southeastern holstein news july 2015

Holstein news

July 2015

Cultivating Progress…It’s a Family Affair for the Seth Jamison Family of Whispering Oaks Farm, Virginia

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In this issue:

• Production Issue• Top Production Herds• Virginia Sale of Stars

S.E. News -July 2015 - 1

E-mail: [email protected] Hawks Hill Road New Windsor, MD 21776

Matt, Debbie, Courtney, Brook & Alicia Hoff 410-635-6335Kathy Hoff, Ian Hoff

Herd Manager: Jeff Sutton 410-984-0597Herdsmen: Dick Sutton, Jerry Reinholt, Donnie Ausherman

These Girls Produce…

Other Production HighlightsColdsprings Toystory 3731 VG-874-1 3x 365 48,685 3.2 1784 3.1 1702

Coldsprings Atlantis 4724

1-11 3x 365 39,397 2.4 1208 2.7 1448

Coldsprings Verabella 42212-11 3x 365 40,753 3.3 1337 3.1 1265 Owned by Brook Hoff

Coldsprings GB Whistle 4662

2-2 3x 365 27,563 4.4 1217 3.2 891 Owned by Alicia Hoff

Sutton Advent Emmy EX-913-0 3x 365 35,544 4.1 1238 3.3 903 Owned by Jillian Sutton

Coldsprings Lucky 4382 EX-91 2-01 3x 346 29757 3.4 1008 3.1 924

4382 combines the best of both worlds: type and production. She was fresh in September and is still milking very well. She is owned and shown by Courtney Hoff

Coldsprings Planet 3818 VG-88 4-02 3x 303 39391 4.0 1595 2.9 1158

3818 is fresh again with her third calf and is still going strong averaging 145 lbs. She has consistently been one of the highest milking cows in the herd and continues to be a very active part of our flush program.


Top Ranking Production Herds.......3,5

Regional Representative Report........4

VA Tech Little All-American.................5

MD Holstein Field Day.........................8

Seth Jamison Story.....................10,11

VA Sale of Stars.........................16,17

VA Summer Shows Entry Form........22

VA Cow of the Century Contest........23

Nat ional Dair y Shr ine Scholar-ships...........................................25,26

Central Carolina Show......................29

National Holstein Convention Jr. Winners in SE................................................30

On the cover

Seth and Ruth Jamison and their fam-ily began Whispering Oaks Farm in January 2003, leasing the Pleasant Breeze Farm from Herschel Fike. They moved the op-eration in 2012 to his home place in Rocky Mount, Virginia, upon the retirement of his parents. Pictured on the cover is an Eskdale Magenta daughter, Whisper-o Magenta Annie-Red from Whisper-o Talent Avon-lea EX-90 119,475 lifetime. This family goes back to a pair of MJR Blackstar Emory daughters, one of which was VG-86 before they lost her in her third lactation, while the other went on to score EX-92 2E with 248,556 lifetime. They still have several daughters in the herd from this family as well. Also pictured with Annie is the fam-ily (L to R): Joanna, Ruth-holding Ida, Ja-nae, Trudy, Thad and Seth. Photos by Sue Puffenbarger

Deadline for October issue:September 1st

In This Issue

SOUTHEASTERN HOLSTEIN NEWSJoanna Calimer .................................................................................................................................................................. Editor

Telephone & Fax (717)762-5021 -17 W. 4th St., Waynesboro, PA 17268 [email protected]

Ben Calimer ........................................................................................................................................Graphics & Layout EditorTelephone (717)331-2974 [email protected]

Gayle Carson ................................................................................................................................................... National DirectorTelephone (423)341-3700 - 108 Keeland Dr., Gray, TN 37615

Mike Hendrix......................................................................................................................................Southeast Representative

Telephone (540)320-6128 - 2337 Grayson Pkwy, Independence, VA 24348 [email protected] McCauley .............................................................................................................................. Southeast Representatiave

Telephone (717)371-7353 [email protected]

Glenn Sageser ................................................................................................................................... Southeast RepresentativeTelephone (502)321-8670 - 179 Logan Station Rd., Shelbyville, KY 40065

State EditorsMrs. Charmayne Busker ........................................................................................................................ State Editor, Delaware

Telephone (302) 398-4764 - 1676 Drapers Corner Rd., Harrington, DE 19952

Amy Howard.............................................................................................................................................. State Editor, GeorgiaTelephone (478) 960-9397 - 5170 Rogers Rd., Lizella, GA 31052 [email protected]

Alice Snedegar ........................................................................................................................................ State Editor, KentuckyTelephone (606) 209-3159 - 1544 Poplar Grove Rd, Flemingsburg, KY 41041 [email protected]

Josh Sanders ......................................................................................................................................... State Editor, MarylandTelephone (732) 406-4949 - 670 Mehring Rd., Littlestown, PA 17340 [email protected]

Mrs. Mary Strickland.......................................................................................................................State Editor, North Carolina

Telephone (252) 459-3391 - 5382 Sykes Rd., Nashville, NC 27856

Tina Horn ........................................................................................................................................State Editor, South CarolinaTelephone (803) 276-1091 - P.O. Box 160, Newberry, SC 29108 [email protected]

Summer Major........................................................................................................................................State Editor, Tennessee

Telephone (615)286-1405 - 6851A Cainsville Rd., Lebanon, TN 37090 [email protected] Terry Perotti ..............................................................................................................................................State Editor, Virginia

Telephone (540)-820-4342 - 1641 Mount Solon Rd., Mount Solon, VA 22843 [email protected]

Sandy Davis......................................................................................................................................State Editor, West Virginia

Telephone (304) 267-9096 - 13828 Apple Harvest Dr., Martinsburg, WV 25403 [email protected]

Executive CommitteePresident .................................................................................................................................................................. James CookVice President .................................................................................................................................................. Denny RemsburgSecretary ........................................................................................................................................................ Rebecca DaubertTreasurer ....................................................................................................................................... Joanna Calimer

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S.E. News -July 2015 - 3News - July 2010 - 3

DELAWARE1. University of Delaware Newark 55 cows 27955 3.7 1046 2.9 800 2. Dulin Bros. Clayton 63 cows 26456 3.8 993 3.0 794

GEORGIA1. J. David Clark Madison 551 cows 27908 3.6 1007 2.9 8222. Scott Glover Clermont 38 cows 27203 3.9 1051 3.0 8113. B & S Dairy Abbeville 216 cows 25826 3.3 847 2.9 7504. Donald & Ray Yoder Barnesville 62 cows 25113 3.7 924 3.0 741

KENTUCKY1. Delmar Lee Robey, III Adairville 1926 cows 28231 3.2 913 2.9 8162. David Hutchison Columbia 112 cows 26848 3.5 947 3.0 8153. Eastern Kentucky University Richmond 50 cows 26822 3.7 989 3.0 8054. Rowe Farms, Inc. Columbia 26 cows 26661 3.3 875 3.0 796

MARYLAND1. AH Dairy Cattle Research Brch Beltsville 139 cows 31388 3.8 1206 2.9 8992. D. Richard Flickinger Union Bridge 158 cows 28489 3.7 1050 3.0 8543. Gabrielle Buck Port Deposit 47 cows 27978 3.6 1011 3.1 8554. Paul & Susan Harrison Burkittsville 64 cows 27941 4.2 1176 3.1 8795. Patrick Bros. Woodbine 109 cows 27751 3.7 1020 2.9 811

6. Fair Hill Farm Chestertown 283 cows 27612 3.5 969 2.9 8147. Savage-Leigh Farm Knoxville 200 cows 27612 4.1 1127 3.0 8398. Lester C. Jones & Sons Massey 1242 cows 27352 3.6 995 2.8 7789. Harmony Farms LLC Federalsburg 51 cows 27162 3.5 951 2.9 79710. P. Thomas Mason Chestertown 30 cows 27077 3.5 949 2.8 75211. Jason & Donna Myers New Windsor 42 cows 27005 3.8 1039 3.0 79912. Ladys Manor LLC Monkton 322 cows 26982 4.1 1104 2.9 78513. Gary R. Brauning, III Finksburg 28 cows 26906 3.7 990 2.9 77314. Michael R & Anita L Haines Taneytown 45 cows 26716 3.2 857 2.8 73815. Recipient Solutions Rocky Ridge 8 cows 26515 4.0 1062 3.1 80916. Palmyra Farm Hagerstown 83 cows 26486 3.8 999 3.0 79517. Paul & Naomi Yoder Oakland 43 cows 26056 3.6 936 2.8 73718. Matthew M. Hoff New Windsor 1006 cows 25918 4.0 1031 3.1 81619. Glen-Toctin Farm Jefferson 94 cows 25917 4.1 1064 2.9 76420. Pleace&Plenty Farms LLC Union Bridge 145 cows 25895 3.7 954 2.9 74821. Triple-Hil Sires Smithsburg 17 cows 25684 3.7 944 2.9 74022. Roger H. & Loretta J. Wright New Windsor 28 cows 25470 3.3 836 2.9 74223. Md-Locust Crest Union Bridge 89 cows 25228 3.6 909 2.9 737

24. Gary M & Crystal Annie Dell Westminster 58 cows 25162 3.7 921 2.9 73925. Lawayne Martin Hagerstown 46 cows 25081 3.9 978 3.0 76126. Courtney L. Miller Darlington 65 cows 25042 3.8 963 2.9 738

NORTH CAROLINA1. Allen D Johnson Hamptonville 32 cows 31893 3.6 1147 2.9 9362. Terry L. & Sarah Foster Cleveland 103 cows 30439 3.3 990 3.0 9123. Rocky Creek Dairy, Inc. Olin 113 cows 29787 4.0 1194 2.9 8774. Stepstone Holsteins, Inc. Blanch 164 cows 28591 3.4 963 3.0 8535. D. Mark & Karen C. Johnson Statesville 55 cows 28452 3.0 844 2.9 8146. Agri-Science Opportunity, LLC Hurdle Mills 51 cows 27865 3.2 886 3.0 8407. M & M Dairy LLP Statesville 55 cows 26532 4.1 1078 3.0 785 8. Carlton Williard Graham 89 cows 26252 3.6 946 3.0 7889. Gregory W. Crouse Sparta 5 cows 25952 3.4 875 3.0 79010. Charlie Loyd Randleman 261 cows 25863 3.6 939 3.0 77811. Maple View Farm, Inc. Hillsborough 147 cows 25791 3.9 998 3.0 78612. Wayne Stout Stony Point 76 cows 25001 3.2 802 2.9 724

SOUTH CAROLINA1. Riley Farms LLC Saluda 121 cows 29786 3.8 1117 3.0 8882. Jerry C. Glenn Pendleton 56 cows 27252 3.2 872 2.8 768

TOP RANKING PRODUCTION HERDS IN THE SOUTHEAST Listed are all herds over 25,000. Herd averages are mature equivalents of records completed in 2014, must be enrolled on the Deluxe or Pre-mier TriStar program, and records need to have a DCR of at least 85.

