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Volume 20, No. 5
April 28, 2018
Their turn to upgrade Glennas build freestall barn, install retrot parlor By Andrea Borgerding andrea.b@dairystar.com
AMERY, Wis. – For 10 years, Randy and Char Glenna have wanted to upgrade their facilities. Instead, they could only watch as fellow farmers continued to improve dairy facilities to make their cows more comfortable and productive. “It was frustrating for us because we had so many roadblocks,” Randy said. This year, it was Glennas’ turn. They are almost two months into milking their herd of 84 cows in a single-8 retrot parlor and housing the herd in a new 68- by 176foot tunnel-ventilated, 105-stall freestall barn. “Now I get excited about getting out in the barn to work every day and see the cows healthier and doing better,” Randy
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Char and Randy Glenna stand in their new single-8 retrot parlor on their farm near Amery, Wis. The Glennas milk 84 cows. They also built a new 105-stall freestall barn.
A united voice Shovers’ century-old barn burns Dairy herd saved for dairy before ames destroy facility
Federal, state policies discussed at capitol By Jennifer Coyne jenn@dairystar.com
ST. PAUL, Minn. – As the dairy industry continues developing, it seems a united voice for the industry is paramount more so than any time before. The need for such a voice was apparent as more than 80 Minnesota dairy farmers and representatives in the industry had the opportunity to share concerns and gratitude with state lawmakers during Minnesota Milk Producers Association’s (MMPA) Dairy Day at the Capitol April 18 in St. Paul, Minn. “It’s our most impactful day of the year,” said MMPA Executive Director Lucas Sjostrom about the annual event. “We need to keep relations with senators and representatives year-round through lunches and farm breakfasts, but this is the one day we
come to them instead of them coming to us.” Along with associate members and a group of farmers who regularly attend Dairy Day at the Capitol, many new faces joined this year. With inclement weather preventing any eldwork, Kevin and Stephanie Krohnfeldt found time in their day to visit the capitol and learn more about Minnesota policy. This was Kevin’s rst year participating in Dairy Day at the Capitol, and Stephanie’s second. “Last year, I came down and I was terried to speak with our representatives,” she said. “But it was an amazing experience. You meet these people and realize they have the same interests as you. … They hunt and sh, and have families, too.”
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Larry and Nancy Shover’s dairy barn near Delhi, Iowa, burned on April 10. The barn was a total loss and one cow perished in the re.
DELHI, Iowa – It’s something every dairy farmer knows can happen but hopes it never does. For Iowa dairy farmers Larry and Nancy Shover the possibility of experiencing a barn re unfortunately became reality. The Shovers suffered a barn re on their farm near Delhi, Iowa, around 10 p.m. on April 10. A re originating in a shop burned the 56by 96-foot insulated structure while also spreading to the adjacent 67-cow tiestall barn where the dairy herd was housed. Turn to SHOVERS | Page 11
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From the editorial team Let’s keep our industry going strong It has been a rough time in the dairy industry. Working so closely with dairy farmers in our coverage area, we have seen the suffering. It’s painful to watch a large number of producers have to sell their herd due to low prices. It’s especially heart wrenching when that dairyman or woman could have many years left in the career or when a retiring farmer can’t bring in another young person. It’s disappointing that these barns may never be full again. We understand the economics of what is happening right now. The number of dairy cows in the country has to decrease before milk price can increase along with many other factors; however, maybe there’s another way to keep our industry going and keep dairy farmers in their ďƒželd. Our dairy community can’t deny facts about the way the industry is headed if no changes are made. How can we sustain dairy farms, yet progress forward? Maybe the look of dairy farming in the United States needs to change. We’ve heard people advocate for base programs or supply management that would keep milk production in check with demand. While that doesn’t follow the American principles of capitalism, maybe milk, a perishable product, is an exception to the rule? Maybe it would keep dairy inventories low. It’s also arguable that this makes bringing in the next generation difďƒžcult. But isn’t it already if dairy farmers aren’t making a proďƒžt? There is lateral integration. Farms would be larger and more dependent upon each other. This would make dairies more efďƒžcient and keep product prices low in the grocery store. On the ďƒ&#x;ip side, do farmers want to follow a communism-type model? And what would happen to rural America? In a time when consumers are telling us they want to know their farmers, is this the right answer? Maybe there will be a push towards on-farm processing or small local processors taking on a few farms to capture a portion of the market with a niche. Will niche marketing become a larger piece of the puzzle? Will other niches such as organic continue to boom with popularity, partly because of the price stability? It will be interesting to see what the next 10 years brings for the dairy industry. Where will it go from here? If you want a say, it’s important to speak up. We want to hear your ideas. Do you agree with any of the thoughts here? How would we make them work? Do you have other ideas on how the industry can continue without losing a large number of farms? Let us know your thoughts about how the industry can change and maybe we’ll publish them in an upcoming issue. Let’s keep our industry going strong. – The Dairy Star Editorial Team
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Rep. Barb Haley (center) speaks with Ann Buck and other dairy farmers during Minnesota Milk Producers AssociaƟon’s annual Dairy Day at the Capitol April 18 in St. Paul, Minn. The event was an opportunity for dairy farmers to speak with lawmakers about issues important to the dairy industry. The Krohnfeldts milk 75 Jersey cows near Alexandria, Minn., with their children, Kelsey and Cole. While the event is designed to be an opportunity to advocate for agriculture, the Krohnfeldts also view Dairy Day at the Capitol as an unequivocal learning experience. “I understand policy, but I’m curious more than anything,” said Kevin about attending. “This is a place to learn about our leaders and talk with them about what is important.” Those in attendance divided into groups of nine and visited with 66 senators and representatives explaining the topics of discussion, as well as thanking lawmakers for their continued support of agriculture and Minnesota’s dairy industry. During the capitol visit, there were three topics conveyed to state lawmakers. The Beginning Farm Tax Credit was established last year and provides incentives for retiring farmers to sell or rent their land to young and beginning farmers. However, as it currently states, the credit does not apply to lineal relatives. Dairy farmers and industry representatives demonstrated to lawmakers the importance of including close relatives in the tax credit requirements, as well as those families whose farm is an LLC. “The goal is to transition farms to the next generation,” Sjostrom said. Farmers also stressed the importance of Minnesota conforming to the federal tax code as it specically relates to Section 179. “We just passed a tax bill last year, but they’re trying to desperately get another one done with the new federal regulations,” said MMPA lobbyist Daryn McBeth. In Minnesota, under the current Section 179 standards, farmers can expense $25,000 in the year of purchasing a piece of equipment, with an investment limit of $200,000. However, in the new federal tax code, Section 179 is dened as $1 million accelerated depreciation.
“We’re making progress towards full conformity, and that’s what we want,” McBeth said. Sjostrom agreed. “Section 179 currently puts Minnesota farmers at a disadvantage from other states,” he said. “Being able to depreciate $1 million would be great; we can rollover that depreciation into the next year, especially when we don’t make a prot every year.” Lastly on the agenda, MMPA members talked about how any further regulation would only be a detriment to the industry. “The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is talking about nitrogen regulation and taking that away from us,” Sjostrom said. “We already have manure and feedlots that are highly regulated. We need to make sure farmers don’t get pulled into further regulation with nitrogen application.” Before the day came to an end, MMPA hosted an ice cream social for those who participated in Dairy Day at the Capitol, as well as other lawmakers and government employees. During the social, Jake Anderson, 19, visited with those in ofce. “I like knowing that I’m getting the word out about dairy to people who make the laws,” Anderson said. “When you talk with people, then they know what you’re going through.” Anderson is a student at Ridgewater College in Willmar, Minn., and doing his spring internship with Tom Sedgeman, a dairy farmer from Sauk Centre, Minn. Dairy Day at the Capitol gave many farmers and industry representatives an opportunity to form relationships with state lawmakers. More importantly, it was an opportunity to stand together as a united front and show support for the future of dairy. “What we’re doing today is a 365-day job,” Sjostrom said. “And it all culminates to this.”
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night milkings.” Before the rst milking, the Glennas ran the cows through the parlor four times to get them familiar with it. After the initial milkings in the parlor, they can now milk 83 cows in 2.5 hours. “The cows are much calmer being milked now,” Randy said. Their daily routine begins with Randy milking while Char lls the holding area with two groups of cows. Char will then milk while Randy scrapes the barn. They milk together until it’s time to bring in the second group. Then they milk together until they are done. Randy’s father, Bob, continues to help on the farm with feeding cows and eldwork. “I’ve been milking by myself for the past 10 years so I’m very happy to have Char and the kids help,” Randy said. “And, they enjoy milking now.” The Glennas have plans to convert the north half of the tiestall barn to a dry cow facility. Where the Glennas saved on the parlor, they spent on the freestall barn. The Glennas negotiated $32,000 off the estimate from their second choice builder to match their budget. The main cost was changing the ceiling of the facility from a low-insulated ceiling to a low-pitch ceiling with lower sidewalls. The Glennas sacriced on some things but focused on the cow comfort features. The two-row freestall barn features sand bedding and tunnel ventilation. Four, 4-foot fans pull air from the east end of the barn where two overhead doors can be opened to allow airow. The sidewalls are polycarbonate, which appears dark from
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ConĆ&#x;nued from GLENNAS | Page 6 the outside but allows light inside the barn. There is an inch of insulation in the ceiling. “It’s just enough to keep the ďƒ&#x;oors from freezing and keeps the moisture down,â€? Randy said. To reduce wear and tear, the builder used steel posts versus wood beams to support the building. The Glennas installed LED ďƒžxtures with long day lighting. The sand bedding is groomed daily and added to as needed. The manure scraped from the barn is pushed into a holding area. For now, the Glennas have to haul manure daily. They have plans to construct a manure storage system. The cows were moved into the freestall barn on Jan. 12. The Glennas said the herd has transitioned well. “The cows are used to a lot of change, when switching in the stalls for milking,â€? Randy said. On March 1, the Glennas’ upgrading journey was complete. The cows were accustomed to the freestall barn and began settling into the new milking parlor.
