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Volume 19, No. 14
September 9, 2017
Life-long dream comes true for Dutch dairyman
Regulations, economics prompt Pentermans to relocate to United States By Danielle Nauman danielle.n@dairystar.com
THORP, Wis. – Sander Penterman dreamed of dairy farming. Government regulations and economics made that dream a difcult one to pursue in his home country of The Netherlands, so Sander set his sights on farming in North America. For the past several years, Sander and his family – wife, Amy, and their ve children, Seth, 19, Brooke, 15, Evan, 8, Izaak, 6, and Ethan, 2 – have been living out their dream, milking 850 cows on their farm, Dutch Dairy, near Thorp, Wis. “There was no future for two brothers to farm in The Netherlands, and to support their families,” Sander said. “My mind was never really set Turn to PENTERMAN | Page 6
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Sander and Amy Penterman milk 800 cows on their farm, Dutch Dairy, near Thorp, Wis. Sander immigrated here from the Netherlands 15 years ago.
Will 2017 be a turnaround for dairy farmers?
Economist points to silver linings in sector, cautions trends By Brittany Olson
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TILDEN, Wis. – After the rollercoaster ride that began in the wake of tumbling milk prices in light of record highs in 2014, many dairy farmers are looking for any sign of having breathing room in their milk checks. Fortunately, there may be signs of a reprieve on the horizon, according to agricultural economist Ryan Kuhns of Farmer Mac, who spoke at a dairy management and marketing seminar in Tilden, Wis., Aug. 29. “According to analyses, 2017 might be a correction year,” Kuhns said. “Most commodity prices are expected to rebound somewhat over the next 18 months, but not back to record highs.” On another note, there are still gaps between net cash income, which Kuhns prefers to use as an indicator of farm protability and net farm income. “Global supplies are just higher,” Kuhns said. Kuhns did point out that ination-adjusted cash income is stabilizing; net farm income continues to decline at a slower rate, but is no longer in complete
powders and cheddar cheese also commanding prices freefall. “Keeping things in a historical context, when lower than what Europe and Oceania (Australia and adjusted for ination we’re still doing better than in New Zealand) can offer. “The United States is lower priced, which puts us the early 1980s and late 1990s,” Kuhns said. Compared to steers, broilers and hogs, dairy in a more competitive position,” Kuhns said. Fluid milk consumption continues to decline as a appears to be the only bright spot in the livestock sector in terms of commodity prices with a 14 percent result of generational effect and families with fewer change for the better compared children. to last year. “In the past, you had milk Broilers and hogs may with breakfast, lunch and dinner, only see a 5 and 4 percent but that has dwindled, beginning jump compared to 2016 levels, in the 1930s,” Kuhns said. respectively, with steers on a 4 “Children are also declining as a percent decline from a year ago. share of the population, and kids A weakening U.S. dollar just tend to drink more milk.” and skyrocketing butter prices However, changes in in the European Union bode consumer preferences have well for American dairymen, driven the rise in milk fat who are able to offer a quality consumption with more people product at a more reasonable eating yogurt and cheese than RYAN KUHNS, AG ECONOMIST price in the global marketplace ever before. for developing nations with an “For yogurt, there is a trend appetite for affordable animal proteins, particularly in toward products perceived as ‘healthy’ as well as the Middle East and southeast Asia. portable and easy to consume,” Kuhns said. “As for “World dairy demand will be driven by a mix of cheese, there is continued demand for cheese-centric developed and developing countries,” Kuhns said. cuisine like Italian and Mexican food, where cheese is “However, a slowdown in Chinese growth could an integral part of many recipes.” negatively impact world agricultural prices.” However, there are other things that dairy farmers Butter is not the only dairy product being sold at a should watch in the months and years to come on lower price by the United States, with milk and whey Turn to OUTLOOK | Page 5
“Most commodity prices are expected to rebound somewhat over the next 18 months, but not back to record highs.”
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Now that state fairs have wrapped up around the region, we talked to dairy farmers who participated at their state fair. From showing animals to volunteering in dairy educational booths, people talked about how they promoted dairy during the state fair and what kind of questions they were asked from visitors. Check out the full responses in the “From our side of the fence” feature on pages 15 and 16 in rst section. As farmers in the Midwest are preparing for fall harvest, Texas farmers and industry businesses are By Mark Klaphake sorting through the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. Editor The category four storm arrived Aug. 25 and brought more than 30 inches of rain, which resulted in extensive ooding and damage to the Houston, Texas, area. Turn to page 10 in rst section to read how dairy farmer Grant Wilson and dairy processing plants withstood the storm and how their operations are doing now, weeks after Hurricane Harvey. Now that school is back in session, we looked at how agriculture classes at colleges across our region are teaching on-farm skills. Although animal and machinery skills are necessary, college classes have shifted in the past 10 years to also focus on the business aspect of taking over a dairy farm. Read on pages 12 and 13 in rst section about what college curriculums look like now and what colleges are looking at for the future. Oct. 14 cannot come soon enough for two young people in Gilman, Wis. Tristan Swartz, originally from Missouri, and Megan Herfel, of Mount Horeb, Wis., will exchange vows at a location dear to their hearts – the area sales barn. To read about how the couple met online, their joint dairy farming adventure and Swartz’s unique proposal, turn to pages 6 and 7 in second section. On Aug. 24, as part of the Green County Dairy Modernization Tour, Randall Kauffman opened his barn door to visitors on his 120-cow dairy near Monroe, Wis. Kauffman recently moved his herd into a new 150-stall fourrow freestall barn at the end of May. Read on pages 4 and 5 in second section about how he likes his new facility on his farm, Jordan Creek Dairy.
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Favorite quotes from this issue:
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“[In Guatemala] cows are all milked by hand, and they bottle their own milk to sell in local markets and doorto-door.” - Jenna Menn, First Section Pages 28-29
By the Numbers
of water the Edstroms’ 750K: gallons farm consumes in a month and also the water allotment they are given for an entire year. (Second Section, Pages 14-15)
of weight gain at weaning 50: pounds for Westrich Farms’ calves in their new facility. (Second Section, Pages
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It’s all inside...
Women in Jeans: Peggy Sparrgrove
What is the importance of representing dairy at the state fair? Pages 15-16
Eau Claire
Summer salads Pages 30 - 31
Dairy Recipes
Third Section: Pages 10 - 11
First Section: Pages 1, 5
Gilman
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Taylor St. Croix
Dairy Markets
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Hicks family hosts pasture walk on Aug. 24
Will 2017 be a turnaround for dairy Second Section: Pages 16, 18- 19 farmers?
First Section: Pages 25, 28
Children Museum of Eau Claire hosts June Dairy Mara Shelley Month activities
Jump River
Tilden
A day in the life at WW Homestead Dairy
Nelson recognized as top showman at Wisconsin State Fair
SECOND SECTION Pages 3, 8 Benrud, Erf take rst, second in showcase at Minnesota State Fair Pages 10 - 11 The “Mielke” Market Weekly Page 12 Pages 24 - 25 Crop and weather reports
Waukon
Ellsworth
Pierce Menomonie, Wis.
Buffalo
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Ruther purchases family dairy farm
Roberts, Wis.
Dairy Prole: Steve Mueller
Pages 6 Some Udder Stuff Pages 8 - 9
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Dairy highlights from South Dakota State Fair
Clark
Eau Claire
Pepin
Krista Styer
Norwalk Menn travels to experience life in regions of the world
Chippewa
Dunn
Trempealeau
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FROM OUR SIDE OF THE FENCE:
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FIRST SECTION Pages 8-9 Ag Insider Page 10 Hurricane Harvey halts dairy processing Pages 12 - 13 Education for an evolving industry Pages 18, 20 Roerview Dairy’s milk production increases with comforts of new facility Page 22 Calf care beyond the baby calves Page 26 FSA News & Notes Page 27 The Transition Pen Page 30 Ramblings from the Ridge Page 31 Confessions of a cow show addict Page 32 Making Cents of Dairy Page 33 Dairy Good Life Page 34 Veterinary Wisdom Pages 35, 37 Aves family pushes through farm move
First Section: Pages 28 - 29
Jackson
Farmersburg
Automatic feeder part of new calf management system
La Crosse Monroe
Second Section: Pages 20 - 21
Pages 12 - 13
Kids Corner:The Rysavy Family
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A High-Producing Herd Starts with Herd Builder
BRITTANY OLSON/DAIRY STAR
Agricultural economist Ryan Kuhns speaks about what the future may hold for the dairy industry during his presentaƟon at a dairy management and marketing seminar Aug. 29 in Tilden, Wis. both the national and world stages. Kuhns noted that farm bill talks have begun on Capitol Hill, and politicians are motivated to pass a farm bill in a more timely manner compared to bills of years past.
“Market access is important, but the United States has lagged behind the rest of the world in expanding trade agreements.” RYAN KUHNS, AG ECONOMIST
“There has been pushback by the House ag committee over elimination of crop insurance subsidies,” Kuhns said. Among other things, NAFTA is being renegotiated, and the United
States withdrew from the TransPacic Partnership several months ago. According to the World Trade Organization, the United States made up for a small percentage of total global trade agreements implemented since 1958. “Market access is important, but the United States has lagged behind the rest of the world in expanding trade agreements,” Kuhns said. “Standing still is falling behind.” The Federal Reserve is also raising interest rates, with new debt more likely to be nanced at higher interest rates. Kuhns stated that 28 percent of farm sector debt has a variable interest rate. “Rates are now projected to rise more slowly, providing producers additional opportunity to manage their interest rate sensitivity by locking in lower rates,” Kuhns said. In short, data suggests that the overall farm economy will stabilize this year, with prices expected to increase over the medium-term, and changing customer preferences will continue to drive demand for dairy products.
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The Pentermans built a new calf facility with automated calf feeding systems in 2015. Since moving into this facility, Sander has noƟced a great improvement in the overall health of the calves. on farming in the United States, I always thought of the United States as only having farms with thousands of cows. My mindset was more towards Canada.” Sander began his search for a western hemisphere dairy career with an internship in Canada. When he returned to Europe, a friend suggested he nd an internship on an American dairy farm. While considering that option, Sander returned to his home farm in Holland. The farm was too small for him to earn a living working on it with his family. During that time, Sander worked for an organization that provided relief help for farmers who needed someone to ll in on their farm for sickness or holiday time. After two months working in a factory, Sander made an easy decision. He began searching for an American farm internship. In 1999, Sander procured an internship at Jon-De Farms in Baldwin, Wis. Working for the Doornink family opened many dairy industry doors for Sander, providing him with connections in all areas of dairy production. “The Doorninks were good mentors,” Sander said. “I didn’t just intern on their farm, they taught me all aspects of the business.” Sander renewed his visas and stayed at Jon-De Farms for over three years, beginning as a milker and working up to a herdsman position. When the Doorninks made the decision to expand their herd size from 700 cows to 1,600, they included Sander throughout the process, which provided him with more invaluable knowledge for his future.
