A2O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 29, 2002 Holstein Association Improves ANDY ANDREWS Editor ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. Since hiring a chief executive of ficer and adopting a business plan, the National Holstein Asso ciation has already shown a prof it on bottom-line operations com pared to substantial months of losses just a short time ago. “I am pleased to report that the early results show that the plan is working,” said John M. Meyer, chief executive officer of the association, Brattleboro, Vt. Meyer spoke Wednesday morning during the annual meet ing at the National Holstein Con vention at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City. “We believe in the Holstein cow, and know that she is the cornerstone of the dairy indus try,” said Meyer. Through May, the association shows a profit on operations of $447,000, compared to a loss in 2001 in the first five months of $780,000. There has been a bot tom-line improvement of about $1.23 million. 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S .«c (717)545-5931 1-800-296-5931 Xly OWI'WIJ'M'W" nil! im» i 0 % EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & KNpWLEDGE t §INCe.I9S7 X The 2002 business plan has in corporated 15 separate objectives, which includes increasing the number of registrations and reg istration revenue by 3 percent to 328,000; increase the annual total of regular transfers from 49,000 forecasted for 2001 to 59,000 in 2002, thus increasing revenue; in creasing revenue from Basic ID (34 new herds signed up year to date); packaging products and pricing incentives for customers; implementation of a national ID program for all bovines in place by the end of 2003; expanding ID programs and services in foreign countries; improving working re lationship with U.S. AI compa nies; outsourcing export services associated with marketing Hol stein cattle in Mexico; combining Holstein’s database and Internet capabilities plus direct marketing to sell live cattle in Mexico; ex pansion of the Holstein Founda tion; and other measures. “Although the financial condi tion of the Holstein Association has been dismal in recent years, we cannot dwell on the past,” Meyer said. “Rather, we must look to the future of this associa tion and the Holstein cow we all believe in.” The Holstein board of directors has been busy, too, incorporating plans to improve services. “The board wanted to hear the thoughts and concerns of our grass roots, so we hosted nine re gional meetings across the U. 5.,” said Joann Hartman, Holstein Association USA president, Wa terloo, 111., Wednesday morning at the annual meeting. “We listened to the strong feel ings at these meetings of specific topics our members related to us,” she said. The topics included ethics, TPI, finances, and to con sider the discontinuation of pro grams not being used or those in the red. Hartman appointed a TPI committee to meet and work dili gently, she said, with the Genetic Advancement Committee to con sider “if we can improve the TPI formula for members to feel more comfortable,” she said. “That is what we are looking for, to im prove the breed as well as equali ty for all size herds.” The Shippensburg Truck & < Present 9500# & 10,000# Super Pro 6800# 4X4 Trucks Antrim Diesel Clugston Ag & Turf, Inc. Forrester Farm Equipment, Ltd. Greencastle Livestock Market, Inc. John's Towing & Mobile Repair y *< Adults - $B.OO Advance & $lO.OO Gate Children (Ages 6-12) - $4.00 Advance & $5.00 Gate. Marketing, Services Some concerns: production re cords, percentage RHA animals, and others. The association mem bers need to “let folks know how we feel about the credibility of our industry, honesty and integri ty in the show ring, milk records, and a full disclosure of the identi fication of percentage RHA ani mals by showing their percent ages on their pedigrees in catalogs as well as advertising or any time information is pres Tractor Pullers 20,000# QpeciaQ to add oan Sponsors: ented. As producers and Regis tered Holstein breeders, if you tell them loud and strong enough, they will listen.” The board and delegates need to work with young adults, noted Hartman, to get them involved in the governance process. “They are our future, and provide a fresh perspective on the chal lenges facing the dairy industry.” Big Rigs I - 94.3 FM Shippensburg Leasing The Treat Drive-In WAYZ 104.7 WCHA 800 AM
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