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Volume 20, No. 17
October 27, 2018
Striving for responsible antibiotic usage
Schultze wins national recognition for Maple Ridge Dairy By Danielle Nauman danielle.n@dairystar.com
STRATFORD, Wis. – added twice a week, and the Taking care of cows is not stalls are completely cleaned something Jami Schultze takes out and re-bedded twice a year. The farm’s BI representalightly in her position as herd manager at Maple Ridge Dairy, tive, Rebecca Gotham, rst informed Schultze of the award, LLC, in Stratford, Wis. That attention to detail encouraging her to submit an earned Schultze the top distinc- application. The contest retion from over 100 applicants quired her to answer essay in Boehringer Ingelheim’s Pro- questions, discussing responducers for Progress Recogni- sible use of antibiotics and retion Program, celebrating dairy lating with the consumer. “We have customers and producers for their judicious use of antibiotics in their herds. they need to be assured of our Schultze manages the good practices and what we are 1,650-cow herd at Maple Ridge doing to producer their food,” Dairy, which is owned by Brian Forrest said of the importance Forrest. The herd is milked in he places on his herd managetwo facilities on the farm, with ment team’s focus on reducabout 720 head being milked ing drug usage on the farm. in a double-12 parallel parlor, “Sadly, most consumers are rewhile the remainder of the herd moved from the farm by three is milked in a double-16 paral- or four generations. We need to lel parlor. Cows are housed in continually communicate our sand-bedded freestall barns, dedication to our animals and which are groomed several times per week. New sand is Turn to MAPLE RIDGE | Page 7
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Jami Schultze spends a great deal of Ɵme assessing the health and performance of the Maple Ridge Dairy herd near Straƞord, Wis.
Hurricanes devastate farmland across naƟon Austins, Nances now dealing with storms’ aftermath By Jennifer Coyne jenn@dairystar.com
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A storage barn on Meghan and Brad AusƟn’s farm site is destroyed aŌer Hurricane Michael made landfall Oct. 10 near Marianna, Fla.
MARIANNA, Fla. – Life throughout the South Atlantic is slowly returning to normal after two hurricanes made landfall this fall, bringing about heavy rains and immeasurable damage to dairy communities in the southern United States. In September, Hurricane Florence swept across the Carolinas, and a short month later, Hurricane Michael arrived in the Florida Panhandle. “We’ve been able to take care of ourselves because of the outpouring of support from our fellow farmers,” said Meghan Austin of the Florida dairy in-
dustry. Austin and her husband, Brad, milk 300 cows in Jackson County near Marianna, Fla. The couple is one of many displaced with the aftermath of the fall storms. In the weeks following the hurricane’s landfall Oct. 10, the Austins have spent their time clearing debris and large trees from their farm property. “Our house is OK, but the yard looks like a bomb went off,” said Austin of her home located 10 miles from the farm site. “It’s defeating to know this is all gone, and it takes everything I have not to burst into tears every time I see it. Everybody around us is in the same boat.” The Austins’ 500-acre property was comprised of pastureland and hardwoods. “It’s not the most ideal place to Turn to HURRICANES | Page 5
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As the temperature continues to drop, and days shorten, everyone is busy with harvest and preparing for winter. In this issue we included an article on udder health, and how to keep teats clean and comfortable throughout winter. That story can be found on pages 12 and 13 in the rst section. In the “From Our Side of the fence” feature, we talked to dairy farmers who also raise beef steers and what that is like on their farm. To read By Mark Klaphake more about their experiences, turn to pages 15 and 16 in the rst section. Editor We are still featuring some stories that we caught at World Dairy Expo the beginning of this month. Turn to pages 34 and 35 of the rst section to read about the Fritsches from New Ulm, Minn., and how they celebrated 90 years of being a registered Guernsey dairy farm at Expo. Whether you have been dairying for 90 years or two, a story about a young dairy farmer will always bring a smile to your face. Turn to pages 3 and 4 of the second section to read about 11-year-old Boone Moen and how he is an active part of his family’s dairy farm near Lanesboro, Minn. Speaking of harvest, Dairy Star caught up with Keith Goeller in New York Mills, Minn. as he nished combining soybeans on Oct. 22. We followed them from the barn, to the eld and back again. Read about how their day went on pages 16, 18 and 19 of the second section. In the third section you can read about the Mussmans and their tough decision to sell their milking cows. Mike and Julie milked 42 cows for 36 years and decided to sell them when they were recently faced with health challenges. Read about the Mussmans on pages 2 and 3. Dairy Star had a chance to attend the American Dairy Goat Association’s annual conference in Bloomington, Minn. Forage analysis, microchip identication requirements and website design were among topics discussed. To read about these, ip to page 11 in the third section.
Favorite quotes from this issue: “I feel the need to give a shout out to all the ones who have gone before the modern farm woman. Their hard work, dedication and perseverance has allowed for this generation to update the meaning of farm wife.” - Diane Menze (First Section, Page 36)
“I’ve always had an interest in camels and farming. Being able to do both is a bonus.” - Megan Williams (Second Section, Pages 14-15)
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Calves are safe aŌer Hurricane Michael blew through the AusƟns’ farm site and knocked down trees Oct. 10 near Marianna, Fla. remained intact, but other downed fences caused the dry cows, yearlings and heifers to become intermingled during the dairy’s calving season. “These last few weeks have been like triaging in the ER room,” Austin said. “First, we were going minute by minute, now it’s day by day, prioritizing fence lines, refueling generators and continuing milking. Honestly, I thank God we’re not a bigger farm. With the magnitude of this storm, it would be debilitating.” Dairy farmers further up the East Coast are also recouping from Hurricane Florence’s damage, which made landfall Sept. 14. While extra precautions were necessary, preparing for the severe weather was also routine. Adequate shelter was provided for their livestock, loose housing was secured and generators were fueled, among other tasks that would help protect the farm facilities, livestock and land. “We were still harvesting, so we had to ensure the silage pits were covered, hay was out of the eld, stack and covered, and equipment was stored in the best location,” Caci Nance said. “We also had to ensure all lots were scraped and cleaned ahead of the storm to control manure runoff from excessive rains.” Nance and her family are one of 50 dairy farms left in South Carolina. The Nances milk 160 cows near McConnells, S.C., located south of the border from Charlotte, N.C.
When the storm arrived, it lingered until the morning of Sept. 17. “Thankfully, even with the duration of rainfall, the amount we received was not what was predicted,” said Nance of the six inches of accumulated moisture. “Most of [the dairies] are located in the western half of the state, so none of us sustained much damage. However, many of our row crop and hog farm friends have completely lost this year’s crops and every animal in the barn due to ooding. While the storm didn’t devastate the dairy industry, it has signicantly impacted agriculture.” Milk processing plants across the state closed as the storm passed through, but were shut down at different times and days, which mitigated the need to dump milk. In the weeks following, the Nances were able to return operations to normal. They did receive an additional two inches of rain as Hurricane Michael passed through as a tropical storm. “We were blessed to not sustain damage or experience a loss of power,” Nance said. Everyone in the South Atlantic region of the United States remains on alert as hurricane season lingers for another month. However, the outpouring of help from near and far is a sure sign no one has to go through disaster alone. “Seeing the response of people across the state is so heartwarming, and it’s really restored my faith in humanity,” Austin said.
