Jersey Journal, October 2021

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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 68 • No. 10 • October 2021 • ISSN: 0021-5953

Editor: Kimberly A. Billman Managing Editor: Tracie Hoying Website Coordinator and Editorial Editor: Michele Ackerman Administrative Assistant, Communications: Autumn Bowlby Communications Interns: Lindsay L’Amoreaux and Abbey Werstler Interview with AJCA Director Bohnert

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FEATURES 40 48 29 18 57 Supporters Recognized for Contributions to Equity Program

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Equity Honor RolI Equity Investors Honored for Continuous Support Getting to Know AJCA Director Karen Bohnert Making a Difference in the Dairy Industry REAP Herds Ranked by GJPI

SHORTS

SHOWS

55 Communications Interns on Board for Fall 2021

54 Indiana State Fair Open Show

28 December 1 is Fred Stout Deadline

54 Maryland Jersey Field Day Junior Show

60 Give Membership as a Gift

53 Maryland Jersey Field Day Open Show

22 Holton to Receive Cowles Scholarship

53 Massachusetts State Jersey Show

38 How a Junior Member Reserves a Prefix

54 New Jersey Junior Jersey Show

36 Input Sought for FARM Animal Care Program 23 Jeff Core Honored with Klussendorf 37 Jersey All American Schedule

Cowles Youth Education Award Featured

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COVER The 31 graduates of Class VII of Jersey Youth Academy are featured on the cover of the October issue of the Jersey Journal.

The young people from 15 states converged in Columbus, Ohio, in mid-July for the career changing experience. First held in 2009, the unique educational experience has graduated 223 Jersey youth to date. All program costs, including round-trip transportation for participants, are paid by the Academy.

Further information about Jersey Youth Academy is found in this issue, beginning on page 18.

The October issue also features supporters of Project Equity, now in its 45th year.

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14 Jersey Breeders Honored at World Dairy Expo

53 Kentucky State Fair Open Show

54 New Jersey Open Jersey Show 54 Western Dairy Showcase 55 Wisconsin Spring Spectacular Junior Show 53 Wisconsin Spring Spectacular Open Show

22 Mr. Jersey: the Man Himself

REGULAR

38 Proposals Sought for Jersey Research

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AJCA, NAJ Board Members

14 STg Donates to Jersey Youth Fund

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Advertising Index

45 Advertising Rates

SALES 24 Cal Poly Showcase Sale 32 North Carolina Pot of Gold

14 Along the Jersey Road 10 Calendar 17 Editorial 6

Field Service Staff

61 In Memoriam 51 Jersey Jargon

MEETINGS

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32 North Carolina Jersey Breeders Association

10 Registration Fees

32 Wisconsin Jersey Breeders Association

Jersey Journal Subscription Rates

65 Journal Shopping Center 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.

Official Publication of the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc. 6486 E. Main St., Reynoldsburg, OH, 43068–2362 614.861.3636 phone 614.861.8040 fax Email jerseyjournal@usjersey.com.

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For assistance in Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming; please contact Kristin Paul.

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

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

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

Scott Holcomb, above

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

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

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

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

Jason Johnson, 154 Olde Canterbury Rd., Northwood, NH 03624. Phone 802/356-0908. jasamjohnson@gmail. com. First District. 2024.

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

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

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

Eighth District. 2023.

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

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

Bradley Taylor, 106 County Road 5300, Booneville, MS 38829-9131. Phone 662/720-3598; taylorjerseyfarm@ gmail.com. Fifth District. 2024.

Joe Vanderfeltz, 898 SR 706, Lawton, PA 18828; Phone 570/934-2406; jvanfel2@gmail.com. Third District. 2024.

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

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

Directors Sam Bok, 11310 Krouse Rd., Defiance, OH 43512.

Phone 419/576-0012; jawscows@defnet.com. District 7. 2025 Jason Cast, 4011 A Street Rd., Beaver Crossing, NE 68313-9417. Phone 402/641-2255; jjcjerseys@gmail. com. District 1. 2023.

Garry Hansen, ex officio, see AJCA.

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American Jersey Cattle Association Board of Directors Officers President: Jonathan Merriam, 12136 Riverview Rd., Hickman, CA 95323-9605. Phone 209/324-4983; JBMerriam.964@gmail.com Vice President: Joel Albright, 1855 Olive Rd., Willard, OH 44890. Phone 419/512-1756; albrightjerseys@gmail. com. Fourth District. 2022.

Directors Joel Albright, see officers. Fourth District. 2022.

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

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

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Editor: Kimberly A. Billman Editorial Editor: Michele Ackerman Managing Editor: Tracie Hoying Administrative Assistant: Autumn Bowlby Interns: Lindsay L’Amoreaux and Abbey Werstler

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ABS Global.........................................16 Accelerated Genetics...........................9 Ahlem Farms Partnership..................62 Albright Jerseys LLC..........................38 All American Jersey Sale.......11, 12, 13 American Jersey Cattle Association ...............................................15, 49, 66 Avi-Lanche Jerseys............................68 Avon Road Jersey Farm....................36

Grazeland Jerseys Ltd.......................38

Owens Farms Inc...............................36

Heaven Scent Jerseys.......................56 Her-Man Jerseys................................10 Highland Farms, Inc...........................60 Highland Jersey Farm........................38 Hi-Land Farms...................................56 High Lawn Farm.................................37 Huffard Dairy Farms...........................47

Pennsota Jerseys...............................50 Pennsylvania Jerseys.........................63 Pine Hill Jersey Farm LLC.................38 Pine Prairie Jerseys...........................41 Pot O’Gold Sale.................................39

Bachelor Farms..................................55 Biltmore Farms...................................45 Boer Jerseys......................................36 Boks Jersey Farm..............................38 Bos Dairy LLC....................................23 Brenhaven Jerseys............................63

Iowa Jerseys................................25, 37 Irishtown Acres...................................63

California Jerseys............ 34, 35, 52, 62 Cantendo Acres.................................38 Cedar Mountain Jerseys....................60 Cinnamon Ridge Dairy.......................37 Circle S Jerseys.................................60 Clauss Dairy Farm.............................62 Clover Patch Dairy.............................38 Cold Run Jerseys LLC.......................38 Cowbella Creamery at Danforth Jersey Farm .............................................56 Crescent Farm...................................60 D&D Jerseys......................................36 D&E Jerseys......................................68 Dan’s Electronic Repair Service........25 Den-Kel Jerseys.................................56 Diley Jerseys......................................47 Dreamroad Jerseys LLC....................56 Dutch Hollow Farm.............................30 Edn-Ru Jerseys..................................63 Fire-Lake Jerseys...............................62 Forest Glen Jerseys.............................3 Four Springs Jerseys.........................63 Genex...................................................7 Goff Dairy...........................................23

JNB Farm...........................................63 Jersey Journal........................24, 33, 66 Jer-Z-Boyz Ranch..............................62 Jersey Marketing Service .................................. 11, 12, 13, 39, 64 Johnsonacres.......................................4 Journal Shopping Center...................66 K&R Jerseys......................................50 Kenny Farm........................................63 Kevetta Farms....................................56 Lady-Lane Farm.................................61 Lawtons Jersey Farm.........................56 Legendairy Farms........................64, 65 Lucky Hill Jersey Farm.......................60 Mapleline Farm..................................60 Marcoot Jersey Creamery.................25 Martin Dairy LLC................................61 Messmer Jersey Farm.......................63 Mills Jersey Farm LLC.......................37 Minnesota Jerseys.............................50 New England Jerseys....................4, 60 New York Jerseys.........................30, 56 Nobledale Farm..................................63 Normandell Farms.............................63 Oat Hill Dairy......................................50 Ohio Jerseys..........................31, 38, 47 Oregon Jerseys........................3, 28, 61

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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Ratliff Jerseys...............................26, 27 Red Top Jerseys.................................52 Redland Genetics........................34, 35 Revolution Genetics.............................2 Richardson Family Farm....................60 Riverside-F Farms..............................63 Rock Bottom Dairy.............................25 Scotch View Farms............................56 Select Sires, Inc...........................66, 67 Shenandoah Jerseys.........................37 Silver Maple Farms............................60 Silver Spring Farm.............................56 South-Mont Farm...............................63 Spahr Jersey Farm, Inc......................38 Spatz Cattle Company.......................63 Spring Valley Farm.............................63 Springdale Jerseys Inc.......................60 Spruce Row Jerseys..........................63 Steinhauers Jerseys..........................36 Stoney Hollow Jerseys.......................63 Summit Farm......................................37 Sun Valley Jerseys.............................61 Sunbow Jerseys.................................53 Sunny Ridge Jerseys.........................28 Taylor Jersey Farm Inc.......................36 U-Fashion Jerseys LLC......................38 Vanderfeltz Jerseys............................63 Waverly Farm.....................................41 White Rock Jerseys...........................60 Wickstrom Jersey Farm...............34, 35 Wilsonview Dairy................................61 Wisconsin Jerseys.......................36, 41 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.

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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.

OCTOBER—California and Nevada.

NOVEMBER—New Mexico and Texas; Michigan and Ohio.

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

Deadlines

OCT. 15—National Jersey Queen application deadline.

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

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

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

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

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

JAN. 15—Nominations are due in the AJCA-NAJ

office for Young Jersey Breeders, Master Breeder, Distinguished Service and Meritorious Service awards.

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

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

MAR. 1—National Jersey Youth Achievement contest applications are due.

MAR. 1—National Jersey Youth Production Contest entries due. Forms available from the USJersey website.

MAR. 1—Living Lifetime Production contest applications are due. Cows alive as of December 31, 2021, are eligible. Minimum DHIR production levels for nominating are 225,000 lbs. milk, 10,000 lbs fat, and 8,000 lbs. protein.

Sales OCT. 16—OHIO FALL PRODUCTION SALE, Wayne County Fairgrounds, Wooster, Ohio; 11:00 a.m.

(EDT); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@ usjersey.com; will be broadcast on CowBuyer.com; Todd Woodruff, Urbana, Ohio, auctioneer.

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

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

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

Meetings and Expositions OCT. 14-16—NORTHEAST REGIONAL DAIRY CHALLENGE, Lyons Falls, N.Y. NOV. 1-4- WESTERN DAIRY MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE, Peppermill, Reno, Nev.

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

NOV. 10-11—DAIRY CATTLE REPRODUCTION COUNCIL ANNUAL MEETING, Embassy Suites— Kansas City International Airport, Kansas City, Mo. NOV. 14-16—SOUTHERN REGIONAL DAIRY CHALLENGE, Stephenville, Texas.

NOV. 15-17—NMPF/DMI/UDIA JOINT ANNUAL MEETING, The Mirage, Las Vegas, Nev. JAN. 23-26, 2022—DAIRY FORUM, J.W. Marriott Desert Springs- Palm Desert, Calif.

FEB. 8-10—WORLD AG EXPO, Tulare, Calif.

FEB. 16-18, 2022—MIDWEST REGIONAL DAIRY CHALLENGE, Fort Wayne, Ind. FEB. 24-26, 2022—WESTERN REGIONAL DAIRY CHALLENGE, Calif.

MAR. 31-APRIL 2, 2022—NATIONAL DAIRY CHALLENGE, Green Bay, Wis. JUNE 22-25, 2022—AJCA-NAJ ANNUAL MEETINGS, Portland, Ore. OCT. 2-7, 2022—WORLD DAIRY EXPO, Madison, Wis.

Shows OCT. 16—SOUTH CAROLINA STATE FAIR OPEN AND JUNIOR SHOW, Columbia, S.C.; 9:00 a.m.

(EDT); David Croshaw, Parksville, Ky., judge.

OCT. 22—ARKANSAS STATE FAIR OPEN AND JUNIOR SHOW, Little Rock, Ark.; heifers, 6:00 p.m. (EDT).

OCT. 22—ARKANSAS STATE FAIR OPEN AND JUNIOR SHOW, Little Rock, Ark.; cows, 5:00 p.m. (EDT).

OCT. 24—NORTH CAROLINA STATE FAIR JUNIOR SHOW, Statesville, N.C.; 9:00 a.m. (EDT); Michael Creek, Hagerstown, Md., judge.

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

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

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

NOV. 12-13—CANADIAN NATIONAL JERSEY SHOW, Ancaster, Ont.; managed by Jersey Canada.

JAN. 17, 2022—FORT WORTH STOCK SHOW JERSEY SHOW, Fort Worth, Texas; 12:00 noon (CST); Callum McKinven, Canton de Hatley, Que., judge.

MAR. 20, 2022—HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO JERSEY SHOW, Houston, Texas; 8:00 a.m. (CST).

OCT. 3, 2022—INTERNATIONAL JERSEY SHOW, Madison, Wis.; 3:30 p.m. (CDT), heifers.

OCT. 4, 2022—INTERNATIONAL JERSEY SHOW, Madison, Wis.; 7:30 a.m. (CDT), cows.

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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Tori Bea Riebe was born on August 30, 2021, to Mark and Tanya Riebe. She weighed 8 lbs. 4 oz. and was 19¼ inches long. The couple operates Meadow Ridge Jerseys, a 150-cow Registered Jersey farm, with his family in Cumberland, Wis. Paternal grandparents are Roger and Darice Riebe.

Jace Peter Schmitt was born on September 2, 2021, to Willie and Brittany (Lantzky) Schmitt, Spillville, Iowa. He weighed 7 lbs. 6 oz. and was 20 inches long. He was welcomed home by siblings, Colton, Caleb, and Julia.

Maternal grandparents are Brian and Heidi Lantzky, Hei-Bri Jerseys, Hawkeye, Iowa. Brian and Heidi dispersed the herd in 2019 and are now loving life as grandparents to seven. They could not abandon cattle entirely, though, so purchased a Jersey heifer that is managed with the herd at Nabholz Farm, West Union, Iowa.

Kyle Austin Erickson and Amanda Joanne Lagerwey, Bellingham, Wash., were married on August 28, 2021, at her family farm, Lagerwey Jerseys, in Bellingham.

He is the son of Kent and Lisa Erickson, Summit Ridge Holsteins.

She is the daughter The Ericksons of Curt and Suzanne Lagerwey.

Kyle works part-time for both dairies.

Mandy attended Jersey Youth Academy in 2015. Today, she is the milker for Lagerwey Jerseys and also works part-time at Red Barn Coffee.

Hayden Charles Wieck and Shannon Leigh Rodeffer, Seattle, Wash., were united in holy matrimony on September 18, 2021, at St. Paul’s Church in Fort Gamble, Wash.

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the late Jerry Rodeffer, in Snohomish, Wash.

Shannon attended Jersey Youth Academy in 2013 and is an agricultural economist/ dairy marketing specialist at the USDAAgricultural Marketing Service.

The journey to financial and generational sustainability for Milky Way Farm, owned and operated by L.D. Peeler and his children, Iris Barham and Davis Peeler, was featured in the September 2021 issue of Dairy Herd Management.

The Peelers farm 267 acres and bottle A2 milk from the 100-cow Registered Jersey dairy in Starr, S.C. They added a state-of-the-art creamery to the business in February and a pair of robotic milkers in April. The herd is enrolled on REAP. Iris won the National Jersey Youth Achievement Contest in 1997 and Davis topped the contest in 2003. Both L.D. and Davis earned AJCA Young Jersey Breeder awards. Iris was named National Dairy Shrine’s Progressive Dairy Manager for small herds in 2015.

Herby and Amanda Lutz and their son, Hobbs, Her-Man Jerseys, Chester, S.C., were featured in a video by Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association posted on Twitter for National Farmers Day (October 12, 2021). The Lutzes spoke about the joy of operating Sunny Day Farm as a family with his parents, Herbert and Betty.

Jersey Breeders Honored at World Dairy Expo

Several Jersey breeders shared the spotlight at World Dairy Expo with the showwinning Registered Jerseys in Madison, Wis., in October.

Ken Elliott, Marshall, Wis., received the 18th Honorary Klussendorf Award, which recognizes service to the purebred dairy industry.

Elliott has been superintendent of the International Holstein Show for two decades and assistant overall suElliott perintendent to the

show the past eight years. He and his wife, Kathy, and their family operated a 40-cow herd of Holsteins and Jerseys until they retired from farming in 2011.

Jeff Stookey, Milford, Ind., was recognized with the 30 th KlussendorfMacKenzie Award.

He and his wife, Marla, and their family operate a Registered Holstein and Jersey farm.

Stookey got his start in the busiStookey ness fitting cattle for nearly 20 years. He returned to the home farm in the 1990s after his father suffered a heart attack.

Kylie Nichols, Watertown, Wis., was presented with the Merle Howard Award.

The University of Wisconsin (UW)Madison student started her show career exhibiting grade cattle from a neighbor and culminated her career this year with the Grand Champion Nichols of the International Junior Jersey Show, with Homeridge T Annette.

Kylie judges dairy cattle for the team at UW-Madison and has twice been named Supreme Champion Showperson of the Wisconsin State Fair.

STg Donates to Jersey Youth Fund

STgenetics (STg) of Navasota, Texas, recently raised $2,184 for the National Jersey Youth Development Fund through its summer youth campaign.

Throught the program, STg agreed to donate $1 for every unit of Jersey semen sold between June 1, 2021, and July 16, 2021.

This is the third year the company has run the campaign. It generated $1,370 from Jersey sales in June 2020 and $2,120 from sales during the week of the annual meetings of the national Jersey organizations in 2019.

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In July 2021, the seventh class of Jersey Youth Academy was held. Thirty-one bright, energetic high school juniors to college seniors attended and reinforced to USJersey staff our industry is in great hands.

Academy is a universally appreciated program. The industry likes it. Participants like it. Our members like it.

While we all agree it is a great program, it takes a committed staff and organization to facilitate the program and of course funding to financially support the endeavor.

Jersey breeders and the dairy industry have supported the cause many times. It all began with the syndication of a bull named BW Academy. After the first class in 2009, an all-donation National Heifer Sale was held in 2011 with the proceeds going to the Academy fund. There is an annual Cow Pie Bingo held with the funds raised contributed directly to Jersey Youth Academy.

Robert Bignami, Orland, Calif., has been one of the largest contributors to Jersey Youth Academy and a visionary behind the program concept. After the conclusion of Class VII, he took time to talk about fundraising and helping the program reach a self-sustainable level for the future.

“Like anything in this world, Academy costs money. For us to take the program to the next level, it will take fundraising.

No one likes fundraising but we’ve got to do it.

“It doesn’t take a lot of money from an individual when a lot of us participate.

He offered the following ideas for donations that won’t break the bank.

• Donate a heifer at a sale or a portion of the proceeds of your consignment; • Syndicate a young bull and sell shares in him to donate; • Selling a cow for beef purposes? Donate the check to the

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youth programs of the AJCA. “By investing in Jersey Youth Academy, you are investing in your future. Any donation to the national Jersey youth development programs you are focusing on the future leaders in the industry.

“We are making a difference in a lot of lives with the smallest donations.”

Jersey Youth Academy is important to our future as an industry. Why? Its goal is to expose youth to as many possibilties as we can for careers in the Jersey and dairy industry.

We need to retain their knowledge and passion to propel us forward.

As we look at our alumni, we see the diversity of careers amongst them. There are graduates home managing their dairies, state and federal veterinarians, herd managers, global dairy managers and general managers of A.I. companies, a communications manager for National Milk Federation and even a marketing specialist with the Federal Milk Market Administration’s office. The stars shine bright among us and they are making decisions today that affect our future and the generations behind us.

“It behooves all of us to lend every support and encouragement to the youth of our business.”

There are, however, other forms of “support and encouragement” that linger beyond any ribbon or trophy, certificate of achievement, cash award or scholarship check.

As you see Jersey youth going about their activities, do pass on words of congratulations with a big smile as they demonstrate good sportsmanship, keep up their records, or do any other good job that is part of their development as young Jersey breeders. Such actions on your part will surely inspire, and after all, “The inspired youth of today are tomorrow’s leaders.”

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nspirational and Impactful. Two words heard repeatedly as 31 Jersey youth from 15 states headed out the doors of the American Jersey Cattle Association in midJuly upon completion of Class VII of Jersey Youth Academy. The group completed a weeklong journey discovering careers within the Jersey and dairy industries July 11-16, 2021, in Ohio.

“Inspirational and extremely informational, are the two words I would use to describe my Jersey Youth Academy experience,” said class member Sophia Larson, Reedsburg, Wis. “I have a pretty strong dairy background, but I learned so much this week. It was worth the time to come here and means a lot to be able to have this opportunity. We all should be beyond grateful for this program and having the chance to be a part of it.”

“The opportunities and connections we were given this week were outstanding,” agreed Jacqueline Mudd, Berne, Ind. “An absolutely amazing experience.”

During the week, Class VII was introduced to representatives of key support agencies and allied industry. Corey Geiger, editor of Hoard’s Dairyman, challenged the group to “Make a Difference.” CharCorey Geiger lie Garrison of The Garrison Group talked about his dairy roots and how he chose to be a lobbyist in Washington D.C. on behalf of the agricultural industry. The group visited five diverse Jersey dairies and learned about robotic milking systems, on-farm processing, a cheese plant, strategies for genotyping, agri-tourism, hands on workshops for Linear Type Appraisal and JerseyTags, and were part of a history making announcement for Select Sires.

