Around All West with Our 2023 Summer Interns: Part 1  

Summer is always an exciting time in All West Territory as we welcome our intern, and for the second year in a row, we have two! Kaycie Bajka and Kayla Golladay joined the All West Family on June 26, 2022 for the first day of their eight-week experience with us.   Learn more about our interns!

A handful of changes are implemented for the U.S. genetic evaluations on August 8, 2023, as announced by the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding and USDA Animal Genomics Improvement Laboratory...Read More

Calf Recumbency Update

Holstein Association USA made a new statement on May 30, 2023, and is describing the genetic condition earlier referred to as Calf Recumbency as Early Onset Muscle Weakness Syndrome (abbreviated MW)..Read More

Select Sires continues to test all sires and update their status on the listing within the blog on the website. The list can be accessed here. With the August sire summary, we will, once again, place a QR code in the sire directories to make it easy to find the listing. 

Kylie Konyn Receives George Miller Memorial Scholarship

Congratulations to All West Territory student, Kylie Konyn of Frank Konyn Dairy in Escondido, California. Kylie is the recipient of the first-ever George Miller Memorial Scholarship. The new scholarship fund is hosted by the Holstein Foundation, awarded by Holstein Association USA, and is supported by Select Sires Inc.’s genetic programs. Select Sires has been allocating funds for this scholarship from semen sales of 7HO15807 GEORGE MILLER, a previously released NxGEN® sire.

BioFresh Ca-3 Bolus: 5% Off in August 2023

During the month of August 2023, we will be offering a 5% OFF promotion for Ca3 BioFresh Bolus. Ca3 is a high satisfaction product to the dairy producer. It is given to every fresh cow of second lactation and greater and is formulated to reduce the incidence of milk fever. 

CowManager Summer Promotion

0% FINANCING FOR UP TO 60 MONTHS:

• Promo valid now until September 30, 2023
• The hardware costs will be split in 24 or 60 monthly payments (so for 2 and 5 years)
• Available for new and existing US customers
• Keep payment occurrences alike
• No finance/interest charges
• Account must be in good standing
• Minimum order 10 sensors (new orders and reorders)
• This promo can be combined with other promos

25% OFF FIRST YEAR NUTRITION MODULE:

• Promo valid now until September 30, 2023
• Available for new and existing US customers
• Free trial for 4 months for existing customers
• Free Transition and Nutrition analysis report for existing CowManager customers
• Discount available until 30 days after the trial period ended
• Can be combined with other promos and the heifer rule..Learn More!

Be sure to check our All West/Select Sires Facebook & Instagram channels, and our website (www.allwestselectsires.com ) for the most up-to-date information!

Tuesday, August 8

·  Official production and type data - all summaries for lineup bulls and potential graduates available mid-morning

·   GFORCE and GFORCE+ sires listing available mid-morning

·  “High Ranking Sire Report” TPI ^® listing available at www.holsteinusa.com 

and JPI ^TM listing available at www.usjersey.com

·   New Graduate Pedigrees available upon request

·   National Mating Guides available upon request

Wednesday, August 9

·  National Select Sires pricing completed by mid-afternoon

Thursday, August 10

·   New Graduate Comments available upon request

Friday, August 11

·   All West/Select Sires Dairy Sire price lists available upon request

·   Select Sires Inc. Holstein and High Component Breeds Directories available

digitally on our website and social media channels.

·   Official Top 100 TPI Sires list available on Holstein USA website

at www.holsteinusa.com

·   Select Sires Inc. Reference Manuals available upon request

Following Week

Stay tuned on our All West/Select Sires Facebook page to hear LIVE comments from our team members regarding the August 2023 Sire Summary results!

Calendar of Events

• August 8 Dairy Sire Evaluations Released

• August 18 2023 All West Summer Interns Last Day

• Sept. 16-20 Harrisburg, PA All-American Dairy Show

• Oct. 1-6 Madison, WI World Dairy Expo

• Nov. 3-12 Toronto, ON Royal Agricultural Winter Fair

• Nov. 4-6 Orlando, FL National Angus Convention

• Dec. 5 Dairy Sire Evaluations Released 

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