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. 2 • February 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
Solid Genetics Rewarded by Buyers
Youth Excel at Fire-Lake Jerseys
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2011 Dairy Judging Contest Results
70
Notice of AJCA, NAJ Annual Meetings
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Buyers Pay Premium Prices for Genomics in 2011 2011 Sales Analysis
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President and Director Elections for 2012
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34
Fueling the Flame at Fire-Lake
Sires Ranked by Number of Sons Registered, 2011
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Herds Ranked by JPI Average
34 44 Maryland State Fair Junior Show 50 North Carolina State Fair Junior Show
Dairy Youth Take the Judging Challenge 32
26 GM Sandhill Dispersal
48 North Carolina State Fair
28 South Carolina Bred Heifer Sale
46 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
30 Tri-Koebel Jerseys Dispersal
50 Virginia State Fair Junior Show
33 AJCA Staff Phone Directory 14 Betty Thompson Competes for National Title 59 Call for National Heifer Sale Nominations
New England is the site of the 2012 AJCANAJ Annual Meetings, with headquarters in North Conway, N.H. Jersey breeders from the New England states extend a welcome mat and hope you will join them for “mountains, friends and Jerseys” in this scenic, historic region of the country. The photo that graces the cover of this month’s issue was taken at Four Corners Farm in Newbury, Vt. It could fittingly be entitled, “Strawberries and Cream” as the herd grazes on a lush pasture situated next to a field of fall strawberries. The 34-cow dairy is operated by Bob and Kim Gray. The herd has a 2011 AJCA lactation average of 17,403 lbs. milk, 843 lbs. fat and 629 lbs. protein on 24 lactations. With the latest appraisal, the farm is home to eight Excellent and 20 Very Good cows.
February 2012
66 Contributions Made to the Jersey Youth Academy and AJCC Research Foundations
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AJCA, NAJ Board Members
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Advertising Index
14 Faria Dairy Wins Award
14 Along the Jersey Road
14 Jersey Employees Recognized for Service
10 Calendar
55 Jersey Cheeses Capture Medals at World Cheese Awards
17 Editorial
59 Junior Awards Available
72 In Memoriam
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Field Service Staff
75 March 1 Deadline for Production Contest
67 Jersey Jargon
14 Moss to be Recognized
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44 National Dairy Shrine Award Applications Due
76, 77, 78 Journal Shopping Center
75 Order Journal Bound Volumes by March 1 59 Select Sires Jersey Program Hits New Record 37 Top 305-Day Production Records
Jersey Journal Subscription Rates
70 Letters to the Editor 14 New Contract Advertisers 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 Executive Secretary: Neal Smith, 614/322-4455 Treasurer: Vickie White, 614/322-4452 Development: Cherie L. Bayer, Ph.D., 614/322-4456 Jersey Journal: Kimberly A. Billman, 614/322-4451 Jersey Marketing Service: Jason Robinson, 614/216-5862 National All-Jersey Inc. and Herd Services: Erick Metzger, 614/322-4450 Research and Genetic Program Development: 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 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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ABS Global................................................. 44, 51 Accelerated Genetics................................. 15, 43 Agri Laboratories, LTD............................... 71, 76 Ahlem Farms Partnership................................ 47 Alta Genetics/Jerseyland Sires.................... 4, 75 American Jersey Cattle Association.16, 76,77, 78 Ameri-Milk Jerseys........................................... 32 Androgenics..................................................... 70 Arco Farms....................................................... 59 Ardent Farm..................................................... 49 Aspen Grove Jerseys....................................... 71 Avi-Lanche Jerseys.......................................... 11 Avon Road Jersey Farm.................................. 32 Bachelor Farms................................................ 60 Billings Farm..................................................... 45 Biltmore Farms................................................. 71 Brentwood Farms............................................... 2 Brewer, McKay and Schirm.............................. 35 Buttercrest Jerseys.......................................... 60 Cadillac Jerseys............................................... 59 California Jerseys...................2, 8, 11, 26, 35, 47 Cantendo Acres............................................... 60 Carson & Bascom Jerseys.............................. 24 Cedar Mountain Jerseys.................................. 24 Cedarcrest Farms............................................ 28 Cinnamon Ridge Dairy..................................... 50 Circle S Jerseys............................................... 24 Clauss Dairy Farm............................................. 8 Clover Patch Dairy........................................... 60 Cloverfield Jerseys........................................... 66 Covington Jerseys............................................ 50 Crescent Farm................................................. 24 D&E Jerseys.................................................... 11 DLH Jerseys..................................................... 25 Dar-Re Farm Ltd.............................................. 60 DeMents Jerseys............................................. 50 Den-Kel Jerseys............................................... 73 Diamond S Farm.............................................. 55 Domino Jerseys .............................................. 55 Dreamroad Jerseys.......................................... 55 Dutch Hollow Farm........................................... 56 Edn-Ru Jerseys................................................ 63 Fire-Lake Jerseys............................................. 35 Forest Glen Jerseys........................................... 3 Fort Morrison Jerseys...................................... 24 Four Springs Jerseys....................................... 63 Franchise Kind Sale.............................64, 65, 66 Frederick Farms Inc.......................................... 63 Friendly Valley Farm......................................... 56 Genex............................................................... 23 Goff Dairy......................................................... 25 Golden Meadows Jerseys................................ 26 Grammer Jersey Farm..................................... 60 Grazeland Jerseys Ltd..................................... 60
Hi-Land Farms................................................. 55 High Lawn Farm............................................... 70 Highland Farms, Inc......................................... 24 Highland Jersey Farm...................................... 60 Hilmar Jerseys................................................... 8 Holmes Farm.................................................... 24 Huffard Dairy Farms......................................... 32 Hy-Capacity Jerseys........................................ 55 Illinois Jerseys.................................................. 50 Iowa Jerseys.................................................... 50 Irishtown Acres................................................. 63 JEMI Jerseys.................................................... 63 JVB Red Hot Jerseys....................................... 50 JerseyBid.com.................................................. 77 Jersey Journal............................................ 76, 77 Jersey Young Sire Program.............................. 78 Jersey Marketing Service................................ 12 Journal Shopping Center.....................76, 77, 78 K&R Jerseys.................................................... 55 Kenny Farm...................................................... 63 Kentucky Jersey Cattle Club............................ 53 Lands at Hillside Farm, The............................. 28 Lawtons Jersey Farm....................................... 55 Lindsay’s Pine Hill Jerseys............................... 60 Livestock Exporters Association of U.S.A........ 48 Lucky Hill Jersey Farm..................................... 24 Lyon Jerseys.................................................... 50 Mapleline Farm................................................ 24 Margandale Jersey Farm................................. 60 Martin Dairy LLC.............................................. 72 Mason Farm..................................................... 43 McKee Jersey Farm......................................... 66 Messmer Jersey Farm......................................... Michigan Jersey Cattle Club............................ 75 Midwest Spring Special Sale.........39, 40, 41, 42 Mill Ridge Jerseys............................................ 63 Mills Jerseys....................................................... 8 Minnesota Jerseys...................39, 40, 41, 42, 55 Molly Brook Farms........................................... 24 Nettle Creek Jerseys........................................ 32 New England Jerseys..........................24, 45, 59 New York Jerseys...........................55, 56, 73, 74 Nic-Nat Jerseys and Buckshot Jerseys........... 27 Nobledale Farm................................................ 63 Normandell Farms........................................... 63 Oakhaven Jerseys........................................... 60 Ohio Jerseys.................................................... 60 Oomsdale Farm Inc.......................................... 56 Oregon Jerseys............................................ 3, 72 Owens Farms Inc............................................. 32 Pennsota Jerseys............................................. 55 Pennsylvania Jerseys...........................28, 49, 63
Queen-Acres Farm.......................................... 37 Ratliff Jerseys................................................... 31 Richardson Family Farm.................................. 24 River Valley Dairy............................................. 21 Riverside-F Farms............................................ 63 Rowzee Jersey Farm....................................... 75 Schirm Jersey Farm......................................... 60 Scotch View Farms.......................................... 56 Seacord Farm.................................................. 56 Select Sires, Inc.....................................9, 78, 79 Semex........................................................ 29, 77 Senn-Sational Jerseys..................................... 37 Shan-Mar Jerseys............................................ 63 Shenandoah Jerseys....................................... 22 Silver Maple Farms.......................................... 24 Silver Mist Farm............................................... 72 Silver Spring Farm........................................... 74 Smith Haven Dairy........................................... 55 Spahr Jersey Farm, Inc.................................... 60 Spring Valley Farm........................................... 37 Springdale Jersey Farm................................... 24 Spruce Row Jerseys........................................ 28 Steinhauers Jerseys........................................ 32 Stoney Hollow Jerseys..................................... 63 Sturdy Built....................................................... 78 Sugar Grove Jerseys....................................... 48 Summit Farm.................................................... 50 Sun Valley Jerseys........................................... 72 Sunbow Jerseys............................................... 33 Sunset Canyon Jerseys................................... 72 Taurus............................................................... 74 Taylor Jersey Farm Inc..................................... 55 Tennessee Jersey Cattle Club................... 33, 71 Tierney Farm Jerseys...................................... 55 Trans-America Genetics................................... 76 Unkefer Jersey Dairy........................................ 60 Vanderfeltz Jerseys.......................................... 63 Viking Genetics.................................................. 9 Waunakee Jerseys........................................... 33 Waverly Farm..................................................... 7 Wester Farm/B&B Cottages............................. 28 Wilsonview Dairy.............................................. 72 Wisconsin Jerseys...............................27, 32, 33 Youngs Jersey Dairy Inc................................... 60 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.
Hallet Dairy Farm LLC..................................... 32 Hav’s Farm....................................................... 24 Heartland Jerseys, Inc. ............................. 13, 80 Heinz Jerseys................................................... 32 Her-Man Jerseys.............................................. 48
Richard Clauss and Family 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. February—Arkansas and Missouri; Pennsylvania and New Jersey; Indiana and Illinois. March—Wisconsin; Washington and Oregon. 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
MAR. 1—Entries due for the Leading Living Lifetime Production Contest. Cows alive as of December 31, 2011, are eligible. Minimum DHIR production levels for nominating are 200,000 lbs. milk, 9,500 lbs. fat, and 7,500 lbs. protein. MAR. 1—National Jersey Youth Achievement contest applications are due. MAR. 1—National Jersey Youth Production Contest entries due. Forms available from the USJersey website http://www.usjersey.com/forms/ YProductionContest.pdf. 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
FEB. 9-15—DELUXE ONLINE JERSEY SALE, sale managed by United Producers; visit www. uproducers.com for more information. FEB. 16—ARIOSA DAIRY 100TH ANNIVERSARY SALE, World Ag Expo, Tulare, Calif.; 4:00 p.m.; Airosa Dairy and MD Hillbrook, sale mgr.; for catalogs, contact Lauren Evangelo at 707/338-5247 or laurenpking@hotmail.com. MAR. 10—FRANCHISE SALE-SPRING EDITION, Wayne County Fairgrounds, Wooster, Ohio; 5:00 p.m.; Dusty Schirm, sale mgr.; Jack Lomeo, auctioneer. MAR. 24—HEARTLAND PREMIER PRODUCTION III SALE, Seneca, Kan.; Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.com; Lynn Lee, auctioneer. MAR. 24—MASSACHUSETTS ALL BREEDS BLUE RIBBON CALF SALE, Eastern States Exposition Center, W. Springfield, Mass.; 10:00 a.m.; for more information contact Moira Poitras at 413/245-4589 or mpoitras@charter.net. MAR. 31—MIDWEST SPRING SPECIAL SALE, Holmstead County Fairgrounds, Rochester, Minn.; 11:00 a.m.; for more information contact Greg Nelson, sale mgr., 320/583-7450; Jack Lomeo, auctioneer. APR. 4—Ahlem Farms Partnership 2012 Jersey Spring Sale, Ahlem Farms, Hilmar, Calif.; Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@ usjersey.com; Lynn Lee, auctioneer. 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
Registration Fees Effective April 1, 1999
InfoJersey.com Applications Member Non-Member
All Other Applications Member Non-Member
Under six (6) months................................................ $15.00 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) 20.00 19.00 6-12 months............................................ 17.00 12-24 months.......................................... 22.00 25.00 24.00 Over 24 months...................................... 30.00 35.00 32.00
$17.00
22.00 27.00 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.
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.; 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.; Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.com; Lynn Lee, auctioneer. APR. 20-21—CEDARCREST SALE, Cedarcrest Farm, Faunsdale, Ala.; Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.com; Lynn Lee, auctioneer. APR. 28—61st New England Spring Sale, Addison County Fairgrounds, New Haven, Vt.; 10:30 a.m.; 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.; 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.; 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.; Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.com; Lynn Lee, auctioneer. May 19—RATLIFF PROOF OF PROGRESS II Sale, Ratliff Jerseys, Garnett, Kan.; Avonlea Genetics Inc. and Ratliff Jerseys, sale mgr. JUNE 23—COW POWER SALE, Den-Kel Jerseys, Byron, N.Y.; Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.com; Lynn Lee, auctioneer. JUNE 30—55th NATIONAL HEIFER SALE, Fryeburg Fairgrounds, Fryeburg, Maine; 4:00 p.m.; Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.com; Lynn Lee, auctioneer. SepT. 22—New York Fall Sale, Broome County Agricultural Center, Whitney Point, N.Y.; 11:00 a.m.; Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.com. SEPT. 25—76th Vermont State Sale, North Haverhill, N.H.; Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.com. OCT. 2—Top of the World Sale, Madison, Wis.; 7:00 p.m.; 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. NOV. 3—55th Pot O’Gold Sale, Kentucky Expo Center, Louisville, Ky.; 4:30 p.m.; 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.; Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@ usjersey.com.
Meetings and Expositions
FEB. 8-9—PENNSYLVANIA DAIRY SUMMIT, Lancaster Host Resort and Conference Center, Lancaster, Pa.; for more information visit http://www. padairystake.org. FEB. 9-11—GREAT LAKES REGIONAL DAIRY CONFERENCE, Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort, Mount Pleasant, Mich.; for more information visit http://www.glrdc.msu.edu. FEB. 11—MICHIGAN JERSEY BREEDERS (continued to page 43)
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Nathan and Jill Chittenden, Dutch Hollow Farm, Schodack Landing, N.Y., recently welcomed their third child. Anna Carol, the first daughter for the couple, was added to the family December 27, 2011. She was 9 lbs. and 12 oz. and 22 inches long. Anna has two older brothers at home, Zachary and Jonathan. Pater nal g randparents are Paul Chittenden and Melanie Chittenden, Dutch Hollow Farm, Schodack Landing, N.Y. Paul was the 2010 winner of the AJCA Distinguished Service award and is also a past president and former director of the AJCA, in addition to the New England and New York associations. Assistant Editor of the Jersey Journal, Tracie Hoying, and her husband, Jake, Greenfield, Ohio, recently welcomed their first child into the world. Chloe Marie was born December 31, 2011, at 5:55pm. She was 8 lbs. 11 oz. and 19 inches long. Tracie has been employed at the Jersey Journal since December of 2004.
Betty Thompson Competes for National Title For mer National Jersey Queen and current Miss Oklahoma, Betty T h o m p s o n , C h a n d l e r, O k . , wa s recently named first runner-up in the Miss America 2012 pageant at Planet Hollywood Resort in Las Vegas, Nev.. Betty was voted America’s Choice semifinalist, chosen from fans online, and was the first of 15 contestants named to move forward. Even before that big announcement, she won the talent competition during a preliminary judging. Thompson performed an Irish step dance to the song “Warriors” during the live presentation. Betty is a senior elementary education major at Oklahoma State University
Jersey Employees Recognized for Service Four employees of the American Jersey Cattle Association were recently recognized as having each served 20 or more years at the association. Executive Secretary Neal Smith, Chief Financial Officer Vickie White, Research and Genetic Program Page 14
Development Manager Cari Wolfe, and IT Coordinator Larry Wolfe, have all made valuable contributions to the organization and Jersey industry during their time serving breeders throughout the country.
Pictured above from left to right are Neal Smith, Vickie White, Cari Wolfe and Larry Wolfe. They were all recognized for their 20 year service to the American Jersey Cattle Association.
Faria Dairy Wins Award Faria Dairy, Willcox, Ariz., was recently honored at the 2011 Ag Business of the Year by the Willcox Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture. The owners of Faria dairy, Sebastian and Maria Faria, along with their youngest son, Mark, were on hand to accept the award. Sebastian and his three sons operate three dairies that total more than 8,000 acres and 20,000 milk cows, many of which are Jerseys and Jersey/Holstein crosses.
Moss to be Recognized Kelly Moss, Mountain Shadow Dairy in Litchfield Park, Ariz., will be honored February 23 as the 2012 Outstanding Dairy Producer of the Year by Western DairyBusiness magazine during the Southwest Nutrition and Management Conference in Tempe, Az. Moss is a director of National All Jersey Inc. and United Dairymen of Arizona and a delegate for COBA Select Sires. In 2001, Moss was also honored with National Dairy Shrine’s Progressive Dairy Award for herds milking more than 300 cows. WDTN, the NBC affiliate station in Dayton, Ohio, recently reported on the upcoming anniversary of a local Jersey farm. Young’s Jersey Dairy, Yellow
Springs, Ohio, is celebrating 143 years since the farm was first founded. The farm and local tourist attraction had been selling products direct to consumers since the 1950s and continues to be a fixture for consumers and dairy enthusiasts alike. Young’s Farmstead Cheese was added in 2009 to sell cheese directly to consumers and is a Queen of Quality Producer. The Fox affiliate station in southwest Georgia, Fox31, recently featured Sparkman Cream Valley Dairy, Moultrie, Ga., in their “Good Day on the Go” segment. The family owned and operated dairy farm has been open since 1967. It started with 70 cows three generations back and now they have 500 Jersey milking cows. Their chocolate milk was the 2008 Flavor of Georgia winner in the dairy category. They also makes butter and a complete line of drinkable yogurts in four flavors. Organic yogurt provider, Saint Benoît Creamery Petaluma, Calif., makers of the Saint Benoît Yogurt in Sonoma County, Calif., have decided to add to their Jersey milk-based products. Due to the success of its handcrafted organic yogurts, Saint Benoît Creamery is launching a new, organic, low-pasteurized Jersey cows milk. The milk will become available at farmers markets in the San Francisco-Bay Area and will be sold at all Whole Foods Market stores across Northern California. Other independent retail stores will also carry the new milk product.
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As A New Year Was Rung In at midnight on January 1, 2012, the books closed on 2011—a year that we suspect will be remembered as pivotal not only in the history of the Jersey organizations, but also for the Jersey breed within the broader U.S. dairy industry. Registrations. The American Jersey Cattle Association recorded 96,174 animals, the highest total in a history dating back to 1868. To get there, 21,173 applications were processed between December 1 and 31. That, too, set a record for the most registrations recorded in a single month. 2011 was the fourth consecutive year over 90,000 registrations, an unprecedented level of activity and boosting the three-year rolling average for registrations to 94,032. As evidence of how the AJCA’s core business is now structured, 72% of applications were electronically submitted, 77% originated from REAP herds, and 50% of the animals registered were identified by double matched approved eartags. JerseyTag sales set a new record, at 168,934 units, a 19% increase in orders over 2010. Performance Programs. On December 31, 137,999 cows were enrolled in performance evaluation programs offered by the AJCA, an increase of 4.4% over 2010. This is a new record. REAP cow enrollment and REAP herds were also records, at 132,915 and 907, respectively. For the first time in history, more than 90,000 cows were scored under the linear type traits appraisal program. 2011’s tally of 94,045 cows scored was a gain of 16% over the previous year. Genomic services are now well established after the release of a cost-effective genotyping test in the second half of 2010. The 2011 total of 5,759 female evaluations is a 73% increase over the previous year. National All-Jersey Inc. Unaudited 2011 figures show that Equity revenue will set a new record, at just over $690,000 invested by 1,006 members. Production. These are all new records. The official Jersey lactation average increased to 18,633 lbs. milk, 889 lbs. fat, and 676 lbs. protein. On a Cheddar cheese equivalent basis, average yield was 2,294 pounds. The AJCA processed 91,028 lactations, a decade increase of 51.4%.
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In the middle of the previous century, when the AJCA was averaging 67,000 registrations annually, there were about 18 million dairy cows in this country. Today, that count is just over 9 million and increasingly made up of Jersey genetics, based on evidence from NAAB semen sales reports. This shift in the color of the U.S. dairy herd reflects compelling market signals: rapid expansion in milk utilization for production of cheeses, yogurt and other manufactured products to meet consumer demands; the implementation of multiple component pricing in a majority of the Federal Milk Marketing orders on January 1, 2000; and relentless increases in the cost of basic inputs— feed, fuel, land, water. If one word could be said to drive the decisions being made today by milk producers nationwide, it would have to be efficiency—finding ways to create the greatest amount of milk and milk solids from the lowest amount of inputs, or more simply stated, reducing the amount of wasted resources. For metrics of efficiency—feed efficiency, reproductive efficiency, productive herd life, manufacturing product yield—and others not listed, the Jersey has no equal. Now the total picture of Jersey efficiency has been published in the January, 2012 issue of Journal of Dairy Science. Using Jersey and Holstein data from the Dairy Records Management System (DRMS) database in 2009, researchers Jude Capper and Roger Cady determined that Jersey cows required 20% less total feedstuffs by weight and 32% less water to produce the same amount of milkfat and protein as Holstein cows. Their analysis also documented substantial reductions in land usage, fuel consumption, waste output and greenhouse gas emissions. Per unit of cheese produced, the Jersey carbon footprint (total CO2-equivalents) was 20% less than that of Holstein. Lower production inputs and reduced environmental impacts because of higher component milk and smaller body mass to be maintained—because of the drive for efficiency, the momentum in the U.S. dairy industry is clearly working in favor of the Jersey and an increasing rate of breed growth.
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2011 SALES IN REVIEW
Family Hill Governor Favor was the high-selling female (tie) of 2011, purchased by Yosemite Jerseys, Brett Barlass and Robert Teixeira, Hilmar, Calif., for $27,000 at the Family Hill Generations of Excellence Sale in March. She was consigned by sale host, Ryan A. Lancaster, Tillamook, Ore. The year’s seventh high-seller overall and high-selling bred heifer, Family Hill Socrates Flynn-ET, hails from the same cow family. She sold to the partnership of Cross, Frigot, Lancaster and Mahovlic, Tillamook, for $14,700 in the Family Hill sale.
Seven of the 15 high-selling individuals in 2011 crossed the auction block at The 59th All American Jersey Sale in November, including Norse Star Renegade Marley, pictured above, the year’s eighth high seller overall and second high-selling bred heifer. “Marley” was purchased by Heartland Jerseys, Seneca, Kan., for $14,000 and consigned by Norse Star Jerseys, Westby, Wis. One of Heartland Jerseys’ consignments to The All American, Heartland Vibrant Sonny, was the high seller of the year, syndicated by Select Sires and the Sonny Syndicate for $60,000.