With full involvement of the Ohio-based staff of the American Jersey Cattle As-

During the tour to Select Sires the class of Jersey Youth Academy was presented with commemorative semen straws with “Jersey Youth Academy 2021” printed on them. The group of 31 students were the first to tour the new distribution facility being built. Showing off their straws were Keenan Thygesen, Ali Bowman, Elizabeth Hyman, Grace Stroud, Mia Berry, Jessica Hewitt and Jack Zina.

sociation (AJCA) and National All-Jersey Inc. (NAJ), plus the presidents of both organizations and a roster of diverse farming operations and guest speakers, Jersey Youth Academy delivered a comprehensive survey of the Jersey business today, how Jerseys fit the dairy business of tomorrow, and the opportunities for participants to direct their Jersey enthusiasm and personal abilities to advance the Jersey business of the future.

The participants included rising seniors in high school through college juniors.

They were selected from a national pool of applicants based on merit, motivation and preparation for the program as reflected in their experiences, accomplishments and goal statements.

Set in motion more than a decade ago, the Academy aims—to attract, educate and retain talented young people for careers in the Jersey dairy business—informed a program highlighted by a multitude of presentations, farm visits, hands-on workshops, face-toface conversations with industry experts and fellowship with peers.

“From the day I found out I was accepted throughout the entire trip and even coming back home to Pennsylvania, I was eager,”

said Laura Caruso. “I was eager in the beginning for the learning possibilities and eager when I got home to put everything I learned to work.”

“Not only is this an incredible program to learn more about the breed, but I was able to take advantage of this opportunity with like-minded people that have the same passions,” stated Grace Stroud, Canadea, N.Y. “I want to impact the Jersey breed as much as it has impacted me. I am looking forward to applying genomic testing tools in my herd to help the breed association gain information to advance my herd and the breed as a whole.”

“Epic,” described Nicole Arrowsmith, Peach Bottom, Pa. “This program pushed me out of my comfort zone and pushed me to try new things and expanded my knowledge in so many areas.”

The Program As the program opened on Sunday evening on the campus of Ohio Dominican University, Executive Secretary Neal Smith welcomed the group and gave a brief overview of the Jersey breed and history, before talking to them about the class expectations and plans for the week. The group was then

The 31 class members of Jersey Youth Academy VII are pictured on the front cover of this issue. Pictured front row, from left: Emily Rook, Evan Cooper, Jack Zina, Von Herron, Barry Nadon, Tyler Seals, Keenan Thygesen and Alison Graves. Middle row, from left: Hartley Silva, Nicole Arrowsmith, Elizabeth Hyman, Ali Bowman, Mia Berry, Addie Raber, Kylie Konyn, Gabby Rockwell, Grace Stroud, Jessica Hewitt, Sophie Larson, Laura Caruso and Miriam Cook. Back row from left: Jacqueline Mudd, Emma Vos, Aspen Silva, Summer Schepper, Rachel Anderson, Morgan Osborn-Wotthlie, Madelynn Hoffman, Gracie Krahn, Kaitlyn Poitras, and Maleah Sickinger.

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treated to a first in Jersey Youth Academy history—international presentations by Jersey breeders from Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, Jersey Isle and South Africa.

The countries submitted videos showcasing geography, philosophies, the Jersey cow and other demographics from within their countries.

Early the next day, the class convened in a classroom setting for a morning of learning more about Jersey pedigrees, genomics, identification and how the tools of the AJCA could be applied to decisions they make in the dairy industry.

“Throughout the week, genomics was definitely the biggest thing I learned to take home and apply to my herd,” said Jessica Hewitt, Molalla, Ore. “Before I got here, I had a general understanding. After leaving I have a deeper understanding of the importance of the science.”

“I learned a lot from the presentation on how to read a pedigree,” said Laura Caruso, Acme, Pa. “It was very useful to fully understand what all of the numbers and terms meant. It is very important whether you are looking from a business perspective or looking for a well-designed show cow.”

Evan Cooper, New Braintree, Mass., stated, “The genomic discussions we had opened my eyes to the many ways that genomics can be utilized. Before Jersey Youth Academy, I didn’t pay a lot of attention to the science. Now, I realized there is money to be made by utilizing this tool in any size herd.”

As the class absorbed their lessons from the morning, they took a trip to Waterman Dairy on Ohio State University’s campus.

During their time at the dairy, Rebekah Meller, dairy manager and nutritionist, gave a tour of the dairy and talked about upcoming plans for adding robots to the

dairy in the heart of Columbus, Ohio.

Ron Mosser, Senior Type Traits Evaluator for the American Jersey Cattle Association, along with appraisers Danielle Brown, Sydney Endres and Greg Lavan, gave an in-depth session on the AJCA Type Traits Evaluation system.

David McEhlaney, of AllFlex, talked to the youth about identification and the many tools offered with using eartags, from tissue sampling to heat detection.

“I learned the most during our linear appraisal activity and during the pedigree presentation,” said Madelynn Hoffman, Manheim, Pa. “I did not realize how many traits an appraiser evaluates in less than a minute. Also, the pedigrees have so much information that is typically overlooked.

I used to look just at scores, type and the physical appearance of the animal. Now I examine JUI and wellness traits more heavily.”

On Tuesday, the class visited Albright Jerseys LLC, Willard, Ohio, and talked with experts about IVF procedures, nutrition in a robotic herd, and ag lending. In the afternoon, the group visited Clover Patch Dairy, Millersburg, Ohio, and talked with Alan and Sharon Kozak about their intensive grazing herd. The couple talked about calf nutrition and gave a JerseyMate presentation to show how Alan manages the matings in his 400-plus cow herd.

Kaitlyn Hinds, Associate Manager, Brand Experience and Education at Certified Angus Beef (CAB), joined the group and talked about the history of the CAB program and how important branding is to building a product.

“Albright Jerseys was the most impactful stop for me,” said Von Herron, Salem, Ohio.

“They have a similar set up to what I want

to see on our family farm. I could tell they have thought about every detail and where they want to go with it. I enjoyed going around the different stations and learning about different aspects of the farm.”

“I took home several things to apply, but the new calf feeding standards and nutritional facts for both cows and calves I have used the most,” said Jessica Hewitt.

“The visits to the Ohio State University dairy and Albright Jerseys were the most impactful to me,” said Madelynn Hoffman.

“These two farms are currently navigating the financial waters and have made some executive decisions such as culling and installing robots to make ends meet. I think it is admirable these farms are adapting in a time many are leaving the business.”

On Wednesday, milk marketing was the featured topic as Erick Metzger, General Manager of National All-Jersey Inc., presented to the group. After his presentation he introduced Charlie Garrison, president of The Garrison Group and NAJ lobbyist in Washington D.C., to talk about his dairy background and policy in D.C. “We had the opportunity to be in the audience during Charlie Garrison’s presentation,” said Gracie Krahn, Albany, Ore. “Although he clicked through more than 20 slides, what impacted me most was the discussion on obtaining a proper work force. There is no question in my mind that dairy farmers across the country are suffering through a labor shortage, however I did not grasp the details as to why. Through Charlie’s presentation we were able to take a deep dive into the legal ramifications of securing a workforce as well as the specifics that dairy farmers must provide for their employees. “

During a tour stop at Albright Jerseys LLC, owner Fred Albright shared the history of the dairy with the group. He discussed the logic behind many of the decisions made to bring the next generation into the dairy and keep it sustainable for years to come.

Each year Jersey Youth Academy culminates with a tour stop to Young’s Jersey Dairy.

The agri-tourism stop is among the favorites in Ohio. Owner Stuart Young talked with the class about their story and diversification beginning in the 1950s with their Jersey herd.

Summer Schepper breaks down one of the young cows at Ohio State University using the Type Traits Appraisal data from USJersey.

Senior appraiser Ron Mosser led the discussion and worked with the class to understand the traits used to determine a final score.

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Corey Geiger of Hoard’s Dairyman then took the stage and talked to the class about the importance of being selfless and having a servant heart. He paid tribute to the many people that have shaped his career in the dairy industry with his inspirational and motivating words to the class.

“Corey said in his presentation, ‘See the glass as half full, not half empty,” said Mia Berry, Sherwood, Ore. “Live with a more positive mindset, find other servant leaders in your life who have been challenging you.

Find the different perspective. These are words that all of us can use. I am getting ready to start college and I know I will face some failure. We need to learn from that and not be hung up on the negative.”

Visits that afternoon were to Pearl Valley Cheese in Fresno, Ohio, and then the evening was capped off by a ‘Sunset Safari” at the Wilds in Cumberland, Ohio.

“I am looking at zoology as a possible career,” said Nicole Arrowsmith. “From the The Wilds, I now have a better understanding of what classes to focus on from talking with the zoo keepers and tour guides there.”

Thursday was a day to remember for the Class with their visit to Select Sires, Inc., Plain City, Ohio. While at the A.I. facility, it was announced that River Valley CeCe Chrome-ET had just become the highest selling Jersey bull in Select Sires history.

The class was a part of the promotional release from Select Sires and had their photo taken with the legendary sire. In addition, the group was the first to tour the new distribution center being built on the Select Sires campus. Many of the Select Sires staff shared the role their department plays in the process of matings, making semen, selling, and marketing each unit produced.

“Touring Select Sires was by far the most impactful tour stop for me,” said Laura Caruso. “I never realized until after the presentations about what all goes into making one little straw of semen. It takes an army to create the desired product.”

The class then made their way to the agritourism and on-farm processing stops of the week—Woodruff Jersey Farm and Young’s Jersey Dairy.

“Do one thing first and do it right—a quote from Todd Woodruff – has stuck with me,” said Barry Nadon, West Brookfield, Mass. “I would like to do on-farm processing at home and he gave us many ideas.”

“Being from California, it is in your head that you need to be as big as you can for success,” said Aspen Silva, Modesto, Calif.

“Coming here and seeing the smaller dairies owning their own plants, making milk, making cheese and doing what they love is eye-opening to see that you can do what Page 20

you want in smaller markets.”

“For me, Woodruff Dairy and Processing facility was unforgettable,” said Miriam Cook, Pewamo, Mich. “Their processing facility was breathtaking and on the cusp of groundbreaking entrepreneurial steps with some of the best chocolate milk I have had the chance to enjoy! The farm was full of high-quality cattle, but the family made it a complete picture. With his many business ventures, Todd Woodruff lives up to his philosophy, ‘If you aren’t living on the edge then you are taking up too much space.’”

The evening concluded with the annual mock auction. Teams worked together to form strategies and buy smart. In the end, three teams created a syndicate and purchased the majority of the animals (under market value) to earn bragging rights.

A tour of the AJCA offices in Reynoldsburg, was the last stop for Class VII of Jersey Youth Academy before heading home on Friday. Stations around the office allowed the class to interact with USJersey staff and learn more about the programs that are offered. They had hands-on demonstrations with the online tools offered

by USJersey and many went away with a better understanding of the association’s core program—REAP. “I learned this week the many aspects of REAP that the Oklahoma State University herd isn’t utilizing,” said Ali Bowman, Glencoe, Okla. “I am definitely going to be discussing BullsEye, genomics, and HerdView when I get back to school and hopefully encourage them to utilize it in the school program.”

Emma Vos, Maribel, Wis., shared her thoughts on USJersey programs, “There is so much value in the AJCA programs.

It doesn’t matter the size of the herd, the programs fit all.”

The Takeaway Lessons “Everything this week was incredibly valuable to me,” added Gabby Rockwell, Scenery Hill, Pa. “The diversity of what we experienced was great. From visiting Albrights Jerseys LLC and seeing nine robots working, to Woodruffs and Young’s Jersey Dairy, where they milk smaller numbers of cows—it showed me everyone does things differently but can be very successful in what they do.”

“This week inspired me to continue to follow in my grandparents’ path and reach for the goal of being a Master Breeder one day,” said Tyler Seals, Tillamook, Ore. “My biggest takeaway was learning more about the impact of genetics and nutrition to the milking herd to impact milk values more quickly,” stated Jack Zina, Hadley, Mass. “Taking that back home to our farm and milk bottling program will help con-

A trip to The Wilds was added to the Academy program this year. The Sunset Safari featured an opportunity to ask questions of the grounds and animal managers as well as learn more about the habitats of many of the wild animals in captivity. The Wilds consists of more than 10,000 acres of conservational land in southeast Ohio.

tinue to produce the highest quality milk.”

“I am not sure how my peers absorbed this trip, but I know it has caused me to reevaluate my college plans, changed the direction of my herd and my perspective of the dairy industry’s future,” Madelynn Hoffman.

“Every day was valuable for employment opportunities,” said Rachel Anderson.

“The whole week was valuable,” said Sophia Larson. “The reassurance from people that if you don’t have it all figured out right now, that is okay. That really hit home for me. Knowing what all we have access to throughout the industry was really valuable.”

Surprise ending As the graduates of Class VII left their weeklong adventure, Executive Secretary Neal Smith told them, “This experience isn’t over, there is still more to come.”

On September 25, the ‘more to come’ was revealed via a social media post on Facebook.

Robert and Pam Bignami of Brentwood Farms, Orland, Calif., had an added bonus for Class VII. In 2020 at The All American Jersey Sale, the couple donated $60,000 from the proceeds of BW Graduate-ET to enhance the National Jersey Youth Development programs of the AJCA. They set aside $40,000 to establish the Brentwood Farms scholarship (beginning in 2022) and another $20,000 to enhance the experience this year’s Jersey Youth Academy class.

Their hope is to change the lives of some of our brightest youth in the dairy industry.

Nine class members were selected throughout the week as an anonymous committee worked behind the scenes to learn more about the class, where they came from, and their life goals and plan of action.

These nine students are each being awarded a trip to an impactful Jersey event in the next two years. (winners are on page 21) (continued to page 38)

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Holton to Receive Cowles Scholarship Award

James Edward Holton, Dawsonville, Ga., has been named the winner of the Reuben R. Cowles Youth Educational Award. He will receive a scholarship in the amount of $2,000 at the Youth Awards Ceremony held with All American festivities in Louisville, Ky., on November 7, 2021.

Holton earned an animal science degree from the University of Georgia (UGA) in 2019 and is now enrolled in the university’s College of Veterinary Medicine. He plans to become a food animal veterinarian.

He and his twin brother, Matthew, operate H2 Jersey Farm. The herd was established in 2012 as three show heifers and today numbers 40 head. A portion of the herd traces to purchases from the Pot O’Gold Sale.

James also received the C ow l e s yo u t h award in 2017 and Holton 2018. He won the Russell-Malnati Scholarship for Advanced Studies in 2019 and the AJCA Directors’ Scholarship in 2017. He attended Jersey Youth Academy in 2013.

As an undergraduate, he competed on the dairy judging and dairy challenge teams and was an ambassador for the college. He chaired the dairy science club’s commercial dairy heifer show and was named the club’s Outstanding Junior.

James has continued his role as ambassador for the UGA College of Veterinary Medicine and sits on the school’s scholarship committee as well. He is active with the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP). He is president of the local student chapter and serves on the reproduction committee of the national organization. He also belongs to the UGA Veterinary Business Management Association, the UGA Student Affiliate Veterinary Medicine Association, and Omega Tau Sigma fraternity. He is a member of the palpation team and the theriogenology club.

This past summer, James was a veterinary intern with Select Sires in Plain City, Ohio, where he gained experience in semen collection and surgeries. He has also worked for Parker Veterinary Clinic and All Animals Veterinary Hospital.

The Cowles Youth Educational Award The Cowles Youth Educational Award differs from many of the traditional scholarships managed by the American

Mr. Jersey: The Man Himself So, whom was Mr. Cowles, a man so special that his friends and peers established a scholarship in his honor?

Reuben R. Cowles, aka “Rube,” was born in 1908 on the family Jersey farm in Statesville, N.C. In his childhood, the Jersey herd was three milk cows kept by his mother. Rube claimed one of them as his own and helped with bottling and delivery of milk to neighbors. The sale of “Just Jerseys” milk was an easy one thanks to a thickerthan-average cream line, clearly visible in the glass bottles of the day. The customer base grew to Statesville and the herd grew to 20 cows.

As with many, the Great Depression hit hard and the Cowles family lost everything. Everything, that is, but the cows. Rube had faith in his cows. So, when he lost all but one of them in the government’s brucellosis-testing program, he gradually rebuilt the herd at Jersey Hill Farm. The foundation of the herd came from Biltmore, with later additions from Sweet Jerseys, Happy Valley, Marlu, and Sunbeam.

Rube managed the herd that eventually numbered 65 cows with programs from the American Jersey Cattle Club (AJCC), including registration, production testing and classification.

Jersey Hill Farm ranked nationally for production, proved or helped to prove bulls, and routinely consigned to the National Heifer Sale and The All American Jersey Sale. Cowles developed numerous Ton of Gold cows

C ow l e s p o s e s w i t h o n e o f h i s consignments to the Dixie Classic sale.

He was a founding father of the sale and served on the sale committee for more than 20 years.

and several with lifetime credits over 100,000 lbs. milk—quite a feat for the time.

Cowles served three terms as president of the North Carolina Jersey Breeders Association and sat on the advisory board of the Randleigh Foundation. He helped to organize the first A.I. organization in Iredell County and was a founding father of the Dixie Classic

sale. He was elected to his first of two terms as AJCC Director in 1968 and received the organization’s Distinguished Service Award in 1977.

In 1979, the Cowles herd was purchased by another Jersey legend, W. Charles McGinnis, former program director for National All-Jersey Inc., past president of the AJCC, and fellow recipient of the Distinguished Service Award.

Whether in the barn or in the community, Cowles devoted his life to the Jersey cow. He was “the heart and soul of ‘Jersey’ in our part of the world,” noted Dennis Leamon, who operates Lucky L Jerseys with his wife, Mary Beth, and their family on the farm previously owned by Cowles.

Cowles helped to establish the AllJersey milk program in the Carolinas in the late 1950s and 1960s, convincing dairies to sign up and then sourcing cattle for producers. He was the driving force for adoption by Superior Dairy of Statesville, a move that then required producers to switch to Jerseys. Cowles was also instrumental in obtaining 82 heifers from North Carolina for the national 5,000 Jersey Heifers for Pro(continued to page 25)

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Jeff Core Honored with Klussendorf Award Jeff Core, Salvisa, Ky., was named winner of the 79th Klussendorf Award, the highest recognition given to a dairy cattle showperson in the U.S. Jeff and his wife, Alta Mae, operate Keightly-Core Jersey Farm, a 60-cow Registered Jersey farm, with their grown family. Fittingly, the couple met at The All American Jersey Show more than four decades ago. After the Iowa boy and Kentucky gal married, they moved to her home farm. They purchased a dairy farm of their own in 1987.

The Cores have bred and exhibited several champions at The All American Jersey Show, World Dairy Expo and the Kentucky State Fair. They also regularly earn banners for Premier Breeder and Premier Exhibitor.

Among the recent standouts are Hirds Colton Dream, Excellent-96%, 2018 National Grand Champion and Overall Premier Performance Winner of the 2017 All American Jersey Show (owned with Frank and Diane Borba), and the inaugural GJPI Champion of The All American Jersey Show, KCJF Colton Dancer. The Cores have also exhibited several winners of the National Jersey Jug Futurity, including KCJF Tracers Ritzy (2012) and KCJF Sambo Molly (2008), and four-time Junior Jeff Core National Grand Champion, KJF Renaissance Lacey {6}, Excellent-96%.

Another matriarch, KCJF Regency Treasure, is one of a handful of cows to be appraised Excellent-97%. A matriarch still in the herd, 4W Pusher Lizzie, Excellent-94%, is the current leader for lifetime milk production and second for fat, with 312,124 lbs. milk, 13,523 lbs. fat and 11,100 lbs. protein in 4,053 days.

Jeff has also judged national and international cattle shows. He was associate judge of The All American Jersey Show in 2004 and the International Brown Swiss Show in 2019.

In the 79 years the award has been given, Jeff and Alta Mae are the first husband-wife duo to be honored. She received the honor in 1999.

Keightley-Core Jerseys is enrolled on REAP and has a 2020 lactation average of 18,339 lbs. milk, 925 lbs. fat and 687 lbs. protein. With the latest appraisal, the herd includes 45 Excellents and 38 Very Goods and has an average final score of 89.6%.

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$4,850 Choice Tops Cal Poly Showcase Sale

A choice of two fancy-pedigreed Jerseys sold for $4,850 to top all lots consigned to this year’s Cal Poly Showcase Sale on February 12. In all, seven Jersey lots sold for an average of $1,914.29 at the Cal Poly dairy in San Luis Obispo, Calif. The sale also auctioned Holsteins and Red and Whites for an overall sale average of $1,761.46 on 24 lots.

Sale Analysis

Number

Avg. Price Total Value

3 Bred heifers 4 Heifer calves

7 Lots edian price M

$1,700.00 2,075.00

$5,100 8,300

$1,914.29 $1,400.00

$13,400

Sale Management: Cal Poly Dairy Club

The partnership of Phillip Airoso, Quaid Everett and Kestin Martin, Porterville, Calif., placed the final bid of $4,850 on a choice between full sisters Schulte Bros Cltn Fame & Fortune-ET and Schulte Bros Colton Famous-ET. They chose the former, donated by Stan Henderson and De Groot Dairy of Hanford, Calif.

