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Volume 19, No. 8
Milk supply, contracts, trade discussed with poliƟcal leaders By Krista Kuzma
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WINONA, Minn. – Minnesota Milk Producers Association, together with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, hosted a meeting on June 5 at the Wilson Township hall in Winona County to discuss ways to prevent dairy farmers from losing a market for their milk, similar to what happened to a handful of dairy producers in the corner of the state in April. In attendance were the majority of the Minnesota farmers who scrambled to nd a new milk processor in April, representatives from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and Farm Service Agency, along with representatives from the ofces of Congressional leaders, Sen. Al Franken, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Rep. Tom Emmer and Rep. Tim Walz. Lucas Sjostrom represented Minnesota Milk Producers Association. Andrea Vaubel, Minnesota Department of Agriculture assistant commissioner, conducted the meeting. “Part of what I’m here to listen for is the long-term issue to see if there is anything that can be done in the next farm bill to prevent us from sitting around a similar table two or three years from now,” said Chuck Ackman, outreach director for Klobuchar.
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“We all had to work together and still do. We’re very blessed.” – Rachael Rusch
Dairy splits, family stays together Beckers transition to next generation by adding more farm sites By Jennifer Coyne jenn@dairystar.com
EDEN VALLEY, Minn. – “If we would’ve thought in ‘87, we’d have a setup like this today, I couldn’t have even envisioned this,” said Vern Becker, with a glisten in his eye. Vern and his wife, Mary Kay, and his brother, Joe, and his wife, Karen, milk 1,000 cows with their families near Eden Valley, Minn. The brothers began Becker Dairy, Inc. and have since built two Turn to BECKERS | Page 6
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Joe and Vern Becker discuss their family’s succession plan. The Beckers milk 1,000 cows on two farm sites with their families near Eden Valley, Minn., and Grove City, Minn.
Oversupply and processing capacity The amount of supply in relation to processing capacity was a big topic of conversation. “Eight to 10 years ago we had the opposite problem. People were gathering just like this, but with processors who were saying they needed more milk from dairy farmers,” Sjostrom said. In the most recent years, MARK KLAPHAKE/DAIRY STAR Sjostrom said processors in the Midwest have grown by about Rodney MarƟn chops rst crop alfalfa, while his wife, Jennifer, and daughters, Janika and Megan, ride along, as the sun begins to set June 1 near Sauk Centre, Minn. Rodney milks 300 cows with his dad, Gene. Several of his friends were hauling loads for Turn to MEETING | Page 5 the MarƟns.
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With the dairy industry continuously changing, so are other industries related to dairy. Dairy farmer Paul Fetzer has continually changed his farm’s method of proper carcass disposal in an effort to improve on-farm biosecurity measures and efďƒžciency and eliminate unnecessary costs. From burial to compost to rendering and even incineration, ďƒžnd out which method may be right for your farm on pages 12-13 in ďƒžrst section. Kraig Krienke has found one way to improve efďƒžciency on his farm by installing a double-11 parabone parlor in By Mark Klaphake place of a double-7 herringbone parlor. This change was needed so the Krienke family could increase their herd Editor size to 410 milking cows and begin a 3X per day milking routine. Read about the beneďƒžts of this parlor setup and also the challenges that came along with the renovation on pages 10-11 in ďƒžrst section. For “From our side of the fenceâ€? for this ďƒžrst issue of June Dairy Month, we decided to turn to grocery store dairy managers. Along with sharing their top selling product, they talked about other unique products, how proďƒžtable the dairy case is in comparison to other parts of the store and how price affects sales. Read about their answers on pages 15 in ďƒžrst section. With a sunny, blue sky along with only a few clouds, June 2 turned out to be a great day for making hay for the Beard family near Decorah, Iowa. We followed them on a Friday for our Day in the Life feature. Other than the typical day-to-day chores on their 92-cow organic dairy, most of the day was ďƒžlled with ďƒželdwork to get dry hay made. Read about their day and how they manage their farm on pages 16, 18-19 in second section. The Schlauderaff family knows there is more than one factor that affects rolling herd average. They milk 650 cows on their dairy, Schlauderaff Enterprise, near Frazee and Vergas, Minn. Read on pages 18 and 20 in ďƒžrst section about how quality employees, clean feed and cow comfort have helped them reach a herd average of 30,128 pounds of milk with 1,244 pounds of fat and 937 pounds of protein. For the Peterson family, farming has been a part of their history since Gary’s great-grandmother homesteaded the farm in 1877. Now, Gary and his wife, Cris, and their son, Ben, farm together on their 1,000-cow dairy near Grantsburg, Wis. Read on pages 10-11, 13 in third section how the farm has changed over the years and the event the farm will be hosting this summer.
Favorite quotes from this issue:
“That’s what farming is about. Working on the farm is as much play for us as it is work. It runs in the family.� - Rick Brumm, pages 15-17 third
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“I remember my father talking in the barn when I was a kid about how he wanted our milk to make butter [‌] Suddenly, this guy was knocking at my door looking to do just that; there was certainly a sense of dĂŠjĂ vu.â€? -
Bryan Voegeli, pages 3-5 second section
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FIRST SECTION
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Burke purchases retiring farmer’s dairy
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Pages 10 - 11, 13 Four Cubs Farm celebrating 140 years, hosting dairy breakfast Pages 12 - 13 Kids Corner: The Sutter Family Pages 15 - 17 Dairy lifestyle focused on loved ones Pages 24 - 25 Some Udder Stuff Page 26 - 28 Dairy Calendar Pages 31 - 38 Classieds
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People in the Dairy Community Pages 34 - 35 Crop and weather reports Page 37 Cream of the crop Pages 38 - 39 Dairy Recipes
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Pages 3 - 4 Swiss yogurt hits store shelves Pages 6 - 7 Ulrich renovates family’s barn, begins dairy farming Pages 10 - 11 The “Mielke” Market Weekly Page 12 Dairy markets Page 13 Area hay auction results Pages 14 - 15 Dairying Across America
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20 percent, but dairies have produced more milk at a faster rate of 25 to 30 percent growth. Many agreed exports are now a big part of using the United States dairy supply and trade with other countries needs to be encouraged. “We need to keep doing things domestically, but exports are the real factor. China is starting to gure out they can’t dairy as well as they thought they could so they’re shutting down some of their large dairies,” Sjostrom said. Sjostrom said a big problem is the inadequacy in butterfat and protein demand. “Whey and protein has been what’s driving us in the past and now that’s switched [to butterfat],” Sjostrom said. In the upcoming months, Minnesota Milk will research whether the federal orders could be pushed to incen-
“I feel dairy is going to end up like hogs. They did it to the chickens, hogs and turkeys, and now here comes the dairy.” BRET FRICKSON, DAIRY FARMER
tivize processors to use more protein by putting Class I protein at Class III and IV price. Increased amount of protein used in uid products would make them taste better and use more of the milk supply overall, Sjostrom said. Contracts Dairy farmers in attendance said they were not pleased when in April they were given a month’s notice to nd a new processor. They felt it was not enough time. “It’s not like losing a job … it’s losing your business and everything you’ve invested on your dairy,” said dairy farmer Bret Frickson.
When dairy farmers were asked what was an appropriate amount of time to give notice, many said 90 days should be the minimum, but more time would be appreciated. A few farmers said they are concerned privately-owned processors will start using milk from their own dairies, leaving others without a milk market. “I feel dairy is going to end up like hogs. They did it to the chickens, hogs and turkeys, and now here comes the dairy,” Frickson said. . Congressional updates As much as it was a time for farmers to bring forth their concerns and issues, the government leaders were also able to share what is currently being done at the state and national levels. Walz, Klobuchar, Franken and Congressman Collin Peterson all signed a letter to the White House about the recent milk issue with Canada. “When several members of Congress send a letter, it has gravity,” Ackman said. Josh Syrjamaki, chief of staff for Walz, said he hopes the president will understand the gravity of the situation. “We’re going to urge President Trump to be careful because words have consequences and actions have even bigger consequences. We have to be really careful there aren’t unintended punishments for the little guy,” Syrjamaki said. At the state level, Vaubel said Governor Mark Dayton also sent a letter to the president in April. “We haven’t heard anything from the Trump administration in terms of a response to the governor’s letter, but we do anticipate a response,” she said. “We’ll continue to be engaged with this issue with NAFTA negotiations and as general trade issues come up.” Overall, each congressional representative said they hope to continue learning about the state’s dairy farm situation and what can be done in the next Farm Bill to create a more stable market.
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farm sites for their children to continue farming. Jan. 1, 2016, Vern’s daughters – Megan Schrupp, and her husband, Tim, and Ellen Stenger, and her husband, Brandon – became partners in the 700-cow dairy, NexGen Dairy, located near Eden Valley. At the same time, Joe’s daughter, Rachael Rusch, and her husband, Patrick, joined RuBe Dairy, a 350-cow farm near Grove City, Minn., as partners. “We decided our girls are getting into their early 30s and they don’t want to work for Mom and Dad forever, and we need to start backing out,â€? Joe said. “The future of the dairies is theirs.â€? A setup for the future Located only miles apart from each other, both NexGen Dairy and Ru-Be Dairy operate in similar fashion with every daughter and husband taking care of the day-to-day responsibilities. “We all work together, but we all have our own aspects of the farm that we know – everyone has an area that we’re really good at,â€? Megan said. “I don’t even question the forages or bookwork, because I know other people are great at that.â€? At NexGen Dairy, Megan oversees all herd health, while Ellen maintains the bookwork. Both Tim and Brandon help with forage production and other pieces of the farm’s management. “It’s not necessarily our job, it’s our way of living,â€? Ellen said. Rachael and Patrick, together, oversee all of Ru-Be Dairy – monitoring calf care, improving herd health and making daily decisions that will better the dairy. “In 2010, when Dad purchased this farm, I was working alongside him as an employee, and he started to let me make some decisions,â€? Rachael said. “Dad’s always been a mentor for me – everything I ever needed to know about cows, I learned from Dad.â€? While the dairies are operated separately, Vern and Joe work together to raise the heifers and feed for both farm sites. The process of succession When Vern and Joe ďƒžrst began farming in 1987, they milked 76 cows and began working with an advisor to plan for the upcoming years.
