Jersey cattle exports to America

Thursday 20th November 2008, 3:00PM GMT.

A MAN who has fond memories of the part he played in establishing some of the finest Jersey cattle herds in the USA is 95-year-old Jack Rondel.

He found these pictures early in 2008 when the World Jersey Cattle Bureau came to the Island. As a young Jersey cattle breeder, with a herd at Haut de l’Orme, Trinity, where Rondel’s Farm Shop has since been established, Mr Rondel selected the best cattle he could find each year to sell to America.

He went round Island farms to negotiate deals on behalf of Paul Spann in America so that Island cattle could be used to develop herds there. It was during his time as agent that PanAm flew to Jersey for the first time to transport the animals, a journey which took around 17 hours, with stops for refuelling.

Mr Rondel, who said that the highest price paid was around £1,000, kept some old photographs from the time, many of which were taken by JEP photographers.

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