In this issue: Official Publication of the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc. 6486 E. Main St., Reynoldsburg, OH, 43068–2362. Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Eastern) weekdays. Phone: 614/861-3636. Fax: 614/861-8040. Email jerseyjournal@usjersey.com. Website: http://JerseyJournal.USJersey.com.
Volume 60 • No. 4 • April 2013 • ISSN: 0021-5953
Editor: Kimberly A. Billman Assistant Editors: Tracie Hoying, Whittney Smith Senior Writer/JerseySites Coordinator: Michele Ackerman http://www.usjersey.com/jerseysites.html
Producers and Industry Professionals Weigh in on Farmstead Production 18
26 AJCA, NAJ Board Summary,
29 Planning Underway for the 61st
34 Annual Meeting Registration 33 Annual Meeting Schedule 18 Getting Started in Farmstead
54 Preparing For the Future
40 All New Zealand Show
51 February 2013 JerseyBid Sale
March 2013
All American
Challenge
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Processing: A Producer and Industry Roundtable
State Jersey Associations Meet
Uniform Functional Type Traits Appraisal Program
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64 International Dairy Week Jersey Show
50 New York Jersey Cattle Club
All American Planning Meetings Commence at March Board Meetings
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46 Ohio Jersey Breeders Association 52 Vermont Jersey Breeders Association 38 Wisconsin Jersey Breeders Association
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AJCA, NAJ Board Members
47 Ad Rates 8
Advertising Index
14 Along the Jersey Road 10 Calendar 17 Editorial 14 Errata 6
Spring has sprung as Brooklyn Jensen of Beaver, Ore., makes friends with a newborn calf at her grandparents’ farm, Sunset Canyon Jerseys. Brooklyn is the daughter of Nathan and Kaili Jensen and granddaughter of Paula Wolf and Eric Silva, Beaver, Ore., and Rick and Cindy Jensen, Paradise Jerseys of Neodesha, Kan. Her maternal great-grandmother is Betty Wolf of Bettydon Jerseys, Deer Park, Wash. Photo by Denise (Josi) Porter, Palace of Porter Photography.
Field Service Staff
65 In Memoriam 32 Jersey Jargon 58 Bolen, Smith Named Fred Stout Experience Winners 62 July 1 is Deadline for 2013-14 Scholarships 40 Junior Awards Available 53 National Dairy Shrine Scholarship Applications Due 57 TalkJersey Entries Due
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14 New Contract Advertiser 10 Registration Fees 44 Social Media Minute 10 Type Appraisal Schedule
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Official Publication of the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc. 6486 E. Main St., Reynoldsburg, OH, 43068–2362 614.861.3636 phone 614.322.4493 fax
To improve and promote the Jersey breed of cattle, and to increase the value of and demand for Jersey milk and for Jersey cattle. Company and Department Heads Executive Secretary: Treasurer: Development: Jersey Journal: Jersey Marketing Service: National All-Jersey Inc. and Herd Services: Research and Genetic Program Development:
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AJCA-NAJ Area Representatives Director of Field Services: Kristin A. Paul, 209/4025679 (mobile); 608/754-3164 (office/fax); kpaul@ usjersey.com. Illinois and Wisconsin. Brad Barham, 614/600-8416 (mobile); bbarham@ usjersey.com. Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Sara Barlass, 614/256-6502 (mobile); 315/824-0349 (fax); sbarlass@usjersey.com. Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia. Allen J. Carter, 559/259-7825 (mobile); 951/925-0742 (phone); 614/322-4488 (fax); acarter@usjersey.com. Arizona, California, New Mexico. Londa Johnson, 614/296-3621 (mobile); ljohnson@ usjersey.com. Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota.
Greg Lavan, 740/504-1718 (mobile); glavan@usjersey. com. Michigan and Ohio. Chris Lundgren, 614/313-5818 (mobile); clundgren@ usjersey.com. Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. Ron Mosser, 614/264-0142 (mobile); 260/368-7687 (fax); rmosser@usjersey.com. Indiana, Kentucky. Kate Rector, 614/216-9727 (mobile); 614/322-4474 krector@usjersey.com. Nevada and Northern California. Flint Richards, frichards@usjersey.com. Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Brenda Snow, 802/249-2659 (mobile); 802/728-3920 (phone); 802/728-5933 (fax); bsnow@usjersey.com. Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont.
Type Traits Appraisal Team Senior Appraiser: Ron Mosser, 614/264-0142, above Sara Barlass, above Louie Cozzitorto, 209/765-7187 (mobile); lcozzitorto@ usjersey.com. Kelly Epperly, 614/530-6918 (mobile); kepperly@usjersey. com. Paul Graybill, 614/935-3815 (mobile); pgraybill@usjersey.com.
Londa Johnson, above Greg Lavan, above Chris Lundgren, above Elizabeth Moss, 614/296-4166 (mobile); emoss@ usjersey.com. Flint Richards, above Shawn Styer, 614/266-2419 (mobile); sstyer@usjersey.com.
American Jersey Cattle Association Board of Directors Officers President: Chris Sorenson, W3995 County Road H, Pine River, WI 54965-8130. Phone 920/987-5495; csorenson000@centurytel.net. Vice President: William Grammer, 966 S. 15th St., Sebring, OH 44672. Phone 330/938-6798; gramjer@ centurylink.net. Directors Jamie Bansen, 3695 SE Lafayette Hwy., Dayton, OR 97114. Phone 971/237-4164; jbansen@gmail.com. Eleventh District. 2013. Robin Denniston-Keller, 6476 N. Bergen Rd., Byron, NY 14422-9519. Phone 585/548-2299; rdenkeljerseys@ aol.com. Second District. 2014. Ralph Frerichs, 5730 Mueller Rd., La Grange, TX 78945-4226. Phone 979/249-5405; frerichs@cvctx. com. Eighth District. 2015. W. Phil Gordon, 1304 S. Harkless Dr., C-7, Syracuse, IN 46567. Phone 574/361-7214; gordonfarms1304@ yahoo.com. Seventh District. 2014.
William Grammer, see officers. Fourth District. 2013. Corey Lutz, 4399 Ritchie Rd., Lincolnton, NC 28092. Phone 704/735-1222; piedmontjerseys@charter.net. Sixth District. 2015. David Norman, 7076 Rt. 414, Liberty, PA 16930-9726. Phone 570/324-5631; drnorman@chilitech.net. Third District. 2015. Walter Owens, 412 350th Ave., Frederic, WI 54837. Phone 715/653-2637; wowens@centurytel.net; Tenth District. 2013. Jim Quist, 5500 W. Jensen, Fresno, CA 93706. Phone 559/647-1284; PK1JQ@hotmail.com. Twelfth District. 2014. Wesley Snow, 1601 Ferris Rd., Brookfield, VT 050360113. Phone 802/728-5291. First District. 2015. Jerry Spielman, 1892 M Rd., Seneca, KS 66538. Phone 785/336-2581; spielman@nvcs.com. Ninth District. 2014. Charles Steer, 1040 Banks Levey Rd., Cottage Grove, TN 38224. Phone 731/782-3463; sunbow@wk.net. Fifth District. 2013.
National All-Jersey Inc. Board of Directors Officers President: David Endres, W9402 County Rd. K, Lodi, WI 53555. Phone 608/592-7856; jazzy@merr.com. Vice President: James S. Huffard III, 165 Huffard Lane, Crockett, VA 24323. Phone 276/686-5201; hdfjersey@ embarqmail.com. Directors Marion Barlass, 6145 E. County Rd. A, Janesville, WI 53546. Phone 608/754-1171; barlassjerseys@gmail. com. District 6. 2015. David Endres, see above. District 4. 2014. Calvin Graber, 44797 281st St., Parker, SD 57053. Phone 605/238-5782; calgraber@yahoo.com. District 7. 2013
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William Grammer, ex-officio, see AJCA. James S. Huffard III, see above. District 5. 2016. John Kokoski, 57 Comins Rd., Hadley, MA 01035. Phone 413/549-6486; jkokoski@charter.net. District 3. 2013. Norman Martin, 1820 Marolf Loop Rd., Tillamook, OR 97141 Phone 503/815-3600; martindairyllc@ embarqmail.com. District 1. 2015. Kelvin Moss, 16155 W. Glendale Ave., Litchfield Park, AZ 85340-9522. Phone 623/935-0163; mossdairy@ gmail.com. District 8. 2014. Chris Sorenson, see AJCA officers. Jerry Spielman, ex-officio, see AJCA Mike Wickstrom, 5852 Columbus Ave., Hilmar, CA 95324-9754. Phone 209/634.6719; michaelwickstrom@ msn.com. District 2. 2013.
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ABS Global................................................. 16, 23 Accelerated Genetics................................... 7, 49 Ahlem Farms Partnership................................ 58 Alta Genetics/Jerseyland Sires.................... 4, 53 All Lynns Jerseys............................................. 42 American Jersey Cattle Assoc............... 68, 69, 70 Ameri-Milk Jerseys........................................... 42 Androgenics..................................................... 66 Arethusa Farm................................................. 15 Avi-Lanche Jerseys.......................................... 11 Avon Road Jersey Farm.................................. 42
Heinz Jerseys................................................... 39 Her-Man Jerseys.............................................. 51 Hi-Land Farms................................................. 28 High Lawn Farm............................................... 50 Highland Farms, Inc......................................... 55 Highland Jersey Farm...................................... 24 Highview Farms............................................... 62 Hilmar Jerseys................................................. 58 Holmes Farm.................................................... 55 Huffard Dairy Farms......................................... 67 Hy-Capacity Jerseys........................................ 28
Bachelor Farms................................................ 51 Barenbrug Seed............................................... 56 Biltmore Farms................................................. 67 Blankenship Jerseys........................................ 61 Boer Jerseys.................................................... 22 Brentwood Farms............................................... 2 Buttercrest Jerseys.......................................... 67
Illinois Jerseys......................................35, 36, 65 Iowa Jerseys........................................36, 37, 44 Irishtown Acres................................................. 66
California Jerseys.............................2, 48, 58, 61 Cantendo Acres............................................... 24 Cedar Mountain Jerseys.................................. 55 Cedarcrest Farms............................................ 51 Cinnamon Ridge Dairy..................................... 44 Circle S Jerseys............................................... 55 Clauss Dairy Farm........................................... 58 Clover Patch Dairy........................................... 24 Covington Jerseys............................................ 44 Crescent Farm................................................. 55 D&D Jerseys.................................................... 39 D&E Jerseys.................................................... 11 DLH Jersey Farm LLC..................................... 32 Dar-Re Farm Ltd.............................................. 24 DeMents Jerseys............................................. 65 Den-Kel Jerseys............................................... 28 Diamond S Farm.............................................. 62 Domino Jerseys .............................................. 28 Dorado Jerseys................................................ 28 Dreamroad Jerseys.......................................... 28 Dutch Hollow Farm........................................... 40 Edn-Ru Jerseys................................................ 66 Fire-Lake Jerseys............................................. 58 Forest Glen Jerseys........................................... 3 Fort Morrison Jerseys...................................... 55 Four Springs Jerseys....................................... 66 Frederick Farms Inc.......................................... 66 Genex............................................................... 21 Goff Dairy......................................................... 57 Golden Meadows Jerseys................................ 48 Grammer Jersey Farm..................................... 24 Grazeland Jerseys Ltd..................................... 24 Hallet Dairy Farm LLC..................................... 42 Hav’s Farm....................................................... 55 Heartland Jerseys, Inc. ................................... 72
JEMI Jerseys.................................................... 66 JVB Red Hot Jerseys....................................... 28 JerseyBid.com.................................................. 69 Jersey Journal.................................................. 64 Jersey Marketing Service........12, 43, 45, 63, 69 Jersey Young Sire Program.............................. 70 Journal Shopping Center.....................68, 69, 70 K&R Jerseys.................................................... 62 Kenny Farm...................................................... 66 Knapp Time Jerseys........................................ 37 Land O’Lakes................................................... 31 Lawtons Jersey Farm....................................... 28 Lindsay’s Pine Hill Jerseys............................... 24 Livestock Exporters Association of U.S.A........ 32 Lone Spring Jerseys........................................ 32 Lucky Hill Jersey Farm..................................... 55 Lyon Jerseys.................................................... 44 Maple Lawn Jerseys........................................ 36 Mapleline Farm................................................ 55 Margandale Jersey Farm................................. 24 Martin Dairy LLC.............................................. 56 Mason Farm..................................................... 32 McKee Jersey Farm......................................... 51 Meadowburn Jerseys....................................... 30 Meadow View Farm......................................... 12 Messmer Jersey Farm..................................... 66 Michigan Jersey Cattle Club............................ 28 Mill Ridge Jerseys............................................ 66 Mills Jerseys..................................................... 50 Minnesota Jerseys........................................... 62 Molly Brook Farms........................................... 55 National All-Jersey........................................... 69 Nettle Creek Jerseys........................................ 32 New England Jerseys..........................15, 45, 55 New England Spring Sale................................ 45 New York Jerseys.................................28, 40, 47 New York State Sale......................................... 63 Nobledale Farm................................................ 66 Normandell Farms........................................... 66
Oakhaven Jerseys........................................... 24 Ohio Jerseys........................................24, 51, 67 Oomsdale Farm, Inc......................................... 28 Oregon Jerseys............................................ 3, 56 Owens Farms Inc............................................. 42 Page Crest Jerseys.......................................... 51 Pennsota Jerseys............................................. 62 Pennsylvania Jerseys................................. 12, 66 Queen-Acres Farm.......................................... 49 Quist Dairy....................................................... 61 Rawn Jersey Farm........................................... 51 Richardson Family Farm.................................. 55 River Valley Dairy............................................. 35 Riverside-F Farms............................................ 66 Scotch View Farms.......................................... 28 Seacord Farm.................................................. 28 Select Sires, Inc.....................................9, 70, 71 Semex........................................................ 25, 69 Senn-Sational Jerseys..................................... 51 Shan-Mar Jerseys............................................ 66 Shenandoah Jerseys....................................... 66 Shot of Nat Jerseys.......................................... 41 Silver Maple Farms.......................................... 55 Silver Mist Farm............................................... 56 Silver Spring Farm........................................... 28 Smith Haven Dairy........................................... 62 Sorensons-Hillview Jersey Farm Inc................ 42 Spahr Jersey Farm, Inc.................................... 24 Spring Valley Farm........................................... 49 Springdale Farm............................................... 47 Springdale Jersey Farm................................... 55 Spruce Row Jerseys........................................ 66 Steinhauers Jerseys........................................ 42 Stoney Hollow Jerseys..................................... 66 Sturdy Built....................................................... 70 Sugar Grove Jerseys....................................... 51 Summit Farm.................................................... 44 Sun Valley Jerseys........................................... 56 Sunbow Jerseys............................................... 65 Sunset Canyon Jerseys................................... 56 Taylor Jersey Farm Inc..................................... 22 Tennessee Jerseys.................................... 61, 65 Tierney Farm Jerseys...................................... 28 Trans-America Genetics................................... 68 Trans Ova Genetics.......................................... 13 Twin River......................................................... 28 Unkefer Jersey Dairy........................................ 24 Vanderfeltz Jerseys.......................................... 66 Waverly Farm................................................... 61 Wilsonview Dairy.............................................. 56 Wisconsin Jerseys.........................39, 41, 42, 43 Woodstock Dairy.............................................. 56 Youngs Jersey Dairy Inc................................... 24
The American Jersey Cattle Association promotes the use of authentic and unaltered photographic images of Jersey animals, and disapproves of the use of any photographic images that alter the body of the Jersey animal. The American Jersey Cattle Association therefore requests that all photographic images of Jersey animals submitted for publication in the Jersey Journal contain no alterations to the body of the animal. Despite its best efforts to ensure that only unaltered photographs of Jersey animals are used in this publication, the American Jersey Cattle Association cannot guarantee that every photographic image of a Jersey animal is authentic and unaltered.
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Every effort is made to keep the calendar listings as accurate as possible. However, dates are sometimes changed or events cancelled without notice. When your association schedules an event, notify the Journal staff at least 60 days in advance by sending email to JerseyJournal@usjersey.com or phoning 614/861-3636.
this date for October release. OCT. 11—Genomic samples must be to lab prior to this date for November release. NOV. 8—Genomic samples must be to lab prior to this date for December release.
Type Appraisal Schedule
APR. 13—DEEP SOUTH SALE, Wilson County Fairgrounds, Lebanon Tenn.; 10:30 a.m. (EST); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; Lynn Lee, auctioneer. A P R . 2 0 — M eadow V iew J erseys PROduction Sale, hosted by Craig Rhein and Family, Pine Grove, Pa.; 10:30 a.m. (EST); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; Lynn Lee, auctioneer. APR. 23—JERSEYBID.COM INTERNET AUCTION, closing begins at 1:30 p.m. (EST); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; catalog at www.JerseyBid.com. Apr. 26–Wisconsin Spring Spectacular Sale, Vernon County Fairgrounds, Viroqua, Wis.; for more information contact sale mgr. Greg Nelson, 320/583-7450; Norm Peterson, auctioneer. Apr. 27—62nd New England Spring Sale, Addison County Fairgrounds, New Haven, Vt.; 10:30 a.m. (EST); Jersey Marketing Service sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.com; Lynn Lee, auctioneer. MAY 4—DELAWARE COUNTY CALF SALE, Delaware County Fairgrounds, Walton, N.Y.; 11:00 a.m. (EST); David Rama, auctioneer; for more information contact Meghan Moody at 814/574-4817. May 4—New York Spring Sale, Chenengo County Fairgrounds, Norwich, N.Y.; 11:00 a.m. (EST); Jersey Marketing Service sale mgr.; jms@usjersey. com; Lynn Lee, auctioneer. May 5—Derby Showcase All Breeds Sale, Lakeview Park, Frankfort, Ky.; 2:00 p.m. (EST); Louisville Jersey Parish, sale mgr.; for more information contact Jackie Branham, 502/545-0890. May 6-14—WISCONSIN STATE JERSEY SALE VIA JERSEYBID.COM, all online auction; closing begins at 1:30 p.m. (EST) on the 14th; Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; www.JerseyBid.com. May 18—Oakfield Corners Spring
POLICY: Areas will be appraised in the order listed. If you wish to appraise and do not receive an application 30 days prior to the appraisal, please request one from Appraisal Office Coordinator Lori King by telephone, 614/322-4457, or email lking@ usjersey.com. Apply online at http://www.usjersey. com/forms/appraisalapp.com. Applications can also be printed from the USJersey website at http://www. usjersey.com/forms/ttaapplication.pdf. April—California and Nevada. May—New Mexico and western Texas; Arizona and southern California; Pennsylvania and New Jersey. June —Arkansas and Missouri; Indiana and Illinois; and Wisconsin.
Deadlines
APR. 12—Genomic samples must be to lab prior to this date for May release. MAY 10—Genomic samples must be to lab prior to this date for June release. JUNE 7—Genomic samples must be to lab prior to this date for July release. JUNE 30—National Jersey Jug Futurity yearling and two-year-old fees due on 2013 and 2014 entries. JULY 1—Applications for National Jersey Youth Scholarships due. JULY 12—Genomic samples must be to lab prior to this date for August release. AUG. 1—Deadline to register and/or transfer animals for the All American Junior Jersey Show. AUG. 9—Genomic samples must be to lab prior to this date for September release. SEP. 6—Genomic samples must be to lab prior to
Sales
Registration Fees Effective April 1, 1999
InfoJersey.com Applications Member Non-Member
All Other Applications Member Non-Member
Under six (6) months................................................ $15.00 $17.00 Applications 1-50.............................. $12.00 $14.00 Applications 51-200............................ 10.00 12.00 Applications over 200 on REGAPP....................................................... 7.00 (All figures based on calendar year) 6-12 months............................................ 17.00 20.00 19.00 22.00 12-24 months.......................................... 22.00 25.00 24.00 27.00 Over 24 months...................................... 30.00 35.00 32.00 37.00 Dead Animals May Be Registered For A Fee of $5.00 Duplicate or Corrected Certificates Will Be Issued For A Fee of $5.00
Transfer Fees Effective January 1, 2008 REAP Herds Non-REAP Herds Regular transfer filed within 60 days of sale date..............$12.00........................... $14.00 Regular transfer filed more than 60 days of sale date............................................... 17.00 Intra-Herd Transfer,...................................................................................................... 2.00 (When all living animals in one family ownership are transferred to another family member.) • Transfers among owners within the same herd REAP enrollment completed with 60 days of the date of sale will only cost $2.00 each regardless of how many animals are transferred at one time. • Herds with three years continuous REAP enrollment at the time of a whole-herd dispersal will be charged $7.00 for the sale transfers. The dispersal may occur via public auction or private treaty. Save by becoming a lifetime member of the American Jersey Cattle Association.
