Jersey Worlds Combine in 2009

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1 Jersey Worlds Combine in 2009 The Joint Meetings of the World Jersey Cattle Bureau and the American Jersey Cattle Association July 1 to 4 Syracuse, New York Pre-Meeting Tours June Dalhart, Texas June Ohio to New York Post-Meeting July 5 9 New England USJersey

2 June 22 through 25 JERSEY GROWTH IN THE UNITED STATES The Panhandle of Texas US$ 667 per person on share-room basis, price based on minimum of 50 people traveling together For single room, add US$ 203 June 25 through 30 JERSEYS IN THE HEARTLAND Ohio and western New York US$ 821 per person on share-room basis, price based on minimum of 50 people traveling together For single room, add US$ 287 International and domestic arrivals Monday, June 22 at Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA), Amarillo, Texas, with transfer by complimentary shuttle service to The Ambassador Hotel. Program begins with evening hosted reception. Tuesday and Wednesday ednesday,, Dalhart, Texas... the fastest growing dairy region in the United States because of Jerseys! Visits are arranged at the state-of-the-art cheese manufacturing facility built by Hilmar Cheese Company, plus the first all-jersey dairy in production in Dalhart Avi-Lanche Jerseys and the largest Jersey heifer ranch in the world Dalhart Jersey Ranch. Program topics will include dairy product markets and milk pricing, advances in housing, nutrition and management, and why Holstein producers are adding Jerseys to their herds or switching entirely! The group will also visit the Heritage Center and Museum of the American Quarter Horse Association nearly 350,000 members strong and registering 135,787 foals in The send-off event on Wednesday, June 24 is a barbecue dinner and outdoor musical drama Texas! at the famous Palo Duro Canyon. Tour price includes accommodations at the Ambassador Hotel in Amarillo (June 22 and 24), and at the Holiday Inn Express or Days Inn, Dalhart (June 23); ground transportation by airconditioned motor coach; all meals; and admission to Texas! show. International and domestic arrivals Thursday, June 25 at Port Columbus International Airport (CMH), Columbus, Ohio. Program begins with welcome reception at the nearby Concourse Hotel. Friday riday,, Columbus, Ohio... visits to the American Jersey Cattle Association and Select Sires Inc., with programs on the changing structure of the U.S. dairy industry, the latest advances in A.I. technology and Jersey sire development programs. On Saturday, we board the bus to begin a four-day trek that will take the group to Syracuse, New York. It s packed with herd visits, educational programs on a range of topics including management strategies for grazing and confined herds, time to see Ohio Amish country and to relax at the incredible Belhurst Castle Winery, near Geneva, New York. You ll have opportunities to study daughter groups of the top U.S. sires in A.I. service! Farm visit highlights: Field Day at Clover Patch Jerseys, Millersburg, Ohio, in conjunction with the North Central Ohio Grazing Council, USDA-NRCS, and Ohio Agricultural Research & Development Center. Hi-Land Farm, owned by David and Greg Chamberlain of Wyoming, New York, and Den-Kel Jerseys, owned by Kip and Robin Denniston-Keller at Byron, New York. Tour price includes accommodations at the Concourse Hotel (June 25-26), Hilton Garden Inn, Wooster (June 27), Days Inn, Erie, Pennsylvania (June 28) and Hyatt Regency, Rochester, New York (June 29); motor coach transportation; breakfast and lunch each day, plus three dinners (evenings of June 26 and June 30 on your own). Tour price DOES NOT include hotel accommodation for June 30 in Syracuse, New York, should you decide to not participate in the main program.

