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Volume 19, No. 11

July 22, 2017

Until the cows come home

Martins receive help building barn after tornado By Brittany Olson

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CONRATH, Wis. – The evening of May 16 changed the lives of Lavern and Rhoda Martin’s family forever when a large and violent tornado struck their farm at milking time. Lavern and Rhoda were milking 92 cows on their farm a couple miles east of Conrath, Wis., before the twister struck. Unfortunately, they lost several cows to the storm, along with the tiestall barn and stave silos. The house and shop also were damaged. After the tornado passed, help began to arrive in droves and the Martins are well on their way to building a new barn with dozens of volunteers helping just about every day since. Rhoda was in the basement with their younger children, Audrey, Rosene and Larissa, when the power cut out Turn to MARTINS | Page 6

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The MarƟns (front, from leŌ) – Audrey, Rosene and Kendra; (back, from leŌ) Keith, Lavern, Rhoda holding Larissa, Roxanne and Teresa – are building a new barn and milking parlor aŌer an F3 tornado on May 16 destroyed their dairy farm near Conrath, Wis.

Forever in their fields, hearts

Bike ride honoring fallen farmers a runaway success By Brittany Olson

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BLOOMER, Wis. – After dairy farmers Ram and Jeremy Seibel passed away as the result of being overcome by manure gases on their Bloomer, Wis., dairy farm in 2015, their family and friends wanted to create a way to simultaneously honor their memories, bring attention to farm safety awareness and highlight agriculture in Chippewa County. Ann Seibel, Ram’s wife and Jeremy’s mother, and Merle Richter, who taught agriculture education at Bloomer High School for over three decades, drew inspiration from a bike ride they had done last year in New Glarus, Wis. The inspiration turned into a bike ride in the Bloomer area,

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Merle Richter (far leŌ) and Ann Seibel (second from leŌ, kneeling) were part of the Tour ‘de Farm execuƟve commiƩee that planned a 37-mile bike ride on July 8 to bring awareness to farm safety, honor the memory of Seibel’s husband and son, Ram and Jeremy, and highlight agriculture in Chippewa County.

which took place on July 8. “I had Ram as a student and retired just before Jeremy had started coming up through the ranks in FFA. He went on to become FFA president,” Richter said. “We had 19 people from Bloomer who rode in New Glarus and said, ‘Why don’t we do this locally?’” Thus, the Tour ‘de Farm safety awareness bike ride was born. Seibel and Richter, with family members, friends, WAXX 104.5 farm broadcaster Bob Bosold and Chippewa County UW-Extension agriculture agent Jerry Clark formed a 13-member committee to spearhead the dream and make it a successful reality. “The vision we had was to make it a big thing,” Seibel said. While any funds raised would go towards the two “Forever in Our Fields” Ram and Jeremy Seibel scholarships from the Bloomer FFA Alumni and the University of Wisconsin Farm and Industry Turn to BIKE RIDE | Page 5

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Water is one of the most essential nutrients for vitality of a dairy herd, especially during the summer months. A simple test can determine if the water source is contaminated and possibly affecting herd health, such as growth in young calves and reproduction, and even milk production. Dairy farmers Jason Eldeen and Luke Elsenpeter tell of their experience with water troubles and what changes they made to improve palatability on pages 12-13 in rst section. During July, a lot of county fairs are in full swing. That means many young people are busy getting their dairy By Mark Klaphake animals for 4-H, FFA and open class shows. For this issue’s “From our side of the fence,” we talked to kids who are Editor involved with showing their dairy animals at these local shows. Turn to pages 15-16 in rst section to read about what shows they attend, what animals they bring and the best tip they have ever received about showing animals along with other fun information. Continuing on the county fair theme, this issue we followed the Meyer family on July 14 for our “Day in the life” feature on pages 16, 18-19 in second section. John and Connie Meyer were busy helping their two daughters, Megan and Kate, prepare their animals for the 4-H dairy show at the Winona County Fair along with making sure the farm ran smoothly while they were away for the day. The Meyers milk 800 cows on their farm, Quarry Hill Dairy, near Rollingstone, Minn. For Gary and Jean Bekkedal, this summer meant saying a bittersweet goodbye to their herd of 50 cows on their farm near Viroqua, Wis. Over the years, the Bekkedals worked hard to care for their registered Jersey herd while also maintaining a log cabin on their farm, which they rent to people. Although not having the two-time-a-day milking routine has been different and they miss their cows, they are enjoying being able to do a few other things with their extra time. Plus, they still have three Jersey calves for their grandchildren to show at the Vernon County Fair. Read about their dairying career on pages 10-11 in rst section. AMPI will be gaining more capacity at their plant in Sanborn, Iowa. The facility, which processes cheese and whey, will more than double the processing capacity with a 14,000 square foot expansion. After the expansion, the facility will be making Colby Jack and Monterey Jack cheeses in addition to the mild Cheddar cheese it currently produces. Read more about the expansion on pages 23, 25 in rst section.

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SECOND SECTION Pages 8 - 9 Pillers overcome hurdles while dairy farming together Pages 10 - 11 The “Mielke” Market Weekly Page 12

FROM OUR SIDE OF THE FENCE: What is your best experience showing cattle? Pages 15-16

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More than 100 riders took part in the Tour ‘de Farm Safety Awareness Bike Ride on July 8. Riders visited ve farms in western Chippewa County, learning about diﬀerent aspects of farm safety and enjoying snacks along the way. Short Course, of which Jeremy was a graduate, the focus remained on safety awareness. The objectives and goals of Tour ‘de Farm, in addition to promoting safety awareness on farms and agribusinesses and honoring the memory of Ram and Jeremy, were to highlight local farms’ contributions to the community, encourage an appreciation for the outdoors and physical activity, highlight local FFA chapters from Bloomer, Chippewa Falls, Cornell, and New Auburn and 4-H clubs and enjoy a taste of Wisconsin with a treat on every farm stop. “If we made any money at all, it went toward scholarships. We did not want to make money, and weren’t worried about the scholarship at that point, so safety awareness was the big thing,” Seibel said. “We had a low registration price of $40 just to cover the cost of the t-shirts, chicken dinner, snacks, insurance and other incidentals that each rider would receive for participating in the ride.” Richter, an avid cyclist, spoke with ve farmers in the western part of Chippewa County and created a route totaling 37.1 miles that connected each farm, as well as the starting and ending point at the golf course in Bloomer. Each farm would host a tour, as well as an educational demonstration highlighting a different aspect of farm safety. “We also created a route for non-bike riders,” Richter said. The committee was expecting anywhere from 100 to 150 riders, but initial registrations remained low for several months leading up to the June 19 deadline. “We had only 17 riders for months,” Seibel said. Then, it exploded. “We ended up having to turn people away during the last couple of days before the ride,” Seibel said. Richter added that, while his cycling friends were skeptical of the idea at rst, they became supportive. “All of them rode except for one,” Richter said. The amount of support from community members and local businesses blew up, also. Between monetary donations and gifts of food and snacks for each farm stop, the cost of covering those snacks and the chicken dinner at the end of the ride was completely covered. “With donations that we hadn’t planned on, we’re at a prot of nearly $6,000 and can raise the amount of the scholarships,” Seibel said. With hot and muggy weather in the days leading up to the ride, and safety worries if riders decided to bunch up on the roads, Seibel and Richter didn’t get much sleep as the date drew closer and closer. However, any concerns they had about the day vanished as a sea of orange shirts on two wheels poured into the parking lot at the golf course on Saturday morning. A total of 186 riders wheeled around the 37mile loop that day, and 325 were served at supper that evening; the servers even ran

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Riders were decked out in blaze orange shirts for the Tour ‘de Farm Safety Awareness Bike Ride on July 8 in Bloomer, Wis. out of chicken. Riders from near and far commented about how much they had learned, beginning with a fuller understanding of how the accident happened two years ago. “Jerry Clark gave a fantastic presentation on conned spaces at one of the farms and how fast an accident can happen,” Richter said. “We all think we can escape these things, but we aren’t invincible.” One of the farm stops was at Scientic Holsteins near Tilden, Wis., owned and operated by Matt and Mandy Nunes, where the cows are milked with robots. “Some people were just blown away by the technology,” Richter said. “There also seems to be a paradigm in society where farms don’t appear to the public to be operated by families anymore, so we wanted to highlight the farm family in addition to the farm and people really appreciated that, too.” Seibel said the biggest success of the bike ride was that it did what it intended. “People learned so much,” Seibel said. “We’ve already got farmers coming forward and asking to host stops on the ride next year.” Richter and Seibel are still receiving comments ranging from participants to those who have only heard or read about the ride. Richter is especially thankful for everything the Seibel family has done, considering everything they have been through. “I’ve done quite a few bike rides, but I wanted to do something different and people really appreciated it,” Richter said. “This is one of the neatest events I’ve been a part of as an ag teacher and ag professional, and I’ve never heard so much about an event.” After a successful rst Tour ‘de Farm, Seibel and Richter are elated at how well everything came together to remember two dedicated dairy farmers forever in their elds and hearts. “Our angels gave us a beautiful day,” Seibel said.

