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Ontario youth sweep showmanship contest BY DANIELLE NAUMAN Staff writer
Three young showmen from Ontario took top honors in each of the showmanship divisions during Thursday evening’s Youth Showmanship Contest. Kelly Reynolds, of Corfu, N.Y., Jamie Howard, of Burgessville, Ont., Canada, and Curtis McNeil, of Goderich, Ont., Canada, sorted through 337 youth participants in three age divisions. Madison Dyment, 20, of Burgessville, Ont., Canada, rose to the top of the Senior Division for Reynolds, capturing her third Youth Showmanship Contest title in four attempts, having won the Intermediate Division twice in previous years. Dyment is an agricultural communications and journalism major at the University of Kentucky, and has been showing since she was young. “I was incredibly grateful to be able to win the contest,” Dyment said. “It was a very competitive class and the judge really put us through our paces.” Showmanship is a sport Dyment embraces because of the competitive nature, and in addition to participating at WDE, she has qualified for Canada’s prestigious TD Canadian 4-H Dairy Classic every year since she was first eligible. “I’m very passionate about showmanship,” Dyment said. “If you put in a lot of hard work, you will be rewarded. The more work you put into it, the more your passion will really shine through.” Dyment is a firm believer in daily practice to create a bond and flow with your heifer. She credits both her mother and step-father, Angela and Jamie Howard,
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The top 15 showpersons in the Senior Division of the Youth Showmanship Contest include – (front, from left) Jodie Stoker, Jared Dickman, Hannah Nelson, Brent Sikma, Nathan Arthur, Jonathon Hubbard, Katie Anderson and Jackie Bortner; (back, from left) Judge Kelly Reynolds, Madison Dyment, Megan Ford, Mike Podshadly, Olivia Brandenburg, Emily Mikel, Nicki Meier and Brent Sayles. with mentoring her showmanship skills. “My step-father is, in my eyes, the most incredible showman and cow person in general,” Dyment said, noting that Howard was in the center of the Showring, placing the Intermediate Division. Completing the family’s involvement in the evening, Dyment’s younger sister
Morgan Howard placed second, her first year competing in the Junior Division. Another family celebrated a successful showmanship contest, as well. As 17-yearTurn to SHOWMANSHIP | Page 3
A judge's crowning achievement
Phoenix looks forward to the greatest show on Earth BY DANIELLE NAUMAN Staff writer
Disbelief and surprise, followed by immense excitement – those were the emotions Carl Phoenix, of Sunderland, Ont., experienced when he received the call from World Dairy Expo Dairy Cattle Show Manager Ann Marie Magnochi, informing him he was selected to serve as the judge of the 2018 International Holstein Show. “It’s such an extreme honor and privilege to be Turn to PHOENIX | Page 4
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Carl Phoenix looks over a class of animals as the associate judge of last year's International Holstein Show.
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Continued from SHOWMANSHIP | Page 1 old Caden Finley, of Greenbank, Ont., Canada, was focused on his own Intermediate Showmanship contest, he heard his cousin’s name announced as the winner of the Junior Division. “When I heard my cousin had just won, that set the bar high for me,” Finley said with a laugh. Finley, the son of Ryan Finley and Laura Phoenix, rose to the challenge, landing at the top of an extremely large Intermediate Showmanship contest placed by Howard. It was Finley’s first time entering the Youth Showmanship Contest. “There was a lot of adrenaline flowing, and I was super stoked to win,” Finley said. “My heifer was a little challenging at times. She’s not a 4-H heifer and not trained to all the switching of feet that we need to do for showmanship, but she floated really nice.” Like his winning counterparts, Finley enjoys the competition that comes with showmanship contests. “You really have to be in control of yourself, and really focused,” Finley said. Having showed since he was very young, Finley credits his mom for teaching him everything he knows about showing dairy cattle. “She’s always told me to work hard, be determined and to set goals,” Finley said. Finley has participated twice in the TD Canadian 4-H Dairy Classic and will be making this third trip to the Royal
Agricultural Winter Fair in November. He also enjoys clipping, which he has worked at for the last few years. Keeping the winning in the family, Finley’s cousin Keaton Phoenix, of Greenbank, Ont., Canada, was successful in his first Youth Showmanship Contest appearance, capturing first place in the Junior Division under the watchful eye of McNeil. Phoenix, 13, is the son of Barclay and Shelly Phoenix. Phoenix is in eighth grade. “I was really excited,” Phoenix said of his win. “I wasn’t expecting to win, I just kept on trying. My heifer gave me a bit of trouble for a while, but I just kept calm and she started behaving better.” Phoenix first put on white pants and took hold of the leadstrap when he was three years old, and credits his dad with teaching him how to be a good showman. “My dad is a really good teacher,” Phoenix said. “Every night, my dad, my sister and I practice leading heifers. I like showing because when you lead the animal well you can make her look her best.” Phoenix is looking forward to competing in his first TD Canadian 4-H Dairy Classic contest at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair next month, hoping to add another feather to his successes this year. In addition to showing, Phoenix enjoys clipping and has been doing that for about four years.
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The top 15 competitors in the Junior Division of the Youth Showmanship Contest include – (front, from left) Calvin Bening, Johnathon Clark, Kennedy Kimball, Macie Noble, Cole Sarbacker, Jacob Harbaugh and Campbell Booth; (back, from left) Judge Curtis McNeil, Keaton Phoenix, Morgan Howard, Sara Dorshorst, Rachel Visser, Jaydn Kimball, Mason Ziemba, Ava Grace Hebgen and Brianna Meyer.
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The top 15 participants in the Intermediate Division of the Youth Showmanship Contest include – (front, from left) Chandler Bening, Alek Krueger, Zachary Paul, Eden Groff, Ashlyn Sarbacker and Ella Bauer; (back, from left) Judge Jamie Howard, Caden Finley, Jordan Hawthorne, Dylan Brantner, Taylor Vander Meulen, Dana Sickles, Brooke Krueger, Kolton Crack, Cassie Gebert and Mallory Rhodes. Top 15 Junior Division: 1. Keaton Phoenix, Greenbank, Ont.; 2. M o r g a n Howard, Burgessville, Ont.; 3. Sara Dorshorst, Marshfield, Wis.; 4. Rachel Visser, Hutchinson, Minn.; 5. Jaydn Kimball, Windham, Maine; 6. Mason Ziemba, Durhamville, N.Y.; 7. Ava Grace, Hebgen, DeForest, Wis.; 8. Brianna Meyer, Chilton, Wis.; 9. Calvin Bening, Arlington, Minn.; 10. Johnathon Clark, Cornish, N.H.; 11. Kennedy Kimball, Windham, Maine; 12. Macie Noble, Lancaster, Wis.; 13. Cole Sarbacker, Edgerton, Wis.; 14. Jacob Harbaugh, Marion, Wis.; 15. Campbell Booth, Plymouth, Wis. Top 15 Intermediate Division: 1. Caden Finley, Greenbank, Ont.; 2. Jordan Hawthorne, Listowel, Ont.; 3. Dylan Brantner, Evans City, Pa.; 4. Taylor Vander Meulen, Brighton, Ont.; 5. Dana Sickles, Marengo, Iowa; 6. Brooke Krueger, Hazel Green, Wis.; 7. Kolton Crack, Cleveland, Que.; 8. Cassie Gebert, Wawaka, Ind.; 9. Mallory Rhodes, Millport, N.Y.; 10. Chandler Bening, Arlington, Minn.; 11. Alek Krueger, Hazel Green, Wis.; 12. Zacha-
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Michaela Eichorst, of Pitcher, N.Y., sets up her heifer during the Intermediate Division of the Youth Showmanship Contest. ry Paul, Worden, Ill.; 13. E d e n Groff, Ronks, Pa.; 14.; Ashlyn Sarbacker, Edgerton, Wis.; 15. Ella Bauer, Hayfield, Minn. Top 15 Senior Division: 1. Madison Dyment, Burgessville, Ont.; 2. Megan Ford, Thornbury, Ont.; 3. Mike Podshadly, Armstrong, B.C.; 4. Olivia Brandenburg, Fort Atkinson, Wis.; 5. Emily Mikel, Stafford, N.Y.; 6. Nicki Meier, Abbotsford, B.C.; 7.
