Plans Underway for 2024 All American Events
Enhancing the shows and sales at the North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE) was the topic of all committees for the 2024 planning meeting for the All American Jersey events.
Jersey breeders from across the country, North American International Livestock Exposition staff and USJersey staff met via Zoom conference calls from March 6-7, 2024, to plan the 71st edition of The All American Jersey Shows and Sales. This year it will be four days of All Jerseys, All the Time in Louisville, Ky., on November 8-11, 2024.
Fifty-five committee members engaged in discussion in four committees through Zoom meetings. The meetings were called to order by General Chair Ted DeMent, Kenney, Ill. Attending members also heard from NAILE officials Dan Grigson and Bobby Bell as well as Executive Secretary Neal Smith.
Recap of the 2023 Event
The 2023 All American was an event to remember, with large shows, successful sales, and a full crowd once again ringside. Total animals through the ring were 379 in the open show and National Jersey Jug Futurity, plus 264 head exhibited by 158 youth in the junior show. The Pot O’Gold Sale again offered a strong group of 24production-bred, all genotyped heifers with an average of $2,643.75 followed by the highly successful All American Sale of 46 lots averaging $5,532.61.
The 2024 schedule will be as follows:
Friday, November 8
7:30 a.m.—The All American Junior Jersey Show, beginning with junior showmanship;
6:00 p.m.—Supreme Champions for the All American Junior Dairy Show
Saturday, November 9
9:00 a.m.—Youth Awards Ceremony;
11:30 a.m.—Give Your Best 60 Seconds public speaking contest;
1:00 p.m.—Pot O’Gold Sale
2:30 p.m.—Pre-sale Social
3:00 p.m.—All American Jersey Sale
Sunday, November 10
7:30 a.m.—The All American Jersey Heifer Show;
2:00 p.m.—The National Jersey Jug Futurity
Monday, November 11
7:30 a.m.—The All American Jersey Cow Show, beginning with the Milking Winter Yearling class;
2:30 p.m.—Supreme Champion Ceremony
Executive Committee
Unaudited financial statements for 2023 showed a net loss from operations of $23,648. Total revenues were $101,951 and expenditures of $125,599 with realized and unrealized gain on securities of $9,456.
The 2024 budget was approved, based on revenues of $133,000 and expenses of $132,350.
Sponsorship fees approved for 2024 were reviewed: show class sponsorships, $300; banner-trophy sponsorships, $325; and other trophy sponsorships, $200.
Recognition levels for the event are:
- Underwriters, $10,000 and over;
- Primary Sponsors, $5,000 to $9,999;
- Chairman’s Circle, $1,000 to $4,999;
- Sustainers, $500 to $999;
- Patrons, $250 to $499; and
- Friends of the All American, contributions to $249.
Sale Committee
The All American Jersey Sale committee made several changes to the schedule for the 2024 events. Both sales will be held on Saturday, November 9.
The Pot O’Gold Jersey Sale for juniors will be moved to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, following the Youth Award Ceremony and the “Give Your Best 60-second Intro” public speaking contest. Pizza will be served for all youth in attendance.
The All American Jersey Sale will be held at 3:00 p.m., with the pre-sale social beginning at 2:30 p.m. Pre-sale ceremonies will start at 2:50 p.m. Both the All American Jersey Sale and Pot O’Gold Sale will be streamed live through CowBuyer.com.
Females. Females must be recorded with a minimum Generation Count 4 and also have a Breed Base Representation (BBR) of 100. Animals should be parentage qualified. Heifers under six months of age will have the option of being sold by virtual video format.
All females must be parentage verified or have a sample submitted by sale day.
Males. Two high-ranking genomic-tested young bulls will be offered for syndication, based on marketability. They must have a minimum Generation Count 5 with a BBR of 100 to be sold. If available, a bull that meets the same requirements as females will be offered in the live sale as a non-syndicated bull.
No animal may have a declared carrier of Limber Legs (LL) or Rectovaginal Constriction (RVC) in its three-generation pedigree. Declared carriers of BLAD, DUMPS, SMA, SDM or Holstein haplotype 1, 3, 4 or 5 by genotype test will not be accepted. Bulls selling must also be designated free of Jersey Haplotype 1 and JNS (Jersey Neuropathy and Splayed Forelimbs).
