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Director’s Comments Office Staff Becky Payne, Executive Secretary Arlene Crosser, Records Coordinator 1224 Alton Darby Creek Rd., Suite B Columbus, OH 43228 (614) 335-0020 l Fax: (614) 335-0023 Email: info@usayrshire.com www.usayrshire.com
Officers
Steve McDonald, President 12114 2050 E. Street, Princeton, IL 61356 (815) 875-3516 Expires 2013 l
Doug Evans, Vice President 4106 Davenport Rd., Georgetown, NY 13072 (315) 837-4777 Expires 2013 l
Directors Director at Large Donna Mertz
N2533 Jefferson Rd, Neosho, WI 53059 (920) 382-7678 Expires 2015 l
Region 1
Henry Hardy 360 Weeks Mill Road, Farmington, ME 04938 (207) 778-6446 Expires 2014 l
Dale Maulfair 400 South Center St, Jonestown, PA 17038 (717) 8656439 Expires 2015 l
Brian Smith 701 Daniels Road., Pike, NH 03780 (603) 989-9886 Expires 2013 l
Region 2
Tom Fenton 22050 SR 136, Winchester, OH 45697 (937) 695-0114 Expires 2014 l
Mary Creek 18811 Wagaman Rd., Hagerstown, MD 21740 (301) 733-9255 Expires 2013 l
Mark Valentine 15621 B Kelbuh Rd, Thurmont, MD 21788 (301) 447-6816 Expires 2015 l
Region 3
Linda Hanson 35400 St Hwy 1 NE, Goodridge, MN (218) 378-4588 Expires 2014 l
Darryl Keehner 32057 Leaf Rod, Guttenberg, IA 52052 (563) 252-1018 Expires 2015 l
Jim Tentinger 40913 200th St., Remsen, IA 51050 (712) 786-2302 Expires 2013 l
Ex-Officio Board and Executive Committee Member
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reetings from Northeast Iowa. Spring still holds a frigid grip on our Hawkeye state but you would never know it by the results of our Iowa Spring Sale. I thoroughly enjoy attending these events as it gives me a chance to catch up on what fellow breeders are using for bulls, ration adjustments they may have made to decrease feed cost without sacrificing production, and meet new people who may never have had any contact with Ayrshires. I was pleased to meet several people that are adding Ayrshires to large commercial Holstein herds. One comment from a man in Illinois Darryl Keehner stuck out in my mind as I drove home. His Ayrshires are housed with 800 Holsteins in a commercial environment, and before the sale I asked him if his Ayrshires receive any special treatment. His comment was, “They aren’t treated any different than their herdmates; they are treated well and perform well”. I was pleased to see him leading another Ayrshire out the door at the end of the sale. Another breeder from Wisconsin with a mixed herd commented that he recently had an Ayrshire produce over 40,000 of milk in 365 days. Needless to say, he was happy with the results of his Ayrshire purchase. These comments are a testament to our seat at the table in the dairy industry. The Ayrshire cow is a viable, efficient cow that we as breeders need to continue to promote through sales, contacts, shows and conversation. She is productive as well as beautiful; we as breeders already know this. We need to continue to get the word out to others. Reminds me of a song I learned in Sunday School many years ago , “Hide it under a bushel, no, I’m gonna let it shine”. This cow shines. Keep spreading the word. It is an honor and privilege to serve as your director. Feel free to contact me with your ideas, questions and comments. Thanks, Darryl
AYRSHIRE ello once again to all Ayrshire youth! It’s spring now, which means it’s time to start picking out those show O calves and 4-H projects. This is the first year that I won’t be showing in the 4-H junior show at my state and county fairs, U and I’ve got to admit, it’s a little strange. Even though it’s a little bittersweet, watching my siblings and T cousins head to 4-H meetings and start breaking calves to lead whilst I stand on the sidelines, it’s been really cool watching them grow up in the program. It’s a reminder of how far I’ve come, H
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from a little girl at her first 4-H meeting at the age of 9 to a college sophomore who has received top honors in 4-H, FFA, and now the Ayrshire Breeders’ Association. For those of you who don’t know me personally, you might be surprised to learn that I was painfully shy when I was younger. I still get a little shy around big groups of people, but I’ve gone from being positively petrified to speak in public to seeking out opportunities to do so. It’s a testament to my advisors, mentors, and the invaluable 4-H programs that you now see me at state and national conventions, sharing stories about my experiences. If you’re just starting out in 4-H or in the Ayrshire association, I can’t encourage you enough to take advantage of any and all opportunities you’re presented with. Even doing a project interview at your county can help you with public speaking, and talking to a family while they pet your little calf can both educate them as consumers and give you an opportunity to share a positive story about agriculture. It’s vitally important that all of us as dairy farmers take every chance we’re given to promote our industry. I really hope that I get to see all of you at the 2013 National Ayrshire Convention in Wilmington, Ohio this year. If you see me standing around, please feel free to come over and strike up a conversation. I’m more than happy to talk, even if it’s just to say hello! I also hope that many of you will participate in our quiz bowl, jeopardy, outstanding youth and queen competitions if you can come to convention, or the youth book, photography, and poster contests if you can’t make it. I love seeing all the great things our Ayrshire youth can do with cameras and posters! Until next time, Eileen
Lynn Lee, President
P.O. Box 1229, Smyrna, TN 31767 (615) 390-6312 Expires 2013 Expires at election of new president l
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Ask the aba What happens at a National Ayrshire Convention? “Ayrshires – The Heart of It All” is the theme for 2013 National Ayrshire Convention and provides a wonderful description of the event. The four-day event is centered around the Ayrshire cow with activities that involve spending time with people from across the country who share enthusiasm for the breed, visiting farms, conducting the business of the association and recognizing the breeders and animals for outstanding accomplishments. The Grand National Ayrshire Sale offers the opportunity to sell and purchase outstanding animals and genetics. When is the 2013 Convention? The 2013 National Ayrshire Convention will be held June 26-29 in Wilmington, Ohio. Members of the Ohio Ayrshire Breeders Association are working to make it a relaxing, fun-filled memorable event. Are there activities for kids? There are many activities for youth. Wednesday’s activities focus on youth with a full day of competitions culminating with the Youth Banquet in the evening. The Dairy Jeopardy and Quiz Bowl contests test dairy knowledge. Older youth who are participating in the Outstanding Youth and Queen Contest are interviewed. Entries in the Photo and Display Contest will also be judged. The achievements of Ayrshire youth are then recognized at the evening’s Youth Banquet. The youth will spend a fun-filled day at King’s Island Amusement Park on Friday, June 28th. A youth heifer show is planned for June 29th prior to the Grand National Sale. Youth will have the opportunity start walking on the tanbark trail early by bringing and showing their heifers. Assistance will be provided for caring for the animals so the youth can participate in convention activities. What is planned for the 2013 convention that will make unique and memorable? Thursday’s schedule provides the opportunity to explore southwestern Ohio. The day will begin with a visit to Young’s Jersey Dairy where they have developed the dairy farm into a dairy marketing and entertainment destination by manufacturing and selling their own products at their dairy store and restaurant. You will also experience a bit of Native American history by visiting Ohio’s Serpent Mound the largest effigy mound in the world, which is believed to be more than 900 years old. The final destination will be Emerald
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Spring 2013 Volume 99, Number 2
The Official Publication of the Ayrshire Breeders’ Association
Features Adam Oswalt & Geneomics............................................................... 6 National Convention Info................................................................... 8 Director Candidates........................................................................ 16
performance reports Ayrshire High DHIR Lactations ......................................................... 12 Excellent Cows................................................................................ 17 Very Good 2-Year-Olds.................................................................... 20
Departments Director’s Comments......................................................................... 4 Queen Diary..................................................................................... 4 Fee Schedule.................................................................................. 28 Directory - Breeder’s Listing.........................................................22-26 Advertising Index............................................................................. 29
Upcoming Events SALES April 27, 2013 - Vermont Spring Sale, Rutland, VT June 29, 2013 - Grand National Ayrshire Sale, Wilmington, OH October 2, 2013 - World Ayrshire Event Sale, Madison, WI October 19, 2013 - New England Fall Sale, Rutland, VT
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eginning with the April 2013 genetic evaluations, Ayrshire animals that have been genotyped will have their genomic information used in their official evaluation. Most notably affected, will be the evaluations of genotyped Ayrshire young sires which will gain in reliability over parent average. There are approximately 1,100 genotyped Ayrshires in the North American database including 646 bulls with traditional evaluations. This compares to 19,793 Holsteins, 2,794 Jerseys and 5,356 Brown Swiss proven sires that are in the reference population for the genomic predictions in these respective breeds. Therefore, the reliability of the genomic evaluations for Ayrshires is lower, but gains 6-9 reliability over the traditional evaluations. Why is genomic evaluations so publicized today? Scientific advancements in DNA sequencing technology have allowed USDA to create a more accurate genetic evaluation for animals much earlier in their lifespan. This scientific breakthrough may literally be the most impactful event in the dairy industry since the introduction of frozen semen. What is a genomic evaluation? An animal’s genetic evaluation is composed of the animal’s pedigree, the performance of that animal, the performance of the progeny of that animal, and now the DNA makeup of that animal all contribute to its genomic evaluation. Each of these components is weighted differently within the official evaluation depending on the amount of available information. To put it simply, genomics adds the actual DNA makeup of an animal to the animal’s genetic evaluation based on performance levels of other animals with similar DNA makeup. The combined genetic evaluation is referred to
By Adam Oswalt, Select Sires, Inc. Ayrshire Sire Analyst as a genomic evaluation. Does genomic data apply to all breeds? Genomic data now applies to Holsteins, Jerseys, Brown Swiss and Ayrshire breeds. It took genotyping nearly 4,500 proven Holstein sires to increase the reliability of young genomic tested Holsteins 2530%. The Jersey breed began genomic evaluations using approximately 1,200 proven sires in their genotype data base to achieve a 10-20% reliability boost. Brown Swiss gained 7-9% reliability using 740 genotyped proven sires. Since Ayrshire’s reference population amounts to only 646 proven bulls, the young animal reliability will increase a lesser 6-8%. Are all traits measured by USDA and breed associations affected by genomics? USDA will adjust 29 different genetic traits within an animal’s summary through the use of genomics. This includes five yield traits (Milk, Fat, Percent Fat, Protein, Percent Protein), seven fitness traits (Productive Life, Somatic Cell Score, Daughter Pregnancy Rate, Sire Calving Ease, Daughter Calving Ease, Sire Stillbirths, Daughter Stillbirths), 16 conformation traits (PTAT and 15 linear type traits), and Net Merit Dollars. Since all these traits vary in heritability, we’ll always see a variation in the reliability of each of these figures. Genomics will affect each trait’s reliability differently, and in actuality the biggest winners will be the fitness traits as their accuracies will see the largest increases. Why do genomic evaluations of young animals differ from the traditional parent averages? As most know, traditional evaluations of young animals are an average of the parents’ evaluation. Parent performances can have little to no data or contain biased data. This leads to
unreliable parent averages for the progeny. Genotyping an animal’s DNA reveals which genes were truly passed on to the progeny. The differences from parent average to genomic evaluation come from knowing the genetic composition of the animal being evaluated and comparing it to a reference population of animals with similar genetic composition. The result is a more accurate genetic prediction. Does this mean that parent averages of the past have no value? Parent averages are still critical to developing a genomic evaluation. Nearly one half of a genomic evaluation for a young Ayrshire is still the former parent average. This 35-40% reliability evaluation will now simply have the addition of the animal’s DNA makeup added to it, to achieve a genomic evaluation that grows in reliability depending on the trait being analyzed. For most production traits the genetic evaluation will receive a boost in accuracy with the addition of genomic data resulting in a reliability of 43-46%. Will genomics eliminate the need for young sire testing programs? No. Select Sires’ Program for Genetic Advancement™ (PGA™) is still vital in fully and properly evaluating each sire marketed under the Select Sires brand. It will still take our industry-leading sampling program to bring you breed-leading, proven graduates at 7585 percent reliability which you’ve become accustomed to. In a nutshell, the more data that can be added to an animal’s summary, the more accurate or reliable the summary will be! What are the methods used for genotyping? Genomic testing can be done using whole blood, hair samples, nasal swabs and currently only one type of tissue sample. A clean sample is taken from the animal
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in question, the sample is properly identified with an official identification number and the sample is forwarded to the proper provider for genotyping. The animal’s DNA makeup is determined by using advanced biological assays called BeadChips. The chips were developed by top agricultural researchers with up to 800,000 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that have been validated throughout the agricultural industry. Today, the most common for Ayrshires and Brown Swiss are the Illumina Bovine 50K and GHD 77K. Lower density chips that are more economical have become very beneficial to Holstein and Jersey breeders. These chips are a great way to screen large numbers of young animals, but since less SNPs are read the genotype is less powerful resulting in lower evaluation reliabilities. The more SNPs read, the more we know about the animal’s genotype. So, what exactly is a SNP? A Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) is a single base difference that marks a difference in DNA from one animal to another. Research advancements have made SNP technology affordable for commercial use allowing the dairy industry to develop genomic tools. Chromosomes contain two strands of DNA that contain sequences of four different base pairs (Adenine, Thymine,
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Guanine, and Cytosine). Cattle have 30 different chromosome pairs containing roughly 3 billion of these DNA base pairs. Since it is much too costly to identify the sequence of all 3 billion of these base pairs, a subset of these bases in the form of SNPs are measured. Illumina Inc., in partnership with USDA has developed a microchip to test for 50,000 of these SNPs in an effort to condense these 3 billion base pairs into an affordable genotyping tool. How has genomics affect sire acquisition at Select Sires? Genomics has dramatically affected sire acquisition at Select Sires. All bulls, with the exception of Guernsey and Milking Shorthorn breeds are genomic tested prior to on-farm pickup. However, genomics will not heavily influence which Ayrshire bulls come to Select Sires. As for Holstein, Jersey and Brown Swiss breeds, the genomic prediction determines their genetic potential and whether they should enter AI. Genomics also finds potential sire fathers and even sometime determines the bull’s monetary value. Female genomic testing will also add to the success in choosing quality bull mothers, particularly at a much earlier age than in the past. Will all Select Sires Ayrshire bulls be genomic tested? Yes. All proven lineup Ayrshires and young Ayrshire sires will be genomic tested.
