Ohio DJM Applications – Due before February 16

A new contest will be added to this year’s Ohio Holstein Convention and Annual meeting for Junior Members!

The Ohio Distinguished Junior Member (DJM) contest is open to any youth who is an Ohio Junior Holstein Association member in good standing. One winner will be selected to receive recognition, a personalized award, and a monetary prize.

Applications and recommendation letters must be submitted via email to oholstein@sssnet.com by February 16th. This means the latest you can submit your materials is 11:59 PM EST on February 16th.

Interviews will be conducted at the Annual Meeting, and winners will be announced at the Annual Meeting Luncheon. Applicants will be contacted prior to the Annual Meeting to set up an interview time.

Ohio Holstein DJM Application

Register for ODPA Annual meeting and Ohio Dairy Quality Conference on February 11, 12

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The Ohio Dairy Producers Association invites you to their annual meeting on Tuesday, February 11 in Wooster at the Shisler Conference Center. Registration begins at 9:30, with the meeting to follow. Attendance is free and open to all dairy farmers. Enjoy lunch provided by our sponsors and learn how ODPA is helping to navigate the future of dairy on your behalf.

Join us as we examine the current state of the industry, evaluate the evolving needs of Ohio’s dairy farms, and critically assess state and federal policies that impact dairy. Together, we will explore statewide strategies and industry initiatives needed to shape a prosperous future.

Guest speaker Gregg Doud, President and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation, will share insights into the new Trump administration and the importance of proactively engaging with key federal staff and elected leadership in this new political climate.

Other presentations include:

  • An update from Ohio State on its new dairy facility, staffing, and key research projects
  • An update from the FO33 Market Administrator regarding the federal milk marketing order modernization and what to expect in 2025

2025 Ohio Dairy Quality Conference Official Agenda

Wednesday is the Ohio Dairy Quality Conference.

To register RSVP by February 1 at https://www.odpa.org/events/odpa-annual-meeting-2025. The cost is $35 for the Ohio Dairy Quality Conference on Day 2. The registration flyer shares the hotel room block at the Hilton Garden Inn Wooster is available at https://group.hiltongardeninn.com/tsapj6 under the room block name “2025 Quality Conference”.

OHA Woman of the Year Nominations DUE FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Woman of the Year

Please consider nominating your best friend, industry peer, mentor, wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt…
you know – the one who does the little and big things on and off the farm, keeping things running smoothly.

Please submit by February 1, 2025 to the Ohio Holstein Office
PO Box 479, Wooster, OH 44691

Any questions should be asked directly to Kristy Ackley, a past honoree,  at 937-935-8273 | jkackley95@gmail.com

The Woman of the Year will be recognized at the Ohio Holstein Convention on March 8, 2025

November / December 2024 Ohio Holstein News

Cover Nov-Dec OHN ’24

The November / December 2024 Ohio Holstein News has made it to mailboxes, and has a feature story and cover reflecting a great run at World Dairy Expo and other fall shows, not just for the Ackley family, but for many others with ads in the magazine!

Also included is the 104th Ohio Holstein Association Convention and Annual Meeting information, Junior Focus and 2025 Ohio Holstein Queen rules and information for application, scholarship opportunities, a 2-week-peek from Dr. Brenda L’Amoreaux, and so much more!

Be sure to get your ad seen in the January / February 2025 issue, featuring our All-Ohio and Junior All-Ohio recognitions, Spring Sale Consignments and the Convention! Contact Melissa Hart, Editor, before January 15, 2025 to be included in the next OHN issue.

No. 69 – The National Holstein Futurity, Inc – 2nd Payment Due – January 20, 2025

All females born September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2023 are eligible. Will show at the 2026 Ohio State Fair
  • Closing date for entries and first payment of $3 due on or before: October 20, 2023
    • A ONE TIME PAYMENT of $30 per animal is also an option, due on or before October 20, 2023
  • Second payment of $6 due on or before January 20, 2025
  • Third payment of $10 due on or before April 20, 2026
  • Fourth and final payment of $15 due on or before June 20, 2026
Futurity Form No. 69

Ohio Holstein Convention & Annual Meeting

The Ohio Holstein Association, Inc. would like to invite you to the 104th Convention and Annual Meeting on March 7-8, 2025 in Wooster, Ohio. Hosted by District 7, Friday will consist of a full day of self guided farm tours and will meet at the Ice Plant at Minglewood Distilling Co that evening for an evening of fellowship and the virtual Convention Sale.

There will also be planned Junior Holstein activies during this time!

Saturday, March 8 will have the Ohio Holstein Woman’s annual meeting, interviews for Outstanding Junior and the Ohio Holstein Queen, and the Ohio Junior and Ohio Holstein Association Annual Meetings. A great meal with awards and a fun auction supporting the Ohio Women’s funding to scholarships, fixing up the office and other ventures.