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Sensation Sale, hosted by Jonathan and Alicia Lamb, Oakfield, N.Y.; The Cattle Exchange, sale mgr., info@cattlexchange.com. MAY 23—30 SOMETHING SALE, Fayette County Fairgrounds, West Union, Iowa; Nabholz Sales, sale mgr.; Chris Hill, auctioneer; nabholz@hawkeyetel. com. MAY 24—FIELD OF DREAMS FINALE, Fayette County Fairgrounds, West Union, Iowa; Nabholz Sales, sale mgr.; Chris Hill, auctioneer; nabholz@ hawkeyetel.com. MAY 27—OHIO SPRING CLASSIC SALE, Sidney, Ohio; 11:00 a.m. (EST); sponsored by Ohio Jersey Breeders Association; jms@usjersey.com; for more information visit http://jerseysites.usjersey.com/ ohiojerseys. MAY. 28—JERSEYBID.COM INTERNET AUCTION, closing begins at 1:30 p.m. (EST); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; catalog at www.JerseyBid.com. JUNE 7—The Prairieland Production Sale, West Union, Iowa; Jersey Marketing Service sale mgr; jms@usjersey.com. J U N E 2 5 — J E R S E Y B I D. C O M I N T E R N E T AUCTION, closing begins at 1:30 p.m. (EST); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; catalog at www. JerseyBid.com. JUNE 29—56th NATIONAL HEIFER SALE, Amarillo, Texas; Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@ usjersey.com; Lynn Lee, auctioneer. JULY 13—Avonlea Summer Splash IV Avonlea Genetics, Brighton, Ont.; Avonlea Genetics, sale mgr. JULY 23—JERSEYBID.COM INTERNET AUCTION, closing begins at 1:30 p.m. (EST); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; catalog at www.JerseyBid.com. AUG. 27—JERSEYBID.COM INTERNET AUCTION, closing begins at 1:30 p.m. (EST); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; catalog at www.JerseyBid.com. SEP. 24—JERSEYBID.COM INTERNET AUCTION, closing begins at 1:30 p.m. (EST); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; catalog at www.JerseyBid.com. OCT. 1—Top of the World Sale, Madison, Wis.; 7:00 p.m. (CST); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.com. OCT. 22—JERSEYBID.COM INTERNET AUCTION, closing begins at 1:30 p.m. (EST); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; catalog at www.JerseyBid.com. NOV. 9—56th Pot O’Gold Sale, Kentucky Expo Center, Louisville, Ky.; 4:30 p.m. (EST); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.com. NOV. 10—The 61ST All American Jersey SALE, West Exhibit Hall, Louisville, Ky.; 5:00 p.m (EST); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@ usjersey.com. NOV. 26—JERSEYBID.COM INTERNET AUCTION, closing begins at 1:30 p.m. (EST); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; catalog at www.JerseyBid.com.
Meetings and Expositions
APR. 15-18—ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL AGRICULTURE, The Galt House, Louisville, Ky. A P R . 1 7 — O R E G O N J E R S E Y C AT T L E ASSOCIATION SPRING MEETING APR. 23-24—TRI-STATE DAIRY NUTRITION CONFERENCE, Grand Wayne Center, Fort Wayne, Ind. Apr. 26—New England Jersey Breeders annual meeting, Middlebury, Vt.; 7:00 p.m. JUNE 26-29—ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THE AMERICAN JERSEY CATTLE ASSOCIATION AND NATIONAL ALL-JERSEY INC., The Ambassador Hotel, Amarillo, Texas. J U N E 2 6 - 2 7 — U . S . P R E C I S I O N DA I RY (continued to page 35)
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Chris Sorenson, Pine River, Wis., has officially been nominated for President of the American Jersey Cattle Association.
A Hearty Welcome To These New AJCA Members
Walter Owens, Frederic, Wis., has officially been nominated for Director of the Seventh District for the American Jersey Cattle Association. C.A. Russell, Hilmar, Calif., has officially been nominated for Director of the Twelfth District for the American Jersey Cattle Association. ***************** Craig and Elyse Martin, Cloverfield Jerseys, Olivet, Mich., welcomed their first child, a daughter, on February 27, 2013. Adelaide Rae Martin weighed 9 lbs. Craig is an avid Jersey showman and regularly participates in local, state and national shows with his Registered Jersey cows. Tyler Boyd, Boyd-Lee Jerseys, Parrottsville, Tenn., recently won the student production paper presentation at the Southern American Dairy Science Association meeting at Mississippi State University on February 23, 2013. He is entered in the national competition in June in Indiana. Tyler serves as Boyd third Vice President of the National Student Affiliate Division of the American Dairy Science Association. Boyd, the 2009 National Jersey Youth Achievement Winner, is currently a graduate student at Virginia Tech after finishing his undergraduate studies at Vanderbilt. The 2012 Robert M. Vance Small Business of the Year award was presented to Eastglen Farm, Laurens, S.C., after being named the winner of the Laurens County Chamber of Commerce Small Business Award in the third quarter of 2012. Marilyn and Glen Easter became the recipients of the yearly award, recognizing not only their commitment to both the Laurens County Chamber of Commerce Page 14
Marilyn Easter, Eastglen Farm, Laurens, S.C., center, is pictured upon receiving the 2012 Robert M. Vance Small Business of the Year award on behalf of the Registered Jersey farm she operates with her husband Glen.
and their Registered Jersey farm, but their community as well. Marilyn has been an active member of the Laurens County Chamber of Commerce for several years, citing an important link between the business organization and agriculture. She encourages agricultural enthusiasts to partner with their local Chamber as an opportunity to both make a difference in their communities and the chance to better tell the story of their farm. A national panel of expert judges recognized two Queen of Quality® producers recently at the 2013 U.S. Championship Cheese. Three All-Jersey® cheeses earned awards at the U.S. Cheese Championship Contest. Spring Brook Farm’s, Tarentaise was named Best of Class in the Smear Ripened Hard Cheese category and won First Runner-Up for the entire contest. Spring Brook’s other entry, Reading, also earned
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Best of Class honors in the Smear Ripened Semi-Soft category. Spring Brook Farm is located in Reading, Vt. Grafton Village Cheese’s Queen of Quality Clothbound Cheddar placed third in the Bandaged Cheddar, Sharp to Aged class. Grafton Village Cheese is located in Grafton, Vt. Errata A photo in the March 2013 Jersey Journal was incorrectly identified. The photo from the North Carolina Jersey Cattle Association meeting showed Coy Reese congratulating Macy Chapman of Taylorsville for her third place Pot of Gold Production contest winner, Shady Brook Geronimo Erma. JERSEY JOURNAL
Searching Harder Let’s take a closer look at domestic Jersey semen sales, rate (DPR). The years of putting selection pressure on and the key reasons that have driven 10 consecutive years the things that matter most to the bottom line—efficient over 1 million units, a 130% decade sales increase to reach production of milk components, fitness and longevity— a market share of 10.8%, and an unprecedented period of have delivered not only bottom-line performance and annual gains dating from 1994, interrupted only once by customer satisfaction, but also breed growth. the economic downturn of 2009. The challenge for achieving our potential growth is Accounting for the turn to Jersey genetics in the U.S. is growing the number of Jersey bulls in A.I. that will satisfy not complicated. Jersey genetics perform, and nowhere is the expectations of dairy farmers who will continually, this clearer than in recent analyses of national production, always expect more: higher production of milkfat and reproduction and culling data by the USDA Animal protein, superior reproductive performance, better udder Improvement Programs Laboratory. health, and longer productive life. And while Table 1 Compared to cows of other breeds calving in 2011, shows that the number of genomic-evaluated Jersey bulls Jerseys posted the largest gains over the previous year—23 (NAAB code G) is growing and that they hold an advantage lbs. fat and 19 lbs. protein per cow—to average 19,004 in combined fat and protein PTAs compared to G-code lbs. milk, 893 lbs. fat and 688 lbs. protein (305-day, 2x, Holstein bulls, Holstein is stepping up its selection m.e. basis). For reproduction, Jerseys had the highest firstemphasis in key traits and has widened its advantage for service conception rate (41%), averaged 2.2 breedings per Net Merit. conception (for an overall conception rate of 37%), and had Let’s concede the obvious. A bigger population the shortest calving a f f o rd s g re a t e r i n t e r v a l o f a l l Table 1. Breed average PTAs for Active A.I. and G-code bulls, December 2012. opportunities to breeds at 396 days, find the extremes. Genomic Predicted Transmitting Ability (GPTA) 15 days shorter With a smaller No. Bulls Milk Fat Protein PL SCS DPR NM$ REL% t h a n Ho l s t e i n . Active A.I. population, one Then, in a study of Holstein has to search 610 715 33 23 1.5 2.9 -0.1 294 93 the reasons cows Jersey harder among its 116 494 37 22 1.8 3.0 0.1 261 90 enrolled in DHI Genomic (code G) members to find 921 988 46 35 3.7 2.8 0.4 511 77 programs exited Holstein the exceptional 180 967 52 37 3.1 3.0 0.1 412 64 the herd in 2012, Jersey genes. Jerseys had the Genotyping lowest cull rate among all breeds and crossbreds, the makes “searching harder” easier, much easier, more efficient difference from other groups varying from 1% to nearly 9%. and, importantly, more accurate than pedigree alone. As Compared to Holstein, there was no difference in culling widely as genotyping has been utilized in the Jersey breed, rate for low production (5.5% Holstein, 5.4% Jersey), but it is being used far more among Holsteins. Table 2 tells notable differences the story. For the for reproduction Table 2. Genotypes in genetic evaluation database at March 27, 2013. most recent month problems (5.1% vs. (March 2013), Added March 2013 All Genotypes 2.9%, respectively) registered Holstein Males Females Males Females and mastitis/high Holstein females are being 2,871 14,198 87,855 235,049 somatic cell score Jersey tested at a rate 335 1,504 8,668 30,402 (4.0% vs. 2.8%). more than double This performance has been driven by genetics bred of Jersey (roughly 45% of average monthly registrations, and developed for A.I. service. And, as shown in Table 1, vs. 20%, respectively). though we have fewer bulls in active A.I. service compared The genes that will maintain Jersey’s competitive edge to Holstein, they are competitive. On average, Jersey bulls are out there. They need to be found. Increasing the pace have an advantage in combined PTAs for fat and protein, of Jersey genotyping will help locate them, and bring them as well as for Productive Life (PL) and daughter pregnancy to market, and drive continued breed growth. april 2013
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An Industry Guide to Farmstead Processing
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Featured Producer Participants Cowbella Dairy Products, operated by Danforth Jersey Farm, Jefferson, N.Y., is a Queen of Quality® producer that specializes in butter and yogurt. The farm, owned and managed by Shannon
Mason, uses a mixture of traditional methods as well as modern efforts, like the solar power used at the processing plant, to ensure their customers receive the highest quality of product. In addition to providing satisfaction to their consumer market, this family farm is also dedicated to preserving the old fashioned values that have kept this operation up and running for seven generations. While not all members of the family are full-time on the farm, everyone works together to make sure the goals of quality product and family traditions continue to thrive. Danforth Jersey Farm was established in 1817 and is now home to 48 Registered Jersey cows. In addition to Shannon and her uncle Russell Danforth, her mother and father are both involved in the farm and plant, and her husband processes in the plant on weekends and days off from his teaching job. Cowbella Dairy Products offer several varieties of butter, including salted, sweet cream, garlic-oregano, and seasonal varieties such as cranberry-orange, chive, fig-vanilla, maple, and honeycinnamon. Yogurt varieties include plain, maple, coffee, chocolateorange, and seasonal fruit flavors like raspberry, blueberry and apple spice. Four varieties of Cowbella butter won gold medals at the 2011 North American Jersey Cheese Awards, in addition to silver and bronze medals for two varieties of yogurt at the same competition. Marcoot Jersey Farm, Greenville, Ill., decided three years ago to diversify their dairy farm to maximize the potential of their Registered Jersey herd. Now Queen of Quality® producers, Marcoot Jersey Creamery made the first wheels of cheese on March 29, 2010. John and Linda Marcoot and their daughters, Amy and Beth, with the assistance of Linda’s brother Dale Chapman, provide all the labor for the farm and the creamery. The cheese is made solely from the milk of their herd of 60 Registered Jerseys, all grassfed cattle.
Pictured from left to right, Hamilton, Shannon, Daisy, Gus, Gail, Dave, Russell, are the family members comprising Danforth Jersey Farm and Cowbella Dairy Products. Shannon Mason and her husband Hamilton are raising their children, Daisy and Gus, as the seventh generation of this family on the farm in Jefferson, N.Y., which was established in 1817. The Queen of Quality® producers milk 30 Registered Jersey cows to producer their many varieties of butter and yogurt, both of which have won awards at the North American Jersey Cheese Awards.
Seven generations of Jersey breeders are represented at Marcoot Jersey Creamery. Pictured above, front, left to right, Brooke Segrest, Matthew, Amy, Beth, and in the back, Linda and John Marcoot. The Marcoot family has focused on understanding that they are running a dairy business, which is a lifestyle. It is important for the Marcoot family to be just as comfortable in public, in the spotlight to sell their products, as in the barn with the cows. They encourage other producers to also step up awareness for all farm staff and prepare for visitors.
onsumer trends and dairy industry forecasting are constantly trending towards farmstead production. As consumers nationwide grow more interested in how and where their food is produced, many want the option to shop locally and know they are supporting local businesses and agriculture. Starting a farmstead production operation is also a way dairy producers can combat some of the fluctuations in milk prices, allowing them to consistently set the price for the quality of their value-added product. This segment of the dairy industry is also a great way to extend business opportunities to extended segments of a family farm who wish to continue their involvement without growing the size of the herd exponentially. While farmstead processing has many valuable attributes, it is not a business segment that can be entered without extensive knowledge both of the industry and of the resources available. University and extension courses are available to help producers learn about cheese making, marketing, and business management for entrepreneurs. It is also important for producers to partner with industry professionals who have expertise in engineering, construction, air management and other cheese making tools to ensure all regulations are being met and exceeded from the beginning of the process. The Jersey Journal has visited with professionals who have helped establish on-farm processing, and to producers to help provide Jersey breeders with valuable information on getting started in farmstead production.
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Darlington Dairy Supply is a Wisconsin-based supply company dedicated to equipping dairy producers with the right tools to produce their own value-added products. Company President Ted Thuli has offered his perspective and expertise regarding the value-added product market to help producers have a greater understanding of such an undertaking.
Marcoot Jersey Creamery saw two of their cheese varieties, Fresh Mozzarella and Creamy Havarti, earn silver medals at the North American Jersey Cheese Awards in 2011. In addition to those two, the creamery also produces Gouda, Just Jack, pepper jack, Tomato Basil Jack, Smoked Gouda and farmhouse cheddar. The cave aged cheese varieties are tomme, alpine, cheddar and heritage. They also have fresh cheeses, plain cheese curds, garlic herb cheese curds and taco cheese curds. Their specialty raw milk cheeses are aged in an aging cave, which is modeled after the man-made cheese caves in Switzerland. The raw milk cheeses age from a minimum of 60 days up to 12 months. Their building is purposely built with viewing windows so the public can watch as the Marcoots make cheese and process milk. The family’s goal is to create premium products and provide experiential education to any and all guests. Featured Industry Participants Darlington Dairy Supply has been a family-owned business partner with the Wisconsin dairy industry since 1958. For more than 50 years, Darlington Dairy Supply Company Inc. has provided the Wisconsin dairy industry with high-quality, stainless steel processing and sanitizing equipment. The company specializes in using both pre-fabricated and custom dairy processing and sanitizing solutions, which are important aspects of the value-added product business. Darlington Dairy Supply provides farmers with the equipment and supplies needed to keep their businesses going, and their Fabrication and Installation division travels around the country providing custom solutions for businesses both old and new, meeting the needs of dairy producers. There are many steps involved in the process of getting raw milk from a cow and turning it into the cheese that is purchased by the consumer. Darlington Dairy Supply is involved in each step of the process, from milking the cow and hauling the milk to a factory, to putting the milk into bottles or processing it into cheese. President of the company Ted Thuli has provided his knowledge to readers of the Jersey Journal to help put a different perspective on the challenges of farmstead production. Jeff Roberts is a Principal Consultant at the Vermont Institute for Artisan Cheese at the University of Vermont, the nation`s first and only comprehensive center devoted to artisan cheese. In his role within the institution, Roberts supports artisan cheese producers
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Jeff Roberts is a Principal Consultant at the Vermont Institute of Artisan Cheese at the University of Vermont, where he has researched a collection of aspects important for those interested in entering and currently involved in the business of value-added products. R o b e r t s w o r k s t o support artisan cheese producers in Vermont and throughout the U.S. through his expertise in the dairy industry and sustainability issues surrounding the production of value-added products and markets. He has covered issues from public health to marketing.
in Vermont and throughout the United States, contributes to the latest scientific research and expertise related to dairy and cheese products, and encourages the sustainability of the small-farm culture in Vermont and other rural landscapes. His areas of research include independent educational program production; marketing; research and writing; and professional photography. He is also dedicated to helping businesses, higher education, government, and nonprofit organizations develop innovative solutions in the areas of agriculture and food policy, conservation, the environment, public health, and community development. Roberts has provided input from an industry standpoint about the challenges of getting a start in the farmstead production industry. Producer Questions What were your first steps? Shannon Mason:The first steps we took were to start experimenting with making butter and yogurt in our kitchen. My mother had memories of buttermaking from when my grandfather made it on occasion as she was growing up. Of course making anything on an industrial scale is a totally different ball game, but doing this gave us an idea of the basic process and how it turned out with our milk. We also started making a lot of lists of questions to ask different people, wrote down ideas for flavors, researched equipment and packaging, bought and ate a ton of butter and yogurt made by other companies, decided on the main points we wanted Cowbella to represent in the market, and brainstormed to come up with the name we felt would convey to people the spirit of our farm. Amy Marcoot: The first steps of our process were to identify what we wanted to do with our value-added business and decide what product we wanted to produce based on the needs of our local markets. We considered fluid milk, cheese and yogurt. We decided that making cheese with our Jersey milk was the best avenue for us as our family has roots in Switzerland. What resources did you use? (continued to page 20)
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in our kitchen today. We also still have her wooden swing churn and old separator that she used to make the butter. We wanted to continue her legacy in a way with Cowbella and honor her story, obviously we make butter very differently now, but some of her buttermaking knowledge did trickle down through the generations. As far as our recipes go, we stuck to the old fashioned style of keeping everything we put into our products fresh, simple, seasonal, and as local as possible. Amy Marcoot: We decided what products to make based on what we felt the markets we were in demanded. We formulated our recipe by taking suggestions from other cheesemakers or consultants and adjusting them to our milk and the seasonality of our milk.
