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. 6 • June 2020 • ISSN: 0021-5953
Don and Desi Josi Named Master Breeders
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 19 AJCA Distinguished Service Award
Clint Collins, III
18 AJCA Master Breeder Award Scholarship Deadline July 1
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Don and Desi Josi
20 AJCA-NAJ Award for Meritorious Service
Dr. Cherie Bayer
36 REAP Herds Ranked by GJPI, April 2020
Center Insert—2019 Annual Report
Eligibility Rules for 2020 All American Junior Show
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COVER Enjoying the fresh air and lush green grass (while practicing social distancing from her herdmates) is this yearling heifer at Huffard Dairy Farms. She is part of the over 300 young stock housed in Crockett, Va. Owned by James, John and Trey Huffard, the herd consists of approximately 350 milk cows. Much of their all-Jersey milk goes to Duchess Dairy Products brand, which is located in Rural Retreat, Va., and owned by the Huffard, Blankenship, and Fleshman families. Duchess Dairy distributes bottled milk from the dairy using the Queen of Quality label. The Jersey herd ranked 10th nationally for milk and protein in herd sizes of 150-299 lactations on an m.e. basis. June is National Dairy Month, so grab your favorite dairy product and enjoy while reading more about the AJCA and NAJ award recipients starting on page 18.
JUNE 2020
SHORTS
MEETINGS
14 American Dairy Associations’ Activities and Videos
43 Ohio Jersey Breeders Association
31 Dates Set for Virtual Annual Meetings of USJersey
33 Wisconsin Jersey Breeders Association
29 Eligibility Rules for 2020 All American Junior Show
REGULAR
28 Gifts Made to Support Scholarship and Jersey Educational Youth Funds
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AJCA, NAJ Board Members
25 Get Your Junior Transfers in for 2020 Shows
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Advertising Index
44 Advertising Rates
14 Hoard’s Dairyman Features Jersey Breeders
14 Along the Jersey Road
32 Junior Awards Available
17 Editorial
30 Scholarship Deadline July 1
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14 USDA Approves Contracts for ‘Food Box’ Program
44 In Memoriam
10 Calendar Field Service Staff
41 Jersey Jargon 6
Jersey Journal Subscription Rates
45, 46 Journal Shopping Center 10 Registration Fees 10 Type Appraisal Schedule
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To improve and promote the Jersey breed of cattle, and to increase the value of and demand for Jersey milk and for Jersey cattle.
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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.
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JERSEY JOURNAL
ABS Global..............................................16 Accelerated Genetics................................9 Ahlem Farms Partnership.......................22 Albright Jerseys.......................................32 All-Lynns Jerseys....................................26 American Jersey Cattle Association ....................................................39, 45, 46 Anyking Dairy..........................................40 Avi-Lanche Jerseys.................................48 Avon Road Jersey Farm.........................42 Bachelor Farms.......................................24 Biltmore Farms........................................31 Boer Jerseys.............................................7 Boks Jersey Farm...................................32 Bovikalc.....................................................4 Brenhaven Jerseys.................................32 California Jerseys..........................2, 21, 22 Cantendo Acres......................................32 Cedar Mountain Jerseys.........................28 Cinnamon Ridge Dairy............................23 Circle S Jerseys......................................28 Clauss Dairy Farm..................................22 Clover Patch Dairy..................................32 Cold Run Jerseys LLC............................32 Cowbella Creamery at Danforth Jersey Farm ..................................................40 Creative Genetics of California Inc..........21 Crescent Farm........................................28 D&D Jerseys...........................................21 D&E Jerseys...........................................48 Den-Kel Jerseys......................................40 DGM Jerseys..........................................40 Diamond K Jerseys.................................30 Dreamroad Jerseys LLC.........................40 Dutch Hollow Farm..................................15 Edn-Ru Jerseys.......................................34 Fire-Lake Jerseys....................................22 Forest Glen Jerseys..................................3 Four Springs Jerseys..............................34 Friendly Valley Farm................................40 Genex......................................................11 Goff Dairy................................................29
Grazeland Jerseys Ltd............................32
Owens Farms Inc....................................42
Heaven Scent Jerseys............................40 Heinz Jerseys..........................................42 Her-Man Jerseys.....................................40 Highland Farms, Inc................................28 Highland Jersey Farm.............................32 Hi-Land Farms........................................40 High Lawn Farm......................................24 Hilmar Jerseys........................................22 Huffard Dairy Farms................................31
Pennsota Jerseys....................................24 Pennsylvania Jerseys..............................34 Pine Hill Jersey Farm LLC......................32
Iowa Jerseys.....................................23, 24 Irishtown Acres........................................34 JNB Farm................................................34 Jersey Journal...................................27, 46 Jersey Marketing Service.................12, 13 Jer-Z-Boyz Ranch...................................22 Journal Shopping Center..................45, 46 K&M Jerseys...........................................35 K&R Jerseys...........................................24 Kenny Farm.............................................34 Kevetta Farms.........................................40 Lawtons Jersey Farm..............................40 Legendairy Farms...................................30 Lost Elm Jerseys.....................................25 Lucky Hill Jersey Farm............................28
Queen-Acres Farm.................................40 Revolution Genetics..................................2 Richardson Family Farm.........................28 Riverside-F Farms...................................34 Rock Bottom Dairy..................................24 Scotch View Farms.................................40 Select Sires, Inc................................46, 47 Shan-Mar Jerseys...................................34 Shenandoah Jerseys..............................24 Silver Maple Farms.................................28 Silver Spring Farm..................................40 South-Mont Farm....................................34 Spahr Jersey Farm, Inc...........................32 Spatz Cattle Company............................34 Spring Valley Farm....................................8 Springdale Jersey Farm..........................28 Spruce Row Jerseys...............................34 Steinhauers Jerseys...............................42 Stoney Hollow Jerseys............................34 Summit Farm...........................................23 Sun Valley Jerseys..................................30 Sunbow Jerseys......................................35
Mapleline Farm.......................................28 Martin Dairy LLC.....................................30 Messmer Jersey Farm............................44 Mills Jersey Farm LLC............................24 Minnesota Jerseys..................................24
Taylor Jersey Farm Inc............................24
National Heifer Sale..........................12, 13 New England Jerseys.............................28 New York Jerseys..............................15, 40 Nobledale Farm.......................................34 Normandell Farms..................................34 Northwinds Jerseys.................................28
Waverly Farm..........................................24 White Rock Jerseys................................28 Wilsonview Dairy.....................................30 Wisconsin Jerseys................21, 25, 26, 42
Oakhaven Jerseys..................................32 Oat Hill Dairy...........................................24 Ohio Jerseys...........................................32 Oregon Jerseys...................................3, 30
U-Fashion Jerseys LLC...........................32 Vanderfeltz Jerseys.................................34
This index is provided as an additional service. The Jersey Journal assumes no liability for errors or omissions. The Jersey Journal does not guarantee quality, delivery time, or availability of items ordered from commercial advertisers. Any advertisements for sales before the 20th of the month of the publication cannot be guaranteed.
The American Jersey Cattle Association promotes the use of authentic and unaltered photographic images of Jersey animals, and disapproves of the use of any photographic images that alter the body of the Jersey animal. The American Jersey Cattle Association therefore requests that all photographic images of Jersey animals submitted for publication in the Jersey Journal contain no alterations to the body of the animal. Despite its best efforts to ensure that only unaltered photographs of Jersey animals are used in this publication, the American Jersey Cattle Association cannot guarantee that every photographic image of a Jersey animal is authentic and unaltered.
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Every effort is made to keep the calendar listings as accurate as possible. However, dates are sometimes changed or events cancelled without notice. When your association schedules an event, notify the Journal staff at least 60 days in advance by sending email to JerseyJournal@usjersey.com or phoning 614/861-3636.
Type Appraisal Schedule
POLICY: Areas will be appraised in the order listed. If you wish to appraise and do not receive an application 30 days prior to the appraisal, please request one from Appraisal Office Coordinator Lori King by telephone, 614/322-4457, or email lking@usjersey. com. Apply online at http://www.usjersey.com/forms/ appraisalapp.com. Applications can also be printed from the USJersey website at http://www.usjersey. com/forms/ttaapplication.pdf. 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
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
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.; 11:00 a.m. (CDT); Ron and Christy Ratliff, sale mgr.; Chris Hill, auctioneer; broadcast on JerseyAuctionLive.com. JUNE 26—63rd NATIONAL HEIFER SALE, via JerseyAuctionLive.com; 6:00 p.m. (EDT); 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. OCT. 24—CLOVER PATCH CORNUCOPIA IV SALE, Millersburg, Ohio; 11:00 a.m. (EDT); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.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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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
JUNE 21-24—AMERICAN DAIRY SCIENCE ASSOCIATION, Virtual Meetings. JUNE 26—62nd NATIONAL ALL-JERSEY INC. ANNUAL MEETING, virtual at www.USJersey.com.; 2:00 p.m. (EDT). JUNE 27—152nd AMERICAN JERSEY CATTLE ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING, virtual at www. USJersey.com.; 11:00 a.m. (EDT). 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. JULY 24—DELAWARE STATE FAIR JUNIOR SHOW, Delaware State Fairgrounds, Harrington, Del.; 9:00 a.m. (EDT). JULY 26—DELAWARE STATE FAIR OPEN SHOW, Delaware State Fairgrounds, Harrington, Del.; 5:00 p.m. (EDT). AUG. 3-6—OHIO STATE DAIRY SHOW, Pickaway County Fairgrounds, Circleville, Ohio. 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). AUG. 21—MISSOURI STATE FAIR OPEN JERSEY SHOW, cows, Missouri State Fairgrounds, Sedalia, Mo.: 3:00 p.m. (CDT). AUG. 22-23—MISSOURI STATE FAIR JUNIOR JERSEY SHOW, Missouri State Fairgrounds, Sedalia, Mo. SEPT. 6—MICHIGAN STATE FAIR OPEN AND JUNIOR SHOW, Suburban Collection Showplace, Novi, Mich.; 11:00 a.m. (CDT). 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. 18-20—MOUNTAIN STATE FAIR DAIRY SHOW, WNC Agricultural Center, Fletcher, N.C. SEPT. 29—INTERNATIONAL JERSEY SHOW, Heifers, Alliant Energy Center, Madison, Wis.; 4:30 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; (continued to page 26)
JERSEY JOURNAL
Olivia Price Pearson and Daniel Miller were married on May 2, 2020, at Daniels Lutheran Church in Lincolnton, N.C. Olivia grew up on Piedmont Jerseys Dairy, operated by her parents Corey and Bridgette Lutz, in Lincolnton, N.C. The Millers O l iv i a n ow works as a senior marketing coordinator for the Farm Credit, located in Statesville, N.C., with plans to transition full time to the family’s processing plant, Riverbend Creamery. She attended Jersey Youth Academy in 2013 and is a past winner of the National Jersey Youth Achievement Contest. Her husband, Daniel, is an agronomy sales manager in North Carolina. His parents are Ronald and Anna Miller of Vale, N.C. Megan Gibbons and Bryan Bidwell were united in marriage May 9, 2020, at Highbanks Metro Park in Lewis Center, Ohio. Megan has been an accounting clerk for the American Jersey Cattle Association and NaThe Bidwells tional All-Jersey Inc. for the past two years. Bryan works as the Pyxis Team Coordinator in the Central Distribution Department at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus. Plans for the couples’ nuptials were affected due to the coronavirus pandemic. A small ceremony was held with a larger celebration planned for September.
USDA Approves Contracts for ‘Food Box’ Program
The USDA has approved $1.2 billion in contracts to support U.S. farmers and communities in need through the Farmers to Families Food Box Program. Page 14
The funding will include $317 million for dairy specific products, more than $700 million for fruits, vegetables and meat products, and another $175 million in combination boxes of fresh produce, dairy or meat products. To learn more about this program, visit https://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food-tousda/farmers-to-families-food-box.
Hoard’s Dairyman Features Jersey Breeders
Thumbing through the latest issues of the Hoard’s Dairyman? There have been a plethora of Jersey breeders and enthusiasts featured recently. The Jersey class for the 2020 Hoard’s Dairyman cow judging contest consisted of four animals from Silver Spring Farm, Syracuse, N.Y., owned by Chuck and Sue Luchsinger and their son, Charlie. The four individuals featured in the contest were: SSF Incentive Cheerful, Excellent-92%; SSF Bellevue Blossom, Excellent-94%; SSF Boeheim Deanine, Excellent-93%; and SSF Redpath Candy, Excellent-92%. ******** Jenny Thomas, North Lewisburg, Ohio, served as the official judge for the Jersey breed for the 2020 contest. Thomas owns and operates Triple-T Holsteins and Jerseys with her husband, Nathan, and children, Colton, Kendall and Camryn. ******** In the list of names earning high marks in this year’s dairy judging contest sponsored by Hoard’s Dairyman are several familiar to Jersey breeders. Jersey youth stood out in the 2020 contest which featured over 7,400 youth entries. Kendal Jenkins, Columbia Crossroads, Pa., topped the junior division with a score of 488 out of 500 possible points. She was followed by Anna Klink, Linesville, Pa., another Jersey youth who took second. Other Jersey juniors to stand out were Sara Reed, Columbia Crossroads, Pa., Laney Neuser, Cato, Wis., Jacob Bramm, Narvon, Pa., Emma Vos, Valders, Wis., and Regan Jackson, Boyce, Va. Jersey breeders who stood amongst the top performers of the senior division
were Miriah Dershem, St. Johns, Mich., Kristen Burkhardt, Fowlerville, Mich., Randall Reinshagen, South Kortright, N.Y., Tyler Hymers, Delhi, N.Y., Genevieve Regli, San Luis Obispo, Calif., and Paul Grulke, Baldwin, Wis. Over 3,800 individuals entered the senior division. The Kevin and Laura (Dufford) Jackson family, Boyce, Va., placed second in the family division. Their daughter, Reagan, rounded out the team. Laura is the daughter of Mike and Patricia Stiles, Clear Brook, Va., of Waverly Farm. Other Jersey families that stood out from the 371 family entries were the David Erf family, Oakdale, Minn., Rebekah Baumgardner Family, Dillsburg, Pa., and Jerry Luttropp Family, Berlin, Wis. ******** Forest Glen Jerseys, Dayton, Ore., was featured on the cover of the May 10, 2020 issue of Hoard’s Dairyman. This Registered Jersey dairy is owned by Dan and Jamie Bansen and Robert and Stewart Kircher. The herd is organic and averages 18,500 lbs. of milk with a 4.8% fat and 3.6% protein test.
American Dairy Associations’ Activities and Videos
If you have dairy youth looking for something fun to do, send them to either the American Dairy Association (ADA) North East or American Dairy Association Mideast Facebook pages. Over the last weeks, they have featured videos that may have a few familiar faces. Recently, ADA Mideast had stories showing the Jim and David Herron family from Cold Run Jerseys in Salem, Ohio. ADA North East saw Eat Farm Love blogger Reneé Norman Kenny, Enon Valley, Pa., of Kenny Jersey Farm, do cooking demonstrations with her children, Nora and Landon. Other familiar faces to the Jersey and dairy industry have also been featured on these pages. You can find ADA North East content at: https://www.facebook.com/AmericanDairyNE. ADA Mideast is reachable through the following link: https://www. facebook.com/ADAMideast/. JERSEY JOURNAL
Recalibrating and Retooling The April 2020 genetic evaluations present many opportunities to review, reflect and reassess the genetic direction of the Jersey breed. Perhaps the most important opportunity is to develop strategies to propel positive genetic change for the future. The reformulated JPI2020 predicts the efficiency of production by expressing lifetime production of fat and protein per unit of feed. In addition to the new JPI formula, the breed also saw the five year base change impact the evaluations. Assessing the Numbers Change requires a recalibration of levels. Numbers we were familiar with in the previous five years now look much lower. Did the animal’s DNA change over time? No, but the genetic evaluation system did. For example, prior to April, a minimum Parent Average (PA) JPI of +143 would qualify a heifer born in 2019 as a P9—ranking her in the top 10% of the breed. The minimum qualifying level for P9 changed to PA JPI +84. This reflects the base change and revisions to the JPI formula. That’s a change of -59 JPI points. The 505 bulls marketed as Active A.I., Foreign or Genomic Tested Young Bulls (A, F, and G) in December 2019 averaged +135 JPI. Their Jersey Udder Index (JUI) averaged +16.7 JPI points. In April, the 568 marketed A,F and G bulls averaged +74 JPI and JUI averaged +5.3 JPI points. That’s a difference of -61 for JPI and -11.3 for JUI. The impact on cow evaluations is similar. The 191,980 active cows averaged +66.2 JPI and +9.0 JUI with February 2020 evaluations. The April 2020 evaluations for 187,400 Jersey cows averaged +13.5 JPI and +0.5 JUI. That’s a decrease of 52.7 JPI and 8.5 for JUI. More Opportunity Other modifications to the Jersey-specific selection index in April included the addition of six CDCB
Jersey health traits—displaced abomasum, milk fever, ketosis, mastitis, metritis and retained placenta—and two new Jersey type traits—Rear Teat Placement rear view and side view. Data for health events was sourced through national DHIA from Jersey herds choosing to provide health information. The PTA values can be used to compare the potential extra costs and expenses from a bull’s daughters or various cow families in a herd. The bottom line is the more positive the number shows, the better it is for resistance. The most frequent health events were Mastitis (MAS) at 10.4% and Metritis (MET) at 5%. That translates into resistance levels of 89.6% (10010.4%) for MAS and 95% (100-5%) for MET. For example, daughters of Jersey Bull A with a PTA for mastitis resistance (MAS) of +3.0 are expected to have an average resistance rate to clinical mastitis of 92.6% (89.6 + 3.0). Likewise, daughters of Bull B with a PTA of –3.0 are expected to have lower average resistance, 86.6% (89.6 + -3.0). Another way to interpret is that in the typical Jersey environment, only about 7.4% of the daughters of Bull A will have a mastitis incident, while about 13.4% of Bull B’s daughters will have the mastitis code. The six individual health traits are combined as the Health Trait Index (HTI) and represent 4.6% of the JPI. The marketed A,F and G bulls averaged 0.97 JPI points and ranged from -9.5 to 9.1. The HTI for cows average 0.68 with a minimum of -13.6 and a maximum of 10.2 JPI points. Base changes offer a chance to review and assess the results of prior selection decisions. Modifications included in JPI2020 offer the opportunity to redirect the future when used as the breed selection standard. Recalibrate with tools designed for commercial appeal and financial success specific to the Jersey breed.
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AJCA MASTER BREEDER
Don and Desi Josi
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on and Desi Josi, Tillamook, Ore., have been named the 77th recipients of the Master Breeder Award of the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA). The Master Breeder Award is bestowed annually to a living AJCA member, family, partnership or corporation that, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, has bred outstanding animals for many years and thereby made a notable contribution to the advancement of the Jersey breed in the United States. Don and Desi Josi have been breeding Registered Jerseys at Wilsonview Dairy in Tillamook for more than four decades. Visitors worldwide have been wowed by the depth of this herd, developed with the unwavering belief that quality milk in quantity pays the bills. Starting with a nucleus of inherited cattle and a few key purchases, Don and Desi have built the herd with genetic selection that borders on obsession, uncompromised cow and calf care and effective use of herd management tools, new and tried—and-true alike. “The herd and animals that have flown from the Wilsonview coop have Master Breeder written all over them,” said Russell G. Gammon, former Jersey Program Manager for Semex, who has worked with the Josis for more than 30 years to secure sires for various A.I. organizations. For Jersey aficionados, a pasture walk at Wilsonview is like being a kid in a candy store, noted Gammon. They are not just productive cows, but also a delight for the eyes. Among the long-time users of Wilsonview genetics is Robert Moss, Desert Park Jerseys, Jefferson, Ore., who walks the pastures at the farm every chance he gets and leaves glad for having done so. “I remember helping Dad pick a bull to mate my only cow when I was around 15. We decided on Wilsonview Khan MorganET. That was the first of many times I would choose a bull with the Wilsonview prefix as a mating sire for my favorite and best cows.” This influential Jersey sire, commonly known as “Mor,” is one of 45-plus bulls to be placed in A.I. by the Josis over Page 18
the years. From the most prominent cow family at Wilsonview, he traces to Quicksilver Many Merrit, with well over 400 direct descendants spanning 15 generations of grazers at the farm in Tillamook. If descendants of females sold to other breeders are included in this count, offspring from “Merrit” number more than 2,300 animals.
