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What's New. . .
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National
Dairy Cattle Congress |
Make plans to
attend the 100th anniversary of the National Dairy Cattle Congress
in Waterloo. A sale will be held on September 16 and the show on
September 17.
CLICK HERE for more information
on the festivities or visit
www.nationalcattlecongress.com. |
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Congratulations
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Nathan and Abby
Cline of Decorah
and
Tim Covington of Leon
for being named AJCA
Young Jersey Breeders. For more information on their Jersey
operations,
CLICK HERE.
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Nathan and
Abby Cline |
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Tim and
Stephanie Covington and their children, Brenden, Camden and
Greyden |
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Iowa
Jersey Today |
The
May 2010 issue of the Iowa Jersey Today was recently
published.
CLICK HERE to view more. |
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Iowa Spring
Sale
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A special thanks
to the buyers and volunteers at the Iowa Spring Extravaganza Sale.
The sale averaged a solid $1,632.24 on 38 lots. The high seller
was Edgebrook Amaedo Cabernet, who sold for $4,100 to Todd,
Connie, Ashley and Megan Bushman of Calmar. "Cabernet" was
consigned by Mike and Brenda Dilly and Andrew Tow of Montour.
CLICK HERE for a full report. |
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Production
Achievements |
Several Iowa
Jersey herds rank among the best in the nation for milk, fat and
protein production based on AJCA lactation averages for 2009.
Congratulations is extended to the following:
Lyon Jerseys, Toledo:
seventh for
milk and fat among herds with 300 or more cows with 21,226M,
1,006F and 745P on 306 cows.
Summit Farm Inc.,
Lester: ninth
for milk among herds with 150-299 cows with 20,588M, 928F and 695P
on 233 cows.
John and Edwin
Maxwell, Donahue:
fifth for protein and
seventh for milk among herd with 40-79 cows with 21,636M, 1,027F
and 796P on 56 cows. |
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Gadget Jade of
Edgebrook
BBDN Furor Eureka-ET
Lyon Duke Dutchy |
Iowa
Jersey breeders earned distinctions at the recent All American
Jersey Show in Louisville, KY.
Gadget Jade of Edgebrook,
exhibited by
Patty Dilly of
Montour,
was Reserve All
American Junior Three-Year-Old and Reserve Intermediate Champion.
Gibbs Militia Journey,
shown by
Dwight Gibbs of Epworth and Norman Nabholz of West Union,
was Reserve All American Milking Senior Yearling and BBDN
Furor Eureka-ET, owned by Nabholz, was Reserve All American
Intermediate Heifer Calf.
In the junior show,
Iowa-bred Lyon Duke Dutchy was named Grand Champion. "Dutchy"
was bred by
Lyon Jerseys of Toledo
and is now owned by
Ben Sauder of Tremont, IL. |
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National
Dairy Awards |
Congratulations
Brian and Heidi Latzky of Hawkeye
for being named
2009 Progressive Dairy Producers (herds under 300 cows) by the
National Dairy Shrine.
CLICK HERE for an article about
the couple published in the September issue of the Jersey
Journal.
A hearty congratulations is also extended to Iowa native,
Maurice
Core,
for being named 2009 World Dairy Expo Industry Person of the Year.
CLICK HERE for a report carried
in the same issue of the Jersey Journal. |
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