April 2012 Jersey Journal

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 59 • No. 4 • April 2012 • 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

Queen of Quality® Promotes Benefits of Jersey Milk

All American Planning Meetings

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43

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A-2 Milk May Spell Opportunity for Jerseys

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Queen of Quality® Promotes Benefits of Jersey Milk

38

AJCA, NAJ March Board Summary

57

Uniform Functional Type Traits Appraisal Program

43

All American Planning Meetings

32

What Has Equity Done for You?

49

Annual Meeting Registration

48

Annual Meeting Schedule

50

Preparing for the Future Challenge

73 International Dairy Week National Jersey Feature Show

60 California Jersey Breeders 66 Michigan Jersey Cattle Club 70 New York Jersey Cattle Club 56 South Carolina Jersey Breeders

47 JerseyBid.com

Regional Dairy Challenge Competitions 50 Conclude

Daisy Mason, Jefferon, N.Y., is enjoying the first days of spring. She is the daughter of Hamilton and Shannon Mason, owners of Cowbella dairy products and Queen of Quality® producers. Shannon and her parents, Gail and Dave Peake, won Gold Medals at the 2011 North American Jersey Cheese competition with their Chive, Garlic-Oregano, Salted and Sweet Cream butters. They are owners of Danforth Jersey Farm along with Shannon’s uncle, Russell Danforth.

This photo was chosen as the winner of the Kids-N-Cows division of the 2011 Jersey Journal Photo Contest.

The April issue focuses on the benefits of National All-Jersey Inc., the Queen of Quality® label and the benefits of Jersey milk.

Coverage begins on page 18.

71 AJCA Scholarship Deadline July 1

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AJCA, NAJ Board Members

52 Award Winning All-Jersey Products

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Advertising Index

46 Eligibility Rules for 2012 All American Junior Show

14 Along the Jersey Road

14 Errata 65 Jersey Junior Public Presentation Contest Entries Due June 1

10 Calendar 17 Editorial 6

Field Service Staff

75 Memorial Contributions Received

68 In Memoriam

54 National Dairy Scholarship Applications Due April 15

52 Jersey Jargon

35 Producer Potential with A-2

76, 77, 78 Journal Shopping Center

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Jersey Journal Subscription Rates

10 Registration Fees 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

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National All-Jersey Inc. and Herd Services: Research and Genetic Program Development:

Neal Smith, 614/322-4455 Vickie White, 614/322-4452 Cherie L. Bayer, Ph.D., 614/322-4456 Kimberly A. Billman, 614/322-4451 Jason Robinson, 614/216-5862 Erick Metzger, 614/322-4450 Cari W. Wolfe, 614/322-4453

AJCA-NAJ Area Representatives Director of Field Services: Kristin A. Paul, 209/4025679 (mobile); 608/754-3164 (office/fax); kpaul@ usjersey.com. Wisconsin, northern California.

Sara Barlass, 614/256-6502 (mobile); 315/824-0349 (fax); sbarlass@usjersey.com. Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia.

David A. Burris, 209/613-9763 (mobile); 270/378-5434 (phone); 270/378-5357 (fax); dburris@usjersey.com.

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, east Tennessee, Virginia.

Allen J. Carter, 559/259-7825 (mobile); 951/925-0742 (phone); 614/322-4488 (fax); acarter@usjersey.com.

Arizona, California, New Mexico.

Patty Holbert, 270/205-1300 (mobile); 270/325-4352 (fax); pholbert@usjersey.com. Kentucky and Ohio.

Londa Johnson, 614/296-3621 (mobile); ljohnson@ usjersey.com. Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota

and South Dakota.

Chris Lundgren, 614/313-5818 (mobile); clundgren@ usjersey.com. Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Elizabeth Moss, 614/296-4166 (mobile); 731/697-1341 (phone); emoss@usjersey.com. Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, west Tennessee.

Ron Mosser, 614/264-0142 (mobile); 260/368-7687 (fax); rmosser@usjersey.com. Indiana, Michigan.

Kate Rector, 614/216-9727 (mobile); 614/322-4474 krector@usjersey.com Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, 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.

Patty Holbert, above

Londa Johnson, above Greg Lavan, 614/216-8838 (mobile); glavan@usjersey. com Chris Lundgren, above Elizabeth Moss, above

American Jersey Cattle Association Board of Directors Officers President: Robert Bignami, 24540 Clark Ave., Orland, CA 95963-8018. Phone 530/865-5612 (office), 530/5195612 (mobile); bob@brentwoodfarms.com.

Vice President: Richard A. Doran Jr., 3342 Bush River Rd., Newberry, SC 29108. Phone 803/924-1466; bushriver@aol.com.

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.

Richard A. Doran Jr., see above. Sixth District. 2012.

Ralph Frerichs, 5730 Mueller Rd., La Grange, TX 78945-4226. Phone 979/249-5405; frerichs@cvctx. com. Eighth District. 2012.

W. Phil Gordon, 1304 S. Harkless Dr., Apt. C-7, Syracuse, IN 46567. Phone 574/361-7214; gordonfarms1304@ yahoo.com. Seventh District. 2014.

William Grammer, 966 S. 15th St., Sebring, OH 44672.

Phone 330/938-6798; gramjer@centurylink.net. Fourth District. 2013.

David Norman, 7076 Rt. 414, Liberty, PA 16930-9726.

Phone 570/324-5631; drnorman@chilitech.net. Third District. 2012.

Jim Quist, 5500 W. Jensen, Fresno, CA 93706.

Phone 559/485-1436; PK1JQ@hotmail.com. Twelfth District. 2014.

Wesley Snow, 1601 Ferris Rd., Brookfield, VT 050360113. Phone 802/728-5291. First District. 2012.

Chris Sorenson, W3995 County Road H, Pine River, WI 54965-8130. Phone 920/987-5495; csorenson000@ centurytel.net. Tenth District. 2013.

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 Hwy. 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.

Robert Bignami, see AJCA officers.

Richard A. Doran Jr., ex-officio, see AJCA David Endres, see above. District 4. 2014.

Calvin Graber, 44797 281st St., Parker, SD 57053.

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Phone 605/238-5782; calgraber@yahoo.com. District 7. 2013 William Grammer, ex-officio, see AJCA. James S. Huffard III, see above. District 5. 2012.

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; kel@msdairy. com. District 8. 2014.

Mike Wickstrom, 5852 Columbus Ave., Hilmar, CA 95324-9754. Phone 209/667-9622; michaelwickstrom@ msn.com. District 2. 2013.

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JERSEY JOURNAL

ABS Global................................................. 16, 44 Accelerated Genetics................................. 21, 31 Agri Laboratories, LTD..................................... 76 Ahlem Farms Partnership................................ 62 All-Lynns Jerseys............................................... 28 Alta Genetics/Jerseyland Sires.................... 4, 71 American Jersey Cattle Association....12, 76, 77, 78 Ameri-Milk Jerseys........................................... 72 Androgenics..................................................... 72 Arco Farms....................................................... 67 Avi-Lanche Jerseys.......................................... 11 Avon Road Jersey Farm.................................. 72 Bachelor Farms.................................................. 8 Beechwood H LLC........................................... 75 Biltmore Farms................................................. 22 Brentwood Farms............................................... 2 Buttercrest Jerseys.......................................... 22 California Jerseys.............................2, 11, 36, 62 Cantendo Acres............................................... 74 Carson & Bascom Jerseys.............................. 20 Cedar Mountain Jerseys.................................. 20 Cedarcrest Farms............................................ 70 Cinnamon Ridge Dairy..................................... 26 Circle S Jerseys............................................... 63 Clauss Dairy Farm........................................... 62 Clover Patch Dairy........................................... 74 Cloverfield Jerseys........................................... 46 Covington Jerseys............................................ 26 Cowan Dairy..................................................... 74 Crescent Farm................................................. 20 Culbertson, LLC............................................... 24 D&E Jerseys.................................................... 11 DLH Jersey Farm LLC..................................... 56 Dar-Re Farm Ltd.............................................. 74 DeMents Jerseys............................................. 67 Den-Kel Jerseys................................................. 7 Diamond S Farm.............................................. 72 Domino Jerseys .............................................. 42 Dorado Jerseys................................................ 42 Dreamroad Jerseys.......................................... 42 Dutch Hollow Farm........................................... 42 Edn-Ru Jerseys................................................ 67 Fairway Jerseys................................................ 22 Fire-Lake Jerseys............................................. 62 Forest Glen Jerseys........................................... 3 Fort Morrison Jerseys...................................... 63 Four Springs Jerseys....................................... 30 Frederick Farms Inc.......................................... 30 Genex............................................................... 29 Goff Dairy......................................................... 47 Golden Meadows Jerseys................................ 36 Grammer Jersey Farm..................................... 74 Grazeland Jerseys Ltd..................................... 74 Hallet Dairy Farm LLC..................................... 72 Hav’s Farm....................................................... 20

Heartland Jerseys, Inc. ................................... 80 Heinz Jerseys................................................... 72 Her-Man Jerseys.............................................. 73 Hi-Land Farms................................................. 42 High Lawn Farm............................................... 67 Highland Farms, Inc......................................... 20 Highland Jersey Farm...................................... 74 Hilmar Jerseys................................................. 62 Holmes Farm.................................................... 63 Hometown Jerseys...............................40, 41, 69 Hy-Capacity Jerseys........................................ 67 Illinois Jerseys.................................................. 23 Iowa Jerseys.................................................... 26 Irishtown Acres................................................. 30 JEMI Jerseys.................................................... 30 JVB Red Hot Jerseys....................................... 67 JerseyBid.com.................................................. 77 Jersey Journal......................................27, 55, 77 Jersey Young Sire Program.............................. 78 Jersey Marketing Service....................45, 51, 53 Journal Shopping Center.....................76, 77, 78 K&R Jerseys.................................................... 72 Kenny Farm...................................................... 30 LIC.................................................................... 54 Land O’Lakes Animal Milk Products................ 37 Lands at Hillside Farm, The............................. 67 Lawtons Jersey Farm....................................... 42 Lindsay’s Pine Hill Jerseys............................... 74 Livestock Exporters Association of U.S.A........ 63 Lucky Hill Jersey Farm..................................... 63 Lyon Jerseys.................................................... 26 Mapleline Farm................................................ 63 Margandale Jersey Farm................................. 74 Martin Dairy LLC.............................................. 46 Mason Farm..................................................... 63 McKee Jersey Farm......................................... 30 Messmer Jersey Farm..................................... 54 Michigan Spring Sale....................................... 67 Mill Ridge Jerseys............................................ 30 Mills Jerseys....................................................... 8 Minnesota Jerseys........................................... 72 Molly Brook Farms........................................... 20 Nettle Creek Jerseys........................................ 30 New England Jerseys................................ 20, 63 New England Spring Sale................................ 51 New York Jerseys...................................7, 42, 64 New York State Spring Sale............................. 45 Nobledale Farm................................................ 30 Normandell Farms........................................... 30 Norse Star Jerseys........................................... 65 Oakhaven Jerseys........................................... 74 Ohio Jerseys........................................22, 61, 74 Ohio Spring Classic Sale................................. 61 Oomsdale Farm Inc.......................................... 64 Oregon Jerseys..........................3, 13, 33, 46, 56

Owens Farms Inc............................................. 72 Page Crest Jerseys.......................................... 30 Pearlmont Jerseys........................................... 63 Pennsota Jerseys............................................. 72 Pennsylvania Jerseys................................. 30, 67 Purdue Boilermaker Heifer Sale...................... 68 Queen-Acres Farm.......................................... 73 Ratliff Jerseys................................................... 15 Richardson Family Farm.................................. 20 River Valley Dairy............................................. 23 Riverside-F Farms............................................ 30 Rowzee Jersey Farm....................................... 63 Schirm Jersey Farm......................................... 74 Scotch View Farms.......................................... 42 Seacord Farm.................................................. 42 Select Sires, Inc.....................................9, 78, 79 Semex........................................................ 25, 77 Senn-Sational Jerseys..................................... 73 Shan-Mar Jerseys............................................ 30 Shenandoah Jerseys....................................... 75 Silver Maple Farms.......................................... 63 Silver Mist Farm............................................... 56 Silver Spring Farm........................................... 42 Smith Haven Dairy........................................... 72 Spahr Jersey Farm, Inc.................................... 74 Spring Valley Farm........................................... 72 Springdale Jersey Farm................................... 20 Spruce Row Jerseys........................................ 30 Steinhauers Jerseys........................................ 72 Stoney Hollow Jerseys..................................... 30 Sturdy Built....................................................... 78 Sugar Grove Jerseys....................................... 75 Summit Farm.................................................... 26 Sun Valley Jerseys........................................... 33 Sunbow Jerseys............................................... 71 Sunset Canyon Jerseys................................... 56 Taylor Jersey Farm Inc..................................... 47 Tierney Farm Jerseys...................................... 42 Trans-America Genetics................................... 76 Trans-Ova Genetics......................................... 59 Unkefer Jersey Dairy........................................ 74 Vanderfeltz Jerseys.......................................... 30 Viking Genetics.................................................. 9 Waverly Farm................................................... 47 Wilsonview Dairy.............................................. 13 Wisconsin Jerseys.........................28, 65, 72, 75 Wisconsin Spring Sale..................................... 53 Youngs Jersey Dairy Inc................................... 74 This index is provided as an additional service. The Jersey Journal assumes no liability for errors or omissions. The Jersey Journal does not guarantee quality, delivery time, or availability of items ordered from commercial advertisers. Any advertisements for sales before the 20th of the month of the publication cannot be guaranteed.

Newell Mills 4675 Sheckler Rd., Fallon, NV 89406 newell@phonewave.net • 775/427-4675

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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.

Type Appraisal Schedule

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; Minnesota and North Dakota; Iowa, South Dakota and Nebraska.

J u ne — Ve r m o n t ; M a i n e, M a s s a c h u s e t t s, Connecticut and New Hampshire; Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia and Delaware; Idaho and Utah; North Carolina; Kansas, Oklahoma and Colorado.

Deadlines

APR. 5—USDA genetic evaluations released.

APR. 25—All petitions for AJCA President and Directors must be filed with the Executive Secretary.

APR. 29—All petitions for NAJ Director must be filed with the Executive Secretary.

JULY 1—Applications for National Jersey Youth Scholarships due.

AUG. 1—Deadline to register and/or transfer animals for the All American Junior Jersey Show.

AUG. 9—USDA genetic evaluations released.

Sales

APR. 13—PENNSYLVANIA SPRING SALE, Mercer, Pa.; Pennsylvania Jersey Cattle Club, sale mgr.; http://jerseysites.usjersey.com/pennsylvaniajerseys.

APR. 13—PENNSYLVANIA POT OF GOLD SALE, held in conjunction with the Western Pennsylvania Spring Spectacular Sale; Mercer County Fairgrounds, Mercer, Pa.; Pennsylvania Jersey Cattle Club, sale mgr.; http://jerseysites. usjersey.com/pennsylvaniajerseys.

APR. 14—50TH KENTUCKY NATIONAL SALE, Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.; 2:00 p.m. (EST); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.com; Lynn Lee, auctioneer.

APR. 19—DEEP SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST HEIFER GROWERS SOUTH SALE, Arco Farms, Sylacauga, Ala.; 10:30 a.m. (CDT); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.com; Lynn Lee, auctioneer.

APR. 20-21—CEDARCREST SALE IV, Cedarcrest Farm, Faunsdale, Ala.; 10:00 a.m. (CDT); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.com; Lynn Lee, auctioneer.

A P R . 2 4 — 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); sale managed by Jersey Marketing Service; catalog at www.JerseyBid.com.

APR. 28—61st 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.

APR. 28—BOILERMAKER HEIFER SALE, West Lafayette, Ind.; Purdue University Dairy Club, sale mgr.

May 5—New York Spring Sale, Broome County Agricultural Center, Whitney Point, N.Y.; 11:00 a.m. (EST); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.com; Lynn Lee, auctioneer.

May 6—Derby Showcase All Breeds Sale, Lake View Park, Frankfort, Ky.; 2:00 p.m.

(EST); Louisville Jersey Parish, sale mgr.; for more information contact Jackie Branham, 502/545-0890.

May 12—WISCONSIN STATE Sale, hosted by All Lynn Jerseys, David Allen, Reedsburg, Wis.; 11:00 a.m. (CDT); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.com; Wade Schoneck, auctioneer.

May 19—RATLIFF PROOF OF PROGRESS II Sale, Ratliff Jerseys, Garnett, Kan.; 12:00 noon; Avonlea Genetics Inc. and Ratliff Jerseys, sale mgr.; Gary Estes, auctioneer.

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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MAY 22—JERSEYBID.COM INTERNET AUCTION, closing begins at 1:30 PM (EST) sale managed

by Jersey Marketing Service; catalog at www.

JerseyBid.com.

JUNE 23—COW POWER SALE, Den-Kel Jerseys, Byron, N.Y.; 1:00 p.m.(EST); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.com; Lynn Lee, auctioneer.

J U N E 2 6 — 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) sale managed by Jersey Marketing Service; catalog at www.JerseyBid.com.

JUNE 30—55 th NATIONAL HEIFER SALE, Fryeburg Fairgrounds, Fryeburg, Maine; 4:00 p.m.

(EST); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@ usjersey.com; Lynn Lee, auctioneer.

JULY 7—Norse Star Summer Hummer Sale, Norse Star Jerseys, Westby, Wis.; sale mgr: Avonlea Genetics.

JULY 21—NORTH CAROLINA POT OF GOLD SALE, Piedmont Jerseys, Lincolnton, N.C.; 10:00 a.m. (EST).

J U LY 2 4 — 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) sale managed by Jersey Marketing Service; catalog at www.JerseyBid.com AU G . 2 8 — 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) sale managed by Jersey Marketing Service; catalog at www.JerseyBid.com SepT. 22—New York Fall Sale, Broome County Agricultural Center, Whitney Point, N.Y.; 11:00 a.m. (EST); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.com.

S E P T. 2 4 — 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) sale managed by Jersey Marketing Service; catalog at www.JerseyBid.com.

SEPT. 25—76th Vermont State Sale, North Haverhill, N.H.; 10:30 a.m. (EST); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.com.

OCT. 2—Top of the World Sale, Madison, Wis.; 7:00 p.m. (CDT); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.com.

OCT. 4—Dairyland Protein Sale, Rock County Fairgrounds, Janesville, Wis.; Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.com.

OCT. 20—Ohio Fall Production Sale, Wayne County Fairgrounds, Wooster, Ohio; Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.com.

O C T. 2 3 — 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) sale managed by Jersey Marketing Service; catalog at www.JerseyBid.com.

NOV. 3—55th Pot O’Gold Sale, Kentucky Expo Center, Louisville, Ky.; 4:30 p.m. (EST); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.com.

NOV. 4—The 60 th All American Jersey SALE, West Exhibit Hall, Louisville, Ky.; 5:00 p.m (EST); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@ usjersey.com.

N OV. 2 7 — 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) sale managed by Jersey Marketing Service; catalog at www.JerseyBid.com

Meetings and Expositions

APR. 27—NEW ENGLAND JERSEY BREEDERS ANNUAL MEETING AND BANQUET, Middlebury Inn, Middlebury, Vt.; 6:00 p.m. social hour followed by banquet at 7:00 p.m.

MAY 29-JUNE 13­­­—20th WORLD JERSEY CATTLE BUREAU ANNUAL COUNCIL MEETING AND TOUR, Columbia; for more information, http://www. wjcb.wildapricot.org/Default.aspx?pageId=1078858.

JUNE 27-30—ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THE AMERICAN JERSEY CATTLE ASSOCIATION AND NATIONAL ALL-JERSEY INC., North Conway (continued to page 68)

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Brad and Kristi Nyman, Nyman Bros. Dairy, Hilmar, Calif., welcomed twin boys to their family on February 24, 2012. Trevor Joseph was 4 lbs. 4 oz., and 16 inches long, while Drew Martin was 5 lbs. 14 oz. and 17 inches long.

The twins were welcomed home by older sister Emma, 4, and brother Blake, 2.

Danny and Michele Upchurch, UHT Enterprises, Evansville, Wis., recently welcomed their f irst child. Tristen Michael was born March 3, 2012. He weighed 7 lbs. and 2 oz. and was 19½ inches long.

