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Lots to love about Crimson Larsons cherish 13-year-old cow’s personality, production, genetics By Krista Kuzma

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ALBERT LEA, Minn. – Larcrest Crimson-ET has captured the hearts of many people both in the dairy industry and those without a farm background. “She loves kids,” Jon Larson said about Crimson. “When the (local) 4-H club visits, there will be 10 kids crawling on top of her, and she absolutely loves it.” Larson, who with his wife, Ann, owns and manages Larcrest Holsteins in Albert Lea, said there is a lot to love about the 13-year-old cow. While her personality brings a smile to the Larsons’ faces, she has also proven herself a valuable asset to the farm both in genetic and production performance. She’s the queen of the 225-cow dairy, housed in her own pen in the corner of the 70-stall barn. “She has a personality like no other,” Larson said. “She loves attention and absolutely knows when somebody is coming to see her.” In preparation for guests, Crimson knows the routine and will take it upon herself to go to the correct spot once the gate to her pen opens. She also gets to a have quick rinse down in precisely 102-degree water. Turn to LARSONS | Page 4

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ConƟnued from LARSONS | Page 3 “It’s never been a coldwater bath for Crimson,” Larson said. “She loves it.” Her massive personality matches her size, weighing in around 2,700 pounds. With her big frame comes a big appetite. “She eats as much as any three cows we have,” Larson said. “What she loves to do is have a mouthful of TMR and milk 120 pounds per day.” Crimson has been a high

producing cow in the Larcrest herd. Based on the Minnesota DHIA 2019 high lifetime cows by dollar value list, Crimson ranked 10th. As an 11-year-old and in ve lactations, Crimson produced 293,031 pounds of milk with 4.3% butterfat and 3.6% protein and had a lifetime dollar value of $57,132. In her most recent test the rst week of July, Crimson milked 100 pounds. She is

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currently in her sixth lactation. “She’s so big that it’s easy for her,” Larson said. “As long as she’s not pregnant, she holds (milk production around 100 pounds). If she’s pregnant, she’ll drop.” Because of her top-quality genetics, Crimson has had extended lactations in order to be ushed. She is scored Excellent-94 with a 96-point udder. As a 2-year-old, Crimson was No. 2 on the Genomics Total Performance Index list for the Holstein breed. In 2016, Holstein International named her Global Cow of the Year. Because of their ushing

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daughters, Larcrest CordialET and Larcrest Cale-ET. Both are scored Very Good-89 and ranked in the top 50 for Total Performance Index; however, beyond these two, Crimsons offspring have been plentiful. “Most of our herd stems from generations down – probably four, ve and six generations down from her,” Larson said. He said about 80% of the herd can be traced back to the Ramos daughter or her mother, Larcrest Cosmopolitan, who also became a foundation cow for Turn to LARSONS | Page 5

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ConƟnued from LARSONS | Page 4 the Larsons and a cow that also made an impact on the Holstein breed with semen contracts and a plethora of daughters worldwide. Crimson’s mating is the product of what Larson calls old genetics. “Ramos was old when we made the mating (to Cosmopolitan),” he said. “He was a mature bull. I liked it because it was a proven bull and that was at the age when we were starting to nibble at all the genomic young sires.” Once Crimson came along, she was ushed and bred to genomic young sires, many of which Larson said would not be good matings now. “We used the best information we had

at the time,” he said. “And we know why we did it. We were swinging for the fence. We … got a few homeruns, but also with homeruns comes the risk of strikeouts. We still did get terric daughters, but we used a lot of bulls that didn’t pan out. That’s just the way the game goes and we understand that.” Two sires, Ensenada Taboo PlanetET and Maple-Downs-I G W Atwood, resulted in what Larson thinks were the best matings for Crimson. “From the Atwood mating comes the type branch of the family,” Larson said. “Currently, the type branch of the family has had quite a bit of luck.” Larson said he appreciates breeding

cows based on type. “A lot of matings are going more net merit now,” he said. “For our family, type is a good share of what got us here and we’ll stay with it. And I enjoy the cows I have.” While Crimson has been successful in many ways, she has encountered a few challenges along the way. As a yearling, Crimson spent a week at the veterinary hospital at the University of Minnesota and received blood transfusions due to losing blood in an injured back leg. Five years ago, Crimson experienced her only mastitis case she has had, which turned into milk fever, and she was unable to get up for four days. Earlier this year,

Crimson experienced metabolic problems and stopped eating for a week so the Larsons took her to the University of Wisconsin-Madison for veterinary care. Through each of these challenges, Crimson has recovered and returned to normal. “She’s an athlete,” Larson said. “She’s like a Charles Barkley. She’s very nimble for her size.” While all these characteristics and successes make her loved by many, no one could argue that Larson’s heart holds the most love for this special black and white bovine. “She’s my baby,” Larson said. “She’s my 2,600-pound baby.”

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LITTLE FALLS, Minn. – When is 9 or 10 inches of rain welcome? When conditions beforehand were dire and crops and lawns were thirsting for moisture. That was the scenario that played out July 1 when farmers received nearly 10 inches of rain in just four hours near Little Falls. “The corn was rolling the day before this happened,” said Steven Fellbaum, who milks 84 cows with his son, Kennard, near Swanville. “I can’t believe 9 inches of rain and it is hardly visible anymore. But, I doubt if out of that 9 inches that we retained more than an inch and a half.” Fellbaum was out chopping the last eld of second crop hay a couple miles from home when the clouds darkened before opening up around 4 p.m. “I just kept chopping and drove in the pouring rain all the way home,” Fellbaum said. “We had two loads to unload. One of them we got in the silo and that last one we just dumped it.” At home, he drove the equipment in the shed and watched a heavy array of rain and lightning. The heavy downpour continued for several hours and when the storm let up around 9 p.m., Steven Fellbaum as-

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Tom and Mary Portner milk 270 Brown Swiss cows on their farm, Port Haven Dairy, near Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. Tom was recently elected to serve as president of the Brown Swiss CaƩle Breeders’ AssociaƟon of the USA. while serving as a director on the national board and his present experience holding ofces in the state association. Despite the pandemic, Portner said he wants to continue to expand the number of registered Brown Swiss animals in the country. “Promotion in our breed is very important,” he said. “The best way to promote your breed is to have a breed that can perform and be competitive in the dairy industry.” Brown Swiss can bring an increased value to a dairy herd, particularly in components, Portner said. “The more Swiss you milk, it will denitely benet on the protein end of your milk check,” he said. Pound of milk compared to other breeds may not always be as different as people might think.

