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Kelly Ronningen stands in front of the 39.9-kilowaƩ solar panel system that was installed on his family’s dairy, Ronningen Farms, near West Concord, Minn. Ronningen and his son, Kurt, milk 100 cows.
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application was declined. Regardless, Ronningen wanted to go forward with solar panels. In April 2016, the Ronningens installed a 39.9-kilowatt system with 120 panels that are about 200 feet long. By Krista Kuzma “The co-op was going to start krista.k@dairystar.com charging a monthly fee for solar metering. I wanted to get it in quickly WEST CONCORD, Minn. – A so I could be grandfathered in,” sunny day on the Ronningens’ dairy Ronningen said. “It’s not as sweet farm means more than good crop- now as it would have been a year ago growing weather; it helps power their for someone getting into it.” farm. When installing the system, In April 2016, Ronningen Farms Ronningen had to make sure the installed solar panels on its dairy panels had full sun exposure. to help with energy costs. Kelly “There’s slight shading on the east Ronningen, together with his son, end in the winter, but it doesn’t affect Kurt, is milking 100 cows near West it too much,” Ronningen said. Concord, Minn. And other than a few failed “I had been looking at green inverters that were covered by a 10energy for many years,” Ronningen year warranty, the Ronningens have said. had no challenges. Global warming spurred his When the solar panels are snow interest in alternative energy sources. covered in the winter, there is no need “The growing season is getting to push it off. longer and people are having to plant “It doesn’t take long for snow to different varieties of corn … It’s just melt or blow away,” Ronningen said. a given,” Ronningen said. The system is placed in a horse Because of this, Ronningen said pasture to the west of the farmsite. he expects energy costs to increase. When deciding on a location, the He thought he might as well look into Ronningens could have put them on a ways to make it less expensive. building, but decided against it. “I almost was ready to pull the “The building was already 10 trigger on wind ve years before years old, so if the building would [installing solar panels].” fail or if wind would damage either, Maintenance concerns with the I thought it would be better to keep wind turbines made Ronningen pause them separate,” Ronningen said. before signing any papers. Then, solar Ronningen could have also energy became more prominent. installed a tracking system, which “I liked the idea of no moving would have allowed his dairy’s parts,” Ronningen said about why he solar panels to follow the sun and liked solar panels. function most efciently; however, He was able to get a 30 percent that also meant more parts that could federal tax credit; and although he potentially break, Ronningen said. applied for the Rural Energy for Turn to RONNINGEN | Page 4 America Program (REAP), his
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One investment Ronningen did make was adding a metering system, which collects all the information from the panels and allows them to be accessed through a software program. “We could just come out here [to the outdoor control panel] to check, but we don’t want to do it in the winter. I like that you can monitor it wherever you are,” said Ronningen, who purchased his system from Solar Connections. The system has covered close to half of the farm’s electrical needs,
which amounts to about $500 to $600 each month. Within about seven years, the solar panels will pay for themselves, with a life expectancy of 25 to 30 years. “There isn’t much return faster than that,” Ronningen said. During their rst winter with the panels, the Ronningens did not see a large dip in energy. “Just because it’s winter doesn’t mean they’re less productive. The days may be shorter, but we usually have clearer skies,” Ronningen said.
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Plackes open organic grass-fed dairy to Congressman
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CUBA CITY, Wis. – Joe and Rita Placke, along with their daughter, Kelly, hosted U.S. Congressional Representative Mark Pocan Aug. 24 on their 36-cow dairy near Cuba City, Wis. The tour gave Pocan, who sits on the agricultural subcommittee for appropriations, the opportunity to learn more about organic dairy farming in southwest Wisconsin. “We wanted to make people aware of organic farming,” said Joe, of hosting the Congressman’s visit. “We want Representative Pocan to have knowledge of his constituents, and make sure he understands the importance of organic labeling and standards.” The Placke family is concerned that as more big players become involved in organic agriculture, the standards will be watered down over time. “We always have concerns for things that are unique to our area, such as dairy farming and organic dairy farming,” Pocan said. “We want to continue the funding stream for these things, so they don’t get lost in the shufe as we move major legislation through Congress.” Congress has been working on the upcoming Farm Bill legislation, and Pocan is working to represent Wisconsin’s Sec-
ond District in that conversation. Joe Placke shared with Congressman Pocan how he made the decision to become organic, saying he felt there had to be a better way to make a living as a dairy farmer. The transition process to become a certied organic dairy herd began in 1993, completing certication in 1996. “I was working as hard as I could,” Joe said. “I was milking 100 cows, with a 20,000-pound herd average. At a herd health check, my vet told me that was not going to be good enough for a conventional herd.” That realization, topped off with two of Joe’s brothers developing cancer, prompted Joe to begin the process for his herd to become the rst herd certied through MOSA in Lafayette County, and about the 100th Organic Valley farmer/ owner. “I knew that to stay a small family farm, we couldn’t stay conventional,” Joe said. “We’ve also noticed that our cows are so much healthier. We hardly ever have serious health problems.” Kelly made the decision to return to the farm to continue the family’s organic dairying tradition, after obtaining an art degree at the Arizona State University and teaching art for several years. Kelly’s desire to operate
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Joe Placke (center), along with his wife, Rita, and daughter, Kelly, share their dairy farm story with Congressman Mark Pocan (right) during a tour Aug. 24 at their 36-cow dairy near Cuba City, Wis. the dairy t in with Joe’s plans, as he was considering selling the cows. Kelly now owns the milking herd along with 80 acres of the farm, including the buildings. She is responsible for the care of the cows, while Joe handles the eldwork and crops. The Plackes have gone one step further, beyond organic dairying. In 2013, they converted their herd to a grain-free diet and are now one of over 100 grass-fed dairy herds in their cooperative. “Organic milk has a better ratio of Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids,” Joe said. “But the ratio in grass-fed milk is even better yet, and it’s higher in linoleic acid.” In order to maintain their grass-fed status, the herd grazes
on pasture in the summer and consumes dry hay and baleage in the winter, top-dressed with molasses. They observe a seeding rate in their elds of 4 pounds of alfalfa, 3 pounds of free clover and 6 pounds of grass meadow fescue, which they cut about every 28 days. “The MUN goes up a little in the winter,” Kelly said. “The [cooperative] nutritionist suggested adding the molasses to even that out.” Kelly has seen no reproductive issues in her herd since taking grains out of the ration four years ago, noting that the herd is bred with natural service. Prior to going through the organic certication, the Plackes milked a herd of registered Holstein cows. As they continued through their organic
journey, they made the decision to crossbreed their herd with Jerseys. They then crossbred with the Normande breed and are now using Fleckvieh blood in their herd. “The cows hold their body weight better,” Kelly said. “They are smaller cows and are easier to handle. I think they have better natural instincts.” Kelly subscribes to the Madre Method of keeping calves with the cows until they are weaned. The Plackes said they keep less than half of their heifer calves to maintain their herd size because cows stay in the herd longer since eliminating grain. “Our calves are bigger and
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ConƟnued from PLACKES | Page 6 healthier,” Kelly said. “We are able to breed them earlier. Our rst zero-grain heifer freshened recently. I’m excited to see how that will affect her longevity.” The herd’s oldest cow is 12 years old, with the average age about 7 years old, Kelly said. The Plackes have had a close working relationship with their veterinarian, Dr. Will Schuler from the Hazel Green Veterinary Associates, since 1987, dating back to their days of conventional dairy farming. Dr. Schuler works with about a dozen organic clients. “I visit once a month for regular herd visits, but rarely come for any other issues,” Schuler said. “I see that they as a family are in a much better position today than they were in the late 1980s and early 1990s. They are under much less stress themselves. They are focusing on the health and comfort of the herd,” Schuler said. Schuler works with the Plackes to prevent disease, instead of focusing on treating. “With organic production, prevention and cow comfort are the only things you have to work with,” he said, explaining that in the organic herd, foot health is the biggest challenge. “Grass-fed dairying is not working towards maximum
production, but towards maximum profit.” Veterinarians are not required to receive any special training for working with organic herds, but Schuler has attended many seminars focusing on preventative and supportive care in organic dairy cows. He went on to explain the myth that organic dairy cows cannot be treated with antibiotics. “If I feel it is in the best welfare of the cow, I will treat her conventionally,” Schuler said. “However, she can no longer remain in the organic milk supply. She must be sold to a non-organic herd or culled.” “The vast majority of problems, particularly mastitis, are treated appropriately without antibiotics, with a good resolution,” Schuler said. While the process of becoming certied was at times cumbersome for the Plackes, they see no drawbacks to their decision. “We were able to stay small and make a living,” Joe said. “You can make better use of the land, keeping it healthier.” Today, Kelly is reaping the benets of her parent’s forward thinking. “This way of farming is low-input and the cheapest way to get into farm-
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Teeing off for a good cause Thesing creates golf tournament to teach others about dairy, raise funds for food shelves By Krista Kuzma
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PINE ISLAND, Minn. – Brandon Thesing knows not many dairy farmers regularly spend time on a golf course. So he wanted to make a tournament to give them a chance to tee-off, all while helping a good cause. Thesing, who is a corporate account manager for Select Sires and grew up on a dairy farm near Winona, Minn., planned the Mulligans for the Great American Milk Drive
golf tournament on Sept. 9 at the Pine Island Golf Course in Pine Island, Minn. “We had beautiful weather, and we had a lot of people. I was really, really grateful and happy with how everything turned out,” Thesing said. Sixteen teams participated in the rst-annual tournament. Thesing’s rst goal for the event was to connect consumers and people not involved in dairy or agriculture with dairy farmers and people in the industry. “One of the biggest issues is many people don’t know [about dairy farming]. They
don’t have the information. They don’t have the knowledge,” Thesing said. “I thought if I can even connect one person who had never been on a dairy farm with a dairy producer, whether that’s on a golf team or eating lunch afterwards, then that’s fantastic.” Although about 75 percent of the people who participated in the tournament were involved in agriculture in some way, Thesing said the rest did not have a connection and had the opportunity to learn. To help aid in the educational experience, Thesing had signs with dairy facts, both about farming practices and products, placed at each hole. “I think people were surprised to see how much
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Brandon Thesing created a golf tournament called “Mulligans for the Great American Milk Drive” held Sept. 9 at the Pine Island Golf Course in Pine Island, Minn. Thesing grew up on a dairy farm and now works for a dairy geneƟcs company.
