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Top of the 4-H dairy project Benrud, Erf take rst, second in showcase at MN State Fair By Krista Kuzma

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ST. PAUL, Minn. – It is easy for Emily Benrud to say she loves dairy. It shows with her participation and success in several activities she participates within the project in 4-H. Despite this love of dairy, she was still surprised when she won the 4-H Dairy Showcase at the Minnesota State Fair during the last day of 4-H livestock encampment on Aug. 27. The 17-year-old from Goodhue County took rst in the showcase, which gives monetary awards to the top 25 dairy project members based on dairy leadership and achievements. Mikayla Erf, 18, from Washington County placed second in the showcase. “I was so surprised. I thought there was no way I could win it. I was just happy to be in it [in the top 25]. It was so crazy. I had tons of emotions,” said Benrud, the daughter of Roger and Michelle Benrud. At this year’s state fair, Benrud showed a crossbred fall calf from her family’s 100cow organic dairy farm near

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Twenty-ve dairy project members earned recogniƟon for their accomplishments in the 4-H Dairy Showcase during a ceremony on Aug. 27 at the Minnesota State Fair in St. Paul, Minn. Goodhue, Minn. In her class, she placed second and received a purple, and later went on to receive honorable mention junior champion of the 4-H crossbreed show. She also was one of the three top winners in her age group for the dairy project interviews and placed ninth in her age group for showmanship. Benrud has also been involved in dairy judging, one of her favorite dairy activities. Last year, her county team won the state contest, earning a trip to the national level at World Dairy Expo. There, the team also won, which allowed them to travel to the international contest in Scotland. This year,

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Benrud won the state contest and will be traveling to the North American International Livestock Exposition to represent Minnesota at the national dairy judging contest. “I really love the people I get to be with. They are the same people I see at all the practices and we’ve became really good friends,” Benrud said about what she loves about dairy judging. It has also given her many valuable life lessons and strengthened her communication skills, Benrud said. “It helps me make a decision and stick to it. It will help me in the future in a job to

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make good decisions,” Benrud said. “It also helps me pick out good animals to show at the fair.” In addition to judging, Benrud is also in dairy quiz bowl and serves as a county dairy ambassador. As an ambassador, Benrud promotes the industry alongside the county dairy princesses. This year, she worked at the malt booth at the county fair and gave farm tours to daycares at the county breakfast on the farm. This is Benrud’s third year in the showcase. Last year, she placed 23rd and the year before that she placed fourth. “I just really love the

cows – working with them and everything about them,” she said. Because of her rst place showcase nish, Benrud received $4,000. She said she is going to save it to use for college. At this time, she is unsure of her future plans, but hopes to play college basketball and then become a biology teacher or be in an agriculture-related eld. “I always hope to be linked to agriculture no matter what I do,” Benrud said. Benrud gives a lot of credit to her success to mentors, Tony and Maize Schefer. Turn to 4-H | Page 8

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Happy cows live high on a Wisconsin hilltop Jordan Creek Dairy facility geared to cow comfort By Danielle Nauman danielle.n@dairystar.com

MONROE, Wis. – Increasing cow comfort was a primary concern for Randall Kauffman, who moved his herd into a new, 150-stall four-row freestall barn at the end of May. Kauffman opened the doors to his Jordan Creek Dairy, a certied organic farm, to visitors on the biennial Green County Dairy Modernization Tours on Aug. 24. The tour, sponsored by the UW-Extension and the Green County Milk Quality Council, featured six farms around Green County. These farms have all made improvements to their dairy facilities with the goals of increasing productivity, efciency and cow comfort. Kauffman has been certied as an organic producer since 2007 and farms over 280 acres along Jordan Creek with his ve sons, near Monroe, Wis. In addition to the

dairy herd, the farm also has an organic laying hen facility. The dairy herd is a mixed-breed herd consisting of 120 head separated into two groups. Kauffman prefers the Fleckvieh cows in his herd. “They are good strong cows, not as tall and skinny as the Holsteins,” said Kauffman, noting a preference for moderate-sized cows. “And they (the Fleckviehs) are a pretty color.” Kauffman decided to build the new facility in search of a better environment for his dairy cows. Prior to building the new barn and parlor, the herd was housed in an 85-stall tiestall barn. “The old barn was narrow and there was lots of mud,” he said, referring to the location of the barn on his property, at the foot of a large hill that is now home to the new structure. Kauffman considers getting the cows out of the mud

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The cows at Jordan Creek Dairy enjoy their new freestall barn, which has natural ligh�ng, supplemented with LEDs, and is naturally ven�lated.

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The holding pen area at Jordan Creek Dairy features natural ligh�ng and air ow. Randall Kauﬀman recently updated the facili�es on his 120-cow dairy near Monroe, Wis.

as one of the greatest improvements in moving to the new facility. “When it rained, especially in the spring and the fall, the cows walked through a lot of mud,” Kauffman said of conditions around the old tiestall barn. Construction did not go as planned for the new barn. A wall of rock that needed to be excavated created more trouble and expense than Kauffman had initially planned. Those difculties translated into delays in construction. “We started work on the driveway up the hill last year in August,” Kauffman said. “We had planned to be ready by the end of March, but it was May 25 when we nally moved the cows in.” The farm features a Dairymaster milking system located in a swing-14 parabone parlor, designed with rapid-exit stalls. “Most of the parlors we saw didn’t have rapid exits,

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with high-tension rods over the framework of the barn. The sidewalls of the building are made with Polymat inatable curtains. In addition to the natural lighting, LEDs were installed throughout the building. “It’s amazing how much the LED lights lighten everything up,” Kauffman said. Kauffman installed Jourdain headlocks, which have a double-opening, allowing for a wider head passage. The stalls in the new barn are much more comfortable for the Kauffman herd than the ones in the old barn that were matted with hard rubber mats. The freestalls are 46 inches wide, and have Aqua Mattresses, which are waterbed mattresses topped with a layer of memory foam. The mattresses are then topped with straw bedding. The freestall dividers are Easy-

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but I like how ours does. The cows walk straight out ahead instead of going to the end and walking back around,” Kauffman said. “Really, the simplicity of the whole setup has been nice.” The parlor also includes in-oor heat and a plate cooler. With the new facility, Kauffman is more efcient with his time, milking more cows in the same amount of time. The freestall barn is designed with complete cow comfort in mind, Kauffman said. The structure is open, bright and airy with a high ceiling. The barn is designed for natural ventilation. “We are trying it without fans, for now,” Kauffman said, explaining that fans could be added easily if they determine there is a need. The roof of the building is designed for maximum natural light exposure. The roof is made of a lightweight, durable fabric, stretched

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Con�nued from KAUFFMAN | Page 4

DANIELLE NAUMAN/DAIRY STAR

Kauﬀman used rubberloop stall dividers when building his new freestall barn.

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Kauﬀman uses a Dairymaster milking system in his new swing-14 milking parlor.

Fix dividers, which feature rubber loops that ex with the cow. Kauffman’s cows have made the adjustment to their new home very easily, however Kauffman still has some cows that he sees seem to prefer to lay in the scrape aisle instead of their luxury stalls. In addition to the freestalls, there is a section of the barn with a large bedding pack that serves as a maternity and hospital area, as well as heifer housing. Future plans for the dairy include the possibility of adding an automated feed pusher at some point, but for the time being, feed is pushed up by hand at regular intervals during the day. Kauffman

“Really, the simplicity of the whole setup has been nice.” RANDALL KAUFFMAN, DAIRY FARMER

feels the cows waste much less feed in the new facility than they did feeding from the bunk at the old barn. “I haven’t seen a great increase in production yet, but it’s only been three months,” Kauffman said. “I’m hoping to see increases soon.” Overall Kauffman is very happy with his bright new facility on the top of the hill. “I would have never done this if I was by myself,” Kauffman said. “God blessed us with ve sons and being able to help them, and they help me, is a blessing I’m thankful for.”

