Jersey Journal, March 2024

Schedule

Wednesday, June 19

12:00 PM Registration Opens

6:00 PM Cheese Social

7:00 PM Youth Pizza & Pool Party

7:00 PM Young Jersey Breeders Banquet

Thursday, June 20

6:30-8:00 AM Breakfast Buffet

10:30 AM Farm tours: UCONN, Powder Mill Farm; Youth event at UCONN

5:30 PM Cheese Social (Basketball Hall of Fame)

Springfield, Massachusetts • June 19-22

Welcome: The New England Jersey Breeders Association invites you to join them in Springfield, Mass., June 19-22, for the Annual Meetings of the American Jersey Cattle Association and National AllJersey Inc.

Co-Chairs:

Moira Poitras 413/244-8969 or Julie Jacque 413/687-4883

Hotel: Meeting headquarters is the Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place, Springfield, Mass., 413/781-1010 Scan QR-code to visit website:

Airport: The nearest airport is Bradley International Airport (BDL / KBDL) and is 17 miles from Springfield. Other nearby airports include Providence (PVD) (65.1 miles), Albany (ALB) (76.9 miles), Manchester (MHT) (82.3 miles) and Boston (BOS) (83 miles).

6:00 PM AJCC Research Foundation Benefit Auction and Dinner (Basketball Hall of Fame)

Friday, June 21

6:30-8:00 AM Breakfast Buffet

8:00 AM NAJ Annual Meeting

10:30 AM Farm tour: High Lawn Farm

5:00 PM Cheese Social (Eastern States Exposition)

6:00 PM Pre-Sale Dinner (Eastern States Exposition)

6:30 PM Virtual National Heifer Sale (Eastern States Exposition)

REGISTRATION OPENS APRIL 15

www.usjerseyannualmeeting.com

Registration inquiries: Wanda Emerich, 518/593-1631, emerich@whminer.com, 1073 Lavalley Rd., Mooers, NY 12958

Saturday, June 22

6:30-8:00 AM Breakfast Buffet

8:00 AM AJCA Annual Meeting

10:30 AM Tours: Mapeline Farm, Yankee Candle, Tree House Brewing, Butterfly Museum

4:00 PM Youth event: Sonny’s Place, Somers, CT https://www.sonnysplace.com/

5:30 PM Cheese Social

6:30 PM Breeders Banquet

Gracing the cover of the March edition of the Jersey Journal are representatives of some of the top herds in the nation for all avenues of production.

The background photo was taken by Jenna Vanderstappen of Van De Jerseys, Transfer, Pa. The herd ranks first in its herd size of 80-149 lactations for fat with an AJCA m.e. lactation average of 1,257 lbs. fat on 90 head. The herd’s actual average for fat was 1,123. They ranked seventh nationally for M.E. fat.

Other herds represented on the cover include the Lawton Family, Donna Phillips and Don Stock, Cinnamon Ridge Dairy, the Clark Family, Red Top Jerseys, Den-Kel Jerseys, Sand Creek Dairy and Kevin and Annetta Herrington. Coverage of these herds and the year-end rankings begins on page 18.

To improve and promote the Jersey breed of cattle, and to increase the value of and demand for Jersey milk and for Jersey cattle.

Company and Department Heads

Executive Secretary: Neal Smith, 614/322-4455

Treasurer: Vickie White, 614/322-4452

Director of Field Services: Kristin A. Paul, 209/402-5679

Director of Communications: Kimberly A. Billman, 614/322-4451

Information Technology: Philip Cleary, 614/322-4474

Jersey Marketing Service: Greg Lavan, 614/216-8838

National All-Jersey Inc. and Herd Services: Erick Metzger, 614/322-4450

Research & Genetic Program Consultant: John Metzger, jmetzger@usjersey.com

AJCA-NAJ Area Representatives

Director of Field Services: Kristin A. Paul, 209/4025679; 614/322-4495 (fax); kpaul@usjersey.com. Illinois and Wisconsin.

Scott Holcomb, 614/563-3227; sholcomb@usjersey. com Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, eastern Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont.

Seth Israelsen, 614/216-9727; sisraelsen@usjersey. com. Advance Services Consultant; Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, western Texas and northern California.

Greg Lavan, 614/216-8838; glavan@usjersey.com.

Type

Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and western Pennsylvania. Benny Rector, 614/313-5818; brector@usjersey.com. Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. Jason Robinson, 614/216-5862; jrobinson@usjersey. com. Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, east Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

Aspen Silva, 614/296-3621; asilva@usjersey.com. Arizona, California, Oregon and Washington.

For assistance in the following areas, please contact Kristin A. Paul (above) — Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota.

Traits Appraisal Team

Senior Appraiser: Ron Mosser, 614/264-0142, rmosser@ usjersey.com

Kelly Epperly, 614/530-6918; kepperly@usjersey.com

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

Lee Harris, 614/284-1478; lharris@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.

Ellie Wantland, 614/261-9921; ewantland@usjersey. com.

American Jersey Cattle Association Board of Directors

Officers

President: Alan Chittenden, 84 Running Creek Rd., Schodack Landing, NY 12156-9603. Phone 518/3202893; alan.dutchhollow@gmail.com.

Vice President: Joel Albright, 1855 Olive Rd., Willard, OH 44890. Phone 419/512-1756; albrightjerseys@gmail. com. Fourth District. 2025.

Directors

Joel Albright, see officers. Fourth District. 2025. Tyler Boyd, 19784 Patricia Lane, Hilmar, CA 95324. Phone 209/585-7118; tyler.l.boyd@gmail.com. Twelfth District. 2025.

Ted DeMent, 5252 Hallsville Rd., Kenney, IL 61749. Phone 217/725-2432; dementsjerseys@gmail.com.

Sixth District. 2026.

Rebecca Ferry, 193 Lagrange Rd., Johnstown, NY 12095. Phone 518/248-9294; dreamroadjersey@yahoo. com. Second District. 2026.

Ralph Frerichs, 3117 St. Hwy. 159., La Grange, TX 78945-4226. Phone 979/249-3012; frerichs@cvctx. com. Ninth District. 2024.

Garry Hansen, 13025 S. Mulino Rd., Mulino, OR 97042. Phone 503/805-4411; garryajca@gmail.com. Tenth District. 2026.

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

Cornell Kasbergen, 21744 Road 152, Tulare, CA 93274. Phone 559/804-7393; ckasbergen@aol.com. Eleventh District. 2025.

John Maxwell, 10600 275th St., Donahue, IA 527469705. Phone 563/505-1652; maxwell@tourmyfarm.com. Eighth District. 2026.

Donna Phillips, 8506 Center Rd., Newton, WI 53063. Phone 920/374-1292; ddstock@lakefield.net. Seventh District. 2025.

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

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

National All-Jersey Inc. Board of Directors

Officers

President: John Kokoski, 57 Comins Rd., Hadley, MA 01035. Phone 413/531-2116; jkokoski@maplelinefarm. com.

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

Directors

Sam Bok, 11310 Krouse Rd., Defiance, OH 43512. Phone 419/782-0012; jawscows@defnet.com. District 7. 2025

Jason Cast, 4011 A Street Rd., Beaver Crossing, NE 68313-9417. Phone 402/641-2255; jjcjerseys@gmail. com. District 1. 2027.

Alan Chittenden, ex officio, see AJCA officers. Garry Hansen, ex officio, see AJCA.

Rogelio “Roger” Herrera, 7114 Youngstown Rd., Hilmar, CA 95324. Phone 209/485-0003; rogeliohs@yahoo.com. District 2. 2025.

James S. Huffard III, see officers. District 5. 2024. John Kokoski, see officers. District 3. 2025.

John Marcoot, 526 Dudleyville Rd. Greenville, IL. 62246. Phone 618/322-7239; johnemarcoot@gmail. com. District 4. 2026.

Corey Lutz, 4399 Ritchie Rd., Lincolnton, NC 28092. Phone 704/735-1222; piedmontjerseys@charter.net. District 8. 2026.

Tom Seals, 37840 Upper Nestucca River Rd., Beaver, OR 97108. Phone 541/520-0298; jennie.seals@gmail. com. District 6. 2027.

Bradley Taylor, ex officio, see AJCA.

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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.

APRIL—California and Nevada.

MAY—Michigan and Ohio; Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, and Southern Georgia; New Mexico and Texas.

JUNE— Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, and Delaware; North Carolina and South Carolina; Kentucky, Tennessee, and Northern Georgia; Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

JULY—Wisconsin.

AUGUST—Arkansas and Missouri; Indiana and Illinois; Minnesota; Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, and northern Nebraska.

SEPTEMBER—Oregon and Washington; Idaho, Utah, Southern California, and Arizona; Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and western Nebraska.

OCTOBER—California and Nevada.

NOVEMBER—New Mexico and Texas; Vermont and New Hampshire; Maine, Massachusetts, and Connecticut.

DECEMBER—Michigan and Ohio; New York. Deadlines

APR. 1—Ownership and transfer date for junior eligibility in spring national shows.

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

APR. 17—Deadline for AJCA director petitions to be in the AJCA office.

APR. 23—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 due.

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

AUG. 1—Ownership and transfer date for junior eligibility for fall shows.

Sales

MAR. 26—NEW YORK SPRING STUNNERS

SALE, Hamburg, N.Y.; Chris Hill, Thurmont, Md., auctioneer; broadcast live on CowBuyer.com.

