Change to the OHA By-Laws

It has been recommended by the Ohio Holstein Association Board of Directors to change the dues structure, Section A, for Ohio Holstein Association (OHA) membership to begin for the OHA fiscal year, October 1, 2022. This will be voted on at the March 5. 2022 at the annual meeting of the OHA. The delegates will need to approve this change by a two-thirds majority vote.

This is the Article from the By-laws on dues as it presently reads:

Article II Dues

Section A. $45 per year, plus $1.00 for each Registered (any % RHA) Holstein, up to 300 head, in the herd which has freshened at least once; $0.50 per head greater then 300. The dues of members to be paid by December 1 will be discounted ten (10%) percent.

BY-LAW CHANGE TO READ AS FOLLOWS: Section II (OHA Bylaws)

Section A. Membership dues will be $60, plus $1.00 for each Registered Holstein (any % RHA) for the first 300 head in the herd which has freshened once; $0.50 per head for freshened cows over 300. There will be a cap on the total bill at $500. The dues of members paid before December 1 of the fiscal year will be discounted by ten (10%) percent. continued from page 29 group, Cummings knew she could be something special. “I like to buy in on good cows and she was spot on the day she won the futurity,” said Cummings. “To walk out of the coliseum and have won the futurity… oh boy!”

Payton is bred back and was nominated All-American Summer Junior 2-Year-Old and was also the Honorable Mention Intermediate Champion at the 2021 Mid-East Summer National Holstein Show. According to the proud Buckeye, “The only thing better than winning the futurity is when Ohio State beats Michigan!”

Cummings is extremely thankful for Jenny and Nathan Thomas. “I owe a lot to them,” he said. “Nathan took my kids under his wing and made sure they had good animals growing up. That means a lot to me.” Their final goal is to stand together in the middle of Madison one day.

As for now, Cummings takes “retired” lighter than most. With show cows spread out in Ohio and Indiana, he is actively involved in the show world and in the local sports community having served as a coach for 35 years. For the animals he is a part of, he said, “I don’t care if people know I own them or not. I don’t mind staying in the background because we have fun! You have to!”

When asked for advice for fellow enthusiasts, Cummings states it simply: “Be ready to work hard.” For Cummings, “It’s about the idea of keeping on! Farmers work harder than anybody else.” He concluded, “Milking cows is tough as it can be. Keep your head up. There are good and bad days. Relish the good ones!”