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Continued from PHOENIX | Page 1
chosen,” Phoenix said. “It took me a minute to understand what Ann Marie was telling me. I had been extremely surprised to be on the ballot. I’d just put the whole thing out of my mind.” Phoenix is not a complete stranger to donning a tuxedo on the colored shavings on the first Saturday in October. He served as Adam Liddle’s associate for the 2017 show. “When Adam called asking me to be his associate, that was nearly as big of a surprise as being nominated or selected myself,” Phoenix said. “It’s an amazing experience; one of the coolest things a breeder can
nix said. “I look for cows with super udders, feet and legs and rumps. The rear end of the cow is pretty important to me.” A wide variety of judging credentials provide the foundation for Phoenix’s experience. A product of the Ontario 4-H dairy judging program, Phoenix began his judging career in his early 20s. Since then, Phoenix has judged many levels of shows throughout Canada and the United States. He has placed the Canadian National Red and White Show and served as the associate for the Canadian National Jersey Show, both at The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. He has judged beyond North America, ofthe Irish “I'm just going to go ficiating National Show and out there and sort the shows in Brazil. Showmanship holds cows out the way I like a special place of importance for them.” Phoenix. He has had the honor of placing CARL PHOENIX, INT'L HOLSTEIN SHOW OFFICIAL JUDGE youth showmanship at both The Royal’s TD Canadian 4-H experience.” Phoenix feels his time Dairy Classic and at World in the center of the Colise- Dairy Expo. um last fall will help him go When charged with into this year’s show with picking his associate, Phoea great deal of confidence, nix turned to his cousin Joel feeling less overwhelmed Phoenix. “He fit the budget for by the experience. “I’m just going to go out me and was an easy fit,” C. there and sort the cows out Phoenix said. “Joel knows the way I like them,” Phoe- cows. We are very close
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International Holstein Show official judge Carl Phoenix reviews his top selections in the Fall Heifer Calf Class during Friday’s show.
and will be able to talk honestly. I have a great deal of respect for Joel, and he has the respect of a lot of people in the industry.” Following his experience as an associate judge at WDE, C. Phoenix sees the value in having an associate he can rely on, pointing out animals that may be missed during the class, and one that can have an honest discussion about the cows before them. “That’s a huge arena down there and cows can get overlooked,” C. Phoenix said. “Having an associate who’s not afraid to point
one out is an important part of the equation.” With one day of judging complete in what Phoenix believes to be the greatest show on Earth, he returns to the colored shavings today with many things going through his mind, but the utmost is how much fun he has judging good cows. “You have to forget everything else and just look at the cows,” he said. “Stick to the pattern you like, pick them that way and don’t second-guess yourself. I’m not going to make everyone happy out there, but that’s not my job. I hope that
when they hear my reasons, they’ll be able to respect my decisions.” During yesterday’s International Holstein Show, Phoenix selected the winning Summer Yearling Milksource Taelyn-ET, owned by MilkSource Genetics LLC, of Kaukauna, Wis., as the Junior Champion. Earning Reserve Junior Champion merits was the winning Fall Calf, Garay Doorman Blind Date, owned by JM Valley, Fortale, JP Prolix, of Amqui, Q.C., Canada.
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Demmer exhibits Grand Champion of International Junior Red &White Show Four-Year-Old Cow named Senior, Grand Champion BY DANIELLE NAUMAN Staff writer
Robin-Hood Pretty In-Red, the winning Four-Year-Old Cow owned by Regan Demmer, of Peosta, Iowa, was named Senior and Grand Champion of the International Junior Red & White Show. Following behind her as the Reserve Grand Champion was the Intermediate Champion, Ms Aol Diamondback Raspberry-Red-ET, exhibited by Jaydn, Kennedy, Caroline and Andrew Kimball, of Windham, Maine. Raspberry was the winning Yearling Heifer in Milk. Reserve Senior Champion honors went to the second-place junior owned Four-Year-Old Cow, KampsHollow Acapela-Red-ET, owned by Grady and Lane Wendorf, of Ixonia, Wis. Reserve Intermediate Champion went to the top Junior Two-Year-Old Cow, Mead-Manor Def Adeline-Red, owned by Mike and Megan Moede, of Algoma, Wis. At the conclusion of Thursday’s heifer show, Ms Kress-Hil SaphireRed-ET, the winning Fall Heifer Calf, was selected as the Junior Champion for Owen and Kendyll Kress and Savanah Barts, of Newton, Wis. Following with Reserve Junior Champion honors was the second-place Fall Heifer Calf, Synergy Jordys Spike-Red-ET, owned by M., C and E Jauquet and M, C and C Haack, of Pulaski, Wis. Official judge Blair Weeks, of Pleasant Valley, P.E.I., and associate judge Tom DeGroot, of Rosedale, B.C., placed 94 head during the two-day International Junior Red & White Show. Robin-Hood Pretty In-Red Regan Demmer Tell us about yourself. I’m 17 years old and a senior at Western Dubuque High School. I’m involved in FFA, 4-H and the Iowa Junior Holstein Association. Tell us about Pretty In-Red. She’s scored EX-93. She is an Action-Red out of an EX-90 Advent, then an EX-94 Gibson and her third dam is Vandyk-K Integrity Paradise EX-96, two-time World Dairy Expo Supreme
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Robin-Hood Pretty In-Red, owned by Regan Demmer, of Peosta, Iowa, is named the Senior and Grand Champion of the TOClass by official judge Blair International Junior Red & White Show, following a first-place finish in the Four-Year-Old Cow Weeks, of Pleasant Valley, P.E.I., and associate judge Tom DeGroot, of Rosedale, B.C. Intermediate and Reserve Grand Champion honors went to the winning Yearling Heifer in Milk, owned by Jaydn, Kennedy, Caroline and Andrew Kimball of Windham, Maine.
