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Tuberculosis discovered in Dane County herd Standard biosecurity practices can keep area herds safe By Stacey Smart Contributing Writer
A dairy farm in Dane County, Wis., recently tested positive for bovine tuberculosis when the disease was discovered in a carcass during a routine slaughter inspection. The carcass was traced back to the herd, which was immediately quarantined by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. Since then, two more cows from the same farm have also been conrmed as having TB. “The level of concern should be no higher today than it was a month ago,” said Dr. Mike Etter, Lodi Veterinary Care, Lodi, Wis. “Farms must practice good biosecurity at all times to control and prevent disease, not just when there is an incident.” Tuberculosis is a chronic respiratory disease that can affect both animals and humans. Bovine tuberculosis is caused by the Mycobacterium bovis bacteria and can spread to any warm-blooded mammal, including humans. Humans can also spread the disease to animals, which is believed to be how TB was transmitted to the farm in Dane County. The strain of bovine TB matched the strain for an individual who worked on the farm in 2015. That person completed treatment for TB and did not return to the farm. This data is preliminary and complete sample analysis for the herd is ongoing to conrm all possible sources of infection. M. bovis is similar to the bacteria that causes human tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) and avian tuberculosis (M. avium). Although contagious, TB does not spread easily. “Tuberculosis is not virulent like foot and mouth disease,” Etter said. “It can’t be spread through the wind to neighboring farms and is typically only introduced through direct contact with other cattle, the most common way being if you buy an infected cow and bring her into your herd. Therefore, know where you’re buying cattle from and perform disease testing before bringing new animals onto your farm. These are things every dairy should be doing every day. If you are, there’s no need for alarm.” According to records provided by the United States Department of Turn to TB | Page 5
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JOHNSON CREEK, Wis. – An experience he would not trade for anything but also something he would not wish on anyone is how Tim Dettmann, of Johnson Creek, Wis., describes being drafted to serve a two-year tour of duty in the Army in Vietnam in 1966. Dettmann had planned to take over operation of his father’s dairy farm beginning Jan. 1, 1966. The date had been chosen due to tax purposes. Tim had attended and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Farm and Industry Short Course in March of 1965 and had a school deferment from the draft during his attendance. In the interim of leaving school and taking over the farm, Tim found a seasonal job in Johnson Creek, Wis. As a result of working, he lost his draft deferment. Turn to VETERAN | Page 7
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Tim DeƩmann of Johnson Creek, Wis., served a two-year tour of duty in Vietnam aŌer being draŌed in 1966, despite plans that were in moƟon to take over his father’s farm.
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More dairies are seeking value-added activities as a way to increase income By Stacey Smart Staff Writer
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George and Debbie Crave manage Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese, which specializes in making mozzarella cheese at its value-added, on-farm cheese plant in Waterloo, Wis.
WATERLOO, Wis. – Making cheese from farm-fresh milk is how Crave Brothers Farm in Waterloo, Wis., adds value to its dairy operation. Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese was started in 2001 across the street from the dairy farm. Since then, this mozzarella cheese factory has grown to 40,000 square feet and 70 employees. Their award-winning cheeses are sold coast to coast and at popular retailers like Whole Foods Market, Hy-Vee and Woodman’s. Visitors partaking in a value-added dairy tour sponsored by the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin had the Turn to CRAVE | Page 6
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As we begin November, we remember all those who have served our country and reect on how we are thankful for all that we have. In this issue you can read about the Weller family who farm near Brooten, Minn. and share a passion for hunting. We caught up with them after their annual gettogether to discuss why they hunt and how they balance dairy farming responsibilities simultaneously. A lot of people are wrapping up harvest, so we found some photos of farmers working in the elds to By Mark Klaphake feature in our issue. To see harvest photos from the past Editor two weeks, check out page 6 of the third section. For the “From Our Side of the Fence” feature we spoke with farmers about their dogs. We talked to multiple owners about their dogs and why they think it is important to have a farm dog. You can nd this feature on pages 15 and 16 in the rst section. Can you believe there is only six weeks until Christmas? At the Dairy Star we are launching our annual Great Christmas Giveaway contest. This year, one lucky child will win Je-Ko Tyler Guppy, a calf from Jeff and Korinna Rohde’s farm near Grey Eagle, Minn. To learn more about the calf and how to enter the contest, ip to pages 20 and 21 in the rst section. You have probably heard of Don Wick, and that is a name you will want to remember. The widely heard voice of the Red River Farm Network has been recently inducted into the National Farm Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Read about what piqued his interest in radio and why this honor is special to him on pages 2-3 in the third section. Wayne and Donna Lexvold host students through the MAST program on their dairy farm, Bombay Dairy, near Kenyon, Minn. They have worked with 14 different trainees from nine countries in the past four years. Turn to pages 10 and 13 in the rst section to read about their experience working with people from around the world.
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Crave Brothers cheese is made with renewable energy from the farm’s biodigester, which is a major selling point for the business. opportunity to tour the Crave cheese plant and sample a variety of cheeses Oct. 23. “I wanted to get off the commodity treadmill,” George Crave said. “It was time to stop chasing my tail and try something different, something out of our comfort zone.” George and his wife, Debbie, manage the cheese business while George’s brothers, Charles, Thomas and Mark Crave, run the dairy farm. The cheese plant and farm are two separate business entities. Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese has mastered the art of mozzarella making, producing the Italian favorite in curds, string, rope and balls. They also make mascarpone – an Italian cream cheese ideal for desserts and other sweet culinary applications. Made with milk piped in directly from Crave Brothers Farm, the cheeses are truly farmstead. The Crave’s value-added, on-farm cheese plant has allowed the family to bypass unfavorable milk prices by turning the milk into cheese. Crave Brothers Farm milks 1,900 cows – 1,100 on the main farm, which supplies milk for the cheese plant, and 800 cows on another farm. Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese markets itself as a family-owned and operated, carbon-negative company using 100 percent, renewable green power. The Craves produce their own electricity through the farm’s biodigester, creating enough electricity for the farm, cheese factory and over 300 homes. Crave Brothers are proud their cheese is produced with renewable energy – a fact they make known by the logo that appears on their products. “If you’re thinking about making cheese, you need a good story to tell,” Debbie said. “That’s really the rst step. Our story revolves around family, farmstead and green energy.” Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese has several licensed cheesemakers onsite, including George, who attended a cheesemaking short course at the Center for Dairy Research in Madison, Wis. Because he buys milk directly from Crave Brothers Farm, George also has a milk handler license. “We use 155,000 pounds of milk every day to make our cheeses,” George said. Cheese is made Monday through Friday, with up to 20,000 packages of cheese being produced daily. The Craves have foodservice customers as well. “June through August is our busy season,” George said. “For example, a salad featuring fresh mozzarella is a more popular item in the summer than in winter.” From pasteurizing to packaging, George said there are many things to
consider when making cheese. “You don’t just decide to make cheese one day and then start making it the next,” George said. “It takes a great deal of upfront research. For us, it was about a year-and-a-half process.” George said getting up and running is a big challenge. “We limped along the rst two to three years making a lot of cheese in order to get it just right,” George said. This well-decorated cheese manufacturer swept the mozzarella division in the U.S. Cheese Championship last year, taking rst through third prizes. They have also won awards for their cheese at World Dairy Expo and the Wisconsin State Fair. “Entering competitions is a great form of marketing,” Debbie said. “It gets your name out there, and any time you win a prize, it’s free publicity for your business.” George and Debbie told PDPW tour participants to think about their goals and objectives when exploring value-added propositions. “Decide what you want to do,” George said. “Is it agritourism? Bottled milk? Cheese? You also need to know your market. Is it large retailers like Walmart? Or, do you prefer to sell to smaller customers? Another thing to keep in mind is that if the customer grows, you have to grow with them. For example, one of our customers grew from 200 stores to 450 stores, which meant we had to be prepared to fulll their larger orders.” Debbie encouraged prospective cheesemakers to take advantage of all the resources that Wisconsin has to offer. “Places like the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board are so helpful to farmers and cheesemakers,” she said. Also present on the tour was James Gage, a value-added agriculture consultant, grant writer and business feasibility analyst. Gage wrote a grant for the Craves in 2004. After the tour, he shared some of his expertise on value-added cheese manufacturing. “Starting a business like this costs a lot of money,” Gage said. “But, rarely does it come out of your own pocket. Rather, farmers take advantage of state and federal programs, like the valueadded producer grant. I know people with as many as seven different funding sources.” Debbie said that running a cheese plant is the type of work in which you always have to stay on top of. “For example, when we go out to dinner, we analyze the menu, looking for ways that cheese is being incorporated, and then we talk to the chef,” she said. “You always need to look for the next opportunity to market your cheese.”
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“My dad had physical limitations, which is why I was going to take over the farm,â€? Dettmann said. “In December, I got the notiďƒžcation that I’d lost my deferment because I’d worked off the farm. They kept pretty close tabs on everyone, as they had allotments to ďƒžll. I didn’t think it was that big of a deal since as of the ďƒžrst of the year, I’d be farming full time, so my deferment would come back.â€? Dettmann said when his deferment was reviewed, the draft board assumed he was a draft dodger. Dettmann worked with a teacher from Johnson Creek High School to put together an appeal before the three-person Jefferson County Draft Board. “He did a lot of legwork to help me out, especially with one gentleman on the draft board who was a farmer and knew of my situation,â€? Dettmann said. “He assured us that it should be taken care of with no issue. Then he was unable to attend the draft board meeting, and so I lost my appeal. In February I was ofďƒžcially drafted into the Army.â€? Dettmann was granted a 60-day delay to be able to ďƒžgure out what to do with the farm. He held an auction to sell the cows and machinery, and he bought heifer calves before he left. His father and his brother raised the calves so they would be calving in when Dettmann returned from service. Serving in Vietnam was an experience Dettmann will never forget and is one that has shaped many aspects of the person he is today. “Everybody always comments and says that I’m so easy going,â€? Dettmann said. “After being in Vietnam, there isn’t too much else that can happen that can rattle your cage too badly. It changes your outlook on life tremendously.â€?
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injury. The wound was compounded by the Viet Cong practice of dipping their bullets in dung. “War is messy,â€? Dettmann said. “My shoulder blew up 20 years later, and the orthopedic surgeon said it was infection that had laid dormant from the injury. I can never have that shoulder replaced because of that infection. It’s just something that I have to live with.â€? When Dettmann was discharged and returned home, the calves Dettmann had purchased prior to being shipped out were ready to start calving in. He proceeded with his plan to take over his father’s farm. “I had the heifers calving in, and I bought some more cows to ďƒžll up the barn,â€? Dettmann said. “We remodeled the barn and only had 25 stanchions. I was switching cows with some living outside.â€? Soon, Dettmann needed to make a decision whether or not he would buy his father’s 110-acre farm or look for a more suitable farm site. “The facilities were no near functional for what I was going to need to make a living on the farm,â€? Dettmann said. “I’d ďƒžnd a place I liked, and my
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Dettmann said he had an opportunity to see parts of the world he may never have seen if his plans to begin farming had not gone awry. His service took him to places like Okinawa, Alaska and California in addition to Vietnam. “It was interesting and probably good for me,â€? Dettmann said. “I got to see the whole world. ‌I also spent the two years worrying about how much land prices would go up during those two years.â€? Having been raised in a rural area, Dettmann had an easier time adjusting to life in the Vietnamese jungle than some of his urban counterparts. During his tour, Dettmann rose to the rank of Sergeant E-5 and was a squad leader. The experience shaped how Dettmann views and treats employees on his farm. “In Vietnam, rank didn’t really count for much,â€? Dettmann said. “You all had to work together to keep everyone safe and still get the job done. ... You had to get along with everyone. You had to make decisions at times, but everyone was involved. That’s how I’ve always tried to treat my employees. I’ve never expected anyone to do something I wouldn’t be willing to do.â€? Dettmann’s tour was cut short when he was shot in the shoulder and spent time in a hospital in Japan. He received the Purple Heart because of that
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dad wouldn’t think it was the right one. Then he’d ďƒžnd one, and I wasn’t sold on it. Eventually I just decided to purchase my dad’s farm and re-do the buildings. We were able to add land along the way to grow to our present size of over 2,000 acres.â€? Dettmann is appreciative of the respect and appreciation that have been shown to him as a war veteran. “From a soldier’s standpoint, I can’t be more proud of the way veterans are treated,â€? Dettmann said. “I had the opportunity to attend a Veterans Day assembly at my grandson’s school. We were invited for breakfast and then attended the program. I was ďƒ&#x;abbergasted to be treated like that and to get a standing ovation for my service.â€? Dettmann has traveled to Washington, D.C., and visited the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, an experience he treasures and said he will never forget. “It is a fantastic memorial,â€? Dettmann said. “It’s strange when you look at the names on the wall, and you know some of the people there. It’s very sobering and moving.â€?
