In this issue: Official Publication of the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc. 6486 E. Main St., Reynoldsburg, OH, 43068–2362. Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Eastern) weekdays. Phone: 614/861-3636. Fax: 614/861-8040. Email jerseyjournal@usjersey.com. Website: www.USJerseyJournal.com.
Volume 67 • No. 5 • May 2020 • ISSN: 0021-5953
Dairy Advocacy Needs Everyone
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Editor: Kimberly A. Billman Managing Editor: Tracie Hoying Website Coordinator and Editorial Editor: Michele Ackerman Subscription Manager and Administrative Assistant: Hannah Meller Assistant Director of Communications: Kaila Tauchen
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FEATURES
Sales of “Valentino” Semen Surpass Half a Million Units
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2020 Jersey Performance Index
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CDCB Health Traits for G-Code Bulls
Active A.I. and Foreign Bulls Ranked By GJPI, April 2020 Appraisal Traits for Active A.I. and Foreign Bulls Ranked by GJPI Candidates for AJCA and NAJ Elections CDCB Health Traits for A.I. Marketed Bulls A & F Single Evaluation Dairy Advocacy Needs Everyone Five Young Jersey Breeders Honored in 2020 G-Code Bulls Marketed by A.I Organizations, April 2020 Jersey Performance Index Comparisons Top 10 Bulls Ranked within Categories
Center Judges Announced for 2020 All American Shows
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COVER Featured on the May issue is Ratliff Action Angel, Excellent-95%. Bred and owned by Master Breeders Ron and Christy Ratliff, Garnett, Kan., she is the daughter of the famous Ratliff Price Alicia, E-95%, three-time National Grand Champion. “Angel” herself has left an impression with six lactations that total over 100,000 lbs. lifetime milk. Three of those records reflect lactations with over 23,000 lbs. milk and 1,100 lbs. fat. This issue is full of diverse genomic information. It also includes a great article where you can learn how to be an advocate for dairy and agriculture, starting on page 18. Don’t forget to check out the 2020 Young Jersey Breeders and the candidates for the upcoming AJCA and NAJ elections.
MAY 2020
The Many Roles of National All-Jersey Inc.
SHORTS
MEETINGS
14 #DairyNeverStops Campaign Started by NMPF
42 Maryland Jersey Cattle Club
58 Eligibility Rules for 2020 All American Junior Show 14 Idaho Jersey Dairy Sees Demand Rise Amid COVID-19
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AJCA, NAJ Board Members
22 Jersey Canada Elects Officers
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Advertising Index
23 Judges Announced for 2020 All American Shows
40 Advertising Rates
14 Land O’Lakes Updates Butter Packaging 14 Perdue Announces $19 Billion Coronavirus Food Assistant Program
14 Along the Jersey Road 10 Calendar 17 Editorial
23 Sales of “Valentino” Semen Surpass Half a Million Units
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Field Service Staff
24 Scholarship Deadline July 1
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14 Swanson Provides Comment on CFAP
61, 62 Journal Shopping Center
22 World Dairy Expo Releases Statement on 2020 Show
10 Registration Fees
60 In Memoriam Jersey Journal Subscription Rates
10 Type Appraisal Schedule
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Company and Department Heads Executive Secretary: Treasurer: Information Technology (interim): 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. Erica Davis, 614/361-9716 (mobile); edavis@usjersey. com. Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, east Tennessee, and Virginia. 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. 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, Louisiana, Mississippi, west Tennessee, and Texas. Emma Sills, 614/296-3621 (mobile); esills@usjersey. com. Arizona, California, New Mexico and west Texas. 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 Emma Sills, 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: Alan Chittenden, 84 Running Creek Rd., Schodack Landing, NY 12156-9603. Phone 518/3202893; alan.dutchhollow@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. 2020. Tyler Boyd, 19784 Patricia Lane, Hilmar, CA 95324. Phone 209/585-7118; tyler.l.boyd@gmail.com. Twelfth District. 2022. Alan Chittenden, see officers. Second District. 2020.
Mark O. Gardner, 1055 Kittanning Ave., Dayton, PA 16222-4715. Phone 724/954-8193; shanmarjerseys@ gmail.com. Third District. 2021. Garry Hansen, 13025 S. Mulino Rd., Mulino, OR 97042. Phone 503/805-4411; garryajca@gmail.com. Tenth District. 2022. Edward Kirchdoerfer, 234 County Road 317, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701. Phone 573/450-2389; eakirch@ yahoo.com. Eighth District. 2020. Kelvin “Kelly” Moss, 16155 W. Glendale Ave., Litchfield Park, AZ 85340-9522. Phone 623/332-2672; mossdairy@ gmail.com. Eleventh District. 2020. 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. 2020. Edward Kirchdoerfer, ex officio, see AJCA. 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.
Editor: Kimberly A. Billman Editorial Editor: Michele Ackerman Managing Editor: Tracie Hoying Subscription Manager/Admin. Asst.: Hannah Meller Asst. Director of Communications: Kaila Tauchen
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JERSEY JOURNAL
ABS Global..............................................16 Accelerated Genetics................................9 Ahlem Farms Partnership.......................30 Albright Jerseys.......................................58 American Jersey Cattle Association ....................................................11, 15, 43 Anyking Dairy..........................................54 Avi-Lanche Jerseys.................................64 Avon Road Jersey Farm.........................54 Bachelor Farms.......................................46 Barenbrug...............................................24 Biltmore Farms........................................40 Boer Jerseys...........................................37 Boks Jersey Farm...................................58 Brenhaven Jerseys.................................54 California Jerseys....................................30 Cantendo Acres......................................58 Cedar Mountain Jerseys.........................22 Cinnamon Ridge Dairy............................38 Circle S Jerseys......................................22 Clauss Dairy Farm..................................30 Clover Patch Dairy..................................58 Cold Run Jerseys LLC............................58 Cowbella Creamery at Danforth Jersey Farm ..................................................41 Creative Genetics of California Inc..........39 Crescent Farm........................................22 D&D Jerseys...........................................54 D&E Jerseys...........................................64 Den-Kel Jerseys......................................41 Discovery Genetics.................................59 Dreamroad Jerseys LLC.........................41 Dutch Hollow Farm..................................37 Edn-Ru Jerseys.......................................36 Fire-Lake Jerseys....................................30 Forest Glen Jerseys..................................3 Four Springs Jerseys..............................36 Friendly Valley Farm................................41 Genex................................................13, 61 Goff Dairy................................................45 Grazeland Jerseys Ltd............................58 Heaven Scent Jerseys............................41 Heinz Jerseys..........................................54
Her-Man Jerseys.....................................24 Highland Farms, Inc................................22 Highland Jersey Farm.............................58 Hi-Land Farms........................................41 High Lawn Farm......................................36 Hilmar Jerseys........................................30 Huffard Dairy Farms................................21 Iowa Jerseys.....................................38, 46 Irishtown Acres........................................36 JEMI Jerseys...........................................36 JNB Farm................................................36 Jersey Journal...................................12, 40 Jersey Marketing Service.......................21 Jer-Z-Boyz Ranch...................................30 Journal Shopping Center..................61, 62 K&R Jerseys...........................................55 Kenny Farm.............................................36 Kevetta Farms.........................................41 Lawtons Jersey Farm..............................41 Legendairy Farms...................................24 Lucky Hill Jersey Farm............................22 Mapleline Farm.......................................22 Martin Dairy LLC.....................................24 Messmer Jersey Farm............................36 Mills Jersey Farm LLC............................54 Minnesota Jerseys..................................55 National Heifer Sale................................21 New England Jerseys.............................22 New York Jerseys..............................37, 41 Nobledale Farm.......................................36 Normandell Farms..................................36 Northwinds Jerseys.................................22 Oakhaven Jerseys..................................58 Oat Hill Dairy...........................................55 Ohio Jerseys...........................................58 Oregon Jerseys...............................3, 7, 24 Owens Farms Inc....................................21 Pennsota Jerseys....................................55 Pennsylvania Jerseys..............................36 Pine Hill Jersey Farm LLC......................58 Queen-Acres Farm...................................8
Revolution Genetics..................................2 Richardson Family Farm.........................22 Riverside-F Farms...................................36 Rock Bottom Dairy..................................46 STGenetics...............................................4 Scotch View Farms.................................41 Select Sires, Inc................................62, 63 Shan-Mar Jerseys...................................36 Shenandoah Jerseys..............................58 Silver Maple Farms.................................22 Silver Spring Farm..................................41 Sorenson’s Hillview Jersey Farm Inc......35 South-Mont Farm....................................36 Spahr Jersey Farm, Inc...........................58 Spatz Cattle Company............................36 Spring Valley Farm....................................8 Springdale Jersey Farm..........................22 Spruce Row Jerseys...............................36 Steinhauers Jerseys...............................54 Stoney Hollow Jerseys............................36 Summit Farm...........................................38 Sun Valley Jerseys..................................24 Sunbow Jerseys......................................39 Taylor Jersey Farm Inc............................39 U-Fashion Jerseys LLC...........................58 Vanderfeltz Jerseys.................................36 Waverly Farm..........................................45 White Rock Jerseys................................22 Wilsonview Dairy.......................................7 Wisconsin Jerseys................21, 35, 54, 59 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.
Queen-Acres Farm P.O. Box 88, Keymar, MD 21757 James & Sharon Osborn • 410/775-2420 Deborah C. Osborn • 410/775-0558 Email: littlebrowncows@hotmail.com
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. MAY—New Mexico and Texas; Arkansas and Missouri; Indiana and Illinois; Minnesota; Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska. JUNE—Vermont and New Hampshire; Maine, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. JULY—New York; Idaho and Utah; southern California, Arizona and Colorado; Kansas, Oklahoma, and Nebraska. AUGUST—Michigan and Ohio; Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida and southern Georgia; Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia and Delaware. SEPTEMBER—Washington; northern California and Oregon; Pennsylvania and New Jersey; North Carolina and South Caronlina; Kentucky, Tennessee and northern Georgia. OCTOBER—California and Nevada. NOVEMBER—New Mexico and Texas; Wisconsin. DECEMBER—Arkansas and Missouri; Indiana and Illinois; Minnesota; Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska.
Deadlines
MAY 1—Genomic samples must be to lab prior to this date for the June evaluation release.
JUNE 1—Genomic samples must be to lab prior to this date for the July evaluation release. JUNE 30—Deadline for National Jersey Jug Futurity yearling and two-year-old fees. JULY 1—Applications for National Jersey Youth Scholarships due. JULY 1—Genomic samples must be to lab prior to this date for the August evaluation release. 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. 20—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 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. 1—Applications due for Class VII of Jersey Youth Academy. DEC. 31—National Jersey Jug Futurity payments due for 2023 entries.
Sales
MAY 3—DERBY SHOWCASE ALL BREED DAIRY SALE, Lakeview Park, Frankfort, Ky.; 2:00 p.m. (EDT); Louisville Jersey Parish, sale mgr.; for more information contact Jackie Branham, 502/545-0890. MAY 30—THE BEST OF TRIPLE-T AND HEATH SALE, hosted by Triple-T Holsteins, North Lewisburg, Ohio; 12:00 p.m. (EDT); Triple-T and Michael Heath, sale mgr. MAY 8-12—WISCONSIN STATE JERSEY SALE ON JERSEYBID.COM, sale opens on May 8 for bidding and lots close on May 12; Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; catalog at www.JerseyBid.com.
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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JUNE 13—THE NEW GENERATION SALE, Argyle, N.Y.; 11:00 a.m. (EDT); The Cattle Exchange, sale mgr. JUNE 13—POST TIME AT THE RATLIFF’S III, Ratliff Jerseys, Garnett, Kan.; Ron and Christy Ratliff, sale mgr.; Chris Hill, auctioneer; broadcast on JerseyAuctionLive.com. JUNE 27—63rd NATIONAL HEIFER SALE, via JerseyAuctionLive.com; 6:00 p.m. (PDT); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.com; Chris Hill, Thurmont, Md., auctioneer. SEPT. 30—TOP OF THE WORLD SALE, Madison, Wis.; Jersey Marketing Sevice, sale mgr.; jms@ usjersey.com; broadcast on JerseyAuctionLive.com. NOV. 7—63rd POT O’ GOLD SALE, Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.; 4:00 p.m. (EST) Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@ usjersey.com; broadcast on JerseyAuctionLive.com. NOV. 8—68th ALL AMERICAN JERSEY SALE, Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.; 4:30 p.m. (EST) Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.com; broadcast on JerseyAuctionLive.com.
Meetings and Expositions
JULY 11—NORTH CAROLINA FIELD DAY, Small Acres Dairy at Biltmore Farms, Fletcher, N.C. NOV. 21—OKLAHOMA JERSEY BREEDERS MEETING, Steer Inn Family Restaurant, Cushing, Okla.; 10:00 a.m. (CDT).
Shows JULY 10—WISCONSIN JERSEY STATE SHOW AND JERSEY FUTURITY, Alliant Energy Center, Madison, Wis. AUG. 14—IOWA STATE FAIR JERSEY SHOW; Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, Iowa; 9:00 a.m. (CDT). AUG. 16—INDIANA STATE FAIR JUNIOR JERSEY SHOW, Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, Ind., 8:00 a.m. (EDT). AUG. 19—INDIANA STATE FAIR OPEN JERSEY SHOW, Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, Ind., 8:00 a.m. (EDT). SEPT. 14—MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL JUNIOR JERSEY SHOW, Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center, Harrisburg, Pa.; 8:00 a.m. (EDT). SEPT. 15—MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL OPEN JERSEY SHOW, Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex, Harrisburg, Pa.; 12:00 p.m. (EDT). SEPT. 29—INTERNATIONAL JERSEY SHOW, Heifers, Alliant Energy Center, Madison, Wis.; 3:00 p.m. (CDT); Chad Ryan, Fond du Lac, Wis., judge; Kevin Doebriener, West Salem, Ohio, associate judge. SEPT. 30—INTERNATIONAL JERSEY SHOW, Cows, Alliant Energy Center, Madison, Wis.; 7:30 a.m. (CDT); Chad Ryan, Fond du Lac, Wis., judge; Kevin Doebriener, West Salem, Ohio, associate judge. NOV. 7—THE ALL AMERICAN JUNIOR JERSEY SHOW, Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.; 7:30 a.m. (EST); Joe Sparrow, Worthville, Ky., judge. NOV. 8—NATIONAL JERSEY JUG FUTURITY, Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.; 1:30 p.m. (EST); Terri Packard, Boonsboro, Md., judge. NOV. 9—THE ALL AMERICAN JERSEY SHOW, Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.; 7:30 a.m. (EST), Justin Burdette, Mercersburg, Pa., judge.
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James S. Huffard, III, Crockett, Va., has officially been nominated for Director of District 5 of National All-Jersey Inc. ***************** Rebecca Ferry, Johnstown, N.Y., has officially been nominated for Director of the Second District of the American Jersey Cattle Association. Cornell Kasbergen, Tulare, Calif., has officially been nominated for Director of the Eleventh District of the American Jersey Cattle Association. Timothy D. Klaustermeier, Glencoe, Minn., has officially been nominated for Director of the Eighth District of the American Jersey Cattle Association. John Maxwell, Donahue, Iowa, has officially been nominated for Director of the Eighth District of the American Jersey Cattle Association. *****************
Idaho Jersey Dairy Store Sees Demand Rise During COVID-19 Daloris Jersey Dairy in Rigby, Idaho, has seen an increase in consumer demand for their Jersey milk, as reported by their local news station. Owners Tyler and Suzanne Mortimer and Dale Mortimer have had a self-service store where customers can purchase their product for about six years now. Open almost 24/7 to customers, the Square program allows them to pay for their desired product and come into minimal contact with others. Dale is available via a Ring doorbell if customers are in need of assistance. “There really aren’t a lot of people here, so there’s very little contact,” said Dale Mortimer in an interview with the local news station. “We try to keep everything sanitized and clean and it works remarkably well.” According to Mortimer, when the first wave of milk shortages occurred, neighbors and others knew there was milk available at the Daloris Jersey Dairy store. Since the surge, there have been days where the family has sold up to 200 bottles of milk. Page 14
Perdue Announces $19 Billion Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
USDA has created the $19 billion Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) to support farmers and ranchers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sixteen billion dollars will be in direct payments for farmers and ranchers, while the remaining $3 billion will go towards purchasing agriculture products to help provide for those in need. USDA will be working with local and regional distributors to deliver food to the appropriate channels. The direct support to farmers and ranchers will provide support based on actual losses where prices and market supply chains have been impacted. Producers will receive a single payment using two calculations. First, producers will be compensated for 85% of their loss between January 1 and April 15, 2020. Second will cover 30% of expected losses from April 15 through the next two quarters. The USDA expects the sign-up program to open in early May with hopes payments will be made to producers by the end of May or early June.
Swanson Provides Comment on CFAP
David Swanson, partner at international law firm Dorsey and Whitney, Minneapolis, Minn., in the Food, Beverage and Agribusinss Group, specializes in cooperative law. When talking about recent market flucuations, he said, “Dairy producers are facing extremely difficult markets. The closure of restaurants and other food service systems, such as school lunch programs, has caused huge reductions in demand for milk and dairy products. Some observers have reported that closed restaurants and food service has caused as much as a 30% drop in demand for milk and related dairy products, and up to a 50% drop in demand for butter.” Swanson commented that agriculture co-ops and trade associations should communicate with the USDA to ensure rules of the CFAP do not inadvertently include provisions that inhibit or block ag producers from obtaining the benefits of the program.
When explaining the program, he said, “This program is intended to provide funds to boost food programs and to support farmers who are experiencing extreme economic difficulties due to the economic slowdown.”
Land O’Lakes Updates Butter Packaging
After nearly 100 years, Land O’Lakes butter will have a new face. Rather than the Native American woman kneeling against a background of green pine trees and a blue lake, new products will feature the lake and trees with the words “Land O Lakes, 1921” in bold. The change was made in February and launched ahead of the company’s 100th anniversary next year. The company says it’s shifting the focus of the packaging to farmers which is bourne out by the words “Farmer Owned” in large text on one side. Some products will include photos of Land O’Lakes farmers and co-op members with copy that reads “Since 1921” and “Proud to be Farmer-Owned: As a farmerowned co-op, we stand together to bring you the very best dairy.”
#DairyNeverStops Campaign Started by NMPF
Following the release of its joint Milk Crisis Plan with the International Dairy Foods Association earlier this month, the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) began a social media campaign geared toward dairy farmers and their allies. “#Dairyneverstops is both a nod to the unique difficulties dairy farmers face as producers of a perishable product that’s created 24/7, 365 days a year and to the resilience of those farmers in the face of overwhelming economic difficulties,” said Jim Mulhern, president and CEO of NMPF. Farmers and their allies are encouraged to use the hashtag to share their stories, engage in discussion and create a greater awareness of dairy’s circumstances for policymakers in Washington and across the United States. The campaign has already kicked off as many dairy farmers have shared their dairy experience with their audience. JERSEY JOURNAL
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Unprecedented Times For the first time in recent history Jersey breeders will not be traveling to a unique destination to celebrate the organization’s accomplishments. This year, there will be no face-to-face meetings of the membership, no socializing with friends from across the nation, farm tours, or banquets as part of the AJCA-NAJ Annual Meetings. However, the meetings will go on, just in a different format. On April 13, 2020, The American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) Board of Directors voted, with support from the board of National All-Jersey Jnc. (NAJ), to cancel the 2020 AJCA-NAJ Annual Meetings that were planned to be held in Portland, Ore., June 24-27. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the boards and staff of the USJersey organizations felt it was in the best interest of all parties to move to a virtual business meeting for the membership this summer. “This unprecedented decision is imperative to protect the health and safety of our staff, board members, and breeders as well as the financial stability of the USJersey organizations,” said Neal Smith, Executive Secretary. Over the next several weeks, USJersey staff and boards of directors will be working together to bring a virtual event to you the last weekend in June. It will include business meetings of both organizations, results of the elections, invited speakers as well as messages from the Presidents of both companies. Plans are underway for honoring this year’s award recipients at a later date when gatherings can once again be held safely. The National Heifer Sale Will Go On The National Heifer Sale, an annual event held in conjunction with the AJCA-NAJ
Annual Meetings, will continue. The venue will be changed to a virtual sale with all lots selling live through videos on JerseyAuctionLive.com on June 27. For six decades, the National Heifer Sale has been the single largest contributor to the national youth development activities sponsored by the AJCA. Since the sale’s inception in 1958, it has been standard for each consignor to donate 10% of each animal’s selling price to the funds. Last year’s sale added more than $36,000 to the National Jersey Youth Development Fund. Now You Need to Vote Elections of the AJCA President and four Directors and one NAJ Director will be conducted by ballots mailed or emailed to all active members of the AJCA and all voting members of NAJ. Biographies of the eight candidates begin on pages 28 and 29. You need to vote, first, to express thanks and appreciation to these people for standing up as candidates for these positions. The Jersey organizations have been blessed with outstanding leadership. If that is to continue to be the case, we need people who are both qualified and willing to stand as candidates for election to the AJCA and NAJ Boards. Secondly, you need to vote, to exercise your right and responsibility to have a voice in the affairs of the Jersey organizations. The AJCA and NAJ are governed by representatives of their memberships. The people who will be elected at the June meetings will be the people who create the policies and programs, who set the fees and authorize the expenditures, who hire the Executive Secretary and Treasurer, and are responsible for the overall well-being of the organizations. You need to vote because the decisions they make and policies they set will affect your business.
THE JERSEY by Bonnie L. Mohr, commissioned by the American Jersey Cattle Association. Copyright © American Jersey Cattle Association 2018 All Rights Reserved
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DAIRY ADVOCACY
Dairy Advocacy Needs Everyone
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Katie’s Advocacy hen animal agriculture is besieged She has appeared on Good Morning Like most effective advocates, Katie did with negative headlines, one might America, done an interview for Oprah’s not set out to become an influencer. She become cynical and assume all consumers SuperSoul Conversations podcast and became one through process, by pursuing have a PETA mindset. But the vast rubbed elbows with the likes of NFL a passion armed with an innate ability to majority are not hellbent on destroying the Hall of Famer Jerome Bettis and Ree connect with others. industry. They are simply far removed from Drummond, a.k.a. the Pioneer Woman, Her audience didn’t start out in the agriculture and becoming more so every to promote awareness of production thousands, but rather, one-on-one. day. When farmers bridge the distance agriculture. The notion of championing between them and consumers agriculture first crossed her with communication and mind when she was farming education, headlines lose their with David and went ability to influence. Farmers back to school to earn her begin to see consumers as underg raduate deg ree in people who are curious to learn secondary Spanish education more and seek to connect with from Bloomsburg University. those who produce their food. “I found myself talking The very same tools that spread to classmates about the farm bad news are opportunity for and cows often,” Katie noted. dairy producers to spread good “They had simple, basic news. questions about agriculture A Jersey breeder who and no one to ask. Often their is rallying for dairy and agriculture every chance she A photographer captures Katie in her home surroundings for an article questions centered around issues in the headlines.” gets is Katie Dotterer-Pyle. in the Thought Catalog, an online story teller. “I spent a lot of time and She and her husband, David, energy—still do—getting to the ah-ha operate Cow Comfort Inn Dairy in Union Katie encourages everyone to consider moment, that place where I can just see Bridge, Md. The 400-cow dairy is mostly themselves as an advocate. the light bulb go off in their head and hear Jerseys or Jersey crosses. The Pyles offer “Whether your audience is five or 5,000, them say, ‘Oh yeah that makes total sense.” tours of the farm and recently established you are an advocate when you speak about Back on the farm, Katie used the Cow Comfort Creamery to sell soft serve your business,” Katie noted. “There is experience to develop a concept that could ice cream through a mobile trailer unit on room for every one of us in this effort no help visitors learn about the industry the farm and at special events. matter the size of your audience.” during tours. The theme—Cow Comfort David is the farm’s cow whisperer, “Let people know you are a dairy Inn Dairy: Where Cows Enjoy Their content to operate behind the scenes and farmer. Make a point of being known as Stay—is an analogy with which consumers make the comfort aspect of the dairy the ‘farmer’ in your circle of influence and can relate and one Katie can use broadly reality. And though Katie does her fair be willing to answer questions.” across the farm. share of farm chores, she is fast becoming “With just 2% of the population holding In the analogy, cows “check in” to the known for her ability to talk agriculture to jobs in production agriculture, we no longer inn and pay their way when they calve consumers. have a choice on whether to advocate or at two-years-of-age and then “change not. We are in this together and need to careers,” moving from milk production to stand united to ensure the future of animal agriculture is a bright one.”
beef production. They receive a myriad of amenities, including a free continental breakfast, daily childcare, pre-natal checkups and health and nutrition plans from certified professionals. Complimentary pedicures, comfortable mats and local transportation are available at Cow Comfort Inn as well. “The hotel theme has given us opportunity to provide some really good talking points,” Katie continued. “I find consumers to be very receptive to farming practices, even negatively perceived ones, when they understand why they are done.” “When I explain how expensive it is to feed and house an animal, consumers understand why dairy producers cull unproductive animals and can respect their business decision to do so. When I talk about the special attention a calf gets after birth (colostrum, navel dipping, heating lamp, dissipation of disease spread, etc.), they understand why dairy farmers separate cows and calves.”
management. David also takes opportunity to illustrate use of another technology on the farm—ultrasound—to show viewers a month-old calf in the womb during a pregnancy check. The video is extremely effective at showing how technology can help producers better manage their dairies and why dairying today looks different than it did for our peers in the 1950s. Two videos produced by the American Dairy Association (ADA) North East in November 2018 and March 2019 were designed as virtual classrooms for middle and high school students. Combined, they have been viewed more than 4,300 times to date. The pre-scripted format of Katie and David Pyle with “Snickerdoodles,” a cusvideo allows talking points to be tomer and family favorite, and farm dog Cletus. Photo courtesy Hannah Noel Photography. integrated in a meaningful and seamless manner. For example, children, it reached many parents too, Virtual Visits and Social Media Katie used a milk house visit to address who asked as many questions as their kids Farm tours through videos are another concerns about antibiotics in milk, about agriculture. means Katie and David have used to reach stressing that it is illegal for producers to Many believe advocacy needs to begin consumers. A lot of ground can be covered ship milk with antibiotics and that milk with social media and blogs. Quite the in a short period of time with this highly is tested for antibiotics at 17 different contrary, Katie is a self-proclaimed effective medium. points in the milk chain. She explained late comer to Facebook and Instagram. In a video developed for the Maryland how medicated cows are managed and She now utilizes both tools, though, showed how milk flows on using Facebook primarily to reach baby the farm from cow to bulk boomers, millennials and generation-X tank to hauler, never being and Instagram for younger audiences. touched by human hands. Katie has developed a product The milk house visit was just line around her flagship hashtag, one of several opportunities #AskFarmersNotGoogle, selling shirts Katie used to connect with and other products through an online consumers. shop. Though temporarily closed due to More recently, ADA the coronavirus pandemic, it will re-open North East and Katie when conditions permit. collaborated on “Far m Katie writes a blog on the farm website Fun with Farmer Katie” as well. With titles like “The Next to educate and entertain Generation Doesn’t Have to Share Our consumers during the Name” and “When We Have to Sell a C OV I D - 1 9 p a n d e m i c . Cow,” she candidly talks about how she For four consecutive days feels when employees leave to start their beginning on March 23, own businesses and the tough necessity of 2020, viewers were treated culling a cow, among others. Katie sporting a shirt from her product line that features to pre-recorded videos on Off the farm, Katie makes 2-3 speaking her signature hashtag #AskFarmersNotGoogle. calf care, cow care, cow engagements each month. She teamed nutrition and cow milking. with Bettis to promote agriculture in the Farm and Harvest series from Maryland The fifth day was a live segment from inaugural Land O’Lakes Farm Bowl in Public Television in April 2018, Katie Katie’s kitchen demonstrating how to Minneapolis, Minn., in February 2018. and David talk about pedometers. Using bake cream cheese snickerdoodles. Each The duo competed against five other teams an analogy for Fitbit, the two explain event was paired with post video activities, of farmers paired with NFL players in a how they are used to monitor cow including coloring pages and recipes. timed event that included pulling tires movement for health and production Though the series was aimed at young (continued to page 20) MAY 2020
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off a tractor, fixing milk pipes, loading hay bales and directing a drone through a corn field. For the Good Morning America appearance in June 2019, she shared the stage in New York City with Laila Ali (Mohammad Ali’s daughter) to kick off the cross-country, multivehicle Real Love tour to teach kids the importance of nutrition and the value of dairy products. She has worked with some of the country’s top chefs to promote dairy through a Land O’Lakes food blogger tour and talked to Dan Pashman in an episode of The Sporkful, an award-winning foodie podcast. Katie has been interviewed by Katelyn Duban for an episode of The Rural Woman Podcast and was a feature story for the online Thought Catalog. Recently, she wrote an article for Progressive Dairyman on the topic of being a “real farmer.” She has also teamed with other dairy advocates, including Jessica Peters of Spruce Row Dairy, Meadville, Pa., to educate and entertain audiences. Among this duo’s efforts was a dairy dance off in which the two filmed themselves dancing to Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off.” Across the campaign, the dance off had millions of views and an untold number of comments and shares. Katie’s Why Katie’s why—the dairy cows—have been with her from the beginning. This third-generation dairy farmer was raised in central Pennsylvania on a dairy that still milks about 1,000 Holstein cows. She earned an associate’s degree from South Hills School of Business and Technology and set out to follow her dreams—first, work a year somewhere else, a rule laid down by her dad in order to return to the home dairy, and then make the return. “I always joke, if you want to hear God laugh, tell him your plans,” Katie remarked. It was while working at another farm that she met David, a fellow third-generation dairy farmer, whose family sold their herd of Registered Jerseys in Vermont in 2006. The two married in 2009. They started dairying with 90 Holsteins on a rented farm in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and began to transition the herd to Jerseys. The Pyles then moved to Lewisburg, Pa. They moved to and purchased the present farm in north central Maryland in 2013 and set up shop here with close to an allbrown herd of cows. Today, the herd is 97% Jersey or Jersey-cross. Cows are housed in freestalls and a Page 20
The calf barn at Cow Comfort Dairy Inn is the ideal locale for Katie to educate consumers about dairy industry practices, including automatic calf feeders and separation of cow and calf shortly after birth.
bedded pack barn (pre-fresh, fresh and hospital cows) and milked in a double-12 herringbone parlor. Calves are raised in individual pens in a calf barn, then transitioned to group pens with automatic feeders. Cows have access to pasture in warmer months, depending on stage of lactation. Katie gives time to her other passion
Soft serve ice cream from Cow Comfort Creamery has been sold through a mobile trailer unit on the farm and at special events since 2019. Photo courtesy Hannah Noel Photography.
