A2O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 11, 1992
AJCC Meets, Elects
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio
More than 300 Jersey breeders
and guests gathered in Lansing,
Michigan, to participate in The
American Jersey Cattle Club’s
annual meeting and related events
held from June 24 through June
27.
During the annual meeting, Ray
Schooley, Niangua, Mo., was
elected to succeed Harold Wright,
White River Junction, Vt., as pres
ident. Robert Howard, Tillamook,
Ore., and James Chaney, Bowling
Green, Ky., were elected to the
board of directors. Three directors
were re-elected to the board,
including: Neal Schirm, Canal
Winchester, Ohio; Michael Riggs,
Danville, Ind.; and D.L. Strand
berg Alma Center, Wis.
Dr. John Wilk, professor of ani
mal science at North Carolina
State University and director of
the Randleigh Foundation
Research Program, was the fea
tured speaker at the annual meet
ing. Dr. Wilk addressed the issues
and challenges facing the Jersey
breed saying, “The Jersey breed is
changing. Production continues to
increase and the outlook for the
future is improving. Herd aver
ages of 20,000 pounds once
seemed unreachable. Now two
herds have exceeded that level and
The top selling calf of the national Jersey calf sale was
purchased for $lO,OOO. From the left. Jay Booth is the con
signor, Bob Bishop the buyer. Also shown are Tom Plepk
ons at the halter, Jerry Graves, representing the contending
bidder, Sail-On Jerseys, Daisy Bishop, also a buyer. In the
auctioneer box Is Merlin Woodruff.
$lO,OOO Top Bid
National
At
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio
The consignments at this year’s
National Heifer Sale proved to be
among the elite Jersey heifers in
the nation.
The June 26 sale was held in
conjunction with the annual meet
ings of The American Jersey
Cattle Club and National All-
Jersey Inc., in Lansing, Michigan.
Part of the proceeds from the
annual sale are used to support
AJCC youth programs.
The 44 heifers selling averaged
$2,537.50 with the top price of
$lO,OOO paid for the consignment
of Clifton L. and Laura Booth,
Buhl, Idaho.
Sweet Grass 2877 Gisa-ET, a
6-month-old daughter of Rocky
.»c ,! )l '/diets are nearing it These
breeders deserve the special rec
ognition that goes with these
accomplishments. More herds are
producting at high levels than ever
before and consequently, the
image of the Jersey cow is chang
ing. This image of higher produc
tion along with the increasing
emphasis on protein in the mark
etplace is making the Jersey more
appealing to commercial
dairymen.”
He continued, “The important
point is that the Jersey cow is
responding to the challenge of
commercial conditions and can
compete economically with the
competition. To improve this
competitive position, sound selec
tion programs along with proper
nutrition, and modern manage
ment guides must be available and
used to plan production for
expected milk markets.”
Nearing the end of his speech,
Wilk said, ‘The U.S. Jersey is
having a profound influence on
Jerseys in other countries around
the world. The top Jersey bulls in
the U.S. are being used in many
other countries and their daughters
arc performing especially well
under a variety of conditions. Sev
eral U.S. bulls have proofs in other
countries and they rank among the
top bulls in those countries. Wc
Jersey Sale
Hill Sky Line, PTI +337, will
make her new home at Ogston
Farm, Columbus, New Jersey.
“Gisa” had the highest Parent
Average m the sale with a PA of
+2.078M, +73F, +67P, +$237P,
CY +5243, +2.0 Type, and +373
PTI. “Gisa’s” maternal brother is
being sampled at Select Sires.
“Gisa’s” dam. Sweet Grass
Brass Gulka, completed two
records with a mature equivalent
average of 25,059 lbs. milk,
+1,234 lbs. fat, and +917 lbs. pro
tein. The Very Good-8.5 percent
daughter of A-Nine Top Brass,
PTI +lB6, boasts a PPA 0f+6,401
lbs. milk and ranks fourth on the
January 1992 PTI List released by
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Officers
need to realize that decisions
made concerning Jerseys in the
U.S. have worldwide implica
tions.”
The AJCC annual meeting fol
lowed a breakfast where seven
awards were presented to the 1992
AJCC Young Jersey Dairymen.
