2014 was a banner year for the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA), and subsidiaries National All-Jersey (NAJ) and the All-Jersey Sales Corporation (AJSC). For the sixth time in seven years, an all-time record for registrations was broken and a new one written into the history books.
Key highlights are:
- In 2014, the association recorded 118,235 animals for 2,680 different owner.
- Records for performance program enrollment were set for the eighteenth time in 20 years.
- In five years, genomics has gone from being an innovative technology to a mainstream tool used by over 90% of herds enrolled in AJCA performance programs.
- Jersey Performance IndexTM—was updated.
- National All-Jersey Inc. was always at work looking for opportunities
to increase the value of and demand for Jersey milk. - Producer owned and governed, Jersey Marketing Service posted some of the best results in its 45-year history.
For the full report, visit: https://www.usjersey.com/Portals/0/AJCA/2_Docs/Annual-Reports/annual2014.pdf
The Jersey annual convention is being held this week in East Peoria, Ill., with a Saturday conclusion.
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