The fall calf sired by Chilli Action Colton-ET, GJPI -71, is a potential 10th generation Excellent and a full sister

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A choice of two full sisters out of Pleasant Nook Guns Foxy Lady, above, was the high selling lot of the Cal Poly Showcase Sale.

Phillip Airosa, Quaid Everett and Kestin Martin placed the last bid of $4,850 and chose Schulte Bros Cltn Fame & FortuneET, donated by Stan Henderson and De Groot Dairy.

to Schulte Bros Colton Fame-ET, the reigning Supreme Heifer Champion of the North American International Livestock Exposition. Their dam, Pleasant Nook Guns Foxy Lady, is an Excellent-91% daughter of SV Jade Hired Gun-ET, GJPI -94, with 18,730 lbs. milk, 745 lbs. fat and 687 lbs. protein in 296 days at 2-10. She was Reserve Intermediate Champion of the Iowa State Fair in 2016.

The grandam of “Fame & Fortune” is appraised EX 91-5E in Canada and has a pair of records over 17,000 lbs. milk. The third dam, Pleasant Nook Sambo Frolic,

SUP-EX 91-6E (CAN), earned a five-star brood cow award and three silver awards for production from Jersey Canada. She has lifetime totals of 190,766 lbs. milk, 9,779 lbs. fat and 6,846 lbs. protein in nine lactations.

The next six dams are Excellent in Canada.

Cal Poly is operated with a motto of “Learn by Doing.” The study-operated dairy milks Registered Jerseys and Holsteins.

The Jersey herd is enrolled on REAP. It leads the nation for m.e. milk production among herds with 80-149 cows with a 2020 lactation average of 23,448 lbs. milk, 1,071 lbs. fat and 810 lbs. protein on 111 lactations. The dairy also ranks among the top 10 for similar sized herds for m.e. fat and protein and for all measures of actual production. With the April 2021 type appraisal, the herd has an average final score of 85.5% and includes 25 Excellent and 103 Very Good cows.

Sales $1,825 and Over

(Consignors in Parentheses) Phillip Airosa, Quaid Everett and Kestin Martin, Porterville, Calif.

Schulte Bros Cltn Fame & Fortune-ET, heifer calf 5 mos. ................................................................................ $4,850 (Stan Henderson and De Groot Dairy, Hanford, Calif.)

Jamie Noland, Los Osos, Calif.

Poly Chrome Jasmin 1074, bred heifer 21 mos............. 1,875 (Cal Poly Corporation, San Luis Obispo, Calif.)

Charles and Sandra Russell, Randolph Center, Vt. Poly AMP Amie 1069, bred heifer 23 mos..................... 1,825 (Cal Poly Corporation)

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Cowles Scholarship (continued from page 22)

Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA). While it can be used to fund education, it can also be used for a broad range of other educational purposes. As well, it is available only to young Jersey breeders who reside in one of six southeastern states—Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.

The fund was established to help young people get a start in the dairy business, be that through advanced studies, or another avenue altogether. Youth may use the award to defray travel expenses to The All American, annual meetings of the national Jersey organizations, World Dairy Expo, or another dairy industry venue. Jersey enthusiasts up to 36 years-of-age are eligible to apply, so the award can help entrepreneurs broaden their network, discover opportunities, and develop their own niche in the dairy industry.

The Cowles Youth Educational Award was initially given as a regional award in 1986. It was added to the pool of scholarships managed by the AJCA in 1998. In the past 35 years, more than $40,000 has been awarded to 35 individuals. Many have established themselves in the dairy industry today, with careers in A.I., cattle marketing and dairy herd management. Two are serving as directors of the American Jersey Cattle Association. One is a former chair of the All American Junior Activities Committee. All have benefitted from the efforts of a group of Jersey breeders to honor a man affectionately known as “Mr. Jersey” in the Southeast.

Jersey Youth Scholarships Applications for the Reuben R. Cowles Youth Educational Fund and other scholarships from the AJCA are available at www.

USJersey.com/YouthProgram/scholarshipinfo.html. Applications for the 2022-2023 school year will be accepted from April 1 through July 1, 2022.

For more information, contact Kim Billman, AJCA Director of Communications, at 6486 E. Main St., Reynoldsburg, OH 43068, 614/322-4451, or kbillman@ usjersey.com.

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to North Carolina and rented a farm for five years. Then, when Rube sold his cows, we worked out a purchase/lease deal for the farm in 1979.”

The Leamons followed in the footsteps of their mentor, developing a Jersey herd recognized for its grazing practices, high production, and longevity. The Leamons have also been active off the farm in service to community and the dairy industry.

Stories like this are countless. Stories like this are the reason the Reuben R. Cowles Educational Fund was established as a tribute to a man who acted on his heart and touched the lives of many.

Though Rube passed away on Valentine’s Day in 1998, he continues to impact young people from the Southeast through the educational fund.

motion project that supported the AllJersey program.

His greatest impact as a human being, however, was on people. During his 80 years of life, Cowles guided many on the path to dairy careers and farm ownership.

Among them was a young Dennis Leamon, a self-described kid from eastern Tennessee who got a calf as a 4-H project, studied dairy science at the University of Tennessee, and dreamed of owning his own dairy farm.

After graduation, Leamon worked for Mayfield Dairy in Tennessee and then for McArthur Dairies in Florida.

Leamon’s journey to dairy ownership was kicked off in 1974, when he saw an ad in the Jersey Journal looking for All-Jersey producers for Statesville.

He took a few vacation days and headed to North Carolina to connect with Cowles and investigate.

“Rube spent an entire day driving me around to look at farms that might be available to rent,” noted Leamon. “He believed in me. He believed in my dream and knew how to make it happen.”

“He helped me establish relationships with people in the industry. He told me whom I could get feed from and whom could be trusted 2008 AJCA Master Breeder and current NAJ as a source of cattle. When vice president, Jim Huffard, is among those Cowles you are new, alone, and mentored. Here, Cowles presents a coveted ideal cow model hand-painted by Francis Eustis (#4) know no one, people like Jersey to a young Huffard at the Dixie Classic shortly after the Rube are a God-send.” passing of his father in the mid-1970s. Acts like this were “Mary Beth and I moved typical of Cowles.

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December 1 Deadline for Stout Experience Award

Persons who have a strong desire to pursue a career in managing and/or marketing Registered Jersey™ cattle are encouraged to apply for the 2022 Fred Stout Experience awards.

The awards are presented annually in memory of Fred J. Stout Sr., Mt. Carmel, Ill., a lifelong Jersey breeder and member of the Jersey Marketing Service staff from 1978 to 1997 who believed that the best learning experiences happen in the everyday world.

Awards will be made for two paid internships, one with Jersey Marketing Service, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, and the other an on-farm, customized experience on a Jersey dairy operation. The awards, provided by a permanent endowment created by friends and colleagues of Fred Stout, will pay for housing, travel and related activities required by the cooperating employer up to the maximum amount of the scholarship award.

Applicants must have completed their high school education. To apply, visit http://bit.do/Stout-Experience to download the application. Interested applicants will answer a series of questions stating your ambitions, goals and career aspirations,

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including plans for achieving them. A one-page résumé listing previous work experience, education, activities and awards is also needed.

Two letters of support are required, one from an active breeder of Registered Jersey™ cattle, excluding immediate family members; and the other from a teacher, mentor or past employer. These must be mailed directly by the supporters to the USJersey office.

Applications and letters of support must be postmarked no later than December 1, 2021, and addressed to Fred Stout Experience, American Jersey Cattle Association, 6486 E. Main Street, Reynoldsburg, OH 43068-2362. They can also be submitted by email to info@ usjersey.com.

Previous recipients of the Fred Stout Experience Award are Tara Bohnert, Illinois (2003); Allison Waggoner, South Carolina (2004); Dan Bauer, Wisconsin (2005); Aaron Horst, Pennsylvania (2006); Jacob Pieper, Maryland (2007); Katie Albaugh, Maryland (2008); Brady Core, Kentucky (2009); Kim Wilson, Missouri, and Ivy Roberts, Florida (2010); Joseph Fjarlie, Wisconsin, and Amy Maxwell, Iowa (2011); Robert McGarry, Vermont, and Lyman Rudgers, New

Meghan Hettinga, left, and Hannah Diehl, second right, were recognized this past summer as winners of the Fred Stout Experience by committee members Tara Bohnert Yoder, second left, and Aaron Horst.

York (2012); Meagan Bolen, Ohio, and Wyatt Smith, Minnesota (2013); Olivia Pearson, North Carolina, and Meagan Chittenden, New York (2014); Tyler French, South Carolina, and Gerret Boer, Texas (2015); Austin Woods, Wisconsin, and Laura Bell (2016); Tyler Kirchdoerfer, Missouri, and Blake Koehn, Oklahoma (2017); Amanda LoRusso, Connecticut (2018); Brennan Topp, Ohio, and Abigail Grimm, Minnesota (2019); Hannah Diehl, Pennsylvania (2020); Elizabeth Gross, Pennsylvania and Meghan Hettinga, Iowa (2021).

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Getting to Know AJCA Director Karen Bohnert

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orn and raised on a Holstein dairy farm in Oregon, Karen Bohnert, East Moline, Ill., the dairy editorial director of Farm Journal, learned the importance of hard work at a young age.

Every day the Bohnert family is blessed to see the beauty of their farm from the crops growing, calves being born, cows being milked, and milk being shipped off to the processing plant. She has been an AJCA Director for the Sixth District since 2017.

Bohnert said, “The hustle and bustle of farming makes farm life challenging yet rewarding.”

Bohnert went to college unsure where the open road would take her. She got her degree in agriculture economics, with a minor in writing. She became very active in college and involved in livestock and dairy judging along with several other opportunities. After interning with World Wide Sires, she knew dairy was where she belonged. She tells her kids to never say never and keep their options open because you don’t know where life will take you.

When Bohnert became a part of the Jersey industry, she was working with AJCA. Through this opportunity, she met her husband, Scott, who owns a Jersey farm. She quickly saw the advantages of the breed such as calving ease, feed efficiency, and high components.

Growing from 100 to 550 Registered Jersey cows over the last 20 years has allowed Bohnert’s Jerseys to pave their way through production, components, genetics, and management consistencies.

The family also farms 1,300 acres of corn, soybeans, rye, and wheat. Scott and Karen have three children: Tyler, 17, Cassie, 15, and Jacob, 11.

What does agriculture/farming mean to you?

Seeing our children learn some of life’s best lessons on the family farm is an immeasurable satisfaction. We know that the farm life is helping shape them for their future. Watching my husband work hard, day-in and day-out is also rewarding. I cannot think of a better role model than a OCTOBER 2021

farmer. I always tell my children: find your passion, then you’ll find your purpose. I get to see my husband illustrate this motto daily.

Describe your youth involvement with Jerseys and agriculture.

Despite living in the home of John Deere and thousands of acres of corn-

rows around them, my children are the only farm kids that attend their schools.

Unfortunately, they don’t have the same agriculture opportunities that other farm kids have. For example, there is no FFA at their school. However, we have always looked for ways for our children to get involved in ag, whether that is with 4-H, Farm Bureau activities, showing cattle, AJCA youth programs, and so much more.

Our children began attending national Jersey conventions when they were young and got introduced to Jersey breeders and their families from a young age.

Tell me a little bit about your kids and their involvement with the Jersey breed and the national youth programs.

When our children were eight-years-old (and old enough to purchase a heifer in the Pot O’Gold (POG) contest), we helped them purchase their first animal. The kids had to save up $250 and their father and I covered the rest. Purchasing and owning a Jersey heifer taught them some big life

lessons. Each of our kids has placed in the POG contest and they have used that money to purchase another Jersey heifer or put it in their college savings account. Our daughter, Cassie, has had the best of luck with nearly 20 female descendants from her first heifer she purchased, Ahlems Fastrack Princess-ET. What does it mean to you that your children are involved with the dairy industry? Why do you think this occurred?

We never pushed our children to “take over the farm,” but they were always expected to be part of our Bohnert Jersey team. They learned from an early age to help out and work hard. Certainly, the kids have loved some projects more than others. We relied on our children to help, especially during COVID-19. They vaccinated and sorted more cattle than they can count and each time we have a project on the farm, I tell them: one more thing you can add to your resume. Our oldest son, Tyler, is a senior in high school and is looking to go to college to pursue a degree in ag business. He talks about coming back to the farm, but we first encourage education and exploring the world and working for another dairy producer. Cassie can tell you everything that is going on at our farm—from the cow side to farming. She is proud that she drives the tractor, hauls wagons and so much more. Our youngest son, Jacob is busy watering calves before heading to school each morning and helps feed calves and helps vaccinate and sort cattle.

Why are you so passionate about ag education? Kids are often being drifted away from agriculture nowadays, what is something you would suggest to create more of an interest within agriculture, specifically dairy?

I think embracing technology draws interest of today’s youth. Also, showing forward movement on a farm illustrates future opportunities for children. I do, however, think that much of the future (continued to page 30)

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of ag, dairy included, will include non-farm kids. We have always allowed our kids classmates and friends to come to the farm and help out. Sometimes when they can see other kids are interested or think something is “cool,” helps spur their interest, too.

What do you think the consumer demands are within the industry?

The consumers demand quality food and equally cares about how their food is being produced. I don’t see this changing.

What are your thoughts on social media and agriculture in todays society?

Ag needs to have a bigger place on social media. Consumers get their information from social media, so farmers need to get messages across on how we produce our food. When I think of advocates that do a good job, Derrick Josi from Tillamook, Ore., comes to mind. He does an amazing job of telling dairy’s story through his social media platforms.

What is your thought process when creating and putting together a story?

With so much going through news feeds daily, I try to focus on answering

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why someone would want to read what I write before I write it. I work hard at being transparent with my writing, meaning to tell the whole story. At the end of the day, I want people to read my work and I always try to leave a story with a positive vibe.

Tell me about your writing and what made you get into this.

Growing up my father said he could see me driving taxicab in a large city or writing for a national dairy publication. I’m thrilled the latter become my reality. I naturally had the gift to gab and love to write and always was intrigued with farmer’s integrity and work ethic. I never walked away from a farmer who didn’t have a good story to tell.

In what capacities have you served the agriculture industry over the years (committees, organizations, activities, etc.)?

I have taken on several, including the All American Jersey Planning Committee member, AJCA board, president of the Illinois Jersey Junior Cattle Club (20152020), AgXperience volunteer, Rock Island County Ag Education committee member, and more.

What have been some highlights throughout

your Jersey career?

My first job after graduating from Oregon State University was working for the AJCA for nearly two years. I worked in both the Communication and Herd Service Departments The highlights for me are not necessarily what I did, but who I was circled around—the staff and breeders were second to none.

What do you see as the Jersey breed’s biggest challenges in the short term?

Biggest advantages?

The biggest advantages are known to all—the Jersey’s ability to capitalize on efficiency with everything she does. The challenges are communicating the value of AJCA programs to other dairy producers.

Tell me about your board experience, what made you interested in this position? What are some highlights during your service?

The AJCA Board experience has been an interesting journey. I have really enjoyed getting to know other board members from coast to coast, many of whom I’ve developed friendships with. Some years we have dealt with more challenging issues than others. We might disagree in the board room, but for the most part, I (continued to page 36)

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Wisconsin Jersey Breeders Association - Annual Meeting March 6, 2021 Ramada Wyndham, Waupaca

Debbie Ashmore, center, receives the Wisconsin Distinguished Service Award.

Celebrating with her are, left to right, Jason James, Blake Sander, Sarah Ashmore-Oler and Jayden Alderson.

New Officers: Alana Peterson, Viroqua, president; Natalie Kessenich, Rio, vice president; Sydney Endres, Lodi, secretary/treasurer.

New Directors-at-Large: Tommy Allen, Reedsburg, and Rob Klinkner, Viroqua.

New Junior Officers: Matthew Fischer, Owen, president; Sophie Larson, Reedsburg, vice president; Ava Hebgen, De Forest, secretary.

Senior Member Awards Wisconsin Senior Jersey Breeder: Karl Steinhauer, Matoon.

Wisconsin Junior Jersey Breeder: Matthew Fischer.

Wisconsin Distinguished Service Award: Debbie Ashmore, Boscobel.

Production Awards High Herd Milk: D & D Jerseys, Newton (22,815 lbs. milk, 1,154 lbs. fat and 832 lbs. protein on 86 cows).

High Herd Fat and Protein: Redrock(continued to page xx)

View Jerseys, Darlington (22,815 lbs. milk, 1,231 lbs. fat and 837 lbs. protein on 18 cows).

Most Improved Herd Milk, Fat and Protein: Tommy and Sammy Allen, Reedsburg (up 3,200 lbs. milk, 132 lbs. fat and 122 lbs. protein).

High Cow Milk, Protein and Cheese Yield: Redrock-View Lmnhd Jacki 2825, Very Good-86%, Steve Carpenter, Darlington (2-10 30,650 5.2% 1,585 3.5% 1,070 3,698CY).

High Cow Fat: Woodmohr V DiamondET, Excellent-96%, Woodmohr Jerseys, Bloomer (6-9 24,270 7.0% 1,694 3.7% 888).

Lifetime Milk: JX Barlass Dazzle Flower {4}, Very Good-83%, Brian G. Barlass, Janesville (198,344 lbs. milk, 7,820 lbs. fat and 6,441 lbs. protein in 2,553 days).

Lifetime Fat and Protein: Lost-Elm Action Erotica, Excellent-92%, Jason Luttropp, Berlin (183,922 lbs. milk, 10,121 lbs. fat and 7,466 lbs. protein in 2,883 days).

Junior Member Awards Wisconsin Jersey Queen: Sophie Larson.

Senior Youth Achievement Contest: Matthew Fischer, winner: Sophie Larson, runner-up.

Intermediate Youth Achievement Contest: Olivia Bowers, Marion, winner; Ava Hebgen, runner-up.

Junior Youth Achievement Contest: Addison Fischer, Cecil, winner (Jersey calf donated by Lloyd Heinz, Shawano); Marissa Owens, Fredric, runner-up (show halter, Lois Haeuser Memorial Award).

Scholarships: Alleah Anderson, Cumberland ($400); Matthew Fischer ($300); Sophie Larson ($300).

Youth Cost-Sharing Program: Alleah Anderson ($125).

North Carolina Jersey Cattle Association - Annual Field Day July 24, 2021 Small Acres Dairy, Mills River Officers: Corey Lutz, Lincolnton, president; Major Bond, Hickory, vice president; Coy Reese, Taylorsville, treasurer; and Shirley LeForge, Union Grove, secretary.

Matthew Fischer was named Wisconsin Junior Jersey Breeder. Sophie Larson was crowned Wisconsin Jersey Queen. Fischer won the senior division of the youth achievement contest while Larson was runner-up.

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Small Acres Dairy, home to the wellknown 300-cow Biltmore Jersey herd, was the venue for this year’s field day.

Jack Cecil, great-grandson of the farm’s founder, the late George W. Vanderbilt,

Jack Cecil gives Jersey breeders a brief history of the Biltmore Jersey herd, which now resides at Small Acres Dairy in Mills River.

gave a brief history of the operation. Mike Corn, herdsman since 1983, led the farm tour.

The dairy initially operated as several satellite farms. Herds were consolidated on the Biltmore property in the 1960s.

Most of the herd was dispersed through the Lifetime Opportunity Sale in 1983.

Heifers that were retained were moved to Tap Root Dairy, managed by Corn, and then to the present farm years later.

Cows are housed in a freestall barn and milked in a double-six herringbone parlor.

Known for their unique ration, they are fed a TMR that includes alfalfa, hominy, citrus pulp, and vegetables from a local canning facility.

Among the tour highlights was a viewing of daughters of River Valley Cece Chrome-ET, GJPI +85, and their dams.

Jersey breeders were treated to a BBQ lunch, complete with sides and ice cream from neighboring Mills River Creamery.

The creamery also makes cheese and butter and bottles milk from its Jersey herd.

North Carolina Pot O’Gold Sale Five juniors purchased heifers from the sale for an average of $1,950. They are eligible to compete in the production contest for these heifers in 2024, which is based on their first 305-day lactations.

Number

5 Heifer calves

5 Lots Median price

Sale Analysis

Avg. Price Total Value

$1,950.00

$9,750

$1,950.00 $1,900.00

$9,750

Sale Management: North Carolina Jersey Cattle Association Auctioneer: Dr. Steve Washburn

Field day host, Biltmore Farms, consigned the high seller, Biltmore Chrome Fortune 5188. Maddox Johnson of Statesville purchased the “Chrome” daughter for $2,300.

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of BW Fastrack-ET, GJPI +41, with a four lactation m.e. average of 21,588–1,243– 775. Her grandam is sired by Forest Glen Meccas Jevon-ET, GJPI -13, and has an m.e. average of 19,948–966–640 on four records as well. Her Very Good-84% third dam has three records over 20,000 lbs. milk and a best record of 4-4 288 22,800 4.7% 1,065 3.3% 762 97DCR. Other juniors who made purchases were Laurel Gray, Stony Point; Claira Hatcox, Taylorsville; Luca Allen Hernandez, Ayden; and Leighton Moyer, Ayden.

think we respect the opinions of others and have made some forward actions items to benefit the Jersey breed. I really enjoyed traveling to Washington D.C. to advocate with congressional leaders the advantage of the Jersey breed and educate them on the struggles American dairy farmers are facing.

