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AJCA-NAJ Annual Meeting Registration
Online registration is preferred at usjerseyannualmeeting.com (credit card payments accepted). Registration can also be completed by mailing this form and payment to: Kim Lindow, P.O. Box 1064, McMinnville, OR 97128; Forms must be postmarked by May 22 to be eligible for Early Bird Rates. Make check payable to Oregon Jersey Cattle Association.
Registration Form
_______________________________________________________________ NAME(S) OF ADULT(S)
_______________________________________________________ FARM NAME
_______________________________________________________ NAMES, AGES AND TSHIRT SIZE NEEDED FOR CHILDREN
_______________________________________________________ NAMES, AGES AND TSHIRT SIZE NEEDED FOR CHILDREN
_______________________________________________________ NAMES, AGES AND TSHIRT SIZE NEEDED FOR CHILDREN
_______________________________________________________ NAMES, AGES AND TSHIRT SIZE NEEDED FOR CHILDREN
_______________________________________________________ If someone with disabilities will be attending, please describe special needs.
_______________________________________________________ ADDRESS
_______________________________________________________ CITY STATE ZIP CODE
Hotel Information Rooms can be reserved by calling 503/281-6111 and asking for the AJCA-NAJ Annual Meetings block. Standard rooms have one queen bed for $162/night. Premium rooms have two queen beds or a single king for $182/night. Must be made by May 22 for group rate. Parking is available onsite for $10/night.
Early Bird Rates on or before May 22 Number Rate Total _____ Number Registering Adult $200 $ _____ _____ Number Registering Youth 100 $ _____ _____ Golf Outing 75 $ _____ Do you need clubs? Yes No _____ Winery Tour and Tasting 30 $ _____ Total $ _____ Young Jersey Breeders Banquet, Jersey Breeders' Banquet and National Heifer Sale meal prices included in registration. Golf outing and winery tour are an additional cost.
Rates after May 22 Number Rate Total _____ Number Registering Adult $250 $ _____ _____ Number Registering Youth 150 $ _____ _____ Golf Outing 75 $ _____ Do you need clubs? Yes No _____ Winery Tour and Tasting 30 $ _____ Total $ _____ Young Jersey Breeders Banquet, Jersey Breeders' Banquet and National Heifer Sale meal prices included in registration. Golf outing and winery tour are an additional cost.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24 Child care for children five and under Youth Pizza and Pool Party Young Jersey Breeders Banquet THURSDAY, JUNE 25 Tour to Tillamook The Beach at Oceanside Royalty Ridge Jerseys AJCC Research Auction and Dinner FRIDAY, JUNE 26 Golf Outing
Do you need clubs? Yes No Youth "In City Activity" Child care for children five and under AJCA Jersey Breeders’ Banquet SATURDAY, JUNE 27 Lady Lane Farm Tour Winery Tour and Tasting Youth Event at Lady Lane Farm National Heifer Sale at Forest Glen Jerseys Ticket Requests
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Karen Bohnert, East Moline, Ill., has officially been nominated for Director of the Sixth District of the American Jersey Cattle Association.
Jonathan Merriam, Hickman, Calif., has officially been nominated for President of the American Jersey Cattle Association.
***************** Reese Jaymes Leverette was born on July 26, 2019, to Hunter and Allison (Massey) Leverette, Shelbyville, Tenn. He weighed 9 lbs. 15 oz. and was 21 inches long.
Allison was a member of Class V of Jersey Youth Academy.
Severance Dairy Farm Wins Dairy Excellence Award Kyle and Heather Severance, Dickey, N.D., were presented the Commissioner’s Award of Dairy Excellence during the 2020 North Dakota Dairy Convention.
Together with their five children, Kyle and Heather milk 60 cows, most of which are Jerseys. The family built their dairy barn in 2016. They also have stock cows and run a seed and agronomy business.
The family is a member of Dairy Farmers of America and their milk is processed in Pollock and Hoven, S.D.
Owen Receives Award Missouri Dairy Hall of Honors has presented Ron Owen, Republic, Mo., with the 2019 Distinguished Dairy Cattle Breed Award.
Owen has been in the dairy industry his whole life. He grew up helping on his parents’ farm and later got his start with Jerseys when he won a heifer from the Springfield Kiwanis Club in 1956.
He donated her first heifer calf back to the club to allow them to continue giving to others. This experience later inspired Owen to exhibit similar generosity.
Owen and his wife, Sandra, began farming on their own in 1962. He championed the Jersey breed through the early use of A.I. and has always striven for excellence in breeding.
Owen is passionate about dairy cattle showing. He has served as a judge for
A Hearty Welcome To These New AJCA Members John Stephan Boone, Searcy, Ark. Meghan Coldwell, Salem, N.Y. Nicole Cowan, Nehalem, Ore. Jeff Elmhorst, Granton, Wis. David Fava, Bentleyville, Pa. Jennifer Gentner, Laingsburg, Mich. Kade Harris, Richmond, Utah Terry Henderrson, Shawnee, Wis. Tracie Johnson, Poplar Grove, Ill. Derrick Josi, Tillamook, Ore. Kaycee Josi, Tillamook, Ore. Ella Kauer, Delavan, Wis. Kevin Krejci, Ellsworth, Wis. Sara Larson, Alma Center, Wis. Matt Linehan, Hillsdale, N.Y. Jim McCaul, Rolla, Mo. Melisse C. Mossy, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. Carly Olufs, Petaluma, Calif. Katelyn Packard, Manchester, Mich. Kevin Phillips, Douglass, Texas Erica Puskas, Somerset, N.J. Nathaniel Rassau, Enon Valley, Pa. Kevin Souza, Revillo, S.D. Chad Williamson, Cherryville, N.C.
many shows over the years and takes pride in helping the children better their skills. He also allows youth to exhibit his animals, similar to how he started with Jerseys. He gives them a calf to care for and show for two years and takes them back once they calve in exchange for new calves to take care of and invest in.