Kelvin (Kelly) and Kathy Moss, Mountain Shadow Dairy, Litchfield Park, Ariz., recently welcomed a new baby boy. Jensen Lee was born shortly before noon on March 5, 2012. He weighed 9 lbs. and 1 oz. and was 21 inches long. Jensen was welcomed home by his six older siblings and the rest of the Moss family.

Kelly is the financechair on the National All-Jersey Inc. board of directors and a previous recipient of the Progressive Dairy Producer award from World Dairy Expo.

Tera Koebel, Three Oaks, Mich., was chosen as the 2011-2012 recipient of the John and Barbara Dilland endowed scholarship through the Michigan Dairy Memorial and Scholarship Foundation Inc., at Michigan State University (MSU).

The $3,500 scholarship is named in honor of John Dilland, former controller, director of finance and general manager for the Michigan Milk Producers Association and his wife, Barbara.

Ko e b e l , a n M S U a g r i b u s i n e s s management senior, is the daughter of Terry and Jennie Koebel. While at MSU, Koebel has been an active member of and held leadership positions with the MSU Dairy Club, Sigma Alpha professional agriculture sorority, the Collegiate Farm Bureau and Collegiate FFA. She has completed two study-abroad experiences, including one trip to Belgium and the Netherlands and one to South Africa.

Koebel was a member of the MSU dairy judging team that placed first in both oral reasons and the Holstein breed at the 2011 Page 14

A Hearty Welcome To These New AJCA Members Nathan Arnold, Columbia City, Ind. Kari L. Behling, Fox Lake, Wis. Karen Bohnet, Silvis, Ill. Sarah Bromley, Wallingford, Vt. Danielle Brown, Dodgeville, Wis. Dustin Brown, Fort Recovery, Ohio Mark J. Brunholzl, Lake City, Minn.

Edmund S. Campbell, Canmer, Ky. Stanley Grzybowski Jr., Athens, Wis. Michael Guido, Slingerlands, N.Y. Emily Harris, Monroe, Wis. Theresa Hartman, Broken Bow, Neb. Christopher Hopkins, Cornwall Bridge, Conn.

Nathan Jensen, Cloverdale, Ore. Jason S. Johnson, Woodstock, Vt. Michelle Kendle, Smithville, Ohio Jesse Kline, Chambersburg, Pa. Marlene Krohlow, Black Creek, Wis. Gaylen Larsen, Loa, Utah Sara Long, Elsie, Mich.

Chad McCloy, Cortland, N.Y. D.J. McGlothern, Brooksville, Fla. Sieto Mellema, Dalhart, Texas Brian Meyer, Clayton, Wis. Mark Miller, Millersburg, Ohio Danny Peirick, Watertown, Wis. William Pickert Sr., Berthoud, Colo.

Wyatt Joseph Schirm, Mogadore, Colo Staci Sexton, Lake City, Minn.

Brandon Silver, Webster, N.H. Christopher M. Stamp, Hanoverton, Ohio Steve Sterwalk Jr., Waterloo, Wis. Michael Steyer, Oakland, Md. Jerry Stockon, Weatherford, Texas Rick Vreeland, Otisville, N.Y. Andrew T. Watson, Etna, Maine Crystal Wheeler, Jackson, Idaho Mary Wittlinger, Clarence, N.Y. Mervin D. Yoder, Salisbury, Pa. Jason Yurs, Fort Atkinson, Wis.

World Dairy Expo Intercollegiate Dairy Judging Contest.

The Bakker Family, Rock Bottom Dairy, Rock Rapids, Iowa, recently received the platinum award at the 2011 Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council Annual Meeting in Kansas City, Mo. In 2010, they were given the gold award.

Dairy owner Bernie Bakker and dairy manager Dan Bakker received the award on behalf of Rock Bottom Dairy, one of only four dairies in the country to receive the platinum award, which recognizes dairy operations that lead the industry in management, biology and culling.

Bernie purchased an existing 100-cow dairy in 2002 and grew it to its current size of 1,100 Jersey cows. Rock Bottom Dairy maintains a rolling herd average of 17,800 lbs. of milk.

World Dairy Expo’s Board of Directors approved f ive new members at their annual meeting, held March 6, 2012, at the Alliant Energy Center. The new members will join the current board of directors. The new directors include two Jersey breeders; Buster Goff, Goff Dairy, Hobbs, N.M., and Callum McKinven, Lookout Holsteins & Jerseys, Canton de Hatley, Quebec, Canada.

The board is composed of a variety of dairy business professionals from the United States and Canada. Jersey breeder Bill Barlass, Janesville, Wis., currently serves as the secretary/treasurer of the board. Established in 1970 as World Dairy Expo, Inc., the board serves in an advisory role to the management.

Errata In the March 2012 Jersey Journal, the Herds Ranked by Herd Size of 10-39 Record By Milk, listed the results from 2010.

The top 10 herds for 2011 were, ranked from one to 10, Randy and Jana Kortus, Lynden, Wash.; Jill Maxham, South Hero, Vt.; Gerald Laufenberg, Mount Horeb, Wis.; Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Miss.; Kevin and Annetta Herrington, Dansville, N.Y.; Joseph and Debra Brant, Cuba City, Wis.; Scott and Karen Nolt, Canton, Pa.; Isidro Alves, Fallon, Nev.; Steven and Amanda Killian, Blair, Wis.; Dale E. Hindman, Brockway, Pa.

The team photo of the first place collegiate team from the NAILE Dairy Judging Contest,, November 6, 2011, in Louisville, Ky., was omitted from the Dairy Judging Contest results in the February 2012 Jersey Journal.

Pictured above are members of the University of Minnesota Dairy Judging team: Jacob Achen, Jayne Esch, David Hansen and Theresa Twohey and coach Les Hansen.

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More, and Better pedigree-based inbreeding is increasing at a slower rate for As reported in last month’s issue, production per cow— Jersey compared to Holstein. However, Productive Life is as measured by the AJCA lactation average—achieved falling back at the rate of six days a year for cows born from record levels in 2011: 18,633 lbs. milk, 889 lbs. fat, and 1994 through 2003 (the last group to have had opportunity 676 lbs. protein, that average based on a record-setting to fully express this trait).

91,028 lactations. As the March magazine was going to So, these are some of the ways the Jersey cow is changing press, the Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory b e c a u s e o f b re e d i n g issued its annual report on Jersey records used Table 1. Phenotypic trends by birth year for milk, fat, protein, somatic cell decisions. How about cow score, pregnancy rate (%) and Productive Life (months). conformation? Selection in 2011 national genetic pressure, especially for evaluations: 182,137 Birth No. 1 udder traits, has resulted in calvings averaging 18,565 Year Cows Milk Fat Protein SCS DPR PL continued improvement lbs. milk, 870 lbs. fat, and 2000 41,343 17,776 810 626 3.34 25.99 33.72 669 lbs. protein. Jersey 2001 41,373 17,666 809 624 3.28 25.56 33.77 for the past 20 years. Figure milk yield increased by 2002 42,983 17,760 811 629 3.15 26.69 33.10 1 charts 10 years of data 1.4% over the previous 2003 44,769 18,236 836 645 3.16 26.26 32.67 for six udder traits, and in every case, improvement year, that rate second only 2004 47,892 18,283 839 649 3.13 26.24 – 2005 50,622 18,459 846 657 3.07 26.63 – has been made. Especially to Milking Shorthorn. important is the Fat yield increased by a 2006 54,195 18,451 852 661 2.92 27.14 – improvement in Udder “surprising” 23 pounds, 2007 58,746 18,414 856 662 2.84 28.51 – 2008 67,406 18,710 879 674 2.83 28.89 – Depth, the single most and fat levels jumped 2009 55,205 19,266 895 689 2.76 30.53 – important trait related from 4.62% to 4.69% to a cow’s risk of being in just one year. Protein 1 Most accurately measured when cows have opportunity to reach 8 years of age culled from the herd. At an component levels were Source: Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory, ARS-USDA, December 2011 annual PTA gain of 0.08 unchanged, but total yield for cows born in 2005 was up 11 pounds. through 2009, the genetic Those gains are trend for Udder Depth is coincident with a rapidly second only to that of Rear growing Jersey population Udder Height at 0.10. in this country. Jersey This information shows calvings increased by 9.9% we are improving the over the previous year. business end of the Jersey Within that big cow, and one reason is the picture, we find positive use of advanced tools for indicators of Jersey breed sire and mating selection. improvement (Table 1).

J e r s e y Pe r f o r m a n c e AIPL tracks genetic trends IndexTM and JerseyMateTM across not only production traits, but also for health drive production and type (measured by Somatic forward in tandem. JPITM Figure 1. PTA averages for selected udder traits by birth year.

Cell Score, SCS), longevity is specific to the Jersey (Productive Life, PL), and fertility (Daughter Pregnancy breed, its strengths and its challenges. JerseyMateTM finds Rate, DPR). Jersey’s genetic trends, in pounds per year, are the combinations to make your “Cow of the Future” most 150 lbs. for milk, 9.3 lbs. fat, and 6.9 lbs. protein, all gaining fit, more efficient, and most profitable. at a faster rate compared to Holstein. SCS is decreasing, More Jersey cows that are more productive, have better DPR is increasing, both good things. Another positive is fertility and better udders than ever before: that is exactly that the genetic trend for Expected Future Inbreeding and what every Jersey owner and the U.S. dairy industry need.

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Queen of Quality® Promotes Benefits of Jersey Milk

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his month, the Jersey Journal is continuing its feature of All-Jersey producer-distributors with the next installment in the Queen of Quality® series. The family of All-Jersey producerdistributors continues to grow every month as more and more producers realize there is opportunity to make the dairy more profitable by marketing their delicious, nutritious product to consumers directly.

A complete listing of all Jersey producers who use the Queen of Quality® on their All-Jersey products can be found online by visiting www.queenofquality.com.

Appleton Farms After 375 years of farming in Ipswich, Mass., Appleton Farms decided to find out what all the buzz was surrounding Queen of Quality® and National All Jersey Inc. With the hiring of n ew f a r m manager, John Miller, the historic farm not only gained an experienced herdsman, but an award winning cheese maker.

A gift of Colonel Francis R. Appleton, Jr., and his wife, Joan, Appleton Farms is one of the oldest continuously operating farms in the country, established and maintained by nine generations of the Appleton family.

The farm is now part of The Trustees of Reservations organization, which helps care for 100 different places—nearly 25,000 acres—all around Massachusetts.

Appleton Farms began bottling their own milk in November 2011 and became an All Jersey producer the following month. They are presently sending the milk to an off farm location to be processed while they work on building their own plant. They sell their vat-pasteurized glass-bottled milk in the store located at Appleton Farms, where they also sell soap (made from Jersey milk), eggs, and beef. They also carry other local products and will soon be a Queen of Quality® producer, with Appleton cheese going into production in April, fresh off the completion of their new cheese making facility.

“The Queen of Quality® label is so impressively eye-catching,” said John Miller. “It is great for making that allimportant eye contact to the products that makes the customer pick up the package Page 18

and decide to buy it or not to buy it.”

“The campaign—sticker, promotional materials and all—set the bar, creating an essence of excellence,” he added.

The cheese products will include a fresh ricotta, soft cheese spreads, a white mold ripened cheese, an aged cheddar-like hard cheese and a Jersey milk parmesan, which they hope to have available for distribution in the early summer. There are also plans to make gelato or frozen yogurt in the future.

They plan to enter their products into cheese competitions, an area John Miller excelled at before starting his venture with Appleton Farms, previously winning two gold medals at the World Jersey Cheese Competition, among others. Helping him on the farm and with these new Appleton ventures are three full-time employees, one part-time employee, and one apprentice.

Filling the orders for this growing list of products are 30 Jersey cows that average more than 14,000 pounds of milk. They plan to use 100% of their milk by July, the time in which they expect their cheese to go into distribution.

Appleton Farms also follows many organic-styled practices when it comes to what they feed their Jerseys. The grassbased dairy herd eats grass in season and vast amounts of forages, including free choice grass hay. This grass-based ration is balanced with a whole grain mix, never using hormones or feed additives.

As Appleton Farms begins another leg of their stellar tradition, they are hoping to continue as a sustainable farm and dairy.

With several other eco-friendly projects taking place on the farm grounds, they are making sure this business will continue for another 375 years.

Crooked Face Creamery While Josh and Amy Clark may be first generation cheese makers, they are hardly new to the dairy business. Both parts of this young couple represent three generations of dairy farming within their own families. After they married in 2009, they began their new adventure together, by starting a new dairy tradition for themselves—cheese making.

“We use the Queen of Quality® label as

Amy and Josh Clark, Crooked Face Creamery, built their business together after both having been grown up with the dairy industry as the previous three generations of each of their families. Their farm is named after a special Jersey cow with a rye face, and their milk is made from a special herd of Jersey cows with ideal production rates.

part of our cheese packaging,” said Amy. “It differentiates us from other Maine cheeses, and signifies quality and credibility, which is important to customers shopping for cheese that do not have the opportunity to meet us, or sample our products first.”

Crooked Face Creamery, Norridgewock, Maine, has now been making its own farmstead cheese for one full year. The Clark’s creamery is the first farm in Maine to use the Queen of Quality® seal for their 100% Jersey milk dairy products. They decided to make cheese as a way to make their small farm more viable and as a way for both Josh and Amy to be an active part of the farm. Amy, who also works off the farm in web marketing, serves as the cheese maker, while Josh manages the dairy.

“We decided to become an All-Jersey distributor because we love the breed, their demeanor, and their milk, high in butterfat, is perfect for cheese making,” said Josh.

“Jerseys are also the most efficient milk producers, therefore in good years, we are able to sell any surplus feed as well as any surplus heifers.”

Crooked Face Creamery is currently producing Whole Milk Ricotta and an Aged Gouda-style cheese (natural rind) in a few varieties—plain, smoked or herbed.

After a year of market research, Josh and Amy decided these two signature cheeses would be the focus of their efforts. They sell their products at local farmers’ markets, retail shops, and the occasional restaurant and caterer. They also sell to a local pasta maker who uses their whole milk ricotta in their ravioli, and during a special promotion earlier this year, a lasagna pasta kit sold to JERSEY JOURNAL

area consumers with their ricotta.

The cheese making facility is located right off of the barn and was built specifically to meet the demands for their products. Each week Amy processes 75 gallons of milk into cheese, about half fresh Ricotta and the other half representing their Gouda-style cheese. The milk comes from their herd of 40 Jersey cows, which have a rolling herd average of 15,800 pounds, with a recent fat test of 4.7% and protein test of 3.5%.

Josh found and purchased their Jersey herd shortly after the couple married and takes great pride in the care of his animals. In December 2011, he was recognized for his outstanding achievement as a producer of high quality milk, receiving second place for Highest Quality Milk in Maine by AgriMark. The Jerseys are rotationally grazed and fed an organic diet of home-grown forages.

Since the products of Crooked Face Creamery are sold at farmer’s markets, Josh and Amy have great opportunities to interact with their customers directly. They also offer recipe ideas and more information about their Jerseys and farmstead cheese on their Facebook page and webpage, www.crookedfacecreamery.com, which they also treat as an opportunity to have conversations with their customers.

Now that they have crossed the one year of production threshold, the young couple is looking forward to continued success, to increasing their production, and even plan on entering their Gouda-style cheeses into the next North American Jersey Cheese Awards competition.

Green Glades Creamery At Green Glades Creamery, Terra Alta, W.Va., the Queen of Quality® label has seen much success. Home to the production of cheddar, havarti, feta, cheddar curd and two varieties of their own farmstead spreadable cheese, Green Glades Creamery is hoping to soon add Mozzarella to their line up as they expand operations.

Ben and Callee Walsh founded the farm in 2003 with 36 Jersey cows and have expanded to as many as 85 cows back down to their current total of 60.

They now sell their cheesebased products at farmers markets, specialty stores and five white table cloth restaurants in West Virginia. They use the april 2012

Calle Walsh, above, and Ben Walsh, Green Glades Creamery, are looking forward to expanding their cheese production after almost a year in the value-added product business, and nine years after founding their farm.

Queen of Quality® stickers on all of their retail products and the emblem on all of their signs and banners.

The current herd of Jersey cows average about 12,000 pounds of milk and are bred to calve in April and May to maximize grazing during peak lactation. The herd currently has a fat test exceeding 5.0% and a 4.1% protein test. The cheese production uses 10% of the farm’s milk, but will also increase in the next few months to account for the increased markets and product range.

“We sample cheese at all of our markets so we get immediate feedback with our sales,” said Ben. “We also work with about half a dozen chefs on product development and different uses for our products on their menus.”

Green Glades Creamery began producing cheese in May 2011, and became Queen of Quality® producers later that same summer to take advantage of the free and cost-effective marketing materials, as they were already a REAP herd. Since the farm is leased, the creamery was built a mile and a half down the road by their house, where the milk is transported.

“We have always been interested in making a value-added product and we found cheese to be the most amenable,” said Ben. Green Glades Creamery has participated in several local food competitions. During the West Virginia Recipe Challenge in the summer of 2011 they won the new business division, which is open to all new food businesses and budding food entrepreneurs in West Virginia.

Between the couple, they have varied and extensive education in the agricultural industry, which is being put to great use as they plan, develop and market their

homestead Jersey products. Callee earned a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree in animal science, and Ph.D. in biochemistry from West Virginia University (WVU) and is one of the university’s Goldwater Scholars. Ben Walsh earned bachelor’s degrees in agribusiness management and rural development and agricultural and extension education, and a master’s degree in agriculture, forestry and consumer sciences also from WVU. Ben and Callee have much to look forward to as they expand operations at Green Glades Creamery to fulfill the needs created by growing their retail market base.

Manwaring Cheese It would appear that all roads in Rigby, Idaho, led to cheese for Dale Mortimer and Blake Manwaring. Mortimer, a second generation devout Jersey breeder, and Manwaring, a second generation cheese maker, have always had a similar interest in the dairy industry but it was not until the summer of 2011 that the pair realized just how much they had in common.

Though the two families had been associated for years, the partnership was formed when Manwaring approached Mortimer about using his herd of Jerseys as the sole milk provider for the cheese plant he was developing. Mortimer had been tossing around the idea of developing a niche market to take advantage of the high-quality Jersey milk; so he not only accepted M a n w a r i n g ’s idea, he proposed they become partners.

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Dale Mortimer, left, and Blake Manwaring, formed a partnership that merged experienced dairy farmer with experienced cheese maker, and the result has been delicious.

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currently milks a herd of 55 Registered Jerseys and has a rolling herd average of 14,000 pounds milk with a 4.9% fat test and a 3.8% protein test. While the cheese plant operates a part-time status, turning out products twice a week, Mortimer only sends about 10% of his total milk to the process, the rest goes to a component marketing order. Having been in the value-added product business for some time, Manwaring knew exactly what type of cheese plant he wanted to build. The result was a very unique and consumer friendly building that frequently plays host to local groups of students and interested consumers.

While Manwaring brought expert cheese skills to the table, Mortimer suggested they jump in with both feet and not only promote the unique cheeses being produced, but the unique taste that Jersey milk products hold over their counterparts. The duo immediately became Queen of Quality® producers, showcasing the label not only on their products and marketing, but throughout the cheese plant.

“I knew people would be able to tell how much better the cheese was,” said Mortimer of their decision to use the Queen of Quality® label. “I wanted to highlight the difference not only in the quality of our products, but in the quality of the cow delivering the product.”

Mortimer knew that the overall value of All Jersey milk was much more than that of non-Jersey milk and wanted to promote that to their customers.

“I wanted people to identify with our cheese,” he said. “Once people try it, they become attached to it.”

Manwaring Cheese currently has eight different varieties being sold in their online store, www.manwaringcheese.com, and in select local retail outlets and markets.

People throughout the country can log on and purchase Caraway, Dill, Green Onion, Horseradish Bacon, Jalapeno, Smoked Chipotle, Tuscan Rub and Plain Cheddar Cheese, all offered in two sizes.

“Blake is always trying out different flavors, and the customers really respond to the creativity of the product,” said Mortimer, who also noted that his cheese maker partner can taste the difference from the Jersey milk, and see the difference in pounds of cheese produced.

“That is something us Jersey breeders have known for years, though,” laughed Mortimer.

That knowledge is what led to Mortimer to his interest in cheese making. He wanted to be able to determine his own prices and set the value of his products instead of april 2012

having them set for him.

