New England Annual 2019

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NEW ENGLAND ANNUAL 2019 NEW ENGLAND HOLSTEIN ASSOCIATION OFFICERS PRESIDENT James Strout, Sr. 772 West Ridge Rd., Cornville, ME 04976

jimstrout@live.com // 207-399-3226

VICE-PRESIDENT Mary Margaret Cole prettycows1170@comcast.net // 860-608-0286 209C Pendleton Hill Rd., North Stonington, CT 06359 SECRETARY Melissa Griffin 65 Ashfield Rd., Shelburne Falls, MA 01370

mwillis28@yahoo.com // 413-489-3259

TREASURER Dan LaCoss daniel_lacoss@cargill.com // 802-274-4768 1620 Witherspoon Rd., East Ryegate, VT 05042 EXECUTIVE MANAGER Linda Haggarty 234 Bayley Hazen Drive, Wells River, VT 05081

neholstein@nesholsteins.com // 802-757-2442

HOLSTEIN FIELD REP

jsmith@holstein.com // 802-380-9382

Jim Smith

HOLSTEIN DIRECTORS

UPCOMING EVENTS

HOLSTEIN COMMITTEES

JULY 14-17 JULY 20 AUGUST 10 AUGUST 25-26 SEPTEMBER 10 SEPTEMBER 11 SEPTEMBER 13 SEPTEMBER 17 SEPTEMBER 18 SEPTEMBER 19 SEPTEMBER 24 OCTOBER 1-5 OCTOBER 25-26 NOVEMBER 1-10

Bonnie Burr, CT/RI Arnold Nieminen, CT/RI Natalie Sneller, ME Peter Waterman, ME Heather Gregoire, MA Scott DeBlois, NH Nate Robertson, NH Seth Carpenter, VT Martha Seifert, VT

FINANCE Chair Pete Waterman, Jim Strout, Sr.,

Dan LaCoss, Dave Schillawski, Lee Salonen, and Linda Haggarty

MEMBERSHIP Chair Betsy Bullard, Marion Seifert,

Seth Carpenter

BREED PROMOTION & SHOW Chair Rick Allyn,

Scott Davenport, Bonnie Burr, Arnie Nieminen, Betsy Bullard

LtoR: Executive Secretary Linda Haggarty, Secretary Melissa Griffin, Treasurer Dan LaCoss, Outgoing President David Schillawski, Vice President Mary Margaret Cole & President Jim Strout.

New England Summer Holstein Show, Hopkinton Fairgrounds, NH Connecticut/ Rhode Island State Holstein & Jersey Shows, Durham Fairgrounds, CT Vermont Parish Jersey Show, New Haven, VT Maine State Holstein Show, Windsor Fairgrounds, ME Eastern States Red & White Show, West Springfield, MA Northeast Fall National Holstein Show, West Springfield, MA Northeast National Brown Swiss Show, West Springfield, MA Northeast National Milking Shorthorn Show, West Springfield, MA Eastern States Jersey Show, West Springfield, MA Eastern States National Ayrshire Show, West Springfield, MA New England Guernsey Classic Show, West Springfield, MA World Dairy Expo, Madison, WI New England States Holstein Annual Convention, Concord, NH Royal Winter Agriculture Fair, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

YOUTH Chair Nicole Fletcher, Labette Page, Leanne Moon, and Kirsten Kruger

BREED ASSOCIATION CONTACTS AYRSHIRE Cindy Crawford, Regional Director Whiting, VT // 802-623-6934 BROWN SWISS Christine Belder, NE Secretary

413-665-3338

GUERNSEY Cara Trotter, Field Rep

agafieldrep@gmail.com // 724-730-0765

Featured on this year’s cover are the 2018 New England Champions & Futurity Winner.

Back LtoR: Northeast Fall National Champion Bella-Rosa GW Sara CT State Show Champion Kingsway Doorman Andrea Northeast Futurity Winner Juniper Sid Chardonnay

JERSEY Brenda Snow, Area Rep

Front LtoR: ME Champion Conant Acres Atwood Logan-ET

MILKING SHORTHORN Bill Bartlett, National Director cbsmile70@comcast.net // 978-729-1491 Marcia L. Clark, Executive Committee Member Gmc_farm@yahoo.com // 814-602-7089

New England Summer Show Grand Allyndale Shocking Lilac.

bsnow@usjersey.com // 802-249-2659

Photos © Cybil Fisher Photography.

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DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD CLARK & LOIS WOODMANSEE, CT

Arnold Nieminen presented the New England States Holstein Association’s 2018 Distinguished Service award to Clark and Lois Woodmansee of Preston, CT. Owners of Woodmansee Holsteins, they are a proud fourth generation dairy farm that has developed numerous All-Americans and well-known Holsteins families throughout North America. Developing “America’s Sweetheart,” Quality Ridge Stormi Hazel EX-96 2E, is their crowning achievement. Clark and Lois believe she might be one of the few Holsteins that has been Nominated All-American 7X consecutively in milking form. To date, she has 12 Excellent and 5 Very Good daughters. Her highest scored daughter, Hazels Gldwn Hatty EX-96 2E, is following in her mother’s footsteps, most recently earning Bred & Own Champion honors at the Northeast Spring National Holstein Show. In 2017, Hatty was Grand Champion at the Northeast Fall National Holstein Show and was Nominated All-American Production Cow. Clark and Lois own many other show winning animals with partners from coast-to-coast, including World Dairy Expo Supreme Champion Rosiers Blexy Goldwyn EX-96.

Arnie Nieminen, right, presented Lois and Clark Woodmansee with the Distinguished Service Award at “There hasn’t been anyone more dedicated to buying and selling cows in the last decade,” the Holstein Convention held in October 2018. commented Tim Abbott. “He will always put his best sales, and he comes and bolsters sales by bringing home the best. He really supports his fellow breeders and is by far the greatest partner I’ve ever had.”

Outside of the show ring, Clark and Lois have both worked enthusiastically to promote the Holstein breed and support the Connecticut and New England associations. Clark and Lois have hosted farm tours, a New England sale, and were active committee members for the 2005 National Holstein Convention hosted in Maine. Clark has served as breed representative at Eastern States, and it was his idea to get sponsors for the Best Bred & Owned awards at the Northeast Fall National Holstein Show. In 2018, $4,800 was raised and split among the first three places in every class.

The Holstein industry and the New England States Holstein Association have been greatly enriched Clark & Lois with Hazel Gldwn Hatty, Grand Champion

by Clark and Lois’s service.

at the 2017 Northeast Fall National Holstein Show.

Woodmansee Holsteins also received the Premier Breeder Banner!

CARETAKER AWARD JIM BREWSTER, CT

Jim and his brother owned Blossom Acres, a prominent Holstein show herd in the Northeast. “You had to go through Blossom Acres if you wanted to win!” notes a fellow Holstein breeder. One of the anchors of the showstring, Mainwood Admiral Natashya EX-93, was Grand Champion at Eastern States, a title that Jim claimed numerous times. Well-known and respected for his incredible work ethic with dairy cattle, Jim also trained and developed pulling horses. He also opened his farm to tours and judging contests.

After dispersing the herd, Jim worked for several other breeders in the Northeast. His willingness to mentor Holstein enthusiasts, to help them prepare for the show ring, and his forward thinking have positively impacted the lives of countless young people.

Bruce Sherman & Arnie Nieminen presented Jim Brewster, center, the New England Caretaker Award.

LONGTIME MEMBER RECOGNITION 50 YEARS Joy A Fagan, VT Hibbard Hill Farm, Donald Hibbard, CT Tobey Hill Farm, Richard LeGeyt, MA 51 YEARS University of Maine, ME Doreen & Richard Morris, NH Frank Panciera, RI Lee Salonen, NH David & Kip Sears, MA Vermont Technical College, VT Paul & Judy Willis, MA 52 YEARS Robillard Flats Farms Inc., VT

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53 YEARS Douglas J Carlson, CT Lincoln & Peggy Hawes, ME C Vernon Jr & Mary Smith, MA Arthur West, MA Maurice & Lois Maxwell, VT 54 YEARS John & Myrdith McKinley, VT Vera West, MA 55 YEARS James & Eleanor Pickard, MA 56 YEARS Michael Wilson, ME

57 YEARS Thayden Farrington & Son, ME Bruce & Kathleen Haley, ME Joyce Hamel, ME Richard & Diane Pearson, ME Stuart Farm, Merrill Family, NH Tullando Farm, Tullar Family, NH Auburn Star Farm Inc., Conan Eaton, VT VT-Pond-View, VT 58 YEARS Louis Maxfield, VT 59 YEARS Collins Powder Hill Farm, CT Mapleleaf Farm Inc., Ned Ellis, CT Virginia W. Koehler, MA

60 YEARS Lewis Tanner, CT Charles W. Hall, ME R. Clark Joyner, MA 61 YEARS Walter S. Hine II, CT Ken & Virginia Veazie, ME Marion Seifert, VT Don-Sim Farm 64 YEARS R.E. Hemond Farm, ME 65 YEARS Norman & Arlene Coulter, CT 67 YEARS Maurice & Shirley Keene, ME Robert Waterman, ME Walter Young, ME

70 YEARS University of Connecticut 72 YEARS Gold Top Farms, Ingraham Family, ME 74 YEARS Whittier Farms, MA Grafton County Farm, NH Scrutons Dairy, NH University of New Hampshire, NH Vern-Mont Farm, VT 75 YEARS Brigeen Farms, ME Champlainside Farm, Howlett Family, VT 85 YEARS Mayval Farm, MA

QUALITY-RIDGE STORMI HAZEL 2E-96

photos © Cybil Fisher

5- 01 365 40, 360 4. 6 1844 3 .0 1 2 0 4 LI F E T I M E : 200, 301M 850 8 F 6 2 4 1 P NOM I NAT E D A LL- A M E R I C A N 7 C O N SEC UT IV E Y E A R S I N M I LK I NG F O R M 23 DAU GH T E R S F OU ND I N PR O G EN Y 1@ 96 • 2@ 95 • 3@ 9 4 6 M OR E E X - 90 OR A B OV E F I V E OT H E R S 86- 88

HAZELS GLDWN HATTY-ET 2E- 96

5-07 365 40,382 5.1 2073 3.2 1295 OVER 218,000 LBS LIFETIME & STILL MILKING! BRED & OWNED CHAMPION, NORTHEAST SPRING NATIONAL 2019 HM ALL-AMERICA 150,000 LB COW 2017 19 MILKING DAUGHTERS SO FAR 6 – EX • 1@94 • 8-VG

Hatty continues to transmit…..just like her mother!