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ConƟnued from MAPLE RIDGE | Page 1 our commitment to producing a safe, wholesome product.” Schultze and her herd management team on the farm work with their veterinarian to keep improving their antibiotic protocols, as well as protocols to treat problems such as milk fever and ketosis. They have developed standards for administering an IV, using needles and administering sub-cutaneous and intra-muscular injections. The team works together to reevaluate and re-examine these protocols yearly during herd health visits every two weeks. The farm is also certied in the Food Armor® and the FARM programs. “We culture all of our mastitis cases here on the farm,” Schultze said. “If a cow comes up with a gram-positive culture, we will review the cow’s records to decide if she is a good candidate for intramammary antibiotic therapy or if she should be culled from the herd.” Cows that come up with gram-negative cultures are usually culled, since those cases typically will not respond to treatment. “If the culture results indicate no growth, antibiotics will not be administered. We know that no bacteria growth means the infection is gone and only inammation remains,” Schultze said. On the farm, mastitis problems are initially detected by the milkers. When abnormal milk is observed while forestripping
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Jami Schultze works on a culture at Maple Ridge Dairy LLC in Straƞord, Wis. The dairy has cultured their own masƟƟs cases for about three years, helping them to determine appropriate treatment protocols. during the milking process, a red band is placed on the cow and she is then segregated into the hospital pen where Schultze or others evaluate the cow, culture the milk and administer treatment as necessary. “We think that it’s important to look at and diagnose each cow as an individual and not just treat because a cow seems off,” Schultze said. “If she’s off, we want to know why she is off. When we treat something, we want to do it responsibly.” Limiting the number of people who are responsible for
administering antibiotics is one way the herd management team can ensure drugs are being used appropriately. The herdspeople use Dairy Comp 305 and written records to help communicate, as anything administered is entered in both places. The on-farm culturing process, which they have used for about three years, comprised a great deal of the base for Schultze’s application for the award. Schultze noted that when an antibiotic is administered to an animal and the proper withholding time has been met, all treated cows are still tested
prior to their milk going back into the tank, , something that Schultze thinks is important for consumers to understand.. A benecial addition to the farm’s milking procedures was the installation of teat scrubbers, which were rst installed in the double-12 parlor two years ago and have since been installed in the double-16 parlor. “The teat scrubbers made a big difference in the number of mastitis cases we were dealing with,” Schultze said. “Our average SCC so far for 2018 is under 91,000. The teat scrubber
gives consistency in the prepping process, because everyone is doing it the same.” Caring for cows in the postfresh pen comprises a great deal of Schultze’s time. As a matter of routine, each cow is examined and has her temperature taken on days three, ve and 10. Older cows or cows carrying excess condition are tested for ketosis, using ketone strips. Schultze and Forrest both see that connection to the consumer as an important facet in the future of the dairy industry. The farm hosts tours to help share the story of how dairy products are produced in a safe and wholesome manner whenever they can. “It’s really frustrating to have all the misinformation oating around on social media, and we need to continually develop different tools to combat that,” Forrest said. “We need to get better at telling our story, the correct story.” Forrest credits the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin (PDPW) with giving him the tools he needs as a producer to rise above the frustration and work to proactively deal with providing correct and true information to consumers. “Consumers are becoming more interested in and want more transparency in antibiotic usage,” Schultze said of the importance of working towards reducing antibiotic usage. “It’s our job to earn their trust that we’re caring for our animals and producing a safe product.”
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Wisconsin milk production edges higher In the 23 major dairy states, September milk in the second and third quarters, but this is the time production totaled 16.4 billion pounds, up 1.5 per- of the year when soybean exports typically happen. cent from one year ago. The size of Wisconsin’s dairy herd totaled 1.27 million head, down 4,000 Farm nancial situation is not as bad as feared Trade with China is the biggest risk head from one year. While the size of Ag Insider for U.S. agriculture. Given the trade sitthe state’s dairy cow numbers declined, uation, CoBank Economist Will Secor milk production increased 2 percent. said the farm nancial situation is betThe No. 1 dairy state of California ter than expected. “My gut is if they’re enjoyed a nearly 5 percent increase in making sales and with the Market Familk output. cilitation Program, I think it will be OK in the short-term,” Secor said. “There’s S/D report adjusts milk production still a lot of pain out there; I’m glad to According to the October USDA see land values remain pretty steady.” supply/demand report, the milk production outlook for 2018 and 2019 was adDairy revenue insurance now availjusted higher. On a per-cow basis, milk able production is growing faster than exBy Don Wick The Dairy Revenue Protection inpected. Dairy cow numbers are also esColumnist surance product was developed by the timated to increase in 2019. The Class American Farm Bureau Federation and III milk price forecast was lowered for is backed by the Federal Crop Insurance program. 2018, but increased for 2019. This policy provides risk management protection, picking up the difference between the revenue Large-scale loans drives ag lending activity The volume of non-real estate farm loans rose guarantee and the actual milk price. “Essentially, it sharply in the third quarter. According to the Fed- allows farmers to value the milk in the policy more eral Reserve’s Agricultural Finance Book, the total closely with what they’re doing on the farm,” said loan volume was up 30 percent from one year ago. AFBF Chief Economist John Newton. “One key Nathan Kauffman, who is a vice president with feature is that farmers can use futures prices to dethe Kansas City Fed, said the loan volume is due velop a price for butterfat, protein and other milk to the current market environment. “Cash ows are solids.” Newton goes on to say the cost of Dairystill relatively weak; producers need nancing and RP will vary, depending on market prices and presome seem to be needing it in larger amounts.” The miums. “Early indications are that higher levels of number of loans larger than $1 million nearly dou- coverage could range from 10 to 30 cents per hunbled and accounted for nearly 40 percent of non-real dredweight. Nearby quarters will be more affordestate lending during the quarter. Loan delinquency able than distant quarters, and policies with higher rates on farm loans at commercial banks remained deductibles or lower values of milk insured will be low. Kauffman said the big test for agriculture will more affordable.” be in this fourth quarter. Trade concerns were seen
Co-op 100 list released Minnesota-based CHS remains the largest cooperative in the nation. According to the National Cooperative Bank list of the top cooperatives, CHS reports nearly $32 million in revenue. Dairy Farmers of America and Land O’Lakes are ranked second and third. The other major dairy cooperatives on the list include California Dairies Inc. (12), Darigold (17), Prairie Farms Dairy (20), Associated Milk Producers Inc. (22), Select Milk Producers Inc. (23), Foremost Farms (23), Organic Valley/ CROPP (42), AgriMark Inc. (55), Michigan Milk Producers Association (66), United Dairyman of Arizona (69), Bongards’ Creameries (86), First District Association (88), NFO (95). More co-ops sign up for Land O’Lakes/Gravie Insurance Plan Land O’Lakes and Gravie are expanding their health insurance plan for Minnesota farmers in 2019. The group health benets were available on a pilot basis this past year and the number of participating cooperatives will increase by 60 percent. Minnesota implemented a law last year allowing ag co-op members to band together to purchase group health insurance. PETA ads pulled The animal rights activist group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals posted a controversial 30 second video ad at grocery stores in Madison and Milwaukee earlier this month. The ad, called ‘the pregnancy gun,’ highlighted the use of articial insemination in the dairy industry. A PETA spokesperson said the ad was designed to remind consumers that dairy products come from “sexually assaulted cows.” Faced with complaints, the videos were pulled shortly after their debut. Turn to AG INSIDER | Page 9
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Jon Peterson stands next to his solar panels on his farm in Peterson, Minn. space on the roof, and the panels would not have been in the right direction or at the right angle. Peterson decided to place the solar panels in one of his paddocks. At ďƒžrst, he was worried the panels would take up too much of the paddock, but everything worked out because the cows can graze around the panels. “There’s only six feet of grass under the panels that the cows can’t reach,â€? Peterson said. Peterson had MinnSolar install the solar panels. They took care of all of the grant paperwork and planning. Peterson said he liked that there was the same person there every day installing the panels because it made it easier. MinnSolar installed two rows of solar panels that are 12- by 120-feet. The panels are rated at 40 kilowatts which is the maximum size they could get. “The kilowatts need to match the use [of your solar panels],â€? Peterson said. The total cost of the project was $120,000. Peterson received a
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“As long as it’s light out, the panels will produce something,â€? Peterson said. Peterson said the best time of the year for the panels is June to August because it is lighter for longer periods of time. The main beneďƒžt Peterson is seeing from the solar panels is a reduction in his electric bill. “[The panels] contribute to a more sustainable energy production,â€? he said. The panels can report how many kilowatts are produced each day and if a panel is not working. MinnSolar monitors the panels and will act if anything is wrong. Peterson has not had any problems with his solar panels so far. “They are pretty tough,â€? Peterson said. The one negative thing Peterson foresees is snow building up on the solar panels during the winter. If the snow piles on the panels, he plans to brush them off so he does not lose hours of energy. The solar panels add to the other sustainable practices Peterson uses on his farms. He began using rotational grazing for his cows and then went to organic production in 2000. “Moving to organic wasn’t much of a leap from rotational grazing,â€? Peterson said. He also seasonally calves in his cows in March. “I’ve been involved with sustainable ag for 30 years, so solar panels were another part that ďƒžt in with the grazing and organics,â€? Peterson said. So far, Peterson is happy with the results he has seen. “I wouldn’t have done anything differently,â€? Peterson said.