The future began for Sander in 2002. He had started searching for a farm that could house his long-time dream. Not being a U.S. citizen, Sander did not qualify for grants or costsharing. If his dream were to become a reality, it would be without help from the U.S. government. “I planned to rent rst and build equity so that I could purchase a farm,” Sander said. Fate stepped in and Sander was directed to a farm that was in the midst of a bankruptcy ling. “On my way home from a PDPW (Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin) conference, I stopped at this one, and saw the freestall barn and the parlor. It was a place I could put some work into and really make it what I wanted,” Sander said. Sander was able to reach a purchase price agreement with the owners to begin procuring the property for himself and his brother. The nal paperwork, however, required the signatures of all parties involved, so his family came to the United States to see Sander’s farm selection for the rst time. “It didn’t go well at rst,” Sander said. “It was spring and very muddy. In Holland, there is no mud on the farms. Everything is brick. Here was my mother, walking through the mud, she was not happy. She refused to sign the papers for the purchase.” When it looked like Sander’s dream of owning a farm in America was going to dissolve in the mud before his eyes, one of his mentors came to offer assistance. Turn to PENTERMAN | Page 7
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ConƟnued from PENTERMAN | Page 6 “Dean Doornink stepped in and smoothed things over,” Sander said. “He convinced my mother to see the diamond in the rough.” Purchasing the farm almost halfway around the world represented a huge leap of faith for Sander’s parents. They sold their cows and quota in The Netherlands to invest in their sons’ dreams. Sander and his brother, Rolf, were able to procure investments visas to allow them a ve-year stay in the United States. Their parents remained living on the farm in Holland. Once the papers were signed, the work began in earnest. The Pentermans spent a month preparing their new facility for their new herd. In May, 2002, they began purchasing their rst cows. “We purchased a lot of Canadian cows,” Sander said. “They were more framey cows, and the prices were right.” The Pentermans began their herd with 320 cows, housed in the freestall barn that existed on the farm. Dutch Dairy continued to grow over the years. In 2005, Sander met his wife, Amy, and the couple married in 2008. In 2011, the dairy began preparing for an expansion to their current herd size of 850 cows, and in 2012, Sander purchased his brother’s share of Dutch Dairy. “We were nancially ready, it was the next step,” Sander said. “At 320 cows,
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The majority of the Pentermans’ herd is housed in a tunnel-venƟlated freestall barn, separated into eight groups. we were an in-between size. It wasn’t possible to hire fulltime workers. We needed to be more efcient.” That expansion brought the Pentermans into the world of CAFO permitting, having over 1,000 animal units on the premises. “If I had it to do over again, I would go a little bigger,” Sander said. “We are barely over the number of animals required to obtain permitting. If you are going to go big, go
big.” Following the herd expansion, the Pentermans installed tunnel ventilation in their barns, built a new calf facility and added automated calf feeders in 2014. “That was a difcult time period,” Amy said. “The regulations that are placed on larger-scale dairies and the public misperceptions of larger farms are hard to deal with.” Sander agreed.
“People not from farms were watching us, not understanding what we are doing,” he said. “They think because we have many animals we do not treat them well. That is not the truth.” The Pentermans have no plans for expansion in the near future. “If our kids decide they want become part of the farm, we will need to become bigger, but right now the dairy industry
is too volatile, it’s hard to plan for that,” Sander said. Sander and Amy have set parameters for the possibility of their children to join Dutch Dairy. “They are all welcome to come back to the farm,” Amy said. “But rst they need to get experience. They need to attend some type of secondary education, and work off of our farm for two to three years rst.” Both Sander and Amy are adamant that their children experience life outside of their comfort zone and gain new ideas. In the meantime, the Pentermans continue to work hard to be successful and to develop their business. They are active promoters of agriculture and willingly open their farm for any visitor who would like to learn about the dairy industry. “This is a tough time in the dairy industry,” Sander said of the current economic issues. “We need all-size farms.” Amy agreed. “There are so many farmers who do things so differently, but there are also so many successful farmers,” she said. Sander has proven that success has had little to do with his geographic location and more to do with determination and work ethic, making his dream of being a dairy farmer become a reality.
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NMPF welcomes MPP decision, but wants more done USDA is allowing dairy farmers to opt out of the 2018 Margin Protection Program. National Milk Producers Federation senior vice president Chris Galen said the dairy industry still needs this safety net program to be xed altogether. “This is really a temporary band-aid. The bigger picture, long-term x is making this program more robust so farmers don’t feel the need to pull the plug on it.” Galen said there is a proposal moving through Congress that would improve the effectiveness of the MPP program. “There is an effort in Senate, and hopefully, it will be joined by the House of Representatives, to x both the dairy and cotton programs simultaneously. When I say x, we mean appropriating more money to make the program more attractive. There’s a proposal that would greatly reduce the cost of the insurance premiums under MPP to make it more attractive to farmers.” Galen said adjustments will also be needed for dairy policy in the next farm bill, including the formula that calculates feed costs. United States and Mexico unite on dairy trade policies The United States and Mexican dairy industries are calling out Canada and the European Union for trade-distorting trade policies. The U.S. Dairy Export Council and National Milk Producers Federation have joined with four major Mexican dairy groups in highlighting trade priorities. The United States and Mexico are upset with Canada’s new pricing system that unloads low-cost milk powder on the world market and impacts dairy exports. The EU is also attempting to prevent other countries from using common food names, like asiago and feta. The U.S.-Mexico Dairy Alliance said it is opposed to unjustied barriers to dairy trade. Congressional agenda unclear American Farm Bureau Federation senior director of congressional relations Mary Kay
Thatcher said the agenda is unclear as lawmakers return to Washington D.C. after their August recess. With the damage from Hurricane Harvey, there will be a lot to accomplish in September. “We were looking at some time before the end of September to do the appropriation bills. We have 12 of them. None of them have passed the Senate. They’ll probably have to be rolled into one big appropriations bill. We’ll also hit the debt limit on September 29. That will have to be raised. We’ll probably be supporting help for Houston. There will also be a lot of conrmation sessions.” Thatcher also sees a possibility the farm bill will be debated in the House or Senate in October.
Support for tax reform agenda Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue is voicing support for his boss’s tax reform proposal. In a statement, Perdue said, “President Trump has focused on the problem of onerous and burdensome taxes.” The estate tax was cited as one section of the tax code that hurts farmers. Confusion in the marketplace The National Milk Producers Federation is urging the Food and Drug Administration to reject a petition led by a vegan organization that would allow plant-based beverages to use dairy industry terms, like milk. This is the latest battle over federal standards and food labeling. NMPF said the action sought by the Good Food Institute would further mislead consumers. Peel Back the Label The U.S. dairy industry has launched a new campaign called “Peel Back the Label.” Jim Mulhern, president/CEO, National Milk Producers Federation, said food manufacturers are using fearbased food labeling, which is confusing consumers. GMO-free or hormone-free labels are examples. Mulhern said this campaign is designed to help consumers peel back the label on deceptive food
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HSUS and others seek changes in California livestock/poultry production Animal rights groups, including the Humane Society of the United States, have led language with the California Attorney General’s ofce to begin Ag Insider the process to have an initiative on the state ballot in 2018. This proposal would mandate that any eggs, pork or veal sold in the state must come from cagefree farms. Chickens would need to be raised with a specic amount of space. Sow gestation stalls would also be By Don Wick outlawed if this ballot Columnist measure is approved. WI donates cheese after Hurricane Harvey The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board has worked with state cheesemakers to send over 17,000 pounds of cheese to Houston. The Wisconsin dairy products are providing food for those people devastated by Hurricane Harvey. ABS Global introduces new sexed genetics technology The articial insemination rm ABS Global has launched a new technology for sexed semen in dairy cattle. Earlier this year, the federal courts ruled Sexing Technologies had a monopoly in the sexed semen market and a permanent injunction was granted. That opened the door for ABS Global to introduce its Sexcel Sexed Genetics. ABS ofcials said their technology helps farmers fast forward their genetic progress. Turn to AG INSIDER | Page 9
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HOUSTON, Texas – In the midst of a late summer storm, Hurricane Harvey arrived Aug. 25 and devastated the metropolitan area of Houston, Texas, and other communities along the state’s eastern inlet over the course of several days. While Texas is noted as the seventh largest dairy producing state in the nation, with annual milk production nearing 11 billion pounds, a mere handful of the state’s 393 dairy farmers were in the storm’s direct pathway. “Only 12 farmers still dairy in the south Texas area, and those farmers are seeing a small residual effect of the storm’s damage,” said Cale Rice, member services manager for Dairy Farmers of America’s (DFA) southern and central Texas regions. Grant Wilson, owner of Gramen Farm near Tomball, Texas, was one dairy farmer affected by the torrential rainfall. “On Saturday, I helped my employees prepare for the storm as much as possible and then went back to my house. I couldn’t get back to the farm for three days,” said Wilson, who milks 27 cows and operates a small organic processing facility. As heavy rain came down Sunday through Tuesday, Wilson’s cows could not be reached to be milked, and his on-farm store ooded. “We got at least 30 inches of rain,” Wilson said. The region overcome by the eye of the hurricane, and the two tropical storms that followed, is home to one DFA processing plant and two customers that provide food products to markets throughout the state. “These processing centers provide dairy products for 6 million people, and right now they’re shut down,” said Rice of the facilities located near Houston and Schulenburg, Texas. Before the storm approached land, all involved in the industry – from dairy farmers to processing plant employees – prepared for the impact. “We had hoped nobody would be impacted, and we thought the greater impact would be near San Antonio, Texas,” Rice said. “Then, the problem was it didn’t go its course and started heading towards Houston.” With only a few days prior to the storm’s landing in the state’s largest city, the milk cooperative adjusted orders and moved inventory to neighboring locations. “All of our plants in the Houston area were shut down, as were our customers,” Rice said. “Thankfully, because of our options, we were able to shufe milk around to help avoid milk being dumped.” Milk within the plants was relocated to afliated plants southwest, and milk picked up at the farms was driven to similar locations. Likewise, customers were able to do the same and utilize other facilities to produce their retail products, said Rice. Once the storm hit inland, cumulative rainfall in the Houston area reached upwards of 40 inches on Aug. 27 and Aug. 28, according to the National Weather Service. In total, the region received roughly 20 trillion gallons of rainfall throughout the course of the storm. “A state of emergency was issued by the governor and transportation was stopped … there was no place to go,” Rice said. “Luckily, we had no reported deaths of farmers, animals or plant employees, and the storm returned with less and less
power every day.” Within Harris County, the region most signicantly affected by Hurricane Harvey, there are three dairy farms, as noted by the Texas Association of Dairymen. A majority of the Texas dairy industry is positioned in the northern part of the state; however, lush pastures along the eastern coast make for favorable grazing land for some dairymen. “The pasture land is conducive for small operations and an open lot, grazing style of dairying with the climate and growing conditions resulting in some good forages,” Rice said. Rice briey spoke with farmers most affected by the wet conditions. “Before the storm came, we were able to reach each farm and pick up milk. Those haulers did a great job clearing product out and moving east,” he said. “As ooding has subsided, we don’t expect any farmer to lose production. But, they are concerned about the health of their animals.” After 30 inches of rainfall was recorded on the dairies, farmers were cognizant of a potential increase in lameness issues, bacteria count and death as a result of drowning. “They’ve been ushing out as much water as possible, but there’s still some standing,” Rice said. Wilson agreed.
