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Minnesota State Holstein Show
The Minnesota State Holstein Show 2021 is complete in Worthington, MN.
Grand Champion, Best Udder & Senior Champion: Lovhill Braxton Funky-ET, Production Cow, Joseph, Zach, Jerome & Darian Stransky
Reserve Grand Champion & Reserve Senior Champion: Sunkist Airlif Lexus Livley, 5-Year-Old Cow, Sunkist Acres
Honorable Mention Grand Champion & Intermediate Champion: Stranshome Blake Sparky, Senior 2-Year Old, Joseph, Zach, Jerome & Darian Stransky
Honorable Mention Senior Champion: Lida-Acres Atwood Annie, Production Cow, Olivia & Madilyn Johnson
Reserve Intermediate Champion: Sl-Acres D-Back Feliz-Red, Junior 3-Year Old, Jacob Schaefer, G Jackson & P&A Waldoch
Honorable Mention Intermediate Champion: Flower-Brook Altde Gin-Red, Summer Junior 2 Year Old, Andrew Stuewe
Junior Champion: Flower-Brook Justice, Summer Yearling, Andrew Stuewe
Reserve Junior Champion: Intrigue Denver Angel, Winter Calf, Intrigue, Hovden & Gibbs
Honorable Mention Junior Champion: Esperanza-CC Starlite, Spring Yearling, Andy Stuewe
Junior Best Three Females: Flower-Brook
Futurity XLV Winner & 1st B&O: Mat-Ar-Dor Awesome Rosy-Red, Jacob & Aiden Timmer
Futurity XLV 2nd Place: Xcaret GC Aunya, Tim Hoese & Kate Heeren
Futurity XLV 3rd Place: Mat-Ar-Dor Solomon Annabell, Jacob & Aiden Timmer & Andrew Zylstra
Premier Breeder: Mat-A-Dor Holsteins
Premier Exhibitor: Sunkist Acres
Minnesota Junior Holstein State Show
The Minnesota Junior Holstein State Show 2021 is complete in Worthington, MN.
Grand Champion & Intermediate Champion: Stranshome Blake Sparky, Senior 2-Year Old, Joseph, Zach, Jerome & Darian Stransky
Reserve Grand Champion & Senior Champion: Newalta Wickham 8707, 4-Year Old Cow, Morgan Wingert
Honorable Mention Grand Champion & Reserve Senior Champion: Kurthhaven Malibu-ET, 4-Year Old Cow, Mckenzie & Shelby Swanson
Honorable Mention Senior Champion: Olmar Yoder Baby Ann, 5-Year Old Cow, Olmar Farms
Reserve Intermediate Champion: A-L-H Artist Danni-ET, Summer Junior 2-Year Old, Jacob & Aiden Timmer
Honorable Mention Intermediate Champion: Ruann Doorman Gay-91519-ET, Senior 2-Year Old, Arnie, Ashley and Andy Gruenes
Junior Champion: Synergy Sundress-Red-ET, Summer Yearling, Arnie, Ashley & Andy Gruenes
Reserve Junior Champion: Pappys Avalanche Riddle-ET, Fall Calf, Chandler and Calvin Bening
Honorable Mention Junior Champion: Newalta Side-Kick 15175, Fall Calf, Morgan Wingert
Illinois Championship Holstein Show
The Illinois Championship Holstein Show 2021 has concluded in Lincoln, Illinois.
Grand Champion & Senior Champion: Uber-Haven Dfint Chrome-Red (Defiant), 1st 5-Year-Old, Tyler Carter & Brett Richter
Reserve Grand Champion & Reserve Senior Champion: Sunnyhome McCutchen Mildred (McCutchen), 1st Production Cow, Connor Erbsen
Honorable Mention Grand Champion & Intermediate Champion: Ms Crushabull Carolina-ET (Byway), 1st Senior 2-Year-Old, Golden Oaks Farm
Honorable Mention Senior Champion: Le-O-La Arvis Lauralee (Arvis), 1st 4-Year-Old, Golden Oaks Farm
Reserve Intermediate Champion: Star-KY-Blue Adelaid-Red-ET (Red), 1st Senior 3-Year-Old, Golden Oaks Farm
Honorable Mention Intermediate Champion: B-J-Grove Unix Cherokee (Unix), 1st Summer Junior 2-Year-Old, Kasey Clanton
Junior Champion: Ms Laces Upgrade Lacie-ET (Upgrade), 1st Winter Yearling, Golden Oaks Farm
Reserve Junior Champion & Bred & Owned Junior Champion: Thorman Altitude Sadie-Red (Altitude), 2nd Winter Yearling, Jordan Thorman
Honorable Mention Junior Champion: Apple-PTS Cranapple-Red-ET (Warrior), 1st Spring Yearling, Megan Opperman
Reserve Bred & Owned Junior Champion: RBR-FRM Jacoby Krown (Jacoby), 2nd Spring Yearling, Addison & Jacob Raber
Premier Breeder: Bluff-Ridge Holsteins
Premier Exhibitor: Golden Oaks Farm
Top 25 New Genomic Female - July 2021
OCD Gameday Raven 94453-ET tops the list of New Genomic Females after the July 2021 Intermediate Run. Raven is a Gameday daughter owned by Holstein Plaza Member, Oakfield Corners. She scores +3141GTPI, +959NM$, and +1.67PTAT. Rounding out the top 5 females are:
2. FB 616536 Surefir 700554-ET +3134G
3. Cherry-Acres Rn Gday 544-ET +31234G
4. Horsens S-S-I 4050 2589-ET +3121G
5. Cookiecutter GME Hadored-ET +3112G
Minnesota State Red & White Junior Show
The Minnesota State Red & White Junior Show is complete in Worthington, MN.