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help with this, the program has delivered more than 1 million gallons of milk, which is the equivalent of 16 million servings, to food banks across the country since 2014. Thesing’s tournament raised funds through an entry fee and the ability to buy mulligans, or a chance to redo one shot, on the day of the tournament. Participants raised nearly $5,000 for the Great American Milk Drive, with $500 of that being raised by mulligans. “There were people [in the
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protein is in [dairy products] and how important of role dairy products play in people’s diets,” Thesing said. Another goal of the tournament was to raise funds for the Great American Milk Drive, a nation-wide non-prot program, which donates milk to food shelves. Thesing wanted to help bring a nutritious product to more kitchen tables in the area. According to the Great American Milk Drive’s website, on average, people served by food banks receive the equivalent of less than one gallon per person per year. To
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The group of golfers that parƟcipated in the “Mulligans for the Great American Milk Drive” tournament consisted of about 75 percent of people who have dairy industry connecƟons with the rest not being involved in the industry. tournament] who had driven a long way and were in no way super into golf. Yet again, the dairy industry proves how tight-knit and supportive it is,” Thesing said. The money raised will be distributed by the Great American Milk Drive to local food shelves that are a part of the program. The creation of this tournament came about because of Thesing’s involved in the Young Dairy
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Leaders Institute, a program put on by Holstein Association USA to encourage young adults in dairy to promote the industry and its products in a positive way. One portion of the YDLI program is to come up with an advocacy project. “Really at the root of what I wanted to do, I knew the way I was going to do it best was to be passionate about it and really enjoy it. I really enjoy golf. I knew if I dreaded it or it seemed like work I wasn’t going to like it,” Thesing said about how he chose his project. In the future, Thesing hopes to continue the tournament and possibly partner with other companies to make a bigger impact. He also knows there are ways to improve the tournament to get more non-dairy industry people involved to create more educational opportunities. Overall, Thesing is happy with the results of the event. “Dairy farmers work really hard and far too often don’t always have time off the farm. I thought if I can create something that is a fun event where they can get time away from the farm and we can do some good things, that’s really cool. And that’s what we did,” Thesing said.
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Cheese output remains high
The Agriculture Department raised its 2017 milk production forecast in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, reversing ve months of decreases, reasoning that “increases in milk per cow more than offset a slower rate of milk cow expansion.” The 2018 forecast was reduced from last month’s report due to slower growth in cow inventories. 2017 production and marketings were projected at 216.0 and 215.0 billion pounds respectively, up 300 million pounds from last month. If realized, 2017 production would still be up 3.6 billion pounds or 1.7 percent from 2016. 2018 production and marketings were projected at 220.1 and 219.1 billion pounds respectively, down 200 million pounds from last month. If realized, 2018 production would be up 4.1 billion pounds or 1.9 percent from 2017. Fat basis 2017 exports were reduced from last month due to slowing cheese shipments, while fat basis imports were raised on increased purchases of butterfat. On a skim-solids basis, the export forecast for 2017 was lowered on weaker than expected skim milk powder sales, while the import forecast was raised due to stronger demand for a number of dairy products. The 2018 annual fat basis export forecast was unchanged from the previous month, but the import forecast was reduced on expected declining cheese imports. The skim-solids basis export forecast was reduced from the previous month as competition in international powder markets is expected to remain strong; imports are reduced on lower milk protein and cheese shipments. Butter, NDM, and whey prices were forecast lower for 2017 while cheese prices were forecast higher. All 2018 product prices were reduced. The 2017 Class III milk price average was raised as higher forecast cheese prices offset lower whey prices. Look for a 2017 average of $16.15 per hundredweight, up 15 cents from last month’s forecast and compares to $14.87 in 2016 and $15.80 in 2015. The expected 2018 average was lowered to $16.50, down 30 cents from last month. The Class IV price was reduced on lower butter and NDM. It is projected to average $15.55, down 35 cents from last month’s estimate and compares to $13.77 in 2016 and $14.35 in 2015. The 2018 Class IV average is now pegged at $15.65, down 60 cents from what was projected a month ago. The Crop Production report stated that rainfall
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totaled 3.7 billion pounds, down 1.7 percent from July 2016. Conventional product sales totaled 3.5 billion pounds, down 1.9 percent from a year ago; organic products, at 199 million pounds, were down 1.7 percent. Organic represented about 5.4 percent of total sales for the month. Whole milk sales totaled 1.2 billion pounds, up 2.0 percent from a year ago, up 2.4 percent year to date, and made up 33 percent of total uid sales in July. Skim milk sales, at 321 million pounds, were down 10.8 percent from a year ago and down 12.4 percent, year to date. Total packaged uid milk sales in the seven month period amounted to 27.6 billion pounds, down 2.1 percent from the same period a year ago. Year-to-date sales of conventional products, at 26.1 billion pounds, were down 2.3 percent; organic products, at 1.5 billion pounds, were up 0.9 percent. Organic represented about 5.4 percent of total uid milk sales so far in 2017. Dairy prices weakened the week of 911. The Cheddar blocks closed 3 1/4-cents lower, at $1.61 per pound, 4 cents below a year ago. The barrels were down 9 cents, at $1.45, 16 cents below the blocks and 3 cents below a year ago when they plunged 12 1/2-cents. Eight cars of block sold on the week and 32 of barrel. Milk supplies for Midwest cheesemakers varies by location, according to Dairy Market News. Some report fairly balanced milk supplies while others state that school pipelines are pulling from their usual availability. Southern and Southeastern bottlers, following the urry of severe weather, have dipped into the milk supplies of Midwestern cheese plants. Spot milk prices ranged from at market to $1.50 over Class III. Cheese demand is mixed. Some Cheddar and/or traditional type cheesemakers report fair to slow demand but some pizza cheese producers are in an early rush and have increased production. “Cheese contacts are cautious as cheese market prices have been far from predictable of late,” says DMN. Western cheese output is active, following its normal seasonal course, and most facilities are running at or near full capacity. Domestic sales continue to follow a steady trend but, as cheese prices vary day to day, so does the interest from buyers. Contacts report that the competition with the European cheese market remains active. Current supplies are greater than demand, resulting in a buildup in stocks, but the market undertone seems to be stable for the most part. Spot butter fell to $2.41 per pound Monday, lowest price since June 1, 2017, but it closed the week at $2.4475, down a penny but 44 3/4-cents above a year ago when it fell to $2 per pound. Nineteen cars traded hands on the week at the CME. Turn to MIELKE | Page 11
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closing for Hurricane Irma. Some handlers in Idaho, Utah, and Colorado were nding it difcult to market their milk and were moving it to neighboring states at discounted prices, ranging $2 to $4 under Class. In politics, National Milk President and CEO Jim Mulhern wrote in his CEO’s Corner that September is shaping up as the beginning of an eventful period on Capitol Hill in which movement is expected on issues in which NMPF and its members are heavily engaged. While the outlook is promising for several dairy-specic priorities, the fate of these matters will largely be driven by the broader political forces at play in Congress and with the Trump Administration. H e listed some of the Federation’s concerns, starting with immigration reform and said that NMPF has been collaborating for the past year with Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, as he has developed a major bill creating a new agricultural visa program. A NMPF press release stated; “The Agricultural Guestworker Act will reect NMPF’s input as it specically addresses the needs and concerns of dairy farmers. Although the nal text of the bill is not quite