While Mortimer does not work at the cheese plant every day with his son, daughter-in-law and Blake, he does have the opportunity to get feedback from his neighbors in Rigby who approach him to talk about the flavorful and unique cheeses.

They are hoping that positive impression carries over to other consumers interested in specialty cheeses and judges of cheese contests as they gear up to begin competing this year.

Marcoot Jersey Creamery The Marcoot Family, Greenville, Ill., has

a deep tradition in the Jersey dairy industry.

Their history traces back to the mid-1800s when the first generation of Marcoots set out to raise the sustainable brown cow, the cow that is now helping the seventh generation of the family with their newest venture.

“We have been making cheese two years now,” said Amy Marcoot. “We decided to pursue a value added venture because we wanted to allow ourselves to be sustainable and hopefully allow the eighth generation of Marcoots to continue the dairy.”

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to help the Marcoots continue dairying into future generations. As they have only ever had brown cows, it was a natural progression to start making cheese from their Jersey milk. They started by building a 3,300 square foot creamery near the farm.

The facility has an on-site farm store and viewing windows into the cheesemaking rooms so customers can see the process.

The Marcoot Creamery is now producing farmfresh and cave aged cheeses, all of which bear the Queen of Quality® label.

“The advantages for using the label are that people know we are all Jersey, and we have been able to educate the public about the benefits of Jersey milk,” said Amy. They sell a variety of cheeses and dairy products available, with the specialty raw milk cheeses being aged in the aging cave.

The aging cave is modeled after the man made cheese caves in Switzerland, where the first generation of Marcoot dairy farmers lived before coming to America.

Marcoot Creamery sells three different kinds of cheese curds: plain, garlic herb and taco; six farm fresh cheeses: gouda, havarti, just jack, pepper jack, tomato basil jack and smoked gouda; and four kinds of cave aged cheeses: tome, alpine, cheddar and heritage.

These products are sold mainly in the St. Louis and Chicago farmers markets, with some cheese hitting the shelves in Texas and New York.

They are currently milking 65 head of Jerseys, which produce about 40

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Seven generations of Jersey farmers 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.

pounds of milk a day, all of which goes to the production of the cheeses. Marcoot Creamery will produce approximately 65,000 pounds of cheese in 2012. The cows are mostly grass-fed and are given homeopathic remedies as the first line of defense when necessary, and do not use any hormones or feed additives, which is important to their customers. Also important to consumers, the nutritional value of each product sold at the creamery, which is why product nutritional labels can be found on their webpage, www. marcootjerseycreamery.com.

“We are very involved with the public, as we do the sales and marketing for our products,” said Amy. “We go to three farmers markets, have an on-site farm store and do many tours with interested consumers.”

Another place cheese enthusiasts can find Marcoot Jersey Creamery products is at the North American Regional Jersey Cheese Competition, where they previously won silver medals for their mozzarella and creamery havarti. They have continued building upon that success and look

Spring Gap Mountain Creamery Jurgen Schelzig and Penny Sagawa, partners of Spring Gap Mountain Creamery, Paw Paw, W.V., have only been making cheese for two years. Prior to that, they had office jobs in Washington, D.C. and no previous dairy or farm experience.

They originally bought the 32-acre farm as a weekend getaway but quickly realized how much they enjoyed being in rural West Virginia. Cheese making became a way for them to make a living on their farm while serving as a ticket out of the “D.C. rat race” and into a lifestyle that focuses on reaping the rewards of their physical labor.

Founded in early 2009, Spring Gap Mountain Creamery has been making cheese since April of 2010. Spring Gap Mountain Creamery products currently sell at several Washington D.C. area farmers markets; including Silver Spring and Bethesda, Md., on Saturdays, Columbia Pike, Va., on Sundays and the Palisades neighborhood in Northwest Washington D.C. on Sundays.

They built a small cheese making facility on the property and process about 150 gallons of milk into cheese each week.

The facility (a 40’ x 40’ metal building) was constructed using SIPS panels for maximum insulating capability. There is a large main processing area and a smaller lab area for testing the milk. There are three aging rooms, each kept at different temperature and humidity levels depending on the cheese. Penny and Jurgen began making their first aged raw milk cheese in their cheese house in April 2010. They (continued to page 24)

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took a three-day cheese-making course in Vermont and chose to manufacture raw milk cheese, which has to age for 60 days.

They purchase milk from Kitty HockmanNicholas at Hedgebrook Farm Winchester, Va., which operates the last glass-tube milking machine in Virginia., and then make the actual cheese on their own farm. Hedgebrook Farm is recognized with the “Animal Welfare Approved” seal, given on behalf of Animal Welfare Approved, a non-profit animal welfare organization. That same seal is also showcased on the products produced

by Spring Gap Mountain Creamery.

Penny and Jurgen currently only sell cheeses at farmer’s markets, so they value the interactions directly with customers and consumers.

“It’s extremely rewarding to hear how much enjoyment our farmer’s market customers get from our cheese,” said Penny.

“They share recipe ideas and new ways of using our cheeses, and we look forward to seeing our repeat customers every week.”

They currently produce four types of raw milk cheese: Jersey Gold, a Dutch-style gouda; Shenandoah Sunrise, a southern French-style tomme cheese, which won a Silver medal winner at 2011 North American Jersey Cheese Awards; Sophie’s

Select, a cloth-wrapped cheddar, and West Virginia Blue. They will also be introducing Farmhouse Feta this summer.

“We named our gouda “Jersey Gold” because we feel it showcases the best qualities of Jersey cow milk, and having the Queen of Quality® label is an excellent conversation starter to draw in new customers,” said Penny. “Kids are especially curious to know more about the Queen of Quality® label and what it represents, and we’ve found that getting them engaged and informed is a great way to boost repeat sales.”

As Penny and Jurgen continue to develop more products to wear the Queen of Quality® and Spring Gap Mountain Creamery labels, they will continue to learn about not only cheese making, but the quality that the Jersey cow brings to the table.

You can visit them online at www. springgapmtn.com.

The Old Church Creamery While The Old Church Creamery may be relatively new to the Queen of Quality® brand, Catherine and Keith Long, owners of the Creamery located in King William County, Virginia, were quick to recognize the value of the support offered by National All Jersey Inc. through its branding program. Catherine started producing cheese in the fall of 2011 and The Creamery became a Queen of Quality® producer shortly after. Since first applying the All Jersey labels to their products, the Longs have seen great success in their growing operation.

“I think our customers are curious to learn more about Jerseys and to learn about the difference in breeds regarding butterfat, for instance,” said Catherine. “My retailers tell me that their customers have reacted favorably to the [Queen of Quality®] label, because for about three months I had sold our cheese without the label, so many of our customers have noticed the change.”

The Longs even changed the label for Creamery products so there would be a proper place for the National All Jersey Inc. branding. Currently, The Old Church Creamery is producing 11 varieties of cheddar cheese, with hopes to soon be producing a variety of products, including yogurt—spoon-based and drinkable—chocolate and white milk and kefir. They send their cheese products to wine shops and small natural food stores and boutiques, in addition to their participation at farmers markets.

They have a special “creamery” building on their farm in which they process the value-added products. Catherine remodeled the building, which was built before World War II, to meet the needs of a cheese processing facility, including their special MicroDairy Designs pasteurizer and cheese vat. Each week, Catherine or alternatively, Karen Madison, an employee of the creamery, spend up to three days each week turning up to 450 pounds of Jersey milk into 45 pounds of Queen of Quality® cheese.

The Longs currently milk 10 Jersey cows twice a day and have a rolling herd average of 14,000 pounds with 4.8% butterfat.

Although presently they have a mixed herd which includes pure-bred Jerseys, along with Holsteins, Swedish Reds and Brown Swiss, they milk the Jerseys first to make sure the milk is properly separated, which follows the requirements of the Queen of Quality® program. They plan to become All-Jersey producers over the next year. (continued to page 26)

Catherine Long, far right, of The Old Church Creamery, is joined by her daughter, Anna, center, and the Virginia Dairy Princess, Kendra Lester, in addition to one of their cows, Matilda.

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“I really believe in Jerseys,” said Catherine. “I think they are more efficient cheese producers than other breeds of dairy cattle because they love to graze, they don’t mind the sunshine and heat associated with Virginia’s climate, they seem curious about their world, and are the first of all our four breeds to gravitate out to the fields to look for interesting plants to eat.”

The Long family chose to start making cheese to fill the demand of wholesome, natural and local products within their city.

They do not apply man-made fertilizers or pesticides, instead using kelp, fish oil and compost tea to improve soil fertility, which in turn improves the stand of forages for the cows to consume.Catherine personally, plants the pastures in a diverse mix of plant species, including red and white clovers, blue chicory, wheat, oats, orchard grass and purple-top turnips to provide a variety of good sources of nutrition for the herd.

Not only have they created products to meet the needs of consumers in their area, they have opened a dialogue among their community about the dairy industry and the value of Jerseys.

“In today’s market many consumers are looking for healthy, nutrient-dense foods,”

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said Catherine. “Natural, sustainable, grassfed Jersey-derived dairy products hold promise for these consumers.”

Being located so close to an urban area, (Virginia’s capital, Richmond, is 30 minutes away) provides multiple opportunities for the Longs to not only share their products, but let interested consumers view firsthand how the cows are treated and how their products are produced. They also sell other products, like grass-fed organic Angus beef, grass-fed chickens, pastured pork sausage, and eggs. This allows for even more customer-producer interactions on their farm.

“I am emphasizing the value of butterfat over total pounds of milk produced and therefore, I am convinced Jerseys offer small farmers, like my husband and myself, the opportunity to achieve some success in marketing our own dairy products right off the farm,” added Catherine.

Wake Robin Farm Bruce and Meg Schader began their farming adventure in 1999 with a vegetable and cut flower farm in Jordan, N.Y. For several years, they operated a Community Supported Agriculture program, later deciding to return the farm to what it was meant to be; a small dairy. They decided to

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assemble a small herd of Jersey cows and build a dairy processing plant on their farm as a way to run a two-person operation, stay small and local and make a living on the farm.

What started in 2006 with four cows and a yogurt recipe has grown to 18 milking cows and 18 heifers. They have also expanded their product line to include cream on top milk and yogurt, fresh cheese curds, chocolate milk and artisan cheeses, which are all primarily sold at their farm store and regional farmers markets.

“We first got involved [with Queen of Quality®] through the Jersey cheese competition, and since we are devoted to the breed, we thought Queen of Quality® would be a good way to help promote the cows we love,” said Meg of the partnership with National All Jersey Inc. established several years ago.“The Queen of Quality® label helps us to educate consumers about the Jersey breed,” she added.

The Schaders milk between 15-20 Jerseys, which have an average fat test of 4.5% to 5.5%. They process all of their milk on the farm, which produces about 150,000

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Meg and Bruce Schader, pictured above with son Hugh, have been operating Wake Robin Farm since 1999. In 2006, they decided to venture into the dairy business after years of vegetable farming. Since then, they have increased their herd, milk production and the line of products they sell. Photo courtesy of Joshua Demotts.

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pounds a year.

Nearly all of their sales are direct to consumers, which is something Bruce and Meg look forward to. They are proud of their unique, high-quality products, and they enjoy developing relationships with local consumers and farm market customers.

“Making the connection for people from our farm to their fork is an important part of what we do,” added Meg. Wake Robin Farm consists of about 75 acres of rolling farmland. They move cows into fresh pasture twice a day during grazing season, feed organic grain in the barn year round and make hay for the winter on neighboring fields. They practice organic farming, which does not use herbicides or pesticides on the farmland, and they do not add thickeners, stabilizers, or artificial flavors to the products.

Bruce and Meg established their business in 1999. Meg graduated from Cornell University, where she studied agricultural science. She learned “practical farming” from Bruce, a fourth generation farmer, who was raised on a conventional dairy farm and earned a degree in political science from SUNY-Oswego.

Wake Robin Farm has been nationally recognized for some of their cheese varieties. The Mona Lisa cheese, an Italian style cheese produced at Wake Robin, won a Silver Medal in the 2009 North American Regional Jersey Cheese Awards. Opus, is a Wake Robin Farm original cheese, was awarded a Bronze medal at the 2010 World Jersey Cheese Awards. Their newest cheese creation, Floradell, won a Silver medal in the 2010 World Jersey Cheese Awards.

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What Has Equity Done For You?

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n 1957, leaders of the Jersey breed recognized the need for a separate company to focus on improving and protecting markets for Jersey milk. Today, National All-Jersey Inc. (NAJ) represents the concerns of high solids milk producers in the areas of marketing, dairy policy, research, and economic analysis, all with the mission of improving the value of and demand for high solids milk and genetics.

NAJ’s work starts with the superior taste, nutrition, and manufacturing efficiency of Jersey milk. Project Equity was launched in 1976 to establish equitable pricing systems that financially rewarded producers of a high-solids product. Staff traveled from cooperative-to-cooperative, cheese plantto-cheese plant, federal order-to-federal order, advocating for manufacturing efficiency and industry change. After decades of work, multiple component pricing was included in Federal Order Reform beginning January 1, 2000.

Federal Order Reform was a significant victory, but there is still work to be done. In the southeast and in Arizona producers are still paid for skim, not protein and other solids. Increasing the solids in fluid milk sold at retail across the country is another place where improvement is needed. Rebuilding the All-Jersey® program to introduce new generations of consumers to the Jersey— the Queen of Quality®—is still a work in progress.

“NAJ plants the seed, does the prodding, and keeps the ball rolling,” said former American Jersey Cattle Association president and current NAJ vice president James Huffard. “Without NAJ doing battle for us, we would be ignored.”

Dairy policy also plays a vital role in NAJ’s work. From testifying at federal order hearings, to participating in farm bill discussions, to commenting on proposed rules changes at USDA, NAJ staff represents members’ concerns on both regional and national levels. After the economic hardships of 2009, numerous groups proposed new legislation and new programs, too often focusing on the needs of “average milk.” NAJ staff attended meetings, wrote letters, and worked with industry allies to ensure the concerns of high-solids producers were heard and addressed. As a result, proposed federal order reform that would have eliminated regulated component pricing was altered to instead recommend a Page 32

The Equity program has been a mainstay of National All-Jersey Inc., since the 1970s. The funds for this endeavor have aided in major products throughout the years, such as Federal Order Reform, rebuilding the All-Jersey program with the Queen of Quality label, and lobbying for higher minimum standards in all milk in the United States. The support of the Jersey breed to Equity has allowed the leaders of the breed to continue to be a forward-thinking group, looking for the most equitable price of all Jersey breeders for their milk.

USDA hearing on Class III price discovery.

A mandatory supply management program is now voluntary, though NAJ continues efforts to make the program more equitable to high-solids producers. Dairy policy and the next Farm Bill are primary issues for 2012 and NAJ will be in the forefront, representing high-solids producers.

Many of NAJ’s efforts would be futile without the economic and scientific base provided by Jersey-specific research. The development of the Van Slyke cheese yield formula at Utah State University in 1980 made it possible to predict the manufacturing yield from a hundredweight of milk based on component levels. This research was necessary to concretely demonstrate the advantage of Jersey milk in cheese vats. More recently, NAJ funded the study comparing the carbon footprints of Cheddar cheese made from Jersey milk and Holstein milk. That study has been peer-reviewed and published in the January issue of the Journal of Dairy Science using sound science to show Cheddar cheese made from Jersey milk has a 20% lower carbon footprint, using 11% less land and 32% less water. Funding Jersey-specific research is a key step to improving the Jersey breed and the demand for Jersey milk.

The work of NAJ always comes back to members and the economic situation on their farms. The weekly market update and Equity newsletters keep members informed about markets, prices, and pressing issues

facing the dairy industry and high-solids producers.

NAJ provides economic analysis for individual producers, whether they are looking to maximize the market value of their milk, considering a switch to Jerseys, or investigating a new sales opportunity.

NAJ also works with individual cooperatives to recruit more high-solids milk or put together routes of high-solids milk for specific uses.

After attending the 1957 annual meeting where National All-Jersey Inc., was created, Hoard’s Dairyman editor Bill Knox wrote, “In 17 years of attending national breed meetings, no meeting has impressed me so deeply as this one. The 89th meeting, 20 and 30 years from now, will be looked upon as a turning point in the Jersey breed.”

The Jersey has come a long way and is thriving in an industry that values manufacturing efficiency and quality products.

Looking to the future, an emphasis on efficiency will be even greater, in both manufacturing and the resources used to produce milk and components. NAJ’s work in marketing, policy, and research will continue to position the Jersey as the cow of the future.

The success of National All-Jersey and Project Equity is a tribute to the Jersey breeders who invested to give their breed and their business a voice. The future of NAJ and the Jersey cow depend on the next generation of members to keep that voice.

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A2 Milk May Spell Opportunity for Jersey

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he health benefits of milk have long been heralded. In the minds of consumers, calcium, riboflavin, protein and other necessary nutrients are so closely tied to milk that getting the recommended amount of dairy every day is paramount to health, especially for parents planning meals for their children. But as we delve deeper into the science of milk nutrition, newer terms are taking center stage, such as probiotics, conjugated linoleic acid and A2, and we are learning that dairy has a dietary role throughout one’s life.

One of these buzz words—A2 milk— recently has been associated with reduced risks for developing cardiovascular disease, diabetes, autism and schizophrenia and improved digestive well-being. Interest in A2 milk sprouted in Australia and New Zealand and is now growing in the United States.

So, what is A2 milk? It is milk produced by animals that are homozygous A2 for the beta-casein gene. Conversely, milk can be homozygous A1 or heterozygous A1/A2.

Contrary to what is often reported in the popular press, dairy cattle breeds do not exclusively produce A1 or A2 milk, though there are tendencies among breeds and within countries. Compared to other domestic dairy breeds, the Jersey has a relatively low frequency of occurrence of the A1 gene and a high frequency of occurrence of the A2 and B (A1-like variant of the beta-casein) genes.

Jersey breeders may be poised to capitalize on consumer interest in A2 since the

breed is heavy with A2 genes and the trait is an easy one to manipulate in the breeding program. Many of the breed’s top bulls are homozygous A2 and inexpensive DNA tests for beta-casein status of cows are now readily available.

But, Jersey breeders should not jump on the A2 bandwagon without some thought.

Early studies on A1 and A2 milk were ecological in nature rather than cause and effect. More recent work has failed to connect consumption of A1 milk with human disease. In regards to human health, the news is mixed and the jury is still out.

That said, Jersey producers should be well aware of what is being reported about A2 milk and their cow so they can direct their businesses and answer potential questions from consumers. There may be potential for niche markets for A2 milk that are similar in nature to those for organic, hormone-free and locally-produced foods.

The Science Bovine milk contains six major proteins: four casein proteins and two whey proteins.

Of the four casein proteins, beta-casein is the most abundant. Several genetic variants of beta-casein have been identified. A1 and A2 are the most common beta-casein alleles in dairy cattle. Beta-casein B, an A1-like variant of beta-casein, has also been identified in dairy cattle, predominantly in the Jersey and Brown Swiss breeds in the United States.

The major difference between the A1

Beta-Casein Frequency Distribution U.S. Dairy Cattle

Breed (# of Animals)

A1

Allele Frequency A2 B Other

Ayrshire, USA (45)

0.72

0.28

Ayrshire, Finland (20,990) 0.51

0.49

Ikonen et al., 1996

Brown Swiss, USA(22)

0.14

0.66 0.18 0.02

Kiddy et al., 1966

Brown Swiss, USA (50)

0.18

0.66 0.16

Van Eenennaam and Medrano, 1991

Guernsey, USA (196)

0.01

0.98

Aschaffenburg, 1963

Guernsey, USA (40)

0.96

Holstein, USA (1,152)

Reference Kiddy et al., 1966

0.04

Van Eenennaam and Medrano, 1991

0.43

0.55 0.02

Van Eenennaam and Medrano, 1991

Holstein, USA (6,575)

0.42

0.53 0.02 0.03

Hines et al., 1977

Holstein, USA (260)

0.62

0.35 0.03

McLean et al., 1984

Jersey, USA (37)

0.22

0.49 0.29

Kiddy et al., 1966

Jersey, USA (172)

0.17

0.50 0.33

Van Eenennaam and Medrano, 1991

Compared to other domestic dairy breeds, the Jersey has a relatively high frequency of occurance of the A2 and B beta-casein genes and a low occurence of A1 genes.