people truly care about supporting small farms and want to hear about our family’s Shannon Mason: We worked with the almost 200 years on the farm. They also Department of Ag and Markets from the love that we use simple, fresh ingredients beginning to make sure we laid out our with nothing artificial added, we believe in plant according to their specifications. We supporting other local farms and friends also met with consultants from Cornell by sourcing as much as we can of our fruit Cooperative Extension, local contractors, and herbs through them and processing it and our local dairy supply and service all by hand ourselves. Important to many company. A couple of other value-added people is the fact that our herd is pasture dairies were kind enough to let us visit and grazed, that we know and care about them ask questions, and the owner of the yogurt all individually, and that they have a good, culture company we use had a lot of good happy life (and being all-Jersey is a big advice. We were extremely lucky to have plus for a lot of people, too). So much of three wonderful and talented friends who the population these days really wants to helped us to capture our vision exactly with know exactly where their food comes from, the logo and design work. we encourage them to come out to the farm Amy Marcoot: We used a wide variety of and meet the girls and they love that. resources. We took cheesemaking classes in Amy Marcoot: Attributes that our Vermont with Peter Dixon to start to learn customers say are most important are; that the basics. We then utilized services we are local, consistent, and produce from a business consultant and other a great product. cheesemaking consultants. One of the We welcome anyone who is interested to come best resources is other cheesemakers. and learn about what we do, as we feel that coming What was your approximate start up It’s important to have consultants, together and helping each other in today’s markets budget and what were your funding but it’s your business. Do what’s best that have such a huge demand for these products sources? is more important than worrying about potential Shannon Mason: We came together for you. competition. as a family to get Cowbella off the What was your approximate timeline ground, at the beginning, we had three Shannon Mason, Cowbella Dairy Products of our family members working off from start of planning to first production? the farm, so that helped financially. Shannon Mason: We began thinking Now, there are seven of us (three of doing a value-added product generations) who all live and work How did you source your equipment? basically around the time my second child, together here to cover all the bases, with Shannon Mason: We sourced almost all my daughter Daisy, was born in May of my husband still working off the farm as of our equipment through our local dairy 2009. We started getting serious about it a teacher in addition to being our primary supply and service company, Don’s Dairy and gaining momentum by the beginning of yogurt and butter maker. Recently, there Supply. 2010, and we had products on the shelves at have been more grant and loan opportunities Amy Marcoot: We contacted a variety the end of November of that year. available through organizations like USDA of places that sell used equipment and Amy Marcoot: The timeline from start to support value, added production. purchased what we needed. of planning to f irst production took approximately 2.5 years. If you could start over, what would you do What are your primary distribution/sales differently? avenues? How did you decide what products to make Shannon Mason: I wish we had more time Shannon Mason: We have a small store on and how did you formulate/develop your to tour and spend time with other producers, the farm, have done a few farmers markets, recipes? but it was difficult to take time away from and have one distributor at this point, but we Shannon Mason: We initially had the idea the daily farm work and a growing family. sell the majority of our products through the to make butter, and the yogurt followed as I think we would have made a few different local branches of three supermarket chains, a use for all the leftover skim milk. The building and equipment choices if we had food coops, health food stores and small inspiration for the butter was my great-great a chance to see more of what worked for groceries, restaurants, and community Grandmother Martha, who was the second other people. We welcome anyone who is supported agriculture organizations. We generation on the farm. My children, Gus interested to come and learn about what do almost all of our own delivering at this and Daisy, are now growing up here as we do, as we feel that coming together and point. the seventh generation. Martha’s story helping each other in today’s markets that Amy Marcoot: We distribute our products was one of strength and perseverance, as have such a huge demand for these products in a variety of ways. We have an on, farm she kept the farm alive and supported her is more important than worrying about store. We sell at farmers markets. We utilize six children by making butter after her potential competition. three different distributors. husband George passed away. She ran the farm until her only son Everett (who was What surprised you most about getting What product attributes are most important 11 when his father died) was old enough started in farmstead processing? to your customers? to take over. Martha somehow managed Shannon Mason: I think that it surprised Shannon Mason: We f ind that our to send her butter that she made with her us that we would get to have our yogurt sit customers want to know that we are all oldest daughter Hattie to the Chicago on the supermarket shelves next to the big family owned and operated and that our World’s Fair in 1893, where she won an brands so quickly. The world of food is (continued to page 23) processing plant is on the farm. A lot of award of excellence for it that still hangs (continued from page 19)
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changing rapidly in today’s culture, and more and more people understand the importance of eating healthy, natural, local food. It is a great time to jump into this market, but on-farm processing is a difficult endeavor to get up and running. We have three components that I feel make it work for us: a long, established farm history, a strong family team that is willing to work very hard for very little during the upstart time, and a vision of giving an opportunity for a brighter and easier future someday for our constant inspiration, our seventh generation. Amy Marcoot: We had to gain a greater understanding that food sanitation is paramount. Industry Questions What do you recommend producers do first? Jeff Roberts: Whether considering cheese, ice cream, yogurt or bottled milk, a dairy farmer or producer must determine if a market exists for a new product. One key variable is the geography of a potential market region. Second, learn as much as you can about your proposed product. Talk with consumers and retailers. Buy products from cheese to yogurt from commodity to artisan and taste them. What do you like and why? Ted Thuli: First I would say talk to your inspector. It’s always good to get their input on what you need to do. What resources are most helpful for producers? Jeff Roberts: Resources exist from university and extension programs to dairy
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cooperatives to private consultants and equipment vendors. I would enlist the help of my state inspector or regulator. In many cases, they can help with facility design, Hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) and process sequence, and other key requirements. In addition, a number of outstanding how-to books can walk you through step-by-step from product selection to facility design. Ted Thuli: Deal with a company from the U.S. Most foreign equipment will not pass Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO) specifications. Also be very leery of used equipment. Old equipment even only 10 years may not pass PMO regulations. Do not buy equipment that you pay 100% before the equipment is inspected and running. We at Darlington Dairy Supply do 50%-30%-20% after start up. What comes first: the product, or the market? Je f f R o b e r t s : I n my o p i n i o n , a comprehensive understanding of markets is essential to success. For example, if you chose product first— cheddar or blue cheese, cultured butter, or maple-flavored yogurt—and then find your potential market saturated with similar items, you may fail. In today’s competitive markets, the line between success and failure is very narrow. Ted Thuli: I think the market would be the best place to start looking into, but can hard to do. Look at other local producers to rent space for test batches. For example, I will be renting market space at Thuli Family Creamery in Darlington for startup farms.
What is the average cost for starting a farmstead bottling operation? Cheese? Other? Jeff Roberts: There is no simple answer to
this question. In general, costs reflect size of proposed operation whether bottling or artisan cheese. In addition, other factors impact costs: Is it a new facility or retrofitted building? What are the energy needs? Depending upon location, local, state, and federal requirements—environmental, public safety, waste disposal, and so forth—and the necessary permits can very expensive. What do state regulations require from floor and wall coverings to drains to dairy and food processing welding and plumbing? Depending upon number of employees, do you need bath and shower rooms? What consumables do you need? These might include paper boxes and towels to labels to disinfectants to cold packs to cultures and rennet to food grade flavors. Ted Thuli: Start up really makes a difference in product and capacity. I would say a minimum of $50,000. You need a building, equipment, electrical and plumbing and it all has to meet regulations. What are some common mistakes made when starting-up? Jeff Roberts: Regardless of product, too many producers do not plan for enough working capital. You must expect a two to three year start-up phase in which you at best, break even. You must take a very conservative approach for cash-flow. Not understanding the basics of dairy processing and the specifics of your chosen product. If working with aged products, your capital is tied up in inventory. Recognizing much of your work is about cleanliness and hygiene. Creating a product might take 10–15 % of your time; the rest of production is about clean up. To build a facility and create and market a distinctive product requires an (continued to page 24)
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Margandale Jersey Farm The Lemmermens - Galloway, Ohio
Jerry: 614/561-5643 jerrylemmermen@aol.com John: 614/403-6151 jvlemmermen@gmail.com Website: http://jerseydirectory.com/oakhavenJerseys
Dale W., Robert D., and Dennis Kauffman Jenny Shumaker 330/567-2816 6967 State Route 754 Shreve, OH 44676 We are a BST free herd!
Cantendo Acres
Highland Jersey Farms Donald & Joan Bolen
Grazeland Jerseys LLC
419/332-2773
Jim & Jodi
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Terry & Susan
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2836 CR 55, Fremont, OH 43420
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Tom & Rosalie Noyes Russ& Cheryl King 330/345-6516 330/435-4023 cgrazeland@sssnet.com
Spahr Jersey Farm, Inc. Brian 419/348-9135 • David 419/423-7443 9898 T-234, Findlay, Ohio 45840 Email spajerfm@bright.net REAP Herd • Equity Investor
Alan and Sharon Kozak Courtney and Brandon 10061 TR 301, Millersburg, OH 44654 Phone: 330/231-7474 Email: grass4jerseys@yahoo.com
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Pine Hill Jersey Farm Scott Lindsay • phjfarm@dslextreme.com Farm office: 330/457-0304 • Cell: 330/853-4305 47467 St. Rt. 46, New Waterford, Ohio 44445
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enormous commitment of time, money, and attention. If you are running a year-around operation, do not expect to take time off for months. If you want a seasonal set-up, can you afford to have a plant sit idle for months? The devil is in the details! Ted Thuli: Do one product and do it well before you go to another. Also, a lack of education in cleaning, processing and how you will sell and distribute your product can be a big hindrance. What advice would you give a producer looking at farmstead processing? Jeff Roberts: Advice in any field: under promise and over deliver! The simple and yet, most difficult challenge is to develop a distinctive, consistently high-quality product. Great customer service is essential whether dealing direct or working through wholesalers or retailers. Prompt follow up can make or break you. The American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc. are committed to helping Jersey breeders capitalize on the consumer friendly traits of the Jersey cow. Those interested in exploring the possibility Page 24
of beginning farmstead production with their Jersey herd can contact Erick Metzger, General Manager, National All-Jersey Inc., or Sarah Gilbert, Customer Service Coordinator, National All-Jersey Inc . The All-Jersey® and Queen of Quality® trademarks are owned by National AllJersey Inc., the milk marketing affiliate of the American Jersey Cattle Association. NAJ was founded in 1957 with the mission to increase the value of, and demand for, Jersey milk and cattle. The creation of Project Equity gave NAJ the funding necessary to carry on that mission on behalf of dairy producers across the United States. Funded by producers, working for producers, NAJ strives to work with dairy operations of all sizes to maximize the value of their milk. If you have any questions about NAJ, the All-Jersey® program, or the Jersey breed, please contact an NAJ representative today.
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Summary of March AJCA, NAJ Board Meetings
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he winter meetings of the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc. Boards of Directors were held March 8-10, 2013 at the Embassy Suites–Airport, Columbus, Ohio. Actions are summarized below. AJCA-NAJ-AJSC Finances Unaudited financial reports through December 31, 2012 were reviewed, showing: • AJCA revenues of $3,355,454 and expenditures of $3,313,729, for net income from operations before the All American and other income and expense of $41,725; • NAJ revenues of $791,774 and expenditures of $650,616, for net income from operations before other income and expense of $141,158; and • All-Jersey Sales Corporation (Jersey Marketing Service) revenues of $455,859 and expenditures of $585,994, for net loss from operations before other income and expense of $130,135. Financial statements through January 31, 2013 were approved, reporting net income for all companies of $240,521. The 2012 investment summary and unaudited Research, Scholarship and Special Funds summary were approved. Market value of investments at December 31 was $4,320,589. 2013 Research Grants The AJCC Research Foundation received 11 proposals for 2013 competitive grant awards. Projects approved for funding were: Victor E. Cabrera and Kent A. Weigel
(University of Wisconsin, Madison), Development of a genomic testing decision support tool for Jersey dairy calves, $11,372; and Kim Morrill (Cornell Cooperative Extension), Heather Gauthier (Miner Institute), and Howard Tyler (Iowa State University), The use of digital refractometers to evaluate serum IgG concentration in day old Jersey calves and colostrum management practices of Jersey producers in New York, $8,000. Breed Improvement Starting with the April release, genomic evaluations of bulls will be made available monthly at Green Book Online as follows: • Part 1: Newly Genomically Evaluated Bulls, listing only bulls with initial evaluations; and • Part 2: All Genomically Evaluated Bulls Under 24 Months, an historical listing for all bulls under 24 months of age. P-Level rankings will be developed for young bulls, using G-code bulls as the reference population. Bulls will continue to be labeled as qualified for the Genetic Diversity and/or Young Sire Programs. A report listing the top 1½% of heifers ranked by genomic Jersey Performance IndexTM and Parent Average JPI will be developed and published in the Green Book Online (http://greenbook.usjersey.com). The report of the AJCA Type Advisory Committee, which met February 26-27, 2013, was approved. A total of 95,944 final scores were assigned in 2012, with 89% in first and second lactation. The Rules for the Functional Type Traits Appraisal Pro-
Gaby Jersey Farm of Tennessee Requests Probation
After recognizing that a number of Jerseys registered during the past five years were recorded with birth dates that did not correspond with the calving dates of their respective dams, Warren, Johnny, and Henry Gaby of Gaby Jersey Farm, of Greenville, Tennessee have taken it upon themselves to rectify the errors to the extent possible. While in some cases the discrepancy between the birth dates and the calving dates of the dam were not of economic or show ring significance, there were some that were significant in this respect. Therefore, Warren, Johnny, and Henry Gaby have agreed to correct the above inaccuracies, and have also requested indefinite probation for a minimum of two years. During this probationary period one or more herd audits will be conducted, to include parent qualification at owner’s expense, verification of permanent identification (i.e., tattoos, eartags, etc.) plus service and calving dates, and the record keeping system. They also expressed regret for failing to recognize the critical importance of using complete and accurate records. Page 26
gram were amended to eliminate scoring of dry cows. Evaluation scales for the 16 linear traits and supplemental traits were reviewed at cow side. Scales that will be implemented for Rear Teat Position–Rear View and Rear Teat Position–Side View are described in this issue (pp. 59-60). Performance Programs A “buildup to full REAP” option will be developed as a one-time opportunity for new herds enrolling on the program. First-year fees would be based on first and second lactation cows, and only those cows would be eligible for type appraisal. Second-year fees would be based on first, second and third lactation cows, with full enrollment in the third year. REAP herds in the first year of enrollment will be offered the opportunity to genotype up to 5% of enrolled cows with the low-density chip at half price. Other Actions Company goals for 2015 and 2020 were established and will be reviewed annually. The 2015 goals are registrations, 135,000; transfers, 25,000; performance program cow enrollment, 175,000; Jersey Journal revenue, $540,000; and new genomic evaluations (females only), 20,000. The location and dates of the 2014 AJCA-NAJ Annual Meetings were approved. The meetings will be held June 25-28 at the Holiday Inn & Suites, Alexandria, Va. The National Heifer Sale will be conducted as a virtual sale from the hotel ballroom on June 27. A single, consolidated application for the national Jersey youth scholarship program was approved. Applicants will be required to submit complete transcripts of coursework and two letters of recommendation with the application. Awardees will be determined by an anonymous selection committee appointed by the AJCA President using these selection factors: academic performance, 35%; Jersey activities and accomplishments, 30%; and goals and potential for future involvement in the Jersey business, 35%. The 2013 application deadline is July 1. A recommendation was forwarded to World Dairy Expo that the lifetime production class at the International Jersey Show, currently based on minimum production of 100,000 lbs. milk, be re-defined to a qualifying criterion of 10,000 lbs. JERSEY JOURNAL
Cheddar cheese equivalent. In Board action between regular meetings, Paul C. Chittenden, Schodack Landing, N.Y., was appointed to serve on the AJCA Research Advisory Committee. Buster Goff, Hobbs, N.M., was appointed to the AJCA Type Advisory Committee. Recognitions The following awards will be made during the 2013 AJCA-NAJ Annual Meetings, June 26-29 in Amarillo, Texas: • Master Breeder: Bearl (Smokey) and Joanne Seals, Myrtle Point, Ore.; • Distinguished Service Award: James Ahlem, Hilmar, Calif.; • AJCA-NAJ Award for Meritorious Service: Dr. Robert A. Cropp and Dr. Edward V. Jesse, both at the University of Wisconsin–Madison; and • Young Jersey Breeder Awards: Stacey Atherton, Newark, Ohio; Joe G. Blankenship, Sugar Grove, Va.; Sandra and Rebecca Ferry, Fultonville, N.Y.; Brian Moore, Mt. Ulla, N.C.; and Bradley and Carla Taylor, Booneville, Miss.
Company goals were reviewed and revised based on 2013 performance. The 2015 goals are Equity revenue, $878,000; All-Jersey® and Queen of Quality® program members, 50-55; and JMS gross sales, $10 million. 2013 Annual Meetings The AJCA Board of Directors will meet June 25 and 26 at the Ambassador Hotel, Amarillo, Texas. The NAJ Board will meet June 25 at the same location. The 55th Annual Meeting of National All-Jersey Inc. will be held Friday morning, June 28. The AJCA’s 145th Annual Meeting will be held Saturday, June 29, followed by the 56th National Heifer Sale at the Amarillo Civic Center. Nominating petition deadlines are April 24 for the AJCA. A President and four Directors, from Districts Four, Seven, Ten and Twelve, will be elected. Petitions to run for Director from District #2 and District #3 on the NAJ Board are due by April 28.
CDCB Announces Service Fees for Genomic Evaluations
National All-Jersey Inc. Dairy policy issues, market development initiatives and prospects for passage of a Farm Bill in 2013 were discussed at length. The new start on the Farm Bill has provided opportunity to pursue higher minimum nonfat solids standards for fluid milk. Staff work is focusing at obtaining a score from the Congressional Budget Office on the potential impact of this proposal on the federal budget. Two research projects submitted to the AJCC Research Foundation were approved for NAJ funding, as follows: Brian W. Gould (University of Wisconsin, Madison), A web-based system for evaluating Class III forward price contract, $5,635; and Brenna Ellison (University of Illinois, Urbana) and Kathleen Brooks (West Texas A&M University, Canyon), Are consumers buying what Jersey producers are trying to sell? Understanding consumer preferences for milk and enhancing the All-Jersey and Queen of Quality brands, $5,950. Financial statements for 2013 to date were reviewed and approved. Equity participants at the end of February were 1,016. Ten public sales have been booked by Jersey Marketing Service from late March through June. Private treaty and export transactions are on pace with the previous year’s activity. april 2013
The fee schedule for genomic evaluations was released March 22 by the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB), which has taken over the task of providing genetic evaluations from the Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory, USDA. CDCB fees are charged in addition to the initial cost of animal genotyping and cover the ongoing expenses of calculating and distributing monthly genomic evaluations and official summaries published three times each year, in April, August and December. Fees are determined by the DHI herd code or country of origin, and are lowest for owners providing the most data
or information of greatest value to the CDCB Cooperator Database. All owners will pay genomic evaluation fees for genotyped bulls. An additional fee will not be assessed for the majority of genotyped females. All required female fees and initial male fees will be collected by the nominator (the American Jersey Cattle Association is an approved nominator). These fees are charged only for the first genotype submitted for each animal. For the initial fee, genotyped U.S. males will receive a genomic evaluation monthly, but will not be on any lists past 15 months of age unless the A.I. service fee is paid. Foreign genotyped males will receive evaluations monthly up through 15 months of age, after which the A.I. service fee must be paid to obtain additional genomic predictions. Additional rules apply to obtaining genomic predictions for bulls from which semen is collected and used. For details, visit the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding website, www.cdcb.us. Genotyping services available through the American Jersey Cattle Association include: • the low-density GGP 8K test, priced at $38 per animal in REAP herds and $48 per animal for all others, plus required female fee or initial male fee; • the GGP 80K test, successor to the 50K chip, for $100 per animal in REAP herds and $115 per animal for all others, plus required female fee or initial male fee; and • optional add-on tests for BVD-PI, horned/polled gene, and casein A2, fees determined by when tests are requested and processed. Order genotyping services by calling 614/322-4482, by email to genomictest@ usjersey.com, or online at infoJersey.com. Please note: Online ordering is not available for male genotyping.
Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding Fee Schedule for Genomic Evaluation
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Total Program $ 0.00 $ 20.00 $ 800.00 Member 2.00 30.00 800.00 Non-member 5.00 200.00 800.00 Canada 8.00 300.00 1,400.00 Approved Partners 10.00 20.00 1,400.00 All others 10.00 400.00 2,000.00
For detailed explanation of rate codes and rules of service, see Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding web site (www.cdcb.us) or contact AJCA Herd Services.
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Den-Kel Jerseys
Kip Keller and Robin Denniston-Keller 6476 N. Bergen Road, Byron, NY 14422 585/548-2299 • Email denkeljerseys@aol.com Visit us on the web: http://denkeljerseys.usjersey.com
Oomsdale Farm, Inc. Michael, Judy, Elena, Haley, Zachary and Danielle Ooms Antonie and Cathy Ooms 43 Sutherland Rd., Valatie, NY 12184-9664 518/784-3515 (Home) 518/755-7645 (Cell) Email: oomsey@aol.com February Rolling Herd Average — 83.8 cows 19,788M 4.8% 943F 3.6% 703P Merle, Margaret, Tim, Mike, Nathan & Ryan Lawton 431 Bridge St., Newark Valley, NY 13811 607/642-8169 Farm 607/341-1172 Tim mmlawton@stny.rr.com
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Jim and Jan VanBuskirk Ph: 734/654-6544 Jim’s Cell: 734/771-2807 Dave and Yvonne VanBuskirk and Family Ph: 734/654-0402 Dave’s Cell: 734/915-7484 Drew and Deanne Buell and Family Ph: 734/269-3059 Drew’s Cell: 734/693-1408 1110 Sigler Road, Carleton, Michigan 48117
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THE ALL AMERICAN SHOW & SALE
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Planning Underway for the 61st All American
ersey breeders from across the United States convened in Columbus, Ohio, the second weekend of March to plan the 61st annual All American Shows and Sales. Looking to build on two record-setting sales and three spectacular shows in 2012, 46 committee members met March 10 at the Embassy Suites Columbus-Airport to begin planning for three days of all Jerseys, all the time, November 9, 10, and 11, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. Presiding over the meeting was General Chair, Corey Lutz, Lincolnton, N.C. Committee recommendations forwarded to and accepted by the Board of Directors of the American Jersey Cattle Association are summarized below.
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Primary Sponsors, $5,000 to $9,999; Chairman’s Circle, $1,000 to $4,999; Sustainers, $500 to $999; Patrons, $250 to $499; and Friends of the All American, to $249.
males at 33-1/3%. Suggested selection criteria are cows or dams of heifers with plus PPAs for milk, fat and protein, milk yield at breed average or higher, appraisal score of 85% or higher except for two-year-olds at 80%; Sale Committee and sires to be plus for milk, fat or pro The All American Jersey Sale is schedtein, or enrolled in AJCA Young Sire or uled for Sunday, November 10, at 4:30 Genetic Diversity sampling programs p.m. The pre-sale social will begin at 3:30 Sale animals will be parentage qualip.m., with pre-sale ceremonies at 4:00 fied. No animal may have a declared abp.m. normality carrier (LL or RVC) in its three-generation pedigree. Bulls must be designated free of Jersey Haplotype 1 (JH1). Donor animals will be disclosed in the sale catalog and flush history will be announced at the sale. The sale manager, Jersey Marketing Service, and sale chair have the right to make Executive Committee special announcements and Combined, the 2012 All withdrawals. American Shows were the It was recommended to sell largest Jersey exhibition of the 40 heifers in the Pot O’Gold year in North America. Total The 2013 Executive Committee includes (back row, from left) Jim Sale, Saturday, November 9 in animals through the ring were Quist, associate general chair; Corey Lutz, general chair; Pat Gourley, Newmarket Hall, starting at 357 exhibited in the open show, sale chair; William Grammer, Junior activities chair; Dennis Post, Jersey 4:30 p.m. Commission will be Jug Futurity chair; Charles Luchsinger, open show associate chair; and including the National Jersey Jug C. Neal Smith, open show chair; (front row, from left) Ed Kirchdoerfer, 25%, with 17% set aside for the Futurity, and 201 in the junior sale associate chair; Kari Stanek, Junior activities associate chair; and production contest awards. The Sara Halliburton, Jersey Jug associate chair. show. selection criteria are same as for Unaudited financial statements for The All American Sale, with all heifers to Two or three genomically superior 2012 showed net loss of $3,410. The 2013 be genotyped with official genomic evalyoung bulls will be offered, based on marbudget was approved, based on revenues of uations by sale date. ketability. It was recommended to catalog $140,450 and expenses of $140,250. 75 live females, and offer no more than Open Show Sponsorship fees remain the same as for four embryo packages. Sale commissions The All American Jersey Show is 2012: show class sponsorship, $250; banner will be at the following rates: females, scheduled for Monday, November 11, class trophy, $175; and other trophies, $100. 20% for the first $10,000, then 15% on with heifers showing at 7:30 a.m., folRecognition levels are: (continued to page 30) any amount from $10,001 and over; and • Underwriters, $10,000 and over;
The All American Sale Committee meeting was attended by (front row, from left) Pat Gourley, chair; Stacey Atherton, Jamie Bansen, and Ed Kirchdoerfer, associate chair; (back row, from left) Michael Heath, Walter Owens, Mike Wickstrom, George Wilson, Scott Carson, and Jerry Spielman.