APRIL 11—SOUTHERN NATIONAL JERSEY SALE, Stillwater, Okla.; 3:00 p.m. (CDT); David Jones, Yale, Okla., sale mgr., 405/880-5194 for more information.

APRIL 13—ILLINOIS PDCA CALF SALE, Livingston County Fairgrounds, Pontiac, Ill.; 11:00 a.m. (CDT); Larry Kleiner, Greenville, Ill., auctioneer.

APR. 13—SPRING OPPORTUNITIES SALE AT PINE TREE, Wayne County Fairgrounds, Wooster, Ohio; hosted by Pine-Tree Dairy; Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.com; broadcast live on www.CowBuyer.com.

APR. 17—NORTHEAST SPRING SPECTACULAR SALE, Eastern States Exposition, Springfield, Mass.;

Registration Fees Effective April 1, 1999

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.

online with Wolf Auction Group.

MAY 4—DILEY AND PARTNERS SPRING EXTRAVAGANZA, hosted by Neal and Bill Diley, Canal Winchester, Ohio and held at Woodruff Farms, Urbana, Ohio; 12:00 p.m. (EDT); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.com; broadcast live on www.CowBuyer.com.

MAY 14-16—WISCONSIN STATE SALE, Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.com; broadcast live on www.CowBuyer.com.

JUNE 21—NATIONAL HEIFER SALE, Eastern States Exposition, W. Springfield, Mass.; Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.com; broadcast live on www.CowBuyer.com.; Chris Hill, Thurmont, Md., auctioneer.

OCT. 1—TOP OF THE WORLD SALE, via CowBuyer.com at World Dairy Expo, Madison, Wis.; Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey. com; broadcast live on CowBuyer.com.

OCT. 15-17—DAIRYLAND PROTEIN SALE, via CowBuyer.com; closeout starts Oct. 17 at 12:30 p.m. (CDT); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.com; broadcast on CowBuyer.com.

OCT. 19—OHIO FALL PRODUCTION SALE, Wayne County Fairgrounds, Wooster, Ohio; 11:00 a.m. (EDT); Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.com; broadcast live on CowBuyer. com.

NOV. 9—67TH POT O’ GOLD SALE, Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.; 1:00 p.m. (EST) Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@ usjersey.com.

NOV. 9—72ND ALL AMERICAN JERSEY SALE, Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.; 3:00 p.m. (EST) Jersey Marketing Service, sale mgr.; jms@usjersey.com; Chris Hill, Thurmont, Md., auctioneer.

Meetings and Expositions

APR. 15-17—TRI-STATE DAIRY NUTRITION CONFERENCE, Grand Wayne Center, Fort Wayne, Ind.

JUNE 16-19—AMERICAN DAIRY SCIENCE ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING, West Palm Beach, Fla.

JUNE 19-22—AJCA-NAJ ANNUAL MEETINGS, Springfield, Mass.

NOV. 9— ALL AMERICAN JERSEY YOUTH AWARD CEREMONY, West Hall Room B, Louisville, Ky.; 9:00 a.m. (EST); presentation of national Jersey Youth Awards and National Jersey Queen Contest.

JUNE 25-28, 2025—AJCA-NAJ ANNUAL MEETINGS, Lexington, Ky.

Shows

MAR. 27—NEW YORK SPRING CAROUSEL JUNIOR JERSEY SHOW, Hamburg, N.Y.; 12:00 p.m. (EDT); Jamie Black, Batavia, N.Y., judge.

MAR. 29—NEW YORK SPRING CAROUSEL JERSEY SHOW, Hamburg, N.Y.; 10:00 a.m. (EDT). MAR. 30—OHIO SPRING DAIRY EXPO JERSEY SHOW, Columbus, Ohio; 8:00 a.m. (EDT); Matt Mitchell, Speedwell, Tenn., judge.

APR. 11—SOUTHERN NATIONAL JUNIOR JERSEY SHOW, Stillwater, Okla.; 7:30 a.m. (CDT); Jenny Thomas, North Lewisburg, Ohio, judge.

APR. 12—SOUTHERN NATIONAL OPEN JERSEY SHOW, heifers, Stillwater, Okla.; 1:30 p.m. (CDT); Paul Trapp, Taylor, Wis., judge.

The Association’s Bylaws require the seller to pay the transfer fee. Save by becoming a lifetime member of the American Jersey Cattle Association. (continued to page 44)

Rebecca Riley Hunt was born on January 5, 2024, to Jake and Dore (Baker) Hunt, Bowling Green, Ky. She weighed 6 lbs. 11 oz. and was 18 ½ inches long. Her maternal grandmother is Dana Chamberlain, Wyoming, N.Y., and her maternal grandfather is the late Stanley Baker. Her maternal great-grandfather, the late James Riley Chaney, was named AJCA Master Breeder in 2003. Rebecca was welcomed home by her big brother, Stanley Jack “Lee” Hunt, born in June 2022.

Dore works at Chaney Dairy Farm in Bowling Green, Ky.

John Daniel Herron was born on January 14, 2024, to Jim and Tara Herron, Cold Run Jerseys LLC, Salem, Ohio. He weighed 7 lbs. 2 oz. and was 21 inches long. Paternal grandparents are Julia Herron and the late David Herron, also of Cold Run Jerseys. The sweet little boy is loved dearly by his big sisters, Ruby Sue, Pearl and Rose.

Jim and Tara received the AJCA Young Jersey Breeder Award in 2014. The herd has ranked among the nation’s top producers for many years and currently ranks 10th for mature equivalent fat with a herd average of 1,221 lbs. on 219 cows.

Wyatt and Ashlan (Wickstrom) Sherron gave birth to their first child, Parker Dean Sherron, on February 9, 2024. Maternal grandparents are Mike and Margaret Wickstrom, Wickstrom Jersey Farms Inc., Hilmar, Calif. Maternal greatgrandparents are Pat Wickstrom and the late Duane Wickstrom, also of Wickstrom Jersey Farms. Parker weighed 8 lbs. 4 oz. and was 21 inches long.

Ashlan attended Jersey Youth Academy in 2013 and received the AJCA Director’s Scholarship in 2016.

Marcoot Jersey Creamery, Greenville, Ill., was featured on the Today Show on March 12, 2024, in

a segment to recognize women in business. The Marcoot sisters, Amy and Beth, and their cheesemaker friend, Audie, explained how they relied on resilience, craftsmanship and a love for dairy farming to continue a farming legacy carried out by seven generations.

The Marcoots have been processing artisan cheese from their Registered Jersey herd since 2010 as a Queen of Quality producer. They have subsequently added Extreme Ice, a high-protein dessert, and Dog-O’s Cheesy Chompers, a dried cheese treat for four-legged friends, to the product line along with Jersey and Wagyu beef.

Dairy Margin Coverage Enrollment Now Open

Producers can now enroll for the 2024 Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) through April 29, 2024. Payments are retroactive to January milk.

USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) revised the regulations for DMC to allow eligible dairy operations to make a one-time adjustment to establish production history. This will be accomplished by combining previously established supplemental production history with DMC production history for dairy operations that participate in Supplemental Dairy Margin Coverage during a prior coverage year.

DMC is a voluntary risk management program that offers protection to dairy producers when the difference between the all-milk price and the average feed price falls below a certain dollar amount selected by the producer. Enrollment in the 2024 DMC program must be done at a local FSA office.

Will Michigan be Second Right-to-Repair State?

Following in the footsteps of Colorado, farmers in other states, including Michigan, may soon be able to repair equipment on their own.

In an interview for NPR News, Lester Graham spoke to a Michigan farmer, a member of the Michigan Manufactures Association and a representative of the

Michigan Farmers Union about House Bill 4673, which ensures farmers can get parts, tools and documentation necessary for tractor repair.

While farmers take issue with repair costs and availability, manufacturers have concerns about safety and intellectual property rights. A memorandum of understanding has been extended to many manufacturers as a solution. This allows some access to tools and diagnostic software, but farmer groups argue this is nothing more than a gentleman’s agreement between two parties.

In Colorado, the Consumer Repair Bill of Rights Act took effect on January 1, 2024. The act requires manufacturers to provide resources so farms can repair farm equipment themselves. Other states that have introduced similar legislation are Florida, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, Texas and Vermont.

Youth Livestock Projects in California May Soon Avoid Traditional Harvest

A new California bill seeks to prevent county fair livestock from automatically being harvested after they are sold in traditional livestock auctions. Assembly Bill 3053 would amend the California Food and Agriculture Code related to fairs, requiring that junior entries be received only with the approval of a parent and guardian. Further, juniors could withdraw their entries at any point before the animal is transported offsite and bidders may elect for live animal pickup even in terminal sales.

The bill is designed to prevent future debacles like the one that contributed to its creation, in which a nine-year-old girl entered her market goat at a fair with a terminal livestock sale and then changed her mind. The Boer goat was sold at the Shasta District Fair in 2022 and then stolen by the girl’s mother before slaughter. A series of “goat chases” and back-and-forth lawsuits ensued after “Cedar” was returned to the buyer and eventually slaughtered.

Leadership of the Jersey Breed

“Good leaders have vision and inspire others to help them turn vision into reality. Great leaders have vision, share vision, and inspire others to create their own.” ~ Roy Bennett

The American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) and National All-Jersey Inc., (NAJ) are membership organizations. Through the company’s history, we have been blessed with outstanding leadership. For that tradition to continue, willing and qualified candidates are needed to serve on the Boards.

The people you elect to serve on the Board of Directors have the responsibility to provide equal and fair representation of all members as they make decisions about the AJCA’s policies and services.

