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Historial Firsts and Prospective Changes for Milk Prices
REPORT OF NAJ GENERAL MANAGER
Historical Firsts and Prospective Changes for Milk Prices
Excerpts from the report of Erick Metzger, General Manager National All-Jersey Inc. (NAJ) at the 64th Annual Meeting of the organization on June 24, 2022, in Portland, Ore.
Alot has happened in the world of milk prices since we gathered last year in Iowa for the annual meeting. So how did we get here, where are we headed and what opportunities exist for NAJ to promote the interests of Jersey producers?
Yesterday and Today: Heady Milk Prices
The first half of 2022 ushered in unprecedented times for the dairy industry. The all-milk price reached a record high $25.90 in March and was broken again in April at $27.10 followed by May at $26.90. The federal order class prices announced in May were historic too. All but one of the four classes of milk surpassed the $25 threshold in the same month, with only Class IV missing the mark by just a penny (Class I $25.45; Class II $25.87; Class III $25.21; Class IV $24.99).
Historically, when milk prices rise, production follows suit. Production this time, though, has been declining. The national dairy herd numbered 102,000 fewer cows in May 2022 than May 2021. And though cow numbers for May are slightly higher (38,000) than January, the overall count for the first five months of the year is down 0.8% versus the same period last year.
A primary factor for the decreased production is the use of beef semen on lower-end dairy cows. In 2015 and 2016, domestic beef semen sales hovered around 2.5 million units. By 2021, the National Association of Animal Breeders reported that number to be 8.6 million units, an increase of 6 million units across a short, five-year span. Most of that additional semen has been used on dairy cows to create beef animals, which means fewer dairy replacements are available.
Astronomical input costs have also suppressed production. Corn is currently $7 per bushel and soybean meal is $400 a ton. Labor and energy costs are sky high too, effectively squashing any producer’s desire to expand the parlor or build another barn. inventory during the first three quarters. When inventories are down now, prices are likely to remain elevated.
Another blow for milk prices could be the narrowing, or disappearing, U.S. price advantage for exports. In six of the last seven auctions, the overall price index of the Global Dairy Trade, the leading international auction, fell.
On the Horizon: Jersey Interests
Though there has been no Federal Order hearing on a national or individual Order basis for at least 10 years, we could have experienced one of each by the time we meet next year.
In the Southeast, which includes Orders 5, 6 and 7, the Dairy Cooperatives Marketing Association (DCMA) plans to submit a hearing proposal to modify and expand transportation credits. These assessments on Class I milk help to offset the costs of transporting milk from outside the Orders to bottling plants inside the Orders when local production is deficit. Transportation credits, unique to the Southeast Order, are themselves not of interest to NAJ. However, the hearing to address them presents a window of opportunity for NAJ. Because USDA requests to review all proposals at once for the sake of efficiency, the timing is ideal for NAJ and its supporter cooperatives to submit a proposal to get multiple component pricing adopted in the southeast orders.
On the national level, a hearing is anticipated for the middle of 2023. The two issues predicted to garner attention are make allowances, which haven’t been updated since 2008, and the Class I price formula.
Several industry entities are developing recommendations for this hearing. A task force of the National Milk Producers Association (NMPF) has made 10 recommendations that are likely to be revealed at the organization’s annual meeting in Denver in October. An economic policy committee at International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) is working on recommendations, and the American Farm Bureau Federation is becoming more engaged than previous years. Two cooperatives that are not
Many producers are also prevented from expanding due to lingering production quotas and base/excess plans invoked with the pandemic. An estimated 50% of production is currently subject to buyer-imposed limits from processors. Like producers, manufacturers are often prohibited from expanding or operating at capacity due to a lack of truckers and haulers, a limited work force, and surging costs of additions and new equipment. The strong milk price has also been bolstered by a strong export market, with all products setting records for value and near records for volume over the past year.
This is due in part to lower production in the country’s three major competitors too.
In Europe, which produces 50% more milk than the U.S., production is down 1.5%.
