09/01/2026
๐๐จ๐ฆ We love seeing moments like this in our industry.
During a recent classification visit with Holstein Canada classifier Matt Lange, Farmer Tim captured a great reminder that classification is about more than the cows and their scores. Itโs also about the conversations, connections, and knowledge shared along the way.
Seeing the next generation asking questions, talking cows and learning from those in the industry is something worth celebrating.
Thank you, Farmer Tim, for sharing this great moment and for highlighting the people and relationships that make this industry so special! โค๏ธ
๐๐จ๐ฆ Nous aimons voir des moments comme celui-ci dans notre industrie.
Lors dโune rรฉcente visite de classification avec Matt Lange, classificateur chez Holstein Canada, Farmer Tim a captรฉ un beau moment qui nous rappelle que la classification, cโest bien plus que les vaches et leurs rรฉsultats. Cโest aussi une occasion dโรฉchanger, de crรฉer des liens et de partager des connaissances.
Voir la prochaine gรฉnรฉration poser des questions, parler de vaches et apprendre auprรจs des gens de lโindustrie, cโest quelque chose qui mรฉrite dโรชtre cรฉlรฉbrรฉ.
Merci ร Farmer Tim dโavoir partagรฉ ce beau moment et de mettre en lumiรจre les gens et les relations qui rendent notre industrie si spรฉciale! โค๏ธ
๐ The future of Canadian dairy is in good hands. ๐จ๐ฆ
One of the things that makes me happiest about being involved in the Canadian dairy industry is seeing just how much young talent and enthusiasm there is for our industry.
This was brought home to me during a recent visit from Holstein Canada classifier Matt Lang.
We were certainly honoured and proud to see so many great scores in our herd โ including some new Excellents, Very Goods and multiple excellent cows moving up in classification. Those accomplishments mean a lot to us as dairy farmers. They represent years of breeding, management and hard work.
But honestly, what inspired me the most wasnโt the classification scores.
It was watching my son interact with Matt.
They talked cows, genetics, classification and the industry, and I couldnโt help but smile watching the next generation learning from someone who has spent so much time around dairy cattle and dairy farmers.
Then we discovered something pretty neat โ they were both born in the same month and the same year!
It was a small coincidence, but it made me stop and think.
Because the dairy industry isnโt just about cows. ๐
Itโs about people.
Itโs about the connections we make, the friendships we build, the peers we learn from and the people who are there to offer advice, encouragement and support when we need it.
Some of the greatest things about agriculture are the relationships that come from working together toward the same goal โ producing great food, caring for our animals and building something that can be passed on to the next generation.
Seeing young people like my son take an interest in this industry gives me tremendous hope for the future.
The next generation isnโt just watching. Theyโre learning, theyโre participating, theyโre building relationships โ and theyโre getting ready to carry this industry forward.
And after watching my son and Matt that day, I couldnโt help but thinkโฆ
The future of Canadian dairy is in very good hands. ๐จ๐ฆ๐โค๏ธ
*Andy, Stark (3rd lact Ex 90) and Matt
Itโs traditional to show off a cowโs udder because itโs one of their most important traits with the most points!
