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Bedding hygiene, mastitis go hand in hand Research conrms importance of clean, dry stalls By Jennifer Coyne jenn@dairystar.com

GLENWOOD, Minn. – It has long been known stalls should be lled with clean and dry bedding to optimize cow comfort and health. But, when comparing commonly used bedding materials such as sand, straw, shavings or recycled manure solids, is there a bedding source more benecial than others? Recent research revealed all bedding types pose a risk of harboring environmental mastitis pathogens, yet a herd’s udder health is not solely determined by bedding type. “[Research ndings] tell us individual herds within any one of these bedding material groups must be able to adopt bedding processing and management strategies to keep bedding clean and dry, and adopt other mastitis-control strategies to achieve good overall udder health,” Dr. Sandra Godden said. Godden, DVM, DVSc, a University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine professor, oversaw the observational study that included 168 dairy farms from 17 states using four bedding options: recycled and new sand, recycled manure solids, or organic non-manure. In total, 123 dairy farms represented the Midwest, including Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Brad Vold, a dairy farmer in Pope County near Glenwood, Minn., is one of the producers who participated in the

study. “We’ve done studies in the past and are always available because we know it’s important to have real-life data,” Vold said. He and his family have been using recycled manure solids to bed their 450-cow herd since the early 2000s. “We started using manure solids when milk prices went down and we were looking for a way to save money,” Vold said. Each farm provided bedding samples twice in a year – once in the summer and once in the winter – of unused and used materials. They also provided milk samples from the bulk tank and completed a questionnaire of the farm’s management practices and facility designs. Godden and her colleagues also looked at test day information from the Dairy Herd Improvement Association. “We wanted to look for associations between bacteria counts in bedding and DHIA herd measures of udder health, such as average linear score or the new infection rate between the last and current test,” Godden said. Based on the results of each farm’s samples, Godden hoped to better dene the relationship between bacteria counts in bedding and mastitis risk, and identify which pathogens in bedding are most closely associated with udder health; establish thresholds for bacteria counts in bedding; and identify management practices for farmers to adopt to reduce bedding bacteria counts, and ultimately improve udder health and milk quality. The study revealed that herds using recycled manure solids generally experience the worst udder health, a fact that has already been assumed and proven in previous research. However, there was no overall difference in udder health among

herds using new sand, recycled sand or organic non-manure bedding. Yet, udder health was not solely determined by bedding type but also mastitis pathogens. Counts of Coliform bacteria, Klebsiella spp., environmental Streptococci or Strep-like species, and Staphylococcus species present in bedding were associated with udder health, said Godden. “Producers using recycled manure solids are, on average, at a greater risk for having worse herd-level udder health measures as compared to herds using new sand, reclaimed sand or other non-manure organic materials,” she said. “However, within any one of these bedding material groups, there was a tremendous amount of variation in bedding bacteria count and udder health between herds.” For example, in the group of herds using recycled manure solids, there was a subset of farms that achieved low bedding bacteria counts and had good udder health. “This begged the questions, ‘Why?’ and ‘What are those herds doing differently in order to successfully use manure solids?’” Godden said. As a result, a follow-up study has been initiated with 30 Midwest dairy farms to learn more about the relative udder health and economic benets of adopting different technologies to process recycled manure solids. The Volds were a part of this second ongoing study. Until 2016, Vold purchased his bedding from another farm in western Minnesota. Three years ago, the family purchased a composting drum and began preparing their own manure solids for bedding. “When we could no longer purchase our bedding, we knew sand wouldn’t work for us,” Vold said.

While Vold has not received the nal results from Godden’s second study specic to his operation, he does not anticipate any surprises. He routinely tests and monitors bacterial growth in the bedding. “I don’t see anything major coming from [this study] that will make me change anything on our farm,” Vold said. “If nothing else, I hope it provides information for other dairymen to see if manure solids are an option for them.” Godden agreed. “Our challenge with the second study is to identify these good practices on these farms so that more producers can take advantage of them,” she said. In the rst study, Godden and her colleagues did nd that bacteria levels in bedding, regardless of type, were negatively associated with dry matter content. The results led to a new set of suggested benchmarks for interpreting bedding cultures. Further research will determine the best method for processing and further drying recycled manure solids, which is associated with lower bedding bacteria counts. “For us, running a composter is benecial and cost effective,” Vold said. While more research is needed to determine cost-effective practices to achieve low bacteria counts, dairy farmers now know specic beddings play only a small role in overall udder health. “Ultimately, we hope this will aid producers in helping to improve bedding management, reduce mastitis risk and improve milk quality,” Godden said. “Regardless of bedding material in use, we know the importance of keeping it clean and dry prior to putting new bedding into stalls.”

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LONG PRAIRIE MN SEBEKA MN VERGAS MN SEBEKA MN SEBEKA MN VERNDALE MN NEW YORK MILLS MN VERGAS MN SEBEKA MN VERGAS MN SEBEKA MN

STEERS 5 Blk Beef Steer 11 Blk Beef Steer 3 Red Beef Steer 10 Blk Beef Steer 6 Blk Beef Steer 7 Blk Beef Steer 1 Blk Beef Steer 3 Blk Beef Steer 4 Blk Beef Steer 3 Blk Beef Steer 1 Blk Beef Steer 1 Blk Beef Steer 10 Blk Beef Steer 3 Blk Beef Steer BULLS 4 Blk Bull 3 Blk Bull 4 Red Bull 4 Blk Bull 7 Blk Bull 4 Blk Bull 2 Blk Bull 2 Bull HEIFERS 2 Blk Beef Heifer 8 Blk Beef Heifer 1 Blk Beef Heifer 3 Blk Beef Heifer 11 Blk Beef Heifer 2 Blk Beef Heifer 8 Blk Beef Heifer 3 Blk Beef Heifer 2 Blk Beef Heifer 5 Blk Beef Heifer 4 Blk Beef Heifer

SEBEKA MN SEBEKA MN SEBEKA MN SEBEKA MN SEBEKA MN SEBEKA MN SEBEKA MN SEBEKA MN SEBEKA MN SEBEKA MN SEBEKA MN SEBEKA MN SEBEKA MN SEBEKA MN SEBEKA MN SEBEKA MN SEBEKA MN SEBEKA MN

DAIRY COWS 1 Hol Cow 1 Hol Cow 1 Hol Cow 1 Hol Cow 1 Hol Cow 1 Hol Cow 1 Hol Cow 1 Hol Cow 1 Hol Cow 1 Hol Cow 1 Hol Cow 1 Hol Cow 1 Hol Cow 1 Hol Cow 1 Hol Cow 1 Hol Cow 1 Hol Cow 1 Hol Cow