CLARK & LOIS WOODMANSEE | CLARK, COURTNEY & KENDALL WOODMANSEE • GRAIG MAJEWSKI 319 ROUTE 165 | PRESTON, CT 06365 • PHONE: 860-887-8079

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GOOD FARMERS ARE GOOD NEIGHBORS MORRILL FARM DAIRY LLC, PENACOOK, NH

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n the 100 years since John Morrill started a farm with one cow and a couple of horses just outside of Concord, NH, the Morrill family has transformed the operation, and also witnessed the changing demographics of the area surrounding the state capital city. Rob Morrill, John’s grandson, crops land only a mile from the Capitol building. “I can see the Capitol Dome from one of our fields.

It’s the closest state capitol to a corn field of any state in the nation,” notes Rob. Rob and his wife, Sheri, would like to see their children, Andy, Ryan, Kevin, and Kim, have the opportunity to keep farming in close proximity to Concord (Penacook is actually a village within the Concord city limits). Currently milking 140 cows, they have a total of 520 head on their home farm. Looking to the future, they would like to build a new 300-cow facility, but need to retain ag zoning and usage on much of the land they own and rent close to Concord in order to feed that larger herd. “The support of the local community has been tremendous and very gratifying.

We had great neighbors over the years, and we’ve tried to be good neighbors in turn. They respect what we do and we try to operate with consideration to our city friends,” explains Rob. The plans for the new facility are creeping their way through the permit process, which always takes longer than anyone imagines. Rob is fairly sanguine about the delay. “It’s not all bad.

It gives us a chance to refocus and rethink things. It really comes down to the kids - if they want to keep pursuing it. They don’t need to be dairying to satisfy Dad!” Generational transition is already underway at Morrill Dairy. Rob and Sheri have backed away from the everyday chores, and those responsibilities are falling to their sons, the fourth generation on the farm.

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told Dad to do what he wants, when he wants, and he took that literally!” Ryan handles the work with the cows, while Andy oversees the cropping of the 1,000 acres and the mechanical work. Kevin is involved primarily with the cows and with feeding, but fills in wherever he’s needed.

Daughter Kimberly is married to a Mark Decker, a dairy farmer, and now works as a consultant for Chr. Hansen, after 7-years as Morrill Farm Dairy was named Premier Breeder at the 2017 Big E Red & a dairy specialist with Cornell White Show.

Cooperative Extension in New good type and longevity in their herd. Rob York. focuses in on these points. “We really look For six years, the family farmed and milked cows at two places - the home farm and a 300-cow facility located 90 minutes away in Alstead, NH. “We were preparing for the potential expansion, but as that took longer than we thought, we decided to reconsolidate to the home farm last year,” explains Rob. They dispersed 300 head in August of 2018 to downsize back to the Penacook site. “A real plus from the whole undertaking was that we are now selling more replacements to people who are repeat customers from that sale. It’s created some new markets for us, and that market still has a premium for the better kind of milk cow,” notes Rob. The Morrills have always emphasized

at conformation - a correct cow properly managed will make milk! Older cows will give more milk, and we like young cows that look like they will develop into those high-producing mature females. Along with that, we’re still bull pickers. There’s two sides to a bull’s pedigree and that maternal side is very important to us.

We’re using a higher percentage of young sires, but they’re bulls that we’ve vetted and are confident in their maternal line.”

The family has always enjoyed working with and developing Red & White cattle, which is evident in the farm slogan ‘Working with Red to Stay in the Black.’

Herd matriarchs include Morrill Rmrk Scarlette-Red EX-94 2E - All-American R&W Junior 3-Year-Old in 2003 and a class winner at World Dairy Expo - a Red Marker tracing back to All-American Continental Scarlette-Red EX-95 3E. Rmrk Scarlette’s Rubens daughter, Morrill SR Scarlette-Red was also scored EX-94, and was the Reserve All-American R&W Production Cow in 2010 & 2011. Ron-Con Factor Carla-Red EX-93 4E, with her longevity and impressive lifetime production over 233,000M, also left many descendants on the farm.

Rob has never been afraid to add new blood to the herd,

“The support of the local community has been tremendous and very gratifying. We had great neighbors over the years, and we’ve tried to be good neighbors in turn. They respect what we do and we try to operate with consideration to our city friends.”

ROB MORRILL

and enjoys attending auctions in the New England and New York areas. “Everyone has a vice and mine is going to cow sales!”

One purchase now has four generations of descendants all currently in the herd St-Jacob Destry Anya *RC EX-93. Anya is a daughter of Tri-Day Ashlyn EX-96 2E, and they are still doing some flush work with her. She already has one Excellent and five Very Good daughters, sired by Absolute and Addiction-P. She has more heifers at the farm sired by Hypnotic, AwesomeRed, Diamondback, and Bailey.

They still like to take a string to the shows, and were Premier Breeder and Exhibitor at the inaugural New England Summer Holstein Show in 2018. Rob elaborates, “Showing cattle is a family hobby - it’s an expensive hobby, but it’s something we did when our kids were growing up and it’s still something the whole family enjoys! I think showing is part of the

reason all four of our kids are involved in the dairy business.”

Showing is also a part of their marketing program. They’re not afraid to consign to sales or to let one go at a show or off the farm. Rob enthuses, “It means more to sell animals that go on to do good things for other breeders - that feels the best. We’ll price anything! Some of the good ones have a ‘happy’ price - we’re happy if you don’t take her and we’re happy if you do because we’ll cash a good check!”

The challenges of urban sprawl and shifting consumer sentiments are not lost on the family. A farm that has transformed over the decades will need to continue to evolve to survive. “Times are changing.

You have to be looking at things differently and constantly - you have to be willing to change,” emphasizes Rob. In the past, they’ve sold corn silage, but with now with fewer farms in the area, they

Morrill Redburst Alexis-Red was 2nd Senior 2-Year-Old at the 2018 Big E R&W Show for the Morrill family. had excess inventory on hand. They’ve reduced their corn acres and this spring, they planted barley with the intention of malting it and selling it to some of the numerous craft beer breweries in New Hampshire as a way of diversifying.

Rob concludes, “We’re proud of the kids.

They want to take care of the land and do things the right way. They want the farm to look nice and be a good representative of dairying and farming in New Hampshire.

To have good neighbors, you have to be a good neighbor and they really believe that!”

By Kathleen O’Keefe

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2018 ALL-NEW ENGLAND WINNERS Based on placings from the Northeast Fall National Holstein Show SUMMER CALF: Chestnut-Hyll Great Beauty, Kurt Nieminen, CT SPRING CALF: Arethusa C Temperature, Arethusa Farm, CT Reserve: CarpsView Crush Princess, McKenzie Carpenter, VT HM: Ms Beauty Aval Blush-ET, GMC Farm, NH WINTER CALF: Beslea Doorman Lattitude, Rick & Shannon Allyn & Jeremiah Lungwitz, CT Reserve: BHL-HA Faiths Fame, Kennedy Kimball & Noah Reid, ME HM: Fairmont Avalnche Amelia-ET, Jadyn Kimball & Noah Reid, ME FALL CALF: R-E-W So Lois, Michael Wolf, CT Reserve: Idee Doorman 1, Jadyn Kimball & Noah Reid, ME HM: Gamblin Diamondback Lilith, Richard & Doreen Morris, NH SUMMER YEARLING: JM Valley Dempsey Lyzara, Rick & Shannon Allyn, CT Reserve: Whittier-Farms Cinderella, Whittier Farms, MA HM: Cobequid Doorman Fia, Kennedy Kimball, ME SPRING YEARLING: Liddleholme Antice-Red-ET, Rick & Shannon Allyn, M. Hawbaker, K. Wolf, Dusty & Nicole Schirm, CT Reserve: Budjon-Abbott Anastasia-ET, Sharyn Abbott, CT & Lois Woodmansee, VT HM: G-M-C Diamondback Avery, GMC Farm, NH WINTER YEARLING: Robjo Doorman Embrace, Rick & Shannon Allyn, CT Reserve: Dala-Star Sid Dillybean, D&L LaCoss & Robeth Holsteins, VT HM: Skyrdg-BZ-CR Corvette Rosey, Barry Nadon III, MA FALL YEARLING: Watch-Hill Armani Salma-ET, Scott Davenport, CT JUNIOR BEST THREE FEMALES: Fairmont Farm, VT Reserve: Brigeen Farms Inc, ME HM: Scott Davenport; Alan Shearer, CT YEARLING IN MILK: MM-T Pockets Loreleie-ET, Rick & Shannon Allyn & AJL Genetics, CT Reserve: Woodmansees Solomon Mavis, Clark Woodmansee, CT HM: Pyramid Doorman Logo-ET, Ryan & Marci Simpson, VT

SENIOR 2-YEAR-OLD: Vale-O-Skene Dreams Kiara, C. Woodmansee & T&E Coon, CT Reserve: Ms Apple Andralyn-Red-ET, Fairmont Farm, LLC, VT HM: Butlerview Door Anika-ET, Nick Bellefleur, ME JUNIOR 3-YEAR-OLD: Butlerview Braz Camille-ET, Tim & Sharyn Abbott, VT Reserve: Hez Bo Atwood Ruth-ET, Tim & Sharyn Abbott, VT HM: Hez Hezbollahs Honour-ET, Tim & Sharyn Abbott, VT SENIOR 3-YEAR-OLD: Desperle Regina Aftershock-ET, Chet & Renee Baker, VT Reserve: Jacobs Goldwyn Buttershot-ET, Jessica & Phil Newland, VT HM: Extondale Brazzle Bianca, Tim & Sharyn Abbott, VT, C. Woodmansee, CT, Ferme Blondin, QC 4-YEAR-OLD: Woodmansees Wdbrk Haute-ET, Clark Woodmansee, CT Reserve: Allyndale Shocking Lilac, Fairmont Farm, LLC, VT HM: Comestar Spice Aftershock-ET, Jessica & Phil Newland, VT 5-YEAR-OLD: Walkerbrae Dorman Locket-ET, Tim & Shary Abbott, VT & Ferme Blondin, QC Reserve: Lindale Sid Bonnet, Tim & Sharyn Abbott, VT & Nick Raggi, MD HM: Arethusa Goldsun Molly, Arethusa Farm, CT AGED COW: Valleyville Goldwyn Tasha-ET, GMC Farm, NH Reserve: Ho-Crawf Atw Rising Star, Shelby Crawford & J. Sandra, ME HM: Woodmansees Fever Vita, Clark Woodmansee, CT 150,000 LB COW: Lylehaven Atwood Lylly-ET, GMC Farm, NH Reserve: Ms Rocklan Shottle Tippy-ET, Juniper Farm, Inc., ME PRODUCE OF DAM: Hazels Gldwn Hatty-ET, Clark Woodmansee, CT Reserve: Lottos Atwood Lizette-ET, Clark Woodmansee, CT HM: Watch-Hill La Mor Sara, Scott Davenport, CT DAM & DAUGHTER: Foster-Ridge Diamond Ring, Abby Foster, RI SENIOR BEST THREE FEMALES: Clark Woodmansee, CT Reserve: Juniper Farm, ME DAIRY HERD: Clark Woodmansee, CT

