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October 19, 2011
Successful Atlantic Dairy Championship Show for Crasdale Farms

It was a very succesful day for Crasdale Farms taking home four first place finishes at the 2011 Atlantic Dairy Championship Show and highlighted with Crasdale Jasper Brae (1st Senior Two-Year-Old) winning intermediate champion honors. Crasdale's winning five-year-old, Trefle Wythney James was awarded reserve grand champion honors and their winning four-year-old, Rosiers Brae Goldwyn, was named honorable mention grand champion. Brae Goldwyn is also the dam of intermediate champion, Crasdale Jasper Brae.

Click to enlarge - Gillette Bolton 2nd Sleep VG-89-CAN EX-MS • GLPI+3007
October 19, 2011
New Photo of Gillette Bolton 2nd Sleep!

Bolton 2nd Sleep is VG-89 EX-MS (max score) and also the #6 GLPI Cow from the August proof run. She has embryos selling from her only Man-O-Man daughter on the Holstein Plaza Online Embryo Auction - click here for more details!

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October 18, 2011
Snowman Daughters Top the Canadian Charts!

Nineteen of the Top 25 New GLPI females (Canadian-owned) for October 2011 were sired by Flevo Genetics Snowman-ET. Check out more details on the Top 25 by visiting the Top Genomics tab or by clicking here.

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October 18, 2011
TAG Genomic Power Sale Catalog Now Online

The catalog for the November 4th TAG Genomic Power Sale is now online under the calendar of events or for a direct link - CLICK HERE!

Click to enlarge - Gillette Iota Carmen GPA-LPI+2844 • Sells on Gen-I-Beq Sale Oct. 21st
October 18, 2011
Gillette consignments to Gen-I-Beq Sale

Selling on Friday, Oct. 21 at the Gen-I-Beq Sale, St Agapit, QC are two tremendous offerings from Gillette Farms!

  • Gillette Iota Carmen - Caramel's highest GPA-LPI Iota at +2844 with a DGV of 2915, +15 for type!
  • Selling the highest GPA-LPI Windbrook from Gillette Shottle Jewell VG-86 who is #26 on the GLPI list from the August proof run. Jewell is a full sister to Gillette Job at ABS and same family as Gillette Jordan. Genomics on the Windbrooks will be released prior to the sale.
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October 18, 2011
Best Line-up ever assembled for Online Embryo Auction!

Final days for the Holstein Plaza Online Embryo Auction... check out the fantastic line-up of opportunities. Whatever your dreams or goals are we have something to fit your needs... contracts, blue ribbons, extreme production, foundation cows and more! Assembled from the finest cow families in the world... they top the genomic charts and take home champion honors at the world's biggest shows. Here is your opportunity to invest in the best and introduce the world's greatest genetics into your herd!

The auction will close on Thursday, Oct. 20 at 4:00 p.m. EST. All lots are open for bidding until closing time. Several lots have currently met reserve which means there is a successful bidder; however, they are still open for bidding and you do have the opportunity to win the lot with a higher bid.

Click to enlarge - 1st Jr 2-Yr Old & Honorable Mention Intermediate Champion: Eastside James Gallant VG-86; 2nd Sr 2-Yr-Old & Reserve Intermediate Champion: Lewisdale Goldwyn Loree VG-88 (same family as Lynely Lotto & Licorice).
October 18, 2011
Eastside claims Premier Breeder and Exhibitor Banners

Eastside Holsteins claimed Premier & Exhibitor Banners once again at the Atlantic Dairy Championship Show is Truro, Nova Scotia last weekend. Eastside had three 1st Place Class Winners and three 2nd Place Class Winners and also took home honors of Reserve and Honorable Mention Intermediate Champion.

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October 18, 2011
Vision Genetics Classification Highlights

Vision Genetics recently classified their cattle housed at Spruce Haven Farm, NY. Several of these sell on the Vision-Gen and Partners Elite Offerings Sale on Friday, October 21.
Click here for highlights!
Also visit the Vision-Genetics Breeder Page for more updates and sale offerings!

Click to enlarge - Misty Springs MB Brighter Red VG-86-3YR-CAN • #2 GLPI Red Cow in Canada 8/11
October 17, 2011
Misty Springs consignments to Gen-I-Beq Sale

Selling on Friday, Oct. 21st in the Gen-I-Beq Sale from Misty Spring Holsteins are two superior red offerings that sell with embryo contracts!
 

  • *RC Super daughter from MB Brighter-Red, the #2 Red GLPI Cow in Canada... NOW also sells with bull contracts!
  • RED Larkin from Altivo Best... outcross R&W