What we're about...
Blondin Sires Inc. is owned by Simon Lalande, Dann Brady & Nicolas Lalande. Three friends that share the same passion for beautiful cows, deep pedigrees, the love of the show ring and the technology of genomics.
Our passion for breeding and working with great cows hasn't changed. Over the past few years the rush of genetics has overshadowed the true art of breeding great cows. We decided it was time to put the emphasis back on great type and deep pedigrees combined with production, health & fertility and bringing in new technologies such as genomics.
We plan to sample upwards of 20 bulls per year that combine high genomic type with balanced production and health and fertility.
Our goal will be to share this experience with you, the breeders. As we go in search of these unique and special bulls we look to showcase the families and cows behind them. Tell their stories and follow them as they develop.
We hope you join us on this journey...enjoy the ride!
Simon Lalande
Co-Founder
Cell: 1-514-239-5435
Meet the Team
Who we are
Simon Lalande is the owner of Ferme Blondin, a well-known herd of Holstein cattle from Saint Placide, Quebec, Canada. They currently milk 250 Holsteins in a state of the art new sand bedded freestall barn. They also farm close to 2,000 acres and have a total of 1,000 head on the farm.
Simon has a passion for great cows, whether it is for shows or every day hard working cows in the barn. He sells more than 500 head of fresh cows every year.
Dann Brady has been the genetics and marketing manager at Ferme Blondin for a number of years. Studying the pedigrees and genomics and making the selections for the large number of embryo flushes performed every week at the farm. Previous to Blondin, Dann was an International Embryo Sales Manager for a global ai company. Spending time in numerous countries around the world and working directly with breeders to help them achieve their breeding goals.
Nicolas Lalande is a shareholder in Blondin Sires after growing up on his family's Ferme Blondin. Nic provides leadership and support to the over 25+ sales reps across Canada while also working closely with his father on the entire Ferme Blondin business and operations. He recently became a father welcoming the next generation of children to the Ferme Blondin family!