JUNIOR 2-YEAR-OLD: Juniper Sid Chardonnay-ET, Juniper Elite Holsteins, LLC, ME, Tim & Sharyn Abbot, VT Reserve: Ken-Am GC Snowbel, Tim & Sharyn Abbott, VT HM: Arethusa Awesome Astrid, Arethusa Farm, CT

2018 JUNIOR ALL-NEW ENGLAND WINNERS SPRING CALF: Cobequid Diamondbk Symbolic-Red, Jadyn Kimball, ME Reserve: Brigeen Pharo A Rol, Mason Twitchell, ME HM: R-E-W All in Favor-ET, Michael Wolf, CT

SPRING YEARLING: Brigeen Meridian 3051, Reeve Twitchell, ME Reserve: Powder-Mill-AM Peaches, Becca Syme, CT HM: Foster-Ridge Diamond Ring, Abby Foster, RI

WINTER CALF: BHL-Faiths Fame, Kennedy Kimball & Noah Reid, ME Reserve: Fairmont Avalnche Amlia-ET, Jadyn Kimball & Noah Reid, ME HM: Brigeen 1st Graded Rolene, Mason Twitchel, ME

WINTER YEARLING: Skyrdg-BZ-CR Corvette Rosey, Barry Nadon III, MA Reserve: Willow-Terrace Hypntc Ivory, Grace Stillacci, CT HM: Skyndg-BZ-CR Corvette Rosey, Barry Nadon III, MA

FALL CALF: R-E-W So Lois, Michael Wolf, CT Reserve: Idee Doorman 1, Jadyn Kimball & Noah Reid, ME HM: Lizzettes Crush It Loona-ET, Michael Wolf, CT

SENIOR 2-YEAR-OLD: Butlerview Door Anika, Nick Bellefleur, ME

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4-YEAR-OLD: Thorncrest Maxwell Ivory, Margaret Brady, CT

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BREEDING FOR A BIGGER STAGE! GAMBLIN FARM, HAVERHILL, NH

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ho’s that black cow with the great udder?” “I really like that black cow.

I think she’s the winner!” “That black one is really a dairy cow. Looks like she really works.” Any Holstein breeder standing at ringside loves to hear others appreciate a cow that carries their prefix. Richard and Doreen Morris have had just that experience in the past couple of years as their homebred cow, Gamblin Armani Glade EX-94, has made her mark at the very toughest shows in the country, culminating in an All-American nomination in 2018.

Glade is the epitome of what the Morris family strives for in their breeding program at Gamblin Farm, located in Haverhill, NH. They love a low-maintenance, efficient cow that produces above herd average and can represent their farm well at the shows. Glade certainly fit that description with a 2-year-old record over 28,000M. They knew she was special, but wasn’t yet classified when they sold her as a 3-year-old to Dan Hovden, IA, and Rosedale Genetics, WI. Frank & Diane Borba of California would also become partners on her. As a 4-year-old in 2018, she was Reserve Grand Champion of the Wisconsin Championship Show, and stood 6th at the International Holstein Show in Madison, while winning the production award in the class.

To breed a cow whose named is announced over the loudspeaker at World Dairy Expo is a notable accomplishment for any family farm. Rich and Doreen purchased the property and the 50-cow herd in 1987 from Rich’s parents, Robert and Irene Morris. They picked the farm name at that time. Doreen explains their thinking,

“Every decision we make on this farm is a ‘gamble’—will it work or not?” They slowly increased the herd size over the years and added capacity with a couple of freestall barns until they came to the current number of 225 cows.

Rich and Doreen raised three daughters on the farm, which they consider one of the best aspects of farming - watching the kids grow up into smart, hardworking, responsible adults. Daughter Justine and her husband, Brandon, have a son, Lucas (1). Justine is finishing her nursing degree and Brandon hauls for a custom cropping/logging operation. Daughter Taylor is a chiropractor’s assistant in Ithaca, NY, area. Their daughter Stephanie and her husband, Joe, work on the farm, and plan to take it over when Rich and Doreen retire. Stephanie makes the 3rd generation on the farm, and she and Joe have two children, Mason (3) and Savannah (5 mos).

The farm responsibilities are split up among the family members: Rich does crops, cleaning, and relief milking. Doreen keeps the books, helps with crops, relief milks, and raises calves. Stephanie is the herd manager, handles the breeding, calf chores, and relief milking. Joe feeds and is the crop and equipment manager. They have two full-time Hispanic employees who milk and clean. They crop about 545 acres total (148 acres owned, the rest rented) of corn for silage, grass for mixed grass haylage and some dry hay.

Their mostly homebred herd has a rolling herd average on 3x milking of 28,844M 3.8F 3.1P. Rich and Doreen are striving to improve their genetics with the balanced breeding In 2018, Joel LePage selected her as Reserve Grand Champion at the WI Championship Show for new owners Hovden, Rueth & Borba.

Doreen and Rich Morris with daughter Stephanie, son-inlaw Joe and grandkids Mason and Savannah. aim of the efficient, no-trouble cow with outstanding production and pleasing type. Currently, they’re selecting sires with high udder and feet & leg composites that carry high components. About 90% of the service sires are young, genomic bulls, and the balance are proven bulls.

They’ve always had a number of Red & White cattle in the herd, and another homebred cow they are proud of is Gamblin Advent Asia-Red EX-91. She’s always performed very well at local shows and is passing that style on to her descendants. Currently, the 2nd and 3rd generations of the cow family are in the herd. One of her daughters, Gamblin Attitude Africa VG-88 has records to 32,000M 4.9F 3.5P. They’re particularly excited about Africa’s Ammo-P daughter due in June to Diamondback.

Doreen acknowledges that it’s been tough for smaller farms for the past few years, but is hopeful for the future of the purebred breeder and for their operation. “As farms are getting larger, and milk prices remain low, I hope there continues to be a place for us in the industry. I do feel there will always be Registered breeders. Striving for and developing those ideal, efficient genetics are what motivates us to keep milking cows, and showing those elite animals is the fun side of dairy farming.

Registered Holstein genetics from New England are well-respected around the country. Hopefully, Gamblin Farm will be able to continue to develop our genetics with the next generation here and anxious to continue the tradition!”

Gamblin Advent Asia-Red EX-91 is herd matriarch with several exciting daughters and granddaughters.

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NEW ENGLAND JUNIOR HOLSTEIN REPORT This past year has been an exciting and eventful year for the New England Junior Holstein Association. In April, over 100 youth attended the Northeast Show Summit in Vermont, and attended workshops to learn more about dairy judging, fitting, nutrition, and more.

In June, 10 New England juniors and coach Nicole Fletcher traveled to Traverse City, MI, to attend the 2018 National Holstein Convention. The first contest of the week was the Dairy Jeopardy contest. Austin Norris competed in Intermediate Dairy Jeopardy, while Erin Norris placed third in Senior Dairy Jeopardy. New England also had two juniors, Sydney Bullard and Madeline Beaudry participating in the Public Speaking Contest. The final contest of the week, Dairy Quiz Bowl, was also a successful and fun way to end the week! The senior team consisting of Gregory Norris, Maggie LaPrise, Madeline Beaudry, and Miriam Dugas placed third, while the junior team consisting of Sydney Bullard, Regan Erin Norris was named a National Semifinalist in the DJM Contest and also placed 3rd in the Senior Dairy Jeopardy Johnson, Katelyn Poitras, and Charlie Haynes placed fifth. One of the most exciting parts Division. of the convention was seeing Erin Norris of Massachusetts selected as a Distinguished Junior Member finalist, becoming the first DJM finalist from New England since 2008!

During the Convention, New England Juniors were able to tour high quality farms in Michigan, while also relaxing and studying on the beach.

During the summer and fall, many youth took part in competitive Holstein shows throughout the region. In July, the New Hampshire and Vermont Holstein Associations hosted a New England Holstein Summer Show, held in New Hampshire. Various activities were available for juniors including showmanship, judging, and a dairy knowledge exam.

In September, the Northeast Fall National Holstein Show was held at the Eastern States Exposition in Massachusetts. This event is the largest Holstein show in New England, Junior Quiz Bowl team (L-R) coach Nicole Fletcher, Regan and many Junior Holstein members from all six states participated in the Junior Show. At Johnson, Katelyn Poitras, Sydney Bullard, Charlie Haynes. the conclusion of the show, the prestigious Lee Salonen Award was presented to Jadyn Kimball of Maine, recognizing her herdsmanship, sportsmanship, and participation.

In October, numerous juniors attended the New England Holstein Convention held in Manchester, CT. On the first day of the convention, the juniors toured the University of Connecticut Dairy. The New England Junior Association also held its annual meeting, which included elections for new executive board positions. The new positions are as follows: President Gregory Norris, MA; Vice President Madeline Beaudry, NH; Secretary Chelsey Patch, NH; Treasurer Trevor Clapp, MA. Additionally, Maggie LaPrise, RI, was elected for the new position of Social Media/PR Chair.

The following day, Junior contests took place. After the completion of the public speaking, jeopardy, and dairy bowl contests, the teams representing New England at this year’s National Holstein Convention were selected. Gregory Norris, Miriam Dugas, Maggie Senior Quiz Bowl team LtoR: Coach Nicole Fletcher, LaPrise, and Chelsey Patch (alternate Riley Goodrich) will represent New England as the Maggie LaPrise, Madeline Beaudry, Gregory Norris & Senior Dairy Bowl team, while Katelyn Poitras, Sydney Bullard, Regan Johnson, and Charlie Miriam Dugas.