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and A2 proteins is a single amino acid at position 67 in a strand of 209 amino acids.

A1 beta-casein has the amino acid histidine at position 67, while A2 beta-casein has the amino acid proline in the same position.

The A2 gene is considered to be the original beta-casein protein because it existed before a mutation caused the appearance of the A1 gene in European herds a few thousand years ago.

Frequencies of occurrence in the betacasein genes vary widely among countries and among herds. Generally speaking, domestic Ayrshires and Holsteins carry the A1 and A2 genes nearly equally. Jerseys and Brown Swiss have a relatively low frequency of occurrence of A1 and a high frequency of occurrence A2 and B. Guernseys almost exclusively appear to have the A2 genotype (96-98%).

Health Benefits The correlation between A1 consumption and a diverse range of human diseases was first drawn in ecological studies about a decade ago. Elliott el al. (1999) studied per capita consumption of A1 and A2 and the incidence of type 1 diabetes among children from 10 countries. Though protein consumption did not correlate with insulindependent diabetes mellitus, the consumption of A1 alone or, in combination with B, did correlate with the disease.

Two years later, McLachlan (2001) suggested a strong correlation between the estimated per capita intake of A1 in 16 countries around 1980 and the incidence of ischaemic heart disease mortality five or 10 years later. In 2003, Laugesen and Elliott published a study in the Journal of the New Zealand Medical Association that ratified the observation across 19 countries. The report led to an editorial in the publication that encouraged the hypotheses to be further investigated.

In an animal study to describe the effects of A1 versus A2 on atherosclerosis development, Tailford et al. (2003) found rabbits fed the A1 casein had a higher percent surface area of aorta covered by fatty streaks than those fed A2. As well, the thickness of the fatty streak lesions in the aortic arch was significantly higher. They concluded that A1 was atherogenic, whereas A2 was not.

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in the digestion of A1 milk that triggers health problems. In A1 milk, the amino acid bond between position 66 and position 68 is easily broken down by digestive enzymes. The resulting BCM7 has strong opioid (narcotic-like) properties that may contribute to an increased risk for autism, cardiovascular diseases and type I diabetes.

Conversely, the digestion of A2 milk does not produce BCM7.

The health risk of consuming A1 milk, though, has yet to be proven through cause and effect studies. In a human-intervention study published in the British Journal of Nutrition, Chin-Dusting et al. (2006) found that dietary supplementation with casein A1 did not promote any cardiovascular health disadvantages over consumption of casein A2. In another study, Venn et al. (2006) determined that dairy products containing either A1 or A2 exerted no differential effects on plasma cholesterol concentrations in humans.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) recently reviewed the aforementioned studies and other scientific literature to assess the relationship of BCM7 and related peptides with non-communicable diseases. It concluded that no cause and effect relationship exists between BCM7 in A1 milk and diseases such as type 1 diabetes, heart disease, autism, schizophrenia and Crohn’s disease.

Genetically Speaking The difference in the frequency of occurrence of the A1 and A2 genes is largely due to differences in breeding philosophies among herds and countries.

Because the appearance of the trait is controlled by a single gene, it can be easily managed in the breeding program. An animal is either homozygous or heterozygous for the A1 and/or A2 beta-casein allele since it inherits one gene from each parent. An animal will be A1/A1 (homozygous A1), A1/A2 (heterozygous) or A2/A2 (homozygous A2).

The only way to determine the A1/A2 status of an animal is through genotyping.

Several companies are now offering genetic testing for A1 and A2 for females. Released in March 2012, the Jersey breed’s 8K chip will include the animal’s status for A1/A2 when it is requested. There is a small additional cost for this option.

A number of A.I. organizations have tested their Jersey bulls for beta-casein

Producer Potential with A2 Consumer choices are governed by a number of complex factors. The reasons why one product is purchased and another left on the shelf are as varied as the consumer. Some of these factors may seemingly be at odds with each other or fly in spite of science. There is room for opportunity with such freedom of choice.

In recent years, profitable niche markets for farmers have sprouted largely from consumer beliefs and values, including markets for organic, hormone-free and locally-produced foods. With the growth of demand for A2 milk, especially in this country, some dairy producers will be poised to capitalize.

One of these Jersey producers may be Brad Cowan, who operates Cowan Dairy with his wife, Melody, and their family in Astoria, Ore. The couple’s youngest son, Julian, manages the breeding and embryo transfer programs at the dairy and is responsible for registering, mating and genotyping the herd. The youngest daughter, Marika, also lends a hand on the dairy. Eldest son, Nathaniel, and his wife, Lorrie, and their sons, Nathan, Carson, Logan and Michael, handle the cropping end of the business.

The herd of 1,000 Jersey purebred and crossbred cows has predominantly been bred to homozygous A2 Jersey bulls for the past decade and is now heavy with homozygous A2 genetics.

Cowan Dairy is an intensively-grazed, seasonally-calved operation patterned after herds in New Zealand. Though the Cowans use some domestic Jersey sires, the bulk of the semen tank is reserved for Jersey bulls from Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC), which markets New Zealand genetics.

Jersey reproductive efficiency coupled with Cowan’s grazing management means the farm is often overflowing with surplus cattle. Cowan Dairy has a thriving market for dairy replacements, selling 200-300 head each year, but would like to be able to capitalize on the A2 angle.

Though there is likely a market for A2/A2 cows and heifers, an equally attractive option for Cowan is to produce and distribute A2/A2 dairy products.

“We have the perfect cow for high-end cheese,” commented Cowan, who currently ships milk to Tillamook Cheese. “We could easily put together a group of 300 cows that are A2/A2 with tests of 6% for butterfat and 4% for protein.” The solids in the milk are ideal for high yields and the grazing practice is perfect for flavor.

The Cowans have recently been approached by a realtor who has located a historic farm in the Portland-Salem area that has potential for cheese making. The (continued to page 36)

Brad and Melody Cowan, center, operate Cowan Dairy with their family. Pictured with the couple are (front) Nathan, Carson, (middle) Lorrie with Michael, Marika, Aleia, (back) Julian, Logan, Nathaniel and Mario. Photo courtesy Michael Seppa.

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large group of health-conscious consumers that reside in the area likely to buy into the A2 idea, especially when it is combined with the heavy doses of conjugated linoleic acid in milk from cows grazed on pasture.

Cowan came by way of his A2/A2 genetics not by intention, but by accident. They came on the shirt tails of a desire to use New Zealand genetics, which are 70-80% homozygous for A2, and the goal of breeding a registered herd.

When the family moved from Washington to Oregon, they brought registered Holsteins. Cowan planned to breed them to New Zealand sires, but the Holstein Association would not register the progeny because it did not have an expansion program. Jersey did. So Cowan began purchasing Jerseys, breeding them to New Zealand sires and enrolling their progeny in the Jersey Expansion program.

“I always tell everyone that I didn’t leave Holsteins—they left me,” said Cowan.

“Holsteins were just getting bigger and bigger. Jerseys are a perfect fit for this farm because they are smaller and more suited to grazing.”

“The cattle we have here now are strong, trouble-free, long-lasting cows with great dispositions. And, they essentially get no udder edema when they calve.”

Other Jersey breeders could be in a position to develop at least a portion of the herd as A2/A2 since many Jersey sires are homozygous A2, including some of the breed’s leading sires for Jersey Performance Index.

“If using A2/A2 bulls means you have to sacrifice genetic merit, then I would never support using them,” said Phil Wicks, general manager for LIC in the United States.

“But if you can use good, high-genetic sires that are A2/A2, it’s like having your cake and eating it too. Fortunately, there are a lot of really good A2/A2 bulls available.”

LIC provides the beta-casein status for its bulls online and in print. The status of the gene for bulls marketed by other organizations is often available by request.

The fastest way to get progeny that are homozygous for the A2 beta-casein gene is to breed A2/A2 sires to A2/A2 dams. There are many labs that are now providing DNA testing for the beta-casein gene, including the lab that provides results for the AJCA’s 8K genotyping chip.

“Though the data about the benefits of A2 milk are inconclusive, they are compelling and may have application for some consumers,” continued Wicks.

“The argument is much like that for the consumer who purchases organic blueberries from the neighboring farm stand. The bottom line is that the consumer is able to make a choice and purchase the product they want.”

The arguments for and against A2 in this country have begun. Staying power may hinge on science—or it may not.

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status and make this information available as well. Since several of the breed’s leading sires have tested homozygous for A2, obtaining homozygous A2 progeny is a relatively easy task without sacrificing performance.

Opportunities Today The first company to capitalize on betacasein A2 was the A2 Milk Corporation, founded in 2000 in New Zealand. The company developed a genomic test for A2 and then patented A2 milk, which is produced exclusively by cows that have been genotyped homozygous A2. It was marketed first in Australia and New Zealand and eventually in several Midwestern states by a company that had obtained rights to market A2 milk in this country.

The book “Devil in the Milk” advanced the A2 issue as well when it was published in 2007. Written by Keith Woodford, a professor of farm management and agribusiness at Lincoln University in New Zealand, the book examined the population studies mentioned previously and asserted the health risks of consuming A1 milk.

Initially, demand for A2 milk in Australia and New Zealand was strong, but has subsided from a lack of concrete, cause and effect research. The EFSA study prompted Westland Milk Products, the second-largest dairy cooperative in New Zealand and an early proponent of A2 milk, to cease its program to convert to the alternative milk.

The cooperative is now taking a wait-andsee approach before proceeding.

Domestically, there may be some niche opportunities for breeding for the A2 gene, especially among the grazing community and consumers looking for a family milk cow.

The American Guernsey Association has received a lot of interest from individuals looking for A2 milk cows since the publication of “Devil in the Milk” and a presentation by Woodford at the World Guernsey Conference in 2010.

With the December 2011 genetic evaluations, the Guernsey association began to include A2 genetic status on Active A.I. Guernsey bulls when known. An official test has not been identified, though, and the information is not deemed to be official.

Whether or not dairy producers milking the other Channel Island breed, the Jersey, opt to breed for the A2 gene is a personal choice and one some will be able to profit from short term. Long term, the benefits of A2 milk—or the disadvantages of A1 milk—are waiting to be played out.

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ORGANIZATION NEWS

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 9-11, 2012 at the Embassy Suites–Airport, Columbus, Ohio. Actions are summarized below.

AJCA-NAJ-AJSC Finances Unaudited financial reports through December 31, 2011 were reviewed, showing: • AJCA revenues of $3,066,269 and expenditures of $3,004,391, for net income from operations before the All American and other income and expense of $61,878; • NAJ revenues of $723,838 and expenditures of $609,043, for net income from operations before other income and expense of $114,795; and • All-Jersey Sales Corporation (Jersey Marketing Service) revenues of $394,279 and expenditures of $390,822, for net income from operations before other income and expense of $3,457.

Financial statements through February 29, 2012 were approved, reporting net income for all companies of $203,353.

The 2011 investment summary and unaudited Research, Scholarship and Special Funds summary were approved. Market value of investments at December 31 was $3,926,057. Dennis Egelston, Fultonville, N.Y., and Ted W. Luther, Mt. Ulla, N.C., have accepted invitations to serve on the Investment Advisory Committee.

2012 Research Grants The AJCC Research Foundation received 14 proposals for 2012 competitive grant awards. These were reviewed by members of the AJCC Research Advisory Committee, who provided rankings based on merit, competence, and relevance of the project to the Foundation’s research priorities. Six projects were recommended and approved for funding, as follows: Jeffrey Bewley, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Characterization of breed differences in core body temperature, lying behavior, rumination behavior, and quarter-level milk conductivity using novel precision dairy farming technologies, $7,992; Edward J. DePeters and Moshe Rosenberg, University of California, Davis, Enhancing the omega-3 fatty acid and betacarotene content of Jersey milk, $10,000; Page 38

Maurice Eastridge and Kristy M. Daniels, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Housing system may affect calf behavior and extent of environmental stress on Jersey calves, $5,980; Lindsey E. Hulbert, Moshe Rosenberg and Edward J. DePeters, University of California, Davis, Enhancing Jersey cow immunity with rumen-protected omega-3 fatty acids and beta-carotenoids, $6,160; Pablo J. Pinedo, Jason Shumaker, and Albert DeVries, Texas Agrilife Research, College Station, Dynamics of culling risk for Jersey, Jersey x Holstein, and Holstein cows in large multi-breed dairy herds, $5,050; and Heather M. White, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Identification of SNPs associated with ketosis in Jersey cattle, $7,500.

Since 2001, the Research Foundation has invested $343,682 in Jersey-specific research.

Registration and Breed Improvement As of March 6, 14,233 Jersey females have genomic PTAs recorded in the AJCA database. This includes 9,403 tested with the 3K chip (GT3K, discontinued late fall 2011), 2,803 tested with the 6K chip (GT6K, introduced November 2011), 448 with the GeneSeek Genomic Profiler™ chip (GT8K, introduced February 2012), and 1,348 with 50K genotypes. A total of 1,018 owners and 622 herd units are represented.

Official parentage qualification by genotyping has been fully implemented, with 6K test kits sent out for donor dams, dams of bulls entering A.I., animals selected for the random parentage verification program, and all other requests. A.I. companies and private marketers of Jersey semen will be notified that while the AJCA accepts genotyping for parentage qualification, most international Jersey herd books still require conventional DNA testing. DNA typing services continue to be offered by the AJCA. Genetic trends were reviewed. Average annual gains across birth years 2000 through 2009 are 150 pounds milk, 9.3 pounds fat, and 6.9 pounds protein with a decrease in somatic cell score. Genetic trends for PTAs of all udder traits are increasing.

To qualify for inclusion in the “Herds

Ranked by Jersey Performance Index™” report published with each official evaluation run, herds must be enrolled on REAP. Starting with the April evaluations, the genomically tested bulls (NAAB marketing code G) will be eliminated from the report, “Unsummarized Bulls Assigned NAAB Codes” to reduce duplication of information in the Jersey Genetic Summary.

Strategies to provide additional support to the regional young sire sampling groups (Dairyland, Dixieland, Great Western, Liberty and New England Jersey Sires) were endorsed. Staff will consult with the leadership of these groups for further development.

The report of the AJCA Type Advisory Committee, which met February 21-23, 2012, was approved. A total of 94,698 final scores were assigned in 2011, with 88% of cows appraised in first and second lactation. At cow-side, evaluation scales for the 14 linear and supplemental traits were reviewed, with particular focus on validating the proposed scales for two new traits to be implemented, Rear Teat Position Rear View and Rear Teat Position Side View.

Other Actions The invitation from the California Jersey Cattle Association to host the AJCANAJ Annual Meetings in 2016 was accepted.

The Board approved the request of World Dairy Expo to change the name of the Central National Jersey Show to “International Jersey Show” as it better characterizes the exhibitor participation involving U.S. states from coast to coast, plus multiple Canadian provinces.

A contribution of GBP 2,500 (approximately $4,000) was authorized to support the forthcoming publication of “The History of the Jersey Breed Worldwide” by the World Jersey Cattle Bureau.

A policy for creating and managing named scholarships was adopted (see opposite page for details).

In joint action, the AJCA and NAJ Boards voted to engage the strategic planning services of Ascendant Partners, Inc., Greenwood Village, Colo., and to make a combined donation of $2,500 to National Dairy Shrine to support its project to modernize the Joe Eves Library and multi-media center.

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Recognitions The following awards will be made during the 2012 AJCA-NAJ Annual Meetings, June 27-30 in North Conway, N.H.: • Master Breeder: Dutch Hollow Farm LLC, Schodack Landing, N.Y.; • Distinguished Service Award: John M. Palmer, Cornish, Maine; • AJCA-NAJ Award for Meritorious Service: Dr. H. Duane Norman, Fulton, Md., and Dr. Curtis P. Van Tassell, Beltsville, Md.; and • Young Jersey Breeder Awards: Vance Ahlem, Hilmar, Calif.; Daniel Chapman, Taylorsville, N.C.; and Scott O. Tuttle, Windham, N.Y.

National All-Jersey Inc. Dairy policy issues and work on the next Farm Bill, set to expire on September 30, 2012, were discussed at length.

It was noted that the Senate Agriculture Committee had scheduled four hearings on the Farm Bill for the month of March.

Preliminary figures on MILC payments from the Congressional Budget Office were reviewed, with final baseline numbers expected in April. It was noted that the President’s budget proposal calls for a $32 billion reduction in farm program spending, with proposed cuts for conservation program, crop insurance premium subsidies, USDA discretionary spending.

The budget proposal fully funds USDA Foreign Market Development and Market Access programs, and provides for an increase in the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative budget.

In mid-January, the Journal of Dairy Science published the life-cycle assessment (dairy farm sustainability) research

by Drs. Jude Capper and Roger Cady comparing production of Jersey milk to Holstein milk for Cheddar cheese manufacture. This study was funded by National All-Jersey Inc. The complete report is linked from the USJersey.com home page and USJersey Facebook page. A summary report will be published in a forthcoming issue of Jersey Journal.

NAJ President David Endres, along with AJCA President Bob Bignami, AJCA Development Committee chair William Grammer, and Executive Secretary Neal Smith reported on a trip to Washington, D.C., in late February for meetings with eight different legislators and/or their staff, staff of the House Committee on Agriculture, USDA agencies dealing with dairy and trade programs, and National Milk

Producers Federation. Topics discussed ranged from dairy pricing policy, to export market development, to sustainability of Jersey dairy enterprises.

Financial statements for 2012 to date were reviewed and approved. Equity participants at the end of February were 999, and with revenue totaling $133,506, ahead of the same period last year. Through February 15, Jersey Marketing Service reported private treaty sales of $211,450 on 164 lots, of which 100 head were sold for export. Nine public sales have been booked from late March through June.

Payment terms for JMS sales were revised. Cash, check, debit card, Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover are accepted, with a 3% buyer’s premium on all sales, 3% waived for payment by cash or check.

Company goals were adopted for 2015 and 2020 and will be reviewed annually. The 2015 goals are Equity revenue, $878,000; All-Jersey® and Queen of Quality® distributors, 75; and JMS gross sales, $12.5 million.

Annual Meetings The AJCA Board will meet June 26 and 27 at the North Conway Grand Hotel in North Conway, N.H. The NAJ Board will meet June 26 at the same location.

The 54th Annual Meeting of National All-Jersey Inc., will be held Friday afternoon, June 29. The AJCA’s 144th Annual Meeting will be held Saturday, June 30, followed by the 55th National Heifer Sale at the fairgrounds in Fryeburg, Maine.

Named as sale co-chairs were Theodore and Blaine Moon, Freeport, Maine.

Nominating petition deadlines are April 25 for the AJCA. A President and four Directors, from Districts One, Three, Six and Eight, will be elected. Petitions to run for Director from District #1 on the NAJ Board are due by April 29.

Policy for Establishing Named Scholarships for Jersey Youth

At its meeting March 11, 2012, the AJCA Board of Directors approved the following policy to guide the creation ofpermanent named scholarships in honor of an individual or family.

The AJCA Scholarship Funds (“the Funds”) provide educational funding for Jersey youth. The Funds include previously created scholarship funds under

common management, providing the following named scholarships: • Paul Jackson Memorial Scholarship; • Jack C. Nisbet Memorial Scholarship; • V. L. Peterson Memorial Scholarship; • William A. Russell Memorial Scholarship; • Reuben R. Cowles Jersey Youth Education Award; • Cedarcrest Farms Scholarship; • Fred Stout Experience Awards; • Bob Toole Youth Award, and the • Russell-Malnati Scholarship for Advanced Studies.

The American Jersey Cattle Association (“the association”) establishes the investment policy of and provides administrative services for the Funds. No fee is paid for these services. Fund trustees are the Executive Secretary and Treasurer of the association. The Funds are exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Donors can establish a named scholarship through the AJCA Scholarship Funds. A minimum of $35,000 is required to establish a named scholarship.

Funds will be held for a minimum of 12 months prior to awarding the first scholarship. While it is expected that the fund will support a $1,000 annual scholarship, the Funds’ policy is to protect the principal. Therefore scholarship awards are determined annually by the Trustees based on fund earnings.