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From your Regional Representatives

Editors Note… This is our “Production” issue and the list of top production herds in the southeast can be found on pages 3 and 5. Featured from this list are Seth Jamison and his family of Whispering Oaks Farm, Rocky Mount, Virginia. Their story can be found on pages 10 and 11. A special thank you goes to Sue Puffenbarger for visit-ing Seth and his family to write the story and take photographs. The Virginia Sale of Stars is approaching quickly and within these pages are many opportunities to find your special one. One hundred plus head are selling and include milk cows, bred heifers, show calves, genomic calves, choices and embryos. This July issue will also be posted for two weeks, July 17 – July 31, on the Dairy Agenda Today website. Just look for the banner ad on the home page and click on it to view the entire issue. Now would be a good time to share Southeastern Holstein News with a friend that doesn’t receive the magazine by letting them know they can view it on the Dairy Agenda Today site. The next issue is October featuring “Youth and Cow Families”. Please mark your calendar for September 1st to get your ads in on a timely manner. Joanna

Sandy McCauley, Mid-Atlantic Regional

Representative

Mike Hendrix, Southeast Regional Representative

Glenn SageserRegional Representative

Gayle CarsonDirector

Summer is in full swing now—we hope it’s going well for you. After a long, cold winter and early spring, we all deserve bright sunshine, heat, and just the right amount of rain. It’s also “award season” at Holstein Association USA: we re-cently announced our Star of the Breed and Herd of Excellence winners. By the time you read this, we will have unveiled the Distinguished Young Holstein Breeder, Elite Breeder, and Distin-guished Leadership award winners, along with the Distinguished Junior Member finalists, at the National Holstein Convention and Annual Meeting in June. But do you know about two long-running awards that recognize exceptional Holstein brood cows: Gold Medal Dam and Dam of Merit? Holstein USA automatically issues these awards twice an-nually by evaluating all cows born in the last 25 years, that are at least 87 percent RHA, in herds that are enrolled in our TriStar program. The Gold Medal Dam (GMD), started in 1957, honors cows that have at least three offspring meeting production and type perfor-mance criteria. Type and production are given equal weight, and there is equal weight on a dam and her daughters. The cow and her daughters must be classified. The cow must meet minimum levels for average Mature Equivalent (ME) milk, average ME fat, aver-age ME Protein, and Age Adjusted Classification Score (cows not meeting the ME criteria can be eligible by meeting certain lifetime production levels). The daughters must have lactations that meet minimum levels for ME Milk, Fat, and Protein, and Age Adjusted Classification Score. The Dam of Merit (DOM), started in 1988, recognizes cows that transmit elite genetics, as measured by the Total Performance Index (TPI). A cow must have a CTPI or GTPI above a certain level based on her year of birth, and have three offspring with PTA values of production and type. You can find details on the criteria for each of these programs on our website at www.holsteinusa.com/awards/animals.html. We will notify you if you have a cow that qualifies for either of these awards. These are permanent recognitions. You can see the list of cows recognized each year for each state on this page, as well. For

example, Pennsylvania had 30 Gold Medal Dams and 29 Dams of Merit in 2014. If you’re interested in whether a cow is already a GMD or DOM, check her pedigree: you’ll find these designations beside the clas-sification score. Or look for an animal using the Animal Search function on our website homepage. As you may know, there have been some changes in ear tags. USDA now requires that any Holstein using Tag Id as the official method of identification has one visual 840 tag in place. In order to receive this tag, a producer must have a Premises ID number, obtained through your state department of agriculture at no charge. We are also offering our customers the ability to place inventory tag orders on our website, www.holsteinusa.com. Please contact us if you would like more details. One of our most exciting new programs, Enlight, is one year old. Launched at the 2014 National Holstein Convention in Iowa, Enlight is a web-based program that puts all of your herd’s genetic data into a one-stop shop. It was designed in collaboration with Zoetis, with the task of managing your genomic results. With Enlight you can view your entire herd’s information, whether it be Parent Averages on Registered or Basic Id animals, or genomics. You can export all of your information into an Excel spreadsheet, giving you the ability to customize certain lists as you like. Enlight is free to anyone already genomic testing or planning to in the near future. To find out more, go to www.enlightdairy.com or call 800.952.5200. Please contact any one of us if you would like a demonstration. Or just call us anytime with questions about your Holstein Associ-ation USA membership or your herd, or if we can provide on-farm service. Contact Mike Hendrix at 540.320.6128; Sandy McCauley at 717.371.7353; or Glenn Sageser at 502.321.8670.

From Your Regional Representatives…

S.E. News -July 2015- 5

SOUTH CAROLINA Continued3. Nichols & Longshore Saluda 252 cows 25039 3.7 926 3.0 759

TENNESSEE1. John Sparkman Sparta 144 cows 28210 3.7 1043 3.0 840 2. University of Tennessee Walland 80 cows 27610 4.3 1177 2.9 7903. Pate Acres Dairy LLC Maryville 168 cows 26147 3.3 855 3.0 777 VIRGINIA1. Seth W. & Ruth F. Jamison Rocky Mount 62 cows 28820 3.6 1046 2.9 8412. John O. Hardesty & Sons Berryville 289 cows 28525 3.6 1036 3.0 845

3. Ameva Farm, Inc. Amelia 188 cows 28493 3.6 1030 3.0 8534. Virginia Tech Foundation Blacksburg 100 cows 28368 3.5 983 2.9 8215. Mar-Bil Farms Mount Crawford 189 cows 26848 4.1 1099 3.0 8066. Oakmulgee Dairy Farm, Inc. Amelia Court House 309 cows 26709 3.8 1024 2.9 7797. Melvin L. Ronk Boones Mill 125 cows 26032 3.6 937 3.0 7818. Eastview Farm, Inc. Beaverdam 109 cows 25933 3.6 939 3.0 7909. Meadow Run Dairy Farm, Inc. Waynesboro 224 cows 25905 3.6 924 2.9 753

10. James M. Cook Pencook 460 cows 25780 3.8 990 2.9 75711. Robert D. Stoots Max Meadows 47 cows 25549 3.9 1005 2.9 74512. Kevin W. & Beth Foster Fisherville 113 cows 25503 3.8 965 3.1 78213. Loren W. Rhodes Ferrum 185 cows 25384 3.9 1001 3.0 75014. Walkup Holsteins Harrisonburg 43 cows 25307 4.0 1001 2.9 72215. Early Dawn Dairy, Inc. Charlottesville 171 cows 25130 3.7 934 3.0 74616. Wall Bros. Dairy, Inc. Blacksburg 74 cows 25123 4.0 1014 3.1 784

WEST VIRGINIA None

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Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion of Little All Ameri-can :(L to R) Judge, Major Bond, Caitlyn Abbott, Heather Shinn, Dr. Sands, Hayley Daubert. Photo by Kathy Duncan

The Dairy Club, at Virginia Tech, has finished their spring se-mester with a bang. The Dairy Club, in just a few weeks time, sent students to Syracuse, NY to compete in the Dairy Challenge, elect the 2015-2016 officers, and held their annual Little All-American show. Students also continued with finishing their classes, final-izing summer internships, accepting job proposals and obtaining offers to graduate school. The Dairy Club had a team compete in the North American Inter-collegiate Dairy Challenge, also held in Syracuse, New York, from April 9th through April 11th. This was a great opportunity for the students to apply their knowledge and education to real-world dairies, all while working as part of a team. This challenge incor-porates all aspects of a working dairy business and allows for more education and fun. Virginia Tech’s team placed fourth overall. On April 28th, the Dairy Club voted for our 2015-2016 officers, and we are excited about each of the new leadership results. Next year we welcome Elizabeth Davis as president, 1st vice-president Kelly Leatherman, 2nd vice-president Kim Meyers, Courtney Henderson as secretary, Caroline Warns as treasurer, Joy Nystrom will be our reporter, Anne Marie Bresson as the recruiting repre-sentative, and Ryan Zimmerman is to be the SGA representative. We look forward to the future of our club as the new leadership comes aboard. On May 2nd, the club held their 87th Annual Little All-American show. The show is a fitting and showmanship contest incorporat-ing two divisions: novice and experienced. Students have two weeks prior to the show to train their heifer to lead, fit the heifer and connect with the heifer’s unique “personality”. This year, our Grand Champion was Heather Shinn, Reserve Grand Champion was Caitlyn Abbott, Fitting Champion was also Heather Shinn and our Reserve Fitting Champion was Erin Saacke. The President of Virginia Tech, Dr. Sands came to the show to learn more about the Dairy Science Department as well as showing and fitting heifers.

