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The judges have been selected for the 60th All American Jersey Shows, held November 3, 4 and 5, 2012 and sponsored by the American Jersey Cattle Association of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Kevin Lutz, Lincolnton, N.C., will officiate in The All American Jersey Show. This will be his third time in the open show ring, having previously served as judge in 2003 … Read More

Congratulations to Robert T. McGarry, Enosburg Falls, Vt., and Lyman Rudgers, Attica, N.Y., who were selected as the 2012 recipients of the Fred Stout Experience Awards. McGarry was named the JMS Internship Recipient and Rudgers was named the Farm Experience Recipient. Robert McGarry begins his internship with Jersey Marketing Service on May 21. His experience will include working on the … Read More

Monday, July 2 is the application deadline for six scholarships administered by the American Jersey Cattle Association, Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Applications are posted online. These awards provide financial support to Jersey youth enrolled in colleges or universities or, in some cases, seeking hands-on experience in the development and management of Registered Jersey cattle. The Russell-Malnati Scholarship for Advanced Studies will be … Read More

Attention Jersey youth: June 1 is the deadline to enter the seventh national Jersey youth presentation competition, TalkJersey. All AJCA junior or lifetime members, ages 7 through 20 as of January 1, 2012, are eligible to enter one of two divisions: the live public speaking contest or the recorded presentation division. Cash awards sponsored by ABS Global Inc., DeForest, Wis., … Read More

The Jersey All American and Reserve All American winners of 2011 have been announced by the American Jersey Cattle Association, Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Leading the list was the All American Four-Year-Old Cow, Pine Haven SSM Marmie, the 2011 National Grand Champion for owners Nic, Jeni, Ben and Andy Sauder of Tremont, Ill. “Marmie” was named Supreme Champion of the North American … Read More

Congratulations to Tucker Hardy, Belleville, Pa., for winning the National Jersey Youth Production Contest with his cow, Sniders Future Fenola. The contest drew 88 entries from 52 Jersey youth across the United States. Rankings are made in two divisions. Division I includes first lactation records, provided the cow calved for the first time before 30 months of age. All other … Read More

The American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) has announced that new records for production by Registered Jersey™ cows were established in 2011. The official Jersey lactation average increased to 18,633 lbs. milk, 889 lbs. fat, and 676 lbs. protein. On a Cheddar cheese equivalent basis, average yield was 2,294 pounds. All are new category records. A record 91,028 lactations were processed … Read More

Memorial gifts were received from 11 different donors through December 10, 2011 for Jersey Youth Academy. The Jersey Youth Academy was created in 2008 by the Board of Directors of the American Jersey Cattle Association to attract, educate and retain talented young people for careers in the Jersey dairy business. The program is conducted every two years, with all program … Read More

The team of Jersey breeders who will lead The 60th All American Jersey Shows & Sales were announced today by the general chairman for 2012, Mike Fremstad, Westby, Wis. An annual production of the American Jersey Cattle Association, the All American is held in conjunction with the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Ky. More than 100 Jersey breeders … Read More

Ten young people were recently honored for their accomplishments in the National Jersey Youth Achievement Contest. The top three honorees were Amber Ettinger, of Kinards, S.C., Kyle Schirm, of West Salem, Ohio and Cassandra Chittenden, of Schodack Landing, N.Y. The contest recognizes outstanding achievement by junior Jersey breeders in four areas: work with Registered Jerseys™, related dairy activities, relative progress, … Read More