“Thankfully, because of our options, we were able to shuffle milk around to help avoid milk being dumped.” � CALE RICE, DFA MEMBER SERVICES MANAGER
“My property is usually wet, but I have neighboring land where cows can go graze on through open gates,” he said. “The cows have learned to be self-sufcient and I think that helped them.” However, Wilson is currently working through a bout of mastitis as his cows went without routine milking for several days. “I did have two cows give birth during the storm, so we lost the calves, and then one heifer. But there was nothing we could do,” Wilson said. “Our biggest problem we can x is clearing up the mastitis.” As the storm clears, there is a small glimpse of hope. “We’re slowly seeing improvements in the way things are going,” Rice said. “The sun is out and the rain is breaking. For farmers, it looks promising that we’re seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.” The same is true for the processing plants, as the excess water drains into the bay. At the time of print, the facilities were operating as normal. While many farmers could return to their dairies and cows could be milked, rotational grazing pastures were reallocated as the storm left many elds saturated with rainwater. However, the nancial toll the storm had on the industry has yet to be determined. “We don’t know what the damage is yet, and we won’t know until we can get back into the plants and assess everything,” said Darren Turley, Texas Association of Dairymen Executive Director. “We’re just fortunate most of the industry is north and will not be impacted by this.” Rice agreed. “Here, we’re strapped,” he said. “The area is still in a state of emergency and there are rescue missions happening every day. We’re taking each day at a time and slowly making progress. But in the realm of what’s happened, [the dairy industry] is just a small piece in the big picture.”
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A closer look by Jennifer Coyne
Industry news addressed with help from your neighbors
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Colleges across the Midwest are delving into the rst semester of the new school year. With a new school year comes a new approach to learning. As the dairy industry incorporates more technology into the daily operations of a dairy farm, and farm transition and business planning are topics of greater importance, educational programs shift to prepare students for a seamless transition from classroom learning to on-farm application. “The dairy industry is changing at such a fast pace that Keith Olander we are constantly AgCentric learning, and our biggest concern is that the industry is falling behind with qualied workers. So how do we excel degree acquisitions without compromising quality of the education?” said Keith Olander, director or AgCentric, a Minnesota State Center of Excellence in Agriculture.
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ConƟnued from EDUCATION | Page 12 As recent as 10 years ago, classroom courses were oriented towards students who grew up on farms and had intentions of returning to the dairy business upon graduation. Although the curriculum varied between institutions, a common theme was found in all – students would graduate with the knowledge needed to milk cows and tend to the land. Today, dairy management programs introduce farming from a business perspective, while still ensuring students have the skills needed to enter into a leadership position on a dairy. “We started a case study course 20 years ago, and it was simply observing the farm. We didn’t get into farm records,” said Dr. Tony Seykora, University of Dr. Tony Seykora Minnesota. “Now, the industry is University of MN telling us that students have to be aware of nances if they want to be dairy managers.” Dr. Jeffrey Johnson, DVM, agreed. “Dairy management programs are more than just saying how you should handle cows,” he said. “These students are also learning soft skills, such as communication and teamwork. If you’re training to be a dairy herd manager, you have to start thinking like a manager.” Johnson is the dairy herd management instructor at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College in Rice Lake, Wis. Four years ago, Johnson saw a need for students to be more Dr. Jeffrey Johnson nancially aware if they wanted Wisconsin to be successful in farming. Now, Indianhead Technical students enrolled in the nineCollege month technical program create a business plan for themselves and the dairy they wish to operate. “Our goal is to not necessarily create a plan that you can take straight to the bank, but to get the students thinking of the farm as a business,” Johnson
said. Students then present their business plan to a loan ofcer, where they are critiqued based on real-life scenarios. “Financial literacy is only going to become more important because markets are becoming a bigger deal,” Johnson said. “Dairy farming used to be a way of life, but now, I think that idea is only something to be desired, and you have to think of farming as a business.” Together with business and communication skills, educational courses are also honing in on the technology used in the industry – and its quick progression. At Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) in Dave Lawstuen Calmar, Iowa, dairy professor Northeast Iowa Dave Lawstuen adapts his Community College curriculum to the facilities and technology available on campus. “The industry is demanding graduates with the experience for jobs that will be available in 10 years and don’t even exist today,” Lawstuen said. “When we can couple technology with our hands-on approach, we’re preparing students for the future.” For example, students are able to use the latest applications for common tasks on a farm, such as balancing a ration, improving reproduction and understanding herd genetics. However, the industry is not the only inuence in determining a program’s structure. Demographics are playing a larger role, as well. The need for young people in agriculture is greater than ever, but to meet that need, the industry must attract from non-traditional sources, Olander said. “We have to consider our programs and how we can adapt them to students who have no agricultural background,” he said. “In the agricultural industry, we’re about 10,000 employees short, and there’s not enough rural students to feed that pipeline. The percentage of students with a non-ag background has to grow – we have to entice those individuals.”
Johnson, a Twin Cities-native, understands that concept. “There are a lot of factors that draw students to dairy programs, and we have to do our best to continue feeding their passions,” Johnson said. “Young people in agriculture need to be encouraged.” Every year, Seykora works with urban students at the college’s dairy barn in St. Paul, Minn. “Many of our student employees come from the metro area,” Seykora said. “By working at our dairy, with the calves or in the parlor, or taking on on-farm internships, we’re helping them be prepared for transition into the industry.” Well-established technical, and associate and four-year bachelor degree dairy management programs across the region have adapted to the needs of an industry, and will continue doing so well into the future. “As technology becomes more prevalent, we’re going to see the need for more mechanically skilled workers who can x things when they go wrong,” Seykora said. Additional preparation for farm transition, open understandings of mental health and improved animal welfare practices will also become more prevalent in school programs, along with online options for learning, Olander said. As institutions further develop their programs, they will lean on the industry to provide the resources needed for students to enter the demanding workforce. “Preparing students for dairy farm management has to be a team effort between the industry and educational institutions,” Olander said. “That will continue to be our biggest obstacle, but also our greatest opportunity.” With collaboration between both parties, Lawstuen and his counterparts, envision a strong future for the next generation of dairy farmers. “Our graduates want to go back to the home farm and it’s our goal to help them, at the same time preserving a strong industry. When students return to the family dairy, that’s another generation of dairy farmers saved,” he said. “And we’re going to continue preparing bright young people for a career in agriculture.”
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What is the importance of representing dairy at the state fair?
Mara Shelley Deereld, Wis. Dane County UW-Platteville milking herd has 140 cows Number of years you have attended your state fair: Five years showing my own animals and once showing for UWPlatteville. What state fair are you involved in and what is your role? I have attended the Wisconsin State Fair, showing dairy cattle as a junior member, as well as promoting the dairy industry to fairgoers. How do you promote dairy to fairgoers while you are there? While I showed with Dane County, we always had an educational display for fairgoers to read. Once we had ip pictures for kids to play and learn from. While showing for UW-Platteville, I answered questions about our animals and the industry from fairgoers, as well as questions about the college. I also try to wear my junior state fair t-shirts with facts on the back for people to read. What is the importance of representing dairy at the state fair? Wisconsin is America’s Dairyland, but you would be surprised to nd out how many cheese heads are not well educated in Wisconsin’s main industry. Teaching fairgoers the difference between beef and dairy seems to always be a big question. Beef and dairy are very different when it comes to what they produce and their appearance. I always like to emphasize that just because a dairy heifer’s or cow’s ribs are showing does not mean they are malnourished. The milk house gives great presentations on how dairy cattle are milked and how they produce dairy products. What types of questions do you get while you are there? One of the main questions I am asked is the breed and sex of the animal. This is an easy answer for breeds. The sex of the animal always seems to trick people. All dairy animals shown are female; calves are like teenagers (1 year), heifers are middle age and usually bred (1-2 years), and cows (2+) are lactating females that have had one or more calves. When I relate the ages of the cattle to humans, fairgoers tend to understand better. I have also been asked how dairy cattle are judged, how they are t for shows, and the difference between showmanship and age classes. And yes, I have had my cow called a horse before and if brown cows make chocolate milk. What is the biggest misunderstanding about the dairy industry you have had to address while promoting at the state fair? One year there was a group of PETA activists walking through the dairy barn with signs saying dairy farmers abuse and mistreat our animals, and that we should let dairy cattle free for their calves to nurse off of. This upset me and a lot of the kids from Dane County. It is really frustrating when someone gets an idea in their head and preaches it without taking the time to research and understand rst. While I was uncomfortable to approach the group and inform them that we do not mistreat our animals, I made sure to tell all other fairgoers that did ask about my own farm practices. On my farm, and all the other farms I have worked at,
Richard Thompson Darlington, Wis. Lafayette County 69 cows Number of years you have attended your state fair: 37 years What state fair are you involved in and what is your role? Wisconsin State Fair, exhibitor. How do you promote dairy to fairgoers while you are there? I try to present our animals in a clean and positive way, and show how well we take care of them. What is the importance of representing dairy at the state fair? It makes the public aware of the dairy animals and provides people with answers about where their food comes from. What types of questions do you get while you are there? Do those brown cows really give chocolate milk? Is that one pregnant? Do they sleep standing up? What is the biggest misunderstanding about the dairy industry you have had to address while promoting at the state fair? I have to explain that farming isn’t a job. It’s a way of life. You don’t punch the clock in at 8 a.m. and punch out at 5 p.m. There are no weekends off and no paid holidays or sick days. We also have to battle the idea the public has that we don’t take care for the animals. We show how comfortable and happy our cattle are at the show. We also have to explain that if we don’t take proper care of our cattle, they aren’t productive and we don’t make a living. Tell us about your farm. I have a small, registered herd on my dairy farm. I have a passion for exhibiting my cattle at local, state and national shows. cow comfort and health is always rst priority. The happier and healthier the cows are, the more they will produce to their genetic potential. Cleaning pens daily, feeding two to three times a day and milking two to three times a day (cows only) keeps all ages happy. Farmers know their cattle and their personalities so they can tell when an animal is not feeling well. Whether she is not acting like her spunky self or has a fever, the vet is always on call. I think taking care of your cattle like your own kids is the golden rule to successful dairy farming. Tell us about your farm. I am from a small farm 15 minutes east of Madison, Wis., and am the seventh generation. In the past Liberty Prairie Farm raised crops and milked dairy cattle. Currently, Liberty Prairie raises grass fed Hereford-Angus and sells locally, as well as corn, soybeans and wheat. I own a small herd of register Jerseys. I have my heifers on the farm, and my cows are housed at Gil-Bar Farms in Janesville, Wis. This summer I was an intern at the UW-Platteville Pioneer Farm and showed cattle for them. Cory Weigel was my supervisor and runs the farm. He has bred for genetic and production excellence as the Pioneer Farm has had great success in showing at district shows and state fair.
