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Conleys appreciate benets of Normandes Breed brings efciency, high cull values to farm By Danielle Nauman danielle.n@dairystar.com

NEOSHO, Wis. – The Normande breed’s reputation for great feed efciency and for being excellent grazers are what led Chris and Brenda Conley to make the decision to add Normande blood into their Holstein herd. “We were rst introduced to the Normande breed when we toured another Dodge County Holstein farm that had a couple of them,” Brenda said. “We did our own research on the Normandes and felt they would be a good t for our operation.” The Conleys milk 52 cows on their High-Gem Holstein and Normande dairy farm in Dodge County near Neosho, Wis. There are 18 Normandes in the herd, with ve milking. The herd has a rolling herd average of 15,237 pounds of milk, a 4.84 percent fat test, with 738 pounds of fat; and 508 pounds of protein on a 3.33 percent protein test with a 72,000 somatic cell count. Chris and Brenda provide the primary labor for running their farm. Chris handles the milking, feeding and Turn to CONLEYS | Page 4

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The Conleys – (front, from le�) Paige, 9, Mckayla, 12; Brenda and Chris – milk 52 cows near Neosho, Wis. The family milks ve Normande ca�le amongst their herd of Holsteins, and are working towards increasing their herd to 50% registered Normandes for their feed and grazing eﬃciencies, A2A2 milk, and increased cull value.

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cropping, while Brenda helps milk, cares for the calves, and handles the breeding decisions and recordkeeping. Chris’ 80-year-old grandmother, Rita, comes to the barn every morning to help with feeding cows and cleaning, and their daughters Mckayla, 12, and Paige, 9, help with chores on the farm as well. The Conleys do a great deal of pasturing with their dairy herd, so they decided to start breeding their low-end Holsteins to Normande sires in 2012 to begin introducing the grazing and feed efciencies. “They’ve done well enough for us that last year, we made the decision to start transitioning our herd to half registered Normandes and half registered Holsteins,” Chris said. “As we grow the Normande herd, we plan to keep our best Holsteins and continue to develop them as we have done in the past.” Normandes do not produce as much milk as their Holstein herdmates produce, but they make up for the lack of volume with much higher butterfat and protein tests. The Conleys have also been pleasantly surprised to learn that the Normandes have fewer issues with their feet and legs than the Holsteins typically do. “The biggest shock has been their feed efciency,” Chris said. “They are fed the same exact feed as the Holsteins, but they carry so much more condition on them compared to their herdmates.”

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The Conleys have 13 heifers that will soon be a part of the milking herd at their farm in Neosho, Wis. The family is also purchasing full-blood Normande embryos from France to help accelerate their Normande herd.

Another benet the Conleys have experienced with their small Normande herd is an increased value of bull calves. “We’ve been able to sell all of our Normande bull calves to other farms for use as breeding bulls or as steers,” Brenda said. “That has given us some

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Normande breeding program. Brenda makes the mating decisions for each Normande cow on an individual basis, placing focus rst on fertility and then milk. Normande bulls they are having success using include Redondo, Jeolavel, Innity and Jefroid. They have used a limited amount of sexed Normande semen and only on rst natural heats. The same priorities are applied to mating the Holsteins in the herd, but the Conleys employ a herd mating service for assistance with the many new, upcoming bulls available. “Throughout the whole herd, feet and legs are important because of how much we pasture the cows,” Brenda said. “They need to last the long walks to and from the barn.” The rst Normande born on the Conleys’ farm was out of a Holstein cow named Patches. Today, Patches is in her eighth lactation and has become a foundation cow for their Normande herd, having had four Normande calves, including three daughters, who are standouts in their herd. “Patches’ daughter, Paige, has turned the heads of Holstein classiers and A.I. representatives,” Chris said. “She is only 50 percent, but she is stylish, has a great udder and a high butterfat test. She has also had three daughters in four lactations.” Paige is due back in late August with a heifer calf, and Patches is due back in April, bred to a Normande for her ninth lactation. The Conleys’ interest in the Normande breed led them to become members of the North American Normande Association in 2012. They became more active within the organization, attending their rst national Normande show in 2017. Since that time, they have become more involved in promoting the breed and last year exhibited at the national show, with plans to show four or ve head at this year’s show Sept. 21 in Mineral Point, Wis. Chris is in the second year of a four-year term

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Brenda said. “The key is that they need to be at least 75 percent Normande and less than 8 years old.” The Conleys said they experimented with the meat aspect of the breed last year, when they had a 75% cow they were unable to get bred. “We milked her down and sold her meat quarters privately,” Brenda said. “The people who bought the meat are now on a waiting list for more because the meat quality was so good. This will be another income stream for us, and gives a much better cull value to our animals, verses selling them on the market.” Another niche market for the Normande breed is the market for A2A2 milk and genetics. “Studies are showing they are very close to Guernseys, who are currently the top breed for A2A2 milk,” Chris said. “We have tested 10 of our Normandes so far and six of those have come back as A2A2.” The Conleys plan to continue A2A2 testing in their herd and are working to accelerate the expansion of their Normande herd by purchasing fullblood, sexed embryos from France. “The embryos are being made now,” Brenda said. “Hopefully we’ll have them in our tank soon and in our animals this winter.” To add more genetic diversity to their herd, the Conleys purchased two heifers from the largest Normande breeder in the United States, Vosberg Valley View Farm located in South Wayne, Wis. The Normandes in the Conley herd range from 50 to 88 percent pure Normande. In the North American Normande Association, there are two types of Normande: purebred and full blood. As their Normandes continue being bred to 100 percent Normande bulls, they will eventually achieve the 100 percent status. Full blood Normandes can have their lineage traced back to the French herdbook. According to Brenda, there are only two or three herds in the United States that have full bloods currently. The Conleys are only using A2A2 bulls in their

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SAUK CENTRE, Minn. – Family values are a powerful inuence in maintaining cost efciency and labor management on Lori and Mike Zimmermann’s farm. “We make things work; he likes this and I like that,” Lori said. “But we always make our decisions together.” The Zimmermanns milk 100 cows on their family farm with the help of their children – Daisy, 11, Joe, 10, Beth, 8, Holly, 4, and Tina, 2 – near Sauk Centre, Minn. Area dairy farmers and business professionals visited the farm for the Stearns County Dairy Field Day July 24. The University of Minnesota Extension sponsored the event. During the eld day, the Zimmermanns spoke on how their family values help create a strong family partnership, which is a huge relief when it comes chore time. “Mike has always enjoyed tractor work, so he likes to focus his time on that,” Lori said. “Whereas, I will do anything if it doesn’t involve operating large equipment.” When it comes to decision-making, Lori and Mike balance each other out. “I’m denitely the worrier,” Lori said. “But, Mike has this way of calmly