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DMN reports that demand for butter, primarily in the retail sector, remains healthy for Central region producers. European exports and purchases have picked up. Cream remains available for seasonally active butter production. “The sliding market prices have some butter contacts questioning when and if CME prices will start to increase,” says DMN. Contacts only a month ago were believing a $3.00 CME price was a solid possibility but now are unclear whether the markets will nd their stride during the typical fall strong season. Ice cream processors continue to pull a good volume of cream in the West but cream continues to be available for churning. Butter production is steady ahead of the fall season. Supplies vary from comfortable to long, says DMN. Demand in the domestic market continues to be stronger however, some buyers are taking the wait-and-see approach as they are hoping for prices to decrease more. Others are looking to sign their First Quarter 2018 contracts. Grade A nonfat dry milk closed Friday at 82 1/4-cents per pound, down a quarter-cent on the week and 8 3/4-cents below a year ago, with 16 sales on the week. DMN says nonfat dry milk is owing well to Mexico but the Mexican market is mostly interested in lower priced product so competition with European skim milk powder remains intense. The USDA’s Economic Research Service reported this week that 2016 U.S. per capita dairy product consumption was up 2.5 percent from 2015, driven primarily by cheese and butter. So, why are Class III futures so bleak? Matt Gould, analyst and editor of the Dairy and Food Market Analyst newsletter, reported in September 18’s Dairy Radio Now that butter consumption was up 1.7 percent and American cheese consumption was up 2 percent, but the real standout was the other cheese category, which includes Italian style cheese like mozzarella. Those sales saw a boom of 4.6 percent. “These are all fat heavy products,” Gould said, “so milkfat consumption in the U.S. continues to rise at a pretty robust pace.” The other side of the coin is that the products heaviest in protein and lactose did not perform nearly as well. Fluid milk sales were down around 1.3 percent, he said, yogurt was down 4.5 percent. “On one hand you have fat consumption doing very very well,” he said, “on the other hand you have consumption of proteins not doing very well.” He added that the two components that make up the Class III milk price is Cheddar cheese and “Cheddar is roughly half water and, when you look at the solids, its half fat and half protein, and the other part is whey which is protein. It’s the protein side of the equation that’s been very weak and that’s struggled,” he concluded. Cooperatives Working Together kept some cheese from heading to the cooler this week, accepting 29 requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America, Foremost Farms and Northwest Dairy Association on 4.784 million pounds of Cheddar, Gouda and Monterey Jack cheese and 440,925 pounds of butter to customers in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Oceania. The product has been contracted for delivery through December and raised CWT’s 2017 exports to 53.1 million pounds of American-type cheeses and 3.45 million pounds of butter (82 percent milkfat) to 20 countries on ve continents. Milk yield in the U.S. is steady to lower depending on the area, according to the USDA’s weekly update. Milk output in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Florida is declining while holding steady in the Southeast, upper Midwest, California, Arizona, and the mountain states of Idaho, Utah, and Colorado. Farm milk sales are up in Florida but manufacturing milk supplies increased substantially due to plants
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Market Reports Daily Dairy Report Summary
8.88
Almena, WI United Ag Co-op
2.65
8.80
Atwater, MN Atwater Elevator
2.76
8.82
Elrosa, MN Elrosa Grain & Feed
2.70
8.80
Westby, WI Premier Co-op
2.83
9.00
Loyal, WI Northside Elevator
3.05
8.86
Pipestone, MN Cargill
2.86
8.80
Muscoda, WI Riverdale Ag Service
2.93
9.02
GarÀeld Pro-Ag Farmer’s Co-op
2.56
8.63
Monona, IA Innovative Ag
2.96
8.97
Watertown, SD Watertown Co-op Elevator
2.77
8.73
Cottage Grove, WI Landmark Services Co-op
3.10
9.05
Dennison, MN Central Farm Service
2.80
8.90
Durand, WI Countryside Co-op
2.80
9.00
Sept. 18 - European Milk on the Rise
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Sanborn, MN Sanborn Farmer’s Elevator
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Sept. 20, Grain Markets
S. Wheat 4.14 Wheat 5.52
2.26
S. Wheat 5.66 W. Wheat 4.13
Sept. 19 - U.S. Milk Steady
Wheat 3.71
Sept 20
16.26
Sept 13
Oct
15.91
15.94
Nov
15.78
15.79
Dec
15.70
15.66
Jan18
15.51
15.54
Feb18
15.58
15.56
Mar
15.58
15.63
Apr
15.61
15.65
M-18
May
15.73
15.81
A-18
June
15.90
15.92
M-18
July
16.19
16.23
J-18
Aug
16.34
16.36
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NA
Per capita consumption of Áuid beverage cow’s milk has been falling for many years, and the rate of decline has increased in recent years. In contrast to cow’s milk, sales of plant-based beverages are on the rise and garnering more space in the dairy aisle. These products include almond, soy, coconut, cashew, rice, and other plant-based beverages. A recent report by USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS), “On Different Trajectories: A Look at Sales of Cow’s Milk and Plant-Based Milk Analogs” highlights recent consumption trends for cow’s milk and plant-based analogs based on household scanner data. IRI data illustrates that 92.2% of consumers bought cow’s milk and 32.2% purchased a plant-based beverage at some time during the year. IRI data shows that the market share of cow’s milk fell from 94.3% in 2013 to 92.4% in 2015. At the same time, the almond beverages market share rose from 3.4% to 5.1%, while soy beverages fell from 1.8% to 1.4%.
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Put NA
Oct Nov Dec J-18 F-18
CME Spot Cheddar Cheese & Butter Market Summary
Class III Milk Futures
(CME closing prices Sept 20, 2017) Sep
Strike
Sept. 20 - Analogs Chipping Away at Dairy Shelf Space
August Milk Prices (with chg. vs. prior month): Class III $16.57 (+$1.12); Class IV $16.61 (+$0.01)
Class III Milk Options Sett
All in all, today’s reports likely did little to change the course of near-term markets.
While we trust the information, gathered from reliable sources, is reasonably accurate, we cannot guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
(CME closing prices Sept 20, 2017) Strike
Global Dairy Trade (GDT) event 196 concluded this morning with a mixed showing. Butterfat-based products moved higher as most powders and cheese eased. Whole milk powder (WMP) comprised over 50% of the GDT volume traded. Likely, those viewing the event were also keeping a close eye on CME dairy futures as early trading reflected the ultimate sentiment of today’s GDT. U.S. milk production in August remained 2% ahead of last year according to USDA’s latest estimate. Texas and Wisconsin led the increases with both states adding 85 and 45 million pounds, respectively, compared to last year. Milk supply on West Coast continues to lag with California, Oregon, and Washington all underperforming the prior year. New Mexico milk output was still ahead of last year, but the year-over-year increases slowed below the pace set earlier in the year. August marks the 44th consecutive month of national year-over-year increases. USDA estimates the U.S. dairy herd at 9.41 million head, up 71,000 head from last year but unchanged to July. Additionally, production per cow was 1,919, up 1.3% from last year. Based on those Àgures approximately 36% of August milk production came from new cows and 61% from higher output per cow.
European milk supply is seasonally lower in July, but well ahead of the prior year’s pace. EU-28 milk production, excluding Denmark, totaled 28.4 billion pounds, up 2.3% vs. the prior year but 3.8% less than June. Overall, the expansions are more than offsetting the declines as European milk heads into the second half of 2017. Despite higher milk supplies compared to 2016, Europe made little headway with producing more butter in July. During the month, EU-28 countries produced 363 million pounds of butter, down slightly from 2016 0.29%. European skim milk powder (SMP) production in July was 4.2% higher than in 2016. The United Kingdom (UK) produced 18.5 million pounds of SMP in July vs. no production the prior year. In fact, without the UK increase Europe’s SMP would have been lower in July and signiÀcantly lower throughout 2017. Cheese continues to attract a disproportionate amount of Europe’s milk. Europe has remained committed to cheese production – but rumors of lower EU cheese prices could test resolve in the coming months.