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Cheese, whey prices weigh down Class III milk market Dairy markets have taken an ugly turn in recent overpower weeks with cheese and whey prices pushing Class USMCA. III markets signicantly lower. Commodity Risk Management Group President Mike Ag Insider North does not expect this situation to change anytime soon. “It could be bloody into the rst half of November,” North said. “From a reporting standpoint, we don’t get anything new other than the National Dairy Product Sales Report every week and if the NDPSR is showing low prices with low volumes, we haven’t changed the mindset.” In October, the new Dairy Revenue Protection insurance product was released. “It is a good tool, but like any tool there should be some time By Don Wick spent on the front end on how to use it.” Columnist
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Cautious optimism At the National Milk Producers Federation annual meeting in Phoenix, Chairman Randy Mooney said dairy farmers are hurting nancially, but the fundamentals in the dairy industry are still good. Domestic and international demand is strong. “We need some help on trade; we need to get rid of the tariffs and if we could do that, I think we could see prices turn around rather quickly.”
NMPF seeks FDA action on labeling issue The National Milk Producers Federation is again urging the FDA to end deceptive labeling. In particular, the dairy industry wants the government to prevent plant-based beverages from using the term ‘milk.’ A new study commissioned by Dairy Management Inc. found consumers do not understand the nutritional differences between dairy milk and beverages made from soybeans, almonds or rice. As an example, 73 percent of the consumers surveyed believe almond-based drinks had as much or more protein per serving as milk. In reality, milk has eight times as much protein.
WI cheese production outpaces year ago levels Cheese production is growing in Wisconsin. In September, Wisconsin dairy plants put out 280.5 million pounds of cheese. That’s up two percent from one year earlier. Nationally, over one billion pounds of cheese was produced, up 3.1 percent from September of 2017. Dry whey production in the state totaled 24.2 million pounds, down nearly 18 percent from last year. Aluminum and steel tariffs inuence USMCA benets Any gains realized by the new U.S.-MexicoCanada Agreement could be nullied by retaliatory tariffs tied to the disagreement over steel and aluminum exports. The Farm Foundation commissioned a study by Purdue University that says tariffs from Canada, Mexico and China will
Cheese and butter sales grow Dairy Checkoff success was highlighted during the annual meeting of the United Dairy Industry Association, National Dairy Promotion and Research Board and the National Milk Producers Federation. Despite low prices, total dairy sales increased 2.5 percent this past year. The ongoing
growth in the cheese and butter categories were cited as one reason for that success. Regarding exports, major population growth in the Middle East, Africa and Asia were highlighted as potential opportunities. To deal with declines in uid milk consumption, DMI’s strategy includes innovations around lactose-free milk, avored milk and packaging.
More consolidation seen in dairy industry Nearly half of all U.S. dairy farms have more than 1,000 cows. That’s up nearly 30 percent from ten years ago. A new report from CoBank indicates larger dairy operations have taken advantage of economies of scale to deal with the up-and-down nature of milk prices. The report says this trend to larger dairies may inuence the price cycles in the future and lead to longer periods of low prices. NFO wants a higher price for small dairies The National Farmers Organization has proposed a new national two-tiered pricing system that would pay a higher price for smaller farms. The change in structure management is designed to protect small family farms. The NFO has not provided a denition what would constitute as a small farm. Saputo buys two U.S. cheese plants The Canadian dairy company Saputo is purchasing F&A Dairy Products, which has cheese manufacturing plants in Dresser, Wis. and Las Cruces, N.M. This $85 million deal still needs regulatory approval, but should be complete by the end of the year.
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Wheeler may lose ‘acting’ title At a White House event, President Donald Trump hinted Andrew Wheeler may be nominated to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Wheeler has been the acting administrator since July, when former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt resigned. Seefeldt elected to National Dairy Board leadership A Coleman, Wis. dairy farmer has been elected vice chair for the National Dairy Board. Connie Seefeldt will serve a one year term for the dairy promotion and research board. FFA honors DFA and Culvers The National FFA Organization has honored Dairy Farmers of America and the Culver’s fast food restaurant chain with the Distinguished Service Citation.
Co-op group hires Olson Kristin Olson is the new membership support and education coordinator for the Cooperative Network. Most recently, Olson was the media relations manager for World Dairy Expo. Trivia challenge Ninety-four countries were represented in this year’s World Dairy Expo attendance. That answers our last trivia question. For this week, what is the theme for the 2019 World Dairy Expo? We’ll have the answer in the next edition of Dairy Star. Don Wick is owner/broadcaster for the Red River Farm Network, based in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Wick has been recognized as the National Farm Broadcaster of the Year and served as president of the National Association of Farm Broadcasting. Don and his wife, Kolleen, have two adult sons, Tony and Sam, and ve grandchildren, Aiden, Piper, Adrienne, Aurora, and Sterling.
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States through MAST since its inception. For the Lexvolds, whose dairy now includes sons Nathan and Mitchel, MAST trainees provide them both challenges and rewards. MAST trainees might never have driven anything bigger than a motorcycle yet will end up maneuvering a tractor or skid loader. They might have only milked by hand, or never milked at all, but are expected to join the milking team for Bombay’s 800 cows. Meanwhile, the dairy pays them at least minimum wage for no more than 48 hours of time on the farm over six days. The host must ďƒžnd housing, provide a car and gas, and insurance. There are also fees paid to the MAST program. Each trainee gets a minimum of two weeks to enjoy time away from the farm and family and has the option of attending one semester at the University of Minnesota. Wayne said he begins his trainees by teaching them how to feed calves, then moves them to milking. The next task is training them to operate the skid loader, which he said they love doing. “By that time, you know what they are capable of,â€? Wayne said. Some move on to herdsman-related skills like feeding and calving. Others might be satisďƒžed with spending much of their time milking. Pratt said the Lexvolds do a great job training and sharing their farm with MAST participants. “Some students have great skills and some are from a culture with simple tools, but the Lexvolds still help them learn,â€? Pratt said. Abraham Garcia, a trainee from Mexico spending part of 2018 at Lexvolds, is the dairy’s feeder. “He caught on quickly,â€? Wayne said of Garcia. But the level of experience among the trainees varies both in previous farm experience and living conditions. Their trainee from India, Parag Patil, milked ďƒžve water buffalo by hand at home and had never seen a milking machine, and Shadad Mugabi, from Uganda, has no hot running water at home. “Some have never really had a job; they may have gone to school all their life,â€? Wayne said. Along with the SHERRY NEWELL/ DAIRY STAR
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When it comes to milk production, Ever-Green-View Farms is breaking records and defying averages in Waldo, Wis. With a rolling herd average nearing 46,000 pounds of milk, this herd is on pace to hit 50,000 pounds in the next ve years. What is the secret to achieving such high levels of milk? “Genetics of both cattle and forage are key,” said Tom Kestell Tom Kestell. ““If Dairy Farmer you want to achieve 40,000-plus in milk, genetics becomes more important.” Kestell spoke at a recent seminar, “On-farm Feed and Forage Management for a 44,000-pound Herd”, which took place Oct. 4 at World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis. Kestell farms with his wife, Gin, their son, Chris, and his wife, Jennifer. They milk 90 registered Holsteins three times a day in a tiestall barn complete with waterbeds, tunnel ventilation and long-day lighting. Two-year-olds at Ever-Green-View peak at 140 pounds of milk and older cows at over 180 pounds. The dairy is home to two previous world production leaders. Ever-GreenView My Gold EX-93 set a 365-day record of 77,480 pounds milk, 1,992 pounds fat
and 2,055 pounds protein in 2016, and her dam was the world milk production leader from 2008-15. “We like to balance type with production,” said Kestell, who has been farming since 1973. “When breeding, we look at different components of net merit to ensure we create an animal with no weak spots. Great udders are very important to us as well as total production, including milk and combined fat and protein.” Kestell stressed the importance of feeding cows according to their genetic potential. “It doesn’t work to breed for type and feed for production,” he said. “A low-component herd cannot be fed for high components. And if you have a high-component herd, you will damage the cow if you force her down to more modest components. Cows want to express what’s inside of them. Therefore, you have to know the genetics of your herd. What are you breeding for? Then track it so you understand your potential for components and milk production.” The Kestells conduct gene testing on every animal. Heifers average 1,240 for milk, whereas the breed average is only 294. Kestell also identied forage and feed quality as vital contributors to signicant milk production. Farming 600 acres, Kestell samples forages to ensure premium quality. “Sampling is a critical step,” he said. “The genetic makeup of bacteria in the ground and how well we can maintain that for growing crops is also very important.” Kestell works closely with his nutri-
tionist, Dr. Steve Woodford of Nutrition Professionals, Inc., of Sheboygan, Wis. “Genetics explains the majority of this farm’s success because the diets are good, but nothing special,” Woodford said. “The rations consistently contain quality forage though.” Kestell’s TMR is made up of 60-70 percent forage and includes alfalfa haylage containing 21-25 percent crude protein, 34-39 percent NDF and 150-200 RFV; high-chop BMR corn silage containing 3135 percent NDF, 40-41 percent starch and 64-70 percent NDFD; and high-moisture corn harvested at 27 percent moisture. “It’s a high-forage diet, but it’s not real high in starch,” Woodford said. “And, they don’t feed a lot of grain. The overall ration contains about 16 percent protein, 27-29 percent NDF and only 5 percent fat.” Kestell has been feeding a hybrid alfalfa for many years, and one of his elds is a two-time winner of World Dairy Expo’s World Super Bowl Contest. “It’s very leafy,” said Kestell, who also puts around 16 percent grass in the mixture. The decision to harvest corn silage at a higher stalk height (the stubble left behind is 34 inches tall) dramatically changed the farm’s forage analysis while barely decreasing tonnage per acre. This high BMR chop gave an obvious bump in both dry matter intake and milk production. DMI jumped up four pounds per cow, and milk increased by 10 pounds per cow. They aim to chop corn and haylage identical in length, ensuring same particle size to avoid sorting. “We try to keep uniform feeds going into our cows at all times,” Kestell said. Kestell said feed allocation is as important as feed quality. Feed is stored in six silos, giving them exibility to segre-
gate feed and distribute the best feed to the milking herd. “We don’t want any compromised feed going into our milking herd ration,” Kestell said. “If you have one huge bunker, you’re forced to feed it to everyone. What if some of the forage gets rained on? Then you’re giving sub-par quality feed to milk cows, and that should always be avoided. Any time you insult the cow’s digestive tract, you insult production. If you have mold on top of your bunker that gets mixed in with the feed, it will hurt you every time. To meet maximum production no matter what your goal you can’t have stumbles or mistakes along the way.” Rations are top-dressed with four pounds of baleage per cow per day. “The cows eat it right up,” Kestell said. “It’s like putting sprinkles on your ice cream cone. The cows like it, and we want them to be happy. The cows also love roasted beans. When we sweep in the manger in the morning, we add three pounds of beans on top of the TMR, and the cows eat it as fast as we can feed it. It’s increased DMI by one to two pounds.” Woodford said the farm’s 140-pound tank average and 3.9 percent fat means cows are producing about 5.5 pounds of butterfat daily. “That’s like making a stick of butter every hour of every day,” Woodford said. “And only a portion of that is coming from the diet; the rest is rumen fermentation.” The cows at Ever-Green-View are far from the norm in regards to ber digestibility. As intake goes up, digestibly often goes down, but that is not true for many of Kestell’s cows. Both their intake and NDF digestibility are high. “These cows are special,” Woodford said. “Their rumens are highly efcient, which ties back to genetics and helps to explain why they milk so much on the feed they’re eating.”