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Tristan Swartz and Megan Herfel milk 60 cows near Gilman, Wis. Shortly aŌer meeƟng on Facebook and trying to date long distance, they combined their dairy herds and got engaged soon aŌerward. “It’s different up here. I like that it’s at, but the wetter ground here doesn’t really allow for no-till,” Herfel said. “Tristan and I farmed differently, too. I top dressed, fed baleage and pastured, and I never did much eld work outside of raking hay. Tristan feeds TMR, and he’s got me out of my comfort zone doing a lot of baling and chopping. I farmed alone for nine years, and he’s been up here for about four or ve years.” Swartz also taught his new lady how to drive a stick shift. “He taught me how to drive stick on the highway with a trailer,” Herfel said. It was just a few days after she had moved to Gilman when Herfel was letting the cows out to pasture after milking and noticed something a little strange on the neck strap of her favorite cow, 15-year-old Nibbles. Lo and behold, it was a note written from Nibbles’ point of view that read, “Will you two marry me? I

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already said, ‘yes.’” “I hugged Nibbles and started crying,” Herfel said. “I waited for Tristan to come back from what he was doing, and then I said yes.” Swartz slipped a homemade ring on her hand, which he had made from hammering a nail against an anvil and using his thumb to size it. “I can’t wait until our honeymoon when I take her to meet all the people I combined for that said I would never get married,” he said. Their wedding venue is a little unconventional, as they will be joined as one at Turenne Livestock Market in Thorp, Wis. “The auctioneer is getting ordained so he can marry us,” Swartz said. “We went on our rst ofcial date there and her family used to have a cattle buying company with their own loading docks on the farm and everything. The amount of cattle her family has dealt is mindboggling.” When it comes to spending the rest of their lives together, Tristan and Megan have much to look forward to. “I’m looking forward to everything,” Herfel said. “I got everything I ever wanted when I moved up here. Both of us have been searching for so long for someone to farm with that gets it.” Swartz concurred. “When salespeople stop by and ask what the most important thing on my farm is, I point at her,” Swartz said. “She and I are unstoppable.”

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Mikayla Erf (leĹŒ) receives second-place recogniĆ&#x;on in the 4-H Dairy Showcase on Aug. 27 at the Minnesota State Fair. Erf is a freshman at the University of Minnesota and is the 18-year-old daughter of David and Kathy Erf from Oakdale, Minn. â€œThey started the dairy judging and quiz bowl teams,â€? Benrud said. â€œThey donâ€™t coach quiz bowl anymore, but they are still my dairy judging coaches.â€? Overall, Benrud is thankful for her 4-H experiences so far. â€œ4-H is a great program. The more youâ€™re involved, the more you get out of it â€Ś itâ€™s a lot of work sometimes, but itâ€™s worth it,â€? she said. Mikayla Erf would agree. The 18-year-old earned second place in this yearâ€™s 4-H Dairy Showcase. â€œI deďƒžnitely felt excitement,â€? Erf said about her second place ďƒžnish. â€œI was happy to be in it, and especially in the top ďƒžve. I had never placed that high before.â€? Erf also said the showcase made her proud of her accomplishments. At this yearâ€™s state fair, Erf placed ďƒžrst in her Brown Swiss 2-year-old class and was named grand champion in the Brown Swiss breed. She also was ďƒžfth overall in her showmanship age division. Erf is the daughter of David and Kathy Erf from Oakdale, Minn. They raise Brown Swiss heifers on their farm and house their milking animals on a dairy near Rochester, Minn. While Erf has exhibited dairy at her county fair since the age of 3 and has been in the dairy project every year of her 13-year 4-H career, Erf has also been involved in dairy judging and dairy bowl. She is also active in her countyâ€™s 4-H program and loves to show younger members how to get involved in the dairy project. â€œIt provides so many life lessons,â€? Erf said. â€œI learn how to work with a team and with other people. Being in 4-H gets you ready for the future, whether youâ€™re in agriculture or not.â€? For being second in the showcase, Erf received $3,500, which she plans to put towards college tuition. Erf is a freshman at the University of Minnesota where she is majoring in animal science

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By Lee Mielke

Falling cheese prices results of Hurricane Harvey

Tropical Storm Harvey stole the headlines the last week of August. Our thoughts and prayers are with those directly affected but it likely result in higher gasoline prices for the rest of us in the country. FC Stone’s Dave Kurzawski wrote in his August 30 Early Morning Update that “So far it appears any impact on the dairy markets as a result of the storms of Harvey are very limited and those we’ve spoken with in Texas on the production side are far away from the ooding issues.” But, a storm of sorts still hit the dairy industry in the form of falling prices, cheese in particular. The good news is that the August Federal order Class III benchmark milk price was announced by the USDA at $16.57 per hundredweight, up $1.12 from July but is 34 cents below August 2016. It is the highest Class III price since February 2017 and equates to $1.42 per gallon, up from $1.33 in July. The eight month average stands at $16.09, up from $14.13 at this time a year ago, $16.07 in 2015, and $22.49 in 2014. Class III futures late Friday morning portended a September price of $16.11; October, $16.23; November, $16.08; and December at $15.96. That would result in a 2017 average of $16.09, up from $14.87 in 2016 and $15.80 in 2015 The August Class IV price is $16.61, up a penny from July, $1.96 above a year ago, and the highest Class IV price since November 2015 The Class IV average is now at $15.46, up from $13.57 a year ago and $13.53 in 2015. California’s comparable Class 4b cheese milk price is $16.26, up 97 cents from July and the highest since December 2016, but is 8 cents below a year ago and 30 cents below the Federal order Class III price. Its eight month average is at $15.28, up from $13.44 a year ago, $14.58 in 2015, and $20.30 in 2014. The 4a butter-powder price is $16.68, up 27 cents from July and the highest 4a since November 2014, $2.69 above a year ago. It’s eight month average, at $15.27, is up from $13.22 a year ago and $13.38 in 2015. Western United Dairymen’s Annie AcMoody points out that, in Federal Milk Marketing Orders, the Class III price is based on blocks and barrels. In California, the price of barrels does not have an impact on the price cheese manufacturers pay for milk. When block prices are so much higher, it increases the price of cheese milk higher than what barrel producers can get on the market. Dairy prices dropped the last week of August as traders weighed the heavy stocks and anticipated the Labor Day holiday. The block Cheddar closed Septem-

ber 1 at $1.54 per pound, down 11 cents on the week after losing 10 1/2-cents the previous week, 14 cents below a year ago, and 24 3/4-cents below the August 1 level. The barrels closed at $1.52, down 3 3/4-cents, 12 cents below a year ago and down 14 cents on the month. Twenty cars of block traded hands on the week at the CME and 21 of barrel. The lower prices and weakening dollar lead many to believe exports should be multiplying. Dairy Market News says milk is “fairly available for cheese processing in the Midwest,” and spot milk prices are at $1 under to $1 over Class. Processors report pre-holiday spot milk availability, which is expected to reduce following the long weekend but cheese orders are mixed. Contacts expect with current market prices experiencing downtrends, some buyers are waiting for further declines. The optimism of the markets has diminished. Even with shifts in production and fairly bullish demand, contacts suggest market prices will be negatively affected by the current inventory levels of barrel cheese. Western cheese producers are not having trouble nding milk and cheese output is robust. Cheese demand is mixed and inventories are building slightly. With school startups and the unofcial end of summer at hand, consumer grilling demand is slowing, but cut and wrap demand is solid. Contacts suggest some requests for mozzarella and other pizza cheeses have yet to develop, leading some to speculate that end users bought supplies earlier in the summer. FC Stone’s Dave Kurzawski says “It continues to be the case that we have an adequate to heavy supply of milk in many regions of the US except for arguably California. Producers have been incentivized to expand following the aftermath of the 2013-2014 bull market. Many parts of the country are struggling with an oversupply of milk currently as processing capacity has not kept pace.” Cash butter was also caught in the downdraft, closing Friday at $2.5075 per pound, lowest since June 9, 2017. That’s down 12 cents on the week, 45 3/4-cents above a year ago, and down 17 1/2-cents on the month but the cheapest butter on the planet. Twenty eight cars exchanged hands on the week. Butter demand reports continue to be positive, says DMN. Central producers are reporting more interest in unsalted butter, as global prices are markedly higher than domestic rates. Butter production remains active and the market tone has been fairly steady. Even so, contacts who thought the $3.00 CME market price was a near term possibility have tempered their expectations. Domestic demand is strong while imports are lower. As a result, inventories are rming in some areas but remain in good balance in other areas, according to DMN.