“Our herd personally has competed fairly well against Holsteins over the years as you look at DHIA information,” Portner said. “There are some high producing Swiss herds in the country that are competitive with Holsteins.” This may also be helpful in a crossbreeding situation. “Just in that rst generation, you’ll go from a 3% protein to a 3.2% or 3.3% protein,” Portner said. “I’m a purebred person at heart, but if I was talking to someone interested in crossbreeding, I would recommend going Brown Swiss as one of my choices.” The breed is known for its mobility with good foot and leg structure, along with longevity Portner said. The brown cows can also tolerate heat well. Portner recalls a time in the late 1990s when his dairy’s herd was rotationally grazed. On a particularly hot August day, he was trying to cool down several cows in the pasture that were overheating. When he moved them to a shade tree,

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Portner said the cows started to recover after 45 minutes. “The Brown Swiss cows in the group walked away from the shade and started grazing, and all the Holsteins stayed under the trees and were not comfortable enough to leave the protection of the shade,” he said. “It was very evident Brown Swiss are very hardy in high temperature in comparison to other dairy breeds.” He also mentioned how Brown Swiss have done well in the high elevation in the countries of Peru and Switzerland. “There are a lot of positives in regards to the Brown Swiss breed,” he said. Portner also wants the breed to continue improving from a genetics standpoint and get as many animals as possible genomically tested. “It’s happening, but I like to promote genetic progress,” Portner said. “It’s an important area for me. It’s one of the goals on our farm – to improve and progress genetics on a year to year basis.” While Portner appreciates breeding cows for type, that is not the main focus for his Brown Swiss herd. “I’m more of a commercial end Brown Swiss herd,” he said. “We do some showing with 4-H, and I like nice looking cows, but my goal isn’t necessarily to make it to Expo. My goal has been to have high producing Brown Swiss cows that pay the bills and can compete with other breeds.” On their most recent DHIA test, Portner said two of his 2-year-olds gave 100 pounds of milk per day and many others in the herd weighed in at 90 pounds of milk per day. Port Haven Dairy started when Portner’s father started farming on their current site in 1945. The dairy always had Brown Swiss, including when Portner returned to the dairy after college in 1990. At the time, the 40-cow herd was milked in a tiestall barn. That fall, a barn re took the lives of at least half the herd. When the family had rebuilt their tiestall barn by December, they needed animals to ll the stalls. “We bought Holsteins because Brown Swiss were so much more expensive at the time,” Portner said. “I came home wanting to milk Brown Swiss cows. I didn’t intend to have a crossbreeding program. They were kind of the cards dealt to me.” During the next nine years, the Portners also incorporated crossbreeding on their dairy, using Brown Swiss, Jersey and Normande; however, Portner’s heart steered him back to the breed he loves the most. He started breeding the herd to Brown Swiss and slowly gained more registered Brown Swiss through the national association’s identity enrollment program. “I appreciate crossbreeding as an opportunity for the Brown Swiss breed,” Portner said. “If someone wants to know they can expand their Brown Swiss herd, I know from experience you can do it through crossbreeding if you can’t access pure Brown Swiss.” Regardless of how someone wants to incorporate Brown Swiss in to their herd, Portner would be excited for more people to try it. He is hoping, as president of the national association, other people will see the value of the Brown Swiss breed.

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By Lee Mielke

Class III prices in nearby months exceed $20

The Agriculture Department announced the June Dairy Month Federal order Class III benchmark milk price at $21.04 per hundredweight (cwt.), up a record month to month increase of $8.90 from May and $4.77 above June 2019. It is the highest Class III price since November 2014 and boosts the 2020 Class III average to $16.09, up from $15.25 at this time a year ago and $14.41 in 2018. Thursday’s Class III futures settlements portended a July Class III at $22.97; August, $20.95; September, $18.81; October, $17.74; November, $17.16, and December was at $16.36. The June Class IV price is $12.90, up $2.23 from May but $3.93 below a year ago. Its six month average sits at $13.78, down from $15.98 a year ago and compares to $13.67 in 2018. Strong milk prices are indeed good news for farmers however the University of Wisconsin’s Dr. Mark Stephenson and Cornel’s Dr. Andrew Novakovic warn that “For the next few months, producers will very likely be frustrated by seeing that Class III prices have rebounded dramatically from the pandemic induced lows but that their milk check doesn’t reect all of the optimism from dairy headlines.” They give a detailed explanation in a paper entitled “Making Sense of Your Milk Price in the Pandemic Economy: Negative PPDs, Depooling, and Reblending.”You can nd it at https://dairymarkets.org/ PubPod/Pubs/IL20-03.pdf Clouds on the horizon include the fact that high cheese prices caused some retailers to cancel cheese orders last week, according to the June 26 Dairy and Food Market Analyst (DFMA). The Analyst stated “With Coronavirus cases spiking, two states, with 15% of the USA population (Florida and Texas), announced initiatives to roll-back re-opening steps. Nine other states have paused re-openings (12% of the USA) for a total of 27% of the country.” There was good news in the Agriculture Department’s approval of up to $1.27 billion in extended contracts and up to $202 million in new contracts to support American producers and communities through the USDA’s Famers to Families Food Box program. This second round means $512 million in fresh fruits and vegetables will be purchased, $288 million in dairy products, $233 million in meat products and $444 million in a combination box of fresh produce, dairy or meat. HighGround Dairy’s (HGD) Lucas Fuess reported in the July 6 Dairy Radio Now broadcast that the announcement is in addition to other government pro-