The AJCA has just completed the 12th consecutive year of more than 100,000 registrations and the sixth high in history with 123,303 recorded. These represent 5,279 different owners.

In 2023, new records were set once again for production at 20,710 lbs. milk, 1,038 lbs fat and 778 lbs. protein. Projections out to 2033 show the breed will reach nearly 1,100 lbs. fat and be over 13 lbs. cheese yield in just 10 years. Continued growth, due to the forward thinking of our leadership.

The elected members of the AJCA Board of Directors established, approved and put into effect a new Jersey Performance Index (JPI) and a new Jersey Udder Index (JUI) formula in 2023. The formulas are designed to select animals that will improve the profitability of dairies by making cows that are more productive and live longer.

Nearly 1,000,000 males and females in the Jersey breed have now been genomic tested. The exponential growth in this program over the past decade shows that faith in the genomic program is important to our breeders.

For the past 11 years, more than 100,000 cows have been evalutated each year by the type traits appraisal team. Last year more than 1,450 herds were involved.

And, these numbers reflect just a few portions of the business that we encompass.

Leadership does matter.

Representing all members, the Board of Directors establishes the policies respective to the AJCA’s mission and purpose:

To improve and promote the breed of Jersey cattle and to maintain such records and activities as the Association deems necessary

or conducive to the best interests of the breeders of Jersey cattle; To promote the increased production and sale of Jersey milk and products, and to promote Jersey cattle and the interests of breeders of Jersey cattle.

And thus, the Board of Directors ensures quality, cost-effective programs and services are delivered. They determine charges for services, supervise the use of funds and accumulate assets to support future investments, research and growth.

Board members should be prepared to acknowledge four questions in the continuing quest for breed progress and growth:

Do our policies, programs and services encourage and support the development of a more efficient Jersey cow?

Are we improving her fast enough so that commercial milk producers continue to regard the Jersey cow as the profitable choice for their businesses?

Do our marketing programs increase the value of and demand for Jersey products: milk, cattle and genetics? Are we progressive minded enough to achieve our goal of changing the color of the dairy industry?

In the Board room, the organization is looking for Directors willing to draw upon and share their personal and professional expertise. Directors asking penetrating questions and expecting good answers. Directors willing to listen, analyze and evaluate, then speak sincerely. Directors, even in disagreement, committed to having an objective conversation in service of Jersey breed improvement, better markets for our products, and Jersey breed growth.

At the 2024 AJCA Annual Meeting on June 22 in Massachusetts, a President will be elected, as well as four Directors from these districts:

• First District: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont;

• Third District: Pennsylvania;

• Fifth District: Alabama, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia; and

• Ninth District: Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas

To those eligible, willing and qualified to stand for the 2024 elections, consider answering the call to leadership. Contact the Executive Secretary for a nominating petition today. Nominations for AJCA are due by April 18.

JERSEY PRODUCTION

New Records for All Measures of Jersey Production

For the fourth consecutive year, the Jersey breed has set records for all measures of production. Statistics released by the American Jersey Cattle Association show Registered Jerseys are now producing more milk, fat, protein and cheese than ever. The nutrient density of that milk is greater too with record-high tests for both fat and protein tests in 2023.

The official lactation average for Registered Jerseys is now 20,710 lbs. milk, 1,038 lbs. fat and 778 lbs. protein on a standardized mature equivalent (m.e.) basis. Component tests are 5.01% fat and 3.76% protein. On a Cheddar cheese yield basis (38% moisture), the average production is 2,657 lbs. and cheese yield per hundredweight stands at 12.83 lbs. The 2023 lactation average is based on 91,673 lactations. The average number of lactations per cow in the breed average stands at 2.36.

As compared to 2022, the new breed average equates to an extra 263 lbs. milk, 33 lbs. fat, 13 lbs. protein and 55 lbs. cheese yield. Component tests continue to rise as well, up 0.1% for fat and 0.02% for protein versus 2022.

Actual production is a new record as well at 18,400 lbs. milk, 923 lbs. fat and 689 lbs. protein. Cheese yield is 2,354 lbs. and cheese yield per hundredweight is 12.79 lbs. The marks surpass those of 2022 by 342 lbs. milk, 34 lbs. fat, 15 lbs.

protein and 61 lbs. cheese yield.

Expressed as energy-corrected milk (ECM) yield, average production for Registered Jerseys is 26,166 lbs. m.e. and 23,241 lbs. actual. Respective yields for ECM are up 943 lbs. and 673 lbs. versus 2022.

Based on statistics from the previous 10 years, the breed lactation average is projected to reach 21,420 lbs. milk, 1,084 lbs. fat (5.06%) and 820 lbs. protein (3.83%) by 2030. Cheese yield is projected to be 2,799 lbs. On an actual basis, production is projected to reach 19,226 lbs. milk, 976 lbs. fat (5.08%) and 731 lbs. protein (3.8%), with a cheese yield of 2,500 lbs. ECM is projected to be 27,319 lbs. m.e. and 24,517 lbs. actual. Cheese yield per hundredweight is projected to rise to 13.07 lbs. of product on an m.e. basis and 13.0 lbs. on an actual basis. Lactation numbers are projected to drop to 78,350.

In the annual breed production summary released by the American Jersey Cattle Association, production is included from cows enrolled on AJCA performance programs (REAP, TPE and Performance Records) with a registry minimum of Generation Count 4. Records included in the average are between 180-305 days in length and have data collection ratings of 85 or higher. Herds identified in the Jersey

Journal rankings have a minimum of 10 cows.

Published in the magazine rankings are top herds in the nation for m.e. and actual production. Herds are ranked overall and by herd size. Herds with averages above breed average are also listed by state.

To become familiar with some of the nation’s top producers and celebrate their achievements, the Jersey Journal asked them a series of questions about their herds. Their responses are reported below.

These herds represent a variety of management styles and sizes and are located across the country, showing that profitable production comes in no standard one-size-fits-all box. Top herds range from smaller, intensively grazed operations to larger confinement operations. They employ the latest and greatest technology and tried-and-true, traditional management tools, showing there is no single way to effectively manage a profitable dairy farm.

Producer Questions

1. In your opinion, what is the single largest contributor to profitable production?

2. What other contributors are a priority?

3. How do you manage these priorities? IE how do you make them significant?

4. What outside consultants do you rely on to manage production?

5. What software/apps do you use to manage production?

6. Where do you sell your milk?

7. Are you paid premiums?

8. Have you struggled with your milk market? Has it changed in recent years?

All-Lynn Jerseys Reedsburg, Wis.

All-Lynn Jerseys is owned by David Allen. Heifers are raised at the home farm in Reedsburg and cows about 25 miles south in Plain at the Tim Ryan farm. The 61 cows are managed with the Ryan herd of 200 Holstein and Brown Swiss cows. Cows are housed in hoop barns with free stalls bedded with sand and milked in a parallel parlor. The Allens grow feed for their Jersey heifers. The Ryans purchase all feed for the milking herd.

1. We firmly believe in genetics and creating an animal that is born with the potential for great production. It’s our long-standing belief that none of the other contributing factors much matter if the animal has limited genetic potential from which to start.

2. The quality of the total mixed ration (TMR) also impacts profitable production. We like to bring in as much protein as possible from the roughage to help control the cost of concentrates. Overall cow comfort is also important as is consistency in the feeding program, from the way feed is handled to the way it is mixed and delivered.

3. Beyond genetics, we do not believe that managing any one detail is key to success. Rather, details managed in combination with each other make the difference. We pay attention to a variety of aspects, like herd health,

Cinnamon Ridge Farms Donahue, Iowa

The Maxwell family owns Cinnamon Ridge Farms. The Maxwell’s milking string includes 210 Jersey cows and a single Brown Swiss/Jersey cross. Cows are housed in a freestall barn with sand-bedded stalls and milked by four Lely robots. The barn was constructed in 2012 with agritourism in mind because dairy and agriculture promotion is a major emphasis for the Maxwells. Robot-viewing windows and an upstairs meeting room with windows overlooking the barn allow visitors to see cows in action. The Maxwells grow most of their forages, but purchase cottonseed and mineral mixes.

1. In our opinion, feeding consistent high-quality feeds is a major contributor to profitable production.

2. Genetics, cow environment and cow comfort also contribute to profitable production.

3. We feel it is important that all team members know the common goal. We hold quarterly meetings with all involved in the farm to discuss past progress and future projects.

4. We work with a nutritionist, a veterinarian, an agronomist and advisors from Lely.

5. We use Lely Horizon, DHIA and TMR Tracker.

6. We sell our milk to Brewster

Cold Run Jerseys

Salem, Ohio

Cold Run Jerseys is owned and operated by James and Tara Herron. The all-Jersey herd of 220 cows is housed in a 220-stall, four-row freestall barn. Stalls are fitted with pasture mats and bedded with sawdust. The barn has headlocks, a center drive-through feed alley and a GEA RoboRebel feed pusher. Cows are milked in a double-10 GEA parallel parlor with rapid exit and fully automated milk metering. The Herrons grow all their forages and grain.

1. I feel the most important factor to production is growing and managing premium forages for the herd.

2. Other contributions to our production are sound management of the cattle via breeding and herd health. I believe it is important to develop herd genetics, to produce a cow that has the strength and type to handle a lifetime of high milk production.

3. We manage forage quality by planting BMR corn varieties and keeping our schedule at 28 days for alfalfa harvest and orchard grass seedings to maximize digestibility.