—Spanish—as well. She teaches Spanish part-time in the Frederick County Public School system and established KDP AgEducation to teach dairy-specif ic Spanish to dairy farmers and industry professionals, as 80% of the agricultural workforce is Spanish-speakers. She works with the Dairy Girl Network to enroll men and women alike in the Spanish on la Granja (on the farm) courses. The eight-week, 16-lesson virtual classes are available in the fall, winter and spring. Down the road, Katie hopes to provide
English as a second language (ESL) classes to native Spanish speakers to further close the communications gap. KDP AgEducation is also her platform to promote her availability as a public speaker and advocate. What Can I Do? Everyone’s advocacy looks different. A u d i e n c e s a r e d i f f e r e n t . Ti m e commitments are different. And skill sets are different. Your plan will be as unique as you. “You don’t have to do social media,” Katie explained. “You don’t have to make videos or do farm tours. Just put forth the effort to connect with consumers and be willing to answer questions.” “If you’re looking for help, visit with your local dairy check off program or Dairy Management Inc. Both have been tremendous assets to me. They have knowledge and tools to help you, no matter where you are in the advocacy journey.” When asked what surprised her most about her experience as an advocate, Katie replied, “I was amazed at how critical my own people can be. I expected it from some consumers, but not from fellow dairy farmers.” “It takes courage to put yourself out there, so, for heaven’s sake, don’t be critical of your fellow farmers. If you don’t agree with a farming practice we do and want to state so, please create your own page and share your own story.” What can you do if larger-scale advocacy isn’t in your thing? (continued to page 22)
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World Dairy Expo Releases Statement on 2020 Show On April 23, 2020, General Manager Scott Bentley released the following statement: For 53 years, World Dairy Expo (WDE) has been a place of commerce, education, networking and competition that has united and strengthened the global dairy industry. Because of its important economic and social role for farmers and businesses, Expo staff remains committed to planning WDE 2020 during these unprecedented times. Expo continues to monitor the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its potential impact to our show. As we move forward with planning, please know that future health declarations and the well-being and safety of Expo exhibitors, attendees and volunteers are of the utmost importance and will guide our future decision making. Out of respect of the heightened economic hardships our industry faces, a final Page 22
decision to hold or cancel WDE 2020 will be made by the World Dairy Expo Executive Committee on July 1 and communicated extensively. Should it be determined that we must cancel World Dairy Expo 2020 due to COVID-19, be assured that all contracted exhibitors and sponsors will be issued a full refund for any payments already made for the 2020 show. We look forward to continuing this tradition in Madison for the 54th year, September 29–October 3, 2020.
Jersey Canada Elects Officers
The Board of Directors of Jersey Canada recently held a meeting and elections. John Vander Wielen, Elmwood, Ont., was elected president. Joanne Edwards, Nokomis, Sask., is the vice president; and Guillaume Dumais, La Durantaye, Québec, is the second vice president. Danny Morin was welcomed to the board of directors.
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“Like posts. Share posts. Support influencers. Call them,” Katie noted. “Last week, a farmer called me out of the blue and said, ‘I just wanted to let you know I appreciate everything you are doing for our industry.’ It made me cry.” Above all, be kind to others, Katie summed. “We are in this boat together. Let’s be a united front and work together to negate negative headlines and build a trusting relationship between farmer and consumer.” Editor’s Note: Katie is available to answer questions you may have about advocating. She can be reached by email at ccidairy@yahoo.com or message on the dairy’s Facebook page at Comfort Cow Inn. Dairy.
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Judges Named for 2020 All American Jersey Shows Judges have been selected for The 68th All American Jersey Shows, sponsored by the American Jersey Cattle Association of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. The largest exhibition of Registered Jersey™ cattle in the world, the three shows of The All American, will be held November 7, 8 and 9, 2020, in conjunction with the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Ky. Justin Burdette, Mercersburg, Pa., will judge The All American Jersey Show on Monday, November 9. This will be his second time officiating a Jersey show in Freedom Hall. In 2014, Justin was the official for the All American Junior Jersey Show. Burdette is not a stranger to placing high-profile shows. In 2018, he served as a consultant at World Dairy Expo for the International Jersey Show. He has officiated the Holstein and Red & White shows in Madison during Expo. He has judged internationally in Switzerland, Italy and Australia as well. Selected to place the oldest and richest class for dairy cattle in the world is Terri Packard, Boonsboro, Md. She will place the 67th National Jersey Jug Futurity on November 8. This will be her first time to officiate a Jersey show on the green shavings. Packard has served as an official for the 2015 open and junior Jersey shows at the Eastern States Exposition, the West Virginia State Fair (all breeds), Utah Spring Holstein and Jersey Shows, North Carolina State Fair Holstein and Jersey Junior Show, Maryland State Jersey Field Day, Frederick County Maryland Fair, Massachusetts State 4-H Show as well as other county, district and state shows of all breeds. This past year she served as official for the Jersey class in the Hoard’s Dairyman contest. There are 265 three-year-olds currently eligible for the 2020 show. Last year, the show offered a grand total of $8,250 in premiums. Judge for The All American Junior Jersey Show on Saturday, November 7 will be Joe Sparrow, Worthville, Ky. This will be his debut as a judge on the colored shavings. In 2019, Joe placed the World Dairy Expo International Brown Swiss Show. In 2013, he served as an associate for the same show. He was the official for the 2015 Southern National Ayrshire Show and has judged the Dominican Republic National Show, the Eastern and Northeastern National Brown Swiss Shows and numerous state fairs. The first and second place winners in each class of these shows will become the 2020 All American and Reserve All American honorees of the American Jersey MAY 2020
Cattle Association. To view more information on The All American events, visit the official website of the All American Jersey Shows and Sales at https://theallamerican.usjerseyjournal. com. For information on show entry fees and deadline, visit www.livestockexpo.org.
Sales of “Valentino” Semen Surpass Half a Million Units
Select Sires Inc., Plain City, Ohio, has reported that lifetime semen sales for All Lynns Louie Valentino-ET now exceed half a million units. The 11-year-old bull surpassed the milestone in April 2020 with 500,261 units sold. “Valentino” is also the lifetime Jersey sales leader in the Select Sires’ lineup. He earned the title in 2017 when his 380,068 units of semen overtook the 376,482 units sold by the Jersey king, Forest Glen Avery Action-ET. “Valentino has def ined the Jersey Revolution,” said Herby Lutz, a dairy sire analysist for Select Sires. “He started out as a genomic rock star, at the top of the lists. Then his daughters calved in and the daughter data proved genomics were right. [He] helped Jersey breeders adopt the new technology.” On the bottom side of his pedigree, “Valentino’s” breeding combines influences of a pair of American Jersey Cattle Association Master Breeders—David Allen of All-Lynn Jerseys, Reedsburg, Wis., and the late Donald Sherman and his wife, Elsa, of D&E Jerseys, then of Hilmar, Calif. Allen purchased “Valentino’s” dam, D&E Paramount Violet, from the Shermans in 2006. Allen then flushed “Violet” to BHF-SSF Parade Louie-ET, the mating that resulted in “Valentino.” By January 2010, five of her sons ranked among the breed’s top-10 G-code bulls for Jersey Performance Index (JPI), including list-leading “Valentino.” He graduated into the proven lineup in 2012 ranked #5 for JPI and #2 for Type. Today he has a proof that includes 19,895
All Lynns Louie Valentino-ET
daughters in 2,226 herds (April 2020). He remains a top-50 sire for Type with a PTA of +1.2 and has a Jersey Udder Index of +6.8. ‘“Valentino’ daughters are known to be tall and strong with lots of dairyness,” said Lutz, who has traveled the world to study the transmission of Registered Jersey genetics. “They are cows with fantastic fore udders and outstanding height and width to their rear udders. He’s just a bull that is balanced in what he creates. His daughters are stamped. You can pick them out as you walk behind them. You know they are ‘Valentino’ daughters.” AJCA records show that 93 of his daughters have been appraised Excellent-92% or higher. Three have been appraised Excellent-95%. They have made headlines in show arenas around the world. Included in this group is Brookbora Valentino Fair Mavis, Intermediate Champion of the show held during the 2017 International Dairy Week, and LC Valentino Clover, Reserve Senior Champion of the 2017 International Junior Jersey Show. On the genetic front, “Valentino” daughters like Jars of Clay Valentino Bridget-P, Excellent-91%, dam of 89 registered progeny, are making an impact in the next generation with sons like Jars of Clay Barnabas and Jars of Clay BoazET, a pair of bulls syndicated through The All American Jersey Sale. Among “Valentino’s” sons of impact are All Lynns Valentino Irwin-ET, Dutch Hollow Oliver-P and Sugar Grove Valentino Axis.
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July 1 is Deadline to Apply for National Scholarships and Educational Awards
Wednesday, July 1 is the deadline to apply for scholarship and educational awards administered by the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA), Reynoldsburg, Ohio. For the first time in 2019, the AJCA awarded over $30,000 to Jersey youth. The funds will provide financial support for young Jersey owners pursuing a college or university degree or, in some cases, gaining hands-on experience in the development and management of Registered Jersey™ cattle. Eligible applicants are Junior or Lifetime members of the association with a minimum grade point average of 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale). The Russell–Malnati Scholarship for Advanced Studies will be awarded to a graduate student in dairy science, animal science (dairy emphasis), large animal veterinary practice, dairy production or manufacturing, or dairy product marketing. Students who will begin a program of study at an accredited college or university in the fall of 2020 may apply for the William A. Russell Memorial Scholarship. Students who have completed at least one year of study toward their degree are eligible for the V. L. Peterson Scholarship. Also, the Jack C. Nisbet Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to an eligible nominee for the National Jersey Youth Achievement Contest. A Cedarcrest Farms Scholarship will be awarded to an undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in a program to earn a degree in large animal veterinary practice, dairy production, dairy manufactur-
ing, or dairy product marketing, and who demonstrates through completed coursework and goal statement, significant progress toward this intended degree and a clear intention for a career in agriculture. The Paul Jackson Memorial Scholarship is for continuing college students in any degree program area. The AJCA Directors’ Scholarship will be awarded based on academic performance, activities and accomplishments with Jersey cattle and commitment to continued involvement in the Jersey dairy business. The Bob Toole Jersey Youth Award can be used for educational expenses or a well-defined practical experience related to breeding, developing and showing Registered Jerseys. The Morris B. Ewing ABS Genetic Performance Scholarship will be awarded to a junior or senior undergraduate student seeking a career in genetics, dairy production, large animal veterinary medicine or milk marketing. The Lineweaver Scholarship will be awarded to an undergraduate who has completed at least one year of study in a four-year program focused on dairy science, animal science (dairy emphasis) or dairy products. The recipient of the Anne E. Perchard Challenge Award will be selected from among applicants for the national achievement contest and/or scholarship program to recognize abilities and leadership potential and, in turn, challenging the recipient to achieve his/her potential through continuing Jersey activities. Also, the Reuben R. Cowles Jersey Youth Award will be presented to an eligible resident of Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee and Virginia to be used for educational expenses or to travel to the All American Jersey Show and Sale, the AJCA-NAJ Annual Meetings or other Jersey educational activities. Applicants must be at least high school graduates, but not older than 36 years of age as of January 1, 2020. For application forms and instructions, visit the “Scholarships and Internships” page on the USJersey website or use the link, tinyurl.com/JerseyScholarships. Recipients will be recognized on Saturday, November 7 at the annual Junior Banquet held during The All American Jersey Shows and Sales in Louisville, Ky. The American Jersey Cattle Association has made strategic investments in Jersey youth since 1958 when it created the National Heifer Sale to provide annual funding for educational programs and awards. Scholarships are paid from permanent endowments administered by the American Jersey Cattle Association. Contributions are recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as 501(c)(3) tax deductible charitable gifts and may be made at any time during the year. For more information, contact the American Jersey Cattle Association by writing 6486 E. Main Street, Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068-2362; email info@usjersey.com; or visit its web site at USJersey.com.
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2020 Jersey Performance Index™ (JPI)
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pdates to Jersey Performance IndexTM authorized by the Milk Density is calculated by subtracting the sum of PTA AJCA Board of Directors were implemented with the April Protein and PTA Fat divided by .09 from PTA Milk. 2020 official CDCB-AJCA genetic evaluations. JPI2020 predicts Overall, 49% of the emphasis in JPI2020 is on production, 27% on the efficiency of production by expressing lifetime production fitness, 19.4% on functional type and 4.6% on disease resistance. of fat and protein per The goal behind unit of feed consumed. the update to JPI Calculation of the Jersey Performance Index™ New traits included in formula was logiBeginning with April 2020 genetic evaluations, JPITM is calculated as follows: JPI2020 are the six Jersey cal. It allows JerHealth Traits and two sey breed progress JPI2020 = (27 x PTA protein / SD) + (19 x PTA fat / SD) + (-3 x Milk Density / SD PTA milk) linear type traits—Rear to continue, while + (5 x PTA Productive Life / SD) + (3 x PTA Livability / SD) Teat Placement Side ensuring tomor + [-4.5 x (PTA Somatic Cell Score -3.0) / SD)] View and Rear Teat row’s Jersey cattle Placement Rear View. are genetically pre + (9 x PTA Daughter Pregnancy Rate / SD) + (3.5 x PTA Cow Conception Rate / SD) As with JPI 2017 , disposed to remain + (2 x PTA Heifer Conception Rate / SD) + Functional Trait Index2020 + Health Trait Index2020 JPI2020 applies the key healthy, fertile and where Milk Density = PTA Milk - ((PTA Fat + PTA Protein) / .09), Functional Trait Index equals principles of Jersey functional while the PTAs of linear type traits weighted by their relative economic contribution to JPI2020 and sustainability identified producing high levHealth Trait Index (see Table 2). by researchers Jude els of milk solids. Capper and Roger Dr. Kent Weigel, Cady (J. L. Capper & R. M. Cady (2012). J. Dairy Sci. 95: 165-176). University of Wisconsin-Madison, led the research and The three primary drivers of U.S. dairy cow sustainability are development of JPI2020. The updated formula is derived from a prediction of efficiency for more than 300,000 Jersey females born production, milk nutrient density, and body size. Specifically, since 2010 who have lactation and type information. Jerseys need to increase milk yield, maintain—or better improve— Lifetime production component levels, and maintain was tallied for each an optimum body size. The female. Individual type focus on Jersey sustainability traits were used to predict was retained for JPI2020. Traits and their percentage body weight, which was of JPI2020 are 27% PTA protein; then used to determine 19% PTA fat; 3% Milk Density; their lifetime feed intake. 19.4% Functional Trait Index The ratio of lifetime (subsets are Jersey Udder production to lifetime feed IndexTM, Feet and Legs and intake was predicted using Body); 14.5% Fertility (includes a model that included 9% Daughter Pregnancy Rate, individual genetic 3.5% Cow Conception Rate evaluations for production and 2% Heifer Conception traits, linear type traits, Rate); 8% Survival (includes somatic cell score, 5% Productive Life and 3% productive life, livability Figure 1: Jersey Performance Index2020 Livability); 4.5% Somatic Cell and fertility measures. Score; and six new Jersey Health Traits at 4.6% (Milk Fever 1.0%; Contribution of the six health traits was determined by the Displaced Abomasum 1.0%; Ketosis 0.4%; Mastitis 1.9%; Metritis amount of variation they explained in productive life and (continued to page 26) 0.2% and Retained Placenta 0.1.%). (Fig. 1) Table 1. History of Traits and Weights (%) Used to Calculate Production Type Index (1998) and Jersey Performance Index™.
Year Protein Fat CFP Milk/ FTI PL LIV SCS FUI DPR CCR HCR Milk Density
1998 55.5 22.2 2002 50.0 20.0 2005 50.0 20.0 2006 40.0 20.0 2010 42.0 15.0 2015 43.0 15.0 2017 30.0 15.0 8.0 2020 27.0 19.0 3.0 MAY 2020
HTI
16.7 5.6 15.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 15.0 3.75 3.75 3.75 3.75 15.0 12.0 3.0 3.0 7.0 15.0 12.0 6.0 10.0 15.0 10.0 6.0 7.0 2.0 2.0 20.0 6.0 4.0 6.0 7.0 2.0 2.0 19.4 5.0 3.0 4.5 9.0 3.5 2.0 4.6 Page 25
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Health Traits The April 2020 genetic evaluations mark the release of six health traits that will help alleviate costly health conditions impacting livability. Jerseys. These traits will help build resistance against displaced JPI is based on the ratio of lifetime combined fat and protein abomasum, milk fever, ketosis, mastitis, metritis and retained to lifetime dry matter intake, relative to other cows in the same placenta. herd born in the same year. Feed during the rearing period is PTAs for each of the health traits will be the predicted daughter considered, as are differences in maintenance intake for cows of difference for resistance above or below the Jersey breed average. different predicted body size. For cows that are still alive, we take The larger the positive values, how much they have produced Table 2. Relative weights for specific traits and trait groups in Jersey the more favorable the genetic and eaten to date. resistance to the disorder. These Performance Index2020. Milk Density genetic evaluations can help Relative Overall Milk Density (3% of identify individuals that transmit Weight (%) the index), formerly named Trait Group Weight (%) Specific Trait (Direction) costly differences and help CFP Milk, is a breed-specific manage their use in breeding Production 49.0 Protein (+) 27.0 adjustment to PTA Milk based programs. Fat (+) 19.0 on the target that every pound Milk Density (-) 3.0 The traits and their weights in of PTA milk must include 0.09 Fertility 14.5 JPI2020 are: pounds of combined fat and Daughter Pregnancy Rate (+) 9.0 • Milk Fever or Hypocalcemia: protein. Milk Density is based Cow Conception Rate (+) 3.5 (1.0%) Typically results after Heifer Conception Rate (+) 2.0 on the idea it is preferable to calving due to low total blood have total yield of pounds fat Survival 8.0 Productive Life (+) 5.0 calcium levels. Livability (+) 3.0 and pounds protein come from • Displaced abomasum: (1.0%) 4.5 more concentrated milk instead Somatic Cell Score Enlargement of the abomasum 4.6 Milk Fever (+) 1.0 of a greater volume of watery Jersey Health Traits with fluid and/or gas that caused Displaced Abomasum 1.0 milk. its movement to the left or right Ketosis 0.4 For example, two bulls each of the abdominal cavity; the Mastitis 1.9 have 75 pounds of combined twisting blocks the digestive Metritis 0.2 fat and protein, but a large process and usually requires Retained Placenta 0.1 difference in their PTA Milk of veterinary intervention. F unctional Trait Index 19.4 250 compared to 1,250 pounds. • Ketosis: (0.4%) Build-up of 9.2 Body 10.0 Relative to the target of 0.09 Jersey Udder Index ketone bodies that typically Udder Depth (+) 2.5 Strength (-) 3.0 pounds of combined fat and Fore Udder Attachment (+) 1.7 Dairy Form (+) 1.5 occurs due to negative energy protein in one-pound PTA milk, Udder Cleft (+) 0.2 Stature (-) 3.0 balance in early lactation. the bull with a PTA Milk of 250 Rear Udder Height (+) 2.5 Rump Width (-) 2.5 • Mastitis: (1.9%) Infectious exceeds that concentration and F. Teat Placement (+) 0.2 disease that causes inflammation will gain approximately three Teat Length (-) 0.6 Feet and Legs 0.2 of the mammary gland; one of 0.1 Foot Angle (+) 0.1 JPITM points. The other bull, Rear Udder Width (+) the most common and costly 0.1 at PTA Milk of 1,250 pounds, R. Teat Position Side View (+) 0.8 Rear Legs (-) diseases of dairy cattle. transmits more water relative R. Teat Position Rear View (+) 0.6 • Metritis: (0.2%) Infection of to components. Therefore, he the endometrium (lining of the will lose approximately two JPITM points. uterus) after calving. The Milk Density attribution will result in a difference of five • Retained placenta: (0.1%) Retention of fetal membranes more JPITM points between the two example bulls. than 24 hours after calving. Combined as the Health Trait Index (HTI), it is reported as Type Within Production JPITM points like JUITM and represents 4.6% of JPI2020. Of the components of JPITM, only one—the AJCA Functional Trait Index (FTI)—captures the effects of type traits within Major Categories production on lifetime efficiency. It assesses how functional type The objective of Jersey Performance IndexTM is to increase traits are important to the Jersey cow’s economic survival. As such, lifetime efficiency. Regrouping traits by functional categories it pinpoints where improvement is needed and needed most, and reveals a set of six factors that determine whether cows where opportunities for further gains are possible. put money into your pocket, and how much. Production Table 2 shows going receives 49% of the emphasis forward, what will make in the new formula. There is Calculation of the Jersey Udder Index™ the most difference 13.7 % on udder health by This index is the sum of PTAs for udder traits multiplied by their i n i m p r ov i n g J e r s e y combining direct selection percentage contribution to the animal’s Jersey Performance Index2020: profitability is increasing for lower Somatic Cell Score selection pressure on udder JUI20 = [[(1.7 x FU / SD) + (2.5 x RH / SD) + (0.1 x RUW / SD) (especially impor tant to and body traits. Some traits capture quality premiums) + (2.5 x UD / SD) + (0.2 x UC / SD) + (0.2 x TP/SD) are more important than and JUITM. Fertility at 14.5% others. Among traits in the + (0.8 x RTPS/SD) + (0.6 x RTPR/SD) + (-0.6 x TL/SD)] includes Daughter Pregnancy Jersey Udder IndexTM (JUI), Rate, Cow Conception Rate which is derived from FTI, Udder Depth is the most important, and Heifer Conception Rate. Survival is weighted at 8.2% followed by Fore Udder Attachment and Rear Udder Height. through PTAs for Productive Life and Livability plus the mobility TM JUI is reported as JPI points; in other words, how many points traits (foot angle, rear legs) in FTI Lastly, the Jersey-specific TM udder traits add (or subtract) from Jersey Performance Index . (continued from page 25)
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Comparing Jersey Performance Index 2020 vs 2017 Jersey Perfomance Index2020
Jersey Udder Index2020 Jersey Udder Index2020
Rear Teat Position Rear View (+) 0.6
Rear Teat Position Side View (+) 0.8 Udder Depth (+) 2.5 Rear Udder Width (+) 0.1
Front Teat Length (-) 0.6
Front Teat Placement (+) 0.2
Fore Udder Attachment (+) 1.7 Rear Udder Height (+) 2.5
Udder Cleft (+) 0.2
9.2% of JPI2020 Udder Depth Fore Udder Attachment Udder Cleft Rear Udder Height Front Teat Placement
49 % 19.4 %
Production 27 - PTA Protein 19 - PTA Fat -3 - Milk Density Functional Trait Index 9.2 - Udder 10 - Body 0.2 - Feet and Legs
14.5 % Fertility 9 - Daughter Pregnancy Rate 3.5 - Cow Conception Rate 2.0 - Heifer Conception Rate 8% Survival 5 - Productive Life 3 - Livability 4.5 % Somatic Cell Score
+2.5 +1.7 +0.2 +2.5 +0.2
Front Teat Length -0.6 Rear Udder Width +0.1 Rear Teat Position Side View +0.8 Rear Teat Position Rear View +0.6
4.6 % Jersey Health Traits 1.0 - Milk Fever 1.0 - Displaced Abomasum 0.4 - Ketosis 1.9 - Mastitis 0.2 - Metritis 0.1 - Retained Placenta
*Milk Density is calculated by subtracting the sum of PTA Protein and PTA Fat divided by .09 from PTA Milk.
Jersey Perfomance Index2017
Jersey Udder Index2017 Jersey Udder Index2017
Front Teat Length (-) 0.9
Rear Udder Width (+) 0.1
Front Teat Placement (+) 0.9
Udder Depth (+) 4.7
Rear Udder Height (+) 1.8
Udder Cleft (+) 1.9
53 % 20 %
Production 30 - PTA Protein 15 - PTA Fat 8 - CFP Milk Functional Trait Index 12.8 - Jersey Udder Index 7 - Body Weight 0.2 - Mobility
27 % Fitness 6 - Productive Life 4 - Livability 6 - Somatic Cell Score 7 - Daughter Pregnancy Rate 2 - Cow Conception Rate 2 - Heifer Conception Rate
Body Weight Composite, at 10%, selects for optimum body size, which is directly related to feed intake directed to body maintenance versus production. Lastly, the Health Trait Index at 4.6% selects for disease resistance.
Summary Jersey Performance IndexTM (JPITM) is a
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Fore Udder Attachment (+) 2.4
12.8% of JPI2017 Udder Depth Fore Udder Attachment Udder Cleft Rear Udder Height
breed-specific selection tool that has been continually reviewed and updated based on sound science and relative to current economic conditions. “Jersey Performance Index2020 focuses on the Lifetime Efficiency of the Jersey cow in a way no prior versions have done,” said Neal Smith, Executive Secretary and CEO of the American Jersey Cattle Association.
+4.7 +2.4 +1.9 +1.8
Front Teat Placement Front Teat Length Rear Udder Width
+0.9 -0.9 +0.1
“The updated formula combines leading-edge methods which result in a healthier cow who can produce higher concentrations of components in her milk. While accomplishing all this, JPI2020 helps achieve optimum body size for greater feed and overall efficiency and sustainability, while improving on the Jersey cow’s long appreciated fertility.”. Page 27
2020 AJCA-NAJ ANNUAL MEETINGS
Candidates for AJCA and NAJ Elections AJCA President Nominee Jonathan Merriam
AJCA Director Nominee Rebecca Ferry
Jonathan Merriam, Hickman, Calif., has been nominated for President of the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA). He currently is serving his second term as AJCA president. Merriam grew up on the family dairy farm in Hickman and now works as the genetics specialist at Ahlem Farms Partnership in Hilmar, Calif. The 7,000cow dairy owned by Carolyn Ahlem, Sabino Ahlem-Herrera and Roger Herrera milks cows on three dairies using several AJCA programs, including REAP and JerseyMate, and JerseyTags for permanent identification. Ahlem Farms Partnership is a charter investor in Project Equity and a contract advertiser w i t h t he Jersey Journal. The dairy is also a founder of Hilmar Cheese Company. All three herds have lactation averages over 19,600 lbs. milk and herd average JPIs over +22. The home dairy ranks #16 in the nation for genetic merit with a herd average JPI of +38 on 3,305 cows. Jonathan was general chair for the 2019 All American and sits on the board of Jerseyland Sires. He was chair of the 2017 All American Jersey Sale and co-chair of the 2016 National Heifer Sale held in San Diego, Calif. Merriam grew up on 400-cow dairy farm in central California, where he and his family milked 250 Registered Jerseys and 150 grade Holsteins. His grandfather, William Merriam, established the dairy herd with Jerseys in 1929 and added Holsteins in the 1960s, when the creamery required their addition due to public concern about high fat milk. Jonathan’s interest and understanding of the dairy grew over the years, from his first duties as a calf feeder at the age of nine to helping to manage the dairy in high school and junior college. Though he gained experience in all aspects of the dairy, genetics and reproduction are his greatest interest. As a youth, he was active in 4-H and FFA, where he earned the American FFA Degree. A highlight of his show career was exhibit-
Rebecca “Becky” Ferry, Johnstown, N.Y., has been nominated to serve as Director from the Second District of the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA). Becky owns and operates Dreamroad Jerseys LLC with her sister, Sandra Scott, in Johnstown. The two ear ned the AJCA Young Jersey Breeder award in 2009 and assumed ownership of the 300-acre farm in 2016 from their parents, who purchased it in 1990. Dreamroad Jerseys was a tour stop during the AJCA-National All-Jersey Inc. Annual Meetings in 2019. The 80-cow herd is enrolled on REAP. It has a 2019 lactation average (m.e.) of 17,530 lbs. milk 896 lbs. fat and 669 lbs. protein. With the December 2019 herd appraisal, the herd includes 23 Excellent and 50 Very Good cows and has a herd average of 86.7%. Dreamroad Jerseys is a contract advertiser in the Jersey Journal. Becky, a third-generation Jersey breeder, was born and raised on the farm and got her first calf at the age of three. Descendants of the heifer are in the herd today, many appraised Excellent. A granddaughter, Dreamroad Lester Carly, twice appraised Excellent-95%, lived to be almost 20 years old and placed in the AJCA Leading Living Lifetime Production Contest several times. At an early age, Becky became involved with the farm, doing chores alongside her sister and parents, showing and joining 4-H. When she was nine, Becky was involved in a farm accident in which she lost her legs and incurred spinal fusion of her back. Her first question to her father upon waking in the hospital, “Can I show my cows?” Though the doctors weren’t certain, Becky was. Eighteen months after her accident, she showed a very special cow, Cowbell Royal Cassidy, Excellent-94%, in The All American Jersey Show. “Cassidy” was not just inspiration and best friend to Becky. She brought happiness to the entire family, who had been through a lot. A champion in and out of the ring, “Cassidy” earned purple banners at county, regional and
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AJCA Director Nominee Gary B. Moore Gary B. Moore, Greenwich, N.Y., has been nominated to serve as Director from the Second District of the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA). Moore has been breeding Registered Jerseys for more than four decades. Today he owns and operates DGM Jerseys with his wife, Debbie, in Greenwich, near the Vermont border. As well, Gary has worked for Cargill Animal Nutrition for 31 years, the last 15 as a calf and heifer specialist. The Moores have continued to farm and milk cows to enable his son and daughter-in-law, Doug and Janelle, and their children to dairy. The Moores milk a mixed-breed herd (Jerseys and Holsteins) of 45 cows. The Jersey herd is enrolled on REAP and has a 2019 lactation average (m.e.) of 21,649 lbs. milk, 1,047 lbs. fat and 745 lbs. protein on nine cows. After the latest type appraisal, the herd includes four Excellent and 13 Very Good cows and has an appraisal average of 86.9%. Gary grew up on a dairy farm in Vermont that milked a few Jerseys until he was in the fifth grade. He earned a degree in animal science and dairy technology from the University of Vermont. Among his classes were several for dairy product processing. After graduation, he worked for Col. H. G. Wilde and Marjorie Field Wilde at High Lawn Farm in Lee, Mass. From there, he went to Fair Weather Farm in New Lebanon, N.Y., where he worked closely with the late Stanley Chittenden and the Chittenden family. Gary established his own herd within the herd at Fair Weather Farm and struck out on his own on a rented farm in West Rutland, Vt., in 1978. He purchased the present 117acre farm in Greenwich with Chittenden’s guidance in 1981. Moore received the AJCC Young Jersey Breeder award in 1984. He sold the bulk of the herd in the late 1980s to begin his career with Cargill, but retained a few Jerseys owned by his sons and made subsequent foundation purchases to re-establish the (continued to page 37)
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AJCA Director Nominee Karen Bohnert Karen Bohnert, East Moline, Ill., has been nominated to serve as Director from the Sixth District of the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA). She was first elected to the position in 2017 and has served on the Finance and Development Committees. Karen and her husband, Scott, and his brother, Brian, and their parents, Jim and Wanda, own and operate Bohnert Jerseys, a 500-cow Registered Jersey dairy in East Moline. The family also raises corn, soybeans and wheat on 1,300 acres. Bohnert Jerseys is enrolled on REAP and has ranked nationally among similar-sized herds each of the past 10 years. The 2019 AJCA actual herd average of 18,135 lbs. milk, 933 lbs. fat and 674 lbs. protein ranks 10th for milk among herds with 300-749 cows. The dairy also ranks among the top 75 herds in the country for genetic merit with a herd average JPI of +22. (continued to page 35)
AJCA Director Nominee Tim Klaustermeier Tim Klaustermeier, Glencoe, Minn., has been nominated to serve as Director from the Eighth District of the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA). Tim established Prairie Harbour Jerseys in Glencoe in May 2000. He uses Jersey genetics from the U.S., Canada, Denmark, Australia and New Zealand in the breeding program, with a focus on improving longevity, fertility, health and pounds of protein. Registered Jerseys have also been developed in partnership with the Chris Sukalski Family as Reiland Prairie and Robert Boltman of Harmony Corners as Harmony Harbour to capitalize on merchandising opportunities. The 37-cow Prairie Harbour herd and partnership animals are enrolled on REAP and milked at Reiland Farms in Leroy, Minn. The combined herds have an April 2020 rolling herd average of 21,360 lbs. milk, 1,078 lbs. fat and 759 lbs. protein on 46 (continued to page 36)
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ight individuals have been nominated to serve in leadership positions of the national Jersey organizations, seven for the American Jersey Cattle Association and one for the National All-Jersey Inc. Board of Directors. Results of the elections will be announced during the virtual meetings of the associations the last weekend of June. All active members shown on the membership books of the Association on the date 50 days prior to the Annual Meeting (May 8, 2020) are eligible to vote for AJCA President and Directors. Persons eligible to vote for NAJ Directors (by district) are producer members, those who pay fees as established by the Board of Directors, and honorary members shown on the membership records of the corporation 60 days prior to the the Annual Meeting (April 29, 2020). The notice of the annual meeting and the official ballot and proxy will be mailed to all members eligible to vote not less than 30 days before the meetings.
