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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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A new look, name, strategy
WMMB becomes Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin By Krista Kuzma
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MADISON, Wis. – A new look, name and strategy has emerged for marketing dairy products in Wisconsin. Earlier in April, the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board changed its name to Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin. In addition to the name change, the organization has a new logo along with a renewed focus to market Wisconsin cheese across the country. “The reason we wanted to change our name is so when consumers see our name, they understand who is behind the work – dairy farm families,”
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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.
said Patrick Geoghegan, senior vice president of marketing and industry relations for Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin. “We are an organization of dairy farmers and we wanted dairy farmers to be prominent in the name. Consumers have a high level of trust of dairy farmers.” The name Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board was not receiving the type of response the organization felt it needed. “When we ask people what Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board is, sometimes we get blank stares,” Geoghegan said. “They’re really not sure what it is. They think it’s a regulatory organization or it sets the price for milk, which both are inaccurate.” Now, the organization feels the name can help engage consumers in conversations about what is happening on the farm. Turn to FARMERS | Page 5
Shovers’ century-old barn burns
Dairy herd saved before ames destroy facility By Andrea Borgerding andrea.b@dairystar.com
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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 eld. 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 difcult. But isn’t it already if dairy farmers aren’t making a prot? There is lateral integration. Farms would be larger and more dependent upon each other. This would make dairies more efcient and keep product prices low in the grocery store. On the 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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It’s all inside... Columnists Ag Insider
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We are the dairy farmers of WI
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ConƟnued from FARMERS | Page 1 “Consumers want to know where their food comes from,” Geoghegan said. Audrey Kusilek, who dairy farms near Hillsdale, Wis., and is the district 4 board member for Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin, agreed. “The consumers want to know the stories,” she said. “They want to know why we dairy farm. They want to know why a cheesemaker is making cheese. They want to know all those things. Now, we can focus on that Audrey Kusilek and hopefully move District 4 board that forward.” member Kusilek is happy with the name change. “I think it’s awesome,” she said. “I think the name now represents the dairy farmers across the state who are producing a high quality product, high nutritious product, and doing a phenomenal job with animal husbandry and animal care. The new name is an opportunity to go out and start talking about what we do every day on our farms and to get the message out to consumers.” Along with the new Dairy Farmers Patrick of Wisconsin logo, Geoghegan there is a new WisDFW consin cheese logo that will be going on all packaging of the state’s products in order to be recognized throughout the country. There will also be changes to the marketing website, Wisconsincheese.com. “In our testing of the logos, recognition of this logo is signicantly higher than our current logo, so we’re really excited about that change,” Geoghegan said. The goal is to sell more Wisconsin cheese and increase awareness of the cheeses produced in the state. Kusilek said 90 percent of the milk produced in Wisconsin is used to make cheese. Of that cheese, 90 percent is exported. “That’s where the focus needs to be, that’s what our staff is aware of and what they’re committed to trying to do,” Kusilek said. Over 200 Wisconsin brands use the current logo. Over the next one to three years, that logo will change to the new one, which will read Proudly Wisconsin Cheese or Dairy, depending on the type
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of product. “It’s a process because manufacturers will be using their existing stock of labels before they change over,” Geoghegan said. The idea of rebranding started while hiring a new CEO for the organization in 2016. “The focus was to bring in someone who had more marketing experience, and someone who had fresh ideas and expertise to look at our programming to see what can we change or what can we do better,” Kusilek said. Chad Vincent took the position starting December 2016. Since then, the organization has been evaluating strategies and branding along with doing consumer research to gure out its next steps. “We knew the optics of this weren’t going to be perfect given where the price of milk is, but we think this name change is going to be good for selling Wisconsin dairy products,” Geoghegan said. The checkoff money from the approximately 9,500 dairy farms in Wisconsin – about 23 percent of dairy farmers in the United States – funds the organization’s efforts to market dairy products from the state. While 10 cents per hundredweight stays within the borders, 5 cents goes to Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) to help market dairy products on a national level. Although Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin works closely with DMI along with other state and regional organizations, it is a stand-alone organization created by an act of the Wisconsin legislature in 1983, Geoghegan said. “We recognize Wisconsin cheese is a distinct brand that is recognized by consumers, so we are a stand-alone organization,” Geoghegan said. One of the challenges of the organization is not being able to fully measure their impact since it does not manufacture any product. “We have to work with and through the dairy companies in our state,” Geoghegan said. “We look back at what happened over the last 35 years and the per capita consumption of cheese has doubled. That’s certainly one measure. We can’t claim credit for all of it, but we can certainly claim credit for some of it.” Kusilek is excited for the change. “Things need to be refreshed after awhile,” she said. “With the new focus, it’s time to do it all at once so we can move forward.” Geoghegan agreed. “Everything we do here is designed to sell more Wisconsin dairy products, and we think the name change is going to raise dairy farmers’ prole with consumers,” he said. “We recognize consumers have a high level trust for farmers. That’s all part of this decision to make this change now.”