Production in Australia and New Zealand is down 4%. Less production among the major players means for higher prices for
U.S. dairy products. But storm clouds are on the horizon, especially for cheese prices. On June 23,
Cheddar blocks traded on the Chicago
Mercantile Exchange closed at $2.10. That would normally be reason to celebrate, but cheese had been around $2.40. Joy has dampened too by high input costs and burgeoning inventory. Cold storage for May was reported to be 1.5 billion pounds, a first in this nation’s history. Dry whey prices are declining as well, currently trading around $.50, down 30 cents from previous months. Those declines add up fast because every penny impacts the Class III price by about 5.7 cents. Butter and nonfat dry milk are the good news makers, at $2.90 and $1.80 per pound, respectively. Equally promising, cold storage inventories of butter are down 22% over last year. This is significant on the retail side because grocers sell half their product in the fourth quarter due to holiday baking.
To ensure adequate supplies, they build (continued to page 26)
NATIONAL HEIFER SALE
Cal-Mart Juggernaut Winnie 2666-P-ET was the high seller of the all-virtual 65th National Heifer Sale. She was purchased by Vierra Dairy Farms and Semex Alliance, represented by AJCA-NAJ Area Representative Seth Israelsen, left, for $48,500. She was consigned by Martin Dairy LLC, represented by Alex Steer, center, who receives the Kenny Stiles Memorial Award on behalf of the dairy for consigning the high seller. Also pictured, left to right, are AJCA President Jonathan Merriam, 2021 National Jersey Queen Kylie Konyn, and AJCA-NAJ Area Representative Rylee McCown. At the podiums are Greg Lavan, JMS Manager, and Chris Hill, auctioneer.
The second high selling lot was a first for the National Heifer Sale, rights to IVF a high genomic female. Peak Genetics purchased rights to the next IVF session with Cal-Mart Westport Jenica 955 {6}-ET for $30,000. The breed’s #1 milking female for GJPI is owned by consignor Martin Dairy, represented by Alex Steer, center. Also pictured are AJCANAJ Area Representative Rylee McCown, left, and 2021 National Jersey Queen Kylie Konyn, right. At the podium are Greg Lavan, JMS Manager, and Chris Hill, auctioneer. The event was hosted by Forest Glen Jerseys and held at the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum. The backdrop is the museum’s famous Spruce Goose airplane.
Top Genetics Spur Funding for Youth Programs
For the past six-and-a-half decades, the National Heifer Sale has served two purposes: fund national Jersey youth programs and bring buyer and seller together on contemporary, cutting-edge genetics. Each of the past four years, the venue has set a record for series high average. Though a new record was not established this year, the premier sale served its purpose in grand style, auctioning 27 lots for an average of $7,537.04 and generating $20,350 for youth programs.
The virtual sale was conducted on June 25, 2022, in conjunction with the annual meetings of the national Jersey organizations in Portland, Ore. This year, the sale was hosted by Forest Glen Jerseys of Dayton, Ore., at the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum in McMinnville and managed by Jersey Marketing Service (JMS). Jersey breeders attending the event socialized with their peers, enjoyed dinner before the sale, and watched pre-recorded videos of consignments on a big screen. The ring backdrop for auctioneer Chris Hill and JMS Manager Greg Lavan was the Spruce Goose. The largest wooden airplane ever built flew just once, on November 2, 1947, in Long Beach, Calif. Jersey breeders who were unable to attend watched the sale live online and placed bids through CowBuyer.
Number Sale Analysis
Avg. Price Total Value
3 Bred heifers 3 Open yearlings 16 Heifer calves 3 Rights to IVF 2 Choice of calves $1,800.00 $5,400 3,333.33 10,000 7,006.25 112,100 15,733.33 47,200 14,400.00 28,800
27 Lots Median price $7,537.04 $203,500 $3,300.00
Sale Management: Jersey Marketing Service Auctioneer: Chris Hill
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This year, the cataloged lots had an average Jersey Performance Index (JPI) of +128 and Predicted Transmitting Abilities (PTAs) of +591 for Cheese Merit Dollars (CM$). Back to the lineup again this year were in-vitro fertilization (IVF) sessions from high-indexing dams.
The two high-selling lots were consigned by Martin Dairy LLC of Tillamook, Ore. Vierra Dairy Farms and Semex Alliance, Guelph, Ont., partnered to purchase the high seller, Cal-Mart Juggernaut Winnie 2666-PET, for $48,500. The polled December 2021 daughter of Sun Valley ABS Juggernaut {6}, GJPI +158, ranks among the top 1.5% for Genomic JPI with an index of +150. She has Genomic PTAs of +211M, +68F (+0.27%) and +36P (+0.13%) and +613CM$. She is +1.5 for Type, +1.67 for Health Trait Index (HTI) and plus for the fertility measures of Daughter Pregnancy Rate (DPR), Cow Conception Rate (CCR) and Heifer Conception Rate (HCR).