AJCA Director Nominee John Maxwell
AJCA Director Nominee Cornell Kasbergen Cornell Kasbergen, Tulare, Calif., has been nominated to serve as Director from the Eleventh District of the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA). Kasbergen and his wife, Teri, and son and daughter-in-law, Case and Allison, own and operate Rancho Teresita Dairy in Tulare. Also known as Kash-In Jerseys, the dairy consists of 1,800 acres of farmland, 3,600 Jerseys and 1,400 Holsteins. The herd is enrolled on REAP and has a 2019 lactation average (m.e.) of 21,283 lbs. milk, 1,061 lbs. fat and 815 lbs. protein on 1,836 cows. Actual production is 19,641 lbs. milk, 982 lbs. fat and 749 lbs. protein. With the April 2020 genetic evaluations, 30 heifers rank on the list of the Top 500 Females for GJPI. Rancho Teresita Dairy is home to 139 Excellent cows; most are homebred. Kasbergen’s journey in the dairy industry (continued to page 30)
NAJ Director Nominee James S. Huffard III
John Maxwell, Donahue, Iowa, has been nominated to serve as Director of the Eighth District of the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA). Maxwell owns and operates Cinnamon Ridge Dairy with his family in Scott County, his family has farmed in the county for five generations. The home farm on which he grew up was designated as a Century Farm in 2010. Cinnamon Ridge Dairy is enrolled on REAP and a contract advertiser with the Jersey Journal. The 185-cow herd ranks first in the nation for milk, protein and cheese yield on an actual and m.e. basis with respective averages for 2019 of 23,710 lbs. milk, 1,119 lbs. fat, 899 lbs. protein and 3,002 lbs. cheese yield and 26,768 lbs. milk, 1,254 lbs. fat, 1,014 lbs. protein and 3,378 lbs. cheese yield. Four members of the milking string produced
James S. Huffard III, Crockett, Va., has been nominated to serve as District 5 Director for National All-Jersey Inc. (NAJ). He is currently serving his fourth term as director and is also vice president of the organization. As a partner with his son, Trey, and brother, John, in Huffard Dairy Farms, Jim has a wealth of experience in the Jersey business. After graduating in dairy science from Virginia Tech, he returned to the home farm and assumed the responsibilities for the livestock and general manager. Jim and John bottle milk from the herd at Duchess Dairy in Rural Retreat. The dairy has been a Queen of QualityÂŽ producer since January 2010 and now distributes All-Jersey milk to grocery and convenience stores across southern Virginia, eastern Tennessee and West Virginia. Huffard Dairy Farms is home to Schultz
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began at a young age growing up on his family’s dairy farm in southern California. His endeavor with Jerseys began in March 2011 with the purchase of a tremendous genetic foundation, the Jars of Clay herd from the Quist family of Fresno, Calif. Kasbergen enrolled the herd in REAP from the onset and undertook an extensive invitro fertilization (IVF) program using the Quist cattle and several key purchases from Brentwood Farms of Orland, Calif. Initially, cows were flushed at the Trans Ova facility in Iowa, but now are flushed at a satellite facility established at Rancho Teresita. The IVF program helped the Kasbergens build a superior genetic base from which to market Registered Jersey genetics. KashIn Jerseys has sent more than 30 bulls to A.I. organizations, including Kash-In Slugger-P-ET who was syndicated at The All American Jersey Sale in 2015 for $120,000, a breed record for bulls at the time. “Slugger-P” currently ranks #41 among Active A.I. bulls with a GJPI of +90. Another Kasbergen-bred bull, JX Kash-In Got Jiggy {6}, is the breed’s former #1 G-code bull and currently ranks #2 with a GJPI of +144. Kash-In has also consigned high-selling females to sales managed by Jersey Marketing Service. Their consignment to the 2013 All American Jersey Sale, KashIn Fastrack 40806-P, was the high-selling female, struck off for $35,000 to River
Valley Farm, Tremont, Ill. Kash-In has enjoyed success in state and national show rings as well. In 2018, the Kasbergens exhibited River Valley Excitation Flawless-ET at the International Jersey Show and The All American Jersey Show, where she earned top honors as a milking yearling in both rings. Kash-In received All American honors in 2018 and 2019 as well with Billings Impression Backstage-ET (junior three-year-old) and Norse Star Balin Layla (junior two-yearold), respectively. The Kasbergens hosted the Kash-In on Valentine’s Day sale in February 2018 to offer some of their best genetics and show animals, along with elite individuals from guest consignors. With an average of $12,545.08 on 61 Jersey lots, the sale was the second high-averaging sale for the year and now ranks as fourth high in breed history. A highlight was the sale of “Flawless” to Misty Meadow Dairy of Tillamook, Ore., for $169,000. Recently she was tapped Reserve National Grand Champion for her new owners. Another sale highlight was the syndication of “JX Got Jiggy {6}” for $100,000. His grandam, BW Jace Jenny, was an early purchase from Brentwood Farms in 2011. . Kasbergen chairs the Milk Producers Council and recently completed 22 years of service on the Land O’Lakes board. He also chaired the audit committee for Land O’Lakes and represented the organization
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on the National Milk Producers Federation board. He served on other boards as well, including Southern Counties DHIA, Tulare DHIA and Valley Milk LLC. He was a member of the dairy committee for the Agriculture Council of California and the milk producer review board for the California Department of Food and Agriculture. He served on the California Dairy Environmental Justice Fund and the Tulare County Environmental Health Committee. Cornell has experienced the Jersey cow’s tremendous efficiency first-hand and believes her future and that of her association looks bright. He hopes his lifetime of dairy industry experience will be an asset to the AJCA board and its membership.
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ing Supreme Champion at the California State Fair with a cow bred by James Pappas of Stardust Jerseys. He also exhibited cattle at The All American Junior Jersey Show and helped with the All American Jersey Sale. He placed third in the National Jersey Youth Achievement Contest. As he became more involved with dairying, Jonathan met many people who influenced his growth with the Jerseys, including the late AJCC Master Breeders Phil Fanelli and James Pappas and AJCC Distinguished Service Award recipient Richard Clauss, who encouraged his involvement in Jersey activities and taught him breed advantages. He was also mentored by several late AJCC staff members, including Executive Secretary James Cavanaugh, Fred Stout and Allen Meyer. Jonathan has an associate’s degree in dairy science from Modesto Junior College. He graduated from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo with a major in dairy science and a minor in agriculture business. He also received a master’s degree in dairy genetics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. At Cal Poly, he was president of the Los Lecheros Dairy Club and editor of the dairy science yearbook. He was third-high individual in reasons at the intercollegiate dairy judging contest held at World Dairy Expo. After the family dairy partnership was dissolved and the herd sold, Merriam worked in the A.I. industry, in bull procurement for Golden Genes. He also managed the nine-month vocational dairy herd management program at Utah State University, was a county dairy extension specialist and taught high school agriculture science. (continued to page 35)
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The Many Roles of National All-Jersey Inc.
National All-Jersey Inc. (NAJ) was formed December 9, 1957, by the American Jersey Cattle Association, the oldest dairy breed registry organization in the United States founded in 1868. NAJ’s mission is two-fold: • To increase the value of and demand for Jersey milk; and • To promote equity in milk pricing.
NAJ has pursued its mission to add value to Jersey milk and Jersey cattle in six different areas: market development, milk price regulation, information and education, policy issues, research, and industry relations. Each has been a priority according to the needs of Jersey breeders and prevailing market conditions. Market Development. Creating and servicing markets that provide fair remuneration for the superior nutritional content of Jersey milk has always had precedence. Today’s Equity program promotes multiple component pricing (MCP) to dairy product manufacturers, especially cheesemakers.
National All-Jersey Inc. is the only organization that represents milk marketing concerns for owners of a single dairy breed. It is a legal entity independent of the American Jersey Cattle Association. NAJ has its own Articles of Incorporation, Key Goals of National All-Jersey Inc. Constitution and By-Laws, and • Continue to work with industry partners to promote and expand multiple component pricing to all Federal Milk Board of Directors, Officers, and Marketing Orders. Members. It functions cooperatively with the Jersey registry association • Continue to advance A1/A2 beta-casein research. by sharing several Directors, • Organize and complete on-farm processing forums focused on bringing together successful Jersey Officers, and staff personnel, and processors and Jersey producers interested in occupies joint headquarters offices beginning on-farm processing. in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Be engaged in dairy industry proposals and discussions The roots of NAJ’s mission are found much earlier in the 20 th Century.
with national representatives in Washington D.C. • Continue to utilize and analyze the FARM-Environmental Stewardship program as a tool to demonstrate the sustainability advantage of Jerseys. • Recruit research opportunities and promote research that demonstrates the value of high solids milk and the efficiency and sustainability of Jerseys. • All-Jersey® and Queen of Quality® programs: (a) enroll new producers, (b) expand services and support provided, (c) develop and promote new products using Jersey milk. • Develop economic analyses that promote increased use of Jersey genetics. • Look for and advance market arrangements, voluntary and regulated, that obtain or improve Multiple Component Pricing (MCP) for producers not currently receiving MCP or receiving sub-standard MCP. • Continue work to raise the national minimum nonfat solids standards for fluid milk to meet existing California levels.
In the 1920s, the American Jersey Cattle Club (now Association) created a Milk Department to assist with the marketing of Jersey milk. It also formed a standing committee of its Directors to address marketing issues and policy. This arrangement, a significant commitment of organizational resources, served Jersey breeders well until after World War II. Then, with the dramatic changes in dairy marketing associated with implementation of the Federal Milk Marketing Order system, Jersey leaders concluded that, by itself, the Jersey organization could not do enough to vigorously represent Jersey producers in this arena. Their solution was to create, fund, and staff an organization for the sole purpose of marketing milk—National All-Jersey Inc.
MCP payments to producers can be based on pounds of protein, pounds of butterfat, end product pr icing , protein premiums, or protein differentials. All are market-oriented pricing systems, to varying degrees, and benefit both manufacturers and producers. Collectively, milk producers have received tens of millions of dollars in added milk income through such programs. NAJ also has marketing programs for Jersey milk and milk products: All-Jersey® and Queen of Quality® . These premium brand names boost sales by providing high-profile labels for a line of superior fluid milk products, other speciality products and also Jersey milk cheeses. Jersey producers supplying All-Jersey® franchises or adding the Queen of Quality® brand to their farmproduced products have prospered, and even expanded their operations.
To assist members considering processing their own milk, NAJ organized the annual Value-Added 101 Workshop. The course was developed to educate and help develop a business plan for vertical integration of a dairy operation.
NAJ works with members on individual marketing projects, such as fluid milk processing or cheese manufacturing. NAJ has also provided professional referrals, financial analysis, feasibility studies, and direct marketing assistance. Milk Price Regulation. Milk is among the most strictly regulated agricultural commodities in this country; approximately 90% of U.S. milk production is government regulated. NAJ represents the interests and concerns of Jersey producers in this complicated arena. NAJ’s most significant endeavor has been to promote adoption of multiple component pricing (MCP) in all Federal Milk Marketing Orders and state-regulated pricing systems. Since the start of Project Equity in 1976, NAJ has been involved with every effort to move Federal Order and state milk pricing to a component basis. In the 1970s and 1980s, NAJ staff worked tirelessly to obtain individual state approval to allow protein pricing programs of any sort. Since those early days, multiple component pricing has expanded to cover 90% of all regulated milk pricing, due in great part to enabling language contained in the 1995 Farm Bill.
on establishing differences in the true value of milk in various consumer products. For this reason, NAJ has supported basic research on the qualities and manufacturing yields of Jersey milk. Validated research findings have been incorporated into pricing programs such as MCP. Just as Jersey milk is different, so is the Jersey cow. NAJ has supported multi-faceted research on factors related to the efficiency and sustainability of Jersey milk production and has shared this information worldwide. Information and Education. NAJ holds an extensive resource library on Jersey milk, multiple component pricing, and fluid milk standards and is known as the clearinghouse for information on these topics. This information has been shared not only with all segments of the milk industry, but also with government and university personnel.
NAJ is still working to expand MCP to 100% of the milk market. As part of that goal, NAJ continues its efforts to improve the quality of consumer milk by advocating for higher protein and solids-not-fat standards for fluid milk products.
This wealth of information has supported a number of educational efforts. National All-Jersey Inc. publishes a weekly market report and a monthly newsletter about milk marketing conditions, so Jersey producers can make informed decisions about their marketing options. In addition, milk marketing articles and occasional editorial commentary are featured in the Jersey Journal. NAJ staff also fill a demanding schedule of public presentations at local, state, national, and international dairy meetings throughout the year.
Policy Issues. From the Farm Bill to import quotas, governmental policies impact the dairy industry—and NAJ’s membership. NAJ works to ensure equitable treatment for Jersey producers. NAJ staff evaluate the implications of many dairy policy directives, and takes action necessary to either support positive actions or correct improper ones.
Industry Relations. NAJ advocates collaboration among all segments of the dairy industry. It actively seeks working relationships with all major dairy organizations. The successful expansion of multiple component pricing into the majority of dairy markets best illustrates how NAJ works with industry partners to change the way the dairy industry does business.
Far from being simply reactive in the policy arena, NAJ staff work with federal and state legislators to promote favorable policies on multiple component pricing. An example of this was the 1995 Farm Bill, which contained language to expand multiple component pricing to most Federal Order markets. Those rules were implemented in January of 2000.
Research. The principle of equitable milk pricing is founded
NAJ staff also participate in special projects with industry partners, due to their expertise in milk pricing and milk component valuation. In addition, the producer-members of NAJ forge and strengthen partnerships with the rest of the industry as they participate in their milk or supply cooperatives or on national committees and boards. NAJ is governed by an 11-member board of directors. The company also utilizes industry experts to help educate the members and Jersey industry on milk marketing and fair and equitable pricing.
Looking out for You in Washington, D.C. From federal farm policy to international trade agreements, milk marketing regulations, environmental compliance, availability of labor, food safety, nutrition guidelines and assistance including school meals, animal handling guidelines, transportation, renewable energy incentives, taxes, you name it, the Congress and agencies in Washington, D.C. have a big impact on the business of dairy farming. That’s why it’s important for your future that NAJ and AJCA have a presence in the nation’s capital. We regularly engage with the House and Senate Agriculture Committees on development and implementation of the once-every-five-year Farm Bills. The Judiciary Committees handle immigration policy as it relates to foreign-born labor on our farms. Still other committees must approve and continually monitor international trade to ensure U.S. farmers are being treated fairly. And Washington, D.C. has a lot to say about how the nation’s school children are fed, the implications of environmental regulations on farms and many other aspects of the way dairy producers help keep the nation fed while protect the land and air and water quality. NAJ and AJCA make sure your voice is heard from the time federal policies regarding these many aspects of your business, and more, are being developed all the way through to their full implementation.
Charlie Garrison The Garrison Group LLC Washington D.C. Charlie is retained by National All-Jersey Inc., to provide counsel on policy and issues in Washington, D.C., of importance to the dairy industry.
A Unified Voice for Equity in Milk Pricing Though significant gains have been made to improve markets for Jersey producers, the future still holds challenges for the cause of equitable milk pricing. Jersey milk is superior nutritionally and produces the highest manufacturing yields. But U.S. dairy policy and milk pricing decisions are based upon what is best for “average” milk. Regulators may not hear the concerns of Jersey producers unless we speak with a unified voice. In 2016, 40 years of Equity was celebrated in San Diego, Calif. These producers were on hand to be recognized as pioneers of the program.
That voice is National All-Jersey Inc., recognized not only in the United States, but around the world for its contributions to the improvement of the dairy industry.
NAJ is funded through Equity and All-Jersey® fees. It receives no monies from the American Jersey Cattle Association.
Equity fees are voluntary contributions from individual producers or producer organizations. The amount ranges from two to six cents per hundredweight of milk marketed, or $3.20 per cow enrolled on the REAP program. This money is used to develop specialized markets and to promote multiple component pricing. All-Jersey® fees are paid by processors for the right to use the All-Jersey® and Queen of Quality® brand labels.
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Lady Lane Farm
Garry and Lacey Hansen Willamette Valley Mulino, Oregon 30 minutes outside of Portland Offers a full line of All-Jersey products including; whole, reduced fat, and skim Creamline milk, cream and half and half. They also make chocolate milk, strawberry milk and egg nog. They also churn both salted and unsalted farm fresh butter and sell Jersey beef. Nearly a decade ago, industry economics brought Garry and Lacey to a crossroads that said, ‘find a niche, go organic, or exit the business.’ At that time there was not a bottled Jersey milk in the Portland market, so they made the decision to start down this path and began bottling in May 2009. Today, they sell direct to the consumer from a farmstand at the dairy as well as several Farmer’s Markets. Product is also delivered to numerous retailers in the Portland and surrounding areas and a distributor assists in getting product to retailers in more distant locations. Coffee shops, bakeries and a home delivery company also are supplied with products from the farm. As the business has evolved the main difference from the original plan is today 95% of the product is bottled in glass bottles. The addition of Jersey beef and butter were not part of initial model plans.
Marcoot Jersey Creamery LLC John, Linda, Amy and Beth Marcoot Greenville, Illinois • 45 miles east of St. Louis
22 types of artisan cheeses—fresh, farmstead and aged cheeses; Extreme Ice and Extreme Ice Pro from sweet cream whey; cheese treats—a dehydrated cheese product; and grass fed Jersey beef. Value-added products allowed John and Linda Marcoot to bring their daughters, Amy and Beth, back to the farm and continue their small dairy. Today, the family makes the above products, runs a retail store, and are an agritourism hotspot in their area. The original plan was to make both raw milk and pasteurized cheeses, but it quickly switched to all pasteurized. The first products were made in March 2010. In addition to the artisan cheeses, they also custom make cheese for regional breweries, wineries and have developed a coffee cheese for a coffee shop in St. Louis. For their “Extreme Ice” product, marketed to professional sports teams, they have attained the National Sanitation Foundation International Sports Certification, meaning the facility and the product passed stringent inspections and testing for approved use by professional athletes. Located near the St. Louis area the demand for high-quality product has generated business growth. Six distributors covering Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan and Minnesota in addition to their small on farm store get the product to restaurants, retail outlets, universities, professional athletic organizations, healthcare, and individuals. NAJ has helped to emphasize the highquality milk and beef of the Jersey with the use of the Queen of Quality seal.
Mapleline Farm
Jessica Dizek and Jennifer Zina Hadley, Massachusetts All-Jersey milk in glass, plastic and 20 qt. dispenser bags. Offering whole, 1%, 2%, skim, flavored, seasonal flavors, half and half, heavy cream and buttermilk. Chocolate milk is the best seller and Holiday Egg Nog is popular during the holidays. Being located in a region with a supportive agriculture and small business mentality, was the niche Mapleline needed. They are in a five college community that appreciates locally sourced products and knowing where their food comes from. Bottling his own milk was a long-time dream of their father. Venturing into the value-added business helped secure a sustainable future for the next generations. It began with milk being bottled by a small private plant 40 minutes away. It was then brought back ready to sell in an on-farm store. In 2004, as demand increased, the farm bought the bottling plant and relocated it to the farm’s premises. Today products are delivered to nearby University of Massachusetts and other food services (restaurants, cafes, coffee shops and bakeries). They can also be found in local grocery stores and farm stands. The family also works with a specialty food distributor in Boston. The business plan has changed since the start when quarts and half gallons were offered only in glass. Consumers loved the idea of glass bottled milk as a novelty. However, the local restaurant community took a liking to the rich quality Jersey milk and began requesting plastic. That demand quickly grew and now it’s 85% of their business.
Duchess Dairy Products
James and John Huffard, Joey Blankenship, and Monte and Beth Fleshman Rural Retreat, Virginia Whole and 2% milk in various sizes chocolate, strawberry, and dreamsicle flavors. When a small local plant became available, Jim and John Huffard knew it was an opportunity to create a market for their All-Jersey milk. In January 2010, the partnership began bottling at the plant in southwest Virginia. Because of the demand of the All-Jersey label in the area in the 1970s, they knew the product had consumer appeal. As well, Jersey milk has a much better flavor and increased nutritional advantages. Their milk products are marketed in a 100 mile radius of the dairy to athletic programs, large and small grocery stores and many convenience locations. The business model of Duchess Dairy is primarily the same as the original. However, the acceptance of a great tasting milk has surpassed all expectations as the demand for a superior product continues to increase.
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Merriam was selected for the California Agriculture Leadership program, a twoyear leadership program with extensive training in leadership areas of health, communication and politics. The program included a week-long trip to Washington D.C. to meet with politicians to discuss agriculture issues and a three-week excursion to India and Nepal to share agricultural knowledge and experience with third-world countries. Jonathan has served on the Hickman School Board, an elected position, for nearly 20 years, serving as president three times, gaining experience and understanding in all aspects of public education, government regulations, negotiations, and staff evaluations. He helps coach the FFA dairy judging team, is a 4-H dairy project leader and volunteers to serve community through church and other civic opportunities. Jonathan and his wife, Becca, have four children. Kathryn, 22, is a graduate of Brigham Young University-Idaho, where she earned a degree in English and is writing novels. Reva, 21, is working as an emergency medical technician. Grace, 18, is a Certified Nursing Assistant and is a freshman nursing student. Nathan, 17, attends Hughson High School and is
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involved with FFA. Kathryn, Reva, Grace, and Nathan have all received their state FFA degrees. Nathan attended the 2019 Jersey Youth Academy and plans to attend Spartan College in Tulsa, Okla.
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Bohnert’s life has taken a turn east since growing up on her family’s 100cow Holstein dairy in Bend, Ore., and graduating from Oregon State University with a bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics and a minor in writing. While in college, she was a member of the dairy and livestock judging teams and interned for World Wide Sires in Visalia, Calif. After launching her career two decades ago, first with the AJCA as an assistant editor for the Jersey Journal and then with AgSource/Cooperative Resources International and Swiss Valley Farms, she is now where she dreamed she would be. She works from her home as a selfemployed dairy freelance communication consultant for several dairy organizations. Her communication roles cover a broad range of areas, including writing, social media and public speaking. She is mostly known for her monthly “Around the Kitchen
Table” column in Hoard’s Dairyman. Genetics, cow comfort, feed quality and management consistency are business cornerstones for the Bohnert family, who have been recognized as recipients of the National Dairy Shrine Progressive Dairy Award. As well, Scott and Brian have been honored with the AJCA Young Jersey Breeder award. The Bohnert family began shipping milk in 1989 with a few Jersey cows they purchased from the local sale barn, triggering their 4-H project and outlining Scott and Brian’s future as dairy producers. Bohnerts have always strived to breed for good type, while achieving high production and quality standards from their Jersey cattle. Their milk is shipped to Brewster Cheese, the nation’s largest producer of Swiss cheese. Bohnert Jerseys routinely consigns animals to leading sales, including the National Heifer Sale and the Pot O’Gold Sale. Bohnert is a member and past chair of the All American Junior Jersey Show Committee and currently serves as president of the Illinois Junior Jersey Cattle Club. She sits on the agricultural social advisory board of her local Farm Bureau and was (continued to page 36)
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Don, Jill, Garrett, and Jason Stonerook 231 Stonerook Rd., Martinsburg, PA 16662 Phone: 814/793-3059 Email: stoneyhollowjerseys@gmail.com
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named a 2015 honoree of the 40 Under 40 award given by Farm Journal Media for her work and dedication towards sustainability. In addition to her involvement in the agriculture industry, Karen is actively involved with her local church, Christ the King, teaching religious education classes. Scott and Karen live and work on the family farm with their three children: Tyler, 16; Cassie, 14; and Jacob, 9. Karen’s role at Bohnerts Jerseys has grown over the years. Today, her primary focus is
farm finances, cow genomic reports and communication efforts. Karen credits the little brown cow to launching her personal and professional life. She hopes to illustrate to her children and other Jersey youth the importance of stepping up with leadership involvement, especially in areas of which they are most passionate, by serving in this director role with the AJCA. She feels that, with her strong communications background and open-mindedness, she can help move the breed forward with innovative ideas.
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VANDERFELTZ JERSEYS Visitors Welcome
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cows. Reiland Prairie animals are included in the Stephanie, Joseph and Kenric Sukalski herd, which ranks seventh in the nation for actual milk production among herds with 10-39 cows, with a herd average of 20,447 lbs. milk, 995 lbs. fat and 712 lbs. protein on 26 cows. With the latest appraisal, the Prairie Harbour herd includes six Excellent and 10 Very Good cows and has an appraisal average of 85.9%. The highestscored cow is Harmony Corners Gracie, Excellent-94%. Prairie Harbour Academy Belle-ET is appraised Excellent-93%. Prairie Harbour Jerseys has sent 35 bulls to A.I. sampling programs and bred or developed 13 cows that have ranked among the top 1.5% for genetic merit. Six have ranked on the list of the Top 200 (continued to page 38)
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foundation purchases to re-establish the herd. Moore has been a strong supporter of sales managed by Jersey Marketing Service. Most recently, he made purchases from the Northeast Jersey Classic and Breeder’s Sale, the National Heifer Sale and The All American Jersey Sale in 2018 and the National Heifer Sale a year earlier. On the consignment side, the Moores recently sold Dutch Hollow Chrome Carolina, out of their National Heifer Sale purchase, to the partnership of Crestbrooke and Lost Elm, Fond du Lac, Wis., for $10,250 in the Rockin’ at Retso Holsteins Tag Sale in Schodack Landing, N.Y., in April 2020. Gary’s employment with Cargill has enabled him to work with dairy producers MAY 2020
across the country using a wide range of management styles. Among his Jersey clients are some the country’s leading herds for production and genetic merit. Gary was the calf raising presenter for the recent webinars developed by National AllJersey Inc. to help Jersey producers manage their rations for better health and improved profitability. Gary believes the Jersey breed needs to continue to improve strong cow families, but also keep an open mind in developing the next generation of Jerseys the dairy industry will need. His desire is to sustain Jersey advantages in the production of components that are compensated for their true value while also keeping profitable cows in the herd longer. He looks forward to having opportunity to serve as a Director to give back to the
Jersey folks who guided and friended him over the years and to continue to learn from the people he represents and serves. Together, Gary and Debbie, a retired nutritionist, enjoy their family of six adult children and four grandchildren.