Challenged by the low milk price, the Glennas worked the numbers and knew going into construction that they can make up for the cost of the facilities in increased milk production. “We ďƒžgured with another 10-15 pounds per cow per day, we can make the bank payments and still make money,â€? Char said. “Financially we were capable of doing this but that was at $15 milk.â€? Despite the price, the Glennas are hopeful with the premiums from their increasing butterfat and protein milk components. “Now, with intense nutrition work and with moving into the new barn, we’ve been able to make it work,â€? Char said. The Glennas are pleased with the upgraded facilities. Knowing the cows are comfortable and productive is what keeps Randy and Char milking cows every day. “I would’ve liked to have had more time to plan but at my age and when I got the go-ahead to do it, I just had to do it as soon as possible,â€? Randy said.
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Conaway touts farm bill The House Agriculture Committee passed a A familiar dance farm bill on a party-line vote of 26A new farm bill will face many 20. House Agriculture Committee hurdles and an extension remains Ag Insider Chairman Michael Conaway began a possibility. If the legislation goes the farm bill markup saying a farm into 2019, Cook Political Report bill extension is not a good idea. House Editor David Wasserman said The Texas congressman said he tried politics could be the reason. “There to work on a bipartisan basis with will be differences between the Ranking Member Collin Peterson to House and Senate,” he said. “There put together this farm bill. “I sincerely will be differences regionally. From regret that ultimately our discussions the last few farm bills, a number of did not bear fruit with respect to the stakeholders have learned to wait it nutrition title. On SNAP, we have out for the best deal. These factors some honest disagreements,” he said. make the 2018 Farm Bill difcult. Conaway emphasized he wants the Wasserman sees the current farm By Don Wick spirit of bipartisanship to return to the bill discussion as a familiar dance. Columnist agriculture committee. “In the farm bill debates we’ve seen, Republicans have proposals to update Farm bill aws SNAP,” he said. “Democrats have resisted. There Agriculture Committee Chairman Michael is some horse trading going on. The parties come Conaway wants to bring the farm bill to the full together and the leadership of the committees House in the rst week of May, emphasizing the normally save the day. I think we’ll see a lot need to get the bill done on a timely basis. During hashed out with neither party getting everything Wednesday’s hearing, Ranking Member Collin they want in the coming months or year.” Peterson called it a awed bill, with most of the criticism centered on the proposed changes to the NMPF welcomes farm bill action food stamp program. Peterson also made the case The National Milk Producers Federation for increased funding in Title I to help offset low praised the House Agriculture Committee for commodity prices. “If there is extra money, I’d approving its farm bill draft. This bill includes like to suggest the money be put into the farm bill improvements to the Margin Protection Program. on a permanent basis to improve the safety net in With these changes, the maximum covered margin case we get into a continuing low-price situation,” is raised to $9 per hundredweight and adjusts the Peterson said. President Trump has promised minimum amount of milk that can be insured. The support for farmers if U.S. agriculture is hurt by House bill also includes other NMPF priorities, a trade war. Peterson said a long-term program dealing with conservation and trade. makes more sense than ad-hoc assistance. “This is a self-inicted wound we don’t need,” he said. MN House rejects nitrogen fertilizer rule “If we get into this situation, we don’t need a oneThe Minnesota House has voted 69-56 on a time bailout.” bill that would prevent the Minnesota Department of Agriculture from implementing the proposed nitrogen fertilizer rule. The Senate is working on
similar legislation at the committee level. This action has upset Governor Mark Dayton, who has promised to veto the bill. BWSR rejects buffer penalty proposal The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources has rejected a draft amendment that would have levied massive penalties for noncompliance with the state buffer law. The action ends any further action on the buffer penalty proposal. Earlier in the week, BWSR Executive Director John Jaschke apologized to Minnesota landowners and farmers for releasing a draft proposal which was not in the spirit of the law and was created without engagement with key stakeholders. Before BWSR made this decision to reconsider the penalties, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton said he was surprised and disturbed by the proposal. March milk production numbers released In the 23 major dairy states, milk production was up 1.5 percent in March. Production per cow totaled 2,038 pounds, the highest production per cow for the month of March since this series of reports began in 2003. In Minnesota, milk output dropped 1.1 percent. Wisconsin production was nearly unchanged from a year ago. California milk production increased 2.7 percent. Don’t question if you belong Be passionate, authentic and resilient; have courage and lead with integrity. Those are just a few messages heard at the Women’s Agricultural Leadership Conference general session on executive leadership. Bremer Financial President and CEO Jeanne Crain told women not to question if they belong in the room. “Sometimes it’s self-doubt,” she said. “Sometimes it’s just thinking, ‘I don’t have the right experiences, I need to know more.’ Some don’t feel like they’re Turn to AG INSIDER | Page 9
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ready. A mentor let me know I was more ready than I realized. Try to get the voice of doubt out of your head. Lose the questioning whether or not you have the ability to contribute.” New brand identity for Midwest Dairy Rather than the Midwest Dairy Association or Midwest Dairy Council, both organizations will be simply known as Midwest Dairy. That’s part of a new vision and strategic plan that showcases the values of both organizations. With this plan, Midwest Dairy has unveiled a new logo. D.C. public affairs rm adds Vetter Former agriculture trade ambassador Darci Vetter has accepted a new job with a public affairs rm in Washington, D.C. Vetter is Edelman’s vice chair for agriculture, food and trade and will manage the D.C. ofce. In 2017, Vetter was named diplomat in residence at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and left that post this winter. Vetter was deputy agriculture secretary for farm and foreign agricultural services from 2010-14.
Milking Shorthorn convention coming to Minnesota The American Milking Shorthorn Association is holding its national convention in Willmar, Minn. June 28-30. Organizers expect to have 75 head of cattle competing in the purebred show. The national sale will be held at the Kandiyohi County Fairgrounds June 30. Trivia challenge Breeanna Holbert is the president of the National FFA. Holbert is a student at California State University and is the rst African American female to be elected to the presidency of the National FFA. That answers our last trivia question. For this week, what is the term for a sterile heifer calf born twin to a bull? 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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The Malms – (from leŌ) Max, Bob and Mitch– milk 115 cows on their farm near Loyal, Wis. Last December, the family became the rst farm in the state of Wisconsin to uƟlize an automaƟc feeding robot.
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LOYAL, Wis. – Bob, Mitch and Max Malm watch as the metal claw moves from its starting location. Moving quickly, it positions itself above a chosen treasure. As it lowers, it opens its grasp before bearing down on the prize. As the claw ascends and returns to where it began, it releases the prize from its grasp. While it may sound much like a child’s arcade game, the claw instead belongs to an automatic feeding robot; the rst to be installed in the state of Wisconsin located on the Malms’ 115-cow farm in Loyal, Wis. Mitch is the second of the three generations on the farm. After installing two milking robots on the farm in October 2012, Mitch was intrigued by other technology.
“Feeding robots were already available overseas when we got the milking robots,” Mitch said. “In the fall of 2016, our dealer at the time was taking people to Canada to see them; I thought it would be a neat machine.” He was impressed. “I knew right away that I wanted one,” Mitch said. The robot, a Lely Vector, is the rst of its kind in the state of Wisconsin. Due to the high number of cows in the Clark and Marathon County region, the dealership was eager to add this groundbreaking technology to the area. Plans were drafted up and construction for the project began at the end of the summer of 2017. After four months of construction, the Malms were able to begin using the feeding robot in late December 2017. “Being the rst in our state, there were a lot of little details to gure out,” Bob, the rst generation, said. “We needed to add on to the barn, so we added a freshening pen in addition to the kitchen.” The kitchen includes about 50- by 50-feet of Turn to MALMS | Page 12
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The kitchen is where the robot charges while also mixing the parƟal mixed raƟon. A crane has access to 20 blocks of forages, and various tubes dispense water, mineral and grain into the mixer.
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“Nancy spotted the re from the house, and I immediately called 911,” Shover said. Four area re departments arrived on scene to ght the ames. They managed to control the ames from spreading to a nearby commodity shed, but a strong south wind picked up, carrying embers into the haymow of the tiestall barn. “The remen started that way with their hoses, but it went very quickly,” Shover said. “Once we saw the barn catch re, we quickly went to let the cows out.” Shover, employees and a reman managed to get all 67 cows out of the barn and let them out into a cow yard with 17 switch cows. Then, the cows were moved across the road to a pasture. “We had the cows out in ve minutes,” Shover said. “By then, the smoke was getting pretty bad.” One cow in a maternity pen
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could not be saved. Then, Shover and others who had gathered to assist, moved 17 youngstock from a calf barn that later burned to a safe building. Within one hour of rst spotting the re, the Shovers had lost their century-old tiestall barn with all of their milking equipment and their shop, which was built in 2011. The shop housed tractors, skid loaders, a TMR mixer, grinder mixers and other tools and equipment. With no place to milk, Shover made phone calls to set up their second farm site to milk cows. The farm site, located just down the road, included a 60-cow, lever-lock stanchion barn that had not been used in 21 years. A dairy equipment dealer brought milking equipment. Friends, along with Shover’s milk inspector
and DFA eld representative helped clean up the milkhouse to bring it up to code. They were able to begin milking the cows by 10:45 the next morning. “It took almost all day to get them all milked, but we managed to start the second milking at 6:30 p.m.,” Shover said. The dairy community pulled together to get Shover back up and milking again. Friends and neighbors brought loaner equipment for him to use until he could get replacements. “The support has been overwhelming,” Shover said. “One neighbor sent me his tractor and TMR mixer and had his employee help get the cows fed.” When Shover needed a barn cleaner drive unit for the barn, without hesitation, a Wisconsin friend brought one. “We’ve had phone calls, texts and emails sending offers of help and well wishes from friends and the dairy community from all over the country,” Shover said. A week after the re, Shover said he is still getting used to not having two main centers of operation on his farm. “I keep thinking I need something, but when I go to get it, I realize it was in the shop or the barn,” Shover said. The Shovers are now in the process of cleaning up, adapting to the new facility, securing needed equipment and working with insurance. The cause of the re has not been determined. Looking ahead, Larry and Nancy are trying to take it one step at a time. Crops need to be planted, hay harvested and pastures readied while getting daily chores done. They treasure their years in the dairy business, the great people and the joys of working with their animals in producing nature’s most nearly perfect food. Despite current price levels, they believe dairy’s future is bright. Still, there are many factors to consider. Larry said, “This ordeal has been almost overwhelming and surreal. We do feel blessed in that we were able to save almost all of the animals, the weather is relatively mild and community support has been wonderful.”