grams. HGD points out that while the latest announcement of $288 million for dairy is about 32.5% less in total dollars than Round 1, “The market cares less about the dollars and more about the total volume being consumed by the program.” Fuess stated that vendors had to submit prices for all four potential rounds when the initial bids were due May 1 but product prices were at a much lower level. He said that vendors likely planned on higher prices ahead but the highest price for CME cash-settled cheese futures on May 1 was $1.67 (Oct). As of July 1, CME block Cheddar was $2.64, up 58% from the highest May 1 futures board price. This will create challenges for vendors procuring product, he said, but will most likely provide continued support under cheese markets through summer and prevent a price crash. He cautioned however that the Coronavirus continues to spread in the south and west and, if restaurants start closing again, “That may be a warning sign on the horizon.” In other dairy news of the week; the May Dairy Products report pegged total cheese output at 1.1 billion pounds, up 3.2% from April but 0.7% below May 2019. The year to date total hit 5.4 billion pounds, down 0.1% from 2019. Italian type cheese totaled 481.7 million pounds, up 6.8% from April and 1.5% above a year ago. YTD output was at 2.35 billion pounds, down 0.6%. American type cheese totaled 442.6 million pounds, down 1.0% from April and 0.2% below a year ago. YTD American was at 2.2 billion pounds, up 1.3%. Mozzarella output climbed to 378.2 million pounds, up 0.9% from a year ago, with YTD at 1.85 billion pounds, down 0.7%. Cheddar, the cheese traded at the CME, slipped to 319.4 million pounds, down 11.5 million pounds or 3.5% from April and 1.7 million or 0.5% below May 2019. Year to date Cheddar stood at 1.6 billion pounds, up 1.4% from a year ago. Butter output fell to 178.3 million pounds, down 39.2 million pounds or 18.0% from April but was 8.3 million pounds or 4.9% above a year ago, the tenth consecutive month it topped a year ago. YTD butter output was at 973.2 million pounds, up 8.8% from a year ago. Dry whey totaled 86.2 million pounds, up 10.8% from April and 9.0% above a year ago, with YTD at 406.9 million pounds, up 4.2%. Dry whey stocks totaled 84.8 million pounds, up 12.4% from April and 18.9 million or 28.6% above 2019. Nonfat dry milk output totaled 157.7 million pounds, down 37.5 million pounds or 19.2% from April

and 16 million or 9.2% above a year ago. YTD powder sits at 860.6 million pounds, up 3.2% from 2019. Stocks fell to 344.7 million pounds from a record 392.6 million in April, down 47.9 million pounds or 12.2% from April but 54.6 million or 18.8% below 2019. Skim milk powder output, at 47.1 million pounds, was up 6.7 million pounds or 16.5% from April and a hefty 20.5 million pounds or 76.9% above a year ago. YTD skim powder hit 206.9 million pounds, up 8.2% from a year ago. CME prices entered “National Ice Cream Month” stronger, except for butter and powder. The 4th of July holiday shortened week saw the Cheddar blocks close Thursday at $2.6750 per pound, up a dime on the week and 82.75 cents above a year ago. The barrels nished at $2.4150, up 1.5 cents, 63.5 cents above a year ago, but 26 cents below the blocks. 20 cars of were block sold and 6 of barrel. Dairy Market News says some Midwestern cheesemakers reported COVID-19 related disruptions regarding cheese production as they nished the month of June. Spot milk prices were coming in below Class and “cheesemakers are deciding to, or not to, produce more cheese to add to the spot market.” Spot milk availability was opening up early in the week and was expected to last into the weekend and possibly into the following week. Western cheesemakers report production is still running at or above design capacity for many. Retail demand has been the “stalwart foundation for the cheese industry over the last few months,” says DMN, and “Some speculate that with summer grilling season on hand, and the safer at home mentality still fresh in consumers’ minds, demand for single serve slices has been strong.” Earlier this spring, cheese processors aggressively pursued export markets, selling a lot of cheese forward overseas however, as prices increased, contacts said they were seeing fewer future bookings. Food service demand has increased and government purchases have made cheese stocks tight. Some brokers are actively looking for cheese to close out existing contracts. But with higher prices, food service demand nding a new balance, and export contracts getting lled, many market participants envision a scenario where cheese availability may increase, and cheese prices may fall, warned DMN. Spot butter saw its fourth consecutive week of decline, closing at $1.7375 per pound, down 2.75 cents on the week, lowest since June 3, and 66.75 cents below a year ago. Only 4 carloads were sold on the week at the CME. The DFMA reports that “IRI data showed retail sales growth of butter has decreased for three consecutive weeks. Sales were up 51% ve weeks ago, 39% four weeks ago, 29% three weeks ago and 21% two weeks. The slowing gains is causing companies to revise their demand forecasts lower. Butter industry contacts had been celebrating ‘permanently changed consumer habits’ just a couple of weeks ago. Now, our colleagues are walking back those claims of a generational surge in baking habits.” Butter makers found cream prices more within reach as they started July, according to DMN, “but the longevity of churning is in question.” Butter demand remains strong on the retail side and food service has picked up in recent weeks, however it still lags previous years’ gures by a sizable margin. The Western butter market is steady to a bit weaker. Cream is still tight but not like a few weeks ago though it remains out of the reach of some butter manufacturers, making it impossible to increase their production. Turn to MIELKE | Page 11