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Minnesota herd numbers rapidly decline as market concerns remain
Those selling out nd a new purpose By Jennifer Coyne jenn@dairystar.com
PIERZ, Minn. – Doug Stangl will always consider himself a dairyman although he no longer has a milking herd to call his own. Stangl and his wife, Brenda, were one of 28 farm families across the state of Minnesota who exited the industry in October. “I was scared to sell out, but I knew I had to,” said Stangl, who sold his 88 milking cows Oct. 30 at his farm near Pierz, Minn. The state has 2,914 operating dairy herds – 2,689 Grade A and 225 Grade B farms – according to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s October report. While the report indicates 28 fewer herds than in September, it is a stark contrast to what made up the state’s dairy industry at the beginning of 2018, and even more so than this time last year. The state has seen a loss of 162 farms in the last 10 months. Year over year, Minnesota has lost 249 dairy herds. As the demographics of the dairy industry change – with the average age of American farmers being 58, according to the United States Department of
Labor, and a fewer number of people wanting to enter the profession – hanging up the milking units may be the only option for many dairy farmers across the state. Additionally, the economy continues to play a more signicant role in anyone’s decision to leave the industry. “In 1989, I was getting more for my milk,” Stangl said. “I was producing 400 pounds of milk per day more now, but I get less money. In July, there was a slight hike in milk prices, but I also saw a decrease in milk. With bills at the end of the day, there was nothing left.” For nearly 30 years, Stangl made a career of dairy farming, rst helping his father milk cows when he was ve years old. Stangl’s son was the youngest generation to dairy farm, but chose to leave the farm in pursuit of another occupation. “My son thanked me for how dairy farming shaped him, and how it was super fun for him to do,” said Stangl, who milked 48 cows at the time his son was also involved. Stangl was a part of a milk route in central Minnesota that picked up two larger farms’ milk rst. Then, Stangl’s milk topped off the semi load. However, when Stangl’s son left the family farm, Stangl and his wife had to search for additional labor. “There’s never been a worse time to sell cows, but I did it because I can’t compete anymore,” Stangl said. “I was unable to compete with the commercialization of big farms and lacked reliable help.”
Over the last few months, Stangl put advertisements in local newspapers and area agriculture publications, but received little feedback. “I did get a couple of texts, but no one ever showed up for interviews,” Stangl said. In Minnesota, the minimum wage is $7.87 per hour, as of Jan. 1. However, many business pay well above that and may offer benets. Not to mention, the lack of physical labor and required hours for jobs outside of agriculture appeal to many job seekers. “The average worker is worth the price of milk, so about $14.80,” Stangl said. “But I can’t pay much more than that. And, nobody else outside of the industry gets up seven days a week; it’s too tough of a lifestyle.” Before choosing to sell the cows, Stangl entertained the idea of increasing his herd size and replacing his milking system with a parlor. However, that option only further tied Stangl up on the farm and would cost him in additional feed purchases. “I liked to milk seven times a week, but take off at night and be in the eld,” Stangl said. When the Stangls decided it was time to end their long-time career and pursue another venture, Stangl had a couple bucket list items to check off to make his dairy herd sale memorable. He wanted to wait and sell out once the milking herd surpassed 72 cows, and he also wanted to have a tent sale – both of which he accomplished Oct. 30. Now, Stangl has found a new pur-
pose in the industry by custom raising dairy heifers. “Everyone wants me to raise heifers,” Stangl said. “People like to have their heifers custom raised because it allows them more time spent with their cows.” While Stangl no longer has milk cows, he retained his youngstock and cropland. He will use his corn crop to nish out his heifers as dairy steers, creating more space to raise heifers for neighboring dairy farmers. As the pain of exiting the industry will only subside with time, Stangl remains hopeful as he thinks of the possibilities of his golden years. With cows no longer on the farm site, Stangl has more time to spend with his grandchildren, who are quickly growing. “I couldn’t keep them overnight before, because without any help I had to be in the barn and the kids can’t be by themselves,” Stangl said. “Although, the farm is a good place for kids to grow up and be familiar with.” Stangl also has more time to hunt and sh with his son. Despite declining herd numbers, Minnesota has a strong dairy infrastructure, remaining one of the nation’s top 10 milk producing states, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. For some, though, exiting Minnesota’s dairy sector is a step in a better direction. “The smartest thing I did was get out of the industry,” Stangl said.
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Nathan Lexvold, leŌ, helps Parag PaƟl feed a calf at Bombay Dairy near Kenyon, Minn. Nathan and his family are tasked with training MAST workers to feed calves born at Bombay Dairy. experiencing the dairy, the Lexvolds make sure their trainees attend farm tours and meetings, and each one attends World Dairy Expo. The Lexvolds said they are exible with how MAST trainees provide assistance to the farm. “We have some awesome long-term help here, and those full-time employees each work a certain shift,” Wayne said. “But, I can call on the trainees to help on a project here or there on any given day.” The Lexvolds and other MAST hosts get the chance to review applicants’ information before they are placed. According to Pratt, that allows the host to select matches who seem to t the farm and family. The Lexvolds look for good English or Spanish speakers and sometimes see someone with life experience they think will be mutually benecial. While trainees do provide farm help, Mitchel said it is interesting to learn the cultures and personalities of trainees who come to the farm. He remembers a Ukrainian who was very outgoing. “He found his own fun and shed and xed cars,” Mitchel said. Donna said her family chooses to have trainees live with them, although other hosts may nd room and board for them elsewhere. “We just think they have a better
experience living with us,” she said. “We had ve children. It’s like having them all here.” Donna tries to provide one hot meal a day, but differing cultures can make that a challenge. Patil eats no red meat, while Mugabi eats no pork. It has also been interesting to reconnect with former trainees, said the Lexvolds. “Our rst trainee was a girl from Mexico, Grace Martinez,” Wayne said. “She was here twice. She’s still a best friend. We stayed in touch through a wedding, babies. … She’s now a U.S. citizen and is a manager for a large hog operation in Oklahoma.” A former trainee from Uruguay recently visited the farm during a tour sponsored by ABS Global. He is now milking 1,400 cows and serving as vice president of his milk co-op. Another trainee hosted Wayne and Donna when they visited Northern Ireland and England. Her father had registered cattle and bought embryos from the Lexvold herd. According to Wayne, most of the trainees come to the United States to improve their chances of a better job at home. The experience improves their English and allows them to make money while learning new skills and sharing cultures. “It’s never a dull moment, that’s for sure,” Wayne said.
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From Our Side Of The Fence What do you like about your farm dog?
Lynn Thomas Preston, Minn. Fillmore County 44 cows Border Collie, George
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What are qualities you like about your dog? He’s very handy to have around. He gets up and rounds up the cows on his own in the morning. He also helps me watch the gate when I’m feeding heifers, and if a cow gets out he will go get her and put her back in.
What are some qualities you like about your dog? Luka was adorable as a puppy and a big uff ball of white. As he has gotten older, he has bonded with our family but has also taken to his job of protecting and patrolling both farms. He spends his time equally at both places and walks the onemile distance back and forth typically at least once per day. His breed is bred for predator protection, and he does a great job. Prior to his arrival, we had lots of coyotes in our area and those numbers have dwindled.
What are qualities you like about your dog? He is always happy. He isn’t much of a cattle dog, but he’s my constant companion. People say that if they want to nd me, they just have to look for Dodger and I’ll be somewhere nearby.
What is the best dog you’ve ever owned? I’ve had about two or three other border collies, but I think George is the best one I’ve had. He is good with visitors and still listens to me when I need him to help me out. Describe a special memory you have had with your dog. I had trained him to stop at the white line on the road when I go get the mail. They recently re-topped the road, and it was all just a black top for a bit. He thought he could run all over the road because there was no white line. When the white line was there again one day he was following me like normal, got to the line then turned around and walked back with his tail between his legs. I thought that was pretty cute. How does your dog get special treatment on your farm? He doesn’t really. He’s a farm dog, and we don’t have a doghouse. We let him sleep on the porch in the winter, and he sleeps in the barn in the summer. I don’t have to tie him up at night or anything. He doesn’t try to run away. What kind of training do you do for your dog? I read a book by Chuck O’Riley and trained him from that. He will circle right or left depending on what I tell him when we are rounding up cows. I’m not a dog trainer by any means, but they have all seemed to catch on with a bit of practice. Why is having a farm dog important to you? It mostly saves me time. He rounds up the cows so I don’t have to and watches the gates for me. I guess I’m lazy. I would sure miss him if I didn’t have him. Tell us about your farm. We milk 44 Holsteins and Jerseys in a tiestall and stanchion barn. We rotationally graze the cows and farm 250 acres to hay, corn, oats and the rest is pasture.
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What is the best dog you’ve ever owned? This is the best dog. We have also had Heelers, which we also enjoyed for moving livestock, but Luka is low energy now. He loves being around his family but is equally happy on his own protecting the farms. What is a memorable moment you have had with your dog? The day we brought him home. He was our youngest daughter’s birthday present, and she was so excited when he came out of the barn. She got excited and said she wanted to name him Snowball, but Mom talked her into more of a manly name. How does your dog get special treatment on your farm? Luka gets as many treats and pets as he will take. He also loves meat, so he gets lots of scraps and raw meat in his diet to try and keep him conditioned properly. What kind of training do you do for your dog? We have worked on lots of basic training commands. Due to his size (upwards of 110 pounds), he sometimes has a hard time respecting personal space. We try to work on him not knocking visitors over unintentionally when he rolls over for belly rubs. He hasn’t been a big jumper, but when he has we get after him quickly to help alleviate that behavior for obvious reasons. Why is having a farm dog important to you? We purchased Luka for the sole purpose of farm protection at our second location since we do not live there. He is quite happy roaming back and forth and hasn’t gotten into any trouble. It’s important to keep the predators away from the house and farm due to the kids running around and the replacement heifers in their pens. Tell me about your farm. We milk 150 registered Holsteins in a parlor and freestall facility. We raise our replacement heifers and sell any bull calves. We also farm 175 acres of corn silage and alfalfa.
What is the best dog you’ve ever owned? When our kids were young, we had a mixed breed mutt named Buster. He was great with the kids and was good at helping us load cattle into the trailer. Our kids remember Buster fondly, because they had so much fun playing with him. Describe a special memory you have had with your dog. Dodger has made a game out of playing with an empty 5-gallon plastic bucket. He will put his head inside of the bucket, ip it up into the air and catch it by the rim. Every spring, we give a class of kindergartners a tour of our dairy. The two things the kids say they remember is that they got to have ice cream and that they had fun watching Dodger play with his bucket. How does your dog get special treatment on your farm? He gets petted a lot and is given doggy treats on a regular basis. He’s an outdoor dog, and in the winter time he will sometimes use an empty calf hutch for his bed. Dodger is always glad to see my dad when he comes out to the farm. Dad, who will soon turn 90, always has a special treat for Dodger. What kind of training do you do for your dog? I tried to get him to play frisbee, but I haven’t done much otherwise. When I leave the farm and go west, Dodger will lie in the ditch next to our driveway and wait for me to come home. That’s something he started to do all by himself. Why is having a farm dog important to you? Dodger keeps varmints out of the yard and lets me know if the cattle have gotten out. He’s good with kids, is a trusty watchdog and is a great companion. Tell us about your farm. I dairy farm with my brother, Ron. We farm 600 acres of corn and alfalfa. Dad purchased this farm in 1959 and began milking about a dozen cows in a stanchion barn. By the time Ron and I got to high school, Dad had grown the herd to 45 head. My younger son, Kirby, is a master’s student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where he is majoring in ruminant nutrition with a focus on dairy. My older son, Jake, is studying to be a doctor at the University of Minnesota Medical School in Duluth.
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ConƟnued from OUR SIDE | Page 15 Andrew Ingvalson Frazee, Minn. Becker County 160 cows Border Collie, Concho
Harvey, Jackie and Kyle (pictured) Menn Norwalk, Wis. Monroe County 60 cows Rough Collie, Tessa
What are qualities you like about your dog? I like how easy he is on the cows. He isn’t an aggressive dog.
