Australian Jersey Journal March / April 2023

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PREMIER SIRE INTERNATIONAL DAIRY WEEK 2023

AUSTRALIAN DAUGHTER PROVEN

GREAT TYPE 104 OVERALL TYPE AND 101 CHEST WIDTH

OUTSTANDING UDDERS 109 MAMMARY AND 108 REAR UDDER HEIGHT

EASY TO WORK WITH 103 TEMPERAMENT AND 105 LIKABILITY

VICTORIOUS DAUGHTERS, LEFT TO RIGHT: PINE HAVEN VICTORIOUS MARGARET VG-89, 2nd place Jr. 3-yr.-old and Hon. Mention Intermediate Champion All American Jersey Show 2022

PAULLYN VICTORIOUS MAYA EX-91, 1st place Jr. 3-yr.-old and Intermediate Champion All American Junior Jersey Show 2022

DULET VICTORIOUS BAGEL EX-93, 2nd place 4-yr.-old and Reserve Grand Champion, Royal Winter Fair 2022

EARLY AUSTRALIAN MILKING DAUGHTERS

GREAT TYPE 106 OVERALL TYPE AND 103 MUZZLE WIDTH

OUTSTANDING UDDERS 108 MAMMARY AND 106 TEAT LENGTH

EASY TO WORK WITH 106 LIKABILITY AND 103 MILKING SPEED

GOOD FERTILITY 106 DAUGHTER FERTILITY AND 104 PIN SET

VIEW FOOTAGE OF AUSTRALIAN STARLORD DAUGHTERS HERE

“We used STARLORD for his exceptional fertility and health traits. Now milking his daughters, they stand out in the herd for their production and improved udders. We think they will make great cows and are confidently reusing again.“

– Max & Judy Hann, Lockington, Victoria

STARLORD DAUGHTER PICTURED AT LEFT

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GENETIC RECOVERY OFFICERS

WESTERN DISTRICTS

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FROM THE FRONT DESK

It is a proud feeling when on a trade mission in Pakistan and when touring a milk processing plant, you see the packaging stamped “Australian Cow Milk”

Such is the regard for Australia, Australian cows and genetics, the warmth of welcome, plentiful signage acknowledging our visit and overwhelming desire for all those we met to get a photo with the touring group was certainly something to behold.

The Pakistan market certainly has some great opportunities for Australian genetics and heifers to build and grow to a substantial export market for the dairy industry and we look forward to working with HRM Dairies and their partners to bring this to fruition. All being well HRM will lead a group out to Australia later this year and we look forward to showing them around several farms when they visit.

While the work undertaken by you the Australian Jersey Breeder to develop Dairy’s Finest Cow the Australian Jersey into a globally high demand cow, key Jersey Australia project completed in 2021 ‘The Jersey Most Profitable and Sustainable Cow Project’ have significantly help paved the way for Jerseys in answering key questions on feed and production efficiency, health, fertility and longevity and heat tolerance.

Quite a number of officials in Pakistan were well across the project and its findings and it is certainly a valuable resource in promoting and marketing Australian Jerseys.

Best Regards

Glen Barrett General Manager

South Gippsland Jersey Breeders Club Inc.

LIFE MEMBERS:

• Colin & Jenny Dowel – Inverell

• Keith & Pat Kuhne – Bushlea

• Gordon & Marianne Lawson – Kooroo

• Don & Evelyn Patterson – Sanray

• I & J Richards – Somersleigh Jerseys

MEMBERS:

• Barry & Sue Allan – Inverlair Heights

• Ian Anderson – Kings View

• Lindsay Anderson – Kings Vista

• Winsome Anderson – Kayvee

• Patrick Anderson – Kings Veldt

• Andrew & Julie Appleyard – Tarralyn

• Reece Attenborough – Attaview

• Mick & Michelle Axford – Joax

• Colleen Baker

• John & Jill Bilney – Grandridge

• Geoff, Estelle & Brett Boyd – Ranleigh

• Lynton & Lisa Broad – Broadlin

• Gavin Broad – Broadside

• Paul Cocksedge

• Neil & Elaine Comben – Wyndamere

• Rebecca Cooper – Camille

• Trent & Belinda Crawford – Billy Creek

• Carissa & Will Davis & Gage-Brown

• Sage & Maree Deenen – Carisma

• Jennifer & Trenton Douch & Mumford

– South Coast

• Stephanie & Rodney Goode

– Boronia Ridge

• Sue & Dirk Greening/Warren

• Cohen, Ashley & Jane Harrison

– Krishlaye

• Daryl & Lani Hoey – Beulah

• Shawn & Tracey Hollingworth

– Summit

• Michael & Hyacinth Holloway – Loretto

• Owen & Claire Hutchinson

• Brett Kuhne – 1st Choice Investments

• Wayne & Lisa Kuhne – Bushlea

• Warren Lace – Carla Rose

• Alan & Cheryl Launder – Glenmaple

• Brian & Katie Launder – Glenmaple

• Darien & Alex Mathews – Langdale

• Jake Mathews – Bluegum Park

• ME, CJ & JM Moscript – Glenjuristan

• Paul & Lisa Mumford – Gelbeado Park

• Jenni Munro – Promview

• Roger, Helen & Melissa Perrett

– Rye Valley & Mytee

• Peter Price – Springview

• Tanya Privitera – Inverlair

• Courtney Pulham – Pulham Genetics

• Trevor & Anthea Saunders-Day

– Araluen Park

• Nicola & Matt Templeton – Viewfort

• Aaron Thomas – Morningside

• Kelvin Trotman – Auburn Vale

• Gordon & Sylvia Vagg – Bonnay

• Cliff & Mareika Wallace – Wallacedale

• Luke & Melanie Wallace – Wallacedale

• Scott & Karrie Whitten

– Inspirtation Park

• Mark & Kylie Reid

New members always welcome!

South Gippsland had a big International Dairy Week!

Congratulations to Roger, Helen and Melissa Perrett with Kings Vale Joel Madge being selected as Senior and Grand Champion Jersey. She is one very special young cow after backing up her Intermediate Champion prize from last year!

Special mention also to club members Jason and Maree Deenan and Darien and Alex Mathew’s who’s entry of Avonlea Stanleycup Evie was selected as the Holstein Senior and Grand Champion.

PRESIDENT: WAYNE KUHNE | SECRETARY: NICOLA TEMPLETON | TREASURER: ALEX MATHEWS

6 Around The Grounds

8 US Study Tour Follows Flood Devastation

10 Sales Wrap

12 Conference To Highlight Youthful Outlook

14-23 International Dairy Week 2023

• Last-Minute Success

• Investment Pays Off

• Madge Reins Supreme

• Hat Trick Of Awards

• Results 24

AROUND THE GROUNDS

2022 Great Southern Challenge

With the severe flood through a large proportion of the competition regions 2022 causing significant delays and in some cases cancellation of club challenges, the Board of Jersey Australia in consultation with our competition partners St Genetics Australia have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2022 Great Southern Challenge.

Whie a difficult decision to have to make, the delays in club challenges which we recognise were due to circumstances beyond the control of the clubs, cows being prepared for IDW and the holiday period meant we could not foreseeably run judging until middle to late February. We also have a number of entries dried off by now and unable to compete.

The decision to cancel the 2022 Great Southern Challenge will also mean 2023 Great Australian Challenge will also not run.