3 June 30 through July 5 JERSEY WORLDS COMBINE in 2009 Syracuse, New York US$ 570 per person on share-room basis, price based on minimum of 50 people traveling together For single room, add US$ 308 July 5 through 9 JERSEYS IN NEW ENGLAND US$ 790 per person on share-room basis, price based on minimum of 30 people traveling together For single room, add US$ 354 The joint annual meetings of the World Jersey Cattle Bureau American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc. International and domestic arrivals Tuesday, June 30 at Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR). Headquarters is the DoubleTree Hotel, offering luxurious Sweet Dreams beds, high-speed Internet access, fitness center, and much more. Complimentary shuttle service to/from airport. A program sure to engage your thinking about the Jersey business! Wednesday, July 1: International Welcome Reception, followed by the Young Jersey Breeders Recognition Banquet. B, D, lunch on your own. Thursday, July 2: Annual Meeting of National All-Jersey Inc., seminars, tour of Silver Spring Farm, evening social and Breeders Banquet B, L, D Friday, July 3: WJCB Annual Meeting, followed by choice of golf outing or Skaneateles Lake Village tour, then arrive at Sycamore Hill Gardens for tour, wine and cheese tastings, gala dinner and fireworks! B, L, D Saturday, July 4: Annual Meeting of American Jersey Cattle Association, followed by the 52 nd National Heifer Sale. B, L, dinner on your own, followed by evening social event and dancing. The WJCB Council will meet Wednesday morning, July 1. Tour price only for INTERNATIONAL TIONAL ATTENDEES TENDEES and includes five nights accommodations at headquarters hotel, motor coach transportation, and meals as indicated by the initials B, L, and D in the schedule above. Golf outing is optional and at additional cost. U.S. participants, refer to registration information in Jersey Journal. Continuation of tour by motor coach After breakfast Sunday morning, July 5, board the motor coach that will take you to see Jersey operations that have shaped genetic progress of the Jersey breed not only in the United States, but across the world! Dutch Hollow Farm in New York High Lawn Farm in Massachusetts, also producer-distributor of All-Jersey milk products Arethusa Farm in Connecticut, home of the famous Veronica The world-renowed Billings Farm and Museum, Woodstock, Vermont Highland Farm Inc. in Maine Molly Brook Farm of Vermont Also, visits to operations adding value to their products by using Jersey milk to its best advantage, including: Grafton Village Cheese, at the Retreat Farm in Vermont Tour ends with check-out July 10 from the DoubleTree Hotel, Burlington, Vermont. Your departure may be arranged with the complimentary hotel shuttle service depending on your flight schedule from Burlington International Airport (BTV). Tour price includes five nights accommodations and breakfasts at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Pittsfield, Massachusetts (July 5), Sheraton Downtown, Springfield, Massachusetts (July 6), Holiday Inn Express, White River Junction, Vermont (July 7), Fox Ridge Resort, North Conway, N.H. (July 8), and DoubleTree Hotel (July 9), and motor coach transportation. Prices DO NOT include meals except as specified above.

4 ESSENTIAL INFORMATION FOR PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED IN PRICES (1) Hotel accommodations with private bath; (2) Meals as indicated by the letters B, L and D for breakfast, lunch, dinner; (3) Transportation by private motor coach; (4) Site inspections/ professional program indicated in each itinerary; (5) Sightseeing and entrance fees to events/activities indicated; (6) Taxes and service charges on included activities; (7) Tips to waiters at included meals; (8) Services of tour director; (9) All planning, liaison, and supervision. Tour prices are premised on a minimum of 50 adult participants in each tour, except for the New England option, which is stated on the registration form. NOT INCLUDED IN PRICES (1) Airfares; (2) Individual arrival transfers from the airport to the hotel to join the program in any city; (3) Those meals not stipulated under each program or meal items not in preplanned menus; (4) Personal expenses such as laundry, wine, bottled waters, liquors, phone, souvenirs, tips to room maids, end of trip gratuity to bus drivers, etc.; (5) Optional travel insurance for such things as cancellation/trip interruption, lost baggage, enroute medical expenses and the like; (6) Any expenses due to strikes, flight delays, bad weather, or other irregularities; (7) Individual services apart from the group; (8) Refunds for any accommodation, meals or other services not utilized by an individual; (9) Any increases due to changes in hotel rates, motorcoach tariffs or fuel surcharges; (10) Handling/ tipping for airport porters or baggage handling at hotels. ABOUT PRICES Prices listed herein are based on tariffs in effect at time of publication of this brochure, projected for anticipated increases and on minimum enrollment numbers indicated under each program. The operator retains the right to