Buyers Pay a Premium for Genomics in 2011
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glance in the rear view mirror at 6-7 when 1,204 lots of Registered public sales of Registered Jerseys Jerseys were sold at the K&K Jerseys in 2011 doesn’t look much different than Complete Dispersal in Newton, Wis., it did for year-end 2010 or the close of for gross receipts of $1,648,355 and an 2009. Though the year brought a twinge of average of $1,369.07. optimism in the form of rising milk prices • Series high sellers were auctioned at and a thriving export market, potential three ongoing sales: the Deep South/ gains were canceled from ever-increasing Southeast Heifer Growers South Sale input costs, not only for those who purchase (Gabys Headline Anastasia-ET at feed, but for those who grow it themselves $11,700), the National Heifer Sale as well. The economy was reflected in (Will Do Valentino Wannabe-Twin sales arenas across the country as dairy at $27,000), and the Pot O’Gold producers continued to be prudent with Sale (MVF Lotto Marigold 1784 at their investment dollars for replacements $11,000). in 2011. Premium prices were reserved for • The Pot O’Gold Sale also reported a cattle that could turn a quick profit through series high average of $4,568.18 and merchandising or boost the genetic level of series high gross of $150,750 on the the herd in the future, especially if they had auction of 33 lots. been genotyped. In all, the 4,691 lots of Registered The year marked a number of firsts in breed history: 2011 Auction Sale Summary • The first online auction Number Avg. price m a n a g e d b y J e r s e y 1,793 Cows, two years and over $1,571.58 Marketing Service (JMS) 139 calves, under three mos., sold with dam 486.58 Bred heifers 1,594.46 was held on February 1,565 734 3rd trimester bred heifers 1,617.54 22 with the launch of 466 2nd trimester bred heifers 1,520.57 1,642.40 J e r s e y B i d . c o m . T h e 365 1st trimester bred heifers Open yearlings 1,324.24 inaugural sale registered 364 929 Heifer calves 1,507.14 150 bidders and posted an 10 Bulls 6,787.50 1,884.62 average of $1,464.58 on the 13 Embryos or flush packages 21 Choice of calves 5,285.71 sale of 24 lots. • The largest-grossing public 4,695 Lots $1,590.28 auction was held on June
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Jerseys that were struck off in sale rings in 2011 sold for an average of $1,590.28 and gross receipts of $7.46 million. The average is the lowest it has been since 1998, but substantially greater than that of Registered Jerseys sold in public auction prior to Federal Order Reform in 2000. The 48 sales included in this summary were held in the United States in the calendar year 2011 and submitted to the Jersey Journal as of January 13, 2012. Seven of the sales were dispersals and five were JerseyBid.com online auctions. Only sales reported with complete catalogs and marked with buyers and prices for all animals are included in the auction sale summary. The only Canadian sale that featured consignments from and purchases by U.S. residents, Avonlea Summer Splash III, was reported by the Jersey Journal but notincluded Total Value in the analysis because of $2,817,850 67,635 the monetary exchange rate 2,495,335 differential. The sale averaged 1,187,275 $5,726.88 (Canadian) on 93 lots. 708,585 599,475 Sales with fewer than 10 head 482,025 are included in the summary, 1,400,130 but not ranked among the high67,875 24,500 averaging sales. 111,000
$7,466,350
Top Sales of 2011 During 2011, three sales JERSEY JOURNAL
joined the ranks of the breed’s 50 highaveraging sales of all times—The All American Jersey Sale, the Pot O’Gold Sale and the National Heifer Sale—and four others posted averages over $3,000. The All American Jersey Sale ranks first for average and second for gross among those reported to the Jersey Journal in 2011. The JMS-managed sale held on November 6 in Louisville, Ky., reported an average of $6,474.62 and a gross of $420,850 on the sale of 65 head. It is the ninth high-averaging sale in breed history. This perennially elite offering, which accounts for nearly half of the 20 highaveraging sales in breed history, lived up to its reputation again this year. One-third of the consignments that crossed the auction block in West Hall of the Kentucky Exposition Center carried A.I. contracts and several others sold with expressed interest from A.I. organizations. Struck off were seven of the year’s 15 high-selling individuals, including the high seller of the year, Heartland Vibrant Sonny, GJPI +212. The 10-month-old son of All Lynns Restore Vibrant-ET, GJPI +217, was syndicated by a group of 58 Jersey breeders for $60,000 and will be sampled through Select Sires in Plain City, Ohio. “Sonny” was the sole bull to be sold in The All American Jersey Sale this year and was consigned by Heartland Jerseys, Seneca, Kan. He is the second high-selling bull of all times behind Sunset Canyon DominicanET, who was syndicated in last year’s sale for $100,000 and is the high-selling individual in breed history. The high-selling female of this year’s All American Jersey Sale, DeBoer TBone M6593, was the third high-seller overall at $20,000. The Very Good-88% daughter of Richies Jace TBone A364, GJPI +159, sold with six A.I. contracts that totaled more than $51,500. She was the second highindexing female of the sale and currently ranks #5 among genotyped cows with a GJPI of +240 (January 2012) and Genomic Predicted Transmitting Abilities of +739M, +64F and +40P. “M6593” was consigned by Nico DeBoer, Chandler, Texas, and purchased by Sexing Technologies, San Antonio, Texas, a big player in the Jersey auction business in 2011. Sexing Technologies purchased six of the 15 high-selling individuals and several other premium-priced females during 2011. The other sale held in conjunction with All American festivities in Louisville in November—the Pot O’Gold Sale—was the
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The Top 10 Sales of 2011 Event
Will Do Valentino Wannabe-Twin tied as the high-selling female of 2011, crossing the auction block at the National Heifer Sale for a series high $27,000. She was consigned by Amber Ettinger, front center, and her sister Erica, and purchased by Sexing Technologies, represented by Juan Moreno and Tim Griswold, right. Sexing Technologies purchased several other premium-priced females, including five of the other 15 high-selling individuals.
second high-averaging sale of 2011, with an average of $4,568.18. For the second consecutive year, every consignment had been genotyped for the special JMS-managed sale just for juniors, this year held on November 5. This year’s event had a new twist as well: 45% of the consignments sold with A.I. contracts. The high-GJPI heifer of the sale, MVF Lotto Marigold 1784, brought the top dollar as well. Dorothea Riley Baker, Wyoming, N.Y., purchased “Marigold” for $11,000 and Erika D. Rhein, Pine Grove, Pa., consigned her to the sale. The daughter of MVF Jevon Lotto-ET, GJPI +199, sold with contracts to Genex/CRI, Jerseyland Sires and Select Sires. She hails from same lineage as the high seller of the All American Jersey Sale and currently ranks #177 among genotyped females with a GJPI of +217. The third high-averaging sale of the year was the all-donation National Heifer Sale held in conjunction with the AJCA-NAJ Annual Meetings in the Wisconsin Dells, Wis., on June 25. The sale managed by JMS auctioned 72 lots for an average of $4,247.92 and a gross of $305,850. All proceeds were donated to Jersey Youth Academy. Like the Pot O’Gold Sale, every consignment had been genotyped prior to the sale and many carried A.I. contracts. Sexing Technologies purchased the two high sellers—a pair of paternal sisters by the breed’s former #1 G-code bull, All Lynns Louie Valentino-ET, GJPI +256. Will Do Valentino Wannabe-Twin sold for $27,000 and Dutch Hollow Valentino CherET was struck off for $12,600. “Wannabe”
No. Average Sold Price
All American Jersey Sale 65 $6,474.62 Louisville, Ky., November 6 Pot O’Gold Sale 33 4,568.18 Louisville, Ky., November 5 National Heifer Sale 72 4,247.92 Arlington, Wis., June 25 Arethusa Kueffner Klassic II 15 4,220.00 Lebanon, Pa., August 19 Family Hill Generations of 64 3,757.03 Excellence Sale Everson, Wash., March 12 Top of the World Sale 28 3,492.86 Madison, Wis., October 4 Oakfield Corners Spring 11 3,090.91 Sensation Sale Oakfield, N.Y., May 21 Midwest Spring Special Sale 91 2,970.60 Rochester, Minn., March 30 Tri-Koebel Jerseys Dispersal 34 2,625.00 East Lansing, Mich., December 22 Bush River & Treasure Chest 62 2,436.69 Combination Sale XII Newberry, S.C., September 5
tied as the high-selling female of the year and “Cher” sold for the 10th high price of 2011. On sale day, “Wannabe” was the breed’s #3 heifer for GJPI and sold with three A.I. contracts. Today she ranks #12 among all genotyped females with a GJPI of +256 and has GPTAs of +2,317M, +76 and +71P. She traces to the original Pot O’Gold Sale purchase made by her consignors, Erica and Amber Ettinger, Kinards, S.C. “Cher” also sold with an A.I. contract to Jerseyland Sires and ranked on the list of the Top 500 Heifers for GJPI at the time of sale. She has a current GJPI of +234, which ranks #60 among genotyped females. “Cher” hails from the “Charity” cow family at Dutch Hollow Farm. Several other members of this family also sold well in 2011, including the fourth high seller of the Pot O’Gold Sale (Dutch Hollow Plus Charla-ET at $7,750) and the eighth highselling female at The All American Jersey Sale (Dutch Hollow Renegade ChantillyET at $9,600). “Cher” was consigned by Paul C. Chittenden, Schodack Landing, N.Y. The fourth high-averaging sale of the year was the Arethusa Kueffner Klassic II held on August 19 at the Lebanon County Expo Center in Lebanon, Pa. The sale managed by The Cattle Exchange auctioned 15 Jersey lots for an average of (continued to page 20)
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Top 15 High Selling Animals at Public Auction in 2011 Heartland Vibrant Sonny (bull 10 mos.)............................................................................... $60,000 All American Jersey Sale, Louisville, Ky., November 6 Seller: Heartland Jerseys, Seneca, Kan. Purchaser: Select Sires and the Sonny Syndicate, Plain City, Ohio Family Hill Governor Favor (cow 3 yrs.).............................................................................. $27,000 Family Hill Generations of Excellence Sale, Everson, Wash., March 12 Seller: Ryan A. Lancaster, Tillamook, Ore. Purchaser: Yosemite Jerseys, B. Barlass and R. Teixeira, Hilmar, Calif. Will Do Valentino Wannabe-Twin (heifer calf 8 mos.).......................................................... $27,000 National Heifer Sale, Arlington, Wis., June 25 Seller: Erica and Amber Ettinger, Kinards, S.C. Purchaser: Sexing Technologies, San Antonio, Texas DeBoer TBone M6593 (cow 3 yrs.)....................................................................................... $20,000 All American Jersey Sale, Louisville, Ky., November 6 Seller: Nico DeBoer, Chandler, Texas Purchaser: Sexing Technologies, San Antonio, Texas Tri-Koebel Comerica Makayla (cow 2 yrs.).......................................................................... $17,000 Tri-Koebel Jerseys Dispersal, East Lansing, Mich., December 22 Seller: Greta and Tera Koebel, Three Oaks, Mich. Purchaser: Buster Goff, Hobbs, N.M. TJF/Lee Valentino Mamme 983-ET (heifer calf 8 mos.)....................................................... $15,700 Bush River & Treasure Chest Combination Sale XII, Newberry, S.C., September 5 Seller: TJF/Lee Syndicate, Booneville, Miss. Purchaser: Buster Goff, Hobbs, N.M. Family Hill Socrates Flynn-ET (bred heifer 23 mos.)........................................................... $14,700 Family Hill Generations of Excellence Sale, Everson, Wash., March 12 Seller: Ryan A. Lancaster, Tillamook, Ore. Purchaser: Cross, Frigot, Lancaster and Mahovlic, Tillamook, Ore. Norse Star Renegade Marley (bred heifer 14 mos.).............................................................. $14,000 All American Jersey Sale, Louisville, Ky., November 6 Seller: Norse Star Jerseys, Westby, Wis. Purchaser: Heartland Jerseys, Seneca, Kan. Sunny Day Valentino Key (heifer calf 5 mos.) ..................................................................... $14,000 All American Jersey Sale, Louisville, Ky., November 6 Seller: Sunny Day Farm, Chester, S.C. Purchaser: Sexing Technologies, San Antonio, Texas First choice female sired by either Forest Glen Avery Action-ET or Lester Sambo and out of Ratliff Price Alicia (choice)................................................................................................... $14,000 Midwest Spring Special Sale, Rochester, Minn., March 30 Seller: Ron and Christy Ratliff, Garnett, Kan. Purchaser: Alicia Syndicate, Lawler, Iowa First choice female sired by Lencrest Blackstone-ET and out of Arethusa Veronicas Comet-ET (choice)................................................................................................................................... $13,600 All American Jersey Sale, Louisville, Ky., November 6 Seller: Ernest W. Kueffner, Boonsboro, Md. Purchaser: Jacqueline A. Kisst, Ripon, Calif.
Oomsdale Galen Eclipes Goldie-P-ET (heifer calf 6 mos.)................................................. $13,500 All American Jersey Sale, Louisville, Ky., November 7 Seller: Michael A. Ooms, Valatie, N.Y. Purchaser: Sexing Technologies, San Antonio, Texas Dutch Hollow Valentino Cher-ET (heifer calf 10 mos.)........................................................ $12,600 National Heifer Sale, Arlington, Wis., June 25 Seller: Paul C. Chittenden, Schodack Landing, N.Y. Purchaser: Sexing Technologies, San Antonio, Texas All Lynns Lotto Vadka-ET (open yearling 12 mos.).............................................................. $12,000 All American Jersey Sale, Louisville, Ky., November 7 Seller: David Allen, Reedsburg, Wis. Purchaser: Sexing Technologies, San Antonio, Texas Valhalla Indiana Lucky (cow 4 yrs.)...................................................................................... $11,900 Midwest Spring Special Sale, Rochester, Minn., March 30 Seller: Ron and Christy Ratliff, Garnett, Kan. Purchaser: Abe Cobb, Katrina Watson and Ron and Christy Ratliff, Garnett, Kan.
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$4,220 and 112 Holstein lots for an average $4,443. The bulk of the Jersey lots were descendents of the 2004 National Grand Champion, Huronia Centurion Veronica 20J. Two of the premier show cow’s Page 20
daughters, Arethusa Action Varsity-ET and Arethusa Socrates Vallie-ET, were the high and second high sellers, at $11,000 and $9,000, respectively. Wisconsin Jersey breeder Greg Lambert of Campbellsport purchased the maternal sisters, both of which had been consigned by Arethusa Farm, Litchfield, Conn.
DeBoer TBone M6593 was the fourth high seller of the year at $20,000. The high-selling female of The All American Jersey Sale was purchased by Sexing Technologies, represented by Juan Moreno, left, and Dan Carroll, third left, and consigned by Nico DeBoer, Chandler, Texas, center back.
“Varsity” is sired by Forest Glen Avery Action-ET, GJPI +102, and sold due to the breed’s #1 bull for Type at +2.3 and Jersey Udder Index at +6.87, Tower Vue Prime Tequila-ET, GJPI-59, in early April. “Vallie” is a March 2010 daughter of Piedmont Prize Socrates, JPI -91. “Varsity” is the third high-selling bred heifer of the year and “Vallie” is the third high-selling open yearling. Rounding out the five high-averaging sales of 2011 was the first auction on the Jersey calendar—the Family Hill Generations of Excellence Sale. The sale held at Huizenga Farm in Evergreen, Wash., on March 12 sold 64 lots for an average of $3,757.03 and a gross of $240,450. Ryan and Freynie Lancaster and their children, Highest Annual Averages, Jersey Auction Sales (1919-2011)
Year
Average Price Number Number Per Lot Sold Sales
2007 2008 2005 2006 2004 1999 2010 2001
$2,435.42 2,303.07 2,257.16 2,016.15 2,007.26 1,881.22 1,754.35 1,742.40
3,462 4,049 3,451 3,936 4,679 2,927 3,746 5,198
37 48 46 49 49 50 44 60
Total Receipts
$8,431,435 9,325,150 7,789,455 7,935,555 9,391,950 5,506,341 6,571,790 9,057,005
Logan and Tatum, hosted the event to sell off a portion of their herd of Family Hill Registered Jerseys to move to their new home in Tillamook, Ore. The high seller of the day and overall high-selling female (tie) of the year, Family Hill Governor Favor, was purchased by a syndicate of California Jersey breeders, Yosemite Jerseys, Brett Barlass and Robert Teixeira, Hilmar, for $27,000. The daughter of Griffens Governor-ET, +16, was Reserve All American Junior Two-Year-Old in 2010 and then tapped as Reserve Grand Champion of the California State Fair for her new owners in 2011. She was recently raised to Excellent-91% and is backed by JERSEY JOURNAL
Three High Selling Cows
Name Event
Price
Family Hill Governor Favor $27,000 Family Hill Generations of Excellence Sale DeBoer TBone M6593 20,000 All American Jersey Sale Tri-Koebel Comerica Makayla 17,000 Tri-Koebel Jerseys Dispersal
Tri-Koebel Comerica Makayla was the fifth high seller of 2011, purchased by Buster Goff, Hobbs, N.M., for $17,000 at the Tri-Koebel Jerseys Dispersal in December. “Makayla” stood fifth in the senior yearling class at the Central National Jersey Show for consignors, Greta and Tera Koebel, and calved three weeks before the sale
five dams that are also appraised Excellent, including her dam, Family Hill SD Favorite, Excellent-95%, Reserve Intermediate Champion of The All American Jersey Show in 2004. The Family Hill Generations of Excellence Sale also brought forth the highselling bred heifer of the year and the sixth high-seller overall—Family Hill Socrates Flynn-ET. The “Socrates” daughter sold for $14,700 to the partnership of Cross, Frigot, Lancaster and Mahovlic. “Flynn” hails from the same cow family as “Favor” and freshened with her first calf in June. She appraised Very Good-87% for her new owners. Her dam, Pleasant Nook Berretta Felice, and two of her maternal sisters (Family Hill Avery Fire and Family Hill Sambo Fern) are the first three maternal sisters in breed history to be appraised Excellent-95%. Other High Selling Females Several of the remaining 15 high sellers
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Three High Selling Open Yearlings
Name Event
Price
All Lynns Lotto Vadka-ET All American Jersey Sale Pearlmont Renegade Denise-ET All American Jersey Sale Arethusa Socrates Vallie-ET Arethusa Kueffner Klassic II
$12,000 10,600 9,000
Three High Selling Heifer Calves
Name Event
Price
Will Do Valentino Wannabe-Twin $27,000 National Heifer Sale TJF/Lee Valentino Mamme 983-ET 15,700 Bush River & Treasure Chest Combination Sale Sunny Day Valentino Key 14,000 All American Jersey Sale
of the year were offered at The All American Jersey Sale and other sales not mentioned above. The fourth high-selling individual overall, Tri-Koebel Comerica Makayla, crossed the auction block at the last event on the Jersey sale calendar, the Tri-Koebel Dispersal, for $17,000. Buster Goff, Hobbs, N.M., purchased the daughter of Bridon Remake Comerica-ET, GJPI –87, who sold fresh with her first calf in early December, three weeks before the sale. “Makayla”
Three High Selling Bred Heifers
Name Event
Price
Family Hill Socrates Flynn-ET $14,700 Family Hill Generations of Excellence Sale Norse Star Renegade Marley 14,000 All American Jersey Sale Arethusa Action Varsity-ET 11,000 Arethusa Kueffner Klassic II
Three High Selling Choices
Name Event
Price
Forest Glen Avery Action-ET or $14,000 Lester Sambo x Ratliff Price Alicia Midwest Spring Special Sale Lencrest Blackstone-ET x Arethusa 13,600 Veronicas Comet-ET All American Jersey Sale Sunset Canyon Dominican-ET x BW 8,900 Avery Katie ET121-ET All American Jersey Sale
High Selling Bull
Name Event
Price
Heartland Vibrant Sonny All American Jersey Sale
$60,000
stood second in the senior yearling class of the Central National Junior Jersey Show in 2011 for her former owners, Greta and Tera Koebel, who operated Tri-Koebel Jerseys with their mother, Jennie. Goff was the final bidder on the fifth high-selling individual of the year as well. He chose TJF/Lee Valentino Mamme 983ET from the Bush River & Treasure Chest Combination XII Sale for $15,700. Like her paternal sisters, “Wannabe” and “Cher,” (continued to page 22)
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the “Valentino” daughter ranks among the breed’s best for GJPI and sold with $17,000 in A.I. contracts. With a current GJPI of +209, she ranks on the list of the Top 500 Females for GJPI. “Mamme 983” was consigned by the TJF/Lee Syndicate, a partnership between Taylor Jersey Farm, Booneville, Miss., and Lynn Lee, Smyrna, Tenn. The partnership has consigned the high-seller at the Bush River & Treasure Chest Combination Sale the past three years. Three female lots sold for the seventhhigh price of the year—$14,000. Two of them were struck off at The All American Jersey Sale and the third was the high seller of the Midwest Spring Special Sale. Norse Star Renegade Marley sold in The All American Jersey Sale to Heartland Jerseys. The daughter of BW Renegade ET, GJPI +228, sold short-bred to All Lynns Vibrant Sebastian, GJPI +210, with three A.I. contracts and interest from two other A.I. organizations. “Marley” has tested JH1 free and ranks #36 for GJPI at +240 and GPTAs of +1.5 for Type and +5.2 for Productive Life. “Marley” was consigned by Norse Star Jerseys, Westby, Wis. The other All American consignment, Sunny Day Valentino Key, was purchased by Sexing Technologies. The “Valentino” daughter had the highest GJPI of all genotyped females on sale day and sold with two A.I. contracts and interest from another. Her current GJPI of +230 ranks #77 among genotyped females. “Key” was consigned by Sunny Day Farm, Chester, S.C. The final $14,000-priced lot and highselling choice of 2011 was sold at the Midwest Spring Special Sale in Rochester, Minn., on March 30. The Alicia Syndicate of Lawler, Iowa, purchased the right to choose first from three Lester Sambo, GJPI +11, daughters or second from four “Action” daughters and out of three-time National Grand Champion, Ratliff Price Alicia. All calves were born in October and Top Five Grossing Sales of 2011 Event
No. Sold
Total Gross
K & K Dispersal 1,204 $1,648,355 Newton, Wis., June 6-7 All American Jersey Sale 65 420,850 Louisville, Ky., November 6 Deep South and Southeast 303 402,645 Heifer Growers South Sale Sylacauga, Ala., April 21 Boyer Jerseys Dispersal 321 357,000 Webbers Falls, Okla., August 27 Rowzee Dispersal 237 341,925 Newton, Miss., April 19
