Two Registered Jersey™ heifers, one donated by Brentwood Farms, Orland, Calif., and the other by the TJF/Lee Syndicate of Boonville, Miss., will sell for the benefit of national Jersey youth programs at The 59th All American Jersey Sale on November 6, 2011 in Louisville, Ky.
BW Region Louisa W418, sired by Maackdairy Region-ET (GJPI 91), has been donated by AJCA President Robert Bignami in memory of Norma “Duffy” Lyon, the Jersey woman from Toledo, Iowa who achieved international fame as “The Butter Cow Lady.” She studied animal science at Iowa State University, where she met her husband of 61 years, G. Joe Lyon, a past-President of both the American Jersey Cattle Club and National All-Jersey Inc. Together they raised nine children. “Duffy” was honored with Honorary Membership in the American Jersey Cattle Association at its 2007 Annual Meeting.
The heifer is out of BW Louie Louisa ET681-ET, projected to 24,320-958-786 m.e. on her first lactation and ranked seventh in the nation for genomic Jersey Performance Index™ (October, 2011). The heifer’s grandam is BW Avery Katie ET121-ET, Excellent-93% with four lactations over 30,000 lbs. milk. She has 18 sons in A.I. service, among them the bull syndicated in 2008 to provide seed money for the highly successful Jersey Youth Academy, BW Academy-ET (GJPI 168).
Proceeds from this heifer are designated for the Maurice E. Core Jersey Youth Fund, created in 1993 to commemorate his 37 years of service to the Jersey breed. It provides financial support for youth activities, primarily at The All American Junior Show.
The second heifer, TJF/Lee Valentino Mamme 980-ET, is a Vision Gift to Jersey Youth Academy by her owners, Bradley and Carla Taylor and Lynn Lee. She is ranked on the AJCA Top 500 Heifer List for genomic JPI (215) and carries an A.I. contract. Sired by All Lynns Louie Valentino-ET (GJPI 261), her dam is Vantage Lemvig Mamme, Excellent, with four lactations averaging 22,920-1,101-838 m.e. and the dam of 13 sons in A.I. service.