Awards Program Highlight of Tennessee Meeting Members of the Tennessee Jersey Cattle Club met for their annual meeting on February 9, 2013, at the Ag Expo Center in Franklin. Members heard a number of committee reports, elected officers and honored adult and junior Jersey breeders for their achievements. In the youth achievement contest, Dylan Ellenburg, Morristown, was named winner in the senior boys division and Hannah Halliburton, Smyrna, topped the senior division for girls. Wesley Hannah, Cleveland, earned the top prize in the intermediate division for boys and Allison Massey, Wartrace, placed first among girls. In the junior division of the contest, Jayme Ozburn, Nolensville, was named outstanding boy and Chandler Brandt, Morristown, outstanding girl. David Burris, Columbia, Ky., was recognized for his years of service to Tennessee Jersey breeders as an area representative for the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc. Three Tennessee herds earned awards for individual cow production based on pounds of energy corrected milk and for genetic merit. Dylan Ellenburg, Aspen Grove Jerseys, Morristown, took home the certificate for the state’s high-producing two-year-old, Keystone Militia Bella, Very Good-88%. The daughter of Sunset Canyon RP Militia-ET, GJPI +106, produced an actual record of 21,780 lbs. milk, 1,566 lbs. fat and 767 lbs. protein, which equates to 33,264 lbs. of energy corrected milk. Ellenburg also received awards for the top three-year-old and aged cow. Aspen Grove Militia Belle topped her three-yearold peers with a record of 22,990 lbs. milk, 1,657 lbs. fat and 884 lbs. protein. The record is 35,736 lbs. milk on an energy corrected basis. Her herdmate, Aspen Grove Liberty Bell produced a record of 25,370 lbs. milk, 1,647 lbs. fat and 998 lbs. protein to top the category for aged cows. On an energy corrected basis, the 7-6 record is 37,256 lbs. milk. Henry Gaby, Gaby Jersey Farm, Greeneville, was given the awards for the highproducing four-year-old, Gabys Blair Anquilla-ET, and lifetime production champion, Gabys Hallmark Roberta. “Anquilla” produced a record of 23,820 lbs. milk, 1,350 lbs. fat and 875 lbs. protein, which equates to 31,964 lbs. of energy corrected milk. “Roberta” has lifetime credits of 221,107 lbs. energy corrected milk in nine lactations and 2,667 days. The daughter of Schultz Brook Hallmark, GJPI +39, has seven lactations over 21,000 lbs. milk and made her june 2013
best record of 30,540 lbs. milk, 1,240 lbs. fat and 902 lbs. protein at 7-8. Gaby Jersey Farm also owned the state’s high cow for Genomic Jersey Performance Index (GJPI). Gabys Navara Abigail, Very Good-88%, had a GJPI of +202 following the February 2013 genetic evaluations. Sunbow Jerseys, Cottage Grove, received the award for the high cow based on traditional JPI. GR Sunbow Dale Devoted, Very Good-86%, had a JPI of +160 after the December 2012 genetic evaluations. Jersey breeders elected to serve the Tennessee Jersey Cattle Club in 2013 were: Wesley Blankenship, Jackson, president;
Henry Dowlen, Lewisburg, first vice president; Jay Ozburn, Nolensville, second vice president; and Jennifer Blankenship, Jackson, secretary/treasurer. Officers were also elected to serve the junior association in the coming year as follows: Hannah Halliburton, president; Jayme Ozburn, vice president; Allison Massey, secretary; Wesley Hannah, treasurer; Sally Harris, Smyrna, reporter; Ashton Thompson, Cottage Grove, west Tennessee historian; Bryan Ownby, Riceville, and Sidney Brady, Riceville, east Tennessee reporters; and Forest Ozburn, Nolensville, middle Tennessee historian. Page 47