Select Sires

Florent Named Intern at
Leading A.I. Organization

PLAIN CITY, Ohio, June 7, 2005 — Molly Florent, Marengo, Ill., has been selected as the summer intern for the dairy-sire products and services department at Select Sires, Plain City, Ohio. In this role, she will work with the federation's 10-member cooperatives to locate, fit and photograph daughters of Select Sires' bulls. In addition, she will assist with tours and other projects while based at the organization's headquarters office in Plain City.

Florent, a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, expects to graduate next May with a bachelor's degree in dairy science and agricultural journalism. She is a member of the UW-Madison dairy judging team and placed first in reasons, was second-high individual overall and a member of the winning team at the 2004 NAILE contest, Louisville, Ky. On campus, Florent is active in the Association of Women in Agriculture (AWA), serving as the 2005-2006 scholarship coordinator; the National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA); and the Badger Dairy Club where she was a selections chairman for the twelfth Badger Invitational sale.

Florent hails from a 30-cow registered Holstein farm and is the daughter of Joe and Renee Florent.

Based in Plain City, Ohio, Select Sires Inc., is North America's largest A.I. organization and is comprised of 10 farmer-owned and -controlled cooperatives. As the industry leader, it provides highly fertile semen as well as excellence in service and programs to achieve its basic objective of supplying dairy and beef producers with North America's best genetics at a reasonable price.

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