adjust rates at a later date if necessary should tariffs or enrollment numbers change markedly. BUSINESS MANAGERS In order to properly coordinate all aspects of this worldwide project, the American Jersey Cattle Association has made special arrangements with HARVEST TRAVEL INTERNATIONAL to act as official operator/destination management company, and all participants must enroll through their office. Harvest Travel was selected because of its 50 years experience in handling worldwide agricultural/agribusiness projects of this nature. The company s responsibilities include housing, motorcoach transportation, coordination of herd visits and site inspections, included social activities, meeting planning/convention services, and general supervision. AIR TRAVEL Air transportation is NOT included in any of the costs. Please make your own air reservations. Tour A (Texas) participants purchasing Tour B (Columbus- Syracuse) must arrange their own flights from Amarillo, Texas to Columbus, Ohio on June 25, 2009, by calling American Airlines, Continental Airlines, or Southwest Airlines. International participants: Please check with your international air carrier to see if these flights may be included in your international air ticket. HOW TO REGISTER Space is available strictly on a first-come, first-served basis. To participate in this program, simply complete the registration form herein and mail or fax it along with an initial payment in the amount of U.S. dollars $200 per person, plus applicable processing fees, on or before March 20, Payment must be in U.S. dollars, not in foreign currency. Include payment with the completed and signed registration form to Harvest Travel International. Payment may be made by check, money order, bank draft, major credit card or wire transfer: Checks/money order payable to Harvest Travel International, with the notation on the memo line of 2009 World Jersey Conference. Complete information for billing Visa, MasterCard or Discover on registration form. A 3% convenience fee will be added to the charge. Wire transfers, plus service charge per transfer of U.S. dollars $10 as follows: Wire Routing Transit Number: Bank Name: Wells Fargo Bank City/State: San Francisco, CA Account No: Title of Account: Harvest Travel International SWIFT Code, if needed for international wire transfers: WFBIUS6S Beneficiary Information: 2009 World Jersey Conference We regret we are unable to hold reservations without payment. DO NOT MAIL to the office of the American Jersey Cattle Association; this will simply delay matters. Final payment will be due April 15, CANCELLATIONS All cancellations must be in writing via letter or fax addressed to Harvest Travel International. Verbal cancellations either by telephone or in person are not valid. REFUNDS FOR CANCELLATIONS All cancellations received by Harvest Travel 45 days before arrival are subject to a $200 per person cancellation fee. Cancellations received days before arrival will be charged a 50% cancellation fee. Cancellations received 30-0 days before arrival are totally nonrefundable. Participants are urged to purchase cancellation insurance. DOCUMENTATION FOR OUR VISITORS U.S. citizens and legal residents should carry with them personal identification such as a valid U.S. driver s license. International visitors will need a passport and a U.S. tourist visa. Responsibility for such documents rests with the individual participant. We urge participants to apply to the nearest U.S. consulate as early as possible for this tourist visa, as often it can take some time. SPECIAL INFORMATION FOR GROUPS Should your local Jersey cattle association wish to come as a group, please contact Harvest Travel International. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT Carol Bauer, CTC, President Harvest Travel International Official U.S. tour operator for the 2009 World Jersey Cattle Bureau Annual Meeting Tours 5020 Pierpoint Avenue, Oakland, CA U.S.A. Telephone Fax harvestt@sbcglobal.net

5 YOUR REGISTRATION FOR JERSEY WORLDS COMBINE IN 2009 RESERVATIONS WITH INITIAL PAYMENT DUE ON OR BEFORE MARCH 20, 2009 FINAL PAYMENT DUE APRIL 15, 2009 FULL NAME(S) AS APPEARS ON PASSPORT Mr/Ms PREFERRED NAME FOR BADGE Mr/Ms NAME OF FARM / COMPANY / ASSOCIATION MAILING ADDRESS STREET/ROUTE CITY STATE/PROVINCE POSTAL CODE COUNTRY TELEPHONE / MOBILE TELEPHONE FAX NUMBER CONTACT OUR WISHES FOR TOURS AND ACCOMMODATIONS I/We wish to participate in these programs (check all desired): Tour A: Dalhart, Texas Tour B: Ohio to New York Main Conference: Syracuse, New York Post-Conference Tour: New England Accommodations: Shared room, two beds Shared room, queen or king bed (as available) Single room at supplemental cost indicated Check here if interested in optional golf outing during Main Conference REGARDING PAYMENTS I/We prefer to pay by: Check or money order. Deposit of US$ 200 per person enclosed. Credit card. Bill deposit of US$ 200 per person plus 3% convenience fee on Visa MasterCard Discover CARD NUMBER EXPIRATION DATE SECURITY CODE NAME OF CARD HOLDER SIGNATURE OF CARD HOLDER Wire transfer. Deposit of US$ 200 per person, plus US$ 10 service fee