Sale commissions will be at the following rates: females and non-syndicated males, 20% for the first $10,000, then 15% on the amount from $10,001 to $30,000 and 10% on amounts over 30,001; and syndicated males at 33-1/3% for the first $50,000 and 15% at $50,001 and over.
It was recommended to sell 30-33 heifers in the Pot O’Gold Sale. The sale will be Saturday afternoon, November 9 at 1:00 p.m. following the Youth Awards Ceremony and public speaking contest.
Commission will remain at 25%, with 17% set aside for the production contest awards. Females must be a minimum Generation Count 4 with a BBR of 100 to be eligible for the sale, with all heifers genotyped and having official genomic evaluations by sale date.
Open Show
The All American Jersey Show will continue as a two-day show. It is scheduled for Sunday, November 10 at 7:30 a.m. for the heifers and Monday, November 11, at 7:30 a.m. for the cows, with the Supreme Champion ceremony being held immediately following the show.
Animals are eligible to be shown when recorded by the American Jersey Cattle Association in the Herd Register or with Generation Count 4 or greater, or by Jersey Canada with registry status of 93.75% and greater.
Championship classes will be split as follows:
- Intermediate Champion will include first and second place winners from the milking winter yearling class through the junior three-year-old class (six classes represented);
- Senior Champion class will consist of the first and second place winners from the senior three-year-old class through the lifetime cheese yield class (five classes represented); and
- The first and second place winners of the National Jersey Jug Futurity will show in their respective champion age classes (junior three-year-old in the Intermediate Champion class and senior three-year-old in the Senior Champion class).
The Premier Performance Class will continue as a leadout class. All qualified cows will be required to return to the ring for recognition or performance class premiums will be forfeited.
A new award will be offered—Best Bred and Owned Heifer of the Open Show. It will be a lead out class if one of the champions is not bred and owned. The overall best bred and owned award will be handled in the same manner.
National Jersey Jug Futurity
“Go for Jersey Gold” will be the theme for the 2024 show on Sunday, November 10, beginning at 2:00 p.m.
The committee endorsed the decision to allow owners that miss the December 31 deadline to submit nominations from January 1 to March 1 at $15 per entry. All other payments not received by the published deadlines will be refused and the animal(s) will be disqualified.
The committee continued to endorse a discount for participants making a one-time payment at nomination time. A breeder can pay a one-time fee of $55 per entry.
The Winner and Reserve Winner of the National Jersey Jug Futurity will compete in their age respective championship classes during the cow show on Monday.
The winner will earn first-place points for Premier Breeder and Premier Exhibitor. The Reserve Winner will be credited with second-place points for Premier Breeder and Premier Exhibitor. However, the Reserve Winner is eligible to be shown in her class in the open show. If shown, points for Premier Breeder and Premier Exhibitor will be determined by her placing in the open show and she will not be eligible for a championship class unless she places first or second in the class. Cows placing third through sixth in the Futurity that do not show in the open show will be credited with the appropriate points for Premier Breeder and Premier Exhibitor. In all cases, Premier Exhibitor points are awarded to the Recorded Owner for the Futurity, even if ownership changes before the open show.
There are 551 two-year-olds eligible to make the final payment for the 2024 Futurity. Payment is due in the AJCA office no later than September 20. A total of 1,381 animals were nominated for the 2026 Futurity.
Junior Show & Activities
The All American Junior Jersey Show will be held on Friday, November 8, beginning with showmanship classes at 7:30 a.m.
Showmanship will continue to be a staggered start for the three divisions, beginning with the juniors, followed by the intermediate class midway through, and then the seniors will begin partway through the intermediate division. The rules for participants were amended to read “Exhibitors must be leading an animal they will show in class or be a junior consignor to the Pot O’Gold Sale or All American Sale. Ownership much follow the eligibility rules.”
The committee recommended heifer classes follow showmanship and begin at 9:00 a.m. The milking classes will follow the selection of Junior Champion at 1:30 p.m.
New to the show in 2024, will be a Milking Winter Yearling class pending a sponsor for the class is found. Also a best bred and owned heifer of the Junior Show will be added. It will be a lead out class if one of the champions is not bred and owned. The overall best bred and owned award will be handled in the same manner.