Haynes will compete in the Junior Dairy Bowl contest. As for the Dairy Jeopardy Contest, many New England Juniors will be competing including Christin Haynes, Austin Norris, Trevor Clapp, Daniel Clapp, and Madeline Beaudry. Additionally, Riley Goodrich, Chelsey Patch, and Maggie LaPrise will be competing in the Public Speaking Contest. Madeline Beaudry was also recently selected as a DJM semifinalist, and will represent New England at the National Convention. The New England Juniors have been studying diligently, and look forward to attending the National Holstein Convention in Appleton, WI!

Juniors competing at New England Holstein Convention. Juniors enjoying the tour during National Convention in Michigan. Another farm tour during National Convention.

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HARLOW & HEMI . . .

AN UNFORGETTABLE DAM & DAUGHTER DUO

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t all started on March 12, 2019, when Pineland Farms of New Gloucester, ME, home to one of the oldest Registered Holstein herds in the U.S., classified a group of select Holsteins. The day ended with numerous new Very Good and Excellent cows, two new EX-94 cows (from their most prominent families) and three cows receiving multiple “E” recognition. Then it was time for the evaluation of dam and daughter duo, Pineland Goldwyn Hemi and Pineland Punch Harlow.

At 11-years-old, and on her sixth lactation, Hemi is the Queen at Pineland.

A Goldwyn backed by an EX-94 4E Dundee that still living on the farm, she has over 200,000M lifetime and a best record at 44,000M. She first classified EX95 in 2015, the same year she was Grand Champion at the Pine Tree Holstein Show, and received a 3E recognition in 2017.

When it was time before the classifier, the crew at Pineland was excited to see if

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She has already exceeded our expectations as a transmitter of great type and production. So for her to shine this bright at 11-years-old, still gaining personal accolades has been a blessing and dream come true to watch and be a part of. she had what it would take to reach the next level. “She has already exceeded our expectations as a transmitter of great type and production. So for her to shine this bright at 11-years-old, still gaining personal accolades has been a blessing and dream come true to watch and be a part of.” And indeed, she had just that.

She would need a revisit from Holstein to confirm this new score of EX-96 3E. One of her 8 Excellent daughters also had a visit from the classifier that day. Pineland Punch Harlow-ET had previously earned an EX-92 2E classification in December at the end of her third lactation. Fresh just a few weeks, she would make the impressive jump to EX-95.

“She is what we hope to see in this herd.”

For any farm, having one cow be put up for Committee is an exciting occurrence. But, to have a dam and daughter both be put up on the same day is truly monumental.

“To have two up for committee is an honor and we are excited to be part of it.”

Holstein USA would return a month later and confirm Hemi and Harlow’s wellearned classification scores. “It was an experience of a lifetime and so exciting!”

Hemi and Harlow join the ranks among some very elite, high scoring dam and daughter pairs. But you’d be hard-pressed to find another pair that have earned these classification scores in the same barn, on the same day. Congratulations to Pineland Farms on this historic event in the Holstein breed!

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PINELAND GOLDWYN HEMI-ET EX-96 3E

8-08 365 43,916 4.7% 2085F 3.3% 1448P EMBRYOS AVAILABLE BY OH-RIVER-SYC CRUSHABULL-ET Grand Champion, Pine Tree Holstein Show 2015 1st Aged Cow, Northeast Fall National 2015 Currently 8 milking Excellent daughters in the herd!

Her Dam: KISSAMEE DUNDEE HALEY-ET EX94 4E 8-10 352D 34,160M 4.8% 1653F 3.0% 1022P

PINELAND PUNCH HARLOW-ET EX-95 2E

5-01 350 31,522 3.8% 1185F 3.4% 1081P EMBRYOS AVAILABLE BY OH-RIVER-SYC BYWAY-ET

110 Valley Farm Rd. | New Gloucester, ME 04260 | Email: Holsteins@pinelandfarms.org | www.pinelandfarms.org Find us on Facebook: Facebook/PinelandFarmsHolsteins | N.A. Martin, Farm Manager: (207) 240-9361 INQUIRIES WELCOME! COWSMOPOLITAN Summer Edition 2019 » 81

THE CARETAKER

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very successful herd and show string has one. The quiet person behind the scenes that goes about taking care of the necessary details, doing things right, and keeping the cattle at the top of the priority list – the caretaker. Often, you know their face long before you know their name, but every manager of an elite group of cattle will emphasize their value. But, eventually, that hard and dedicated work is recognized on a larger stage, and so it is with New Hampshire native, Ralph Gushee.

Winner of the 2006 KlussendorfMacKenzie Award at World Dairy Expo and of the inaugural New England Caretaker Award in 2017, Ralph has fitted, trucked, and traveled with as many famous cows as anyone in the business.

A native of East Conway, NH, Ralph grew up on a small, mixed-use farm common to New England in the 1940s and 50s. When he was a boy, their dairy herd consisted of about 15 Registered Holsteins. The farm also always had about 15 horses on hand to log the woods that supplied their two portable sawmills. Once the family bought a tractor, they could cut back on horses and had room for more cows.

After going through the two-year ag program at the University of New Hampshire, Ralph jumped at the chance to work at Brigeen Farms in 1956, where he lived with the family for 3 ½ years before hitting the road to work sales and to clip lots and lots of cattle.

The Brigeen family was instrumental in getting Ralph outfitted for the trucking business, and provided plenty of cattle

Ralph was awarded the Klussendorf-MacKenzie Award in 2006, the same year that Veronica was Supreme Champion.

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I had a lot of good teachers. For anyone trying to get started in this business, I’d tell them the same things they told me: pay attention, listen, and when someone tells you something, do your homework!

to haul in the years that the export business was roaring. About that time, he also got hooked up with the New York State Guernsey herd that traveled to the National Cattle Congress in Waterloo, IA – some of the last years in which the show herds still traveled by rail car.

He credits Steve Briggs and the Briggs family as being some of the best cow people he’s ever known.

Other noted mentors for Ralph include Henry Thomas, the manager of the famous Guernsey herd at McDonald Farms in New York; Gibby Muir of Lippitt Farms Ayrshires; and Willie Ralph with “Queen” Veronica.

Olson, who worked with Over the succeeding most, if not all, of the great decades, along with Brown Swiss herds as well as Chambric helping at sales and shows, he also Farms in Illinois, the powerhouse Holstein trucked cattle up-wards of 100,000 miles show herd. All Klussendorf Award winners, a year. Ralph earned his business and was Ralph commented on many of the things entrusted with hauling some of the most he learned from them and on their style of valuable cows in the country, including the teaching, “They were old-timers, and they many-time All-American and All-Canadian, were strict! You went by their rules or you Brookview Tony Charity EX-97. were gone!”

In 2001, a new investor farm and herd Ralph left Arethusa in 2010, and is now established itself in Connecticut, and retired and living in Fryeburg, ME, (right Ralph was one of the first employees hired across the state line from where he on at Arethusa Farm. Once the new dairy grew up). He’s near much of his family, barn was built, he was asked to oversee which includes a son, a daughter, three the night shift. Hesitant at first, Ralph grandchildren, and two great-grandkids. noted that after a week, “I loved it. I could look after those young cows that needed No doubt he’s passing on some of the some more development. I could hand knowledge he’s learned over his lifelong feed them different hay, and I had fun career with some of the finest dairy cattle doing it. It feels good to know you helped on the continent. “I had a lot of good make some of those good cows.” teachers. For anyone trying to get started in this business, I’d tell them the same Ralph’s got plenty of good memories things they told me: pay attention, listen, of lots of great cows from Johns Lucky and when someone tells you something, Barb EX-97 to Brookview Tony Charity do your homework! You can’t go to the EX-97, but his favorite made her home at show and win until you know how to do Arethusa: Huronia Centurion Veronica EXthe things right at home.”

97. “I wasn’t a Jersey man before I got to Connecticut, but Veronica had the biggest heart and the greatest constitution of any cow I’ve ever known.” He laughingly remembers her strong personality as well.

“Her previous owners showed her as a milking yearling at the Royal and when she got off the trailer at the farm, I asked the boys – how did you ever get her to the ring?” He took up the task of getting her to be somewhat more relaxed on the halter, and succeeded to the point where she was escorted in the ring by Norm Nabholz for many of her biggest wins. Ralph admits though, that even to end of her career, no one who ever took the halter ever took her Ralph at this year’s New York Spring Dairy Carousel, a show good manners for granted! that he has cared for numerous Grand Champions.

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COW POWER AT AUDET’S BLUE SPRUCE FARM

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s a promotional slogan, ‘Cow Power’ gets tossed around quite a lot in our business - from pedigree readers to ad copywriters. At Audet’s Blue Spruce Farm in Bridport, VT, however, the phrase is a useful description of several areas of their operation!

Most uniquely, there is the literal Cow Power: electricity generated from the on-farm bio-digester. The 1600cow milking herd produces plenty of manure and subsequently, methane gas. That methane gas is used to power generators that push enough electricity onto the grid for about 500 homes.

Along with the digester, they also host a community-sized wind turbine on the farm, adding to their renewable energy portfolio, and powering even more homes in the area. The Audets promote these renewable energy projects on their farm website, emphasizing their commitment to environmental and economic sustainability. Recently, they installed a phosphorus recovery system – cutting edge environmental technology for dairy operations.

Norman and Mary-Rose Audet, who purchased the property in 1958, may not have envisioned the current size of the herd and the energy-generating innovation, but they always kept the operation moving forward. From the

original 26-cow herd, they had grown to 80 cows when the barn burned down in 1970. The cows were saved, but the facility was gone, which led to the opportunity to build a new free-stall barn and milking parlor. From there, the family was off and running, and the operation kept on with steady growth to its current size.

Today, the second and third generations of Audets own and operate Blue Spruce Farm. Eugene, Ernie, and Earl are the sons of Norman and Mary-Rose, and the next generation consists of Nathan, Tyler, Troy, and Nick Audet. Along with the herd size, the acreage has grown as well, and the family now crops 4,000 acres mainly for hay and corn silage. There’s plenty of chores to go around with Eugene, Troy and Nathan working mainly with the cattle, and Ernie, Earl, Tyler, and Nick outside handling the cropping, repairs, and maintenance.

Cow Power also describes the herd production! Consisting primarily of Holsteins, the 1600-head of milk cows also includes 60 Registered Ayrshires.

The RHA for the Holsteins is over 27,000M and over 20,000M for the Ayrshires on 2x milking.

Breeding goals for the Holsteins revolve around making a very functional type

cow with solid feet and legs and plenty of udder quality. Over the past several years, the Audets have moved to using a higher percentage of young genomic bulls with more emphasis on health traits and higher pounds of fat, but they still use a mix of both proven and young sires.

