Mikes-Dar Farm

06/07/2022

Check out our consignments selling in the National Milking Shorthorn Convention Sale on Saturday, June 25th, in Champaign, IL! Look forward to more updates and pictures of these prominent individuals being posted here and on Dream Chaser Genetics page!

Feel free to ask any questions or have any requests! Looking forward to a great convention in our home state, Illinois!!

10/24/2021

🔥 Valley View Fires Ash Exp 🔥

I will never forget the day that I received a call from my old man (Mike Gregory), and him telling me “I’ve found the hammer you’ve been looking for. Are you in?” He happen to be traveling out east in PA to a sale he was working and him and Michelle stopped in at Madison Fisher’s, to look at some Jerseys. They came across Ash and at first thought she may be an Aryshire, which they later found out she was in fact a Milking Shorthorn. From there a deal was made and I brought one of my closet friends, Scott Wolf, in on Ash’s journey and Team Fire Ash was established.

Ash has a very unique story and I would like to share Ash’s story through the video posted below.

We are eager to see how Ash calves in next year and we hope she can continue to build onto her already impressive résumé from 2021.

There’s a lot of people who has played a factor into Ash’s story and you all know who you are. THANK YOU!!

Ash’s 2021 accomplishments:
- Junior Champion & 1st Summer Yearling WDE ‘21
- Junior Champion & 1st Summer Yearling New York Spring Show ‘21
- Reserve JC & 1st Summer Yearling Midwest Regional Show ’21
- Honorable Mention JC & 1st Summer Yearling Midwest Quality Spring Show

🔥 Valley View Fires Ash Exp 🔥

10/15/2021

Now that life has gone back to our “typical” normal we would like to give a summary on how well World Dairy Expo 2021 treated us!

Of the 13 head we had exhibited:
4 - 🥇
3 - 🥈
1 - 🥉
1 - 5th
1 - 6th
1 - 8th
1 - 11th
1 -12th
Junior Champion Milking Shorthorn
Honorable Mention JC Milking Shorthorn
Honorable Mention Senior Champion

Lazy M Justice Jojo-EXP
5th Spring Calf
Owned by: Mike Gregory, Michelle Upchurch and Susan Lee

Mikes-Dar Rockstar Raven
12th Winter Calf
Owned by: Mike Gregory

Molehill Mykola Myrtle-EXP
1st Senior Calf
Owned by: Mike Gregory, Michelle Upchurch, Greg Clark (GMC Farm)

Valley View Fires Ash - EXP
Junior Champion
1st Summer Yearling
Owned by: Mike & Colton Gregory, Michelle Upchurch and Scott Wolf

Mikes-Dar Trans Rebecca
11th Summer Yearling
Owned by: Mike Gregory

RTB Presto Laureen-ET
3rd Spring Yearling
Owned by: Mike Gregory, Michelle Upchurch and Susan Lee

Millcreek Lottery Apple
6th Winter Yearling
Owned by: Colton Gregory

Mike’s-Dar Zues Serenity-EXP-ET
Honorable Mention Junior Champion
1st Senior Yearling
Owned by: Mike Gregory

Lazy M Presto Eska-EXP
2nd Junior 2 Year Old
Owned by: Mike Gregory, Michelle Upchurch and Holbric Holsteins

Cold Springs Lottery Peri
2nd Senior 2 Year Old
Owned by: Mike Gregory and Kingsdale Farm

Hard Core MD Justice Rozly-EXP
8th Junior 3 Year Old
Owned by: Mike Gregory

Heavenly Badgers Lime
2nd Senior 3 Year Old
Owned by: Mike Gregory

Molehill Lottery Caliente
Honorable Mention Senior Champion
1st 4 Year Old
Owned by: Mike Gregory and Tyler Endres

Thank you to everyone who reached out to us throughout the week with all the kind compliments.

Thank you to all of our partners for trusting the process!

Inquires on any animal is welcome!

PC: Cowsmopolitan, Inc.

09/30/2021

WHAT A WEEK at World Dairy Expo!! Our girls walked out on those colored shavings Tuesday and Wednesday with their game faces on and they did not disappoint!