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Mike Zimmermann explains his dairy farm to aƩendees of the Stearns County Dairy Field Day July 24 in Sauk Centre, Minn. The Zimmermanns milk 100 cows. looking at the options and making the right decision.” These ethics showed through as the Zimmermanns explained the history of their farm and gave a tour of the facilities to those in attendance. “Four years before this place, we

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Gen Z wants convenient food

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ST. PAUL, Minn. – In order to know how to market dairy products, people in the dairy community need to know how consumers use the items. A consumer panel of people from Gen Z gave insight during the second annual Dairy Experience Forum July 17 in St. Paul, Minn. Gen Z is considered to be people born from 19962010. “You might ask what inuence they can have if they don’t have much money,” said Lucas Lentsch, chief executive ofcer of Midwest Dairy. “The reality is, they inuence purchasing decisions in this country far greater than any other generation in this country. They inuence parents, other adults, relatives and grandparents. They’re incredibly on top of

where the grocery dollars or food dollars are spent.” Jeff Fromm, president of Futurecast, moderated the panel, which included eight people ranging in age from 18-21. Topics they are passionate about include female equality, economic growth, health and wellness, and being environmentally friendly. In order to induce change in their lives or within these topics, they use social media to reach others. While Instagram and Twitter are the social media platforms of choice, many of them stated they will use whatever platform is necessary to get a message out. However, when it comes to their personal social media use, most of the panelists prefer to make their accounts private or delete them altogether. Many of them expressed using social media to make connections with people, but prefer face-to-

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face conversation. “I’ve seen some of the drawbacks of social media and having your life on the screen,” said one of the panelists. “You end up having to be a different person on social media which is only to share the highlights of your life. I wanted to have more in-depth personal relationships outside of that.” Fromm was not surprised by these results. “It feels like as a group you’re mostly more private and careful, which is con-

sistent with research we’ve done in terms of how you use social [media],” he said. Many of the panelists want to be entrepreneurs, or they want to work for organized, environmentally conscious and ethically responsible employers who promote growth, excellence and will invest in them as a person. Where they work and what they do matters to them. For information about brands, the panelists said they go to the brands’ web-

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stop using that brand indenitely or until they could nd evidence that showed the issue was not true. When it comes to dairy products, the panelists were on each end of the spectrum. A few rarely eat dairy while others eat several servings every day. Some do not like drinking milk and prefer the taste of milk alternatives. One said she believes milk alternatives are healthier than milk. Others like drinking milk or use it in cooking. One drinks Fairlife milk and uses dairy as a way to stay on his health and tness journey. “Almond milk is a little too close to water, and I would rather just drink water,” the panelist said. Convenience of food is important to all the panelists. All the panelists snack heavily rather than having three traditional meals a day, partly because their work schedule does not allow for time to sit down for an early morning or mid-day meal. Three panelists said over 50% of their food comes from restaurants and convenience stores rather than a grocery store. Many also rely on mobile or online ordering to pick up food.

“Food serves as a function for me and is heavily based on convenience,” one panelist said. “Dairy plays a crucial role in my diet. It’s so of-

“Transparency, trust in the food chain and trust in a brand is a handshake of trust as a consumer.” LUCAS LENTSCH, MIDWEST DAIRY CEO

ten more convenient to eat dairy products that are higher in nutrient content than other sources.” While a few environmentally conscious panelists are very aware of the source of their food, others said they only focus on taste or other factors. “If it lls me up, tastes good and I’m reasonably sure about the quality, then I really don’t focus on the label – whether it’s organic, not organic or whatever,” a panelist said.

Following the panel, forum attendees split up into groups to talk about what they heard. Many of the comments revolved around making dairy products more convenient to people on-the-go and more attractive packaging that shows the health benets of dairy. People also mentioned how dairy farmers and others in the dairy community need to be conscious of milk’s journey even after it leaves the farm because people want to know more about their food. “Transparency, trust in the food chain and trust in a brand is a handshake of trust as a consumer,” Lentsch said. “There was an incredible moment that Gen Z panel provided – they want to be loyal to a brand, when a brand or trust breaks down in the system, they want leaders to be accountable. They are very thoughtful of the consequences of their purchasing decisions. They want to make sure they’re rewarding the right kind of behavior to protect the planet, to serve the people of our planet and to have a sustainable, nutritious food supply.”

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The “Mielke” Market Weekly

By Lee Mielke

July Class III highest since December 2014

The Agriculture Department announced the July benchmark Class III milk price at $17.55 per hundredweight, up $1.28 from June, $3.45 above July 2018, and the highest Class III price since December 2014. It equates to $1.51 per gallon, up from $1.40 in June and $1.21 a year ago. California’s July 4b cheese milk price a year ago was $14.09, $3.46 below this year’s FO Class III price, Late Friday morning Class III futures portended an August price at $17.29; September, $17.77; October, $17.78; November, $17.57; and December at $17.12. Looking ahead, the bottom for 2020 was $16.59 in March. The seven month Class III average stands at $15.58, up from $14.37 at this time a year ago and $16.02 in 2017. The July Class IV price is $16.90, up 7 cents from June, $2.76 above a year ago, and the highest Class IV since November 2014. Its seven month average is at $16.11, up from $13.73 a year ago and $15.30 in 2017. The August 1 Dairy Products report shows June total cheese output slipped to 1.07 billion pounds, down 3.3% from May but 0.6% above June 2018. Year-to-date output was at 6.48 billion pounds, up 0.8% from a year ago. Wisconsin produced 279.1 million pounds of that total, down 2.2% percent from May and 0.7% below a year ago. California produced 206.6 million pounds, down 5.2% from May but 0.8% above a year ago. Idaho contributed 85.8 million pounds, up 9.6% from May and 2.8% above a year ago. Minnesota output totaled 61.0 million pounds, down 5.1% from May and 1.1% below a year ago. New Mexico produced 76.9 million, down 6.0% from May but 3.6% above a year ago. Italian cheese totaled 468.95 million pounds, down 1.3% from May but 4.0% above a year ago. YTD Italian stands at 2.8 billion pounds, up 2.9%. Mozzarella output also jumped, hitting 375.8 million pounds, up 5.8% from a year ago, with YTD at 2.2 billion pounds, up 4.9%. American type cheese totaled 426.5 million pounds, down 3.9% from May and 0.6% below a year ago, with YTD at 2.6 billion pounds, down 1.6%. Cheddar output, the cheese traded at the CME, fell to just under 307 million pounds, down 14.7 million pounds or 4.6% from May and 5.9 million pounds or 1.9% below a year ago. YTD Cheddar is at 1.85 billion pounds, down 2.7%. Revisions added 2.3 million pounds to the May

