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. 2 • February 2021 • ISSN: 0021-5953
Class VII of Jersey Youth Academy has 35 Been Selected
Editor: Kimberly A. Billman Managing Editor: Tracie Hoying Website Coordinator and Editorial Editor: Michele Ackerman Subscription Manager and Administrative Assistant: Hannah Meller Assistant Director of Communications: Kaila Tauchen
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FEATURES 32 18 30 37 Pandemic Impacts Auction Average for 2020
Top 305-day Production Records of 2020
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COVER February is known as the month of love, and what better way to celebrate it than with an adorable proposal story! Captured on the cover this month is “Lovelace,” and she had a very important question for one special young lady. She is housed at Keightley and Core Jerseys, Salvisa, Ky. Read about this proposal story on page 14. Other highlights in the February issue are a recap of public auctions, top 305-day production records of 2020 and the President and Director elections.
FEBRUARY 2021
Notice of AJCA, NAJ Annual Meetings Pandemic Impacts Auction Average for 2020 President and Director Elections for 2021 Sires Ranked by Number of Sons Registered, 2020
SHOWS
MEETINGS
40 Maryland Virtual Jersey Show
41 New York Jersey Cattle Club
SHORTS
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35 Class VII of Jersey Youth Academy has Been Selected
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AJCA, NAJ Board Members
40 Fundraiser Established for Jersey Youth Academy
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Advertising Index
36 Advertising Rates
36 Gifts Made to Support Youth and Research Funds
14 Along the Jersey Road 10 Calendar
34 March 1 Deadline for Production Contests
17 Editorial
39 New Dietary Guidelines Get Thumbs Up
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42 File your Cattle Photos with Jersey Journal
45 In Memoriam
20 Top 12 High Selling Prices at Public Auction
29 Jersey Jargon
38 Top 305-day Production Records of 2020
46 Journal Shopping Center
33 Updates Made to JerseyMate
10 Registration Fees
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Field Service Staff
Jersey Journal Subscription Rates
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. Website: www.USJerseyJournal.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/USJerseyJournal
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. Flint Richards, 614/266-9921 (mobile); frichards@ usjersey.com. Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Jason Robinson, 614/216-5862 (mobile); jrobinson@ usjersey.com. Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, east Texas and Virginia. Brenda Snow, 802/249-2659 (mobile); 614/322-4483; bsnow@usjersey.com. Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Type Traits Appraisal Team Senior Appraiser: Ron Mosser, 614/264-0142, above Danielle Brown, above Sydney Endres, above Kelly Epperly, 614/530-6918; kepperly@usjersey.com. Mark Fisher, 209/765-7187; mfisher@usjersey.com. Dyon Helmuth, 614/264-0140; dhelmuth@usjersey.com.
Scott Holcomb, above Seth Israelsen, above Greg Lavan, above Andy Paulson, 614/296-4166; apaulson@usjersey.com. Flint Richards, above Scott Stanford, 614/284-1478; sstanford@usjersey.com.
American Jersey Cattle Association Board of Directors Officers President: Jonathan Merriam, 12136 Riverview Rd., Hickman, CA 95323-9605. Phone 209/324-4983; ahlemfarms@aol.com Vice President: Mark O. Gardner, 1055 Kittanning Ave., Dayton, PA 16222-4715. Phone 724/954-8193; shanmarjerseys@gmail.com. Directors Joel Albright, 1855 Olive Rd., Willard, OH 44890. Phone 419/512-1756; albrightjerseys@gmail.com. Fourth District. 2022. John Boer, 1914 Cheyenne Trail, Dalhart, TX 79022; Phone 806/884-8303; boer7274@aol.com. Ninth District. 2021. Karen Bohnert, 1300 179th Street N, East Moline, IL 61244. Phone 563/320-2895; karenbohnert@hotmail. com. Sixth District. 2023. Tyler Boyd, 19784 Patricia Lane, Hilmar, CA 95324. Phone 209/585-7118; tyler.l.boyd@gmail.com. Twelfth District. 2022. Rebecca Ferry, 193 Lagrange Rd., Johnstown, NY
12095. Phone 518/248-9294; dreamroadjerseys@yahoo. com. Second District. 2023. Mark O. Gardner, see officers. Third District. 2021. Garry Hansen, 13025 S. Mulino Rd., Mulino, OR 97042. Phone 503/805-4411; garryajca@gmail.com. Tenth District. 2022. Cornell Kasbergen, 21744 Road 152, Tulare, CA 93274. Phone 559/804-7393; ckasbergen@aol.com. Eleventh District. 2023. John Maxwell, 10600 275th St., Donahue, IA 527469705. Phone 563/505-1652; tourmyfarm@gmail.com. Eighth District. 2023. Donna Phillips, 8506 Center Rd., Newton, WI 53063. Phone 920/374-1292; ddstock@lakefield.net. Seventh District. 2022. Sheldon “Tom” Sawyer, 420 Wentworth Rd., Walpole, NH 03608. Phone 603/499-3830. toms18438@yahoo. com. First District. 2021. Bradley Taylor, 106 County Road 5300, Booneville, MS 38829-9131. Phone 662/720-3598; taylorjerseyfarm@ wildblue.net. Fifth District. 2021.
National All-Jersey Inc. Board of Directors Officers President: John Kokoski, 57 Comins Rd., Hadley, MA 01035-9617. Phone 413/531-2116; jkokoski@ maplielinefarm.com. Vice President: James S. Huffard III, 165 Huffard Lane, Crockett, VA 24323. Phone 276/724-0067; hdfjersey@ embarqmail.com. Directors Jason Cast, 4011 A Street Rd., Beaver Crossing, NE 68313-9417. Phone 402/641-2255; jjcjerseys@gmail. com. District 1. 2023. Calvin Graber, 44797 281st St., Parker, SD 57053. Phone 605/941-3726; calgraber@yahoo.com. District 7. 2021 Rogelio “Roger” Herrera, 7114 Youngstown Rd., Hilmar, CA 95324. Phone 209/485-0003; rogeliohs@yahoo.com.
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District 2. 2021. James S. Huffard III, see officers. District 5. 2024. John Kokoski, see officers. District 3. 2021. John Marcoot, 526 Dudleyville Rd. Greenville, IL. 622469408. Phone 618/322-7239; johnemarcoot@gmail.com. District 4. 2022. Jonathan Merriam, ex officio, see AJCA officers. Walter Owens, 412 350th Ave., Frederic, WI 54837. Phone 715/566-1910; owens.walter60@gmail.com. District 6. 2023. Tom Sawyer, ex officio, see AJCA. Veronica Steer, 1060 Banks Levey Rd., Cottage Grove, TN 38224. Phone 731/693-8462; veronicasteer@hotmail. com. District 8. 2022. Bradley Taylor, ex officio, see AJCA.
Editor: Kimberly A. Billman Editorial Editor: Michele Ackerman Managing Editor: Tracie Hoying Subscription Manager/Admin. Asst.: Hannah Meller Asst. Director of Communications: Kaila Tauchen
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JERSEY JOURNAL
ABS Global............................................16 Accelerated Genetics..............................9 Ahlem Farms Partnership.....................36 Albright Jerseys LLC.............................41 American Jersey Cattle Association ................................. 4, 11, 12, 27, 43, 46 Avi-Lanche Jerseys...............................48 Avon Road Jersey Farm.......................24
Heaven Scent Jerseys..........................34 Heinz Jerseys........................................24 Her-Man Jerseys...................................34 Highland Farms, Inc..............................42 Highland Jersey Farm...........................41 Hi-Land Farms......................................34 High Lawn Farm....................................35 Huffard Dairy Farms..............................21
Bachelor Farms.....................................40 Biltmore Farms......................................21 Blue Diamond Jerseys..........................44 Boer Jerseys.........................................34 Boks Jersey Farm.................................41 Brenhaven Jerseys...............................38
International Protein Sires....................13 Iowa Jerseys............................ 40, 44, 45 Irishtown Acres......................................28
California Jerseys..................................36 Cantendo Acres....................................41 Cedar Mountain Jerseys.......................42 Cinnamon Ridge Dairy..........................45 Circle S Jerseys....................................42 Clauss Dairy Farm................................36 Clover Patch Dairy................................41 Cold Run Jerseys LLC..........................21 Cowbella Creamery at Danforth Jersey Farm ................................................34 Creek View Farm...................................28 Crescent Farm......................................42 D&D Jerseys.........................................24 D&E Jerseys.........................................48 Den-Kel Jerseys....................................34 Diamond K Jerseys...............................26 Dreamroad Jerseys LLC.......................34 Dutch Hollow Farm................................27 Edn-Ru Jerseys.....................................28 Fire-Lake Jerseys..................................36 Forest Glen Jerseys................................3 Four Springs Jerseys............................28 Friendly Valley Farm..............................34 Genex......................................................7 Goff Dairy..............................................33 Grazeland Jerseys Ltd..........................41
JNB Farm..............................................28 Jersey Journal.............. 23, 25, 32, 39, 44 Jersey Marketing Service.....................46 Jer-Z-Boyz Ranch.................................36 Journal Shopping Center......................46 K&R Jerseys.........................................22 Kenny Farm...........................................28 Kevetta Farms.......................................34 Lady-Lane Farm....................................26 Lawtons Jersey Farm............................34 Legendairy Farms.................................26 Lucky Hill Jersey Farm..........................42
Queen-Acres Farm...............................35 Revolution Genetics................................2 Richardson Family Farm.......................42 Riverside-F Farms.................................28 Rock Bottom Dairy................................40 Scotch View Farms...............................34 Select Sires, Inc..............................46, 47 Shenandoah Jerseys............................41 Silver Maple Farms...............................42 Silver Spring Farm................................34 South-Mont Farm..................................28 Spahr Jersey Farm, Inc.........................41 Spatz Cattle Company..........................28 Spring Valley Farm................................38 Springdale Jersey Farm........................42 Spruce Row Jerseys.............................28 Steinhauers Jerseys.............................24 Stoney Hollow Jerseys..........................28 Summit Farm.........................................45 Sun Valley Jerseys................................26 Sunbow Jerseys....................................39
Mapleline Farm.....................................42 Marcoot Jersey Creamery..............25, 41 Martin Dairy LLC...................................26 Messmer Jersey Farm..........................38 Mills Jersey Farm LLC..........................35 Minnesota Jerseys................................22
Taylor Jersey Farm Inc..........................40
New England Jerseys...........................42 New York Jerseys............................27, 34 Nobledale Farm.....................................28 Normandell Farms................................28
Waverly Farm........................................33 White Rock Jerseys..............................42 Wilsonview Dairy...................................26 Wisconsin Jerseys................................24 Woodruff Jersey Farm...........................15
Oat Hill Dairy.........................................22 Ohio Jerseys...................... 13, 15, 21, 41 Oregon Jerseys.................................3, 26 Owens Farms Inc..................................24 Pennsota Jerseys..................................22
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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Pennsylvania Jerseys......................28, 29 Pine Hill Jersey Farm LLC....................41 Pine Tree Dairy......................................13
U-Fashion Jerseys LLC.........................41 Van De Jerseys.....................................29 Vanderfeltz Jerseys...............................28
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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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. FEBRUARY—New York; Idaho and Utah, southern California, Arizona and western Colorado. MARCH—Michigan and Ohio; Washington and Oregon. APRIL—California and Nevada. MAY—New Mexico and Texas; Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida and southern Georgia; Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia and Delaware; Pennsylvania and New Jersey. JUNE—North Carolina and South Carolina; Wisconsin; Kentucky, Tennessee and northern Georgia.
Deadlines
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—Entries due for the Leading Living Lifetime
Production contest. Cows alive as of December 31, 2020, are eligible. Minimum DHIR production levels for nominating are 225,000 lbs. milk, 10,000 lbs. fat, and 8,000 lbs. protein. APR. 1—Genomic samples must be to lab prior to this date for the May evaluation release. APR. 21—Deadline for AJCA director petitions to be in the AJCA office. APR. 27—Deadline for NAJ director petitions to be in the AJCA office. MAY 1—Genomic samples must be to lab prior to this date for the June evaluation release. JUNE 1—Genomic samples must be to lab prior to this date for the July evaluation release. JULY 1—Applications for National Jersey Youth Scholarships. JULY 1—Genomic samples must be to lab prior to this date for the August evaluation release.
Sales FEB. 12—CAL POLY TAG SALE, via Cowbuyer. com, 11:00 a.m. (PST). Information for sale can be found on the Cal Poly Dairy page on Facebook.com or Instagram.com. Contact for catalog is crusse13@ calpoly.edu. FEB. 20—WOODRUFF JERSEY FARM HEIFER SALE, Woodruff Jersey Farm, Urbana, Ohio; 7:00 p.m. (EST); broadcast on Cowbuyer.com; contact Deb Hoffman for catalog, 937/206-2484 or debahoff@gmail.com. MAR. 19-20—KILGUS DAIRY TAG SALE, Kilgus Dairy, Fairbury, Ill.; contact Trent Kilgus, 815/8484823 or trentkilgus@yahoo.com. APR. 17—QUEST FOR THE FRANCHISE KIND, Maple-Leigh Futures, Delavan, Wis.; The Franchise, sale mgr. MAY 2—DERBY SHOWCASE ALL BREED DAIRY SALE, Lakeview Park, Frankfort, Ky.; 2:00 p.m. (EDT); Louisville Jersey Parish, sale mgr.; for more information contact Jackie Branham, 502/545-0890. MAY 31—SOUTHERN SELECTION SALE, Taylor Jersey Farm, Booneville, Miss.
Registration Fees Effective April 1, 1999
InfoJersey.com Applications Member Non-Member
All Other Applications Member Non-Member
Under six (6) months................................................ $15.00 $17.00 Applications 1-50.............................. $12.00 $14.00 Applications 51-200............................ 10.00 12.00 Applications over 200 on REGAPP....................................................... 7.00 (All figures based on calendar year) 6-12 months............................................ 17.00 20.00 19.00 22.00 12-24 months.......................................... 22.00 25.00 24.00 27.00 Over 24 months...................................... 30.00 35.00 32.00 37.00 Dead Animals May Be Registered For A Fee of $5.00 Duplicate or Corrected Certificates Will Be Issued For A Fee of $5.00
Transfer Fees Effective July 1, 2014
Standard processing fee is $14.00 when transfer is received within 60 days of the date of sale of the animal to the new owner, and $17.00 when received after 60 days. $2.00 discounts from the standard fee will be applied to individual animal transfers processed via infoJersey.com and to group transfers submitted in batch electronic files: Excel spreadsheet, report downloaded from herd management software, or a field-delimited text file. Additional discounts may apply for herds enrolled in REAP, and for intraherd and intra-farm transfers. Refer to “Fees for Programs and Services” (www.usjersey.com/fees.pdf) and call Herd Services for more information. The Association’s Bylaws require the seller to pay the transfer fee. Save by becoming a lifetime member of the American Jersey Cattle Association.