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ConƟnued from MARTINS | Page 6 severely damaged or destroyed several dairy farms along its destructive path with wind speeds up to 140 miles per hour. When the storm left, the surviving cattle were moved to various farms in the area. The 80 milking cows are now with Lavern’s uncle and cousin, Jerry and Andy Martin. Their friends and neighbors, as well as family and strangers, descended upon the Martin farm to help Lavern, Rhoda and their children get back on their feet. “Some days have been busier and bigger than others depending on what’s going on, like setting trusses,” Rhoda said. On July 10 and 11, trusses were being set for the new freestall barn and parlor. Lavern was driving the telehandler that hoisted the trusses onto the frame of the buildings, with Keith guiding each truss so it didn’t swing wildly on its way up. The men worked in seamless harmony as the telehandler lifted the truss, with a group sitting on the very top of the nearest nished truss to help guide the new one into its proper place. “We served 50 men at lunch on July 10,” Rhoda said. “It’s a lot of food, but ladies from our church helped.” Family members have come from near and far to help, as well. “Lavern’s cousin from Indiana is here, and my uncle from Ohio is talking about bringing a group up here to help. They will probably come in a couple weeks,” Rhoda said. Gratitude and indebtedness run strong and deep throughout all of the Martins when they think of everything that has been done for them in the past few weeks and months through the spirit of generosity and friendship.

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Lavern MarƟn drives a telehandler while his son, Keith (leŌ), guides the truss as he liŌs it into the air. The MarƟns, who milk 80 cows near Conrath, Wis., survived an F3 tornado on May 16. “There’s no way to repay these people,” Rhoda said. “We’re so overwhelmed and unworthy of all of this.” In a way, the tornado has been somewhat of a mixed blessing for the Martins as they continue to build a new chapter for their dairy farm as the barn and other new buildings come closer to completion. The calves have since returned home after being housed

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The Upper Midwest is producing plenty of milk, practice taken by environmental activists, like the which is moving into the cheese market and keeping Sierra Club and the Waterkeeper Alliance. In these a lid on prices. INTL FC Stone senior broker Dave situations, the government has been sued for failing Kurzawski said the Midwest dairy industry is in de- to meet regulatory deadlines. Rather than going to cent shape, but that’s not the situation court, the cases are settled out of court. Ag Insider everywhere. “There are dire straits in Agriculture groups have said these settleCalifornia. When we had all of this prodments often accomplish the goals of the uct and we have all of this milk through environmental organizations with little or our ush, it was enough to hide the sins no input from farmers and other impacted of weather in California. I don’t know if by the policy. Congressional leaders have we’ll be able to do that in the second half praised the move and asked Pruitt and Atof the year.” Butter remains a hot comtorney General Jeff Sessions to formalize modity. Kurzawski said the milk powder this new course of action. market has been more bearish. Stray voltage case goes to court AFBF calls for MPP changes Paul and Lyn Halderson of GalesThe American Farm Bureau Federaville are suing Xcel Energy for more than tion has submitted a list of farm bill rec$6 million claiming stray voltage has imBy Don Wick ommendations to the House and Senate pacted the dairy herd. The lawsuit was Columnist Agriculture committees. For dairy policy, originally led in 2012. Northern States AFBF is seeking a 25 percent reduction Power, which is a subsidiary of Xcel Enin premium rates for the rst 4 million pounds of pro- ergy, reportedly identied the stray voltage issue in duction history in the Margin Protection Program. 1996, but failed to report it. The case is now being That would be linked to a 25 percent increase in pre- heard in the Trempealeau County Court. miums for milk production above that level. Farm Bureau also wants to modify the feed ration formula. Manitoba organic group asks for GMO intervention Farm Bill won’t address labor shortage The Manitoba Organic Alliance is asking the fedHouse Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike eral government to cancel variety registration for all Conaway said the 2018 Farm Bill will not include genetically modied alfalfa. MOA is part of a coalilanguage to deal with the agricultural labor shortage. tion that wants a full economic impact assessment and Dairy farmers may be looking for ways to address the testing protocols created for all imports of alfalfa seed immigration rules for foreign employees, but Con- from the U.S. “Canada has found a niche,” said MOA away said the Judiciary Committee has jurisdiction President Kate Storey. “When the U.S. adopted GM on that issue. Congressman Bob Goodlatte previ- alfalfa, Canada started to ll those non-GMO markets ously chaired the House Agriculture Committee and with GM-free forage, GM-free seed and those are now leads the Judiciary Committee. pretty lucrative markets.” EPA to curb ‘sue-and-settle’ policy Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt has sent a directive throughout the agency, to rein in the so-called ‘sue-and-settle’ policy. Agriculture groups have questioned a common

Western Dairy groups to merge The Western Dairy Association and Dairy Max are merging. Western Dairy Association represents dairy farmers in Montana, Wyoming and Colorado, while Dairy Max oversees dairy promotion efforts

for farmers in Texas, New Mexico, Kansas and Oklahoma. This merger will bring together dairy checkoff programs from the Mexican border to Canada. The merger will not be nalized until the end of 2018, but Mike Konkle is already serving as the CEO for both organizations. DFA spins off New York plant Dairy Farmers of America has sold its dairy plant in Batavia, N. Y., to HP Hood LLC. This plant was built as a joint venture of PepsiCo and Theo Muller in 2013 and acquired by DFA in 2016. DFA will continue to supply raw milk to this plant when it becomes operational in 2019. HP Hood will use the facility to manufacture extended shelf-life beverages.

Vetter named UNL diplomat in residence The former chief agricultural negotiator for the Ofce of the U.S. Trade Representative has taken on a new role at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Ambassador Darci Vetter, who is a Nebraska native, has been named UNL’s diplomat in residence and will help create the Clayton Yeutter Institute of International Trade and Finance. Heikes named CRI CEO Cooperative Resources International has named Keith Heikes as its next chief executive ofcer. Heikes will succeed Doug Wilson, who will retire next month. Heikes has been the chief operating ofcer for GENEX, which is a CRI subsidiary. The CRI cooperative brands also include Central Livestock Association and AgSource. GENEX promotes Fielder GENEX has named Kristi Fiedler as its vice president of production. Fiedler has been the associated vice president of technical services for the cattle genetics cooperative. Zinpro hires dairy researcher Dr. Adam Geiger has joined Zinpro Corporation as the dairy research nutritionist. Previously, Geiger Turn to AG INSIDER | Page 9

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VIROQUA, Wis. – July 7 was a red-letter date for Gary and Jean Bekkedal. After 42 years of dairying, their milking careers ended. “I told Jeanie that when I turned 70, I was going to sell the cows,” Gary said. Although he won’t reach the 70-year-old mark until Aug. 7, the couple decided it was time to bid farewell to their 25 registered Jersey cows and accompanying youngstock on their dairy near Viroqua, Wis. In all, about 50 head left July 7 for their new home 15 miles away. The Bekkedals kept three calves that their three grandchildren will show at the Vernon County Fair. Besides their registered Jerseys, the Bekkedals are known for their Farmers Inn, a log cabin they rent out. The two-story cabin sits just up the driveway and has hosted visitors from many states, several countries and every continent – even Antarctica. One guest conducted research there. But it was the friendly, doe-eyed Jerseys that were mainly on Gary and Jean’s minds the morning before the cows were to leave. The couple talked about how they came to be on their 105-acre farm. Gary is a Vernon County native, but his parents farmed for a time on the other side of Wisconsin, near Waukesha. He majored in education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and, after returning to Vernon County, taught fth grade math and science in the Viroqua School District, retiring in 2005. Jean was a self-described city girl from Milwaukee. “I don’t think I’d ever been on a farm,” she said. The Bekkedals returned to Vernon County in 1974, when Gary accepted a teaching job. They rented a house and enjoyed country living. “Every morning that rst summer, I felt like I was on vacation. I heard birds and I didn’t hear trafc. I thought, ‘Hmmm. This is really nice,’” Jean said. It was in November the next year that the Bekkedals bought their farm. They remember the two-story, eight-bedroom house for its only heat source – a gas stove in the living room. “It was cold,” Jean said. Jean and Gary bought a Monarch cook stove,

complete with nickel-plated trim, to help heat the place. The stove dates to 1917 and is still used for cooking occasionally. Gary had been trying to convince his wife the farm needed cattle. Finally, he suggested a compromise. “You know, Jeanie, if we milked some cows, we could build a new house,” he said. Holsteins were in the small barn at rst, but were deemed too big and that they ate too much, Gary said. The Bekkedals tried a few Guernseys, too, and liked them, but they ended up switching to Jerseys, partly because his family has a history with the breed. Gary said they did not push their cows for high production and stopped purchasing supplemental protein a year ago. The day before the cows were to leave, the herd average stood at approximately 12,500 pounds of milk per cow, with a 5.1 percent fat test and a 4.2 protein test. The Bekkedals have sold breeding stock to farmers in several states, besides Wisconsin. Bekk-View cattle have gone as far west as California and Oregon, and east to South Carolina. Gary and Jean’s Jerseys have met with success in the show ring. Bekk-View Harvest Lynette was chosen as the supreme grand champion of the Vernon County Fair in 2014. Lynette was scheduled to head to a new home with the rest of the cows. Call it chance or call it fate that Gary and Jean’s cows were sold the way they were. The story goes back to the Bekkedal daughters – Kristine, Kari and Sara – continuing their Christmastime tradition of hanging garlands in the 1921 barn and tying a ribbon onto each cow’s tail. At Christmastime last year, they posted pictures of the cheery barn and decorated cows on Facebook. They also posted these words: “This might be the last time we decorate Mom and Dad’s barn.” A few days later, Gary and Jean were surprised to hear a message on their telephone, expressing an interest in buying the cows. The Bekkedals had no idea what that was about, since they had not advertised their Jerseys as being for sale. Kari unraveled the mystery, Jean said. A nearby dairyman, Matthew Canter, saw the Facebook post, Turn to BEKKEDAL | Page 11

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ConƟnued from BEKKEDAL | Page 10 liked the way the cows looked and made the call. “If this turns out, you know it was truly meant to be,” said Jean, recalling the conversation with Gary. Members of the Canter family looked at the cows and gave their stamp of approval. “His mother even came out and put a milker on a cow,” Jean said. “He (Canter) said he couldn’t believe she did that.” During more than four decades married to Gary, Jean turned from a city girl whose only pet was a turtle into a fulledged farm woman. “I really liked the cows,” Jean said. “I stayed home and took care of them while Gary

worked. I curried the cows every day. They’re very tame.” Gary found farming and teaching a good combination. He tried to tie science and math lessons to real life, asking students to calculate the circumference of a silo, or the square footage of a barn and how many bales of hay it could hold. “He liked telling his jokes to the kids,” Jean said. If a student laughed, Gary invariably placed a piece of candy on his or her desk. After a few days, everyone was laughing at Gary’s jokes. At his wife’s urging, Gary offered this example of his classroom humor: “I know

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The 25-stall barn on Bekk-View Farm saw many milkings over the course of 42 years. Every Christmas, Gary and Jean Bekkedals’ daughters decorated the 1921 building and placed ribbons on the cows’ tails.