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ConƟnued from MALMS | Page 10 space for the Malms to house measuring the amount of feed their forages. Twenty oor in the bunk with a laser while blocks contain the forages for also pushing up feed. The the partial mixed ration. Each Malms can adjust each bunk’s block is labeled on the robot’s minimum level of feed for computer program, which the robot to begin distributing communicates to the crane’s more of the ration. Sensors claw to select the appropriate on the robot communicate forages to add to the robot with the garage doors on the when mixing the rations. Small barn to open and close access bins of minerals are positioned to the kitchen and between within the kitchen with tubing the milking and heifer barns. that leads to the robot, as well as Metal tracks in and out of the tubing for water. Additionally, kitchen aid in guiding the robot three bins containing corn, to each location. roasted beans and soybeans are “We have had zero issues located outside the building with the robot thus far,” Max and pump ingredients into the said. “We just have to watch robot via tubing. the tracks between barns for “Everything is snow and ice in the winter. customizable,” Max, the Otherwise, the maintenance youngest of the generations, has been minimal.” said. “We can adjust each item The Malms said they are accordingly and build a ration more than impressed with what on the computer. Currently, the feeding robot has added to we have six different rations their herd. The robot pushes running through [the robot].” up and adds feed an average The robot automatically of 24 times per day, allowing drives down the feed lane, the cows to maximize intake
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The robot uses its laser to measure feed levels, push up feed and distribute a raƟon in the Malms’ milking barn.
The crane uses a laser to select and collect an ingredient from the kitchen. while also having continuous access to fresh feed. The result has been an overall increase in production and a decrease in veterinary expenses. “We are still learning, but we have already seen a sevenpound production increase per cow,” Max said. “The health of the animals is near perfect; our vet bills are down to nothing.” The data from the feeding robot directly connects to the data from the automatic milking system. The data is accessible via tablet or mobile
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Lingering winter delays spring planting in Minnesota By Jennifer Coyne jenn@dairystar.com
MELROSE, Minn. – In Marv Thielen’s nearly 40 years of farming, he has never waited so long to get into the elds. But with a winter season that would not let up, Thielen is several weeks behind in planting small grains. “This is the latest in all the years that I’ve put small grains in and started spring eldwork,” Thielen said. “Usually, we’re in the elds in March or the rst week of April, for sure.” Thielen and his wife, Judy, run 325 acres of oats, alfalfa and corn on their 68-cow dairy farm in Stearns County near Melrose, Minn. In any other year, many farmers across the state would already be planting small grains, and preparing their elds and equipment for corn and soybeans. However, a stable snow pack, late-winter precipitation and cooler temperatures have halted any form of
spring eldwork. Across the state, there have been no days suitable for eldwork, according to the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service’s (USDA-NASS) Minnesota Crop Progress and Condition Report. As of April 22, the report indicated during the same time period in 2017 (the week ending in April 22), there were 2.2 days suitable for eldwork. Last year’s report closely mirrors the ve-year average of 2.4 days suitable for eldwork. For much of April in central Minnesota, elds were blanketed in snow and temperatures did not rise. Then, in only a short few days, springlike weather arrived with a strong sun and moderate temperatures. “We still have frost in the ground, though, and we have a lot of ice to deal with on the lakes,” Thielen said. “A lot of times, when the lakes open we’re planting oats. This year, everything is
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Our focus remains on all dairy farms I am responding to recent comments about the focus of the Minnesota Milk Producers Association. We have long been an advocate for all types and sizes of dairy farms whether they be large, small, organic, conventional, connement or grazing. Any of these types of farms can produce high quality milk from comfortable cows and do it sustainably. At the state level, we have supported bills that help beginning farmers and provide Livestock Investment Grants and Value Added Grants at the farm and processor level. In the past, we lobbied to have smaller operations exempt from manure spreading regulations that apply to larger farms. At the federal level, we have always promoted farm bills that would give more support to farms that are average sized and smaller. With recent changes in the dairy portion of the farm bill, please contact your FSA ofce soon and inquire about a much improved Margin Protection Program. Unfortunately, despite these efforts, the dairy industry and dairy farmers in particular are going through some very trying times. Many farmers are in the process of making some very difcult decisions. For those in that situation, please seek out some assistance in trying to gure out these complicated issues. Farm business management instructors, accountants and programs at the Minnesota Department of Agriculture can all provide valuable service. For those who have questions or concerns feel free to contact staff, myself or any of our 14 board members scattered across the state. Contact information can be found at MNMilk.org. David Buck Goodhue, Minn. President, Minnesota Milk Producers Association
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I would like to respond to Dr. Marin Bozic’s testimony to a Minnesota senate committee on behalf of Minnesota Milk. I did hear him attempt to recant his comments in an interview with KASM farm director Joe Gill during Minnesota Milk Day at the capitol. None the less, his model would have quite grave effects for rural Minnesota. First off, we do not need more milk. We need more farms and less cows. Then we will get a price. We do not need more plant capacity. We cannot sell the product we have now. We need more and better markets, not more product to market. In Dr. Bozic’s model, we would greatly reduce the number of farms and move the cows together into larger herds. This very thing would destroy our small rural towns. All that would survive is a few gas stations to sell gas and snacks to the people and truckers working for the few big dairies that are left and a few tourists passing through. The services that a small town offers such as feed, repairs, implements, banks and doctors would be no longer needed. Our churches and schools that are left would suffer greatly, as well. Put a dollar in a farmer’s hand and it will turn over many times. This very thing should cause our legislators to go to extremes to keep us on the farms and thus keep our rural economy alive. Come to think of it, Dairy Star probably would be washed up, too, for lack of advertisers. Joe Heinze Belgrade, Minn.
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still shut yet.” A late planting date on small grains will potentially reduce yields at the time of harvest. “If it’s in the milk stage when we hit the July heat, that’s going to reduce the test weights in oats,” Thielen said. “A lot of mills want a 38 test weight to consider buying it. That’s going to be a challenge.” Thielen is also concerned about his alfalfa crop. “For those cold days in December, there was no snow coverage,” he said. “If those crowns get damaged, they can only handle so much cold. We’re keeping our ngers crossed.” To combat possible damage, Thielen plans on interseeding about 40 acres of oats with alfalfa. His remaining 80 acres of alfalfa will be untouched. While those in central Minnesota are behind in spring planting, much of the southern part of the state is on schedule. “Honestly, we’re going to be similar to last year, as far as starting date,” said Jared Tabor, a seed sales specialist with All American Coop in Stewartville, Minn. “The year before that, we had corn and soybeans going in the ground April 20. It’s not abnormal or any different from a lot of years.” Tabor works with many farmers who plant primarily corn and soybeans, but canning crops, such as peas and sweet corn, as well as some alfalfa, are also grown in Tabor’s territory. In southern Minnesota, as of April 20, much of the elds were still covered in snow after two large storms brought about nearly 14 inches of moisture. Typically, farmers are spreading
urea and dry fertilizer at this time and beginning to plant corn, Tabor said. “If the weather stays in the mid 50s to 60s, we’re another week and a half out before planting corn,” Tabor said. “That’s if we don’t get any rain.” With a planting date pushed back until early May, some farmers are looking for earlier maturity hybrids, although greater yields comes from later maturity corns. “When we saw snow [April 18], I was getting a lot of phone calls,” said Tabor, about farmers considering switching seed. “But then again, most growers understand you can plant those [late] maturities out until May 15.” Across Minnesota, 7.5 million acres are intended for planting corn for all purposes, according to the USDANASS. If the weather cooperates and the value is reached, not only will that value be 550,000 acres fewer than last year, but also the lowest corn acres planted since 2006. Soybeans, too, will see a 3 percent decrease from 2017. However, spring wheat is expected to see a 440,000-acre increase from last year, with farmers intending on planting 1.6 million acres. Oats will also increase at 60,000 acres for a total of 230,000 acres in 2018. While there is still uncertainty in spring planting, one thing is for certain – farmers are already itching to get in the elds. “Our pit also still has to be pumped, and we need to get the ground worked up,” Thielen said. “It’s going to be straight from getting the small grains in to getting the corn in. (The month of) May will be busy.”
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When was the earliest and latest you’ve ever gotten into the field? Jack Herricks Cashton, Wis. Monroe County 620 cows
John Breuch Milladore, Wis. Wood County 50 cows How many acres do you run and what do you plant? We run our home farm of 60 acres, rent 140 acres from neighbors and share crop 100 acres with the Department of Natural Resources. Our crops consist of silage corn, high moisture corn and dry corn. We plant soybeans as a rotational crop and alfalfa hay.
How many acres do you run and what do you plant? We farm 1,300 acres and plant about 850 acres of corn, 300 of alfalfa and 150 for small grains that we use for forage and cover crop. We farm jointly with another family that has about 700 cows and 900 acres. We do all the planting and harvesting together.
What is special about spring planting for you? I love to be out in the open area and working with the soil, planting seeds and watching them grow.
What is special about spring planting for you? It’s always a new beginning. It’s an expression of life, faith and hope. I always approach it with the outlook that it is going to be the best year ever. It brings out the eternal optimism that farmers have.
When was the earliest and latest you’ve ever gotten into the eld? The earliest we have been able to get into the elds to spread manure is March and the latest would be June.
When was the earliest and latest you’ve ever gotten into the eld? I remember in 2000 that we drilled oats and alfalfa on April 1. In 2013, I don’t think we did any planting until May 12. We led for prevent plant on approximately 320 acres June 20. We were planting on July 4 and 5.
Who helps you with spring eldwork and what are their roles? My oldest son, Justin, and youngest daughter, Jenna, help with tillage, manure hauling and planting when they get home from work and on the weekends. I take care of ordering the seed and planning the crop rotation, guring the manure management for the elds and doing the majority of the planting.
Who helps you with spring eldwork and what are their roles? With planting, it’s my son-in-law, Donald, and my nephew, Ben. My main role is planting corn. Ben does the small grains and alfalfa. Donald is our support team.
What’s the most recent change you’ve made in seeding or eld management practices? Changing to minimum till and some no-till to save on cost and labor. We started planting soybeans as a rotation crop three years ago to sell for extra income.