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Meetings and Expositions FEB. 4-5—GREAT LAKES REGIONAL DAIRY CONFERENCE, virtual event, for more information visit https://www.glrdc.org. MAR. 5-6—MINNESOTA ALL-BREEDS CONVENTION, Holiday Inn, Alexandria, Minn. MAR. 6—WISCONSIN JERSEY BREEDERS’ ASSOCIATION MEETING, Ramada Inn, Waupaca, Wis. MAR. 11—NATIONAL ALL-JERSEY INC. BOARD MEETING, Columbus, Ohio. MAR. 12-13—AMERICAN JERSEY CATTLE ASSOCIATION BOARD MEETING, Columbus, Ohio. MAR. 13—ALL AMERICAN PLANNING MEETINGS, Embassy Suites Hotel, Columbus, Ohio; 9:00 a.m. (EDT). MAR. 17-18—PDPW BUSINESS CONFERENCE, Kalahari Resorts and Conventions, Wisconsin Dells, Wis. MAR. 24-25—CENTRAL PLAINS DAIRY EXPO, Denny Sanford Premier Center, Sioux Falls, S.D. APR. 6-8—DAIRY CALF AND HEIFER ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE, Fox Cities Exhibition Center, Appleton, Wis. APR. 15-17—NATIONAL DAIRY CHALLENGE, Green Bay, Wis. APR. 19-21—TRI-STATE DAIRY NUTRITION CONFERENCE, Grand Wayne Center, Fort Wayne, Ind. JUNE 23-26—ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THE AMERICAN JERSEY CATTLE ASSOCIATION AND NATIONAL All-JERSEY INC., Bettendorf, Iowa. JULY 11-16—NEW ENGLAND SUMMER PICNIC, Cadillac Jersey Farm, Alstead, N.H. JULY 11-14—AMERICAN DAIRY SCIENCE ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING, Louisville, Ky. JULY 11-16—JERSEY YOUTH ACADEMY CLASS VII, Columbus, Ohio. NOV. 10-11—DAIRY CATTLE REPRODUCTION COUNCIL ANNUAL MEETING, Embassy Suites— Kansas City International Airport, Kansas City, Mo.
Shows FEB. 12—SAN ANTONIO STOCK SHOW AND RODEO, San Antonio Stock Show Headquarters, San Antonio, Texas; 8:00 a.m. (CST);Tammy Voegeli, Arlington, Wis., judge. FEB. 21—FLORIDA STATE FAIR OPEN JERSEY SHOW, Florida State Fairgrounds, Tampa, Fla.; 9:00 a.m. (EST). FEB. 22—FLORIDA STATE FAIR JUNIOR JERSEY SHOW, Florida State Fairgrounds, Tampa, Fla.; 8:30 a.m. (EST). MAR. 21—HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO, NGR Center, Houston, Texas; 8:00 a.m. (CST). APR. 2—OHIO SPRING DAIRY EXPO JERSEY SHOW, Pickaway County Fairgrounds, Circleville, Ohio; 8:00 a.m. (EDT) Chris Reichard, Chambersburg, Pa., judge. APR. 21-22—ONTARIO SPRING DISCOVERY SHOW, Ancaster Fairgrounds, Ancaster, Ont. SEPT. 28—INTERNATIONAL JERSEY SHOW, Heifers, Alliant Energy Center, Madison, Wis.; 4:00 p.m. (CDT); Chad Ryan, Fond du Lac, Wis, judge; Kevin Doeberiener, West Salem, Ohio, associate judge. SEPT. 29—INTERNATIONAL JERSEY SHOW, Cows, Alliant Energy Center, Madison, Wis.; 7:30 a.m. (CDT) Chad Ryan, Fond du Lac, Wis, judge; Kevin Doeberiener, West Salem, Ohio, as(continued to page 41)
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For 25 years, REAP has helped Jersey herd owners operate more efficiently and be more profitable. Just ask any of the 900-plus herd owners who are enrolled in REAP. Registration included for Jerseys under six months old. Special catch-up registration fees apply for first-year REAP herds: • $0 using electronic file or infoJersey.com, animals up to 24 months of age. Herd Register and Generation Count 4 through 6 status: • $10 using electronic file or infoJersey.com, animals over 24 months. • $15 when using paper application, animals 6 months and older. Herdbook Entry ID (Generation Count status 1 through 3): • $5 for electronic registration of living animals over 24 months old. JerseyTags, discount pricing on high performance, tamper-evident tags that meet requirements for permanent registration ID, including Allflex nextGen tissue sampling unit (TSU) for genotyping and BVD diagnostics. Jersey LD and HD Genotyping, discount pricing for genotyping with PTAs for production, fitness and type genomic tests, plus add-ons. Order and access evaluations at the infoJersey Genomic Testing Center. Ownership transfers ... special benefits for REAP herd owners when transfers are filed within 60 days of sale date: • $2 discount for the first 20 females transferred during the year; • The savings accumulate during the year: 21st to 60th transfer, $10.00 each (additional $2.00 discount); 61st to 100th transfer, $8.00 each; 101st to 200th transfer, $6.00 each; 201st to 600th transfer, $4.00 each; and for transfers after 601st, $2.00 each. • No charge for male transfers filed within 60 days of sale date. Type Appraisal • Linear evaluation on your farm every 7 to 10 months. Performance Records from TPE-Basic or TPE-Plus • Completed lactation records added weekly for up-todate Official Performance Pedigrees. • PTA reports, plus the Jersey Genetic Summary (aka “Green Book”). • 24/7 online access with HerdView.
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REAP delivers the animal ID, performance and type information and genetic evaluations you want and need to increase your profits with Registered Jerseys™. • Maximize lifetime profitability by using JerseyMate™ with its critical inbreeding management feature.
What It Costs (fees effective January 1, 2016) Annual Herd Fee (Note: at least one person associated with the herd must be a Lifetime or Junior Member).................................................................... $100.00 plus Equity, $3.75/cow or $0.02/cwt. milk check assignment
• Extend your cows’ productive life and breed a more uniform herd using information from the linear type traits appraisal program.
plus per cow, registered and grade: For 1 to 100 cows.................................................... $13.00 For the 101st to 300th cow........................................10.50 For the 301st to 500th cow..........................................8.25 For the 501st to 1,000th cow.......................................6.00 For the 1,001st to 3,000th cow...................................5.25 For the 3001st cow and over, add per cow..........4.75
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Amelia Nicolle Tauchen, the first child for Kaila and Joey Tauchen, Twentynine Palms, Calif., was born on January 4, 2021. She weighed 7 lbs. 15 oz. and was 20 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Ron and Nicolle Wussow, Milk-N-More Jerseys, Cecil, Wis. Paternal grandparents are Meg Tauchen, Bonduel, Wis., and the late Al Tauchen. Kaila is assistant director of communications for the American Jersey Cattle Association and a former winner of the National Jersey Youth Achievement Contest. Joey is with the Marines, stationed in Twentynine Palms. The notion “timing is everything” was used by U.S. News and World Report to describe the success Milky Way Farm, Starr, S.C., found in developing a market for its milk during the pandemic. Published in early January 2021, the article explains how L.D. Peeler and his son, Davis, and their families capitalized on quarantine from moves born out of necessity a year earlier. When their local milk cooperative stopped buying milk in August 2019, the Peelers made the decision to cut herd size, invest $1 million in robotic milkers and the on-farm creamery, and create their own market for bottled milk. The Peelers were beginning to sell milk from the Jersey herd when the pandemic began. But when consumers found empty shelves at grocery stores, they sought local sources for food, including Milky Way Farm, the last operating dairy in Anderson County. Sales skyrocketed and have continued thanks to the rich taste and nutrition of Jersey milk. Chocolate milk and butter will be added to the product line by the end of the year. The 65-cow Registered Jersey herd at Milky Way Farm is enrolled on REAP. The engagement story of Brady Core and Shelby Mees of Salvisa, Ky., is one to tug on the heartstrings of every dairy farmer, even the curmudgeons among us. The fairy tale proposal involved a very special calf, a very special ear tag, and plenty of planning on Brady’s part. Page 14
The calf—our cover girl for the February 2021 issue of the Jersey Journal—was aptly named “Lovelace” and wore an ear tag imprinted with “Marry Me 2019.” Shortly after her birth on December 17, 2019, she was propped in the calf pens at Keightley and Core Jerseys—a sure place to be spotted by the newborn-loving Shelby. Brady’s efforts paid off as Shelby said “yes” and the couple married on September 19, 2020, in Harrodsburg, Ky. Two Jersey herds were featured by Progressive Dairy in recent issues of their online magazine. In the November 6, 2020, edition, Sieto Mellema, Dalhart, Texas, explains how water conservation efforts at Full Circle Dairy have helped to create an integrated, self-sustaining farming system. The dairy was established by Sieto and his wife, Misty, their three sons and his parents, immigrants from the Netherlands. The dairy was among the first to ship milk to Hilmar Cheese in 2007. The 414-cow dairy has a 2020 lactation average of 23,517 lbs. milk, 1,076 lbs. fat and 871 lbs. protein. Cows are milked in a 72-cow rotary parlor. The Mellemas have taken conservation a step further than composting on the farm, whereby solids are used for bedding and liquids for irrigation. Today, water separated at Hilmar Cheese during the cheese making process is piped over the highway to the farm, where it is used to water crops. In the December 14, 2020, edition, the breeding program at Ratliff Jerseys, Garnett, Kan., was featured. The Registered Jersey herd was established by Ron and Christy Ratliff and Christy’s brother, Mike Kennedy, more than 20 years ago. Today, the 50-cow herd has a 2020 lactation average of 21,543 lbs. milk, 1,144 lbs. fat and 812 lbs. protein and an appraisal average of 89.7%, with 15 Excellent and 15 Very Good cows. Breeding accomplishments include nine Premier Breeder banners from The All American Jersey Show, a three-time National Grand Champion (Ratliff Price Alicia), and the AJCA Master Breeder award for Christy. Achievements also include both the Winner and Reserve Winner of the 2020 National Jersey Jug Futurity,
Ratliff Irwin Vancy-ET and Ratliff Ricochet Vegas, respectively, and the winner of the 2017 Jug (Ratliff Sambo Martina). Christy notes that changes in the milk market in recent years have shifted the way the dairy markets animals. Many sales in 2019 were to families looking for a milk cow, often with the A2/A2 gene, and herds looking for show animals. They also manage a small beef business and operate Anderson County Sales Company, a livestock auction house that has been in Ron’s family since 1939. Clauss Dairy Farms, Hilmar, Calif., was the feature story for the January 2021 issue of California Dairy. The article describes how the Clauss family has used technology to keep operating costs down and maximize efficiency. The most recent addition was four Lely Juno robotic feed pushers for the barns that house milking cows and dry cows. “With overall labor costs going up, it actually costs less to operate the robots than to pay a feeder and operate a tractor,” noted dairy manager Danny Avila. The robots push feed into the cows 12 times a day, whereas the tractor pushed feed in seven times a day. Another robotic technology Clauss Dairy introduced in 2018 was a wand to apply teat dip post-milking. The robot applies teat dip more quickly and uniformly than manual labor, enabling the dairy to milk an additional 40 cows per hour. Both the robotic feed pushers and teat dipping wand allow employees to better focus on other aspects of their jobs. “At the end of the day, it’s about maintaining efficiency of labor,” said Avila. “So, employees can be available for unique situations. For example, we have three milkers in the barn, but can operate with two if need be.” This past year Clauss Dairy also installed solar panels to address rising energy costs. Through an agreement with Turlock Irrigation District electricity is bought and sold depending on production and use. Clauss Dairy is owned and operated by Richard and Sharon Clauss and their family. Clauss got his start in dairying in 1953 with a mixed-breed herd of 25 cows. Today the Clausses milk nearly 4,000 Jersey cows. JERSEY JOURNAL
Looking Ahead to 2021 Milk Markets A series of intertwined events combined to make 2020 a year never experienced before in milk marketing. As the year played out, challenges of the Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) system to accurately reflect market conditions to producers became apparent. What changes might 2021 bring to both milk markets and FMMOs? During the first week of January 2020, milk markets were poised to be boring and uneventful. Class III futures prices traded in a range between $17.00/cwt. and $18.00/cwt. for all 12 months. Class IV futures prices were very similar. However, reality turned out to be much different. The Class III price dropped to $12.14/cwt. in May and then set a record high of $24.54 just two months later. The Class IV price also experienced a tremendous price decline, falling to $10.67/cwt. in May, but it only recovered to $13.76/ cwt in July and never advanced higher. The COVID-19 pandemic caused the extreme volatility, which began to impact the national economy in earnest in March. As demand from the food service sector disappeared virtually overnight, the industry had too much milk, too much product, and prices for both cratered. With every crisis comes opportunity, and producers, processors, and USDA responded quickly to the over-supply situation. Co-ops implemented base-excess plans to curb production. With cheese at bargain basement prices, manufacturers found ample export opportunities. USDA initiated the Farmers to Families Food Box Program to both create demand for product and provide nutrition to a needy population. The combination of the three programs created a shortage of fresh cheese, and prices for block cheese at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) skyrocketed from $1.00/lb. to $3.00/ lb. in eight weeks. The CME cheese price, in turn, caused the Class III price to increase sharply, which led to class price relationships never previously observed in the FMMOs. Three specific aspects of FMMO pricing garnered the most attention; the Class I price, negative producer price differentials (PPDs), and depooling. The issues are
interrelated. The Class I price formula was changed in the 2018 Farm Bill to be the average of Class III and IV, plus $0.74/cwt. instead of being the higher of the Class III or IV price. When Class III prices became much higher than Class IV, the Class I price was less than Class III, resulting in negative PPDs. Class III handlers responded to negative PPDs by not pooling massive volumes of milk (depooling) from June through November. The result was that federal order Uniform Prices did not fully reflect the value of Class III milk those months. Changes can be expected during 2021 in both milk markets and federal orders. The price relationship between Class III and IV will likely normalize for two reasons. First, the Food Box program is expected to wind down, and the government will not be purchasing nearly as much cheese as last year. Second, cheese processing capacity is expanding significantly, led by a plant being commissioned in Michigan with the capacity to increase U.S. cheese production by approximately 2.4%. Both developments will keep cheese prices, and therefore Class III prices, in check. The issues affecting federal orders may be addressed by two national hearings. One would consider changes to the Class I price formula with the objective to enhance the Class I price. That would limit the occasions when PPDs are negative and manufacturing milk is depooled. A second hearing would propose to amend the make allowances used in the product price formulas. Make allowances haven’t been updated since 2009. National All-Jersey Inc. (NAJ) is fully engaged with industry representatives as potential modifications to federal orders are developed and considered. In addition, NAJ will approach the hearings from the standpoint of: 1. Are there issues that have a Jersey specific angle? If so, NAJ will get involved. 2. Are there issues that do not have a Jersey specific angle, but have broad industry support? If so, NAJ will get involved. 3. However, any issues that aren’t Jersey specific and do not have broad industry support will be left alone.
