Select Sires

Major A.I. Firm Honors Its Highest Achievers

PLAIN CITY, Ohio, Oct. 31, 2003 — Nineteen members of the Select Sires staff from throughout North America have been named Super Achievers. This prestigious Select Sires achievement award is given to employees who annually increase market penetration in their assigned areas and expand the services that they offer to their existing customers. The managers of the 10 Select Sires member cooperatives and Select Sires Canada choose both the sales representatives and technicians from their organizations to receive this award.

Select Sires has named 19 employees from throughout North America as its Super Achievers. From the left (standing): Gary Brummer, Steve Dockendorf, Jan Sas, Jason Ossman, Dave Thorbahn, general manager, Select Sires Inc., Mike Long, Howard Minnema, Marvin Beiler, Loren Smart; (seated): Monty Kuhn, Kurt Barnes, Chris Suess, Rick Krall, Don Davis, Mark Long, Terry Kranning. Missing from the photo are Jeff Jackson, Paul Kiesler, Jay Ludeman and Mark Sherwood.

Some winners manage small sales areas with high cow concentrations, while others travel across several counties to service their accounts. In all situations, the Super Achievers have shown untiring energy, product knowledge and, most importantly, a devotion to helping customers succeed.

The Select Sires Super Achievers, listed in member cooperative order, are: All West/Select Sires, Don Davis, Hilmar, Calif.; Cache Valley/Select Sires, Lorin Smart, Wallsburg, Utah; Select Sires Canada, Jeff Jackson, St. Marys, Ontario, and Jan Sas, Keswick Ridge, New Brunswick; COBA/Select Sires Inc., Mark Long, Lima, Ohio, and Mike Long, Maria Stein, Ohio; East Central/Select Sires, Kurt Barnes, Keil, Wis., Jay Ludeman, Lake Mills, Wis., and Howie Minnema, Fond du Lac, Wis.; KABA Select Sires, Paul Kiesler, Borden, Ind.; Minnesota/Select Sires Cooperative Inc., Steve Dockendorf, Cold Spring, Minn., and Chris Suess, Stewartville, Minn.; NorthStar Cooperative, Terry Kraning, Seymour, Wis., and Jason Ossmann, Greenleaf, Wis.; Prairie State/Select Sires, Gary Brummer, Effingham, Ill., and Monty Kuhn, West Union, Iowa; Select Sire Power Inc., Rick Krall, Lebanon, Pa., and Mark Sherwood, Freedom, N.Y.; and Southeast Select Sires Inc., Marvin Beiler, Ochlocknee, Ga.

Based in Plain City, Ohio, Select Sires Inc. is a federation of 10 farmer-owned and -controlled cooperatives. It provides highly fertile semen as well as excellence in service and programs to achieve its basic objective of supplying livestock breeders with America's best genetics at a reasonable price.

To order product contact:
Select Sires Inc., 11740 U.S. 42 North, Plain City, Ohio 43064 / Phone: (614) 873-4683 Fax: (614) 873-5751