What’s the most recent change you’ve made in seeding or eld management practices? Raising BMR corn silage to have a higher quality corn silage to feed our dairy cows. We are going to raise HarvExtra alfalfa for the rst time this year
Tell us about your farm. We purchased our 80-acre farm 21 years ago. We milk a herd of 50 Holsteins and Ayrshire cows twice a day and raise all our youngstock, and we raise the bull calves for steers. My wife and youngest daughter, who still lives at home, both work on the farm, as well as hold jobs off the farm. Our other kids help when they are able.
Tell us about your farm. We are a multi-generational family farm. My wife, Pat, and I are the senior partners with our sons, his wife, our daughter and her husband all being involved, as well as our nephews. We try to provide a place of good employment for our people and do the best we can with all the resources we work with. We also have eight employees in our workforce.
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How many acres do you run and what do you plant? We have 900 acres of workable land. We plant about 550 acres of corn, 100 of soybeans and 250 acres of alfalfa, seeding about 50 acres per year. What is special about spring planting for you? It’s a fresh start. Anything is possible this year, and it will be different from last year or any year, for that matter. We can focus on a new year and use all we have experienced and learned. When was the earliest and latest you’ve ever gotten into the eld? When I was in college, we seeded alfalfa April 8 and planted corn April 21. We cut new seeding the rst week in June. My professor answered my question of whether it was too early to plant corn with, “Ask me in the fall.” The latest I remember was May 23. We only had valley ground then, and it was wet. Who helps you with spring eldwork and what are their roles? Ryan, my son, seeds alfalfa, xes breakdowns and works with the cows and beef. Randy, my brother, plants corn, works with the custom applicator spreading fertilizer, and spends time with the calves and cows. Brady, my son, gets into planting soybeans, working with his Boer goats, fencing and anything else. Rachel, my daughter, gets calves, fetches cows and works with the beef and goats. She is our designated go-fer. My wife, Betty, works as a public health nurse and brings us parts and food. She also lls in with feeding and rescuing us when we get stranded at a location without a way home. I order parts, drive tractor and trouble-shoot electrical problems and work with Chad, the mechanic, to keep things rolling. I also get the nancial and recordkeeping responsibilities. What’s the most recent change you’ve made in seeding or eld management practices? We upgraded our corn planter and added different closing wheels that crumble the soil more and provide better soil-seed contact. This has helped with even germination and emergence. Tell us about your farm. Our parents started farming in the late ‘40s with an 80-acre farm. Tobacco was the cash
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How many acres do you run and what do you plant? I run about 450 acres. I plant oats, wheat, corn, beans and alfalfa. What is special about spring planting for you? I’m ready to get back in the elds after a long winter, especially this year. Winter got dragged out into April, and I’m ready for warmer weather. It’s one of the coldest rst couple weeks of April I can remember. When was the earliest and latest you’ve ever gotten into the eld? The earliest I have ever been in the eld was March 27 and the latest is going to be this year. I’m sure I won’t start until the rst week of May. Who helps you with spring eldwork and what are their roles? My dad still helps with the spring planting. He runs the planter. My brotherin-law helps when he gets off work and on weekends. He’ll do whatever job I give him. My main job is getting the elds worked and getting those darn rocks picked before the planter starts. What’s the most recent change you’ve made in seeding or eld management practices? The only change I’ve made was about three years ago. I went from 36-inch rows to 30-inch rows. I was going for more bushels on the corn and faster canopy for controlling weeds. Yields increased about 15 percent on the corn. Tell us about your farm. I milk 50 cows near Evansville, Minn. All our heifer calves are raised on the farm. The bull calves are fed out and sold when they are about 1,500 pounds.
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Brian Bloomer Morristown, Minn. Rice County 40 cows
How many acres do you run and what do you plant? We run 600 acres. We plant corn and alfalfa, and in the past we planted soybeans. What is special about spring planting for you? It’s a chance to see the crops you plant in the spring, see it grow and harvest it in the fall. When was the earliest and latest you’ve ever gotten into the eld? The earliest we ever planted corn was April 15 and the latest we ever planted corn as a start up day was May 12. Most years we like to plant corn about April 25. Who helps you with spring eldwork and what are their roles? We have part-time help with our crop planting. They usually do tillage work or help where they are needed. My role in planting is to call for the fertilizer and do chores as I can. It gives everyone time to do what they have to do to get the planting done. What’s the most recent change you’ve made in seeding or eld management practices? Our main tillage tractor has auto-steer on it. Tell us about your farm. Our farm is Triple S Farms. We have 140 cows and raise our own heifers on the farm. It is owned and run by myself and my brothers, Chuck and Roger.
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How many acres do you run and what do you plant? I have 580 tillable acres. There are 260 acres of beans, 260 acres of corn and 35 acres of alfalfa. What is special about spring planting for you? It’s a new start and a new year of crops. Farmers are usually optimistic so it’s nice to look forward to what’s to come. It’s also nice to see things green up. When was the earliest and latest you’ve ever gotten into the eld? I’ve never gotten into the eld very early. The earliest has probably been somewhere between April 20 and 25. Years where other people get into the eld really early, I still wait. I don’t have thousands of acres so there’s no hurry. The latest has probably been the middle of May. Who helps you with spring eldwork and what are their roles? Things will change this year because my brother, who I farmed with, passed away last year. I will do the planting. My niece and her husband, Brittany and Mitch Olson, will help me along with my nephew, Matt Funk, to get the other eldwork done. My dad, Harold, will help by running the tractor. My neighbors, the Boeses, helped me last fall to get all the fall eldwork done. It won’t take long, we just need time to do it. What’s the most recent change you’ve made in seeding or eld management practices? We hadn’t really changed much. We’ve had the same 12-row planter since 1990 and use the same rotation of seed. The only change is using different hybrids with different stacks. Tell us about your farm. The farm has been in the family since 1855, and I am the fourth generation. I started farming right out of vocational-tech school in 1979. A few years later, my brother joined the farm and then my dad transitioned the farm over to us. Technically he retired at that time, but he has been helping on the farm since then. Last year, my brother, Russ, unexpectedly passed away. My dad is 92 years old and still helps where we can. Last year, we had been milking 55 cows, but I cut back so it’s more manageable for me.
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How many acres do you run and what do you plant? We have 820 acres where we plant 420 acres of corn, 300 acres of soybeans and 100 acres of alfalfa. What is special about spring planting for you? I enjoyed the tilled elds and the fresh turned soil. I like watching the crops grow and everything turning green. When was the earliest and latest you’ve ever gotten into the eld? The earliest I’ve gotten in the eld was probably 2016. We were working the elds on April 10 and planting corn by April 17. The latest year was probably 2013 when we had snow the rst weekend in May, but the ground was warmer then. This year might be our latest year yet. We will see. Who helps you with spring eldwork and what are their roles? In the morning, it’s all hands on deck at the dairy so everything gets done there before heading to the eld. My son, Patrick, then starts digging; my son, Derrick, picks rock with the skidloader; and I do the planting. Everyone else lls in where needed. What’s the most recent change you’ve made in seeding or eld management practices? We added a GPS system and autosteer with automatic row shut off on the planter. This will be our second year with it. There is more precision with this type of system, plus it saves us on seed. There’s no wasting seed when we get to the end of a row and the corn doesn’t get piled together in the end rows. We also do grid sampling to spread manure and VRT (variable rate technology) spreading for fertilizer. This allows us to target certain areas of land that need manure or additional fertilizer. Tell us about your farm. Our farm has been in the family for 120 years. My sons are now the sixth generation on the farm. We truly are a family farm because we don’t hire outside help. The farm consists of my parents, Darwin and Barb, me and my wife, Dawn, and our sons, Patrick and Derrick. I have been full-time on the farm since 1986. Patrick has been full-time on the farm for the past 12 years while Derrick has been here full-time for the past 10 years. Both had to work off the farm before returning.
Sam Scheetz Mt. Vernon, S.D. Davison County 50 cows How many acres do you run and what do you plant? We operate about 600 acres. This spring we will plant 160 acres of corn, 160 acres of soybeans and will have 80 acres of alfalfa. The rest of our land is in pasture. What is special about spring planting for you? That smell of fresh dirt that rises from the soil after you work the ground. The feeling of accomplishment you get after you nish planting a eld. When was the earliest and latest you’ve ever gotten into the eld? The earliest we have gotten into the eld is the rst part of April. The latest was at the end of May. One year, I planted dwarf sunowers in July after we lost a eld to a hailstorm. The sunowers yielded 2,200 pounds an acre, which was a lot better than nothing. But we also had to dry them and that was somewhat of a pain. Who helps you with spring eldwork and what are their roles? I do most of the eldwork, but my wife, Kelly, runs the digger and the planter when I’m busy with milking and chores. My father, Dwain, also helps with the eldwork whenever he can. He had surgery this winter and is eager to get back out into the eld. What’s the most recent change you’ve made in seeding or eld management practices? Why? Last year, we planted LibertyLink soybeans for the rst time. We had been starting to see some resistant weeds, especially water hemp. I’m afraid that we’re going to see more and more resistant weeds as time goes on. Tell us about your farm. I am the fourth generation of our family to operate this farm, which has been in the family since it was homesteaded by my great-grandfather, Robert Scheetz, 125 years ago. Kelly and I are living in the house that my grandfather built. We have three children: London, 11, Meika, 8, and Maverick, 4. We are currently milking in a three-cow tandem parlor and are looking for a used parlor so we can upgrade to a 10-cow parallel.
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two days in a row the week of breeding. How do you observe for heat? Mark Loupau observes cows and heifers daily for heats. Tail chalk is used extensively in the cows for heat detection. How do you conrm pregnant or open cows? Cows and heifers are pregnancy checked weekly with ultrasound starting at 29 days. They are checked a second time starting at 67 days and sexed, as well as a third time right before dry off. What is your breeding philosophy? How do you select bulls? What traits do you focus on? Does fertility play a role in bull selection? We almost exclusively use net merit dollars when selecting bulls to use. We feel this is a good selection index that includes all
the important traits and helps make a well-rounded cow. Daughter pregnancy rate is another trait we pay attention to. How are cows and heifers bred? Do you have a different philosophy for breeding both? We have been genomic testing all heifers since 2011. We use these results to help us determine which animals will receive sexed semen. We have also used genomic testing to increase our beef semen usage. Top cows and most heifers will receive one unit of sexed semen. The bottom 5 percent of the herd will get beef semen. The same quality bulls are used in both cows and heifers. The only difference is we do not use high calving ease sires on cows. What do you do to settle hard breeders? Either they are bred
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This cow represents the type of animal the Borst family is trying to breed for when maƟng. to beef or marked as DNB (do not breed). How many times do you try to breed a cow before you sell her? The majority of cows will become DNB if they aren’t pregnant after four breedings.