She is from a cow family that has been heavily flushed in the donor dam program at Martin Dairy. Her dam, Cal-Mart Dalton Washugal 1411 {6}-P-ET, has 17 registered progeny to date, many ranked among the breed’s best for genetic merit. The next dam, JX Cal-Mart Cup Wonita 9335 {5}ET, Very Good-85%, has a two lactation m.e. average of 22,545–1,248–938 and 58 registered progeny, including a pair of sons in A.I. and several daughters ranked among the top 1.5% for GJPI. The Very Good-81% third dam is a daughter of BW Fastrack-ET, GJPI +42, with an m.e. of 24,452–1,497–963 on her first record and 74 registered progeny. The next dam is appraised Very Good-85% and has a two lactation m.e. average of 20,874–1,135–799. The next four dams are Very Good or Excellent.
The second high seller was one of the previously mentioned rights to flush. Peak Genetics, Watertown, Wis., purchased rights to the next IVF session for Cal-Mart Westport Jenica 955 {6}-ET for $30,000. With the purchase, the genetic organization
is guaranteed a minimum of eight #1 or #2 embryos.
“Jenica 955 {6}” currently ranks #1 for GJPI among genotyped cows with an index of +184. Sired by JX Cal-Mart Westport {5}-ET, GJPI +151, she appraised Desirable-79% at 2-0 and has an m.e. of 22,476–1,192–878 on her first lactation. She has GPTAs of +887M, +79F (+0.16%) and +49P (+0.07%) and is +816 for CM$. She is +1.9 for DPR, +1.6 for CCR, +1.8 for HCR, and +1.38 for HTI. She has 11 sons and two maternal brothers in A.I. and several daughters and maternal sisters ranked for genetic merit.
“Jenica 955 {6}” is backed by seven Very Good or Excellent dams with m.e. averages above 21,000 lbs. milk. Her dam, Cal-Mart Hjort Jan 9699, ranks #51 for GJPI among genotyped cows. She is appraised Very Good-84% and has a two lactation m.e. average of 23,520–1,299–923. Several of her maternal sisters rank for genetic merit as well. The third dam, JX Cal-Mart Pilgrim Josey 7264 {6}, Very Good-87%, has an m.e. average of 21,519–1,120–815 on six records. The fourth dam is appraised Very Good-83% and has a three lactation m.e. average of 24,977–1,207–913. The Excellent-90% fifth dam has a pair of records over 27,600 lbs. milk. The Very Good-87% seventh dam has an m.e. average of 28,727–1,362–1,016 on three lactations.
Peak Genetics also took home the third high seller, Dupat Guinness-ET, for $26,000. She was offered as a choice between her and her full sister, Dupat Tucker 25384-ET. Both ranked among the top 300 heifers for GJPI on sale day. Born a day apart, the genetics company chose the younger of the January 2022 daughters of Rowleys 1996 Daniel Tucker {6}-ET, GJPI +142. Today she ranks #163 for GJPI with an index of +162. She has GPTAs of +1,093M, +61F (+0.03%) and +43P (+0.01%). She is plus for DPR, CCR and HCR and +1.50 for HTI.
Her dam, Dupat Dashiell 21958, Very Good-81%, ranked for GJPI on sale day and today has an index of +126. She has a projected m.e. of 25,302–1,359–963 on her first lactation at 1-10. Her Very Good84% grandam, sired by JX Sunset Canyon Got Maid {5}-ET, GJPI +132, has a two lactation m.e. average of 22,923–1,195–856. Her Very Good-87% third dam has three records over 21,000 lbs. milk and a top record of 4-10 297 3x 25,400 5.1% 1,291 3.7% 948 104DCR. The next two dams are appraised Very Good-87% and have respective m.e. averages of 21,227–1,171–806 on five lactations and 27,195–1,413–1,000 on four lactations. The Very Good-82% sixth dam has a four lactation m.e. average of 22,511–1,103–823.
“Guinness” was consigned by Wickstrom Jersey Farms Inc., Hilmar, Calif.