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Tanner and Bekka Bast, two of the Bekkedals’ grandchildren, wash a calf that Bekka will show next month at the Wisconsin State Fair.

why you’re sharp in school. Your head comes to a point.” Gary added, “I really loved teaching. I liked the kids. It was a blast. I really had fun.” The Bekkedals were not sure how they would ll the voids where their 6 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. chores and milking used to be. They got a taste when one of their daughters wanted to try milking by herself once. While Sara milked, Gary and Jean went for a drive.

“We just didn’t know what to do. I think it’s going to be like that, a little bit,” Jean said. Welcoming visitors old and new to the guest cabin will help the Bekkedals pass the time. Gary and Jean close the cozy cabin that sleeps six each winter and open it again toward the end of March. The Bekkedals can continue to provide sleigh rides and buggy rides behind their team of Haingers. Guests can still

pet the donkey, see the two Jersey steers and gather eggs laid by Jean’s cackling ock. But they cannot watch milking. Gary is philosophical about his cows’ departure. He has had two surgeries, a heart attack and has battled cancer. “Your mind tells you when to quit. You really don’t want to. But you’d better listen to other parts of your body,” Gary said. “It’s been a good ride. Jerseys were an excellent choice.”

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Industry news addressed with help from your neighbors

Water quality testing important to promote herd health

WASECA, Minn. – Whether the animal is a weaned calf or a lactating cow, adequate water consumption is essential for proper growth and development. “Of all the nutrients required by dairy cattle, water is arguably the most important, yet often the most commonly overlooked when managing herd health,” said Christa Schlosser, with the Stearns County Dairy Herd Improvement Association (DHIA). Dr. Paul Kononoff, of the University of Nebraska, said in a report that 122 gallons of water are needed to produce 1 pound of milk. While only 1 percent of total water comes from drinking, it remains the second-most vital nutrient for survival, with oxygen being the rst. A full-grown dairy cow requires nearly 30 gallons of drinking water, or 71 percent of total water intake (TWI), each day to maintain overall

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Water tests help iden�fy contaminants in the water that may be aﬀec�ng herd health on dairy farms, par�cularly adequate water consump�on, reproduc�on and milk produc�on.

health and milk production. However, a slight change in microbiological, chemical or physical structure can deter an animal from drink-

ing and result in serious herd health complications, such as a suppressed immune system, poor reproduction and a decrease in milk production.

“If the water is contaminated in any way, animals will drink it, but just enough to maintain hydration,” said Jim Gruenke, water treatment

Identifying the culprit When troubleshooting a problem on the dairy, water quality and consumption is often an item that falls further down the list while attempting to determine a cause of the issue. Typically, feed, cow comfort and management techniques are monitored rst. “At a time of evaluation, water doesn’t tend to immediately move to the forefront for most nutritionists, veterinarians and farmers,” Schlosser said. Jason Eldeen is all too familiar with this approach, as he and his brother, John, spent two years determining the cause of their youngstock troubles on their 62-cow dairy near Waseca, Minn. Healthy, strong calves are what the Eldeens pride themselves in when creating a foundation for the future Turn to WATER | Page 13

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of their familyâ€™s herd. So when Eldeen noticed his post-weaned calves not progressing as expected, he quickly began looking for answers. â€œThey were losing weight and their manure was loose. What they gained in the hutches was immediately lost and it would take a month to get back,â€? Eldeen said. â€œIt was deďƒ&#x;ating. What were we doing wrong?â€? Luke Elsenpeter was also noticing a lag in his calvesâ€™ growth, as well as untapped potential for milk production in the lactating herd. â€œWeâ€™ve never had great milk production and have always monkeyed with our water to try and improve that,â€? said Elsenpeter said, who milks 160 cows with his brother, Dan, on their organic dairy near Maple Lake, Minn. Testing, analyzing results There are three aspects of water quality that should be considered when analyzing a test â€“ microbiological, chemical and physical. Although milk processing plants test a farmâ€™s well water for the presence of E-coli and coliforms, there are many chemical and physical attributes remaining that could effect water consumption, such as taste and odor. â€œDirty stock tanks and algae and naturally occurring minerals may not be a herd health issue, but if the animals ďƒžnd the waterâ€™s palatability offensive, then it becomes a potential health and productivity issue,â€? Schlosser said. If water consumption is a concern, Schlosser encourages farmers to install water meters. A water meter will conďƒžrm if the animals are drinking enough water to sustain themselves or if a contaminant is deterring water consumption. â€œOur milking cows are on a meter,â€? Elsenpeter said. â€œBefore we ďƒžxed our water problem, cows were drinking an average of 26 gallons of water per day.â€? In the Upper Midwest, the most common con-

taminants in water are iron and manganese. â€œWe knew we had a lot of iron in our water, because you could see the rust lines,â€? Eldeen said. â€œWe clearly had an issue, but after testing we were able to pinpoint the exact problem and know how to go about ďƒžxing it.â€? Elsenpeter, too, had mineral build up from iron and also manganese. â€œOur water stunk and we had a lot of algae build up, along with orange and black slime,â€? he said. There are several tests available to identify unwanted Luke Elsenpeter substances in drinking water, including a suitability test. Dairy farmer â€œOnce we have identiďƒžed parameters on the farm and worked with the farmâ€™s dairy experts, we can design a system to remove said item found in the tests,â€? Gruenke said.

â€œDo your research and take a water test to see what issues you might have. If you wouldnâ€™t drink the water, donâ€™t expect your cows to drink it.â€? LUKE ELSENPETER, DAIRY FARMER

Depending on the test results, farmers may implement the use of hydrogen peroxide or a more elaborate ďƒžltration system, if needed. Before taking larger, more costly actions, Schlosser suggests thoroughly cleaning water tanks

and fountains and taking note of any immediate improvements in water consumption. A step towards healthier herds After two years of research and inquiring, Eldeen and his brother, John, made changes to their water management, and immediately saw positive feedback in the herd, such as lower somatic cell count and fewer retained placentas. â€œThis is our ďƒžrst summer weâ€™ve had a ďƒžltration system in place, so it will be interesting to see how the hot weather effects water consumption,â€? Eldeen said. â€œAside from overall calf health, our biggest payback has been getting our cows bred back â€“ something we struggled with before.â€? Elsenpeter agreed. â€œI canâ€™t say itâ€™s changed production much, thatâ€™s really hard to quantify and relate speciďƒžcally to water. But, reproduction has been our biggest improvement,â€? Elsenpeter said, who installed a system in 2011. With the water meter, Elsenpeter has witnessed his cows increase daily consumption by 3 pounds. While the path to clean water may have been a frustrating and timely one, both Elsenpeter and Eldeen have no regrets for testing their water and implementing a management system that works well on their respected farms. In understanding the beneďƒžts of clean water, Schlosser encourages producers to test their water yearly. â€œTesting your water even when their isnâ€™t a problem will provide you with a baseline for comparison in case you are faced with water quality related issues in the future,â€? Schlosser said. Elsenpeter agreed. â€œEvery farm is different. Do your research and take a water test to see what issues you might have,â€? he said. â€œIf you wouldnâ€™t drink the water, donâ€™t expect your cows to drink it.â€?

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What is your best experience showing cattle?