Krista Styer Menomonie, Wis. Dunn County 2,000 milking cows Number of years you have attended your state fair: I have attended the Wisconsin State Fair for seven years. What state fair are you involved in and what is your role? I am involved with the Wisconsin State Fair, and my role for the past seven years has been a junior dairy exhibitor. How do you promote dairy to fairgoers while you are there? At the Wisconsin State Fair, my county has an educational display for fair goers that talks about different products made from milk and general facts about the dairy industry. We also set out a variety of recipes that include dairy products, information about cheese, magnets promoting Wisconsin dairy, and other items for fair goers to take home with them. However, my favorite way to promote dairy at the state fair is by talking with the fair goers and answering any questions they may have. What is the importance of representing dairy at the state fair? State fairs are such an opportune place to promote the dairy industry. There are so many people there with such diversied backgrounds, and it is really important for the youth that show dairy at the state fair to understand the positive inuence they can have on fair goers by personally interacting with them. When fair goers are able to talk to kids about their dairy animals and farms, and see how much these youth care for their animals, it can open their eyes to a new side of the dairy industry that they might not have realized before. What types of questions do you get while you are there? Every year at the state fair, I get asked a variety of questions, with the most common question being, “Can I pet your cow?” Here are a few questions I have been asked: What is the difference between breeds in dairy cattle? What do cows eat and how old do they have to be to start producing milk? I also have been asked a lot of questions while clipping and tting cattle. People are always curious to know why I am tting the topline hair and what the spray does that is going on the cattle’s topline. What is the biggest misunderstanding about the dairy industry you have had to address while promoting at the state fair? One of the biggest and most common misunderstandings I have addressed while at the state fair is just the general anatomy of dairy cattle, i.e. the difference between heifers, cows, steers and bulls, and explaining that cows have to have a calf before they are able to produce milk. Tell us about your farm. My family’s farm is Alfalawn Farm located in Menomonie, Wis. We milk 2,000 Holstein cows and farm 3,200 acres of crops. One of the main goals of our dairy is to increase public awareness of dairy farms and how well dairy cattle are cared for. We also strive to be as conscious as we can when using soil and water, and we have many practices that happen daily on our farm to conserve these resources. Turn to FENCE | Page 16
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ConƟnued from FENCE | Page 15 Ryan Salzer Freeport, Minn. Stearns County 65 cows Number of years you have attended your state fair: I have been going to the fair for about 25 years, but I have worked in the Moo Booth for the last six years. What state fair are you involved in and what is your role? I volunteer at the Moo Booth at the Minnesota State Fair. How do you promote dairy to fairgoers while you are there? I work in different areas of the Moo Booth explaining different things regarding the dairy industry. I talk about the health of our dairy cows, how and what we feed our dairy animals, how they are housed and cared for, and different ways they are milked – tiestall barns, freestall barns with milking parlors or robotic milkers. What is the importance of representing dairy at the state fair? To educate the consumers about the dairy industry, how we care for our animals, and, most of all, the nutritious dairy product we produce. What types of questions do you get while you are there? Here are the two most common questions I get: What needs to happen to a cow before she can produce milk? When the cow is milked where does the milk go from the cow and how is it stored before it is processed and placed on your grocery shelf? What is the biggest misunderstanding about the dairy industry you have had to address while promoting at the state fair? The biggest misunderstanding is the use of antibiotics in dairy animals and if the milk is safe to drink. Once I tell people that all milk from animals treated with antibiotics never reaches the bulk tank, processing plant or grocery store, they feel more condent and are more likely to purchase that wholesome dairy product. Tell us about your farm. I farm along with my parents, Art and Sharon. We have approximately 172 acres where we grow corn and alfalfa. I milk about 65 Holstein cows and have 80 head of youngstock.
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Leif Johnson Upsala, Minn. Morrison County 76 cows Number of years you have attended your state fair: 27 years, served 9 years What state fair are you involved in and what is your role? I go to the Minnesota State Fair to pour milk in the All-YouCan-Drink milkstand. My family has been doing it for nine years and we make a day of it. We serve milk for one shift and then spend the rest of the time exploring the fair. Usually there are about six to 10 of us here, but this year there are only ve because my twin daughters both just had babies. We love it. It is fun. How do you promote dairy to fairgoers while you are there? I talk to the people as they come up to get milk. I like to brag about how good of a deal the milk is. It costs $2 for all the milk you can drink. I try to be friendly and answer people’s questions. What is the importance of representing dairy at the state fair? People just do not know much about dairy farming and about dairy. It is good to promote dairy as a nutritional product. It is a good way to keep dairy in a positive light and a place for people to talk to a farmer. I like interacting with people because I do not normally see many people on a day-to-day basis. What types of questions do you get while you are there? Usually, I get questions about organic versus nonorganic milk. People also ask me where I am from and how often I have to milk the cows. They are also surprised to hear that I have to milk the cows on the weekend. What is the biggest misunderstanding about the dairy industry you have had to address while promoting at the state fair? Many people do not understand how much work is involved to put milk on the shelf, especially since they ask if I have to work on the weekends and what time I get up in the morning. The farm is hard work and on our farm we still do a lot of manual labor. We still bale hay and do not have robots or anything. I am not resentful because it is the profession I chose, but I think people are surprised at how much work there is. Tell us about your farm. I farm together with my brother, Phil. We have two farms. On my farm, we raise our youngstock and his farm is where we milk the herd in a tiestall barn. We are pretty conventional. We do not have TMR and we do component feeding. When we rst started dairying, Phil and I each had our own dairy farms before we decided to combine them 24 years ago. My barn was shot, so we added onto his barn for the milking herd and built heifer facilities on my farm.
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Becky Thyen Waverly, S.D. Codington County 120 cows Number of years you have attended your state fair: 50 years What state fair are you involved in and what is your role? We attend the South Dakota State Fair where we exhibit dairy cattle. I have shown dairy cattle at the South Dakota State Fair for more than 40 years. Our family exhibits Holsteins, Brown Swiss, Jerseys and Milking Shorthorns. How do you promote dairy to fairgoers while you are there? We try to get kids’ attention and let them pet a calf or a cow, and tell them this is where their milk comes from. It is really great to see that wow factor in the youngster’s faces when they connect with the cattle. Some people of the older generation like to stop and reminisce about how they milked cows when they were growing up. The adults ask us questions about such things as butterfat content and the weight of the cows. What is the importance of representing dairy at the state fair? Today’s consumers are getting so far away from the source of their food that they do not realize all the steps and hard work it takes to bring dairy products to their table. We need to constantly educate and inform the public about the dairy industry. What types of questions do you get while you are there? We are asked if cows bite or kick. People want to know what a cow eats and how much milk she gives. We are often asked if brown cows give chocolate milk. Folks like it when they learn that we are exhibiting mothers and their daughters. They are gratied to discover that cows have families similar to those of humans. What is the biggest misunderstanding about the dairy industry you have had to address while promoting at the state fair? Many folks are totally ignorant about production agriculture. People are so far removed from the farm that they no longer understand how modern farms operate. Some years ago, one of our cows gave birth amidst a thunderstorm at the state fair. The area near the cow soon lled with people who watched the process in reverential silence. A great cheer went up when the calf was born. We named her Lightning. Tell us about your farm. I farm with my husband, Dan, and his brother, Jim, along with Jim’s son, Jason. Our sons, Nathan and Andrew, also work with us. Andrew recently earned a degree in ag engineering, but he would rather work on the farm. We farm about 2,000 acres and do custom silage chopping for farmers in about a 30-mile radius. In addition to our herd of registered dairy cows, we have 350 beef cows. We feed out all our beef calves and raise our own replacements. We are excited because our daughter, former South Dakota Dairy Princess Natalie Arendsee, is expecting the birth of a baby boy any day now.
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Roerview Dairy, LLC Roger, Craig and Stephen Roerick Upsala, Minn. Morrison County 210 cows
Describe your housing and milking facility. We have a six-row cross-ventilated freestall with dual outside feed lanes. Cows are bedded using sawdust on top of dual chamber waterbeds. Since December 2015, cows have been milked using three Lely robotic milkers.
What is your current herd average, butterfat and protein? 32,707 pounds milk, 1,196 pounds butterfat and 1,018 pounds protein.