We look forward to these competitions returning to the calendar of events in 2023/24

Change to Classification Booking Fees

The Board of Jersey Australia has reviewed our classification and have approved the implementation of a new booking fee.

The new booking will include the current herd visit fee and a $2.00 + GST per cow fee for each cow booked in.

Jersey Australia assessment of recent tours has identified that around 40% of cows (excluding 1st lactation heifers) do not moved their class score or are booked in and not presented.

Cow whose class scores are moved will only be charged the balance of the individual cow classification if they are scored higher than their existing score.

The new booking fee will be applicable for the Autumn 2023 Class Tour.

A reminder to members when booking for classification that it’s important to ensure the number of cows that you book for is what is presented to the classifier.

Over the spring tour and on previous tours we have had a number of incidences where cow numbers presented either greatly exceeded or where significantly less than what was booked in.

If more cows are presented to the classifier this puts pressure on the days schedule. Time is allocated to each visit based on the number of cows booked. When the presented cows exceed the booking, this impacts the rest of the days schedule.

We will be reinforcing with the classifiers during the Autumn field days that if cows presented exceed the booking that the additional cows should only be classified if they consider they can fit the cows in without impacting the remaining herds for the day. If they can’t and the member still wants to classify the additional cows, the member will need to

schedule and ‘Out of Tour’ class to complete their requirements. On the flip side, when the classifier is only presented a smaller number of cows than what has been booked, the classifier can spend a good part of the day doing nothing as we are unable to reschedule the down time with additional herds / cows elsewhere. This is unproductive time for classifiers that is a cost to the Association.

Community Grants Funds

Jersey Australia Community Grants fund is available for all members to apply for grants or sponsorship to support

• Youth education and leadership development.

• Local events (Not show related)

• Shows including Youth Shows

Over the 2022/23 year, grants and sponsorship has been provided to support the following events:

 Central Gippsland Jersey Fair

 NSW State Show

 Gatton Show

 Andrew Rushton

– YDN Development program USA Study Tour

 Gippsland Dairy Youth

– Gippsland Dairy Youth Show

 Malanda All Breeds Educational Dairy Youth Camp

 Deniliquin Show

In 2023/24 the annual allocation of funding will be increased to $16,000.00 per annum with funds previously allocated to State Committees support being also allocated to the Community Grants Fund.

To find out more and to download the application form visit: https://jersey.com.au/ja-community-grants-fund/

ATMAC Grant

Jersey Australia in partnership with Holstein Australia has recently been awarded an Agricultural and Trade Market Access Grant value at $75,000.00. The grant will go towards the following key deliverables.

• Global Market review of Heifer and Genetics Opportunities

• Development of multi-lingual promotional materials

• Development of new and additional live export protocols for heifers

• Travel and trade mission support for developing or new markets.

This grant will support ongoing initiatives to drive new and expanded export markets for jersey heifers, semen and embryos, increase the quality and quantity of pedigree cattle going to export and improve farm gate returns for heifers.

AROUND THE GROUNDS

Farewell Jenny Hunter

After nearly 18 years with Jersey Australia, Jenny Hunter will finish up with Jersey Australia on March 22nd.

Jenny has been a great servant of the Association during this time and has had a great rapport with members and fellow staff members.

If you would like to send Jenny a farewell message please email me on Glen.Barrett@jersey.com.au before March 20th.

On behalf of members, the Board and staff I thank Jenny for her contribution to Jersey Australia and wish her the very best.

2023 All Australian Photo Competition is BACK in 2023

Entries are open to all cows photographed between March 1 2022 and Feb 28th 2023

Entries close June 9th 2023

Competition rules and entry form is available on the JA website.

World Dairy Expo 2023

Jersey Australia is again planning to attend World Dairy Expo in 2023 to support and promote Australian Jerseys in the North American market.

If you’re interested in attending WDE 2023 as part of the JA planned visit, please contact Glen at JA.

Subject to interested number of members wishing to attend, we will aim to put together a farm tour as well.

PICTURES // MEDIA MASTERS

US STUDY TOUR FOLLOWS FLOOD DEVASTATION

AFTER EXPERIENCING THE WORST FLOODING IN HIS FARM’S HISTORY, ROCHESTER’S ANDREW RUSHTON IS LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING MORE OF THE WORLD ON AN UPCOMING USA STUDY TOUR.

THE Murray Dairy/Dairy Australia tour in May will take Andrew and 19 fellow participants to farms in California and Wisconsin.

Andrew hopes to see a variety of farming methods and bring home some tips to improve his business.

“I wanted to experience different farming methods in a similar climate and see what we can adapt back here to make our operation more efficient,” he said.

“We will also be looking at methods of getting into farming and succession planning.”

Although the itinerary is not yet finalised, Andrew expects it will include a variety of farming enterprises.

“I have been lucky enough to get on a few farms on previous trips to the US through a semen company but they were big corporate barn farms, nothing family-run like our business,” he said.

“The committee said there would be a good split including smaller operations so I’m looking forward to that.”

“We’ve been farming here for more than 40 years and it was definitely the worst we’ve ever seen by about half a metre.”

Andrew, 35, who is part of the steering committee for the Young Dairy Network, said he was interested as soon as he heard about the study tour and went through an interview process before being selected.

The young farmers will spend 10 days in the US, leaving May 9.

The Jersey Australia member is pleased to get a break after a tough end to 2022 due to record flooding.

“It was higher and more widespread than we’ve ever seen,” Andrew said.

“We’ve been farming here for more than 40 years and it was definitely the worst we’ve ever seen by about half a metre.

“The previous peak was in 2011 with water within 10 metres of his house.

“This time it was about a foot and a half around the house. Luckily, it’s built up about a metre off the ground on stumps,” Andrew said.

“We were still able to milk the cows but we had to dump the milk for four or five days because no-one could get in to collect it. That was the first time we’ve had to do that.

“We had four or five acres out of the water but the rest of the farm was under.”

Andrew is a third-generation farmer. The family started milking in 1966 near Bendigo but later moved to Rochester where the main farm operates on about 400 acres and peaks at 260 cows.

“When they bought this farm, it came with a herd of Friesian crossbreds,” Andrew said.

The two herds were combined and it remained a mixed herd until about 10 years ago when Andrew returned to the farm after seven years working in metal fabrication.

“We decided the dairy we had built was too small for the big Friesians,” he said.

“We were having less dramas with the Jerseys and they were our passion so we decided to concentrate on Jerseys. From there, we decided we’d join the 60-70 Friesians to beef and not to continue to breed from them and whittle them out of the

herd. There are one six or seven left in the herd that continue to get in-calf.”

Jerseys continue to produce the goods.

“We put an individual feed system in the dairy two years ago to give the higher production cows more pellets and that has really pushed the cream to the top,” Andrew said.

“Those high-producing cows are reaching their peak rather than being held back by feeding an average amount to the whole group. That has been a really successful venture.

“Being on a full-grazing system, we don’t push our cows as much as a

TMR system but then we don’t have the inputs either.”

The focus on home-grown feed has been challenged by the floods.

“We lost a lot of our feed this year and didn’t cut any cereal hay,” Andrew said.

“Until this year, we hadn’t bought hay in for at least five years. We do a bit of share cropping which has been very beneficial to grow all our own lucerne hay.

“The only bought-in feed we had was the pellets through the dairy.

“We have a fair bit of shed room so we try to carry as much as we can over to the next seasons.”

