Jersey Herd Management System funding 2020

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A decision made on 4 February 2020

Decision Reference: MD-E-2020-0005
Decision Summary Title :	Jersey Herd Management System funding 2020		Date of Decision Summary:	January 2020
Decision Summary Author	Rural Business Advisor		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Jersey Island Genetics Ltd MD Report		Date of Written Report:	20th January 2020
Written Report Author	Rural Business Advisor		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Annual grant amounting to £180,000 provided to Jersey Island Genetics (JIG) (a wholly owned subsidiary of the RJA&HS) for the operation of the Jersey Herd Management System (JHMS) in 2020 as per Policy GSA 9 Rural Economy Strategy (RES) 2017-2021.
Decision(s): The Minister approved an annual grant of up to £180,000 to fund the operation of the Jersey Herd Management System (JHMS) as set out in the Jersey Herd Management System Business Plan 2020 and the Rural Economy Strategy (RES) 2017-2021.
Reason(s) for Decision: The Minister has approved Jersey Island Genetics 2020 Business Plan for the operation of the JHMS and the budget to deliver the objectives as set out in the Rural Economy Strategy (RES) 2017-2021.
Resource Implications: The 2020 annual grant of up to £180,000 has been identified from within the Department’s 2020 budget. There are no further financial or manpower implications.
Action required: The Rural Business Advisor is instructed to arrange for the 2020 Annual Grant to JIG subject to the conditions set out in the partnership agreement for 2020.
Signature: Senator L J Farnham		Position: Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture
Date Signed		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed)

Jersey Herd Management System funding 2020

Economic Development, Tourism, Sport & Culture

Jersey Herd Management System: Funding 2020

Report to Recommend Funding for 2020

Services were outsourced from the Agriculture and Fisheries Department in 2003 to Royal Jersey Agriculture and Horticulture Society (RJA&HS). These are now managed by Jersey Island Genetics Ltd (JIG), a wholly-owned subsidiary company of the RJA&HS, to ensure the continuance of milk recording and AI services to the dairy industry and the supply of liquid N to hospitals and doctors surgeries previously undertaken by the Agriculture and Fisheries Department.

Since the initial transfer of services in 2003, the RJA&HS and Government of Jersey have developed a mutually beneficial Jersey Herd Management System (JHMS) which provides statutory and non-statutory services to both the dairy industry and Government of Jersey and delivers part of Policy GSA 9 Rural Economy Strategy (RES) 2017 - 2021. The JHMS provides the following statutory and non-statutory services:

A comprehensive herd recording service to all commercial dairy farmers producing milk in Jersey.
Advice and assistance on acquisition, storage and use of Jersey bull semen in order to realise the full potential of the import of international semen into Jersey since 2008.
Provide support to the JMMB in maximising the marketing and animal health benefits from the operation of the JHMS.
Operate and manage the Jersey Cattle Movement Service (JHMS) to meet GoJ legal responsibilities regarding cattle identification required under EU Regulations.
Provide assistance to the States Veterinary Officer (SVO) and the dairy industry in the herd health testing for statutory and non – statutory disease control and monitoring purposes.
Plan, manage and supply Liquid N as required by dairy farmers to enable them to use artificial insemination to impregnate their cattle.
Provide Jersey Hospital and all medical practices in Jersey (if required) with a supply of Liquid N for medical purpose

The operation of the JHMS avoids duplication of requirements under EU regulation with regard to cattle identification and animal health testing and provides Liquid N supplies for medical purposes at a cheaper cost than alternative suppliers as well as providing essential services for dairy herd efficiency and support to the JMMB on product marketing.

The provision of funding supports the Government of Jersey to achieve policy set in the Rural Economy Strategy (RES).

RES 2017-2021 – Policy GSA 9 Dairy Industry Support

The Government of Jersey will continue to support the development of a sustainable future for the dairy industry on the basis that it is a fundamental part of the rural economy, culturally and historically significant and that it represents an increasingly important ‘brand’ that can be used to promote the Island as a whole.

John Vautier, Rural Business Adviser 20 01 20