4. Our veterinarian and dairy nutritionist play an important role in maintaining herd health and production.

5. We use PCDart and GEA

David and Karen Allen, center, and their grandson, Tommy, and granddaughter Sammie, are recognized for breeding the impactful sire, "Valentino."

The Herrons—Ruby, Tara with Rose, James, Pearl and newborn John, not pictured—own Cold Run Jerseys, a 220cow herd in Salem, Ohio.

Cinnamon Ridge Farms is owned by the Maxwell family. The family makes cheese and operates an agritourism business from the farm in Donahue, Iowa.

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1. Double-D Dairy #3, Ceres, Calif. 672 941 23,939 1,205

2. Jade Dairy, Hilmar, Calif. 567 858 22,997 1,148

3. Evergreen Dairy, Antigo, Wis. 662 846 21,998 1,193

4. Hank and Carolyn Van Exel, Lodi, Calif.

5. Corey Metcalf, Milton, Wis.

6. Gomes Jersey Dairy, LLC, Tillamook, Ore. 398 822 21,289 1,130 Owens Farms Inc., Frederic, Wis. 643 822

8. Twin Star Dairy, Turlock, Calif. 486 816 21,942 1,077 Bohnert Jerseys, East Moline, Ill. 528 816

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1. Double-D Dairy #3, Ceres, Calif. 672 23,939 941 1,205

2. Corey Metcalf, Milton, Wis. 319 23,087 825 1,043

3. Jade Dairy, Hilmar, Calif. 567 22,997 858 1,148

10. Dias Family Dairy, Hilmar, Calif. 377 815

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2. Ryan D. Clark, Tyrone, Pa.

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4. Cold Run Jerseys LLC, Salem, Ohio

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2. Airoso Dairy Farms/Joseph Airoso, Tipton, Calif. 93 20,158 654 842

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D&D Jerseys

Newton, Wis.

D&D Jerseys is owned and operated by Donna Phillips and her husband, Dan Stock. The allJersey herd of 84 milking cows is housed in a tunnel-ventilated freestall barn built in 2002. The alleys have rubber mats for cow comfort. Manure is removed with alley scrapers. Cows are milked in a double-four herringbone parlor. About half of the herd traces to her family farm, Phillips Jerseys in Clayton, Ill., where she grew up. The couple grows all hay and corn silage and some grain corn, depending on the year. The balance of the ration is purchased and mixed at the feed mill.

1. In my opinion, the most important thing for profitable production is paying attention to details.

2. Feed quality and management are also important.

3. Feed is pushed up frequently and regularly and close attention is given to feed quality. We continually monitor hay and silage to ensure no mold or other pathogens are present and frequently check moisture levels with a Koster tester and make adjustments if necessary. We also pay close attention to the cows, especially right before and right after calving. We strive to prevent problems or catch them early to mitigate issues.

4. We have a nutritionist who has worked with us for many years. He walks through the barn at least once a week and talks with either Dan or me or both of us. After so long, we are in tune with each

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The husband-wife team of Donna Phillips and Dan Stock owns and operates D&D Jerseys in Newton, Wis.

Den-Kel Jerseys Byron, N.Y.

Den-Kel Jerseys is owned by Kip Keller. He manages the herd with the help of Amy Barker. Den-Kel Jerseys has been fully Jersey since 2020 and is now milking 130 cows. Cows are housed in threerow freestall barns bedded with sand and milked in a doubleseven parlor. Den-Kel Jerseys rents ground for hay and purchases corn silage directly from neighboring farms. All forages are custom harvested, with hay fields yielding 4-5 cuttings a year.

1. Feed quality is the single greatest contributor to profitable production.

2. Cow comfort and genetics are also factors in profitable production.

3. To prioritize these areas, we focus on the timely harvest of forages, bed the stalls with sand weekly and continue to use bulls that are plus for production and desirable for health traits.

4. We rely on help from our nutritionist, Pat Brennan, with Holtz Nelson Dairy Consultants LLC.

5. We use DHI-Plus.

6. Our milk is marketed through Dairy Farmers of America (DFA).

7. We are paid premiums for quality.

8. We have not struggled with our milk market, and it has not changed in recent years.

Kip Keller manages Den-Kel Jerseys, a 130-cow Registered Jersey herd in Byron, N.Y., with the help of Amy Barker.

D&D Jerseys

other, and he knows the cows.

5. We are not using software or apps to manage production.

6. We sell our milk to Belgioioso Cheese. We were extremely lucky that they were looking for farms when we built the facility.

7. Belgioioso pays us premiums, but they are also very consistent and always at the higher end of the pay spectrum. Many other farmers in the area who don’t ship to Bel ask us how they can ship to Bel as well.

8. To that end, we have not had the market struggles that a lot of other farms have had. As I said, we were lucky.

Top Herds by State for Actual Production

Kevetta Farms

Dansville, N.Y.

Kevetta Farms is owned and operated by Kevin and Annetta Herrington. The farm is home to about 45 milking cows and 40 heifers. The herd has been all-Jersey since 2021 when the Holstein half of the herd was sold. Cattle are housed in a compost pack barn built in 2011 and milked twice a day in a 12-stall flat barn parlor. The Herringtons grow their dry hay and baleage. The cows are intensively rotationally grazed throughout the growing season, typically May through October, and have access to fresh grass and free choice baleage every day. During the winter, a TMR is purchased and fed at a rate of 50% with free choice baleage. A custom grain mix is purchased and topdressed based on production.

1. The single largest contributor to profitable production on our farm is the intensive grazing system. The farm is split into 30 paddocks sized about two acres each. During the summer and early fall, they have daily access to fresh grass and free choice baleage.

2. Other contributing factors include cow comfort and a variety of free-choice feeds. The compost pack gives cows room to comfortably rest regardless of size.

3. We manage these priorities by treating the pastures as a crop. We sample soil and spread manure on the paddocks during the winter. The paddocks are generally clipped twice during the grazing season after the cows have grazed. The pack in the barn is maintained with sawdust and (continued to page 41)

Kevin and Annetta Herrington operate Kevetta Farms. The dairy has received "super" milk quality awards for 20 years.

Lawton Jersey Farm

Newark Valley, N.Y.

Lawton Jersey Farm is owned by Merle Lawton and his son, Timothy, and operated by their family. The Lawtons milk 76 Jerseys and four Holsteins twice a day. They are housed in a tiestall barn and four group pens. Stalls are fitted with mattresses and bedded with a straw/sawdust mix. The Lawtons grow all forages and grains.

1. The single largest contributor to profitable production is maintaining consistent feed quality and constant access.

2. Other factors that contribute to profitable production are genetics, cow comfort and control of input expenses.

3. We manage these details by being mindful of mating decisions, ensuring cows have adequate bedding and room in the stall, providing constant access to fresh water, and giving them exercise, among others. We are constantly pushing feed in front of the cows, scraping down manure and freshening bedding, and brushing the cows to keep them clean.

4. We rely on the services of many consultants, including a nutritionist, an agronomist and the dairy and field crops team from Cornell Cooperative Extension.

5. We do not use any software/ apps to manage production. We rely on information we receive from DHI testing and lab reports from DFA.

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The Lawton family—Ryan, Merle, Margaret, Debbie and Tim—operates Lawton Jersey Farm in Newark Valley, N.Y.

Lawton Jersey Farm

6. We are members of DFA and, for the most part, our milk heads to either Leprino, where it is made into mozzarella, or Chobani for yogurt.

7. DFA pays us premiums for quality and sometimes we receive a market premium.

8. During COVID our milk market was very unstable. Closed or quarantined processing plants and a quota system implemented by DFA led to a surplus of milk, which in turn led to numerous loads of milk being dumped. However, over the last two years the market has stabilized.

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Red Top Jerseys Hilmar, Calif.

Red Top Jerseys is owned by Scott and Mike Wickstrom and Brad Nyman and managed by Chris Terra. The all-Jersey dairy is milking 6,200 cows in two 72-stall rotary parlors equipped with robotic teat sprayers for predip. Cows are housed in freestall barns bedded with composted manure solids. Maternity cows are housed in a compost-bedded pack barn. Red Top grows about 75% of the forages fed and purchases the balance of forages and all grains.

1. We believe in targeting a high feed efficiency to be profitable. We want to have high production and components but also believe they need to be produced with efficiency. One of the Jersey breed’s big strengths is feed efficiency, so we must take advantage of that in today’s volatile feed and milk markets.

2. Profitable production is also achieved by paying attention to cow comfort, labor efficiency and other details. We strive to establish a positive and winning culture to optimize the genetic potential of the herd.

3. Effective communication with employees is important. Our goal is to help them understand why priorities are priorities and how these systems are expected to perform. This helps them take ownership of their work and the role they play and gives valuable feedback to management.

4. We use Jim Tully with Pine Creek Nutrition as our nutritionist. We also do monthly walk-throughs (continued to page 43)

The team at Red Top Jerseys includes, left to right, herdsmen Victor Jimenez, Arturo Espinosa, and Valentin Perea, foreman Roberto Romo, manager Chris Terra, and herdsman Rene Romo.

Sand Creek Dairy LLC

Hastings, Mich.

Sand Creek Dairy LLC is owned and operated by the Haywood family—fourth-generation Larry, fifth-generation Luke and sixthgeneration Austin and Ethan. The Haywoods milk about 800 Holstein cows and 400 Jersey cows in a parallel parlor. Cows are housed in a freestall barn bedded with recycled sand. The Haywoods focus on growing their own highquality forages, which include BMR corn silage and low-lignin alfalfa haylage. They also grow their own corn grain.