“Every year, we’ve done farm planning,â€? Joe said. “It’s been great. Our advisor helps us see where we’ve been and where we’re going.â€? Vern agreed. “Every year, we renewed our partnership agreements,â€? he said. Throughout the years, the brothers increased their herd from 76 to 110, and then built a freestall barn and parlor in 2000 that would accommodate 350 cows. Five years later, another barn was built to increase the herd to 500 cows. “Then, ďƒžve years after that, we purchased the farm near Grove City, and decided to split the dairies,â€? Joe said. In 2015, the families began working with an estate planner and set in motion the succession.
“If Joe and I were trying to run this dairy ourselves, we could do it, but it would be diďŹƒcult.â€? VERN BECKER, DAIRY FARMER
“As the girls grew up, we had a pretty good indication that they would want to return, and we had to plan for that,â€? Vern said. Although it was only last January when the daughters became partners in the operations, they all ďƒžrst worked on the farm as employees. Rachael returned to the farm after graduating college in 2009, and Megan returned shortly after as a veterinarian managing her own private practice. Following in her cousin and sister’s footsteps, Ellen joined the farm after spending a few years post-college as a special education teacher. “They all went off to college and had jobs off the farm,â€? Joe said. “It was very important to me that they all did that.â€? Rachael agreed. “I left the farm and tried something else, and that was the best thing I ever did,â€? she said. “I worked for someone Turn to BECKERS | Page 7
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else and learned different management styles that I’ve been able to use back here.” With the off-farm experience and skills gained by the daughters and their husbands, the Beckers have created a nearly seamless transition of responsibilities from one generation to the next. “If Joe and I were trying to run this dairy ourselves, we could do it, but it would be difcult,” Vern said. “We need them on board and we’re learning from them.”
“We accomplished what we did and I’m proud that my kids and nieces are here ... that means a lot.” JOE BECKER, DAIRY FARMER
Joe agreed. “Coming from that younger mindset, they’re teaching us how to manage cows using the information we receive from technology,” he said. Likewise, the daughters rely on their fathers’ expertise in farming before making decisions for the dairy. An opportunity presented With a year gone by since Megan, Ellen and Rachael became partners with their fathers, the businesses and family relationships are thriving. Both dairies are focusing on improving herd health and continuing to adapt to newer technology, and Ru-Be Dairy is
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The Beckers – (front, from leŌ) Ellen (Becker) Stenger, holding Adeline, Mary Kay and Megan (Becker) Schrupp; (back, from leŌ) Brandon Stenger, Vern and Tim Schrupp – milk 700 cows near Eden Valley, Minn. Over the years, the Beckers have transformed their dairy to accommodate the younger generaƟon returning to the farm.
working through an expansion to 500 cows. “We’re fortunate,” Vern said. “It wasn’t easy all the time, but planning and knowing where you want to be and have a vision has helped.” Joe agreed.
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“Our dad would be really proud,” he said. “We accomplished what we did and I’m proud that my kids and nieces are here … that means a lot.” Developing and following through with a succession plan has also been a rewarding experience for the
daughters and their families, knowing the difculty of becoming involved in production agriculture. “Honestly, we wouldn’t be where we are if we did it on our own,” Rachael said. “We all had to work together and still do. We’re very blessed.”
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Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton signed 10 budget bills totaling $46 billion for the next two years. At the last minute, there was some back-andforth over the tax bill, but Dayton ultimately signed the legislation. The tax bill Ag Insider includes an increase in the estate tax exemption from $1.8 million this year to $3 million in 2020. Dayton was opposed to this exemption, downplaying its impact on farmers and small business owners. “There’s already a $5 billion exemption, which conforms to the federal exemption for farms and By Don Wick family owned businesses.” Columnist Dayton acknowledged there are some positive aspects to the tax bill. “The agriculture property tax relief for farmers is very important. I support that. There are lots of good things happening there, but they went overboard.” Support for young/beginning farmers The Minnesota tax bill included a rst-of-itskind tax credit for beginning farmers. This bill, which was signed by Governor Mark Dayton, supports the transition of land to young and beginning farmers. Central Minnesota Young Farmers Coalition co-founder Matthew Fitzgerald said this is the rst bill to include an incentive for the sale of farmland.
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includes an extension of the state’s farmer-lender mediation program. There is funding to deal with noxious weeds, with a special emphasis on Palmer Amaranth. Dayton is upset the bill does not include the verication of need language that was part of his executive order on pollinator protection.
Buffer adjustments included in newly signed bill The Minnesota environment and natural resources bill was signed into law. It maintains the November 2017 deadline to install buffers, but a waiver was included in the bill to give landowners an additional eight months to come into compliance. The landowner still needs to commit to a plan with their local Soil and Water Conservation District ofce by Nov. 1 and claim some type of hardship to receive the waiver. The bill also claries the alternative practices allowed within the buffer law. European dairy prices support world markets INTL FCStone risk management consultant Kyle Schrad said relatively high dairy prices in Europe are supporting the markets throughout the world. “We’ve seen a rapid run up over the course of the past two-to-four weeks here,” Schrad said. “Basically, being carried by the European market, allowing our prices to move higher. The globe has a strong demand for butterfat now. This is catching up to what we’ve seen in the United States the last couple of years. As that’s happened, we’ve seen butter prices in Europe skyrocket to fresh record highs. The same thing is true in New Zealand.” As dairy farmers consider feed costs, weather will be the big issue for the grain markets. The use of soymeal options may be worthwhile. Schrad said dairy farmers should think about buying call options above the market. Renegotiating NAFTA The White House has ofcially notied the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means
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Last May, the Krienke family renovated their double-7 herringbone parlor into a double-11 parabone parlor on their farm near Lester Prairie, Minn. In renovaƟng the parlor, the Krienkes could increase their herd size and milk three Ɵmes each day.
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LESTER PRAIRIE, Minn. – Kraig Krienke’s desire to be a respectable dairyman with a reputable herd is undeniable, and with his latest on-farm renovation, Krienke has continued forward in achieving those goals. Last spring, Krienke and his wife, Rachelle, and children – Elizabeth, Blake and Brodie – replaced their double-7 herringbone parlor with a double-11 parabone parlor in an effort to maximize milk production on their farm, Prairie Dairy, near Lester Prairie, Minn. “We wanted to start milking on a 3X schedule, but also knew that with the number of cows we wanted, we couldn’t do that in our double-7,” said Krienke, who increased his milking herd from 360 to 410 cows.
A parabone parlor, standing 25 feet in length and allowing 27 inches per cow, would accommodate the larger herd on a more frequent milking schedule – and the Krienkes would quickly see the benets. “Before, if we could get 50 cows done in an hour, that was pretty good,” Krienke said. “Now, we’re up to 75 cows in an hour, but not quite up to four full turns.” Aside from milking more cows, which was the primary goal of the parabone parlor, Krienke has noticed an improvement in milk production, herd health and employee engagement. With the new setup and routine, Krienke saw an eight- to 10-pound increase in his bulk tank average – from 105 to roughly 114 pounds per cow. However, improving milk production was the result of the larger objective to better milk quality. “For me, our goal was focused on lowering mastitis cases. Before, I was dumping milk down the drain and now, I’ve gained probably 400 pounds each day and am not shipping as many cows,” Krienke said. “We’ve gotten to the point where I’m looking for milk Turn to KRIENKES | Page 11
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Prairie Dairy employee, Kayla Weinzen, (leŌ) and the Krienke family – (from leŌ) Brodie, Blake, Rachelle and Kraig – milk 410 cows near Lester Prairie, Minn. Not pictured is Elizabeth Krienke.
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By installing a parabone parlor within the frame of the herringbone parlor, the Krienke family is able to milk 11 cows on each side, rather than seven. for the pasteurizer.” Krienke believes the dairy’s strict milking preparation process also aids in the prevention of mastitis. “Typically, we only see one to three cows in buckets – out of 400, that’s good,” Krienke said. With two employees in the parlor, they each take ve or six cows and prepare them for milking. Udders are wiped with a dry towel and then an automated scrubber is used for 10 seconds on each cow. Employees then come back and forestrip six to seven times, followed by dry wiping the teats and ination ends with a clean towel before attaching the milking unit. A change in routine has also bene-
“We wanted to get X-number of cows through the parlor and knew our double-7 wasn’t going to cut it. What could we do with the best dollars invested?” KRAIG KRIENKE, DAIRY FARMER
ted Krienke’s employees and the overall management of the dairy. “Part of developing a new schedule is knowing how you want to structure your day,” Krienke said. “How do you want to structure your helps’ day? How do you do that with the process you’re developing?” Giving his help a set schedule, Krienke has developed a strong milking crew which is able to consistently ll their schedule with plenty of work. With a set of employees dedicated to the milking parlor, Krienke has been able to spend his time elsewhere on the dairy. “Honestly, I haven’t milked a whole shift since last August,” Krienke said. “With those guys paying attention in the parlor and the [tracking] system, I’ve managed to manage the cows without being in here.” Although the Krienkes are now seeing the positive results of a parabone parlor and 3X milking, that was not always the case. As with any on-farm change, it took time for the cows to adjust. At rst, the cows were not lling the parlor in its entirety – standing at the 45-degree angle they were used to with the herringbone parlor.