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Siblings carry on Wisconsin 4-H championship
“Only treating one cow for mastitis.” Dan Ziegler
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MADISON, Wis. – It was a special day for the Green County 4-H dairy judging team, Oct. 1, when the National 4-H Dairy Judging title went to Wisconsin for the second year in a row. “Our team is very unique; we’re all best friends,” said Brian McCullough, Green County 4-Her. The team was compiled of a two sibling duos: Brian and Rachel McCullough and Cole and Clayton Mahlkuch. “The national competition has always been a goal for this team,” Brian said. “This year, we really put all the pieces together. We have been practicing since we were all young. To nally see a chance to compete at a nationwide contest was really cool. I must say our team really came out of nowhere; it was a year of rsts for us. Earlier that year, we won our rst district contest in over a decade, won our rst state competition since the early 90s and our rst national appearance since then as well.” The team acknowledges they could not have done it on their own. “We have had lots of help to get us to this point,” Rachel said. “I personally have been able to learn a lot from my dad and grandpa. They have really taught me what it is I need to look for when I am judging, and they have also helped me to improve my reasons skills.”
Brian agrees with his sister and also points to his formal coaches for credit. “Mike Marean, Ryan Smith, Brian Behnke, W Mayer and Brooks Hendrickson have helped advance and ne tune my oral reasons skills throughout the years,” he said. “I’d also like to thank my teammates, Clayton, Cole and Rachel for keeping it fun.” The four teammates, and their coach, will travel to Scotland to compete in the International 4-H Dairy Judging Contest in June 2019. Both Brian and Rachel work on their family’s farm and hope to stay involved in the dairy industry in the future. “Later this fall, I will be attending UW-Madison Farm and Industry Short Course where I will be studying dairy herd management,” Rachel said. Brian has aspirations to evaluate dairy cows as a career. “My future revolves entirely around the dairy industry and even more with dairy judging,” Brian said. “I am interested in becoming a classier for Holstein USA.” Brian placed second overall individually in the contest and was fourth in oral reasons and fourth in the placings-only contest. Rachel nished the day in 12th place, with the second-place honors in the placings-only contest. Cole Mahlkuch nished 22nd and earned all-American honors along with the McCullough siblings. “Our team is very even in our judging capabilities,” Brian said. “When someone has a bad day at a contest, you can trust that the other members will pick up the slack.” A total of 91 individuals from 24 teams judged 10 classes and gave ve sets of reasons during the competition.
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Prepare for cold weather
Methods to maintain teat, udder health in winter By Jennifer Coyne jenn@dairystar.com
Whitewater, Wis. – Providing a consistent milk preparation routine, as well as a clean and comfortable environment, is pivotal in maintaining milk quality and, in turn, farm protability. As cold weather sets in, consistency only becomes more paramount as lactating animals are susceptible to dry or frozen teat ends, which may lead to an increased prevalence of intramammary infections. “With the rst frost of the year, the skin begins to dry out and can be more susceptible to infections,” Doug Reinemann said. Reinemann is an extension specialist with the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with one of his primary focus areas being milking machines and understanding udder and teat tissue health. During the winter months, the condition of the teat and udder cleanliness are the greatest challenges dairy farmers may face. While the bacteria load on the farm often decreases, especially when temperatures drop below freezing, the teat’s skin condition makes the cows more susceptible to infection. Aggressive milking machine settings and liners increase the risk of hyperkeratosis – a condition where the skin at the end of the teat becomes thick and roughened – and increased risk of new mastitis infections by making teat end sanitation more difcult. “The skin acts as a barrier against infection,” Reinemann said. “If the skin of the teat barrel is compromised by cold, dry conditions, the risk of infections of the skin of the teat barrel can also increase.”
In extreme cases, when animals are housed outside, or walk outside between the milking and housing facilities, frostbite is also a concern. To combat issues related to health of the mammary system, Reinemann encourages produces to evaluate areas of the farm – in the milking and housing facilities, and among the workforce – and make improvements deemed necessary. “In cold weather, blood circulation is decreased and it is benecial to decrease the milking vacuum level. It’s the simplest way to avoid problems. This allows for a gentler milking, and the cows are more comfortable because the teat tissue is not stressed,” said Reinemann, acknowledging milk speed will decrease somewhat. As farmers nd balance between speed and gentleness in the milking routine, they should observe the cows – not only how many are being
“Observing general cow comfort, teat color and hyperkeratosis is how farmers can nd that delicate balance.” DOUG REINEMANN, UWǧMADISON EXTENSION
milked an hour, but also their physical appearances. An indication the teat is stressed is a blue discoloring; a sign the interior tissue is congested. “Observing general cow comfort, teat color and hyperkeratosis is how farmers can nd that delicate balance,” Reinemann said. “One way to provide some protection in the winter is to reduce the milking machine vacuum level.” Dairy farmers should also use a post dip containing an emollient conditioner. Powder post
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From Our Side Of The Fence How did you come to add beef to your dairy operation? Mark Heinze Portage, Wis. Columbia County 325 cows
Theo and Will Scholze Humbird, Wis. Clark County 520 cows Describe the beef portion of your farm. We have a beef herd made up of 200 animals, a mix of dairy steers and dairy/beef animals that are a result of crossing our mature dairy cows with Limousin bulls. The beef herd will in time be made up of entirely Jersey/Limousin cattle. Through weaning, our beef calves are raised the same as our dairy calves in super hutches receiving milk replacer and starter. However, at weaning the beef animals go to pasture and are supplemented with grain and forages as needed. When they are being nished, a portion of their diet consists of refusals from the dairy cattle with grain and forages. They are free to graze and eat as they desire. How did you come to add beef to your dairy operation? We were asked by acquaintances if we would consider raising beef they could buy directly off the farm. We were in the process of moving our heifers off the farm to a heifer raiser, as we had outgrown our pastures and lots. We made the decision that we might as well make the beef a prot center as it wasn’t going to be much more management to raise 200-300 head. What are management techniques that have helped you be successful? Our primary goal is to raise these beef animals as inexpensively as possible by utilizing existing pasture and feeding dairy refusals. We realize there is a need for more intensive management of the animals as well as our pasture. Post-harvest, we will rebuild the program from the ground up and have a specialized feeding/housing and pasture management system geared toward the beef animals instead of slightly altering how we raised dairy heifers and trying to apply that to beef. What are the challenges of raising animals for the beef market? We are primarily raising our beef for direct-to-consumer sale, including a home delivery business we are trying to grow. The struggle here is managing supply with demand, convincing people to try our product and overcome the public perception that Angus beef is the only premium beef on the market. Once people try our beef, they are happy and continue to purchase from us. There is a portion of our beef that is sold on the beef market, and the biggest challenge is it is a commodity market, so it has its ups and downs. We don’t yet have the volume of animals to contract them, so we are at the whims of the markets. How has raising animals for the beef market helped your dairy operation? It’s a source of diversication which should help us over the long term and be less subject to the volatility of the dairy market. We have been forced to look closely at how we raise our calves and made changes to our calf program that has improved the performance of our dairy calves. Raising beef animals has raised our visibility in the community, leading to better relationships with neighbors. Tell us about your farm. My brother, Will, and I are the third generation on our farm. We purchased the farm from our parents in 2012 and are milking 520 dairy cows and have about 200 beef animals. We also farm 1,800 acres of corn, alfalfa, wheat and soybeans. We raise our replacement calves until six months of age. They return as springing heifers. We are in the process of changing our milking herd from Holsteins to Jerseys.
Describe the beef portion of your farm. Our beef operation consists of raising some of our Holstein bull calves for either feeders or as nished animals. We also have a Hereford bull as a cleanup to make crossbred calves. We A.I. some of our Holsteins to both Angus and Wagyu. The calves are raised along with our dairy heifer calves in group pens. As they get older, they are mostly raised on one of our pastures that are rotated frequently. We supplement feed as needed to nish them. We have started our own direct marketing company called Lewiston Farmstead to sell our beef locally and to further add value. How did you come to add beef to your dairy operation? We added beef to try to supplement our farm income and to diversify our farm. We also are trying to add value to the bull calves on the farm. Our farm has abundant pasture so handling more young cattle was not too hard to do. What are management techniques that have helped you be successful? Good pasture management has helped us to do a better job raising the beef animals. Rotational grazing has helped us to get the most yield off our pastures and our animals. Good feed, good pasture and good care of the animals is important. What are the challenges of raising animals for the beef market? Growing beef animals can be challenging. Raising more young milk calves lls our facilities and adds more work for the calf feeders. Beef animals need to be fed differently than a dairy animal to make sure they nish and grade properly. More animals to feed means more acres of land that are needed and more work to do on the farm. Beef prices are not good right now, especially for Holstein steers. Managing feed costs is important. How has raising animals for the beef market helped your dairy operation? Adding a beef enterprise to our dairy has helped us to diversify. The goal is to bring in another income source to the farm. It has helped us to be efcient users of our pastures. Tell us about your farm. Our farm has been in the Heinze family since 1872. My wife Beth and I are the sixth generation to operate this farm which makes our boys the seventh generation. We milk 330 cows, most of which are registered Holsteins. With Mark’s parents, Tom and Mary, we crop over 1,200 acres of land and pasture around 200 acres more. Previous generations on our farm raised different crops and animals. They direct marketed much of what they sold. They endured hardships much worse than the current dairy crisis and prospered. Moving forward, we need to copy some of these past strategies. Adding a beef operation to our dairy is a rst step.
