March 2015 - Jersey New Zealand

 Official Tradename of the New Zealand Jersey Ca le Breeders’ Associa on (Inc). MARCH 2015 EVENTS AND DATES TO REMEMBER:
TOP Training and Certification day (North Island) - 11th and 12th March
TOP Training and Certification day (South Island) - 24th and 25th March
Young Handlers’ Show Preparation Day - (see details at the bottom of this page) 15th March
Alpha Nominated Jersey Photo Competition - entries close 31st March
Semen fee buy out deadline - 31st March
Remits for the AGM due - 31st March
Holley Geck Memorial Trophy and Marcus Trotter Award entries close - 30th April
Distinguished Members Award nominations due by - 30th April
JW Singer Scroll Award nominations due by - 30th April
Remits
General Manager’s comment:
This month has been busy out and about with some
excellent feedback and comments.
I had the chance to meet the Jersey Youth Council and
was pleased with the session that Alison Gibb
organised. We are very fortunate to have young people
being actively involved in Jersey New Zealand! A big
thank you to Alison for organising it.
Remits for the Annual General Meeting in June, close
on 31st March.
Young Handlers’
Show Preparation Day
I am off to Hawera and Whangarei next week, so I hope
to meet more people and hear your thoughts.
Hosted by Te Aroha Jersey Ca le Club Watch out for a very short survey coming through soon.
It includes around ten questions that will help us to plan
ahead and make changes to how we can serve our
members better. I would appreciate your participation in
the survey.
Sunday 15th March 10am—2pm, BBQ lunch provided Sessions include: Judging, Handling and Council Elections
Clipping and Show Secrets Brian Carter and Tim Sneddon are standing down from
Council in June of this year in accordance with the
updated rules on Council elections.
Held at Somerset Jerseys, 433 Wairakau Road, The nomination forms for two elected Council vacancies
will be posted to members in mid-March.
RSVP’s essen al, contact Megan on 021 414 529 Jersey New Zealand 595 Ruakura Road R D 6 Hamilton 3286 R D 1, Te Aroha P: 07 856 0731 or F: 07 856 0623 E: info@jersey.org.nz W: www.jersey.org.nz Official Tradename of the New Zealand Jersey Ca le Breeders’ Associa on (Inc). MARCH 2015 Jersey New Zealand AGM & Conference
15th - 18th June
Napier
Mark your diaries! More details to come soon
Alpha Nominated Jersey Photo Competition
A reminder that entries for this year’s competition close
on 31st March. Entries must be accompanied by an
entry form. Contact the office for a form, or visit the
Jersey New Zealand website.
Jersey Sales
Semex Competition Regional Results
The regional results for the 2015 Semex Competition
are now available and are on the Jersey New Zealand
website. National results will be announced at the
Jersey New Zealand AGM & Conference in Napier in
June.
Member demographic information
Keep an eye out on the website for Jersey cattle sales.
Catalogues will be available to download towards the
end of March.
Jersey Review — March 2015
Due in your mailbox
We will be contacting members over the next few
weeks about their farm and demographics. This
information will be used to update our records and
ensure that the programmes and services we offer to
you are the most efficient and work for you. Initial
contact via email will be rolling out in the Waikato soon,
please take an active part in this process and get the
best out of your Association.
from the 16th of March!
Scholarship nominations
We are now accepting scholarship nominations and
applications. Contact the office or see our website for
more details.
www.jersey.org.nz - info@jersey.org.nz
Jersey New Zealand Office: General Manager: Warwick Dowse ‐ wdowse@jersey.org.nz Breeds’ Services Manager: Pam Goodin ‐ pgoodin@jersey.org.nz Publica ons/Jersey Genes®/Sales: Angela Makara – amakara@jersey.org.nz JerseyGenome™/Website/News/Clubs: Jackie Kennedy – jkennedy@jersey.org.nz Financial Controller: Carol Johns ‐ cjohns@jersey.org.nz TOP & Classifica on/Registra ons: Bronwyn Abbo – babbo @jersey.org.nz General Administra on: Kelsey Fox – kfox.jersey@gmail.com Field Consultant/Jersey Marke ng Service: Kevin Hart—khart@jersey.org.nz—0272 915 575 Jersey New Zealand 595 Ruakura Road RD6 Hamilton 3286 P: 07 856 0731 or F: 07 856 0623 E: info@jersey.org.nz W: www.jersey.org.nz