total, now put at 321.7 million, up 0.9% from a year ago, compared to the originally reported 0.2% increase. Butter output fell to 146.5 million pounds, down 14.4 million pounds or 8.9% from May but 4.4 million pounds or 3.1% above a year ago, ending fourth consecutive months that output was below a year ago. YTD butter is at 999.8 million pounds, down 1.9% from 2018. Revisions reduced last month’s butter total by 2.1 million pounds, to 160.9 million, 5.4% below a year ago. Yogurt output, at 360.8 million pounds, was down 3.3% from a year ago, with YTD at 2.2 billion pounds, down 2.1%. Dry whey totaled 81.1 million pounds, up 2.0% from May but 6.3% below a year ago, with YTD at 468.1 million pounds, down 11.6%. Stocks totaled 68.1 million pounds, up 3.8% from May but 0.9% below those a year ago. Nonfat dry milk production totaled 155.6 million pounds, down 8.8% from May but 2.2% above a year ago. YTD powder is at 981.8 million pounds, down 0.4% from 2018 Stocks moved higher to 288.7 million pounds, up 4.6 million pounds or 1.6% from May but were 14.6 million pounds or 4.8% below the 2018 level. Skim milk powder soared to 44.4 million pounds, up 19.2 million or 76.2% from May but was 15 million or 25.3% below a year ago. YTD skim hit 236.7 million pounds, down 16.5% from a year ago. Cash dairy traders are perhaps more concerned over President Trump’s announcement Thursday that the U.S. will impose an additional 10% tariff on $300 billion in Chinese imports starting September 1. The Cheddar blocks closed the rst Friday of August at $1.82 per pound, down a half-cent on the week but 23 1/4-cents above a year ago. The barrels nished at $1.6925, down 2 3/4-cents, 21 3/4-cents above a year ago, but 12 3/4-cents below the blocks. Sales amounted to 3 cars of block on the week, 53 for the month of July, down from 71 in June. 24 cars of barrel traded places on the week, 115 on the month, down from 159 in June. FC Stone stated in its July 29 Early Morning Update that “Dairy product demand seems to have slumped somewhat this month, but that doesn’t eliminate issues with milk production or cow culling on US dairy farms.” It adds that US milk production was at versus last year through June but “Dairy producers have done a great job of increasing component production, particularly fat, for several years now.

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Component production bumps US milk production to 0.8% growth for the rst six months of this year. Still that’s down from last year.” Dairy Market News says most Midwest cheesemakers report that demand is meeting expectations but some say the early summer upticks have steadied somewhat. Curd and process cheesemakers continue to report positive sales numbers. Cheese production has slowed, as spot milk availability is dwindling. Those looking for spot milk are nding discounts harder to nd. Prices ranged from $1 under to $2 over Class. Cheese stocks are balanced regionally. Western cheese production remains active with plenty of milk on hand and plants are running near full capacity. Some parts of the region saw a few milk loads at $4 to $5 under Class. Cheese inventories are generally comfortable as steady end user and consumer demand has been able to offset production. Spot butter, hurt from the higher than expected Cold Storage data, fell to $2.3275 per pound Tuesday, regained some, then fell again to close the week at $2.32, down a nickel, 11 1/2-cents below the July 16 high, and dead even with a year ago. 10 cars traded hands on the week, 77 on the month, down from 115 in June. Regional butter makers are either not taking on cream from the spot market or are nding spots in the West and paying freight costs. Churning, therefore, is slow or slowing. Butter sales are slower and more bulk butter has become available in recent weeks. Butter producers suggest buyers are waiting on potential price drops. Contacts suggest July’s cold storage data will be the yardstick for butter markets the rest of 2019. The western butter market varies by area. Some processors report solid sales, others say demand has taken a step back. Retail demand is down a bit but food service sales are strong. Butter output remains active, but decreased somewhat as more cream continues to move to ice cream plants. Butter stocks are plentiful. Grade A nonfat dry milk closed Friday at $1.02 per pound, down a penny on the week but 19 1/4-cents above a year ago. 8 cars sold on the week, 41 on the month, up from 25 last month. Ears to the rail reportedly say cheese plants in the upper-Midwest are fortifying their vats with nonfat dry milk as uid milk is in shorter supply. Spot dry whey lost 1 1/4-cents Monday, falling to 34 cents per pound, and stayed there the rest of the week, 9 1/2-cents below a year ago. Only 2 cars were sold on the week, 18 on the month, down from 31 a month ago. Higher feed prices and just a small gain in the All Milk Price resulted in another slip in the June milk feed price ratio. The USDA’s latest Ag Prices report puts it at 2.08, down from 2.10 in May but it is up from 1.98 in June 2018. The index is based on the current milk price in relationship to feed prices for a dairy ration consisting of 51 percent corn, 8 percent soybeans and 41 percent alfalfa hay. One pound of milk today purchases 2.08 pounds of that ration. The U.S. All-Milk price averaged $18.10 per hundredweight (cwt.), up a dime from May and $1.80 above June 2018. California’s All Milk price was 20 cents higher than Wisconsin’s. The national average corn price averaged $3.98 per bushel, up a whopping 35 cents from May and follows an 11 cent jump in May. Corn was up 40 cents per bushel from June 2018. Soybeans averaged $8.31 per bushel, up 29 cents from May, after dropping 26 Turn to MIELKE | Page 11