“In its simplicity, I have an entrance and exit gate. There’s not a lot of moving parts. Because of this, the cows have no restrictions and one can stop at a certain place and another can surpass them,” Krienke said. This also caused trouble with accurately recording milk measurements from the meters if a cow moves throughout the parlor in a different order than when she entered. Despite the minor setbacks, the renovated milking facility and new milking schedule has been a positive push from the dairy’s past to its future – keeping in mind the Krienkes’ nancial and physical limitations. In 2004, Krienke and his father, Roger, installed the herringbone parlor in place of a at-barn parlor. When it came time to upgrade from a herringbone to parabone parlor, Krienke wanted to work with the original perimeters of the milking facility. “With the base price where it’s at, it doesn’t allow for a large project right now,” Krienke said. “I had this footprint that I had to stay within.” Prior to installing the double-11, the Krienkes toured farms that were using parabone parlors and also those with parallel setups. However, knowing his restrictions, Krienke chose the most cost-effective option for the renovation. “We wanted to get X-number of cows through the parlor and knew our double-7 wasn’t going to cut it. What could we do with the best dollars invested?” Krienke said. “For me, the low cost of the parabone was what attracted me to the setup.” In December 2015, the Krienkes developed blueprints for what their parlor would look like, and by May of 2016, the parlor was operable. While the bones of the milking facility remained the same, the front gate and butt panels were removed and replaced with equipment to t a parabone parlor, allowing the cows to stand at 70-degree angles rather than the 45-degree or 90-degree angles found in herringbone and parallel parlors, respectively. “For every situation and operation, it’s different. This parlor is supposed to be a stepping stone for us,” Krienke said. “It would have been nice to remodel our parlor sooner, but it was substantially easier to justify the expense with the additional cows and increased milk production from 3X milking.” With a year under their belt, the Krienkes are pleased with how the parlor has aided in the farm’s success and the family’s aspirations moving forward.
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A closer look by Jennifer Coyne
Industry news addressed with help from your neighbors
Carcass removal methods evolve with industry
Increasing fees, biosecurity concerns reason for change Since the dairy’s inception, Fetzer Farms has continued evolving with the demands of the industry – from housing and milking facilities to breeding decisions and now methods of carcass disposal. Most recently, the dairy installed a cremator device to safely and cleanly remove animal carcasses from the farm. “Our farm is in its fth generation, and we’re always doing things to keep up with the industry,” Paul Fetzer said. Fetzer is co-owner of the 1,300cow dairy near Elmwood, Wis., working alongside his brothers, Steve and Joe, and their families. An option t for the farm, future While there are four methods of disposing carcasses for dairy producers, not every method is best for every farm. “Farmers are independent people and we all do what’s best for our own
situation,” Fetzer said. Previously, Fetzer implemented rendering and composting before installing a livestock incinerator on the dairy. “I’ve never liked the fact that I had an animal lying there, waiting to be picked up or added to the compost pile – it gave me an unsettling feeling that [the carcasses] were not taken care of properly,” Fetzer said. “Now, there’s proper and prompt disposal.” Other producers have moved away from rendering to composting because of the increasing fees of a pick-up. In 2009, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revised rendering regulations for carcasses disposed of for the animal food chain, resulting in the growing cost for this service, said Trisha Wagner, University of Wisconsin Extension. “The fact that milk prices have not kept up with the cost of production comes at a time when rendering fees are increasing. Livestock farmers will be considering other methods of disposal,” she said. With the various options for disposal, the underlying goal is to provide a disposal option for all dairy producers, which is feasible and takes
into consideration concerns for biosecurity. “Cows used to be drug out to the back-40, where buzzards and coyotes would move the remains around. The industry has pretty quickly moved forward to better ways of disposal,” said Terry Lyons, J&D Manufacturing. Terry Sistad, Board of Animal Health, agreed. “I’m not saying there’s disease to be spread, but consistently removing any chance limits the possibility of something developing,” he said. Reviewing the four methods There are four approved methods of proper disposal of animal carcasses – burial, composting, rendering and incineration – each providing benets and challenges of their own. “The main thing is that dead livestock need to be disposed of within 72 hours of death,” Sistad said. “Whichever option works best for you is the best way to work.” Burial Burial was the rst method practiced on farms, as it was noted as an inexpensive and efcient way to dispose of animal remains.
“Burying has been the longest lasting option for carcass removal,” Sistad said. If burial is the chosen method, producers should create a hole deep enough to prevent the remains from being uncovered by scavengers, yet shallow enough that the water table is left untouched. Carcasses must be buried 5 feet above the seasonal high-water table and further than 10 feet away from rock beds, Sistad said. As the industry transforms with newer technology and farming practices, as well as consumer awareness, burial has become an increasingly less popular option. “Although it’s not the most common option, depending where you live, only some services are available and burial may be your only option,” Sistad said. Composting Much like burial, composting is an inexpensive and efcient method of carcass disposal using the farm’s environment. “On-farm composting can be a sanitary option and more economicalTurn to CARCASS | Page 13
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“Rendering used to be available across the state (of Minnesota), but that’s not the case anymore and farmers are forced to look at dierent options.â€? TERRY SISTAD, MN BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH
and activated, decomposition of the dairy carcass will begin within 24 hours and continue up to six months, until the remains are fully disintegrated. Maintenance of the compost pile is required for this method to successfully work. “Time plays a factor in what you’re able to do,� Sistad said. Rendering Due to the large size of dairy animals, rendering is one of the most popular options for dairy producers – with trucks arriving on farms to pick up the carcasses for further processing. The process of rendering pick-up has evolved from using a chain and bucket to remove the carcass to now using a hydraulic crane, transferring the carcass from the ground into the truck. “This more advanced process is faster, cleaner,
safer and more biosecure,â€? said Michelle Gudgel, Farmers Unions Industries. Although the process is commonly found throughout the industry, it is limited to location and farm ďƒžnances. “Rendering used to be available across the state (of Minnesota), but that’s not the case anymore and farmers are forced to look at different options,â€? Sistad said. Incineration On-farm cremators are becoming a newer option for dairy producers to choose from when thinking of methods for proper carcass disposal. “In essence, the machine incinerates the carcass into biodegradable remains,â€? Lyons said. “It’s another addition in the farmer’s list of options to choose from.â€? The incineration process mimics that found in the swine and poultry industries – an oven reaching temperatures upwards of 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit to degrade 100 pounds per hour. Although, this method comes at an initially larger cost than other methods, incinerating is an efďƒžcient way to dispose of animal carcasses without the worry of time, labor and recurring fees with each use. “I can see this used more in the future as more and more farms don’t want to worry about biosecurity risks and limit their exposure with the other methods,â€? Sistad said. For Fetzer and his family, the evolution of proper carcass disposal has aided in the dairy’s success – in on-farm labor efďƒžciencies, decreasing the risk of biosecurity breaches and improving public perception. “We’re always looking for ways to do better in all aspects of our dairy,â€? Fetzer said. “This is no different.â€?
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Jamie Shoutz Store: Coborn’s Location: Sauk Centre, Minn. Position: Store director Experience: I’ve been in retail 27 years; 21 years with Coborns and have managed in Sauk Centre since September 2006. What are the top 10 selling items in dairy? In units: dozen eggs, 18 count eggs, one-pound butter, 2 percent milk, 1 percent milk, Crystal Farms one-pound butter, skim milk, Kemps 2 percent milk and cream cheese. In dollars: 2 percent milk, one-pound milk, one-pound butter, 1 percent milk, Crystal Farms one-pound butter, skim milk, whole milk, Bongards three-pound cheese and cream cheese. How has this changed in past 10 years? The fat level of the milk; skim milk used to be our biggest seller, now 2 percent is. This change has been evident in all categories. Anything low fat or fat free has dropped in sales as customers now buy more full fat products. Another change has been the switch from buying margarine to buying butter. The yogurt category has seen a change from traditional style yogurt to Greek yogurt. What is the most popular item and what is the most unique item in dairy? In dollars, it is cow’s milk. The most unique items have been the introduction of high avor proles like siracha yogurt. How protable is the dairy department compared to other departments in the store? Dairy ranks second or third in store prots. How do ads and merchandising affect sales? Ads and merchandising have a huge impact on sales. Most items respond with a 400 percent lift or better. How does the rising cost of milk affect sales? It seems like people still buy the same amount of milk regardless of the retail price. The trends for the last few years, however, are declining in milk sales and consumption. What is your favorite dairy product? Cheese.
Tom Pauling Store: Bills Supermarket Location: Montevideo, Minn. Position: Co-owner Experience: 9 years What is your top selling dairy product? Our top selling dairy product would be gallon of milk. How has this changed in the past 10 years? The last 10 years have changed in the different types of milk products. I’ve seen increases in dairy substitutes for those who are lactose intolerant. Organic dairy products and ultra-pasteurized products have been growing. Tell us about any new popular dairy products your store offers. Fairlife chocolate milk is very popular. How protable is the dairy case compared to other sections of the store? The dairy department, when in charge by the right person, can do very well. But prot depends how well it is managed. This includes such things as keeping fresh dates, rotating, adding new products, running sale specials, price changes, inventory and keeping your department neatly faced and clean. The biggest change I deal with is market shrink. The market has become ooded with tough competition; therefore, gross margins have been marked down so we can always keep the competition on their toes. Do display plans and advertising campaigns help sell certain brands or types of dairy products? When I run a yer for advertising, it informs the customers of our bargains and our new products, which are always growing. When we build displays in the store, depending on the display product price and location, we will see an increase in sales on that item. Will the rising cost of milk affect sales? Rising cost is always a concern, but the need for products such as milk are a necessity for most households. What is your favorite dairy product to consume? My favorite dairy product is skim milk.
