By definition, the word BEST means “of the highest quality, or being the most suitable, pleasing or effective.” That is exactly what you’ll find with the 2025 GENEX Excellence in Reproduction & Genetics Award recipients – herds with the best repro and genetic results.
With nominations from around the world, the 2025 honorees set the bar high, showcasing remarkable achievements. The nominated herds reached pregnancy rates above 40%, conception rates exceeding 50%, and service rates in the 80% range – an extraordinary display of excellence. The powerful combination of strategy, execution and innovation earned these herds a spot in this historical recognition program, and every team behind them should take immense pride in being named among the best.
Please join us in congratulating the winners of the 2025 GENEX Excellence in Reproduction & Genetics Awards!
GENEX Excellence in Reproduction & Genetics Award Winners
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Award Category: Up to 1,000 Cows
Landmark Farms
Clifton Springs, New York
- Cat Thrasher,
GENEX Key Account Manager
Blue Prairie Holsteins
Blue Mounds, Wisconsin
- Lindsey Geddes,
GENEX Reproductive Program Senior Technician
Award Category: 1,000 to 3,000 Cows
Mar-Bec Dairy
Mondovi, Wisconsin
- Peter Weber,
GENEX National Account Manager
Scheps Dairy
Almena, Wisconsin
- Peter Weber,
GENEX National Account Manager
Award Category: Over 3,000 Cows
Dollymount Dairy LLP/
Coronado Heifer Yard Riverview LLP
Wheaton, Minnesota/Wilcox, Arizona
- Paula Molinari,
GENEX Key Account Manager
Pleasant View Farm
Martinsburg, Pennsylvania
- Ben Giese,
GENEX Key Account Manager
Award Category: International
Soc. Arg. Cervi Ciboldi
Italy
- David Ellis,
GENEX Progressive Herd Consultant
Kilachevskiy
Russia
- Victor Oborotov,
Dairy Company Genetics
About the Award Program
The GENEX Excellence in Reproduction & Genetic Awards program has recognized herds for over a decade. GENEX staff and global distributors nominate herds that are then evaluated through a thorough judging process analyzing cow and heifer reproduction, along with genetic data. Winners are selected across four categories based on herd type, size and global location, ensuring broad industry representation.
Want to see your herd on next year’s list? Talk to your GENEX representative about how to move your genetics and reproduction program to the next level!