What is the composition of your ration? What has been one of your most recent changes that has been successful for you? Our bunk PMR consist of haylage, silage, earlage, custom protein base mix and a small amount of straw. At the robots, cows have access to as many as three different feed sources depending on stage of lactation and daily production. One thing we feel has helped production is the ability to individualize rations for cows using the three feed types at the robots depending on cow production and lactation stage. We essentially have as many different rations as we do cows in the barn. We like to call it our precision farming for cows.
How many times a day do you milk? If you don’t milk 3X a day, have you tried it in the past? We have a robotic milking system averaging three visits per day. In this system, we think of it as a different three times a day milking system. With our system, high cows and fresh cows are allowed to milk close to ďƒžve times a day and low cows aren’t allowed to milk as often. Do you contract your milk? Has it been successful for you? We have contracted a couple times. One time, we missed out on the top of the market, but still maintained proďƒžtable margins. Our current contracts are highly successful, but we are starting to use this as a risk management tool to
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The Roericks – (front, from leĹŒ) Bryce and Isaac; (back, from leĹŒ) Craig, Roger and Stephen – milk 210 cows near Upsala, Minn. The Roericks credit their high milk producĆ&#x;on to cow comfort, feed management and cow care beginning at birth. Through the years you’ve been farming what change has created the biggest jump in your herd average? Moving the cows into the robotic facility, which was designed around cow comfort, has helped with production. Our facility has better ventilation,
wider and longer stalls, along What is your herd health with new mattresses. From program? Pregnancy checks the milkers to the Juno feed are completed every two weeks pusher and activity monitoring using an ultrasound. Cows system, we have experienced and heifers are wormed and many advantages and our vaccinated on an annual basis in facility allows us to access the fall using our veterinarian’s data points to help manage our recommendation. We also herd. Turn to ROERVIEW | Page 20
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use J-5 vaccination on cows and heifers for mastitis prevention. Our calves are given Calf-Guard and a First Defense pill prior to being placed in hutches. Weaned calves are given Enforce 3 before being moved to the group housing. Hoof trimming occurs every six weeks. What does your dry cow and transition program consist of? Cows are dried off approximately 60 days prior to calving and are given a J-5 vaccine, along with Tomorrow and Orbeseal treatments. Dry cows are fed a low energy diet until 21 days prior to calving
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A freestall barn, built in 2015, opƟmizes cow comfort with adequate stall space, waterbeds and brushes. where they are moved to a pre-fresh diet. Cows that are pregnant with twins, along with rst lactation heifers, are moved to the pre-fresh diet 28 days prior to calving date. What role does genetics play in your production level and what is your breeding program? Our herd is pedigree mated twice a year using selected bulls. We select bulls deemed robot compatible from various sire companies. Udder conformation has always been important to us and is now more than ever with the robotic milking system. We also are focusing on milk production and SCC score at this time. What type of improvements would you like to make that would increase your rolling herd average even higher? Our feed storage system. We store all JENNIFER COYNE/DAIRY STAR feedstuffs in bags and feel that going to piles could Individual raƟons, made up of three feed types, are help manage our feed consistency. With the robots, provided to cows as they are milked in the roboƟc starch and moisture of silage is a big deal, and we see variability in samples. We are also exploring an system. updated dry cow and calf facility.
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What would you say are the three most important factors for you that helped you attain your current herd average? Focusing on animal genetics, health and comfort. We are a strong believer that taking care of animals from the day they are born until they come into the milking facility helps with cow production. Putting up high quality forages to minimize purchased feeds. Working with the right team of dairy professionals. Without our nutritionist, veterinarian, banker, FBM advisor, agronomists, equipment service team and breeding program specialist our current production wouldn’t be attainable. Tell us about your farm. Roerview Dairy is a secondgeneration dairy farm started by Roger and Diane Roerick in 1983. The farm is operated by Roger, Craig, Stephen and their families. We milk 210 cows using our robotic milking facility, along with cropping 500 acres of corn and alfalfa. We also operate a Gold’n Plump broiler chicken barn.
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Communicating with the nutritionist and calf specialists at the cooperative helped me learn to help my calves become better cows. Taking advantage of the opportunity to ask questions and see the results improved the lives of our animals. Last fall, our nutritionist, Derrick, asked me how our calves where doing. Everything was good. They all were drinking their milk, eating calf pellets well and growing. I was conďƒždent that they were on their way to growing into productive cow. As fall turned into winter, things began to change. I noticed some of the calves were not ďƒžnishing their milk and a few were slow starters. Some of these girls were the ones By Tina Hinchley that didn’t have the strength to drink after their difďƒžcult Farmer & Columnist birth. I tube fed them their colostrum. They got scours and then pneumonia, and were given electrolytes and antibiotics. It was hard for me to see if they were breathing heavy because we had calf jackets on them. So, I took off the jackets to check, and then put them back on. They were not interested in the pelleted feed, and I was afraid to wean them at 6 to 8 weeks, so I kept them on milk longer. I spoke to Derrick again, and he came in and made recommendations. We made some changes. We changed from 20 percent pelleted feed to a textured 22 percent calf feed with some molasses. Some of my calf milk pails had milk ďƒžlm, and nipples had too large of openings that could be causing aspiration of the milk. All of the things that were pointed out were an easy ďƒžx; we got all new pails and nipples. Our washing with Dawn dish soap and sanitizing was ďƒžne; we just need to scrub longer with a brush. Things got better and the calves in question started to take off. Then came the spring. Warm weather, cold weather and a lot of rain and humidity. Taking calf jackets off, putting them on and repeating happened several times during the calves stay in the nursery. The weaned calves are housed in a barn with limited ventilation and coughs returned. They were being medicated again. All of the heifers got moved to a loaďƒžng shed as a group. I wanted to sanitize the weaned calf barn and add more fans. In the loaďƒžng shed, they got a total mixed heifer ration and 18 percent grower. Some of the heifers in this group of weaned girls really didn’t have it easy since birth. They were not getting up to see me when I entered the barn and were not rushing up to eat the grower. It was clear to see they were lagging behind the others. I consulted our nutritionist again. It just so happened that Derrick was planning a few days of traveling with a calf care specialist from Land O’Lakes, and he was intending to bring him to our farm. Gary and Derrick arrived in a Volkswagen Jetta pulling a calf scale, just in case calves needed to be weighed. Gary had his clip board and wrote notes as he asked questions. How much colostrum do you feed to your newborns? How much milk are you feeding your bucket calves? We went over everything. He was thorough and made suggestions and recommendations as we walked around looking at our heifers. Gary helped me understand more about calf care beyond the baby calves. Even though I try to read everything I can about calf care, these older calves were an area I had been missing. While being more attentive to the newborns, I was overlooking the weaned heifers. I rushed them onto TMR, when they should be on hay longer. Gary liked our grassy hay and recommended feeding hay until they get moved to the freestall barn. He suggested sticking with the 22 percent textured feed for the nursery calves and our ďƒžrst group of weaned heifers until they reach 4 months old, then switching to 18 percent calf grower and taking that up to 10 months old to insure they are getting the nutrition they need. I am following through with their recommendations and watching the changes in my heifers that were having problems. They all are doing well. I am hopeful they will catch up to the others in time. I will have to wait and see how they turn out. I feel that the hour of questions and consultation have given our future calves an opportunity to become better producers because I learned what they need for their age groups. Listening, learning and following through is important. I am thankful that I took advantage of the opportunity to have a face to face visit with a calf care specialist. It helped me understand the needs for these heifers and it will allow me to manage them better, giving them the opportunity to become a better cow. Tina Hinchley, her husband, Duane, and their daughters, Anna and Catherine, milk 120 registered Holsteins and farm 2,500 acres of crops near Cambridge, Wis. They have been hosting farm tours for over 18 years.
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Lafayette Ag Stewardship Alliance launched
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DARLINGTON, Wis. – A new environmental group led by farmers has been formed. The Lafayette Ag Stewardship Alliance (LASA) marked its birth with a news conference and eld day Aug. 29 at Highway Dairy Farms, Darlington, Wis. The farm is co-owned by Jean Stauffacher, a LASA director and its secretary. Another dairyman, Jim Winn, Cottonwood Dairy, Wiota, Wis., is the group’s president. Winn said part of LASA’s mission is to identify and promote conservation practices that demonstrate continuous improvement in farming methods that protect water quality. The organization will focus its work in southwest Wisconsin’s Lafayette County. The county is marked by areas of karst topography, which creates concerns for groundwater quality. Karst topography includes soluble and fractured rocks like limestone. Karst features include underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves that aid the movement of water and pollutants from the surface into the ground. Along with protecting the
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Jim Winn, from CoƩonwood Dairy in Wiota, Wis., is the president of the newly formed LafayeƩe Ag Stewardship Alliance (LASA). Winn talked about the group’s goals during an Aug. 29 news conference near Darlington, Wis. the production of dairy foods practices and to measure prog- are continuously improving. ress. In addition, LASA intends Besides LASA, other allito hold on-farm demonstrations ance members are the American of good conservation practic- Society of Agronomy, Dairy es. As an example, the kickoff Business Association, Dairy event included presentations Business Milk Marketing Coon establishing cover crops and operative, Foremost Farms manure injection technology USA, Grassland Dairy Prodthat minimizes soil disturbance. ucts, the Innovation Center for LASA has the support of U.S. Dairy, The Nature Conserthe Dairy Strong Sustainability vancy, Peninsula Pride Farms, Alliance (DSSA). The alliance, Praedium Ventures, the Wisconaccording to LASA, is a diverse sin Cheese Makers Association, group of partners who work to Wisconsin Farm Bureau, Wisensure that all touchpoints in consin Geological and Natu-
ral History Survey, and Yahara Pride Farms Steve Richter, the director of conservation programs in Wisconsin for The Nature Conservancy, said his group sees great potential for LASA “Farmers can take benecial practices to scale the fastest way,” he said. “We are excited to support a project of this scale and scope in a region where we have experienced previous success.” Winn said LASA’s core values are: empowering farmers to continuously improve, setting and pursing high expectations, looking to science and technology for guidance, supporting each other, neighbors and the greater community, working with stakeholders to solve problems, and cultivating an atmosphere of mutual trust and respect. “Whether or not you farm,” Winn said, “we all want clean and safe water for our families and community.” Along with Winn and Stauffacher, LASA has four more directors. Steve Carpenter, Redrock-View Farms, Darlington, is the vice-president. Ken Norgard, Paramount Calves, Darlington, is the treasurer. Rounding out the list of directors are Jim DiGangi, Darlington Ridge Farms, Darlington; and Brian Schilling, Schilling Farms, Darlington. For more information about LASA, visit: lafayetteagstewardship.org.
