E180 Legacy of Excellence: The Heart and Soul of Altona Lea Holsteins

Key Highlights:

• 🚜 Generational Legacy: How the Barkey-Puterbough family built a dairy dynasty spanning 187 years, surviving land expropriation (1972) to breed Canada’s first 10-generation EX cows.

• 🐮 Foundation Genetics: The story of Harriett EX-9* (purchased as “Roybrook Starlite’s bargain semen”), whose descendants make up 95% of today’s herd and birthed two historic 10-generation EX cows.

• 🌟 Show Ring Dominance: From Cooper Puterbough’s 4-H calf (Unix Herminie EX-95) to back-to-back Ontario Summer Holstein Show Grand Championships in 2024.

• 🇬🇧 Global Impact: Three Royal Highland Show Grand Champions (Scotland), and Altona Lea Broker Emma EX-96-UK, immortalized in British stained glass.

• 🌱 Nurturing the Next Gen: 37 consecutive years providing TD Canadian 4-H Dairy Classic calves, mentoring 300+ yo ...