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ConĆ&#x;nued from MIELKE | Page 10 California average, at $1600 per head, was unchanged from April but $100 below July 2016. Season ending rains are beneďƒžting crops, according to FC Stoneâ€™s Ryan Cox in the August 28 Early Morning Update. He adds that the ProFarmer (PF) crop tour estimated corn yields at 167.1 bushels per acre versus USDAâ€™s August number of 169.5. Cox says â€œThe past two years PF was an average of 4.25 bushels per acre below the USDAâ€™s ďƒžnal number, hence the name â€œProâ€? Farmer. They are estimating soybean yields at 48.5 versus USDAâ€™s August number of 49.4 yield.â€? Iowa estimates showed 179.8 corn yields versus 188.2 yields last year. Minnesota corn yield estimates were 191.5 versus 188.2 last year. â€œIf PF is accurate in their estimates, then the board prices for corn likely have little downside risk,â€? he said. USDAâ€™s Crop Progress report shows 62 percent of U.S. corn was rated good to excellent, the week ending August 27, unchanged from the previous two weeks but down from 75 percent in 2016. Sixty one percent of the soybeans were rated good to excellent, up from 60 percent the previous week and down from 73 percent a year ago. Sixty ďƒžve percent of the cotton was good to excellent, up from 63 percent the previous week but compares to only 48 percent a year ago. In politics, dairy farmers will be allowed to opt out of the Margin Protection Program (MPP) in 2018. The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) praised the announcement, stating that in its current form the MPP â€œhas been a disappointment to many dairy farmersâ€? and â€œis why NMPF has been working with the USDA and Congress to make signiďƒžcant improvements to the program.â€? â€œSimply put, the way the program was enacted in the 2014 Farm Bill, it does not meet the needs of Americaâ€™s dairy farmers today, and declining participation levels amply illustrate farmersâ€? disenchantment with the MPP, NMPF stated. Farmers who choose to opt out of the MPP will then be able to enroll in the Livestock Gross Margin program for 2018. â€œLooking ahead,â€? NMPF said â€˜Congress must make more resources available to the MPP, so that the program provides a more effective, affordable safety net, one that provides support when farmers need it. We are currently working with lawmakers to secure program improvements that will restore farmersâ€™ faith in the value of the MPP. We also will continue to work with USDA and Congress to develop additional risk management options for dairy producers.â€? NMPF also called on the USDA to â€œensure that consumers receive clear, accurate information about the foods they eat,â€? as it prepares to develop a regulatory standard for the labeling of bioengineered food ingredients. In comments ďƒžled with USDAâ€™s Agriculture Marketing Service, NMPF said it supports a â€œstrict, science-based approach in determining how foods made using bioengineering should be regulated.â€? â€œSince bioengineered foods have repeatedly been found to be completely safe by both domestic and international science and research organizations, NMPF

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said the new standard under review by USDA should focus on providing consumers accurate information, while discouraging misleading marketing tactics or meaningless absence claims.â€? Meanwhile, the U.S. and Mexican dairy industries released a uniďƒžed list of priorities on August 28 that â€œincludes modernizing the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to solidify their strong dairy market partnership, and addressing concerns about Canadian and European dairy policies.â€? A joint press release says a list of nine shared priorities was agreed upon at a second annual summit meeting August 24 between leaders of the two nationsâ€™ dairy industries, collectively called the United States-Mexico Dairy Alliance. â€œThe U.S. dairy industry was represented by the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF). Mexican dairy producer organizations included the ConfederaciĂłn Nacional de Organizaciones Ganaderas, Gremio de Productores Lechero de la RepĂşblica Mexicana, and

the AsociaciĂłn Nacional de Ganaderos Lecheros, along with Mexican processor organization Camara Nacional de Industriales de la Leche.â€? â€œThe summit occurred on the heels of the ďƒžrst round of NAFTA renegotiation talks. As NAFTA talks continue, the European Union (EU) is seeking, through direct negotiations with Mexico, to impose new barriers to dairy trade through the abuse of geographical indications. This is a signiďƒžcant concern to U.S. and Mexican cheesemakers because it would give the EU exclusive use of common cheese names like asiago, gorgonzola and feta.â€?

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Market Reports Daily Dairy Report Summary

Sept. 6, Grain Markets Sanborn, MN Sanborn Farmer’s Elevator

3.19

9.02

Almena, WI United Ag Co-op

2.76

8.81

Atwater, MN Atwater Elevator

2.96

8.83

Elrosa, MN Elrosa Grain & Feed

2.75

8.93

Westby, WI Premier Co-op

2.94

9.01

Loyal, WI Northside Elevator

3.11

8.87

Pipestone, MN Cargill

3.00

8.89

Muscoda, WI Riverdale Ag Service

3.06

9.07

GarÀeld Pro-Ag Farmer’s Co-op

2.67

8.64

Monona, IA Innovative Ag

2.99

9.08

Watertown, SD Watertown Co-op Elevator

2.88

8.86

Cottage Grove, WI Landmark Services Co-op

3.19

9.03

Dennison, MN Central Farm Service

2.92

9.03

Durand, WI Countryside Co-op

3.47

9.64

he r

1.93

S. Wheat 3.25 Wheat 5.75

2.13

S. Wheat 5.89 W. Wheat 4.13

Wheat 3.65

Strike

Sept. 6 - U.S. Dairy Product Exports Weaken in July

After a strong showing in June, U.S. dairy product exports slipped in July. But they were still higher than year-ago volumes for most products. U.S. butter and milkfat exports reached 5.2 million pounds in July, up 81.5% from July 2016 but 34.8% lower

While we trust the information, gathered from reliable sources, is reasonably accurate, we cannot guarantee its accuracy or completeness.

than daily average exports in June. Canada drove the month-to-month decline. Canadian imports of U.S. butter spiked in June, but in July they returned to the volumes that had prevailed earlier this year. Canada is still buying considerably more U.S. butter than it did in years past but much less than it did in late 2016, before increased milk production quotas went into effect. Likely for the same reason, U.S. exports of cream to Canada dropped to 83,626 liters in July, the smallest monthly total since December 2013. U.S. cream exports to all destinations dropped to two-year lows. U.S. butter imports reached 6.6 million pounds in July, a new high for the calendar year. European butter prices took off in July, putting U.S. product at a sizeable and growing discount. However, there is a lag between pricing disparities and trade volumes. U.S. butter imports are likely to decline in the months to come, although U.S. consumers seem to be developing an appetite for higher-fat European- style butter. U.S. exports of nonfat dry milk (NDM) slipped to 93.1 million pounds in July, a 13-month low. U.S. NDM exports were 12% smaller than year-ago levels. Shipments to Mexico were 3.2% higher than the prior year, but they were also the smallest monthly volume since January. At 60.1 million pounds, U.S. cheese and curd exports were 13.7% higher than July 2016 volumes. However, they were also 13.6% smaller than daily average shipments in June.

August Milk Prices (with chg. vs. prior month): Class III $16.57 (+$1.12); Class IV $16.61 (+$0.01)

Class III Milk Futures

Class III Milk Options Sett

ago and the Àrst year-over-year increase since March. U.S. cheese output declined seasonally in July; at 1.027 billion pounds, it was 3.5% lower than June’s daily average output. However, it was still 1% greater than year-ago volumes. Cheddar production was up 0.8% from July 2016, with Italian-style cheese output up 1.2% year over year. U.S. output of whey products surged in July. Production of dried whey for human consumption jumped 21.6% from a year ago to 86.6 million pounds. Output of whey protein concentrates (WPC) was 8.5% greater than a year ago, and WPC with between 50% and 89.9% protein climbed 13.2% year over year. Output of whey protein isolates grew 9.8% from the prior year. Given volumes like these, it is no wonder that the whey market has come under pressure and stocks are growing. USDA reported inventories of dry whey for human consumption at 95.1 million pounds on July 31, up 37.2% from a year ago.

Milk powder prices slipped at the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction today and at the CME spot market. Closely watched whole milk powder (WMP) prices dropped 1.6%. The average winning price for GDT skim milk powder (SMP) fell 1.2% to the equivalent of 94¢ per pound after adjusting to 35% protein. CME spot nonfat dry milk (NDM) slipped 0.75¢ to 85.5¢. Strength in other products allowed the GDT index to post a modest 0.3% increase. The milk powder market remains anchored by heavy output and immense global stockpiles. In this afternoon’s Dairy Products report, USDA estimated combined production of NDM and SMP in July at 198.64 million pounds, down 0.5% from a year ago. Despite a noticeable decline in NDM output in July, manufacturers’ stocks of NDM climbed 3.1 million pounds from June to July, reaching 298.83 million pounds. That’s the largest volume of manufacturers’ stocks in years and 16.2% greater than inventories in July 2016. U.S. butter production totaled 137.3 million pounds, 1.6% greater than a year

Wheat 3.46

(CME closing prices Sept 6, 2017)

(CME closing prices Sept 6, 2017) Strike

Sept. 4 - Labor Day Markets Closed Sept. 5 - Milk Powder Lower at GDT; Whey Output Soars

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written by Mary Ledman, Sara Dorland, Sarina Sharp and Karen Endres