Moss is one of the “other breeders” who jumped at the chance to add a female from the “M” cow family to the herd at Desert Park. Purchased as a heifer calf in 2009, Wilsonview Jimmie Maley, Very Good86%, had four progeny by natural birth and gave more than 20,000 lbs. milk in her second lactation. A daughter, DP Premier Mannor 1374, is helping Moss establish his career as a genetic supplier too, with two sons in A.I. To date, more than 275 bulls from the “M” family have been registered with the AJCA. Along with “Mor” are Wilsonview Legend Merit, Wilsonview Avery Max-ET and the breed’s former #1 Active A.I. bull, Wilsonview Jevon Magnum-ET. Some 20 genetic evaluations since he last topped the list in August 2013, “Magnum” still ranks on the list with a GJPI of +84 and continues to be used by breeders looking to improve fat yield. Among the 7,109 daughters in his proof is Highview Magnum 4114, winner of the 2016 President’s Trophy with 1,784 lbs. protein.
Longevity is another hallmark of Wilsonview-bred bulls. Welcome View Morgan Vesta, an Excellent-91% “Mor” daughter, ranked second for fat and protein in the most recent AJCA Leading Living Lifetime Production Contest with 255,576 lbs. milk 14,738 lbs. fat and 10,124 lbs. protein in 3,815 days. Valtallina Marino Fancy, SUP-EX 90-4E (CAN), daughter of another “M” family bull, Wilsonview Brook Marino, topped the fat division of the 2009 lifetime production contest in Canada and finished her career with more than 11,860 lbs. fat in 12 lactations. Another family of impact developed by Don and Desi is the “S” cow family, which traces to Coehlos Sooner Sadie, purchased from the Pride of the West Sale in 1991. With close to 800 direct offspring, this cow family is another leading genetic transmitter. Her lineage can be traced as far back as 1887. Standouts from the “S” family are Wilsonview Al Sahara, the breed’s former #1 genotyped female, and JX Wilsonview Soprano {4}, a former top-10 Active A.I. sire. A pair that made headlines at the 2012 All American Jersey Sale are Wilsonview Z ShoshonieET, purchased by River Valley Farm, Tremont, Ill., for $19,500 (second high female) and JX Wilsonview Syrious {4}ET, a young bull syndicated in cooperation with Semex. More recently, JX Wilsonview Vice Skylit {6}-ET sold to Jerseyland Sires, Turlock, Calif., in the 2018 sale as the sixth high-selling female. Her full brother, Wilsonview Skyman {6}-ET, ranks on the current list of G-code bulls with a GJPI of +107. With farming in his blood, it was a natural choice for Don to return home to dairy with his father and brother in 1975 after he earned his animal science degree from Oregon State University. This trio was following in the footsteps of the family patriarch, Alfred, an indentured servant who emigrated from Switzerland in 1912 and began leasing the original farmstead in (continued to page 23)
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DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
Clint Collins, III
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lint Collins, III, Gulf Shores, Ala., is the 70th recipient of the Distinguished Service Award of the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA). The Distinguished Service Award is presented by the Board of Directors to as many living AJCA members and/ or members’ families, who, in their opinion, have rendered outstanding and unselfish service for many years and thereby made a notable contribution to the advancement of the Jersey breed in the United States. True passion has no end. In fact, it thrives through life changes, blossoms through challenges and most importantly, gives you purpose. Clint Collins, III, has exhibited a true passion for the Jersey breed throughout his lifetime. This is a trait he inherited from his father, former director and president of the AJCA, C. L. Collins, Jr. Together, they developed Arco Farms into the highly respected Registered Jersey herd it was. “Clint has a life-long association with the Jersey cow and the organizations and activities associated with promoting the Jersey cow and her products,” Dr. Joseph A. Lineweaver, Blacksburg, Va., wrote in a letter of support. He stated, “Over the years, Clint has been a participant in about every program and activity available to a Jersey breeder.” A lifetime member of the AJCA, Clint’s involvement with the Jersey cow started at age six. During his 4-H career, he won six Grand Champion banners in Alabama. Clint was also recognized for his show ring success nationally at the All American. Prior to returning home to the farm in 1973, Clint attended Troy State University where he received a degree in business administration. During his tenure as a Jersey breeder, Clint worked and succeeded in steadily increasing the herd’s milk production and type appraisal scores. The Collins family did not hesitate to sell the ‘good ones’ as they sold five Kentucky National Grand Champions and three Reserve Champions. Two renowned individuals were Q. Joy Game, who sold for the second highest price at public auction in breed history at the time, and Sybil Surville Jesse. “Jesse” went on to be a two-time National Grand Champion, and her daughter, Quick JUNE 2020
Jesse, was the dam of W.F. Generator Justin. Clint was a member of the Alabama Jersey Cattle Club for 20 years, four of which he served as president of the
organization. He also received the Alabama Master Dairyman Award five times and hosted the Alabama Holstein-Jersey Field Day. In 2000, Collins made the difficult decision to disperse the Arco milking herd due to a drought and labor availability. The dispersal was a great success for the family and the new owners of their cattle, as it was the highest average in Jersey history for a dispersal of 400 head or more at that time. Always a supporter of the AJCA, it was the largest dispersal Jersey Marketing Service (JMS) had managed at that time. For some people, this may have been the end of their involvement with the industry. For Clint, it was only the beginning. As Herby D. Lutz, Chester, S.C., sire analyst for Select Sires Inc., said in a letter of support, “He [Clint] is a minority in the dairy industry, as he has stayed involved years after he was removed from the dayto-day management of a dairy to provide direction and guidance to the breeders and the association for the continued success of the AJCA for generations to come.” While Clint did not continue to milk
cows at Arco Farm, he did raise replacement heifers for many years. Most of which he purchased through JMS sales. Eventually, JMS and Clint combined forces to host the Deep South/Southeast Heifer Growers South Sale at his facilities. To show his support of JMS and AJCA, Clint would spend a week each year traveling with the JMS manager or field representatives to obtain consignments and promote the event held at the farm. This was an annual occurrence for more than a decade. Soon after the dispersal, Clint became the second generation in his family to serve on the board of directors for the American Jersey Cattle Association. He represented the Fifth District from 2001 until 2008. While on the board, he served as the registration committee chair for a time, as well as the finance chair and joint operations committee member from 2005 to 2008. After his board service ended, Clint continued to serve the USJersey organizations by becoming involved with the AJCA Investment Advisory Committee. He has served as the chairman of the committee since 2010. “Clint has continued to serve on the Investment Advisory Committee to help direct the long-term investments of the Jersey association to position the financial security of the organization,” said Lutz in his letter. An avid supporter of the AJCC Research Foundation, Clint has served as the chairman of this committee as well. In fact, after the Arco milking herd dispersal, Clint and his family donated the proceeds of the sale of a milk pump—$2,500—to the foundation. In another unique support of the Research Foundation, Arco Farms and Bush River Jerseys syndicated a bull, Arco-BRJ Jace Boulreguard, JPI -60, during the 2004 Southeast Heifer Growers Sale. Fifty percent of the proceeds from the syndicate shares of 62 breeders made a $11,500 donation to the foundation possible. One of Clint’s favorite events of the year is the All American Jersey Show. “I met Clint more than 35 years ago in Louisville, Ky.,” stated Craig Rhein, Pine Grove, Pa. “He was a Jersey supporter then and he still is today as he attends the All (continued to page 26)
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AWARD FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE
Dr. Cherie Bayer
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r. Cherie Bayer, Columbus, Ohio, has been named recipient of the Award for Meritorious Service by the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) and National All-Jersey Inc. (NAJ). This award is given annually to a living individual(s) who, in the joint opinion of the Boards of Directors of the national Jersey organizations, has made a notable contribution to the advancement of the Jersey breed and the livelihood of Jersey owners in the United States through research, education, development, marketing, or other significant activities of the allied dairy industry. With unfettered determination, Cherie Lei Bayer spent the better part of her career working to put her beloved Jersey cow front and center of the dairy world. As a journalist, educator and marketer with the national Jersey organizations, Dr. Bayer went above and beyond her duties as a 32year employee, crafting messages and campaigns that have greatly contributed to breed growth over the past two decades. To the benefit of Jersey, Dr. Bayer strove for excellence in everything, never settling for second best. One could be sure every “I” was dotted and every “T” crossed before she signed off on a project, be it an article for Jersey Journal or a presentation for the executive secretary. She earned respect among her peers and Jersey enthusiasts the world over for her professional abilities and wealth of Jersey knowledge. Cherie Lei Bayer grew up in Cheney, Kan., and earned her undergraduate degree in agriculture from Kansas State University. She began the first of two stints with the American Jersey Cattle Club (AJCC) in March 1978 as associate editor of Jersey Journal, bringing to the table a solid dairy background that included ownership of Jerseys, 4-H projects, collegiate judging and showing in the All American. Hired by then executive secretary and fellow K-State alumnus, the late James F. Cavanaugh, she was entrusted to cover shows, sales, meetings and other Jersey functions, serving under then editor, the late Maurice E. Core, and working from company headquarters in Columbus, Ohio. She eventually purchased a residence near the office, on the same street as CavaPage 20
naugh and his family. The move nurtured a close, lifelong and impactful friendship with the industry leader and another Cavanaugh neighbor and Jersey employee, Paula England, a fellow recipient of the Award for Meritorious Service. Bayer was named managing editor of Jersey Journal in January 1981 and promoted to editor in June 1981. She assumed additional responsibilities as Director of Communications in May 1988. Among her early visions for the magazine was a concept now known as desktop publishing. In that era, the idea was a hard sell. After convincing those holding the purse strings of its time saving, cost reducing, quality control merits, she set in motion a six-year plan to transition to electronic publishing. By late 1988, the entire front end of Jersey Journal was produced inhouse, with printing alone outsourced. Bayer was at the helm of the Journal when Post Printing Company (the current publisher) printed its first issue in January 1989 and when the largest (tie) issue rolled off the press in June 1989, the 184-page edition featuring A-Nine Top Brass. Dr. Bayer also developed the initial format for in-house production of sale catalogs for Jersey Marketing Service (JMS) in 1982 and the concept for the Jersey Directory,
still in publication some 36 years later. As an old-school journalist, one could be sure every piece Dr. Bayer composed was thoroughly researched and well-constructed. She also had an eye for capturing beautiful, well composed photos and videos, building an extensive library of gems that proved useful to the Jersey organizations over the years. Bayer resigned as editor of Jersey Journal in July 1989 to study communication at The Ohio State University (OSU). Upon earning her Ph.D., she accepted a faculty position with Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind. Her nine-year hiatus from Jersey ended in 1998, in a phone conversation with Calvin Covington, then CEO of the national Jersey organizations. He mentioned the position for editor of the Journal was vacant and offered her the job. She accepted and began her second stint with the cattle club, now called the American Jersey Cattle Association and located in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. The name Cherie L. Bayer again topped the masthead of the magazine from July 1998 through September 2002, when a staff reorganization brought about other opportunities for her abilities to shine. Two years into his appointment as executive secretary, Neal Smith chose Dr. Bayer to head up the newly created Development Department. With a goal to advance Jersey promotion and more effectively communicate breed efficiencies to commercial milk producers, Dr. Bayer took on marketing responsibilities for the AJCA, NAJ and JMS and renewal of the capital fundraising campaign for the AJCC Research Foundation. She continued to write articles for Jersey Journal, oversee production of the annual report and the Jersey Genetic Summary, manage organization websites and administer the youth program. As well, Dr. Bayer continued to pen the Journal editorial—a veritable Jersey history—until she retired on December 31, 2018. Dr. Bayer was well suited for the new position, bent on conveying a message based on science and facts and armed with Jersey institutional knowledge that was now two decades deep. She understood the value of a profitable Jersey cow and the approach of marketing her to dairies as businesses. (continued to page 22)
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Among her brainchild programs was the herd management series, Bottom Line. Hosted by large commercial Jersey dairies—many Holstein converts—and sponsored with allied industry, the sessions showed producers how to profit with Jerseys. Dr. Bayer was a guiding hand in development of the NAJ Value-Added 101 workshops to help producers establish onfarm processing. She played a key role in the success of the two all-donation National Heifer Sales in 2005 and 2011, which raised a combined $712,000-plus for Jersey youth programs and research. Bayer was a steady hand for the Jersey breed as it adopted genomic evaluations and dealt with herd registration issues related to non-Jersey parentage. A wealth of information for fellow staff, a common phrase at the office was, “Go ask Cherie.” Among those coworkers is Cari Wolfe, AJCA Director of Research and Genetic Program Development. “Cherie has a real sense of responsibility for what she communicates. She has an extraordinary ability to dig deep and become an expert at whatever she wants to communicate. When she was writing about genetic evaluations, she became an expert in genetic evaluations. When she wanted to know if there were opportunities for Jersey beef, she took courses at OSU. When she wanted to learn how to market Jersey milk for cheese, she took a cheesemaking class.”
“In this process, Cherie earned respect for the national Jersey organizations among industry experts and built a body of contacts she recruited for projects like the NAJ webinar series on Jersey nutrition and Jersey Youth Academy.” Erick Metzger, NAJ General Manager, appreciated Dr. Bayer for her expertise in crafting messages that resonated with the target audience. In an early release of Productive Life evaluations, he recalls the Jersey advantage was expressed as 4.97 months. “Cherie had a notion to put it on a different scale—days versus months—to better speak to commercial dairy producers. The message ‘Jersey delivers 151 more days to make money’ had much bigger impact.’” “When I initially started working for the Jersey organizations, Cherie’s attention to detail drove me crazy,” recalled Michael L. Brown, former NAJ General Manager and recipient of the Award for Meritorious Service, now director of the dairy supply chain for the Kroger Co. “But as I progressed through my career, I began to appreciate what she taught me. One needs to have facts to make sound decisions and do a good job, whether negotiating a price for butter, buying, selling, lobbying or writing articles for Jersey Journal.” Cherie’s persistence can be appreciated when one realizes from where it stems— love of the Jersey cow. This dedication can be found in acts that merged work with personal life over and again, like the time
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she donated a heifer to Cow Pie Bingo, yet another Bayer idea. “I remember the day Cherie called and said she bought a heifer calf at the Ohio Spring Classic Sale and wondered if we would house her at Dutch Hollow Farm,” said Paul Chittenden, Schodack Landing, N.Y. “She had a goal of donating her heifer to Cow Pie Bingo in 2018. Out of tremendous respect for Cherie and a long running friendship with our family, we agreed and put her in our donor dam program to ensure a heifer was available.” From a pair of daughters, Dr. Bayer donated Reflection-DH Dimension Tallis to the cause, raising $5,250 for Jersey Youth Academy, a program that arguably may be the crown jewel of Dr. Bayer’s professional career. The concept for Youth Academy was approved by the AJCA board in 2008 and entrusted to Dr. Bayer for development. Pulling off this majestic idea required someone like Cherie Bayer, who called on industry contacts and put her heart and soul into making it happen for the first time in the summer of 2009. The purpose—encourage young people to pursue careers in the Jersey industry— paid off in spades, with many giving accounts of opened eyes and altered career paths thanks to Youth Academy. Dr. Bayer’s well-conceived plan assures youth will continue to learn about Jerseys through this boot-camp program for years to come. Among those who attended Youth Academy in 2017 was Katarina Emerich, Mooers, N.Y., a freshman at Purdue majoring in agribusiness. Encouraged by Cherie in every step of her youth experience, she summed, “I believe I have Dr. Bayer to thank for fueling my passion to explore everything the Jersey cow has to offer.” Similar accounts can be given by countless others. It would be amiss to not mention Dr. Bayer’s role as 15-year coordinator of The All American Jersey Show and Sale and U.S. Jersey liaison to world dairy activities. She was involved with the U.S. Livestock Genetics Export Inc. and Cochran Fellows and made industry presentations at meetings in Australia, Brazil, Ecuador, India and the Ukraine. She was North American vice president of the World Jersey Cattle Bureau and received the organization’s Certificate of Achievement in 2018. “In my longtime involvement with Jersey, I can think of very few who can match Cherie’s dedication, passion and work ethic for the good of the Jersey cow and the people who own her” noted Chittenden. “She is a logical choice to receive the Award for Meritorious Service.” Dr. Bayer will be honored with the award (continued to page 26)
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1918. When Don joined the operation, the farm consisted of 60 acres and a 65-cow herd of Guernseys, Holsteins and Jerseys. In the fall of 1977, Don made a pair of pivotal decisions in a short, two-week period that would positively impact the rest of his life. First, he purchased “Merrit,” from the Western National Jersey Sale with Desi. Twelve days later, he married his sweetheart to establish a partnership that would successfully raise three children and establish a Jersey operation that now includes the youngest of the bunch, Derrick and his wife, Kaycee, recipients of this year’s AJCA Young Jersey Breeder Award. The herd makeup and business structure of Wilsonview Dairy has changed over the years, depending on the parties involved. The dairy was incorporated in 1982. When Don and Desi bought out his brother and sister-in-law, Bill and Linda, in 2008, the Guernseys left. When son, D. J., struck out on his own a few years later, the Holsteins left. Today, the herd is fully-Jersey and the farm encompasses 450 acres. Wilsonview Dairy has a 2019 lactation average (m.e.) of 19,916 lbs. milk, 919 lbs. fat and 693 lbs. protein on 464 cows. It ranks #14 in the nation for genetic merit with a herd average JPI of +38 (April 2020). Don and Desi have been using AJCA performance programs since the 1970s, enrolling the herd on REAP in 1996. Wilsonview Dairy is a contract advertiser with the Jersey Journal and maintains a website on JerseySites. The family has extensively renovated the farm over the past 15 years to improve manure management, reduce labor and move milking facilities out of the flood plain. Heifers are raised in a calf barn built in 2010, initially in individual pens and then group pens. Cows are milked in a double-12 herringbone parlor. All feed but alfalfa is grown on the farm. Crops are custom planted and harvested to enable the Josis to put up higher-quality feed and spend more time managing cows. Though the Josis have used programs and technologies available to virtually every dairy farmer, the tenacity with which they use sound fundamental practices is admirable, noted Richard “Dick” Smith, a Jersey sire analysist with ABS Global and recipient of the 2014 AJCA-NAJ Award for Meritorious Service. “The Josi commitment to registration, performance testing and appraisal is not a casual thing,” Smith commented. Calves are registered within days of birth and almost always genotyped. Cows have been on official test from the onset, are appraised on schedule and managed effectively, JUNE 2020
