Borderview Genetics
Tim and Sharyn Abbott have spent their lives in the purebred cattle business. From both their starts on family farms in VT, Tim and Sharyn grew up in 4-H, FFA and dairy youth programs which became the foundations for their passion for the business. The couple married in 1987 after meeting at the University of Vermont. Sharyn has a career that started in animal husbandry for a couple of the world’s top herds; Forest Glen Jerseys in OR and Land of Living Guernseys in OH. She then went on to be editor of the Guernsey Breeder’s Journal and worked for both the Jersey Journal and Jersey Marketing Service before taking time off from the industry to raise their two daughters, Chelsea and Caitlyn. Tim’s career started at the American Jersey Cattle Association as an area rep, then manager of JMS, followed by a career change as he became a sire analyst for ABS. He did that and other management roles at ABS for the next 20 years, including managing St. Jacobs ABC. Tim and Sharyn eventually bought the company and developed a line-up of elite type sires such as Dundee, Destry*RC, Aftershock and others. The company was sold in 2016 which led them to the next chapter of their careers.
​The Abbotts started Borderview Genetics in 2014. The name was derived from their farm in Northern Vermont that was right on the Canadian border; the farm housed 200 head of elite females, included an IVF Satellite facility and hosted several successful sales. While it was a great run at the farm, in 2021 the farm was closed and eventually sold as the constant challenge of having enough help to run a top facility in Northern Vermont made it infeasible to continue. While no longer operating, Borderview was the catalyst to the Abbott's current female programs. Today, they utilize IVF to create over 1,000 embryos per year for the program of making heifers and selling embryos, with cattle housed at the best facilities in the US... Duckett Holsteins, Glad Ray Farms (MD Hillbrook), Interstate Heifer Care, Andrew and Jenna Lenhardts, and Klinedell Farms.
Several businesses have been born from the Borderview brand. Showbox Sires is currently the main focus for females, males and embryos. They also have partnerships on the 2 million dollar Doc 8784, thru Have it All LLC and now a fun partnership with friends from VT; Cooter Creek Cattle Company. They own cattle in several parts of the world including with Kingsway Farms, ON, Lawwal Holseins in NZ and Gorbro Holsteins in Australia. Tim and Sharyn are also partners in the Dairy Sales Alliance, an elite cattle sales management company. Through all of these connections and ventures, their mission is to develop the greatest high type genetics in the world
In the fall of 2025, they stepped into yet another new venture with the purchase of a 1,000 acre guest ranch in Montana. While this will not foster the growth of the cattle breeding program, they believe it goes in sync with the overall vision for their businesses; providing top quality guest experiences for people around the world at a scenic, peaceful guest ranch with acres of mountains, great trails for horseback riding and hiking, fishing and just relaxing.
The Abbotts invite you to learn more about their businesses and look forward to hearing your inquiries on cows, cattle sales, embryos, semen or a world class stay at a guest ranch!.