Sales $1,900 and Over

(Consignors in Parentheses) Maddox Johnson, Statesville, N.C. Biltomore Chrome Fortune 5188, heifer calf 10 mos... $2,300 (Biltmore Farms, Statesville, N.C.) Leighton Moyer, Ayden, N.C. Deerview 2730 Disco Coed, heifer calf 10 mos............. 2,100 (Charles Wayne Lutz, Mocksville, N.C.) Luca Allen Hernandez, Ayden, N.C. Piedmont Barnabas Delta, heifer calf 10 mos............... 1,900 (Corey and Mandy Lutz and James and Olivia Pearson, Lincolnton, N.C.)

What is a piece of advice you got from someone that you use on a daily basis?

Life is 10% what happens and 90% how you react to it.

Where do you see the dairy industry in the future? What could we improve on or back away from?

If we want to be part of the future of dairy—we must have our boots laced up and ready to go. The world we live in now is very fast paced and the dairy industry is of no exception. With risks, come rewards.

We must embrace technology to help lead us to the future.

Input Sought for FARM Animal Care Program

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) is asking dairy farmers, industry stakeholders and partners to complete a survey for development of Version 5.0 of the Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Animal Care program.

NMPF is seeking early input on topics, issues and potential changes that would update and improve FARM Animal Care Version 4.0 (the current program). Version 5.0 will take effect on July 1, 2024.

The survey takes about 15 minutes to complete; responses are anonymous. To access the survey, visit https:// uoguelph.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/ SV_5gnhQhukYuJBTdI. To learn more about the FARM program, visit https://nationaldairyfarm. com/. To follow progress with the update, visit https://nationaldairyfarm.com/farmanimal-care-version-5-development/.

Utilize the management tools of REAP. Call today.

Dennis Leamon, left, and Coy Reese, club treasurer, were among the visitors to the calf barns at Small Acres Dairy.

Avon Road Jersey Farm D.L. Strandberg and Sons P.O. Box 185 Alma Center, WI 54611 Judd: 715/964-8135 Email: shoal@triwest.net Member of Dairyland Jersey Sires, Inc.

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2021 Jersey All Americans to be Crowned November 6-8 in Louisville

The 69th All American Jersey Show & Sale returns November 6, 7, and 8 to the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Ky. Premiums totaling more than $44,000 will be awarded in three shows. Last year’s All American assembled 559 Registered Jerseys™ representing more than 150 dairy operations, making it the largest single-site exhibition of Jerseys in the United States and the world for 2020.

The All American Junior Jersey Show is scheduled for Saturday, November 6. Debuting in the Jersey ring is Louie Cozzitorto, Jackson, Tenn. His consultant will be Jenny Thomas of North Lewisburg, Ohio. This is one of the richest youth-only shows in the world with premiums totaling $8,838, plus an additional $5,000 in direct financial support for exhibitors provided by the American Jersey Cattle Association.

The 68th National Jersey Jug Futurity will award estimated premiums of $9,000 on Sunday, November 7. A total of 739 heifers were nominated for the show in 2018, and 298 are still eligible to make the final entry fee due September 20. They will be judged

by Brady Core, Salvisa, Ky. His consultant will be Robert Texeira, Turlock, Calif.

The open division of The All American Jersey Show is scheduled for Monday, November 8 and will be judged by Ted DeMent of Kenney, Ill. His consultant will be Trent Kilgus, Fairbury, Ill. The first and second place entries in each class of all shows will be named the All American and Reserve All American winners for 2021 by the American Jersey Cattle Association. The shows will be streamed live from Freedom Hall via webcast at www.livestockexpo.org.

Two sales, both managed by Jersey Marketing Service of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, are scheduled.

The 69th All American Jersey Sale is the premier showcase for Registered Jersey™ genetics in the United States. Selection is underway to offer 60 outstanding females along with several high-ranking genomic young sires on Sunday, November 7 in the Kentucky Exposition Center’s West Hall.

The 64th Pot O’Gold Sale on Saturday, November 6 in the West Hall of the Expo

Center will offer 30 genomic-evaluated heifers that can only be purchased by youth between seven and 20 years of age. Presenting Sponsor of the sale is Cow’s Land O’Lakes Animal Milk Solutions Co. Both sales will be broadcast live with online bidding at Cowbuyer.com (www. cowbuyer.com).

These events will be held at the Kentucky Exposition Center, located adjacent to the Louisville International Airport.

Saturday, November 6 8:00 a.m. The 69th All American Junior Jersey Show, Freedom Hall (starting with showmanship, followed by heifer show and cows) 5:00 p.m. Selection of the Supreme Champion heifer and cow of the North American Junior Dairy Shows 6:00 p.m. 64th Pot O’Gold Sale, presented by Land O’Lakes Animal Milk Solutions Co., West Hall

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Sunday, November 7 8:30 a.m. Youth Awards Ceremony, Hilton Garden Inn, Triple Crown Ballroom 1:00 p.m. 68th National Jersey Jug Futurity, Freedom Hall; crowing of the National Jersey Queen 4:30 p.m. All American Jersey Sale, West Hall B (pre-sale social at 3:30 p.m.)

Monday, November 8 7:30 a.m. The 69th All American Jersey Show, Freedom Hall, (cows enter ring at 11:30 a.m.)

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

The headquarters for the All American is the Hilton Garden Inn Louisville Airport (502/637-2424). A reservation code must be used and are posted with room rates on the USJersey.com News page (see link for News Releases).

The All American Jersey Show & Sale is an annual production of the American

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

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Rodney Metzger Family

Jersey Cattle Association, Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Michael Hurst, Waynesville, Ohio, is the General Chair for the 2021 events, with Aaron Horst, Chambersburg, Pa., serving as Associate General Chair. Committee chairs are Sale, Joel Albright, Willard, Ohio; Open Show, Christine Sheesley Rozler, Canton, N.Y.; Jersey Jug Futurity, Sally Pozzi, Petaluma, Calif.; and Junior Show & Activities, Brittany Core, Salvisa, Ky. Approximately 100 Jersey breeders from across the United States serve on the All American planning committees, which meet annually in March.

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

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

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Proposals Sought for Jersey Research

The AJCC Research Foundation has issued a request for research proposals to be funded in 2022 addressing significant issues for the Jersey breed and Jersey milk producers.

Priorities for research funding are: • Nutrition of high-producing Jerseys, particularly practical feeding methods to maximize production of valuable milk components; • Factors affecting management of Jersey calves; • Factors affecting semen production of Jersey bulls; • Factors affecting yield and/or quality of products manufactured from Jersey milk; • Factors affecting economic impact of Jerseys: efficiencies, net income, longevity, and lifetime profit; • Optimizing the genetic basis for improving animal health and/or enhancing product quality; • Enhancing environmental impact associated with Jerseys; • New technologies for safe and sustainable food production from

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Jersey cattle; and • Feasibility of adding value and increasing consumer acceptance of Jersey-derived products through enhanced product quality and branding.

Application deadline is December 1, 2021. The Research Advisory Committee of the American Jersey Cattle Association will evaluate the proposals, then forward its recommendations to the AJCA Board of Directors, which will award funds at its meeting in March 2022.

Submissions are evaluated for (a) merit (e.g., potential to advance practical knowledge, creative approach to the problem); (b) competence (i.e., high probability of successful completion within the proposed time frame); and (c) relevance (e.g., problem derived from one of the areas of research priority).

Since 1988, the Foundation has awarded more than $900,000 in seed money for selected projects.

Detailed information about the Competitive Grants Program can be found on the USJersey web site (permalink http:// bit.do/JerseyRFP) or requested from Cari W. Wolfe, Director of Research and Genetic Programs Development, at 614/3224453.

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While this was unique to this class, Bignami and USJersey staff are hopeful it will happen again. The Jersey Youth Academy is recognized by the International Revenue Service as a tax-exempt private educational foundation under section 501(c)(3). Initial funding was provided by syndication of BW Academy-ET with major funding coming from the all-donation National Heifer Sale in 2011. In addition to general and memorial contributions received throughout the year, the Cow Pie Bingo fundraiser is held in conjunction with the AJCA-NAJ Annual Meetings. Contributions represent a broad spectrum of Jersey breeder and dairy industry support. For more information contact the association office at 614/861-3636.

Class VIII, 2023 In the seven classes of Jersey Youth Academy, 223 different individuals from 38 states have participated. All costs for each individual participating in the program were paid from the endowment fund. Each is equivalent to a $1,800 scholarship.

The eighth Jersey Youth Academy will be held in July of 2023. Applications will be available September 1, 2022, and must be received in the AJCA office by December 1.

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

Russ& Cheryl King 330/435-4023

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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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Terry & Susan

419/334-3179

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Spahr Jersey Farm, Inc. Quality “PHJ” Jerseys

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PINE HILL JERSEY FARM LLC Scott and Mandy Lindsay and Family phjfarm@dslextreme.com Phone/Fax: 330-457-0304 47467 St. Rt. 46, New Waterford, Ohio 44445

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NAJ EQUITY PROGRAM

Equity Honor Roll

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ince June 1976, when Project Equity was kicked off at the AJCA-NAJ Annual Meetings, dairy producers have invested more than $16.5 million in the program through 2020 to establish an equitable pricing system for milk marketed in the U.S. Without doubt, it is one of the most successful programs in the history of the dairy industry. Through participation in REAP, direct contribution, or milk check assignment, thousands of dairy producers have contributed to Project Equity over the years. A special thank

you is extended to the 1,042 producers who participated in Project Equity from September 1, 2020, to August 31, 2021 (listed below).

If your name has been inadvertently omitted, please contact the staff of National All-Jersey Inc. so that an update may be published in a future issue of the Jersey Journal. For more information on contributing to Project Equity, contact National All-Jersey by calling 614/322-4450 or by emailing emetzger@usjersey.com.

Alaska Clifford A. Chapin, Nome

Colorado Jonathan D. Bland, Cortez Docheff Jerseys, Mead Pickert Dairy LLC, Berthoud Wimo Farms, Berthoud

Alabama Cedarcrest Farms, Faunsdale Damon Folmar, Columbiana M. W. McKee and Son, Faunsdale Arizona Mountain Shadow Dairy, Litchfield Park Arkansas Seth George Moore, Beebe Ricky D. Strain, Quitman

California A & M Teixeira Dairy, Hilmar AAA Jersey Dairy, Chowchilla Adams Family Dairy, Laton Chuck and Mark Ahlem, Hilmar Ahlem Farms Partnership, Hilmar Ahlem Foothill Farms, Turlock Charles Ahlem, Hilmar James Ahlem, Hilmar Airoso Dairy Farms/Joseph Airoso, Tipton Azevedo Dairy, Turlock Duarte and Mariana Azevedo, Ceres John Azevedo, Hilmar Banos Royal Farms, Los Banos Brett A. Barlass, Hilmar Kevin and Ronda Blount, Turlock Frank and Carol Borba, Escalon Brasil and Machado Dairy, Manteca Antonio Brasil, Turlock John Brasil, Turlock Brentwood Farms, Orland BWC Weststeyn Dairy LP, Linden C & S Livestock, Hilmar Cal Poly Corporation, San Luis Obispo California Dairy Farms LLC, Oakdale Canaan Jerseys, Lodi Antonio Cardoso, Winton Chileno Valley Jerseys, Petaluma Correia Family Dairy, Gustine Louie Cozzitorto, Turlock Delta View Farms, Visalia Jake Deraadt, Lemoore Diamond J Dairy, Merced Dias Family Dairy, Hilmar Ryan and Amber Dias, Reedley Anthony Evangelo, Kingsburg Fanelli Dairy, Hilmar Fire-Lake Jerseys, Hilmar

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Fiscalini Farms, Modesto Flatland Farms, Hanford Four J Jerseys, Tipton Fragoso Dariy, Escalon G & H Dairy, Escalon Jose Luis Garcia, Denair Green Valley Dairy, Kerman Darren Ray Hansen, Ferndale Hilarides West, Visalia Richard and Marilyn Hughes, Bodega Ivy Star Dairy LLC, Los Banos Jer-Z-Boyz Ranch, Pixley Gurdial Johal, Turlock JSJ Farms LLC, Joseph, Joe and Silvina Camara, Turlock Ken Vanfoeken Dairy, Hilmar Kylie Konyn, Escondido L&L Pires, Modesto Live Oak Dairy, Hilmar George Martin, Hilmar Alvin Melo, Crows Landing Moretti Family Dairy, Petaluma Morris Jersey Girls, Modesto Matt, Daniel and Kristen Nascimento, Snelling Nyman Bros., Hilmar Paulo Bros., Hanford Postma Bros. Dairy, Modesto Regina Pozzi, Petaluma Ray and Susanne Quaresma, Manteca Jim Quist, Fresno Rancho Teresita Dairy, Tulare Regli Jerseys, Ferndale Renner Ranches, Fortuna Rollin Valley Farms, Riverdale James Schroer, Chico Seward Farms, Hilmar Deocleco Silveira and Son, Los Banos Silveira Jerseys, Hilmar Natalino and Charlene Silveira, Turlock Germano Soares, Turlock Staas Farm Inc., Marysville Sunwest Jersey Dairy, Hilmar Twin Star Dairy, Turlock Jelle VanderHark, Modesto Hank and Carolyn VanExel, Lodi Vida Boa Farms, Tulare Wickstrom Bros., Hilmar Wickstrom Jersey Farms Inc., Hilmar Vernon Wickstrom, Hilmar Woodstock Dairy, Corning Yosemite Jersey Dairy, Hilmar

Connecticut Arethusa Farm, Litchfield Coatney Hill Farm, Woodstock Fish Family Farm, Bolton Ryan G. Gilbert, Andover Elizabeth Gillman, Colchester Matthew Greenbacker, Durham Ledgebrook Farm, Canterbury Melynda Naples, Durham University of Connecticut, Storrs Delaware Laura Emerson, Middletown Gregg and Stephanie Knutsen, Harrington Richfield Farms Inc., Greenwood Florida Kelly Buchanan, Okeechobee Harless and Associates Corporate Office, West Palm Beach Lylestanley Trace LLC, Lee Rex-Run Farm, Hawthorne Russell L. Sears III, Spring Hill Georgia Berry College, Mount Berry Dr. Edward L. Holton, Dawsonville Stanley R. Lawson, Cleveland Sparkman Dairy LLC, Moultrie Jerry Swafford, Eatonton University of Georgia, Athens Idaho Marvin Duggan, Buhl Eric Evans, Buhl Hawarden Jerseys Inc., Weston Dale M. Mortimer, Rigby Illinois Harley J. Baugher, Barry Bohnert Jerseys, East Moline Steve Boldt, Ottawa Ken Borgmann, Dakota Luke R. Brinkmeier, Dakota Clover Farms, Olney Deerland Dairy, Freeport Ted DeMent, Kenney Doug Denault, Herscher Erdman Dairy, Chenoa Donald Graybill, Freeport Robert Gunderson, Shannon

Jordandal Farm, Spring Grove Todd Kahl, Belvidere Kilgus Dairy, Fairbury Greta, Ava and Tera Koebel, Poplar Grove Marcoot Jersey Farm Inc., Greenville Roger E. Marcoot, Greenville Brian and Mark Olbrich, Harvard River Valley Farm, Morton Ray and Ken Ropp, Normal Alonzo Shoaf, Mason Storm View Dairy, Trenton Michelle Upchurch, Hebron Ronald E. Vaughan, Sheridan Indiana James Arnold, Poseyville Bachelor Farms, Angola David F. Blough, Goshen Max Bollenbacher and Family, Argos Anthony Ricardo Dalessandro, Richmond James Eash, Middlebury W. Phil Gordon, Gordon Farms, Warsaw Cindy Diane Jeffrey, Eaton Dan and Loretta Mithoefer, Silver Lake Mike Oesch and Family, Middlebury Kevin Reichard, Plymouth Snider Farms and Families, New Paris Mark and Susan Thomas, Middlebury Sheldon Thomas, Middlebury Iowa Myron Arthur, Oelwein Brian Bagge, Worthington Blake Bieber, Springville Naomi Lynn Church, Cresco Covington Jerseys and Hannah and Titus Covington, Leon Patty Dilly, Toledo Paul Dykshorn, Ireton Doug Fairbanks, Anamosa Nathan Franck, Newhall Patrick and Carlena Gallagher, Decorah Josh Godberson, George Golden Dream Jerseys, Decorah Kaitlin Hanson, Decorah Jason Hettinga, Orange City Hickory Hill Farms Inc., Hospers Kevin G. Knapp, Larchwood (continued to page 42)

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Loras and Julie Kruse and Family, Holy Cross David and Donna Kunde, Manchester Brian and Heidi Lantzky and Family, Hawkeye Lyon Jerseys, Toledo John and Edwin Maxwell, Donahue Kyle and Ashley Moon, Calmar Multi Rose Jerseys Inc., Rock Rapids Northeast Iowa Dairy Foundation, Calmar Nathan and Jody Nus, Arlington Rock Bottom Dairy, Alvord Zach, Blake and Mitch Schulte, Watkins Jon and Keya Sleister, McGregor Ronald J. Strottmann and Sons, Readlyn Summit Dairy, Primghar Summit Farm Inc., Lester Kansas Anyking Dairy, Centralia David L. Beachy, Hutchinson Jerry C. Beachy, Hutchinson Perry Beachy, Hutchinson Heartland Jerseys, Seneca Heim Dairy Farm, Easton Lin-Crest Farms, Linwood Tony Meier, Palmer Jake and Rose Miller, Haven Roger C. Murphy, Udall Ron and Christy Ratliff, Trustees, Garnett Whiteside Jersey Farm, Hutchinson Merle Yoder, Hutchinson Samuel L. Yoder, Hutchinson Kentucky Apple Coar Jerseys, Owenton H. H. Barlow III, Cave City Butler Jerseys, Taylorsville Chaney Farms, Bowling Green Jeff and Alta Mae Core, Salvisa Four W Farm, Russellville KC Farm, Russell Springs Garnett and Edward Kessler, Milltown Greg Lambert, Paris Luke A. McCoy, Frankfort Leroy Miller, Mayslick Michael S. Rider, Upton Style Crest Jersey Farm, Edmonton Louisiana Jeff Addison, Loranger Paul B. Alford, Kentwood Roger D. Camp, Clinton Cory Cleveland, Kentwood Windy Hill Farm LLC, Springfield

Maine Douglas and Linda Hartkopf, Albion Highland Farms, Cornish Lowell Family Farm, Buckfield Siberia Farms LLC, Hermon Silver Maple Farms Inc., Albion

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Springdale Farm, Waldo Taylor Brothers, Saint Albans Maryland Ash-N-Bear Farm, Mount Airy Terry D. and Teresa R. Fawley, Jefferson Glamourview-Iager and Walton, Walkersville Michael Haines, Taneytown Ernest W. Kueffner, Boonsboro P. Thomas Mason, Chestertown John Mayer, Taneytown Pam and Danny Moser, Middletown James L. and Sharon L. Osborn, Union Bridge Ryan Michael Savage, Knoxville Saybrook Jerseys, Ridgely Jessica Sentelle, Jefferson Ryan Shank, Hagerstown Shenandoah Jerseys, Boonsboro Nathan Timothy Sines, Oakland Spring Valley Farm Jerseys, Westminster St. Brigids Farm, Kennedyville Massachusetts Holly Aragi, Sheffield Mary, Kirsten, Juliette and Annalise Cook, Hadley Nicole Fletcher, Southampton Frederick G. Havill, Tyringham Peter W. Hawkes, Mendon High Lawn Farm, Lee James and Krisanne Koebke, Dudley John Kokoski, Hadley Moira and Scott Poitras, Brimfield Heather Richardson, Warren Peter B. Williams, Shelburne Falls Michigan Thomas F. Atherton, Gaines Mary Costigan, Coopersville Margie J. Crabtree, Addison Rachel Ekkel, Fremont Eldred Farm, Blanchard Susan M. Green, Elsie Raymond E. Jacobs, New Lothrop Thomas and Renee McCauley, Lowell Roger A. and Paul R. Meyer, Byron Center Brent D. Moyer, Caro Laurence J. or Sandra Place, Perry Preston Farms, Quincy Fred and Annette Prichard, Sears Pro-Hart Jerseys, Prescott Sand Creek Dairy LLC, Hastings Paul R. Schirm, Saint Johns Shuler Farms, Baroda Jim and Janet VanBuskirk, Carleton Zeinstra Farms LLC, Shelbyville

Minnesota Mark Adams, Cosmos Jeremy and Azaria Angstman, Ogilvie Mikel and Dan Brasch, Brownton Diamond S Farm, North Branch Ann, Charlie and Ray Dicke,

