Premier Select Sires will award up to $20,000 to students within the Premier territory through the 2026 Premier Future Ag Leaders Scholarship Program. Two exemplary students will receive $2,500 scholarships through either the Johnny Daniel Memorial Scholarship or the Wayne Dudley Scholarship. Several other students will receive scholarships of $500-$1,000 in value. Click here for...
Rachel Stone has joined Premier Select Sires as a Reproductive Services Specialist in our northern region. Please join us in welcoming her! Rachel attended SUNY Cobleskill to study Dairy Production and Management from 2015-2017. Before joining Premier Select Sires, she worked for 11 years as the farm manager for a 100% grass-fed organic dairy operation....
Ryan Allen has been promoted to Key Account Specialist for Premier Select Sires. Working closely with other Premier team members, Ryan will connect and build relationships with customers and prospects who can benefit from Premier Select Sires’ services and products. He will provide consultative services to help producers achieve new heights in genetics, reproduction, and...
Ben Williamson has joined Premier Select Sires as the Southern Region Product Manager! Ben obtained his bachelor’s degree in animal science from Morehead State University, and his master’s degree from the University of Arkansas. Originally from Ohio, he has spent the past 14 years of his professional life teaching and working with extension programs. Throughout...
Jim Gagnon, Area Sales Manager in Premier’s northern region, retires August 31, 2025 after 35 years of service. Jim grew up on a small farm in northern Vermont. He attended the University of Vermont to obtain a bachelor’s degree in animal science with a minor in business. While in school, he was active in showing,...
Premier Select Sires will distribute Native Microbials’ Galaxis™ Frontier, a product that improves rumen genetics to enable healthier and higher producing cows, in the Eastern U.S. TUNKHANNOCK, Pa. and SAN DIEGO — Premier Select Sires Inc. and Native Microbials Inc. are excited to announce a partnership to help dairy producers improve the health and performance of their cows. The agreement enables...
Jim Wood, Area Sales Manager in Premier’s northern region, retires August 15, 2025 after 16 years of service to the cooperative. After graduating from SUNY Cobleskill, Jim began his agricultural career as a partner with his father on their family farm. He worked in sales for an artificial insemination company before being hired as an...
Brian Martin has recently joined the team as an ASM in Kansas. Brian obtained a dairy science degree from California Polytechnic State University in 2021. He interned with All West Select Sires in the summer of 2020. He grew up on a family-owned Jersey dairy in California, where he and his family were longtime customers...
Elizabeth Gallagher has joined Premier Select Sires as an Area Sales Manager in the Northern Region. Elizabeth earned her Associate’s Degree in Business Administration from SUNY Cobleskill. She gained eight years of experience as a herd manager on three different sized dairy farms: A 300-cow registered Holstein herd, a 1200-cow commercial dairy, and a 100-cow...