The trustees will work with donors to establish the name of the award and the basis upon which it will be awarded (e.g., type of degree program, student educational levels, other restrictions such as geography, gender, etc.). The recipient(s) of the named scholarship will be determined by a Selection Committee appointed annually by the association President.

The charge to the Selection Committee is to review each application and rank applicants accordingly.

Contact the AJCA Development Department at 614/322-4456 to discuss your interest in establishing a named scholarship. A Scholarship Endowment Agreement will be created outlining the terms and conditions, with the named scholarship established upon receipt of the minimum endowment.

Contributions in any amount may be made at any time to any of the established named scholarships or to the general AJCA Scholarship Funds.

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THE ALL AMERICAN SHOW & SALE

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Planning Underway for the 60th All American

t will be a Diamond Jubilee anniversary for The All American Jersey Show & Sale in 2012.

Looking to build on two record-setting sales and three spectacular shows in 2011, 52 committee members met March 11 at the Embassy Suites Columbus-Airport to begin planning for three days of all Jerseys, all the time, November 3, 4, and 5, 2012, in Louisville, Ky. Presiding over the meeting was General Chair, Mike Fremstad, Westby, Wis. Committee recommendations forwarded to and accepted by the Board of Directors of the American Jersey Cattle Association are summarized below.

• • • •

Chairman’s Circle, $1,000 to $4,999; Sustainers, $500 to $999; Patrons, $250 to $499; and Friends of the All American, to $249.

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%; and sires to be plus for milk, fat or protein, Sale Committee or enrolled in AJCA Young Sire or Genetic The All American Jersey Sale is schedDiversity sampling programs uled for Sunday, November 4, at 4:30 p.m.

Sale animals will be parentage qualiThe pre-sale social will begin at 3:30 p.m., fied. No animal may have a declared with pre-sale ceremonies at 4:00 p.m. abnormality carrier (LL and RVC) in its three-generation pedigree. Bulls must be tested 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 special announcements and Executive Committee withdrawals.

Combined, the 2011 All It was recommended to sell 40 American Shows were the largest heifers in the Pot O’Gold Sale, Jersey exhibition of the year in The 2012 Executive Committee includes (front row, from left) Jim Saturday, November 3 in NewNorth America. Total entries and Quist, Sale chair; Wesley Blankenship, Junior Activities chair; Brooke market Hall, starting at 4:30 animals through the ring were Powers, Jersey Jug Futurity chair; Josh Gordon, Open Show chair; p.m. Commission will be 25%, 353 exhibited in the open show, (back row, from left) Mike Fremstad, General Chair; Corey Lutz, with 17% set aside for the proincluding the National Jersey Jug Associate General Chair; Pat Gourley, Sale associate chair; Bill duction contest awards. The seGrammer, Junior Activities associate chair; and C. Neal Smith, Open Futurity, and 207 in the junior Show associate chair. lection criteria are same as for show.

The All American Sale, with all heifers to Two or three genomically superior Unaudited financial statements for 2011 be genotyped with official genomic evaluyoung bulls will be offered, based on marshowed net income of $5,811. The 2012 ations by sale date. ketability. It was recommended to catalog budget was approved, based on revenues 75 live females, and offer no more than Open Show of $137,450 and expenses of $137,250. four embryo packages. Sale commissions The All American Jersey Show is Sponsorship fees remain the same as for will be at the rates established for 2011: scheduled for Monday, November 5, with 2011: show class sponsorship, $250; banner heifers showing at 7:30 a.m., following by females, 20% for the first $10,000, then class trophy, $175; and other trophies, $100. cow classes beginning at 11:00 a.m.

15% on any amount from $10,001 and Recognition levels are: Rules for the show were reviewed. The over; males at 33-1/3%.

• Underwriters, $10,000 and over; (continued to page 44) Suggested selection criteria are cows or • Primary Sponsors, $5,000 to $9,999;

The All American Sale Committee meeting was attended by (front row, from left) Jamie Bansen; Donna Phillips and Pat Gourley, associate chair; (back row, from left) Jim Quist, chair, Mark Gardner, Stuart Young, Jerry Spielman, Scott Carson, George Wilson and Charles Steer. Also attending but not pictured were Mike Fremstad and Corey Lutz.

Participants in the Open Show Committee meeting were (front row) Josh Gordon, chair, Marion Barlass, Alta Mae Core, Kevin Williams, and Wayne Lutz; (back row) Neal Smith, associate chair, Robert Bignami, Chris Sorenson, David Norman, Tom McCauley, Mike Stiles, Herby Lutz, Joey Pendleton, Chuck Luchsinger, and Larry Schirm.

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Members of the Jersey Jug Committee in attendance were (first row, from left) Jennifer Gordon, Brooke Powers, chair; (middle row) Darlene Williams, Patricia Stiles, Merna Fremstad and Phil Gordon; (back row) Ralph Frerichs, Cal Graber, and Tyler Boyd.

All American Planning

Attending the Junior Activities Committee meeting were (seated, from left) Bridgette Lutz, Cassie Chittenden, Erin Williams, and Avery Lutz; (middle row) Wesley Blankenship, chair; Cassy Krull, Tammie Stiles Doran, Sue Luchsinger, Kari Stanek, and John Lemmermen; (back row) Ted Christoph, Bobby Stiles, Natalie Sanders, Wes Snow, and Bill Grammer, associate chair.

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committee recommends that the North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE) continue its efforts to ensure the highest ethical participation at the All American, especially where exhibitor sportsmanship is a concern.

An exhibitors meeting will be held prior to the start of the shows to review the rules, changes to the rules and any general information exhibitors need to know for the Jersey shows.

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 “Falling for Jerseys” will be the theme for the 2012 show on Sunday, November 4, starting at 1:00 p.m. following the selection

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of the Junior Show Supreme Champions at 12:00 noon.

Futurity rules were reviewed with no changes. The Winner is not eligible to show in her class in the open show and will compete for Intermediate Champion.

The second-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.

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 929 nominations for the 2014 Futurity, an increase of 68 from the previous year and the second high nominations in show history. There are 362 two-year-olds paid up and eligible to make the final payment for the 2012 Futurity.

Junior Show & Activities The All American Junior Jersey Show will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 3.

There were no changes in classes for 2012. Showmanship classes will be held at the end of individual classes on Saturday.

The committee expressed its thanks to the Kentucky Dairy Development Council for its $2,500 sponsorship of the Junior Supreme Cow and Junior Supreme Heifer at NAILE. Exhibitor eligibility rules were reviewed.

Rule #7 was amended to read, “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.”

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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Eligibility Rules for 2012 All American Junior Show

The All American Junior Jersey Show is scheduled for Saturday, November 3, 2012 in Louisville, Ky. The following eligibility and ownership rules were approved by the AJCA Board of Directors upon recommendation of the All American Planning Committees. Junior Jersey owners need to read these carefully and take appropriate action now to ensure that they are eligible to exhibit in the 2012 show.

Rule 1, Exhibitors. Exhibitors must be no younger than nine (9) and no older than 20 years of age as of January 1, 2012. U.S. residents must be members (junior or lifetime) of the American Jersey Cattle Association.

Rule 2, Entries. Animals must be registered in the Herd Register of the American Jersey Cattle Association (i.e., have GR or Page 46

HR status) or have registry status of 75% or greater with Jersey Canada. The exhibitor must be listed as Recorded Owner on the registration certificate, either (1) as the sole owner or (2) by his/her name in joint ownership. If the joint ownership includes more than one eligible exhibitor, one of them must be declared as the exhibitor during check-in. Animals must be registered and/or transferred to meet one of the above ownership requirements on or before August 1, 2012. The recording date is the postmark date and will be considered the date of registration and/or transfer.

animal. Adults are not allowed to show in any case.

Rule 4, Breeder Status. In order to qualify for Premier Breeder points and Best Bred and Owned awards, the exhibitor declared at check-in must have his/her name recorded as a Breeder on the animal’s registration paper. These awards will be made only to the individual exhibitor in the case of partnership animals.

For more information, contact the Development Department at 614/322-4456 or email info@usjersey.com.

Rule 3, Participation. Only one animal may be exhibited by each exhibitor in any one class. To be eligible to compete for cash awards, an animal must be shown by the junior exhibitor in all cases except by prior written approval from NAILE. If NAILE approved, another junior must show the JERSEY JOURNAL

February 2012 Online Sale

Following on the heels of a successful Portfolio of Excellence Sale in January, the February JerseyBid Sale continued to raise the interest of breeders around the country.

A total of 22 lots of cows, bred heifers and embryos sold for gross reciepts of $31,925 and an average price of $1,451.14.

Number

Sale Analysis

Avg. Price Total Value

1 Cow $1,975.00 19 Bred heifers 1,405.26 13 3rd trimester bred heifers 1,407.69 6 2nd trimester bred heifers 1,400.00 2 Embryo packages 1,625.00 22 Lots Median price

$1,451.14 $1,500.00

$1,975 26,700 18,300 8,400 3,250 $31,925

A recently fresh two-year-old topped the sale at $1,975. Orthridge TBone Fresno, a P9 daughter of Richies Jace TBone A364, GJPI +159, was purchased

by Ned L. Andrews, Waynesfield, Ohio.

The genotyped heifer tested free of JH1 and has a GJPI of +125. Her dam is a VG85% daughter of ISDK ODA Ilslev, GJPI +118. The next dam is also Very Good. “Fresno� was consigned by Maple Hill Farm, Reynoldsburg, Ohio.

Washington State University Cuds, Pullman, Wash., purchased the second high lot for $1,750. The package of five embryos is sired by ISDK DJ Zuma, GJPI +197, and out of Covington Centurion Goldajo, Excellent-93%. She is a greatgranddaughter of Golden MBSB of Twin Haven-ET. The embryos were consigned

by Covington Jerseys and Hannah and Titus Covington, Leon, Iowa.

Two groups of third-trimester bred heifers sold for $1,500 a piece. The two groups of five were consigned by Sunny Slopes and Hadley, Drake and Chloe Whicker, Coatesville, Ind., and were purchased by Sam and Julie Bok, Defiance, 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 614/322-4473 or log on to the website at www.JerseyBid.com.

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AJCA-NAJ Annual Meetings North Conway, New Hampshire Invitation The New England Jersey Breeders invite you to join us in North Conway, N.H., for the Annual Meetings of the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc., June 27-30, 2012.

Chairs Co-Chairs: Russell and Libby Bleakney, Cornish, Maine 207/625-3305 (phone), 207/625-4752 (fax), russell04020@yahoo.com

Hotel and Transportation Headquarters are the North Conway Grand Hotel, 72 Common Court, North Conway, NH 03860. For reservations call 603/356-9300.

Block rate is $158/room/night including tax. Reservations must be made on or before May 26, 2012. If you are flying into Portland, Maine, and not renting a car, please let us know your arrival date and time, departure date and time and airline and flight numbers on registration form (right) so travel to the North Conway Grand Hotel can be arranged. Information needed by June 1. Transportation from other airports (Manchester, Boston, Burlington, Hartford, etc.) is on your own.

Annual Meeting Schedule Wednesday, June 27 1:00 p.m. Registration Afternoon on your own. Activity suggestions provided at registration desk.

3:30 p.m. YOUTH PROGRAM: TalkJersey contest judging, Sponsored by ABS Global, Inc. 4:00 p.m. Seminars: topics and speakers to be announced.

5:00 p.m. YOUTH PROGRAM (ages 9-19 only): Excursion to Monkey Trunks, supervised ropes course and team building. Dinner included.

6:00 p.m. Childcare available for children up to 7 years old through end of banquet.

6:00 p.m. Social Hour 7:00 p.m. Young Jersey Breeders’ Recognition Banquet.

Sponsored by New England Jersey Breeders Association.

Thursday, June 28 6:00 a.m. Registration 6:00 a.m. Breakfast Buffet 7:00 a.m. YOUTH PROGRAM (ages 7–19, ages 7 and 8 must be accompanied by parent/guardian): Leave for Harkdale Farm, Newbury, Vt. After lunch, tour Molly Brook Farm and Goodrich’s Sugarhouse, West Danville, Vt. Guided tour at Cabot Creamery, Cabot, Vt. 7:00 a.m. Tours leave for Molly Brook Farm and Goodrich’s Sugarhouse.

Tour at Pearlmont Farm, Barnet, Vt., with lunch sponsored by Farm Family Insurance and Select Sires, Inc., Select Sire Power, Inc. and Viking Genetics International.

AJCC Research Foundation Benefit Auction 6:30 p.m. All buses return to hotel via the Kancamagus Scenic Highway through the White Mountains. Dinner and evening on your own. Restaurant and activity suggestions provided at registration desk.

Friday, June 29 6:00 a.m. Registration

Friday continued 6:00 a.m. Breakfast Buffet

FAMILY DAY. Choose one (lunch is on your own): 7:00 a.m. Tour to Portland Headlight (Lighhouse Park and Museum on the Atlantic Ocean), then visit Old Orchard Beach (Amusement Park, Palace Playland Park, Old Orchard Pier for whale sighting).

7:30 a.m. Tour of Mount Washington Summit and Weather Observatory via the Cog Railway (maximum 140 people).

8:00 a.m. Golf outing to North Conway Country Club (includes lunch). Beverage cart sponsored

by Forest Glen Meadows.

2:30 p.m. All buses have returned to hotel.

3:00 p.m. 54th Annual Meeting of National All-Jersey Inc. 3:00 p.m. YOUTH PROGRAM: Goal Setting for Jersey Youth.

4:15 p.m. YOUTH PROGRAM (ages 7–19, ages 7 and 8 must be accompanied by parent/guardian): Dog sledding excursion at Muddy Paw Kennel, Jefferson, N.H. 6:00 p.m. Childcare available for children up to 7 years old through end of banquet.

6:00 p.m. Social Hour 7:00 p.m. Jersey Breeders’ Banquet Saturday, June 30 6:00 a.m. Registration 6:00 a.m. Breakfast Buffet 7:30 a.m. 144th Annual Meeting of the American Jersey Cattle Association 8:00 a.m. YOUTH PROGRAM (ages 7–19, ages 7 and 8 must be accompanied by parent/guardian): Tour Highland Farms, Inc., Cornish, Maine. Continue to Fryeburg Fairgrounds for Jersey Youth Challenge.

9:30 a.m. Tours leave for Highland Farms, Inc. 1:30 p.m. Lunch: choice of lobster or steak, Fryeburg Fairgrounds, Fryeburg, Maine. Sponsored by Vermont Jersey Breeders Association.

3:00 p.m. TalkJersey Showcase: presentation of awards and division-winning speeches.

3:45 p.m. Conclusion of Cow Pie Bingo, benefitting Jersey Youth Academy.

4:00 p.m. 55th National Heifer Sale. Dinner available throughout sale.

Registration forms must be postmarked by June 1 to be eligible for the Early Bird Discount. Make checks payable to the NEJBA Convention Fund. Mail form with payment to Wanda Emerich, 1073 LaValley Rd., Mooers, NY 12958. For more information call 518/593-1631 (mobile) or email emerich@whminer.com.

Early Bird Rates on or before June 1

Ticket Requests

NUMBER RATE TOTAL _____ Adult (16 and older)

$150.00 $ _____

_____ Youth (5-15)

No charge for children 4

and under

50.00 $ _____

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27

_____ Golf Outing

70.00 $ _____

YOUTH PROGRAM (ages 9-19 only): Monkey Trunks, supervised ropes course and team building

Total

$ _____

Childcare during social hour and banquet Young Jersey Breeders’ Recognition Banquet

Rates after June 1 NUMBER RATE TOTAL _____ Adult (16 and older)

$175.00

$ _____

_____ Youth (5-15)

No charge for children 4

and under

75.00

$ _____

_____ Golf Outing

70.00

Total

$ _____ $ _____

______________________________________________________ ARRIVAL DATE AIRLINE/FLIGHT NUMBER

TIME

THURSDAY, JUNE 28 Breakfast Buffet YOUTH PROGRAM AND TOURS (ages 7-19, ages 7 and 8 must be accompanied by parent/guardian): Harkdale Farm, Molly Brook Farm, etc.

ADULT TOUR: Molly Brook Farm and Goodrich’s Sugarhouse, Pearlmont Farm, Kancamagus Scenic Highway Note: Dinner and evening on your own.

______________________________________________________ DEPARTURE DATE AIRLINE/FLIGHT NUMBER

TIME

FRIDAY, JUNE 29 Breakfast Buffet

______________________________________________________ IF FLYING, ARE YOU RENTING A CAR? ______________________________________________________ NAME(S) OF ADULT(S) ______________________________________________________ FARM NAME ______________________________________________________ NAMES, AGES AND SHIRT SIZE NEEDED FOR CHILDREN ______________________________________________________ NAMES, AGES AND SHIRT SIZE NEEDED FOR CHILDREN ______________________________________________________ NAMES, AGES AND SHIRT SIZE NEEDED FOR CHILDREN

Choice of Tours (lunch on your own) 7:00 a.m. Tour Portland Headlight and Old Orchard Beach 7:30 a.m. Tour Mount Washington Summit and Weather Observatory via the Cog Railway (maximum 140 people) 8:00 a.m. Golf outing (extra fee) YOUTH PROGRAM (ages 7-19, ages 7 and 8 must be accompanied by parent/guardian) Muddy Paw Kennel for dog sledding Childcare during social hour and banquet Jersey Breeders’ Banquet SATURDAY, JUNE 30 Breakfast Buffet

______________________________________________________ ADDRESS

YOUTH PROGRAM AND TOURS (ages 7-19, ages 7 and 8 must be accompanied by parent/guardian)

______________________________________________________ CITY

STATE

ZIP CODE

______________________________________________________ PHONE NUMBER

CELL PHONE NUMBER

FAX NUMBER

ADULT TOUR: Highland Farms, Inc. Lunch at Fryeburg Fairgrounds, choice of: Lobster Steak

______________________________________________________ EMAIL ADDRESS

Dinner at National Heifer Sale

Number Number Adults Youth

DAIRY CHALLENGE

Preparing for the Future Challenge

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or students across the country the team of four they send to national or agribusiness company, and the preparing for life after graduation competition. Participating students are highest ranking team and members are there are many organizations that offer assigned to teams comprised of students recognized at the end of the competition. an opportunity for this next generation from various institutions in order to make of dairy enthusiasts to explore the many their observations and recommendations.

Northeast Regional Contest Results facets of the industry. One of those Each team is sponsored by a dairy Morrisville State College hosted the programs is the North Northeast Regional Dairy American Intercollegiate Challenge and drew 111 Student Compete in Regional Competitions Dairy Challenge (NAIDC), students from 12 northeast which was created in 2002 colleges and two Canadian as a management analysis universities to Watertown, New contest to give college age York on October 27-29, 2011. youth an opportunity to

Four teams were awarded critique real life situations Platinum awards, those teams on working dairy farms. consisted of Larry Bardoff,

The mission of Cornell University; Melissa the NAIDC is to Boess, Penn State University; facilitate educations, Audrey Ervin, University communication and an of Maryland, Randy Miller, exchange of ideas among Cornell University; Wade students, agribusiness, Deaken, University of Guelph; dairy producers and Matthew Grab, SUNY universities that enhances Cobleskill; Chelsea Hargrave, the development of the Cornell University; Hillary dairy industry and its Knight, University of Maine; leaders.

Throughout Eric Winsor, Cornell University; the past year, nearly Katie Hanehan, Cornell 300 students from 51 University; Christy Hindman, colleges and universities Penn State University; Kenneth across North America Nearhoof, Morrisville State competed in the regional College; Kyle Sudhoof, The competitions, ultimately Ohio State University-ATI; vying to compete in the Aubrey Swanson, Delaware national competition Valley College; Megan March 29-31st, 2012, in Hathaway, University of Roanoke, Va. This will Guelph; Lindsey Peterson, be the 11th anniversary University of New Hampshire; of the North American Seth Ripley, Morrisville State Intercollegiate Dairy College; Andrew Whitney, Challenge and it will be Vermont Technical College, hosted by Virginia Tech and Lauren Williams, Cornell and North Carolina State University.

University for the second consecutive year.

Southern Regional Contest The contest was created Results by industry and university

The University of Florida professionals from hosted a total of 50 students throughout the U.S. so from 10 southern colleges and students could incorporate universities participated for the classroom ideas into sixth annual Southern Regional practical application.

