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Click to enlarge - MsChartroise Planet Leoni-ET VG-86-2YR-CAN
May 1, 2012
Top 25 New GLPI Heifers (Canadian-owned) NOW ONLINE!

Click here to see the Top 25 New GLPI Heifers (Canadian-owned) for May 2012 and sired by a variety of the industry's hot sires including Shamrock, Epic, Sudan, Snowman, Bradnick and more! Topping the list at #1 is a Velthuis Shackleton daughter from MsChartroise Planet Leoni at GPA-LPI+3336!

April 30, 2012
New Videos now online!

Have you checked out the Videos page? New videos are now online from the Canadian National Convention Show and the Midwest Spring National Holstein Show!

April 27, 2012
Velthuis Farms has success at Quebec Spring Show

Congratulations to Velthuis Farms taking home the honors of Reserve Junior Champion and Honorable Mention Junior Champion at the recent Quebec Spring Holstein Show. Velthuis Jasper Janice, the winning senior calf was named Reserve Junior Champion and, R-E-W Happy Go Lucky, the second place fall yearling was named Honorable Mention Junior Champion.

April 26, 2012
Top POLLED GTPI Females in the U.S.

The demand and marketability for polled genetics continues to rise... Wondering how high the Top Polled Females are in the U.S.? Click here for a full list detailing the Top 25 from April 2012!

Click to enlarge - Bosside Holsteins, Colby, Wisconsin
April 26, 2012
Holstein Plaza welcome Bosside Holsteins

Holstein Plaza welcomes Bosside Holsteins online! Click here for more information about Bosside Holsteins and the tremendous group of donors they are currently working with.

April 25, 2012
Genomic Giants Sale

The Genomic Giants Sale takes place tonight following the Quebec Red & White Spring Show in Victoriaville, QC.

Click to enlarge - Des-Y-Gen Planet Silk VG-85-2YR
April 24, 2012
Shaking it up with GENOMICS

Whether its Show, Type or Genomics your looking for, Eastside has you covered. Eastside Holsteins recently purchased four exciting individuals at the Prairie Classic Convention Sale in Manitoba. The marketing trend towards genomic females continually advances and Eastside proudly presents some of the hottest genomic females they are now working with!

  • Dymentholm Sunview Santana GLPI+2961 DVG+2959... Santana is a RED CARRIER SNOWMAN x Des-Y-Gen Planet Silk. Born Sept. 2011 and will be flushing August 2012!
  • Seagull Bay Wdbrk Sunday DVG+2876 from the Hottest COW on the Planet... Ammon Peachey Shauna! Sunday is the only Windbrook and has three brothers in the Top 5 of the GTPI and GLPI lists in the world. Flushing July 2012!
  • Morsan Miss Snow Angel GTPI+1957 June 2011 Snowman x Eastside Lewisdale Gold Missy EX-95, RAWF & WDE Supreme Champion 2011. Flushing May 2012!
  • MS Chassity Colt Caser RED CARRIER and POLLED GTPI+1948 Nov 2011 Colt x Regancrest S Chassity EX-92 DOM! Flushing October 2012!
April 24, 2012
Updates for TOMORROW's Genomic Giants Sale

Final updates have just been posted for TOMORROW's Genomic Giants Sale... also included is the sale order and added lots - CLICK HERE!
Click here for a direct link to the online catalog!

Click to enlarge - Rainyridge Super Beth *RC
April 23, 2012
Great Opportunity from Super Beth

Rainyridge Super Beth *RC, the top seller of the Rocky Mountain High Sale 2011 for $79,000, is one of the highest *RC animals in the breed with a current DGV LPI index over 2500 and Conf. +14 and almost 2200 for GTPI! Super Beth is a Red Carrier Superstition out of the Unanimous All-American and All-Canadian Five-Year-Old 2010, Rainyridge Talent Barbara EX-95-USA. This is the highest available from this show type family and ranks with the highest genomic animals in the breed... the best of both worlds. A First Choice Sire to be Announced x Super Beth sells as Lot 19 in the Genomic Giant Sale on Wednesday, April 25. Click here for her pedigree page.

Click to enlarge - Gillette Blitz 2nd Wind VG-88-3YR-CAN 34*
April 22, 2012
Canada's 2011 Cow of the Year

Congratulations to La Ferme Gillette on the prestigious honor of Canada's 2011 Cow of the Year. Gillette Blitz 2nd Wind VG-88-3YR-CAN 34* has five bulls in class EXTRA on her resume including Windbrook, WIndhammer, Stanleycup, Wildthing and Willrock. She also has numerous chart topping daughters and granddaughters including the well-known Gillette Bolton 2nd Sleep VG-89 and her daughter Gillette S Planet 2nd Snooze VG-86-2YR the #5 GLPI Cow.