JX Foothill Hobbit 21195 {5}, Very Good-84%, owned by Ahlem Foothill Farms of Turlock, produced 29,980 lbs. milk, 1,723 lbs. fat and 1,187 lbs. protein as a senior three-year-old. On a cheese yield basis, production is 4,110 lbs. The record ranks 8th for cheese yield and 10th for protein among 305-day records produced by Registered Jersey cows in 2019.

JX CDF Voltage Goose S2588 {4}, owned by C & S Livestock of Hilmar, produced 32,910 lbs. milk, 1,335 lbs. fat and 1,094 lbs. protein at 4-2. This record ranks 10th in the nation for milk.

To read more about the Jersey breed’s highest-producing cows for 2019, read the February issue of the Jersey Journal.

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The deadline to apply for all of these is January 31st. To make the process even easier, we have moved the online applications to Google Docs. You can find them all here.

Best of luck to all our junior members, we look forward to honoring the winners at our upcoming annual meeting!

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Make plans now for the California Spring Jersey Show.

Thursday, April 18
Stanislaus County Fairgrounds, Turlock, CA
Judge: Mike Duckett, WI
Heifer Show: 8 am
Cow Show: 10 am (approximate)
Entries Due: April 8

For complete details and online entries, visit https://caspjersey.fairwire.com/.

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Scott Wickstrom, Hilmar, received the Senior Jersey Breeder Award. He operates Wickstrom Jersey Farm Inc. with his father, Duane, and brother, Mike, and Red Top Jerseys with Mike and the Nyman Brothers. The combined dairies milk more than 6,000 cows. Both are enrolled on REAP and rank among the top 25 herds in the country for genetic merit, with herd average JPIs over +80. Both have 2018 m.e. lactation averages over 22,000 lbs. milk, 1,050 lbs. fat and 810 lbs. protein, measures that rank among the top 10 large herds (750 or more cows) for all measures of production. Wickstrom Jersey Farm is also a charter member of Project Equity, contributing to the equitable milk pricing movement for more than four decades.

The dairies regularly consign to leading Jersey sales, including the All American Jersey Sale, the Pot O’Gold Sale and the National Heifer Sale.

Scott sat on the AJCA Board from 2002-2008, chairing the organization’s Breed Improvement Committee during his second term. He served the CJCA as president and currently sits on the board. He and Mike received the AJCA Young Jersey Breeder Award in 1988.

Dr. Frank Mitloehner, a professor and air quality extension specialist with the University of California-Davis who is becoming known as the “Green Guru,” was the guest speaker. One of the nation’s foremost authorities on air emissions in agriculture, Dr. Mitloehner urged dairy producers to share facts about their businesses with the community to counteract arguments from anti-agriculture groups. Dairy producers are ideally positioned to dispel myths because consumers view them as food-growing and cow-care experts.

Dr. Mitloehner encouraged his audience to use information from sources like the environmental study he and his team recently conducted, which shows dairy cattle contribute just 5% of the total greenhouse gases emitted in California versus 50% for transportation―a magnitude 10 times higher.

Read more about other award winners and industry guests attending the California meeting here.

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All American Senior Heifer Calf: Exels Barfly Jessa, owned by Exels Jerseys, Lodi

All American Winter Yearling: Beslea Vivitar Goblin, owned by Miles Price, Christian Cunningham and Clayton Arntz, Petaluma

All American Junior Three-Year-Old Cow: Billings Impression Backstage-ET, owned by Kash-In Holsteins and Jerseys, Tulare

Reserve All American Five-Year-Old Cow: Windy Willow Impression Lori J, owned by Natalie Berry and Nicole Sanders, Hilmar

Congratulations to all of our California exhibitors!

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Applications for each contest can be found below. Instructions for applying can be found on each document.

CJCC Scholarship
CJCA Scholarship Recommendation
California Queen Application
Youth Production Contest

Youth Achievement Contest
Novice
Intermediate
Senior

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Program highlights include a presentation by Dr. Frank Mitloehner of UC Davis (Climate-Smart Dairy: Global and State Perspectives) and an awards luncheon for seniors and juniors.

A program for juniors will also be held in conjunction with the senior program. Click here to be directed to the juniors page on our website, for junior award applications.

Click here for complete details on both meetings and a reservation form to be submitted by February 1.

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Six cows in the herd owned by Yosemite Jersey Dairy of Hilmar ranked among the top 10 in the contest, including Yosemite Dunkirk Fanclub E15458 {6}, Yosemite Keeper Moon E16351, Yosemite Klassic Quest D13491, Yosemite Max Dunkirk E16091, Yosemite MSQ Tidy D14183 {6} and Yosemite Rasmus Tidy C11489 {6}.

More Clover 15090 of Ahlem, a cow in the herd owned by William Ahlem Jr., also of Hilmar, also ranked in the contest.

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In the junior show, Flyin Hart Teq Flurry was Grand Champion for Hartley Silva. DeMents Dazzle Bonnie (pictured below) was Reserve Grand for Summer Parreira.

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