giving them opportunity to express true performance over the long haul. The process to choose service sires for these ladies is sacred. Bulls are initially screened with BullsEye, then further scrutinized for pedigree merit by the team. “This intense and precise sire selection is key to the growing impact of Wilsonview genetics,” Smith noted. “Don is ‘The Mad Mater’ and there is absolutely no doubt he is making wise decisions.” Don and Desi have acted on the belief that reliable sire summaries come from loads of performance data and accurate parentage identification. For four decades they have put their money where their mouth is by contributing information from their herd to the U.S. genetic evaluation system. And because they use these tools themselves, they want a young bull’s poorest-performing daughters to contribute as much to his proof as his highestperforming daughters. This stance proved the genetic worth of one of their own. Though “Magnum’s” early genomic evaluations were good, they did not fetch him superstar status as a G-code bull. It was only when daughters began contributing information to his proof that he shot to the top of the charts, validating his transmitting ability. “From the perspective of an A.I. sire analysist, all of these intensely managed processes have no impact on other herds unless and until there is a successful marketing program,” Smith remarked. “At Wilsonview, marketing is not bragging. Rather, it is prompt, cordial and accurate communication to meet the needs of potential customers. Desi Josi operates one of the best ‘customer service departments’ I have ever had pleasure with which to be involved.” This integrity is appreciated by other Jersey breeders as well. In their letter of recommendation, Tom and Jennie Seals, Legendairy Farms LLC, Beaver, Ore., wrote, “Don and Desi are two of the hardest-working and most honest people we know. They volunteer their time freely to their community and can always be counted on to go the extra mile when needed.” Don and Desi have been 4-H leaders for 42 years and make Jersey heifers available for youth from across Oregon to show every summer. Don has also traveled across the U.S. and internationally to judge dairy cattle shows. The Josi family is also very involved with the creamery to which they have been selling their milk for more than a century—Tillamook County Creamery, producer of award-winning cheese and other dairy products. Don was a director for many years, an act of service now done
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by Derrick. Though they may be winding down their career, something tells me that “the best is yet to be” for the Josi family and the Wilsonview herd, Gammon noted. With two rising generations of family bolstering their already hyper-successful efforts, Don and Desi have set the stage to realize their finest hours as Jersey breeders. Don and Desi and Derrick and Kaycee will be officially recognized at an upcoming event due to cancellation of this year’s recognition banquets held with the annual meetings of the national Jersey organizations, previously scheduled for this summer in Portland, Ore. Oregon Jersey breeders will now host the 2022 AJCANational All-Jersey Inc. Annual Meetings in Portland. 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
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Judge J. G. Adams, Asheville, N.C.* N. M. Tibbles, Independence, Ore.* Frank W. Barber, Fayetteville, Tenn.* Herman F. Heep, Buda, Texas* Dale Dean, Ridgeway, Mich.* Maurice Pollak, Lincroft, N.J.* J. L. Hutcheson, Jr., Rossville, Ga.* John R. Sibley, Spencer, Mass.* J. Chester Elliff, Tulia, Texas* A. W. Sweet, Sixes, Ore.* Col. H. G. Wilde, Lenox, Mass.* C. Edward Knolle, Sandia, Texas* Russel Hoar, Newark, Ohio* William Ross Proctor, Pittstown, N.J.* Clifton F. Russell, Rossville, Ga.* Chester Folck, Springfield, Ohio* C. Scott Mayfield, Athens, Tenn.* E. E. Greenough, Merced, Calif.* Henry Uihlein, Lake Placid, N.Y.* Charles S. Kelly, Hudson, Wis.* H. Fowler Hupman, Springfield, Ohio* Milton Humberd, Cleveland, Tenn.* Willis Rupert, New Waterford, Ohio* Earl Hutchinson, Tunbridge, Vt.* Antone J. Regli, Ferndale, Calif.* Mrs. Diana Ryan, Newport, R.I.* James and Georgia Pappas, Modesto, Calif.* Mrs. H. G. Wilde, Lenox, Mass.* Henry W. Black, West Baldwin, Maine* John Bishop VI, Columbus, N.J. * Mrs. A. G. Rankin* and Sons, Faunsdale, Ala. W. L. Payton, Stephenville, Texas* Curtis Hobson, Athens, Tenn.* Stanley N. Chittenden, New Lebanon, N.Y.* Walter H.* and Joan Brown, Hughson, Calif. Newell Mills, Fallon, Nev.* John R. Owen, Lewisburg, Tenn.* Robert S. Pike* and Family, Cornish, Maine Ray Chamberlain, Wyoming, N.Y.* Ralph* and Betty Reichert, Riley, Kans. Stanley K. Bansen, Dayton, Ore.* Henry P. Knolle, Sandia, Texas* Phil V. Fanelli, Hilmar, Calif.* Dr. J. J. Malnati, Newberry, S.C.* Walter* and Sally Goodrich, West Danville, Vt. Edward*, Harold, and Donald* Wright, White River Junction, Vt. 1996 Elmer D. Larson, Roy, Wash.* 1997 Albert Bradford, Turner, Maine* 1998 Robert Stiles Family, Clear Brook, Va. 1999 Robert and Barbara Howard, Tillamook, Ore.* 2000 Charles L. Lutz, Newton, N.C.* 2001 Duane Kuhlman, Snohomish, Wash. 2002 Duane Wickstrom, Hilmar, Calif. 2003 James Chaney, Bowling Green, Ky.* 2004 Charles J. Steer, Cottage Grove, Tenn. 2005 William G. Mason Family, Buhl, Idaho* 2006 Aaron F. Richards, Farmington, Utah* 2007 Robert Bignami, Orland, Calif. and Harlan Askeland*, Orland, Calif. 2008 James S. Huffard III, Crockett, Va. 2009 Ahlem Farms Partnership and Ed Fisher*, Hilmar, Calif. 2010 Donald* and Elsa Sherman, Hilmar, Calif. 2011 Dan Bansen, Dayton, Ore. 2012 Dutch Hollow Farms, Schodack Landing, N.Y. 2013 Bearl and Joanne Seals, Cloverdale, Ore. 2014 Silver Spring Farm, Syracuse, N.Y. 2015 Lyon Jerseys LLC, Toledo, Iowa 2016 Eric Leonard Silva, Beaver, Ore. 2017 David Allen, Reedsburg, Wis. 2018 Ron and Christy Ratliff, Garnett, Kan. 2019 Wilfred, Walter, and Roger Owens, Frederic, Wis. 2020 Don and Desi Josi, Tillamook, Ore. * deceased
Mills Jersey Farm LLC The Newell Mills Family 4675 Sheckler Rd., Fallon, NV 89406 cmills1324@gmail.com • 775/217-5470
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Get Transfers In Order For Junior Show Season
A new year, and parents’ thoughts turn to, “What are the kids’ project animals going to be this year?” The next question goes like this: Please advise me as to what steps a junior (under 20 years of age) needs to take in order to show a Jersey at all shows. Can an animal be leased or does the animal need to be transferred into the junior’s ownership? The answer is simple. File a transfer of ownership so that the junior is listed as a Recorded Owner on the registration certificate. Ownership rules vary from state to state. Some do allow leasing. Others allow animals to be registered in the farm name, JUNE 2020
but require that paperwork be completed and filed certifying that an animal is the junior’s 4-H or FFA project. What about the All American Junior Jersey Show, the biggest junior Jersey show of the year? The ownership policy is as follows: Animals are eligible when recorded by the American Jersey Cattle Association in the Herd Register or with Generation Count 4 or greater, or by Jersey Canada with registry status of 93.75% and greater. The exhibitor must be listed as Recorded Owner on the registration certificate, either (1) as the sole owner or (2) by his/ her name in joint ownership. If the joint ownership includes more than one person meeting the eligibility requirements of Rule 1 (above), one of them must be declared as the exhibitor during check-in. Animals must
be registered and/or transferred to meet one of the above ownership requirements on or before August 1, 2020. The recording date is the postmark date and will be considered the date of registration and/or transfer. To read more about the implementation of Generation Count for national shows, please visit http://bit.do/ShowRules. So, submit the transfer of ownership as soon as you figure out which animals are going to be the projects this year. That one step will save you the effort of researching the exhibitor ownership requirements for all the shows you are considering. A final note: Exhibitors at the All American Junior Jersey Show are also required to be members (junior or lifetime) of the American Jersey Cattle Association. Applications for membership are available online at http://bit.do/JuniorMembership. Page 25
Distinguished Service Award (continued from page 19)
All American each year.” Clint served as the general chair of the 2003 All American Jersey Show and Sale. He also presents an award to the high selling individual at each All American Jersey Sale in memory of his father. His smiling face can be seen in the crowd admiring the best of the best as they parade the shavings during the All American Jersey Shows. In addition to his involvement with the AJCA, Clint also served on the board of the Alabama DHIA and Southeast Dairy Lab, was a past president of Southeastern Cheese and a lifetime member of the National Dairy Shrine. Clint is supported in his endeavors by his wife, Julie, and son, Ben. He is the second generation to win this award, as his father, C.L. Collins, Jr., received the distinction in 1982. Distinguished Service Awards 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965
W. W. Trout, Springfield, Ohio* Harold J. Turner, Bethel, Vt.* Judge Peter J. Shields, Sacramento, Calif.* R. C. Calloway, Baton Rouge, La.* Lynn Copeland, Nashville, Tenn.* Chester Folck, Springfield, Ohio* Ernest Greenough, Merced, Calif.* Paul Jackson, Wilmington, Ohio* Harriet J. Groos, Vancouver, Wash.* R. K. Stout, Lansing, Mich.* Herbert G. Myers, Boise, Idaho* Charles S. Kelly, Hudson, Wis.*
1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1975 1976 1977 1977 1978 1979 1980 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Joseph F. Sawyer, Galt, Calif.* Henry P. Knolle, Sandia, Texas* H. I. Sawyer, Hughson, Calif.* M. L. Baird, Springfield, Ohio* E. Lea Marsh, Jr., Old Lyme, Conn.* Stanley N. Chittenden, New Lebanon, N.Y.* Arthur Dieterich, Sherman, Texas* Amzi Rankin, Jr., Faunsdale, Ala.* Capt. T. J. and Elizabeth Bay, Lynden, Wash.* Mrs. Thomas H. Carruthers, III, Glendale, Ohio* Paul Sparrow, Athens, Tenn.* Wyatt A. Williams, Orange, Va.* Dr. J. H. Arnold, Newnan, Ga.* Reuben R. Cowles, Statesville, N.C.* Jean E. Lemmermen, Tiffin, Ohio* John Weir Jr., Geuda Springs, Kan.* Clyde K. Chappell, Knoxville, Tenn.* Newell Mills, Fallon, Nev.* Harold Wright, White River Junction, Vt. C. L. Collins, Jr., Sylacauga, Ala.* Ray Chamberlain, Wyoming, N.Y.* Dr. C. A. Ernstrom, Logan, Utah* J. F. Cavanaugh, Columbus, Ohio* W. Charles McGinnis, Mountville, S.C.* G. Joe Lyon, Toledo, Iowa Dr. John Wilk, Raleigh, N.C. Robert Lord, Woodstock, Vt.* Dr. H. Duane Norman, Fulton, Md. Edwin L. Crotty, Trenton, N.J. Richard A. Riggs, Evansville, Ind.* Maurice E. Core, Columbus, Ohio* John Giacomini, Eureka, Calif.* W. R. Lutz, Newton, N.C.* Max Gordon, Winchester, Ind.* Harold Owens, Frederic, Wis.* Richard Clauss, Hilmar, Calif. Elmer D. Larson, Burlington, Wash.* Dr. J. J. Malnati, Newberry, S.C.* Harold W. Roller, Weyers Cave, Va.* Ray R. Schooley, Marshfield, Mo. D.L. Strandberg, D.V.M., Alma Center, Wis.* Neal F. Schirm, Canal Winchester, Ohio* J. Lawrence Benson, New Lebanon, N.Y. Ted Luther, Mount Ulla, N.C.* Alvin Moss, Litchfield Park, Ariz.* David W. Spahr, Findlay, Ohio Dr. Robert C. and Helene C. Dreisbach, Mercer, Pa. Paul Chittenden, Schodack Landing, N.Y. Donald Sherman, Hilmar, Calif.*
2012 John Palmer, Cornish, Maine* 2013 James Ahlem, Hilmar, Calif. 2014 Glen and Marilyn Easter, Laurens, S.C. 2015 George and Shirley Barlass, Janesville, Wis. 2016 Charles D. “Chuck” Ahlem, Hilmar, Calif. 2017 Craig Rhein, Pine Grove, Pa. 2018 David Endres, Lodi, Wis. 2018 Chris Sorenson, Pine River, Wis. 2019 David Norman, Liberty, Pa. 2020 Clint Collins, III, Gulf Shores, Ala. * deceased
Meritorious Service Award (continued from page 22)
at an upcoming event due to cancellation of the Recognition Banquet held during the AJCA-NAJ Annual Meetings.
AJCA-NAJ Award for Meritorious Service 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2011 2012 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Morris B. Ewing, Tucson, Ariz.* Allen D. Meyer, West Fargo, N.D.* Calvin Covington, Ocala, Fla. John Jeter, Hilmar, Calif. Charlene Nardone, Orient, Ohio* Merlin D. Woodruff, Urbana, Ohio* Michael L. Brown, Seattle, Wash. Rodger S. Hoyt, Delaware, Ohio* Dr. Clarence S. Olson, Madison, Wis. Dr. John C. Wilk, Raleigh, N.C. Henry H. Dowlen, Lewisburg, Tenn. Dr. Ronald E. Pearson, Blacksburg, Va. Dr. Joseph A. Lineweaver, Radford, Va. David Brandau, Wilton, Wis. David Parkinson, Sahuarita, Ariz. Dr. H. Duane Norman, Fulton, Md. Dr. Curtis P. Van Tassell, Beltsville, Md. Dr. Robert Cropp and Dr. Edward Jesse, Madison, Wis. Richard “Dick” Smith, Waunakee, Wis. Paula M. England, Columbus, Ohio Richard “Dick” Clauss, Hilmar, Calif. Dr. Kent A. Weigel, Madison, Wis. Dr. Ole M. Meland, Ocala, Fla. Ronald L. Horst, Ph.D., Ames, Iowa* Dr. Cherie Bayer, Columbus, Ohio * deceased
Calendar
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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, Jared Major, Lebanon, Tenn., consultant. NOV. 8—NATIONAL JERSEY JUG FUTURITY, Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.; 1:30 p.m. (EST); Terri Packard, Boonsboro, Md., judge, Richard Caverly, Benton, Maine, consultant. NOV. 9—THE ALL AMERICAN JERSEY SHOW, Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.; 7:30 a.m. (EST), Justin Burdette, Mercersburg, Pa., judge, Pat Lundy, Granville, N.Y., consultant.
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Gifts Made to Support Scholarship and Jersey Educational Youth Funds
Gifts in support of Jersey-specific research and Jersey youth development funds have been received through May 22. Contributions for the AJCA Scholarship fund were made in memory of Mark Grundahl by Sarah Grundahl, Janesville, Wis.; Stephan Jerseys, Marilyn Susina, Elkhorn, Wis.; Susan Wright, Chatfield, Minn.; Canterbury Farm LLC, Camden, S.C.; Heather and Warren Meyer, Waunakee, Wis.; Stateline Ag Management Services Inc., Clinton, Wis.; Wisconsin Jersey Breeders Association, Lodi, Wis.; and Edwin Ettinger, Kinards, S.C. Marilyn Malnati, Newberry, S.C., made a contribution to the William A. Russell Scholarship fund. R. Reynolds Page 28
Cowles, Jr., DVM, Free Union, Va., contributed to the Rueben R. Cowles Scholarship fund. Contributions were made to Jersey Youth Academy by the California Jersey Cattle Association, Turlock, Calif., in memory of Bill Maness. UBS Financial Services, Community Affairs and Corporate Responsibility, Americas also made a donation. Contributions to educational and research funds managed by the American Jersey Cattle Association are exempt from Federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. For more information on contributing to these or other permanent funds, contact the Communications Department at 614/322-4451.
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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 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 JUNE 2020
registration certificate. These awards will be made only to the individual exhibitor in the case of partnership animals. For more information, contact the
Communications Department at 614/3224451 or email info@usjersey.com. Visit the official All American website at https:// theallamerican.usjerseyjournal.com.
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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 of $5,000 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 2019 may apply for the William A. Russell Memorial Scholarship ($2,750). Students who have completed at least one year of study toward their degree are eligible for the V. L. Peterson Scholarship ($2,750). Also, the Jack C. Nisbet Memorial Scholarship ($2,750) will be awarded to an eligible nominee for the Na-
tional Jersey Youth Achievement Contest. A Cedarcrest Farms Scholarship ($2,250) 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 manufacturing, 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 ($2,000) is for continuing college students in any degree program area. The AJCA Directors’ Scholarship ($2,500) 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 ($2,000) 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 ($3,250) 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 ($3,500) 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 ($350) 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 ($2,500) 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 (continued to page 32)
Sun Valley Farm 10389 Meda Loop Rd.,Cloverdale, OR 97112 Bearl and Joanne Seals • 503/392-5870 sunvalleyjerseys@gmail.com Jeff Seals • 503/812-6128
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Dates Set for Virtual Annual Meetings of USJersey Organizations
The dates for the virtual business meetings of the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) and National AllJersey Inc. (NAJ), have been announced by Executive Secretary Neal Smith. The 62nd annual meeting of National All-Jersey Inc., will be held virtually at 2:00 p.m (EDT) on Friday, June 26, 2020. Members will elect a Director from District #5, receive reports of the officers and General Manager and consider any other business that may properly come before the meeting. Charlie Garrison, The Garrison Group LLC, Washington D.C., will be a featured speaker bringing members up-to-date on issues impacting the dairy industry. The 152nd annual meeting of the American Jersey Cattle Association will also be held virtually. The meeting will be on Saturday, June 27, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. (EDT). Members will elect a President and four Directors and consider any other business that may properly come before the meeting. Reports will be given by the President, Executive Secretary and Treasurer. Retiring directors will be honored and Leading Living
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Lifetime production achievements will be recognized. Instructions on how to log in to the virtual meetings will be available the second week of June on the USJersey website at www.USJersey.com. The 2020 election for AJCA and NAJ will be conducted electronically for the first time in history. Active members of AJCA and NAJ will receive a ballot and letter in the mail the week of May 25 for paper mail-in ballots. If active members have an email on file with the AJCA, they will receive an email from USJerseyVote@ USJersey.com on Wednesday, May 27, with a link to the ballot to activate their proxy and cast their ballot electronically. If you have questions contact Sam Oswalt, Executive Assistant to the Executive Secretary at 614.322.4472. Online voting will open at 8:00 a.m. (EDT) on May 27, and close at noon (EDT) on Friday, June 26. Mail in ballots and proxies must be received in the USJersey office by Wednesday, June 24, 2020.
Friday, June 26, 2020, at 6:00 p.m. (EDT). The new time and date will allow for the sale to be held in between the two business meetings. The sale will be broadcast on JerseyAuctionLive. For six decades, the National Heifer Sale has been the single largest contributor to the national youth development activities sponsored by the American Jersey Cattle Association. 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 youth programs. Last year’s sale added more than $36,000 to the National Jersey Youth Development Fund.
National Heifer Sale has New Date and Time Jersey Marketing Service (JMS) is preparing for the 2020 National Heifer Sale. The all-virtual sale will now be held on
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Cantendo Acres Grazeland Jerseys LLC Creston, Ohio Tom & Rosalie Noyes 330/345-6516
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Highland Jersey Farms Alan and Sharon Kozak Courtney and Brandon 10061 TR 301, Millersburg, OH 44654 Phone: 330/231-7474 Email: grass4jerseys@yahoo.com
The Donald & Joan Bolen Family Jim & Jodi
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Spahr Jersey Farm, Inc. Brian 419/348-9135 • David 419/423-7443 9898 T-234, Findlay, Ohio 45840 Email laspahr@bright.net REAP Herd • Equity Investor
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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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Junior Awards Available
Throughout the year, awards for shows and production and judging contests are provided by the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) at events specifically for Jersey juniors. For junior shows at county, district, and state levels, the AJCA will provide ribbons for the first, second, and third place animals, plus a Grand Champion rosette. In addition to the rosette, a special award is provided for the Grand Champion at state fairs and AJCA-designated regional shows. Awards are also provided for showmanship contests exclusively for Jersey juniors. Awards must be requested annually. Contact the AJCA Director of
Communications at 614/322-4451, at least two weeks in advance of the event. Regretfully, requests made within two weeks of the show date cannot be filled.
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Wisconsin Jersey Breeders Recognize 2019 Achievements
This year’s annual meeting of the Wisconsin Jersey Breeders Association (WJBA) was hosted by Jersey enthusiasts from Parish 6 at the St. Croix Casino in Turtle Lake on March 7. Members tended to organization business, heard from industry guests and honored peers for achievements with Registered Jerseys. Darryl Young, Hillsdale, was named Wisconsin Senior Breeder. The family also hosted an open barn tour after the meetings. The Wisconsin Distinguished Service Award was given to Joyce Owens of Frederic. She served the organization from 2013-2019, first as secretary and then taking on the dual role of secretary/treasurer. Karla Peterson, Viroqua, was named Wisconsin Jersey Woman of the Year. Junior Jersey Breeder of the Year was presented to Sophia Larson, Reedsburg. Junior Awards In an awards ceremony for juniors, Jayden Alderson, Boscobel, was named winner of the senior division of the Wisconsin Youth Achievement Award. He was then nominated to enter the 2019 National Jersey Youth Achievement Contest through the American Jersey Cattle Association. Jarrett Foster, Portage, was the winner of the intermediate division of the contest while Alleah Anderson, Cumberland, placed second. In the junior division, Ava Hebgen, De Forest, placed first and received a Registered Jersey calf donated by Meadowridge Jerseys, Meadowridge Joey Chloe. Garrison Klinkner, Viroqua, earned second and received the Lois Haeuser Memorial Award, a show halter in memory of Lois. Scholarships were presented to Wyatt Artac, Greenwood; David Foerster, Oostburg; and Colin Wussow, Cecil. The Rainbow Dairy LLC High Pro-
Brandon Owens, left, presents the Wisconsin Distinguished Service Award to his mother, Joyce Owens. Photos courtesy of Sydney Endres, WJBA Secretary/Treasurer.
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tein Award for the state’s high-producing protein cow owned by a junior was given to Erica Neal-Stock, Newton, with her entry, Phillips Jill Credi Julienne, Excellent-90%, with a 3-4 record of 23,923 lbs. milk, 1,197 lbs. fat and 916 lbs. protein. Youth who participated in the cost sharing program to attend The All American Junior Jersey Show were Ava Hebgen; Ela Hebgen, De Forest; Alleah Anderson and Emma Anderson, Cumberland.