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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 Congress to reinstate the Conservation Stewardship farm bill on a party-line vote of 26-20. Program when the farm bill comes to House Agriculture Committee Chairthe House oor. Kind said, “lawmakers Ag Insider man Michael Conaway began the farm should not take away the tools that albill markup saying a farm bill extension low our farmers to be at the forefront of is not a good idea. The Texas congressland stewardship.” man went on to say he tried to work on a bipartisan basis with Ranking MemA familiar dance ber Collin Peterson to put together A new farm bill will face many hurthis farm bill. “I sincerely regret that dles and an extension remains a possiultimately our discussions did not bear bility. If the legislation goes into 2019, fruit with respect to the nutrition title,” Cook Political Report House Editor Conaway said. “On SNAP, we have David Wasserman said politics could some honest disagreements.” Conaway be the reason. “There will be differemphasized he wants the spirit of biences between the House and Senate,” By Don Wick partisanship to return to the agriculture he said. “There will be differences reColumnist committee. gionally. From the last few farm bills, a number of stakeholders have learned Farm bill aws to wait it out for the best deal. These factors make Agriculture Committee Chairman Michael the 2018 Farm Bill difcult.” Wasserman sees the Conaway wants to bring the farm bill to the full current farm bill discussion as a familiar dance. “In House in the rst week of May, emphasizing the the farm bill debates we’ve seen, Republicans have need to get the bill done on a timely basis. Dur- proposals to update SNAP,” he said. “Democrats ing Wednesday’s hearing, Ranking Member Collin have resisted. There is some horse trading going on. Peterson called it a awed bill, with most of the The parties come together and the leadership of the criticism centered on the proposed changes to the committees normally save the day. I think we’ll see food stamp program. Peterson also made the case a lot hashed out with neither party getting everyfor increased funding in Title I to help offset low thing they want in the coming months or year.” commodity prices. “If there is extra money, I’d like to suggest the money be put into the farm bill on a NMPF welcomes farm bill action permanent basis to improve the safety net in case The National Milk Producers Federation praised we get into a continuing low-price situation,” Peter- the House Agriculture Committee for approving its son said. President Trump has promised support farm bill draft. This bill includes improvements to for farmers if U.S. agriculture is hurt by a trade war. the Margin Protection Program. With these changPeterson said a long-term program makes more es, the maximum covered margin is raised to $9 per sense than ad-hoc assistance. “This is a self-inict- hundredweight and adjusts the minimum amount of ed wound we don’t need,” he said. “If we get into milk that can be insured. The House bill also inthis situation, we don’t need a one-time bailout.” cludes other NMPF priorities, dealing with conservation and trade. Kind wants CSP reinstated Wisconsin Congressman Ron Kind wants
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. Wisconsin production was nearly unchanged from a year ago. California milk production increased 2.7 percent. A year-end loss for Organic Valley Organic Valley is reporting its rst annual loss in two decades, a decline of $10.6 million. Despite the loss, the co-op had gross sales of over $1 billion. For 2017, Organic Valley had a national pay price average of $32.85 per hundredweight, which compares to a national average of $17.40. A new identity for WMMB The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board is now known as Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin. The name change is designed to build a stronger