Champion: Westmount SC Celina - John Barrett & Sons, Togher, Cork.
Reserve Champion: Eedy CIX Acclaim - Robert Helen, Kilgarriffe, Clonakilty, Co. Cork.
Honourable Mention: Sprucegrove SK Illinda - John Barrett & Sons, Togher, Cork
Monday, May 31, 2010
Huge Crowd at Bollthwaite Dispersal
Some 300 people packed into the small hill farm buildings at Craven Laithe on Tuesday this week for the dispersal, after 35 years in the dairy industry, of the Bolland Brothers’ first class Bollthwaite herd of pedigree Holsteins. A steady stream of vehicles, many towing stock trailers, filled the long track up to the farm from 10.30am onwards, providing one of the biggest crowds seen at a sale for a while. 51 buyers were recorded for just 111 cattle, with many local farmers keen to support the well regarded Bolland family. The decision to quit milk production was brought upon the family by NVZ regulations forcing the instalment of an expensive slurry storage system, which would be utterly unviable with a milk price of around 20ppl and a small herd of 50 cows.
Over the years of developing the Bollthwaite herd, Robert and Felix acquired many top ranked cow families from the UK and Canada. This provided for an interesting catalogue, which stirred the interest of many breeders from as far afield as Fife, Leicestershire and Cornwall. The top price came early in the day with Bollthwaite Cousteau Miss America ET PI EX-91, milking in her 4th lactation and due again in September. She joins Colin Middleton’s Mittonvale herd, near Blackburn at 2,600 guineas. Mr Middleton purchased 6 super breeding cows in the first 20 lots, including Bollthwaite Mtoto Louise 9 PI EX-92, giving 35kg in her 6th lactation and due in September to Shottle, for 2,200 guineas. Louise is one of two Excellent sisters out of the Canadian import Jolene Raider Louise EX-91.
Another member of the Louise family made second top price of 2,400gns. Messrs I.R & D.E Wellock from Skipton were the final bidders for this smart fresh calved heifer. There were 8 sound fresh heifers at the end of the milking herd which averaged over £2,000. These included Bollthwaite Maestro Nettle GP-84 at 2,150 guineas, one of 5 milking heifers purchased by Messrs A Sowray & Son from Harrogate.
Served heifers sold well, up to 2,100 guineas for a Lindio daughter of an EX-93 Honeybee and maiden heifers peaked at 1,320 gns for a Rampage Red daughter from the Ricki family. Heifer calves at foot were a flying trade, averaging out at £766 with 2 making over 1,000 gns.
Over the years of developing the Bollthwaite herd, Robert and Felix acquired many top ranked cow families from the UK and Canada. This provided for an interesting catalogue, which stirred the interest of many breeders from as far afield as Fife, Leicestershire and Cornwall. The top price came early in the day with Bollthwaite Cousteau Miss America ET PI EX-91, milking in her 4th lactation and due again in September. She joins Colin Middleton’s Mittonvale herd, near Blackburn at 2,600 guineas. Mr Middleton purchased 6 super breeding cows in the first 20 lots, including Bollthwaite Mtoto Louise 9 PI EX-92, giving 35kg in her 6th lactation and due in September to Shottle, for 2,200 guineas. Louise is one of two Excellent sisters out of the Canadian import Jolene Raider Louise EX-91.
Another member of the Louise family made second top price of 2,400gns. Messrs I.R & D.E Wellock from Skipton were the final bidders for this smart fresh calved heifer. There were 8 sound fresh heifers at the end of the milking herd which averaged over £2,000. These included Bollthwaite Maestro Nettle GP-84 at 2,150 guineas, one of 5 milking heifers purchased by Messrs A Sowray & Son from Harrogate.
Served heifers sold well, up to 2,100 guineas for a Lindio daughter of an EX-93 Honeybee and maiden heifers peaked at 1,320 gns for a Rampage Red daughter from the Ricki family. Heifer calves at foot were a flying trade, averaging out at £766 with 2 making over 1,000 gns.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Keith Barrett Receieves Canadian Milking Shorthorn Distinguished Service Award
This year, the Canadian Milking Shorthorn Society is pleased to honour Keith Barrett with a Distinguished Service Award, which includes an honourary life membership to the Society. This award recognizes Milking Shorthorn breeders who have provided valuable contributions to the breed through leadership, breeding excellence and breed promotion.