What are qualities you like about your dog? Friendly, loves people especially children, smart and a fast learner.
What is the best dog you’ve ever owned? This one. He’s a great family dog and good with the cattle. He’s a good personal dog and good with everybody. It doesn’t matter if he is around kids or adults, he’s a good dog.
What is the best dog you’ve ever owned? Best dog means a different dog for every family member. Tessa is Kyle’s rst dog of his own so she occupies that place in his heart. Harvey’s favorite was Boots, a black and white English Shepherd. Boots Describe a special memory you have had with your dog. When I rst had him, would tag along everywhere, yet was not a nuisance when people came to visit. you could tell him to leave that cow in the pasture and he would. He does one job every day. He goes into the freestall barn and gets the cows up and out into the Jackie was fond of Streak, a purebred Rough Collie kept from the rst litter of collies born on our farm. holding area. Describe a special memory you have had with your dog. Tessa had a surprise litter of puppies last November. We were busy preparing for our daughter’s wedding and failed to notice Tessa growing wider until the wedding was What kind of training do you do for your dog? I bought him as a trained dog over and her due date was already looming. Nine adorable puppies helped when he was 2 years old. I haven’t done anything since. We used to bull breed and brighten the early winter days. bought him to take in the pasture with us. I liked the idea of having a trained dog How does your dog get special treatment on your farm? When we bought with us. Tessa as a puppy, she was supposed to be Kyle’s dog. But after losing our GerWhy is having a farm dog important to you? I love having him around. We still man Shepherd and Sheltie within the last year, Tessa has become more of a use him a lot. It takes a lot longer to get cows out of the barn. If he died, I would family dog. She gets to come in the house and sleeps on Kyle’s bed. get another dog. What kind of training do you do for your dog? Tessa is Kyle’s 4-H dog. He Tell us about your farm. My wife, Jolie, and I have taken over the farm. I farm has trained and shown Tessa in obedience, showmanship, agility and rally obewith a full-time and part-time person along with help from my dad. We farm 600 dience. He competes at both of our local fairs and at the state 4-H dog show. acres and plant corn, soybeans and alfalfa. Why is having a farm dog important to you? It is important to have a farm Sign up for our dog to watch over things on the farm. Collies are known for patrolling their Newsletter property and sounding the alarm when the cows get out, then helping put them back in their place. How does your dog get special treatment on your farm? Everyone loves him, so he gets petted all the time. Otherwise, he gets his food every day.
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Popps maintain production with timely breeding, quality forages Popp Dairy Rice, Minn. Benton County 200 cows What is your current herd average, butterfat and protein? 29,607 milk, 1,072 fat and 902 protein. How many times a day do you milk? If you milk 3X a day, explain how that has worked for you. Twice a day. I would have too much fun milking three times a day. Do you contract your milk? No. Describe your housing and milking facility. We have a sand-bedded freestall barn and a New Zealand swing-12 parlor built by Ian Zinger. What is your herd health program? We have herd health once a month. Cows that are open are put on an ovsynch program. What does your dry cow and transition program consist of? We dry off at 60 days and have one group dry cow pen on Goldilocks diet. The dry cow diet at Popp Dairy consists of half conventional and half BMR corn silage, almost 10 pounds of wheat
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The Popp brothers Russ (leŌ) and Terry (right) and Russ’s son Jesse, who works on the farm, have a rolling herd average of 29,607 pounds on their 200-cow dairy in Benton County near Rice, Minn.
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All I want for Christmas is Guppy Rohde Dairy Farm provides calf for giveaway By Danna Sabolik
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GREY EAGLE, Minn. – While most kids are writing letters to Santa for a new video game or doll house, some are dreaming of a calf this Christmas. For one lucky child, their wish will come true. Dairy Star’s annual Great Christmas Heifer Calf Giveaway is underway, featuring Je-Ko Tyler Guppy. The September calf is from Jeff and Korinna Rohde’s farm near Grey Eagle, Minn. They milk 60 cows and farm 260 acres of corn, soybeans and hay. Guppy was born Sept. 22, 2018 from Je-Ko Silver Goldsh, and sired by PineTree Mod Tyler 699-ET. “Her third and fourth dam are both 85-point cows,” Korinna said of the heifer. “Her mom is a 2-year-old out of the bull Silver who has a pretty good
pedigree, and she’s been fresh about six weeks now. We’re going to classify her next week so we will know for sure, but she looks really good. She’s off to a great start.” The Rohdes breed for cows that are long lasting and easy to work with. “We want cows that are going to be productive to pay the bills,” Korinna said. “Beyond that, we look for longevity and type.” Last winter, the Rohdes decided to try a new bull, Tyler. “We’re always using better genetics and higher genomic bulls,” Korinna said. “He was a Modesty son from Select Turn to CALF | Page 21
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Korinna Rohde, Carver McDermond, and Jeff Rohde stand with Guppy, the calf that will be given away in the Great Christmas Heifer Calf Giveaway.
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Carver McDermond helps on the Rohde Dairy Farm. “His dad and Jeff are second cousins,” Korinna said. “He’s been coming around since he was 9, and he’s 16 now. He’s a pro now and could pretty well take care of everything if we were gone.” Korinna is impressed with McDermond’s work ethic and dedication to the farm. “He’s here at 5:50 every morning before school and comes over after school for chores,” she said. “He’s really good at xing stuff, pays attention to detail and is just a really good kid. It’s nice to have him around.” Korinna is excited to be participating in the giveaway and hopes the calf goes to someone who will develop her into a great show animal. “We’re willing to do anything to help youth get interested in dairy or agriculture,” she said. “It’s fun to think that she could get someone interested in registered Holsteins, because that’s what we have a passion for. I’d be interested to see how she shows. I hope the kid that gets her will be able to show her.”
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......................................................................$37,500 JD 320E, 2014, Cab w/ AC, Foot Controls, 2 Speed, Aux Hydraulics, 72” Bucket, Reversing Fan, 3400 hrs., #153675.............................................$24,900 JD 320E, 2016, Cab w/ AC, Foot Controls, Air Ride Seat, 2 Speed, Self-Leveling, 72” Bucket, Reversing Fan, 104 hrs., #140280 ........................$39,900 JD 320E, 2017, Cab w/ AC, EH Controls, Joystick, 2 Speed, Aux Hydraulics, Less Bucket, 2657 hrs., #148971 ...................................................................$27,750 JD 320E, 2014, Cab w/ AC, Foot Controls, 2 Speed, Aux Hydraulics, 72” Bucket, 800 hrs., #152334 ......................................................................$35,900 JD 320E, 2017, Cab w/ AC, 72” Bucket, 92 hrs., #144216 .............................$43,900
4 JD 320E, 2016, Cab w/ AC, Air Ride Seat, Joystick, 76” Bucket, Reversing Fan, 290 hrs., #153678.........................................................................................$40,900 4 JD 326D, 2012, Cab w/ AC, EH Controls, 2 Speed, Aux Hydraulics, 76” Bucket, 260 hrs., #151030.........................................................................................$37,900 4 JD 326E, 2016, Cab w/ AC, Foot Controls, Air Ride Seat, 2 Speed, Self-Leveling, 78” Bucket, Reversing Fan, 490 hrs., #148317...............................................$41,900 7 JD 326E, 2015, Cab w/ AC, Foot Controls, Air Ride Seat, 2 Speed, Self-Leveling, Aux Hydraulics, 84” Bucket, Reversing Fan, 658 hrs., #153617 ......................$39,900 6 JD 326E, 2016, Cab w/ AC, Foot Controls, Air Ride Seat, 2 Speed, Self-Leveling, 78” Bucket, Reversing Fan, 497 hrs., #138363 ..............................................$39,500 10 JD 326E, 2015, Cab w/ AC, Foot Controls, 2 Speed, Self-Leveling, Aux Hydraulics, 84” Bucket, Reversing Fan, 1250 hrs., #152238.............................................$35,000 4 JD 326E, 2016, Cab w/ AC, EH Controls, Air Ride Seat, Ride Control, 2 Speed, 72” Bucket, Reversing Fan, 335 hrs., #142477...............................................$46,000 4 JD 326E, 2016, Cab w/ AC, EH Controls, Air Ride Seat, Joystick, Ride Control, 2 Speed, Aux Hydraulics, 78” Bucket, Reversing Fan, 193 hrs., #153677 ......$45,900 12 JD 326E, 2016, Cab w/ AC, EH Controls, Air Ride Seat, 2 Speed, Self-Leveling, 84” Bucket, Reversing Fan, 3 hrs., #126370...................................................$45,900 4 JD 330G, 2017, Cab w/ AC, EH Controls, Joystick, Ride Control, 2 Speed, Self-Leveling, Aux Hydraulics, 84” Bucket, Reversing Fan, 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, Reversing Fan, 458 hrs., #139118 ................................$49,900 8 JD 332G, 2016, Cab w/ AC, EH Controls, Air Ride Seat, Joystick, Ride Control, 2 Speed, Self-Leveling, Aux Hydraulics, Weights, Weights, 84” Bucket, Reversing Fan, 1175 hrs., #151837 ...............................................................$45,780 2 JD 332G, 2016, Cab w/ AC, Foot Controls, EH Controls, Air Ride Seat, 2 Speed, Self-Leveling, Aux Hydraulics, 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 8 Bobcat S300, 2009, Hi-Flo, Aux Hydraulics, 2800 hrs., #153464 .................$19,800 9 Bobcat S750, 2011, 2 Speed, Aux Hydraulics, 1500 hrs., #153616 ..............$21,500 UTILITY TRACTORS 10 JD 2755, 1989, MFWD, Loader, 12900 hrs., #150479 ...................................$22,500 8 Massey Ferguson 3545, 1983, Rear PTO: 540/1000, 4279 hrs., #151182 ..$19,500 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 6430, 2008, Cab, Partial Power Shift, MFWD, Loader, 5066 hrs., #148075 .......................................................................................................$63,900 11 JD 5055D, 2010, Syncro, 2WD, Rear PTO: 540, Loader, 529 hrs., #153438 ....$19,200 10 JD 5065M, 2012, Partial Power Shift, 2WD, Rear PTO: 540, 4975 hrs., #151388 .......................................................................................................$21,900 12 JD 5095M, 2010, Cab, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540, Loader, 1820 hrs.,#144023 ...$54,900 14 JD 5100E, 2015, Cab, Power Reverser, MFWD, 1807 hrs., #145655 ..............$45,550 5 JD 5100E, 2016, Cab, Power Reverser, MFWD, 1971 hrs., #145220 ..............$46,900 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 4 JD 5115M, 2018, , Rear PTO: 540/1000, 3 hrs., #143684 .............................$81,900 12 JD 5115M, 2017, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540, 540/1000, 150 hrs., #140105 .......$71,900 7 JD 6105R, 2013, Cab, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540/1000, 482 hrs., #148765.........$79,500 1 JD 6105R, 2013, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540/1000, Loader, 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 4 JD 6110R, 2017, Cab, IVT, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540/1000, 345 hrs., #142813 .......................................................................................................$99,500 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, 334 hrs., #144500 .................................$102,900 14 JD 6110R, 2017, Cab, IVT, Rear PTO: 540/1000, 100 hrs.,#144499 .............$109,500 17 JD 6110R, 2017, Cab, IVT, Rear PTO: 540/1000, 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, Configuration: Standard, Cab, Partial Power Shift, MFWD, Tire Width: Mid, 150 hrs., #124310 ...............................................................$74,900 12 JD 6120E, 2016, Cab, Partial Power Shift, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540, Tire Width: Wide,