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A premier honor for a premier exhibitor Nelson recognized as top showman at Wisconsin State Fair By Brittany Olson
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ELLSWORTH, Wis. – Paige Nelson went out on top for her last year showing dairy cattle in the Wisconsin State Fair junior dairy show. While she and her animal may not have taken supreme champion, she achieved another honor that was just as special – premier exhibitor. Nelson, from Ellsworth, Wis., grew up on a hobby farm with a small herd of dairy heifers and is actively involved on her grandparents’ 100-cow dairy farm caring for cows and
Wisconsin Junior State Fair,” Nelson said. “I currently own about 10 registered Holstein dairy cattle in partnership with my siblings and enjoy showing them at local, state and national shows.” As a young exhibitor and junior Holstein member, Nelson befriended John Klossner, a fellow exhibitor at state dairy shows and Wisconsin Holstein Association functions. Klossner encouraged Nelson to enter the premier exhibitor competition, which is separated into classes by age group and evaluates contestants on a wide variety of criteria, and served
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calves. She also has worked for farms at many dairy cattle shows across the state, region and country. “I’ve been showing at the junior state fair since I was 12 years old, so this year was the eighth and nal year I was eligible to show at the
as a role model for Nelson. “I’ve competed in the events that make up the premier exhibitor contest numerous times over the eight years I’ve exhibited at state fair. It was most denitely a goal to earn this award, but unfortunately this year older members were
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Paige Nelson (right) receives the John Klossner trophy from Alice in Dairyland Crystal Siemers-Peterman aŌer being chosen as premier exhibitor at the Wisconsin State Fair. The trophy is named for John Klossner, a junior dairy exhibitor and a friend of Nelson’s who died in an accident at the Wisconsin State Fair several years ago. not given the opportunity to be nominated for two leadership awards that have been given out in the past and that so many kids work towards,” Nelson said. “With that being said and already having the premiere exhibitor contest on my mind and as a goal to compete in, I focused a lot of my energy on the contests that make up the premiere exhibitor contest [such as the skill-a-thon, knowledge exam, showmanship and communications portion.]” Klossner tragically passed away at the Wisconsin State
Fair as the result of an accident several years ago. In his honor, the premier exhibitor trophy is named the John Klossner trophy. “John was a junior Holstein member as well as being a very active member who always seemed to help others out and got to know everyone,” Nelson said. “John was actually one of the people among other older members I knew and chaperones who had told me about the premier exhibitor contest and encouraged me to try it, telling me it would be hard when I was younger, but
each year it would seem easier and easier as I learned more.” Nelson’s nal week as a junior at the state fair was an emotional one, and her goal to win premier exhibitor made the fair an emotional rollercoaster. “Throughout the week at state fair they posted the results of certain events with a number that each kid was assigned specically for the premiere exhibitor contest, so I knew what place I earned in multiple events,” Nelson said. “At the Dairyland Youth Celebration, where many youth are recognized for their accomplishments at state fair, I knew I’d be recognized for placing rst in the judging portion and also knew my placing for the skill-a-thon, knowledge exam and showmanship, but not the communications portion.” Nelson was nervous and anxious throughout the whole celebration because the premier exhibitor honor was near the end. “I was recognized for winning the judging contest with the winners of the other contest and I started to feel even more nervous than when I was sitting in my seat. They started recognizing place winners starting at tenth, and once they got to fth I thought to myself, ‘I either ended up doing really well and placing Turn to NELSON | Page 28
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Menn experiences dairy life in other regions of the world By Danielle Nauman danielle.n@dairystar.com
NORWALK, Wis. – Jenna Menn has always had a curiosity about the world around her. Cultural awareness has been part of her family. The Menns have hosted foreign visitors, mostly Japanese, through a variety of exchange programs on their 55-cow organic Jersey dairy farm outside of Norwalk, Wis. This sparked Jenna’s desire to experience cultures, and in recent years, Jenna has traveled extensively around the world. “In 2009, my dad, sister and I went to Japan. That trip inspired me,” said Jenna, the 24-year-old daughter of Harvey and Jackie Menn. During the trip, the Menns visited a host family Harvey had lived with, as well as others they had hosted. That edgling trip sparked an interest for Jenna, and in 2010, she participated in a mission trip to Mexico. Jenna began her traveling in earnest in 2013 with an unplanned trip to Costa Rica. “I took four months off of work to go to a mission school in Texas. After three weeks, I decided I didn’t like it. I looked for the cheapest ight somewhere, and Costa Rica was it,” she said. Jenna found a volunteer project to work with involving sea turtle research. After working on the project for two weeks, Jenna began traveling around Costa Rica and made an excursion into nearby Panama. She began developing resources to enable her to be able to fulll her dreams more economically. Jenna funds her travels by saving up her money while working on her family’s dairy farm and another local organic dairy farm, as well as random jobs. Networks of travelers exist of people willing to open up their homes to other travelers for free, along with
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Jenna Menn visits dairy farms while traveling to other countries. Her family 55cow dairy near Norwalk, Wis.
hostels located around the world. “I didn’t know there were people who basically just quit their lives and traveled,” Jenna said. She also participates in a program called Work-Away, where people work in exchange for room and board in a variety of places, living with a family while working for them. “You are immersed in the culture doing work-away projects,” Jenna said. A dairy girl at heart, Jenna’s travels often gravitate towards agriculture, especially dairying. “Sometimes, I just need to see cows,” Jenna said. She has spent time on dairy farms in most of the countries she’s visited. “It’s amazing how few regulations there are for dairy farms in other countries, for things like cleanliness and the paperwork,” Jenna said. “In Guatemala, it’s really not very sanitary. Cows are all milked by hand, and they bottle their own milk to sell
in local markets and door-to-door.” In Italy, she took part on a dairy farm that sent its milk to a processing plant in town. All the milk and cheese from that plant had the town’s name on it. Jenna said she has encountered a wide variety of housing for dairy cattle. “Barns are different in every country,” she said. “In Italy, the barns and houses are connected, and the barns are mostly underground; it feels like so little ventilation, but the cows seem to do OK. Most of the cows are milked in stanchion and tiestall barns. In Japan, one farm had the coolest robotic system in a tiestall barn, where the milkers came down the length of the barn on a track for the people to attach to each cow.” Regions have different cows, Jenna said. Where she has traveled, Switzerland has almost all Brown Turn to MENN | Page 29
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in the top ve, or I really didn’t do so well in the communications portion and didn’t even make the top 10,’” Nelson said. Much to Nelson’s shock and surprise, she was picked as number one. “It didn’t start to sink in that they had announced my name for rst and that I won until I was holding the John Klossner trophy and this year’s Alice in Dairyland [Crystal Siemers-Peterman], who is a friend of mine and was also a good friend of John’s, walked over to me crying and hugged me. Soon I was surrounded by my mom, sister and many close friends, who were also crying. It had been such an emotional week being that it was my last year at state fair as a youth exhibitor and there isn’t a better way I could have thought of to cap it off,” Nelson said. “I’ve been fortunate to have been successful in showmanship and classes…, but this is by far the cherry on top of it all.” Her showing days might be over, but Nelson plans to pay it forward by continuing to work with youth that are now following in her footsteps, and dreams of having her own dairy farm one day. “I am entering my second year at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, majoring in agricultural business and minoring in dairy science. I plan to stay very involved in the dairy industry. Upon graduation from River Falls I hope to work in veterinary pharmaceutical sales, and in the far future hope to have a herd of dairy cattle with a farmstead creamery,” Nelson said. “I also hope to continue to mentor youth in my area who are interested in the dairy project.” As her nal year of showing came to a close, Nelson was lled with gratitude for not only those around her, but for her late friend, John Klossner. “I am also so thankful for all the people who have helped me up to this point with judging, showmanship, mentoring me at shows, coaching me in dairy bowl, teaching me about agricultural topics, and the countless other things,” Nelson said. “John was just one of those older members who was an all-around great guy to look up to, and I am so fortunate to have been able to know him and look up to him as a mentor and role model.”
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Swiss in the mountains with cow bells. In Central America, most of the cows are more dual purpose like Brahmas or Brahman crosses. Japan is almost all Holsteins. Another difference is how farmers view their animals. “In many other countries, people don’t seem as mindful of animal care as we are here in the United States,” Jenna said. “Especially in Central America, when they brand or burn off
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horns, they act like the animals don’t feel pain. They just aren’t as uptight about it; it’s more of a cultural thing.” Jenna has noticed that dairy products, particularly uid milk, taste different in other countries. “Some of the taste difference is probably because of different diets. In Central America, cows are almost completely grass-fed; while in Europe, they are inside most the time and fed grains. Some of the differences are probably from processing, too,” Jenna
said. “The milk here in the United States denitely tastes the best.” In addition to uid milk differences, cheese production varies. “In Central America, the cheeses are all fresh, and they make different types of creams I’ve never seen elsewhere, like mixes of cream cheese and sour cream,” Jenna said. “Europe has more aged cheeses. If there is an aged cheese in Central America, it usually comes from Wisconsin and is expensive.” Jenna’s rst goal was to visit 25 countries by the time she turned 25 and to teach English abroad for one year. She’s been to 32 countries before her 24th birthday earlier this summer, spending time in nearly all of Central America, Colombia and Ecuador, most of western Europe, Kenya and South Africa, the United Arab Emirates along with Japan and extensive travels in North America. She is hoping to check teaching English off the list in her next trip when she returns to Guatemala. While Jenna is uent in Spanish, teaching English does not require knowledge of the native language, as the classes are full-immersion classes. Future travel plans also include southern Asia. Despite the changing world political climate, Jenna does not often feel unsafe in her travels.
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A group of Brown Swiss cows graze in Switzerland, where Menn visited.
“If you’re smart, the world is not dangerous,” she said. “Everyone works, everyone lives their lives. The only time I’ve actually not been safe, I wasn’t being smart. A friend convinced me to go out a night in Kenya, which is something young American females just don’t do.” Jenna has once had all of her belongings, including passport, stolen in Nicaragua, but was able to work with the U.S. embassy to obtain a new passport in time for her ight home. “Perceptions of Americans depend on where you are. Europeans are very open about disagreeing with Americans, but in Central America, they love Americans. In Africa, they seem to only want your money,” she said.