2.00
2.06
as She Goes
16.28
Sept 6
Aug 30
16.34
16.27
16.36
16.55
16.13
16.40
15.99
16.26
15.89
16.17
15.97
16.20
16.00
16.25
16.03
16.27
16.15
16.38
16.34
16.50
16.59
16.66
Sept 20
Butter Blocks Barrels
16.58
Settle 2.4725 1.5975 1.5125
Change +0.50 +0.50 +2.75
Butter Futures - CME
Trades 1 6 15
Month Sept Oct Dec
Settle 253.40 251.20 250.03
Change -0.05 +0.20 -0.98
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Dassel Rice Watkins Dassel Sauk Centre Watkins Rice Richmond
293 218 216 408 405 328 378 455
5 2 4 15 1 4 3 2
182.50 180.00 180.00 169.00 160.00 160.00 157.50 157.50
Watkins Sauk Rapids Sauk Rapids Watkins Dassel Paynesville Sauk Centre Sauk Rapids Dassel Sauk Centre St Stephen Richmond Sauk Centre Albany Albany St Stephen St Joseph
244 215 303 343 371 255 442 422 502 502 582 513 365 867 675 515 640
4 1 2 3 13 2 3 3 22 5 3 2 1 3 1 1 1
201.00 200.00 200.00 200.00 191.00 185.00 174.00 174.00 171.00 165.00 157.50 150.00 150.00 147.50 141.00 138.00 135.00
COLORED FEEDER STEERS
HOLSTEIN FEEDER STEERS
Dassel Freeman Freeman Paynesville Darwin Darwin Veblen Lakota Albany Lakota Lakota Sauk Centre Freeman Veblen Willmar Sandborn Albany Paynesville Brownton Maple Lake
292 296 263 305 296 362 451 534 297 551 561 364 352 515 486 609 548 549 386 530
3 70 10 29 4 12 58 18 16 20 20 69 197 51 32 97 29 30 24 1
180.00 134.00 133.00 131.00 130.00 129.00 128.00 127.50 127.00 126.00 125.00 123.00 120.00 117.00 116.00 114.00 114.00 114.00 113.00 113.00
3 1 5 1 1 1
190.00 185.00 175.00 170.00 170.00 165.00
SEPT. 14TH SALE BULL CALVES
Paynesville 117 Albany 85 Paynesville110 Avon 105 Melrose 100 Belgrade 100
105 113 96 110 115 120 170 135 102 110 104 100 101 103 147 95
1 4 10 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 7 2 6 2 3 2
165.00 165.00 165.00 165.00 160.00 160.00 160.00 155.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 145.00 145.00
SEPT. 15TH DAIRY SPRINGING HEIFERS
Foreston Paynesville Foreston Paynesville Paynesville Sauk Centre Freeport Paynesville Foreston Freeport Lester Prairie Paynesville Paynesville Sauk Rapids, Foreston Foreston Paynesville Sauk Rapids Sauk Rapids Sauk Rapids Avon Paynesville Paynesville Paynesville Sauk Centre Sebeka Sebeka
1,340 1,415 1,310 1,290 1,455 1,330 1,300 1,360 1,300 1,245 1,215 1,230 1,375 1,155 1,185 1,460 1,325 1,125 1,300 1,415 1,420 1,150 1,300 1,275 1,250 1,245 1,410
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1,725.00 1,725.00 1,675.00 1,675.00 1,675.00 1,675.00 1,650.00 1,625.00 1,600.00 1,600.00 1,600.00 1,600.00 1,600.00 1,575.00 1,550.00 1,550.00 1,550.00 1,550.00 1,550.00 1,550.00 1,535.00 1,525.00 1,525.00 1,525.00 1,525.00 1,525.00 1,525.00
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Little Falls 1,376 Sartell 1,302 Osakis 1,279 Young America 1,325 Avon 1,455 Rice 1,335 Foley 1,345 Young America 1,435 Kimball 1,368 St. Michael 1,230 Belgrade 1,490 Royalton 1,480 Royalton 1,170
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SLAUGHTER COWS Melrose Albany Avon Albany Avon Melrose Melrose Melrose Albany Albany Bowlus Holdindford Melrose Paynesville Richmond Albany Avon Avon GarÀeld Melrose Dassel Albany Albany Freeport Albany GarÀeld Melrose Paynesville Dassel
1,530 1,885 1,505 1,805 1,320 1,330 1,590 1,655 1,480 1,405 1,505 1,265 1,535 1,495 1,705 1,430 1,580 1,560 1,395 1,760 1,080 1,565 1,630 1,430 1,685 1,185 1,480 1,570 1,010
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
58.00 56.00 56.00 55.50 55.00 55.00 55.00 54.50 54.00 54.00 54.00 54.00 54.00 54.00 53.50 53.00 53.00 53.00 53.00 53.00 52.50 52.00 52.00 52.00 51.00 51.00 51.00 51.00 50.00
Paynesville Rice Albany Melrose Sauk Rapids Cold Spring Cold Spring Sauk Centre Eden Valley Long Prairie Rice Richmond Albany Freeport Kimball Lafayette New Ulm Rice Sauk Centre Melrose Sauk Rapids Donnelly LitchÀeld Annandale Atwater Belgrade Glenwood Melrose Sauk Rapids Vesta Belgrade Cold Spring
1,420 1,400 1,426 1,493 1,388 1,426 1,455 1,348 1,412 1,461 1,387 1,460 1,474 1,364 1,421 1,465 1,468 1,471 1,405 1,462 1,417 1,342 1,436 1,486 1,402 1,515 1,303 1,404 1,402 1,388 1,481 1,441
3 1 5 2 2 4 1 2 6 6 9 8 5 6 12 1 2 5 1 5 8 3 11 7 3 1 3 4 3 4 5 5
85.00 85.00 84.50 84.50 84.50 84.00 84.00 84.00 83.75 83.75 83.75 83.75 83.50 83.50 83.50 83.50 83.50 83.50 83.50 83.25 83.25 83.00 82.75 82.50 82.50 82.50 82.50 82.50 82.50 82.50 82.00 82.00
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DAIRYING AROUND THE WORLD
From hand-milking to genomics
Dijs family revolutionizes farm with industry trends By Jennifer Coyne jenn@dairystar.com
Livry, Normandy, France – The Dijs family dairy farm began with a handful of cows milked by hand, and has since transformed into a 180-cow dairy with two milking systems and a generation eager to venture into the industry and further develop the family business. “Our goal, combined with our passion, is to work to create unique and attractive dairy cattle,” Kevin Dijs said. Kevin and his brother, Joshua, are in a partnership with their father, Friso, milking 100 Jerseys and 80 Holsteins near Livry, Normandy, France. Together, the family focuses on improving the genetic makeup of their herd – and the entire dairy industry – through genomics, polled genetics and A2/A2 traits, among others.
“As the dairy sector is in a crisis, the number of farmers is decreasing over the years,” said Joshua, referencing the average herd size of 55 cows. “We would rather outsource some of the land work and focus on our animals, while other farms tend to do the opposite.” Each family member plays an important role on the dairy. While Kevin is a college student, he offers consultation and input for the farm’s breeding practices, as his brother serves as general herd manager. Friso leads the farm’s decision making. “Our parents were milking 80 Holsteins for some time, and then we decided to expand our herd with Jerseys to challenge our breeding capabilities with a new breed,” Kevin said. “With new challenges came new opportunity, and 18 months ago, my brother and I were able to take over some shares and integrate ourselves into the farm busi-
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ness.” With the addition of Jerseys, the lactating herd is housed and milked separately by breed. The Holsteins are housed in a freestall barn and milked with one robot, while the Jerseys are out to pasture and brought in twice a day for milking. “We just built a new barn, which will be another freestall attached to a double-10 parlor,” Joshua said. Joshua is responsible for bringing the Jerseys in for milking at 5:30 a.m. He then checks the robot’s performance, followed by calf care and mixing the daily rations.
“Joshua is in charge of the overall running of the farm,” Kevin said. “He is assisted by employees who help in doing all the chores.” To maximize the breeds’ potential, in addition to housing and milking the animals separately, four rations are produced – for milking Jerseys and Holsteins, dry cows and heifers. The milking herds receive different amounts of corn, grasses, barley, soybean meal and supplements. However, the Jerseys also have pasture in their diet. Turn to DIJS | Page 15
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ConƟnued from DIJIS | Page 14 Located on the western coast of the country, near the English Channel, the Dijs family farms in a climate where summer and winter months are tolerable. “There’s a fair amount of annual rainfall that results in a lush, green countryside,” Kevin said. “Because of this, most of our forage is produced on site, and products like soybean meal are imported.” The Dijs family produces an average of 2.6 million pounds of milk annually due in part to the specialty rations, coupled with the unique attributes the Jersey breed brings to the milking herd. Milk is then sold to Lactalis for 33 euro cents per liter ($14.52 per hundredweight), where it is made into a variety of desserts and cheeses, such as Camembert. “Milk prices were not covering production costs. In order to respond to this challenge, we added Jerseys to our herd,” said Kevin, noting the more efcient feed conversion capabilities and greater milk components found in Jerseys. “With this approach, we believe we’re accomplishing better performance into the future, as well as being more protable.” Diversifying the herd has also propelled the Dijs family’s breeding aspirations into the greater industry. They are currently selecting sires based on components, pedigree and type, as well as A2/A2 and polled characteristics. “We want to develop animals that are able to persist over time,” Kevin said. “All sires selected and purchased for our breeding strategy rely on genomics, and we assess the positive follow-up of genomic use within our herd to maintain that in our future breeding policy.” In the long run, the Dijs family
hopes to become a leader in polled genetics, for both Jerseys and Holsteins, and remain protable in creating an excellent herd. “A longer term goal will be to create an on-site hay dryer that is sustainable through biomass and solar panels,” Joshua said. For now, Joshua and his family are withstanding the dairy crisis and further developing their business. “Nowadays, our biggest concern is nding sustainable, qualied labor,” Joshua said. “Finding a motivated, young worker is seen as a real challenge within our industry, especially because of the decrease in milk prices.” However, there is promise for the industry with France being the European Union’s second largest milk producing country, according to Maison du lait, France’s dairy governing organization. “Nowadays, all different equipment retailers are present in our region,” Joshua said. “Competition is tough, which is probably a good thing.” Farming amidst France’s rich history and culture, the Dijs family sees the
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A day in the life of the Kimballs
Couple splits time dairy farming, testing milk on Sept. 18 By Brittany Olson
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BALDWIN, Wis. – When Leanne Kimball married a dairy farmer just a little over a month ago, she knew life was going to be busy. Likewise, when Pete Kimball married a milk tester, he also knew life was going to be busy. The Kimballs, who milk 95 cows three times a day on their dairy near Baldwin, Wis., kicked off their Monday morning to a bright and early start on Sept. 18. Milking times are at 7 a.m., 3:30 p.m. and 10 p.m.