THE JERSEY by Bonnie L. Mohr, commissioned by the American Jersey Cattle Association. Copyright © American Jersey Cattle Association 2018 All Rights Reserved
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2020 SALES IN REVIEW
Ahlem Pine Diamond 57049 became the high-selling female of the year in November when she crossed the auction block at The All American Jersey Sale for $46,500. She was purchased by Bos Dairy and Vierra Dairy, represented by Isaak Bos and Mark Brindeiro, left, and consigned by Ahlem Farms Partnership, represented by Jonathan Merriam, center. The All American Jersey Sale ranked second for average and gross for 2020 and was the venue for four of the 12 highselling individuals.
AJ Chief 4611 paced the virtual National Heifer Sale to a recordsetting average of $10,996.88 on 16 lots. The four-month-old heifer calf sold for $42,000 to Sexing Technologies, represented by AJCA-NAJ Area Representative Erica Davis, right. She was consigned by Albright Jerseys, represented by Joel, Mary Beth and Lauren Albright, left. The National Heifer Sale was the high-averaging sale for the second consecutive year. Chris Hill, second right, was the auctioneer and JMS Manager Greg Lavan, back, read pedigrees.
Pandemic Impacts Auction Average for 2020
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othing about 2020 was routine or lots sold is low too, it is on par with recent polled bull, JX Hawarden Lazer {5}-PP, normal, including the way cattle were years given the shortened sale season. Most was syndicated at The Polled Power Sale for bought and sold at public auction and the recently, 2,409 head sold in 2019 and 2,525 $51,000. Premium prices were also offered prices paid for Registered Jersey genetics. in 2018. for elite genomics in less-traditional lots Just a single consignment sale that offered Though some aspects of the cattle at the Top of the World, with an embryo Jerseys was conducted in mid-March before marketing world changed in 2020, others package selling for $9,625 and a right to most auction rings were shut down for did not. The prices paid for super elite flush bringing $5,900. Genetics that could quarantine. Over the next three months, genetics and commercial cattle continued fare well in the show ring brought top dollar four sales were held—three of them as trends of recent years. At three of the Jersey in 2020 as well. virtual events. By the end of the second breed’s elite sales—The All American As usual, b uyers showed their quarter 2020, just 235 lots of Registered Jersey Sale, the National Heifer Sale and the appreciation for deep pedigrees and cattle Jerseys had been reported to the Jersey Top of the World Sale—six high genomic effectively managed with sustained use of Journal as being sold at public auction. heifer calves were struck off for more programs from the American Jersey Cattle Cattle sales returned with a vengeance in than $21,000 each. The National Heifer Association. Examples of this include the the fall as venues began opening doors Sale posted a new series high average of Normandell Dispersal, which averaged again and the world learned how to carry $10,996.88 despite the pandemic. The year’s $1,611.08 on 79 head, and the Clover out business with safety measures in place. high selling individual, BW Graduate, was Patch Cornucopia IV, which averaged In September, October, and November, syndicated at The All American Jersey $1,059.77 on 217 lots, nearly half of them more than 1,200 Registered Jerseys sold Sale for $90,000 and another homozygous heifer calves. Demand for cattle offered through eight consignment in the Clover Patch sale also sales and a pair of dispersals. showed growing interest in 2020 Auction Sale Summary So, what is in the Jersey niche markets, like the A2/A2 Number Avg. price Total Value breed’s rear-view mirror for 487 Cows, two years and over gene for beta casein. $1,548.36 $754,050 750.00 3,000 public auctions in 2020—the 4 calves, under three mos., sold with dam Pe r h a p s a s m u c h a s 1,149.38 649,400 year of the notorious COVID-19 565 Bred heifers a ny t h i n g , t h e p a n d e m i c 318 3rd trimester bred heifers 1,150.86 365,975 quarantine? In all, 1,468 head 145 2nd trimester bred heifers made short order of trends 1,148.10 166,475 sold at 16 public auctions for 102 1st trimester bred heifers that have been happening in 1,146.57 116,950 1,270.36 88,925 an average of $1,606.39 and 70 Open yearlings cattle merchandising circles Heifer calves 1,999.86 651,955 gross receipts of $2,358,180. 326 for several years. Online 4 Bulls 35,512.50 142,050 The average is as low as it has 3 Embryos or flush packages opportunities are becoming 4,000.00 12,000 4,241.67 50,900 been since 2009 and 2011, 12 Choice of calves the norm to save on trucking, 5,900.00 5,900 when Registered Jerseys sold 1 Right to flush housing, and health testing costs $1,606.39 $2,358,180 for $1,626.81 and $1,590.28, 1,468 Lots and for the sake of efficiency. As respectively. Though the total well, fewer animals are heading
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The Top Five Sales of 2020 Event
No. Average Sold Price
National Heifer Sale 16 $10,996.88 Columbus, Ohio, June 26 All American Jersey Sale 41 7,060.98 Louisville, Ky., November 8 Franchise at the West 40 5,412.50 Tillamooke, Ore., September 4 Top of the World Sale 25 3,703.00 Reynoldsburg, Ohio, October 2 Pot O'Gold Sale 23 3,173.91 Louisville, Ky., November 7
to consignment sales as the use of sexed semen becomes widespread along with the practice of breeding lower-end females to beef bulls. Only time will reveal how much “normal” returns to the cattle marketing world in 2021 and beyond. The 16 public auctions included in the sales analysis were held in the United States during the calendar year 2020 and submitted to the Jersey Journal by January 4, 2021. Only sales reported with complete catalogs and marked with buyers and prices for all animals are included. Sales with fewer than 10 head are included in the summary, but not ranked among the high-averaging sales. Animals that sold in sales with fewer than 10 head, though, are included in the high selling individuals. High-Averaging Sales For the second consecutive year, the National Heifer Sale was the high-averaging sale for the year. The average for the 2020 version bettered the 2019 one by nearly $700 to earn top rank for the series as well at $10,996.88 on 16 lots. The 63rd sale of the series was a virtual, all-genotyped event managed by Jersey Marketing Service (JMS). It was held on June 26 at the Embassy Suites hotel in Columbus, Ohio, in conjunction with the AJCA-National All-Jersey Inc. Annual Meetings, which were conducted virtually as well for the first time in history. Bidding was accomplished in real time through JerseyAuctionLive. com. Chris Hill cried the sale while JMS Manager Greg Lavan read pedigrees. The high seller, AJ Chief 4611, was purchased by Sexing Technologies, Navasota, Texas, for $42,000. On sale day, the four-month-old daughter of JX River Valley Chief {6}-ET, GJPI +121, ranked #21 for GJPI and today ranks #156 with an index of +139. She has GPTAs of +1,113M, +59F (+0.02%) and +47P (+0.03%). FEBRUARY 2021
The year's high-selling cow, River Valley HLH VIP Misguided, sold through Franchise Goes West for $24,000 to Blue Diamond Jerseys. She was consigned by Hannah Hurst, David Jordan and sale manager Dusty Schirm, fifth left. Franchise Goes West was the third high-averaging sale of 2020, with a posted average of $5,412.50 on 40 lots.
Ratliff Astro Prize was the second highselling cow of 2020. She was purchased by Diley Jerseys and Williams Jerseys, represented by Bill Diley, left, for $13,600. She was consigned by sale managers Ron and Christy Ratliff, second right. In all, 101 lots sold at Post Time at Ratliff's for $2,080.69 on average.
She tested A2/A2 for beta casein. She is backed by three Very Good dams with m.e. averages over 20,000 lbs. milk, 700 lbs. fat and 700 lbs. protein. She is the year’s overall fourth high seller. She was bred and consigned by Albright Jerseys LLC, Willard, Ohio. Three of the other lots ranked among the top 12 high sellers of the year were struck off at the National Heifer Sale as well. David Allen, All-Lynn Jerseys, Reedsburg, Wis., purchased the second-high seller, JerZ-Boyz Chief 20930-Twin, for $36,000. The paternal sister to the high seller sold at eight-months-of-age and today ranks on the list of the Top 500 Females for GJPI with an index of +140. She has GPTAs of +575M, +56F (+0.13%) and +39P (+0.08%) and is +1.4 for Type. She is out of a Very Good-85% daughter of Missiska Mackenzie-ET, GJPI +73, with a three lactation m.e. average of 24,578–1,061–924. She was bred and consigned by Jer-ZBoyz, Pixley, Calif. Bos Dairy LLC, Lovington, N.M., purchased the third high seller of the National Heifer Sale, Four J Alamontra 19154-ET, for $28,000. The three-monthold daughter of JX Peak Altamontra {6}ET, GJPI +102, ranks on the top genetic list with a GJPI of +138. She has GPTAs of +924M, +40F and +44P. Her Very Good-83% dam, sired by River Valley Char Change Up-ET, GJPI +65, ranks for genetic merit as well with a GJPI of +118. Several of her other progeny rank for genetic merit as well. The next two dams are appraised Very Good-84% and Very Good-88%, respectively, and have m.e. averages over 23,000 lbs. milk, 1,085
lbs. fat and 840 lbs. protein. She was bred and consigned by Four J Jerseys, Tipton, Calif. The final high selling heifer calf sold through the National Heifer Sale, TOG Ruby 38565-ET, was purchased by Sexing Technologies as well for $21,000. Bred and consigned by Trans-Ova Genetics of Sioux Center, Iowa, the high-component daughter of CDF Irwin Steve, GJPI +125, ranks among the top 1.5% for genetic merit with a GJPI of +124. She has GPTAs of +71F (+.35%) and +24 (+0.13%) and is +1.2 for Type. She sold as a four-month-old heifer calf. She traces seven generations back to the “Tiffany” cow family developed by Ahlem Farms Partnership, Hilmar, Calif. The All American Jersey Sale was the second high-averaging sale and the second high-grossing sale for 2020, with a posted average of $7,060.98 and a gross of $289,500 on 41 lots. The JMS-managed sale was conducted live in Louisville, Ky., in front of a limited audience. Jersey breeders across the globe had opportunity to view the event and bid through JerseyAuctionLive. com. The same dynamic duo that led the National Heifer Sale—Hill and Lavan— steered the 68th All American Jersey Sale as well. Four of the year’s 12 high-selling individuals were sold through The All American Jersey Sale, including the previously mentioned high-seller, BW Graduate. The young bull was syndicated by Select Sires Inc. and the Graduate Syndicate, Plain City, Ohio, for $90,000. From this, $40,000 will be used to establish the Brentwood Farms Scholarship and $20,000 will be used to enhance the Jersey (continued to page 20)
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Top 12 High Selling Prices at Public Auction in 2020 BW Graduate (bull 5 mos.).................................................................................................. $90,000 All American Jersey Sale, Louisville, Ky., November 8 Seller: Brentwood Farms, Orland, Calif. Purchaser: Select Sires Inc. and Graduate Syndicate, Plain City, Ohio JX Hawarden Lazer {5}-PP (bull 6 mos.)............................................................................ $51,000 Polled Power Sale, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, August 21 Seller: Ahlem Farms Partnership, Hilmar, Calif. Purchaser: The Semex Alliance and Lazer-PP Syndicate, Guelph, Ont. Ahlem Pine Diamond 57049 (heifer calf 11 mos.).............................................................. $46,500 All American Jersey Sale, Louisville, Ky., November 8 Seller: Ahlem Farms Partnership, Hilmar, Calif. Purchaser: Bos Dairy and Vierra Dairy, Lovington, N.M. AJ Chief 4611 (heifer calf 4 mos.)....................................................................................... $42,000 National Heifer Sale, Columbus, Ohio, June 26 Seller: Albright Jerseys LLC, Willard, Ohio Purchaser: Sexing Technologies, Navasota, Texas Jer-Z-Boyz Chief 70930-Twin (heifer calf 8 mos.).............................................................. $36,000 National Heifer Sale, Columbus, Ohio, June 26 Seller: Jer-Z-Boyz, Pixley, Calif. Purchaser: David Allen, Reedsburg, Wis. JX Pine-Tree Freedom {4} (heifer calf 2 mos.)................................................................... $32,500 Top of the World Sale, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, October 2 Seller: Matthew Steiner, Marshallville, Ohio Purchaser: Peak Genetics, Watertown, Wis. Four J Altamontra 19154-ET (heifer calf 2 mos.)............................................................... $28,000 National Heifer Sale, Columbus, Ohio, June 26 Seller: Four J Jerseys, Tipton, Calif. Purchaser: Bos Dairy LLC, Lovington, N.M. River Valley HLH VIP Misguided (cow 2 yrs.) ................................................................... $24,000 Franchise Goes West, September 4, Tillamook, Ore. Seller: Hannah Hurst, David Jordan and Dusty Schirm, Waynesville, Ohio Purchaser: Blue Diamond Jerseys, Sumner, Iowa TOG Ruby 38565-ET (heifer calf 4 mos.) ............................................................................ $21,000 National Heifer Sale, Columbus, Ohio, June 26 Seller: Trans-Ova Genetics, Sioux Center, Iowa Purchaser: Sexing Technologies, Navasota, Texas Ehrhardt Nuance Swirl (open yearling 13 mos.)................................................................ $15,500 Franchise Goes West, September 4, Tillamook, Ore. Seller: Michael Heath, Mike Berry and Pete Hartzell, Westminster, Md. Purchaser: Franchise, Glamourview and David Jordan, Ashville, Ohio DG Bar Rowan 27518-ET (heifer calf 2 mos.)..................................................................... $14,500 All American Jersey Sale, Louisville, Ky., November 8 Seller: De Groot Dairy Farms, Hanford, Calif. Purchaser: Bos Dairy LLC, Lovington, N.M. JX Bohnerts Pine Bella {6} (heifer calf 9 mos.).................................................................. $14,200 All American Jersey Sale, Louisville, Ky., November 8 Seller: Bohnert Jerseys, East Moline, Ill. Purchaser: Select Sires Inc., Plain City, Ohio
Annual Sale Review (continued from page 19)
Youth Academy experience. Sired by River Valley Cece Chrome-ET, GJPI +106, the young bull has GPTAs of +808M, +60F (+0.09%) and +41P (+0.05%). He has a GJPI of +143 and is +1.7 for Type and JNSF. Six generations of his maternal line have ranked #1 for JPI among their peers born in the same year. His dam is a Very Good-88% daughter of JX Sunset Canyon Got Maid {5}-ET, GJPI +141, that ranks #133 among genotyped cows with a GJPI of +121. The next five dams are Very Good or Excellent; all have actual records over 20,000 lbs. milk. “Graduate’s” fourth dam, BW Centurion Page 20
Peggy K798, Excellent-92%, has three records over 26,000 lbs. milk and 97 registered progeny. His fifth dam, BW Avery Suzanne ET119-ET, Excellent-90%, has two records over 26,000 lbs. milk. “Graduate” was bred and consigned by Brentwood Farms, Orland, Calif. The high-selling female of The All American Jersey Sale, Ahlem Pine Diamond 57049, is the third-high selling individual of the year. She was purchased by the partnership of Bos Dairy and Vierra Dairy, Lovington, N.M., for $46,500 and bred and consigned by Ahlem Farms Partnership. The November 2019 daughter of JX Ahlem Frisco Pine {6}-ET, GJPI +92, is plus for all measures of genetic merit and
Ehrhardt Nuance Swirl was the high-selling open yearling for 2020, purchased for $15,500 by the partnership of Franchise, Glamourview and David Jordan. She was consigned to Franchise Goes West by Michael Heath, Mike Berry and Pete Hartzell. She recently earned laurels as 2020 All American Senior Calf for her new owners in Louisville, Ky., in November.
