Congratulations to Amy Maxwell, Donahue, Iowa, and Joseph Fjarlie, Stratford, Wis. for being selected as the 2011 recipients of the Fred Stout Experience Awards!
The award fund was created in 2000 in memory of Fred J. Stout Sr., Mt. Carmel, Ill., a lifelong Jersey breeder and member of the Jersey Marketing Service (JMS) staff from 1978 to 1997. Stout was instrumental in the growth of the company’s marketing activities, and later added duties as a type evaluator and in customer field service for the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA).
Stout believed that the best learning experiences happen in the everyday world. These awards honor that conviction by providing financial support for on-farm and JMS internship experiences.
Farm Experience Recipient: Amy Maxwell
Amy Maxwell, Donahue, Iowa, has started her on-farm Stout Experience at High Lawn Farm in Lenox, Mass. She received her B.S. degree in agricultural business and economics on May 7 from Iowa State University.
Amy’s roots are in the diversified farming and marketing operations of Cinnamon Ridge Inc., owned by her father, John. She has shown Registered Jerseys™ since the age of 8. Amy has taken advantage of numerous work and educational opportunities as she prepares for a career in the dairy business. These include working as an assistant herdsman at Bohnerts’ Jerseys in East Moline, Ill., and last summer at an 80-cow Holstein dairy.
JMS Internship Recipient: Joseph Fjarlie
Joseph Fjarlie begins his internship with Jersey Marketing Service June 1 assisting with the complete dispersal of K&K Jerseys LLC, Newton, Wis. The experience also includes work on the crew for the 54th National Heifer Sale, June 25 in Arlington, Wis.
Growing up on his family’s farm in the Tillamook, Ore., area, Joseph developed a passion for dairy cattle genetics and registered cattle sales for three breeds. When his family moved its herd to Wisconsin last summer, Joseph relocated with his six Registered Jerseys and began considering career options in addition to breeding and developing an elite herd of cows.
Joseph has extensive work experience on various Oregon dairy operations, including full-time employment at Wilsonview Dairy, Inc and Matejeck Dairy. He also worked as a weekend milker at Kilchona Farm, owned by his grandparents, and in retail at the Tillamook County Creamery Association Farm Store.