Welcome to Coyne Farms, Inc. |
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- Jan 2019: Nominated as one of the Most Influential Breeder of the Last 25 Years by Holstein International!
- Launching place of three major cow families: Yadda, Jelly and Daffers all of which were Global Cow of the Year nominations!
- These families have produced such bulls as Dorcy, Yance, Massey, Jabir and Jacey!
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| Coyne Farms Owners: Top row: Greg, Shaun
and Malachy, bottom row: Dick (father of Greg & Shaun) Jerry (father
of Malachy) Photo used on home page of Holstein USA commemorating
125th Anniversary of Holstein Association. |
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History
In 1922 after their marriage, William and Mary Coyne moved to East
Avon, NY . The farm was a gift from Bill's father Malachy, who had
immigrated here in 1886 from Ireland. Bill started milking 20 Guernseys
by hand and also raised some sheep, chickens and hogs. The original
farm was purchased for less than it costs to fertilize it annually
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William and Mary's sons, Dick and Jerry, introduced registered Holsteins
in 1945. In 1962 a new milking parlor was built and the herd was expanded
to 100 cows. Through the 1970s and and 1980s the herd had expanded
to 230 cows and the land base was also enlarged. In 1975 Coyne Farms
was incorporated with sons of Dick (Greg and Shaun) and Jerry (Malachy)
becoming members as time went on. Recently, Brian (Greg's son)
has become a partner/owner. |
Present |
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In 1991 the decision to expand to 500 cows was made and a new milking
center was built and completed in July 1993. By 1995 another barn
was built to expand to 700 cows. Recently another barn has been
added to bring herd size to 1000 milking.
The parlor is a double 16 Germania Herringbone with automatic take
off, rapid exit, and the Affikim monitoring system which was installed
in 1999. All cows are milked three times a day and monitored daily
for production, activity and conductivity. Crops grown are corn
(1100 acres), alfalfa (350 acres), and wheat (150 acres). We also
lease another 1000 acres to pasture heifers during the summer months.
A total mixed
ration has been fed since 1985. Embryo transfer has been used selectively
since the early 1970's. Modern technology will continue to be implemented
at Coyne Farms Inc. |
Registered Holsteins |
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While the milk check has always been paramount to our continuation
and living well, registered Holsteins have also been an asset to
us, providing an additional source of income and a great source
of entertainment and education.
Well over 100 females bred by Coyne Farms have classified EX 90 or above
including three EX 94 cows. Coyne Farms has also been a part of
several young sire proving groups and has facilities for housing
a number of bulls awaiting proofs. |
