Jersey Journal, July 2021

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JERSEY JOURNAL

In this issue:

Official Publication of the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc. 6486 E. Main St., Reynoldsburg, OH, 43068–2362. Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Eastern) weekdays. Phone: 614/861-3636. Fax: 614/861-8040.

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Volume 68 • No. 7 • July 2021 • ISSN: 0021-5953

Editor: Kimberly A. Billman Managing Editor: Tracie Hoying Website Coordinator and Editorial Editor: Michele Ackerman Subscription Manager and Administrative Assistant: Hannah Meller Cows Honored for Production

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FEATURES 23 Four Cows Honored for Production Achievements 18 Genomics: Ushering in a Cattle Breeding Revolution Genomics: Strategies of Herd Owners

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SHORTS 35 Changes to the 2021 All American Jersey Shows and Sales 14 Dairy Exports to China Increase 22 Eligibility Rules for 2021 All American Junior Show 33 File Your Professional Files with the Jersey Journal 32 Get Transfers in Order for Junior Show Season

Changes to All American Schedule

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Greetings from Australia and Kings Ville EMH Fernleaf 6-P. This polled heifer was bred

by Kings Ville Jerseys, Rob and Kerrie Anderson and Family, Drouin West, Victoria, Aust. She sold in the Gone Global Sale last July and was purchased by the partnership of Jer-Z-Boyz Ranch and RJ Genetics, Ryan Junio, Pixley, Calif.

She hails from the world renown “Fernleaf” family and is pregnant to Kings Ville BashfulP. She will enter the flush program this fall to have embryos here in the United States.

Beginning on page 18, read how genomics has changed the Jersey industry in the last decade. Several breeders share their strategies of genotyping within their herds beginning on page 19.

Photo courtesy of Kerrie Marriott Anderson

JULY 2021

45 Chateau Basque Heifer Sale

36 Junior Show Awards Available 36 Message from Your National Jersey Queen

COVER

SALES 28 Massachusetts All-Breeds Calf Sale

33 National Jersey Queen to be Selected

REGULAR

14 New FARM Awards to Recognize Dairy Producers

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AJCA, NAJ Board Members

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Advertising Index

31 Select Sires’ Cooperatives Unite 22 USJersey Staff Updates 24 Winners of the President’s Trophy 26 Winners of the Hilmar Cheese Trophy

14 Along the Jersey Road 10 Calendar 17 Editorial 6

Field Service Staff

37 In Memoriam 6

Jersey Journal Subscription Rates

SHOWS

38 Journal Shopping Center

31 Southern National Junior Show

10 Type Appraisal Schedulev

10 Registration Fees

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To improve and promote the Jersey breed of cattle, and to increase the value of and demand for Jersey milk and for Jersey cattle.

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Executive Secretary:

Treasurer:

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Director of Communications:

Director of Field Services:

Jersey Marketing Service:

National All-Jersey Inc. and Herd Services:

Research and Genetic Program Development:

Neal Smith, 614/322-4455 Vickie White, 614/322-4452 Larry Wolfe, 614/322-4463 Kimberly A. Billman, 614/322-4451 Kristin A. Paul, 209/402-5679 Greg Lavan, 614/216-8838 Erick Metzger, 614/322-4450 Cari W. Wolfe, 614/322-4453

AJCA-NAJ Area Representatives Director of Field Services: Kristin A. Paul, 209/4025679 (mobile); 614/322-4495 (fax); kpaul@usjersey. com. Illinois and Wisconsin.

Danielle Brown, 614/266-2419 (mobile); dbrown@ usjersey.com. Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota.

Sydney Endres, 614/313-5818 (mobile); sendres@ usjersey.com. Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma.

Scott Holcomb, 614/563-3227 (mobile); sholcomb@ usjersey.com Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

Seth Israelsen, 614/216-9727 (mobile); sisraelsen@ usjersey.com. Advance Services Consultant; Idaho, Nevada and northern California.

Greg Lavan, 614/216-8838 (mobile); glavan@usjersey. com. Michigan and Ohio.

Rylee McCown, 614/296-3621 (mobile); rmccown@ usjersey.com. Arizona, California, New Mexico and west Texas.

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

Flint Richards, 614/266-9921 (mobile); frichards@ usjersey.com. Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

Jason Robinson, 614/216-5862 (mobile); jrobinson@ usjersey.com. Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, east Texas and Virginia.

Brenda Snow, 802/249-2659 (mobile); 614/322-4483; bsnow@usjersey.com. Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Type Traits Appraisal Team Senior Appraiser: Ron Mosser, 614/264-0142, above Danielle Brown, above Sydney Endres, above Kelly Epperly, 614/530-6918; kepperly@usjersey.com.

Mark Fisher, 209/765-7187; mfisher@usjersey.com.

Dyon Helmuth, 614/264-0140; dhelmuth@usjersey.com.

Scott Holcomb, above Seth Israelsen, above Greg Lavan, above Andy Paulson, 614/296-4166; apaulson@usjersey.com.

Flint Richards, above Scott Stanford, 614/284-1478; sstanford@usjersey.com.

American Jersey Cattle Association Board of Directors Officers President: Jonathan Merriam, 12136 Riverview Rd., Hickman, CA 95323-9605. Phone 209/324-4983; ahlemfarms@aol.com Vice President: Mark O. Gardner, 1055 Kittanning Ave., Dayton, PA 16222-4715. Phone 724/954-8193; shanmarjerseys@gmail.com.

Directors Joel Albright, 1855 Olive Rd., Willard, OH 44890.

Phone 419/512-1756; albrightjerseys@gmail.com. Fourth District. 2022.

John Boer, 1914 Cheyenne Trail, Dalhart, TX 79022; Phone 806/884-8303; boer7274@aol.com. Ninth District.

2021.

Karen Bohnert, 1300 179th Street N, East Moline, IL 61244. Phone 563/320-2895; karenbohnert@hotmail. com. Sixth District. 2023.

Tyler Boyd, 19784 Patricia Lane, Hilmar, CA 95324.

Phone 209/585-7118; tyler.l.boyd@gmail.com. Twelfth District. 2022.

Rebecca Ferry, 193 Lagrange Rd., Johnstown, NY

12095. Phone 518/248-9294; dreamroadjerseys@yahoo. com. Second District. 2023.

Mark O. Gardner, see officers. Third District. 2021.

Garry Hansen, 13025 S. Mulino Rd., Mulino, OR 97042.

Phone 503/805-4411; garryajca@gmail.com. Tenth District. 2022.

Cornell Kasbergen, 21744 Road 152, Tulare, CA 93274.

Phone 559/804-7393; ckasbergen@aol.com. Eleventh District. 2023.

John Maxwell, 10600 275th St., Donahue, IA 527469705. Phone 563/505-1652; tourmyfarm@gmail.com.

Eighth District. 2023.

Donna Phillips, 8506 Center Rd., Newton, WI 53063.

Phone 920/374-1292; ddstock@lakefield.net. Seventh District. 2022.

Sheldon “Tom” Sawyer, 420 Wentworth Rd., Walpole, NH 03608. Phone 603/499-3830. toms18438@yahoo. com. First District. 2021.

Bradley Taylor, 106 County Road 5300, Booneville, MS 38829-9131. Phone 662/720-3598; taylorjerseyfarm@ wildblue.net. Fifth District. 2021.

National All-Jersey Inc. Board of Directors Officers President: John Kokoski, 57 Comins Rd., Hadley, MA 01035-9617. Phone 413/531-2116; jkokoski@ maplielinefarm.com.

Vice President: James S. Huffard III, 165 Huffard Lane, Crockett, VA 24323. Phone 276/724-0067; hdfjersey@ embarqmail.com.

Directors Jason Cast, 4011 A Street Rd., Beaver Crossing, NE 68313-9417. Phone 402/641-2255; jjcjerseys@gmail. com. District 1. 2023.

Calvin Graber, 44797 281st St., Parker, SD 57053. Phone 605/941-3726; calgraber@yahoo.com. District 7. 2021 Rogelio “Roger” Herrera, 7114 Youngstown Rd., Hilmar, CA 95324. Phone 209/485-0003; rogeliohs@yahoo.com.

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District 2. 2021.

James S. Huffard III, see officers. District 5. 2024.

John Kokoski, see officers. District 3. 2021.

John Marcoot, 526 Dudleyville Rd. Greenville, IL. 622469408. Phone 618/322-7239; johnemarcoot@gmail.com.

District 4. 2022.

Jonathan Merriam, ex officio, see AJCA officers.

Walter Owens, 412 350th Ave., Frederic, WI 54837.

Phone 715/566-1910; owens.walter60@gmail.com.

District 6. 2023.

Tom Sawyer, ex officio, see AJCA. Veronica Steer, 1060 Banks Levey Rd., Cottage Grove, TN 38224. Phone 731/693-8462; veronicasteer@hotmail. com. District 8. 2022.

Bradley Taylor, ex officio, see AJCA.

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ABS Global.........................................16 Accelerated Genetics...........................9 Ahlem Farms Partnership..................29 Albright Jerseys LLC..........................46 All American Jersey Shows & Sales....7 American Jersey Cattle Association ...........................................4, 11, 21, 38 Avi-Lanche Jerseys............................40 Avon Road Jersey Farm....................31

Hays State Line Jerseys....................25 Heaven Scent Jerseys.......................34 Heinz Jerseys.....................................31 Her-Man Jerseys................................37 Highland Farms, Inc...........................30 Highland Jersey Farm........................36 Hi-Land Farms...................................34 High Lawn Farm.................................37 Huffard Dairy Farms...........................12

Bachelor Farms..................................22 Barenbrug..........................................37 Biltmore Farms...................................12 Boer Jerseys......................................30 Boks Jersey Farm..............................36 Brenhaven Jerseys............................30

Iowa Jerseys................................29, 35 Irishtown Acres...................................32

California Jerseys...............................29 Cantendo Acres.................................36 Cedar Mountain Jerseys....................30 Cinnamon Ridge Dairy.......................35 Circle S Jerseys.................................30 Clauss Dairy Farm.............................29 Clover Patch Dairy.............................36 Cold Run Jerseys LLC.......................28 Cowbella Creamery at Danforth Jersey Farm .............................................34 Crescent Farm...................................30 D&D Jerseys......................................31 D&E Jerseys......................................40 Dan’s Electronic Repair Service........34 Den-Kel Jerseys.................................34 Diamond K Jerseys............................24 Dreamroad Jerseys LLC....................34 Dutch Hollow Farm.............................15 Edan Jerseys.....................................32 Fire-Lake Jerseys...............................29 Forest Glen Jerseys.............................3 Four Springs Jerseys.........................32 Goff Dairy...........................................27 Grazeland Jerseys Ltd.......................36

JNB Farm...........................................32 Jersey Journal........................12, 13, 38 Jer-Z-Boyz Ranch..............................29 Journal Shopping Center...................38 K&R Jerseys......................................33 Kenny Farm........................................32 Kevetta Farms....................................34 Lady-Lane Farm.................................37 Lawtons Jersey Farm.........................34 Legendairy Farms..............................37 Lucky Hill Jersey Farm.......................30

Pennsylvania Jerseys.........................32 Pine Hill Jersey Farm LLC.................36 Revolution Genetics.............................2 Richardson Family Farm....................30 Riverside-F Farms..............................32 Rock Bottom Dairy.............................29 Scotch View Farms............................34 Select Sires, Inc...........................38, 39 Shenandoah Jerseys.........................33 Silver Maple Farms............................30 Silver Spring Farm.............................34 South-Mont Farm...............................32 Spahr Jersey Farm, Inc......................36 Spatz Cattle Company.......................32 Spring Valley Farm.............................35 Springdale Jerseys Inc.......................30 Spruce Row Jerseys..........................32 Star Rock Farms................................25 Steinhauers Jerseys..........................31 Stoney Hollow Jerseys.......................32 Summit Farm......................................35 Sun Valley Jerseys.............................37 Sunbow Jerseys...................................8 Taylor Jersey Farm Inc.......................28

Mapleline Farm..................................30 Marcoot Jersey Creamery.................36 Martin Dairy LLC................................37 Messmer Jersey Farm.......................30 Mills Jersey Farm LLC.......................37 Minnesota Jerseys.............................33 New England Jerseys........................30 New York Jerseys.........................15, 34 Nobledale Farm..................................32 Normandell Farms.............................32 Oat Hill Dairy......................................33 Ohio Jerseys................................28, 36 Oregon Jerseys..............................3, 37 Owens Farms Inc...............................31 Pennsota Jerseys...............................33

U-Fashion Jerseys LLC......................36 Vanderfeltz Jerseys............................32 Waverly Farm.....................................33 White Rock Jerseys...........................30 Will Do Jerseys..................................12 Wilsonview Dairy................................37 Wisconsin Jerseys.............................31 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.

The American Jersey Cattle Association promotes the use of authentic and unaltered photographic images of Jersey animals, and disapproves of the use of any photographic images that alter the body of the Jersey animal. The American Jersey Cattle Association therefore requests that all photographic images of Jersey animals submitted for publication in the Jersey Journal contain no alterations to the body of the animal.

Despite its best efforts to ensure that only unaltered photographs of Jersey animals are used in this publication, the American Jersey Cattle Association cannot guarantee that every photographic image of a Jersey animal is authentic and unaltered.

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Every effort is made to keep the calendar listings as accurate as possible. However, dates are sometimes changed or events cancelled without notice. When your association schedules an event, notify the Journal staff at least 60 days in advance by sending email to JerseyJournal@usjersey.com or phoning 614/861-3636.

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.

JULY—Arkansas and Missouri; Indiana and Illinois; Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota and northern Nebraska.

AUGUST—Vermont and New Hampshire; Maine, Massachusetts and Conneticut; Kansas, Oklahoma and southern Nebraska; New York.

SEPTEMBER—Washington, Oregon and northern California; Idaho and Utah; southern California, Arizona and Colorado.

OCTOBER—California and Nevada.

NOVEMBER—New Mexico and Texas; Michigan and Ohio.

DECEMBER—Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida and southern Georgia; Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia and Delaware; Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Deadlines

AUG. 1—Genomic samples must be to lab prior to this date for the September evaluation release.