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Females for JPI or GJPI, including Unique Jace Belle-ET, Excellent-90%, a member of the Duncan Belle cow family who also ranked as Canada’s #1 cow for Lifetime Profit Index in August 2013. Another production and genetic standout is Prairie Harbour Legion Jopai, Excellent-90%, winner of the 2009 President’s Trophy. She won the award with a 4-4 record of 1,433 lbs. protein on an m.e. basis. Actual production is 34,630 lbs. milk, 1,713 lbs. fat and 1,369 lbs. protein. Klaustermeier served on the All American Jersey Sale Committee from 2003-2006 and has been a sale sponsor as well. He contributed to the AJCC Research Foundation through consignments to the all-donation National Heifer Sales in 2005 and 2010. Prairie Harbour Jerseys also sponsors a high protein award at the Jersey show held during the Royal Agricultural
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Winter Fair. Tim ser ves on the board of the Minnesota Jersey Cattle Club and sat on the executive board of the Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council. He attended the Jersey Technology Conference hosted by Brentwood Farms in Orland, Calif., in 2009. Klaustermeier was general manager of Full Circle Jerseys of Dalhart, Texas, from 2006-2009. He helped the dairy design and construct facilities, develop budgets and standard operating procedures and source more than 3,000 Jersey cattle. Before he milked cows for a living, Tim had a successful 15-year career in the swine industry. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, he was manager of the New Hampton Swine Test Station in New Hampton, Iowa, and then the Minnesota Swine Test Station in New Ulm, Minn. He wrapped up the career in technical support for Super Sweet Feeds as swine project manager for a five-state area. He served the swine industry as director of the National Swine Improvement Federation from 1991-1993, helping to establish the initial guidelines for the industry’s ultrasound protocol. Klaustermeier will bring diverse agriculture experience to the board through his work in the dairy and swine industries over the past four decades. He hopes his insight of the swine industry, which was comprised largely of registered stock breeders in the 1970s and is now nearly extinct due to vertical integration, will help the Jersey breed bring in additional people and expand its market to remain viable three, six and 20 years from now.
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305-day records ranked among the top 10 in the nation for milk, protein, or cheese yield for 2019. The fully genotyped herd ranks among the top 25% in the nation for genetic merit with a herd average JPI of +16 (April 2020) on 256 cows. John graduated from the University of Iowa in 1984. He purchased acreage and established Cinnamon Ridge Dairy in 1989. He started the dairy with construction of a 40-cow tie stall barn, then grew and developed the facilities over the years. His daughter, Amy, returned to the farm in 2012 and the Maxwells began milking cows with four Lely robots. Today the farm also raises Jersey beef steers and a cow-calf beef herd, operates a wean-to-finish hog operation, and grows corn and soybeans. Since 2013, Cinnamon Page 38
Ridge Dairy has been making cheese on the farm as well, a venture managed by John’s brother, Edwin. In 1997, John was named National Outstanding Young Farmer. This prompted a proposal from John Deere for farm tours to highlight equipment and practices. The agri-tourism business has grown to the point where Cinnamon Ridge now hosts more than 7,000 visitors each year—3,000 international farmers, 1,500 domestic farmers and 2,500 school age children. Tours for international guests often include a meal and live band. Tours aim to educate visitors on practices of a modern dairy and row crop operation. Cinnamon Ridge has hosted agricultural events, such as farm-to-table dinners and lunch-on-the-farm, and been a campaign stop for political candidates. Cinnamon Ridge also sells goods in an on-farm store, including cheese, beef, pork, eggs, and baked goods. John received the AJCA Young Jersey Breeder Award in 1997 and won the state soybean yield contest in 1993. More recently, Maxwell was honored with the Iowa Ag Leader Award in Education and Promotion (2016), the Iowa Farm Environmental Award (2017), the U.S. Dairy Sustainability Award (2019), and the Soil Health Partnership Exceptional Educator Award (2019). Cinnamon Ridge Dairy was a virtual farm tour during World Dairy Expo in 2013. John currently is dairy superintendent of the Mississippi Valley Fair. He is supervisor for Scott County and fire commissioner for the Donahue Volunteer Fire Department. He sits boards for the Emergency Management Association and North Scott School, which he also served as president. He is a past president of DHIA and the Outstanding Young Farmers Organization and sat on boards for Dairyland Jersey Sires Inc., the Iowa State University Extension Council, and River Valley Cooperative. He served the River Development Authority, a nonprofit organization to review and award monetary grants to service organizations that help the less fortunate, and the United Methodist Church in Eldridge as lay leader and member of the finance and building committees. John and his wife, Joan, have a family of five adult children and four grandchildren. John looks forward to working with members he represents to unify opinions, needs, and values, as well as developing cohesive association programs and services to advance the Jersey breed. JERSEY JOURNAL
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Jerseys. Through the years, the herd has increased from 90 cows to over 400 cows. The herd consistently ranks in the top 10 for milk, fat and protein for its respective herd size. The 2019 American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) lactation average (m.e.) is 20,461 lbs. milk, 971 lbs. fat and 756 lbs. protein on 233 lactations. The measures rank 10 th for milk and protein among herds with 150-299 cows. The herd ranks among the top 25% in the nation for JPI with an average index of +16 on 323 cows. Huffard Dairy Farm participates in REAP and marked 35 years of continuous contributions to Project Equity in 2015. The farm is a contract advertiser in the Jersey Journal and maintains a website on JerseySites. Huffard served as president of the AJCA from 2001-2004 and was a member of the organization’s board of directors (1988-1994). Currently he serves on the Investment Advisory Committee and is technical advisor to the Type Advisory Committee. He also sits on the AJCC Research Foundation Committee and has chaired the Performance Committee and
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the Vision 21 Committee. Jim was instrumental in the formation of Dixieland Jersey Sires Inc. He was a charter board member and twice served the organization as president. He was instrumental in obtaining protein payments for Jersey milk in his area by working closely with the milk marketing cooperative. Upon the cooperative’s merger to form Dairy Farmers of America, the protein premium has been continued and expanded to other Jersey producers in the Southeast. Huffard is past president of the Virginia Jersey Cattle Club and has served in every office of this organization. He sits on the board of National Dairy Shrine, which named him Distinguished Dairy Cattle Breeder in 2012. Jim received the AJCC Young Jersey Dairyman Award in 1982 and the Master Breeder Award in 2008. He also received
the Jaycees Outstanding Young Farmer Award in 1983; the William M. Etgen Outstanding Young Alumnus Award from Virginia Tech in 1986; and the W. Ray Murley Award as Virginia’s Distinguished Dairyman in 1997, the first non-Holstein breeder to receive this recognition. Jim has three children, Shai, Jenna and James IV (Trey). He is an active member of Grace Lutheran Church. Jim served on the Wythe County Planning Commission for 26 years and chaired the commission for 14 years. In addition, Jim is owner of Rationale Inc. Jim will bring a wide range of knowledge tempered with practical experience to the position. His willingness to offer advice and assistance in many different fields, from milk marketing to genetics and his fresh ideas and cooperative spirit are valuable tools with which to serve the organization.
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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 2019 AJCA ME Lact. Avg. on 62 cows: 23,058M 1,095F 860P
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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state shows and walked the green shavings in Louisville many times in the open and junior shows and the National Jersey Jug Futurity. As a fall calf, she placed fourth and as a four-year-old, she stood sixth at The All American Jersey Show. Becky has developed the “Cassidy” cow family at Dreamroad Jerseys as well. She is the first in a line that now includes third-generation Excellents, several 94-point cows and an Excellent-96% granddaughter, Dreamroad TBone Clumsy. Becky also consigned a granddaughter to the All American Jersey Sale. Becky earned an agricultural business
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degree from State University of New YorkMorrisville and a finance degree with an agricultural business specialization from Cornell University. She worked as a farm loan officer for the Farm Service Agency for 15 years. In that capacity, she worked with many different farmers, gaining a broader perspective about agriculture. Becky has also worked for a capital investment company that leased acreage to organic farmers. She is now on the home farm, responsible for merchandising, financials and crops. As a youth, Becky was very involved with Jersey programs. She won the National Jersey Youth Achievement Contest in 2002 and served as a junior
member on the planning committee for The All American. She was crowned as the New York Jersey Queen and held offices in the state junior Jersey club. She is a former co-secretary and vice president for the New York Jersey Cattle Club and served on several committees as well. She has co-chaired the New York State Sale Committee and the committee for the AJCA-NAJ Annual Meetings hosted by the state in 2019. Dreamroad Jerseys also regularly consigns and purchases animals from the National Heifer Sale, the All American Jersey Sale and the New York State Sale.
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Maryland Meeting Well Attended
Among the last state clubs to hold their annual meeting before the COVID-19 quarantine went into effect was the Maryland Jersey Cattle Club (MJCC). Held on March 7, 2020, at the Mountain Gate Restaurant in Thurmont, the gathering was among the largest in recent years, marking 99 years of meetings for the 101-year-old state Jersey club. “You deserve a hand for keeping people involved with the Jersey cow and Jersey industry,” said American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) Director Bradley Taylor in his opening remarks. Taylor also talked about activities of the AJCA and National All-Jersey Inc. (NAJ) along with AJCANAJ Area Representative Scott Holcomb. Richard and Patti Kepler of Woodsboro were honored with the Herbert Hoopes Senior Award for their service to the club. Richard currently serves as president of the MJCC. The couple will host the club’s summer picnic at their home on July 25, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Junior member Catherine Savage, Dickerson, spoke about her experience winning the 2018 National Jersey Youth Achievement Contest and being honored at the Junior Banquet at All American festivities in Louisville, Ky., this past fall. She said she is proud to be one of three Maryland juniors to win over the history of the contest and looks forward to emceeing the Junior Banquet this fall. Catherine will be a dairy science senior at Virginia Tech this fall. The business meeting was kicked off with elections. Serving the MJCC for 2020 will be Richard Kepler, Woodsboro, president; Robbie Shaw, Fairplay, vice president; Katie Albaugh Stevens, Walkersville, secretary; and Ryan Haines, Taneytown, treasurer, with assistance from Kathy Albaugh, Walkersville. New and returning directors are Mike Forsythe, Hagerstown, Ryan Haines, Laurie Savage, Dickerson, and Robbie Shaw. The business meeting concluded with an auction to raise funds for the club and
Abby Riggleman, left, presents the Herbert Hoopes Senior Award to Richard and Patti Kepler. All photos courtesy Laurie Savage.
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the newly established Marcia Molesworth Scholarship Fund, in memory of the club’s long-time treasurer. Gene Iager of Walkersville purchased the top selling item, a Mayfield Dairy milk can, for $1,300.
year. In the intermediate division for girls, Claire Minde, Bel Air, placed first for the second consecutive time and Katelyn L. Bell, Frederick, was second. In the senior contest for boys, Tristan Crum, Frederick, took top honors after winning first in the intermediate division last year. Haley Lea Welty, Keymar, earned first prize among girls. Junior All-Maryland certificates were
Junior Awards In an awards ceremony, juniors were recognized for their achievements with Registered Jersey projects. Caroline Dinkel, Frederick, was crowned as the Maryland Jersey Queen. Morgan OsbornWotthlie, Union Bridge, will continue to serve as the Maryland Junior Princess. Morgan also earned the John Stiles Award for service to the Juniors on hand to receive awards for the record book contest were, from left, Morgan Osborn-Wotthlie, accepting for Haley Welty, junior club. Scholarships were Katelyn Bell, Torrance Bassler, Lilah Utterback, Carly Nowell, Kourtney Bell, Lane Riggleman, Noah Utterback and James Bassler. awarded to Daisy Gardner, Jefferson, a student at Mount St. Mary’s University, Sydnie Grossnickle, Union Bridge, a student at Frederick Community College; and Catherine Savage. In the junior division of the record book contest, Lane Riggleman, Jeffer- Earning awards in the Junior All-Maryland contest were, from left, son, took the top prize Lilah Utterback, Carly Nowell, Lane Riggleman and Noah Utterback. among boys, while James Bassler, Boonsboro, placed second. presented to young members as well. Lane Torrance Bassler, Boonsboro, was first Riggleman took home five certificates among girls. Carly Nowell, Woodsboro, while Lilah and Noah Utterback each was second and Lilah Utterback, Jefferearned three awards. James Bassler and son, placed third. Kourtney N. Bell, FredCarly Nowell also received Junior Allerick, and Lily Crum, Frederick, earned Maryland certificates. honorable mention laurels. Production Awards Noah Utterback, Jefferson, repeated his Maryland Jersey breeders were recogwinning ways with the top prize in the innized for herd averages and individual termediate division for boys this year after cow production based on dollar value of earning the top spot among juniors last (continued to page 45)
Abby Riggleman and Richard Kepler flank Morgan Osborn-Wotthlie, winner of the John Stiles Award for service to the junior club.
Caroline Dinkel, left, was crowned Maryland Jersey Queen by outgoing queen Olivia Dinkel, center. Morgan Osborn-Wotthlie will continue her role as Maryland Jersey Princess.
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PERFORMANCE REPORT
Top 10 Bulls Ranked Within Categories The top 10 Active A.I. and Foreign Bulls Marketed in the U.S. (Herd Register Or Generation Count 4-6 And BBR 100 with NAAB status codes A and F) are listed for each evaluated trait. Jersey Performance Indexâ„¢ Hillview Listowel-P......................................... 162 JX Sunset Canyon Got Maid {5}-ET.............. 158 ISDK VJ Raastrup Hihl Gislev....................... 136 Ahlem Chili Charmer..................................... 133 O.F. Ballistic Greg.......................................... 126 CDF Irwin Steve............................................. 125 ISDK VJ Ostergaard Hjern Hove................... 122 CDF Viceroy-ET............................................. 122 ISDK VJ Aarre Lappe Lari............................. 120 JX Ahlem Boudreaux Stormcloud {4}-ET...... 120 ISDK VJ Horn................................................ 120 PTA Protein JX Schultz Volcano Harris {4}.......................... 66 JX River Valley Triumph {5}-ET........................ 65 JX Sunset Canyon Got Maid {5}-ET................ 65 Hillview Listowel-P........................................... 52 JX Sexing Validate 60883 {5}-ET..................... 52 JX Cal-Mart Harris Silas {5}............................. 51 JX River Valley Checkmate {5}-ET.................. 49 Pearlmont Amazing Memory........................... 47 O.F. Ballistic Greg............................................ 47 DP Nxlevel-ET................................................. 45 JX Ahlem Boudreaux Stormcloud {4}-ET........ 45 PTA Percent Protein ISDK VJ Havdal Lappe Dee {6}.................... 0.27 ISDK VJ Hoeholt Pick Perez {6}................... 0.23 ISDK VJ Hagenbjerggaard Hitman {5}.......... 0.23 Pleasant Nook WR Tequilas Venom-ET........ 0.21 ISDK VJ Adelgaard Hihl Hiwe....................... 0.21 ISDK VJ Ostergaard Hjern Hove.................. 0.20 ISDK VJ Horn............................................... 0.20 ISDK VJ Dongsgaarden Hupi Huck.............. 0.19 ISDK VJ Hoeholt Hilde Huzar....................... 0.18 ISDK VJ Lukowa........................................... 0.18 ISDK VJ Hihl................................................. 0.18 PTA Fat CDF Irwin Steve............................................... 97 Kash-In Slugger-P-ET..................................... 81 JX Sunset Canyon Got Maid {5}-ET................ 81 ISDK VJ Ostergaard Hjern Hove..................... 80 Sunset Canyon Dauphin-ET............................ 78 Missiska Mackenzie-ET................................... 73 Sunset Canyon Megatron-ET.......................... 65 Pearlmont Amazing Memory........................... 65 ISDK VJ Drostrupgaard Lusaka...................... 65 Dodan Dew-Z Dewey-ET................................. 63 JX River Valley Triumph {5}-ET........................ 63 JX River Valley Checkmate {5}-ET.................. 63
Cheese Merit Dollars (CM$) JX Sunset Canyon Got Maid {5}-ET.............. 644 CDF Irwin Steve............................................. 576 Hillview Listowel-P......................................... 551 Ahlem Chili Charmer..................................... 503 Dodan Dew-Z Dewey-ET............................... 478 Kash-In Slugger-P-ET................................... 476 CDF Viceroy-ET............................................. 466 ISDK VJ Raastrup Hihl Gislev....................... 465 JX Ahlem Boudreaux Stormcloud {4}-ET...... 456 ISDK VJ Ostergaard Hjern Hove................... 453
Daughter Pregnancy Rate (DPR) ISDK VJ Alstrup Hickey Hama........................ 6.6 ISDK VJ Ronholm Hickey Hian {6}................. 5.1 ISDK VJ Hagenbjerggaard Hitman {5}............ 5.0 ISDK VJ Hoeholt Hilde Huzar......................... 4.9 BW Soleil........................................................ 4.3 ISDK VJ Gyvelborg Hihl Gyvel....................... 4.3 ISDK DJ Zuma................................................ 4.2 Pleasant Nook WR HG Venue........................ 4.2 ISDK VJ Janus................................................ 4.2 ISDK VJ Horn................................................. 3.9
Net Merit Dollars (NM$) JX Sunset Canyon Got Maid {5}-ET.............. 612 CDF Irwin Steve............................................. 541 Hillview Listowel-P......................................... 520 Ahlem Chili Charmer..................................... 459 JX Ahlem Boudreaux Stormcloud {4}-ET...... 450 CDF Viceroy-ET............................................. 445 JX River Valley Triumph {5}-ET...................... 440 Dodan Dew-Z Dewey-ET............................... 434 Kash-In Slugger-P-ET................................... 424 ISDK VJ Raastrup Hihl Gislev....................... 416
Cow Conception Rate (CCR) ISDK VJ Alstrup Hickey Hama........................ 7.1 ISDK VJ Hoeholt Hilde Huzar......................... 6.5 ISDK DJ Zuma................................................ 6.2 ISDK VJ Link.................................................. 6.0 ISDK VJ Aarre Lappe Lari.............................. 5.8 ISDK VJ Hagenbjerggaard Hitman {5}............ 5.8 ISDK VJ Ronholm Hickey Hian {6}................. 5.6 ISDK VJ Janus................................................ 5.4 ISDK VJ Raastrup Hihl Gislev........................ 5.3 ISDK VJ Horn................................................. 5.1
Fluid Merit Dollars (FM$) JX Sunset Canyon Got Maid {5}-ET.............. 548 CDF Irwin Steve............................................. 462 Hillview Listowel-P......................................... 459 JX River Valley Triumph {5}-ET...................... 447 JX Ahlem Boudreaux Stormcloud {4}-ET...... 439 CDF Viceroy-ET............................................. 400 River Valley Cece Chrome-ET....................... 382 JX BW Valiant {5}........................................... 377 JX River Valley Checkmate {5}-ET................ 367 Ahlem Chili Charmer..................................... 363
Heifer Conception Rate (HCR) ISDK VJ Aarre Lappe Lari.............................. 7.3 ISDK VJ Link.................................................. 5.5 ISDK VJ Raastrup Hihl Gislev........................ 5.4 Cal-Mart Barricade......................................... 5.3 ISDK VJ Ronholm Hickey Hian {6}................. 5.3 ISDK VJ Janus................................................ 5.1 JX Faria Brothers Calvin Harris {4}................. 4.9 CDF Viceroy-ET.............................................. 4.8 JX Faria Brothers Pogba {4}........................... 4.6 Wilsonview If Matt-ET..................................... 4.2 ISDK VJ Alstrup Hickey Hama........................ 4.2
Grazing Merit Dollars (GM$) JX Sunset Canyon Got Maid {5}-ET.............. 482 ISDK VJ Raastrup Hihl Gislev....................... 454 CDF Viceroy-ET............................................. 443 CDF Irwin Steve............................................. 434 Hillview Listowel-P......................................... 422 Ahlem Chili Charmer..................................... 411 JX Ahlem Boudreaux Stormcloud {4}-ET...... 403 ISDK VJ Ostergaard Hjern Hove................... 402 ISDK VJ Aarre Lappe Lari............................. 400 ISDK VJ Horn................................................ 398 PTA Somatic Cell Score Hillview Listowel-P........................................ 2.63 JX Sunset Canyon Got Maid {5}-ET............. 2.65 ISDK VJ Raastrup Hihl Gislev...................... 2.66 ISDK VJ Gyvelborg Hihl Gyvel..................... 2.66 Oaklane Dazzler Doorman 2125-ET............ 2.69 River Valley Circus Closer-ET....................... 2.70 ISDK VJ Dongsgaarden Haley..................... 2.73 ISDK Dj Zuma............................................... 2.74 ISDK VJ Blanke Jason Janko....................... 2.74 JX BW Valiant {5}.......................................... 2.75
PTA Percent Fat ISDK VJ Havdal Lappe Dee {6}.................... 0.62 ISDK VJ Ostergaard Hjern Hove.................. 0.55 Pleasant Nook WR Tequilas Venom-ET........ 0.47 ISDK VJ Horn............................................... 0.46 ISDK VJ Adelgaard Hihl Hiwe....................... 0.45 ISDK VJ Lukowa........................................... 0.45 Pleasant Nook WR HG Venue...................... 0.43 Kash-In Slugger-P-ET.................................. 0.43 ISDK VJ Haugstedgaard Horst..................... 0.41 Ribblesdale Beaumont................................. 0.40
PTA Productive Life Oaklane Dazzler Doorman 2125-ET.............. 7.0 Pine-Tree Pharo 1st Dynasty-ET.................... 5.7 Oaklane Dazzler Disco 2127-ET.................... 5.6 BW Soleil........................................................ 5.1 Hillview Listowel-P.......................................... 4.8 BW Citation A-ET........................................... 4.7 ISDK VJ Gyvelborg Hihl Gyvel....................... 4.6 JX Sunset Canyon Got Maid {5}-ET............... 4.2 Tog Zorro-PP-ET............................................ 4.2 ISDK VJ Blanke Jason Janko......................... 4.1 ISDK VJ Hoeholt Hilde Huzar......................... 4.1
PTA Milk JX River Valley Triumph {5}-ET................... 2,243 JX Schultz Volcano Harris {4}..................... 1,759 JX Sunset Canyon Got Maid {5}-ET........... 1,663 Pearlmont Amazing Memory...................... 1,514 JX Sexing Validate 60883 {5}-ET................ 1,446 CDF Layne Ivory-ET................................... 1,374 JX Ahlem Boudreaux Stormcloud {4}-ET... 1,358 Hillview Listowel-P...................................... 1,261 JX River Valley Checkmate {5}-ET............. 1,252 JX Wilsonview Sword Magnet {6}-ET......... 1,239
PTA Livability BW Soleil........................................................ 5.4 CRF Legal Promise........................................ 4.2 BW Citation A-ET........................................... 3.8 Cal-Mart Medalist Pilgrim............................... 3.4 Pine-Tree Pharo 1st Dynasty-ET.................... 3.3 All Lynns Louie Valentino-ET.......................... 3.2 Royalty Ridge Mb Full Throttle....................... 3.1 Oaklane Dazzler Disco 2127-ET.................... 2.7 Ahlem Valentino Maui 21838.......................... 2.6 ISDK VJ Link.................................................. 2.6
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Genomic Future Inbreeding ISDK VJ Hoeholt Hilde Huzar......................... 2.1 ISDK VJ Ostergaard Hjern Hove.................... 2.2 ISDK VJ Lukowa............................................. 2.3 ISDK VJ Ronholm Hickey Hian {6}................. 2.5 ISDK VJ Havdal Lappe Dee {6}...................... 2.6 ISDK VJ Ravninggaard Hazard...................... 2.7 JX Faria Brothers Tywin {4}-ET....................... 2.8 ISDK VJ Link.................................................. 2.8 ISDK VJ Horn................................................. 2.8 ISDK VJ Haugstedgaard Hjern Hoj {6}........... 2.9 PTA Type River Valley Cece Chrome-ET........................ 2.1 Heartland Irwin Texas-ET............................... 2.0 Elliotts Regency Casino-ET............................ 1.9 Dutch Hollow Oliver-P.................................... 1.6 River Valley Victorious-ET.............................. 1.5 Ahlem Balin-ET............................................... 1.4 Ahlem Axis Bancroft-ET................................. 1.3 JX River Valley Tyrant {5}-ET.......................... 1.3 Oaklane Dazzler Disco 2127-ET.................... 1.3 Golden Topeka Dragon-ET............................. 1.3 PTA Stature Tower Vue Prime Tequila-ET........................... 3.6 Steinhauers Samson Lemonhead.................. 3.0 JX River Valley Triumph {5}-ET....................... 2.7 Pleasant Nook WR Tequilas Venom-ET.......... 2.5 Kash-In Slugger-P-ET.................................... 2.2 Ahlem Balin-ET............................................... 2.0 J-Kay Tequila Fizz........................................... 1.9 Elliotts Regency Casino-ET............................ 1.9 Hometown Samson Genuine-ET.................... 1.9 Kash-In Solar-PP-ET...................................... 1.9 PTA Strength Isau Broadlin Aussiegold-P-ET....................... 2.1 ISDK VJ Dongsgaarden Hupi Huck................ 1.7 Pearlmont Amazing Memory.......................... 1.5 Kash-In Salsa-P-ET........................................ 1.5 Cal-Mart Medalist Pilgrim............................... 1.4 Dodan Dew-Z Dewey-ET................................ 1.4 JX BW Valiant {5}............................................ 1.3 Elliotts Regency Casino-ET............................ 1.1 CDF Viceroy-ET.............................................. 1.1 (continued to page 46)
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Maryland Meeting (continued from page 42)
milk, fat and protein (MFP). For the fourth consecutive year, Walnut Ridge Jerseys, Middletown, captured the J. Hanson Hoffman Senior Trophy for high herd average. The dairy owned by Pam and Danny Moser was also the top herd among herds with 10-39 cows, with an MFP value of $4,392. The Mosers took home two certificates for individual cow production as well. The high-producing junior two-yearold, Walnut Ridge Chrome Mindy, Very Good-87%, made a 2-1 record with an MFP value of $5,810. Actual production was 17,240 lbs. milk, 1,120 lbs. fat (6.2%) and 610 lbs. protein. Windrift Voltage Bridget, Very Good-86%, was the high producer among cows 5-7 years-ofage, with a 6-3 record of 21,050 lbs. milk, 1,784 lbs. fat (8.5%) and 749 lbs. protein. The MFP value of the record is $5,830. Cow Comfort Inn Dairy, Union Bridge, was the leader for herd average among larger herds with 40 or more cows, with an MFP value of $3,668. The dairy owned by David and Katherine Pyle received three certificates for individual cow production. JX Ridgeview Gus Cheesecake {4} was the high milking yearling, with an MFP value of $5,681 on her first lactation. Their senior three-year-old, JX Biltmore Volcano Burn 1132 {5}, produced the top record among her peers, with an MFP value of $5,309. Ridgeview Dude Hope 10159 {4} led the eldest matriarchs, aged eight years and over, with a record with an MFP value of $4,700. Ehrhardt Farm Inc., Baldwin, earned three certificates for individual cow production as well. Chilli Tequila Capri-ET, Very Good-87%, made the high senior two-year-old record with an MFP value of $5,215. Sapphire Applejack SecretET, Very Good-87%, was the top producer among four-year-olds, with an MFP value of $5,499. Her dam, Jewels Sapphire, Excellent-93%, was the lifetime production champion, with an MFP value of $34,855. South Mountain Voltage Radiant-ET, Excellent-91%, owned by Ernest W. Kueffner and Terri L. Packard of Boonsboro, was the high producer among junior three-year-olds. She made a 3-1 record of 23,370 lbs. milk, 1,455 lbs. fat (6.2%) and 869 lbs. protein, with an MFP value of $6,143 to lead her peers. In 2018, “Radiant� won the National Jersey Jug Futurity and was tapped Reserve Intermediate Champion of the All American Jersey Show. MAY 2020
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Top 10 Bulls By Categories (continued from page 44)
Ribblesdale Beaumont................................... 1.0 Missiska Mackenzie-ET.................................. 1.0 Pleasant Nook WR Tequilas Venom-ET.......... 1.0 JX Pearlmont Prop Joe Dimmer {4}................ 1.0 PTA Dairy Form JX River Valley Triumph {5}-ET....................... 2.4 River Valley Cece Chrome-ET........................ 2.1 JX River Valley Tyrant {5}-ET.......................... 2.0 Kash-In Slugger-P-ET.................................... 1.9 Ahlem Chili Charmer...................................... 1.7 Ahlem Axis Bancroft-ET................................. 1.6 Elliotts Regency Casino-ET............................ 1.6 Kash-In Solar-PP-ET...................................... 1.5 Hilmar Paul Rancho {5}.................................. 1.4 Hilmar Calypso Chewbacca {5}...................... 1.4 Shan-Mar Archer Knock-Out-ET.................... 1.4 PTA Rump Width Pearlmont Amazing Memory.......................... 1.9 Tower Vue Prime Tequila-ET........................... 1.5 Elliotts Regency Casino-ET............................ 1.5 J-Kay Tequila Fizz........................................... 1.4 Hometown Incentive-ET................................. 1.4 Steinhauers Samson Lemonhead.................. 1.4 CDF Viceroy-ET.............................................. 1.4 River Valley Ricki Rockstar............................. 1.2 Sunset Canyon Mirror-ET............................... 1.1 Isau Broadlin Aussiegold-P-ET....................... 1.1 Dodan Dew-Z Dewey-ET................................ 1.1 Oaklane Dazzler Disco 2127-ET.................... 1.1 Kash-In Salsa-P-ET........................................ 1.1 PTA Foot Angle Oaklane Dazzler Disco 2127-ET.................. S1.6 Oaklane Dazzler Doorman 2125-ET............ S1.5 Tog Zorro-PP-ET.......................................... S1.5 Golden Topeka Dragon-ET........................... S1.5 Pleasant Nook WR HG Venue...................... S1.4 River Valley Charley Change Up-ET............. S1.4 Ahlem Balin-ET............................................. S1.3 Elliotts Regency Casino-ET.......................... S1.2 Ahlem Valentino Maui 21838........................ S1.1 JX Cal-Mart Harris Silas {5}.......................... S1.1 Ahlem Axis Bancroft-ET............................... S1.1 ISDK VJ Aarre Lappe Lari............................ S1.1 PTA Fore Udder Attachment Oaklane Dazzler Disco 2127-ET.................... 3.8 BW Citation A-ET........................................... 3.2 Ahlem Valentino Maui 21838.......................... 3.0 Oaklane Dazzler Doorman 2125-ET.............. 2.8 JX Kash-In Shootout {5}-P-ET........................ 2.6
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Ahlem Balin-ET............................................... 2.5 ISDK VJ Dongsgaarden Haley....................... 2.5 Elliotts Regency Casino-ET............................ 2.5 Hometown Irresistable-ET.............................. 2.4 Heartland Irwin Texas-ET............................... 2.4 River Valley Victorious-ET.............................. 2.4 Hometown Catapult-P-ET............................... 2.4 PTA Rear Udder Height Heartland Irwin Texas-ET............................... 3.1 Dutch Hollow Oliver-P.................................... 2.6 Hilmar Calypso Chewbacca {5}...................... 2.4 River Valley Victorious-ET.............................. 2.3 Missiska Mackenzie-ET.................................. 2.2 River Valley Cece Chrome-ET........................ 2.1 BW Braveheart-ET......................................... 2.1 Elliotts Regency Casino-ET............................ 2.0 Ahlem Valentino Maui 21838.......................... 1.9 Ahlem Axis Bancroft-ET................................. 1.9 Golden Topeka Dragon-ET............................. 1.9 PTA Rear Udder Width JX River Valley Triumph {5}-ET....................... 2.1 River Valley Cece Chrome-ET........................ 1.8 JX River Valley Tyrant {5}-ET.......................... 1.7 Kash-In Slugger-P-ET.................................... 1.6 Ahlem Chili Charmer...................................... 1.5 Ahlem Axis Bancroft-ET................................. 1.4 Elliotts Regency Casino-ET............................ 1.4 Kash-In Solar-PP-ET...................................... 1.3 Hilmar Paul Rancho {5}.................................. 1.2 Hilmar Calypso Chewbacca {5}...................... 1.2 Shan-Mar Archer Knock-Out-ET.................... 1.2 PTA Udder Cleft River Valley Cece Chrome-ET........................ 2.1 Ahlem Balin-ET............................................... 1.8 CRF Legal Promise........................................ 1.7 JX River Valley Triumph {5}-ET....................... 1.7 JX River Valley Tyrant {5}-ET.......................... 1.7 River Valley PF Megapower-ET...................... 1.6 JX River Valley Checkmate {5}-ET................. 1.4 Elliotts Regency Casino-ET............................ 1.3 Cal-Mart Medalist Pilgrim............................... 1.2 JX Ahlem Boudreaux Stormcloud {4}-ET....... 1.2 PTA Udder Depth Ahlem Balin-ET............................................. S4.3 ISDK VJ Hagenbjerggaard Hitman {5}.......... S3.8 Oaklane Dazzler Disco 2127-ET.................. S3.7 Ahlem Valentino Maui 21838........................ S3.5 ISDK VJ Hoeholt Hilde Huzar....................... S3.5 Tower Vue Prime Tequila-ET......................... S3.2 BW Citation A-ET......................................... S3.2 ISDK VJ Blanke Jason Janko....................... S3.1
JX Kash-In Shootout {5}-P-ET...................... S2.9 Heartland Irwin Texas-ET............................. S2.8 River Valley Ricki Rockstar........................... S2.8 PTA Teat Placement River Valley Cece Chrome-ET......................C2.7 JX River Valley Triumph {5}-ET.....................C2.7 Hilmar Sparky Atlas {5}-ET...........................C2.6 River Valley Victorious-ET............................C2.2 Wilsonview If Matt-ET...................................C2.1 Elliotts Regency Casino-ET..........................C2.0 CRF Legal Promise......................................C1.9 O.F. Ballistic Greg.........................................C1.9 Ahlem Dominican Hobbit 21931...................C1.6 JX River Valley Tyrant {5}-ET........................C1.6 Rear Teat Placement Rear View CRF Legal Promise......................................C3.2 Elliotts Regency Casino-ET..........................C2.6 River Valley Cece Chrome-ET......................C2.4 JX Ahlem Boudreaux Stormcloud {4}-ET.....C2.1 JX River Valley Triumph {5}-ET.....................C2.0 Kash-In Slugger-P-ET..................................C1.9 O.F. Ballistic Greg.........................................C1.7 Ahlem Dominican Hobbit 21931...................C1.6 Heartland Irwin Texas-ET.............................C1.6 Ahlem Balin-ET.............................................C1.6 JX River Valley Tyrant {5}-ET........................C1.6 River Valley Pfennig Perfect Fit.....................C1.6 Rear Teat Placement Side View River Valley Cece Chrome-ET...................... B1.4 J-Kay Tequila Fizz......................................... B1.3 Ahlem Chili Charmer.................................... B1.1 JX River Valley Tyrant {5}-ET........................ B1.1 Tower Vue Prime Tequila-ET......................... B1.0 Multi-Rose Credibull Comet-PP-ET.............. B0.9 River Valley Pf Megapower-ET..................... B0.8 Pine-Tree Pharo 1st Dynasty-ET.................. B0.8 JX River Valley Checkmate {5}-ET............... B0.8 Ahlem Axis Bancroft-ET............................... B0.7 River Valley Circus Closer-ET....................... B0.7 JX Ahlem Boudreaux Stormcloud {4}-ET..... B0.7 Jersey Udder IndexTM Heartland Irwin Texas-ET............................. 20.8 River Valley Victorious-ET............................ 18.5 Ahlem Balin-ET............................................. 17.6 River Valley Cece Chrome-ET...................... 17.3 Ahlem Valentino Maui 21838........................ 17.2 Elliotts Regency Casino-ET.......................... 16.6 Oaklane Dazzler Disco 2127-ET.................. 14.2 JX Kash-In Shootout {5}-P-ET...................... 13.3 Dutch Hollow Oliver-P.................................. 12.3 Hilmar Calypso Chewbacca {5}.................... 12.2
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CDCB Health Traits for A.I. Marketed Bulls A & F, Single Evaluation The April 2020 genetic evaluations debuted six health traits to help alleviate costly health conditions impacting Jerseys. These traits will help build resistance against displaced abomasum, milk fever, ketosis, mastitis, metritis and retained placenta. PTAs for each of the health traits will be the predicted daughter difference for resistance above or below the Jersey breed average. The larger the positive values, the more favorable the genetic resistance to the disorder. These genetic evaluations can help identify individuals that transmit costly difference and help manage their use in breeding programs. The traits and their weights in JPI2020 are: Milk Fever or Hypocalcemia (1.0%) Typically results after calving due to low total blood calcium levels; NAME OF BULL
HILLVIEW LISTOWEL-P JX SUNSET CANYON GOT MAID {5}-ET ISDK VJ RAASTRUP HIHL GISLEV AHLEM CHILI CHARMER O.F. BALLISTIC GREG CDF IRWIN STEVE CDF VICEROY-ET ISDK VJ OSTERGAARD HJERN HOVE JX AHLEM BOUDREAUX STORMCLOUD {4}-ET ISDK VJ AARRE LAPPE LARI
NAAB CODE JPI
Displaced abomasum (1.0%) Enlargement of the abomasum with fluid and/ or gas that caused its movement to the left or right of the abdominal cavity; the twisting blocks the digestive process and usually requires veterinary intervention; Ketosis (0.4%) Build-up of ketone bodies that typically occurs due to negative energy balance in early lactation; Mastitis (1.9%) Infectious disease that causes inflammation of the mammary gland; one of the most common and costly diseases of dairy cattle; Metritis (0.2%) Infection of the endometrium (lining of the uterus) after calving; and Retained placenta (0.1%) Retention of fetal membranes more than 24 hours after calving. Combined as the Health Trait Index (HTI), it is reported as JPITM points like JUITM and represents 4.6% of JPI2020.
