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JERSEY BREEDERS NAMED AS HONORARY CHAIRS March 10, 2005, Reynoldsburg, Ohio—The Board of Directors of the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) has named the 78 men and women who served as chairs of the first 47 National Heifer Sales as Honorary Chairs for the 48th sale scheduled for this coming June. They will be recognized for their collective efforts to develop the National Heifer Sale into a premier Jersey breed promotion event that also has supported the breed improvement mission of the national Jersey association. On June 25—for the first time in the sale’s history—all heifers are being donated for the benefit of national Jersey youth development programs and the AJCC Research Foundation. Ten
percent (10%) of the proceeds will go to the national Jersey youth fund
(to a cap of $25,000). The balance will be added to the endowment of the
AJCC Research Foundation, to provide
greatly needed resources to support applied research on Jersey cattle
and Jersey milk. As of today, 71 Jersey breeders and two state
organizations have pledged a heifer to be sold at the Washington County
Fairgrounds in Washington, Penna. “The National Heifer Sale was created in 1957 to
provide funds for our Jersey youth program,” explained AJCA President
Donald S. Sherman, Hilmar, Calif. “It has been successful beyond our
wildest dreams, raising over $420,000 to encourage young people to
pursue careers with Jersey cattle. “When it became obvious two years ago that we also
needed to increase the Jersey Foundation endowment, the Board
decided—just for one time—to ask members of the Jersey community to
dig deep and give a heifer to be sold 100% for youth work and research. “Our goal is to raise $250,000 on June 25,”
Sherman added. “Generating that much money from one sale would not be
conceivable except at the National Heifer Sale. And for that, we have to
thank each and every person who chaired the sale in years past.” The most recent 10-year average for the sale is
$3,006.12 on 564 heifers. In all, 2,173 heifers have been sold for an
average price of $1,938.82 since the first sale in 1957.
All will be recognized in pre-sale ceremonies on June 25.
About
the AJCC Research Foundation Founded
in 1967, the AJCC Research Foundation has provided seed money for
well-designed scientific investigations related to high-priority areas
affecting the Jersey breed of dairy cattle:
An advisory committee
that includes Jersey producers, dairy scientists, and allied dairy
industry representatives evaluates proposals. The final decision on
funding is made by the Directors of the American Jersey Cattle
Association.
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