• 3/15/2010: Have You Checked out Allbreed Access.com lately? If you haven't you missed All-American results for Jersey, Brown Swiss and Guernseys. Plus classification news from herds such as Jemi Jerseys and ...
• 3/15/2010: Ohio Convention Sale Breeders from the Buckeye state gathered in Millersburg on Friday, March 12 for the Ohio Convention Sale, which kicked off a weekend of activities ...
• 3/15/2010: Carolina Classic Sale 2010 The Carolina Classic Sale was held over the weekend in Winston-Salem, NC. The sale averaged 1660.45 on 67 lots. The high seller was Lot 1, consigne...
• 3/15/2010: Ashlyn family adds a Reserve All-American 204HO1003 Tri-Day Adolph, a full brother to Tri-Day Ashlyn EX-96 extends his family’s impressive list of All-Americans. Lowvilla Adolph Trina...
• 3/15/2010: Vente Classique Sale Report The Vente Classique sale took place last week in Victoriaville, QC. The sale averaged $5,801 on 69 head. The sale was managed by Tyler Doiron. ...
• 3/15/2010: Maryland Holstein Convention The 2010 Maryland Holstein Convention was held here on Friday, March 12 with many Holstein members and friends in attendance. A business meeting wa...
• 3/14/2010: Bonnie Mohr Commisioned to Paint New Foster Mothers of the...
• 3/14/2010: MSU Extension workshop will provide in-depth information f...
• 3/14/2010: Sales Of Organic Milk Fell In 2009
• 3/13/2010: Spungold Holsteins Classification Update
• 3/13/2010: It's time to spring forward again
• 3/13/2010: Seminar: Why Animal Agriculture Needs Technology
• 3/12/2010: Reminder for MD Junior Members
• 3/12/2010: Hundreds show up to support raw milk sales
• 3/12/2010: Dairies Sour on Trade Talks
• 3/12/2010: California Dairies Launch Statewide Animal Care Initiative
• 3/12/2010: World Dairy Expo® Board Approves New Directors
• 3/11/2010: Seagull Bay Dairy Classification Report
• 3/11/2010: Register now for the Carolina Classic Sale!
• 3/11/2010: Merial To Merge With Intervet/Schering-Plough

3/15/10: Juneau WI Paule-View & Partners Dispersal, Brown Swiss Sale Service, mgr

3/17/10: Hutchinson, KS Kansas State Sale, Massey Sales Service, mgr.
3/18/10: Quarryville PA  Welk-Shade Family & Friends Sale, The Cattle Exchange, mgr.

3/19/10: Frederick MD Greenlea Dreams; Richard Green, host; MD-Hillbrook, mgr.
3/19/10: Fond du Lac WI Lost Elm Dispersal, The Luttropps, Modern Associates, mgr.

3/20/10: Weyauwega, WI Waupaca-Waushara Show Opportunity Sale , Waupaca-Waushara Co. Holstein Breeders, mgrs.
3/20/10: West Union IA Iowa Spring Sale, Fayette Co. Fairgrounds

3/20/10: Frederick MD March Madness VIII , MD-Hillbrook, mgr.
3/20/10: Brooklyn, WI Dual County Sale, Green/Rock Holstein Breeders, mgr.
3/20/10: Carlyle IL Clinton County Classic, at the Clinton County Fairgrounds, Lester Huels, Larry Kleiner, Jason Oertel & Mike Nettemeyer, chairmen.

3/24/10-3/31/10: Belding MI Michigan-Indiana Spring Foundation Online Edition, BovineBid host, CanAm Sales, mgr.

3/25/10: East Lansing MI MI Michigan Indiana Spring Foundation Sale, managed by CanAm Sales Management, sponsored by Michigan and Indiana Holstein Associations, Duane Molhoek, Sale Chairman. Live Auction Webcast
3/26/10: Fond du Lac WI Siemers Spring Showcase, Siemers Holsteins, hosts; Great Northern Land & Cattle Co., Inc., mgr., Cattle Exchange, auctioneer.

3/26/10: East Lansing, MI Spartan Spectacular Sale, MI State University Dairy Club, host
4/03/10: Fond du Lac WI  Celebration Sale Spring Edition, Duckett Holsteins, host; Great Northern Land & Cattle Co., Inc., mgr.

• 3/14/10: Ohio Farm Tours
• 3/13/10: A Sunny Day in Victoriaville for the Vente Classique
• 3/12/10: Ohio Convention Photos
• 3/12/10: Ohio State Holstein Convention Begins
• 3/12/10: Vente Classique Sale Results!
• 3/12/10: Ohio Convention Sale Preview
• 3/09/10: Prayers and Support to the Ruby Family
• 3/09/10: 43rd Annual Carroll County Calf Sale

2,010,322 Total Visits - Now that's what I call popular!

Visitors, friends, fans and followers - thanks for making 2009 a great year at HolsteinWorld.com! The final tally for visits to our site last year is a whopping 2,010,322!!! This is the THIRD year in a row that total visits to the site have surpassed the 2 million mark and we are ecstatic! Again, thank you for visiting and helping us to reach this impressive milestone. These numbers indicate that HolsteinWorld.com truly is THE most popular online resource for breeders and a dairy cattle enthusiasts around the world!

Taking a closer look at the numbers, the average number of visits per day was 5,507 and the average number of unique visitors per month was 34,960. The average time spent on the site was 9 minutes and 17 seconds. The most popular month was October with 6,542 average visits per day, 202,811 total visits for the month from 38,806 unique visitors.

2009 was also the year that we dived into the social media outlets of Facebook and Twitter. To date we have been requested to be friends with 574 people and have a great group of 3,016 (and growing) fans on Facebook. Not a friend or fan yet? Visit our fan page at www.facebook.com/HolsteinWorld. In the Twitterverse, we have tweeted 283 times and are being followed by 404 people and organizations. You can join the group by following us at www.twitter.com/holstein_world.

We are excited for a great year of visitor and friend/fan/follower growth ahead and think 2010 is off to a great start! January statistics of HolsteinWorld.com report an average of 5,722 visits per day! Plan on seeing more news, more photos, more video and more fun messages from our team as we cover industry events in the coming year. We give you MORE!

Interested in joining the ever-growing number of breeders who promote their herds on our site with a banner or their very own website? Contact myself or Katy anytime!

Sarah - sschmidt@dairybusiness.com or 866.548.5604
Katy - kjohnson@dairybusiness.com or 800.334.1904 x. 242