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glandin before breeding. We started this nearly three years ago from the recommendation of Dr. Jim Bennett. A couple years ago, we also started putting sand in the freestalls twice a week rather than once a week. Stalls stay much more even throughout the week, creating more comfortable cows, which in turn has increased our cow lying time. Dr. Lindsey Borst also had us quit cherry picking cows, which has improved performance. Tell us about your farm. Borst family dairy is a third generation farm owned by brothers, Matt and Larry Borst, and
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FIELD CULTIVATORS JD 980, 1998, #145738 .......................................$12,500 JD 980, 1996, 38 ft , #143897 .............................$13,500 JD 980, 1995, 5-Section Folding, #145326 .........$14,000 JD 980, 2001, 45 ft, 3-Section Folding, C-Shank, #144448 ..............................................................$15,900 JD 980, 1997, 44 ft, #145571 ..............................$16,500 JD 985, 1993, 48 ft, #138938 ..............................$10,500 JD 985, 60 ft , #145566 .......................................$17,500 JD 2200, 2003, 46 ft, #142441 ............................$26,000 JD 2210, 2008, 20 ft, #146111 ............................$21,900 JD 2210, 2007, 38 ft, C-Shank, #145356 .............$25,500 JD 2210, 2009, 38 ft, #146000 ............................$27,900 JD 2210, 2013, 27 ft, #143876 ............................$28,500 JD 2210, 2013, 26 ft, #143846 ............................$28,900 JD 2210, 2013, 33 ft, #143827 ............................$29,000 JD 2210, 2008, #146682 .....................................$34,500 JD 2210, 2017, 25 ft, #145567 ............................$39,000 JD 2210, 2014, 30 ft, #145688 ............................$42,500 JD 2210, 2008, 5-Section Folding, C-Shank, #144459 ..............................................................$44,500 JD 2210, 2011, 60 ft, 5-Section Folding, C-Shank, #146729 ..............................................................$45,500 JD 2210, 2010, 5-Section Folding, C-Shank, #144461 ..............................................................$53,900 JD 2210, 2010, 5-Section Folding, #146707........$55,900 JD 2210, 2014, 56 ft, 5-Section Folding, C-Shank , #145264...............................................$56,000 JD 2210, 2013, 51 ft, 5-Section Folding, C-Shank #146726 ..............................................................$57,500 JD 2210, 2012, 46 ft, 5-Section Folding, C-Shank #144452 ..............................................................$59,500 JD 2210, 2012, 48 ft, 5-Section Folding, C-Shank #144455 ..............................................................$61,000 Wil-Rich Quad X2, 2011, 55 ft, #138552............$29,500 Case Tiger Mate II, 50 ft, #143937 ....................$21,450 MOWER CONDITIONERS JD 535, 2005, #139187 .......................................$14,000 JD 630, 2015, #140003 .......................................$19,900 JD 630, 2015, #141908 .......................................$19,900 JD 635, 2013, #140618 .......................................$19,900 JD 830, 2015, #134944 .......................................$25,900 JD 935, 2000, #145273 .......................................$12,800 JD 946, 2013, #145361 .......................................$20,350 JD 946, 2009, #132018 .......................................$23,500 JD 946, 2014, #126629 .......................................$28,900 JD 946, 2016, #143740 .......................................$30,900 MF 1372, 2013, #141262 ....................................$21,450 NH H7460, 2013, #144344 .................................$25,900 NUTRIENT APPLICATION AG Systems Inc. 6400, 15 row , #142363 ..........$19,900 PLANTERS: DRAWN JD 1750, 2014, 6R30”, #141859 ..........................$32,000 JD 1750, 2013, 8R30”, #131524 ..........................$33,000 JD 1760, 1996, 12R30”, #140452 ........................$22,900 JD 1760, 1997, 12R30”, #137790 ........................$28,050 JD 1765, 2015, 12R30”, #140333 ........................$72,900
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6 JD 332E, 2015, Cab w/ AC, EH Controls, 2 Speed, 78” Bucket, 519 hrs., #138924..............................$47,900 7 JD 332E, 2016, Cab w/ AC, Foot Controls, EH Controls, 2 Speed, 84” Bucket, 418 hrs., #139118 ...............$49,900 4 Case 85-XT, 1998, Cab Enclosure, Hand Controls, 72” Bucket, 5278 hrs., #143885............................$15,500 10 NH L218, 2013, Cab w/ AC, Foot Controls, 2 Speed, 76” Bucket, 1766 hrs., #145300............................$23,900 10 NH L230, 2013, Cab w/ AC, Foot Controls, 2 Speed, 84” Bucket, 291 hrs., #146693..............................$40,500 10 Bobcat S510, 2014, Cab Enclosure, Foot Controls, 2 Speed, 1578 hrs., #145271 ................................$25,900 11 Bobcat S650, 2013, Cab w/ AC, Foot Controls, 2 Speed, 859 hrs., #140188 ..................................$33,900 7 Bobcat S70, 2015, Cab Enclosure, Foot Controls, 218 hrs., #145275 ................................................$21,995 5 Kubota SVL75, 2013, Cab w/ AC, 2 Speed, Tracks, 72” Bucket, 3310 hrs., #145817............................$28,900
STEEL DEALS DISKS 11 JD 2623, 2014, 25 ft, #126286 ...........................$33,500 1 Krause 8200, 2013, 32 ft, #131061 ...................$24,000 FIELD CULTIVATOR 2 JD 985, 1993, 48 ft, #138938 .............................$10,500 MISCELLANEOUS 2 Rite Way RR900, 2005, #130973 ......................$11,900 PLANTERS: DRAWN 9 White 8186, 2005, 16Row30”, #139731 ............$26,000 11 White 8524, 2013, 24Row30”, #140624 ............$67,000 ROW CROP TRACTORS 3 JD 6145M, 2017, 145 hp., 207 hrs., #134658 .....$95,000 11 JD 6145R, 2015, 145 hp., 426 hrs., #120191 ......$99,500 16 JD 6155R, 2016, 155 hp., 221 hrs., #144517 ... $128,000 16 JD 6175R, 2015, 175 hp., 308 hrs., #144526 ... $129,000 9 JD 6175R, 2017, 175 hp., 88 hrs., #134664 ..... $147,000 SELF-PROPELLED FORAGE HARVESTER HEADS: ROTARY 6 JD 676, 1995, #108982 ......................................$17,900 6 JD 710, 2007, #115310 ......................................$33,000 SELF-PROPELLED FORAGE HARVESTERS 4 JD 5730, 1986, 4980 hrs., 4980 cu. hrs., #124367..............................................................$25,000 6 JD 6810, 1997, 3614 hrs., 2520 cu. hrs., #142671..............................................................$25,000 6 JD 7400, 2004, 4287 hrs., 2918 cu. hrs., #122051..............................................................$99,000 UTILITY TRACTORS 4 JD 6105M, 2014, 105 hp., 470 hrs., #132099 .....$58,500 10 JD 6110R, 2017, 110 hp., 199 hrs., #132073 ......$87,900 15 JD 6120R, 2016, 120 hp., 353 hrs., #144502 ......$88,000
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Dairy checkoff is leading the industry in positive direction This month marks the completion of my rst year as Midwest Dairy Corporate Board Chairman. As I reect on my experience, I think of how rewarding and enlightening it has been. As a dairy farmer from South Dakota, I am fully aware of the challenges dairy farmers are facing, but I am condent that the efforts of the checkoff is leading to build demand for dairy and inspire consumer trust in our products and practices. Over the past year, I’ve participated in multiple Fuel Up to Play 60 events and have seen how By Allen Merrill this program, in partnership with Midwest Dairy board the National Football League, chairman empowers students to take action for their health and serve as leaders. Examples of Fuel Up to Play 60 successes include increasing access for students to a nutritious school breakfast and to opportunities to be more active throughout the school day. Soon after I took ofce, I attended the 2017 National Fuel Up to Play 60 Student Ambassador Summit, which brought together Fuel Up to Play 60 student leaders from across the country to celebrate their successes and challenge themselves to nd creative ways to make their schools and communities even healthier places. My interactions with these energetic student leaders reafrmed the value of checkoff’s investment in this program. I’ve also seen the benets of checkoff’s work to build dairy champions who connect with consumers to share dairy’s story. For the rst time, I attended Minnesota’s Princess Kay of the Milky Way coronation, now in its 64th year, at their state fair. Witnessing the media buzz and size of the crowd at the event reinforced to me the signicance of the Princess Kay tradition and her role as an ambassador for dairy. This year’s Princess Kay, Emily Annexstad, will serve the industry well, as will the princesses crowned in other Midwest states with dairy princess programs, including Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. These young women are not only well-spoken, but also passionate about dairy farming and possess a genuine ability to inspire trust among consumers. I’m equally proud to see dairy ambassador programs gaining traction in a number of states in our region as a way to welcome both young men and women. On a national level, the launch of the multi-year Undeniably Dairy campaign united the entire dairy industry – from farmers to processors, retailers and brands – to help reconnect consumers with dairy and remind them of the many reasons why they love nutrient-rich dairy products. Since its launch, more than 200 organizations have participated in the campaign. In its rst year, Undeniably Dairy generated 3.2 billion impressions reaching the consumer, on average, 10 times through print, in-person events or online. Midwest Dairy contributed to this success by bringing the Undeniably Dairy story to life in our region through numerous outlets, including partnerships, events and media outreach. I’ve also had the pleasure to attend division board meetings throughout our region. These meetings have been extremely engaging as they have strengthened my belief in the importance of grassroots efforts to ensure local dairy farmer voices are heard. Our dairy farmer leaders are dedicated to ensuring checkoff dollars are spent wisely. These leaders are actively sharing ideas about how the industry must adapt to meet changing consumer needs. This brings me to my excitement about the implementation of Midwest Dairy’s new strategic plan, which was developed with insights from dairy farmer leaders and aims to bring dairy to life by giving consumers an excellent dairy experience. As consumers demand more transparency in the foods they eat, Midwest Dairy is adopting different approaches on how to engage with them and demonstrate dairy farmers’ steadfast commitment to the production of a safe, nutritious product. Through partner outreach and dairy product research and innovation, and by connecting farmers to consumers in new and exciting ways, we are well-positioned to inspire increased condence in dairy and build demand. I am optimistic my second year as chairman will be as rewarding and exciting as the rst. I look forward to sharing updates with Midwest dairy farmers in the time ahead.
