Bydand Farm

06/01/2026

The haylage silo has been replastered and is ready to be filled!

05/29/2026

The Holsteins are apparently not in the circle of trust

05/23/2026

It was great to have the Eramosa and West Luther 4H dairy clubs in for their annual clipping meeting. I always enjoy see so many enthusiastic members and getting a bunch of my calves clipped! Jason French even spent some time training his 4H calf for the year!

05/16/2026

Katie and Hayley are hard at work preparing for their final year in the 4H calf club.

05/06/2026

04/17/2026

For those of you that have wondered where my farm name came from.

04/07/2026

Amazing to see cows we've bred at the top of the lists!

Don Haven Stanley Tanner VG 85 2yr is +15 for conformation. She is now tied for the #1 Ayrshire cow in Canada for conformation! We are awaiting her genomic results.

Don Haven Tsunami Vindaloo VG 86 2yr now in her 2nd lactation is +13 and is also tied for the #1 conformation Guernsey cow in Canada!

04/07/2026

Don Haven Highgear Tete VG 86 3yr

2yr old BCA 291 276 297

Highgear x VG 88 Shining x GP 82 Vicking x VG 88 Poker 110,000 kgs with 8100 kgs F+P lifetime

04/07/2026

We had a visit from the classifier yesterday and here are a few highlights.

Ayrshires

Stanley Tanner VG 85 2yr ( 1st milking daughter of Twilight - All World Senior 2yr old 2024)

Ringer Tigger GP 83 2yr
Dalton Tiffany GP 82 2yr
Highgear Tete VG 86 3yr 📸

Holsteins

Speed Up Janice VG 86 3yr 📸
Alligator Dixie Rae VG 86 3yr

04/03/2026

It's always gratifying to get pictures like these from people who own animals you've bred!

Don Haven Java Vinyl
Java daughter of Latimer Vi EX 90 2E

Thanks Mackenzi Jo! She looks great!