My final week at Select Sires was Sire Summary Week, so the office was very busy! On Monday, I edited the ProfitMAX statement stuffer that I previously created. Afterwards, I started proofing materials for members of the communications team. The first item that I proofed was the lineup for the Genervations branded sires that will appear in the bull book. Later, I picked two members of the communications team up at the airport and brought them to Select Sires. When I returned, I helped Ashlan brainstorm a layout for her TPI, or total performance index, flyer. That evening, I helped Sara buy supplies and gallons of milk. In preparation for a video project later in the week, we purchased 30 gallons of milk and captured video footage during the process. On Friday, she will be recording a video at Select Sires relating to the trending #10GallonChallenge. The milk that we purchased that night was a small portion of the 100 gallons of milk that Select Sires will be donating to local food pantries.
On Tuesday, the sire analysts were busy making decisions about which sires would become a part of Select Sires’ proven lineup. Until the decisions are made, the communications team does a lot of preparation, because once the results are released, they become very busy creating the bull books, directory, price lists, advertisements, social media posts and press releases. As a result, I continued helping the communications department prepare for the results of the Sire Summary. I also added some updated contact information to the back of the calendars. After the information was updated, Jacquelyn and I submitted the calendars to Post Printing, which was a great feeling! As the day went on, the communications team was able to prepare some communications materials with the information that was available from the Sire Summary, but some work had to wait until Wednesday, when all of the information would be readily available.
Throughout the rest of the week, I continued proofing materials that the communications team produced. On Friday, I participated in the 10 Gallon Challenge video and wrapped up my internship. I am so thankful for the internship experience that I gained at Select Sires this summer!