DEADLINES, HOTEL RESERVATIONS, UPDATES TO SHOW SCHEDULE, NOVEMBER 6-8

 

It is hard to believe, but we are less than two months out from The All American Jersey Shows & Sales in Louisville, Ky. Make plans now to join us in Louisville for the one-and-only national Jersey show.

 

Entry deadline: September 25, 2021 - at https://www.livestockexpo.org/

 

NEW CLASS IN ALL AMERICAN OPEN SHOW: Summer Junior Two-Year-Old Class. Thank you to The Jordan Group for their sponsorship.

 

Make your room reservations: 

We will once again be headquartered at the Hilton Garden Inn-Airport. Located at Gate 4 of the Expo Center. Make your room reservations with this link and get the best AJCA rates:

https://hiltongardeninn.hilton.com/en/gi/groups/personalized/S/SDFAHGI-JERSEY-20211102

Group Name:	American Jersey Cattle
Group Code:	JERSEY
Check-in:	02-NOV-2021
Check-out:	09-NOV-2021
Hotel Name:	Hilton Garden Inn Louisville Airport
Hotel Address:	2735 Crittenden Drive
	Louisville, Kentucky
	40209
Phone Number:	5023182341

 

Schedule:

 

Friday evening:

• 6:00 p.m. National Jersey Queen orientation, fundraising session, and written test (West Hall B, where the All American and Pot O'Gold Sales are held)
• 6:30 p.m. Junior t-shirts will be distributed. Located at the West Hall area where the All American Sale is held. We also plan to have an informal Jersey Youth Academy session at this time, with tables set up where interested youth will be able to talk with alumni of Jersey Youth Academy.

Saturday:

• All American Junior Show begins at 8:00 a.m. NEW! The show will begin with the three showmanship classes (sign up on Friday evening when you pick up your junior t-shirts), then it will move to heifers at 9:00 and cows will follow at 1:00.
• National Jersey Queen interviews will be held during the Junior Show
• Junior Supreme champion will be held at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday
• Pot O’Gold Sale will be at 6:00 p.m. in the West Hall Exhibition area

Sunday:

• 8:30 a.m –  NEW!!!  Youth Awards Ceremony and National Jersey Queen Contest with a light breakfast sponsored by AllFlex, Inc.
  
• 1:00 p.m. – National Jersey Jug Futurity and crowning of the National Jersey Queen
•  4:30 p.m. – All American Jersey Sale (specific details are still be worked on for audience guidelines and the pre-sale social; but an audience will be allowed for these)

Monday:

• 7:30 a.m. All American Jersey Show  (Begins with heifers and cow show will begin at 11:30)

Tuesday:

• Supreme Champion will be crowned at the conclusion of the shows on Tuesday.

 

Other regulations from North American:

• All animals coming on the grounds will be required to have a BVD-PI test.
• After each breed show is complete, those herds are allowed to leave the grounds.

For more information, please visit the NAILE premium book for updates.

For information on the USJersey schedule of events, please contact us at info@usjersey.com

 

The Shows and the Judges

The 69th All American Jersey Show & Sale returns November 6, 7, and 8 to the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Ky.

Premiums totaling more than $44,000 will be awarded in three shows. Last year’s All American assembled 559 Registered Jerseys™ representing more than 150 dairy operations, making it the largest single-site exhibition of Jerseys in the United States and the world for 2020.

The All American Junior Jersey Show is scheduled for Saturday, November 6. Debuting in the Jersey ring is Louie Cozzitorto, Jackson, Tenn. His consultant will be Michael Duckett of Rudolph, Wis. This is one of the richest youth-only shows in the world with premiums totaling $8,838, plus an additional $5,000 in direct financial support for exhibitors provided by the American Jersey Cattle Association.

The 68th National Jersey Jug Futurity will award estimated premiums of $9,000 on Sunday, November 7. A total of 739 heifers were nominated for the show in 2018, and 298 are still eligible to make the final entry fee due September 20. They will be judged by Brady Core, Salvisa, Ky. His consultant will be Robert Texeira, Turlock, Calif.

The open division of The All American Jersey Show is scheduled for Monday, November 8 and will be judged by Ted DeMent of Kenney, Ill. His consultant will be Trent Kilgus, Fairbury, Ill.

 

The first and second place entries in each class of all shows will be named the All American and Reserve All American winners for 2021 by the American Jersey Cattle Association. The shows will be streamed live from Freedom Hall via webcast at www.livestockexpo.org.

The Premier Jersey Sales

The 69th All American Jersey Sale is the premier showcase for Registered Jersey™ genetics in the United States. Selection is underway to offer 60 outstanding females along with several high-ranking genomic young sires on Sunday, November 7 in the Kentucky Exposition Center’s West Hall.

 

The 64th Pot O’Gold Sale on Saturday, November 6 in the West Hall of the Expo Center will offer 30 genomic-evaluated heifers that can only be purchased by youth between seven and 20 years of age. Presenting Sponsor of the sale is Cow’s Land O’Lakes Animal Milk Solutions Co.

Both sales will be broadcast live with online bidding at Cowbuyer.com (www.cowbuyer.com).

 

Hotel Information

The headquarters for the All American is the Hilton Garden Inn Louisville Airport (502/637-2424). Rates are good until October 7 and remain the same as 2020: Double and King rooms are $150 night and Double Suite and King Suite are $160 per night. The link to book rooms is listed at the top of this email. Other local hotels are Holiday Inn Louisville Airport Fair/Expo (502/637-4500) and the Red Roof Inn-Expo Airport (800-733-7663).

The All American Jersey Show & Sale is an annual production of the American Jersey Cattle Association, Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Michael Hurst, Waynesville, Ohio, is the General Chair for the 2021 events, with Aaron Horst, Chambersburg, Pa., serving as Associate General Chair. Committee chairs are Sale, Joel Albright, Willard, Ohio; Open Show, Christine Sheesley Rozler; Jersey Jug Futurity, Sally Pozzi, Petaluma, Calif.; and Junior Show & Activities, Brittany Core, Salvisa, Ky. Approximately 100 Jersey breeders from across the United States serve on the All American planning committees, which meet annually in March.

For more information contact the American Jersey Cattle Association, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, 614.861.3636 or by email at info@usjersey.com.

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