Virginia Tech Students Finish Another Semester StrongBy Miranda Cox, VT Dairy Club Reporter

As another great year has passed, the club would like to thank our families, supporters, advisors and faculty for helping to make yet another successful year. We look forward to continued and even greater success in the year to follow.

Consignments Needed for Virginia Tech Showcase Sale

The students at Virginia Tech are currently planning their fall Showcase Sale to be held October 17, 2015 in Blacksburg, Virgin-ia. They are looking for quality registered Holstein consignments consisting of show calves, bred heifers, and genomic females. Em-bryo lots and choices will also be accepted. If you are interested in consigning, please contact Amanda Mitcheltree, sale chair 724-674-4291 or Jenna Hardy, selection chair 267-328-7358.


The Hardestys2308 Longmarsh Rd. Berryville, VA 22611

540-955-3076 Home540-955-3842 Farm

http://holsteinworld.com/harvueEmail: [email protected]

Selling as Lot #1 in the VA Sale of StarsBeautiful March Brokaw heifer from FoxyLady’s VG Windhammer daughter.

Brokaw x VG87 Windhammer @ 2 yrs x EX93 Goldwyn x EX92 Dundee x EX97 Frosty x EX93 Sam

* We are really excited about the VG-87 2 yr. old Windhammer. She is one of the best young cows here at Harvue. We will be picturing her soon.

* Check our website and Facebook for our recent classification results.

Grdam: Harvue Goldwyn FoxyLady-ET

EX93 – 3rd calf @ 30 days fresh 3-02 365 31,709 3.9 1245 3.0 975

FoxyLady’s first 5 daughters are fresh by 3 different bulls and have all scored VG as 2 yr. olds.

Fantastic Opportunities from “Many”

Palmyra Lad Many-Red-ET GP-83 VG-MS +2069 GTPI +2.22T +3.1PL

2-00 2x 217 15884 3.7 591 3.2 512 inc.

PALMYRA FARMHolsteins and Ayrshires

18811 Wagaman Rd. • Hagerstown, Maryland 21740Email: [email protected] • www.palmyrafarm.net.

Fax 301-733-9255 • Ryan Shank [email protected]

Congratulations to Ryan and Amanda on their wedding. We welcome Amanda to the family. Thank you to all who helped and gave support.

- We have Pat-Red and Sunfish pregnancies and eggs and transfers by Powerball-P, Jax-P and Lets Deal-P available.

- This summer and fall we will be working with her +2266 GTPI red Primus daughter and her +2285 red Olympian sister.

- Thank you to all who purchased Many’s daughters in the spring sales.


Maryland Holstein Association Summer Picnic Saturday, July 18

Picnic starts at 4 p.m., meal served at 6 p.m. Hosted by the Watt family of MD Cedar Knoll

6027 Middleburg Road, Keymar, Md.

The picnic will include a youth contest and a general interest meeting about state Holstein youth programs.

About Maryland Holstein Association

The Maryland Holstein Association is open to all Holstein breeders and supporters. The association hosts shows, an All-Maryland contest and educational meetings, as well as a picnic, state convention and state Holstein sale. Holstein breeders who are both Maryland Holstein Association and Holstein USA members enjoy discounts on Holstein registrations.

Holstein youth can participate in shows, leasing and tours and compete in speech, dairy bowl, recordbook and production contests as well as apply for scholarships. Holstein youth pay a small, one-time junior membership fee and are members on both the national and state levels. Visit www.holsteinusa.com/juniors for more information.

For more information: • www.holsteins.net/mdholsteins. • Visit the Maryland Holstein Association and the Maryland Jr. Holstein Association on Facebook. • Contact the association at 301-349-0750.

Maryland State Fair Dairy Shows

Open Red and White Show, Thursday, Sept. 3, Noon

Maryland Holstein Futurity, Thursday, Sept. 3, 7 pm

Open Holstein Show, Friday, Sept. 4, 9 am

4-H/FFA Dairy Showmanship, Sunday, Sept. 6, Noon

4-H All-Breeds Show, Monday, Sept. 7, 9 am


2015 Maryland Holstein Field DayJune 7, 2015 Timonium, MD

Judge: Katie Albaugh Walkersville, MDSubmitted by Josh Sanders

Showmanship winners:Novice: Clair MindeJunior: Layla MettsIntermediate: Alicia HoffSenior: 1st Courtney Hoff, 2nd Renee WilsonChampion and Reserve: Courtney Hoff, Renee Wilson

Class Winners: Spring Calf: Strawberry-Acres Krystin-ET - Claire MindeWinter calf: Strawberry-Acres Brax Lilac - Claire MindeFall Calf: Coldsprings Lucky 5990- Red - Brook HoffSummer calf: MD-Millstone Bar Bisquit - Amelia MillerSpring Yearling: Locust-Ayr Tango Periwinkle- Kaitlyn DowlingWinter Yearling: Sutton Atwood Lemon - Jillian SuttonFall Yearling: Coldsprings Spctrm 5571-Red- Alicia HoffJr. Champion: Jillian Sutton with Sutton Atwood LemonReserve Jr. Champion: Brook Hoff with Coldsprings Lucky 5990 Red

Champions pictured L - R: Ryan Haines, Show Chair; Brook Hoff, Res Jr Cham-pion; Jillian Sutton, Jr. Champion; Courtney Hoff, Res. Grand Champion; Lillian Ehrhardt, Grand Champion; Katie Albaugh, Judge; Claire Minde, Dairy Maid

Showmanship pictured L-R: Ryan Haines, Show Chair; Renee Wilson Reserve Champion Showmanship; Courtney Hoff, Champion Show-manship and Katie Albaugh, Judge

Jr 2 yr. old: Sutton Dempsey Tickle- Jillian SuttonSr 2 yr. old: Ehrhardt Goldsun Lilea-ET - Lillian EhrhardtJr 3 yr. old: Coldsprings Yelena 4899-ET - Courtney Hoff4 yr old: Coldsprings Lucky 4382-Red - Courtney HoffAged Cow: Lindmabe BW Marshall 930 - Renee WilsonGrand Champion: Lillian Ehrhardt with Ehrhardt Goldsun Lilea ETReserve Grand Champion: Courtney Hoff with Windsor Manor Z Ditto (2nd place Sr. 2 yr. old)


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Brandt-View Mctchn Mopsy-ET4/15 +2220GTPI +498M +43F +2.21T

McCutchen x Colby. Mopsy sells fresh, really nice cow. Potential 86-88 pts. Midnight son at

Select Sires. Dtr. Sold for $60,000.Mopsy’s Dam: Brandt-View Colby Kimber VG87 DOM

Selling from Mopsy:* Intense-COM DAM982 1328F-ET

Reg# 73770080 B.3-23-15 +2405 GTPI +38P +58F +1079M +5.9PL

Damaris x McCutchen Mopsy

2nd Dam: Ammon-Peachey Shauna VG-87 88-MS GMD DOM

Selling from Seagull-Bay SH Miranda:* MS Favreautiere Mirror-ET Reg# 3123886021 B. 5-26-14

+2476GTPI +50P +61F +1408M +5.2PL Nominee x Mogul – Collected 35 good embryos

in 5 collections.

4th Dam: Springway Boliver Christina VG-86 DOM

Selling from Intense Day Sprinkle 1274-ET:* Intense-COM YD1274 3071F-ET

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Running a family dairy is not an individual endeavor. It takes a community of dedicated people and a strong family to grow and prosper. Seth Jamison grew up on a dairy farm in Franklin County, VA. For a short time he left the family farm to work for another dairyman and then to work in construction. But in 2002, the call of the dairy was too strong to ignore. With the guidance from his father, Eugene, Seth began looking for a place to start a milking operation. Their search ended at the appropriately named Pleasant Breeze Dairy in Rocky Mount. Herschel Fike and wife Shirley, the owners of Pleasant Breeze, were ready to slow down and spend more time with their growing family of grandchildren. Jamison and Herschel worked out a leasing agreement, that would allow Fike to phase out, and Jamison to buy the herd to start his own dairy. It was a terrific opportunity for a young dairyman to start a herd without a huge up-front investment. In January of 2003, Seth and his wife Ruth moved into a house right next door to the dairy and Whispering Oaks Farm was born. When Seth started with Herschel, Pleasant Breeze was home to 50 registered Holsteins. Herschel had quit classifying but kept reg-istrations current and was choosing bulls primarily for production and type. The herd was milked in a three stall, side opening parlor and was given some grain during milking. The cows were housed in a closed-in pack barn. They were fed free choice hay and corn silage and used a magnet feeder for additional grain feeding. Not long after he started milking at Pleasant Breeze, Seth began to make some changes. First, he focused on cow comfort. He opened up the barn to increase air flow and installed fans for cool-ing. He added a feed bunk cow cooling system with soakers on timers. Next he focused on feeding. He installed a TMR mixer and discontinued the use of the magnet feeder and stopped feeding grain in the parlor. Then he updated the parlor with a low line and automatic take offs. Seth then made improvements to the existing heifer facility to allow for smaller groups and a scrape and feed alley. Seth wasn’t necessarily interested in registered cows when he got started and wasn’t sure if he wanted to deal with transferring the paperwork. His Dad encouraged him to keep the registrations going until he had time to consider if he should continue. Seth eventually decided to schedule his first classification. Seth is a very detailed oriented person and after the discussions he and clas-sifier, Don Alexander had about the cows that day, he decided he enjoyed having discussions about each individual and deliberating on how each cow could be improved upon. This was right up his alley! After a decade of milking cows at the Pleasant Breeze location, Seth learned that Herschel’s son wanted to return to the farm and start a beef herd. Once again, the timing was perfect. In 2012, Seth’s father was ready to exit the dairy business, giving Seth the opportunity to move his growing operation back home. The move enabled Seth to increase the size of his herd and take advantage of his dad’s more modern facilities. During the winter of 2012, the Jamison’s renovated the home farm, building a new pack barn that would give each cow 100 square feet of space. Cow cooling was added at the feed bunk and improvements were made to the double six parlor. A close up and calving pen was added nearby, to observe cows more easily.