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November 2010. The choice was consigned by Ron and Christy Ratliff, Garnett, Kan. In addition to her Grand Champion laurels, “Alicia” was tapped as the inaugural Supreme Champion of the North American International Livestock Exposition in 2009 and then earned the title again in 2010. A choice sired by “Action” and out of “Alicia” was the second high-selling choice of 2010, purchased for $15,000 by Avonlea Genetics Inc. and International Genetics Ltd., Brighton, Ontario, at the Proof of Progress Sale. A choice consigned to The All American Jersey Sale was the year’s eighth highselling lot. Jacqueline A. Kisst of Ripon, Calif., purchased a first choice female sired by Lencrest Blackstone-ET, GJPI +85, and out of Arethusa Veronicas Comet, Excellent-93%, for $13,600. Kisst will choose first from three pregnancies due in December 2011. The consignment was made by Ernest W. Kueffner, Boonsboro, Md. “Comet” is out of the world-famous “Veronica” and sired by Piedmont Nadine Furor, GJPI –121. She was Reserve Grand Champion of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in 2009 and then Grand Champion of the show a year later. This year, she was tapped as Grand Champion of the New York Spring Carousel and won the NASCO Type and production Award at the Central National Jersey Show. Two other lots that crossed the auction block in Louisville at the All American brought the year’s ninth and 11th high prices. Both heifers hail from cow families that have sent numerous sons to A.I. and were purchased by Sexing Technologies. Oomsdale Galen Eclipes Goldie-P-ET was selected for $13,500. The naturally-polled heifer calf is sired by the breed’s most heavily used sire of sons in 2011, Maack Dairy Eclipes-P-ET, GJPI +102, and sold with contracts to Genex/CRI and Jerseyland Sires. “Goldie” was consigned by Michael Arend Ooms, Valatie, N.Y. All Lynns Lotto Vadka-ET was purchased for $12,000. The “Lotto” daughter is the year’s high-selling open yearling. She carried the second-high GJPI on sale day and currently has an index of +235, which ranks #57 among genotyped females. “Vadka” is a maternal sister to “Valentino,” “Vibrant” and the reigning #1 G-code bull, All Lynns Legal Visionary-ET, GJPI +284. She was consigned by David Allen, Reedsburg, Wis. Rounding out the top 15 high sellers overall is Valhalla Indiana Lucky, the second high seller of the Midwest Spring Special Sale. Abe Cobb and Katrina Watson purchased part ownership in the Excellent-93% daughter of Impressive Indiana-ET, JPI –55, for $11,900. “Lucky” was consigned by Ron and Christy Ratliff and earned the
blue ribbon and best udder award in the five-year-old class at the Wisconsin Spring Spectacular Show a month after she sold. High Sellers by Age All but two of the high selling individuals by age, shown in the tables on page xx, have been mentioned previously. The second high-selling open yearling, Pearlmont Renegade Denise-ET, found her new home at D & E Jerseys in Hilmar, Calif., when she was purchased by Donnie and Elsa Sherman for $10,600 at The All American Jersey Sale. The “Renegade” daughter sold with contracts from four A.I. organizations and interest from another. Members of this cow family, which includes “Dominican,” have sold for premium prices in recent years. Pearlmont Impuls Daffy, the dam of “Dominican” and grandam of “Denise,” sold in The All American Jersey Sale in 2009. A maternal sister to “Dominican,” Sunset Canyon Headline Daffy 3-ET, became the 13th high selling individual in 2010 when she sold in The All American Jersey Sale for $19,500. “Denise” was consigned by William H. Pearl, Barnet, Vt. A choice sired by “Dominican” and out of BW Avery Katie ET121-ET was the third high-selling choice of the year. Sun Valley Farm, Cloverdale, Ore., purchased the choice from Brentwood Farms, Orland, Calif., at The All American Jersey Sale for $8,900. As with members of the “Daffy” family, progeny out of “Katie” have also commanded top dollar in recent years. A choice sired by “Renegade” and out of “Katie” sold in The All American Jersey Sale in 2009 for $15,500 and was the year’s seventh high-seller overall. Her son, BW Academy-ET, GJPI +157, was syndicated in the sale a year earlier for $96,125, with all proceeds going to fund Youth Academy. High Grossing Sales A new benchmark for sale gross was set in 2011 with the dispersal of K & K Jerseys in June. The JMS-managed dispersal auctioned 1,204 lots of Registered Jerseys for a record-shattering $1,648,355 gross and an average of $1,369.07. The dispersal was opportunity for both parties—buyers and seller. Herd owners, Allen and Bonnie Kracht, were able to sell their farm in Newton, Wis., to a neighbor for asking price. Jersey breeders from (continued to page 25)
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across the country were able to add the Kracht’s production-bred cattle backed by generations of breed-leading sires to their own herds. As with many sales in 2011, genotyping played a key role in the dispersal. Half of the top 10 sellers had been genotyped prior to the sale, including the high seller, K&K Dedication 3493. Multi-Rose Jerseys Inc., Rock Rapids, Iowa, purchased the daughter of Pearlmont Dedication-ET, GJPI +185, a Schultz Dudley Restore, GJPI +123, son out of “Daffy,” for $7,100. The seven-monthold heifer calf was the high-GJPI heifer at the dairy on sale day and has a current GJPI of +184. The second high-grossing sale of the year, The All American Jersey Sale, was mentioned previously. The third high-grossing sale of the year was the Deep South and Southeast Heifer Growers South Sale on April 21. The event auctioned 303 lots for an average of $1,328.86 and a gross of $402,645. The event was managed by JMS and hosted for the ninth time by Clint Collins III and his family at Arco Farms in Sylacauga, Ala. Since this sale became a volume sale in 2001, it has ranked among the top five high-grossing sales nine times and topped the charts in 2005, 2006 and 2008. This year’s event reported another first in sale history when Gabys Headline Anastasia-ET crossed the auction block for a series high $11,700. The partnership of Steve Rowley, Richard Hay and Mike Glynn, Foxworth, Miss., purchased the heifer calf sired by Schultz Rescue Headline, GJPI +149. She sold with contracts to Select Sires and Jerseyland Sires and has been tested JH1 free with the 50K genotyping chip. “Anastasia” has a GJPI of +162 and is a granddaughter of the breed’s former #1 cow for JPI, Gabys Artist Ambrosia, Excellent-91%. “Anastasia” was consigned by Henry Gaby, Greeneville, Tenn. The fourth and fifth high-grossing sales were two of the seven dispersals held during 2011. The Boyers Jerseys Dispersal auctioned 321 lots for an average of $1,112.15 and a gross of $357,000. The JMS-managed sale was held at the farm in Webbers Falls, Okla., on October 27. A shortage of feed heading into the winter forced herd owner David Boyer and his family to sell the bulk of the milking string and many bred heifers. The family kept some older cows and younger heifer calves with a goal of milking again in the future. The fifth high-grossing sale was the Rowzee Dispersal with a gross of $341,925 and an average of $1,442.72 on the auction February 2012
of 237 lots. After 76 years in the dairy business, James and Oneva Rowzee and their son, Robert, sold their milking cows and bred heifers at the farm in Newton, Miss., on April 12, 2011—two days before the Deep South and Southeast Heifer Growers South Sale. The high seller, Jace P Joy, sold for $7,000 to John R. Rankin, Cedarcrest Farms, Faunsdale, Ala. The Very Good-88% daughter of Windy Willow Montana Jace, GJPI +115, had been genotyped prior to the dispersal and sold with a contract to Jerseyland Sires for the “Valentino” calf she carried. Forty buyers from 15 states made
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GM Sandhill Sells Milking Herd Though the term “dispersal” often has negative connotations for those involved, this was not the case for the GM Sandhill Jerseys Milking Herd Dispersal on September 21, 2011. Herd owners Gary and Michelle Popp auctioned the bulk of their milking string to make room for burgeoning pens of bred heifers that are due to calve in the spring. Thirty-two milking cows and two bred heifers were auctioned at the farm in Unity, Wis., for an average of $2,349.41. Jersey breeders from Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin made purchases, with Owen T. Mathieu of Rockton, Ill., taking home 11 head for $25,050. Sale Analysis
Number
Avg. Price Total Value
32 Cows, two years and over 1 under 3 mos., s.w.d. 2 Bred heifers 34 Lots Median price
$2,382.81 130.00 1,750.00
$76,250 130 3,500
$2,349.41 $2,150.00
$79,880
Sale Management: Christensen Sales Corporation Auctioneer: Tim Schindler
Though the Popps held back a few of the older cows with special needs, their vacation from milking a full barn will be short-lived thanks to Jersey reproductive efficiency and sexed semen. The barn will be full again in early spring when the last of the bred heifers freshen. The premium prices the Popp’s cows commanded came thanks to several programs offered by the American Jersey Cattle Association and effective herd man-
The high seller was Lot 1 and family favorite, Ensign Mor Ruby Roxy. Clint Zank purchased part interest in the Excellent-93% five-year-old for $5,000.
Windy, rainy weather brought a large crowd of buyers to the GM Sandhill Jerseys Milking Herd Dispersal. Buyers showed their appreciation for the solidly-bred cattle, paying an average $2,349.41 for the 34 lots.
agement. Michelle enrolled the herd in the Genetic Recovery Program shortly after it was purchased in 2003 and then joined REAP in 2006. One of the early benefits of REAP was validation of functional herd type through herd appraisal. All of the animals offered in the dispersal were Excellent or Very Good. The herd has tested negative for Johne’s disease using the ELISA blood test for eight years, calving interval is 11.7 months and somatic cell count averages 66,000. The family favorite and cow slotted for the front of the catalog, Ensign Mor Ruby Roxy, brought the high price. Clint Zank, a Holstein breeder from Neillsville, Wis., purchased part interest in “Roxy” for $5,000 and will own her in partnership with the Popps. The Excellent-93% daughter of Wilsonview Khan MorganET, GJPI +53, has won a number of purple banners on the tanbark trail, including Supreme Champion of the Central Wisconsin State Fair in 2010. She stood third in the four-year-old class at the Wisconsin
State Junior Jersey Show that same year and was also named Junior All-Wisconsin Four-Year-Old Cow. “Roxy” freshened in late June with her fourth calf and gave 54 lbs. milk on her September test. In her third lactation, she made 16,450 lbs. milk, 687 lbs. fat and 554 lbs. protein. Her grandam is an Excellent-91% daughter of Giprat Belles Chairman-ET, GJPI -10, with a best record of 6-2 305 17,200 5.0% 864 3.7% 632 97DCR. Marlene Krohlow, Black Creek, Wis., placed the final bid of $4,050 on the second high seller, Ensign TC Cinderella Candy. The Excellent-90% daughter of TC 992 Country, GJPI +163, sold due in early March to sexed Tower Vue Prime Tequila-ET, GJPI -59, the breed’s #1 bull for Type and Jersey Udder Index. The fouryear-old has a two lactation m.e. average of 18,371–783–607 on two lactations. Her dam is a Very Good-85% daughter of Molly Brook Fusion-ET, GJPI +12, with 17,250 lbs. milk, 722 lbs. fat and 581 lbs. protein in her second lactation. The third high seller, GM Sandhill Comerica Rosalie-ET, sold for $4,000 to Reilly R. Mathieu, Rockton, Ill. The Very Good-87% three-year-old hails from the same cow family as “Roxy.” She is sired by Bridon Remake Comerica-ET, GJPI -87, and sold short bred to Oblong Valley FP Jack-ET, PA JPI -109. She gave 50 lbs. milk on her September test. “Rosalie’s” dam, GR Ensign Reba, Excellent-91%, is “Roxy’s” grandam. Sales $2,450 and Over Gary and Michelle Popp and Clint Zank, Unity, Wis. Ensign Mor Ruby Roxy, cow 5 yrs................................ $5,000 Marlene Krohlow, Black Creek, Wis. Ensign TC Cinderella Candy, cow 4 yrs......................... 4,050 Reilly R. Mathieu, Rockton, Ill. GM Sandhill Comerica Rosalie-ET, cow 3 yrs............... 4,000 Patrick and Carlena Gallagher, Decorah, Iowa GM Sandhill Giller Jen, cow 3 yrs.................................. 3,550 GM Sandhill Action Passion, cow 2 yrs. ....................... 2,600 Owen T. Mathieu, Rockton, Ill. Ensign Piedmont Britney Beauty, cow 4 yrs. ................ 2,950 Jacob Leum, Viroqua, Wis. GM Sandhill Iatola Cari, cow 2 yrs. . ............................. 2,650 GM Sandhill Ringmaster Vixen, cow 2 yrs. ................... 2,650 GM Sandhill Iatola Willow, cow 2 yrs. ........................... 2,650 Russell and Susie Karl, Neillsville, Wis. GM Sandhill Signature Panda, cow 3 yrs. .................... 2,550 GM Sandhill Iatola Cinnamon, cow 2 yrs. ..................... 2,450
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South Carolina Bred Heifer Sale Posts $1,494 Average A project that has been bringing the dairy farm experience to South Carolina youth for 37 years—the South Carolina Bred Heifer Project—held its annual auction of the heifers on October 14, 2011. Nine Registered Jersey lots crossed the auction block at the state fairgrounds in Columbia, S.C., for an average of $1,494.44 and a gross of $13,250. The average on the bred heifers, all in their second or third trimester, is nearly $300 more than that posted for the sale in 2010. Four Guernsey and 14 Holstein lots were auctioned as well. Sale Analysis
Number
Avg. Price Total Value
9 Bred heifers 9 Lots Median price
$1,494.44
$13,450
$1,494.44 $1,500.00
$13,450
Sale Management: Clemson University Auctioneer: Lynn Smith
The South Carolina Bred Heifer Sale brought to a close a journey for youth that started 18 months earlier, when a lottery matched youth to the Jersey heifers, which had been donated to the project by breeders across the state. Over the next year and a half, the juniors cared for the heifers, showed them in the state fair and then consigned them to the sale. The high seller from this year’s event hails from the well-known Daniel Jupiter Gunda cow family. Allen Riddle, Norway, S.C., purchased Eastglen Falcon Gigi with a final bid of $2,050. She sold due to O.F. Barber Rocket, GJPI +61, in mid-
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South Carolina Bred Heifer Project by long-time program supporter, Eastglen Farms of Laurens, S.C. Riddle was the volume buyer of the day, taking home two lots for $3,750. Since it was initiated in 1973, more than 1,200 young people have participated in the South Carolina Bred Heifer Project. The program is designed to provide youth who live on small farms or have access to small acreage an opportunity to raise dairy heifers. Many participants have established their own dairy farms or begun careers in the dairy industry, thanks, in part, to their experience with the program. Other South Carolina youth who sold heifers and participated in this year’s project include: Douglas J. Chapple Jr., Clover; Katie Martin, Pendleton; Elizabeth McLead, Kinards; Cassie Sansbury, Newberry; Shelby Slatton, Donalds; Helen Smith, Saluda; and Jacob Smith, Saluda. Sales $1,500 and Over
(Consignors in Parentheses) Allen Riddle, Norway, S.C. Eastglen Falcon Gigi, bred heifer 2 yrs........................ $2,050 (Elizabeth M. Holmes, Johnston, S.C.) Will Do Padre Kittin of Eastglen, bred heifer 2 yrs......... 1,700 (Jacob Smith, Saluda, S.C.) Adem Piem, Olar, S.C. BRJ Geronimo Jude Dolly H-75, bred heifer 2 yrs......... 1,700 (Helen Smith, Saluda, S.C.) B. L. and Boys, Lynchburg, S.C. B L & Boys Rolf Lindsey, bred heifer 23 mos................. 1,600 (Shelby Slatton, Donalds, S.C.) Neverdon Farms, Sumter, S.C. Trinitys Giller Frieda, bred heifer 23 mos....................... 1,500 (Douglas J. Chapple Jr., Clover, S.C.)
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Koebel Jersey Herd Dispersed
due to Avonlea CF GT Balls of Fire-ET, GJPI +57, in early September. The potential third-generation Excellent is sired by Bridon Remake ComericaET, GJPI –87. She stood second in the senior yearling class at the Central National Junior Jersey Show and has been nominated in the AllBreed Access AllAmerican Fall Yearling contest for 2011. “Makayla’s” dam is an Excellent-91% daughter of Shamrock Duaiseoir-ET, GJPI –138. Her grandam, JVB Red Hot Aerohurts Maybelle, Excellent-94%, was tapped as Supreme Champion of the Michigan State Fair in 2002 and was named Reserve Premier Performance Cow of The All American Junior Jersey Show in 2004. She has a six lactation m.e. average of 18,008–849–644 and a best record of 3-11 305 20,560 5.1% 1,045 3.8% 775 94DCR. Greta received “Maybelle” from fellow Michigan Jersey breeders, Jim and Janet VanBuskirk, Carleton, for winning the Michigan 4-H Award in 1999. “Makayla’s” third dam, JVB Red Hot BB Mae, purchased by Bridon Farms Inc., Paris, Ontario, in June 2000, is appraised EX 90-3E (CAN) and made 18,728 lbs. milk, 948 lbs. fat and 750 lbs. protein at 6-4. She stood second in the five-year-old class at the Brant-Norfolk Jersey Show in 2002. A pair of bred heifers sold for the second high price of the day—$5,700. Pro-Hart Jerseys, owned by the Provoast family of Prescott, Mich., purchased one of them,
97-3E (CAN) three-time Grand Champion of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. “Maserati” sold due to Arethusa Verbatim The Tri-Koebel Jerseys Dispersal Response-ET, PA JPI –4, in early August. closed one chapter in the Jersey book She is entered in the futurity at World for sisters Greta and Tera Koebel, who Dairy Expo in 2014. operated Tri-Koebel Jerseys in Three The other $5,700-priced bred heifer, TriOaks, Mich., with their mother, Jennie, Koebel Very Fancy-ET, was purchased by but left the ending open. The Koebels sold a family of cattle breeders who are known the bulk of the herd in conjunction with for their high-visibility Holsteins—Ron the Holiday Harvest Sale in East Lansing, and Sara Long of Elsie, Mich. “Fancy” Mich., on December 22, 2011. With an writes a pedigree that lives up to her average of $2,625 on the sale of 34 lots, name, with her 14 closest dams appraised the Tri-Koebel Jerseys Dispersal was the Very Good or Excellent. The daughter of high-averaging dispersal reported to the Arethusa Sambo Verify-ET, GJPI +31, Jersey Journal in 2011. sold due at sale time to Rapid Bay Garcia, GJPI +30. Like her former herdmates, Sale Analysis “Fancy” is entered in the Jersey futurities Number Avg. Price Total Value held at the Michigan State Show, World 18 Cows, two years and over $2,633.33 $47,400 3 Bred heifers 4,966.67 14,900 Dairy Expo and The All American Jersey 2 Open yearlings 1,200.00 2,400 8 Heifer calves 2,300.00 18,400 Show in 2012. 2 Bulls 775.00 1,550 Her dam, Elysian Meadows Fate 6th ET, 1 Choice of calves 4,600.00 4,600 is an Excellent-91% daughter of Hollylane 34 Lots $2,625.00 $89,250 Renaissance, JPI –111, who was tapped Median price $1,725.00 Reserve Senior Champion at the Great Lakes Spring Show in 2010 and Junior Sale Management: Champion of the Michigan State Show CanAm Sales Management in 2006. Her Excellent-90% grandam is Auctioneer: Jason Lamoreaux sired by Meadow Lawn J Imperial 50R In the years since Greta and Tera ET, GJPI –68, and made 18,080 lbs. introduced their first Jersey to their father milk, 952 lbs. fat and 649 lbs. protein at Terry’s herd of black and whites, the 3-5. Her fourth dam, Valtallina Silver, brown cow earned the family’s love and Excellent-91%, has a best record of 9-1 respect and occupied an ever-increasing 305 3x 18,170 4.8% 878 4.1% 743 DHIR. portion of the barn. The sisters have been Her seventh dam, Regislawn Milady active in Jersey youth functions, including Fanfare, EX-92 (CAN), was All-Canadian production contests, youth Aged Cow in 1973. achievement contests and The third high seller was show ring competitions at the the sole choice offered at the state and national levels. Tera Tri-Koebel Jerseys Dispersal. was named first alternate in With a final bid of $4,600, the National Jersey Queen Stanley Moser, Danville, Mich., Contest in 2010 and placed purchased the right to choose one eighth in the National Jersey of four December 2011 heifer Youth Achievement Contest in calves sired by Select-Scot Whist 2009. Maestro-ET, GJPI –170, and out The Jersey breeder who of Gadget Jade of Edgebrook. secured the high seller “Gadget” was the Overall of the day, Buster Goff, Premier Performance Cow bought into a cow family of The All American Junior that the Koebels have been Jersey Show and the Junior All developing for several years. American Four-Year-Old in Goff outlasted the contending 2010. A year earlier, she was bidder, Avonlea Genetics Inc., Tri-Koebel Comerica Makayla was the high-seller of the Tri-Koebel Reserve Intermediate Champion Jerseys Dispersal, purchased for $17,000 by Buster Goff, represented Brighton, Ontario, and paid by Keith Topp, second left. Michael Heath, far left, represents the con- of the open show and Reserve a pretty penny—$17,000— tending bidder, Avonlea Genetics Inc. Also pictured left to right are Louie All American Junior Three-Yearto call Tri-Koebel Comerica Cozzitorto, Megan Bush, Kelsey Crull, Lauren Bush at the halter, and Old. The Excellent-93% “Jade” Makayla his own and will herd owners Jennie, Tera, Terry and Greta Koebel. In the box are Jason daughter has 18,710 lbs. milk, add her to his show string at Lamoreaux, auctioneer, and Roger Turner, pedigrees. Photo courtesy 1,090 lbs. fat and 729 lbs. protein Renee McCauley. Goff Dairy in Hobbs, N.M. at 4-2. Tri-Koebel GP Maserati, a maternal sister The fancy heifer freshened with her first “Gadget’s” dam is an Excellent-91% to “Makayla.” The younger sibling is sired calf in early December and is entered in daughter of Bridon Jamaica-ET, GJPI by Rapid Bay Grand-Prix-ET, PA JPI +17, the Jersey futurities held at the Michigan –79, with five completed lactations, two a son of Giprat Belles Jade-ET, JPI +26, Jersey Expo, World Dairy Expo and The of them over 17,600 lbs. milk, 660 lbs. fat out of Vandenberg Amedeo Gorgeous, EX All American Jersey Show in 2013. She is (continued to page 32) Page 30
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and 630 lbs. protein. The next two dams are appraised Very Good-84% and Very
Good-88%, respectively. The sale was managed by CanAm Sales Management and auctioned by Jason Lamoreaux. Roger Turner read pedigrees.