ABS Global Inc. placed the final bid of $12,000 on the fourth high seller, another lot cataloged as an IVF session with Ahlem Chief Souvenir 56603-ET. ABS is guaranteed a minimum of eight #1 or #2 embryos from the next IVF session with “Souvenir 56603.”
The daughter of JX River Valley Chief {6}-ET, GJPI +187, ranks #7 for genetic merit among genotyped cows with an index of +165. She has GPTAs of +2,043M, +74F and +58P. She is +824 for CM$ and +1.8 for Type. Several sons, daughters and maternal sisters rank on the top genetic lists, including son Ahlem Sancho Shazam-ET, GJPI +185, the #1 bull on the list for sires under 16-months-of-age.
She hails from the high producing “Souvenir” cow family developed by consigner, Ahlem Farms Partnership, Hilmar, Calif. Her dam, Ahlem Nxlevel Souvenir 49945, Very Good-83%, has 24,400 lbs. milk, 1,159 lbs. fat and 931 lbs. protein at 3-0. Her Very Good-83% third dam has a top record of 23,590 lbs. milk, 1,001 lbs. fat and 867 lbs. protein at 6-5. Her fourth dam has an m.e. of 21,915–1,056–825 on her first lactation. Her Very Good-83% fifth dam has three lactations over 21,200 lbs. milk, 950 lbs. fat and 770 lbs. protein. The next two dams have respective m.e. averages of 23,855–1,210–863 and 24,747–1,034–837. The Very Good-88% eighth dam has 22,920 lbs. milk, 966 lbs. fat and 759 lbs. protein at 6-0. The Excellent-90% ninth dam has 22,400 lbs. milk, 978 lbs. fat and 864 lbs. protein at 4-6.
In all, 16 buyers from eight states made purchases.
The third high seller was Dupat GuinnessET, purchased by Peak Genetics for $26,000. She was consigned by Wickstrom Jersey Farms Inc., represented by Brent Wickstrom, front. Also pictured are Queen Konyn, Lavan and Hill.
ABS Global Inc. purchased the fourth high seller, rights to an IVF session with Ahlem Chief Souvenir 56603-ET for $12,000. The consignor was Ahlem Farms Partership, represented by Jonathan Merriam. Also pictured are Queen Konyn, Lavan and Hill.
AJCA-NAJ Executive Secretary Neal Smith, right, thanks sale chairs, Jamie Bansen, left, and Allen Berry for their service. Not pictured is co-chair Curtis Gomes.
Sales $5,200 and Over
(Consignors in Parentheses)
Vierra Dairy Farms and Semex Alliance, Guelph, Ont.
Cal-Mart Juggernaut Winnie 2666-P-ET, heifer calf 6 mos. ................................................................................... $48,500 (Martin Dairy LLC, Tillamook, Ore.)
Peak Genetics, Watertown, Wis.
Rights to IVF Session with Cal-Mart Westport Jenica 955 {6}-ET .......................................................................... 30,000 (Martin Dairy LLC) Dupat Guinness-ET, heifer calf 5 mos......................... 26,000 (Wickstrom Jersey Farms Inc., Hilmar, Calif.)
ABS Global Inc., De Forest, Wis.
Rights to IVF Session with Ahlem Chief Souvenir 56603-ET ............................................................................... 12,000 (Ahlem Farms Partnership, Hilmar, Calif.)
Matthew Steiner, Marshallville, Ohio
Elm-J Listowel Carolee 16492-P-ET, heifer calf 10 mos. ................................................................................. 9,100 (Ed Jasurda, Phillips, Wis.)
Kash-In Jerseys, Tulare, Calif.
JX Pine-Tree 2401 Stoney 2735 {4}-ET, heifer calf 6 mos. ................................................................................. 8,800 (Matthew Steiner, Marshallville, Ohio)
Vierra Dairy Farms, Hilmar, Calif.
JX Twin Star Rhuss 6978 {5}, open yearling 12 mos. ... 5,400 (Twin Star Dairy, Turlock, Calif.)
Father Dan Syndicate, Hilmar, Calif.
Forest Glen Tucker Lindsey-ET, heifer calf 5 mos......... 5,200 (continued to page 26)
$12,750 Raised for Jersey Youth Academy
The permanent fund for Jersey Youth Academy gained $12,750 from the 11th Cow Pie Bingo, held June 25, 2022, during the annual meetings of the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc., in Portland, Ore.