The International Ayrshire issue will be September -October this year! Plan now to participate. Contact Lindsey Rucks
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Wisconsin Ayrshire Breeders Association THANk YOU:
Zidlicky Family
Great Job Makhi!
Decorah, IA for purchasing our consignment at the Iowa Spring Sale! We hope she does well for you. Proud of
Seven-Oaks Ramium Jolene HM Junior All-American Jr. 2-Year-Old
Moy-ayr sarge lollipop
7 Oaks Dairy
Margaret Hazeltine Family Rob & Tiffany Hazeltine 2828 Kessler Road Janesville, WI 53548 608-756-2913
We have a promising group of youngstock at home sires include Reality, Harmony, Modesto, Lawrence, Hammer, Burdette & Poker! STOP IN OR GIVE US A CALL!!!
Foggy Valley Ayrshires
Nominated All-American Jr. 3-year-old. Was a great way for her to finish!
MOY-AYR FARM
The Schmidt Family
Steven, Pauline W7864 Territorial Rd. Rebecca & Emily Delavan, WI 53115 Home: 608-883-6822 Steve cell: 262-374-0051 email: paulineschmidt27@gmail.com
Autumn-Ayr Craig Keller 1439 Keller Road Mount Horeb, WI 53572 farming53572@yahoo.com
1768 Rangeline rd. Auburndale, WI 54412 (715) 387-0960 shauna_offer@hotmail.com Visitors Always Welcomed!
If there is anything any breeder would like to discuss please feel free to contact me.
RED ROCK AYRSHIRES
Rick Schwoerer & Mina Gumieny Wade, Brooklyn & Colby Edgar, WI 715-352-3154
608.879.2986
Wishing all our Ayrshire Friends a Great Spring Season!
john, Shauna, Hunter & Peyton Offer
Looking forward to seeing everybody at the National Convention in June and at shows throughout the summer.
Looking Forward to seeing you at the shows this season! 10411 West Stuart Road Orfordville, WI 53576
Recent Classification Results A Good Day to End The Year!! Mapleburn Loto Charm-EX-90 Daltondale Loto Madora- EX-91 Foggy-Valley Brendan Nastia- VG-87 Honey-Dew Rawhide Elite- VG-85 __________________________ Also 4 of Meadowdale Farm/ Richards Family cows scored Excellent!!
Oxyoke Dairy
Harry and Ellie Lynch
President: Bill Kolaske W3831 Landstad Road, Bonduel, WI 54107 • 920-639-2397 Vice-President: Harry Lynch 10411 W. Stuart Road, Orfordville, WI 53576 • 608.879.2986 Secretary/Treasurer: Sandra Ellenbecker N1638 Erdine Lane, Hortonville, WI 54944 • 920.915.0400
Bear-Ayr Farm
Donna Mertz, DVM N2533 Jefferson Rd. Neosho, WI 53059 920-382-7678
Wisconsin Annual Meeting in Waupaca wCongratulations wFun Auction
to 2013 Queen Caitlyn Cull
raised $565 for the Juniors
wJunior Production Awards: Makhi Lawrence, Carly & Charlie Richards, Kari Orzechowski wScrapbook Award Winners: Pre-Juniors: Katie Gillette, Matthew Boeder, Melody Baxter Juniors: Alexis Diemel, Cody Baxter Intermediates: Kari Orzechowski, Kristen Allen
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Wisconsin Ayrshire Breeders Association Our All American Nominations Grand-View Burdette Diamond EX-91 (9 gen. EX) Res. All-American Jr. 3-Yr-Old
Grand-View Calimero Dea-ET
Ullmer Dairy
(Diamond’s sister) HM All-American Spring Yearling HM All-American Fall Yearling
Nom. All-Amerian Summer Yearling
Grand-View Sumtotal Divot EX-92 Nom. All-American 4-Yr-Old
GrandView Ayrshires
Damian & Kiley Ullmer N9268 State Hwy. 55 Seymour, WI 54165 920-833-2995
Tim & Katie Busch N6470 County Road C, Cecil, WI 54111 920-609-7476 tb1972@frontiernet.net Ask ABA Cont. from pg. 5
Farms. The Fenton Family will be hosting a classification workshop and a relaxing evening of fun and fellowship at their farm.
also obtain information on the ABA website, www.usayrshire.com. You won’t want to miss this event and spending time with other who love Ayrshires.
How can I get more details about the National Ayrshire Convention and the activities? A completed schedule and reservation form is on pages 9 and 10 of this magazine. You can
Are there other things to do in the area? Southwestern Ohio offers some other activities if you are seeking a break from the cows. Wilmington is located within an hour of Cincinnati,
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Thank You to those who purchased our consignments in Iowa, Ohio and Kentucky. We wish you the best of luck with them.
Grand-View DW Got It Too Grand-View Sumtotal Goodies-ET
President: Bill Kolaske W3831 Landstad Road, Bonduel, WI 54107 • 920-639-2397 Vice-President: Harry Lynch 10411 W Stuart Road, Orfordville, WI 53576 • 608.879.2986 Secretary/Treasurer: Sandra Ellenbecker N1638 Erdine Lane, Hortonville, WI 54944 • 920.915.0400
Daltondale Farms John Dalton 262-966-2608 (barn) Nick Tetzlaff 262-719-1165 (cell) Donna Mertz (cell) 920-382-7678
Columbus and Dayton, so there are three major airports for travel. The National Museum of the United State Air Force is located in Dayton for those interested in aviation. Waynesville, OH offers great exploring for those interested in antiques and the Jeffersonville Outlet Mall provides shopping opportunities. Columbus and Cincinnati provide lots of variety to meet the interests of visitors.
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Ayrshire High DHIR Lactations The published 'high lactations' are those 305-day lactations completed October 2012-February 2013 with either Milk, Fat, or Protein values at least 25% higher than last year's breed averages. Cows included are from herds enrolled in either the Ayrshire Breeders' Association GOLD or REWARDS programs. FIVE TO TEN YEAR Olds
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% Prot Protein ECM
ULLMSTAR WILTON NICOLE 05-01 30440 3.3 1023 2.7 850 29322 LABRIE WILTON-ET ULLMER, DAMIAN & KILEY, SEYMOUR, WI PALMYRA TRI-STAR P. ROSY 05-08 26480 4.0 1076 2.9 779 28202 PALMYRA TRI-STAR CREEK, EVAN P., HAGERSTOWN, MD JACKSON-HILL LARO ODETTE 05-11 25730 4.2 1103 2.9 760 28170 DES CHAMOIS PAT LARO-ET ATHERTON, JEFF, GREENWOOD, NY RUMAR MANDY 6 MANDE’ 05-06 27640 3.4 966 3.0 843 27618 RUMAR GALANT KING BACK, RUSSELL & DAMIAN &, SEYMOUR, WI SHARWARDS ST. PATRICK SUE 05-02 26060 3.7 973 3.0 787 26788 VALLEY-VIEW CRNLIUS ST PATICK ULLMER, DAMIAN & KILEY, SEYMOUR, WI VAN-DE PARDNER BLANCHE BOOGIE 07-09 24770 3.7 920 2.9 732 25284 WOODLAND VIEW PARDNER-ET HAZELTINE, ROBERT & TIFFANY, JANESVILLE, WI OAK-CREST PRINCESS 05-07 23860 4.0 968 2.8 682 25248 PALMYRA PARDNER BASHFUL VINKEMEIER, JEFF, TINA,COURTNEY,, NORWOOD/YOUNG, AMER, MN SPRING-RUN MOHAWK JULES 05-10 23600 3.7 892 3.4 803 25050 BROW-AYR TRIDENT MOHAWK GRESS, EILEEN C. &, SHREVE, OH SUNNY-ACRES JERICHO’S JENNA 07-04 23990 3.7 889 3.2 778 24959 SUNNY-ACRES SOLDIER’S JERICHO EVANS, DOUGLAS E., GEORGETOWN, NY HALL’S S MEDALIST PAULA 06-10 25860 3.1 815 3.1 804 24799 SAGUENAYENNE KATE MEDALIST-ET STANFORD, MCKENZIE, TRYON, OK JACKSON-HILL METALIST AVA 06-04 23230 4.0 946 2.9 687 24793 SAGUENAYENNE KATE MEDALIST-ET ATHERTON, JEFF, GREENWOOD, NY JACKSON-HILL CALIMERO KYLIE 05-02 24040 3.6 870 3.0 734 24412 MARGOT CALIMERO ATHERTON, JEFF, GREENWOOD, NY S&M-AYR DILLIGENT’S DAISY 05-03 