1380 1500 1420 1085 1435 1290 1415 1670 1330 1510 1545 1270 1195 1365 1680 1490 1270 1370

SEBEKA MN SEBEKA MN ERHARD MN SEBEKA MN BLUFFTON MN LONG PRAIRIE MN BRAINERD MN ERHARD MN SEBEKA MN VERGAS MN VERGAS MN SEBEKA MN DENT MN LONG PRAIRIE MN SEBEKA MN EAGLE BEND MN PARKERS PRARIE MN SEBEKA MN MILTONA MN EAGLE BEND MN SEBEKA MN SEBEKA MN

530 571 51 491 568 530 420 565 577 573 425 460 551 396

149.00 C 147.00 C 145.00 C 144.50 C 142.00 C 141.50 C 141.00 C 141.00 C 140.00 C 140.00 C 140.00 C 140.00 C 139.00 C 138.00 C

413 471 378 502 505 581 497 445

131.00 C 130.00 C 130.00 C 126.00 C 123.00 C 122.00 C 121.00 C 121.00 C

415 438 340 410 500 302 370 315 482 440 436

134.00 C 133.00 C 132.00 C 132.00 C 131.00 C 131.00 C 130.00 C 130.00 C 129.00 C 129.00 C 129.00 C

HOL STEERS 14 Hol Hol Steers 962 10 Hol Hol Steers 1050 4 Hol Hol Steers 1016 6 Hol Hol Steers 447 4 Hol Hol Steers 356 6 Hol Hol Steers 1266 2 Grey Hol Steers 417 13 Hol Hol Steers 466 9 Hol Hol Steers 442 1 Hol Hol Steers 770 2 Hol Hol Steers 432 FAT STEERS WADENA MN 7 Hol Steers 1626 WADENA MN 2 Hol Steers 1567 OTTERTAIL MN 1 Blk Steers 1555 PARK RAPIDS MN 2 Mix Steers 1095 SLAUGHTER COWS SEBEKA MN 1 BWF Slaughter Cows 1125 WADENA MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 1695 VERGAS MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 1390 VERNDALE MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 1350 PERHAM MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 1140 PELICAN RAPIDS MN 1 BWF Slaughter Cows 1540 VERGAS MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 1210 SEBEKA MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 1140 BLUFFTON MN 1 Grey Slaughter Cows 1325 NEW YORK MILLS MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1755 WADENA MN 2 Red Slaughter Cows 1167 FRAZEE MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1415 MENAHGA MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1380 PERHAM MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1690 VERGAS MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 1430 HEWITT MN 2 Hol Slaughter Cows 1570 EAGLE BEND MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 1150 MENAHGA MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 925 SEBEKA MN SWANVILLE MN SEBEKA MN BRAINERD MN BRAINERD MN SWANVILLE MN BRAINERD MN FRAZEE MN PERHAM MN DENT MN DENT MN

82.50 C 75.25 C 73.00 C 71.00 C 70.00 C 69.50 C 67.00 C 65.00 C 64.00 C 61.00 C 60.00 C 85.00 C 79.50 C 76.50 C 75.00 C 57.00 C 54.00 C 52.50 C 52.00 C 52.00 C 52.00 C 51.50 C 51.50 C 51.00 C 51.00 C 51.00 C 50.50 C 50.50 C 50.50 C 50.50 C 50.00 C 50.00 C 50.00 C

MARKET REPORT FOR FRIDAY, OCT. 25TH SALE 1,750.00 H 1,650.00 H 1,400.00 H 1,350.00 H 1,350.00 H 1,350.00 H 1,350.00 H 1,300.00 H 1,300.00 H 1,250.00 H 1,250.00 H 1,200.00 H 1,200.00 H 1,200.00 H 1,185.00 H 1,175.00 H 1,150.00 H 1,150.00 H

BRED DAIRY HEIFERS 1 Hol Bred Heifer 1430 1,175.00 H 1 Hol Bred Heifer 1270 1,150.00 H 1 Hol Bred Heifer 1330 1,150.00 H 1 Hol Bred Heifer 1310 1,100.00 H 1 Hol Bred Heifer 1365 1,100.00 H 1 Hol Bred Heifer 1380 1,100.00 H 1 Hol Bred Heifer 1485 1,075.00 H 1 SwsX Bred Heifer 1150 1,010.00 H SLAUGHTER COWS OSAKIS MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 1170 56.50 C BERTHA MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 920 53.00 C LAKE PARK MN 1 Herf Slaughter Cows 1525 52.00 C SEBEKA MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1625 49.50 C SEBEKA MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1380 49.00 C PERHAM MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1520 49.00 C OSAGE MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1420 47.50 C SEBEKA MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1365 47.50 C PELICAN RAPIDS MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1140 47.50 C SEBEKA MN SEBEKA MN SEBEKA MN SEBEKA MN WADENA MN SEBEKA MN WADENA MN PERHAM MN

MARKET REPORT FOR MONDAY, NOV. 4TH SALE

WADENA MN FRAZEE MN SEBEKA MN DETROIT LAKES MN SEBEKA MN EAGLE BEND MN DETROIT LAKES MN FRAZEE MN PINE RIVER MN GRAND FORKS ND FRAZEE MN EAGLE BEND MN STAPLES MN GRAND FORKS ND DETROIT LAKES MN BIG FORK MN BIG FORK MN ROCHERT MN VERNDALE MN SEBEKA MN FRAZEE MN EAGLE BEND MN SEBEKA MN BIG FORK MN FERGUS FALLS MN FRAZEE MN PELICAN RAPIDS MN SEBEKA MN MENAHGA MN GRAND FORKS ND

STEERS 1 Blk Beef Steer 3 Blk Beef Steer 5 Red Beef Steer 9 Blk Beef Steer 3 Red Beef Steer 3 Red Beef Steer 4 Blk Beef Steer 6 Blk Beef Steer 4 Blk Beef Steer 14 Blk Beef Steer 1 Blk Beef Steer 11 Blk Beef Steer BULLS 2 Blk Bull 3 Blk Bull 1 Blk Bull 2 Red Bull 3 Red Bull 2 Blk Bull 2 Blk Bull HEIFERS 5 Red Beef Heifer 1 Red Beef Heifer 2 Blk Beef Heifer 2 Red Beef Heifer 2 Red Beef Heifer 7 Blk Beef Heifer 3 Blk Beef Heifer 2 Blk Beef Heifer 5 Blk Beef Heifer 25 Blk Beef Heifer 7 Blk Beef Heifer