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Alfalfa: not the only forage in the bunk Connelly nds alternatives for his ration By Krista Kuzma
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Kevin Connelly inspects a bale of winter rye he uses in his raƟon for his herd of 100 cows near Byron, Minn. Since 2013, Connelly has used alternaƟve forages, including cover crops, to limit alfalfa.
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BYRON, Minn. – Despite Mother Nature’s unwillingness to bring spring weather to southeast Minnesota, Kevin Connelly is not worried about his crops for the summer. The dairyman who milks 100 cows near Byron, Minn., now grows limited alfalfa on his farm and uses a high percentage of cover crops and other alternatives to alfalfa for forage in his ration. His herd eats a ration that includes 38 pounds of corn silage, 11 pounds of alfalfa haylage, 20 pounds of winter rye baleage, 20 pounds of triticale baleage and 18 pounds of snaplage in addition to 13 pounds of grain, protein, vitamins and minerals. “To me, the biggest thing is we’ve barely done any DAs (displaced abomasum surgeries) in the last four years – maybe three, but none of them were fresh cows,” Connelly said. “That baleage brings so much length and (the cows) like it.” The cows seem to be healthier, especially cows that have just calved, Connelly said. “Gut-wise when you have that much forage in there, it helps,” he said. “[Fresh cows] just come in and take off on feed. And if they’re eating, it gets their whole system going – no milk fever, ketosis or
anything else. They’re a lot more low maintenance now.” While the herd’s milk production did not waiver during the change, Connelly said components increased and are now steady at 4 percent fat and 3.3 percent protein. Plus, the energy from the winter rye allows Connelly to cut down on the amount of corn he uses. “It’s not uncommon to run a 60 percent forage to concentrate ratio,” Connelly said. “The highest we’ve done is 65 percent. Twenty years ago, it was the exact opposite.” The relative feed quality (RFQ) value of Connelly’s cover crop forages are similar to alfalfa. “It’s pretty easy to get winter rye at 180 RFQ, but we can get it to 214, which was our highest sample this year,” Connelly said. “But, you have to start cutting before the heads are out. If you wait too long you’ll have heifer feed.” Connelly also said the neutral detergent ber digestibility (NDFD) on his winter rye usually runs about 75-78 percent. “When cereal grains ripen in cooler weather you have higher NDFDs,” he said. Using winter rye has been relatively inexpensive for the dairyman. Usually Turn to CONNELLY | Page 25
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ConƟnued from CONNELLY | Page 23 Connelly uses about two bushels and can buy it for $8-9 per bushel. “If you’re just putting it on for a cover, you can get by with just a bushel,” he said. Government programs also help fund his crop. After passing through the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certication Program, Connelly said he did not have to pay for 75 percent of the expense up to $5,000 as long as he kept his farm in compliance of his certication. “There are a fair number of other benets to that program, too,” Connelly said. The winter rye is also able to handle whatever Mother Nature throws at it for the season, whether it’s layers upon layers of snow with brutal cold or limited snow cover and ice. “The rye is tough,” Connelly said. “We haven’t found a way to kill it. We have seeded it the day before it freezes. It has come through the ground to be a quarter of an inch. We’ve had it start growing three times in the spring and get froze off all these times.” So with this year’s unexpected April ice followed by snowstorms, Connelly is not worried about getting a crop like he would have been with alfalfa. “The longer you have ice sit on top of alfalfa, the more trouble you got,” he said. “I don’t have to worry about that.” After experimenting with 10 acres of cover crops in 2012, an unexpected late
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Bales of winter rye wait to be used in the raƟon at Kevin Connelly’s dairy farm in OImsted County near Byron, Minn. On Connelly’s farm, winter rye has a relaƟve feed quality from 180-214. spring in 2013 is what launched Connelly’s use of cover crops and other alfalfa alternatives for forage. “On May 3, we had 16 inches of snow,” he said. “The [established] alfalfa was all dead, and we didn’t have any alfalfa planted yet. It got us to think outside the box a bit.” That’s when Connelly started researching sorghum Sudan grass and Italian rye grass. “We planted them in a prevent plant,” Connelly said. “They both turned out really well. We were hoping it to be heifer feed, but it turned out
to be 220 relative feed quality (RFQ).” Because of the success of that year, Connelly now only plants 35 of his 700 acres into alfalfa. The rest is corn, beans, sorghum Sudan grass and clover. For coverage over the winter, Connelly uses winter rye. Triticale is also used as a nurse crop on the alfalfa. Prior to 2013, Connelly always had about 120 acres in alfalfa and had a predominately haylage and corn silage diet. With the change of his crops also came a different way to manage the manure on his farm, hauling it later than he
normally would. His yearly planting and harvesting schedule has also exed a bit. In the fall after corn silage, sorghum Sudan grass and soybeans are harvested, Connelly spreads manure and then plants winter rye. That gives his farm cover over the winter. In the spring, Connelly harvests the winter rye he needs and kills the rest with herbicide. Then he either no-tills in soybeans or corn, or works in manure before planting sorghum Sudan grass. There is not as much tillage compared to his routine prior to 2013.
“I used to want it all black,” Connelly said. The benets have outweighed the change in his yearly schedule. After the winter rye, Connelly likes that he can now get in a second crop, which usually equates to about 70 acres of soybeans. “You’re basically stealing a crop of forage,” Connelly said. Connelly also likes that his land has suffered less wind and water erosion, along with increased water inltration due to winter rye’s large root structure, Connelly said. “Soil benets from having ground covered,” Connelly said. “If you have something growing in the ground all the time, it’s got to be a benet, keeping the bacteria in there alive.” Connelly admits sometimes the change to alfalfa alternative crops can make people nervous so he suggests experimenting with 10 acres. “Just try it and see how it goes,” he said. “If it doesn’t work, try something else on those 10 acres and slowly grow from there.” Over the winter, about 75 percent of Connelly’s farm had a crop on it. Next year, he hopes to have 100 percent of his land covered with a crop for the winter. “It’s the real deal,” Connelly said. “I’m pretty sold on the whole process, especially when I can get quality feed.”
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Keep livestock inventory records updated The re-enrollment period for the 2018 Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy) has been opened and runs from April 9 to June 1. My last article included information on the changes to the pro- FSA News & Notes gram and how it could affect your dairy operation. I encourage all of you to visit the website www.fsa.usda. gov/dairy to nd the most current fact sheet, monthly margins as they are announced and to utilize the MPP tool that can assist you in your decision-making process. We know that By Ryan Brunn when the weather nally Stearns Co. Exec. Dir. turns to spring and you can get into the eld, your time for an ofce visit will be limited. Please call ahead for an appointment if you would like to participate in MPP-Dairy and know what margin you would like to protect. With all the weather events we have been having lately, I wanted to remind producers to keep updated livestock inventory records. These records are necessary in the event of a natural disaster. When disasters strike, the Farm Service Agency can assist producers who suffered excessive livestock death losses and grazing or feed losses due to eligible natural disasters. To participate in livestock disaster assistance programs, producers will be required to provide veriable documentation of death losses resulting from an eligible adverse weather event and must submit a notice of loss to their FSA ofce within 30 calendar days of when the loss of livestock is apparent. For grazing or feed losses, producers must submit a notice of loss to their FSA ofce within 30 calendar days of when the loss is apparent and should maintain documentation and receipts. Producers should record all pertinent information regarding livestock inventory records including: - Documentation of the number, kind, type and weight range of livestock. - Beginning inventory supported by birth recordings or purchase receipts. For more information on documentation requirements, contact your FSA ofce. 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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By John Rosenhammer & Laura Scholtz Father/Daughter Farming Duo As I write this column, its 60 degrees and sunny, and just a few piles of snow remain. Perhaps the sunshine and longer days are nally here to stay. I couldn’t be more eager for a change. Checking my weather app for updates on when the next snowstorm will hit and making efforts to plan my week around it is frustrating. Driving to and from the farm in darkness on icy roads through snow drifts and zero visibility conditions hasn’t been fun. Our hired help not being able to make the drive to the farm to help out on the worst days make chores take even longer. Treating heifer calves for pneumonia as they struggle to deal with the constant weather changes adds stress. I truly hope a winter this ruthless, paired with the strain of low milk prices isn’t something I’ll have to endure for at least another 20 years in my dairying career. A few particular events over the past few months are weighing on my mind. First, a meeting with my dad, uncle and I didn’t go as planned and ended abruptly with me storming out in tears. Next, I had nally gotten our calves back on track after dealing with crypto issues for about six weeks. I beamed with pride as I walked through the barn two weeks ago with two of my calf consultants, and they commented on how healthy the girls looked. Two days later my perfect, aggressive, spunky 8-day-old calf lay down immediately after drinking her milk, indicating she was not feeling well. While walking our bred heifer pen checking for any that needed hoof trimming, I found eight with swollen hooves, indicating hoof rot issues. This is very unusual and certainly made me annoyed, as they created a new problem for me to treat and monitor. As our vet walked in for our herd health check last week, he asked me if I’d been looking at our rst lactation’s performance. I admitted I hadn’t spent much time looking at our records lately. He pointed out our freshening heifers weren’t performing to their potential, and we needed to troubleshoot. In times like this, I often repeat the serenity prayer in my head, asking God to grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. First, I must accept that these problems occur, and fortunately I have the ability to take charge. I talked to my hoof trimmer about the hoof rot in our heifers, and we found it is from feeding wet haylage. We hit a bad spot in the bag and after two rounds of treatment, I believe this problem is resolved. For my precious calf, I gave oral electrolytes and IV lactated ringers every 12 hours for three days. I nearly cry seeing her spunk return as I walk to her pen. Even more uplift-
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ing is seeing the younger calf next to her still healthy and aggressive. I was terried of the scours spreading. Next, I’ve been digging through our records and spending lots of time thinking about what’s holding our rst lactation ladies back. I’ve got a few areas to discuss with my dad, uncle and our vet. First, I need to improve our calf raising, which I am in the works of pushing our calves towards an accelerated feeding program. Besides this, I’m being more diligent about recording treatments in calves and heifers so we make better culling decisions pre-freshening. Next, I want to discuss our service sires, and if we should be focusing on different criteria when selecting bulls. Finally, I want to monitor our forages, as I believe our heifers deserve the same treatment as the lactating herd. This would have a positive impact on their weight gain and conception rates as well. I need to accept the things I cannot change. After conducting several great meetings, I know I’ve taken
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Somatic cell counts are a long-standing marker of milk quality, impacting shelf life and avor. As milk supply remains high and most plants reach capacity, there is a concentrated effort by creameries to keep somatic cell counts low for incoming milk. I have heard of penalties up to $2 per cwt. for high cell counts around the Stearns County area. In a time when farmers can’t afford to take any reduction in their milk price, it is important to take steps to avoid any penalties from your milk plant. There are several simple tips and tweaks you can make that By Emily Wilmes could help lower SCC on your farm. U of M Extension First, understand the problem. Bulk tank somatic cell count (BTSCC) is the measure used to test milk quality for a herd. Just a few cows with really high individual SCC can skew the entire bulk tank. The culprits could also be many cows in the herd with cell counts that stay high on a long term basis. It is important to understand what the situation is on your farm in order to best manage the issue. The BTSCC numbers only tell one part of the story. On your DHIA report, also look at linear SCC scores, percent infected by DIM, and the “Changes in SCC Status” box to get a better picture of what is happening with cell counts on your farm. Is the issue heifers calving in with high SCC? Is there a high rate of new infections? Is there a high percentage of chronic cows? In addition, be sure to look at individual cow reports. This can help you pinpoint problem cows and potentially make culling decisions. Another strategy that may be useful is culturing milk to determine what you are really ghting. Start with a bulk tank culture; this will give an overall view of what the issue really is on your farm. Knowing if the problem is environmental, contagious or something else will narrow down the strategy you should use to combat the issue. It may be helpful to take bulk tank samples on multiple test days in order to get the clearest picture of what you’re dealing with; sometimes one organism can overwhelm the plate so much that other present organisms won’t even show up. Getting a few consistent culture results will give you the best idea of the problem. You may also want to consider culturing some cows individually, especially those that consistently have high SCC or cows coming in with new infections. Just like carefully reviewing reports, culturing milk allows you to gain the best understanding of what the issues are on your farm and can help you develop the best plan of attack.