After the move, Seth began to expand the herd. He kept some cows that before he might have culled, and the herd grew from 50 to more than 80. Heifers are bred for the first time at 14 months and sexed semen is used for the first and/or second service. The herd as a whole is 100% AI. Cows are fed a TMR consisting of corn silage, alfalfa haylage, ground corn, roasted beans, liquid sugar and a mineral mix. Calves are fed milk replacer in an indi-vidual stall barn.

Cows are housed in a pack barn giving each cow 100 sq. ft. of space.

Cow cooling was added at the feed bunk

Calves are fed milk re-placer in an individual stall barn.

Heifers are bred for the first time at 14 months and sexed semen is used for the first and/or second service.

As with many “retired” dairy farmers, Seth’s parents still help out at the farm. His mom, Rebecca, milks a couple times a week and his Dad, Eugene, feeds the heifers and helps with the crop work. The Jamison children help feed the cows and calves. Ruth is the glue that binds the farm and family together. She can do everything on the farm and helps ensure things run smoothly. The entire dairy facility is set up to make it easy for all family mem-bers to handle cows and get them moved and fed. Looking back, Seth notes it takes a lot of time to build good cow families with deep pedigrees. He talks to other successful breeders, walks through their herds, and discuss philosophies with them. Attending sales and seeing what pedigrees are valuable is

Photos bySue Puffenbarger

Cultivating Progress... It’s a Family Affair

by Sue Puffenbarger


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important too. He gives credit to MJR Blackstar Emory for bring-ing in strength and production. He tries to build off that good foundation by selecting heavily for production, components and type; with udder composite being extremely important. Though hesitant to implement genomic testing when it was first released, he now tests all heifers and makes breeding and culling decisions based on results. Top heifers and cows are flushed on a limited basis and lower genomic heifers are used as recipients. He feels that genomics allows him to be more discriminate and choose bulls that fit best with his breeding goals. They have purchased a number of animals to breed from. Fami-lies such as Windsor Manor Rud Zip, Mattie G from Eastview, Windsor Manor RBN Ruby and the Barbie family to name a few. Consigned to the Sale of Stars is Whisper-o S-Sire Z-Myla, Super-sire by VG-86 Million X Zip.

A few of the foundation cows from the Fike herd that have made an impact on Whispering Oaks are: *Fikes Blitz Salley Vallie EX-90 3E 255,127 Lifetime *Whisper-o Dce Valie Beauty EX-91 2E 120,819 Lifetime *Whisper-o Colby Echo VG-88 103,648 3.9%f 2.7%p Lifetime They have many descendants from the “Vallie” family in the herd today that produce and score well. There are daughters in the herd from this family by Gulf, Plato, Mogul, Laramee, Olegant and Pi-rate. The Colby is just fresh and her current test was 120 lb milk, 4.0% butterfat and 2.5% protein. Seth commented that he felt the Colbys were ‘unsung heros’. At first he thought they weren’t what he was looking for and too course, but they keep getting better as

Fikes Blitz Salley Vallie EX-90 3E

they mature. Pictured on the cover is an Eskdale Magenta daughter, Whis-per-o Magenta Annie-Red from Whisper-o Talent Avonlea EX-90 119,475 lifetime. This family goes back to a pair of MJR Blackstar Emory daughters, one of which was VG-86 before they lost her in her third lactation, while the other went on to score EX-92 2E with 248,556 lifetime. They still have several daughters in the herd from this family as well. Also pictured with Annie is the family, standing left to right are Joanna, Ruth-holding Ida, Janae, Trudy, Thad and Seth. In the beginning, Seth would do nearly anything for a pound of milk. Now he operates more efficiently and considers costs per hundred weight produced and cost per pound of dry matter fed. He takes a special interest in genetics, but places strong emphasis on cow comfort and forage quality. He believes good production and good breeding is not luck. It occurs when the little things are done right, over and over again. I’ve had the pleasure of working with and watching Seth and Ruth Jamison’s family and farm grow since it began back in 2002. When I visited the farm for this article, it was a reminder of how family and community can work together to create a lasting legacy of small family farms. I am, indeed, fortunate to have a career where I work with such enthusiastic and hardworking people. I am grateful they have allowed me to be a part of their lives.

Sue Puffenbarger is a National Account Sales Manager for the Eastern half of the US for Land O Lakes Animal Milk Products. She and her husband Mike live in Franklin County VA.

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She’s Now Excellent!

Ole Virginia HolsteinsLoren & Kendra Rhodes • 1029 Ingramville Rd.

Ferrum, VA 24088 • (540)365-2266 Fax (540)365-0138

Kingsmill Sanchez AmyAnn-ET EX-90 EX-91-MS

AmyAnn saw the classifier just over a month fresh, and we think she looks even better now. She is milking over 100 lbs per day and on her way to a good record. Just remember her dam is Rubens Amy, then Chief Adeen and then Starbuck Ada. Three 94-point cows in a row.

Our daughters, Courtney and Reagan, took five head to our local show and brought home three 1st, one 2nd and one 3rd place ribbons. Good job girls!


SELLS!

Jareco Goldwyn Purple-ET EX90 – 91MS @ 5 yrs3-05 365 2x 31,190 3.8 1174 3.3 1029

5th Generation EX w/ EX-MS2nd Dam EX91

3rd Dam EX92 2E4th Dam EX94 3E DOM5th Dam EX95 3E GMD

6th Dam VG CAN

Jareco Predestine Tansy-ETGTPI +2348 DPR 4.0 PL +7.8

Due September 2015Dam a Shamrock with GTPI +2160 VG-MS, Next dam Tansy

Jareco Megasire BrinkleyBorn 4-23-15

GTPI + 2545 +2.66T from a fresh Mogul with GTPI +2473, then Nigara Brazie with GTPI +1992 then Brazen

Jareco Lexus Tansy 2E 90 EX-MS

Jareco Planet Brazen-ET VG-85 VG-MS

Jareco’s Offerings to the VA Sale of Stars on July 31st

Jareco Farms LLCJames & Jennifer Cook

14128 Old Franklin Turnpike • Penhook, VA 24137Ph/Fax (540) 576-1772 • James’ cell 540-493-7087

SELLS!


Maurene Sutton, DVM • Megan Thomas, DVMShane Martin, DVM

Bred to sexed Defiant & due in March.Dam is an 87 pt Shamrock from the Eroy family.

Super good heifer!

Consigned by Cole and Casey Strickland

Woodcrest Atwood Emilia

Jareco Goldwyn Purple-ET EX90 – 91MS @ 5 yrs3-05 365 2x 31,190 3.8 1174 3.3 1029

5th Generation EX w/ EX-MS2nd Dam EX91

3rd Dam EX92 2E4th Dam EX94 3E DOM5th Dam EX95 3E GMD

6th Dam VG CAN

Jennings Gap DairyThe Swopes: Dwight, Betty Ann, Frank, Billie Jo

1435 Stover Shop Road - Churchville, VA

Also Home of Neodak Holsteins The Swopes Bill Hughes (540) 350-2547 (540) 350-2553 Cattle Always Available

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Charles, Larkin & Damon MoyerAmelia, VA

(804) 561-2445 / 561-4461 / 561-5132

Bowling Green Farm, Inc.Phil and Tim Jones

1485 Underwood RoadSykesville, Maryland 21784

410-442-2679 410-442-1348

Lee Cronise 1898 White Church RoadDistrict Sales Manager Fincastle, VA 24090NC, VA, WV Business: 540-473-1149Email: [email protected] Mobile: 540-537-3462 Fax: 540-473-3122

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Bound for the Virginia Sale of Stars * July 31stAtwood winter yearling sells!

Two for the VA Sale of Stars July 31st

SellsHeiz-Acres Durchan Kansas VG-85 @ 2-5

2-2 Proj. 25048 3.2 801 3.0 748Bred 5/23/15 to Mr. Atwood Brokaw

Dam: Heiz-Acres Rubens Kimmey VG--87

5-3 365 26849 3.4 908 3.0 802LTD 114887 3.5 4005 3.0 3468

Grdam: Heiz-Acres Performer Kimba VG--87

4-5 365 31325 3.1 981 2.9 908LTD 179032 3.3 5996 2.8 5020 Still in Herd!!

SellsKansas’ Fancy March Calf By Mr Apples Avatar

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Lee and Dale Heizer and Family31 Heiz-Acre Lane

Middlebrook, VA 24459540-290-1210

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To the VA Sale of Stars - July 31st… 88 PT GOLD CHIP FROM THE LANI FAMILY

15005 Verdon Rd.Beaverdam, Va. 23015

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EASTVIEW CARMELA-ET VEV+E 88Reg. #71053367 B. 1/9/12

GOLD CHIP X LHEROS X DURHAM2.25T 2.07UDC

Fresh 4/1/15 second lactation2-0 2x 355 22,854 4.2F 952 3.0P 693

Dam: EASTVIEW LHEROS LANI-ET EEEEE 94 3EHer entire list of scored milking daughters is 1 EX, 13 VG,

and 3 GP. All are in their 1st or 2nd lactation. Don’t miss a chance to get into this family.

