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2008 AJCA-NAJ Annual Meeting Schedule and Registration
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Sires and the Jersey Journal in selecting the your favorite
daughters of SOONER, DUNCAN, BERRETTA, CENTURION, BARBER, SAMBO and
JACE. Click here
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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
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inside!
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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).
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Candidates for AJCA
and NAJ Elections - Read about the candidates who are running
for AJCA and NAJ Directors and AJCA President positions.
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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.
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Welcome to North
Carolina - North Carolina
Jersey breeders are profiled in this feature article.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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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In the May issue
- Kansas State Sale
- Kipp Farms Dispersal
- Showcase Sale of Virginia Tech
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Show Reports: |
In the May issue
- All-Kansas Show
- Houston Livestock Open and Junior
Shows
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Meetings: |
In the May issue
- Iowa Jersey Cattle Club
- New York Jersey Breeders
Association
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