Sales $1,900 and Over Buster Goff, Hobbs, N.M. Tri-Koebel Comerica Makayla, cow 2 yrs................... $17,000 Pro-Hart Jerseys, Prescott, Mich. Tri-Koebel GP Maserati, bred heifer 15 mos.................. 5,700 Ron and Sara Long, Elsie, Mich. Tri-Koebel Very Fancy, bred heifer 15 mos..................... 5,700 Stanley Moser, Danville, Mich. First choice female sired by Select-Scot Whist Maestro-ET out of Gadget Jade of Edgebrook.................................. 4,600 Sydney Willingham, Gamaliel, Ky. Tri-Koebel Miss Michigan, heifer calf 3 mos. . ............... 3,800 Tri-Koebel Minister Matrix, bred heifer 2 yrs. ................ 3,500 Susan M. Green, Elsie, Mich. Tri-Koebel Sultan Tinkerbell, cow 4 yrs. ........................ 3,700 Mary Costigan, Coopersville, Mich. Tri-Koebel Sultan Maybe, heifer calf 7 mos. . ................ 3,500 Tri-Koebel Shyster Mardi Gras, heifer calf 3 mos. ........ 1,900 Louie Cozzitorto, Turlock, Calif. Tri-Koebel IM Famous, heifer calf 3 mos. . .................... 3,100 Bryan Weldrick, Woodstock, Ontario Tri-Koebel Minister Fame, cow 2 yrs. ............................ 2,900 Tri-Koebel Legion Rockette, cow 2 yrs. ......................... 2,000 Jim and Janet VanBuskirk, Carleton, Mich. Tri-Koebel Duaisr Marble-ET, cow 5 yrs. ....................... 1,900
Nettle Creek Jerseys
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AJCA Staff Phone Directory
Below is a guide to direct lines for each office staff member at the American Jersey Cattle Association office. These numbers are availabe to provide easier access for our customers. The primary office number is still 614/861-3636 to reach the receptionist. If you call after hours and would like to leave a message you may use the last four digits of the numbers below as an extension, or during hours ask for a department or specific staff person. If you wish to use the direct line for an employee, the numbers are listed below. Administration Neal Smith Paula England
614.322.4455 614.322.4469
Accounting Vickie White Cindy Watson Connie Hoy
614.322.4452 614.322.4465 614.322.4505
Herd Services Lori King Ruth Ann Johnson Kathy White Nancy Landis
614.322.4457 614.322.4458 614.322.4459 614.322.4461
Information Technology Larry Wolfe 614.322.4463 Ed Zirkle 614.322.4464 Development Cherie Bayer
614.322.4456
Genetics and Research Cari Wolfe 614.322.4453 JerseyTags Terri Boreman Kate Rector
614.322.4466 614.322.4474
Jersey Journal Kim Billman Michele Ackerman Tracie Hoying Whittney Smith
614.322.4451 614.322.4470 614.322.4471 614.322.4472
Jersey Marketing Service Jason Robinson 614.322.4454 Sally Stine 614.322.4473 Erica Davis 614.322.4460 Brad Barham 614.322.4462 National All-Jersey Inc. Erick Metzger 614.322.4450 Sarah Gilbert 614.322.4468
February 2012
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BREEDER PROFILE
Fueling the Flame at Fire-Lake Jerseys
S
itting at the kitchen table of her Aunt waiting to take to participate in peewee from The 2009 All American Jersey Sale. Cathy Sanders’ home in Turlock, shows and eventually move up the ranks to “The embryos were ‘Blackstones’ out of Calif., Natalie Sanders paints a picture the junior shows. the ‘Fantastic’ family,” explained Natalie. of the future she has laid out in the dairy Natalie is the oldest of the Sanders family “We thought this family was impressive industry. As the conversation turns to her youth, and was the first to enter the show and wanted to add some new genetics to academics and upcoming sophomore year ring and the Jersey industry after her aunt, our breeding program.” at Modesto Junior College, you can see a Melanie Smith, Macksville, Kan., gave Those five embryos all resulted in slight and fleeting look of sadness flicker her four registered Jerseys. That gift began pregnancies and produced four heifers and across the face of her sister, Nicole, as the invasion of Jerseys at Fire-Lake Jersey one bull. All four of the heifers are due to Natalie talks about her plans to eventually herd, transitioning the Sanders family from calve this March. transfer to Cal Poly. their previous Holstein persuasion. From “It was a very good buy and all four “I would miss you too much,” said those four Jerseys began a shared bond heifers are bred and ready to calve with Nicole when her sister finished divulging between cousins that spans both business what looks to be great udder promise,” said her plan. Both girls and their aunt shared and recreation. Natalie. That “great udder promise” is also a a little laugh and then testament to the promise continued talking about this family has made to their Jerseys. Minutes develop quality animals later their cousins, with the Fire-Lake prefix. Rebecca and Hannah, They also made a joined the conversation at purchase during The the table as all four girls 2007 All American Sale, discussed their favorite SSF Belmont TGIF, animals to show. Excellent-92%, to boost T h o s e s i x wo r d s the genetic base of their expressed by Nicole are herd and simultaneously one of the sentiments that increase the competitive have made their family level on the national show farm, Fire-Lake Jerseys, stage as they want to be a successful place for able to compete on all the Jersey youth of their levels of the show circuit. family and neighborhood. As for the short term Not only has the farm goals at Fire-Lake, served as a launch site Natalie, Nicole, Rebecca for show ring and youth and Hannah just want activity success, it has to continue what it is The Sanders Family at Fire-Lake Jerseys has accomplished more than champion provided many future quality animals, they have built a family bond that has inspired those around them to they do best and enjoy prospects and endless explore the dairy industry. Pictured above, from right to left, Natalie Sanders, Karessa the most: showing their opportunities for family (Mann) Mast, Hannah Sanders, Rebecca Sanders and Nicole Sanders. Jersey cows. bonding. With every “We like to go to shows member of their family taking an active Fire-Lake is now home to 115 milking as a family,” said the “ringleader” Cathy role in the farm, the Jersey youth at FireRegistered Jerseys with 60 Registered of her nieces and nephews. “They enjoy Lake have had infinite amounts of support Jersey heifers, with 245 total milking competing and we stress it’s not always as they pursue their dairy ambitions. between the two breeds. While not all of the about a blue or purple ribbon. It’s about “We could not do any of this without Jerseys are completely registered, it is a long participating.” our parents and grandparents who are all term goal for Fire-Lake to have home-bred, They all enjoy working with their cattle in very supportive of our passion for the dairy quality, Registered Jerseys. the show ring so much they never shy away industry and help us in any way we need from an opportunity to hit the tanbark, even them,” said Natalie of the importance of Building the Herd if it means they will be competing against their entire family’s involvement. Right now the many helping hands at each other. Showing multiple Fire-Lake Natalie, Nicole, Rebecca and Hannah Fire-Lake are working to improve the animals in the same class is not an uncomall show in local, regional and national genetic quality of the animals they breed, mon occurrence, especially when they take shows, while they also house animals for having purchased most of their prominent nearly 50 animals to their local fair to be as many as 10 different youth interested cows. In order to help them reach this goal shown by family and neighborhood youth. in showing Jerseys, including the current and other long term goals like genetic While they might view it as simply California Jersey Queen, Karessa (Mann) recovery, they have been doing significant having fun with their family and friends, Mast. Rebecca and Hannah also have three amounts of flushing and embryo transfer the opportunities they help provide for those (continued to page 36) younger siblings, Noah, Josh and Leah, work, including a purchase of five embryos
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Excellent-94%, was named the Supreme Champion of both the open and junior shows in 2010. That same year “Rosita” was named the Grand Champion of the Western National Show and was the Reserve Junior All American Aged Cow, in addition to countless wins from years prior. On December 13, 2011, the Sanders family said farewell to “Rosita,” who had lived nearly eight long years and been a big part of this tight-knit family. “Rosita will be greatly missed,” said Natalie. “However, she will live on through her many daughter, sons and granddaughters.” The other three girls also have favorite animals to work in the show ring. Nicole, 13, has had recent success with one of her favorite heifers, Shan-Mar Blackstone Faline-ET, who won the junior heifer
their chance to win a ribbon outside of the pee wee showmanship arena the older two have been exhibiting in, while Leah waits interested in showing Jerseys, but may lack for her turn in the ring. The elder Sanders the capacity, are the ultimate promotional youth are very excited to help prepare activities for the growing Jersey breed. this generation for what has been one of their greatest passions, and feel the Jersey Promoting the Breed association is the perfect venue for such. In addition to her involvement in the “We really like the Jersey association show ring, Natalie, 19, is currently serving and how youth friendly it is,” said Natalie. as the California Junior Jersey Association “People always remember you and are President and recently finished her term as so very welcoming. It really feels like a the California District 6 Dairy Princess. communal effort, everyone offers to help Natalie was a member of the inaugural you and wants to help you.” Jersey Youth Academy in 2009, along with Although none of the Sanders family Karessa, and made the trip to Ohio to take participated in the 2011 All American part in the second Academy class in 2011. Junior Show while Natalie was fulfilling Ohio is not the only place on the her judging team requirements, they have promotional visit list for Natalie, though, all enjoyed the previous experiences at the as she is slated to attend the dairy judging most eventful Jersey weekend of the year. contest in Scotland this coming year after “It was exciting to take our her team from Modesto won their division at the World Dairy Expo “We want to keep our whole family involved and always want winning animals from Western contest. She also competed in the this to be fun and have fun together. I want them to be able to National back east,” said Natalie of their f irst national show dairy judging contest during The always know they have worked hard to do their best.” All American weekend where her -Cathy Sanders experiences. “Our f irst experience at team placed third and she placed Louisville was fantastic,” she 10th individually. class of the California State Fair open and gleamed. “The vibe for juniors is awesome!” As all four girls sat down to talk about junior shows, in addition to Select Minister That vibe is something the Sanders their experiences and 4-H involvement, Elodie-ET, the Junior Champion of the family took back home with them to the conversation digressed to other various 2009 Western National Junior Show and California and has continued to build interests of these busy Jersey youths. While Junior All American Summer Yearling in upon. With a passionate and enthusiastic each girl clearly had her own specific 2009. Rebecca, 14, has found her favorite group of Jersey youth at Fire-Lake, it is interest off the farm, it was quite clear cow in Cozz Mar Prime Suspect Magic, no wonder their interests have seeped into their passion for dairy is what allows them Excellent-90%, who placed second in the lives of their friends and neighbors. a shared hobby and connection. the Junior 2-year-old class at the 2009 That enthusiasm for the dairy industry “Rebecca is active in 4-H and the Hilmar California State Fair. As for Hannah, 12, and Jersey breed is something that will FFA and is an expert quilter,” gushed her favorite cows are Ranora Dino Racine, continue strengthening their family bond, Natalie, pointing out the several beautifully Excellent-90%, and Ranora Monster and something the younger generation of crafted quilts throughout their Aunt Cathy’s Racine—both of which have placed highly the family can look forward to. home. in shows like the California Spring Show, Natalie continued to sing the praises Western National Show and the California of her family as she proudly described State Fair open and junior shows. each person in the room, talking about While they all may have their favorite the different officer positions her sister animals and favorite place to exhibit, they Nicole has held in their 4-H club and her know the work they do on the farm is just involvement with the Stanislaus County as important as their show preparations. 4-H drill team. Next she explained that The girls are all responsible for taking care her cousin Hannah is inot just nvolved in of the calves and heifers and always help 4-H and dairy projects, but that she is a with the feeding. They also use to do all of “fabulous runner” as well. their own milking, but with each girl being Not only have they done well for active in her own right with school and themselves in their individual activities, extra-curricular activities, they eventually these four young ladies and their devoted hired someone else to take over that chore. aunt, who serves as an advisor for the local “We want to keep our whole family youth, have been leaders in their community involved and always want this to be fun and to those interested in learning more about have fun together,” said Cathy as she looked the dairy business. around the room full of youth. “I want them to be able to always know they have worked Their Winning Ways hard to do their best.” Even though they stress the importance Showing has been an important part of The Jersey trend does not stop with the of participation and fun, this family is no the growth of the Jersey herd at Fire-Lake four oldest girls, though, as there are three stranger to the winners circle and blue and Jerseys. The family has traveled as far as more Sanders kids waiting in the wings to purple ribbons. They have done especially Louisville, Ky., to exhibit their herd of cows. lead out their own favorite animals. Noah, 9, well at the California State Fair where In 2010, Natalie and “Rosita” were rewarded Josh, 6, and Leah, 5, are all eagerly awaiting with Junior All American Aged Cow honors. Natalie’s favorite cow, WF Axel Rosita, (continued from page 34)
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Top 305-day Production Records of 2011 The following production records are the highest 305-day records completed in 2011, based on actual pounds milk, fat, protein, and cheese yield. The reported lactations were compiled from data submitted
to The American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) from USDA-AIPL and the regional processing centers. All published records appear on Official Performance Pedigrees of the AJCA.
By Milk Production
Rank Name 1. HILLACRES MARINAS NAUTICAL 2. HAVS IATOLA TOPAZ 3. AHLEM B JOHN PRINCESS 3183-ET 4. MAINSTREAM BOMBER SHADOW 5. BW SUREFIRE JENNA M707 6. BW SULTAN CINDY M173 7. SCHIRM ROCKET VINTAGE-ET 8. GR DAR-RE ACTION CHRISTIN-P 9. DUTCH HOLLOW REBEL VALE 10. STONEY POINT VINDICATION FIFI
Score 95% 90% 90% 90% 83% 92% 90% 90% 80% 93%
AGE 7-11 3-01 6-09 3-08 4-02 5-01 5-05 4-01 4-11 6-00
Dim 305 2x 305 2x 305 3x 305 2x 305 3x 305 3x 305 2x 305 2x 305 3x 305 3x
Milk 36,610 36,290 35,900 34,620 34,090 33,760 33,570 33,090 32,840 32,730
Fat Protein DCR 2,027 1,469 95DCR 1,771 1,272 102DCR 1,728 1,153 94DCR 1,800 1,225 102DCR 1,348 1,083 103DCR 1,495 1,187 103DCR 1,665 1,230 102DCR 1,355 1,140 98DCR 1,262 994 101DCR 1,897 1,150 88DCR
Cy Owner 5,087 Russ Subject and John Tighe, South Hero, Vt 4,397 V Michael R. Kortus, Lynden, Wash. 3,980 Gerald Laufenberg, Mt. Horeb, Wis. 4,235 V Randy and Jana Kortus, Lynden, Wash. 3,651 Brentwood Farms, Orland, Calif. 4,036 Brentwood Farms 4,254 V michael R. Kortus 3,747 Regan F. Miller and Family, Big Prairie, Ohio 3,387 Vanryn Jerseys, Hartley, Texas 3,975 Devin Norton Prokop, Middleburgh, N.Y.
By Fat Production Rank Name 1. HILLACRES MARINAS NAUTICAL 2. STONEY POINT VINDICATION FIFI 3. MAINSTREAM PRH JULIEMAE-ET 4. MAINSTREAM BOMBER SHADOW 5. HAVS IATOLA TOPAZ 6. MAINSTREAM JACE SHELLY 7. AHLEM B JOHN PRINCESS 3183-ET 8. KEYSTONE BRAZO DEW 9. DODAN WILD REBEL ZIP 10. RO-ANN HAVEN RINGO DELLA
Score 95% 93% 83% 90% 90% 91% 90% 90% 84% 92%
AGE 7-11 6-00 4-09 3-08 3-01 6-05 6-09 3-11 4-03 10-0
Dim 305 2x 305 3x 302 2x 305 2x 305 2x 305 2x 305 3x 305 2x 305 2x 305 3x
Milk 36,610 32,730 32,430 34,620 36,290 32,710 35,900 23,530 32,090 26,800
Fat Protein DCR 2,027 1,469 95DCR 1,897 1,150 88DCR 1,851 1,245 99DCR 1,800 1,225 102DCR 1,771 1,272 102DCR 1,736 1,225 101DCR 1,728 1,153 94DCR 1,725 835 96DCR 1,704 1,107 97DCR 1,694 903 93DCR
Cy 5,087 3,975 4,309 4,235 V 4,397 V 4,238 3,980 2,886 3,825 3,119
By Protein Production Rank Name 1. HILLACRES MARINAS NAUTICAL 2. HAVS IATOLA TOPAZ 3. MAINSTREAM PRH JULIEMAE-ET 4. NORSE STAR LONEX N2221 5. SCHIRM ROCKET VINTAGE-ET 6. MAINSTREAM BOMBER SHADOW 7. MAINSTREAM JACE SHELLY 8. NORSE STAR GOAL ELATION-ET 9. BW SULTAN CINDY M173 10. DOMINOS HOLLYWOOD GRETCHEN
Score 95% 90% 83% 83% 90% 90% 91% 91% 92% 85%
AGE 7-11 3-01 4-09 4-06 5-05 3-08 6-05 3-09 5-01 4-11
Dim 305 2x 305 2x 302 2x 305 3x 305 2x 305 2x 305 2x 305 3x 305 3x 305 2x
Milk 36,610 36,290 32,430 31,050 33,570 34,620 32,710 31,820 33,760 30,290
Fat Protein DCR 2,027 1,469 95DCR 1,771 1,272 102DCR 1,851 1,245 99DCR 1,298 1,239 94DCR 1,665 1,230 102DCR 1,800 1,225 102DCR 1,736 1,225 101DCR 1,384 1,208 94DCR 1,495 1,187 103DCR 1,642 1,183 102DCR
Cy Owner 5,087 Russ Subject and John Tighe 4,397 V Michael R. Kortus 4,309 Randy and Jana Kortus 3,804 Hans Sherpe and Sons, Westby, Wis. 4,254 V michael R. Kortus 4,235 V Randy and Jana Kortus 4,238 Randy and Jana Kortus 3,894 Norse Star Jerseys, Westby, Wis. 4,036 Brentwood Farms 4,095 Margaret Ann Dewitt
By Cheese Yield Production Rank Name 1. HILLACRES MARINAS NAUTICAL 2. HAVS IATOLA TOPAZ 3. MAINSTREAM PRH JULIEMAE-ET 4. SCHIRM ROCKET VINTAGE-ET 5. MAINSTREAM JACE SHELLY 6. MAINSTREAM BOMBER SHADOW 7. DOMINOS HOLLYWOOD GRETCHEN 8. BW SULTAN CINDY M173 9. DKG WHISTLER CINNAMON 10. AHLEM B JOHN PRINCESS 3183-ET
Score 95% 90% 83% 90% 91% 90% 85% 92% 93% 90%
AGE 7-11 3-01 4-09 5-05 6-05 3-08 4-11 5-01 5-09 6-09
Dim 305 2x 305 2x 302 2x 305 2x 305 2x 305 2x 305 2x 305 3x 305 2x 305 3x
Milk 36,610 36,290 32,430 33,570 32,710 34,620 30,290 33,760 30,070 35,900
Fat Protein DCR 2,027 1,469 95DCR 1,771 1,272 102DCR 1,851 1,245 99DCR 1,665 1,230 102DCR 1,736 1,225 101DCR 1,800 1,225 102DCR 1,642 1,183 102DCR 1,495 1,187 103DCR 1,671 1,163 96DCR 1,728 1,153 94DCR
Cy Owner 5,087 Russ Subject and John Tighe 4,397 V Michael R. Kortus 4,309 Randy and Jana Kortus 4,254 V michael R. Kortus 4,238 Randy and Jana Kortus 4,235 V Randy and Jana Kortus 4,095 Margaret Ann Dewitt, Accord, N.Y. 4,036 Brentwood Farms 4,025 Russ Subject and John Tighe 3,980 Gerald Laufenberg
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
February 2012
Owner Russ Subject and John Tighe Devin Norton Prokop Randy and Jana Kortus Randy and Jana Kortus Michael R. Kortus Randy and Jana Kortus Gerald Laufenberg Dylan Ellenburg, Morristown, Tenn. D&D Jerseys, Newton, Wis. Natalie Kessenich, De Forest, Wis.
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GENETIC IMPROVEMENT
Sires Ranked by Number of Sons Registered, 2011 The 96,174 Jerseys recorded by the American Jersey Cattle Association during 2011 were sired by 3,238 different bulls (3,194 Jersey sires). Which bulls are used most widely? Who are the leading sires of sons? A total of 63 bulls sired 10 or more sons registered in 2011. In total, these bulls sired 42.9% of all Jerseys—male and female—and 64.5% of all males (3,608) recorded during the year. The 40 bulls siring 14 or more sons are listed below. Studying the top 10, 20 or 30 of these bulls is important for two reasons. First, they are largely determining the breed’s production capability in the near future. Second, they are going to continue to exert their influence upon the breed’s genetic merit for production and functional fitness for many years through their registered sons. Jersey breeders continue to see genomics play a role in their breeding decisions. The list reflects this as nine genomically tested young sires are among the top 40 sires. The list also showed a significant increase in production and health traits for the breed.
Bulls By Group The top 10 bulls ranked by the number of sons registered sired a total Rank 2011 2010 Sire Name
JHI
1 MAACK DAIRY ECLIPES-P-ET F 2 5 BW RENEGADE-ET* F 3 4 TOLLENAARS IMPULS LEGAL 233-ET C 4 1 SCHULTZ RESCUE HEADLINE F 5 11 ALL LYNNS LOUIE VALENTINO-ET* C 6 ISDK DJ ZUMA F 7 SUNSET CANYON MERCHANT-ET C 8 3 FOREST GLEN AVERY ACTION-ET F 9 2 RICHIES JACE TBONE A364 F 10 7 TOLLENAARS IMPULS LOUIE 260-ET C Summary for Bulls 1-10
of 16,628 offspring, of which 1,145 were sons. Their GPTA production averages increased for the dollar traits compared to 2010 numbers. The 10 bulls average +$493 Cheese Merit Dollars (+107); +$452 for Net Merit dollars (+101) and +$420 for Fluid Merit dollars. Other averages are +834M (+330), +50F and +34P; Final Score of +1.6 and a JPI of +175 (+42 over 2010). This group includes two “G” code bulls, at #2 and #5. These bulls sired more than twice as many of the registered sons and daughters as the next group of 10 bulls, that had 404 sons registered. This group of bulls have the highest milk average at +926M. Six bulls in the group have PTAMs of over 1,000 lbs. The third group of bulls accounted for 266 registered sons in 2010. The production numbers for the group were the lowest of the top 40 bulls listed. The group includes two more “G” code young sires. The relative genetic contribution of the 63 proven sires with 10 or more sons to the genetic pool for 2011, is indicated by the weighted average (bottom line of the table). This average is higher than the raw average of their PTAs. The bulls with the highest Predicted Transmitting Abilities are contributing the most to the average genetic merit of sons registered in 2011.