Participants in the Open Show Committee meeting were (front row) C. Neal Smith, chair, and Phil Gordon, associate chair; (back row) Delaine Smith, David Norman, Marion Barlass, Charlie Luchsinger, Josh Gordon, Mike Stiles, Kevin Williams, Chuck Luchsinger, and Joey Pendleton, chair of the NAILE Dairy Advisory Committee.
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Members of the Jersey Jug Committee in attendance were (first row, from left) Dennis Post, chair; Rachel White Conner, Avery Lutz, and Sara Halliburton, associate chair; (middle row) Bobby Stiles, Dawn Schirm, Darlene Williams, and Jennifer Gordon; (back row) Tyler Boyd, Cal Graber, Patricia Stiles and Ralph Frerichs.
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lowed by the cow classes beginning at 11:00 a.m. Rules for the show were reviewed. The milking senior yearling class will be renamed the Milking Yearling class to reflect the number of both winter and senior yearlings in the class. In the show order, the Senior Best Three Female class will move to follow the Grand Champion class. The Premier Performance class will be exhibited after the group class. Exhibitors of the first and second place winners of each class are required to provide, at their expense, a professional photograph of the animals taken during the current show season to the Jersey Journal no later than December 1 of the show year. National Jersey Jug Futurity “Queen of Quality” will be the theme for the 2013 show on Sunday, November 10, beginning at 1:00 p.m. following the selection of the Junior Show Supreme Champions at 12:00 noon. Futurity rules were reviewed. The Winner is not eligible to show in her class in the open show and will compete for Intermediate Champion. The second-
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Attending the Junior Activities Committee meeting were (seated, from left) Bill Grammer, chair; Erin Williams, Kira Andre, Kari Stanek, associate chair; and Robin Denniston-Keller; (back row) Kristin Taylor, Meagan Bolen, Sue Luchsinger, Renee McCauley, Natalie Sanders, Cassy Krull, Wes Snow and Bridgette Lutz.
place cow qualifies for the Intermediate Champion class, but is also eligible to be shown in her class in the open show. If she does, she is not eligible for Intermediate Champion unless she places first or second in class in the open show. To be eligible for the Highest Ranking Junior-Owned Cow award, the owner of the animal must exhibit their entry in the Junior Show on Saturday and must be on the halter of the same animal on Sunday. There will be no exceptions or substitutions. Procedures for handling Jersey Jug payments and/or owner requests for late payments were reviewed. Any payments not received by the deadlines will be refused and the animal(s) will be disqualified. There were 867 nominations for the 2015 Futurity. There are 441 two-yearolds paid up and eligible to make the final payment for the 2013 Futurity. Junior Show & Activities The All American Junior Jersey Show will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 9. The name of the milking senior yearling class will be changed to the Milking Yearling class. Otherwise, there were no
changes in classes for 2013. Showmanship classes will be held at the end of individual classes on Saturday. The committee expressed its thanks to Land O’Lakes Animal Milk Products Co. for its sponsorship of junior exhibitor shirts, and to the Kentucky Dairy Development Council for its sponsorship of the Junior Supreme Cow and Junior Supreme Heifer at NAILE. The rules governing eligibility, entry and substitutions, photographs and dress code for the Junior Show were reviewed in detail. The committee recommends that junior exhibitors be allowed to exhibit up to two (2) animals in any one class. In this case, the junior exhibitor will be required to lead one of the animals and an NAILEapproved alternate leadsperson must show the second animal. Exhibitors and NAILE-approved alternate leadspersons are required to wear Jersey exhibitor shirts, white trousers and show harnesses. Current state queens who do not wish to participate in the National Queen Contest will be allowed to assist on Junior Show day with the award presentations. The Pot O’Gold Sale will start at 4:30 p.m. after the show and the Junior Banquet will begin at 7:30 p.m.
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Dairy producers who milk the “greenest” domestic dairy cow—the Jersey—are also adopting greener herd management practices. Many are replacing hard copy paperwork and steel filing cabinets with downloads from the internet and computer files. The practice allows them to access information in a timely manner and organize it according to their needs, reduce clutter and information overload and save natural resources. Jersey breeders can choose to not receive a number of hard copy reports from the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) by “opting-out” of these reports. Make this request by calling the AJCA at 614/322-4463 or emailing lwolfe@usjersey.com. On the flip side, one report no longer mailed to Jersey breeders as a hard copy upon publication is the Green Book. Jersey breeders who wish to receive a hard copy of the official Jersey Genetic Summary will need to “opt-in” for this service. Call the AJCA at 614/322-4459 or email kwhite@usjersey.com to make the request. In this month’s Jersey Jargon, we will take a closer look at the reports that Jersey breeders can opt-out or opt-in to receive.
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Herd Reports When Jersey breeders enroll in either REAP or TPE, two performance programs offered by the AJCA, they receive several hard copy reports on a routine basis. The three performance reports received when new genetic evaluations are completed are the Cow PTA (Predicted Transmitting Ability) Production Report, the Cow PTA Type Report and the Heifer Inventory Report. If animals in the herd have been genotyped, the Jersey breeder will also receive a Herd Genomic PTA Report. These reports are now available online through Herd View at infoJersey.com. Click on the “Herd Services” link and then the “Herd View” link and enter your AJCA customer number or DHIA herd number. Jersey breeders can customize the information included in the reports in real time by selecting criteria such as JPI, EFI, Plevel and a number of genetic evaluations for production and type. Jersey breeders can also request to display genotyping status, which indicates whether or not an animal has been genotyped and with what chip she has been genotyped (50K, 8K,
6K or 3K). The reports can then be downloaded as Excel documents for further sorting. Managing the herd from a genetic standpoint is timely using Herd View because the information is always current. Genetic information for newly-registered heifer calves, such as P-level and Parent Average JPI, is available when the animal is registered. There is no need to wait for the information to come from the hard copy report. It is also easy to sort animals that are candidates for merchandising based on genetic merit or that suit a buyer’s needs or to identify other herd management groups. Production Reports Herds enrolled on AJCA performance programs also receive reports as cows complete lactations. The Quarterly Lactation Summary is a listing of all cows in the herd that completed a lactation during a given quarter. This report is not currently included in Herd View, but will be available in the future. Certificates for cows that produce Hall of Fame records are also mailed to Jersey producers on a quarterly basis. Herd owners who do not wish to receive either Quarterly Lactation Summaries or Hall of Fame certificates can opt-out by calling the AJCA. REAP and TPE herds may also receive an updated performance pedigree for each cow when she completes a lactation and for each animal when registered. Herd owners who do not need these reports can opt-out of receiving them. In return, their AJCA account is issued a pedigree credit equal to the number of cows enrolled on REAP and TPE for opting-out of receiving lactation pedigrees. If they also choose to opt-out of the registration pedigrees, their account is issued another pedigree credit that is equal to 50% of cows enrolled. For example, the account of a herd with 100 cows that opts-out of both lactation pedigrees and registration pedigrees will be credited for 150 pedigrees, which can be used toward the online purchase of a performance pedigree on any animal. Green Book The official Jersey Genetic Summary is no longer being mailed as a benefit of REAP enrollment. It can be found online at http://greenbook.usjersey.com. Jersey breeders that wish to receive a hard copy, must make a request to the AJCA. Another free online resource that Jersey breeders can use to select service sires is BullsEye. It can be found at http://bullseye.usjersey.com/BullsEye1.aspx and includes A-code, F-code and G-code bulls. JERSEY JOURNAL
Invitation The High Plains Jersey Breeders invite you to join us in Amarillo, Texas, for the Annual Meetings of the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc., June 26-29, 2013. The Texas Panhandle is the fastest-growing region in the country for Jersey cows due to demand for high-component milk from Hilmar Cheese Company, which built a state-of-the-art cheese plant in Dalhart in 2007. Sixty percent of the 7 million pounds of milk processed by the Dalhart plant each day comes from Jerseys.
Hotel Headquarters are the Ambassador Hotel, 3100 I-40 West, Amarillo TX 79102. For reservations call 806/358-6161. Block rate is $94/room/night excluding tax. Reservations must be made on or before June 3, 2013.
Annual Meeting Schedule Wednesday, June 26 12:00 p.m. Registration 3:30 p.m. JUNIOR PROGRAM: TalkJersey contest judging. Sponsored by ABS Global Inc. 6:00 p.m. Texas Outdoor Musical Drama in Palo Duro Canyon. Enjoy the official play of the State of Texas and a delicious old-fashioned chuck wagon BBQ dinner. Thursday, June 27 6:00 a.m. Breakfast Buffet, Ambassador Hotel 7:30 a.m. JUNIOR PROGRAM: Tour to Dalhart (ages 7–19, ages 7 and 8 must be accompanied by parent/ guardian): Cadillac Ranch, drive by; CDFD-Hartley Calf Facility, hands-on activity; Boer Dairy, tour and lunch; Circle H Animal Health Laboratory, tour; XIT Museum, tour; Rita Blanca Coliseum, dinner, AJCC Research Foundation Benefit Auction and Cow Pie Bingo. 7:30 a.m. Adult Tour to Dalhar t: CDFD-Har tley Calf Facility, tour; Hilmar Cheese, drive by; Full Circle Jerseys, tour; Boer Jerseys, tour and lunch; Dalhart Jersey Ranch, tour; Rita Blanca Coliseum, dinner, AJCC Research Foundation Benefit Auction and Cow Pie Bingo; Viewing of National Heifer Sale consignments. Friday, June 28 6:30 a.m. Breakfast Buffet, Ambassador Hotel Dalhart Heifer Ranch, CDFD-Hartley Calf Facility and Hilmar Cheese Plant Dalhart
8:00 a.m. JUNIOR PROGRAM: Jersey Youth Challenge at River Breaks Ranch (youth return to hotel for optional afternoon activities) 8:00 a.m. 55 th Annual Meeting of National All-Jersey Inc., Ambassador Hotel 11:00 a.m. Golf Outing 1:00 p.m. Optional Activities (choose one): • American Quarter Horse Association Tour, or • Pacific Cheese Company Warehouse Tour, or • Afternoon on your own 5:15 p.m. Board buses for Amarillo Civic Center, childcare provided (0-7 years of age) 6:00 p.m. Social Hour, Heritage Room 7:00 p.m. Jersey Breeders’ Banquet, Heritage Room Saturday, June 29 6:30 a.m. Breakfast Buffet, Ambassador Hotel 8:00 a.m. 145th Annual Meeting of the American Jersey Cattle Association, Ambassador Hotel 11:30 a.m. Board buses for Amarillo Civic Center, childcare provided (0-7 years of age) 12:00 p.m. Young Jersey Breeders’ Recognition Banquet, Heritage Room 3:00 p.m. JUNIOR PROGRAM: TalkJersey Showcase and Jersey Youth Challenge awards and presentations 3:30 p.m. 56th National Heifer Sale benefitting national Jersey youth programs, Heritage Room. Sale will be broadcast live via JerseyAuctionLive.com. After Sale Texas-style BBQ, live entertainment and dance
Registration forms must be postmarked by June 3 to be eligible for the Early Bird Discount. Make checks payable to High Plains Jerseys. Mail form with payment to Emily Boer, 1801 Apache Drive, Dalhart, TX 79022-5115. For more information call 209/483-2121 or email emboer@aol.com. __________________________________________________________
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American Quarter Horse Association The American Quarter Horse Association, located in Amarillo, is the world’s largest equine breed registry and membership organization. The guided tour includes the registration, marketing, Journal and international competitions departments and then the musuem. Pacific Cheese Company Warehouse Established in 1970 in California, Pacific Cheese Company is a family-owned and operated broad-line cheese supplier to foodservice operators, retailers, food manufacturers and restaurant chains around the globe. The company processes and distributes cheese produced by Hilmar Cheese. Boer Jerseys The 1,600-cow dairy owned by Martin and Emily Boer and John and Sarah Boer and their children, Gerret and Anneke, was established in Dalhart in 2009. The herd is enrolled on TPE and has a 2012 AJCA lactation average of 20,818 lbs. milk, 969 lbs. fat and 754 lbs. protein. CDFD-Hartley Calf Facility The facility, which opened in December 2012, features 12 Lely automatic calf feeders that serve 24 pens with 26 calves per pen. Calves consume 5-7.5 liters of milk per day depending on age. Calf comfort is maximized in the winter with radiant heat in the floor under the bedded area. The barn has forced ventilation with curtain sides to control air quality. Dalhart Jersey Ranch Dalhart Jersey Ranch is a heifer facility for 26,000 Jerseys. Heifers are shipped to the ranch when they weigh 300 lbs. and returned to their home dairies six weeks from calving. The highlyautomated facility transitions heifers 6-20 months-of-age through four stages on the ranch. Full Circle Jerseys Full Circle Jerseys is owned by Sieto and Misty Mellema. The 2,500-cow dairy is enrolled on REAP and was among the first to ship to Hilmar Cheese’s Dalhart plant when it opened in 2007. Attention to feed quality and heifer raising has enabled the dairy to freshen most first-calf heifers at 19-20 months.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26 Texas Musical in Palo Duro Canyon THURSDAY, JUNE 27 Breakfast Buffet YOUTH PROGRAM: Tour to Dalhart (ages 7-19, ages 7 and 8 must be accompanied by parent/ guardian) Adult Tour to Dalhart FRIDAY, JUNE 28 Breakfast Buffet YOUTH PROGRAM: Jersey Youth Challenge at River Breaks Ranch (ages 7-19, ages 7 and 8 must be accompanied by parent/guardian) Golf Outing Adult Tour Options (Choose one): American Quarter Horse Association Pacific Cheese Company Warehouse Tour On Your Own Childcare during social hour and banquet Jersey Breeders’ Banquet SATURDAY, JUNE 29 Breakfast Buffet Childcare during luncheon Young Jersey Breeders’ Recognition Banquet Dinner at National Heifer Sale
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CONFERENCE AND EXPO, Mayo Civic Center, Rochester, Minn.; with optional farm tour June 25th. JUNE 28—ANNUAL MEETINGS OF NATIONAL ALL-JERSEY INC., The Ambassador Hotel, Amarillo, Texas. JUNE 28—ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THE AMERICAN JERSEY CATTLE ASSOCIATION, The Ambassador Hotel, Amarillo, Texas. JULY 8-12—ADSA-ASAS JOINT ANNUAL MEETING, Indianapolis, Ind. J uly 1 3 — N O R T H C A R O L I N A J E R S E Y BREEDERS SUMMER FIELD DAY, Hosted by Coy and Wanda Reese, Reese Dairy, Taylorsville, N.C.; 10:00 a.m. July 14-19—Jersey Youth Academy, Columbus, Ohio. July 20—VERMONT AND NEW ENGLAND STATE PICNICS, Billings Farm and Museum, Woodstock, Vt. JULY. 27—New YORK Jersey Breeders SUMMER PICNIC, Dreamroad Jerseys, Johnstown, N.Y.; 12:00 noon. SEPT. 6—PENNSYLVANIA JUNIOR JERSEY MEETING, Philadelphia Room, Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center, Harrisburg, Pa.; 7:00 p.m. O C T. 1 6 — O R E G O N J E R S E Y C AT T L E ASSOCIATION FALL MEETING NOV. 10-16—AGRITECHNICA 2013, Hanover, Ger many; for more infor mation visit www. agritechnica.com.
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APR. 11—SOUTHERN SPRING NATIONAL JUNIOR JERSEY SHOW, Payne County Expo Center, Stillwater, Okla.; 10:00 a.m.; Jeff Brown, Jackson Center, Ohio, judge. APR. 13—SOUTHERN SPRING NATIONAL JERSEY SHOW, Payne County Expo Center, Stillwater, Okla.; 8:00 a.m.; Molly Sloan, Columbus, Wis., judge. APR. 14—NEW YORK SPRING JERSEY SHOW, New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse, N.Y.; 12:00 noon (EST).; Adam Liddle, Argyle, N.Y., judge. APR. 26-27—The 15th Annual WISCONSIN Jersey Spring Spectacular Show, Vernon County Fairgrounds,Viroqua, Wis.; Showmanship begins Friday, April 26, 2:00 pm; Heifer classes begin Saturday, April 27, 9:00 a.m.; Milk cow classes starting 12:30 p.m.; Robert Yeoman, Dover, Okla., judge. JUNE 15—INDIANA STATE JUNIOR JERSEY SHOW, Richmond, Ind.; 9:00 a.m. (EST). JUNE 17—INDIANA STATE JERSEY SHOW, Richmond, Ind.; 9:00 a.m. (EST). JUNE 19—MIDWEST JERSEY JAMBOREE, Owatonna, Minn.; Dave Sprengler, Plato, Minn., judge. JUNE 19—MINNESOTA STATE JUNIOR JERSEY, held in conjuncture with the Jersey Jamboree, Owatonna, Minn.; Dave Sprengler, Plato, Minn., judge. JULY 19—ALL-MICHIGAN JERSEY SHOW, Michigna State University Livestock Pavilion, East Lansing, Mich. J U LY 2 1 — D E L AWA R E J U N I O R J E R S E Y SHOW, 4:00 p.m.; Quillen Arena, Delaware State Fairgrounds, Harrington, Del. JULY 24—DELAWARE OPEN JERSEY SHOW, 6:00 p.m.; Quillen Arena, Delaware State Fairgrounds, Harrington, Del. JULY 31—MAINE STATE FAIR JUNIOR JERSEY SHOW, Bangor, Maine; 2:00 p.m. AUG. 1—MAINE STATE FAIR OPEN JERSEY SHOW, Bangor, Maine; 2:00 p.m. AUG. 1—OHIO STATE FAIR JUNIOR SHOW, 9:00 a.m.; Ohio State Fairgrounds, Columbus, Ohio; Brady Core, Salvisa, Ky., judge. AUG. 2—OHIO STATE FAIR OPEN SHOW, heifers; 9:00 a.m.; Ohio State Fairgrounds, Columbus, Ohio; Jeff Brown, Jackson Center, Ohio, judge. AUG. 3—OHIO STATE FAIR OPEN SHOW, cows and futurity; 9:00 a.m.; Ohio State Fairgrounds, Columbus, Ohio; Jeff Brown, Jackson Center,
Ohio, judge. AUG. 8—IOWA STATE FAIR JUNIOR JERSEY SHOW; 8:00 a.m.; Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, Iowa. AUG. 10—IOWA STATE FAIR OPEN JERSEY SHOW; 7:30 a.m.; Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, Iowa. AUG. 15—ILLINOIS STATE FAIR JERSEY OPEN SHOW, Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, Ill.; 8:00 a.m. AUG. 16—ILLINOIS STATE FAIR JUNIOR JERSEY SHOW; 1:00 p.m.; Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, Ill. AUG. 28—MINNESOTA STATE JERSEY SHOW AND MINNESOTA STATE FAIR JERSEY SHOW, Minnesota State Fairgrounds, Minneapolis, Minn.; Mark Rueth, Oxford, Wis., judge. AUG. 31—OREGON STATE FAIR JERSEY SHOW,Oregon State Fairgrounds, Salem. Ore. SEPT. 6—WESTERN NATIONAL JERSEY OPEN AND JUNIOR SHOW, heifers; Puyallup, Wash.; 1:00 p.m. SEPT. 6—GREAT WESTERN FUTURITY, Puyallup, Wash.; 7:00 p.m. SEPT. 7—MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL JUNIOR JERSEY SHOW, Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center, Harrisburg, Pa.; 9:00 a.m.; Paul Trapp, Taylor, Wis., judge. SEPT. 7—WESTERN NATIONAL JERSEY OPEN AND JUNIOR SHOW, cows; Puyallup, Wash.; 2:00 p.m. SEPT. 11—MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL JERSEY SHOW, calves, heifers and dry cows; Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center, Harrisburg, Pa.; 1:00 p.m.; Kelli Cull, Lomira, Wis., judge. SEPT. 12—MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL JERSEY SHOW, cows; Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center, Harrisburg, Pa.; 8:00 a.m.; Kelli Cull, Lomira, Wis., judge. OCT. 1—INTERNATIONAL JERSEY SHOW, Heifers, Alliant Energy Center, Madison, Wis.; 2:00 p.m.; Callum McKinven, Canton de Hatley, Que.,
judge; Stephen Borland, Ormstown, Quebec, Can., associate judge. OCT. 2—INTERNATIONAL JERSEY SHOW, Cows, Alliant Energy Center, Madison, Wis.; 7:30 a.m.; Callum McKinven, Canton de Hatley, Que., judge; Stephen Borland, Ormstown, Que., associate judge. NOV. 9—THE ALL AMERICAN JUNIOR JERSEY SHOW, Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.; 8:00 a.m. NOV. 10—NATIONAL JERSEY JUG FUTURITY, Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.; 1:00 p.m. NOV. 11—THE ALL AMERICAN JERSEY SHOW, Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.; 7:30 a.m.
