Calf of the Week ( 6 )
This particular beautiful girl has arrived in the most perfect home at Arundells Farm, Curry Rivel and has ended a long succession of bull calves born to the Guernsey heifers reared by Brian and Sheila Adams.
Digby Gribble
Great overview of the conference. I did
Great overview of the conference. I didn’t hear all of the speakers so it is good to have the synopsis you provided. Thanks Digby!
Colin and I thoroughly enjoyed meeting t
Colin and I thoroughly enjoyed meeting the tour in Fredericton. The farms were wonderful as was the company we kept. The bus trip, even though the transportation was suspect, was the highlight with the visiting and getting to know each other better. Looking forward to Guernsey! 😀
August 2010 Bull Proofs
Dairy Co published the August proofs yesterday morning and the top 20 International bulls include 15 bulls with daughters in England and Wales. In first position and with a GMI of +387 an increase of +30 points of GMI is Sniders Option Aaron (Number 1 in the USA as well). He has a reliability of 94% and has more UK daughters in his proof than US, which emphasizes the benefits of the GGBP in the UK.
Hartland View Herd
Andrew and Debbie Lewis were the main buyers at last weeks Sunninghill Park sale and I visited the farm which is close to Barnstable in Devon yesterday.
The 39 Guernseys have settled well and the Lewis’s are actively looking for another 20 cows so as to fully occupy the cubicle house that has been set aside for the Guernseys.
Very well written. It was nice to have m
Very well written. It was nice to have met people from all over the World with different philosophies. Our breed will continue to grow with the help of all breeders and enthusiasts to help promote it.
Sunninghill Park Dispersal
In 2001 after Foot and Mouth had devastated Cumbria, John Berry was pleased to be able to sell all of his good high yeilding Sunninghill Park Guernsey herd to the Thomlinson family who asked to be able to use the prefix at Bolton Park Farm, Mealsgate Carlisle, the herd was expanded to over 400 cows and was one of the features of the 2004 World Conference Tour.
Good News Guernsey Interbreed Championship.
In 2002 the Guernsey in the shape of Tiresford Daphne 3 was the Interbreed Champion at both UK Autumn Shows, and in the report written after those events I predicted that we would not have to wait another 20 years for the feat to be repeated as it was in 1982 that the previous Guernsey Interbreed Championship had been achieved.
Hi Scott,Cowsmopolitan magazine were a
Hi Scott, Cowsmopolitan magazine were at the All Britain show in the UK back in February and had results on their website before the British press, so I endorse what you have said about them. The Somerset & Dorset Guernsey club have an on farm competition annually, for in milk …