At the Canadian Milking Shorthorn Society Field Day and AGM in July, the CMSS presented long-time breeder and exhibitor Doug Wherry with the Distinguished Service Award. Doug is well-known in the breed for his commitment to supporting shows on both sides of the border, as well as being a student of pedigrees. Doug taught school…
2024 CMSS Virtual Show Judges: James and Robert Robinson, Strickley Dairy Shorthorns, Cumbria, UK Calves (born after Sept 1, 2023): Sponsored by Laughlin Farms and Prosperous Acres 1. Bovidae Tribute Carol – Bovidae Farms, Falmouth, NS (4-H Brantley Pemberton) 2. Oceanbrae Bessie Joe 75th – Oceanbrae Farms, Belmont, PEI 3. Ashtonia St Clare Carnita –…
The Milking Shorthorn breed in Canada has a new Lifetime Production Champion for Milk and Fat production. Koopycrest Logic Ali Anne VG-87, bred and owned by Shawn Koopmans of Picton, Ontario, recently eclipsed both previous records in her ninth lactation. Anne produced 95,601 kgs of milk, 4235 kgs of fat (at 4.4%) and 3121 kgs of protein…
In addition to the Society’s already successful Embryo Expansion Program, the CMSS is launching a new program called the Shorthorn Heifer Incentive Program (SHIP), aimed at 4-H members or herds interested in purchasing a Milking Shorthorn calf. Successful applicants to the SHIP program will receive $250.00 toward the purchase of a registered Milking Shorthorn heifer…
Hi everyone, We are now booking advertising for the 2024 edition of The Improver, our annual breed journal. Advertising rates stay the same as last year: Full page (5.5” x 8.5”): $325 Colour $225 BW Half page (4.5” x 3.7”): $225 Colour $140 BW Quarter…
