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Volume 19, No. 19
November 25, 2017
Christensons happy to put down roots
New dairy center symbolizes end of moving By Ron Johnson
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WESTBY, Wis. – Jordan and Kassandra Christensons’ dairy center is a symbol. It represents the culmination of the Vernon County couple’s journey to their own place in the dairy industry. Over the past nine years, the husband-wife team of Jordan, 30, and Kassandra, 28, has rented three places and bought and sold one more. Now, they intend to put down permanent roots. Their new facility welcomed the Christensons’ 50 registered Holsteins, Jerseys and Brown Swiss on Sept. 9. “We’re done moving,” said Jordan. “I’m back home. This is where I always wanted to be.” The freestall barn and milking Turn to CHRISTENSONS | Page 5
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Kassandra and Jordan Christenson, of Westby, Wis., are happy to be puƫng down roots. They moved their 50 cows into this new dairy center three months ago.
Harsdorf appointed New IVF collecƟon facility DATCP secretary available to producers
Dairy farmer rst woman in state history to oversee agency By Brittany Olson
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MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin governor Scott Walker announced his decision to appoint state senator Sheila Harsdorf of River Falls to oversee the state’s Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Nov. 10. Harsdorf, who previously represented the state’s 10th Senate District composed of portions of Burnett, Polk and St. Croix counties as well as the Township of River Falls in Pierce County, will replace outgoing secretary Ben Brancel, who retired from the agency on Aug. 13. Harsdorf named longtime DATCP legislative and policy advisor Keeley Moll as her deputy secretary. “Serving as secretary of DATCP is truly Sheila Harsdorf an honor. This is a wonderful opportunity DATCP Secretary to continue to serve Wisconsin’s producers, businesses and rural communities,” Harsdorf said. “I am excited to work together to promote and build a strong agricultural economy.” In an ofcial statement from the governor’s ofce, Governor Walker thanked Secretary Harsdorf for her hard work and willingness to keep serving the public. Turn to HARSDORF | Page 5
Midwest Embryo Transfer Service offers procedure at Mondovi location By Danielle Nauman danielle.n@dairystar.com
MONDOVI, Wis. – Midwest Embryo Transfer Service (METS) opened the doors to their in-vitro fertilization (IVF) collection facility located at Rooney Farms near Mondovi, Wis., to interested producers at an open house Nov. 15. METS is based out of Osceola, Wis. and was founded by Dr. David Duxbury in 1989. Dr. Ashley Swenson joined the practice in June 2016. The two work along side Nancy Vitalis. Vitalis is an integral member of the practice serving as a veterinary technician and practice manager. In addition
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Midwest Embryo Transfer Service (METS) provides IVF services at their facility located at Rooney Farms in Mondovi, Wis. METS works with the Trans-Ova GeneƟcs laboratory for ferƟlizaƟon and incubaƟon of IVF oocytes. to providing conventional embryo transfer services, in July of 2016, METS partnered with Rooney Farms, a beef production facility near Mondovi, to build an IVF collection facility. METS is certied to produce exportable embryos
to the European Union, China, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Mexico and several other countries. More countries are putting protocols in place for accepting IVF embryos as well as conventional embryos, Turn to FACILITY | Page 7
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In a battle border during the last dairy cattle judging competition of the season, the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities claimed top honors at the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Ky., Nov. 5. The University of Wisconsin-River Falls intercollegiate team closely followed behind in second place. Turn to pages 2-4 in third section to read how each team did. Tim Huhe, of Cresco, Iowa, is nearing the end By Mark Klaphake of combining corn, but the job is far from complete. Huhe hopes to harvest 400 more bales of corn Editor stover for his 300-cow dairy herd. However, with the wet conditions in the ďƒželd and early onset of winter weather, Huhe and other farmers are left with few options for dry bedding, as well as an alternative source of feed. Turn to pages 12-13 in ďƒžrst section to read what the lack of supply of corn stover means for the markets. After a ďƒžve-year hiatus from the dairy industry, Chuck Hill returned and used automation to further his family’s dairy near Lake Wilson, Minn. In 2014, Hill installed two robotic milking systems and now, would not milk cows any other way. Read about Hill’s dairying experience and how automation is attracting the next generation on pages 3-5 in second section. Andy and Chris Emmert have been dairy farming since they were teenagers, milking two herds on the same farm site. Recently, the Emmerts and their families were awarded the Pope County Farm Family of the Year for their commitment to agriculture in west central Minnesota. How the Emmerts have developed their dairies and use their unique setup to their advantage can be found on pages 10-11 in ďƒžrst section. In the season of being grateful, Dairy Star caught up with dairy farmers who have reasons to be thankful this year in the “Our side of the fenceâ€? feature on pages 15-16 in ďƒžrst section. Take a minute to read what these individuals are most thankful for and how they enjoy celebrating Thanksgiving with their families.
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It’s all inside... What are you thankful for? Pages 15-16
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Kassandra feeds a pair of week-old calves. The Christenson’s new barn has room for 74 cows, but the couple intends to understock it, in the interest of cow comfort.
parlor are on the farm of Jordan’s parents, Corey and Barb Christenson, a few miles northwest of Westby, Wis. Kassandra and Jordan are renting the 120-acre farm and aim to buy it. “We’re paying the facility off rst and then we’re purchasing the land in parcels,” Jordan said. “It’s a nice way to transition the farm.” The Christensons rent 500 acres. Two-hundred tillable acres are devoted to growing corn, hay, sorghum-Sudangrass and sometimes a small grain. The 300 acres of pasture let the Christensons’ cattle graze, as required by the National Organic Program. This is their third year of organic production. “We were conventional for
a while. Just like everybody, we struggled with the unpredictable milk prices,” Jordan said. Westby Cooperative Creamery buys the Christensons’ milk. The base price is $28 per hundredweight. But with premiums for components factored in, the farm has been receiving $31-$32. The higher price will help Jordan and Kassandra pay for their 250- by 60-foot building. The barn alone is 218- by 60-feet, while the double-4 parlor, ofce and supply room measure 46 feet long and 40 feet wide. “It’s a nice size,” Jordan said. “We built this with the intent to milk 60 cows. We have 74 freestalls, 80
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ConƟnued from HARSDORF | Page 1 “Sheila’s experience as a highly respected, dedicated legislator and dairy farmer make her an excellent t to lead DATCP,” Governor Walker said. Harsdorf graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in animal science before becoming part owner in her family’s dairy farm with her brother, Jim, who served as DATCP secretary from 2001 to 2003 under former Governor Scott McCallum. “I grew up on a farm and being a farmer was always my goal, even as a young girl. After earning a degree in animal science and working for a short time after graduation as an ag loan ofcer, I returned to farm full-time with my dad and brother,” Harsdorf said. After serving her county’s agriculture industry in a number of capacities, including the Pierce County Farm Bureau board of directors and chair of the Pierce County Dairy Promotions Committee, Harsdorf was elected to represent Wisconsin’s 30th Assembly District in 1989, serving as a state representative until her fth term ended in 1998 before taking a two-year hiatus from politics to come home and farm. Then, in 2001, she was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate representing the 10th Senate District and held that seat until her appointment to serve as
DATCP Secretary. While a state senator, Harsdorf was a member of the joint committee of nance, committee of agriculture, small business and tourism, and the senate committee on education reform and government operations. Harsdorf also chaired the senate committee on universities and technical colleges, co-chaired the joint committee on information policy and technology, and was majority caucus chair. As DATCP Secretary, Harsdorf will manage the agency and its seven divisions: agricultural resource management, animal health, agricultural development, food and recreational safety, trade and consumer protection, and management services. “Agriculture has always been a very important part of my life. I have had the opportunity to serve as a board member for numerous agricultural organizations. I was pleased to work on ag policy as a legislator, and I look forward to serving the industry now as secretary,” Harsdorf said. Harsdorf is honored. “This is a wonderful opportunity to continue to serve Wisconsin’s producers, businesses and rural communities. I am excited to work together to promote and build a strong agricultural economy,” Harsdorf said.
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AutoFlow. It’s a used parlor, but it has the clean-in place feature. It also lets one cow at a time be released, so an entire side does not have to wait for a slow milker to nish. “The whole facility was designed so one person can move cattle. Two is ideal,” Jordan said. “Two people can milk 50 cows in about an hour.” Added Kassandra, “We’re happy with it. We can take our time and do a nice job. I didn’t want to have to rush through milking. I enjoy milking and the cattle, so it’s nice to not be rushed.” A small touch, but one the Christensons enjoy, is the covered front porch. Said Kassandra, “We had one at a facility we rented. We’d sit on the porch and just talk.” The farm does not have manure storage. Instead, the barn is cleaned every day or two, depending on the time of year, with a skid loader. Manure gets pushed to one end and off a concrete ramp and into a spreader. Manure storage for the farm might be in the cards next year. Jordan said the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has told him that a 130- by 40-foot manure lagoon would t the farm, and that it must have a
“We built this barn more for winter, to hold the heat in. Being organic, the cows are always on pasture in the summer ...” ȃ JORDAN CHRISTENSON, DAIRY FARMER
concrete oor and concrete sides. One goal with the new facility is to boost the herd average. On twicea-day milking, the cows each average 40 pounds of daily milk during the summer and 60 pounds during the winter. The fat test hangs at around 4.3 percent, while the protein is at 3.3 percent, with the somatic cell count ranging between 150,000 and 200,000. Another goal is to keep improving the cattle, especially the registered Holsteins that are under the name Great Giant. Said Jordan, “I’ve always loved the Holstein breed and great, big cows. I wanted a name that would explain my cows in a word or two.” Jordan said he is pleased that Kassandra and he were able to build their dairy center by hiring local people including several Amish men. Everything for the building was purchased within a 30-mile radius of the farm. “I just like,” Jordan said, “the idea of keeping the money in our local economy, because it’s going to circulate another four or ve times before it leaves.” As for knowing that Jordan and she and the cows won’t be moving again, Kassandra said, “I’m pretty happy. I’m excited that we’re nally here. It was a long time coming. It feels good to be home.”
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Con�nued from FACILITY | Page 1 and METS certications allow them to participate in those markets. While conventional embryo transfer work can be performed on-farm in their mobile collection unit, IVF collection needs to be done in a controlled environment, requiring donors to come to a collection facility. “Oocytes are very sensitive, much more so than the seven-day embryo that we work with in conventional (in vivo) embryo transfer procedures,” Swenson said, explaining why IVF collections cannot be done at the farm. “This facility is heated and insulated to keep a constant temperature.” Dr. Swenson is no stranger to working with top genetic individuals. She grew up as the sixth generation on her family’s Dr. Ashley dairy farm near Nicollet, Minn., Swenson where she and her husband, Midwest Embryo David Hanson, remain active Transfer Service partners. Along with her staff, Swenson has worked with TransOva Genetics, learning how to perform IVF aspirations and work with the oocytes. “We are collecting every other week here on Mondays,” Swenson said. “We typically do 6 to 10 collections each time. Our maximum capacity would be about 30 collections in a day.” METS maintains a Facebook page where collection days are posted. Aspirations of donors are done in the temperaturecontrolled facility and oocytes are sorted in a lab next to the collection room. Once the oocytes are isolated, they are placed in a media designed to replicate natural conditions in the cow and sent to Trans-Ova’s Sioux Center, Iowa facility to be fertilized. Fertilized embryos are returned to Midwest Embryo Transfer a week later and are graded to determine if they will be implanted fresh or potentially frozen. “When transferring fresh embryos on farm, we encourage producers to have all embryos sent back to us,” Swenson said. “So as to look at the quality and the number of recipients available to make the decision how to handle each embryo whether that be fresh transfer or freezing high quality embryos for potential domestic sale, export, or later use.” METS chose to work with Trans-Ova Genetics for their IVF site because of the company’s long-standing position as an industry leader at the forefront of bovine reproductive technology. METS clients can benet from technologies already in-place at Trans-Ova, such as reverse-sorting of frozen semen for gender selection. In addition, Trans-Ova offers the ability to use one straw of semen from what might be a rare or expensive bull to fertilize oocytes from multiple donors. “We offer pooling of oocytes,” said Bailey Beres, Great Lakes Regional Business Manager for TransOva. “You can aspirate several donors on one day, and we can pool their oocytes and fertilize them with one straw of semen. That’s a way you can maximize your results using less semen.” Dr. Swenson encourages producers to look at both conventional embryo transfer and IVF and determine which procedure is the best economic t for each individual animal. “If you don’t have a timeline for getting a cow bred back for a show or something like that, I encourage clients to try a conventional ush on her to see how she produces because the cost per embryo is typically less ushing conventionally,” Swenson said. “However, some cows don’t respond as well with conventional ushing, and may have better luck producing oocytes through IVF, making it more cost effective per embryo on those cows.” Cows can be aspirated for IVF every two weeks, as compared with needing to wait about 30 to 60 days between conventional ushing attempts. IVF can also be performed on pregnant cows, from about day 40 through day 100 of gestation, and possibly up to day 120. IVF work can be done on virgin heifers as young as 7 months, allowing producers to shorten the generational span on their top genomic animals. An average number of oocytes produced per aspiration is 20, with an average of 30 percent of those developing into viable embryos, producing an average of 6.2 transferable embryos. Another benet of IVF is a less complicated preparation schedule for producers to follow in getting cows set up for an aspiration as opposed to a conventional ush.
“A cow is given a shot of GnRH, and then two days later begins two days of FSH shots, twice daily. She is aspirated 24 hours following the last FSH shot,” Swenson said. “There is no need for the producer to worry about heat detection or breeding her, since we are collecting eggs, not embryos.” The oocytes are fertilized 20-24 hours after collection at the Trans-Ova lab. They are incubated for six days before being sent back to METS for implantation or to be frozen for later implantation. Dr. Swenson urges producers to learn the differences between conventional ushing and IVF and to carefully decide which option is right for each particular animal they want to create more offspring from. “IVF is a great tool for rapidly increasing the genetic merit of your herd,” Swenson said. “In one generation, you can replace the bottom end of your herd with better animals by using them as recipients to carry IVF calves from your best cows. I welcome producers to ask questions to learn what options are the best for them.”