Leanne, who has been testing milk with NorthStar Cooperative for about four years, had three herds to test. Her rst herd was near Emerald, Wis., at Mike McNamara’s farm with 52 cows to test when milking began at 7:30 a.m. “It’s a busy day, but thankfully it isn’t too early or too late,” Leanne said. “It is a lot of driving, though. Once you get over that hourand-fteen-minutes mark, it gets to be pretty long, especially at night when it’s 10 and I’m still not home. An early night for me is getting home at 7:30, and if I have
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Leanne Kimball and Michelle McNamara work on data entry while Mike McNamara brings in milkers at the McNamaras’ dairy near Emerald, Wis.
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tuche, nished milking be- into bed around 3 this mornfore detaching the manure ing.” bucket and attaching the feed He drove his tractor and bucket to clean mangers. feed mixer over to the corn The Kimballs’ herd, silo to begin mixing feed, mostly Jerseys with a few which he had to attend to Holsteins, some crossbreds with a watchful eye. and one Brown Swiss, were “The silo unloader moves either in the parlor, lounging faster than the mill can grind in their sand bedded stalls or the corn, so I have to babysit waiting eagerly at the man- it,” Pete said. “The battery ger for their farmer to bring dies quickly on the scale, them breakfast. too, and the tractor bounces “I was a little late going so much that it causes the out to scrape and mix feed numbers to jump around on this morning,” Pete said. “I the scale. I still love the mixmilk third shift on Sunday er, though.” nights so Edison can have the night off, and I crawled Turn to KIMBALLS | Page 18
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After lling the mixer with the amount of corn he needed, Pete went back over to the concrete feed pad to scoop up a pile of corn silage before mixing and feeding. The cows were delighted as he came driving through with his International 966 tractor and big red feed mixer, pushing their way to the manger as feed spilled out of the mixer, over the apron and onto the freshly swept concrete. When he was done feeding, it was time for a fresh cup of hot coffee and a bowl of cereal for Pete, who had not eaten yet. “I love coffee so much,” Pete said. As soon as he was nished eating a relatively late breakfast, he was off to pick up a load of corn silage from Bomaz Farms near Hammond, Wis., a 600-cow dairy, which was about a 10mile drive from the farm on country roads.
“I’ve been buying silage from them until I get my own stuff chopped, and the Zwalds (who own Bomaz Farms) are great people,” Pete said. “We’re also going to try storing in piles instead of bags this year.” While he was up at Bomaz Farms, Leanne arrived and began to switch out the McNamaras’ milk samples and equipment before loading up her car to prepare for her next herd near Baldwin, Wis., at a dairy farm owned and operated by the Rich and Ila Holman family. “My next herd has two robots, and they’re an organic 95-cow herd,” Leanne said. Upon arriving at the Holman farm, Leanne got to work setting up the testing equipment made specically by the robot manufacturer. “These testers are specic to just [this brand of robots],” Leanne said. “If I were to try and use them
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Pete Kimball watches the corn silo while mixing feed before loading it into the mixer.
with another brand, I’d be in trouble.” She locked the cows out of the robot during setup, and hooked up the milk hose and air hose to a tray. The tray, equipped with several pistons and a spool, lls the sample bottles automatically. “People think that because it’s a robot, testing is complex, when it’s actually very simple,” Leanne said. “After the milk is stirred in the receiving jar, the pistons raise so that the spool can ll, then lower so the milk can go into the sample bottles, and then the spool moves over a few pegs to ll the next bottle. All you need
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is an air line and a milk line.” Because robot herds don’t milk their cows in one fell swoop, Leanne will pick up the samples 24 hours after dropping the testers off. “Sometimes with larger herds, I need to switch the bottles out because some cows prefer one robot over another. You may have 75 visits to one robot and 25 to the other,” Leanne said. After dropping off the two testers in the Holmans’ robot room, it was time to prepare for her nal herd of the day between Spring Valley and Elmwood, Wis. “Mike Raleigh milks about 50 cows,” Leanne said. “I should be
home by 7:30 tonight, which is an early night for me.” While his high school-age employee, Casey Meyer, milked the second shift, Pete did other chores around the farm and made supper so that it would be waiting for Leanne when she came home. “We both said if I didn’t cook, we’d starve,” Pete said, jokingly. As the farmer went about his chores during the day and waited patiently for his new bride to come home to him after a long day of working and driving, another day Pete Kimball feeds cows aŌer morning milking. dropped its curtain on the Kimball farm.
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Double duty Hupperts operate custom harvesting business amid dairying By Jennifer Coyne jenn@dairystar.com
ELLSWORTH, Wis. – It’s a hot day in September as Hanna (Huppert) Anderson brings out a silage bag to the eld, while her family checks the trucks and prepares the chopper. Over the next several weeks, the Huppert family will be balancing their work on their dairies, while also meeting the demands of area farmers as they custom harvest corn silage in western Wisconsin. “We’ve just gotten started a few days ago, but soon we’ll be running all hours of the day,” said LeAllan Huppert, who operates the custom harvesting business with his dad, Norman, two brothers, Roman and Eldon, and son, Nick, near Ellsworth, Wis. LeAllan and Nick also milk 160 cows, while Roman and his family – wife, Nancy, and daughter, Hanna – milk 130 cows on a nearby farm site. Every morning, Roman and Hanna are in their 102-stall tiestall barn by 2:30. As Hanna milks, her father cleans the mangers and begins feeding before driving school bus. At another site, Nancy feeds the calves. LeAllan’s days begin shortly after, when he begins milking in a double-8 parlor a 4 a.m., with the help of employee Jaci Better. Nick then feeds and works on machinery, while his ancée, Taylor Rohrscheib, helps with chores when available. When all necessary chores are completed at the farms, the Hupperts transition from dairy farmers to crop harvesters. “Everyone’s helping, even Grandpa, who is 81 years old,” Hanna said. The Hupperts harvest 2,000 acres worth of corn silage and some hay for farmers in a 20-mile radius of Ellsworth. However, they have traveled as far as an hour away to Glenwood City, Wis., for a job. While Nick operates the chopper, his grandpa, dad and uncles run the
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The Huppert family – (from leŌ) Hanna Anderson, Roman, Nancy, Norman, LeAllan, Eldon and Nick – operate a custom harvesƟng business near Ellsworth, Wis., while also dairy farming. Roman, Nancy and Hanna milk 130 cows, while LeAllan and Nick milk 160 cows. trucks. With all hands on deck, the Hupperts can run ve trucks to and from the elds. “When we’re all around in the summer, it works really well,” said Nick of his cousin, Jon Radke, and uncle, Lonnie Huppert, who also help when they are able. Roman agreed. “We’ve been fortunate that it’s always been family throughout this whole deal,” he said. The Hupperts began their custom harvesting business in 2008, when LeAllan purchased a self-propelled chopper. Initially, the family was not interested in starting a custom business until a nearby farmer called and asked for help.
“Roman had two trucks and Dad had one, so we didn’t have to buy more equipment, and we had enough people to do the work alone. It was easy for us to start and make that investment work,” LeAllan said. “From [that initial job], it kept growing.” Over time, the Hupperts expanded their service area as the demand for custom harvesting became greater. They also updated their equipment, now running a John Deere 8-row chopper. “This has been our fth chopper,” Nick said. “Our last one was brand new, but we had trouble with kernel processing and traded it in.” Most recently, the Hupperts added chopping hay to their list of services. The Hupperts have two dairies –
with several hundred acres each – that rely on their haylage business. “We took a big leap there,” LeAllan said. “We’ve always been busy with corn silage and now, we’ve added in hay this past summer.” When harvest season rst begins, the Hupperts begin with Roman’s elds and then LeAllan’s. Once the families’ elds are put up, the Hupperts move on to requests from area farmers. “With our own cows, we’re able to put up more feed in only a couple of days,” Roman said. “If Eldon is able to help, we can cut down and put up hay in one day.” The biggest challenge the Hupperts Turn to HUPPERTS | Page 22
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ConƟnued from HUPPERTS | Page 21 face is nishing their work in a timely manner. “When it’s wet, everyone wants it all done next week…” LeAllan said. “Haying used to take two weeks, but now everyone’s putting up better feed and sooner. We’ve become more efcient with no trailers, more trucks and on less fuel.” While the Hupperts can usually get about 80 acres of corn silage harvested in a day, Nick recalled an entire job that was completed in a day – chopping more than 500 acres of hay. “In one day, we had two mergers going and our trucks were all there,” he said. “Things just ew. We’ve never
had that kind of day before.” However, both LeAllan and Roman realize the success of their custom harvesting business is due in part to Hanna and Better’s commitment to the dairies. “With good helpers, like Jackie and Hanna, we can go and do custom harvest work,” LeAllan said. Roman agreed. “We’re lling bunkers all day – it’s just go, go, go,” he said. “And we can keep going, providing we don’t get any phone calls about the cows. We realize we couldn’t get any of this done without our help back home.” While the men are out in the elds until dark, both Better and Hanna are
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Nick Huppert opens a eld of corn with his grandpa, Norman, following behind in a truck on Sept. 15. The Hupperts custom harvest corn silage within a 20-mile radius of Ellsworth, Wis.