Sett

Sept 6

Aug 30

Sep

16.34

16.27

Oct

16.36

16.55

Nov

16.13

16.40

Dec

15.99

16.26

Jan18

15.89

16.17

Feb18

15.97

16.20

Mar

16.00

16.25

Apr

16.03

16.27

May

16.15

16.38

Call

Put

Sept

16.50 @ 0.04

16.25 @ 0.07

Oct

16.50 @ 0.24

16.25 @ 0.24

Nov

16.25 @ 0.36

16.00 @ 0.35

Dec

16.00 @ 0.52

15.75 @ 0.40

J-18

16.00 @ 0.53

15.75 @ 0.51

F-18

16.00 @ 0.62

15.75 @ 0.53

M-18

16.00 @ 0.70

A-18

16.25 @ 0.63

16.00 @ 0.71

June

16.34

16.50

M-18

16.25 @ 0.73

16.00 @ 0.71

July

16.59

16.66

J-18

16.50 @ 0.76

16.25 @ 0.79

Aug

16.58

CORNHEADS

‘09 Case IH 2606, divider augers, excellent cond.......................................................... $23,800 Drago 8R30², green, series II, knives excellent condition.............................................. $45,500 ‘08 NH 98D, 8R30², HHC w/ﬁeld tracker ....................................................................... $28,500 ‘02 Case IH 2208, 8R30², HHC, new gen. mountings.................................................... $13,950 ‘11 Case IH 2612, 12R30², 3-sensor HHC, chopping head............................................ $42,900 ‘12 Drago 12RN30-R, new chopping knives, down corn pkg, approx. 2500 acres.............$69,850 ‘10 Case IH 3412, 12R30², hyd deck plates, 3 sensor HHC ........................................... $28,500 ‘10 Case IH 3412, 12R30², hyd deck plates, 3 sensor HHC, approx. 2800 acres .......... $29,500 ‘11 Case IH 2608, 8R30², chopping, AHHC, low usage 1400 acres............................... $14,000 ‘08 Drago 6RN30-G, choppers, head sight, 2 sensors, JD 9500 adapter ...................... $31,500 ‘08 Case IH 2608, 8R30², chopping, AHHC, good cond ................................................ $29,000 ‘06 Drago 8R30², chopping knives, red, headsight ....................................................... $21,500 ‘08 Drago 6RN30G, w/choppers, paint good, JD9500 adapter...................................... $31,500 ‘09 Case IH 3412-30, 3 sensor HHC, row guidance equipped ....................................... $29,500 ‘00 New Holland 98C..................................................................................................... $12,000 ‘11 Drago 12RN30, head sight 3 sensor, knives 90% ................................................... $35,000

BEANHEADS

‘09 Case IH 2020-35, poly, field tracker, 3² cut, new last year ....................................... $13,500 ‘07 Case IH 2020-35, rock guard, field tracker, teeth good ............................................. $9,900 ‘12 Case IH 3020-35, 4 years use, DBL drive, manual suspension ............................... $22,500 ‘13 JD 635 FD, 35¹ flex drapers 4 sections, like new, low acres, 5660 mounts ............. $63,500 ‘94 NH 973-20, 1.5² cut, 20¹ length ................................................................................ $2,250 ‘03 Case IH 1020........................................................................................................... JUST IN

FORAGE

‘12 MF10 wheel rake, hyd fold ......................................................................................$4,950 ‘13 NH BR7090, 9,000 bales, endless belts ............................................................... $22,900 ‘13 NH BR7090, 9,300 bales, endless belts ............................................................... $25,500 ‘11 NH BR7090, 13,000 bales, endless belts, sharp................................................... $19,800 ‘15 Highline CFR651, 500 bales, 3 hyd remotes ........................................................ $16,975 ‘11 JD 265 disc mower, 6 disc, 7’ 10”, new blades, quick hitch....................................$7,250

FORAGE HARVESTERS

‘10 NH FR9090, 1,829 cutter hrs, 2WD, HID stadium lights, air seat ........................REDUCED ‘12 NH FR9090, 1,449 cutter hrs, 2WD, dual drive hydros, air seat ..........................REDUCED ‘08 NH FR9050, 1,772 cutter hours, 4WD, HID lights, auto cab temp control .............REDUCED ‘07 NH FP240, crop prpcessor good, 6 knives tungsten left ........................................ $27,950

TRACTORS ‘12 KUB L3540, 965 hrs, HST, open station, foldable ROPS ...............................................$19,800

‘01 Case IH MX 270, 7,420 HRS,235 HP,18 SPEED POWER SHIFT TRANS .................. $49,900 ‘16 Case IH 580Q, 240 HRS, LUXURY CAB,1000 RPM PTO, PRO 700 , NAV II, 372 WAAS ...............CALL ‘09 Case IH Maxxum 125, 4,600 hrs, with miller loader...........................................COMING IN ‘12 Case IH 600QT, 1,350 hrs, 1,000 PTO, Pro700, Lux Cab ........................................... $253,800 ‘13 Case IH Magnum 340, 1,413 hrs, lux cab, Pro 700.................................................... $188,600

Town & Country IMPLEMENT

Aug 23

Aug 16

16.72

17.05

16.63

17.08

16.59

17.01

16.54

16.87

16.37

16.62

16.46

16.67

16.47

16.66

16.49

16.55

16.56

16.61

16.70

16.84

‘10 Case IH Magnum, 260 MFD, 1,375 hrs, 19 spd, cab suspension ............................... $141,600 ‘87 Case IH 585, 540 PTO, 2 remotes, 8F-4R trans....................................................... REDUCED! ‘11 NH T7.210, 2,176 hrs, w/NH loader ..............................................................................$92,000 ‘07 NH TC305, 3580 hrs., 255 PTO HP, 18 spd power shift ................................................$77,000 ‘07 NH TG305, 3,580 hrs, 255 PTO HP, 18 spd powershift trans. ................................. $77,000 ‘12 Case IH Magnum 290, 1,620 hrs, Lux. Cab, guidance ready ...................................... $154,000 Mas GCI1705, 165 hrs, 22.5 HP diesel, 540 PTO................................................................$12,500 ‘13 JD 825 Gator, deluxe cab, EFI gas engine, deluxe cab, pwr dump bed ..........................$10,325 Kubota RTV1100, 390 hrs, diesel engine, enclosed cab w/ heat & AC ................................$14,400 ‘13 Kubota RTV1100, 460 hrs, cab w/ heat &ac, like new ...................................................$14,400

COMBINES

CME Spot Cheddar Cheese & Butter Market Summary

Sept 6

Butter Blocks Barrels

Settle 2.4400 1.6400 1.5800

Change +0.25 +4.25 +2.25

Trades 2 5 2

Butter Futures (Cash Settle) Settle 250.475 248.600 245.250

Month Sept Oct Dec

Change +0.475 +1.850 +2.275

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‘12 CIH 6088, 533 sep hrs, ﬁeld tracker...................................................................$169,500 ‘12 CIH 7230, 994 sep hrs, Pro 700, autoguidance ...........................$169,900 ‘05 CIH 2388, 1,946 sep hrs, UD PLU Monitor .......................................................... $69,000 ‘12 CIH 7120, 950 sep hrs, Pro 600 monitor, autoguide ready ................................$158,900 ‘98 CIH 2344, 2,555 sep hrs, YM 2000 yield & moisture monitor ............................. $49,500 ‘13 JD S660, 365 sep hrs, 2WD, hydro....................................................................$205,000

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‘09 HIN 1734 stalk chopper, 15’ cupped knives, 1000 RPM 1 3/8” ...............................$7,500 ‘14 Balzer W15PW stalk chopper, low usage, 1000 PTO 1 3/4” ................................. $12,650 ‘15 LOF 180D-W44236 stalk chopper, 600 acres, 15”, 1 3/4 PTO CV ........................ $21,500

Starting with baby calves, butcher cattle, fats, feeder cattle. Goats and sheep to follow.

STALK CHOPPERS:

SKIDLOADERS

‘15 NH L228, 310 hrs, cab w/heat, 3 yr ext. warranty expires 10/2018...................... $35,600 ‘15 NH L228, 370 hrs, Cab w/heat, NH base warranty expires 10/2018 ..................... $35,150 ’16 NH L228, 210 hrs, C/H/AC ................................................................................... $37,900 ‘92 NH L555, 5,560 hrs, completely serviced, NEW tires ..............................................$6,450 ‘12 NH L225 907 hrs, C/H/AC, 2 spd.......................................................................... $26,900 NH L455, 2,650 hrs, 28 HP Kubota diesel, 48” wide machine ......................................$9,850 ‘01 NH LS170, 3,250 hours, cab & heat, vinyl seat good ........................................... $11,800 ‘15 NH C232, 477 hrs, C/H/AC ................................................................................... $46,500 ‘14 Kubota SVL 90-2, 655 hrs, Dlx Cab, radio/speakers ...........................................JUST IN! ‘12 Case SV250, 1,047 hrs, cab w/heat...................................................................... $30,500 ‘12 Case SV250, 1,039 hrs, C/H/AC ........................................................................... $31,900 ‘10 JD 323D, 1,390 hrs, C/H/AC................................................................................. $32,900

TILLAGE

‘98 DMI 730B, 7 deep tills w/ 6 lead shanks, 10” tiger points .................................... $12,700 ‘10 Case IH 870-18, 9 shank, 18 ft, auto reset shank mounts, 7” points, new .................... $53,500 ‘04 Case IH RMX340, 28 ft, hydraulic level, walking tandems on main & wings ........... $22,200 ‘04 Case IH RMX 370-34, 9² spacing, walking tandems on main and wings, blades good ...$32,400 ‘11 Vascar 2420, 20” blades, 9” spacing, 25 acres .......................................................$1,150 ‘11 Case IH RMX340, 28 ft std gang, 9” spacing, walking tandem on main and wings, very low acres .......................................................................... $29,500 Sunﬂower 4511-11 deep till, 11 shank, 12.5L-15 walking tandems............................. $24,500

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- Along with regular sale

SPECIAL DAIRY SALES are held the Àrst Friday of every month. Dairy cattle sell at noon

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Area Hay Auction Results Fort Atkinson Hay

Ft. Atkinson, Iowa • 563-534-7513

Rock Valley Hay Auction Co.