Brea, 14, and Ava, 11, Kieffer Parents: Chad and Kendra Kieffer Utica, Minn. Winona County 315 cows How many years have you been showing cattle at the fair? Brea: I have been showing for 10 years. Ava: Eight years. What fairs do you show at and what classes do you compete in? Brea: I show at the Southeast Minnesota Youth Dairy Show, the Minnesota State Junior Holstein Show, the Winona County Fair for both the 4-H and open class shows, the Rochester Area District I Holstein Show and the Minnesota State Fair. This year, I am showing an aged cow, a fall calf and a winter calf. All are registered Holsteins. Ava: I show at the Southeast Minnesota Youth Dairy Show and the open and 4-H shows at the Winona County Fair. I have a grade Holstein fall calf and a registered Holstein spring calf. What is your best or most unique experience you have had while showing? Brea: At this year’s youth show, there were two rings of showmanship going on at the same time. I was in one ring and Ava was in the other. Even though I was late to the class and my heifer was acting up, I was able to show how I could control her and won the class. It was cool because Ava also won her showmanship division at the same time. Ava: At last year’s youth show, Brea and I had to be in the same showmanship class and I beat her. She was fourth, and I was third. What has been your favorite animal to show? Brea: My winter calf this year. Her name is Willow. She’s perfect all the time. She has a really nice personality and is laid back all the time. I spoil her. Ava: I like my fall calf this year, who I named Paisley. She can be rambunctious when she goes to new places, but she knows to be serious when she’s in the show ring. I give her lots of special attention. Describe how you prepare your animals for the fair. Picking our animals starts before we train them. When we see a good cow calve, we check the calves to see if they will be good enough to show. Once we have our animals picked, we usually start training our animals in March. We had a late start this year and didn’t start until April. We put a halter on and tie them up about twice a week. Then we start walking them around. We also clip their winter hair off. When the fair is one month away, we start walking our animals every day and wash them one to two times a week. A week before this year’s fair, we washed our animals every day because they had dandruff. One day before the fair, we clip them. What is the best advice you have ever received about showing an animal? Brea: At the state show this year, my animal was acting up. Afterward, a few people came to me to give me a few tips. They told me to put my hand between the halter and the heifer’s head to help better control her head. I usually only put my pinky nger in between. It has helped me stay in control of my animals and helps them act better. Ava: My dad told me when showing my fall calf that I needed to place her feet squarely under her because her hooks are too sloped. Doing it this way makes her look better. He helped me understand that I need to show my animals to make them look their best. What is your favorite way to pass time while watching your string at the fair? We like playing cards such as crazy eights, poker and war. We also like to talk, organize all the tack stuff and focus on keeping our area clean for herdsmanship.

Faith Palmer, 15 Parents: John and Meghan Palmer Waukon, Iowa Allamakee County 100 cows How many years have you been showing cattle at the fair? I’ve been showing calves in the Pee Wee show at the county fair since I was 2 years old. I have shown in the 4-H and open shows since third grade. What fairs do you show at and what classes do you compete in? I show at my county fair every year, but I have also shown at Iowa Holstein District I Show, Youth Classic Show, Big 4 Fair and World Dairy Expo. I hope to show at the state fair sometime also. I have shown Brown Swiss, Holsteins and Milking Shorthorns. What is your best or most unique experience you have had while showing? Winning showmanship multiple times are my best experiences while showing. There is so much satisfaction and an amazing feeling of accomplishment after winning showmanship. So much work goes into preparing for the show. It takes time and talent to learn how to handle your heifer properly, clip and t, and develop a connection to your heifer. What has been your favorite animal to show? Ramona, the rst Holstein heifer I showed at county fair, is my favorite. I was showing her as a heifer when I won showmanship my rst time. She is currently in our herd and is one of our best cows. It has been fun to watch her mature into a solid, productive cow with daughters in the herd. Describe how you prepare your animals for the fair. I start thinking about which animals I want to show months in advance. I start introducing the halter to them about two months before the fair. I like to make a smooth transition from the animal’s normal lifestyle to the show lifestyle so they have the least amount of stress put on them as possible. A few weeks before the fair, I start using the show halter. When they are tied up, I water them four to ve times a day, I make sure they always have feed and make sure the bedding is pitched out. What is the best advice you have ever received about showing an animal? When showing an animal it’s important to be gentle. No one likes to be tossed around, including the animal that is being shown. I like to lightly tap their nose to slow them down in the ring. I even sometimes talk to them in the show ring to keep them calm. It’s also important to have fun while showing and to help younger showman when they have questions or need to be shown how to do something. What is your favorite way to pass time while watching your string at the fair? I enjoy talking to other showman and my friends, while keeping a close watch on my animals. I enjoy hearing about what everyone else has going on with their operations and about their fair preparations. Tell us about your farm. I live on a 100-cow organic dairy farm where we milk mostly Holsteins with a few Brown Swiss and Milking Shorthorns. We milk in a swing-12, pit parlor with a freestall barn. We produce all our own feed and rotationally graze our cows. Tell us about your farm. Our parents own our dairy, Kieand Holsteins, in partnership with our grandparents, Gary and Linda. We have 400 heifers along with our milking cows.

Hannah Nelson, 18 Parents: Tracy Mitchell and Marc Nelson Ellsworth, Wis. Pierce and St. Croix Counties 12 cows How many years have you been showing cattle at the fair? I have been showing at the fair since I was 3 years old. What fairs do you show at and what classes do you compete in? I show at the Pierce County Fair, St. Croix County Fair, Wisconsin State Fair, Minnesota State Fair, District 1 Holstein Show, World Dairy Expo, Midwest Spring Show and the North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE). I show Holsteins, Red & White Holsteins, Jerseys, Brown Swiss and Guernseys. What is your best or most unique experience you have had while showing? My most unique experience I have had while showing was being able to work with Flambeau Manor RO Lauren-ET, who was the Grand Champion Guernsey at World Dairy Expo in 2014 and 2016. It was amazing to be able to experience the behind-the-scenes before the supreme champion ceremony at World Dairy Expo. I was also able to cherish this moment with many friends and family. Those two years at World Dairy Expo will be something I will remember for the rest of my life. What has been your favorite animal to show? My favorite animal to show would be GenTerRaetion BX CheckMeOut. CheckMeOut wasn’t only my favorite because of her name, however when her name was announced several times, everybody loved it. She was also bred and owned. We may not have won every class like I had with other bred and owned heifers, but at every show we won best bred and owned. From district show to state show to state fair to World Dairy Expo, we were always able to win that bred and owned award. I also absolutely loved her markings, how she was speckled. Even though she was a complete doorknob, as Cybil Fisher said when picturing her, I still loved showing her anyways. Describe how you prepare your animals for the fair. When I prepare my animals for shows rst I halter break them by tying them up for about a week. After that, I start walking them every day for about 20 to 30 minutes each. This usually happens at least two to three weeks before the show. I also begin washing and conditioning them at least every other day to keep them clean and to grow good hair. Additionally, I use a show halter when walking the heifers so they get used to it and respond better to it. What is the best advice you have ever received about showing an animal? The best advice I have ever gotten is to make sure to watch the judge so you don’t miss your pull. When he/she points at you, you go and get to your spot as fast as you can without running over the judge. Also, I have learned to not let anyone ever try to take your spot; you have to be assertive. What is your favorite way to pass time while watching your string at the fair? Just sitting around talking to my friends having fun with them, making the most of the time because I usually don’t get to see them that often as we all live in different directions. Tell us about your farm. I live on an 8-acre hobby farm where I raise my show heifers. However, growing up I have been active on my family’s 3,500-acre dairy and crop farm, where we milk 100 cows. Turn to FENCE | Page 16

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Ella Miller, 14 Parents: Robb and Kathy Miller Lewiston, Minn. Winona County 600 cows How many years have you been showing cattle at the fair? Six years. What fairs do you show at and what classes do you compete in? I show at the Midwest Spring National, the Minnesota Junior Holstein Show and the Minnesota Holstein Show, at the Winona County Fair in both the open class and 4-H shows, the District I Holstein Show at the Olmsted County Fair, the open show and 4-H show at the Minnesota State Fair and World Dairy Expo. This year, I have a registered Holstein fall yearling, a registered Guernsey fall yearling and a registered Guernsey fall calf. What is your best or most unique experience you have had while showing? Last year at World Dairy Expo, I placed rst in the junior show and third in the open show in my Guernsey fall yearling in milk class. What has been your favorite animal to show? Two years ago, I showed a Guernsey summer yearling. She had such a great personality and was so easy to show. Last year I won the state 4-H show with her. She’s dry right now and due in September. Describe how you prepare your animals for the fair. I start preparing in February because the Midwest Spring National is in April. I put my animals in their own pen to lose the winter weight. Then I start walking them. When I rst start, I walk them about four times a week, and once it gets closer to summer, I have more time to work with the animals so I lead them every day. I wash them about three times a week. It’s important to remember while practicing to focus on showing them rather than just walking them. It helps in the show ring. Every show I take them to, the more they learn and the better they lead. What is the best advice you have ever received about showing an animal? Enjoy what you’re doing. Don’t stress and take it all in. What is your favorite way to pass time while watching your string at the fair? Talking with friends and hanging out with them on the wash rack while we wash our animals. Tell us about your farm. Most of the animals on our farm are grade Holsteins. I started the registered show herd about three years ago. We have about 20 registered animals, both Holsteins and Guernseys. My dad farms together with my uncle, Luke, and my grandparents, Jack and Pat.

