Young Jersey enthusists get out your resumes and apply for the ‘Fred Stout Experience.’ This sounds like an amazing opportunity to get some real-world marketing experience. Applications are due February 1st, visit the US Jersey website to learn more. High school graduates who have a strong desire to pursue a career in managing and/or marketing Registered Jersey™ cattle are encouraged … Read More
Help Recognize a Great Jersey Breeder
You have until January 15th to nominate a great Jersey breeder or breed backer for recognition at this year’s American Jersey Cattle Association Annual Meeting. Four awards are presented at the confab, held this year in Sioux Falls, SD. The awards include:
2006 National Jersey Queen
I always wait to get a picture since they say more than words sometimes. Betty Janine Thompson, Chandler, Okla., has been crowned the 2006 National Jersey Queen. This is Betty and her escort during the All American Show, Brett Barlass. Brett was the winner of the National Jersey Youth Achievement Contest this year.
Wide Load Ahead Print Sale
At the All American Jersey Show & Sale that’s coming up in Louisville, KY you can show your support for the AJCA Scholarship Fund by bidding on a custom print of “Wide Load Ahead” painting that was unveiled at World Dairy Expo.
Jersey Queen Contest
The 52nd National Jersey Queen will be selected Saturday, November 4 at the All American Jersey Shows in Louisville, Ky. The 2006 National Jersey Queen will succeed the reigning Queen, Sara LaFever, of Sparta, Tenn. Candidates for National Jersey Queen are evaluated on the quality of their application, interview, general dairy and Jersey breed knowledge, and public speaking, both prepared … Read More
Jersey Sires On-Line
Dairy producers seeking young Registered Jersey™ bulls of exceptional genetic merit for A.I. and/or natural service can locate them in two lists published each quarter by the American Jersey Cattle Association on its website, USJersey.com. The first report lists all Registered Jersey™ bulls born after January 1, 2004 and assigned an NAAB stud code. It currently includes 276 bulls and … Read More
Painting For Scholarships
Award-winning artist Denise Rich of El Cajon, California has posted the first stages of her work on an original oil painting commissioned by the American Jersey Cattle Association. The centerpiece of “Wide Load Ahead” is a mature Jersey cow, standing sure of her ground and flanked at some distance by two inquisitive herdmates. It is featured on the artist’s web … Read More
Heartland Jersey Virtual Tour
Heartland Jerseys of Seneca, Kansas will be one of nine North American dairy operations to be featured in World Dairy Expo’s 2006 Virtual Farm Tour program. Owners Jerry and Sue Spielman will narrate a video tour of their farm and answer questions from the audience, starting at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 4 in the Exhibition Hall at the Alliant … Read More
Productive Jerseys
A new report says Jerseys continue to be the number one breed for productive life. According to the American Jersey Cattle Association: Based on the August, 2006 USDA genetic summaries, Jersey continues to be the leader for Productive Life (PL) among the six dairy breeds evaluated in the United States (including Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, Guernsey, Holstein and Milking Shorthorn). Data … Read More