The convention hotel will be Best Western, 243 East Liberty Street, Wooster, OH, 330-264-7750, with reservations need to be made by February 3, 2025. There is a block reserved for Ohio Holstein. Rooms are $115.99 / night plus tax and a free breakfast is included. A well stocked dairy bar will also be available.

Please print the following pdf (or copy/tear out page 15 in the Nov.Dec 2024 Ohio Holstein News) and send in your reservations to the Saturday Luncheon BEFORE FEBRUARY 28, 2025. You must pay in advance!  2025 OHA Annual Meeting

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

March 7, 2025 – Farm Tours (10 a.m.-5 p.m.)

  • Springhill Farm – Chris Lang and Family – 7305 SR514, Big Prairie, OH
  • Wil-San Farm – Bill and Sandy Besancon and Family – 5693 Back Orrville Road, Wooster, OH
  • Pine Tree Dairy – Mathew Steiner and Sons – 14747 Burbank Road, Burbank, OH
  • Miley Holsteins Tag Sale – Jason and Amy Miley – 6382 Bates Road, West Salem, OH

March 7, 2025 – Sale – Minglewood Distilling Co.

  • 6 p.m.  Heavey Hors d’oeuvres & Dairy Bar
  • 7 p.m. Ohio Holstein Convention Virtual Sale
  • 7 p.m. Ohio Holstein Junior Activities

March 8, 2025 – Annual Meeting – Best Western Plus Wooster Hotel & Conference Center 

  • 7:30 a.m. Dairy Bar Opens
  • 8:00 a.m.  Ohio Holstein Woman’s Association Annual Meeting
  • 8:00 a.m. Outstanding Junior Interviews
  • 8:30 a.m. Ohio Holstein Queen Contest Interviews
  • 9:00 a.m. Ohio Holstein Junior Meeting
  • 10:00 a.m. Ohio Holstein Annual Meeting
  • 11:30 a.m. Awards Luncheon, Ohio Holstein Queen Contest, Ohio Holstein Woman’s Auction
  • 3:00 p.m. Ohio Holstein Board of Directors Reorganizational Meeting

Ohio Animal Health News

Check out the latest newsletter from Ohio Department of Agriculture.

From the Desk of the State Vet : “Ohio’s Livestock Exhibition Rules, Livestock Show Reform Act, and state Livestock Exhibition Program are nationally and internationally recognized for being some of the best in the country and the world. Ohio and all its livestock producers and exhibitors help to keep Ohio as a top state for exhibition regulations and superior quality exhibition livestock.”
 
* 5 FAQ
* Guidance Documents
* RFID Tags
* Pullorum Testing
* Ringworm
* What’s next?

ALL-OHIO (and Junior All-Ohio) photos due DEC. 13

All-Ohio and Junior All-Ohio animals MUST have a professional photo.

If you have an animal that could possibly be an All-Ohio / Junior All-Ohio or Reserve All-Ohio  / Junior All-Ohio winner, please send the photos to Diana Miley at the Ohio Holstein Office. 

Deadline for photos is DECEMBER 13, 2024

** Please double check that your photographer sent a copy of your photo to the Ohio Holstein Office. They may have overlooked the request.

ALL-OHIO RULES – revised 3-5-22.docx

Junior All Ohio Rules – revised 3-5-22.docx

Nathan L’Amoreaux Obituary

Nathan A. L’Amoreaux, II, 81, of Conneaut, passed away Monday, November 11, 2024 at St. Joseph Senior Living in Louisville, OH. He was born February 13, 1943 in Montgomery, West Virginia, the son of Nathan A. and Mary L. (Bradshaw) L’Amoreaux.
Nathan graduated from Rowe High School and enlisted in the United States Air Force serving during the Vietnam Era. Nate served his country proudly, passing away on Veteran’s Day. After his honorable discharge, he worked as an electrician for General Electric, retiring in 2003. Nate was a dairy farmer for many years and was a strong supporter of the Farm Bureau and 4-H.
Survivors include his daughter Nadene (Elmer) Bland, Jr.; sons Nathan (Dina) III, Nevin (Brenda) and Neal; grandchildren Emma, Callie, Andy, Erin, Madalyn, Lindsay, Lauren, and Michael; great grandchildren Scarlett, Lincoln, and Weston; and brothers James and William L’Amoreaux.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Loretta in 2021; sister in infancy Linda, sisters Susan Marie Valles, Gail Garcia, and Ann Whitman; and brother Harry L’Amoreaux.
Funeral service will be 12:00 Noon, Monday, November 18, 2024 at the Marcy Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 208 Liberty St., Conneaut. The family will receive friends from 11:00 AM until the time of the service. Burial will follow in Kelloggsville Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Nate’s memory to a food pantry of one’s choice or a family in need.