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Culture results may reveal a presence of contagious organisms like Staph aureus, Strep ag or mycoplasma. If this is the case, there are few key tweaks you can make that could help reduce the spread of these organisms if culling is not an option. Contagious cows should always be milked last to avoid spreading the organisms to non-infected cows. This may mean moving cows to a different area of the barn or a different pen. Keeping these cows separate is crucial to reducing the spread of the contagious organisms. In addition, proper pre- and post-dipping of teats should be reviewed. Ensure the teat dip you are using is effective against the problem organisms and, more importantly, determine if you are getting proper teat dip coverage. Pre-dip should have a contact time of at least 30 seconds with the teat skin surface. Post-dip should fully cover the teat. It is also important to look at equipment function and cleaning as well as the entire cow prep procedure. You may also want to consider universal dry cow therapy for your herd, if you are not already doing so. If culture results reveal a high prevalence of environmental organisms, the keywords to remember are clean and dry. Consider adding more bedding to stalls or packs, and changing bedding more often. It may be benecial to bed twice a day if you notice cows are getting wet and dirty. The goal is to create an environment in which it is hard for these organisms to survive. Make sure milking equipment is kept clean and spray off any equipment that may get dirty during milking. The cow prep procedure also comes into play here. Getting teats clean during milking prep is critical. There should not be any dirt or manure present on teats. As Jeff Reneau always said, “We want to milk clean, dry, well-stimulated teats.” Taking the time to make sure teats are fully clean will make a difference in the presence of environmental organisms. You can’t afford to lose part of your milk check to penalties from high somatic cell counts. In order to ght high SCC, just a few steps can be taken. Be sure to carefully read DHIA reports to understand the management groups that may be the biggest contributors. Consider culturing both your bulk tank and individual cows to know what types of organisms are causing problems. For contagious organisms, keep those cows separate at milking time and ensure proper teat dip use. For environmental organisms, focus on providing plenty of clean, dry bedding and getting teats clean during milking prep. Reducing somatic cell counts is rarely a complicated puzzle, all it takes is attention to detail and a few small tweaks to get it under control. For additional milk quality resources, visit www.qualitycounts.umn.edu.
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Have you ever taken a moment and listened to a barn lled with cows? What do you hear? The clanking of the headlocks, the hum of the fans or the sound of cows eating. What do you see? Are the cows resting comfortably? Chewing their cuds? Or, are they telling you a different story? With tight budgets in mind, there are little things we can do that cost little to no money but have a positive impact on our cows. Research has shown that effective stall and bedding management encourages cows to rest longer, decreases injuries, reduces fatigue and decreases the potential for mastitis. Increase in quality resting time for our cows has been proven to increase the overall health and productivity of the cow. According to the typical daily time budget published by Grant of the W. H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute, lacBy Karen Johnson tating dairy cows devote 12 to 14 hours per day to lying down U of M Extension or resting. This is signicant time in the cow’s day and should be treated with the care it deserves. Now, take time to look at the stalls on your dairy. What effect are the stalls having on your cows? Here are some indicators that you can use to gauge how well you are managing your tie stalls or free stalls: - Cow cleanliness and hygiene. - Injuries; most commonly found on hocks and front knees. - Cows utilizing stalls improperly. This can include perching (standing half in and half out of the stall) and standing or lying sideways. - High SCC; there are strong positive correlations between the count of mastitis bacteria found in the stall bedding, count of these bacteria on teat surfaces and the number of mammary gland infections. Effective bedding management ensures clean cows, specically the udder and legs, to help reduce environmental pathogens from entering the udder. It is important to keep the stall surface along with the bedding as clean and dry as possible. Although a mattress adds to the comfort of the cow, the mattress doesn’t replace the benet of some type of stall bedding. Adequate amounts of clean, dry bedding will ensure minimal contamination to the udder. There are a number of different types of bedding available. Each type of bedding has its positives and negatives. Some common bedding materials include shavings, straw, cornstalks, recycled manure solids and sand. When selecting a bedding type, you must think through a number of factors such as your farm’s manure handling system, availability, cost, cow comfort and ease of use. It is your job to determine what type of bedding will work best for you and your farm. Regardless of the bedding type, removal of all soiled bedding material is necessary. Most farmers clean stalls during milking; however, more frequent stall cleaning may be necessary to make improvements on cow cleanliness. In addition, periodic removal of all the bedding from the stall (once per week) and replacing this with fresh, clean bedding will be necessary to keep bacteria counts down. Bedding additives such as hydrated lime have been shown to increase bedding pH and decrease water content. However, there is no strong evidence that the additive reduces the incidence of clinical mastitis. In fact, the effects of adding lime are short lived (24 hours) and it needs to be added daily. In conclusion, it is important to take the time to listen to what your cows are telling you. Cleanliness, injuries, misuse of stalls and high SCC are indicators to help you identify opportunities to improve. Taking the extra time to bed and clean stalls properly will help improve your farm’s overall cow comfort and health. Sources: “Bedding Materials and Udder Health.” (n.d.): n. pag. New York State Cattle Health Assurance Program Mastitis Module Fact Sheet. Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. Web. 16 Apr. 2018. https://ahdc.vet.cornell.edu/programs/NYSCHAP/docs/BeddingMaterialsUdderHealth. pdf Grant, Rick. “Taking Advantage of Natural Behavior Improves Dairy Cow Performance.” EXtension. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2018. http://articles.extension.org/pages/11129/taking-advantage-of-natural-behavior-improves-dairycow-performance Krawczel, Peter. “Improving Cow Comfort in Tie-Stall Housing.” Extension. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2018. http://articles.extension.org/pages/70208/improving-cow-comfort-in-tie-stall-housing
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Raising, feeding a champion show heifer Temperatures closer to average and most of the snow disappearing remind many of us that the show season Something to Ruminate On summer is just around the corner. In fact, some are already competing in spring shows. While this column is speciďƒžc to raising and feeding show animals, several principles apply to all heifers. Birth to 3 months old Raising a purpleBy Barry Visser ribbon show heifer Nutritionist starts at birth. Sound management tactics need to be implemented at day one to allow the animal to achieve its genetic potential. One gallon of high quality colostrum should be given as soon as possible after birth. The navel should be dipped with 7 percent tincture iodine. Maternity pens need to be clean and dry. High quality, all-milk protein milk replacer or pasteurized whole milk can both work well for future show calves. Accelerated programs work well to maximize growth during the ďƒžrst few months of age. A high-quality starter should be offered free choice up to 3 months of age. Clean, fresh water should be offered by day ďƒžve to maximize starter digestion and intake. Typically, no hay is offered during this period. Heifers greater than 3 months old The goal in the post-weaning period and the months to follow is to continue building bone and lean muscle mass like a well-conditioned athlete. Grain needs should be monitored based on body condition and individual heifer metabolism. Top dress high-quality protein sources to help meet amino acid requirements. This can include soybean
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Daphne was playing outside in the yard the other day when she turned to me and said, “Thank goodness it’s nally spring!” Yes, thank goodness! After a winter that threatened to test my limits, it truly does feel like spring is nally here. As far as the animals are concerned, spring was supposed to be here a month ago. That’s when the robins and geese returned from their southern vacation. That’s also when our rst litter of kittens arrived. Dairy Good Life The second litter arrived shortly after. Sadly, the rst two litters perished. One batch of kittens, as the kids call them, was eaten by a tomcat. The second litter got too cold while the mama cat was away (or the mama cat deserted). There were lots of tears from heartbroken children who had waited all winter for spring kittens. The disappointment was soon ameliorated, however, by the arrival of two new litters of kittens. Determined to keep these kittens alive, a feline nursery was established in our barn ofce – to keep the kittens warm and protected from crazy tomcats. A By Sadie Frericks straw-lled box was set up for each mama cat and Columnist her litter. The kids dutifully check the kittens and feed the mama cats several times a day. Interestingly, the mama cats soon moved both litters of kittens into the same box and commenced co-mothering. One mama cat tends the kittens while the other takes a break and then they switch. Clearly, cats are smart creatures. Why don’t humans co-mother? We have a small digital scale in the barn that we use for weighing milk replacer. We started using it after reading an article about the inconsistencies that result from measuring milk replacer by the scoop. I have loved that little scale ever since. When mixing large batches of milk replacer, I would lose count of how many scoops of powder I had dumped into my transport pail. I would have to dump the transport pail back into the bag of powder and start over. I never measured directly into the pail of water; that would have been disastrous. With the scale, I don’t have to count; I can just watch the grams add up on the scale. We also use the scale now for calibrating the milk replacer powder dispenser on our automatic calf feeder. The calf feeder dispenses powder based on the number of seconds the dispenser runs, not by