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According to Virginia Tech Ag Economist Dr. of the National Agricultural Bankers Conference in David Kohl, agriculture is currently in what he Milwaukee. refers to as the fall cycle. In this cycle, commodity prices are in an elongated reset, and producers are Perdue still condent Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue remains testing their resiliency. “From about 2018 to 2021 con dent an agreement will be reached between is going to be the winter cycle. What the United States, Canada and Mexico I’m starting to observe is a certain Ag Insider on NAFTA 2.0. “The administration group of farmers making adjustments knows how important NAFTA is and making a little money,” said Kohl. to agriculture,” he said. “We’ll “The other group, the bridge, is looking continue to negotiate. I think there’s at renancing options, and another 30 room for anxiety when we see some percent of producers are at the end of proclamations come out. At the end of the pier burning through land equity, the day, I think we’ll get an agreement. etc.” Approximately 20 percent won’t It may go to the brink, but I believe we see the spring cycle. Kohl said farmers will get a new and better agreement showing some resiliency have to devise over NAFTA from the Canadian side a game plan. “Some farmers overpaid on poultry, eggs and dairy and also, for marginal land and marginal types of Mexico.” By Don Wick assets. Dropping some of those assets and restructuring the operation may Columnist Canada’s dairy supply system gets work, but they have to plan, execute attention in NAFTA talks and monitor. Only 30 to 40 percent can do it.” House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Farmers advised to concentrate on what they Conaway said the North American Free Trade Agreement is critically important for agriculture. can control Volatility in milk prices is nothing new. From Conaway said Canada’s supply/management the 2014 peak of around $25 per hundredweight, program is a problem. “If I had programs here in milk prices are now in the $17 to $18 range. the United States that forced consumers to pay 160 Manitowoc, Wis., banker Dave Coggins said labor to 200 percent of the price of milk, I’d get lit up. costs are the big variable when managing a low- That’s what’s happening in Canada. Consumers price environment. “Today’s dairy farms are trying are paying way too much for milk and it is because to get reliable employees and then deploy them in of the supply/management piece that is in place.” ways which are most effective and happy.” Coggins Conaway said the NAFTA renegotiations should said the key to tough times is managing things also address the excess Canadian milk powder that farmers can control. “Milk prices are important, is being dumped on world markets. but farmers can’t do much about them. Some of it’s an attitude of how can they engage employees Scared to death House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member to manage the bottom line, nding more efcient Collin Peterson is hearing from agriculture groups, ways, maximizing facilities, etc.” Coggins was part
upset with the current rhetoric surrounding the North American Free Trade Agreement. “They’re scared to death that they’re going to screw things up and so am I.” Peterson said the United States has problems with Canada’s supply/management system, but he said, “I don’t think we’re going to win that one.” The Minnesota congressman said there is a fear the Trump Administration will withdraw from NAFTA.
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HANCOCK, Minn. – Andy and Chris Emmert have never thought of themselves as the type of people who would be recognized for their work as dairy farmers. However, the brothers graciously accepted the 2017 Pope County Farm Family of the Year award this past summer for representing agriculture in a positive light. “It’s really an honor to receive this award and it’s neat to be recognized,� Andy said. Andy and his wife, Rachel, and their two children – Megan and Ethan – milk 75 cows at the home farm near Hancock, Minn. Chris and his wife, Deanna, and their young girls – Alison and Bailee – also milk 75 cows on the same farm site. Although the families operate their herds separately, the Emmerts cooperatively manage the dairy’s 675 acres of both owned and rented land.
“We’re able to share equipment and labor, and working alongside each other also gives us a chance to see what works and what doesn’t work for the herds,� Chris said. The brothers took over their family’s dairy herds as teenagers and have since developed the farm to meet their individual goals. “It’s been 22 years now. We were homeschooled, so it was easier for us to be on the farm and manage the herds than any other kids our age,� said Chris who was 14 at the time he started dairying. In 1995, Chris and Andy began dairy farming in an 80-stall tiestall barn, each milking a herd of 40 cows. While the barn allowed the herds to be housed under the same roof, the Emmerts used two separate pipelines and bulk tanks, as well as their own set of milking units to manage their respective herds. “My dad purchased a second herd in 1993. At the time, it was cheaper to purchase another pipeline Turn to EMMERTS | Page 11
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Chris Emmert examines his herd’s feed. While the herds are housed and managed separately, both receive the same raƟon. and small bulk tank then make a major expansion,” Chris said. Throughout the years, the brothers made small updates to the barn – often making decisions that would benet both herds. “I remember when I started using one touch milking units and Andy thought I was nuts,” Chris said, laughing. “Six months later, he had them.” Nearly 10 years ago, the roles were reversed when Andy began looking at automated milking systems. Andy and Rachel partook in a farm tour across Wisconsin, where two of the six farms used robots. “He came back all excited, and I wasn’t. I didn’t want the robots to take our jobs away,” Chris said. “Then, we visited a farm in southern Minnesota and I understood Andy’s vision for the dairy.” Now, the dairy herds are milked
“Even our hoof trimmer is amazed at how different the herds are. They’re completely different cows, but eating the same feed and drinking the same water.” � CHRIS EMMERT, DAIRY FARMER
with two robotic milking systems and housed in a compost-bedded hoop barn. With the milking technology, the families can track the progress of each cow and divide the milk check accordingly. Despite the robot room physically separating Chris and Andy’s cows, the feeding, bedding and manure management remains the same across both herds. Additionally, the dry cows and heifers are fed the same rations but housed and managed independently, while the young calves are cared for in an entirely different way. “Our baby calves are on a different milk replacer then theirs,” Deanna said. Andy feeds all of the animals as Chris cleans the barns and beds the herds. Rachel and Deanna manage the breeding decisions and nances,
respectively, in addition to other daily chores. The families make other management decisions that inuence the herds’ productivity and longevity, individually. “We make management decisions as couples, not necessarily all together,” Chris said. “Even our hoof trimmer is amazed at how different the herds are. They’re completely different cows, but eating the same feed and drinking the same water.” Andy and Rachel’s herd is registered, where they are able to focus on improving the genetic components, while Chris and Deanna’s herd remains grade Holsteins. “We have sold bulls to A.I. companies and breed for heifer calves other registered breeders would want,” Andy said. “We’ve just found what works best for us, individually, and no matter how we’re able to reach our goals, we’re always looking to improve.” Chris agreed. “Even down to how long a work day is for each of us differs,” he said. Although Andy and Chris’s goals for their respective herds may vary, they work collectively as partners to achieve them and realize their unique setup works well for the families. “It certainly helps [working together] if either of us is having a problem with the robots and we can feed off of each other’s ideas. Or, we only have to purchase half the equipment,” Andy said. Deanna agreed. “We pick up after each other,” she said. “Rather than only one set of eyes keeping track of what’s happening on the farm, we have four sets.” The additional help that comes with both families operating a herd at the farm site allows the Emmerts to participate in other community functions. Deanna and Chris are members of the Glacial Ridge Cattlemen’s Association, and Chris works at the local sales barn during the winter. At the same time, Andy serves on the Langhei Township board. Together, the families host farm tours to other dairy farmers, as well as school tours and open houses for the public. As the brothers and their families consider all they have accomplished together, yet continue improving individually, the Emmerts are pleased with the working relationship they have developed and hope to see it further prosper in the years to come.
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Forage on short supply for bedding, feed CRESCO, Iowa – In the coming week, Tim Huhe is hopeful sunshine and dryer weather conditions will make it conducive to nish his corn stalk harvest. Without a completed harvest, Huhe will be left nearly 400 bales short of fresh corn stalk for his 300cow dairy near Cresco, Iowa. But Huhe is not the only farmer battling Mother Nature’s temperament. Farmers across the Midwest are working against the clock to harvest corn stalk or placing bids at local auctions for the highly sought-after commodity. “Everyone’s in the same boat,” Huhe said. “If farmers can make some, they are, but not many are completely done.” Over the last several decades, corn stalk use has transitioned from primarily feed purposes in beef operations to an alternative bedding source for all sectors of livestock production.
“It’s a signicant task on the farm to harvest corn stalks, and it’s become common as the stocks are used as a bedding and feeding resource,” said Dan Martens, University of Minnesota Extension. “Agriculture is like any other production system. We look at what we have and how can we make the best economic value out of it without wasting much. “Corn stalks are not as good as small grain straw because they don’t hold water as well; they tend to become wet and sloppy sooner than small grain straw. But on the ip side, we have a lot of stalks and some farmers to make use of them, maybe also because we’re not growing as much small grain as we used to,” Martens said. However, with a wet harvest season, the ability to produce quality forage from corn stalk has been difcult. “We’re facing the same challenges as we’ve seen with
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A stack of corn stalk bales sits at a dairy farm near Sauk Centre, Minn. This year, due to the wet eld condi�ons and crop, the ability to harvest corn stover is difficult and causing many farmers to look to auc�ons for their bedding and feed sources. corn silage, small grains, and corn and soybeans,” Martens said. Fields are saturated with moisture, and stalks might be
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ConƟnued from CORN STALKS | Page 12 and those bales still have too much moisture, then we have to worry about spoilage.” With November approaching its end, Huhe is concerned with how much stalk he will be able to capture off the elds. As of Nov. 17, Huhe harvested 200 bales of corn stalk. Typically, he has 600 bales completed by the rst of November. “The biggest problem we’ve had is that we didn’t have an early frost and the stalks were too green to bale. Then, it hasn’t been dry enough. We’re not getting extensive rains, but it’s been foggy with a mist,” Huhe said. “The toughest part is in three days I could have 600 bales done. This year, in three days, I’ve barely made less than half that.” This year’s conditions are causing a ripple effect throughout the industry – from dairy farmers to custom harvesters and auctioneers. Jesse Tysdal runs nearly 2,500 acres of tillable land near Fergus Falls, Minn. Every year, he makes corn stalk bales for local dairy farmers. This year, farmers are reaching out to him from some 60 miles away. “It started with wheat harvest when the bales were so wet they’re disintegrating,” Tysdal said. “It’s unfortunate because all of the bales are really lacking quality, but [farmers] are taking any bales they can get.” If the weather holds up, Tysdal plans to put up 1,500 bales with 300 already completed. However, in a typical year, Tysdal can make about three bales an acre; this year, he is barely able to make one. “With the early winter arriving in October, everyone is screaming to see what can be baled,” Tysdal said. “Weather permitting, we’re going to bale everything we can.” The demand is evident at hay auctions across the Midwest. Randy Kath, with Steffes Group, Inc., noted 16 loads of wheat straw and two loads of corn stalk were purchased at their Litcheld, Minn., auction Nov. 14. “Unequivocally, we could have easily sold 50 loads of any type of bedding. The phone calls we receive are overwhelming,” Kath said.
In the nine years Kath has been a part of the business, this year has shown the greatest demand for bedding considering the time of year. “Generally, we see this in the spring when it’s wet and soggy,” Kath said. “I don’t remember demand being so great, and that’s reecting in the price of stalk, as well as alternative bedding sources.” All types of straw are more expensive per load and low-quality hay has also seen an uptick in price of at least 25 percent, said Kath. Martens agreed. “How much money do farmers have available to spend on bedding, especially with the current milk price and its outlook?” he said. “In all facets of agriculture, there has to be conservative spending – if you spend $1, you better get more than $1 in benets out of it.” Demand is not the only factor driving price, but also the supply point. “Farmers can’t buy what they can’t nd,” Kath said. Kath’s company sources a majority of their hay from the Red River Valley, although bedding is coming from as far away as Grand Forks, N.D. and Canada. Huhe, too, has looked to Canada as a resource for additional bedding. “That’s an option I’ve explored and have made phone calls for straw, but I’m not the only one,” Huhe said. “Luckily, I do have 150 bales in storage from last year for reasons just like this. It’s the rst time I’ve ever had to consider my carryover.” If farmers have alternative bedding sources already available, they may be harvesting corn stalk as a feed source because corn silage or other crops were not harvested earlier. “Guys are still looking for chances to harvest as long as the snow holds off,” Martens said. Farmers should work with their nutritionist if they plan to feed corn stalk as part of a dry cow or growing heifer ration, Martens said. With the weather expected to hold up a little while longer, farmers will continue harvesting corn stalk – but at the mercy of Mother Nature.
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What are you most thankful for this year? Deb Nelson Arena, Wis. Iowa County 50 cows
Linda and Dan Siem Rochester, Minn. Olmsted County 195 cows What are three things you are thankful for either farm-wise or family-wise? We are thankful for our good health, our family and friends, and our great employees. We feel so supported in the people who raise us up. We would not have what we have without them. How do you acknowledge people who you’re thankful for in your life? November is a month of gratitude for us. We like to write thank you notes and give gifts to various people who help us – our mailman, UPS man and employees, among other people – around this time. It has become a tradition for our family. Because of this we have gotten to know people a lot more. We also like to pay it forward or do random acts of kindness. We also like to say thanks in person or give a gift for special occasions. November is a big month for birthdays in our family, so we have a birthday bowling extravaganza to celebrate. Tell us one person who has inuenced your life who you’re thankful for. Dan: My parents, Richard and Sharon Siem. They gave me the opportunity to start farming. I have been farming since 1988, after I graduated from the University of Minnesota-Waseca. Our family has owned this land for over 100 years and has been milking cows since 1913. Linda: My grandmother. She emigrated from Ireland and was a wonderful woman. I spent my summers with her and her house always smelled like apples. She had all these little sayings. One of them is, “Know you’re blessed and leave the rest. Don’t get so complicated.” She always loved autumn and said fall is God’s way to bring people home, both for harvest and for Thanksgiving. It is also why I love fall, too. It is a time when God paints the world with beautiful colors. How do you typically celebrate Thanksgiving? We have a family dinner. The holidays are a time when we expect to stop and come together as a family. There is nothing better than the smell of Thanksgiving and all the food. Plus, we usually have football on TV. What is a favorite family Thanksgiving tradition? Dan: I like the whole family getting together for dinner. Linda: We have started a tradition of asking everyone around the table what they are thankful for. It is fun to hear what everyone says. We also always say grace together and that is important to me. I like that feeling. Tell us a favorite Thanksgiving memory. Dan: My daughter, Danielle, was born three days after Thanksgiving so that is a pretty special Thanksgiving memory. Linda: My son was also born around Thanksgiving, and we have a lot of birthdays during November, so it is fun that we celebrate Thanksgiving, but also make it into a birthday extravaganza. Plus, our anniversary and Dan’s parents’ anniversary is during November, so it is a big time of celebration. What is your favorite Thanksgiving Day food? We both really love apple pie. Tell us about your farm. Dan: We bought the farm from my parents nearly two years ago. My parents still actively participate in some day-to-day chores. My brother, Randy, also owns half the cows. We have six employees and milk twice a day. We farm 500 acres of crops, which are used for feed for the animals.