is also JNSF and A2/A2 for beta casein. She has GPTAs of +651M, +45F (+0.06%) and +39P (+0.07%). She ranks #218 for GJPI with an index of +136. Her Very Good-81% dam is sired by CDF Karbala Kwynn, GJPI +79. She ranks among the top 1.5% for genetic merit with a GJPI of +100 and has a two lactation m.e. average of 21,417–1,073–834. Her grandam, Lost Hill Dimension Holly, Very Good-84%, is the winner of the 2016 Pot O’Gold Production Contest. Highest Annual Averages, Jersey Auction Sales (1919-2020)
Year
Average Price Number Number Per Lot Sold Sales
2015 $2,691.44 2014 2,686.71 2016 2,488.78 2007 2,435.42 2018 2,384.18 2008 2,303.07 2005 2,257.16 2017 2,244.96 2006 2,016.15 2004 2,007.26
3,330 3,145 3,200 3,462 2,525 4,049 3,451 3,535 3,936 4,679
Total Receipts
38 $8,962,495 47 8,449,705 34 7,964,095 37 8,431,435 31 6,020,055 48 9,325,150 46 7,789,455 34 7,935,930 49 7,935,555 49 9,391,950
Bos Dairy also purchased the second high-selling female of The All American Jersey Sale, DG Bar Rowan 27518-ET, for $14,500. She was bred and consigned by De Groot Dairy Farms of Hanford, Calif. Like her sale mate, she is plus for all measures of genetic merit. The August 2020 daughter of Yosemite JLS Kwynn RowanET, GJPI +108, has GPTAs of +26M, +40F and +19P. She is +5.8 for Productive Life, +1.5 for Liveability, +2.4 for Cow Conception Rate and +2.4 for Heifer Conception Rate. She ranks among the top 1.5% for GJPI with an index of +119. Her Very Good-82% dam is a “JX Got Maid {5}” daughter that ranks for genetic merit too with a GJPI of +84. She has a (continued to page 22)
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High Selling Cows
High Selling Bulls
Name/Event Price
Name/Event Price
River Valley HLH VIP Misguided Franchise Goes West
$24,000
BW Graduate All American Jersey Sale
$90,000
13,600
JX Hawarden Lazer {5}-PP Polled Power Sale
51,000
Ratliff Astro Prize Post Time at Ratliff's III
High Selling Heifer Calves
High Selling Bred Heifer
The high-selling choice for the year was struck off at Franchise Goes West in September. Underground Genetics purchased a first choice female sired by ISAU Cairnbrae Bontino and out of SVHeaths Tequila Jolie, above, for $7,500. The lot was consigned by Wayne and Allen Stiles and Michael Heath. "Jolie" was Reserve Intermediate Champion of The All American Jersey Show in 2019.
Name/Event Price
Name/Event Price
Ahlem Pine Diamond 57049 All American Jersey Sale
Milksource-FV Dazzlr Merry-ET Franchise Goes West
Annual Sale Review (continued from page 20)
365-day record of 20,260 lbs. milk, 1,115 lbs. fat and 792 lbs. protein at 1-11. The fifth dam of “Rowan 27518” is Sunset Canyon Lemvig Maid 4-ET, Excellent-93%, with 30,508 lbs. milk, 2,150 lbs. fat and 1,302 lbs. protein at 5-2. Her sixth dam is breed matriarch, Tenn Haug E Maid, Excellent-93%. Select Sires Inc. chose the final highranking individual to sell in Louisville. The A.I. organization purchased JX Bohnerts Pine Bella {6} for $14,200. Bred and consigned by Bohnert Jerseys, East Moline, Ill., the “JX Pine {6}” daughter crossed the auction block as a nine-month-old heifer calf. She has GPTAs of +180M, +55F (+0.22%) and +38P (+0.15%). She ranks for genetic merit with a GJPI of +127. “Bella {6}” is from the same cow family that Bohnert Jerseys consigned to the 2019 All American Jersey Sale and garnered the third high price of the day. Her dam is a Very Good-83% “JX Got Maid {5}” daughter that ranks #106 among genotyped cows with a GJPI of +123 and has a first
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$46,500
AJ Chief 4611 National Heifer Sale
42,000
Jer-Z-Boyz Chief 70930-Twin National Heifer Sale
36,000
JX Pine-Tree Freedom {4} Top of the World Sale
32,500
Four J Altamontra 19154-ET National Heifer Sale
28,000
lactation m.e. of 20,412–1,076–812. The next four dams have actual records over 21,000 lbs. milk. The third high-averaging sale for 2020 is Franchise Goes West, with an average of $5,412.50 on 40 lots. Sale managers Dusty and Nicole Schirm of Franchise moved the venue for the popular sale from its roots in Ohio to Oregon, to be held in conjunction with the Western National Jersey Show in Tillamook on September 4. With a gross of $216,500, the sale ranks as the fourth high-grossing sale of 2020. The high-seller, River Valley HLH VIP Misguided, was struck off for $24,000 to Blue Diamond Jerseys, Sumner, Iowa. She was consigned by Hannah Hurst, David Jordan and Dusty Schirm, Ashville, Ohio, and bred by River Valley Farm, Tremont, Ill. The Very Good-89% junior two-year-old topped her class at the Ohio Summer Show a month before the sale. She sold fresh in May 2020 and was due to sexed Guimo
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High Selling Open Yearlings Name/Event Price Ehrhardt Nuance Swirl Franchise Goes West
$15,500
Claquato Joel Fugi-Twin Franchise Goes West
12,400
High Selling Choice Name/Event Price ISAU Cairnbrae Bontino x SVHeaths Tequila Jolie Franchise Goes West
$7,500
Joel-ET, GJPI -114, in early April 2021. She has a projected m.e. of 22,093–1,086–871 at 2-2. “Misguided” has River Valley breeding on the top and bottom sides of her pedigree. A potential fourth-generation Excellent, she is sired by River Valley Venus V I P-ET, GJPI -94, and hails from the “Marmie” cow family developed by River Valley. Her fourth dam is the 2011 National Grand Champion, Pine Haven SSM Marmie, Excellent-95%. She has also been Reserve Grand Champion of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair and Reserve Supreme Champion of World Dairy Expo. Franchise Goes West was also the venue for the year’s high-selling open yearling, Ehrhardt Nuance Swirl. The fancy senior calf was purchased for $15,500 by Franchise, Glamourview and David Jordan, Asheville, Ohio, and consigned by Michael Heath, Mike Berry and Pete Hartzell, Westminster, Ohio. For her consignors, she earned laurels as Reserve Junior Champion of the Jersey Event in 2020. For her new owners, she placed third in the fall heifer class at the North American Dairy Show and topped her peers at The All American Jersey Show, earning an All American designation. She is sired by ST-LO Nuance-ET, GJPI +9, and bred by Gene Iager and (continued to page 24)
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Kevin Ehrhardt of Baldwin, Md. She is backed by the “Sofia” cow family. Her Very Good-87% dam is sired by Rapid Bay Getaway-ET, GJPI -143. The next two dams are appraised Excellent-91% and Excellent-93%, respectively. Her fourth dam is Bri-Lin Rens Sofie, Excellent-90%. She was named Jersey Cow of the Year by Jersey Canada in 2012. Her daughter, Milo Vindication Season, Excellent-94%, was All-Canadian Mature Cow in 2012. Other High Sellers Among Top 12 The two other lots ranked among the 12 high-sellers for 2020 are the previously mentioned homozygous polled bull, “JX Lazer {5}-PP,” and JX Pine-Tree Freedom {4}, the high seller of the Top of the World Sale. Both sales were conducted virtually from the headquarters of the American Jersey Cattle Association in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. “JX Lazer {5}-PP” was syndicated by The Semex Alliance of Guelph, Ont., and a group of 26 Jersey breeders for $51,000 at the Polled Power Sale in late August. The young bull sired by JX Hawarden R Herm {4}-P, GJPI +76, was consigned by Ahlem Farms Partnership and bred by Hawarden Jerseys Inc., Weston, Idaho. On sale day, he led his polled peers for GJPI and Combined Fat and Protein. Today he has GPTAs of +479M, +59F (+0.16%) and +42P (+0.11%). He has a GJPI of +98
and tested JNSF and A2/A2 for beta casein. He is +1.3 for Type. “JX Lazer {5}-PP” is from the “Lady” cow family developed by Ahlem Farms Partnership. His dam, sired by JX Generations Tradition {5}-P, GJPI +48, has a GJPI of +87. The next seven dams are Very Good or Excellent; six have actual records over 19,000 lbs. milk. The high seller of the Top of the World sale, “JX Freedom {4},” was purchased by Peak Genetics, Watertown, Wis., for $32,500. She was bred and consigned by Matthew Steiner of Marshallville, Ohio. On sale day, the “Chrome” daughter ranked #3 on the list of Generation Count 3 or 4-6 Females with BBRs 93 and Lower. Today she ranks #5 with a GJPI of +137. She has GPTAs of +760M, +77F (+0.18%) and +42P (+0.06%) and is +1.3 for Type. High Sellers by Category The year’s high sellers by category are listed on page 22. Many have been previously mentioned. The second high-selling cow, Ratliff Astro Prize, sold through the Post Time at Ratliff’s III Sale for $13,600 on June 13. She was purchased by the Ohio partnership of Diley Jerseys and Williams Jerseys, Canal Winchester. Initially slated for the first week of May, the sale was rescheduled due to quarantine. Ron and Christy Ratliff hosted the event at Ratliff Jerseys in Garnett, Kan. In all, 101 lots sold for an average of $2,080.69 and a gross of
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$210,150. About 60% of the offering was from the Ratliff herd. The balance of the consignments was from guest consignors. “Prize,” the high seller, combines two of her consignor’s most recognized cow families on the top and bottom sides of her pedigree. The tall, fancy-uddered junior two-year-old is sired by Ratliff Apple Jack Astro-ET, GJPI -92, a son of Ratliff Price Alicia, Excellent-95%, three-time National Grand Champion. The potential fifth-generation Excellent is out of Ratliff Minister Porscha-ET, Excellent-95%. She has placed among the top five in her class at the All American Jersey Show many times and earned the NASCO Type and Production Award in 2015. A maternal sister to “Prize” is Ratliff Applejack Penny, All American Junior TwoYear-Old for 2016. The second high-selling open yearling for 2020, Claquato Joel Fugi-Twin, was struck off at Franchise Goes West. David A. Hale, Cloverdale, Ore., purchased the yearling for $12,400. She was bred and consigned by Lauryn Young, Chehalis, Wash. A potential 11th generation Excellent, the June 2019 “Joel” daughter hails from the “Felice” cow family developed by Ryan Lancaster and family of Tillamook, Ore. Her fifth dam is Family Hill SD Favorite, Excellent-95%, Reserve Intermediate Champion of The All American Jersey Show in 2004. Her sixth dam, Pleasant (continued to page 26)
Steinhauers
Jerseys
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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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Nook Berretta Felice was fifth in the 2015 Jersey Journal Great Cow Contest. Franchise Goes West was the venue for the year’s high selling bred heifer and high selling choice as well. Legendairy Farms, owned by Tom and Jennie Seals and their family, Beaver, Ore., purchased the bred heifer, Milksource-FV Dazzlr Merry-ET, for $12,300. “Merry” is sired by Sunset Canyon Dazzler-ET, GJPI +106, and out of Musqie Iatola Martha-ET, the youngest of just seven cows in Jersey history to be appraised Excellent-97%. “Merry” sold due to Mr Kathies Kid Rock, JPI -140, a mating that resulted in a heifer calf for her new owner, born the first day of December 2020. “Martha” is a three-time Supreme Champion of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair and two-time Supreme Champion of World Dairy Expo. She has a pair of records over 23,000 lbs. milk, 1,000 lbs. fat and 800 lbs. protein. “Merry” was bred and consigned by Milk Source Genetics and Finca Valparaiso, Kaukauna, Wis. Underground Genetics, Pitcher, N.Y., placed the final bid of $7,500 on the year’s high-selling choice. With the purchase, herd owner Anthony Crothers and his family purchased a heifer calf sired by ISAU Cairnbrae Bontino, JPI -33, and out of SVHeaths Tequila Jolie, to be born March 2021. The lot was consigned by
Top Five Grossing Sales of 2020 Event
No. Total Sold Gross
Heartwood Dispersal 376 Cobb, Wis., November 19 All American Jersey Sale 41 Louisville, Ky., November 8 Clover Patch Cornucopia IIII 217 Millersburg, Ohio, October 24 Franchise at the West 40 Tillamook, Ore., September 4 Post Time at Ratliff's III 101 Garnett, Kan., June 13
$370,575 289,500 229,970 216,500 210,150
Wayne and Allen Stiles and Michael Heath of Spring Valley Jerseys, Westminster, Md. The Excellent-90% daughter of Tower Vue Prime Tequila-ET, GJPI -202, was named All American Junior Three-YearOld and Reserve Intermediate Champion of the All American Jersey Show in 2019. “Jolie” is backed by four Excellent dams in the U.S. or Canada. SVHeaths Gentry June-ET, Very Good-88%, a daughter of her dam’s maternal sister, was named All American Junior Yearling for 2019 for Misty Meadow Dairy of Tillamook, Ore. Also of significance to mention is the embryo package that sold for $9,625 at the Top of the World Sale. Inguran LLC, Navasota, Texas, purchased the package of seven frozen IVF embryos sired by TOG Feder 37562-P-ET, GJPI+143, and out of Pine-Tree 1598 Promo 2015-P-ET. She is from the “Della” line of the cow family that traces eight generations back to Tenn
Haug E Maid. The dam of “Promo 2015-P” is a Very Good-86% daughter of Hillview Listowel-P, GJPI +153, with a f irst lactation m.e. of 22,573–1,232–850 at 1-10. The next dam is Oaklane Chisel Della 2130-ET, Very Good-85%, with 73 registered progeny, many ranked for genetic merit. Her seventh dam, Sunset Canyon Lemvig Maid 4-ET, is the fourth dam of the previously mentioned “Rowan” daughter that sold for $14,500 at the All American Jersey Sale. The embryo package was consigned by Matthew Steiner. High-Grossing Sales The Hear twood Far m Complete Dispersal was the high-grossing sale for 2020, with a gross of $370,575 on 376 lots. The JMS-managed dispersal averaged $985.57. Conducted with the theme, “Live Your Dream,” the dispersal closed out 15 years of dairying for Laura Daniels and Jarred Searls and their children, Julia and Nathan. The event wrapped up the Registered Jersey sale season for JMS on November 20 at the farm in Cobb, Wis. Fifty-four dairy producers from six states made purchases. A fellow Wisconsin Jersey breeder, Hass Acres LLC of Evansville, purchased the high seller, Heartwood Lemonhead 2436 {3}-Twin, for $2,900. The Very Good87% daughter of Steinhauers Samson Lemonhead, GJPI +40, has an m.e. of 18,918–1,015–721 on her first lactation at
Sun Valley Farm 10389 Meda Loop Rd.,Cloverdale, OR 97112 Bearl and Joanne Seals • 503/392-5870 sunvalleyjerseys@gmail.com Jeff Seals • 503/812-6128
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2-1. Her Excellent-93% dam has a pair of records over 23,000 lbs. milk, 1,100 lbs. fat and 890 lbs. protein. The second high-grossing sale was the All American Jersey Sale, at $289,500 on 41 lots. The third high-grossing sale was the previously mentioned Clover Patch Cornucopia III, held at the farm in Millersburg, Ohio, on October 24. The sale managed by JMS posted a gross of $229,970 and an average of $1,059.77 on the sale of 217 lots. The fourth sale of the series followed sales in 2013, 2016 and 2019. Herd owners Alan and Sharon Kozak and their family genotype every member of the herd and test for the beta casein gene. Having been bred for the gene for several generations, many members now test A2/A2. Lester Byler, Clymer, N.Y., placed the last bid of $2,000 on the high seller, Clover Patch Viceroy Chic. The daughter of CDF Viceroy-ET, GJPI +104, sold fresh two weeks before the sale with her first calf. She is backed by two Very Good dams with records over 21,000 lbs. milk. In all, 20 buyers from seven states made purchases.