Registered Progeny Sons Daus. Total
% REL
Milk
Genomic Predicted Transmitting Ability % PTA Fat Protein CM$ NM$ FM$ SCS PL EFI REL FS GJPI
210 2,198 2,408 176 889 1,065 138 1,994 2,132 122 2,698 2,820 102 907 1,009 101 414 515 92 1,174 1,266 74 2,165 2,239 71 2,170 2,241 59 874 933 1,145 15,483 16,628
92 64 88 89 70 82 92 99 99 94 87
368 757 912 1196 1877 17 903 245 468 1597 834
42 86 37 18 60 48 71 9 58 67 50
20 42 40 28 60 22 38 8 34 45 34
260 745 510 362 626 718 467 277 454 515 493
222 659 454 389 602 607 425 268 368 522 452
190 590 412 417 592 495 402 260 298 539 420
2.96 2.95 2.96 2.96 2.97 2.59 3.12 2.94 2.97 3.03 2.95
1.6 5.9 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.5 3.0 3.8 1.9 4.2 4.3
8.4 5.9 5.3 8.7 8.9 2.9 9.0 9.8 10.4 5.8 7.5
80 57 76 80 61 46 89 99 99 88 78
1.7 1.6 1.4 1.3 2.6 0.7 2.2 1.9 1.9 0.9 1.6
102 228 184 149 256 197 179 102 159 198 175
11 6 ISDK Q IMPULS F 12 10 MAACKDAIRY REGION-ET F 13 20 MVF JEVON LOTTO-ET* F 14 ALL LYNNS ARTIST VIRGIL-ET* F 15 SUNSET CANYON KYROS-ET F 16 12 BW CARRIER-ET C 17 23 MARGANDALE CHERRY CHAMP-TWIN C 18 16 SWEETIE PLUS IATOLAS BOLD F 19 15 SC GOLD DUST PARAMOUNT IATOLA-ET F 20 14 ALL LYNNS RESTORE VIBRANT-ET* F Summary for Bulls 11-20
51 50 42 40 39 38 38 36 35 35 404
1,398 1,911 290 274 329 735 116 1,360 808 353 7,574
1,449 1,961 332 314 368 773 154 1,396 843 388 7,978
99 91 69 65 91 98 91 66 99 69 84
570 325 1046 1224 791 1031 1267 1082 -11 1935 926
63 44 68 63 51 4 58 55 27 32 47
43 16 38 44 31 18 41 36 11 48 33
572 266 650 651 296 -13 435 488 278 530 415
470 240 605 620 263 43 412 466 232 560 391
394 219 561 603 242 105 394 450 192 592 375
3.11 3.00 2.72 3.04 3.02 3.17 2.85 2.90 2.97 2.88 2.97
3.7 2.5 5.8 6.6 1.0 0.6 2.3 3.6 1.2 6.9 3.4
2.8 8.2 9.4 6.4 7.2 8.0 11.6 7.6 9.3 8.3 7.9
99 86 59 57 74 99 83 59 99 60 78
0.7 1.6 0.8 1.4 1.5 0.8 1.1 2.0 1.9 1.3 1.3
183 91 199 225 119 53 167 190 96 217 154
21 AHLEM JACE SENTRY-ET C 22 40 TOLLENAARS ARTIST LYNDON-ET F 23 32 ALTAMONT MH FANTOM C 24 TOWER VUE PRIME TEQUILA-ET F 25 19 BRIDON REMAKE COMERICA-ET F 26 8 GRIFFENS GOVERNOR-ET F 27 GR PEARLMONT DALE DANDY-ET* F 28 SUNSET CANYON ANTHEMS ALLSTAR-ET F 29 SV JADE HIRED GUN-ET F 30 PF LENNOX HENDRIX* C Summary for Bulls 21-30
32 31 29 29 26 25 25 23 23 23 266
304 366 698 330 294 486 196 1,066 203 31 3,974
336 397 727 359 320 511 221 1,089 226 54 4,240
80 88 93 91 99 98 61 93 92 66 86
551 1077 204 -1348 -1255 -286 1275 49 -879 1270 66
30 49 11 -14 -9 15 66 83 -1 58 29
24 33 13 -30 -36 -10 48 25 -12 41 10
442 476 391 -102 -219 61 543 553 242 641 303
394 469 356 -132 -220 72 497 450 192 610 269
346 471 323 -159 -228 84 467 361 151 581 240
2.73 4.2 3.00 4.4 2.88 5.3 3.14 1.1 3.03 -1.9 3.11 0.9 2.99 4.6 2.92 2.6 3.13 5.4 2.75 5.8 2.97 3.2
11.4 6.0 7.2 3.7 4.8 6.2 5.4 6.1 4.4 7.4 6.3
79 67 82 85 98 96 54 90 88 57 80
1.5 1.0 1.2 2.3 1.6 1.7 1.3 1.0 1.7 1.1 1.4
138 169 119 -59 -87 16 202 154 45 210 91
31 24 SHF CENTURION SULTAN C 32 SUNSET CANYON BUNGEE* F 33 SUNSET CANYON MATINEE-ET F 34 LOU-VILLE RESSURECTION GRIFFEN** 35 BW LEGION F 36 9 GALAXIES CELEBRITY-ET C 37 29 BW ACADEMY-ET* F 38 31 LENCREST BLACKSTONE-ET C 39 FOREST GLEN ARTIST KARL-TWIN F 40 13 BW SUREFIRE F Summary for Bulls 31-40
22 22 21 21 20 19 18 18 18 18 197
512 95 317 28 54 2,256 1,495 848 427 263 6,295
534 99 19 27 6 122 101 87 3.06 0.7 8.3 99 1.6 117 69 893 65 27 530 520 514 2.92 5.2 9.0 60 1.8 338 99 864 89 30 480 457 441 2.96 2.8 4.2 99 -0.2 49 74 99 127 31 6 216 203 191 2.96 2.5 9.9 99 2.0 2,275 92 413 22 17 281 259 242 2.97 3.2 10.7 94 1.8 1,513 69 825 32 18 433 451 463 2.84 6.3 7.4 62 2.0 866 98 388 38 25 189 138 104 3.12 -0.9 8.3 97 1.7 445 87 718 63 36 380 326 294 3.16 1.2 5.0 68 0.3 281 84 315 16 13 292 282 281 3.10 3.4 6.7 90 1.4 6,492 88 507 43 20 325 304 291 3.01 2.7 7.7 85 1.4
48 175 132
or 63 bulls siring 10 or more sons: F Genetic Evaluation Average 2,326 38,948 41,274 Weighted Average of Sires of Sons (59 proven sires)
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83 84
543 664
42 45
23 28
388 432
355 394
* “G” code young sires
331 365
2.98 2.96
3.5 3.8
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1.3 130 1.4 149
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ANNUAL MEETING, Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort, Mount Pleasant, Mich. FEB. 14-16—WORLD AG EXPO, International AgriCenter, Tulare, Calif.; for more information visit http://www.worldagexpo.com. FEB. 15-17—VIRGINIA STATE FEED ASSOCIATION AND NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT COW COLLEGE, Roanoke, Va. For more information, email Bob James at jamesre@vt.edu or Bob Threewitss at vsfa@hotmail.com. MAR. 1-3—COMMODITY CLASSIC, Nasville, Tenn.; for more information visit http://www. commodityclassic.com. MAR. 3—WISCONSIN JERSEY BREEDERS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING, Rolling Oaks Restaurant and Lounge, Barron, Wis. MAR. 6-9—30TH WESTERN CANADIAN DAIRY SEMINAR, Sheraton Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. For more information visit http://www.wcds.ca/. MAR. 7—ANNUAL MEETING OF THE UTAH JERSEY CATTLE CLUB, Dixie Center, St. George, Utah; 2:00 p.m.; held in conjunction with the Utah Dairy Convention. MAR. 7-8—HIGH PLAINS DAIRY CONFERENCE, Ambassador Hotel, Amarillo, Texas; for more information visit http://www.highplainsdairy.org. M A R . 8 - 1 0 — M I N N E S OTA A L L - B R E E D S CONVENTION, Jackpot Junction Casino Hotel, Morton, Minn. MAR. 10—MINNESOTA Jersey Cattle AssCIATIOn annual meeting, Jackpot Junction in Morton, Minn.; 9:00 a.m. MAR. 13-14—PDPW ANNUAL BUSINESS CONFERENCE, Alliant Energy Center Madison, Wis.; for more information call 1-800/947-7379. MAR. 17—MARYLAND STATE MEETING, Frederick County Camp Center, Jefferson, Md.; 10:00 a.m.; For more information contact Marcia Molesworth, marcia51356@gmail.com or 301/371-4293. MAR. 19-21—ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ADSA MIDWESTERN SECTION AND THE ADSA MIDWEST BRANCH, Des Moines, Iowa. For more information visit http://adsa.asas.org/midwest/2012. asp?autotry=true&ULnotkn=true. MAR. 20-21—DAIRY CALF AND HEIFER A S S O C I AT I O N C O N F E R E N C E , G r a n d Geneva Resort, Lake Geneva, Wis.; for more infor mation visit http://www.calfandheifer. org/?page=Conf2012Preview. MAR. 26-29—ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL AGRICULTURE, Renaissance Denver Hotel, Denver, Colo. MAR. 27-28—WISCONSIN AG WOMEN’S SUMMIT, Kalahari Resort, Wisconsin Dells, Wis. APR. 13-15—PENNSYLVANIA JERSEY CATTLE CLUB STATE MEETING, Days Inn. Meadville, Pa.; business meeting will be April 14. 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 Grand Hotel, Conway, N.H. JUNE 29—ANNUAL MEETINGS OF NATIONAL ALL-JERSEY INC.,North Conway Grand Hotel, North Conway, N.H.; 2:30 p.m. JULY 15-19—ADSA-ASAS JOINT ANNUAL MEETING, Phoenix, Ariz. JULY 8-12, 2013—ADSA-ASAS JOINT ANNUAL MEETING, Indianapolis, Ind.
Shows
FEB. 17—Florida State Fair open show, Tampa, Fla.; 8:30 a.m. FEB. 20—Florida State Fair Junior Show, Tampa, Fla.; 9:30 a.m. APR. 14—KENTUCKY NATIONAL JERSEY SHOW, Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.; 11:00 p.m.; Michael Heath, Westminster, Md., judge. AUG. 2—OHIO STATE FAIR JUNIOR SHOW, Ohio
February 2012
State Fairgrounds, Columbus, Ohio; 9:00 a.m. AUG. 3—OHIO STATE FAIR OPEN SHOW, heifers; Ohio State Fairgrounds, Columbus, Ohio.; 9:00 a.m. AUG. 4—OHIO STATE FAIR OPEN SHOW, cows and futurity; Ohio State Fairgrounds, Columbus, Ohio; 9:00 a.m. OCT. 2—CENTRAL NATIONAL JERSEY SHOW, Heifers, Alliant Energy Center, Madison, Wis.; 1:00 p.m.; Mark Rueth, Oxford, Wis., judge. OCT. 3—CENTRAL NATIONAL JERSEY SHOW, Cows, Alliant Energy Center, Madison, Wis.; 7:30 a.m.; Mark Rueth, Oxford, Wis., judge. 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.
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National Dairy Shrine Award Applications Due March 15
National Dairy Shrine is again seeking nominations for its most prestigious awards: Guest of Honor, Pioneer, Distinguished Dairy Cattle Breeder, Progressive Dairy Producer, and Graduate Production Award. The Guest of Honor is given to a contemporary dairy leader for outstanding accomplishments and contributions to the dairy industry. It has been awarded every year since 1949 when Dean H. Kildee was named the first Guest of Honor. Each year, three to four living or deceased Pioneers of the dairy industry are honored by National Dairy Shrine for their service and leadership in the dairy industry. Meanwhile, the Distinguished Dairy Cattle Breeder is an award which recognizes active, progressive dairy producers who, through their expertise in managing a dairy breeding herd based upon sound genetics and business principles, serve as a model of success for fellow breeders throughout the country. All these award winners’ accomplishments are on permanent display in the Dairy Hall of Fame at the National Dairy Shrine Museum in Fort Atkinson, Wis. One of National Dairy Shrine’s newer awards, the Progressive Dairy Producer Award, is given to producers ages 21 to 45 who have introduced and applied effective management and business practices that help achieve more profitable dairy businesses. Two $2,000 awards for education and travel are given annually, one for herd sizes with 300 milk cows or less and a second for herds
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with over 300 milk cows. The Graduate Dairy Production Award recognizes and assists qualified two-year and fouryear agricultural college graduates efforts to pursue a career in commercial dairy farming and to gain ownership of dairy cattle with the intent of growing their dairy herd. The applicant must be employed in a herd management role on a commercial dairy when completing the award application. The winner will receive a $2,500 award from National Dairy Shrine. Nominations or applications must be submitted on official forms by March 15, 2012. If you know someone who should be nominated for these awards, please visit the NDS website at www. dairyshrine.org and click on “Adult Awards” to view a complete listing of each award form. Then you can download the application for the respective award desired. Appliacations can also be requestedp for the respective award via e-mail at info@dairyshrine.org or by mail at PO Box 725, Denmark, WI. 54208. The annual National Dairy Shrine awards banquet will be held on October 4 during World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis. For more information about the banquet or about students, producers and industry representatives being recognized by National Dairy Shrine, please contact Dr. David Selner, Executive Director, at (920) 863-6333. National Dairy Shrine membership information is also available by phone or online at www.dairyshrine. org. Dairy enthusiasts are encouraged to become a part of this important organization to help honor our heritage, inspire future leaders and promote the dairy industry.
Maryland State Fair Junior Jersey Show
Sweet Baby Mecca Sabrina was named Grand and Supreme Champion for Jessica Sentelle, Jefferson, at the Maryland State Fair Junior Jersey Show on September 1, 2011. Jessica also exhibited the Reserve Grand Champion, Sweet Baby Legion Sierra. Jeff Stookey, West Milford, Ind., judged the 49 Registered Jerseys shown in Timonium, Md. Class Winners
Junior heifer calf (4 shown) Heavensent Tequila Sunshine, Gene Wiles, Hagerstown Intermediate heifer calf (4 shown) Lakeside BT Banjo Cupcake (S: Bow Tie Comerica Banjo, D: DKG Supreme Cookie), Natalie J. Youse, Ridgely, jr. champ. Senior heifer calf (3 shown) Driftwood Golden Fiona, Mark A. Debnam, Kennedyville, best bred and owned heifer Summer yearling heifer (9 shown) Hillacres Exclamation Exclaim, Elizabeth Davis, Peach Bottom, Pa., res. jr. champ. Best bred and owned—Driftwood Ace Fawn, Mark Debnam, 5th in class Junior yearling heifer (7 shown) Lakeside Furor Brittney, Natalie J. Youse Intermediate yearling heifer (1 shown) Front Line Goldrush Flirt, Joseph Allen Coshun, Union Bridge Senior yearling heifer (2 shown) Bar-None Sensational Rendezvous, Joseph Allen Coshun Junior 2-yr.-old cow (6 shown) Sweet Baby Mecca Sabrina (S: Sunset Canyon MeccaET, D: Jade Selena), Jessica Sentelle, Jefferson, res. sr. and res. gr. champ. Senior 2-yr.-old cow (3 shown) Milo Centurion Sassafrass-ET, Patrick Scott Youse Junior 3-yr.-old cow (1 shown) Sweet Baby Legion Sierra (S: BW Legion, D: Jade Selena), Jessica Sentelle, best bred and owned of show, sr. and gr. champ. Senior 3-yr.-old cow (3 shown) Stoney Point Justice Fae-ET, Jessica Sentelle Aged cow (3 shown) D r i f t wo o d C o m e r i c a D a i s y, A n d r ew D e b n a m , Kennedyville, best bred and owned Dry cow (3 shown) Dean C T Excitation Tulsa, Patrick Scott Youse Dam and daughter (5 shown) Jessica Sentelle
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Junior heifer calf (18 shown) 1. Rapid Bay Indiana Grace ET, Rapid Bay Jersey Farm Inc., Ormstown, Que. 2. Willow Creek Iatola Majesty, Willow Creek Jerseys, New Hamburg, Ont. 3. Golden Grandprix Miracle, Glen and Sheila Burgess, Mildmay, Ont. Intermediate heifer calf (16 shown) 1. Maker Vivitar Sassafrass, Matt and Kerry Fraser and Maker Farms, Shakespeare, Ont. 2. Avonlea CF Silk ET, Avonlea and Cybil Fisher, Brighton, Ont. 3. Godale Garcia Torpille, Ferme Godale, St-Aime, Que. Senior heifer calf (25 shown) 1. Marlau Ressurection Margot, Ferme Drouin et Fils, Mirabel, Que. 2. Arethusa Tequila Velveteen, Arethusa Farm, Litchfield, Conn. 3. Paullor Giller Malone, Paul and Lorraine Franken, Clinton, Que. Summer yearling heifer (18 shown) 1. Jone’s Jacknife B-Awesome, Geoffrey Innes and Jones Jerseys, Woodstock, Ont. 2. Tarten Inn Butter Knife, Geoffrey Innes and Jones Jerseys 3. Fairvista Affirmation Freesia, Murray Russwurm,
Mildmay, Ont. Junior yearling heifer (17 shown) 1. Lookout Blackstone Treasure, Lookout Jerseys and FJS Jerseys, Canton d Hatley, Que. 2. Glenholme Ress Ambrose, Robert and Bruce Mellow, Caledon, Ont. 3. Lookout Reagan Glo, Lookout/Rapid Bay/Coutney McLean, Canton d Hatley, Que. Intermediate yearling heifer (12 shown) 1. Walkerbrae Comerica Nina ET (S: Bridon Remake Comerica, D: Wheat Acres Regal Norma), James A. Walker and Sons, Guelph, Ont., jr. champ. 2. Miss Triple T Serenity-ET (S: Shamrock Giller, D: Windrift Breeze Plum Sarah), Colton Thomas, Cable, Ohio, res. jr. champ. 3. Aland Jacknife Amy, Alan and Julie Cunnington, Caledon, Ont. Milking senior yearling heifer (17 shown) 1. Marlau Comerica Fabienne, Lookout/N. Suitor/G. Vance/FJS Jerseys, Canton d Hatley, Que. 2. Pleasant Nook Sultan Jetta, Pleasant Nook Sultan Jetta, Fisherville, Ont. 3. Bridon SD Zora, Bridon Farms Inc., Paris, Ont. Junior 2-yr.-old cow (20 shown) 1. Rozeview Guapo Ramble, Avonlea Genetics/C. Fisher/P. Jones/Scott Honey, Brighton, Ont.
2. Double Rose A Prime Anna, Peter Vail and Budjon Farms, Lomira, Wis. 3. Woodsview Excitation Tracy, Greta and Tera Koebel, Three Oaks, Mich. Senior 2-yr.-old cow (13 shown) 1. Laurick Giller Missie, Willie McKay, Dusty Schirm, and Rick Brewer and Family, Chebanse, Ill. 2. Rapid Bay Connection Dorelle, Rapid Bay Jersey Farm Inc. 3. Rapid Bay Gorgeous Goddness, Rapid Bay Jersey Farm Inc. Junior 3-yr.-old cow (10 shown) 1. Bridon Exploit Twirl (S: Bridon Jades Exploit-ET, D: Bridon Whistler Trust), Bridon Farms Inc., int. and res. gr. champ. 2. Maple Ridge Golden Girl ET (S: Yellow Briar Heaths Guapo, D: Rock Ella Golden Girl), Hollylane Jerseys and Ed McMorrow, Corbyville, Ont., res. int. champ. 3. Lookout Comerica Nestea, Lookout Jerseys/FJS Jerseys Senior 3-yr.-old cow (12 shown) 1. Genesis Excavate Jade, Laurent Lambert, Louiseville, Que. 2. Charlyn Nevada Emma, Charlyn Jerseys, Forest, Ont. 3. Mordale BRC Mona, Greg Mortson, Oro Station, Ont. 4-yr.-old cow (20 shown) 1. Hillacres Morrae Maryland (S: Silver Spring Belmont, D: Hillacres Kanadian Morrae), Peter Vail and Budjon Farms, res. sr. champ. 2. Lookout Res Bella-ET, Lookout Jerseys/FJS Jerseys 3. Bridon Grove Betsy, Bridon Farms Inc. 5-yr.-old cow (7 shown) 1. Lormiere Fusion Christine (S: Molly Brook Fusion-ET, D: Jersey B Whist Christina), Christine Desrosiers, Julian and C. A. Sicard, St. Justine, Que., best bred and owned of show, best udder of show, sr. and gr. champ. 2. Brenbe Giller Zambuca, Rapid Bay Jersey Farm Inc. 3. Huronia RBR Bree 37R, Robert Jarrell, Corbyville, Ont. Aged cow (11 shown) 1. Windrift Breeze Plum Sarah, Wes Keller, Mike Heath, Kelly and Thomas and Nathan and Andy Barbee, Middletown, Md. 2. Vandenberg Amedeo Natasha, Alana McKinven/ Lookout Jerseys/FJS Jerseys, Canton d Hatley, Que. 3. Huronia Connection Mystery 54P, Gary and Maureen Bowers, Noguira de Campos and Nelson Ziehlsdorff, Coaticook, Que. Production winner— RJF Remake Becky, Robert Jarrell, Corbyville, Ont., 7th in class Junior best three females (7 shown) 1. Callum McKinven, Canton d Hatley, Que. 2. Willowcreek, New Hamburg, Ont. 3. Avonlea Genetics, Brighton, Ont. Breeders herd (9 shown) 1. Callum McKinven 2. Bridon Farms Inc. 3. Rob Eby, Ayr, Ont.