connection between dairy farmers and consumers. UWRF dairy plant renovation approved The University of Wisconsin-River Falls has received state approval for the renovation of its dairy pilot plant. The facility has been on campus since 1983. Construction is expected to be wrapped up in early 2019. New senior leadership selected at USDA Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has added three individuals to his senior leadership team. Ken Isley is the new administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service. Most recently, Isley was a special advisor for the agriculture division at DowDuPont. Former National Corn Growers Association President Martin Barbre, who farms in Illinois, is the new administrator for the Risk Management Agency. Veteran real estate consultant Joel Baxley is Turn to AG INSIDER | Page 9
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leading the Rural Housing Authority. 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. UW-Madison wins national competition The University of WisconsinMadison won the National Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge earlier this month in Visalia, Calif. Team members include Charles Hamilton of Cuba City, Anthony Schmitz of Fond du Lac, Logan Voights of Belmont and Conner Willems of Reeds-
ville. Thirty-two universities and two aggregate teams competed in the contest. Trivia challenge Breanna 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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Days aŌer the re, the Shovers are picking up where their barn and shop once stood on their farm near Delhi, Iowa.
“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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feed,” Mitch said. “We are considering adding a round baler that bales and wraps at the same time to help us achieve that.” The Malms agree that the feeding robot is already proving to be an asset for the farm. Max has no regrets and said he’s not looking back. “If I had to choose between the milking robots or the feeding robot, the feeding robot would win every time,” Max said.
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Beef-on-dairy shows signicant economic advantages By Jennifer Coyne Jenn@dairystar.com
BURTRUM, Minn. – Over the years, Shawn Hollermann has developed a strategic breeding strategy to improve his dairy herd, genetically, and also create a source of additional income from the beef industry. It is a strategy he encourages all dairy farmers to consider. “In today’s world, we shouldn’t need Holstein bull calves,” Hollermann said. “By breeding my lower-end dairy cows to beef, I can move the black feeder steers through the market for a prot.” This breeding strategy is not new to the industry. However, as Holstein feeder and nished cattle continue plummeting in the markets, and milk prices remain low, using beef semen adds additional market value to animals sold off the farm. At the most recent Central Livestock auction in Albany, Minn., on April 5, nished beef steers and heifers averaged
$124 whereas nished Holstein steers only brought $92.50. A similar trend was noticed in the feeder cattle auction with 400- to 600-pound Holstein feeder cattle selling for as much as $146, and beef feeder cattle at $179 in the same weight class. Across the Midwest, in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri and Kansas, Holstein feeder cattle at 675 pounds have sold at auction for $80, while their beef counterparts sold at a range of $149 to $165.50, according to Superior Livestock Auction. “Four years ago, Holstein feeder calves were selling at $300 to $400. But now, there isn’t a market for them and it has affected the entire system,” said Tim Klaustermeier, ABS consultant. Hollermann agreed. “I’m seeing beef cattle worth $0.15 per pound more than dairy,” he said. Hollermann rst began using beef semen in his 400-cow dairy herd in 2009, when the use of genomics became available to the dairy industry.
