World Dairy Expo is a little over a month away, and the Jersey Association is proud to announce that Forest Glen Jerseys, Dayton, Ore., will be one of eight North American dairy operations to be featured in Expo’s 2008 Virtual Farm Tour program.
The video tour, narrated by Dan Bansen, will start at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 1 in the Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center, Madison, Wis. The American Jersey Cattle Association is the program sponsor.
The story of Forest Glen Jerseys is how one family—Stan and Dora Bansen, succeeded by their son, Dan, and now his daughter, Jamie—thoughtfully and actively built a herd of unregistered dairy cows into a highly profitable milk producing business that is also a globally recognized brand of Registered Jersey™ genetics based on their performance in other herds.
Building value requires understanding what “value” is from the perspective of the customer. The Bansens are equally attentive to both groups of customers they serve: the buyers of Forest Glen cattle and semen, and the consumers of milk and other dairy products.
Other Virtual Farm Tours feature dairy businesses located in Michigan, New York, South Dakota, Washington, Wisconsin, and Ontario, Canada. They are being sponsored by AgSource Cooperative Services, BASF Plant Science LLC, Barenbrug USA, Cover-All Building Systems Inc., Page & Pedersen, Inc., Semex Alliance, and Vita Plus Corporation. There is no charge for these programs.