NEWS & UPDATES

• We have just classified 4 ET 2 yr old Goldwyn daughters out of Carhall
  Lyster Elizabeth EX93-3E
  Carhall Goldwyn Elizabeth      VG 88
  Carhall Goldwyn Beth              VG 87
  Carhall Goldwyn Elizabeth 2   VG 87
  Carhall Goldwyn Lizzie            VG 86
  
  All four heifers have bull contacts with Sterling Sires. Carhall Goldwyn
  Elizabeth 2 also has a bull contract with Diamond Genetics, also there is a
  Matson heifer calf out of Elizabeth 2, to be sold in the Genetic Elite sale also with bull contracts on her from Sterling Sires and Diamond Genetics.
  
  The four Carhall Goldwyn heifers above have also been Genomic tested along
  with their Dam and also their maternal sister the results are as follows:
  Carhall Goldwyn Elizabeth 2     GPTA  2001
  Carhall Goldwyn Lizzie              GPTA  1889
  Carhall Goldwyn Beth                GPTA  1727
  Carhall Goldwyn Elizabeth       GPTA  1726
  Carhall Shottle Elizabeth  3       GPTA  1988
  Carhall Lyster Elizabeth            GPTA  1533
  
  1st 6 progeny out of Carhall Lyster Elizabeth have gone VG.
  Two bulls from the same flush
  Carhall Ronaldo      VG  88  currently in the AI with Sterling Sires
  Carhall Golddust     VG  87  herd sire at Carhall
  
  New Classifications:
  Carhall Talent Peggy 2          VG 88 2yr old
  Carhall Talent Gail  2            EX  91  8th GEN straight EX
  Carhall Talent Tilly                EX  91
  Carhall Journalist Mandy       EX  90
  19 Classified  17 VG & EX and 2 Good Plus heifers.
  
  
• We have just had the classifier (March 2010):-
  There were 4 EX, 7 VG (including 2 VG 2yrs olds) and 11 GP (including 9 2yr olds)
  Highlights include-
  Carhall Jordan Mandy EX91
  Carhall Gibson Wagtail 2 EX91
  Carhall Juror Question EX91-2E
  Carhall Jordan Gail 2 EX91
  Carhall Freeman Wagtail Vg86-2yrs
  Carhall Gibson Mandy VG85-2yrs

• We have added new photos to the website, check out Carhall Gibson Peggy and Carhall Talent Gail on their respective cow family pages, here is an exciting prospect from the Roxy family. Carhall Stormatic Roxy a potential 9th generation VG or EX from the heart of the Roxy family:-
  

• The Elizabeth family again proved popular in the show ring at the National Holstein Show. Lyster Elizabeth was 3rd in the snr section of the Intermediate cow in milk. Her daughter by Talent was 2nd place in the All Britain All Breeds calf show Oct and Nov class, and 7th in the Junior Heifer Class of the NHS. The next Elizabeth star was Carhall Shottle Elizabeth (one of three full sisters from Lyster Elizabeth) who finished 7th in the Junior Calf class.

 

• Carhall Talent Elizabeth 3, pictured below was Reserve Champion at the Northumberland Club Calf Show and competed in the October - November 2007 class at the 2009 NHS and All Breeds All Britain calf show. Carhall Talent Jamaica Red won the February 2008 class at Northumberland, she is a Talent from a VG86 Lee who already has a VG86-2yrs sister by Duplex in the herd

 

• The February 2009 issue of the Holstein Journal included a Farm Feature on Carhall, click HERE to see it if you have missed it.