SEPT. 1—Genomic samples must be to lab prior to this date for the October evaluation release.

SEPT. 20—National Jersey Jug Futurity final payments due on 2020 entries.

SEPT. 25—Entries due for The All American Jersey Shows. Visit http://www.livestockexpo.org.

OCT. 1—Genomic samples must be to lab prior to this date for the November evaluation release.

OCT. 15—National Jersey Queen Application Deadline.

NOV. 1—Genomic samples must be to lab prior to this date for the December evaluation release.

DEC. 1—Deadline to apply for the Fred Stout Experience on-farm and marketing internships.

DEC. 31—National Jersey Jug Futurity payments due for 2024 entries.

Sales AUG. 20—THE JERSEY EVENT SALE, Lebanon Valley Exposition and Fairgrounds, Lebanon, Pa.; Michael Heath and Jacob Spatz, sale mgrs.

SEPT. 29—TOP OF THE WORLD SALE, via JerseyAuctionLive.com; 5:00 p.m. (CDT); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.com.

OCT. 4-7—DAIRYLAND PROTEIN SALE, via JerseyBid.com; closeout starts Oct. 7 at 1:30 (CDT); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@ usjersey.com.

NOV. 6—64th POT O’GOLD SALE, Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.; 4:00 p.m.

(EST); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@ usjersey.com; will be broadcast on JerseyAuctionLive.com Lynn Lee, Smyrna, Tenn., auctioneer.

NOV. 7—69th ALL AMERICAN JERSEY SALE, Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.; 4:30 p.m. (EST); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.com; will be broadcast on JerseyAuctionLive.com; Chris Hill, Thurmont, Md., auctioneer.

Meetings and Expositions JULY 11-14—AMERICAN DAIRY SCIENCE AS-

Registration Fees Effective April 1, 1999

InfoJersey.com Applications Member Non-Member

All Other Applications Member Non-Member

Under six (6) months................................................ $15.00 $17.00 Applications 1-50.............................. $12.00 $14.00 Applications 51-200............................ 10.00 12.00 Applications over 200 on REGAPP....................................................... 7.00 (All figures based on calendar year) 6-12 months............................................ 17.00 20.00 19.00 22.00 12-24 months.......................................... 22.00 25.00 24.00 27.00 Over 24 months...................................... 30.00 35.00 32.00 37.00 Dead Animals May Be Registered For A Fee of $5.00 Duplicate or Corrected Certificates Will Be Issued For A Fee of $5.00

Transfer Fees Effective July 1, 2014

Standard processing fee is $14.00 when transfer is received within 60 days of the date of sale of the animal to the new owner, and $17.00 when received after 60 days. $2.00 discounts from the standard fee will be applied to individual animal transfers processed via infoJersey.com and to group transfers submitted in batch electronic files: Excel spreadsheet, report downloaded from herd management software, or a field-delimited text file. Additional discounts may apply for herds enrolled in REAP, and for intraherd and intra-farm transfers. Refer to “Fees for Programs and Services” (www.usjersey.com/fees.pdf) and call Herd Services for more information.

The Association’s Bylaws require the seller to pay the transfer fee.

Save by becoming a lifetime member of the American Jersey Cattle Association.

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SOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING, Louisville, Ky. JULY 11—NEW ENGLAND SUMMER PICNIC, Cadillac Jersey Farm, Alstead, N.H. JULY 11-16—JERSEY YOUTH ACADEMY CLASS VII, Columbus, Ohio.

JULY 17—NEW YORK SUMMER PICNIC, Tierneys Dairy, Malone, N.Y.; 12:00 p.m. (EDT).

JULY 17—PENNSYLVANIA SUMMER PICNIC, Moshannon State Park, Pavilion #6, Phillipsburg, Pa.; 12:00 p.m. (EDT).

JULY 24—MARYLAND JERSEY PICNIC, Kepler Family Farm, Woodsboro, Md.; 7:00 p.m. (EDT).

JULY 24—NORTH CAROLINA FIELD DAY, Small Acres Dairy, Fletcher, N.C. NOV. 10-11—DAIRY CATTLE REPRODUCTION COUNCIL ANNUAL MEETING, Embassy Suites— Kansas City International Airport, Kansas City, Mo.

Shows JULY 23—DELAWARE STATE FAIR JUNIOR JERSEY SHOW, Delaware State Fairgrounds, Harrington, Del.; 9:00 a.m. (EDT).

JULY 25—DELAWARE STATE FAIR OPEN JERSEY SHOW, Delaware State Fairgrounds, Harrington, Del.; 5:00 p.m. (EDT).

JULY 27—EASTERN NEW YORK SUMMER JERSEY SHOW, Washington County Fairgrounds, Greenwich, N.Y. JULY 28—NORTH DAKOTA STATE FAIR JUNIOR SHOW, North Dakota State Fairgrounds, Minot, N.D.; 9:00 a.m. (CDT).

JULY 29—NORTH DAKOTA STATE FAIR JUNIOR SHOW, North Dakota State Fairgrounds, Minot, N.D.; 8:00 a.m. (CDT).

AUG. 3—OHIO STATE FAIR JUNIOR JERSEY SHOW, Ohio State Fair Expo Center, Columbus, Ohio; 9:00 a.m. (EDT).

AUG. 4—OHIO STATE FAIR OPEN JERSEY SHOW, heifers, Ohio State Fair Expo Center, Columbus, Ohio; 12:00 p.m. (EDT).

AUG. 5—MASSACHUSETTS STATE SHOW, Franklin County Fairgrounds, Greenfield, Mass.; 9:00 a.m. (EDT); Callum McKinven, Canton de Hatley, Que., judge.

AUG. 5—OHIO STATE FAIR OPEN JERSEY SHOW, cows, Ohio State Fair Expo Center, Columbus, Ohio; 9:00 a.m. (EDT).

AUG. 6—WISCONSIN STATE FAIR JUNIOR JERSEY SHOW, Wisconsin State Fair Park, West Allis, Wis.; 8:00 a.m. (CDT).

AUG. 13—INDIANA STATE FAIR OPEN JERSEY SHOW, Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, Ind. AUG. 13—IOWA STATE FAIR OPEN JERSEY SHOW, Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, Iowa; 9:00 a.m. (CDT).

AUG. 14—IOWA STATE FAIR JUNIOR JERSEY SHOW, Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, Iowa; 8:00 a.m. (CDT).

AUG. 14—WISCONSIN STATE FAIR OPEN JERSEY SHOW, heifers, Wisconsin State Fair Park, West Allis, Wis.; 12:00 p.m. (CDT).

AUG. 15—DELAWARE COUNTY PARISH SHOW, Delaware County Fairgrounds, Walton, N.Y.; Adam Liddle, Argyle, N.Y., judge.

AUG. 15—INDIANA STATE FAIR JUNIOR JERSEY SHOW, Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, Ind. AUG. 15—WISCONSIN STATE FAIR OPEN JERSEY SHOW, Cows, Wisconsin State Fair Park, West (continued to page 30)

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Quade Kirk and Emily Chittenden were married on June 12, 2021, in a ceremony in the heifer pasture at Dutch Hollow Farm, Schodack Landing, N.Y. A reception was held at Columbia County Fa i r g r o u n d s i n Chatham. He is the son of Peter Kirk and Brandy Kirk.

She is the daughter of Alan and Donna The Kirks Chittenden and the granddaughter of Paul and Melanie Chittenden, all of Dutch Hollow Farm.

Emily won the 2015 National Jersey Youth Achievement Contest. Both Quade and Emily work at Dutch Hollow Farm, she with the calves and he with the mature cows. They met while studying dairy science at Cornell University.

Alan and Heather (Lord) Moore, Jeromesville, Ohio, gave birth to twins, Charles Walker and Hadlee Elizabeth, on June 2, 2021. Charles weighed 8 lbs. and was 20½ inches long. Elizabeth, born two seconds later, weighed 6 lbs. 4 oz. and was 19½ inches long. Big sister, Addie, welcomed them home and recently celebrated her second birthday.

Heather is a former appraiser and area representative for the AJCA. She is now a dairy nutritionist for Cargill. Alan is an applications engineer at Hydac USA. The Bay Journal recently interviewed Judy Gifford about the challenges of operating a small dairy farm. She and husband, Bob Fry, own and operate St. Brigid’s Farm, a 60-cow Registered Jersey dairy in Kennedyville, Md. Located just a few miles northeast of the Chesapeake Bay, St. Brigid’s Farm is operated with three goals: environmental sustainability, economic sustainability, and being a community asset.

Among the technologies the couple adopted to overcome their physical challenges of aging is a Lely robotic milker. Practices that make them dream neighbors are permanent pastures that use less fertilizer and retain soil, nutrients, and water far better than the grain fields of 25 Page 14

years ago. St. Brigid’s Farm regularly hosts field-to-fork dinners and other community events and sells Jersey beef locally to chefs and consumers.

The author ends the piece with a comment about the real challenge. Will consumers be willing to pay for food that is raised as it is at St. Brigid’s Farm and can agriculture be redefined in broader terms than just food production?

The growth of Bohnerts Jerseys, East Moline, Ill., was recently featured by Dairy Herd Management. The journey for Jim and Wanda Bohnert and sons Brian and Scott began as two Jersey cows purchased from a sale barn in 1984 as 4-H projects.

Today it is a 550-cow dairy nationally recognized for genetics and production.

By 1989, the brothers were milking 10 cows before and after school and shipping milk to Swiss Valley Farms. Over the years, facilities were built, renovated, and grown. The most recent addition was a new heifer barn in October 2020, constructed after a fire destroyed the previous barn, commodity barn, a pair of skid loaders and all the hay, straw, cottonseed, and bedding 15 months earlier.

Bohnerts Jerseys is enrolled on REAP. The herd ranks among the top 10 in the nation among herds with 300-749 cows with a 2020 herd average of 18,535 lbs. milk, 961 lbs. fat and 693 lbs. protein. The dairy ranks among the top 25% for genetic merit with a herd average JPI of +27.

New FARM Awards to Recognize Dairy Producers

The National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) program has launched a new awards program to recognize farms and evaluators for excellence.

The categories include animal care and antibiotic stewardship, environmental stewardship, workforce development, and FARM evaluators. Nominations are open from July 1 through September 1, 2021. Farms or evaluators can nominate themselves or be nominated by fellow dairy farmers, members and their communities, extension, cooperative or processor staff, or veterinarians.

Winners will receive a hotel room and travel for two individuals to attend the joint annual meetings of the National Milk Producers Federation and Dairy Management Inc. in Las Vegas, November 15-17.

For more details and an online application, visit https://nationaldairyfarm. com/farm-excellence-awards/.

Errata

The initial buyer of the heifer donated to launch the Betsy Luchsinger Czadzeck Calf Scholarship Fund was incorrectly identified in the report for the New York Next Generation Sale in the June 2021 issue of the Jersey Journal.

The first buyer of Dreamroad Casino Jolly was Friends of Betsy, which purchased her for $4,000, then donated her back. She was then purchased by Neal and Sherry Smith, Glenford, Ohio, for $1,250, who, in turn donated her back. Her final buyer was Madelyn Barnes of South New Berlin, N.Y., at $900. In all $6,150 was raised from the sale of the heifer donated by Rebecca Ferry of Johnstown, N.Y.

Dairy Exports to China Increase 44% in 2020

Sometimes the question “What does that have to do with the price of tea in China?” may not be so irrelevant. In 2020, Chinese demand for U.S. dairy products increased 44%, thanks in part to prices for another dietary staple—pork. The increase can be attributed to China’s efforts to rebuild a pig herd decimated by African Swine Fever in 2019 and Phase 1 of the U.S.-China trade agreement.

Demand for dairy also increased in Southeast Asia (+36%), the Middle East and North Africa (+20%), Japan (+14%), South Korea (+12%), and South America (+5%).

Though demand from Mexico dropped 8%, our southern neighbor continues to be our largest customer, with the U.S. supplying nearly 80% of imports.

The decreased demand in Mexico was offset by gains in Southeast Asia, leading to a record year for U.S. dairy exports.

Nonfat dry milk/skim milk powder, whey products, lactose and cheese make up the bulk of U.S. dairy exports.

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We are just 60 days away from the end of the REAP Registration Incentive to catch up. Have you taken advantage of this one time offer to register your overage animals at 50% off? If you haven’t you could be missing out on potential profits.

As a REAP herd, you receive the best benefits the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) can offer. It is a bundle of services that help manage and increase profitability to your herd. Perhaps the most important of those services is the identification of your animals.

Investing in permanent identification, by registering your animals, increases your profit making opportunities.

Consider the following: • Continued herd improvement is dependant upon accurate knowledge of the ancestry of each animals.

This is the basis for making intelligent matings that will improve the profit potential of your herd. Registration provides this information in an accurate and permanent form.

• Missed marketing opportunities by not having your animals registered. Most buyers want Registered Jerseys due to the vital and authentic information contained on the registration certificate such as date of birth, permanent identification, ancestry, and breeding information if the animal is bred at the time of sale.

• Full use of the breed’s unbiased JerseyMate program to insure the highest profitability matings for your herd are based on pedigree history in the Jersey database.

In current times, maximizing your profits is more important than ever before. Having a registered herd and utilizing AJCA programs, such as REAP, will help insure that your bottom line stays to the positive.

Currently REAP is a tiered structure that includes free registration to calves under six-months of age. Now is the time to

catch up at the lowest cost in years: • Anything under 24 months of age, $0 (both electronic and keyed by staff) • Over 24 months and carry a Generation Count of 1, 2 or 3 and submitted electronically, $2.50 • Over 24 months and Generation Count 4 or higher, submitted electronically, $5 • Over 24 months and hand-keyed by staff, $5 Herds of any size can benefit from being a REAP herd and taking advantage of this cost savings. Whether you have one cow, or 5,000, the management tools you receive once you enroll on REAP continue to give for generations to come.

Need Help To Register Your Herd?

The AJCA does its best to make the registration process as convenient as possible, provide assistance if needed and keep registrations economical. Five convenient methods are available to help you identify your animals: 1. Online registration through infoJersey.com; 2. Time Savers; 3. Automatic registration (received from your DRPC); 4. Conventional single or multiple applications; or 5. Jerseylink (direct download from your office computer).