21650 4.3 942 3.2 696 24290 VISSERDALE DILLIGENT-ET ZOOK, MIKE S., HONEY BROOK, PA PALMYRA RAVEN S GINGERANNE 05-01 23660 3.7 878 2.9 696 24118 GALNEY-EPC RIPKEN RAVEN HANSON, MATTHEW, GOODRIDGE, MN TRUE-AYR MARLO’S M&M 05-07 22190 3.7 842 3.1 689 23121 TRUE-AYR K-DIXIES MARLO GLENGARRY FARMS LLC, BURKE, NY SUNNY-ACRES WILTON’S PARMIDA 05-03 22560 3.6 825 3.0 677 22935 LABRIE WILTON-ET HALL, HUNTER, RIPLEY, OK KNAPP-TIME NOLAN JOSLYN 06-05 19740 4.6 915 3.2 642 22927 BONNIE BRAE NOLAN TENTINGER, JIM & SHARON, REMSEN, IA AMBER CONN GLEE 05-04 21080 4.1 874 3.0 652 22906 SHADY WALNUT CONN STANFORD, MCKENZIE, TRYON, OK AYRDELL’S KING PIN PATZY 05-08 22740 3.2 742 3.2 745 22409 MORROW KING PIN HAZELTINE, MARGARET L., JANESVILLE, WI TENTINGER SHANE CLEVER 08-02 20010 4.3 861 3.2 648 22359 GOOD-VUE BRENDANS SHANE TENTINGER, JIM & SHARON, REMSEN, IA MAPLE-TWIN PATRIOT BELLE 06-00 20680 3.9 812 3.4 704 22347 KILDARE PATRIOT DINDERMAN, BRIAN & KRISTI, ORANGEVILLE, IL HALL’S RUBEN FAITH 09-05 18660 4.7 879 3.5 663 22258 COVEY-FARMS PATRICK RUBEN STANFORD, MCKENZIE, TRYON, OK REAL-HEART PL DARLA 05-11 22290 3.3 743 3.3 740 22239 DES CHAMOIS PAT LARO-ET FITZSIMMONS, TRAVIS &, CUSHING, OK
LINCOLNSHIRE VERITY 59 05-09 21420 3.6 780 3.2 699 22138 LINCOLNSHIRE NICHOLAS PLACE, JAMES D., ONTARIO, NY SCAPELAND LARO’S QUILL 08-09 22150 3.3 748 3.1 695 21934 DES CHAMOIS PAT LARO-ET HANSON, DAVID, GOODRIDGE, MN JACKSON-HILL PARAGON MEGAN 06-05 22020 2.9 640 2.8 632 20039 POLLY’S PARAGON ATHERTON, JEFF, GREENWOOD, NY SHARWARDS ASHLYN 06-02 31970 3.6 1159 3.1 993 32613 LABRIE WILTON-ET ULLMER, DAMIAN & KILEY, SEYMOUR, WI CON-LIN’S AVENGER TOPAZ 07-05 26270 4.9 1303 2.7 725 30684 KELLCREST AVENGER NEHLS, DARIN, CASHTON, WI BONERT ROBIN 619 05-03 26440 4.0 1081 3.3 882 28995 MAPLE-DELL SHIPLEY BONERT, MATTHEW F., EPWORTH, IA CLOVER TRI-STAR CHERRY 07-05 26130 3.9 1044 3.1 814 27925 PALMYRA TRI-STAR HABERMANN, TODD, MANITOWOC, WI HI AYR VIEW GRANITE ALLIE 06-00 27560 3.3 936 2.9 825 27073 PALMYRA L.H. GRANITE OELLERICH, JORDON, LENA, IL HARDY FARM NOLAN ELANTRA 06-11 20850 5.4 1126 2.9 611 25799 BONNIE BRAE NOLAN HARDY, HENRY JACK, FARMINGTON, ME ANMAR KOOL JONI 05-04 22780 4.5 1031 3.0 689 25761 EMERALD-FARMS PARDNER KOOL SCHWARZ-TOLLENAAR, TAMI A., ELK GROVE, CA ONWORD BBBK ABIGAIL 08-11 25980 3.4 897 2.9 779 25720 BLACKADDAR B B KELLOGG SCHUTTE, JONNA B, MONONA, IA CONEBELLA SARGE’S WENDY 05-02 27170 3.1 854 2.9 800 25704 MAPLE-DELL AVENGER SARGE TOPP, TANNER, WOOSTER, OH CONEBELLA CARLOS’ JEVON 05-01 25530 3.5 894 3.1 800 25686 CONEBELLA PARDNER’S CARLOS GABLE, DONALD C., ELVERSON, PA ATLANTA POTTER WENDY 05-03 22660 4.1 948 3.3 769 25223 DES PRAIRIES POTTER PLACE, JAMIE & MAGGIE, CANISTEO, NY THE SHOW BETH’S BETSY 06-03 25290 3.5 902 2.7 703 25012 ARROWHEAD-MARALISE THE SHOW VINKEMEIER, JEFF, TINA,COURTNEY,, NORWOOD/YOUNG, AMER, MN JACKSON-HILL FIRELITE HICCUP 06-11 26210 3.2 849 2.8 749 24958 SHAMROCK-HILLS FIRELITE ATHERTON, JEFF, GREENWOOD, NY TRUE-AYR SWEDMARK’S S-BO 08-10 23910 3.7 896 3.0 741 24757 VISSERDALE SWEDMARK-ET-S WAITE, AMANDA, MIDDLEBURG, PA TENTINGER DEACON LABEL 06-01 21470 4.4 953 3.3 709 24467 MOY-AYR BBBK DEACON TENTINGER, JIM & SHARON, REMSEN, IA MAULFAIR ACRES TOF GERRI 08-09 23670 3.6 853 3.3 785 24438 DES PRAIRIES TOF MAULFAIR, DAVID A., JONESTOWN, PA PALMYRA CANNON RAE 06-08 24390 3.5 862 2.9 729 24387 PALMYRA JERRY’S CANNON CREEK, EVAN P., HAGERSTOWN, MD CONEBELLA CARLOS’ DASHER 05-06 24060 3.4 840 3.2 778 24347 CONEBELLA PARDNER’S CARLOS GABLE, DONALD C., ELVERSON, PA SCAPELAND RESTLESS BRIDGET 05-03 23780 3.5 844 3.0 725 23926 COVEY-FARMS RESTLESS HEART BLUE SPRUCE FARM INC, BRIDPORT, VT RIPPLING-BROOK MOMBO MIRA 06-07 24710 3.3 827 2.7 687 23736 FOREST PARK PATRICK’S MOMBO VARNER, DOUGLAS E., SHIRLEYSBURG, PA SPRING-RUN SPECTACULAR MOONET 09-05 25200 3.2 808 2.7 690 23672 WILSHORE SPECTACULAR WOLF, THOMAS A., SHREVE, OH
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DALTONDALE SPECIAL AVA 05-06 20560 4.4 916 3.3 698 FOREVER SCHOON SPECIAL K OELLERICH, JORDON, LENA, IL SCAPELAND NEVADA DANITTA 05-09 23610 3.6 853 2.8 666 SCAPELAND PARDNER NEVADA BLUE SPRUCE FARM INC, BRIDPORT, VT SHIREDALE S.K. SHELLY 09-10 20990 4.3 922 3.0 639 FOREVER SCHOON SPECIAL K JUMP, ROBERT E., ADA, OH CEDARCUT WILTON CLEO TORNADO 06-11 24660 3.1 788 2.8 692 LABRIE WILTON-ET MC CAULLEY, TYLOR J., CAZENOVIA, NY BAR-VUE TEST DOLLAR 06-10 22660 3.7 852 2.8 654 DE LA CAVEE TEST -ET IRRTHUM FARM, INC., WANAMINGO, MN SKI-PAL ANGELINA 05-07 22060 3.6 801 3.3 739 FOREVER SCHOON SPECIAL K KOSS, ALLISON & GERALD, EPWORTH, IA MAPLE-DELL DILLIGENT KIT 06-02 21050 4.1 864 3.1 659 VISSERDALE DILLIGENT-ET PATRICK, DAVID, WOODBINE, MD FOL-AYR C MARGARITA 05-02 22520 3.5 799 3.0 691 FOREVER SCHOON MM CORNELIUS BLUE SPRUCE FARM INC, BRIDPORT, VT SPRING-RUN GRIFFY BOBI 05-02 21280 3.5 764 3.4 733 BROW-AYR TRIDENT GRIFFEY WOLF, THOMAS A., SHREVE, OH VALES-PRIDE EXTREME ODYSSEY 06-06 20580 4.2 867 2.6 555 VALES-PRIDE RUNAWAY EXTREME VALENTINE, MICHAEL & DENISE, EMMITSBURG, MD LINCOLNSHIRE IVY 05-02 22660 3.1 719 3.1 704 LABRIE WILTON-ET PLACE, JAMES D., ONTARIO, NY FAMILY-AF-AYR DENVER HAILEY 06-08 22470 3.4 777 2.6 595 FAMILY-AF-AYR BRENDAN DENVER BORCHARDT, SARAH, CALEDONIA, IL SPRING-RUN MOMBO INDI 07-08 22110 3.2 719 2.8 636 FOREST PARK PATRICK’S MOMBO WOLF, THOMAS A., SHREVE, OH GOOD-VUE EAGLES MINUTE 07-01 22730 2.9 669 2.7 620 FOREST-PARK JASON EAGLE HANSON, MICHAEL, LINDA,, GOODRIDGE, MN VALES-PRIDE RANSOM ZESTY 08-02 22950 2.6 606 3.1 717 VALES-PRIDE SOLDIER RANSOM VALENTINE, ROBERT & MADELINE, THURMONT, MD SENIOR FOUR YEAR OLDS
Age
Milk
% Fat
Fat
23562
23404
23251
23152
22907
22817
22686
22130
21953
21790
21694
21120
20560
20515
% Prot Protein ECM
BURR-AYR FARMS MIKA SUNAMI 04-06 30090 3.8 1164 3.2 963 VATMARKEN MIKA BURR, KIMBERLY ANN, TRUMANSBURG, NY CIMARRON VALLEY C. LAILA 04-09 26440 3.9 1040 3.2 853
Spring 2013
23611
31847
28255
MARGOT CALIMERO STANFORD, MCKENZIE, TRYON, OK S&M-AYR CONN’S NINJUA 04-09 20020 4.3 873 3.2 646 SHADY WALNUT CONN WINKLER, ALEXIS ANN, WOODBINE, MD GALNEY-EPC BALTIMORE ROSA 04-11 21930 3.5 779 3.2 715 PALMYRA PARDNER BALTIMORE CREEK, EVAN P., HAGERSTOWN, MD HI-AYR-VIEW GRANITE ANGEL 04-06 20640 3.9 811 3.3 696 PALMYRA L.H. GRANITE OELLERICH, JORDON, LENA, IL CONEBELLA DILLIGENT’S STARLA 04-08 21280 3.6 785 3.2 696 VISSERDALE DILLIGENT-ET GABLE, DONALD C., ELVERSON, PASE RUMAR MINNIE LASS 04-11 35350 4.5 1593 3.0 1075 STILLMORE ARIZONA MASTER ULLMER, DAMIAN & KILEY, SEYMOUR, WI ANMAR PETER JESSY II 04-06 25090 4.5 1144 3.0 764 PETERSLUND SCHWARZ-TOLLENAAR, TAMI A., ELK GROVE, CA DALTONDALE MAJOR LEGUE HOPE 04-11 28260 3.3 945 2.8 804 NEW VISION W. MAJOR LEGUE JERECZEK HOMESTEAD DAIRY LLC, DODGE, WI JERECZEK CHARLIE NANCY 04-06 25680 3.7 963 3.0 775 SUNRISE-RIDGE CHARLIE JERECZEK HOMESTEAD DAIRY LLC, DODGE, WI VALES-PRIDE CHARLIE RACKET 04-08 21720 4.1 911 3.2 706 SUNRISE-RIDGE CHARLIE VALENTINE, GAVIN R., THURMONT, MD GLENGARRY FOLKIE’S FIONA 04-06 22750 3.7 856 2.9 662 BLACKADDAR FOLKE-ET GLENGARRY FARMS LLC, BURKE, NY JACKSON-HILL PETE RAPUNZEL 04-09 22240 3.7 832 3.0 669 JACKSON-HILL SPECIAL K PETE ATHERTON, JEFF, GREENWOOD, NY MAULFAIR ACRES HERMAN JACKIE 04-07 19600 4.8 941 2.9 585 VISSERDALE HERMAN MAULFAIR, DARYL D., JONESTOWN, PA SHARWARDS NORMANDIN DELTA 04-11 20520 4.2 876 3.1 650 DUO STAR NORMANDIN KEEHNER, DARRYL J., GUTTENBERG, IA RUMAR MINNIE QUEEN 04-07 23200 3.4 796 2.8 669 STILLMORE ARIZONA MASTER ULLMER, DAMIAN & KILEY, SEYMOUR, WI SHADYLANE PARTRICHE 04-06 18690 4.5 848 3.1 580 SHADYLANE PETER GLENGARRY FARMS LLC, BURKE, NY JUNIOR FOUR YEAR OLDS