What are three things you’re thankful for either farm-wise or family-wise? First of all, I am thankful for the 38 years Jerry and I have been married and farming together. I am thankful for the farm we live on and the opportunities being dairy farmers has given us. We have met some amazing people and shared wonderful experiences. Hosting the 2015 Iowa County Dairy Breakfast was one of those experiences. I am thankful we are nearing the safe completion of another, mostly successful, crop year. We experienced a wet spring and early summer. On July 20, storms rolled through overnight. We lost our electricity at 8:45 p.m. and power was not restored for nearly 63 hours. Thankfully, we only had minor wind damage; our creek went down quickly; and the generator we bought in 1980 survived our power outage. We had 15 inches of rain during June and July, then nearly nothing in August and September. Despite the crazy weather swings, our yields are OK and we should complete our harvest in a few days. How do you acknowledge people who you’re thankful for in your life? I believe that it is important to say, “Thank you.” I like to make sure I show appreciation for even the little things that someone has gone out of their way to do for us. I raise 50 to 100 Cornish-cross chickens each year and like to give them as a thank you. Tell us one person who has inuenced your life who you’re thankful for. My parents. I was raised on a central Wisconsin farm where we grew green beans and sweet corn for canning factories. My parents showed me that family comes rst. My parents raised me to believe there were no limits to what I could do. Mom taught me the skills I needed to raise a family, while Dad showed me how to operate, maintain and repair equipment. How do you typically celebrate Thanksgiving? Now that our kids are grown and have families of their own, we get together the weekend after Thanksgiving. Family starts arriving on Friday and we share our Thanksgiving meal Saturday evening. We usually get in some deer hunting during the day and watch some football. What is a favorite family Thanksgiving tradition? I really enjoy spending time with family.
Jamie Pfaff Melrose, Wis. Jackson County 530 cows What are three things you’re thankful for either farm-wise or family-wise? I am thankful for my family and my friends who support me in all aspects of life. I’m also thankful that we will have the corn crop done before gun hunt-
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How do you acknowledge people who you’re thankful for in your life? I try to tell them in person how grateful I am or send text messages when life’s busy. I think a simple thank you goes a long ways. Tell us one person who has inuenced your life who you’re thankful for. My dad has had a great inuence on my life. He taught me that just about anything is possible if you put your mind to it. He’s a great role model for our whole family. How do you typically celebrate Thanksgiving? I have a dinner with my family and also an annual Friendsgiving with friends and neighbors. What is a favorite family thanksgiving tradition? Many years we make deer drives either Thanksgiving Day or the Friday after. Tell us a favorite Thanksgiving memory. I treasure all the memories made with family and friends. Getting to reunite with people you don’t see every day during the holidays is always nice. What is your favorite Thanksgiving Day food? My grandma’s homemade turkey dressing. Tell us about your farm. We are a family farm milking 530 Holsteins using nine robots. We raise our replacement heifers and feed along with some cash crops.
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Tell us a favorite Thanksgiving memory. As a child, we always spent Thanksgiving Day with my mother’s side of the family at Uncle Harlan and Aunt Joyce’s dairy farm. Grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins lled the house. There were deer hunting tales and football games on TV. I could never understand how all the uncles could watch football with their eyes closed. What is your favorite Thanksgiving Day food? A cranberry-orange relish made from a recipe my aunt gave me and buttercup squash. Tell us about your farm. Nels-Vale Farm is 340 acres in northeastern Iowa County. The land has been in the family for 102 years, and my husband, Jerry, is the third generation to milk cows here. We milk 50 registered Holsteins, Ayrshires and Jerseys. Jerry bought his rst registered Holstein in 1973. Our kids added the other breeds while showing in 4-H. We raise all our heifers. We grow corn, corn silage, alfalfa and soybeans. We raised ve children and have four grandsons. Our rst granddaughter is due right before Christmas. Our oldest son lives across the road; one daughter is in Medford, Wis.; one is in England in the Air Force; and the youngest daughter is near Poynette, Wis. Our youngest son nished college last May. He is back at home, working at an implement dealership and helping at the farm. He would like to take over someday.
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ConƟnued from FENCE | Page 15 Levi Ulrich Ogema, Wis. Price County 18 cows
Harvey Aho Frazee, Minn. Becker County 500 cows
What are three things you’re thankful for either farm-wise or family-wise? My vet, IBA dealer, feed mill and my milk haulers. I wouldn’t be able to operate if I didn’t have them. They are four very important businesses which I’m
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How do you acknowledge people who you’re thankful for in your life? I try to do everything I can to make them happy and whatever needs to be done so their job is easier. Tell us one person who has inuenced your life who you’re thankful for. My grandfather, Peter Ulrich. He helped me get this crazy passion for cows started. He got me my rst heifer and the rest is history. He’s helped me be the farmer I am today, and because of that I’m very thankful. How do you typically celebrate Thanksgiving? The entire family gets together totaling six families, and we have a big meal and sit around to talk. What is a favorite family Thanksgiving tradition? Having everybody together at the same time even though it can be tough sometimes. Tell us a favorite Thanksgiving memory. When a family member’s Chihuahua that weighs about four pounds ate the leftover ham when nobody was looking. She had to have weighed about 10 pounds after that. What is your favorite Thanksgiving Day food? Oh, there’s too many to just pick one. The combination of everything just makes it all so great. Tell us about your farm. I started the family farm with one Jersey heifer in 2011 and have been growing my herd since then. I’m now totaling 34 female animals from cows to heifers to calves. We run about 150 acres with half being pasture and woods, the other half tillable. We plant alfalfa/clover/grass mix hay and plan to experiment with some other forages next year.
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What are three things you’re thankful for either farm-wise or familywise? My health. This past July 16 I was out in the pasture checking on three cows that had calved. I was trying to separate the calves with the cows and bring them in the barn to be milked. The next thing I knew after she knocked me out, I was lying under one and looking up at her under belly, she was jumping up and down trying to stomp me, then she turned around and started bucking me on the side of my body, then for some reason she had enough and left me alone, and my nephew brought me home. My wife and a nephew brought me to the hospital. All I could keep thinking was “I’m alive, I’m alive thank you Lord.” I had to have 12 staples put in my head, my ribs, hand and arm were bruised, and I had a concussion, but there was nothing broken. The next Saturday, we had our daughter’s wedding and I was able to walk her down the aisle. I was thankful to God to be able to celebrate it with family and friends. Sometimes you take life for granted. I am also thankful for my wife Patricia, our ve children and seven grandchildren. They get more important every day. I am thankful for a good crop year. We had 160- to 200-bushel corn; it was a bountiful year. How do you acknowledge people who you’re thankful for in your life? I try to show kindness and thoughtfulness to the people I work with. I try to verbalize to people that I appreciate what they do. I also pray for my family. Tell us one person who has inuenced your life who you’re thankful for. My dad, Hugo, was a rock. His demeanor was so calm; I never saw him get angry. He was an amazing man. How do you typically celebrate Thanksgiving? We have our children come over for a Thanksgiving meal. It might not be on Thanksgiving because of everybody’s schedule, but we will get together and have a meal and visit. What is a favorite family Thanksgiving tradition? It would have to be Grandma Mary’s ham, who was my mother-in-law, that my wife Patricia now makes. Everybody could care less about the turkey. They have to have the ham. Tell us a favorite Thanksgiving memory. When we were kids we would go down to Wolf Lake and skate and goof around. Now it’s gathering together and being thankful to God for His blessings and the conversation and fellowship with my family.
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What are three things you’re thankful for either farm-wise or family-wise? I am thankful for the life lessons that the farm has given our seven children to allow them to be successful, and for the friendship, support and love of family and friends. I am thankful for the inuence of God in our lives. How do you acknowledge people who you’re thankful for in your life? I’d wish I could say doing nice things and spending time with them, but life doesn’t work that way. I guess spending quality time together when we do get those opportunities. Tell us one person who has inuenced your life who you’re thankful for. Our children – Stephanie, Nicole, Kelsey, Justin, Brandon, Jessica and Briana – are my greatest inuence in life. They inspire me with their spirit, provide me with happiness with their laughter, smiles, things they do, and stories they share, and give me hope during the challenging times. How do you typically celebrate Thanksgiving? Nothing too special; milking and chores, turkey with all the xings, watching football and, of course, a quick nap. With our family growing older, we try and improvise our dinner times so they can spend time with all of their families. What is a favorite family Thanksgiving tradition? Cooking together. Tell us a favorite Thanksgiving memory. When the kids were young, we always tried to do our Christmas card photo in the barn, and if I was brave we would include a calf and or cow. It was always entertaining and frustrating to get all seven little ones to look the same way and smile. I now appreciate the pictures that show the crazy expressions as that was the true family photo. What is your favorite Thanksgiving Day food? Turkey, of course. Tell us about your farm. Our herd consists of red and white and black and white Holsteins, with many of them polled and a few Brown Swiss and Milking Shorthorns. We feed a TMR and hay ration, top dressing the higher producers. We milk in a tiestall barn with pasture. Over the last few years, our dairy industry has changed, forcing us to make adjustments to our operation. We have downsized our number of cows, begun custom calf raising bull calves and working off the farm more. Keeping an optimistic outlook about our industry is a daily struggle. This time of year reminds all of us for all we are blessed with. They are not nancial rewards we have, but the blessings of family, friends, good health and happiness. Those things you cannot buy and no one can take those from us. Cherish your time together this holiday season as we never know what tomorrow may bring.
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Linn Dairy uses ovsynch, record keeping to improve reproduction program Linn Dairy Pat, Nancy, Justin and Tanner Linn Richmond, Minn. Stearns County 132 cows What was your average pregnancy rate last year? Our herd’s pregnancy rate was 26 percent last year. What is your voluntary waiting period for cows? For heifers? For cows, the
voluntary waiting period is 53 days. For heifers, it is 13 months. What is your rst service conception rate? The rst conception rate is 40 percent for cows and 67 percent for heifers. What is your reproduction program? Do you use a synchronization program? Turn to LINNS | Page 20
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ConƟnued from LINNS | Page 18 The cows are on an ovsynch program. We watch the heifers for natural heats. How do you observe for heat? We feed the heifers every day, so we also watch them for heats when we are feeding. How do you conrm pregnant or open cows? Our veterinarian comes every two weeks to do pregnancy checks. Cows are checked with ultrasound at 28 days and then reconrmed pregnant after 60 days. What is your breeding philosophy? How do you select bulls? What traits do
you focus on? Does fertility play a role in bull selection? When choosing bulls, we look at milk production, plus components and daughter pregnancy rate. How are cows and heifers bred? Do you have a different philosophy for breeding both? All animals are bred with A.I. Both cows and heifers are bred 12 hours after a standing heat. What do you do to settle hard breeders? To get a cow or heifer to settle, we will breed her two to three times in 36 hours.
How many times do you try to breed a cow before you sell her? We will try breeding a cow ve to six times depending on how good of a cow she is.
by switching one group of cows during milkings. They run 440 tillable acres where they raise corn, alfalfa, soybeans and barley.