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Jr Christensen and Dave Olson Store: Elden’s Fresh Foods Location: Alexandria, Minn. Position: Store director and dairy-frozen manager Experience: 25 years and 20plus years What is your top selling dairy product? Yogurt. How has this changed in the past 10 years? Milk was our leading dairy product sold, but yogurt has grown via different categories such as Greek yogurt, lactose free, Mediterranean style, as well as having everincreasing number of avors offered. Yogurt sales have increased over the last 10 years tremendously. Tell us about the most popular and the most unique dairy products in your store. Our most popular dairy item with unique avors is our line of Greek avored yogurts. Our most unique item is an Irish butter that is popular for putting in coffee. How protable is the dairy case compared to other sections of the store? In terms of prot margin, dairy would rank either fourth or fth in our store. In terms of prot dollars generated, dairy would rank third or fourth. How do display plans and advertising campaigns help sell certain brands or types of dairy products? Running milk in our ad is a must for us. It shows we are competitive in the market place. In our opinion, milk is a commodity that consumers base their ideas on the store’s pricing off of. Displaying our weekly ad items and in-store special dairy items increases volume signicantly without aisle displays. With specic marketing campaigns, such as June Dairy Month, we increase sales by bringing attention to dairy items at a reduced price, as well as educate people of the health benets of consuming dairy. How does the rising cost of milk effect sales? We haven’t seen the rising cost of milk effect our sales in any signicant way. People who drink milk seem to pay the cost without much care. But, because we are aggressively running milk in our ad most weeks, we have kept the cost down for our clients. What is your favorite dairy product? Jr’s favorite product is chocolate milk. Dave’s favorite item is both white and chocolate milk.
Scott Jacobson Store: Mike’s Food Center Location: St. Charles, Minn. Position: Dairy manager Experience: 2 years What is your top selling dairy product? The top two selling products are shredded cheese and butter. How has this changed in the past 10 years? With my limited experience in the dairy department, I haven’t seen signicant changes in the top selling products. Within this time, both butter and shredded cheese have remained top sellers. Tell us about the most popular and the most unique dairy products your store offers. I’d say the most popular dairy items would be shredded cheese, butter, coffee creamer, sour cream and milk. The most unique products are probably the yogurt offerings. It seems like they continue to grow this category. There are regular and greek yogurts, along with light and whipped options, and probiotic offerings. How protable is the dairy case compared to other sections of the store? The dairy department is a major anchor for the grocery story. I am always searching for deals to take advantage of in order to pass on those savings to our customers, as well as help boost the bottom line for the store. I don’t know the specic numbers to compare protability between the departments, but I’m sure the dairy department holds its own. How do display plans and advertising campaigns help sell certain brands or types of dairy products? Advertising is very effective in letting our customers know the current ad offerings and also to alert them of new items we are bringing into the store. The ads help drive our customer trafc into the store, yet we do our best to highlight those items as well as other deals and new products available. Each department throughout the store has its own bunkers for featuring products. We hope these bunkers draw our customers’ attention to these deals. How does the rising cost of milk affect sales? Cost is an important factor when making decisions for most people. We work closely with our supplier to nd ways to help keep the cost of essential dairy products
Kevin Soenneker and Sherri Burg (photo not available) Store: Teals Market Location: Albany, Minn. Position: Store manager and dairy manager Experience: 24 and 23 years What is your top selling dairy product? Milk is always the top item; 2 percent is our best seller and then 1 percent, followed by skim and whole milk. How has this changed in the past 10 years? It really hasn’t, besides the prices. It would be nice to have a crystal ball and see how the consumer reacts with uctuating prices. Gallons of ice cream are slowing down, while pints are really increasing. Tell us about the most popular and the most unique dairy products your store offers. Sour cream has always been on top of the list when it comes to dairy items. The squeeze bottle sour cream is the most unique item and is gaining popularity for its convenience. Greek yogurts are also really increasing in popularity. How protable is the dairy case compared to other sections of the store? No comment. How do display plans and advertising campaigns help sell certain brands or types of dairy products? Everyone knows June Dairy Month. Regardless, the dairy sales don’t increase that much due to that advertising. What does increase and promote sales are the displays that Sherri works hard at coordinating. How does the rising cost of milk affect sales? Rising prices play a vital key in the quantity of milk sales. Almost everything above the $3-range effects sales. What is your favorite dairy product? Kevin likes ice cream and Sherri likes cheese
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WATERVILLE, Iowa – In ve short years, Brian Streeper has become a farmer. He wears a battered cap, knows all his cows by name and can drive his UTV over a polywire fence without stopping. Brian is an engineer by training and was not raised on a farm. He and his wife, Amanda, are gradually buying the dairy cattle, buildings and land of her parents, Nick and LuAnn Rolling. They milked cows for close to 20 years near Waterville, Iowa, and began transitioning the operation to the younger generation in 2014, after Brian apprenticed with them for a year. As a youngster, Brian helped out on the dairy farms of his two uncles and on his grandfather’s place. “I always enjoyed being on the farm and farming was in the back of my mind,” Brian said. Now, it is Brian who milks the 70 crossbred cows twice a day, while Nick devotes himself to growing corn, soybeans, oats and hay on 300 acres of mostly rented land in northeast Iowa’s Allamakee County. “I have a town job, too, so I get out of his (Brian’s) way. He doesn’t have to listen to my opinions all the time,” Nick said, with a laugh. Amanda has an interior design degree from Iowa State University and works for Northeast Iowa Resource Conservation and Development, Inc., in Postville, Iowa. Brian also earned a degree from Iowa State, in construction engineering. Brian and Amanda are the parents of four: August, 6; Ivy, 4; Sutton, 2; and Jafe, 3 months. Already early in his dairying career, Brian is looking to the not-so-distant future. “I’d like to gure out a way to get the kids involved, if they want to,” he said about his goals. That might mean adding land, besides the 80 acres Brian and Amanda already own. It could mean diversifying, maybe with beef or sheep. The Streepers already have several of the woolly critters. Young August, home during day with Dad, exhibits a natural curiosity and cannot seem to stand still. “He loves it,” said Brian, about the 6-year-old. “He loves farming – being around cattle and the equipment and every-
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Brian Streeper, pictured with his son, August, and his father-in-law, Nick Rolling are in the Ōh year of their farm transiƟon plan for their dairy near Waterville, Iowa. thing.” The Rolling/Streeper farm is a hybrid of sorts. Nick and LuAnn used rotational grazing for years, and Brian and Amanda also let their cows harvest much of their feed themselves by way of grazing the hilly ground. But the farm also has a sand-bedded freestall barn and feeds a total mixed ration (TMR) much of the year. Brian buys some of his feed from Nick. There’s also a pit that holds a month’s worth of manure. Brian only needs to haul and spread manure fall through spring, since the cows handle that chore when they’re grazing. The Streepers’ cows start grazing around May 1. They’re in one of the 10 permanent paddocks for a day. Then Brian moves the electried wire and gives them access to new grass for the next 24 hours. The farm also has 30 acres of improved pasture that’s rotated in and out of crop production. A cutting or two of hay is made from some pastures, too. Their hybrid dairying system is working well, Brian said. He said the cows are
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matotropin (rBST) on his cows. He thinks the hormone might have boosted production by about ve pounds a day. Brian, like other dairy producers, plans to stop using rBST this year. He said his milk buyer, Wapsie Valley Creamery, sent him a letter stating it will cease buying milk produced with the aid of the hormone. Although he likes grazing, Brian has some experience from helping on his uncles’ farm. “I think I’d be just as happy in a connement situation,” Brian said. Along with diversifying the farm to include livestock other than dairy cattle, Brian wants to continue improving the facilities. One such project is covering an open lot where he feeds the TMR. He also is thinking about adding about 10 more cows. “We’re kind of up against the bluff and the creek,” Brian said about limitations on his cow numbers. “We’ll see how things go.” Life placed Brian on a farm that has a trout stream, Paint Creek, tumbling through it. Because of the creek and the hills, much of the crops are grown using no-till. Ironically, the young farmer seldom has time for shing, even though he crosses Paint Creek a dozen or so times a day. While the farm is made more picturesque by the stream’s presence, Paint Creek can cause problems. Flooding a few years ago washed out the old railroad tanker cars that served as both culverts and a bridge for crossing to the land on the other side. Brian put his engineering knowledge to good use when he and Nick built a regular bridge. That bridge still stands rock solid, even though ood waters have touched it. Now, with his own herd nearly paid for and a plan in place to purchase the land, Brian can say, “Life is pretty good” and that he can see continuing to farm another 30 or 40 years. “I’m happy to have the opportunity,” Brian said. “I really appreciate all the advice and help.”
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What is your current herd average, butterfat and protein? The current rolling herd average is 30,128 pounds of milk with 1,244 pounds of fat and 937 pounds of protein.
What is the composition of your ration? What has been one of your most recent changes that has been successful for you? We feed a base mix of mineral, energy boost and protein. We also feed canola meal, gluten pellets, dry corn, high moisture corn, snaplage, haylage and corn silage. Having enough inventory for a year-round supply has been the most important part of the ration. We always have plenty of fermentation time on our feed piles.
How many times a day do you milk? If you don’t milk 3X a day, have you tried it in the past? Yes, we milk 3X a day. Do you use BST? If so, what is your protocol? No. Do you contract your milk? Has it been successful for you? Yes, we contract some milk and it has been successful. We have missed some highs but more importantly we have missed lows. Describe your housing and milking facility. We have a six-row barn and a two-row dry cow barn. We have sand bedded stalls and a double-12 Delaval parlor. Our freestall
Through the years you’ve been farming what change has created the biggest jump in your herd average? Sand bedding, small forage equipment and getting a Claas chopper. This helped us have more consistent feed and ability to develop some inventory. The addition of the SCR breeding system for cows and heifers has also helped. A recent change we made was making
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Casey Schlauderaff (second from le�) said employeers are a big part of keeping their herd’s milk produc�on high. He is pictured with employees (from le�) Miguel Guzman, Rich Blair and Paul Kasowski. Schlauderaff Enterprises milks 650 cows on their farm near Frazee, Minn. the stalls wider. We increased their width from 44-46 inches to 48 inches. We also took out a piece of channel iron so the cows can lunge through easier. The cows have ample head
space in the stalls that face each other. What is your herd health program? Three weeks precalving, cows have an SCR
collar put on, are given the J-Vac and ONCE PMH IN vaccines, MuSe, a selenium supplement, and Scourguard. At 40 days post fresh, cows are given Bovi-Shield and J5. At
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Con�nued from SCHLAUDERAFF | Page 18 150 to 180 days in milk, they are given Bovi-Shield 5L5. At dry off, cows are treated with Tomorrow and each teat receives an Orbeseal tube. They also receive vitamins E, A and D along with UltraBac 7/ SomuBac and J5, and are dewormed.
