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GoulburnMurrayJerseyBreedersClub PresidentGrant Baker (03) 5864 6246 SecretaryMargaret Cockerell (03) 5864 1133 • At GMJBC we are committed to our jersey journal by advertising together and sharing the cost of the ad. It must be time to get your jersey club into the journal, keeping your stud out there. GM • At GMJBC we encourage all members to purchase at least some semen through JMS where our club gets a direct rebate to be shared in jersey activities by members and promotion of the Jersey breed. THAT’S WHY GMJBC REGULARLY TOPS THE LIST OF REBATES TO CLUBS See if your club can catch us!! • If you are looking for quality jersey genetics give one of our members a call. New members welcome GLENARRON JERSEYS BEULAH JERSEYS GENTEEL JERSEYS KAARMONA JERSEYS Ron, Glenyss & Grant Baker Daryl & Lani Hoey Brad Adams Graeme & Robyn, 14 Hutchins Lane 160 Christies Rd Katunga 553B Mywee/Koonoomoo Rd Rohan & Claire Sprunt Katunga dmlhoey@bigpond.com.au Strathmerton 3641 228 & 235 Kaarimba Hall Rd (03) 58646246 (03) 58646473 (03) 58745388 Kaarimba 3635. (03) 58269506 glenarron@origin.net.au genteeljerseys@hotmail.com kaarmona@bigpond.com JBC BERNBRAE JERSEYS YENOLAM JERSEYS McMillan Family LOXLEIGH JERSEYS HAZELVALE JERSEYS Neil, Wendy, Dick & Lyla Hawkers Rd Geoff Akers Jason Hayes 1119 Boals Rd Nathalia 3636 Victoria Rd 0410135420 Numurkah 3636 (03) 58641303 Tallygaroopna 3634 Ph (03) 58641064 (03) 58298478 VAMOS JERSEYS Fax (03) 58641025 YALCARA JERSEYS geoffakers1@bigpond.com Kelly & Warren Barnett yenolam@iinet.net.au Peter & Lyn Sprunt Amaroo Park Solly Rd 926 Sandmount Road WARRAIN JERSEYS Mathoura 2710 GRAGLEN JERSEYS Katunga 3640 John & Margaret Cockerell (03) 58843421 Graham, Glenyce, Tim & Jon Pearce (03) 58732583 1219 Rendells Rd vamos@mcmedia.com.au Kerrs Rd yalcara@cnl.com.au Numurkah 3636 Tallygaroopna 3634 (03) 58641133 FROGLANDS JERSEYS (03) 58298334 KADDY JERSEYS warrainjerseys@mcmedia.com.au Ben Pedretti tpearce@mcmedia.com.au Andrew Younger 51 Victoria Street 50 Zeerust School Rd GLENFERN JERSEYS Tallygaroopna 3634 EARLDENE JERSEYS Zeerust 3634 Peter & Bev Farrell (03) 5829 8339 Dick & Barb Scoones (03) 58298352 579 Healesville-Kooweerup Rd, 2720 Rendells Rd motor5@bigpond.com Healesville 3777 Numurkah 3636 www.jersey.com.au/jweb/uploads/ 0409 503 352 (03) 58641205 kaddy/kaddy_intro.html peter.farrell7@bigpond.com rjscoones@dodo.com New HOMELANDS JERSEYS WAIANIWA JERSEYS FRESH START JERSEYS Phil Hentschke & Warren Schutz Lindsay Hamilton Members Toni Adams & Mark Norman 142 Youanmite Rd 1045 Hawkers Rd Always (03) 58655060 Invergordon 3636 Nathalia 3636 0427229505 (03) 58655171 (03) 58641380 Welcome 20 — JerseyJournal April / May 2010
Albury, NSW – The high type proven Jersey sire CSCHarrison has been flown from Australia to his new home in China. CSCHarrison is the first Australian Jersey proven sire to be sent to China. ABS Australia has provided 35 proven Holstein bulls in a joint venture between the largest milk processor in China, Mengnui Dairies, and ABS Global. ABS Australia Dairy Product Manager Russell Manton said both ABS and the Central Sires Co-operative, which owned CSCHarrison, were both pleased and excited about the groundbreaking export. The bulls left in the first week of November and once they arrived, spent 45 days in quarantine before being trucked to their new home at a facility in Inner Mongolia, about Jersey Australia (VIC) Inc. The Jersey Australia (VIC) Inc committee wishes to inform its members that in conjunction with the 2010 Annual General Meeting (4) 2 year and (1) 1 year committee positions are vacant and available for re-election. The vacancies occur as the following committee members have reached the end of their term of office; Noel Furze, Ian Richards and Paul Mumford. The retirement of Peter Farrell from committee and one unfilled position account for this year’s vacancies. Nomination Forms are available from the Returning Officer, PO Box 292 Ascot Vale 3032, calling the office on (03)93709105 or via email from jersey@ jersey.com.au Nomination Forms must be received by the Returning Officer no later than 4.00pm Thursday 22nd April 2010. 600kms from Beijing. The facility the Chinese milk market. is modeled on ABS Global’s CSCHarrison semen will be state of the art new Dekorra mainly used in these herds as complex. well as others. There are a number of herds in Depending on CSCHarrison’s the Inner Mongolia region which success, other Australian Jersey have crossbreed type cows with bulls may follow in his footsteps good components which supply in the future. Jersey Australia (VIC) Inc Invites all Jersey Breeding Enthusiasts to attend the 2010 Annual General Meeting which is to be held in Atlantis Convention Centre, 300 Spencer St Melbourne Friday 4th June 2010. The AGM is part of an exciting two day city event that takes in Tram Restaurant dinner Thursday 3rd June starting at 5.45pm – 7.30pm. Socialites will have plenty of options for a free evening which include Casino, Bars or even a movie. The AGM takes