We have said it before, registrations are similar to an insurance policy, both life and casualty. Every herd will eventually be sold. Registrations are the premium investments that keep the cash value of the policy current and insures its full value at maturity. It is a great investment in the future value of your herd.

No one ever knows when a herd may be lost due to some type of disaster. Registration again serves as an insurance policy. The registration and pedigree information is a documented form of identification that can help substantiate the value of the animal.

Contact your AJCA-NAJ Area Representative or the Herd Services department today to begin increasing your profit potential with identified Jersey cattle.

THE JERSEY by Bonnie L. Mohr, commissioned by the American Jersey Cattle Association.

Copyright © American Jersey Cattle Association 2018 All Rights Reserved

JULY 2021

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GENOMICS

Genomics: Ushering in a Cattle Breeding Revolution

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iven their commonplace use today, for SB and DB. In the Jersey breed, the The genomic evaluation process involves it is hard to believe that dairy cattle combined generation intervals for all paths four entities: the dairy producer, a genomic genomic evaluations were off the radar just of selection dropped from 22.4 years in nominator, a genotyping laboratory, and the two decades ago. The notion of using DNA 2005 to just 13.1 years in 2020, as shown CDCB. A genomic nominator is the link to breed cows was something one might in the graph below. among the others. Genomic nominators see on the Jetsons, but not on a dairy farm.

An unanticipated benefit of genomics are generally breed associations, like T h e jo u r n ey to ge nom i c the AJCA, A.I. companies or evaluations began in December genotyping labs themselves. The 2003 with the Bovine Genome Dairy Herd Information and Dairy Sequencing Project. The f irst Records Processing Centers are draft of the bovine genome was important data providers as well. accomplished for a Hereford To start the process, a dairy cow in October 2004. The bovine producer orders genotyping “HapMap” project was then from a genomic nominator. The launched to study genomic breed genomic nominator sends pedigree diversity. Among the contributors and identification information was the American Jersey Cattle for the animal to the CDCB. Association (AJCA) through a The dairy producer collects a $20,000 grant from the AJCC biological sample and sends it Research Foundation. The project to the genotyping lab. The lab paved the way for development evaluates the DNA and sends of SNP chips and a genomics genotypes to the CDCB, which revolution of livestock. calculates genomic evaluations.

Genome-enhanced sire data for The genomic evaluations are sent Jerseys was released in October to the genomic nominator, who, 2008, followed by the first official in turn, sends them to the dairy genomic evaluations in January producer.

2009.

The generation interval has been cut nearly in half since the The CDCB distributes pre The integration of DNA marker adoption of genomic evaluations in 2009. The chart above shows liminary genomic evaluations for technology and genomics into the the 20-year trend in years for parents (sires of bulls, sires of cows, newly genotyped animals each dams of bulls and dams of cows) of progeny born from 1990 to dairy cattle evaluation system 2020. In 2005, the sum of the groups was 22.4 years. This fell to week. Official genomic evaluhas doubled the rate of genetic 13.1 years in 2020. ations are released each month progress for some traits, including and tri-annually with traditional Lifetime Net Merit (NM$), which rose in has been the identification of undesirable genetic evaluations. the Jersey breed from a rate of $29 per year traits.

The DNA test itself is evolving as most in 2005 to $74 per year in 2020.

The national cooperator database new innovations do, offering more bang for This genetic progress comes from managed by the Council on Dairy Cattle the buck as the technology advances. The four different paths—sires of bulls (SB), Breeding (CDCB) now includes more first genotyping test was the high-density sires of cows (SC), dams of bulls (DB) than f ive million genotypes. Though Illumina Bovine SNP 50 (50K) chip, and dams of cows (DC)—with different early efforts focused on bulls, most of available in 2008 for about $200. The first selection dynamics. Much of the change the genotypes today—90%—are female. low density chip was the Illumina Golden in the rate of genetic gain is attributed to a Jerseys account for about 12% of the Gate 3K chip, released in 2010. It was dramatic decrease in generation intervals genotypes. quickly replaced by the Bovine LD (9K)

chip, marketed in 2011 for about $50.

Today herd owners have four options for genotyping their animals through the AJCA (nominator) and GeneSeek (genotyping lab): ultra-high density, high density (99K), low density (94K) and ultra-low density (9K). Prices range from $28-175 per animal for REAP herd owners.

Dairy producers can also genotype for specific traits as stand-alone tests or addons for the traits BVD-PI; beta casein A1/ A2, beta casein A/B, beta lactoglobulin and kappa casein; and horned/polled.

Genomics has also enabled the dairy industry to adopt new traits at a faster pace.

Evaluations for cow and heifer conception rates became available in 2009. This was followed by mobility in 2012 and cow livability in 2017. Genetic evaluations for the health traits, milk fever, displaced abomasum, ketosis, mastitis and retained placenta were adopted in 2018. Evaluation of crossbreds was accomplished in 2019.

Most recently, genomics enabled the Jersey breed to quickly identify and adopt management tools for the undesirable genetic factor, Jersey Neuropathy with Splayed Forelimbs (JNS).

So where are we headed with genotyping?

An apropos quote in February 2008 from Dr. Curtis P. Van Tassell, who received the 2012 AJCA-NAJ Award for Meritorious Service largely for his work with developing genomics while with the USDA Agricultural Research Service, still applies today. “The genetic improvement of the dairy industry is going to change radically with the availability of large-scale genetic data. It will probably change in ways we cannot even imagine.”

No truer words have been spoken. And if past performance is a predicter of future JULY 2021

performance, the sky is the limit.

To learn how Jersey breeders are using genotyping for herd management and marketing today, the Jersey Journal visited with several breeders across the country.

Responses from some Jersey breeders are summarized below. Responses of other Jersey breeders will be published in the August 2021 issue of the magazine.

Jer-Z-Boyz Ranch Pixley, Calif.

5,100 Registered Jersey cows Genotyping Protocol: 10% of heifer calves and all embryo transfer calves shortly after birth using services from Neogen or TSUs and the ULD chip from the AJCA. Jer-Z-Boyz Ranch was an early adopter of genotyping. Initially, males and females were genotyped to fill A.I. contracts for young bulls. Today, the dairy genotypes to identify elite and outlying genetics, improve the reliability of genetic evaluations, and validate parentage. Genotyping also helps to identify animals that will be used as recipients for dairy and beef embryos.

The dairy will consider genotyping heifers that are P-level 7 or higher and those with unique marketing opportunities, like homozygous polled or beta-casein A2/A2 genetics. It also genotypes all ET calves as protocol since the AJCA requires genotyping of every 10th embryo transfer animal registered by a herd and randomly tests all ET animals as well.

An interest in the homozygous polled gene led to the discovery of the breed’s current #2 homozygous polled female, JX Jer-Z-Boyz Listowel Mint 59010 {6}PP. She is sired by Hillview Listowel-P, GJPI +154, and out of an ungenotyped,

polled daughter of JX Buttercrest Goldstar {4}-P, GJPI +16. “Mint 59010 {6}” was genotyped with the 9K chip and has a GJPI of +160 and a BBR 100. She has two polled daughters by natural birth and a polled embryo transfer daughter born in late May 2021 with a Parent Average JPI of +144.

Jer-Z-Boyz Ranch is also home to the current #1 polled female, Jer-Z-Boyz Gislev 75764-P-ET (GJPI +173). The third generation to be genotyped, her dam, JerZ-Boyz Listowel 59749-P, ranks #19 on the polled list with a GJPI of +156.

Genotyping also improves reliability of genomic evaluations as additional cow family members are tested and validates parentage. Though errors are infrequent, they do happen. Most often, manual entry of sire codes and other information into DairyComp is the culprit. As well, samples will identify calves that were switched at birth.

Jer-Z-Boyz markets about 10% of the herd each year through consignment sales like the All American Jersey Sale and the National Heifer Sale. The dairy also markets cattle privately as pot loads of fresh cows or bred heifers.

Jer-Z-Boyz Ranch is owned by Gary and Donna de Graaf and their sons, Dustin and Daniel, and their families. The herd has been enrolled on REAP since 2017 and has a 2020 lactation average of 20,948 lbs. milk, 1,026 lbs. fat and 797 lbs. protein, with a herd average JPI of +30.

Legacy Ranch Tipton, Calif.

3,000 Jersey and 1,350 Holstein cows Genotyping Protocol: All heifer calves shortly after birth using services from Neogen.

Legacy Ranch is owned and operated by brothers Jared, Josh, and Frank Fernandes.

The family has been milking Holsteins in the San Joaquin Valley for three generations and began adding Jerseys to the milking string in 2013. They soon discovered that Jerseys have no problems reproducing themselves. The addition of the brown cows and use of sexed semen meant for an overabundance of heifers and baby bull calves with little value.

Josh uses genotyping to manage the inventory of replacement heifers and in(continued to page 20)

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crease the salvage value of bull calves.

Genomic evaluations are used to determine whether a heifer will be bred to produce a heifer calf and become a member of the milking herd or bred to produce a beef calf and then be sold as a fresh young cow.

About 300 of the higher-genomic heifers are registered with the AJCA each year.

The most elite enter the farm’s in-vitro fertilization program (IVF) to grow the cow family line. The size of the herd allows Josh to use fresh rather than frozen embryos, resulting in high conception rates.

Legacy Ranch also appraises the herd and uses production testing services from AgriTech Analytics. On an energy corrected basis, the Jersey herd has a 2020 average of 23,497 lbs. milk, 920 lbs. fat and 700 lbs. protein. The appraisal average is 81.9% on 758 cows, with 20 Excellents and 550 Very Goods.

Cattle are housed in free stalls on two facilities and bedded with recycled sand or separated manure solids. Each facility has a methane digester and solar panels and is adopting regenerative agriculture practices.

Wheat, corn, alfalfa, oats, and pistachios are grown on 1,800 acres.

Misty Meadow Dairy Tillamook, Ore.

3,000 Registered Jersey cows Genotyping Protocol: All heifers shortly after birth using services from Zoetis.

Misty Meadow Dairy genotypes all animals for three primary reasons: to identify elite females for the IVF program; identify animals to be retained for the milking herd; identify animals to be sold as dairy replacements; and to ensure identification and parentage is correct.

A heifer’s GPTA for CM$ is the primary driver in determining if she will be bred to sexed Jersey semen and retained in the milking herd or bred to sexed Jersey semen or a beef bull and sold as a springer or fresh cow after calving. The make-orbreak threshold for CM$ currently hovers around +300CM$. JUI and other factors are considered for borderline heifers.

Misty Meadow Dairy also uses the new Dairy Wellness Profit Index (DWP$) from Zoetis to evaluate overall health and choose healthy females as recipients. The index includes CDCB evaluations for production, fertility, and type and wellness traits like mastitis, displaced abomasum, ketosis, and polled status.

When they are about five months old, heifers are grouped with their peers as heifers to be bred to sexed Jersey bulls and retained at Misty Meadow; heifers to be Page 20

bred to sexed Jersey bulls and sold as dairy replacements; and heifers to be bred to beef bulls and sold as dairy replacements.

Misty Meadow Dairy is owned by David and Rita Hogan and their family. The dairy is enrolled on REAP. The main dairy has a 2020 lactation average of 23,482 lbs. milk, 1,140 lbs. fat and 903 lbs. protein, measures that rank first in the nation for protein and third for milk and fat among herds with 750 or more cows. Nearly half of the heifers are P-level 7 or higher.

Pine Tree Dairy Marshallville, Ohio

Genotypes about 380 Jerseys annually Genotyping Protocol: All heifer calves shortly after birth using hair samples and the ULD chip from the AJCA. Pine Tree Dairy is owned and operated

by Matthew Steiner and his family. The Steiners began adding elite-pedigreed Jerseys to their Holstein herd about eight years ago to pursue marketing opportunities.

They also appreciate their value in the milk market. They have sold Registered Jersey genetics privately and through self-hosted sales and consignment sales, including the National Heifer Sale. A pair of bulls, Pine-Tree Altafullbld-ET, GJPI +86, and Pine-Tree Pharo 1st Dynasty-ET, GJPI +82, rank on the current Active A.I. list. More than two dozen other young bulls are on the list of G-code bulls.

Genotyping is used to determine whether a heifer will be a donor dam at Pine Tree Dairy or a recipient. Heifers are sorted primarily on genomic evaluations for JPI and CM$. The Steiners also consider GPTAs for component tests and somatic cell count. Conventional semen is the norm, though sexed semen is occasionally used.

The herd is enrolled on REAP and uses JerseyTags for permanent identification.

The Steiners also rely on infoJersey. com to register animals and pull progeny performance reports. They use HerdView to manage cows and heifers and BullsEye and the online Green Book to choose service sires. They use genotyping services from the AJCA because staff are proactive in helping to resolve conflicts. The Genomic Conflicts feature of infoJersey has also been useful for resolving issues.

Rials Dairy Kokomo, Miss.

500 Registered Jersey cows Genotyping Protocol: All heifer calves shortly after birth using TSUs and the ULD chip from the AJCA. Rials Dairy is owned and operated

by Roman Rials and his father, Neville.

Initially, females that were Generation Count 4 or higher were genotyped. For the past seven years, all heifers have been genotyped. If both parents are polled, a heifer will be genotyped for polled status as well.

Roman made the decision to genotype all heifers as he believes this provides the best early prediction of performance, a prediction that comes years before an animal can prove her worth through her own performance. Genotyping enables him to make individual mating decisions that will more quickly improve the genetic merit of the herd. As a cattle breeder, he also enjoys studying genomic evaluations and the chance to find genomic outliers and unique genetics.

In the mating program, he evaluates JPI and JUI along with reproductive traits and the type traits stature, strength, and foot angle.

The herd is enrolled on REAP. Roman uses JerseyTags for permanent identification and JerseyMate to assist with herd matings.

The herd ranks among the top 25% in the nation for JPI with a herd average JPI of +27. A young bull, JX Rials Westport Mike {4}-ET, GJPI +113, is on the current list of G-code bulls and available from ABS Global Inc. The Registered Jersey herd is part of a diversified business that also includes a herd of Angus cows. The family has extended genotyping to this herd and plans to grow the beef operation to capitalize on marketing opportunities. The family also raises meat hens in a dozen chicken houses as a supplier for Sanderson Farms.