1. We believe the key to our profitable production comes from a combination of investing in the best production genetics we can, and then providing as ideal an environment as possible for those genetics to express themselves.

2. We believe that optimizing many small things contributes to our profitable production. We manage cows as individuals using AfiCollars, manage stocking densities, carefully balance diets for different stages of lactation and focus on high-quality feedstuffs. We quickly respond to alerts for cows that need attention, provide a calm and consistent milking experience, and aggressively select for genetics.

3. Intensive management by a hands-on team is our key to managing a diverse group of priorities. Having four ownermanagers who are cross-trained and involved in all aspects of the operation allows us to ensure that the cow is the top focus every day in every area.

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Sand Creek Dairy LLC is operated by the Haywoods, including (back) Devin, Ethan, Austin, Luke, Larry, (front) Brenden and Colton.

Van De Jerseys Transfer, Pa.

Van De Jerseys is owned and operated by John and Amy Vanderstappen and their son, Wes. They milk a 300-cow herd that is primarily Jerseys and a few Ayrshire and Dutch Belted cows (about 5%). Cows are housed in a freestall barn with mattresses and sand bedding. Manure is removed with alley scrapers. Pre-fresh springers are housed on straw packs. Cows are milked in a swing-16 Dairy Master parlor with Milk Rite inflations. Heifers are raised in freestalls. Weaned calves are housed in group pens on packs. Baby calves are raised in individual pens and bottle-fed with milk. The Vanderstappens grow all corn silage, haylage, mixed alfalfa and grass hay, shelled corn, and Timothy hay for dry cows and heifers. They put up about 500 bales of bailage. They hire a custom harvester for 3,0004,000 tons of corn silage and 2,000 tons of haylage each year. They buy a protein supplement for the cows and calf pellets for young stock.

1. There is no one single thing to profitable production. It takes good quality forage, comfortable cows, a good pasture rotation, exercise, a good milking routine and equipment, a good dry cow program, solid nutrition, excellent heifer/calf management, good help…..I (John) could go on and on. We have a cull rate of 15-20% and sell about 150 head each year for dairy purposes. We have also been using Danish semen for over 10 years, so there is a lot of Danish influence in the herd. We have been alternating between U.S. (continued to page 43)

Wickstrom Jersey Farms

Hilmar, Calif.

Wickstrom Jersey Farms is owned and operated by the Wickstroms— Scott, Mike, Brent and Steve. The Wickstroms milk 2,500 Jersey cows in a 60-stall rotary parlor equipped with robotic teat sprayers for pre- and postdip. Cows are housed in freestall barns bedded with composted manure solids. Close-up and maternity cows are housed in compost-bedded pack barn. The Wickstroms grow about 60% of the forages fed and purchase the remainder of the forages and all grains.

1. We believe in targeting a high feed efficiency to be profitable. We want to have high production and components but also believe they need to be produced with efficiency. One of the Jersey breed’s big strengths is feed efficiency, so we must take advantage of that in today’s volatile feed and milk markets.

2. Profitable production is also achieved by paying attention to cow comfort and labor efficiency.

3. We recently installed sort gates and palpation rails at Wickstrom Jersey Farm. This helped us dramatically decrease lockup times and improve labor efficiency. We do all pen moves, breeding and shots on the palpation rails now so cows are minimally locked up in their pens.

4. We rely on our nutritionist, Theo Lykos of Dairy Technical Solutions Inc., to manage production and inputs that are getting fed to meet our goals. We track monthly data with him to (continued to page 43)

Windy Lane Jerseys

Tyrone, Pa.

Ryan Clark and his wife, Jennifer, and children, Leanne, Kylee, Claire and Connor, own and operate Windy Lane Jerseys. The 280 Registered Jersey cows are housed in a freestall barn bedded with sand and milked in a double-10 parabone parlor. The Clarks feed a TMR and grow all their forages and shell corn on 520 acres.

1. I think high-quality forages are the single greatest contributor to profitable production.

2. Comfortable cows are also profitable producers. I really like sand for bedding as it makes for happy and comfortable cows.

3. We are blessed with a setup that allows us to harvest high quality forages. We hire customer operators to plant and harvest our corn and small grain silage, utilizing our own tractors, dump trucks, and other equipment. We have access equipment from neighbors for emergencies and work together to help each other out. This allows us to harvest at the right time and ensure premium forages.

4. We work with a vet, an accountant and two nutritionists. We rely on the nutritionist to provide insight on our ration, keep abreast of innovations and let us know what is working on other farms.

5. We use PCDart and DairyCents, an app from Penn State that helps us evaluate income over feed cost and various scenarios to determine our best options for

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The picturesque Van De Jersey Farm is is owned and operated by John and Amy Vanderstappen and their son, Wes.

Ryan and Jennifer Clark operate Windy Lane Jerseys with their children, Claire, Leanne, center, Kylee and Connor.

Wickstrom Jersey Farm is owned and operated by Scott, Mike, Brent, pictured, and Steve Wickstrom in Hilmar, Calif.

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the quality of purchased feed and the way feed is mixed and delivered, among others.

4. We tend to keep our outside consultant team small, represented by individuals with whom we have longstanding relationships and trust. For us, that is simply our nutritionist and veterinarian and a sire analysis who helps us choose genetics.

5. At this point, the dairy has decided not to use any software or apps to manage production.

6. Our milk is sold to Scenic Central Milk Producers.

7. Yes, premiums are built in for both components (fat and protein) and somatic cell count (SCC). As well, we receive a premium because our cows have access to outside pasture.

8. We have gone through several transitions with milk markets over the years. However, our milk has been going to Scenic Central for a long time now, and that market has been stable for us.

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Cheese in Stockton, Ill., and make our own cheese as well.

7. Yes, we receive premiums.

8. We have been with Brewster Cheese since we installed the robots in 2012. In recent years, we have seen a decrease in premiums.

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6. We market our milk to Guggisberg Cheese in Sugarcreek, Ohio.

7. We receive a protein bonus.

8. We have shipped milk to Guggisberg Cheese for 25 years. Our milk market has been stable and has not changed in recent years.

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stirred twice a day using a four-wheeler and a small “drag.” Fresh sawdust is added three times a week during the winter months. During the pasture season, the pack is still dragged twice a day to ensure it continues to compost

and stays dry without adding sawdust.

4. The only outside consultants we work with are a nutritionist and a herd vet. Feed is analyzed and fed to dry cows, heifers, or milk cows accordingly. Our vet also helps us manage our breeding program.

5. We don’t utilize any software or apps to manage the cows.

6. Our milk is marketed through DFA.

7. We get a quality milk incentive and

have been producing “super” quality milk for 20 years.

8. We do find it challenging to deal with the base program that was implemented in the Northeast. We are being restricted on the volume of milk produced from April to July that is higher than the same months in the two years prior. This is having a huge impact on breeding decisions and marketing animals.

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with Ed Vieira of Pine Creek Nutrition to evaluate all things cow-related that could optimize efficiency.

5. We use DairyComp, OneFeed by MILC and the SCR system to monitor rumination and activity for breeding.

6. We ship our milk to Hilmar Cheese.

7. Yes, we are paid premiums for quality.

8. While we have had a home for our milk, the price has been very volatile over the last few years. COVID brought record high and low cheese prices within months in 2020. Most recently, we have experienced issues shipping to an undiversified plant that relies on cheese price only.

Sand Creek Jerseys

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operation allows us to ensure that the cow is the top focus every day in every area.

4. We rely on a large group of consultants, including a general nutritionist, a calf health specialist, a team of veterinarians and embryo transfer technicians, our agronomists, our accountants and financial advisors, CentralStar trusted advisors, and the extension team and researchers from Michigan State University.

5. We monitor and manage the milking herd with Afi rumination collars coupled with PCDart.

6. We market our milk to Prairie Farms.

7. We are paid premiums for SCC and SPC/PI.

8. Our milk market has been consistent. We continue to change our management focus to pounds of fat and pounds of protein, reflecting the way we are compensated for our milk.

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semen on Danish-sired cows and then Danish semen on domestic-sired cows.

2. All of the above are priorities because any missing link will impact profitable production.

3. We take one step at a time and try to do the best we can.

4. We have a nutritionist and use a vet for regular herd health checkups.

5. We use PCDart and MooMonitor+ activity collars for heat detection. We do not routinely use shots for heat or breeding.

6. Our milk has been sold to Marburger Farm Dairy for over 20 years.

7. No premiums have been paid since the advent of COVID.

8. Our milk market has been steady.

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(continued from page 38) see how we improve both production and efficiency year-over-year.

5. We use DairyComp, OneFeed by MILC and the SCR system to monitor rumination and activity for breeding.

6. We ship our milk to Hilmar Cheese.

7. Yes, we are paid premiums for quality.

8. While we have had a home for our milk, the price has been very volatile

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Wickstrom Jersey Farms

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over the last few years. COVID brought record high and low cheese prices within months in 2020. Most recently, we have experienced issues shipping to an undiversified plant that relies on cheese price only.

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forages, grains and commodities.

6. We sell our milk through DFA.

7. We are in a multiple-component order. We also receive premiums for SCC and a base premium which fluctuates based on supply and demand.

8. We are comfortable with our milk market. Our cooperative put base quotas in place with the onset of COVID but those were released December 31.