However, this year they had to buy about 90 per cent of their hay. Apart from looking forward to the US study tour, Andrew is planning a re-set after the flood devastation.

“We’re looking forward to the coming season and having a bit of a re-set,” he said.

“Last year’s autumn-calving cows really took a hit and didn’t recover, but the spring-calving cows came back fairly well.

“We’ll dry off the autumn cows and start again. They look in good order so we hope they come back well. The joining we had in the spring seemed to go all right with not too many returns.”

SALES WRAP

WORDS // DAIRY LIVESTOCK SERVICES (DLS) - BRIAN LESLIE

Selling agents Dairy Livestock Services report the Jerseys sold to buyers from Vic, NSW & SA.

• 17 females av $7,648

ROOF SALE

JERSEYS TOP $14,000 TWICE AT GORBRO RAISE THE

The Jersey section of the Gorbro Raise The Roof sale at Cohuna met with strong demand when two lots topped out at $14,000.

Bushlea Val Belle 3, EX 92, the dam of TLGBigtop the current # 2 Global Type Sire gPTAT +2.00 and completing 8 gens of EX sold at $14,000 to Jugiong Farms, Girgarre. Also at this price was the Winning Aged Cow from this years IDW, Salvation Black Ginger, EX 93 selling to Corey Couch of Laang. The same buyer also selected Bushlea Viral Fernleaf 6, EX 91 at $11,000.

Reid & Egan of Jackiah Jerseys selected the EX Casino daughter Brookbora Golden Glory 191 at $10,000. Another at $10,000 was Brookbora Love Lies 819, VG selling to B Glass of Gundowring.

Other noted sales included Bushlea Joel Belle 6, EX 91 at $8,000 to R Wilson of NSW. Jugiong Petunia 7802, EX 92 completing 12 gens of EX & VG sold at $7,000 to S & L Coombes of NSW and Jugiong Daydream 8353, an Autumn calving heifer by Oliver-P sold at $7,000 to Craigielea Jerseys.

JERSEYS AV $8,910 AT IDW STG CREATE THE FUTURE SALE

Sale top of the Jersey section of the STG Create The Future Sale at $18,000 was Windy Ways CCC Casino

Dawn, a daughter of the 2022 IDW Grand Champion Windy Ways Galaxies Dawn, EX 95 selling to Rye Valley Jerseys. Next top at $17,000 was Impression FCG Ferdinand Rosel (Imp.ET) the Winning Calf & Hon Men Junior Champion at IDW 2023 selling to K Cash of Lancaster. D & T Wallis of Bega, NSW selected Miami Publican Estelle 7340 backed by 5 gens of EX at $10,000. Other noted sales included First Choice Craze Iola at $8,500 to Jackiah Jerseys, Brookbora PGRS Bosa Rose at $8,000 to K Bradley of Lockington and Darryn Vale Empress 41, a heavy milking 2 year old by Pixstar also at $8,000 to N Daley of NSW.

Selling agents Dairy Livestock Services report –

• 11 Jerseys av $8,910

1944 - 2020 Ashley Roslyn 0402 271 392

Endeavour Jerseys

Karin Couch 0438 665 216

Miami Jerseys

Mark, Phillipa & Brenton

0419 320 777

Warrion Jerseys

Sarah Chant 0400 092 337

MT

Tim, Daryl & Sue Bryce 03 5565 1474

Chris & Pam McKenzie 0455 987 222

MONTANA PARK

Stephen Gleeson 03 5567 1090

BRUCKNELL CREEK

Paul & Jessica Howe 0438 318 468

GREEN PINES

Greg & Leesa Bryce 0437 662 523

ALAMBIE

Mary & Russell Hussy 03 5569 2228

PRESIDENT: Daryl Bryce (p) 0428 615 350

SECRETARY: Lynette Lenehan (p) 03 5568 7330

CAIRNBRAE JERSEYS

Alan & Janine Carson 03 5235 3201

JAKE HARKNESS 0448 634 533

Alta Genetics Australia

WOOTANGA PARK

Leo McGrath 0428 281 868

ELMS PARK JERSEYS

Shahna & Andrew Chant 0400 128 960

WANSTEAD JERSEYS

Roger & Amanda Heath 0447 939 321

LERIDA PARK JERSEYS

Rhys & Lauren Smethurst 0428 564 389

BAROMI Jason Smith 0438 307 342

CENTRAL GIPPSLAND

JERSEY BREEDERS CLUB INC

PRESIDENT

Simon Reid – 0417 119 608

SECRETARY

Joanne Brownscombe 0400 900 349

AITKEN FARM

B, H, O & G Aitken

ARALUEN PARK & STONYRUN AUS

T Saunders & A Day

ATTAVIEW

R & T Attenborough

BALNAGEITH

A. Grant

BLUEGUM PARK

J Mathews

BORONIA RIDGE

R & S Goode

COLONSAY

McPhie family

FARNBOROUGH

Kingham & Brownscombe Families

INVERLAIR HEIGHTS

B, S & T Allan

JACKIAH & RIPPONLEA

S Reid & B Egan

JINALDI

L, L, S & B Ronalds

KAY VEE

W Anderson

KINGS VALE

D & S Anderson

KINGS VIEW

I Anderson

KINGS VILLE

R & K Anderson

KINGS VISTA

L & J Anderson

MAXMOUNT

T & B Robertson

MAJESTIC

T & A Bradley

MONTA VALE

T & J & W Monson

PROGRESS

R Cayzer & J Pilgrim-Cayzer

PROM VIEW

A & M Richards

SCARLISHA JERSEYS

D Elliott & I Baker

WALLACEDALE & BEMERSYDE

C, M, L & M Wallace

WILWARD

M & C Wilson

YOUNGSTAR

D & R Ross GIPPSLAND

On Farm Challenge Results

Junior 2Yr Old

1st - Kings View Hattie (Chrome), Ian Anderson

2nd - Jackiah Mania Illusion (Jackiah Mania), Simon Reid & Belinda Egan

3rd - Wallacedale Matt Madge (Matt), Luke & Melanie Wallace

Senior 2Yr Old

1st - Kings Ville Canary 85 (Chrome),

Rob & Kerrie Anderson

2nd - Wallacedale Sweet Melys (Wallacedale Teflon), Luke & Melanie Wallace

3rd - Attaview Equinox Ebony (Wallacedale Equinox), Reece & Toni Attenborough

3Yr Old

1st - Majestic Shadow X 1523 (Shadowman), Theo & Anne Bradley

2nd - Jackiah Valin Charm (Valin), Simon Reid & Belinda Egan

3rd - Scarlisha 1905 (Valentino), Damien Elliott & Irene Baker

4Yr Old

1st - Araluen Park Tahbilk Fontaine (Tahbilk), Trevor Saunders & Anthea Day

2nd - Attaview Bontino Ebony (Bontino), Reece & Toni Attenborough

3rd - Wallacedale Lynns Melaine (Valentino), Luke & Melanie Wallace

5Yr Old

1st - Kings Ville Canary 64 (Apollo), Rob & Kerrie Anderson

2nd - Monta Vale Bon Winks (Bontino), T, J & W Monson

3rd - Araluen Park Valentino Wendy 4 (Valentino), Trevor Saunders & Anthea Day

6-8Yr Old

1st - Araluen Park Vanahlem Olive (Vanahlem), Trevor Saunders & Anthea Day

2nd - Wallacedale Barns Melaine 3 (Barnabus), Luke & Melanie Wallace

3rd - Araluen Park Valentino Fontaine (Valentino), Trevor Saunders & Anthea Day

9Yrs & Over

1st - Bushlea TBone Belle (TBone), Theo & Anne Bradley

2nd - Wallacedale Floods Ellous (Floodgate), Luke & Melanie Wallace

3rd - Kings Ville Tinkerbelle 62 (Region), Simon Reid & Belinda Egan

OVERALL CHAMPION

Araluen Park Vanahlem Olive, T Saunders & A Day

Pen of 5 & Aggregate Score Winners Araluen Park - T Saunders & A Day

61st Central Gippsland Jersey Fair

9am Tuesday 4th April

Introducing our judge Mr Lachlan Fry, located at Brunswick Junction, Western Australia.