Is there anything you have done or changed that brought about a signicant improvement in your reproductive program? To improve our reproduction program, we started giving two prostaglandin shots 48 and 56 hours before the GnRH. Three years ago, we also started using Dairy Comp, which has improved our record keeping. Tell us about your farm. Linn Dairy consists of Pat and
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JD 320E, ‘14, 470 hrs., #142118................................$35,900 JD 320E, ‘14, 475 hrs., #135901................................$35,900 JD 320E, ‘15, 645 hrs., #138375................................$37,600 JD 320E, ‘15, 145 hrs., #142683................................$38,500 JD 320E, ‘16, 79 hrs., #140280 ..................................$39,900 JD 324E, ‘16, 60 hrs., #137786 ..................................$45,000 JD 326D, ‘12, 250 hrs., #135015 ...............................$38,500 JD 326D, ‘12, 210 hrs., #135673 ...............................$40,500 JD 326E, ‘16, 1105 hrs., #141601 .............................$38,900 JD 326E, ‘15, 537 hrs., #134033................................$39,500 JD 326E, ‘15, 89 hrs., #141604 ..................................$39,999 JD 326E, ‘16, 347 hrs., #138363................................$42,000 JD 326E, ‘16, 65 hrs., #126370 ..................................$45,900 JD 328D, ‘10, 410 hrs., #141011 ...............................$38,900 JD 330G, ‘16, 600 hrs., #140027 ...............................$53,000 JD 332D, ‘12, 812 hrs., #127231 ...............................$41,900 JD 332E, ‘14, 1359 hrs., #132664 .............................$38,900 JD 332E, ‘15, 122 hrs., #135560 ...............................$49,500 JD 332E, ‘15, 511 hrs., #138924................................$51,900 JD 332E, ‘16, 390 hrs., #139118 ...............................$54,500 Case 75XT, ‘00, 1897 hrs., #140800.........................$16,600 NH L230, ‘11, 3300 hrs., #139121 ............................$27,300 Bobcat S185, ‘03, 1550 hrs., #141064 .....................$18,900 Bobcat S300, ‘04, 3050 hrs., #142625 .....................$20,900 Bobcat S650, ‘13, 859 hrs., #140188........................$37,500 Bobcat S850, ‘13, 550 hrs., #140039 .......................$48,900 CIH SR200, ‘11, 4100 hrs., #142771.........................$19,700
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JD 6200, ‘97, 89 hp, 9911 hrs., #141979 ................$28,600 JD 6400, ‘95, 100 hp, 10700 hrs., #142557 ...........$27,000 JD 6420, ‘02, 4610 hrs., #142738 .............................$43,500 JD 6430, ‘08, 115 hp, 1576 hrs., #132066 .............$74,900 CIH 115C, ‘14, 115 hp, 425 hrs., #142395 ..............$63,800 JD 5083E, ‘10, 83 hp, 250 hrs., #140550 ................$48,500 JD 5085M, ‘15, 85 hp, 890 hrs., #141995 ...............$45,500 JD 5100E, ‘16, 100 hp, 99 hrs., #124826 ................$54,900 JD 5100M, ‘15, 100 hp, 592 hrs., #118463 ............$62,900 JD 5105M, ‘11, 105 hp, 940 hrs., #142381 ............$56,000 JD 6105M, ‘14, 105 hp, 396 hrs., #132099 ...........$66,900 JD 6105R, ‘13, 105 hp, 454 hrs., #135169 .............$91,500 JD 6105R, ‘14, 105 hp, 229 hrs., #127952 .............$99,000 JD 6110R, ‘15, 110 hp, 176 hrs., #119898 .............$99,500 JD 6110R, ‘16, 110 hp, 193 hrs., #133619 ...........$112,000 JD 6110R, ‘17, 140 hrs., #142813...........................$116,000 JD 6120R, ‘15, 120 hp, 243 hrs., #124875 ..........$118,900 JD 6125R, ‘14, 125 hp, 1527 hrs., #142739 .........$94,500 JD 6125R, ‘13, 125 hp, 600 hrs., #134131 ...........$103,000 JD 6130M, ‘16, 130 hp, 11 hrs., #127623 .............$106,900 JD 6130R, ‘16, 130 hp, 170 hrs., #138428 ...........$110,000 JD 6135E, ‘15, 135 hp, 1 hrs., #124880 ...................$76,900 CIH Maxxum 140, ‘14, 140 hp, 914 hrs., #140549 ...........................................................................$78,500 3 NH T5060, ‘13, 105 hp, 1945 hrs., #140888 .........$39,000
179,500
JD S670, $ 2012, 2368 hrs., #128689
159,500
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New resources available to help you share your dairy farm story We didn’t realize there were six different types of cows. What do dairy cows eat so they can produce the most milk? What are some things you do to make sure cows are relaxed and healthy? Do you use machines to milk your cows? These are some of the questions asked by third and fth grade students during the kick-off of a virtual farm eld trip hosted by the dairy industry and Discovery Education. More than 66,000 students from across the country viewed a 30-minute video farm tour for the program’s launch. During By Melissa Young the tour, students were also SNS, Midwest Dairy engaged in asking the farmers Council questions via Twitter. What’s even more exciting is that more than 500 educators have downloaded curriculum materials to extend the learning opportunities. Other classes (and other consumers) can visit discoverundeniablydairy.com to check out the video and classroom resources at their convenience. On the heels of Farm to School Month, there’s no better time to draw attention to the useful resources dairy farmers throughout the Midwest can take advantage of to share your dairy farm story. Today’s youth (along with their parents) are more interested than ever in where their food comes from and how it is produced, and dairy farmers play an important role in bridging the gap between some of the misconceptions they may have and the real facts. The Discovery Education resources are a convenient way to introduce students, teachers and others in the community to life on a dairy farm. Along with the video, the website offers additional curriculum ideas for teachers, including in-class activities, to continue this important conversation with young dairy consumers. Coming soon will be a 360-degree video – another way to use technology to share dairy farm images and day-in-the-life information with students. If you have the opportunity to share your dairy farm story in the classroom or at a community event, you can also visit Midwest Dairy Association’s website (MidwestDairy.com) and share our Online Farm Experience video. This 10-stop video tour can help you easily explain how milk from real cows, on a real Midwest farm, becomes the fresh, naturally nutrient-rich dairy foods we all love. The various stops cover a variety of on-farm topics including calf care, the number of dairy cow breeds, on-farm sustainability efforts, cow feed and nutrition, and the process of how milk is transported from the farm to store. We also offer various age-specic discussion guides to help you have an even more detailed conversation with your audience. You can also follow the example of a growing number of dairy farmers who are calling Midwest Dairy’s Producer Services Center (at 1-877-360FARM, 3276) to order free materials, including stickers, coloring books and crayons, bookmarks and pens you can share with students when you visit their classrooms. Midwest Dairy’s website also offers links to on-farm videos that you can use to complement your presentations. With tomorrow’s dairy consumers so interested in food and where it comes from, it’s important dairy farmers be involved in these conversations. Take advantage of these resources to make it easier to share your personal stories. Students today inuence their family’s current purchasing decisions, and they will soon be making their own choices. With your help, we can increase the chance they continue to select dairy foods as an important part of their diets.
Dairy Star • Saturday, November 25, 2017 • Page 23
175 Barn Cleaner Special
The World’s Only Telescopic Skid Steer All JCB’s are DPF-FREE
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What the others call Options... Hyundai calls Standards Large Cab with Heated Sears Air Suspension Seat
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Hi-Mate Remote Management System
- Open Cab - Electric Quickhitch - 56HP Kohler
3TS-8T Bucket Capacities from 3.0 to 7.3yd3
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$359/mo*
Air Intake Pre-Cleaner
Joystick Loader Control with F/R Transmission Control
Ride Control System
Rear View Camera Isolated Cooling System w/ Reversing Fan
or
$4.30 per Hour* Model Number
Drive of Unit
Rated Op. Capacity
Tier 4 Diesel
175
Wheeled
1,750lbs
56HP
215
Wheeled
2,150lbs
260
Wheeled
Cab w/Heat & AC
Two Speed
Reversing Fan
Smooth Ride
Heated Air Seat
Powered Quickhitch
Auxillary Hydraulics
Hydraulic Float
Lease per Month*
Usage Cost per Hour*
Standard Flow
$479/mo
$5.80/hr
74HP
Standard Flow
$489/mo
$5.90/hr
2,600lbs
74HP
Standard Flow
$499/mo
$6.00/hr
3TS-8W Wheeled 3,208lbs
74HP
Dual Flow
$799/mo
$9.60/hr
190T
Tracked
1,900lbs
62HP
Standard Flow
$569/mo
$6.90/hr
260T
Tracked
2,600lbs
74HP
Standard Flow
$599/mo
$7.20/hr
3TS-8T
Tracked
3,695lbs
74HP
Dual Flow
$899/mo
$10.80/hr
*Lease based on 72 month F.M.V. Lease with 1,000 hours a year usage - See YES for more details
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29,320lbs
3.0
9’1.6”
$1,199/mo
$14.40/hr
HL940XT 158HP
29,980lbs
3.0
10’6.4”
$1,229/mo
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Operating Weight
Tier 4 Final Cummins Diesel NO DPF*
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Dump Clearance
Weigh Scale
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33,960lbs
3.7
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$1,449/mo
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34,392lbs
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Model
Year
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Sell Price
U003417
515-40
2014
50HP Tier III
3,300lbs
13 Feet 2 Inches
JCB Telescopic Handler
$42,500
U003421
155
2014
56HP Tier 4F
1,550lbs
Wheeled
No Bucket
$25,000
U003472
525-60
2014
74HP Tier 4F
5,500lbs
20 Feet
JCB Telescopic Handler
$64,500
U003459
175
2014
56HP Tier 4F
1,750lbs
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$27,500
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525-60
2015
74HP Tier 4F
5,500lbs
20 Feet
JCB Telescopic Handler
$61,500
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190T
2014
62HP Tier 4F
1,900lbs
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66” Bucket
$41,500
U003438
527-55
2011
83HP Tier III
6,000lbs
18 Feet
JCB Telescopic Handler
$43,500
U003439
260
2013
74HP Tier 4F
2,600lbs
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$29,500
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527-58
2014
109HP Tier 4i
5,000lbs
19 Feet
JCB Telescopic Handler
$63,500
N014917
260T
2014
74HP Tier 4F
2,600lbs
Tracked
78” Bucket
$46,500
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TM220
2015
74HP Tier 4F
4,400lbs
15 Feet
JCB Telescopic Wheel Loader
$68,500
N011115
300
2013
74HP Tier 4F
3,000lbs
Wheeled
78” Bucket
$36,500
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TM320
2015
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6,390lbs
17 Feet 1 Inches
JCB Telescopic Wheel Loader
$102,000
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300T
2014
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$49,900
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2012
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Great Forage, Healthy Cows – See your local Byron Dealer so you can have great forage too! Rick Tamm @ 320-267-5021 or Brad DeBauche @ 920-660-7974
- Both of these classes had their highest amount of entries ever!
• Grand Champion Organic Hay • And 33 Finalists out of 100 possible (and with 82 total entries!) One competitor had over 500 entries with only 22 Finalists and another had well over 200 entries and only 5 Finalists! Burkholder Seeds
For more info or dealer Claremont, MN inquiries - please call: Dwight
Rick Tamm
NW Territory Manager
320-267-5021 Brad DeBauche
NC Territory Manager
920-660-7974 Larry Hawkins 608-516-0101
507-279-0292 Justin 507-456-0006
Gerard Becker
Long Prairie, MN (320) 290-9261
Hy View Feeds 507-493-5564 Mabel, MN
Valley View Ag Russ Funke Dyersville, IA (563) 590-6939
Schueler Farms
Greenwald Elevator
Sherman Schueler 330-987-3159 Willmar, MN John Dockendorf (320) 894-4808 Greenwald, MN (320) 290-1240 Cleeson Mill Travis Schlosser Altura, MN Miltona, MN (507) 458-5907 218-639-1727
Luxemburg Feed Service
Luxemburg, MN (320) 252-1513
Jack Stamschror Kellogg, MN (507) 259-0269
Timberline Dairy Service Joe Graber Kalona, IA (319) 656-3527
Dale Ommodt, CCA Crop & Livestock Nutrition Atwater, MN (320) 212-3190
Winscher Seeds Mike Winscher 320-282-6748 Shawn Winscher Royalton, MN (320) 420-4516
Lee Kurtenbach
Mechanicksville, IA (319) 241-5105
Peak Forage Products LLC
Benjamin Arlt
Natures Best
Tim Huffman 608-574-7918 Nelson Horst Adam Decker 608-988-6855 Canton S.D. Kevin Zimmerman (605) 359-0765 608-574-7918
Natures Best
Big Stone City S.D. (651) 331-8865
Jason Mickelson Frazee, MN 218-849-3137
Mervin Beachy St. Ansgar, IA (641) 381-0054
DJ Cattle Co.
Daryn Yoder Leon, IA (641) 344-6002
Chad Tesch Canton S.D. (605) 759-5622 Dan (Boone) Uphoff, Sioux Falls S.D. (605) 321-1862
Natures Best Roger TeSlaa
Inwood, IA
(605) 370-2249
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DAIRY ST R
The Great Christmas
G I V E A W A Y
2017
Grand Prize Drawing Will Be Held Thursday, December 14, 2017
THE WINNERS WILL BE POSTED ON WWW.DAIRYSTAR.COM, MILK BREAK NEWSLETTER AND ON FACEBOOK.
Adults register for a Trip for two to Nashville for 3 nights
ADULT GRAND PRIZE
(air and hotel).
(one prize winner from each circulation area)
A WINNER FROM EACH ZONE!
We’ll also add $400 for each winner for a relief milker
17 & UNDER GRAND PRIZE
Grand Prize Heifer Calf: NEWALTA LIGHT MY FIRE 9945 Born: September 16, 2017
Dam: Newalta Absolute Genaven Sire: 250HO12879 Mapel Wood Light My Fire Granddam: Grand Melarry Epic Generosa-ET Grand Priz e comes Fro Calf Newalta D m the Vande airy, rW family of al Pipestone , MN.
2ND PLACE CHILDREN’S PRIZE ZE
Toy Pedal Tractor A WINNER FROM EACH ZONE!
A Alisha Ekkel and John Vander Wal (holding Alisha’s son, J John Ekkel) and the Light My Fire heifer calf that will be g given away in the Great Christmas Giveaway drawing.
Register free at any of the participating businesses for your chance to win!
