. James Trotter To Be
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio
The American Guernsey Associa
tion is to honor James “Jim” Trot-
ter of Enon Valley, Pennsylvania,
for his distinguished service to the
Guernsey breed at the 1997
National Guernsey Convention in
LaCrosse, Wisconsin, on June 23.
Trotter and wife Mary Lou have
three children, Robert, Debra and
David, all from Enon Valley. Jim
is in partnership with his sons at
Trotacre Farm.
Trotter has served as the busi
ness manager of the Pennsylvania
Guernsey Breeders’ Association
since 1989. His other dairy activi
ties include serving as a ringman
at several national sales and herd
dispersals, selecting cattle from
Pennsylvania fra* national sales,
managing the Pennsylvania Blue
Halter Sale for seven years, and
serving on the American Guern
sey Association Type Committee.
Trotter is the breeder of All-
American cattle, the current num
ber one and number three CPI
cows, several homebred excel
lents, seven young sires currently
being sampled, and the 1994 Total
Performance Winner at the
National Guernsey Show in Har
risburg. The Trotacre herd has a
rolling herd average of over
17,000 pounds of milk.
Community activities include
elder and trustee of the Westfield
Presbyterian Church for several
years, past president and chairman
of the board for International Trot
ting and Pacing Association for 27
years, a Masonic Lodge member,
a Master Mason, a past 4-H leader,
and Extension Board and Fair
Board member.
Professional and/or farm orga
nizations include DHIA, Pennsyl
vania Farm Bureau, Pennsylvania
Guernsey Breeders’ Association,
American Guernsey Association
and Pennsylvania Dairymen
Association.
Trotter has success
fully sold Guernsey
cattle around the world.
including to Ecuador.
He also organizes and
manages a group of
junior members repre
senting Pennsylvania at
the National Guernsey
Show in Lousville, Ken
tucky, each year.
Patty McMurray,
chairperson of the Pen
nsylvania and American
Guernsey Association
Youth committees, said
that Jim inspires young-
sters by working with
them, and is always
looking for new ways to
involve more young
people in Guernsey
activities.
;an is
‘You’ve got a friend in
Pennsylvania.’ The
American Guernsey
Association and particu
larly its youth, has a
friend in Jim Trotter,”
she said.
The American
Guernsey Association is
the national organiza
tion for the registration
and promotion of
Guernsey cattle and is
headquartered in Rey
noldsburg, Ohio.
In other recognitions,
two outstanding young
Guernsey farmers will
be honored at the 1997
National Guernsey
Convention.
D. Randy Knapp is the recipient
of the Eugene Harding Memorial
Watch Award for being named the
1997 National Outstanding Young
Guernsey Fanner.
Knapp said, “I grew up learning
to love and care for the Guernseys
at my grandfather’s farm. There
has always been a special place in
my heart for Guersneys.”
Knapp was raised on his
parent’s farm in Westby, Wiscon
sin. In 1984, he entered the Uni
versity of Wisconsin-River Falls
with an emphasis in dairy science.
He then went to work at Coulee
Crest Farm in Cashton, Wiscon
sin, for a couple years and later
took a position at Fauver Hill
Farm in Onalaska, Wisconsin.
Randy and his wife Wanda cur
rently reside in Epworth, lowa,
with their son Austin. Even
though Wanda is a full-time regis
tered nurse, she helps out on the
farm. They currently own 115
purebred Guernseys and milk SO
cows. Randy’s philosophy is that
management is crucial to any
dairy operation. Herd health is a
must, and immunizations are kept
up-to-date.
The goal of Knapp’s Guernsey
Farm is to improve over the next
five years as much as they have in
the last five years. Since farming
on his own, Randy’s herd has con
sistently ranked in the top ten for
production. Recently, the Knapp’s
rolling herd average exceeded
21,000 pounds of milk. He has had
two Gold Star Herd Awards and
has won Premier Breeder the last
two years, and Premier Exhibitor
in 1995 at World Dairy Expo.
Both Randy and Wanda look for
ward to improving their herd and
hope to do their part in proving
that the Guernsey cow is both pro
fitable and efficient for the future.
David Trotter of Enon Valley
(James’ son) is to be recognized as
the Erst runner-up in the National
Outstanding Young Guernsey
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Farmer contest He and his wife
Jill and their four children, Abby,
Bethany, Cara, and Jamie reside
chi Trotacre Farm.
Trotter states that dairying has
always been a part of his life, as
his family has had Guernsey since
the 1940’5. After David graduated
from Penn State University with a
degree in dairy production, he
formed a partnership with his
father and older brother. The
Guernsey breed was continued
because of their love for the cow.
disposidon and profitability.
David’s responsibilties on Tro
tacre Farm are manager and herds
man of the dairy cattle. He is
responsible for one-third of the
business by means of working
with the dairy cattle. He makes all
of the breeding and mating recom
mendations and is responsible for
the nutrition.
Trotter’s outside employment is
with the Pennsylvania Department
of Agriculture, where he is a state
milk inspector. This job is very
flexible and assists the business
financially and gives him a chance
to view different dairy operations
and milking facilities.
At Trotacre Farm, future goals
include keeping younger genera
tions involved with the Guernsey
breed, dairying and the agriculture
industry.
“In order to keep family
involved on the farm, we need to
increase herd size or continue
expansion,” Trotter said.
One of the areas of expansion is
through their embryo transfer
program which involves buying
recipients and putting in Guernsey
embryos. He also stated that labor
efficiency items and Guernsey
genetics need to be increased
which will keep the Guernsey
breed competitive in the dairy
industry. _____
Distinguished Service
in other awards. Dr. Ernie
Berousek of Yukon, Oklahoma,
has been selected to receive the
1997 American Guernsey Associ
ation’s Master Breeder Award.
Berousek and his wife, Bea
have operated a successful Guern
sey breeding program at Lily Lane
Guernsey Farm for many years.
Their family consists of daught
ers Karen Crone of Colorado
Springs, Colorado, and Melinda
Rushing of Yukon, Oklahoma.
Ernie’s ability as a master
breeder shows by his cattle gener
ally being sale toppers and the
support of young sire programs
with many of the bulls carrying
the Lily Lane prefix.
Ernie’s number one goal was to
improve the Guernsey cow and
the Guernsey breed. Many of his
cows have national class-leading
records and are scored Excellent
A cow bred by Berousek was the
winner of the first National
Guernsey Futurity.
After graduation from college,
Berousek worked for various
herds such as the Gaylord Herd at
Oklahoma City. He was a member
of the staff at Oklahoma State and
completed his masters while
working full-time as a professor.
He went to Missouri obtaining
his PHD and served as the head of
the dairy department at the Uni
versity of Rhode Island for several
years. He returned to Oklahoma as
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Berousek is deserving of the
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The American Guernsey Asso
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Evansville, Indiana, for his distin
guished service to the Guernsey
breed.
Lee and wife Carol, who live at
Green Ridge Farm, have three
sons: Todd of Evansville, Marie of
Anderson, Indiana, and Brian of
Lafayette, Indiana.
Riggs is an active member of
the Blue Grass United Methodist
Church. He has been a 4-H leader
for 25 years, and president for two
years of the Vanderburgh County
Extension Board.
His professional and/or farm
organization memberships include
National Education Association,
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