Age
Milk
% Fat
Fat
22503
22407
22263
22136
39929
28520
27268
26448
23983
23291
22864
22807
22734
22711
21269
% Prot Protein ECM
VALES-PRIDE BURDETTE VALENTINE 04-05 24160 3.9 945 3.1 PALMYRA TRI-STAR BURDETTE
765
25646
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DHIR cont. from pg. 13 VALENTINE, MARK R., THURMONT, MD VAN-DE PETE PERDITA PETRA 04-02 23880 3.4 834 3.3 809 PETERSLUND HAZELTINE, ROBERT & TIFFANY, JANESVILLE, WI HI-AYR-VIEW MASTERPIECE JAMM 04-04 20230 4.3 877 4.0 826 LONE BIRCH MASTERPIECE DINDERMAN, BRIAN & KRISTI, ORANGEVILLE, IL CONEBELLA CASEY’S CRISPY 04-04 25790 2.8 745 3.0 789 CONEBELLA LAW’S CASEY GABLE, DONALD C., ELVERSON, PA PALMYRA BURDETTE G. GINGER 04-04 21500 3.8 838 3.3 718 PALMYRA TRI-STAR BURDETTE PALMYRA FM CATTLE PART., HAGERSTOWN, MD RIPPLING-BROOK MIKA SUKI 04-02 22070 3.7 837 3.0 681 VATMARKEN MIKA VARNER, DOUGLAS E., SHIRLEYSBURG, PA SCAPELAND MILLIE 04-03 20690 3.8 796 3.3 692 SCAPELAND TRI STAR BLUE SPRUCE FARM INC, BRIDPORT, VT GLENGARRY MANDELLAS SHINE 04-04 24540 3.8 957 3.0 746 HUNNINGTON MANDELLA GLENGARRY FARMS LLC, BURKE, NY CR-FARM JULIO’S NERISSA 04-00 23720 3.6 876 2.9 695 WILSHORE JULIO C R FARM, LINWOOD, JR. &, NEWBURY, VT PALMYRA NORMANDIN AG BETHANY 04-01 21800 4.0 893 3.3 728 DUO STAR NORMANDIN CREEK, MARK ALLEN, HAGERSTOWN, MD LINCOLNSHIRE PROMISE 04-04 23500 3.3 784 3.2 752 KELLCREST HARMONY-ET PLACE, JAMES D., ONTARIO, NY TENTINGER RAY LILLIAN 04-00 22080 3.8 841 2.9 642 COVEY-P&A SPECIAL RAY TENTINGER, JIM & SHARON, REMSEN, IA JACKSON-HILL BARNEY JOY 04-02 22180 2.9 665 3.1 689 CROWN-QUEST BARNEY ATHERTON, JEFF, GREENWOOD, NY SENIOR THREE YEAR OLDS
Age
Milk
% Fat
Fat
24434
23920
23762
23052
22959
22056
25789
24105
23935
23252
22734
20825
% Prot Protein ECM
MAULFAIR ACRES CONN TONI 03-07 25800 3.4 883 2.9 769 SHADY WALNUT CONN MAULFAIR, DAVID A., JONESTOWN, PA EMERALD-FARMS SANTIAGO OKRA 03-11 17750 4.8 852 3.1 555 KELLCREST SANTIAGO-ET FENTON, LOGAN & REGAN, WINCHESTER, OH GLENGARRY BURDETTES VERA 03-11 22010 2.8 618 2.8 617 PALMYRA TRI-STAR BURDETTE GLENGARRY FARMS LLC, BURKE, NY CON-LIN’S SHOWSTARS TRIUMPH 03-06 26200 4.2 1114 3.1 813 KELLCREST SHOWSTAR-ET NEHLS, DARIN, CASHTON, WI LONE-ELM KELLYBUCK RILEY 03-10 23530 4.3 1030 3.2 760 KILDARE KELLYBUCK HOPPAUGH, DANIEL R., COLUMBIA CROSSROAD, PA LINCOLNSHIRE FANETTE 03-07 24890 3.4 870 3.0 756 VIEUX VILLAGE ARIZONA PLACE, JAMES D., ONTARIO, NY HAYNES FARM NINCOMPOOP 03-06 23610 3.8 900 2.9 700 VISSERDALE HERMAN HAYNES, SCOTT D., TULLY, NY RIGHT-ANGLE JACK LUCY 03-06 21970 3.8 855 3.2 707 RIGHT-ANGLE TRI-STAR JACK TENTINGER, JIM & SHARON, REMSEN, IA HAYNES-FARM HERMAN T-REX 03-07 20120 4.3 876 2.9 597 VISSERDALE HERMAN HAYNES, SCOTT D., TULLY, NY JUNIOR THREE YEAR OLDS
Age
Milk
% Fat
Fat
25408
20834
19643
28847
age
26505
24849
24415
23347
22222
% Prot Protein ECM
CEDARCUT KBUCK CELLA CATHY 03-05 27930 4.0 1132 3.0 KILDARE KELLYBUCK MC CAULLEY, TYLOR J., CAZENOVIA, NY SUNNY-ACRES YBJ VICTORIA 03-05 26590 2.9 795 3.1 YELLOW BRIAR JOURNEYMAN EVANS, DOUGLAS E., GEORGETOWN, NY
LINCOLNSHIRE OLVA 03-05 25530 3.3 861 3.0 767 KELLCREST SHOWSTAR-ET PLACE, JAMES D., ONTARIO, NY REAL HART LITTLE QUEEN 03-05 22030 3.6 794 3.2 724 HAYNES-FARM MAR OLIVER STANFORD, MCKENZIE, TRYON, OK 7OAKS HL ZORRO’S ABBY 03-01 21050 3.6 778 3.3 697 KILDARE ZORRO ET (FC) LAWRENCE, KIM, JANESVILLE, WI VAN-DE ORKKO CONSTANCE OLYMPIA 03-02 25300 3.6 930 3.3 847 PUROLAN ORKKO FI HAZELTINE, ROBERT & TIFFANY, JANESVILLE, WI WALZ DILLIGENT DAISY 03-02 23830 3.7 901 3.1 742 VISSERDALE DILLIGENT-ET MITTELSTED, ALYSE, CRESCO, IA RAD-AYR PHILLIP RAZZULOUS 03-05 22110 4.2 929 3.2 721 SANROSA ROYAL PHILLIP RADER, REBECCA, MANSFIELD, OH COVEY-P&A CAL JACKIE 03-00 23040 3.7 853 3.2 739 MARGOT CALIMERO WORDEN, JACOB, OELWEIN, IA VALES-PRIDE BENNETT NADALEE 03-03 21310 4.3 933 3.0 652 PALMYRA MILL BENNETT VALENTINE, MICHAEL & DENISE, EMMITSBURG, MD PALMYRA-EPC ROMEO ROSALYN 03-03 23230 3.6 850 3.0 713 COVEY-FARMS ROMEO CREEK, EVAN P., HAGERSTOWN, MD MAPLE-DELL PADDY PETUNIA 03-01 22140 4.0 887 2.8 642 WOODLAND VIEW PADDY-ET MURRAY, MORGAN, WOODBINE, MD SPRING-RUN PHILLIP ISSADORA 03-04 18670 4.9 916 3.7 704 SANROSA ROYAL PHILLIP WOLF, THOMAS A., SHREVE, OH FAWNWOOD ACLAIM LUCY 03-03 21290 3.9 851 3.2 685 PALMYRA ROMEO ACLAIM MASON, P. THOMAS, CHESTERTOWN, MD PALMYRA NORMANDIN C BETHANY 03-03 21250 3.9 831 3.3 703 DUO STAR NORMANDIN CREEK, MARK ALLEN, HAGERSTOWN, MD AUTUMN-AYR GORDY SAMANTHA 03-05 22770 3.4 780 2.9 668 KELLER, CRAIG M., MT. HOREB, WI MAPLE-DELL HERMAN VIE 03-05 22360 3.4 780 3.0 677 VISSERDALE HERMAN PATRICK, DAVID, WOODBINE, MD EMERALD-FARMS LOADED VAL 03-04 18770 4.9 920 3.0 572 HAWKSFIELD LOADED JODREY, COREY & CODY, WINCHESTER, OH JACKSON-HILL POKER GENEVIEVE 03-02 21960 3.4 747 3.2 706 DES CHAMOIS POKER-ET ATHERTON, JEFF, GREENWOOD, NY SENIOR TWO YEAR OLDS
841
29848
839
25031
Milk
% Fat
Fat
% Prot Protein
JACKSON-HILL BALTIMORE JESSIE 02-11 23650 3.6 866 3.0 PALMYRA PARDNER BALTIMORE BAILEY, DUNCAN, FILLMORE, NY MAULFAIR ACRES TRIDENT BRANDY 02-06 18860 5.0 957 3.3 ARDROSSAN EV KATES TRIDENT *TF MAULFAIR, DALE E., JONESTOWN, PA GRAND-VIEW POTTER DOODAD 02-06 20610 4.1 863 3.1 DES PRAIRIES POTTER BUSCH, TIMOTHY H. & KATIE, CECIL, WI GRAND-VIEW CONN RAIN 02-06 22130 3.6 802 3.0 SHADY WALNUT CONN BUSCH, TIMOTHY H. & KATIE, CECIL, WI JUNIOR TWO-YEAR-OLDS
Age
Milk
% Fat
Fat
25021
22699
21977
26415
24803
24452
23901
23745
23737
23349
23036
22914
22772
22356 22287
22170
21938
ECM
711
24067
625
23060
647
22574
673
22468
% Prot Protein ECM
P&A RAWHIDE ITA 02-00 20710 5.0 1052 3.4 708 CKO RAWHIDE WORDEN, JACOB, OELWEIN, IA JACKSON-HILL GLADIATOR JASMINE 02-03 23890 3.8 928 3.0 719 JACKSON-HILL GLADIATOR ATHERTON, JEFF, GREENWOOD, NY SUNNY-ACRES TSB SILK 02-03 21390 4.6 988 3.3 708 PALMYRA TRI-STAR BURDETTE EVANS, GREGORY W. B., GEORGETOWN, NY
25493
25006
24887
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New York Ayrshire Breeders’ Jim Curtis, President 315.655.8909 | Jim Patsos, Jr., Vice-President 315.568.2470 Joan Curtis, Secretary 315.655.8909 Kathleen Haynes Randall, Treasurer 315.696.8353 | Diana Curtis, Youth Director 315.289.3074
It’s Christmas All Year Long!