1st crop 2nd crop 3rd crop New seeding Straw

Small Squares $100-110/ton $35-165/ton $85-130/ton $140/ton $125-165/ton

3 3 2 1 3

loads loads loads load loads

1st crop 2nd crop 3rd crop 4th crop Straw

Large Squares $45-80/ton $40-100/ton $75-130/ton $105-110/ton $50-115/ton

4 5 6 2 5

loads loads loads loads loads

Rounds $10-115/ton $40-110/ton $20-125/ton $40-70/ton $30-95/ton $25-55/ton $45/ton

1st crop 2nd crop 3rd crop Grass New seeding Oats hay Corn stalks

18 loads 24 loads 4 loads 3 loads 2 loads 2 loads 2 loads

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Feb. 2, 97 loads

Feb 1, 89 loads

Small Squares $107.50/ton $120-135/ton

1st crop 2nd crop 3rd crop 4th crop Mixed Straw

Large Squares $90-102.50/ton $92.50/ton $95-112.50/ton $117.50-122.50/ton $62.50-90/ton $42.50/ton

1st crop 2nd crop 3rd crop Grass Mixed Straw Corn stalks

Large Rounds $72.50-92.50/ton $77.50-97.50 $77.50-97.50 $50-112.50/ton $57.50-95/ton $70/ton $42.50-47.50/ton

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Little Falls Little Falls Swanville Albany Holdingford Holdingford Kimball Little Falls Little Falls Melrose St Joseph Albany Melrose Albany Albany Albany Albany Albany Avon Freeport Freeport Kimball Little Falls Long Prairie Melrose Melrose Osakis Paynesville Sauk Centre Sauk Centre Sauk Centre Sauk Centre Sauk Centre Sauk Centre Albany Avon Belgrade Freeport Freeport Sauk Centre Freeport Little Falls Melrose Avon Melrose Sauk Centre Freeport

116 90 102 150 105 105 139 106 100 130 95 103 85 100 90 95 115 95 90 95 128 100 105 110 90 105 95 105 135 100 100 107 105 98 100 95 93 98 88 100 80 95 93 85 93 85 94

6 1 3 1 1 1 5 7 13 2 1 3 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 10 1 2 2 3 1 2 1 1 3 2 3 2 1 1 2 1 2 4 4

145.00 145.00 145.00 140.00 140.00 140.00 140.00 140.00 140.00 140.00 140.00 135.00 135.00 130.00 130.00 130.00 130.00 130.00 130.00 130.00 130.00 130.00 130.00 130.00 130.00 130.00 130.00 130.00 130.00 130.00 130.00 130.00 130.00 130.00 125.00 125.00 125.00 125.00 125.00 125.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 115.00 115.00 115.00 110.00

Bowlus Bowlus Bowlus Rice Foley Bowlus Paynesville Rice Bowlus

1,470 1,475 1,341 1,250 1,380 1,274 1,376 1,550 1,296

1 1 4 14 55 11 9 1 65

103.50 103.50 103.50 103.50 103.25 103.00 103.00 103.00 102.85

FINISHED COLORED STEERS

1,232 1,268 1,375 ,470 1,510 1,253 1,413 1,415 1,305 1,300 1,339

12 12 1 1 2 4 4 1 5 2 6

102.80 102.75 102.00 102.00 102.00 102.00 101.00 100.50 100.00 100.00 100.00

Bowlus Albany Hamel Paynesville Avon Albany Avon Osakis Albany Albany Freeport Rice Rice Albany Rice Grey Eagle Albany Albany Albany Freeport Freeport Melrose Paynesville Rice St. Joseph Albany Belgrade Belgrade Freeport Hamel Hamel Sauk Centre Swanville Albany Albany Belgrade Freeport Freeport Freeport

1,665 1,845 1,260 2,015 1,975 1,480 1,615 1,635 1,805 1,470 1,595 1,850 1,485 1,440 1,085 1,415 1,585 1,715 1,525 1,670 1,310 1,205 1,460 1,605 1,010 1,225 855 1,445 1,400 1,535 1,240 1,135 1,275 910 1,375 1,175 1,240 1,060 1,495

2 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 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

62.50 62.00 62.00 61.00 60.00 58.00 58.00 58.00 57.00 57.00 57.00 57.00 57.00 56.00 56.00 55.00 54.00 54.00 54.00 54.00 54.00 54.00 54.00 54.00 54.00 53.00 53.00 53.00 53.00 53.00 53.00 53.00 53.00 52.00 52.00 52.00 52.00 52.00 52.00

Milaca Albany Kimball Foley Sauk Rapids Belgrade

1,280 1,488 1,375 1,550 1,520 1,438

2 4 1 2 1 2

86.00 85.00 85.00 84.50 84.50 84.00

SEPT. 5TH SALE SLAUGHTER COWS

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DAIRYING ACROSS AMERICA

Western dairy operation faces unique challenges Edstroms milk over 700 head in arid Colorado climate By Danielle Nauman danielle.n@dairystar.com

KERSEY, Colo. – Steve Edstrom found a love for the dairy industry early in life, setting the goal of having a dairy farm. A football scholarship took him to the University of Northern Colorado, but he quickly decided that academia was not for him and began working towards his goal of owning a dairy farm. Today, Steve and his wife, Ashley, along with their children Campbell, 14, Andrew, 8, and Blake, 4, are milking 720 head on their farm near Kersey, Colo. The herd is comprised mostly of Holsteins, with a few Jerseys, Ayrshires, Brown Swiss, Milking Shorthorns, Linebacks and an occasional

Guernsey added to the mix. The herd is milked three times per day in a double-10 parabone parlor. Two employees milk on each shift. Sixteen years ago, he secured a lease on a dairy in northern Colorado, near the town of Greeley. On May 12, 2001, he shipped his rst load of milk, milking eight cows. The herd gradually grew to 60 head, but Steve realized he was not going to have great success milking 60 cows in a threestall, side-opening parlor on a leased facility that lacked expansion options. In 2007, when Steve met Ashley, he was involved with a unique arrangement with an-

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Steve and Ashley Edstrom along with their children (from leŌ) Blake, Campbell and Andrew, milk 720 head and farm 100 acres near Kersey, Colo. other farmer in a shared facility where the cows were housed in separate pens and milked into separate bulk tanks. Ashley was not from a dairy background, but decided to move from Virginia to Colorado and join Steve as a dairy farmer. They left the shared facility in 2009, moving their 150 cows to another leased facility made for 350 cows. The couple married a year later, and moved to their current location in 2014. “As we’ve changed locations, we’ve basically grown the herd to t the facility,” Ashley said. Production is a focus for the Edstroms, with a current RHA over 27,000 pounds of

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“The air is much drier here,” Ashley said. “While it gets cold, it’s not the bone chilling cold like the Midwest or out east.” The Edstroms patiently work through the challenges they have faced dairying in Colorado, where they are a relatively small herd. There are only 120 dairy herds in Colorado, and the average herd size is around 1,200 cows. The Edstroms credit a great deal of their success to having great mentors in older dairy farmers who they have worked with and continue to partner with.

Steve and Ashley take great pride in the successes they have created within their herd, growing from the modest beginning of eight cows to the current herd size of 720. They plan to continue to creatively manage their challenges in order to continue to improve the quality and efciency of their herd. “In the end, our goal is like that of many other farmers,” Ashley said. “We just want to have a good herd of cows that we enjoy looking at, and that make us money and allow us to live and raise our family on our dairy farm.”