335 366 478 489 418 380 382 536 511 485 300 591

146.00 C 144.00 C 144.00 C 143.25 C 143.00 C 142.00 C 141.00 C 140.00 C 137.50 C 136.50 C 136.00 C 135.00 C

332 371 380 380 468 582 477

143.00 C 139.00 C 139.00 C 138.00 C 136.00 C 136.00 C 136.00 C

492 450 447 412 422 471 413 472 430 692 413

139.00 C 134.00 C 133.50 C 133.00 C 133.00 C 132.50 C 132.00 C 131.00 C 131.00 C 130.50 C 130.00 C

SLAUGHTER COWS PELICAN RAPIDS MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows MENAHGA MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows FRAZEE MN 1 Red Slaughter Cows HENNING MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows NEW YORK MILLS MN 2 Blk Slaughter Cows WADENA MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows PARK RAPIDS MN 1 Red Slaughter Cows WAUBUN MN 1 Red Slaughter Cows SEBEKA MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows VERNDALE MN 1 Herf Slaughter Cows VERNDALE MN 1 Red Slaughter Cows SEBEKA MN 3 Blk Slaughter Cows DEER RIVER MN 1 BWF Slaughter Cows SEBEKA MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows SEBEKA MN 2 Red Slaughter Cows FRAZEE MN 1 BWF Slaughter Cows SEBEKA MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows VERNDALE MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows VERNDALE MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows VERNDALE MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows FRAZEE MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows WAUBUN MN 1 Red Slaughter Cows OTTERTAIL MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows DETROIT LAKES MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows SEBEKA MN 1 RWF Slaughter Cows TRAIL MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows PELICAN RAPIDS MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows WALKER MN 1 BWF Slaughter Cows OSAGE MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows PELICAN RAPIDS MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows OTTERTAIL MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows SEBEKA MN 2 Red Slaughter Cows

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Dr. Mike Hutjens, an extension dairy specialist from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, explains the importance of understanding forage needs and calculaƟng inventories at the PDPW’s Herdspersons Workshop Oct. 30 at the Arlington Agricultural Research StaƟon in Arlington, Wis.

Hutjens stresses importance of knowing inventories By Danielle Nauman danielle.n@dairystar.com

ARLINGTON, Wis. – Managing feed inventories is a key topic for many dairy producers across Wisconsin, especially with the challenging crop season farmers have experienced in 2019. Dr. Mike Hutjens, University of Illinois Extension dairy specialist, of Urbana, Ill., spoke on feed inventory at the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin Herdsperson Workshop Oct. 30 at the Arlington Agricultural Research Station in Arlington, Wis. “Lots of different factors can affect forage quality, and I think you’ve all been exposed to that this year,” Hutjens said. “In most cases, you cannot control these factors. That has been a big challenge here in the Midwest for dairy farmers and nutritionists, and it is our job to get it right for your cows.” Factors that can affect the quality of forages include left to steam and stalk to grain ratios; stage of maturity; harvest loss; soil fertility, and growing conditions such as the amount of sun, water and temperature. “Remember last January and February when it was really cold? That did a lot of winterkill in our legumes and small grains,” Hutjens said. “The small grains were going to be the rst forage crop in the spring, and it wasn’t there. Then the legumes weren’t there either.” Hutjens said it is hard to determine the impact of ooded acres and preventplant acres, particularly after the harvest window was opened for those preventplant acres, giving farmers opportunities to harvest forages. The wide variation of rainfall across the United States this year is causing problems for many producers when it comes to both forage quality and quantity. “Down in the Southeast, they were hoping for the hurricanes to come through because they are so dry,” Hutjens said. “Meanwhile, up here in the Upper Midwest, we are swimming.” Hutjens said farmers should wait four to ve months from the time forage is ensiled until being fed. “It’s like making wine; it gets bet-

ter with age,” Hutjens said. “The ber doesn’t change, but the starches do. This year that is harder to do. Can you feed it green? Sure, but be on the lookout because you could see some digestive disorders.” Hutjens said data from the 2019 harvest suggests yeast counts are rising, which reects stress the corn plants have been under. Hutjens said as the winter progresses, producers should be watchful for vomitox due to the damaged corn produced this year. He encouraged producers to look at adding mycotoxin binders to feed. “Be aware that we might be facing some challenges from the quality of ensiled corn silage,” Hutjens said. Chopping immature corn silage brings its own set of challenges, Hutjens said. “You guys have gotten your killing frost,” Hutjens said. “The marigolds look good, the roses are happy, and the corn is still out there not doing much. When you get 40-degree temperature days, I’m not sure there is any more maturing of that corn crop.” Hutjens said it typically takes about 45 days, or 750 heating degree days, after setting on silk for corn to mature, and that, as recently as two weeks ago, he had seen corn in northeastern Wisconsin that was recently silked. “We know that for every 1% increase in dry matter, the data will suggest I’m going to gain 1% starch before a killing frost,” Hutjens said. “We also know that a corn plant will lose 0.5% moisture per day after the killing frost.” Hutjens said while the plants may look dead after a killing frost, the roots are still pulling nitrogen out of the soil. “Those plants may look dead, the leaves especially,” Hutjens said. “People start panicking but that stalk is carrying a lot of moisture. After a killing frost, the roots are still pulling up potential moisture, and with that they will pull up nitrates. The leaves are dead, so the nitrates are not converted into plant nutrients, so we can see higher levels of nitrates.” Hutjens said the good news is 50% of the nitrate will evaporate as gas as the silage ferments. However, he said many farmers will need the feed before the recommended four to ve months of fermentation. Determining the value of immature corn silage is another challenge facing farmers, whether they are buyers or sellTurn to HUTJENS | Page 5

ConƟnued from HUTJENS | Page 4 ers. Hutjens said silage is priced based on dry matter, and that the feed value of immature corn silage could vary as much as 65% to 85% of that of normal, matured corn silage. Hutjens urged the use of inoculants to drive the fermentation process, particularly if dealing with frozen corn. He also recommended storing immature corn silage separately from more mature corn silage, if at all possible, to allow for feeding exibility. “With the immature corn silage, you will be missing about 98 pounds of starch per ton,” Hutjens said. “Your cows will recognize that. There is less energy, rumen fermentable carbohydrates, less amino acids coming from the rumen bacteria. I want that bacteria to grow.” Hutjens recommends whey permeate as a driver for rumen microbes to provide the 6% to 7% sugar desired in rations. Determining how much feed inventory is required to feed your herd until the next crop is harvested is information Hutjens said producers need to know now in the fall so plans can be made to cover any shortfalls as economically as possible. Hutjens said a cow will typically eat about 2% of her body weight in dry matter, and as an example said a 1,400-pound cow will eat about 28 pounds of forage dry matter each day for 365 days which equals 5.1 tons of dry matter needed per cow per year. When a 6% shrink is added, that brings the amount to 5.5 tons per cow. Raising heifers will require adding about 30% to that total. N13438 STATE HWY 73 WITHEE, WI 54498

