Gettysburg, PA, February 3, 2015 – The 2015 annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Jersey Cattle Association (PJCA) is set to take place March 27-28 in Gettysburg, PA at the Wyndham Gettysburg hotel. Pennsylvania Jersey enthusiasts will gather for their annual meeting to celebrate the achievements of PA Jersey youth, PA Jersey breeders, and the Jersey breed.
The Association will honor a few deserving breeders with its Distinguished Service Award and PA Young Jersey Breeder awards. Breeders will also be awarded for top individual cow production records and overall top herd production honors for 2014. PA Jersey Youth are also encouraged to attend to compete in multiple youth contests. Youth can apply to compete in the Speech contest, Dairy Jeopardy, Scrapbook, Achievement awards, First Year Project Award, Scholarship, Jersey Queen, and the Youth Production contests. This year’s deadlines for the Youth Achievement, First Year Project, Youth Production, Scrapbook, Scholarship and Jersey Queen Contests is February 14th. To compete in the Speech and Dairy Jeopardy Contests applications need to be submitted by March 14th.
This year’s meeting will start with an optional farm tour Friday morning and include a breeder’s banquet, youth awards banquet, social time, and an introduction for the upcoming 2017 National American Jersey Cattle Association meeting being hosted by the PJCA.
For more information on this year’s meeting, including a more complete schedule and prices, please contact Jessica Peters at [email protected] or via phone at 814/282-5206. For more information or to request applications regarding the Youth contests please contact Renée Norman-Kenny at [email protected] or 570/419-5188.
Source: PA Jersey Cattle Association