Red Wing Randy Drinkall and Family, Rushford Mike and Jill Eichler, Oak Park Esperanza Cattle Company, Peterson Lynn, Erin and Lauren Farber, Green Isle Dennis Feltmann and Family, Norwood Charles and Jeri Friedges, Elko Peter and Amy Louise Gieseke, Saint James Jake and Greg Golombeski, Morristown Jonathan and Karen Gorentz, Vergas Harmony Corners Jerseys, Glencoe Adam K. Hjelle, New London Tom and Lisa Hurley and Family, Grand Meadow Stephanie L. Kasper, Owatonna Tony Kohls, Arlington Kirby Krogstad, Eyota Travis Lehnertz, Plainview Little Brook Dairy, Kensington Mallery Jerseys Inc., Shafer Michels Bros. Jerseys, Pelican Rapids Walter Dale Mill, Lewiston Nelson Farm, Dassel Zachary and Brandon Novey, Courtland Howard F. Oelfke and Family, Hamburg James L. Oelfke and Family, Hamburg Kim and Katie Olson, Atwater Katie Olson, Utica Tom Peterson, Sauk Centre Prairie Harbour Jerseys, Glencoe Richard Reiman Family, Princeton Dale and Seth Rupprecht, Thief River Falls Patrick and Racheal Rusch, Grove City Staci Sexton, Zumbro Falls Smith Haven Dairy, Hamburg Stadview Jerseys, Litchfield Phillip Suess and Family, Grand Meadow Stephanie, Joseph and Kenric Sukalski, Le Roy Sunray Dairy LLP, Winsted Vinkemeier Seven C Dairy, Norwood Young America Leonard Wagner and Family, Litchfield Thomas J. Wear, Nicollet Mississippi Shelby Beason, Philadelphia Paul W. Edwards, Newton Mike and Ellen Glynn, Columbia Larry Martin, Tylertown John T. McReynolds, Starkville Mississippi State University, Mississippi State Rials Farm, Kokomo Steve Rowley, Foxworth Taylor Jersey Farm Inc., Booneville

Missouri James E. Ball, Koshkonong Tom Blatchford, Owensville James and Jana Brixey, Norwood College of The Ozarks, Point Lookout Michelle DeLong and Ronald and Marc DeLong, Marionville Dean and Stacy Dohle, Half Way Loren and Michele Eilenstine, Mountain Grove Hays State Line Jerseys, Seneca Joe Kirchdoerfer, Cape Girardeau Kloppe Dairy Farm Inc., New Haven Korff Dairy, Sarcoxie Larklund Jerseys and/or John Dighero, Aurora Janice Ling, Springfield Stacy D. Melton, Dadeville Moon Valley Farm Limited, Fair Grove Ronald L. Owen, Republic Caleb Peterson, Mtn Grove Emanuel and Lesley Roth, Grovespring Ray and Margaret Schooley, Schooley Jerseys, Marshfield Sho-Me Jerseys, Billings Rich or Theresa Townsend, Elkland Tina L. Wilson, Neosho Craig Zydenbos, Reeds Montana Steve Durnan, Sand Coulee Frontier Dairy, Bozeman Mitchells Milehigh Ranch, Livingston Nebraska Branched Oak Farm, Raymond Jason Cast, Beaver Crossing Leah Estrela, Saint Libory James L. Meyer and Family, Roca Libby Milroy, North Platte Nevada Isidro Alves, Fallon William J. Christoph, Fallon Mills Jersey Farm LLC, Fallon New Hampshire Rachel Cohen, Monroe Crescent Farm, Walpole Cara L. Decato, Cornish Flat Echo Farm Inc., Hinsdale Russell and Mary Hicks, Lisbon Steven B. and Jeffrey A. Holmes, Langdon Dexter Knapp, Pike Lorren Joyce Farm, Center Barnstead Scott and Heidi Mason, North Stratford Ai B. Metcalf, Piermont Benjamin R. White, North Haverhill Winsome Farm, Piermont

New Jersey Emily Rose Diminick, Stockton Heidi Kovacs, Stockton Meadowburn Farm LLC, Vernon

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Stonehedge Farm, Newton New York Corrina A. Aldrich, Salem Henry Beneke, Millerton Peggy A. Bennett, Albion Brier Hill Farm LLC, East Syracuse Cheryl A. Carlson, Tully Katie and Josh Carpenter, Attica Alexis Cashell, Batavia Greg and David Chamberlain, Wyoming Timothy J. Chapman, Cattaraugus Kathy Ann Clark, Greenwich Benjamin P. Colopy, Perry William J. Cook, Aurora Edward R. Cossa, Walden Country Ayre Farm LLC, Dewittville Cowbell Acres, Canton Eric A. Craig, North Bangor Anthony B. Crothers, Pitcher Jessica M. Currie, Tully Roger Czadzeck, Roger and Elizabeth Czadzeck, Clyde Dar-View Farm, Delancey Den Kel Jerseys LLC, Byron Domino Farms, Accord Dreamroad Jerseys LLC, Johnstown Margaret L. Dunbar, Worcester Jennifer Duncan, Delmar Dutch Hollow Farm, Schodack Landing East River Dairy LLC, Cortland Rocky and Patricia Ellsworth, Hilton Wanda and Jerry Emerich, Mooers Doug and Kathy Evans, Georgetown Donald T. Evans, Worcester Shannon M. Finn, Jefferson Robert Gallagher, Waterville Benjamin Gardner, Hillsdale Jaclyn Gebo, Hartford Hugh and Tammy Gendron, Willet George Family Farms LLC, Interlaken Gary and Sara Gibbs, Slate Hill Glen Meadows Farm, Fultonville Grace Farms, Lowman Joyce Gray, New Kingston Mark and Lisa Hansen, Machias Lynn J. Harris, South Dayton Melissa Ann Hawkins, Newport Luke C. and Carol A. Heagy, Red Creek Francis Helm, Chateaugay Kevin and Annetta Herrington, Dansville Tyler and Julia Hill, Angola W. Jason and Lori J. Hoyt, Fort Ann Hy-Light Farms LLC, Adams Center Jasmin Jersey Farm, Turin Keswick Dairy LLC, King Ferry Keith R. Kimball, Groveland David Kline, Owego Matthew Korona, Ilion Stanley A .Korona, Amsterdam Martin and Helene M. Kraham, Cooperstown Alicia and Jonathan Lamb,

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Oakfield Merle Lawton, Newark Valley Kylie Margaret Lehr, Canastota Brock Liddle, Fort Edward Lyndale Farm, Antwerp Amy and Chad McCloy, Cortland Shane and Charity Meeder, Varysburg Sarah Mitchell, Bombay William S. Moody, Hamden Gary and Debbie Moore, Greenwich Patrick Morse, Alexander Jasmine Noteboom, Warwick Novick Farm LLC, Hampton Carol Nurse, La Fayette Oomsdale Farm, Valatie Rebecca Osborne, Salt Point Todd L. Palmatier, Hobart Pampered Cow Creamery, Ghent Parkview Jerseys, Lowville Emma Peila, Bainbridge Theresa Phillips, Pattersonvle Brian J. and Tracey A. Poole, Oriskany Falls Owen and Melissa Potter, Fonda Meghan Moody Potter, Hamden Christopher J. Premo, Constable Jon Prokop, Middleburgh Karen E. Lavack Rizza, Gouverneur Lyman Rudgers, Attica Bruce E. and Meghan C. Schader, Jordan Scotch View Farms, Stamford Silver Spring Farms, Syracuse Richard E. Smith, Medina Spruce Haven Farm LLC, Union Springs Jerald M. Stewart, Bath Renee and Kevin Streeter, Cortland Lewis Stuttle, Dryden Jason Swan, Sherman Randy Taylor, Bouckville Matthew M. Terry, Franklin J. Tierney, Tierney Farm, Malone Elizabeth Trombly, Chateaugay John F. Tucker, Skaneateles Scott O. Tuttle, Windham Peter Vail and Ken Beneke, Millerton Valley Mound Farms LLC, Scipio Center William Vanvalkenburgh, Prattsville Rudd S. Wetherwax, Wyoming Woodcrest Dairy, Lisbon Sharla Woodrow, Milford Charles and Vanessa Worden, Cassville Scott L. Yetter, Newark Valley North Carolina Biltmore Farms, Fletcher Bowman Dairy Inc., Julian Bill Chapman, Taylorsville Michael R. Corn, Fletcher Jeff Cornwell, Shelby Ray Elmore, Statesville Keith S. Hockett, Randleman Holland Farms Olin LLC, Olin Brian E. Johnson, Morven Dennis T. Leamon, Statesville

Kevin Eric Lutz, Lincolnton Brian J. Moore, Mount Ulla Neil Moye, Ayden North Carolina State University, Raleigh Tim Payne, Taylorsville Piedmont Jerseys, Lincolnton Jeff Poplin, Wadesboro Coy and Wanda Reese, Taylorsville Souther Dairies LLC, Union Grove White Rock Farms LLC, Marshville North Dakota Nathan James Boehm, Mandan Lane Kleingartner, Gackle Kristie R. Klusmann, New Salem Ohio Albright Jerseys LLC, Willard Dwayne Amstutz, Rittman Dale Alan Anderson, New Philadelphia Bar-Lee Jerseys, Willard Philip R. Bauer, Ada David and Ed Bay, Cumberland Kyle and Jenny Bernhard, Shiloh Samuel A. Bok, Defiance Donald H. Bolen Family, Fremont Greg Bourne, Ansonia Michael L. Brown, Cincinnati Cantendo Acres-Grazeland Jerseys, Wooster John Christian Chupp, Sugarcreek Clear View Jerseys LLC, Orient Cold Run Jerseys LLC, Salem Cool Springs Farm, Salem Cooperrider and Sons, Croton Grant Cope, Salem Gary L. Coppersmith, Columbiana Craig Criddle, Warren D & L Jerseys, Dennis Miller, Millersburg Diley Jerseys, Canal Winchester Doughty Creek Farm, Millersburg Jessica Elliott, Ashland Thomas and Patricia Ewing, Hanoverton Lowell E. Garber, Greenville Grammer Jersey Farm LLC, Sebring Eric Grim, New London Jake Hein, Celina Herron Jersey Farms LLC, Salem Jacob W. Hershberger, Casstown Hilltop Farms Inc., Xenia J William and Rachel Hodge, Norwich Mark and Sara Hoewischer and Family and Shelly Starkey and Family, Mechanicsburg Roman Hostetler, New Concord John E .Huddleston, Paris Joshua and Jennifer Hupp, Croton Hyland Acres Jerseys Ltd., Big Prairie Jer-Nan Associates, Reynoldsburg JTL Farms, Sullivan Howard King and Family, Fremont Kleman Jersey Farm, Fort

Jennings Alan Kozak, Millersburg Gregory Lavan, Gambier Lindsays Pine Hill Jersey Farm, New Waterford Roy and Lisa Mangun, Burbank Luke Mattevi, Lisbon Steven J. Meyer, Dalton Phil Miller and Family, Sugarcreek Regan F. Miller and Family, Big Prairie Philip H. Myers, Louisville Nature View Farms LLC, Salem Oakhaven Jerseys, Galloway Ohio State University, Columbus OSU Agricultural Technical Institute, Wooster Vanessa Marie Philson, Farmdale Pine Grove Farm, Sugarcreek Tim Rawn, Lancaster Ringbyre Jerseys LLC, Kingsville Sexing Technologies/Accounting Department, South Charleston Dale Shaum, Leetonia Shipley Jersey Farms, Newark Steven R. Shoemaker, Salem Robert E. Smith and Son, Beloit Neal Smith, Reynoldsburg Spahr Jersey Farm, Findlay Spring Valley Farm, Millersburg Christopher M. Stamp, Hanoverton Aaron Steiner, Rittman Matthew Steiner, Marshallville Keaton and Kinley and Madelyn Topp, Botkins William Owen Unkefer, Leetonia Valley Acres, Millersburg Vantress Jerseys, Xenia Damion and Lincoln Wallace, East Rochester Carl D. Williams Family, McConnelsville Nelson R. Winkle, Sardinia Dean F. Wolboldt, Holmesville Myron Yoder, Millersburg Myron W .Yoder, Baltic Youngs Jersey Dairy Inc., Yellow Spgs Jessica A. Zimmerman, Wooster Eric Zollinger, Sterling Okahoma Abe Caldwell Cobb II, Perkins Community Jersey Farm, Gage Eugene Corley, Tuttle Logan and Autumn Courtney, Chouteau Steven B. Koehn, Meno Oklahoma State University, Stillwater Ray Orisio, Oklahoma City Oregon B & B Jerseys, Tillamook Kelli Carstensen, Forest Grove Cascadia Farm, Canby Julian Cowan, Nehalem Dairylain Farms, Vale Desert Park Jerseys, Jefferson Diamond K Jerseys, Tillamook Diamond Valley Dairy, Salem Fir-Ridge Jerseys, Scio (continued to page 44)

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Daryl and Roxanne Fletcher, Tillamook Forest Glen Jerseys, Dayton Eddie Gomes, Tillamook Gypo Jersey Farms, Tillamook Hale Valley Holsteins, Cloverdale Kara Hale, Cloverdale Garry Jay Hansen, Mulino David L. Hogan, Tillamook Jersey Lane Farms LLC, Lebanon Ben and Amy Krahn, Albany Ryan and Freynie Lancaster, Tillamook Legendairy Farms, Beaver Chuck Lehman, Eugene Martin Dairy LLC, Tillamook Fred and Linda Moretti, Tillamook Oregon State University, Corvallis Cris and Doris Rocha, Tillamook Sar-Ben Farms Inc., Saint Paul Eric Leonard Silva, Beaver Sun Valley Farm, Cloverdale Wilsonview Dairy, Tillamook Greg Woods, Beaver Pennsylvania Roger Alexander, Liberty Duane and Ellen Andrews, Gillett Thomas and Amanda Arrowsmith, Peach Bottom Mark and Melanie Bachman, Ulysses Victoria L. and Michael S. Baker, Scottdale Earnest Richard Beatty III, Mechanicsburg Owen Bewley, Susquehanna Michael Lamar Bosley, Glen Rock Brewer Farms, Bangor Amy Brickner, Carlisle Douglas D. Brooks, Hop Bottom Michael and Fannie Brougher, Bedford Justin and Claire Burdette, Mercersburg Duane Nolt Burkholder, Fleetwood Ronald and Diane Burry, Ellwood City Ryan and Jodi Calkins, Rome Jack and Ella Chyle, Pleasant Mount Ryan D. Clark, Tyrone William L. and Barbara A. Cleveland, Wellsboro S. Scott and April D. Cooper, Delta Emma L. Cordell, Chambersburg Dillon A. Cotter, Fairhope Christopher T. Curtis, Corry Delaware Valley College, Doylestown Matthew L. and Alicia C. Derr, Linden Joe and Kristin Diehl, McVeytown Dunns Pride Holsteins, New Ringgold Sara R. Feidt, Millersburg Kathy Fields, Coopersburg Freys Valley Farm, Manheim Ann L. Fry, Cogan Station Mark and Shannon Gardner, Dayton

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Gypsy Hill Farm, Wyalusing David L. and Ann Louise Haldeman, Danville Jerome and Kathryn Hardy, Belleville Harold Harpster, Boalsburg Saprina and Tony Harter, Bellefonte Travis and Denise Hartranft, Covington Highmanor Farm, Berlin Dale E. Hindman, Brockway Jerry Hixson, Scottdale Martin Hoover, Robesonia Dan and Kim Hoppaugh, Columbia Cross Roads Irishtown Acres, Grove City Joeleebeth Farm, Burgettstown Jo-San Farm, Susquehanna Kenny Jersey Farm LLC, Enon Valley Lauren M. Kinkade, Guys Mills John Kline, Myerstown Mark D. Knepper, Hustontown Benuel Z. Lapp, New Holland Thomas R. Lawrence, Nottingham Gary and Barbara Lentz, Lebanon Long Lost Jerseys, Troy Victoria L. Longenecker, Williamsburg Janet Ludwig, York Springs Brian L .Martin, Kutztown Douglas E. Martin, Chambersburg Michael Martin, Dornsife James R. and Sherrie Mellott, Mercersburg Craig Steven Meyers, Saint Thomas Mill Ridge Jerseys, Jamestown Mount Rock Jerseys LLC, Newville Paul W. and Carolyn N. Moyer, Roaring Branch Bart J. and Julie Nickerson, Corry Jonathan and Kasie Nickerson, Corry Nobledale Farm, Gillett Normandell Farms, Liberty Gary T. Oakes, Jackson Center Heather Pease, Susquehanna Pennwood Farms, Berlin Philip Petersheim, Meyersdale Dale Pheasant, Martinsburg Taylor E. Pool, Robesonia Jeffrey and Michele Reasner, Newburg Reich Spring Farm, Waynesboro Reich-Dale Jerseys, Chambersburg Craig A. Rhein, Pine Grove Riverside-F Farms, Waymart Lisa A. Schucker, Troy Allison L. Shuey, Lebanon South-Mont Farm, Canton Vance Spencer, Troy Spruce Row Farm Inc., Meadville Joseph E. Stitt, Belleville Daniel A. Stoltzfus, Gap Donald and Jill Stonerook, Martinsburg Sugar Branch Farms, Columbia Cross Roads Roy R. Thomas, Troy Erik Brian Traver, Monroe Twp.

Connie Troutman, Mohrsville Van De Jerseys, Transfer Stella L. and Alvin B. Vance Jr., Mount Pleasant Vanderfeltz Jerseys, Lawton Vista Grande Farms LLC, Fleetwood Scott M. Walton, Carlisle Way-Har Farm, Bernville J. Craig and Susan E. Wicker, Centre Hall Brad and Cathy Wiles, Sellersville Wingert Farms, Alexandria Wooden Bridge Farm, Kutztown Mervin and Jenell Yoder, Salisbury William R. Yoder, Meyersdale Andrew J. Younker, Fleetwood Stephanie L. Younker, Bernville Valerie Zuck, Lebanon Rhode Island Edwin K. Laprise, Exeter South Carolina Bush River Jerseys, Newberry Butter Patch Jerseys, Saluda David L. Chaplin, Darlington Clemson University/Dairy Farm, Clemson Eastglen Farms, Laurens Edwin R. and Cheryl F. Ettinger, Kinards Herby and Amanda Lutz, Chester L. D. Peeler, Starr South Dakota Pat or Janey Cronin, Huron Crosswind Jerseys, Elkton Graber Jersey Farms, Parker Cole Hoyer, Bruce Oak Lane Jerseys, Alexandria Andy and Kara Paulson, Andover Andy, Ryan and Kellie Ripp, Dimock Rosedale Hutterian Brethren Inc., Mitchell Upland Colony, Artesian Troy and Darin Zoellnor, Groton Tennessee Barham Jersey Farm, Calhoun Bellview Farm, Harold L. and Glen Bell, Dresden Joe C. Blankenship, Beech Bluff Boyd-Lee Jerseys, Parrottsville Freeman Brundige, South Fulton Clear Vu Farm, Harold L. or Buddy Bell, Dresden David and Beth Ertl, Lascassas Daniel Kyle Fugate, Morristown Gaby Jersey Farm, Greeneville Gilmac Farms, Chapel Hill Hickory Grove Farms, Cleveland Lalu Farms Inc., Sparta David A. and Angela L. Leach, Cottage Grove Paul Allen Moss, Cottage Grove Nichols Jerseys, Nolensville Daniel Parks DVM, Morristown Andy Presley, Telford Sandy Hill Farm, Afton Sandi S. Snodgrass, Morristown Sunbow Jerseys, Cottage Grove

University of Tennessee Dairy Research and Education Center, Lewisburg West Wind Farms Ralph Cole, Oak Ridge Texas Richard and Jennifer M. Avila, Dalhart Boer Jerseys, Dalhart Randy Carpenter, Earth Descanso Dairy, Plainview Faria Brothers Dairies, Dumas Frerichs Dairy Inc., La Grange Full Circle Jerseys, Dalhart Golden J Jerseys LLC, Dalhart High Noon Dairy, Hereford Gerard Hoekman, Dublin Jersey Gold Dairy LLC, Hartley Michael Langfus, Blue Ridge Lavon Farms, Emory Milky Way Farms, Pickton Scott and Karen Nolt, Hartley Rector Jersey Farm, Dalhart Refuge Dairy, Kerens David A. Stiles and Family, Austin Robert Stryk, Schulenburg Texico Jerseys, Lubbock Vanderhorst Dairy, Dublin Utah Mike Brown, Coalville Dale Chugg, Ogden Gibsons Green Acres, Ogden David McCleskey, Erda Delon Mortimer, Smithfield Triple Peaks Jerseys, Brigham City Wadeland Dairy, Ogden Westergard Jerseys, Ogden Virginia Hedgebrook Farm Yogurt Inc., Winchester David G. and Darlene F. Hoffman, Culpeper Huffard Dairy Farms, Crockett Joseph A. Lineweaver, Blacksburg Mole Hill Dairy LLC, Dayton Riggs and Stiles Inc., Berryville Jacob Shenk, Beaverdam Spatz Cattle Company, Harrisonburg Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg Waverly Farm, Clear Brook Vermont Joseph H. Allen, Panton Albert M. Bassett, Woodstock Billings Farm and Museum, Woodstock Blythedale Farm Inc., Corinth Mark and Wendy Brouillette, Richford David and Melanie Carmichael, Vergennes Seth and Bethany Carpenter, West Burke Bryan Chicoine, Charlotte David Loring Childs, Orange Gerald and Diane Colvin, Wallingford (continued to page 46)

