THURMONT She was 11 years old when her father reluctantly allowed her to purchase her first red and white Ayrshire calf. The family had been milking black and white Holstein cattle for decades. Today, ...
WATERLOO — Scott Stempfle, of Maynard, had a great two days showing dairy cattle at the National Cattle Congress Fair on Sept. 12 and 13 in Waterloo. His Holstein winter yearling, Stempfle Sid Hailey, ...
The concept of cattle breeds, rather than local types, is said to have originated in Britain under the influence of Robert Bakewell in the 18th century (Porter, 1991). It was during that period that ...