What role does genetics play in your production level and what is your breeding program? I think the average dairy cow has the ability to milk at high levels. Our greatest focus has been on feet and legs, and strong cows. The SCR system has changed how we handle our breeding. We used to follow a very aggressive ovsynch and resynch program. Now we will give two injections of prostaglandin. Ninety-ve percent of cows will be bred from standing heat. Cows over 100 days not bred will be enrolled to program breeding. We pregnancy check every two weeks and cows will be enrolled to program but with SCR, we
What does your dry cow and transition program consist of? The cows are vaccinated at dry off and moved to loose housing because we don’t have enough stalls. We run a single cow ration that is high in straw. Cows come back in the freestalls before we need to vaccinate and put collars on.
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Sand bedding has been key in maintaining cow comfort at Schlauderaff Enterprises. A recent change has included making the stalls wider. have really been catching the repeat breeders. At ve-plus breedings, we use limousine semen. What type of improvements would you like to make that would increase your rolling herd average even higher? I would like to convert the barn to tunnel ventilation.
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Clean feed for the cows, free of mold, yeast and spoilage, is a goal at Schlauderaff Enterprises.
What would you say are the three most important factors for you that helped you attain your current herd average? The rst is good people working here helping us. We have a great group of employ-
ees, a fantastic herdsman, Paul Kasowski, and work with an excellent nutritionist, Barry Visser, and support staff, Karen Wjirtes, at the Ashby Elevator. The second is clean feed. Feed needs to be free of mold, yeast and spoilage. I think that is even more critical than quality feed. The third factor is cow comfort. Cows need to lie down, have healthy feet and stay cool in summer. Tell us about your farm. I, Casey, work with my brothers and parents. We raise our own heifers and feed our steers. We have a mix of irrigated and dry
land ground. We are growing corn, corn silage, alfalfa and soybeans. Casey is responsible for the dairy operation, Kory is in charge of the heifers, and Chad is in charge of the farming and forage production as well as oversight at the feedlot. My parents, Gary and Barb, are involved. Barb feeds calves in the morning and delivers hot meals to the harvest crew when we are chopping forages. Gary drives equipment. Kelly is an accountant who takes care of nances and drives when needed. We also have been custom chopping corn silage and custom hay chopping.
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Celebrate June Dairy Month with breakfast on the farm Taste of the Farm, June 13 The 11th annual Taste of the Farm event will be June 13 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Farmamerica, which is located at 7367 360th Avenue in Waseca, Minn. The event is free to attend. The event will feature: farm animals and farm equipment, live entertainment by The Moogican, games and activities for children, tram rides around Farmamerica. Free meal (serving until gone) including hamburgers and pork sandwiches. Parking is available on site. For more information, contact Ashley Harguth, 507-461-2098. Dodge County Dinner with a Farmer, June 15 The Dodge County Dinner with a Farmer will be 5-7 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Park in Kasson, Minn. Cost is $5 for burger baskets. Activities include petting zoo, tractors and free movie and popcorn at 7:30 p.m. Goodhue County Dairy Breakfast on the Farm, June 16 The Goodhue County Dairy Breakfast on the Farm will be 7-11 a.m. at the Dave and Ann Buck farm, 37298 180th Ave., Goodhue, Minn. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Ann Buck at 651-923-4274. Olmsted County Breakfast on the Farm, June 17 The Olmsted County Breakfast on the Farm will be 6:30 - 11:30 a.m. at the farm of Charlie and Carrie Sachs, 9019 Silver Creek Road NE, Eyota, Minn., or 9 miles east of Rochester 4 miles northwest of Eyota. Cost is $7 for adults and $4 for children. Menu includes pancakes, sausage, cheese, milk, juice and coffee. Activities include petting zoo, tractor drawn wagon rides, educational displays and exhibits. Parking is available onsite or bus rides from west lot of Century High School in Rochester. For more information, contact Ken Levos, 507-696-4013 or kdlevos@hushmail.com. Wright County Breakfast on the Farm, June 17 The Wright County Breakfast on the Farm will be 7 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Goldview Farms in Waverly, Minn. Transportation will be available. Park at the Howard Lake Waverly-Winsted High School. Cost is $5 for adults, children 5 and under eat free. Menu is all-you-can-eat pancakes. Activities include petting zoo, machinery row, sand city and farm tours. For more information, visit www.breakfastonthefarm.org. Fillmore County Dairy Night on the Farm, June 17 The Fillmore County Dairy Night on the Farm will be 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Johnson Rolling Acres, 24486 Bear Paw Road, Peterson, Minn. Cost is a free will donation. Menu includes cheeseburgers, baked beans, cheese curds, milk and malts. For more information, contact Trinity Johnson at trinity_j@hotmail.com. Lyon County Breakfast on the Farm, June 22 The Lyon County Breakfast on the Farm will be 6-9 a.m. at Lanou Farm, 2229
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Stearns County dairy princesses and ambassadors serve ice cream cones to attendees of the Stearns County Breakfast on the Farm June 3 at Kuechle Dairy near Watkins, Minn. County Rd 67, Marshall, Minn. Cost is $1 for Dad’s Belgian wafes, sausage, eggs and juice. Enjoy pork, corn and bean information trailers and farm tours. Todd County Breakfast on the Farm, June 24 The Todd County Breakfast on the Farm will be 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Hengemuhle Dairy in Long Prairie, Minn. Menu includes cheeseburgers, chips, pickles, milk and ice cream. Cost is $1 per person. Activities include farm tours, machinery hill, children activities, petting zoo, educational booths and an appearance by Princess Kay of the Milky Way. Please park at CHS/Prairie Lakes Co-op, 20298 US 71, south of Long Prairie on Highway 71 and ride the free shuttle buses to the farm. Buses are handicapped accessible and stroller friendly. There will be no parking at the farm. For more information, contact Todd County Extension Ofce at 320-732-4435. Winona Chamber Family Night on the Farm, June 27 The Winona Chamber Family Night on the Farm will be 4-8 p.m. at Speltz Dairy in Altura, Minn. Family style picnic available for $7 for adults, $4 for children under 10 and $25 for family (2 adults, up to four children). Activities include farm machinery displays, games, petting zoo, children’s train wagon, tractor drawn hay wagon rides, bounce house and live music. Park and ride is available from the Rollingstone School with shuttle buses leaving every 20 minutes. For more information, contact Winona Chamber, 507-452-2272.
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FSA County Committee nomination period now open, Stearns County The nomination period for the Stearns FSA County Committee begins June 15. Nomination forms must be postmarked or received in the Stearns County FSA ofce by close of business on Aug. 1. County committees are unique to FSA and allow producers to have a voice on federal farm program implementation at the local level. To be eligible to serve on the FSA county committee, By Ryan Brunn a person must participate or cooperate in an agency adminStearns Co. Exec. Dir. istered program, be eligible to vote in a county committee election and reside in the Local Administrative Area (LAA) where they are nominated. All producers, including women, minority and beginning farmers and ranchers are encouraged to participate in the nomination and election process. This year, nominations and elections will be held in LAA 3, which includes: Farming, Munson, Eden Lake, St. Martin, Zion, Paynesville, Spring Hill, Lake Henry, Lake George, Crow River, North Fork and Crow Lake townships. Producers may nominate themselves or others as candidates. Organizations representing minority and women farmers and ranchers may also nominate candidates. To become a nominee, eligible individuals must sign form FSA-669A. The form and more information about county committee elections is available at www.fsa.usda.gov/elections. Elected county committee members serve a three-year term and are responsible for making decisions on FSA disaster, conservation, commodity and price support programs, as well as other federal farm program issues. The Stearns County Committee consists of three members. FSA will mail election ballots to eligible voters beginning Nov. 6. Ballots are due back in the Stearns County ofce by mail or in person no later than Dec. 4. All newly elected county committee members and alternates will take ofce Jan. 1, 2018. For more information about county committees, contact the Stearns County FSA ofce at 320-251-7800 Ext 2 or visit www.fsa.usda.gov/elections. FSA County Committee nomination period now open, all counties The nomination period for FSA county committees begins on June 15. Nomination forms must be postmarked or received in a local FSA Ofce by close of business on Aug. 1. County committees are unique to FSA and allow producers to have a voice on federal farm program implementation at the local level. To be eligible to serve on the FSA county committee, a person must participate or cooperate in an agency administered program, be eligible to vote in a county committee election and reside in the Local Administrative Area (LAA) where they are nominated. All producers, including women, minority and beginning farmers and ranchers are encouraged to participate in the nomination and election process. Producers may nominate themselves or others as candidates. Organizations representing minority and women farmers and ranchers may also nominate candidates. To become a nominee, eligible individuals must sign form FSA-669A. The form and more information about county committee elections is available at www.fsa.usda.gov/elections. Elected county committee members serve a three-year term and are responsible for making decisions on FSA disaster, conservation, commodity and price support programs, as well as other federal farm program issues. County committees consist of three to 11 members. FSA will mail election ballots to eligible voters beginning Nov. 6. Ballots are due back in the local county ofce by mail or in person no later than Dec. 4. All newly elected county committee members and alternates will take ofce Jan. 1, 2018. For more information about county committees, contact your county FSA ofce or visit www.fsa.usda.gov/elections. 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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Learning is a way of life for me
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The Transition Pen
By John & Laura Rosenhammer Father/Daughter Farming Duo “You can learn from others, or you can learn the hard way.” This quote was the subject of discussion at one of our numerous graduation receptions among the parents present. While enjoying delicious sauerkraut, landjeagers and German potato salad on a twilight Saturday night evening, the subject of raising teenagers was brought up. What did we do right? What would have we done differently? What do we wish we could change? How can our children make sound choices with all the confusing messages out there? Did we allow our kids to fall and make small mistakes in order for them to learn on their own? We can’t be at their side forever, so did we allow them to grow and be responsible for their actions? As you can probably tell by now, our youngest and last child, Johnny, has graduated from high school. With 38 in his class, we are literally all one big family. Seventeen, nearly half, of his class were the youngest child among their siblings. In his commencement address, the Valedictorian (also among the youngest) stated that all 17 of those
I absorbed b b d a wealth l h off information from those who were my elders. parents saved their “best” child for last. Quite an interesting thought. By the number of mothers with tears in their eyes, it was very apparent which moms were going to really miss their babies. Luckily, at our house, because of the dairy, there is no such thing as an empty nest. I have walked the road of possibilities that is in front of those who have just received their diploma. I was fortunate to go to college where I think I really learned three main things. One: how to learn, be open to new ideas and problem solve. The second thing I learned is how to meet new people and work with those who are different than me. The third is to appreciate home. “Always be proud of the dirt under your ngernails. Someone taught you how to work,” were the words of wisdom from one of my Jack Rabbit professors. Driving west on U.S. Highway 14, I shed tears because of what I would miss on the farm by heading to college. Two short years later, I shed those same tears heading east, realizing I was leaving so many friends and great memories behind.