Those receiving the award
included: David Betz, Jefferson,
N.Y.; Joel and Gail Black, Saluda,
S.C.; Steven and Jeffery Holmes,
Alstead, N.H.; Glenn Kenny Fam
ily, Enon Valley, Penna.; Roger
and Kim Owens, Frederic, Wis.;
Kirk and Julie Traver, William
ston, Mich.; and Stanley K. Wel
dy. Middle Point, Ohio.
The Young Jersey Dairyman
recipients joined the 1992 Master
Breeder, Phil Fanelli, from Hil
mar, Calif., and the 1992 Distin
guished Serviceman, Dick Riggs,
from Evansville, Ind., who had
been recognized at the Jersey
Breeders’ Banquet the previous
evening. Owners of the Leading
Living Lifetime Production win
ners and President’s Trophy win
ner were also recognized during
the breakfast.
The AJCC annual meeting was
held in conjunction with four days
of events hosted by the Michigan
Jersey Cattle Club. Tours of area
Jersey farms included: Lake and
Piepkow Farms, Olivet, Mich.;
Singlpine Dairy, Williamston; and
Hapalson Jersey Farm, Fowler
ville.
NAJ Says Dairy Outlook Good
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio
Lansing, Michigan, was the site of
the 34th annual meeting of
National All-Jersey Inc. (NAJ), a
national milk marketing organiza
tion that assists dairy producers in
marketing their milk. More than
300 Jersey breeders and guests
from across the nation and several
foreign countries attended the
June 26 annual meeting and
related functions.
National All-Jersey Inc. is
actively involved in the nation
wide promotion of multiple com
ponent pricing (MCP) and higher
minimum standards for fluid milk.
NAJ President Richard Clauss,
Hilmar, Calif., reported, “It is
amazing how quickly things
change in the dairy industry. It
was only a year ago when we met
in Maryland that milk prices had
dropped to the same level they had
been in the late seventies.
"Today, things have changed.
Milk prices are about $1.50 per
hundredweight higher than a year
ago and are still increasing. Con
sumption of dairy products is up
1.8 percent this year and milk pro
duction is declining. This is good
news for all us!”
More good news came when
NAJ General Manager Calvin
Covington reported the approxi
mately 73 percent of the nation’s
milk supply is priced or eligible to
be priced under multiple compo
nent pricing.
During the meetings, a sense of
urgency prevailed to incorporate
multiple component pricing as the
pricing system for regulated milk
nationwide. Covington attributes
the urgency to the decline of
milk’s fat value and the increase
of milk’s skim portion.
“Such a shift in milk’s value, as
most of you know, not only
increases the inequity in milk pric
ing but fails to give all milk pro
ducers the proper economic incen
tives. The future profitability of
Jersey breeders and the entire U.S.
dairy industry is at stake unless
From the left, Glenn, Nathan, Lisa, and Joshua Kenny, of
Enon Valley, receive the 1992 Young Jersey Dairyman
award during the national Jersey convention.
»y, <e 1991
President’s Trophy from Harold Wright, president of the
American Jersey Cattle Club.
this can be corrected.”
Covington continued, “NAJ has
made implementation of MCP in
all government regulated pricing
plans its number one priority. This
is the most feasible way to over
come inequity in milk pricing to
give all dairy farmers the proper
economic incentives.”
Covington said significant
progress has been made toward
equity in milk pricing. However,
the continuing shift in milk’s val
ue from fat to skim makes the
need for multiple componenet
pricing more urgent and critical
than ever before.
Turning his attention to the
future, Covington said, “The
primary goal of NAJ is the
implementation of MCP in all fed
eral orders by the year 2000. To
some this may seem impossible in
just the next seven years. But, we
are confident it will be accom-
plished.”
In his report to the membership,
Executive Secretary Maurice Core
echoed Covington’s statements
saying the present skim-butterfat
milk pricing system is completely
illogical.
“When the price of fat is
reduced the value for skim is
increased. This system encourages
dairymen to produce more ’white
water’ with little or no regard for
non-fat solids.”
During NAJ’s annual meeting,
Ted Luther, Mount Ulla, N.C.,
was re-elected to serve a third
four-year term to the NAJ Board
of Directors. During the board’s
re-organizational meeting follow
ing the annual meeting. Richard
Clauss, Hilmar, Calif., was re
elected president and Richard
Riggs, Evansville, Ind., was re
elected finance chairman.
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