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A globe-trotting youngster cannot be especially easy on parents. “We deal with things with a lot of prayer. After the rst several trips, we settled into the idea that she knows what she’s doing,” said Jackie, Jenna’s mom. Settling down doesn’t seem to be in Jenna’s near future. “I can see myself settling down in another country for a while before settling down here, but it’s not in the ve-year plan,” Jenna said. “Sometimes the cultural differences are hard. You can love to be there, but after a while you start to miss home. I don’t know how long I’ll keep traveling. I just want to develop my independence and see that I can do it.”
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The clothesline Page 30 • Dairy Star • Saturday, September 9, 2017
The clothesline is my quiet place, my place to breathe amidst the rat race. The world at peace in the early morn, as the dew settles thick on the nearby corn.
The turkeys gobble over the hill, neighbor’s cows bellow as they munch their ll. The birds say good morning on route for their meals, geese honk above – ying at each other’s heels. Then my mind recalls the days as a newly minted wife, eager to bring routine to our married life. My clothesline was a wedding gift, so in the breeze our clothes could drift.
The lines were lled with the sights of a working pair, Wrangler jeans and barn clothes faded with wear. Quilts and sheets ew high in the breeze, absorbing farm smells, drying with ease. Years ago, now, I prepared for our rst, so excited for a baby I thought I would burst. Animal bedsheets and new baby sleepers, warm clothes and hats to shade sun from tiny peepers. He grew into clothes as fast as he grew out, and before I knew it there were two boys about. Then lines were covered with little boy stories, mud-stained pants, barn overalls; they were in their glory.
The pants have grown longer, and grass stains much stronger, as the two that were small are getting very tall. And now number three boy wears their old PJs, as he chops the kitchen oor, sounding just like Ray’s. He wears their old pants, if they’ve made it this far, and as I hang them out I can see their time-worn scars.
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Confessions of a cow show addict
It’s September, and we are entering the most magical time of year. I don’t mean autumn’s fall colors, and I have no idea how many shopping days there are until Christmas. I mean cow shows. Spectacular parades of bovine beauties, eye candy for people like me. I am a cow show addict. They say the rst step is admitting there is a problem. I’m still in the denial phase. I don’t consider it to be a problem. I know people who are much worse than I am, people who have started countdowns to the next World Dairy Expo before their trailer turns onto Rimrock Road leaving the Alliant Energy Center. What draws people like me to cattle shows? I know people outside of the business, and even some inside, do not understand our need to be in certain off-thebeaten-path locales at odd times of the year. I mean, who doesn’t love Louisville in November, Madison in October or Syracuse and Columbus in April? I am only able to use my own experiences to speculate about my afiction. My trouble might be genetic. My parents met at the Wisconsin State Holstein Show, while their fam- By Danielle Naumen Staff Writer ilies were tied across the walk from each other. I’m actually pretty lucky to be here because by the end of that week, neither was particularly enamored with the other. My dad called my mom stupid, and I think she had a few other choice words for him. Lucky for me, Dad and my uncle were friends, so their paths did cross again with a bit less animosity. My trouble might be a complication of birth. My mom was on the wash rack while in labor. This may also explain why I would still rather be on the wash rack rather than doing the pack, even in Madison when ice crystals are forming on my scrub brush. Surely, the cows factor into my addiction. I love cows, plain and simple. That love of good cows was my connection with my dad. I was the kid who shared his passion for the cows. If there is a genetic component in my addiction, I inherited it from my dad. From the time I was little he taught me everything he knew about showing cows (Except for clipping. I simply refused to grasp that.). We plotted our showstrings and planned strategies for success. Growing up, Dad and I poured over breed magazines and sire catalogs together. We spent lots of time in the truck going to shows. I even developed a game to help keep him awake: “I went to a show and I took…” naming famous show cows, going down the alphabet. A few of the letters were a little more difcult than others! My parents sold their cows before my son was born, but my dad passed that love of cows down to Austin, too. Austin grew up sitting on Grandpa’s lap, reading the sire catalogs and breed magazines. In 2008, they started a new herd together with the purchase of three Jersey heifers. That rst year, they experienced great successes – from showmanship wins to a youth show reserve junior champion at World Dairy Expo, top six nishes at the national shows, culminating with two All-American nominations. It was a great year that fanned the ames of a brilliant re, and another generation of cow show addicts was born. Fast forward to 2010. Austin and my dad took their own small string to the North American Livestock Exposition in Louisville that year, and spent the trip home making plans for exhibiting our rst Jersey Jug entry the next year. Then, the day after Christmas, my dad died suddenly. Christmas Day was the last day Austin and I spent with him, discussing Norman Nabholz’s book, “Millionaires in the Cornelds,” about the National Cattle Congress glory days. From that point on, Austin’s mission to succeed in the show ring took on the purpose of simply making Grandpa proud. For the past seven years, I have worked in jobs that fed my addiction, covering cow shows, posting photos and results on the Internet for those who weren’t as lucky as I was to be there. I can’t even begin to count how many shows I’ve attended. I’ve covered shows all over the United States and some in Canada. There is nothing better than seeing who looks good and how they stack up. And I love how the cows know and are truly professionals. I love seeing them in the pack, soaking up the attention while getting down to the business of lling and making milk. I love seeing them in their wedding clothes parading in the ring. Nothing can compare to the sight of a cow who knows she’s good, and just oats around the ring with her head up, ears icked forward, daring the person in the center of the ring to deny her. This year, for the rst time in a long time, I’m the person who isn’t at all the shows. I’m the person relying on my former colleagues to be speedy and accurate with their coverage. I’m the person sitting at the computer, hitting the refresh button. My rst real experience with missing a show was the Minnesota State Fair. Next up is the All-American Dairy Show in Harrisburg, Pa. I know that will be a difcult week for me. I will probably act a lot like a couple of our old show cows used to when they got left home. I never witnessed it, but Mom assures me it wasn’t pleasant. My World Dairy Expo experience this year will be very different from the past 10. Instead of hoong miles upon miles around the colored shavings, dressed in black, taking photos of cows I love, I’ll be doing something else. As part of the Dairy Star staff, I’ll be working to help create the Expo Daily Edition, and spending time in our booth, hopefully meeting many of you for the rst time. As the magic gets ready to start this fall, I think about the reason people from around the globe ock to Madison in October, or wish they could. World Dairy Expo is simply the greatest dairy show on Earth, celebrating the greatest cows, the most wonderful people, the most exciting sales, and the most amazing advancements in our industry. You don’t even have to be a cow show addict to take a page from Dorothy’s playbook, close your eyes, click your boots together and whisper, “There’s no place like World Dairy Expo…”
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Let’s talk manure spreaders Page 32 • Dairy Star • Saturday, September 9, 2017
The county fair is over. I missed the state fair could slide the manure down the gutters through a again. I went to the Minnesota Gopher football opener. trap door into the spreader. Kia and Aaron just had a baby girl last night, and the When I built the 80-cow tiestall barn, it had the boys are in South Dakota chopping corn silage. What barn cleaner chute elevating out of the end of the better time is there to talk about manure spreaders? barn. The manure was sloppy, so I decided a used My rst memory of a tub slinger style spreader manure spreader is riding would be a good idea. Dairy One off the h craziest i spreaders d between my dad’s legs on O farmers should never buy an 8N Ford tractor pulling we ever owned was a sand used manure spreaders; that a Kelly Ryan spreader that thing would throw broken held each day’s excrement manure dump spreader. hammer chains 100 feet from 20 cows. With an 8N, sideways. It was difcult we had to be careful where to empty in cold weather we drove in the snow or mud because it seemed to be and even more difcult when the chains froze to the almost the smallest tractor ever made. But, my dad bottom of the tank. Within a year, I installed a clay designed a concrete ramp under the stanchion barn lined manure lagoon with an underground manure that that tractor and spreader could back into, and we line from the barn cleaner.
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I know some farmers don’t wear their rings while farming, but I’ve always worn my wedding ring. I wanted my mother’s ring to always be on, too. By Sadie Frericks We ordered the ring and I picked it up in June. Columnist With three blue birthstones – for December, March, and December – the ring is incredibly pretty and everything I had hoped for. Unfortunately, less than a week later, the unthinkable happened. I was dgeting with my ring, like I always do, while eating supper and something felt funny. I looked at my ring and discovered that one of the December birthstones was missing. Back to the jeweler I went. I wasn’t nearly as peeved as Glen, but I was certainly disappointed. I had, however, purchased the lifetime insurance on the ring when I picked it up, so I suspected the replacement would be covered. I brought the ring in. The associate at the jeweler apologized profusely, saying that it’s incredibly rare to lose a gem from a bar setting like mine. She wrote up the repair ticket to replace the December birthstone and ordered an inspection as well, to check the security of the other settings. Two weeks later, the jeweler called to say my ring was in. I stopped to pick it up. The error in the repair was obvious at rst glance: the missing stone had been replaced with blue topaz instead of tanzanite. Both stones can be used as December birthstones, but they are different hues of blue. So now the December stones in my ring didn’t match – and worse, the colors clashed. I pointed out the error. The associate apologized and wrote up another repair ticket, reemphasizing that the outside stones needed to match. Two weeks later, an associate called to tell me that December birthstones were on backorder and it would be at least another week before my ring was ready. The next day a different associate called to tell me my ring was ready to pick up. I questioned how they were able to remedy the backorder so quickly, but the associate didn’t know. When I stopped two days later to get my ring, the remedy was clear. The jeweler who xed my ring had moved the December birthstone to the middle setting and anked it with two aquamarines (March’s birthstone). I pointed the error out to the associate. He apologized, again, and wrote up another repair ticket, this time telling me they’d have my ring back in one week instead of two. I was really starting to question the workmanship of the folks working at the service center. But, two weeks later when I stopped to ask if my ring was in, lo and behold, my mother’s ring was there and it looked exactly like it was supposed to. With my ring safely back on my nger, it took a fair bit of self-restraint not to tell the jeweler what I was really thinking. As a dairy farmer, I don’t have the luxury of making as many mistakes as our jeweler did. Multiple mistakes in this business result in injury, illness or loss of life – not just inconvenience and irritation. But, instead of remaining disgruntled, I decided to focus on what I can learn from this experience. And even though jewelry making and dairy farming are as different as diamonds and sapphires, I believe there are several good reminders here. What can we learn from a ring? 1. Make clear communication a priority. The last associate who helped me with my ring took time to draw an actual picture of what the ring should look like. He even colored it in with two different blue markers. I believe that diagram made all the difference in nally getting my ring back. What do you need to clearly communicate with your co-workers and employees? 2. Cultivate a culture of pride in workmanship. I’m convinced that the jewelers at the repair center are either overburdened (see Point No. 3) or they don’t give a damn about their job. One of Dan and Monika’s main responsibilities on our farm is cleaning the walk and stalls. There’s nothing fun about scraping manure – and, at rst, their attitude and performance reected that. But after I helped them understand that the cows’ health and safety depended upon the walk and stalls being clean and dry, their attitudes and performance improved considerably. Does everyone working on your farm understand why their job is important? 3. Allow enough time to do the job right. After watching the associates at the jewelry store arbitrarily assign two weeks to each work order, I began to wonder if the jewelers at the repair center (which provides service for all of the chain’s retail locations) simply don’t have enough time to do the job right given the deadlines. We have a sign hanging in our barn ofce that reads: “There’s never enough time to do it right, but there’s always enough time to do it over.” Does everyone on your team have the time (and resources) to do the job right? 4. Insure against mistakes. We all make mistakes. Accidents happen. Buy the insurance. I like to think that our jeweler would have covered the mistakes made after I lost my stone, but I never asked. The lifetime insurance plan I purchased covered all of the repairs. Is your farm adequately insured? Sadie and her husband, Glen, milk 75 cows near Melrose, Minn. They have three children – Dan, 10, Monika, 7, and Daphne, 4. Sadie also writes a blog at www.dairygoodlife.com. She can be reached at sadiefrericks@gmail.com.
