Lombard Dale Farm

Now in it’s third generation Lombard Dale Farm is stronger than ever. Lombard Dale was established in 1943 by Orville and Laura Covell. It was Orville’s hard work and determination to succeed that gave the farm the start it needed to continue. In 1978 Orville and Laura’s daughter Lynne married Ron MacMillan they bought the farm, built a new dairy barn and began to change the herd to make it they’re own. Ron and Lynne loved the show ring attending as many as ten fairs a summer, sometimes two in a weekend. Perhaps their first memorable success in the show ring came from an animal they purchased Terr Ray Princess EX 6E. This cow always impressed judges and spectators. Princess lived to the age of seventeen leaving behind several descendants in the herd. Believing you can always improve your herd by buying a good cow to have fun with and breed from, they purchased an animal looked over by others, but Ron thought she was the one. Debrae Joni EX 5E was just a Springer when they first saw her but she went on to win her class at the Royal and won Best Udder twice as well. A lot of luck was involved in making the next purchase a success. Ron, Lynne and Tim Mount bought two embryos at the Elite sale by Miral Vicky and Heligo both embryos caught and both were heifers, they each decided to keep the one born at they’re farm, that left Ron and Lynne with Mardel Heligo LD Vicky EX 2E. Vicky put two bulls through the young sire program for Lombard Dale. One, Lombard Dale TD Vortex returning as a proven sire. With the philosophy you should always sell something that will do your farm name proud Ron and Lynne agreed to consign Vicky to the Elite sale in 1999. She was the top selling animal and made her new owners at Ferme Maralie as happy as the ones she left at Lombard Dale. These three animals shaped the herd to make it what is today with some other additions along the way. In 2004 Ron and Lynne’s daughter Melanie married someone as enthusiastic about the breed as she is Lucas Chisholm. Now managing the farm Melanie and Lucas have Lombard Dale going stronger than ever. The cows a milking better then they ever have with a herd average of 8241 3.9F 2.5P BCA`s of 230 216 235. The desire to have a high type herd as not faded either with the current classification sitting at * EX, 23 VG, 22 GP and 3G. Lombard Dale has sold several animals in the past few years though some top sales such as the Elite sale, the Sale of Stars and the National sale in USA. With a new heifer and dry cow facility built this winter the cows should only get better. Lombard Dale currently had what they believe is the best animal they have ever bred in they’re barn Lombard Dale Nemo Helen VG 89 3YR. With a current projection of 10603 4.1 4.0 and BCA’S of 304 297 366. Through three generations several things have changed but a few always remain the same they’re love for the Ayrshire cow and there is always a farmer’s daughter looking to marry a young man who wishes to share that love. The future looks bright at Lombard Dale.