The Huron County Holstein Club is pleased to present the 2012 Car Tour

Saturday March 3, 2012 10:00am — 3:00pm

1. Royalair — Blair & Lynn Beuermann & Family - 44260 Winthrop Rd, Dublin

   • Milk 70 Holsteins
   • Current Sires used include Dempsey
   • Current 2 year olds include 25 Sanchez and Million Daughters
   • The 2007 Breeder's Cup Champion, for Huron County, Royalair DJ Beckie, EX93 6E has over 100,000kg lifetime, and is still in the herd today.

   Blair and Lynn took over the farm in 2003, during BSE

2. Ryanholm — Ryanholm Farms, The Ryan Family — 44122 Summerhill Rd, Dublin

   • Milking 60 cows in a Tie Stall with Free Stall Heifers
   • Current Sires used include Jordan, Samuelo and Fever
   • Current 2 year olds include Buckeye, Howie & Kingly Daughters
   • Cows are milking 33.5kg/day with a BCA of 212M, 202F, 215P
   • Herd Classification is 1 VG, 23, GP, 36G

   Ryanholm farms 250acres, growing Hay, Corn, What & Soybeans. In 2008, they renovated the dry cow and veal calf barn.

3. Eckerlea — Eckerlea Acres, Christa Eckert and Family (Herdsman: Adrian Brasher) — 42679 Hydroline Rd., Seaforth

   • Milk 200 cows, 3 times a day, with a 39L average
   • Current Sires used include Freddie, Super, StanleyCup, Mural, Steady, & Young Sires
   • Current 2 year olds include Jake, More, Freddie, Toysotry & Earnit Daughters

   Highlights at Eckerlea include the Calf Barn, a New Bale Storage, Trixon Bedding Machine & Agsourcing Rubber on Slats.

4. Ritzma — Ritzema Dairy Ltd — 42372 Centennial Rd, Seaforth

   • Gerhard and his father came to Canada in 1993 and started by milking 30 cows in an old tie stall barn. By 1999, they were milking 70 cows and built a new freestall facility with capacity of 137 head. In 03/04 a transition barn and another 100 plus stalls were added.
   • In 2005, Gerhard got married to Heather who now takes care of most of the financials on the farm.
   • In 2007 the partnership between Gerhard and his father dissolved. By 2009 a new 350 freestall barn was built and the old barn was renovated to house heifers.
   • Currently they are milking approximately 300 cows. The herd is an Alta advantage herd, using 100% Alta bulls.
   • Since the quota cap, the Ritzema's see it as an opportunity to improve the herd through better genetics. In 2011, a couple high genomic animals were purchased to flush.

   Future plans are to milk more cows that are profitable with higher genetic value!

5. Meerview — Harold & Agnes Vandermeer — 42930 Staffa Rd., Kippen

   • 50 Holsteins, with approximately 110 head
   • Cows are milking 35kg/day with a BCA of 231M,231F, 227P
   • Current sires used include Dempsey, Sanchez, Alexander, Sid, Fever and Lauthority
   • Herd Classification: 2Ex, 20VG, 28VG, 7G
   • Improvements to the barn were made in 2010, including Automatic Takeoff Milkers, and 3 Large Fans for Tunnel Ventilation.
   • Have 6 Sanchez daughters in herd, from one flush.