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George Dean 724/287-0904
Secretary: Jessica Peters 814/282-5206 AJCA-NAJ Area Representative: Scott Holcomb 614/563-3227 Visit us online at: http://pennsylvaniajerseys.usjersey.com
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JerseyMate, the American Jersey Cattle Association’s comprehensive mating program, has been enhanced in three meaningful ways. First, recommended matings now consider the economic impact of the undesirable genetic trait Jersey Neuropathy and Splayed Forelimbs (JNS). As well, matings now incorporate inbreeding levels based on both genetic evaluations and pedigree. And finally, users can now set both maximums and minimums for semen units for each bull in the sire inventory. JerseyMate is available free-of-charge and ‘round the clock to herd owners enrolled on REAP. The program is a herd management tool, designed to optimize profitability on a whole-herd basis. JerseyMate is highly customizable and useful for evaluating genetic levels of the herd over time. In this month’s Jersey Jargon, we will explain each new JerseyMate enhancement. If you would like to use the program, log in to infoJersey at http://infojersey. usjersey.com and choose “JerseyMate” under the “Tools” tab at the top of your
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JNS When JNS was initially discovered in late 2020, JerseyMate was revised to eliminate matings of designated JNS-carrier bulls to designated JNS-carrier females. With the recent update, the economic impact of a calf that inherits two copies of the JNS haplotype has now been factored into mating recommendations as well. JerseyMate estimates the economic loss of these matings to be $225. JerseyMate also estimates impact of JNS based on presence of the haplotype in a mating. For example, a 20% risk of inheriting two copies of the JNS in a recommendation is assessed a penalty of $45 ($225 x 20% = $45). Because of the economic impact of JNS, high-risk mating recommendations are highly unlikely in JerseyMate. Inbreeding Though JerseyMate has always factored extended pedigree in its algorithm, the latest version of the program considers genomic inbreeding when both the sire and dam are genotyped. The impact of inbreeding in the Predicted Transmitting Abilities (PTAs) of the parents is removed from a mating recommendation before it is made. Thus, the inbreeding of the calf is
better predicted because the PTA reflects inbreeding of the mating itself rather than an estimate of the mating related to the rest of the population. Semen Usage JerseyMate now allows users to set both maximums and minimums for the number of semen units of bulls in the sire inventory, JerseyMate’s semen tank of sorts. This allows them to better use semen that has already been purchased or will be purchased. As always, JerseyMate allows users to choose a set of default sires or to import their own bulls-of-choice. If the user chooses the default sires option, risk is reduced by setting a maximum use of bulls with lower PTA Reliabilities. The JerseyMate default is 5% bulls with Reliabilities under 70%, 10% bulls with Reliabilities 70-79% and 15% bulls with reliabilities 80% and over. More Information For more information contact Cari Wolfe, Director Research and Genetic Program Development, at 614-322-4453 or email at cwolfe@usjersey.com. To view a video on using JerseyMate, visit the Jersey Learning Center at https:// jerseylearningcenter.usjerseyjournal.com/ jerseymate/.
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EXECUTIVE SECRETARY COMMENTS
President and Director Elections For 2021
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ur organizations have two tremendous assets. First is the Jersey cow as a profitable producer with the longest productive life in the business today. Secondly is the reputation our organizations have. As I travel the country, I hear over and over, “Jersey has great programs. Jersey has the best customer service. We really enjoy working with the Jersey association.” Building on these assets is the role of yo u r e l e c t e d leadership, the people Neal Smith who serve as Executive Secretary Directors and Presidents of the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc. Perhaps you, or a person you know, should become a candidate for one of these positions. Governace Structure The American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) and National All-Jersey Inc. (NAJ) are each governed by a Board of Directors. The AJCA Board consists of a President and 12 Directors. The responsibilities of the Board include establishing Association policies and programs, setting fees, authorizing expenditures, hiring the Executive Secretary and Treasurer, and being responsible for the overall well-being of the Association. The active members of the Association elect the President and Directors. A member is considered active when he or she has registered or had transferred to his or her ownership a Jersey animal within the past two (2) years. The NAJ Board is composed of 11 Directors. Five Directors are elected by the voting members in the District they represent, three Directors are appointed by the AJCA Board, and there are three exofficio Directors. The ex-officio Directors are the AJCA President and chairs of the AJCA Finance and Development committees. The President is elected from the Board by the Directors. The responsibilities of the NAJ Board are similar to the AJCA Board. Page 30
Qualifications What are the qualifications, nomination and election procedures to be President or a Director? The AJCA Constitution states, “Each Director including the President shall be an active member of the Association who is actively engaged in ownership or management of a recognizable Jersey herd.” In addition, each Director must be a resident of the District from which elected. The NAJ Constitution states that Directors shall be “members of the American Jersey Cattle Association and who are producer or honorary members of National All-Jersey Inc. ...” The elected NAJ Directors must reside in the District they represent. The following are other qualities and considerations for potential President and Director candidates. Leadership. The Presidents and Directors are the elected leaders of the Jersey organizations. Financial Responsibility. The AJCA Board of Directors manages an annual budget of about $4 million. The NAJ Board manages an annual operating budget of approximately $1 million and cattle sales of $5.8 million. Combined net assets of the USJersey organizations is approximately $4 million. The Boards determine the fees for their respective organizations’ services and how all funds will be used. All programs for the improvement and expansion of the breed depend upon the financial well-being of each organization. The Presidents and Directors should be good business and financial managers. Time. The Presidents and Directors soon discover their responsibilities take more time than originally anticipated. The Boards have regular sessions in March, June, and November of each year. The Presidents and Directors will attend state and regional meetings and sales, and represent their organizations at other dairy functions. The Presidents and Directors must be willing to spend time reading and studying various materials and talking with fellow members and others in the dairy industry in order to make informed and intelligent decisions. They spend weeks—not days—on AJCA and NAJ business every year. Responsiveness. The Presidents and Directors must be willing to listen to the
concerns of every breeder of Jersey cattle and producer of Jersey milk, then faithfully pass those concerns on to the Boards and management. National Perspective. Even though a Director is nominated from a particular area or District of the country, they need to be mindful that actions must be made in the best interests of the entire Jersey membership, not just the interests of their particular District. Professionalism. The Presidents and Directors must sort through the facts and fallacies in all arguments. Not all suggestions heard are in the best interest of the Jersey organizations. They must reach a decision, then be able to defend it. If they disagree with the majority vote of the Board, they must be able to abide by and support the decisions of the majority. Loyalty. The Presidents and Directors are ambassadors for the Jersey breed. They need to present a positive image of the Jersey breed, the owners of Jersey cattle, and the organizations. AJCA Nominations A person meeting the constitutional qualifications can be nominated for either AJCA President or Director. Nominations for President must be made by petition signed by any 30 active members of the Association. Nominations for Director must be made by petition signed by 20 active members residing in the District for which the person seeks to serve as Director. Petitions can be obtained by writing or calling the Executive Secretary. The petitions must be received by the Executive Secretary no later than 65 days in advance of the Annual Meeting. The 2021 Annual Meeting will be held on Friday, June 25. Therefore, nominating petitions for this year’s election for President or Director must be received by the Executive Secretary on or before April 21, 2021. Terms andVoting. The President is elected for a one-year term at each Annual Meeting. There is no limit on the number of terms a President may serve. Four Directors are elected at each Annual Meeting for a term of three years. A Director can serve two consecutive terms. A former Director is then eligible to serve another term one year after completion of two consecutive terms. JERSEY JOURNAL
If appointed or elected to fill an unexpired Director term, the person shall be eligible for election to serve two, three-year terms after service for the unexpired term is completed. Voting for President and Directors is by ballot only. All active members of the AJCA, 50 days prior to the Annual Meeting, are eligible to vote. They receive a ballot by mail. The candidate for each position receiving the plurality of votes is elected. Director Districts. The United States is divided into 12 Districts. The District boundaries are drawn in geographic regions to provide equal representation based on number of members and participation in AJCA programs. The 12 Districts are: First District: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont Second District: New Jersey, New York Third District: Pennsylvania Fourth District: Ohio and West Virginia Fifth District: Alabama, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia Sixth District: Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Tennessee Seventh District: Wisconsin Eighth District: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota Ninth District: Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas Tenth District: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming Eleventh District: Arizona, California— all counties except Merced—Hawaii, Nevada, Utah Twelfth District: California—Merced County Directors to be elected by District are as follows: 2021 First, Third, Fifth, and Ninth Districts 2022 Fourth, Seventh, Tenth, and Twelfth Districts 2023 Second, Sixth, Eighth, and Eleventh Districts 2021 AJCA Elections At the 2021 Annual Meeting, elections will be held for President and four Directors. Current President Jonathan Merriam’s one-year term expires at the next Annual FEBRUARY 2021
Map of American Jersey Cattle Association Districts
Meeting and he is eligible to seek re-election. The Directors and their current districts whose terms expire at the 2021 Annual Meeting are: Sheldon “Tom” Sawyer, Walpole, N.H., First District; Mark O. Gardner, Dayton, Pa., Third District; Bradley Taylor, Booneville, Miss., Fifth District; and John Boer, Dalhart, Texas, Ninth District. Directors Sawyer, Gardner and Boer are not eligible to succeed themselves. They each have served two consecutive threeyear terms. Director Taylor is eligible for re-election as he is completing his first term. The following summarizes the 2021 AJCA elections: • Election for the President; • First District (current Director Sawyer has served two consecutive threeyear terms and is not eligible for reelection); • Third District (current Director Gardner has served two consecutive three-year terms and is not eligible for re-election); • Fifth District, (current Director Taylor has served one three-year term and is eligible for re-election). • Ninth District (current Director Boer has served two consecutive threeyear terms and is not eligible for reelection), and; NAJ Director Nominations A person meeting the constitutional qualifications can be nominated for one of the five elected NAJ Directors. Nominations for Director must be made by petition signed by 10 voting members residing in the District for which the person
seeks to serve as Director. Petitions can be obtained by writing or calling the Executive Secretary. The petitions must be received by the Executive Secretary no later than 60 days in advance of the Annual Meeting. The 2021Annual Meeting will be held on Saturday, June 26. Therefore, nominating petitions for next year’s election for Director must be received by the Executive Secretary on or before April 27, 2021. Terms and Voting. Directors are elected or appointed at the Annual Meeting for a term of four years. There are no term limits. Voting for the elected Directors is by ballot only. All eligible members of NAJ residing in the District for which a Director election is being held, 60 days prior to the Annual Meeting, are eligible to vote. They receive a ballot by mail. The candidate for each position receiving the plurality of votes is elected. The three Directors appointed by the AJCA Board are appointed for a term of four years. The ex-officio members’ terms on the NAJ Board coincide with their AJCA positions. Director Districts. For the elected Director positions, the United States is divided into five Districts. The District boundaries are drawn in geographic regions based on revenue. District lines are drawn to keep all Districts with close to the same amount of revenue. The five Districts are: District 1: Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming District 2: California, Hawaii (continued to page 34)
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Notice of AJCA, NAJ Annual Meetings To the Members of the American Jersey Cattle Association
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the constitution, the 153rd annual meeting of the members of the American Jersey Cattle Association will be held at the Isle of Capri Hotel, Bettendorf, Iowa, on Friday, June 25, 2021. The annual reports of the officers will be received, the election of the President and four Directors will be announced, and all other business properly coming before the meeting will be transacted. Voting for President and Directors is by ballot only. Proxies are for use in voting on any other business that may come before the meeting, in the event members are not present at the time such votes are taken. The notice of the annual meeting, the official ballot, and the official proxy will be sent to all members eligible to vote not less than 30 days before the meeting date. All active members shown on the membership books of the Association on the date 50 days (May 7, 2021) prior to the annual meeting are those eligible to vote. An active member is an owner of one or more Registered Jersey cows and who has registered or had transferred to his or her ownership a Jersey animal within two (2) years. An active member who does not register or have transferred to his or her ownership a Jersey animal for a period of two (2) years shall automatically become an inactive member. An inactive member shall again become an active member automatically upon registering or having transferred to his or her ownership a Jersey animal. Inactive members have until May 7, 2021, to again become active members and eligible to vote in the 2021 elections. Nominating Procedure A written petition signed by 30 or more active members of the American Jersey Cattle Association will nominate a person for president, provided the petition is filed with the Executive Secretary of the Association not less than 65 days prior to the annual meeting. Nominations for Director require the signatures of 20 active members who live in the district. These must also be filed with the Executive Secretary 65 days prior to the meeting. All nominations must be filed by April 21, 2021.