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Awards Highlight of Wisconsin Meeting Members of the Wisconsin Jersey Breeders Association met for their annual meeting on March 2, 2013. The event was hosted by Parish 7 Jersey breeders at the Western Seasons Grand Hotel in Waupaca. An extensive awards ceremony was the highlight of the event, honoring senior and junior Jersey breeders for service and achievements in the past year. The Senior Breeder Award was presented to Allen Hentsch, who operates Spring Creek Farms, a 95-cow Registered Jersey herd, in Hixton. Hentsch is a second-generation Jersey breeder. He began helping with the breeding program in 1992 and took the reins for breeding decisions six years later. He strives to breed cows with a desirable balance of type and production and has been using the breed’s top bulls for Jersey Performance Index (JPI) from the onset. Spring Creek Farms ranks among the top 50 herds in the country for JPI with a herd average JPI of +69 (December 2012) on 88 cows. Eleven members of the milking string rank among the top 1.5% for JPI or Genomic JPI (GJPI). Two heifers rank on the list of the Top 500 Heifers for GJPI. Hentsch has sent several bulls from the high-indexing “Lana” cow family to A.I. in recent years, including Spring Creek Abe at Sexing Technologies and Spring Creek Alexander Justice at Accelerated Genetics. The herd has a 2012 AJCA lactation average of 19,829 lbs. milk, 894 lbs. fat and 684 lbs. protein on 81 cows. With the most recent herd appraisal in November 2012, the farm in the western part of the state is home to seven Excellent and 54 Very Good cows and has an appraisal average of 81.5%. Spring Creek Farms is a diversified operation, which also raises steers and a small herd of beef cows and farms 1,900 acres every year. Jacob Leum, Viroqua, was honored
with the Wisconsin Junior Breeder Award. Leum is a freshman at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville majoring in animal science, with an emphasis on dairy. He is a member of the Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity, which he serves as vice noble ruler of activities, and president of the Wisconsin Junior Jersey Breeders Association. Leum established his herd of Registered Jerseys with the purchase of two heifer calves as youth projects a decade ago. His herd has grown to 38 head, largely from internal growth. Leum is in charge of the breeding program at the family farm and performs all the inseminations. The savings from breeding fees allow him to invest in better Jersey genetics. He has consigned cattle to the Wisconsin Leum State Sale and loans animals to non-rural youth for showing at the fair on a routine basis. Leum exhibited a class winner at the Wisconsin Spring Spectacular Junior Show five times—four times with a homebred animal—and has won showmanship at the county, state and national levels. He received the James W. Crowley Dairy Leadership Award from Wisconsin 4-H in 2011 and was selected for the organization’s Citizen Washington Focus in 2010. He was president of the Westby FFA chapter twice and received both the Chapter Degree and the Star Chapter Award in 2011. He recently received his state FFA degree and earned a first gold award with his dairy entrepreneur project at the state level. The Distinguished Service Award was given to Dennis Post of Clinton, the outgoing secretary of the Wisconsin Jersey Breeders Association. He has served his local Jersey parish as vice president, secretary and secretary-treasurer and been a member of the Wisconsin State Show committee.
Julia Owens, right, was crowned as the 2013 Wisconsin Jersey Queen. Sydney Endres will serve on the court with her as Wisconsin Jersey Priness. All photos courtesy Danielle Nauman/Dairy Agenda Today.
Juniors receiving production awards were Colin Wussow, Kaila Wussow, Julia Owens and Abby Tauchen. Kaila earned the Stargazer Jerseys High Protein Award as overall winner with her entry, Rocha Iatola Whistle-ET.
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Post was a co-chair of the annual meetings of the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) and National All-Jersey Inc. (NAJ), which were hosted by his home state in 2011, and has helped behind the scenes at the All American Jersey Sale, the Pot O’Gold Sale and the National Jersey Jug Futurity for more than 25 years. He takes pride in the extensive collection of Jersey Marketing Service shirts he has received for volunteering at The All American Jersey Sale over the years. He was associate chair for the National Jersey Jug Futurity last year Post and chairs the prestigious event this year. The former school bus driver of 21 years, currently works in the parts department at Thomas School Bus. He caught his Jersey passion from childhood friends Bill and Marion Barlass of Janesville and became a member of the Jersey family when Bill asked him to attend the 1981All American Jersey Show. In the years since, he has missed just one event. Linda Owens, Frederic, received the Wisconsin Jersey Woman of the Year award. Owens and her husband, Wilfred, operate Owens Farms Inc. with his brothers and their wives and families. The 725-cow dairy is a charter member of REAP and has contributed to Owens Equity since 1980. Wilfred and Linda received the Young Jersey Breeder Award in 1984. Though her role on the dairy has changed over the years, Owens, who was raised on a Holstein farm, has been an integral part of the Jersey business since she and Wilfred married in 1970. In the early years, she fed calves. She started milking in 1983 when the herd was expanded and a second barn built. She has also lent a hand in the fields baling hay, chopping silage and hauling manure and cleaning calf pens by hand. Today, her major area of responsibility centers around farm book keeping as she pays the bills, maintains financial records, registers calves and completes transfer of ownership applications. She also watches for signs of heat in breeding age heifers and then moves them to pens for servicing. One of Linda’s favorite showring mem(continued to page 41)
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Show News All-New Zealand Jersey Show
The All New Zealand Jersey Show was held on January 31-February 1, 2013, in Feilding, New Zealand. Ashley Flemming, Ireland, judged the show, which featured daughters of several popular American bred sires. Ferdon Genetics, Otorohanga, New Zealand, dominated the champion classes, claiming all but one of the shows highest honors. They took home the All New Zealand Supreme In-Milk Champion and Senior In-Milk Champion honors with the first place four-year-old cow, Ferdon Comerica Viyella (S: Bridon Remake Comerica). The farm also earned Reserve Senior In-Milk Champion with the winning junior five and six-year-old cow, Ferdon Page 40
Folly’s Fashion (S: Madeley Park Jades Folly). The Reserve Intermediate Champion and second place in the three-year-old class, Ferdon B Stone Lorna (S: Lyncrest Blackstone), was also owned by Ferdon. Both heifer banners were won by the farm with the winning junior yearling and Junior Champion, Ferdon BRC Viyella (S: Bridon Remake Comerica), and the senior yearling and Reserve Junior Champion, Ferdon Country Linda (S: BW Country). Hayden Donald, Featherston, New Zealand, rounded out the championship classes with the Intermediate Champion and winning three-year-old cow, Carrondale Act Azura (S: Forest Glen Avery Action).
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Junior Awards Available
Throughout the year, awards for shows and production and judging contests are provided by the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) at events specifically for Jersey juniors. For junior shows at county, district, and state levels, the AJCA will provide ribbons for the first, second, and third place animals, plus a Grand Champion rosette. In addition to the rosette, a special award is provided for the Grand Champion at state fairs and AJCA-designated regional shows. Awards are also provided for showmanship contests exclusively for Jersey juniors. Awards must be requested annually. Contact the AJCA Director of Development at 614/322-4456, at least two weeks in advance of the event. Regretfully, requests made within two weeks of the show date cannot be filled. JERSEY JOURNAL
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ories was when she showed O.F. Lester Ladyslipper, Excellent-94%, to Reserve Intermediate Champion and Overall Premier Performance Cow honors at The All American Jersey Show in 1996. That same year, Linda topped the lady’s showmanship class in Louisville, Ky., at the halter of “Ladyslipper.” Off the farm, she is a local 4-H club advisor and has been a project leader for 37 years. She is superintendent of the Polk County Fair and was secretary-treasurer for the local Jersey parish for 15 years. She has served her church as secretarytreasurer for the ladies group for 31 years, financial secretary for 29 years and lay leader the past four years. Junior Awards Julia Owens, Frederic, was crowned as the 2013 Wisconsin Jersey Queen. The daughter of Roger and Kim Owens is a high school senior who plans to attend the University of Wisconsin (UW)-River Falls in the fall and major in animal science. Her herd of Jerseys includes three cows—all Excellent or Very Good—and one replacement heifer. Her highest-appraised cow, O.F. Thor Laurene, Excellent-93%, was Reserve Supreme Champion of the Polk County Fair in 2011 and earned the production award at the Wisconsin State Fair Junior Show the past two years. Owens has twice sold a Jersey steer in the county fair livestock sale, which auctions just 35 steers which are handchosen by the judge from all beef entries. Owens is active in 4-H and FFA and a member of the National Honors Society and the high school track team. Sydney Endres, Lodi, was named Wisconsin Jersey Princess. The daughter of NAJ President David Endres is a high school senior who plans to double major in dairy science and agriculture communications and minor in Spanish at either UW-Madison or Virginia Tech in the fall. She is president of the student council, writes for the school paper and volunteers at the FFA clothing pantry at school. She attended the second Jersey Youth Academy in 2011. Kaitlyn Riley, Gays Mills, won the senior division of the youth achievement contest. The daughter of Jody and Paulette Riley is the first alternate National Jersey Queen and was selected for the third Jersey Youth Academy this summer. She is a junior at the UW-Madison majoring in agricultural journalism and currently works as a newscaster for the campus radio station, WSUM. She is a member of the Association for april 2013
Women in Agriculture (AWA) and the Badger Dairy Club. She serves the AWA as the public relations officer and chairs the public relations committee. She was the special events and decorations chair for the Badger Dairy Club Riley Sale in 2012 and is a former co-editor of the club’s yearbook. Riley’s herd of Registered Jerseys currently numbers a dozen head. She has been showing Jerseys since she was nine. She was president of the county state fair team for three years and served as herdsman for two years. Janelle Remington, Juneau, was named runner-up in the contest. The high school senior is the daughter of Richard and Gail Remington. She plans to attend UW-Madison this fall and major in dairy science. Her herd of Registered Jerseys includes 11 cows and an equal number of replacement heifers. Seven of her cows are appraised Excellent and four are Very Good. At the All American Junior Jersey Show in 2012, Remington showed the first-place senior heifer calf, Gil-Bar RM Coffee, and the second-place junior yearling heifer, Kyles Louie Moonlight. She was high individual in the 4-H dairy judging contest at the Pennsylvania AllAmerican in 2011 and a member of the team that topped the FFA contest at World Dairy Expo the same year. Janelle won senior showmanship at World Dairy Expo in 2011 and was named Supreme Showman at the Dodge County Fair in 2012. Remington was captain of the varsity volleyball and basketball teams and named honorable mention all-conference player in both sports. She has served her local FFA chapter as president and vice president and belongs to the National Honor Society. Colin Wussow, Cecil, won the junior division of the contest and received a Registered Jersey calf donated by Sorenson’s Hillview Jersey Farm, Pine River. Iris Quinlan, Alma Center, received the Lois Haeuser Memorial Award and a halter as runner-up in the junior division. The Patty Endres Memorial Award was given to Abby Tauchen of Bonduel. This is the second year of the award, which is given to a Wisconsin junior who exhibits outstanding leadership qualities. Scholarships were presented to Endres, Leum, Remington and Riley and three other juniors: Kelly Wirkus, Athens; Miranda Randall, Soldiers Grove; and Maighdlin Farrell, Richland Center.
Kaila Wussow, Cecil, won the Stargazer Jerseys High Protein Award with Rocha Iatola Whistle-ET. The Very Good-85% daughter of SC Gold Dust Paramount Iatola-ET, GJPI +93, produced a 3-9 record of 26,660 lbs. milk, 1,223 lbs. fat and 963 lbs. protein to earn the award. Wussow purchased “Whistle” from the Pot O’Gold Sale in 2008 and then won the ensuing production contest three years later. Production Awards Production awards were given for herd averages and individual cow production by age.
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The 30-cow herd owned by Gerald Laufenberg of Mt. Horeb and managed in the herd owned by Kevin Ihm of Barneveld was the state’s high herd for all measures of production with a 2012 herd average of 24,708 lbs. milk, 1,172 lbs. fat and 886 lbs. protein on three times daily milking. The herd with the greatest improvement in milk production during 2012 was Bellwood Jerseys, owned by Roger Camp, Evansville. The milk production average increased 1,892 lbs. in 2012 versus 2011. The most improved herd for protein Page 42
production was Nic-Nat and Buck-Shot Jerseys, DeForest. The herd owned by Natalie and Wade Kessenich bettered protein production in 2012 by 90 lbs. versus 2011. The farm is also home to a cow that produced a new state record for 305-day fat production, Jeff-Ro Country Rollo. The Very Good-84% daughter of BW Country-ET, GJPI +71, produced a 3-0 record of 27,140 lbs. milk, 2,156 lbs. fat and 969 lbs. protein. Two cows owned by Norse Star Jerseys, Westby, produced new state records for milk and protein production. Norse Star Moment N2387 is the new milk champion. The Very Good-84% daughter of WF
Centurn Seize the Moment-ET, GJPI +15, produced 33,010 lbs. milk, 1,425 lbs. fat and 1161 lbs. protein at 4-3. Norse Star Tequila Katie, Excellent-94%, produced a 3-7 record of 29,980 lbs. milk, 1,494 lbs. fat and 1,232 lbs. protein. She is sired by Tower Vue Prime Tequila-ET, GJPI -51, and was Reserve Intermediate Champion and Best Bred and Owned Female of The All American Jersey Show in 2011. In the state’s leading living lifetime production contest, two cows named “Godiva” shared the spotlight for the second consecutive year. Barlass Lester Godiva, owned by Barlass Jerseys LLC, Janesville, produced 263,350 lbs. milk, 11,099 lbs. JERSEY JOURNAL
fat and 9,157 lbs. protein in 5,180 days. The Very Good-88% daughter of Highland Magic Duncan, GJPI -63, has a best record of 5-7 305 29,480 42% 1,232 3.4% 1,007 93DCR. MJ Candy DC Godiva, owned by Woodmohr Jerseys, Bloomer, was the high lifetime producer for components. The Excellent-95% daughter of Duncan Chief, GJPI +27, produced 242,433 lbs. milk, 12,657 lbs. fat and 9,461 lbs. protein in 4,776 days. Seventeen Wisconsin herds were recognized for producing Hall of Fame records for actual cheese yield production that is 150% of breed average for the previous year. Norse Star Jerseys led the way with 98 members of the milking string producing Hall of Fame records in 2012. D & D Jerseys, Newton, received 14 Hall of Fame certificates during the year; Gerald Laufenberg earned nine certificates. Business Meeting Jersey breeders were treated to a presentation by Becky Houze, a student at Harper Adams University in the United Kingdom who is spending a year on two Registered Jersey dairies through the AgriVenture program operated by the International Agricultural Exchange Association. To meet the practical experience requirement for her degree, Becky is currently working as an intern at Barlass Jerseys and will then travel to HiLand Farms in Wyoming, N.Y. Becky talked about her home country and farm, which is the second largest of 25 herds on the Isle of Jersey. The cow population on the Isle numbers 3,000 and the human population 97,000. The Isle uses a quota system that allows dairy producers to set their own prices, which currently run about 42-43 pence per liter (about .63 per quart U.S.). The country does not import milk and recently signed contracts to export frozen yogurt and ice cream to Spain and Japan. Though residents on the Isle pay no income or property taxes, they are only eligible to purchase property after they have been residents for 15 years. Accomplishments of the Jersey breed in 2012 were relayed by AJCA President Chris Sorenson, Pine River, NAJ President David Endres, Lodi, and Director of Field Services Kristin Paul—who all hail from the Badger State. During 2012, the national Jersey organizations set new records for animals registered, cows enrolled on REAP, herds on REAP, JerseyTags sold, cows appraised and contributions to Equity. The year caps a decade of dramatic Jersey breed growth that includes a 49% increase in animals identified, a 57% increase in REAP april 2013
cow enrollments and a 43% increase in cows scored in the Jersey type appraisal program. Nine Wisconsin juniors have been selected to attend Jersey Youth Academy in Columbus, Ohio, in July—more than from any other state. The group includes Sean Brown, Dodgeville; Mitchell Endres, Lodi; Allison Foster, Portage; Cassandra Krull, Lake Mills; Jacob Leum; Miranda Randall; Morgan Randall, Soldiers Grove; Janelle Remington; and Kaitlyn Riley. Jersey breeders elected to serve the Wisconsin club include: Donna Phillips, Newton, president; David
Allen, Reedsburg, vice president; Joyce Owens, Frederic, secretary; and Derek Orth, Lancaster, treasurer. Don Mielke, Menasha, and Bob Randall, Soldiers Grove, were elected to fill two director-atlarge vacancies on the board. Serving the junior association in 2013 will be: Jacob Leum, president; Morgan Randall, vice president; and Kaila Wussow, secretary. Wisconsin juniors held a dessert auction that raised $1,310 for junior activities. Next year’s meeting will be hosted by Parish 8 at Knox’s Silver Valley Banquet Hall in Manitowoc. Page 43
Every morning in hometown diners, tack stores or a neighbor’s driveway, farmers gather to have breakfast with their friends and peers to talk about their chosen industries. Groups of this nature, organized amongst themselves in communities of farmers, have been coming together for decades to work together and tackle issues over their morning cup of coffee. Technology has helped these farmer groups meet not only in diners and tack stores, but most recently in virtual communities across the country. Mediums like Facebook, Twitter, blogs, Pinterest, YouTube, LinkedIn, FourSquare and other emerging technologies, have been able to unite those interested in agriculture and also link the producer to the consumer. In a consumerdriven society, it has become increasingly important for open dialogue between the two parties. Transparency is something farmers have been promoting as long as they have been gathering in diners or driveways to share news with each other every morning. But now that conversations have moved online, it is important that the farming community continue to stay involved in conversations both virtually online and in public. The younger generations of agricultur-
al youth are also reliant on social media, making it even more imperative to understand how these technologies are used. This month will begin an on-going series in the Jersey Journal exploring the virtual world. This series will explore different options, tactics and technologies available for those interested in taking part in social media conversations. Dialogues about agriculture are taking place online every minute of the day, and with less than 2% of the U.S. population taking part in production agriculture, it is important the farming community be well represented online. Here are some basic facts and statistics about the leading online tools. • One of the first and most all-encompassing venues for those looking to become active online is Facebook. The social media site has 584 million active users each day on average with 1.01 billion people using the site each month. • Twitter has roughly 640 million existing accounts. These accounts average 400 million tweets per day. Currently, 357 million Twitter users have posted at least once and 6 million accounts have tweeted at least once in the last 30 days. • Women make up the majority of bloggers, and half of bloggers are aged 18-34. Bloggers are well-educated: 7 out of 10 bloggers have gone to college, a majority of who are graduates. Nearly one in three bloggers are moms,
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and 52% of bloggers are parents with kids younger than 18-years-old in their household. Bloggers are active across social media: they are twice as likely to post/comment on consumer-generated video sites like YouTube, and nearly three times more likely to post in Message Boards/Forums. • There are more than 11 million Pinterest users. Up to 80% of Pinterest users are women between the ages of 25 and 55. At present, Pinterest is driving more referral traffic than LinkedIn, Google+ and YouTube combined. The only social media site driving more traffic than Pinterest is Facebook. • An excess of 800 million unique users visit YouTube each month. More than 4 billion hours of video are watched each month on YouTube, while 72 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute. In 2011, YouTube had more than 1 trillion views, or around 140 views for every person on Earth. Registration to all of these social media sites is free to individuals and businesses, and offer great opportunities for both entities to interact with many different consumers, just as one communicates with friends over coffee. In the coming months, the Jersey Journal will explore the different aspects of each of these social media platforms and others to help better acquaint our readers with the most effective ways to take part in conversations online.
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Ohio Honors Hershey with Pioneer Service Award Members of the Ohio Jersey Breeders Association (OJBA) gathered for their annual meeting on January 26, 2013, at Der Dutchman Restaurant in Plain City. One-hundred twenty-five Jersey breeders attended the event to catch up on industry news, tend to business and honor peers. The Ohio Pioneer Service Award was presented to Becky Firestone Hershey of Wooster. Becky has been active in Jersey organizations at the county, district and state levels and lent a hand at numerous events over the years. She routinely volunteers at the food stand operated by the Wayne-Holmes County Jersey Cattle Club at the Ohio Fall Production Sale and hosts the county club’s ice cream social with her family at the farm each year. She was crowned Ohio Junior Jersey Queen in1954 and then served as a judge for the queen contest in 2011. She is a former advisor for the Ohio Junior Jersey Breeders Association and served on the youth committee in 1983, when Ohio hosted the annual meetings of the national Jersey organizations. Becky and her family operate Firestone Homestead Jerseys (FHJ Jerseys) on a farm that was deeded to her family in the 1830s by President James Madison. Though her family started their dairy business with Holsteins, Jerseys were incorporated into the herd in the early 1950s. Becky purchased her first Jersey, Wonderful Beech Farm Maiden, in 1953 after her brother, Dan, won a Jersey in an essay contest and she convinced her parents to let her have one too. Over the years, the Holsteins were phased out and the herd became fully-Jersey. After she graduated from high school, Becky married Don Hershey and the couple raised three children, Dave, Ted and Cathy. When her brother passed away, Becky and her family returned to the family farm. Though her father sold most of
Becky Hershey, center, was honored with the Pioneer Service Award. On hand for the celebration were grandchildren, Joe and Dani Ballinger, front, and Kerby Hershey, center; son, Ted, and daughter-in-law, Anita Hershey, left; daughter, Cathy, and son-in-law, Jeff Ballinger, right; and husband Don, rear.