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LEGENDARY COWS

Vegas shines in Aldinger herd Cow is companion, good producer for Winona farm By Krista Kuzma

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WINONA, Minn. – Although the Aldingers have a cow in their herd named Vegas, they do not nd their cow to be as ashy as the city after which she is named. “She’s not the prettiest looking,” Adriana Aldinger said. “She’s got a really big belly and really short legs compared to her frame. … You won’t see her in a show anytime soon.” Although Vegas will never catch the eye of a judge in a show ring, the 8-year-old Holstein has kept her owner’s attention and has grown into a herd favorite for Aldinger, who farms together with her dad, Roger, on their 95cow dairy near Winona, Minn. Aldinger likes Vegas’ calm demeanor and gentle personality. “She has personality, but it’s not a big, annoying, nosy personality,” Aldinger said. “She never gets worked up or runs around the barn like the younger ones do. She really likes to cuddle and have me stand next to her. Sometimes she’ll come search me out if I’m in the barn.” Sometimes, Aldinger likes to search for Vegas, too, to give her kisses, gentle scratches or to lie on her back to take a rest. It has been a regular routine for the pair. “When I was in college and had a rough week, I would come home on weekends and nd her in the barn,” Aldinger said. “I

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Adriana Aldinger stands with Vegas, an 8-year-old Holstein that is her favorite cow in the herd on her family’s 95-cow dairy near Winona, Minn. would lay on her back and talk to her and tell her everything. She’s a really good listener because she doesn’t talk back. I still do this sometimes.” The two have been buddies since Vegas was born eight years ago. At the time, Aldinger was in high school and helped on the farm when not doing school work or in extracurricular activities. But, Aldinger wanted a few bovine companions to pamper during her extra free time. “When I walked into the calf barn all the calves would scatter, but Vegas would walk up to me and want to play with me and be cute,” Aldinger said. “So, I would go in there and cuddle her all the

time. She would let me. She has always been super friendly.” Along with being a good companion, Aldinger said Vegas has an ability to produce a lot of milk, never peaking under 100 in any of her lactations and topping out last year at 145 pounds of milk per day. “That’s probably because she had a single calf and not twins,” Aldinger said. During her lifetime, Vegas has had four sets of twins in addition to two single births. She had a bull during her rst calving followed by four sets of twins – one set of bulls, one set of heifers and two mixed sets. During her most recent calving, Vegas had a single

heifer. All 10 of Vegas’s calves were born alive. “When she had the twin heifers, she had a hard time after those,” Aldinger said about Vegas who was a 4-year-old at the time. “She was down for two days. I was nervous.” Aldinger brought Vegas buckets of feed and water while she was on pasture and did all she could to help the cow get back on her feet. “She had this attitude about it,” Aldinger said. “Then all of a sudden she got up like it was no problem, like it wasn’t even an issue.” Other than that, Vegas has not had any other health issues.

“She always cleans,” Aldinger said. “Sometimes she will have a touch of milk fever, but with a bottle of calcium she’s just ne.” One of Aldinger’s favorite memories with Vegas is from this summer when her ancé, Josh Herricks, had the special cow help with his marriage proposal. On July 10, the couple planned to go out to dinner with family. “I had no idea Josh collaborated with my dad and put Vegas in the maternity pen,” Aldinger said. Before they left, Aldinger’s dad told her to check on Vegas because she had a weird lump on her neck and he did not know what it was so they might have to call the vet. “I was so upset because the week before, my second favorite cow who was 13 years old had to be sold,” Aldinger said. “I said I wasn’t going to dinner if Vegas wasn’t OK.” But once Aldinger got in the pen, she found Vegas had a white bag tied around her neck with a ribbon. That is when Herricks took the ring out of the bag and proposed. “Vegas was very interested in what was going on, poking Josh and snifng around,” Aldinger said. “She seemed pretty excited about the whole ordeal.” When the couple marries next September, Herricks will move to the Aldingers’ farm and the two will continue to dairy. Vegas will be there for as long as she is able to stick around the farm. Aldinger will continue to seek out her bovine companion from the herd for her calm presence and gentle demeanor. Although Vegas is not a ashy cow, she shines in her owner’s eyes.

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Our custom manure hauler is starting Nov. 7. We’re hoping we can go and get some traction in the field since RAINFALL we got 4 inches of TOTALS snow Nov. 6. We were Last 2 able to haul some of Weeks the bedded pack manure out of our heifer lots the week of Oct. 28. We were also able to make corn stalk bales and do chisel plowing on about 100 Since April 14 acres. We’re hoping 49.2” we still have time to do more. We’re hoping the ground isn’t frozen yet.

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Our fields continue to be muddy. We had to pull the combine out twice during the past couple of days. Our corn is yielding 150-170 bushels per RAINFALL acre at 20-25% moisture. TOTALS Last 2 The moisture of the grain Weeks varies a lot within each field. We have also been trying to get some fall tillage done, hauling manure and getting things ready for winter. We received over 22 inches of rain during our cool and Since April 14 cloudy growing season. 23.3” The crops would have been better if we’d had more sunshine. We received a trace of rain over the past two weeks.

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Crop and Weather Oxford, WI

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We’ve had about 0.2 inches of rain and 4 inches of snow. Our crops are done here. I do not really like RAINFALL the cold weather. Fall TOTALS tillage will come to Last 2 a halt this week. We Weeks have been in a better situation than most with lighter soils, and in area irrigation fields, corn is running 0.6” really well. The guys in the area are getting close to getting their Since April 14 beans done. Some 27.4” guys are getting some off, but the moisture is still a little high.

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We have had about 6 inches of snow and just over an inch of rain in the past two weeks. We finished up our high moisture corn and today is the first day we RAINFALL have combined dry corn. TOTALS Overall all our corn yields Last 2 have been really good this Weeks year, which is something I wouldn’t have predicted earlier in the year. We still have about 400 acres of dry corn left to combine, plus custom work. We got our rye planted, but it hasn’t started growing yet. We weren’t able to plant Since April 14 any wheat; we never had a 54.1” window dry enough to get it done. All our liquid manure is hauled and now we are working on hauling the solid manure.