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This is the housing for the maternity group at the Edstroms’ farm. started breeding Excellent cows.” Their success is not without challenges. In the near future, the Edstroms will need to install a new milking parlor. “We’d hoped to not need a new parlor this soon,” Ashley said. “But it will allow us to start exploring options that involve less manpower.” The Edstroms credit part of their success to their nancial management plan. “I’ve worked with the same loan ofcer for 22 years,” Steve said. “I rst went to him when I had a handful of cows and cash and asked him what he could help me do.” The Edstroms have cultivated a close relationship with their lender that has paid big dividends. “Our lender has been wonderful,” Ashley said. “He has allowed us to successfully grow, but has never allowed us to get overextended.” In addition to their working relationship with their lender, the Edstroms employ an agribusiness accounting service to help them create realistic paths towards achievable goals. Finding reliable help is another challenge the Edstroms face. While they have several employees who have been with them for nearly a decade, when a position opens up it can sometimes take several tries to nd the right employee who ts well in their operation. Like all dairy farmers, the Edstroms face challenges with milk prices. They market their milk through DFA, which is the only available market in Colorado. While certain areas of the country struggle with supply issues, the market in the Edstroms area is limited by DFA’s growth management plan. “They don’t allow us to produce

more milk than they have a market for,” Ashley said. “Our allotment is based on previous history. For this year we’re allowed to produce ve percent more than we produced in 2016.” The Edstroms work to mitigate their struggle with milk prices by contracting milk above cost of production when they can. A challenge the Edstroms face that is unique to western dairy farmers is procuring adequate water. “You can’t just dig a well,” Ashley said. “You need to have permits and an augmentation plan.” All the water used on the Edstroms’ farm is purchased through a water district tap. “We pay for every mouthful of water the cows drink,” Ashley said. “Water is going to be the limiting factor in many western areas.” In one month, the farm consumes 750,000 gallons of water, which is the allotment that the Edstroms are given for an entire year. That requires them to purchase additional shares of water. “People buy and sell shares of water just like you’d buy and sell cattle or equipment,” Ashley said. The Edstroms live in a rather arid part of Colorado, and rely heavily on a healthy snowpack in the mountains to provide the water they need to purchase. “We get about 12 inches of precipitation a year,” Ashley said. “The mountains stop a lot of the rain that comes across. We have about 300 days of sunshine each year” The costs of purchasing water can be somewhat offset by the fact that in their area, farms do not need to have as much infrastructure in housing as farms further east.

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WAUKON, Iowa â€“ It takes great milk, hard work and skill to make awardwinning dairy products. All three of those ingredients came together Aug. 24 at WW Homestead Dairy in Waukon, Iowa. The plant, owned by dairy farmers Tom Weighner and Tom Walleser, along with Paul Weighner and Bruce Snitker, recently brought home ďƒžve awards. The

American Cheese Society deemed WW Homesteadâ€™s Chipotle Morita curds the best. And, it declared the dairyâ€™s Jalapeno Ranch curds second-best of all curd entries. And, at this yearâ€™s Iowa State Fair, WW Homestead placed ďƒžrst in cow milk cheese with its Bloody Mary curds, and third with its white cheddar curds. In addition, the companyâ€™s salted butter earned a third-place ribbon at the fair. The honors do not surprise Paul Weighner. RON JOHNSON/DAIRY STAR

Dairyman Tom Weighner and his daughter, Abby, wait for more customers in the WW Homestead Dairy retail store at 9:30 a.m., Aug. 24. Weighner is co-owner of the store in Waukon, Iowa.

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Marshall Iverson, Tom Weighnerâ€™s son-in-law, prepares the chopper for corn silage harvesĆ&#x;ng.

â€œEver since we began making and selling our cheese curds, weâ€™ve heard from our customers how great they are and how they brought back memories of the fresh, squeaky curds they used to get from local creameries. These awards validate our belief that we have some of â€“ if not the best â€“ cheese curds and butter around,â€? he said. Every drop of milk used to produce WW Homesteadâ€™s curds; cheese; unhomogenized, cream-line milk; ice cream; and butter comes from the Walleser and Weighner family dairy farms. The two last names â€“ Walleser and Weighner â€“ account for the â€œWWâ€? in the companyâ€™s name. Both families were weary of up-and-down milk prices. But, 2009â€™s dismal prices were the clincher. â€œWe both had another generation that wanted to keep dairy farming. So,

we thought weâ€™d try value added,â€? said Tom Weighner, in WW Homesteadâ€™s retail store. The partners launched their business in July of 2011. Itâ€™s to the point where WW Homestead uses about 60 percent of the milk from the Walleser and Weighner herds. The remaining 40 percent goes to the nearby

Calhoun Creamery in Lansing, Iowa. The Weighners milk approximately 100 cows, mostly Holsteins. The Wallesers milk 150. Itâ€™s about a 20-mile drive from the Walleser farm to the facility in Waukon. But Turn to WW HOMESTEAD | Page 18

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Trent Walleser (leŌ) and Evan BoƩorf work on the baler at the Walleser farm.

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“Ever since we began making and selling our cheese curds, we’ve heard from our customers how great they are...” PAUL WEIGHNER, DAIRY FARMER

Tom Weighner devotes several hours a day to goings-on at the processing plant. He is also on the road, selling and marketing products. Tom Walleser, meanwhile, does not get to the processing plant as much, but pitches in with sales and marketing. Both farmers get invaluable assistance from

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Tom Weighner pushes up feed for some of his cows just past noon on Aug. 24. The aŌernoon found him back at the dairy plant at Waukon, Iowa, moving processing equipment and overseeing operaƟons.

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family members. Tom Weighner’s wife, Angie, is employed full time at the plant. Their daughter, Abby, works there summers, weekends and evenings. Liz, another daughter, is a veterinarian and assists with food safety at the creamery. Anna, another daughter, pitches in when she can. On the farm, Weihner’s daughter, Stephanie, and her husband, Marshall Iverson, keep things running smoothly. Tom Wallaser’s farming help includes his wife, Janet, sons Tanner and Trent, and nephew, Evan Bottorf. Every day is different, to some extent, but Aug. 24 found WW Homestead owners and employees making two batches of white cheddar curds, totaling 900 to 1,000 pounds. The company’s curds are so popular that the WW Homestead folks have affectionately dubbed Waukon the cheese curd capital of Iowa. Curdmaking started at about 4:30 a.m., with Snitker, the plant manager and a Wisconsin licensed cheesemaker, in charge. Brady Iverson Turn to WW HOMESTEAD | Page 19

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At 10 a.m. fresh curds right out of the vat await packaging. WW Homestead Dairy made approximately 1,000 pounds of curds, along with buƩer, on Aug. 24.

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Hank Iverson, a grandson of Tom Weighner, pracƟces his tractor driving skills.

and Rich Stemper helped Snitker. Right after a batch was lifted out of the vat, the curds received their seasoning. It’s important to do that while the curds are still warm and moist, Tom Weighner said. The day also found Weighner hauling a couple loads of whey to his farm. When area hog farms do not take the whey, he applies it to his elds as fertilizer. Alice, Weighner’s faithful Airedale, rode shotgun in the pickup truck.

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FA R M E R S B U R G , Iowa – Calf management has changed at Westrich Farms in Farmersburg, Iowa. Jeff West, along with employees Tony and Jamie Goodrich, no longer feed preweaned calves by hand. Instead, four months ago, they handed that chore to a Lely automatic calf feeder. On Aug. 31, the Clayton

County operation opened its doors for a tour that focused on precision calf management. The tour, sponsored by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Fitzgerald’s, and Calf-Star, also included stops at the Lee Pattison Farm in Garnavillo, Iowa, and Kregel Farms in Guttenberg, Iowa. At Westrich Farms, the automatic feeder saves time and reduces the workload. “We don’t have to be tied down with calf chores now.

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Tony Goodrich (front) explains features of the group calf pen on Westrich Farms.

With the feeder, we know the calves are going to be fed,” Tony Goodrich said. The feeder sits in a small room in the calf barn. That calf area once held the 155cow farm’s milking parlor until a trio of Lely robotic milkers went into use three years ago. West and his employees did not want to let the old RON JOHNSON/DAIRY STAR milking area remain empty. Westrich Farms employees Jamie (le�) and Tony Goodrich, and And, the fact that they were farm owner Jeﬀ West manage 155 cows near Farmersburg, transporting milk for calves Iowa. On Aug. 31, the dairy hosted a tour highligh�ng a new from another barn prompted them to try a different way. calf management system that uses an automa�c feeder.