Dairy Challenge, November 17 During the four regional Nearly 300 students from across the U.S. and Canada competed in four 19 in Live Oak, Florida. regional Dairy Challenge Competitions. Group photos above are from competitions universities the Southern Regional Dairy Challenge, the Northeast Regional Dairy Winning first place Platinum can send as many students Challenge and the Western Regional Dairy Challenge, respectively. Also awards were Christie Burke, as they wish to the regional pictured directly above are the winning farm teams from the Midwest Louisiana State University; (continued to page 54) challenge, compared to Regional Dairy Challenge.

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JERSEY JOURNAL

The national Jersey organization has a long history of milk marketing, first with the Jersey Creamline program in the 1920s and then with the All-Jersey® program beginning in the 1950s.

All-Jersey has had its ups and downs over the past six decades. Demand for AllJersey products peaked in the late 1960s and then gradually declined with the expansion of milk marketing cooperatives, which pooled milk and paid for it as a commodity.

The fact that all milk is not created equally was recognized in 2000 with the

What are the requirements to become a Queen of Quality distributor? What are the benefits of being an All-Jersey producer?

How does the milk marketing arm of the American Jersey Cattle Association—National All-Jersey Inc. (NAJ)—assist with branding and merchandising efforts?

In this month’s Jersey Jargon, we’ll take a closer look at the program and address these questions.

All-Jersey Standards Milk for the All-Jersey program comes only from Jerseys that are registered or recorded with the American Jersey Cattle Association or are eligible to be registered in the association’s herd book.

The All-Jersey trademarks are available for use on all forms of dairy products except raw fluid milk. Currently, Queen of Quality® distributors are marketing fluid milk, yogurt, butter, ice cream and cheese.

There is a small cost for Jersey producers and distributors to market dairy products using the All-Jersey trademarks.

The fee is $3.20 per cow per year or $.02 per hundredweight of milk marketed. This is the same as the standard Equity fee. Therefore, if a producer is already an Equity member or belongs to REAP, there is no additional cost to become a Queen of Quality producers can use three All-Jersey Queen of Quality® producer or trademarks to brand their products. The trademarks often spark conversation between consumer and producer, distributor. enabling producers to develop a grass roots relationship

Anyone who pays Eqwith consumers. uity fees is a member of Equity.

These fees help fund the efforts advent of Federal Order Reform, which of NAJ to promote equitable milk pricing established multiple component pricing for all dairy producers.

(MCP) as the price structure for most of the country’s Federal Milk MarketWhat are the Benefits of Being ing Orders. Though milk was still sold to All-Jersey? cooperatives and pooled at plants, dairy Producer-distributors are eligible to use producers milking high-component cows the three registered trademarks (All-Jerin Federal Orders with MCP were paid a sey, A-J and Queen of Quality®) on their premium for the extras (fat, protein and products. The trademarks are an effective solids-not-fats) in their milk. way for them to differentiate their product An increasing number of Jersey proin an increasingly competitive marketducers are now foregoing the cooperaplace. As well, they often spark conversative route altogether and marketing their tion between consumer and producer and products direct to consumers as All-Jersey create a connection between the two. For producer-distributors. Renewed interest many, the right to use the trademarks is the in their products comes from consumers major reason they joined All-Jersey. who desire a higher quality, more nutri The trademarks also help to promote tious and better-tasting product than averthe Jersey breed as a whole, especially as age milk and are willing to pay a premium the number of users grows. Through the for it. There are now 28 producer-distribyears, consumers have come to associate utors from 18 states across the country lithe brown cow with quality and nutrition. censed to market their products using the NAJ is working to foster these beliefs.

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Award-Winning All-Jersey Products Many Queen of Quality® producers have fared well in dairy product competitions in recent months, attesting the quality of their products. Included in the group are the Queen of Quality producers listed below.

World Cheese Awards 2011 Super Gold Medal Farms for City Kids Foundation, Tarentaise North American Jersey Cheese Awards 2011 Best in Show Farms for City Kids Foundation, Tarentaise Third Overall Homestead Creamery, Country Classic Gold Medals Branched Oak Farm, Quark Cowbella Dairy Products, Sweet Cream Butter Cowbella Dairy Products, Salted Butter Cowbella Dairy Products, Garlic Oregano Butter Cowbella Dairy Products, Chive Butter Farms for City Kids Foundation, Tarentaise Homestead Creamery, Country Classic Homestead Creamery, Jersey Supreme Young’s Jersey Dairy, Applewood Smoked Cheddar Young’s Jersey Dairy, Baby Swiss Silver Medals Branched Oak Farm, Prairie Bloom Camembert Farms for City Kids Foundation, Reading Marcoot Jersey Creamery, Creamy Havarti Marcoot Jersey Creamery, Fresh Mozzarella Spring Gap Mountain Creamery, Shenandoah Sunrise Wake Robin Farm, Caerffili Wake Robin Farm, Mona Lisa Bronze Medals Cowbella Dairy Products, Plain Yogurt Homestead Creamery, Smokehouse Young’s Jersey Dairy, Toreador Cheddar American Cheese Society Contest 2011 Farms for City Kids Foundation, Tarentaise, second in class Cato Corner Farm, Dairyere, third in class

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National Dairy Scholarship Applications Due April 15 The dairy checkoff will once again award 20 academic scholarships to students currently enrolled in programs that emphasize dairy.

The National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB), through Dairy Management Inc., which manages the national dairy checkoff, annually awards up to 19 $1,500 scholarships. In addition, the NDB awards a $2,500 James H. Loper Jr. Memorial Scholarship to one outstanding scholarship recipient.

Eligible majors include journalism, communications/public relations, marketing, business, economics, nutrition, food science, or agriculture education.

Interested students can download an application from the “about us” section of www.dairycheckoff.com. Completed applications and all required documentation should be submitted to the NDB c/o Jolene Griffin, DMI, 10255 W. Higgins Road, Suite 900, Rosemont, IL 60018-5615, by April 15, 2012. Questions can be directed to Griffin at (847) 627-3320 or at jolene. griffin@rosedmi.com.

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fluid milk distributors. NAJ also encourages Queen of Quality® producers to participate in dairy product competitions that provide awards for quality and coordinates the North American Jersey Cheese Awards contest.

Producer-distributors are listed on the NAJ website and entitled to marketing materials that explain the advantages of Jersey milk. As well, Queen of Quality® distributors receive a discount on web design and hosting through JerseySites.

Alison Craine, Berry College; Erin Henley, Virginia Tech; Rachel Manning, West Virginia University; Lauren Mayo, University of Florida; Lauryn Singer, Virginia Tech, and Colton Turner, Alabama A&M.

Where Can I Find All-Jersey Products?

Visit the Queen of Quality® website (www.queenofquality.com) to see producer-distributors who are marketing All-Jersey products and learn where you can find them. Visit the USJersey website (http:// jerseysites.usjersey.com) to see producerdistributors who have their own website hosted by USJersey.com.

Profiles on All-Jersey producers have also been featured in several issues of the Jersey Journal in recent months. See the December 2010, April 2011 and this issue of the magazine beginning on page 18 for details.

More Information If you would like more information about processing your own dairy products or need specific information about the AllJersey program, contact Sarah Gilbert, NAJ Customer Service Coordinator, by phone at 614/266-6916 or by email at sgilbert@usjersey.com.

Midwest Regional Contest Results During January 31-February 2, 2012, 78 students from 20 universities and colleges gathered to compete in the eight annual Midwest Dairy Challenge held in St. Joseph, Mo. The competition was hosted by the Kansas State University.

First place winners, the contest’s highest distinction, were Tiffany Dugan, Northwest Missouri State University; Carl Lippert, University of WisconsinRiver Falls; Jared Rhode, Fox Valley Technical College; Theresa Twohey, University of Minnesota; Keela Weinke, Northeast Iowa Community College; Jordan Butturini, University of Wisconsin Farm and Industry Short Course; Laura Gordon, The Ohio State University; Megan Kleve, Iowa State University; Adam Kolb, University of Wisconsin-Platteville, and Claire Scholten, Lakeshore Technical College.

Western Regional Contest Results Sixty students from six western universities and one Canadian university competed in the seventh annual Western Regional Dairy Challenge March 1-3, 2012. The event was held at Double Oak Dairy in Visalia, Calif.

Platinum awards were achieved by Robin Diether, University of Alberta; Catherine Whitney, Utah State University; Dani Smerek, University of Alberta; Abbi Olson, Washington State University; Brent Wickstrom, California Polytechnic State University; Adam teVelde, Texas A&M University; Geoff Cox, University of Alberta; Benjamin Enger, University of Idaho, Brittney Day, California State University Fresno, and Amber Quann, Washington 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.

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Ettingers Recognized at South Carolina Meeting The South Carolina Jersey Cattle Association (SCJCA) annual meeting was held on January 14, 2012, at the Laurens County Farm Bureau Building in Laurens.

Members learned the latest about a variety of dairy industry topics from guests, recognized Jersey breeders for achievements and enjoyed a catered lunch. They also were treated to a presentation from Lauren Black, Saluda, highlighting her mission trip to 11 countries in 11 months.

The Honoree of the Year Award was presented to Edwin “Ed” and Cheryl Ettinger.

The couple operates Will-Do Jerseys with their daughters, Erica and Amber, in Kinards. The Ettingers have developed a high-production, functional type herd and been active in Jersey organizations on the state and national levels.

Will-Do Jerseys has ranked nationally for production 17 of the past 18 years.

Currently, the herd ranks fourth for protein and sixth for milk among herds with 150-199 cows with a 2011 lactation average of 20,820 lbs. milk, 944 lbs. fat and 739 lbs. protein on 177 lactations. The herd also ranks among the top 75 herds in the country for Jersey Performance Index (JPI) with an average index of +56.

Six members of the milking string rank for traditional JPI or Genomic JPI. The herd includes 14 Excellent and 136 Very Good cows and has an average appraisal of 82.3%. Will-Do Jerseys has a calving interval of 12 months and consistently low somatic cell counts.

Ed grew up in Virginia and developed an interest in Jerseys while attending North Carolina State University. He graduated from the university and worked for the Randleigh Dairy Farm and several other farms before renting a facility in Mocksville, N.C., and establishing WillDo Jerseys in the spring of 1981.

Ed and Cheryl Ettinger received the South Carolina Honoree of the Year Award.

The couple operates Will-Do Jerseys with daughters, Amber, second left, and Erica.

Cheryl grew up in Vermont and was a part of the state’s first youth group to show at The All American Junior Jersey Show.

It was at The All American Jersey Show in 1980 that the Yankee and Confederate met; they married a year later. The Ettingers moved Will-Do Jerseys from North Carolina to the present 350-acre farm in Kinards in 1988.

The couple received the AJCA Young Jersey Breeder Award in 1985 and their farm was a tour stop when the AJCA-NAJ Annual Meetings were hosted by South Carolina in 2000.Will-Do Jerseys is a regular consignor to leading Jersey sales, including the Dixie Invitational Sale, which it has supported since 1981, the Kentucky National Sale, the All American Jersey Sale and the National Heifer Sale. In 2011, a heifer owned by Erica and Amber, Will Do Valentino Wannabe-Twin, became the historical high seller of the National Heifer Sale when she sold for $27,000.

Both Ed and Cheryl have served the SCJCA as board members. Cheryl currently chairs the organization’s youth activities committee and presides over the South Carolina Master Farm Homemaker’s Guild. Ed is a past president of Dixieland Jersey Sires and sat on the board of the Southeast United Dairy Industry Association (SUDIA).

Jersey breeders recognized for their production achievements were: Bush River Jerseys, Newberry; L. D. Peeler, Starr; Iris, Davis and L. D. Peeler, Starr; Frank Senn and Sons, Newberry; Sunny Day Farm, Chester; and Will-Do Jerseys.

Juniors were honored for their work in the achievement books contest. Tabb French, Newberry, placed first in the junior division. In the intermediate division, Tyler French, Newberry, placed first and Bryce Joseph Horn, Chester, placed second. Brandon Lee Horn, Chester, topped the senior division of the contest. Brandon Horn also earned the top prize in the youth production contest.

Business Meeting Members heard from Shaun Fulford of SUDIA and Larry McKenzie of South Carolina Farm Bureau.

Glen Easter, Laurens, spoke about milk prices, predicting a decrease in the milk price this year as compared to 2011. He also reported that USDA will reduce somatic cell count maximums to 400,000 and that the FDA will increase antibiotic testing of milk this year.

AJCA Vice President Rick Doran made a presentation on the success of the national Jersey organizations in 2011.

Members also heard from three juniors about national dairy functions they had attended in 2011. Tyler French reported on his trip to All American festivities in Louisville, Ky., in November. Brandon Horn talked about his excursions to the National Dairy Conference in Madison, Wis., and the South Carolina State Fair. Tabb French talked about the AJCA-NAJ Annual Meeting held in Wisconsin in June.

Jersey producers were invited to attend the South Carolina Field Day, hosted by Allen Riddle and his family at their farm in Norway. Time and date are to be determined.

Officers elected to serve the SCJCA in 2012 included: Amanda Lutz, Chester, president; Phil Perry, Saluda, vice president; Tina Horn, Chester, secretary; and Boyd Parr, Newberry, treasurer.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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 14 conformation traits, plus six 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 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 (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

Dairy Form

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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.

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.

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 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” ).

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California Honors Jersey Breeders Jersey breeders from the Golden State met for the annual meeting of their state Jersey organization on February 4, 2012, at the Sanctuary Beach Resort in Marina, Calif. Members of the California Jersey Cattle Association attended to business, honored their peers and learned more about managing Jerseys for profit in a series of seminars at the day-long event.

The organization’s Senior Breeder Award and Junior Breeder Award were presented to members of the same family—the Van Exel family. Hank Van Exel received the former and his son, Adam, earned the later. The Van Exels operate a 1,700-cow dairy in Lodi and ship milk to the Hilmar Cheese Company.

The mixed herd of Holsteins and Jerseys is managed on two separate farms a mile apart. Hank and Adam run the business with help from Hank’s wife, Carolyn, and Adam’s wife, Lacey, and his children, Madison and Atlee, and his two sisters and their families.

Hank and Carolyn established the dairy 58 years ago with 60 unregistered Holsteins. Jerseys were added in the mid1980s after Hank judged a local show and purchased the Grand, Reserve and Junior Champions, along with two other members of the herd. The herd has grown in the years since and now includes 283 head of Registered Jersey cows. The 2011 lactation average of the REAP herd is 19,156 lbs. milk, 874 lbs. fat and 692 lbs. protein on 246 lactations. With the October 2011 herd appraisal, the farm is home to 41 Excellent and 201 Very Good cows and has an average appraisal of 83.7%.

Showing has been a favorite family pastime for the Van Exels from the beginning. The early purchases went on to top their classes at World Dairy Expo and the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. More recently, the Van Exels bred and exhibited the winner of the 2003 National Jersey Jug Futurity, Excels Success 954, and the

California Jersey Queens Karessa Mast, left, and Kelli Carstensen, right, honor Adam Van Exel and his wife, Lacey, with the California Junior Breeder Award.

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Karessa Mast, left, and 2012 California Jersey Queen Kelli Carstensen, right, present the California Senior Breeder Award to Hank and Carolyn Van Exel.

Karen Casale-Martin was honored with the California Distinguished Service Award.

She is congratulated by Karessa Mast, left, outgoing queen, and Kelli Carstensen, the state Jersey queen for 2012.

Reserve Junior Champion of the 2010 All American Jersey Show, Exels Carrier Polly 2109. At the 2011 California Spring Show, they earned the Premier Breeder and Premier Exhibitor banners and also showed the Grand Champion, Exels Elite Ada 1938, and Reserve Junior Champion, GR Exels Barbaro Foxy 2163.

Hank was the official for The All American Jersey Show in 2002 and 2010 and served as the associate judge twice.

This past fall, he judged the Central National Jersey Show and Expo Milk in Brazil.

The Distinguished Service Award was given to Karen Casale-Martin, Edy-Star Farm, Waterford. She is the longtime advisor for the junior association and has traveled with youth to shows across the west coast.

Jack C. Nisbet Memorial Scholarship in 2011. She earned the blue ribbon in senior showmanship at The All American Junior Jersey Show and was named second alternate in the National Jersey Queen Contest in 2011.

She was a member of the Cal Poly dairy judging team that placed second at the Big-E in 2011. As an individual, she placed among the 25 in the contests held at the Big-E and the Pennsylvania AllAmerican Dairy Show.

Carstensen’s herd, K-Cee Jerseys, numbers 19 cows and a dozen heifers and includes her first foundation animal, Sweet Laddie, Very Good-83%, who turned 11 years old in September.

Two members of the Sanders family won the senior and intermediate divisions of the youth achievement contest. Natalie Sanders of Hilmar won the senior division.

The daughter of Scott and Sharalee Sanders is a sophomore at Modesto Junior College and plans to transfer to Cal Poly in the fall. Natalie established Fire-Lake Jerseys with her aunt, Cathy, in 2009 and now manages the herd with her sister and cousins. The 115-cow herd is run with the Holstein herd owned by the Sanders family.

Natalie is the president of the California Junior Jersey Cattle Association and attended Jersey Youth Academy in 2009 and 2011. She is a member of American

Junior Awards In the junior program, Kelli Carstensen, Petaluma, was crowned as the 2012 California Jersey Queen. The daughter of Neal and Sally Carstensen is a junior at California Polytechnic State University majoring in dairy science with a minor in agricultural business. She is the current vice president of the California Junior Jersey Cattle Association.

Carstensen placed second in the 2009 National Jersey Youth Achievement Contest. She was a member of the second Jersey Youth Academy and received the

Donnie Sherman presents the Nanette Sherman-Taylor Scholarship to Kasidi Barcelos.

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Theresa Sweeney receives the California Jersey Cattle Association Scholarship from President Benny Rector.

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Outgoing California Jersey Karessa Mast, left, and 2012 California Jersey Queen Kelli Carstensen, right, flank winners of the youth achievement contest. Natalie Sanders, second left, placed first in the senior division and Rebecca Sanders topped the intermediate division.

Agri-Women, California Scholarship Federation and California Women for Agriculture, which gave her a scholarship in 2010.

She was a member of the Modesto dairy judging team that placed first in post-secondary competition at the Big-E, the Pennsylvania All-American and World Dairy Expo in 2011. She placed among the top five individuals overall in the Big-E and Pennsylvania All-American contests.

Natalie will compete in the international dairy judging contest held at the Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh, Scotland, this summer.

Natalie is a regular exhibitor at local, state and national shows. She earned the Premier Exhibitor banner at the California State Fair Junior Show in 2010 and showed the Junior Champion of the All American Junior Jersey Show in 2009. WF Axel

Rosita, Excellent-94%, was Reserve Supreme Champion of the California State Fair in 2009 and Supreme Champion a year later. “Rosita” was also Grand Champion of the Western National Junior Jersey Show three times and Reserve Junior All American Aged Cow in 2010.

Natalie’s cousin, Rebecca Sanders, also of Hilmar, topped the intermediate division. The 14-year-old is the daughter of Shawn and Debbie Sanders and the eldest of five siblings. Her mixed herd includes 19 Jerseys and a half dozen Holsteins. She enjoys working on her family farm and the dairy where her cows are housed as well.

On the tanbark trail, Rebecca has won numerous showmanship competitions.

She has exhibited Junior and Grand Champions at local and state shows in Oregon and Washington and shown at the Western National as well. She has been a member of 4-H for six years and joined her local FFA chapter this year. Currently, she is a reporter for the California junior Jersey organization.

Rebecca is a member of the Hilmar High School basketball and soccer teams. Her long-term plans are to attend the University of California-Davis and become a large animal veterinarian.

Theresa Sweeney, Visalia, received the California Jersey Cattle Association Scholarship. The daughter of Jim and Amelia Sweeney is a senior at Visalia High School. She received the youth achievement award in the intermediate division of the California contest last year and attended the second Jersey Youth Academy in 2011.

Theresa has fared well in national

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youth production contests in recent years. Wilsonview Abe Airie, Very Good83%, placed fourth in the Pot O’Gold Production Contest in 2010 with her first lactation and eighth in Division II of the National Jersey Youth Production Contest in 2010 with her second lactation. Theresa also placed among the top 10 in Division II of the national contest with Rancho Vista Windstorm 3127, Excellent-90%, in 2008 and D&E Abe Eda, Excellent-91%, in 2009.