Calendar

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APR. 13—SOUTHERN NATIONAL JUNIOR JERSEY SHOW, cows, Stillwater, Okla.; 8:00 a.m. (CDT); Paul Trapp, Taylor, Wis., judge.

APRIL 20—NORTHEAST ALL BREEDS SPRING JERSEY SHOW, West Springfield, Mass.

JULY 31—MASSACHUSETTS STATE JERSEY SHOW, Greenfield, Mass.

SEPT. 7—TENNESSEE JUNIOR JERSEY SHOW, Nashville Fairgrounds, Nashville, Tenn.

SEPT. 30— INTERNATIONAL DAIRY SHOW, heifers, Alliant Energy Center, Madison, Wis.; 7:00 a.m.; Ryan Krohlow, Poynette, Wis., judge, and Jean Philippe Charest, Saint Alexandre, Que., associate judge.

OCT. 1—INTERNATIONAL DAIRY SHOW, cows, Alliant Energy Center, Madison, Wis.; 7:00 a.m.; Ryan Krohlow, Poynette, Wis., judge, and Jean Philippe Charest, Saint Alexandre, Que., associate judge.

NOV. 8—THE ALL AMERICAN JUNIOR JERSEY SHOW, Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.; 7:30 a.m. (EST)

NOV. 10—THE ALL AMERICAN JERSEY SHOW, (heifers); Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.; 7:30 a.m. (EST)

NOV. 10—NATIONAL JERSEY JUG FUTURITY, Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.; 2:00 p.m. (EST)

NOV. 11—THE ALL AMERICAN JERSEY SHOW, (cows), Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky.; 7:30 a.m. (EST)

Junior Awards Available

Throughout the year, awards for shows, production and judging contests are provided by the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) specifically for Jersey juniors.

For junior shows at county, district, and state levels, the AJCA will provide ribbons for the first, second, and third place animals, plus a Grand Champion rosette. In addition, a special award is provided for the Grand Champion at state fairs and AJCA-designated regional shows. Awards are provided for showmanship contests exclusively for Jersey juniors.

Awards must be requested annually. Contact the AJCA Director of Communicaitons at 614/322-4451, at least two weeks in advance of the event.

Oklahoma Jersey Cattle Breeders - Annual Meeting

November 11, 2023

Steer Inn Restaurant, Cushing

Officers for 2024: Emily Croney, Tuttle, president; Abe Caldwell Cobb II, Perkins, vice president; Janine Thompson, Chandler, secretary/ treasurer.

Junior Officers for 2024: Savanna R. Semrad, Crescent, president; Rhett August Haley, Chandler, vice president; Addison Taron, Maud, secretary; Aubrey Marrero, Cherokee, reporter.

Benny Rector, area representative for the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc., brought members up to date on the activities of the national Jersey organizations. He discussed the new formula for Jersey Performance Index and relayed results from the All American Jersey Shows, which included 362 entries in the open show and 264 in the junior show.

Members also discussed at length opportunities and experiences at other shows, including the Kansas and Oklahoma state fairs, the Tulsa State Fair, the Sooner State Dairy Show, and the Southern National Jersey Show and Sale, which will be held this year April 8-13 in Stillwater, Okla.

David Jones, herd manager for Oklahoma State University, reported that the university will be adding more Jerseys to its herd because they are more feed-efficient and profitable than other breeds.

Juniors were honored with youth achievement awards. Also, awards were presented to junior and senior members for individual cow production based on yield of energycorrected milk (ECM).

Members were invited to attend the Oklahoma Jersey Field Day, to be hosted by Abe and Katrina Cobb at their farm in Perkins this summer, and the next annual meeting of the Oklahoma Jersey Cattle Breeders on November 16 at the Steer Inn.

Senior Production Awards

Junior wo-year-old:

Red Dirt Andreas Hallie, E-91% (22,760 lbs. ECM)

Red Dirt Genetics, Perkins

Senior two-year-old:

Kane-Lane Chrome Rena, E-90% (21,912 lbs. ECM)

Steven B. Koehn, Meno

Junior three-year-old:

Random Luck Joel Applause, E-91% (31,229 lbs. ECM)

Red Dirt Genetics

Senior three-year-old:

Red Dirt Colton Butterfly, E-94% (27,492 lbs. ECM)

Red Dirt Genetics

Four-year-old:

Kane-Lane Varick Mable, VG-87% (25,604 lbs. ECM)

Steve Koehn

Five-year-old:

Corleys Crosby Star (22,818 lbs. ECM)

Charlotte Boyer, Tuttle

Aged cow:

Lylestanley Deacnp Francine 1975-P, E-95% (35,525 lbs. ECM)

Red Dirt Genetics

Junior Production Award: Junior two-year-old:

Goff Premier 41565-ET, VG-81% (19,519 lbs. ECM)

Savanna R. Semrad

Jersey Youth Achievement Awards: Rhett August Haley, first; Addison Taron, second; Aubrey Marrero, third; Kyler Croney, Tuttle, fourth; and Maddilyn Taron, Maud, fifth.

North Carolina Jersey Breeders Association - Annual Meeting January 27, 2024 Agriculture Center, Statesville

Officers for 2024: Corey Alan Lutz, Lincolnton, president; Major Bond, Hickory, vice president; Shirley LeForge, Union Grove, secretary; Coy Reese, Taylorsville, treasurer.

New Directors: Mike Corn, Fletcher, Dennis Leamon, Statesville, Shirley LeForge, Corey Lutz, and Brian J. Moore, Mount Ulla.

Nancy Keith, extension director for Iredell County, talked about the North Carolina junior dairy program. At the state dairy judging contest this past April, Rowan County placed first and was followed by Iredell County. In July, over 75 juniors attended the Southeast Dairy Youth Retreat in Statesville. The retreat included a trip to Riverbend Creamery, operated by the Lutz family in Lincolnton, and a tour of Origin Foods in Statesville. This year, the retreat will be held July 8-12

in Gainesville, Fla.

Youth can also participate in the North Carolina All-Breeds Dairy Show this spring at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds. The event runs April 4-6 and includes a 4-H and FFA dairy judging contest on April 5. Juniors are also invited to compete in the North Carolina Youth Foundation Golf Tournament on July 19 at the New River Golf Course in Sparta.

Jersey junior Bryson Baldwin, Statesville, spoke about his youth experiences, which include showing at a young age, dairy judging, quiz bowl and the skill-a-thon event. He exhibited the Supreme Champion of the Mountain State Fair and Grand Champion of the North Carolina State Junior Dairy Show in 2022 and 2023.

The North Carolina Field Day and North Carolina Pot O’Gold Sale will be held at the Moore Farm in Mount Ulla on July 13.

Members enjoyed fellowship and lunch and recognized junior and senior members for achievements with Registered Jerseys.

Ray Mayne Trophy

High milk production cows under three (305-day, 2x, ME)

JX Moo Ensign Karen 2107 {6}

30,947 lbs.

Brian J. Moore

Larkin Pearson accepts the Sunbeam Farms Trophy on behalf of her family for owning the cow with the highest lifetime milk production, Piedmont Eclipes Mist.

Ninety-five-year-old Joe Cloaninger enjoys the opportunity for fellowship with friends at the annual meeting in January.

Meetings

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Biltmore Farms Cup

High milk production cows three years and older

(305-day, 2x, ME)

JX Moo Trinia Caliban 2021 {5}

30,693 lbs. milk

Brian J. Moore

Myatt-Lutz Trophy

High protein production, all ages (305-day, 2x, ME)

JX Simply Natural Pecos Jane {3}

Neil Moye, Ayden

Sunbeam Farms Trophy

High lifetime milk production

209,220 lbs. milk

Piedmont Eclipes Mist, E-92%

Corey Alan Lutz

Top Herd Milk

15 or more cows

Simply Natural Jersey Farm, Ayden

20,241 lbs. milk, 959 lbs. fat, 742 lbs. protein, 211 cows

Top Herd Somatic Cell Count

Corey Alan Lutz

SCC: 142

19,550 lbs. milk, 827 lbs. fat, 683 lbs. protein, 254 cows

Top Herd Calving Interval

North Carolina State University, Raleigh

Calving Interval: 12.3 months

18,973 lbs. milk, 932 lbs. fat, 720 lbs. protein, 60 cows

2023 North Carolina Pot O’Gold Contest

First:

Deerview 2730 Disco Coed, VG-80%

Total dollar value: $5,023.07

Leighton Moye, Ayden

Consignor: Charles Wayne Lutz, Mocksville

Milked at Simply Natural Jersey Farm, Ayden

Second:

Piedmont Barnabas Delta, VG-80%

Total dollar value: $4,492.39

Luca Alan Hernandez, Ayden

Consignor: Corey Alan Lutz

Milked at Simply Natural Jerseys

Kenneth E. Myatt Sr. Memorial Grand Champion Jersey, North Carolina State Junior Dairy Show

Amandas Colton Ruth, E-90% Bryson Baldwin

Ohio Jersey Breeders’ Association - Annual Meeting

February 17, 2024

Woodruff Jersey Farm, Urbana

The annual meeting of the Ohio Jersey Breeders’ Association was held in conjunction with the Woodruff family’s fourth annual heifer sale at the farm on February 17.

Members heard from Jason Robinson, an area representative for the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) and National AllJersey Inc. Robinson reported that Ohio ranked eighth in the nation for the number of animals registered in 2023. He informed members about a redistricting proposal that will be put up for vote at the AJCA annual meeting in Springfield, Mass., in June. The proposal splits the country into three regions with four directors per region.