The heifer given for this year’s fundraiser was JX Forest Glen Spiral Huxley {5}, donated by Forest Glen Jerseys and the Bansen Family, Dayton, Ore. During the week, squares, totaling $5,230, were sold for chances to win the heifer in Oregon. Endres Jazzy Jerseys, Lodi, Wis., was the winner of the bingo contest. They quickly made the decision to donate “Huxley {5}” back and sell her at the National Heifer Sale to raise more funds for Jersey Youth Academy.
She was the first lot offered at the 64th National Heifer Sale. Bidding quickly escalated and it became clear a group of California Jersey breeders were on a mission to support Academy with their generosity. Three times the bidding reached $2,000 and each time the winning bidder said, “Sell her again.” Placing those three winning bids were Todd Stroup, Hilmar, Wickstrom Bros., Hilmar, and Cornell Kasbergen of Tulare. The fourth
Alumni of Jersey Youth Academy were on hand to help promote the program and share their experience. Pictured with the bingo board are, from left, Josh and Tyler Seals, Tyler Boyd, Brad Barham, Jayme Ozburn, Natalie Berry, Gabriella Rockwell, Jessica Hewitt, Ali Bowman, Addie Raber, Gracie Krahn, Mia Berry, and Kylie Konyn on stage with Greg Lavan and Chris Hill.
time the heifer was auctioned, it was Ralph and Faith Frerichs, LaGrange, Texas, who placed the final bid of $1,500 for their new granddaughter Oakley Moon Grimes. An additional $7,500 was added to the fund. Jersey Youth Academy is a 501(c)(3) educational foundation managed by the American Jersey Cattle Association to attract, educate and retain talented young people for careers in the Jersey dairy business. Through the first six classes of Jersey Youth Academy, 223 Jersey youth from 37 states have participated. Cow Pie Bingo has now raised $79,960 for the Academy endowment, helping to ensure continuation of the program.
The eighth Academy class will be held July 2023, in Columbus, Ohio. The application period opens on September 1 and closes December 1, 2022.
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(continued from page 20) NMPF members may also make their own recommendations. Edge, a cooperative in the upper Midwest that ranks third for milk volume, and Select Milk Producers Inc., which markets milk across several Orders and ranks sixth for milk volume, are expected to weigh in.
The issue of updating make allowances is exacerbated by a voluntary cost analysis survey of processors. Just 10 of the 26 cheese plants that provide weekly price data participated and results yielded little insight. The five plants with the lowest make allowances averaged $0.145 per hundredweight. The five high-cost plants averaged $0.379. The current make allowance is $0.20.
A solution would be enabling legislation in the 2023 Farm Bill requiring participation by plants that provide weekly price information. But this route means data would not be available well into 2025. Clearly a solution needs to be presented in the interim. Both NMPF and IDFA are working on solutions.
When the formula for Class I milk was changed from “higher of” Class III or Class IV to “average of Class III and Class IV plus $0.74 per hundredweight” in the 2018 Farm Bill, both NMPF and IDFA agreed it to be the best course of action. Post pandemic, there have been more downsides than upsides with the change.
IDFA wants to keep the “average of” plus an adjuster as it greatly aids hedging strategies which are critically important for new entrants with high-value Class I products such as coffee shops. This can be difficult if the Class I price is based on the “higher of” concept.
NMPF is considering two options: return to the “higher of” or retain the “average of” and update the adjuster annually.
If you have questions about any of these issues or want to touch base, we are just a phone call, email, or text away. As always, we appreciate and value your support of National All-Jersey Inc.
National Heifer Sale
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(Forest Glen Jerseys, Dayton, Ore.)
Select Sires Inc, Sire Department, Plain City, Ohio
Rights to IVF Session with JX Crosswind Westport 11206 {5} ................................................................................. 5,200 (Crosswind Jerseys, Elkton, S.D.)
Sexing Technologies/Accounting Department, S.
Charleston, Ohio
JX Legacy Tenpenny 31775 {5}-ET, heifer calf 11 mos. ................................................................................. 5,200 (Legacy Ranch, Tipton, Calif.)
Calendar
(continued from page 10) p.m. (CDT).
SEPT. 15—NEW MEXICO STATE FAIR OPEN
AND JUNIOR JERSEY SHOW, New Mexico State Fairgrounds. . Albuquerque, N.M.; 9:00 a.m. (MT).