how many grams of powder are dispensed. So it’s important to ensure that the timer on the dispenser is correct. Milk replacer can have slight differences in density, so I recalibrate once a week. Our little digital scale now has a third use: precision kitten care. Glen gave Monika the idea of weighing each kitten every day and tracking their rate of gain. Monika loved the idea. She often weighs milk replacer powder for me, so she already knew how to operate the scale. Glen helped her make a chart for recording the weights and Monika proceeded with the rst weighing. She ran into one small hang-up, but devised a clever solution. One of the litters of kittens has gray, apricot, and white calico markings, so Monika can tell the kittens apart and each has a name. The kittens in the other litter are all orange tabby striped and Monika can’t tell them apart. So, to weigh the orange kittens, After a week Af k off tracking ki the h she tares a small pail, puts kittens’ rate of gain, Monika the whole litter in the pail, weighs them, and records decided she will turn the the litter’s weight. activity into a 4-H project. On the fth day of weighing kittens, Monika came up to me with grave concern that one of the calico kittens hadn’t grown that day as much as the other calico kitten. I showed her how to look back at her data and consider the kitten’s growth overall. Two days before, the kitten of concern had outgrown the other kitten, so it appeared the kittens were just evening up. After a week of tracking the kittens’ rate of gain, Monika decided she would turn the activity into a 4-H project. Next up will be a lesson in spreadsheets and creating charts. All of this focus on rate of gain makes me think we should get a digital scale for our calves and track their rates of gain. I can see Monika already. She’d have her Jersey calves in the scale every day to make sure they were growing well. Sadie and her husband, Glen, milk 100 cows near Melrose, Minn. They have three children – Dan, 11, Monika, 8, and Daphne, 5. Sadie also writes a blog at www.dairygoodlife.com. She can be reached at sadiefrericks@gmail.com.
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LAKE CITY, Minn. – Despite not growing up on a farm, Blaize Dankers has realized the dairy industry has captured her heart. “They always say once you know what you want to do you’ll just know and I really just knew,” Dankers said about her involvement in dairy.
This love for the industry fueled her drive to become the Wabasha County Dairy Princess, chosen from ve candidates earlier this month. The 19-year-old from Plainview, Minn., works on a dairy farm near Lake City, Minn., and is a freshman at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls where she is majoring in ag business and dairy science. She is the daughter of Annette and Travis
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Blaize Dankers (right) has been working for Brian and Ashly YoƩer since 2016. On the dairy, Dankers’ main responsibility is taking care of calves. “The main thing I was nervous about was the mock media [interview] just because I had never done anything like that,” she said. She also admitted to feeling intimidated because the other candidates grew up on dairy farms. “The one thing I’ve learned along the way is that just because you’re born into something doesn’t necessarily mean you’re more passionate about it than other people,” Dankers said. “I know what I’m talking about and I work hard, so on that aspect I’m just as equally passionate. I knew if I wanted to be strong and compete, I had to give myself the benet of the doubt.” With her preparation, Dankers said she did the best she could. The rest was not up to her. “It’s something I’m passionate about and something I feel comfortable talking to people about, so on that aspect I felt prepared,” Dankers said. “I just hoped my passion would shine through and people would see that.” Her efforts were enough as she was crowned the sole Wabasha County Dairy Princess out of ve candidates in April. “I was honestly kind of shocked and surprised,” Dankers said about the moment she was crowned. “It was a really good feeling to achieve something that to me really did matter in my life. In that moment it changed everything. It is the most important thing in my life right now. It was overwhelming, exciting.” Looking ahead, Dankers is excited for classroom visits. “It’s something I’ve never done before,” she said. She’s also excited to get out to events and talk to people – consumers and farmers alike. “The No. 1 thing I think people aren’t really certain on is that all dairy is safe and it’s healthy, and there are different options for everyone … it just depends on what they’re looking for,” Dankers said about what she wants to tell consumers. Her message to dairy farmers is different. “People do really care about what they’re doing and appreciate their hard work,” she said. “I didn’t come from a dairy farm so for me I am on both ends of the spectrum. People who aren’t directly involved in it still care about dairy farming and want to learn about it.” As the Wabasha County Dairy Princess, Dankers will be promoting dairy farmers in her county, such as her employers, Brian and Ashly Yotter, whose
dairy, Scotch Prairie Dairy, is near Lake City, Minn. “Over the years of working with her, we’ve been teaching her new things or answering her questions and providing the place for her to be interested in dairy as a career. … It’s something we take pride in,” Brian said. Dankers rst heard about dairy farming from her grandpa, who sold his herd long before Dankers was born. “I would hear stories about it,” she said. “It’s what rst intrigued me because I could tell he really loved it.” Her grandpa’s brother, who was also out of the industry, still raised a few show heifers. He suggested Dankers show one. At the age of 9, Dankers showed a calf for the rst time at the Cannon Valley Fair in Cannon Falls, Minn. It was her rst interaction with dairy animals. “That’s when I knew I liked it,” Dankers said. “That’s when it clicked. I just enjoyed it, I like the people and I like being around it.” After leasing animals to show in 4-H and FFA from a dairy farmer near Rochester, Minn., Dankers met her friend, Thompson, at the state fair. She now leases animals from the Thompson family near Plainview, Minn., and spends a large amount of time at their farm preparing her animals. Dankers’ involvement in 4-H and FFA led her to want to work on a dairy. Along with working at Scotch Prairie Dairy, Dankers has worked for one other dairy and continues to ll in there as needed. With her work in calf care, Dankers has learned that every day is different. “I’ve learned time management and how to take care of the calves to make sure they’re happy and healthy,” Dankers said. The Yotters have seen Dankers mature since the time she started working for them. “She’s reliable and a team player,” Brian said. “She takes extra steps to do extra cleaning and other things. She knows what the consequences are for that calf if it’s not done right.” Ashly agreed. “She has a lot of values most people her age don’t have,” she said. To Dankers, it is just following her heart towards a future in dairy. “After I was here [working on a dairy], I never thought about doing anything different,” Dankers said. “I just enjoy it.”
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Justin Hoheisel Holland, Minn. Pipestone County 700 cows How did you get into farming? I grew up working on a crop farm in North Dakota and met my wife, Ashley, at a wedding. About seven years ago, we were living in Pipestone, Minn., and I was driving to Sioux Falls, S.D. for work when I began to help Ashley’s parents, Mike and Lisa Zeinstra, on their dairy farm during weekends. Mike and I really clicked, so I started to work at the dairy full time. Ashley and I then began the process of buying into the operation. Ashley keeps the books and does the ofce work, and I do whatever needs to be done around the farm. What are your thoughts and concerns about the dairy industry for the next year? I’m concerned about all the technology that is being taken away from us. We had to stop using Posilac and it took us some time to adapt to that situation. We can no longer dock tails and went to using paste for dehorning. I wonder how far they are going to take this. What is the latest technology you have implemented on your farm and the purpose for it? We began to use the CowManager Heat De-
tection system from Select Sires. It senses cow activity and temperature through ear tags. The system is userfriendly and consistent and is good at picking up heats. What is a management practice you changed in the past year that has benetted you? We had a two-pen barn that we changed over to a fourpen barn with about 80 cows per pen. The cows don’t have to stand as long in the holding pen while they wait to be milked. We are seeing better feet and less lameness. The cows are also spending more time laying. What cost-saving steps have you implemented during the low milk price? We put our lower-producing cows on a cheaper ration. We did an on-farm trial and found that the slightly lower milk income from that group was more than offset by our feed cost savings. How do you retain a good working relationship with your employees? Communication is key. You have to understand that your employees have
a life away from the dairy. I take time to chat with them and learn about what’s going on in their lives. Tell us about a skill you possess that makes dairy farming easier for you. I have a background as an electrician, so we can solve a lot of the small electrical issues ourselves. It also helps to have been raised with a good work ethic. What do you enjoy most about dairy farming? Working outside and being at home with my family instead of being gone. Caring for the animals and seeing the difference that you can make for them. What advice would you give other dairy farmers? I have only been involved with dairy farming for six years, so I’m still learning new things and taking advice every day. What has been the best purchase you’ve ever made on your farm? Our two Lely feed pushers. They are consistent and don’t wreck any gates. We also like our Urban Calf Mom II,
which has four stations and can feed 80-90 baby calves. What has been your biggest accomplishment while dairy farming? Simply still being here after going from a non-dairy background to becoming an integral part of this operation and a part-owner. What are your plans for your dairy in the next year and the next ve years? For this next year, we want to get through the current period of low prices. Over the next ve years, Ashley and I hope to become bigger percentage owners in the operation as we transition from one generation to the next. How do you and your family like to spend time when you are not doing chores? We simply like to spend time together as a family and go out for the occasional meal. We enjoy playing with our 4-year-old son, Kolton, and our 4-month-old twins, Lincoln and Everly.
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