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Loader, 150 hrs., #124881 ............................................................................$69,500 JD 6120M, 2016, Rear PTO: 540/1000, 150 hrs., #141879 ...........................$85,900 JD 6125M, 2013, Rear PTO: 540/1000, Loader, 3166 hrs., #146075 .............$67,900 JD 6125R, 2014, Rear PTO: 540/1000, Loader, 1879 hrs., #142739..............$89,500 JD 6125R, 2012, Rear PTO: 540/1000, , Loader, 779 hrs., #150781 ..............$95,900 JD 6130M, 2016, Rear PTO: 540/1000, Loader, 150 hrs., #124993 ............$106,900 JD 6130M, 2016, Rear PTO: 540/1000, 48 hrs., #142540 .............................$91,900 JD 6130R, 2016, IVT, Rear PTO: 540/1000, 534 hrs., #144507 ...................$115,000 JD 6130R, 2016, Guidance-ready, Tire Width: Mid, 76 hrs., #124989.........$104,900 JD 6130R, 2017, Rear PTO: 540/1000, Loader, 156 hrs., #147778 .............$109,500 JD 6130R, 2017, Rear PTO: 540/1000, 150 hrs., #144503 ..........................$101,900 JD 6130R, 2017, IVT, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540/1000, 401 hrs., #144505 .......$109,500 JD 6130R, 2016, Guidance-ready,Tire Width: Mid, 150 hrs., #124987 .......$104,900 JD 6130R, 2017, IVT, Guidance-ready, 206 hrs., #144504 ..........................$111,900 JD 6135E, 2016, Configuration: Standard, Cab, Partial Power Shift, MFWD, Tire Width: Wide, 264 hrs., #142594 .............................................................$73,900 JD 6135E, 2016, Configuration: Standard, Cab, Partial Power Shift, 100 hrs., #142600 .......................................................................................................$74,900 JD 6135E, 2016,Cab, Partial Power Shift, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540, 137 hrs., #142601.........................................................................................$72,900 JD 6135E, 2017, Cab, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540/1000, Loader, 352 hrs., #134655 .......................................................................................................$82,900 JD 6135E, 2016, Partial Power Shift, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540, 60 hrs., #142602 .......................................................................................................$72,900 JD 6135E, 2016, Configuration: Standard, Cab, Partial Power Shift, MFWD, Tire Width: Wide, 195 hrs., #142599 .............................................................$71,900 JD 6135E, 2016, Cab, Partial Power Shift, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540, Tire Width: Mid, Loader, 150 hrs., #124870.....................................................................$76,900 Case IH Maxxum110, 2011, Cab, Power Shift, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540/1000, Loader, 2567 hrs., #148974 ..........................................................................$64,900 Case MXU-110, 2005, Cab, Power Shift, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540/1000, Loader, 3350 hrs., #150457.......................................................................................$42,900 Farmall Super C, 2WD, Rear PTO: 540, #151487........................................... $3,500 New Holland TD5050, 2009, Configuration: Standard, Syncro, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540/1000, Tire Width: Mid, Loader, 3354 hrs., #153628 ................$19,500 Yanmar YN240D, 2WD, 935 hrs., #145299 ...................................................$4,100
STEEL DEALS
ARTICULATED 4WD TRACTORS 6 JD 9460R, 2014, 460 hp., 2747 hrs., # 141947........................................$174,900 15 JD 9630, 2009, 530 hp., 3600 hrs.,#144489 ............................................$145,000 7 New Holland T9020, 2009, 335 hp., 2905 hrs., #142873 ......................$115,000 CORN AND ROW CROP HEADER 6 JD 893, 1998, #133187 .............................................................................$11,900 COMBINE PLATFORM 5 JD 635F, 2006,#140683 ............................................................................$10,900 COMBINE 16 JD S670, 2015, 1712 hrs., 1128 sep., #144307 ........................................$209,500 RIPPERS 7 JD 2700, 2006, #130972 ...........................................................................$10,900 17 JD 2720, 2013, #144468 ...........................................................................$39,500 SELF-PROPELLED FORAGE HARVESTER HEADS: ROTARY 6 JD 678, 2008, #107326 .............................................................................$39,500 6 JD 688, 2011, #140930 .............................................................................$23,500 6 JD 710, 2007, #115310 .............................................................................$33,000 6 JD 770, 2011, # 138381 ............................................................................$29,700 SELF-PROPELLED FORAGE HARVESTERS 6 JD 7300, 2003, 5093 hrs., 3640 cu. hd., #140932 .....................................$68,000 6 JD 7500, 2003, 4700 hrs., 3100 cu. hd., #142199 .....................................$98,000 6 JD 7800, 2007, 2813 hrs., 1884 cu. hd., #131002 ...................................$126,000 6 Claas JAGUAR 890, 2002, 2749 hrs., 2290 cu. hd., #133756 ....................$96,000 6 Claas 970, 2008, 4000 hrs., 1948 cu. hd., #130021 ................................$127,000 SELF-PROPELLED SPRAYERS 2 JD 4720, 2006, 1673 hrs., #130054.........................................................$109,000 TRACK TRACTORS 16 JD 9560RT, 2014, 560 hp., 1068 hrs., #144560.......................................$249,500 UTILITY TRACTORS 1 JD 6105R, 2013, 105 hp., 509 hrs., #135169.............................................$77,900
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The Great Christmas “GRAND” PRIZE
GIVEAWAY 2018
Grand Prize Drawing Will Be Held Thursday, December 13, 2018 THE WINNERS WILL BE POSTED ON WWW.DAIRYSTAR.COM, MILK BREAK NEWSLETTER AND ON FACEBOOK.
ADULT “GRAND” PRIZE
3) $1,000 CASH GIFTS! 17 & UNDER “GRAND” PRIZE
“Grand” Prize Heifer Calf:
JE-KO TYLER GUPPY
Born: September 22, 2018
Dam: Je-Ko Silver GoldÀsh Sire: Pine-Tree Mod Tyler 699-ET Granddam: Je-Ko Maurice Goldgirl Grand P Calf come rize sF from Rohdrom Dairy Farm e Grey Eaglein , Minn.
K Korinna and Jeff Rohde, Pictured with employee C Carver McDermond (center), and the Je-Ko Tyler G Guppy heifer calf that will be given away in the G Great Christmas Giveaway drawing.
REGISTER FREE AT ANY OF THE PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN!
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REGISTER AT THESE PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES: WISCONSIN BARRON COUNTY
• Equity Livestock Barron • 715-537-5618
CHIPPEWA COUNTY
• Associated Milk Producers Inc. Jim Falls • 715-382-4113
CLARK COUNTY
• Bob’s Dairy Supply, Inc Dorchester • 715-654-5252 • Cloverdale Equipment Curtiss • 715-223-3361 • Horst Stables/Equity Livestock Thorp • 608-477-7420
DANE COUNTY
• Argall Dairy Systems, Inc Belleville • 608-424-6110 • Professional Dairy Services Waunakee • 608-489-5043 • YES JCB Madison • 888-276-4365
DODGE COUNTY
• Equity Livestock Lomira • 920-269-4351 • Farmers’ Implement LLC Columbus • 920-623-9000 • Milwaukee Stockyards Reeseville • 414-881-4211
DUNN COUNTY
• Midwest Livestock Systems Menomonie • 715-235-5144
JACKSON COUNTY • W.H. Lien, Inc. Hixton • 715-963-4211
JEFFERSON COUNTY
• Equity Livestock Johnson Creek • 920-699-3588
LAFAYETTE COUNTY
• Center Hill Veterinary Clinic Darlington • 608-776-4083 • Ederer Dairy Supply LLC Blanchardville • 608-523-1063
MONROE COUNTY
• Equity Livestock Sparta • 608-269-3104 • Preston Dairy Equipment Sparta • 608-269-3830
PEPIN COUNTY
• Anibas Silo & Repair Arkansaw • 715-285-5317
PIERCE COUNTY
• Ag Partners Grange Hall • 715-647-5002 • Western Wisconsin Farm Store Ellsworth • 715-273-5066
RICHLAND COUNTY
• Equity Livestock Richland Center • 608-647-6151 • Premier Cooperative Richland Center • 608-647-6173
ROCK COUNTY
• Equity Livestock Altoona • 715-835-3104
• Bobcat of Janesville Janesville • 608-756-0000 • Tri-County Dairy Supply Inc. Janesville • 800-822-7662
FON DU LAC COUNTY
SAUK COUNTY
EAU CLAIRE COUNTY
• Redeker Dairy Equipment, Inc. Brandon • 920-346-5576
GRANT COUNTY
• Argall Dairy Systems, West Platteville • 608-348-3385 • Bloomington Livestock Exchange Bloomington • 608-994-2020 • Fuller’s Milker Center, Inc. Lancaster • 608-723-4634 • Innovative Ag Services Cuba City • 608-744-2287 • Premier Coop Lancaster • 608-723-7023 • Scott Implement Platteville • 608-348-6565
GREEN COUNTY
• Equity Livestock Monroe • 608-328-8344 • Monroe WestfaliaSurge Monroe • 608-325-2772
IOWA COUNTY
• Ederer Dairy Supply LLC Dodgeville • 608-935-1630 • Hennessey Implement Dodgeville • 608-935-3326 • Premier Cooperative Mineral Point • 608-987-3100
• Ederer Dairy Supply LLC Plain • 608-546-3713 • McFarlanes’ Sauk City • 608-643-3321
ST. CROIX COUNTY
• Leedstone Woodville • 866-467-4717
TREMPEALEAU COUNTY • Associated Milk Producers Inc. Blair • 608-989-2535 • Hegg Mill Ettrick • 608-525-4545
VERNON COUNTY
• Koon Kreek Feeds Coon Valley • 608-452-3838 • Premier Cooperative Westby • 608-634-3184
WASHINGTON COUNTY • Farmers’ Implement LLC Allenton • 262-629-4104
IOWA
ALLAMAKEE COUNTY • Equity Livestock Waukon • 563-568-4501
• Innovative Ag Services Waukon • 563-568-3455 • K & R Feed and Grain Dorchester • 563-568-4513
CLAYTON COUNTY • Innovative Ag Services Elkader • 563-245-1230 Monona • 563-539-3501
DUBUQUE COUNTY
• Cascade Livestock Auction Cascade • 563-852-3533 • Eastern Iowa Dairy Systems Inc. Epworth • 563-876-3087 • Helle Farm Equipment Dyersville • 563-875-7154 • Innovative Ag Services Cascade • 563-852-7245 Farley • 563-744-3337 • Skip Breitbach Feeds Balltown • 563-552-2393 • Ungs Shopping Center (IAS) Luxemburg • 563-853-2455
JACKSON COUNTY • Innovative Ag Services Andrew • 563-672-3228
MINNESOTA DAKOTA COUNTY
• Werner Implement Vermillion • 651-437-4435
GOODHUE COUNTY
• Ag Partners - Grain Site Bellchester • 651-923-4453 Wanamingo-Agronomy Location 507-824-2215 • Ag Partners Farm Store Cannon Falls • 507-263-4651 Goodhue • 800-732-1439 Pine Island • 507-356-8313 • GB Feed and Supply Bellechester • 651-923-4425 • Midwest Livestock Systems Pine Island • 507-356-8349
WABASHA COUNTY
• Ag Partners Farm Store Lake City • 651-345-3328 Plainview • 507-534-2531 • Beck Implement Elgin • 507-876-2122 • Leedstone Plainview • 507-534-3161 • Wingert Sales & Service Plainview • 507-534-2285
WINONA COUNTY
• Benson Farm Service Lewiston • 507-523-2188 • Elba Coop Elba • 507-796-6571 • S&S Dairy Systems St. Charles • 507-932-4288
HOUSTON COUNTY
• Farmers Win Coop Caledonia • 507-725-3306 Houston • 507-896-3147 Spring Grove • 507-498-5321
To view a complete list of participating businesses, log on to www.dairystar.com *Enter as often as you like. One entry per store visit, please. Winners must be 18 years or older and a Grade A or B dairy farmer for heifer, or 17 years or younger and a son or daughter of a Grade A or B dairy farmer for heifer calf. Winners must also live in the Dairy Star circulation area to be eligible and are responsible for transport of animal.