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REGISTER AT THESE PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES:
IOWA
ALLAMAKEE COUNTY • Bodensteiner Implement Waukon • 563-568-3463 • Equity Livestock Waukon • 563-568-4501 • Innovative Ag Services Waukon • 563-568-3455 • Waukon Veterinary Services Waukon • 563-568-2487
BREMER COUNTY
• ViaÀeld Sumner • 563-578-3214
BUCHANAN COUNTY
• Bodensteiner Implement Rowley, IA • 319-938-2222 • ViaÀeld Winthrop • 319-935-3336
CHICKASAW COUNTY
• Ag-Land Equipment New Hampton • 641-394-4226 • Bodensteiner Implement New Hampton • 641-394-3061
CLAYTON COUNTY
• Bodensteiner Implement Elkader • 563-245-2470 • Innovative Ag Services Elkader • 563-245-1230 Monona • 563-539-2001
DELAWARE COUNTY
• Edgewood Feed Mill Edgewood • 563-928-6405 • Manchester Livestock Auction Manchester • 563-927-2540
DUBUQUE COUNTY
• Animal Health International Dyersville • 563-875-7555 • Bodensteiner Implement Dyersville • 563-875-2724 • Eastern Iowa Dairy Systems Inc. Epworth • 563-876-3087 • Helle Farm Equipment Dyersville • 563-875-7154 • Innovative Ag Services Cascade • 563-852-7245 Farley • 563-744-3337 • Ungs Shopping Center Luxemburg • 563-853-2455
FAYETTE COUNTY
• Associated Milk Producers Inc. Arlington • 563-933-4521 • Bodensteiner Implement Clermont • 563-423-5206 Oelwein • 319-283-4371 • Unionland Feed and Supply West Union • 563-422-5022 • ViaÀeld Arlington • 563-633-3415 Clermont • 563-423-5293 Elgin • 563-426-5566 Maynard • 563-637-2285
FLOYD COUNTY
• Livestock Systems Charles City • 866-924-5292
HOWARD COUNTY
• Bodensteiner Implement Cresco • 563-547-2152
JACKSON COUNTY
• Innovative Ag Services Andrew • 563-672-3228
JONES COUNTY
• Bodensteiner Implement Monticello • 319-465-3515
WINNESHIEK COUNTY • Bodensteiner Implement Decorah • 563-382-2961
• Brynsaas Sales & Service Decorah • 563-382-4484 • Franzen Sales & Service Fort Atkinson • 563-534-2724 • Langs Dairy Equipment Decorah • 563-382-8722 • NICC Dairy Center Calmar • 866-474-4692, ext. 107
WISCONSIN BARRON COUNTY
• Equity Livestock Barron • 715-537-5618 • Highway 48 Farm Serice, Inc. Rice Lake • 715-234-6788
CHIPPEWA COUNTY
• Associated Milk Producers Inc. Jim Falls • 715-382-4113 • Chippewa Valley Dairy Supply Stanley • 715-644-2350
CLARK COUNTY
• Cloverdale Equipment Curtiss • 715-223-3361 • Equity Livestock Thorp • 608-477-7420 • Horst Stables/Equity Livestock Thorp • 608-477-7420 • Joe’s Refrigeration, Inc. Withee • 715-229-2321 • Midwest Livestock Systems Owen • 715-229-4740
DANE COUNTY
• Argall Dairy Systems, Inc Belleville • 608-424-6110 • Field’s Mt Horeb • 608437-5561 • YES JCB Madison • 888-276-4365
DUNN COUNTY
• Midwest Livestock Ststems Menomonie • 715-235-5144
EAU CLAIRE COUNTY • Equity Livestock Altoona • 715-835-3104
GRANT COUNTY
• Argall Dairy Systems, West Platteville • 608-348-3385 • Bloomington Livestock Exchange Bloomington • 608-994-2020 • Fuller’s Milker Center, Inc. Lancaster • 608-723-4634 • Innovative Ag Services Cuba City • 608-744-2287 • Scott Implement Platteville • 608-348-6565
GREEN COUNTY
• Equity Livestock Monroe • 608-328-8344 • Jordan Ag Supply Monroe • 800-726-0401 • Monroe WestfaliaSurge Monroe • 608-325-2772 • Tri-County Dairy Supply Inc. Janesville • 800-822-7662
IOWA COUNTY
• Premier Cooperative Mineral Point • 608-987-3100
JACKSON COUNTY • W.H. Lien, Inc. Hixton • 715-963-4211
LA CROSSE COUNTY • St. Joseph Equipment LaCrosse • 608-788-1775
LAFAYETTE COUNTY
• Center Hill Veterinary Clinic Darlington • 608-776-4083
MONROE COUNTY • Equity Livestock Sparta • 608-269-3104
• Preston Dairy Equipment Sparta • 608-269-3830 • St. Joseph Equipment Norwalk • 608-823-7434
PEPIN COUNTY
• Anibas Silo & Equipment Durand • 715-285-5317
PIERCE COUNTY
• Western Wisconsin Farm Store Ellsworth • 715-273-5066 • Ag Partners Grange Hall • 715-647-5002
RICHLAND COUNTY
• Advanced Dairy Solutions Richland Center • 608-647-4488 • Equity Livestock Richland Center • 608-647-6151 • Premier Cooperative Richland Center • 608-647-6173 • St. Joseph Equipment Richland Center • 608-647-8804
SAUK COUNTY
• McFarlanes’ Sauk City • 800-627-8569
ST. CROIX COUNTY
• Dairyland Farm Services Woodville • 866-467-4717
TREMPEALEAU COUNTY • Associated Milk Producers Inc. Blair • 608-989-2535 • Centerville Cooperative Trempealeau • 608-536-3311 • D&D Farm Supply Arcadia 608-323-7001 or 800-657-6955 • Hegg Mill Ettrick • 608-525-4545
VERNON COUNTY
• Premier Cooperative Cashton • 608-654-5416 • Koon Kreek Feeds Coon Valley • 608-452-3838
MINNESOTA DAKOTA COUNTY
• Werner Implement Vermillion • 651-437-4435
GOODHUE COUNTY
• Ag Partners Bellchester • 651-923-4453 Goodhue • 800-732-1439 Wanamingo-Agronomy Location 507-824-2215 • Ag Partners Farm Store Cannon Falls • 507-263-4651 Pine Island • 507-356-8313 Wanamingo 507-824-2231 • GB Feed and Supply Bellechester • 651-923-4425 • Midwest Livestock Systems Pine Island • 507-356-8349
WABASHA COUNTY
• Ag Partners Farm Store Lake City • 651-345-3328 Plainview • 507-534-2531 • Beck Implement Elgin • 507-876-2122 • Dairyland Equipment Service Plainview • 507-534-3161 • Wingert Sales & Service Plainview • 507-534-4386
WINONA COUNTY
• Benson Farm Service Lewiston • 507-523-2188 • Elba Coop Elba • 507-796-6571 • S&S Dairy Systems St. Charles • 507-932-4288
To view a complete list of participating businesses, log on to www.dairystar.com
*Enter as often as you like. One entry per store visit, please. Winners must be 18 years or older and a Grade A or B dairy farmer for heifer, or 17 years or younger and a son or daughter of a Grade A or B dairy farmer for heifer calf. Winners must also live in the Dairy Star circulation area to be eligible and are responsible for transport of animal.
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Low interest physical loss loans available
First of all, I hope you all had a chance to enjoy Thanksgiving and were able to take a moment, even in difcult farming years, to remember the blessings in our lives and for what we are thankful. We at FSA are always thankful to be able to work with our dedicated, hardworking farmers and to be able to assist in your business and livelihood. USDA’s Farm FSA News & Notes Service Agency Acting Administrator Steven J. Peterson announced that physical loss loans are now available in certain counties in Minnesota as a result of various disaster events. Farm operators who have suffered major physical losses caused by By Ryan Brunn a tornado, high winds and Stearns Co. Exec. Dir. hail may be eligible for emergency loans. An Administrator’s Physical Loss Notication has been issued for Stearns County, the primary damaged area, due to high winds and hail that occurred on Sept. 20, 2017. Additionally, nine Minnesota counties are contiguous to this designated disaster area, making producers in these counties potentially eligible for programs based on this designation. The contiguous counties include Benton, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Morrison, Pope, Sherburne, Todd and Wright. FSA’s low interest emergency loans may be made available to any applicant with a qualifying loss in the counties named above. Approval is limited to applicants who suffered severe physical losses. Physical loss loans may be made to eligible farmers and ranchers to repair or replace damaged or destroyed physical property essential to the success of the agriculture operation, including livestock losses. Examples of property commonly affected include essential farm buildings, xtures to real estate, equipment, livestock, perennial crops, fruit and nut bearing trees, and harvested or stored crops and hay. Producers in eligible counties have eight months from the date of the declaration to apply for loans for physical losses. If you are interested in more information on loan eligibility and the application process, please contact your FSA ofce.
Farm Service Agency is an Equal Opportunity Lender. Complaints about discrimination should be sent to: Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250. Visit the Farm Service Agency Web site at: www.fsa.usda.gov/ for necessary application forms and updates on USDA programs.
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Gratitude
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made the approval checklist of all three sisters and he has since spent more time with us, bringing our family closer together. Of course, my husband, Chris, deserves credit as well. While his job in town keeps him busy each day, he still checks in at our farm on his way home, bringing parts, xing equipment or simply to put a smile on my face. His support and understanding of my dairy farming career is vital for my success and to our relationship. As I make the 15 minute journey to our home each evening after chores, I am often deep in thought. First, I drive by two other dairy farms that usually still have lights on, and I remember I am lucky to be headed home for the evening. When I leave the farm, I have the luxury of checking the calving pen cameras from my cell phone and knowing my dad is on site to call and warn if I see they need assistance. Sometimes I call up one of my friends to chat about a problem I’m having with a cow or just to catch up. I’m fortunate to
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By Laura Scholtz & John Rosenhammer Father/Daughter Farming Duo As the elds change from rows of corn and soybeans to freshly chiseled dirt, and the tractor lights in the elds get fewer and fewer, harvest season draws to a close. With the holidays approaching, I am eager for my big events of the year: Black Friday shopping and Christmas cookie baking. Growing up Mom always said we were on a budget, so when there’s a big sale like Black Friday, I take advantage of it. I look forward to baking dozens of different Christmas cookies and putting together trays for others to enjoy as well. But rst comes Thanksgiving, a time to reect on all I have to be thankful for this year. I’m thankful that while unloading a gravity wagon of corn my phone fell out of my jacket pocket and into the running grain auger, but it was caught on a shield and I was able to stop the PTO before it certainly would’ve been damaged beyond repair. I’m thankful that when I hit a deer a few weeks back, I was driving my work car rather than my beloved Equinox. I’m thankful the cows recently took a 10-day calving break, which allowed me to spend time in the eld
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nishing up tillage. While in the eld, I’m grateful for my mom, grandma and Compeer Financial’s excellent lunches to keep my stomach from growling. During the windy days and cold, late fall nights, I’m glad I had the privilege of being in a tractor with an enclosed cab and heat to keep me comfortable. Above all, I’m most grateful for the people I am surrounded by who support, encourage and motivate me. My dad and his innite energy motivates me to take on more projects each day. I am forever grateful for my parents who start chores themselves at least once a week, so I can sleep in an extra hour, which immensely improves my attitude. I’m grateful for my sister Mary’s ability and desire to farm alongside me, keeping me company in a man’s world. My sister, Becca, has a gift of calming me when I’m angry. Little brother Johnny and I can talk on the phone for hours about ideas and he has taught me many things. He even wants to teach me how to drive a semi. I’m excited my older brother, Joe, got a girlfriend who
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have made so many close friends at college with girls that are as passionate about dairy farming as I am. Whether I’m asking one of my friends in vet school for their opinion on different treatments or chatting about how stubborn our dads are, I’m so grateful for my friends who want to help me and understand what I’m feeling. I’m certain I could write a book on all of my mistakes, frustrations and things that didn’t go right this year, but making this list of gratitude is far better for my soul, and I hope inspires others to reect on how blessed they are as well. “Happiness is not dened by obtaining everything you want, but by appreciating everything you have,” thepinktractor.com. Laura Scholtz farms with her father, John Rosenhammer, and uncle, Greg, on Roseview Dairy near Sleepy Eye, Minn. They milk 200 Holsteins and run 580 acres of cropland.
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Do I have a future in dairying? Many of our small to mid-size traditional dairy farmers are asking themselves if they have a future as a dairy farmer. Some farms are expanding, and they wonder if they will be able to compete without becoming a large farm with hired labor. This is a fair and good question to ask. Milk prices have been lower than expected in 2017, especially this fall. The current outlook for 2018 does not indicate there will be a recovery in prices. The latest USDA 2018 all milk price is forecast to be $16.90 to $17.80, which is similar to 2017. The government safety net program, MPP, has been frustrating and disappointing at best. Since most of our traditional farms raise their own feed, they do not benet from the lower feed prices. These factors are causing many dairy farmers to do some serious soul searching By Jim Salfer to evaluate their options for the future. U of M Extension It can be difcult and scary to face the realities of a rapidly changing industry. But, these trends have been happening for a long time. USDA census data show that as recently as 1992, only 5 percent of Minnesota herds were over 100 cows and less than 0.5 percent were over 200 cows. The 2012 census showed that 23 percent of herds were over 100 cows and nearly 10 percent of herds were over 200 cows. Today, the average herd size is estimated to be about 150 cows. We will continue to have successful traditional farms, but it will take creativity and a well thought out plan.
2015 and 2016. 2. Focus on the positives of farm life to maintain your passion. Weathering tough times is much more difcult if you do not love what you are doing. Farming is one of the few occupations where multiple generations of families can work together for the success of the business. Farmers have the satisfaction of owning and building their own business. Develop a strong support system to get help through periods of nancial stress. 3. Develop a strategy for success. Use your team of trusted advisors to brainstorm about how to adapt and change for success. Farms that wish to remain small will likely need to evaluate investment decisions and focus on investments with potentially high returns. Will the new investment improve labor efciency or increase income? This will require good nancial and production records. Focus your energy and effort on parts of the business you can control. 4. Leverage your strengths and skills. I marvel at the skills farmers possess. They can be a veterinarian, engineer, mechanic and carpenter in the same week. What skills can you leverage to improve protability? Can you partner with a couple of other smaller farms and start a custom business? Can you start a value added business such as selling locally raised beef? Can you exchange labor with a neighbor for harvesting or planting your crops? Can you custom raise heifers for another dairy? Some farms might be better off divesting or renting out land and focusing on the dairy enterprise. There are many potential options. They key is to evaluate your skills and interests and develop a strategy that will maximize whole farm prot. Even though these ideas will increases the likelihood of success, operating a small business with the risk and challenges of farming does not ensure success. If you cannot operate the type of farm that provides the lifestyle you want, the best solution may be to exit the business or change your enterprise mix. This can be a difcult decision, but farmers have many skills that can be transferred successfully to other occupations.
