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New Choice in Sexed Semen to be Available Midyear
Genex Members Recognized by Magazine
By mid-2009, Genex members and customers will have multiple choices for GenChoice™ sexed semen. While the current GenChoice product produces 90 percent heifer calves, the new “GenChoice 75” will produce 75 percent heifers. The new option comes with production efficiencies and therefore, a more favorable price tag for dairy producers.
John Ruedinger of Van Dyne, Wis., and the Schneider family of Schneider Farms Inc. near Hilbert, Wis., were named Master Agriculturalists by the Wisconsin Agriculturalist magazine.
GenChoice 75 offers all the great benefits of sexed semen – fewer calving difficulties, fewer freemartins, better biosecurity, greater opportunity for voluntary culls, and increased profit potential through high genetic merit replacements and merchandising prospects.
Ruedinger currently serves as the CRI chairman and as a member of the Genex board. He and his wife, Karen, purchased their farm in 1995 from Ruedinger’s parents. Since that time, they have expanded the operation from 120 cows to 900 cows with a herd average of 28,490 pounds.
In addition, GenChoice 75 (indicated by the stud code 751) will provide producers with a larger lineup of sires with sexed semen available. “GenChoice 75 will be an exciting addition and choice for our membership,” stated Doug Wilson, Genex Chief Operating Officer, who announced the new product to delegates at the cooperative’s annual meeting. “Utilization of new technologies, including the GenChoice products and genomics, will put our membership one step ahead. These technologies will directly impact their herd’s future profit levels.”
2009 Horizons Photo C ontest
Both the 90 percent and 75 percent products are produced by Sexing Technologies using the same technology and sorting process. Fertility is expected to be similar between both GenChoice options.
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Schneider Farms Inc. is operated by brothers Ron, Al, Mark, John and Dave Schneider and Al’s son Ryan. Besides farming 2,750 acres, the Schneiders custom raise 3,800 Holstein heifers annually for five large dairies. The heifers are bred by Genex Breeding Program Specialists and calve on average at 23.6 months. Congratulations to both the Ruedingers and the Schneiders!
2009 I nclude :
Work - Catch your Genex representative hard at work.
The Dairy F uture - Capture the future of the industry. Entries are limited to five per person per category, so submit your best. The contest is open to any family member of a Genex member or customer with submission deadline of July 1. Entries will be judged on composition, quality of image, creativity and overall impression. Submission guidelines: Digital entries are preferred if submitted as a high resolution (300 dpi) JPEG at least 5” x 7” and can be e-mailed to akringle@crinet.com. If submitting a print, do not submit photos larger than 8” x 10”. Mail your entry to Horizons Photo Contest, Genex Cooperative, Inc., 117 E. Green Bay Street, P.O. Box 469, Shawano, WI 54166. On all submissions, please identify the photo with the photographer name, address, phone number, e-mail address and Genex account number (found on the back of Horizons or on your Genex statement). HORIZONS
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