Kasidi Barcelos, Hilmar, won the Nanette Sherman-Taylor Scholarship.

She is a high school senior and plans to attend Modesto Junior College and major in dairy science. The daughter of Jackie Barcelos has been involved in Jersey activities for nine years. Her herd includes a dozen cows and six heifer calves.

Kasidi is a member of the Hilmar Colony 4-H Club and the Hilmar FFA chapter and belongs to the California junior Jersey, Holstein and Milking Shorthorn clubs. She has given numerous demonstrations on Jerseys and competed in the FFA Project Competition the past four years.

She enjoys exhibiting cattle at local, state and national shows. She earned the Premier Breeder banner at the California State Fair Junior Show in 2009 and showed Genesis Rasmus G1855, Excellent-92%, to Reserve Grand Champion honors of the California State Fair Junior Show in 2009 and Reserve Intermediate Champion of the Western National Jersey Show in 2010.

Kasidi is a pitcher for her high school softball team and has participated at the varsity level for four years.

In the production contest, Colin Russell, Hilmar, took the top prize with GR Yosemite Saber Mandate Star. The Very Good-83% daughter of O.F. Montana Saber-ET, GJPI +7, produced a 3-10 record with a dollar value of $4,309.85 and a cheese yield of 3,036 lbs.

Lars Russell, Hilmar, placed second with last year’s production contest winner, Trinitys Iatola Cindy-ET, Excellent-90%, who made a record with a dollar value of $4,240.04. Jonas Tate, Hilmar, placed third with his purchase from the 2008 Pot O’Gold Sale, Clemson Militia 801-ET, Very Good-86%. In her second lactation, she produced a record with a dollar value of $4,206.29.

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Jersey breed experienced a banner year in 2011, with record-setting performance for registrations, contributions to Project Equity, herds and cows enrolled on REAP, JerseyTags and animals appraised.

They were also brought up-to-speed on the efforts of National All-Jersey Inc. (NAJ) to promote equitable milk pricing for all dairy producers by NAJ Director Mike Wickstrom. The organization is working to increase minimum nonfat standards for fluid milk across the country and require standards comparable to those already in place in California. There has been a growth in the use of the AllJersey® and Queen of Quality® brands, with 27 producer-processors in 17 states to date.

Wickstrom noted that Jersey Marketing Service (JMS), the cattle marketing arm of NAJ, had a tremendous year as well, with gross sales of $8.6 million—the eighth best in JMS history.

Members approved a proposal to host the AJCA-NAJ Annual Meeting in California in 2016, with place to be determined in the future. The organization also approved funding $1,500 in show premiums for the California Spring Show in Merced.

The current slate of officers was reelected to serve in 2012 as follows: Benny Rector, Hilmar, president; Patrick Martin, Fresno, vice president; Janice Rector, Hilmar, secretary; and Nancy Miguel, Denair, treasurer. Blake Renner, Fortuna, C. A. Russell, Hilmar, Adam Van Exel and Scott Wickstrom, Hilmar, were elected to serve as directors.

Programs In the seminar portion of the program, Jerry Dryer, with J/D/G Consulting, brought the group up-to-date on trends and forecasts for the dairy industry. Paul Fernandes, with Pfizer Animal Health, identified herd benchmarks for Jerseys and explained how managing the herd to reach key benchmarks can increase profitability.

AJCA-NAJ Area Representative Kate Rector presented details from the Jersey sustainability study by Jude Capper and Roger Cady, which determined that Jersey cows required 20% less total feedstuffs by weight and 32% less water to produce the same amount of milk, fat and protein as Holstein cows. Cari Wolfe, Director Research and Genetic Program Development for the AJCA, explained how Jersey producers could use genotyping in herd management and discussed the Jersey Haplotype 1.

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Jersey Junior Public Presentation Contest Entries Due June 1

June 1 is the deadline to enter the seventh national Jersey youth presentation competition, TalkJersey.

All AJCA junior or lifetime members, ages 7 through 20 as of January 1, 2012, are eligible to enter one of two divisions: the live public speaking contest or the recorded presentation division. Cash awards sponsored by ABS Global Inc., DeForest, Wis., and prizes offered by the American Jersey Cattle Association will be presented in all divisions.

Judging will begin at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, June 27, during the Annual Meetings of the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc. at the North Conway Grand Hotel, North Conway, N.H. The top-ranked contestant in each category will present his/her winning speech in a showcase awards ceremony on June 30 at the Fryeburg (Maine) Fairgrounds, prior to the start of the 55th National Heifer Sale.

Live Public Speaking Demonstrations or speeches are to focus on any phase of the Registered Jer-

sey™ 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, 2012, 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 Entries may also be made in the category of narrated video or narrated PowerPoint presentations. This presentation must be the contestant’s own work and have been created between September 1, 2011 and June 1, 2012.

The topic must be a subject directly related to Registered Jerseys™. Entries must be at least four (4) minutes in length, and feature the 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.

Entries will be judged in three groups by contestant age on January 1, 2012: Division I, ages 7 to 12 years; Division II, ages 13 to 16; and Division III, age 17 and older.

The finished presentation must be saved in PC format and recorded for playback on a CD/DVD or USB flashdrive/thumbdrive.

Entries must be received in the AJCA office on or before Friday, June 8.

Enter Today Enter online at www.usjersey.com/ forms/talkjersey_entryform.htm. Applications may also be requested from the AJCA Development Department by calling 614/322-4456.

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VanBuskirk and Palmertons Honored at Michigan Meeting The Michigan Jersey Cattle Club (MJCC) held its annual meeting on February 22, 2012, at the Soaring Eagle Conference Center in Mount Pleasant.

Sixty members and guests attended the event held in conjunction with the Great Lakes Regional Dairy Conference.

Jim VanBuskirk, Carleton, received the organization’s Master Breeder Award. Jim and his wife, Jan, and son, David, operate JVB Red Hot Jerseys on a farm that has been in the family since 1835.

Jim purchased his first Registered Jersey in 1952 as a 4-H project. Eight years later, he took over operation of the farm from his grandfather. Today, the Registered Jersey herd includes 120 milking cows and an equal number of replacement heifers and raises 400 acres of corn, alfalfa and soybeans. The herd is enrolled on REAP and has a 2011 lactation average of 17,853 lbs. milk, 868 lbs. fat and 664 lbs. protein on 85 lactations. With the latest appraisal in January, the herd includes 13 Excellent and 91 Very Good cows and has an appraisal average of 83.7%.

The VanBuskirks have been active on the tanbark trail on local, state and regional levels and exhibited at The All American Show since 1982. They bred the reserve winner of the National Jersey Jug Futurity three times—JVB Red Hot C Zsa in 2004, JVB Jims Sadie in 1991 and JVB Starsetter Lassie in 1988—and the Grand Champion at the Michigan State Fair numerous times.

Among the prominent cow families developed by VanBuskirk is the “Belinda” family, which traces to Sunny Day Bold Belinda, Excellent-94%. She made 38,557 lbs. milk, 1,802 lbs. fat and 1,411 lbs. protein at 6-11 and sent five sons to A.I. Two of her four Excellent daughters, JVB Red Hot Mor Belinda-ET, Excellent-94%, and JVB Red Hot Gold Belinda-ET, Excellent-90%, each have records over 29,000 lbs. milk. “Mor Belinda” was the

MJCC President Greg Palen presents the Michigan Junior Achievement Award to Britney Lewis.

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Patricia and Francis Palmerton receive the Distinguished Service Award from MJCC President Greg Palen. All photos courtesy Renee McCauley.

Jim VanBuskirk, right, was honored with the Master Breeder Award. He receives his award from MJCC President Greg Palen.

state’s high-producing aged cow in 2011.

Her 7-0 record of 29,840 lbs. milk, 1,609 lbs. fat and 1,030 lbs. protein has a dollar value of $6,770.

Jim served two consecutive terms as director of the American Jersey Cattle Association beginning in 2005 and was also elected vice president of the organization.

He served on the All American Show and Sale Committees and the All American Junior Show Committee and received the Max Gordon Recognition Award in 2010.

He has also been president and director of the MJCC. Jan is a member of the National Jersey Jug Committee and David and his wife, Yvonne, received the AJCA Young Jersey Breeder Award in 2008.

The Distinguished Service Award was given to Francis and Patricia Palmerton, Fowlerville. The couple operated Hapalson Jersey Farm with Francis’ brother, Claude, until the milking cows were dispersed in September 2008. The sale averaged $2,044.47 on 208 head. The family sold the heifers privately and now raises corn, soybeans and hay on the 600-acre farm in the central part of the state.

Francis and Patricia have been longtime supporters of the Michigan Jersey Cattle Club.

For more than two decades, Francis served the organization as a director, stepping down this year to allow other Jersey breeders to participate. He also chaired the production awards committee for many years.

Patricia served on the production awards committee with her husband and also was on the junior committee for 20-plus years.

In recent years, the couple helped to judge the junior achievement contest.

Hapalson Jersey Farms was a strong advocate for the Michigan State Sale.

The Palmertons could be counted on to send their best, often consigning the high seller or others near the top. Patricia would typically arrive at the event first thing in the morning, armed with homecooked food, and lend a hand wherever it was needed all day. The family also often

donated hay.

With more free time on their hands, Francis and Patricia enjoy visiting family and friends, camping and traveling in their motor home.

Britney Lewis, Jerome, earned the Junior Achievement Award. The daughter of John and Brenda Lewis is a high school senior and plans to attend Michigan State University (MSU) in the fall, majoring in agriculture business.

She is president of the state junior Jersey club and the reigning Michigan Jersey Queen. Her herd of Registered Jerseys includes two milking cows, six heifers and a bull being raised as a herd service sire.

Though she has been involved with dairy quiz bowl and judging, she especially enjoys being on the lead strap in the show ring. She won Supreme Champion at the MSU 4-H Dairy Days Youth Show in 2008 and at the Michigan State Fair in 2009.

With her favorite cow, JBL Mentor Discos Be Bop, Excellent-92%, she topped the Michigan Jersey Futurity in 2007 and earned Supreme Champion of the open and 4-H shows at the state fair in 2009.

Britney was named Hillsdale County Outstanding Dairy Youth and won the state’s Frank Proctor Memorial Award in 2011.

She is president of the school’s Students Against Destructive Decisions, a member of the student council and played softball for four years.

All-Michigan and Reserve AllMichigan Awards were given to Jersey breeders in 19 age categories based on placings at the All Michigan Jersey Show in July. Vitality Dairy Crew, Elsie, received three All-Michigan and three Reserve All-Michigan awards. Tim and Beth Place, Perry, earned three AllMichigan and two Reserve All-Michigan awards. Other Jersey breeders receiving awards were: Danielle Adams, Clinton; Thomas Atherton, Gaines; Amber Black, Howard City; Alexis Bowman, Addison; Joe Bowman, Addison; Nick Crabtree, (continued to page 69)

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President:

Shannon Gardner 814/257-8627 Secretary: Jessica Peters 814/282-5206 AJCA-NAJ Area Representative: Sara Barlass 614/256-6502 Visit us online at: http://pennsylvaniajerseys.usjersey.com

C. L. (Clint) Collins, III P. O. Box 359 Sylacauga, AL 35159 Fax: 256/245-9870 Home: 256/249-2481 clcollins@mysylacauga.com

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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Grand Hotel, Conway, N.H. JUNE 29—ANNUAL MEETINGS OF NATIONAL ALL-JERSEY INC.,North Conway Grand Hotel, North Conway, N.H.; 3:00 p.m. (EST).

J U N E 3 0 — A N N UA L M E E T I N G S O F T H E A M E R I C A N J E R S E Y C AT T L E ASSOCIATION.,North Conway Grand Hotel, North Conway, N.H.; 7:30 a.m. (EST).

JUNE 30—OHIO JERSEY BREEDERS PICNIC, Hosted by Tim Rawn, Lancaster, Ohio.

JULY 15-19—ADSA-ASAS JOINT ANNUAL MEETING, Phoenix, Ariz.

JULY 16-20—MICHIGAN DAIRY EXPO, Michigan State University Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education, MSU, East Lansing, Mich.

JULY 21—NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA FIELD DAY, Piedmont Jerseys, Lincolnton, N.C.; 10:00 a.m. (EST).

JULY 8-12, 2013—ADSA-ASAS JOINT ANNUAL MEETING, Indianapolis, Ind.

Shows

APR. 13—SOUTHERN SPRING NATIONAL OPEN JERSEY SHOW, Stillwater, Oklahoma; for further information and entry forms please contact David Jones at david.a.jones@okstate.edu or 405/880-5194.

APR. 15—NEW YORK SPRING CAROUSEL JERSEY SHOW, New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse, N.Y.; 8:00 a.m.

APR. 28—WISCONSIN SPRING SHOW, Vernon County Fairgrounds, Viroqua, Wis.; Perry Phend, Greenville, Ill., judge.

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. 2—OHIO STATE FAIR JUNIOR SHOW, 9:00 a.m.; Ohio State Fairgrounds, Columbus, Ohio.

AUG. 3—OHIO STATE FAIR OPEN SHOW, heifers; 9:00 a.m.; Ohio State Fairgrounds, Columbus, Ohio.

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AUG. 4—OHIO STATE FAIR OPEN SHOW, cows and futuriy; 9:00 a.m.; Ohio State Fairgrounds, Columbus, Ohio.

AUG. 9—IOWA STATE FAIR JUNIOR JERSEY SHOW; 8:00 a.m.; Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, Iowa.

AUG. 11—IOWA STATE FAIR OPEN JERSEY SHOW; 7:30 a.m.; Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, Iowa.

AUG. 10—MASSACHUSETTS ALL BREEDS CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW, Greenfield, Mass.; Jason Lloyd, Middleburg, N.Y., judge.

AUG. 14-15—WISCONSIN STATE SHOW, Marshfield, Wis. AUG. 16—ILLINOIS STATE FAIR JERSEY OPEN SHOW; 8:00 a.m.; Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, Ill. AUG. 17—ILLINOIS STATE FAIR JUNIOR JERSEY SHOW; 1:00 p.m.; Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, Ill. AUG. 17—KENTUCKY STATE FAIR JUNIOR JERSEY SHOW, Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.; 9:00 a.m.; Steve White, New Castle, Ind., judge.

AUG. 18—KENTUCKY STATE FAIR JERSEY SHOW, heifers, Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.; 12:00 noon; Kevin Lutz, Lincolnton, N.C., judge.

AUG. 19—KENTUCKY STATE FAIR JERSEY SHOW, cows, Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.; 8:00 a.m.; Kevin Lutz, Lincolnton, N.C., judge.

AUG. 31—COLORADO STATE FAIR OPEN AND JUNIOR SHOW, heifers; 11:00 a.m.; Colorado State Fairgrounds, Pueblo, Colo.

SEPT. 1—COLORADO STATE FAIR JUNIOR AND OPEN SHOW, cows; 9:00 a.m.; Pueblo, Colo.

OCT. 2—INTERNATIONAL JERSEY SHOW, Heifers, Alliant Energy Center, Madison, Wis.; 1:00 p.m.; Mark Rueth, Oxford, Wis., judge.

OCT. 3—INTERNATIONAL JERSEY SHOW, Cows, Alliant Energy Center, Madison, Wis.; 7:30 a.m.; Mark Rueth, Oxford, Wis., judge.

OCT. 14—ARKANSAS STATE FAIR OPEN AND

JUNIOR DAIRY SHOW; Little Rock. Ark.; 9:00 a.m.

NOV. 3—THE ALL AMERICAN JUNIOR JERSEY SHOW, Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.; 8:00 a.m.

NOV. 4—NATIONAL JERSEY JUG FUTURITY, Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.; 1:00 p.m.

NOV. 5—THE ALL AMERICAN JERSEY SHOW, Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.; 7:30 a.m.

In Memoriam Elizabeth I. Libby Elizabeth I. “Bette” Libby, Standish, Maine, 87, passed away on February 9, 2012.

She was born in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, on August 10, 1924, the daughter of the late Arthur D. and Georgie E. (Frazier) McCullough. She attended local schools in Portland, Maine, and Standish. Following her education, she married W. Gordon “Tink” Libby in 1945.

The couple operated Broadvale Farm in Sebago Lake, Maine. The herd was one of the oldest Jersey herds in New England, with Registered breeding dating to 1881. The Broadvale Farm was known for developing production-bred cattle with solid functional type. The Libby family merchandised cattle privately across the country and consigned to leading Jersey sales, including the New England Spring Sale and the National Heifer Sale. The herd was sold to Joe and Shirley LeForge in 1988. The LeForges relocated the herd to Statesville, N.C., several months later.

In 1997, the LeForges sold the Jersey herd to a dairy producer in Puerto Rico.

Bette was a member of the United Church of Christ at North Gorham, where she helped at church suppers and craft fairs and volunteered at the library. She was also a longtime member of the Hiawatha Council, Degree of Pocahontas.

She was an avid reader and enjoyed puzzles, cross-stitching, quilling, knitting, flower gardening, berry picking and baking pies. She was a loving mother and grandmother who looked forward to spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Libby is survived by a son, Brian (Esther) Libby; a daughter, Beth (Don) Libby Crozier; four grandchildren; nine greatgrandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

She shared 57 years of marriage with Tink, who passed away in 2003. She was also preceded in death by a brother and five sisters.

Memorials in Bette’s honor may be made to The National Kidney Foundation of Maine, 470 Forest Ave., Suite 302, Portland ME 04101-2009.

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Addison; Margie and Jennifer Crabtree, Addison; Taylor Fuhrman, Perry; Raymond E. Jacobs, New Lothrop; Paul and Sherry Meyer, Byron Center; Kylie Miller, Addison; Eric Moser, Dansville; Larry and Sandy Place, Perry; Pro-Hart Jerseys, Prescott; Beth Rupprecht, Vassar; Rustic Jerseys, Morley; Tumbleweed Jerseys, Lowell; and Denise Weston, Concord.

Thirteen juniors earned Junior AllMichigan and Reserve All-Michigan Awards. Juniors Danielle Adams, Alexis Bowman, Jennifer Crabtree, Taylor Fuhrman and Kylie Miller, all mentioned previously, earned junior awards as well.

Other juniors receiving recognition were: Luke Bowman, Addison, Courtney Butcher, Corunna; Nicolas Clark, Prescott; Nathan Crabtree, Addison; Evelyn Fuhrman, Perry; Eric Moser, Dansville; and Cody Place, Perry.

Production awards were also given for herd averages and individual cow production based on the dollar value of the record. The state’s high herd for milk production is Vitality Dairy Crew, owned

by Susie Green and her daughters, Emily and Sadie. The herd average for 2011 is 18,623 lbs. milk, 793 lbs. fat and 651 lbs. protein, with a dollar value of $3,779.

The top herd for fat is Breview Jerseys, Wayland, with a herd average of 16,689 lbs. milk, 835 lbs. fat and 602 lbs. protein and a dollar value of $3,714. The dairy earned certificates for high individual cow production in six of the seven categories, including lifetime production. Hapalson Keeper 1536-P, Very Good-84%, made 166,345 lbs. milk, 7,387 lbs. fat and 5,544 lbs. protein in eight lactations. The Very Good-84% daughter of Den-Kel Choice Keeper-P, GJPI -32, was purchased in the Hapalson dispersal in 2008.

Other members of the Breview milking string that earned production certificates were: PR Breview Jevon 3515, the high junior two-year-old with 22,415 lbs. milk, 1,311 lbs. fat and 825 lbs. protein and a dollar value of $5,454; HAF Bre View Shalya, the top senior two-year-old with 23,723 lbs. milk, 1,032 lbs. fat and 869 lbs. protein and a dollar value of $4,971; Chicopee Parades Trudy, the high junior three-year-old with 19,807 lbs. milk, 1,170 lbs. fat and 765 lbs. protein and a dollar value of $4,944; HAF Lieutenant Dawn, the top senior three-year-old with 22,354 lbs. milk, 1,205 lbs. fat and 861 lbs. protein and a dollar value of $5,317; and Hapalson Lieutenant 1870, the top four-year-old with 22,602 lbs. milk, 1,322 lbs. fat and 966 lbs. protein and a dollar value of $5,866. april 2012

The high-producing aged cow was “Mor Belinda,” mentioned previously.

