Author: Laura Ritchey (Laura Ritchey)

The Premier Pioneer is an external newsletter designed to connect with our member-owners, celebrate the success stories of the producers in our territory, highlight the resources our employees can offer, provide valuable industry insights and more.

Nine deserving college students were awarded $750 to $3,000 each through the 2019 Wayne Dudley Scholarship Program.

As Premier Select Sires evaluates and aligns processes within our newly expanded organization, we continue to make organizational changes to more clearly position talent and leadership to best meet our organizational goals. We are pleased to announce that Tim Barnes will lead the effort of unifying our semen and product distribution as Distribution Director for...

TUNKHANNOCK, Pa.—Premier Select Sires, Inc. recently announced that Tim Riley will assume the role of Chief Operations Officer. Along with this role, Riley will fulfill new responsibilities in several areas of the cooperative, including leading the beef program across the entire marketing area of Premier, creating and executing a training and development program for employees,...

PLAIN CITY, Ohio, December 18, 2018 – At Select Sires Inc., you’ll find industry-leading sires for a variety of indexes and traits. Select Sires brings consistency, diversity and reliability to customer-owners in an incredibly strong, daughter-proven genetic lineup. Between the Select Sires, GenerVations and Accelerated Genetics branded product lines, Select Sires Inc. dominates Holstein Association USA’s...

December 7, 2018 TUNKHANNOCK, Pa.—As their January 1, 2019 Select Sire Power/Southeast Select Sires merger approaches, the future Premier Select Sires team prepares to better serve member-owners. When the merger takes effect, more than 200 employees and nearly 100 independent distributers will comprise the new organization. The scope of resources available after the merger, coupled...

PLAIN CITY, Ohio, December 7, 2018 – Select Sires’ class of December 2018 graduates offers an impressive combination of elite production, breed-leading, functional type, incredible fertility and wellness to maximize success. In total, 14 sires joined daughter-proven lineups for Select Sires, Accelerated Genetics and GenerVations product lines. TPI and NM$ Leaders 7HO12659 PASSAT (+2667 GTPI®), 7HO13253...