Steve Rowley Foxworth, Miss.

500 Registered Jersey cows Genotyping Protocol: All heifers shortly after birth using services from Zoetis.

About 10 years ago, Steve Rowley began transitioning his Holstein herd to Jerseys because they are better able to adapt to the hot, humid summers of the South. He bred his females to Jersey bulls generation-aftergeneration and purchased production-bred genetics from Jersey breeders like Gaby Jersey Farm of Greeneville, Tenn., and Heartland Jersey Farm of Seneca, Kan. Today the herd is fully Jersey and fully genotyped.

He initially genotyped a handful of cherry-picked females from the top cow families. When the “better ones” accounted for a larger share of the herd than not, Rowley opted to genotype the entire herd (continued to page 22)

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in the fall of 2019. In the long term, the protocol is more efficient and cost effective because he does not have to go back through the herd and collect and submit samples if issues arise.

Genotyping accomplishes two goals.

First, it validates identification. A good portion of the herd is seasonally calved between late August and December, resulting in multiple births each day.

Genotyping ensures parentage is accurate.

Second, genomic evaluations help to determine breeding status of virgin heifers.

Females fall into one of four groups: bull mothers to be bred to fulfill A.I. contracts; maternal lines to be continued and bred to sexed Jersey semen; recipient dams for Jersey embryos; and maternal lines to be bred to beef bulls.

Rowley also uses a pair of wellness indexes from Zoetis to make breeding decisions. Calf Wellness Index (CW$) is evaluated primarily because of its attention to calf scours. The Wellness Trait Index (WT$) is used because it evaluates mastitis resistance. He sees these two issues, calf scours and mastitis resistance, as Jersey breed concerns and want to improve to improve them within his herd and others.

Rowley views genotyping as additional data for improving the herd, particularly the best of the best. The bull Rowleys 11 Visionary Chili-ET, GJPI +72, initially put the farm on the map. He ranked as the 13th most heavily used sire of sons in 2015.

Today, Rowleys 1996 Daniel Tucker {6}ET, named after Rowley’s grandson, ranks #3 for GJPI (+153) and CM$ (+616) among G-code bulls.

He attributes a lot of his success to great cow families, but also thanks his genetic teammates, Brad and Iris Barham of Redland Ag LLC. The couple helps with registration and parentage conflicts and collaborates with Rowley on bull selections and matings.

Rowley Jersey Farm is enrolled on REAP and ranks among the top 40 herds in the nation for genetic merit with a herd average JPI of +35.

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Eligibility Rules for 2021 All American Junior Show

The All American Junior Jersey Show is scheduled for Saturday, November 6, 2021, in Louisville, Ky. The eligibility and ownership rules were approved by the AJCA Board of Directors upon recommendation of the All American Planning Committees. Junior Jersey owners need to read these carefully and take appropriate action now to ensure that they are eligible to exhibit in the 2021 show.

Rule 1, Exhibitors. Exhibitors must be no younger than nine (9) and no older than 20 years of age as of January 1, 2021.

U.S. residents must be members (junior or lifetime) of the American Jersey Cattle Association.

Rule 2, Entries. Animals are eligible when recorded by the American Jersey Cattle Association in the Herd Register or with Generation Count 4 or greater, or

by Jersey Canada with registry status of 93.75% and greater.

The exhibitor must be listed as Recorded Owner on the registration certificate, either (1) as the sole owner or (2) by his/her name in joint ownership. If the joint ownership includes more than one person meeting the eligibility requirements of Rule 1 (above), one of them must be declared as the exhibitor during check-in.

Animals must be registered and/or transferred to meet one of the above ownership requirements on or before August 1, 2021. The date of registration and/or transfer is the Date Recorded printed on the registration certificate.

Rule 3, Participation. Entries must be shown by the exhibitor, except by prior written approval from NAILE. Alternate leadspersons must (1) be associated with the Herd Unit and also eligible to show by age (Rule 1, above), or (2) if not, be the same age or younger than the exhibitor of the animal being shown. Requests for alternate leadsperson must be submitted for approval by the NAILE dairy show superintendent on forms provided by the AJCA not later than 12:00 noon the day before the show.

No more than two (2) animals may be

shown by one exhibitor in any one class.

The exhibitor must lead the first entry and the second entry must be led by an NAILE approved alternate leadsperson.

Adults are not allowed to show in any case.

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

For more information, contact the Communications Department at 614/3224451 or email info@usjersey.com. Visit the official All American website at https:// theallamerican.usjerseyjournal.com.

USJersey Staff Updates

Executive Secretary Neal Smith recently announced two staffing updates for the USJersey organizations.

Philip Cleary, Ashville, Ohio, has been promoted to Assistant IT Manager/ Application Developer. Cleary has been with the USJersey association since April 2019 serving as a web developer. He has served as the lead on special projects such as the JerseyTags website rewrite, GreenBook update, and worked behind the scenes to improve work flow and efficiency for all USJersey staff.

Elissa Monrad, Tomball, Texas, joined the staff on June 14, 2021, as a Herd Services Assistant.

In this role, Elissa will provide direct support for the departments of Herd Services and Genetic Programs.

She is a May graduate of Texas A&M University Monrad with a degree in animal science. While there, she served as philanthropy chair of Sigma Alpha, and was a part of many research projects with sheep.

She has previously worked on a highperformance dressage horse breeding ranch. In addition, she interned with the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo where she assisted with drug testing of sheep and goats and worked with show staff to insure an efficient and effective show ring environment.

For more career opportunities with the USJersey organizations visit www.

USJersey.com website, or email Neal Smith at nsmith@usjersey.com with your resume and interests.

JERSEY JOURNAL

PRODUCTION AWARDS

Four Cows Honored for Production Achievements

F

2020 Leading Living Lifetime Production Contest Ranked By Protein Name, Appraisal Score Owner

Protein Milk (pounds)

Fat

Avg. Daily Production Protein Milk Fat Days

Dutch Hollow Rebel Diva-P, E-92% Karin Chittenden Couch, Schodack Landing, N.Y. 4W Pusher Lizzie, E-94% Brittany Core, Salvisa, Ky. SLJ Country Majerle, E-94% Treasure Clark, Seneca, Mo. Bolle-Acres Sambo Belle, E-90% Max Bollenbacher and Family, Argos, Ind. Will Do Jace Healer-ET, E-95% Edwin R. and Cheryl F. Ettinger, Kinards, S.C. Lawtons Rescue Finess, E-91% Timothy Lawton, Newark Valley, N.Y. Yosemite Max Dunkirk E16091, VG-84% Yosemite Jersey Dairy, Hilmar, Calif.

Dutch Hollow Gov. Ice Cream, E-94% Maxwell S. Chittenden, Schodack Landing, N.Y. Yosemite Greatness Blair J5029, E-90% Yosemite Jersey Dairy, Hilmar, Calif.

Cold Run Tex Vex, E-91% Cold Run Jerseys LLC, Salem, Ohio

11,245

296,779

16,781

2.4

62.4

3.5

4,753

11,100

312,124

13,523

2.7

77.0

3.3

4,053

10,897

286,092

14,021

3.1

82.3

4.0

3,475

10,813

311,389

13,963

3.0

85.3

3.8

3,649

10,528

283,594

13,318

2.4

65.4

3.1

4,336

10,028

311,032

12,351

2.2

68.7

2.7

4,529

9,453

271,440

12,763

2.1

61.2

2.9

4,436

9,005

265,640

13,179

2.5

67.6

3.6

3,681

8,921

265,640

10,243

2.5

75.5

2.9

3,517

8,544

224,828

14,625

3.0

80.0

5.2

2,810

Ranked By Milk Name, Appraisal Score Owner

Milk Fat Protein Avg. Daily Production (pounds)

Milk Fat Protein Days

4W Pusher Lizzie, E-94% Brittany Core, Salvisa, Ky. Bolle-Acres Sambo Belle, E-90% Max Bollenbacher and Family, Argos, Ind. Lawtons Rescue Finess, E-91% Timothy Lawton, Newark Valley, N.Y. Dutch Hollow Rebel Diva-P, E-92% Karin Chittenden Couch, Schodack Landing, N.Y. SLJ Country Majerle, E-94% Treasure Clark, Seneca, Mo. Will Do Jace Healer-ET, E-95% Edwin R. and Cheryl F. Ettinger, Kinards, S.C. Yosemite Max Dunkirk E16091, VG-84% Yosemite Jersey Dairy, Hilmar, Calif.

Yosemite Greatness Blair J5029, E-90% Yosemite Jersey Dairy, Hilmar, Calif.

Dutch Hollow Gov. Ice Cream, E-94% Maxwell S. Chittenden, Schodack Landing, N.Y. Yosemite Delta Blair J5440 {4}-P, E-90% Yosemite Jersey Dairy, Hilmar, Calif.

312,124

13,523

11,100

77.0

3.3

2.7

4,053

311,389

13,963

10,813

85.3

3.8

3.0

3,649

311,032

12,351

10,028

68.7

2.7

2.2

4,529

296,779

16,781

10,897

62.4

3.5

2.4

4,753

286,092

14,021

10,897

82.3

4.0

3.1

3,472

283,594

13,318

10,528

65.4

3.1

2.4

4,336

271,440

12,763

9,453

61.2

2.9

2.1

4,436

265,640

10,243

8,921

75.5

2.9

2.5

3,517

248,765

13,179

9,005

67.6

3.6

2.5

3,681

246,347

9,307

8,521

73.1

2.8

2.5

3,372

Ranked By Fat Name, Appraisal Score Owner

Fat Milk Protein Avg. Daily Production (pounds)

Fat Milk Protein Days

Dutch Hollow Rebel Diva-P, E-92% 16,781 Karin Chittenden Couch, Schodack Landing, N.Y. Cold Run Tex Vex, E-91% 14,626 Cold Run Jerseys LLC, Salem, Ohio SLJ Country Majerle, E-94% 14,021 Treasure Clark, Seneca, Mo. Bolle-Acres Sambo Belle, E-90% 13,963 Max Bollenbacher and Family, Argos, Ind. 4W Pusher Lizzie, E-94% 13,523 Brittany Core, Salvisa, Ky. Will Do Jace Healer-ET, E-95% 13,318 Edwin R. and Cheryl F. Ettinger, Kinards, S.C. Dutch Hollow Gov. Ice Cream, E-94% 13,179 Maxwell S. Chittenden, Schodack Landing, N.Y. Yosemite Max Dunkirk E16091, VG-84% 12,763 Yosemite Jersey Dairy, Hilmar, Calif.

Tri-Loebel Jacinto Passion, E-90% 12,544 Stephanie, Joseph and Kenric Sukalski, Le Roy, Minn.

Lawtons Rescue Finess, E-91% 12,351 Timothy Lawton, Newark Valley, N.Y.

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296,779 11,245

3.5

62.4

2.4

4,753

224,828

8,544

5.2

80.0

3.0

2,810

286,092 10,897

4.0

82.3

3.1

3,475

311,389 10,813

3.8

85.3

3.0

3,649

312,124 11,100

3.3

77.0

2.7

4,053

283,594 10,528

3.1

65.4

2.4

4,336

265,640

9,005

3.6

67.6

2.5

3,681

271,440

9,453

2.9

61.2

2.1

4,436

234,772

8,334

3.8

70.6

2.5

3,324

311,032 10,028

2.7

68.7

2.2

4,529

our cows were honored for outstanding production achievements at the Annual Meetings of the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) in Bettendorf, Iowa, on June 25, 2021.

4W Pusher Lizzie, owned by Brittany Core, Salvisa, Ky., and bred by James N. Wright Jr., Russellville, Ky., received the Ogston Trophy for lifetime milk production. For the second time, Dutch Hollow Rebel Diva-P, bred and owned by Karin Chittenden Couch of Dutch Hollow Farms, Schodack Landing, N.Y., was presented with the High Lawn Trophy for lifetime fat production and the Edyvean Farm Trophy for lifetime protein production.

“Lizzie” has lifetime totals of 312,124 lbs. milk, 13,523 lbs. fat and 11,100 lbs. protein in 4,053 days. “Diva-P” has 296,779 lbs. milk, 16,781 lbs. fat and 11,245 lbs. protein in 4,753 days.

Two other cows were also recognized for single lactation production achievements.

Cinnamon Ridge Method Bulgaria received the President’s Trophy for mature equivalent protein yield. She is owned by Amy Maxwell and bred by Kara Alice Maxwell, both of Cinnamon Ridge Jerseys, Donahue, Iowa. SLJ AJ Weijah earned the Hilmar Cheese Yield Trophy for actual cheese yield production. She is owned by Maelee Clark, Seneca, Mo., and was bred by Hays State Line Jerseys, also of Seneca.

Leading Living Lifetime Production Contest The 2020 Leading Living Lifetime Production Contest distinguishes cows alive as of December 31, 2020, who produced a minimum of 225,000 lbs. milk, 10,000 lbs. fat or 8,000 lbs. protein. Seventeen cows met the minimum nomination requirements for the contest.

As a group, the top 10 in each category produced 283,320 lbs. milk, 13,707 lbs. fat and 10,053 lbs. protein. Average daily production on these totals is 71.2 lbs. milk, 3.5 lbs. fat and 2.56 lbs. protein. A genetically diverse group, no two cows among the top 10 are sired by the same bull. Twenty bulls account for the 24 maternal and paternal grandsires in their pedigrees. All but one are appraised Excellent, proving longevity and functional type go hand in hand. Three are appraised Excellent-94% and one is Excellent-95%.

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moved up in the rankings from last year with an additional 23,128 lbs. milk, 868 lbs. fat and 818 lbs. protein in her lifetime totals. She ranks second for protein and fifth for fat in the 2020 contest. Her average daily production across 11 lactations is 77 lbs. milk, 3.34 lbs. fat and 2.74 lbs. protein.