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Norman Huppert helps his sons, LeAllan and Roman, operate their custom harvesƟng business. At 81 years old, Huppert runs one of the trucks.
responsible for the day-to-day tasks on the dairies. “Dad never has to worry about the afternoon chores, because I’ve got them taken care of,” said Hanna, who owns 30 cows of her own within her family’s herd. And everyone lends a hand when conditions are less than ideal for chopping. Last year, the Hupperts were rushed to get in the elds, but battled wet conditions. “There were two weeks where it was so wet that Eldon was using an 8-wheel tractor and all he did was pull the trucks out,” LeAllan said. “The chopper stopped once, too, as we were opening up the eld.”
Roman agreed. “Hanna’s husband, Jim, even took off work to run back and forth hooking up chains and helping get things moving again.” While the harvest season has only just begun, the Hupperts are already looking forward to wintertime, when the equipment is returned to storage and their efforts are back on the cows. “The diversication of dairy farming and custom harvesting has let us maintain our herd sizes and grow the other business,” LeAllan said. “When we’re done, it’s nice to shut the keys off. Here, the cows need you every day, but with harvesting, there’s a beginning and an end.”
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Dairy producers along the I-29 region including Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota are invited to attend the “Implementing Technology for Farm and Family Success” tour of South Dakota and Iowa dairies on Mon., Nov. 13. The tour is sponsored by the 1-29 Moo University. The bus will leave the Denny Sanford Premier Center complex in Sioux Falls at 9 a.m. and arrive back at 6:45 p.m. “These three dairies all have unique ways of implementing technology to insure the success of their farms and provide for the livelihoods of their families,” said Fred M. Hall, ISU Extension dairy eld specialist. It will be a great opportunity to see robotic milkers, on-farm processing and top-ight employee management plus be able to ask “nuts and bolts” questions. This year a “Dutch-treat” social at Remedy Brewing Company in downtown Sioux Falls will be available after the group returns to Sioux Falls. Remedy Brewing Company proudly supports Stensland Family Farms by offering their delicious ice cream to complement their Remedy cookies. The bus will return to the Denny Sanford Premier Center at 9:30 p.m. Registration is due by Wed., Nov. 1. The cost is $75 per person or $40 for students and media, which will cover transportation, lunch and refreshments. Registration is available at: iGrow.org/livestock/dairy. The tour will visit three dairy farms. • Cottonwood Ridge Dairy, Garretson, SD; The Nussbaum’s multi-generational robotic dairy. South Dakota’s rst robotic dairy. More information on their dairy can be found at: facebook.com/cottonwooddairy • Multi-Rose Jersey Farm, Rock Rapids, IA; The Metzger’s multi-generational family dairy. Registered Jerseys and top-ight employees. More information on their dairy can be found at: facebook.com/Multi-Rose-Jerseys • Stensland Family Farms, Larchwood, IA; Three generations of Stensland family. Robots plus award-winning ice cream. More information on their dairy can be found at: facebook.com/stenslandfamilyfarms If you are planning to attend the Central Plains Dairy Women’s Business Conference on Nov. 14-15 (https:// www.centralplainsdairy.com/womens-conference) consider enhancing your experience by touring the dairies before the conference. Also, check out the I-29 Moo University panel discussion, “Technology that saved us time and improved our prots”, featuring Merri Post, Kathy Verhoek, and Stephanie Tighe at the conference.
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Mid-American Hay Auction results for September 7, 2017
Lot no. 651 652 627 631 646 667 623 643 647 620 641 633 655 658 660 625 628 653 654 659 661 662 663 656 650 630 638 644 657 665
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moisture protein 16.75 17.49 13.15 19.72 18.84 23.96 17.59 22.95 22.48 22.16 no test 15.93 24.52 13.18 24.1 16.99 19.08 NO TEST 15.03 17.58 14.1 15.5 15.79 11.91 13.8 18.49 12.35 8.88 19.42 25.19 14.44 22.41 12.98 23.25 14.69 23.7 12.55 25.37 13.02 22.52 10.64 24.98 13 23.86 17.82 13.17 OAT HAY STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW
RFV 180.47 110.48 147.42 153.9 140.03
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Cam-Cal-Kar Dairy has healthier animals in new calf barn
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BROWNTOWN, Wis. – Cam-Cal-Kar Dairy opened its doors to area dairy farmers as part of the Green County Dairy Modernization Tours on Aug. 24. The dairy showcased its new calf and heifer raising facilities. Craig and Katherine Edler along with their son, Cameron, and their daughter, Cali Schliem, operate Cam-Cal-Kar Dairy, where they milk over 600 cows near Browntown, Wis. Schliem serves as the calf manager on the farm, working with key employees to care for
the farm’s calves and heifers. Cam-Cal-Kar Farm built its rst freestall barn in 1995, and has completed several expansions since that time to get to its current size. “We used to raise our calves in the old dairy barn, an old calf barn as well as having calves in hutches,” Schliem said. “I had calves everywhere, and it made it difcult to manage them.” That environment proved less than ideal for raising calves, driving Schliem and her parents to update their calf raising program. “We initially considered going to all hutches,” Schliem DANIELLE NAUMAN/DAIRY STAR
Katherine and Craig Edler, along with their daughter, Cali, recently built a new calf-raising facility to work in tandem with another barn built several years prior on their 600-cow dairy near Browntown, Wis. with newer calf facilities. They researched various ideas and systems, and made their decision on how to progress, compiling the features they liked best into what they felt was their ideal new calf barn. Their primary focus rested on
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The Cam-Cal-Kar calf barn, completed in 2014, houses calves on milk from birth to 2 months of age. in November 2014. The new barn is used to house calves from birth until two months of age, with a capacity up to 125 calves. Typically, Schliem has between 80 to 100 calves on milk at any given time. The barn housing weaned calves from three to eight months of age was built in 2005, with an addition completed in 2007. The barn with the calves on milk has curtain sidewalls and a positive pressure tube ventilation system. The curtains operate on thermostatic and rain sensors to maintain a constant comfortable environment for the calves. Schliem has seen a great improvement in her calves since moving into the new calf barn nearly three years ago. “The calves are generally healthier,” she said. “We will get a few respiratory issues in the winter when the curtains have to close due to the cold, because it can almost create a greenhouse-type effect when it is sunny. But the percentage of sick calves is much lower than we had before.” Calves in this barn are raised in individual pens, each of which are removed, cleaned and sanitized between calves. The calves are fed pasteurized whole milk, which is hauled from the dairy operation on the farm. Calves are weaned at eight weeks of age in preparation for moving to the next barn. Calves are weaned each week, and
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groups are moved every three weeks. The barn housing calves from three to eight months is naturally ventilated. In this barn, calves are kept in small group pens according to age and size. Groups start at one end of the barn and gradually work their way to the far end as they get older. The Edlers have a series of four farms near Darlington, Wis., where their heifers live from prebreeding until shortly before calving. The rst farm where calves are moved to is operated in a partnership with another farm. From that farm, they move to a breeding group at another farm which the Edlers own. Bred heifers are then housed at one of two additional farms. All four of the farms near Darlington are within a couple miles of each other. Schliem tries to visit each of those farms at least two to three times a week. In addition to raising their own heifers, the Edlers and Schliem custom raise heifers for ve other farms. Animals are differentiated by the color and number sequence of their ear tag. Schliem and her family have no regrets after building their new calf barn, which has increased the health and vigor of their calves, getting them off to the best starts possible. “I love the openness of the new barn,” Schliem said. “The air quality is so good, and the curtain sidewalls make the entire barn very bright. Everything just looks better.”
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Crop and Weather
REPORTS Crop and weather conditions in Dairy Star country Menahga, MN
Fairfax, MN
(Wadena County)
(Renville County) CURT NACHREINER
PETER-MARK HENDRICKSON
300 cows, 950 acres
Altura, MN
Trimont, MN
(Winona County)
(Martin County)
DAN KRONEBUSCH
LUKE OLSON
480 cows, 1,280 acres
95 cows, 400 acres
As soon as it dries out a little we’ll start corn silage. I share a bagger with a friend and he said he’s finishing up. His moisture was about RAINFALL 60 percent. Some of TOTALS Last 2 the guys who have Weeks beef operations are finishing up chopping. I planted a BMR corn and didn’t plant until June 1. I still have my 1.8” hay head on and am hoping to do a fourth crop of hay first. I have Since April 1 one field that I plan 15.6” to take fifth crop. The soybeans are turning brown.