Lachlan along side his family, own and operate Katandra Park Jerseys & Holsteins, consisting of a 50/50 split of Jersey & Holsteins herd.

The Fry family have had an abundance of success over the years reguarly exhibiting at local shows across Western Australia. In recent times one of the major accomplishments was the Katandra Park prefix receiving a Master Breeder Award from Holstein Australia.

With experience judging Youth Shows, On Farm Challenges, State & Royal Shows Lachlan has also built up a very respected reputation over the previous handful of years as one of the countries finest young judges. This experience earnt him the honour of judging the Ayrshire breed at the most recent IDW this year. This, along with the Sydney Royal Jersey Show in 2021 he describes as his judging highlights to date. Lachlan's passion for the industry goes above and beyond his personal achievements, giving back through his support and mentoring to the youth, shown through his continuous involvment in Western Australia Youth Camps run annually and his involvment on the Jersey Australia Genetics Committee since 2020. We are excited to have Lachlan officiating for us and look forward to seeing all Jersey enthusiasts there on the day!

Jnr 2Yr Old

Snr 2Yr Old

3Yr Old

4Yr Old

5Yr Old

6-8Yr Old

9Yrs & Over

CONFERENCE TO HIGHLIGHT YOUTHFUL OUTLOOK

JERSEY AUSTRALIA MEMBERS WILL GET A GLIMPSE OF THE FUTURE OF DAIRY FARMING IN THE DORRIGO REGION AT THE 2023 ANNUAL CONFERENCE.

ALONG with high-ranking cows and hilly farmland with mountain views, visitors will also get to meet the next generation of local dairy farmers.

The conference on May 22-25 will be hosted by the Beautizone Jersey Breeders Club which is now majority run by a younger group of farmers.

For club secretary Natalie Marks, this youthful representation represents a positive outlook for the future.

Natalie and her husband Andrew and his father Warwick run their Winvarl stud. They milk around 200 cows, mostly stud Jerseys with a handful of stud Holsteins and Ayrshires.

Farms to be visited on the tour milk 150-200 cows with Jerseys being the predominant breed on all farms. Most supply Norco and some supply Richmond Dairies. Although dairy farm numbers in the region have dropped significantly to just 13 today, Natalie is confident the future is looking good.

The farm tours will take in Valley-Rose Jerseys, Winvarl Jerseys, Oakleigh Downs Jerseys, Tongarra Jerseys, Moonpah Jerseys and Ivydell Jerseys.

“We’re planning to spend about 45 minutes at each farm and we’re only about 10 or 15 minutes away from each other.”

Visitors to the conference can expect to see some quality cows with some been shown at local shows, royal shows and International Dairy Week. There will also be beautiful scenery on the Tuesday, May 23 tour.

“I think we have some of the best views in the country,” Natalie said. “Dorrigo is known for its mountain views”. The conference farm tour will include scenic stops including Dangar Falls and the Dorrigo National Park which has a spectacular lookout over the mountains and coast.

The following day will give conference goers a chance to visit local attractions around Coffs Harbour.

Although the program isn’t finalised, visits could include Mutton Bird Island and a blueberry farm/packaging factory.

“We’re a small club but very enthusiastic,” Natalie said. “We have lost numbers with the decline in dairy farms in the region, but we’re trying to entice new farmers to the area to become members of Jersey Australia.”

“It’s definitely still a good area for dairy,” Natalie said. “With significantly higher beef prices some dairies have converted but it’s very much dairy country”.

The season has been relatively kind to the region, despite a lot of rain, and if the conditions hold up the cows should be in good shape for the tour.

“In the past year parts of our area had four metres of rain,” Natalie said.

“We don’t get flooded because we’re on the side of a hill, but the sheer amount of rain meant we among other farmers have had to cut fences open so cows could get in and out of paddocks”.

“We’ve been very late trying to catch up during the year with planting and harvesting due to all of the wet. Everything is a bit behind but it’s now starting to look pretty good. So, there is a sense of optimism among local dairy farmers”.

The conference will also feature Dairy’s Finest sale, the Jersey Australia annual general meeting and awards dinner at Aanuka Beach Resort in Coffs Harbour.

2023 Jersey Australia AGM and Conference

Host Club: Beautizone Jersey Breeders Club

Contact Natalie 0428 545 208

May 22nd to May 25th, 2023

Coffs Harbour and Dorrigo

Annuka Beach Resort

https://www.breakfreeaanukabeachresort.com.au/ 02 6652 7555 and ask for events Bookings

Monday 22nd Arrival in Coffs Harbour

Casual Dinner (Venue to be confirmed)

Tuesday 23rd Farm Tours – Valley Rose Jerseys, Winvarl Jerseys, Oakleigh Downs Jerseys, Tongarra Jerseys, Ivydell Jerseys; Dangar Falls Stopover; Dorrigo National Park Skywalk

Buffett Dinner @ Annuka Beach Resort Bookings and prepayment required $70.00/head.

Wednesday 24th Local tour around Coffs Harbour

Blue Berry Farm Tour; Walking tour to Mutton Bird Island

Lunch at Jetty Beach House

Members Forum

2.30pm Dairy’s Finest Sale

JA Awards Dinner – 3 Course Dinner @ Annuka Beach Resort Bookings and prepayment required $80.00/head.

Thursday 25th JA AGM

Depart for home

Accommodation Booking – Contact JA for Booking Form

Reservations and dinner bookings –Book online at https://www.trybooking.com/CGNTM

LAST-MINUTE SUCCESS

JAMBER VIP CRYSTAL WAS A LAST-MINUTE ENTRY TO INTERNATIONAL DAIRY WEEK, BUT ROBERT WILSON IS GLAD HE MADE THE ELEVENTH-HOUR DECISION.

“MY daughter Amelia was coming to Dairy Week for the first time and I wanted her to have a heifer to lead for the youth show and parade,” Robert said.

“We put her in just to come down for that. She was a bit of a last-minute entry but I thought she might look all right.”

Indeed, she did look all right and Jamber Vip Crystal, owned and exhibited by Robert and his wife Ashley, earned their first champion title.

“I thought we’d have a bit of a chance but I didn’t think it would be this good,” Robert said.

Jamber Jerseys previously won Reserve Junior and Reserve Intermediate titles but this was their first champion ribbon and their first recognition since 2009.

“She’s one we bred at home and she has a pretty good pedigree,” Robert said.

“Her grandmother’s two full sisters were class winners at Dairy Week and one was an honourable mention champion.

“ If you go back further, she traces back to an embryo brought in from Canada that was connected to Huronia Connectn Crystalyn 23L EX95 who was a Canadian Royal Agricultural Winter Fair grand champion.

