A Message from the President

By Chris Lahmers

It’s another cold day here in Ohio but I feel that spring is just around the corner. We catch glimpses of it every now and then. It will soon be time to have our Ohio Holstein State Convention. I would like to thank the committee for organizing the convention this year. It will be nice to visit southeast Ohio with our fellow Holstein breeders. As a child, I looked forward to attending our state convention. It was an opportunity to try out for the quiz bowl team. We then traveled around the country to the National Conventions. We are looking to have a good convention sale Friday evening. I hope you make the time to attend Don Simpson’s sale on Friday afternoon. The Simpsons have compiled a great group of cattle and have been very successful in the showring.

Soon after convention, we will be looking forward to the Spring Shows. Be sure to check out the Spring Dairy Expo schedule and rules in this issue. The judges for the spring show will be Spud Paulson doing the Red & Whites and Matt Hawbaker doing the black and white show. It is always the start of the show season here in Ohio. I know a lot of Ohio breeders will be consigning to several sales throughout the spring, if you have a sale consignment for our Ohio Spring Sale on April 21st in Wooster, please contact Eric Topp or any member of the sale committee. And then make sure to advertise that consignment in the Ohio News. Ohio Holstein genetics are sought after throughout the country and will be up for grabs at our convention sale on March 3rd and our spring sale. I’m hoping the next time I see most of you it will be much warmer.