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Amy Wright was awared evaluator of the year award.TRANSCRIPT
THE"WRIGHT"PERSONFORTHEJOB
AmyWrightwashonoredas"2009InternationalWMSEvaluatoroftheYear"ataMay1,awardsbanquetinLacrosse,Wisconsin.WorldWideMatingService,or
WMSasitismorecommonlyknown,isthemostwidelyusedBovinecomputermatingprogramintheworld‐currentlyusedtomate4.8millioncowsinnolessthen
40countriesannually.
Amyjoined100evaluatorsfrom8countriesfortheannualinternationalevaluators'conferenceforaweekofWMStraining.Globally,morethen200evaluatorsusetheWMSprogram.Duringtheconference,oneUSdomesticevaluatorandoneinternationalevaluatorishonoredastheevaluatoroftheyearbasedupontheirdedicationtobuildingbettercowsthroughtheWMSmatingprogram.WorldWideSiresAreaDirectorof
MarketingBrianAlbertonisaid,"AmyhasbeendedicatedtobuildingmoreprofitablecowsthroughWMSinAustraliafor10years,anditishersincere
desiretomakethenextgenerationofcowsbetterforhercustomersthathasearnedherthiscovetedrecognition."Amyprovidedinsightfulmating
recommendationsformorethen60,000cattleinAustraliain2008.AmyWright'sWesternDistrictscustomersevenrefertoWMSas"Amy'sprogram"
whichisatestamenttotheirconfidenceinherabilities.
WMSwasdevelopedbyUSCooperativegiant,SelectSiresover35yearsagoandhascontinuouslyevolvedto
adapttomoderncattlebreedingtoensureeachgenerationofcattleismoreprofitableandlastslongerthenthepreviousgeneration.AmyusestheWMSlineartypeevaluationtoidentifythestrengthsand
weaknessesoftheindividualcowswithinaherd.Thenafterconsultingwiththefarmer,sheutilizesthe
computertosourcethebestmatingrecommendationstocomplimenteachcow'stypewithagoaltowardlongevityofherprogeny.Inaddition,Amyhelps
farmersavoidcostlyeconomiclossesduetoinbreeding.
AmyusestheWMSprograminherdsrangingfromMountGambierinSouthAustraliatoColacinWesternVictoriaandisoftenutilizedinthe“quietertimes”toassistwithherdsinotherareassuchasTasmania.Amy
canbecontactedon0408417871.
WhenaskedifAmyistherightpersontobuildbettercowsforAustralia,longtimefollower’sof"Amy'sprogram”MickandLeeRyanwhodairyfarmat
BarongarooknearColacalongwiththeirdaughterEbonyandsoninlawBrockandhavebeenontheprogramfor9yearssays"Ourherdhasshown
tremendousimprovementespeciallythosetraitswe
werewantingtocorrect–thereisnoquickfix–meetingandachievingyourbreedinggoalsisveryongoing,Amylooksatallbullstomeetourbreeding
objectives.OverrecentyearswehaveusedHillcrest,Blitz,MrSam,Ladino,Hojay,LehrosGarrison,EmpireandOutsideplusothers.Eachyearaswecalveinour2yearoldsthecyclestartsagain–theimprovementhasbeentremendoususingAmyasourherdadviser.”
Asthe2009InternationalEvaluatoroftheyear,AmyhasdoneAustraliaandWorldWideSiresAustraliaproudforbeingthe"right"personforthejob!
WWSAustraliaGeneralManager,PeterSemmenssaid,”TheWMSprogramisusedbyallofWorldWideSiresAustraliasalespeopleineveryStateandhasalsobeen
takenupbyindividualresellersforuseandtocomplimenttheirownbusinesses,growthinthe
programhasbeensubstantialandfarmersatisfactionisveryhigh.UnlikeseveralotherprogramsbeenusedinAustralia,theWMSprogramtookaccountof17typetraits,production,inbreedingandwasabletoutilize
siresfromallcompanies”
WWSAustraliaAreaSalesManagerinGippslandKatieMalehasoverthelast18monthsacquiredseveral
herdsfortheprogramandisactivelyseekingtoexpandtheuseoftheprogramKatiecanbecontactedon
0408417870.
ForfulldetailsortohaveaWWSAustraliarepresentativecallanddiscusstheWMSprogramcall
Amy,KatieortheWWSAustraliaofficeon0260259522.