EX-90-3E See more

We're looking forward to awarding the Alberta Breeder of the Year this Friday during the AGM! Good luck to this years nominees! Country Roads Holstein Club- Enterprises Lavoie Northern Alberta Holstein Club- Roselane Holsteins Central Alberta Holstein Club- Aspenridge Farms ... Southern Alberta Holstein Club- Van Benthem Dairy Green Acres Holstein Club- Nifera Holsteins Check out the farm profiles on the website https://albertaholstein.ca/branch-awards/

We hope you will be able to join us for the virtual Alberta Holstein Association AGM, Friday February 12th at 1PM! The AGM Booklet and Zoom link are now available on the website! https://albertaholstein.ca//alberta-holstein-association-/

Last week the Young Leaders held an online Barn Cow Competition. La semaine dernière, les Jeunes Leaders ont organisé un concours de vaches d'étable en ligne. Congratulations to / Félicitations à :

In case you missed it... We announced the results from our 2020 Barn Cow Competition at our club AGM meeting on Zoom the other day! Thank you to our judge Kat...elyn Kozak Thank you to all exhibitors that entered! Congratulations to our Grand Champion - Stonehill Cornell 2056 from Highfield Farms - Arjan Steeneveld Alex Steeneveld Congratulations to our other exhibitors that placed in the top 5 - Chubanna Holsteins Thornspyc Dairy Ltd. Mosnang Holsteins Aaron Den Oudsten Klooster Farms, Mars Dairy, Sylvanside Dairy, Allynn Holsteins, Poly-C Farms ltd Devon Simmelink Adrian Schermers Jason Prinse Rob Luymes Lucky Hill Dairy LTD Wendon

This year all of the club Annual General Meetings are virtual! Check the club Facebook pages or your email for links to these meetings. Country Roads Holstein Club Jan.18 Northern Alberta Holstein Club- Jan. 19... Central Alberta Holstein Club Jan. 20 Southern Alberta Holstein Club Jan. 21 Green Acres Holstein Club Jan. 22 https://albertaholstein.ca/2021/01/18/club-agm-week/

With 7 calves backing her, Western Canada's newest homebred EX-95 honors go to Wendon Jordan Dixie of Wendon Holsteins!

Check out the SAHC page for more results from their barn cow competition!

Thank you to all of the Breeders who made the calendar possible this year! It turned out great and really showcases a variety of dairies in Alberta! Rietveld Dairies, Southrise Holsteins, Baas Dairy (Bert Baas), Juno Dairy, Enterprises Lavoie, Kozak Holsteins, Mosnang Holsteins, Benthemmer Holsteins (Rolf van Benthem), Lucky Hill Dairy LTD, Diamond Park Dairy Ltd., Chubanna Holsteins & Wendon Holsteins!

Send a message with your address if you’d like a 2021 Alberta Holstein Calendar, Thanks Sue Crest for the great cover photo!

#TriviaTuesday: How many years must pass before Holstein Canada will allow a producer to reuse an animal name when registering? A. 10 years B. 20 years C. 15 ye...ars D. It won’t happen Every correct answer will be put in a draw for some Holstein Canada swag. Correct answers will close at 3:30 p.m. EST, and we’ll announce a winner at 4!

Congratulations to two Alberta bred and owned cows that took top honours at the Westerner Dairy Showcase last weekend! Mosnang Solomon Liquify (1st Junior 3 Year Old) owned by Mosnang Holsteins & Stanhope & Wedgwood was Grand Champion and Skycrest Defiant Last Call (1st Mature Cow) owned by Skycrest Holsteins was Reserve Grand Champion. In the Red & White show Chubanna Lucky Duck (Junior 2) was HM Grand Champion. Congratulations to Chubanna Holsteins & Lucky Hill Dairy. Congr...atulations to Wendon Holsteins who took home R&W Junior and Reserve Junior Champion with Roselane Unstopabull Hailey (Junior Yearling) and Wendon Jordy Clear (Senior Calf). Full results on website. https://albertaholstein.ca//westerner-dairy-showcase-2020/

Going to be a great show in Red Deer this week!

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