Amelia, 10 led her in the youth show and won third placing in her parade age group.

Robert had sent Jamber Vip Crystal to Cherrylock Cattle Co for boarding prior to the show and he was impressed with the results.

“I thought we’d have a bit of a chance but I didn’t think it would be this good,” he said. “It’s definitely the peak of our showing.”

But he won’t have long to celebrate as they’ve decided to sell the championship winner.

“It was a bit hard to convince my daughter that we’re selling her but I got around her eventually,” Robert said.

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Jamber Vip Crystal will be part of Cherrylock Cattle Co’s Party at the Park sale on March 23.

“The good thing about selling this heifer is that potentially if everything goes well, she could be shown again next year as a dry heifer at Dairy Week,” Robert said.

“She’s about 17 months old and she could have a full 12 months to go around the shows.

“I had thought of joining her but then I thought if she could have another crack at Dairy Week it would be pretty good to win it two years in a row.

“The best thing is that she has proven she can win a major title and she would be a good opportunity for someone who is keen to win, not that you can guarantee these things.”

Robert is confident she has a good future.

“She’s got great capacity for her size. She was one of the younger heifers in her class but she’s got great capacity and dairyness.”

“We believe she is the complete package with great show type and a solid proven pedigree.”

The current average Jersey herd production is 7175Litres, 3.8% Protein 270kg Protein, 5.3% Fat 376Kg Fat.

The Wilsons farm at Jamberoo in south of Sydney in New South Wales, milking about 300 cows, including one-third Jersey and the rest made up of Holsteins and cross-breds.

“We were more predominantly Holsteins but Jerseys have made more of a push lately,” Robert said.

“I like them because they’re easier to handle and I think they are more economical than the Holsteins in terms of the business. One on one the Jerseys are probably better.” He plans to get the herd to a 50-50 split.

“We’ve bred the Holsteins to be a smaller size and higher components so they match okay with the Jerseys,” Robert said.

INVESTMENT PAYS OFF

MITCH AND LYNDSEY FLEMMING HAD THEIR EYE SET ON THE FUTURE WHEN THEY MADE THEIR BIGGEST CALF INVESTMENT IN 2020.

THREE years later, that investment is paying off in multiple ways.

Lightning Ridge MB VIP Fabienne, purchased for $24,000 at the Global Impact Supremacy Sale at International Dairy Week in 2020, was this year named Intermediate Champion at IDW.

Owned by Mitch, Lyndsey, Luke Randle and Frank and Diane Borba, Lightning Ridge MB VIP Fabienne was just a calf when purchased, but they could see her potential.

“Luke, Lyndsey and I had ambitions that week to buy something special,” he said.

The purchase has turned out to be a special experience.

“The personal investment and the experience of it all is probably more valuable than the financial aspect,” Mitch said.

“For us, showing is about promoting our breeding program, the camaraderie with people in our

industry and sharing the rewards of our work with those closest to us. This year we showed a big team of cows, and had a great crew that helped us.

“That, as well as our partnerships, is very important to us. Even more so, sharing it with Lynds and growing our passion together, is the biggest driver of it all”.

Lightning Ridge MB VIP Fabienne was purchased not long after Mitch moved to Gippsland from southern New South Wales.

“We’d shown our first little group of heifers together and I’d always liked the cow family. We looked at others but we preferred Fabienne” Mitch said.

“She has a great pedigree which has bred true in terms of type. There are a lot of good production records in the pedigree considering the stack of bulls that have been used. I’ve followed the background of the Fabienne family for quite a while.”

“She was a six-month-old calf at the time we bought her. For us to go out on a whim to buy a calf for that sum of money, we aimed to set ourselves up to achieve something really good”.

JAMBER COLTON Veronica EX 90

Colton / Tequila EX 90 / HURONIA CENTURION VERONICA EX 97

1st S3 & Reserve Champion, NSW Jersey State Show 2022

4th 4yr old, IDW 2022

We are very excited for her future! | Entered for Sydney Royal Now owned with Cherrylock Cattle Co.

Jamber FARMS

Our current Jersey herds production current average is. 7175L | 3.8% | 270kgP | 5.3% | 376KgF

ROBERT, ASHLEY, AMELIA, ZAC, VIOLET & SOPHIA WILSON

Jamber_jerseys@hotmail.com

JAMBER VIP Crystal

CRYSTAL SELLS 23RD MARCHCHERRYLOCKS PARTY @ THE PARK SALE

Junior Champion IDW 2023

1st Winter Yearling IDW 2023

1st NSW State Jersey Show 2022

Entered for Sydney Royal

We believe Crystal is the total package combining great show type with a solid proven pedigree. Her story has just begun and we feel she has much more to offer for her potential new owners. Bid last and enjoy the ride!

Dam: CEDAR VALE VANAHLEM CRYSTALYN VG88

4yr 305 days 8412L 5%F 422KgF 3.6%P 303KgP

Full Sister: CEDAR VALE DH TEQUILA CRYSTALYN ET EX92

1st & HM Junior Champion, IDW 2017

2nd J2 Sydney Royal 2018

Reserve Champion Cow Camden Show 2019

GDam: DIAMOND HILL CV TEQUILA CRYSTALYN ET VG86

Supreme Champion Heifer Camden Show 2016

GGGDam: HURONIA CONNECTN CRYSTALYN 23L EX95-3E 6*

Grand Champion Royal Winter Fair 2006

All Canadian 2006 & 2007

Backed by 5 out of 6 EXCELLENT Dams

While the show success of the cow is welcome, Mitch equally values the partnership arrangement.

“In the process, we were able to include a great friend in Luke and create a relationship with the Borbas” Mitch said.

“Lyndsey had a conversation with our friend Luke who was interested in being involved. Declan Patten had said Frank and Diane were keen to retain a share in her, so we have a three-way partnership which still stands today,” he said.

The Borba family bred the mother but there have been a few different breeders involved in the pedigree. As a calf straight out of the sale, Lightning Ridge MB VIP Fabienne won the rising star calf class and was second in the junior calf class.

While the partnership hasn’t shown her extensively, they could see her potential and had targeted this year’s IDW.

“We had high hopes for her from the get-go. We saw promise in her as a two-year-old, even though she had calved early, but we knew we had to let her develop. We calved her in spring 2022 with the intention of going to Dairy Week this year.”

Like the judges, Mitch was impressed by her look.

“She’s a slower-maturing, longevity cow,” he said. “We love her length of frame and length and width of rump. She’s got dairy strength, big spring to her rib, lots of style, a good udder and functional feet and legs. She competes fiercely in a 1,000-cow herd outside of show prep”

Lightning Ridge MB VIP Fabienne is starting to live up to her expectations.

“We’re pretty excited about the next year or two. I think she will continue improving. We are looking forward to developing the cow family through a couple of offspring on the ground, with further pregnancies due this year”.

Mitch is assistant farm manager on a 1600-cow operation at Maffra. He

and Lyndsey own a small parcel of land where they manage their show cattle coming into show season and raise most of their heifers. It’s also the base for Lyndsey’s reproduction and genetics business.

While they have a handful of Holsteins, Mitch favours the Jerseys. “I have a couple of generations on both sides of my pedigree that have been heavily involved with Jerseys. I’ve always loved them and from a

commercial standpoint they are a very viable choice.”

At IDW, they managed a string of twenty head. This included eight of their own, which yielded 5 class wins, 2 seconds and a third across the Jersey, Holstein and Red & White Shows.