“It just seemed like an automatic calf feeder would be the way to go,” Goodrich said The feeder can dispense whole milk, milk replacer or a combination of the two. For the past month, the farm has fed pasteurized milk plus Milk Balancer, a pasteurized milk replacer, Goodrich said. Before that, whole milk was fed. West said the calves had health issues when fed whole milk. So, the farm also invested in a Calf-Star Milk Jug – a small bulk tank ¬– to cool the

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feeder’s nipple. Then the calf is allowed to have a predetermined amount of liquid. The older the calf, the more milk or replacer it is allowed. Newborn calves at Westrich Farms are removed from their dams right away. Then the calf is fed at least a gallon of colostrum, Goodrich said. Next, the calf goes into the group pen, is given a second feeding of colostrum, has an ear tag attached and is introduced to the automatic feeder. Hand feeding is skipped, so the calf adjusts to the automatic feeder faster. “We tried different ways and this seemed to work the best for us,” Goodrich said. The people of Westrich Farms hope their new way of feeding calves yields more consistency and better growth, Goodrich said. “There’s a learning curve, and we’re still in that stage,” he said. Said West, “But things are starting to turn in the right direction now.” Before the automatic feeder went into use, feeding the 20 to 25 calves in the group pen took two hours a day, Goodrich said. That time has not been completely eliminated, because the calves still need attention to check for health problems, for example. Besides reducing the amount of time and labor the calves require, Westrich Farms has other goals for the new management system. West said one is faster growth. Better growth, of course, will let the heifers get bred sooner and allow them to start milking earlier. That, in turn, will reduce calf raising costs. Breeding age had been 12 to 16 months. West said he expects that to be lowered somewhat. Calves are consuming more milk and replacer on

“It just seemed like an automatic calf feeder would be the way to go.” TONY GOODRICHR, WESTRICH FARMS

the new system. They have gone from drinking six to eight quarts a day up to nine quarts a day, simply because the feeder lets them. “We’re probably seeing 50 pounds more in weight gain at weaning,” Goodrich said. “It’s a new facility, so we’re still trying to gure out how to handle everything.” Another benet of this management method is that baby calves no longer need to be taken outside to be moved to a pen. That is because a maternity pen is now in the same building as the calf pen. A renement to the group pen was shrinking the width of the two stalls where the nipples from the automatic feeder are located. Goodrich said smaller calves were being squeezed out by larger ones that forced their way into the stall at the same time. Now the stalls are only wide enough for one calf at a time. Jenn Bentley, an Iowa State University Extension dairy specialist, pointed out the calf building’s ventilation system. Plastic tubes hang just below the ceiling, bring in fresh air and help remove heat and humidity. West said the ventilation system has not yet been used in the winter, but he is looking forward to learning how well it does. West and Goodrich pegged part of the cost of the new calf management system at approximately $24,000. They said that amount was only for the calf feeder, milk transfer unit and mini bulk tank.

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Crop and Weather

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A month ago I was begging for rain, then we were muddy, now we are good. I planted a 10.5-acre field of clover RAINFALL on Thursday (Aug. 31) TOTALS Last 2 and it’s already spouting. We have just started Weeks third crop hay and have cut 15 acres. Last week (Aug. 30-31) we cut and harvested sorghum sedan grass. We chopped some for the harvestore and baled some for baleage. We have one Since April 1 15.15” more 18-acre patch to do. The boys came out of the field with a cob of corn from a field we planted early and it was dented.

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We have been applying pit and pack manure the last couple weeks. It’s been cool down here. Rochester reported RAINFALL that we had the sixth TOTALS coolest August ever. Last 2 My agronomist said Weeks we are so far behind in heat units. He also ﬁgures the corn harvest on a dry corn yield 0.8” will average between 165-225 bushels per acre. We are going to Since April 1 do some burn down of corn today. We are 29.95” having white mold problems in our 30-inch soybean rows.

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We ﬁnished straw on Labor Day. We big square baled it all. We baled 65 acres of our own and bought another 125 acres of straw from RAINFALL the neighbor. We put up TOTALS Last 2 1,200 bales last year and have some carry over. Weeks We have all our fourth crop hay laying. We cut it Aug. 31-Sept. 1. We’ll rake it tomorrow (Sept. 6) and big square bale it the next day. A lot of the soybeans are showing signs of turning. You Since April 1 can see white mold and 25.95” sudden death syndrome in the soybean ﬁelds. We’ve been hauling manure.

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Last week we did second crop off our new seeding and had really good tonnage. We chopped and RAINFALL bagged it. Some TOTALS people say their corn Last 2 is denting. The corn Weeks I looked at was still in the milk stage, but close to denting. There has been some white 1.2” mold in soybeans near Sauk Centre. We have been cleaning pens and hauling manure. I Since April 1 19.1” am cutting meadows for the last time today.

We started custom chopping for farmers last weekend. I had to pull a few trucks out last week. The moisture RAINFALL was 68-69 percent. My TOTALS corn is too wet yet. Last 2 We’ll be chopping for Weeks the next month. I did about 80 acres of corn today. I did my second cutting of new seeding 3” last Tuesday and it was pretty good. The soybeans are pretty Since April 1 green around here yet. 16.95”

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Crop and Weather Mellen, WI

REPORTS Crop and weather conditions in Dairy Star country

Monticello, WI

(Ashland County)

(Green County)

DAVE BONITZ

DON SILVER

40 cows, 130 acres

It’s been really wet here the last couple of weeks, with about 3 inches of rain. The corn really needs time and heat to get ready. The cobs RAINFALL are still really juicy. The TOTALS weather is supposed to Last 2 change towards the end Weeks of the week, warm up to the 70’s and be dry. Some guys are still trying to get a fourth crop of hay off. 3” We’ve ﬁnished our hay up, and are hoping to start on corn in the next couple of weeks. No one up here Since April 1 28.5” really put any beans in this year. Some guys are also seeing a lot of bear damage. We will just be getting our machinery ready for corn.

90 cows, 440 acres We’ve only had about a half-inch, some light rains, but not a lot. The alfalfa we seeded in is coming up real nice. We’ve ﬁnished up our hay for the season. It’s RAINFALL been a good hay year; the TOTALS only issue was trying to get Last 2 it made. We’ve had more Weeks crops, and it’s been decent hay. The tonnage has been good. We’ll be ready to start chopping corn in the next week, probably 0.5” shortly after the 10th. We’ll be doing some moisture testing to see where it is at. The beans have just started Since April 1 to ripen. The leaves are 26.25” getting a little yellow. It’s been quite cool lately. The drier weather should help things ripen. We are just cleaning up our hay equipment for the year and getting things ready to chop.

Cumberland, WI

La Crosse, WI

(Barron County)

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(La Crosse County) TOM MILLER

150 cows, 490 acres We need some heat. The corn looks good, if it will dry down. It will be the first of October before we are able to chop anything unless there is a killing frost before then. We RAINFALL will be taking the fourth crop TOTALS off after a couple of dry days. Last 2 Making hay hasn’t been going Weeks well for anybody. We are getting rain about every other day. The neighbor’s soybeans look phenomenal if we could get some dry weather for them. We’ve got the spring wheat off, with about 50 bushels an acre. Right now, we are just staying out the fields. Mid-September Since April 1 we hope to put in some winter 16.3” wheat and rye. We still have 13 acres of straw to make, but it’s not drying very well. We also have a 20-acre field that has bales still needing to be picked up.

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70 cows, 300 acres We have gotten about 2 inches of rain in the past two weeks. The corn is starting to dent really well. It’s getting close, a couple of guys RAINFALL around here have tried TOTALS chopping. The beans are Last 2 about 24 to 25 inches Weeks high, and they look really good. The third cutting is coming back really nice, and the fourth cut looks good and should 2” be a good tonnage. We will be trying to ﬁnish up our hay. We just need some warmer and drier Since April 1 weather right now. We 33.25” will just be getting ready to start chopping when the time comes and trying to survive on $15 milk.

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250 cows, 775 acres In the past two weeks, we’ve had about 1.6 inches. We are waiting for it to stop raining so that we can get the fourth cutting ﬁnished up. The RAINFALL corn is progressing, but it TOTALS is behind. Most of it is not Last 2 dented yet and some is still Weeks pollinating. It will be after the ﬁrst of October at the earliest to start chopping. We need heat and time for it, without a killing 1.6” frost. The small grains in the area are pretty much wrapped up and most everyone will probably try Since April 1 for one more crop of hay 17.97” if it quits raining. We don’t have any straw to bale, and we are done with hay for the year. We just need a lot of heat. I think the grain guys are starting to get worried.

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220 cows, 450 acres We’ve had pretty much no rain in the past two weeks. There have been about three showers that were barely enough to get the concrete wet, not enough RAINFALL to measure. We are doing TOTALS OK for moisture, we aren’t Last 2 desperate, but it is getting Weeks a bit dry. Everything is still green and looks good. The fourth crop of hay is all done, and the second crop on the new seeding is done. It’ll be about a week before we can probably start chopping corn. It’s been pretty cold, and the corn Since April 1 23.1” isn’t drying like it should. The neighbor’s beans look good; the leaves are just starting to turn. We are just ﬁxing stuff up and getting things ready to start chopping.

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Bernard, IA

(Lyon County)

(Dubuque County)

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JAY DECKER

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We’ve seen just a small patch of soybeans starting to turn. Otherwise everything looks green. Our corn RAINFALL isn’t dented. There are TOTALS Last 2 some guys in the area chopping and I think it’s Weeks because a custom guy has a lot to do and he wanted to get started. 0.3” Our corn silage is probably 10 days out. We have some gooseneck corn from strong winds Since April 1 24.3” earlier in the summer. All the fourth crop hay is done. Some second crop new-seeding alfalfa needs be done.