Champion. Pretty In-Red was the Grand Champion at the Iowa State Show and the Supreme Champion at the Iowa State Fair this year. We bought her at the Define Your Destiny Sale in May. She’s a very easy going and cooperative cow to work with. What was your reaction when Pretty In-Red was named Grand Champion? I was shocked; I really didn’t expect it. I was very surprised. How did you get involved in dairy cattle showing? I started showing when I was about three years old, showing a kiddie calf. I got into showing because it’s something my family enjoys doing. Who has been a mentor for your showing career? What is the best advice they’ve given you? My older brother, Kyle, has been a good mentor. The best advice he’s given me is to not get down if you don’t have a good day, to remember that tomorrow is always a different day and to not give up. What is your favorite memory of showing dairy cattle? Other than winning Grand Champion, it would be the first time I showed here at World Dairy Expo in the International Junior Holstein Show when I was 15 years old.
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Christy Ratliff Ratliff Jerseys, Garnett, Kan. Pavilion 2, Row 8 South How many miles did you travel to arrive at World Dairy Expo? Our trip was about 600 miles. Tell us about your journey to World Dairy Expo. This year we did something new to come up here; we sent the cows up on a semi. Normally, we haul them with goosenecks, but we are short of help at home, and I didn’t have enough people to stay home and drive trailers. I liked doing it this way, it went way smoother. The cows transitioned much faster. Once you factor in the wear and tear on equipment, and the possibility of breakdowns, this was a much better option. Dan Friedrich and I brought the tack trailer up ahead of the cows to get everything set up before they got here. What does it take to plan for the trip to Madison, Wis.? We start planning in June, making a list of the cows that might be coming. Then in early September, we start planning how much hay and grain we’ll need. We spend a lot of time selecting our hay and tearing down big bales, making them into smaller bales. Our hay selection is really important; we want to bring the best we have. We check the tires on all the trucks and trailers and get any maintenance done prior to the trip. We make sure we have enough help at home and enough help for here at the show. Then, there is all the planning for the food to feed the crew. Who all helps make the travels go smoothly? What are their responsibilities? I drove the tack trailer and Dan was my navigator. Chad Ellis was the trucker for Ludolf Trucking that brought our cows up, and Donald Richardson rode up with him. Monday, my brother, Mike Kennedy, and friend, Frank Pretz, brought up a truck and trailer with more hay and grain, and dropped off two bulls in northern Iowa. They flew home after the International Jersey Show. We’ll have the two trucks and trailers to haul the cows back home. What are your must-dos once you arrive at World Dairy Expo? Adrian Franken met us here, and then we unloaded everything off the trailer into piles in the barn so we could get the trailers moved. Then, we had to get set up – all the waterers, fans and display, boards and things like that. It was challenging because we didn’t really have enough space. Later on, Austin Kopecky and Josh Butler got here and took care of putting the bedding down. What do you do during World Dairy Expo when you’re not working? We try to get to some of the booths we are interested in, but there isn’t a lot of time to do that stuff. We try to walk around the barns some, too. One thing that is neat in our aisle is we have a buffet night with Avonlea, Uber and McKissick. We have a tremendous group of people in this aisle and we all get along very well and help each other out.
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Ms Kress-Hil Saphire-Red-ET, the winning Fall Heifer Calf, was named Junior Champion of the International Junior Red & White Show for Owen and Kendyll Kress and Savanah Barts, of Newton, Wis. Reserve Junior Champion honors went to the second-place Fall Heifer Calf, Synergy Jordys Spike-Red-ET, owned by M, C and E Jauquet and M, C and S Haack, of Pulaski, Wis.
What is your most memorable year traveling to World Dairy Expo? One of my favorite memories is when Ratliff Sambo Martina won her class two years in a row, as a Junior Two-Year-Old Cow and a Junior Three-Year-Old Cow. She also won the Kingsmill Futurity, which was pretty cool. Another favorite was the year Ratliff Price Alicia was the Reserve Grand Champion Jersey. My first year showing here was pretty memorable, too. I brought two cows and Frank Pretz brought one. One of my cows, Kennedys Deacon Penny, was third in her class. We were stalled on the end of Todd Searles and Les Schmidt because they pretty much had to find a place for us. That was back before I’d started milking cows. I just milked those two cows and fed the milk to calves.
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Celebrate with Shampagne Westcoast wins champion banner at International Red & White Show BY DANIELLE NAUMAN Staff writer
Oakfield A Shampagne-RedET, the winning Junior ThreeYear-Old Cow, was selected as the Intermediate and eventual Grand Champion of the International Red & White Show. Shampagne is owned by Westcoast Holsteins of Chilliwack, B.C. The Senior Champion, the winning Four-Year-Old Cow, Highcroft Absolute Lily-Red, was named Senior and Reserve Grand Champion. Lily is owned by Steve Smith and Anthony Crothers, of Nicholasville, Ky. Ms Apples Aleda-Red-ET, the winning Five-Year-Old Cow, was awarded the Reserve Senior Champion banner, while the Reserve Intermediate Champion banner went to the winning Senior Three-Year-Old Cow, Westcoast Defiant Addison. Both Aleda and Addison are owned by Westcoast Holsteins. Ms Kress-Hil Saphire-RedET, the winning Fall Heifer Calf, was selected as the Junior Champion for Owen and Kendyll Kress and Savanah Barts, of Newton, Wis. Following with Reserve Junior Champion honors was the second-place Fall Heifer Calf, Synergy Jordys Spike-Red-ET, owned by M, C and E Jauquet and M, C and S Haack, of Pulaski, Wis. Oakfield Corners Dairy of Oakfield, N.Y., took home the Premier Breeder banner in the milking female show and both the Premier Breeder and Ex-
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Oakfield A Shampagne-Red-ET, owned by Westcoast Holsteins, of Chilliwack, B.C., is named the Intermediate and Grand Champion of the International Red & White Show, following a first-place finish in the Junior Three-Year-Old Cow Class by official judge Blair Weeks, of Pleasant Valley, P.E.I., and associate judge Tom DeGroot of Rosedale, B.C. Senior and Reserve Grand Champion honors went to the winning Four-Year-Old Cow, Highcroft Absolute Lily-Red, exhibited by Steve Smith and Anthony Crothers, of Nicholasville, Ky.
hibitor banners in Thursday evening’s heifer show. Westcoast Holsteins was awarded the Premier Exhibitor banner in the milking female show. Official judge Blair Weeks of Pleasant Valley, P.E.I., and associate judge Tom DeGroot of Rosedale, B.C., placed 268 head during the International Red & White Show. Oakfield A Shampagne-RedET Jeff Kooyman, Westcoast Holsteins
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Tell us about Shampagne. We bought Shampagne here at World Dairy Expo last year, earlier in the week before the show. My brother noticed her when she was in the fitting stall and we liked her quite a bit. She won the Junior Two-Year-Old Cow Class last year. She was also the Intermediate Champion at the Westerner Championship Show in Red Deer. She is scored VG-88 as a Three-Year-Old, and is an Absolute daughter from StonyPillar Sharmaine-Red EX-94. What does receiving this title mean to you? In just the short period of time since she’s won, we’ve had several inquiries about embryos. She’s become an instantly popular cow, and she is still young with a great future ahead of her.