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ConƟnued from MIELKE | Page 10 Grade A nonfat dry milk weakened, closing Thursday at $1.01 per pound, down a penny on the week and 3 cents below a year ago, with 7 cars sold on the week. Dry whey saw its Thursday nish at 33 cents per pound, up 1.75 cents and a quarter-cent above a year ago, with 18 sales reported on the week at the CME. Lower feed costs did not offset a lower All Milk price and thus the May milk feed price ratio was lower for the sixth month in a row. The latest Ag Prices report put the ratio at 1.77, down from 1.84 in April, and compares to 2.10 in May 2019. The index is based on the current milk price in relationship to feed prices for a dairy ration consisting of 51% corn, 8% soybeans and 41% alfalfa hay. One pound of milk could only purchase 1.77 pounds of dairy feed of that blend in May. The U.S. All-Milk price averaged $13.60 per cwt., down 80 cents from April and $4.40 below May 2019, as falling milk prices resulting from the COVID pandemic nd their way to the farm gate. The national average corn price averaged $3.20 per bushel, down 9 cents per bushel from April and 43 cents per bushel below May 2019. Soybeans averaged $8.28 per bushel, down 7 cents from April but 26 cents per bushel above a year ago. Alfalfa hay averaged $179 per ton, down $2 per ton from April and $25 per ton below a year ago. Looking at the cow side of the ledger, the May cull price for beef and dairy combined averaged $68.30 per cwt., up $4.30 from April, $2.70 above May 2019, but was $3.30 below the 2011 base average of $71.60 per cwt. Speaking of feed costs, the USDA’s latest Acreage report estimates US farmers planted 92 million acres to corn, up 2.31 million or 3% from a year ago but down from the March estimate of 97 million. Compared with last year, planted acreage is expected to be up or unchanged in 28 of the 48 estimating States. Soybean plantings, were estimated at 83.8 million acres, up 10% from last year and 300,000 acres more than the March estimate. Planted acreage is up or unchanged from last year in 24 of the 29 estimating States. Lots of eyes are on these crop reports as to how they will affect feed costs on the farm. The US and China are at loggerheads again, this time with respect to Hong Kong’s standing with China and the spat could affect the Phase One trade agreement and hurt US soybean exports to China and others like whey. It looks like we will have plenty to sell. The USDA’s latest Crop Progress report has the US corn crop with a 73% good to excellent rating, as of the week ending June 28, up from 72% the previous week, and up from 56% a year ago. The report shows 95% of US Soybeans are emerged, up from 89% the previous week, 15% ahead of a year ago, and 4% ahead of the ve year average. 71% are rated good to excellent, up from 54% a year ago. Cotton is rated at 41% good to excellent, down from 52% at this time a year ago. U.S. dairy exports continue via the farmer-funded Cooperatives Working Together program. Member cooperatives accepted 10 offers of export assistance from CWT this week that helped capture sales contracts for 1.455 million pounds of whole milk powder and 632,727 pounds of cream cheese. Meanwhile May US dairy exports were the strongest for the month on record, amounting to a combined 225,967MT, driven by demand for milk powders, ac-

cording to HGD. Total cheese exports got close to a record high, and whey products to China were up 158% from the subdued volumes last year, says HGD, but remain below 2015-2018 May volumes. More details next week. If you think you’re behind in your paper work, consider this. The Agriculture Department just issued its December 2019 uid milk sales report, likely delayed due to the bankruptcy situation of Dean Foods, in the process of being acquired by Dairy Farmers of America, and Borden, now in the process of being acquired by a private investment rm, Capitol Peak Partners and KKR & Company. December saw a total of 3.95 billion pounds of packaged uid sales, according to the USDA, down 2.3% from December 2018. Conventional product sales totaled 3.7 billion pounds, down 2.8% from a year ago. Organic products, at 232 million pounds, were up 5.7% and represented 5.9% of total sales for the month. Whole milk sales amounted to 1.3 billion pounds, up 0.8% from a year ago and sales for the year totaled 15.1 billion pounds, up 1.0% from 2018. It made up

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DURHAM, Ark. – Where Nigerian Dwarf goats fall short in the amount of milk they produce, they make up for in the quality of milk. That is what led Scott and Tessa McCormick to start a farmstead near Durham where they make artisan goat cheese from their herd of Nigerian Dwarf goats. “We like to focus on the quality of milk,” Tessa Mc-

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Cormick said. “Volume is not a big bragging point for Nigerian Dwarf goats, but our girls have been tested and proven at 9.88% butterfat.” The butterfat content is vital when making cheese, which the McCormicks began doing in 2013. Prior to their opening, Scott trained at Vermont’s Institute of Artisan Cheese in basic and advanced cheese making courses. Today, White River Creamery makes fresh Chevre, raw aged goat feta and raw aged goat gouda. In addition to the goat cheeses, White River Creamery also makes feta, cheddar, fromage blanc, mizithera and ricotta from cow milk they purchase from local Grade A farms. “We make a southern fa-

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hope to grow their herd to 100 been a family run operation milking goats. There are 100 since the very beginning. The goats total within the herd. The McCormicks relied on their McCormicks do not breed their three teenage daughters, Amber, does until they are 2 years old. Caily and Emily, at the time to “Our original herd of 30 help with farm work. goats we purchased in 2011 “We started the dairy after is aging out of milking so our I suffered a debilitating heart numbers are dropping tempo- condition,” McCormick said. rarily,” McCormick said. White River Creamery has Turn to WHITE RIVER | Page 15

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A day in the life at Langerock Brothers Dairy

Activities include chopping oat silage, baling second crop alfalfa By Jerry Nelson

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MARION, S.D. – Every day is a busy day at Langerock Brothers Dairy, but June 30 was especially hectic. Among the day’s activities were chopping oat silage and

baling the second cutting of alfalfa along with all the usual chores needed to keep a dairy operation running smoothly. Lincoln and Landon Langerock began dairying a few years ago on the farmstead where their father, Larry, milked cows. The facilities

JERRY NELSON/DAIRY STAR

Landon (leŌ) and Lincoln Langerock milk 150 head on a leased dairy facility near Monroe, South Dakota. The brothers spent June 30 helping with chopping oats for their uncle Curt MaƩhies and baling their second cuƫng of alfalfa.