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ConƟnued from OUR SIDE | Page 15 Don McKenzie Braham, Minn. Pine County 40 cows
Renee Clark Platteville, Wis. Grant County 1800 dairy cows, 250 beef cows, 500 beef and holstein steers Describe the beef portion of your farm. We raise our beef from calf to nish. Once the calves are weaned from the beef cows, we move them to our mono-sloped slatted barn where they are placed in pens depending on age and their needs. The slatted oor barn is covered with rubber mats, which allows the calves and steers to remain clean and dry throughout the year. The majority of our beef are Angus, and we also raise our Holstein bull calves to market weight. Once-a-day feeding provides them with the balanced diet they need including hay silage, corn silage, high moisture corn, distillers and minerals. How did you come to add beef to your dairy operation? Since our farm started in 1947, we have always had beef along with dairy on our operation. Having beef allows us to manage our pasture land and provides us with diversication for prots. What are management techniques that have helped you be successful? Building our mono-sloped barn in 2012 has allowed us to be more efcient while feeding and caring for the animals. We started feeding a TMR then, which caters to the animals’ specic dietary needs. We also breed for ideal characteristics to increase production and produce higher grade beef. What are the challenges of raising animals for the beef market? The uctuation of the market price for beef is a challenge. How has raising animals for the beef market helped your dairy operation? It allows us to have diversication on our farm and brings an added value to our bull calves, which are also raised until market weight, providing us with an additional income. Tell us about your farm. Our family farm was started in 1947, and is now owned and operated by nine family members, spanning two generations. Earlier this year, our dairy cows moved in to our new 50-stall rotary parlor and cross-ventilated freestall barn. With a focus on dairy, beef and crops it keeps us continually motivated to improve the efciency of our farm, improve the health of our cows and provide a foundation for future generations.
Beth Kosik and Bruce and Jolene Gumz Holten, Wis. Marathon County 60 cows Describe the beef portion of your farm. We raise Holstein bull calves and Holstein/Angus crosses. Our beef are raised like our dairy until they are 4 months old. Then, they go outside. They are fed corn silage and free-choice hay and minerals, and have access to a bedding pack in a shed. How did you come to add beef to your dairy operation? We always raised a couple of beef for our own use. After we moved our milking cows into the robot facility, our original barn was pretty empty. With the concern of the barn freezing up, we decided to keep all our bull calves. After talking to other farmers, we also decided to use Angus for clean-up on hard to breed cows. We have started to breed some of the heifers with Angus semen, too. As our beef herd grows and matures, it will become an extra source of income. What are management techniques that have helped you be successful? Calf care is important. We feed colostrum at birth. We get them to grow as much as possible by adjusting feeding rates of milk with the auto calf feeder and starting them on grain as soon as possible. As they grow, quality forage is a must. We also vaccinate to keep the herd healthy. What are the challenges of raising animals for the beef market? Getting the Holsteins to ll out is a challenge. They are all legs, and it takes longer to get them to market weight. How has raising animals for the beef market helped your dairy operation? Selling beef helps with the cash ow. Breeding last-chance cows with Angus semen keeps the dairy cows on the farm longer. Also, we breed the cows with less desirable genetics to Angus so we can eventually phase those animals out of the dairy herd. Tell us about your farm. We are a small dairy, milking 60 cows. We do crop farming and custom combining and manure hauling.
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Describe the beef portion of your farm. Calves are started in a leanto that is attached to the dairy barn. Once they are weaned, dehorned and vaccinated, they are moved to pens. At 400 pounds, the bulls are banded and moved outside to the feed bunk and pole shed. As the steers get to 800 pounds, they are moved to the nishing side of the feed bunk, which has more grain in the ration. The feed ration is corn silage top-dressed with ground feed and freechoice round-baled hay. How did you come to add beef to your dairy operation? I actually raised Holstein beef for 22 years, buying bottle calves and raising them to nishing steers. In 2015, I started the dairy by buying breeding-aged heifers and, in February 2016, started milking cows.
Describe the beef portion of your farm. We have 90 cow/calf pairs and we raise black and red angus beef. We feed them silage and baleage and check on them daily. We don’t have any pasture and have had great results with them being at home. How did you come to add beef to your dairy operation? Why? My dad and grandpa always had beef. Ten years ago I bought some feeder calves and my son, Matt, bought some registered cows and we grew from there.
What are management techniques that have helped you be successful? We like having them all at home so we can monitor them daily. Genetics has been a big factor for us. We’ve done AI for the past 2-3 years. We breed for What are management techniques good weaning and yearling weight and that have helped you be successful? for docile animals. Genetics has been a Vaccinating and dehorning the cattle, huge factor in our success. We use the and also keeping calf pens and lots CIDR program and breed them all in cleaned. On the crop side of the farm, one day. going to minimal tillage and no-till with cover crops, along with trying other for- What are the challenges of raising ages for feed with the baleage. Those animals for the beef market? Spring things have made a big difference, and calving. This year was tough because it was cold and snowy. We check the anisave us time and money. mals every two hours, day and night for What are the challenges of raising six weeks. animals for the beef market? Having a cold and snowy winter, like in 2014, How has raising animals for the beef where it stayed -20 degrees into March. market helped your dairy operation? It took a lot more feed and time to nish It brings in extra income. I also like the steers. It also makes it hard to keep watching the calves and how fast they feedlots and sheds clean. grow. How has raising animals for the beef Tell us about your farm. I farm here market helped your dairy operation? with my wife, Sandy, and my son, Matt. The steers create another source of in- Our daughter, Michelle, helps at night come. when she’s not working. We farm 700 Tell us about your farm. The cows are acres and plant corn, soybeans and almilked in a tiestall barn and are let out falfa. almost every day. I grow corn for silage and grain, soybeans, an alfalfa-grass mix for hay, and small grains mixed with eld peas for chopped feed or baleage.
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breed our heifers at 14 months. What is your rst service conception rate? Our rst service conception rate is 51 percent. What is your reproduction program? Do you use a synchronization program? All of our cows are enrolled in a double Ovsynch program, which we have used for 12 years. We pregnancy check at a minimum
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ConƟnued from LUBBEN | Page 18 ployees carry a pen and a pad to record cow numbers. How do you conrm pregnant or open cows? We have our veterinarian come out and perform checks on our cows and heifers every two weeks. What is your breeding philosophy?
How do you select bulls? What traits do you focus on? Does fertility play a role in bull selection? Our breeding philosophy has changed since we started doing genomic testing on all of our animals. We now breed the bottom half of our cows and heifers to beef bulls. We use sexed semen and top bulls on our better animals. All of our animals are mated by Select Sires or by Alta Genetics. The sires we use need to be at least 150 pounds in a combination of fat and protein. We also look at fertility, net merit and inbreeding. How are cows and heifers bred? Do you have a different philosophy for breeding both? We don’t synchronize any of our heifers; we breed them based on visual observations. Our heifers have the highest genetic potential, so we breed our top heifers to the best bulls. Genomic testing has enabled us to accelerate the genetic progress of our herd. We had used a cleanup bull on our heifers until 1.5 years ago. We got rid of the bull after he attacked Cal and injured his shoulder. What do you do to settle hard breeders? We give a hard breeder a shot of GnRH at breeding if she was in standing heat and might give her a shot of HCG a week after breeding. We haven’t made much use of CIDRs.
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One item that the Lubbens feel has increased their concepƟon rate is an AI gun warmer. The baƩery-powered unit keeps the semen properly warmed and maintains a steady temperature.