I opened up some ﬁelds for a neighbor, and where he had 85-day corn it was 60 percent moisture. On heavier soil and on 105- RAINFALL day corn, it was in the TOTALS upper 70’s. We plan to Last 2 start our corn on Monday. Weeks We plan to put it on a pile. We will cut it with our 8R self-propelled chopper. We do ours then some 1.5” for my brother and sister. We are putting up fourth crop hay on the older Since April 1 alfalfa and third crop on 20.9” the new seeding. We are round baling it dry. A few of the soybeans in the area are starting to turn.

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ConƟnued from MN STATE FAIR | Page 22

MARK KLAPHAKE/DAIRY STAR

Princess Kay nalist Abby Hopp has her likeness carved in butter by Linda Christensen during the Minnesota State Fair.

MARK KLAPHAKE/DAIRY STAR

(Above) Margaret Socha (leŌ) and Princess Kay of the Milky Way Emily Annexstad speak with U.S. Senator Al Franken at the Dairy Goodness Building during the Minnesota State Fair.

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CEOs of dairy organizaƟons from across the country gathered at the Minnesota State Fair on Aug. 30 to learn about how dairy is promoted at the annual event. They are pictured – (front row, from leŌ) Doug Ackerman, Southeast United Dairy Industry AssociaƟon; Karianne Fallow, Dairy West; Jenny Karl, New England Dairy & Food Council; and Lucas Lentsch, Midwest Dairy AssociaƟon; (back row, from leŌ) Chad Vincent, Wisconsin Milk MarkeƟng Board; Sharon Toth, United Dairy Industry of Michigan; Deb Osza, ADA Indiana, Inc.; Tammy Baker, Arizona Milk Producers; Jenny Harrison, Dairy Council of UT/NV; ScoƩ Higgins, ADA Mideast; Michele Cooper, Florida Dairy Farmers; Rick Naczi, ADA Northeast; and Dan Grunhovd, Midwest Dairy Corporate Board Treasurer.

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BRED BEEF COWS 9 Blk Cow 1488 1,310.00 H 4 Blk Cow 1233 1,275.00 H 9 Blk Cow 1291 1,275.00 H 5 Blk Cow 1256 1,250.00 H 3 Red Cow 1343 1,150.00 H 1 Blk Cow 1210 1,125.00 H 1 Blk Cow 1060 1,075.00 H 4 Herf Cow 1335 1,050.00 H 1 Blk Cow 1660 1,040.00 H 1 Red Cow 1385 1,025.00 H COW/CALF PAIRS ADA MN 6 Blk Pairs 1375 1,525.00 H ADA MN 6 Blk Pairs 1571 1,425.00 H ADA MN 4 Blk Pairs 1005 1,400.00 H ADA MN 1 Blk Pairs 1395 1,275.00 H ADA MN 4 Blk Pairs 1537 1,250.00 H ADA MN 6 Blk Pairs 1358 1,250.00 H ADA MN 2 Grey Pairs 1357 1,225.00 H ADA MN 2 Mix Pairs 1420 1,225.00 H ADA MN 8 Blk Pairs 1200 1,210.00 H ADA MN 4 Blk Pairs 1411 1,200.00 H SLAUGHTER COWS ADA MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 815 81.00 C ADA MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 1000 77.00 C ADA MN 1 Red Slaughter Cows 1140 75.00 C ADA MN 1 BWF Slaughter Cows 1150 73.00 C ADA MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 1265 73.00 C ADA MN 1 Red Slaughter Cows 1260 72.00 C ADA MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 1390 72.00 C ADA MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 990 71.00 C ADA MN 1 Red Slaughter Cows 1155 71.00 C ADA MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 1240 71.00 C ADA MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 1240 71.00 C ADA MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 940 70.00 C ADA MN 1 Grey Slaughter Cows 920 70.00 C ADA MN 1 RWF Slaughter Cows 1185 69.50 C ADA MN 1 Red Slaughter Cows 955 69.00 C GUTHRIE MN 1 Char Slaughter Cows 1385 68.50 C PERHAM MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1275 68.50 C LEHR ND 1 Red Slaughter Cows 695 68.00 C ADA MN 1 Mix Slaughter Cows 1155 68.00 C PEQUOT LAKES MN 1 Red Slaughter Cows 1215 67.50 C ADA MN 1 RWF Slaughter Cows 1185 67.50 C WADENA MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1450 67.50 C WADENA MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1335 67.50 C SLAUGHTER BULLS BACKUS MN 2 Blk Slaughter Bull 1950 89.25 C STAPLES MN 1 Blk Slaughter Bull 1770 88.50 C STAPLES MN 1 Blk Slaughter Bull 1690 88.50 C SEBEKA MN 1 Blk Slaughter Bull 2095 88.00 C AKELEY MN 1 Blk Slaughter Bull 2065 86.50 C DENT MN 1 Blk Slaughter Bull 1500 83.50 C CALLAWAY MN 1 Red Slaughter Bull 1805 82.00 C ADA MN ADA MN ADA MN ADA MN ADA MN ADA MN ADA MN ADA MN ADA MN ADA MN

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Introducing the New Monobox

The Monobox at first sight Have a look at our new Automation Family Member! The open, animal-friendly design with its wide entrances and exit ways ensures safe, easy and fast access to the box. Adjustable place dimensions allow for optimal positioning of every cow, even in mixed herds. Thanks to the modular assembly and safely embedded servicefriendly actuation, installation can be done very quickly and maintaining the system becomes highly simple and secure.

The Monobox allows us to implement the platform strategy for our DairyProQ milking stall module for the first time!

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Summer salads When I write my column, I never know if what I’m sharing is useful or not. It is kind of a one-sided conversation. So, when I received an email from a farm wife by the Minnesota/ Iowa border, it made my day. She had just put up Minnesota tomato mixture, a recipe I shared last year when I was inundated with an abundant crop of tomatoes. It has now become one of her favorite recipes and is one of mine, too. This was the start of a great conversation.

S Some off my ffavorite i phone calls from the kids start out with, “Mom, how do you make...” Since I was up against a deadline, with no idea what I was going to whip up, I asked Rose if she had any suggestions, stories or recipes. After 50 years of marriage to Alan, she has a lifetime of stories she has saved in her diaries, a legacy she is leaving to their two daughters. What a great gift idea. I don’t have a diary of all the things Mark and I have done over the last 30 years of marriage, but I still have stories and recipes I can share with our kids. Making a family story/cookbook might become my winter project. But, I think I will hold off on sharing it with the kids for a while. Some of my favor-

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ite phone calls from the kids start out with, “Mom, how do you make…” Rose is trying to use garden vegetables. She said after years of sometimes more weeds than veggies, the garden nally looks nice. The rst recipe is from a church cookbook and the second if from a church potluck. The last recipe is one of my favorite garden salads. Rose and I have a similar problem; we only have two eaters in the house. Her solution? Invite some friends in, eat and play a game of cards. I like the way she thinks. Enjoy. Vegetable salad by Rose Breitsprecher 2 cucumbers 3 cups celery 1 green pepper 1 onion 4 tomatoes Dressing: 1/2 cup vinegar 1/3 cup salad oil 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 tsp. salt 1 1/2 tsp. garlic powder Cut the vegetables up and mix together in a large bowl. Mix dressing ingredients together and pour over salad. Let stand in refrigerator for a couple of hours before serving. Taco salad 1 1/2 pound ground beef, browned and drained 1 package taco seasoning mix. If you don’t have a mix just put in chili

of nacho cheese Dorito chips. Stir in half of the bag. Stir in a bottle of Western dressing. Top with the rest of the chips.

Food columnist, Natalie Schmitt powder, cumin, salt, pepper and paprika. Cumin is the heat avor, so use sparingly. 1 head of lettuce 2 or 3 tomatoes 1 or 2 green or red peppers 1 onion 1 can rinsed kidney beans 1 15-oz. bag of nacho cheese Dorito Chips 16-oz bottle of Western dressing Mix beef and seasonings together, set aside to cool. In a large bowl cut up lettuce, tomatoes, peppers and onions. Add kidney beans. Add seasoned meat mixture. Break up a bag

Festive layered salad by Marie Opatz 4 cups shredded Romaine lettuce 4 carrots, cut 1 cup macaroni shells, cooked and cooled 1 package frozen peas 1 red onion sliced into rings 2 cups cubed cooked ham 1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese 2 or 3 hard boiled eggs chopped up In a large bowl, layer in order given. Set aside and chill. Dressing: Mix together 1 1/2 cup Miracle Whip and 2 Tbsp. dill weed. Toss salad with dressing till coated and serve. Natalie, Mark and his brother, Al, Schmitt farm together near Rice, Minn. They milk 100 registered Holsteins under the RALMA prex. Their four children are great help around the farm and are pushing Natalie out of several jobs. Therefore she is thankful to have something else to do. For questions or comments please e-mail Natalie at mnschmitt@jetup.net.

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From the kitchen of Abby Wiedmeyer, Norwalk, Wis.

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