Lormiere Fusion Christine 1st 5-yr.-old cow Senior and Grand Champion
Bridon Exploit Twirl 1st Junior 3-yr.-old cow Intermediate and Reserve Grand Champion
Hillacres Morrae Maryland 1st 4-yr.-old cow Reserve Senior Champion
Maple Ridge Golden Girl ET 2nd Junior 3-yr.-old cow Reserve Intermediate Champion
Walkerbrae Comerica Nina ET 1st Intermediate yearling heifer Junior Champion
Miss Triple T Serenity-ET 2nd Intermediate yearling heifer Reserve Junior Champion
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Royal Agricultural Winter Fair National Jersey Show
November 11, 2011, Toronto, Ont. Gerald Coughlin, Peterborough, Ont., judge 216 head shown Senior and Grand Champion female—Lormiere Fusion Christine, Christine Desrosiers, Julian and C. A. Sicard, St. Justine, Que. Reserve Grand and Intermediate Champion female—Bridon Exploit Twirl, Bridon Farms Inc., Paris, Ont. Reserve Senior Champion female—Hillacres Morrae Maryland, Peter Vail and Budjon Farms, Lomira, Wis. Reserve Intermediate Champion female—Maple Ridge Golden Girl ET, Hollylane Jerseys and Ed McMorrow, Prinaton, Ont. Junior Champion female—Walkerbrae Comerica Nina ET, James A. Walker and Sons, Guelph, Ont. Reserve Junior Champion female—Miss Triple T Serenity-ET, Colton Thomas, Cable, Ohio Premier Sire—Bridon Remake Comerica-ET, Bridon Farms Inc., Paris, Ont. Premier Breeder and Premier Exhibitor—Rapid Bay Jersey Farm, Ormstown, Que. Class Winners
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North Carolina State Fair Jersey Show
October 22, 2011, North Carolina State Fairgrounds, Raleigh, N.C. Craig Padgett, Waynesburg, Ky., judge 129 head shown Senior and Grand Champion female—SAR Charismatic Mischief, Herby and Amanda Lutz, Chester, S.C. Reserve Senior and Reserve Grand Champion female—TC Vindication 1251 Becky, Cameron and Krista Lutz, Lincolnton Junior Champion female—Her-Own-Man Louie Sammy, Her Man Jerseys and Mark Erdman, Chester, S.C. Reserve Junior Champion female—Deerview Carrier Footnote, Charles Wayne Lutz, Mocksville Premier Breeder—Kevin Eric Lutz, Lincolnton Premier Exhibitor—Corey Alan Lutz, Lincolnton Class Winners
Junior heifer calf (12 shown) 1. Sultan Sunny, Eddie Harris, Cleveland, Tenn. 2. Piedmont Plus Silver, Corey and Mandy Lutz and James and Olivia Pearson, Lincolnton 3. Her-Man Shocker Allannis-ET, Amanda Stiles Lutz, Chester, S.C. Intermediate heifer calf (10 shown) 1. Deerview Headline Footnote, Charles Wayne Lutz, Mocksville 2. Blackstone Daisy, Kyle Harris, Cleveland, Tenn. 3. Impuls Imperial Libby, Luke Carpenter, Mount Ulla Senior heifer calf (8 shown) 1. Piedmont Legion Explosion, Corey Alan Lutz, Lincolnton 2. SSF Governor Fitzy, Jonathan Kyle Luther, Mount Ulla 3. SW Academy Paige, Steven T. Wetmore, Mount Ulla Summer yearling (13 shown) 1. Her-Own-Man Louie Sammy (S: BHF-SSF Parade Louie-ET, D: Her-Own Man Iatola Sammy), Her Man Jerseys and Mark Erdman, Chester, S.C., jr. champ. 2. SAR Belmont Polly, Bush River Jerseys and Skip-ARilla Jerseys, Newberry, S.C. 3. 1529 Action Carolina of TC, Kevin and Krista Lutz, Lincolnton Junior yearling heifer (14 shown) 1. TC 1503 Bessie Irene, Kevin Eric Lutz, Lincolnton 2. Her-Man Applejack Giddy, Herby and Amanda Lutz, Chester, S.C. 3. Piedmont Saber Golden, James Pearson, Lincolnton Intermediate yearling heifer (8 shown) 1. Deerview Carrier Footnote (S: BW Carrier-ET, D: SHF Primetime Footnote), Charles Wayne Lutz, Mocksville, res. jr. champ. 2. Cherub Allie Meghan, Major K. and Lucile A. Bond, Hickory 3. Junes Isabella, Kyle Harris
Senior yearling heifer (4 shown) 1. TC 1457 Jade Iris, Kevin Eric Lutz 2. Krimson Rosie, Kyle Harris 3. Deerview Action Gwen, Charles Wayne Lutz Milking senior yearling (5 shown) 1. Deerview Harvest Galaxy, Avery Lutz, Radford, Va., 1st best udder 2. Her-Own-Man Ace Peanut-ET, Herby and Amanda Lutz and/or Steve Wetmore, Chester, S.C., 2nd best udder 3. DeMents Comerica Cameo-ET, CKT Partners, Kenney, Ill. Junior 2-yr.-old cow (13 shown) 1. SC Golddust Gator BOM Misty H-33, Kevin Eric Lutz, 1st best udder 2. Crackerjack Legion Kyte H-39, Hobbs Lutz, Chester, S.C., 2nd best udder 3. Deerview Jerry Valere, Charles Wayne Lutz Senior 2-yr.-old cow (7 shown) 1. Smart Alpha Fillpail Cher Lee-ET, Eddie Harris, 1st best udder 2. Amanda Verify Curly, Amanda Elmore Baldwin, Statesville, 2nd best udder 3. Piedmont Rocket Silver, Corey and Mandy Lutz and James and Olivia Pearson Junior 3-yr.-old cow (3 shown) 1. Piedmont Comerica Deca, Corey and Mandy Lutz and James and Olivia Pearson, 1st best udder 2. TC Excitation 1290 Bessie, Kevin and Krista Lutz, 2nd best udder Senior 3-yr.-old cow (10 shown) 1. TC Vindication 1251 Becky (S: Vindication. D: TC Jade 899 Becky), Cameron and Krista Lutz, Lincolnton, 1st best udder, res. sr. and res. gr. champ. 2. Senn-Sational Cactusj Becky, Brianna and Janeice Leonard, Lexington, 2nd best udder
BRJ Iatola MBSB Send W-52 1st 4-yr.-old cow
Piedmont Comerica Deca 1st Junior 3-yr.-old cow
SAR Charismatic Mischief 1st 5-yr.-old cow Senior and Grand Champion
3. Piedmont Comerica Bee, Corey and Mandy Lutz and James and Olivia Pearson 4-yr.-old cow (8 shown) 1. BRJ Iatola MBSB Send W-52, Herby and Amanda Lutz, 1st best udder 2. Karrimont Banana Hannah Gameplan, Karrimont Farm, Mocksville, 2nd best udder 3. TC Rocket 1222 Bessie, Cameron and Krista Lutz 5-yr.-old cow (4 shown) 1. SAR Charismatic Mischief (S: Bridon Sambo Charismatic-ET, D: SAR Master C Mixie), Herby and Amanda Lutz, 1st best udder, sr. and gr. champ. 2. TC Benzo 1107 Rosalee, Kevin Eric Lutz, 2nd best udder 3. Piedmont Golden Boy Midget, Corey Alan Lutz Aged cow (5 shown) 1. Piedmont Sambo Ladyslipper, Corey and Mandy Lutz and James and Olivia Pearson, 1st best udder 2. Premonition Courtney Layla, Kyle Harris, 2nd best udder 3. TC Legion 933 Bess, Cameron and Krista Lutz Dry cow (5 shown) 1. Piedmont Jade BG, Corey and Mandy Lutz and James and Olivia Pearson 2. Deerview Trophy Galaxy-ET, Charles Wayne Lutz 3. Deerview Socrates Galaxy II-ET, Charles Wayne Lutz Junior best three females (10 shown) 1. Wayne C. Lutz 2. Herby Lutz 3. Kevin Lutz Breeders herd (10 shown) 1. Herby Lutz 2. Kevin Lutz 3. Corey Lutz
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North Carolina State Fair Junior Jersey Show
TC Vindication 1251 Becky was named Grand Champion for Krista Lutz, Lincolnton, at the North Carolina State Fair Junior Jersey Show on October 23, 2011. Piedmont Comerica Deca, shown by Olivia Pearson, Lincolnton, was named Reserve Grand Champion. Eric Topp, Botkins, Ohio, judged the 59 Registered Jerseys shown in Raleigh, N.C.
899 Becky), Krista Lutz, sr. and gr. champ. 5-yr.-old cow (3 shown) Piedmont Sultan Bell, Olivia Pearson Aged cow (2 shown) TC Legion 933 Bess, Krista Lutz Dry cow (4 shown) Deerview Socrates Galaxy II-ET, Johnny Oliver
Class Winners
Junior heifer calf (4 shown) SSF Prestige Pandy, Jonathan Kyle Luther, Mount Ulla Intermediate heifer calf (6 shown) Impuls Imperial Libby, Luke Carpenter, Mount Ulla Senior heifer calf (5 shown) SW Academy Paige, Steven T. Wetmore, Mount Ulla Summer yearling heifer (5 shown) Piedmont Belmont Linda (S: Silver Spring Belmont, D: Piedmont Action Linda), Olivia Pearson, Lincolnton, jr. champ. Junior yearling heifer (6 shown) GR Deerview Gannon Starra, Colby Menius, Radford, Va. Intermediate yearling heifer (4 shown) Deerview Carrier Footnote (S: BW Carrier-ET, D: SHF Primetime Footnote), Colby Menius, res. jr. champ. Senior yearling heifer (2 shown) Deerview Action Gwen, Johnny Oliver, Mocksville Milking senior yearling (2 shown) Deerview Harvest Galaxy, Ryan Menius, Mocksville Junior 2-yr.-old cow (8 shown) SC Golddust Gator BOM Misty H-33, Krista Lutz, Lincolnton Junior 3-yr.-old cow (3 shown) Amandas Verify Curly, Hannah Elmore, Statesville Senior 3-yr.-old cow (1 shown) Piedmont Comerica Deca (S: Bridon Remake ComericaET, D: Piedmont Select Deca), Olivia Pearson, Lincolnton, res. gr. champ. 4-yr.-old cow (4 shown) TC Vindication 1251 Becky (S: Vindication, D: TC Jace
Piedmont Comerica Deca 1st Senior 3-yr.-old Res. Senior and Res. Grand Champion
Show News Virginia State Fair Junior Jersey Show
The State Fair of Virginia Junior Jersey Dairy Show was held on October 1, 2011, at the Meadow Event Park, Doswell, Va. Justin Potts, Purcellville, Va., judged the nine head of Registered Jerseys. Taking home the Senior Champion
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WF Kanyon Dory 1st Aged cow Senior and Grand Champion
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and Grand Champion honors was the first place aged cow, WF Kanyon Dory, exhibited by Anna Long, Clear Brook. Taking home the Reserve Senior and Reserve Grand Champion laurels was Kathryn Waldron, Churchville, for her three-yearold cow, Waldron Jacinto Dream. Kathryn continued her winnings to the heifer show, where she took home the banners for Junior Champion and Reserve Junior Champion. Her summer yearling heifer, Waldron Action Jeanie, caught the eye of judge Potts and captured the Junior Champion award, while Kathryn’s junior yearling heifer, Waldron Juan Buttercup, rounded out the junior champions listing. In the showmanship contest, 16 Jersey youth competed in three divisions. In the novice division, Zane Lyons, Spotsylavnia, took first place; Anna Long won the junior division of the contest, and Kraig W. Smith, Catlett, captured first place honors in the senior division.
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JUDGING RESULTS
2011 Dairy Judging Contest Results
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ach year, students aspiring to become top-notch dairy judges practice their craft so they can earn a spot on local and state dairy judging teams across the country. Along the way, they improve their reasoning and public speaking skills and boost selfconfidence. In the fall, the best of these teams are pitted against each other in regional and national 4-H, FFA, post-secondary and collegiate dairy judging contests. The results of several of these dairy judging contests are listed below.
High Jersey Team: Rhode Island High Jersey Individual: Cara Woloohojian, Rhode Island Jersey Youth Ranked Among Top 25 Individuals: Caitlyn Abbott, Vermont Team A; Chelsea Abbott, Vermont Team A; Jessica Cottrell, Rhode Island; Alexandra Laprise, Rhode Island; Kim Kubosiak, Massachusetts Team B; Colleen Schofield, Maine, and Sarah Belder, Massachusetts Team B
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Accelerated Genetics Intercollegiate Dairy Judging Contest
September 17, 2011, West Springfield, Mass. Collegiate Division (8 teams) High Team: Virginia Tech Team B—Ashley Martin, Kelsey Smith, Robert McGarry and Alex Patch; coached by Drs. Michael Barnes and Katharine Knowlton Other Top Five Teams: California Polytechnic, The Ohio State University, Virginia Tech Team A—high team reasons, and Cornell High Individual: Kelsey Smith, Virginia Tech Other Top Five Individuals: Matthew Borchers, The Ohio State University; Ashley Martin, Virginia Tech Team B; Dan Nicol, The Ohio State University, and Cody Pearson, Virginia Tech University Team A High Individual Reasons: Kelly Lee, Cornell High Jersey Team: Penn State University High Jersey Individual: Ashley Martin, Virginia Tech Team Jersey Youth Ranked Among Top 25 Individuals: Kelli Carstensen, California Polytechnic; Philip Bachman, Penn State University, and Hannah Wentworth, Penn State University Post-Secondary Division (4 teams) High Team: Modesto Junior College—Rocco Cunningham, Natalie Sanders, Monica Soares and Emily Strand—high individual reasons; coached by Bill Hobby—high team reasons Other Top Teams: SUNY Cobleskill Team A, Morrisville State College and SUNY Cobleskill Team B High Individual: Emily Strand, Modesto Junior College Other Top Five Individuals: Patrick Sweatman, Morrisville State College; Natalie Sanders, Modesto Junior College; Jake Pamkowski, SUNY Cobleskill; Eric Worden, SUNY Cobleskill High Jersey Team: Morrisville State College High Jersey Individual: Jesse Phillips, SUNY Cobleskill Jersey Youth Ranked Among Top 25 Individuals: Natalie Sanders, Modesto Junior College, and Ben Colopy, SUNY Cobleskill 4-H Division (8 teams) High Team: Vermont Team A—Chelsea Abbott, Caitlyn Abbott, Ellis Wright and Peter Rainville—high individual reasons; coached by Robin Severy and Dean Wright—high team reasons Other Top Five Teams: New Hampshire Team A; Massachusetts Team B; Rhode Island and Vermont Team B High Individual: Jacob Blake, New Hampshire Team A Other Top Five Individuals: Chelsea Abbott, Vermont Team A; Sarah Shaw, Massachusetts Team B; Madison Stevens, Massachusetts Team B and Caitlyn Abbott, Vermont Team A Page 52
September 20, 2011, Viroqua, Wis. The overall team award was presented to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Pictured are, left to right, front row: Genevieve Dr yak and Abbey Wethal; back row: Chad Wethal, coach; Ryan O’Lear y; and Mitch Kappleman.
Collegiate Division (16 teams) High Team: University of Wisconsin-Madison Team Cardinal— Abbey Wethal, Ryan O’Leary, Mitch Kappelman and Genevieve Dryak; coached by Chad Wethal and Brian Kelroy—high team reasons Other Top Five Teams: University of Wisconsin-River Falls, University of Minnesota Team Maroon, The Ohio State University and South Dakota State University Team Blue High Individual: Abbey Wethal, University of WisconsinMadison Team Cardinal—high individual reasons Other Top Five Individuals: Ryan O’Leary, University of Wisconsin-Madison Team Cardinal; Angela Sellner, South Dakota State University Team Blue; Mitch Kappelman, University of Wisconsin-Madison Team Cardinal, and Labecca Johnson, University of Wisconsin-River Falls High Jersey Team: University of Wisconsin-River Falls High Jersey Individual: Theresa Twohey, University of Minnesota Team Gold Jersey Youth Ranked Among Top 10 Individuals: Labecca Johnson, University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Pennsylvania All-American Judging Contest September 19, 2011, Harrisburg, Pa.
Collegiate Division (14 teams) High Team: University of Wisconsin-Madison—Chelsea Brander, Danielle Brown, Laura Elliott and Carissa Levash; coached by Chad Wethal. Other Top Five Teams: Michigan State University, Penn State University, University of Wisconsin-River Falls and University of (continued to page 54)
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A gr i c u l t u r e S e c retary George Greig stands with University of Wisconsin-Madison team members Laura Elliott, Danielle Brown, Carissa Levash, Chelsea Brander and coach Brian Kelroy, the overall winning team of the Pennsylvania All-American contest.
Minnesota—high team reasons High Individual: Danielle Brown, University of WisconsinMadison Other Top Five Individuals: Sara Bechtel, Penn State University; Carissa Levash, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Mary Johnson, University of Wisconsin-River Falls and Tera Koebel, Michigan State University High Jersey Team: University of Minnesota High Jersey Individual: Elizabeth Olson, University of Minnesota—high individual reasons Jersey Youth Ranked Among Top 25 Individuals: Danielle Brown, University of Wisconsin; Tera Koebel, Michigan State University; Kelli Carstensen, Cal Poly; Philip Bachman, Penn State University; Elizabeth Olson, University of Minnesota, and Laura Elliott, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Post-Secondary Division (3 teams) High Team: Modesto Junior College—Rocco Cunningham, Natalie Sanders, Monica Soares and Emily Strand; coached by Bill Hobby—high team reasons Other Top Three Teams: SUNY Cobleskill and Morrisville State College High Individual: Jacob Pamkowski, SUNY Cobleskill Other Top Five Individuals: Rocco Cunningham, Modesto Junior College—high individual reasons; Emilie Strand, Modesto Junior College; Natalie Sanders, Modesto Junior College and Benjamin Colopy, SUNY Cobleskill High Jersey Team: Modesto Junior College High Jersey Individual: Rocco Cunningham, Modesto Junior College Jersey Youth Ranked Among Top 10 Individuals: Natalie Sanders, Modesto Junior College, and Ben Colopy, SUNY Cobleskill 4-H Division (15 teams) High Team: Maryland—Lizzie Davis, Elizabeth Davis, Maggie Buckmeier and Ryan Zimmerman; coached by Bill Schnebly and Kiera Finucane—high team reasons Other Top Five Teams: Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Minnesota. High Individual: Janelle Remington, Wisconsin Other Top Five Individuals: Lizzie Davis, Maryland; Miquela Hanselman, New York; Austin Jaggers, Kentucky; Mary Libenstein, Minnesota. High Individual Reasons: Elizabeth Davis. Maryland High Jersey Team: Kentucky High Jersey Individual: Chad Horst, Pennsylvania Jersey Youth Ranked Among Top 25 Individuals: Janelle Remington, Wisconsin; Chad Horst, Pennsylvania and Jaylene Lesher, Pennsylvania Page 54
FFA Division (6 teams) High Team: Minnesota FFA—Andrew Hornberg, Luke Johnson, Paul Johnson and Jamie Woodard; coached by Leah Johnson— high team reasons Other Top Five Teams: Georgia, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Michigan High Individual: Ryan Powell, Georgia—high individual reasons Other Top Five Individuals: Jamie Woodard, Minnesota; Paul Johnson, Minnesota; Luke Johnson, Minnesota; Andrew Hornberg, Minnesota High Jersey Team: Minnesota High Jersey Individual: Paul Johnson, Minnesota Jersey Youth Ranked Among Top 10 Individuals: Paul Johnson, Minnesota, and Luke Johnson, Minnesota
World Dairy Expo Judging Contest October 3, 2011, Madison, Wis.
The overall team award was presented to Cornell. Pictured, left to right, are coach David Galton, Kelly Lee, Tyler Reynolds, Richard Hall and Matt Sharpe
Collegiate Division (14 teams) High Team: Cornell—Kelly Lee, Richard Hall III, Tyler Reynolds and Matthew Sharpe; coached by David Galton. Other Top Five Teams: Virginia Tech, Penn State University, University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Minnesota High Team Reasons: Michigan State University High Individual: Richard Hall III, Cornell Other Top Five Individuals: Caitlin Durow, University of Minnesota—high individual reasons; Carissa Doody, Virginia Tech; Kelly Lee, Cornell and Richard Hall III, Cornell High Jersey Team: Cornell High Jersey Individual: Amy Schaufelberger, University of Illinois Jersey Youth Ranked Among Top 25 Individuals: Hannah Wentworth, Penn State University; Tera Koebel, Michigan State University; Elizabeth Olson, University of Minnesota; Cody Pearson, Virginia Tech, and Laura Elliott, University of WisconsinMadison Post-Secondary Division (12 teams) High Team: Modesto Junior College—Rocco Cunningham, Natalie Sanders, Monica Soares and Emily Strand; coached by Bill Hobby—high team reasons Other Top Five Teams: Morrisville State College, SUNY Cobleskill Team 1, Kaskaskia College and University of WisconsinMadison Farm Industry Short Course High Individual: Rocco Cunningham, Modesto Junior College— high individual reasons Other Top Five Individuals: Tyler Clark, Morrisville State; Madison Fisher, University of Wisconsin-Madison Farm Industry Short Course; Emilie Strand, Modesto Jr. College and Steve Quanz, SUNY Cobleskill 1 (continued to page 62)
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December Rolling Herd Average — 77.7 cows 20,731M 4.7% 974F 3.5% 725P Merle, Margaret, Tim, Mike, Nathan & Ryan Lawton 431 Bridge St., Newark Valley, NY 13811 607/642-8169 Farm 607/341-1172 Tim mmlawton@stny.rr.com
awtons Two U.S. based cheese companies were recognized at the World Cheese Awards for their Jersey milk-based products. Held on November 23, 2011, in England, the World Cheese Awards is the world’s leading and most diverse cheese competition. More than 2,500 cheeses were reduced to a shortlist of 16 SuperGold winners by nearly 200 international judges. Grafton Village Cheese, Grafton, Vt., received five awards, including one gold and four bronze medals, all from its new Grafton Cave Aged line. Grafton Village Cheese’s Vermont Clothbound Cheddar earned a gold medal in the medium traditional cheddar category. Also taking home awards at the international showing was Spring Brook Farms Foundation for City Kids, Reading, Vt. They were named to the SuperGold List of the top 50 cheeses in the world with their Tarentaise. It has won several prestigious awards, including the Best North American Jersey Cheese during the competition held in during the AJCA-NAJ Annual Meetings in 2011. February 2012
SMITH HAVEN DAIRY
Diamond Farm
Dave & Kathy Skiba Family 7241 Hwy. 95 NE · North Branch, MN 55056 651/674-7318 · diamondsfarm@msn.com
K&R Jerseys
Randy and Kari Drinkall & Family 23683 Cty. Rd. 13, Rushford, MN 55971 Phone 507/864-2170 Email krjersey@acegroup.cc
Dale, Lisa, Wyatt & Austin Smith 18575 142nd St., Hamburg, MN 55339 Phone: 320/238-2218 Email: SmithHaven@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
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Scotch View Farms George and Nadine Wilson • David Wilson Henry Aldrich, Herdsman 283 Blenheim Hill Road, Stamford, NY 12167
Phone 607/652-7181 Email wilsongn@dishmail.net
Seacord Farm 50 Milking Jerseys
Richard Seacord • 518/321-6973 Brian Seacord • 518/222-9351 Email • jewelsea@aol.com 32 Old Cambridge Rd., Greenwich, NY 12834
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Oomsdale Farm, Inc. Michael, Judy, Elena, Haley, Zachary and Danielle Ooms 43 Sutherland Rd., Valatie, NY 12184-9664 518/784-3515 (Home) 518/755-7645 (Cell) Email: oomsey@aol.com
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PERFORMANCE REPORT
Herds Ranked By JPI Average The top 25% of U.S. Jersey herds ranked by average Jersey Performance IndexTM are listed below. This list includes qualifying herds with an average GJPI of +41 or greater. Herds must be enrolled in official AJCA performance programs to be included in the ranking and have at least 10 Registered Jerseys with JPIs. Cows with genomic evaluations are included in the average. All cows must have registry status of HR (no prefix), GR or PR, and must have calved within the past 15 months with no termination code associated with the current lactation. In the case of ties, the herd ranked higher for Predicted Transmitting Ability Protein (PTAP) is listed first. Any herds that remain tied are then listed in order of herd average for PTA Milk (PTAM). There are 219 herds listed with an average JPI of +53. Two herds
owned by the Faria family took the top two spots on this combined list. Faria Dairy in Willcox, Ariz., ranks first with a JPI of +150 on 20 animals. The Faria Brothers Dairy in Dumas, Texas, finished second. The 149 cow herd has an average herd JPI of +122. Ranking third is Gerald Laufenberg, Mount Horeb, Wis., with an average JPI of +120 on his 25-cow herd. Finishing fourth after the December genetic summaries is Jer-Z-Boyz in Pixley, Calif. The 142 cows in the herd have an average JPI of +97. Rounding out the top five is Tollenaar Jerseys, Elk Grove, Calif. The 120 cows have an average JPI of +88. There were 105,714 cows in 858 herds summarized in the December 2011 genetic evaluations with an average JPI of +36. PTA averages for the breed were +145M, +12F, +7P, +110 CM$, +100 NM$ and +93 FM$.