The eligibility and ownership rules were discussed and approved for the junior show:
Rule 1, Exhibitors. Exhibitors must be no younger than nine (9) and no older than 20 years of age as of January 1, 2024. U.S. residents must be members (junior or lifetime) of the American Jersey Cattle Association.
Rule 2, Entries. Animals are eligible when recorded by the American Jersey Cattle Association in the Herd Register or with Generation Count 4 or greater, or by Jersey Canada with registry status of 93.75% and greater.
The exhibitor must be listed as Recorded Owner on the registration certificate, either (1) as the sole owner or (2) by his/her name in joint ownership. If the joint ownership includes more than one person meeting the eligibility requirements of Rule 1 (above), one of them must be declared as the exhibitor during check-in.
Animals must be registered and/or transferred to meet one of the above ownership requirements on or before August 1, 2024. The date of registration and/or transfer is the Date Recorded printed on the registration certificate.
Rule 3, Participation. Entries must be shown by the exhibitor, except by prior written approval from NAILE. Alternate leadspersons must (1) be associated with the Herd Unit and also eligible to show by age (Rule 1), or (2) if not, be the same age or younger than the exhibitor of the animal being shown. Requests for alternate leadsperson must be submitted for approval by the NAILE dairy show superintendent on forms provided by the AJCA not later than 12:00 noon the day before the show.
No more than two (2) animals may be shown by one exhibitor in any one class. The exhibitor must lead the first entry and the second entry must be led by an NAILE approved alternate leadsperson.
Adults are not allowed to show in any case.
Rule 4, Breeder Status. In order to qualify for Premier Breeder points and Best Bred and Owned awards, the exhibitor declared at check-in must have his/her name recorded as a Breeder on the animal’s registration certificate. These awards will be made only to the individual exhibitor in the case of partnership animals.
Entry forms for Premier Junior Breeder and Premier Junior Exhibitor will be distributed at check-in. Submit forms not later than 6:00 p.m. on the day prior to the show to the Jersey show superintendent.
The Youth Awards Ceremony will be Saturday morning, November 9, at 9:00 a.m., followed by the “60-second introduction” youth public speaking contest.
The National Jersey Queen contest will be structured as follows:
- Quiz and fundraising activity, Thursday evening, November 7.
- Interview during the All American Junior Show on Friday, November 8;
- Final phase and selection of top five finalists on Saturday, November 9 at the Youth Awards Ceremony.
- Crowning of the National Jersey Queen on Sunday, November 10 at the start of the National Jersey Jug Futurity.
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Executive Committee
Members of the 2024 Executive Committee are Ted DeMent, general chair; Garry Hansen, associate general chair; Herby Lutz, sale chair; Cornell Kasbergen, associate sale chair; Lisa Demmer, open show chair; Joe Rocha, open show associate chair; Donna Phillips, futurity chair; Amy Krahn, associate futurity chair; Regina Pozzi, junior activities chair; Laura Jackson, associate junior activities chair; and Joel Albright, past general chair.
Participating in the Sale Committee were Herby Lutz, Chair, Cornell Kasbergen, associate chair; Joel Albright, Tyler Boyd, Jerry Emerich, Garry Hansen, Ethan Haywood, Aaron Horst, Michael Hurst, John Maxwell and Bradley Taylor
Joining the Open Show committee were members: Lisa Demmer, Chair, Joe Rocha, Associate Chair, Kelly Barbee, John Boer, Alta Mae Core, Ted Dement, Becky Ferry, Pat Gourley, John Lemmerman, Amanda Lutz, Ann Marie Magnochi, Christy Ratliff, Christine Sheesley Rozler, Mike Stiles, Tammie Stiles, Kaila Wussow Tauchen.
Members of the Jersey Jug Futurity Committee on the Zoom call were Donna Phillips, chair; Amy Krahn, associate chair; committee members Gail Black, Sarah Boer, Meganne Chapman, Katrina Cobb, Cheryl DeMent, Shelley Haley, Dennis Post, Brooke Powers, Veronica Steer and Patricia Stiles.
The Junior Activities Committee included Regina Pozzi, Chair, and Laura Jackson, Associate Chair, and committee members Caroline Arrowsmith, Wanda Emerich, Josh Gordon, Aaron Horst, Clancey Krahn, Lynda Lehr, John Marcoot, Renee McCauley, Kari Stanek, Carla Taylor, Emma Townsend, Emma Vos, and Colin Wussow.