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Matthew W. Deome, Woodstock Wayne and Elizabeth Doncaster, Irasburg Ferrisdale Farm, Fairfax Kerry Gawalt, Hartland Grafton Village Cheese, Brattleboro Bob and Kim Gray, Newbury Gary Hanna, Franklin Harkdale Farms, Newbury Elizabeth and Britney Hill, Bristol Lucy V. Howe, Tunbridge Lisa Kaiman, Chester Keewaydin Farm, Stowe Megan Letourneau-Beaupre, Groton Joanna Lidback, Barton Lucky Hill Farm, Danville MacBain Homestead, West Danville Jill Maxham, South Hero Robert McGarry, Enosburg Falls Molly Brook Farms, West Danville Brian Nichols, Lyndonville Oughta-Be Farm, Chelsea Paul-Lin Dairy LLC, East Fairfield Henry Pearl, Danville William H. Pearl, Barnet Richardson Family Farm, Woodstock Sterling and Kelly Richardson, Newport Caleb Pepper Smith, Danby Snowy River Farm, Derby Spring Brook Foundation, Reading Topnotch Jersey Farm, Morrisville Vermont Farmstead Cheese Company, South Woodstock White Rock Farm LLC, Randolph Center Brian and Patti Wilson, Shoreham Derrick or Beverly Wright, Randolph Washington Bruce H. or Liz Anderson, Onalaska Robert T. or Janet A. Baker, Enumclaw Dr. Larry J. Campbell, Sedro Woolley Claquato Farms Inc., Chehalis Family Hill Jerseys, Ferndale Paul Fantello, Enumclaw Fishtrap Dairy LLC, Lynden Gordon and Jackie Gilman, Port Orchard Corby Groen, Lynden Stanley Holy Jr., Buckley Katie Hutchins, Outlook Lucas Iverson, Onalaska Randy and Jana Kortus, Lynden Oxbow Dairy, Raymond Sherm Polinder, Lynden Leonard Spoelstra and Jon Spoelstra, Lynden

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Sundstrom Dairy, Lynden John and Bev Tenneson, Sedro Woolley Vanderhaak Dairy, Lynden Tim Vanderhaak, Lynden Vandyk-S Jerseys, Lynden Willow-Wist Farm Inc., Sequim Windy Willow Farm, Bellingham West Virginia Dehaven Farms, Hedgesville Page Grantham Moore, Kearneysville Wisconsin David Allen, Reedsburg Marvin and Kris Amundson, Westby Wayne and Lisa Artac, Greenwood Mark or Debbie Ashmore, Boscobel Grady Auer, New London Avon Road Jersey Farm Inc., Alma Center Bradlee D. Baird, Ferryville Barlass Jerseys LLC, Janesville Kyle B. Barlass, Janesville Kari Behling, Fox Lake Tim and Meredith Bowers, Marion David L. Brandau, Wilton Jim Brandenburg, Fort Atkinson Craig Brandl, Milladore Joseph and Debra Brant, Cuba City James and Jennifer Briggs, Stratford Becky L. Brown, Stitzer Budjon Farms, Lomira Andy and Lyn Buttles, Lancaster Lisa A. Caya, Darlington Gary E. Jr. and Julie Cooper, Mount Calvary D & D Jerseys, Newton Lavern Davis, Wisconsin Dells Angela Davis-Brown, Dodgeville Darren and Kaye Dosemagen, Portage Randy and Renee Ebert, Algoma Endres Jazzy Jerseys, Lodi Evergreen Dairy, Antigo John and Lorraine Fjarlie, Athens Kevin Fritz, Oshkosh Kris Garbrecht, Oconto Falls Brad Gayman, Arpin Gil-Bar Farm, Janesville Opal Owens Haase, Somerset Jeremiah and Sherry Hagen, Spencer Martin E. Hall, Westby Monty Hamann, Sheldon Scot B. Hammann, Barron Lydia C. Hardie, Blair Justin Harsdorf, Beldenville Heartwood Farm, Cobb Lloyd Heinz, Shawano Hillpoint Partners, Cross Plains Hoards Dairyman Farm, Fort

Atkinson Seth D. Hunt, Barron Jason and Leah James, Mineral Point William H. (Jim) Jenks, Marathon Erin Jens, Sheboygan Falls Robert I. Johnson, Mondovi Evan G. Jones, Ridgeway Lance and Ryan Kamm, Baldwin Larry J. and Carol Kammes, Gratiot Chelsey and Nikki Karl, Marshfield William J. Karrels, Port Washington Katherine E. Kearns, Gays Mills Andy or Tamera Kellogg, Viola Kessenich Farms LLC, De Forest Keystone Farm, New Glarus Steven and Amanda Killian, Blair Pete Kimball, River Falls Albert Knegendorf and Sons, Spring Valley Douglas D. Knuth, Eleva Marlene Krohlow, Black Creek Cassy Krull, Waterloo Kutz Dairy LLC, Jefferson Hayden W. Kyle, Elkhorn Londa Lauber, Union Grove Gerald Laufenberg, Mount Horeb Vanna Leichtfuss, Two Rivers Linehan Jerseys, River Falls Matt Lippert, Pittsville Jason Luttropp, Berlin Tom Lyon, Westfield Mark and Cindy Madson, Oconto Maple Hill Farm, Wausau Marshland Dairy LLC, Spencer Kyle and Sara Mathison, Cumberland Don Mielke, Menasha Milk Source Genetics, Kaukauna Aimee Jo Moehring, Waldo Stepfanie Mossner, Lancaster Brandon John Nehls, Hustisford Troy and Lindsey Nevil, Juda Kendra Newman, Star Prairie Norse Star Jerseys, Westby Charity Syverson Norton, Mineral Point Steven and Debbie Nuttleman, Bangor David and Kelly Oberreich, Plymouth Jenna and Jordan Olson, Edgerton Orthridge Farms, Lancaster Owens Farms Inc., Frederic Roger W. Owens, Frederic Wilfred H. Owens, Frederic Parsons Dairy Farm LLC, Antigo Mark Paulsen, Wisconsin Dells Brian and Tammy Paulson, Columbus Danny Peirick, Watertown Larissa Pfaff, Alma Center Pine Prairie Jerseys, Viroqua Michelle Popp, Unity

Rainbow Dairy LLC, Richland Center Janelle Renee Remington, Juneau Nicholas Retzlaff, La Valle Carrie Ritschard, Monroe Richard J. Schuessler, Antigo Charles and Judy Schuster, Juneau Second Look Farm, Eden Charles Seyforth and Family, Mondovi William Seyller, Fond Du Lac Shawn and Steven Styer, Boyceville John W. Shimniok, Waunakee Matt and Travis Smith, Watertown Sorensons Hillview Jersey Farm Inc., Pine River Kobey Spindler, Stratford Spring Creek Farms, Hixton Squires Farm Inc., Menomonie Tom Stade, Jefferson Steinhauers Jerseys, Mattoon Shari Strickhouser, Elkhorn Sulzer Farms LLC, Marathon Frank and Mitchell Thompson, Spring Valley Jake and Colleen Thostenson, Brodhead Thuli Family Creamery, Darlington Jim, Rita, Lucas and Kayla Tisol, Chippewa Falls Townside Jerseys, Wilson Melissa Ann Traiser, Somerset Annette Trescher, Cashton Dan Truttmann, Blanchardvlle Hannah and Frederick Ullom, Bloomer University of Wisconsin Department of Dairy Science, Madison UW-River Falls, River Falls Vandell Farms Inc., Sharon Gary Vandoorn, Tony Chris Vandyk, New Richmond Carrie Voigts, Platteville Amy Jo and Ben Vos, Maribel Russ Warmka, Fox Lake Whitcomb Farms LLC, Gratiot White Diamond Dairy, Kansasville Bruce and Larry Wilson, Elkhorn Don Wilterdink, Sheboygan Falls Bob and Darlene Winter, Chetek Woodmohr Jerseys, Bloomer Ron and Nicolle Wussow, Cecil Darryl Young, Hillsdale Zimdars Family Farm, Ripon Paul Zimmerman, Brodhead

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EQUITY IN MILK PRICING

Equity Investors Honored For Continuous Support In 2021, Equity Investors listed below marked their five, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, and 45-year anniversaries for support of National All-Jersey Inc. (NAJ) through Project Equity. These NAJ members began their investment in the Equity Program in 2016, 2011, 2006, 2001, 1996, 1991, 1986, and 1976.

The 14 Jersey breeders who have continuously supported the

FIVE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY MEMBERS California Dairy Farms LLC, Oakdale, California Kylie Konyn, Escondido, California Adams Family Dairy, Laton, California Azevedo Dairy, Turlock, California L&L Pires, Modesto, California Flatland Farms, Hanford, California Diamond J Dairy, Merced, California BWC Weststeyn Dairy LP, Linden, California Chileno Valley Jerseys, Petaluma, California Jonathan D. Bland, Cortez, Colorado Dr. Edward L. Holton, Dawsonville, Georgia Kyle and Ashley Moon, Calmar, Iowa Robert Gunderson, Shannon, Illinois Heim Dairy Farm, Easton, Kansas Ryan Shank, Hagerstown, Maryland Thomas F. Atherton, Gaines, Michigan Preston Farms, Quincy, Michigan Nelson Farm, Dassel, Minnesota Ann, Charlie and Jay Dicke, Red Wing, Minnesota Caleb Peterson, Mountainn Grove, Missouri Moon Valley Farm Limited, Fair Grove, Missouri Lorren Joyce Farm, Center Barnstead, New Hampshire Rachel Cohen, Monroe, New Hampshire Ai B. Metcalf, Piermont, New Hampshire Jasmin Jersey Farm, Turin, New York Benjamin P. Colopy, Perry, New York Kylie Margaret Lehr, Canastota, New York Kathy Ann Clark, Greenwich, New York Eric A. Craig, North Bangor, New York Francis Helm, Chateaugay, New York Jessica A. Zimmerman, Wooster, Ohio John Christian Chupp, Sugarcreek, Ohio Roman Hostetler, New Concord, Ohio Jake Hein, Celina, Ohio Steven J. Meyer, Dalton, Ohio Dean F. Wolboldt, Holmesville, Ohio Fred and Linda Moretti, Tillamook, Oregon Freys Valley Farm, Manheim, Pennsylvania Page 48

program since 1976—45 years—are charter investors in Project Equity.

NAJ congratulates these Equity investors who have reached anniversary years and thanks all NAJ members for their contribution to NAJ’s successful efforts to achieve more equitable milk pricing.

Douglas D. Brooks, Hop Bottom, Pennsylvania Vista Grande Farms LLC, Fleetwood, Pennsylvania Dunns Pride Holsteins, New Ringgold, Pennsylvania Allison L. Shuey, Lebanon, Pennsylvania Andy and Kara Paulson, Andover, South Dakota Andy, Ryan and Kellie Ripp, Dimock, South Dakota Troy and Darin Zoellnor, Groton, South Dakota Sandy Hill Farm, Afton, Tennessee Descanso Dairy, Plainview, Texas Snowy River Farm, Derby, Vermont Sundstrom Dairy, Lynden, Washington Marshland Dairy LLC, Spencer, Wisconsin James and Jennifer Briggs, Stratford, Wisconsin Erin Jens, Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin Martin E. Hall, Westby, Wisconsin Monty Hamann, Sheldon, Wisconsin Mark or Debbie Ashmore, Boscobel, Wisconsin Craig Brandl, Milladore, Wisconsin Shawn and Steven Styer, Boyceville, Wisconsin Sulzer Farms LLC, Marathon, Wisconsin Kris Garbrecht, Oconto Falls, Wisconsin TEN-YEAR ANNIVERSARY MEMBERS Brett A. Barlass, Hilmar, California George Martin, Hilmar, California Correia Family Dairy, Gustine, California Hilarides West, Visalia, California Rancho Teresita Dairy, Tulare, California Pickert Dairy LLC, Berthoud, Colorado Sparkman Dairy LLC, Moultrie, Georgia Naomi Lynn Church, Cresco, Iowa Merle Yoder, Hutchinson, Kansas Lin-Crest Farms, Linwood, Kansas Leroy Miller, Mayslick, Kentucky Moira and Scott Poitras, Brimfield, Massachusetts Nicole Fletcher, Southampton, Massachusetts

Holly Aragi, Sheffield, Massachusetts Saybrook Jerseys, Ridgely, Maryland Glamourview-Iager and Walton, Walkersville, Maryland Mary Costigan, Coopersville, Michigan Smith Haven Dairy, Hamburg, Minnesota Loren and Michele Eilenstine, Mountain Grove, Missouri Emily Rose Diminick, Stockton, New Jersey Keith R. Kimball, Groveland, New York Bruce E. and Meghan C. Schader, Jordan, New York Theresa Phillips, Pattersonvle, New York Robert Gallagher, Waterville, New York Joyce Gray, New Kingston, New York Pine Grove Farm, Sugarcreek, Ohio Gary L. Coppersmith, Columbiana, Ohio Luke Mattevi, Lisbon, Ohio Diamond Valley Dairy, Salem, Oregon Brad and Cathy Wiles, Sellersville, Pennsylvania Mill Ridge Jerseys, Jamestown, Pennsylvania Janet Ludwig, York Springs, Pennsylvania Lauren M. Kinkade, Guys Mills, Pennsylvania Mark and Melanie Bachman, Ulysses, Pennsylvania Sara R. Feidt, Millersburg, Pennsylvania Sugar Branch Farms, Columbia Cross Roads, Pennsylvania Duane Nolt Burkholder, Fleetwood, Pennsylvania Dillon A. Cotter, Fairhope, Pennsylvania Way-Har Farm, Bernville, Pennsylvania Stephanie L. Younker, Bernville, Pennsylvania Triple Peaks Jerseys, Brigham City, Utah Hedgebrook Farm Yogurt Inc., Winchester, Virginia Vermont Farmstead Cheese Company, South Woodstock, Vermont Chelsey and Nikki Karl, Marshfield, Wisconsin Jason Luttropp, Berlin, Wisconsin William Seyller, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin Kari Behling, Fox Lake, Wisconsin Matt Lippert, Pittsville, Wisconsin (continued to page 50)

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FIFTEEN-YEAR ANNIVERSARY MEMBERS Fire-Lake Jerseys, Hilmar, California Fragoso Dairy, Escalon, California JSJ Farms LLC, Joseph, Joe and Silvina Camara, Turlock, California Hy-Light Farms LLC, Adams Center, New York William J. Cook, Aurora, New York Cowbell Acres, Canton, New York Daryl and Roxanne Fletcher, Tillamook, Oregon Martin Hoover, Robesonia, Pennsylvania Philip Petersheim, Meyersdale, Pennsylvania Bellview Farm, Harold L. and Glen Bell, Dresden, Tennessee Clear Vu Farm, Harold L. or Buddy Bell, Dresden, Tennessee David and Beth Ertl, Lascassas, Tennessee Brian and Patti Wilson, Shoreham, Vermont Lucy V. Howe, Tunbridge, Vermont Tim Vanderhaak, Lynden, Washington Douglas D. Knuth, Eleva, Wisconsin Budjon Farms, Lomira, Wisconsin Whitcomb Farms LLC, Gratiot, Wisconsin Opal Owens Haase, Somerset, Wisconsin Michelle Popp, Unity, Wisconsin Lavern Davis, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin Jim, Rita, Lucas and Kayla Tisol, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin Page Grantham Moore, Kearneysville, West Virginia TWENTY-YEAR ANNIVERSARY MEMBERS Germano Soares, Turlock, California Coatney Hill Farm, Woodstock, Connecticut Ken Borgmann, Dakota, llinois Michael S. Rider, Upton, Kentucky

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New York William Owen Unkefer, Leetonia, Ohio Youngs Jersey Dairy Inc., Yellow Springs, Ohio Jer-Nan Associates, Reynoldsburg, Ohio Wilsonview Dairy, Tillamook, Oregon Steven Craig Meyers, Saint Thomas, Pennsylvania Nobledale Farm, Gillett, Pennsylvania Barham Jersey Farm, Calhoun, Tennessee Westergard Jerseys, Ogden, Utah William H. Pearl, Barnet, Vermont Annette Trescher, Cashton, Wisconsin Gary Vandoorn, Tony, Wisconsin William H. (Jim) Jenks, Marathon, Wisconsin THIRTY-YEAR ANNIVERSARY MEMBERS Peter W. Hawkes, Mendon, Massachusetts Lindsays Pine Hill Jersey Farm, New Waterford, Ohio THIRTY-FIVE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY MEMBERS Dias Family Dairy, Hilmar, California Gurdial Johal, Turlock, California Dennis T. Leamon, Statesville, North Carolina Tim Payne, Taylorsville, North Carolina Coy and Wanda Reese, Taylorsville, North Carolina Cheryl A. Carlson, Tully, New York Herron Jersey Farms LLC, Salem, Ohio John E. Huddleston, Paris, Ohio Robert E. Smith and Son, Beloit, Ohio Craig A. Rhein, Pine Grove, Pennsylvania Irishtown Acres, Grove City, Pennsylvania Normandell Farms, Liberty, Pennsylvania FORTY FIVE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY MEMBERS Charter Members Ahlem Farms Partnership, Hilmar, California Charles Ahlem, Hilmar, California C & S Livestock, Hilmar, California Wickstrom Jersey Farms Inc., Hilmar, California Vernon Wickstrom, Hilmar, California Lyon Jerseys, Toledo, Iowa David and Donna Kunde, Manchester, Iowa Summit Farm Inc., Lester, Iowa Multi Rose Jerseys Inc., Rock Rapids, Iowa Schooley Jerseys, Marshfield, Missouri Spahr Jersey Farm, Findlay, Ohio Graber Jersey Farms, Parker, South Dakota Molly Brook Farms, West Danville, Vermont Vandell Farms Inc., Sharon, Wisconsin JERSEY JOURNAL

corresponding value listed below.

Published as a genetic measure for all animals and as actual phenotypic values for appraised cows.

This month’s Jersey Jargon is a continuation of the series, The A, B, Cs of Jersey Performance Pedigrees. For the first part of the series, see page 41 of the August 2021 issue of the Jersey Journal.

The second part continues on page 57 of the September issue.

Acronyms and Abbreviations RECS (Records): Indicates the number of lactations included in a genetic evaluation.

REGISTRATION NAME: Official registration name of animal as identified in AJCA herd book.

RH (Rear Udder Height): Abbreviation for the linear type trait, rear udder height, with corresponding value listed below.

Published as a genetic measure for all animals and as actual phenotypic values for appraised cows.

SCS (Somatic Cell Score): A genetic predictor of mastitis susceptibility or resistance. A genetic measure of somatic cell count. Among the early health traits, adopted with PL for cow genetic evaluations in 1995. Higher values are more desirable. Marketed bulls listed on BullsEye range from +2.63 to +3.39, with an average of +2.95.

S (Single) / M (Multiple): Refers to the breed make-up of an animal and the basis on which a genomic evaluation is conducted. S is designated for singlebreed animals with BBRs of 90 or higher.

M is designated for multiple-breed, blended evaluations of animals with BBRs under 90.

SR (Stature): Abbreviation for the linear type trait, stature, with corresponding

value listed below. Published as a genetic measure for all animals and as actual phenotypic values for appraised cows.

ST (Strength): Abbreviation for the linear type trait, strength, with corresponding value listed below. Published as a genetic measure for all animals and as actual phenotypic values for appraised cows.

TAG / TATTOO or STUD CODE: Additional identification information includes the tag or tattoo number for dams and the NAAB stud code for bulls, when assigned. The NAAB code is a threepart code that identifies the organization marketing semen (codes 1-3 digits in length), followed by the breed (JE for Jersey), and ending with an identification number assigned by the marketing organization.

TATTOO: Permanent identification number associated with tattoos. Tag and tattoo numbers are labeled as follows: (continued to page 52)

RL (Rear Legs): Abbreviation for the linear type trait, rear legs, with corresponding value listed below. Published as a genetic measure for all animals and as actual phenotypic values for appraised cows.

RPL (Retained Placenta): One of six genetic evaluations for health traits adopted in 2020. Used to predict likelihood of animal to experience a retained placenta. Higher values are more desirable. Marketed bulls listed on BullsEye range from -0.6 to +0.7, with an average of +0.0.

RTR (Rear Teat Placement-Rear View): Abbreviation for the linear type trait, rear teat placement rear view, with corresponding value listed below.

Published as a genetic measure for all animals and as actual phenotypic values for appraised cows.

RTS (Rear Teat Placement-Side View): Abbreviation for the linear type trait, rear teat placement side view, with corresponding value listed below.

Published as a genetic measure for all animals and as actual phenotypic values for appraised cows.

RUW (Rear Udder Width): Abbreviation for the linear type trait, rear udder width, with corresponding value listed below.

Published as a genetic measure for all animals and as actual phenotypic values for appraised cows.

