Thirty-nine new employees and summer interns participated in Select Sires’ orientation program held July 10 and July 11. Employees and interns from eight member cooperatives, Select Sires GenerVations, World Wide Sires and Select Sires Inc. gathered at the Select Sires headquarters in Plain City, Ohio. Following the two-day orientation, many of the attendees participated in an additional two days of extensive sales training.
“As our organization continues to grow, Select Sires is privileged to add professional, knowledgeable and passionate individuals to our sales and service force,” says Lyle Kruse, vice president of U.S. market development for Select Sires. “Our orientation program provides new employees and student interns an opportunity to visit our facilities and network with colleagues from across North America.”
Select Sires’ orientation program highlights the cooperative’s unique history and provides a comprehensive overview of the current programs and services. Presentations delivered by industry experts include: Select Reproductive Solutions® (SRS®), Select Mating Service® (SMS®), Program for Genetic AdvancementTM (PGATM), StrataGEN®, Aggressive Reproductive TechnologiesTM (ARTTM), CowManager®, Breeding to FeedingSM and Program for Fertility AdvancementTM (PFATM). New employees receive training on the topics of bull care and semen collection, semen quality and fertility, genetic evaluations, dairy and beef sire programs, herd management solutions and Select Sires’ gender SELECTedTM semen process. Participants also tour the facilities in Plain City and preview a selection of bulls on parade.
Based in Plain City, Ohio, Select Sires Inc., is North America’s largest A.I. organization and is comprised of nine farmer-owned and -controlled cooperatives. As the industry leader, it provides highly fertile semen as well as excellence in service and programs to achieve its basic objective of supplying dairy and beef producers with North America’s best genetics at a reasonable price.