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When the heifer named Helga was a newborn, Lincoln Langerock gave her an ear tag with “Marry Me?” wriƩen on it. Lincoln then asked his girlfriend, Haley Lund, to help him with the calf. Haley saw the tag and immediately said yes.

sat empty for a number of years. Lincoln and Landon xed them up and were soon milking 50 Holsteins. “Landon and I wanted to farm, but we knew that Dad’s operation wasn’t big enough to accommodate two more people,” Lincoln said. “We saw dairying as a way to get

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Rounds $100-$150/ton

Beef & Heifer Hay Med Squares $90-$140/ton

Rounds $80-$125/ton

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80 Registered and high-grade Holstein parlor cows. Paul Kyllo Byron, MN After many years of successful farming the Kyllo family has decided to disperse their nice herd. 60% of the cows are registered including four 100% registered red and white cows! Also several nice Swiss cross cows. All ABS breeding and genetic mating done for over 30 years. Several fancy Silver, JoSuper, and Monterey daughters! Half the herd is fresh in last 90 days with the balance due to calve from September 1st to the end of November. Herd is on official DHIA averaging 68 lbs milk with a 4.3 BF! Not pushed for production but many of the fresh cows are milking over 80 with individuals over 100 lbs! Parlor milked, bedding pack barn and let out to pasture. Good udder attachment throughout the herd. Well mated, deep bodied, strong cows that are built to last! HERD #2: 20 Holstein tiestall cows, 33 Holstein heifers. Herd is mostly seasonal being bred to calve from September 1st to January 1st. Several cows fresh last 60 days milking up to a 105 lbs! Top registered bulls used for breeding. Not pushed for production, no TMR, let out to graze at night. Herd average 62 lbs, 4.2 BF and 112 SCC. On official DHIA Really nice set of cows that should do well for you! 12 heifers confirmed bred, 21 opens. Full vaccination program. OTHER EARLY CONSIGNMENTS: 6 Holstein cows fresh less than 75 days, milking 82 to 117 lbs! AI breeding for many years with Select Sires; 3 Jersey cross cows, 2 recently fresh one confirmed bred; Swiss cross cow fresh 5-21, 84 lbs, 3.9 F, 48 scc; Jersey bull big enough for cows. Proven breeder SPECIAL NOTICE: 10 REGISTERED GUERNSEY HEIFERS!! One close springer, 1 short bred, 4 yearlings, 4 6-8 months old. Very nice set of heifers, some with show potential!

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Thursday, July 16th • Hay: 10 a.m. • Cows: 11 a.m.

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Med Squares $140-$180/ton

home farm. “We wanted to grow our herd, but there just wasn’t any more room on Dad’s old farm,” Landon said. “The Pullman’s dairy facilities were in pretty decent shape, so it didn’t take much to x them

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into farming.” This past November, Lincoln and Landon rented a dairy facility that is owned by Randy and Leona Pullman. The dairy, which has room for up to 200 cows, had been unused for the past six years. The only hitch is that it is located 8 miles from their

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JWO NOTES & MARKET REPORT:

Someone said, it’s not the heat it’s the humidity. Whatever it is, it sure makes the sweat roll by the buckets full and corn grow gangbusters! Continued trend of good fresh cows selling very well, $1,500-20,00. Top cows today $2,000 Ralph Petersheim, Viroqua. $1,950 Matt Hartwig, Edgar. Good mid lactation and smaller cows $1,100-1,475. Medium grade springing heifers $900-1,300. Open Holstein heifers 65 to $0.85 per pound. Holstein heifer calves $40-80 per head. Top Holstein breeding bull 1035 lbs, $1,500. Common breeding Bulls $650-1,000. Choice Holstein steers $85-87.50, Top $90.25 Stephen High, Neillsvill. Market Bulls up to $84.50. Very competitive calf Market. Most good Holstein bull calves sold from $90-140 per head. Good, 80-110 lb, beef cross bull calves $200-250/hd. Top $255 Logan Vieth, Westby. Market cows held up very well 2 days before the holiday weekend. 44% of cows sold from 55 to $0.66 per pound. 33% from $.440.54. 3x3x7 First crop grass $55-70 per bale. First crop grass small squares $1.50-2 per bale.

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up. We bought a vacuum pump and a milk tank and decided to add automatic takeoffs.” Last December, the brothers purchased a herd from a local dairyman who was retiring and instantly went from milking 50 cows to milking 150 head. “A lot of challenges came with tripling the size of our herd,” Lincoln said. “We had to gure out where to buy silage and bedding, how to formulate a TMR and who should be our nutritionist. It was a lot to handle with only two years’ worth of experience. But, we got a lot of good advice from some good people.” At midmorning, Landon was bedding calf hutches with fresh straw. “When we were milking at the home place, Mom took care of the baby calves for us,” Landon said. “Caring for baby calves is a lot of work, especially after you’ve tripled the size of your herd.” Because of their short stint in dairying, the brothers do not have their own replacement heifers. “We’re looking JERRY NELSON/DAIRY STAR forward to milking the Landon Langerock checks alfalfa the aŌernoon of June 30. He had raked the heifers that we raised,” hay in the morning. The hay was ready, so he hopped into a tractor and rolled Lincoln said. “They say it up into big round bales. that it’s cheaper to buy bred heifers, but there’s something to be said for raising your own. You know propelled chopper and trucks. That has really made a big difference. We can get a lot more done in a day. what kind of genetics you’re getting.” Landon went to their alfalfa eld shortly after And, it’s nice that we can work with our family.” At noon, the silage crew, which included Curt sunrise to rake hay. and his son, Koleman, stopped for a quick meal in “I hope that the hay is ready to bale by this afternoon,” Landon said. “The weather people are the farm shop. Lincoln’s cell phone rang. Landon was calling to discuss plans for picking up a rented mini predicting rain for tonight.” Lincoln had spent much of the morning trucking excavator from the lumberyard in Parker. “We’re going to dig out some of the clay from oat silage from a nearby eld to the farm owned by the freestalls so that they can hold more bedding,” his uncle, Curt Matthies. “Dad and Curt bought a self-propelled silage Lincoln said. “The herd of cows that we bought are chopper together last year,” Lincoln said as he slowly good cows, but they are also big. Many of them don’t drove a silage truck alongside the chopper. “We went Turn to LANGEROCK | Page 19 from a pull-type chopper and silage wagons to a self-

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Lincoln Langerock drives a silage truck alongside the chopper driven by his father, Larry, the morning of June 30. The Langerocks were chopping oat silage on the farm that is owned by Lincoln’s uncle Curt Matthies.

