Annual MeetingsThrowing It Back for

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The Michigan Holstein Association (MHA) and the Michigan Jersey Cattle Club (MJCC) revisited a former format for their annual gathering when they met at the Soaring Eagle Casino in Mount Pleasant for an All-Breeds sale and joint annual meetings on February 10-11, 2023. It was a standing room only crowd as they gathered to honor breeders and conduct the business of the associations.

On Friday evening, a capacity crowd gathered for the Michigan Holstein AllBreeds Sale that was held online and garnered an average of $2614 on 39 lots with a gross of $101,982. The high seller was lot 3 at $4025, a first choice of four September 2023 Unstopabull calves out of Luck-E Jordy Kricket-Red-

ET EX-94 EEEEE. She is a member of the 2022 All-American Red & White Produce of Dam and the Grand Champion of the MidEast Fall National Red & White Junior Show and was consigned by Daniel Olson of Lena, WI. This sale generated bids from Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, Virginia, Maryland, Illinois, New York, California, Iowa and Kentucky and was managed by the Michigan Holstein Association and Kreeger & Associates, LLC.

Saturday morning kicked off with breakfast and speaker Kim Bremmer of Ag Inspirations. Bremmer spoke about the importance of producers knowing their facts and making their voice heard in an age of misinformation about American agriculture.

After 30 years of service to the area as the Holstein Association, USA sales representative, Max Dunseth retired and was honored with the Distinguished Service Award from MHA. Gary Wieber of Fowler was awarded the MHA Master Breeder Award while Adam Preston of Quincy was honored with the Wayne Webster Outstanding Young Breeder award. The Michigan Jersey Cattle Club honored Ethan Hayward of Hastings as the MJCC Outstanding Young Breeder. Wieber Dairy, Preston Farms, and Ethan Hayward will be featured in future issues of the Michigan Dairy Cattle continued on page 12