Mandacres Ayrshires
Sunny Acres Farm Doug & Kathe Evans & Family
Sal & Jeanne Licata & Amanda Rottingen 263 Petkewec Road, Cooperstown, NY 13326 607-293-7392
4106 Davenport Road Georgetown, NY 13072 315.837.4777 Andrew: 315.750.0719 Greg: 315.456.8283 sunnyacresayrshires@gmail.com
Kler-Vu Ramius Christmas
All American Senior 2-Year-Old 2-02 Proj. 30,999M 3.6% 1103F 3.0% 945P Dam: Pineville-Farm Pardner Lexus, EX-92 5-02 365D 44,520M 4.1% 1840F 2.9% 1280P
KLER-VU FARM Tom Gillette 4791 East Rd., Turin, NY 13473 315.348.8681 email: j.gillette@southlewis.org
Cedarcut Farm RHA 19172M 751F 586P
The Curtis Family 3552 East Road Cazenovia, NY 13035 Home / Fax: 315.655.8909 Jim Cell: 315.380.5144 Diana 315.289.3074
Spring 2013
Ethier Acres Alain & Diane Ethier Argyle, NY 12809 518-638-6597
For more information on the New York Ayrshire Club please go to
www.nyayrshire.com
Join us June 26-29 Wilmington Ohio for the National Convention 15
ABA Director Candidates
Douglas Evans Georgetown, NY Officer Candidate – President Doug Evans, along with wife Kathe and children Andrew, Laura, Gregory and Rachel, owns and operates Sunny Acres Farm LLC in Georgetown, NY. The farm has been in the family for 146 years. Ayrshires were first introduced by Gerald Evans in 1932. The farm consists of 235 acres, of which 100-plus are tillable, 90 acres pasture and the balance in woodlot. Cropping consists of alfalfa/grass for hay and baleage and corn silage. Pasture is an essential part of the summer feeding program. Doug has been a member of the Ayrshire Breeders’ Association since 1971 and is currently vice president. He has served a total 19 years as a member of the ABA Board of Directors. He has served on almost all of the committees at various times. Evans is a member of the NYS Ayrshire Club, the Finger Lakes Ayrshire Club and the New England Ayrshire Club. The family has attended numerous national conventions and been active on the ABA board of directors and various ABA committees. Evans graduated from veterinary college at Cornell in 1974 and spent five years as a resident and assistant professor of medicine and surgery at Cornell. He returned home in 1979 to set up a 100 percent dairy practice serving dairies ranging from 25-5,000 head. He is a member of the AVMA and AABP, other breed organizations, Dairy Shrine, Alpha Zeta, and Alpha Psi fraternities and the Georgetown United Methodist Church. Over the years, Evan has been involved with the county Cooperative Extension Association (where he met his wife) as a board director, and member of the Ag Program Committee, the Otselic Valley School Board and as a trustee for the All American Dairy Foundation. Sunny Acres Ayrshires have been exhibited at all the major shows and have been fortunate to garner numerous championships, premier breeder and premier exhibitor banners over the years. Sunny Acres has supported national and state sales over the years and has had the privilege of consigning the top national seller three times. Doug has also had the opportunity to have judged many cattle shows across the U.S. and Canada, including World Dairy Expo, Royal Winter Fair, Louisville (NAILE), the Quebec Spring Show, numerous state fairs, regional shows in Canada and several national Junior shows in addition to some wonderful local fairs in New York and Pennsylvania. Tom Fenton Winchester, OH Officer Candidate – Vice President
Tom Fenton, Winchester, OH, is a partner in Emerald Farms Ayrshires with brothers, Doug and Ron, and sister, JoAnn Jodrey, and their families. Known worldwide as “Fenton Brothers”, this diversified farming operation consists of 500-plus acres with 115 milking Ayrshire cows and young stock, 65 beef cows, and 25 Tamworth and cross-bred sows. Crops include hay, soybeans, wheat, and the main cash crop of 50 acres of tobacco. Tom, his wife Connie, and their family also own a 285-acre farm where the beef herd is kept. They maintain a small select herd of 20 to 25 Shorthorn, Maine, and cross-bred clubcalf cows, which is known as Fenton Show Cattle. Tom has been involved with the Ayrshire cow his entire life. He is a 39-year member of the ABA and a member of the Ohio and Southwest Ohio Ayrshire clubs. Fenton has been a member of the ABA Board of Directors representing Region 2 for five years. He has served on the Finance, Nomination and FAS committees; been chairman of the Promotion Committee; and served three years as Treasurer. Tom’s previous leadership positions include 21 years as Executive Secretary of the Tamworth Swine Association. He has been elected to three 3-year terms on the Tamworth Board of Directors and held the Vice President and President positions.
Jim Tentinger, Remsen, IA Officer Candidate – Vice President Jim Tentinger and his wife, Sharon, own and operate Ten-Ayr Dairy near Remsen, Iowa, which is in the northwest corner of Iowa. The farm has been owned by members of the family since 1882, and Jim’s grandson will be the sixth generation involved in the operation. Their herd includes 190 milking cows. Jim’s father bought his first Ayrshire in 1950. Jim took over the herd from his father in 1976, and by 1978 the herd was all registered Ayrshires. Ayrshire steers, along with other purchased cattle, are finished out in a hoop building. Ten-Ayr Dairy has one full-time herdsman and two additional part-time milkers. A rotation of corn, soybeans and alfalfa is grown. The farm enterprise revolves around family. Jim’s son Travis farms with him. His son Craig works for Great Dane Trailers. Sharon has been an active committee member for the U.S. Ayrshire Breeders Foundation. The Tentingers have six grandchildren. Jim is a very active agricultural leader. He has been an ABA member since 1976. He is currently on the Executive Committee and has served on most other ABA committees over the years. Jim has been Vice President and President of the Iowa
Ayrshire Association. Jim and Sharon were co-chairpersons for the 2003 and 2009 national conventions. Jim has helped with the Iowa state sales and has exhibited cattle at the Iowa State Fair, Madison, WI and Louisville, KY. He has part ownership of cattle with other Ayrshire breeders. Jim is a board member of the Midwest Dairy Association Regional Division and Corporate Board, a member of the Iowa State Dairy Association and Western Iowa Dairy Association. He is a board member of the Cherokee Rural Water Association, a county director for the Farm Bureau and a director with the Plymouth County 4-H Council. Susan Edwards, West Grove, PA Director Candidate Region 1 Susan Edwards and her husband Bob reside in West Grove, PA, on the family’s Timberlawn Farm. They have two children, Matthew and Melissa. Both Penn State graduates, Melissa, with a masters degree in animal science, is an associate professor at Broome Community College in Binghamton, New York. She is married to Andrew Glenn and has two children, Ethan and Serena. Matthew, an electrical engineer, lives near the Farm. The Ayrshire operation includes her mother, Ann L. Young, and brother Charles Young and family. Until this year ,the herd consisted of 80-100 milking Ayrshires.The 150-acre farm includes 110 acres of tillable land that Susan oversees in crops. She and Bob purchased part of the farm in 1975; and in 1997, upon the death of her father, Nelson Young, became an owner and trustee with her mother on the remainder. Susan shares the Timberlawn Farm prefix with her sister, Barbara Rudy, who lives in Indianola, Iowa. Her daughter, Jennifer and husband, Wade Brunsman, Brone-Ayr Ayrshires, Dyersville, Iowa, help a great deal with Ayrshires purchased in the midwest. Susan’s loyalty to the Ayrshire breed is reflected in their family history. Her grandfather, George J. Laffey, purchased his first Ayrshires in 1930, with breeding from Penshurst Man O ‘War, and Strathglass, Neshaminy, Sycamore, and Masonic Homes Farm Ayrshires. His daughter, Ann Young, started to develop her herd from his breeding in the 1940s , and continued to improve her Ayrshires with national and international acquisitions.The purchase of Lippitt Roger in the 1960s produced some very successful cow families from line breeding. Fantastic udder conformity, longevity, and excellent milk production paid the bills for decades. A favorite champion owned and shown by Susan was Ardrossan Beau’s Nasturtium but her breeding never matched the production of the Roger daughters.
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Cows Scored Excellent Score Animal 93 FAMILY-AF-AYR CALIMERO DYNAMO F100470495 93 COOL-AYR HD BRITTANY F100261978 92 SE-AYR-A WILTON CORINA F100405192 92 FAMILY-AF-AYR LOTO DARLA F100535884 92 FOREST-PARK HARMONY’S LACE F100355358 92 GRAND-VIEW NELSON DEENA F100463660 91 SHARWARDS CALIMERO KERRY F100515880 91 MCCAYLAND OLYMPIC 2 SHILO F100410073 91 CONEBELLA BURDETTE’S SEREN F100486069 91 COOL-AYR COPPER’S OLIVIA F100573170 91 GRAND-VIEW VINCE HONAH LEE F100420100 91 SHAMROCK-HILLS MAYZIE F100486555 91 FAMILY-AF-AYR POKER DAMAGE F100561032 91 OLD BANKSTON PKR MELONY F100573152 90 BEVENDALE POKER PRUDENCE F100572722 90 MAULFAIR ACRES PROWLER PEYTON F100522204 90 MAULFAIR ACRES PROWLER CORTNEY F100521995 90 VERACITY-AYR MODEM CIERRA F100547669 90 VERACITY-AYR MODEM CAYENNE F100547650 90 CONEBELLA SARGE’S SALEM F100480447 90 CONEBELLA AVENGER’S DOVE F100517707 90 FAMILY-AF-AYR POKER LORRAINE F100571589 90 MCCAYLAND HERMAN MISHA F100545779 90 HEIMS JJ21F KELLOGG VANTRIDENT F100483589 90 AYRDELL’S LOT BETTE F100513655 90 FAMILY-AF-AYR SOLDIER LACE F100506071 90 FAMILY-AF-AYR D KELLOGG LEMA F100333165 90 MCCAYLAND TRIDENT MORA F100443040 90 FAMILY-AF-AYR GILLET LAMBEAU F100331930 90 MCCAYLAND HARMONY AMARILLA F100485198 90 FOREST-PARK CAPER’S SONATA F100451719 90 FAMILY-AF-AYR LOTO DEEDEE F100554319 90 HAYNES-FARM MAR WISTERIA F65000575 90 VERACITY-AYR KELLYBUCK JODY F100464353 90 FAMILY-AF-AYR OLY2 DEEDYNN F100453207 90 COOL-AYR TUX’S RUBY F100454673 90 FAMILY-AF-AYR BBK MYSTIC F100482654 90 VALLEYPEAK JETSTREAM HOWDY F100436194
January 2013 to February 2013 Date Scored 12/27/12 12/31/10 01/30/13 12/27/12 02/22/13 01/30/13 01/08/13 08/01/12 12/17/12 12/31/10 01/30/13 01/02/13 12/27/12 02/21/13 02/21/13 12/28/12 12/28/12 02/19/13 02/19/13 12/17/12 12/17/12 12/27/12 08/01/12 12/28/12 01/02/13 12/27/12 12/27/12 08/01/12 12/27/12 08/01/12 02/22/13 12/27/12 12/21/12 02/19/13 12/27/12 12/31/10 12/27/12 11/16/12
BAA 110.7 109.4 108.2 109.5 108.2 108.2 108.3 108.3 108.3 108.1 107.0 108.3 109.4 108.1 106.9 107.1 107.1 106.9 106.9 107.1 107.1 108.2 108.2 105.8 107.1 107.1 107.1 107.1 107.1 107.1 105.8 108.2 107.1 105.8 107.1 105.8 107.1 105.8
Born 08/05/06 09/26/00 06/28/05 06/13/08 02/20/04 08/16/06 03/28/07 04/28/05 04/11/07 02/03/07 10/06/05 06/23/06 03/02/09 12/04/08 05/07/09 12/21/07 10/02/07 09/09/08 09/29/08 01/11/07 08/07/07 10/31/08 03/17/08 04/04/07 07/13/07 07/05/07 10/16/03 05/08/06 09/17/03 09/09/06 06/30/06 10/07/08 05/12/06 08/27/06 07/08/06 06/01/05 03/03/07 03/02/06
Owner BORCHARDT, GREGG & PATRICIA, CALEDONIA, IL COOLIDGE, DAVID HOWARD, ROCHESTER, MN BUSCH, TIMOTHY H. & KATIE, CECIL, WI BORCHARDT, GREGG & PATRICIA, CALEDONIA, IL NELSON, GLEN & LOIS, MILLTOWN, WI BUSCH, TIMOTHY H. & KATIE, CECIL, WI SKI-PAL, YARRABEE, FAIRBANKS & BIEBER, EPWORTH, IA MC CAY, BRENT, TIPPECANOE, IN GABLE, DONALD C., ELVERSON, PA COOLIDGE, DAVID HOWARD, ROCHESTER, MN BUSCH, TIMOTHY H. & KATIE, CECIL, WI WINTERS, H. LOUIS, VALLEY GROVE, WV BORCHARDT, GREGG & PATRICIA, CALEDONIA, IL WOLF, JIM & KIM & FAMILY, EPWORTH, IA FRANTA, RICHARD, SPRING VALLEY, WI MAULFAIR, DALE E., JONESTOWN, PA MAULFAIR, DALE E., JONESTOWN, PA KEILBACH, CARLENE, EDWARDSVILLE, IL KEILBACH, CARLENE, EDWARDSVILLE, IL GABLE, DONALD C., ELVERSON, PA GABLE, DONALD C., ELVERSON, PA BORCHARDT, GREGG & PATRICIA, CALEDONIA, IL MC CAY, BRENT, TIPPECANOE, IN HEIMS, JAMES D., JR & JUDY, ANAMOSA, IA WINTERS, H. LOUIS, VALLEY GROVE, WV BORCHARDT, GREGG & PATRICIA, CALEDONIA, IL BORCHARDT, GREGG & PATRICIA, CALEDONIA, IL MC CAY, BRENT, TIPPECANOE, IN BORCHARDT, GREGG & PATRICIA, CALEDONIA, IL MC CAY, BRENT, TIPPECANOE, IN NELSON, GLEN & LOIS, MILLTOWN, WI BORCHARDT, GREGG & PATRICIA, CALEDONIA, IL HAYNES, SCOTT D., TULLY, NY KEILBACH, CARLENE, EDWARDSVILLE, IL BORCHARDT, GREGG & PATRICIA, CALEDONIA, IL COOLIDGE, DAVID HOWARD, ROCHESTER, MN BORCHARDT, GREGG & PATRICIA, CALEDONIA, IL WARD, KYLIE, LEXINGTON, NC
Southern National Show Photo Correction Southern National Show Champions (l-r): Lynn Lee, Past ABA President; Reserve Grand Champion, Mowrys Wilton Trista with Jared Helsley, Roaring Spring, PA on the halter; Grand and Intermediate Champion, Muellers M Legue Caylee with Gene Hall on halter, Patrick Myers and Judge Edmund Els from South Africa.
