Daughter Classification Results

Recently Marelvue LARAMIE Tamm was classified and is now VG-88 for Eli Martin!!! Marelvue also had a SOVEREIGN daughter go VG as a 2 year old!!! Congratulations Marelvue!!!



Sizzling Summer Show Results for Foundation!!!

The continued success at the Ontario Summer Show for Foundation daughters just goes to show the consistency that comes by "Building on a Solid Foundation"!!! There were 5 Foundation sired heifers in the parade for Junior Champion!!! Congratulations to Ferme Belli-Star, John Buckley, Scott Buckley, Barclay Phoenix, Sebastien Dion and the Werry Brothers who exhibited Sunspark LARAMIE Doobie who was first place Senior Yearling and Junior Champion!!! First place Junior Yearling and Honourable Mention honours went to Futurecrest ELECTRICITY Melody exhibited by Stanhope-Wedgwood, Cozy Nook, Futurecrest and Valley-Lodge. Melody was also Champion 4-H calf for Clint Walker!!! The 2nd place Junior Yearling was Futurecrest ELECTRICITY Margo exhibited by John Buckley, Barclay Phoenix, and Pat Conroy. The 2nd place Winter Yearling was Holzer Jynnie exhibited by Orville Schmidt, John Buckley, and Cozy Nook Holsteins. The 2nd place Senior Calf was Crestlea SOVEREIGN Elizabeth exhibited by Brian Enright.

Other Junior Class highlights include Famipage LARAMIE Lurie placing 4th in the Senior yearling class, followed by Monteith LARAMIE Halton in 5th. In the Intermediate Calf class Crovalley CARISMA Destiny also placed 5th!!! Congratulations Junior Exhibitors!!!!

Foundation also had some success in the senior classes with Gleneil CARISMA Bo Lark who placed 4th and was named best udder in the 4 year old class!!! Placing 2nd in the Senior 3 year old class was Rama-Way SKYFAME Magical

Special congratulations to Kingsway Farms for winning Premier Breeder and to Ferme Blondin for winning Premier Exhibitor honours!!!
Congratulations to all exhibitors on a great 2008 Ontario Summer Show!!!

Foundation Dams Scoring Well!!!

Bosdale Outside Portrait the dam of Bosdale PIRATE recently scored EX-94 with 96 points for Dairy Strength and 94 points for her Mammary System!!! Also scoring well, was Ehrhardt Durham Liberty now VG-88-3YR with 95 points on her Dairy Strength...Just 20 days fresh!!! (Liberty is the dam of Bosdale LUXOR)



Carisma-Runner Up Junior Premier Sire

Dupasquier Carisma and Ferme Jean-Paul Petitclerc & fils had a very successful day at the Montmagny show. Petitclerc CARISMA Fillette was 1st December calf; Petitclerc CARISMA Spider was 1st place September calf and Hon. Mention overall, while Petitclerc CARISMA Besse placed 4th in the Septmber class. A Laramie daughter, Petitclerc LARAMIE Free was named Junior Champion of the day. And CARISMA was Runner Up Premier Sire for the Junior Show!!! ALSO in the Summer Yearling class Lehoux Radiant Felicia owned by Ferme B. Lehoux & fils Inc. placed 3rd!!! Way to go Foundation daughters!!!



Supreme Daughter made Reserve Champion

Congratulations to Ferme Famipage with their success at Ormstown on June 15th. Famipage SUPREME Marilie was Best Bred and Owned and 1st 2yr. old and later went on to win Reserve Grand Champion!!!
Also in Ormstown the 1st Senior Yearling was Famipage LARAMIE Lurie owned by Dubean and Francis Chartrand. Then in the 4yr. old class Lolisee SKYFAME Rachel owned by Ferme Lolisee placed second!!!
The 2008 show season continues to build excitement for Foundation!!!



Press Release

CANADIAN MARKET BOOMS-NEW MANAGER EAGER TO CONTINUE GROWTH

Foundation Sires Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of David Brand to the position of Canadian Sales Manager.
After graduating from the University of Guelph in 1993, David worked in the A.I. industry as a technician and Regional Coordinator as well as implanting embryos. Furthering his career in management sales, David went to work in the Co-Operative systen where he held vital positions such as, Senior Manager of Sales and Marketing, Branch and Marketing Operations - Western Region and most recently a General Manager role.
David has recently obtained a Certificate in Agri-Marketing through CAMA (Canadian Agriculture Marketing Association), as well as a Professional Sales designation.
"We look forward to David's sales expertise and management training. There is no doubt in my mind that he will take our company to a whole new level," states Foundation Sires President, Brian Coghlin.
David lives in Perth County, where he was born and raised, with his wife Wendy and three children Alicia, Greg, and Jaymee.