HEALTH TRAIT MILK FEVER DISPLACED ABOMASUM KETOSIS MASTITIS METRITIS RETAINED PLACENTA (DA) (KETO) (MAST) (METR) (RETP) INDEX (MFEV) IN JPI PTA REL PTA REL PTA REL PTA REL PTA REL PTA REL
200JE1045 551JE1650 236JE226 29JE4009 7JE1490 11JE1259 11JE1179 236JE207 7JE1540 236JE222
162 158 136 133 126 125 122 122 120 120
6.3 -4.4 1.1 2.2 3.8 -0.7 -3.8 1.3 -0.9 1.7
0.1 57 -0.1 57 0.1 26 0.0 47 0.1 44 0.2 72 0.1 82 0.2 27 0.2 46 0.1 30
0.3 55 0.2 53 -0.2 26 0.2 45 0.3 46 0.1 69 0.2 76 -0.3 27 0.4 42 -0.3 29
-0.1 53 0.2 47 0.1 27 0.1 43 0.0 46 -0.7 72 -0.3 85 0.1 27 0.1 44 0.2 30
2.3 76 -2.5 71 0.4 29 0.6 60 0.8 61 -1.3 91 -3.2 96 0.2 27 -2.8 61 0.9 31
0.2 62 -0.7 55 0.4 27 0.3 47 0.0 49 -0.3 81 0.9 90 0.5 27 0.0 47 0.6 30
0.0 62 0.0 53 0.0 27 0.1 47 0.0 44 0.1 77 -0.1 88 0.1 27 0.1 46 0.1 30
ISDK VJ HORN JX RIVER VALLEY TRIUMPH {5}-ET JX FARIA BROTHERS POGBA {4} RIVER VALLEY CECE CHROME-ET ISDK VJ GYVELBORG HIHL GYVEL DODAN DEW-Z DEWEY-ET ISDK VJ DROSTRUPGAARD LUSAKA JX FARIA BROTHERS JODECI {3} JX RIVER VALLEY CHECKMATE {5}-ET AHLEM BOWMAN LANCER-ET
236JE177 7JE5041 7JE1505 7JE5004 236JE223 200JE1053 236JE171 1JE964 200JE10008 29JE3992
120 115 115 112 109 107 107 106 105 103
-0.6 -6.6 1.7 -2.7 1.0 3.0 0.7 1.0 -4.1 5.3
0.1 38 0.0 57 0.1 47 -0.2 78 0.1 28 0.1 45 0.1 28 0.2 70 0.1 50 0.1 42
-0.3 39 -0.1 48 0.1 50 0.1 71 -0.2 28 0.5 45 -0.2 29 0.4 77 0.0 49 0.2 44
0.3 40 0.1 48 0.0 50 0.1 79 0.3 29 0.5 45 0.2 29 -0.2 78 0.0 48 -0.2 40
-0.4 41 -3.3 75 0.2 58 -0.6 92 0.2 35 -0.6 59 0.0 36 -1.0 76 -2.9 61 1.9 63
0.6 40 -1.2 64 -0.1 52 -0.8 86 0.5 29 0.3 46 0.8 29 -1.8 79 -0.4 51 0.5 46
-0.2 40 -0.1 60 -0.1 58 0.1 76 0.1 29 0.0 46 0.1 29 -0.4 75 0.2 51 0.3 46
JX BW VALIANT {5} AHLEM AXIS BANCROFT-ET RIVER VALLEY CIRCUS CLOSER-ET ISDK VJ HJORTVANGS HOLMER HJORT ISDK VJ ADELGAARD HIHL HIWE ISDK VJ HAUGSTEDGAARD HORST BW BRAVEHEART-ET JX SEXING VALIDATE 60883 {5}-ET RIVER VALLEY CHARLEY CHANGE UP-ET JX FARIA BROTHERS NATE DOGG {2}-ET
505JE126 29JE3991 7JE5052 236JE166 236JE220 236JE251 551JE1656 551JE1643 777JE10010 203JE1631
101 101 101 99 99 98 96 95 95 95
-1.7 -5.1 2.4 0.5 2.4 -0.9 2.7 -3.8 1.9 6.8
0.0 48 0.0 65 0.0 35 0.1 31 0.1 29 0.0 36 0.1 44 0.1 48 0.0 46 0.2 58
0.0 47 0.1 55 0.0 34 -0.3 32 -0.3 30 -0.3 37 0.4 44 0.0 48 0.3 42 0.5 65
-0.2 45 -0.3 56 0.3 35 0.3 32 0.2 30 0.2 39 0.2 45 0.4 47 0.2 44 0.0 60
-0.8 57 -3.0 82 1.0 50 0.2 33 1.3 31 0.1 41 -0.2 60 -2.9 59 0.2 59 1.6 79
-0.2 46 0.6 63 0.5 36 0.7 32 0.7 30 0.5 38 -0.1 48 -0.5 50 -0.1 47 -0.9 68
0.1 48 -0.3 64 0.1 35 -0.1 32 0.0 30 -0.2 39 0.1 45 -0.1 49 -0.1 45 0.0 60
ISDK VJ RONHOLM HICKEY HIAN {6} ISDK VJ ALSTRUP HICKEY HAMA ISDK VJ BLANKE JASON JANKO OAKLANE DAZZLER DOORMAN 2125-ET KASH-IN SALSA-P-ET JX BW COUNTDOWN {5}-ET CDF LAYNE IVORY-ET ISDK VJ HAGENBJERGGAARD HITMAN {5} JX FARIA BROTHERS CALVIN HARRIS {4} RIVER VALLEY PFENNIG PERFECT FIT
236JE167 236JE178 236JE252 7JE1529 7JE1474 551JE1667 11JE1211 236JE231 14JE704 147JE6213
94 94 94 94 93 93 93 93 91 91
0.2 0.4 1.3 4.2 -1.0 -1.6 -1.9 4.2 -2.1 -2.6
0.1 30 0.1 30 0.0 31 0.1 38 0.0 41 0.1 46 0.2 73 0.1 28 0.1 58 -0.1 51
-0.3 30 -0.2 30 -0.4 32 0.3 36 0.1 39 0.1 46 0.1 71 -0.2 28 -0.1 59 -0.2 49
0.0 30 -0.1 30 -0.1 32 0.3 36 0.0 38 0.3 46 0.2 74 -0.1 28 -0.3 58 -0.2 48
0.2 32 0.2 31 1.8 40 0.6 53 -0.9 61 -1.9 56 -2.7 93 2.3 32 -1.1 72 -0.3 74
0.4 31 0.1 30 0.3 32 0.9 39 0.5 41 -0.4 47 0.4 84 0.3 28 -0.7 64 0.1 51
0.1 30 0.1 30 0.0 32 0.2 38 -0.1 40 0.0 47 -0.1 77 0.2 28 -0.2 65 0.0 54
VERJATIN WESTSTAR-ET JX WILSONVIEW SWORD MAGNET {6}-ET KASH-IN SLUGGER-P-ET BW SOLEIL JX DUPAT JLS AVON KLAY {3}-P-ET DP NXLEVEL-ET AHLEM DARTAGNAN-ET CAL-MART MEDALIST PILGRIM ISDK VJ RAVNINGGAARD HAZARD JX FARIA BROTHERS TYRION {2}-ET
200JE1064 7JE1532 7JE1526 203JE1366 7JE1569 200JE1035 14JE745 29JE3860 236JE254 203JE1632
90 90 90 90 89 88 88 88 88 87
-0.5 1.8 -3.7 5.5 5.4 -1.0 -1.3 5.1 0.4 5.6
0.0 50 0.1 35 -0.1 48 0.1 62 0.2 47 0.2 55 0.0 43 0.1 62 0.1 28 0.3 81
0.2 49 0.2 34 0.0 44 0.4 56 0.6 46 0.5 54 0.2 42 0.2 65 -0.2 28 0.4 87
0.2 44 0.4 35 0.0 49 0.2 58 0.1 47 0.4 49 0.0 41 0.3 60 0.0 28 -0.2 88
-0.8 64 -0.4 48 -1.6 61 1.3 86 0.5 55 -3.4 75 -1.3 57 1.4 86 0.0 29 1.2 85
-0.3 51 0.1 36 0.5 50 0.4 75 -0.5 46 0.4 60 0.0 44 0.6 71 0.6 28 -2.2 88
-0.2 51 0.1 35 -0.1 47 0.0 69 -0.2 48 0.1 56 0.1 43 0.2 68 0.1 28 -0.5 90
ISDK VJ MOSEGAARD HILARIO HAARE ISDK VJ HAUGSTEDGAARD HJERN HOJ {6} ISDK VJ LUKOWA JX FARIA BROTHERS TI {2} PINE-TREE PHARO 1ST DYNASTY-ET JX CAL-MART HARRIS SILAS {5} WILSONVIEW JEVON MAGNUM-ET ISDK VJ HOEHOLT GALVANIZE GAZZ RIALS BALLISTIC VAPOR JX FARIA BROTHERS AVON {2}-ET
236JE229 236JE165 236JE160 203JE1630 7JE1516 97JE145 203JE927 236JE225 14JE1502 14JE673
86 86 86 85 85 84 84 83 82 81
-3.6 1.6 -0.1 -0.6 -5.1 -1.8 0.5 -2.1 2.8 5.9
0.0 30 0.1 29 0.1 29 0.1 78 0.0 55 0.1 45 0.0 87 0.1 39 0.1 39 0.4 85
-0.4 30 -0.3 29 -0.3 30 0.2 84 -0.1 48 0.0 45 0.1 91 -0.1 39 0.4 39 0.8 89
0.0 31 -0.1 30 0.2 31 -0.2 86 0.1 57 0.2 44 0.6 92 0.0 38 0.3 39 -0.4 90
-1.1 32 1.0 31 -0.1 32 -0.8 90 -2.8 67 -1.8 56 -0.4 96 -1.6 50 -0.2 56 -0.3 95
0.8 30 0.5 30 0.6 30 -1.9 86 0.2 57 -0.1 46 0.0 93 0.0 40 0.0 42 -1.5 91
-0.2 31 0.2 29 0.0 31 -0.4 89 0.0 54 0.2 45 0.0 93 0.3 40 0.0 40 -0.3 92
JX MEIER LEONEL PALMER {4} CLOVER PATCH DAZZLER PERRY JX FARIA BROTHERS CAFU {3} SHAN-MAR ARCHER KNOCK-OUT-ET JX FARIA BROTHERS FAMILIA {3}-ET JX FARIA BROTHERS MARLO {2}-ET MISSISKA MACKENZIE-ET JX SCHULTZ VOLCANO HARRIS {4}
551JE1651 7JE1484 551JE1652 14JE758 551JE1699 14JE652 777JE1007 29JE3866
81 81 79 79 79 79 78 77
2.1 -7.3 3.3 1.8 3.0 7.2 1.4 -6.3
0.1 46 -0.4 41 0.2 47 0.1 41 0.3 48 0.4 86 0.1 88 0.1 92
0.4 47 0.0 39 0.5 50 0.2 39 0.6 49 0.6 89 0.6 88 -0.2 94
0.3 47 0.0 37 -0.3 50 0.1 41 -0.6 50 -0.4 87 0.2 89 0.2 94
-0.7 58 -2.1 59 -0.2 54 -0.2 56 -0.6 55 1.1 95 -1.3 97 -3.7 97
0.4 48 0.6 41 -0.7 51 0.1 43 -2.2 50 -2.1 91 -0.5 93 -0.4 95
0.0 48 0.2 42 0.0 51 0.1 38 -0.3 52 -0.4 91 -0.2 92 -0.1 95
MAY 2020
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Active A.I. and Foreign Bulls Ranked By GJPI, April 2020 The 66 highest-ranking bulls with NAAB marketing codes A and F from the official single breed “S” genetic evaluations released by the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) for April 2020 are listed below. Code A indicates active A.I. progeny proven bulls, while code F designates foreign-proven bulls marketed in the United States. Bulls must be genotyped and have a BBR to be included. Bulls are separated in two groups, with those having AJCA Herd Register status or a Generation Count of 4-6 and a BBR 100, listed first, followed by bulls with Generation Count (GC) 3 or GC 4-6 with a BBR 93 and lower.
A total of 152 Jersey bulls with the A and F codes qualified for the April evaluation release. The group average is -58M, +22F, +10P, CM$ +194, NM$ +174, DPR +0.32, GJUI +2.2 and +47 GJPI. For the complete list of Active A.I. and Foreign Bulls Marketed in the U.S., refer to the Jersey Genetic Summary (Vol. 25, No. 1, online at http://greenbook.usjersey.com). Three-generation AJCA Official Performance Pedigrees are included on the Green Book website.
MILK, FAT AND PROTEIN NAME OF BULL
NAAB NO. NO. % REL % % DPR NM ST GT BBR JHI CODE HRDS DTRS RIP % MILK FAT FAT PRO PRO CM$ NM$ FM$ GM$ SCS PL DPR REL CCR HCR LIV GFI %ILE
HERD REGISTER STATUS/GENERATION COUNT OF 4-6/BBR 100 HILLVIEW LISTOWEL-P A 99K 100 F 200JE1045 JX SUNSET CANYON GOT MAID {5}-ET A 99K 100 F 551JE1650 ISDK VJ RAASTRUP HIHL GISLEV F 6K 100 F 236JE226 AHLEM CHILI CHARMER A 99K 100 F 29JE4009 O.F. BALLISTIC GREG A 99K 100 F 7JE1490 CDF IRWIN STEVE A 80K 100 C 11JE1259 CDF VICEROY-ET A 50K 100 F 11JE1179 ISDK VJ OSTERGAARD HJERN HOVE F 50K 100 F 236JE207 JX AHLEM BOUDREAUX STORMCLOUD {4}-ET A 99K 100 F 7JE1540 ISDK VJ AARRE LAPPE LARI F 50K 100 F 236JE222
100 1226 63 99 64 1191 93 99 267 975 89 44 139 73 94 39 317 38 97 89 1721 38 99 153 3386 32 99 197 549 88 45 244 81 96 207 614 88
1261 -0.04 52 0.03 52 551 520 459 422 2.63 4.8 -1.1 92 1663 0.00 81 0.02 65 644 612 548 482 2.65 4.2 -2.2 90 -200 0.25 42 0.13 20 465 416 314 454 2.66 3.9 3.3 79 372 0.18 57 0.11 37 503 459 363 411 2.86 3.0 -0.2 80 1055 -0.05 40 0.04 47 421 397 344 341 3.05 1.9 -0.5 83 352 0.37 97 0.10 34 576 541 462 434 3.11 2.5 -2.0 94 889 0.01 46 0.03 40 466 445 400 443 3.05 3.9 2.0 96 -684 0.55 80 0.20 17 453 390 253 402 2.85 0.8 2.1 75 1358 -0.08 48 -0.02 45 456 450 439 403 3.10 3.1 0.4 79 -280 0.21 30 0.11 13 382 344 265 400 2.87 3.7 3.2 74
0.7 1.6 1.5 9.2 97 -1.8 -0.7 -2.4 8.7 99 5.3 5.4 0.9 3.7 92 1.7 1.8 -0.4 9.8 96 0.4 1.5 2.0 7.9 90 -1.1 1.5 -0.1 10.7 98 4.0 4.8 1.0 8.7 94 3.7 2.0 0.1 2.2 88 0.7 1.1 1.7 8.2 95 5.8 7.3 0.5 3.1 77
ISDK VJ HORN JX RIVER VALLEY TRIUMPH {5}-ET JX FARIA BROTHERS POGBA {4} RIVER VALLEY CECE CHROME-ET ISDK VJ GYVELBORG HIHL GYVEL DODAN DEW-Z DEWEY-ET ISDK VJ DROSTRUPGAARD LUSAKA JX RIVER VALLEY CHECKMATE {5}-ET AHLEM BOWMAN LANCER-ET JX BW VALIANT {5}
F 50K 100 F 236JE177 60 82 86 -785 0.46 56 0.20 13 405 344 210 398 2.85 2.5 3.9 67 A 99K 100 F 7JE5041 37 447 56 97 2243 -0.19 63 -0.07 65 438 440 447 342 2.94 1.0 -2.5 86 A 99K 100 F 7JE1505 37 438 73 97 297 0.12 40 0.13 40 413 362 251 343 2.97 2.2 0.8 80 A 80K 100 F 7JE5004 401 2931 35 99 766 0.04 45 -0.01 25 402 395 382 375 2.82 3.2 0.6 96 F 50K 100 F 236JE223 263 724 89 -215 0.15 21 0.09 12 371 334 258 385 2.66 4.6 4.3 80 A 99K 100 F 200JE1053 22 211 75 96 599 0.16 63 0.10 43 478 434 340 345 2.82 1.5 -1.4 81 F 50K 100 F 236JE171 209 579 89 -29 0.31 65 0.12 24 398 353 258 321 2.76 0.6 0.1 78 A 99K 100 C 200JE10008 24 140 89 94 1252 0.01 63 0.01 49 431 410 367 316 2.91 1.8 -2.4 78 A 99K 100 F 29JE3992 43 140 42 94 -202 0.30 53 0.08 9 405 381 328 388 3.00 3.0 1.8 79 A 29K 100 F 505JE126 12 69 99 91 1193 0.00 57 -0.01 42 422 407 377 307 2.75 2.5 -1.8 73
5.1 2.2 -0.2 2.8 77 -1.8 2.5 -2.2 9.0 93 1.4 4.6 0.4 6.0 79 1.1 1.4 -2.0 10.3 89 4.4 2.9 1.9 4.6 77 -1.7 -1.5 0.1 9.8 93 2.1 0.6 0.6 4.6 77 -1.9 1.8 -3.3 9.1 92 3.9 3.6 1.3 9.0 85 -2.0 -0.3 -0.9 7.6 92
AHLEM AXIS BANCROFT-ET RIVER VALLEY CIRCUS CLOSER-ET ISDK VJ HJORTVANGS HOLMER HJORT ISDK VJ ADELGAARD HIHL HIWE ISDK VJ HAUGSTEDGAARD HORST BW BRAVEHEART-ET JX SEXING VALIDATE 60883 {5}-ET RIVER VALLEY CHARLEY CHANGE UP-ET ISDK VJ RONHOLM HICKEY HIAN {6} ISDK VJ ALSTRUP HICKEY HAMA
A 99K 100 F 29JE3991 A 99K 100 F 7JE5052 F 50K 100 F 236JE166 F 50K 100 F 236JE220 F 50K 100 F 236JE251 A 13K 100 F 551JE1656 A 13K 100 F 551JE1643 A 99K 100 C 777JE10010 F 50K 100 F 236JE167 F 50K 100 F 236JE178
0.01 37 389 375 346 337 2.97 2.1 -0.3 90 0.00 18 332 320 296 348 2.70 3.3 3.1 72 0.12 25 342 298 204 319 2.87 1.3 2.4 79 0.21 18 409 345 205 384 2.93 1.0 3.2 75 0.17 13 369 318 205 325 2.87 2.4 1.9 69 0.08 33 407 376 307 293 3.09 1.6 -1.8 77 0.00 52 411 393 359 267 2.86 2.2 -3.6 73 0.03 23 405 389 355 355 2.99 3.6 0.2 81 0.13 13 229 188 100 292 2.94 1.9 5.1 76 0.14 4 280 243 159 372 3.06 2.5 6.6 75
0.2 2.6 0.9 9.9 83 3.1 -0.5 1.5 8.1 75 1.0 1.7 -0.6 3.2 64 2.1 -2.4 -2.3 3.0 77 2.4 1.4 -1.3 3.5 72 -1.8 -1.2 0.4 10.1 84 -2.4 1.4 -2.0 8.6 88 0.6 3.7 -0.2 9.5 87 5.6 5.3 0.5 2.5 38 7.1 4.2 0.8 3.2 50
ISDK VJ BLANKE JASON JANKO OAKLANE DAZZLER DOORMAN 2125-ET KASH-IN SALSA-P-ET JX BW COUNTDOWN {5}-ET CDF LAYNE IVORY-ET ISDK VJ HAGENBJERGGAARD HITMAN {5} JX FARIA BROTHERS CALVIN HARRIS {4} RIVER VALLEY PFENNIG PERFECT FIT VERJATIN WESTSTAR-ET JX WILSONVIEW SWORD MAGNET {6}-ET
F 50K 100 C 236JE252 242 597 89 A 99K 100 F 7JE1529 36 75 81 92 A 99K 100 F 7JE1474 35 77 8 93 A 99K 100 F 551JE1667 4 63 71 90 A 80K 100 F 11JE1211 65 1284 8 99 F 50K 100 C 236JE231 251 1114 89 A 99K 100 F 14JE704 67 832 53 98 A 50K 100 F 147JE6213 9 132 0 96 A 99K 100 F 200JE1064 45 236 78 95 A 99K 100 F 7JE1532 17 30 97 87
-771 0.33 30 0.15 3 336 289 188 307 2.74 4.1 2.3 80 -150 0.06 6 0.02 -2 329 319 300 349 2.69 7.0 3.6 73 875 0.03 50 0.05 43 415 388 330 326 3.03 2.1 -0.9 77 923 -0.09 25 0.01 37 322 305 269 278 2.91 3.6 0.7 69 1374 -0.19 23 -0.07 35 303 309 324 272 2.79 3.8 0.8 94 -1239 0.35 10 0.23 1 279 217 79 312 2.92 3.1 5.0 78 774 -0.03 31 0.03 36 317 296 251 246 2.99 2.2 -1.4 90 474 0.13 51 0.05 29 348 323 269 317 2.93 1.1 1.1 84 680 0.05 43 0.04 33 378 354 304 293 2.84 2.7 -0.9 81 1239 -0.08 43 -0.08 28 298 313 346 253 3.03 2.2 -0.8 66
2.7 1.5 -0.9 4.7 59 3.7 3.7 2.3 9.5 73 -0.2 0.9 -1.2 7.5 86 1.6 2.7 -0.2 8.1 65 2.1 1.2 2.2 9.7 66 5.8 2.7 1.0 3.8 43 -0.3 4.9 -2.0 7.3 62 1.2 3.0 -0.6 9.6 76 -1.0 1.0 -1.8 9.3 77 0.7 1.4 1.7 8.1 69
KASH-IN SLUGGER-P-ET BW SOLEIL DP NXLEVEL-ET AHLEM DARTAGNAN-ET CAL-MART MEDALIST PILGRIM ISDK VJ RAVNINGGAARD HAZARD ISDK VJ MOSEGAARD HILARIO HAARE ISDK VJ HAUGSTEDGAARD HJERN HOJ {6} ISDK VJ LUKOWA PINE-TREE PHARO 1ST DYNASTY-ET
A 99K 100 F 7JE1526 A 50K 100 C 203JE1366 A 80K 100 F 200JE1035 A 50K 100 F 14JE745 A 50K 100 F 29JE3860 F 50K 100 F 236JE254 F 50K 100 F 236JE229 F 50K 100 F 236JE165 F 50K 100 F 236JE160 A 99K 100 F 7JE1516
78 267 86 96 46 662 15 98 109 926 47 99 4 23 100 86 213 1294 17 99 273 887 89 133 232 87 360 1639 89 205 452 8 88 77 579 75 98
-202 0.43 81 0.17 28 476 424 308 339 3.13 0.5 -1.7 82 92 0.09 23 0.00 4 319 317 313 353 3.02 5.1 4.3 92 682 0.13 62 0.09 45 401 369 294 286 3.36 0.2 -2.4 90 816 -0.05 29 0.02 34 313 296 259 261 2.91 2.7 -0.4 70 735 -0.10 13 -0.03 21 286 286 288 310 2.93 4.0 3.1 95 -551 0.39 54 0.15 11 335 291 194 347 3.02 1.0 3.7 79 -172 0.23 40 0.14 24 318 269 162 308 2.89 1.2 2.3 66 -456 0.24 28 0.14 13 328 281 180 317 2.78 2.3 2.9 81 -1054 0.45 41 0.18 -2 263 212 102 280 2.82 1.6 3.8 75 434 -0.07 6 0.00 15 316 307 293 318 2.76 5.7 2.7 85
-1.7 -2.0 -0.2 7.6 92 4.3 3.1 5.4 7.7 71 -0.9 1.0 -0.6 8.7 80 1.2 2.8 -1.8 10.2 62 3.9 2.5 3.4 8.6 58 3.0 1.2 -0.6 2.7 60 4.8 -1.1 -2.7 3.1 56 3.3 1.9 1.1 2.9 58 4.0 3.3 -0.4 2.3 42 3.6 4.0 3.3 8.6 65
JX CAL-MART HARRIS SILAS {5} WILSONVIEW JEVON MAGNUM-ET ISDK VJ HOEHOLT GALVANIZE GAZZ RIALS BALLISTIC VAPOR JX MEIER LEONEL PALMER {4} CLOVER PATCH DAZZLER PERRY SHAN-MAR ARCHER KNOCK-OUT-ET MISSISKA MACKENZIE-ET JX SCHULTZ VOLCANO HARRIS {4} ISDK VJ HOEHOLT PICK PEREZ {6}
A 99K 100 F 97JE145 A 50K 100 F 203JE927 F 50K 100 F 236JE225 A 99K 100 F 14JE1502 A 99K 100 F 551JE1651 A 99K 100 F 7JE1484 A 50K 100 F 14JE758 A 80K 100 F 777JE1007 A 80K 100 F 29JE3866 F 50K 100 F 236JE212
23 149 85 94 941 251 7019 4 99 714 51 111 88 155 25 48 21 90 750 10 42 81 89 300 27 79 3 93 -141 16 78 94 91 525 332 8412 13 99 93 341 9051 28 99 1759 285 1108 89 -893
144 968 54 99 30 69 84 91 307 1100 89 238 934 88 70 99 87 8 81 80 92 7 45 96 89 40 193 90 95 215 537 88 184 464 88
963 -0.07 32 465 -0.01 20 -20 0.21 43 -695 0.45 59 -586 0.41 56 419 0.13 49 1446 -0.07 54 447 0.10 43 -385 0.16 15 -671 0.30 30
0.07 61 0.07 51 410 373 294 257 3.03 -0.4 -3.7 76 0.11 59 -0.01 25 279 271 257 257 2.95 0.1 0.9 99 0.17 44 0.08 23 348 317 251 283 2.95 2.3 0.8 74 0.01 38 -0.01 25 302 296 284 217 2.91 2.9 -1.7 76 0.11 39 0.03 18 333 315 279 261 2.85 3.1 -0.5 75 0.18 32 0.10 15 331 300 231 319 2.99 2.7 2.0 77 0.04 34 0.03 26 336 319 283 295 3.00 2.2 0.5 74 0.32 73 0.14 34 448 400 294 277 3.13 -0.2 -3.7 99 -0.12 58 0.01 66 334 311 262 146 2.93 -0.4 -6.3 99 0.39 37 0.23 14 315 248 101 259 2.93 1.7 1.6 81
-4.2 -0.7 -2.3 8.0 82 0.1 -2.9 -1.7 7.3 57 -0.6 -1.3 0.9 7.2 71 -1.0 -0.7 -1.1 9.1 62 0.3 2.8 0.8 7.5 71 2.2 0.8 -0.8 8.9 64 -0.2 -1.2 -0.9 9.5 73 -3.7 -1.7 -0.2 9.0 91 -5.0 0.4 -5.7 8.3 67 1.9 -0.9 -1.6 4.9 51
ISDK VJ HOEHOLT HILDE HUZAR F 50K 100 F 236JE253 125 244 88 -1335 0.39 13 0.18 -13 253 207 108 299 2.89 4.1 4.9 73 6.5 3.8 1.4 2.1 AHLEM DOMINICAN HOBBIT 21931 A 99K 100 F 203JE1387 97 2022 8 99 1204 -0.04 50 -0.01 41 319 313 300 224 3.12 0.7 -2.1 97 -2.8 -0.3 -0.1 10.0 GENERATION COUNT (GC) 3/GC 4-6 WITH A BBR 93 AND LOWER JX FARIA BROTHERS JODECI {3} A 99K 100 F 1JE964 57 1428 87 99 285 0.12 40 0.08 28 342 312 245 303 3.04 2.2 1.1 91 0.4 3.6 -0.3 7.1 JX DUPAT JLS AVON KLAY {3}-P-ET A 99K 92 F 7JE1569 13 44 95 90 859 -0.14 10 -0.03 25 295 295 298 283 2.99 4.1 1.4 72 1.7 1.1 2.0 7.2 JX FARIA BROTHERS CAFU {3} A 99K 91 C 551JE1652 6 36 92 90 1518 -0.23 22 -0.04 47 224 221 216 186 3.00 1.0 -0.2 70 0.9 2.9 0.8 5.2 JX FARIA BROTHERS FAMILIA {3}-ET A 63K 92 C 551JE1699 3 16 94 87 291 0.17 51 0.03 17 374 360 330 292 2.97 2.6 -0.5 73 -1.6 -2.3 1.5 6.5
42 69
68 62 43 78
Appraisal Traits for Active A.I. and Foreign Bulls Ranked By GJPI Jersey Performance IndexTM and Appraisal Trait PTAs JPI2020 (first column below) predicts the efficiency of production by expressing lifetime production of fat and protein per unit of feed consumed. Traits and their weights in JPI2020, are 27% PTA protein; 19% PTA fat; 3% Milk Density*; 19.4% Functional Trait Index (subsets are Jersey Udder IndexTM, Feet and Legs and Body); 14.5% Fertility (includes 9% Daughter Pregnancy Rate, 3.5% Cow Conception Rate and 2% Heifer Conception Rate); 8% Survival includes 5% Productive Life and 3% Livability); 4.5% Somatic Cell Score; and six new Jersey Health Traits at 4.6% (Milk GJPI GJPI REL NAME OF BULL
Fever 1.0%; Displaced Abomasum 1.0%; Ketosis 0.4%; Mastitis 1.9%; Metritis 0.2% and Retained Placenta 0.1.%). (see page 47 for health trait listing) The weight of each trait in the JPI formula was published in the April 2020 issue on page 25. Jersey Haplotype Status Official status for Jersey Haplotype 1, based on a genotype of 6K or higher density, is listed: F designating status Free, C designating status Carrier. For more information, contact AJCA Herd Services.