Abbie Harren, 16 Parents: Bob and Kristie Harren Freeport, Minn. Stearns County 50 cows How many years have you been showing cattle at the fair? I started showing cattle at the Stearns County Fair three years ago; however, I showed dairy goats several years before that. What fairs do you show at and what classes do you compete in? I show my animals at the Stearns County Fair. I usually show animals that range between fall and winter calves to junior and senior yearlings. What is your best or most unique experience you have had while showing? The best thing while showing is when the judge tells you that you have a very nice looking animal that is well groomed and trained well. What has been your favorite animal to show? My favorite animal I have ever shown is my heifer from last year, Buttercup. She is a Holstein-Jersey cross with mostly Jersey characteristics. She freshened a little early and that was very hard on her. Unfortunately, I am not able to show her this year. She is currently in our milking herd and is doing very well. Describe how you prepare your animals for the fair. Training cattle is not always an easy job. It takes about an hour every day. To start off, we halter break them in a pen, which means just getting them used to the halters and being tied up without going wild. After they are used to the halters we take them outside, tie them to a tractor and walk alongside them until they walk easily. We then walk them around without the tractor and set them up as if we were in the show arena. After they walk well and are calm, we wash them off and clip them for the fair. We normally start training our cattle two to three months before the fair. What is the best advice you have ever received about showing an animal? The best advice I have received about showing cattle is to start training them early and also try to choose good looking cattle that will train easily. Also, another big thing I learned is to never wrap the rope around your hand while holding onto the cattle. Instead, wrap the rope and hold it in your hand so you do not break your hand if the cattle

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Regan Kramer, 13 Parents: Becky and Travis Kramer Wauzeka, Wis. Crawford County 45 cows How many years have you been showing cattle at the fair? Ten years. I started when I was 3. What fairs do you show at and what classes do you compete in? The parish show, Crawford County Fair, and the Wisconsin State Fair. I compete in showmanship and various cattle classes. What is your best or most unique experience you have had while showing? My rst year at the state fair was so much fun. I learned a lot and our county got second place in herdsmanship, which is a big deal. What has been your favorite animal to show? I have enjoyed all of my cattle, but my favorite would have to be Clover. She is milking now and has had a lot of calves for us. Describe how you prepare your animals for the fair. It takes a lot of time and patience to prepare for a district or parish show or county or state fair. It takes lots of prep work beforehand. Training your heifers does not always go as planned. What is the best advice you have ever received about showing an animal? To have fun and always keep an eye on the judge during showmanship class. What is your favorite way to pass time while watching your string at the fair? Hang out with my 4-H friends, play cards, get into water ghts, and play bean bag toss in the alleyway at night. There are so many fun things we farm kids nd to do at the fair that don’t always involve the rides. become anxious or scared. What is your favorite way to pass time while watching your string at the fair? There are many things I do while watching the cattle. I love to inform fair-goers about my cattle. I also think it is fun to take one of the younger calves out of the stall to let the younger kids pet it while walking by. While watching cattle it is also fun to talk to other people in 4-H who show dairy and having friends come visit. Tell us about your farm. I live on a 185-acre dairy farm south of Freeport with my mom, dad, and three siblings. We grow corn for high moisture, chopping and dry corn. We seed oats for straw and feed. We also raise alfalfa that we chop and make into baleage. We milk around 50 dairy cows. Our herd consists of Holsteins, and many crossbreeds. We use Jersey, Milking Shorthorn and Brown Swiss to cross breed our cattle. We also raise mini Rex rabbits that we show at the fair.

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What is your voluntary waiting period for cows? For heifers? Cows are at 70 days and heifers are bred starting at 13 months.

back nearly as early. That is why what they are doing at day 30 in milk is just about more important than what they are doing at day 60, because by day 42 you start sticking money into them on shots and if they are not healthy, it is a waste of money. Heifers are given a prostaglandin shot and tail chalked at 13 months. My ABS representative, Daryl Zenzen, stops in and checks for heat for the following ve days.

What is your rst service conception rate? The cows have a rst service conception rate of 61 percent, while the heifers are at 52 percent.

How do you observe for heat? About 90 percent of the cows are bred on a synchronization program. The heifers are tail chalked.

What is your reproduction program? I start the cows on the double ovsynch program at around 42 days. I use it on the cows for their rst service and regular ovsynch for any subsequent services. What is just as important as having a good reproduction program is having a good dry cow, transition cow program. If they end up with retained placentas and metritis after they calve they will not be ready to breed

How do you conrm pregnant or open cows? I use the DHIA milk test and ultrasound on the cows.

Aaron and Ashley Wiener Sauk Centre, Minn. Stearns County 85 cows What was your average pregnancy rate last year? Our herd’s pregnancy rate was 34 percent.

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How are cows and heifers bred? Do you have a different philosophy for breeding both? I use the same philosophy on both the cows and heifers, but the heifers are bred using sexed semen on their rst service and are bred to calving ease bulls.

How many times do you try to breed a cow before you sell her? Four.

What do you do to settle hard breeders? I already am implementing synchronization programs. If they don’t settle

Is there anything you have done or changed that brought about a signicant improvement in your reproductive program? In January 2016, I started using the double ovsynch program because at that time the pregnancy rate was at 14 percent. That is the only thing

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Dairy farmers to benet from increased focus on exports

Over the past few months, I’ve attended several meetings where Tom Vilsack, president and CEO of the United States Dairy Export Council (USDEC), has highlighted exciting initiatives his organization is focusing on to increase access to international markets for U.S. exports. This is great news for Midwest dairy farmers looking to increase overall demand in dairy. One of the initiatives I’m most excited about is USDEC’s focus on the next 5 percent, or lifting U.S. export volume from around 15 percent of annual U.S. milk production to 20 percent. This goal was set in consultation with a broad dairy industry representation, including your dairy checkoff, along By Lucas Lentsch with others from U.S. dairy coop- Midwest Dairy eratives and processors and backed Association CEO by USDEC research and analysis. Midwest dairy farmers have much to gain from this ambitious goal, and I’m excited to watch the dairy industry collaborate on how to make this vision a reality. There are many examples of how the dairy checkoff has been working domestically on product innovation, both within schools and by collaborating with foodservice partners who have had a catalytic effect when introducing innovative dairy products into their menus. Some examples include all-day breakfast menus, coffee-based beverage options or adding more cheese to pizza offerings. According to Vilsack, another important key to fueling dairy growth lies in focusing on international markets. The time for this increased focus on exports couldn’t be more perfect. Consumer demand for dairy is growing throughout the United States and abroad. By 2025, world population is expected to add 792 million people (with the United States adding 26 million people, which is only 3 percent of the world total). More specically, in China, 16 million babies are born annually. In 10 years, the middle class living in Asia is expected to reach 3.2 billion. This increased population leads to an increased demand for protein. Dairy is perfectly positioned to meet this need. It’s clear if we don’t cultivate these growing global markets, other countries will step in and take our place. Vilsack said getting to the next 5 percent will involve elevating the in-country prole of U.S. suppliers, growing more consumer-centric, adapting to local market structures, tastes and demands, and becoming better supply chain partners. Continued emphasis on the importance of trade is also critical to growing our exports. With this goal in mind, Vilsack has had recent conversations with Canada highlighting that an updated free-trade agreement should confront Canada’s protectionist dairy products. Vilsack is calling for a modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to end Canada’s distortion of dairy markets. To this end, USDEC and the National Milk Producers Federation have announced they will work with the Trump administration to modernize NAFTA, with the main goals to safeguard open trade with Mexico and to challenge Canada’s protectionist dairy policies. Achieving the next 5 percent vision will also require the dairy community to focus on moving the United States from being viewed as a supplier of commodity dairy products to increasing recognition that we are a supplier with a diverse portfolio of value-added products; we are willing and eager to work with overseas buyers to innovate and nurture a partnership. Dairy farmers can be proud of the work already being done on behalf of Dairy Management, Inc., with its Global Innovation Partners to expand our relationships with foodservice providers in China and southeast Asia. These new opportunities, coupled with increased exports, will provide a strong benet for Midwest dairy farmers. Lucas Lentsch was named CEO of Midwest Dairy Association in April 2016. In that role, he serves the dairy farm families of 10 states including Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma. Midwest Dairy works to foster innovation and inspire consumer condence in dairy products and practices.

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AMPI expanding Sanborn plant

Cooperative plans 14,000-square foot addition to Iowa facility By Jerry Nelson

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SANBORN, Iowa – AMPI, a farmer-owned dairy cooperative based in New Ulm, Minn., is expanding its Sanborn, Iowa, cheese and whey processing facility. The 14,000-square foot expansion will more than double the plant’s processing capacity, from 1.4 million pounds of milk per day to 3 million pounds of milk daily. This adds up to more than 1 billion pounds of milk annually. Bruce Brockshus, a member of the AMPI board of directors, addressed a crowd that gathered for a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house that was held at the Sanborn plant on July 17. Brockshus and his family milk 550 cows on their farm located near Ocheyedan, Iowa. “We saw the need for this expansion when it became evident that milk production was making a comeback in

this area,” Brockshus said. “We have the infrastructure, we have the people and we have dairy farmers who are dedicated to the industry. This area’s milk production is growing and so is the demand for our products. The new expansion will increase the capacity and efciency of the Sanborn plant.” Harold Peters, manager of AMPI’s Sanborn division, said, “We already have enough milk production available in this district to meet the needs of this new expansion.” AMPI is owned by dairy farm families from Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota and Nebraska. There are 128 AMPI members located within a 100-mile radius of the Sanborn facility. Altogether, the dairy operations in the Sanborn district are home to some 30,000 cows. Steve Schlangen,

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AMPI CEO Sheryl Meshke (center), along with AMPI board members and dairy producers, cut the ribbon during a ceremony held at their Sanborn, Iowa, cheese plant on July 17. A new addiƟon that is being built onto the AMPI Sanborn plant will more than double the plant’s processing capacity.

dairyman from Albany, Minn., and chairman of the board of AMPI, also addressed the group. “The timing was right for this expansion,” Schlangen said. “We have had growing milk production in the Sanborn division, and we have customers who want