How did you prepare for the show and who helped you? We’ve got a really good crew that has worked for us for a long time. We work closely with the people at Stanhope-Wedgewood, too. A lot of credit goes to the crew at home, getting them ready, developing the udder quality. What trait do you like most about Shampagne? She’s such a balanced young cow, with an incredible udder. What is the best reason to show at World Dairy Expo? We come to WDE for the exposure, to promote sales of embryos, and putting bulls into A.I. We gain a lot of name recognition while we are here.
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Ms Kress-Hil Saphire-Red-ET, the winning Fall Heifer Calf, was named Junior Champion of the International Red & White Show for Owen and Kendyll Kress and Savanah Barts, of Newton, Wis. Reserve Junior Champion honors went to the second-place Fall Heifer Calf, Synergy Jordys Spike-Red-ET, owned by M, C and E Jauquet and M, C and S Haack, of Pulaski, Wis.
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Tell us about yourself and your dairy or involvement in the dairy industry. I milk 65 Holstein and Red & White cows with my wife, Colleen, and son, Matthew. We began milking in 2010, but I worked in the industry for many years, as well. I am an Iowa State University dairy graduate and grew up on a dairy farm near Lost Nation, Iowa. How many World Dairy Expos have you attended? I’ve been to 35 or more World Dairy Expos. What event are you most looking forward to? Why? The naming of the Supreme Champion is what I look forward to. It intrigues me to see which breed wins. I’m always waiting to see if What other aspect of World Dairy Expo it’s the Red & White. do you enjoy? I love the grilled cheese sandwiches. It’s amazing seeing how Expo How have you implemented ideas and has changed; the technologies on display information gathered at Expo onto your used to be just a circle of exhibits on two own farm? Three years ago, I attended a floors. seminar about BMR corn silage and it’s been worth every second I spent in that What industry topic do you want to learn room. Our production is up 10 percent per more about and why? I’m looking for the cow because of it. That’s all we grow now. robotic technology for tiestall barns. It’s not here yet, but maybe next year. It would Why is getting off the farm and travel- fit right in on my farm. I wonder how many ing to World Dairy Expo important to medium-sized dairies would still be in you and your dairy? I come to meet peo- business with that technology available. ple I only see once a year, and to stay up with genetics and technology.
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Next Frontier, NExt Generation featuring Rachel Richardson, from Yorkshire, England
Tell us about your farm. My parents and brothers milk Jerseys. I work on another farm that is five miles away, where we milk 150 Jerseys. Both of our farms supply milk to the same processor. My farm is one of 16 farms contracted with the processor for Jersey cream and butter. We’re transitioning to grazing and calving in the spring and fall. Our first group of cows will be calving in March. We’re doing this because of the drought. We need to divide the fields into paddocks and establish hardy grasses. This grazing system also requires less machinery as we’re relying more on homegrown forages. When did you first attend World Dairy Expo? Why? I first came here 10 years ago. I was a student at the time, and interested in high diet, show animals. I was also mostly interested in Holsteins. Now, I’m milking Jerseys and more interested in different feed and technologies. What is the most unique part about dairy farming in your region? The seasons are challenging, but I like them. We’re building a cow that is adaptable to the weather. Also, as dairy farmers, we need to tackle those tough conversations with consumers. We need to understand where they’re coming from and they need to understand why we do certain things. It’s all about communication. What do you enjoy most about dairy farming in your region? We’re proud of the products we produce and the Jerseys we have. There are many farmers surrounding us, and it’s nice to talk with them. It makes the job less lonely because we share the same experiences. As a group of contracted farmers, we meet once a year with the owner of the dairy. I think we’re a progressive group, and it’s a chance to speak the owner, and he values what we have to say.
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How has World Dairy Expo influenced your farm management practices? The things that are at World Dairy Expo are not only for the U.S. dairy industry, but for the world. There is technology here that we can take home to our grazing and calving system. I’ve spoken with people from Australia and New Zealand who have similar systems. Also, they have the genetics suited for the kind of system we’re developing. What is one tool you implemented on your farm after attending World Dairy Expo? We use colostrum bags right now, but moving to this new calving system we’re going to need to freeze and use colostrum in large amounts. We’ve found a pasteurizer and warmer that will help us. It would be a safe way to feed colostrum, free of Johne’s Disease. What is the value of attending dairy shows as it relates to your dairy and your position as a young farmer in the industry? It’s always useful information, although overwhelming. You need to take a couple ideas home to implement. Shows also allow you to get off the farm, and become more confident and aware of what is happening in the industry. How has World Dairy Expo benefited you in your dairy career? I’ve traveled to a lot of shows, but World Dairy Expo gives me an opportunity to speak with anyone from most countries. It’s a worldly event. It’s not just showing an American system of dairying, but the industry worldwide. What topic would you like to see at future shows? More grazing, not because it’s a system we’re developing, but because I think it will become more demanding from the consumer. They will want to see cattle grazing, not all year around, but for some time. We’re always looking for resources, the newest technologies and next ideas.