ET, Excellent-94%. At 11-9 she made 23,768 lbs. milk, 1,613 lbs. fat and 856 lbs. protein. The most improved herd for all measures was GM Sandhill Jerseys. The herd owned by Michelle and Gary Popp of Unity bettered their production in 2019 versus 2018 by 1,371 lbs. milk, 44 lbs. fat and 153 lbs. protein to earn the recognition. Barlass Vernon Johanna, Very Good-
Production Awards A plethora of production awards were given to 17 different Jersey breeders for their high producing herd or outstanding individuals in the herd. Taking home high NAJ Director Walter Owens presents Darryl Young (center holding milk and protein pro- plaque) with the Wisconsin Senior Breeder Award. Also pictured in duction awards was the back left to right are Young’s wife, Barb Young, granddaughter Riah Young, and son, Brent. Front is granddaughter, Zanna, D&D Jerseys. The grandson, Stellan, and daughter-in-law Tara. herd owned by Donna Phillips and Dan Stock and their daughters of Newton had a herd average of 21,678 lbs. milk, 1,107 lbs. fat and 811 lbs. protein on 88 cows. The herd also ranks nationally. The dairy also earned the certificate for the high producing protein and cheese Earning awards in the Junior All-Wisconsin and Production contests were, from left, Garrison Klinkner, Ava Hebgen, Emma yield cow, Dodan Anderson, Alleah Anderson, Ela Hebgen and Jarrett Foster. Axis Lily Lillian, Desirable-74%. She made a 3-4 record of 87%, was named the state’s high cow for 29,850 lbs. milk, 1,221 lbs. fat and 1,107 milk production. “Johanna” is owned lbs. protein. by Barlass Jerseys LLC, Janesville. She Woodmohr Jerseys, owned by Jon and made 30,490 lbs. milk, 1,264 lbs. fat and Wendy Schmidt, Bloomer, was top for fat 1,005 lbs. protein at 4-10. production with a herd average of 20,560 Lost Elm Jerseys, Berlin, took home lbs. milk, 1,230 lbs. fat and 774 lbs. proboth awards for lifetime production for tein on 41 cows. This herd ranks nationally cows alive as of December 31, 2019. Lostas well and took home the award for the Elm Action Millie-ET, Excellent-92%, (continued to page 34) high producing cow for fat, Stars Sequel-
Alana Peterson presents her aunt, Karla Peterson, with the award for 2019 Wisconsin Jersey Woman of the Year.
Accepting the 2019 Parish Production Awards were Ava, Ela and Nicole (Kessenich) Hebgen, Donna Phillips, Linda Owens and Tommy Allen.
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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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was the top milk and fat producer with lifetime credits of 164,201 lbs. milk, 8,671 lbs. fat and 6,200 lbs. protein in 2,339 days. Lost-Elm Action Erotica, Excellent-92%, topped the protein division with 156,136 lbs. milk, 8,596 lbs. protein and 6,395 lbs. protein in 2,518 days. Business Meeting AJCA-NAJ Area Representative Sydney Endres and Kristin Paul, director of field services for the AJCA, brought the group up to date on national Jersey activities with the help of NAJ Director Walter Owens. Kristin updated the group on the success of the 2019 Wisconsin State Sale. The online sale hosted on JerseyBid averaged $1,213 on 77 lots. Jersey breeders were encouraged to atPage 34
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Joe, Melinda, Kyle and Corey VanderFeltz 898 St. Rt. 706, Lawton, PA 18828 570/934-2406 • Joe’s cell: 570/396-0269 E-mail jvanfel2@gmail.com
tend upcoming shows. Though several have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wisconsin Jersey Futurity and Wisconsin State Jersey Show in Madison is still scheduled to occur on July 10. Details can be found at: www.wisholsteins.com. Alana Peterson, Viroqua, was elected to serve a second term as a director at large and later chosen by the board to act as the next year’s president. Chosen by her peers to serve her first term as a director at large was Natalie Kessenich, De Forest. Junior officers are Alleah Anderson, president, Garrison Klinkner, vice president and Jarrett Foster, secretary. A silent dessert auction fundraiser was put on by the junior members. Rodney Hodgson, Shawano, served as the auctioneer during final bidding. Next year’s meeting will be hosted by Parish 7 on March 6, 2021. JERSEY JOURNAL
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PERFORMANCE REPORT
REAP Herds Ranked By GJPI Average, April 2020 The top 25% of U.S. Jersey herds ranked by average Jersey Performance IndexTM are listed below. This list includes qualifying herds with an average GJPI of +5 or greater. Listed next to the number of cows in the herd is the percent of the herd that has been genotyped and included in the average. Herds must be enrolled in the AJCA REAP program to be included in the ranking and have at least 10 Registered Jerseys with JPIs. Cows with genomic evaluations are included in the average. The average includes only Herd Register and Generation Count 4, 5 and 6 cows that have calved within the past 15 months with no termination code associated with the current lactation. In the case of ties, the herd ranked higher for Predicted Transmitting Ability Protein (PTAP) is listed first. Any herds that remain tied are then listed in order of herd average for PTA Milk (PTAM). There are 178 herds listed with an average JPI of +21.
Remaining in the top spot is Trans-Ova Genetics, Sioux Center, Iowa. The 355 head herd is 100% genotyped with an average GJPI of +68. Ranking second is Martin Dairy LLC, Tillamook, Ore. The 895 cow herd is 98% genotyped and has an average GJPI of +49. Fellow Tillamook, Ore., herd David L. Hogan ranks third with his 2,450 cow herd. Fifty-seven percent of the herd is genotyped with an average GJPI of +43. Rounding out the top five are two more herds with an average GJPI of +43. University of Georgia, Athens, Ga., (38% genotyped) finishes fourth with their 26-cow herd and Sexing Technologies of Navosta, Texas, rounds out the top five with their 236 cow herd (99% genotyped) There were 105,188 cows in 696 REAP herds summarized in the April 2020 genetic evaluations with an average GJPI of +15. GPTA averages for the breed were -9M, +3F, +3P, +61 CM$, +56 NM$, +45 FM$ and +50 GM$.
HERD/OWNER ADDRESS COWS %GT PTAM PTAF PTAP CM$ NM$ FM$ GM$ GJPI
HERD/OWNER ADDRESS COWS %GT PTAM PTAF PTAP CM$ NM$ FM$ GM$ GJPI
TRANS-OVA GENETICS SIOUX CENTER, IA 355 100 -90 16 9 232 210 165 214 MARTIN DAIRY LLC TILLAMOOK, OR 895 98 188 17 13 189 176 150 155 HOGAN, DAVID L TILLAMOOK, OR 2,450 57 324 29 19 192 178 147 135 UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA ATHENS, GA 26 38 287 16 12 178 172 159 153 SEXING TECHNOLOGIES / ACCOUNTING DEPT NAVASOTA, TX 236 99 170 17 11 170 159 137 139
MOLE HILL DAIRY LLC 61 80 103 10 TAYLOR BROTHERS 435 94 511 14
DAYTON, VA 7 127 120 103 110 34 SAINT ALBANS, ME 15 132 131 129 98 33
AHLEM, JAMES 520 79 392 12 LEHNERTZ, TRAVIS 126 91 285 10 AVILA RICHARD & JENNIFER M 2,362 38 281 10 ROWLEY, STEVE 254 48 229 10 RICHFIELD FARMS INC. 102 72 220 11
HILMAR, CA 13 120 118 114 97 PLAINVIEW, MN 12 144 137 123 104 DALHART, TX 12 124 119 106 99 FOXWORTH, MS 10 126 120 108 101 GREENWOOD, DE 10 129 122 107 95
TWIN STAR DAIRY 413 83 186 14 SAND CREEK DAIRY LLC 341 91 183 15 ALBRIGHT JERSEYS LLC 523 18 241 6 NYMAN BROS. 489 0 307 9 C & S LIVESTOCK 2,151 66 179 10
TURLOCK, CA 10 136 128 112 97 HASTINGS, MI 10 140 132 115 109 WILLARD, OH 11 110 103 89 95 HILMAR, CA 10 113 111 107 87 HILMAR, CA 8 119 114 105 99
AHLEM, JAMES 3,078 86 405 15 KOZAK, ALAN 385 99 91 14 UNITED PRIDE DAIRY, LLC 53 81 296 13 ALLEN, DAVID 74 99 431 15 SILVA, ERIC LEONARD 271 78 -20 21
HILMAR, CA 15 159 154 143 126 MILLERSBURG, OH 11 162 147 117 141 PHILLIPS, WI 13 156 148 132 122 REEDSBURG, WI 16 165 159 148 119 BEAVER, OR 8 173 157 124 133
WICKSTROM JERSEY FARMS INC. HILMAR, CA 2,540 45 416 14 16 142 136 124 111 FOREST GLEN JERSEYS DAYTON, OR 1,925 58 298 15 14 144 135 114 117 RED TOP JERSEYS HILMAR, CA 4,249 20 348 18 15 150 142 124 117 WILSONVIEW DAIRY TILLAMOOK, OR 494 96 320 16 13 148 141 127 115 NYMAN BROS. HILMAR, CA 986 0 331 12 12 135 131 123 107
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AHLEM FARMS PARTNERSHIP 3,305 83 229 10 AHLEM FOOTHILL FARMS 2,618 28 349 12 LUCKY HILL FARM 166 98 65 14 D & D JERSEYS 101 93 269 15 ST BRIGIDS FARM 57 77 431 10
HILMAR, CA 10 145 138 124 120 TURLOCK, CA 13 133 129 120 106 DANVILLE, VT 9 150 137 110 115 NEWTON, WI 15 153 142 117 110 KENNEDYVILLE, MD 13 130 128 125 110
FOREST GLEN JERSEYS 249 43 233 13 PEARL, WILLIAM H 68 75 231 12 WICKSTROM DAIRIES L.P. 3,299 68 355 10
DAYTON, OR 13 128 118 98 102 35 BARNET, VT 13 136 127 106 106 35 HILMAR, CA 11 130 129 126 97 34
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HEINZ, LLOYD SHAWANO, WI 74 99 8 12 7 129 118 93 104 32 NYMAN BROS. HILMAR, CA 230 0 327 9 10 105 103 99 79 31 SUNWEST JERSEY DAIRY HILMAR, CA 1,397 64 214 11 9 120 116 107 95 31 SPRUCE ROW FARM, INC. MEADVILLE, PA 233 3 236 10 12 111 102 84 84 30 SPRING CREEK FARMS HIXTON, WI 92 11 192 14 12 123 113 91 101 30 NYMAN BROS. 431 0 291 12 ZOLLINGER, ERIC 42 12 202 8 ROCK BOTTOM DAIRY 575 14 51 13 LEGENDAIRY FARMS 392 33 19 17 BERRY COLLEGE 39 100 241 11
HILMAR, CA 10 113 110 103 82 30 STERLING, OH 10 95 87 72 82 30 ALVORD, IA 9 128 117 91 94 30 BEAVER, OR 8 123 110 82 96 30 MOUNT BERRY, GA 10 118 112 101 102 29
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HERD/OWNER ADDRESS COWS %GT PTAM PTAF PTAP CM$ NM$ FM$ GM$ GJPI
HERD/OWNER ADDRESS COWS %GT PTAM PTAF PTAP CM$ NM$ FM$ GM$ GJPI
1,076 70 172 6 8 105 101 90 89 29 AHLEM FARMS PARTNERSHIP HILMAR, CA 3,253 69 156 5 7 107 102 93 90 29 SUN VALLEY FARM CLOVERDALE, OR 553 37 84 15 10 119 108 82 89 28 FOUR J JERSEYS TIPTON, CA 2,708 81 150 14 9 122 113 95 84 28 DIAS FAMILY DAIRY HILMAR, CA 253 2 177 10 8 101 96 86 81 27
STAAS FARM INC. 657 3 -33 6 RICHARDSON FAMILY FARM 50 0 -220 0
MARYSVILLE, CA 3 83 76 59 70 21 WOODSTOCK, VT -2 47 39 23 64 21
CLOVER FARMS 1,474 27 212 4 MARTIN, BRIAN L 99 0 110 7 VANDELL FARMS INC. 69 30 206 5 RUDGERS, LYMAN 159 9 171 4 ALLEN, DAVID 15 100 70 -1
DUNDAS, IL 7 75 74 72 62 20 KUTZTOWN, PA 7 89 83 70 65 20 SHARON, WI 6 71 70 69 53 20 ATTICA, NY 6 69 67 63 57 20 REEDSBURG, WI 6 71 65 50 56 20
PAUL-LIN DAIRY, LLC 27 59 -41 0 CROWN HILL JERSEYS 100 60 -434 6 MOLLY BROOK FARMS 58 28 192 6 MASON SCOTT & HEIDI 94 5 7 5 IRISHTOWN ACRES 475 0 3 5
E FAIRFIELD, VT 1 40 35 24 44 20 STERLING, OH -4 93 79 47 72 20 WEST DANVILLE, VT 8 69 65 58 59 19 N STRATFORD, NH 4 53 46 31 49 19 GROVE CITY, PA 4 64 56 40 54 19
GARDNER MARK & SHANNON 338 75 -6 6 RANCHO TERESITA DAIRY 2,222 94 -23 5 OWENS FARMS INC. 706 44 55 5 ANYKING DAIRY 90 77 10 3 KIRCHDOERFER, JOE 179 100 38 5
DAYTON, PA 4 79 72 58 75 19 TULARE, CA 3 84 78 63 65 19 FREDERIC, WI 5 64 58 44 56 18 CENTRALIA, KS 4 69 63 50 56 18 CPE GIRARDEAU, MO 3 78 74 66 69 18
GOMES JERSEY DAIRY, LLC TILLAMOOK, OR 407 51 -25 13 7 114 102 75 90 27 BELLVIEW FARM /HAROLD L & GLEN BELL DRESDEN, TN 79 1 101 10 6 99 93 79 84 27 DERAADT, JAKE LEMOORE, CA 37 14 360 12 10 100 101 102 91 26 HICKORY HILL FARMS INC. HOSPERS, IA 218 22 275 9 8 102 102 102 81 26 RIALS NEVILLE P & ROMAN KOKOMO, MS 178 81 188 7 8 95 91 84 80 26 VAN DE JERSEYS 342 37 -147 6 SAR-BEN FARMS INC. 82 0 179 9 SILVER MAPLE FARMS INC. 124 90 183 5 OAK LANE JERSEYS 145 33 141 6 YOSEMITE JERSEY DAIRY 2,079 49 112 5
TRANSFER, PA 1 92 82 61 85 26 SAINT PAUL, OR 8 94 88 77 76 25 ALBION, ME 7 98 95 89 78 25 ALEXANDRIA, SD 7 100 95 85 83 25 HILMAR, CA 6 96 92 84 82 25
JER-Z-BOYZ RANCH PIXLEY, CA 4,677 18 -110 13 3 107 96 74 89 25 STEINER, AARON BURBANK, OH 62 89 -150 5 2 98 87 62 80 25 BOYD-LEE JERSEYS PARROTTSVILLE, TN 56 13 110 13 10 103 93 71 78 24 RHEIN, CRAIG A PINE GROVE, PA 121 20 169 6 8 92 86 74 72 24 PETERSON ERIC & ROY TILLAMOOK, OR 257 2 -67 7 5 86 75 51 81 24 CHAMBERLAIN, DANA WYOMING, NY 52 19 92 5 7 88 80 64 74 23 DEN KEL JERSEYS LLC BYRON, NY 57 39 24 7 7 79 68 44 66 23 CARLSON, CHERYL A TULLY, NY 36 39 -296 16 3 109 90 46 74 23 SEYFORTH CHARLES & FAMILY MONDOVI, WI 15 0 359 7 11 75 74 73 70 22 DERR MATTHEW L AND ALICIA C LINDEN, PA 64 0 240 8 10 78 73 62 55 22 WILTERDINK, DON SHEBOYGAN FLS, WI 57 4 41 18 7 115 106 85 80 22 AHLEM FARMS PARTNERSHIP HILMAR, CA 1,813 62 142 4 6 80 77 69 67 22 BOHNERT JERSEYS EAST MOLINE, IL 513 29 68 8 5 90 84 72 73 22 FANELLI DAIRY HILMAR, CA 696 9 48 8 4 92 87 76 74 22 HEAGY LUKE C & CAROL A RED CREEK, NY 84 1 10 6 4 71 65 51 76 22 GRABER JERSEY FARMS 24 96 1 6 BILTMORE FARMS 410 5 246 7 CLEVELAND WILLIAM L & BARBARA A 57 2 211 7 NORMANDELL FARMS 54 30 175 7 YODER, MERLE 98 17 93 6
PARKER, SD 4 84 77 61 72 22 FLETCHER, NC 10 84 79 69 61 21 WELLSBORO, PA 9 77 72 60 58 21 LIBERTY, PA 9 76 69 56 53 21 HUTCHINSON, KS 7 73 66 52 54 21
SEXTON, STACI ZUMBRO FALLS, MN 15 67 -81 9 7 109 96 64 89 21 ENDRES JAZZY JERSEYS LODI, WI 604 7 144 10 6 80 76 68 65 21 STEINHAUERS JERSEYS MATTOON, WI 150 43 -39 6 4 87 79 61 81 21
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REFUGE DAIRY KERENS, TX 305 23 -20 0 1 40 37 30 49 18 WHITESIDE JERSEY FARM HUTCHINSON, KS 85 4 -183 1 -1 44 38 24 58 18 HUGHES RICHARD & MARILYN BODEGA, CA 174 7 -377 4 -4 45 34 9 60 18 JENKS, WILLIAM H (JIM) MARATHON, WI 426 1 162 6 7 71 68 61 49 17 CHAMBERLAIN GREG & BENJAMIN WYOMING, NY 302 11 126 4 5 53 50 44 48 17 KEEWAYDIN FARM STOWE, VT 71 1 -38 11 5 66 56 34 60 17 CHATEAU BASQUE JERSEYS CERES, CA 993 15 99 4 4 59 57 51 46 17 BAKER ROBERT T OR JANET A ENUMCLAW, WA 157 0 -106 8 2 65 56 35 57 17 ZIMMERMAN, PAUL BRODHEAD, WI 180 93 -63 4 1 85 79 67 64 17 CANTENDO ACRES-GRAZELAND JERSEYS WOOSTER, OH 51 37 404 10 15 70 67 58 52 16 HUFFARD DAIRY FARMS CROCKETT, VA 323 26 320 6 11 63 61 57 35 16 MAXWELL JOHN & EDWIN DONAHUE, IA 256 100 236 3 8 61 60 57 47 16 CLEAR VU FARM/HAROLD L OR BUDDY BELL DRESDEN, TN 69 0 171 2 7 53 50 45 53 16 FARSIDE FARMS ALEXANDER, NC 56 0 69 2 5 57 52 41 46 16 DUTCH HOLLOW FARM SCHODACK LANDING, NY 786 37 48 3 4 74 70 61 59 16 MASON, P THOMAS 424 16 4 3 BRIXEY JAMES & JANA 35 0 -87 7 STEINER, MATTHEW 233 60 -213 2 KING HOWARD & FAMILY 125 13 151 -2 MILLS JERSEY FARM LLC 312 61 150 8
CHESTERTOWN, MD 3 67 62 51 54 16 NORWOOD, MO 0 52 48 40 46 16 MARSHALLVILLE, OH 0 65 54 32 57 16 FREMONT, OH 5 53 52 48 49 15 FALLON, NV 5 61 60 59 52 15 (continued to page 38)
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PRICE BROTHERS JERSEYS STATESVILLE, NC 143 1 26 0 2 27 24 17 30 10
EVERGREEN DAIRY ANTIGO, WI 276 5 85 7 4 61 58 53 49 15 BARLASS JERSEYS LLC JANESVILLE, WI 434 15 16 3 3 54 49 39 47 15 BASSETT, ALBERT M WOODSTOCK, VT 54 0 -104 2 0 31 26 17 40 15 WRIGHT DERRICK OR BEVERLY RANDOLPH, VT 37 3 -168 2 0 47 40 26 56 15 OSU AGRIC TECHNICAL INSTITUTE WOOSTER, OH 49 55 38 1 4 69 65 56 52 14 CLEMSON UNIVERSITY/DAIRY FARM CLEMSON, SC 59 25 25 0 4 65 59 48 48 14 HIGHLAND FARMS CORNISH, ME 216 12 -1 -1 2 33 30 23 37 14 TUTTLE, SCOTT O WINDHAM, NY 45 0 -65 1 2 44 37 22 49 14 MOORE, BRIAN J MOUNT ULLA, NC 48 4 -90 0 2 60 52 36 46 14 KLOPPE DAIRY FARM INC. NEW HAVEN, MO 274 4 19 -1 1 28 27 24 43 14 WOODS, GREG 172 1 -86 4 FISCALINI FARMS 65 89 207 -3 CHAPMAN, BILL 130 10 11 -2 SUNNY RIDGE DAIRY 123 41 -22 6 CROSSWINDS FARM 792 33 35 3
BEAVER, OR 1 58 52 38 55 14 MODESTO, CA 5 27 29 33 25 13 TAYLORSVILLE, NC 3 44 39 30 42 13 TILLAMOOK, OR 3 56 49 35 43 13 BLISS, ID 2 44 43 41 40 13
HETTINGA, JASON 93 29 -78 4 LEHR, KYLIE MARGARET 15 100 -128 9 BARHAM JERSEY FARM 208 28 -55 2 KLINE, DAVID 66 42 -210 4 DIAS RYAN & AMBER 251 20 47 5
ORANGE CITY, IA 2 59 52 36 47 13 CANASTOTA, NY 2 89 80 61 68 13 CALHOUN, TN 0 51 48 41 46 13 OWEGO, NY 0 68 58 36 51 13 KINGSBURG, CA 4 60 55 45 40 12
DOCHEFF JERSEYS MEAD, CO 80 13 50 5 3 47 45 38 29 12 TRUTTMANN, DAN BLANCHARDVLLE, WI 60 37 -84 3 0 43 38 27 41 12 PEELER, L D STARR, SC 77 95 -100 -1 0 58 53 42 43 12 HOGAN, DAVID L TILLAMOOK, OR 149 33 -72 14 4 64 54 32 38 11 COOK, WILLIAM J AURORA, NY 41 100 -41 5 3 68 61 46 39 11 CARPENTER KATIE & JOSH ATTICA, NY 33 15 -48 4 0 46 44 40 37 11 MOORE GARY & DEBBIE GREENWICH, NY 15 60 -70 -4 0 52 49 45 40 11 SUNBOW JERSEYS COTTAGE GROVE, TN 110 20 302 0 8 28 30 33 15 10 NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH, NC 74 58 33 -5 2 30 29 26 35 10
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WINGERT FARMS ALEXANDRIA, PA 65 0 19 1 1 35 32 28 34 10 NATURE VIEW FARMS LLC SALEM, OH 134 43 -105 -1 0 25 21 13 18 10 BLOUNT KEVIN & RONDA TURLOCK, CA 821 1 -92 0 -1 29 26 20 34 10 NOVEY, ZACHARY COURTLAND, MN 10 80 -404 -13 -11 26 26 25 61 10 MARTIN, LARRY TYLERTOWN, MS 79 42 58 -2 4 24 20 11 25 9 HOARDS DAIRYMAN FARM 154 91 -28 2 BOK, SAMUEL A 183 11 98 1 OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY 155 61 98 0 KENNY JERSEY FARM LLC 118 14 -104 2 HIGH LAWN FARM 106 33 -9 -4
FORT ATKINSON, WI 2 42 38 28 31 DEFIANCE, OH 4 30 28 24 20 COLUMBUS, OH 2 34 34 36 27 ENON VALLEY, PA 1 29 23 10 22 LEE, MA 0 14 12 10 23
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FRIEDGES CHARLES & JERI ELKO, MN 13 0 -63 3 0 14 11 5 31 8 GLEN MEADOWS FARM FULTONVILLE, NY 276 5 -112 0 0 27 22 10 25 8 KILLIAN STEVEN & AMANDA BLAIR, WI 18 11 -288 4 -3 56 48 32 51 8 VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY BLACKSBURG, VA 24 29 299 1 3 27 36 57 21 7 GOEDE ACRES GENOA, WI 36 22 85 1 3 40 39 38 27 7 THE DAIRY INC. FIVE POINTS, CA 153 22 4 -4 0 6 6 6 19 STRACK -VIEW FARMS LLC ADELL, WI 385 18 -129 0 0 25 19 5 26 YOUNG, DARRYL HILLSDALE, WI 97 0 -171 -7 -1 5 -1 -12 18 BEACHY, JERRY C HUTCHINSON, KS 107 5 -134 1 0 20 14 0 10 HOGAN, DAVID L TILLAMOOK, OR 417 21 -161 7 0 33 25 8 22 HAWARDEN JERSEYS INC. WESTON, ID 113 30 -538 2 -4 38 21 -18 32 VANDERHAAK DAIRY LYNDEN, WA 93 1 -288 0 -5 31 27 18 36 SHENANDOAH JERSEYS BOONSBORO, MD 61 10 89 -1 2 12 13 17 12 SILVEIRA JERSEYS HILMAR, CA 156 1 -48 -4 0 16 15 14 16 COOPER JR GARY E & JULIE MOUNT CALVARY, WI 32 0 -199 2 0 28 19 -2 2
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EVANGELO JERSEYS KINGSBURG, CA 461 20 -174 -2 -1 25 20 10 26 5 PAULO BROS. HANFORD, CA 440 24 -164 -5 -2 18 15 9 19 5 BRENTWOOD FARMS ORLAND, CA 1,383 14 -168 -4 -4 21 21 20 36 5
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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
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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Jersey breeders can now incorporate disease resistance in the breeding program with the introduction of six health traits and an overall Health Trait Index (HTI) in genetic evaluations calculated by the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB). Predicted Transmitting Abilities (PTAs) for the traits became available with the April 2020 genetic evaluations and are now published on official performance pedigrees and progeny reports from the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA). In this month’s Jersey Jargon, we will identify the traits and explain where they can be found on AJCA reports.