After 60 years in the dairy business, Owen’s herd is the only Registered Jersey herd remaining in Greene County.
Jersey Herds Receive Top Milk Quality Awards The National Mastitis Council (NMC) recognized 38 dairies for producing outstanding quality milk through NMC’s National Dairy Quality Awards program. Receiving Gold recognition were MilView Jerseys, Millersburg, Ohio; The Ohio State University-ATI, Wooster, Ohio; and Red Mountain Jerseys LLC, Bad Axe, Mich.
Leroy Zimmerman, Carson City, Mich., received the Silver Award. Selection is based on milk quality indicators (SCC and SPC), as well as specific details about each operation such as milking routine, cow comfort, udder health monitoring programs, treatment and prevention programs and other management strategies.
Washington Dairy Turns Liability into Profit Center First generation dairy farmer, Austin Allred, Royal City, Wash., did not grow up on a dairy farm, which he considers a business advantage.
It was his commitment to sustainability that earned his farm, Royal Dairy, the 2018 Dairy Sustainability Award from the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy.
Allred grew up on a crop farm next door to Royal Dairy, which was previously owned by Nelson Faria, who later turned into his boss, then mentor and eventually partner. Allred purchased the dairy from Faria in 2010.
Royal Dairy is 100% committed to having zero waste. The 6,000 cow herd is fed a diet made mostly from by-product feeds. Right now potatoes (specifically, McDonald’s French fries that are not up to specs), cantering which is sweet corn from the processor, grape pomace and mint silage can be seen in their ration.
Allred also makes it a point to reuse the waste product that come from their cows. After looking for a solution to the farm’s water problem’s, he found one at the World Ag Expo in 2015.
He was able to convinced BioFiltro to do a pilot project on his farm. It turns waste water into clean water for farm use and creates a by-product which has become a new revenue stream for Allred.
The dairy’s manure and dirty water is put through a mechanical separator. The solids are composted and the liquid manure is sprinkled on top of the BioFiltro system.
The water settles through worms, wood chips and then a layer of rocks. It then comes out the bottom as clean water that can be used to, flush freestalls or whatever they need to use it for.
The nutrients are pulled out and they have worm castings they can sell as a compost soil amendment.
For a more detailed article, visit https:// www.milkbusiness.com/article/how-onewashington-dairy-farmer-turned-a-liability-into-a-profit-center.
Keeping the Jersey Business Moving Forward
March 2020. The month life as we know it came to a screeching halt. New words were introduced—Social Distancing, Shelter at Home, Coronavirus.
It is a challenging time for individuals and businesses as this pandemic races towards its peak in the U.S. Millions of people are learning to carry on their daily lives in new ways. Others are getting back to the basics of how they were raised. But for dairy farmers across the country, they are doing what they do each and every day—tending to their animals, making a living for their families, all while continuing to provide a quality food source for the world’s population.
We know your essential business continues under nearly normal circumstances, while many others around you have had to adapt. That includes the working conditions of many of your service providers including the USJersey organizations.
In the past several weeks we have seen spring dairy shows cancelled. Spring sales are cancelled, postponed, or moved to an online venue. Dairy conferences have been cancelled for the health and safety of all involved. On a larger scale, schools have moved to a home school system with classes online. Sports on the high school and college levels have been delayed indefinitely. All major league sports have also been postponed until this pandemic is in a controlled state.
Daily life as we have become accustomed to has changed drastically.
On March 23, 2020, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine issued a “Stay at Home” order to the businesses and residences of the home state of the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc.
Due to this order, and many others like it across this great country, the USJersey office is now in a work-from-home strategy and providing only critical in-office services.
In a message to the membership, Executive Secretary Neal Smith presented the following statement to our customers about continuing their daily business with the USJersey organizations. “Our priority is the safety of our staff and being responsible neighbors, while also maintaining essential business functions for our customers.”
While staff may not be at the physical office location, all are equipped with items to help them work from home. Staff will be limited in some areas, but these resources are available to aid you with your business during this time: 1. If you have an urgent need, please email staff first then try to call. Email will be the most effective way to track and record necessary work. Staff will be as responsive as possible during this time period. 2. Registrations and transfers should be completed either through online registration (https:// infojersey.usjersey.com) or emailed to herdservices@usjersey.com. Electronic business will not halt, however mailings of all types will be delayed until further notice. 3. JerseyTag orders can be placed easily by emailing eartags@usjersey.com. Our staff will get the information to our provider. 4. If you have accounting needs, please utilize the online bill payment option through infoJersey or email (accounting@usjersey.com) when possible. While we do not anticipate disruptions in financial processes, please be patient as we work through this changing situation. 5. If you have genomic testing needs, please visit the Genomic Testing Center (https://infojersey. usjersey.com/gtc/) and order your test kits to be emailed directly to you. 6. Remember a staff directory with individual emails and direct lines is available at https:// www.usjersey.com/AJCA-NAJ-JMS/StaffDirectory. aspx Or please contact your area representative to help with anything you might need. Each has USJersey issued equipment and cell phones and is available to take your calls or emails.
We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work through these unprecedented times. Our goal is to still provide the best customer service possible to our members while also protecting the health and safety of our staff and their families.