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It’s just been kind of damp and windy. It finally froze so that we were able to get all of our corn silage done. The first week we tried chopping we were burying RAINFALL everything up to the axles, TOTALS so we stopped and waited Last 2 for it to freeze and it was a Week night and day difference. The tonnage wasn’t as good as we had hoped for but the quality and the grain was better than we thought it might be. We got our soybeans cut and they were nothing to brag about. All of our crops our out of the field Since April 14 and now we are focusing 53.5” on getting everything ready for winter. I’m helping a friend do some custom chopping and have been doing some custom combining.

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We have had just a trace of snow and we have had less than an inch of rain3”in the past two weeks. RAINFALL Overall, our field TOTALS conditions are really Last 2 pretty good. We are Weeks working on our dry corn now. It’s almost all over 200 bushels 1” an acre with some being in the low 190s. It’s coming off Since April 14 at 23% moisture so 44.5” we will have to dry it quite a bit. We have about 150 acres left to combine.

We did all our corn as high moisture corn and finished Oct. 26. We seeded rye in some of the corn stalk fields RAINFALL this fall and will till that TOTALS next spring. We baled Last 2 some corn stalks last Weeks Saturday and now it’s just too wet. We’ve had rain or snow every day since. We have to haul 0.5” a bedded pack and a pit yet. We would like to make corn stalks for the heifer site. Normal- Since April 14 ly I make 2,000 bales 31.9” for us and others, and I am at 500. I think there will be a lot of tillage that won’t get done this fall.

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We have had 0.8 inches of rain and we got 3 or 4 inches of snow last night RAINFALL (Nov. 5). We were custom TOTALS combining beans last night Last 2 and finished up just before Week the snow started sticking. We still have about 40 acres of custom beans to do and about 100 acres of custom corn. Our corn is still running in the mid20s for moisture, so we have decided rather than spend the money drying Since April 14 it we are just going to do 44.2” high moisture in a bag. We haven’t started any of it. I was hoping to start later this week, but I don’t think that is going to happen now. I also would really like to get some bedding made but we just haven’t gotten enough dry days to get that done.

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The October Federal order Class III benchmark milk price hit a ve year high this week at $18.72 per hundredweight, up 41 cents from September, $3.19 above October 2018, and the highest Class III since November 2014. It equates to about $1.61 per gallon, up from $1.57 in September and $1.34 a year ago. It is $3.29 above California’s October 2018 4b cheese milk price. The nation’s largest milk producing state marked the one year anniversary of entering the Federal order Milk Marketing Order system on November 1. Late Friday morning Class III futures portended a November price at $20.18 before heading to $19.60 in December. The 2020 peak was $18.07 in January. The 2019 Class III average stands at $16.37, up from $14.72 at this time a year ago and $16.18 in 2017. The October Class IV price is $16.39, up 4 cents from September and $1.38 above a year ago. The 2019 average stands at $16.23, up from $14.06 a year ago and $15.44 in 2017. Most cash dairy prices ended October strong. Block Cheddar climbed to $2.1750 per pound the day after Halloween but closed Friday at $2.1550, up 3.25 cents on the week, after gaining 15.5 cents the previous week, and is 69.75 cents above a year ago. The Cheddar barrels closed at $2.3250, up 7.5 cents on the week on unlled bids, after pole vaulting 25 cents the previous week, are 98.5 cents above a year ago, and the highest they have been since September 25, 2014. They’re also an inverted 17 cents above the blocks. 24 cars of block traded hands on the week and 69 on the month, up from 63 in September. No barrel was sold this week but 66 cars sold on the month, down from 80 in September. Speaking of Halloween, the Oct. 31 Daily Dairy Report states that pizza is a key driver in cheese consumption and a study conducted by Under Armor’s MyFitnessPal indicates that Halloween may surpass Super Bowl as the biggest pizza consumption day of the year. Who would have thought? Central cheesemakers continue to report steady, somewhat tight milk supplies, according to Dairy Market News. Spot milk markets were quiet early in the week, as prices continue to fall in the $1-over Class area. Cheese production is still slightly slower than this time in recent years. Cheese demand is good for short term needs. Barrel makers continue to report mostly bullish demand and some process cheese manufacturers say they are oversold week to week.

Cheese market tones are “bullish,” says DMN, but cheesemakers are concerned about how bullish. They say $2+ cheese is “creating a short-term or necessitybased purchasing environment. Buyers are not looking for anything longer term.” The CME barrel pricing topping the blocks was a surprise to many, according to DMN, and contacts credit a tightness of barrels. Increased governmental cheese purchases seem to be helping that trend. Demands for the holiday are surfacing “bit by bit,” says DMN, but domestic sales out west were close to the previous week’s levels. Export sales have improved slightly. Inventory is sufcient and cheese output is active, prompted by a stable to increasing milk supply. CME butter closed Friday at $2.08 per pound, up 2 cents on the week but 22 cents below a year ago. 29 cars traded hands on the week, 115 on the month, up from 102 in September. FC Stone reported in its Oct. 28 Early Morning Update that “Eurostat keeps revising up European Union butter production data. Each state submits data on their own schedule, so data drips in, along with revisions to historical data, but presently the data looks like EU butter stocks will be up 20% by year end.” DMN says there was concern that cream availability for churning could dwindle as Class II and Class III producers took more cream for holiday-related items but butter makers say that was not the case this week. Bulk butter supplies are generally available and market tones are “maintaining a steadiness that market participants are accustomed to.” Some analysts expect to see a sub-$2 price point prior to seeing $2.25 again. Others expect continued steadiness, explaining that with Thanksgiving falling later this year, Nov. 28, it will assist the market later into the season. Western retail butter sales are seasonally strong but bulk demand is mixed. Cream is adequate for most processing and butter production is steady. Butter stocks are getting pulled lower but the latest cold storage report did not match the typical expectation of a large decrease for the month. A few butter purveyors are unloading butter on the CME, an occurrence that some contacts say is unusual for this time of year. Some feel the market signals bestow a bearish tone and the strength of retail sales the next few weeks may be the true determinant of direction for the butter. Grade A nonfat dry milk saw a Friday nish at $1.1825 per pound, 3 cents higher on the week, highest since Feb. 18, 2015, and 28.25 cents above a year ago. 16 cars sold on the week, with 60 for the month, up from 49 in September.