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In 1980, in addition to the farm, Susan started operating an insurance agency with a friend and remained licensed as an agent in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware for the next 25 years. She handled agricultural business and claims and served as a notary public. Susan has a lifetime membership with the ABA and has served on the promotion committee for the past two years. She has attended numerous national conventions and sales since 1970. She’s been a member of National Dairy Shrine since 1985. She chaired committees for National Ayrshire Conventions in Pennsylvania in 1970, 1986 and 2005. Susan served as a 4-H Leader for several clubs for 20 years and led several County Extension Committees overseeing the agricultural future of their county. She has served with several civic organizations including 20 years on the County United Way Board and as their president. After serving
30 years with the Southern Chester County YMCA Board, she is presently acting cochair of their Capital Building Campaign to raise $4 million dollars which they have almost achieved.
the New England Ayrshire Club and helps with the New England Quality Sale. Brian has been a 4-H leader for 25 years and State Dairy Judging Team coach. He has also served in various positions on the county DHIA, ASCS, and Farm Bureau boards. Brian works as the Postmaster of North Haverhill, NH. He currently services on the ABA Board of Directors and is eligible for re-election.
Brian Smith, Concord, NH Director Candidate Region 1 Brian Smith, Pike, NH, is a fourth generation Ayrshire breeder. His grandfather moved from Canada, milked Ayrshires and bottled and delivered raw 4.0% Ayrshire milk in the capital city of Concord, NH under the farm name of Fenbrooke Farm. Today the Smiths raise crops and heifers. The milking cows are housed at C R Farm – the Huntingtons. Brian and his wife, Judi have two grown children who work in the agricultural industry. Smith is a lifetime ABA member and has served on numerous committees on the national level. Brian is a past president of
Lynn Lee, Smyrna, TN Director Candidate Region 2 Lynn Lee of Smyrna, Tennessee, is a lifelong registered dairy cattle breeder with wide-ranging experience as a dairyman, auctioneer, classifier, and show judge. Lynn and his family operate a 525-acre farm and have, over the years, bred numerous All-Americans and Reserve All-Americans bearing their Lee’s Dixieland prefix.
Pennsylvania Ayrshire Breeders’ Association
Representing Pennsylvania, New Jersey & West Virginia Ayrshire Breeders
Going Forward
For more info contact any state officer or visit our website : www.paayrshires.com
We are excited to announce the birth of our second grand daughter. Saige Anne Balmer was born on January 20th at 4:16am weighing 6.7lbs and 19 1/2 inches. Congrats to the parents Jennie and Matt Balmer! Dale & Pattie Maulfair Jamie, Daryl, Jennifer, David & Rachel Maulfair 400 S. Center St. Jonestown, PA 17038 (717) 865-6439
President: Jason Mowry 3400 Lafayette Road | Roaring Springs PA 16673 Phone 814-224-2381 Vice President: Todd Frescura 204 Kemerer Road | Latrobe, PA 15650 Phone: Home- 724-423-3718 Barn- 724-424-2301 | Cell- 724-875-4633 Secretary/Treasurer: Bonnie Wentworth 1026 River Road | Quarryville, PA 17566 Phone: (717) 548-3896
55 memberships in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
The 4 Plum Bottom heifers to breed early this spring: Sired by: Democrat, Soldier & Taurus Petey Dams are: Aida EX 12,392M 4.8%F @ 5-11 (3 qtred) Prize EX 18,228M 4.0%F @ 3-0 Lydia V87 14,726M 5.3%F @ 5-11 Rhodis V81 12,336M 3.8%F @ 2-8 Cows & Heifers Always “Raised to Graze” Maybe a March calf for the PA calf & heifer sale 4/20. *Employment Opportunity - Herd Manager*
Plum Bottom Ayrshires Audrey Gay Rodgers
6364 SR 655 | Belleville, PA 17004 717-667-3731 | www.hameaufarm.com email: hameau@embarqmail.com
Some classification highlights... Sunrise-Ridge Farah EX 92 S&M-Ayr Herman’s Marie EX 91 Barrens-View Poker Memphis VG 89 Barrens-View Kale’s Ellie VG 85 Barrens-View Modem Lysha VG 85 Lysha & her dam, Barrens-View Laro’s Lytning EX 90, are both naturally polled.
The Baumgardner Family
Dan, Lori, Justin (Jud), Amy, Nate, Katie, and Rebekah Dillsburg, PA 717-432-3169 l wildcowz@ptd.net Visitors Always Welcome!
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He is a partner in a full-service auction company that is engaged in all aspects of dairy cattle sale management. Lynn has been involved with the ABA Board of Directors for 12 years, serving two terms as a director, one term as vice president and one term as president. He is the chair of the type committee and has served on numerous other committees. Outside of the ABA, he has served on local and state committees such as DHIA, Rutherford Farmers Coop. and the Rutherford County Farm Bureau. His judging assignments over the past several years have been prestigious, including national shows for many breeds at the World Dairy Expo at Madison, Wisconsin; All-American Dairy Show at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, Massachusetts; Western National in Puyallup, Washington; and the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Kentucky. He has also traveled to Australia, Colombia, Finland, Guatemala, Ireland, New Zealand and South Africa to judge national shows in those countries. Darren Otte, Columbus, IN Director Candidate Region 2 Darren Otte and his brother, Eric, are partners in Otte Dairy located in Columbus, IN. They started the dairy in 1998, building it from scratch on a farm where there hadn’t been
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dairy cattle for 35 years. Today they are milking 50 cows in a free-stall operation. Their original plan of milking 130 cows has been delayed by the dairy economy. Darren started working on the farm full-time four years ago while Eric continues to work off the farm. Darren has served on ABA national committees. He served as President of the Indiana Ayrshire Breeders Association in 2005 and 2006. He is a life member of the Whitecreek Lutheran Church. Darren and his wife, Laura, have three children: Harrison, Libby and Charlotte. ABA convention attendees have watched them grow from infancy. Jessica Gatton Dixon Conway, MO Director Candidate Region 3 In June 2011, Jessica and her husband Brett began milking together on a 100-acre farm in Conway, MO. Jessica began farming there with her mom in 2007. The Dixons’ Stil Dreamn Dairy herd consists of 70 milking registered Ayrshires, Guernseys, Holsteins and one Jersey. The herd averages an 88 pt classification score and a 16,000 RHA. There are 30 milking Ayrshires and they average 89 pts with a RHA of 15,000. They are in the process of setting up pastures for intensive grazing along with feeding corn and sargo silage during the winter
months. Jessica’s family purchased their first Ayrshires in 1998. She attended her first national Ayrshire show in 2000 and have since been to as many as possible. In 2009, they were named Preimer Breeder of the Southern National show in Louisville and then again in 2011. Due to the severe drought in their area, last year Jessica’s husband took a full-time job off the farm, so she is the one reponsbile for most of the daily dairy chores and decisions. They have no hired help. The Gattons are also expecting a baby boy this July. Jessica is currently serving as the secretary/treasurer of the Missouri ABA, which has recently been reorganized and is making great progress. In the short time she has held this office, she has received many calls from people trying to find Ayrshires to buy. She says, “Just being able to provide information to people has had a huge impact on growing our breed.” Jessica has served two years as secretary for the SW MO District Holstein Assocation which boasts over 200 members. Outside of the regular secreterial duties, she was also responsible for planning, organizing and obtaining funding for her district show which was also the largest in the state. David Koss, Epworth, IA Director Candidate Region 3
