Dairy Star • Tuesday, January 17, 2015 • Page 3
It’s all inside... Earleywine helps Rickemans’ quality forages lead the way for calf key in attaining 27,000 nutrition pound herd average Pages 14 - 15 Second Section
Women in Jeans: Nicole Gross Page 37
Pages 18, 20
Farm bill, weather, family moments top 2014 headlines Page 35 - 36, 38 - 39
Pages 16, 18 Second Section
Benitz family builds new setup, expands herd from 160 to 800
New Year’s baby arrives, cows return to barn Page 3 Second Section
Pages 1, 6, 7
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
Series of workshops give producers valuable youngstockraising advice
More cows, more family at Doskocils’ Pages 12 - 13
Maiden Rock Blomkest Hutchinson Minneapolis
Pages 5 - 6 Second Section
Brookings
Contents FIRST SECTION Pages 1, 5 MPP signup a mixed bag Pages 1, 11 Milk processors reducing sugar amounts in schools’ avored dairy beverages Page 10 Pralle named 2014 Wisconsin Outstanding Holstein Boy 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 - 26 Rural Roots Page 28 Our research year in review Page 29 Renting farm assets workshop to be held in Dunn County Page 31 Filling in for the replacements Page 32 Dairy in the Suburbs
Dairy Club seniors visit California
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
The Next Generation Page 33
Just Thinking Out Loud
Veterinary Wisdom
Page 29 Second Section
Page 34
Getting Kerry’d Away
Rambling from the Ridges
Page 27
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How would you address decreasing milk consumption?
Michele and Jason Schroeder Courtland, Minn. Nicollet County 60 cows
April and Paul Damhof Willmar, Minn. Kandiyohi County 80 cows
Don and Marlis Silver Monticello, Wis. Green County 95 cows
Milk consumption per capita has decreased over 10 gallons since 1972, does this concern you and how would you change it? We would hope the decreased milk consumption would mean an increase in the consumption of cheese, butter, yogurt, and Greek yogurt so that the overall consumption of dairy products remains at a stable or rising level. However, if that is not the case, perhaps the reason is similar to what the beef industry reported about their decrease in beef consumption—aging baby boomers and a change in their diet. The reason for the decreased milk consumption could be the same. With our involvement in our county ADA, we do know that the big challenge for the dairy industry is soda. We know it will always be a challenge to combat the advertising dollars of the large soda companies. With pop machines more readily available than milk dispensing machines, soda is probably purchased more for on-the-go people and, therefore, drank more. Also, a number of years ago, we heard that rickets was on the rise. It was due to people not drinking enough milk which is fortied with Vitamin A and D. The Vitamin D fortication is required by law to help supplement American diets to battle such things as rickets. It concerns us that our American population has the easiest access to affordable and healthy food, yet can rank so high in malnutrition worldwide. We would hope that our check-off dollars would continue to partner with businesses like McDonald's and Domino's to increase consumption of dairy products. The industry has seen dairy consumption increase at McDonald's through their cafe beverages and Domino's with the increased use of cheese. Overall, our industry needs to target the person in each household that does the grocery shopping— usually a time-pressed mom with young children. Perhaps the industry needs a new kid friendly—yet healthy—dairy snack that ts into every family's budget and busy daily schedule.
Milk consumption per capita has decreased over 10 gallons since 1972, does this concern you and how would you change it? Although milk consumption has decreased, we need to remember that our culture has also changed a lot during that time as well. Consumers have so many more choices available now than they did 40 plus years ago, so a decrease is almost inevitable. At this point, it doesn’t concern us, unless of course, the trend would continue, and then the industry would have to review its options. Our best plan of action would be through promotion and education, and also listening to consumer concerns and suggestions, and following through.
Milk consumption per capita has decreased over 10 gallons since 1972, does this concern you and how would you change it? It should concern the whole dairy industry and it does concern us because for many of us the consumption of milk provides us with our livelihood. However, not only our livelihood, but the livelihood of farming families for future generations to come. Our family farm has been running for 150 years and without milk consumption, or in our case cheese consumption, our careers may have been changed drastically along with the career paths of our children. I would try changing this by increasing knowledge of the agriculture industry as a whole in the youth all over the country. For a long time, there has been a steadily decreasing number of farms all over the United States but an increase in farm size, meaning less people involved in the agriculture eld and less people educated about it. One of my favorite quotes is by Francis Bacon, “Knowledge is power.” Somebody might ask why that quote is relevant to this question. Well, I believe being educated in the agriculture eld is a huge asset because agriculture is the one thing in the world that has gotten us to where we are today.
If this trend continues, how do you think this will affect the dairy industry? If the trend continues, we will need to work harder with our advertising, marketing, and promotional dollars to educate the general population about healthy and nutritious dairy products. Just like any commodity, if the demand for dairy products is not there the market for milk will decrease.