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Arriving home for good, I was full of ideas, energy, anticipation and hope. It took all the above to survive the ‘80s. I witnessed farm foreclosures, interest rates over 18 percent, land values evaporate to new lows, and commodity and milk prices that bottomed out for a decade. A lot of money passed through the checkbook, but only to pay interest. “This too will pass,” were the echoing words of my grandmother, Leona, as she encouraged me. “Yes there are hard days, but they will help you to appreciate the good ones,” she said. Her example and constant devotion to her faith inspired me to move forward and to always put trust in God. Despite the negatives in the farming economy, I always remained optimistic. I intently watched how successful people managed their dairy. I found numerous excuses to stop in at the neighbors’ and question them as to how they achieved their goals
so well. I would ask our vets all kinds of questions. What corn, soybeans and alfalfa are you planting this year? I went to dairy shows and sales just to see which sires were really working. I absorbed a wealth of information from those who were my elders. I truly respected their opinion because they had already walked the walk. Learning has been a way of life for me. Of course, I get many ideas that ow through my mind, but they also must be efcient and affordable. “All education is expensive.” Think about it. We can do our homework beforehand and learn from others, or we can learn the hard way and pay for it later. Congratulations to all of the graduates of 2017! John Rosenhammer farms with his brother, Greg, and daughter, Laura, on Roseview Dairy near Sleepy Eye, Minn. They milk 200 Holsteins and run 580 acres of cropland.
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Manure application, recordkeeping: What are the expectations for my farm? Compliance. It’s a word we hear a lot, and for each of us it probably conjures up a different image: rule following, guidelines or even the law. I often hear that word and think of feedlot regulations. More than likely, that’s due to my role on a local feedlot review committee. Compliance with feedlot regulations is an important aspect of responsible farming. I have found more often than not that farms out of compliance aren’t doing so on purpose; they don’t even know they are out of compliance. A big area of confusion and a common cause of non-compliance is manure application records. Records can be incomplete, out of date or not maintained.
Recordkeeping, the basics The major objective of keeping manure records is for nutrient management. Detailed By Emily Wilmes records, especially on nitrogen levels, help U of M Extension farms optimize nutrient use and could save money. Adequate records ensure good nutrient management and are an important part of the farm’s overall manure management plan. Up-to-date records are also an aspect of feedlot ordinance compliance. Feedlot ordinances are enforced by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and in some counties by local authorities, as well. There are many components that can and should be included on accurate manure application records. The most basic level includes locations of applications and the amount of manure applied. There may also be records required for manure and soil testing, manure transfer and application of manure near sensitive features. Which records do I need to keep? The level of records required in a manure management plan is determined by the number of animal units (AU). MPCA denes an animal unit as a 1,000-pound animal. A mature dairy cow over 1,000 pounds is 1.4 AU; a mature dairy cow under 1,000 pounds is 1 AU; a heifer is 0.7 AU; a calf is 0.2 AU. If any other livestock are kept on the farm, such as horses, sheep, goats, pigs or poultry, they also contribute to the farm’s total animal units. Record keeping is required for all feedlots registered for 100 animal units or more. Sites with 100 to 299 AU follow one set of recordkeeping guidelines, and farms with 300 or more AU follow an additional set of guidelines. If your farm is registered for 100 AU or more, you are required to have manure samples taken every four years if the manure storage area holds manure from 100 AU or more. Recordkeeping for 100 to 299 AU Sites registered for 100 to 299 AU have a shorter list of items
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to keep records on. These items are a current manure analysis, application information, if manure is incorporated within 24 hours near sensitive features and plant-available nitrogen (N) per acre. The manure analysis should have been conducted within the last four years. Application information should include eld IDs and the number of acres for each eld and the amount of manure applied per acre for each eld. Sensitive areas include streams, lakes, protected wetlands, and ditches, among other areas. For feedlots under 300 AU, nitrogen is the only nutrient with required records.
Recordkeeping for 300 or more AU Sites registered for 300 or more AU are required to keep thorough records. These include the four items mentioned above (manure analysis, application information, incorporation in sensitive areas, plant-available N per acre) as well as manure management plans (MMP), manure transfer records, dates of applications, soil phosphorus test results and plant-available P2O5 per acre. Manure management plans cover the complete use of manure on a farm, including storage, testing and nutrient management. Manure transfer records should include the amount transferred, dates transferred, the recipient names and addresses, and a eld ID (the minimum requirement for eld ID is county, township and section). Soil phosphorus test results need to be from the last four years. P2O5 records need to include what’s released per acre from manure and commercial fertilizers. Other considerations The required records listed above are for those farms not in a Designated Water Supply Management Area (DWSMA). Such sites have some additional regulations, which you can learn more about by visiting www.pca.state.mn.us. In my experience, most county feedlot ofcers are willing to help producers who have questions about their recordkeeping. There may also be opportunities for assistance from your local Soil and Water Conservation District. If you have questions or aren’t sure where to start, consider contacting one of those groups for assistance. Accurate recordkeeping is critical to proper manure and nutrient management. It is also an important component of feedlot ordinance compliance. Manure application records not only serve to meet requirements, they are also an important tool in proper land management. Keeping records accurate and up-to-date plays an important role in the success of your farm. You can nd additional feedlot information at https://www.pca. state.mn.us/quick-links/feedlots. More information about recordkeeping, including instructions, can be found at: https://www.pca.state.mn.us/quick-links/landapplication#record-keeping-f5f0606f.
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What is your strategy to maximize prot? Focus on maximizing milk production, minimizing costs or something else? Each of these can be successful if your herd management aligns with your strategy. Every year, there is a wide variation in protability between farms. Table 1 shows the comparison of 2014, a very profitable year, and 2016, a low prot year. Even in 2016, the top 40 percent of farms made By JIm Salfer over $500 per cow. U of M Extension The herd dynamics of the protability cohorts vary between years, depending partly on milk prices. Not surprisingly, in years with high milk prices like 2014, farms with high production were the most protable with over 5,000 pounds more milk per cow for the high prot compared to the low prot herds. In 2016, production per cow was less important for prot with less than 1,000 pounds more milk sold per cow for the high prot herds. Interestingly, in 2016, the highest 20 percent cohort for prot (data not shown in the table) actually had slightly lower milk production per cow (24,175 vs. 24,583) than the average of all farms. Cost control is important in all years, but especially in years with low milk prices. When adjusting for unpaid labor and management, the average farm lost $85 per cow in 2016. Even though net return over direct and overhead expenses were similar across all herd sizes, when adjusted for labor and manage-
ment charges, the 51- to Table 1. Protability cohorts in 2014 and 20161. 100-cow herd size was Protability Cohort substantially lower. I suspect this is because Bottom 40% Middle 20% Top 40% many of these farms 2014 2016 2014 2016 2014 2016 house cows in less la- Year bor efcient stall barns. Milk/cow, lb sold 20,707 24,146 23,726 24,620 25,864 24,872 The good news is all Direct expenses, $/cow 3688 3228 3947 3016 3847 2798 sizes of herds had farms 17.83 13.38 16.64 12.25 15.38 11.25 in the high prot cohort Direct COP, $/cwt group. Direct + Ovhd expenses, $/ 4302 3905 4673 3653 4407 3463 Every year, Farm cow Credit East publishes a 20.89 16.18 19.70 14.84 17.61 13.88 Northeast Dairy Farm Direct + Ovhd COP, $/cwt Summary. The top 25 Net return, $/cow 509 -380 1101 72 1759 524 percent of herds for Net return over labor & man-561 -123 325 prot are divided into agement, $/cow (all herds) ve categories based on characteristics in Net return over labor & man-650 -196 200 which the manager ex- agement, $/cow (51- to 100cels. They are high pro- cow herds) duction per cow, labor 1 Finbin (University of Minnesota; nbin.umn.edu) data from Minnesota state farm business efcient, better milk management associations. Data excludes organic herds. price, low cost of production and balanced. For example, labor efcient are herds which excel at produc- understand herd protability? Here are Average production can be protable as ing high amounts of milk per worker. some of my thoughts as I synthesize the long as you are excellent at controlling all your costs. Balanced are herds that don’t t neatly data: • There are protable herds of all • In order for small farms to remain in any of the other categories. In 2016, protable, they need to commit themthe high production and labor ef- sizes and management styles. • Low cost of production is a win- selves to having above average produccient herds were much larger than the ning strategy every year. It is not al- tion and must be a low-cost farm. Some other three categories, averaging 568 cows per herd. The smallest average ways possible to have the lowest cost ideas for smaller farms to be competiherd sizes were for the low cost (154) of production. Major new investment is tive include: • Partner with other farms to take and balanced herds (162). This data is required to bring in a new partner or replace old facilities. However, carefully advantage of scale. This could be sharsimilar to the Finbin data. The reason is likely that larger herds tend to have planning investments that are proven to ing equipment or purchasing commodispecialized labor focusing on cow man- have a high return such as better cow ties in bulk. • Consider value added opportuniagement and larger more labor efcient cooling and cow comfort will help keep cost of production low. ties such as marketing genetics or conparlors, while smaller herds may have • Higher production usually results verting to organic. a higher percent of family labor with in higher prot, but achieving maxi• Rely on off-farm income to help older facilities. How can this data be used to better mum production may not always be the support family living and provide benbest strategy in low priced years. The ets. most protable herds in low milk price • Diversify the farm and add other years achieve good production, but are enterprises to add to the prot mix. This even better at controlling costs. In a can be risky if other enterprises are not year with anticipated low milk prices, protable. Low risk enterprises might it is important to examine all spending include contract hog nishing or pouland determine if there are areas to cut try barns. without affecting cow health or perfor• Minimize debt. Small farms must mance. Focus your labor and capital in focus on minimizing debt and being areas that are likely to yield rapid re- very efcient with capital purchases Prairie Pride has developed the turns like better transition cow manage- such as purchasing used equipment. Futures Bin today in our Poly Bins. ment. One great attribute of the dairy inAll the features the others will have • Understand your management dustry is that many types of farms can in their bins in the future are in ours strengths and develop a style that be protable. It is important for you to complements them. There are manag- capitalize on your facilities, land and today. Check the list of features ers who have the facilities and skills to skills to maximize prot potential. below and you will agree that Poly achieve consistently high production.