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Very Good Milking Yearlings & 2-Year-Olds Score Animal 89 OLD-BANKSTON REALITY MODEL 88 COVEY-P&A POKER JENTLEY 88 SUNNY-ACRES JACKSON’S BROOKLYN 87 BLUE-SPRUCE DL-WHAMMY 9512 87 CONEBELLA ELM’S ABILENE 87 GEMINAECHO LONGRUN JAYDEN 87 GMC JERICHO SAPPHIRE 87 MILLER’S LUCKY TOODLES 87 OLD-BANKSTON MONTREAL GOOCHI 86 CONEBELLA JACKSON’S SEELEY 86 FAMILY-AF-AYR LARO JELLO 86 FAMILY-AF-AYR LOTO DECISION 86 FOREST-PARK RISTOURN SNOWSHOE 86 HAWKSFIELD MODEM BRONARA ROSE 86 MCCAYLAND RAMIUS MIO 86 MOY-AYR JJ45F BBBK LDLUCK STA 86 OLD-BANKSTON JC MTRL MAKE IT 86 OLD-BANKSTON MONTREAL NASTY 86 VALES-PRIDE JACKSON MICHA 86 VALES-PRIDE VICTOR ROCQUEL 85 BAR-VUE RIGGS APRIL 85 CONEBELLA DOZER’S REAGAN 85 CROWN-QUEST BBBK SAVANNAH 85 EL-PASO POKER SNOW AVALANCHE 85 FAMILY-AF-AYR D LINDSAY 85 FAMILY-AF-AYR DW RANSOM 85 FOREST-PARK RAWHIDE GINGER 85 GRAND-VIEW DEMOCRAT DREAMY 85 HAYNES-FARM REALITY NONA 85 HEIMS JJ47F BURDETTE ANN MAY 85 HEIMS JJ48F HI-TEST EVE JUNE 85 HI-FASHION XAVIER XARA 85 MCCAYLAND RECHARGER MIKI 85 OLD-BANKSTON CROSBY STROUDEL 85 OLD-BANKSTON MONTREAL MOKA 85 OXYOKE ALISTAR HALIBUT 85 SUNNY-ACRES JACKSON’S VERONICA 85 SUNNY-ACRES JP KATIE 85 VALES-PRIDE DOZER GARNET 85 TENTINGER RAWHIDE UNITY 85 TENTINGER ADMISSION LEAF 85 TENTINGER POKER MARVEL 87 KIRKAMO RAMIUS RACHEL 85 PALMYRA ADMISSION CHARM 85 R-LYN RAMIUS MISTIC 87 R-LYN DIEGO JOLLY DEE 86 LOCUST-SPRING CAPT’N BROOKE 85 MOY-AYR HARMONY MILEY
December 2012-February 2013 Age 2-05 2-10 2-08 2-05 2-11 2-01 2-07 2-11 2-09 2-08 2-07 2-04 2-08 2-06 2-10 2-09 2-05 2-07 2-11 2-06 2-07 2-08 2-09 2-10 2-05 2-09 2-11 2-10 2-02 2-06 2-06 2-05 2-07 2-08 2-04 2-07 2-04 2-10 2-03 2-07 2-04 2-02 2-08 2-11 2-10 2-08 2-08 2-04
Date Scored 02/2013 02/2013 02/2013 02/2013 12/2012 02/2013 01/2013 02/2013 02/2013 12/2012 12/2012 12/2012 02/2013 12/2012 12/2012 12/2012 02/2013 02/2013 12/2012 12/2012 12/2012 12/2012 12/2012 02/2013 12/2012 12/2012 02/2013 01/2013 12/2012 12/2012 12/2012 12/2012 12/2012 02/2013 02/2013 12/2012 02/2013 02/2013 12/2012 11/2012 11/2012 11/2012 11/2012 11/2012 11/2012 11/2012 11/2012 10/2012
BAA 108.8 106.5 106.5 106.3 106.6 107.4 106.6 105.4 105.4 105.3 105.3 106.4 104.1 106.4 105.3 104.1 105.1 104.1 105.3 106.4 104.1 104.1 104.1 102.9 105.2 104.1 102.9 102.9 106.1 104.0 104.0 104.0 104.1 102.9 104.0 104.1 104.0 102.9 106.1 104.1 105.2 106.1 106.6 104.1 104.1 106.6 105.3 105.2
Herd Owner WOLF, KURT, IA WOLF, KURT, IA EVANS, DOUGLAS, NY BLUE SPRUCE FARM INC, VT GABLE, DONALD, PA WOLF, KURT, IA BENDER, WILLIAM, DE WOLF, KURT, IA WOLF, KURT, IA GABLE, DONALD, PA BORCHARDT, GREGG, IL BORCHARDT, GREGG, IL WOLF, KURT, IA SAYLES, CHARLES, MI MCCAY, BRENT, IN HEIMS, JAMES & JUDY, IA WOLF, KURT, IA WOLF, KURT, IA VALENTINE, MARK, MD VALENTINE, MICHAEL & DENISE, MD IRRTHUM FARM INC,MN GABLE, DONALD, PA HERNLEY, MIRANDA, PA FRANTA, RICHARD, WI BORCHARDT, GREGG, IL BORCHARDT, GREGG, IL NELSON, GLEN & LOIS, WI BUSCH, TIMOTHY & KATIE, WI HAYNES, SCOTT, NY HEIMS, JAMES & JUDY, IA HEIMS, JAMES & JUDY, IA HEIMS, JAMES & JUDY, IA MCCAY, BRENT, IN WOLF, KURT, IA WOLF, KURT, IA BORCHARDT, GREGG, IL EVANS, DOUGLAS, NY EVANS, DOUGLAS, NY VALENTINE, MICHAEL & DENISE, MD TENTINGER, JIM & SHARON, IA TENTINGER, JIM & SHARON, IA TENTINGER, JIM & SHARON, IA TENTINGER, JIM & SHARON, IA DOODY, ROBERT & SHERRIE, MD DOODY, ROBERT & SHERRIE, MD DOODY, ROBERT & SHERRIE, MD BOGARDUS, JAMES, NY HAWKINS, MELISSA
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Vermont Ayrshire Club, Inc. Dates to remember: VT Spring Sale, Rutland, Apr. 27 VT State Show, Essex Jct., Aug. 26 NE Quality Sale, Rutland, Oct. 20 President: Linwood Huntington (802) 866-5438 Vice President: Lori Before (802) 334-8198 Secretary/Treasurer: Arlene Conant (802) 728-5283
Only an Ayrshire will do!
Fancy Fall calf by Potter who has been nominated to futurity (transferable). Hopefully a couple March calves and probably a couple fresh ones.
Visitors always welcome at:
Pineville Farm The Conant Families Randolph Center, VT 05061 (802) 728-5944 tleacows5@together.net Maple Syrup Ayrshire Cattle
Wishing all a Happy & Prosperous 2013
Good Oak Farm
Jim, Tina, James, Summer & Arliss 1523 Gilman Rd. Bethel, VT 05032 802-234-9588
Spring 2013
Jim and Bev
8 Russell Rd. Tunbridge, VT 05077 802-763-8803
Does anybody else not like cow’s heads so high in professional photos?
STEEL WHEEL DAIRY Kelly & Renee Burke 149 Stewart Rd., Berlin, VT 05602 (802) 223-7927 - farm (802) 793-6199 - cell
Vermont - a good place to buy good Ayrshires...
NE Sale Consignments:
Participating in spring sales. See you there!
Fencroft Farm
Brian, Judi, Stevie & Zachary Smith Pike, NH | 603.989.9886
Vermont Ayrshire Club Sale
April 27 2013 at the Vermont State Fairgrounds, 175 S main Street, Rutland, Vermont Early consignments: Fresh cows, bred heifers and show age calves. Severl lots of Semen including 10 units of Trident
Consignments to the Vermont Spring Sale April 27 at Vermont State Fair Grounds Rutland, VT
Fresh 2-Year-old sired by Ramius Sept. calf sired by Bendig - Grandam with records to 18,000M 10 Units of Trident
Visitors are always welcome!
CR Farm
For more information, contact...
Lin Huntington, Sale Mgr. New England Quality Sale
3661 Rte. 5N Newbury, VT 05051 (802) 866-5438 phone (802) 866-5429 fax
Lin & Florrie (802) 866-5438
3661 Route 5 North on U.S. Rt. 5 Newbury, VT 05051 Fax: (802) 866-5429
Gordon and Sons (802) 866-5439
DHIR cont. from pg. 14 NAUTA FROSTMAN PIPPY 02-04 22120 3.5 791 3.0 669 NAUTA FROSTMAN JOHNS, LARRY & JONATHAN, ROCKVALE, TN FOREST-PARK POKER CHELSEA 02-00 25780 3.7 970 3.0 787 DES CHAMOIS POKER-ET ULLMER, DAMIAN & KILEY, SEYMOUR, WI GEMINAECHO JUPITER MILLIE 02-00 23470 4.1 972 3.1 737 KILDARE JUPITER-ET SCOTCH HAVEN FARMS - WILLIAM,, CROPSEY, IL SHARWARDS RAVEN SUNRISE 02-04 23070 3.9 914 2.8 666 GALNEY-EPC RIPKEN RAVEN ULLMER, DAMIAN & KILEY, SEYMOUR, WI PALMYRA BENDIG R BONNIE 02-00 20490 4.3 888 3.1 655 PALMYRA JERRY BENDIG CREEK, MARK ALLEN, HAGERSTOWN, MD YEARLINGS
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Dave Koss, Epworth, IA, grew up on Ski-Pal Ayrshire Farm, which was started in the early 1960s by his parents. He began breeding his own Ayrshire herd in 1975. Dave and his wife, Karen, have three daughters: Alison, Robin and Kaylee, who have been involved in showing Ayrshires. In addition, nephews Mitchell, Garrett and Spencer McDermott have played a big part at Ski-Pal. Dave has been an ABA member for more than 30 years. He has served on the Board of Directors from1993-1999 and 2000-2007. He then served two years terms as Vice President, President, and Past President. He has been involved on nearly every committee at one time or another and served as chairman of the Marketing Committee for many years. Koss has been a leader in the Iowa Ayrshire Association serving as President and Vice President. He has served as chairman for the sales for many years. Dave and Karen also served as co-chairman for the 2009 National Convention. Dave and Karen have owned and operated the The Pizza Factory in Epworth for 26 years.
