Lancaster County Holstein Club Visits High-Type Herds
DAVE LEFEVER
Lancaster Farming Staff
RICHLAND (Lebanon Co.)
About 20 Holstein breeders from
Lancaster County took a trip to
several top herds in southeast
Lebanon and northeast Lancaster
counties March 7.
“We wanted (the group) to see
high-type cows,” said Mark
Welk, coordinator of the tour for
the Lancaster County Holstein
Club.
First stop was the 58-cow milk
ing herd of Adam and Lisa Son
nen in Lebanon County.
Stokes Takes Helm At National Cattlemen’s
DENVER, Colo. Terry L.
Stokes has been named Chief Ex
ecutive Officer of the National
Cattlemen’s Beef Association
(NCBA) effective immediately.
Stokes, 47, is currently the organ
ization’s executive vice president
and chief financial officer, and
has served as interim CEO since
the departure of Chuck Schroed
er last month.
According to NCSA President
Wythe Willey, the organization
will not miss a step with Stokes
at the helm. “I’ve had the oppor
tunity to work with Terry and he
is an extremely capable, talented
and motivated individual,” Will
ey said. “I am confident he will
provide valuable leadership to
our organization.” Willey said
Stokes will oversee the NCBA
staff and help manage the day
to-day operations of the leading
organization representing Ameri
ca’s cattU farmers and ranchers.
JoHh Lacey, chairman of the
search committee and a beef pro
ducer from California, said the
search was done quickly, but
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Married in 1994, the Sonnens
have been building on the breed
ing program first started by
Adam’s grandmother, Ruth Son
nen, in the 1940 s and continued
by his father, Malcom Sonnen, in
the 19705.
Adam said he began to get in
volved in the breeding program
as an early teenager and went on
to become an A.I. technician.
Sound, long-lasting cows with
high type are a priority at the
Sonnens.
“We believe in longevity, not
maximum production,” Lisa said.
carefully and thoroughly. ‘We re
ceived about 40 applications for
the position, and each of our
committee members reviewed
each resume,” Lacey said. ‘The
seven finalists we eventually
brought in for interviews were
each exceptional, but in the end
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The auction, sponsored by the
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from 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Pre-entered
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Two-year-old milking animals
are not expected to break any
production records on the Son
nen farm, according to Lisa.
However, they must have the
traits of a cow who will produce
over the long haul.
One example of that philoso
phy is “Adora,” a Sonnen cow
that produced 14,000 pounds of
milk as a 2-year old and went on
to make 41,000 pounds in a later
lactation.
The Sonnens favor Canadian
genetics, with about 50 percent of
the herd traceable to Browndale
we recommended Terry as the
most qualified for the position.”
“I’m honored and humbled to
be given this opportunity,”
Stokes said. ’The beef industry
has been a key part of my life
and part of the lives of my entire
family for more than half a
should be sent to Elaine Bur
kholder, 17419 Round Top Rd.,
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should include your name and a
brief description of the items you
wish to sell. Deadline is March
31.
A 10 percent commission fee
will be charged on all items. All
items will sell, no reserve pricing.
The sale committee reserves the
right to refuse any entry.
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Wool Growers Association.
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sires. Other influential bulls in
clude Astrojet and Hanoverhill
Jethro. Semen is kept on the
farm.
Eight of the Sonnen cows are
classified Excellent and a number
of them Very Good.
About 150 Holsteins, including
replacements, are kept on the
farm. Last year, about 25 females
were sold for breeding.
The herd of Kirby and Sheryl
Horst, Newmanstown, was next
on the tour.
Using sires from both the U.S.
and Canada, the Horsts have de-
century-”
Stokes joined NCBA as chief
financial officer in 1996, and
added the assignment of execu
tive vice president in 1999. Before
joining NCBA he was the Execu
tive Vice President and CFO for
the Texas Beef Council, where he
had worked for three years.
A native Texan, Stokes’ career
spans all segments of the cattle
and beef industry, including
cow/calf, feeding and packing.
He currently partners with his
brother-in-law in a small stocker
operation in Southern Texas.
A graduate of Angelo State
University with a degree in ani
mal agriculture, Stokes also has
an MBA with emphasis in opera
tions management and manage
rial accounting from the Univer
sity of Texas - Austin. He and his
wife, Beverley, reside in Denver.
They have two children, Whit
ney, 19, a freshman at Oklahoma
Baptist University, and Ryan, 16,
a high school sophomore.
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veloped a herd that boasts the
2001 Lebanon County high breed
age average (BAA) rating at
110.7.
Visiting Cocalico Holsteins,
home to the 50-cow herd of Paul
Zimmerman, Ephrata, was a fit
ting climax for the tour.
With 30 excellent cows and a
BAA of 112.2 highest in the
state Zimmerman’s herd top
ped off what Welk called a suc
cessful day.
“Everyone had a great time,”
he said.
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