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employees. There can be little doubt as to the quality of the cheese made at the Sanborn plant. In each of the past three years, the Sanborn plant’s Mild Cheddar has been awarded rst place at the World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest. “Needless to say, this high quality cheese begins with the high quality milk that is supplied by our dairy farmers,” said Sheryl Steve Schlangen Meshke, CEO AMPI board of AMPI. “Our chairman dairy farmers are the reason this expansion is happening. The local community has been so welcoming throughout this process. There is one number that’s critical to remember, and that is $25,000. That’s the economic impact of every single dairy cow.” AMPI operates 10 processing plants scattered across the Midwest. The cooperative produces 10 percent of the nation’s American-type cheese, butter, dried whey and sliced American cheese. In 2016, AMPI processed 5.5 billion pounds of milk, resulting in $1.6 billion in sales. The AMPI Sanborn plant produces cheese in 700-pound blocks that are known as 640s. The nished blocks of cheese are shipped to AMPI’s customers for further aging and for processing into packaged consumer

products or for use in the food service industry. After the expansion is completed, the AMPI Sanborn plant will be capable of producing 300,000 pounds of block cheese every day. “This was the smallest plant in our co-op system, so it’s nice to see this expansion,” Peters said. “That 3 million pound per day size is a good place to be.” It is expected that the multimilliondollar Sanborn expansion will be Bruce Brockshus coming online at AMPI board member the end of 2017 or in early 2018. “We plan to begin testing the new equipment by mid-December and hope to have most of the bugs worked out by the end of the year,” Peters said. The new expansion at Sanborn consists of a cavernous concretewalled room that has been grafted onto AMPI’s existing cheese-making facility. The addition will house eight state-of-the-art cheese vats, along with other processing equipment. O’Brien County Co-op Creamery rst built a milk plant in Sanborn in 1937. The plant has been updated and expanded over the years, especially after AMPI became involved with the Sanborn facility in 1978. “It has been a long process to convince the board that we needed to do this new expansion,” Brockshus said. “We’re glad that it nally

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This 14,000 square foot addiƟon at the AMPI cheese plant in Sanborn, Iowa, will soon house eight state-of-the-art cheese vats. The addiƟon of this new equipment will enable the plant to branch out into making Colby Jack and Monterey Jack cheeses.

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until the calf was standing and aggressive again. The amount of time spent saving and trying to save calves was ridiculous, but we weren’t going sit idle. In college, I did endless research, asking my professors what to do and trying my best to implement changes at home. Pasteurizing our waste milk and colostrum was suggested to me over and over again. I nally made the call, and we installed a pasteurizer. The day the pasteurizer arrived is one I will always remember. Now, I could guarantee our calves would receive milk that was clean, consistently mixed via the agitator and always the same temperature. We added a balancer to our pasteurized waste milk, as well, in order to increase our solids content. After a year of dealing with this disease, we nally felt we built our own defense against it. We were consistently seeing calves recover and less calves needing treatment. However, the effects of this misfortune were more than a high death loss that year.

It meant not having enough extra heifers to sell as springers and later rst freshenings due to their slow starts affecting their growth. Since going through this, I believe we are a stronger team managing our herd. Last summer, I lost a calf that didn’t respond to my treatment protocols and after a post-mortem exam, the vet suggested we implement a salmonella vaccine to our dry cows. I did it, reluctantly, as it is an expensive vaccine and requires a booster dose. Luckily, that issue was a much less labor-intensive solution. I’m sure I’ll battle diseases in my dairying career that haven’t even been discovered yet, but I know with a veterinarian’s guidance, my unwavering determination and the support of my teammates, I will be able to overcome any obstacle. Laura Scholtz farms with her father, John, and uncle, Greg, on Roseview Dairy near Sleepy Eye, Minn. They milk 200 Holsteins and run 580 acres of cropland.

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Jensens named 2017 Guernsey Master Breeders Trent and LeAnn Jensen of Amery, Wis., were awarded the 2017 Master Breeder award at the National Guernsey Convention on Wednesday, June 28. The National Guernsey Convention marked the 141st Annual Meeting of the American Guernsey Association, and was held in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The Master Breeder award is given each year by the American Guernsey Association to recognize active members who have bred outstanding animals for many years and therefore have made notable contributions to the advancement of the Guernsey breed of cattle. The Jensensâ€™ Golden J Guernsey Farm was created in June of 1999. It started with 13 Guernseys and slowly grew to 70 Guernseys. Trent and LeAnn, along with their two children, Jordan and Chelsey, are all involved at Golden J Guernsey Farm. LeAnn has a full-time job in Medical Records at Golden Age Manor and still works on the farm in the mornings. After graduating in 2015 with an Agriculture Mechanics degree, Jordan took a

full-time job at Oxbo and is the mechanic for both Golden J and Jens Gold Farms. Chelsey recently graduated from Northeast Iowa Community College with a degree in Dairy Science and has returned to the family farm working full time in the dairy operation. Her plans are to eventually take over the family farm. Golden J Guernseys is currently milking 70 Guernseys and is slowly expanding their operation. The Jensen family often claims they donâ€™t have a show herd, but they have had several cows do well in shows over the years. Golden J Pansy, Golden J Christian Annie and Golden J Yogibear Fuzet have all been named All-Wisconsin. Pansy was an aged cow when she won this award and was classiďƒžed as EX-90 and had a lifetime production of over 131,000 pounds of milk. Pansy also gave the Jensens three heifer calves and four bull calves. Annie was a VG-89 two-year-old when she won this award. Fuzet was EX-90 and won this award in 2015 as a ďƒžve-year-old, and is a household favorite.

For the ďƒžrst time in 2013, Trent and LeAnn allowed their daughter, Chelsey, to exhibit at the World Dairy Expo. She exhibited Golden J Prada Zazoo in the summer yearling class and got second place in the junior show. She was also nominated All-American. Zazoo is currently classiďƒžed as VG-86. Over the years, Trent and LeAnn have had a lot of good cow families in their family-owned operation. Trent knows every single cow on the farms pedigrees inside and out. He uses his knowledge and experience with the Guernsey cow to keep his own herd as comfortable as he can. Both Trent and LeAnn are fond of their golden girls and they are spoiled and well taken care of. Overall, the positive effects of Golden J Farm go beyond AI sires like Golden J Ronald Grumpy or Golden J Yogibear Garrett, but extent to their lifelong commitment to the Guernsey breed. The American Guernsey Association is based in Columbus, Ohio and is dedicated to the advancement and promotion of Guernsey dairy cows and products.

July brings ďƒžreworks, promise of garden plenty Itâ€™s hard to believe the calendar is alThis yearâ€™s ďƒžrst corn is Peaches and ready past the middle of July. On the Fourth, Cream. Itâ€™s a 70-day variety whose ears Jessica and I along with our three primary sport yellow and white kernels. pooches â€“ Bravo, Verdell and Stieff â€“ conOn July 4, it stood nearly chest-high on tinued our Independence me. Ten days later, it topped Day tradition and drove Van the seven-foot point. Rural Roots Johnson to the top of the For some reason, I pardriveway. ticularly enjoy growing corn. From there, we watched Maybe itâ€™s because I really the ďƒžreworks at Eastman, feel like Iâ€™ve gotten somesix miles away by road, and thing for my time, sweat and probably half that as the promoney, when I see how the verbial crow ďƒ&#x;ies. I always stalks have stretched skyďƒžnd it odd to see the mulward. Or maybe itâ€™s simply ticolored explosions in the because I like sweet corn. night sky, but not hear them. Zea mays rugosa, the Off to our right, and farLatin name for sweet corn, is ther out, we also watched the an interesting plant, as is its By Ron Johnson sky light up. This batch of regular cousin. Itâ€™s nothing Staff Writer ďƒžreworks appeared behind short of a miracle that a plant and above Shanghai Ridge that can reach a height of 10 (I love that name) some two feet or more can spring from miles distant. We suspect these ďƒžreworks a seed so small. The fact that it does so over originated at Gays Mills, some 25 miles the course of only three months or fewer is away by road, but again much closer when also amazing. measured in bird miles. How fast can corn grow? Iâ€™ve been told Once again, my ďƒžrst planting of sweet for years that on a hot and humid August corn easily topped the traditional knee-high night itâ€™s actually possible to hear the corn by the Fourth of July mark. The seeds of grow. Thatâ€™s because the nodes are elongatthis yearâ€™s ďƒžrst crop went into the ground on ing rapidly and make a popping sound. May 19. Researchers at the University of NeLast year, I planted my ďƒžrst corn on braska placed microphones on corn plants May 15. That was Early Sunglow, a 63-day and directly recorded the sounds corn makes variety. It was waist-and-shoulder high and when it grows. The scientists were not out to had a few tassels visible on July 4, 2016. prove or disprove the notion that corn can

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same leaf began to bend was 39 inches. So that corn plant grew three inches taller in just 12 hours. Iâ€™d been buying a few ears of grocery store sweet corn, but have decided to wait for the really good stuff from my own garden. That ďƒžrst planting started to emerge on June 2. So, according to my calculations, I might have ripe, juicy, tasty ears around Aug. 11. The rest of the garden is doing well, too, as are the weeds. We have green tomatoes and have picked a few cherry tomatoes of an orange variety. The pole bean, squash, pumpkin, melon and cucumber plants are blooming, their yellow ďƒ&#x;owers abuzz with insect activity. My second patch of corn, planted June 2 on the upper slope, is approaching the four-foot-tall stage. Those four rows, each 30 feet long, are a blend of Peaches and Cream seeds I had left from the ďƒžrst planting and Northrup King 199. Itâ€™s an 84-day variety I was able to buy in bulk at a local hardware store. With good weather and a bit of luck, Iâ€™ll be enjoying fresh sweet corn well into September. We hope to put up many jars of salsa and pickles this year, along with my famous pickled green beans. We cracked open a jar from two years ago, and it truly was a mouthful of hollers. At this time of year, my garden reminds me of what I savor about summer â€“ warmth, life and much of the world gone green.