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Tom Schindel presents the Ohio Jersey Youth Achievement Award to Allison Mangun.
Neal Diley, right, gives the Diley Family Memorial Award to Ethan Starkey.
Katherine Ashcraft, left, congratulates Megan Cornish for receiving the Ohio Outstanding Girl Award.
Greg Cornish was named winner of the Ohio Outstanding Boy Award. Katherine Ashcraft presents the award.
the herd, he retained a few descendants from her first heifer, who had been nicknamed “Mouse.” She proved to be a worthy investment as she had 11 progeny in a time when embryo transfer and in-vitro fertilization were not available. Several of her descendants have earned laurels in the show ring, including B. Sleeper M. Maiden Janelle, who was named All American Junior Yearling in 1976, and B-Sleepers Advancer Cindy, who was All American Senior Two-Year-Old in 1979. Today, Becky retains ties to the show ring as a cheerleader from ringside for her grandchildren, who exhibit FHJ animals at local and state shows. All-Ohio Awards were given to nine Jersey breeders in 14 age categories. Greiwe and Knoop Jerseys, Sidney, received five awards; Marhaven Jerseys, Alliance, took home two awards. Other Jersey breeders receiving certificates were: Maggie Carr, Sardinia; Topp View Jerseys, Botkins; S & O Jerseys, Springfield; Morgans Jerseys, Urbana; TJ Classic Jerseys, Ansonia; and Starwischer Jerseys, Mechanicsburg. In the junior awards program, Allison Mangun, Burbank, was honored with the Youth Achievement Award. The daughter of Roy and Lisa Mangun is a high school senior who plans to attend Ohio State University-Agricultural Technical Institute (OSU-ATI) next fall and major in agriculture business and dairy science. Her herd of Registered Jerseys numbers 48 cows and heifers. Allison is very active in FFA and
currently serves as vice president of her local chapter. She topped the state beginning prepared speaking contest in 2010 and was a member of the sales team that placed second in the state in 2011. This past year, she placed second nationally in the dairy handling contest. She has also earned the George R. Smith award from her local FFA chapter three times and received the Chapter Award in 2011. Her show ring accomplishments include exhibiting the Grand Champion of the Ohio State Fair Junior Jersey Show in 2011, Ben Jurisdiction Shelby Sammi. Allison has served the Ohio Junior Jersey Breeders Association (OJJBA) as a director and currently as news reporter. She is a member of the National Honors Society, class president and competes on the varsity soccer and cross country teams. Ethan Starkey, Mechanicsburg, received the Diley Family Memorial Award. Starkey is the son of Gene and Shelly Starkey and a junior at Mechanicsburg High School. He is an integral part of the operation of Starwischer Jerseys and owns many of the animals in the herd in partnership with his grandparents, siblings and cousins. Ethan is responsible for feeding the herd twice each day. He is vice president of the OJJBA and a member of the high school cross country team. Ethan is active in his local 4-H club, where he participates in dairy quiz bowl and judging. He has fared well in state dairy judging competitions in recent (continued to page 48)
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years, placing among the top 10 several times. Ethan also belongs to his local FFA chapter and sits on the Champaign County Junior Fair Board. He especially enjoys showing at the Ohio State Fair and The All American Jersey Show. In 2012, a cow he owns in partnership with his family (Vindications Molly) was named Reserve Grand Champion of the Ohio State Fair. Another cow owned with his family (Starwischer Comerica Nataly) was named Intermediate Champion and best bred and owned of the show. A pair of siblings was presented with the Outstanding Girl and Outstanding Boy Awards. Megan Cornish, the daughter of Dave and Daphne Cornish, is a high school senior who plans to attend OSUATI next fall and major in agriculture communications. Greg Cornish is a sophomore at South Central High School. The Cornish family operates a mixed 50cow herd of Holsteins and Jerseys. Jerseys were brought to the farm in 2008 at the prompting of Greg, who wanted the high-component brown cow for his 4-H project. His herd includes six cows and five heifers. He is especially interested in the mating program and spends hours studying bull proofs. Greg is active in his local 4-H and FFA clubs and participates in dairy handling and soil judging for the later. He is class treasurer and plays basketball for his school. Megan’s herd of Registered Jerseys
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numbers three cows and three heifers. She is the reigning Ohio Jersey Queen and current treasurer for the OJJBA. She has served her local FFA chapter as secretary the past two years. She received the Star Chapter award as a sophomore and the Outstanding Junior Award the following year. She was a member of the team that topped the dairy handling competition at the Eastern States Exposition and eighth high individual overall in 2011 and repeated the feat in 2012. Megan has been named Premier Dairy Exhibitor at her county fair and won Holstein showmanship at the Ohio State Fair in 2012. She established a chapter of Family Career and Community Leaders of America as her senior project at school and belongs to Students Against Destructive Decisions. Erin Williams, McConnellsville, was named overall winner of the youth production contest with her entry, Indiana Veda. The Excellent-94% daughter of Impressive Indiana-ET, GJPI -118, produced a 6-1 record of 25,130 lbs. milk, 1,516 lbs. fat and 850 lbs. protein. “Veda” was National Junior Grand Champion in 2010 and Grand Champion of the Ohio State Fair Junior Jersey Show and the open and junior shows at the Ohio Spring Dairy Expo in 2012. Meagan Bolen, Fremont, earned two certificates for her entries in the production contest. Highland McGwire Mabel, Desirable-78%, won the division for two-year-olds with a 2-0 record of
21,230 lbs. milk, 674 lbs. fat and 701 lbs. protein. Highland Julie Winter, Very Good-87%, was the high-producing fouryear-old with a 4-1 record of 24,790 lbs. milk, 1,086 lbs. fat and 852 lbs. protein. Allison Mangun also received two certificates for her entries in the production contest. The Excellent-92% “Sammi,” mentioned previously, topped all three-year-olds with a 3-2 record of 21,330 lbs. milk, 1,062 lbs. fat and 780 lbs. protein. Allison Sultan Lares Lucy, Excellent-91%, was the high-producing five-year-old. She made a 5-6 record of 24,390 lbs. milk, 1,211 lbs. fat and 895 lbs. protein. In the final age category, Lizabeth Thurston, Delaware, took home the certificate for the high-producing aged cow with her entry, Lainetts Molly, Very Good-82%, who made a 7-7 record of 14,504 lbs. milk, 760 lbs. fat and 586 lbs. protein. Junior All-Ohio Awards were distributed to a dozen juniors in 14 age categories. Trevor Greiwe, Sidney, took home three certificates. Other juniors earning awards were: Lane Greiwe, Sidney; Matthew Richards, Urbana; Kyle McGuire, West Liberty; Garrett Hageman, Sidney; Jody Williams, McConnelsville; Jake Blackburn, Galloway; Keaton Topp, Botkins; Justin Lemmermen, Galloway; Jacob Morgan, Urbana; Seth Vogel, Winchester; and Kadey Starkey. Business Meeting Scott Higgins, CEO of the American Dairy Association (ADA) Mideast, talked about the organization’s milk promotion efforts. He said the organization is collaborating with new brand partners to expand dairy-related items on their menus. Major growth in the demand for dairy has come from cheese. ADA Mideast is also working to educate school officials on the importance of dairy as a source of protein in the school lunch program. Higgins noted that chocolate milk is the official beverage of the Ohio High School Athletic Association. ADA Mideast is working to ensure chocolate milk is available to student athletes after practices and other sporting events. Higgins reported that the Ohio Dairy Farmers campaign has been well received among consumers. Using a website, videos and social media, the campaign strives to show consumers that dairy producers are interested in caring for their animals and producing a safe, highquality product. Neal Smith, Executive Secretary of the American Jersey Cattle Association and JERSEY JOURNAL
National All-Jersey Inc., reported that 2012 was a banner year for the Jersey breed, with registrations surpassing 100,000 and increased participation in other key programs. The third class of Jersey Youth Academy has been selected and will attend the program in Columbus, Ohio, in July. Angi Kaverman, South Charleston, talked about the Jersey show at the Ohio State Fair. Though entries were down slightly in 2012, quality remained high. The 2013 fair will be held July 24-August 4. The junior Jersey show will be held on August 1. Brady Core, Salvisa, Ky., will serve as the official. The open show for heifers will be held on August 2; the futurity and cow show will be held on August 3. Jeff Brown, Jackson Center, Ohio, will be the judge. Kaverman told the group that points for premier exhibitor will be based on ownership as reported on registration papers. Michael Hurst, Waynesville, chair of the Ohio Spring Classic Sale, thanked consignors for stepping up to the plate and consigning their best in 2012. The average was the second high in series history at $3,225.86 and the sale was the highaveraging state sale of the year. The 2013 sale will be held on Memorial Day (May 27) at the Shelby County Fairgrounds in Sidney. Breeders interested in consigning should contact a member of the sale committee or their director. Officers were elected to serve the organization as follows: Neal Diley, Canal Winchester, president; Mark Hoewischer, Mechanicsburg, vice president; Julia Stevens, Urbana, board secretary/ treasurer; and Jim Bolen, Fremont, secretary/treasurer. Juniors were also elected to serve their organization in 2013 as follows: Erin Williams, president; Ethan Starkey, vice president; Kadey Starkey, Mechanicsburg, secretary; Jody Williams and Megan Cornish, co-treasurers; and Allison Mangun, news reporter.
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Production Awards Highlight New York Meeting The annual meeting of the New York Jersey Cattle Club (NYJCC) was held on January 18, 2013, in conjunction with the New York All-Breeds Convention at the Clarion Hotel in Batavia. Members heard about the recordsetting year for the Jersey breed from Sara Barlass, an area representative for the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) and National All-Jersey Inc. (NAJ). During 2012, the AJCA registered a record 103,345 animals, with nearly 75% of them being registered electronically and half identified with double-matched approved eartags. During the year, 95,944 cows were scored and 260,088 units of JerseyTags sold. Both are all-time records, as are the number of cows (145,480) and herds (930) enrolled on REAP and Equity investments in NAJ. Barlass also talked about the growing importance of genomics in cattle prices, especially for high-end Jersey genetics. She noted that series-high averages were set for the National Heifer Sale and the Pot O’Gold Sale—both all-genotyped events—in 2012. As well, the six highgenomic heifers consigned to the recent Holiday Spectacular Sale managed by Jersey Marketing Service sold for an average of $7,933.33, with the high seller being struck off for $11,500. Barlass noted that the NYJCC received a rebate check from the Jersey Journal for more than $2,000 for advertising placed by New York Jersey breeders in 2012. The amount is the third high in the country for state Jersey associations this year. The NYJCC now has a website hosted on USJersey.com. Updates for the website, including local show information, should be sent to Beth Chittenden, Schodack Landing, or Sandy Ferry, Johnstown. The site can be found at http://NewYorkJerseys. USJersey.com. In the business meeting, members approved funding of live streaming video
New York Jersey breeders listen to a report from AJCA-NAJ Area Representative Sara Barlass, far left, which highlights recordsetting accomplishments of the Jersey breed in 2012.
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and a blog for the New York Spring Carousel and the New York State Fair. The group also approved sponsoring junior awards at the New York State Fair and production and achievement winners. The NYJCC summer picnic will be held on July 27 at Dreamroad Jerseys, Johnstown. The 50-cow Registered Jersey dairy is owned by the Ferry family and enrolled on REAP. Festivities, including announcement of the New York Jersey Queen, will begin at 12 noon. Applications for the queen contest and submission details can be found on the NYJCC website. The deadline is July 1. The current slate of officers was reelected to serve the organization in 2013. Brian Chittenden, Schodack Landing, will serve as president, Dana Chamberlain, Wyoming, is vice president, Sandy and Becky Ferry, Johnstown, are co-secretaries and Alan Danforth, Cobleskill, will handle treasurer duties. Production Awards Awards for herd averages and individual cow production by age in eight categories based on dollar value were also distributed. Den-Kel Jerseys, owned by Kip and Robin-Denniston Keller, Byron, took home four certificates for individual cow production and was the state’s high herd for milk, fat and protein among herds with 51-100 cows with a herd average of 19,368 lbs. milk, 999 lbs. fat and 729 lbs. protein. Den-Kel Futurity Wondergirl-ET was the state’s high dollar cow and high-producer among cows 5-9 years-of-age. The Very Good-81% daughter of Sunset Canyon Futurity-ET, GJPI +57, produced a 5-7 record with a dollar value of $6,475.51. Actual production is 25,850 lbs. milk, 1,466 lbs. fat and 1,008 lbs. protein. Her herdmate, BK/DK Jacinto January, Excellent-91%, was the high-producing junior three-year-old. “January” produced a 3-3 record of 22,960 lbs. milk, 1,235 lbs. fat and 911 lbs. protein, with a dollar value of $5,668.06. Den-Kel Magnet Sugarloaf, Desirable-75%, produced a 3-11 record of 23,770 lbs. milk, 1,365 lbs. fat and 929 lbs. protein to lead all senior three-yearolds in the state. The dollar value of the record is $5,995.32. Den-Kel Blair Tear, Excellent-91%, earned the prize for top-
producing four-year-old with a record 4-6 305 27,840 4.6% 1,270 3.6% 1,015 102DCR. The dollar value of the record is $6,125.25. Kevetta Farms, owned by Kevin and Annette Herrington and their children, Jessica and Tyler, was the high producing milk and protein herd among herds with 10-50 cows with a herd average of 21,552 lbs. milk and 795 lbs. protein. The herd owned by Matthew and Jeremy Korona of Ilion was the high producer for fat among its peers with 10-50 cows with a herd average of 1,030 lbs. The dairy also ranks nationally for fat production based on lactation average (m.e. basis). The 10-cow dairy has a 2012 AJCA lactation average of 20,555 lbs. milk, 1,156 lbs. fat and 792 lbs. protein, which ranks fifth in the nation for fat. Domino Farms, Accord, topped the category for large herds with 150 or more cows for all measures of production. The dairy owned by the DeWitt family had a herd average of 21,018 lbs. milk, 990 lbs. fat and 786 lbs. protein. Four other dairies earned awards for individual cow production. Lew-Lin Iatola Crazy, Very Good-88%, owned by Lewis Stuttle, Dryden, was the high-producing milking yearling. She produced a record of 1-10 305 3x 23,430 4.5% 1,050 3.3% 783 91DCR, with a dollar value of $4,885.60. Greg and David Chamberlain, Wyoming, took home the certificate for the topproducing junior two-year-old, Hi-Land Country Chat, Very Good-80%. The dollar value of her 2-2 record was $4,854.74; actual production was 20,850 lbs. milk, 1,101 lbs. fat and 750 lbs. protein. Dutch Hollow Hurricane Sue, Desirable-78%, was the high-producing senior two-year-old. Owned by Dutch Hollow Farm, Schodack Landing, she produced a 2-10 record of 28,933 lbs. milk, 1,112 lbs. fat and 916 lbs. protein. The dollar value of the record is $5,488.48. Rounding out the awards was the highproducing aged cow, VVF Pitino Polly, Excellent-91%, owned by Scott O Tuttle, Windham. Her 10-7 record of 21,110 lbs. milk, 941 lbs. fat and 746 lbs. protein, with a dollar value of $4,523.63, topped all records produced by cows 10 years and older in the state during 2012.
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The February edition of JerseyBid closed on February 26, with 12 lots of cows, bred heifers, embryos and one bull selling. Sale Analysis
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Jason Cast, Beaver Crossing, Neb., was the volume buyer purchasing two cows and three bred heifers for $7,800. Selling for the high price of the sale was Hixson Hired Gun Decca for $1,800. The fresh twoyear-old was consigned by Andrea Hixson, Scottdale, Pa. The daughter of SV Jade Hired Gun-ET, GJPI +60, is backed by four generations of Excellent dams. Two embryo packages sold for $1,750. Purchasing five grade one embryos sired by Cal-Mart Renegade Hilario-ET, GJPI +212, and out of GR Oomsdale CC Iatola Galen, was BDC Dairy, Eric Howard of Brighton, Colo. They were consigned by Michael Ooms, Valatie, N.Y. The other embryo lot selling for $1,750 was five grade one embryos sired by Heartland Merchant Topeka-ET, GJPI +219, and out of Sunset Canyon Jade Anthem 2-ET. The package was consigned by Nathan Jensen, Cloverdale, Ore., and purchased by Leroy Miller, Fredericksburg, Ohio. JerseyBid.com auctions are held the fourth Tuesday of each month. Consignments for the pending sale are posted two weeks before the sale closes. For more information on consigning or buying on JerseyBid.com, please contact Jersey Marketing Service at 614/322-4460 or log on to the website at www.JerseyBid.com.
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Carmichael Earns Vermont Service Award Jersey breeders from the Green Mountain State met for the annual meeting of their state Jersey organization on February 9, 2013, at the Hilltop Restaurant in Barre. David Charmichael, Vergennes, was honored with the Harold Wright Distinguished Service Award. He and his wife, Melanie, operate a 50-cow Registered Jersey dairy that is seasonally calved and intensively grazed near Lake Champlain. Carmichael also evaluates cows for the Genetic Management System (herd mating) program operated by ABS Global. He is the outgoing president of the Vermont Jersey Breeders Association and current vice president of the New England Jersey Breeders Association, which hosted the annual meetings of the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) and National All-Jersey Inc. (NAJ) in 2012. Production awards were also presented to junior and senior Jersey breeders. The Goodrich Production Awards were awarded to Lucky Hill Playboy Aphrodite, owned by Lucky Hill Farm, Danville, Vt. The daughter of Lucky Hill Futurity Playboy-ET, PA JPI +44, produced a record of 3-0 305 23,170 4.8% 1,110 3.7% 867 102DCR, which was the state’s best for milk, fat and protein in 2012. The youth production contest was won by another member of the milking string at Lucky Hill Farm. Abby McReynolds, Danville, took home the top prize with her entry, GR Lucky Hill Gannon Charlie. The daughter of PR Oomsdale Jace Gratude Gannon-ET, GJPI +143, produced a first lactation with an m.e. of 21,667–1,161– 832 to top the contest. Other juniors placing second through fifth, respectively, were: Luke McReynolds, Danville; Nicholas McReynolds, Danville; Andrew McReynolds, Danville; and Samantha Flint, Brookfield. Mason Brown, Randolph Center, won the Robert J. Churchill and Family Trophy for achievements in Jersey youth activities and future interests in the business and earned the accompanying $500 scholarship.