Below are some thoughts on how to compete as a smaller traditional farm: 1. Dedicate yourself to business practices that maintain high margins. Trend line margins per cow in Minnesota are half of what they were 20 years ago, decreasing from $3 per hundredweight (cwt.) to about $1.50 per cwt. Being average will not provide a good return. For the highest 20 percent net Table 1. Selected parameters for top 20 percent prot dairy farms with 50-200 cows return farms with 50 to 200 per her1 cows, the median net farm income over the past 10 years Item 2007-2016 average 2015-2016 average was $115,217, but for 2015 Whole farm average net farm income $132,632 $94,324 and 2016 it was only $79,799 Whole farm median net farm income $115,237 $79,799 (Table 1). The average 10-year median net farm income for Net return/cow for dairy enterprise $1,138 $977 the same size farms was only 1 Finbin, University of Minnesota (nbin.umn.edu) data from Minnesota State, Farm Mgmt Assn. $67,694 and only $34,639 for
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April has been said to be the cruelest month. But, my vote for second place goes to November. The eleventh month drags on with it several transitions. That’s not good news for people who mistrust too many changes too soon. First, November brings the change away Rural Roots from Daylight Saving Time and back to Central Standard Time. Yes, it’s nice to have that morning light again, but that hour of early darkness simply adds to the overall dreariness that is the soul of November. Second, there’s the change in the weather. There’s not much we can do about it. Maybe the best tactic is to simply By Ron Johnson complain and then gird up Staff Writer our minds to endure. Here on our nine acres of southwest Wisconsin, we’ve been busily preparing the A-frame, Fred the Shed, and the two chicken houses against the coming cold. A primary project has been stockpiling our supply of fuel for the basement stove nicknamed, Elvis, and our main-oor stove nicknamed, Soapie, because she is built primarily of soapstone. We buy our wood from the son of an organic dairy farmer. He and his dad milk 35 cows and live 15 miles away. Now, just a few days before Thanksgiving, Derek has delivered the wood for piles. One pile contains remnants from last year’s purchases. Another, by Fred the Shed, is earmarked for boiling 2018’s maple sap. A third pile by the sidewalk that leads to the front door is our Soapie stack. Our fourth pile is by far the largest and lies down the hill by the basement’s back doors. This stack has been christened Mount Woodmore. I haven’t taken a tape measure to Mt. Woodmore, but I estimate his height at about eight feet. I gure his width at maybe 15 feet and that his length extends perhaps 25 feet. He is a ponderous pile. He should be, for he contains 10 pickup loads of wood, plus 10 trailer loads. How many cords that is, I do not know. But it’s all nicely split and cured and ready for Elvis. Whenever I venture near Mt. Woodmore, my nose catches the spicy scent of oak. The smell of the orange-red wood takes my mind to thoughts of autumn leaves, acorns and squirrels. We built our rst heating res back in October. But now, with nights more earnestly cold we start the res earlier and tend them with more care. In between, we let the gas furnace rumble and blow like some indoor thunderstorm. For us, gas and good oak make a ne combination. November in rural Wisconsin evokes images of white-tailed deer. When I visit with farmers at this time of year, there’s one question I like to ask: Got your 30-point buck tied up? The answer is often preceded by a chuckle. The legendary buck was immortalized in a song and is the ultimate white-tailed buck of this or any state. I’ve seen him myself on many an opening morning. Darkness hides me from him, but it does not hide him from me. Eyes opened or closed, it does not matter. I watch as the monster buck magically takes form from within the darkness. I watch as he sniffs the morning breeze, head held high, black nose damp and quivering. I watch as he takes steps, tentative at rst, then bold, and comes to me. Then I nod and suddenly awaken. The buck is gone.
We haven’t had a lot of brilliant fall color in Crawford County. Some folks blame it on the higher-than-normal temperatures that blessed us much of the fall. But with the opening of our main gun deer season at hand on Nov. 18, the colors have started to pop. Clotheslines, porch railings and branches are ablaze with blaze orange, as some 600,000 optimistic hunters air out their clothing from the accumulated odors of a winter, spring and summer indoors hung in dark closets and stashed in musty basements. My orange coat and orange overalls hang on the railing of the deck. I plan to wrestle myself into them during the wee, dark hours of Nov. 18. Due to the thickness of the clothing, plus a couple of layers underneath, I will have to waddle up the driveway and into the overgrown eld where I will occupy my spot that affords a view of the ravine and the king oak. That massive white oak anchors the head of the ravine where it meets the neighbor’s soybean and cornelds and helps hold the soil against the twin forces of raindrops and owing water. That wooded and brushy ravine is a favored travel
route for deer and other things wild. If a deer, squirrel, fox, coyote or turkey manages safe passage across the county road that winds along the spine of Wauzeka Ridge, it only needs to maneuver a few hundred feet down the hill and into the ravine’s refuge. Once in or alongside the ravine, it’s a short scamper into a thick tangle of blackberry canes and prickly ash. Once that gauntlet has been navigated, there’s another obstacle. But for deer, slipping under or gliding over the four-strand barbed wire fence is no difcult feat. Once past the fence, it’s down the hill through a beef cow pasture and woods. Next stop: Plum Creek, way down at the bottom of the valley. Come opening morning, I’ll be watching the upper reaches of the ravine, near the king oak. I’ll listen for gunshots down the hill, too, for other hunters invariably push deer up from the valley. With a little luck, I’ll get a shot at one of the 1.3 million deer that call America’s Dairyland home. With a little more luck or imagination I’ll get a quick glimpse of the elusive 30-point buck.
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Dear Self, I’m writing to you because during the upcoming holiday season you tend to lose your mind and this may help you hold it together a little bit. So, when things start getting overwhelming and you can feel your head start to spin from all of the things you are expected to do, just take this letter out and reread your promises to me. Self, I won’t let the holidays take you over and turn you into a crabby, grumpy woman that looks like Scrooge’s sister, and worse yet, sounds like Scrooge himself. I will remember to take a breath, stop and enjoy the feelings, smells and sounds that make the next two months some of the best of the year. Those are the things that help to keep you calm; you just tend to forget it in the hustle and bustle. If you need to nd a corner to breathe deeply and remember how excited you were about deer season, Thanksgiving and Christmas in mid-November; for the sake of everyone
around you, just do it. I know the recent cold, dreary days have prompted some pumpkin baking ts to the sound of Christmas music. Music in moderation though, it will help it retain its power of fantasy longer into the season. Yet it is totally legal to sing a verse of “Hot, hot, hot chocolate” (from Polar Express) every single time you make hot chocolate after a cold morning in the barn. Let’s be honest, that makes you just as excited about the warmth of the chocolate as it does the little boys. Oh, and Self, you must do your best to slow down long enough to watch some of those holiday classics with the boys. They are ready for “Miracle on 34th Street” and could probably even tolerate “White Christmas.” After watching that wonderful Bing Crosby classic, then you can add those songs to your singing repertoire and sing them until your children roll their eyes. You must take time to watch the old version of “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas” and drink Grinch punch (green sherbet and
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Those are three numbers I’ve never dialed; until earlier this month. I had just nished a short Dairy Star interview and took a photo near Pierz, Minn., and was on the way to do something similar about 30 miles north on a cool Friday morning – the day before deer hunting opener in Minnesota. As I was heading eastbound down a tar road I could see ahead that there was a truck on its tires, but in the ditch with a little steam coming out. As a got closer, I could see there were cloths, pop cans and debris spread quite a distance from the truck. I remember thinking to myself, I hope whoever was On the Mark in the accident was OK. Well, little did I know, as I slowed down with curiosity I noticed a man lying in the hayeld face up with his arms back. I drove in the approach and ran over to the better than 6-foot man with a beard and asked, “Are you OK?” “Hey, are you OK?” I got no response and dialed 911. Immediately, a dispatcher answered and I quickly notied her that I came across a rollover and there was an unconscious man with breathing troubles lying in the eld. She asked if the guy was OK, and I said it sounds like he is snoring. I quickly put the phone near his head to give her a sampling. Should I rest his head up or cover him By Mark Klaphake with a blanket were the next things I asked. I gave her my Editor exact location and she quickly reached out to emergency personnel. He laid about 50 feet from the truck, and I kept her on the line and went over to check if there were any passengers. Fortunately, it was empty, but then I noticed a pair of jeans laying in the ditch further up. Were those jeans being wore or just laid out perfectly after the rollover I asked myself. Again, luck was on my side as it was just a pair of jeans. As I did this, I was still speaking with the 911 dispatcher, who requested my full name, birth date and cell phone number. She then said help is on the way, and I should stay with the victim. Because people much more capable to handling this kind of situation were on the way, I backed my truck out of the eld and parked it in the driveway across the road so whenever emergency personnel did arrive I wasn’t in the way. A short time later, even though it seemed like eternity, I waved in the deputy who showed up rst and watched as he went to work. He opened up the vest of the fella and went through some procedures. Right after that, some rst responders showed up and assisted. I was pretty excited at this point, and vowed just to stay the heck out of the way. I spoke with the deputy briey and asked if there was anything I could do, and he said, “Did you see what happened?” I said, “No, what you see now is exactly like the vision when I showed up a little earlier.” He said I could leave. I then moved on to my next interview and nished within 30 minutes and drove back by the site I had come upon. By then, the fella was in a helicopter heading to St. Cloud, Minn., and the deputies were analyzing the scene. I spoke with the deputy that was on the scene rst, and he said he was airlifted to St. Cloud and was in tough shape. Within a week after the accident, I received a call from the Morrison County Sheriff’s Ofce, and they notied me that the victim had some brain injuries and was in a coma until Tuesday when he was moved up to serious condition. They gure he rolled his truck several times and was lying alone for close to 30 minutes. He then said the family wanted to reach out to me and express their gratitude for calling in the accident and I responded that wasn’t necessary. I just dialed 911. The deputy and the rst responders saved his life. The deputy went on to say that one thing that helped them out in this case was that I knew the exact location of where he was. I told him it helped that I had never been on that road before so I was paying close attention to where I was and that the rollover was at the end of the driveway so I could give him a precise re number. He went on to say it’s very important for anybody traveling on roads, familiar or unfamiliar, that they remember the last road they turned on, just in case they come across anything similar. The rest of the day my mind kept circling the events. The questions of: was the man going to be OK, what caused the accident, and how long was he on his back kept running through my mind. I also had an even greater appreciation for the deputies and the rst responders who really came to this fella’s aid after I called 911.
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Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. These words resonated throughout my whole body as I realized how closely I had adverted a disaster without even knowing there was a problem. Thank goodness there are still honest people in the world who do what is right because it is who they are. In a news cycle lled with the worst of human acts, there are still moments where the darkness is pierced by the light of a single act of goodness. Here is my story. I needed to run into town the other day to return some parts, do some banking and pick up groceries before my coupons expired. I also needed to deliver a breeding bull to some farmers in the same general direction. So I combined my two trips into one. Of course driving in St. Cloud, Minn., with a stock trailer and truck limits your options of stops and how far into town you really want to drive. The key is nding large parking lots or a couple of open parking spaces in a row. Now, I had to gure out how to make all of my
stops in the most economical manner. It would make the most sense to go to town rst and then work my way back to the farm to deliver the bull. That plan changed quickly. Before I headed to St. Cloud, my rst stop was in our hometown of Rice, Minn., to pick up a spark plug for the irrigation engine. Once I realized Arnie was out deer hunting and the guy running the shop didn’t know how to nd the spark plugs, I headed back out to the truck. There was a lady standing by my trailer peering in to see where all the noise was coming from. She had to stop and see what she thought was a pretty cow because she heard it mooing. That’s when I realized my trip plans were being rerouted. I didn’t need to take the bull to town with me. When I got to the farm, the guys were just nishing up their rst shift of milking before they switched out the barn for the next group. Even though I wasn’t dressed to be in the barn, it was still nice to see their girls and imagine how our bull was going to work in their system. The last bull I delivered to them was all
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grown up and still doing his job. We sell our bulls at about 1 year old, just the right size for heifers. We never get to see them all grown up. He didn’t look like the same young thing I dropped off a couple of years earlier. I like making delivery runs. I’m always Just Thinking Out Loud looking for new ways to solve old problems. It amazes me to see how other people make their operations work for them. I learn so much and pick up different ideas that might work back home. Once the guys could stop milking, they directed me to where they wanted their new By Natalie Schmitt bull. I backed the trailer Columnist up into a shed lled with young heifers. I was intrigued by the way their gate system worked. They could move animals between pens with just one person because of the way their gates were hinged. It was like my corner cupboard door that is hinged in the middle so it can straighten out the bend to make more room. With little effort, they could sort off some cattle in a pen to make room for the new bull. Once the bull was dropped off and the trailer pulled out of the shed, it was time to head to town. I put the check in my pocket. It didn’t have a name on it yet. I needed to copy it off and put it in my books before I could deposit it. My next two stops involved returning parts and trying to nd the right spark plug. I was having a hard time nding this specic plug. In and out of stores I ran in a hurry to get to my next stop. I didn’t want to venture too far into town with the trailer, but I had to make some deposits at the bank. Now, a stock trailer is just a bit too long to make it through the drive-thru and I had been standing in the barn, so my shoes weren’t too clean. I gured the only way this stop was going to work was to park along the street in a couple a parking spots and walk up to the drive-thru. The gals at the window didn’t seem to be surprised by my appearance at the window. They said it happens quite a bit when the lobby is closed. The car behind me may not have been so calm about the appearance. Now if I was back home in Stronghurst, Ill., I would have just taken my boots off at the door and slid across the polished tile oor to the closest teller, but I don’t think the big city customers would have appreciated my country efforts. My errand run was about done. I had to stop and grab groceries and then one last effort at the car part store for the spark plug. Their parking lot wasn’t quite big enough, but I made it work. It turned out to be an interesting stop. They could cross reference my spark plug to nd one that would work. I grabbed my farm checkbook to pay for the part. It was only a couple of dollars but they still needed my driver’s license to cash the check. That’s when it hit me. I didn’t have my little pocket purse with my license and credit cards. I had been driving without a license on me. I scrounged throughout my purse to nd enough change to pay the bill. Then, I climbed into the truck to take the back way to the feed store for a ton a lime. Mark gured since I had the trailer, Steve could just put a pallet of lime in the back. It would save us a trip later in the week. I made it home safely without being stopped by any cops. What a relief. But the real surprise came later that night after milking. Gerard called me to see if I still had the check he gave me that morning. I thought I did. I hadn’t cleaned out my pockets yet. Apparently I would have searched for quite a while. When I was at a farm supply store, the signed check fell out of my pocket in the parking lot. I didn’t even have a clue it was missing. A young lady found the check and turned it in at the customer service desk. She could have walked away with it and no one would have ever known. The store recognized the name on the account and called them to let them know the check was stored in their safe. She left no name to claim any reward. She just did what was right because it was the right thing to do. All I can say is thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Natalie, Mark and his brother, Al, Schmitt farm together near Rice, Minn. They milk 100 registered Holsteins under the RALMA prex. Their four children are great help around the farm and are pushing Natalie out of several jobs. Therefore she is thankful to have something else to do. For questions or comments please e-mail Natalie at mnschmitt@jetup.net.