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The silage crew, (from leŌ) Larry and Lincoln Langerock and Lincoln’s cousin Koleman MaƩhies, enjoy ice cream sandwiches during a noonƟme break in the machine shed owned by Curt MaƩhies.                                                                    

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Crop and Weather

Crop and weather conditions in Dairy Star country

Little Falls, MN (Morrison County)

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Cologne, MN

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We ﬁnished second crop July 2. We cut it the day before and made baleage out of it all. The corn looks RAINFALL very good and stands TOTALS between 5-6 feet tall. Last 2 We are a couple weeks Weeks from tasseling. The small grain is headed out. It’s shorter than normal. The soybeans 1” in the area look good. I took my peas and oats off June 28 and seeded down Teff grass. It’s a Since April 11 warm season grass. I’m 4.75” looking for some good tonnage.

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All of the crops in our area are looking great. Our corn is about shoulder high and looks really RAINFALL good. We took our TOTALS second cutting of Last 2 alfalfa two weeks ago. Weeks It was a little light on the tonnage but had excellent quality with an RFV in the 1901.8” 200 range. The third crop is already 1012 inches tall. The soybeans in our area Since April 11 all look very good, 8.1” except for some ﬁelds 8 miles east of us that were hit by hail.

(Day County)

DAVID EWALT

60 cows, 780 acres

Growing conditions have been nearly perfect. We’ve been getting about three-fourth inches of rain per week and have had plenty of RAINFALL heat. The corn is chest TOTALS Last 2 high and is growing fast. Our soybeans are Weeks 8-10 inches tall and are just starting to ﬂower. There are some ﬁelds of oats in our area that are beginning to turn and will be ready to be cut in a week. We plan to start Since April 11 cutting our second crop 6.75” of alfalfa in a few days. The alfalfa has good regrowth and is starting to bud. It looks like we will have an excellent harvest.

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We got our second crop done June 27. We put it all in a bunker. Most people are done with second crop or are working on RAINFALL it. We sprayed for bugs TOTALS yesterday (July 6). The Last 2 corn looks very good. Weeks On July 4, we took a photo and the corn was up to my shoulders. The soybeans look 2.8” very good as well. The 15-inch rows we do are covered. The small Since April 11 grain is turning and I 11.7” would think in a couple weeks people will be harvesting.

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We started second crop hay June 26 and got it up in the silo before it rained that Sunday. It had 170 feed value and RAINFALL the protein was around TOTALS 20. Most second crop Last 2 hay has been made. We Weeks have to spray for bugs in the next couple days. The corn is starting to tassel and is 7-10 feet 3” tall. The soybeans look really good and should shut out the rows in the next couple weeks. Since April 11 We’ve been mostly 11.8” getting a lot of projects done around the farm.

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We got 9 inches June 29. We had a couple ﬁelds and meadows ﬂooded with water and a couple low spots have water, but it helped RAINFALL 95% of our crops. The TOTALS Last 2 corn was rolling up. We plan to start cutting Weeks second crop tomorrow (July 8). We chop it all and put it on a tar slab. The corn looks good; it 10” stands 6 feet and is 1.5 weeks from tasseling. There is small grain Since April 11 turning in the area. The 14.15” soybeans are coming along but not growing as fast as the corn. We’ve been applying nitrogen through our pivots.

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Crop and Weather Fort Atkinson, IA

Crop and weather conditions in Dairy Star country Cumberland, WI

Rock Valley, IA

(Winneshiek County)

(Barron County)

(Sioux County)

GLEN SCHMITT

STEVE ROZEBOOM

560 cows, 1,500 acres

Cadott, WI

(Chippewa County) RYAN HARM

MIKE RIEBE

600 cows, 710 acres

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We got our second crop off between June 29 and July 4. It was as good as ﬁrst crop with a lot better quality. We did have some spots that RAINFALL were yellow because TOTALS Last 2 of too much water, the drier ground had a really Weeks good stand. The corn really shot up lately. We should see tassels in a couple weeks. We 0” sprayed our soybeans two weeks ago and they are canopied. Some of Since April 11 the oats are starting to 14.2” turn. We got our oats off when we did our second crop. We chopped it. We could use some rain to get the underseeded alfalfa going.

It’s been hot and the spotty rains have totaled less than an inch. Our corn is a week from tasseling and is growing RAINFALL like crazy. Our second TOTALS cutting of alfalfa was Last 2 fantastic, yielding 2.1 Weeks dry tons per acre. The ﬁrst cutting of our new seeding of alfalfa wasn’t very good due to a lack 1” of moisture, but it looks like the second cutting will be better. We will be applying fungicide to Since April 11 8.7” our corn tomorrow. It looks like our corn and our soybeans will turn out OK after being hit by hail a few weeks ago.

Three inches of our two-week total came in 24 hours last Sunday night and Monday (June 28-29). We are starting to get dry. It RAINFALL is unreal how fast 3.5 TOTALS Last 2 inches of rain can go away. The corn on the Weeks hills is starting to curl right now. The corn is all over head high right now. We are done with 3.5” our second crop hay; it was a little light. I would say it was a very Since April 11 average second crop. 9.1” The beans are knee high and ﬂowering. A good shot of rain would be great right now.

