Two internationally recognized dairy scientists will to present seminars that will kick off the 2015 Annual Meetings of the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc., June 24-27 in East Peoria, Ill.

Dr. Michael F. Hutjens, University of Illinois, will focus on why milk protein is the future and how to increase protein yield, efficiently. Dr. Kent A. Weigel, University of Wisconsin-Madison, whose research led to development of JerseyMate™ and the updates of Jersey Performance Index™ and Jersey Udder Index™ last December, will discuss current topics in genomics and genetics research.

The seminars are scheduled for Wednesday, June 24, 2015 starting at 3:30 p.m. at the Embassy Suites-River Front Conference Center in East Peoria, Ill.

Registration for the meeting can be found online. At the Jersey association’s annual meeting on June 27, officials will report a third consecutive record for registrations, plus records in all primary service categories, and the highest level of Jersey production in history—a per-cow average of 21,186 pounds 3.5% fat-corrected milk.