REYNOLDSBURG. OH In
keeping with its philosophy of
producing for the marketplace,
The American Jersey Cattle Club
Board of Directors, at its spring
meetings March 19-21 in Rey
noldsburg, Ohio, adopted a posi
tion statement strongly encourag-
ing greater emphasis on the pro
duction of protein by dairy
producers.
In addition, the AJCC Board
endorsed the milk marketing poli
cy statement of the National All-
Jersey Board of Directors on
March 18 as an integral part of its
own policy statement
The AJCC statement reads'as
follows:
“The American Jersey Cattle
Club Board of Directors:
• recognizing U.S. consumer
preferences and dairy product
purchases of increasing amounts
of lower fat dairy products, and
• noting projections for
decreasing consumption of butter
fat by consumers, and
• in order to encourage Jersey
milk producers to respond to these
market trends, supports the
following:
a. increasing yield of protein
per cow through selection and
manajgement for total pounds of
protein;
b. achieving a breed m.e. aver
age of 650 lbs. total protein (or the
equivalent level expressed as true
protein) by the year 2000;
c. recognizing outstanding pro
duction by Jersey cows on the
basis of protein;
d. publishing the USDA sum
maries for the Active AI sires
ranked by PTA protein;
e. giving priority to encourag
ing and funding research to pro
vide useful information on protein
as it relates to genetics, nutrition
and manufacturing:
f. rejecting the concept of com
bined fat and protein (CFP) as a
sire selection tool, as protein and
fat do not have equal value in the
marketplace.
“This Board fully endorses the
March, 1989 Milk Marketing Pol
icy of National All-Jersey Inc.
“This position statement is con
sistent with the long-held philoso
phy of The American Jersey
Cattle Club Board of Directors
that long-term profitability will be
strengthened when the dairy
industry produces in greatest
quantity those products preferred
and purchased by the U.S.
consumer.”
Related Action
The Performance Committee of
the AJCC Board adopted program
changes to issue Hall of Fame cer
tificates for cows producing
20,000 lbs. milk or 750 lbs. pro
tein (deleting Hall of Fame recog
nition for fat production); recog
nizing the top 25” of cows on
DHIR test ranked by protein; pub
lishing the Jersey Active AI Sire
List sorted by Predicted Transmit
ting Ability Protein; and con
sulting with geneticists regarding
the traits and weights to be used in
the Production Type Index (PTI)
for ranking Jersey sires.
NAJ Board Policy Updated
The National All-Jersey Board
of Directors met March 18, and
approved revisions to its Milk
Marketing Policy. The complete
text is as follows:
“There are many positive
aspects in the dairy industry.
Commercial disappearance of
dairy products continues to
increase each year. All milk pro
ducers are participating in dairy
promotion and research funding
Jersey Boards Endorse Protein Emphasis
that exceeds $2OO million
annually.
More milk producers are
receiving equitable milk pricing.
According to a USDA report, over
50% of all milk marketed in the
U.S. is eligible for Multiple Com
ponent Pricing. One Federal Milk
Marketing Order, the Great Basin,
has successfully implemented
Multiple Component Pricing.
Other Federal Milk Market Orders
are considering similar plans.
HARRISBURG Two audio
visual programs about the proper
farm use of pesticides are available
from the Pennsylvania Department
of Agriculture, Agriculture Secret
ary Boyd E. Wolff announced
recently.
The slide and tape programs,
“Integrated Pest Management”
and “Pesticide Safety for the Pri
vate Applicator,” can be borrowed
for viewing from any of the Agri
culture Department’s seven reg
ional offices.
“These programs help produc
ers understand the value and
responsibilities of pesticide use,”
Wolff said. “People who view the
programs will learn more about
protecting themselves, their fami
To continue this positive trend.
National All-Jersey Inc. strongly
supports and urges the dairy
industry to support the following:
1. Changing the milk pricing
system used by Federal Milk
Marketing Orders to one which
will price milk based on its most
valuable components in accor
dance with their use in consumer
products.
2. Continued implementation of
Multiple Component Pricing by
Slide Program Offered On Pesticide Use
lies, their crops, and the environ
ment while using pesticides.
“Fanners can then limit tHeir
purchases of pesticide and save
money,” he continued. “Integrated
pest management can help our pro
ducers begin to measure their pest
control needs and avoid over
applications that can reduce protits
and harm the environment”
The 20-minute slide presenta
tions were produced in coopera
tion with the Department of Envir
onmental Resources with funding
from Pennsylvania’s Chesapeake
Bay Program.
Wolff said the audio-visual
programs will help prevent over
application and they can produce
changes that will result in savings
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3. Increasing the minimum
solids-not-fat standards for fluid
milk.
4. Continued endorsement of
the National Dairy Promotion and
Research Board.
5. That increases and decreases
in the milk support price be placed
on nonfat solids and butterfat in
relation to consumer purchases
and preferences.”
and new profits for farmers.
“When it comes to pesticides,
some people have been buyingand
using more than they need,” Wolff
said.
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The American Jersey Cattle
Club was established in 1868 to
improve and promote the Jersey
breed of cattle in the United
States. National All-Jersey Inc. is
its milk marketing arm. Both orga
nizations have independent
Boards of Directors which confer
through a Joint Operations Com
mittee. Both organizations are
headquartered in new offices at
6486 E. Main Street in Reynolds
burg, Ohio.
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