The only measurable rain we have had in the last two weeks was last Monday (June 29). We are starting to get dry around here. RAINFALL The corn is looking TOTALS great. It’s about head Last 2 high everywhere. The Weeks beans are looking good. We ﬁnished our second crop, and it seemed to yield better 6” than our ﬁrst crop. Our new seeding is really growing, but we are at the point that a good Since April 11 19.4” shot of rain wouldn’t hurt us. We have about 80 acres of new seeding we are planning to cut next week.

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Monroe, WI

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SHAWN WAGNER

BEN BONKE

75 cows, 350 acres

We have only had about an inch of rain in the past two weeks. The corn in coming along good RAINFALL and most of it is TOTALS about waist high. Our Last 2 peas and oats should Weeks be ready to cut soon. We still have some ﬁrst crop hay left to 1” make, but it’s yielding OK. The second crop looks like it is coming back good. If we keep Since April 11 getting timely rains, 8.35” it should be a good crop.

650 cows, 1,400 acres The corn is shoulder high. July 8 we finished up y-drop application of liquid nitrogen on our corn. We applied 12-20 gallons per acre. The corn is looking RAINFALL really good. Alfalfa is at TOTALS 24-28 inches in height. Last 2 It’s been one month since Weeks the first cutting, and it’s moved along really fast with the hot weather. We took our first scissors cut July 6 and are waiting for results. We like to get to the mid-30s to low 40s for number of days in between Since April 11 cuts, but it’s probably 13.25” going to be sooner. Beans are growing well. We’ll put fungicide on the corn again in one or two weeks.

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(Green County)

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JOSH STEINER

DAVID KINDSCHUH

90 cows, 180 acres

80 cows, 500 acres

Crops are all looking excellent. Some corn should tassel this week with the heat and humidity. Our oats have been headed out since RAINFALL June 25. Hopefully it TOTALS doesn’t lodge as it’s Last 2 tall. Wheat in our area Weeks looks really good also. Soybeans have canopied and look super. Pea crop is moving along but some were passed up. Late peas look good. Some beans have been planted after early peas. Since April 11 As of July 6, we were 8.8” half done with second crop hay and it’s been great quality and heavy volume.

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Some corn leaves are curling up in the neighborhood because it’s been so hot. They could use rain or cooler temps. Beans on the higher RAINFALL ground have leaves that TOTALS Last 2 are starting to curl up also. We chopped some winter Weeks wheat off of one 5-acre ﬁeld and planted teff grass June 28. After just one week, it’s already out of the ground at about 1.5 inches tall. I’m kind of excited to see how much tonnage we’ll get out of it. We cut Since April 11 second crop hay in the 13.7” beginning of July and got pretty good tonnage at 7 tons per acre. We’re seeing some bugs in third crop and are going to have to spray again.

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Cooking during different seasons creates different results. In the winter, an oven full of casseroles, meats or cookies is a great way to warm up the house. In July, you only need to step outside to feel like you are in an oven. I have been looking for ways to cook without warming up my house. I love to grill hamburgers and brats, but I like to have a little bit more variety and exibility. I hate having to keep a close eye on are ups and burnt steaks. I tried these three recipes, and they are going in my collection of favorites. I will grab a couple of rotisserie chickens from the grocery story to create quick summer meals and salads. Because I am not going to the store as much and I had a couple of birds in my freezer, I thought I could make them at home while keeping my house on the cooler side. I found this recipe online, and it is perfect. The slow cooker keeps the kitchen cool while providing a low temperature to completely cook the dark meat and not dry out the breast meat. Slow cooker rotisserie chicken 1 tablespoon brown sugar 2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon pepper 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon onion powder 1 tablespoon paprika Coat slow cooker with cooking spray. Roll a piece of aluminum foil into a rope to ring around the bottom to serve as a rack for the chicken. Place whole chicken (neck and giblets re-

Garlic spinach dip “Simply in Season Cookbook” 2 tablespoons minced garlic 8 cups fresh spinach, chopped 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 1/4 cup milk 1/4 to 1/2 cup bacon bits Salt Tabasco pepper sauce to taste Sauté the garlic in 1 teaspoon oil until soft in fry pan. Add the spinach to the fry pan one handful at a time as it wilts, adding a little water as needed to prevent sticking. Place cooked spinach and garlic in blender or food processor. Add the remaining ingredients to the blender, cover and blend until smooth. Place in covered bowl in refrigerator for at least an hour to allow avors to blend.

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I found this dip recipe in the “Simply in Season Cookbook.” My spinach is in full production, and I needed something to do with it. This dip is great with veggies or pita bread. I love to spread it on hamburger buns when I am making hamburgers for supper. It is the easiest way to dress up a plain old burger. It is also good on leftover chicken sandwiches. I added bacon bits to the recipe and the avors just popped.

I have found the perfect cookie recipe. These cookies have now become our family favorite. You can freeze the dough to bake later or freeze the baked cookies to eat later. They never get hard and will thaw enough to eat by the time you reach the front door of the barn. Almond Joy cookies 1 cup butter, softened 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 1/2 cups brown sugar 4 eggs 3 teaspoons vanilla extract 4 1/2 cups our 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 5 cups chocolate chips 2 cups sweetened coconut 2 cups chopped almonds, toasted

Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees. Cream butter and sugars. Add eggs one at time while mixing. Add vanilla extract. Mix our, baking soda and salt together. Slowly add to creamed mixture. Add coconut, chips and nuts. Place on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes. Let cool ve minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely. Makes six dozen. Freezes perfectly. I know 5 cups of chips might seem like overkill, but try mixing different types of chips: semi-sweet, milk, butterscotch or vanilla. If you love the taste of coconut, add 1 teaspoon coconut extract and cut back the vanilla to 2 teaspoons. Chopped walnuts or pecans work too. If you do not want to heat up the kitchen but want to have some cookies on hand, make the dough. Roll into balls. Place on cookie sheet and freeze. Place frozen cookie dough balls in sealed bag until you cannot resist the temptation to have fresh cookies. They may take a bit longer to bake so keep an eye on them. These have become my new goto cookie. Enjoy these recipes while you try to stay cool. Natalie, Mark and his brother Al, farm together near Rice, Minn. They milk 100 registered Holsteins under the RALMA prex. Their four children are grown up and all involved in agriculture with hopes of someone returning to the farm. For questions or comments, please e-mail Natalie at mnschmitt@jetup.net.