RW (Rump Width): Abbreviation for the linear type trait, rump width, with OCTOBER 2021

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right ear (published before dash) / left ear (published after dash). The animal’s ninedigit registration number will begin with 011 or 017. Published only for animals identified with this method.

TL (Teat Length): Abbreviation for the linear type trait, teat length, with corresponding value listed below.

Published as a genetic measure for all animals and as actual phenotypic values for appraised cows.

TP (Teat Placement): Abbreviation for the linear type trait, teat placement, with corresponding value listed below.

Published as a genetic measure for all animals and as actual phenotypic values for appraised cows.

YD (Yield Deviation): A genetic measure that predicts a cow’s production relative to herdmates as pounds of milk, fat, and protein. YD is the weighted average yield adjusted for management and environmental factors, expressed relative to the breed base. For cows only.

UC (Udder Cleft): Abbreviation for the linear type trait, udder cleft, with corresponding value listed below.

Published as a genetic measure for all animals and as actual phenotypic values for appraised cows.

UD (Udder Depth): Abbreviation for the linear type trait, udder depth, with corresponding value listed below.

Published as a genetic measure for all animals and as actual phenotypic values for appraised cows.

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Wisconsin Spring Spectacular Jersey Show

• May 8, 2021, Viroqua, Wis. • Mark Rueth, Oxford, Wis., judge • 171-head shown • Grand Champion and Intermediate Champion female—K&R Colton KokoET, Randy Drinkall and Family, Rushford, N.M. • Reserve Grand Champion and Senior Champion female—Leum Rocket Revelation, Carrie Jo Carpenter, Darlington • Reserve Senior Champion female—Random Luck V Ray Amazing, Allison and Matthew Thompson, Darlington • Reserve Intermediate Champion female—Marshlands Balin Candy, Marshland Dairy and Grant, Grace, Hannah and Ellie Fremstad • Junior Champion female—Schlecht Getaway Star, Addison Steinlage • Reserve Junior Champion female—Discoverys Applejack Jewelery-ET, Lisa Demmer • Premier Breeder—Woodmohr Jerseys • Premier Exhibitor—Random Luck Farms

Massachusetts State Jersey Show

• August 5, 2021, Greenfield, Mass.

• Callum McKinven, Canton de Hatley, Que., judge • 60-head shown • Sr. and Gr. Champ. female—FourHills Velocity Gloriana, Megan and Sarah Hill, Bristol, Vt. • Res. Sr. and Res. Gr. Champ. female—TNT Texas July, Megan Hill and Mason Ziemba, Bristol, Vt. • Int. Champ. female—Rivendale Metalica Doll, Samantha Peila, Gill • Res. Int. Champ. female—JX Field of Dreams Jammer Chloe {5}, Mikaela Schneider, Morris, Conn.

• Jr. Champ. female—SSF Magician Sophia, Wood Valley Genetics and Toni Jacque, Sunderland • Res. Jr. Champ. female—Cooper Farm N Penny, Evan T. Cooper, New Braintree • Premier Breeder Heifer Show— Mill Valley • Premier Exhibitor Heifer Show— Hi-Poits Jerseys • Premier Breeder and Exhibitor— Sunrise Valley Farm

Maryland Jersey Field Day Jersey Show • June 19, 2021, Frederick Fairgrounds, Frederick, Maryland • Sean Johnson, Glenville, Md., judge • 62-head shown • Sr. and Gr. Champ female—South Mountain Andreas Rascal-ET, RCD Jerseys, Ernest Kueffner andTerri Packard, Boonsboro • Res. Sr. and Res. Gr. Champ. female—Reich-Dale Tequila Show Off-ET, Shaylin Reichard, Franklin City, Pa. • Jr. Champ. female—Arethusa Gentry Chevelle, RCD Jerseys, Ernie Kueffner and Terri Packard • Res. Jr. Champ. female—GMBV Kid Rock Dion-ET, Ernest Kueffner and Terri Packard, Boonsboro

Judge Sean Johnson (right) stands with the winning Jersey cows. Left Shaylin Reichard with her open Reserve Grand Champion and youth division Grand Champion cow, ReichDale Tequila Show Off-ET; and Terri Packard with the open division Grand Champion female, South Mountain Andreas Rascal, exhibited by South Mountain Jerseys and RCD Jerseys.

Marshlands Balin Candy 1st Senior 2-yr.-old cow Reserve Intermediate Champion Wisconsin Spring Spectacular

For class winners and more show results please visit USJerseyJournal.com and click on the Show link in the menu at the top of the page.

Kentucky State Fair Jersey Show

• August 22, 2021, Kentucky Expo Center, Louisville, Ky. • Amanda Lutz, Chester, S.C. judge • 96-head shown • Gr., Sr., and Sup. Champ. female— Hirds Colton Dream, KeightleyCore and Borba, Salvisa, Ky. • Int. and Res. Gr. Champ. female— Rivendale VIP Faye-ET, KeightleyCore and Borba • Res. Sr. Champ. female—Stookey Holm Colton Truffle, Jordan and Mallorie Stookey, Milford, Ind. • Res. Int. Champ. female—KCJF Joel Never Back Down, Keightley/ Core Jerseys and Kenny and Kelly Jo Manion, Salvisa • Jr. Champ. and Res. Sup. Champ. heifer—Miss Underground-Nash Melanie, Anthony and Debbie Crothers and Joe and Amanda Nash, Pitcher, N.Y. • Res. Jr. Champ. female—Applejack KY Cindy, Michael Hardy Rider, Upton • Premier Breeder—Ronnie Rider, Upton • Premier Exhibitor—Keightley and Core Jerseys, Salvisa

www.USJerseyJournal.com Cooper Farm N Penny 1st Summer yearling heifer Reserve Junior Champion

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Indiana State Fair Jersey Show

August 13 , 2021, Indianapolis, Ind. Nathan Thomas, North Lewisburg, Ohio, judge 143-head shown Grand and Intermediate Champion female—M-Signature Viola, Lane, Sophie and Ellie Bollenbacher, B. Schilling and K. Reichard, Marshall • Reserve Intermediate and Grand Champion female—Brenhaven VIP Mallorie-ET, Josh, Jenny, Abigail, Katelyn, William and Matthew Gordon, Syracuse • Senior Champion—Nor-Bert Colton Dollar, Dalton, Dillon, and Breanne Freeman, Breman • Reserve Senior Champion—Stookey Holm Colton Truffle, Jordan and Mallarie Stookey, Milford • Junior Champion female—Maplebranch Fireman Daffy, Rosewood Maplebranch and Eli and Isaac Horswill, Middlebury • Reserve Junior Champion female—Bachelors Gentry Sully, Bachelor Farms and Cody, Jaycee, Layne, Morgan, Caylee, Chase, and Cade Bachelor, Angola • Premier Breeder and Premier Exhibitor—Bolle-Acres/Max Bollenbacher

Maryland Jersey Field Day Junior Show

The winning lineup of showmen (Maryland Jersey Field Day Junior Show) from left to right standing with Washington County Dairy Princess Emily Stiles, Judge Sean Johnson, novice Karlie Supplee, junior Lilah Utterback, Intermediate and Overall Winner Noah Utterback, senior Morgan Osborn-Whotthlie, Upper Chesapeake Dairy Princess Elana Waltimyer and AJCA-NAJ representative, Scott Holcomb. photos by Andrea Haines

Judge Sean Johnson (left to right) stands with his picks for the Jersey youth show; Open Reserve Grand Champion Reich-Dale Tequila Show Off-ET with Shaylin Reichard also youth Grand Champion; Noah Utterback with the Reserve Grand Champion of the Junior show, TE-FAW Colton Kandys Krunchie; Hayden Reichard with the Junior Champion; and Emmah Utterback with the Reserve Champion; and AJCA-NAJ representative, Scott Holcomb.

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In the Maryland Jersey Field Day Junior Show, Reich-Dale Tequila Show Off-ET, a senior three-year-old exhibited

by Shaylin Reichard of Chambersburg, Pa., claimed the Grand Champion title.

Noah Utterback of Jefferson, Md., exhibited the Reserve Grand Champion female of the junior show, a four-yearold, TE-FAW Colton Kandys Krunchie.

The youth show Junior Champion title was presented to a fall calf, ReichDale Victory Stroll, exhibited by Hayden Reichard. Reserve Junior Champion honors were given to the first-place junior calf entry, TE-FAW Hire Gun Lady Slippers, presented by Lane Riggleman of Jefferson, Md. The award for Champion Showman was given to Noah Utterback, the intermediate leadsperson.

The show was held on June 19, 2021, at the Frederick Fairgrounds in Frederick.

Sean Johnson of Glenville, Md., judged the 62-head show.

M-Signature Viola 1st Senior 2-yr.-old cow Intermediate and Grand Champion Indiana State Fair

Western Dairy Showcase Jersey Show

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August 14-15, 2021, Turlock, Calif.

Nathan Thomas, Ohio, judge 67-head shown Sr. and Gr. Champ. female—Big Guns Andreas Vegas Bomb-ET, Charlotte Borba, Modesto, Calif.

• Sr. and Res. Gr. Champ. female— Lady Lane Impression Josephine, Finley Rosa, Hilmar, Calif.

• Jr. Champ. female—J-Mor Engineer Maybeline-ET, Finley Rosa, Hilmar, Calif.

• Res. Jr. Champ. female—Scents VIP Scarlet-ET, Finley Rosa

New Jersey State Fair Open Show

The New Jersey State Fair Open Jersey Show was held on August 11, 2021, at the New Jersey State Fair. Judge Charlene Tanis from Nazareth, Pa., judged the 14 Registered Jerseys.

Miss Kyles Matt Sarasina, first place senior three-year-old, was named Senior and Grand Champion for Kyle J Kuperus of Sussex. Bellvale Colton Tuna, second place senior three-year-old, shown by Jasmine Noteboom, Warwick, N.Y. was named Reserve Senior and Reserve Grand Champion.

New Jersey State Fair Junior Show

The New Jersey State Fair Junior Jersey Show was held on August 11, 2021, at the New Jersey State Fair. Judge Charlene Tanis from Nazareth, Pa. judged the six Registered Jerseys.

Roc-N-Roll Billiejean, second place spring calf was named Junior Champion and Grand Champion overall for Jaxson Decker from Sussex. Underground Pearls Praise, first place winter calf, shown by Madeline Decker from Wantage, was named Reserve Junior Champion and Reserve Grand Champion overall.

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Communications Interns on Board for Fall 2021 A pair of Jersey enthusiasts have begun internships with the Communications Department at the American Jersey Cattle Association. Lindsay L’Amoreaux and Abbey Werstler, both students at Ohio State University (OSU), joined the USJersey team in August 2021 and will work through December.

Lindsay is a junior on the pre-veterinary program at OSU. She hails from Lindlaur Holsteins, a Registered Holstein dairy she operates with her parents, Nevin and Brenda, and sister, Lauren, in Louisville, Ohio.

She is a member of the Buckeye Dairy Club and Alpha Zeta PartL’Amoreaux ners honorary fraternity. She serves on the committee for the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences Celebration of Students Program and judged dairy for the OSU team last fall as well.

Lindsay is a former president of the

Ohio Junior Holstein Association, was crowned Stark County Dairy Princess, and represented Ohio as a member of the 4-H dairy judging team that placed second at the national contest held with World Dairy Expo in 2019.

She will write editorial content for the Jersey Journal, help to maintain the magazine’s website, and assist with social media campaigns.

Abbey is a senior, with a major in agriculture communications and a minor in youth development. The native of Wooster, Ohio, gained an appreciation for Jersey cattle while working on her associates degree from the OSU Agricultural Technical Institute (ATI). She recently purchased two Jersey calves from OSU-ATI dispersal. She also has dairy experience working at Waterman Dairy on the OSU campus and several other dairy Werstler farms.

She has been active with 4-H, participating in youth projects for 17 years and now volunteers as an advisor. Abbey was crowned 2020

National Ms. Agriculture USA and is a member of Ohio Farm Bureau.

Though she will focus primarily on website, graphic design, video, and social media projects, Abbey will create editorial content for the Jersey Journal as well.

Wisconsin Spring Spectacular Junior Show The Wisconsin Jersey Spectacular Junior Jersey Show was held on May 8, 2021, in Viroqua, Wis. Judge Mark Rueth, Oxford, Wis., placed the classes.

Claiming Grand Champion of the junior show was Marshlands Balin Candy, the first place senior two-year-old owned

by Marshland Dairy and Grant, Grace and Hannah Fremstad, Spencer. Reserve Champion honors went to Random Luck V Ray Amazing, owned by Allision Thompson, Darlington.

In the heifer show, Triple S Dirk Fresca, the first place fall calf owned by Arthur Acres and Harrison Pagel of Sumner, Iowa, was named Junior Champion.

Reserve Champion was JDBrand G Pipsqueak, the first place winter yearling for Austin Kopfer of Durand, Iowa.

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PERFORMANCE REPORT

REAP Herds Ranked By GJPI Average, August 2021 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 +10 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 case of a tie, 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 190 herds listed with an average JPI of +27. Sexing Technologies, S. Charleston, Ohio, moved into the top spot this

genetic run with an average GJPI of +66 and 98% genotyped on 44 cows. Finishing second is Trans-Ova Genetics, Sioux Center, Iowa. The 580 head herd is 97% genotyped with an average GJPI of +63.

Alan Kozak, Millersburg, Ohio, ranks third with his 413cow herd. It has an average GJPI of +56 with 100% of the herd genotyped. Ranking fourth is Martin Dairy LLC, Tillamook, Ore. The 1,021 cow herd is 99% genotyped and has an average GJPI of +55.

The 2,901-cow herd of David L. Hogan, Tillamook, Ore, rounds out the top five. The herd has an average GJPI of +52 and is 86% genotyped.

There were 110,465 cows in 740 REAP herds summarized in the August 2021 genetic evaluations with an average GJPI of +23.

GPTA averages for the breed were +50M, +8F, +6P, +123 CM$, +121 NM$, +101 FM$ and +99 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

SEXING TECHNOLOGIES / ACCOUNTING DEPT S CHARLESTON, OH

44 98 381 26 18 343 338 305 279 TRANS-OVA GENETICS SIOUX CENTER, IA 580 97 48 20 12 283 275 225 260 KOZAK, ALAN MILLERSBURG, OH 413 100 219 20 16 274 268 224 250 MARTIN DAIRY LLC TILLAMOOK, OR 1,021 99 214 23 16 272 266 219 228 HOGAN, DAVID L TILLAMOOK, OR 2,901 86 284 33 19 276 270 222 228

AHLEM, GRANT 508 85 451 14 LEHNERTZ, TRAVIS 152 97 339 16

WICKSTROM JERSEY FARMS INC 2,904 58 446 20 AHLEM, GRANT 2,775 92 395 16 AHLEM FARMS PARTNERSHIP 3,790 90 298 15 LUCKY HILL FARM 173 99 132 19 MOLE HILL DAIRY LLC

66 97 142 13

HILMAR, CA 19 250 247 221 215 HILMAR, CA 16 247 244 225 207 HILMAR, CA 14 242 238 212 203 DANVILLE, VT 13 244 239 197 204 DAYTON, VA 11 223 218 183 190

FOREST GLEN JERSEYS 314 63 383 20 RED TOP JERSEYS 5,130 17 377 23 SILVA, ERIC LEONARD 331 68 20 22 FOREST GLEN JERSEYS 1,993 57 342 18 TAYLOR BROTHERS 504 97 511 18

DAYTON, OR 18 236 233 204 199 HILMAR, CA 18 232 229 198 200 BEAVER, OR 10 229 222 176 191 DAYTON, OR 17 220 217 187 192 SAINT ALBANS, ME 18 234 232 217 184

WICKSTROM DAIRIES L.P. 3,400 82 461 13 ALLEN, DAVID

84 98 299 15 LOWELL FAMILY FARM

14 0 91 20 D & D JERSEYS

97 95 350 20 NYMAN BROS 1,041 0 444 13

HILMAR, CA 16 230 229 220 180 REEDSBURG, WI 14 233 230 206 181 BUCKFIELD, ME 11 221 217 181 180 NEWTON, WI 19 229 224 182 181 HILMAR, CA 15 210 209 199 176

66 63 56 55 52 50 49 49 48 48 46 46 45 44 43 43 43 43 42 42

ST BRIGIDS FARM KENNEDYVILLE, MD

45 69 419 14 15 212 209 195 183 42 BERRY COLLEGE MOUNT BERRY, GA

28 100 280 15 14 208 204 176 179 42 UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA ATHENS, GA

27 100 280 17 12 225 223 205 189 42

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HILMAR, CA 16 210 208 198 176 41 PLAINVIEW, MN 16 238 234 208 173 41

SAND CREEK DAIRY LLC HASTINGS, MI 292 96 218 19 14 222 218 185 179 NYMAN BROS HILMAR, CA 272 0 469 13 16 201 200 191 164 WILSONVIEW DAIRY TILLAMOOK, OR 499 96 312 19 15 212 209 184 168 AVILA RICHARD & JENNIFER M DALHART, TX 2,941 28 284 15 14 205 202 177 171 DIAS FAMILY DAIRY HILMAR, CA 139 5 290 12 13 200 197 177 171 SUNWEST JERSEY DAIRY HILMAR, CA 1,420 58 296 14 12 201 199 182 169 AHLEM FARMS PARTNERSHIP HILMAR, CA 3,435 78 262 11 12 202 199 180 170 SPRING CREEK FARMS HIXTON, WI

71 10 253 17 16 195 191 151 170 TWIN STAR DAIRY TURLOCK, CA 454 66 283 18 14 209 206 178 160 C & S LIVESTOCK HILMAR, CA 2,220 59 262 13 12 198 196 179 168 AHLEM, CHARLES 1,305 81 228 15 CARLSON, CHERYL A

37 73 -142 20 NYMAN BROS 575 0 408 12 LEGENDAIRY FARMS 448 39 64 20 STEINER, MATTHEW 225 81 -55 14

HILMAR, CA 12 190 187 163 167 TULLY, NY 9 187 179 116 170 HILMAR, CA 14 192 190 182 157 BEAVER, OR 11 187 182 137 171 MARSHALLVILLE, OH 9 195 188 136 160

NYMAN BROS HILMAR, CA 620 0 427 14 15 190 188 177 155 SPRUCE ROW FARM, INC. MEADVILLE, PA 254 2 260 15 14 185 181 150 157 ROCK BOTTOM DAIRY ALVORD, IA 829 34 217 17 13 199 195 166 155 ROWLEY, STEVE FOXWORTH, MS 317 71 283 14 12 189 186 167 150 STEINER, AARON BURBANK, OH

59 98 -35 11 7 183 178 138 147 FOUR J JERSEYS

41 40 40 40 40 40 40 39 39 39 39 39 38 38 38 37 37 37 37 37

TIPTON, CA

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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

3,262 82 222 17 VANDELL FARMS INC

92 13 293 13 GRABER JERSEY FARMS

25 100 190 19 CROSSWIND JERSEYS 1,232 83 223 11 UNITED PRIDE DAIRY, LLC 123 83 206 16

MOORE, BRIAN J

46 11 190 11 CHAMBERLAIN, DANA 88 6 63 9

12 196 192 165 148 SHARON, WI 11 186 184 172 155 PARKER, SD 14 187 182 143 157 ELKTON, SD 11 181 179 157 141 PHILLIPS, WI 11 186 183 161 147

YOSEMITE JERSEY DAIRY HILMAR, CA 2,171 59 205 8 9 176 174 159 150 BELLVIEW FARM /HAROLD L & GLEN BELL DRESDEN, TN

80 0 206 12 11 167 164 142 143 SEXTON, STACI ZUMBRO FALLS, MN

19 79 151 14 14 194 191 150 150 RICHFIELD FARMS INC GREENWOOD, DE

99 62 252 14 13 173 169 143 131 ALBRIGHT JERSEYS LLC WILLARD, OH 511 21 242 9 12 164 162 139 137 DEN KEL JERSEYS LLC

50 28 136 13 FANELLI DAIRY 786 4 191 14 BOYD-LEE JERSEYS

58 5 137 14 SUN VALLEY FARM 604 38 97 18 SILVER MAPLE FARMS INC 175 98 192 13

BYRON, NY 12 149 145 109 141 HILMAR, CA 10 169 166 144 142 PARROTTSVILLE, TN 12 160 157 120 148 CLOVERDALE, OR 12 166 161 119 137 ALBION, ME 10 177 174 154 128

36 36 35 35 35 35 34 33 33 33 33 33 32 32 32

OWENS FARMS INC FREDERIC, WI 800 51 173 10 10 150 147 122 139 32 JER-Z-BOYZ RANCH PIXLEY, CA 5,354 25 -48 15 5 160 155 124 138 32 RICHARDSON FAMILY FARM WOODSTOCK, VT 44 0 -137 5 1 121 116 90 130 32 BILTMORE FARMS FLETCHER, NC 334 4 303 12 13 163 160 141 135 31 ENDRES JAZZY JERSEYS LODI, WI 605 7 218 14 11 154 152 132 137 31 GOMES JERSEY DAIRY, LLC 455 67 54 16 HEINZ, LLOYD