daughter difference for resistance above or below the Jersey breed average, with zero representing average. When selecting service sires and managing cows and heifers, keep in mind the larger the positive value, the more favorable it is for disease resistance. It should be noted that HTI is also included in the formula for Jersey Performance Index (JPI), accounting for 4.6% of the new JPI released in April 2020. Of that 4.6%, weightings for each trait follow: mastitis 1.9%; milk fever 1.0%; displaced abomasum 1.0%; ketosis 0.4%; metritis 0.2%; and retained placenta 0.1%.
Where Can They be Found? The new health trait evaluations can be found along with other PTA or Genomic PTA evaluations on the fourth line of the genetic evaluation block on pedigrees and progeny reports. Information is also provided for the animal and its sire and dam and paternal and maternal grandparents. Jersey breeders can also sort sires for the new health traits in real time usWhat are the New Health Traits? ing BullsEye at https://infojersey.usjersey. Along with HTI, the health traits now com/publictools/bullseye/bullseye1.aspx. receiving genetic evaluations and their BullsEye includes Active A.I. (A) Bulls, accompanying three letter acronyms inForeign (F) Bulls and Genomically Tested clude: milk fever (MFV), displaced ab(G) Bulls without milking daughters. omasum (DAB), ketosis (KET), mastitis Health trait evaluations for the bulls (MAS), metritis (MET) and retained placurrently included in BullsEye range as centa (RPL). follows: -0.5 to 0.4 for MFV with an aver PTAs for each trait are the predicted age of 0.1; -0.5 to 0.8 for DAB with an average of 0.2; -1.1 to 0.8 Jersey Health Traits for KET with an average of 0.0; -4.4 to 2.6 for MAS Trait Frequency Resistance Genetic with an average of -.4; -2.2 Disorder % Rate % Heritability to 1.3 for MET with an avDAB 1.3 98.7 1.1 erage of -0.1; -0.5 to 0.5 MFV 1.2 98.8 0.6 for RPL with an average KET 2.6 97.4 1.2 of 0.0; and -9.53 to 9.12 MAS 10.4 89.6 3.1 for HTI with an average of MET 5.0 95.0 1.4 .97. The heritability of RPL 1.9 98.1 1.0 traits ranges from 0.6% The six health disorders that are now receiving genetic for milk fever to 3.1% for evaluations are displaced abomasum (DAB), milk fever (MFV), mastitis. The four other inketosis (KET), mastitis (MAS), metritis (MET) and retained placenta (RPL). Resistance rate % is defined as 100% minus dividual traits fall between frequency of the health disorder. 1.0% and 1.4%.
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Genetic evaluations for health traits, highlighted in green, can be found with evaluations for other traits in the PTA or GPTA block on an animal’s pedigree.
Practical Application PTA values for the health traits can be used to compare the costs associated with using certain bulls or developing certain cow families in the herd. Comparisons can be made by considering the trait resistance rate for the disorder along with its genetic evaluation value. Trait resistance rate is defined as 100% minus frequency of the health disorder. In the case of mastitis, the resistance rate is 89.6% (100 – 10.4). In other words, 89.6% of the milking herd is resistant to mastitis. Metritis occurs in about 5% of the milking string, so its resistance is 95% (100 – 5). To calculate an example, let us assume Jersey Bull A has a PTA for mastitis of +3.0. His daughters are expected to have an average resistance rate to clinical mastitis of 92.6% (89.6 + 3.0). Conversely, daughters of Jersey Bull B, with a PTA of mastitis of -3.0 are expected to have an average resistance of 86.6% (89.6 – 3.0). In another way of thinking, about 7.4% (100 – 92.6) of the daughters sired by Jersey Bull A can be expected to be diagnosed with clinical mastitis. About 13.4% (100 – 86.6) of the daughters sired by Jersey Bull B can be expected to contract mastitis. For more information on the update for JPI, visit the Green Book (Official Sire Summaries) online at greenbook.usjersey. com.
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Ohio Honors Jersey Breeders Members of the Ohio Jersey Breeders Association met for their annual meeting on January 25, 2020, at Der Dutchman restaurant in Plain City. Jersey breeders were brought up to speed on dairy industry happenings from allied industry guests and honored for achievements with their cattle. Woodruff Dairy of Urbana earned the 2020 Pioneer Service Award. The 600acre farm owned and operated by Max, Todd and Levi Woodroof and their families is home to herds of Registered Jerseys and Registered Angus cows. The family has been processing milk at the farm since 2018, selling direct to consumers through pick up or home delivery. Woodruff Dairy was a tour stop for Jersey Youth Academy in 2019. The Woodruffs regularly consign animals to sales organized by Ohio Jersey Breeders and have contributed to the Dairy Incentive Program at the Ohio State Fair. Todd, an auctioneer, has manned the gavel at numerous state and national sales. Von Herron, Salem, won the 2020 Ohio Jersey Youth Achievement Contest. The high school junior operates Nature View Farm with his family. The Herrons milk about 150 cows, focusing on production and, for the past 13 years, polled genetics. The herd now includes 220 polled animals and will be fully polled when the Herrons reach their goal in the not-so-distant future. Von plans to major in agricultural engineering at The Ohio State University and return to the family farm. Today, his responsibilities include feeding and caring for younger heifers at the home farm and another farm in the area, putting up hay and straw in the summer and milking Herron when available. Herron is president of his local 4-H club. His Jersey projects include feeder
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steers, which he has showed at the county fair for seven years and views as opportunity to promote as a viable source of beef. He also enjoys photography, woodworking, welding and electricity projects. At United High School, he plays tenor and baritone saxophones in the band, belongs to the Spanish Club and was team captain of the junior varsity Academic Challenge team. He earned the Arrow of Life award through Cub Scouts has rung bells for the Salvation Army. Julie Headings, Plain City, was named Headings as the 2020 Ohio Jersey Ambassador. The 13-year-old attends Fairbanks Middle School and helps to operate Heading Homestead/Alden Farm with her family. Julie was also recently crowned as the Ohio Ayrshire Princess. She raises sheep and cattle and exhibits at the county fair, Ohio Spring Dairy Expo, Ohio State Fair and North American International Livestock Exposition. She also participates in rifle, archery and sewing projects. Headings is active in her school’s concert and pep bands, student council and drama club and plays basketball. She also competes in Power of the Pen. Jersey exhibitors also received All Ohio awards. Among seniors, Morgan Jerseys, Urbana, led the way with seven certificates. Mill Valley, Sidney, earned six awards. Williams Jerseys, McConnelsville, took home three certificates, along with two earned in partnership with Diley Jerseys of Canal Winchester. Among juniors, Blake Greiwe, Quincy, and Allison Francis, Ansonia, received four certificates each. Lane Randall Greiwe, Quincy, and Gwen Schindel, Springfield, each earned a pair of awards. Other juniors to receive awards were Emma Agner, Urbana; Grace Hageman, Sidney; Madison Hesler, Winchester; Hannah Hurst, Waynesville; Keaton, Kinley and Madelyn Topp, Botkins;
Carson Walker, Newark; and Joelle Zeigler, Galloway. Business Meeting Members heard about national Jersey activities from a pair of American Jersey Cattle Association representatives, including Executive Secretary Neal Smith and Director Joel Albright. Dr. Maurice Eastridge updated the group on changes at The Ohio State University (OSU) and Waterman Dairy. Recently, the university sold its sheep unit and allotted the land for expansion of its airport. The acreage loss means more feed will have to be hauled in to feed the Jersey herd. As well, Waterman Dairy plans to install Lely robotic milkers and other new technology. Other additions include construction of the new Franklin County Extension Building on campus. The building is the first of three new facilities planned for the Waterman Agricultural and Natural Resources Laboratory. The venue is designed to be a hub for teaching, research and community engagement around food, health, agricultural production and sustainability. As well, OSU plans to merge herds at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center and the Agricultural Technical Institute campus in Wooster. The union increases opportunities for students and research projects. Mark Hoewischer reported that the Ohio Purebred Dairy Cattle Association is forming a committee to review showmanship guidelines and recommend uniform rules for showmanship judges at all levels. Erin Brown, communications manager for the American Dairy Association Mideast, talked about dairy product consumption and how it has increased through cheese and innovative dairy products. She also told Jersey breeders to watch for funding opportunities from the H2Ohio water quality initiative, introduced by Governor Mike DeWine as part of his proposed budget for the 2020-2021 biennium.
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In Memoriam Gordon L. “Gordy” Ropp Gordon L. “Gordy” Ropp, Normal, Ill., 87, passed away April 14, 2020, at his home. He was born in Normal on April 5, 1933, son of the late Clarence R. and Mabel Mohr Ropp. He graduated as valedictorian of his class at Normal Community High School and then attended the University of Illinois. While at college, he received his commission as a second lieutenant in the ROTC program and was a member of the FarmHouse fraternity. A day after he graduated in 1955, he married Roberta L. Cutter, a lifelong grade-school teacher. Gordy was raised on Ropp Jersey Farm, where he began milking cows by hand at the age of six, then returned after college to raise registered cattle with his father and brother, Ray. Ropp accepted a position as assistant director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture in 1969 and was then appointed director in 1970, a position he served until 1979. During his tenure, he established the centennial farm program and initiated development of an infrared tester to measure protein and oil content in beans. He
also worked to eradicate hog cholera, a highly contagious and destructive swine disease. He was elected to represented District 88 in the Illinois House of Representative from 1979-1993. One of few farmers in the general assembly in the 1980s, he sat in “Farmers Row” to fight for agricultural interests with his fellow representatives. He lost the November 1992 race for reelection by just eight votes to now-Senate GOP Leader Bill Brady. Ropp then served 10 years as the rural affairs liaison to the secretary of state’s office, retiring from public service in 2002. For more than six decades, Gordy was a leader for the Silverleaf 4-H Club. He received the state’s 4-H Alumni Award in 1974 and was inducted into its 4-H Hall of Fame in 2005. Among his volunteer efforts was management of the 4-H Alumni Ice Cream Sundae booth at the fair each year. He also volunteered with the Shriners, Masons, the David Davis Mansion Foundation, the Normal Rotary Club and the Barn Quilt Heritage Trail of McLean County. Ropp was a charitable auctioneer for nearly every organization in which he was involved, often kicking off the event with a corny joke.
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Gordy is a member of the American Jersey Cattle Association and a former state director of the American Dairy Association of Illinois, secretary-treasurer of the Illinois Jersey Cattle Club and president of DHIA of McLean County. He was honored as Illinoisan of the Day at the Illinois State Fair in 2010 and named a History Maker by the McLean County Museum of History in 2016. In addition to his brother and sisterin-law, Ray and Carol, he is survived by daughter Diana Ropp of Normal and son, Darren Ropp of Strawn; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Roberta, in 1997, a son, David, and an infant sister, JoAnne. Memorials may be made to the McLean County 4-H Foundation, the First Baptist Church of Bloomington, Ill., the Illinois Cancer Care Foundation or to the donor’s choice.
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Annual Report AMERICAN JERSEY CATTLE ASSOCIATION NATIONAL ALL-JERSEY INC. | ALL-JERSEY SALES CORPORATION
AMERICAN JERSEY CATTLE ASSOCIATION NATIONAL ALL-JERSEY INC. ALL-JERSEY SALES CORPORATION Report to the Membership
Progress by Decade Registrations
The Cow of the Decade. It is my privilege and honor to present the 2019 Annual Report on behalf of the Boards of Directors of the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc.
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Genetic Data Increases Transparency and Accuracy Jersey breeders experienced a highly impactful change in 2019—the implementation of multi-breed evaluations. It took over three years of cooperation with the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) to develop this system.
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Genetic lists now have separate reports for each of the “S” and “M” categories. In the past, these bulls were all ranked on the same lists, evaluated on the same base. It is hard to give this change the credit it deserves, as it has tremendously impacted the Jersey breed. The multi-breed evaluations have put Jersey sire rankings back on an equitable playing field, as well as making an economic impact. Jersey breeders can more easily choose what genetics to introduce into their herds, which leads to more profitable, efficient animals for the future.
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This tool now allows us to differentiate breed genetics. To accomplish this, the animal’s value for Breed Base Representation (BBR) is evaluated to divide it into one of two groups: single-breed (S) basis or multi-breed (M) basis. Only genomic tested animals receive these designations.
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2019 was another year of success when it came to genotyping data for the Jersey breed. Jersey breeders submitted samples from over 48,000 females for genotyping to CDCB in 2019. This brings the total number of genotyped Jersey females to 408,644 since 2009. As we continue to increase the data submitted and animals evaluated, we will continue to see reliabilities improve. The Jersey Impact
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Achieving the second highest registration count in history was no small feat for the Jersey breed. The American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) registered 132,318 unique individuals for 4,708 owners during the year. This was the third year in which over 130,000 animals were recorded and eighth consecutive year over 100,000.
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When evaluating the registration averages by decade, the 2010-2019 average of 120,394 registrations more than tripled the average registrations recorded during the 1970s. This showcases the strength and evidence of the profitability of the Jersey breed. Jersey semen sales remained a good indicator of the popularity of the Jersey breed in 2019. Though domestic sales of 2.9 million saw a decrease of 8.6% last year, export sales increased by nearly 3.0%. Semen produced in the United States and exported totaled 1,325,373 units. The popularity of the Jersey breed continues to grow around the world. I consider this quite an accomplishment for the breed and association considering the current dairy economy. For me, it is an amazing result. The hard work and dedication of Jersey enthusiasts, USJersey employees and the boards of directors has proven to be invaluable to our breed’s success.
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Catalyst Program The Registration, Equity, Appraisal and Performance (REAP) program has been a catalyst for Jersey breed growth and program enrollment over the past 25 years. REAP has protected us during these tough economic times with the offer of package discount pricing to our customers. It is important to ensure value is delivered through programs and services we provide. In fact, during 2019 an impressive number of new REAP herds were enrolled in the program. Our field staff worked with many new customers to find value in our package pricing strategy. At year’s end, 896 herds were enrolled in REAP with a total of 151,595 cows.
2019 Objectives of National All-Jersey Inc. • Continue to work with industry partners to promote and implement multiple component pricing in Federal Milk Marketing Orders in the southeast. • Organize a NAJ-AJCA board member fly-in to Washington D.C., to meet with members of the new Congress. • Produce a series of webinars focused on Jersey nutrition • Continue to advance A1/A2 beta-casein research. • Organize and complete on-farm processing forums focused on bringing together successful Jersey processors and Jersey producers interested in beginning on-farm processing. • Analyze impact of California Federal Milk Marketing Order. • Be engaged in dairy industry proposals and discussions associated with the Farm Bill. • 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.
The type traits appraisal team continues to work hard and evaluated over 100,000 animals for the eighth consecutive year. In 2019, our team scored 112,337 animals in 983 herds in 43 states. We appreciate this team, as they are often the face of USJersey and work hard to promote, support and deliver outstanding service for the breed and association.
NAJ Continues to Educate and Advocate When National All-Jersey Inc.(NAJ) began, the dairy industry was facing different challenges and times than what we now experience. In those days, more consumers were closely connected to agriculture. Most understood the farm to table process and had at least some basic knowledge of where their food came from. Now, even our country’s political leaders are largely disconnected from agriculture. Eight members of the Boards of Directors and three USJersey staff visited Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., in February 2019. They had a specific purpose—to provide personal insight and put a face to America’s dairy farmers. They took advantage of the opportunity and spoke to Members of Congress and their staff about the importance of completing international trade agreements; passing immigration reform that works for dairy farm employers, employees and their families; and how new risk management tools like Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) and Dairy Revenue Protection (DairyRP) could help stabilize the U.S. dairy economy. The third Value-Added 101 Workshop took place April 9-11, 2019, in Brattleboro, Vt. Twentyone participants from 18 operations in six states attended the three-day event. Attendees had the opportunity to learn from and network with industry professionals, as well as talk with and tour the facilities of fellow producers with vertically integrated businesses. Our partnership with Purdue University on the A2 research project continues. We hope to have results in 2020. New Age: New Jersey Journal Along with a newly formed Communications Department, 2019 was a year of change and evolution for the Jersey Journal. As focus shifts to digital communication, staff worked to meet these expectations. In September 2019, the redesigned website was unveiled at https:// usjerseyjournal.com/. Take a moment to visit the website, you will find it and the magazine closely align. However, there are additional stories published on the website, including but not limited to industry news, show results, sale analyses and Jersey breeder profiles. Youth also have a special ‘corner’ of information which will continue to be developed over time. 3
On The Cover In 2019, 285,688 tags were sold to 745 customers.
