Bjelland Promoted At Genex
SHAWANO, Wis. Tom Bjelland was recently
promoted to vice president of domestic marketing
for Genex Cooperative, Inc.
Bjelland is a dairy science graduate of lowa State
University and began employment with the cooper
ative as a relief technician in 1973. Following work
as a resident technician, he became an area sales
representative. He moved to northeast lowa where
he was district sales manager and, in 1988, was
named District Sales Manager of the Year.
In 1989, Bjelland moved to Shawano to become
administrative assistant member marketing and, in
1995, vice president of member marketing for 21st
Century Genetics. Most recently, he has been asso
ciate vice president of marketing in the Midwest.
Bjelland’s achievements for unit growth, people
development, and receivable management have
been excellent. His 29 years of domestic marketing
experience in every phase of market programming
is a tremendous asset.
He has been active in the Wisconsin Federation of
Cooperatives’ Government Affairs Committee, the
Minnesota Dairy Roundtable, and numerous com
mittees. He is past president of Shawano Kiwanis,
and active in church and the 4-H program. He and
his wife, Mary, have four children. Matt, Joe, Jenny,
and Doug.
Genex Cooperative Inc., a subsidiary of Coopera
tive Resources International, is a member-owned
cattle breeding cooperative with worldwide head
quarters in Shawano.
Sexed Semen: Not Ready
For Mass Market
Sexed semen may become commercially available
later this year for the first time in the U.S., which
could increase heifer supplies and cut replacement
costs over time by allowing producers to choose
whether cows produce a male or female calf.
Despite key advantages, however, the high costs
of producing sexed semen and lower fertility rates
will not make sexed semen a mass market product
for some time, if ever, say geneticists.
From Dairy Profit Weekly
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