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Semex is pleased to announce that Lowell Lindsay has been named World Dairy Expo's 2014 International Person of the Year. 

World Dairy Expo (WDE) along with the dairy industry will honor four exemplary dairy leaders this fall at the annual Dinner with the Stars Recognition Banquet held in conjunction with the global event in Madison, Wis. “Nominated by their industry peers, these leaders were selected for their outstanding contributions to the industry”, shared Scott Bentley, WDE General Manager. “Expo is truly excited to recognize them and share their life stories and impact with the dairy community."

The 2014 World Dairy Expo Recognition Award honorees are: Dairy Woman of the Year – Pam Bolin, Beaver Creek Farm, Clarksville, Iowa; Dairyman of the Year – James S. Huffard III, Huffard Dairy Farms; Duchess Dairy, Crockett, Va.; Industry Person of the Year – Dr. Curtis P. Van Tassell, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Bovine Functional Genomics Laboratory, Beltsville, Md.; and International Person of the Year – Lowell D. Lindsay, Retired, Semex, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

These four award recipients will be honored at a formal celebration, including a reception and banquet on Wednesday, October 1, 2014 in the Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison. Tickets for this industry gala will be available at a later date.
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After working for an electrical company, Lyle Smith decided to buy a farm and started milking 70 cows in Winona County, Minnesota in 1973. He slowly started building up the herd, and when his son Dean joined him on the farm in 1995 after graduating from college they were milking 150 cows.

They gradually expanded the herd to 300 in 2002, and in 2007 they bought in with a neighbor that was milking 150 cows at the time, building a brand new state-of-the-art cross ventilated barn and expanding the herd to 1,000 cows. Just a few short years later they bought out their neighbour, and today the partnership consists of Dean, his brothers Greg and Randy, who also grain farm and supply the feed for the dairy. D&D Dairy LLP is a Holstein herd being milked on two locations, with the two-year-olds on the original home farm and second lactation and older cows in the new cross ventilation barn.

Smith’s philosophy of breeding for profitable cows and selecting for health in genetics is what led him to conversations with his Semex team about Immunity+™ in December of 2012.

“I know there are cows in my barn that I never see and I don’t know who they are because they never have a problem and they are paying their way,” said Smith. Before using Immunity+ sires he was selecting for Productive Life, Daughter Pregnancy Rate, Somatic Cell Count, Protein, Fat and Net Merit. Looking at each figure individually, while trying to find bulls to meet his criteria overall.

“Immunity+ bulls show a great balance of everything I was selecting for before, but now I have the science behind it to prove the health traits more accurately,” Dean says. “I am also more comfortable with the 25% heritability of Immunity+ than just Productive Life and other health traits alone. This will speed up the rate at which disease resistance is built up in my herd. Proven science is more attractive to me than a calculation.”

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The one constant in the beef world is change. The other, is that our market is a global market. In order to meet these changes and feed a growing world, nontraditional beef markets must grow and develop their own beef industry. And, in order for them to provide themselves with a consistent, high quality red meat product, we’re spending time with them. We’re listening to what they’re saying, learning from them and working hard to provide them with the resources they need to be successful. This change has dictated change in our Semex Beef program, and in just 10 years our program has come a long way. In 2003 we were sourcing genetics for just six breeds from only two countries. Fast forward 10 years, and we’re sourcing genetics from 14 countries, produced on five continents for 25 breeds! Our goal, however, remains the same… Provide the highest quality beef genetics to meet our clients’ needs worldwide. Russian Albeef Project In 2013, we began a pilot project in Russia’s Lipetsk Region known as the AlBeef Project. This project utilizes the Beef Solutions program from farm to fork. With approximately 20,000 cows, Semex is truly hands-on each and every day, managing all the necessary parts of this growing operation. This includes the cow-calf operation, feedlot, slaughter plant and on to the restaurants and super markets! Within this pilot project we will implement pasture management, nutrition management, facility design, herd health, traceability, breeding, genetics and staff training among other components vital to the operation. As Semex continues to grow our products and services, it is our goal to become a partner for our clients to ensure their success. Click here to read more. 
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Semex's main goal in using genomic selection and offering our Genomax™ product has been to increase both the number and diversity of elite bulls available to our clients. This allows Semex customers worldwide to make the most genetic progress and ultimately profit within their own herds. Through a careful selection process Semex offers the best genomic tested young sires available today. These sires are those that top the rankings, whether you’re looking for LPI or TPI and feature young sires that are the best for: Net Merit; TPI; LPI; Type; Calving Ease. These newly released Genomax™ sires are truly standouts with unlimited potential, ready to give you tomorrow’s genetics today: Genomic Young Sires 0200HO08173   ORMEFIELDS BUNGEE 0200HO08175   HILL VALLEY GUYETES SNOOPY 0200HO02972     SANDY-VALLEY MITCHELL 0200HO06507     DESLACS SUPERIEUR 0200HO06581     LEPACHA MANOA  0200HO02994     TRUSTMORE AFTER YOU 0200HO02975   SEAGULL-BAY ROWDY 0200HO03908   ALPHAGEN EINSTEIN 0200HO02957   LE-O-LA COOKIE 0200HO06571   STE ODILE RAFALE 0200HO02974   SANDY-VALLEY MAIL 0200HO06557     GEN-I-BEQ ATTORNEY-P 0200HO03928     LEOTHE DIFFERENT 0200HO02936     CLAYNOOK DISTRICT     ​Genomax Young Sires 0200HO03883   RMW ANCHOR  0200HO02920   STANTONS CAMPUS 0200HO03875   STANTONS ELABORATE 0200HO02824   SCIENTIFIC DARYL    For more information on Genomax™ sires or to view our newly released Genomic Young Sire Catalogue, please visit semex.com.au or contact your local Semex representative today for additional information!
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    The 2014 Semex Spectacular Sale Catalogue - Now Available Online ...                      
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Semex is excited to announce the new 2014 Semex International Beef Management Handbook is now available online! The handbook features over 200 of the industry top sires from over 16 breeds and showcases each sire with large photos, full pedigree, EPD information and much more. Click here to check it out!

 
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 IDW 2014 Jersey Showtime Sires Promotion     JEEXCITATION    Bridon EXCITATION   JETIME                  Lencrest ON TIME                      Not available with any other offer.   Offer valid unitl January 31st 2014 or while stocks last.    All Prices Quoted Are Excluding GST
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Early Release - JOKER     0200JE00477    Lucky Hill JOKER                         Not available with any other offer or while stocks last.       All Prices Quoted Are Excluding GST
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IDW 2014 - Commercial Sires     0200HO0577     De-Su AUTHOR   0200HO03603   Gillette STANLEYCUP  (BYC)   0200HO06053   Valleyville MUSKETEER                   Not available with any other offer.  Offer valid unitl January 31st 2014 or while stocks last.    All Prices Quoted Are Excluding GST
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