Molehill Lottery Caliente
Honorable Mention Senior Champion
1st 4 Year Old
Owned by: Mike Gregory and Tyler Endres
Housed at: Rosedale Genetics

Valley View Fires Ash-EXP
Junior Champion
1st Summer Yearling
Owned by: Mike and Colton Gregory, Michelle Upchurch and Scott Wolf

Mikes-Dar Zeus Serenity-EXP-ET
Honorable Mention Junior Champion
1st Fall Yearling Heifer
Owned by: Mike Gregory

Molehill Mykola Myrtle-EXP
1st Fall Calf
Owned by: Mike Gregory, Michelle Upchurch and Greg Clark (GMC Farm)

Lazy M Presto Eska-EXP
2nd Junior 2 Year Old
Owned by: Mike Gregory, Michelle Upchurch and Holbric Holsteins

Cold Springs Lottery Peri
2nd Senior 2 Year Old
Owned by: Mike Gregory and Kingsdale Farms

Heavenly Badgers Lime
2nd Senior 3 Year Old
Owned by: Mike Gregory
Housed at: Rosedale Genetics

Millcreek Lottery Apple
6th Winter Yearling
Owned by: Colton Gregory

Hard Core MD Justice Rozly-EXP
8th Junior 3 Year Old
Owned by: Mike Gregory

We would like to congratulate all the breeders and exhibitors! There are so many people to thank for their success. It was truly a Team effort and we’re so thankful for everyone’s roles and efforts. Most importantly, thank you to Michelle Upchurch for all your hard work, day in and day out, for getting all of these heifers on their A game at home.

Thank you to everyone who has reached out in the last couple days with all the kind words!

PC: Cowsmopolitan, Inc.

09/28/2021

It’s game day for the heifers at World Dairy Expo!!

09/27/2021

King Tut (Brett Tuttle) manning the string after morning chores!

09/26/2021

All settled in at World Dairy Expo in Madison, WI! You can find us in the tent - aisle 1A. Feel free to come on by!

09/22/2021

Congratulations to Cold Springs Milking Shorthorns for winning the Senior Heifer class (15 total in class) yesterday with Mikes-Dar Bentley Sassy at the Northeast National Milking Shorthorn Show!

Sassy was purchased this summer at the National Milking Shorthorn Convention in Wisconsin!

We’re excited for her maternal sister to hit the color shavings next week!

Safe travels to everyone traveling to Madison in the next coming days!

PC: Cowsmopolitan, Inc.

08/11/2021

We had fun yesterday at the Midwest Regional Milking Shorthorn Show in Fond Du Lac, WI!

Molehill Lottery Caliente
- Grand Champion
- Senior Champion
- 1st 4 Year Old
- Owned with Tyler Endres
- Housed at Rosedale Genetics Ltd.

Heavenly Badgers Lime
- Reserve Grand Champion
- Intermediate Champion
- 1st Senior 3 Year Old
- Housed at Rosedale Genetics Ltd.

Valley View Fires Ash EXP
- Reserve Junior Champion
- 1st Summer Yearling
- Owned with Michelle Ritschard Upchurch & Scott Wolf

Mikes-Dar Zues Serenity EXP ET
- 1st Fall Yearling

Millcreek Lottery Apple
- 1st Winter Yearling

Mikes-Dar Trans Rebecca
- 3rd Summer Yearling

KnH-Endres Devils Anse Cece
- 5th Summer Yearling
- Owned with & housed at Tyler Endres

RTB Presto Laureen ET
- 2nd Spring Yearing
- Owned with Michelle Upchurch & Susan Lee

Molehill Mykola Myrtle EXP
- 2nd Fall Calf
- Owned with Greg Clark of GMC Farm

Mikes-Dar Rockstar Raven
- 3rd Winter Calf

Lazy M Justice Jojo Exp
- 6th Spring Calf
- Owned with Michelle Upchurch & Susan Lee

Thank you to Katie Thompson for coming the past few days, helping getting the girls ready for the show ring, and strapping up to our girls. Not sure what we’d do without you!

Thank you to Jasenko Gavranovic for getting the girls dialed in at the show!

Thank you to Mark & Nicky Rueth of Rosedale Genetics Ltd. for the daily care and hard work to always having Caliente & Lime looking their best!

Thank you to Rosedale Genetics’ string and Tyler Endres for their care of Caliente & Lime at the show.

Congratulations to all the breeders & exhibitors!

We’re looking forward to the Big Dance at World Dairy Expo this fall!

PC: Dairy Agenda Today

08/09/2021

All of the girls are resting before their big day tomorrow at the Wisconsin State & Regional Milking Shorthorn Show in Fond Du Lac, WI!

07/21/2021

Hard Core Snoopy Rita 3E94 & EX94 in Mammary
7th lactation
Turns 10 Years Old in September

Dam: Hard Core Ace Roxy EXP 3E95
Granddam: Tudor Hall Rubens Roxy 4E96

Due to be classified again, including her 2 year old milking daughter!

We have 2 of her heifers sired by Rockstar and 1 sired by Destry Lad in our herd.

Inquires always welcome!