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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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Genomics and sexed semen has allowed Hollermann to breed his top-end dairy cows to produce heifers that make up the Holstein breeds’ top 1 percent. “Ideally, I make 15 percent more heifers, then I can genomic test and cull the bottom 15 percent,” Hollermann said. “This way, I’m increasing my genetic pool.” With the animals that do not show genetic potential, Hollermann incorporates beef semen for two reasons: this allows the cow to continue producing milk and have offspring that add economic value to the dairy. “From a commercial dairyman’s perspective, your main purpose is to make milk, but we should not be making more heifers than we need,” Hollermann said. “Using sexed semen and beef semen, together, we can be more efcient.” To improve the herd, Hollermann uses up to three straws of sexed semen on heifers and up to two straws on 2-yearolds before switching to beef semen. All older animals are immediately bred to beef. “I already have enough replacements, so my goal is to capture better genetics in the younger animals,” Hollermann said. “I spend more money in sexed semen, but there’s a rhyme to it. With beef on my bottom-end cows, I’m not spending the extra money it costs to raise more replacement heifers than what I need.” Klaustermeier agreed. “If you have enough replacement heifers, there’s not enough money in it anymore to raise more,” he said. “Personally, I think commercial operations should be breeding 60 to 75 percent of their herd to beef.” While there are several beef breeds to choose from, Angus and Limousines, and Simmental-Angus crosses are the most popular – for their carcass characteristics,
daily gains and calving ease. In a study published by the University of Wisconsin-Extension in October 2017, 17 dairy-beef cross steers and heifers, with a Simmental-Angus sire, were observed for carcass trait merits and yield grades that are indicative of greater value in the market. On average, the animals gained 2.13 pounds per day, and at 1,400 pounds had a yield grade of 3.06. Overall, the animals had an average gross carcass value of $1,643.03. Hollermann chooses to use Angus for their temperament and calving ease on his Holstein herd. He has six bulls on site in a pregnancy pen. “We did try Limousines, but the calves were getting too big,” Hollermann said. “I don’t want the genetics from that cow, I want another lactation. So, I want a cow that can lie down and have a calf without any issues. The Angus have done that for us.” Using beef in the dairy industry has also further developed the beef industry’s knowledge of certain bulls and their benets of being incorporated into a dairy management system. “Genetic suppliers are developing composite beef lines specically designed for Holstein and Jersey,” Klaustermeier said. Breeding beef on dairy is an option for every dairy farmer to improve their herd genetics, but more importantly capture a greater return on their market animals. “Looking at a farm’s bottom line, this can improve protability,” Klaustermeier said. “We need to start thinking differently about beef and dairy, and know how to bring value back to the dairy operation.”
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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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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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Strong repro program leads to 40 percent preg rate at Borst Family Dairy, LLC Borst Family Dairy, LLC Rochester, Minn. Olmsted County 230 cows What was your pregnancy rate average last year? Last year, our herd had an average pregnancy rate of 40 percent. What is your voluntary waiting period for cows? For heifers? For cows, the voluntary waiting period is 75 days. We start breeding heifers at 13 months.
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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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Cows lie on sand bedding, which is put in the stalls twice a week.
Is there anything you have done or changed that brought about a signicant improvement in your reproductive program? We think the best thing is having a solid team that works well together on a daily basis. All the little things add up in the end. Our pregnancy rate took off when we added the second prosta-
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
Matt’s son, Kevin. We milk 230 Holsteins twice a day, raise our heifers and feed out the majority of our steers. We run 1,100 acres of alfalfa, soybeans, corn and sweet corn. Another one of Matt’s sons, Kyle, is now working full-time on the farm after working in the agronomy eld for a few years after college. Kevin’s wife, Lindsey, is the herd vet and works as a large animal dairy veterinarian for Northern Valley Dairy Production Medicine Center in Plainview, Minn. Our fulltime assistant herdsman, Isaac Johnson, has been here several years. We also have one additional full-time employee with ve part-time employees.