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Sheehan thankful for dairy farming career Dairy Woman of the Year enjoys involvement on, off farm BY JERRY NELSON & KRISTA KUZMA Staff writers
When it comes to describing her dairying career, Jeannette Sheehan cannot help but feel thankful. “I’m thankful for what we were given, and hopefully we took what we were given and made something good from it,” Sheehan said. “I’m thankful for our families and the rewards we have been given through farming.” Sheehan also said she is thankful and humbled to have been named Dairy Woman of the Year by World Dairy Expo. The award is given to an honoree who is nominated and selected by her peers for her contributions and excellence in the dairy industry and her community. Sheehan is part of Sheeknoll Farms, a multi-generational family dairy operation owned by three Sheehan brothers and their wives: Jim and Mary, Jerome and Karen, and Robert and Jeannette. Jim and Mary’s sons, Steve and Ben, have also joined the dairy, which milks
“I'm thankful for what we were given, and hopefully we took what we were given and made something good from it.” JEANNETTE SHEEHAN, DAIRY WOMAN OF THE YEAR
300 cows on two farm sites – a freestall barn and parlor, along with a 55-cow tiestall barn – near Rochester, Minn. Sheehan and her husband, Robert, have three children and seven grandchildren. Their daughter, Kelly, and her husband, Dan Kendall, have three children; their son, Andrew, and his wife, Juliana, have two children; and their youngest daughter, Krista, and her husband, Jordan Kuzma, have two children. The couple operates the tiestall facility of Sheeknoll Farms, and has been making the breeding and feeding decisions at the farm since they built the barn and started their dairying career in 1984. “There was always something that drew me to the animals,” said Sheehan about why she wanted to be a dairy farmer. “I was passionate about dairy judging, and building a better, more productive, type-functional cow was really exciting.” That is the direction their herd took
– trying to achieve a registered cow that is equally sound in type and production. “It was always exciting to have a newborn calf out of a new sire and watch the sire directories,” Sheehan said. Taking care of calves has always been a main responsibility for Sheehan on her dairy and is one of the areas she likes most. “I like learning how to feed calves better and watch them grow fast,” she said. When calves get sick, Sheehan faces the challenge head-on and wastes no time figuring out a solution. “It can be frustrating, but it’s also educational,” she said. “It’s problem solving. I like to find solutions, because I want things to work well. When they don’t, I search for remedies that will make it work and make changes. Sometimes that’s how we advance and find new ideas or procedures. Sometimes good comes out of bad.” Along with raising calves, Sheehan said she has also been thankful for the farm as a place to raise her family. “I like working with the animals and being able to do it together as a family,” Sheehan said. “That’s how I grew up, and that’s how Robert and I wanted it to be, too.” Off the farm, Sheehan is involved in many organizations. Over the years, she has served on committees ranging from organizations such as the University of Minnesota Extension to the Dairy Herd Improvement Association, among others. “Working with other farmers, you always learn something new,” Sheehan said. She feels it is also important to be involved in non-farm areas, such as church. One of her more recent offfarm activities includes being a founding committee member of the Miracle of Birth Center at the Olmsted County Fair. “I’m not a teacher, but sometimes I feel like one,” Sheehan said. “It’s one hat we wear as dairy farmers. It’s important and exciting to share with the public our everyday life and how unique, fragile and important it is because we are providing good food and products for others.” The 4-H program has also been important to Sheehan. As she grew up, Sheehan became a frequent presence in the dairy showring. At age 15, she was part of the team that won the Minnesota 4-H state dairy judging contest. She shared these skills later with her children, along with other kids, as a teacher, mentor and coach through the 4-H dairy judging program. “I like providing that [dairy judging] base for them, watching them learn
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and then do other things through the program,” Sheehan said. While Sheehan spent many years as a spectator for her children on the sidelines of the showring, she has been back at the halter recently. One of Sheehan’s most memorable showing moments happened at the 2016 World Dairy Expo, when Sheeknoll Durham Arrow, a Six-Year-Old cow known to her family as Thomas, was named Grand Champion of the International Holstein Show. “It was like a childhood dream come true when Thomas was chosen to receive the Grand Champion award,” Sheehan said. “It was magical.” But Sheehan knows the day-in and day-out work of dairy farming is not always as magical as a big win in the Expo Showring. “It’s a lot of hard work, but you always have to be positive and always look at the best of it rather than the negative,” she said. It is all part of her philosophy of being thankful.
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Herdsmanship Awards presented by Select Sires, Inc.
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Allyndale – (from left) Bethany Carpenter, holding Mckenzie, Seth Carpenter, holding Briar, Francis and Sabrina Sebben – is Expo's P1-Zone 1 and Overall Herdsmanship Award recipient. The string is from Canaan, Ct.
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Show-N-Style Cattle Co. – (from left) Ron Mikulice, Emily Holme, John Sarbacker, Mckenzie Sarbacker and Montana Sarbacker – is Expo's P1-Zone 2 Herdsmanship Award recipient. The string is from Orangeville, Ill.
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Woodmohr Jersey – (front, from left) Tracy Mitchell, Alissa Maier and Levi Mitchell; (back, from left) Bill Medo, Jon Schmidt and Devin Lemanski – is Expo's P2-Zone 3 Herdsmanship Award recipient. The string is from Bloomer, Wis. Not pictured are Wendy Schmidt, Samantha Giese, Alan Van Gorder, Isabelle Van Doorn, Steve Van Doorn and Dakota Bowe.
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River Valley Farm – (from left) Doug Petzel, Corey Popp and Ben Sauder – is Expo's P2-Zone 1 Herdsmanship Award recipient. The string is from Tremont, Ill.
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MD-Hillbrook – (from left) John Patrick, Chad Umbel, Kayla Umbel, Matt Hawbaker, Jen Hill, Chris Hill, Caleb Rossing, Tim Siept and Madison Fisher – is Expo's P2-Zone 2 Herdsmanship Award recipient. The string is from Thurmont, Md.
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Lazy M Farm LLC – (front, from left) Emily Kamps and Dayton Richter; (back, from left) Ryan Kamps, Peggy Maier, Michael Maier, Suzie Benoit and Laura Maier – is Expo's P2-Zone 4 Herdsmanship Award recipient. The string is from Stitzer, Wis.
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Herdsmanship Awards presented by Select Sires, Inc.
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Warwick Manor – (from left) Ray Lindsey, Mark Riley, Katie Stevens, Karli Stoltzfus, Kevin Stoltzfus and Larry Tobin – is Friday's Herdsmanship Award recipient. The string is from East Earl, Pa.
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Fudge Dairy and Brandenburg – Deveni Rowley and Olivia Brandenburg – are Expo's P2-Zone 5 Herdsmanship Award recipients. The string is from Gamaliel, Ky., and Fort Atkinson, Wis.
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Jonathon Beiler, True-View – (from left) Jon Beiler, Paul Beiler, Krissa Brewer and Jesse Kline – are Saturday's Herdsmanship Award recipients. The string is from Fredricksburg, Pa.
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Mapleton Valley Farm and Horsehoe Hill Farm – (front, from left) Nick Uglow, Katie Agnew-Gregory and Jessica Hasheider; (back, from left) Buffy Uglow, Darrin Gregory, Tim Agnew and Otis Johnson – are Expo's P2-Zone 6 Herdsmanship Award recipients. The string is from Oconomowoc, Wis.
Congratulations to all of the week's winners! JENNIFER COYNE/DAIRY STAR
Rosedale Genetics – (from left) Jan Gebhardt, Andreas Barnthaler, Daniela Beiglbock, Colt Voegeli, holding Paradise Rueth, Ron Churchill and Paul Petriffer – is Expo's Tent Herdsmanship Award recipient. The string is from Oxford, Wis. Not pictured are Matt Mitchell, Mark Rueth, Kanami and Clemo.
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Value Added FArms: Palmyra Farm LLC Palmyra Farm LLC and Palmyra Farm Cheese LLC Hagerstown, Md.
won the first three milking cow classes. All of these achievements were with cows we have bred. We also exhibited the Junior Champion in 2016 and we bred the seventime Premier Sire at Expo, Palmyra TriStar Burdette.