The Excellent-94% daughter of 4W Golden Pusher, JPI -73, produced each of her 11 lactations in the herd at KeightleyCore Jerseys of Salvisa. Eight of them exceed 23,000 lbs. milk. She produced 28,480 lbs. milk, 1,129 lbs. fat and 1,001 lbs. protein at 10-9, then followed that lactation with a record that ranks for cheese yield on the current National Class Leader list: 28,820 lbs. milk, 1,316 lbs. fat, 999 lbs. protein, and 3,425 cheese yield at 11-11.

The 15-year-old freshened with her 12th calf in early July 2020 and peaked with 90 lbs. milk for the tester in October. She is projected to make an actual 305-day record of 22,648 lbs. milk, 877 lbs. fat and 782 lbs. protein at 14-4. “Lizzie” has four registered daughters and made her debut in the lifetime contest in 2018.

Bolle-Acres Sambo Belle ranks second for lifetime milk again this year and fourth for both fat and protein with 311,389 lbs. milk, 13,963 lbs. fat and 10,813 lbs. protein in 3,649 days. She is owned and bred by Max Bollenbacher and Family of Argos, Ind. The 15-year-old leads her peers for daily milk production with 85.3 lbs. milk.

Daily yield for components is 3.83 lbs. fat and 2.96 lbs. protein.

The Excellent-90% daughter of Lester Sambo, GJPI -88, freshened with her 12th calf—her fourth daughter—in October 2020. She gave 106 lbs. milk for the tester in January and is projected to make an actual 305-day record of 22,462 lbs. milk, 937 lbs. fat and 760 lbs. protein at 15-1.

Another 20,000 lbs. milk record is almost expected since her previous nine lactations also exceed the milestone. Her top record is 7-7 305 3x 26,320 4.4% 1,151 3.4% 892 90DCR. The winner of the 2019 Ogston Trophy for lifetime milk, Lawtons Rescue Finess, ranks third for milk, 10th for fat and sixth for protein this year with 311,032 lbs. milk, 12,351 lbs. fat and 10,028 lbs. protein in 4,529 days. The Excellent-91% daughter of Schultz Declo Rescue, GJPI -67, is owned and bred by Timothy Lawton, Newark Valley, N.Y. She has nine complete lactations, with daily production of 68.7 lbs. milk, 2.73 lbs. fat and 2.21 lbs. protein. Eight of her lactations exceed 20,000 lbs. milk. Three back-to-back records exceed 29,000 lbs.

Winners of the President’s Trophy

The President’s Trophy is an annual award recognizing the high-record cow on official AJCA testing programs of the previous year. Since 1990, it has been awarded to the cow completing the top record for m.e. pounds protein. Previously, it was awarded on the basis of standardized 3.5% fat, 3.2% protein yield (1987–1989); 4% fat-corrected milk (FCM) (1983–1986); dollar value (1975–1982); m.e. milk record (1964–1974); high m.e. fat record (1961–1963); and prior to 1961, to the high actual fat record.

1923 Lads Iota 1924 Darling Jolly Lassie 1925 Madeline of Hillside 1926 Killingly Torono Lass 1927 Red Lady 1928 Abigail of Hillside 1929 The Lions Lilac 1930 Imp. Cancalaise 1931 Rinda Rosaires Tessie 1932,1933 None 1934 Stockwell April Pogis of HP 1935 Stockwell April Pogis of HP 1936 Sultanes Magnolia Belle 1937 None 1938 Sybil Tessie Lorna 1939 None 1940 Dairylike Maid Cleo 1941,1942 None 1943 Missionary Noble Alice 1944 Blossom May of Redmond 1945 Welcome Volunteer Tiff 1946 Volunteer Shining Pearl 1947 Sparkling Sirs Bambo 1948 Opal Crystal Lady 1949 Orrland Signal Vol Sable 1950 Wonderful Bowlina Sue 1951 Blossom Susie of Remond 1952 Orrland Signal Vol Sable 1953 June Volunteer Fantasy 1954 Sir Challenger Marie Anna 1955 Volunteer Noble Alice 1956 SWV Radiant Sable 1957 Marlu Commando Mannequin 1958 Victory Lads Sable 1959 Signal Sable Knight Doris 1960 Envoy Jewels Cheryl 1961 Tristram Basil Susan 1962 Dandymac Beacon Marilyn 1963 Marlu Commando Bravo Duchess 1964 Tristram Remus Joan 1965 Victory S C Welcome Fan 1966 Pinnacle Jester Vol. Janice 1967 Ettas Sparkle 1968 Fairview Miladys Duchess 1969 The Trademarks Sable Fashion 1970 Basil Lucy Minnie Pansy 1971 Victory Pixy Accent 1972 Fairview Jester Melody 1973 VTD Bas Sable 1974 Rocky Hill Debbie 1st 1975 Rocky Hill Debbie 1st 1976 Rocky Hill Debbie 1st 1977 Rocky Hill Debbie Rockal 1978 Basil Lucy Minnie Pansy 1979 Rocky Hill Favorite Deb 1980 Rocky Hill Favorite Deb 1981 Forest Glen Model QS Gem 1982 Butterfield Expo Samantha 1983

Samson Leader Lill 1984 SLJ Faithful Mary Francis 1985 Jersey Nooks Saint X 1986 SLJ Faithful Mary Francis 1987 Supreme Pompey Samson E106 1988 Mile Creek Fascinator Cinnamon 1989 Forest Glen Duncan Gemini 1990 Barbs Duncan Day 1991 Sun Valley Sooner Sunday 1992 AU Tillies Legend Twinkie

18,632 16,425 20,624 15,556 19,608 23,677 13,844 18,822 15,592

1,048 1,141 1,044 882 1,029 927 927 1,072 1,043

17,880 16,187 14,247

1,218 1,081 1,043

17,121

1,021

15,303

1,038

19,390 1,038 18,604 1,072 19,416 1,077 18,016 1,081 14,959 959 20,084 1,064 19,497 1,223 17,062 1,080 21,243 1,210 16,130 1,052 20,097 1,319 17,506 1,048 19,161 1,097 21,830 1,259 21,100 1,168 17,196 1,097 17,998 1,056 14,682 1,057 16,118 1,016 20,476 1,159 14,968 941 20,989 1,042 22,719 1,258 23,430 985 27,275 1,294 23,177 1,015 25,250 1,299 23,860 1,200 25,290 1,371 24,590 1,236 27,900 1,451 25,410 1,356 25,890 1,386 $2,635 30,020 1,719 3,557 28,150 1,418 3,156 27,360 1,267 3,241 30,530 1,605 4,273 25,750 1,343 3,935 23,380 1,271 3,818 28,450 1,648 4,821 28,010 4% FCM 28,439 4% FCM 30,350 4% FCM 29,448 4% FCM 32,980 std. 3.5% F, 3.2% P 37,920 std. 3.5% F, 3.2% P 34,752 std. 3.5% F, 3.2% P 1,112 lbs. protein 1,415 lbs. protein 1,197 lbs. protein (continued to page 26)

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The Winners of the President’s Trophy (continued from page 24)

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Hiding Honey of Star Jersey–ET Beths Magical Lana Lanis Lexi of Star Jersey Hildas History of Star Jersey–ET Star Jersey Lucky Star Jersey Berretta Harmony Ace High DC Honey Bun Lani of Star Jersey Normandell Khan Ariel Mainstream Berretta Joy Mainstream Berretta Joy Bridon Juno Bango Queen-Acres Millenium Sunflower Sweet Peas Imperial Kassie Queen-Acres Deliverance Figi Mainstream Barkly Jubilee Prairie Harbour Legion Jopai Mainstream Jace Shelly Hillacres Marinas Nautical Celestial Iatola Silhouette Highview TBone Vodka Highview Valentino Paula Highview Valentino Mistle Toe Highview Magnum 4114 K&K Impact Olga Cinnamon Ridge Plus Partridge {6} SLJ AJ Weijah Cinnamon Ridge Method Bulgaria

Production Award Winners (continued from page 24)

milk. Her 10-6 record of 29,020 lbs. milk, 1,075 lbs. fat and 887 lbs. milk ranks on the current National Class Leader list for milk.

Sadly, “Finess” left the herd in May. The Lawtons will continue to develop her descendants, which include five daughters, and other members of the productive,

1,269 lbs. protein 1,122 lbs. protein 1,465 lbs. protein 1,310 lbs. protein 1,358 lbs. protein 1,459 lbs. protein 1,448 lbs. protein 1,422 lbs. protein 1,529 lbs. protein 1,467 lbs. protein 1,284 lbs. protein 1,289 lbs. protein 1,464 lbs. protein 1,643 lbs. protein 1,510 lbs. protein 1,501 lbs. protein 1,433 lbs. protein 1,413 lbs. protein 1,539 lbs. protein 1,368 lbs. protein 1,673 lbs. protein 1,512 lbs. protein 1,787 lbs. protein 1,784 lbs. protein 1,465 lbs. protein 1,433 lbs. protein 1,401 lbs. protein 1,380 lbs. protein

long-lived “F” cow family at Lawton Jersey Farm.

“Diva-P,” winner of the component divisions of the 2020 lifetime contest, ranks fourth for milk in this year’s contest as well. The Excellent-92% daughter of O.F. Mannix Rebel-ET, GJPI -18, has daily production equivalents of 62.4 lbs. milk, 3.53 lbs. fat and 2.37 lbs. protein.

Winners of the Hilmar Cheese Yield Trophy The Hilmar Cheese Yield Trophy is presented to the cow with the highest yeild of 38% moisture Cheddar cheese, calculated from actual production of no more than 305 days and completed during the calendar year.

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

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AU Tillies Legend Twinkie Beths Magical Lana AU Tillies Legend Twinkie Lanis Lexi of Star Jersey Hildas History of Star Jersey–ET Hildas Hiccup of Star Jersey-ET Star Jersey Berretta Harmony Lester Duncan Alet Greenridge Berretta Accent Normandell Khan Ariel Saybrook Patrick Lucky Cottonwood Merry Violet Bridon Juno Bango Bridon Juno Bango Sweet Peas Imperial Kassie Queen-Acres Millenium Libby-ET Mainstream Barkly Jubilee Hi-Land Paramount Patric Mainstream Jace Shelly Hillacres Marinas Nautical Celestial Iatola Silhouette Highview TBone Vodka Highview TBone Vodka Highview Valentino Mistle Toe Highview Valentino Mistle Toe K&K Impact Olga Cinnamon Ridge Plus Partridge {6} SLJ Country Majerle SLJ AJ Weijah

3,722 lbs. cheese yield 3,527 lbs. cheese yield 3,748 lbs. cheese yield 3,952 lbs. cheese yield 3,765 lbs. cheese yield 3,917 lbs. cheese yield 4,248 lbs. cheese yield 4,082 lbs. cheese yield 4,145 lbs. cheese yield 4.970 lbs. cheese yield 4,224 lbs. cheese yield 4,574 lbs. cheese yield 4,462 lbs. cheese yield 4,777 lbs. cheese yield 4,761 lbs. cheese yield 4,813 lbs. cheese yield 5,099 lbs. cheese yield 4,815 lbs. cheese yield 4,768 lbs. cheese yield 5,087 lbs. cheese yield 4,712 lbs. cheese yield 4,465 lbs. cheese yield 4,672 lbs. cheese yield 4,873 lbs. cheese yield 5,170 lbs. cheese yield 4,811 lbs. cheese yield 4,685 lbs. cheese yield 4,721 lbs. cheese yield 4,694 lbs. cheese yield

The 16-year-old has ranked in the contest longer than any of her peers. She made her debut in the 2016 contest and steadily rose in the rankings, earning the top spot for components the past two years.

“Diva-P” has been in the donor dam program at Dutch Hollow Farm and calved with her last calf in December 2015. She has six lactations, with a top record of 28,250 lbs. milk, 1,529 lbs. fat and 906 lbs. protein at 8-6. She added 14,330 lbs. milk, 943 lbs. fat and 619 lbs. protein to her lifetime totals during the calendar year 2020. Though she left the herd in January, her legacy continues with 23 registered progeny to date. Included in this group is a son, Dutch Hollow Lexicon-P, GJPI +28, at Genex. Her dam, Dutch Hollow Klassic Deva-P-ET, Very Good-88%, also placed in the lifetime production contest in 2014.

The winner of the 2019 Hilmar Cheese Yield Trophy and the 2016 National Jersey Youth Achievement Contest, SLJ Country Majerle, makes another appearance on the list of lifetime leaders. The matriarch owned

by Treasure Clark, Seneca, Mo., and bred

by Crystal Renee Hays, also of Seneca, ranks fifth for milk and third for fat and protein. She has lifetime totals of 286,092 lbs. milk, 14,021 lbs. protein and 10,897 lbs. protein in 3,475 days. Among her peers, she is the high producer for daily protein at 3.14 lbs. and ranks second for daily milk and fat production at 82.3 lbs. and 4.03 lbs., respectively.

The 13-year-old is an Excellent-94% daughter of BW Country-ET, GJPI -34, with seven complete lactations. Her fourth and most recent lactations are on the current National Class Leader list. At 5-7, she produced 34,020 lbs. milk, 1,852 lbs. fat and 1,333 lbs. protein, with a cheese yield of 4,614 lbs. At 9-11, she made 33,010 lbs. milk, 1,811 lbs. fat and 1,363 lbs. protein, with a cheese yield of 4,721 lbs.

“Majerle” has been an equity builder for the herd too, with five registered daughters.

Cold Run Tex Vex makes an appearance on the top listing again this year ranked second for lifetime fat production. Bred and owned

by Cold Run Jerseys LLC, Salem, Ohio, the 10-year-old has 224,828 lbs. milk, 14,626 lbs. fat and 8,544 lbs. protein in 2,810 days.

With average daily production of 80 lbs. milk, 5.2 lbs. fat and 3.04 lbs. protein, she easily leads the group of top producers for daily fat production with a full pound more butterfat per day than her closest peer.

“Vex” is an Excellent-91% daughter of Cold Run Monroe Tex, JPI -30. She has nine complete lactations—seven of them over 23,800 lbs. milk, 1,600 lbs. fat and 870 lbs. protein. She has a top record of 6-5 305 29,420 6.7% 1,965 3.7% 1,082 104DCR. During 2020, she added 28,238 lbs. milk, JERSEY JOURNAL

1,636 lbs. fat and 1,137 lbs. protein to her lifetime totals to move up from a fifth-place finish in last year’s contest. Though she left the herd in mid-May, the family continues to be developed at Cold Run through six daughters.