Born and raised in Belmont, Prince Edward Island, Keith purchased his first purebred Shorthorn in 1950 at the age of twenty. Since then, Keith has been committed to the continued development, improvement and promotion of the breed. Keith served as President of the CMSS in 1980 and 1981, as well as serving on a number of CMSS committees including the sire selection committee. Keith has also had a number of judging assignments, including judging at the Royal Winter Fair and the CNE. He has also travelled to various herds in the USA, United Kingdom and Australia to see the best of the breed in those countries. Keith is also a past-president of the PEI Shorthorn Association and is a lifetime member of the Canadian Shorthorn Association. Keith was also honoured by the PEI Institute of Agrologists for his commitment to agriculture, including being a founding member of the provincial association which established and maintain community pastures in PEI. Keith has also been a long time member of the PEI Soil and Crop Improvement Association, a member of the PEI Milk Board, and was a national board member for the Farm Credit Corporation.
Keith was instrumental in helping to build the foundation of the Oceanbrae herd through the purchase of brood cows and elite bulls from breeders in Ontario, the United States, and even England. Cows and bulls with prefixes such as Cheapside, Ridgeway, Wilder Farm, Wildwood, Sandy River, and Seagrave helped establish many of the cow families that continue to excel today.
One of the highlights of Keith’s career in breeding would come in 1986 when he and Fred had the Grand Champion Female Dual Purpose Shorthorn at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto with Oceanbrae Bessie Jo 24P EX. Descendants of this cow remain in the herd today. Keith was active for many years on the Maritime show circuit, exhibiting at Charlottetown, Summerside, Egmont Bay, Moncton, Halifax and Truro, as well as many years exhibiting at the Royal Winter Fair and even once at the Calgary Stampede.
Keith’s son Fred joined him in partnership on the farm in the mid 1970s and the two farmed together as partners until just the past few years, when Fred took over the day-to-day operation of the farm. Keith is still very active at Oceanbrae in heifer management and a variety of crop production roles, as well as working with Fred to foster the future of his grandson Matt as part of the farm. Keith and his wife Sylvia continue to live on the farm and Keith continues to keep in touch with many of the fellow Shorthorn breeders who he worked with to improve and promote the breed for many years. Along with his son Fred, Keith also has sons John and Rob, daughter Alice Maund, and step-children Kelly MacLeod and Kim Myers, all residing in PEI.
Born and raised in Belmont, Prince Edward Island, Keith purchased his first purebred Shorthorn in 1950 at the age of twenty. Since then, Keith has been committed to the continued development, improvement and promotion of the breed. Keith served as President of the CMSS in 1980 and 1981, as well as serving on a number of CMSS committees including the sire selection committee. Keith has also had a number of judging assignments, including judging at the Royal Winter Fair and the CNE. He has also travelled to various herds in the USA, United Kingdom and Australia to see the best of the breed in those countries. Keith is also a past-president of the PEI Shorthorn Association and is a lifetime member of the Canadian Shorthorn Association. Keith was also honoured by the PEI Institute of Agrologists for his commitment to agriculture, including being a founding member of the provincial association which established and maintain community pastures in PEI. Keith has also been a long time member of the PEI Soil and Crop Improvement Association, a member of the PEI Milk Board, and was a national board member for the Farm Credit Corporation.
Keith was instrumental in helping to build the foundation of the Oceanbrae herd through the purchase of brood cows and elite bulls from breeders in Ontario, the United States, and even England. Cows and bulls with prefixes such as Cheapside, Ridgeway, Wilder Farm, Wildwood, Sandy River, and Seagrave helped establish many of the cow families that continue to excel today.
One of the highlights of Keith’s career in breeding would come in 1986 when he and Fred had the Grand Champion Female Dual Purpose Shorthorn at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto with Oceanbrae Bessie Jo 24P EX. Descendants of this cow remain in the herd today. Keith was active for many years on the Maritime show circuit, exhibiting at Charlottetown, Summerside, Egmont Bay, Moncton, Halifax and Truro, as well as many years exhibiting at the Royal Winter Fair and even once at the Calgary Stampede.
Keith’s son Fred joined him in partnership on the farm in the mid 1970s and the two farmed together as partners until just the past few years, when Fred took over the day-to-day operation of the farm. Keith is still very active at Oceanbrae in heifer management and a variety of crop production roles, as well as working with Fred to foster the future of his grandson Matt as part of the farm. Keith and his wife Sylvia continue to live on the farm and Keith continues to keep in touch with many of the fellow Shorthorn breeders who he worked with to improve and promote the breed for many years. Along with his son Fred, Keith also has sons John and Rob, daughter Alice Maund, and step-children Kelly MacLeod and Kim Myers, all residing in PEI.
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