Jason and Jentsie Johns reside in Haralson County, which is located in northwest Georgia. They have a small farm operation. They also have two daughters, Hope who is 7 years old and Grace who has just turned 1. They anxiously wait on them to become old enough to begin showing calves. They are currently helping their nephew, Cody Green, with his livestock project. Cody is showing an Angus heifer, a Maine heifer, and a steer this year. His Angus heifer was the champion heifer at the Georgia National Fair this October.

They have also been adopted as part of the Cass FFA Show Team. They enjoy all the good home cooked food provided by Ms. Collier and Ms. Lynch that they share with them at the shows. Jason and Jentsie also enjoy assisting all their youth with their steer and heifer projects.

They are currently building up their herd by focusing on purchasing and breeding high quality cattle. At present, they A.I. the majority of their females for fall born calves. They hope to venture out into Embryo Transfer in the near future.

They are also raising registered Angus, registered Simmental, and crossbred cattle. They will be consigning two calves to the GCCPA sale on April 9th at the Beef Expo in Perry, Georgia.

Jason is on the Board of Directors for the Haralson County Farm Bureau and he was just elected President of the Haralson County Cattlemen’s Association. Jason is also a Charter member of GCCPA having joined in May of 1997.

Jason grew up in Gordon County where he showed livestock, participated on the 4-H Livestock Judging Team and was an active member of the Gordon County Young Farmer’s Association. Jason contributes a lot of his enthusiasm for the club calf industry to the guidance that he received from the late Don Griffith and now his brother, Joe Griffith.

Jentsie showed livestock for Haralson County 4-H and participated on the Haralson County Livestock Judging team. She was a member of a State 4H team that competed at the American Royal in Kansas City . She won state showmanship several times, in addition to having the state champion Simmental heifer 4 years in a row. Her senior year, she exhibited the Reserve Grand Champion Steer at the State Livestock Show in Perry, Georgia. Jentsie contributes a lot of her success and knowledge about the cattle industry to the leadership of John Callaway, who was her County Extension Agent.

Jason is presently working as a Millwright in addition to taking care of the farm, which causes him to have a lot of late nights out, trying to take care of all of the farm responsibilities. He hopes to eventually have more time to devote to raising cattle.

Jentsie teaches Kindergarten at Union Elementary in Paulding County. This is her tenth year teaching. She got her undergraduate degree at Berry College, her Graduate Degree at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and her Post Graduate Degree from the University of West Georgia.

Jason and Jentsie reflect on their life and the impact that living on a farm and showing calves had on them. They realize that they are more well rounded individuals because of the positive experiences that they were exposed to through showing livestock. Showing and raising cattle has brought their family closer together because it was always a family affair. Showing calves was never economically sound, however, it taught them crucial skills that have and will continue to be advantageous to them in all aspects of their lives and careers. Showing heifers and steers taught them foremost responsibility; sportsmanship, determination, self-confidence, and it gave them the skills to meet new people. Ultimately, they are who they are because of the amazing impact that showing cattle has had on their lives. Now they want their own children to have those same experiences .

Jason and Jentsie are very involved in GCCPA and want to contribute their time to making it an outstanding organization for its members and all of the exhibitors that show GCCPA calves.