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Th b The best part off the h ffair i iis about spending time with others, having fun. ing of manure and what ever else they managed to get on them all while giggling and laughing with smiles on their faces. Their parents thanked us continually for giving their child this experience and the responsibility that goes with showing animals. These adults never complained about the smell or the dirty laundry that came back into their homes. They smiled as the soaking wet kids got into the car, because it was so hot the water ght had to happen. While Anna dealt with these kids in their heifer projects, the parents worked with them on their other projects. Photography, cake decorating, wood working, rocketry and sewing are just a few these kids also took to the fair. One member had chickens, two others had swine and one had sheep to prepare on their own. All projects had to be in by 1 p.m. on July 4. This is the rst year I didn’t have to remind Anna and Catherine to do the nishing touches on their projects the night before. We didn’t have to wander through the corn elds to nd the three best corn plants, make a sheaf of wheat or open up many bales of hay to nd the perfect slice to bring in to put on display. There weren’t 50 cupcakes all over the kitchen table with the three best waiting on a plate, near the box with the owers in vases, jars of jam, and the sewing and art projects in a laundry basket. This was a show year without chaos. We only had to load up the straw, hay and shavings with the assistance from dairy project kids and parents. Then, it was easy to load up the heifers. Many

hands helped with everything. The show box and the tting stand were made by a couple of parents, and they delivered, supervised and supported the kids on their desire to want to show their animals. Through all of this, these kids have claimed these heifers as theirs. They will be looking for these animals every time they come to our farm. The names they have chosen for their future calves will be what gets registered. They invested their own money in halters, and have taken literally thousands of photos of these heifers and posted them on every social media outlet. I love that these kids are cow crazy and proud to be a participant showing them. I am thrilled to have supportive parents in our 4-H club and siblings to these kids willing to cheer them on in the stands, and give them a good job and verbal praise even though they were not at the top of the class. There are many ribbons given out at the fair, some are blue, red, white, pink, with a few purple and

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yellows, too. With all of the work done and it really isn’t about the ribbons. They will sooner or later end up in a box in the closet. The best part of the fair is about spending time with others, having fun. They will remember the silly things that happen on barn duty or at the wash rack, the pizza eating contest and the friends made from other clubs. I am so glad I am involved in watching these kids grow and learn, and also to be witnessing the pride and love the parents show to their children as they walk in and out of the show ring. Truly, this is an honor, and I am looking forward to the future fairs with these kids and their families. Tina Hinchley, her husband, Duane, and their daughters, Anna and Catherine, milk 120 registered Holsteins and farm 2,500 acres of crops near Cambridge, Wis. They have been hosting farm tours for over 18 years.

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Nicknames can sometimes pop out of the blue, And sure enough they just stick like glue. Tiny and Slim, theyâ€™re often heard, Nicknames can be born all because of a word.

Weâ€™ve had many on our farm over the years, Suitable for all of our young, listening ears. They stemmed from personality, from their physical look, Iâ€™ll share with you some that, well, just took. In my mind ďƒžrst was Slick, Was he fast? Was he quick? Then Curly Sue, with thick, curly hair, His real name was Mark, but we didnâ€™t care. There was Kevin, called Smelvin, not really sure why, He was a goofy, jittery sort of guy. Then thereâ€™s Luke Duke, The similarities on daredevil stunts completely a ďƒ&#x;uke. Weed Whacker Wally, a summer employee, A name used this day for the guy who trims weeds. Wonder Boy worked with us for a while,

Wonder whereâ€™s he going? Whatâ€™s he doing? Speed wasnâ€™t his style. We have a neighbor called Bear, At birth his name was given â€“ covered in hair. We have a Turk nearby, he used to be young and wild, Turk, short for Turkey, for this previously wild child. Skinny, a guy that might blow away in a breeze, Did custom chopping, and ate big meals with ease. Gump, a dear friend with a very big heart, Not sure quite how the name got its start. When the chopper rolls in, the big beast of steel, Itâ€™s Ray Baby/Little Ray, king of the wheel. His posse includes Soup â€“ can you guess his last name? Campbell of course. A nickname based on fame. A semi rolls in, and out hops Big D, His height compares to that of a tree. Thereâ€™s Stone on the merger, a new-age rake, You should see that guy quiver at sight of a snake.

Over the years Iâ€™ve even had a few, Wacky Jacqui, Mother Hen (plenty of worrying to do), Little Red Riding Hood when I was hyper-aware, Tying my hood tight, to keep barn smell off my hair. Own your nickname, Some are no doubt part of your small town fame. Respond to it with pride, â€œYeah, thatâ€™s me.â€? â€œOh, yes, Iâ€™m that guy.â€?

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Come mid-July, as daytime temperatures and humidity climb, you know show season is on the way. It’s strange looking out across the yard and not seeing at least a few calves or yearlings tied up to the white farm fence as the kids start to work with their new project animals. For the past 20 years, we have been treated to nightly dairy shows as the kids would parade their animals in their imaginary show ring, slowly circling the single oak tree which served as the judge. The kids would keep their eye on the “judge,” teaching their animal how to stop and stand. Working on the subtle cues of taking just a half step to have proper feet placement. I think our kids’ favorite class at the dairy show was showmanship. This was a class where it was all about the effort you personally put into your project. In our county, we are blessed with a number of

great showkids. It was a thrill to watch these young people work their magic in the ring with their animals. Kent Bennington at Weaver Leather Livestock posted a Top 10 List A Successful Showman Understands. 10. Win or lose, always show class. 9. Teamwork is a must, don’t be afraid to help others. 8. Nobody wants to hear how good you are, just show them in the ring. 7. When things get tough, stay positive. 6. Practice like you’ve never won, show like you’ve never lost. 5. Competition is what makes us all better. 4. Never get out worked. 3. Always show respect for our industry and

your competition. 2. You don’t have to cheat to win. 1. Appreciate the “show mom,” they make it all happen. I would like to take this time to thank my “show mom” when I was growing up. I didn’t realize all that she did until I became one. As a kid you Just Thinking Out Loud take it for granted that everything is in place, not understanding it takes planning to make things run smoothly. Making sure there are extra rolls of paper towels, clear magic, baby powder and clipper blades in the show box. A cooler full of cold water, sandwiches, cookies By Natalie Schmitt and watermelon chunks Columnist is restocked every day. Being an extra set of hands to grab the halter as animals are swapped out for back to back classes. Someone willing to walk behind your cow loaded with the poop pan and paper towels. The person sitting in the arena sending you mental messages to keep your eye on the judge, lift the head a little higher, smile, breathe. The one behind the camera lens capturing the moment you realize the long nights of practice and extra effort paid off as you are named champion showman. As you take pictures of kids and cows this show season, don’t forget to step out from behind the camera. Looking back at the kids’ pictures from county fair over the years, I can count on one hand the number of times I was in the picture. I have all the kids and Mark every year to see how they have changed but I “forgot” to step into the picture too. Honestly, I hate to have my picture taken. Seeing myself in pictures makes me wince. Everyone else looks great and natural, then there is me ruining a perfectly good picture. At least that is what I tell myself.

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Teresa Porter is a blogger for the Hufngton Post who wrote about getting in the picture. She is a photographer who xated on her aws to the point of shirking from any documentation that she ever walked the earth. She said there were “no pictures to show how we love, how we laugh, how we are treasured by our families. How is it possible that a double chin can overpower the beauty of a mother cuddling her child? How does arm fat distract from the perfect shot of a spontaneous hug?” “Life doesn’t wait until you get thin enough to capture it,” she writes. “Life is happening ... it is happening right now and the only moment we are guaranteed is the one we are living.” Porter’s change of attitude was brought about after she was in a severe car accident. She realized she could have been missing from family pictures permanently. Now she steps out from behind the camera to be a part of the moment, too. As “show moms,” we need to step out from behind the camera and be a part of the moment too. We’ve earned a spot in the picture, too. Have a great show season and don’t forget to say, “Cheese.” Natalie, Mark and his brother, Al, Schmitt farm together near Rice, Minn. They milk 100 registered Holsteins under the RALMA prex. Their four children are great help around the farm and are pushing Natalie out of several jobs. Therefore she is thankful to have something else to do. For questions or comments please email Natalie at mnschmitt@jetup.net.