Grand Champion & Intermediate Champion: SL-Acres Diamondback Feliz-RED, 1st Junior Three Year Old, J Schaefer, G Jackson, P&A Waldoch
Reserve Grand Champion & Senior Champion: Milksource Dback Abella-RED, 1st 4 Year Old, Joseph, Zach, Jerome & Darian Stransky
Honorable Mention Grand Champion & Reserve Intermediate Champion: Kara-Kesh-RK UStbl Sage-RED, 1st Senior 2 Year Old, Curtis, Evelyn & Agnes Griffin
Reserve Senior Champion: King-Lane Abs Always-RED, 1st Five Year Old, J Schaefer, G Jackson, P&A Waldoch
Honorable Mention Senior Champion: Holbric Spa Jolly-RED, 1st Aged Old, Curtis, Evelyn & Agnes Griffin
Honorable Mention Intermediate Champion: Kara-Kesh-RK Unstpl Luv-RED, 1st Summer Junior 2 Year Old, Curtis, Evelyn & Agnes Griffin
Junior Champion: Synergy Sundress-RED, 1st Summer Yearling, Arnie, Ashley & Andy Gruenes
Reserve Junior Champion: Kress-Hill Siren-RED, 1st Fall Yearling, Arnie, Ashley & Andy Gruenes
Honorable Mention Junior Champion: Duckett Alt Lolly-RED-ET, 1st Winter Calf, Arnie, Ashley & Andy Gruenes
Minnesota State Red & White Show
The Minnesota State Red & White Show is complete in Worthington, MN.
Grand Champion & Intermediate Champion: SL-Acres Diamondback Feliz-RED, 1st Junior Three Year Old, J Schaefer, G Jackson, P&A Waldoch
Reserve Grand Champion & Senior Champion: Milksource Dback Abella-RED, 1st 4 Year Old, Joseph, Zach, Jerome & Darian Stransky
Honorable Mention Grand Champion & Reserve Intermediate Champion: Kara-Kesh-RK UStbl Sage-RED, 1st Senior 2 Year Old, Curtis, Evelyn & Agnes Griffin
Reserve Senior Champion: King-Lane Abs Always-RED, 1st Five Year Old, J Schaefer, G Jackson, P&A Waldoch
Honorable Mention Senior Champion: Holbric Spa Jolly-RED, 1st Aged Old, Curtis, Evelyn & Agnes Griffin
Honorable Mention Intermediate Champion: Flower-Brook JY Gift-RED-ET, 1st Senior 3 Year Old, Andrew Stuewe
Junior Champion: Synergy Sundress-RED, 1st Summer Yearling, Arnie, Ashley & Andy Gruenes
Reserve Junior Champion: Fairmont MVN Amberly-RED-ET, 2nd Summer Yearling, Raylore Farm & Tim Woeste
Honorable Mention Junior Champion: Duckett Alt Lolly-RED-ET, 1st Winter Calf, Arnie, Ashley & Andy Gruenes
Premier Breeder & Exhibitor: Kara-Kesh Holsteins, the Griffin Family
FINAL HOUR, Log on Now
Log on now to the Holstein Plaza Online Embryo Auction to place your final bids. Offerings sell from the best North American cow families direct from the top quality herds of Holstein Plaza members. Featuring numerous packages of IVF, Sexed, Conventional, Type, Index, Red/Variant Red, All-American cow families and the industry's hottest sires. VIEW AUCTION
AUCTION ENDS TODAY
The Holstein Plaza Online Embryo Auction will begin to close TODAY at 4 pm EST using the popcorn bidding system. Log on now to place your bids and take home elite offerings! VIEW AUCTION
Show-Winning Type, Available Now!
Available now on the Holstein Plaza Online Embryo Auction are several offerings with show-winning type.
SEXED CHIEF x Gold-Barbara Be Defiant - embryos from the VG-88 Defiant daughter to 2019 GRAND CHAMPION HOLSTEIN at World Dairy Expo, EX-96 3E Butz-Butler Gold Barbara.
SEXED DELTA-LAMBDA x Pierstein Solomon Junisse - embryos from the only Solomon daughter to EX-97 Loyalyn Goldwyn June.
SEXED RAGER-RED x OCD Jordy Las Vegas-Red - embryos from a great red, proven, show-winning cow family with multiple All-American and All-Canadian wins.
High Index Variant Red Genetics
Selling now on the Holstein Plaza Online Embryo Auction are two opportunities to take home genetics from high GTPI Variant Red females.
CHAMPION-RED x Comfort Thrlr Purs Friday - embryos from a RARE high GTPI female carrying both the Variant Red and Red Carrier Normal Red gene. These embryos have the potential to make the next CHART TOPPING RED BULL or heifer. Friday has a great productive life, over +1660 lbs of milk. and over +2800 GTPI.
IVF SESSION: MS COMF FIT SIENNA-RED - Make embryos from the No. 2 GTPI VARIANT RED FEMALE IN THE BREED with +2927GTPI. 50% of her calves will be red when mated to a black sire! Choose the right bull and make the next chart topping red bull or heifer.