Ayrshires were introduced into the herd in 2006 when Eugene purchased a fancy heifer from James & Cindy Crawford of Scapeland Farm. Pretty soon, that one heifer led to a bigger bunch, and the Audets had found a core group to show and merchandise. The Ayrshires are generally bred with an eye to show type and improving udders, so they tend to select bulls from a very few high type cow families that they trust.

The Holsteins are on the Holstein Complete program, so all of the 2-yearolds get scored in one of the 3x per year classification sessions. The Ayrshires are classified every seven months. The Audets oversee a moderate IVF program in which they send three or four of their top cows for IVF when they are fresh, which increases the chances of getting enough quality eggs to freeze. They like to put in 15-20 eggs every three months with the intent to make full-age heifers for the show classes.

There’s not nearly as much activity for people looking to purchase the ‘middleground’ genetics, but the good ones will always have a market. Even with tough times, look around at sales over the past couple of years, the good ones will sell!

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De La Plaine Bingo Stinger EX-93 has been Reserve AllAmerican for three years running, including Reserve 4-Year-Old in 2018 after a 2nd place finish at Expo.

Blue-Spruce Baltimore 9822 EX-94 has been a prolific brood cow for the Audets with more than 20 daughters carrying the Blue-Spruce prefix.

Blue-Spruce Nemo 12821-ET VG-87 was the Audet’s first homebred winner at World Dairy Expo and was Unanimous All-American Senior 2-Year-Old in 2017.

There’s more Cow Power in the pedigrees of their herd stars! A homebred Holstein favorite is Blue-Spruce Solomon 13845ET, an EX-91 (93-MS) Solomon 3-year-old out of an EX-93 Goldwyn, EX-92 Gibson, then the All-American MD-Delight Durham Atlee EX-92. Recent Holstein purchases include Liddleholme Av AddyRed-ET, a 3/18 Avalanche out of an EX-92 Gold Chip daughter of KHW Regiment Apple-Red EX-96 4E; and Ms Ack-Lee Arch Kiss VG-87, a Senior 2-Year-Old that was the Grand Champion at the 2019 Mid-East Spring National Holstein Show and was also named Supreme Champion that week at the Ohio Spring Dairy Expo.

Kiss is pregnant, so they plan to IVF her, then calve her again and hopefully show her next year, before possibly re-selling her. “The EX-94 sister to Kiss’s dam, ValeO-Skene Karmilla, is at Oakfield and is

really nice – it’s a family that’s proven itself in the show ring,” notes Nathan.

the Blue-Spruce prefix. Another herd matriarch, Ethier-Acres Calimero Quick EX-94 was nominated All-American Aged Cow in 2015, and has one Excellent and five Very Good daughters.

Many of the top Ayrshires in the herd have made journeys to show rings across the country from Eastern States to Madison. “We’ve had so much fun with the Ayrshires,” comments Nathan.

“We now take 8-10 head to a few shows every year, namely our county fair, The Big E, and Expo.” Blue-Spruce Nemo 12821-ET VG-87 was their first homebred class winner at World Dairy Expo and was the Unanimous Senior 2-Year-Old in 2017. De La Plaine Bingo Stinger EX93 has been consistently right at the top of her class, being named Reserve AllAmerican three years running, including the Reserve All-American 4-Year-Old title in 2018. Another homebred, Blue-Spruce Baltimore 9822 EX-94 was the winning Aged Cow at Eastern States in 2017, and has been one of their most prolific brood cows with over 20 daughters carrying

Obviously, they’re not afraid to add outside breeding to their herd, but Nathan admits they are pretty particular about anything they buy. “For both Holsteins and Ayrshires, we like to stick with proven cow families, and if possible, purchase young cows that already have great udders.”

Nathan admits the market for purebred cattle has changed over the past few years, but remains optimistic about top-quality genetics. “There’s not nearly as much activity for people looking to purchase the ‘middle-ground’ genetics, but the good ones will always have a market. Even with tough times, look around at sales over the past couple of years, the good ones will sell!”

By Kathleen O’Keefe

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PICTURE BOOK SETTING MODERN DAY STORYTELLING! LUCKY HILL JERSEYS, DANVILLE, VT

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ake a little trip on Google Images and search for ‘Vermont Farm’. You’ll see column after column of pictures of red barns tucked into rolling green hills.

Every photo seems prettier than the one before. It’s no different with Lucky Hill Farm located in Danville, VT. Granted the red barn may be a little bigger than many of the others, but the breathtaking landscape is the same. The story of the McReynolds family is also similar to many rural New England histories - a small family homestead that grew into a larger, efficient farm. Their dedication to telling the family side of the story on a modern dairy helps build bonds with consumers that will lead to future success.

Milking isn’t just business when the kids help in the parlor!

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Currently owned and operated by Henry and Jenn McReynolds, the family’s Vermont story began in 1919 when Henry’s great-grandparents purchased the farm and moved south from Quebec.

Over the decades, the farm was home to all of the major breeds, primarily Holsteins.

In the 1970’s, Henry’s parents, Everett and Martha, took over the farm and began switching to Jerseys - Martha grew up with the breed on a farm in Quebec and by 1981, the herd was all Registered Jerseys. The farm is home to the 3rd (Everett & Martha), 4th (Henry & Jenn), and 5th generations (Luke-15, Andy-13, Abby-11, Nick-10) of McReynolds.

The farm has undergone significant growth over the past 20 years. A new 160-stall freestall barn was built in 1999, and a later 52-stall addition and new double-12 parallel parlor allowed them to attain their current herd size of 188 cows. Henry and Jenn have been managing the farm dayto-day since 2009 and took over ownership in 2017. It’s a real family affair organizing the labor on the farm: Henry tackles the field work, feeding,

general barn chores, and both milkings.

Jenn milks nights and weekends, handles the bookkeeping/record keeping, and does the matings and breeding, and oversees the calf raising with the help of the kids. Brother-in-law, Jeff, helps with the morning milking and with field work. All of the kids as well as Everett help with the general barn chores and field work. They farm 610 acres of which about 300 are open/crop acres (and rent an additional 40 acres to crop). About 150 acres are put to raising corn silage and the rest is grass for silage.

When you visit the Lucky Hill Facebook page, it’s evident that Jenn believes in sharing that family farm story along with sharing their love for the Jersey breed.

The page is full of photos of Jersey calves, scenic views of the farm, the family at work milking, feeding, cropping, etc. The information accompanying the photos gives the calf’s name or explains what is happening in the picture - using a modern medium to tell the story of dayto-day life on a modern family farm, and showing their love for their animals and their work.

The McReynolds are true believers in the Jersey breed. “They are such efficient producers of components leading to a

Even with depressed milk prices, the number of Registered Jerseys keeps growing. One would think that as farms get larger, their desire or need for that registration paper would be less, and the registered cow would go by the wayside, but we aren’t seeing that with Jerseys. Producers seem to see the value in registering and in knowing the pedigree of the animal.

JENN MCREYNOLDS

four generations of VG dams.

higher value per cwt of milk,” states Jenn.

“They have advantages in maturing faster, fewer calving problems, and greater fertility which all lead to an economic benefit, along with their smaller carbon footprint.”

The breeding goals have remained pretty much the same for the primarily homebred herd since Henry and Jenn took over the breeding in 2000. “We want to breed high producing / high solids cows with trouble-free udders that last.

When choosing bulls, fat and protein percentages and pounds of milk are the first things we look at. Those components are very important to us (our tank runs between 5.3-5.5% butterfat and 3.73.8% protein).” The RHA for the Lucky Hill herd is 17,744M 924F 676P, and the herd averages close to 4 years of age.

“Genomics is a tool that we added to our ‘breeding kit’ quite a few years ago now. Every heifer calf is tested at birth.

When we first started genomic testing, we tested a few of our best cows and found some big increases over parent average. That’s when we found our ‘W’ and ‘Ph’ families”, explains Jenn. They consign some of their best to high-profile sales like the AllAmerican and the National Heifer Sale.

“We have had private buyers for some top animals that contact us because they saw the heifer on a top GJPI list,” notes Jenn.

They also snare inquiries from people that have seen the farm Facebook page.

They consign some of their best to highprofile sales like the All-American and the National Heifer Sale. In 2017, they consigned the third high seller at the AllAmerican Sale, JX Lucky Hill Wildflower {6}-ET, sold to Vierra Dairy Farms, CA, for $24,700. She’s still on the top 1.5% list at +174 GJPI +21.1JUI +1.9T. In all, there

are currently 24 Lucky Hill heifers on that breed leading list. “We have had private buyers for some top animals that contact us because they saw the heifer on a top GJPI list,” notes Jenn. They also snare inquiries from people that have seen the farm Facebook page.

They haven’t been blind to the farms of all sizes exiting the business, but feel fairly confident in their farm’s ability to survive and to see the 5th generation take over. Jenn remains optimistic about the Registered Jersey business as well, “Even with depressed milk prices, the number of Registered Jerseys keeps growing.

One would think that as farms get larger, their desire or need for that registration paper would be less, and the registered cow would go by the wayside, but we aren’t seeing that with Jerseys. Producers seem to see the value in registering and in knowing the pedigree of the animal.”

That’s a positive note for a family farm that has been in existence for 100 years.

They haven’t been afraid of changing, growing, and adapting new technologies — here’s to another 100 years of success for Lucky Hill!

By Kathleen O’Keefe

After production, type traits also matter in sire selection, according to Jenn. “We also place a lot of weight on udders. High, wide rear udders with strong attachments are what we want…those cows produce and last!” Their breeding program has evolved with the use of polled bulls and creating polled female lines in the herd, as well as paying some attention to and choosing bulls that carry the A2/A2 trait.

