Farmer-owned cooperative Premier Select Sires recently held their annual meeting and announced a third straight year of record sales. All categories of the cooperative showed growth, with direct semen sales and product lines showing the most increase from 2023. Board President Kenny Taylor, a cattle owner from Tennessee, stated, “We are so thankful to our customers for putting trust in us to serve them well and our employees for getting the job done.”
CEO Mark Carpenter echoed those statements. “We have seen many new customers utilize the services and products of Premier in 2024 and that trend continues. Our growth of over $3.5 million dollars is an 8% increase on 2023 sales. This has allowed us to add new talented people to our team and reach additional customers to serve.”
The best-selling sires for 2024 at Premier showed a top three of 7HO1508 PARFECT, 7HO14160 LUSTER-P, and 250HO16498 HULU. Vice President of Marketing Kirk Sattazahn delivered the sales information along with additional comments. Kirk stated, “I recently celebrated 30 years with the cooperative and I can’t remember a time when so many good things were happening all at once. I attribute this to a very talented team that enjoys serving their customers. In addition to the semen growth, our DTXTM feed additive and CowManager® activity system had record growth for new adoption.”
Premier has continued to partner with other leaders in the industry to offer a diverse line of services and herd management products. The cooperative continues to seek opportunities to help producers achieve new heights in profitability.
Premier welcomes new delegate Ken McCarty who began service with the 2025 elections. In addition to the new delegate, the Board of Directors for 2025 will consist of the following leadership team: President Kenny Taylor, 1st Vice President James Cook, 2nd Vice President John Edd Harris, Treasurer Mike Saylor, Secretary Kevin Satterwhite and three Public Directors Tim Riley, Rob Hamaker, and the aforementioned John Edd Harris.
With a strong start to 2025, Premier Select Sires Inc. looks forward to continuing service to dairy and beef producers in the cooperative membership area.
Premier Select Sires is a farmer-owned cooperative that serves beef and dairy producers in its 23-state member area. Dedicated to providing its members with all they need to achieve success, Premier provides:
Industry-leading genetics from the Select Sires, Accelerated Genetics, and GenerVations brands
- Effective herd health and management products, as well as artificial insemination supplies
- Reliable services and programs backed by years of success
- Knowledgeable industry experts who are easily accessed for consultation, advice, and on-farm assistance
Together with its two sister cooperatives, Premier owns and controls Select Sires Inc., the world’s most recognized name in bovine genetics.
®Your Success Our Passion is a registered trademark of Select Sires Inc. CowManager is a registered trademark of Agis Automatisering. TMDTX is a trademark of Select Sires Inc.