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CME dry whey fell to 26.75 cents per pound Tuesday, lowest since March 13, 2018, but it closed Friday at 28.25 cents, unchanged on the week but 16.25 cents below a year ago. Product continues to make its way to Chicago, with 48 loads traded this week and 305 on the month, up from just 50 in September. Chinese milk equivalent imports for September were very close to forecast, according to FC Stone, up 1.7% from last year, but FC Stone predicted; “The growth rate for October should pick up quite a bit (into the 5-10% range). Food-type imports are still doing pretty good, but feed-type items, especially lactose, are holding back total milk equivalent imports.” “Milk equivalent imports aren’t growing like they were in 2013/2014. First quarter 2014 total milk equivalent imports were up 43% with feed up 14% and food-type products up 52% (on top of 25% growth in rst quarter 2013,” says FC Stone. Cheese imports were down 58.7% from August and down 2.9% from September 2018. Butter imports were down 56.3% from August and 7.4% below a year ago. Combined whole milk and skim milk powder imports were down 25.4% from August but were up 25% from a year ago. Whey imports were off 9.7% from August and 12.6% below a year ago. Whey purchases have been impacted by the African Swine Fever, a highly contagious disease that is spreading through Southeast Asian and is now costing the Philippine hog industry nearly $20 million per month, according to Reuters. The Daily Dairy Report however, says the US China trade dispute likely has more to do with the smaller gure. The DDR stated; “The United States was China’s largest whey trading partner in September, accounting for 28% of whey imports, matching November 2018 as the lowest share since September 2007. European countries beneted from lower U.S. imports, with volumes increasing 76% over the previous year, suggesting that smaller year-over-year volumes from the United States are related more to the trade dispute than ASF.” President Trump and China’s Xi Jinping were to meet at the November Asia-Pacic Economic Cooperation meeting in Chile but it was canceled due to unrest there. HighGround Dairy’s Lucas Fuess reported in the Nov. 4 “Dairy Radio Now” broadcast that Xi reportedly invited Trump to meet in Macau, China. Fuess says there is still hope that Phase 1 of the trade agreement between the US and China can be implemented and that agricultural purchases, including dairy products, will be made by the Chinese. China has made several promises of increased agricultural purchases, primarily corn and soybeans, says Fuess, but HighGround hopes they will include dairy products. “There is nothing yet in writing,” Fuess cautioned, and “China continues to hesitate to commit to exactly how many agricultural products they will purchase.” He adds there was a “good sign” in that President Trump has held off imposing additional tariffs on Chinese imports, as he had previously threated to do. Fuess also reported on Japan’s September dairy imports, which included record levels of cheese due to Japan’s declining domestic dairy production. He said that a lot of Japan’s dairy imports are from the US however we continue to compete with Europe and New Zealand. “If the price is right and the US can compete, we can ship product away from our shores and fulll the needs of foreign countries and hopefully have a good impact on our US domestic prices.” Back home, a higher All Milk price pulled the September milk feed price ratio higher for the third Turn to MIELKE | Page 11

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ConƟnued from MIELKE | Page 10 month in a row. The USDA’s latest “Ag Prices” report put the ratio at 2.33, up from 2.26 in August and compares to 2.13 in September 2018. The index is based on the current milk price in relationship to feed prices for a dairy ration consisting of 51 percent corn, 8 percent soybeans and 41 percent alfalfa hay. In other words, one pound of milk today purchases 2.33 pounds of dairy feed containing that blend. The U.S. All-Milk price averaged $19.30 per hundredweight, up 40 cents from August and $2.40 above September 2018. California’s All Milk price was $18.60, down a dime from August but $2.04 above a year ago. Wisconsin’s, at $19.90, was up 80 cents from August and $2.40 above a year ago. The national average corn price averaged $3.80 per bushel, down 13 cents from August, after falling 23 cents from July, but is 40 cents per bushel higher than September 2018. Soybeans averaged $8.35 per bushel, up 13 cents from August, after dropping 16 cents from July, and are 43 cents per bushel below a year ago. Alfalfa hay averaged $181 per ton, up $2 from August and $2 per ton above a year ago. Looking at the cow side of the ledger; the September cull price for beef and dairy combined averaged $65.60 per cwt., down $2.70 from August, $4.80 above September 2018, but $6.00 below the 2011 base average of $71.60 per cwt. Milk cow replacements averaged $1,310 per head for the quarter in October, up $70.00 per head from July, and $80 per head above 2018. They averaged $1400 per head in California, up $100 from July and $200 above a year ago. Wisconsin cows averaged $1270 per head, up $60 from April and $90 above October 2018. Meanwhile, FC Stone points out that weekly slaughter did an about-face for the week ending October 19. After several weeks of running stronger than the prior two years even as Class III milk prices rmed, the latest data showed a 4.8% decline in slaughter to below 2018 levels. Checking the elds; this week’s Crop Progress report show the corn harvest at 41%, as of the week ending October 27, up from 30% the previous week but down from 61% a year ago and 20% behind the ve year average. Some may not get harvested as standing water is keeping farmers out of their elds plus snow has fallen across the US plains and Great Lakes. 58% of the nation’s corn was rated good to excellent the previous week, down from 68% a year ago. 62% of the soybeans are harvested, down from 69% a year ago and 16% behind the ve year average and 46% of the cotton has been harvested, up 3% from a year ago and 3% ahead of the ve year average. 40% is rated good to excellent, up from 35% a year ago. Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) members accepted eight offers of export assistance this week to help capture sales of 952,397 pounds of cheese and 224,872 pounds of cream cheese. The product is going to customers in Asia and Oceania and will be delivered from November through March 2020. In politics, the National Milk Producers Federation announced its support for the “Farm Workforce Modernization Act,” which they termed “a bipartisan immigration bill that advances agriculture immigration reform.” Sponsored by Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee Chair Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Congressman Dan Newhouse (R-WA), NMPF says “The legislation would provide legal status to current agricultural workers and their families and reform the H2A guestworker visa program to permit year-round agriculture to participate, a crucial need for dairy. The efforts of Chairman Lofgren and Representative Newhouse, both longtime champions for agricultural labor reform, are greatly appreciated by dairy farmers, who cannot wait any longer for action.” “America’s dairy farmers are eager to advance and improve this legislation as it moves through the

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HELPING GOOD MANAGERS MAKE BETTER TRADING DECISIONS Cash spot CME Group cheese markets remain resiliently strong as barrels traded $2.325 in the first week of November. This is pennies away from the 2014 high of $2.345. Blocks ended the week at $2.155. As has been stated in prior commentary, it is almost unbelievable how quickly the block/barrel spread price inversion took place. As of this writing barrels are trading 17 cents over blocks vs. the normal 3 cent discount. As with most things in life, to much of a good thing typically ends poorly at some point in the future. With that said, the U.S. dairy industry has some financial healing to do. Producer herd liquidation from the last season of market incentivized pain appears to still be working its way through the industry, albeit a slower pace. For now lets remain upbeat and be thankful that the good times are here for another season. One thing that is difficult to make sense of is cold storage holdings of butter and cheese reported in October by USDA. Seasonally, inventories of these products typically start their season drawn down in July or August. This year it appeared to have started in April, which would be very supportive the market. What

