VerBoort Joins AgriTech Analytics as General Manager

VISALIA, Calif., August 31, 2006–AgriTech Analytics, Inc. (ATA) is pleased to announce the addition of Bill VerBoort as General Manager to their Visalia, Calif. based office. ATA is a leader in dairy records, processing over 1,000,000 cow records per month to provide valuable management information to dairy producers and the dairy industry.

VerBoort comes to AgriTech from California DHIA, where he had served as the General Manager since 1991. He has also served as the General Manager of Brown County DHIA in Wisconsin and Arizona DHIA. During VerBoort’s years of service to the DHI system, among other committees, he served as the Chair of the North American Managers Group and on the Board of Dairy Herd Improvement Association Services.

“I’m thrilled to be part of a committed team that is working to develop and implement several innovative concepts to improve ATA customer service,” said VerBoort. “ATA has always stood for integrity and accuracy, and I know that fine reputation will only continue to grow in the future.”

A native of Wisconsin, VerBoort grew up on a Registered Holstein dairy in DePere. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1975, and obtained his Masters of Agriculture from Colorado State University in 1982.

“We are excited to add Bill to the ATA team. Bill brings a tremendous amount of dairy and DHIA experience to the organization, and his big picture thinking will be an asset to all those involved in the dairy industry as we continue to grow the services of ATA,” said John M. Meyer, CEO of Holstein Association USA, Inc.

To learn more about ATA, or to become a customer, please contact 800.532.0900.

AgriTech Analytics is the second largest dairy records processing center in the U.S., processing over 1,000,000 cow records per month. For nearly 40 years, AgriTech Analytics has worked closely with the Dairy Herd Improvement Associations in providing herd records management information to dairy producers and the dairy industry. AgriTech is able to meet the production testing and herd management needs of the nation's largest and most progressive dairy operations. At the same time, small to mid-size herds also benefit from the newest technology available in dairy herd records processing.