He also encouraged breeders to support a pair of local upcoming sales: the Spring Opportunities Sale at Pine Tree, hosted by Pine Tree Dairy at the Wayne County Fairgrounds on April 13, and the Diley and Partners Spring Sale at Woodruff Farms on May 4. Robinson also noted that buyers are

paying a premium for A2A2 genetics. John Lemmermen, dairy center manager for the Ohio State University, provided an update on the dairy herd, which was moved to the facility in Wooster while the Multispecies Animal Learning Center is being constructed on campus The new facility will feature robotic milkers, a robotic feed pusher and an automated manure handling system.

Erin Brown, with the American Dairy Association (ADA) Mideast, reported on activities of the checkoff program. Recent efforts include an e-commerce project with Kroger to promote the purchase of dairy products and partnerships with the Mayo Clinic and Raising Cane’s. Also, 2,800 schools will participate in the adopt-a-cow program this year.

The Ohio Spring Dairy Expo will be held this year from March 27-30. The ADA Mideast will sponsor a pizza party on Wednesday, May 27, followed by an all-breeds showmanship. The Buckeye Classic Sale will be held on Thursday, May 30, at 11:00 a.m. The Jersey show will be on Saturday morning, May 31, followed by the tapping of Supreme Champion. The official will be Matt Mitchell of Speedwell, Tenn.

The Ohio State Fair Jersey show will be held in Cooper Arena at the fairgrounds in Columbus during the second session of the fair. Cattle can arrive after 4 p.m. on July 29 and be checked in the following day. Showmanship classes will be judged by Donna Greiwe, Sidney, Ohio, on July 31. The junior show will be held on August 1 and the open show on August 1-2, with heifers shown on the first day and cows on the second. The judge will be Pat Conroy of Angola, Ind.

In an awards ceremony, 15 juniors received Junior All-Ohio or Reserve Junior All-Ohio awards. Lauren Albright, Willard, earned three Junior All-Ohio and two Reserve Junior All-Ohio awards. Allison Francis of Ansonia and Meredith Hageman of Sidney each received a pair of Junior All-Ohio and one Reserve Junior AllOhio awards.

Eighteen senior members earned All-Ohio or Reserve All-Ohio awards. Mill Valley Jerseys, Sidney, took home four All-Ohio and two Reserve AllOhio certificates.

Jade Laux will serve as the 2024 Ohio Jersey Queen.

Leighton Moye receives a check and trophy for winning the 2023 North Carolina Pot O’Gold Production Contest with Deerview 2730 Disco Coed.

Nancy Keith and Coy Reese present a check to Maddox Johnson for placing third in the North Carolina Pot O’Gold Production Contest with Biltmore Chrome Fortune 5188. She was consigned by Biltmore Farms of Fletcher and milked at the farm owned by his family in Statesville.

Woodruff Family Hosts Fourth Heifer Sale

Woodruff Jersey Farm hosted the fourth edition of its heifer sale on February 17, 2024, at the farm in Urbana, Ohio. In all, 31 heifer calves and a single open yearling sold for an average of $2,118.75, led by a fancy “VIP” daughter that sold for $12,250. Twenty-one buyers from Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, Ohio and Tennessee made purchases.

Sale Analysis

Sale Management: Woodruff Jersey Farm

Auctioneer: Todd Woodruff

In a contest between Ohio partnerships of Grant and Cora Cope and Clark Morgan of Urbana and the John and Donna Greiwe family of Sidney, the former placed the final bid to bring home the high seller, Woodruffs VIP Delilah. The full-aged fall calf sired by River Valley Venus VIP-ET, GJPI -140, is out of DKG Virtuoso Dutches. The Excellent-92% daughter of Arethusa Virtuoso-ET, JPI -116. “Dutches” topped the junior two-year-old class and the state futurity at the Ohio State Fair in 2019 and stood second in her class at the Ohio Spring Junior Show in 2020.

“Delilah’s” grandam, DKG Motion Beauty, Very Good-88%, sired by KCJF Mollys Ren Motion, JPI -216, was All American Spring Calf and All American Spring Yearling. The next dam, DKG

Jade Princess, Excellent-94%, won her classes in the open and junior shows at the Ohio State Fair in 2015 as a fiveyear-old and was also tapped Grand Champion of the youth show. “Princess” was then named Reserve All American Five-Year-Old.

Maelin Smith and Wyatt Gordon, Cable, Ohio, purchased the second high seller, Woodruff Chocochip Jill, for $4,500. The fall calf is sired by Avonlea Chocochip-ET, GJPI -35. Her dam, Woodruffs Vibrant 597, Excellent-93%, sired by Heartland Vibrant Sonny, GJPI +25, has a five lactation m.e. average of 18,06—1,026—693.

“Jill’s” grandam is an Excellent-90% daughter of Family Hill Cir CoalitionET, GJPI -79. The third dam, Woodruffs Duke Lori, Very Good-87%, has 19,140 lbs. milk, 862 lbs. fat and 643 lbs. protein at 8-3. The Excellent-90% fourth dam has an eight lactation m.e. average of 16,986—799—601. The next dam,

Woodruffs Sooner Mona, Excellent-91%, has seven lactations and a best record of 4-1 305 20,080 4.4% 890 3.6% 729 DHIR.

The third high seller, Woodruffs VIP Izzy, sold for $3,750 to Millers Jerseys and Rhea and Brycen Miller of Oldenburg, Ind. The “VIP” daughter is a full-aged fall calf out of Woodruffs Barnabus 620. The Excellent-94% daughter of Jars of Clay Barnabas, GJPI -10, has four records – all over 20,000 lbs. milk – and a best record of 5-6 305 26,320 4.7% 1,225 3.4% 904 98DCR.

“Izzy’s” third dam is a Very Good-87% daughter of All Lynns Louie ValentinoET, GJPI +8. The fifth dam is an Excellent-90% daughter of WF/L&M Duncan Barber-ET, GJPI -69. The next three dams are appraised Very Good. From the same cow family is McGuire Tequila Isabel, Excellent-95%, Grand Champion of the Ohio Summer Show

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The crew that helped the Woodruff family manage their fourth annual heifer sale included, left to right, Trevor and Levi Woodruff, Lane Hollingsworth, Aubree Topp, Tom and Jade Laux, Deb Stanfield, Nick Smith and Eric Price. In the front row are Hadley and Landry Woodruff and Rhenna and Maelin Smith. In the box are Todd Woodruff and Deb Hoffman.

Woodruffs VIP Delilah was the high seller, purchased by Grant and Cora Cope and Clark Morgan for $12,250. Contending bidders were John and Donna Greiwe, left, and Blake and Lane Greiwe, right. Also pictured are Todd Woodruff, in the box, Alisha Morgan, center, and Aubree Topp on the halter.

Woodruff Heifer Sale

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Every animal sold carried a promise: every junior-purchased animal that is

retained in the junior’s name, shown at any point in its life, and wins will receive a cash prize ranging from $100 for class winners at state show to $2,500 for Junior and Grand Champions at national shows.

The family also treated potential buyers and the sale crowd well, treating them to a shrimp boil and cattle preview on Friday evening and music and dinner on Saturday after the sale. The Woodruffs offered to care for purchased heifers free of charge for 10 days to get them off to a good start and to take care of lodging charges for guests who stayed at the host motel the night before the sale. Also, $4,650 was raised from the auction of several items to fund 4-H and the dairy incentive program and to help families in unfortunate situations.

The Woodruff family bottles milk and processes yogurt and ice cream from

their Jersey herd using the Queen of Quality label. They also sell beef from their Angus herd. They sell products at a farm store and make deliveries to customers in Champaign County.

Sales $1,900 and Over

Grant and Cora Cope and Clark Morgan, Urbana, Ohio

Woodruffs VIP Delilah, heifer calf 5 mos $12,250

Maelin Smith and Wyatt Gordon, Cable, Ohio

Woodruffs Chocochip Jill, heifer calf 5 mos 4,500

Millers Jerseys and Rhea and Brycen Miller, Oldenburg, Ind.

Woodruffs VIP Izzy, heifer calf 5 mos. 3,750

Maelin, Raenna and Sawyer Smith, Cable, Ohio

JX Woodruffs Vanhalen Layla {6}, heifer calf 5 mos 3,000

Logan Welch, Wayland, Mich.

Woodruffs Van Ice Ruby, heifer calf 2 mos 2,500

Landry and Hadley Woodruff, Urbana, Ohio

TJ Classic WJF Chocolatier Denna-ET, heifer calf 12 mos 2,000

Andrew Cloyd, Telford, Tenn.

Woodruffs Roulette Evie, heifer calf 2 mos 2,000

Emily Proffit, Newark, Ohio

Woodruffs Van Halen Candy, heifer calf 2 mos 2,000

Olivia Weisant, Morgan Richards, Grant Cope and Clark Morgan, Urbana, Ohio

BK-Mor WJF VIP Fancy, heifer calf 7 mos 2,000

Jade, Cassidy and Collyns Laux, Fort Laramie, Ohio

Woodruffs Chocochip Snickers, heifer calf 12 mos 1,900

Savannah Brock, South Solon, Ohio

Woodruffs Van Halen Ella, heifer calf 8 mos 1,900

PERFORMANCE REPORT

The Top 25 Records for Milk, Protein and Fat completed in the history of AJCA production testing programs are listed below.