WALKUP HOLSTEINS150 WALKUP LANE

HARRISONBURG, VA 22801Ph: (540) 434-1466 FAX: (540) 574-4576

September Windbrook to the Va. Sale of StarsSelling:

Walkup Windbrook Ana-ETBorn: 9-16-2014

Dam: Brandt-View Gold Alaska-ET 2E EX 913-10 365d 3X 33540m 3.8% 1260F 3.3% 1116P

5-09 365d 32640m 4.9% 1585F 3.0% 988P

2nd Dam: VG 85 GMD2-00 365d 40100m 3.7% 1466F 3.1% 1252P

Harvue Roy Frosty-ETEX-97, 3E EEEEE GMD

Lifetime 217250 4.8 10507 3.2 6856*Selling as Lot 1 is a spectacular March Brokaw calf from

the Frostys. Dam is a smashing VG-87 2yr-old Windhammer X Goldwyn Foxy Lady EX-93 X Dundee Foxy EX-92, 2E, then

the 2X WDE Supreme Champion Frosty EX-97, 3E!

Rockingham County Fairgrounds • Harrisonburg, Virginia100+ head sell including around 25 fancy milk cows, 25 pedigreed bred heifers, 30 show calves, 15 genomic calves, choices and embryos!

Oakfield Pronto RitziEX-93,2E EEEEE

4-09 305 34490 3.3 1155 3.0 1034*Ritzi is a 16th generation EX cow! Selling is a 1st choice

Bankroll from 8 transfers for March show calves that are pot. 19th gen. EX! Dam is fancy VG 2yr-old, next dam EX Jasper then Ritzi EX-93.

Micheret Alexandra SidEX-94, 2E EEEVE

4-06 305 33510 4.5 1496 3.2 1088*Alexandra was All-American & All-Canadian Sr 2yr-old 2011. You can buy her 12/2/14 daughter by Atwood that can show!

Brandt-View Mctchn Mopsy-ET4/15 PTA +2220GTPI +498M +43F +3.6PL +2.21T +2.77UDC*Mopsy sells fresh and looks like a pot. 87pt 2yr-old! Also, selling is her +2450GTPI & +650NM$ Damaris daughter! Mopsy’s dam

is the popular Colby Kimber VG-87 & dam of 3 former top 40 GTPI sires. Deep AI family.

Clear-Echo Lexor 2788-ETVG-86 +V+VV

4/15 PTA +2295GTPI +1110M +52F +40P*Lexor 2788 is the FULL sister to popular AI sire ‘Racer’. Selling is her Yoder dau. w/ PTA’s of +2504GTPI +1226M +72F +47P

+677NM$ +4.7PL +2.46T!

Fruerehaven Labelle-ETEX-90 VEVVE

1-11 305 34740 43 1466 3.3 1142*Early Damaris sells w/ +2575GTPI along w/ early Bayonet sister w/

+2475GTPI. Dam is due soon by Supersire. Next Dam is Labelle then 8 more VG or EX dams.

Gloryland Lucinda Rae-ETEX-91 EE+EE

6-02 365 33620 3.7 1240 3.5 1162*Lucinda Rae is an 8th generation EX descendant of

Roxy! Selling is buyers choice of her 10 heifers calves due this fall by Archrival, Gold Chip & Destry!

Luck-E Talent Tamara-ETEX-94, 2E EEEEE

3-07 365 27710 3.1 869 3.4 929*Tamara’s fancy Dec. Red & White Absolute dau sells and headlines 6 great show-age calves from Oakfield Corners

including 2 Atwoods & 2 Windbrooks born to show from huge pedigrees!

Eastview Lheros Lani-ETEX-94,3E EEEEE

4-09 354 24210 4.0 962 3.2 777*Lani is a 4th gen EX & 1st Aged Cow at 2013 VA Spring

& Summer shows. Selling is Lani’s beautiful Gold Chip fresh 4/1 w/ 2nd calf. She was VG-88 as 1st calf and will go EX.

Stone-Rise Durham LizzyEX-95,3E GMD-DOM

Lifetime 229970 3.3 7675 3.4 7706*Lizzy was HM All-American 125,000 lb Cow 2007. Selling

is her 2 daus. A 3/15 Sid and a 12/14 Brokaw. Both tremendous show prospects!

Welcome Mac Peytan-ETVG-87 VVVVV

4-08 322 39270 5.4 2107 4.0 1567*Peytan is another in a long mat. line of AI dams. Selling is her

+2434GTPI flush age Kingboy gr’ dau. Dam is nice GP-83 2yr-old Uno.

Cookiecutter MOM Halo-ETVG-88 VV+VE DOM +2336GTPI

2-00 365 35280 5.2 1819 3.7 1304*Halo is the most heavily contracted cow at Cookiecutter & an incredible genomic transmitter. Selling is her gr’ dau. by Pure

w/ +2479GTPI. Dam is a Supersire bred heifer.

2015 VA Sale of Stars110 Lots Sell!

110 Lots Sell!

Larcrest Chessa-ETEX-90 EVEEE DOM

2-08 365 25150 4.5 1126 3.9 977*Chessa is the EX daughter of Larcrest Crimson EX-92. Selling is

Chessa’s fancy Spring Yearling Doorman w/ +2224GTPI

Beaver Ray Damion Honeycomb-ETEX-94, 2E EEEEE

4-05 365 34060 3.7 1277 3.4 1175*Honeycomb is the 2013 NY Spring Jr Show Grand Champion.

Selling is her fresh Goldwyn dau. already VG!

Ernest-Anthony Jaz Tempo-ETEX-94 EEEEE

2-05 305 23150 4.7 1092 3.4 788*Tempo was Nom. All-American Fall Yearling 2011. Selling

is her beautiful 3/2/15 Atwood daughter that will show!

Penn-Gate Rmarker Ferrgy-ET*RCEX-93,3E EEEEE

3-08 365 27080 3.7 1002 3.3 893*3 chances to buy from Ferggy w/ her 3/15 R&W Absolute-

RED and 2 show-age gr’ granddaughters by Barbwire-RED & Hvezda.

Lylehaven Lila Z-ETEX-94-CAN 96-MS

4-05 365 49101 4.0 1960 3.5 1695*Lila Z sold for $1.15M and was 2X All-Canadian! 2

descendants sell including a +2195GTPI Uno due 8/16 to Kingboy from VG-86 Snowman & a fresh Mascalese w/

2096GTPI X VG-86 Snowman.

Regancrest S Chassity-ETEX-92 EEEVE GMD-DOM3-10 365 42280 4.3 1798 2.7 1150

*Chassity sold in package for $1.5M, is the Dam of Gold Chip, is a 7th generation EX and was Global Cow of the Year 2011!

Selling is her fall calf by Atwood.

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Other highlights:*+2500GTPI Megasire X just fresh Mogul X GP-84 Niagra*Time bred heifer backed by 6 EX dams!*Yearling Gold Chip gr’ dau. of R. All-Am Atwood Abrianna EX-92*Fresh VG-85 Levi w/ +2056GTPI X EX-91 Super*9/14 Windbrook X Brandt-View Gold Alaska EX-91,2E*Goldsun bred heifer X EX-93,2E Advent*6/14 FL State Class Champion by Guthrie X EX-91 Damion*12/2/14 Atwood X EX-92 Durham X EX-93 Black Jack*Spring Yearling Brazzle X EX-92 Dundee*+2481GTPI Pure X Markwell Durham Daisy family*5th gen EX Dundee sells fresh*3/14 R&W Acme gr’ dau. of KY Ruben Marla EX-94,2E All-Am R&W*5-#1 Golden Dreams embryos from full sister to $71,000 Sco-Lo-Coon Sid Aria*+2304GTPI Bookem dry cow sells due 8/10/15 to Josuper from ATM EX-92 family

Sale StaffDaniel Brandt...... 717-821-1238Bob Landis........... 717-413-1232Ronnie Thomas... 478-230-4108Don Welk............. 717-575-4700Nick Raggi............ 443-762-8338Gayle Carson....... 423-341-3700Irvin Yoder........... 478-244-0301Randy Inman....... 607-643-2988 Mike Hendrix...... 540-320-6128-Holstein Field Rep.

Virginia Holstein Association4939 Ottobine Rd., Dayton, VA 22821

Telephone : 540-879-2427Email : [email protected]

2015 Virginia Sale of Stars110 Lots Sell!

110 Lots Sell!Harrisonburg, VA

Directions: Take Exit 243 (Route 11) off I-81. Turn left at light on Route 11 South; Fairgrounds located 1 1/2 miles on right. (GPS Address: 4808 South Valley Pike, Harrisonburg, VA)


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THREE OF MAR-BIL’S FINESTTO VA SALE OF STARS – JULY 31ST

1426 River Bluff Rd. • Mt. Crawford, VA 22841Randy & Lynette’s cell 607-643-2988Jason & Karen Hewitt 540-234-9141

Mary Inman 607-538-9045Brian & Emma Inman 573-355-6203

Email: [email protected]

Huntsdale Rubens Glee-ET *RCEX-90 EX-MS

4-07 2x 305 28440 4.0 1126 3.3 936Full sister to 2nd dam

Huntsdale Rubens Glaze-ET EX-90 EX-MS

3rd Dam: Huntsdale Highlight GloriaEX-94 3E

10-0 2x 365 27790 4.0 1119 3.0 831Life 2788 190,950 4.4 8382 3.1 5921

Mar-Bil Alexander Gail VG87B. 10-06-10 Reg. #69938491

3-03 3x 365 35138 4.9 1711 3.1 1092Just fresh w/3rd calf, looks great &

ready for the show ring.Her dam is VG and next 9 dams EX!

Mar-Bil Calvin 1599B. 11-28-12 Reg.#71518812Promising next generation VG!