NO. NO. TYPE RTP RTP HERDS DTRS REL FS ST SR DF RA RW RL FA FU RH RW UC UD TP TL RV SV JUI
HERD REGISTER STATUS/GENERATION COUNT OF 4-6/BBR 100 162 93 HILLVIEW LISTOWEL-P 65 158 92 JX SUNSET CANYON GOT MAID {5}-ET 27 136 81 ISDK VJ RAASTRUP HIHL GISLEV 127 133 87 AHLEM CHILI CHARMER 21 126 89 O.F. BALLISTIC GREG 27 125 95 CDF IRWIN STEVE 49 122 97 CDF VICEROY-ET 69 122 80 ISDK VJ OSTERGAARD HJERN HOVE 93 120 88 JX AHLEM BOUDREAUX STORMCLOUD {4}-ET 16 120 80 ISDK VJ AARRE LAPPE LARI 96
619 310 370 59 128 946 1569 205 70 220
98 0.5 -2.1 0.0 0.8 0.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0.7 -0.1 -2.0 1.4 -1.7 0.8 97 0.7 0.1 0.6 0.7 -0.6 0.0 -0.7 0.9 0.7 -0.1 0.6 -0.3 -0.3 0.2 0.5 -0.2 80 -0.4 0.2 -0.5 -0.2 0.5 0.6 -0.4 0.0 -0.8 -0.6 -0.1 -0.2 1.7 -0.3 -1.1 -1.2 90 0.5 0.3 -0.6 1.7 0.0 -0.7 0.6 -0.1 -1.0 1.3 1.5 0.2 -1.5 -0.2 1.1 -0.6 93 0.5 -0.2 -1.1 0.4 2.0 -1.0 0.9 -0.8 0.0 0.9 0.4 0.7 0.6 1.9 -2.0 1.7 99 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.6 1.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.3 1.0 -0.2 1.0 99 0.5 0.7 1.1 0.1 0.2 1.4 0.7 0.4 1.5 0.6 0.1 -0.4 0.1 0.2 0.8 0.3 78 -1.1 -0.4 -0.3 -1.0 -0.4 -0.8 0.1 -0.6 -2.7 -2.2 -0.9 -1.1 -0.5 -0.8 -2.0 -1.5 90 0.8 -0.4 0.3 1.2 -0.9 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.7 0.6 1.0 1.2 -0.5 1.0 1.1 2.1 79 -1.5 -2.8 -1.0 -1.2 -0.7 -1.2 -0.9 1.1 -0.1 -0.6 -1.1 -0.2 0.7 -0.3 1.5 -0.7
0.6 -1.3 -0.6 -1.2 -0.5 -0.4 1.1 0.1 -0.9 6.0 -0.2 3.6 -0.4 3.0 0.0 -11.1 0.7 3.8 -0.2 -3.0
120 79 ISDK VJ HORN 115 91 JX RIVER VALLEY TRIUMPH {5}-ET 115 89 JX FARIA BROTHERS POGBA {4} 112 97 RIVER VALLEY CECE CHROME-ET 109 83 ISDK VJ GYVELBORG HIHL GYVEL 107 89 DODAN DEW-Z DEWEY-ET 107 83 ISDK VJ DROSTRUPGAARD LUSAKA 105 88 JX RIVER VALLEY CHECKMATE {5}-ET 103 87 AHLEM BOWMAN LANCER-ET 101 84 JX BW VALIANT {5}
53 18 11 280 123 4 95 15 23 2
74 105 23 1464 317 18 209 39 88 18
78 -1.8 -2.3 -1.3 -0.6 -0.5 -1.2 0.9 -0.6 -3.2 -2.2 -0.6 0.0 -1.1 -1.6 -0.2 92 1.0 2.7 0.4 2.4 1.6 0.2 1.0 -0.3 -1.9 0.7 2.1 1.7 -1.6 2.7 -0.9 83 -0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -0.2 1.1 0.0 -0.8 -0.8 0.0 0.7 0.5 -0.9 1.3 99 2.1 1.0 -0.4 2.1 -0.2 0.4 0.8 -0.3 2.0 2.1 1.8 2.1 1.8 2.7 0.1 82 -0.6 0.8 -0.6 -0.1 1.2 0.8 0.1 0.1 -0.5 -1.0 -0.1 -1.3 2.6 0.0 -0.2 84 0.7 1.0 1.4 1.0 -0.1 1.1 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.8 0.9 0.2 -0.5 0.2 0.0 81 -1.1 -0.7 -0.4 0.1 1.9 -0.8 1.0 -1.0 -3.0 -0.8 0.1 0.3 -1.9 1.3 -0.1 87 0.6 0.8 0.5 1.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 0.2 -0.1 1.0 1.0 1.4 -1.0 -0.2 1.4 91 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.5 -1.7 0.9 0.7 0.3 1.2 0.1 0.5 0.5 1.3 1.4 0.3 83 0.5 0.8 1.3 0.0 -0.8 0.8 -0.4 0.0 1.8 0.3 0.0 -0.1 1.4 -0.6 0.3
-1.4 2.0 0.0 2.4 -1.4 -0.5 -0.7 -0.1 1.3 -0.3
-1.0 -15.7 -0.3 -0.7 0.1 -3.7 1.4 17.3 -0.4 -0.5 -0.6 1.3 -0.5 -10.9 0.8 1.4 0.5 6.2 0.0 5.5
101 93 AHLEM AXIS BANCROFT-ET 101 82 RIVER VALLEY CIRCUS CLOSER-ET 99 82 ISDK VJ HJORTVANGS HOLMER HJORT 99 80 ISDK VJ ADELGAARD HIHL HIWE 98 80 ISDK VJ HAUGSTEDGAARD HORST 96 85 BW BRAVEHEART-ET 95 83 JX SEXING VALIDATE 60883 {5}-ET 95 88 RIVER VALLEY CHARLEY CHANGE UP-ET 94 82 ISDK VJ RONHOLM HICKEY HIAN {6} 94 81 ISDK VJ ALSTRUP HICKEY HAMA
81 12 154 99 51 5 5 20 94 76
488 19 456 292 69 23 11 66 202 152
98 1.3 0.9 -0.8 1.6 1.1 -0.5 -1.2 1.1 0.4 1.9 1.4 0.1 -0.2 0.8 -0.8 83 0.7 -0.1 0.0 0.3 -1.1 0.4 -0.5 0.3 1.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.1 0.7 80 -0.8 -0.9 -0.5 0.2 1.5 -0.2 -0.2 -0.5 -1.4 -1.4 0.2 -1.2 -0.9 0.5 -0.9 80 -0.4 1.1 0.5 -0.2 -0.3 -0.4 -0.9 0.2 -0.3 -0.4 -0.2 0.6 1.8 -1.2 1.1 79 -1.6 -1.8 -0.6 -0.7 0.2 -0.8 0.1 -0.6 -1.2 -1.2 -0.6 -1.1 0.0 -2.0 -0.2 84 1.1 -0.2 -0.4 1.2 -0.2 -0.8 -0.3 -0.2 1.4 2.1 1.0 -0.5 1.2 0.7 0.0 81 0.7 -0.2 0.7 1.0 -1.1 0.3 -1.1 0.4 0.0 0.5 0.8 1.0 -1.3 -0.2 1.5 90 1.2 0.4 0.3 1.1 -1.0 0.8 -0.5 1.4 1.8 0.8 0.9 0.6 1.1 0.0 -0.2 79 -1.3 -1.6 -0.7 -0.9 0.4 -1.1 1.5 -1.0 -1.5 -1.0 -0.8 0.3 -1.1 -1.4 0.9 79 -1.1 -1.2 0.3 -1.0 0.9 -0.2 1.0 -0.2 -0.6 -0.8 -0.9 -1.1 -1.7 -1.5 0.2
1.3 -0.3 -0.9 -1.2 -1.5 0.5 -0.8 0.4 -0.6 -0.7
0.7 8.7 0.7 5.9 -0.5 -8.5 -0.8 -1.2 -1.3 -8.7 0.1 11.1 0.0 -2.3 -1.0 6.3 -0.1 -8.8 -0.1 -7.9
94 84 ISDK VJ BLANKE JASON JANKO 94 83 OAKLANE DAZZLER DOORMAN 2125-ET 93 85 KASH-IN SALSA-P-ET 93 83 JX BW COUNTDOWN {5}-ET 93 96 CDF LAYNE IVORY-ET 93 82 ISDK VJ HAGENBJERGGAARD HITMAN {5} 91 92 JX FARIA BROTHERS CALVIN HARRIS {4} 91 91 RIVER VALLEY PFENNIG PERFECT FIT 90 89 VERJATIN WESTSTAR-ET 90 79 JX WILSONVIEW SWORD MAGNET {6}-ET
133 22 16 1 39 100 28 7 31 5
306 32 35 2 824 304 153 55 113 7
82 -0.7 -1.1 -0.6 -0.7 -1.2 -1.0 0.2 0.6 0.8 -0.1 -0.6 0.2 3.1 -1.7 -0.1 -0.3 86 0.8 -0.5 0.0 0.2 -1.4 0.2 -0.7 1.5 2.8 -0.1 0.2 0.6 2.6 0.6 0.0 0.9 88 1.0 1.5 1.5 0.9 0.5 1.1 -1.3 0.3 1.3 1.2 0.8 -0.8 -0.1 1.5 0.6 1.0 79 -0.3 0.7 0.3 0.1 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.7 0.1 0.0 0.8 0.5 0.3 -0.7 99 -0.5 0.0 0.6 -1.3 0.5 0.6 0.2 -0.3 1.8 -1.0 -1.1 -1.0 1.3 -0.4 0.6 -0.2 81 -1.0 -0.5 -0.7 -1.9 0.2 -1.2 -0.1 0.3 1.1 -0.7 -1.6 0.8 3.8 0.6 -0.1 -0.5 94 0.6 -0.6 -0.9 0.9 -0.2 -1.2 -0.8 0.2 -0.1 0.8 0.8 0.5 -0.2 -0.3 -0.2 0.1 91 -0.2 0.4 0.8 -0.6 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.5 -1.4 -0.5 0.2 0.3 1.0 -0.5 1.6 92 1.1 0.8 0.8 1.0 -0.6 0.5 0.0 0.8 0.9 1.7 0.8 0.0 0.1 -0.3 0.5 -0.8 80 0.2 -1.2 -0.5 0.8 0.2 -1.1 0.8 -1.4 -1.9 0.5 0.7 0.6 -1.6 -0.3 0.3 0.7
0.0 6.1 -0.9 8.2 -0.2 5.2 -0.8 -2.3 -0.7 -0.2 0.1 6.6 0.1 2.5 -0.8 -2.5 0.2 6.0 0.5 -3.2
90 89 KASH-IN SLUGGER-P-ET 90 95 BW SOLEIL 88 93 DP NXLEVEL-ET 88 79 AHLEM DARTAGNAN-ET 88 96 CAL-MART MEDALIST PILGRIM 88 82 ISDK VJ RAVNINGGAARD HAZARD 86 78 ISDK VJ MOSEGAARD HILARIO HAARE 86 83 ISDK VJ HAUGSTEDGAARD HJERN HOJ {6} 86 80 ISDK VJ LUKOWA 85 91 PINE-TREE PHARO 1ST DYNASTY-ET
52 23 87 0 136 131 0 171 139 36
140 175 534 0 653 361 0 617 304 153
94 0.9 2.2 -0.3 1.9 -0.7 1.0 0.8 -0.3 0.3 0.6 1.6 0.9 1.5 -0.2 0.2 1.9 96 0.0 0.4 0.2 -0.9 -0.3 0.9 -0.2 -0.3 1.1 -1.2 -0.8 -0.7 2.1 -0.8 -0.8 -0.8 98 0.4 0.5 -0.2 1.3 1.7 -0.5 -0.4 -0.3 -1.0 1.3 1.1 0.7 -0.7 -1.6 -0.4 -1.5 79 0.8 -0.2 0.2 1.0 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.1 0.5 1.0 0.8 0.5 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 -0.3 98 0.2 0.9 1.4 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.7 -0.4 0.1 1.2 -0.2 0.9 0.1 0.8 80 -1.3 -1.7 0.8 -1.4 -1.6 0.1 -0.4 0.7 0.7 -1.2 -1.2 -2.0 -0.6 -2.8 -0.1 -0.5 70 -0.8 -0.5 0.3 -0.1 -1.4 0.2 -0.4 0.4 -0.7 -1.0 -0.1 -0.6 0.3 -1.0 -0.7 -1.2 80 -0.1 0.3 0.6 -0.3 -1.4 0.9 -0.1 1.0 -0.3 -0.6 -0.3 0.1 1.2 -0.2 -1.0 -1.0 78 -1.8 -1.8 -0.9 -0.9 1.1 -1.7 0.6 -1.2 -1.9 -1.9 -0.8 -0.3 -0.4 -1.3 -0.3 -2.2 94 0.6 -0.3 0.8 0.0 -1.5 0.8 -0.9 0.8 1.4 1.0 0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.7 1.5 -2.1
0.0 6.3 -1.2 -0.1 -0.7 -0.3 -0.3 3.3 0.0 0.4 0.1 -5.2 -0.8 -5.1 -0.2 0.0 -0.8 -11.8 0.8 3.7
84 86 JX CAL-MART HARRIS SILAS {5} 84 99 WILSONVIEW JEVON MAGNUM-ET 83 81 ISDK VJ HOEHOLT GALVANIZE GAZZ 82 83 RIALS BALLISTIC VAPOR 81 82 JX MEIER LEONEL PALMER {4} 81 86 CLOVER PATCH DAZZLER PERRY 79 84 SHAN-MAR ARCHER KNOCK-OUT-ET 78 99 MISSISKA MACKENZIE-ET 77 99 JX SCHULTZ VOLCANO HARRIS {4} 75 84 ISDK VJ HOEHOLT PICK PEREZ {6}
2 3 79 0.6 -0.5 0.3 0.9 -1.1 0.2 -1.2 1.1 0.8 0.4 0.8 -0.3 0.2 -0.9 0.8 -1.3 155 1587 99 -0.7 -1.5 -0.3 0.0 1.1 -1.5 1.0 -1.3 -1.9 -0.3 0.0 0.3 -2.9 -0.5 1.2 -0.1 22 37 81 -0.3 -0.9 -0.4 -0.2 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 -0.3 0.2 -0.2 -0.7 -0.5 -1.7 0.6 -0.8 10 16 83 1.2 -0.8 -0.3 0.9 2.6 -0.8 0.5 -0.6 0.3 1.8 0.7 0.5 -0.1 1.1 -1.0 0.9 2 7 80 0.2 0.8 0.7 -0.4 -0.6 0.5 -0.8 0.0 1.7 0.5 -0.3 -0.7 1.7 0.5 0.8 0.4 17 51 89 1.0 0.3 -0.5 1.3 -0.9 -0.3 -0.4 0.1 1.0 1.5 1.1 0.1 0.5 0.4 -0.6 0.0 4 18 84 0.9 1.6 0.0 1.4 -0.9 0.5 -0.1 1.0 1.8 0.3 1.2 0.4 2.4 1.3 0.9 0.5 215 2773 99 1.2 0.4 1.0 1.1 -0.8 0.6 -0.4 1.0 1.5 2.2 1.0 -0.4 0.4 -0.7 0.8 -1.6 204 2357 99 0.4 -0.8 0.4 0.6 -0.3 -0.8 -0.8 0.0 -0.2 0.2 0.5 0.4 -0.8 -0.7 1.3 -1.3 125 403 82 -0.6 -0.2 -0.5 -0.3 -1.0 0.4 -0.5 0.1 0.2 -0.5 -0.2 -0.6 1.2 -1.3 -0.1 -1.2
-0.1 1.0 0.0 -10.2 -0.1 -2.5 -0.8 6.4 0.5 7.2 -0.4 7.1 0.1 8.2 0.3 8.2 -0.2 -3.3 -0.8 -1.2
75 80 ISDK VJ HOEHOLT HILDE HUZAR 88 143 77 -0.4 -0.2 0.5 -1.4 -0.7 -0.2 0.0 0.2 2.1 0.3 -1.2 -0.9 3.5 -1.0 -0.1 -0.8 0.0 9.4 74 97 AHLEM DOMINICAN HOBBIT 21931 43 766 99 0.1 -0.9 -0.4 0.8 1.8 -0.8 1.4 -0.5 -0.5 -0.6 0.7 -0.1 0.8 1.6 -1.6 1.6 -1.5 -0.4 GENERATION COUNT (GC) 3/GC 4-6 WITH A BBR 93 AND LOWER 106 93 JX FARIA BROTHERS JODECI {3} 18 76 90 0.4 -1.2 -0.9 0.3 0.7 -1.5 1.2 -0.6 -0.8 -0.2 0.2 1.2 0.3 0.4 -0.6 0.3 -0.2 -0.3 89 83 JX DUPAT JLS AVON KLAY {3}-P-ET 1 2 79 0.7 -0.4 0.4 -0.2 0.2 -0.5 -1.2 0.8 2.1 0.7 -0.1 -0.5 2.0 -0.6 0.0 0.3 0.2 9.0 79 82 JX FARIA BROTHERS CAFU {3} 2 3 77 -0.2 0.3 1.0 0.5 0.9 0.0 1.6 -1.1 -1.9 -0.8 0.4 1.0 -3.1 0.0 -0.2 1.0 -0.4 -10.3 79 81 JX FARIA BROTHERS FAMILIA {3}-ET 2 3 79 1.5 1.3 0.0 1.3 -0.4 1.0 0.5 0.2 1.7 1.4 1.1 -0.5 1.7 -0.2 0.6 0.2 0.0 9.3
CDCB Health Traits for G-Code Bulls, Single Evaluation The April 2020 genetic evaluations debuted six health traits to help alleviate costly health conditions impacting Jerseys. These traits will help build resistance against displaced abomasum, milk fever, ketosis, mastitis, metritis and retained placenta. PTAs for each of the health traits will be the predicted daughter difference for resistance above or below the Jersey breed average. The larger the positive values, the more favorable the genetic resistance to the disorder. These genetic evaluations can help identify individuals that transmit costly difference and help manage their use in breeding programs. The traits and their weights in JPI2020 are: Milk Fever or Hypocalcemia (1.0%) Typically results after calving due to low total NAME OF BULL
NAAB CODE JPI
blood calcium levels; Displaced abomasum (1.0%) Enlargement of the abomasum with fluid and/or gas that caused its movement to the left or right of the abdominal cavity; the twisting blocks the digestive process and usually requires veterinary intervention; Ketosis (0.4%) Build-up of ketone bodies that typically occurs due to negative energy balance in early lactation; Mastitis (1.9%) Infectious disease that causes inflammation of the mammary gland; one of the most common and costly diseases of dairy cattle; Metritis (0.2%) Infection of the endometrium (lining of the uterus) after calving; and Retained placenta (0.1%) Retention of fetal membranes more than 24 hours after calving. Combined as the Health Trait Index (HTI), it is reported as JPITM points like JUITM and represents 4.6% of JPI2020.
