OFFICERS

President
Donna Greiwe
Sidney

Vice-President
William Grammer
Sebring

Secretary/Treasurer
Deb Foster
Botkins

Recording Secretary/Treasurer
Julia Stevens
Urbana

 DIRECTORS

District 2
Jim Bolen

District 4
William Grammer

District 5
Donna Greiwe

District 7
Paul Schirm

District 9
Mark Hoewischer

District 10
Eddie Lou Meimer

District 12
Dale Anderson

District 13
Kay Bohl

District 15
Kevin Williams

DIRECTORS AT LARGE

Dale Kauffman
Deb Foster
Neal Diley
Ted Smart
Chuck Myers
Robert W. Brown
Richard Soldner
Don McKay

CONTACT

Lowell Stevens
Urbana

WELCOME

Welcome to the web site of the Ohio Jersey Breeder's Association (OJBA). We are a membership organization of more than 250 Ohioans who have an interest in the high-component Jersey dairy cow.

Our members come from small family farms, as well as large commercial dairies. They own some of the country's finest Jerseys, whether they be judged in the show ring, sorted on genetic merit or ranked for what they put in the milk pail.

At the 2007 All American Open and Junior Jersey Shows, Ohio breeders exhibited the All American Intermediated Heifer Calf and the Reserve Junior All American Senior Heifer Calf.

Ohio Jerseys Do Well in National Show Arenas . . .
Smart Gypsy Nate Gunner Glory 2007 All American Intermediate Heifer Calf Undefeated int. calf at Central National, Mid-Atlantic and All American Jersey Shows Owned by F. T. Petzold, R. Subject, J. Tighe and P. Bennett, Hamilton
KEK Duaiseoir Faith-Twin 2007 Reserve All American Junior Heifer Calf Owned by Kenneth E. Knoop and Family, Sidney	Marhaven Justice Sizzle-ET 2007 Reserve Junior All American Senior Heifer Calf Exhibited by Russell Boyce, Damascus

Eleven of the 53 National Jersey Jug Futurity winners hail from the state - an amount greater than any other state.

During the Jug festivities in 2005, two previous winners with ties to Ohio were honored in the Jersey Journal's People's Choice Winner of the National Jersey Jug Futurity. Winning the contest was C Tops Impressive (1996), owned and exhibited by Kevin and Darlene Williams, McConnelsville. Reserve Winner was Ettas Master Babe (1970), bred by Mykrantz Brothers, Wooster.

With the latest genetic evaluations, three of the breed's top 65 Jersey Performance Index (JPI) cows are owned by Ohio Jersey breeders. The breed's #55 cow, Boks Jay Linette, is a daughter of the former #1 JPI cow, Berrettas Linette, both owned by Wendy Marie Bok, Defiance.

During 2007, the state of Ohio ranked fourth in the nation for Jersey registrations, with 4,487 animals registered with the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA).

The Ohio Jersey News, the official publication of the OJBA, is published five times each year and sent to nearly 1,100 subscribers in 35 states. The magazine provides reports, breeder advertising and news of interest on Ohio Jersey cattle.

For more information or to subscribe to the Ohio Jersey News, contact Susan Mykrantz at OhioJerseyNewsEditorial@yahoo.com.

We encourage you to check the rest of our site to get a better feel for who we are and what we do.