Jan 24: New Feb Cattle Connection ad is online with consignments to upcoming sales!

Jan 16: Holstein International Article from the Excellency issue is online, click here for PDF version.

Jan 9: New Holstein International Ad Now Online! check it out, click here to view all recent ads.

12/1/11: December Brown Swiss Bulletin Ad now online

11/20/11: New photos of Veronica, Dasher, Cupid, Action Volume, Angel, Nikiesha, & Not For Sale

11/15/11: Check out the CBS Early Show segment featuring Arethusa Farm- Manolo Blahnik Execs Take On Dairy Farming,

11/11/11: New photos online of

The Brown Swiss herd at Arethusa is growing! Thanks to Emily Covell & Dave Lebowitz for making Round Hill Paterno Tiago VG89-2Y (Grand Champion NY Spring Show & 4th at Expo) and her two daughters available. Daughters are:

  • Covells Agenda T Show Me – 1st at Expo and 2nd at PA All-American
  • Covells Wonder Tia Encore – 1st at PA All-American and 2nd at Expo
  • Watch for them at the Royal Winter Fair!

Oct 25: Nov Jersey Journal Ad now online check it out, click here to view all recent ads.

Sept 12: Photo of Angels EX 91 Durham daughter now online. New photos online of Delilah's Goldwyn dtr Diana and her Shottle dtr Domino. New photo of Veronica's dtr, Vanity.

Sept 9: Hokkaido National Jersey Show: Veronica's sons siring winners! VERONICA IS GLOBAL!

  • Older yearling winner - sired by VERTIGO & Reserve Junior Champion
  • Younger cow winner - sired by VERTIGO & Senior Champion
  • Older cow winner - sired by VINDICATION & Reserve Senior Champion

Sept Holstein World Ads now online, click here for our Ads page.

8/12/11:It's official! EO Siemers Ashlyns Angel is Excellent 96!

July 22: Classification Results:

  • Affection EX 92 (Fortune X Angel)
  • Diana EX 92 94-MS (Goldwyn X Delilah)
  • Mardigras EX 90 (Aspen X Melanie)
  • Eve VG 87-2y (Jasper X GW Ebony)
  • Vivie VG 87-2y (Fortune X Vivian)

Results from May 16th Holstein Classification: click on images below for larger photos

1st lactation-

  • Toystory Appeal VG86 (dam is Angel 2E95)
  • Goldwyn Orchid VG86 at 2-2 (dam is Victoria 2E94)
  • Goldwyn Olivia VG86 at 2-2 (dam is Victoria)
  • Stormatic Monique VG86 (dam is Melanie)
  • Stormatic Margot VG85 88MS (dam is Melanie)
  • Fortune Vivie VG85 (dam is Vivian 4E96)

Left is Shottle Bonjour VG 85 & right is Stormatic Margot VG 86

Veronica continues to show her impact in our herds – three daughters were scored, 1 maternal granddaughter and daughters of her sons Verify, Vindication and Valiant. It is exciting to watch the development of these cows.

High Quality Milk Awards: Arethusa Farm was honored by Dairy One with the 2009 Milk Quality Award: The six Dairy One herds with the lowest SCC for the year were recognized recently at the annual meeting of Dairylea Cooperative. Our average SCC was 56,000. This is a tremendous achievement for herdspersons Shannon Dwyer and Katie Kearns and the team in the milk barn. Their dedication to cow-care made this possible!!

Congratulations! Your dairy operation has been selected as a Gold winner in this year's National Dairy Quality Awards (NDQA) program. A panel of milk quality judges rated your dairy as being among the best in the country. Announced in the Jan 10 Hoards Dairyman!

We will now be linking our print ads and archiving them on our web site in pdf format!

Exciting news: “Arethusa Farm Dairy Milk is now being sold!" Our dairy website is completed and online. Milk will be sold locally at New Morning Market in Woodbury, LaBonne’s Markets in Salisbury and Watertown and Whole Foods at Blue Back Square. Check out the whole story at www.arethusafarmdairy.com.

Help Wanted: We are currently seeking one full-time employee to join our dedicated staff at Arethusa; We have one night position available. Work ethic, communication skills and ability to work as part of a team required. Please send resume and references to dairy1@arethusafarm.com

12/2/11: Arethusa 2011 All-American Jersey nominations:

Oct 8: Central National Jersey Show –

  • Velveteen – 1st fall calf, Best Bred & Owned and Junior Champion (great-granddaughter of Veronica, Tequila X Velvet)
  • Valene – 4th spring yearling (Socrates X Veronica), full sister placed 10th in same class
  • Vision – 4th summer yearling (granddaughter of Veronica), sold in Arethusa Kueffner Klassic to Sherona Hill
  • Diva – 6th summer yearling (granddaughter of Veronica), sold in Avonlea Summer Splash to Jon Prokopf
  • 3rd Junior Best Three Females – Velveteen, Valene & Vision
  • Vivid – 1st Junior 3-yr old, Best Bred & Owned and Best Udder (Response X Veronica)
  • Comet – 1st 5-yr old (Furor X Veronica) owned by Ernest Kueffner
  • Cupid – 8th 5-yr old (Furor X Veronica)
  • Déjà vu – 6th 5-yr old (Primetime X Veronica) owned by Ratliff Jerseys
  • Veronica – 2nd 100,000 lb. cow
  • 1st Produce of Dam – Vivid & Comet
  • 1st Senior Best Three Females – Vivid, Comet & Cupid
  • 1st Exhibitor’s Herd – Veronica, Cupid, Vivid, Valene & Velveteen
  • Premier Breeder (2nd year in a row)

International Brown Swiss Show –

International Holstein Show –
• Viona – 7th Fall Yearling in Milk (Sanchez X Vivian)
• Angel – 8th Aged Cow

Veronica has been voted the first Jersey Canada Cow of the Year! This is a new annual award that is voted on by Jersey Canada members. The nominees must be born in Canada and still living!