Auction thoughts
Many of the tractors and other implements on my childhood farm were marked with a three-digit number written in yellow. My dad and his good friend, Bob, a dairy farmer himself, preferred bidding on equipment at auctions to strolling through dealership lots. I have fond memories of tagging along at Dairy Good Life auctions, listening to the cadence of the auctioneer’s voice calling out bids and watching bidders ash their bidding cards after the auctioneer’s triumphant, “Sold! For three thousand to bidder number 709.” Back then, dairy farming was more or less leaving northeastern Minnesota, so dairy farm retirement and dispersal auctions were held frequently. It rarely mattered how well the auction-bought tractor ran or the implement worked. Dad and Bob, with help from Grandpa, could x darn near any piece of farm equipment. It seems like time spent xing was as much an avocation as it was a necessity By Sadie Frericks for Dad and Bob and Grandpa. There was always laughter and camaraderie – and an occasional cuss Columnist word – when the guys were xing. Us girls helped as tool runners. As in, “Run and get me the nine-sixteenths wrench from the shed.” Later, we, too, learned to x. Today, when a certain smell reminds me of my childhood, it’s not the smell of cow manure; it’s the smell of diesel fuel mixed with oil and grease. After Glen and I were married and bought our rst house, we went to estate auctions in town just for the entertainment. It was fun to see what treasures folks had collected – and equally interesting to see who was bidding on what. At one auction, though, it became clear that the sale was being held because several siblings had not been able to agree about how to divide their deceased parents’ belongings. We watched two sisters bid against each other to tears over a Palomino horse lamp. For a long time after that, we often wondered aloud what the sstory behind that lamp was – aand whether those sisters ever And A d while hil endings di are often f spoke to each other again. These days, Glen paired with new beginnings usually attends auctions alone [...] there’s still a chilling or with the kids. He goes alone when looking for anvils for his finality to it all. aanvil collection. He takes the kkids along to a huge equipment consignment auction in a nearby town. And he brings Daphne along to the hay auction to bid on hay and straw. I always grin nostalgically when I think about Daphne tagging along behind Glen at the hay auction, much the same as another little blonde girl did with her dad 30-some years ago. A couple weeks ago, Glen and I went to our rst auction together in a long time. Dairy farm retirement auctions haven’t changed much over the years. Auctioneers still call with the same rhythmic monotone chant. Bidders still stare at their shoes, not daring to inch or make eye contact, then nodding almost imperceptibly when they’re certain of their bid. Equipment still goes to its new farm marked with a yellow, three-digit number. My perspective of these auctions sure has changed, though. As a little girl, I wasn’t aware that auction day meant the end of an era for many of these farms – the end of all they’d known for some of these farm families. I understand that now. And while endings are often paired with new beginnings, welcome changes in many cases, there’s still a chilling nality to it all. To watch a farm full of dairy cattle and equipment vacated in mere hours. To watch a life’s worth of hard work disperse one bid at a time. 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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Providing adequate amounts of quality colostrum to dairy calves within the rst hours after birth improves calf health, growth and lifetime performance. In the fall, many herds are challenged with low colostrum production from fresh cows. This issue appears to be herd-dependent and cow-dependent, and is likely affected by several factors. Environmental factors Seasonality plays a role in low or insufcient colostrum production. Cows calving in the fall are exposed to long day photoperiods during later gestation; ideally, a dry cow would experience eight hours Something to Ruminate On of daylight and 16 hours of darkness. In addition, these same cows are often exposed to heat stress during their dry period. Changes in hormonal pathways associated with colostrum synthesis occur as early as 40 to 50 days pre-calving. A m b i e n t temperatures are also By Barry Visser cooler in the fall. Just Nutritionist as heat stress can be detrimental in the summer months, cold stress can present challenges to dry cows. Cold stress can reduce dry matter intake (DMI), reduce mammary blood ow and impair immune reactivity. Water intake can also be a greater challenge in cold weather. Lack of water availability (quality or quantity) will also contribute to lower DMI. Management factors Cow comfort plays a signicant role in adequate colostrum production and overall success of the transition period. Stalls need to be adequately sized with a comfortable lying surface. Group housing needs to be clean and dry with adequate square footage per cow. Always offer plenty of bunk space and provide heat abatement in the summer months. The length of the dry period affects colostrum quantity. A dry period that’s less than 30 days reduces colostrum yield. This appears to be a bigger concern with animals coming into their rst or second lactations. Timing of colostrum harvest will impact quality and quantity of colostrum. Make sure staff know the importance of timely colostrum harvest and sufcient milk out. Excessive udder edema or the presence of mastitis can further complicate the success of rst milk out. Nutritional factors Cows calving in the fall are fed corn silage that was fermented for a year and then potentially are switched to silage that has been fermented for less time. This impacts rumen microbial protein yield and rumen turnover, and can interrupt DMI. Dry cow feeds are often lower in energy, but this should not mean lower quality. Remove any feeds from the dry cow rations that have a hint of mold. Certain mycotoxins may interfere with hormonal control of lactogenesis, and negatively impacting DMI and immune status. Nutritional strategies to improve DMI will have a positive impact on colostrum yields. This may require a slight increase in energy in colder weather conditions depending on housing and cow comfort. However, increasing energy appears to have little to do with colostrum yield if nutrient requirements are already met. Ensure that dry cow rations have adequate concentrations of nutrients that impact immune function, such as selenium, vitamins A, D and E, manganese and magnesium. In some cases, colostrum quantity has improved with the addition of a bypass protein source to increase rumen undegradable protein and improve microbial protein production. While low colostrum yields are more prevalent in the fall, you may be able to control this challenge by focusing on the environmental, management and nutritional factors at play. Looking forward, consider how you might be able to accumulate surplus colostrum in the high production months to ensure a reserve supply of high-quality colostrum when you need it. Barry Visser is a nutritionist for Vita Plus.
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LaCrosse County residents concerned about nitrate in groundwater Questions aired regarding the role agriculture plays By Danielle Nauman danielle.n@dairystar.com
HOLMEN, Wis. – Residents of La Crosse County are fearful of nitrate and bacterial contamination in their drinking water, and are asking questions as to the role agriculture, in particular CAFOs (concentrated animal feeding operations), plays in the increased nitrate levels. A forum for water quality issues in the La Crosse County area was held Oct. 24 at the Holland Town Hall near Holmen, Wis. The forum was sponsored by the Coulee Region Sierra Club (CRSC) and featured a panel presentation and discussion. Panel members included Wisconsin State Assemblyman Steve Doyle (D-94), who also serves on the La Crosse County Board; La Crosse County Board Supervisor Mike Giese and La Crosse County Health Department Director Jennifer Rombalski. “People are fearful of environmental issues and problems,” said CRSC chairman Patrick Wilson. “One poll showed that the fourth great-
trol over livestock sites like this,” said Wilson. These perceived public fears are something that those involved in agriculture cannot take lightly. Regardless of what species you raise or the farming methods you employ, public perception of a safe and wholesome food supply plays an important part in our ability to continue to farm. Among public comments aired were concerns about the animals drinking water with high levels of nitrates, and how that affected not only the health of the animal itself, but also the milk or meat produced by that animal. Kevin Schleusner, a representative of Babcock Genetics, said the owners and staff at Babcock Genetics are committed to good stewardship not only of their animals, but of the land and the environment as well. “As far as swine farms go, we are fairly small,” said Schleusner. “Our permit allows us to have up to 7,800 animals on premises, but many times that number is much lower. It just depends on production and demand at
“The whole purpose is to create compliance, not to create enforcement. Farmers want to be good neighbors and good stewards of the environment. We are nding great success working this way.” ȃ DAN BAUMANN, WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
est environmental concern for people is pollution of their drinking water.” According to Wilson, an area north of Lake Onalaska has a high number of private wells with high levels of nitrates present. Wilson questions if this is connected to La Crosse County’s only CAFO, Babcock Genetics, which is a small, family owned swine genetics farm with a CAFO permit for 7,800 animals, located near Holmen, Wis. “We need to be assured that farmers are following proper manure storage and management practices. We need to restore local con-
a given time.” Babcock Genetics is primarily a boar stud, and they focus on selling fresh semen throughout the country, selecting top boars and collecting them for distribution. “We’ve been raising and proving our own boars since the early 1970s,” Schleusner said. “We’ve had over 40 generations of pigs that have been raised here.” Swine at Babcock are housed in loose housing and are antibiotic-free. Each pig is tagged with a barcoded ear tag at birth, and every interaction with that animal is recorded so they can look back and know what was
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Wisconsin State RepresentaƟve Steve Doyle (94th-D) (leŌ), LaCrosse County board member Mark Giese and LaCrosse County health department director Jennifer Rombalski take part in a panel discussion regarding concerns about high nitrate levels in groundwater in LaCrosse County on Oct. 24.
done, when it was done, who it was done by and what the result was. Babcock Genetics uses a two-stage lagoon for manure storage and have the capacity for 444 days of storage. In the liquid stage, manure is irrigated onto growing crops located on neighboring elds from the months of June through August. The solids are purchased by a local organic farmer and spread onto his elds as fertilizer. “We are very careful to follow all DNR spreading rates and requirements,” Schleusner said. In his 25-year career with Babcock Genetics, Schleusner cannot recall a single citing issue. “In 1992 the lagoons were redone,” Schleusner said. “The lagoon was lined with an industrial-strength liner. Under the lagoon are six shallow sensory wells. Their only purpose is to detect a potential leak in the lagoon liner. They are not legal for drinking, and are used solely for sampling. We send samples from these six wells to the DNR three times a year.” The water used for the pigs’ consumption comes from a well that has the same nitrate level as every other well in the area. “The health of our swine is of utmost importance to us,” Schleusner said. “We collect a lot of data about all these animals, and we keep track of their rate of gain and their reproductive rates. We also gather data from our semen customers and nd the performance is no different than we have here.” Schleusner reiterated their commitment to not
only their animals, but to the environment. “We take this all very seriously,” said Schleusner. “We are concerned about the public believing that we are doing what is in the best interest of both the animals and the environment.” Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Natural Resource Manager Dan Baumann said that the issue of high nitrate levels in the groundwater in LaCrosse County, and across the state, is not a new phenomenon, but people are more aware of it now than they might have been in the past. “People are monitoring their own private wells more frequently, which has always been encouraged by the department,” Baumann said. “That increased awareness may make it seem like the problem is a new or increasing one.” Baumann explained the DNR’s role in regulating agricultural facilities. “DNR permitting of ag facilities is focused on regulating CAFOs, or facilities with over 1,000 animal units (2,500 hogs = 1,000 animal units) on site,” Baumann said. “Smaller farms generally fall under the jurisdiction of local land and water conservation ofces. We only get involved with those if there is a discharge of pollutants to waters of the state.” In dealing with CAFO operations such as Babcock Genetics, which he says the department has not had a compliance issue within at least a decade, Baumann said they work to nd a balance between the available state resources and the appropri-
ate amount of oversight. The DNR reviews annual reports and nutrient management plans and ensures soil testing is completed. “Permitted facilities are required to be formally inspected at least once every ve years,” Baumann said. “We work to do informal inspections with owners more frequently. The whole purpose is to create compliance, not to create enforcement. Farmers want to be good neighbors and good stewards of the environment. We are nding great success working this way.” Baumann reminds people that groundwater issues do not only arise from agricultural pursuits but have many potential sources, including industry and residential growth. “Any nitrates that are present in the environment can eventually make it to the groundwater,” Baumann said. “Identifying sources and utilizing best management practices can decrease the impact. For example, you’re required to pump private septic systems every three years, but doing it more often can help reduce the level of nitrates that reach the groundwater in that area,” Baumann said. “Cover crops are also an excellent way to take up excess nitrogen on agricultural elds.” “This is a human-induced issue, and humans can solve it,” Baumann said. “We have to start by not pointing ngers. Everyone just needs to do what they can to make a difference, no matter how big or small.”
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In your opinion, what’s the importance of women in today’s dairy industry and how have you seen that change over the years? As far as a woman’s role in the dairy industry, I think in the past women were more viewed as farmers’ wives. Now we are active farmers, owning and operating our own farms or working in partnership with others. I would also say that women are being acknowledged as being better with cows, having a more gentle and intuitive cow-side manner.
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If you could give a tour of your farm to a prominent woman in today’s society, who would it be? I would like to bring animal rights activists here and show them rst-hand that the cows are not mistreated, but are cared for well and are very comfortable, content and happy on our farms. I’d like to explain some of the management practices, and how everything we do is in the best interest of these animals, as well as teaching them the importance of dairy products in their daily diets.
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What is the best vacation you’ve ever taken? I haven’t got away for vacations much. Usually my time away from the farm involves showing my cattle or helping others get ready for shows and sales. I very much enjoy teaching others what I’ve learned over the years. I love tting cattle for sales and shows and continuing to learn what I can from others. What are some words you like to live by? To never give up, and to give it all you’ve got. I remind myself that there is always light at the end of the tunnel, and if you put your heart into it you will enjoy the little things in life.