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I stopped at the feed store to pick up milk replacer. I left with a box of chicks. When I stepped up to the counter to place my order, the clerk asked me if I wanted some chicks. There had been a mistake with an order from the hatchery and the chicks couldn’t be returned, so the feed store needed to nd a home for the chicks before the end of the day. My rst response to the question was all-out Dairy Good Life laughter. This is the third time in the past couple years we have taken in ordered-by-mistake baby poultry. Twice it was happenstance that I needed milk replacer on the same day that chicks arrived; the other time, the feed store actually called to see if I would take an erred order of ducklings. After a good laugh, the wheels in my brain started turning. The clerk had explained that the chicks were Black Silkie Bantams. Dan and Monika were both enrolled in the poultry project in 4-H, but I had missed the deadline for ordering chicks in time for the county fair. By Sadie Frericks The kids were disappointed, and I felt like Columnist a bad mom for a couple days. Perhaps this box of Black Silkie Bantams was a chance to show chickens after all. As an aside, Dan and Monika rst signed up for the poultry project back in 2015. They each picked a layer breed and we ordered chicks. The chicks arrived the same week as the avian inuenza outbreak and the project skidded to a halt. As a result, we still have a ridiculous number of prolic layers running around the farm. Who knew Black Australorps were so procient at hatching out their own chicks? I called Glen for conrmation. He’s the poultry expert in our family. He showed chickens for years in 4-H at both the county and state fair. He agreed that Black Silkie Bantams would be great chickens for a 4-H project. The silkies’ smaller size and gentle temperament would make them great for poultry project beginners. So, home I went with 15 little black bantam chicks. The kids were ecstatic upon discovering the surprise chicks. While the kids were inspecting the chicks, Dan proclaimed, “Mom, they have ve toes.” (Most breeds of chickens have four toes.) Five-toed feet are only one of the qualities that make silkies so unique. As the chicks grew, their down was replaced with wispy feathers that look more like hair than normal feathers. Their heads are crowned with a puff of these silky feathers. Their legs and feet are covered with uffy feathers as well. In short, they look like sooty powder puffs. Funny looking or not, the silkies have been a fun project. Dan has taken With Wi h the h county ffair i quickly i kl charge of the project and approaching, we started been solely responsible for taking care of the birds. Unhelping Dan sort out a der his care, all 15 of the cockerel and two pullets for chicks have become very nice looking birds. In conhis breeding trio. trast, it’s hard for our young kids to be completely responsible for their dairy projects – quite a bit of parental help is still required. Monika decided not to continue with the poultry project; she enrolled in the dog project with our new dog and decided two animal projects was enough. (Bless her practical heart. She didn’t get that from her mother.) With the county fair quickly approaching, we started helping Dan sort out a cockerel and two pullets for his breeding trio. The process gave us another good laugh. It turns out that silkie cockerels (young males) and pullets (young females) are almost impossible to tell apart. We found a poultry bulletin that explained the differences we should look for, but the nal word in the bulletin was that none of these characteristics is a guarantee of gender; the only certain indication is egg laying. Sufce it to say, we’re going to help Dan do the best he can picking out his chickens and hope that the cockerel doesn’t lay an egg at the fair. (We’ll be OK if one of the pullets crows, because apparently silkie pullets are capable of crowing like roosters.) If you’d like to see Dan’s funny chickens, come nd us at the Stearns County Fair. Sadie and her husband, Glen, milk 75 cows near Melrose, Minn. They have three children – Dan, 10, Monika, 7, and Daphne, 4. Sadie also writes a blog at www.dairygoodlife.com. She can be reached at sadiefrericks@gmail.com.

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The concept of amino acid balancing is nothing new to the dairy industry. The tools needed to effectively balance amino acid dairy rations have been readily available for more than 10 years. The degree of Something to Ruminate On economic return with amino acid balancing uctuates with the pay price on milk protein and, to a lesser extent, milk fat. The Federal Milk Marketing Order 30 (FMMO 30) applies to most Dairy Star readers. Pay price within the FMMO 30 on milk By Barry Visser fat has been higher Nutritionist than protein since last fall, but the volume contribution of both still comprises the majority of your milk check. There are benets to maximize both milk fat and protein independent of their current market value. We also need to recognize a seasonal aspect to both milk fat and protein, and we are currently at seasonal lows for both (see chart). Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. Conceptually, we continue to place less emphasis on dietary crude protein and more emphasis on the available grams of specic amino acids. Numerous ration modeling programs are capable of predicting both the dietary contribution to these amino acids along with rumen microbial contribution. It is well documented that lysine and methionine are the two most limiting amino acids in a lactating dairy cow diet. Different feed ingredients contribute a wide range of types and amounts of amino acids. Different feed ingredients, as well as synthetic sources, can contribute to lysine and methionine in the diet. However, keep in mind that not all sources are created equal. The bioavailability of these amino acids – and the decision on which feedstuff provides the most

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SHELL LAKE, Wis. – Katie Crosby has grown up with horses and rodeo about as long as she’s grown up with dairy cows. Crosby, who will be a senior at Shell Lake High School, lives on a 100-cow dairy farm with her parents, Shorty and Melissa, and her brother, Tyler. She is serving as the 2017 Spooner Heart of the North Rodeo Princess after holding the title for the previous year, as well. “I’ve been to the Spooner rodeo every year of my life,” Crosby said. “For as long as I can remember, I have admired the girls who proudly represent the sport of rodeo and Spooner itself.” Crosby, who owns a percentage of the family’s herd, also spends time working with her family’s nine horses. “I bought my own horse last year, and we have eight more on the farm,” Crosby said. “The horse I bought last year is the one I used for rodeo tryouts this year.” On top of her responsibilities on the farm, which include raising calves and heifers with her mom and lling in wherever she is needed, she has had to balance her obligations to the rodeo. Her duties as princess include, but aren’t limited to, promoting rodeo and the city of Spooner, parades, radio and TV interviews, and serving as a role model for younger girls. “It’s been a lot of early mornings, and having to nd people to ll in and feed calves,” Crosby said. Melissa agreed, adding that it takes a lot of time to get primped and done up for rodeo events. “It takes a while to curl all that hair,” Melissa said, referring to her daughter’s long blonde hair. Crosby admits that, while she loves rodeo, it’s been a little harrying at times due to a back injury from childhood that holds her back from doing chores on the farm. “I broke two vertebrae in my back when I was 8 years old, and even now

I get a little worried when I’m working with the horses,” Crosby said. She had a close call during tryouts for this year’s rodeo with her new horse, a 7-year-old gelding that hadn’t had much experience with rodeo. With acts such as monkeys riding around on dogs and other animals doing tricks, in addition to other strange sights and sounds, Crosby ended up becoming airborne after the horse was startled. “There was a bit of a question mark as to how he’d react with 5,600 people screaming and clapping. He got spooked at tryouts with just 30 people, and I was tossed,” Crosby said. “The brim of my hat was bent at on the ground and pushed up, and probably saved me from something much worse.” After taking the fall, Crosby summoned her farm-girl strength, brushed the dust off and hopped back in the saddle to nish the tryouts. “Growing up on the farm taught me to improvise when things go wrong. You deal with it, get over it, and move on, just like when I was thrown off the horse,” Crosby said. This year’s Spooner Heart of the North Rodeo was held July 5 through July 8, and Crosby said it went well despite things being hectic at home. “We had a calf born every single day of the rodeo,” Melissa said. Being a farm kid has taught Crosby more than courage, also. Because of her involvement with 4-H and FFA, she has also grown as a speaker and leader. “I learned responsibility, too. You have to do your job because no one else will do it for you,” Crosby said. “Growing up on a dairy farm got me involved with 4-H and FFA, which led to speaking opportunities and leadership roles.” After high school, Crosby would like to attend the University of WisconsinRiver Falls and study equine science to pursue a career in the veterinary medicine eld. With being an active player on the family farm and in the rodeo industry, some could say that she puts the “cow” in cowgirl. “Whatever I decide to do, it will absolutely include working with animals,” Crosby said. “I am very grateful for the opportunity I had last year as Princess and I am delighted to be back to represent the 64th Spooner Heart of The North Rodeo.”

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Robb Miller Lewiston, Minn. Winona County 600 cows How did you get into farming? My grandpa started our dairy, Clear Crest Farm, in 1936. My grandpa had Guernseys. My mom and dad bought the rst Holstein for the farm in the mid 1970s. I grew up on the farm and showed cows, even going to World Dairy Expo a few times. I attended the University of Wisconsin-River Falls for ag business and agronomy before I returned to the farm in 1994. I now farm with my brother, Luke. I focus more on the crop aspect, while Luke takes care of the herd. Our herd is mostly grade Holsteins with a few Guernseys left from my grandpa. Recently, my daughter has bought a few registered Holsteins to show. What are your thoughts and concerns about the dairy industry for the next year? There’s a lot of negativity on social media about agriculture and the dairy industry. People who aren’t familiar with farms might take that negativity as truth. The dairy industry really needs to win over social media and continue to share more about all the good things we do. What is the latest technology you implemented on your farm and the purpose for it? The most recent item we implemented has been our activity and rumen monitoring system. We now base all our breeding off the activity monitors. It has really helped our herd. What is a management practice you changed in the past year that has beneted you? Adding the activity and rumination collars was done in the last year. It has helped with our breeding and allows us to see if any cows are not feeling well. We will also have to change how things are managed when our new parlor is up and running. We are in the process of building a new 32-stall carousel parlor. It is designed to be a hybrid parlor, which allows us to add robots in the future. Supposedly, it is one of the rst hybrid parlors in the country. It will replace our current par-

What has been your biggest accomplishment while dairy farming? Sticking with it. Dairy is a tough industry and a lot of people get out of it. I’m glad we have been able to sustain. I like farming and want to continue doing it. I couldn’t sit behind a desk all day. What are your plans for your dairy in the next year and ve years? The new parlor will be a big change. Once that is nished, we will also need a new waste handling system sometime in the near future.

lor, which was built in 1969 and designed for 60 Guernseys. How do you retain a good working relationship with your employee or employees? Treat them how you want to be treated. We have 10 employees – a mix of full time and part time. Our herdsman has been with us for 30 years.

What has been the best purchase you’ve ever made on your farm? Our computerized feeding equipment. Our TMR system is synched with Dairy Comp 305 so if cows are moved to a different pen or more cows are added to a pen, the

How do you or your family like to spend time when you are not doing chores? Both Bradley and Ella are in sports, so we like to go watch them. Both are in basketball and track. In the fall, Ella also plays volleyball, while Bradley plays football. When we have a little time during the summer, we try to go to our cabin up north.

Tell us about a skill you possess that makes dairy farming easier for you. I have patience. It is needed when dealing with all the problems that come along while farming. You have to keep calm and work through situations that arise. I’ve also found if you keep calm, your employees will keep calm, too. What do you enjoy most about dairy farming? I like the lifestyle. It is both a business and a lifestyle in one. We can work together with our kids. My wife, Kathryn, and I have two kids. Ella is our dairy girl. She works with my brother, Luke, a lot with the herd. Our son, Bradley, helps me on the agronomy side of the dairy. Right now, they like to be around the farm, and we would like to give the option to return if that’s what they want.

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