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ConƟnued from MIELKE | Page 10 cents in May, but is 1.24 per bushel below a year ago. Alfalfa hay averaged $193 per ton, down $11 from May but $12 per ton above a year ago. Looking at the cow side of the ledger; the June cull price for beef and dairy combined averaged $65.90 per cwt., up 30 cents from May, 40 cents below June 2018 and $5.70 below the 2011 base average of $71.60 per cwt. Milk cow replacements averaged $1,240 per head for the quarter in July, up $100.00 per head from April, but $80 below July 2018. Prices averaged $1300 per head in California, up $200 from April and unchanged from a year ago. Wisconsin averaged $1210 per head, up $80 from April but $40 below July 2018. The USDA’s latest Crop Progress report shows 58% of U.S. corn was silking, as of the week ending July 28, up from 35% the previous week but 32% below a year ago and 25% behind the ve year average. 58% of the crop is rated good to excellent, down from 72% a year ago. 57% of U.S. soybeans are blooming, up from 40% the previous week, 28% behind a year ago, and 22% below the ve year average. 54% are rated good to excellent, down from 70% a year ago. 61% of the cotton crop is rated good to excellent, up from 43% a year ago. June trade data is indicative of China’s continuing increase of dairy imports, unfortunately it is of small benet to U.S. dairy farmers, according to Lucas Fuess, director of dairy market intelligence with HighGround Dairy in Chicago. Speaking in the August 5 Dairy Radio Now broadcast, Fuess reported that whole milk and skim milk powder imports were strong. Fat imports, including anhydrous milkfat and butter, were down from a year ago, but last year was a very strong year, he said. The only area of “no hope in sight for recovery” is whey and lactose, due to the African Swine Fever outbreak. China also continues to diversify what countries it purchases dairy products from, according to Fuess. He cited skim milk powder as an example. June imports were up 27% from a year ago, he said, but the U.S. market share fell from 18% to just 2%. U.S. sales were down 88% from a year ago, he said. There will be a protein decit in China, due to the slaughter of the pig herd there and some of that will be made up by dairy protein. Fuess says “That is the ray of hope we continue to look out for.” He says “Chinese consumers are shifting away from pork which is becoming expensive and hopefully moving to dairy products.” China is also culling some of their dairy herd to get that protein so that will increase imports as they cannot produce the product domestically. The best end is that the U.S. and China resolve their trade differences so the U.S. can export more of its dairy products to China, he concluded. The latest tariff threat surely puts that hope on hold. The Agriculture Department revised its April uid milk sales report and while the correction is better news, it still begs for a change of direction. The revision shows 3.8 billion pounds of packaged uid sales, up from 3.7 billion originally reported but still down 1% from a year ago versus a 3.1% drop originally reported. Conventional product sales totaled 3.6 billion pounds, down 0.4% from a year ago, instead of 2.4%. Organic products, at 188 million pounds, were down

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of the U.S. Dairy Export Council. Vilsack stated that “The USMCA delivers key wins for America’s dairy farmers and the exports that drive stronger sales. With USMCA, dairy farmers will see more export opportunities and greater trade certainty. Without USMCA, we lose out on $314 million in additional dairy exports. We also lose the benet of the new rules this deal puts in place, such as key reforms to Canada’s dairy system and stronger safeguards for our cheese exports to Mexico.” Mulhern commend the Senate for spotlighting USMCA’s importance and strongly support the testimony offered by USDEC on how the agreement benets dairy. To usher in USMCA’s improvements for dairy farmers and build momentum for additional trade agreements with key markets like Japan, we urge swift action to resolve any outstanding issues and secure approval of USMCA.”

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6 2 5 4 6 5 1 4 1 5 18 4 7 9 4 9 4 1 9 4 2 3 5 2 1 6 1 2 5 3 1 5 1 4 2 1

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DAIRYING AROUND THE WORLD

The Brazilian dairy life Spiti family devoted to cows By Kate Rechtzigel Staﬀ Intern

IVAIPORÃ, PARANÁ, BRAZIL – Milking is Aliny Spiti’s life through and through. “Being in the middle of the cows, taking care of each one of them is a love,” Aliny said. “Seeing the fruit of my work and getting results is very rewarding.” Aliny Spiti milks 42 cows with her parents, Antonio and Marli Spiti, and brother, Elin-

ton Spiti, with Elinton’s wife, Alana Andrade, in Ivaiporã, Paraná, Brazil. Their farm, Sítio Boa Esperança, has been in the family since 1973, boasting four generations on the farm with an area of 521 acres. Morning milking starts at 6:30 with breakfast to follow. “I grew up watching my father do this, and I want to pass this love on to my future children,” Aliny said. After breakfasting with her parents, Aliny cleans the cow feed lane. By noon, the cows are fed a fresh batch of feed. Around 4:30 p.m. Aliny starts the afternoon milking. “On the weekends, I take time off with the family and

my ancé, Alessandro Hillman,” Aliny said. The milking cows are housed in a compost barn and milked in a 4 Point Swing Over Parlor. The cows average about 60 pounds of milk per day off a predominately corn silage diet. Aliny’s main responsibilities on the farm consist of milking the cows, administering medicines and vaccines, and managing reproduction. “My herd is all derived from articial insemination,” Aliny said. In Brazil, there are 1.3 million dairy farmers milking 23 million cows, according to Balde Branco magazine. The Spitis’ region, located in the

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The SpiƟs milk in a swing-4 parlor. The cows produce a daily average of 60 pounds. most farmers to grow soybeans, corn, beans, coffee, wheat and oats. Warm temperatures and ample rain help these crops grow, which in turn provide feedstuffs for the dairy animals. “If we can’t produce food for the cows, it limits the production of milk,” Aliny said. The Spitis income is entirely dairy based as the family breeds for milk marketing and production. “Milk is my monthly sustenance,” Aliny said. “I cannot complain. If today I have a comfortable life, that is through milk.” The Spitis milk is all marketed to KOLLAC dairy where it processed and sold as pasteurized milk, cheese and yogurt. “The average price of milk for producers is $16.28/cwt,” Aliny said.

The biggest challenge and concern facing the Spitis’ dairy farm is mastitis. “Today, with the compost system, it has minimized a lot, but I still have to live with it,” Aliny said. In the industry as a whole, Aliny sees the greatest challenge being able to produce milk at an efcient cost of production. “Milk, despite being an incredible food, is undervalued; there is a high production cost and low marketing price,” Aliny said. Looking towards the immediate future, Aliny wants to double production and reach 5,000 pounds per day with 60 animals. “In the long run, the sky is the limit,” Aliny said. “I work with a lot of love and dedication. My cows will always be my priority.”

