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Melanie Richman, National Holstein Convention Junior Program chair, in center with
red blouse, meets with committee members at the state Holstein association last week
Directors and officers of the New Jersey Holstein-Friesian Association gather before
the banquet last Saturday at the Amwell Valley Fire House in Ringoes, N. J.
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provide a “unique opportunity
to showcase what we have and
what we’re so proud of,” said
Valen.
At the NJH-FA meeting last
Saturday, buttons advertising
the “N.J. and You” slogan,
featuring a bovine beach-goer,
showcases New Jersey agricul
ture, noted Valen, not just the
Holstein association.
The national association will
also include a meeting of the
junior association with host
chairperson Melanie Richman,
Salem County.
Richman’s 14 committee
members were putting the final
touches on plans for a wide va
riety of activities with juniors
from around the U.S. in Atlan
tic City in June.
Richman said that about 300
youth from across the country
will gather and participate in a
wide array of activities, includ
ing Dairy Jeopardy, speech
contest, Dairy Bowl, beach
party (including games such as
a relay, kite building, sand
castle building, etc.), in addi
tion to dance, a Great Adven
ture Safari Tour, a tour of the
host picnic farm, Cedar Lane,
Cowtown Rodeo, a national
junior meeting, and luncheon.
For the first time, junior mem
bers can also participate in
senior meeting and show
events in Atlantic City.
Plans are under way to pro
vide some registrants to the na
tional convention with a
produce basket filled with
cheese, long shelf-life milk,
honey, wine, fruit, and other
items. Jersey Fresh program
backing may be included in
plans during the national con
vention.
According to tours chair
Richard Norz Jr., different
tours are scheduled. Recre
ational ones include:
• Statue of Liberty/EHis
Island.
• Battleship New Jersey and
the Aquatic Museum in
Camden.
• A half-day tour of dolphin
watching in the Atlantic and a
three-hour cruise.
• Party boat fishing tour all
day.
• A historic tour of the
Trenton battlefields and
Princeton College.
Farm and commodity tours
include:
• Atlantic Blueberry, Atlan
tic County.
• Rutger’s Blueberry-
Cranberry Research Center.
• Equine horse training and
Showplace Farm and Cedar
Lane Farm.
• Cape May fisheries.
• Vegetable producers, in
cluding Shepherd Farms and
others, along with the host as
sociation barbecue at Cedar
Lane, Oldwick, N.J.
Spouse’s program events in
clude a bus trip to Cape May
with lunch at the Lafayette
Hotel and a walk to popular
shopping areas.
According to Valen, a “dairy
bar” will be established with
various dairy and New Jersey
vegetable related products, in
cluding ice cream, milk,
grapes, cheese, and others.
Valen said volunteers are
needed to staff the dairv bar
and contributions from dealers
and processors are urgently
needed. Valen asked members
to write down the dealers and
processors they know, “who
ever you do business with, and
get me that information.”
Valen can be reached at (609)
896-1237.
Richard Byma, president ot the NJH
FA, Sussex, N.J., spoke about plans for the
national sale, which will include 75 entries
and 40 for the silent auction.
“We are trying to showcase all of New
Jersey,” said Valen, who noted there is “so
much more to New Jersey than Atlantic
City.”
Planning for the convention began seven
years ago. The Taj Mahal can just to fit the
large convention, he noted. About 55
booths were sold, and booth space was offi
cially sold out last Saturday. Lancaster
Fanning plans to exhibit at and report ex
tensively about the convention.
Sponsorships include various levels,
such as Diamond, $40,000 and up; Gold,
$lO,OOO and up; Silver, $5,000 and more;
Bronze, $2,500 and more; and donors, at
least $l,OOO.
Special technical sessions at the conven
tion were scheduled to include the effects
of nutrients on reproduction and embryo
transfer, vaccines to help treat Johne’s,
and others.
Recognized with awards for juniors will
be the champion Dairy Bowl team (last
year they received $205,000 in scholarship
money). At the senior level, the Outstand
ing Distinguished Young Breeder Award,
for farm managers/owners under 40 years
old, will be presented. Also, a premier
breeder family will be rewarded for herd
genetic accomplishments.
At last year’s convention in Cedar
Rapids, lowa, about 300 visitors to the
NJF-HA booth in the trade show enjoyed
the theme, “Some of New Jersey’s Finest,”
noted Valen. Last year’s sale included
about 1,500 people. The sale this year is
scheduled Wednesday evening at the con
vention. A banquet will conclude the con
vention Thursday.
New Jersey has been noted as the
“cradle” of the dairy industry. Brown
Swiss were first bred in the garden state, as
well as the Guernsey and Jersey.
Jersey cattle were brought into the ports,
and the state was the Jersey cattle leader
for many years. Valen said artificial breed-