Congratulations to Blake Renner, Fortuna, Calif., who has been named Area Representative for the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc. Renner will provide on-farm service to Jersey owners located in Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. He will also travel nationwide as an evaluator for the AJCA Linear Type Traits Appraisal program. The recipient of the … Read More
Barlass Named Director-At-Large
Not only was Marion Barlass, of Janesville, Wis., recently named the 2008 Dairy Woman of the Year by World Dairy Expo Inc., she was appointed Director #6 at-large of National All-Jersey Inc., headquartered in Reynoldsburg, Ohio this week. Congratulations to Marion! Directors-at-large are appointed by the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) Board of Directors. The Board met yesterday in a … Read More
Jersey Organizations Announce Promotions
The American Jersey Cattle Association, along with National All-Jersey Inc., has announced several staff promotions. Kristin Barlass Paul, Janesville, Wis., was named Field Service Coordinator for the AJCA and its affiliate, National All-Jersey Inc. and Ron Mosser, Geneva, Ind., was named Senior Appraiser for the AJCA Linear Type Traits Appraisal Program. Daniel S. Bauer, who joined the JMS staff in … Read More
Barlass Named 2008 Dairy Woman of the Year
The National Jersey Association is excited to announce that Marion Barlass, Janesville, Wis., will be honored as the 2008 Dairy Woman of the Year on October 1, 2008 by the World Dairy Expo. The award is sponsored by Furst-McNess, Monsanto Dairy Business and Select Sires, Inc. Other honorees at the banquet will be Charles, George, Tom and Mark Crave of … Read More
Expo Virtual Tours Feature Jersey Breeder
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 … Read More
Seeking Jersey Queen Applicants
The National Jersey Queen program is seeking applicants for its 54th annual contest to be held on Friday, November 7 during the North American International Livestock Exposition, Louisville, Ky. Applicants are due by October 15th. There are three eligibility requirements to compete for honor of National Jersey Queen. Contestants must be at least 16 years of age but not older … Read More
Young Jersey Breeder Award Winners
Congratulations to the following The Young Jersey Breeder Award winners: Amanda Elmore Baldwin, Statesville, N.C., Ryan A. and Freynie E. Lancaster, Ferndale, Wash., Brian Nichols, Lyndonville, Vt., Christy Ratliff, Garnett, Kan., Brian S. Seacord, Greenwich, N.Y. and David and Yvonne VanBuskirk, Carleton, Mich. The award is given annually to individuals or couples who are at least 28 years old and … Read More
TalkJersey Junior Winners
The Jersey Association is proud to announce 11 Junior member winners from its third national Jersey youth public speaking contest, TalkJersey. The contest, offering cash awards sponsored by ABS Global Inc., De Forest, Wis., was held at Piedmont Jerseys in Lincolnton, N.C. on June 26, 2008, during the 140th Annual Meeting of the American Jersey Cattle Association. Check out all … Read More
Norman New Assistant Editor
Congratulations to Renée Norman from Liberty, Pa., who is the new Assistant Editor of the Jersey Journal, published by the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc. In this position, Renée will work closely with Jersey Journal editorial and ad design and also on JerseySites, the AJCA’s website service for Jersey owners. The daughter of David and Aggie Norman, … Read More
Breed Association Big Winners
The Holstein and Jersey national breed associations have several new “stars” in their midst. The Holstein Association named their very first Star of the Breed, MS Crockettacres Monique-ET, owned by Wabash-Way Holsteins, New Weston, Ohio. The Jersey Association honored Duncan Hibrite of Family Hill, Excellent-93% as the breed’s new all-time lifetime champion for all production measures. “Hibrite” is owned by … Read More