sent on (date): I HAVE READ THIS BROCHURE AND AGREE TO THE CONDITIONS OUTLINED HEREIN: YOUR SIGNATURE DATE Harvest Travel International, the American Jersey Cattle Association, and any sponsoring organizations act only as agent for the hotels, airlines, bus companies, railroads, ship lines or owners or contractors providing accommodations, transportation or other services and all coupons, exchange orders, receipts, contracts and tickets issued by Harvest Travel International are subject to any and all tariffs, terms and conditions under which any accommodations, transportation or any other services whatsoever are provided by such hotels, airlines, bus companies, railroads, ship lines, or owners or contractors or by their person in employ. On advancement of deposit for tour participation, and by the acceptance of tour membership and/or such coupons, exchange orders, receipts, contracts and tickets, the tour participant agrees to the foregoing and also agrees that neither Harvest Travel International nor any of its affiliates, subsidiaries or sponsoring organizations shall be or become liable or responsible for any loss, injury or damage to person, property or otherwise in connection with any accommodations, transportation or other services resulting directly or indirectly from acts of God, dangers incident to the sea, fire, breakdown in machinery or equipment, storm, floods, acts of government or other activities, de jure or de facto wars, whether declared or not, hostilities, civil disturbances, strikes, riots, thefts, pilferage, epidemics, quarantines, medical or customs regulations, defaults, delays or cancellations of or change in itinerary or schedules, or from any cause beyond Harvest Travel International s control, or for any loss or damage resulting from insufficient or improperly issued passports, visas or other documents and that neither Harvest Travel International nor any of its affiliates, subsidiaries or sponsoring organizations shall be or become CONSUMER DISCLOSURE NOTICE liable or responsible for any additional expenses or liability sustained or incurred by the tour participant as a result of any of the foregoing causes. Harvest Travel International reserves the right to substitute hotels, reverse the order of places to be visited and make such alterations to the itinerary as may be deemed necessary for carrying out of the tour either before departure or enroute, or to withdraw any tour, and Harvest Travel International s liability is limited to refund of monies received by Harvest Travel International. Harvest Travel International is not responsible, nor liable for defaults of those not directly under the control of Harvest Travel International. The American Jersey Cattle Association, (the Association ) reserves the right to discharge any tour member should such person s general deportment impede the operation of the tour, or the rights, welfare or enjoyment of the other tour passengers. The decision to discharge a tour member may be made by the Association s tour representative, or by the tour coordinator employed by Harvest Travel International after consultation with the Association. The Association s liability for the discharge of a tour member shall be limited to all sums actually recovered by the Association as a result of such tour member s failure to complete the tour. All funds recovered will be returned to the passenger as soon as reasonably possible following the completion of the tour. Tour/Conference prices are based on tariffs in effect on date of publication of this material and is subject to adjustment (either way) prior to departure should such tariffs or currency rates change. Publication Date: January 20, 2009

6 How wonderful it is that our Jersey cow is the common thread that can bring so many people together from around the world! Jersey Worlds Combine in 2009 The Joint Meetings of the World Jersey Cattle Bureau and the American Jersey Cattle Association The 2009 Annual Meeting of the World Jersey Cattle Bureau will be held in conjunction with the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Annual Meetings which includes for our international visitors, a trip across mid-america to our host city, Syracuse, New York. There you will enjoy the beautiful summertime scenery and hospitality that the New York Jersey folks have planned for you. Most importantly though, we will all celebrate the grand success the Jersey breed has earned in recent years. Here in the U.S.A. and around the world, statistics will show the Jersey has never before been so profitable and so popular with breeders and dairymen alike. Harvest Travel International 5020 Pierpoint Avenue Oakland, CA U.S.A. Telephone Fax harvestt@sbcglobal.net Our agenda will feature farm tours where you will witness Jersey herds performing well in many different size operations. There will be visits to cultural and historical sites and social gatherings where friendships will bloom and lifetime memories will be made. Please browse the enclosed schedule of activities for the entire program. Deadline for reservations is Friday, March 20, Act today... you will want to be there!