Rounding out the top five ranking cows is a newcomer to the list, Will Do Jace Healer-ET, bred and owned by Edwin R. and Cheryl F. Ettinger, Kinards, S.C. The 16-year-old has lifetime totals of 283,594 lbs. milk, 13,318 lbs. fat and 10,528 lbs. protein in 4,336 days. The marks rank fifth for protein and sixth for milk and fat.

The daughter of Windy Willow Montana Jace {6}, GJPI -20, is the highest appraised cow among the top 10 in the contest at Excellent-95%. A member of the “H” cow family, she is one of the foundation cows at Will Do Jerseys. She has 20 registered progeny to date and is backed by five Excellent dams with stellar production records. “Healer” has a dozen complete lactations. Eight of them are over 20,000 lbs. milk. She made her top record of 25,050 lbs. milk, 1,106 lbs. fat and 922 lbs. protein at 9-3.

Hilmar Cheese Yield and President’s Trophy The Hilmar Cheese Yield Trophy is presented to the cow with the highest yield of 38% moisture Cheddar cheese, calculated from actual production of no more than 305 days and completed during the calendar year. The award was first given in 1992. The President’s Trophy is awarded annually to the Jersey cow with the highest m.e. protein yield during the test year and has been presented since 1923.

As previously mentioned, the winner of the Hilmar Cheese Yield Trophy is SLJ AJ Weijah. The Excellent-90% daughter of Steinhauers Iatola Applejack, GJPI -62, produced an actual record of 30,810 lbs. milk, 1,857 lbs. fat (6.0%) and 1,354 lbs. protein (4.4%) and a cheese yield of 4,694 lbs. to win the award. The record also ranks on the current National Class Leader list for fat, protein, and cheese yield production among senior three-year-olds.

“Weijah’s” previous lactation as a junior two-year-old earned the 2020 President’s Trophy and ranks for cheese yield on the National Class Leader list. The actual 305day record is 24,660 lbs. fat, 1,392 lbs. fat (5.6%) and 1,045 lbs. protein (4.2%), with a cheese yield equivalent of 3,621 lbs. The m.e. for protein is 1,401 lbs.

This year’s winner of the President’s Trophy is the previously mentioned Cinnamon Ridge Method Bulgaria. In her second lactation at 2-10, she produced a record with an m.e. of 30,002–1,828–1,380. Actual production is 25,780 lbs. milk, 1,613 lbs.

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fat (6.3%) and 1,209 lbs. protein (4.7%), with a cheese yield of 4,194 lbs. The record ranks for protein and cheese yield on the National Class Leader list.

“Bulgaria” is a Very Good-83% daughter of Blue Mist Visionary Method, GJPI +63.

She was in the donor dam program at Pine Tree Dairy, Marshallville, Ohio, for some time and has 34 registered progeny to date.

Several rank on the top genetic lists, including daughters owned by Matthew Steiner of Pine Tree and also by Sexing Technologies, South Charleston, Ohio.

She is a product of the Pot O’Gold

program, as Kara Maxwell purchased her dam, Hilmar Magnum 43054, in the 2014 sale from Charles Ahlem, Hilmar, Calif.

She placed fifth in the production contest in 2017.

2021 Lifetime Production Contest Entries for the 2021 Leading Living Lifetime Production Contest are due March 1, 2022. Cows alive as of December 31, 2021, are eligible. Minimum DHIR production levels for nomination are 225,000 lbs. milk, 10,000 lbs. fat and 8,000 lbs. protein.

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$4,800 High Selling Jersey for Massachusetts Calf Sale A full-aged senior calf was the high selling Jersey at this year’s Massachusetts Blue Ribbon Calf Sale, selling for $4,800 at the Franklin County Fairgrounds in Greenfield, Mass. In all, 14 Jerseys sold for an average of $1,962.50 on April 10. Also auctioned were Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, Guernsey, Holstein, Milking Shorthorn and Red and White Holstein lots. The overall average for the 18th sale of the series was $1,910.25 on 61 lots.

Number

Sale Analysis

Avg. Price Total Value

1 Bred heifer 2 Open yearlings 11 Heifer calves

$2,100.00 1,262.50 2,077.27

$2,100 2,525 22,850

14 Lots edian price M

$1,962.50 $1,712.50

$27,475

Sale Management: Massachusetts 4-H Dairy Committee Auctioneer: Jack Lomeo Jr.

Kirbie C. Nichols, Lyndonville, Vt., purchased the high seller, Fine-Kine Redpath Moonbeam. The daughter of Rapid Bay Redpath-ET, GJPI -270, was consigned by Ben Bemis of Westfield,

Fine-Kine Redpath Moonbeam was the high seller, purchased for $4,800 by Kirbie Nichols. She was consigned by Ben Bemis.

Tierneys Black Apple Pippi brought the second high price of $3,350. She was purchased by Mason Rowe and consigned

by Tierney Farm and Kathryn Bosley.

Mass. Her dam is sired by Giprat Belles Jade-ET, JPI -55, and her grandam by Bridon Remake Comerica-ET, GJPI -171.

“Moonbeam’s” next six dams are Very Good or Excellent. Her third dam, Billings Laser Margaux, Excellent-90%, has six lactations and made a top record of 7-3 305 26,760 5.2% 1,379 3.4% 911 98DCR. The next dam is Billings Legion Mini Me, Excellent-95%. She won aged cow classes at the Eastern States Exposition in 2010 and 2011 and was also named Reserve Senior Champion in 2010 and Overall Total Performance Winner the next year.

She has three lactations over 20,000 lbs. milk and a best record of 9-1 305 22,410

5.0% 1,131 3.6% 797 102DCR. The fifth dam, Billings Berretta Mocha-ET, Excellent-93%, has a seven lactation m.e. average of 17,613–896–654.

The second high seller, Tierneys Black Apple Pippi, was purchased by Mason Rowe, New Vineyard, Maine, for $3,350.

The senior calf is sired by Rapid Bay Black Apple, JPI -98, and backed by three Very Good or Excellent dams.

H e r d a m i s a Ve r y G o o d - 8 7 % “Comerica” daughter. Her grandam is an Excellent-90% daughter of Shamrock Giller, GJPI -263. She has an Excellent-92% full sister. The next dam is Tierneys C-Gar Kathryn, Excellent-94%.

“Kathryn” has nine lactations and made her top record of 20,940 lbs. milk, 968 lbs. fat and 772 lbs. protein at 7-7. A member of the family, Tierneys Fizz Pepsi, was tapped Junior Champion of junior show at the Eastern States Exposition in 2017 and topped her class in the open show that year and both shows the next year as well.

“Pippa” was consigned by Tierney Farm and Kathryn Bosley, Malone, N.Y. Sales $2,100 and Over

(Consignors in Parentheses) Kirbie C. Nichols, Lyndonville, Vt. Fine-Kine Redpath Moonbeam, heifer calf 7 mos....... $4,800 (Ben Bemis, Westfield, Mass.)

Mason Rowe, New Vineyard, Maine Tierneys Black Apple Pippi, heifer calf 6 mos................ 3,350 (Tierney Farm and Kathryn Bosley, Malone, N.Y.) Morgan Riley, North Stonington, Conn.

Dreamroad/BSD Chrome Chardonnay-ET, heifer calf 6 mos. .................................................................................. 2,100 (Dreamroad/BSD, Johnstown, N.Y.) Sarah Blood, Cobleskill, N.Y. Oblong Valley VIP Sexy Time, heifer calf 7 mos............ 2,100 (Kenneth Beneke, Millerton, N.Y.) Suzanne Sankow, Lyme, Conn.

Silver Lining Roman Hazelnut, bred heifer 22 mos. ...... 2,100 (Abigail Shaw, Oxford, Mass.)

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Chateau Basque Auctions 1,000 Heifers in Minutes

Just a month after Jersey Marketing Service conducted its first online truckload heifer dispersal in Crows Landing, Calif., the crew returned to the venue for another large-scale heifer dispersal, the Chateau Basque Heifer Sale. In this sale on May 18, 2021, a grand total of 1,040 lots of bred heifers, open yearlings and heifer calves sold for an average of $592.94.

Fourteen group lots ranging in size from 44 to 131 head sold to three buyers from Arizona, California, and Utah. The sale was conducted in real time through JerseyAuctionLive.com.

Sale Analysis

Number

Avg. Price Total Value

293 Bred heifers 83 1st Trimester 106 2nd Trimester 104 3rd Trimester 26 Open yearlings 721 Heifer calves 1,040 Lots Median price

$1,071.67 $314,000 774.40 64,275 1,108.96 117,550 1,270.91 132,175 500.00 13,000 401.75 289,660 $592.94 $616,660 $475.00

Faria Brothers Casanova {4}-ET, GJPI +87; JX Faria Brothers Prince {4}-ET, GJPI +84; JX Faria Brothers Thanos {4}ET, GJPI +81; JX Faria Brothers Tobasco {4}-ET, GJPI +88; JX Golden Hill Lucky Bob {4}, GJPI +54; JX Oak Lane Whodat {4}-P-ET, GJPI +73; Pine-Tree Chrome Navidad {6}-ET, GJPI +115; Pine-Tree Slugger Ben-P-ET, GJPI +75; Progenesis Skyler-ET, GJPI +114; and Prometedor Loot-ET, GJPI +106. The other heifers were bred using Waygu semen.

In all, Channel Islands Dairy Farm purchased 757 lots for a total of $477,270.

Rio Blanco LLC of Maricopa, Ariz., bought 222 head for $108,890. Davis Livestock Inc., Lewiston, Utah, was the final bidder on 61 lots for $30,500.

Sales $1,325 and Over Channel Islands Dairy Farms LLC, Corcoran, Calif.

JX Gure Behia Mesquite 1603 {4}, bred heifer 2 yrs... $1,325 JX Gure Behia Sully 1693 {6}, bred heifer 2 yrs............ 1,325 Gure Behia Craze 1699 {3}, bred heifer 2 yrs................ 1,325 JX Gure Behia Ignatius 1702 {5}, bred heifer 2 yrs....... 1,325 Gure Behia Sully 1742 {6}, bred heifer 23 mos............. 1,325 JX Gure Behia Leonel 1762 {4}, bred heifer 23 mos..... 1,325 Gure Behia Kingston 1778 {1}, bred heifer 23 mos....... 1,325

Gure Behia Craze 1780, bred heifer 23 mos................. 1,325 JX Gure Behia Ignatius 1784 {5}, bred heifer 23 mos... 1,325 JX Gure Behia Jive 1788 {5}, bred heifer 23 mos......... 1,325 JX Gure Behia Leonel 1798 {4}, bred heifer 23 mos..... 1,325 JX Gure Behia Wingman 1800 {6}, bred heifer 23 mos..1,325 Gure Behia Fastidious 1801, bred heifer 23 mos.......... 1,325 Gure Behia Craze 1806, bred heifer 23 mos................. 1,325 JX Gure Behia Marlo 1808 {1}, bred heifer 23 mos....... 1,325 JX Gure Behia Ignatius 1815 {5}, bred heifer 23 mos... 1,325 JX Gure Behia Marlo 1822 {1}, bred heifer 23 mos....... 1,325 JX Gure Behia Kingston 1824 {5}, bred heifer 23 mos..1,325 JX Gure Behia Marlo 1838 {3}-Twin, bred heifer 23 mos. .................................................................................. 1,325 Gure Behia Craze 1853, bred heifer 23 mos................. 1,325 JX Gure Behia Discovery 1855 {2}, bred heifer 23 mos..1,325 JX Gure Behia Tom Brady 1869 {6}, bred heifer 22 mos..1,325 Gure Behia Knock 1874, bred heifer 22 mos................. 1,325 Gure Behia Craze 1893 {1}, bred heifer 22 mos............ 1,325 JX Gure Behia Mesquite 1904 {4}, bred heifer 22 mos..1,325 JX Gure Behia Craze 1905 {5}, bred heifer 22 mos...... 1,325 JX Gure Behia Wildcat 1911 {6}, bred heifer 22 mos.... 1,325 Gure Behia Fastidious 1914, bred heifer 22 mos.......... 1,325 JX Gure Behia Mesquite 1922 {4}, bred heifer 23 mos..1,325 Gure Behia Jive 1924 {1}, bred heifer 22 mos............... 1,325 Gure Behia Jive 1926, bred heifer 22 mos.................... 1,325 JX Gure Behia Knock 1929 {5}, bred heifer 22 mos...... 1,325 Gure Behia Fastidious 1935, bred heifer 22 mos.......... 1,325 Gure Behia Fastidious 1944, bred heifer 22 mos.......... 1,325 Gure Behia Knock 1946, bred heifer 22 mos................. 1,325 Gure Behia Craze 1955 {1}, bred heifer 21 mos............ 1,325 JX Gure Behia Ignatius 1960 {5}, bred heifer 21 mos... 1,325 Gure Behia Craze 1963 {6}, bred heifer 21 mos............ 1,325 JX Gure Behia Lemonhead 1964 {5}, bred heifer 21 mos. .................................................................................. 1,325 Gure Behia Fastidious 1970, bred heifer 21 mos.......... 1,325 JX Gure Behia Mesquite 1973 {1}, bred heifer 21 mos..1,325 JX Gure Behia Wildcat 1974 {6}, bred heifer 21 mos.... 1,325 JX Gure Behia Wingman 1977 {3}, bred heifer 21 mos..1,325 Gure Behia Cohort 1984, bred heifer 21 mos................ 1,325

Sale Management: Jersey Marketing Service Auctioneer: Chuck Cozzitorto

Chateau Basque Jerseys is owned by Dominique and Jackie Mendivil of Ceres, Calif. The Mendivils raise all their calves on the farm and provide an extensive herd health and vaccination program, from birth through calving.

