Welcome to Heartland Jerseys, owned and operated by Jerry and Sue Spielman of Seneca, Kansas.  As our farm name suggests, we are located in “America’s Heartland” in the northeastern part of the state, just a mile south of U.S. Hwy. 36, which follows the old Pony Express and Oregon Trails.  The region’s rolling hills and rich fertile valleys are home to a large number of the state’s dairy herds.

Heartland Jerseys, Inc. is an all-registered Jersey dairy established in 1988 with the purchase of two bred heifers and has grown, down-sized, and grown again to its present 353 milking cows and 266 replacement heifers.  A production sale was held in May, 2005 where 45 cows and 50 heifers were sold at auction.  The dairy is preparing to host its second production sale on May 9, 2008.  (See the Sale page for highlights of some of the 60 cows, 20 bred heifers and 20 young heifers being offered on the sale.)

The rolling herd average for January, 2008 was 20,199 Milk, 957 Fat (4.7%), 743 Protein (3.7%).  Heartland Jerseys is currently ranked 57th in the nation for JPI (Jersey Performance Index).  The herd is also ranked 8th in the nation for fat production and 10th for protein among its peers with 150-299 cows on the 2007 AJCA lactation averages.  All but 20 cows and heifers carry the Heartland prefix.

Milking cows are divided into five groups: transition, two pens of high producing cows 3 years and older, 2 year olds and low producing cows nearing dry-off.  Each of the milking cows consume 91 pounds of TMR daily, which consists of corn silage, alfalfa hay, ground corn, whole cottonseed, Sweet Bran, molasses and a protein/mineral premix.

All replacement heifers and bulls are housed and cared for at or within one mile of the dairy.  Breeding bulls from cows in the top 30-40% of the herd are available for sale.  (See our bull page.)  Top animals in the herd are flushed and we are currently transplanting all the recovered embryos into below average cows here on the farm.  We hope to have embryos available for sale sometime in the future. 

Visitors or inquiries are always welcome.  Thank you for visiting our website.