“If you have a plan and defined goals and guidelines about the process, then you don’t have to shy away from making investments.”

In the Spotlight

KINGS VALE JOEL MADGE 2 EX 91

THE 2023 IDW GRAND CHAMPION JERSEY

SENIOR CHAMPION & BEST UDDER (in a strong show)

Judged by Mrs Kelli Cull, USA.

TWICE SHOWN UNBEATEN!

Expertly prepared by Cherrylock

INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION JERSEY & ALL BREEDS IDW 2022

Judged by Mr Brian Wilson, Australia

305d | 7534L | 303kgP | 4.0% | 370kgF | 4.9% | PI 125

Her ASKN Daughter SELLS!

MARCH 23RD 2023 @ SHEPPARTON

RYE VALLEY ASKN MADGE 3

1st place & JUNIOR CHAMPION, Korumburra Show 2023

You also could be standing at the head of the line at a big show by securing Askn Madge 3.

Congratulations to David Anderson for breeding such a wonderful cow, a dream realized.

MADGE REIGNS SUPREME

KING’S VALE JOEL MADGE HAS CONTINUED HER REIGN AT INTERNATIONAL DAIRY WEEK, STEPPING UP FROM JERSEY INTERMEDIATE AND ALL BREEDS CHAMPION IN 2022 TO SENIOR AND GRAND CHAMPION COW IN 2023.

JOINTLY owned by Roger and Helen’s Rye Valley Jersey Stud and daughter Melissa’s Myte Jersey Stud at Kongwak in Gippsland Victoria, ‘Madge’ continues their tradition of Champion Cow wins – though it’s their first with a Jersey.

“We’ve had previous Champion Cow titles at Dairy Week before with a Friesian but this is our first Jersey,” Roger said.

Roger was confident of success, despite the big jump in class.

“I think she’s better this year,” he said.

“She’s had to effectively jump up two classes. She was a senior three last year and has jumped over the four-year-old class to compete as a five-year-old.

“It’s the hardest task to do to jump from a senior three to a five-year-old and win and we’re pretty chuffed about it.”

Roger says Madge, prepared by Brad and Jess Gavenlock, looked brilliant on the day and also won the Best Udder title.

“She’s such a well-balanced cow. Her udder has wonderful texture and ligaments and teat placement.

“The judges liked her overall balance and beautiful dairy quality.

“It’s not very often you get such a well-balanced cow with a great udder and texture of udder.

“She’s great on her feet and legs and walks very well, which is a main part of showing cows.”

Madge’s performance is every bit as good as her appearance. Not only has she got good looks, she ranks very highly as one of the top BPI cows in the herd.

“She’s right up there amongst our best cows,” Roger said.

Madge has also defied some critics of her sire.

“She’s sired by Joel from Canada who is not renowned for milk production, but she would have to be one of the best Joels going around,” Roger said.

“She’s a very good milk producer and did just on 8000 litres last year as a three-year-old. She’s a high production cow in her own right.”

Her production success is matched by her reproduction success.

“She’s an easy cow to get in-calf and has calved every year,” Roger said.

“We used IVF last year and have four BT heifers on the ground at the moment.”

The Perretts will sell one of Madge’s heifers at Brad and Jess Gavenlock’s Cherrylock Cattle Co’s upcoming sale on March 23.

“It’s not very often you can get a calf our of a reigning IDW champion,” Roger said.

Roger and Helen, with their son Tim and his wife Carlie, milk about 600 cows, both Holstein and Jerseys, on about 1600 acres.

It is mainly a pasture-based system but they do use a feed pad and partially feed the milking herd and dry cows nearly all-year round with home-grown pasture and maize and available commodities.

“We grow irrigated maize, which is not common in this area but it’s a great fibre and starch feed for the cows and they like it,” Roger said.

“It complements what we do with our feed mix and the grain mix in the dairy.”

MIAMI PUBLICAN COWSLIP 5919 VG 89

410KG MS AS A JUNIOR 2 YEAR OLD BPIg 230

Dam; MIAMI GOLDUST COWSLIP 5109 84@2YR

37m | 5161L | 213P | 254F | 305D | PI 109 | BPI 196

GDam; MIAMI VALERIAN COWSLIP 4243 VG 87

5 TIMES OVER 6000 LITRES | 6 LACT AVE. PI 120. BPI 209.

MIAMI PUBLICAN JINGLE 5857 (P) EX 90

5TH S3 YEAR OLD

3RD PLACE ‘ PEN OF 3’ IDW 2023

2ND SENIOR 2 IN-MILK & BEST UDDER IN CLASS, IDW 2022

28m 5634L | 210P | 274F | 305d | P1 100 | BPIg 243

Dam; MIAMI OLIVER JINGLE 5075 P VG 86

A current prolific solids cow. 5 lact. Ave. 118. 72m 8405L 3.7% 307P 4.6% 385F 310 cont P1 121

MIAMI’S picture perfect IDW 2023

MIAMI VALBONE COWSLIP 5715 EX 90

7TH 4 YEAR OLD

3RD PLACE ‘ PEN OF 3’ IDW 2023

38m 5064L | 189P | 236F | BPIg 142

Dam; MIAMI JOEL COWSLIP 5330 VG 88

60m 6462L | 255P | 310F | 305d | PI 102

GDam; MIAMI VANAHLEM COWSLIP 4594 ET EX 92 STP

Fondly known as ‘Tank’

In milk winner @ IDW, NSW State Show & Sydney Royal

HOMELANDS SLEEPING BEAUTY 6

VG 87@2YR (Galaxies Celebrity)

2ND S2 YEAR OLD, IDW 2023

3RD PLACE ‘ PEN OF 3’ IDW 2023

1ST S2YR-OLD & RES INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION, IN WINNING ‘PEN OF 3’

CAMPERDOWN STATE SHOW 2022

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HAT TRICK OF AWARDS

WINNING THE IDW PREMIER EXHIBITOR AND PREMIER BREEDER TITLES HAS BECOME SOMETHING OF A HABIT FOR THE BACON FAMILY’S BROOKBORA JERSEYS.

THIS year marked a hat trick of both titles for the Tennyson stud, while they have gone one step further and claimed the breeder award four years in a row.

For Daniel Bacon, this year’s success has special meaning.

“We’ve been very fortunate,” he said. “We had a really consistent team of cattle that we’re really proud of. I think it was the most consistent and deepest team that we’ve had.”

Making the honours even better, six of the cows were on show for the first time.

“We had 11 milking cows from 10 different families, including six cows that we haven’t shown before,” Daniel said.

“That shows we have depth in the herd. We’re really proud of the home-bred group we put together. We were proud of how every cow hit the ring and every cow was competitive.”

The awards are based on an accumulation of points from the animals individual placing within their respective class.

“We also strive to do well with individuals but to win premier breeder and exhibitor is something we’re very proud of because it shows you have a consistent group.”

This year has been challenging for all farmers in northern Victoria, but Brookbora Jerseys has recovered well after major flooding.

“It was incredibly wet,” Daniel said. “It was challenging but there were a lot worse off than us and we try to remain positive about it.

“It was difficult for a couple of days but the water got away pretty quickly and we can’t complain too much when we saw what a lot of our friends went through.”

Daniel said the farm had been well established to quickly drain excess water.