1st test fresh 23 days – 94 lbs.Dam: Peach-State Billion Beth-ET GP-815-04 3x 320 39800 4.0 1586 3.2 1273

Next 8 Dams VG or EX!

2nd Dam: MS Mar-Bil Zenith Gospel-ETVG-87

7-03 3x 300 29140 3.8 1121 3.3 964

3rd Dam: Mar-Bil Outside Geraden=ETVG-87

2-02 2x 365 30740 4.4 1366 3.1 941

Mar-Bil G w Atwood Rachael VG-88B. 1-02-11 Reg.#69938513

2-05 3x 365 30931 3.7 1076 3.1 930Fresh w/2nd calfLast test 104 lbs.

Dam: Tiger-Lily Rudy 4278 VG-875 generations of VG!

Rachel will show as 4 Yr. Old!


To the VA Sale of Stars…

1st Choice Denver “sexed” from 8 transfers Due in March 2016

COOL LAWN HOLSTEINSKen Smith and Family11241 Merry Run LaneRemington, VA 22734

Ph. 540-439-2775Ken’s cell: 540-222-0160 • Email: [email protected]

Built In Parent Average at +2588GTPI +1696 M +85F +58P

Dam: Cool-Lawn Supersire 4224 +2516GTPI +686NM +1318M +71F +51P +2.24T

2nd Dam: Cool-Lawn Maui 3435-ET1-11 350 25,652 4.1 1049 3.1 788

3rd Dam: Cool-Lawn Colby 333-ET EX90

4-11 365 34678 4.4 1513 3.2 1127

4th Dam: Eastview Boliver Beall VG-85

Born March 2014

Potential 6th gen. EX!

At the Landis-MRK of Excellence SaleOctober 16th, Lancaster, PA

Mark your calendar for this exciting sale!

IF IT’S A COW THING WE DO IT !!

FELDA and HUSTLA Both Sell!

Stellar-DW Gwyn Felda Dam: Quality LJ Felicia-ET 2E CAN

2nd Dam: Quality Astre Felicia EX CAN3rd Dam EX CAN, 4th Dam EX, 5th Dam 4E 94

Due Sept. to Beemer w/ultrasound hfr.

Woodcrest Brok HustlaDam: Shebs Goldwyn Hawaii EX92 94MS

2nd Dam: Quality Ridge Champ Hope EX95HM GC Western Spring National ‘11

3rd Dam: Quality Ridge Storm Hazel 2E 96AA 3 yr & 5 yr old, Res. GC Royal Winter Fair ‘08

Res. GC WDE ’08, Int. Chp. WDE ‘06GC Vancover Island ‘11

SALE SCHEDULE7/31/15 Harrisonburg, VA 5:00 pm

Virginia Sale of Stars10/16/15 Lancaster, PA

Landis-MRK of Excellence Sale10/30/15 Honey brook, PA 11:00 amBrandyvale Holsteins CompleteRegistered Holstein Dispersal

(Amos Kauffman family)11/20/15 Lancaster, PA 11:00 am“Best of the Barn” Breeders

Invitational Sale-MD Hillbrook Co-Mgr


Vote for “Pretty”In the Cows of the Century • VA 100th Anniversary Contest

Brookfield Elevation Pretty EX94 3 E DOM8-11 365 32,570 3.3% 1077 • Lifetime 154,427

Sire: Elevation • Dam: Brookfield Matt Purity EX90Pretty was bred by Bill Harrison of Leesburg,Virginia and owned by Ken Wan Farm and also

Dreamstreet Holsteins. She had 7 EX, 19 VG, and 9 GP daughters. Some of her noteable excellent daughters include Ken-Wan-Vu Pretty Princess EX91 3E by Astronaut,

Dreamstreet Glendell Pride-ET EX92 3E, Ken-Wan-Va AJ Pretty Paula-ET EX91 by Astro Jet and Ken-Wan-Va Pret Profile-ET EX92 4E by Hanover Challenger.

Several family members of Pretty developing in my herd include…

Kenwan BJ Pretty Pin-Up EX90Sire: Hanoverhill Black Jack

Kenwan Silver Rhymne EX91 3E Sire: J&S Michelle Aer Silver

Zirkle HolsteinsSteve Zirkle

365 Cedar Lane • New Market,Va 22844Ph: 540 975-0748 • [email protected]


The National Dairy Shrine is pleased to announce the winners of their scholarships for 2015. National Dairy Shrine will pro-vide more than $50,000 of scholarships and awards to students at their annual ban-quet on Thursday October 2 in Madison, Wisconsin.

NDS Student Recognition Awards The NDS student recognition program recognizes graduating seniors planning a career related to the dairy industry who have demonstrated outstanding leader-ship skills, academic ability, and a sincere interest in dairy cattle. Each university is allowed to nominate up to two candidates for this recognition in any given year. The highest winner receives a $2000 award, the second a $1500 award and the other win-ners receive $1000 awards. The top award winner is Isaac Haagen from Howard, Pennsylvania. Isaac has had a leadership role in Northeast Student Af-filiate of ADSA, has been very successful as a dairy cattle judge being the High Indi-vidual at the National Contest in 2012 and has been involved in numerous other uni-versity and breed organizations. Haagen has already served as a teaching assistant at Penn State and has decided to attend Graduate School with a goal of becoming a dairy geneticist. The second award goes to Chelsey John-son of Baraboo, Wisconsin. She is a Dairy Production, Leadership, Education and Communication graduate of South Dakota State University. She has been very active in many dairy related activities at South Dakota State and has held leadership roles as Vice President and President of the SDSU Dairy Club. Chelsey is currently working at Accelerated Genetics. Next is Hayley Potts from Purcell-ville, Virginia, who has pursued a Food Science & Technology major at Virginia Tech. Next is Cassandra Endres of Wau-nakee, Wisconsin, who has a double major in Dairy Science and Life Sciences Com-munication from the University of Wis-consin-Madison. Following next is Chad Horst of Newmanstown, Pennsylvania, who is majoring in Animal Science at Penn State University. Next is Maggie Seiler, of Valley Center, Kansas, who is an Animal Science & Agricultural Communications double major at Kansa State University. The final recognition honoree is Michael Schmitt from Rice, Minnesota, who has a major in Animal Science-Dairy Production Emphasis at the University of Minnesota.

Kildee Scholarship Awards Receiving a Kildee Graduate Studies Scholarship is Isaac Haagen of Howard, Pennsylvania. Isaac attended Penn State University. He is an outstanding student, excelled in dairy cattle judging & Dairy Challenge competitions and has assumed numerous leadership roles on the campus of Penn State. He has plans to get a Doc-tors Degree in Dairy Genetics and pursue his passion to become a university profes-sor. Also receiving a Kildee Graduate Schol-arship is Amy Kraus of Aliquippa, Penn-sylvania. She received an Animal Science degree from Penn State University. Amy has been active in the Coaly Honor So-ciety, Pre-Vet Club & ADSA, while also mentoring others. Ms Kraus will be enter-ing the Pennsylvania’s School of Veteri-nary Medicine with a goal of specializing in food animal medicine. Bethany Dado of Amery, Wisconsin, has been selected as this year’s recipient of the Kildee Undergraduate Studies Schol-arship. She is currently attending Univer-sity of Wisconsin – Madison, majoring in Dairy Science & Genetics.

NDS/DMI Milk Marketing & Dairy Products Scholarships

Mariah Schmitt, of Fort Atkinson, Iowa has been awarded the NDS / DMI Milk & Dairy Products top scholarship of $1500. Mariah is an Agricultural and Dairy Sci-ence major at Iowa State University. Addi-tionally, five other undergraduate students have been awarded $1000 scholarships. These generous scholarships are made possible by Dairy Management Inc. and NDS to encourage students to pursue ca-reers in dairy product or milk marketing, dairy product development and/or quality control or similar roles in the dairy & food industries. Johanna Knorr is an Animal Science and Agriculture & Food Business major at the University of Minnesota. Jenifer Haler of Waconia, Minnesota is an Animal Science and Spanish & Portuguese Studies major at the University of Minnesota. Crystal Siemers-Peterman, of Cleveland, Wiscon-sin is an Agricultural and Food Business Management major at the University of Minnesota. Simon Itle of Loretto, Penn-sylvania is a Food Science major at Penn State University. Jessica Currie from Tully, New York, is attending Morrisville

State College as an Animal Science and Agricultural Business Development dou-ble major.

NDS/DMI Education & Communication Scholarships

Sarabeth Royer, of Elizabethtown, Penn-sylvania has been awarded the NDS / DMI Education & Communication top scholar-ship of $1500. Sarabeth is an Agricultural Extension Education major with minors in Animal Science & International Agricul-ture at Penn State University. Additionally, five other undergraduate students have been awarded $1000 scholarships. These generous scholarships are made possible by Dairy Management Inc. and NDS to encourage students to pursue education or communication careers in the dairy prod-uct industry or related food industries. Ma-jor areas include Marketing, Education, Food Science, Nutrition (Human), Public Relations, Promotion, Social Media and Communications. Christine Reitsma is a Agriculture Edu-cation & Food Business Management ma-jor at the University of Minnesota. Ethan Dado of Amery, Wisconsin, is attending the University of Minnesota and majoring in Animal Science and Agricultural Edu-cation. Anna Culbertson of Pine Island, Minnesota, is majoring in Agricultural Education and Leadership & Communica-tions at the University of Minnesota. Syd-ney Endres of Lodi, Wisconsin, is a Dairy Science & Life Sciences Communication major at the University of Wisconsin-Mad-ison. Caroline Warns of Keezletown, Virginia is majoring in Dairy Science at Virginia Tech.

