Select Sires

SELECTIONS - Winter 2005
Select Sires Delivers Results in 2004

By David Thorbahn, general manager, Select Sires Inc.

I am pleased to report to you, our owners and customers, that you and more of your neighbors have chosen more Select Sires products and services in 2004 than ever in our history. With these record customer service results in mind, I think that you should know that your cooperative has accomplished this while investing heavily in supporting our youth and allied industry development programs.

Select Sires federation experienced record sales in semen and services for units and dollars. Outstanding sales in Canada and Mexico have reinforced the position of your company as the leading North American supplier. You, our customers, increased your demand for SMS™, technician, and reproductive assistance programs. Thus, as a federation, 2004 will be one of the most profitable years in our history.

Above is a portion of the semen inventory area at Select Sires. Your semen dollars not only go towards developing the best genetics in the industry, but also toward developing our future by sponsoring numerous youth and allied industry development programs.

For you, the good news is that most Select Sires cooperatives regularly revolve patronage dividends to you, their owners. However, these business achievements tell only part of the success story of your farmer-owned and directed organization. These results were achieved while your cooperative financially supported our industry’s youth leadership activities, educational programs, cattle shows, breed association events and the dairy livestock industry coalitions.

The Select Sires federation is proud to provide 39 scholarships annually to students across the country. These scholarships were primarily given to outstanding students in dairy, beef or agricultural sciences at top agricultural institutions. During 2004, the Select Sires federation provided over $250,000 in sponsorships to support youth leadership activities (i.e. 4-H, FFA, North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge, Young Dairy Leadership Institution and Holstein Foundation); local, regional and national shows, breed association sponsorships, livestock coalitions, and educational events. In addition to financial assistance, employees spent countless hours of time assisting these events as coordinators, chairmen, committee members, judges, and in supporting roles. Your semen dollars are not just invested in the industry’s best bulls, but in our industry and the future.

The success of 2004 comes from several sources. A dedicated and forward-thinking body of delegates and board members who guide and direct your cooperative. This group demands that Select be customer focused, use sound business principles and that we reinvest in our business. The second group is our talented, honorable and dedicated employees who work to serve you. The final and most important group is you, our customer, owner and stockholder. Your growing and continued faith in Select Sires products, services and people are the reason, the inspiration and focus of this success.

™Select Mating Service and SMS are trademarks of Select Sires Inc.

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