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FARIA DAIRY WILLCOX, AZ 20 900 57 34 425 392 368 FARIA BROS DAIRIES DUMAS, TX 149 960 43 30 300 288 284 LAUFENBERG, GERALD MOUNT HOREB, WI 25 772 34 29 339 306 279 JER-Z-BOYZ PIXLEY, CA 142 365 42 18 320 286 258 TOLLENAAR JERSEYS ELK GROVE, CA 120 330 33 18 292 255 224
GABY JERSEY FARM GREENEVILLE, TN 139 493 26 18 223 207 196 ALLEN, DAVID REEDSBURG, WI 52 401 27 18 240 214 196 BERRY COLLEGE MOUNT BERRY, GA 36 454 25 18 220 199 183 MAXWELL, JOHN & EDWIN DONAHUE, IA 72 484 29 19 244 226 214 MARTIN DAIRY LLC TILLAMOOK, OR 1,055 338 33 18 253 218 192 DENNISTON-KELLER, ROBIN / KELLER, KIP BYRON, NY 80 429 28 18 226 203 186 ST BRIGIDS FARM KENNEDYVILLE, MD 84 534 27 20 221 204 193 HEINZ, LLOYD SHAWANO, WI 69 561 28 19 202 193 190 FOREST GLEN JERSEYS DAYTON, OR 1,436 405 21 17 215 194 179 MARCKS, BARB & KEVIN SEYMOUR, WI 13 309 24 16 240 211 189 COOPERRIDER & SONS CROTON, OH 127 544 24 19 201 187 PEARL, WILLIAM H. BARNET, VT 62 548 21 18 195 187 OOMSDALE FARM VALATIE, NY 35 581 27 21 186 170 GREENE, WAYNE JR. CADOTT, WI 20 395 24 17 209 189 FOREST GLEN JERSEYS DAYTON, OR 306 371 19 16 197 177
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MUNGER, RANDALL & KRAWCZYK-MUNGER, CAROL BRIDPORT, VT 22 580 26 20 176 164 158 68 BOYD-LEE JERSEYS PARROTTSVILLE, TN 50 458 29 15 207 199 197 68 D & D JERSEYS NEWTON, WI 60 376 22 15 189 173 162 68 WILSONVIEW DAIRY TILLAMOOK, OR 329 326 23 15 202 179 162 68 FLORY, TIM JAMESPORT, MO
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JALLO, WAYNE FORDVILLE, ND 23 286 19 12 186 171 KEEWAYDIN FARM STOWE, VT 70 385 22 15 164 150 OWENS FARMS INC. 666 260 20 PETERSON, ERIC & ROY 257 182 18 OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY 107 254 17 MOLLY BROOK FARMS 95 445 22 EICK, WILLIAM 35 410 18
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MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS 32 456 20 14 170 164 161 KEMPER, CHRISTOPHER DANE, WI 101 293 18 12 162 149 140 WOODSTOCK DAIRY BEAVER, OR 161 239 19 11 175 157 145 HOLMES, STEVEN B. & JEFFREY A. LANGDON, NH 54 481 22 16 158 148 144 TOHL, PATTI TILLAMOOK, OR 55 292 28 15 173 147 128 CARLSON, CHERYL A. TULLY, NY 53 179 26 15 188 150 SMITH HAVEN DAIRY HAMBURG, MN 137 423 18 13 147 142 RICHFIELD FARMS INC. GREENWOOD, DE 47 319 21 12 175 165 HEAGY, LUKE C. & CAROL A. RED CREEK, NY 79 306 21 12 184 171 ST LAWRENCE BLUFF DAIRY POYNETTE, WI 15 105 24 12 200 166 MARGANDALE FARM 127 230 16 SUN VALLEY FARM 482 130 23 AHLEM FARMS PARTNERSHIP 3,114 204 13 KARRELS, WILLIAM J. 12 38 13 CHITTENDEN, CRAIG A . 64 441 21
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BELLVIEW FARM /HAROLD L. & GLEN BELL DRESDEN, TN 78 355 22 14 164 150 141 ENDRES JAZZY JERSEYS LODI, WI 610 320 21 13 171 155 144 ETTINGER, EDWIN R. & CHERYL F. KINARDS, SC 182 379 16 12 151 147 147 MACCAUSLAND, STEVE & WOLCOTT, JULIE ENOSBURG FALLS, VT 24 318 25 15 171 149 133 ROWLEY, STEVE FOXWORTH, MS 62 544 21 14 130 139 149 WICKSTROM BROS HILMAR, CA 455 384 18 13 145 136 131 STANLEY, PAUL &/OR LINDA EAST FAIRFIELD, VT 31 348 18 13 160 149 142 THOMAS, ROY R. TROY, PA 11 188 15 12 171 145 124 DIAS, PAUL HILMAR, CA 310 301 16 11 158 150 145 DUTCH HOLLOW FARM SCHODACK LANDING, NY 522 271 16 11 158 147 140 DOMINO FARMS ACCORD, NY 153 458 19 14 140 139 141 WHITESIDE JERSEY FARM HUTCHINSON, KS 67 231 23 12 187 164 147 KIRCHDOERFER, JOE CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO 151 306 17 11 149 141 136 ANGELL, JOSEPH O. BROOKFIELD, VT 40 256 17 11 165 149 137 HUGHES, RICHARD & MARILYN BODEGA, CA
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BOHNERT JERSEYS EAST MOLINE, IL 276 262 17 11 150 134 AHLEM, JAMES HILMAR, CA 2,750 327 21 13 148 134 WICKSTROM JERSEY FARMS INC. HILMAR, CA 2,040 331 16 12 141 131 SHENANDOAH JERSEYS BOONSBORO, MD 117 351 15 11 139 135 VANDELL FARMS INC. SHARON, WI 93 294 18 12 146 130 CLEVELAND, WILLIAM L. & BARBARA A. WELLSBORO, PA 59 253 20 12 150 130 GARDNER, MARK & SHANNON DAYTON, PA 296 285 16 11 144 133 TRESCHER, ANNETTE CASHTON, WI 20 221 20 10 157 142 HETTINGA, JASON ORANGE CITY, IA 103 203 17 10 147 130 BURRY, RONALD & DIANE ELLWOOD CITY, PA 13 194 13 9 154 141 METZ HART-LAND DAIRY RUSHFORD, MN 28 62 22 9 170 140 RHEIN, DAWN F. PINE GROVE, PA 174 397 17 13 129 122 MEYER, JAMES L. & FAMILY ROCA, NE 225 397 15 13 119 113 HOCKETT, KEITH S. RANDLEMAN, NC 86 494 19 12 104 113 BOK, SAMUEL A. DEFIANCE, OH 265 308 17 12 141 128
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Call for National Heifer Sale Nominations
Nominations for the 55th National Heifer Sale are due by March 15, 2012. The sale will be held on June 30 in Fryeburg, Maine, in conjunction with the AJCA-NAJ Annual Meetings. Nominees for the sale must be uncalved heifers, A.I.-sired and out of dams scored at least Very Good-80%. Heifers with a P-Level of 7 or higher will be given highest priority. All animals in the sale will be genotyped and parentage verified at the cost of the American Jersey Cattle Association. The deadline to submit genotyping materials to the lab is April 1 to have information back by May 1 for the catalog. Up to three nominations may be submitted for genotyping with the AJCA supplementing the cost of genotyping on those individuals. Submit nominations to Jersey Marketing Service, 6486 E. Main St., Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068-2362, or by email to jms@usjersey.com. Or by calling 614.322.4473.
Select Sires’ Jersey Program Hits New Record with More than One Million Units Sold
Select Sires is proud to announce that the Jersey sire program hit a new record with the sale of more than one million units of semen in 2011. This milestone is a result of Select Sires’ commitment to the growth and development of the Jersey breed. This record-breaking achievement can also be credited to Select Sires’ passion for providing their customerowners with the genetics and services they need to achieve their goals. Select Sires offers a diverse range of Jersey genetics that are breed leaders in type and Jersey Performance Index™ (JPI™). In addition to Select Sires’ Program for Genetic Advancement™ (PGA™) graduates, Select Sires added elite Danish Jersey sires to the lineup in April 2009. These high-component, unique-pedigreed sires have continued to aid dairy producers looking for genetic diversity. “Through this tremendous feat, Select Sires continues be the trusted industry source for breed-leading Jersey genetics,” stated Herby Lutz, dairy sire analyst for Select Sires. “We offer the best genetics to our customer-owners and have made the commitment to continue building our Jersey lineup to offer even more leading sires for our customers.” February 2012
Junior Awards Available
Throughout the year, awards for shows and production and judging contests are provided by the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) at events specifically for Jersey juniors. For junior shows at county, district, and state levels, the AJCA will provide ribbons for the first, second, and third place animals, plus a Grand Champion rosette. In addition to the rosette, a special award is provided for the Grand Champion at state fairs and AJCA-designated regional shows. Awards are also provided for showmanship contests exclusively for
Jersey juniors. Awards must be requested annually. Contact the AJCA Director of Development at 614/322-4456, at least two weeks in advance of the event. Regretfully, requests made within two weeks of the show date cannot be filled. C. L. (Clint) Collins, III P. O. Box 359 Sylacauga, AL 35159 Fax: 256/245-9870 Home: 256/249-2481 clcollins@mysylacauga.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!
Member of Dixieland Jersey Sires and Liberty Jersey Sires
Bill, Debbie, Billy and Ben Grammer 966 South 15thStreet, Sebring, OH 44672 330/938-6798 home 330/584-8471 barn Email: gramjer@centurylink.net Website http://jerseydirectory.com/grammer 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
Terry & Susan
419/334-3179
2836 CR 55, Fremont, OH 43420
Tom and Brenda Cooperrider and Family • 740/404-8821 11763 Tagg Road, Croton, OH 43013 E-mail: tomcooperrider@gmail.com
Farm located just 40 minutes northeast of Columbus. Visitors always welcome.
Alan and Sharon Kozak Courtney and Brandon 10061 TR 301, Millersburg, OH 44654 Phone: 330/231-7474 Email: grass4jerseys@yahoo.com
Quality “PHJ” Jerseys
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
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
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68 131 13 YOSEMITE JERSEY DAIRY 2,315 348 16 SILVER MIST FARM 406 344 13 DAR-VIEW FARM 126 268 19 LUCKY HILL FARM 136 258 15
OSU AGRIC TECHNICAL INSTITUTE WOOSTER, OH 42 173 14 8 130 117 STEINHAUERS JERSEYS MATTOON, WI 154 122 10 7 149 137
8 141 123 HILMAR, CA 12 134 126 TILLAMOOK, OR 12 125 118 DELANCEY, NY 11 149 137 DANVILLE, VT 11 134 121
AHLEM, CHARLES HILMAR, CA 3,455 258 18 11 137 123 SORENSONS HILLVIEW JERSEY FARM INC. PINE RIVER, WI 94 216 19 11 147 129 TROUTMAN, CONNIE MOHRSVILLE, PA 13 269 12 10 142 133 MOORE, BRIAN J. MOUNT ULLA, NC 45 203 16 10 141 123 HAVILL, FREDERICK G. TYRINGHAM, MA 54 254 9 8 154 152 LUNDIN, JOHN 15 208 12 HALDEMAN, DAVID L. & ANN LOUISE 10 39 14 SUNWEST JERSEY DAIRY 1,614 364 17 BEACHY, JERRY C. 107 284 17 KUTZ DAIRY LLC 1,330 143 19
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TUNBRIDGE, VT 7 148 113 ORLAND, CA 6 123 115 TRANSFER, PA 4 164 144 MOCKSVILLE, NC 3 137 129 WOODSTOCK, VT 12 128 120
WAGNER, LEONARD & FAMILY 264 399 12 LIVE OAK DAIRY 317 314 15 RANCHO TERESITA DAIRY 73 349 19 GREEN VALLEY DAIRY 475 311 16 GRAMMER, WILLIAM P. 717 306 14
LITCHFIELD, MN 11 108 112 HILMAR, CA 11 119 111 TULARE, CA 10 113 111 KERMAN, CA 10 118 113 SEBRING, OH 10 114 110
GAWALT, KERRY HARTLAND, VT 19 199 15 10 141 124 BARLASS JERSEYS LLC JANESVILLE, WI 341 194 14 10 132 116 KLINE, DAVID SHREVE, OH 38 111 18 9 136 114 TUTTLE, SCOTT O. WINDHAM, NY 49 123 18 8 157 140 KEARSLEY, SCOTT BLACKFOOT, ID 21 175 13 7 122 112
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HOWE, LUCY V. 12 -73 9 BRENTWOOD FARMS 1,487 130 10 VAN DE JERSEYS 265 -21 13 DEERVIEW JERSEY FARM 94 40 10 BASSETT, ALBERT M. 81 350 15
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NORTH STRATFORD, NH 12 110 101 96 FALLON, NV 11 126 94 68 HILMAR, CA 10 114 102 93 TILLAMOOK, OR 10 137 114 96 NIANGUA, MO 9 115 114 115
TAYLOR JERSEY FARM INC. BOONEVILLE, MS 96 184 11 7 126 121 117 EVERETT, TIMOTHY & PATRICIA SHARON SPRINGS, NY 30 140 9 6 125 119 115 DEEBEE JERSEY FARM LYNDEN, WA 440 236 12 9 117 109 104 IRISHTOWN ACRES GROVE CITY, PA 485 178 14 9 130 113 101 SHIPLEY JERSEY FARMS NEWARK, OH 46 140 16 9 126 107 92 SCHONECK, WADE L. 40 180 13 MOSS, PAUL ALLEN 130 228 11 STRYK, ROBERT 68 119 12 LYON JERSEYS 385 14 14 C & S LIVESTOCK 2,378 323 15
MARION, WI 8 134 124 117 COTTAGE GROVE, TN 7 115 114 114 SCHULENBURG, TX 7 125 111 100 TOLEDO, IA 4 140 125 113 HILMAR, CA 11 113 108 106
CLOVER FARMS 503 338 12 LIVE OAK DAIRY 476 281 14 QMS DAIRY 397 266 15 LAKE, STEVE & WOLF, LEANA 162 252 15 LEAMON, DENNIS T. 209 288 12
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Judging Contests (continued from page 54)
High Jersey Team: Tied for first—Modesto Jr. College and Morrisville State College High Jersey Individual: Kelly Donohue-Lakeshore Technical College Jersey Youth Ranked Among Top 10 Individuals: Natalie Sanders, Modesto Junior College 4-H Division (29 teams) High Team: New York—Andrew Reynolds, Cassandra Sapp, Emma Andrew and Meghan Vaill; coached by Chad Dechow— high team reasons Other Top Five Teams: Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Maryland and Michigan High Individual: Andrew Kern, Minnesota Other Top Five Individuals: Austen Schmidt, Wisconsin; Andrew Reynolds, New York; Nicholas Schuster, Wisconsin, and Michael Rush, Pennsylvania High Individual Reasons: Katelyn Horning, Michigan High Jersey Team: Wisconsin High Jersey Individual: Austen Schmidt, Wisconsin Jersey Youth Ranked Among Top 25 Individuals: Samantha Ropp, Illinois, and Mitchell Gilpin, Texas
NAILE Dairy Judging Contest November 6, 2011, Louisville, Ky.
Collegiate Division (16 teams) High Team: University of Minnesota—Jacob Achen, Jayne Esch, David Hansen and Theresa Twohey; coached by Les Hansen— high team reasons Other Top Five Teams: Iowa State University, Cal Poly, University of Wisconsin-River Falls and Virginia Tech High Individual: Jayne Esch, University of Minnesota—high individual reasons Other Top Five Individuals: Jordan Hanson, Iowa State University; Hayden Hauschildt, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Ashley Martin, Virginia Tech, and Tera Koebel, Michigan State University High Jersey Team: Virginia Tech High Jersey Individual: Jayne Esch, University of Minnesota Jersey Youth Ranked Among Top 25 Individuals: Tera Koebel, Michigan State University; Labecca Johnson, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, and Marc Bolen, The Ohio State University Post-Secondary Division (6 teams) High Team: SUNY Cobleskill—Ben Colopy, Jake Pamkonski, Steve Quanz and Eric Worden; coached by John Tryon—high team reasons Other Top Five Teams: University of Wisconsin-Farm Industry Short Course, Kaskaskia College, Michigan Ag Tech and Modesto Junior College High Individual: Ben Colopy, SUNY Cobleskill—high individual reasons Other Top Five Individuals: Trent Stycyzynski, University of Wisconsin-Farm Industry Short Course; Tyler Carter, Kaskaskia College; Jake Pamkonski, SUNY Cobleskill and Rocco Cunningham, Modesto Junior College High Jersey Team: SUNY Cobleskill High Jersey Individual: Ben Colopy, SUNY Cobleskill Jersey Youth Ranked Among Top 10 Individuals: Ben Colopy, SUNY Cobleskill, and Natalie Sanders, Modesto Junior College Page 62
4-H Division (21 teams) High Team: Wisconsin—John Klossner, Lizi Endres, Sara Harn and Ben Powers; coached by Beth and Mark Heinze Other Top Five Teams: Michigan—high team reasons, Minnesota, New York and Pennsylvania High Individual: Ben Powers, Wisconsin Other Top Five Individuals: Nick Reps, Minnesota; Sara Harn, Wisconsin; Megan Filhart, Michigan, and Megan Bush, Michigan High Individual Reasons: Lizi Endres, Wisconsin High Jersey Team: Wisconsin High Jersey Individual: Nick Reps, Minnesota Jersey Youth Ranked Among Top 25 Individuals: Kara Maxwell, Iowa (continued from page 61) Herd/Owner Address Cows PTAM PTAF PTAP CM$ NM$ FM$ JPI
NYMAN BROS. HILMAR, CA 823 237 15 9 119 109 101 MYERS, PHILIP H. LOUISVILLE, OH 61 234 11 9 117 110 105 KNUTH, DOUGLAS D. FALL CREEK, WI 50 142 12 9 121 100 83 COOPER, JR. GARY E. & JULIE MOUNT CALVARY, WI 31 33 20 9 157 125 99 MASON, P. THOMAS CHESTERTOWN, MD 153 123 15 7 136 122 112 PUTT DAIRY FARMS 59 233 11 PAULO BROS 248 90 9 EVANGELO, ANTHONY 164 60 10 NICHOLS, BRIAN 29 211 14 BECKMANN DAIRY 55 334 13
SUGARCREEK, OH 6 108 110 HANFORD, CA 5 116 106 HANFORD, CA 5 121 108 LYNDONVILLE, VT 9 111 101 CENTER, NE 8 116 125
YOUNG, DARRYL 99 172 7 VOS, AMY JO & BEN 124 143 10 UNKEFER, WILLIAM OWEN 213 123 11 MORETTI, FRED & LINDA 16 -9 12 WAGNER, CHRISTINE LEE 16 70 7
HILLSDALE, WI 7 127 118 MARIBEL, WI 7 107 97 COLUMBIANA, OH 6 122 112 TILLAMOOK, OR 6 145 121 MOSCOW, PA 2 103 102
DOCHEFF, JAMES C. OR KRISTIE JO LONGMONT, CO 127 138 19 9 133 111 HOOVER, MARTIN MOHNTON, PA 66 134 16 9 128 106 BARHAM JERSEY FARM CALHOUN, TN 241 262 13 8 111 110 OAK LANE HUTTERIAN BRETHREN INC . ALEXANDRIA, SD 156 213 11 8 112 106 ROWZEE JERSEY FARM NEWTON, MS 62 162 15 8 116 102
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JERSEY JOURNAL
President:
Shannon Gardner 814/257-8627 Secretary: Jessica Peters 814/724-6030 AJCA-NAJ Area Representative: Sara Barlass 614/256-6502 Visit us online at: http://pennsylvaniajerseys.usjersey.com
Four Springs Jerseys
Kenny Farm
J. Craig and Susan Wicker 2147 Upper Brush Valley Road Centre Hall, PA 16828 814/364-9807 wickfsvetclin@aol.com A REAP Herd • Equity Investor
Bob and Alma Kenny • Clayton Kenny 533 Petersburg Rd., Enon Valley, PA 16120 724/336-5255 • 724/336-0157 A REAP Herd • Equity Investor
Vanderfeltz jerseys Visitors Welcome
Joe and Melinda VanderFeltz RR 1, Box 1255, Lawton, PA 18828 570/934-2406 • Fax 570/934-0124 E-mail vanfel2@epix.net
Stoney Hollow Jerseys
Don, Jill, Garrett, and Jason Stonerook 231 Stonerook Rd., Martinsburg, PA 16662 Phone: 814/793-3059 Email: jstonerook@dishmail.net
February 2012
JEMI Jerseys
“We show our milk cows and milk our show cows.”
Jeff and Michele Reasner
Phone: 717/530-7784 • Email: jemi@earthlink 7382 Sunset Road, Newburg, PA 17240 Website: http://www.holsteinworld.com/jemi/
Nobledale Farm
Registered Jerseys since 1888 RR 2, Box 626, Gillett, PA 16925 Stuart and Elaine Phone/Fax 570/537-2066 Steve and Donna 570/537-2314 E-mail: senoble@npacc.net
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Contributions Received for Jersey Youth Academy and Ajcc Research Foundation A number of generous gifts were received in late December and early January by the Jersey Youth Academy and the AJCC Research Foundation. The California Jersey Cattle Association made a Dean-level contribution to Jersey Youth Academy, which was created in 2008 by the Board of Directors of the American Jersey Cattle Association to attract, educate and retain talented young people for careers in the Jersey dairy business. The program is conducted every two years, with all program costs paid by the Academy fund. Dr. J. J. and Marilyn Malnati, Newberry, S.C., made a contribution to the Academy in memory of Lewis Porter, recipient of the Klussendorf Trophy in 1969 and past Director of The American Jersey Cattle Club.
Gifts were also received in memory of Neal F. Schirm, Canal Winchester, Ohio, recipient of the AJCA Distinguished Service Award in 2004. These were made by D & E Jerseys, Donald and Elsa Sherman, Hilmar, Calif.; Mike and Merna Fremstad, Westby, Wis.; Jerry Lemmermen and Family, Galloway, Ohio; Miley Holstein Farms Ltd., West Salem, Ohio. Paul C. Chittenden, Schodack Landing, N.Y., made a gift in memory of Paul McCarthy, well-known Jersey breeder and lifetime AJCA member from Shelbyville, Ky. Finally, a gift in continuing memory of Nanette J. Sherman-Taylor was also received from William Ahlem, Jr., Hilmar, Calif., and a general gift was received from Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, La. In addition, contributions were received for the AJCC Research Foundation in
memory of Neal Schirm from David and Linda Spahr, Findlay, Ohio, and Clauss Dairy Farms, Hilmar, Calif. Richard Clauss also made a contribution in memory of Paul McCarthy. The AJCC Research Foundation is 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 welldesigned projects related to high-priority areas that affect the Jersey breed. Both foundations are exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. For more information on contributing to these or other permanent funds managed by the American Jersey Cattle Association, contact the Development Department at 614/322-4456.
MRcKee JFarm egistered erseys
P.O. Box 5, Faunsdale, Alabama 36738 George, Nancy, Robert
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Amzi McKee
Cell (334)352-2448 Residence (334)628-6103
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The price a product commands in the market is critical to business owners, including those who operate dairy farms. Milk price, though, is just one component of profitability. The cost of doing business contributes equally to the bottom line. And thus in 2011—a year in which the USDA estimated all-milk price surpassed $20 per hundredweight for the first time in history—dairy producers struggled to stay in the black because of high costs for feed, land and energy. The good news for those who milk Jersey cows is that their nutrient-dense milk continues to command a premium. As well, the little brown cow is proving she’s the breed of choice when land and resources are limited, due to her smaller carbon footprint, and when longer productive life is a herd management goal. In this month’s Jersey Jargon column, we’ll take a closer look at the prices dairy producers received for their milk in 2011 and see how the Jersey milk price compared to the all-milk price during the year and also make predictions for the coming year.