SEPT. 17—MOUNTAIN STATE FAIR OPEN JER-
SEY SHOW, WNC Agricultural Center, Fletcher, N.C., 10:00 a.m. (EDT).
SEPT. 18—MOUNTAIN STATE FAIR JUNIOR
JERSEY SHOW, WNC Agricultural Center, Fletcher, N.C.;9:00 a.m. (EDT).
SEPT. 19—MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL JUNIOR
JERSEY SHOW, Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex, Harrisburg, Pa.; Michael Duckett, Rudolph, Wis., Judge.
SEPT. 20—OKLAHOMA STATE FAIR JERSEY
SHOW, Oklahoma City, Okla.; 9:30 a.m. (CDT).
SEPT. 20—MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL JERSEY
SHOW, Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex, Harrisburg, Pa.; 12:00 p.m. (EDT); Tyler Reynolds, Corfu, N.Y., Judge.
SEPT. 21—EASTERN STATES EXPOSITION
JERSEY SHOW, West Springfield, Mass.; 9:00 a.m. (EDT). Michael Heath,Md., Judge. SEPT. 24—VIRGINA STATE FAIR JERSEY SHOW, Doswell, W. Va.; 9:00 a.m. (EST); Marcy Guillette, VT., Judge.
OCT. 1—DAIRYLAND CLASSIC REGISTERED
DAIRY SHOW 2022, Morgan County Agricultural Center, Madison, Ga. OCT. 2-7— WORLD DAIRY EXPO, Madison, Mis. OCT. 3—INTERNATIONAL JERSEY SHOW, Madison, Wis.; 3:30 p.m. (CDT), heifers; Keith Topp, Botkins, Ohio, judge; Ryan Krohlow, Poynette, Wis., associate judge. OCT. 4—INTERNATIONAL JERSEY SHOW, Madison, Wis.; 7:30 a.m. (CDT), cows; Keith Topp, Botkins, Ohio, judge; Ryan Krohlow, Poynette, Wis., associate judge. OCT. 14—ALABAMA STATE FAIR JERSEY SHOW, Montgomery, Ala.; 9:00 a.m. (CDT); Leah White and Debra White, junior judges; Neal Smith, Smyrna, Tenn., open judge. OCT. 14—ARIZONA STATE FAIR JERSEY SHOW, Phoenix, Ariz., 1:00 p.m. (MT).
OCT. 14-15—GEORGIA STATE FAIR JERSEY
SHOW, Perry, Ga.
OCT. 14—MISSISSIPPI STATE FAIR JUNIOR
JERSEY SHOW, Jackson, Miss.; 8:30 a.m. (CDT)
OCT. 15—MISSISSIPPI STATE FAIR JERSEY
SHOW, Jackson, Miss.; 9:00 a.m. (CDT) OCT. 15—STATE FAIR OF TEXAS JERSEY SHOW, heifers, State Fairgrounds of Texas, Dallas, Texas; 12:00 p.m. (CDT).
OCT. 15—SOUTH CAROLINA STATE FAIR JER-
SEY SHOW, Columbia, S.C.; 9:00 a.m. (EST).
OCT. 22—ARKANSAS STATE FAIR JERSEY
SHOW, Little Rock, Ark.; 6:00 p.m. (CDT).
NOV. 4—THE ALL AMERICAN JUNIOR JERSEY
SHOW, Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.; 7:30 a.m. (EST); Brandon Ferry, Hilbert, Wis., judge; Madison Fisher, Frostburg, Md., consultant. NOV. 6—THE ALL AMERICAN JERSEY SHOW, (heifers); Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.; 7:30 a.m. (EST); Andrew VanderMeulen, Brighton, Ont., judge; Joe Nash, Lyndonville, N.Y., consultant. NOV. 6—NATIONAL JERSEY JUG FUTURITY, Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.; 2:00 p.m. (EST); Michael Duckett, Rudolph, Wis., judge; Evan Creek, Hagerstown, Md., consultant. NOV. 7—THE ALL AMERICAN JERSEY SHOW, (cows), Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.; 7:30 a.m. (EST); Andrew VanderMeulen, Brighton, Ont., judge; Joe Nash, Lyndonville, N.Y., consultant.
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Now that show season is in full swing, the Jersey Journal reminds breeders that pictures of any class winners, as well as second place if that animal went on to place as a champion, will be published with respective show reports, provided that a photographic print is sent to the office.
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