Round Table Discussion With The Candidates 1. What do you think we can do as an Association to increase the value of the Registered Ayrshire? Dixon - Advertise and promote! To use a quote from my husband “Ayrshires do everything right but don’t have a stand-out trait that draws attention”. This is how other breeds see us, and we need to change that. Guernseys and Jerseys draw attention for their components, I feel that Ayrshires should be known for their longevity. In our experience, no other breed holds their udder quality throughout their age while breeding back every year and remaining profitable. I would like to see more emphasis in our promotional propaganda put on some of the outstanding older cows in the breed. It would also be more benefitical to spend our advertising dollars in other outlets as well, I see Jerseys and Brown Swiss in the Holstein World regularly. Ayrshires could be too. Edwards - As an Association, I believe the Board of Directors of the ABA and their committees and staff have done a remarkable job with very little resources to increase the value of the Registered Ayrshire. The sacrifices by a few have developed an outstanding international marketing program. We need to highly promote sires that emphasize the genetic components to transmit increased production and PTAs for longevity. Evans - Positive promotion is critical to Spring 2013
increasing the value of the Ayrshire. We should not be afraid to use examples of breed achievement worldwide. The board of directors has evaluated the direction the breed is headed and has attempted to make progressive changes to increase the value of the Ayrshire as a breed. It is important to continue to increase the genetic progress of the Ayrshire cow through all the technology available to breeders. There is a market for true Ayrshire genetics, and we should make an effort to capitalize on this desire of Ayrshire breeders both in North America and overseas. Also, breeders need to sell from the top of their herds. It you want the market for Ayrshires to expand, you must consign your best animals to state and national sales that will make good investments for the buyers. They will then want to purchase more Ayrshires and become involved in breed programs and activities. Fenton - Putting more milk in the tank will make the Ayrshire cow more attractive to the dairy industry. We have a cow that breeds young, breeds back, is hardy and stays a long time. We have to increase the breed average production, use those plus bulls, identify potential bull mothers, and use the programs available from the Association. Koss - To increase the value of the Registered Ayrshire, we need to show the dairy industry, and perhaps the consumer, what the unique values of the Ayrshire are. There are three fronts that we need to focus our direction on, and I firmly believe each is as important as the next. A – Production, the commercial viability of our breed. Longevity, health traits and efficiency. These qualities are extremely important to anyone milking cows for a living. B - Show cows. We are a small breed, and it’s a fact that the show cow is a major industry within our breed. It sometimes appears that this topic is a dirty word. We have to embrace it as a board and continue working to make the Ayrshire show cow the production cow as well. It is interesting to note the number of outstanding heifers and young cows being shown that are out of “production” bulls. C. Consumers. The Ayrshire industry in South Africa is an amazing piece of work. We need to gather all the data concerning the qualities of Ayrshire milk that would be important to consumers, cheese makers, etc. and promote these qualities. I know this may be a long shot given our limited numbers, but there are pockets of Ayrshire breeders that possibly could supply a niche market. We need to start somewhere. Lee - I feel stongly that we have to prove to, and appeal to, the commerical dairyman that they can calve heifers in at an earlier age and be cost efficent. Otte - To increase the value of Ayrshires, the Association needs to advertise and promote the breed in Hoard’s Dairyman and
Grazing Magazine listing the benefits of calving ease, low somatic cell count and feed conversion efficiency. Smith - As a breed, Ayrshires are the original red and white, medium sized, efficient, 4% milk cow with less vet bills. These traits have been bred for over time. We need to talk up our cow as it’s what commercial dairymen are striving for. Tentinger - In order to increase the value of the Ayrshire breed, we must prove the durability and strength of the Ayrshire cow. We have to show the potential of this breed to grow in commercial herds. Cross breeding has become a value to these herds resulting in higher components and longevity. Records need to be completed at an earlier age; and with proper feeding methods, this can be accomplished. 2. What are your ideas to increase the number of registrations, transfers and memberships? Dixon - I really like the recent change of decreased fees for crossbreeds; this was an excellent start. However, I feel like a lot of the people that would take advantage of this are unaware of it. I would like to see Ayrshire cashing in more on the crossbreeding craze. We need to either place ads in semen pamplets or get lists from the semen companies of people using Ayrshire semen to mail out information. Many people simply do not know what’s available. There are also a lot of Ayrshires out there that could be registered but are not just because of the dairy challenges. Making registrations more affordable would help as well. Edwards - The need to increase the number of registrations, transfers, and memberships can be tied into the question of how to get more cows on test. MONEY! Investigate the reasons for other breeds’ success stories. The economic downturn and increasing feed costs weigh heavily over the expenses of the above. I believe the real reason is that the ABA cannot afford to hire additional field representatives to market, visit, encourage and just plain coerce and harass breeders to do these things. For a major part of my life, field representatives would virtually sit at the kitchen table and help get registrations, etc. caught up and encourage the need to test. It is the vicious circle of running a business. Evans - This goes along with the first question. I continue to believe that it is crucial to develop a program for field personnel dedicated to building relationships with breeders and helping them to increase the value of their animals through production testing, registration and making sure that transfers are an important part of any sale process. Perhaps a cooperative venture with other colored breeds would facilitate this process... a win/win for everyone. Although the Ayrshire is an elegant animal, we need to show that the value of Ayrshires Cont. on pg. 28
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is not just in the show ring but also as an animal capable of high production combined with high components and low SCC. We all love to show our cattle, but perhaps it is time to put as much emphasis into the genetic progress and production ability of the breed overall as the showring. Fenton - The key to increasing registrations, transfers and memberships lies in the answer to question #1. Increasing the value of the Ayrshire cow can only lead to more breed revenue and numbers. Koss - Nearly all of the breed associations wrestle with this issue. It will take more than just raising or lowering fees to impact these numbers for the long haul. Aggressively attacking question number one will address this issue. Lee - I am not sure we can increase our registrations until we get into the commical herds. Many small family herds are going by the wayside. Otte - To increase the number of Ayrshires, breeders need to work to get Ayrshires into more herds. By selling project calves to youth Ayrshires can be introduced into commercial and other breed herds and they can experience the benefits of Ayrshires. Smith - In today’s dairy environment, production is key. All the information points to calving at two years old, getting another calf on the ground, proof information on bulls and scores on milking 2-year-olds to help us choose which sires we want to use. I supported the board in efforts not to glamorize uncalved fall yearlings. If Ayrshires make more profit for their owners, we will have more calves, registrations and memberships. Tentinger - We have to contact people who have purchased Ayrshires recently and in the past years. We need to convince these buyers to continue with the registrations and become active members in the ABA if they are not already. Stress the importance of record keeping and the benefits of classification for the breed. By registering these animals, financial support is given to help keep the Ayrshire breed viable. Pedigrees are kept accurate and this also helps decrease the in-breeding which has become a problem in all breeds. I encourage transfers because they pass along the genetics to another individual or herd. If we continue to show the benefits of our breed, registrations and transfers will grow. 3. The Ayrshire breed has the lowest number of cows on official test. What we can do as a breed to get more cows on test to gain more performance data? Dixon - Until the dairy industry becomes more profitable, I’m afaird there isn’t a lot the ABA can do to. Hoard’s Dairyman recently published that 85% of the milkcheck goes to feed cost. This doesn’t leave much room for other expenses. Many herds in our area have cut out DHIA just to survive. As
an Association, we could try an incentive program, something like offering discounts on registerations or vouchers for young sire semen. People need to feel like they are getting something for their money to get them to participate during tough times. Edwards - This is all tied together with the previous question. Evans - This question for me combines itself with the next question. Fenton - Questions 1, 2 and 3 are very closely related. Increase the value Ayrshires, revenues go up and more cows go on test. Maybe a rebate program for every 10 new cows on test as a discount on Ayrshire programs. Koss - Again, question number one comes into play. There has to be a value in testing to breeders for them to continue testing. Lee - If we get Ayrshires into commerical herds they will most likely be on test because those guys worry about the bottom line. Otte - We definitely need to have more cows on official test to get performance data for genetic evaluations and bull proofs. The increasing costs of testing seems to make it more challenging. Perhaps the Association needs to give a price break on registrations for herds that are on test. Smith - Production testing is important for culling, but also in getting bull proof information. Again more calves on the ground are the key. Tentinger - I feel we need to freshen more heifers at 24 months. This way they are on official test at a younger age, and they are classified sooner. Countries outside of the U.S. are asking for data on production. By getting these heifers to calve sooner, we can show more production records and their ability to withstand the demand of the commercial herd. With proper feeding, most heifers are capable calving at this early age, and we need to promote this ability. Your investment will return faster by getting heifers in the milking herd early. 4. A common concern that we hear from Ayrshire breeders is that we don’t have enough A.I. bulls to choose from. Do you feel this is a concern? Why or why not? Dixon - I very strongly agree there are issues with our A.I. bulls; however I do not feel like it is the number available that is the problem. In our herd, we have started using more of our own herdbulls and less AI for the following reasons: #1 Because I am unhappy with the selection available! In the last couple of years, I have seen too many young sires come out of dams that are 85 points and have 15,000 pound lactations. I can do better than that out of my own herd. I cannot see what is qualifying these cows as stud dams. Also, I feel like some of the A.I. companies are focused too strongly on individual herds. I want more of a variety when mating my cows. There are Cont. on pg. 30
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many good Ayrshire herds out there, and I feel like most of them are being overlooked for sire contracts. Lastly, some of the blame falls on the A.I. companies themselves. In our area, Semex is hard to get, and I have heard others complain about various representatives not stopping by. It seems like several won’t take the time to sell 10 units of Ayrshire semen. They are not working for the ABA as they should either. Edwards - The number of A.I. Bulls has always been a concern, but we are a breed that is small in numbers so we may have to start to think outside the box. Evans - Our breeders demand more bulls in A.I., however, studs will not make greater investments if we as breeders do not support programs to help the A.I. companies get reliable proofs, such as production testing. Our breed recently was shown to have the highest number of heifers sired by “barnyard bulls”, a practice that puts a production drag on the breed as a whole. The board implemented new rules that will hopefully encourage the increased use of A.I. sires and thus improve both reliablity of sire proofs and production overall. Nothing comes for free...we need to financially support our association programs to get the data needed for bull proofs with the expectation that A.I. will bring in more Ayrshire young sires and help the breed to progress. Genomic testing, although still in its infancy in our breed, should serve as an extremely valuable tool to get early predicitons on young sires and potentially find new maternal lines from which young sires may be selected. Fenton - Yes, I believe this is a concern of breeders. While some feel we have enough bulls, I don’t believe we have that crosssection or outcross that is needed. We have to do a better job of identifying those outstanding bull mothers. Koss - Given our overall numbers and goals, how many bulls should be available? I think breeders would like to see more cow families represented in the choices of bulls. Lee - A bigger genetic base is always better, and we are growing that base. We have probably had close to the highest percentage increase in semem sales as any colored breed in the last few years. Otte - Yes and No. I feel there is a need for offspring from more different cow families for more diversity. On the other hand, you don’t want to “water it down” having too many bulls so that there are small numbers of daughters on the sires proofs. Smith - Our list of bulls to use is growing. The sooner these bulls have proof information on them, the more accurate our decisions will be on which bulls to use. Tentinger - Yes, not having enough A.I. bulls to choose from is a big concern for the Ayrshire breed. Our breed is using far too many pasture bulls and not obtaining enough sampling. We seem to be using more pasture bulls than other breed on
a percentage basis. In our operation, we make more money raising steers rather than selling bulls. By using proven A.I. bulls, you can change and improve your genetics several times a year. Using herd bulls for several years hurts our production records in competing with other breeds. By the time you purchase the herd bull, his genetics could already be out-dated. We need to be using young sires more often. 5. In your opinion, what should be the ABA’s highest priority goal; and what steps would you recommend to meet this goal? Dixon - It has to be increasing our membership and growing the Association. One simple place to start would be for the board members to listen and represent the views and opinions of our existing membership. We are losing people due to some of the recent decisions made by the board. As board members, it is our reponsbility to come up with new ways to grow our breed; but in the end, I feel like it is more important to work for what our members want. Also taking classes away at shows does not help our numbers or draw people to notice our cattle. Shows are probably our easiest place to advertise to other breeds, which is where new members are going to come from! The directors need to be out in public view. We should be working at the ABA display, talking to members and handing out pamplets and brochures to other breeds whenever possible. We need to be doing this on every level. Many kids could be introduced to Ayrshires at the local 4-H shows. Also offering beginner awards to kids that buy, show or even just attend their first ABA event might be a good incentive. All of us, board members or not, have to be warm, friendly and inviting to get new people involved in the Association. I have seen this work in other breeds. If we can get youth to want to participate in programs because they are fun, parents will be drawn to the ABA as well! Edwards - Finally, after a balanced budget, I believe our main goal should be to take advantage of electronic information technology and improve the website with marketing and advertising tools. Is there any future for us regarding the launching of the Purebred Publishing website? Possibly, use the Digest to inform members to go to the website to see further info or your ad on the website. Start to educate members to make the transition in the Digest. I hate change more than any of you but it is always inevitable. The ABA should be able to survive a difference of opinion but do not destroy it when decisions have to be made; whether they be websites or deleting a class from a national show. To quote Abraham Lincoln and David Patrick, “A House Divided Cannot Stand”. Evans - The ABA must stay fiscally sound.
In hard financial times, we need to find ways to save money, decrease duplication of paperwork and services. It is possible that a cooperative venture with other colored breed associations could and would help all to stay viable. This will not happen overnight, but cooperation can make us all stronger. An example of this process is the new venture with the joint classification program with the Brown Swiss Association. Fenton - Finances are always going to be at the top of the list and should be; but equally the value and vision of the Ayrshire cow has to be there. Breed milk production must increase. Semen sales for Ayrshire bulls have never been better for A.I. studs worldwide. We need to get more of those resulting cows on some kind of official test to get more and better genetic evaluations. Koss - We are a small breed. We all need to be working towards the same goals. The recent discussions on the fall yearling class at national shows reminds us all of our deep passion for our Ayrshires, no matter which side of the issue you were on. A clear set of goals, developed and understood by the board and membership, should be our highest priority at this time. Lee - We have made goals in the past few year to get into the commerical market. I believe it is working because you can see it in the increase in semen sales. Otte - The marketing the Ayrshire should be the Association’s highest priority. I realize the budget is limited, but we need to look at ways to market the cows. Smith - The highest priority of the ABA should be to encourage all Ayrshire owners to be involved and participate in programs and activities. Meeting and talking with other Ayrshire breeders can be educational, inspiring and motivating. Tentinger - I feel the highest priority goal for the Ayrshire breed is to get the 2-year old to calve earlier. The A.I. companies need to have this information to select new young sires. They see this heifer at an earlier age and can get information earlier to help prove the next generation of bulls. We are now in a global market, and we need to recognize the importance of this market in the future of our breed. People are looking and asking questions about our breed, and we need to have facts to give them. It must start at an earlier age.
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