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Steger hired as 2016 Summer Intern
The Wisconsin Holstein Association is pleased to announce Jessica Steger of Prairie du Chien, Wis., as the 2016 summer intern. Jessica will be based out of the office in Baraboo, Wis. During the summer, Jessica will serve in a public relations role. She will work with the Wisconsin Holstein News in order to gather articles, testimonials, roundtable leads and writing breeder profiles. She will also play a vital part in creating content for the Wisconsin Holstein website, monthly e-newsletters and blog. Jessica will plan and coordinate the 2016 WHA Futurity in West Allis. In addition to these duties, Jessica will attend district shows and daylight and twilight meetings to represent the association, and provide various supporting roles through the summer to benefit the association. Jessica grew up on her family’s dairy, Steger Acres, and has been involved in the Crawford County Junior Holstein Association, where she currently serves as president. She has also been active in FFA, and served as the Crawford County Dairy Princess in 2013. Jessica is currently in her first year at UW-River Falls studying dairy science with a management option. On campus, she is involved in the UW-River Falls Dairy Club, the Collegiate Honor Society, and Collegiate Farm Bureau. Jessica has been very active within the Wisconsin Junior Holstein programs as well, participating as a speaking contestant for Wisconsin on the national level in 2014. The Wisconsin Holstein staff is excited to welcome Jessica and her talents to the team beginning May 23.
Junior Ownership Reminder
As we enter the summer show season, please remember that junior exhibitors must have the animal’s ownership registered or transferred by Holstein Association USA into the individual(s) name of the junior exhibitor(s) on or before June 1 for calves, yearlings, and milking age animals. No transfer applications will be accepted at the shows. Partnerships between two juniors are allowed if both members are current Wisconsin Junior Holstein Association members. An out-of-state Junior member may compete in the Junior State Championship Show as a Junior member if the animal is housed in Wisconsin and owned in partnership with another Junior member that resides in Wisconsin. The leadsperson must be the Junior member residing in Wisconsin.
Youth Showmanship Contests
The WHA District Shows will be holding the Youth Showmanship contests again this year. The contests will have 10 and under, junior and senior age divisions. The top three in each age division will be eligible to compete at the state contest, to be held July 28th at 1:00 p.m. at the WI Championship Show in Madison, Wis. Ages are as of January 1 of the year of competition, with juniors ages 11 to 15 and seniors ages 16 to 20. Youth may sign up for the contest at check-in time and up until a half hour before the showmanship contest at each district show. All youth participating must be a Wisconsin Holstein member. Youth can only participate in one district contest. Dates and times of each District showmanship contest are below. District 1 - Sunday, June 12 at 5:00 p.m. District 2 - Monday, June 13 at 9:00 a.m. District 3 - Sunday, June 26 at 6:00 p.m. District 4 - Wednesday, June 22 at 7:00 p.m. District 5 - Wednesday, June 22 at 8:00 a.m. District 6 - Thursday, June 23 at 6:00 p.m. District 7 - Monday, June 13 at 7:00 p.m. District 8 - Tuesday, June 21 at 6:00 p.m. District 10 - Thursday, June 23 at TBD
JAC Contact Information Southeast Kristen Broege, Chair – broege@wisc.edu Joseph Opsal - opsal.j@gmail.com Southwest Logan Voigts, Vice Chair – voigtslogan51@gmail.com Zach Tolzman – zach.tolzman21@gmail.com Northwest Rachel Coyne, Finance – coyner55@gmail.com Nicole Pralle, Secretary – npralle@outlook.com Northeast Andrew Greenfield – andrew.greenfield20@hotmail.com Katie Bauer – katiebau199@gmail.com
Visit the WHA website for more information & Holsti-Bucks opportunities -
www.wisholsteins.com
A Note from your JACs Hello Junior Members, I hope that you are all getting anxious for this year’s upcoming events as your school year comes to an end! May is an exciting month for you younger members, as it is time for Cow Camp! Cow Camp will be held in Fall Creek at the Beaver Creek Reserve on May 14th & 15th. We have some extremely fun and educational activities planned for you including: Farm Safety, Nutrition, Photography (feel free to bring a picture of your own!), Advocating for Dairy, Showmanship, and so much more! In other exciting news, the Jauquet family of Synergy Dairy has donated this year’s Junior Raffle calf, with the winner to be chosen at the 2017 Junior Convention. The JACs and generous businesses have donated many other exciting raffle items.
With the summer show season fast approaching, remember to fill out a JAC Request Form for your local Fitting & Showing Clinics, which can be found on the website. District Show season will be here before we know it! I hope that you will take advantage of all of these opportunities that are coming up, whether at cow camp or a district show; I look forward to seeing all of you soon! Rachel Coyne Northwest District JAC
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