This resulted in over 3,900,000 tags being sold since the inception of tag sales. JerseyTags are the perfect permanent identification tool to use on any dairy. Their customizable, easy-to-read information makes them ideal for every operation.
National Heifer Sale Rewrites History The lineup for the 2019 National Heifer Sale was impressive. New York Jersey Breeders and Jersey Marketing Service (JMS) staff did a phenomenal job of working with consignors to showcase the best of the breed. On a pleasant summer night in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Wetumpka Viceroy Java-P became the all-time high selling Jersey heifer when she sold at public auction for $103,000. At the time of the sale, the young heifer consigned by Cheryl Carlson, N.Y., was the breed’s highest GJPI polled heifer with a herd registry pedigree.
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With the top three individuals bringing over $39,000, the sale also set a record for all-time high series average. The 35 head marketed in the sale commanded an average price of $10,308. This is something we can be very proud of as Jersey breeders.
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The All American Sale was also successful, highlighting top genomic females of the breed, as well as two top pedigreed young bulls for syndication. In total, 71 different farms or individuals purchased shares in these bulls. Equally impressive, one was homozygous polled, the first offered for syndication in history. JMS ended 2019 with gross sales totaling $4,313,052. Live animal sales at public auction averaged $1,467.58, compared to the $1,200.60 average of those sold through private treaty sales. The grand total of 3,181 live animals marketed with JMS averaged $1,346.03.
Management Team Accounting Vickie J. White, Treasurer National All-Jersey Inc. and AJCA Herd Services Erick Metzger Communications Kimberly A. Billman Field Service Kristin Paul Information Technology Larry Wolfe Research and Genetic Development Cari W. Wolfe Jersey Marketing Service Greg Lavan
Jersey—the Queen of Quality The AJCA reported the average production of Jersey cows at 20,009 lbs. milk, 969 lbs. fat and 742 lbs. protein based on 100,904 completed lactations, standardized to 305 days, 2x, mature equivalent (m.e.) production. The year’s cheddar cheese equivalent basis was reported at 2,520 lbs. per animal, yielding 12.59 lbs. of cheddar per hundredweight. Breeder focus on genetic selection has changed in recent years. More emphasis is now being placed on efficiency of production. We are now breeding a cow that produces an even higher component milk, with a lower somatic cell count. More focus is being placed on health traits as well, with the goal of developing a more profitable, healthy cow that breeds back easily each lactation and has relatively few health events. Financially Strong 2019 Overall, for all three companies combined, financial reports delivered positive results. Total combined net income was $212,102 for the year, with a total (combined) Net Assets of $4,186,463. We should acknowledge a boost from unrealized gains in the companies’ investment portfolios. We can thank previous leadership and current members of the Investment Advisory Committee for the well-educated decisions they have made that produced these positive results. Jersey—the Cow for Today and Tomorrow As the number of dairy farms continues to decline, we probably all know someone who exited the dairy industry. Sadly, this is a reality we have to come to terms with. However we all know the Jersey cow offers more of what this dairy industry needs than any other breed. I’m proud to work with Jersey breeders to continue developing and improving the Jersey cow. I would like to thank you as Jersey breeders and enthusiasts for continuing to show your support to the Jersey and our association. As long as we continue to work together, I know the dairy industry has a positive future, and the Jersey breed even more.
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AMERICAN JERSEY CATTLE ASSOCIATION NATIONAL ALL-JERSEY INC. | ALL-JERSEY SALES CORPORATION Outline History of Jerseys and the U.S. Jersey Organizations 1851 1853 1868 1869 1872 1880
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First dairy cow registered in America, a Jersey, Lily No. 1, born. First recorded butter test of Jersey cow, Flora 113, 511 lbs., 2 oz. in 50 weeks. The American Jersey Cattle Club organized, the first national dairy cattle registration organization in the United States. First Herd Register published and Constitution adopted. First Scale of Points for evaluating type adopted. The AJCC incorporated April 19, 1880 under a charter granted by special act of the General Assembly of New York. Permanent offices established in New York City. First 1,000-lb. churned butterfat record made (Signal’s Lily Flag). In competition open to all dairy breeds at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, the Jersey herd was first for economy of production; first in amount of milk produced; first in amount of butter; first in amount of cheese; required less milk to make a pound of butter or a pound of cheese; and made the highest quality of butter and cheese. Register of Merit (ROM) testing established, with the Babcock test used to determine fat content. First Jersey Calf Clubs organized to encourage interest of boys and girls in the Jersey breed. First 1,000-lb. fat ROM record (Sophie’s Agnes). Jersey Creamline milk program established and copyrighted. Herd Improvement Registry (HIR) testing adopted. Tattooing required of all Jerseys to be registered. Type classification program initiated, as were Tested Sire and Tested Dam ratings and Superior Sire awards. Female registration number 1000000 issued. By-law amendment providing for selective registration of bulls approved by membership. The Victory Bull Campaign results in 1,000 Registered Jersey bulls being donated by AJCC members to American farmers. The Sale of Stars held in Columbus, Ohio, consisting entirely of donated cattle, the proceeds of which were used to purchase a building site for new office headquarters. Debut of the All American Jersey Show and Junior Jersey Exposition. The Sale of Stars is established as an annual national consignment sale, eventually to be renamed The All American Sale. Transfers for fiscal year 1947-48 establish all-time record at 58,708. Research Department created and cooperative research projects undertaken with Iowa, Kansas, and Ohio State colleges of agriculture. Special research committee named to review Club’s research. Research project on “Relation Between Heifer Type and Type and Production of Cows” undertaken. The 104 cows owned by E. S. Brigham of Vermont, average 11,703 lbs. milk and 616 lbs. butterfat to become the first herd of 100 or more cows, of any breed, to average more than 600 lbs. on official test. The AJCC launches Jersey Journal on October 5. Registrations total 87,682, setting all-time record. The All-Jersey® milk program, originated in Oregon and Washington, goes national. A second all-donation sale, the All-American Sale of Starlets, raises funds for an expanded youth program.
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National All-Jersey Inc. organized. The All American Jersey Show and Sale revived after seven-year hiatus, with the first AJCC-managed National Jersey Jug Futurity staged the following year. Dairy Herd Improvement Registry (DHIR) adopted to recognize electronically processed DHIA records as official. All-Jersey® trademark sales expand to 28 states. National All-Jersey Inc. initiates the 5,000 Heifers for Jersey Promotion Project, with sale proceeds from donated heifers used to promote All-Jersey® program growth and expanded field service. Registration, classification and testing records converted to electronic data processing equipment. AJCC Research Foundation created as 501(c)(3) charitable trust sponsoring scientific research. USDA Predicted Difference sire evaluations, which also introduced concept of repeatability, implemented. Official Performance Certificate introduced. AJCC Centennial annual meeting held in conjunction with the International Conference of the World Jersey Cattle Bureau and The All American Show & Sale. The All American Sale averages $4,198.21, highest average ever recorded for a Jersey sale.
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First 1,500-lb. fat record (The Trademarks Sable Fashion).
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Jersey Marketing Service formed as subsidiary of National All-Jersey Inc., and the next year manages National Heifer, Pot O’Gold, and All American sales.
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Registered Jerseys on official test average 10,304 lbs. milk and 514 lbs. fat (305-day, 2x, m.e.).
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Genetic Recovery program approved by membership.
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First 30,000-lb. milk record (Basil Lucy Minnie Pansy).
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Equity Project launched to advocate for component-based milk pricing and higher minimum standards.
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First multi-trait selection tool, Production Type Index (PTI), introduced. For first time, Jerseys selling at auction average more than $1,000 per head ($1,026.51). Registrations total 60,975, of which 11,529 are from Genetic Recovery. Linear functional type traits appraisal program replaces classification. Young Sire Program introduced. “800 in ’80” results in 813 Equity Investors. DHIR lactation average reaches 12,064 lbs. milk and 578 lbs. fat. First 1,000-lb. protein record made (Rocky Hill Silverlining Rockal). Five bulls enrolled in the Young Sire Program receive USDA summaries. All are plus. Jersey milk producers receive additional income estimated at $16 million due to Equity market development. The first Jersey Directory is published. First breeder-directed regional young sire proving group, Dixieland Jersey Sires, Inc., organized. Jersey Mating Program implemented. For first time, 50,000 cows enrolled on performance programs. Campaign beings to increase AJCC Research Foundation endowment to $1 million. The largest All American Jersey Show in history is completed, with 617 head exhibited.
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AJCC-NAJ headquarters building is completed. Laurence and Mary French Rockefeller of The Billings Farm donate $100,000 to the AJCC Research Foundation. 1989
AJCC and NAJ Boards adopt challenge of increasing protein production in relation to butterfat production.
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DHIR lactation average reaches 14,091 lbs. milk, 662 lbs. fat and 524 lbs. protein. The National Jersey Jug Futurity has its largest show ever, with 62 exhibited.
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REGAPP software introduces paperless registration. Sunny Day Farm and Meri-Acres become the first Jersey herds to average over 20,000 lbs. milk per cow.
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DHIR lactation average reaches 15,231 lbs. milk, 706 lbs. fat and 564 lbs. protein.
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The Club is reincorporated in the State of Ohio and its name changed to American Jersey Cattle Association.
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REAP—bundling registration, Equity/NAJ membership, performance evaluation and type appraisal—introduced.
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After USDA calls for proposals on Federal Order pricing reform, NAJ among first to respond, recommending use of end-product pricing for all classes of milk. Breed averages reaches 16,051 lbs. milk, 737 lbs. fat and 591 lbs. protein.
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Genetic Diversity Program is introduced. Performance program enrollments exceed 75,000 cows for first time.
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Introduction of internet-intranet data processing system delivers real-time registration service and on-demand pedigree information 24/7. Net assets of the AJCC Research Foundation reach $1 million.
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On March 31, USDA issues final rule applying multiple component pricing to 85% of Federal Order production, effective January 1, 2000. Jersey Expansion program is introduced. First 2,000-lb. fat record (Golden MBSB of Twin Haven-ET).
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Official production average exceeds 17,000 pounds for first time, with 57,170 records averaging 17,680 lbs. milk, 807 lbs. fat and 644 lbs. protein. First 40,000-lb. milk and 1,500-lb. protein record (Greenridge Berretta Accent).
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The 5-millionth animal is registered. Equity’s 25 years celebrated and the 171 Charter Investors recognized. Performance program enrollments exceed 100,000 for the first time. JerseyMate™ is introduced.
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DHIR lactation average increases to 18,039 lbs. milk, 823 lbs. fat and 641 lbs. protein. Rules are expanded to allow use of approved eartags for registration ID. Jersey Performance Index™ implemented, with 70% emphasis on production and 30% on fitness traits. The All American Jersey Show & Sale celebrates 50th anniversary, and All American Junior Show largest in history with 333 head. NAAB reports domestic sales of Jersey semen exceed 1 million units for the first time. Jersey Journal celebrates 50th anniversary of publication. Equity membership grows to 1,000 for the first time in history. Jersey Marketing Service completes first $10 million year for public auction and private treaty sales. The 95 heifers donated to the National Heifer Sale average $3,626.11, with proceeds to the AJCC Research Foundation and national Jersey youth programs. REAP program completes first decade with record 108,786 cows in 728 herds. Royalties paid to five regional young sire groups since inception tops $1 million.
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First 2,500-lb. fat record (Norse Star Hallmark Bootie). Mainstream Jerseys becomes first Jersey herd to average over 30,000 lbs. milk per cow. Jersey Marketing Service posts best year in its history with gross sales of $13,089,073. Commercial genotyping test (Illumina BovineSNP50 chip) released. Jersey Udder IndexTM implemented.
2008
Registrations exceed 90,000 for first time. Equity membership grows to record of 1,135. Queen of Quality® brand program introduced to complement All-Jersey® fluid milk marketing program. First 50,000-lb. milk and 1,750-lb. protein record (Mainstream Barkly Jubilee). JerseyLink™ is introduced.
2009
Genomic evaluations become official. First North American Jersey Cheese Awards conducted. Inaugural class of Jersey Youth Academy.
2010
Combined domestic–export Jersey semen sales exceed 3 million units for first time in history. First-generation low-density genomic test released. Pot O’Gold Sale is first auction of any breed featuring entirely genotyped offering. Ratliff Price Alicia is first cow selected National Grand Champion for three consecutive years. NAJ-funded and peer-reviewed research determines that the carbon footprint from production of Jersey milk is 20% less than that of Holsteins, measured per unit of cheese yield.
2011
Fundraising goal exceeded as 73 donated heifers drive Vision Gift campaign for Jersey Youth Academy. Domestic Jersey semen sales exceed 2 million units for first time in history.
2012
For first time, association records 100,000 animals (December 27) and processes 100,000 lactations. Record average set at Pot O’Gold Sale ($5,331.67).
2013
For the first time, over 100,000 cows scored in type appraisal program and combined domestic–export Jersey semen sales exceed 4 million units.
2014
Through 40 years of Genetic Recovery, 508,112 females recorded, 19.5% of all registrations. Jersey Performance IndexTM is revised with weights of 58% production, 20% udder health, 11% herd life and 11% fertility. Record established for series average at The All American Sale ($11,972.78).
2015
New records set for all performance programs enrollment (169,913 cows), REAP enrollment (164,118 cows, 986 herds) and linear type evaluation (119,545 scores). Mainstream Jace Shelly sets all-time record for lifetime protein production. Domestic semen sales exceed 3 million units for first time. U.S. Jersey auction sales average of $2,691.44 sets all-time record.
2016
Genetic Recovery and Jersey Expansion programs retired and replaced by Generation Count recording system. Equity’s 40th anniversary celebrated; total program investment reaches $13,845,893. Domestic market share for semen sales increases to 13.0%. All-time record set for lifetime milk production (Mainstream Jace Shelly).
2017
Registration record broken July 26, year ends with 184,957 animals recorded. New milestone for production is 20,150 lbs. milk, 985 lbs. fat, and 743 lbs. protein, 2,529 lbs. cheese yield. Second 50,000-lb. milk and 1,750-lb. protein record (K&K Impact Olga). Record set for JerseyTags sales at 581,866 tags.
2018
Celebrated 150 years of the association. “The Jersey” portrait was unveiled. 49,067 females genotyped with an increase of 91.68% from 2017.
2019
Second highest registration year in history with 132,318. Wetumpka Viceroy Java-P becomes the all-time high selling heifer in the breed through public auction at $103,000. Record set for series average at National Heifer Sale ($10,308). First 3,000-lb. fat record (Lyon Renegade Barb).
AMERICAN JERSEY CATTLE ASSOCIATION Treasurer’s Report • Independent Auditors’ Report To the Members of: American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc.
To the Board of Directors American Jersey Cattle Association
The American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA), National AllJersey Inc. (NAJ) and its subsidiary All-Jersey Sales Corporation (AJSC), reported a combined net loss from operations of $90,434 for the year ended December 31, 2019.
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of American Jersey Cattle Association which comprise the statements of financial position as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the related statements of activities and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes to the financial statements.
American Jersey Cattle Association Revenues................................................................ $ 3,456,697 Expenditures.......................................................... $ 3,537,703 Net Loss from Operations (Before All American and Other Income and Expense)....... $ (81,006)
Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
National All-Jersey Inc. and Subsidiary Revenues................................................................ $ 1,094,844 Expenditures.......................................................... $ 1,104,272 Net Loss from Operations (Before Other Income and Expense)............................................ $ (9,428)
Auditors’ Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
The companies recorded strong participation in most core service areas. Combined revenues are as follows: Identification Services...................................................... 42% Performance Services...................................................... 16% Equity................................................................................ 18% Jersey Journal..................................................................... 6% Cattle Marketing Services................................................. 3% Other.................................................................................. 15% The organizations’ marketable securities are reported at market value of $2,456,392. Due to the increase in market values compared to 2018, an unrealized gain was recorded at December 31, 2019 to reflect the variance in cost versus fair market value of the companies’ investments. The companies reported net assets at December 31, 2018 of: American Jersey Cattle Association................... $ 2,681,033 National All-Jersey Inc. and Subsidiary............. $ 1,505,430 Total (combined) Net Assets................................ $ 4,186,463 The AJCC Research Foundation reported net assets of $2,540,287 at year-end December 31, 2019. The Research Foundation supported five (5) projects totaling $80,280. The scholarship funds administered by the AJCA awarded fourteen (14) scholarships totaling $39,250. Total combined net assets in the scholarship funds as of December 31, 2019 were $599,442. Net assets held in the Jersey Youth Academy Fund at December 31, 2019 were $520,995. We encourage the membership to review the financial statements and accompanying footnotes prepared by our certified public accounting firm, Tidwell Group, LLC. These statements clearly state the financial position of the companies at December 31, 2019 and are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Respectfully submitted,
Opinion In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of American Jersey Cattle Association as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the changes in its net assets and its cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Emphasis of Matter As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, American Jersey Cattle Association adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Updates (ASU) No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments – Overall (Sub- Topic 825-10); ASU No. 2018-08, Not-for-Profit Entities (Topic 958), Clarifying the Scope and the Accounting Guidance for Contributions Received and Contributions Made; and ASU 2014-09 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) and the related amendments in ASUs 2015-14, 201608, 2016-10, 2016-12 effective January 1, 2019. Our opinion is not modified with respect to this matter.
Vickie J. White Treasurer
Columbus, Ohio April 9, 2020 7
AMERICAN JERSEY CATTLE ASSOCIATION Statements of Financial Position • Statements of Activities STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION December 31, 2019 and 2018
ASSETS
2019
STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES Years Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 2018
2019 2018 REVENUES Fees $ 3,017,426 $ 3,605,744 Jersey Journal advertising and subscriptions 329,654 377,706 Interest and dividend income 68,655 78,837 Other 40,962 47,463 Total revenues 3,456,697 4,109,750
CURRENT ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $ 119,399 $ 214,922 Investments, at fair value 332,884 284,915 Accounts receivable, net 452,527 467,767 Advances due from National All-Jersey Inc. and All-Jersey Sales Corporation 790,375 748,412 Supplies and inventories 28,913 31,856 Prepaid expenses and other assets 93,791 95,489 Total current assets 1,817,889 1,843,361
COST OF OPERATIONS Salaries, service, and administrative 3,038,641 3,469,246 Jersey Journal publishing 415,624 447,744 Depreciation and amortization 80,149 95,293 Interest expense 3,289 6,331 Total cost of operations 3,537,703 4,018,614
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT Land 68,000 68,000 Building 494,448 494,448 Operating equipment 1,796,555 1,788,888 Software development 117,700 137,539 2,476,703 2,488,875 Less accumulated depreciation and amortization (2,282,900) (2,236,437) Total property and equipment, net 193,803 252,438
(DECREASE) INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS (81,006) 91,136 OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) Net gain (loss) from The All American Show and Sale 6,015 (56,592) Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments 998 (55,967) Total other income (expense) 7,013 (112,559)
OTHER ASSETS Investments, at fair value 1,455,837 1,242,669 Total other assets 1,455,837 1,242,669 $ 3,467,529
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS BEFORE EXPENDITURES FROM DESIGNATED NET ASSETS (73,993) (21,423)
$ 3,338,468
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS CURRENT LIABILITIES Current portion of unexpired subscriptions and directory listings $ 11,725 $ 12,717 Current portion of note payable 41,380 80,477 Accounts payable 198,056 169,830 Accrued expenses 111,031 51,599 Awards, The All American Show & Sale 46,772 55,292 Awards, National Jersey Jug Futurity 11,948 11,099 Unearned fees and remittances 328,685 330,378 Total current liabilities 749,597 711,392
EXPENDITURES FROM DESIGNATED NET ASSETS Research and development (1,728) (82,667) Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments 213,168 (105,008) Total expenditures from designated net assets 211,440 (187,675) CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES Unexpired subscriptions and directory listings, net of current portion 36,899 42,176 Note payable, net of current portion – 41,314 36,899 83,490 Total liabilities 786,496 794,882
$ 3,467,529
(209,098)
NET ASSETS, beginning 2,543,586
2,752,684
NET ASSETS, ending
$ 2,543,586
$ 2,681,033
See Notes to the Financial Statements. Statements of Cash Flows have not been included with these reports. A copy is available upon request.
NET ASSETS Without donor restrictions: Board Designated 1,653,353 1,441,913 Undesignated 1,027,680 1,101,673 Total net assets 2,681,033 2,543,586
137,447
$ 3,338,468
See Notes to the Financial Statements.