We started chopping on Monday (Sept. 18) then we got rain. Today (Sept. 20) will be our first full day. The moisture is 65-67 percent. RAINFALL We have great tonnage TOTALS ranging from 29-33 tons Last 2 per acre. Every chopper Weeks in Winona County is going full throttle. We plan to do about 250 acres in two piles, one 6,500 tons 0.4” and the other 1,500 tons. There is some late planted silage corn that won’t be harvested until late Since April 1 September early October. 30.35” We are not getting enough good sunlight to finish this crop out. The soybeans are just turning yellow.
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We started chopping Sept. 13 and have chopped 55 acres and have one bunker filled. One field was in the RAINFALL mid-60s for moisture TOTALS and the other in the Last 2 low 70s. We have one Weeks more bunker to fill. We harvest with our own 6-row chopper and three trailers. We’ll 0.7” get at more chopping next week and then go to snaplage. The soybeans are yellow Since April 1 and probably 10 days 26.65” to two weeks out. The hay is pretty much done.
We finished our third crop hay last week. We have to cut 30 acres of sorghum sedan later RAINFALL this week. I haven’t TOTALS chopped any corn and Last 2 neither has anybody in Weeks our area. The later corn that I planted on the rye ground is starting to dent. The soybeans 1.15” are browning up. Most of the hay is done in this area. We are in good shape with rain Since April 1 and that should make 16.30” plowing this fall better.
Freeport, MN
Dolton, SD
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We are hopefully going to start chopping next week. We did a moisture test last week and it was 65-68 percent and you RAINFALL have to add two to three TOTALS points on to that. One Last 2 neighbor has chopped; Weeks otherwise it’s been pretty quiet. We open fields for farmers and so far we’ve done just one. We did our meadow hay 0.5” a couple weeks ago. The soybeans are really dropping leaves and are Since April 1 moving along well. The 19.6” alfalfa is pretty much done; everybody is waiting on the silage.
I have quite a bit of chopping done, but still have a lot to do. When I first started custom harvesting this fall, a lot of the moisture was in the RAINFALL 70s. Now, we have a lot TOTALS in the 60s. The tonnage Last 2 varies from 20-23 tons Weeks an acre. We chopped ours yesterday and it was a good stand. We make a pile and then tarp it. I typically 1.5” do about 50 acres. Many of the custom guys over here are chopping. The soybeans came around Since April 1 after the late rains. They 18.45” vary in their stages; some are green and some are losing their leaves, it depends on the variety.
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Crop and Weather Mellen, WI
(Ashland County) DAVE BONITZ
REPORTS Crop and weather conditions in Dairy Star country
Monticello, WI (Green County)
DON SILVER
40 cows, 130 acres We have had some nice, dry weather, which we needed. We lucked out on that. We are getting everything ready to start chopping tonight (Sept. 19), so we will see RAINFALL how that will go, if we only TOTALS have juice running out of Last 2 the bag or what will break Weeks down first. Our corn has not dried down too much, but we are just getting started to get ahead of it. It is just about ready, but .75” since we do not process it, we can go a little earlier. The rest of our area will still need a couple weeks. Last Since April 1 week we made a little bit of 29.25” dry hay. It was probably the best hay weather we have had all year. We also sprayed Roundup on hay fields we are going to kill for next year.
90 cows, 440 acres We have gotten no rain in the last two weeks. It is the first time this summer I have been able to say that. It is actually getting quite dry here, and a nice RAINFALL gentle rain would be good TOTALS for the new seeding. We Last 2 will finish chopping corn Weeks silage this week, and we are done with hay. The weather has been really nice, and a few people 0” have made dry hay here the last week. The corn dried down really nicely and chopping is in full Since April 1 swing. We just put in 26.25” some wheat where we had chopped corn. The beans are turning yellow. We could use rain for the wheat and late-summer alfalfa.
Cumberland, WI
La Crosse, WI
(Barron County)
ROY GREWE
150 cows, 490 acres
We have had one-half inch of rain, which was pretty much all yesterday (Sept. 18), so everything is still wet. RAINFALL Before yesterday, things TOTALS were looking pretty Last 2 good, and our weather Weeks had been great. Most of the silage corn samples are running at 74 to 83 percent moisture. No 0.5” one around here has started chopping. It will probably be a couple weeks. The custom Since April 1 16.8” chopping guy did chop somewhere yesterday, but I am not sure where that was or how it came out.
(La Crosse County) TOM MILLER
70 cows, 300 acres We have not had much for rain, just about onetenth of an inch, which came yesterday (Sept. 18). It is actually starting to get dry around here. RAINFALL It would be nice to get TOTALS some rain to maybe get Last 2 a fourth crop of hay. We Weeks are taking some third crop hay off right now. I am guessing our corn will be another week or so. There are quite a few 0.1” farmers around here who have started chopping or are even done. Some of the corn has really dried Since April 1 down, just not mine. The 33.35” stalks are starting to dry faster now, though.
Medford, WI
Eastman, WI
(Clark County)
(Crawford County)
JAKE PEISSIG
MATT ACHENBACH
250 cows, 775 acres
We are not doing much right now, just waiting for the corn. The fourth crop hay is done. The beans are still pretty green. The corn is starting to turn yellow, and everything is pretty much all dented. RAINFALL We need every bit of heat TOTALS that we can get this week. Last 2 We are at least two weeks Weeks away from chopping, unless it freezes. It is not even close to maturity, let alone being dry enough. There is a burndown tomorrow that I am 0.5” going to take some stalks to just to humor myself. I am guessing the moisture will be be over 80 percent. The Since April 1 corn we planted for dry grain 18.47” might make high-moisture corn, but it has no hope of making dry corn. It is dented but still has milk. Right now we are just enjoying the nice weather and sunshine, and getting some extra stuff done.
220 cows, 450 acres We have gotten about two-tenths of an inch of rain in the past two weeks. We are in the middle of chopping corn silage right now. We should RAINFALL finish up in the next day TOTALS or two. We have only had Last 2 one breakdown so far. Weeks Everything dried down pretty well, and the corn is averaging about 60 percent moisture. Some parts are drier and some are wetter. The milk line is about half. The neighbor’s beans are turning yellow, Since April 1 and we are starting to see 23.3” some brown stalks and some leaves dropping off the plants. We are getting pretty dry and could use a little rain.
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Little Rock, IA
Bernard, IA
(Lyon County)
(Dubuque County)
BRANDON KRUSE
JAY DECKER
350 cows, 600 acres
350 cows, 400 acres
We’ve been chopping for a couple days. We have a custom guy come in with a 10-row head and seven trucks. RAINFALL It has been running TOTALS Last 2 anywhere from 66-70 percent moisture and Weeks 28-30 tons an acre. We bag some and put some in a bunker. We 0.5” will chop 375 acres. We hope to get done chopping tomorrow afternoon (Sept. 20) and Since April 1 24.8” then we’ll be hauling manure. The soybeans are really turning. I think they will start next week.
We chopped about 100 acres of corn silage and are half done. It’s running 26 tons an acre and is in the low 70s on RAINFALL moisture. We started TOTALS last Tuesday, but have Last 2 had some rain to slow Weeks us down. We chop with our own 8-row NH self propelled with five trucks. We have to do 1” a couple small custom jobs, as well. The corn was better than Since April 1 I thought it would be. 21.9” They checked the yields and it was about 180 bushels an acre. I think the soybeans will start in a week.
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Four and a half minutes to keep your farm safe When you dial 811, you will be connected to your local One Call Center--in Minnesota, it is the Gopher State One Call Center. If you have a smartphone, you can download the free Gopher State One Call application. The only information you need is the location of where you will be digging. The One-Call Center will notify all affected facility operators, and the approximate location of pipelines and cables in the excavation area will be marked within 2-3 days. How does this work? Call 811 two or three business days before undertaking a soil-disturbing project. When you call, include the following details: • descriptions of the type of work you will be doing and the area you will be excavating • the date and time that you will begin excavating • the street address of your work site, the road on which the work site is located, and the nearest intersection • driving directions to or GPS coordinates for the work site Within two or three business days, professional locators will mark underground utilities. These personnel will mark pipelines with yellow ags or paint so that you can conduct your work around them, saving yourself from potential damage or injury. What activity constitutes needing to call 811? There is an exemption from calling for “normal” farming activities, so make sure you know the difference between farming and excavating. Farming activities include
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an area where certain activities are prohibited to protect public safety and the integrity of the pipeline. Pipeline rights-of-way should be kept free of trees and permanent structures so workers can gain access. For this reason, activities such as paving, building permanent or temporary structures, and planting deep-rooted shrubs and trees are not allowed on the right-of-way. According to the Pipeline Ag Safety Alliance, the average call to 811 takes 4 and a half minutes, versus the average 4 and a half days work could be delayed if you hit a pipeline while digging. Pipeline indicators placed by a utility do not clearly mark the exact location of a pipeline, so do not depend on those. The only way to be sure of a pipeline’s location is to call 811 and get it marked. Pipelines allow easy transport of gas and other hazardous liquids, but it’s important that we respect where these pipelines are in order to keep ourselves--and our farms--safe. As one pipeline safety group puts it, “It took years to make it a farm...and it takes one call to keep it safe.” When you call 811 before digging, you reduce the chance of causing damage to less than 1%. Remember Call Before You Dig--it is completely free and will help keep you safe. For additional information about buried pipelines and the free calling center, visit www.gopherstateonecall. org or www.commongroundalliance. com.