They have marketed some high JGPI females, and recently had a Lucky Hill bull enter the active lineup at Semex. JX Lucky Hill Whambam {5}-ET is +1446M +78F +59P +1.9T with a GJUI of +18.3 and a GJPI of +183. A Harris son out of LuckyHill Ballistic Winnie VG-85%, Whambam hails from their ‘W’ family and is backed by COWSMOPOLITAN Summer Edition 2019 » 87

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Thorn, James E 186 Pine St., Columbia, CT 06237 (860) 228-5054 jethorn@aol.com thornj@glastonburyus.org University of Connecticut Mary Margaret Cole U-4040, 3636 Horsebarn Rd Ext Storrs, CT 06269 (860) 486-2023 mary-margaret.cole@uconn.edu Wildes, Brenda 179 South Rd., Farmington, CT 06032 (860) 655-8630 bmihaliak1@aol.com Williams, Katelyn 155 Reutemann Rd. N. Stonington, CT 06359 (860) 373-4905 katelyn.williams@uconn.edu Woodmansee III, Clark & Lois 319 Rte 165, Preston, CT 06365 (860) 887-8079

Massachusetts Betti, Arielle 290 East Rd., Sheffield, MA 01257 (860) 248-0780 ariellebetti@yahoo.com Bristol County Ag School Blanchette, L 135 Center St., Dighton, MA 02715 (508) 669-6744 lblanchette@bcahs.com Carr, David 129 Winchendon Rd. Royalston, MA 01368 (978) 249-9015 Cochran, Christine 28 Buxton Ln., Peabody, MA 01960 (978) 227-4442 cmdcochran@yahoo.com Cook Farm 1 East Hadley Rd., Hadley, MA 01035 (413) 447-1461 cookfarm@crocker.com Copper, James 16 Circle Dr., Hatfield, MA 01038 (413) 531-3759 jcopper@genelite.net Elwell, C.B. PO Box 18, S Deerfield, MA 01373 (413) 665-4948 Facey, Randy & Angie 92 North County Rd. Leyden, MA 01337 (413) 522-1845 angiefacey@gmail.com Fletcher Farm Fletcher, Nicole, Robert, Matthew 22 Gunn Rd. Southampton, MA 01073 (413) 230-9429 nfletch813@gmail.com www.fletcherfamilyfarm.com

Griffin, Melissa & Adam 62 Ashfield Rd. Shelburne Falls, MA 01370 (413) 489-3259 mwillis28@yahoo.com Herzig, Eric C & Karen C 53B Coombs Hill Rd. Colrain, MA 01340 (413) 624-3012 Eric C: (413) 325-1145 Karen C: (413) 387-9411 dbachf@verizon.net Hess DVM, Frederick F 143 North East St. Amherst, MA 01002 (413) 549-6900 dvmfhess@crocker.com Hornstra, John 246 Prospect St., Norwell, MA 02061 (781) 659-2943 hornstrafarms@aol.com hornstrafarms.com Hunt Jr, George 56 Magoon Rd., Orange, MA 01364 (978) 544-2704 huntfarm@verizon.net Hunt Sr, George A 702 S Main St., Orange, MA 01364 (978) 544-6105 Iwanicki, Marilyn PO Box 195, Hadley, MA 01035 (413) 246-4940 Jordan Dairy Farm Inc. 51 Muschopauge Rd. Rutland, MA 01543 (508) 989-1802 Joyner, R Clark 88 Dodwell Rd. Cummington, MA 01026 (413) 634-8039 Koebke, James & Krisanne 33 Koebke Rd., Dudley, MA 01571 (508) 949-2043 ameradaholsteins@charter.net Koehler, Edward 236 River Dr., Hadley, MA 01035 (413) 584-9745 Koehler, Virginia W 227 Bay Rd., Hadley, MA 01035 (413) 586-0022 Lilly, Alan & Shirley 1592 Bug Hill Rd., Ashfield, MA 01330 (413) 628-4577 Mayval Farm Parson, Henry M & Ethan 149 Easthampton Rd. Westhampton, MA 01027 (413) 527-6274 parsonsma@comcast.net www.mayvalfarm.com Murphy, Thomas PO Box 35, Monson, MA 01057 (413) 265-9644 tfmurphy@murphymanitsas.com

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Parsons, David H PO Box 8, Southampton, MA 01073 (413) 527-7078 Pearson’s Elmhurst Dairy 342 W Main St., Millbury, MA 01527 (508) 865-2158 Pickard, James & Eleanor 91 Bruce St., Littleton, MA 01460 (978) 486-4028 wma.pickard@gmail.com Pomeroy, Rachel 479 Russellville Rd. Westfield, MA 01085 (413) 563-7074 rpomeroy85@gmail.com Richardson, Brian PO Box 228, Warren, MA 01083 (413) 436-5806 heathergregoire@comcast.net rockyacresmilk.com Richardson, Heather G PO Box 445, Warren, MA 01083 (540) 230-0047 heathergregoire@comcast.net rockyacresmilk.com Roberts, Deane & Patricia 14 Roberts Ln., Colrain, MA 01340 (413) 624-3316 pattir907@gmail.com dar-ridgefarm.com Roberts, Scott 2 Roberts Ln, Colrain, MA 01340 (413) 624-3278 Smith, C Vernon Jr & Mary 35 Hillsville Rd. North Brookfield, MA 01535 (508) 867-2713 Tobey Hill Farm LeGeyt, Richard & Family 303 LeGeyt Rd., Sheffield, MA01257 (413) 229-5915 West, Arthur 219 Bay Rd., Hadley, MA 01035 (413) 584-0451 West, Brian 203 Bay Rd., Hadley, MA 01035 (413) 587-0186 bwest1588@yahoo.com West, Keith 223 Bay Rd., Hadley, MA 01035 (413) 586-0728 West, Vera 210 West Bay Rd. Amherst, MA 01002 (413) 256-0520 vmwest0520@gmail.com Whittier, Todd J 86 Douglas Rd. West Sutton, MA 01590 (508) 277-0619 toddwhittier65@gmail.com Willis, Paul L & Judy A 253 Ashfield Rd. Buckland, MA 01338 (413) 625-2649 clessons@comcast.net Ziemba, Victor & Michael J Walling Rd., Adams, MA 01220 (413) 743-1475

Maine

Bailey, Marc H & Christopher 602 Bailey Hill Rd. Farmington, ME 04938 (207) 778-6641 Brigeen Farms, Inc. Bullard, Bill & Betsy 278 Upper St., Turner, ME 04282 (207) 713-5145 bbswbullard@gmail.com www.brigeenfarms.com Briggs, Stephen & Mary 580 Upper St., Turner, ME 04282 (207) 225-3724 mmbriggs17@gmail.com www.brigeenfarms.com Bryant, William P 94 Belvedere Rd. Nobleboro, ME 04555 (207) 563-1622 Chute, Tim & Rae 79 Campbell Rd., Leeds, ME 04263 (207) 892-2569 meadowviewfarm1990@yahoo.com Conant Acres Inc. Conant, Duane 55 Canton Point Rd., Canton, ME 04221 (207) 597-2810 sweet@conantacres.com conantacres.com Conant, Dennis 129 Pinewoods Rd., Canton, ME 04221 (207) 597-2810 coweggs@megalink.net conantacres.com Cox, John PO Box 37, Troy, ME 04987 (207) 323-3329 coxjj221@yahoo.com Davis, James W 38 Davis Dr., New Sharon, ME 04955 (207) 778-9697 silvervalleyfarm@live.com Davis Jr, Richard G 579 Farmington Falls Rd. New Sharon, ME 04955 (207) 778-1038 Dunn, Frederick A 340 Blackberry Hill Rd. Berwick, ME 03901 (207) 384-5684 denisedunn@hotmail.com Faithful Venture Farm Mehuren, Glendon 17 Borough Rd. Searsmont, ME 04973 (207) 342-4677 Farrington, Thayden 153 Spruce Mt Rd., Jay, ME 04239 (207) 645-2427 Fisher, Alden 102 Fisher Farm Rd. Sabattus, ME 04280 (207) 754-1334 fishersab@myfairpoint.net Gold Top Farms Inc Ingraham, Gregory 402 Belfast Rd., Knox, ME 04986 (207) 568-3232 gtf@uninets.net

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Haley, Bruce & Kathleen 639 Cape Rd., Limington, ME 04049 (207) 793-8434 haleyfarm@roadrunner.net Hall, Carol 110 Lotts Dr. Windham, ME (207) 892-4986 Hamel, Joyce 306 Harlow Hill Rd., Turner, ME 04282 (207) 225-3727 Hawes, Lincoln & Peggy 609 N Union Rd., Union, ME 04862 (207) 785-4164 ljhawes@webtv.net Hemond, John A 46 N Verrill Rd., Minot, ME 04258 (207) 345-5333 johnahemond@gmail.com Holmes DVM, George F 1442 Atlantic Hwy. Northport, ME 04849 (207) 338-1694 gfhvet@gmail.com Howard, James & Carolyn 605 Center Dr., Orrington, ME 04474 (207) 825-3621 joanhoward@att.net Johnson Farm Inc 110 Wilson Rd., Kittery, ME 03904 (207) 439-5522 C: (207) 439-1997 rbhsbjfive@aol.com Keene, Brian & Sarah 49 Canton Point Rd. Canton, ME 04221 (207) 576-7465 brian@contonpointtech.com Keene, Maurice & Shirley 775 N River Rd., Auburn, ME 04210 (207) 782-1334 siskeen@yahoo.com Keene, Steven & Debbie 65 Canton Point Rd. Canton, ME 04221 (207) 597-2756 debbie@conantacres.com conantacres.com Kimball, Christopher 9 Knox Rd., Windham, ME 04062 (802) 323-3776 ckimball@semex.com Lewis, Christopher & Jeanie 983 North River Rd. Auburn, ME 04210 (207) 615-3037 C: (207) 432-7922 clewisvtc@hotmail.com Martin, Julie Wilson Martin III, Norman A 27 Mill Pond Rd., Gorham, ME 04038 (207) 650-2671 julie.mpf@gmail.com Moon, Blaine 12 True St., Freeport, ME 04032 (207) 865-3397 sunnymornfarm@gmail.com O’Brien, Alan 30 Haskell Rd., Windham, ME 04062 Pearson, Richard & Diane 43 Noyes Rd., Albion, ME 04910