Junior Merit Scholarships The National Dairy Shrine Junior Merit Scholarship is to encourage qualified un-dergraduate students to pursue careers in the dairy industry or related occupa-tions. Bethany Dado, of Amery, Wiscon-sin has been awarded the top scholarship of $1500. Bethany is a Dairy Science & Genetics double major at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Additionally, five other undergraduate students have been awarded $1000 scholarships. Mary Liebenstein of Dundas, Minnesota, is attending the University of Minnesota and majoring in Animal Science - Pre-Vet-erinary Medicine. Jessica Currie of Tully, New York is majoring in Dairy Science and Agricultural Business Development at

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Morrisville State College. Kara Maxwell of Donahue, Iowa, is a Dairy Science major at Iowa State University. Mariah Schmitt of Fort Atkinson, Iowa, is a Dairy Sci-ences and Agriculture & Society major at Iowa State University. Kyle Sollenberger of Spring City, Pennsylvania, attends Penn State University and majors in Animal Sci-ence.

Sophomore Merit Scholarships The National Dairy Shrine Sophomore Merit Scholarship is to encourage qualified undergraduate students to pursue careers in the dairy industry or related occupations. Johanna Knorr of Pelican Rapids, Min-nesota has been awarded the top scholar-ship of $1500. Johanna is double majoring in Animal Science and Agricultural Food Business Management at the University of Minnesota. Additionally, three other un-dergraduate students have been awarded $1000 scholarships. Trevor Otte of Randolph, Minnesota, attends the University of Minnesota and majors in Animal Science – Pre-Veterinary Medicine. Amber Gabel of Newport, Penn-sylvania is majoring in Animal Science at Penn State University. Elizabeth Endres of Waunakee, Wisconsin is majoring in Dairy

Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Maurice Core Scholarship These $1000 scholarships are given in honor of Maurice Core, the long-time Ex-ecutive Secretary of the American Jersey Cattle Association, and former Executive Director of the National Dairy Shrine. The funds for this award were donated by the friends of Maurice Core. The Core Scholar-ships are given to freshman status students working toward a degree in dairy/animal science or related majors. Receiving Maurice Core Scholarships are Tony Lopes of Gustine, California, who is a student at California Polytechnic State University- San Luis Obispo. Next is Ethan Haywood from Hastings, Michigan, who is attending Michigan State University. Next is Gabriella Sorg of Hastings, Minnesota, who is attending the University of Min-nesota. The final recipient is Laura Jensen from Comstock, Wisconsin, who is attend-ing the University of Minnesota. All of these college freshmen have been excellent students and very active in campus activi-ties.

Iager Scholarship The Iager Scholarship for $1000 is

awarded annually to students in a two year agricultural school pursuing a career in the dairy industry. It is based on academic standing, leadership ability, interest in the dairy industry and plans for the future. This scholarship was started with a generous donation from the Charles and Judy Iager family of Fulton, Maryland. The two recipients this year are; Chelsey Jean of Cissna Park, Illinois, who is attend-ing Kaskaskia College majoring in Dairy Science and Leah Hershberger of Martins-burg, Pennsylvania, who is attending Poto-mac State College majoring in Agriculture Resource Management. Both are good stu-dents with definite plans for a future in the dairy industry. The annual National Dairy Shrine Awards Banquet will be held in Madison, Wiscon-sin, on Thursday October 1st. For more information about the students being rec-ognized by National Dairy Shrine or tickets for the Awards Banquet, contact the NDS office at [email protected]. Additional information on National Dairy Shrine mem-bership or other activities is also available at www.dairyshrine.org. Dairy enthusiasts are encouraged to become a part of the most important dairy organization helping to inspire future dairy leaders, honor cur-rent dairy leaders, preserve dairy history, and promote the dairy industry.

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James LeRoy Myers, 76, of New Wind-sor, died Sunday, May 17, 2015 at his home after an 18-month battle with cancer. Born September 26, 1938 in Uniontown, he was the son of the late Lewis K. and Dorothy I. Blacksten Myers. He was husband of Joan Hesson Myers, his wife of 54 years. Jim was a 1956 graduate of New Wind-sor High School. He was an active mem-ber of Linwood Brethren Church, where he served as a deacon, trustee and former trea-surer. He was a lifelong dairy farmer with MD-Locust Crest, Inc. He was a member of the New Windsor Lions Club, Carroll County Farm Bureau, Carroll County Hol-stein Club and was a current board member of the Carroll County Farm Museum. He was a past board member of several agri-culture organizations. He enjoyed watching his children and grandchildren participate in sporting activi-ties, running the corn chopper for the Lease Brothers, bowling, having been a former member of several teams and spending time with his family. In addition to his wife he is survived by 2 sons, John Mike Myers and wife Sue of Union Bridge; Jeff Myers and wife Lor-raine of Westminster; 8 grandchildren, Jenna Myers Shriver and husband Justin, Nikki Myers Martin and husband Garrett, David J. and Jacob T. Myers, Faith Ann, Sarah Joy, Nathan M. and Evan J. Myers; great grandchildren, Noah E. Shriver and Melody B. Martin; a sister, Esther Reese and husband Gene of New Windsor and a brother, Kenny Myers and wife Jeanie of Westminster and several nieces and neph-ews. He was predeceased by a granddaugh-ter, Hope Y. Myers. Service was held at Hartzler Funeral Home, 310 Church St., New Windsor, with Rev. Dan Ceary, his pastor and John Mike Myers, his son, officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to the Memorial Fund of Linwood Brethren Church, 575 McKinstrys Mill Rd., Union Bridge, MD 21791 or to the New Windsor Lions Club, P.O. Box 167, New Windsor, MD 21776.

Roger Jason Myers, 88, of Westminster, and resident of Carroll Lutheran Village, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2015 at the Carroll Hospital Center. Born on May 30, 1926 in Patapsco, he was the son of the late Guy Adam and Bes-sie Green Myers. He was the husband of the late Mariam P. “Peggy” Dell Myers, who predeceased him in 2005. Mr. Myers was a 1943 graduate of West-minster Senior High School. He was a life-long dairy farmer and was a member of the Farm Bureau, the Milk Co-Op, and the Na-tional Holstein Association, former direc-tor of the Maryland Holstein Association and Sire Power, and a past board member of Southern States. He was inducted into the Maryland Dairy Shrine in 1996. He was also a life time member of Sandy Mount United Methodist Church where he sang in the church choir and the men’s cho-rus. He enjoyed traveling and was an avid fan of the Baltimore Orioles and Ravens. Sur-viving him are children and their spouses Joanne Thomas and Jake of Keymar, Jason Myers and Donna of New Windsor, Jeffrey Myers of Westminster, and Jerry Myers and Kevin Leeman of Springfield, Mass.; sister Mary Etta Strain of Hanover, PA; 6 grandchildren; and 10 great grandchildren. He was predeceased by brothers Ralph and Dennis Myers. Services were held at the Krug Chapel at Carroll Lutheran Village, 300 St. Luke Circle, Westminster, with Chaplain Jimmie Schwartz and Rev. Dr. Wm. Louis “Lou” Piel co-officiating. Interment will follow in Sandy Mount Cemetery, Finksburg. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Maryland 4-H Foun-dation, for an endowment in memory of Roger & Peggy Myers, 8020 Greenmead Drive, College Park, MD 20740.

Barbara D. Winters, 70, of Mapleville Rd., Smithsburg, MD, passed away May 2, 2015 at Meritus Medical Center of Hager-stown. Born July 16, 1944 in Waynesboro, PA, she was the daughter of the late Sidney W. and Charlotte C. (Reed) Mong. She was a graduate of Smithsburg High School class of 1962. Barb was employed over the years by Chewsville Tasty-Freeze, Dorby’s of Hag-erstown and was co-owner and operator of Lonely-Willow Farm of Smithsburg. She was the Washington County Farm Woman of the Year in 1989. She was a volunteer leader for the Chewsville 4-H Club in the 1980’s. She was a member of Christ Reformed United Church of Christ, Cavetown, MD, where she volunteered to print the service bulletins for many years. She was a youth leader for the youth group at Christ Re-formed United Church of Christ. Barb enjoyed baking, cooking, and car-ing for her family as well as spending time with her grandchildren. Barb is survived by her loving husband of 50 years, Samuel J. Winters, Jr., whom she married June 20, 1964, two daughters Kelli M. Davis and husband Tom and Staci L. Snyder and husband Randy all of Smith-sburg, one son S. Greg Winters of Smiths-burg, one sister Vickie Updegraff of Cas-cade, MD, three brothers Wayne Mong of Bedington, WV, Gary Mong of Falling Wa-ters, WV, and Donnie Mong of Smithsburg, grandchildren Taylor Davis, Sydney Davis, Ashley Davis, Ryan Snyder, Kylie Snyder and Brady Snyder and several nieces and nephews. Services were held at Christ Reformed United Church of Christ, Cavetown, with Rev. Kenneth D. Fuller officiating. Memorial donations may be made in memory of Barb to Christ Reformed United Church of Christ at P.O. Box 100 Cavetown, MD, 21720 or the John R. Marsh Cancer Center at 11110 Medical Campus Rd. Hag-erstown, MD, 21742.