How many times do you try to breed a cow before you sell her? We breed no more than four services or 200 days in milk, whichever comes rst. Is there anything you have done or
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Morgan Lubben monitors herd health and reproducƟve issues on their farm computer. On the mornings when they preg check, Morgan prints out a list of the animals that their veterinarian needs to check. changed that brought about a signicant improvement in your reproductive program? We started doing regular pregnancy checks every two weeks and that has enabled us to catch open animals sooner. One thing that has made a difference in our conception rate is buying an A.I. gun warmer. We use automatic calf feeders and have put our calves on an accelerated growth program. This helps us raise heifers that will calve at 23 months of age instead of up to 27 months. Tell us about your farm. This is a
family farm. Cal and his wife, Char, work on the farm with their son, Chad, and his wife, Morgan. Morgan is our herdswoman and also does breeding for Select Sires. Our son Cody is a mechanic at the John Deere dealership and continues to help on the farm. Our daughter, Tina, and her husband, Kyle Talsma, farm near Chandler, Minn. Our youngest daughter, Calissa, is a sophomore at South Dakota State University where she is majoring in dairy production. We have learned a lot about the beef industry after we began to use beef bulls a few years ago.
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...................................................................$37,500 4 JD 320E, 2017, Cab w/ AC, Foot Controls, Air Ride Seat, 2 Speed, Self-Leveling, Aux Hydraulics, 72” Bucket, #152805...................................$38,500 6 JD 320E, 2016, Cab w/ AC, Foot Controls, Air Ride Seat, 2 Speed, Self-Leveling, 72” Bucket, Reversing Fan, 104 hrs., #140280 ................. $39,900 16 JD 320E, 2017, Cab w/ AC, EH Controls, Joystick, 2 Speed, Aux Hydraulics, Less Bucket, 2657 hrs., #148971 .......................................$27,750 10 JD 320E, 2014, Cab w/ AC, Foot Controls, 2 Speed, Aux Hydraulics, 72” Bucket, 800 hrs., #152334 ...................................................................$35,900 15 JD 320E, 2017, Cab w/ AC, EH Controls, Joystick, 2 Speed, 72” Bucket, 92 hrs., #144216 .....................................................................$43,900 4 JD 320E, 2015, Cab w/ AC, EH Controls, Air Ride Seat, Joystick, 78” Bucket, Reversing Fan, 310 hrs., #143386 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Bucket, 629 hrs.,#152399 .....................$49,900 7 JD 332E, 2016, Cab w/ AC, Foot Controls, EH Controls, Air Ride Seat, Ride Control, 2 Speed, 84” Bucket, 458 hrs., #139118 ................................$49,900 8 JD 332G, 2016, Cab w/ AC, EH Controls, Air Ride Seat, Joystick, 84” Bucket, Reversing Fan, 1175 hrs., #151837 ..........................................$45,780 8 JD 332G, 2016, Cab w/ AC, Foot Controls, EH Controls, Air Ride Seat, 84” Bucket, 538 hrs., #153227 ...................................................................$52,900 10 New Holland L230, 2013, Cab w/ AC, Foot Controls, Air Ride Seat, 2 Speed, Self-Leveling, 84” Bucket, 291 hrs., #146693 ...............................$40,500 UTILITY TRACTORS 10 JD 2755, 1989, MFWD, Loader, 12900 hrs., #150479 ................................$22,500 5 JD 5210, 1998, Power Reverser, MFWD, Loader, 2529 hrs., #146721 ........$18,500 3 JD 6120, 2004, Cab, Partial Power Shift, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540, 4020 hrs., #149537 ....................................................................................................$34,000 11 JD 6420, 2002, Cab, MFWD, Loader, 3633 hrs., #150386...........................$52,800 11 JD 6430, 2008, Cab, Partial Power Shift, MFWD, Loader, 5066 hrs., #148075 ....................................................................................................$63,900 10 JD 5065M, 2012, Partial Power Shift, 2WD, Rear PTO: 540, 4975 hrs., #151388 ....................................................................................................$21,900 12 JD 5095M, 2010, Cab, Power Reverser, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540, Loader, 1820 hrs., #144023 ...................................................................................................$54,900 14 JD 5100E, 2015, Cab, Power Reverser, MFWD, 1807 hrs., #145655 ...........$45,550 15 JD 5100E, 2016, Cab, Power Reverser, MFWD, 1948 hrs., #149334 ...........$46,900 13 JD 5115M, 2016, Cab, Power Reverser, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540/1000, Loader, 224 hrs., #149192..........................................................................$79,500 12 JD 5115M, 2017, Cab, Partial Power Shift, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540, 540/1000, Tire Width: Mid, 150 hrs., #140105 ...........................................$71,900 7 JD 6105R, 2013, Cab, Partial Power Shift, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540/1000, 482 hrs., #148765 ......................................................................................$79,500 1 JD 6105R, 2013, Cab, Partial Power Shift, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540/1000, Loader: Yes, 509 hrs., #135169...................................................................$77,900 15 JD 6110M, 2016, Configuration: Narrow, Cab, Partial Power Shift, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540/1000, 76 hrs., #144493 .......................................................$81,900 14 JD 6110R, 2017, Cab, Partial Power Shift, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540/1000, Loader, 100 hrs., #144496........................................................................$104,900 10 JD 6110R, 2016, Cab, Partial Power Shift, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540/1000, Loader, 328 hrs., #133619........................................................................$105,900 17 JD 6110R, 2017, Configuration: Standard, Cab, Partial Power Shift, Guidance-ready: Yes, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540/1000, Tire Width: Wide, Loader, 108 hrs., #144494 .......................................................................$104,900 16 JD 6110R, 2017, Cab, Partial Power Shift, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540/1000, Loader, 48 hrs., #148391............................................................................$99,500 15 JD 6110R, 2016, Cab, IVT, MFWD, 332 hrs., #144500 ..............................$102,900 14 JD 6110R, 2017, Cab, IVT, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540/1000, Loader, 100 hrs., #144499 ..................................................................................................$109,500 17 JD 6110R, 2017, Configuration: Standard, Cab, Partial Power Shift, Guidance-ready, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540/1000, Loader,159 hrs., #144495 .$104,900 17 JD 6110R, 2017, Configuration: Standard, Cab, IVT, Guidance-ready, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540/1000, Tire Width: Mid, 97 hrs., #144497 ...............$101,900 10 JD 6120E, 2016, Partial Power Shift, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540, Tire Width: Wide, Loader, 150 hrs., #124886..........................................................................$69,500 10 JD 6120E, 2016, Cab, Partial Power Shift, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540, Tire Width: Wide, Loader, 222 hrs., #124867 .........................................................................$69,500 12 JD 6120E, 2016, Cab, Partial Power Shift, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540, Tire Width: Wide, Loader, 150 hrs., #124881 ..............................................$69,500 12 JD 6120M, 2016, Cab, Partial Power Shift, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540/1000, Tire Width: Narrow, 150 hrs., #141879 .......................................................$85,900 6 JD 6125M, 2013, Cab, Partial Power Shift, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540/1000,
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Loader, 3166 hrs., #146075........................................................................$67,900 11 JD 6125R, 2014, Cab, Partial Power Shift, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540/1000, Loader, 1770 hrs., #142739........................................................................$89,500 9 JD 6125R, 2012, Cab, Partial Power Shift, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540/1000, Tire Width: Wide, Loader, 779 hrs., #150781 ..............................................$95,900 10 JD 6130M, 2016, Configuration: Narrow, Cab, Partial Power Shift, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540/1000, Loader, 150 hrs., #124993.......................................$106,900 15 JD 6130R, 2016, Configuration: Standard, Cab, IVT, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540/1000, 533 hrs., #144507 ...................................................$115,000 10 JD 6130R, 2016, Configuration: Narrow, Cab, Partial Power Shift, Guidance-ready, MFWD, Tire Width: Mid 76 hrs., #124989.......................$104,900 8 JD 6130R, 2017, Configuration: Standard, Cab, Partial Power Shift, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540/1000, Loader, 156 hrs., #147778.......................................$109,500 14 JD 6130R, 2017, Cab, Partial Power Shift, Guidance-ready, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540/1000, Tire Width: Wide, 150 hrs., #144503........................$101,900 15 JD 6130R, 2017, Configuration: Standard, Cab, IVT, MFWD w/ Suspension, Rear PTO: 540/1000, Tire Width: Mid, 391 hrs., #144505 .........................$109,500 10 JD 6130R, 2016, Configuration: Narrow, Cab, Partial Power Shift, Guidance-ready, MFWD, Tire Width: Mid, 150 hrs., #124987....................$104,900 14 JD 6130R, 2017, Configuration: Narrow, Cab, IVT, Guidance-ready, MFWD, 204 hrs., #144504 ....................................................................................$111,900 4 JD 6135E, 2016, Configuration: Standard, Cab, Partial Power Shift, MFWD, Tire Width: Wide, 100 hrs., #142594 ..........................................................