The volume buyer, Channel Islands Dairy Farm LLC, Corcoran, Calif., purchased the high selling lot, a group of 44 third trimester bred heifers, for $1,325 each. The heifers were sired by bulls such as JX Blue Mist Mesquite {3}-ET, GJPI +132; JX Faria Brothers Ignatius {4}-ET, GJPI +66; JX Faria Brothers Leonel {3}-ET, GJPI +43; JX Faria Brothers Marlo {2}-ET, GJPI +70; JX Faria Brothers Tom Brady {5}-ET, GJPI +65; JX Forest Glen Monument Sully {6}, GJPI +116; Oak Lane Comanche CohortET, GJPI +58; JX Oak Lane Discovery {3}-ET, GJPI +30; JX Oak Lane Wildcat {5}-ET, GJPI +46; JX Oak Lane Wingman {5}-ET, GJPI +24; Pine-Tree Nxlevel Fastidious-ET, GJPI +74; River Valley Circus Craze-ET, GJPI +61; Shan-Mar Archer Knock-Out-ET, GJPI +53; ShanMar Lemonhead Kingston-ET, GJPI +50; Steinhauers Samson Lemonhead, GJPI +38; and Sun Valley Jive, GJPI +24.

Eighty-nine percent were sold due to sexed bulls like “Fastidious,” “JX Mesquite,” JX Ahlem Craze Proteus {6}-ET, GJPI +97; JX CDF JLS Pilgrim Thrasher {6}-ET, GJPI +126; JX Jer Bel Maldini Archie {5}-ET, GJPI +127; JX JULY 2021

California Jersey Breeders Support your state association and get your name out by placing an ad on this page for as low as $35/month. Call the Jersey Journal 614/322-4471!

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New England Jerseys

Sponsor of the Northeast Jersey Classic and Breeder’s Sale

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Lucky Hill Farm

Henry and Jenn McReynolds 845 McReynolds Road, Danville, VT 05828 Email luckyhilljerseys@yahoo.com Phone 802/748-0085 or 802/748-9172

Springdale Jerseys Inc. The Whitcomb Family • sdfarm@fairpoint.net 205 Birches Rd., Waldo, Maine 04915 207/342-5446 Phone/Fax 207/342-5135 Walter • 207/722-3247 Nancy

Secretary: Darlene Pyle, Vt. The John Kokoski Family 57 Comins Road, Hadley, MA 01035 Herd Manager: Rich West Home 413/549-6486 jkokoski@maplelinefarm.com www.maplelinefarm.com

Silver Maple Farms Inc.

The McKeen Family • Home of SMJ Jerseys 414 Hussey Rd., Albion, ME 04910 Barn: 207/437-5181 • Home 207/437-2554 E-mail: dennis.mckeen@gmail.com A REAP herd and member of New England Jersey Sires, Inc.

CRESCENT FARM

Sheldon Sawyer, Sr. and Sheldon “Tom” Sawyer, Jr. Owners 420 Wentworth Rd., Walpole, NH 03608-9715

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Promote Your New England Herd Here TODAY! Call today for details of this advertising program 614/861-3636 ext. 4471 or ext. 4451or email jerseyjournal@usjersey.com

Calendar

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Allis, Wis.; 9:00 a.m. (CDT).

AUG. 21-22—THE JERSEY EVENT SHOW, Lebanon Valley Exposition and Fairgrounds, Lebanon, Pa. AUG. 22—KENTUCKY STATE FAIR JERSEY SHOW, Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.; 8:00 a.m. (EDT); Amanda Lutz, Chester, S.C., judge.

AUG. 26—WISCONSIN STATE JERSEY SHOW, Alliant Energy Center, Madison, Wis. SEPT. 2-5—2ND ANNUAL DAIRYLAND CLASSIC REGISTERED DAIRY SHOW, Morgan County Agricultural Center, Madison, Ga. SEPT. 4—HOPKINTON STATE FAIR OPEN SHOW, Hopkinton State Fairgrounds, Contoocook, N.H.; 8:00 a.m. (EDT).

SEPT. 5—HOPKINTON STATE FAIR JUNIOR SHOW, Hopkinton State Fairgrounds, Contoocook,

N.H.; 9:00 a.m. (EDT).

SEPT. 5—MICHIGAN STATE FAIR OPEN AND JUNIOR SHOW, Suburban Collection Showplace, Novi, Mich.; 11:00 a.m. (EDT).

SEPT. 18—MOUNTAIN STATE FAIR DAIRY SHOW, WNC Agricultural Center, Fletcher, N.C., 10:00 a.m. (EDT).

SEPT. 21—MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL JERSEY SHOW, Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex, Harrisburg, Pa.; 12:00 p.m. (EDT); Pierre Boulet, Montmagny, Que., open show judge; Ryan Krohlow, Poynette, Wis., junior show judge.

SEPT. 28—INTERNATIONAL JERSEY SHOW, Heifers, Alliant Energy Center, Madison, Wis.; 4:00 p.m.

(CDT); Chad Ryan, Fond du Lac, Wis, judge; Kevin Doeberiener, West Salem, Ohio, associate judge.

SEPT. 29—INTERNATIONAL JERSEY SHOW, Cows, Alliant Energy Center, Madison, Wis.; 7:30 a.m. (CDT) Chad Ryan, Fond du Lac, Wis., judge; Kevin Doeberiener, West Salem, Ohio, associate

judge.

OCT. 9—STATE FAIR OF TEXAS JERSEY SHOW, heifers, State Fairgrouds of Texas, Dallas, Texas; 8:00 a.m. (CDT).

OCT. 10—STATE FAIR OF TEXAS JERSEY SHOW, cows, State Fairgrouds of Texas, Dallas, Texas; 8:00 a.m. (CDT).

NOV. 6—THE ALL AMERICAN JUNIOR JERSEY SHOW, Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.; 7:30 a.m. (EST); Louie Cozzitorto, Jackson, Tenn., judge; Michael Duckett, Rudolph, Wis., associate judge.

NOV. 7—NATIONAL JERSEY JUG FUTURITY, Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.; 1:30 p.m. (EST); Brady Core, Salvisa, Ky., judge; Robert Teixeira, Turlock, Calif., associate judge.

NOV. 8—THE ALL AMERICAN JERSEY SHOW, Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.; 7:30 a.m. (EST); Ted DeMent, Kenny, Ill., judge; Trent Kilgus, Fairbury, Ill., associate judge.

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JERSEY JOURNAL

Southern National Junior Jersey Show

Select Sires’ Cooperatives Unite

Ratliff Tequila Radiance was named Senior and Grand Champion for Grant Hockenberry, Longview, Texas, at the Southern National Junior Jersey Show on April 8, 2021.

Sophie Leach, Linwood, Kan., exhibited the Intermediate and Reserve Grand Champion, Ratliff Showdown Jasmine. Graisson Schmidt, Riverdale, Calif., judged the 66-animals shown in Stillwater, Okla.

Class Winners

Winter heifer calf (4 shown) Pareo Chrome Critter, Jason Pareo, Veguita, N.M. Fall heifer calf (12 shown) LC Kid Rock Schnitzel (S: Mr Kathies Kid Rock, D: LC Venom Smudge), Sophie Leach, best bred and owned heifer, jr. champ.

Summer yearling heifer (6 shown) RBR-FRM Fizz I-Fancy, Addison Raber, Gridley, Ill. Spring yearling heifer (3 shown) Ratliff Matt Princess-ET, Jacob Rader, Gridley, Ill. Winter yearling heifer (9 shown) MM-T Pockets Game On-ET (S: Reich-Dale Vaden-ET, D: Rapid Bay Redpath Glowbug), Jason Pareo, res. jr. champ.

Fall yearling heifer (4 shown) Ratliff Boo Vintage, Baylee Bowen, Como, Texas Uncalved junior 2-yr.-old cow (1 shown) Kilgus Fireman Aria, Treasure Clark, Seneca, Mo. Junior 2-yr.-old cow (5 shown) LC Barnabas Annie, Sophie Leach, Linwood, Kan. Senior 2-yr.-old cow (10 shown) 1. Ratliff Showdown Jasmine (S: River Valley Spice Showdown, D: Premier Joy of JCB), Sophie Leach, int. and res. gr. champ.

2. Country Path Nock Your Socks Off (S: Chilli Action Colton-ET, D: Country Path Maui Nitia), Jessica Nolt, Hartley, Texas, best bred and owned female, res. int. champ.

Junior 3-yr.-old cow (3 shown) Miss Triple-T Swagger Confidence-Twin, Carly Osman, Stephenville, Texas Senior 3-yr.-old cow (6 shown) Stormview Colton Cara, Clayton Schweigert, Tremont, Ill. 4-yr.-old cow (1 shown) Zenubi Raspberries Pie Showdown, Alaina Little, Iowa Park, Texas

Ratliff Showdown Jasmine 1st Senior 2-yr.-old cow Intermediate and Reserve Grand Champion

LC Barnabas Annie 1st Junior 2-yr.-old cow 5-yr.-old cow (1 shown) Ratliff Tequila Radiance (S: Tower Vue Prime Tequila-ET, D: Ratliff Gold Regina-ET), Grant Hockenberry, Longview, Texas, sr. and gr. champ.

Aged Cow (1 shown) Royalty Ridge Fire Fiancee (S: Avonlea CF GT Balls of Fire-ET, D: Family Hill Dustin Fedora), Grant Dohle, Half Way, Mo., res. sr. champ.

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Avon Road Jersey Farm D.L. Strandberg and Sons

315 355th Ave., Frederic, WI 54837 owenswlsd@yahoo.com Wilfred & Linda 715/653-2663

Roger & Kim 715/653-2566

Walter & Joyce 715/653-2637

The boards of directors from Select Sires Inc. and five local member cooperatives have voted to unite the federation to become Select Sires Cooperative Inc. This board-led initiative represents a new chapter in Select Sires’ history and reflects the best interest of their farmer-owners and employees.

The decision must next be ratified by delegates or member-owners from each of the five member cooperatives.

Among the many benefits of unification is Select Sires will remain a farmerowned and controlled cooperative with grassroots leadership throughout the United States. All customer-owner membership and patronage due will be transferred to and paid by Select Sires Cooperative Inc. “The decision to unify is going to be a pivotal force for Select Sires. We have had a tremendous history of success, but we can’t lean on our laurels,” said Dorothy Harms, chairman, Select Sires Inc. board of directors. “We must move forward, look to the future and make changes to secure our position as the industry leader.”

As part of a strategic planning program that was initiated in 2016, each of the six member cooperatives and Select (continued to page 34)

Steinhauers

Jerseys

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

P.O. Box 185 Alma Center, WI 54611 Judd: 715/964-8135 Email: shoal@triwest.net Member of Dairyland Jersey Sires, Inc.

JULY 2021

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President:

George Dean 724/287-0904

Secretary: Jessica Peters 814/282-5206 AJCA-NAJ Area Representative: Scott Holcomb 614/563-3227 Visit us online at: http://pennsylvaniajerseys.usjersey.com

Four Springs Jerseys

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 and Renée Kenny

Jersey Farm LLC

749 McClain Rd. Enon Valley, PA 16120 724/730-0219 • 570/419-5188 kennyjerseyfarm@gmail.com A REAP Herd • Equity Investor

NOBLEDALE FARM Registered Jerseys since 1888

Gillett, PA • Email: nobledalefarm@gmail.com Stuart, Elaine, Maria & Cory • Steve and Donna Phone/Fax 570/537-2308 Maria’s cell 607/483-1413

Stoney Hollow Jerseys

Don, Jill, Garrett, and Jason Stonerook 231 Stonerook Rd., Martinsburg, PA 16662 Phone: 814/793-3059 Email: stoneyhollowjerseys@gmail.com

Get Transfers In Order For Junior Show Season A new year, and parents’ thoughts turn to, “What are the kids’ project animals going to be this year?”

The next question goes like this: Please advise me as to what steps a junior (under 20 years of age) needs to take in order to show a Jersey at all shows. Can an animal be leased or does the animal need to be transferred into the junior’s ownership?

The answer is simple. File a transfer of ownership so that the junior is listed as a Recorded Owner on the registration certificate.

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VANDERFELTZ JERSEYS Visitors Welcome

Joe, Melinda, Kyle and Corey VanderFeltz 898 St. Rt. 706, Lawton, PA 18828 570/934-2406 • Joe’s cell: 570/396-0269 E-mail jvanfel2@gmail.com

be completed and filed certifying that an animal is the junior’s 4-H or FFA project.

What about the All American Junior Jersey Show, the biggest junior Jersey show of the year? The ownership policy is as follows: Animals are eligible when recorded by the American Jersey Cattle Association in the Herd Register or with Generation Count 4 or greater, or by Jersey Canada with registry status of 93.75% and greater.

The exhibitor must be listed as Recorded Owner on the registration certificate, either (1) as the sole owner or (2) by his/ her name in joint ownership. If the joint ownership includes more than one person meeting the eligibility requirements of Rule 1 (above), one of them must be declared as the exhibitor during checkin. Animals must be registered and/or transferred to meet one of the above

ownership requirements on or before August 1, 2021. The recording date is the postmark date and will be considered the date of registration and/or transfer.

To read more about the implementation of Generation Count for national shows, please visit http://bit.do/ShowRules.

So, submit the transfer of ownership as soon as you figure out which animals are going to be the projects this year.

That one step will save you the effort of researching the exhibitor ownership requirements for all the shows you are considering.

A final note: Exhibitors at the All American Junior Jersey Show are also required to be members (junior or lifetime) of the American Jersey Cattle Association. Applications for membership are available online at http:// bit.do/JuniorMembership.

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Search for 2021 National Jersey Queen Is Underway The search for the 64th National Jersey Queen is underway.

The selection process which will take place November 5, 6, and 7, 2021, during The All American Jersey Shows and Sales in Louisville, Ky. Any female member of the American Jersey Cattle Association (junior or Lifetime) between the ages of 16 and 22 as of January 1, 2021, may participate. Applications must be received in the AJCA office not later than October 15.

Participants will take a written test on general dairy and Jersey breed knowledge on Friday evening, November 5. On Saturday, November 6 they will interview with a three-member judging panel.

Throughout Saturday and Sunday, they will assist with The All American Junior Jersey Show and the National Jersey Jug Futurity.