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Elections for the 2018 county committee
The United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency County Committee elections are underway in Stearns County and throughout the state. FSA News & Notes It is important that every eligible producer participate in these elections because FSA county committees are a link between the agricultural community and the USDA. The 2018 election in Stearns County will be conducted for the representative By Ryan Brunn local administrative area No. 2 which includes Stearns Co. Exec. Dir. the townships of Ashley, Raymond, Sauk Centre, Getty, Melrose, Grove, Millwood, Oak, Krain, Albany, Holding and Avon. Stearns County has one nominee for the committee, Tara Meyer. The following is a biography that Tara wanted to share with the voters. “My husband, Nick, and I own Meyer Dairy LLC located south of Sauk Centre,” Meyer said. “We milk 250 cows, raise all of our youngstock, as well as corn, soybeans and alfalfa. We have two elementary aged children. I would like to serve on the Stearns County FSA County Committee because I want to be sure the farmers of my LAA are represented well. As your minority advisor for the last four years, I have learned and have a good understanding of FSA and the FSA programs. I have served on the Stearns County Breakfast on the Farm Committee for the past 11 years, serve as the Getty Township Clerk and volunteer for many other activities throughout the year. I hope you will consider voting for me to serve your LAA district for FSA.” County committee members are a critical component of FSA operations. Committees should be comprised of members who reect the diversity of producers involved in production agriculture in Stearns County. This means producers representing underserved groups or communities should be on the committee to speak on behalf of their constituency. Underserved producers are beginning, women and other minority farmers and ranchers and land owners and/or operators who have limited resources. Other minority groups including Native American and Alaska Natives, persons under the poverty level, and persons who have disabilities are also considered underserved. To be eligible to vote in the elections, a person must: Meet requirement one or meet requirement two and requirement three. Requirement one: Be of legal voting age and have an interest in a farm or ranch as either: an individual who meets one or more of the following; is eligible to vote in one’s own right, is a partner of a general partnership, is a member of a joint venture. Or, an authorized representative of a legal entity, such as: a corporation, estate, trust, limited partnership or other business enterprise, excluding general partnership and joint ventures; a state, political subdivision of a state or any state agency (only the designated representative may cast a vote for the entity). Requirement two: Not of legal voting age but supervises and conducts the farming operations of an entire farm. Requirement three: Participates or cooperates in an FSA program that is provided by law. County committee election ballots were mailed to eligible voters Nov. 5. The last day to return completed ballots to the Stearns County USDA service center is Dec. 3. Farm Service Agency is an Equal Opportunity Lender. Complaints about discrimination should be sent to: Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250. Visit the Farm Service Agency Web site at: www.fsa.usda.gov/ for necessary application forms and updates on USDA programs.
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Remembering Kaleb The Transition Pen
By John Rosenhammer & Laura Scholtz Father/Daughter Farming Duo The goal of every parent should be to teach your children how to survive in this world and along the way prepare them for the next. The world we live in has always been challenging but lled with countless rewards. Someone once told me if everything were easy anyone could do it. Life has a strange way of teaching us lessons when we least expect it. It is human nature to look at the big awards, big trophies and the highest honors and to forget all the small steps along the way up. The real teachable moments in life are not big events or occasions, but the countless small ones and constant nurturing. In rural Minnesota, people are more aware of the steps along the way. I read a quote once that said, “Work like there is no tomorrow, but pray that there is.” Many of my neighbors, fellow dairymen and many from my community come to mind. Most of the above mentioned are of the German descent. Common sense and hard work seem to sum up this group. At least that is what I have been told for many years by my relatives. Teaching your children a good work ethic, showing compassion and sharing your talents with others are qualities that will never go out of style. No matter how blessed we are academically, once we leave the nest the basic necessities of life – washing clothes, cooking and cleaning – must be done with our hands. I have always appreciated those who were not afraid to get dirty. Teaching children these values by example leaves a lasting impression. The benets of working hard develop not only responsibility but also a feeling of self-worth and accomplishment. A little sweat with grease or dirt on your hands at the end of the day is something to be proud of. The harder one works, the better he or she sleeps. As a parent, there is a priceless feeling seeing your children embrace these values by putting the farm, their job or others ahead of themselves. As our children are moving on in life there is a constant need to nd good, honest, reliable help so our operation can succeed into the future. Help generally needs to be trained with patience. Once in a while, God sends an employee who adjusts so well to our operation that you hope they will never leave. Kaleb Fischer was one such employee. Kaleb was a classmate of my youngest son. He was built like a brick but had the heart of a lamb. He played as a lineman in football and was proud of his strong arms that resembled telephone poles. Numerous times in the last four years I would challenge him in arm wrestling to see how much stronger he had become. Most would have considered him quiet and reserved, but once he knew you his comebacks were second to none. He prided himself on arriving on time, getting his chores done well before we were nished milking and then reminding me of being old and slow. Feeling sorry, he would always nd or create something to do. Disappearing to the shop he would adjust, repair or grease whatever needed attention at the moment. Kaleb was in his second year of college working towards becoming an electrician. He was my weekend warrior and when texting him if he could work, his reply was always, “Yeah.” For over three years, Kaleb had helped us and never once did I consider worrying if the job would be done right. On Oct. 17, Kaleb was pinned under a manure spreader while repairing it at his grandfather’s farm. He was airlifted to the Twin Cities and attempts to save his life were not successful. Oxygen had been deprived from his brain too long and only a machine kept him alive long enough to donate his heart, kidney, liver, pancreas and eyes to someone in need. Less than 24 hours earlier, he had helped us with morning chores and hauled ve loads with our spreader. I have replayed his last days over and over trying to see if
God had given any warning signs. His last conversation with me, he jokingly stated that we better x that bale chopper or he was not coming back. I took it more seriously, and Greg and I repaired it before Kaleb left that day. I wish he could see it throw straw now. We also sat down in our ofce to enjoy a bowl of cereal after milking. It had become our custom to watch Viking highlights online the day after. However, this was Tuesday and we were watching Green Bay Packer highlights since they had played and won on Monday. Kaleb hated the Packers, but I was working on converting him. Kaleb’s nickname was Fish, and his younger brother Kyle was Minnow. Kaleb’s jersey number in football was 55, and in his honor Kyle wore No. 55 for the playoff game. After a pregame tribute to Kaleb and his family, Kaleb’s mother Nikki hugged every player on the eld. A very touching moment when a small community loses one of its own. The show of support for the family overshadowed any of the action
on the eld. In a very unlikely way, the nal score was 33-22, when added together makes 55. Yeah. In the Bible, there is the verse, “This is my body which will be given up for you.” Kaleb’s donation of his major organs gave new meaning to this passage. At the young age of 19, Kaleb had already given over a gallon of blood, fullling the passage, “This is my blood…”. My words do not even come close to doing justice to Kaleb. The fact that he had already worked on at least six dairies in our county speaks volumes for his drive and generosity. Though his nature was more reserved, his example affected many. The overwhelming turnout for his wake, the size of his funeral and his procession to the cemetery are proof of his generous spirit in this life. His parents did their job well, teaching Kaleb how to work in this world and prepared him very well for the next. John Rosenhammer farms with his daughter, Laura Scholtz, and brother Greg, on Roseview Dairy near Sleepy Eye, Minn. They milk 200 Holsteins and run 580 acres of cropland.
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Out-wintering the dairy herd
Quests for protability and increased public interest in farm animal welfare have fostered a need to investigate winter housing options for low-input dairy herds. Housing options in Minnesota include tiestall barns, freestall barns, compost barns and out-wintering on bedded packs with wind shelters. We have long known that beef cows and older dairy heifers can thrive with minimal shelter during Minnesota winters. In contrast, milk cows have generally been kept indoors, in part because they were milked in tiestall barns. More recently, curtain-sided freestall barns or crossventilated barns have become the standard By Brad Heins housing of new construction for larger herds. U of M Extension Out-wintering continues to increase in popularity, and our stakeholders identied the economics of housing systems as an important research topic. In particular, they asked if out-wintered dairy cattle will stay healthy and comfortable. If so, out-wintering could reduce winter housing costs. We published a study conducted at the University of Minnesota’s West Central Research and Outreach Center evaluating two winter housing systems and their effects on economics. We evaluated milk production, somatic cell score, dry matter intake, protability and behavior of dairy cattle housed outdoors or indoors. Results of the study will help develop practical strategies to enhance the protability of organic dairy farms. During the three years of the study, we assigned 268 lactating Holstein and crossbred dairy cattle to a winter housing system, either an outdoor straw pack or an indoor compost-bedded pack barn. We used wheat straw for bedding the outdoor packs, which were 40- by 80-feet, and maintained the bedding to keep cows dry and absorb manure throughout the winter. The open-front compost-bedded pack barn (two pens in the barn) was bedded with sawdust, and the bedding material was stirred twice per day with a small chisel plow. Cows were fed a TMR that included corn silage, alfalfa silage, corn, expelled soybean meal, vitamins and minerals. The straw pack cows had similar milk, fat and protein production compared to the compost bedded pack cows (see table). Surprisingly, there were no differences in production between the two winter housing groups of organic cows for milk production or somatic cell score. The groups of cows also had similar dry matter intake, indicating that cows housed on straw packs did not require more feed than cows housed in the compost-bedded pack barn. Across the winter seasons, there were no differences in cow body weight or body condition score. Cows housed on straw
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Monitoring the transition dairy cow By Bobwealth Omontese & Luciano Caixeta University of Minnesota
The transition from late gestation to early lactation is a challenging period for dairy cows. During this period, nutrient requirements increase to support fetal growth, and colostrum and milk production. Traditionally, the transition period has been dened as the period from three weeks before to three weeks after calving. Nevertheless, metabolic changes can start earlier and have carryover effects beyond this period. During the transition period, dairy cows are at greatest risk of developing diseases and conditions leading to involuntary culling. Therefore, monitoring the transition is important to recognize deviations from expected performance. Monitoring during the transition period can be used to detect unintended disruptions in performance under the existing management conditions or measure the impact of an implemented intervention or change in management. When used correctly, monitoring methods are important to support management decisions and motivate management or employee behavioral change on a dairy farm. Many approaches can be used to monitor the transition dairy cow and these approaches will vary depending on farm goals. When establishing a monitoring routine, it is important to choose parameters that are practical and useful to address the problems at hand. The ideal parameters are independent of the problems at hand and must: have a minimum delay between causes and effect; not mask any recent changes when using historical data; detect differences across the population; and not contain misleading information. Unfortunately, it is not possible to achieve all these features using a single monitored parameter and a combination of parameters is often used to analyze the performance of transition dairy cows. In order to monitor the transition period, the following broad areas can be used as a guideline. Dairy herd general information: Appropriate stocking density, depending on breed and parity, is important to prevent negative health and production outcomes in early lactation. Stocking density during the far-off period should not exceed 100 percent of headlocks. For the close-up period, the ideal stocking density varies according to breed: 80 percent for Holsteins and up to 100 percent for Jerseys, based on headlocks. Other cow comfort parameters such as heat abatement and stall design are essential to minimize stress during the transition period. Appropriate stall design, size and bedding management will improve animal use of the beds, improve lying time and consequently improve milk production. Body condition scoring: an effective monitoring parameter that can be used to assess the nutritional status of dairy cows. It is advised to determine BCS at dry-off, calving and peak milk production (around 60 days into lactation) in order to monitor BCS dynamics. If excessive loss or gain of BCS is observed, nutritional interventions can be implemented to remedy the situation. Milk production in early lactation: Monitoring total milk production during the rst two to three months of lactation and peak milk production can be useful when assessing cow’s performance during the transition period. Unfortunately, monitoring milk production has many limitations including a considerable time between calving and peak milk production. This 50 to 90 day interval is too long to enable prompt interventions to enhance animal health and performance. Therefore, the use of peak milk production as a stand-alone parameter to monitor the transition period is not advised. Fresh cow health and events: Fresh cow health is critical for their wellbeing and performance. More than 35 percent of all dairy cows, however, have at least one clinical disease event (metabolic or infectious) during the rst 90 days in milk. Because of that, it is recommended to observe fresh cows daily during the rst two weeks of lactation. This practice will enable the identication of animals presenting signs of sickness in a timely manner. Monitoring disease events in the rst few weeks of lactation provides a useful insight into how effectively management supports cows during the transition period. The determination of herd alarm levels for disease prevalence is important when monitoring cows during the transition period. Herd alarm levels and cost/case for the most common diseases observed in dairy cows is presented in Table 1. Feeds and feeding: It is important for farmers, veterinarians and nutritionists to routinely monitor the feed of dairy cows as it is delivered to the animals to determine if the feed delivered is in accordance with the formulated diets. Monitoring the feed bunk in between feedings and the amount of refusals is important to gather information about sorting and feed push-up frequency. Feed information can be used to determine necessary management adjustments required to maximize dry matter intake. Recommended feeding, bunk management and transition cow management practices are presented in Table 2. The transition period is challenging for both animals and dairy producers. Efcient transition period management is essential to maintain health and achieve the expected production performance. The establishment of a routine and consistent system to collect, analyze and interpret herd records is essential to detect disruptions in performance. Identifying the bottlenecks on a farm will help producers, nutritionists and veterinarians determine the best interventions to improve the dairy farm’s performance. Table 1. Herd alarm levels and cost/case for the most common diseases observed in dairy cows Disease1 Cost/case Herd alarm Hyperketonemia (subclinical ketosis) $289 15 percent Clinical hypocalcemia $150 3 percent Subclinical hypocalcemia $150 30 percent Displaced abomasum $700 3 percent Retained fetal membranes $232 5 percent Metritis $218 10 percent Mastitis $376 3 percent 1 The prevalence of hyperketonemia, clinical and subclinical hypocalcemia, displaced abomasum, retained fetal membranes, and metritis should be calculated as number of cases divided by the number of fresh cows within a month, while the prevalence of mastitis is normally calculated as number of clinical cases divided by number of milking cows within a month.
