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.