Pineland Farms Inc Martin, N.A. 110 Valley Farm Rd. New Gloucester, ME 04260 (207) 240-4916 nmartin@pinelandfarms.org www.pinelandfarms.org Pollock, Allison Marie 42 Bailey Lane New Gloucester, ME 04260 (207) 650-1485 allison_m91@rocketmail.com R.E. Hemond Farm Inc. Hemond, Roland E French, Anne 232 Pottle Hill Rd., Minot, ME 04258 (207) 345-5611 rehemondfarm@yahoo.com Simpson, Ronald 189 Corinna Ctr. Rd. Corinna, ME 04928 (207) 278-8066 simpsnfm@tdstelme.net Skelton, Michaela E 1356 Bridgton Rd., Sebago, ME 04029 med@maine.rr.com Sneller, Matthew & Natalie 15 Canton Point Rd., Canton, ME 04221 (207) 577-2155 nsneller@wwsires.com Stack, Stephen 72 Richville Rd., Standish, ME 04084 (207) 642-2954 stesta70@roadrunner.com Stonyvale Inc. Rienhardt, Brian 226 Folger Rd., Exeter, ME 04435 (207) 379-2963 stonyval@tdstelme.net Strout, James D Sr. & Leanne 772 West Ridge Rd., Cornville, ME 04976 (207) 474-6612 C: (207) 399-3226 jimstrout@live.com leannemoon728@yahoo.com Veazland Farms Veazie, Richard & Robert 13 White Rd., Corinna, ME 04928 (207) 278-7022 veazland@yahoo.com Veazie, Ken & Virginia 264 Exeter Rd., Corinna, ME 04928 (207) 278-2662 Waterman Farms, Inc. Waterman, Peter B 840 Sabattus Rd., Sabattus, ME 04280 (207) 375-9939 C: (207) 577-9381 bryantv262@hotmail.com Waterman, Robert 552 Ridge Rd., Monmouth, ME 04259 (207) 933-2824 Wilson, Michael 75 Bull Run, Gray, ME 04039 (207) 657-4401 mwilson@maine.rr.com Winny-Knowl Farm Winship, Gary, Oliver & Edwin 111 River Rd., Windham, ME 04062 (207) 892-2447 winshb@yahoo.com

Witter Farm - U Maine Carpenter, Elizabeth 101 Winslow Hall, Orono, ME 04469 (207) 581-2993 elizabeth.carpenter@maine.edu Young, Walter 160 Flaggy Meadow Rd. Gorham, ME 04038 (207) 839-3536 any5@cornell.edu

New Hampshire Bachelder, Keith A 171 Center Hill Rd. Epsom, NH 03234 (603) 736-9905 sbachelder@earthlink.net Beaudry, Thomas 827 Wentworth Rd. Walpole, NH 03608 (603) 756-9582 tombemf@gmail.com Bohanan Farm Robertson Family 945 Penacook Rd. Contoocook, NH 03229 (603) 746-4633 jamesc896@comcast.net contoocookcreamery.com DeBlois, Scott & Debra 64 Trask Rd., Colebrook, NH 03576 (603) 237-5119 deblois.farm@myfairpoint.net Elliott, Dana W & Lorie 229 Tilton Hill Rd. Pittsfield, NH 03263 (603) 608-2433 Foulks, Robert W 193 Windsor Rd., Claremont, NH 03743 (603) 542-5765 G.M.C. Farm Clark, Greg, Marcia, Brooke, Lindsey PO Box 34, Cornish Flats, NH 03746 (603) 469-3560 gmc_farm@yahoo.com Grafton County Farm Kimball, Donald 3855 Dartmouth College Hwy. N Haverhill, NH 03774 (603) 787-2755 Gray Mist Farm Gray, Gordon & Nancy 317 Brown Rd., Groveton, NH 03582 (603) 636-1294 graymistgn@gmail.com Ilsley, Douglas, Heidi & Lisa 45 South Sugar Hill Rd. Weare, NH 03281 Johnson, Dr Jolyon PO Box 596, Sunapee, NH 03782 (603) 863-3631 Kenney, Henrietta I 214 Mutton Rd., Webster, NH 03303 (603) 568-2617 LeClair, Gary D 130 Piper Hill Rd. Claremont, NH 03743 (603) 542-6428 Minot II, William 315 W Bath Rd,. Bath, NH 03740 (603) 747-2199

Morrill Farm Dairy LLC 33 Penacook St., Penacook, NH 03303 (603) 496-4820 morrillfarm@yahoo.com Morris, Richard, Doreen, Stephanie 895 Dartmouth College Hwy. Haverhill, NH 03765 Richard: (603) 989-3379 Stephanie: (603) 325-8599 slmorris8599@gmail.com gamblin@charter.net Patch, Alexandra 24 Walhowdon Way Lebanon, NH 03766 (603) 727-6751 Porter, John, Coop Extension 315 Daniel Webster Hwy. Boscawen, NH 03303 (603) 796-2151 john.porter@unh.edu Putnam, William & Cindy 15 Rte 25, Piermont, NH 03779 (603) 667-0451 putnamfarm@yahoo.com Scrutons Dairy Inc 20 Farmstead Rd. Farmington, NH 03835 (603) 332-8119 kerri.scruton@scrutonsdairy.com Smith, Allen N & Cynthia PO Box 156, Greenland, NH 03840 Allen: (603) 436-1923 Cynthia: (603) 436-8598 drycow@aol.com Springvale Farms Erb, Douglas & Debora 460 Millbrook Rd., Landaff, NH 03585 (603) 838-5560 de@landaffcreamery.com www.landaffcreamery.com Stuart Farm PO Box 176, Stratham, NH 03885 (603) 772-3059 Thistle Knob Farm Page Family 277 Tewksbury Rd. N Haverhill, NH 03774 (603) 787-6048 thistleknob@myfairpoint.net Tullando Farm Inc. Tullar, Rendell & Karen 268 NH Rt 10, Orford, NH 03777 (603) 353-4860 Tullar, Nathan & Carol Ann PO Box 163, Lyme, NH 03768 (603) 353-4263 Tullar Gray, Emily L 32 Dorchester Rd., Lyme, NH 03768 (603) 353-4860 Underhill, Hugh & Pat 595 Court St., Haverhill, NH 03765 (603) 989-5130 hpunderhill@earthlink.net University of New Hampshire Jon Whitehouse 36 O’Kane Rd., Durham, NH 03824 (603) 862-1027 Jon.Whitehouse@unh.edu

Windyhurst Farm Partnership Adams, Stuart 42 Rte 63, Westmoreland, NH 03467 (603) 399-7778 sradams@stuartandjohns.com Yeaton Dairy Farm Yeaton, R Stewart & Bill 546 Suncook Valley Hwy. Epsom, NH 03234 (603) 736-9664 stewyeaton@aol.com

New Jersey

Cedar Lane Farm - CLF, LLC William Taylor, Manager PO Box 195, Oldwick, NJ 08858 (908) 642-5122 wtaylor@cedarlanefarm.net Roberts, Beth Taylor, Bill PO Box 427, Oldwick, NJ 08858 (908) 642-5122 wtaylor@cedarlanefarm.net

New york Schilldale Farm Schillawski, Dave 32 Long Lake Rd. Ancramdale, NY 12503 (860) 303-2866 schilldale@gmail.com

Rhode island

Highland Farm Escobar, Louis 133 Middle Rd., Portsmouth, RI 02871 (401) 683-1444 Kenyon, Francis 25 Carolina-Nooseneck Rd. Wyoming, RI 02898 (401) 539-2926 meadowburg@aol.com Panciera, Frank 9 Noyes Neck Rd., Westerly, RI 02891 (401) 322-1385

Tennessee

Keene, Janice 717 S Riverside Dr. #708 Memphis, TN 38103 (614) 506-4457 pinetreegal57@yahoo.com

Virginia

Hawksley, Robert W 4015 Copperfield Ridge Earlysville, VA 22936 (434) 906-4309

Vermont

Ainsworth, David & Peggy 86 Vt Rte 14, S Royalton, VT 05068 (802) 763-8017 Allendale Farm Allen, Joe 2357 Jersey St., Panton, VT 05491 (802) 475-2583 Ballard Acres Farm 1900 Ballard Rd., St Albans, VT 05478 (802) 527-1740 Beaulieu, Adam 2514 So. Bayley Hazen Rd. Wells River, VT 05081 (802) 535-6027

Bennett, Herbert J 604 Stark District Rd. St. Johnsbury, VT 05819 (802) 424-1553 chelsea.saben.cs@gmail.com Birch, Andrew W & Sarah 382 Bates Hill Rd., Derby, VT 05829 (802) 624-1209 abirch15@yahoo.com facebook.com/mgfdairy Birch, Jared 1505 Bates Hill Rd., Derby, VT 058292 (802) 323-2553 j_r_b_1991@hotmail.com Blue Spruce Farm Inc. 1796 Vt Rte 22A, Bridport, VT 05734 (802) 758-2179 bluesprucefarmvt@gmail.com bluesprucefarmvt.com Border Acres 532 S Main St., Middlebury, VT 05753 (802) 388-7587 Borderview Genetics Abbott, Tim 2593 East Sheldon Rd. Enosburg, VT 05450 (802) 309-4484 C: (802) 238-1142 sharyn@abbottcows.com Carleton, Harold 294 Tucker Mtn. Rd. Newbury, VT 05051 (802) 429-2409 C: (802) 249-5290 Carpenter, Seth & Bethany 1433 Bugbee Crossing Rd. West Burke, VT 05871 (802) 535-2223 sethbeth18@aol.com Carpsdale Farm Ltd. 843 Stonehouse Rd. Enosburg Falls, VT 05450 (802) 933-2096 carpsdale@myfairpoint.net Ceglowski DVM, Eugene C Box 38, Rupert, VT 05768 (802) 394-2962 eccvet67@gmail.com Charron, C Lee & Brenda 273 Lime Kiln Rd. New Haven, VT 05472 (802) 453-3498 moodymeadowsfarm@gmail.com Clough, Rick & Kelly A 273 Lime Kiln Rd., S Ryegate, VT 05069 (802) 584-4069 Daigle, Nick & Sheena PO Box 942, Derby, VT 05829 (802) 673-9177 nns-skylineholsteins@outlook.com Dalestead Farm Hull, Matthew & Jennifer 4014 W. Enosburg Rd. Enosburg, VT 05450 (802) 933-4865 Day, Keith A 190 Mathewson Hill Rd. Lyndonville, VT 05851 (802) 535-5200 kdaynek@yahoo.com