place at Alantis Hotel & Conference Center Spencer St Melbourne at 10.00am Friday 4th June. After the official meeting members can chose to take part in the social options such as Melbourne Aquarium, Melbourne Zoo, Shopping DFO then join the committee at the 2010 Football season clash between Richmond & St Kilda at Etihad Stadium. For bookings or more information please contact Jersey House (03)9370 9105 Accommodation: Best Western Atlantis Hotel 300 Spencer St, Melbourne VIC 3000 (03) 9600 2900 — JerseyJournal February / March 2010 JerseyJournal February / March 2010 —11 Youth Pro f ile Adam Forbes By Linda Houghton At the time of interview, 18 year-old Adam Forbes had just returned from the Sydney Royal Easter Show, where his Jersey heifer Brunchilli Jamaica Priscilla received 3rd in her Class. ‘I bought her at the Brunchilli sale last year – so I am really happy with the result, and hope she continues to do well. However, an even bigger surprise was winning the State Final of the Junior Judging! I am now going forward to the national final, which will be held at the Melbourne Show. It just didn’t occur to me that I might win, as there were 16 entrants from all over NSW, so it was a real shock.’ Adam said. Adam’ love of the Jersey breed began when his grandfather bought a Jersey heifer each for him and his sisters, Kate and Ellen – and that was all it took for him to become a fan of the breed. ‘We found the heifers were really easy to handle – especially as I was 10 at the time. Since then, I’ve steadily bred up my own Jersey herd,’ Adam said ‘I started leading cows in shows when I was 12, and built up my handling experience from there. I also enjoyed attending Youth Camps, at Tamworth, and an All-breeds Youth Camp in Victoria – it was great to meet other kids who love cows and farming, and learning from each other.’ When judging, Adam looks for cows with great balance, a quality udder and sound legs and feet for longevity. ‘I also look for cows that don’t have any obvious flaws – a good all-round cow,’ Adam said. ‘Our family has enjoyed showing over the years, and we also enjoy participating in the on-farm challenge – it’s brilliant, you get to see all the great cows that you wouldn’t get to see at a show,’ Adam said. Adam grew up on his parents’ 500-cow dairy farm, on 1300 acres at Gloucester, which is about an hour from the mid-north NSW coast. The property has access to irrigation via the Barrington River, which is unregulated – and delivered through a travelling system. The Forbes’ grow all of the herds feed, and buy in grain - which is fed at the rate of 8kg per day, per cow in the dairy. Adam and his father work fulltime on the farm, with the help of 4 – 5 fulltime employees, and his mother manages the bookwork. The herd is milked and calved down year-round. The family run Forbesdale Stud consists almost entirely of Holsteins, with the exception being the 20 Jersey cows that Adam owns today. Adam does his own bull selection and breeding via AI, ‘I enjoy reading all of the catalogues and also use the internet and forums to get information on how bulls are performing overseas. I try to select a bull to improve on each cow, while also aiming for type – if I breed for that, I think the milk will follow,’ Adam said. After finishing Year 12 in 2009, Adam is spending this year working on the farm, before heading off to the University of Queensland in 2011, to study Agricultural Science. ‘I would really like to be a fulltime dairyfarmer in the future, however my parents were always keen for me to have a qualification, as the dairy industry is quite unpredictable. It makes sense to have a qualification behind you, but to succeed as a dairy-farmer; I think you also need to have a passion for cows. I know I will miss them and the farming life when I leave to study’, Adam said. ‘After studying, I would like to travel – especially to New Zealand and the USA – if I managed to get some farm work along the way that would be great – if the right offer came up later on, I’d be off!’ Adam said. ‘Hopefully in the future I will have the opportunity to be home and managing the farm one day. To take over from my parents and continue to operate it as a successful enterprise would be great. I feel pretty confident about the future of dairy farming – I think the industry will be around for a good while yet. It is always in a state of change, and I think the young farmers coming through will be capable of carrying the industry forward into a positive future,’ Adam said. CSCHARRISON GOES TO CHINA CORRECTION The Central Sires Coop Board and ABS Australia management would like to acknowledge and congratulate COMMITTEE ELECTIONS 2010 AGM NOTICE the breeders of CSC Harrison, AJ, MA & KE York which was accidently omitted from the press release in the February/March 2010 Jersey Journal. Both companies realise that the cornerstone to any successful PT program is the registered breeder who provides seed stock for the global Jersey gene pool. JerseyJournalApril / May 2010 — 21
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