$73,900 4 JD 6135E, 2016, Configuration: Standard, Cab, Partial Power Shift, MFWD, Tire Width: Narrow, 100 hrs., #142600 .......................................................$74,900 4 JD 6135E, 2016, Cab, Partial Power Shift, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540, Tire Width: Narrow, 100 hrs., #142601 .......................................................$72,900 4 JD 6135E, 2017, Cab, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540/1000, Loader, 352 hrs., #134655 ....................................................................................................$82,900 4 JD 6135E, 2016, Configuration: Standard, Cab, Partial Power Shift, MFWD, Tire Width: Wide, 150 hrs., #142599..........................................................$71,900 10 JD 6135E, 2016, Cab, Partial Power Shift, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540, Tire Width: Mid, Loader, 150 hrs., #124870 ................................................$76,900 12 JD 6140D, 2013, Cab, Power Reverser, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540, Tire Width: Mid, Loader, 1693 hrs., #152738 ..............................................$73,000 4 Case IH Maxxum110, 2011, Cab, Power Shift, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540/1000, Loader, 2567 hrs., #148974.......................................$64,900 6 Case MXU-110, 2005, Cab, Power Shift, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540/1000, Loader, 3350 hrs., #150457........................................................................$42,900 10 Farmall Super C, 2WD, Rear PTO: 540 hrs., #151487 .................................$3,500 11 New Holland TL100, 2001, Cab, Power Reverser, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540/1000, Tire Width: Mid, Loader, 5281 hrs., #152740 .............................$24,900 16 Yanmar YN240D, 2WD, 935 hrs., #145299.................................................$4,100
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Getting ready for the robots Last week I began to share the story about our expansion project. Our daughter, Anna, will be returning to farm with us after her graduation from University of Wisconsin-Madison with her dairy science degree in 2020. Until then, she returns nearly every weekend to help. Last October we were waiting for the permits and the results from the soil samples. The weather turned cold, and we were trying to decide if we should start to dig for the lower level of the slatted oor. The hole in the pasBy Tina Hinchley ture would be over 12 feet Farmer & Columnist deep and the size of a football eld. If we started and began to pour the concrete, we would need to have a nice weather forecast for a few weeks. As it turned out, the permits were not issued until Nov. 2, and we were too nervous about the weather, so we put it all off until spring. As November’s autumn days passed, we continued to enjoy beautiful weather. Sunny and warm temperatures made us question why we did not start to dig. Then came December and the cold returned. We spent the winter months visiting farms looking at the layout of their barns, checking the different robots, trying to decide if we wanted sand for bedding or mattresses, asking about lighting and looking at styles and types of ventilation. We had so many decisions to make and wanted to know what would be the best choice for us. All the while, we were milking twice a day and slowly increasing our herd with the new heifers that were calving. Synchronizing breeding of our cows was a great way to get them bred, but when the calves all came at once I was a little stressed out. As the numbers of animals got larger, my days have gotten longer. I had to start getting up at 3:50 a.m. to make sure I was done milking and out of the way of the milk hauler who arrives around 8:15. Getting the newborns inside, vaccinated, tagged and dehorned before putting them in the calf pen seemed to take more time than the past. And with every morning employee that called in sick or did not show up, it was another reason we have decided to go with robots. Robots do have breakdowns or times when they send distress signal to your phone. I have experienced that with down cows and our SCR collars, but I do not have to go out and milk our herd by myself. The other robots will keep working while one is having issues and stops to be repaired. We have had many discussions about the reliability of robots, service experiences, maintenance requirements and technician availability. Waiting for the spring to come was not too painful, because we spent valuable time visiting and learning from others farmers with robots. Everyone was willing to share with us the best and worst things they experienced. It was clear in the conversations they believe in the new technology and that it made their lives easier and more productive by focusing on the other areas. In March, we attended the PDPW event in Madison, Wis. Many of the contractors involved in our project were there with displays. Since the weather forecast was good for the next few days, the decision was made at the event to break ground the next day. The concrete trucks rolled in one after the other loading the cement pumper truck May 1. That was an amazing day watching the crew get the whole oor poured. Then, we waited again for the samples that were taken during the pour to check how the concrete cured. To be continued. Tina Hinchley, her husband, Duane, and their daughters, Anna and Catherine, milk 135 registered Holsteins and farm 2,500 acres of crops near Cambridge, Wis. They have been hosting farm tours for over 20 years.
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Grazing for three generations
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GAYS MILLS, Wis. – Grazing blends with the topography of Don Boland’s Terrace Acres Farm in the rolling western hills of Crawford County near Gays Mills, Wis. And, grazing has served his family well for three generations. “There’s never been a silo on this farm,” Boland said. “My dad grazed, and his dad grazed, too. We’re more intensive than we used to be.” Boland milks 180 cows – Holsteins, Jerseys, Ayrshires and Milking Shorthorns with a few Normandes. He has begun introducing Holstein Friesian, Jersey and Ayrshire genetics from New Zealand into his herd, nding those animals work well in a grazing model. While Boland practices rotational grazing, his herd is not grass fed and is supplemented with corn silage and some type of purchased commodity. “It seems the feed efciency of the New Zealand genetics is better, because of how they’ve selected them,” Boland said. “They may give less milk, but are more efcient at maintaining fat and protein production.” The farm consists of nearly 300 tillable acres, with 110 acres of permanent paddocks and pasture for grazing. He makes hay to supplement his herd during the winter months, but relies on stockpiling pasture to extend his graz-
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Family ďƒžrst, then farm The Transition Pen
By Laura & John Rosenhammer Father/Daughter Farming Duo Finally, the month of October has arrived. I have been awaiting this month, as I love the hustle of harvest season and am anxious to get the corn and soybeans harvested and ďƒželds worked before the baby arrives. Besides harvest, I have been anticipating the extra help on the farm from a couple boys who are on their fall break from college and my cousin, MaKenna, who spends her MEA break helping us. In my ofďƒžce, I had a long list of tasks for MaKenna to help me with during her four days at the farm. Since the rain and snow kept us out of the ďƒželds, we took advantage of the downtime by getting projects done. The boys helped my dad put up the freestall barn curtains, power wash and put away equipment, and numerous other tasks I was not able to help with. The week of MEA break may have started out with snow on Sunday, but we still managed to be productive, with Nick helping me clean all the heifer pens Monday morning and Kaleb hauling the manure pile on Tuesday morning. With these tasks accomplished, I was ready for MaKenna to come on Wednesday and help me tackle my to do list while my dad and uncle started in the ďƒželds. MaKenna’s ďƒžrst project was to help me burn garbage. I quickly realized my speed of getting in and out of the skidloader was slowing us down, so I taught her how to drive the skidloader. It is certainly a feeling of excitement watching my city-girl, 16-year-old
when I tried to joke with him, and rolling his eyes when I would tell him to be fussy, rolling up a hose in a perfect circle, picking up spilled feed and putting it back in the bunk or washing the door on the skid loader. We made each other better at our jobs. The following morning, I laid in bed, trying to fall back asleep, praying it was a bad dream and Kaleb was not really gone. After morning chores, my dad and uncle joined the crew of neighbors helping with harvest and chores at Kaleb’s grandpa’s farm, and I got busy making lunches for everyone. We had lifted some burdens off of his family’s shoulders, but the impact of this tragedy cut deeply into their hearts. Amidst the pain, I remember the words one of my mentors told me, “You have to be a farm-ďƒžrst family or a family-ďƒžrst farm.â€? She explained this as either the farm takes priority over family, or family takes priority over the farm. The longer I dairy farm, the more conďƒždent I am that being a family-ďƒžrst farm suits us
best. Taking time to help out the neighbors cost us a valuable day of harvesting our own crops. Taking time to help them meant chores time got rushed. I did not have extra help to catch a cow that needed to be examined. I cut my list for the hoof trimmer in half, and my to-do list got abandoned. None of this matters, because at the end of the day having my family matters far more than the farm. The pain I feel watching Kaleb’s family grieve is more intense than the anger I feel after opening our milk and cull cow checks. We will get our crops in, I have caught up on taking care of my sick cows, I will schedule another hoof trimming appointment, and if this baby stays put another three weeks, I will get my to-do list done. Laura Scholtz farms with her father, John Rosenhammer, and uncle Greg, on Roseview Dairy near Sleepy Eye, Minn. They milk 200 Holsteins and run 580 acres of cropland.