HEALTH TRAIT MILK FEVER DISPLACED ABOMASUM KETOSIS MASTITIS METRITIS RETAINED PLACENTA INDEX (MFEV) (DA) (KETO) (MAST) (METR) (RETP) IN JPI PTA REL PTA REL PTA REL PTA REL PTA REL PTA REL
JX SEXING GALLANTRY {4}-ET JX KASH-IN GOT JIGGY {6}-ET JX DODAN LH TROOPER {4} JX SEXING GM RHUSS {6}-ET JX FARIA BROTHERS FULLER {5}-ET TOG BRONZE 36673-ET JX FOREST GLEN SUCCESSION {6}-ET JX FOREST GLEN GOT MAID DANIEL {6}-ET JX RIVER VALLEY CHIEF {6}-ET JX CAL-MART VERIZON {4}-ET
551JE1762 551JE1717 29JE4204 551JE1781 1JE7049 564JE574 7JE1716 14JE1683 777JE10034 29JE4176
149 144 142 142 139 139 138 138 138 138
1.1 -0.9 5.8 -1.9 3.3 5.9 -2.3 0.2 -3.2 1.4
0.1 33 -0.1 37 0.1 33 -0.1 37 0.1 33 0.1 36 0.0 38 -0.1 36 0.0 36 0.1 42
0.4 33 0.2 36 0.4 33 0.2 36 0.3 34 0.2 37 0.1 37 0.2 35 0.1 35 0.3 41
0.3 33 0.0 34 0.0 33 0.1 34 0.4 34 0.4 36 0.1 35 0.3 34 -0.1 36 0.1 43
-1.1 42 -0.5 54 1.8 50 -1.1 53 0.2 43 1.8 53 -1.6 51 -0.1 51 -2.0 50 -0.6 53
-0.4 34 -0.1 37 -0.4 34 -0.2 37 0.2 34 0.7 38 -0.4 37 0.0 36 -0.2 37 0.1 44
0.0 33 0.1 36 -0.1 34 0.1 36 0.0 34 0.1 38 0.0 37 0.1 36 0.1 36 -0.2 44
JX JER BEL MALDINI ARCHIE {5}-ET JX CAL-MART WESTPORT {5}-ET JX CDF JLS PILGRIM THRASHER {6}-ET JX FARIA BROTHERS WOJ {4}-ET JX FARIA BROTHERS ALTASABAN {4}-ET JX FOREST GLEN GOT MAID BRAZEN {6}-ET JX DUPAT JLS STRMCLD DORSAI {5}-ET TOG IRON 36896-ET JX FOREST GLEN AMSTERDAM {6}-ET PINE-TREE CHROME NAVIDAD {6}-ET
507JE1769 29JE4117 507JE1758 1JE7048 11JE7047 7JE1717 147JE6229 564JE578 7JE1684 507JE1792
136 136 134 134 134 133 133 133 132 132
1.0 1.2 1.5 4.0 2.8 -2.0 -3.3 -0.2 -0.4 -3.6
0.1 32 0.1 37 0.1 38 0.2 33 0.1 33 0.0 37 0.1 33 0.1 41 0.0 36 -0.1 40
0.2 32 0.5 37 0.2 38 0.4 33 0.2 33 0.1 36 0.3 31 0.2 40 0.2 35 0.2 38
0.2 32 0.2 37 0.0 38 0.2 33 0.6 33 0.3 35 0.1 32 -0.1 42 0.4 34 0.2 40
-0.6 47 -1.3 50 -0.3 52 0.1 43 0.1 42 -1.6 51 -3.3 47 -1.2 55 -1.1 48 -2.1 55
-0.1 33 0.0 38 0.3 40 -0.4 34 0.2 33 -0.1 37 -0.2 33 0.4 43 0.0 36 -0.4 42
-0.1 33 -0.1 37 0.0 39 -0.1 33 -0.1 33 0.0 36 0.0 33 0.0 42 0.1 36 0.0 39
JX PRIMUS ENZO CHATHAM {4}-ET JX SEXING GM PADDOCK {4}-ET JX SEXING GOT MAID PURSUE {4}-ET JX AVI-LANCHE VICEROY DASHIELL {6}-ET JX FARIA BROTHERS LONG {5}-ET JX VIERRA CLAPTON {4}-ET JX FOREST GLEN GOT MAID TORNADO {6}-ET TOG LISTOWEL PUMICE-P-ET PRIMUS VICEROY CALIBAN-ET JX RDO TAGGERES {4}-ET
7JE1789 551JE1766 551JE1732 7JE1722 1JE7105 200JE1228 7JE1685 7JE1653 507JE1787 29JE4202
132 130 130 130 130 129 128 128 128 128
0.7 -4.5 -5.0 -0.7 2.1 1.1 -0.6 2.7 -2.6 2.9
0.1 34 -0.1 37 0.0 37 0.1 41 0.2 33 0.1 33 0.1 37 0.1 38 0.0 42 0.2 32
0.2 34 0.2 36 0.1 36 0.1 40 0.3 34 0.5 33 0.2 36 0.1 37 0.2 41 0.3 32
-0.4 34 0.1 34 0.1 35 -0.1 42 0.1 34 0.3 33 0.3 35 -0.2 37 -0.2 43 0.1 32
-0.3 47 -2.5 47 -3.1 50 -1.3 51 -0.7 44 -1.5 47 -1.7 52 0.8 54 -2.0 56 -0.1 41
-0.2 35 -0.5 36 -0.6 37 0.6 44 -0.4 34 -0.1 33 -0.2 37 0.1 39 0.8 44 -0.9 32
-0.2 35 0.0 36 0.0 36 0.0 43 0.0 34 0.2 33 0.2 36 0.1 39 -0.1 43 -0.1 32
JX FARIA BROTHERS ALTAKELCE {4}-ET TOG LISTOWEL IROQUOIS-P-ET JX PINE-TREE KLAY DRIVER 1951 {4}-P-ET JX CROSSWIND ZINC OSKA {4}-ET JX FARIA BROTHERS URLACHER {6}-ET JX PINE-TREE ALTAFINAL SHOW {4}-ET YOSEMITE JLS KWYNN ROWAN-ET JX PRIMUS FOURNETTE CARDIFF {4}-ET JX LUCKY HILL WOODSTOCK {6}-ET JX FARIA BROTHERS ALTAZION {6}-ET
11JE7144 14JE1675 551JE1777 11JE7018 7JE1739 11JE7083 507JE1760 7JE1786 29JE4193 11JE7106
127 127 127 127 126 126 126 126 126 126
2.1 4.4 5.2 3.3 0.2 0.6 4.4 1.5 1.4 1.6
0.1 34 0.0 37 0.2 33 0.1 33 0.1 35 0.1 33 0.2 39 0.1 35 0.1 36 0.0 32
0.4 34 0.2 37 0.4 33 0.4 33 0.1 36 0.4 33 0.2 36 0.3 34 0.1 35 0.3 32
0.2 34 -0.1 36 -0.1 33 0.2 33 0.1 36 0.2 33 0.1 39 -0.3 35 -0.4 35 0.4 32
-0.4 45 1.9 54 0.9 45 0.2 46 -0.9 47 -1.4 45 0.7 55 -0.1 47 0.3 50 -0.2 45
-0.7 34 0.7 38 0.1 33 -0.3 34 0.4 36 -0.2 34 0.4 42 -0.4 35 -0.3 36 0.3 32
-0.1 34 0.1 38 -0.1 34 0.0 33 0.1 36 0.0 33 0.0 41 -0.3 35 0.0 36 -0.1 32
JX FARIA BROTHERS BUTKUS {4}-ET TOG LEAD 36903-ET JX SUN VALLEY JAYWALK {6}-ET RIVER VALLEY ALLIE ALLELE JX CROSSWIND VITUS {4}-ET ALL LYNNS DEMOS-P-ET JX AHLEM CRAZE PROTEUS {6}-ET JX FOREST GLEN ALTO {6}-ET JX AHLEM AMP HEIST {6}-ET ALL LYNNS LISTOWEL DALTON-P-ET
14JE1712 564JE593 777JE1196 200JE10055 777JE1203 777JE1178 7JE1737 29JE4119 7JE1788 29JE4137
125 124 123 123 123 123 123 122 122 122
1.4 5.7 -3.1 -1.2 2.0 4.9 -0.4 -0.3 -2.6 4.0
0.2 35 0.1 36 0.0 39 0.0 36 0.2 42 0.1 36 0.0 37 0.0 36 -0.1 35 0.0 36
0.4 36 0.2 37 0.1 37 0.2 35 0.3 41 0.3 35 0.1 35 0.2 35 0.2 34 0.3 35
-0.3 36 0.1 36 0.0 36 0.0 35 -0.4 43 -0.1 35 -0.5 35 0.4 34 0.4 34 0.0 35
-1.0 46 1.9 53 -1.9 53 -1.3 51 -0.5 56 1.4 53 -0.1 50 -1.0 51 -1.8 51 1.4 52
-1.0 36 0.7 38 -0.8 39 0.4 37 0.2 44 0.5 38 0.0 35 -0.2 36 0.2 36 0.5 37
0.0 36 0.1 38 0.1 38 0.1 36 -0.1 44 0.1 37 -0.1 37 0.1 36 0.1 35 0.0 37
JX AHLEM WORLD CUP HIDALGO {5}-ET JX FARIA BROTHERS STACKHOUSE {4}-ET JX PINE-TREE ENZO DAVID 1908 {4}-ET RIVER VALLEY MAC MERIT-P-ET JX PINE-TREE MAYFLOWER {4}-ET JX AHLEM ENDURANCE {4}-ET JX FARIA BROTHERS BRIGGS {3} BAR MB CRAZE CASTRO JX BW LIGHTNING {6} JX PINE-TREE ENZO ANDRE 1962 {4}-ET
14JE1736 1JE1106 551JE1757 777JE10030 7JE1767 777JE1211 200JE1146 14JE1762 505JE128 551JE1778
122 121 121 121 121 120 120 120 119 119
3.7 -0.7 1.3 3.2 4.4 -0.8 7.5 2.8 -2.9 2.4
0.1 36 0.2 35 0.1 33 0.1 37 0.2 38 0.0 42 0.3 40 0.1 37 0.1 39 0.2 35
0.3 36 0.2 35 0.4 33 0.3 37 0.3 39 0.3 41 0.7 40 0.4 35 0.1 38 0.4 35
0.2 36 0.1 35 0.1 33 0.0 37 0.1 38 -0.1 43 0.2 39 -0.1 35 0.1 36 0.0 35
0.6 52 -2.0 43 -0.9 45 0.4 52 0.5 54 -1.0 54 0.8 52 0.1 52 -2.5 54 -0.6 45
0.0 37 -0.5 36 0.0 33 0.1 39 -0.2 40 -0.6 44 -0.7 42 0.1 38 -0.3 39 -0.8 35
0.0 37 -0.1 36 -0.1 33 0.2 39 0.1 40 -0.1 42 -0.2 41 -0.1 37 0.0 40 -0.1 35
JX AHLEM BALTAZAR KIAWA {6}-P-ET JX FOREST GLEN BALTAZAR AMORE {6}-ET TOG SILVER 37152-ET RIVER VALLEY BELLRINGER-ET JX RED TOP JLS KINGJAMES {4}-ET
7JE1617 29JE4105 564JE600 200JE10053 14JE1759
119 119 119 118 118
-0.6 0.7 -0.5 -2.2 -2.2
-0.1 39 0.1 38 0.1 40 0.2 41 0.1 43
0.1 37 0.1 37 0.2 40 0.2 40 0.3 42
0.3 36 0.4 35 -0.1 40 0.1 41 0.0 44
-0.2 54 -0.8 53 -1.3 55 -3.1 53 -2.6 51
-0.1 39 0.3 38 -0.1 42 0.6 42 -0.1 45
-0.1 39 0.0 38 0.0 41 -0.1 42 0.0 44
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G-Code Bulls Marketed by A.I. Organizations, April 2020 The highest-ranking bulls with the NAAB status code G from the official single-breed “S” genetic evaluations released by the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) for April 2020 are listed below. Status code G designates genomic tested and marketed bulls that have fewer than 10 daughters with usable records as of the evaluation date. The cut-off for this list is a Jersey Performance IndexTM of 118. Bulls are listed in two groups, with those having AJCA Herd Register status or a Generation Count of 4-6 and a BBR 100, listed first, followed by bulls with Generation Count (GC) 3 or GC 4-6 with a BBR 93 and lower. NAME OF BULL
GT BBR JHI
NAAB CODE JPI
NAAB member organizations assigned G-code status to 381 Jersey bulls for this release. These bulls average +411M, +32F, +24P, CM$ +345 and NM$ +325. For the entire list of bulls with complete evaluations for yield, fitness and type traits, refer to the Jersey Genetic Summary (Vol. 25, No. 1, online at http://greenbook.usjersey.com). Three-generation AJCA Official Performance Pedigrees are included on the Green Book website. Official evaluations for bulls combining genomic and progeny test information are released after a minimum of 10 daughters have production (PTA protein) evaluations.
MILK, FAT AND PROTEIN
JPI % REL REL MILK FAT FAT
% DPR NM TYPE PRO PRO CM$ NM$ FM$ GM$ SCS PL DPR REL CCR HCR LIV GFI %ILE FS REL GJUI
HERD REGISTER STATUS/GENERATION COUNT OF 4-6/BBR 100 JX SEXING GALLANTRY {4}-ET 63K 100 F 551JE1762 149 JX KASH-IN GOT JIGGY {6}-ET 99K 100 F 551JE1717 144 JX DODAN LH TROOPER {4} 99K 100 F 29JE4204 142 JX SEXING GM RHUSS {6}-ET 63K 100 F 551JE1781 142 JX FARIA BROTHERS FULLER {5}-ET 99K 100 F 1JE7049 139 TOG BRONZE 36673-ET 14K 100 F 564JE574 139 JX FOREST GLEN SUCCESSION {6}-ET 99K 100 F 7JE1716 138 JX FOREST GLEN GOT MAID DANIEL {6}-ET 99K 100 F 14JE1683 138 JX RIVER VALLEY CHIEF {6}-ET 99K 100 F 777JE10034 138 JX CAL-MART VERIZON {4}-ET 99K 100 F 29JE4176 138
67 72 1063 0.09 72 0.04 48 620 594 538 507 3.03 4.1 -0.7 60 -0.8 0.8 0.4 6.6 99 1.5 74 10.0 74 78 1028 0.04 58 0.03 44 571 543 487 468 2.69 5.2 -0.1 70 0.5 1.4 0.0 9.3 99 0.6 79 1.2 70 74 665 0.06 46 0.05 36 538 511 451 468 2.92 6.1 1.4 66 1.8 1.6 1.4 9.6 97 1.0 76 6.5 72 76 899 0.06 57 0.01 35 558 538 501 480 2.71 5.2 0.3 69 0.8 1.1 -0.4 9.3 98 1.1 78 8.8 68 73 445 0.10 44 0.09 36 531 490 403 434 2.77 5.3 0.9 61 0.4 1.3 2.0 6.2 97 0.2 74 5.6 73 77 883 0.02 47 -0.02 27 479 474 467 455 2.83 5.5 2.4 67 2.9 2.7 3.1 7.8 97 -0.1 77 -1.4 72 77 1376 -0.06 53 0.02 54 528 503 452 422 2.80 4.8 -0.6 68 -0.1 0.9 -1.6 8.6 97 0.5 78 0.8 72 77 1390 -0.10 45 0.00 51 510 490 450 401 2.77 5.1 -1.0 68 0.1 0.8 -0.6 8.6 97 0.7 78 1.9 72 77 1071 0.05 63 0.00 39 523 509 481 457 2.89 3.8 -0.1 66 0.4 2.6 -1.6 8.2 97 1.6 77 9.3 71 75 647 0.04 41 0.06 37 496 466 402 458 2.95 5.2 2.8 66 2.9 2.3 2.8 6.8 97 0.0 77 -0.7
JX JER BEL MALDINI ARCHIE {5}-ET 99K 100 F 507JE1769 136 JX CAL-MART WESTPORT {5}-ET 99K 100 F 29JE4117 136 JX CDF JLS PILGRIM THRASHER {6}-ET 99K 100 F 507JE1758 134 JX FARIA BROTHERS WOJ {4}-ET 99K 100 F 1JE7048 134 JX FARIA BROTHERS ALTASABAN {4}-ET 99K 100 F 11JE7047 134 JX FOREST GLEN GOT MAID BRAZEN {6}-ET 99K 100 F 7JE1717 133 JX DUPAT JLS STRMCLD DORSAI {5}-ET 45K 100 F 147JE6229 133 TOG IRON 36896-ET 14K 100 F 564JE578 133 JX FOREST GLEN AMSTERDAM {6}-ET 99K 100 F 7JE1684 132 PINE-TREE CHROME NAVIDAD {6}-ET 99K 100 F 507JE1792 132
69 74 721 0.06 49 0.06 40 527 493 421 446 2.77 3.7 0.6 63 1.0 3.9 2.1 8.1 97 0.9 76 8.3 72 76 117 0.26 61 0.13 32 553 503 397 449 2.80 3.9 0.4 67 0.0 2.2 0.9 8.1 97 0.7 77 7.4 72 76 807 0.00 40 0.02 35 475 456 415 462 2.90 5.0 3.5 66 3.7 3.6 3.9 7.4 96 0.0 77 -2.5 68 73 461 0.14 53 0.08 34 527 493 419 446 2.92 3.9 0.6 61 0.6 1.9 1.6 6.6 97 0.8 74 9.3 68 73 971 0.06 60 -0.01 33 525 513 491 433 2.73 4.3 -0.6 60 -0.4 0.9 0.6 6.4 97 0.7 74 9.8 72 77 1533 -0.06 60 0.02 60 516 489 435 386 2.83 3.3 -2.3 68 -1.5 0.9 -3.8 8.4 97 1.1 78 2.7 71 76 1388 -0.08 49 -0.03 45 475 468 455 424 2.95 4.1 0.9 64 0.9 1.6 1.1 7.8 97 0.5 76 1.9 72 76 885 -0.05 31 0.01 35 452 437 404 429 2.91 5.2 2.0 67 3.9 4.4 2.2 9.0 93 0.4 77 4.1 71 76 1361 -0.12 39 0.00 51 485 466 426 415 2.89 4.4 0.4 67 1.3 1.9 0.5 7.7 97 0.9 77 2.0 73 77 960 0.06 59 0.04 45 511 482 420 417 2.85 3.1 -0.6 69 0.3 1.8 -0.8 9.3 97 1.4 78 6.6
JX PRIMUS ENZO CHATHAM {4}-ET 99K 100 F 7JE1789 132 JX SEXING GM PADDOCK {4}-ET 29K 100 F 551JE1766 130 JX SEXING GOT MAID PURSUE {4}-ET 99K 100 F 551JE1732 130 JX AVI-LANCHE VICEROY DASHIELL {6}-ET 99K 100 C 7JE1722 130 JX FARIA BROTHERS LONG {5}-ET 99K 100 F 1JE7105 130 JX VIERRA CLAPTON {4}-ET 99K 100 F 200JE1228 129 JX FOREST GLEN GOT MAID TORNADO {6}-ET 99K 100 F 7JE1685 128 TOG LISTOWEL PUMICE-P-ET 99K 100 F 7JE1653 128 PRIMUS VICEROY CALIBAN-ET 99K 100 F 507JE1787 128 JX FARIA BROTHERS ALTAKELCE {4}-ET 99K 100 F 11JE7144 127
69 73 964 0.00 46 -0.02 31 472 464 450 438 2.79 5.2 1.6 63 2.5 3.2 1.0 7.9 97 0.9 75 5.2 71 75 1368 -0.05 56 0.03 56 547 519 462 440 2.86 4.2 -0.4 66 -0.3 0.7 -0.5 7.5 97 0.8 76 4.0 72 76 1443 -0.05 58 0.00 53 529 507 465 397 2.73 4.5 -1.8 68 -2.0 0.2 -2.0 8.6 97 1.5 77 6.7 72 77 768 0.08 54 0.06 42 543 512 443 467 2.95 4.7 1.1 64 2.3 3.0 2.1 6.3 97 0.7 77 4.3 67 72 273 0.16 48 0.11 33 497 454 363 432 2.88 3.7 1.4 61 1.7 3.7 1.6 6.9 96 0.6 74 5.5 69 73 770 0.12 63 0.04 38 520 493 437 416 2.88 3.6 -0.6 64 -0.1 1.0 0.8 8.5 97 0.8 76 2.0 73 77 1291 -0.06 50 -0.01 46 493 478 448 395 2.87 4.4 -1.0 69 0.0 2.2 0.0 8.7 97 0.4 78 0.6 74 78 1279 -0.10 40 -0.03 40 450 442 429 385 2.76 4.9 0.6 70 0.7 0.9 1.7 9.1 94 0.3 78 -1.4 73 76 721 0.02 39 0.03 33 474 452 406 446 2.82 4.9 2.3 68 3.3 3.0 1.2 9.3 96 0.6 78 9.7 68 72 573 0.14 58 0.10 42 521 476 382 392 2.78 3.6 -0.8 62 -0.9 0.6 0.1 7.0 97 1.0 74 5.3
TOG LISTOWEL IROQUOIS-P-ET JX PINE-TREE KLAY DRIVER 1951 {4}-P-ET JX CROSSWIND ZINC OSKA {4}-ET JX FARIA BROTHERS URLACHER {6}-ET JX PINE-TREE ALTAFINAL SHOW {4}-ET YOSEMITE JLS KWYNN ROWAN-ET JX PRIMUS FOURNETTE CARDIFF {4}-ET JX LUCKY HILL WOODSTOCK {6}-ET JX FARIA BROTHERS ALTAZION {6}-ET JX FARIA BROTHERS BUTKUS {4}-ET
99K 100 F 14JE1675 127 63K 100 F 551JE1777 127 99K 100 F 11JE7018 127 99K 100 F 7JE1739 126 99K 100 F 11JE7083 126 99K 100 F 507JE1760 126 99K 100 F 7JE1786 126 99K 100 F 29JE4193 126 99K 100 F 11JE7106 126 99K 100 F 14JE1712 125
74 78 70 75 69 74 72 77 69 73 73 77 69 73 73 77 68 72 71 76
TOG LEAD 36903-ET JX SUN VALLEY JAYWALK {6}-ET RIVER VALLEY ALLIE ALLELE JX CROSSWIND VITUS {4}-ET ALL LYNNS DEMOS-P-ET JX AHLEM CRAZE PROTEUS {6}-ET JX FOREST GLEN ALTO {6}-ET JX AHLEM AMP HEIST {6}-ET ALL LYNNS LISTOWEL DALTON-P-ET JX AHLEM WORLD CUP HIDALGO {5}-ET
14K 100 F 564JE593 124 99K 100 F 777JE1196 123 99K 100 F 200JE10055 123 99K 100 F 777JE1203 123 99K 100 F 777JE1178 123 99K 100 F 7JE1737 123 99K 100 F 29JE4119 122 99K 100 F 7JE1788 122 99K 100 F 29JE4137 122 99K 100 F 14JE1736 122
72 76 301 0.08 32 0.01 14 432 420 396 423 2.80 6.1 2.9 68 3.5 4.3 3.1 8.7 92 0.3 78 5.4 74 78 894 0.05 55 0.06 46 491 454 379 377 2.75 3.8 -0.6 70 -0.6 1.2 -1.0 9.2 96 0.7 79 1.4 72 76 1168 -0.10 34 -0.01 41 476 464 441 399 2.91 5.8 0.1 67 0.6 2.0 1.1 10.3 97 1.5 77 11.2 74 77 569 0.11 51 0.07 37 523 491 422 434 3.02 4.5 0.2 69 0.9 2.3 1.3 9.0 97 1.3 79 9.0 74 78 768 -0.01 36 0.03 35 454 431 384 386 2.83 4.8 0.8 70 1.7 1.6 2.1 9.6 93 0.9 79 4.6 72 77 672 0.07 47 0.02 30 457 439 401 403 2.89 4.0 0.8 67 1.6 1.5 0.9 9.1 93 1.0 78 9.2 72 77 1237 -0.08 42 0.00 45 475 457 422 361 2.77 5.0 -1.1 68 -0.4 0.6 0.8 8.7 96 0.8 78 4.7 70 74 711 0.02 38 0.06 39 427 395 328 354 2.85 3.4 0.1 66 0.4 2.7 -0.6 9.7 89 0.4 77 6.6 73 78 739 -0.02 31 0.04 35 448 423 370 420 2.77 4.4 2.3 70 3.2 2.3 1.8 8.8 92 0.7 79 -0.6 72 77 -158 0.16 27 0.12 19 470 429 342 424 2.89 5.1 2.0 68 2.6 2.5 2.8 8.6 93 1.3 78 11.5
726 0.03 42 0.06 39 485 451 383 363 2.74 4.4 -0.9 70 0.1 1.6 2.8 9.0 96 0.4 79 -0.1 559 0.00 28 0.04 29 457 433 383 376 2.78 6.1 0.6 63 1.4 2.2 3.1 7.8 93 0.6 75 7.6 176 0.17 46 0.09 26 514 477 398 430 2.83 4.6 0.7 63 0.2 1.9 2.0 7.5 97 1.2 75 9.1 467 0.13 51 0.12 44 538 484 370 398 2.74 5.1 -1.0 65 0.3 1.5 -1.6 8.0 97 0.5 76 8.6 512 0.11 48 0.09 38 501 463 381 408 2.93 5.2 0.7 63 1.0 1.9 1.1 7.9 97 0.7 75 1.7 177 0.12 35 0.10 29 495 453 365 427 2.85 5.1 1.5 68 2.3 2.0 2.2 9.1 96 0.9 78 9.9 935 -0.14 14 -0.03 28 419 414 407 410 2.76 6.5 2.5 64 3.0 2.9 2.0 8.2 92 1.3 75 14.2 6 0.24 51 0.11 24 550 509 420 455 2.85 4.7 0.5 67 0.6 1.4 2.4 9.4 97 1.8 78 16.1 198 0.16 44 0.07 23 505 472 403 445 2.71 4.6 1.1 63 1.0 2.0 0.0 8.5 97 1.3 75 16.3 353 0.24 69 0.07 29 477 446 379 399 2.94 2.9 0.2 63 0.8 1.2 -0.6 7.5 95 1.0 75 2.9
JX PINE-TREE ENZO DAVID 1908 {4}-ET 99K 100 F 551JE1757 121 68 73 823 0.02 45 0.06 43 531 499 431 425 2.88 4.6 -0.5 63 -0.2 2.1 0.7 8.1 97 1.8 75 10.6 RIVER VALLEY MAC MERIT-P-ET 99K 100 F 777JE10030 121 73 77 622 0.12 57 0.07 38 450 418 349 363 2.97 1.8 -0.6 69 0.5 0.3 0.1 8.0 92 0.7 78 0.0 JX PINE-TREE MAYFLOWER {4}-ET 99K 100 F 7JE1767 121 73 77 751 0.04 45 0.02 32 458 439 401 404 2.85 5.0 1.4 68 1.7 2.0 1.2 8.0 93 0.5 78 1.0 JX AHLEM ENDURANCE {4}-ET 99K 100 F 777JE1211 120 72 76 631 0.13 59 0.04 31 526 505 460 430 2.94 4.4 -0.7 67 -0.6 1.5 -0.2 7.7 97 2.0 77 18.3 BAR MB CRAZE CASTRO 99K 100 F 14JE1762 120 73 77 462 0.05 34 0.03 23 451 434 397 369 2.86 5.5 0.0 68 0.4 0.0 2.3 10.3 93 1.4 78 11.9 JX BW LIGHTNING {6} 99K 100 F 505JE128 119 74 78 1306 -0.16 28 0.01 51 402 383 341 349 3.00 2.5 -0.2 70 1.3 3.9 -0.3 9.3 86 1.0 79 5.6 JX AHLEM BALTAZAR KIAWA {6}-P-ET 99K 100 F 7JE1617 119 73 76 902 -0.04 34 0.01 36 414 399 367 356 2.98 3.5 -0.2 70 1.1 2.2 0.3 8.9 91 1.1 78 9.9 JX FOREST GLEN BALTAZAR AMORE {6}-ET 99K 100 F 29JE4105 119 73 77 921 -0.13 15 0.01 35 421 406 375 375 2.85 4.7 0.3 69 2.1 2.6 0.9 8.7 92 1.6 78 14.4 TOG SILVER 37152-ET 14K 100 F 564JE600 119 73 77 495 0.08 42 0.07 33 439 406 337 391 2.84 3.8 1.8 68 2.5 2.2 1.3 9.3 92 0.0 77 3.3 RIVER VALLEY BELLRINGER-ET 99K 100 F 200JE10053 118 72 76 937 -0.05 34 0.06 48 449 419 353 400 3.12 3.6 1.0 67 2.8 3.4 0.5 7.9 92 0.6 77 4.8 GENERATION COUNT (GC) 3/GC 4-6 WITH A BBR 93 AND LOWER JX RDO TAGGERES {4}-ET 99K 91 F 29JE4202 128 66 71 707 -0.04 26 0.01 29 456 440 407 428 2.83 6.4 2.2 59 3.2 2.8 1.4 5.9 93 0.9 72 9.4 JX FARIA BROTHERS STACKHOUSE {4}-ET 99K 92 F 1JE1106 121 70 76 1059 0.03 59 0.02 44 470 446 399 385 2.85 3.3 -0.3 62 0.0 1.7 -1.6 6.3 95 0.5 74 1.7 JX FARIA BROTHERS BRIGGS {3} 99K 93 C 200JE1146 120 73 77 664 0.01 34 0.00 25 471 461 442 395 2.95 6.2 0.5 70 0.9 1.3 4.3 7.3 97 1.4 78 10.1 JX PINE-TREE ENZO ANDRE 1962 {4}-ET 45K 92 F 551JE1778 119 67 71 1040 0.07 65 0.02 43 523 503 460 409 2.97 3.2 -1.4 61 -1.8 0.4 -0.3 7.1 97 1.4 74 5.6 JX RED TOP JLS KINGJAMES {4}-ET 99K 91 F 14JE1759 118 70 75 1170 -0.05 46 0.01 45 453 437 402 426 3.00 3.6 2.0 64 2.3 2.6 0.3 6.0 93 0.1 75 3.8
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YOUNG JERSEY BREEDER AWARDS
Five Young Jersey Breeders Honored in 2020
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he AJCA Board of Directors has named five recipients of the Young Jersey Breeder Award for 2020. They are Jason Chamberlain, Vale, Ore.; Julian and Nicole Cowan, Nehalem, Ore.; Walter Graves, Dundas, Ill.; Derrick and Kaycee Josi, Tillamook, Ore.; and Kevin Krejci and Lisa Demmer, Ellsworth, Wis. The first Young Breeder Awards were presented in 1976. Since then, more than 280 producers have received this award, including this year’s recipients. The Young Breeder Award is presented to individuals or couples younger than the age of 40 on January 1 of the year nominated who merit recognition for their expertise in dairy farming, breeding Jersey cattle, participation in American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) and National AllJersey Inc. (NAJ) programs, and leadership in Jersey and other dairy and agriculture organizations. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, the honorees will receive their awards later this year. The AJCA and NAJ boards of directors voted to cancel the originally planned AJCA-NAJ Annual Meetings in Portland, Ore. Details will be announced at a later date.