Table 2. Recommended feeding, bunk management and cow management practices during the transition period Management practice Removal of old feed from bunk Availability of feed Feed push-up Refusals (feed) Eating space Water availability
Goal Daily ≥ 23 hours/day Every four hours 3-5 percent ≥ 24 inches/head ≥ 4 linear inches/head
Stocking density1 Far-off dry cows Close-up dry cows2 Fresh cows
100 percent 80-100 percent 80 percent
Pre-partum dry matter intake Primiparous Multiparous
≥ 22 lbs./day ≥ 26 lbs./day
Post-partum dry matter intake Primiparous Multiparous
≥ 34 lbs./day ≥ 42 lbs./day
Social grouping
Separate parity groups
Additional cow comfort parameters Hock scoring > 80 percent of cows without hock lesions Body condition score Dry-off 2.75-3.5 Calving 2.75-3.5 Peak milk production (~60 DIM) 2.5-3.25 Cow behavior >60 percent of lying cows chewing their cud two hours after feeding Stocking density calculated based on headlocks, not stalls. Recommended close-up dry cows stocking density varies depending on breed and demographics of the pen. A lower stocking density (i.e., 80 percent) is benecial for Holstein cattle and in herds where multiparous and primiparous animals are housed together. Higher stocking density (i.e., 100 percent) can be used in Jersey cattle herds without negative effects on health and performance post-partum. 1 2
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Passion, community and positivity It has been a while since I have jumped on my stack of books and written about the importance of reading and how it can impact your life. Well, never fear friends, I am climbing back up at the moment. I am situated with my megaphone in hand ready to tell the dairy world. As the director of Hillsboro Community Advocates for Reading Enrichment and Success, a edgling literacy program that is involved in my community, reading is one of my strongest passions. One of our longest running and most successful programs is our community read. The school librarian and I pick a book we feel is a good read, likely to make a positive impact on our community and bring about good discussion. The past three years we have partnered community members with the Hillsboro Middle School students. Community members and students read the same book (often times there is an adult version and a young reader), then come together to discuss it in small groups as a conclusion to the program. This has been highly successful with students enjoying discussing with adults, and our
team of community members always has positive feedback. This year, the concept exploded to make last week one of the most fullling, unforgettable weeks of my life thus far. The condensed version of how this all came to be is the result of a cousin who reads, me wanting a book for veteran involvement, a spot on NBC’s Today show and having a brother who was a Marine. The book at the cause of amazing memories is “Craig and Fred: A Marine, a Stray Dog, and How They Rescued Each Other”. It had the potential to be a perfect t for a community read book. I described the program to my brother, Tony, and asked him to read it. After waiting for me to nish, he gave me his report. “I was in Afghanistan at the exact same time, stationed about 10 miles away from him, and we had a puppy, too.” I had my answer. Craig’s book had already given me more to know about my brother and his military experience.
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Red cow, black cow Stated simply, cow 2178 was ugly. She was one of those three-way Holstein, Monteliarde and a red breed cross. I get that those cows are, according to research, pretty much equivalent in protability to Holsteins. But, they Veterinary Wisdom sometimes look like they were assembled from a box of spare cow parts. Cow 2178 had a big white head, too big for her body, with a couple of curly horn remnants from a less than perfect dehorning. Her udder had four teats, more or less in the right places, but otherwise hung By Jim Bennett crooked and slack. The Columnist rest of her was red and white. I was performing a laparotomy to correct a left displaced abomasum. Nothing too special here, except that her story did not match that of a typical LDA cow. The herdsman, whose name was Dan, told me she would not eat after calving. After a few days post calving she went down. She was treated with the usual things down fresh cows get, but did not get up for three more full days. She still was reluctant to eat, so a few days later they put her into a bigger group because that group did not have headlocks, and they thought perhaps the horns on her head made her reluctant to eat in the headlocks. Soon after this, she started eating but then developed a LDA. During the surgery, the farmer came over to chat. He told me this cow was a twin, and that she and her twin had always been together. They always got pregnant and calved together. This year was different. They did not conceive at the same time, so one of them got moved to the dry pen and then prefresh pen while the other was still lactating. As he is telling me this, he looks across the feed alley and said, “As a matter of fact, that’s her twin right there.” He pointed
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balancing amino acids in our base mix. Our feed cost to produce 100 pounds of fat and protein corrected milk went from $6.52 per hundredweight to $6.41. In a one-month period, that is a $4,000 savings for us. That is a good start Making Cents of Dairy with feed cost savings, but a little history on the milk check side is where it really gets interesting. We have always pushed the cows for top milk production, because that is what paid the bills. I needed some proof to back up why we believed that. So, I made a trip into the deep dark By Dave Vander Kooi basement of my wife’s Columnist downtown clothing store building where we store our boxes of yearly records. I pulled out our milk check stub from September 2008, exactly 10 years before the current stub I was comparing it to. Ten years ago, the co-op paid $1.82 per pound of butterfat and $3.26 per pound of protein. Today, the co-op is paying $2.30 per pound of butterfat and $2.03 per pound of protein. Because protein percentage in Holsteins does not vary much no matter how much they produce, it made a lot of sense before to push cows for top milk production when protein prices were high. This paragraph is for everyone if you milk 10 or 2,000 cows. I compared two cows, one named Topmilk and one named Hifat. Topmilk produces 80 pounds a day of 3.6 percent butterfat and 2.9 percent protein. Hifat produces 75 pounds a day of 4.1 percent butterfat and 3.1 percent protein. When I apply current prices paid for butterfat, protein and other solids to each cow, Topmilk is generating $11.90 per day, and Hifat is generating $12.38 a day. That is a 48 cent per cow per day advantage for Hifat, and 45 cents of that is from the butterfat. Even on a 100-cow herd, that is a positive $1,440 a month. Two more crazy reasons to increase butterfat even if milk production suffers a little are found in the milk check. Our co-op put into place true cost of hauling, so the more pounds of milk shipped the higher the hauling bill is. So, a little less milk with a lot higher butterfat content is a true money saver. National and state dairy promotion deduction dollars are also based on hundred weights, so high component milk saves dollars there, too. When I add all the benets up for our herd, $4,000 a month for feed savings, $1,362 hauling savings, $372 promotions savings, an additional $24,552 butterfat premium and an additional $1,860 SCC premium, l come up with $30,784 a month. Will these dollars put us in the black with these low prices? Probably not, but it can slow down the losses. We are trying to push the cows a little more and have reached 77-78 pounds while maintaining components. We might not get much more as we are milking 48 percent rst-calf heifers since our expansion. Ideally, we could get 90 pounds with high components, too. In a perfect world, we could get today’s butterfat prices combined with the protein prices from 10 years ago. That would equate to a mailbox price of $20.54 per hundredweight. Hopefully soon the world will once again need our dairy proteins. In the meantime, the world and our family are enjoying butter. Vander Kooi operates a 1,800-cow, 4,500 acre farm with his son, Joe, and daughter-in-law, Rita, near Worthington, Minn. Send him feedback at davevkooi@ icloud.com. Follow him on Instagram, @davevanderkooi.
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The harvest is almost completed at Annexstad Dairy Farms. The major items left in the rst few days of November are hauling corn stalk bales from the eld back to the farm, hauling manure (endless as it is) and tillage. When done, and if the winter weather permits, there may be time for a few do-it-if-we-have-time projects around the farm. We will need some extra help for these. Lucky for us, a long-time family friend, Come Full Dairy Circle Doug O’Neal, happens to be planning a visit in a few weeks. His help is legendary. Doug visits us from San Diego, Calif., when it works for him to do so and stays as long as he decides. Over the years, he has arrived on a Harley, a 1956 Chevy Truck along with his two elementaryaged sons, an Impala with his entire family, rental cars from the airport and probably some ways I have forgotten about. The story of Doug’s affection for our community began with his bicycle trip from the west to the east coast a few decades ago. He was on his journey By Jean Annexstad and stopped at the Nicollet County Fair, met a neighboring farmer who needed extra help and Columnist ended up staying there for the summer. He made friends and kept returning for several harvest seasons. While in the Norseland community, he became friends with my brothers-in-law, my husband and many neighbors. He never made it to the east coast, but he still bikes many miles as a hobby. Doug brings a variety of people with him on visits to Minnesota, such as his wife, his children or his good friends from the Station 21 Fire Station, where he retired from a few years ago. We know the station number because of the various T-shirts he brings as gifts. When he stays with my brother-in-law Mike, he enjoys the meals my motherin-law makes, the early-morning walk through the pasture to the farm and driving around supervising on the farm Gator. He starts each visit assessing what is on Doug’s list and uses keen observation and his people skills to decide what might be needed. I am not sure if it is the years of EMT training, his personality or an innate sense to gure things out, but he always seems to nd the most pressing jobs to help with and gives the advice that people need to hear the most. Doug has poured cement for bunker silos, xed the toughest of broken posts, fences and a lot of other things that needed to be done. He makes improvements to make life easier and safer, such as installing poles on either side of the steep parlor steps that were a hazard for many years or adding handles to doors that you did not realize you needed. A classic line of his is, “I’ll x it better next time.” Beyond all of Doug’s help is the pure fun of having such a great person around. He has a positive attitude and motivates people. He has a no-nonsense way of pointing things out that each of us could do better. Sometimes it involves how we relate to the people we work with every day. The levity he brings to any situation also stands out. When I asked for some stories about Doug to share, there was one funny tale after another to talk over and laugh about. Like the summer visit where he spent a lot of time driving around in the Gator with my father-in-law, Carl, and a cooler full of ice and beer. We all enjoyed the diversion, and Carl loved the company. Doug often plans his visits during family events when every dairy operation needs an extra hand. He came when our twins were born in 2000 and when Carl passed away in 2009. When Lois, my mother-in-law, celebrated a special birthday last January, Doug and his wife, Kathleen, ew to surprise her. When Mike was laid up two winters ago, Doug came to help with chores. He just so happened to slip on the good old Minnesota ice, breaking his own ankle. He ended up keeping Mike company while they both healed. And, we still got the chores done. Since then, many amusing photos and texts are sent back and forth from Norseland to San Diego of injuries related to ice falls, knife mishaps or bike accidents. We will welcome our friend and his help with some projects, but more importantly, we will acquire excellent stories to tell. Here is to hoping there is a person like Doug who brings happiness and a keen sense of humor to make some memories on your farm. Jean dairy farms with her husband, Rolf, and brother-in-law, Mike, and children Emily, Matthias and Leif. They farm near St. Peter, in Norseland, where she is still trying to t in with the Norwegians and Swedes. They milk 200 cows and farm 650 acres. She can be reached at jeanannexstad@gmail.com.