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When I order books from Amazon, I have three choices for the date my book will be delivered. I can choose to have it delivered by regular mail (one week), I can choose to have it delivered by rst class (two to three days), or I can choose to have it shipped overnight. When we breed heifers and cows, would not it be great if we could order up a calf that fast? As an impatient person, I like the book right now. While I cannot choose to get the book at a specic time, I have some control over how long delivery will take by selecting the right shipping choice. Use of Predicted Transmitting Ability for Gestation Length is much like that. Before looking more closely at PTAGL use, it is worth noting that the United States Department of Agriculture and Council for Dairy Cattle Breeding researchers who developed this genetic tool do not advocate using it to fundamentally change average gestation length. They instead advocate using it as a tool to predict calving date based on the PTAGL of the service sire. Gestation length is a trait with an intermediate optimum, although we may not know exactly the optimum for each breed. Selecting for too long of a gestation length could result in a greater chance of a difcult birth, especially in heifers. On the other hand, selection for very short gestations may lead to more stillbirths and production issues related to early dry-off and/or shortened dry periods. Beginning Aug. 8, 2017, the Council for Dairy Cattle Breeding began releasing PTAGL of bulls. Gestation length is the time from conception to birth of the calf. Although gestation length has long been known to be under genetic control, researchers did not have adequate condence that selection for shorter gestation length would not affect calf traits such as calving ease, stillbirths and calf health. But, research by scientists at the USDA demonstrated that modest selection for reduced gestation length did not affect other characteristics of calves born a generation later. Gestation length is quite strongly determined by genetics. In heifers, the heritability of gestation length is about 48 percent. This means that gestation length is almost equally inuenced by genetics and environment. During the genetic base year of 2010, gestation lengths averaged 281 days for Ayrshire, 286 days for Brown Swiss, 284 days for Guernsey, 277 days for Holstein, 278 days for Jersey and 279 days for Milking Shorthorn heifers. The most extreme differences between cows and heifers are two days longer for Milking Shorthorn cows and about a day shorter
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for Guernsey cows. Season of conception, multiple births, milk yield and number of days to successful breeding are among the management factors known to affect gestation length. The PTAGL are calculated by evaluating number of days from calving date to last recorded breeding date. For now, the genetic evaluations to be released will include PTAGL for service sires and for any bull or cow that has been genotyped. As with calving ease, this genetic evaluation could be split into the direct service sire effect and the maternal or daughter effect. However, the service sire effect, or how long the bull’s mates carry their calves, is twice that of the contribution of the daughter effect. So for now, only the service sire effect will be released. The effect of the service sire on days from conception to birth will provide the most usable information by helping improve the accuracy of predicting due dates. For grazers, especially those who use seasonal calving and prefer a narrower window for spring or fall calving, selecting sires with decreased PTAGL may help cows meet the targeted calving window the next year. This is especially true for those cows calving late or bred more than once. Knowing PTA for gestation length will also be useful in managing calving dates, scheduling dry dates to ensure an adequate dry period, and managing length of time in close-up and calving facilities. Choosing sires transmitting shorter gestation length could also be benecial for cows bred later in lactation to shorten dry periods. For active A.I. bulls, PTAGL is likely to range from about 5.6 days shorter to about 6.4 days longer than average. Remarkably, the standard deviation for gestation length PTAGL is only 1.4 days. In other words, 95 percent of sires are expected to be within 2.8 days of average. As with many traits, use of gestation length should be kept in perspective. Breeders are encouraged to use a selection index such as Net Merit or Grazing Merit and then utilize PTAGL within the group of selected bulls. Because cows with intermediate PTAGL had nearly optimal combinations of production traits in the present or later lactations, there are no plans to incorporate gestation length into Net Merit or other selection indexes at this time. As with most new genetic evaluation tools, the availability of the genetic information and how the information can best be used will evolve over time. For now, perhaps the surest uses of PTAGL are to avoid use of bulls that are outliers for both long and short gestation periods and to more accurately predict calving due dates.
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Improving calf survival after birth By Whitney Knauer, VMD PhD U of M Extension
Birth and the time immediately after are the most hazardous times in the life of a dairy calf. On average, between 5 and 7 percent of calves on U.S. dairies are either stillborn or die in the rst 48 hours of life. Factors affecting this include a prolonged calving time due to dystocia or delayed intervention, and failure to identify calves in distress immediately after birth. Getting calves successfully through the perinatal period can impact both short- and longterm health and performance. Practical calving protocols and regular employee training that clearly describe calving supervision and when to intervene can help reduce stillbirth rates. The majority of cows will easily calve unassisted and unattended, and they should be allowed to do so. However, about 40 percent of heifers and 20 percent of adult cows may experience difculty and need assistance. Spending too long of a time in the birth canal is problematic for calves because the pelvis of the cow can pinch off the umbilical cord, which is the only source of oxygen for the emerging calf. Early intervention can reduce stillbirth rates and improve calf vigor. Once the head and shoulders are out and the calf is determined to be alive (blinking, suckle, tongue tone), uids and membranes should be removed from the mouth and nose and the calf should be removed quickly but gently. Backwards calves require special consideration. If they spend too long of a time stuck in the birth canal, their rst breath may be of amniotic uid. Immediately after an assisted delivery, the calf should be placed in sternal recumbency so it can expand both
its lungs. It should then be stimulated and dried by rubbing it with a clean, dry towel from tail head to head along the topline. A pressure point is present right between the nostrils on the nose, which can be pinched to stimulate breathing. Another way to resuscitate a dull calf is to pour ice water over its head or in its ear, which results in a vigorous head shake. As winter approaches, it is also important to consider placing newborn calves under a heat lamp or in a warming box, which can help them maintain their body temperature and improve gas exchange in the lungs. Employees working in the calving pen should be familiar with normal newborn calf behavior which includes sitting up on its own within ve minutes, attempting to stand within 20 minutes and standing by one hour after birth. After the calf is breathing, in sternal recumbency and dry, there are some tools we can use to further assess her vigor. A calf vitality scoring system, developed by researchers at the University of Guelph, is designed to assess calves within minutes of birth to identify at risk neonates for further intervention. It evaluates visual appearance, general responsiveness, mucous membrane color, heart and respiratory rate, and reex responses. Signs of distress include meconium (yellow or brown) staining of the hair coat, prolonged time to sternal recumbency, slow blink after touching the eyeball, weak or absent suckle reex, blue mucous membranes, hemorrhages or redness in the whites of the eye, and a swollen tongue or head. Many of these parameters can be easily identied in the calving pen in the time immediately after birth. In a study conducted by colleagues at the University of Minnesota, 32 percent (474 of 1,483) of male and female calves evalu-
ated within three hours of birth had a low VIGOR score. Risk factors for low vigor determined in the study were calves born to dystocia and calves with a higher birth weight. There are several treatments to consider when faced with a newborn calf with poor vitality. One strategy is the use of caffeine. Caffeine has been used in pre-term human infants with apnea for many years and is an effective stimulant. Dr. Sheila McGuirk, professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin, suggests giving one bottle of the ve-hour energy drink to calves orally, which provides between 100 to 200 mg of caffeine. More research is required on this topic, but there are many anecdotal reports of dull calves responding to caffeine and becoming alert within 15 to 30 minutes. Calves also may be dull due to pain. Prolonged dystocia
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Corn, frost, deer, smoke It is that time of year again, that brief moment we call fall. So many weather changes, cannot keep track of them all.
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The rains are at last on a pause, the farmers are all in a tizzy. Corn silage left to chop, corn to combine, every neighbor is busy.
My boys are on deer lookout, nonstop driving entertainment. Quick and now more camouaged, just a ash before they reach pavement.
The corn is drying down, much faster than we want it to. And getting corn out of the elds, lots of mud to power through.
From the window I can see the frost, shimmering and sparkling in the morning light. Reminding us that Mother Nature is the boss, and we do not have the power to ght.