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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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I have been waiting to write about this topic for several weeks. It felt like it was top secret. I am so excited to share with everyone that the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board is now doing business as Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin. With the new leadership of CEO Chad Vincent things have been a whirl wind at the milk marketing board. I went to many meetings with the other board directors to discuss the direction that we, the dairy farmers of Wisconsin, want the organization to go. We have always been able to make choices and pick where the check off dollars need to go through the annual budget. The focus has always By Tina Hinchley been to drive demand for Wisconsin dairy products by using Farmer & Columnist social media, retail programs, education and research. These are just a few of the ways that have helped make Wisconsin cheese become a brand name that is remembered by consumers everywhere. But there is a lot of competition in the dairy case, and the people making the purchases are changing. Tweaking and slimming down some areas will make way for a new strategic mission, vision and identity that will expand growth and opportunities is our goal. Every program was evaluated, reviewed and evolved to be as effective as possible. The board is always thinking about the best bang for the check off dollars, and there was the feeling that something special was about to happen. Since there are going to be changes in websites, promotion programs and big pushes in social media, this is the time to change the name. After all, we are ready. I have had to explain to people who ask the same question. “Doesn’t the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board market milk?” The milk marketing name is confusing, and it tends to make others think that we can market milk, but we can’t. The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board cannot purchase the surplus milk and cheese and give it to the schools, the homeless or the food pantries. Marketing is a tricky word. So, what happens in the building lled with marketing professionals that create programs that can reach others? They make sure the branded name Wisconsin Cheese and dairy products get to the buyers who can purchase dairy products and market it to the consumers. They research to see what shoppers are looking for, what they are buying, and what we need to do to continue to bring new dairy products that will get to their tables made from our wholesome milk. There are people creating catchy stories and news about farmers and delicious dairy products to get to everyone that uses social media. They are going into schools and in the community to educate others about the health benets of milk and dairy products. These professionals in the brick and mortar building are not farmers. They are knowledgeable and vibrant specialists who are thrilled about their jobs. They love Wisconsin cheese, but even more than that, they love Wisconsin farmers. They know they are working for us, recognizing that our farms are the most important things because dairy farming is our livelihood, our family history and the foundation of the state of Wisconsin. With low milk prices and grain prices, it is a challenging time to be a farmer. This name change is coming at the best time to focus on Wisconsin-produced dairy products. This will create national publicity to get the word out that the dairy farmers of Wisconsin are the key economic engine that contributes $43.4 billion annually to Wisconsin’s economy. We are generating tens of thousands of jobs that support a variety of allied industries and helps our communities stay vibrant and thriving. Don’t get us confused with Dairy Farmers of America, a national dairy cooperative. Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin is the marketing and promotion arm for us, the dairy farmers of Wisconsin. And, please don’t get frustrated because the legal name remains Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, however, going forward we will be doing business as the Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin. Everything is still happening in the same building, 8418 Excelsior Drive in Madison. The website is now wisconsindairy.org, and look on Facebook for Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin, and LinkedIn, too. I am excited about the name change and the continued focus on Wisconsin dairy products. I’m certain that with all of this attention to every detail, more great things will be coming our way as the dairy farmers of Wisconsin. I can’t wait to see what the future of dairy farming will be. Tina Hinchley, her husband, Duane, and their daughters, Anna and Catherine, milk 135 registered Holsteins and farm 2,500 acres of crops near Cambridge, Wis. They have been hosting farm tours for over 20 years.
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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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Cruelest month living up to her reputation April has, once again, reafrmed been running well below normal. For her reputation as the cruelest month. instance, the high temperature where I’m quite sure that I live was all of 31.5 deT.S. Eliot, the poet who grees on April 16. That Rural Roots gave the fourth month was 28.5 degrees lower that title, did not intend than our normal of 60. for it to be about farming. Despite the weather’s But it seems to me that he gooness, spring is slowdid link it to the weather ly arriving. Our pair of and the changing of the phoebes – those small, seasons. y-catching birds that Mr. Eliot, in the opensing their own name – ing lines of his poem came back on April 12. “The Waste Land,” wrote: April 13 (Friday) “April is the cruelest brought another winter month, breeding lilacs out storm warning, this one of the dead land, mixing from Saturday on into By Ron Johnson memory and desire, stirSunday. The forecast for Staff Writer ring dull roots with spring wind, rain, snow, sleet rain.” and ice proved accurate Here in my neck of the woods in enough. But other than that, no terrible southwest Wisconsin, we’ve endured bad luck. more than three weeks of April’s cruelMonday, April 16 found me drivties. Farmers throughout the state and ing Jessica to her van that she’d parked in parts of surrounding ones have also atop the hill at the end of the driveway. put up with little April’s pouting, foot- Red Ranger, our old, four-wheel-drive stomping, hissy ts. truck, once again proved to be one of April began her tantrums by drop- the best things I’ve ever bought. ping three inches of snow the night of A few days later and we were back April 3. There’s nothing so unusual in the throes of winter. April 18 brought about that. But the lingering, low tem- a winter storm warning that lasted until peratures have made most of the month the next morning. Good, old April hit miserable. us with six inches of snow from that Looking at the records, I see that storm. our daytime high temperatures have This journal entry from April 19
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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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April snows bring May woes We were of the belief that April showers brought May owers, But we forgot about Mother Nature’s powers.