USED EQUIPMENT SPECIALS Kuhn Knight VT144 vertical TMR mixer - $27,000
Cloverdale Super Carrier 14 Bale Accumulator - Call
Artex SBX600 Manure Spreader - Call
Kuhn-Knight PS150 manure spreader - Call
Patz 810 vertical TMR mixer - $43,000
Supreme Intl. 400 vertical TMR mixer - $15,500
LOTS OF USED MANURE TANKS AND MIXERS COMING IN
USED MIXERS:
• Used 510 truck mount • 6) Patz 615 • NDE 1402
MANURE PUMPS:
• 2) 42’ 6” Houle Lagoon pumps • 52’ 8” Lagoon pump • 2) 52’ 6” Lagoon pumps
TANKS:
• 3) ‘08 Houle 7300 • ‘10 GEA 7300 • 2) ‘11 GEA 7300
Tractors ‘06 CIH MX285 w/Front Duals, 3 Pt Hitch & PTO, 5000 hrs....................................................... $86,000 ‘94 CIH 9250, 4WD, 7300 hrs ............................ $45,000 ‘13 CIH 450 Quadtrac Rowtrac, 2300 hrs ..................$235,000 ‘01 CIH STX440 w/ Excellent Tracks, 4800 hrs..........$125,000 ‘01 CIH STX440 w/ Good Tracks, 6300 hrs ..............$125,000 ‘09 CIH STX485 Quadtrac w/ PTO, 2850 hrs .............$219,000 ‘11 CIH STX535 Quadtrac, 2924 hrs .........................$229,000 ‘13 CIH Steiger 500 Quadtrac, 1014 hrs ....................$295,000 ‘12 Case-IH Steiger 550 Quadtrac, 4100 hours .........$235,000 ‘12 CIH Steiger 550 Quadtrac w/ Guidance & PTO, 3637 hrs..............................................................$249,000 ‘12 CIH Steiger 550 Quadtrac w/Guidance, 3200 hrs $239,000 ‘12 CIH Steiger 550 Quadtrac, 2824 hrs ....................$259,000 ‘12 CIH Steiger 550 Quadtrac w/PTO, 2200 hrs ........$259,000 ‘99 Case 75XT Skid Steer, 4351 hrs ............................$18,000 ‘11 Case SV250 Skid Steer, 2731 hrs ..........................$27,000 Combine & Harvest Equipment ‘08 CIH 8010 Combine, 2700E/2100R ............. $149,000 Case-IH 8120 Combine w/ Tracks ...................Coming In ‘11 CIH 8120 Combine w/Tracks, 1207E/908R $269,000
‘07 CIH 2020-35’ Flex Head .............................. $11,000 ‘12 CIH 3020-30’ Flex Head ............................... $21,000 14 CIH 3162-40’ Flex Head, Low Acres.............. $70,000 ‘89 IHC 963 Corn Head ........................................ $5,900 IHC 983 8R30” Corn Head ................................... $5,900 ‘95 CIH 1083 Corn Head ...................................... $6,900 Case-IH 2612 Corn Head ................................ $49,500 Case-IH 2612 Corn Head ................................ $59,000 Tillage CIH 4700 - 30’ Field Cultivator w/ 3 Bar Mulcher .........$5,900 CIH 4700 - 36’ Field Cultivator w/ 3 Bar Mulcher .........$7,900 DMI Tigermate - 42’ Field Cultvator w/ 3 Bar Mulcher $19,000 ‘14 CIH Tigermate-200 - 50’ Field Cultivator, very nice .$51,000 ‘11 JD Plow 10 Bottom................................................$34,000 Sunflower 4411 - 15’ Disk Chisel................................$10,500 Krause 4800 - 17’ Disk Chisel.......................................$7,900 CIH 730B Ecolotiger w/ Cushion Gang .......................$14,000 ‘13 CIH 870-22’ w/ Spike Harrow, Nice .......................$59,000 ‘06 Case-IH MRX 690 Ripper (7 Shank) ......................$19,900 Ezee-On 4600 38’ Disk ................................................$32,750 ‘13 Summers 2510 DT 38’ Diamond Tillage Disk w/Baskets & Caster Hitch S/N: M1574......................$89,000
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Dairy Star • Saturday, November 25, 2017 • Page 37
Communicating goals, expectations paramount to leasing farmland Landlord, tenants beneďƒžt from contracts in writing By Danielle Nauman danielle.n@dairystar.com
ARCADIA, Wis. – Renting and leasing of farmland has become common place in agriculture, and there are a number of things both land-owners and producers should do to ensure both parties know what type of agreement they are entering into. Area land-owners and land-tenants learned more about those agreements Nov. 13 at Riverland Energy Cooperative in Arcadia, Wis., at a program offered by the University of Wisconsin-Extension. “It’s important to communicate both your goals and expectations,â€? said Trempealeau County agriculturSteve Okonek al extension agent UW Extension Steve Okonek. “Both parties need to be a good ďƒžt with each other. Trust in these relationships is important.â€? Okonek said land is a major investment for the land-owner, and care needs to be taken to ensure it is managed to their satisfaction during a lease agreement. “Lots of times, people might think it’s best to just go for the top dollar as far as rent,â€? Okonek said. “But it really depends on your goals, needs and values as a land owner. Are conservation farming methods important to you? What is the cost of erosion of the land?â€? According to Okonek, as soil erodes it loses productive value and the yield potential goes down. Studies have found that crop yields decrease when the top soil drops below six inches. Okonek also advised land-owners to evaluate all options, noting that land rental rates are trending lower, while rates for programs such as CRP (Conservation Reserve Program) are trending higher. “Everyone has seen it, there is always that one farm in the neighborhood that just isn’t as productive,â€? Okonek said. “You don’t want that farm to become your farm. You need to protect your investment.â€? Okonek said land-owners should add conservation clauses to their lease contracts. Stipulations such as maintaining grass waterways and buffers, and types of tillage allowed on the land can all be added to agreements. “Erosion cannot be eliminated,â€? Okonek said. “But management can reduce it. It is important to realize, though, if the waterways and buffers exist and must be maintained according to your contract, they need to be removed from the acreage totals used to calculate rent.â€? Okonek also encouraged land-owners and tenants to enter into long-term lease agreements of ďƒžve years. “Long-term leases allow tenants to make the land part of their management plan in regards to crop rotations and other management practices,â€? Okonek said. “Good fertility produces good crops, and a tenant with a vested long-term interest in the land will work to maintain and improve that fertility.â€? Land-owners and tenants should enter into written leases, as opposed to a simple hand-shake or oral agreement. “Spell everything out,â€? Okonek said. “That way no one has to rely on their memory.â€? Arcadia attorney Bruce Brovold
agreed. “Written leases explain exactly what is agreed on,â€? Brovold said. “Nothing is left to interpretation if everything is covered in a written lease.â€? Written leases protect both parties in the event of a death of one party. “If the landlord is a single party, not a corporation, LLC. or a partnership, the lease will be inherited by the next of kin or by the estate,â€? Brovold said. “If there is nothing in writing, there can be a problem. By the same measure, a tenant’s estate typically would inherit the rights and responsibilities of a lease.â€? Brovold cautioned both landlords and tenants to ensure they cover what he calls the basics of a farmland lease contract: Landlord’s correct name (tax bills and deeds are good sources); tenant’s correct name and address; rent clearly stated; dates rent payments are due; term of the lease, with start and end dates; description of what is being leased; and default provisions and remedies. “Make sure the total rent is clearly stated, either as a sum total, an amount per acre times a certain number of acres,â€? Brovold said. “I’ve seen contracts that say 150 acres is rented but not the rental rate; or that the rate is $100 per acre with no speciďƒžed number of acres.â€? Brovold cautioned landowners to be exacting in the descriptions of what is being leased and what expectations each party has of the agreement. “Using a legal description from a deed or from tax parcels will probably include more than you intended, because it describes more than the ďƒželds being rented,â€? Brovold said. “USDA ďƒželd maps use ďƒželd numbers, and those numbers are good to use because they describe exactly what is being rented even if the acreage is not completely accurate.â€? Brovold explained the importance of setting speciďƒžc dates for terms of the lease and for payments in the written lease agreements. “If an end date is not speciďƒžcally stated in a written lease agreement, 90 days written notice is required,â€? Brovold said. Other things Brovold encourages addressing in written lease agreements include: Required crop rotations; required conservation practices; fences, both repair and replacement if needed; required soil testing and inputs; timber rights, ďƒžrewood, mineral rights and hunting rights; and assignment and subletting allowed or restricted. According to University of Wisconsin-Madison dairy management professor Bruce Jones, state-wide cash rent from 2008 through 2016 averaged $90.83 per acre, with the highest rates being seen in counties in southern Wisconsin and lowest rents found in northern Wisconsin. Cash rent peaked at an average of nearly $200 per acre in Lafayette County, while Bayďƒželd County had the lowest rates, being just under $30 per acre on average. Overall, farmland in Wisconsin and Michigan are at lower average rates (just over $100 per acre) than land in Minnesota (around $170 per acre), Illinois and Iowa (around $225 per acre). Renting farmland can be advantageous for both parties, as long as proper steps are taken to ensure expectations and goals of each party are communicated and understood. Visit www. aglease101.org for more information and sample lease agreements.
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8600, 2016, 148 Hrs, RWA, Warranty ......$409,500 8100, 2016, 250 Hrs, RWA, Warranty ......$259,000 7780, 2014, 1301 Hrs, RWA .....................$239,000 7580, 2013, 610 Hrs, RWA, Warranty ......$274,900 7950, 2012, 694 Hrs, RWA .......................$274,900 7850, 2008, 1600 Hrs, RWA .....................$179,500 7550, 2012, 1825 Hrs, RWA .....................$205,000 7550, 2010, 1344 Hrs, RWA .....................$209,500 7550, 2008, 1359 Hrs, RWA .....................$189,500 7450, 2009, 1550 Hrs, RWA .....................$189,500 7450, 2010, 2985 Hrs, RWA .....................$139,000 7350, 2008, 2950 Hrs, RWA .....................$149,000 7800, 2007, 1885 Hrs, RWA .....................$159,500 7700, 2007, 1570 Hrs, RWA .....................$169,500 7500, 2005, 2423 Hrs, RWA .....................$135,000 7400, 2004, 2918 Hrs, RWA .....................$124,900 7400, 2005, 1516 Hrs, 2WD .......................$98,000 7300, 2003,3637 Hrs, RWA ........................$79,000 6850, 1999, 3120 Hrs, RWA .......................$79,500 6850, 1998, 3100 Hrs, 2WD .......................$74,500
6710, 1995, 2908 Hrs, RWA .......................$68,500 5830, 1991, 3700 Hrs, RWA .......................$39,900 5730, 1986, 4980 Hrs, RWA .......................$35,900 Claas 970, 2008, 3000 Hrs, RWA ............$175,000 Claas 900, 2005, 2848 Hrs ...................... $115,000 Claas 890, 2002, 2290 Hrs, RWA ............$129,000 All hours listed are “cutter hours�.
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GENERATORS for small to large dairies.
Over 200 units currently on hand ‌ 30kw up to 1000kw.
PEAK LOAD SHAVING COMPLIANT UNITS 712-348-7119 AVAILABLE.
Call Jay for your generator needs.
“We have had the generator for about 1 year and so far it has been trouble free! It is important that it is reliable and so far it has been just that!� - Jeremy VanEss
HoĂ and Enterprises Inc.
3189 Silver Ave., Sanborn, IA 51248 • corner of Hwy.18 and 59 South
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Dairy Star • Saturday, November 25, 2017 • Page 39
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Ken, Diane and Jeff Koch Petersburg, Iowa Delaware County 50 cows How did you get into farming? This is a third-generation dairy farm. Jeff and I grew up on this farm. We each became part of the operation when we graduated from school. What are your thoughts and concerns about the dairy industry for the next year? We are concerned about the amount of milk production in the United States and how it will affect prices. What is the latest technology you implemented on your farm and the purpose for it? We have not added new technology in the last couple years. What is a management practice you changed in the past year that has beneted you? We invested in a big baler to reduce our labor and facilitate more timely baling. Quite often we have been able to retain the quality of the hay by completing the job before an approaching rainstorm.
What advice would you give other dairy farmers? Hang in there if you enjoy dairying.
How do you retain a good working relationship with your employee or employees? We do not have employees, only some neighbor kids who help as needed with haymaking.
What has been your biggest accomplishment while dairy farming? Better feed management through the advice of a nutritionist.
What has been the best purchase you’ve ever made on your farm? Skid loader.
Tell us about a skill you possess that makes dairy farming easier for you. Patience when working with the livestock.
What are your plans for your dairy in the next year and ve years? Improve the genetics of the herd.
What do you enjoy most about dairy farming? Being our own boss and seeing the results of our efforts.
How do you or your family like to spend time when you are not doing chores? Attending the grandchildren’s activities, dining out and collecting tractors.
Star Blends is a full service feed manufacturing facility. We provide custom complete feeds, supplements and minerals. We utilize modern technology to produce your needed products on demand with the highest quality feeds at the best cost. We also offer a wide selection of commodities, ingredients and additives. We are focused on dairy, efficiently delivering to farms in Western Wisconsin. Give us a call, we’d be happy to discuss our commodities or custom products and services with you and your nutritionist.
1919 Riley Road Sparta, WI 54656 | 800.462.4125
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Used Jaylor 3650,
Used Jaylor 2725,
Used Knight 5135,
Used Patz V350,
$19,900
#3410
$14,900
Used Jaylor 31000, #3388
#3754
$22,900
#2489
$13,400
#4023
$16,900
Used Patz V420,
Used Patz V420,
Used Patz V500,
Used Patz V500,
Used Patz V500,
#3985
#3567
#3921
#3918
#3346
$17,900
$19,500
$24,900
$19,500
$25,900
Used Patz V615,
Used Patz V615,
Used Patz V950,
#3054
#1959
#2214
Used Penta 4 120-HD, #3982
Used Penta 6020-SD, #3696
$26,900
$25,900
$21,000
Used Penta 6720-HD, #3928
Used Penta 8020-HD, #3953
Used Roto-Mix 515, #3987
Used Schuker 4510, #3645
Used Trioliet 1-1200L, #3703
Used Trioliet SM-10, #3986
Used Trioliet Solomix 1200 ZK,
Used Trioliet Solomix 2-1500 ZK,
Used Valmetal V-Mix 700, #3614 -
Used Valmetal V-Mix 575, #3750
$24,900
$10,900
$23,900
#3305 -
$11,900
$21,900
#3606 -
$14,500
$19,900
$10,500
$24,900
$19,900
$13,900
$16,900
Salesmen: Shawn Martin (608) 778-4554 or Joe Ryan (608) 778-2900
4116 Hwy. 80 S. Platteville, WI
Office: (608) 348-9401 or Toll Free: 1(888) BUY-Patz www.steinhartsfarmservice.com
4116 Hwy. 80 S. Platteville, WI