On Sunday morning, the contestants will showcase their public speaking abilities at the Youth Awards Ceremony, and the final five will be announced.

The 2021 National Jersey Queen will be announced at the start of the National Jersey Jug Futurity on Sunday, November 7. Two alternate queens will also be selected.

The new Queen will succeed current Queen, Natalie Berry, Sherwood, Ore. Her year of service will begin with her introduction to open the National Jersey Jug Futurity on November 7. The Queen and court will assist with The All American Jersey Sale following the Futurity, then present the sashes as the Jersey All Americans of 2021 are selected on November 8 in The 69th All American Jersey Show.

The complete schedule of events, contest elements and judging scorecard, are found on the USJersey website (permalink http://bit.do/QueenApplication).

The 64th National Jersey Queen will promote the Jersey breed and represent members of the American Jersey Cattle Association throughout the year at local, state and national events including the 2022 AJCA-NAJ Annual Meetings in Portland, Ore. Her activities are featured @USJerseyQueen on Facebook.

The Charlene Nardone National Jersey Queen Fund Scholarships provides $1,000 in scholarships for the Queen and alternates, plus financial support for the Queen’s travel after her selection.

For more information about participating in or supporting the National Jersey JULY 2021

Queen development program, contact the AJCA Communications Department at 614/861-3636, or email info@usjersey. com with “National Jersey Queen” in the subject line.

The All American Jersey Show & Sale is an annual production of the American Jersey Cattle Association, Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Approximately 100 Jersey breeders from across the United States serve on the All American planning committees, which meet annually in March.

September 25 is the deadline for open and junior show entries. Final payments for 3-year-old nominations for the 2021 National Jersey Jug Futurity are due on September 20. For premium list with show rules and entry forms, visit livestockexpo.org or call 502/595-3166.

www.USJersey.com

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

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

File Your Professional Cow Photos with Jersey Journal

What do pictures of your Jerseys say about your herd? Nothing if the Jersey Journal doesn’t have a copy of the picture on file.

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.

Photographers do not automatically send your pictures to the Jersey Journal office. When picturing your animals, please request that a 5” x 7” color copy or a digital file be sent to the Jersey Journal office. While you will incur the cost of this picture, the benefits will outweigh the cost in the long run. For example, if you decide to advertise that animal and the photograph is not on file, we will have to order it from the photographer. This is more expensive than ordering a print for the Journal files at the time the pictures are first made.

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Attention Minnesota Breeders Advertise in the Jersey Journal today!

Start a 1 inch ad for as little as $35/month Call 614/861-3636 ext. 335, 336 or 319

PENNSOTA JERSEYS

Visitors Always Welcome! Focus on Polled Genetics.

Dale and Judy Mill and Family 30001 Cty. Road 109, Lewiston, MN 55952 Phone: 507/523-3506 Email: judymill@hbci.com

K&R JERSEYS Jerseys

Randy and Kari Drinkall & Family 23683 Cty. Rd. 13, Rushford, MN 55971 Phone 507/864-2170 Email krjersey@acegroup.cc

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DEN-KEL JERSEYS

Kip, Katie, Max and Henry Keller 6476 N. Bergen Road, Byron, NY 14422 585/548-2299 • Email denkeljerseys@aol.com Visit us on the web: http://denkeljerseys.usjersey.com

Scotch View Farms George and Nadine Wilson • David Wilson Henry Aldrich, Herdsman

283 Blenheim Hill Road, Stamford, NY 12167 Phone 607/652-7181 Email wilsongn43@gmail.com 2020 AJCA ME Lact. Avg. on 67 cows: 24,446M 1,211F 907P

Merle, Margaret, Mike, Tim and Debbie Lawton Nathan and Ryan Lawton and Chelsie Fuller 431 Bridge St., Newark Valley, NY 13811 607/642-8169 Farm • mmlawton@stny.rr.com Tim: 607/341-1172 • timlawton581@gmail.com

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Select Sires’ Coops Unite (continued from page 31)

Sires Inc. signed a letter of intent, a non-binding agreement, that enabled the cooperatives to study the benefits, opportunities and risks of a potential unification. Farmer boards from five of the six cooperatives, including All West/ Select Sires, CentralStar Cooperative Inc., CO-BA/Select Sires Inc., Select Sires MidAmerica Inc., and Minnesota Select Sires Co-op, Inc., voted to recommend the unification proposal to their respective delegate or farmer-owner voting body.

While the vote to recommend unification was not unanimous, Premier Select Sires will remain a cooperative member of Select Sires Cooperative Inc. and will have access to Select Sires’ genetics and programs.

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Select Sires assures farmer-owners will not experience service changes pending unification of the cooperatives. With no overlap in sales and service territories, dairy and beef customers will continue to receive the same, exceptional service from their local representatives.

Combining resources and enhancing efficiencies internally will allow for valuable investment in research and technology without raising costs to farmer-owners. Expansion of research efforts will translate to innovative solutions, tools and products for Select Sires’ dairy and beef producers.

Unification of the federation will solidify Select Sires’ leadership and viability in the industry. Producers can expect to continue working with highly qualified, passionate individuals who know and understand the cattle breeding industry. As a unified cooperative, Select Sires will continue the tradition of excellence while maintaining grassroots leadership and holding the success of farmer-owners and employees above all else. For more information, please visit www.selectsires.com/unify.

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photographic print from the photographer in the office to use it for publication. Or if you have received a release from the photographer to send digital copies on to publications, those will also be accepted.

A scanned reprint from a third party will not be accepted.

Make the most of your investment in herd promotion by getting your animals professionally pictured. Remember to ask your photographer to send an additional copy to the Jersey Journal.

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Changes to the 2021 All American Jersey Shows and Sales

The All American Jersey weekend is set for November 6-8, 2021, in Louisville, Ky. The championship show of the Jersey breed will have a few changes to its traditional schedule.

The All American Junior Jersey Show will be held Saturday, November 6, with Louie Cozzitorto, Jackson, Tenn., serving as the official and Michael Duckett of Rudolph, Wis., as his consultant.

Three showmanship classes will kick off the day at 7:30 a.m., followed by the heifer classes at 8:30 a.m. Cow classes will begin at 12:00 noon. The Supreme Championship of the North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE) Junior Dairy Shows will be held at 5:00 p.m. All transfers must be completed by August 1, 2021, to be eligible to be shown in the All American Junior Jersey Show.

The Pot O’Gold Sale will take place that evening at 6:00 p.m. in the West Hall.

Thirty genomically tested heifers will be offered for youth between the ages of 7 to 20 years. Seventeen percent of the proceeds are set aside to be awarded to the top 22 heifers at the end of their twoyear-old lactation.

On Sunday, November 7, the Youth Awards Ceremony will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn. A light breakfast will be sponsored by Allflex Inc., before the ceremony begins at 8:30 a.m. More than $30,000 will be awarded to scholarship, achievement, and production winners.

The top five finalists of the National Jersey Queen contest will be named, and the winner and court will be crowned at the start of the National Jersey Jug Futurity at 1:30 p.m.

The Futurity will be judged by Brady Core, Salvisa, Ky., with Robert Texeira, Turlock, Calif., serving as consultant.

A Summer Junior Two-Year-Old class has been added to the All American Jersey Show on Monday, November 8. The class is sponsored by The Jordan Group, Chicago, Ill. In addition, in 2022 a Milking Winter Yearling class will be added to the show lineup. Elmhurst Jerseys, Waynesville, Ohio, will be the sponsor of that class.

The Premier Performance class will also see a change as it is no longer a leadout class. A representative of each qualified animal must be present at ringside to receive the premiums for the class. Jerseyland Sires, Hilmar, Calif., is the sponsor of the $1,000 first place award.

Ted DeMent of Kenney, Ill., will place JULY 2021

the All American Jersey Show. Trent Kilgus, Fairbury, Ill., will be his consultant.

Visit the NAILE website at livestockexpo.org or call 502/595-3166 for complete premium list with show rules and entry forms. September 25 is the deadline for open and junior show entries. Final nominations for the National Jersey Jug Futurity are due on September 20.

The headquarters for the All American is the Hilton Garden Inn Louisville Airport (502/637-2424). Reservation codes must be used and will be available in late August.

The All American Jersey Show & Sale is an annual production of the American Jersey Cattle Association, Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Michael Hurst, Waynesville, Ohio, is the General Chair for the 2021 events, with Aaron Hurst, Chambersburg, Pa., serving as Associate General Chair.

Committee chairs are Sale, Joel Albright, Willard, Ohio; Open Show, Christine Sheesley-Rozler, Canton, N.Y.; Jersey Jug Futurity, Sally Pozzi, Petaluma, Calif.; and Junior Show & Activities, Brittany Core, Salvisa, Ky. Approximately 100 Jersey breeders from across the United States serve on the All American planning committees, which meet annually in March.

Rodney Metzger Family srhm@alliancecom.net

712/478-4344 (Day) 712/478-4361 (Night) • 712/478-4039 (Fax) 1334 Dove Ave., P.O. Box 9, Lester, IA 51242

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Message From Your National Jersey Queen

Thank all the Iowa Jersey Breeders for putting together this event and hosting us for the week. And also a thank you to everyone who was able to come out to the AJCA-NAJ Annual Meetings after the crazy year we had. It is so nice to be able to come together to celebrate the breed we love.

To the youth, this is the perfect start to beginning to explore the various programs that US Jersey offers.

Programs such as the achievement contest, Berry Jersey Youth Academy, the Pot O’Gold Production Contest, internships, and scholarships provide tons of educational experiences for all youth.

I have personally been involved in Jersey Youth Academy and will be competing in the achievement contest this year.

Youth Academy gave me the opportunity to meet people my age from around the country that share a similar interest with me, the Jersey cow. It gave so many insights to how many opportunities are available in the breed besides being on the farm.

This year as National Jersey Queen, I have had the opportunity to go to the California State Spring Show and the Western

Junior Awards Available

National Junior Jersey Spring Show. At both of these events I got to work closely with the youth and encourage them to continue to find more opportunities with the breed at their state and national level.

I cannot wait for more events to come and help others find their passion within the Jersey breed.

Parents, please continue to support the youth through the National Heifer Sale tonight as well as the cow pie bingo contest. All of these events support the future leaders of our breed.

I hope to see you all at the All American Show and Sales in Louisville later this year! Thank you.

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 Communicaitons at 614/322-4451, at least two weeks in advance of the event.

Regretfully, requests made within two weeks of the show date cannot be filled.

Cantendo Acres Grazeland Jerseys LLC Creston, Ohio Tom & Rosalie Noyes 330/345-6516

Russ& Cheryl King 330/435-4023

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Alan and Sharon Kozak Courtney and Brandon 10061 TR 301, Millersburg, OH 44654 Phone: 330/231-7474 Email: grass4jerseys@yahoo.com

The Donald & Joan Bolen Family Jim & Jodi

Ph./Fax: 419/334-8960

Terry & Susan

419/334-3179

2836 CR 55, Fremont, OH 43420

Spahr Jersey Farm, Inc. Brian 419/348-9135 • David 419/423-7443 9898 T-234, Findlay, Ohio 45840 Email laspahr@bright.net REAP Herd • Equity Investor

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In Memoriam John Turner Tenneson John Turner Tenneson, Sedro-Woolley, Wash., 86, passed away peacefully at home on May 31, 2021.

He was born on February 24, 1935, eldest son of the late Turner E. and Iola N.J. (Mandall) Tenneson. He lived his entire life on the family farm just outside Sedro-Woolley.

John graduated from Sedro-Woolley High School in 1953 and then rented the farm with his late brother, Glen, that summer. They purchased the family’s herd of grade Holsteins to build on the small herd of registered animals that were bought as 4-H projects. They developed Skagvale Farms into a world renown herd of Registered Holsteins. The Tennesons bred and owned the Holstein breed’s former world milk champion, Skagvale Graceful Hattie, and four cows, alive at the same time, with combined lifetime production over one million pounds milk.

John met his future bride, Beverly Willa McCready, at a high school football game in 1965 and married her in June 1966 in

her hometown of Forest Grove, Ore. They returned to his family farm, where they built their home, raised their children, and worked together the rest of their lives. The Tennesons were named Skagit County Dairy Family of the Year in 1969.

After retiring from daily operations at Skagvale Farms in 1999, John and Bev established Elysian Meadows, a Registered Holstein and Jersey herd and poultry flock. The dairy herd was intensively grazed and bred for longevity and production with a focus on outcross genetics.

John was a member of the American Jersey Cattle Association. He was also active with Holstein Association USA, where he represented his state at the national convention many times and served on various special committees. He was a keynote speaker at dairy cattle events in the U.S., Canada, and several foreign countries. John sat on the board of the Northwest Dairy Association (Darigold) and served on the loan committee for Farmers Home Administration. He was a member of the Skagit County 4-H Club Leaders Council and a local club leader for many years. He belonged to Rotary

International and served on the boundary review board for Skagit County and the board of trustees for Bethlehem Lutheran Church.

John served six-plus years as a noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Army Reserve and six months active duty at Fort Ord, Calif. He graduated first in his cooking school unit and was appointed company mess sergeant. He retired with the rank of sergeant first class.

Among his hobbies were tending an enormous annual garden of vegetables and flowers and a beautiful fruit orchard. He enjoyed hiking remote trails in the North Cascades, crabbing at the family cabin on Samish Island, corresponding with “old timer” Holstein friends, and visits with his grandchildren.

In addition to his wife of nearly 55 years, Bev, he is survived by children, Jonelle (Dan) Radford, Mark (Kim) Tenneson, and Carolyn (Ben) Wahl; three grandchildren; a brother, Dale; and numerous cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends.

Memorials may be made to the grant program for the Washington Springtime Youth Calf Sale by contacting Liz Holtcamp at sycs4h@gmail.com.

Mills Jersey Farm LLC The Newell Mills Family 4675 Sheckler Rd., Fallon, NV 89406 cmills1324@gmail.com • 775/217-5470

Sun Valley Farm 10389 Meda Loop Rd.,Cloverdale, OR 97112 Bearl and Joanne Seals • 503/392-5870 sunvalleyjerseys@gmail.com Jeff Seals • 503/812-6128

JULY 2021

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