$18.82. Class 4b milk (cheese milk) was the highest it’s been since 2008 at $16.37. These prices and those from 2010 and 2009 and a five year average for 2007-2011 are shown in Table 1.
Table 1: Milk Price Class I II III IV Butterfat True Protein Other Solids All Milk
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Feed Prices 2011 Northern CA I 20.68 16.97 13.12 18.07 On the dairy, profit Southern CA I 20.95 17.24 13.39 18.34 margins were checked California 4a 18.82 14.81 10.77 15.26 by record high input California 4b 16.37 13.17 11.05 14.98 costs for feed and fuel. In 2011, alfalfa National average Federal Order and California milk prices received hay prices averaged by dairy producers in 2011, 2010, 2009 and as a five-year-average $174.67 per ton (2007-2011), as calculated by USDA. across the country, the highest price on record, up from $116.42 average statistical blend price across in 2010, $122.92 in 2009 and $161.33 in FMMOs was $23.28 per hundredweight. 2008. When protein premiums ($0.05 for every Corn grain averaged $5.98 per bushel, 0.01% increase in protein) are included, another record, up from $3.83 in 2010, Jersey milk commanded $23.42 on $3.75 in 2009 and $4.78 in 2008. average across the FMMOs. This equates The income over feed cost margin, to an extra $2.98 per hundredweight, or which is considered break-even for most 14.9%, bonus for Jersey milk. Details are producers at $6 per hundredweight, shown in Table 2. averaged $8.07 in 2011. The margin stood Similar advantages were experienced at $7.17 in 2010 and $4.85 in 2009. among California Jersey producers. Jersey Advantages All said, Jersey producers earned a better price for their milk in 2011, especially when they were paid fairly for the extra components in their milk. The average statistical blend price across all FMMOs in 2011 was $20.44 per hundredweight. When Jersey components are considered (4.61% butterfat, 3.56% true protein, 5.73% other solids), the
Crystal Ball for 2012 Most analysts believe milk prices will come down slightly when comparing Milk Prices 2011 2011 to 2012 but without a significant Nationally, the price per hundredweight crash. In recent weeks, milk futures have for Class I milk marketed in Federal Milk been on a downward trend and stood at Marketing Orders (FMMOs) in 2011 was $16.99 per hundredweight on average $19.13—the highest yearly average in for Class III milk and $17.04 for Class modern pricing. Record averages were IV milk. USDA’s latest reports expect also established for Class II milk ($19.62 Class III milk to average $17.10-17.90 per per hundredweight), Class III milk ($18.36 hundredweight, Class IV per hundredweight), milk to average $16.45Class IV milk ($19.04 Table 2: Statistical Blend Prices for 2011 17.35 per hundredweight, per hundredweight) and Blend Jersey Jersey with Jersey and the all-milk price to Butterfat ($2.15 per Order Price Blend Price Premiums Difference average $18.30-19.10 per pound). The average price Northeast (Boston) $20.62 $24.01 $24.22 $3.57 hundredweight in 2012. paid for True Protein Appalachian (Charlotte) 21.70 23.67 23.93 2.25 National All-Jersey ($2.97 per pound) was the Southeast (Atlanta) 21.72 23.74 23.74 1.96 Inc. (NAJ) makes milk highest it has been since Florida (Tampa) 23.70 25.81 25.81 2.05 pricing information 2008; the price for Other Mideast (Cleveland) 19.59 23.17 23.69 4.15 routinely available to NAJ Solids ($0.34 per pound) Upper Midwest (Chicago) 18.72 22.08 22.29 3.57 members through two was the highest since Central (Kansas City) 19.19 22.53 22.53 3.39 newsletters: the Weekly 2007. Southwest (Dallas) 20.20 23.61 23.61 3.40 Market Update and the In California, which has Arizona (Phoenix) 19.67 22.00 22.23 2.52 Milk and Component its own pricing structure Pacific Northwest (Seattle) 19.25 22.14 22.14 2.94 Outlook. If you’d like to that is not regulated by All FMMO Market Average 20.44 23.28 23.42 2.98 receive information on a Federal Order, average California 4b 16.37 19.33 20.30 3.94 these publications or have prices reached a record California Overbase 17.66 20.75 21.73 4.06 any other milk marketing high $20.68 and $20.95 questions, contact Sarah per hundredweight for Class I milk in northern Blend price is average for each Federal Order. Jersey blend price reflects Federal Gilbert, NAJ Customer and southern California, Order prices at Jersey component values (4.61% butterfat; 3.56% true protein; Service Coordinator, by 5.73% other solids). Jersey with premiums includes a protein premium of $0.05 for respectively. Class 4a every 0.01% increase in protein over the market average. Jersey difference reflects phone at 614/266-6916 milk (butter-powder difference between Jersey blend price with premiums and the statistical blend price. or email at sgilbert@ usjersey.com. milk) also set a record at The California 4b milk price includes a cheese yield premium. February 2012
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EXECUTIVE SECRETARY COMMENTS
President and Director Elections For 2012
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ur organizations have two tremendous assets. The first is the image of the Jersey cow as a profitable producer that also has the longest productive life in the business today. The second is the reputation our organizations have. As I travel the country, I hear over and over, “Jersey has great programs. Jersey has the best customer s e r v i c e . We r e a l ly e n j oy working with the Jersey association.” Building on these assets is the role of Neal Smith your elected Executive Secretary leadership, the people who serve as Directors and Presidents of the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc. Perhaps you, or a person you know, should become a candidate for one of these positions. Governace Structure The American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) and National All-Jersey Inc. (NAJ) are each governed by a Board of Directors. The AJCA Board consists of a President and 12 Directors. The responsibilities of the Board include establishing Association policies and programs, setting fees, authorizing expenditures, hiring the Executive Secretary and Treasurer, and being responsible for the overall wellbeing of the Association. The active members of the Association elect the President and Directors. A member is considered active when he or she has registered or had transferred to his or her ownership a Jersey animal within the past two (2) years. The NAJ Board is composed of 11 Directors. Five Directors are elected by the voting members in the District they represent, three Directors are appointed by the AJCA Board, and there are three exofficio Directors. The ex-officio Directors are the AJCA President and chairs of the AJCA Finance and Development committees. The President is elected from the Board by the Directors. The responsibilities of the NAJ Board are Page 68
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and NAJ business every year.
Qualifications What are the qualifications to be President or a Director and what are the nomination and election procedures? The AJCA Constitution states, “Each Director including the President shall be an active member of the Association who is actively engaged in ownership or management of a recognizable Jersey herd.” In addition, each Director must be a resident of the District from which elected. The NAJ Constitution states that Directors shall be “members of the American Jersey Cattle Association and who are producer or honorary members of National All-Jersey Inc. . . .” The elected NAJ Directors must reside in the District they represent. In addition to constitutional qualifications, the following are other qualities and considerations for potential President and Director candidates. Leadership. The Presidents and Directors are the elected leaders of the Jersey organizations. Financial Responsibility. The AJCA Board of Directors manages an annual budget of about $3 million. The NAJ Board manages an annual operating budget of approximately $1.2 million and cattle sales of $12 million. Combined net assets of the organizations is $2.5 million. The Boards determine the fees for their respective organizations’ services and how all funds will be used. All programs for the improvement and expansion of the breed depend upon the financial well-being of each organization. The Presidents and Directors should be good business and financial managers.
Responsiveness. The Presidents and Directors must be willing to listen to the concerns of every breeder of Jersey cattle and producer of Jersey milk, then faithfully pass those concerns on to the Boards and management.
Time. The Presidents and Directors soon discover that their responsibilities take more time than they had originally anticipated. The Boards have regular sessions in March, June, and November of each year. The Presidents and Directors will attend state and regional meetings and sales, and represent their organizations at other dairy functions. The Presidents and Directors must be willing to spend much time reading and studying various materials and talking with fellow members and others in the dairy industry in order to make informed and intelligent decisions. They spend weeks—not days—on AJCA
National Perspective. Even though a Director is nominated from a particular area or District of the country, they need to be mindful that actions must be made in the best interests of the entire Jersey membership, not just the interests of their particular District. Professionalism. Not all suggestions the Presidents and Directors hear are in the best interest of the Jersey organizations. The Presidents and Directors must sort through the facts and fallacies in all arguments. They must reach a decision, then be able to defend it. If they disagree with the majority vote of the Board, they must be able to abide by and support the decisions of the majority. Loyalty. The Presidents and Directors are ambassadors for the Jersey breed. They need to present a positive image of the Jersey breed, the owners of Jersey cattle, and the organizations. AJCA Nominations A person meeting the constitutional qualifications can be nominated for either AJCA President or Director. Nominations for President must be made by petition signed by any 30 active members of the Association. Nominations for Director must be made by petition signed by 20 active members residing in the District for which the person seeks to serve as Director. Petitions can be obtained by writing or calling the Executive Secretary. The petitions must be received by the Executive Secretary no later than 65 days in advance of the Annual Meeting. The 2012 Annual Meeting will be held on Saturday, June 30. Therefore, nominating petitions for this year’s election for President or Director must be received by the Executive Secretary on or before April 25, 2012. Terms and Voting. The President is elected for a one-year term at each Annual Meeting. There is no limit on the number of terms a President may serve. JERSEY JOURNAL
Four Directors are elected at each Annual Meeting for a term of three years. A Director can serve two consecutive terms. A former Director is then eligible to serve another term one year after completion of two consecutive terms. If appointed or elected to fill an unexpired Director term, the person shall be eligible for election to serve two, three-year terms after service for the unexpired term is completed. Voting for President and Directors is by ballot only. All active members of the AJCA, 50 days prior to the Annual Meeting, are eligible to vote. They receive a ballot by mail. The candidate for each position receiving the plurality of votes is elected. Director Districts. The United States is divided into 12 Districts. The District boundaries are drawn in geographic regions to provide equal representation based on number of members and participation in AJCA programs. The 12 Districts are: First District: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont Second District: New York Third District: New Jersey, Pennsylvania Fourth District: Ohio Fifth District: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee Sixth District: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia Seventh District: Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan Eighth District: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas Ninth District: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota Tenth District: Wisconsin Eleventh District: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming Twelfth District: California, Hawaii, and Nevada Director terms expire by District as follows: 2012 First, Third, Sixth, and Eighth Districts 2013 Fourth, Fifth, Tenth, and Eleventh Districts 2014 Second, Seventh, Ninth, and Twelfth Districts February 2012
2012 AJCA Elections At the 2012 Annual Meeting, elections will be held for President and four Directors. Current President Robert Bignami’s one-year term expires at the next Annual Meeting and is eligible to seek re-election. The Directors whose terms expire at the 2012 Annual Meeting are: Wesley Snow, Brookfield, Vt., First District; David Norman, Liberty, Pa., Third District; Richard Doran Jr., Newberry, S.C. Sixth District; and Ralph Frerichs, LaGrange, Texas, Eighth District. Doran has served two, full consecutive terms and therefore is not eligible to seek re-election. Snow, Norman, and Frerichs have not served two consecutive full terms and therefore are eligible to seek re-election. The following summarizes the 2012 AJCA elections: • Election for the President; • Director from the First District be elected for a three-year term. The current Director is eligible to serve another term; • Director from the Third District be elected for a three-year term. The current Director is eligible to serve another term; • Director from Sixth District be elected for a three-year term. The current Director is not eligible to serve another term; • Director from Eighth District be elected for a three-year term. The current Director is eligible to serve another term. NAJ Director Nominations A person meeting the constitutional qualifications can be nominated for one of the five elected NAJ Directors. Nominations for Director must be made by petition signed by 10 voting members residing in the District for which the person seeks to serve as Director. Petitions can be obtained by writing or calling the Executive Secretary. The petitions must be received by the Executive Secretary no later than 60 days in advance of the Annual Meeting. The 2012 Annual Meeting will be held on Friday, June 29. Therefore, nominating petitions for next year’s election for President or Director must be received by the Executive Secretary on or before April 29, 2012. Terms and Voting. Directors are elected
or appointed at the Annual Meeting for a term of four years. There are no term limits. Voting for the elected Directors is by ballot only. All eligible members of NAJ residing in the District for which a Director election is being held, 60 days prior to the Annual Meeting, are eligible to vote. They receive a ballot by mail. The candidate for each position receiving the plurality of votes is elected. The three Directors appointed by the AJCA Board are appointed for a term of four years. The ex-officio members’ terms on the NAJ Board coincide with their AJCA positions. Director Districts. For the elected Director positions, the United States is divided into five Districts. The District boundaries are drawn in geographic regions based on revenue. District lines are drawn to keep all Districts with close to the same amount of revenue. The five Districts are: District 1: Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming District 2: California, Hawaii District 3: Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont District 4: Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin District 5: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia 2012 NAJ Elections At the 2012 NAJ Annual Meeting, one Director, with a four-year term, will be elected. The elected Director whose term expires is James Huffard, Crockett, Va., District 5. He is eligible to succeed himself. If you have questions regarding the election of the AJCA and NAJ Boards, please do not hesitate to contact me. We encourage all AJCA and NAJ active members to consider seeking these positions. The Jersey organizations have been blessed with outstanding leadership. For that tradition to continue, we need willing and qualified candidates to serve. Page 69
Notice of AJCA, NAJ Annual Meetings To the Members of the American Jersey Cattle Association
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the constitution, the 144th annual meeting of the members of the American Jersey Cattle Association will be held at the North Conway Grand Hotel, North Conway, N.H., at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 30, 2012. The annual reports of the officers will be received, the election of the President and four Directors will be announced, and all other business properly coming before the meeting will be transacted. Voting for President and Directors is by ballot only. Proxies are for use in voting on any other business that may come before the meeting, in the event members are not present at the time such votes are taken. The notice of the annual meeting, the official ballot, and the official proxy will be mailed to all members eligible to vote not less than 30 days before the meeting date. All active members shown on the membership books of the Association on the date 50 days (May 10, 2012) prior to the annual meeting are those eligible to vote. An active member is an owner of one or more Registered Jersey cows and who has registered or had transferred to his or her ownership a Jersey animal within two (2) years. An active member who does not register or have transferred to his or her ownership a Jersey animal for a period of two (2) years shall automatically become an inactive member. An inactive member shall again become an active member automatically upon registering or having transferred to his or her ownership a Jersey animal. Inactive members have until May 10, 2012, to again become active members and eligible to vote in the 2012 elections. Nominating Procedure A written petition signed by 30 or more active members of the American Jersey Cattle Association will nominate a person for president, provided the petition is filed with the Executive Secretary of the Association not less than 65 days prior to the annual meeting. Nominations for Director require the signatures of 20 active members who live in the district. These must also be filed with the Executive Secretary 65 days prior to the meeting. All
Letter To The Editor What a great honor it is to be the 2010 National Jersey Youth Achievement Winner. I didn’t do it alone. A great deal of thanks is owed to many. First, I thank my amazing family, who have raised me in a positive environment and taught me to always set goals and have dreams and to work to fulfill them. To my extended family that was also key to my successes, Jim and Jeanie Gugel, who have always been there for help with the Jerseys and my personal development. My 4-H leaders who taught me to do the reports as well as leadership and public speaking Page 70
nominations must be filed by April 25, 2012. A President will be elected for a one-year term. Four Directors with three-year terms are to be elected. The President and Directors may succeed themselves, with a Director not being elected for more than two regular, successive terms. The Directors whose terms expire at the 2012 Annual Meeting are: Wesley Snow, Brookfield, Vt., First District; David Norman, Liberty, Pa., Third District; Richard Doran Jr., Newberry, S.C. Sixth District; and Ralph Frerichs, LaGrange, Texas, Eighth District. Director Doran is not eligible to succeed himself. He has served two consecutive three-year terms. Directors Snow, Norman and Frerichs are eligible to succeed themselves. To the Members of National All-Jersey Inc. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the constitution, the 54th annual meeting of the voting members of National AllJersey Inc. will be held at the North Conway Grand Hotel, North Conway, N.H., at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, June 29, 2012, when the annual reports of the officers will be received, the election of one Director will be announced and all other business properly coming before the meeting will be transacted. Voting for Director is by ballot only. Proxies are for use in voting on any other business that may come before the meeting, in the event members are not present at the time such votes are taken. Voting members are producer members, those who pay fees as established by the Board of Directors. The notice of the annual meeting, the official ballot, and the official proxy will be mailed to all members eligible to vote not less than 30 days before the meeting date. One Director, with a four-year term, will be elected. The elected Director whose term expires is James Huffard, Crockett, Va., District 5. He is eligible to succeed himself. Nominations for District Directors can be made by written petition signed by 10 or more voting members living in the district. The petition must be filed with the Executive Secretary at least 60 days (April 29, 2012) prior to the annual meeting. Neal Smith, Executive Secretary
skills, and for writing hundreds of reference letters at the last minute to meet deadlines. Many thanks go to the South Carolina Jersey Cattle Association and the South Carolina Junior Jersey Cattle Association for their support and guidance through the years. The list could go on. I would like to thank Frances Heffner, Mark Lyon, and Jim Gugel for looking after things at Will Do Jerseys, making it possible for both of my parents to get away
to attend the awards banquet at the All American. Most of all, I would like to give a big thank you to all the Jersey breeders and the American Jersey Cattle Association for continuing to develop the most fantastic dairy cow, the Jersey! Amber Ettinger, Blacksburg, Va. 2010 National Jersey Youth Achievement Winner
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In Memoriam Frances Harriet Fry Deal Frances Harriet Fry Deal, Dillard, Ga., 88, passed away on December 2, 2011, at her home following a lengthy illness. She was born in Hart County to the late H. L. and Mattie Trotter Fry. She graduated from Rabun Gap Nacoochee School, Rabun Gap Nacoochee Junior College and Georgia State College for Women with a bachelor’s degree in dietetics. Since she was seven, Deal attended Dillard United Methodist Church. She became a member of the church and also belonged to the Dillard Church Women’s Club. Her husband, James, was a former herdsperson at Berry College and the two were strong supporters of the Jersey breed. She also was devoted to family and was a wonderful cook, homemaker and friend. Frances is survived by her husband of 68 years, James Franklin Deal of Dillard; a son, Steve (Ann) Deal of Cumming, Ga.; two daughters, Vicki (Roy) Bunce of Longmeadow, Mass., and Meagan (Jim) Deal Ellington of Birmingham, Ala.; a sister, Martha Fry Moore of Anderson, S.C.; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Dr. E. L. Fry, Ray M. Fry and James Cranford Fry.
William Charles McGinnis William Charles McGinnis, Kinards, S.C., 82, passed away on January 10, 2012, at Hospice of Laurens County. He was born on July 24, 1929, in Gastonia, N.C., son of the late Homer Ernest and Mason Smith McGinnis. He was an Army veteran of the Korean Conflict and earned a Bronze Star for his service. McGinnis graduated from North Carolina State University with a degree in dairy husbandry and was a member of the university’s dairy judging team and president of its Agriculture and Animal Industry Clubs. McGinnis had a long and distinguished career in the Jersey business. He was employed by the American Jersey Cattle Club (AJCC) from 1957-1964, first as an area representative in the Northeast and then as program director for National AllJersey Inc. (NAJ) and director of AJCCNAJ field services. He left the AJCC to manage Sunbeam Farms in Cherryville, N.C. When the herd was dispersed in 1969, it set an all-time breed record for average price for dispersals. McGinnis moved to South Carolina and purchased Valley Dale Farm, a wellknown, high-producing Registered Jersey herd owned by Clifford T. Smith. In 1979, McGinnis expanded the operation with the purchase of an 1,800-acre farm, White Plains Ranch, in adjoining Laurens County and the Registered Jersey herds bred and developed by Rueben Cowles, Statesville, N.C., and William Vorn Holt, Troy, Ohio.
McGinnis served on the AJCC Board of Directors from 1973-1979 and was president of the organization for four consecutive terms beginning in 1980. He received the AJCC Distinguished Service Award in 1986. He has also been president of National DHIA and the North Carolina Purebred Dairy Cattle Association, vice president of the South Carolina Jersey Cattle Club, South Carolina Dairy Association and South Carolina DHIA and secretary of the North Carolina Jersey Breeders Association. McGinnis was appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture to serve on the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board in 1984 and 1985. McGinnis judged cattle in 15 states and served as the official for the All American Jersey Show (1979 and 1983), the All American Junior Jersey Show (1978) and the National Jersey Jug Futurity (1977 and 1984). He chaired the 1972 All American Jersey Sale and was the driving force behind the nationally-prominent Newberry Foundation Sale. He received the award for Dairyman of the Year from World Dairy Expo in 1986 and the Distinguished Service Award from the American Dairy Science Association in 1988 and the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Georgia in 1982. He earned the South Carolina Dairy Leadership Award in 1973. He belonged to Aveleigh Presbyterian Church, which he served as a member of the board of deacons, the Rotary Club, the (continued to page 75)
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March 1 Deadline for Production Contests
Entries are due no later than March 1 for the Living Lifetime Production Contest and the National Jersey Youth Production Contest. To be eligible for the Living Lifetime Production Contest, cows must be alive as of December 31, 2011, with either minimum production credits on DHIR test of 200,000 lbs. milk, 9,500 lbs. fat, and 7,500 lbs. protein. To enter the contest, submit a DHI cow page with lifetime production credits for each animal nominated to Erick Metzger, Herd Services Manager at the AJCA office, 6486 E. Main St., Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068-2362. Entries may also be faxed to his attention at 614/861-8040. Entries are also due March 1 for the National Jersey Youth Production Contest. Contestants between the ages of 9 and 19 on January 1, 2011, are eligible if they are the recorded owner of the cow on or before her freshening date. Registered Jerseys completting DHIR or DHIA records of 305-days or less between January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2011, may be entered. Call the Development Department for entry forms at 614/322-4456. The form is also available from the USJersey website at http://www.usjersey.com/forms/ YProductionContest.pdf.
Order Journal Bound Volumes By March 1
Complete sets of the 12 issues of the Jersey Journal published in 2011 will be bound into a one-volume book format. This provides a convenient and permanent method of preserving all issues published during the year. A limited number of bound volumes are available on a first-come, first-served basis. The volume costs $90.00 shipped surface mail in the U.S. and $100.00 (U.S. funds) shipped surface mail to addresses outside the U.S. Orders must be placed before March 1, 2012, with the Jersey Journal, 6486 E. Main St., Reynoldsburg, OH 43068-2362. Orders will also be accepted by phoning 614/322-4472, or by email request to jjsubs@usjersey.com.
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Kiwanis Club and the Masons Club. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Frances Smith McGinnis; a sister, Martha Jo (Ted) Wright of Las Vegas, N.V.; a brother-in-law, Lemuel H. (Ruby) Smith of Atlanta, Ga.; and a number of nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to Aveleigh Presbyterian Church, 1211 Calhoun Street, Newberry, SC 21908, or to the charity of one’s choice.
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