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Over a farm-fresh breakfast, we discussed the farm’s recent DHIA reports, building plans for a calf barn, and ways to improve production and prot. I had nished the scheduled reproductive visit for this farm, a longtime client of our practice. One of our veterinarians normally did the scheduled herd work here, but she was not available on this ne summer day. Thus, I found myself sitting in front of the parlor with two generations of farmers and a bright young veterinary student at my side. Two strong 20-something sons represented the future of this farm, and as I cleaned up in the parlor I saw a portable playpen, a bouncy chair and more supplies that indicated a third generation was on the way, perhaps someday, to manage the farm in the far off future. For me, a cow doctor in the nal quarter of my career, this is as good as it gets. I am fond of saying I have the best job in the
world. Perhaps the thing that most makes my job the best is seeing new generations of farmers taking over and thriving in the dairy industry. Most farms where I live that once had cows no longer have cows. This is true most places in the United States. So when I see a farm with cows that is working toward a future with cows, I know this did not happen without hard work and planning, and the farmers had to buck larger trends in the industry to make it so. Furthermore, I take great pride in whatever tiny part I might have had in helping the farmers get there. Some veterinarians take pride in healthy cows, or high pregnancy rates or delivering a live calf. Those are all important, and I like them, too; but nothing beats seeing a new generation taking up where the last one left off and thriving. Nothing beats young enthusiastic people looking for information and recommendations on how to do better; be they farmers or veterinary students. Of course, nothing
really beats a lawn chair on a beautiful summer day either. So, this was perfect. How many heifers should our farm raise? How many do we need? When should we sell them? What is a good number for new Veterinary Wisdom infection rates? How is that calculated, and what can we do to keep it low? What can we learn from the 305 mature equivalents of our various age groups of cows? What is a typical conception rate for similar dairy herds? Is our herd death rate too high, just right By Jim Bennett or low? How about early culling rates? What can Columnist we do to increase milk production? Can we prevent more transition diseases, and how much will that help our milk production? Do other herds have higher components, and how do we increase butterfat and protein? Can we improve our cow cooling? Has our purchase of a TMR wagon helped fresh cow health? What do you think about the pen size in the new barn plan? How many calves should we put in there? Will it be too cold in the winter for just-weaned calves? Are we transitioning them from milk to dry feed in an optimal way? How was the y control today? Are the stall beds lled with sand? Do we need to ll more often? Are we treating mastitis cows correctly? When should we consider no longer treating a chronic cow? Should we dry up low producing cows early? Or, is it better to keep milking them if we have room, even if production is below the breakeven point? Music to my ears. I think most dairy veterinarians feel the same way. We know the dairy business is tough and competitive. We know dairy farmers will
P h Perhaps the h thing hi that h most makes my job the best is seeing new generations of farmers taking over and thriving... continue to retire or sell their cows, and farm sites will be without cows. Most of us believe the dairy business is a great business; full of great, hardworking people, and that many of those people will do remarkable things to achieve success during their tenure as dairymen and women. And, we love to be there to watch it all happen. If we can offer a tidbit or two of good advice along the way, all the better. So thank you, dairy farmers, for letting me come along for the ride and making my job the best in the world. Breakfast after a herd visit is an unusual thing in the dairy veterinary business these days. Apparently this particular farm had been doing this for a number of years, unbeknownst to the rest of us in the clinic. Now that the secret is out, I may have to shufe my schedule around to see if I can get back there again sooner rather than later. Jim Bennett is a dairy veterinarian at Northern Valley Dairy Production Medicine Center in Plainview, Minn. He and his wife, Pam, have four children. Jim can be reached at bennettnvac@gmail. com with comments or questions.
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BELMONT, Wis. – Farming in two locations while preparing a new facility and completing a farm move is no easy feat. The Aves family, now residing in Belmont, Wis., can attest to that fact. In April 2016, Kevin and Julie Aves, along with their children, Stephanie and Kyle, moved their 70-cow herd of registered Holsteins and Jerseys nearly 100 miles from their farm near Poplar Grove, Ill., to a new location outside of Belmont. The move was prompted in large part by
wanting their farm to be in closer proximity to Stephanie’s job as the agricultural education instructor at Cassville High School. The moved had been something the Aves family thought about for several years. Stephanie had attended school at the University of WisconsinPlatteville, and spent that time living across the road from the farm they ended up purchasing from a family friend. “I really fell in love with this area during college,” said Stephanie, who will be PHOTO SUBMITTED
Kevin and Julie Aves, along with their daughter Stephanie (right), recently moved their 70-cow herd from their farm in Poplar Grove, Ill., to a new farm in Belmont, Wis. Not pictured is Kevin and Julie’s son, Kyle.
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beginning her sixth year of teaching ag classes, all within 50 miles of the new farm. In 2015, Stephanie took the plunge and purchased the farm she had spent several years looking at from across the road, and the Aves family began to make the preparations for their big move. “The biggest challenge for us was getting the new farm, over 100 miles away, ready to go, while still milking at and running the farm in Illinois,” Julie said. “It was challenging with both Stephanie and Kyle
working, and my working off the farm, as well.” The farm in Belmont needed a fair amount of work to be ready for the Aves family to relocate their herd. While the barn was brand new approximately eight years ago, for the last ve or six years it has been serving as a calf raising facility for a nearby commercial dairy. “Each stall was made into a calf pen using dividers and calf panel,” Kevin said. “After the calf pens were removed, we had to power wash everything
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ConĆ&#x;nued from AVES | Page 35 “The farm in Illinois was a lot more focused on cow comfort,â€? Julie said. “We still have a lot to do to get things to where we want them here.â€? Stephanie has been busy making plans for those improvements. She is looking to construct a new pack barn with drive-by feeding for the milk cows. Other facility improvements planned for the future include improved dry cow housing and a new maternity area, as well as new housing for weaned calves. “What we have right now works, but the ventilation needs improving,â€? said Kevin. The Aves family is also working to increase accessibility, especially to make it easier for Stephanie, who lost an arm in a farm accident as a child, to work on the farm. Kevin explained that in Illinois, the gates were all self-latching, and not having those on the new farm has been challenging. “Rome wasn’t built in a day,â€? Kevin said. “We’ll keep taking it one day at a time, and eventually we will get to where we want to be.â€? That attitude of perseverance has marked Kevin and Julie’s career as dairy farmers. Kevin started farming, right out of high school in 1982 on a rented farm. Julie was a city girl with no farm experience and knew nothing about cows. Julie jumped head-ďƒžrst into farm life, learning to run machinery
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Steve Mueller Roberts, Wis. St. Croix County 65 cows How did you get into farming? I was born into it. I come from a family of farmers, but my dad was the rst generation on this farm. What are your thoughts and concerns about the dairy industry for the next year? My main concern is exports, especially if the TPP and NAFTA are restructured. We have to be friendly with other countries in order to move product. Milk prices are also a concern, but we’re a long way from $13 milk, too. What is the latest technology you implemented on your farm and the purpose for it? We started milking with automatic takeoffs to save on my body and solve milking issues. Teat end health and cow health has improved because cows aren’t over milked, How do you retain a good and we are able to catch problems working relationship with your quickly. employees? We employ college students, and we treat them like What is a management practice family. If there’s something that’s you changed in the past year that important to them and they have has beneted you? In addition to to miss a milking, they can go. the auto takeoffs, we also put a Communication is key. new roof on the barn and added automatic grain drying. We Tell us about a skill you possess also put headlocks in our heifer that makes dairy farming easier shed for improved reproduction for you. I am detail oriented, because we had to catch heifers which allows me to catch issues and bring them into the barn for before they become severe. breeding before installing the headlocks. What do you enjoy most about dairy farming? It would have to be genetics. I enjoy cows and cow families.
What are your plans for your dairy in the next year and ve years? In the next year, our plan is to improve reproduction and milk quality. Over the next ve years, I What has been the best purchase want to decrease herd size so my you’ve ever made on your farm? parents can retire and one person We purchased fans as well as can handle it all. mattresses for our stalls in 2005. Up until then, the cows were on How do you or your family like to spend time when you are not concrete. doing chores? Our family is civic What has been your biggest oriented. My dad is a town board accomplishment while dairy supervisor and I am on the county farming? Having a homebred Farm Bureau board of directors, cow, Ger-Con Dragon Satin, and we’ve been 4-H leaders in pulled out for champion at World the past. Other than community involvement, you can nd me, my Dairy Expo in 2005. ancée and my dad at the race track or ice shing in the winter. What advice would you give other dairy farmers? Don’t be tied to the farm. Learn to get away once in a while.
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