Kara-Kesh Holsteins

Kara-Kesh Holsteins A registered Holstein herd owned and operated by the Ryan & Karen Griffin family near Thief River Falls, MN. Check us out!
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Kara-Kesh Holsteins officially began in 2005 with the purchase of our first heifer calf, Platte-Vu Advent Sara-Red. Sara is the foundation to over 50% of our herd. In 2007 we relocated to Thief River Falls, MN and began dairying on our own. We are just a small herd, but all our girls have a deep pedigree! The herd is 100% Red or *RC and we aim/breed to succeed in the show ring.

Went to the West Central Holstein Club show today (Minnesota Holstein Association District X)with 1 cow since 4 of us ar...
08/08/2026

Went to the West Central Holstein Club show today (Minnesota Holstein Association District X)
with 1 cow since 4 of us are in South Dakota visiting family.

Had a very successful trip!

Grand Champ, Champion Bred & Owned, Best Udder, Intermediate Champ & 1st Sr 3 yr old with

Kara-Kesh-RK Song-Red-ET EX 91 @ 3-09

Luck-E Advancer x EX 93 Defiant Saffron-Red All-American x EX 92-2E Contender Sparrow-Red All-American x GP 84 Absolute Milking Yearling x EX 93 Goldwyn x Platte-Vu Advent Sara-Red EX 94-3E x VG 89 x EX 91-2E x EX 91-2E x EX DOM

Happy 250th America!We pray everyone has a fun and safe time celebrating!
07/04/2026

Happy 250th America!
We pray everyone has a fun and safe time celebrating!

We had a great visit this morning with Holstein Association USA classifier, Dan M.All homebred for multiple generations!...
06/28/2026

We had a great visit this morning with Holstein Association USA classifier, Dan M.

All homebred for multiple generations!
And 6 of the 7 go back to Contender Sparrow-Red EX 92-2E.

Unstopabull Sage-Red EX 94-2E (up 1)
5th lactation 7 year old
Our 3rd Homebred 94 pt cow and 6th that we developed & owned

Altitude Sky-Red EX 91
Dry and due early September
Granddaughter of Sage-Red

Advancer Song-Red-ET EX 91 (first score)
2nd calf Sr 3 fresh in March
Niece of Sage-Red

Advancer Sparkle-Red VG 87
Granddaughter of Sage-Red

Hastoric Lily-Red VG 87 (EX udder)
Winter Sr 2 fresh 2 months

Devour Sweet-Red-ET VG 86
Spring Jr 2 fresh 2.5 months and sister to Sage-Red

Maximum Sunbeam-Red VG 86 (88 udder)
Summer Jr 2 fresh 3.5 weeks, oldest daughter of Sky-Red

06/28/2026

Classification day!

06/21/2026

This youngster has us getting excited for the fall shows! Classification prep is on this week. Classifier will be here next Sunday morning!

We've been blessed with some very much needed moisture lately!Reds, Rain, and a RainbowMakes for a great day!
06/11/2026

We've been blessed with some very much needed moisture lately!

Reds, Rain, and a Rainbow

Makes for a great day!

Looking for that perfect Mother's Day gift for your dairy mom or wife? Or maybe you're looking to get into a Red cow f...
05/09/2026

Looking for that perfect Mother's Day gift for your dairy mom or wife? Or maybe you're looking to get into a Red cow family with a deep pedigree of show winning cows?

Look no further than lot 131 in the Midwest Spring Edition Sale on Monday, May 11th at Do - N - Joy Genetics !

5 #1 Ambrose RC embryos out of Kara-Kesh-RK Alt Sky-Red EX 91

https://cowbuyer.com/servlet/Search.do?auctionId=1815&itemId=170477

05/04/2026

Fun arrival this morning and a fitting way to start celebrating Star Wars Day!

Welcome to the world, Leia!

Red & White Superman x Hastoric Winter 2 x Jordy Lilac-Red 94-2E multiple AA x Barbwire Luna-Red 92-2E Nom AA x EX Contender x EX Redman x 10 more generations VG & EX

UPDATE - SERENITY HAS A NEW HOME! We have more milk than we need right now and looking to part with a couple of cows. Fi...
04/28/2026

UPDATE - SERENITY HAS A NEW HOME!

We have more milk than we need right now and looking to part with a couple of cows.

First available is Kara-Kesh-RK Alt Serenity *RC
VG 85 @ 2-05

She is dry and due mid June to Angus (only bull in the tank on the day she was in heat)

Jr 3 for this year Altitude x Jr All-American Jacot Selene EX 91 3 yr old x EX 93-2E Avalanche x EX 94-2E Contender Spark-Red x EX 92-2E Redliner x EX 94-3E Platte-Vu Advent Sara-Red x VG 89 x 91-2E x 91-2E x EX DOM

Sells with contract for 5 #1 frozen embryos.

Message for more info.

Address

19436 220th Street NE
Thief River Falls, MN
56701

Telephone

+12186892984

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