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A President will be elected for a one-year term. Four Directors with three-year terms are to be elected. The President and Directors may succeed themselves, with a Director not being elected for more than two regular, successive terms. The Directors whose terms expire at the 2021 Annual Meeting are: Sheldon “Tom” Sawyer, Walpole, N.H., First District; Mark O. Gardner, Dayton, Pa., Third District; Bradley Taylor, Booneville, Miss., Fifth District; and John Boer, Dalhart, Texas, Ninth District. Director Taylor is eligible to succeed himself. Directors Sawyer, Gardner, and Boer are not eligible to succeed themselves. They each have served two consecutive three-year terms Current President Jonathan Merriam’s one-year term expires at the next Annual Meeting and he is eligible to seek re-election. To the Members of National All-Jersey Inc. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the constitution, the 61st annual meeting of the voting members of National AllJersey Inc. will be held at the Isle of Capri Hotel, Bettendorf, Iowa, on Saturday, June 26, 2021, when the annual reports of the officers will be received, the election of two Directors will be announced and all other business properly coming before the meeting will be transacted. Voting for Director is by ballot only. Proxies are for use in voting on any other business that may come before the meeting, in the event members are not present at the time such votes are taken. Voting members are producer members, those who pay fees as established by the Board of Directors. The notice of the annual meeting, the official ballot, and the official proxy will be sent to all members eligible to vote not less than 30 days before the meeting date. Two Directors, with four-year terms, will be elected. The elected Directors whose terms expire are Rogelio “Roger” Herrera, Hilmar, Calif., District 2 and John Kokoski, Hadley, Mass. Both are eligible to succeed themselves. Nominations for District Directors can be made by written petition signed by 10 or more voting members living in the district. The petition must be filed with the Executive Secretary at least 60 days (April 27, 2021) prior to the annual meeting. Neal Smith, Executive Secretary
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Updates Made to JerseyMate The American Jersey Cattle Association’s comprehensive mating program, JerseyMate, recently had three major updates incorporated. The program now accounts for the risk of a JNS (Jersey Neuropathy and Splayed Forelimbs) mating; incorporates both genomic and pedigree inbreeding levels; and has added a minimum constraint to indicate the minimum number of units to be used from the breeder’s semen inventory when selecting bulls to use. With the discovery of the undesirable genetic factor JNS in 2020, updates were made to eliminate matings of designated JNS carrier bulls to designated JNS carrier females. In addition, JerseyMate now discounts the potential matings by accounting for the probability of a lost calf when two copies of the JNS haplotype are inherited. The economic impact of a lost heifer is estimated to be $225. For example, if JerseyMate estimates the risk of an affected calf to be 20% then a $45 penalty is assesed in the mating index value. JerseyMate has always factored in the extended pedigree to its algorithm. It was one of the first to incorporate inbreeding calculations when making mating recommendations. In the latest version of JerseyMate, the Genomic Inbreeding of potential calves is now being used when both the sire and dam are genotyped. With the second modification, the impact of inbreeding on the PTAs of genetic evaluations of the parents is removed before matings are made. The inbreeding of the potential calf rather than an estimate of the population is used allowing the Parent Average of the resulting calves to reflect the impact of inbreeding. The program also shows flexibility in many ways. One of the latest improvements is the ability to set both maximums and minimums for usage, helping to manage semen inventory on the farm. Since 1986, JerseyMate has been aiding Jersey breeders with mating their Registered Jerseys and maximizing herd profit. The customizable program, available from the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA), offers suggestions to assist in improving genetics, production, and functional type for each new generation. Users may choose a set of default sires or import their own bulls to use on individuals. The program is available 24/7 at http://infojersey.usjersey. com and is available free to herds enrolled on the REAP program. FEBRUARY 2021
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DEN-KEL JERSEYS
Kip, Katie, Max and Henry Keller 6476 N. Bergen Road, Byron, NY 14422 585/548-2299 • Email denkeljerseys@aol.com Visit us on the web: http://denkeljerseys.usjersey.com
Scotch View Farms George and Nadine Wilson • David Wilson Henry Aldrich, Herdsman
283 Blenheim Hill Road, Stamford, NY 12167 Phone 607/652-7181 Email wilsongn43@gmail.com 2019 AJCA ME Lact. Avg. on 62 cows: 23,058M 1,095F 860P
Merle, Margaret, Mike, Tim and Debbie Lawton Nathan and Ryan Lawton and Chelsie Fuller 431 Bridge St., Newark Valley, NY 13811 607/642-8169 Farm • mmlawton@stny.rr.com Tim: 607/341-1172 • timlawton581@gmail.com
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March 1 Deadline for Production Contests
Entries are due no later than March 1 for the Living Lifetime Production Contest and the National Jersey Youth Production Contest. To be eligible for the Living Lifetime Production Contest, cows must be alive as of December 31, 2020, with either minimum production credits on DHIR test of 225,000 lbs. milk, 10,000 lbs. fat, and 8,000 lbs. protein. To enter the contest, submit a DHI cow page with lifetime production credits for each animal nominated to Erick Metzger, Herd Services Manager at the AJCA office, 6486 E. Main St., Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068-2362. Entries may also be faxed to his attention at 614/861-8040. Entries are also due March 1 for the National Jersey Youth Production Contest. Contestants between the ages of 9 and 19 on January 1, 2020, are eligible if they are the recorded owner of the cow on or before her freshening date. Registered Jerseys completting DHIR or DHIA records of 305-days or less between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2020, may be entered. Page 34
Call the Communications Department for entry forms at 614/322-4451. It is also available on the USJersey website.
President and Director Elections (continued from page 31)
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2021 NAJ Elections At the 2021 NAJ Annual Meeting, two Directors, each with a four-year term, will be elected. The elected Directors whose terms expire are Rogelio “Roger” Herrera, Hilmar, Calif., District 2 and John Kokoski, Hadley, Mass., District 3. Both are eligible to succeed themselves. Another Director, with a four-year term, will be appointed. The appointed Director whose term expires is Calvin Graber, Hurley, S.D., District 7 at large. If you have questions regarding the election of the AJCA and NAJ Boards, please do not hesitate to contact me. We encourage all AJCA and NAJ active members to consider seeking these positions. The Jersey organizations have been blessed with outstanding leadership. For that tradition to continue, we need willing and qualified candidates to serve.
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Class VII of Jersey Youth Academy has been Selected
Jonathan Merriam, President of the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA), today announced the class for the seventh Jersey Youth Academy, July 11 to 16 in Columbus, Ohio. “The 31 young people from 15 states selected for this class exemplify the many talented, interested Jersey youth across the United States that our organization wants to encourage to pursue careers in the Jersey dairy business,” Merriam said. “Continuing the impact of the national Jersey youth programs offered by the association,” he continued, “the Jersey Youth Academy is an intensive educational program focused specifically on the Jersey cow and the many elements of the Jersey dairy business. Academy challenges participants to understand the long history and current growth of the Jersey breed in this country and shows them the opportunities and challenges of the dairy business in the future.” Participants in the seventh Jersey Youth Academy, with their current academic institutions, are: California: Kylie Konyn, Escondido (Saint Joseph Academy); Aspen Silva, Modesto (Modesto Junior College); Hartley Silva, Modesto (Modesto High School). Illinois: Addison Raber, Gridley (Kaskaskia College). Indiana: Jacqueline Mudd, Berne (Adams Central High School). Maryland: Morgan Osborn-Wotthlie, Union Bridge (Francis Scott Key High School). Massachusetts: Evan Cooper, New Braintree (Quabbin Regional High School); Barry Nadon, West Brookfield (home farm), Katelyn Poitras, Brimfield (Tantasqua Regional High School); Jack Zina, Hadley (Hopkins Academy). Michigan: Miriam Cook, Pewamo (Purdue University). Minnesota: Summer Schepper, Princeton (Princeton High School). New York: Elizabeth Hyman, Adams (Belleville Henderson Central School); G r a c e S t r o u d, C a n e a d e a ( S U N YMorrisville). O h i o : R a c h e l A n d e r s o n , N ew
Philadelphia (Southern Illinois University); Von Herron, Salem (United Local High School); Emily Rook, Fredericktown (Fredericktown High School). Oklahoma: Ali Bowman, Glencoe (Oklahoma State University). O rego n : M i a B e r r y, S h e r wo o d (Sherwood High School); Jessica Hewitt, Molalla (Molalla High School); Gracie Krahn, Albany (Linn Benton Community College); Tyler Seals, Tillamook (Tillamook Bay Community College). Pennsylvania: Nicole Arrowsmith, Peach Bottom (Solanco High School); Laura Caruso, Acme (Connellsville High School); Madelynn Hoffman, Manheim (Manheim Central High School); Gabriella Rockwell, Scenery Hill (Virginia Tech). Tennessee: Alison Graves, Talbott (Berean Christian Homeschool). Vermont: Keenan Thygesen, Tunbridge (Kimball Union Academy). Wisconsin: Sophie Larson, Reedsburg (Reedsburg Area High School); Maleah Sickinger, River Falls, Wis., (University of Wisconsin-River Falls); Emma Vos, Maribel (Manitowoc Lutheran High School). Applications were evaluated by a committee appointed by Merriam and chaired by AJCA Director Tyler Boyd. Selection was based on merit, motivation and preparation for the program as reflected in the written application and goal statement. Presenters will include representatives of key support agencies and allied industry. The group will also meet and interact with leaders from the Jersey community to gain their unique insights about the future of the dairy business with a specific focus on the Jersey cow. All program costs, including round-trip transportation for participants, are paid by the Academy. The Jersey Youth Academy is a 501(c) (3) educational foundation administered by the American Jersey Cattle Association. Contributors represent a broad spectrum of Jersey breeder and dairy industry support.
Queen-Acres Farm P.O. Box 88, Keymar, MD 21757 James & Sharon Osborn • 410/775-2420 Deborah C. Osborn • 410/775-0558 Email: littlebrowncows@hotmail.com
Mills Jersey Farm LLC The Newell Mills Family 4675 Sheckler Rd., Fallon, NV 89406 cmills1324@gmail.com • 775/217-5470
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GENETIC IMPROVEMENT
Sires Ranked by Number of Sons Registered, 2020 In 2020, there were 121,724 animals recorded by the American Jersey Cattle Association. Those animals were sired by 2,864 different bulls (2,742 recorded sires). Which bulls are used most widely? Who are the leading sires of sons? A total of 50 bulls sired 10 or more sons registered in 2020. In total, these bulls sired 42.2% of all Jerseys—male and female (51,396)—and 57.4% of all males recorded (2,646) during the year. The 40 bulls siring 10 or more sons are listed below. Studying the top 10, 20 or 30 of these bulls is important for two reasons. First, they are largely determining the breed’s production capability in the near future. Second they are going to continue to exert their influence upon the breed’s genetic merit for production and functional fitness for many years through registered sons. Among the top 10, most are GCode bulls. However, the top two show the strength of daughter proofs as proven sires. This year, we also see the impact of foreign bred ISDK VJ Raastrup Hihl Gislev in the top 10 ranking. The relative genetic contribution of the 50 sires with 10 or more sons to the genetic pool for 2020, is indicated by the weighted average Rank
(bottom line of the table). The average GJPI is +93 of the sires and they have a +3.1 Productive Life (PL) and are +0.9 for Type. This average is higher than the raw average of their PTAs. The bulls with the highest PTAs are contributing the most to the average genetic merit of sons registered in 2020. Bulls by Group The top 10 bulls ranked by the number of sons registered sired a total of 20,697 offspring, of which 739 were sons. The group carried the highest GJPI average at +117 and averaged +520 for PTA Milk; $466 Cheese Merit Dollars; and $434 for Net Merit dollars. Other averages are +3.8 for PL, and 83% Reliability. This is the third year for “Chrome” to rank among the top 10 sires of sons. The second group of 10 sires, was very similar to the first group in traits and includes the #2 PTA Milk bull, “Got Maid.” The group sired 297 sons and 16,477 daughters. The last two groups of bulls are made up of an even mix of high production and high type bulls with nearly 400 registered sons. * Bulls included are Generation Count 4 or higher with a BBR 94 or above.
