Registration for the Annual Meetings of the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) and National All-Jersey Inc. (NAJ), is now available. The meetings will be held June 25-28, 2025, in Lexington, Ky., at the Embassy Suites-UK Coldstream.
The registration website – USJerseyAnnualMeeting.com – opened today for Jersey breeders and enthusiasts from across the United States to register. Hotel reservations are also open at https://www.hilton.com/en/
It will be a week to celebrate Kentucky Heritage – Jerseys, Bluegrass, Thoroughbreds and Bourbon while in Lexington through a variety of events featuring Kentucky agriculture. Jersey enthusiasts and allied industry friends will enjoy networking with their peers for four days.
In addition to the AJCA annual membership meeting on Saturday, June 28, and the NAJ Annual Meeting on Friday, June 27, the USJersey organizations will recognize the 2025 award winners for Master Breeder, Distinguished Service, Meritorious Service and six Young Jersey Breeders.
Jersey Marketing Service will host the virtual National Heifer Sale on Thursday, June 26 at the hotel. The annual sale will feature 40 of the country’s most elite heifers. At the start of the sale, guests will be treated to a Kentucky Favorites dinner and an old-fashioned ice cream social with Chaney Dairy ice cream. Following the sale, the attendees will be treated to live music by Cane Run Bluegrass Band.
Also, included in the schedule are visits to Shaker Village, Keeneland Racetrack, Spendthrift Stud Farm, and Castle & Key Distillery. Producer roundtables will be held at the hotel on the topics of value-added products to your dairy and how to maximize profitability with genetics in your herd. The Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture will address the group and the week will be capped off with the first-ever Jersey Youth Academy Benefit Auction at Keightley & Core Jerseys. The event will be followed by a sale hosted by the Core Family featuring breeding from their Master Breeder herd and consignors across the country.
During the week, annual meeting attendees will enjoy partaking in Jersey cheeses produced by breeders across the country and voting for their favorite in the first annual People’s Choice Jersey Cheese contest.
Jersey youth traveling to Lexington, Ky., will have a full week of fun through a variety of activities. Youth events include a Game Night with The Dairy Alliance Crew, led by Jersey Youth Academy alumna Elise Carpenter of Russell Springs, Ky., the annual Give Your Best 60-second intro public speaking contest, a fun evening at Malibu Jacks in Lexington with go-karts, laser tag, a bounce house and many other games.
On Friday, the youth are invited to participate in the TransOva Youth Day at Keightley & Core Jerseys. The group will participate in a judging clinic and pedigree clinic while touring the Core Jersey herd.
The meeting chairs are Joe Vanderfeltz, Lawton, Pa., and fundraising chair John Maxwell, Donahue, Iowa, with additional help from the Kentucky Jersey Cattle Club. Sponsorship opportunities are still available. To join our growing list of sponsors, contact us at info@usjersey.com to promote your brand and be seen by Jersey breeders across the United States.
Cost to attend is $350 for adults and $150 for youth through June 6, 2025. Registration includes all meals, tours, entertainment and travel to and from events. Room rates are $149/night plus tax and include hotel parking when using the “Jersey” block code.
A complete schedule of the annual meetings for youth and adults is available on the annual meeting website at https://usjerseyannualmeeting.
For more information on the meetings, contact the AJCA office at 614.861.3636 or info@usjersey.com.