In the business meeting, members heard reports from Greg Palen, Ovid, co-chair of the sale committee, Susie Green, chair of the show committee, Britney Lewis, president of the junior club and Renee McCauley, editor of the Michigan Jersey News. The organization approved funding the Michigan State University dairy judging team $300.

AJCA-NAJ Area Representative Ron Mosser spoke about performance of the national Jersey organizations in 2011, noting new records for registrations,

cows and herds enrolled on REAP, cows appraised and JerseyTags ordered. He told the group that Jerseys are getting their feet in the door of many Holstein herds, even when just one or two are initially purchased.

The current slate of officers was reelected to serve the organization again in 2012. Greg Palen is president, Susan Green is vice president and Sandy Place is secretary. Directors elected for 2012 include: Joe Bowman; Craig Martin, Olivet; Tim Place; and Tim Shaver, Silverwood. John Lewis will serve as alternate.

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Kemmeren Crowned New York Queen The annual meeting of the New York Jersey Cattle Club was held on January 20, 2012, in Syracuse in conjunction with the New York All-Breeds Convention at the Sheraton University Hotel and Conference Center.

Katy Kemmeren, Bainbridge, was crowned as the 2012 New York Jersey Queen. The daughter of John and Dianne Kemmeren is a junior at Morrisville State College. She earned her associate’s degree in dairy management in 2011 and is now working on her bachelor’s degree in agriculture business. Katy’s herd of Registered Jerseys includes 10 cows and 18 replacement heifers and is managed with the family’s mixed herd of Brown Swiss, Jerseys and Holsteins.

She was co-chair of the Morrisville State Dairy Sale in 2010 and will coordinate sale selections for the sale this fall during a summer internship for the college. She was a member of the dairy judging team in 2010 and is active in the Morrisville Fresh program, which markets produce, cheese curds, compost and a line of dipping sauces produced by the college at farmer’s markets and other local outlets.

Katy got her start with Jerseys through the New York Pot of Gold program, purchasing her first heifer, Lawtons Dunkirk Kristin, in 2004. The Excellent-91% matriarch is still in the herd today and has proven her value as a foundation animal. She has three records over 21,000 lbs. milk and her daughter, Angelrose Miss Kylie, Excellent-92%, was tapped Grand Champion of the county fair.

New York Jersey breeders were recognized for production achievements with awards for herd averages in four categories based on herd size and individual cow production in nine age categories.

Among small herds with 10-50 cows, Kevetta Farms, owned by Kevin and Annetta Herrington and their family, Dansville, was the high milk and protein producer in 2011 with a herd average of 20,286 lbs. milk, 881 lbs. fat and 730 lbs. protein on 15.5 cows.

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Newark Valley, ranked first for milk and protein among herds with 51-100 cows with a herd average of 20,868 lbs. milk, 989 lbs. fat and 737 lbs. protein on 78.1 cows.

In the category for herds with 101-150 cows, Den-Kel Jerseys, owned by Kip and Robin Denniston-Keller, Bryon, led the way with a herd average of 19,121 lbs. milk, 1,001 lbs. fat and 726 lbs. protein on 102 cows. Den-Kel Jerseys also earned awards for the high senior three-year-old for protein (Den-Kel Iatola Icing-ET) and the top cow 6-9 years-old for milk and protein (Den-Kel Lemvig Jelly-ET).

Domino Farm, owned by the Dewitt family, Accord, was the high milk and protein producer among large herds with more than 150 cows with a herd average of 20,812 lbs. milk, 980 lbs. fat and 771 lbs. protein on 162 cows. Domino Farm also took home certificates for the high producing four-year-old for milk and protein (Dominos Hollywood Gretchen), the top five-year-old for milk (Dominos Jace Marco) and the high five-year-old for protein (Dominos Jerrick La Lona).

“Gretchen” was also the high dollar cow.

The Very Good-85% daughter of SennSational Barkly Hollywood, GJPI +63, produced a 4-11 record with a dollar value of $7,498. Actual 305-day production is 30,290 lbs. milk, 1,642 lbs. fat and 1,183 lbs. protein.

Other breeders to earn awards for individual cow production were: Dutch Hollow Farm, Schodack Landing, high senior yearling milk (Dutch Hollow Oregon Matilda-P), top yearling protein (LF Jacinto Roz), high junior two-yearold milk (Dutch Hollow Showtime Mosaic), high senior two-year-old milk (Dutch Hollow Jacinto Melinda 536-ET) and top cow 10 years and older protein (Dutch Hollow Avery Sparkles); Triple J Dairy, Mount Vision, high junior twoyear-old protein (Sugar Ridge Rebel Red); George Family Farms, Interlaken, high senior two-year-old protein (Lake Effect Iatola Lavina); Glen Meadows Farm, Fultonview, top junior three-year-old milk and protein (Glen Meadows Geronimo Sandra); Greg and David Chamberlain, Wyoming, high senior three-year-old milk (Hi-Land Texida Gladioli); and Tim and Patti Everett, Sharon Springs, top cow 10 years and older milk (Longview

Rosecrans Barb).

Business Program In the business meeting, members learned their state Jersey organization received a rebate check in the amount of $1,490.20 for advertisements placed by New York breeders in the Jersey Journal in 2011—second in the nation to California.

The New York club is also working with the Jersey Journal to establish a website to be hosted by USJersey.com.

Members approved sponsoring awards at The All American Jersey Show, the Big E, the New York Spring Carousel and the New York State Fair. Because of increased participation by juniors, the organization will increase spending at the state fair in order to provide an award for each class in the junior show. Live streaming video at the New York Spring Carousel and the New York State Fair will be provided if sponsors can be found.

AJCA-NAJ Area Representative Sara Barlass reported on the record-breaking year for the national Jersey organizations in 2011. She encouraged Jersey breeders to consign to and attend two upcoming sales: the New York Spring Sale on May 5 in Whitney Point, N.Y., and the 60th National Heifer Sale on June 30 at the Fryeburg Fairgrounds in Fryeburg, Maine.

She also encouraged Jersey breeders to support the upcoming Cow Power Sale hosted by fellow New York Jersey breeders, Kip and Robin DennistonKeller, at the farm in Byron. The sale will be held on June 23, the weekend prior to the AJCA-NAJ Annual Meetings, which will be hosted by Jersey breeders from New England in North Conway, N.H. The junior Jersey show at the New York State Fair will be held on August 30. The open show will be held on September 2.

Bill Walker, Big Prairie, Ohio, will be the judge.

Dr. George Merrell made a short presentation on a new permanent identification rule that will impact interstate travel of cattle in New York.

All dairy cattle must be identified with official 15-digit tags starting with 840 or metal tags starting with NY21, regardless of age or sex. Tattoos will be regarded as a supplemental form of identification; animals identified with them will also need interstate papers that provide an address where the animals will be loaded and unloaded.

Officers were unanimously elected as follows: Brian Chittenden, Schodack Landing, president; Dana Chamberlain, Wyoming, vice president; Rebecca and Sandra Ferry, Johnstown, co-secretaries; and Alan Danforth, Cobleskill, treasurer.

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July 1 is Deadline to Apply for 2012-13 Scholarships July 1 is the deadline to submit applications for six scholarships administered by the American Jersey Cattle Association, Reynoldsburg, Ohio.

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 in the fall of 2012.

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 well-defined 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 award 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 2011, it was $1,000.

Applications are posted on the USJersey website at www.usjersey.com/YouthProgram/scholarshipinfo.html.

For the 2011-12 academic year, $12,000 will be awarded across all AJCA scholarship programs. These awards will be presented Saturday, November 3 at the annual Junior Banquet held during The All American Jersey Shows and Sales in Louisville, Ky.

For more information, contact the American Jersey Cattle Association by writing 6486 E. Main Street, Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068-2362, or visit its web site at USJersey.com.

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Avon Road Jersey Farm

OFwens arms, Inc. 315 355th Ave., Frederic, WI 54837 owenswlsd@centurytel.net Wilfred & Linda 715/653-2663 Roger & Kim 715/653-2566

Walter & Joyce 715/653-2637

Steinhauers

Jerseys

Karl Steinhauer P.O. Box 259, 205 Railroad Ave. Mattoon, Wisconsin 54450-0268 715/489-3112 • 715/489-3696 (barn) hounddogkarl@yahoo.com

D.L. Strandberg and Sons P.O. Box 185 Alma Center, WI 54611 Judd: 715/964-8135 D.L.: 715/964-5441 Emal: shoal@triwest.net or jstrandberg70@yahoo.com

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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 Page 72

Dale, Lisa, Wyatt & Austin Smith 18575 142nd St., Hamburg, MN 55339 Phone: 320/238-2218 Email: SmithHaven@ll.net 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

JERSEY JOURNAL

International Dairy Week National Jersey Feature Show • • • • • • • • • • •

January 18, 2012, Tatura, Victoria, Australia Warren Ferguson, New Zealand, judge 237 head shown Supreme, Grand and Senior Champion female—Willow Dell Fancy 512, Eloora Pastoral Company, Deniliquin, New South Wales Reserve Champion female—Brunchilli Sambo Noelene, Menzies and Easterbrook Intermediate Champion female—Riverside Country Lollypop, Riverside Jerseys, Nirranda, Victoria Reserve Intermediate Champion female—First Choice Com Iola, Bushlea Farms, Leongatha, Victoria Junior Champion female—Shirlinn Reagan Melys, Brian and Vicki Wilson and Family, Tamworth, New South Wales Reserve Junior Champion female—Glencraig Intgold Mistletoe 5007, S.C. Salway, Bembooka, New South Wales Premier Breeder—Brunchilli Jerseys, Finley, New South Wales Premier Exhibitor—Bushlea Farms, Leongatha, Victoria

Willow Dell Fancy 512 1st Aged cow Senior, Grand and Supreme Champion

Class Winners Heifer born on or after July 1, 2011 (19 shown) 1. Rivendell RE Noelene’s Secret, Menzies and Easterbrook, Nowra, New South Wales 2. Jamber Mini Lady, Robert Wilson, Jamberoo, New South Wales 3. Southern Star Governor Vegemite, Southern Star Jerseys, Cobram, Victoria Heifer born January-June 2011 (21 shown) 1. Stoneleigh Park Whistler Belle 3, Burnett Family, Merrigum, Victoria 2. Bralock Kenedys Kookie, Brad Gavenlock, Berry, New South Wales 3. Bralock Excitition Queen, Brad Gavenlock Heifer born July-December 2010 (22 shown) 1. Shirlinn Reagan Melys (S: Rapid Bay Reagan, D: Shirlinn Imperial Melys), Brian and Vicki Wilson and Family, Tamworth, New South Wales, jr. champ.

2. Riverside PNF Ivy, Riverside Jerseys, Nirranda, New South Wales 3. Rivendell Belmont Heatherbelle, S. and H. Menzies, Nowra, New South Wales Heifer, born January-June 2010(19 shown) 1. Glencraig Intgold Mistletoe 5007 (S: Glencraig Golden, D: Glencraig Prize Mistletoe X38), S.C. Salway, Bembooka, New South Wales, res. jr. champ.

2. Homelands Ringmaster Neroli, Hentschke and Schutz, Invergordon, Victoria 3. Stoneleigh Park Jades Colette 2, Burnett Family Heifer, born July-December 2009 (8 shown) 1. Topshelf Comerica Charo (S: Bridon Remake Comerica), LJ Norman, Finley, New South Wales 2. Miami Harland Girl, BJ and JL Dickson, Garvoc, Victoria 3. Brunchilli BSO Beccy, Jayke Fisher and Bec Joyce, Simpson, Victoria Jersey Australia Jersey Futurity (11 shown) 1. Transit Park Hattie 5746, P. Buckley and W. and S. Oslear, Theresa Park, New South Wales 2. Riverside Country Lollipop, C. and K. Couch, Nirranda, Victoria 3. Broadlin Constance 2565, L. and L. Broad, Lockington, Victoria Junior 2-yr.-old (29 shown) 1. Bushlea Sultans Brook F2 (S: SHF Centurion Sultan), Bushlea Farms, Leongatha, Victoria 2. Rivendell Iatola Passion, S. and H. Menzies 3. Riverside Spiritual Galaxy, Hazel Vale, Invergordon, Victoria Senior 2-yr.-old cow (13 shown) 1. Shirlinn Free Dawn, Brian and Vickie Wilson and Family, best udder 2. Bralock Connection Merle, Brad Gavenlock 3. A Class Senior Rarity, Adam Gavenlock, Numbaa,

New South Wales Junior 3-yr.-old cow (16 shown) 1. Brunchilli Visionary Cher, G.G. and J.D. McPhee, Finley, New South Wales 2. Riverside Colettes Covergirl EX90, Riverside Jerseys 3. Southern Star Vanila Bean, Southern Star Jerseys Senior 3-yr.-old cow (16 shown) 1. Riverside Country Lollypop (S: BW Country-ET, D: Riverside Golden Lollypop), Riverside Jerseys, best udder of show, int. champ.

2. First Choice Com Iola (S: Bridon Remake Comerica, D: First Choice Iola 2), Bushlea Farms, res. int. champ.

3. Shirlinn DB Queen, Brian and Vicki Wilson and Family 4-yr.-old cow (14 shown) 1. Bushlea Julian Favorite (S: Valleystream Julian), Bushlea Farms 2. Jugiong Petunia 5574, W. and P. Nicholson and Family, Girgarre, Victoria, best udder 3. Brunchilli JS Vita, Brian and Vicki Wilson and Family 5-yr.-old cow (19 shown) 1. Shirlinn KY Eve, Brian and Vicki Wilson and Family, best udder 2. Rivendell S.N. Violet, S. and H. Menzies, Nowra, New South Wales 3. Fresh Start Bigtime Reba, Fresh Start, Invergordon, Victoria 6-yr.-old cow (9 shown) 1. Shirlinn Caesar Starfinch, Brian and Vicki Wilson and Family 2. Jamber Jade Ladu, Robert Wislon, best udder 3. Elm Grove Invest Elite, P. Buckley, S. Oslear and J. Chesworth Aged cow (12 shown) 1. Willow Dell Fancy 512 (S: Molly Brook Berretta Fabulous-ET, D: Willow Dell Fancy 479), Eloora Pastoral Company, Deniliquin, New South Wales, best udder, sr., gr. and sup. champ.

2. Brunchilli Sambo Noelene (S: Lester Sambo, D: Coleshill Mandrake Noelene), Menzies and Easterbrook, res. champ.

3. Bushlea Conn Maybell, Bushlea Farms Dry cow, 3-4 yrs. (4 shown) 1. Sunshine Farm Handsome 47, N. and J. McDonald, Kyabram, Victoria 2. Homelands NL Silvermine 2, Hentschke and Schutz, Invergordon, Victoria 3. Boggabilla Marthas Joy D46, Boggabilla Jerseys, Ecklin South, Victoria Dry cow, older than 4 yrs. (5 shown) 1. Warrawee Park Mary Poppins 30, Chloe Goodfellow, Kyabram, Victoria 2. Homelands Sleeping Beauty, Hentschke and Schutz, Invergordon, Victoria

Riverside Country Lollypop 1st Senior 3-yr.-old cow Intermediate Champion

Shirlinn Reagan Melys 1st Heifer born July-December 2010 Junior Champion Photo by Wayne Jenkins

3. Miami Sambo Girlie 10, Philmar Dairy Company, Toccumwal, New South Wales Pen of three females owned by exhibitor (5 shown) 1. Brian and Vicki Wilson and Family 2. Bushlea Farms 3. Riverside Jerseys Cow and daughter or two daughters of same dam (4 shown) 1. Menzies and Easterbrook 2. Bushlea Farms 3. Brian and Vicki Wilson and Family Class winners sired by North American sires are listed.

For milk or show, Senn-Sational is the way to go!

Senn-Sational Jerseys Frank M. Senn & Sons

Email: sinsat1@aol.com 6471 Belfast Rd., Newberry, SC 29108 803/276-7316 (Dairy) • 803/276-6551 (Charles/Fax) Website: http://sennsational.usjersey.com

Queen-Acres Farm P.O. Box 88, Keymar, MD 21757 James & Sharon Osborn • 410/775-2420 Deborah C. Osborn • 410/775-0558 Email: littlebrowncows@hotmail.com

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Margandale Jersey Farm 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!

Registered Jerseys Since 1937

Paul and Dawn Schirm Courtney and Kyle Dustin, Kristin and Matthew Taylor

The Lemmermens - Galloway, Ohio

Jerry: 614/561-5643 jerrylemmermen@aol.com John: 614/403-6151 jvlemmermen@gmail.com Website: http://jerseydirectory.com/oakhavenJerseys

5226 Ogden Road, West Salem, OH 44287 Phone 330/263-0637 Fax 330/263-0647 Email schirmfarm@aol.com

Highland Jersey Farms Donald & Joan Bolen 419/332-2773

Jim & Jodi

Ph./Fax: 419/334-8960

Alan and Sharon Kozak Courtney and Brandon

Terry & Susan

419/334-3179

10061 TR 301, Millersburg, OH 44654 Phone: 330/231-7474 Email: grass4jerseys@yahoo.com

2836 CR 55, Fremont, OH 43420

Quality “PHJ” Jerseys

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

Cantendo Acres Grazeland Jerseys LLC Creston, Ohio

cgrazeland@valkyrie.net

Tom & Rosalie Noyes Russ& Cheryl King 330/345-6516 330/435-4023 cgrazeland@sssnet.com

Lindsay’s

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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JERSEY JOURNAL

Memorial Contributions Received For Scholarship Fund, Research Memorial gifts were received from 20 different donors through March 25 in support of permanent funds supporting education for Jersey youth and Jersey-specific research.

Contributions were made to the RussellMalnati Scholarship Fund in memory of Dr. J. J. Malnati, recipient of the Master Breeder and Distinguished Service awards presented by the American Jersey Cattle Association and founding partner of Bush River Jerseys, Newberry, S.C. Dr. Malnati served a total of 13 years on the association’s Board of Directors and is one of the nine Jersey breeders honored by National Dairy Shrine with the Distinguished Dairy Cattle Breeder Award.

Gifts in Dr. Malnati’s memory were received from Charles and Irene Adair, Clinton, S.C.; Mr. Henry Anderson, Newberry, S.C.; J. Lawrence and Barbara C. Benson, New Lebanon, N.Y.; Paul C. Chittenden, Schodack Landing, N.Y.; Eleanor, Julie, Ben and Clint Collins, Sylacauga, Ala.;

George and Ray Counts, Kinards, S.C.; Dairy Farmers of America, Mills River, N.C.; Marie M. Duryea, Albuquerque, N.M.; Fairfields Dairy Farm, LLC, Williamstown, Mass.; Phil and Marty Gordon and Family, Syracuse, Ind.; Herby, Amanda and Hobbs Lutz, Chester, S.C.; G. Joe Lyon, Toledo, Iowa; Joan L. Malnati, Newberry, S.C.; Vincent, Carol, Emily, Eric and Katie Malnati, Walpole, N.H.; David E. Parkinson and Sara L. Gaetz, Sahuarita, Ariz.; Cheryl Parr, Newberry, S.C.; Richard A. and Jeanine M. Riggs, Evansville, Ind.; Emily Sessions Stromquist, Atlanta, Ga.; and Jack and Claude Wheeler, Saluda, S.C. Mike Vaught, Lascassas, Tenn., the Collins Family, and Marilyn Malnati, Newberry, S.C., made gifts to the AJCC Research Foundation in memory of Jack Holbrook, Murfreesboro, Tenn. Through

his long association with The All American Jersey Sale and Jersey Marketing Service as an auctioneer and ringman, Mr. Holbrook made significant contributions to the development and expansion of the Jersey breed nationwide.

The Collins Family also made a donation to the Research Foundation in memory of W. Charles McGinnis, Kinards, S.C. He served as president of The American Jersey Cattle Club and was the recipient of the AJCC Distinguished Service Award in 1986.

The AJCC Research Foundation is a 501(c)(3) trust operated exclusively for the purpose of promoting and sponsoring scientific research for the advancement of dairy technology and the dairy industry.

Since 1967, it has provided seed money for well-designed projects related to highpriority areas that affect the Jersey breed.

Shenandoah Jerseys The Tracy Stiles Family Janet Stiles Fulton JR and Jessica Stiles Hess

18848 Printz Road, Boonsboro, MD 21713 301/582-2178 • shenjers@gmail.com

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