Registered Progeny %
2020 2019 Sire Name JH1 JNS Sons Daus. Total REL Milk
Genomic Predicted Transmitting Ability Fat Protein CM$ NM$ FM$
SCS PL
% PTA
DPR CCR HCR EFI REL FS GJPI GJUI
1 2 RIVER VALLEY CECE CHROME-ET F C 138 6,583 6,721 99 708 43 23 382 376 365 2.84 2.9 0.5 1.2 1.2 10.3 99 2.1 106 17.3 2 CDF IRWIN STEVE C 122 2,580 2,702 99 366 93 34 582 547 467 3.07 3.9 -3.0 -1.8 1.8 10.8 99 0.9 125 3.9 3 39 JX PEAK ALTAMONTRA {6}-ET F 104 1,475 1,579 77 800 53 43 440 410 345 3.05 2.7 -1.2 0.7 2.4 8.8 79 1.2 102 7.4 4 JX CDF JLS PILGRIM THRASHER {6}-ET F 94 1,433 1,527 76 829 40 36 457 438 398 2.97 5.0 3.2 3.6 3.3 7.5 79 0.0 126 -3.3 5 3 JX AVI-LANCHE VICEROY DASHIELL {6}-ET C 61 3,704 3,765 77 694 49 39 486 456 391 2.99 4.1 0.5 2.0 2.7 6.3 78 0.8 115 4.5 6 ISDK VJ RAASTRUP HIHL GISLEV F 61 130 191 89 -147 46 24 450 396 285 2.64 2.9 2.7 3.7 4.2 3.8 82 -0.5 133 -2.1 7 ALL LYNNS DEMOS-P-ET F 41 1,383 1,424 78 758 38 35 465 441 392 2.82 5.1 0.3 1.1 1.7 9.6 80 0.9 123 4.3 8 JX FARIA BROTHERS URLACHER {6}-ET F 41 714 755 77 446 48 43 501 448 336 2.76 4.2 -1.6 -0.5 1.4 8.1 78 0.6 116 8.9 9 JX CAL-MART WESTPORT {5}-ET F 40 1,522 1,562 77 54 53 29 464 419 321 2.94 2.6 0.0 -0.4 1.3 8.1 79 0.7 110 7.5 10 ALL LYNNS LISTOWEL DALTON-P-ET F 37 434 471 78 690 32 34 435 409 355 2.78 4.1 1.7 2.6 2.4 8.9 80 0.5 116 -1.7 Summary for Bulls 1-10 739 19,958 20,697 83 520 50 34 466 434 366 2.89 3.8 0.3 1.2 2.2 8.2 83 0.7 117 4.7 11 11 JX RIVER VALLEY CHIEF {6}-ET F 34 3,138 3,172 77 879 57 33 461 448 421 2.89 3.4 -0.3 0.4 2.3 8.3 79 1.5 121 8.3 12 38 JX AHLEM FRISCO PINE {6}-ET F 34 3,111 3,145 77 -83 27 26 377 330 228 2.94 3.4 1.4 1.9 4.0 10.0 80 1.1 92 12.4 13 14 JX KASH-IN GOT JIGGY {6}-ET F 34 1,890 1,924 78 899 56 41 526 497 438 2.71 4.8 -0.5 -0.1 1.3 9.4 80 0.4 129 1.3 14 5 JX PVF WC ZINC {5}-ET F 30 289 319 80 -33 56 29 447 398 290 2.94 1.8 -0.3 -0.5 0.3 8.0 79 0.7 103 4.6 15 19 HILMAR VICEROY MIAMI F 29 1,261 1,290 76 753 24 32 392 375 340 2.93 4.3 0.7 2.2 1.5 9.8 79 1.0 99 9.9 16 JX SUNSET CANYON GOT MAID {5}-ET F 29 944 973 99 1582 76 64 593 560 492 2.69 4.7 -3.1 -2.4 -0.9 8.8 99 0.4 141 -4.3 17 12 CHILLI ACTION COLTON-ET F 29 929 958 99 -1789 -25 -42 -170 -184 -219 3.20 -1.4 1.3 0.5 0.4 6.9 99 1.6 -56 14.4 18 YOSEMITE JLS KWYNN ROWAN-ET F 27 247 274 77 109 30 26 424 385 301 2.87 4.2 1.3 2.1 1.7 9.1 79 1.0 108 9.2 19 JX FARIA BROTHERS BUTKUS {4}-ET F C 26 1,241 1,267 77 329 65 27 438 409 346 2.92 2.9 -0.3 -0.4 0.7 7.5 78 0.9 115 3.5 20 4 CDF VICEROY-ET F 25 3,427 3,452 99 802 41 37 407 388 347 3.13 3.7 1.7 3.8 4.3 8.7 99 0.7 104 2.4 Summary for Bulls 11-20 297 16,477 16,774 84 345 41 27 390 361 298 2.92 3.2 0.2 0.8 1.6 8.7 85 0.9 96 6.1 21 25 DUTCH HOLLOW MIGHTY-ET F 25 136 161 86 441 75 49 532 470 338 2.81 2.2 -1.3 -1.3 1.8 9.9 81 0.0 130 -2.2 22 SEXING PILGRIM TUX 60328-ET F 24 169 193 98 306 38 10 306 307 308 3.13 2.9 3.4 3.2 1.5 8.6 97 0.3 78 -2.1 23 34 JX PINE-TREE DECADE {5}-ET F 23 2,018 2,041 78 -299 24 14 308 271 190 3.00 3.0 0.4 0.7 1.6 8.8 80 0.6 63 6.5 24 PRIMUS VICEROY CALIBAN-ET F 23 246 269 77 679 35 30 419 401 363 2.88 4.3 1.8 3.1 2.8 9.3 79 0.8 111 8.5 25 JX CAL-MART VERIZON {4}-ET F 23 128 151 76 598 38 35 459 432 372 3.01 5.0 2.1 2.1 2.0 6.9 79 0.3 122 0.7 26 JX DUPAT JLS STRMCLD DORSAI {5}-ET F 23 85 108 77 1369 48 43 427 425 420 3.05 3.4 0.6 0.7 1.7 8.0 79 0.6 114 0.2 27 31 PROGENESIS SKYLER-ET F 22 793 815 78 726 73 30 468 456 428 3.04 2.4 -1.9 -1.0 1.3 8.8 80 0.8 99 5.0 28 PINE-TREE DISCO BUBBA-ET F C 20 614 634 77 -148 7 5 289 269 230 2.81 4.6 2.2 2.2 0.7 9.1 79 1.2 81 16.9 29 JX RIVER VALLEY TRIUMPH {5}-ET F 20 153 173 98 2274 59 65 384 388 398 2.96 -0.5 -2.6 -2.0 2.6 9.0 94 0.9 101 -0.5 30 20 ELLIOTTS REGENCY CASINO-ET F 19 1,827 1,846 99 -441 -3 8 128 96 25 3.13 1.2 0.2 0.1 1.8 9.5 98 1.9 16 15.6 Summary for Bulls 21-30 222 6,169 6,391 84 551 39 29 372 352 307 2.98 2.9 0.5 0.8 1.8 8.8 85 0.7 92 4.9 31 15 DUTCH HOLLOW OLIVER-P F 17 912 929 99 368 19 4 131 142 167 2.99 0.4 -1.7 -2.1 -1.5 9.7 99 1.5 18 11.8 32 27 STEINHAUERS SAMSON LEMONHEAD F 17 911 928 99 -339 19 3 216 191 139 2.81 1.9 0.8 1.9 0.1 9.4 99 1.0 40 7.3 33 JX AHLEM CRAZE PROTEUS {6}-ET F 17 527 544 77 447 39 21 363 349 320 2.93 3.2 0.2 1.0 1.1 9.1 79 1.2 92 8.5 34 33 SUNSET CANYON ANDREAS F 17 257 274 97 -1972 -76 -60 -542 -537 -530 3.13 -3.2 -0.3 0.1 0.4 4.8 97 0.9 -168 11.8 35 JX AHLEM ENDURANCE {4}-ET F 16 67 83 76 591 57 29 486 467 426 2.96 3.3 -1.2 -1.1 0.9 7.7 78 1.9 107 18.5 36 1 RIVER VALLEY CIRCUS CRAZE-ET F 15 1,477 1,492 99 88 18 -1 252 258 270 2.99 3.3 0.5 1.0 0.1 9.9 99 1.8 55 15.9 37 JX AHLEM HARRIS NAVAJO 23991 {5} F F 15 51 66 77 1005 51 49 324 293 227 3.01 0.3 -5.7 -5.3 0.0 8.8 79 0.6 58 3.8 38 RIVER VALLEY BUTTONS BIONIC-ET F 14 776 790 78 1143 26 37 379 373 361 2.94 3.7 -0.3 2.1 3.4 8.9 79 1.3 99 11.3 39 23 RIVER VALLEY VENUS V I P-ET F 14 284 298 95 -2197 -58 -61 -300 -306 -322 3.06 0.2 2.0 1.6 0.3 4.8 91 1.3 -94 21.1 40 ISDK VJ GROENBJERG HALEY HEAVY F 13 29 42 74 -617 38 10 326 275 166 2.75 1.7 1.9 2.1 1.5 4.8 74 -0.1 90 5.1 Summary for Bulls 31-40 155 5,291 5,446 87 -148 13 3 164 151 122 2.96 1.5 -0.4 0.1 0.6 7.8 87 1.1 30 11.5 For 50 bulls siring 10 or more sons: Genetic Evaluation Average 1,520 49,876 51,396 84 179 30 18 300 278 230 2.95 2.5 0.2 0.7 1.4 8.2 84 0.8 70 6.8
Weighted Average of Sires of Sons
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85 382 42 26 382 357 304 2.94 3.1 0.1 0.8 1.7 8.5 85 0.9 93 6.3
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Top 305-day Production Records of 2020 The following production records are the highest 305-day records completed in 2020, based on actual pounds milk, fat, protein, and cheese yield. The reported lactations were compiled from data submitted
to The American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) from USDA-AIPL and the regional processing centers. All published records appear on Official Performance Pedigrees of the AJCA.
By Milk Production
Rank Name SCORE AGE DIM 3X 1. CINNAMON RIDGE NITRO NOBLE-ET 90% 5-03 305 * 2. JAKE JASMINE 86% 7-07 305 3. BOLLE-ARCES GRND CHERRY 87% 6-05 305 * 4. JX COLD RUN IVAN VILLIAN {5} 91% 3-11 305 5. COLD RUN DANTE MIA 90% 3-10 305 6. MOO GLOWFLY AXIS 1312 81% 4-09 298 * 7. JX LAWTONS ACADEMY STELLA {4} 91% 7-00 305 8. JX SIMPLY NATURAL GOLDA TAPPY {4} 75% 3-01 305 * 9. JX CINNAMON RIDGE CHARLMAGN 85% 4-00 305 * SHIRLEY {4} 10. WOODSTOCK MEMPHIS BA MAID 76% 2-10 305 By Fat Production Rank Name SCORE AGE DIM 3X 1. COLD RUN SUCCESS CANDI 90% 6-06 305 2. LYON K47 LIMA 90% 5-09 305 * 3. HIXSON GAMMON MASSY 78% 7-09 305 * 4. SLJ AJ WEIJAH 90% 3-06 305 5. CROSSWIND ZUMA 5440 {4} 93% 6-00 305 * 6. CREEK VIEW HIRED GUN LIMEADE 467 87% 3-10 305 * 7. CROSSWIND RENEGADE 5315 {4} 81% 5-06 303 * 8. JX DEN-KEL HECTOR JUMBALAYA {5} 78% 3-09 305 9. COLD RUN SUREFIRE BRIZA 90% 6-09 305 10. CROSSWIND DAVID 5176 {4} 78% 5-10 305 *
MILK FAT PROTEIN DCR CY 39,160 1,205 1,317 104DCR 3,757 38,320 1,665 1,295 104DCR 4,454 37,800 1,269 1,195 91DCR 3,683 37,130 1,764 1,326 103DCR 4,584 37,090 1,742 1,096 103DCR 3,778 36,340 1,650 1,295 93DCR 4,434 35,320 1,334 1,066 102DCR 3,602 34,670 1,495 1,155 94DCR 3,987 34,300 1,374 1,132 104DCR 3,763
Owner Amy Maxwell, Donahue, Iowa Amy Maxwell Max Bollenbacher and Family, Argos, Ind. Cold Run Jerseys LLC, Salem, Ohio Cold Run Jerseys LLC Brian J. Moore, Mount Ulla, N.C. Merle Lawton, Newark Valley, N.Y. Neil Moye, Ayden, N.C. Kara Alice Maxwell, Donahue, Iowa
34,160 1,459 1,205 104DCR 4,004
Amy Maxwell
MILK 33,370 27,070 31,260 30,810 25,120 26,320 21,990 26,630 30,940 24,180
FAT PROTEIN DCR CY 2,069 1,213 103DCR 4,195 1,887 1,023 94DCR 3,540 1,872 1,175 90DCR 4,065 1,857 1,354 97DCR 4,694 1,853 1,027 99DCR 3,557 1,812 981 91DCR 3,394 1,809 923 98DCR 3,198 1,805 968 95DCR 3,347 1,788 1,048 103DCR 3,620 1,777 1,036 98DCR 3,590
Owner Cold Run Jerseys LLC Doug Fairbanks, Anamosa, Iowa Creek View Farm, Martinsburg, Pa. Maelee Clark, Seneca, Mo. Crosswind Jerseys, Elkton, S.D. Creek View Farm Crosswind Jerseys Den Kel Jerseys LLC, Byron, N.Y. Cold Run Jerseys LLC Crosswind Jerseys
By Protein Production Rank Name SCORE AGE DIM 3X MILK FAT PROTEIN DCR CY Owner 1. SLJ AJ WEIJAH 90% 3-06 305 30,810 1,857 1,354 97DCR 4,694 Maelee Clark 2. JX COLD RUN IVAN VILLIAN {5} 91% 3-11 305 37,130 1,764 1,326 103DCR 4,584 Cold Run Jerseys LLC 3. CINNAMON RIDGE NITRO NOBLE-ET 90% 5-03 305 * 39,160 1,205 1,317 104DCR 3,757 Amy Maxwell 4. CINNAMON RIDGE DIMENSION BLESSED-ET 84% 6-08 305 33,020 1,598 1,310 104DCR 4,379 Amy Maxwell 5. JAKE JASMINE 86% 7-07 305 38,320 1,665 1,295 104DCR 4,454 Amy Maxwell 6. MOO GLOWFLY AXIS 1312 81% 4-09 298 * 36,340 1,650 1,295 93DCR 4,434 Brian J. Moore 7. CINNAMON RIDGE PRINCE VITA 85% 4-07 305 32,720 1,565 1,245 104DCR 4,233 John and Edwin Maxwell, Donahue, Iowa 8. CINNAMON RIDGE SNAPDRAGON GUST 82% 3-11 305 32,370 1,513 1,238 104DCR 4,141 Amy and Kara Maxwell 9. CINNAMON RIDGE BADGER ELLE {4} 82% 2-11 305 32,130 1,304 1,229 104DCR 3,797 Kara Alice Maxwell 10. JX MAX-LORD BONANZA CHEDDAR {6} 75% 3-00 305 * 33,710 1,401 1,228 104DCR 3,947 Amy Maxwell and Heather Lord, Donahue, Iowa By Cheese Yield Production Rank Name SCORE 1. SLJ AJ WEIJAH 90% 2. JX COLD RUN IVAN VILLIAN {5} 91% 3. JAKE JASMINE 86% 4. MOO GLOWFLY AXIS 1312 81% 5. CINNAMON RIDGE DIMENSION BLESSED-ET 84% 6. CINNAMON RIDGE PRINCE VITA 85% 7. COLD RUN SUCCESS CANDI 90% 8. CINNAMON RIDGE METHOD BULGARIA 83% 9. CINNAMON RIDGE SNAPDRAGON GUST 82% 10. EXELS AJAX PALLAS 3447 87%
AGE DIM 3X 3-06 305 3-11 305 7-07 305 4-09 298 * 6-08 305 4-07 305 6-06 305 2-10 305 3-11 305 4-00 305 *
MILK FAT PROTEIN DCR CY 30,810 1,857 1,354 97DCR 4,694 37,130 1,764 1,326 103DCR 4,584 38,320 1,665 1,295 104DCR 4,454 36,340 1,650 1,295 93DCR 4,434 33,020 1,598 1,310 104DCR 4,379 32,720 1,565 1,245 104DCR 4,233 33,370 2,069 1,213 103DCR 4,195 25,780 1,613 1,209 104DCR 4,194 32,370 1,513 1,238 104DCR 4,141 33,190 1,671 1,183 98DCR 4,090
Owner Maelee Clark Cold Run Jerseys LLC Amy Maxwell Brian J. Moore Amy Maxwell John and Edwin Maxwell Cold Run Jerseys LLC Amy Maxwell Amy and Kara Maxwell Hank and Carolyn VanExel, Lodi, Calif.
