Select Sires

SELECTIONS - Fall 2003
Training To Better Serve Customers

The No. 1 focus of the Select Sires federation is to serve you, our customers, and to help your business be as successful as possible. To ensure that we do so, Select holds bi-annual training events in Columbus, Ohio, where staff from the entire organization gather for three days of training and seminars on the most current topics in the industry. This year, more than 300 participants attended seminars on trends among today’s dairies and dairy customers and Select Sires programs and services. Reproduction was one of the main topics,with seminars led by Dr. Ray Nebel, Virginia Tech; Dr. Jeff Stevenson, Kansas State University and Mark Armfeldt, Monsanto. Attendees also took reproductive certification exams, reinforcing their knowledge on the subject.

Select Sires offers a group of specialists who are experts in troubleshooting reproductive issues in your herd. (Back row, L-R) Clif Marshall, Select Sires; Gene Lowe, COBA; Ivor Jones, Select Sire Power; Matt Hershey, Select Sire Power; Bob Woodard, COBA; Dave Whitlock, Select Sire Power; Dave Watt, COBA; Kenley Connor, KABA; (center row, L-R) Brad Meek, Cache Valley; Sam Eisenbraun, Minnesota; Adam Hahlen, COBA; Bob Otremba, Minnesota; Jim Siporski, NorthStar; (front row, L-R) Roy Wallace, Select Sires; Steve Kacuba, East Central; Dave Dockter, Minnesota; and Mel DeJarnette, Select Sires.

In addition to the training sessions, Select federation staff celebrated the achievements of many who are going above and beyond to serve our customers. The President’s Club award, which annually recognizes North American employees who excel in sales and service to dairy and beef customers, was presented to 80 employees. Also recognized were the Super Achievers - employees who annually increase market penetration in their assigned sales areas and expand the services that they offer to their existing customers. Managers of the 10 Select Sires member cooperatives choose both the sales representatives and technicians from their organizations who will be recognized at the national level. This year 15 Super Achievers were recognized.

The 2003 Super Achievers are (back row, L-R); Gary Brummer, Prairie State; Steve Dockendor, Minnesota; Jan Sas, Select Sires Canada; Jason Ossmann, NorthStar; Dave Thorbahn; Mike Long, COBA; Howard Minnema, East Central; Melvin Beiler, Southeast; Loren Smart, Cache Valley; (front row, L-R) Monty Kuhn, Prairie State; Kurt Barnes, East Central; Chris Suess, Minnesota; Rick Krall, Select Sire Power; Don Davis, All West; Mark Long COBA and Terry Kranning, NorthStar.

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