Reality-Red daughter tops Willows Edge Sale

There was a chilly wind but a great crowd made the trip to New Richmond for the Willows Edge Dispersal Sale. Topping the sale was Willows-Edge Real Mink-Red, selling for $37,500.

Willow's Edge Real Mink-Red was the Unanimous R&W All-American Winter Calf in 2015, and sold ten-days fresh. Her dam is a 2E-91 Advent, then a 3E-93 Rubens, then EX-92. There are 6 more VG/EX dams.

Reserve R&W All-American Reality sells

Reserve All American Spring Calf 2016 sold in the 2017 Pennsylvania Holstein Convention Sale.

Arb-Flo-Spr Relty Libby-Red

Reserve All-American R&W by Reality-Red

Arb-Flo-Spr Relty Libby-RedReserve All-American R&W Spring Calf  2016

1st Spring Calf All-American Red & White Show 2016

3rd Spring Calf International Red & White Show 2016

Owned by Sarah Campbell, Evan Creek, and Chris and Jen Hill

Reality-Red from the Raven family

                Markwell-KR Reality Ritz-ET*RC VG-87 EX-MS

Reserve All-Oregon Aged Cow 2016

This Reality-Red daughter is from an *RC EX-93 Rubens daughter of Markwell BStar E Raven 3E-95 GMD DOM. The next two dams are 4E-92 GMD and 4E-94 GMD. All three dams are over 160,000 LT. Ritz also has a red full sister that is VG-85 1st lactation. Ritz and Rizz-Red are owned by Patricia Hurtgen and Richard Hurtgen, Oregon.

Worried about inbreeding?

For eight consecutive years Reality-Red has been the #1 EFI Sire in the Holstein breed.

That is 23 consecutive sire summaries for Hurtgen-Vue Reality-Red as the top Holstein outcross sire. The Holstein Association USA compiles the list of bulls based on Expected Future Inbreeding (EFI) to recognize bulls that have outcross genetics, yet are still breed leading sires. To be included on the list, they must be from Section 2 (Top 400 TPI bulls) of the Holstein’s Red Book and have at least 75 percent reliability for type.

Is EFI a concern in your breeding program? Reality-Red tops the list at 4.3 percent expected future inbreeding. The next sire is a distant 4.9 percent. In a dairy genetics world that has focused narrowly on a few bloodlines, the breed is in need of outcross genetics.

Reality-Red is from an Excellent-93 3E Hanoverhill Renaissance daughter that was a Dam of Merit. His dam, Vanessa-Red calved consistently and in her 6th lactation at 7y11m made her highest record of 37,230 1394F 1179P. She has been twice nominated “Red Impact Cow of the Year” by Holstein International magazine.

This outcross leader has a TPI of +2007. He currently ranks as the #4 Red TPI Sire, #5 Red Net Merit Sire, and the #9 Holstein Feet & Leg Sire. But, what is equally impressive is that he ranks in the Top 100 Holstein bulls for TPI over 97 percent reliability. This “second crop success” list shows the staying power of his genetics from thousands of daughters across North America.

Dairy producers of all sizes and styles can appreciate long-lasting, profitable cows. Over 3,300 Reality-Red daughters average over 25,000 pounds of milk 4.0%F 1023F 3.1% 789P. These off-the-chart components (+.25%F +.06%P), incredible feet and legs (especially foot angle), positive daughter pregnancy rate, calving ease, and longevity, as seen in his increasing Productive Life data, make him attractive in many fronts. And at 99 percent reliability, it’s data you can be confident in.

Reality-Red was bred and owned by Richard Hurtgen, Hurtgen-Vue Dairy, Monroe, Oregon. Semen is available from independent distributors. For more information contact HVRealityRed@gmail.com or call 541-424-3391.

April 2016 Sire Summaries

Reality-Red's April Sire Summary data

April 2016:
TPI+ +2007
#1 EFI Bull ~ #4 Red TPI Sire ~ #5 Red Net Merit ~ #9 Holstein FLC Sire
#95 TPI List for bulls over 97% (Second Crop Sires List)
3,371 daughters average 25,337 4.0% 1023F 3.1 789P
1,668 Daughters  +1.38T +.87 UDC +1.92 FLC
7.6% Calving Ease ~ 6.3% Daughter Calving Ease

Grand Champion in New York by Reality-Red

Kulp Dale Real Maria-Red EX-90

1st & Best Udder 4-Yr-Old, 

Senior & Grand Champion
New York Spring Red & White Show 2016
Triple-T, Conroy and Fisher, Ohio


Ovaltop Reality Rexi-Red VG-86

2nd Jr 3-Yr-Old, New York Spring Red & White Show 2016

Doug Wolfe, Ovaltop Holsteins, New York

Ziems Reality LOL-Red EX-92
3rd 5-Yr-Old & Best Bred & Owned
New York Spring Red & White Show 2016
Ziems Farm and Mason Ziemba, New York