Tell us about your farm – both the award-winning cattle and value-added products. Palmyra Farm began in 1963 when Ralph and Patricia Shank bought the property and cows from William and Mary Shank, Ralph’s parents, who operated it as Rocky Spring Farm. It was an all Ayrshire herd until the early 1980s when a few Holsteins were added. Until recently, the herd consisted of 200 milking females with 125 Ayrshires and 75 Holsteins. We have just started a reduction with a target of milking about 65 cows (50 Ayrshires and 15 Holsteins and a few boarded Jersey and Swiss). We have had over 134 All-American Ayrshire Nominations and 46 All-Americans. We have had 77 Ayrshire bulls go to A.I. and we have had multiple cows top the Ayrshire Elite Genetics list. Most notably is two-time World Dairy Expo International Ayrshire Show Grand Champion, Ruth. We currently have four of the top five elite genetics cows of the breed. We have always considered our genetics a value-added product that has contributed significantly to the farm income over the years. In 2009, we began having some of our milk made into cheese that we market locally and direct to consumers.
How have value-added products added to your dairy farm? Our value-added cheese business has allowed us to realize a better price for our milk than we have been getting from our co-op. We have a preset value the cheese business pays the farm for the milk that is made into cheese and this price significantly exceeds the current market. The more cheese we can sell, the more the farm prospers. The value-added benefit of our genetics program is also a big plus for the farm whether it is bulls to A.I., special individuals, embryos or groups of breeding stock that are sold. It adds directly to the farm income and profitability. What is your most popular dairy foods product? Why? We have made several different types of cheese over the years, but have made cheddar our focus. We produce a variety of flavored cheddars and can receive a premium for our two-year-old and aged cheddar. Our regular sharp cheddar is our best volume seller and our Chesapeake (flavored with Old Bay Seafood Seasoning) is our best retail seller. Even though cheddar is a very common type of cheese, DANIELLE NAUMAN/DAIRY STAR we think ours has different qualities that Mary Creek is a part of Palmyra Farm LLC and Palmyra Farm set it apart from the others. Ours is a whole Cheese LLC of Hagerstown, Md. milk cheese and since we normally run over 4 percent fat on our milk, it gives it mize our opportunities and assets. We are going to be a deep body and makes it very rich. Our Ayrshires working with a smaller herd size so that we can put also have a different lactase content and fat glob- more focus on increasing the reach and exposure of ule in their milk than other breeds, which gives our the cheese business and utilizing a bigger percentage cheese a little sweeter and more creamy flavor than of the milk going for cheese. We are also going to be other cheddars. increasing the marketing of our genetics through embryo sales and breeding stock that will undoubtedly What plans do you have for the future of your increase the sustainability of our farm. farm – both in the Showring and with dairy products? Realizing this industry is changing rapidly, we are reorganizing our business plan to try to maxi-
How did you become involved in the Showring? We have been showing for generations. William Shank loved to show and he traveled all over the Mid-Atlantic region exhibiting his Ayrshires. We have been exhibiting at the Maryland State Fair since 1938 and the All-American Dairy Show since its beginning in 1963. We have made the trip to WDE 21 times. What is your greatest achievement showing at World Dairy Expo? We have had many great days at Expo. We had Grand Champion Ayrshire in 1979, 2017 and 2018 we were able to show Palmyra Berkely P Ruth-ET to Intermediate Champion and Grand Champion and Best Bred & Owned. Ruth had also been Intermediate Champion and Honorable Mention Grand in 2016 and was named All-World in 2017 by the World Ayrshire Federation. We were Premiere Breeder nine consecutive years. We bred four of the first five Senior Two-Year-Olds in 2008. In 2005, we
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Winning by Design Intermediate Champions top International Junior Guernsey Show BY DANIELLE NAUMAN Staff writer
The pair of Intermediate Champions also took home the Grand and Reserve Grand Champion banners at the conclusion of the International Junior Guernsey Show. Hi Guern View Diva Designer, the winning Junior ThreeYear-Old Cow, exhibited by Riley Zettle, of Rock City, Ill., was named Intermediate and Grand Champion. Taking home the Reserve Grand and Reserve Intermediate Champion banners was the winning Senior Three-Year Old Cow, Warwick Manor Ty Carter, exhibited by Kaila, Karli and Kolby Stoltzfus, of East Earl, Pa. H Broke Showtime Taytor, exhibited by Dana and Madison Sickles, of Marengo, Iowa, was named Senior Champion after being the top-placing junior-owned Five-Year-Old Cow. The Reserve Senior Champion was Hartdale Top Notch Coco, owned by Lauren Robison and Braden Hartmann, of Mulberry Grove, Ill. She was the top junior-owned FourYear-Old Cow. The top Summer Yearling, Sniders HP GG Lonestar Amazing-ETV, was named Junior Champion. Amazing is leased by Logan Harbaugh and owned by the Amazing Syndicate, of Marion, Wis. Reserve Junior Champion honors went to the second-place Summer Yearling, Hartdale Primetime Cami, owned by Lauren Robison and Braden and Connor Hartmann, of Mulberry Grove, Ill. Official judge Brian Schnebly, of Hagerstown, Md., and associate judge Mike Hickman, of Shelbyville, Tenn., sorted through 73 head of during the two-day International Junior Guernsey Show.
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Hi Guern View Diva Designer, owned by Riley Zettle, of Rock City, Ill., is named the Intermediate and Grand Champion of the International Junior Guernsey Show, following a first-place finish in the Junior Three-Year-Old Cow Class by official judge Brian Schnebly, of Hagerstown, Md., and associate judge Mike Hickman, of Shelbyville, Tenn. Reserve Intermediate and Reserve Grand Champion honors went to the winning Senior Three-Year-Old Cow, Warwick Manor Ty Carter, owned by Kaila, Karli and Kolby Stoltzfus, of East Earl, Pa.
Hi Guern View Diva Designer Riley Zettle Tell us about yourself. I’m 21 years old and a senior at Iowa State where I’m involved with the dairy science and ag business clubs. I didn’t grow up on a dairy farm. I started working on two different dairy farms when I was about 12 years old, and then I got involved in Brian and Kristi Dinderman’s farm when I was a senior in high school. Tell us about Designer. She’s a Junior Three-Year-Old Cow, and this is her first Expo and only her second show. Earlier this summer, she was Reserve Grand Champion at the Illinois State Fair. She’s had two calves and is scored VG-86. She was fresh the end of July. She is an Aarons Levi daughter of Hi Guern View Dancing Diva EX-
95, who was the Reserve Senior Who has been a mentor for your and Reserve Grand Champion in showing career? What is the the show. best advice they’ve given you? Kristi Dinderman has been a great What was your reaction when mentor. She has taught me so Designer was named Grand much. Mostly, she has taught me Champion? I honestly didn’t that we don’t do this only for the know what to think; you never ribbons, we do it to have fun and come into Expo thinking you are make memories, things that we going to win. You hope you might, can take with us for life. but you don’t really expect it. It was a complete surprise. What is your favorite memory of showing dairy cattle? This How did you get involved in show, exhibiting Designer. I’m so dairy cattle showing? I started very blessed to have the opportushowing when I was seven or nity to show her and to work with eight and then got out of it because Brian and Kristi. I’m so grateful the farm I showed for didn’t have they believed in me. anything to show. As I got older, I started helping different people and eventually started helping the Dindermans.