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AMERICAN JERSEY CATTLE ASSOCIATION Notes To Financial Statements Note 1. Nature of Organization and Significant Accounting Policies Nature of business. In 1868, The American Jersey Cattle Club was organized. The American Jersey Cattle Club was incorporated under a charter granted by a special act of the General Assembly of New York on April 19, 1880. On July 1, 1994, the Club was reincorporated in the State of Ohio, and the name was changed to American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA or the Association). The purposes of the American Jersey Cattle Association, an association of Jersey breeders, are to improve and promote the breed of Jersey cattle in the United States and to maintain such records and activities as the Association deems necessary or conducive to the best interests of the breeders of Jersey cattle. The American Jersey Cattle Association’s objective is to provide programs and services to its members that increase the profitability of Jersey cattle. Adoption of New Accounting Principle. In January 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments - Overall. The purpose of the ASU is to improve reporting and disclosures for financial instruments. The Association adopted the ASU effective January 1, 2018. Adoption of the ASU did not result in any reclassifications or restatements to net assets or changes in net assets. In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-08, Clarifying the Scope and Accounting Guidance for Contributions Received and Contributions Made. The purpose of this ASU to determine (a) whether transactions should be accounted for as contributions (non-exchange transactions) within the scope of nonprofit guidance, or as exchange transactions subject to other guidance, and (b) whether a contribution is conditional. The Association adopted the ASU effective January 1, 2018. Adoption of the ASU did not result in any reclassifications or restatements to net assets or changes in net assets. During 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09 (ASU) and other related ASUs subsequent amendments, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, as an update to ASC 606, Revenue. The purpose of this ASU is to improve comparability of revenue practices among industries. The Company adopted the ASUs effective January 1, 2019. The implementation of the change in revenue recognition for the ASC 606 was not significant to the financial statements. Basis of presentation. The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Net assets, support and revenues, and expenses are classified based on the existence or absence of donor-imposed restrictions. Accordingly, net assets and changes in net assets are classified and reported as follows: Without donor restrictions : Net assets available for use in general operation and not subject to donor restrictions. Included in without donor restrictions net assets are Board of Directors’ designated net assets for a building fund and research and development which totaled $1,455,837 and $197,516 for 2019 and $1,242,669 and $199,244 for 2018, respectively. With donor restrictions: Net assets subject to donor-imposed restrictions. Some donor-imposed restrictions are temporary in nature, such as those that will be met by the passage of time or other events specified by the donor. Other donor-imposed restrictions are perpetual in nature, where the donor stipulates that resources be maintained in perpetuity. Donor-imposed restrictions are released when a restriction expires, that is, when the stipulated time has elapsed, when the stipulated purpose for which the resource was restricted has been fulfilled, or both Revenues are reported as increases in net assets without donor restrictions, unless use of the related assets is limited by donor-imposed restrictions. Expenses are reported as decreases in net assets without donor restrictions. Gains and losses on investments and other assets and liabilities are reported as increases or decreases in net assets without donor restrictions. Expirations of restrictions on net assets are reported as reclassifications between applicable net asset classes. Use of estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Cash and cash equivalents. For purposes of the statements of cash flows, the Association considers all highly liquid debt instruments with a maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents Investments. Investments consist of money market and mutual funds. Money market funds are carried at cost. Mutual funds are carried at fair value on the statement of financial position, with the change in fair value included in the statements of activities. Revenue recognition. Revenues for services provided to members represent exchange transactions and are recognized in the period in which the services are performed and/or earned. Membership, subscription and directory listing
revenues are recognized pro-rata over the one year membership as exchange transactions as the fees are refundable if the membership is cancelled prior to the one year contract. Accounts receivable. AJCA extends unsecured credit to members under normal terms. Unpaid balances begin accruing interest 30 days after the invoice date at a rate of 1 ½% per month. Payments are applied first to the oldest unpaid invoice. Accounts receivable are presented at the amount billed plus any accrued and unpaid interest. Management estimates an allowance for doubtful accounts, which was $56,000 and $60,000 as of December 31, 2019 and 2018,respectively. The estimate is based upon management’s review of delinquent accounts and an assessment of the Association’s historical evidence of collections. Bad debt expense of $11,576 and $20,125 was recognized for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, as a result of this estimate. Specific accounts are charged directly to the reserve when management obtains evidence of a member’s insolvency or otherwise determines that the account is uncollectible. Valuation of long-lived assets. The Association reviews long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of long-lived assets is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of the asset to future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the estimated fair value of the assets. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value, less costs to sell. There were no impairment losses recognized in 2019 or 2018. Income taxes. AJCA is exempt from Federal taxes on income under Section 501(c)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code, except for income derived from unrelated business activities, as defined in the Code. For 2019 or 2018 these activities include primarily magazine advertising. There was no income tax expense for 2019 or 2018 relating to Jersey Journal publishing. The Association follows ASC guidance on accounting for uncertainty in income taxes, which addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial statements. The Association has not recorded a reserve for any tax positions for which the ultimate deductibility is highly certain but for which there is uncertainty about the timing of such deductibility. Examples of tax positions include the tax-exempt status of the Association, and various positions related to the potential sources of unrelated business taxable income (UBIT). The Company files tax returns in all appropriate jurisdictions. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, management has determined that there are no material uncertain tax positions. The Association files Forms 990 and 990T in the U.S. federal jurisdiction. Concentrations of credit and market risk. The Association maintains its demand deposits and temporary cash investments with one financial institution. Balances may at times exceed federally insured limits. Cash equivalents and investments are maintained in trust accounts with a trust company. The Association continually monitors its balances to minimize the risk of loss. AJCA’s trade receivables result from registrations and related fees due from members who are located primarily in the United States. AJCA also invests funds in a professionally managed portfolio that contains various securities detailed in Note 9. Such investments are exposed to various risks, such as fluctuations in market value and credit risk. The investment balances reported in the accompanying financial statements may not be reflective of the portfolio’s value during subsequent periods. Property and equipment. Property and equipment are stated at cost. Expenditures which materially increase values or extend useful lives are capitalized. Routine maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. The cost of assets sold or retired and the related accumulated depreciation are eliminated from the accounts in the year of disposal. Any gains or losses resulting from property disposals are included in income. AJCA provides for depreciation in amounts adequate to amortize cost over the estimated useful lives of the assets, utilizing the straight-line method, generally as follows: Class of Assets Useful Lives Building 31½ years Operating equipment 3–10 years Software development 3 years Affiliated company. AJCA is affiliated with National All-Jersey Inc. (NAJ) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, All-Jersey Sales Corporation (AJSC). These entities conduct operations from the same facility and have certain common directors, officers, and staff. Therefore, it is necessary to allocate jointly incurred expenses, such as salaries, rents, utilities, depreciation, and other costs of service and administration. The costs of operations reflected in the Statements of Activities of AJCA are net of reimbursements of $227,719 and $232,883 for 2019 and
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AMERICAN JERSEY CATTLE ASSOCIATION Notes To Financial Statements Note 6. Operating Lease Obligations In 2013, the Association entered into a lease for equipment under an operating lease which expired in 2018. In 2018, the Association entered into a lease for equipment under an operation lease which expires in 2023. Lease expense for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 totaled $29,028 and $30,973, respectively. Future minimum lease payments for the next 5 years are approximately as follows: Years Ending: 2020 29,028 2021 29,028 2022 29,028 2023 16,933
2018, respectively, from the above-mentioned affiliated companies for these jointly incurred costs. AJSC has a $175,000 line of credit due which is collateralized by investments held by AJCA and NAJ. No funds were drawn on this line of credit as of December 31, 2019 and 2018. Unearned fees and remittances. Unearned fees and remittances represent amounts received in advance for registrations, transfers and total performance evaluation. Supplies and inventories. Supplies and inventories consist of office supplies and promotional items available for sale which are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value.
Note 7. Employee Benefit Plan The Association maintains a 401(k) plan covering substantially all employees who have been employed for one year with at least 1,000 hours of service. The plan allows for a matching contribution of 25% of employees’ contributions up to a maximum contribution of 15% of salary. Matching contributions for 2019 and 2018 amounted to $30,305 and $33,594, respectively.
Advertising. The Association’s advertising efforts are associated with nondirectresponse programs. The costs are expensed in the period of the related advertisement. The Association expensed $7,052 and $7,160 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Subsequent events. The Association evaluates events and transactions occurring subsequent to the date of the financial statements through the date the financial statements were available to be issued for matters requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements. Subsequent to year-end, the fair value of investments decreased due to a decline in the stock market. The financial statements do not reflect the decrease in fair value that has occurred subsequent to year-end. The accompanying financial statements and the date related disclosures consider events through April 9, 2020, the date which the financial statements were available to be issued.
Note 8. Designation of Net Assets The Board of Directors has designated net assets for the following at December 31: 2019 2018 Building - established with original proceeds from sale of former operating facility; invested in securities (see Note 8) $ 1,455,837 $ 1,242,669 Research and development - increased annually on a discretionary basis 197,516 199,244 $ 1,653,353 $ 1,441,913
Note 2. Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Members) Fees revenue from its members, disaggregated by type, during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 are as follows: 2019 2018 Registrations $ 259,347 $ 267,268 Herd Transfers 137,623 152,286 JerseyTags 560,981 897,418 Genome Testing 545,931 685,473 REAP 1,350,869 1,406,486 Other 162,675 191,038 $ 3,017,426 $ 3,599,969 The following table provides information about significant changes in contract liabilities (unearned fees) for the year ended December 31, 2019: Unearned fees, beginning of year $ 330,378 Revenue recognized that was included in unearned fees at the beginning of the year (330,378) Increase in unearned fees due to cash received during the year 328,685 $ 328,685
In 2019 and 2018, there were expenditures of $1,728 and $82,667, respectively, from the research and development designated net assets. In 2019 and 2018, the Board of Directors did not authorize any appropriation from undesignated to research and development. Note 9. Investments Investments consist of the following at December 31: 2019 2018 Money market $ 37,711 $ 31,888 Mutual funds 1,751,010 1,495,696
$ 1,788,721 $ 1,527,584
Total investment income consists of the following at December 31: 2019 2018 Interest and dividend income $ 72,984 $ 83,862 Net realized and unrealized (loss) gain on investments 227,774 (171,237)
Note 3. Expenses by Cost of Operations Classification The Association’s operating expenses by cost of operations classification for December 31 are as follows: 2019 2018 Herd Services $ 1,149,834 $ 1,568,409 Information Technology 318,912 333,927 Performance 650,690 663,441 Jersey Journal 415,624 447,744 Development 146,891 107,781 Field 579,251 598,140 Accounting, administration, and general 276,501 299,172 Total cost of operations $ 3,537,703 $ 4,018,614
$ 300,758 $
(87,375)
The investment income attributable to All American Show and Sale is as follows and has been reflected in the “Net gain from All American Show and Sale” on the Statements of Activities and in the above schedule. 2019 2018 Interest and dividend income $ 4,329 $ 5,025 Net realized and unrealized (loss) on investments 13,608 (10,262) $ 17,937 $ (5,237) Note 10. Fair Value Measurements The Association uses fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities. The FASB established a framework for measuring fair value, established a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurement and enhanced disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date. The Association uses various valuation approaches, including market, income and/ or cost approaches. The framework establishes a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Association. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Association’s assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The hierarchy is broken down into three levels based on the reliability of inputs, as follows: Level 1: Valuations for assets and liabilities traded in active exchange markets, such as the New York Stock Exchange. Level 1 also includes U.S. Treasury and federal agency securities and federal agency mortgage-backed securities,
Note 4. Lines of Credit At December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Association has available a $100,000 line of credit due on demand with interest payable monthly at prime (4.75% and 5.25% at 2019 and 2018, respectively). The line is collateralized by investments held by AJCA. No funds were drawn on the line as of 2019 or 2018. At December 31, 2019 and 2018, AJSC has available a $175,000 line of credit due on demand with interest payable monthly at prime. The line is collateralized by investments held by AJCA and NAJ (Note 1). No funds were drawn on the line as of December 31, 2019 and 2018. Note 5. Note Payable In June 2015, the Association entered into a note payable agreement with a bank for $380,000 bearing interest at 3.18%. The note requires monthly payments of $6,975, including principal and interest. The note is payable in full in June 2020. The note is collateralized by all property of the Association. There has been no significant change in interest rates available to the Association. Therefore, the fair value of the note payable approximates the carrying value.
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AMERICAN JERSEY CATTLE ASSOCIATION Notes to Financial Statements (continued) which are traded by dealers or brokers in active markets. Valuations are obtained from readily available pricing sources for market transactions involving identical assets or liabilities. Level 2: Valuations for assets and liabilities traded in less active dealer or broker markets. Valuations are obtained from third party pricing services for identical or similar assets or liabilities. Level 3: Valuations for assets and liabilities that are derived from other valuation methodologies, including option pricing models, discounted cash flow models and similar techniques, and not based on market exchange, dealer, or broker traded transactions. Level 3 valuations incorporate certain assumptions and projections in determining the fair value assigned to such assets or liabilities. The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for instruments measured at fair value: Investments. The fair values of investments are based on quoted market prices, when available, or market prices provided by recognized broker dealers. If listed prices or quotes are not available, due to the limited market activity of the instrument, fair value is based upon externally developed models that use unobservable inputs. The following tables set forth by level within the fair value hierarchy the Association’s financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at a fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2019 and 2018. The financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Association’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the valuation of fair value assets and their placement within the fair value hierarchy levels. The tables do not include cash on hand or other assets and liabilities that are measured at historical cost or any basis other than fair value. December 31, 2019 December 31, 2018 Asset Category Total Equity mutual funds: U.S. large-cap core $ 313,447 U.S. large-cap value 107,392 U.S. large-cap growth 133,815 U.S. mid-cap 17,924 U.S. small-cap 35,823 International 161,636 Emerging Markets 35,636 Multi-sector 161,196 Fixed income mutual funds: Short-term 182,059 High-yield 159,714 Intermediate 369,975 Real estate securities fund 72,393 Total Assets $ 1,751,010
Level 1 $
Level 2
313,447 $ 107,392 133,815 17,924 35,823 161,636 35,636 161,196
182,059 159,714 369,975 72,393 $ 1,751,010 $
Level 3
— $ — — — — — — —
— — — — — — — —
— — —
— — —
—
Asset Category Total Equity mutual funds: U.S. large-cap core $ 261,879 U.S. large-cap value 94,945 U.S. large-cap growth 169,617 U.S. mid-cap 40,381 U.S. small-cap 55,250 International 145,632 Emerging Markets 28,325 Multi-sector 31,226 Fixed income mutual funds: Short-term 287,291 High-yield 102,212 Intermediate 231,576 Real estate securities fund 47,362 Total Assets $ 1,495,696
$ —
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
$ 261,879 $ 94,945 169,617 40,381 55,250 145,632 28,325 31,226
— $ — — — — — — —
— — — — — — — —
287,291 102,212 231,576 47,362 $ 1,495,696 $
— — —
— — —
—
$ —
Note 11. Functional Expenses The cost of providing the various programs and other activities has been summarized on a functional basis in the tables below. Administrative expenses include those expenses that are not directly identifiable with any other specific function but provide for the overall support and direction of the Association. December 31, 2018
December 31, 2019 Herd Jersey Services Performance Journal
Salaries and benefits
Total Program Administrative TOTAL
$ 437,680 $ 659,309 $ 289,639 $ 1,386,628 $ 160,550 $ 1,547,178
Program services 937,974
48,045
3,688
989,707 12,302 1,002,009
Salaries and benefits
Herd Jersey Services Performance Journal
Total Program Administrative TOTAL
$ 447,559 $ 672,7995 $ 299,188 $ 1,419,542 $ 163,412 $ 1,582,954
Program services 1,336,287
36,494
2,736
1,375,517
7,898 1,383,415
Occupancy and general 87,082 89,375 44,606 221,063 23,290 244,353
Occupancy and general 95,767 96,911 48,441 241,119 25,394
Depreciation
Depreciation 13,824
7,406
20,323
1,058
28,787
4,232
Office supplies 57,328 77,506 24,096
158,930 27,981
Postage and printing
137,680
25,576
Information technology
7,414
9,615 102,489 8,473
Travel 39,219 244,061 Auto expense 11,547 Interest expense
21,288
1,151
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments
164
-
1,728 -
1,650
1,316
Net income from All American Show and Sale (6,015) Research and development
1,059
13,253
-
-
-
- -
186,911
2,523 140,203
16,946
4,237
296,533 21,942 34,485 2,631 (6,015) 1,728
33,019
21,183
318,475
6,598
41,083
658
3,289
- -
24,698
1,975
40,497
7,900
266,513
48,397
Office supplies 63,496 77,681 25,508
166,685 30,780 197,465
Postage and printing
27,571
10,140 122,321
160,032
Information technology
8,540
7,473
Travel 31,429 253,170 Auto expense 11,446
16,087
1,635
17,081
4,270
29,168
21,351
313,851
6,540
317
5,065
(6,015)
Net income from All American Show and Sale 56,592
-
-
56,592
-
1,728
Research and development 82,667
-
-
82,667
-
82,667
- 160,975
160,975
- (214,166) (214,166)
-
-
-
6,331 56,592
$ 2,176,327 $ 1,199,048 $ 514,697 $ 3,890,072 $ 428,776 $ 4,318,848
Note 12. Liquidity and Availability of Resources The Association has financial assets available within one year of the statement of financial position date to meet cash needs for general expenditures. This amount consists of cash and accounts receivable as presented on the accompanying statements of financial position. None of these amounts are subject to donor or other contractual restrictions that make them unavailable for general expenditure within one year of the statement of financial position. The Association manages its liquidity by developing and adopting annual operating budgets that provide sufficient funds for general expenditures in meeting its liabilities and other obligations as they become due. The Association maintains financial assets on hand to meet normal operating expenses. As more fully described in Note 4, the Association also has committed lines of credit, which it could draw upon in the event of an unanticipated liquidity need.
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1,266
35,708
2,532
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments
296,107 17,744
2,216
$ 1 ,608,090 $ 1,179,311 $ 481,702 $ 3,269,103 $ 50,147 $ 3,319,250
Interest expense
1,068
11,508
2,597 162,629
NATIONAL ALL-JERSEY INC. & SUBSIDIARY Independent Auditors’ Report • Consolidated Statements of Financial Position CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION December 31, 2019 and 2018
To the Board of Directors National All-Jersey Inc. and Subsidiary
We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of National All-Jersey Inc. and Subsidiary which comprise the consolidated statements of financial position, as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the related consolidated statements of activities and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes to the financial statements. Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. Auditors’ Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion. Opinion In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of National All-Jersey Inc. and Subsidiary as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the changes in their net assets and their cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Emphasis of Matter As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, National All-Jersey Inc. and Subsidiary adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Updates (ASU) No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments – Overall (Sub- Topic 825-10); ASU No. 216-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash; ASU No. 2018-08, Not-for-Profit Entities (Topic 958), Clarifying the Scope and the Accounting Guidance for Contributions Received and Contributions Made; and ASU 2014-09 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) and the related amendments in ASUs 2015-14, 2016-08, 2016-10,and 2016-12 effective January 1, 2019. Our opinion is not modified with respect to this matter.
