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56 WC DAIRY NEWS  CHRISTMAS 2024
As I pen this message, we are experiencing the
first significant snowfall of the year. I trust that
everyone had a successful harvest season and are
prepared for winter.
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The 2024 show season is also complete.
What a privilege it was to host the inaugural
Westerner Dairy Showcase as a National Show!
Congratulations to the Black and White champion
– OLORTINE AVENGER DESIGN from RF Livestock
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and Walker Dairy Inc. and the Red and White
champion – WESTCOAST SWINGMAN MAZE –
Westcoast Holsteins. Thanks and appreciation is
extended to all exhibitors as well for showing cattle
at all the various shows throughout the province
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this past year. Alberta has a bright future ahead.
The 2025 calendars will soon be available. Thank
you to all the breeders and agribusinesses who
purchased advertising or a calendar page. However,
after extensive deliberations, 2025 will be the last
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Thank you to all breeders and industry partners for
the many years of support.
A new breeder directory is in the works for release
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in early 2025. A copy will be mailed once complete.
The Alberta Holstein Association Board would like
to invite everyone to the Annual General Meeting
scheduled for Friday, February 7, 2025 hosted by
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the Green Acres Holstein Club. Look for the details
in your email soon.
Holstein Canada is celebrating 100 years of
Classification with an award recognizing breeders
who have classified 100 Excellent cows or more.
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Come celebrate in Lethbridge with the breeders
who have achieved this milestone.
Tim Hummel, President
Alberta Holstein Association
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Judging Report submitted by Fred Hofstra
On October 17th Alberta Holsteins hosted its yearly judging clinic in conjunction with
the Westerner Dairy Showcase in Red Deer, Alberta. This year, we welcomed Neil Kittle
to Alberta to officiate over the many judges participating in the clinic.
Neil and his wife own a farm just outside
Winchester, Ontario. Neil has 25 years of
experience as an official judge and has had
the opportunity to judge at many shows across
North America.
We challenged our participants with three
classes, a September heifer class (Jersey &
Holstein), a 2-year-old class, and a 4-year-old
class. All the participants were allowed
to join in discussions and give reasons.
After the classes were complete,
Alberta Holsteins sponsored a pizza
lunch for the participants.
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It is impossible to bring a successful
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event together without the volunteers
Neil Kittle.
who help in various capacities.
Alberta Holsteins would like to thank
all committee members, leads people
and exhibitors – without them we would
not be able to host the clinics. Also, a
special thank you to Lisa Simanton and
Grand Valley Fortifiers for supplying the coffee and donuts.
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Great to see a large group of young people
participating in the Judging School.
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Thank you to the participants for joining as we strive to assist in increasing your
knowledge of dairy cow selection. We look forward to seeing you all again in June
2025 at Dairy Congress in Rimbey, Alberta.
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Date: February 7th, 2025
LOCATION: COAST HOTEL, LETHBRIDGE, AB
Alberta Breeder of the Year and the
President’s Club Cow Awards will be presented.
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