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2008 AJCA-NAJ Annual Meeting Schedule and Registration

Join Select Sires and the Jersey Journal in selecting the your favorite daughters of SOONER, DUNCAN, BERRETTA, CENTURION, BARBER, SAMBO and JACE. Click here for details!

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2007 All Americans
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2007 Junior All Americans
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Feature Articles:
The May issue prepares Jersey breeders for the 2008 AJCA-NAJ Annual Meetings, to be held in Asheville, N.C., in June.

Coming soon to your mailbox - the May Jersey Journal. Take a peek at what is inside!

AJCA-NAJ Award Recipients - Learn more about the recipients of this year's AJCA Master Breeder Award (James S. Huffard III), AJCA Distinguished Service Award (David W. Spahr), AJCA-NAJ Award for Meritorious Service (Henry H. Dowlen) and the six recipients of the Young Jersey Breeder Award (Amanda Elmore Baldwin, Ryan A. and Freynie E. S. Lancaster, Brian Nichols, Christy Ratliff, Brian S. Seacord and David and Yvonne VanBuskirk).
Candidates for AJCA and NAJ Elections - Read about the candidates who are running for AJCA and NAJ Directors and AJCA President positions.
AJCA-NAJ Annual Meetings Registration - Make plans to attend the 2008 AJCA-NAJ Annual Meetings in Asheville, N.C., and register early to receive discounts.
Welcome to North Carolina - North Carolina Jersey breeders are profiled in this feature article.
Impact Sires Contest - Select Sires provides details for the Impact Sires Contest and information on how to vote for your favorite daughter of Sooner, Duncan, Berretta, Barber, Centurion, Sambo and Jace.
Newborn Nutrition - The importance of nutrition to newborn calves - especially on day one - is relayed in this informative article, which provides information given in a seminar at The All American planning meetings in March.
Genetic Evaluations - See how Jersey bulls stack up for production and type traits and how herds rank for JPI after the April 2008 genetic evaluations were released by the USDA Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory.
Jersey Jargon - Read about how dairy producers are paid from the Federal Order pool in the second of two columns on basic milk marketing terms of which Jersey producers should be familiar.

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Most Requested Features

2006 All American and Reserve All American Winners
2006 Junior All American and Reserve Junior All American Winners
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Jersey Jug Show (June 2005)
2005 Sales Analysis - Part 1
2005 Sales Analysis - Part 2
2004 Sales Analysis
2003 Sales Analysis
Martin Dairy, Tillamook, Ore. (Jersey Expansion)

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Editorial:

May 2008 Editorial

Time to Vote

Official ballots and proxies for the 2008 elections will be mailed to all active members of the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) and all voting members of National All-Jersey Inc. (NAJ) on or before May 28.

AJCA active members are all persons who have submitted a membership application, paid the lifetime membership fee, and registered or had a Jersey transferred to their ownership during the past two years. NAJ voting members are dairy producers who are financial participants in either the All-Jersey® or Equity programs.

Voting for AJCA and NAJ Directors and AJCA President is by official ballot only. AJCA ballots will list the following candidates:

• President: David Chamberlain, Wyoming, N.Y.

• Director from the Second District: Robin Dennison-Keller, Byron, N.Y.; and George Wilson, Stamford, N.Y.

• Director from the Seventh District: Jim VanBuskirk, Carleton, Mich.

• Director from the Ninth District: Jerry Spielman, Seneca, Kans.

• Director from the Twelfth District: Jim Quist, Fresno, Calif.; and Benny Rector, Hilmar, Calif.

NAJ members residing in District 5, the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia, will receive a ballot with the following candidate:

• Director, District 5: James S. Huffard, III, Crockett, Va.

Jersey Calendar:

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DEADLINES

Meetings and Expositions
MAY 18-25—WORLD JERSEY CATTLE BUREAU COUNCIL MEETING, Island of Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom.

SALES
MAY 17—ILLINOIS INVITATIONAL SALE, hosted by Marcoot Jersey Farm, Greenville, Ill.; 10:30 a.m.; co-managed by Jersey Marketing Service and Illinois Jersey Breeders; Lynn Lee, auctioneer.

MAY 26—OHIO SPRING CLASSIC SALE, Shelby County Fairgrounds, Sidney, Ohio; for more information, contact Lowell Stevens, 937/653-7085 or lwsclubhill@yahoo.com.

SHOWS
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Sale Reports:

In the May issue

Kansas State Sale
Kipp Farms Dispersal
Showcase Sale of Virginia Tech

Show Reports:

In the May issue

All-Kansas Show
Houston Livestock Open and Junior Shows

Meetings:

In the May issue

Iowa Jersey Cattle Club
New York Jersey Breeders Association

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