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Dreaming in cheese Geoghegan presents on history, development of Wisconsin’s dairy industry By Danielle Nauman danielle.n@dairystar.com
WAUSAU, Wis. – Despite pounds per person per year, starting out as a leading wheat while cheese consumption was producer in the 1800s, the about 4 pounds per person. state of Wisconsin began to Today, cheese consumption earn the moniker of America’s is up to nearly 36 pounds per person. Dairyland as a result Geoghegan of the growing dairy also said 10 years ago industry in the wake butter consumption of destruction of surpassed margarine cropland by the cinch consumption and bug and declining soil continues to grow. quality. Today, butter P a t r i c k consumption is the Geoghegan, senior highest it has been in vice president of marketing and Patrick Geoghegan 47 years. In 1841, communications for Dairy Farmers of WI Anne Pickett, of the Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin, spoke about the Lake Mills, Wis., became the history and development of rst person to manufacture Wisconsin’s No. 1 industry at cheese using milk produced a presentation Oct. 20 at the by other farmers, creating the Marathon County Historical foundation of the Wisconsin cheesemaking industry. At Society in Wausau, Wis. The edgling roots of the time, however, dairy Wisconsin’s greatest industry farming was overshadowed are found in the pioneer days by wheat farming. By 1850, of the early 1800s when over 90 percent of the state’s pioneer wives began making population lived on farms. cheese with the milk they did Today that number is less than 2 percent. not consume as uid milk. In 1859, Hiram Smith, a Geoghegan said in 1900, butter consumption in the member of the University of United States was at about 18 Wisconsin Board of Regents,
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In addiƟon to hosƟng the presentaƟon, the Marathon County Historical Society has an exhibit in their museum featuring dairy industry history arƟfacts. founded a full-scale cheese factory. Smith purchased milk from farmers in exchange for cheese. In 1860, wheat was still king in Wisconsin’s agriculture industry, with the state producing 27 million bushels.
The wheat era would soon end, as the cinch bug epidemic hit the state during the 1860s. Between the insect epidemic and depleted soils, dairy farming became the best option for many farmers. In 1864, Chester Hazen
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ConƟnued from DAIRY HISTORY | Page 34 was making cheese from the milk of over 300 cows. In 1872, Hazen, along with several prominent dairymen of the time, worked to found the Dairymen’s Association, which provided leadership for the growing industry and focused on marketing cheese. John Jossi, a native of Switzerland, developed Brick cheese in 1877. Brick is an original Wisconsin cheese that many called a married man’s Limburger, as it had a milder odor. By 1880, Wisconsin had surpassed Ohio in cheese production; ranking second only to New York, and Green County became the cheesemaking mecca of Wisconsin. In 1885, another Wisconsin-made cheese was rst made by John Steinward. Colby cheese was named after the town where it was rst produced. In 1885, W.D. Hoard founded the Hoard’s Dairyman magazine to provide information for dairy farmers, focusing on economic renewal following the decline of the wheat boom. Hoard and his magazine became symbols of the rise of the dairy industry in Wisconsin. Education and dairying met in 1890 when the rst dairy school was established at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. That same year Stephen Babcock, a research chemist at the university, developed the Babcock Butterfat test to measure the percentage of butterfat in milk. This tool allowed dairy farmers to be paid for their milk based on butterfat. Today, 90 percent of the milk produced in Wisconsin is made into cheese. Babcock never sought a patent for his test, instead calling it a gift to the world. Dairy farmers’ ability to store feed for their herds increased when Franklin King, a natural sciences professor at the River Falls State Normal School, developed the round silo in 1891. This ability to store feeds and forages allowed dairy farming to become a year-round pursuit. The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association was founded in 1893. This organization hosted a cheese makers contest, giving cheese makers a way to talk about the quality of cheeses. These contests established a hierarchy for cheeses based on quality. By 1899, more than 90 percent of Wisconsin farms raised dairy cows and cheese production in the state was at 77.8 million pounds. By 1910, Wisconsin had become the No.
10 cheese producing state. In 1912, Wisconsin ofcially became the No. 1 overall leader of milk production and butter and cheese production. Wisconsin became the rst state to create rules and regulations for milk production and the manufacturing of other dairy products to ensure a clean product in the 1920s. In 1921, Wisconsin began the process of grading cheeses, and by 1922 there were over 2,800 cheese factories in the state. In 1923, UW-Madison biochemistry professor Harry Steenbock developed a method to increase the vitamin D found in milk. Over the next 20 years, diseases like rickets were nearly eliminated. In 1935, Wisconsin was home to 180,695 farms. In 1937, what we know today as June Dairy Month began as National Milk Month, and in 1939, the phrase America’s Dairyland was coined and added to license plates. Margaret McGuire was crowned the rst Alice in Dairyland in 1939. Wisconsin cheese made the history books in 1964 when cheesemakers made a 17-ton wheel of cheddar cheese that was exhibited at the New York World’s Fair. The rst dairy breakfast was held in 1970 in Jefferson County at Craig and Laura Beane’s farm to share dairy farming and products with the public. The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board was rst formed in 1983 to promote the Wisconsin dairy industry, and in 1986, the Center for Dairy Research was established at UWMadison. In 1994, the Master Cheesemaker program was established and is the only one of its kind in the western hemisphere, with the only other program located in Switzerland. The program is a three-year course that requires a cheesemaker to have been licensed with the state for a minimum of 10 years before embarking on the training. Today there are 71 master cheesemakers in Wisconsin. In 2001, start-up funding was provided for the UW Discovery Farm which conducts research to help determine the economic and environmental impacts of practices used in farming. By the year 2006, the economic impact of Wisconsin’s dairy industry had rose to $20.6 billion per year, making it one of the largest segments of the state’s economy. By the year 2012, that number had risen to $43.4 billion.
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I have been writing about the expansion of our farm. From the moment I saw my ďƒžrst robotic milking system, I knew this would be something we wanted in the future. However, with the inability to ďƒžnd quality, reliable help and our daughter Anna wanting to return to the farm, we decided to go ahead with the project while she was still in college. In the fall, we waited for permits and then decided to hold off until spring for warm weather. We put in the silt fencing to comply with erosion control on the work site, and then the excavation started March 20. Moving 25,000 yards of soil took a long time. Every day, including Saturday and Sunday, the excavators were out driving the earth mover to scrape and haul dirt. They worked from sun up to sun down. The piles of soil got bigger and the hole got deeper. As the building site was being prepared, the precast walls and slatted ďƒ&#x;oors were being hauled on semitrailers and carefully unloaded. These huge pieces of concrete were stacked in a series of piles so they could By Tina Hinchley be retrieved when they were going to be installed. Farmer & Columnist The ďƒ&#x;oor depth had to be at 12 feet to allow the manure from our existing freestall barn to be able to ďƒ&#x;ow into it as it was cleaned daily. As the depth got closer to the right level, the excavators were measuring, surveying and took readings from all over the site. When the hole was ready, the gravel trucks drove into the pit and dumped gravel that was then spread and packed to have the wire mesh strung over it. As the sun was rising May 1, the cement pump truck arrived followed by a line of cement trucks to pour the ďƒ&#x;oor of the manure storage. All day the trucks rolled in and out moving around the outside edge, pumping 870 yards of concrete into the hole. The concrete needed a week to cure. On May 8, the walls, pillars and slatted ďƒ&#x;oor pieces were carefully carried over with a payloader to be hung from cables with a crane as the crew put the pieces into place. I was amazed they could hang the pieces on cables and push them back and forth, and then set them in right next to each other, using pry bars and their own strength to get it to line up perfectly. Just as they started to make good progress, the rain started. All the while the crew kept setting walls, pillars and slatted ďƒ&#x;oor pieces. For the next few days it rained and rained and rained. We had to pump rain water out of the pit many times. Nothing could go in or out of that area without getting stuck. Our geese had been watching the new pond that was made, and one silly goose got stuck in the pit daily. Someone would venture down to help the poor thing to only have to do it again the next day. After the walls were set, the rain water was pumped out. It was a waiting game for the ground to dry, for the soil needed to get backďƒžlled next to the walls. This was painstaking to watch as a backhoe put scoops of soil into the 12-foot ditch between the wall so a mini excavator could pack it. This was a critical step and the engineers had to come to inspect if it was being done properly. 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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Bruce and Jolene Gumz, and Beth Kosik (left) Dorchester, Wis. Marathon County 60 cows How did you get into farming? Bruce and Beth were raised on this farm. Jolene was raised on a farm, too. What are your thoughts and concerns about the dairy industry for the next year? The prices of everything are No. 1. Low milk prices and prices for crops, and high input costs. There are so many misinformed people out there. The check-off dollars need to be doing a better job of promoting our products and working on ghting the misinformation on social media. What is the latest technology you implemented on your farm and the purpose for it? We converted our stanchion barn into a freestall barn and installed a DeLaval robot in June 2016. We’ve also installed robotic calf feeders and have gotten auto steer on the tractors. The robotics have allowed us to focus on diversifying. We’ve started raising pigs, chickens, turkeys and beef. We are working on starting up a direct-marketing business. What is a management practice you changed in the past year that has beneted you? With the robots, we have more time to spend watching the cows. We catch more cows in natural heats with the free stalls. We’ve looked at activity monitors, too, but right now they aren’t in the budget. What cost-saving steps have you implemented during the low milk price? We spend time checking feed prices. We’ve changed feed mills. They have been great to work with and have helped us keep our feed costs down. Our feed man prices our rations frequently. When we buy seed, we try to get the biggest bang for our buck. We’ve pooled with some of our neighbors to get more competitive bids. We’ve started doing no-till cropping which has saved on fuel as well as being a positive impact environmentally. How do you retain a good working relationship with your employees? It is the three of us and our kids. Bruce and Jolene take care of the morning chores with the cows, and Beth takes care of the afternoon chores. The key to our success is to communicate. We sit down somewhere away from the farm every couple of months to focus on our long-term goals. Tell us about a skill you possess that makes dairy farming easier for you. We all have our niche. Beth is great at feeding and working with the cows. She has great attention to detail. Bruce focuses on the reproduction, milking and the eldwork. Jolene raises the calves and does the bookwork. Everyone has particular jobs, but we can all ll in and help as well. What do you enjoy most about dairy farming? You plant in the spring and harvest in the fall, and all summer long you watch it grow. We enjoy watching the cows. Their individual personalities have come out since they’ve
been in the free stalls. Even though you do the same basic chores each day, every day is different. You watch the kids learn. They watch us, and we can teach them so much more than farming. They get the life experiences and learn the circle of life rst hand. What advice would you give other dairy farmers? Do it because you love it. If you’re not happy, the rest won’t make you happy. Remember we all have bad days, and talking to someone who knows what you’re dealing with can help. Visiting and socializing are important. Farmers are stuck alone all day with their thoughts, and that can be good or bad. What has been the best purchase you’ve ever made on your farm? Before we purchase something, we talk it over. We have a team of advisors we trust and because of that we’ve made some good decisions, whether it’s tractors, the robot or the calf feeder. What has been your biggest accomplishment while dairy farming? We’ve won some quality awards for our milk, and we’ve been a part of the Young Farmer program. Right now, it’s running the farm decently and staying in business. What are your plans for your dairy in the next year and ve years? We are looking to focus on direct-marketing sales for the next year. For the next ve years, we want to continue to look at ways to diversify and create avenues of income. How do you or your family like to spend time when you are not doing chores? Bruce and Jolene enjoy shing with their kids and taking weekend trips. In the winter, they take a week-long trip somewhere. Beth enjoys traveling with her family as well. Beth and Jolene enjoy meeting friends for girls nights.
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Epworth, IA • 563-876-3087
Eastern Iowa Dairy Systems, Inc. Fitzgerald, Epworth, IA • Inc. 563-876-3087
Elkader, IA • 563-245-2560
Fitzgerald, Inc. Fuller’s Milker Center, Inc. Elkader, IA • 563-245-2560
Lancaster, WI • 800-887-4634 Hobert Sales, Inc. Cokato, MN • 320-286-6284
J. Gile Dairy Eqpt, Inc Cuba City, WI • 608.744.2661
Monroe WestfaliaSurge Monroe, WISioux • 608-325-2772 Dairy Equipment, Inc.
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