John M. Walker to be Inducted into the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame!!

Foundation Sires is proud to have successfully nominated John M. Walker as one of the 2008 inductees into the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame (CAHF). John, "Mr. Canada Dairyman", has been very instrumental in the establishment of the international marketing of Canadian Holstein genetics. John is described in over 25 nomination letters as "a man of honesty and professionalism but most importantly a friend to all." His advice and support to many generations of farmers and years of dedication to domestic and international marketing has been beneficial through good times and bad.

Foundation Sires also wishes to congratulate Paul Ekstein, another one of this year's nominees into the CAHF. Paul, also a strong supporter of Foundation Sires, is viewed as one of the world's top Holstein breeders, for his herd Quality Holsteins. Having founded the "Quality Seeds" company, Paul has furthered his influence on Canadian Agriculture.

"To be inducted into the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame is a very presitigous honour and Foundation Sires is proud to be a part of recognizing this year's inductees. We are fortunate as a country and an industry to have individuals who are so passionate for the promotion and improvement of Canadian agriculture as a whole" says Brian Coghlin, President of Foundation Sires.

John and Paul, along with this year's two other inductees, Dr. Darrel H. Plaunt and Jack Wilkinson will be recoginzed on November 9th 2008, during the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, where they will be formally inducted into the CAHF.

~The Foundation Hat Trick~

SOVEREIGN has just completed the Foundation Sire "Hat Trick" as he is the third Foundation bull to score EX-96!!! The two other bulls helping to accomplish this phenomenon are SOVEREIGN's maternal brother LARAMIE and Foundation herdmate PRIMETIME!!! More proof of the Foundation success and consistency!!!



LARAMIE Doobie does it again!!!

Sunspark LARAMIE Doobie owned by Chilliwack Cattle Co. and R&F Livestock Inc., won Junior Champion honours at the US Western National held in Richmond Utah on May 15th. This was followed by her Junior Champion win in Saskatoon at the Saskatoon Expo earlier this year. Another daughter success story from LARAMIE!!!



High Scoring PRIMETIME Daughters

Steve Naylor owner of Naylorcroft Holsteins has had a great deal of success with PRIMETIME in the latest classification round with a new EX and a new VG PRIMETIME bringing the PRIMETIME daughter classification count to 4 VG-85s; 1 VG-87; and 1 EX. Congrats to Naylorcroft!!!



Foundation Breeder's Success

Rae Stadder deserves recoginition for his success with using Foundation Sires over the years. The last classification round at Raeland produced 3 more VG 2YR for Rae, two sired by Wedgwood ROYAL and one by Alliance SUPREME. This was preceeded by the previous two rounds where Rae had 3 VG SOVEREIGNs and 3 VG CARISMAs all as 2 yr olds!! Congratulations Rae!!!



Foundation Dominates in All-Atlantic Competition!!!

Congratulations to all the exhibitors who had animals in the All-Atlantic Competition!! Special congrats to all those breeders using Foundation Sires. The success of your breeding contributes to our success!
These are the successful Foundation winners:
Winning the All-Atlantic 4-H Summer Yearling Class is Scotian SUPREME A Barbie sired by SUPREME and exhibited by Jon Raymond Dykstra.
Hon. Men. All-Atlantic Honours for the Summer Calf Class goes to Charmine LARAMIE Jessie sired by LARAMIE and exhibited by Kevin Charlton
Winning the All-Atlantic Intermediate Calf Class is Bernadale PT Opie sired by PRIMETIME and exhibited by Tom Gowans, Blair Weeks, Eastside, Ty-D, Crasdale and Walkerbrae Holsteins
Winning the All-Atlantic Senior Yearling Class is Valleylodge SS Dark Chocolate exhibited by Marshcrest Farms and Dual Holsteins
Winning the All-Atlantic Junior 3yr. is Gleneil CARISMA Bo Lark exhibited by Lexis Holsteins



MORE EXCELLENT DAUGHTERS FOR PRIMETIME!!!

Congratulations to John Van Soest on the 9th Excellent daughter of PRIMETIME - Seostdale PRIMETIME Damita EX-90. Damita is a second generation Foundation daughter from a GP-83 Rosedale REFLECTION!



SIMPLE MATH

On Proof Day we are swamped with new numbers and long lists of data that at very best can be viewed by producers as confusing and most of the time irrelevant towards their own needs. Constantly producers are forced to re-adjust in order to keep up with changes in proof information and new formulas.