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Business Meeting Sarah Gilbert, NAJ Customer Service Coordinator, brought the group up-to-date on work being done by the milk marketing arm of the national Jersey organization and happenings in Washington D.C. Gilbert noted that discussion on the Farm Bill will likely resume in the Senate in April or May and the House of Representatives in the summer. The most contentious dairy policy proposal continues to be the market stabilization program, which is tied to margin insurance. NAJ is working to get a Congressional Budget Office score for legislation for higher minimum nonfat standards. She noted that interest in the Queen of Quality® program continues to grow. Currently there are 33 All-Jersey producers; Vermont leads all states with four All-Jersey producers (Blythedale Farm, Corinth; Grafton Village Cheese Company, Grafton; Jersey Girls Dairy, Chester; and Spring Brook Farm Foundation, Reading). AJCA Director Wes Snow reported that the Jersey breed set new records for all measures of production in 2012 and increased the rate of gain the past year as well. The official lactation average for the breed is now 18,995 lbs. milk, 903 lbs. fat and 691 lbs. protein, with a cheese yield equivalent of 2,345 lbs. The average is based on 100,211 records—also a record for the breed. Snow said Jersey Marketing Service (JMS) sold $8.6 million worth of Registered Jersey genetics in 2012. Though the figure is not a record, it is strong considering the cattle marketing climate during the year. Two JMSmanaged sales set records for serieshigh average during 2012—the National Heifer Sale and the Pot O’Gold Sale— and The All American Jersey Sale posted a second-high average for the series. AJCA-NAJ Area Representative Brenda Snow told the group that the New England Spring Sale will be held on April 27, 2013, at the Addison County Fairgrounds in New Haven, Vt. It will be held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the New England Jersey
Breeders Association in Middlebury, Vt., the evening of April 26. Only uncalved females—heifers, open yearlings and bred heifers—will be sold. Snow said there is a steadily-increasing market for heifers. Dairy producers from western states that culled animals heavily during last year’s drought are now looking for replacements. Snow also talked about the increasing popularity of online public auction services like JerseyBid.com and JerseyAuctionLive.com. She mentioned this year’s National Heifer Sale on June 29 will be a virtual sale at the Ambassador Hotel in Amarillo, Texas. The heifers will not be paraded in the ring, but will be housed at a facility nearby for viewing in advance of the sale. Online auctions are also becoming more common because reduced transportation costs make them attractive for buyer and seller alike. As well, some sale managers are choosing to conduct health tests after animals are sold so they only need be tested the minimum required by the state. Wanda Emerich, Mooers, N.Y., talked about the Vermont State Show at the Champlain Valley Fair. This year’s show will be held on August 31, 2013, with Adam Little, Argyle, N.Y., serving as the official. Emerich noted that the fair is one of the few remaining venues where consumers can interact with large farm animals and learn about agriculture. Exhibitors are encouraged to present their cattle at Cabot Mound, where consumers can touch the animals and spend time visiting with dairy producers. The milking parlor is another place where interaction with consumers is encouraged. The summer picnic will again be a joint event for the Vermont Jersey Breeders Association and the New England Jersey Breeders Association. It will be held on July 20, 2013, at Billings Farm and Museum in Woodstock, Vt., beginning at 9 a.m. Attendees will be treated to a tour of the museum and barns. Vermont juniors are selling raffle tickets for a heifer calf donated by Billings Farm, with the winning name drawn at the picnic. Only 100 tickets priced at $20 each will be sold. Jersey breeders elected to serve the organization in 2013 were: Paul Flint, Brookfield, president; Derrick Wright, Randolf, vice president; Heather Brigham, Saint Albans, secretary; and Tom Pyle, Shoreham, treasurer. Breeders that will serve three-year terms as directors are: David Carmichael; Amy Ferris, Brookfield; Jason Johnson, Woodstock; Reid Richardson, Woodstock; and Emily Wright, Newbury. JERSEY JOURNAL
National Dairy Shrine Scholarship Applications Due April 15 The National Dairy Shrine is again looking for applications for its annual scholarship program. Applications must be completed by April 15. Official scholarship application award forms are available on the NDS web site, www.dairyshrine. orgunder scholarships. The National Dairy Student Recognition Program recognizes and rewards graduating seniors planning a career related to dairy production. There will be a $2,000 cash award given to the winner, a $1,500 reward for second place, and three to seven $1,000 cash awards depending on the number and quality of applicants. The National Dairy Shrine/Dairy Management, Inc. (DMI) Milk Marketing Scholarships are available to encourage students to pursue careers in the marketing of dairy products. The winner receives a $1,500 scholarship while the other winners receive $1,000 scholarships. Five to eight winners are recognized annually. DMI provides scholarship dollars for scholarship and several other NDS scholarships. The Kildee Scholarships are offered in two categories. Graduate study applicants may include the top 25 All-American contestants in one of the past three National Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Contests plus the First and Second Place teams in the North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge National contests. These students are eligible to apply for two $3000 scholarships. Undergraduate students may apply in their junior or senior year of college for one $2000 Kildee Undergraduate scholarship. Applicants for this scholarship must have been one of the top 25 contestants at the National 4-H or FFA Dairy Judging Contests. Two NDS/McCullough scholarships of $2,500 and $1,000 are awarded annually to high school seniors intending to enter a four year college or university and major in: Dairy/Animal Science with a Communications emphasis or Agriculture Journalism with a Dairy/Animal Science emphasis. There will be two NDS/Iager Dairy Scholarships awarded in the amount of $1,000 to second year college students in a two-year agricultural college. This scholarship is sponsored from a fund created by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Iager of Fulton, Maryland. There will be one NDS/Core Dairy Scholarship awarded in the amount of $1,000 to a freshman college student in a
four year agricultural college. This scholarship is sponsored from a fund created in honor of Maurice E. Core long-time industry leader and past Executive Director of National Dairy Shrine. There are four NDS/Klussendorf scholarships given in the amount of $1,500 to students in their first, second, or third year at a two or four year college or university. Applicants need to major in Dairy or Animal Science with intentions to enter the dairy cattle field. There are three NDS/McKown scholarships given in the amount of $1,500 to students in their first, second, or third year
at a two or four year college or university. Applicants need to major in dairy or animal science with intentions to enter the dairy cattle field. If you would like to apply for any of these scholarships, please visit the NDS website at www.dairyshrine.orgto download the applications. If you have any questions, please contact the NDS office at info@dairyshrine.org. Winners of these awards will be announced this summer, with the presentation of awards to be held at the annual NDS awards banquet in Harrisburg, Pa., on Wednesday September 11, 2013.
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DAIRY CHALLENGE
Preparing for the Future Challenge
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or students across the country precan send as many students as they wish agribusiness company, and the highest paring for life after graduation there to the regional challenge, compared to ranking team and members are recognized are many organizations that offer an opthe team of four they send to national at the end of the competition. portunity for this next generation of dairy competition. Participating students are enthusiasts to explore the many facets of assigned to teams comprised of students Northeast Regional Contest Results the industry. One of those programs is from various institutions in order to make The University of Maine hosted the the North American Intercollegiate Dairy their observations and recommendations. 10th annual Northeast Regional Dairy Challenge (NAIDC), which was created Challenge which drew 105 students from Each team is sponsored by a dairy or in 2002 as a management nine northeast colleges and two Students Compete in Regional Competitions analysis contest to give colCanadian universities to Waterlege age youth an opporville, Maine, on November 1-3, tunity to critique real life 2012. situations on working dairy Four teams were awarded farms. Platinum awards. Those team The mission of the members were of Rene BoardNAIDC is to facilitate eduman, SUNY Cobleskill; Hannah cations, communication Wentworth, Penn State Univerand an exchange of ideas sity; Lewis Fox, Vermont Techamong students, agribusinical College; Matthew Sharpe, ness, dairy producers and Cornell University; David Johnuniversities that enhances son, Morrisville State College; the development of the Elizabeth Racine, University of dairy industry and its leadNew Hampshire; Anne Davison, ers. Throughout the past SUNY Cobleskill; Paul Stewart, year, 306 students from University of Guelph; Patrick 49 colleges and universiMcNamara, Cornell University; ties across North America and Connor Killigrew, Vermont competed in the regional Technical College. competitions, ultimately Southern Regional Contest vying to compete in the Results national competition April The seventh Annual South4-6, 2013, in Fort Wayne, ern Regional Dairy Challenge, Ind. This will be the 12th which ran November 8-10, anniversary of the North 2012, attracted 60 students from American Intercollegiate 11 universities and colleges to Dairy Challenge and it the event hosted by the Clemson will be hosted by Michigan University, where students had State University, Ohio State the opportunity to visit Bush University and Purdue UniRiver Jersey Farm in Newberry, versity. S.C. The contest was created Winning first place Platinum by industry awards were and university Alexis Thompprofessionals son, Univerfrom throughsity of Kenout the U.S. tucky; Colton so students Turner, Alacould incorpobama A&M rate classroom University; ideas into Roxanne Seltpractical applizer, Virginia cation. During the More than 300 students from across the U.S. competed in four regional Dairy Challenge Competitions. Tech; Kaitlin MaGill, Berry four regional Group photos above are from the winning teams from the Midwest Regional Dairy Challenge, the participants College; Alli competitions at the Southern Regional Dairy Challenge, participants at the Northeast Regional Dairy Challenge, and the Davis, Virginia u n iv e r s i t i e s winning teams from the Western Regional Dairy Challenge, respectively. (continued to page 56) Page 54
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Jeff and Steven Holmes 55 Ball Hill Road • Langdon, NH 03602 603/835-6832 Steve • 603/445-7033 Jeff holmesfarmnh@comcast Email
Frederick G. Havill 413/243-1582
“Home of the Holmes, Holmesland, and S-B-H prefixes”
A REAP herd and member of New England Jersey Sires, Inc.
Craig Avery
198 Jacksonville Rd., Colrain, MA 01340 413/624-3667 phone
Box 425, 44 Jerusalem Rd. Tyringham, MA 01264
Springdale Jerseys Inc. The Whitcomb Family • sdfarm@fairpoint.net 205 Birches Rd., Waldo, Maine 04915 207/342-5446 Phone/Fax 207/342-5135 Walter • 207/722-3247 Nancy
Secretary: Moira Tierney Poitras, Massachusetts Visit us online at http://mollybrook.USJersey.com
Molly Brook Farms A Family Farm Since 1846 Registered Jerseys Since 1917
Myles Goodrich 39 Cowhill Rd. West Danville, VT 05873 Phone: 802/563-2413 E-mail: mollybrookfarm@gmail.com A REAP herd and member of New England Jersey Sires, Inc.
Lucky Hill Farm
Mapleline Farm The John Kokoski Family
57 Comins Road, Hadley, MA 01035 Home 413/549-6486 Email jkokoski@maplelinefarm.com Zach Woodis. herd manager Website www.maplelinefarm.com
CRESCENT FARM
Sheldon Sawyer, Sr. and Sheldon “Tom” Sawyer, Jr. Owners 420 Wentworth Rd., Walpole, NH 03608-9715
Phone and Fax: 603/756-4049 Email: toms18438@yahoo.com
Advertise here today! Prices start as low as $35/month.
Henry and Jenn McReynolds 845 McReynolds Road, Danville, VT 05828 Email luckyhilljerseys@yahoo.com Phone 802/748-0085 or 802/748-9213
Silver Maple Farms Inc.
The McKeen Family • Home of SMJ Jerseys 414 Hussey Rd., Albion, ME 04910 Barn: 207/437-5181 • Home 207/437-2554 E-mail: mckeen.jean@gmail.com A REAP herd and member of New England Jersey Sires, Inc.
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Tech; Nakia Hancock, Alabama A&M University; Holly Whetsell, University of Florida; and Robin Nolan, Berry College. Midwest Regional Contest Results During February 6-8, 2013, 80 students from 19 universities and colleges gathered to compete in the eight annual Midwest Dairy Challenge held in Manitowoc, Wis. The competition was hosted by Lakeshore Technical College. First place winners, the contest’s highest distinction, were Ben Thorpe, University of Minnesota; Samantha Mamarow, Michigan State University; Alaina VanWesten, Northeast Iowa Community College; Trisha Blaser, University of Wisconsin-River Falls; Sara McCullough, Purdue University; Jordan Hanson, Iowa State University; Vernon Oostra, Dordt College; Dillan Schumacher, Northeast Iowa Community College; Nick Miles, Lakeshore Technical College; and Katie Haerr, University of Illinois.
Regional Dairy Challenge February 28-March 2, 2013. The event was held at Washington State University in Everett, Wash. Platinum awards were achieved by Karessa Mast, California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo; Josina Kasper, University of Idaho; Amy Nelson, Washington State University; Marissa Montez, California State UniversityFresno; Jonathan Holub, Texas A & M University; Emma Shoaf, Utah State University; Melisa Stilson, Unversity of Idaho; Micah DeGroot, California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo; Kayla Nielsen, University of Alberta; Trevor Slegers, California State University-Fresno; Beverly Shirts, University of Idaho; Jami Lady, California
State University-Fresno; Anna Gibson, Washington State University; Jared DeGroot, California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo; and Lindsay Simmons, Utah State University. For more than 10 years the American Jersey Cattle Association has been a proud sponsor of the 1,900-plus youth that have proceeded through the program. The dairy youth that compete in the Dairy Challenge have the opportunity to gain skills outside of the classroom as they apply their text book knowledge to real life experiences. For more information about the NAIDC, those interested can visit www. dairychallenge.org, or contact Molly J. Kelley, NAIDC Executive Director, at naidc@wdexpo.com.
Western Regional Contest Results Sixty-one students from seven western U.S. and one Canadian university competed in the seventh annual Western
Sun Valley Farm 10350 Meda Loop Road Cloverdale, Oregon 97112 Bearl, Joanne, and Jeff Seals 503/392-5870 Tom and Jennie Seals • 503/392-4224 Email: tjseals@oregoncoast.com
Silver Mist Farm
Kevin and Annette Thomas 2065 McCormick Loop, Tillamook, OR 97141 Phone 503/842-2658 Fax 503/842-5747 Email silvermist@oregoncoast.com
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Jersey Junior Public Speaking Presentation Contest to be Held in Amarillo, Texas
TalkJersey, the national public speaking and presentation contest for Jersey youth, will be held for the eighth time in Amarillo, Texas, site of the 2013 annual meetings of the American Jersey Cattle Association and National AllJersey Inc. Jersey owners between the ages of 7 and 20 on January 1, 2013, can participate in either the live public speaking contest or the recorded presentation division. Friday, June 14 is the deadline for entries at www.usjersey.com/forms/ talkjersey.htm. Judging for live presentations is Wednesday, June 26. The top-ranked contestant in each category will present his/her winning speech in a showcase awards ceremony on June 29 at the Amarillo Civic Center, prior to the start of the 56th National Heifer Sale. Cash awards sponsored by ABS Global Inc., DeForest, Wis., and prizes offered by the American Jersey Cattle Association will be presented in all divisions. Live Public Speaking Demonstrations or speeches are to focus on any aspect of the Registered Jersey™ business, including current affairs and dairy industry trends. Judges will evaluate the speaker’s personal interest in the topic, as well as its appropriateness for a general dairy audience. Participants will be divided into groups by their age on January 1, 2013 as follows: Division I, 7 to 10 years; Division II, 11 to 13 years; Division III, 14 to 16; and Division IV, 17 to 20 years. Division I contestants present demonstrations between four (4) and six (6) minutes in length. Posters may be used in addition to demonstration materials. Participants in Divisions II, III and IV present speeches between five (5) and seven (7) minutes in length. Visual aids are not allowed. Speaker notes are permitted. No more than four (4) 4” x 6” notecards may be used. Judges will ask questions after each presentation is completed. Judging will be open for viewing by interested parties. Contestants will be scored on the basis of 50 points, as follows: topic selection and content, 15 points; organization of speech, 10 points; vocal presentation, 10 points; presentation and effectiveness, 10 points; and response to questions, 5 points. One (1) point will be subtracted
from the total point score for each 30 seconds over or under the required speaking time. Recorded Presentation Division Pre-recorded narrated video or narrated PowerPoint presentations may also be entered. Presentations must be the contestant’s own work and have been created between September 1, 2012 and June 14, 2013. The topic must be a subject directly related to Registered Jerseys™. Entries must be at least four (4) minutes in length, and feature the youth contestant
as the only speaker. No costumes may be used, and no interviews with other persons are allowed. Musical tracks or background music cannot be used in these presentations. The finished presentation must be saved in PC format and recorded for playback on either a CD/DVD or USB drive. Entries are to be submitted to the AJCA office by June 20 for judging. Age divisions will be determined by the number of entries received.
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Meagan Bolen, Wyatt Smith Receive Fred Stout Experience Awards
Meagan Bolen, Fremont, Ohio, and Wyatt Smith, Hamburg, Minn., have been selected as the 2013 recipients of the Fred Stout Experience Awards. The fund supporting these awards was created in 2000 in memory of Fred J. Stout Sr., Mt. Carmel, Ill., a lifelong Jersey breeder and member of the Jersey Marketing Service staff from 1978 to 1997. Stout was instrumental in the growth of JMS marketing activities, and later added duties as a type evaluator and in customer field service for the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA). Stout believed that the best learning experiences happen in the everyday world. These awards honor that conviction by providing financial support for on-farm and JMS internship experiences. JMS Internship Recipient: Meagan Bolen Meagan Bolen will begin her JMS internship in May, working on the crews for three different sales leading up to the 56th National Heifer Sale, June 29 in Amarillo, Texas. Meagan is an animal sciences major at The Ohio State University, having completed an Associate degree in May, 2012 at the OSU Agriculture Technical Institute. Her early work experience came growing up at her family’s Jersey operation, Highland Dairy Farm, an 86-cow herd enrolled on the AJCA REAP program. She has assisted with every phase
of the dairy’s management, including sire selection and breeding. In the summer of 2011, she was an intern at Select Sires’s calf campus, established to aggressively raise young bulls up to six months of age to enhance their semen production capabilities when mature. She worked closely with the Select Sires veterinary and animal care staff in feeding, animal care, disease awareness, and monitoring medication use. A member of both 4-H and FFA, Meagan has served as president of the OSU ATI Dairy Club, and as president, vice president and secretary of the Ohio Junior Jersey Breeders Association. She is a committee member for the 2013 Buckeye Classic Sale. Farm Experience Recipient: Wyatt Smith A lifelong owner of Registered Jerseys™, Wyatt Smith, Hamburg, Minn., was selected for the on-farm experience this year. He is completing his first year of studies in dairy science at the University of Minnesota. Wyatt has been deeply involved in the operation of Smith Haven Dairy, his family’s 125-cow Jersey herd enrolled on REAP. Pursuing his particular interest in embryo transfer, Smith has helped flush cows in the herd, including performing the procedure on one of his own cows. He has also job shadowed two veterinarians, one with a multi-herd practice and the other working for a 6,000-cow dairy. These experiences led to his decision to pursue pre-vet coursework in order to apply for veterinary college. His
career goal is to focus on large animals, specifically Jerseys, and specialize in reproduction and nutrition. Wyatt has been a member of 4-H, FFA and the Minnesota Jersey and Junior Holstein associations. He is now a member of the Gopher Dairy and Block & Bridle clubs at the University of Minnesota, and an active member of Alpha Gamma Rho. Previous recipients of the Fred Stout Experience Award are Tara Bohnert, Illinois (2003), Allison Waggoner, South Carolina (2004), Dan Bauer, Wisconsin (2005), Aaron Horst, Pennsylvania (2006), Jacob Pieper, Maryland (2007); Katie Albaugh, Maryland (2008); Brady Core, Kentucky (2009); Ivy Roberts, Florida, and Kim Wilson Grewe, Missouri (2010); Amy Maxwell, Iowa, and Joseph Fjarlie, Wisconsin (2011); and Robert McGarry, Vermont, and Lyman Rudgers, New York (2012). The Fred Stout Experience Fund is one of nine educational awards for Jersey youth managed by the American Jersey Cattle Association, Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Contributions to these funds are recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as 501(c)(3) tax deductible charitable gifts and may be made at any time during the year. Applications for 2013-14 academic scholarships will be available on the USJersey.com website after April 15 and must be submitted no later than Monday, July 1, 2013. Deadline to apply for the 2014 Stout Experience Awards is February 1 of next year. For more information, visit USJersey. com, or contact Dr. Cherie L. Bayer, Director of Development, at (614) 3224456 or email cbayer@usjersey.com.
Richard Clauss and Family 21672 Bloss Ave. Hilmar, CA 95324
209/632-3333 claussjerz@yahoo.com
California Jersey Breeders Support your state association and get your name out by placing an ad on this page for as low as $35/month. Call the Jersey Journal 614/322-4471!
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Uniform Functional Type Traits Appraisal Program Evaluation of functional type traits in individual Jersey cows is one of the oldest, and most useful services provided by the American Jersey Cattle Association. The current program was introduced in 1980, with six primary features: • Biological traits, clearly defined, are evaluated on a linear scale. • Using a numerical scale, traits are scored from one biological extreme to the other. • Cows are scored early in their productive life in order to separate genetic from environmental effects. • All similar-age contemporaries are evaluated. • Evaluators do not know the sire of the cows being evaluated. • Registered and unregistered Jerseys are evaluated. Jersey type evaluation is not a program that “classifies” animals by comparing them to the “ideal Jersey.” Instead, it is a service that gives you unbiased information about the strengths and weaknesses of your cows. The biological traits measured are related to the economic value of a cow, and the information provided can help you make mating decisions to improve herd profitability.
Trait Descriptions Stature Stature is measured as height at the hips using a scale of 1 to 80. A score of 1 indicates stature of 44”, 25 indicates 49”, 50 indicates 54”, and 80 indicates stature of 60” or greater.
Strength Strength is measured as the width and depth of chest, width of muzzle, and substance of bone, not to be influenced by body condition. Scores under 10 indicate extreme weakness; scores over 40 indicate extreme strength.
By utilizing the AJCA type evaluation service, you gain: 1. Objective information about cows and bulls to help you to achieve your breeding goals; and 2. Marketing value, to better promote your herd and increase sales of breeding stock.
Herds are appraised every seven (7) to ten (10) months. Cows are inspected in their “working clothes” by professional appraisers who evaluate them based on how they look that day. Cows are assigned scores in two ways. First, evaluators assign linear scores to describe the biological traits of each cow. A total of 16 conformation traits, plus five supplemental traits are evaluated. Evaluators record scores using the range of 1 to 50, except for stature, which uses a scale of 1 to 80. Each of these scores describes what the individual trait looks like in a cow. For example, a score of 25 for udder depth means that the floor of the udder is 2” above the hock. Then, evaluators assign the Final Score, which reflects the degree to which the cow’s traits approach the most profitable expression. Scientific studies in the U.S. show certain linear traits can be useful predictors of survival rates and lifetime profitability in Jersey cattle. These traits are designated as high priority traits, and are dairy form, foot angle, fore udder attachment, rear udder height, rear udder width, udder cleft, udder depth, and teat placement. Evaluators focus on the high priority traits when assigning the Final Score. Final Score is not an average of the individual trait scores, but range instead from 50 to 100, according to this scale:
Dairy Form Dairy Form is defined as the openness and angle of rib, angularity, flatness of bone, length of neck, and any other appearance of milkiness. This appearance, and not just the absence of fleshing, is considered. Ideally, stage of lactation should not influence the dairy form score. Scores below 20 may not only reflect smooth over-conditioned cattle, but also extreme angularity that is frailty and not dairy form.