The National Class Leader List summarizes the 10 highest lactations for milk, protein, fat, and cheese yield in nine age categories. Lactations are 305 days (or less) in length and are official on the AJCA records. These lists include lactations added to the database through January 1, 2023. To qualify for

these lists, all test days included in a completed 305- or 365-day lactation record must occur in a herd or herds enrolled in the Production Records Plus, TPE-Plus, REAP Plus programs, or be a Generation Count {4} or higher for registration status.

An asterisk in the column after days milked indicates that the animal was milked more than twice daily during part or all of the lactation. A “V” following the record indicates that it has been verified.

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PERFORMANCE REPORT

National Class Leader List

The National Class Leader List summarizes the 10 highest lactations for milk, protein, fat, and cheese yield in nine age categories. Lactations are 305 days (or less) in length and are official on the AJCA records. These lists include lactations added to the database through January 1, 2024. To qualify for these lists, all test days included in a completed 305- or 365-day lactation record must occur in a herd or herds

enrolled in the Production Records Plus, TPE-Plus, REAP Plus programs, or be a Generation Count {4} or higher for registration status.

An asterisk in the column after days milked indicates that the animal was milked more than twice daily during part or all of the lactation. A “V” following the record indicates that it has been verified.

PERFORMANCE REPORT

PERFORMANCE REPORT

July 1 is Deadline to Apply for National Scholarships and Educational Awards

Monday, July 1 is the deadline to apply for scholarship and educational awards administered by the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA), Reynoldsburg, Ohio.

Last year $31,600 was awarded to Jersey youth. The funds provide financial support for young Jersey owners pursuing a college or university degree or, in some cases, gaining hands-on experience in the development and management of Registered Jersey™ cattle. Eligible applicants are Junior or Lifetime members of the association with a minimum grade point average of 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale).

The Walter and Joyce Owens Family Scholarship ($5,000) will be awarded for the third year. Students that are incoming or current undergraduates in any post education institution studying dairy related majors are eligible. Applicants must be working towards a 2-year or 4-year degree and demonstrating satisfactory academic performance. Recipients are eligible to receive scholarship up to two (2) times but must reapply to be considered.

The Russell–Malnati Scholarship for Advanced Studies ($5,000) will be awarded to a graduate student in dairy science, animal science (dairy emphasis), large animal veterinary practice, dairy production/manufacturing, or dairy product marketing.

Students who will begin a program of study at an accredited college or university in the fall of 2023 may apply for the William A. Russell Memorial Scholarship ($2,750). Students who have completed at least one year of study toward their degree are eligible for the V. L. Peterson Scholarship ($2,000). Also, the Jack C. Nisbet Memorial Scholarship ($2,000) will be awarded to an eligible nominee for the

National Jersey Youth Achievement Contest.

The Robert Bignami Memorial Scholarship ($2,000). This scholarship was established from a generous donation of Bob and Pam Bignami, Orland, Calif., from the sale of BW Graduate-ET in 2020.

Students who are high school graduates and have attended Jersey Youth Academy are eligible to apply if heading to, or already enrolled in an accredited four-year college/university majoring in an agricultural-based degree.

The award is based upon financial need, academic performance, and leadership skills. Financial need will be determined by comparing the Cost of Attendance (COA) at the students university offset by the amount of money the student will contribute in the form of (1) scholarships and grants, (2) income from work, (3) loans, and (4) contributions from parents and/or others. It may be automatically renewed up to three times or until completion of the undergraduate degree, as long as eligibility requirements are met.

A Cedarcrest Farms Scholarship ($1,250) will be awarded to an undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in a program to earn a degree in large animal veterinary practice, dairy production, dairy manufacturing, or dairy product marketing, and who demonstrates through completed coursework and goal statement, significant progress toward this intended degree and a clear intention for a career in agriculture.

The Paul Jackson Memorial Scholarship ($1,000) is for continuing college students in any degree program area. The AJCA Directors’ Scholarship ($1,000) will be awarded based on academic performance, activities and accomplishments with Jersey cattle and commitment to continued involvement in the Jersey dairy business. The Bob Toole Jersey Youth

Award ($1,500) can be used for educational expenses or a well-defined practical experience related to breeding, developing and showing Registered Jerseys.

The Morris B. Ewing ABS Genetic Performance Scholarship ($2,500) will be awarded to a junior or senior undergraduate student seeking a career in genetics, dairy production, large animal veterinary medicine or milk marketing. The Lineweaver Scholarship ($2,750) will be awarded to an undergraduate who has completed at least one year of study in a four-year program focused on dairy science, animal science (dairy emphasis) or dairy products.

The recipient of the Anne E. Perchard Challenge Award ($350) will be selected from among applicants for the national achievement contest and/ or scholarship program to recognize abilities and leadership potential and, in turn, challenging the recipient to achieve his/her potential through continuing Jersey activities.

Also, the Reuben R. Cowles Jersey Youth Award will be presented to an eligible resident of Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia to be used for educational expenses or to travel to the All American Jersey Show and Sale, the AJCA-NAJ Annual Meetings or other Jersey educational activities. Applicants must be at least high school graduates, but not older than 36 years of age as of January 1, 2023.

For application forms and instructions, visit the “Scholarships and Internships” page on the USJersey website or use the link, tinyurl.com/ JerseyScholarships. Recipients will be recognized on Saturday, November 4 at the Youth Awards Ceremony held in Louisville, Ky.

For more information, contact the AJCA by email at info@usjersey.com; or visit its web site at USJersey.com.

In Memoriam

Richard Edward Caverly

Richard Edward Caverly, Benton, Maine, 56, passed away unexpectedly at home on February 23, 2024.

He was born February 19, 1968, the son of Edgar Charles “E.C.” Caverly and Charlee (Ballard) Curtis. He graduated from Lawrence High School in 1986 and got straight to work in the dairy industry, first working at the family farm in Clinton.

His lifelong passion for cows began at home. He was an active 4-H member and helped the family exhibit awardwinning Ayrshires at local fairs and regional cattle shows. He often credited his farm and cattle knowledge to his father and uncles, Frank and Pudge. The Ayrshire herd started as a 4-H project and eventually included several All-American and All-Canadian cattle, including the 1978 champion at World Dairy Expo, Helga.

Richard then went on to work for farms in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Brazil. In 2001, he became the first herdsman for Arethusa Farm of Litchfield, Conn., where he cared for the world-famous Huronia Centurion Veronica 20J.

He returned to Maine to work for Flood Brothers Dairy and ABS Global and then married Beverly Donovan of Chesterfield, Mass., in 2010. Together they expanded her herd, Deer Hill Ayrshires, at their home in Benton. They created many special memories working together and alongside friends and family at shows, which included the Eastern States Exposition, the North American International Livestock Exposition and World Dairy Expo. Among their successes was Expo’s twotime Grand Champion Ayrshire, Sweet Pepper Black Francesca.

Caverly received the KlussendorfMacKenzie Award at World Dairy Expo in 2013 and was the official for the Ayrshire class of Hoard’s Dairyman’s judging contest in 2017.

His experiences growing up helped to cultivate skills and a passion that led to a very successful career as a cattle fitter across three countries and two continents.

While Richard may have appeared rough at first sight, he was one of the most genuine, humble, generous, and honest people, even when he was telling it to you straight in his colorful way. He had a great sense of humor, an infectious laugh, and a special gift for crafting his stories. His creative spirit shone brightly through his love for photography, gift for poetry and innovative approach to the spoken language. He served as a mentor to many young dairy farmers and his experience, guidance and passion will love on in the lives of those he touched.

In addition to his wife and mother, he is survived by siblings, Sara (John) Thompson, Anita (Norman) Burdzel, Robert (Dominque) Caverly, Russell (Jordan) Caverly, and Leah (Erick) Lafferty; four nephews and a niece; uncles Frank (Susie) Caverly and Rick (Victoria) Ballard; six cousins; and many special friends who shared in his adventures.

He was predeceased by his father and stepmother, Donna Caverly, maternal grandparents, Richard and Lottie Ballard, paternal grandparents, Brainard Jr. and Evelyn Caverly, and a cousin.

Memorial may be made to the Richard Caverly Award Fund with the Ayrshire Breeders Association, 1224 Alton Darby Creek Rd., Columbus, OH 43228. Other donations in his name in support of the dairy industry are also welcomed.

Larry Dean Alexander

Larry Dean Alexander, Nashville, Ohio, 86, passed away unexpectedly due to complications from surgery on February 27, 2024, at St. John’s Medical Center in Westlake, Ohio.

He was born at home near Nashville on June 19, 1937, to the late Harold Joseph and Rosetta “Dayle” (Puster) Alexander. He married the love of his life, Carolyn Grace Thomas, on April 8, 1961.

Larry was a lifelong farmer who owned and operated Hyland Acres Jerseys with his family. He was a member of the American Jersey Cattle Association and the Ohio Jersey Breeders Association and served on several dairy and agriculture boards. Larry was a member of Nashville Church of Christ, where he served as an elder, and was a trustee for the Christian Children’s Home of Ohio as well.

He impacted the lives of many and never met a stranger.

In addition to his wife of 62 years, Larry is survived by children, Tom (Kathy) Alexander of Grove City, Brenda (Bryan) Cooper of Delaware, and Julie Kandel of Nashville; 26 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Leland (Jana) Alexander of Prescott, Ariz., and Jim (Judy) Alexander of Nashville; and a sister, Pat (Tim) Lanzer of Alliance.

He was preceded in death by his son-in-law, Ron Kandel, and an infant grandson.

Memorials may be made to the Nashville Church of Christ, 13457 SR39, Big Prairie, OH 44611.