The power clicked off Then ickered back to life. The generator was putzed with, Cows can’t handle this strife.
She brought snow and rain, She blew and she howled. Our poor feathered friends, Their stomachs growled
The roar of the generator engine Hummed all through the night. Can’t let the calves and cows down, It just wouldn’t be right.
Sun rises early, Sun sets late, If it weren’t for that, We could assume it a different date!
The curtain on post fresh cows Was frozen in places. Mother Nature changed her mood, Blowing snow in their faces
The worst of the wintery weather Brought delays of all sorts, And brought us the heavy snow Just right for making forts!
We blew the breaker, Sent off a big spark, Hand rolling a curtain down in this weather, Not a walk in the park
Hard to plow snow When the roads are soft underneath. My journey to and from the farm Involved a lot of gritted teeth.
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Ira says, April snows bring May woes Perhaps this is indeed How this saying really goes. The ground is slimy and By Jacqui Davison slippery, Columnist Still frost in most places. Now to thaw out, warm up, Let spring go through its paces. It will be a bit yet Until the anxious corn planters get busy. Once they get going, They will make us all dizzy. While the planters sit silent, Little ones rejoice and splash All over the puddle-lled farm Everyday a mud-covered bash! Digging out, thawing out, Ready or not, Spring might actually be on the way, Let’s give it all we’ve got! Jacqui and her family milk 800 cows and run 1,200 acres of crops in the northeastern corner of Vernon County, Wis. Her children, Ira (11), Dane (9), Henry (4) and Cora (adventurous crawler), help her on the farm while her husband, Keith, works on a grain farm. If she’s not in the barn, she’s probably in the kitchen, trailing after little ones, or sharing her passion of reading with someone. Her life is best described as organized chaos – and if it wasn’t, she’d be bored.
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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
meal, canola meal, blood meal and a variety of bypass soybean-based products. In most cases, little or no silage will be fed to show heifers as it can limit rib development. Lots of hay is the key to this rib expression. The type of hay is as important as the ingredients in the grain mix. Hay must be clean and free of mold. Grass hay typically works best, although some mixtures with alfalfa may beneďƒžt younger heifers. Keep in mind, high-quality grass can be highly digestible and increase body condition. Feeding straw as a primary forage source can work for weight loss situations. It is very important to ensure proper mineral and vitamin fortiďƒžcation through this period. The best solution is to prevent the animal from getting too heavy by monitoring body condition and watching carbohydrate offerings and forage quality. Show day feeding Filling an animal properly the day of the show is a learned art. Water is typically limited the morning until just before it’s time to enter the ring. Start with hay and offer different varieties. Beet pulp is commonly soaked and used for bloom. This is not a smorgasbord – offer everything in small amounts. Heifers can reach a point of too much ďƒžll, especially those that are conformationally weak across the topline.
