Cowman Sense: The Holt Creek Jerseys Blog by Ben Gotschall
Dairy Grazing Podcast: Ben Gotschall on Ranching Reboot
Holt Creek Jerseys owner and founder Ben Gotschall recently appeared on the Ranching Reboot podcast to discuss his transition from ranching in the Nebraska Sandhills to dairy grazing in coastal Maine, where his family and the Holt Creek Jerseys cowherd now reside....
Mid-size Polled Beef Semen: Clover Cove Sputnik-PP
WHAT?! Beef semen on a Jersey website? Believe it or not, we have had many customers over the years wanting mid-size polled beef semen to use on large, frail cows or to use on their Jersey cows to produce dual-purpose females and terminal cross bull calves. This is...
Homozygous Polled Jersey Semen: Geneologist of Netherhall-PP
We now have Homozygous Polled Jersey Semen from Geneologist of Netherhall-PP, who also carries the BB Kappa Casein genotype for increased cheese yield. Homozygous Polled Jersey, will throw polled calves every time Strength, Width, Thickness Depth of Pedigree from...
AVAILABLE NOW: Polled A2A2 Jersey Semen: Holt Creek Romano-P
We now have Polled A2A2 Jersey Semen from our 100% Grassfed bull, Holt Creek Romano-P. Download Printable bull page for Romano-P Romano Semen Price: $20 per straw ROMANO is a well-balanced bull that is the result of intense maternal line breeding, as is evident from...
Grain-Free Dairy Webinar with Ben Gotschall
Are you interested in Grain-Free dairy farming? Thinking about making the transition to 100% grass-fed? Do you want to add more grazing to an existing production model? In this webinar, Ben Gotschall of Holt Creek Jerseys, who is now the Dairy and Livestock Manager...
AVAILABLE NOW: Polled A2A2 Jersey Semen: Holt Creek Lieutenant Bantam-P
We now have semen from our 100% Grassfed Polled A2A2 Jersey bull, Holt Creek Lieutenant Bantam-P . Bantam Semen Price: $20/straw JEUSA000173512641 BORN: 04/26/2017 Download Printable Bull Page for Holt Creek Lieutenant Bantam-P Holt Creek Lieutenant Bantam-P is a 100%...
BB Kappa Casein Boosts Cheese Yield
BB Kappa Casein is becoming an important genetic trait for dairy producers wanting to increase the cheese yield in the milk their cows produce. In another article I discussed the emerging evidence of a difference in A2 milk, and the growing demand for A2 cattle and...
Polled A2A2 Jersey Semen Available: Holt Creek Kavan-P
Polled A2A2 Jersey semen available now: Click Here to download info sheet and pedigree 129 JE141 KAVAN-P NAME: HOLT CREEK KAVAN {3}-P REGISTRATION: JEUSA000173795321 BORN: 5/9/2017 SIRE: Branched Oak Sunpower Alvin-PP DAM: Holt Creek Karaoke Ballad {2} EX-90 MGS: The...
A2A2 Polled Jersey Bulls: Rating with our 10-Star System
Since we started breeding Jersey cattle 30 years ago, several genetic traits have emerged as desirable for the type of grass-fed dairy we operate. Since we sell raw milk as well as cream, butter and cheese, the components of the milk are important to the value,...
Working Cows Podcast: Ben Gotschall of Holt Creek Jerseys
Recently, Holt Creek Jerseys owner Ben Gotschall appeared on an episode of the Working Cows podcast: For those of you that have never heard of the Working Cows podcast*, it is a great resource for grazers and ranch business owners. A variety of topics and speakers...