Provide services and programs to its members and young people so that they might attain a better living from their involvement with Holsteins.
Applications for the National Judges Lists are due soon!
If you’re new to the list, submit a completed application by May 1, 2025.
Already on the list and updating your judging resume? You’ve got until May 15, 2025 to turn in your updated application.
Find the application and more information here: http://www.holsteinusa.com/shows/judges.html
The March / April Ohio Holstein News is out! This issue features the Ohio Holstein Breeders honored at the Ohio Holstein Association Annual Meeting and Convention, held in Wooster in early March.
Congratulations to Randall Kiko, Lisa Kerr, Chad Griffith, and Nathan & Jenny Thomas for their honors. Read more about their accomplishments in this issue!
The Spring Colors at Quietcove (2nd Edition) catalog is now online!
The Ohio Spring Sale will be held on April 12, 2025 at the Holmes County Fairgrounds / Harvest Ridge Facility in Millersburg, OH. The sale will start at 11:00 a.m. and will be available for online bidding at www.cowbuyer.com as well.
Take advantage of the Holmes County Dairy Clinic earlier in the day, at 9:30 a.m., with Chris Lang presenting on show day prep, showmanship, proper bedding, and feeding. This does count toward quality assurance!
There will be a drawing for 2 $150 vouchers for Ohio Holstein Junior Members who purchase at the sale.Â
Excited about furthering your education in the dairy industry? Check out the Robert H. Rumler Master’s MBA Scholarship Program.
This $3,000 scholarship is dedicated to encouraging deserving candidates with a bachelor’s degree in Dairy Production to obtain a master’s degree in business administration.
The deadline for applications is April 15, 2025. Visit our website (link in bio) to apply!
ADDED to the Tour Stops: Visit the OHIO HOLSTEIN OFFICE!
1375 Heyl Rd, Wooster, OH
The office will be open from 3-5 p.m.Come see some of the building improvements and explore the history of Ohio Holsteins!
Wil-San Registered Holsteins owned by Bill and Sandy Besancon, welcomes Ohio Holstein Convention attendees on March 7th as part of the convention farm tours.
Farm Address:
5693 Back Orrville Road, Wooster, OH
The farm was acquired in 1868 by C.Z. Yoder, who purchased 102 acres, which constitutes the current farm. In 1895, the director of the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station encouraged him to construct one of the first greenhouses in Ohio for the production of leaf lettuce and fruits. Over the years, the farm grew and the greenhouses expanded to eventually cover 18,000 square feet. Yoder also began milking Guernsey cows from 1920 to 1950.
Welcome to Miley Holstein Farms
Farm Address:
6382 Bates Road, West Salem, OH
Miley Holstein Farms has been milking registered Holsteins since the 1950s. It’s truly a family affair, with Joe and Diana Miley; their son Jason and his wife, Amy, along with their children, Samantha, Andrew, and Austin; Jon and Amy Miley, with their sons, David and Adam; and Adam’s wife, Kari, and their son, Lincoln, all working together, along with the help of one dedicated high school student employee.
Pine Tree Dairy in Marshallville, Ohio, is run by Matt Steiner and his family.
Farm Address:
14747 Burbank Road, Burbank, OH
The Steiner family at Pine-Tree Dairy welcomes Holstein enthusiasts as they converge on District 7 for the Ohio Holstein Convention Farm Tours on March 7th.
Pine-Tree Dairy is home to over 1400 head of cattle that are milked in parlors and robots. Six siblings keep the wheels in motion with help from the next generation including Hannah Steiner who was featured in our debut of the Two-Week Peek in the Ohio Holstein News.
Welcome to Springhill Farm, Big Prairie, Ohio
Farm Address:
7249 State Route 514, Big Prairie, OH
Springhill Farm was established in 1819 and has been an existing dairy with registered cattle for over 120 years. Originally, Guernseys called Springhill home until the mid-1970s when Holsteins were introduced. Dojimar Reflection Hope was purchased as an open heifer and was bred to Elevation, with Langacres Elevation Hope born on November 24, 1975. Hope was the second Holstein calf born on the farm and paved the way for the next 50 years of involvement in the Holstein breed.
 
Ohio Holstein Convention Virtual Sale
Join the fellowship and have fun bidding LIVE at the Ice Plant at Minglewood Distilling Co., in Wooster, Ohio on Friday March 7. Heavy Hors d’oeuvres and dairy bar will be available.
If you are unable to join us in person, log on to www.cowbuyer.com to bid from where you are!
Don’t miss the opportunity to invest and add these great genetics to your herd!
The Ohio Holstein Association recently put in new flooring at their state office, and with some reorganization in their storage room, some extra items need a new home. We are working with Cowbuyer.com to offer the Ohio Holstein Memorabilia Auction, with all proceeds to go to OHA for use in breeder programs.
We know there are those out there who like to collect or have interest in older breed items, both from Ohio and from a national stage, and we hope this reaches you!
There are a few volumes of the Type and Production Year Books and Herd Book records that are extras in our assemblage. Many of the volumes and catalogs offered are from the well-kept collection of Mr. I.M Cavanagh, given to the OHA by his family. There are several older sale catalogs as well, some have handwritten notes from Mr. Cavanagh, but most are clean copies. A large accumulation of past Holstein World issues are available, as well as some Ohio State Show catalogs.
Terms and instructions can be found on the sale site or in this pdf. Terms of OHA Memorabilia Sale
CATALOG – Full listing of lots
Please read the Terms of OHA Memorabilia Sale. All items must be paid for and picked up (or concrete arrangements made) within 30 days of the sale or disposal methods will be utilized.
All questions and inquiries about the sale should go through Erica Davis, 614-371-8533 (text preferred) or cowladydesigns@gmail.com.
The 2025 January/February Ohio Holstein News has been mailed and will be in your hands soon! This issue is our All-Ohio Focus, and features write-ups about the farms on the self guided breeder tour as part of the District 7 hosted Ohio Holstein Convention and Annual Meeting in Wooster, Ohio.
The tours are on Friday, March 7, from 10 a.m – 5 p.m. before the Convention Sale.
**UPDATE** – The Ohio Holstein Assocation office will be open for convention goers to stop in between 3-5 p.m. at 1375 Heyl Road, Wooster, OH
ALL OHIO and JUNIOR ALL OHIO results! Congratulations to all the winners!
