Dairy Star • Tuesday, January 17, 2015 • Page 3
It’s all inside... Earleywine helps lead the way for calf nutrition Pages 14 - 15 Second Section
New Year’s baby arrives, cows return to barn Page 3 Second Section
Women in Jeans: Nicole Gross Page 37
Farm bill, weather, family moments top 2014 headlines
Rickemans’ quality forages key in attaining 27,000 pound herd average
Page 35 - 36, 38 - 39
Pages 18, 20
McLeod County dairy farmer also county commissioner
Dairy Club seniors visit California
Pages 1, 7
Pages 16, 18 Second Section
Irrthums honored as 2014 Goodhue County Farm Family of the Year
Dairy’s Star Youth: Nathan Zuidema Page 26 Second Section
Pages 2, 4 - 5 Third Section
Ottertail Hillman
More cows, more family at Doskocils’
Series of workshops give producers valuable youngstockraising advice
Pages 12 - 13
Pages 5 - 6 Second Section
Blomkest Hutchinson Minneapolis Brookings
Contents FIRST SECTION Pages 1, 5 MPP signup a mixed bag Pages 1, 6 Milk processors reducing sugar amounts in schools’ avored dairy beverages Page 10 MN milk production stabilizes while dairy herds, cow numbers decline Page 11 Dairy Letters Pages 15 - 16 From Our Side of the Fence Page 22 Starlings a costly problem for livestock producers Page 23 Making Cents of Dairy Page 25 On the Road with Princess Kay Page 26 FSA News and Notes Page 28 Our research year in review Page 29 Are you breeding your heifers at the right time? Page 31 Filling in for the replacements Page 32 Dairy in the Suburbs
SECOND SECTION Pages 7 - 8 Milk hauling charges last May ranged from 11 cents to $2.97 Page 10 The “Mielke” Market Weekly Page 11 Dairy Markets Page 12 Area Hay Auction results Page 22 Winter feeding calves Page 23 Mid-American Hay Auction results Page 25 British dairy co-op delays milk payment by two weeks Pages 30 - 31 Dairy Recipes THIRD SECTION Page 6 Weed control during alfalfa stand establishment studied Pages 7 - 8 Overcoming the ‘summer slump’ Pages 10 - 11 Dairy Calendar Pages 16 - 18 Some Udder Stuff Pages 19 - 22 Classieds
Kids Corner: The Svendsens
Wanamingo
Pages 13, 15
Forest City
Gays Mills Argyle
Jersey cow gives birth to triplets Page 9 Third Section
Columnists Ag Insider Pages 8-9
Just Thinking Out Loud
Veterinary Wisdom
Page 29 Second Section
Page 34
The Next Generation Page 33
Getting Kerry’d Away
Dear County Agent Guy
Page 27
Page 30
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When It Comes To Feeding Enzymes...
For N.E. Neb, N.D. & S.D. Call/Text: Roger Frieler, R.A.S. 605-760-0514 whitetails@valyousat.net
Central MN Regional Mgr, Call/Text: Rich Lauer, P.A.S. 320-250-2645 richlauer@clearwire.net
For Northern Stearns, Southern Todd, & Douglas Counties in MN Call/Text: Becky Heinz , B.S., P.A.S. 763-218-8114 becky.heinz@outlook.com
For Morrison and For Stearns County For Ottertail, Wadena & For Benton, Mille Lacs, Isanti, For South/SW, Northeastern Stearns Northern Todd Counties South of Hwy. 94 in MN West Central, and North/ Kanabec, Pine & Chisago County in MN Call/Text: Call/Text: in MN Call/Text: Counties in MN Call/Text: NW Minnesota Call/Text: Sarah Klehr, Kristen Heitke, Harv Schoon, R.A.S. John Huonder , R.A.S. Dale Ommodt, CCA, R.A.S. CVT, P.A.S. B.S., P.A.S 218-639-0823 320-362-1115 320-212-3190 320-266-0591 651-278-1374 jschoon77@msn.com jt2huonder@gmail.com daleo@frontiernet.net sarah.klehr@yahoo.com kristenheitke@gmail.com
For Fillmore Co. in MN, & For: N.E. Iowa, Call/Text: S.E. MN Regional Mgr For Winona & Wabasha Co, For Winona & Wabasha Co, For Houston in MN, Buffalo, For LaCrosse, Monroe & For N.W. Iowa, Call/Text: MN, Call Text: MN, Call/Text: Jackson & Trempealeau in Vernon Co in WI. Call/Text: Howard, Winnshiek & Lori Bockenstedt, B.S., Call/Text: Kenton Witt, P.A.S. WI. Call/Text: Allamakee in Iowa, Call/Text: P.A.S. Gary Lee, P.A.S. Aaron Lee Jason Pursell, P.A.S. Kyle Bartsch, R.A.S. 712-441-5470 563-608-1552 507-251-2195 507-450-4180 John Kiese, R.A.S. 608-633-5514 Mark Holthaus, R.A.S. 507-450-1222 kmwitt@orangecitycomm.net aaronlee02@hotmail.com 507-313-1756 jlpursell@yahoo.com 507-258-0772 loribockenstedt@gmail.com kyle.bartsch@agriking.com garyleerto@gmail.com ikekiese@yahoo.com markhfeedguy@yahoo.com
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Dairy Star • Saturday, January 17, 2015 • Page 19
“Cows are more contented... better quality, production.” — Lorenzo Cabral
BROUWER DAIRY, Lorenzo Cabral, manager PORTALES, NEW MEXICO Milking 2,560 COWS Production 83 lbs/cow/day (3x) SCC 97,000
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“We like how it softens the udders. Cows are more contented, and they do better in milk quality and production.
Lorenzo has been manager for the past 10 years. They milk 2,560 cows 3x with a bulk tank average production of 83 pounds/cow/day and somatic cell counts consistently below 100,000.
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