Reynoldsburg,
Ohio (May 24, 2011)—Amy
Maxwell, Donahue, Iowa, and Joseph Fjarlie, Stratford, Wis., have been selected
as the 2011 recipients of the Fred Stout Experience Awards.
The award fund was
created in 2000 in memory of Fred J. Stout Sr., Mt. Carmel, Ill., a lifelong
Jersey breeder and member of the Jersey Marketing Service (JMS) staff from 1978
to 1997. Stout was instrumental in the growth of the company’s marketing
activities, and later added duties as a type evaluator and in customer field
service for the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA).
Stout believed that
the best learning experiences happen in the everyday world. These awards honor
that conviction by providing financial support for on-farm and JMS internship
experiences.
Previous
recipients of the Fred Stout Experience Award are Tara Bohnert, Illinois (2003),
Allison Waggoner, South Carolina (2004), Dan Bauer, Wisconsin (2005), Aaron
Horst, Pennsylvania (2006), Jacob Pieper, Maryland (2007); Katie Albaugh,
Maryland (2008); Brady Core, Kentucky (2009); Ivy Roberts, Florida, and Kim
Wilson, Missouri (2010).
Farm
Experience Recipient: Amy Maxwell
Amy Maxwell,
Donahue, Iowa, has started her on-farm Stout Experience at High Lawn Farm in
Lenox, Mass. She received her B.S. degree in agricultural business and economics
on May 7 from Iowa State University.
Amy’s roots
are in the diversified farming and marketing operations of Cinnamon Ridge Inc.,
owned by her father, John. She has shown Registered Jerseys™ since the age of
8. She purchased her first Pot O’Gold heifer at the age of 9, then a second
three years later. Today, these two cows and their progeny comprise the majority
of Amy’s herd, many of which have completed AJCA Hall of Fame records. Amy has
also won numerous championships at Iowa fairs, plus earned top milk and combined
fat-and-protein awards at the Iowa State Fair with Cinnamon Ridge Artis Praise,
a daughter of her second Pot O’Gold purchase.
While attending
Iowa State, Amy was a member of the Dairy Science Club. She served as co-chair
of its “I Milked A Cow” educational program conducted during the eight-day
Iowa State Fair. Last fall, she was a member of the Iowa State team that placed
tenth in the National Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest in Madison,
Wis. She was also high individual in Jerseys at the Accelerated Genetics Judging
Contest.
Amy has taken
advantage of numerous work and educational opportunities as she prepares for a
career in the dairy business. These include working as an assistant herdsman at
Bohnerts’ Jerseys in East Moline, Ill., and last summer at an 80-cow Holstein
dairy.
JMS
Internship Recipient: Joseph Fjarlie
Joseph Fjarlie begins
his internship with Jersey Marketing Service June 1 assisting with the complete
dispersal of K&K Jerseys LLC, Newton, Wis. The experience also includes work
on the crew for the 54th National Heifer
Sale, June 25 in Arlington, Wis.
Growing
up on his family’s farm in the Tillamook, Ore., area, Joseph developed a
passion for dairy cattle genetics and registered cattle sales for three breeds.
When his family moved its herd to Wisconsin last summer, Joseph relocated with
his six Registered Jerseys and began considering career options in addition to
breeding and developing an elite herd of cows.
Joseph
has extensive work experience on various Oregon dairy operations, including
full-time employment at Wilsonview Dairy, Inc and Matejeck Dairy. He also worked
as a weekend milker at Kilchona Farm, owned by his grandparents, and in retail
at the Tillamook County Creamery Association Farm Store. These jobs have allowed
him to learn and develop a broad set of management skills, plus learn how
important fine-tuned nutrition and herd health programs are to the bottom line.
Active
in the Western National youth program, 4-H and FFA, Joseph has been an avid
student of the Jersey breed and dairy industry. He also discovered a talent for
dairy judging. He won the 4-H and FFA contest in Tillamook County and at the
state level. At the National 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest in Madison, Wis.,
Joseph placed as eighth high individual in Jerseys.
About
the National Jersey Youth Program
The American
Jersey Cattle Association, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, administers nine educational
awards for Jersey youth. Scholarships are paid from permanent endowments managed
by the association. Contributions to these funds are recognized by the Internal
Revenue Service as 501(c)(3) tax deductible charitable gifts and may be made at
any time during the year.
Applications
for 2011-12 academic scholarships are posted online at USJersey.com and must be
submitted no later than July 1, 2011. Deadline to apply for the 2012 Stout
Experience Awards is February 1 of next year.
For more
information, visit USJersey.com, or contact Dr. Cherie L. Bayer, Director of
Development, at (614) 322-4456 or email cbayer@usjersey.com.
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