Thirteen herds have been named as Holstein USA Herds of Excellence for 2017. This is the 9th year of the awards, and this year the competition was divided into 3 herd-size categories.
Winning in the division featuring herds of more than 500 cows were Bomaz Dairy, Emerald Acres, Siemers Holsteins and Sugar Creek Dairy, all of Wisconsin.
In the division of herds of 100-500 Cows, winners were Koester Dairy, IL; and Mystic Valley Dairy and Paradise-D Holsteins both of Wisconsin.
Herds of less than 100 cows included Appealing Holsteins, PA; and B-Long Holsteins, Bur-Wal Holsteins, Ever-Green-View Holsteins, Hilrose Holsteins and Jeffrey-Way Holsteins, all of Wisconsin