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Sniders HP GG Lonestar Amazing-ETV, the winning Summer Yearling, was named Junior Champion of the International Junior Guernsey Show. Amazing is leased by Logan Harbaugh and owned by the Amazing Syndicate, of Marion, Wis. Reserve Junior Champion honors went to the second-place Summer Yearling, Hartdale Primetime Cami owned by Lauren Robison and Braden and Connor Hartmann, of Mulberry Grove, Ill.
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Toni tops the International Guernsey Show Winning Five-Year-Old Cow named Grand Champion BY DANIELLE NAUMAN & SHERRY NEWELL Staff writers
Willow Brook Labron Toni, the winning Five-Year-Old Cow, owned by Jake Booher, of West Middlesex, Pa., was named Senior and Grand Champion of the International Guernsey Show. Reserve Senior and Reserve Grand Champion honors went to Hi Guern View Dancing Diva-ET, the winning Aged Cow exhibited by Brian and Kristi Dinderman, of Orangeville, Ill. Winning Intermediate Champion honors was the winning Junior ThreeYear-Old Cow, Hi Guern View Diva Designer, exhibited by Riley Zettle, of Rock City, Ill. Taking home the Reserve Intermediate Champion banner was the winning Senior Three-Year Old Cow, Warwick Manor Ty Carter, exhibited by Kaila, Karli and Kolby Stoltzfus of East Earl, Pa. At the close of Thursday evening’s heifer show, the top heifer winning the Junior Champion banner was the winning Fall Calf who was named Reserve Junior Champion, Springhill Jokes Finale-ETV, exhibited by Springhill Farms, of Big Prairie, Ohio. She was followed by the winning Winter Calf, Knapps Pie Time To Dance-ETV, exhibited by Austin and Landen Knapp, of Epworth, Iowa. Austin and Landen Knapp, of Ep-
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Willow Brook Labron Toni, owned by Jake Booher, of West Middlesex, Pa., is named the Senior and Grand Champion of the International Guernsey Show, following a first-place finish in the Five-Year-Old Cow Class by official judge Brian Schnebly, of Hagerstown, Md., and associate judge Mike Hickman, of Shelbyville, Tenn. Reserve Senior and Reserve Grand Champion honors went to the winning Aged Cow, Hi Guern View Dancing Diva-ET, exhibited by Brian and Kristi Dinderman, of Orangeville, Ill. worth, Iowa, took home the Premier Breeder and Premier Exhibitor in both the milking females and heifer shows, Official judge Brian Schnebly, of
Hagerstown, Md., and associate judge Mike Hickman, of Shelbyville, Tenn., sorted through 227 head of during the two-day International Guernsey Show. Willow Brook Labron Toni Matt and Katie Aiken
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Tell us about Toni. Toni is a cow we bred and didn’t really show as a heifer, but she placed second at Harrisburg, Pa., as a Senior Two-Year-Old Cow and third at Louisville, Ky., as a Senior Three-Year-Old Cow. As a FourYear-Old Cow, she was Reserve Grand Champion of the Junior Show at Harrisburg for my brother, Jake Boocher, then was Grand Champion in the Open Show at Harrisburg this year. She was also Supreme Best Udder at our Lawrence County Fair in Newcastle, Pa., the last two years. Our farm is owned with Matt’s father, Wesley, and it’s been in the family since 1822.
How did you prepare for the show and who helped you? Dale Bendig and his crew have gotten her ready here and we really want to say thanks; but usually it’s just us with the string. She’s an easy cow to get ready, although she has an attitude when she wants to have one. We keep show cows on a bedded pack with free-choice dry hay and a TMR. Toni got here Friday of last week. What trait do you like most about Toni? We really like her head and neck. It’s clean, and just makes her a pretty cow. What is the best reason to show at World Dairy Expo? It’s our first time here. Everyone said, “Get that cow to Madison,” so we came. That was our reason.
What does receiving this title mean to you? It’s really nice to see all the work we do every day pay off. We milk 70 cows in a tiestall barn at home.
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Springhill Jokes Finale-ETV, the winning Fall Calf, was named Junior Champion of the International Guernsey Show for Springhill Farms of Big Prairie, Ohio. Reserve Junior Champion honors went to the winning Winter Calf, Knapps Pie Time To Dance-ETV owned by Austin and Landen Knapp of Epworth, Iowa.
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Word on the Street World Dairy Expo International Visitors
Richard Lloyd Valley, Angsey, Wales, Kingdom
Jessica Bradnick United Kwekwe, Zimbabwe
Tell us about yourself and your dairy background. I’ve been dairying since 1960 on the island of Angsey. We milk 380 Holstein cows and have 250 youngstock. My son, Trevor, is the main operator of the farm. Our farm is 350 acres and we rent 170 acres; the heifers go to a contract rearer. I used to be an Ayrshire breeder. I’m also proud to say I’m a partner on a heifer calf with the highest GTPI in Britain, of 2,884 and a PLI of 853. She’s been sold to ST Genetics.
Tell us about yourself and your dairy background. My boyfriend, Dylan Coetzee, is a third-generation dairy farmer who milks 380 cows and has 500 total head of Holsteins, with a few Jerseys. His father left for the city during our country’s land reformation in 2000, and he now runs a yogurt plant with the brand name of DenDairy. I help with bookkeeping and calf care, and have been there two years.
What brought you to World Dairy Expo? We buy semen from Worldwide Sires and we were excited to What brought you to World Dairy be invited on this trip in a group Expo? I generally come to see what of 26 people from Zimbabwe and decent animals are here, and possi- Zambia. We toured farms beginning in Michigan and across Wisconsin bly buy embryos. to Expo. How many times have you attended World Dairy Expo? This How many times have you attended World Dairy Expo? This is my third visit to Expo. is our first time. What part of World Dairy Expo is your favorite? Why? I enjoy What part of World Dairy Expo watching the judging because it’s is your favorite? Why? We like just a joy to look at crackin’ cows seeing the technology, like ear tags and heat detection. We learned a like that. lot at the dairies we toured, about What is one thing you learned things like bedding and paddocks. that will be beneficial to your dairy back home? So far, it’s been What is one thing you learned that what I learned from ST Genetics. I will be beneficial to your dairy didn’t know they could GTPI a calf back home? We definitely got the before it is born. I found that quite most from learning more about fans and cooling. The heat in our counincredible. try keeps production down. Describe the dairy industry in your country. Our industry is just Describe the dairy industry in coming right about now, but I fear it your country. Dairy is slowly growing, but we do not produce won’t stay long. enough milk for the country, so a lot of milk is imported. We get a good milk price, but our food is expensive.
Hans-Willi Warder Melle, Germany
Kenny Paul Rodrigues Lizardo Flores, Comayagua, Honduras
Tell us about yourself and your dairy background. I manage a small co-op, which has a breeding center and sells genetics in 50 countries, not including the United States. I came from a dairy farm in Germany and studied animal genetics and agriculture, and have worked at the co-op for more than 30 years.