Tell us about you farm and plans for your dairy this year. We have three generations of family involved at Damhof Dairy: Paul’s parents, us, and our children. We milk 80 registered Holstein cows in a tie-stall barn and raise our own replacement heifers.
What do you think of the effort to reduce sugar content in chocolate milk for schools? We think it's great. No matter what, consuming chocolate milk is better for you than consuming other sugary drinks or soda. We know that orange juice contains more sugar than chocolate milk. All in all, we need to make sure that consumers—and especially school dietitians— know and understand the benets of chocolate milk for a balanced diet and healthy lifestyle. Chocolate milk may have more calories, but it provides nine essential nutrients needed for healthy bodies. For some children, the only milk they may get in their diet is at school through a reduced or free lunch program. Unfortunately, there are still misconceptions among consumers about chocolate milk. How much milk do you and your family drink? Between home, work, daycare and school we drink about four to ve gallons of milk a week.
If this trend continues, how do you think this will affect the dairy industry? If milk consumption continued to decrease, it could potentially be a problem for the industry, in that our demand for that one product would be down; but there are other markets for milk that could be focused on. As dairy producers, we provide naturally nutritious and delicious products. Milk is denitely not a one-trick pony. There is so much potential for dairy use...we need to be aware of what the consumer wants, so that we can grow our industry into the future. What do you think of the effort to reduce sugar content in chocolate milk for schools? Reducing the sugar content in anything is probably a good idea. The nutrition of the milk is not affected in this process, so if this is what the consumer wants, go for it. How much milk do you and your family drink? We have a family of ve, and use about two gallons of milk a week. What is your favorite thing to have with a glass of milk? Our favorite thing to have with a glass of milk is...cookies, of course.
What is your favorite thing to have with a glass of milk? For Michele, it's several things including chocolate chip cookies, some kind of homemade chocolate bars, cheesecake, or a pasta dinner. Jason craves milk with chocolate chip cookies and chocolate cake. Tell us about your farm and plans for your dairy this year. Jason farms in partnership with his parents, John and Bev Schroeder. Together, they milk 60 registered Holsteins and farm 320 acres of alfalfa, corn, beans, and oats. Michele appraises farm land and rural properties for a farm management and real estate rm in New Ulm, Minn. Jason and Michele have two sons—Alex (5) and Aiden (2), with a baby due January 22. Several improvements were made during the high milk prices this last year, but limited plans are being made for this year due to low milk prices. However, the hope is to continue transition planning from Jason's parents to Jason throughout the next year.
If this trend continues, how do you think this will affect the dairy industry? The dairy industry has remained strong, but has really changed through the years. People can simply see how strong the dairy industry is by going to World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis. People go to Expo each year to see new innovations and show the best of the best of the dairy breeds. There are so many people that thrive off of the dairy industry, and as long as those passionate people educate others with their interests and desires, I believe the trend will start to go the other way. What do you think of the effort to reduce sugar content in chocolate milk for schools? We do not think the sugar content should be reduced. The only way it should be is if the same genuine taste of chocolate milk can be maintained. Chocolate milk is such an important drink in a child’s diet, changing the sugar content could ultimately drop the consumption of milk for school age children. Chocolate milk is so delicious, why change such an important and nutritious drink. How much milk do you and your family drink? Our family consumes approximately three gallons a week, split between the milk we produce and chocolate milk. We are also big consumers of cheese, ice cream and yogurt.. What is your favorite thing to have with a glass of milk? My favorite thing to have with a nice tall glass of milk is a slice of Papa Murphy’s BBQ Chicken Pizza. Tell us about your farm and plans for your dairy this year. We own and operate a 440 acre dairy farm where we grow alfalfa, corn, wheat, and soybeans. Our Holstein dairy herd size is 95 and we raise all of our replacements. Andy, one of our three kids, has joined the farm and is the 7th generation on this family farm. At this point, like any other year, we plan to maintain our farm in addition to always looking for newer, more innovative ways to farm.
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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.
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Midwest Livestock Systems Menomonie, WI • 715-235-5144 Owen, WI 715-229-4740 Pine Island, MN • 800-233-8937 Sioux Falls, SD • 800-705-1447 Beatrice, NE • 800-742-5748 Monroe Westfalia Surge Monroe, Wisconsin 608-325-2772 jcraigo@tds.net Preston Dairy Equipment, Inc. Sparta, Wisconsin 608-269-3830 • 888-863-0227 www.prestonde.com
Sioux Dairy Equipment, Inc. Rock Valley, IA 712-476-5608 • 800-962-4346 Colton, SD Service 800-944-1217 Edgerton, MN Chemical Sales 507-920-8626 Leedstone Melrose, MN 320-256-3303 • 800-996-3303 Glencoe, MN 320-864-5575 • 877-864-5575 www.leedstone.com
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