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A day in the life of the Caugheys Aug. 1 is a full day at the county fair By Kate Rechtzigel Staﬀ Intern

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said. “Chores were a little rushed but we are thankful everything went well.” Around 7 a.m., Clare and Gianna came to the barn to feed their show heifers. They were dressed and ready to load calves and attend the fair later that morning. “I was really excited to go to the fair, but nervous,” Clare said. Adelaide agreed. “It was really fun,” she said. The Caugheys loaded cattle and left at 8:30

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Emily Caughey applies lime to the alleyway aŌer morning milking Aug. 1. Chores were rushed so the Caugheys could get to the fair on Ɵme.

a.m. for the fair so the girls could have enough time to prep for the show, which started at 11 a.m. “It’s an awfully busy day for us,” Dan said. Clare has spent the summer preparing her registered Holstein summer junior yearling, Boots. “Dad thought I should show her because she’s a bigger calf and poses more of a challenge,” Clare said. “The day before the show at Dairy Days in Sauk Centre, Minn., Boots headbutted Gianna. Boots has kind of an attitude and she likes to bellow, so hopefully she will behave for me today.” Gianna exhibited her Red and White Holstein, Gina, while Marcella showed her heifer, BamBam. After leading their calves around the farm most of the summer, the girls have plenty of fun memories with their animals. “Yesterday we were walking them around, and they didn’t behave,” Clare said. Gianna agreed. “They broke the board this morning,” she said. At the fair, the girls looked forward to the many festivities. “I hope to win grand champion with Boots, my crops and win tallest cornstalk,” Clare said before the show. “However, it’s kinda hard when our cousins exhibit everything that we do.” The girls arrived at the fair around 9 a.m. ready to wash animals, bed stalls, feed calves, set up toplines and get dressed. “We were a little late and Emily had to stay home for a bit to take care Turn to CAUGHEYS | Page 19

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of a new calf that was born on the farm,” Dan said. Around 10:30 a.m. Clare, Gianna and Marcella changed into their show clothes and put show halters on their calves as little sister Adelaide observed the festivities. At 11 a.m., Marcella started the show with BamBam, receiving rst place for her division. “It was super fun to show her,” Marcella said. A short time later, Gianna led Gina out into the ring, also receiving rst place in the registered Holstein winter calf class. “I felt really good about showing,” Gianna said.

Lastly, Clare paraded Boots into the ring to receive rst place in her class. “I was so excited,” Clare said. The rest of the day was a free afternoon for the girls. “It’s fun being with my animals, walking around and looking at cool things,” Clare said. Gianna agreed. “I loved the miniature pony rides that I got to go on,” she said. Adelaide had fun, too. “I really like seeing the pigs and crawling on the fence,” she said. The girls checked their crops and art work, got a lunch consisting of cheeseburgers and hotdogs, and

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Clare Caughey, 8, sprays her calf clean before the show on Aug. 1. Caughey won rst place in her class.

participated in the pedal tractor pull. Clare won third place for the 8-yearold division and Gianna won second place for the 6-year-old division. “Marcella didn’t place, but pulled 7 inches,” Emily said. Concluding their day was the animal dress up contest at 6 p.m. judged by Princess Kay of the Milky Way. Clare dressed as a bride with Boots dressed as a groom. Gianna dressed as Mrs. Claus with Gina dressed as a reindeer. Marcella dressed as Little Bo Peep with BamBam as a sheep. Clare and Boots won rst place, which was $50 from the Crow Wing County Farm Bureau. “I was really excited, when I rst

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Gianna Caughey, 6, shows her fall calf at the Crow Wing County Fair Aug. 1 in Brainerd, Minn. The Caugheys dairy farm near Fort Ripley, Minn.

came up with the idea,” Clare said. “I thought I would win and then I actually did.”Back at the farm, Stacey and Rosanne started evening chores so Dan and Emily could attend the contest with the girls. Upon arriving home, the Caugheys nished up chores and Emily headed back to the fair around 10 p.m. to help close the malt stand for the Crow Wing county American Dairy Association. Their day ended around 11 p.m. “It was a busy, event-lled day,” Dan said.

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BLOOMER, Wis. – Jon and Wendy Schmidt appreciate things of beauty. Whether it is the brightly colored owers that adorn the neatly-kept farmstead, or the beautiful Jerseys grazing contentedly in the pasture, the fruits of their labors are easily visible.

The Schmidts milk 40 head of registered Jerseys on their picturesque farm, Woodmohr Jerseys, near Bloomer, Wis. The herd of little brown bovines accent and compliment their surroundings, working together to create rural Wisconsin curb appeal for the Chippewa County farm. Wendy’s love of gardening blossomed while she worked at a local greenhouse

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Wendy and Jon Schmidt take a few minutes to relax in one of the perennial ower gardens Wendy has spent the past 20 years creaƟng and culƟvaƟng to help beauƟfy their farm near Bloomer, Wis. They milk 40 head of registered Jerseys.

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Rocks are laid throughout the ower beds on the Schmidts’ dairy farm near Bloomer, Wis. Wendy Schmidt has spent Ɵme collecƟng rocks from around the area to use in her beds to help create texture and dimension.

Wendy said. “It took me about 10 years to get from where I started to where I had things how I wanted them. I’m more at a maintenance point right now. I’m not adding anything new these days; I’m just taking care of what I’ve done.” All the ower beds on the farm are perennial beds. She lists daylilies as being among her favorites, particularly the Stella d’Oro variety, which owers for a long time. The only annuals she plants are in pots and containers around the farm. “I don’t have certain colors of perennials I like, but the annuals I plant are typically reds and yellows,” Wendy said. Over the years Wendy has tried different techniques in her gardens, including collecting junque pieces for accents and herb gardening. “When I grew herbs, I had wooden spoons in the garden, marking the types of plants,” Wendy said. “I’ve collected a lot of ower and herb books over the years. I learned how to use the herbs, cooking with them, making teas and infusions.” Wendy describes her ower beds as rock gardens, and they feature a variety of rocks she has located and brought home.