Daniel has also recently returned from his first international Jersey judging opportunity at the New Zealand Dairy Event at Feilding.

“It was incredible,” he said. “It was a really nice show and there was good depth in all the classes.”

IDW 2023 Results

Winter Calf born on or after 1/7/2022

1st: Impression FCG Ferdinand RoselIMP-ET, M & L Flemming, C Moscript, Newry, VIC

2nd: Tanjil Askn Guacamole, Luke Randle, Newry, VIC

3rd: Wellcoora Chrome Victoria, Abbie Hanks, Cobden, VIC

Autumn Calf born 1/4/22 to 30/6/22

1st: Bushlea Matt Fernleaf 5681, Ruby Mackie , Leongatha South, VIC

2nd: Lightning Ridge MB Victorious Telsa

2, Declan Patten, Callum Moscript, F & D Borba, Traralgon, VIC

3rd: Lightning Ridge MB Victorious Tesla, Leo & Rachael McGrath, Koroit, VIC Summer Calf born 1/1/22 to 31/3/22

1st: Brunchilli Victorious Vita 5446, Riverlane Dairy Pty Ltd, Numbaa, NSW

2nd: Adadale Victorious Lady, S & S Paulger, Kenilworth, QLD

3rd: Impression SG Victorious Gouda, M & L Flemming, A McRae, Newry, VIC

Rising Star

1st: Bushlea Matt Fernleaf 5681, Ruby

Mackie, Leongatha South, VIC

2nd: Lightning Ridge MB Victorious Telsa

2, Declan Patten, Callum Moscript, F & D Borba, Traralgon, VIC

3rd: Lightning Ridge MB Victorious Tesla, Leo & Rachael McGrath, Koroit, VIC

Spring Yearling born 1/10/21 to 31/12/21

1st: Heartland Craze Merle, M & S Thompson, Bamawm, VIC

2nd: Apple Tree Peanut, Dekota Hindmarsh, Cowra, NSW

3rd: Signature Oscar Countess, Waterloo Farms, Kyabram, VIC

Winter Yearling born 1/7/21 to 30/9/21

1st: Jamber Vip Crystal, Robert & Ashley Wilson, Jamberoo, NSW

2nd: Windy Ways Jerseys CCC T Dawn, A & C Coombes , Tallygaroopna, VIC

3rd: Brookbora Love Lies 862, Bleijendaal and Nikora, Longwarry, VIC

Autumn Yearling Dry born 1/4/21 to 30/6/21

1st: Pasadena Gentry Olive, Janette Falls, Finley, NSW

Summer Yearling Dry born 1/1/21 to 31/3/21

1st: Impression Gentry Dusk, M & L Flemming, Newry, VIC

2nd: Wanstead Megapower June, Leah Dickson, Garvoc, VIC Snr Winter Yearling Dry born 1/7/20 to 31/12/20

1st: Ripponlea Craze Tinkerbelle 3171, S Reid & B Egan, Trafalgar East, VIC

2nd: Foleama Casino Evening 2, Foleama Jerseys, Toolamba, VIC

3rd: Royal Celebrity Jonquil, B & G Hand , Colac, VIC

JUNIOR CHAMPION HEIFER

Jamber Vip Crystal RESERVE

Brunchilli Victorious Vita 5446 HONOURABLE MENTION

Impression FCG Ferdinand Rosel-IMP-ET

Jnr 2yo in milk born 1/7/20 to 30/6/21

1st: Rivendell Gentry Toffee, (Gentry)

Riverlane Dairy Pty Ltd, Numbaa, NSW

2nd: Impression SG Choice Barbie, (Choice) M & L Flemming, Newry, VIC

3rd: Foleama Casino Rose 24, (Casino)

Foleama Jerseys, Toolamba, VIC

Snr 2yo in milk born 1/1/20 to 30/6020

1st: Rivendell Gentry Cleo, (Gentry), Riverlane Dairy Pty Ltd, Numbaa, NSW

2nd: Homelands Sleeping Beauty 6 (Galaxies) Philmar Dairy Company, Cobrico, VIC

3rd: Philmar MBH Oliver Sahara, (Oliver)

Brindabella Holsteins, Torrumbarry, VIC

Jnr 3yo in milk born 1/7/19 to 31/12/19

1st: Lightning Ridge MB VIP Fabienne, (VIP) M & L Flemming, L Randle & F & D Borba, Newry, VIC

2nd: Heartland Crazily Gorgeous Girl, (Craze) M & S Thompson, Bamawm, VIC

3rd: Jugiong Buttercup 8103, (Citation) Brookbora, Parrabel, Rockstar, Gorbro, Tandara & Tognola, Tennyson, VIC Snr 3yo in milk born 1/1/19 to 30/6/19

1st: Jugiong Daydream 8042, (Hatman) Nicholson Family, Girgarre, VIC

2nd: Jackiah Valin Charm 3097, (Valin)

S Reid & B Egan, Trafalgar East, VIC

3rd: Brookbora Casino Sandy, (Casino), Brookbora, Tennyson, VIC

INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION & INTERMEDIATE BEST UDDER

Lightning Ridge MB VIP Fabienne RESERVE

Heartland Crazily Gorgeous Girl

HONOURABLE MENTION

Rivendell Gentry Cleo

4yrs in milk

1st: Wallacedale Galtino Melaine, (Valentino) B&J Gavenlock - Cherrylock Cattle Co. Tallygaroopna, VIC

2nd: View Fort Andreas Primrose, (Andreas) B Hewett, & C&K Gordon, Tongala, VIC

3rd: Adadale Andreas Suzie-T, (Andreas) S & S Paulger, Kenilworth, QLD 5yrs in milk

1st: Kings Vale Joel Madge, (Joel) R, H & M Perrett, Kongwak, VIC

2nd: Brookbora Valentino Sweet Elfa, (Valentino) Brookbora, Tennyson, VIC

3rd: Brookbora Vanahlem Enchantress, (Vanahlem) Brookbora, Tennyson, VIC

6yrs in milk

1st: Pyelanda Apple Laurz, (Applejack) Gavin Broad, Wonthaggi, VIC

2nd:Brookbora Love Lies 736, (Askn) Brookbora, Tennyson, VIC

3rd:Adadale Colton Rowena 32, (Colton) S & S Paulger, Kenilworth, QLD 7yrs & over in milk

1st: Salvation Black Ginger, (Blackstone) Gorbro, Rockstar, C Couch & A McRae, Cohuna, Vic

2nd: Bluechip Galaxies Rory, (Galaxies) Exhibited by Pedretti and Blizzard, Tallygaroopna, VIC

3rd: Cairnbrae Barnabas Daisy 2, (Barnabas) Class Farms & Mill Farms, Katamatite, VIC

Senior Best Udder

Kings Vale Joel Madge

Genomic Merit Award

Brookbora Love Lies 736

Pen of 3 females – owned by exhibitor

1st: Adadale Jerseys

2nd: Brookbora Jerseys

Dam’s progeny OR two daughters of same dam

1st: Brookbora Jerseys

2nd: Ferguson Farms & Foleama Jerseys

SENIOR CHAMPION COW & GRAND CHAMPION JERSEY EXHIBIT

Kings Vale Joel Madge

RESERVE

Pyelanda Apple Laurz

HONOURABLE MENTION

Salvation Black Ginger

Exhibitor Encouragement Award

S & S Paulger, Adadale Jerseys

Junior Premier Breeder

Lightning Ridge Genetics

Junior Premier Exhibitor

M & L Flemming, Newry, VIC

Premier Breeder & Exhibitor

Brookbora Jerseys, Tennyson, VIC

Premier Sire Award

River Valley Victorious (WWS Australia)

WORDS // GLEN BARRETT

MARKET OPPORTUNITIES ARE GROWING

PAKISTAN HAS A STRONG THIRST FOR AUSTRALIAN DAIRY AND A RECENT VISIT HAS SHOWN THERE’S POTENTIALLY A GREAT MARKET FOR JERSEYS.