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Worksheets will examine 2020 costs and what is affordable rent that a farmer will be able to pay in 2020, the rate of return to the landlord at current market values, and exible rental agreements. Make plans to attend one of these meetings now. Attendees will receive several informative worksheets and factsheets that will help to determine what a fair 2020 farm land rental rate is. Area meetings will be held at the following locations: – Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 9:30 a.m. at the Long Prairie City Hall; 615 Lake St S, Long Prairie, Minn. – Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 1:30 p.m. at the Little Falls City Hall; 100 7th Ave NE, Little Falls, Minn. Questions or for more information: contact Brenda Miller, U of M Extension-Todd County, at 320-533-4655 or nels4220@umn.edu Dairy producers, employees and agribusiness professionals are invited to join Penn State Extension for the Technology Tuesday webinar series. All webinars are on Tuesdays from 8:30 -10 a.m. and will be recorded for viewing at a later date. Upcoming webinars for this fall include the following: – Nov. 12: 2019 PDMP Corn Silage Trial – Dec. 10: Precision Feeding Technology All webinars in this series are free. To learn more or view webinars, visit extension.psu. edu/technology-tuesdays. Dairy producers, employees and agribusiness professionals are invited to join Penn State Extension for the Dairy Grazing Management webinar series. All webinars are from 1- 2 p.m. and will be recorded for viewing at a later date. Webinars in this series include the following: – Nov. 13: Understanding Pasture Forage Quality – Feb. 12: Pasture Forage Mixtures: Agronomic Aspects – March 11: Pasture Forage Mixtures: Livestock Aspects All webinars in this series are free. To learn more or view webinars, visit extension.psu. edu/dairy-grazing-management-guide. The I-29 Moo University is hosting two dairy eld days in November. Each eld day will start at 12:30 p.m. and wrap up around 3:30 p.m. Light refreshments and SDSU ice cream will be served. These eld days are offered at no cost, so be sure to come join us for a tour of the dairies and in-depth discussions. Details for each of the eld days is below. Join us at Summit Dairy, 5564 390th St, Primghar, Iowa, on Wednesday, Nov. 13. Owner, John Westra will take us through a tour of the milking parlor, cattle housing, and the commodity and mixing building. Summit Dairy’s breeding strategy will be discussed. Dr. Hugo Ramirez, Iowa State University, will discuss feeding this year’s silage, feeding issues he is seeing, and pile management. John Westra and his family purchased Summit Dairy in 2012. They moved from California and jumped right into caring for the 400 cows. Over the years, they expanded the dairy to over 800 dairy cows. The cows are housed in free-stalls and milked three times per day. As part of the expansion, John built a commodity and feed mixing building. This allows feed to be loaded and mixed indoors, which reduces waste and decreases moisture variability in the feedstuffs. Join us at Tri Cross Dairy, 45144 289th St, Viborg, S.D., on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Take a tour of the facilities and engage in open discussion with owners, Tom Koolhaas/Wes Bylsma, and manager, Kris Vander Kooy. They will share their experiences with utilizing crossbreeding within the dairy to create a durable and productive cow herd. Amy Hazel, University of Minnesota, will discuss reasons why interest in crossbreeding in dairy cattle is growing globally, explain the basics of rotational crossbreeding for dairy cattle, and present the detailed results of a 10-year study in high-performance Minnesota dairy herds where ProCROSS cows were found to be more protable than their Holstein herd mates. Brothers-in-law, Wes Blysma and Tom Koolhaas, founded Tri Cross Dairy in 2017. 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Presentations include: Options to Reduce Production Costs, Breeding and Genetics for Pasture-Based Dairies, Raising Healthy Calves, Building Resilient Dairy Farms in Minnesota, Water Quality Certication. Dates and locations include: – Nov. 21: 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Pizza Ranch, Perham, Minn. – Nov. 22: 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Alexandria Technical & Community College, Alexandria, Minn. RSVP to Jay Brown, jaywcmdi@gmail.com, 218-238-6790. Soil, Water and Nutrient Management Meetings, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Dec. 6 at Marsheld Ag Research Station, Marsheld, Wis. To register, call Clark County Extension, 715743-5121

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(Above) Chris Hulstein gets ready for his veterinarian to perform a herd pregnancy check at 1:20 in the a�ernoon Oct. 29. Hulstein and his family milk 320 head of Holsteins, Jerseys and Holstein-Jersey crossbreds on their farm located near Hull, Iowa.

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(Right) Rodney Baier harvests and unloads corn into the grain cart driven by his son Steve Baier Oct. 31. The Baiers milk 400 cows on their farm near Elmwood, Wis.

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Bob Hart sorts through dry cows to take back to the main dairy at Oak Ridge Farm near Galesville, Wis. Oak Ridge Farm is home to 625 cows and is owned by Jason, Je and Mike Johnson. The Johnsons are in the process of rebuilding a por�on of their freestall barn that collapsed due to heavy snow last winter and then was again damaged during a windstorm in July. MARK KLAPHAKE/DAIRY STAR

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Jus�n Froelich changes a bearing and puts on a new belt and on his combine Oct. 25 near Pierz, Minn. Once the combine was ready his dad, Terry, was going to start combining corn. Jus�n and his wife, Tracie, milk 100 cows.

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Employee, Rene, puts a milker on a cow Oct. 29 at Benish Farms near Lodi, Wis. The farm is run by Joe Benish, along with his dad, Mike Benish, and his uncle, Dan Benish. Joe’s younger brothers, Adam and Dave, also help out on the farm. The Benishes milk 400 cows three �mes a day in a double-8 parallel parlor and farm 800 acres.

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Richard Laska wipes down the inside window of the combine before going out into the eld Oct. 28. Laska farms together with his wife, Carol, and their daughter and son-in-law, Jenelle and Dan Thorman. They milk 140 cows on their dairy near Winona, Minn. The family has 320 acres of land with 120 acres of corn. As of Oct. 28, the family only needed a couple more days to nish their corn harvest.

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Kris�n Pfaff chops corn stalks Oct. 28 at 3:30pm. Pfaff and her family milk 185 cows on their farm near Alma Center, Wis.

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(Above) Don Nielsen checks on one of three beef crossbred baby calves at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 1 on his farm located at Brandt, S.D. Don and his family milk 50 head. STACEY SMART/DAIRY STAR

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(Right) Jim Grotjan feeds a bucket of grain to a calf on the evening of Oct. 30 near Eagle, Wis. Grotjan and his wife, Michele, milk 200 cows, have seven employees and purchase all of their feed.