Jason Chamberlain Jason Chamberlain, Dairylain Farms, LLC, Vale, Ore., is a third-generation dairy farmer who has always had a love for cows. Today, his 550-cow Registered Jersey farm, plus youngstock, is a part of the legacy he hopes to pass to future generations. The family dairy, started by Jason’s grandparents in 1971 and continued by his parents, Warren and Lori Chamberlain, has always been a huge part of his life. However, the dairy participated in one of the dairy buyouts in 1987. In 1992, the family began milking cows again. “Even though I was young, I can remember building the herd from the original 50 head of Jersey springers we purchased at that time,” wrote Jason in his application. Those 50 heifers were the base for what is now a 550-cow dairy farm milked by eight Lely automated milking systems. The family also farms 500 acres which allows them to raise most of their forages. This includes corn silage, alfalfa hay, haylage, triticale silage and most of their corn grain needs. In 2006, Jason graduated from Oregon State University (OSU) with a master’s
Jason Chamberlain
Julian and Nicole Cowan Kywin and Kingston
Julian and Nicole Cowan
degree in dairy nutrition. During his collegiate career, he was active with many organizations, but most notably the OSU dairy judging team, Dairy Club and the Agriculture Executive Council. He cochaired the OSU Beaver Classic in 2003 and 2005, along with many other leadership roles during his tenure there. On his summers off from OSU, Jason would return home to help on the family’s dairy. He came to enjoy mating and breeding cows and was proud to take ownership of his decisions. In 2004 and 2005, he led himself and Dairylain Farms to Premier Breeder and Exhibitor awards at the Western Idaho State Fair. After completing his degrees, Jason knew he planned to return to the family’s dairy farm, however, he wanted to utilize his knowledge and degree elsewhere first. Therefore, he began working as an independent nutrition consultant in the Northwest. While doing this, Jason would return to the home farm when possible, as well as occasionally judge dairy shows. Jason and his wife, Mary, were married in 2007. In 2008, the desire to be more involved with Dairylain Farms, LLC brought them back to Vale. The couple has welcomed three boys to their family: Jackson, Isaac and Henry. Jason made the decision to return to the dairy full-time and start his own business, Chamberlain Nutrition Consulting, in 2015. “As with every aspect of life and the dairy industry, times change and so must you,” penned Jason. The family knew it was
Julian Cowan, Nehalem, Ore., grew up on his family’s 80-cow Holstein dairy farm in Puget Island, Wash., with his parents, Brad and Melody, and siblings Aleia, Nathaniel and Marika. The children were given chores on the family dairy as soon as they could be helpful, and Julian received two registered Holsteins to start his herd. When Julian was 13-years-old, the family moved to Astoria, Ore., for the increased farming opportunities and to ship milk to Tillamook County Creamy Association (TCCA). They brought 80 cows on their move with immediate plans for expansion, something not possible at their previous location. Since producing milk with higher components was more profitable, the family started breeding for and buying Jerseys. In 2004, they installed a 60-bale rotary parlor built by a New Zealand (NZ) company. The Cowans had previously been milking 400 cows, immediately expanded to 650 and soon were milking 1,000 cows with more land and the ability to milk 500 cows an hour. With an interest in management and grazing, Julian took the opportunity to move to NZ to learn more. “Altogether, I worked on three different farms around the North Island; it was an unforgettable experience,” wrote Cowan. “I still go back every year or two to visit and look at the farms that are supplying bulls to the NZ A.I. companies.” Cowan’s wife, Nicole, also did a work experience in NZ. In 2014, the Cowan family purchased
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Walter Graves Claire, Bailey, Belle and Bobby
Derrick and Kaycee Josi Addison, Reagan Rae and Bryson
Kevin Krejci and Lisa Demmer
Walter Graves
Derrick and Kaycee Josi
Kevin Krejci and Lisa Demmer
Learning by doing is a mantra Walter Graves of Dundas, Ill., has exemplified throughout his approximately 25-year career as a Jersey breeder. Having been raised on a 200-head Registered Jersey farm, Walter found his passion for Jerseys as he started having an increased role on the dairy. Upon graduation from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale with a degree in animal science, Walter moved to California to work for D&E Jerseys, Hilmar, owned by past AJCA President, Distinguished Service Award and Master Breeders recipient the late Donald Sherman and his wife, Elsa. When describing his experience, he wrote, “While I was there, I learned a new and efficient way of dairy farming that I had never been exposed to before. At D&E Jerseys, the genetics of the animals were a priority and it was then I realized the value in breeding cows for certain traits.” From there, Walter moved to Dalhart, Texas, to be the herdsman of Avi-Lanche Jerseys, a facility the Shermans and daughter and late son-in-law, Jennifer and Richard Avila, were constructing. There Walter was involved with the start-up of the operation, as well as employee management, protocol development and other day-to-day operations. “I have seen Walter grow and mature as a young man and Jersey breeder over the years,” penned Benny Rector, Dalhart, Texas, Walter’s manager while at D&E and Avi-Lanche. “Because of what I have seen in Walter, I have entrusted the management of my own herd to him.” In 2007, Walter and his wife, Claire,
Many recognize this Young Jersey Breeder for the online presence he has created with his platform, TDF Honest Farming. However, members of the Jersey community have known the qualities and have seen the dedication of Derrick and Kaycee Josi, Tillamook, Ore., of Wilsonview Dairy for much longer. As long as Derrick can remember, his family has been active in the Jersey community. His wish came true when he purchased his first heifer, “Danny Lou”, after begging his parents for years to be able to own a Jersey. He credits Dan Bansen, Dayton, Ore., of Forest Glen Jerseys for speaking up on his behalf. “Danny Lou” went on to be appraised Excellent-92% for Derrick. From there, Derrick immersed himself in Jersey youth programs, 4-H and other local youth organizations, from which he received several awards. He purchased animals through many national sales, as well as the Pot O’Gold Sale in Louisville, Ky. One of these purchases, Rebob Berretta Bionca, Very Good-83%, allowed Derrick to sell a bull into A.I. and from there he was hooked on breeding and owning Jerseys. After attending Oregon State University, Derrick returned home to the family dairy and formed a partnership with his parents in 2010. During that time, they transitioned the herd from 275 mixed breeds (Jersey, Guernsey and Holstein, all 100% registered) to an all Jersey herd. About then, they began leasing a neighboring farm and milked an additional 100 Jerseys there. Today, this REAP herd consists of 600 Jersey cows and the family raises all of the heifers on farm. They have been testing
Jersey breeders worldwide have heard the names “Jewelene,” “Escape” and “Jaguar” announced inside showrings. These individuals, along with many others, all have the Discovery prefix, compliments of their breeders, Kevin Krejci and Lisa Demmer, Ellsworth, Wis., of Discovery Genetics. Kevin and Lisa met at the 2004 Wisconsin Jersey Spring Spectacular. They had the shared goal of someday showing in the Jersey Jug Futurity sparked by watching the event during FFA or 4-H trips to the All American. In their application, the duo wrote, “The green shavings and rosettes lit a fire in both of us, sparking our goal to breed and exhibit a winning cow at the All American Jersey Show.” Lisa grew up on a registered Holstein farm in Minnesota, but always wanted to own a Jersey. She made this dream come true when she purchased Thomsen 4226 Cadillac Jay, Excellent-95%, from a complete herd dispersal in Michigan. In fact, 75 percent of the Discovery Genetics herd consists of descendants of “Jay.” Some of the standouts include a National Grand Champion, Jersey Jug Futurity Winner and many other show front-runners. Kevin did not grow up on a farm, instead he spent every day at his grandfather’s dairy farm, just a mile from his parents’ house. 4-H sparked his desire to own great cattle. He purchased his first prominent Registered Jersey as an embryo at public auction. This resulted in Bridon Vindication Evelyn-ET, Excellent-92%. Her daughter, Discoverys Tequila Escape-ET, Excellent-95%, won the 2016 National Jersey Jug Futurity. In a letter of support, Norman Nabholz
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time to grow and evolve to allow for Jason and Mary to be involved. The dairy started an ambitious expansion. In July 2016, they started milking with six Lely robots. By 2018, the Chamberlains doubled their herd size to the current count of 550 head of milking and dry cows. That fall, they added two more robotic milking systems and shut down their milking parlor on January 1, 2019. Today, Jason continues to run his nutrition business while operating the dairy with Mary and his parents. Jason’s goal is to breed high quality, long lasting cows with excellent udders and solid feet and legs. When talking about this subject, Jason said, “This is a philosophy which not only do I follow, but was preached by my dad and grandpa about. I hope I am passing this down to my own boys.” Currently, 75% of the milking herd is bred using genomic bulls and 50% of the heifers are pasture bred. Jason does use JerseyMateTM to assist making the herd’s breeding decisions.
The fruits of Jason’s labor are apparent, as during their December 2019 appraisal they had seven new Excellent cows, including Dairylain Titanic Rocket 2062 {6}, Excellent-94%. “Rocket 2062” has four Excellent dams behind her, including Dairylain Sooner Betty 286 {2}, who was the only other Excellent-94% individual to call Dairylain Farms, LLC home. These individuals hail from the cow family Jason showed through his 4-H and FFA career. This REAP herd’s current actual rolling herd average was 18,857 lbs. milk, 898 lbs. fat and 669 lbs. protein. They have had one individual make a Hall of Fame record for actual cheese yield, Dairylain Centurion Action 1323 {4} with a 305-day production record of 24,180–1,192–952 with 3,231 lbs. cheese yield at 5-11. “Giving back to the industry and community is a priority in our lives,” said Jason. When talking about his role as a dairy representative on the Oregon Beef Council from 2009-2018, of which three years he chaired the council, he wrote, “This was a wonderful opportunity to give back to our state and help not just promote beef, but also to fund research to aid both
the dairy and beef industries.” Executive Direct Tami Kerr of the Oregon Dairy Farmers Association wrote in a letter of support, “Jason was very involved with and led the Beef Council’s animal sciences grants program that provided financial support to search that benefited both the beef and dairy industries. Jason was instrumental in building a stronger alliance between beef and dairy producers.” Jason and Mary are involved in the local 4-H and FFA programs. They help train dairy teams for contests and assist the FFA program, as well as host tours for every age group: preschool to senior citizens. They have even hosted 200 plus FFA students on a dairy judging day at the farm. The couple also serves as superintendents for the 4-H and open shows at their county fair, as well as help run their local dairy replacement program at the fair. In the closing of his application, Jason wrote, “Now that our own children are getting the desire to show, raise and breed their own cattle, we are getting the joy (and some frustration) of the full circle of where the dairy has been and where it is going.”
Mills Jersey Farm LLC The Newell Mills Family 4675 Sheckler Rd., Fallon, NV 89406 cmills1324@gmail.com • 775/217-5470
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another farm in Nehalem, Ore., with the intent to set up another grazing dairy to capitalize on their excess stock. This is where Julian, Nicole and their sons call home—GreenGold Dairy LLC. In the fall of 2015, Julian met Nicole and they were married in August of 2016. They have two sons, Kywin, 2, and Kingston, 1. “It is my goal to give our sons every opportunity to learn and work on the farm growing up,” wrote Julian in his application. “Hopefully they will inherit Nicole’s and my love of Jerseys and farming.” Nicole had a small herd of Registered Jerseys on her mother’s farm in Eugene, Ore. They came with her after they married and are still going strong in the herd today. “Julian and Nicole are infectious in their enthusiasm for the Jersey breed,” wrote Desi Josi, Tillamook, Ore., of Wilsonview Dairy. Julian and Nicole moved to Nehalem in early 2016 to manage the family’s operation there. In 2017, a 20-cow swing over parlor with milk meters with butterfat, protein and conductivity censors was installed at the dairy. They were able to grow the herd at this facility from 280 to 400 cows with the more labor efficient and higher quality parlor. As they expanded through the years, the Cowans focused on using NZ Jersey genetics on their mostly Holstein herd. Which resulted in an expanding amount of crossbreds and more Jerseys. The crossbreds were registered through the Jersey expansion and Genetic Recovery programs. When describing his breeding program, Julian stated, “When I am looking for bulls to use on my herd, I am always wanting to make a more sound, healthy animal.” He mentioned he aims for good production, lots of strength, extreme fertility, low SCC, great feet and legs, strong and capacious udders, high components, A2A2 genes and reasonably tall stature. The Cowan family has used mainly NZ bulls throughout the past 15 years, along with homebred bulls with NZ genetics on both a natural and custom collection basis. They have gone back to adding North American bulls into their program recently. “Julian uses many different sires (from high GJPI to foreign pedigreed) to breed his cows to, but his philosophy always comes back to a profitable cow that is able to graze and utilize the abundant grass available on their farm,” said Tom and Jennie Seals, Beaver, Ore., Legendairy Farms, LLC. Until 2019, Julian was doing the A.I. and individual matings on both farms, but he recently gave up doing the A.I. work at the Astoria farm and just makes mating MAY 2020
recommendations for each cow now. In the future, they will continue to genomic test bulls and collect select individuals based on those results. Currently, they are using about 20% young sires to service the herd. After learning how to artificially inseminate in the spring of 2007, Julian went on to learn how to do his own embryo transfer that fall. AJCA Master Breeders Bearl and Joanne Seals, Cloverdale, Ore., wrote in letter of support, “He [Julian] is a self-taught pioneer in embryo transfer, ultrasound and IVF, using these procedures long before they became mainstream.” When looking for females to flush and keep bulls from, Julian wants them to be above herd mates on production, great conformation, superb udder and from a great cow family. As Julian stated in his application, “I want cows that are going to last and be trouble-free doing it.” Julian remembers his first Registered Jersey fondly. At the 2000 Washington County Youth Sale, he purchased, Little River Patrick Calee, Excellent-90%, who started his “love affair with the Jersey breed that is still going strong to this day.” Another purchase that has impacted the herd was Oregon Mannix Classique, Very Good-87%. A majority of his herd is either a direct maternal or paternal descendent, as she was an incredible brood cow. Julian flushed her twice with great results for both male and female offspring. “The management style on our dairies has always been to try and drive profit by low-cost dairying,” said Julian. The cows, especially on the Astoria farm, have to walk up to three miles a dairy to the furthest pasture, therefore it is important to the Cowans the cows have a higher component milk. “By feeding small amounts of grain and very little brought in feed, we don’t need to get high production to be profitable,” he wrote. They also graze on fresh pasture once or twice a day, depending on the time
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of year. Both farms run mostly seasonally, with 90% of the cows calving between February and May. In 2018, the Cowan’s herd received a top-quality award for their production. As of January 1, 2020, the farm’s actual rolling herd average was 11,487 lbs. milk, 619 lbs. fat and 442 lbs. protein based on 400 cows. As of recent, Julian has bred 65 Excellent cows with 14 of those being from his own homebred bulls. Their September 2019 appraisal averaged Very Good-83.2% on 370 head. He is content breeding the type of cows that work for them and their farming system. A hope for him is to someday influence the Jersey world with the genetics he’s creating. The Cowan family will soon be seeing changes. His parents have decided to sell the Astoria farm, the original Cowan Dairy. As of January 1, Julian has a larger stake in the Nehalem farm. Future plans including building a second parlor on a nearby property purchased in 2017. This will allow them to milk 150-head at the location. Not only are Julian and Nicole passionate about their farm, but they are very involved in agriculture organizations. Julian is the current president and past vice president of the Oregon Jersey Cattle Club. Both he and Nicole serve as delegates for the TCCA Young CoOperators.
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of Nabholz Farms, West Union, Iowa, penned, “For the Jersey breed, perhaps the greatest part of this story is these two were not ‘Jersey People’ from birth, but are now the biggest proponents of the ‘Little Brown Cow’ and what can be done with her. Their success is a storybook advertisement for the breed for which all Jersey breeders capitalize.” The couple started out farming with Lisa’s father in southern Minnesota. In 2017, they designed and constructed their own dairying facility in Ellsworth, Wis. The 35-cow REAP herd is milked in a modern tie-stall and box-stall barn. Cow comfort, ventilation and to be both cow and worker friendly were integral in the design. “Our goal was to build a facility that was efficient and still allowed us to provide utmost care to the cattle,” the couple wrote. Both Kevin and Lisa work full-time jobs off the farm. Kevin as a manufacturing engineer and Lisa as a veterinarian. Presently, they do not have any hired employees. Approximately 80 Jerseys call Discovery Genetics home, all of them homebred. Their new facility includes the milk cow barn, as well as calf and heifer facilities. Youngstock are born and raised on site. They also farm 50 acres of grass and alfalfa hay, along with an additional 20 acres of pasture. Kevin and Lisa take pride in breeding and developing their cattle. The fruits of their labor have been on display and recognized by dairy enthusiasts around the globe. The most notable individual, and granddaughter of Lisa’s “Jay,” is the 2017 National Grand Champion, Discoverys Tequila Jewelene, Excellent-96%. 2014 was another big year for “Jewelene,” as she won the National Jersey Jug Futurity and was named Intermediate Champion of the International Jersey Show in Madison. Many family members have been successful for Discovery Genetics or new owners. Another standout individual for this duo is Discoverys Verbatim Jaguar, Excellent-95%, the third-place individual in the 2017 Jersey Jug Futurity. Kevin and Lisa are privately marketing semen from sons out of “Jewelene,” “Escape” and “Jaguar.” The duo has received Premier Breeder and Exhibitor banners at the Minnesota State Fair, Minnesota State Jersey Show and Wisconsin Spring Jersey Show. In addition, they were the Reserve Premier Breeder of the 2016 All American Jersey Show. In total, they have bred and exhibited over 30 ABA All-American nominations. Their current herd consists of 15 Excellent and 20 Very Good cows with a herd average score of Very Good-89%. They Page 56
have a April 2020 actual rolling herd average of 13,925 lbs. milk, 670 lbs. fat and 507 lbs. protein on their 35-cow herd. Kevin and Lisa complete tasks mostly on their own, but their show crew consists of themselves and a few close friends. “We find that we make a great team together since we do all the daily care, fitting and presentation of our animals in the ring ourselves,” they said. “Win or lose, we love the feeling of accomplishment we get from being able to complete it all on our own.” Discovery Genetics’ business plan is to market Jersey genetics and produce highquality milk for consumers. They can be seen advertising in the Jersey Journal and regularly on social media. They have marketed animals privately, as well as at public and JMS sales. Those sale opportunities have allowed them to develop relationships with people from all over the globe. Their herd’s milk is marketed with Ellsworth Creamery Cooperative. They strive to have a low SCC (70 is their average for 2020) and high butterfat. Kevin and Lisa feel it important to give back to youth. For the past 10 years, they have helped youth get their start in the dairy industry by selling or leasing them heifers. They also teach them about life on the farm and the show development process. “In addition to supporting the youth, we feel it is important to be involved with promoting the Jersey breed and dairy industry as a whole,” they stated. The pair assists with Breakfast on the Farm, host 4-H and collegiate dairy judging teams for practices, coordinate a local junior dairy show and sit on both the World Dairy Expo and All American Show committees. “Kevin and Lisa have been instrumental in giving the kids extra help as their interests have grown in showmanship and dairy judging,” wrote John and Lisa Bruns, Blooming Prairie, Minn., in a letter of support. “The dairy program is very strong in Steele County and the leadership of Kevin and Lisa is an integral part of that success.” In the future, their goal is to continue to breed and develop cattle with good pedigrees that are both profitable and can be appreciated in all aspects of the Jersey industry. They are also proactively looking to improve their overall milk quality and production. To achieve this, they are taking a two-way approach with the bulls they are using within their genetics program and the forage quality their cows are consuming. “We will forever thank the Jersey cow for bringing us together,” they wrote in their application. “The Jersey breed has taken us places and opened doors that made goals and dreams a reality. We credit the Jersey cow for helping us achieve this and being the breed of the future.” JERSEY JOURNAL
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seized the opportunity to move back to Illinois and join the family partnership at Clover Farms. With assistance from young farmer loans, Walter and his family were able to purchase about 200 cows and heifers over a two-year span from Jersey Marketing Service sales. Walter has used his California and west Texas experiences to begin streamlining processes on his family’s farm. A few examples of these improvements were computerized record management systems, installation of headlocks, routine herd checks and standardized vaccine protocols. In 2009, the farm built a four-row freestall barn. Walter incorporated design elements into the building to make cow comfort and ease of care a priority. Something else he attributes to his past experiences. Later, they expanded the milking parlor to a double-18 parabone. In 2014, a second four-row free stall barn was added. Today this REAP herd is milking about 1,200 cows on the operation. In a letter of support, Brad Barham of RedLand Dairy Consulting, Hughson, Calif., wrote, “Times in the dairy business haven’t been great over the last 4-5 years, but in that time frame Clover Farms has managed to grow in cow numbers and cow quality—both under Walter’s daily guidance.” Barham went on to praise the Graves family because as well as expanding the operation, they have sold over 800 milking cows for dairy in the past two years. With the addition of the freestall barns, Walter had the segway he needed to choose specific genetics for an easy transition. The facilities allowed the family to grow the herd internally, but when their milk cooperative implemented a milk quota in 2016, the planned growth of the farm came to a halt. “During this time, we were able to recognize the benefits of a proper breeding program, [one] where you are breeding for the ideal cow and not just for another milk cow,” Walter said in his application. “This restriction on our herd size has allowed us to make genetics a priority in the animals we choose to keep on the farm.” Walter knew he wanted to focus on genetics when he returned to the farm in 2007. And focus he has. “I recognized that it was under utilized and needed to be made a priority to achieve its untapped potential,” he wrote. Soon the farm began using embryo transfer, using sexed semen on heifers and having mating standards for bull selection. Currently, the farm uses approximately MAY 2020
70% young sires to service their herd. Their breeding focus has been placed on good udders, health traits and milkfat and protein levels. The farm’s 2019 rolling herd average was 18,216 lbs. milk, 884 lbs. fat and 669 lbs. protein based on 1,281 milking individuals. Their August 2019 appraisal had a Very Good-80% appraisal score average across 555 cows. Eleven were appraised Excellent and 266 Very Good. “Walter’s initiative to invest in genetics has allowed the herd to grow in profitability on an avenue outside of milk harvesting,” wrote Illinois Jersey Cattle Club President Tara Bohnert, Gilson, Ill. “We have watched the Clover Farms name emerge into the spectrum of elite genetics—elite genetics that perform in a commercial environment.” For the future, Walter has many goals. He would like to see their focus on genetics and use of embryo transfer to result in matings that make top individuals and develop males of caliber to send to stud. He also would like to host a sale as his family did in the past, the 3M Sale in the 1990s, where the farm showcased and sold their genetics. On a farm basis, Walter would like to further improve efficiencies by installing a rotary milking parlor and updating the heifer facilities. “My philosophy for dairy farming has always been to take care of the animal that is going to take care of you,” said Walter. “By putting cow comfort and well-being as a priority, the return will always be worth what you put into it. When you choose certain genetic characteristics, you are setting the tone for your farm and the care of animal from start to finish is based on that.” Most importantly, Walter would like to establish the farm for the next generation to continue the family’s passion for excellence in Jersey genetics. “My children (Bobby, Bailey and Belle) are at the age where they are starting to help on the farm and show at the fair just as I did. My hope is that someday, they will want to be part of this legacy and the genetics that helped get us here,” said Walter in the closing of his application. Herby Lutz, Chester, S.C., sire analyst for Select Sires Inc., stated in his letter of support, “I think Walter Graves exemplifies what the AJCA Young Jersey Breeder award stands for as he is a minority in the dairy industry, being a young, energetic individual that is willing to serve and be involved to ensure the voice of agriculture is heard and maintains its prominence in the eyes of the world.” Page 57
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Eligibility Rules for 2020 All American Junior Show
The All American Junior Jersey Show is scheduled for Saturday, November 7, 2020, 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 2020 show. Rule 1, Exhibitors. Exhibitors must be no younger than nine (9) and no older than 20 years of age as of January 1, 2020. 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 Page 58
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, 2020. 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. For information on the NAILE visit www. livestockexpo.com. Visit the official All American website at https://theallamerican.usjerseyjournal. com.
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their herd since 1976 and had a 2019 actual rolling herd average of 20,307 lbs. milk, 911 lbs. fat and 689 lbs. protein based on 585 milking individuals. Derrick met and married his wife, Kaycee, in 2015. Together, they have three children: Bryson, Addison and Reagan Rae. Derrick and Kaycee have already began getting the children involved with Jersey youth programs, such as the Pot O’Gold Sale and production contest. Kaycee attended Montana State where she was an outstanding member of the women’s softball team. She broke and set many records while on the team, as well as was named player of the week numerous times for the Northwest Conference. After graduation, she coached women’s softball and taught freshmen health at Billings West High School. Derrick wrote in their application, “We were set-up on a blind date by her aunt. I am indebted to said aunt and she knows it.” In the first years of their marriage, Kaycee coached the Tillamook High School’s women’s basketball and softball teams, as well as the equestrian team. However, she has now transitioned to becoming a fulltime mom to their kids and helps with the farming operations as needed.
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Derrick and Kaycee are members of the Tillamook/Oregon Farm Bureau, Oregon Dairymen’s Association, Tillamook Working Lands and Water Coalition, have chaired the Young Cooperatives in Tillamook, and been on the board for the National Young Cooperatives. Derrick currently is on the board of the Tillamook County Creamery. Kaycee is a third generation member of Western Horseman of Oregon (WHO), the Oregon Barrel Racers and Canby Race Club. Derrick and Kaycee have just sponsored a link to bring agriculture back into classrooms. He has also passionately shared his story in Louisiana, South Dakota, Minnesota, Washington, Oregon and Washington D.C. He also was able to address the Mid-West College Farm Bureau. Derrick’s efforts to promote agriculture, the dairy industry especially, have not gone unnoticed. In 2018, he was nominated for Citizen of the Year for Tillamook County and was awarded the Tourism Excellence Award. Jersey Canada recognized Derrick in 2019 for his part in telling the dairy story. “Derrick and Kaycee are making a difference for us all by promoting dairy farming in a very positive light,” said Tom and Jennie Seals, Beaver, Ore., of Legendairy Farms.
Over 327,000 people ‘follow’ TDF Honest Farming on Facebook with additional audience members on Twitter and Instagram. Nan Devlin, Executive Director of the Tillamook Coast Visitors Association, wrote in support, “Derrick has helped, in an educational and charming way, bridge the gap between those who make their living in agriculture and those who are two or three generations removed from farm life. His tutorials on caring for his Jersey herd encourage questions that he answers with both humor and applied science.” In the future, their goals are to buy the family farm from Derrick’s parents and expand the herd while continuing to build/ improve their genetic base. They are also looking to build a new facility to maximize efficiency, while attaining the highest quality cow comfort. With phase one of the rebuild complete, Derrick hopes to start the second phase this summer. It is his desire to either invest in a robotic milking system or a robotic rotary parlor with freestall barns. “Once our new facilities are done, I plan to capitalize on my online presence to facilitate agricultural tours of our facilities,” wrote Derrick. “My hope is to showcase animal welfare and give the public a firsthand look at a modern dairy.”
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In Memoriam Norma Jane (Schanbacher) Moyer Norma Jane (Schanbacher) Moyer, East Point, Pa., 82, passed away on February 29, 2020, after a brief illness. The daughter of Carl and Elizabeth (Decker) Schanbacher, she was born July 27, 1937, in Canton, Pa. She graduated from Liberty Joint High School in 1955 and continued her education at Jean Summer’s Business School in Elmira. After graduation, she worked for C.A. Bullock, Esc., in Canton. She married Cecil Moyer on June 13, 1959. True partners in everything, she worked side-by-side with him on the family dairy farm in East Point. She was a member of Pennsylvania Farm Bureau and Southern Tioga FFA Alumni, earning her Honorary Chapter Farmer Degree in 2019. Norma was a lifetime member of East Point Ebenezer United Methodist Church, where she served as organist and pianist for many years. She was also deeply involved in the workings of the church and community as a member of the Ladies Aide and Pollyanna. In addition to her husband of 60 years, she is survived by three children, Myrna Palchak (Teko) of Bellefonte, Pa., Laurie Young (Dan Fox) of Muncy, Pa., and Paul (Carolyn) Moyer, Ty-LyView Jerseys, Roaring Branch, Pa.; seven grandchildren; a great-grandchild; four step great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Dorothy Schanbacher; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by in-laws, Charles and Eleanor Moyer, and a brother, Gordon Schanbacher. Dr. A. E. “Gene” Freeman Dr. A. E. “Gene” Freeman, Ames, Iowa, 89, passed away on March 21, 2020. Dr. Freeman was an extremely productive mentor of graduate students in dairy cattle genetics, a prolific author of abstracts, research and popular press articles on dairy cattle breeding and an advisor to numerous industry and academic groups. He was born in 1931 and grew up on a 30-cow Jersey herd in Lewisburg, W.Va. Gene married Christine Lewis in 1950. He earned undergraduate and master’s degrees from West Virginia University and his Ph.D. in animal science from Cornell University under the direction of C. R. Henderson in 1957. Iowa State University (ISU) was Dr. Freeman’s academic home for his 43-year career, which began as assistant professor in 1957 and progressed through to ranks to Page 60
professor emeritus. Gene was a major advisor for 55 graduate students in animal breeding and served on committees for numerous other graduate students as well. More than half of his students hold or have held university faculty positions or other impactful technical positions in national genetic evaluation units, A.I. companies and other industry organizations that involve improvement of germ plasm. Most of Freeman’s research focused on practical problems related to genetic improvement of dairy cattle. During his entire career at Iowa State, he maintained a designed dairy cattle breeding project with the dairy research herd at Ankeny, Iowa, and with the dairy teaching herd at Ames for some time as well. Dr. Freeman served as a resource for most dairy cattle breed associations and A.I. studs in the U.S. and advised these groups internationally too. He served on many committees of the National Association of Animal Breeders and its affiliate organizations, earning the association’s Research Award in 1975. Freeman provided leadership to the American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) through its editorial board, dairy cattle improvement committee, production division and board of directors. For his work, ADSA presented Freeman with the J. L. Lush Award in Animal Breeding, the Bordon Award for Outstanding Research in Dairy Science, the Fellow of ADSA and the Distinguished Service Award. The American Society of Animal Science named him a fellow and presented him with the Rockefeller Prentice Memorial Award in Animal Breeding and Genetics and the Morrison Award, their top research award. Recently, several of Gene’s former graduate students established the Dr. Gene Freeman Graduate Student Travel Fund in Animal Breeding and Genetics at the ISU Foundation. The purpose of this fund is to help students attend professional meetings and conferences. Donations to this fund can be made by direct contributions to the ISU Foundation or the department with the fund’s name. In addition to his wife, Christine, he is survived by three daughters, Patti Works of Lexington, Ky., and Lynn Hempe and Anne Irving, both of Eden Prairie, Minn.; five granddaughters; and a greatgrandson. Carl W. Young Carl W. Young, Yellow Springs, Ohio, 91, passed away at home on March 29, 2020. He was born on September 25, 1928,
to Charles “Hap” Young and Mildred Young. He graduated from The Ohio State University. He served in the U.S. Army Counterintelligence Corps in the fourth army headquarters in San Antonio, Texas, during the Korean conflict. Carl is a co-founder of Young’s Jersey Dairy of Yellow Springs, one of the state’s most popular tourist destinations. The farm and dairy store are visited by 1.2 million customers each year and employ more than 320 people. Carl initially farmed with his father and brothers, Bob and Bill, raising Registered Jerseys and hogs and growing grain. In 1958, the Youngs began to sell milk directly to the public from a small extension to the milk house using the honor system. Two years later, they built a dairy store on the farm and began dipping ice cream. The agritourism business was developed over the years and now includes a full-service restaurant, dairy store, family activities and year-round schedule of events. The latest venture is a food truck. The Youngs began making farmstead cheese from the herd in 2009. The AllJersey producer makes a variety of awardwinning cheeses, from fresh curds to aged Cheddar. Young’s Jersey Dairy has hosted each class of Jersey Youth Academy, welcoming students and guests to the farm for a tour, meal and plenty of Jersey education as the event’s final evening celebration. Carl also established a Christmas tree farm with his late wife, Dorothy, and managed one of the state’s larger walnut groves. The couple purchased Stockdale’s restaurant in Springfield, Ohio, in 1979, where they served home-cooked meals to customers for 15 years. Carl received the Distinguished Alumni Award from his alma mater. He and Dorothy were named Ohio Woodland Owners of the Year by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources in 2002. He was a lifetime member of the American Jersey Cattle Association and a 70-year member of Yellow Springs Lodge #421 Free and Accepted Masons. In addition to his brother and sisterin-law, Bob and Rita of Yellow Springs, he is survived by sons Blair (Meg) of Worcester, Mass., Brian (Tina) Young of Port Orange, Fla., Ben (Pam) Young of Yellow Springs, and Matthew Young of Cedarville, Ohio; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his brother, Bob, and daughter, Maureen. Memorial contributions may be made to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Natural Areas (continued to page 58)
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