9/24/11: Harrisburg All-American Show
  • Holsteins:
    • 1st Sr. 3-yr old :1st place, best udder & Best Bred and Owned: Arethusa Goldwyn Diana (dtr of Delilah)
    • 2nd Milking yearling: Arethusa Sanchez Viona (dtr of Vivian), 2nd place Arethusa Sanchez Zena (dtr of Victoria)
  • Jerseys

9/20/11: Big E Jersey Show:

  • 1st Spring Yrlg & HM Jr Champion Arethusa Socrates Valene
  • 2nd Spring Yrlg Arethusa Socrates Valdina (both are dtrs of Veronica)
  • 1st Jr Best 3 Females (with Arethusa Amadeo Cameo owned by Tom Breakell
  • 4th Jr 2 yr old Arethusa Action Volume (dtr of Veronica)
  • 1st Jr 3 yr old Arethusa Liberty Bell
  • 1st 5 yr old, Reserve Senior & Grand Champion Arethusa Veronicas Cupid (dtr of Veronica)
  • 2nd Sr Best 3 Females (Cupid, Liberty, Volume)
  • 1st Dairy Herd (Cupid, Liberty, Volume, Valene & Valdina)

9/16/11: Northeast Fall National:Arethusa exhibited 8 home-bred cows at ESE and won the best bred & owned award in every class we competed in.

  • Milking yearling: 1st place Arethusa Sanchez Viona (dtr of Vivian), 2nd place Arethusa Sanchez Zena (dtr of Victoria)
  • Jr. 2-yr old: 3rd place Arethusa Goldwyn Valerie (dtr of Vanity)
  • Sr. 2-yr old: 1st place Arethusa Jasper Eve (grdtr of Durham Episode)
  • Sr. 3-yr old :2nd place & HM  Intermediate Champion Arethusa Goldwyn Diana (dtr of Delilah)
  • 4-yr old :2nd place Arethusa Aspen Serenade (dtr of Sammy), 3rd place Arethusa Shottle Domino (dtr of Delilah)
  • 5-yr old: 1st place, Reserve Senior & Reserve Grand Champion Arethusa Goldwyn Valencia (dtr of Victoria).  Valencia was also named Best Bred & Owned cow of the show and Queen of the Milky Weigh.
  • Produce of Dam: 1st place Produce of Cherown SY Delilah, 2nd place Produce of Santschi Leduc Victoria
  • Senior Best Three Females: 1st place (Diana, Serenade & Valencia)
  • Dairy Herd: 1st place (Diana, Serenade, Valencia & Domino)
  • Premier Breeder & Premier Exhibitor

8/19/11: Arethusa Kueffner Klassic II averaged $4,443 on 112 Holsteins with high price of $25,000 and 13 Jerseys averaged $4,839 with a high price of $11,000. High seller for Holsteins was Lot 84: D-K-Silk Domain Stardom-ET, a 10/10 Domain x Misty-Springs Shottle Silk-ET EX-90 with +2095 GTPI (4/11), purchased by Todd Galton, NY and the 2nd High Selling Holstein was Lot 83 at $16,000: D-K-Silk Atwood Satin-ET, 9/10 Atwood maternal sister to Lot 84 with GTPI +2158 (4/11), purchased by Bruce Gingerich, Todd Freeman & Kevin Parks, IN. High selling Jersey was Lot 121 – $11,000 – Arethusa Action Varsity, 4/10 Action x 5E-97 Veronica, purchased by Greg Lambert, WI. Thank you to all who attended and bid. Catalog online for A-K II - click image for catalog
Click here to download catalog (pdf)

NY Spring Show Jersey results :

  • 1st place Fall Calf & HM Junior Champion – Arethusa Tequila Velveteen (Hired Gun). Dam is Socrates Velvet VG88-2Y, then Deluxe Veronique EX91 and Veronica EX97
  • 1st place Spring Yearling – Arethusa HG Blushing-TW (Hired Gun; link photo). Dam is Blitzen EX90 then Veronica.
  • 2nd place Winter Yearling – Arethusa Action Brynne. Dam is EX Deluxe.
  • 2nd place Jr. Best Three Females
  • 1st place Jr. 3-yr old & Intermediate Champion – Arethusa Response Vivid VG89-2Y (link photo). Dam is Veronica.
  • 2nd place Jr. 3-yr old – Arethusa Socrates Velvet VG88-2Y (link photo)
  • 1st place Senior Best Three Females – Vivid, Velvet and Comet
  • 1st place Produce of Dam – Velvet & Comet

NY Spring Show Brown Swiss results –

  • 1st place Winter Yearling & Junior Champion – Jo-Dee James Nikeisha
  • 1st place Fall Yearling & Reserve Junior Champion – Jo-Dee Premium Not For Sale

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