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SPECIAL COLORED BREED & CERTIFIED ORGANIC DAIRY CATTLE AUCTION Wednesday July 15, 2020 • 11:00 am

FEATURING JERSEY, SWISS, AYRSHIRE, GUERNSEY, LINEBACK, SWEDISH REDS, MILKING SHORTHORN, PROCROSS, AND ALL DAIRY CROSSES. ALSO ACCEPTING ALL CLASSES OF HOLSTEINS AND RED HOLSTEINS! COMPLETE CERTIFIED ORGANIC RETIREMENT DAIRY HERD DISPERSAL 60 CertiÀed Organic Dairy Cows, 3 way cross: Dutch BeltsRed & Black, Shorthorn-Red & Blue & Jersey Crosses. Very colorful herd that is all recently fresh with exceptional udders, excellent feet and legs, no 3/4 cows in herd! Cows are rotationally grazed, AI over 25 years with Best Yet Genetics. Also selling (24) heifers (12) short bred heifers, due March (12) spring calves. Coming from Freshair Farm, Sauk Centre, MN 16 Holstein & Jersey/Holstein Cross Cows & Heifers! (10) cows (6) heifers, grazing, more info date of sale 6 Fancy purebred Jersey Dairy Cows, all 2&3 years olds, parlor/freestall, milking over 70# 2 Just Fresh CertiÀed Organic Holstein Dairy Cows! Both large framed 1st calf heifers, milking well!!! BULLS: A2A2 Fleckvieh Cross Bull, 75% Fleckveih 25% Jersey yearling bull, sired by Waldhoer, genomic tested. Coming from Jenson Farms, Elk Mound, WI; Jersey Bull, sired by Dartagnan, proven breeder

SPECIAL MONTHLY DAIRY HEIFER AUCTION Friday, July 17, 2020 at 11:00 am

Creamy grape salad 8 ounces cream cheese 8 ounces sour cream 1/3 cup sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 2 3 3

pounds red grapes pounds green grapes tablespoons brown sugar tablespoons chopped pecans

In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, sour cream, sugar and vanilla until blended. Add grapes and toss to coat. Transfer to a serving bowl. Cover and refrigerate until serving. Sprinkle with brown sugar and pecans just before serving.

Selling Complete Heifer Dispersals, Bred Heifers & Open Heifers Expecting 300-500 head! COMPLETE RETIREMENT HERD DISPERSAL 130 High Quality Holstein Dairy Cows, parlor/freestall, 72# on 2x milking, cows will sell with a fresh test, many TOP cows milking 90-125# 4.05BF 3.20P 196scc, 35 years AI through Accelerated Genetics, 30 years mated, bred to A2A2 bulls, year round freshening, majority 1st & 2nd lactation, many recent fresh cows and (20) close springing cows, extensive vaccination program and regular herd health, a very well cared for dairy herd but ran out of corn silage 30 days ago, cows are on haylage, small amount of distillers and a good mineral program. If you are needing TOP replacement dairy cows, plan to attend this auction! Coming from Gerike Farms, John and Vickie Gerike, Loganville, WI, Owner # 608-415-2401 • Expecting 300-500 head! SPECIAL ITEM: (6) AutoMatic take-offs, Boumatic Flowstar, good condition! Selling at 11:00am MANY COWS LIKE THESE SELL!

DRIVING & DRAFT HORSE AUCTION

Friday, July 24, 2020 at 10:00 am See our other ad in this paper for more info! ***Every Thursday - 11:00am Selling Sheep, Pigs, & Goats*** ***Now selling all goats by the lb. instead of by the head***

SPECIAL SHEEP & GOATS AUCTION July 30, 2020 at 11:00 am

Premium prices paid for Kid Goats 45-90#, Lambs 45-90# ADVANCE NOTICE

FARM MACHINERY CONSIGNMENT AUCTION Friday, August 7, 2020 • 10:00 am

E-EDITION

~~~ COMPLETE LINE OF FARM MACHINERY CONSIGNED ~~ Onsite Auction with Online Bidding available through equipmentfacts.com! Complete line of farm machinery consigned including tractors, tillage, planting, hay equipment, all shop and power tools! View machinery at Premier Livestock! Watch for pictures and more information on our website. Coming from Yurovich Farm,Willard WI. Now accepting your consignments for this auction untill Monday, Aug. 3, 3:00 pm!

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Full market report online and all major newspapers!! Wednesday we had 168 head of dairy cattle, steady market!! One small grazing herd offered. Top fresh Holstein cows $1,7002,000. Top Jersey cross cow $1,950 (super supreme fresh cows last week $2,000-$2,850, Top $3,000 !!!) Many decent quality cows $975-$1,675. Top quality Holstein springing heifers $1,200-$1,550. As always lower quality cows and springing heifers $975 and down!!! Big thanks to all the buyers, bidders , livestock truckers our employees, and most deÀnitely our consignors!! www.premierlivestockandauctions.com

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SPECIAL DAIRY SALE

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SPECIAL HOLSTEIN STEER SALE FRIDAY, JULY 24 11 A.M.

Friday, July 17 • 11 a.m. WE SALUTE OUR DAIRY FARMERS!

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46310 164th Street Watertown, SD 57201 605.881.0647

Dealer Inquiries Welcome!

Sioux Center, IA • 712-722-0681

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Email: ddthyen@gmail.com

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