Genex Cooperative, Inc., Shawano, Wis., has purchased the No. 1 lithograph print entitled “Wide Load Ahead” with its donation of $1,500 to the American Jersey Cattle Association Scholarship Funds endowment. The donation was announced at the opening of the 55th All American Jersey Sale held November 4, 2007 in Louisville, Ky.
David Chamberlain, President of the American Jersey Cattle Association, and Neal Smith, Executive Secretary and CEO, were on hand to accept the contribution and in turn present the framed print to Coburn and Genex Area Program Consultant Lowell Stevens.
1 is the NAAB marketing code number assigned to Genex Cooperative, which was created from a series of mergers of A.I. organizations including 21st Century Genetics, Noba, Inc., and Eastern A.I. Cooperative. Thus its consolidated history includes the influential Jersey bulls Observer Chocolate Soldier; Vaucluse Sleeping Surville, the first of the high genetic merit, unproven bulls to be sold in The All American Sale; and MVF Bold Venture Daniel, among others.
Genex is under the umbrella of Cooperative Resources International (CRI), which in 1993 became the nation’s first agricultural holding cooperative. Its other subsidiaries are Central Livestock Association and AgSource Cooperative Services. Their collective mission is “To provide products and services as effectively as possible to maximize the profitability of members and customers worldwide while maintaining a strong cooperative.”
The AJCA Scholarship Program provides financial support for Jersey youth enrolled in colleges or universities or, in some cases, youth seeking hands-on experience in the development and management of Registered Jersey™ cattle.