THE joint trade mission to Pakistan revealed how deep their thirst for information about Australia goes – they even go so far as branding some of their products as Australian cow milk because of the market appeal.

The mission has opened doors for more Jerseys and Jersey genetics to go to Pakistan.

Genetics Australia CEO Anthony Shelley and export manager Rob Derksen and Holstein Australia CEO Rohan Butler were also on the mission which was a whirlwind of activity.

We started at Lahore at the National Dairy Expo, visited a corporate farm event attended by about 150 people representing most of the major corporate farms in Pakistan, and visited farms running from one to 5000 cows.

We also visited HRM and Riverline Dairies that have formed a partnership with Genetics Australia, along with the well-known, largescale JK Dairy and GO Dairy.

Go Dairy - which stands for Gas and Oil but they also invest in other areas – has its own packaging plant and milk branded as Australian cow milk. The fact that they have Aussie cow milk on their packaging shows their regard for our cattle. They are looking to add a cheese plant and are keen to have a barn full of Jerseys.

At one corporate event we were greeted by drummers and dancers –we were treated like royalty. It was a great cultural experience as well as a great marketing opportunity.

Wherever we went, the thirst for information was very high, whether they were milking one cow or 1000 cows.

There is a big interest in dairy. Big commercial dairies along with small to medium enterprises want to expand and they want quality genetics, and smaller farmers want to get more cows.

Everyone wanted to know about how Australian cows perform, the advantages of Jerseys or Holsteins, and general information about Australian genetics.

What HRM is doing is very positive and it has sparked a lot of the interest in Aussie cows.

I spoke to one person who had driven 10 hours to meet us. I asked him how many cows he milked and it was just one. We had farm investors flying in from the United Kingdom to meet us and on our final day we met the Australian High Commissioner.

We had a shipment of heifers arrive in December and 60 per cent of that shipment was high genetic merit animals.

The animals have travelled and settled in well and look very content. Pakistan is not just coming to Australia to buy ordinary cows; they’re looking for pedigree cows with high genetic merit. They are paying more but they’re getting a higher quality animal and it’s paying off. You see it in the quality of animal compared to their native cows.

HRM and Riverline will bring a delegation of farmers to Australia in April and we hope to send another shipment to Pakistan later this year. The connections made with the some of the big corporates on the trip will go a long way in solidifying the next step in that relationship.

It is exciting that they are interested in Jerseys and see their value.

There are many advantages in Jerseys, especially because Pakistan’s payment system is similar to Australia and based on solids.

Their hotter tropical climate means Jerseys’ heat tolerance capabilities are an advantage and because most don’t grow their own fodder and rely on bought-in feed, feed efficiency is a big issue to drive profitability.

A big challenge for the industry is that there are a lot of smaller dairies with untouched milk. There are a lot of 5 to 50—cow farms selling milk and a lot of indigenous breeds that don’t produce a lot.

It’s not uncommon to see motorbikes going down the road with milk cans on the back taking a small farmer’s milk to the plant.

While they love their buffalo milk it is only about 6 per cent fat. They also love creamy milk which is a positive for Jerseys.

Their thirst for milk is amazing –they just can’t meet demand.

The corporate investment going into Pakistan is huge but the industry has some challenges because of political unrest and economic uncertainty that has made it difficult for many importers who can’t get stuff in the country.

This may dampen opportunities this year but we remain hopeful. Pakistan holds great promise, and there are other opportunities emerging.

I recently met with an Indonesian delegation and they are keen for me to visit to discuss future options. Jersey has recently been recognised as an official animal breed by the Indonesian Government.

There were 1500 Jerseys sent to Indonesia as a trial program in 2017 and their success bodes well for the future.

We will also be pursuing a lead on potential opportunities for a shipment to Cambodia.

Jersey market opportunities are growing.

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Australian Breeding Values

In 2023, DataGene will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Australian Breeding Values. This was a critical achievement by the Dairy Industry at the time to support farmers and provide key management tools for breeding programs.

Since the first release of ABV which only provided production trait ABV;s there has been significant regular advances which now see forty-three traits and 4 indexes now produce on nearly weekly production

Jersey members and breeders across the country have an ongoing commitment to support ABV with the provision of cow data through herd testing, farm record keeping and classification. JA’s classifiers also support LTE and Ginfo data collection.

Jersey Australia congratulates DataGene and its predecessor ADHIS on the 40th anniversary of Australian Breeding Values and we look forward to continuing to support independently produced Australian Breeding Values for the next 40 years and beyond.

MILK ABV

✓ The Milk ABV estimates the bull’s ability to increase or decrease milk production. A Bull with a positive ABV of say 250 means his daughters are estimated to produce 250 litres more than the average cow in the breed.

✓ When using any breeding value, it is important to understand any correlations with other traits. Milk for example is typically heavily correlated with Fertility. A high milk bull typically has poorer daughter fertility. To counter act an impact on fertility, its important to set your filters at what you consider an acceptable level i.e., at least one hundred for daughter fertility before selecting a bull to increase milk production. This will ensure you do not unintentionally breed for reduced fertility.

PROTEIN ABV JERSEY AUSTRALIA FEES AND CHARGES – EFFECITVE Sept 1 2022 All Prices are GST Exclusive Classification Fees Herd Visit Fees $88.00 Cows / Resubmits $14.30 1st Lactation Heifers – All $9.95 1st Lactation Heifers – Selected $14.30 Unregistered Cow Fee $47.75 Class Cancellation Fee $200.00 – Minimum Charge Out of Tour Class Fee Booking Fee - $100. + Travel Costs + Listed per cow Fees Transfer Fees Per Animals $19.25 WIWO – Whole Herd $7.70 Within Family $3.35 Late Fee - $5.30

✓ The Protein ABV is also split into two separate traits. Protein % and Protein Kg’s

✓ Protein % estimate the bull’s ability to produce daughters whose Protein % in milk is greater than the average. A Bull with a Protein % of .6% will produce daughters who should be 0.3% above the average for Protein content

✓ Protein Kg estimates the total Kg above average the bulls’ daughters are predicted to produce. A Bull with a Protein Kg ABV of 40 is estimated to sire daughters who will produce 20Kg of Protein above the average.

✓ The Fat ABV is split into two separate traits. Fat % and Fat Kg’s

✓ Fat % estimate the bull’s ability to produce daughters whose Fat % in milk is greater than the average. A Bull with a Fat% of one will produce daughters who should be 0.5% above the average for Fat content

✓ Fat Kg estimates the total Kg above average the bulls’ daughters are predicted to produce. A Bull with a Fat Kg ABV of 30 is estimated to sire daughters who will produce 15kg of fat above the average.

JX bulls must be a minimum bracket 4 and have a BBR rating of 94% or higher for their progeny to be registered.

Bulls dam must be classified and the bull genomic tested to be registered

Bulls born to a GR cow cannot be registered

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