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2009 Field Day Schedule Announced

2009 PJSA Field Day

June 5-7, 2009
Schuylkill County Fairgrounds

Friday, June 5, 2009

  • 4:00-8:00 PM………Arrival and Set-up
  • 5:00 PM………………Supper:   Pizza

Saturday, June 6, 2009

  • 8:00 AM………………Light Breakfast
  • 12:00 noon…………..Lunch
  • 1:30 PM……………….Speaker: Norman Vincel, Select Sires
    Topic: Breed EPD’s
  • 3:00-3:30 PM……….Steer Weigh-In
  • 3:30 PM……………….Speaker: Brian McCallister, Purina Mills
  • 5:30 PM……………….Banquet: $5.00/person, featuring Bill McDonald, Simmental Eastern Regional Trustee, reservations required ahead of time. Fun auction following banquet; all proceeds benefit Simmental Field Day and PJSA.
  • 8:00-10:30 PM……..Barn Dance
  • 11:00 PM……………..Silence

Sunday, June 7, 2009

  • 7:00 AM………………Church Service
  • 7:00-8:30 AM……….Breakfast
  • 8:00-9:00 AM……….Steer and Heifer Check-In
  • Starting at 10:00 AM, NO FIT Heifer and Steer Show
    Show order as follows:
    1.) Purebred Simmental Heifer Show
    2.) Percentage Simmental Heifer Show
    3.) Registered Simmental Steer Show
    4.) AOB Heifer Show
    5.) AOB Steer Show
    6.) Showmanship
  • 12:00 noon……………Lunch


For more information, please contact:
Sarah Zimmerman
119 Parallel Road
Pine Grove, PA 17963
Home: 570-345-1201

Joe Messick
1441 Woodridge Drive
Middletown, PA 17057
Home: 717-985-1021

2009 Spring Calving Season — Part One

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The first part of our spring calving season has been sucessfully completed.  As of February 25, 2009, we have eleven calves (six heifers, five bulls).  Our next group starts on March 20, 2009.  The sires of the heifers are Star Power, Dream On, Shear Force, Momentum, and Lucky Man; the sires of the bulls are Dream On, Trademark, Powerline, and Momentum.  The birth weights range from 65 lbs. to 99 lbs., with the average weight being 82 lbs.  All calves were born unassisted, with the exception of a Momentum bull calf out of a first calf heifer–we gave her just a little help to get started, then she did the rest.  Four of these calves were born out of first calf heifers, all of them got their calves up and nursing very quickly.  Sucessful calving seasons are one of the many reasons to choose Simmental cattle.