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Tayler Revering combines soybeans while her husband, Dakota Revering, follows alongside with the grain cart Oct. 26 near Osakis, Minn. The two were helping, Tayler’s parents, Deb and Bruce Waldvogel, with their harvest. The Waldvogels milk 115 cows. Turn to DAY IN THE LIFE | Page 19

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Ralph KoeƩer works on corn stalks Oct. 25 on his 32-cow dairy near Freeport, Minn. KoeƩer also had a custom operator combine corn that day.

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Mike Redalen opens a gate in the freestall barn while looking for fetch cows at about 11 a.m. on his 197cow dairy near Fountain, Minn. Redalen milks his herd with robots he installed in 2013.

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Brent Terres hooks up the PTO for the round baler Oct. 31 before heading to the eld near Spring Hill, Minn. Terres and his dad, Bob, were going to bale and haul corn stalks. They milk 55 cows and operate 1,100 acres. Turn to DAY IN THE LIFE | Page 20

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Weston Hill fuels up a skid steer loader as he prepares to scrape the barn alleys late in the morning Oct. 30. Weston and his father, Chuck, use a quartet of robots to milk their 220 head of Holsteins in a hoop barn facility on their farm located near Lake Wilson, Minn.

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Tony Malven stacks straw bales in the hay lo� of their barn as they fall off the conveyor Nov. 2 on his dairy near Cresco, Iowa. Malven and his family milk 40 cows.

Al Sheahan combines beans for Todd Myren, who milks 500 cows on his dairy near Nelson, Wis.

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Jim Briggs works on dismantling his blower aŌer nishing up corn silage for the fall on his farm near Straƞord, Wis. Briggs milks 56 cows with his wife, Jenny, and son, JusƟn.

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Jim Leroux hauls manure Oct. 30 on his 48-cow dairy near Long Prairie Minn. He operates the dairy with his wife, KaƟe, and their family. Manure hauling is a spring chore, but because of the wet spring it was delayed unƟl fall.

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A freezer full of hamburger Page 22 • Dairy Star • Second Section • Saturday, November 9, 2019

It never seems to fail. I am cleaning out my freezers to make room for a half of beef from my brother. My mouth waters at the thought of good Illinois beef steaks melting in my mouth. Ketchup and BBQ sauce are banned from the table when these steaks are served. Even the hamburger has a different and satisfying taste of being back home. I am cooking up lost packages found on the bottom of the freezer. Packages of venison, soup bones with broth, vegetables and smashed loaves of bread. It has been a smorgasbord of dishes served for the past couple of weeks. Between the four freezers, I have carved out enough space for my special beef. It will nestle between the packages of sweet corn, strawberries, apple pies and ice cream. Then it happens. A perfectly healthy cow goes down with split hips. Not only is she our best cow, she is our biggest cow. Now I have to nd room and recipes to use up several hundred pounds of hamburger. I started with cooking up 10 pounds of BBQ’s to stash away in the freezer for those nights when I have been in the elds and do not have a clue of what is for supper. I will also cook up and store several pounds of beef to have on hand for chili, hamburger tater tot hotdish and goulash. I found a couple of new recipes using beef that I think will become family favorites.

Hamburger stew 2 pounds ground beef 2 medium onions, chopped 4 cans (14.5 ounce) stewed tomatoes, undrained 8 medium carrots, thinly sliced 4 celery ribs, thinly sliced 2 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed 2 cups water 1/2 cup uncooked long grain rice 3 tsp. salt 1 tsp. pepper In a Dutch oven (or heavy bottom pan), cook beef and onions until no longer pink; drain. Add all the other ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 30 minutes or until veggies and rice are tender. Uncover and simmer 20-30 minutes longer or until thickened. Can freeze leftovers once stew is cool. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in saucepan, stirring occasionally and adding a little water if necessary. Church supper spaghetti 1 pound ground beef 1 large onion, chopped 1 medium green pepper, chopped 14.5 ounces diced tomatoes, undrained 1 cup water 2 Tbsp. chili powder 10 ounces frozen corn, thawed 10 ounces frozen peas, thawed 4 ounces mushroom stems and pieces, drained Salt and pepper to taste

Food columnist, Natalie Schmitt 12 ounces spaghetti, cooked and drained 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided In a large skillet, cook beef, onion and green pepper over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Add tomatoes, water and chili powder. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Add corn, peas, mushrooms, salt and pepper. Stir in spaghetti. Layer half of mixture in a greased 4 quart baking dish. Sprinkle with 1 cup cheese; repeat layers. Bake, uncovered at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until heated through.

Oat pan rolls 2 cups quick-cooking oats 2/3 cup packed brown sugar 1/4 cup butter, cubed 1 Tbsp. salt 2 1/2 cups boiling water 2 packages active dry yeast 1/2 cup warm water (110 to 115 degrees) 5 1/2 to 6 cups our Additional butter, melted In a large bowl, combine the oats, brown sugar, butter and salt; stir in boiling water. Cool to 110 to 115 degrees. In a different bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water; let stand ve minutes. Add the oat mixture and 2 cups our; beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining our to form a soft dough. Turn onto a oured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about one hour. Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly oured surface; divide into 20 pieces. Place in a greased 9- by 13-inch baking pan. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pan to a wire rack; brush with melted butter. Natalie, Mark and his brother Al, farm together near Rice, Minn. They milk 100 registered Holsteins under the RALMA prex. Their four children are grown up and all involved in agriculture with hopes of someone returning to the farm. For questions or comments, please email Natalie at mnschmitt@jetup.net.

Dairy Star • Second Section • Saturday, November 9, 2019 • Page 23

Don’t let your cows fall! Get your concrete scabbled and prevent an accident!

From Madeline Schmidt, of Tomah, Wis.

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Cheeseburger mac casserole 1 pound lean ground beef 1/2 cup chopped onion Whole wheat elbow macaroni or penne or rotini pasta 1 medium chopped tomato

8 ounces tomato sauce 1/2 tsp. seasoned salt, optional 1/4 tsp. black pepper 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Preheat oven to 350 degress. Spray an 8- by 8-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray; set aside. In large skillet over medium heat, cook ground beef and onion until beef is brown and onion is soft; drain. Cook macaroni according to package directions; drain. Spoon macaroni into prepared pan. Spread beef mixture and chopped tomato over macaroni. Pour tomato sauce over beef. Sprinkle with seasoned salt, pepper and shredded cheese. Cover loosely with foil and bake for 35 minutes or until cheese is melted and edges of casserole are bubbling.

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Mix all together and serve with a crisp apple. I love this snack.

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Beer cheese dip Two 8-ounce packages cream cheese 1 package ranch dressing mix

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To submit your favorite dairy recipes, email andrea.b@dairystar.com

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