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Election time
Less than two weeks left. Soon we can stop hearing about how bad every candidate is for us. I feel like a teacher separating an elementary recess scufe when the students start to blame the other for their actions. Enough already. Instead of how bad the other candidate is, how about what you have going for you to do a good job? At least we will not be swamped with TV ads. No time. We are back in the elds again. The elds have dried out and the crops have dried down. We are in harvest mode. Our custom combiner called us during church on Sunday to say he was able to t us in later that morning. We scrambled to pull grain wagons to the elds to capture the soybean harvest. With prices dropping, we have opted to store the beans for now. This is our rst time storing beans, so there is a learning curve. Austin and Mark have been questioning the yields. They are much better than expected with all of the problems we had over the growing season from white mold, weeds and
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And, for a couple fully than I apparently had months, the new scale was as the rst time, the importance By Sadie Frericks trustworthy as the old. of letting an adult know Columnist Then it, too, started to when he was going to drive act glitchy. At rst, I thought the four-wheeler. If someto myself, there’s no way this brand new thing had happened to him, we would have scale can already be malfunctioning. Then, had no idea he was out there. I also pointed I heard my father’s words echo in my head, out the untimeliness of his trip, as far as the “They just don’t make things the way they cows were concerned. used to.” Dan apologized, and I told him we Could the scale’s manufacturer really would discuss consequences after I had time have skimped that much during the assem- to decide what would be appropriate. bly of the scale, I wondered. That night, when I was tucking him in, I was about ready to call the company’s I asked him why he decided to take the fourcustomer service department, when I de- wheeler out. cided to take a closer look at the scale. As I “I just needed to recalibrate, Mom,” tipped the scale up, a tiny pebble rolled out was his immediate reply. from under the balance pan. I knew he had been having a rough day, Could it be that simple, I asked the barn and I honestly can’t remember what he had cats who were watching me ddle with the been upset about, but I remember that statedevice. ment as clearly as if it was yesterday. I turned the scale on and, sure enough, I remember, too, rst wondering, how it appeared to work perfectly. does my sixth grader even know what the But then I was I little concerned about word recalibrate means, especially in relaits accuracy. Well, more than a little con- tion to his mood? cerned. I consider milk replacer concentraThen I felt sad and proud at the same tion and consistency from feeding to feed- time. No mother wants her child to be uping to be two of the most important factors set. But I was proud that Dan recognized for raising healthy calves. Having an accu- he was having an off moment and that he rate weight when measuring milk replacer knew what he needed to do to turn his mood powder is crucial. around. Taking a break, especially one that Plus, we use the digital scale to cali- connects you with nature, is one of the top brate the powder dispenser on our automatic strategies for maintaining emotional resilcalf feeder. How can Device A be used to ience. calibrate Device B if Device A isn’t accuEmotional resilience – the capacity to rate? recover quickly from difculties, the ability Well, thanks to the handy-dandy inter- to bend without breaking – is a critical life net, I learned that United States nickels can skill. At its foundation is recognizing when be used to calibrate a digital scale. A brand our stress level has gone from normal and new, shiny nickel weighs ve grams, so acceptable to overwhelming and then taking weighing a handful of nickels will give you steps to calm the turbulence. Our emotional a good idea of how accurate your scale is. state is the signal that we’re losing control Thankfully, our scale didn’t sustain any and need to recalibrate. damage from the pebble under its pan, beI started an online course to bolster my cause it accurately weighed several nickels. own emotional resilience. I can’t be the only I can once again feed calves without fret- one who feels like I’m in the midst of one ting. of the worst onslaughts of negative stressors I wish every problem could be solved ever. by simply nding the proverbial burr under How’s your emotional resilience? Do the saddle and removing it. you need to recalibrate your mood? A couple weeks ago, we had all been If your answer is yes, the handy-dandy working on jobs around the farm when Dan internet has countless resources addressing disappeared from the yard. emotional resilience. I recommend startMonika quickly spotted him out in the ing with Psychology Today’s “10 Traits of pasture, driving the four-wheeler. Emotionally Resilient People”. I wrote earlier this year about Dan earnSadie and her husband, Glen, milk 100 ing the privilege of taking the four-wheeler cows near Melrose, Minn. They have three to get the cows from pasture. So, Dan was children – Dan, 11, Monika, 8, and Daphne, within his privilege to drive the four-wheel- 5. Sadie also writes a blog at www.dairyer. goodlife.com. She can be reached at sadiefrericks@gmail.com.
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Pride reected in 90 years of registered Guernseys
Fritsches recognize milestone of same breed since 1928 By Sherry Newell Contributing Writer
In 1928, Paul E. Fritsche set a legacy in motion with his rst purchase of a registered Guernsey. Ninety years later, Fritsche Farms, LLC is celebrating having continued the choice of breed and the farm to which he brought the rst fawn-and-white animal. “It’s humbling to say
we’ve been able to carry that on,” said Paul A. Fritsche, grandson of Paul E. and head of the current generation of the dairy farming family from New Ulm, Minn. “Not that many can say they have kept a breed, or even a farm, going for three generations. I’m very proud of that.”
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Arlon Fritsche won Individual herdsmanship at the 1951 Minnesota State Fair FFA Livestock Show. generations held on through the Great Depression and the farm crisis of the 80s. His father, Arlon Fritsche, returned to the farm to milk Guernseys after his military service and still makes his home on the farm. Arlon is part of the operation that also includes Paul and Melanie. Arlon’s wife, Loraine, passed away in 2016. To add to the Guernsey heritage, Melanie came from a Guernsey farm, having rst met Paul while showing in FFA at the Minnesota State Fair. Paul and Melanie’s son, Andrew, works in the cattle tting, merchandising and transportation business and stays involved with the farm. Son Daniel and his wife, Julie, work in the Twin Cities but own cattle and nurture their toddlers’ budding interest in the farm. Julie Fritsche also comes from a dairy farm near Starbuck, Minn. “In those days, you worried about pounds of cream,” Paul said. “You didn’t sell milk, you sold cream. Holsteins were rare at the time.” In fact, Paul E. helped Brown County farmers hit by brucellosis to repopulate their herds using Guernseys. Over the years, there were grade Guernseys mixed with the registered animals, but by the mid-60s, the entire herd was registered. Animals came from as far away as the J.C. Penney herd, Foremost Farm, in Missouri, as well as the Boulder Bridge herd in Excelsior, Minn. “He wanted good purebred stock,” Paul said of the cattle his grandfather purchased. That mindset continued through the next two generations, with the farm sticking to Guernseys because of Paul’s belief in their high butterfat and pro-
tein, their docile temperament and their feed conversion. The Guernsey herd is housed in the 31-stall barn originally built in 1924, although occasionally animals of another breed are present because of Andrew’s purchases or the boarding of a friend’s animal. None of the current Guernseys at Fritsche Farms can be traced to the original cows, although there are connections to Paul A.’s rst 4-H project animals. Among the herd’s claims to fame are sales of four bulls to studs as well as many embryo sales to fellow Guernsey enthusiasts. Fritsche Farms also counts ve Guernsey championships at the Minnesota State Fair as key accomplishments with their chosen breed. But it is not only the legacy of the breed which has carried over to Paul from his father and grandfather. He also counts his service to organizations like the Guernsey Association, Dairy Herd Improvement Association and Midwest Dairy Association, among others, as a mindset inherited from them. While their celebration of 90 years was an invitation for people to join them for a look back on their own heritage, Melanie also saw how it affected others. “I’ve enjoyed hearing people say, ‘Your celebration got me doing the math for our herd,’ and I’m glad it got them talking about their own history,” she said. “It’s good to realize what they overcame to be here.” To the Fritsches, it seemed appropriate to celebrate at 90 years. “No one is guaranteed tomorrow,” Paul said. “But are we going to make it 100 years? I sure as heck hope so.”
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Keith Yarke Sauk Centre, Minn. Stearns County 110 cows How did you get into farming? I am a born and raised dairy farmer. What are your thoughts and concerns about the dairy industry for next year? The price of milk is concerning. I hope it goes up soon. The markets are concerning. What is the latest technology you implemented on your farm and the purpose for it? We added a big square baler. It helps the eldwork go faster, and it’s easier to deal with than lots of small bales. What is a management practice you changed in the past year that has beneted you? My dad and I went into business a year ago now, so I am playing a larger role in the farm. What cost-saving steps have you implemented during the low milk price? We don’t buy as much hay at the hay auction and are making more ourselves. That’s how we have cut back a little bit. How do you retain a good working relationship with your employees? We try to be as honest and friendly as possible, and be upfront with our expectations. Tell us about a skill you possess that makes dairy farming easier for you. I like operating machinery and driving tractor. What do you enjoy most about dairy farming? Tractor driving and eld work. What advice would you give other dairy farmers? I don’t know. I’m not good at advice. What has been the best purchase you’ve ever made on your farm? The skid loader. I bought that personally with my money. It’s pretty handy. When that thing goes down, you miss it. What has been your biggest accomplishment while dairy farming? Seeing it grow a little bit. We’re slowly getting bigger. What are your plans for your dairy in the next ve years? We’ve been slowly expanding, and a friend of mine might go into business with my dad and I so we would be expanding even more when that happens. I would also like to add automatic takeoffs in the future. How do you or your family like to spend time when you are not doing chores? I like to watch movies or TV with my family or watch sports.
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