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Donald Wayne Skinner Sr. of Cen-treville, Md., died on April 25, 2015 at Compass Regional Hospice. He was 64. Born on May 26, 1950 in Chestertown, Md., he was the son of Louise Walls Skin-ner and the late John Walter Skinner. Don-nie grew up in Centreville and was a gradu-ate of Queen Anne’s County High School in the Class of 1968. After graduating, he married his high school sweetheart, Su-zanne Nuttle, in 1969. They would have three children: Dawn, JR and Amanda. He is survived by his wife, Suzanne Skin-ner; his mother, Louise Walls Skinner; a daughter, Dawn Leager (Charlie) of Su-dlersville, Md., a son, Donald W. Skinner Jr. (Lisa) of Centreville, and a daughter, Amanda Bloodsworth (Ken) of Centreville; three brothers: John W. “Jerry” Skinner Jr. of Lincoln, Delaware, Eugene Skinner of Cambridge, Md. and Glenn Skinner of Lincoln, Del.; and ten grandchildren: Ja-cob, Jenna, Jillian and Jolie Leager, Bran-don, Noah, Darby and Dalana Skinner, and Hunter and Sydney Bloodsworth. A sister, Janet Skinner, predeceased him. Donnie joined 4H in 1961, showing dairy cattle. In 1967, he was presented with the “I Dare You” Award. He was inducted as

a 4H All Star in 1969. Donnie was a mem-ber of the QACHS FFA and held many of-ficer’s positions at the high school and state levels. In 1970, he received the American Farmer Degree Award. Donnie was a mem-ber of the Dairy Judging teams at the local, state and national level from 1965-1967. He was a leader of the Cloverleaf Dairy 4H Club for 20 years, a member of the QA Co. Holstein Association, Eastern Shore Hol-stein Association, MD State Holstein Asso-ciation and National Holstein Association. Donnie served as State Holstein Director and, at the time of his death, was serving as Secretary of the Eastern Shore Holstein Association. Donnie also served on the Queen Anne’s County Fair Board, served as Livestock Superintendent for the QA Co. Fair and Chairman of the 2004 MD State Holstein Convention. He was a member of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Ingleside, MD. Donnie farmed the family farm with his father for 21 years. In 1989, he bought the business from his father and farmed until June 2009. He continued to work in the dairy industry at Fair Hill Farm in Chester-town, Md. until 2014. Services were held at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Ingleside, MD. The family requests that memorial con-tributions be made to the Queen Anne’s County 4H All Stars Scholarship Fund, 930 Starr Road, Centreville, MD 21617; and Compass Regional Hospice, 255 Comet Drive, Centreville, MD 21617.

Rachel Ann Thomas Olt of Greens-burg, Kentucky, daughter of the late Hugh L. Thomas and Ruth Parrish Thomas, was born on April 2, 1949 in Pulaski County, Kentucky, and departed this life on Sunday, May 31, 2015 at the Jane Todd Crawford Hospital. She was 66 years, one month, and 29 days of age. She had made a profession of faith in Christ and was a member of the Greensburg Baptist Church. She was a retired school teacher for the Green County School Sys-tem having been an educator for 33 years.Mrs. Olt is survived by her husband of 45 years, Bob Olt of Greensburg having united in marriage on June 14, 1969. Other survivors include a daughter and son-in-law: Amy and Terry Smith of Ten-nessee; a son and daughter-in-law: Steven and Dr. Ange Olt of Greensburg; a grand-daughter: Hadley Grace Olt of Greensburg; and a host of other relatives and friends. Mrs. Olt was also preceded in death by a sister: Sue McKinley. Memorials are suggested to Greensburg Baptist Church Pre-School Program, or the Gideon Bible Fund, which can be made at the funeral home.

Spring Heifer Class: 1. Prestige Gen Barb Amaretto: Casey Strickland Winter Heifer Class: 1. Car-J Airlift Secret-ET: Preston Whitt Fall Heifer Class: 1. Savage Leigh Atwd Leslie-ET: Casey Strickland Summer Yearling Class: 1. Bella Ridge Gins Gallop-ET: Chase WilliardSpring Yearling Class: 1. Cedar Isle Butterluck-ET: Cole Strickland Winter Yearling Class: 1. Glennholm Atwood Brokaso-ET: Chase Williard Fall Yearling Class: 1. My Style Windhammer Peg: Sarah ThomasJunior Champion: Summer Yearling – Bella Ridge Gins Gallop-ET, Chase WilliardReserve Junior Champion: Fall Heifer Class- Savage Leigh Atwd Leslie-ET, Casey Strickland 2 Year Old Cow Class: 1. Hill N Hollow WB August: Sarah Thomas Dry Cow: 1. Cedar Grove Damion Rheba: Madison DysonSenior and Grand Champion: 2 Year Old - Hill N Hollow WB August, Sarah Thomas Reserve Senior and Reserve Grand Champion: Dry Cow - Cedar Grove Damion Rheba. Madison Dyson

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Six Distinguished Junior Member Finalists Recognized at

2015 National Holstein Convention

Holstein Association USA announced six finalists in the 2015 Distinguished Junior Member (DJM) competition, on June 26 in St. Charles, Illinois, during the National Holstein Convention. The Distinguished Junior Member recognition is the highest honor a Junior Holstein Association member can receive. This year’s finalists are: Elizabeth Endres, Wisconsin; Jessica Pralle, Wisconsin; Megan Rauen, Iowa; Jacob Shaffer, Pennsylva-nia; David Hardesty Jr., Virginia; and Kathryn Osborne, Penn-sylvania. These six individuals were chosen from a group of twelve semi-finalists who interviewed during the National Junior Holstein Con-vention. The finalists will receive annual renewed memberships to Holstein Association USA. The Distinguished Junior Member award honors Junior Holstein members, ages 17 to 21, who have excelled in their junior project work, involvement on their farm, and in their communities. For more information about the Distinguished Junior Member award, visit www.holsteinusa.com/juniors, or contact Kelli Dunklee at 800.952.5200, ext. 4124.

Holstein Association USA Recognizes Junior Members Breeding

Exceptional Cattle Holstein Association USA annually recognizes Junior members who have bred or developed high-performing Registered Hol-stein® cattle. At the National Holstein Convention, held June 23 through 26 in St. Charles, Illinois, Junior members received hon-ors for six different awards, based on the milk production and clas-sification performance of their cattle.

Winners in the Southeast:National Breeder of an Excellent Cow: Scott DeBaugh, Md.; David Hardesty Jr., Va.; Jillian Sutton, Md.National Breeder of a Multiple E Excellent Cow: Rachel Craun, Va.;National Junior Progressive Breeder: The National Junior Pro-gressive Breeder honor recognizes cattle bred by Junior members that meet high production and classification standards for their age group. Every cow qualifying receives a star, and Junior members acquire a star for each cow they have bred which meets the cri-teria. Those accumulating five or more stars over their career are presented with a plaque during the National Junior Holstein Con-vention.First-star: Kelsey Zepp, Md.Four-star honoree: Logan Potts, Va.Five-star honoree: Annie Dell, Md20-star honoree: David Hardesty Jr., Va.National 30,000 Pound Cow Award: The National 30,000 Pound Cow award is presented to youth owning a cow who has produced over 30,000 pounds of milk in 305 days or less, between May 2013 and May 2015. This year’s recipients are: Kelly Callender, Va.; Annie Dell, Md.; David Hardesty Jr., Va.; Brook Hoff, Md.; Jillian Sutton, Md.National 200,000 Pound Cow Award: The National 200,000

Pound Cow award honors youth owning a cow who has produced 200,000 pounds of milk in her lifetime, entirely under the owner-ship of the youth. Receiving the award this year is David Hardesty Jr., Va.

Youth Compete in Dairy Knowledge Events at National Holstein Convention

Dairy Bowl Dairy Bowl is a fast-paced competition in which teams of four compete head-to-head to see who can buzz in first to answer ques-tions related to the dairy industry. A total of 28 teams competed in two divisions. The Junior Division (ages 9-15) championship round came down to teams from Florida and Illinois. Illinois was victorious in the junior division, with a team consisting of Emma Carlson, Jared Dickman, Connor Erbsen, and Lane Heinzmann, with coaches John Mitchell, Becky Meier, and Glen Meier. The runner-up in this division, Florida, consisted of teammates Hunter Fioretto, Michael Fioretto, Garrett Greaves, and Cady McGehee, with coaches Chris Holcomb and Dianne Spann. Placing in the top five teams were Wisconsin, third, Pennsylvania, fourth, and Maryland, fifth. Senior division (ages 16-21) finalists consisted of Illinois and New York, with Illinois emerging as champion. The team was made up of Sarah Duncan, Emily Irwin, Dylan Reed, and Ryan Sheehan, with John Mitchell, Becky Meier, and Glen Meier as coaches. The second place team, New York, consisted of Allison Herrick, Emily Lampson, Alton Rudgers, and Tracey Rudgers, with coach William Herrick. Rounding out the top five teams in the senior competition were Maryland, third, Wisconsin, fourth, and Florida, fifth.

J. George and Anna Smith Sportsmanship Awards This is the first year for the Sportsmanship Awards established by J. George and Anna Smith, who named the Holstein Founda-tion as a beneficiary of their charitable remainder trust. The Smiths founded Rock-I farm in the early 1940s in Oswego, Illinois. J. George Smith was a National Distinguished Junior member final-ist in 1935 and served as a director of Holstein Association USA. Anna Smith was a 4-H leader for over 25 years. In the heat of competition, it is important for teams to main-tain sportsmanlike conduct. One team in each division is given an award for exemplifying the principles of courtesy, friendliness, and team spirit. The junior division team that best displayed these attributes was Maryland, made up of Todd Allen, Jordyn Griffin, Ryan Allen, and Shelby Iager. They were coached by Carole Doody. Senior division honors went to Iowa, with a team consisting of Sally Hamlett, Royce Demmer, Kaleb Kruse, and Ethan Hammerand. They were coached by Jeff Hammerand.

Dairy Jeopardy More than 70 participants, broken into three divisions, competed in Dairy Jeopardy. Based on the popular TV game show, youth compete individually, answering dairy industry-related questions and wagering points, testing not only their industry knowledge but their critical thinking and risk management skills. From the southeast area, Logan Potts, Va., placed 2nd in the Intermediate Division.

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