Debevoise III, Thomas M Livingston, Laurie PO Box 25, S Woodstock, VT 05071 upweyfarm@gmail.com DeGraaf, Harold 365 Verburg Rd., Richmond, VT 05477 (802) 434-3890 doubled5104@gmail.com Dolloff, Michael & Heidi 55 Sunnyledge Rd. Springfield, VT 05156 (802) 885-1587 Don-Sim Farm LLP Simpson, Donald Barrett, Mark & Karla 700 Simspon Hill Rd., Sutton, VT 05867 (802) 467-3296 kbarrfarm@yahoo.com Edwards, Lyle & Kitty 3786 Rte 100, Westfield, VT 05874 (802) 744-6121 spudkitt@pshift.com Fagan, Joy A 90 Allen Rd. #120 So. Burlington, VT 05403 (802) 660-9290 Fairmont Farm Hall, Richard & Bonnie 141 Lyle Haven Rd. East Montpelier, VT 05651 (802) 223-3868 For-Clifs Farm Langmaid, Clifton Beattie, Phil & Plynn 76 McReynolds Rd., Danville, VT 05828 (802) 535-9683 Forward, Allan J 1315 Pleasant View Rd. Richford, VT 05476 (919) 924-6940 forwardallanj@hotmail.com Gardner, Seth B PO Box 147, East Montpelier, VT 05651 (802) 223-1370 sethbgardner@hotmail.com Gladstone, Walt & Margaret 440 Mallary Rd., Bradford, VT 05033 (802) 222-9232 willjohnmatt@aol.com Haggarty, Linda 234 Bayley Hazen Dr. Wells River, VT 05081 (802) 757-2442 neholstein@nesholsteins.com Hamilton, Jake & Kevin 311 Hamilton Rd., Brattleboro, VT Jake: (802) 579-4861 Kevin: (802) 257-5666 hamilton1566@hotmail.com Harkdale Farms Inc. Carson, R PO Box 116, Newbury, VT 05051 (802) 866-5419 vcarson@charter.net Hidden Brook Farm Brown, Philip 516 Brown Farm Rd. Hardwick, VT 05843 (802) 472-5022

Hill, Brian 1176 Monkton Rd., Bristol, VT 05443 (802) 453-3414 Hill, Elizabeth R 722 Burpee Rd., Bristol, VT 05443 (802) 349-6590 Hill, Joanne L 1217 Monkton Rd., Bristol, VT 05443 (802) 453-5482 fourhillsfarm@yahoo.com Hill, Kevin E 3091 Bristol Rd., Bristol, VT 05443 (802) 453-5212 Hill, Ronald J 802 Sawyer Rd., New Haven, VT 05472 (802) 453-5665 Homan, Roy & Donna 686 Green Mt Tpke, Chester, VT 05143 (802) 875-2755 rhomanwai@yahoo.com Howe, Robert 30 Howe Lane, Tunbridge, VT 05077 (802) 889-3704 rob@howvale.com Howlett, Timothy & Julie Anne 858 Lake St., Bridport, VT 05734 Huntington, Linwood & Gordon 3661 Rte 5 N, Newbury, VT 05051 (802) 866-5438 C: (802) 356-2719 Jenkins, John 4355 VT Rte 100, Newport, VT 05855 (802) 744-4021 hardclimbfarm@gmail.com Johnson, Frank, Marilyn & Corey 408 Lowery Rd., Barre, VT 05641 Frank: (802) 476-6149 Kayhart, Brian, Lucinda & Corey 4188 Otter Creek Hwy. Vergennes, VT 05491 Brian: (802) 545-2484 Corey: (802) 363-5226 bkayhart@gmavt.net cjk85@cornell.edu Kennett, Robert G 511 Liberty Hill Rd., Rochester, VT 05767 (802) 767-3926 beth@libertyhillfarm.com www.libertyhillfarm.com LaCoss, Dan 1620 Witherspoon Rd. East Ryegate, VT 05042 (802) 274-4768 daniel_lacoss@cargill.com Lafont, Raymond 321 Lafont Rd., W Glover, VT 05875 (802) 755-6258 Lambert, Jennifer 1062 Carrier Rd., Washington, VT 05675 (802) 279-0011 jenlovescows@gmail.com LeBlanc, Ray 273 Overlook Ln., Westmore, VT 05860 (802) 249-2155 overlookln@gmail.com

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Lester, Jeffrey J 23 ABCD Ln., N Ferrisburg, VT 05473 (802) 453-5639 jefflester00@yahoo.com Lewis, Danny & Vicky 391 Whitter Rd., Derby Line, VT 05830 (802) 895-2781 Lidback, Adam & Joanna 1445 Lakeview Rd., Barton, VT 05822 (802) 525-6997 joanna@farmatwheelermountain.com farmatwheelermountain.com Lyman, Gary & Gail 332 Lyman Ln., W Glover, VT 05875 (802) 525-6692 Maxfield, Louis PO Box 106, N Hartland, VT 05052 (802) 295-3266 Maxwell, Maurice & Lois 213 Maxwell Rd, Coventry Newport, VT 05855 (802) 334-6495 maxwellfarm@myfairpoint.net Maynard, Kendall & Barb 427 Vt Rte 100 S, Moretown, VT 05660 (802) 496-3357 bismayfarm@gmavt.net McGarry, Edward & Diane 91 Berkshire Ctr Rd. Enosburg Falls, VT 05450 (802) 933-4323 mcgarry_6@yahoo.com McKinley, John Jr & Myrdith 4058 Quaker Village Rd. Vergennes, VT 05491 (802) 545-2284

Meacham, Edward & Kelly 681 US Rte 5, N Hartland, VT 05052 (802) 295-8563 kelly.meacham@comcast.net Miller Farm Miller, Pete 1732 Ft Bridgman Rd. Vernon, VT 05354 (802) 254-2657 pm5tyler@comcast.net Miller, George R 487 Miller Rd. White River Jct, VT 05001 (802) 295-5882 jerichohillfarm@gmail.com Miller, Nathan 3029 Weybridge Rd. Weybridge, VT 05753 (802) 545-2320 kettletop@gmavt.net Miller, Shaun Box 396, Morrisville, VT 05661 (802) 888-3670 Morrill, Arthur & Lawrence 879 Brush Hill Rd., Stowe, VT 05672 Nadeau, Aaron 2692 Bates Hill Rd., Derby, VT 05829 (802) 895-9957 C: (802) 323-4587 topnotchholsteins@myfairpoint.net Nea-Tocht Farm Vander Way, Ray & Linda 22 Botsford Rd., Ferrisburg, VT 05456 (802) 989-0920 vanderweyfarm@gmail.com

Neff, Mimi 96 Holden Hill Rd. Weston, VT 05161 Neill Jr, Elwin 1946 North Rd., Waitsfield, VT 05673 (802) 496-4468 nfllc1812@yahoo.com Nelson, Fremont & Marsha Box 343, 706 Scotch Burn Dr. Ryegate, VT 05042 (802) 584-3667 O’Donnell, Patrick 536 Loop Rd., Westfield, VT 05784 (802) 744-6523 kelry@together.net Petit, Edmond L 316 Lane Rd., Newport, VT 05855 (802) 334-2679 Pillsbury, Larry & Dan 1727 Butternut Rd. Williston, VT 05495 (802) 482-2877 larcar@myfairpoint.net Putney School Inc. Stickney, Peter 418 Houghton Brook Rd. Putney, VT 05346 (802) 387-4730 pstickney@putneyschool.org Riverhill Farms Inc. Maloney, Patrice, President 1645 Gov Chittenden Rd. Williston, VT 05495

Robillard Flats Farms Inc. 5 Sanville Dr., Irasburg, VT 05845 (802) 754-8498 mooflats@gmail.com Rodgers, Mark 1966 Andersonville Rd. W. Glover, VT 05875 (802) 673-2072 mkvt.polled@gmail.com Ruane, Cash & Karen 4528 Creek Rd. North Clarendon, VT 05759 (802) 345-2193 kandcfarm@comcast.net Rushton, Mark & Susan 1440 Rte 121 E, Grafton, VT 05146 (802) 843-2719 marsutonfarm@vermontel.net Seifert, Marion & Martha 8 Maecliff Ct., Middlebury, VT 05753 Marion: (802) 236-5684 Martha: (802) 236-0039 marion.seifert788@gmail.com martha.seifert@uvm.edu Simpson, Ryan & Marci 741 Burke Hill Rd., Sutton, VT, 05867 Sprague Ranch, LLC Sprague, Keith & Chelsea 6907 VT Rte 14, Brookfield, VT 05036 (802) 276-3460 chelsea-keith@peoplepc.com Swenson, Robert & Melanie 2765 Rt 5 N, Fairlee, VT 05045 (802) 333-4137 swensonfarm@myfairpoint.net Taft-Acres Family Farm Williard, Theodore Taft, Jean 349 Hudson Rd., Island Pond, VT 05846 (802) 723-4503 Thomas, Brad & Jill 60 Rte 73, Shoreham, VT 05770 (802) 948-2260 jillian@shoreham.net Thygesen, Jennifer & Kyle 104 Falls Hill Rd., Tunbridge, VT 05077 (802) 889-5628 fallshill@gmail.com jthygesen33@gmail.com Tudhope, Miles T & Cheryl 224 N Orwell Rd., Orwell, VT 05760 (802) 948-2665 tudfarm@shoreham.net Turner, Joseph & Brandi 911 Main St., Waitsfield, VT 05673 (802) 496-2481

REGISTERED

HOLSTEINS & JERSEYS

Underwood, Kent PO Box 172 South Woodstock, VT 05071 (520) 275-0751 milkprince@hotmail.com www.vermontfarmstead.com UVM-Cream 500 Spear St., Burlington, VT 05452 (802) 656-2572 npurdie@uvm.edu Vaughan, Judith S PO Box 387, Newbury, VT 05051 (802) 866-9024 jsvaughan1@myfairpoint.net Vern-Mont Farm LLC Dunklee, Jeff 4370 Ft Bridgman Rd. Vernon, VT 05354 (802) 257-7508 jdunklee@comcast.net VT Technical College PO Box 500, Randolph Ctr, VT 05061 (603) 345-3286 snault@vtc.edu VT-Pond-View Farm Langmaid, Scott & Laurie 716 Coles Pond Rd. Danville, VT 05828 (802) 748-1036 vpview@kingcon.com Whitaker, Charles 1375 Rte 14, Irasburg, VT 05845 (802) 754-8883 White, Charles D 1767 Cookville Rd., Corinth, VT 05039 (802) 439-6342 charliewhite1767@gmail.com Woodlawn Holsteins LLC 8128 Vt Rte 30, Pawlet, VT 05761 (802) 325-3455 woodlawnfarm@hotmail.com Wright, Dean C 1811 Horseshoe Circle Enosburg Falls, VT 05450 (802) 933-4775 cdwright64@gmail.com Wynsum Holsteins Ltd. 1578 Jersey St S Addison, VT 05491 (802) 759-2081 Young, James PO Box 550, Barton, VT 05822 (802) 525-4774 neksales@together.net

COOK FARM

1 EAST HADLEY RD HADLEY, MA 01035

GORDIE & BETH COOK – CELL 413-447-1461 • email: cookfarm@crocker.com HANK & DEBRA COOK AND FAMILY - CELL 413-320-1017 – www.cookfarm.com

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