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Big Bird has been a member of our household handed me a small strip of black rubber and asked, ever since I can remember. “Could you put a new belt on the vacuum cleaner for He doesn’t actually live with us, obviously; if he me?” did, we would have gone broke from buying all the Having performed this task before, I said, “Uhnewspapers needed to line huh, uh-huh. Yep, yep, yep, the bottom of his cage. yep.” As the h time i ffor their h i visit ii d drew What I mean is that Pub- A She shook her head lic Broadcasting has long near, my wife fell into a tizzy and said, “No more zoning been integral to our lives. out by the TV with the boys. I was just a kid when PBS about what she perceived as our You’re beginning to sound was rst pulled in by the farmhouse’s lack of tidiness. like those Muppet Marmast-like TV antenna bolttians.” ed to the roof of our farmOver the years, we house. Overnight, the numhave enjoyed many excelber of channels we could view suddenly increased by lent programs on public TV. For instance, without 33 percent, from three to four. PBS, I would have never known there are humanoid As tykes, our two sons became avid fans of Ses- cats who can dance on their hind legs and sing doleful ame Street. By then I had outgrown children’s televi- tunes about the harsh realities of alley cat life. sion programming – or so I thought. One day, my wife Public Broadcasting recently came to our farm.
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I have two strong, independent and loving godmothers. Quite a few Christmases ago, the three of us decided, instead of getting each other gifts, we would gather one or two times a year to hang out – talk about life, and share many laughs and maybe a few tears together. Whether it’s just for an afternoon or an overnight at one of our houses, these gatherings are ones I look forward to each year. Plus, I’ve been able to get to know Mary and Libby on much deeper levels than I ever would just buying them a gift (even though gifts are nice every once in awhile). These are memories I cherish, and I will always hold dear in my heart in the future. A Little Bit of Sunshine When it comes to showing love and appreciation, I can bypass fancy gifts or extravagant items. I like spending quality time with people. Maybe part of it stems from my younger years doing chores with my family. What better quality time is there than milking cows with Dad while singing and dancing along to the radio? Or feeding calves with my mom while she shows me which calves she thinks have a lot of potential for the future? Or the summer when my brother, Andrew, and I did the By Krista Kuzma majority of the milking because my dad had hernia Assistant Editor surgery. I may have grumbled a little (OK, a lot since I’m not a morning person) while getting out of bed each morning, but Andrew and I still joke about how we needed our morning snacks of Mountain Dew and Cheerios in between switching milkers in the tiestall barn. (Don’t worry, we counteracted the pop with plenty of milk during breakfast after morning chores.) Not too long ago, Andrew and I were able to spend a little quality time together while milking one evening. It was a rare occasion since I don’t do chores much anymore, so I enjoyed being back in the barn and talking to him. And even though it had been awhile since I had milked, the familiarity of the routine was a comfort to me. I slipped on my milking gloves, grabbed the dips and paper towels, picked up the milkers and got right to it. Although Andrew and I live in the same town, our busy schedules and But I k B know lif life iis not iinfinite. fi i young families can be an “Next timeâ€? could be our easy excuse not to gather. next trip north or it could be But I know I should make more of an effort. As life a different lifetime. Only God continues to roll along, knows that answer. I’ve come to realize ďƒžnding quality time to spend with others can be tough, but deďƒžnitely worth the effort to ďƒžgure out the details. A good reminder was during our most recent trip to visit Jordan’s grandparents in Ely, Minn. We enjoyed chatting with Grandpa Bob and Grandma Shirley, and being able to see them interact with Eleanor. It was the same with our visits across town with Grandma Tootsie and Grandpa Sugar. I will forever have a vision engrained in my memory of Eleanor blowing Grandpa Sugar a kiss and him slowly taking his ďƒžngers to his smiling lips to send one back. As we were leaving, I said goodbye, put a hand softly on his shoulder and said, “See you next time, Grandpa.â€? At that moment, “next timeâ€? could have meant our next trip north or in a different lifetime. Only God knew the answer. Grandpa Sugar died on Wednesday of this week I know life is not inďƒžnite, but it’s still hard when a loved one you know passes away. Although we are planning another trip to see the other grandparents again this summer, it will have a different feeling without Grandpa Sugar. What I know is that I want to make sure the time I spend with people is quality. Rather than saying, “We should plan something sometime,â€? I’ll just pull out my calendar right away to ďƒžnd time. So, Mary and Libby, what is your summer looking like?
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Things started off Monday morning. We had a In southwest Minnesota, the week of May 8-13 was the perfect time to plant all the row crops. We had plan. Everyone had the machine they were most coma few good days earlier where we planted barley-peas fortable with and seed boxes were lined up in the shed in the order we would use and direct seeded alfalfa. according to the plan. There weren’t enough days i all ll offers ff to test them By Monday night, we albefore that week to do much I appreciate corn or soybeans. drive new equipment, but we ready had 400 acres of corn and 200 acres of soybeans We had two, large fourwheel drives each with 60- don’t get many offers to demo planted and sprayed. Tuesday morning started slow. foot eld cultivators, along a crowd gate or a skid loader with a 66-foot corn planter, Barn contractors had issues a 40-foot air seeder, and a on a dairy. and questions, there were self-propelled sprayer with fresh cows, the hoof trima 132-foot boom all ready to mer came, and equipment go. More importantly, we had a former college stu- needed to be serviced and needed to be moved to othdent employee who had a week off before he started er farms. Then, the local green equipment salesman his new job. My son-in-law took a week off from his called with a deal we couldn’t pass up. veterinary clinic to help, too. The deal was we could use for a 24-row, high-
speed planter pulled with a 450-horsepower, quadtrack, green tractor for one day. Did it matter that our own planter is a 36-row, 22-inch, and this was a 24-row, 30-inch? No; we would plant a 240-acre eld with it that we knew would be chopped for Making Cents of Dairy silage. Just think how much we could get done if we could run two corn planters. Then, the local red equipment salesman called with another deal we couldn’t pass up. The red dealer said we could use a 620-horsepower, quadtrack tractor hooked up to a 55-foot eld cultivaBy Dave Vander Kooi tor. This would be perColumnist fect to stay ahead of two planters and an air seeder. Now, all we needed was two more bodies to drive equipment. So, we pulled two of our barn employees who normally milk, but have been helping with barn construction for the last six months, and made them into instant tractor drivers. Both Robert and Ever have driven tractors in the fall for us while packing silage and running grain cart, but running 60-foot eld cultivators was a learning experience. Going back and forth on auto steer was no problem, but cleaning up end rows and fence lines was an educational experience. It took a couple of tries for the college boy and the red salesman to get the auto-steer to work on the red quad track, but it was a smooth machine. I drove it between spraying and planting, and made the mistake of mentioning to the salesman that I struggled with the unfamiliar transmission. The green quad track with the high-speed planter caught Joe’s attention. He had that rig up to 14 mph, planting corn without a bounce, and the stand is perfect. Too bad we had spent $70,000 updating our old planter with hydraulic down pressure and electric row drives. Of course, the high-speed planter and the 450-horsepower tractor needed to pull it 10+ mph would probably run close to $750,000. Salesmen must not realize we spent millions of dollars of borrowed money on a barn expansion, because another one called Thursday morning and said he had a German, green, four-wheel drive tractor he wanted us to try. So, we hooked that up to one of our eld cultivators and tried to gure out how to drive it with only phone instructions. We got it moving, but it denitely had different controls. It did have an IVT type transmission which liked as I pushed the lever all the way ahead and it pulled the implement as efciently as it could without overworking the engine. By Friday, I just wanted to get done; not switch any equipment around and have the right people in the right tractors again. Then, the red salesman called and said we could try a quad track with an IVT transmission. I thought about it, especially since I like the IVT, and I had told him a few days earlier that the conventional tranny was unfamiliar. However, I told him I appreciated the offer, but I wasn’t going to buy anything no matter how nice it was, so why try it out? I appreciate all offers to test drive new equipment, but we don’t get many offers to demo a crowd gate or a skid loader at the dairy. Could it be that it’s easier to clean up returned eld machinery than barn equipment? Vander Kooi operates a 1,200-cow, 3,000 acre farm with his son, Joe, and daughter-in-law, Rita, near Worthington, Minn. Send him feedback at davevkooi@ icloud.com. Follow him on Instagram, @davevanderkooi.
