2021 AJCA-NAJ ANNUAL MEETINGS Bettendorf, Iowa • June 23-26 Schedule
Wednesday, June 23
12:00 p.m. Registration Opens Daily Channel Cat Water taxi service throughout morning and afternoon at leisure. Ticket price: Adult $8 and Youth (Ages 2-10) $4. 3:00 p.m. Jersey Seminar 4:00 p.m. Youth games, mixers and then pizza party 5:30 p.m. Welcome Social 7:00 p.m. Young Jersey Breeders Banquet
Thursday, June 24
Welcome The Iowa Jersey Cattle Club invites you to join them in Bettendforf, Iowa, for "Fields of Jersey Dreams" June 2326, the Annual Meetings of the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc.
Hotel and Airports
6:00-7:30 a.m. Breakfast Buffet-Youth with adults this day 7:30 a.m. Buses leave ½ to Wapsiana & Fairholm Jerseys, ½ to Dyersville (Field of Dreams) Tour A: Field of Dreams-ghost player guide and free time tour of the field Tour B: National Toy Museum & Antique Outlet Mall 11:00-1:00 p.m. Staggered bus arrival to Kunde Jersey Farm for farm tour and lunch—then leave to opposite location of morning tours, plan to leave for hotel by 3 5:30 p.m. Social and display of to AJCC Research Benefit Auction items 7:00 p.m. AJCC Research Benefit Auction and Dinner
Friday, June 25
Meeting headquarters is the Isle Casino-Hotel Bettendorf, 1777 Isle Pkwy., Bettendorf, IA 52722, (800) 843-4753. Room rates are $89/ night plus tax (mention AJCA21). The closest airport is Quad City International Airport (MLI), approximately 7 miles from hotel. There is a free shuttle that runs from the airport to the hotel.
Co-Chairs
John Maxwell tourmyfarm@gmail.com Blake Schulte schultebisu@gmail.com Jennifer Zumbach iowajerseycattleclub@yahoo.com
6:00-8:00 a.m. Breakfast Buffet 8:00 a.m. AJCA Annual Meeting 8:00 a.m. Youth leave for activity at Cinnamon Ridge and TBA 10:30-11:00 a.m. Buses Leave to Cinnamon Ridge Dairy* 11:00-3:00 p.m. Tour A: Lunch at Cinnamon Ridge Dairy 1. Robotic Dairy Barn tour, Expo on the Ridge, Hay and Forage Demonstration at Cinnamon Ridge Dairy 2. Buses available to LeClaire, IA, explore the many shops downtown Tour B: Golf day, local golf course uses will run on a continuous loop from Cinnamon Ridge Dairy to B hotel. The last bus loads at the hotel at 4:00 p.m. to Cinnamon Ridge Dairy for the National Heifer Sale.
5:00-7:00 p.m. Social and Pre-Sale Dinner 7:00-9:00 p.m. National Heifer Sale with fireworks at dark at Cinnamon Ridge Dairy
Saturday, June 26
* All activities at Cinnamon Ridge Dairy on Friday are open to the public and are FREE.
6:00-8:00 a.m. Breakfast Buffet 8:00 a.m. NAJ Annual Meeting 11:30 a.m. Board River boat Cruise of Mississippi, leisurely 2 hour cruise includes meal and guide commentary youth with adults Free-time sightseeing options include: Channel Cat Water taxi: currently has four (4) landing locations: Riverbend Commons and John Deere Commons in Moline, Isle Casino Hotel, and Lindsay Park Marina in the Village of East Davenport. Daily ticket prices listed above. 4:30 p.m. Social 6:00 p.m. Breeders” Banquet