Tell us about yourself and your dairy background. We have an educational and entertainment farm with 100 cows where visitors milk by hand to learn about the process. They stay at the ranch and also can ride horses, fish and do other things. Our second business is buying cows, improving them and selling to other dairy farmers in the country. Our cows are Holstein, Brahman and crossbred, and they are fed corn silage and king grass. It’s a tropical country, so the cows are in fields on our 60 acres. We sell our milk locally.
What brought you to World Dairy Expo? We do a lot of export business and this is a meeting point for many international visitors. While we don’t sell to the United States, the other countries all come here. It helps us stay in contact with cus- What brought you to World Dairy tomers and find new ones. Expo? I’m here to learn more about cows and marketing and technolHow many times have you at- ogy. My vision is to one day bring tended World Dairy Expo? I’ve cows to show here. missed three Expos since it began. One was when my daughter was How many times have you atborn. tended World Dairy Expo? It’s my second visit to Expo. What part of World Dairy Expo is your favorite? Why? The Dairy What part of World Dairy Expo Cattle Show is always a highlight. is your favorite? Why? I like to Events like the International Recep- get ideas and put them into practice. tion and others are great for meeting people and talking. What is one thing you learned that will be beneficial to your What is one thing you learned dairy back home? The first time that will be beneficial to your here I actually focused on the dairy back home? In the United shows, to learn how to sell cows States, I have the impression they best by exposing them to buyers the are more open-minded. Ask any right way. question and you get an answer, so I get a lot from the exchange of ideas. Describe the dairy industry in your country. We have dairies with Describe the dairy industry in 80-100 cows, but a few over 1,000 your country. If you compare it are also in Honduras. Many farms to here, things are very much the focus on a small size because they same, except for the limitations of do not visualize dairy as a great inland. There are many 70-cow herds dustry. Not many people want to and maybe 70,000 dairy farms, but invest because they are not sure of some of those are really more about the returns. There are two compatourism. Economics right now de- nies that buy milk and they are very pend on where you are. Prices are fussy. My dream is to process my OK, but there is an extreme drought own milk and sell worldwide. in the north with a shortage of feed.
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Outstanding Booth Awards Presented by Econoprint
JENNIFER COYNE/DAIRY STAR
Commercial Exhibitor Committee member Melanie Burgi presents Friday's Small Outstanding Booth Award to Silostop – (from left) Ryan Hill, Meghan Gebhardt and Chris Wacek-Driver.
JENNIFER COYNE/DAIRY STAR
Commercial Exhibitor Committee member Melanie Burgi presents Friday's Large Outstanding Booth Award to Artex Barn Solutions, Ltd. – (from left) Ted Dykstra, Shawn Conley, Karen Lally, Mike Snellers and Dan Veeneman.
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Commercial Exhibitor Committee member Melanie Burgi presents Friday's Intermediate Outstanding Booth Award to Dairy One – (from left) Sarah Fessenden and John Gloss.
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World Dairy Expo Yesteryear & Today
Today Yesteryear
PHOTO PROVIDED BY WORLD DAIRY EXPO
A group of international attendees take a photo with Alice in Dairyland during the International Reception in 1978. SHERRY NEWELL/DAIRY STAR
International attendees participate in the International Reception Friday night.
The International Reception has been a staple event at World Dairy Expo, bringing together individuals from dairy industries across the globe for years.
2018 Star Sponsors Boehringer Ingelheim BouMatic Dairy Herd Management Madero Dairy Systems Masters Choice Hybrids Alltech Bayer Animal Health Cowsmopolitan Dairy Magazine Dairy Star Dairy Tech, Inc. Dane County Datamars, Inc. DeLaval, Inc. Elanco Animal Health E-Zee Milking Equipment, LLC Forage Genetics International Hoard's Dairyman John Deere Mycogen Seeds Nasco New Holland Phibro Animal Health, Corp. Select Sires, Inc. State of Wisconsin STgenetics Trans Ova Genetics Udder Comfort International Inc. Y-Tex Corporation Agri-Plastics Mfg. American Guernsey Association Beco Dairy Automation, Inc. Calf-Star Central Life Sciences Compeer Financial The Addison RC Syndicate (Eric & Nicole Lang) Fight Bac Frenchville Trailer Sales LLC GEA Greater Madison Convention and Visitors Bureau GROWMARK, Inc. Holm & Laue Export GmbH ImmuCell Corporation Jetstream Genetics, Inc. MAI Animal Health Milkplan SA MilkSource Genetics Monsanto
Novita Nutrition PMI Nutritional Additives Poly Dome Promat Inc. Semex The Madison Concourse Hotel & Governor's Club Tom Morris Ltd. Turner Inc. Vita Plus Corporation Westway Feed Products Zoetis ABS Global Accelerated Genetics Advanced Comfort Technology, Inc. Ag-Bag AgriLabs Alforex Seeds Allflex USA, Inc. Alliant Energy Corporation American Jersey Cattle Association ARM & HAMMER Ayrshire Breeders Association Best Western Plus Inntowner Madison Boviteq Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders Association Buildings by Alpha Calf-Tel Coburn Company, Inc. Dane County Dairy Promotion Committee Estrotect GenOvations Golden Calf Company Holstein Association USA, Inc. Holstein International International Protein Sires International Stock Food Corporation Kemin Kemps Dairy Products Kingsdale Farms Land O'Lakes, Inc. MTech Dairy Solutions National Dairy Shrine Nutriad, Inc. Papillon Agricultural Company Protexia Quality Liquid Feeds, Inc. Ritchie Industries, Inc. Scherer Inc. Sheraton Madison Hotel Soy Best St. Jacobs ABC
Wahl Clipper & Lister Shearing WG Critical Care, LLC Wisconsin Farm Report Radio Agri-King, Inc. Agrisure Traits American Milking Shorthorn Society Andis Company Barenbrug USA Bioret Agri Bio-Vet, Inc. Canarm Ltd. Clarion Suites at the Alliant Energy Center Clipper Parts & Repair Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin Dane County Holstein Breeders Doda USA, Inc. Ecolab Econoprint Eisenmann Corporation Endovac Animal Health Eurofins Scientific Evolution International FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative Feed Supervisor Software Feedworks USA, Ltd. Forster-Technik GmbH Furst-McNess Company FutureCow Ghost Hollow Graduate Madison Harvestore IDEXX Innovation Center for US Dairy Kansas Department of Agriculture Klussendorf Memorial Association Kuhn North America, Inc. Lallemand Animal Nutrition McLanahan Corporation Micronutrients National Hay Association NC Dairy Advantage NEXGROW Alfalfa Passion Ag, Inc. PNC Bank Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. Red & White Dairy Cattle Association Rivendale Farms Supreme International Limited Tenderfoot Products University of Wisconsin - River Falls Ventec Canada, Inc. Waikato Milking Systems USA W-L Research Woodchuck Bedding Spreader
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