The Holstein Canada video "Functional Profitability of Conformation" teaches us that cows scoring Good Plus and better generate 17% more profit on the farm. So what kind of profit do the top 10% (VG or EX) of cows generate? You can see it with your own eyes when looking at the Lifetime Production List that close to 80% of the cows on that list are scored VG or EX!

Now we are back to extremely high costs for replacement heifers across North America and we are in fact experiencing a world shortage of dairy products. Doesn't it make sense to take a serious look at longevity?

The "Genetic Giants" all through the history of our breed have been bulls that consistently leave these above average cows. They are not the sires that are on the "List" one day and off the next. It is just simple math - the rate at which these bulls can make the "Good Ones".

Top Bull on the LPI List

The #1 bull in Jan 2008 scored 1 in 25 VG or EX
The #1 bull in Feb 2007 scored 1 in 13 VG or EX
The #1 bull in May 2006 scored 1 in 46 VG or EX

HERE is OUR LIST ...

	Total # of Daus	VG or EX	Simple Math
CARISMA	343	69	1 in 4
SOVEREIGN	592	107	1 in 5
PRIMETIME	1276	240	1 in 5
LEGACY	395	70	1 in 5
POWER	115	18	1 in 6
RHYME LARAMIE	874 171	111 18	1 in 7 1 in 9

ELECTRICITY Lights Up the Spring Show!!!

Mr. MD Maplelawn ELECTRICITY Sires the JUNIOR CHAMPION Female at the Canadian National Convention Show in London, Ontario! Junior Champion honors went to Futurecrest ELECTRICITY Melody, winner of the Junior Yearling class, owned by Futurecrest, Cozy Nook, Brian Coghlin, Stanhope and Wedgwood Holsteins.
Another class favourite was Futurecrest ELECTRICITY Margo taking 3rd prize in the Junior Yearling class, owned by John Buckley.
Rounding off the heifer show was Holzer Jynnie, sired by LARAMIE, winner of the Intermediate Yearling class and also receiving the Hon. Mention award for John Buckley and Cozy Nook Holsteins.



More Champions for Foundation!!!

Foundation Sires has made it's mark again, this time at the Pennsylvania Spring Show. Congratulations goes to Gerald and Kathy Boop for their Junior Champion entry J&K Vue Sovereign Gem sired by Stanhope SOVEREIGN!
Receiving the Reserve Junior Champion award for the Open show and Junior Champion of the Junior show for Cory Thompson was Coredale CRT PT Icicle-TW sired by Windy-Knoll-View Primetime!



Foundation gets 2 All Westerns!

Foundation sired daughters received two more top awards in the 2007 All Western competition.
Congratulations goes to herb DeRuiter and Morsan Farms for Springbend Laramie Action voted unanimous All Western Jr Yearling and All Western 4-H for Herb!
Honors also went to Palladale Roxster Jodie voted All Western Jr 2yr old for T&L Cattle Ltd!



HISTORY MADE!!!

Stanhope SOVEREIGN (EX95-ST'07)

Last week Stanhope Sovereign passed 100 VG Daughters in the first year of his proof!
Almost 600 daughters and still 79% Good Plus and better!



Another Beautiful Daughter by Laramie!!!


Monteith LARAMIE Wyoming (VG87 2 yr)
She is out of a GP 84 Mason
Bred by Monteith, Jeff Nurse - Georgetown, ON



8 ALL-Atlantic Nominations!!!

Intermediate Calf - Berndale PT Opie - By Primetime for TY-D Holsteins and Walkerbrae Farms

Senior Calf - Pitchbrook Laramie Kahlua - By Laramie for Pitchbrook Farms,
also nominated All 4-H for Samantha Gillis

Summer Calf - Scotian Supreme A Barbie - By Supreme for Scotian Holsteins and Dykstra Farms,
also nominated All 4-H for Jon Raymond Dykstra

Summer Calf - Charmine Laramie Jessie - By Laramie for Kevin Charlton

4-H Summer Calf - Vanderhaven Sovereign Riley - By Sovereign for Ben Kennedy

Senior Yrlg - Valley Lodge SS Dark Chocolate - By Sovereign for Marchcrest and Dual Holsteins

Senior Yrlg - Crasdale Primetime Namy - By Primetime for Crasdale Farms

JR 3 YR - Gleneil Carisma Bo Lark - By Carisma for Lexis Holsteins



Laramie does it at Woodfield!

Congratulations to Woodfield Holsteins on using Laramie early.
So far on random test matings Laramie has produced 9 daughters at Woodfield,
3 of them have been classified and all are VG!!!