“Every rock out there, I’ve hauled here,” Wendy said. “I used to drive around and know where every rock pile was. I picked rocks from elds growing up, and I never thought I would be hauling rocks home.” Wendy said her beds are informal, and she allows them to have a very natural feel and ow, using curved edges. She has varied the plants, shrubs and rocks to create texture, depth and dimension in the beds. She has never used sprays, mulch or landscaping fabric to help control weeds. “The beds are so full now that they are pretty much weed-free,” Wendy said. “But when I was establishing them, I weeded them every day. They were all hand-dug and weeded.” Most of Wendy’s gardening work these days involves replacing plants as they die out, and Wendy said she experienced a fair amount of winterkill in the ower beds this past year, similar to their hay elds. “I nd the gardening to be very rewarding and relaxing,” Wendy said. “I love to feel the black dirt in Turn to SCHMIDTS | Page 22

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“We like to breed balanced cows, with lots of Jersey breed character about the head and neck,” Jon said. “We also focus on longevity and components. They produce consistent offspring. Whatever we breed them to, we know pretty much what we are going to get.” The Schmidts see the tangible results of their breeding program in daily bulk tank weights and in monthly DHIA testing results, with a current rolling herd average of 21,037 pounds of milk, 1,217 pounds of fat at 5.8% and 790 pounds of protein at 3.76%. Intensive grazing is a focal point of the cows’ diet at Woodmohr, and the herd is turned out to a fresh acre of grass and clover following each milking. They are also fed high moisture corn and are supplemented with free-choice vitamins and minerals. “They really have to do what they do on their own,” Jon said. The Jerseys are not just working girls; they look as good as they milk. Six cows in the herd are scored EX95, and all cows in the herd average 92 points. “We breed the kind of cows we appreciate,” Jon said. “Our cows can succeed and do well in any environment. They are extremely efcient and heat tolerant. They t our farm very well.” The cows as much as the owers help make up the beauty the Schmidts appreciate so much on their dairy.

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The Benton County Dairy and Forage Field Day will be 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Aug. 12 at 3145 155th St. NW, Rice, Minn. The eld day will include “short course” stations led by industry experts as well as members of the New Heights Dairy Team. This will allow attendees to focus on the topics they are most interested in. New Heights Dairy began in 2006, and has since grown in size and completed a number of projects including building a sand lane in 2007 and the addition of a cross ventilated freestall barn in 2016. New Heights Dairy has multiple sites, cows at the Rice location are milked three times a day in a double thirty parallel parlor. The dairy uses a combination of growing their own forage as well as working with neighboring farms and utilizes technologies such as HarvXtra and shredlage in its forage production. An emphasis on forward momentum, productive cross breeding strategies, and a margin-based approach to risk management helps New Heights Dairy remain productive and competitive. Topics/Speakers include: • Nutrition and feed management, Russ Fisher with Dairy Vision and Mitch Rosenfeld with New Heights Dairy. • Forage harvest equipment, “Hay in a Day,” Nathan Drewitz with UMN Extension. • Risk management, Mark Rothschild and Brendan Dorais with Commodity and Ingredient Hedging, Joleen Hadrich with UMN Extension. • Crossbreeding and genetic strategies, Shane Boettcher and Chris Sigurdson with Select Sires. • Manure management, Ryan Stuckmayer with New Heights Dairy. • Parlor management, Gary Von Wahlde with Dairy Direct Sales and Service. Turn to CALENDAR | Page 25

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St. Louis

Red Lake

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Richland

Sauk

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Jackson

(Olmsted County)

PAUL DALEY

BILL MUELLER

60 cows, 320 acres We got 3â€? of rain last week. We were lucky because 30 miles away they got 5-6 inches. The corn and alfalfa are looking great, but the crops RAINFALL could use some more TOTALS Last 2 heat units. We plan to Weeks cut our third crop of alfalfa on the 10th. Some of our neighbors are starting on their wheat harvest. We plant a later variety, so our wheat harvest is probably two weeks away. Most of the Since April 14 prevented plant acres 13.5â€? around here are being sprayed for weeds as the ground is too wet for tillage.

3â€?

We had 7 straight days without precipitation, which had been the longest stretch since March. We ďŹ nished the third crop alfalfa 7/31. Weâ€™re slightly disappointed with the tonnage, because of too RAINFALL much rain earlier in the sea- TOTALS son. Our Sorghum Sudan is Last 2 growing back well. We will Weeks take the second crop at the end of Aug. We just completed 250 acres of prevent plant forage oats with the help of a neighbor. It is germinating well. The corn still has spots that arenâ€™t growing well but the areas on higher ground havenâ€™t been affected Since April 14 by compaction are tasseled. 35.25â€? Itâ€™ll be Sept. before we start chopping corn. We seeded 150 acres of new alfalfa. We are feeling more optimistic than we were in June and July, and are hoping for an average harvest.

1.25â€?

(Brown County)

(St. Louis County)

BOB DUROVEC

200 cows, 800 acres

It was getting dry before we got a .5 inch of rain yesterday (Aug. 5). It was much needed. We planted 40 acres of oats, RAINFALL turnips, Italian rye grass TOTALS July 31 and the oats is Last 2 weeks already out. Weâ€™ll be cutting third crop hay in the middle of next week; it looks really good. The corn is over 4â€™ high and 1.5â€? we graze that during the day and then they graze grass at night. This Since April 14 week we plan to no-till 9.1â€? some red clover and orchard grass into grass ďŹ elds that also have a little alfalfa.

Brooten, MN

(Stearns County) CARLTON ZIMMERMAN 53 cows, 250 acres

210 cows, 400 acres

We had our second crop hay washed three times by .25 inch rains before we got it baled. One ďŹ eld of corn is tasseling and RAINFALL looks OK but itâ€™s still TOTALS looking thin since the Last 2 hail. Iâ€™ve been talking to Weeks neighbors about silage because we wonâ€™t have enough. We did the last ďŹ eld of oats underseeded with alfalfa Aug. 4. We are hoping to get one cutting of alfalfa off those 95 acres. Iâ€™ve Since April 14 19.5â€? been buying straw off the ďŹ eld from neighbors. Most of our crops are 10 days behind but things are looking good.

0.75â€?