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PDPW trip shows dairy industry in Ireland Rotational grazing, seasonal calving focus for Irish farmers By Danielle Nauman danielle.n@dairystar.com
HAMMOND, Wis. – The dairy industry is undeniably a global one. While the basics of dairy farming are the same almost everywhere – producing a nutritious product, caring for livestock and trying to make a living – the methods employed to achieve those results vary based on where in the world farms are located. Bob Zwald, of Bomaz Farms Inc. near Hammond, Wis., and his wife Kay
have availed themselves to learning more about the dairy industry globally through the international tours hosted by the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin (PDPW). After traveling to New Zealand with the group two years ago, the Zwalds decided they would go on another trip with the organization, if offered. This summer, PDPW offered another trip to the island nation of Ireland. Fifty dairy farmers and industry representatives were a part of the group that traveled Aug. 12-22. While on the trip, the travelers visited ve dairy farms and learned how the Irish tend to their cows and produce milk. The ve dairies included: a 400cow grazing herd with two farmsites, owned by Paul and David Hyland in
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PDPW members visit with Irish dairymen Paul and David Hyland on their 400cow farm in Ballacolla, County Laois. PDPW took a group of dairy farmers to visit ve farms Aug. 12-22 in Ireland.
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Cows graze on a paddock on an Irish dairy farm. Ireland has a very mild climate, where it rarely snows and only freezes about once every 10 years.
Ballacolla, County Laois; an 800-cow Friesian-Jersey cross herd milked on three farms owned by Kevin Twomey in County Carlow; a grass-based herd owned by Tim and Colm O’Leary in Blarney, County Cork; a 200-cow dairy milked on two farms owned by Michael Murphy in Macroom, County Cork; and a 180-Friesian-Jersey cross herd owned by Andrew Gow in Murroe, County Limerick. “Everyone over there pretty much practices rotational grazing and seasonal calving,” Bob said. “Ireland has terric weather for growing grasses. It’s a great crop for them, and the cheapest way they can harvest it is by the cows grazing.”
Bob said Ireland has a relatively wet and cool climate, with an 80-degree day being a rather hot day on the island. “It’s very unique and good for growing the grasses,” he said. “It rained 10 out of the 11 days we were there. It would rain for 15 minutes and then get sunny, and then rain again a little later.” Irish farmers grow very little corn and focus mostly on native grasses and some rye grass for forages, Bob said. Cows are fed very little grain in their rations. A large reason is the island’s location. “I was surprised how far north the country is,” Bob said. “Its latitude is Turn to PDPW | Page 33
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ConƟnued from PDPW | Page 32 about the same is Winnipeg, Manitoba, [Canada].” Irish dairy farmers stress seasonal calving, trying to time their cows to have peak production at the peak grassgrowing time. Most farms calve their cows in February to have those two factors meet in the optimum time frame. “They aren’t concerned with production per cow,” Bob said, explaining a key difference between the Irish dairy industry and what the United States strives for. “They focus on pounds of milk solids produced per hectare of land.” When it comes to receiving a milk check, Irish milk producers are docked pay if they produce too great a volume of milk. Average production ranges from about 40 to 50 pounds of milk, per cow, per day. With Ireland being a relatively small nation, with more cows producing milk than people consuming, very little uid milk is bottled. Most milk produced in Ireland is processed into butter and cheese, with some milk dried for export. Because of this marketing and production system, Irish farmers put great emphasis on components and fertility when making their mating decisions.
“Cows have to be fertile because they are looking at a relatively small window of time when they need to conceive to calve at the correct time,” Bob said. Another difference Bob saw between dairies in Ireland and here was the herd size. “Most of the farms are between 150 and 200 cows,” he said. “Around 150 cows is the most common. My observation was rather than having larger herds, the farmers are more likely to have a second herd at a different location.” Bob could see the reasoning behind the practice. When the number of cows on one farm increases, the distance the cows walk to their rotating pastures becomes too great, and production goes down. The Irish employ a sophisticated grazing program. Cows graze a new paddock each day, and dairy farmers are very methodic about planning the rotation. “They have a machine that measures the dry matter available in a certain paddock,” Bob said. “They actually can graph that data, and forecast what will be available for the herds in coming days and weeks.” For example, if an area
experiences a lot of rain and grasses are growing faster than normal, a paddock may be skipped and harvested for dry hay. “There’s a lot of planning done on the growth rate of the grasses,” Bob said. Bob enjoyed learning about farms that are set up like a university research farm, without the connection to the university. These farms are funded by the government. Farmers then purchase memberships to be able to benet from the research. “Groups of 10 or 12 farmers will join together to help fund the research for a variety of things, like implementing technology. They talk about the good and the bad things and discuss problems they are having,” Bob said. In addition to touring the ve dairy farms, the group was treated to a tour of a sheep farm up in the rugged and rocky mountainous areas, where they watched a professional dog trainer working with border collies to bring in a herd of 100 sheep. “The dog trainer said that a good working dog is worth $6,000 to $8,000,” Bob said. “But he also said that no one PHOTO SUBMITTED
ParƟcipants on the PDPW trip tour an Irish dairy farm that has a swing parlor.
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The group visited Dromoland Castle in the County Clare, which is one of the only remaining estates to trace its history to naƟve Gaelic Irish families of royal heritage.
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would ever sell a dog that is good.” The tour group also visited a potato farm that grows, processes and distributes its potatoes. “Potatoes aren’t as a big of a crop in Ireland as they used to be,” Bob said. While focused on agriculture, the group also traveled to other areas of Ireland and took in many of the sights and the natural beauty of the country, along with visiting Dublin and the Guinness beer factory.
The group visited the harbor city of Galway, the Ring of Kerry in mountains of the County Kerry and boated past the Cliffs of Moher. “It was just so beautiful and scenic,” Bob said. “The hills and the valleys, it was very picturesque and beautiful.” The Zwalds were glad to have the chance to expand their horizons and learn a little more about this big, yet small, world we live in.
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Cheesecake Crust: 1/3 cup melted butter 1 1/4 cups Graham cracker crumbs 1/4 cup sugar Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Combine butter, crumbs and sugar. Press firmly into bottom of 9-inch spring-form pan. Filling: Four 8-ounce packages softened cream cheese One 14-ounce can sweetened, condensed milk 4 eggs 1/3 cup flour 1 Tbsp. vanilla extract In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Gradually add sweetened condensed milk until smooth. Add eggs, flour and vanilla. Pour into pan and bake one hour or until lightly brown. Garnish with toppings of choice. Keep refrigerated.
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From Hennepin County dairy princess, Quinci Sherber
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Mocha 3/4 cup brewed coffee 1/2 cup warm milk 2 Tbsp. Hershey’s chocolate syrup Whipped cream Mix syrup and milk together. Pour into coffee. Top with Whipped cream. Enjoy!
From LeSueur County dairy princess, Laura Stiles
Berry Yogurt Parfait Pancakes Batter: 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup whole wheat flour 1 tablespoon sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 3/4 cups low-fat buttermilk 1 egg
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted 1/8 teaspoon almond extract Topping: 1 1/2 cups low-fat plain or vanilla yogurt 3/4 cup low-fat granola 3 cups mixed berries (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries)
In a large bowl, whisk together flours, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together buttermilk, egg, butter and almond extract. Pour wet ingredients into dry and mix until smooth (the batter will be thick.) Heat griddle or large skillet coating with cooking spray over medium heat. Pour 3 tablespoons batter onto griddle and cook until bubbles on pancake start to break (about 2 minutes.) Flip with spatula and cook other side until golden brown. Repeat until batter is gone. To assemble each serving, place one pancake on a plate and spread 2 tablespoons of yogurt on top. Top with 1/4 cup berries and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon granola. Top with a second pancake and spread an additional 2 tablespoons vanilla yogurt on top. Top with another 1/4 cup berries and another 1 tablespoon granola. Repeat to make remaining 5 servings.
From Stearns County dairy princess, Ashley Maus
Cheesy Potatoes 1/2 cup sour cream 1/2 cup milk 1 can cream of chicken soup 1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/4 tsp pepper 30oz pack shredded hash browns 1 large onion (optional) 1 cup shredded cheese
Combine all ingredients but cheese. Place in a greased 9x13 pan. Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Sprinkle with 1 cup shredded cheese. Bake an additional 15-20 minutes. Enjoy!
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