ASSETS
2019
2018
CURRENT ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,601,369 $ 1,537,980 Custodial cash 84,111 11,684 Investments, at fair value 667,671 571,457 Accounts receivable, net 148,770 160,294 Total current assets 2,501,921 2,281,415 PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT Land 12,000 12,000 Building 87,256 87,256 Furniture and equipment 20,939 20,939 Vehicles 124,091 124,091 244,286 244,286 Less accumulated depreciation and amortization (223,829) (216,454) Total property and equipment, net 20,457 27,832 $ 2,522,378 $ 2,309,247 LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS CURRENT LIABILITIES Accounts payable $ 6,634 $ 4,298 Advances due to American Jersey Cattle Association 790,377 748,412 Fees due consignors 105,693 16,487 Accrued expenses 18,959 12,791 Accrued payroll and related benefits 16,057 11,888 Advances and reserves for advertising 31,828 31,828 Deferred income 47,400 52,768 Total current liabilities 1,016,948 878,472 NET ASSETS Without donor restrictions: Board Designated 390,945 391,809 Undesignated 1,114,485 1,038,966 Total net assets 1,505,430 1,430,775
$ 2,522,378
$ 2,309,247
See Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
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NATIONAL ALL-JERSEY INC. & SUBSIDIARY Consolidated Statements of Activities • Notes To Financial Statements CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES Years Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
to net assets or changes in net assets. During 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09 (ASU) and other related ASUs subsequent amendments, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, as an update to ASC 606, Revenue. The purpose of this ASU is to improve comparability of revenue practices among industries. The Company adopted the ASUs effective January 1, 2019. The implementation of the change in revenue recognition for the ASC 606 was not significant to the financial statements. In 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18, Statements of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash. The purpose of this ASU is to clarify classification of restricted cash in the Statements of Cash Flows. The Company adopted the ASU effective January 1, 2019. Basis of presentation. The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Net assets, support and revenues, and expenses are classified based on the existence or absence of donor-imposed restrictions. Accordingly, net assets and changes in net assets are classified and reported as follows: Without Donor Restrictions – Net assets available for use in general operation and not subject to donor restrictions. The Board of Directors has designated assets for research and development which totaled $390,945 and $391,809 for 2019 and 2018, respectively. With Donor Restrictions – Net assets subject to donor-imposed restrictions. Some donor-imposed restrictions are temporary in nature, such as those that will be met by the passage of time or other events specified by the donor. Other donor-imposed restrictions are perpetual in nature, where the donor stipulates that resources be maintained in perpetuity. Donor-imposed restrictions are released when a restriction expires, that is, when the stipulated time has elapsed, when the stipulated purpose for which the resource was restricted has been fulfilled, or both. Revenues are reported as increases in net assets without donor restrictions, unless use of the related assets is limited by donor-imposed restrictions. Expenses are reported as decreases in net assets without donor restrictions. Gains and losses on investments and other assets and liabilities are reported as increases or decreases in net assets without donor restrictions. Expirations of restrictions on net assets are reported as reclassifications between applicable net asset classes. Use of estimates. The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Investments. Investments consist of money market and mutual funds. Money market funds are carried at cost which represents fair value. Mutual funds are carried at fair value on the statement of financial position, with the change in fair value included in the statement of activities and changes in net assets. Cash and cash equivalents. For purposes of the statement of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with a maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. As described in “Adoption of New Accounting Principle”, effective January 1, 2019, the Company adopted the ASU which requires the restricted cash to be included in Cash on the Statements of Cash Flows. Cash and custodial cash as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 consisted of the following:
2019 2018 REVENUES Equity project fees $ 890,815 $ 901,437 Commissions 150,554 146,458 Interest and dividend income 27,066 31,411 Other 26,409 26,439 Total revenues 1,094,844 1,105,745 COST OF OPERATIONS Salaries, service, and administrative 959,133 1,009,235 Field services 101,881 104,466 Bad debt expense 35,883 9,037 Depreciation and amortization 7,375 21,876 Total costs of operations 1,104,272 1,144,614
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS
(9,428)
(38,869)
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments 84,947 Total other income (expense) 84,947
(64,059) (64,059)
CHANGES IN NET ASSETS BEFORE EXPENDITURES FROM DESIGNATED NET ASSETS 75,5159
(102,928)
DECREASE FROM DESIGNATED NET ASSETS Research and development (864) Total decrease from designated net assets (864)
(834) (834)
CHANGES IN NET ASSETS 74,655 (103,762) NET ASSETS, beginning 1,430,775 1,534,537 NET ASSETS, ending
$ 1,505,430
$ 1,430,775
See Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Statements of Cash Flows have not been included with these reports. A copy is available upon request.
Note 1. Nature of Organization and Significant Accounting Policies Nature of business. National All-Jersey Inc. (NAJ) (the Company) was incorporated in the State of Ohio in 1957. Its purpose is to promote the increased production and sale of Jersey milk and milk products, and to promote Jersey cattle and the interests of breeders of Jersey cattle. All-Jersey Sales Corporation (AJSC) (Subsidiary), a wholly-owned subsidiary of National All-Jersey Inc. was incorporated in the State of Ohio in 1961. It is a forprofit corporation with the original purpose of developing and selling All-Jersey milk advertising materials. In 1970, the corporation started a cattle marketing service, Jersey Marketing Service (JMS). The purpose of Jersey Marketing Service is to provide marketing assistance to buyers and sellers of Jersey cattle and embryos. The objectives of both National All-Jersey Inc. and All-Jersey Sales Corporation are to increase the value of and demand for Jersey milk and cattle. Principles of consolidation. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of NAJ and its wholly-owned subsidiary, AJSC. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Adoption of New Accounting Principle: In January 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments - Overall. The purpose of the ASU is to improve reporting and disclosures for financial instruments. The Association adopted the ASU effective January 1, 2018. Adoption of the ASU did not result in any reclassifications or restatements to net assets or changes in net assets. In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-08, Clarifying the Scope and Accounting Guidance for Contributions Received and Contributions Made. The purpose of this ASU to determine (a) whether transactions should be accounted for as contributions (non-exchange transactions) within the scope of nonprofit guidance, or as exchange transactions subject to other guidance, and (b) whether a contribution is conditional. The Association adopted the ASU effective January 1, 2018. Adoption of the ASU did not result in any reclassifications or restatements
2019 2018 Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,601,369 $ 1,537,980 Net operating loss 84,111 11,684 $1,685,480 $ 1,549,664 Custodial cash. The Company maintains cash due consignors in a separate custodial cash account. Revenue recognition. Equity project fees are contributions from individual producers or producer organizations. The money is used to develop markets and to promote multiple component pricing. Equity project revenue is recognized in the period earned. However, equity fees received as annual Registration, Equity, Appraisal, Performance (REAP) payments are an exchange transaction and are recognized over a 12 month period using straight-line amortization. Jersey Marketing Service recognizes public sale commissions in the period in which the sale is held and private sale commissions in the period in which the exchange transaction has been performed. Accounts receivable. JMS extends credit to buyers of cattle at public auction sales. JMS typically does not pay sellers of cattle until collection from buyers has occurred for dispersal auction sales, per the sales contract. JMS typically guarantees payment to consignors of public consignment auction sales based on the selling price of the consignment. Accounts receivable are reflected at their billed amount. Management estimated an allowance for doubtful accounts, which was $15,000 as of December 31, 2019 and 2018. Bad debt expense of $35,883 and $9,037 was recognized for 2019 and 2018, respectively, as a result of this estimate. Specific accounts are charged directly to the reserve when management obtains evidence that the account is uncollectible.
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NATIONAL ALL-JERSEY INC. & SUBSIDIARY Notes To Financial Statements Affiliated company. National All-Jersey Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, All-Jersey Sales Corporation, are affiliated with American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) (the Association). These entities conduct operations from the same facility and have certain common directors, officers, and staff. Therefore, it is necessary to allocate jointly incurred expenses, such as salaries, rents, utilities, depreciation, and other costs of services and administration. The cost of operations reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Activities for 2019 and 2018 include reimbursements of $249,310 and $255,788, respectively, paid to the Association for these jointly incurred costs. Valuation of long-lived assets. The Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of long-lived assets is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of the asset to future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the estimated fair value of the assets. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value, less costs to sell. There were no impairment losses recognized in 2019 and 2018. Income taxes. National All-Jersey Inc. has been recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as an organization exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code. All-Jersey Sales Corporation is not exempt from income taxes. AJSC accounts for income taxes using the liability approach. Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes, and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. The Company follows ASC guidance on accounting for uncertainty in income taxes, which addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial statements. The Company has not recorded a reserve for any tax positions for which the ultimate deductibility is highly certain but for which there is uncertainty about the timing of such deductibility. The Company files tax returns in all appropriate jurisdictions. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, management has determined that there are no material uncertain tax positions. While no tax returns are currently being reviewed by the Internal Revenue Service, tax years since 2016 remain open. Concentration of credit and market risk. The Company maintains its demand deposits and temporary cash investments with one financial institution. Balances may at times exceed federally insured limits. Cash equivalents and investments are maintained in trust accounts with a trust company. The Company continually monitors its balances to minimize the risk of loss. The Company’s cattle sales are primarily to domestic buyers. The Company minimizes credit risk with foreign buyers by requiring irrevocable letters of credit or cash upon sale until they have established a business relationship and understanding with the buyer. The Company also invests in a professionally managed portfolio that contains various securities as detailed in Note 9. Such investments are exposed to various risks, such as fluctuations in market value and credit risk. The investment balances in the accompanying consolidated financial statements may not be reflective of the portfolio’s value during subsequent periods. Property and equipment. Property and equipment are stated at cost. Expenditures which materially increase values or extend useful lives are capitalized. Routine maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. The cost of assets sold or retired and the related accumulated depreciation are eliminated from the accounts in the year of disposal. Any gains or losses resulting from property disposals are included in income. The Company provides for depreciation in amounts adequate to amortize cost over the estimated useful lives of the assets, utilizing the straight-line method, generally as follows: Class of Assets Useful Lives Building 31½ years Furniture and equipment 10 years Vehicles 3–5 years Fees due consignors. Fees due consignors represent amounts due to sellers of Jersey cattle from public auctions and private treaty sales managed by JMS. Advertising. The Company’s advertising efforts are associated with nondirectresponse programs. The costs are expensed in the period of the related advertisement. The Company expensed $22,056 and $4,407 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Functional allocation of expenses. The costs of providing programs and activities have been summarized on a functional basis in Note 3. Accordingly, certain costs have been allocated among the programs and activities benefited. Subsequent events. The Company evaluates events and transactions occurring subsequent to the date of the consolidated financial statements for matters requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements. Subsequent to year-end, the fair value of investments decreased due to a decline in the stock
market. The consolidated financial statements do not reflect the decrease in fair value subsequent to year-end. The accompanying consolidated financial statements and related disclosures consider events through April 9, 2020, the date which the consolidated financial statements were available to be issued. Note 2. Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Members) Equity project fees revenue consists of the following categories for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018: 2019 2018 Equity project fee—contributions $ 324,000 $ 320,000 Equity project fee—Registration, Equity, Appraisal Performance (REAP) 566,815 581,437 $ 890,815 $ 901,437 The following table provides information about significant changes in contract liabilities (deferred income) for the year ended December 31, 2019: Deferred income, beginning of year $ 52,768 Revenue recognized that was included in deferred income at the beginning of the year (52,768) Increase due to cash received during the year 47,400 Deferred income, end of year $ 47,400 Note 3. Expenses by Cost of Operations Classification The Company’s operating expenses by cost of operations for December 31 are as follows: 2019 2018 National All-Jersey Equity program $ 556,980 $ 582,965 Accounting, administration, general and field service 258,615 269,372 All-Jersey Sales (JMS) 288,677 292,277 Total cost of operations $ 1,104,272 $ 1,144,614 Note 4. Advances and Reserves for Advertising 2019 2018 5% National - represents funds accumulated as a percentage of member advances to be applied to cost of national or regional advertising for benefit of all members $ 31,828 $ 31,828 Note 5. Designation of Net Assets The Board of Directors has designated net assets for the following at December 31: 2019 2018 Research and development: In 2019 and 2018, there were expenditures of $864 and $834, respectively, from research and development designated net assets. $ 390,945 $ 391,809 Note 6. Income Taxes Deferred income taxes arise from temporary differences resulting from income and expense items reported for financial accounting and tax reporting purposes in different periods. Deferred taxes are classified as current or long-term, depending on the classification of the assets and liabilities to which they relate. Deferred taxes arising from temporary differences that are not related to an asset or liability are classified as current or long-term depending on the periods in which the temporary differences are expected to reverse. Net deferred tax assets in the accompanying balance sheet include the following components at December 31: Deferred Tax Assets 2019 2018 Provision for doubtful accounts $ 2,600 $ 2,600 Net operating loss 149,000 132,300 Gross deferred tax assets 151,600 134,900 Less valuation allowance (151,600) (134,900) Net deferred tax assets $ — $ — For the year ended December 31, 2019, AJSC incurred net operating loss and the future deductible net operating loss carry forward was increased. In addition, no benefit for income taxes has been recorded due to the uncertainty of the realization of any tax assets. At December 31, 2019, the Company had approximately $779,000 of federal net operating loss carryforwards. The net operating loss carry forwards, if not utilized, will begin to expire in 2030. Note 7. Lines of Credit At December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company has available a $175,000, due on demand, line of credit with interest payable monthly at prime (4.75% and 5.25% at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively). The line is collateralized by investments held by NAJ and AJCA. NAJ is a guarantor on the line of credit. No funds were drawn on the line at December 31, 2019 and 2018. Note 8. Benefit Plan The Company maintains a 401(k) plan covering substantially all employees, who have been employed for one year with at least 1,000 hours of service. The plan allows for a matching contribution of 25% of employees’ contributions up to a maximum contribution of 15% of salary. Matching contributions for 2019 and 2018 amounted to $9,709 and $6,360, respectively.
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NATIONAL ALL-JERSEY INC. & SUBSIDIARY Notes To Financial Statements Note 9. Investments Investments consisted of the following at December 31: 2019 Money market $ 14,087 Mutual funds 653,584 $ 667,671 Investment income consists of the following: 2019 Interest and dividend income $ 27,066 Net realized and unrealized gain on investments 84,947 $ 112,013
Note 10. Fair Value Measurements The Company uses fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to 2018 certain assets and liabilities. The FASB established a framework for measuring $ 11,919 fair value, established a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosure of fair value 559,538 measurement and enhanced disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. $ 571,457 The valuation hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date. The Company uses various valuation approaches, including market, income and/or cost approaches. The 2018 framework establishes a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that $ 31,411 maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable (64,059) inputs by requiring that observable inputs be used when available. Observable $ (32,648) inputs are inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Company’s assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The hierarchy is broken down into three levels based on the reliability of inputs, as follows: Level 1: Valuations for assets and liabilities traded in active exchange markets, such as the New York Stock Exchange. Level 1 also includes U.S. Treasury and federal agency securities and federal agency mortgage-backed securities, which are traded by dealers or brokers in active markets. Valuations are obtained from readily available pricing sources for market transactions involving identical assets or liabilities. Level 2: Valuations for assets and liabilities traded in less active dealer or broker markets. Valuations are obtained from third party pricing services for identical or similar assets or liabilities. Level 3: Valuations for assets and liabilities that are derived from other valuation methodologies, including option pricing models, discounted cash flow models and similar techniques, and not based on market exchange, dealer, or broker traded transactions. Level 3 valuations incorporate certain assumptions and projections in determining the fair value assigned to such assets or liabilities. The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for instruments measured at fair value: Investments: The fair values of investments are based on quoted market prices, when available, or market prices provided by recognized broker dealers. If listed prices or quotes are not available, due to the limited market activity of the instrument, fair value is based upon externally developed models that use unobservable inputs. The following tables set forth by level within the fair value hierarchy the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at a fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2019, and 2018. The financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the valuation of fair value assets and their placement within the fair value hierarchy levels. The table does not include cash on hand or other assets and liabilities that are measured at historical cost or any basis other than fair value. December 31, 2018 Asset Category Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Equity mutual funds: U.S. large-cap core $ 97,966 $ 97,966 $ — $ — U.S. large-cap value 35,518 35,518 — — U.S. large-cap growth 63,477 63,477 — — U.S. mid-cap 15,106 15,106 — — U.S. small-cap 20,668 20,668 — — International 54,479 54,479 — — Emerging Markets 10,596 10,596 — — Multi-Sector 11,672 11,672 — — Fixed income mutual funds: Short-term 107,472 107,472 — — High-yield 38,236 38,236 — — Intermediate 86,630 86,630 — — Real estate securities fund 17,718 17,718 — — Total Assets $ 559,538 $ 559,538 $ — $ —
December 31, 2019 Asset Category Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Equity mutual funds: U.S. large-cap core $ 102,083 $ 102,083 $ — $ — U.S. large-cap value 40,081 40,081 — — U.S. large-cap growth 49,978 49,978 — — U.S. mid-cap 6,689 6,689 — — U.S. small-cap 13,371 13,371 — — International 60,332 60,332 — — Emerging Markets 13,302 13,302 — — Multi-Sector 60,138 60,138 — — Fixed income mutual funds: Short-term 92,146 92,146 — — High-yield 21,896 21,896 — — Intermediate 166,541 166,541 — — Real estate securities fund 27,027 27,027 — — Total Assets $ 653,584 $ 653,584 $ — $ —
Note 11. Functional Expenses The cost of providing the various programs have been summarized on a functional basis in the table below. Administrative expenses include those expenses that are not directly identifiable with any other specific function but provide for the overall support and direction of the Association. December 31, 2019 Public Total Equity Sales Program Administrative TOTAL Salaries and benefits $262,975 $106,031 $369,006 $236,904 $605,910 Field 91,348 125,278 216,626 - 216,626 Occupancy and general 6,763 6,763 13,526 54,103 67,629 Depreciation 2,434 2,434 4,868 2,508 7,376 Office supplies 33,197 5,682 38,879 83,756 122,635 Travel and auto expense 16,545 8,315 24,860 16,982 41,842 Board and annual meetings 21,127 - 21,127 21,127 42,254 Research and development 864 - 864 - 864 Net realized and unrealized gain on investments - - - (84,947) (84,947) $435,253 $254,503 $689,756 $330,433 $1,020,189
December 31, 2018 Public Total Equity Sales Program Administrative TOTAL Salaries and benefits $272,380 $122,768 $395,148 $245,280 $640,428 Field 94,399 102,736 197,135 - 197,135 Occupancy and general 7,196 7,196 14,392 57,567 71,959 Depreciation 7,219 7,219 14,438 7,438 21,876 Office supplies 26,704 8,817 35,521 76,998 112,519 Travel and auto expense 22,331 8,523 30,854 22,779 53,633 Board and annual meetings 23,532 - 23,532 23,532 47,064 Research and development 834 - 834 - 834 Net realized and unrealized loss on investments - - - 64,059 64,059 $454,595 $257,259 $711,854 $497,653 $1,209,507
Note 12. Liquidity and Availability of Resources The Company has financial assets available within one year of the statement of financial position date to meet cash needs for general expenditures. This amount consists of cash and accounts receivable as presented on the accompanying statements of financial position. None of these amounts are subject to donor or other contractual restrictions that make them unavailable for general expenditure within one year of the statement of financial position. The Company manages its liquidity by developing and adopting annual operating budgets that provide sufficient funds for general expenditures in meeting its liabilities and other obligations as they become due. The Company maintains financial assets on hand to meet normal operating expenses. As more fully described in Note 7, the Company also has committed lines of credit, which it could draw upon in the event of an unanticipated liquidity need.
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AMERICAN JERSEY CATTLE ASSOCIATION NATIONAL ALL-JERSEY INC. ALL-JERSEY SALES CORPORATION LEADING INDICATORS OF JERSEY BREED GROWTH AND IMPROVEMENT 2019 2009 1999 Change (’19 v. ’99)
Identification Animals recorded Animals transferred
132,318 19,850
95,557 16,047
62,812 22,643
110.66% (12.33%)
Performance Programs Herds enrolled Cows enrolled
1,006 155,719
1,064 131,102
858 88,928
17.25% 75.11%
Jersey Tags
285,688
145,963 633* 16,088 776
17.22% 24.37% 24.87%
Production (AJCA lactations, 305-day, 2x, ME) Protein, true (*reported as total protein) Milk Fat
742 20,009 969
666 18,498 859
Equity Investment
$ 890,815
$ 644,571 $ 314,227
183.49%
Jersey Marketing Service Gross for private treaty sales Gross for public sales
$ 1,754,966 $ 2,558,086
$ 2,360,270 $ 4,574,295
$ 3,333,933 $ 5,506,341
-47.36% -53.54%
Combined Net Assets
$ 4,186,463
$ 2,468,508
$ 2,175,407
92.45%
American Jersey Cattle Association Board of Directors Jonathan Merriam President Hickman, California Alan Chittenden Vice President Schodack Landing, New York Joel Albright Willard, Ohio
Jonathan Merriam President
John G. Boer Dalhart, Texas Karen Bohnert East Moline, Illinois Tyler Boyd Hilmar, California
Mark O. Gardner Dayton, Pennsylvania Garry Hansen Mulino, Oregon Edward F. Kirchdoerfer Cape Girardeau, Missouri Kelvin D. Moss Litchfield Park, Arizona Donna Phillips Newton, Wisconsin Sheldon “Tom” Sawyer, Jr. Walpole, New Hampshire Bradley Taylor Booneville, Mississippi
National All-Jersey Inc. Board of Directors John Kokoski President Hadley, Massachusetts
Edward F. Kirchdoerfer, ex officio
James S. Huffard III Vice President Crockett, Virginia
Jonathan Merriam, ex officio
Jason L. Cast Beaver Crossing, Nebraska
John Kokoski President
Calvin Graber Parker, South Dakota Rogelio “Roger” Herrera Hilmar, California
6486 E. Main Street, Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068-2362 U.S.A. 614/861-3636 Phone 614/861-8040 Fax www.USJersey.com
John Marcoot Greenville, Illinois Walter Owens Frederic, Wisconsin Sheldon “Tom” Sawyer, Jr., ex officio Veronica L. Steer Cottage Grove, Tennessee