From the Jersey Desk

Michigan Jersey Cattle Club

Earlier this year, Michigan Jersey Cattle Club (MJCC) decided to have Suzanne Tuttila take over the treasurer and secretary roles. Suzanne has a done a wonderful job helping the club get its affairs back in order and positioned to revitalize our club. You’ll notice in this issue our proposed by-law changes to be presented at the annual meeting as well as a futurity program that will help restart our three-year old futurity show. The board and I are excited for the future of the club and promoting the jersey breed.

We have also began working closely with Michigan Holstein Association as we’ve appointed a joint committee between the two clubs to coordinate the 2021 shows. Please make note that beginning in 2021 a MJCC membership will be required to show in the All-Michigan Jersey Show this coming summer. An application can be found in this issue of Michigan Dairy Cattle News.

The final thing we are excited to share with our membership is the collaboration of the sales with Michigan Holstein Association. We have put together a sale committee for MJCC that has begun seeking consignments for both the Holstein Fall Production sale and the Spring Holstein Foundation Sale. This year, both sales will feature Jerseys with a portion of the commissions coming back to the club. If you are interested in consigning something to the sale please reach out to Drew Rupprecht or Lauren Siver.

We thank you for your continued support and the board is looking forward to a wonderful 2021! Beth Rupprecht President MJCC 989-640-6913