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.

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.

We have EMBRYOS AVAILABLE from Sky-Red! 💥Unanimous Jr All-American RW Jr 3 Yr Old '25💥Member All-American RW Produce of...
04/02/2026

We have EMBRYOS AVAILABLE from Sky-Red!

💥Unanimous Jr All-American RW Jr 3 Yr Old '25
💥Member All-American RW Produce of Dam & Nominated All-American RW Sr Best 3 '25
💥Nominated All-American RW Jr 3 '25
💥Champion Bred & Owned and Intermediate Champion, International RW Jr Show '25
💥Hon Men Jr All-American RW Summer Jr '24
💥Member Nominated All-American RW Sr Best 3 '24
💥Hon Men Grand Champion, Midwest Fall Natxl RW Jr Show '24

We recently IVF'd Sky and are making Dax-Red and Ambrose *RC embryos available! 🇺🇸 US Only

Altitude Sky is EX 91 @ 3-05 X VG 85 Defiant @ 2-03 x EX 93-2E Unstopabull Sage-Red numerous AA awards x AA EX 92-2E Contender Sparrow-Red x GP 84 2 yr old x EX 93 Goldwyn x EX 94-3E Platte-Vu Advent Sara-Red x VG 89 x EX 91-2E x EX 91-2E x EX DOM

Message us for details!

Happy Valentine's Day from Sophie, this year's Kindergarten Calf! We hope someone gets you a cheese stick (or fruit sna...
02/14/2026

Happy Valentine's Day from Sophie, this year's Kindergarten Calf!

We hope someone gets you a cheese stick (or fruit snack if you're sensitive to dairy) just like Sophie got for all her kids ❤️

Today is a"Who Would You Use Wednesday" 🤷‍♂️We are going to be IVFing our Expo sweetheart, Altitude Sky, in the near fut...
02/11/2026

Today is a

"Who Would You Use Wednesday" 🤷‍♂️

We are going to be IVFing our Expo sweetheart, Altitude Sky, in the near future. And we are curious who you would use on her!

💥 Kara-Kesh-RK Alt Sky-Red EX 91 @ 3-05 A2A2 💥

Pregnant to sexed Rubels-Red
Daughters by Maximum-Red & Mr Footloose *RC

🇺🇲 Unanimous Jr All-American RW Jr 3 '25
Nominated All-American RW Jr 3
Champion Bred & Owned Intl RW Jr Show
Intermediate Champion Intl RW Jr Show
Hon Men Jr All-American RW Summer Jr 2 '24
Hon Men Grand Champion MW Fall Natl RW Jr Show

👀 Altitude x VG Defiant @ 2-03 x EX 93-2E Unstopabull Sage-Red numerous AA awards x EX 92 Contender x GP 84 2 yr Absolute x EX 93 Goldwyn x Platte-Vu Advent Sara-Red EX 94-3E x VG 89 x 91-2E x 91-2E x EX DOM

Let us know what you think ⬇️

We have a few special heifers to calve in this year!Starting with this beauty! 💥 Kara-Kesh-RK Sweet-Red-ET 💥Spring Jr ...
02/08/2026

We have a few special heifers to calve in this year!

Starting with this beauty!

💥 Kara-Kesh-RK Sweet-Red-ET 💥

Spring Jr 2 Devour x Contender Sparrow-Red EX 92 All-American Produce of Dam '21 x GP 84 2 yr old Absolute 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

🇺🇲 Sister to All-Americans Unstopabull Sage-Red EX 93-2E & Defiant Saffron-Red EX 93

Due early April to sexed Superman *RC
Her red, full sister is cut the same & due in September

We are excited to share our 4 All-American Red & White winners for 2025! (1 Open, 3 Jr)Congrats to all of the exhibitor...
01/12/2026

We are excited to share our 4 All-American Red & White winners for 2025! (1 Open, 3 Jr)

Congrats to all of the exhibitors & breeders on a great year! Looking forward to this coming show season!

We are excited to share our 2025 Red & White All-American nomineesCongrats to all of the other breeders & exhibitors!💥 ...
12/15/2025

We are excited to share our 2025 Red & White All-American nominees

Congrats to all of the other breeders & exhibitors!

💥 Kara-Kesh-RK Alt Sky-Red EX 91 @ 3-05

Champion Bred & Owned and Intermediate Champion of the International RW Jr Show

5th Jr 3 Yr Old (1st Jr and 1st Jr B&O)
Member 1st Produce of Dam and 4th Sr Best 3, Int'l RW Show '25

Altitude x VG 2 yr old Defiant x Unstopabull Sage-Red EX 93-2E x EX 92-2E Contender x GP 84 2 yr old Absolute 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

💥 Kara-Kesh-RK Ad Sparkle-Red VG 87 @ 2-02

12th Milking Yearling (2nd Jr and 1st Jr B&O)
Member 1st Produce of Dam and 4th Sr Best 3, Int'l RW Show '25

Advancer *RC x VG 2 yr old Defiant x Unstopabull Sage-Red EX 93-2E x EX 92-2E Contender x GP 84 2 yr old Absolute 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

💥Kara-Kesh-RK Ustbl Sage-Red EX 93-2E

7th Production Cow and 1st B&O (2nd Jr) and Member of 4th place Sr Best 3, Int'l RW Show '25

Unstopabull x EX 92-2E Contender x GP 84 2 yr old Absolute 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

Address

19436 220th Street NE
Thief River Falls, MN
56701

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+12186892984

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