Rump Angle Rump Angle (pins high/low) is the degree of slope from hooks to pins when the cow is standing. A score of 1 indicates a high rump angle and a score of 50 indicates an extremely sloped rump angle. A score of 20 indicates a level rump angle, each additional five (5) points representing every one (1) inch of slope or height of pins.
90 or higher............................... Excellent 80 to 89..................................... Very Good 70 to 79..................................... Desirable 60 to 69..................................... Acceptable 50 to 59..................................... Poor
Maximum Final Score within lactation levels is: lactation number 1, maximum final score 89; lactation number 2, maximum of 91; lactation number 3, maximum 93; lactation number 4, maximum 94; and lactation number 5, maximum final score of 95 or higher. Note: Refer to Rules for the Functional Type Traits Appraisal Program for the procedure to assign Final Scores exceeding 95.
Rump Width Rump Width is the width of hips. Scores below 15 indicate extreme narrowness in the rump and scores above 35 indicate extreme rump width.
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Rear Legs Rear Legs (posty/sickle) is a measurement of the set of hock. A score of 1 indicates extremely posty legs and a score of 50 indicates sickle hocked legs. A score of 25 indicates a slight set to the legs.
Udder Depth Udder Depth (deep/shallow) is a measure of the depth of udder floor relative to the hock. A score of 1 indicates an udder below the hock, 15 an udder at the hock, 25 an udder 2” above the hock, 35 an udder 4” above the hock, and 50 an udder 7” above the hock.
Fore Udder Attachment Fore Udder Attachment is an evaluation of the strength of attachment of the fore udder to the body wall. A score of 1 indicates a loose attachment and a score of 50 indicates a tight attachment. A score of 25 indicates a slight bulge in the fore udder.
Udder Cleft Udder Cleft is a measure of the depth of cleft of the udder between the rear teats from the base of the rear teats to the point where the halves of the udder come together. The midpoint score of 25 indicates a cleft of 1½” with an incremental change of 5 points per half-inch from the midpoint. A score of 15 indicates an udder with a ½” cleft, and 35 an udder with a 2½” cleft.
Rear Udder Height Rear Udder Height is measured as viewed from the rear, at the crease where the udder meets the leg, in relation to the midpoint between the point of hock and pins. A score of 1 indicates low rear udder height and a score of 50 indicates high rear udder height. A score of 15 is assigned to a rear udder attached at the midpoint between the point of hock and pins. An additional 5 points is added or subtracted for every inch above or below the midpoint, respectively.
Front Teat Placement Front Teat Placement (wide/close) is a measurement of the placement of the front teats on the quarter. A score of 1 indicates wide placed teats, 20 slightly wide placed teats, 30 centrally placed teats, and 50 teats that are closely placed. Front Teat Length (long/short) is the length of the front teats from the base to the end of the teat. A score of 1 indicates short teats (0”), 25 indicates intermediate teats (2½”) and 50 indicates long teats (5”).
Rear Udder Width
Rear Teat Placement
Rear Udder Width is measured at the crease where the udder meets the leg. The midpoint score of 25 corresponds to a 7” wide rear udder, with incremental change of 5 points per inch in either direction (e.g., score of 15 indicates 5” wide rear udder, score of 35 indicates width of 9” ).
Rear Teat Placement (side view) is a measurement of the placement of the rear teats on the quarter when viewed from the side. A score of 1 indicates too closely placed to the front teats, 30 centrally placed on the rear quarter, and 50 teats are placed too far back and attached at nearly a 90° angle (parrallel to the ground) and the teat end is visible when viewed from the rear. Rear Teat Placement (rear view) is the placement of the base of the rear teats when viewed for the rear. A score of 1 indicates teats are too wide, 30 indicates teats are centrally placed on the rear quarter, and 50 indicates teats are too close and the bases touch.
Foot Angle Foot Angle (low/steep) is measured as the steepness of the angle of the rear foot from the hairline to 1” anterior to the hairline. A score of 1 indicates an extremely low foot angle and a score of 50 indicates an extremely steep foot angle. A score of 25 is assigned to a medium foot angle and a score of 40 to a 45° foot angle. Page 60
The Rules for the Functional Type Traits Appraisal Program are published on the USJersey website at http://www.usjersey. com/Programs/appraisalrules.html,or available by contacting the Appraisal Program Coordinator at 614/861-3636. Revised 2/13 JERSEY JOURNAL
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July 1 is Deadline to Apply for 2013-14 Scholarships
SMITH HAVEN DAIRY
Diamond Farm
Dave & Kathy Skiba Family 7241 Hwy. 95 NE · North Branch, MN 55056 651/674-7318 · diamondsfarm@msn.com
K&R Jerseys
Randy and Kari Drinkall & Family 23683 Cty. Rd. 13, Rushford, MN 55971 Phone 507/864-2170 Email krjersey@acegroup.cc
Dale, Lisa, Wyatt & Austin Smith 18575 142nd St., Hamburg, MN 55339 Phone: 320/238-2218 Email: smithhaven.dl@gmail.com REGISTERED JERSEYS • Visitors welcome
Pennsota Jerseys Visitors Always Welcome!
Dale and Judy Mill and Family 30001 Cty. Road 109, Lewiston, MN 55952 Phone: 507/523-3506 Email: judymill@hbci.com
July 1 is the deadline to submit applications for six scholarships administered by the American Jersey Cattle Association. These awards will provide financial support to Jersey youth enrolled in colleges or universities or, in some cases, seeking hands-on experience in the development and management of Registered Jersey™ cattle. Applicants must be a junior or life member of the American Jersey Cattle Association upon submitting their application. A minimum grade point average of 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale) is required to apply for these scholarships. A copy of the applicant’s high school or college transcript must be included with the application form. A Russell–Malnati Scholarship for Advanced Studies of $5,000 will be awarded. Undergraduate students who have completed at least one-half of coursework credit hours required for a degree in dairy science, animal science (dairy emphasis), large animal veterinary practice, dairy production or manufacturing, or dairy product marketing, and graduate students in those program areas are eligible to apply. The William A. Russell Memorial Scholarship of $1,000 will be presented to a student who will begin a program of study at an accredited college or university this fall. The Cedarcrest Scholarship of $1,500 will be awarded to an undergraduate or graduate student seeking a degree in large animal veterinary practice, dairy production, dairy manufacturing, or dairy product marketing. Also to be awarded is the $1,500 Bob Toole Jersey Youth Award, which can be used for either college expenses or a welldefined practical experience related to breeding, developing and showing Registered Jerseys™. The V. L. Peterson Scholarship and Paul Jackson Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to students who have completed at least one year of college or university work. The amount for each scholarship is $1,000. The Reuben R. Cowles Jersey Youth Award will be presented to a resident of Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. Applicants must be at least high school graduates, but not older than 36 years of age as of January 1. Applicants must state whether the award money will be used for to support their education or to fund a trip to the All American Jersey Show and Sale, the AJCA-NAJ Annual Meetings or other Jersey educational activities. The value of this award is variable; for 2012, it was $1,000. Applications are posted on the USJersey website at www.usjersey.com/YouthProgram/scholarshipinfo.html. (continued to page 64)
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International Dairy Week National Jersey Feature Show
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January 23, 2013, Tatura Park, Victoria, Australia Johannes van Eeden, South Africa, judge 184 head shown Champion female—Riverside Country Lollypop, Riverside Jerseys, Nirranda, Victoria Reserve Champion female—Riverside Colettes Covergirl, Riverside Jerseys Intermediate Champion female—Prom View Jenny 170, View Fort, Empire and Merseybank Jerseys, Bracknell, Tasmania Reserve Intermediate Champion female—Riverside Rumours Ginger, Riverside Jerseys, Nirranda, Victoria Junior Champion female—Bushlea Action Fernleaf 11, Bushlea Farms, Leongatha, Victoria Reserve Junior Champion female—Shirlinn JS Silkie, Brian and Vicki Wilson and Family, Tamworth, New South Wales Premier Breeder—Brunchilli Farming Trust, Finley, New South Wales Premier Exhibitor—Brian and Vicki Wilson and Family Class Winners
Heifer born on or after 01/07/12 (9 shown) 1. Cedar Vale Excitation Maggie (S: Bridon Excitation), Cedar Vale Jerseys Gerringong, New South Wales 2. Rivendell Tammy’s Request ET, Rivendell Jerseys, Nowra, New South Wales 3. Maple Gum Bubbles, W. and R. Rundle, Ecklin South, Victoria Heifer born 01/01/12 to 30/06/12 (18 shown) 1. Shirlinn Tequila Wren (S: Tower Vue Prime Tequila-ET), Brian and Vicki Wilson and Family, Tamworth, New South Wales 2. Rivendell Getaway Passion, Rivendell Jerseys and Matt Templeton, Nowra, New South Wales 3. Salvation Reagan Belle, Salvation Jerseys, Cobargo, New South Wales Heifer born 01/07/11 to 31/12/11 (14 shown) 1. Shirlinn Tequila Snowflake (S: Tower Vue Prime TequilaET), Brian and Vicki Wilson and Family 2. Rivendell Tequila Violet, Rivendell Jerseys 3. Bralock Merchant Merle, J. and T. Phillips, Congupna, Victoria Heifer, Dry born 01/01/11 to 30/06/11 (18 shown) 1. Shirlinn JS Silkie (S: Brunchilli Jades Storm, D: Koree Island Sultans Silkienne 3), Brian and Vicki Wilson and Family, res. jr. champ. 2. Brunchilli Giller Marcia, Brunchilli Jerseys, Finley, New South Wales 3. Bralock Kenedys Kookie, B. and J. Gavenlock, Berry, New South Wales Heifer, Dry born 01/07/10 to 31/12/10 (6 shown) 1. Bushlea Action Fernleaf 11 (S: Forest Glen Avery Action-ET, D: Bushlea Ren Fernleaf), Bushlea Farms, Leongatha, Victoria, jr. champ. 2. Regal Park OnTime Laramie, Ashleigh Mayo, Sydney, New South Wales 3. Homelands Ringmaster Silvermine, Hentschke and Schutz, Invergordon, Victoria Heifer, Dry born 01/01/09 to 30/06/10 (4 shown) 1. Homelands Ringmaster Neroli (S: Family Hill Ringmaster), Hentschke and Schutz
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2. Sunshine Farm Duchess 7, N.R. and J.M. McDonald, Kyabram, Victoria 3. Blue Chip Comerica Babe, Windy Ways Jerseys, Tongala, Victoria Jersey Australia Futurity (5 shown) 1. Brunchilli Ressa Eileen (S: Rapid Bay Ressurection), Brunchilli Jerseys 2. Riverside Ressurection Patricia, Riverside Jerseys, Nirranda, Victoria 3. Broadlin Vanessa 2701, L. and L. Broad, Lockington, Victoria Heifer, 2 yrs. in milk, born 01/07/10 to 30/06/11 (17 shown) 1. Rivendell Sambo Halle ET (S: Lester Sambo-ET), Rivendell Jerseys 2. Riverside GG Noelene, Riverside Jerseys 3. Brunchilli Iatola Ruby, Brunchilli Farming Trust, Finley, New South Wales Heifer, 2 ½ yrs. in milk, born 01/01/10 to 30/06/10 (13 shown) 1. Riverside Rumours Ginger (S: Rapid Bay Reagan-ET, D: Riverside Sambo Ginger), Riverside Jerseys, res. int. champ. 2. Brunchilli Request Belle, Brunchilli Farming Trust 3. Hazel Vale Sultan Mermaid, Hazel Vale, Invergordon, Victoria Cow, 3 yrs. in milk. born 01/07/09 to 31/12/09 (22 shown) 1. Prom View Jenny 170 (S: Lencrest Blackstone-ET, D: Prom View Jenny 62), View Fort, Empire and Merseybank Jerseys, Bracknell, Tasmania, int. champ. 2. Riverside Ressurection Patricia, Riverside Jerseys 3. Rivendell Iatola Passion, Rivendell Jerseys Cow, Senior 3 in milk, born 01/01/09 to 30/06/09 (15 shown) 1. Shirlinn Free Dawn (S: Bushlea Freeagent), Brian and Vicki Wilson and Family 2. A-Class Senior Rarity, S. Gavenlock and M. Crittenden, Numbaa, New South Wales 3. Stoneleigh Park BR Graceful, The Burnett Family, Merrigum, Victoria Cow, 4 yrs. in milk, born 01/07/08 to 31/12/08 (15 shown) 1. Riverside Colettes Covergirl (S: Bridon Remake Comerica-ET, D: ALT Paramount Colette), Riverside
Riverside Country Lollypop Champion female Jerseys, res. champ. 2. Brunchilli Visionary Cher, G.G. and J.D. McPhee, Finley, New South Wales 3. Shirlinn Connection Priscilla, Brian and Vicki Wilson and Family Cow, 5 yrs. in milk, born 01/07/07 to 30/06/08 (9 shown) 1. Riverside Country Lollypop (S: BW Country-ET, D: Riverside Golden Lollypop), Riverside Jerseys, champ. 2. Brunchilli Guapo Clau, A. Gavenlock and M. Crittenden 3. Rye Valley Comerica Bianca ET, R. and H. Perrett, Kongwak, Victoria Cow, 6 yrs. in milk, born 01/07/06 to 30/06/07 (9 shown) 1. Homelands Sleeping Beauty (S: Rock Ella Paramount), Hentschke and Schutz 2. Shirlinn Icy Eve, Brian and Vicki Wilson and Family 3. Misty Glen Flowers Charade Daydream, Windy Ways Jerseys Cow, 7 yrs. and longer in milk, born prior to 01/07/06 (10 shown) 1. Minstonette Blacky Vickie 60 (S: Blackys Big TIme), J. and K. Sykes, Ringarooma, Tasmania 2. Brunchilli SB Tammy, Rivendell Jerseys and Matt Templeton, Numbaa, New South Wales 3. Brunchilli Sambo Priscilla 2, Brunchilli Farming Trust Pen of three females owned by exhibitor (5 shown) 1. Brian and Vicki Wilson and Family 2. Riverside Jerseys 3. Bushlea Farms Cow and daughter or two daughters of same dam (3 shown) 1. Hazel Vale 2. Windy Ways Farm
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For the 2013-14 academic year, $12,000 will be awarded across all AJCA scholarship programs. These awards will be presented Saturday, November 9, at the annual Junior Banquet held in Louisville, Ky. For more information, contact the American Jersey Cattle Association by writing 6486 E. Main Street, Reynoldsburg, OH 43068-2362.
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In Memoriam Kenneth Dean Vial Kenneth Dean Vial, Grand Ronde, Ore., 62, passed away on January 25, 2013. He was born on February 20, 1950, to the late Gordon and Alpha Myhr Vial. He graduated from Havelock-Plover High School in 1968 and then earned a bachelor’s degree in dairy science from Iowa State University. He was the high individual in the national intercollegiate dairy cattle judging contest in 1974 and received a Kildee Scholarship from National Dairy Shrine. Vial worked for the Brown Swiss Association and then was a professional livestock photographer living in Fresno, Calif. Most recently, he was a livestock water quality specialist for the Oregon Department of Agriculture. He is survived by two daughters, Darcy (Clint) Sexson, Stanfield, Ore., and Lindsay Vial, Tri-Cities, Wash.; a son Shawn Vial, Bend, Ore.; two brothers, Harold Vial, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Lee Vial, Marshalltown, Iowa; a sister Harriet Den Hartog, Storm Lake, Iowa; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death a brother, Raymond Vial.
Ray Sollenberger Ray Sollenberger, Everett, Pa., 84, passed away on February 21, 2013. He was born to the late Jacob and Pearl (Woy) Sollenberger and lived his entire life in the Everett area. He graduated from Everett Area High School in 1945 and married Elaine Mock in September 1954. For more than 50 years, the family operated Ralaine Jerseys, a Registered Jersey farm, in Everett. The Sollenbergers received their first Registered Jersey from a neighboring breeder in exchange for harvesting of their grain. Ralaine Jerseys received numerous production awards over the years and was nationally ranked for Jersey Performance Index. Ralaine Jerseys also received the Norman Genetic Award numerous times for being Pennsylvania’s high-ranking herd for genetic merit. The Sollenbergers routinely consigned to elite Registered Jersey sales at the state and national level and even shipped cattle to Japan. The family routinely hosted judging schools and other agriculture events at the farm. Today the herd is managed by Ray and Elaine’s daughter, Lori, and is known as
Hidden Hills Dairy LLC. Sollenberger was a member of the American Jersey Cattle Association, the National Dairy Shrine and the Pennsylvania Jersey Cattle Association, which honored him and Elaine with the Distinguished Service Award. He also sat on the board of the Bedford County Agricultural Extension and the Atlantic Breeders’ Cooperative and was an auditor for West Providence Township. He was a member of the Church of the Brethren, first in the Cherry Lane congregation and then the Everett congregation. He taught junior high Sunday school classes, sang in the choir, sat on the music and worship committee and served on the board in several capacities, including chair. He also served the church at the district and denominational levels. Sollenberger was instrumental in the purchase of the land for a camp that became known as Camp Blue Diamond. Among his greatest joys were the accomplishments of his children and grandchildren. He taught them how to ride a bicycle and then drive farm machinery. He helped them learn to show their Jersey 4-H projects at local fairs and state and national shows. He routinely attended their activities and events and praised academic achievements. After retirement, Sollenberger spent many hours designing and creating items from brass, steel and wood. He even created a special gift for his church to present to Bishop Zacharias Mar Theophilus of India during an assembly of the World Council of Churches. In addition to his wife of 58 years, Elaine, and daughter, Lori, and her husband Rex Knepp, he is survived by a daughter, Beth (Tim) Morphew; a son, Leon (Sharon) Sollenberger of Haleiwa, Hawaii; four grandchildren; and two brothers, Ellis Sollenberger of New Enterprise and Lloyd (Lura) Sollenberger of Everett He was preceded in death by a brother, Robert.
Steven Joed Zike Steven Joed Zike, Morristown, Ind., 57, passed away on March 4, 2013, at his home. He was born on August 10, 1955, in
Rushville, Ind., son of Joed and Wilma (Valentine) Zike. He graduated from Morristown High School in 1973 and earned a bachelor’s degree in animal science from Purdue University in 1977. He married Sheila (Bridgford) Zike on April 4, 1979. Zike was the engine group vice president of quality and reliability for Navistar in Indianapolis, Ind., having worked there for 30 years before retiring in 2010. He also bred, raised and exhibited Registered Jersey cattle and was the fifth generation of his family to continue the tradition. A heifer bred by the family, ZJF Tequila Betsy, sold in the Top of the World Sale in 2012 to Purple Fever Cattle Co. and Lookout Jerseys of North Hatley, Que., and was named Reserve All Canadian Intermediate Calf for her new owners. He was a member of the Indiana Jersey Cattle Club and the Purdue Alumni Association. He also belonged to the Morristown United Methodist Church and the Morristown F&AM Masonic Lodge #193. He coached Little League for many years. In addition to his wife, Sheila, and mother, Wilma, both of Morristown, he is survived by two daughters, Jessie (Brandon) Everhart and Stephanie (Jonathan) Everhart, both of Morristown; three grandchildren; a brother Kevin (Rhonda) Zike of Morristown; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Joed, and a grandson. Memorial contributions may be made to the Steve Zike Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o Erlewein Mortuary, 1484 W. US 40, Greenfield, IN 46140.
Rhetta Marion Fletcher Rhetta Marion Fletcher, Pittsfield, Mass., 93, passed away on March 11, 2013. She was born on January 5, 1920, in Chester, Conn., the daughter of the late Rhett and Ethel Fletcher. She received her early schooling in Green Village, N.J., and then graduated as a pro-merit graduate from Pittsfield High School in 1936. Fletcher’s family moved to Lanesboro, Mass., in 1930 and established Jersey (continued to page 66)
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Acres. She was active in 4-H for 11 years and worked with her brothers at the family farm after high school graduation. She and her brother, the late Earl Fletcher, became co-owners of Jersey Acres in 1965. The farm was sold to the Berkshire Natural Resources Council in 1995. She was a member of the American Jersey Cattle Association. She served the Massachusetts Jersey Cattle Club as secretary-treasurer from 1964-1996 and was also a director of the New England
Jersey Breeders Association. Fletcher had been a member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Lanesboro since 1933. She was the organist and choir director for 12 years and treasurer for 40 years beginning in 1964. She chaired the Old Stone Church Tower Restoration Committee from 1999-2002 and was a member of the steering committee for the church’s sunset concerts. She also was the organ and choir director at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Adams, Mass., for five years. She volunteered at the gift shop at
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the Berkshire Medical Center for seven years. Fletcher is survived by many nieces and nephews. The family would like to thank the staff of Greylock Extended Care Facility for their care. In addition to her brother, Earl, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Ruth Correll and Kathleen Proctor, and two other brothers, Neil Fletcher and Craig Fletcher. Memorial donations may be made to St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 20 S. Main St., Lanesboro, MA 01237.
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