DCRC Platinum repro award winners hail from Italy, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Texas, Wisconsin

The Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) recognized 24 dairies for reaching exceptional reproduction achievements. These dairies received Platinum, Gold, Silver or Bronze in DCRC’s Excellence in Dairy Reproduction Awards program during the group’s annual meeting, held Nov. 10-

12, in Columbus, Ohio. The 24 dairies excel at reproductive efficiency, fertility and well-implemented management procedures. Platinum recognition went to: Allevamento Dellarossa, Centallo, Italy; Southland Dairy, Dublin, Texas; Davis Family Farm, Darlington, Wis.; Felling Dairy LLC, Sauk Centre, Minn.; North Creek Dairy LLC, Chatfield, Minn.; and Vale Wood Farms, Loretto, Pa.

In addition to the six Platinum winners, there were six Gold, six Silver and six Bronze winners (listed below). Ninety-nine nominations came from five countries, 13 U.S. states and three Canadian provinces. Farms were nominated by dairy professionals who serve the dairy industry, such as veterinarians, extension specialists and artificial insemination and pharmaceutical company representatives.

Gold
Cottonwood Dairy, LLC, South Wayne, Wis.
Full Circle Dairy, Lee, Fla.
Mar-Bec Dairy LLC, Mondovi, Wis.
Nagelhaven Farms Ltd., Springfield, Ont.
Schumacher Farms of Elgin, Inc., Elgin, Minn.
Pieter and Julia Willig, Arva, Ont.

Silver
Elk Creek Dairy, Tulare, Calif.
Emerald Spring Dairy Inc., Plainview, Minn.
Evergreen Dairy Resort, Antigo, Wis.
Newmont Farm, Fairlee, Vt.
Pleasant View Farms, Martinsburg, Pa.
Sonneberg Farms Ltd., Otterville, Ont.

Bronze
Boadwine Farms Inc., Baltic, S.D.
Copses Farms, Valley Falls, N.Y.
Darlington Ridge Farms, Darlington, Wis.
Kutz Dairy, LLC, Jefferson, Wis.
Maple Ridge Business LLC, Stratford, Wis.
McAllister Diary, New Vienna, Iowa

This awards program, sponsored by Parnell, Progressive Dairy Solutions, STgenetics, Hoard’s Dairyman and DCRC, recognizes dairy producers whose herds excel in getting cows safe in calf. DCRC’s Excellence in Dairy Cattle Reproduction judges considered many criteria when reviewing finalists’ applications, including pregnancy rate, voluntary waiting period, interbreeding intervals, heat detection, conception rate, value of reproduction and culling rate.

The Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council is focused on bringing together all sectors of the dairy industry – producers, consultants, academia and allied industry professionals – for improved reproductive performance. DCRC provides an unprecedented opportunity for all groups to work together to take dairy cattle reproduction to the next level.