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New Dietary Guidelines Get Thumbs Up from IDFA and NMPF The 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) released in late December 2020 have received applause from two dairy industry stalwarts: International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF). The report published by the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services affirms the important role dairy will play in federal nutrition recommendations and encourages most Americans to consume three servings of dairy each day. For the first time, the report also makes recommendations for children under two years-of-age, encouraging dairy as part of a healthy diet for children 6-24 monthsof-age. From 12-23 months, the DGAs recommend “higher fat versions of dairy … compared to patterns for ages two and older,” including whole milk. Other highlights of the report include: • Increased consumption of fat-free and low-fat dairy among adolescents and adults to increase intakes of protein, calcium, phosphorous, magnesium and vitamins A and D. • Individuals should be encouraged to make shifts to increase intake of vegetables, fruits, beans, whole grains, and dairy to move intakes of under-consumed dietary components closer to recommendations. • Recommended serving size continues to be one cup for milk and yogurt, 1.5 ounces for natural cheese, and 2 ounces for processed cheese. • Dietary guidelines make it clear all “milks” are not equal. The only dairy alternative recognized by the guidelines is fortified soy beverages because they are fortified with many nutrients found in dairy milk. Other plant-based milk alternatives are not included because their overall nutritional content does not stack up. The DGAs have significant implications for numerous government policy areas. They will impact the types of milk served in school meal programs and set parameters that determine how nutrition programs are implemented and developed.
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Fundraiser Established for Jersey Youth Academy Marcoot Jersey Creamery, Greenville, Ill., a Queen of Quality producer with National All-Jersey Inc., is partnering with the USJersey organizations in a fundraiser for Jersey Youth Academy. The Marcoots debuted a “Benefit Box” option on their website last month and Jersey Youth Academy has been added as a charitable option. The cheese box includes five artisan cheeses produced by Marcoot Jersey Creamery and a locally produced summer sausage. The package also includes free two-day FedEx shipping along with a donation to Jersey Youth Academy. Over the next four months, supporters will have the opportunity to purchase themed Benefit Boxes. February will be the Super Bowl Edition; March a Spring Edition box; April celebrates Easter; and May is Mother’s Day/Graduation. Each box will have the same value of product and will return the same amount to Jersey Youth Academy. The last day to order for the Super Bowl Benefit Box is February 2. Orders can be placed at: https:// marcootjerseycreamery.com/order-online/ benefitbox. Select Jersey Youth Academy from the drop down box. The Creamery is owned by John and Linda Marcoot and their daughters, Amy and Beth. They craft artisan cheese on the farm from a herd of 110 Registered Jersey cows. Beth and Amy are the seventh generation to breed Jersey cows and received the Young Jersey Breeder Award in 2018 from the American Jersey Cattle Association.
Jersey Youth Academy Jersey Youth Academy is an intensive educational program sponsored by the American Jersey Cattle Association and is focused on the Jersey cow and the various elements of the Jersey dairy business. Academy challenges participants to understand the long history and recent growth of the Jersey breed and shows them the many opportunities and challenges of the dairy business in the future. The 2021 Academy class will meet leaders from the Jersey community and the support industry and gain their unique insights about the dairy business with a specific focus on the Jersey cow. They will also tour Jersey operations and milk processing facilities and participate in hands-on workshops ranging from linear type evaluation to marketing and promotion. All program, housing and transportation costs are paid by the Academy’s 501(c)(3) educational foundation. Contributors to the foundation represent a broad spectrum of Jersey breeder and dairy industry support, with the largest contribution to date coming from the all-donation National Heifer Sale in 2011. The seventh class of Jersey Youth Academy will be held July 11 to 16 in Columbus, Ohio.
Maryland Virtual Jersey Show • July 26, 2020 • Sean Johnson, Rohersville, Md., judge • 31-head shown • Sr. and Gr. Champ. female—TEFAW Harvest Lucky Spot, Noah Utterback, Jefferson • Res. Sr. and Res. Gr. Champ. f e m a l e — T E - FAW Va l e n t i n o Karamel, Noah Utterback • Jr. Champ. female—Arethusa Money Klarissa, Lilah G. Utterback, Jefferson • Res. Jr. Champ. female—TEFAW Slim Shady Kandy Sprinkles, Noah Utterback Class Winners
Junior heifer calf (4 shown) 1. Burlin JJ Hardy Tiki, Tristan R. Kiser, New Windsor 2. Hard Core Magician Fancy, Lane Riggleman, Jefferson Intermediate heifer calf (4 shown) 1. Birch-Lawn Andreas Sanity-P, Noah Utterback, Jefferson 2. M-Signature Venus Flytrap, Lane Riggleman Senior heifer calf (5 shown) 1. TEFAW Slim Shady Kandy Sprinkles (S: Reich-Dale Slim Shady, D: TE-FAW Valentino Karamel), Noah Utterback, res. jr. champ. 2. Burlin VIP Harper, Tristan R. Kiser Summer yearling heifer (2 shown) 1. Arethusa Money Klarissa (S: Arethusa Showdown Money, D: Arethusa Colton Kia-ET), Lilah G. Utterback, Jefferson, jr. champ. Junior yearling heifer (4 shown) 1. Burlin Tequila Cake-Pop-P, Tristan R. Kiser 2. Emerald City Colton Clover, Lane Riggleman Senior yearling (3 shown) 1. Lost-Elm Hired Gun Hurricane, Lane Riggleman 2. TE-FAW Tequila Pip Venom, Lilah G. Utterback Junior 2-yr.-old cow (4 shown) 1. MD-PCF Mochas Milkshake, Steven and Marisa Little, Keymar 2. DC Comerica Sasscee, Lilah G. Utterback Senior 2-yr.-old cow (1 shown) 1. Crossbrook-MDPr ide VIP Daysha-ET, Lane Riggleman 4-yr.-old cow (2 shown) 1. TE-FAW Valentino Karamel (S: All Lynns Louie Valentino-ET, D: TE-FAW Iatola Kotton), Noah Utterback, res. sr. and res. gr. champ. 5-yr.-old cow (1 shown) 1. Hillacres Grayson Essense, Lane Riggleman Aged cow (1 shown) 1. TE-FAW Harvest Lucky Spot (S: Sunset Canyon Golden Harvest, D: Family Hill Governor Lucky Me), Noah Utterback, sr. and grand champ.
Judge Sean Johnson stands with his class winners of the Maryland Jersey Virtual Show. Left to right are Noah Utterback, Lilah Utterback and Lane Riggleman. Photo by Abby Riggleman.
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New York State Meeting Held Virtually Members of the New York Jersey Cattle Club met for their annual meeting virtually through Zoom on December 30, 2020. The online format enabled them to conduct business, organize events and hear industry reports from guests. Twenty-six members were in attendance. Though the status of many events is in limbo due to the pandemic, members continued to plan. Among the ideas discussed for the coming year was a state sale. There is strong demand for Registered Jerseys from Holstein breeders in New York looking to add Jerseys to their milking strings or switch to Jerseys altogether. Upcoming cattle shows were also discussed. Plans are tentatively in place for the New York Spring Dairy Carousel at The Fairgrounds in Hamburg, N.Y., from March 29-April 3, 2021. New York Jersey breeders will meet virtually and in-person at this event should it be held. Holding a Jersey show with the Tri-County Holstein Show in eastern New York was also discussed as a possibility for this summer. Jersey breeders were invited to attend the New England summer picnic, to be held on July 11, 2021, at Cadillac Jersey Farm, owned by Peter Hawkes Jr., in Alstead, N.H. Among the highlights of the New York picnic is crowning of the new Jersey queen. Applications will be emailed to potential candidates or can be found on the website
identification. For the eighth consecutive year, more than 100,000 cows were appraised. The cows were managed in 995 herds across 45 states. Additionally, more than 76,000 Jersey females received genomic evaluations from the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding during 2020, with 43,529 nominated by the AJCA. To date, more than 473,000 Jersey females have been genotyped. The Jersey breed discovered a new undesirable recessive trait—Jersey Neuropathy of Splayed Forelimbs—during 2020 and began reporting status for it and beta casein A2 on performance pedigrees and progeny reports.
at https://newyorkjerseys.usjerseyjournal. com/juniors/. The application deadline is March 1, 2021. Members also discussed new ideas for the calf raffle program, including promotion through social media or the addition of virtual features. The current slate of officers was reelected for 2021. Serving as president will be Sandy (Ferry) Scott, Johnstown. Bethany Beiersdorf, Freedom, will be vice president. Co-treasurers are Kate Bedient, Canandaigua, and Alan Danforth, Cobleskill, and co-secretaries are Kathryn Bosely, Malone, and Meghan Moody Potter, Hamden. Members were also brought up to date on activities of the national Jersey organizations from American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) Director Becky Ferry and AJCA-National All-Jersey Inc. Area Representative Scott Holcomb. The AJCA registered 121,724 animals in 2020, a mark that ranks fifth in breed history. During the year, 279,380 JerseyTags were sold to 697 customers. More than 70% of the registration applications submitted today use tags as the method of permanent
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sociate judge. NOV. 6—THE ALL AMERICAN JUNIOR JERSEY SHOW, Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.; 7:30 a.m. (EST). NOV. 7—NATIONAL JERSEY JUG FUTURITY, Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.; 1:30 p.m. (EST). NOV. 8—THE ALL AMERICAN JERSEY SHOW, Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.; 7:30 a.m. (EST).
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File Your Professional Cow Photos with Jersey Journal
What do pictures of your Jerseys say about your herd? Nothing if the Jersey Journal doesn’t have a copy of the picture on file. Now that show season is in full swing, the Jersey Journal reminds breeders that pictures of any class winners, as well as second place if that animal went on to place as a champion, will be published with respective show reports, provided that a photographic print is sent to the office. Photographers do not automatically send your pictures to the Jersey Journal office. When picturing your animals, please request that a 5” x 7” color copy or a digital file be sent to the Jersey Journal office. While you will incur the cost of this picture, the benefits will outweigh the cost in the long run. For example, if you decide to advertise that animal and the photograph is not on file, we will have Page 42
to order it from the photographer. This is more expensive than ordering a print for the Journal files at the time the pictures are first made. Please note, in following copyright laws, the Jersey Journal must have a photographic print from the photographer in the office to use it for publication. Or if you have received a release from the photographer to send digital copies on to publications, those will also be accepted.
A scanned reprint from a third party will not be accepted. Make the most of your investment in herd promotion by getting your animals professionally pictured. Remember to ask your photographer to send an additional copy to the Jersey Journal.
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In Memoriam William Floyd Gilmore William Floyd Gilmore, Boonsboro, Md., 95, passed away on December 5, 2020, at his home in Boonsboro. He was born on October 9, 1925, in Jeffersonville, Ind., to the late Alpha Fry Gilmore and Ruth Aileen (Redding) Gilmore. He graduated from Jeffersonville High School in 1943 and attended Michigan State University for some time. He volunteered to serve his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was stationed in the Pacific Theater aboard the USS Nantahala and honorably discharged in 1946. Gilmore was a lifelong dairy farmer. He was a member of the American Jersey Cattle Association and the Indiana Jersey Cattle Club. Upon retiring from dairying, he spent the last 22 years of life working for Washington County Weed Control and pursued a hobby of wood crafting. He is survived by three children, Ann (Gary) Motz, William E. Gilmore, and Linda Gilmore Hadley; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred June Childs Gilmore, a daughterin-law, Susan Gilmore, and a son-in-law, Donald E. Hadley Jr. Memorials may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Robert W. Brown Robert W. Brown, Centerburg, Ohio, 89, passed away on December 31, 2020, after a short hospitalization. The eighth child of the late Charles F. Brown and Maude (Sockman) Brown, he was born on August 3, 1931, in Mount Vernon, Ohio. He graduated from Mount Vernon High School in 1949. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict, spending 16 months in Korea. Upon his honorable discharge, he returned to Ohio and married Elizabeth “Joyce” Moreland on February 11, 1955. For 12 years, he was employed as a storeroom truck driver for Pittsburgh Plate Glass. In 1967, he left the job to pursue his love of milking and breeding Registered Jersey cattle, taking over management of Chapmore Farm, owned by his in-laws. His passion for showing cattle was ignited at the Knox County Fair in 1949, where he exhibited his first Jersey heifer in 4-H. It was the first of many years of showing cattle under the farm name, FEBRUARY 2021
Brownline Jerseys, at the Ohio Spring Dairy Expo, the Ohio State Fair, World Dairy Expo and the All American Jersey Show. Brownline Jerseys was also a regular consignor to Jersey sales, including the Ohio Spring Classic Sale. Bob was a member of the American Jersey Cattle Association. He is a former president of the Ohio Jersey Breeders Association (OJBA) and served the club as District 7 Director for 35 years. He sat on the show committee for 25 years and was a long-time tabulator for the All-Ohio and Junior All-Ohio awards. He was officially recognized for his service to the OJBA at the organization’s annual meeting in 2016. Bob was a member of the Ohio Purebred Dairy Cattle Association and the Jersey representative for the Ohio State Fair, which inducted him into its Hall of Fame in 1994. He was a 36-year advisor of the Knox County Jersey 4-H Dairy Club and a 26year director for the Hartford Independent Fair. Brown also was a member of the former Friendship United Methodist Church. In addition to his wife of 65 years, Joyce, he is survived by his three children, Brenda (Ralph) Uhe, Janesville, Wis., Stuart (Dee) Brown of Centerburg, and Cindy (Keith) Jackson of Walhonding; five grandchildren; and 12 greatgrandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers and five sisters.
of the United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Workers of America. Among the pastimes he and Catherine enjoyed were attending flea markets and antique shows, where they also sold baked goods and antiques over a 34-year span. Carl was an avid collector of milk bottles. In addition to his wife of 58 years, Catherine, he is survived by four children, Jeannie (Phil) Anders, Tony (Julie) Gravenkermper, Chris (Susan) Gravenkemper and Paula (Mike) Herzog; two grandchildren; two sisters-in-law, Betty Kitts and Emma Jo (Mike) Burke; two brothers-in-law, Bob Kerr and Dennie Parker; an aunt; and a cousin. He was preceded in death by two sistersin-law, Helen Kerr and Marjorie Parker, and a brother-in-law, Frank Kitts. Memorials may be made to the Pitchin Volunteer Fire Department, 4163 E. Pitchin Road, Springfield, OH 45502.
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Carl F. Gravenkemper Carl F. Gravenkemper, Pitchin, Ohio, 80, passed away on January 5, 2021, in the Springfield Regional Medical Center in Springfield, Ohio. He was born in Springfield on March 20, 1940, son of the late Carl and Ruby Gravenkemper. He graduated from Northeastern High School with the class of 1958. He and his wife, Catherine, married on September 15, 1962. Gravenkemper retired from International Harvester with 34 years of service. He and his family bred Registered Jerseys using the CFG prefix. He was a member of the American Jersey Cattle Association and the Springfield Jersey Cattle Club. He and Catherine were among the original investors in Project Equity in 1976-1977. The family also enjoyed exhibiting Jerseys and regularly consigned to Jersey sales. Gravenkemper was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and Local 402 Page 45