We did ďŹ nished second crop hay Saturday (Aug. 3). It was all put up without being rained on. We chopped half RAINFALL of it and the rest we TOTALS either small squared Last 2 or big square baled. Weeks Weâ€™ll be cutting oats next look. It looks fair, there is a lot of grass coming through. Some 2.5â€? farmers in the area have started on oats. All the corn except the stuff we planted Since April 14 15.3â€? last has tasseled. We have some grass hay to make. The soybeans look nice and have completely covered the row.

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Neosho, WI

(Adams County)

(Dodge County)

MARK RUETH

(Vernon County)

(PolkRAINFALL County) TOTALS

CHRIS CONLEY

50 cows, 200 acres

Coon Valley, WI

Amery, WI JOSH ROOS Last 3

60 cows, 120 acres

CODY & ARLISA CLEMENTS

The dog days have been good for making hay, but stressful on crops. We lived on 3/10 of an inch for about two weeks and just got over an inch on Aug. 5. It was RAINFALL raining around the area, just TOTALS not here, which is nothing Last 2 new. The light soil in the Weeks area was stressed. My corn is just tasseling and the rain changed it a bunch. Most of the corn in the area is good. The irrigated crops are awesome, the corn, potatoes and sweet corn look outstanding. I started third cop at 22 days Since April 14 because of the hot and dry 14.3” weather, setting up an early fourth crop cutting. The alfalfa cut early wasn’t bad but the grass was very short. I have made some nice hay since the dry weather.

The corn is doing really good. The third crop hay is coming back nicely. I still have some second crop to do, RAINFALL since the ﬁrst crop got TOTALS Last 2 spread out so long. We Weeks fertilized our third crop and that has made a big difference. The third crop looks to be better than the second crop 1.1” was. Everyone around here is coming wheat, and some are almost Since April 14 15.8” ﬁnished with it, and the neighbors have been baling straw. It has been dry enough that I’ve been able to make some marsh grass for bedding.

140 cows, 650Weeks acres We had been getting pretty dry. I’m doing the second cutting on our new seeding today 3” (Aug. 6) and we have RAINFALL our third crop done. TOTALS It wasn’t too bad, Last 2 but not as tall as our Weeks second crop was. The new seeding has been doing pretty well. The corn looks excellent. 1.5” It tasseled about three weeks ago and is setting on cobs now. Since April 14 The neighbors’ beans 18.5” all look really good too. We combined rye last weekend. It was a little thin, as it had some winterkill, but it wasn’t too bad.

The ﬁrst corn we planted is all tasseled and starting to put on ears, RAINFALL and some have two ears. TOTALS The later planted corn is Last 2 just getting ready to tassel, Week probably in the next week. We applied some urea and that really helped give the corn a boost. We’ve got most of our second crop done, we’ll probably ﬁnish it about the end of the week. It’s been pretty good, better than I had Since April 14 28.83” thought it might be. Some of the hay ground around here that got cut right before the hot, dry spell is looking pretty light. We will hopefully start combing oats this week. A lot of oats are getting done around the area here, and we’ve been baling a lot of straw.

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Platteville, WI

Ocheyden, IA

Maquoketa, IA

1.5”

(Taylor County)

(Grant County)

TRISTAN SWARTZ

TJ ROTH

50 cows, 500 acres

Almost all of our second crop is done, but the yields are about 60% of other years. The third crop RAINFALL does look to be coming TOTALS pretty good though. Last 2 The corn looks good Week and is getting ready to tassel, and the beans are looking pretty 6” good too. Since April 14

27.5”

425 cows, 1,250 acres We had a nice shot of rain this past weekend that we really needed. We had gone 14 days without rain. The corn looks really good. We ﬁnished up RAINFALL our third crop Saturday TOTALS Last 2 (Aug. 3). It did pretty Weeks well, and was about ontrack with other years. We just harvested our second crop on the new seeding, it was okay but not great. We’ll probably have a fourth crop in about a month and then Since April 14 the silage corn should 27.3” be about ready. Overall the crops are going much better than I anticipated they would in the spring.

1.5”

1.25”

(Jackson County)

(Osceola County)

JOE HEINRICH

TRAVIS BROCKSHUS 600 cows, 400 acres

94 cows, 295 acres

65 cows, 1,700 acres

I am merging the last of our third crop tonight (Aug. 6). We’ll chop it tomorrow. We chopped 200 acres last week. The stand was RAINFALL a little light. The corn TOTALS Last 2 looks good; about 90 Weeks acres has yet to tassel. The corn around here looks good, but is four weeks behind. There is quite a bit of 0.5” corn in our area that hasn’t tasseled. The soybeans are behind. Since April 14 The sorghum that we 18.25” planted for preventive planting is about 2’ tall. The oats in the area has been combined.

It’s kind of dry down here. We had .5 inches of rain in July and .7 earlier this week. The pastures were going RAINFALL dormant. The second TOTALS Last 2 crop hay is done. It was Weeks light. I would say 70% of the corn is tasseled. The soybeans have yet to canopy. They 0.7” have really good color but are short. Some of the neighbors have Since April 14 talked about spraying 18.5” them. The oats ﬁelds in the area are being combined; most though chop them earlier for feed.

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moisture protein 10.74 85.13 17.6 121.66 17.93 131.84 18.2 117.07 17.69 123.79 8.47 90.73 17.57 117.05 18.75 132.85 15.68 93.58 9.15 68.6 9.18 73.9 20.61 122.12 6.37 87.54 12.61 101.76 17.37 115.55 18.52 111.3 13.34 98.39 NO TEST 22.96 150.65 20.81 159.15 17.94 110.64 21.35 163.79 21.85 151.94 22.28 153.67 21.31 92.51 22.36 108.53 20.05 107.51 22.65 144.65 24.62 137.47 21.84 102.39 22.01 97.85 19.47 110.8 NO TEST 19.8 119.4 14.46 89.51 13.69 90.21 22.05 145.39 2.89 63.3 22.13 151.1 10.34 116.85 11.35 75.95 24.94 108.35 10.44 75 8.75 145.12 24.58 229.93 17.71 98.64 23.43 191.05 22.68 131.93 23.87 192.4 19.41 125.44 21.85 142.4 21.03 133.28 11.28 87.84 16.87 120.48