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Just about every dairy producer wants a low so- was gone by the end. He developed the bulk tank high SCC. Very top herds can achieve new infecmatic cell count (SCC). Most dairy farmers work culture methods used today. The important concept tion risk of 5 percent or less. Top herds can achieve for environmental organisms on a bulk new infection risk of 7 percent or less. To maintain really hard to achieve this. However, not every dairy farmer is able to or will- Veterinary Wisdom tank culture is simply that the culture a downward trend of SCC on most farms, new inreects what was left on the teat prior fection risk must be below 10 percent. Rates aping to do the necessary steps to achieve to attaching units. In other words, it is proaching 20 percent usually result in difculty in a low SCC. There are at least three a report card for teat preparation hy- controlling mastitis and a high or very high SCC on things most producers cannot have and giene. Our practice laboratory has done the dairy. still have a low SCC. thousands of bulk tank cultures, and it First, you cannot have a whole Surprisingly, one thing you can sometimes is very unusual to see a herd with a very have with a low SCC is a fairly high rate of clinical bunch of chronically infected cows in low SCC and consistently high levels of mastitis. Some herds are extremely good at nding the herd and have a low SCC. In regards environmental organisms on bulk tank cows with mastitis, and treating or culling them. to achieving a low SCC, herds with cultures. Herds with very low SCCs Normally one expects herds with very low SCCs to more than 20 percent chronics, dened may have an occasional high report, have less than 1 percent of the herd diagnosed with by two consecutive linear scores of 4.0 but usually maintain very clean tests at a new (rst case for this lactation) case of clinical or higher, really have a math problem. By Jim Bennett all times. Putting too much manure into mastitis per month, and most clean herds to have It is hard to get a low average in almost the milk due to poor teat hygiene usu- less than 2 percent of herd size diagnosed with a Columnist any data set if 20 percent of the data ally leads to more subclinical and clini- new case per month. Some low SCC herds do seem points or more are very high. Top dairy cal mastitis and higher SCCs. herds can achieve 5 percent or less percent chronic, to be able to have rates consistently around 2 perThird, it is pretty hard to have a consistently cent, with occasional monthly higher spikes if they but more commonly excellent herds achieve 8 percent or less. Very good herds can achieve less than low SCC and have a high are aggressive at detection 10 percent. Once this number gets much above 12- new infection rate or risk. of high SCC cows. These Surprisingly, i i l one thing hi you 13 percent, it becomes very hard to have a SCC that New infection rate is usu- S herds may benet from is better than average. Also, it makes little sense ally calculated as number can sometimes have with a reviewing and improving to pay an SCC premium to your workers if your of cows newly high ditheir mastitis control prochronic rate is much above 12-13 percent, because vided by herd size. New low SCC is a fairly high rate of grams even though they unless you allow your milkers to make culling de- infection risk is usually clinical mastitis. may have a low SCC. cisions, there is not a lot they can do to lower the calculated as number of Because you cannot herd’s SCC in the short run. To determine your per- newly high cows divided usually have a low SCC cent chronics, look at your DHIA report, or if you by the population of forwith a high rate of chronor your veterinarian have DC305, use command: merly clean cows (from the previous test). Risk is ics, dirty bulk tank cultures and high new infection plot lgscc=4 by lgscc\zry. For most herds, a reason- a better monitor for herds with moderate to high risk, these are great parameters to monitor, at least level of chronic infections, because the population monthly, as part of a herd’s mastitis control proable goal is less than 10 percent. Second, you cannot have a low SCC and con- of clean cows is signicantly lower than the herd gram. Adding monthly percent new clinical cases sistently dirty bulk tank cultures. A bulk tank cul- size. Either one will go up if a signicant number of is a great idea, too. Posting all of this information ture may be one of the least appreciated tests on cows are getting infected during each test interval. every month with history from previous months or many dairy farms today because many people do Every new infection results in one of several out- test is an even better idea. not know how to interpret the results. 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The Burkes – Haylee, Duane, Angie and Brianna – recently became owners of 190 milking cows. They are currently renƟng a farm site near Wadena, Minn.
Burke purchases retiring farmer’s dairy By Jennifer Coyne jenn@dairystar.com
WADENA, Minn. – Since 1999, Duane Burke has aspired to be a dairy farmer, and after nearly 20 years, he is nally able to develop a career of milking cows. On June 1, Duane and his wife, Angie, and children – Haylee, 18, and Brianna, 15 – purchased 190 cows from retiring farmers Dale and Marcy Janson and began renting the Jansons’ farm site near Wadena, Minn. “I was always hopeful of being a dairy farmer one day,” Duane said. “When the opportunity came about, a lot of people said it was doable and we decided to give it a whirl.” In March 2016, the Jansons wanted to develop a plan to leave the industry, but keep the 290-cow dairy farm operable. They immediately looked towards Duane, who had served as their herdsman for six years. Over the last year and a half, the Burkes have worked with the Jansons to transfer ownership of the farm and a majority of the cattle. They began reviewing paperwork and guring out logistics of the purchase in November 2016. “We thought we had plenty of time, with six months, we thought we’d be good to go,” Angie said. “We found out it was harder than that, and we’re still working on paperwork.” With the purchase, the Burkes had to have the entire farm site inspected and approved for operation. While they had hoped to take over ownership May 1, the Burkes are still waiting to receive permitting for the manure management program. “To receive nancing, everything has to be up to code,” Duane said. “We knew it had to be, but we didn’t know it would take this long. It’s a timely process.” In the meantime, Duane and his family moved forward in purchasing
the cattle and 240 acres of land on June 1, while renting the farm site and an additional 200 acres. “They made it feasible for me and gave us the best deal to keep it going,” Duane said. The remaining 100 cows were sold on auction at the rst of the month. “We haven’t been at it too many days, but it’s been hectic,” Duane said. “It’s hard to wrap my head around taking over ownership and chopping hay all at the same time.” However, the Burkes have been fortunate with help from the farm’s employees and family friends during the period of transition. “Everyone is helping when they can,” Duane said. “It’s denitely a learning process for all of us.” Duane’s previous experience as a herdsman and his upbringing have prepared him for this new venture as a dairyman. As a young boy, Duane would spend time at his grandparents’ dairy farm near Rose City, Minn., learning how to care for the animals from his grandfather. Duane then pursued a career as a herdsman – working for dairy farms across central Minnesota, and gaining further knowledge of how to manage a dairy. “I never went to school for this – it was the desire to achieve,” Duane said. “In my case, I’m very lucky. I learned everything hands-on from vets and farmers.” While working under the Jansons, Duane was rst responsible for breeding and managing treatments, as Dale oversaw herd health as the farm’s veterinarian. Over time, Dale receded from his role and Duane took on more responsibility. “Dale would give me advice here and there,” Duane said. “He still guides me through the crops, because I’ve never had to make a decision about that part of the dairy Turn to BURKES | Page 37
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Women In Jeans Emily Caughey (pictured with two of her daugthers Gianna and Marcella) Fort Ripley, Minn. Crow Wing County 75 Holsteins Family: Husband, Dan, and daughters – Clare, 6, Gianna, 4, Marcella, 19 months, and Adelaide, 3 months. Tell us about your farm. My husband, Dan, and I work together in partnership with his dad and mom, brother, Mac, and his wife, Stacey. We milk 75 registered Holsteins and farm 1,800 acres of corn, oats, rye, alfalfa, soybeans and pasture. We also have 200 beef cows and feed out a couple hundred steers. What’s the busiest time of day for you? Late afternoon and evening, as Clare doesn’t get home from school until 4:15. We eat a quick dinner, do chores and are inside at a decent time to give baths and get the girls ready for bed. When you get a spare moment what do you do? I enjoy baking and would love to have more time to do so. My husband and I also play on a co-recreational softball team in the summer. Tell us about your most memorable experience working on the farm. My rst time milking cows, as I didn’t grow up on a dairy farm. And, driving to the 4th of July parade two years ago. My then 4-yearold daughter saw some Holstein cows and a bull out on the pasture and said, “Look at the bull. He’s doing his job.” My husband asked her, “What’s his job?” She said, “Getting them pregnant.”
What have you enjoyed most about dairy farming or your tie to the dairy industry? We get to work with God’s creation every day, making food for the world alongside working with my husband and family. Not many people have the opportunity to do that. How do you stay connected with others in the industry? I stay connected with others via text message and visits, when time allows. I also enjoy reading stories of others in the newspaper and magazines. In your opinion, what’s the importance of women in today’s dairy industry and how have you seen that change over the years? Women play important roles in the dairy industry by simply being there to lend a helping hand, raising the next generation and teaching them what needs to be done and how to do it. If you could give a tour of your farm to a prominent woman in today’s society, who would it be and why? Senator Amy Klobuchar, so she could help educate people on the importance of agriculture in our state and communities.
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before.â€? With all of the experience and knowledge gained over the last several decades, Duane was conďƒždent in becoming a dairyman. “Duane’s been learning since he was 10, and this here is all of those years ďƒžnally coming together,â€? Angie said. Although other opportunities arose for Duane to purchase a farm, he waited until he felt it was the right time and the right farm. “Working with these cows before, I had a good
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Burkes are hoping to maintain that production and improve in other ways on the dairy. While the family plans on keeping their labor costs as low as possible as they start out, they want to put an emphasis on the treatment of their employees. “I get to be my own boss, but that can go both ways,â€? Duane said. “I want to see improvements on what we already have here.â€? Angie agreed. JENNIFER COYNE/DAIRY STAR “We’re going to focus on On June 1, Duane Burke and his family purchased 190 cows from reĆ&#x;red dairy farmers Dale and preventative care, because Marcy Janson. When the paperwork is complete, they will also own the farm site, which they that’s huge,â€? she said. “We are currently renĆ&#x;ng. have to have healthy animals
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