AI conference awards Michigan native as specialist of yearAI conference awards Michigan native as specialist of year

Bree Muilenburg of NorthStar Cooperative was honored at the 2018 Select Reproductive Solutions Conference as the CowManager Specialist of the Year. The annual conference was held in Battle Creek, Mich., June 4-7.

“In her first year as an activity system specialist, Bree sold, installed and serviced the most CowManager systems in the United States,” says Ray Nebel, vice president of technical service programs for Select Sires. “Not only is Bree outgoing, but she is dedicated to the success of her customers and extremely well-informed on the latest CowManager developments.”

Muilenburg was raised on a Christmas tree farm in Stanton, Mich., and graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor’s degree in animal science. Her responsibilities at NorthStar include milk sample collections and management of on-farm records for 15 dairy farms, in addition to sales and tech support for CowManager systems throughout the state.

“Bree’s efforts have positioned her as the go-to person in Michigan for CowManager support. She effectively demonstrates and explains how to use the system most efficiently and details how herds can go beyond just heat detection to incorporate health and rumination monitoring. Bree takes great pride in making the system simple and easy to use for the producer,” says Mark Adam, NorthStar general manager.    

Based in Plain City, Ohio, Select Sires Inc. is North America's largest AI organization and is comprised of nine farmer-owned and -controlled cooperatives.

Source: Select Sires Inc.