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Precision kitten care
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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same level as our local dollars.” Olson also suggested looking into alternative research to spend checkoff dollars. “The checkoff is designed to research products for human consumption,” Olson said. “Recently, there has been research into food wrapping created from milk. We should consider changing the law to non-food research usages for milk.” Steve Mueller, a second-generation farmer from New Richmond, Wis., also had a suggestion for the checkoff. “There should be allocated checkoff money for mental health resources,” Mueller said. “Farmer’s don’t speak the same lingo as other mental health patients. We need to take care of our own.” John Peterson serves as the vice president of Schuman Cheese in Faireld, N.J. His message was for the legislators in attendance, urging them to help the farming community. “This is an urgent, persuasive call for more help for farms than what is given,” Peterson said. “Farms have an important value to the community …
and have a multiplier effect on dollars in the local economy.” He said reliance on a small number of large farms could have long-term, detrimental effects. “Farmers are the original entrepreneurs,” Peterson said. “There are a number of dangers that pose a national risk to relying on a small number of large farms, including a potential catastrophe if there is a disease outbreak in the animal population.” Supply management was discussed throughout the meeting. While many were in support of exploring supply management options, Nate Kringle, an A.I. technician from Rice Lake, Wis., said if initiated, it cannot be a one-sizets-all option for operations. “My wife and I’s long-term goal is to have a very small farm with on-farm processing for local grocers,” Kringle said. “I do not see supply management working for a small farm with on-farm processing; any proposal, no matter what it is, will not have every farmer fall under the same term.” Another individual, Leslie Frisle, urged legislators to put their mindset above their party lines. “The demise of ag has gone on for so long, it’s a problem for both sides in politics,” Frisle said. “Much has been done for these challenges to be brought to the forefront, why has there been no action?” Among those in attendance was the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Secretary Sheila Harsdorf who ensured the producers in the room that Madison lawmakers are listening. “I know this is a very hard time,” Harsdorf said. “The strength of Wisconsin ag is our diversity and staying in business is protability for our state.” While no actions were taken at the meeting, participants left with the satisfaction of having their voices heard and in listening to others. Schauf urged producers to continue the conversation and for legislators to take what was said throughout the meeting to heart. “The face of the Wisconsin dairy industry is changing,” Schauf said. “Industries have always had their cycles, but this one is wearing.”
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Matt Achenbach Eastman, Wis. Crawford County 230 cows How did you get into farming? I’ve lived on the farm my whole life. I knew from a young age I wanted to follow in my dad’s footsteps. Hopefully, one of my kids will follow. What are your thoughts and concerns about the dairy industry for the next year? Protability. What is the latest technology you implemented on your farm, and the purpose for it? GEA cow collars. They came with heat detection, rumination and cow identication capabilities. They help us identify a cow that is in heat or off feed faster than if we were to see her ourselves. They pick up cows in heat that show few outward signs. We used to punch in every cow’s number when she came into the parlor. Now the number comes up by itself and saves time. What is a management practice you changed in the past year that has beneted you? Low-lignin alfalfa. We planted 20 acres two years ago. Last year, all our seeding was low- lignin. It’s consistently 25 points better in relative feed value and 1 protein point better if cut at the same time as regular alfalfa. This makes for a bigger window for getting the hay made.
What do you enjoy most about dairy farming? There is always something different every day. Also, being able to ex your schedule around your family as much as possible. Not every day is like this, but if you know a family member has a sporting event, meeting, emergency, etc., you are able to accommodate it.
What advice would you give other dairy farmers? Try differHow do you retain a good ent technologies. There are many working relationship with your of them out there. One might be employee(s)? I feel that employ- useful, but not another. Pick the ees should be able to have some right ones for your situation. fun doing their jobs. What has been the best purchase Tell us about a skill you possess you’ve ever made on your farm? that makes dairy farming easi- Our freestall and parlor. We went er for you. Willingness to work. from 80 cows to now 23 milking. Farming takes a lot of hard work Cow comfort with the sand bedand the people to do it. If an em- ding was better than I expected, ployee is sick, you have to be and it led to an increase in milk ready to ll his shoes. production.
What has been your biggest accomplishment while dairy farming? Being able to do what I do every day on the farm and having the family involved. What are your plans for your dairy in the next year and ve years? We would like to build more facilities for the youngstock, dry cows and steers, and stay protable. How do you or your family like to spend time when you are not doing chores? We play basketball, baseball and football. We go on Ranger rides, attend Wisconsin Badger football and basketball games. We also go to Milwaukee Brewers’ games and to Jellystone Park in Warrens, Wis., once a year.
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