REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio—
The American Jersey Cattle Asso
ciation administers 11
scholarships that are available to
Jersey youth.
Three Vi. Peterson scholar
ships are available to youth who
have completed at least one year
of college. Peterson has been
called the “dean of dairy breed
representatives” for his 25 years
of service as an AJCA area
representative.
One Paul Jackson Memorial
scholarship is awarded to a youth
who has completed at least one
year of college. Jackson was a
longtime Jersey breeder, show
man, and herdsman who was
devoted to encouraging junior
interest in Jerseys.
Jersey juniors who are graduat
ing from high school and have
been accepted by a college or uni
versity are eligible to compete for
two William A. Russell scholar
ships. The Russell scholarship
was established in 1977 to honor
Bill Russell, a lifelong Jersey
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Three Jack C. Nisbet Memorial
scholarships are awarded annually
to participants in the National
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test Nisbet joined the AJCA staff
in 1941 as an extension director.
He served as executive secretary
for the Association from 1943 to
1947.
There is a $l,OOO Stanley K.
Bansen scholarship to be awarded
to students working on an
advanced degree (master’s or doc
toral) in dairy or animal .science,
dairy manufacturing, or agricul
tural business. The Bansen scho
larship was established in 1992 to
honor Bansen’s lifelong interest
and dedication to the Jersey breed
and the dairy industry.
In addition to these scholar
ships, the American Jersey Cattle
Association administers the ABS/
Morris B. Ewing Essay Contest
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be awarded a $5OO scholarship. of the contest year. Essays should
This year contest entries are to not exceed 1,000 words and will
be written on the topic; “How can be judged on accuracy of informa-
Jersey breeders work with the lion, creativity, and grammatical
genetic industry (A.I. organiza- correctness,
tions, universities, etc.) to help Jersey scholarships are avail
further the Jersey breed in the able to youth who own at least one
dairy industry.” registered Jersey and who are
To be eligible for the contest, accepted or enrolled in college,
applicants must be between Kf' Selection is based on financial
MILTON (Northumberland
Co.) —Penn State’s multicounty
extension unit in the central Sus
quehanna Valley has scheduled
the first pasture and grazing meet
ing for dairy producers for the
1995 season.
The session will be from 10
a.m. to noon on Friday, April 28 at
the Turbot Township Building
near Milton. From Route 147 take
the Broadway Street exit to Route
254. Go a very short distance east
and turn right. The township
Pasture Meeting
building is just behind the Bed and
Breakfast
The guest speaker will be John
Rodgers of Plum Bottom Farm in
Mifflin County. Rodgers has been
using intensively managed pas
tures for several years as a major
component of the feeding program
for his herd of mostly Ayrshire
dairy cattle. He recently served a
term as president of the American
Forage and Grassland Council. He
is also on the board of the Penn
State Grazing Research and Edu-
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need and scholastic achievement,
as well as Jersey and related activ
ities. The deadline for applying for
a 1995 scholarship is July 1.
Applications are available by
calling Sara Gaetz at the Ameri
can Jersey Cattle Association
(614) 861-3636 or writing to:
American Jersey Cattle Associa
tion, 6486 East Main Street, Rey
noldsburg, Ohio 43068-2362.
Set
cation Center. Rodgers is active in
the Pennsylvania Forage and
Grassland Council as well as
many other spite and community
organizations.
The second part of the meeting
will be devoted to discussion and
planning of educational activities
for dairy producers interested in
management intensive grazing
programs.
For more information, call
Dave Hartman at the Columbia
County Extension office at (717)
784-6660.
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