82 96 37 11 TRUTTMANN, DAN

75 35 96 15 RANCHO TERESITA DAIRY 2,624 97 89 11 PAUL-LIN DAIRY, LLC 24 88 8 2

TILLAMOOK, OR 9 167 163 128 136 31 SHAWANO, WI 9 164 159 122 126 31 BLANCHARDVLLE, WI 8 158 155 130 137 31 TULARE, CA 8 168 165 140 129 31 E FAIRFIELD, VT 5 119 115 92 116 31

FRIEDGES CHARLES & JERI

17 0 300 10 CLOVER FARMS 1,456 25 260 10 RIALS NEVILLE P & ROMAN 183 92 188 8 OAK LANE JERSEYS 158 31 100 11 VAN DE JERSEYS 330 34 -126 10

ELKO, MN 13 146 144 122 139 OLNEY, IL 11 163 162 149 131 KOKOMO, MS 9 154 152 135 122 ALEXANDRIA, SD 8 157 154 132 121 TRANSFER, PA 2 135 130 101 126

DERR MATTHEW L AND ALICIA C

81 2 352 15 YODER, MERLE 110 21 289 14 FISCHER, SARA L

11 0 402 -3 CHAMBERLAIN GREG & BENJAMIN 512 3 173 10 WILTERDINK, DON

57 2 57 24

LINDEN, PA 14 154 151 132 127 HUTCHINSON, KS 13 152 150 129 120 OWEN, WI 12 124 124 125 126 WYOMING, NY 10 136 133 110 123 SHEBOYGAN FLS, WI 9 164 160 125 142

SUNNY RIDGE DAIRY 109 26 9 14 HUGHES RICHARD & MARILYN 163 28 -251 8 RUDGERS, LYMAN 213 5 227 9

TILLAMOOK, OR 8 156 151 115 126 29 BODEGA, CA 2 112 106 62 122 29 ATTICA, NY 10 136 134 119 117 28

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MOUNT ULLA, NC 10 157 155 134 117 28 WYOMING, NY 9 135 131 97 124 28

BOHNERT JERSEYS EAST MOLINE, IL 562 36 120 12 8 154 151 129 123 28 PETERSON ERIC & ROY TILLAMOOK, OR 242 1 59 10 8 132 128 97 123 28 THE DAIRY INC. FIVE POINTS, CA 216 47 152 9 7 137 135 123 120 28 WHITESIDE JERSEY FARM HUTCHINSON, KS 102 2 -42 7 4 119 116 89 119 28 CROWN HILL JERSEYS STERLING, OH 115 46 -240 12 1 146 140 102 115 28 TUTTLE, SCOTT O

39 0 132 6 EVERGREEN DAIRY 451 20 168 13 HOGAN, DAVID L 108 63 -10 22 BARLASS JERSEYS LLC 372 10 103 7 ZIMMERMAN, PAUL 224 98 0 7

WINDHAM, NY 9 124 122 101 121 ANTIGO, WI 8 133 131 115 111 TILLAMOOK, OR 8 152 148 111 114 JANESVILLE, WI 7 129 127 107 117 BRODHEAD, WI 3 156 153 139 115

MARTIN, BRIAN L 101 0 180 11 KING HOWARD & FAMILY 139 22 209 3 CHATEAU BASQUE JERSEYS 984 7 143 10 PINE HILL JERSEY FARM LLC 287 2 81 15 IRISHTOWN ACRES 503 0 78 9

KUTZTOWN, PA 10 137 134 113 118 26 FREMONT, OH 8 135 134 125 107 26 CERES, CA 8 136 134 117 111 26 NEW WATERFORD, OH 8 130 127 102 115 26 GROVE CITY, PA 8 125 121 96 110 26

27 27 27 27 27

DUTCH HOLLOW FARM SCHODACK LANDING, NY 882 32 106 7 7 138 136 118 111 26 STAAS FARM INC MARYSVILLE, CA 655 2 75 7 6 128 126 108 108 26 WRIGHT DERRICK OR BEVERLY RANDOLPH, VT 37 5 40 4 5 104 102 84 114 26 FISCALINI FARMS MODESTO, CA

81 94 399 2 11 121 122 129 96 25 OSU AGRIC TECHNICAL INSTITUTE WOOSTER, OH

31 81 133 5 8 142 139 119 104 25 KEEWAYDIN FARM STOWE, VT 66 0 20 12 8 112 108 75 110 25 HOGAN, DAVID L TILLAMOOK, OR 540 65 -54 18 6 140 136 101 109 25 MOORE GARY & DEBBIE GREENWICH, NY

20 35 -109 4 2 127 124 102 106 25 MOLLY BROOK FARMS WEST DANVILLE, VT

73 14 173 9 10 124 122 101 108 24 NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH, NC 64 80 123 -1 6 110 108 97 101 24 PINNACLE DAIRY, LP HILMAR, CA 1,082 4 55 9 5 116 114 97 104 24 BAKER ROBERT T OR JANET A ENUMCLAW, WA 162 0 -79 13 5 112 108 75 108 24 DERAADT, JAKE LEMOORE, CA

52 27 183 9 7 129 127 119 104 23 WOODS, GREG BEAVER, OR 161 1 90 8 6 120 118 101 108 23 MASON, P THOMAS CHESTERTOWN, MD 495 12 64 6 6 127 125 107 97 23 CLEVELAND, BRYAN WILLIAM WELLSBORO, PA

55 0 319 10 12 130 129 116 97 22 RHEIN, CRAIG A PINE GROVE, PA 113 12 217 8 10 129 127 109 88 22 AURORA RIDGE DAIRY LLC AURORA, NY

47 100 160 10 8 148 147 133 101 22 JENKS, WILLIAM H (JIM) MARATHON, WI 629 1 136 8 7 133 132 118 100 22 HIGHLAND FARMS CORNISH, ME 189 5 76 3 5 96 93 80 97 22

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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

SMITH, AMANDA C 13 69 28 4 KIRCHDOERFER, JOE 187 100 18 6 OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY 130 51 161 8 AHLEM FARMS PARTNERSHIP 1,534 65 135 2 VIERRA DAIRY FARMS 1,228 61 -27 9

BRILLION, WI 5 100 96 75 88 22 CPE GIRARDEAU, MO 4 116 113 99 95 22 COLUMBUS, OH 6 120 119 114 97 21 HILMAR, CA 6 109 108 100 87 21 HILMAR, CA 4 118 115 91 86 21

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY/DAIRY FARM CLEMSON, SC 49 16 27 1 2 92 90 84 58 15 WINGERT FARMS ALEXANDRIA, PA 76 0 168 5 6 86 85 80 62 14 PRICE BROTHERS JERSEYS STATESVILLE, NC 144 0 71 2 4 70 69 61 62 14 ETTINGER AMBER & KENLEY CAMERON KINARDS, SC 125 9 47 0 2 79 78 73 54 14 SHAUM, DALE LEETONIA, OH 37 8 -17 2 1 65 64 54 60 14

SUNBOW JERSEYS 112 20 351 5 CINNAMON RIDGE DAIRY FARM 227 100 332 5 LEHMAN, CHUCK

10 0 152 7 CHAPMAN, BILL

98 5 105 6 FARSIDE FARMS 71 0 63 4

COTTAGE GROVE, TN 12 114 113 108 93 20 DONAHUE, IA 11 111 111 106 91 20 EUGENE, OR 11 120 116 85 77 20 TAYLORSVILLE, NC 7 104 101 82 81 20 ALEXANDER, NC 5 90 88 71 82 20

EVANGELO JERSEYS 512 26 -54 2 KOEHN, STEVEN B 100 10 -141 -5 CLARK, RYAN D 244 0 32 6 SCHLIMGEN, ANTHONY 14 50 -37 -1 HAWARDEN JERSEYS INC 111 23 -417 8

KINGSBURG, CA 1 77 75 62 57 14 MENO, OK -3 67 65 60 48 14 TYRONE, PA 5 76 74 58 65 13 MARSHALL, WI 2 90 88 73 52 13 WESTON, ID 0 66 58 -2 54 13

NATURE VIEW FARMS LLC SALEM, OH 151 29 24 4 4 102 99 82 88 20 BRIXEY JAMES & JANA NORWOOD, MO 38 3 -120 12 2 90 86 58 85 20 VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY BLACKSBURG, VA

26 54 408 6 9 110 112 129 73 19 CLEAR VU FARM/HAROLD L OR BUDDY BELL DRESDEN, TN

73 0 269 6 9 103 103 97 94 19 DIAS RYAN & AMBER REEDLEY, CA 214 13 113 9 7 109 107 90 79 19

YODER, WILLIAM R 37 0 24 1 SPAHR JERSEY FARM 234 2 -196 0 VANDERHAAK DAIRY 68 0 -213 3 CLOUD-CAP FARMS 13 0 58 3 BEACHY, PERRY 105 0 4 9

MEYERSDALE, PA -1 53 54 66 70 13 FINDLAY, OH -1 62 60 43 51 13 LYNDEN, WA -3 71 70 58 63 13 BORING, OR 8 73 71 43 53 12 HUTCHINSON, KS 7 80 77 47 54 12

MILLS JERSEY FARM LLC FALLON, NV 158 65 213 9 6 104 104 103 92 19 BASSETT, ALBERT M WOODSTOCK, VT 39 0 11 4 4 76 74 57 77 19 STEINHAUERS JERSEYS MATTOON, WI 113 43 -12 6 4 96 92 71 89 19 CANTENDO ACRES-GRAZELAND JERSEYS WOOSTER, OH

56 30 318 13 14 107 105 86 93 18 DOCHEFF JERSEYS MEAD, CO 72 17 118 7 5 100 99 90 69 18

MILL, WALTER DALE 115 3 218 0 KATZMAN BROS. 551 2 72 3 POULIN FARMS 70 37 -43 4 DIAMOND K JERSEYS 282 1 -18 4 LAVAN, GREGORY 29 45 -57 5

LEWISTON, MN 5 68 69 78 57 12 WHITEWATER, WI 3 71 71 69 54 12 NEWPORT, VT 3 63 61 43 61 12 TILLAMOOK, OR 2 69 67 55 54 12 GAMBIER, OH 2 73 71 54 54 12

HIGH LAWN FARM 78 63 66 0 KENNY JERSEY FARM LLC 149 9 22 6 CROSSWINDS FARM 708 28 91 6 KLINE, DAVID

65 46 -121 7 MOODY, WILLIAM S 36 17 -133 3

ALEXANDER, ROGER 60 28 -74 0 PEELER, L D 81 99 -139 1 KARRELS, WILLIAM J 12 25 -141 -4 TRESCHER, ANNETTE 25 16 -33 6 SHOEMAKER, STEVEN R 116 16 -90 4

LIBERTY, PA 0 61 59 50 48 12 STARR, SC 0 72 70 56 47 12 PORT WASHINGTON, WI -1 48 47 36 53 12 CASHTON, WI 2 72 69 52 47 11 SALEM, OH 2 62 60 37 50 11

LEE, MA 4 83 81 70 69 18 ENON VALLEY, PA 4 89 87 71 72 18 BLISS, ID 3 93 93 90 78 18 OWEGO, NY 2 104 100 75 76 18 HAMDEN, NY 0 79 76 56 72 18

HUFFARD DAIRY FARMS CROCKETT, VA 225 79 335 7 11 103 102 98 67 17 HETTINGA, JASON ORANGE CITY, IA 110 14 40 5 6 95 93 74 71 17 GLEN MEADOWS FARM FULTONVILLE, NY 261 5 -63 2 2 84 82 63 73 17 HOARDS DAIRYMAN FARM FORT ATKINSON, WI 33 97 118 0 5 91 90 83 61 16 BURKHOLDER, DUANE NOLT FLEETWOOD, PA 40 38 69 4 4 98 96 85 59 16

SILVEIRA JERSEYS HILMAR, CA 174 2 -76 0 0 60 58 47 43 11 WHITE ROCK FARM, LLC RANDOLPH CENTER, VT 115 7 -202 0 0 48 44 21 44 11 GILLMAN, ELIZABETH COLCHESTER, CT 37 0 -356 -1 -4 33 28 -2 39 11 TRIPLE PEAKS JERSEYS BRIGHAM CITY, UT 34 15 -273 -7 -7 50 48 45 38 11 CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY/FRESNO FRESNO, CA 61 87 32 2 2 67 66 63 46 10

BARHAM JERSEY FARM 217 19 -57 4 PETERSHEIM, PHILIP 10 0 490 7 BOK, SAMUEL A 139 14 162 3 MARTIN, LARRY 78 62 88 3 STRACK-VIEW FARMS LLC 352 23 -32 4

CRESCENT FARM WALPOLE, NH 238 8 -92 2 2 48 45 23 38 10 CARPENTER KATIE & JOSH ATTICA, NY 45 7 -83 3 0 59 57 46 48 10 SULZER FARMS, LLC MARATHON, WI 46 7 -103 4 0 64 62 48 48 10 YOUNG, DARRYL HILLSDALE, WI 93 0 -107 -6 0 39 37 26 41 10 BROUGHER MICHAEL & FANNIE BEDFORD, PA 164 2 -123 2 0 56 53 36 40 10

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CALHOUN, TN 1 82 80 66 67 16 MEYERSDALE, PA 13 66 66 74 72 15 DEFIANCE, OH 7 86 85 76 62 15 TYLERTOWN, MS 7 79 77 59 69 15 ADELL, WI 3 74 71 51 63 15

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In Memoriam Clarence “Butch” Katen Clarence “Butch” Katen, Tillamook, Ore., 67, passed away on August 18, 2021.

He was born on November 8, 1953, in Petaluma, Calif., where he developed a love for the dairy business at an early age.

Butch moved his herd of cattle to a rented facility in Orland, Calif., in 1976 and then to a farm he purchased in 1986.

He relocated the herd to Tillamook in 2004 and began shipping milk to Tillamook County Creamery Association. He and his wife, Sue, operated Diamond K Jerseys.

The 400-cow herd is enrolled on REAP and seasonally grazed for 8-9 months each year.

Katen was a member of the American Jersey Cattle Association and a dairy farmer through and through. He spent every single day in the fields or barn and took pride in improving the farm and herd. Among his passions were registered genetics.

Butch was an entrepreneur at heart. He established another successful business selling grass seed as the west coast distributor of Barenbrug seed.

In addition to his wife, Sue, he is survived by two daughters and five grandchildren.

Samuel Robert Colpetzer Samuel Robert “Sam” Colpetzer, Greenville, Pa., 47, passed away on August 27, 2021, at the Cleveland Clinic following a courageous battle with cancer.

He was born in Tyrone, Pa., on May 6, 1974, son of Thomas Arthur and Karen Louise (Manges) Colpetzer.

Colpetzer graduated from Lawrence County Career and Technical Center in 1992 with a specialization in diesel mechanics. He was a gifted technician, with skills that enabled him to fix almost anything and solve problems others could not. Most recently, he was employed with CY Construction of Fredonia.

Sam and his family were also involved with Registered Jerseys, breeding cattle with the Xanadu prefix. The Colpetzers regularly exhibited at local, state, and national shows. Among the standouts in the showring was Xanadu Brendon Kit Kat {3}-P, Excellent-95%, Grand Champion of the 2007 Mid-Atlantic Jersey Show.

Her granddaughter, Xanadu Champion Kandy Kiss {5}, Excellent-95%, was tapped 2009 Supreme Champion of World Dairy Expo for Ben Sauder, Tremont, Ill. Sam was always willing to lend a hand to those in need and enjoyed the companionship of his dog, Scruffy.

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In addition to his father, Thomas (Amy) of Greenville, and mother, Karen (Joel) Roberts of Titusville, he is survived by siblings, Wendy (Jason) McCullough of Bicknell, Ind., Angie (Caleb) Cooper of Slippery Rock, Sally Oakes of Jackson Center and George Colpetzer of Greenville.

Elizabeth Mary Gammon Elizabeth Mary Gammon, Lyons Brook, Nova Scotia, 91, passed away on September 4, 2021.

Though she was well-known in

Canadian Jersey circles, she may best be known among American breeders as “Mom” to Russell Gammon of Fergus, Ontario, former manager of Jersey Canada and Jersey program manager for Semex.

Elizabeth was born on October 4, 1929, in the family farmhouse in Central Caribou, third of four children of the late Harry A. and Laura B. (Lowden) Barnard.

She married the late Jack Gammon in August 1954.

The Gammons were joint secretary/ treasurers of the Nova Scotia Jersey (continued to page 62)

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Breeders Association, taking notes in the beautiful cursive hand they both demonstrated. Over the years, they attended many meetings, exhibitions, and 4-H events in service to the agriculture community.

Elizabeth was a lifelong member of First Presbyterian Church of Pictou, where she taught Sunday school, and the former MacGregor Atlantic Missionary Society of Lyons Brook.

She held two things dear: her Scottish heritage, ancestry, and clan tartan, “Campbell of Lowden,” and the life her father and uncle made in Canada after they emigrated from England as Home Children.

Elizabeth will be remembered for her extreme generosity, especially for food.

She served tea, sandwiches, and sweets to anyone who crossed her doorstep or a full meal to those with more time. She was a voracious reader and enjoyed knitting, often bringing her work to events. She had a sly, quiet sense of humor and no rival for quick, perfectly placed one-liners.

She possessed unconditional love for family across four generations. Friends of her children often regarded themselves as Honorary Gammons because of her acceptance, support, and hospitality.

In addition to her son, Russell, she is survived by two other sons, Douglas (Isabelle) of Three Brooks, and Gary

(Sherri) of Edmonton, Alberta; a daughter Gayle (David) Nelson at the home place in Lyons Brook: six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews, and cousins; and a sister-in-law.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Jack; a daughter, Janice; brothers, Frank and David; sister, Esther; two brothers-in-law; and a sisterin-law.

Memorials may be made to the Memorial Fund of First Presbyterian Church, the IWK Health Centre (pediatric hospital), or a charity of choice.

Alma Jean Kenny Alma Jean Kenny, Enon Valley, Pa., 89, passed away on September 4, 2021, at her home.

Born on January 29, 1932, to the late Robert and Mary Alice (Eakman) Musgrave, she and her sister were the first set of twins born in Sewickly Hospital in Sewickly, Pa. She married Robert F. “Bob” Kenny on September 24, 1952. They moved to the farm today known as Kenny Jersey Farm in 1952 when Bob became herdsman for the owner, Harry McCurley. They worked into a share of the business, purchasing the farm in 1968 and milking a herd of 34 Jerseys. Today the farm is operated as an LLC with their grandson, Clayton, and his wife, Reneé. The 200-cow herd is enrolled on REAP and has a 2020 lactation average of 19,679 lbs. milk, 983 lbs. fat and 774

lbs. protein.

Alma was a 60-year member of Westfield Grange and a member of Westfield Presbyterian Church in Mt. Jackson. She served the latter as an ordained elder and deacon and supported women’s groups for both causes. She also was a member of the Pennsylvania Jersey Cattle Association and Farm Bureau and regularly played in card clubs.

She was a renowned cook, serving not just family and farm hands, but community as well. Alma extended invitations to holiday feasts beyond family and was asked to organize many church and civic dinners. She was an artist at heart. She enjoyed decorating her home, painting with oils, crafting with the grandchildren, and sewing by hand.

A special joy for Grandma Alma was to create a quilt for each grandchild upon their high school graduation. She actively followed the lives of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and looked forward to hearing from them.

In addition to her husband of 68 years, Bob, and grandson and granddaughterin-law, she is survived by two daughters, Marian (Greg) Spieker of Enon Valley and Marlene (Scott) Mitcheltree of New Castle; a son, Glenn (Lisa) Kenny of Cochranton; nine other grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and her twin sister, Alice Lampman of Erie.

She was preceded in death by a son, Don Kenny, sister Virginia Schuster, and brother, Norman Musgrave.

Memorials may be made to Westfield Cemetery Fund, 1363 Mt. Jackson Rd., New Castle, PA 16102.

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Lloyd E. Heinz, Shawano, Wis., 73, passed away on September 5, 2021.

He was born in Shawano on June 22, 1948, son of the late Roger and Margaret (Runge) Heinz. He graduated from Bonduel High School in 1966. After police training, he became a deputy with the Shawano County Sheriff’s Department, where he served over 30 years.

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He purchased additional brown cows, some in partnership with other Wisconsin breeders, including D & D Jerseys of Newton, Milk-N-More Farms of Cecil, and Budjon Farms of Lomira. Cattle were managed with the Holsteins at Tauchen Harmony Valley in Bonduel, Wis. JERSEY JOURNAL

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Abby attended the inaugural Jersey Youth Academy in 2009 and has served the Wisconsin Jersey Breeders Association (WJBA) as president.

Heinz was a member of the American Jersey Cattle Association and a director of the WJBA. He received the Senior Breeder of the Year award from the state Jersey association in 2019.

Though he was a man of few words, he dearly loved cattle and the people he met working in the industry. He also loved hunting but preferred to focus on a target through a camera lens instead of a gun scope.

He is survived by a brother, Ron (Helen) Heinz; a niece, Michelle (Bret) Kelly; a nephew, Chris Heinz; and a great-niece and nephew, Alana and Brenden Kelly.

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