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Garden fresh Even though I put my garden in late this year, it is starting to catch up. I’ve been busy putting up green and yellow beans. My rst pea crop didn’t do so well. I inadvertently planted two rows of peas with a row of sweet corn. Mark used his corn planter to plant the corn in the garden. I planted it by hand last year and had too high of plant population. It was very thick, so he thought he would help me out. It was a great plan, but I mistook a planted row for the marker row. Oops. I call it my succotash row. I thought the peas would enjoy climbing up the corn stalks. They didn’t. They don’t like all the shade either. Note to self: only make succotash in the kitchen. It is turning out to be a blessing that Mark planted six rows of sweet corn in my garden patch. He noticed the sweet corn in the eld should be ripe this week. He wasn’t the only one watching the development of the crop. We have some very fat and highly wanted raccoons. Apparently the corn was just right, and they ate every big ear in one night. The only corn we have left is in the garden. Guess I won’t need as much freezer space for corn. Fortunately my beans have been doing very well. When I was growing up, my favorite salad at the family reunion picnic was my great aunt’s three bean salad. I found a recipe where you can process this salad for cold winter days when you want to taste a bit of summer. Of course it isn’t summer without pickles. I tasted these pickles at a party a few summers ago. Pat shared her very simple recipe with me. These are some of my favorite pickles. I was talking with a friend about favorite summer treats – creamed new potatoes and peas or fresh green beans with bacon and onion. She mentioned her mom would always make fresh creamed garden soup. It sounded like a great dish

3 minutes and cool immediately in cold water. Drain. Combine vinegar, lemon juice, sugar and water; bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Add oil and salt; mix well. Add beans, onions, celery and red pepper to solution and bring to a simmer. Remove from stove and transfer to a large bowl. Marinate 12 to 14 hours in the refrigerator. Now you can eat the salad or continue processing to store for winter. To process, heat entire mixture to a boil. Fill clean hot jars with bean mixture. Add hot liquid, leaving ½-inch headspace. Adjust lids and process in hot water bath for 15 minutes.

Food columnist, Natalie Schmitt and she let me share it with you. Truly country cooking at its best. Pickled 3 bean salad 1 1/2 cup cut green beans 1 1/2 cup cut yellow wax beans 1 1/2 cup canned, drained and rinsed red kidney beans 1/2 cup thinly sliced onion (1 medium) 1/2 cup thinly sliced celery (1 stalk) 1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper (1/2 pepper) 1/2 cup. white vinegar 1/4 cup lemon juice 3/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup oil 1/2 cup canning salt 1 1/4 cup water Yield: 5-6 half pints Blanch green and yellow beans for

Refrigerator pickles, from Pat Tax 1 gallon pickles sliced (4-6 onions sliced optional) 3 cups vinegar 1 tsp. celery salt 4 cups sugar 1 tsp. celery seed 1/3 cup salt 1 tsp. turmeric Mix until sugar dissolves. Pour over cold pickles. Keep in refrigerator Creamed fresh garden soup, from Veronica’s mom 1 pound carrots, sliced 15 new baby potatoes or 6-8 medium/large potatoes, diced 4 cups green beans, snapped 1 quart half and half 1 stick butter 12 oz. bag frozen peas Salt and pepper to taste Cornstarch Milk Add all veggies, except peas in a 5-quart kettle and cover with water. Cook until veggies are tender to your liking.

Drain half the water off and add the half and half. Cook on low until warm again. Thicken like a white sauce or gravy with cornstarch and milk. (Dissolve 3 Tbsp. cornstarch in 1/2 cup cold milk as a starting amount. May need more thickener.) Once the soup is thickened, add salt, pepper and a half stick of butter or 1 full stick. Mom said the more butter the better. Rinse the frozen peas under warm water and add last. Simmer or put in to a crockpot so it doesn’t stick. Mom always made a big batch and it was even more delicious on day two. Oops. Thanks to Ann for catching this blunder. She was having trouble making my sister’s hot fudge sauce because I forgot to list an important ingredient: 1/2 cup milk. Here is the corrected recipe. Hot fudge sauce, from Nancy Dowell 1 cup sugar 4 Tbsp. cocoa 4 Tbsp. butter 3 Tbsp. light corn syrup 1/2 cup milk Dash of salt 1 tsp. vanilla Mix rst six ingredients in heavy bottom saucepan. Heat to boiling, stirring frequently. Boil vigorously for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cool; beat in vanilla. Great over ice cream. Can reheat in microwave. Can also add powdered sugar and a couple tablespoons of milk to make fudge frosting. Natalie, Mark and his brother Al, farm together near Rice, Minn. They milk 100 registered Holsteins under the RALMA prex. Their four children are grown up and all involved in agriculture with hopes of someone returning to the farm. For questions or comments, please e-mail Natalie at mnschmitt@jetup.net.

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Berry brick cheese salad 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar 3 tablespoons pomegranate juice 2 tablespoons honey 1 garlic clove, minced 1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper 1 tablespoon olive oil 4 cups spring mixed salad or assorted chopped greens

2 cups sliced fresh strawberries 1 container (4.4 ounces) fresh blueberries 1-2 ounces brick cheese, cut in 1/2inch cubes 1-2 ounces mozzarella string cheese, cut into 1/2-inch pieces 1/3 cup walnut pieces

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COMPLETE HERD DISPERSAL #1: 20 CertiÀed Organic Holstein, Milking Shorthorn & Holstein/Jersey Cross Dairy Cows, including (13) dairy cows (3) bred heifers (3) calves and a Milking Shorthorn Bull. 4.0BF Pro 3.4, scc200, on pasture, year round freshening, milked in stanchion barn, cows bred to Shorthorn Bull, also selling. Coming from MN COMPLETE HERD DISPERSAL #2: (30) Jersey Dairy Cows, herd includes (5) Springing Heifers, 52#, low scc of 140, all 1st & 2nd calf, year round freshening. Coming from Wautoma, WI COMPLETE DISPERSAL #3: 14 CERTIFIED ORGANIC Dairy Herd, Holstein & Cross Cows, including springing heifers. More information day of auction! MORE DAIRY CONSIGNMENTS: 30 CertiÀed Organic Holstein Springing Heifers, all close springing, bred to registered Holstein bulls, group also includes Red & Whites and some Jersey Crosses; 6 Jersey Springing Heifers; 2 Purebred Fleckveih Heifers, springing, bred Fleckveih to Waldhoer; 2 yearling Fleckveih open heifers, ready to breed

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