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Dairy Star • Saturday, February 9, 2013 • Page 3

It’s all inside...

MDA program links beginning with retiring farmers Pages 1, 9

Schmitt introduces Ralma September Storm Crystal to social media networking site

Producers meet with Governor Dayton, legislators during Dairy Day at the Capitol

Galls give their all Pages 1, 8

Rostads recognized as 2012 Goodhue County Farm Family of the Year Pages 7, 10 Third Section

Pages 1, 5

Page 8 Third Section

Love and where it started for dairy farmers.

Pages 12 - 13

Crossbreeding, timed breeding boost Hazel’s reproduction program

Reber uses UV light pasteurizer Pages 4 - 5 Third Section

Pages 18, 20

A Day In The Life at MoDak Dairy

Walleser learning about Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board’s work

Buckman

Pages 12 - 13 Second Section

Page 25

Rice St. Joseph

Schuttes make improvements Page 2 Third Section

St. Paul Goodwin

Zumbrota

Pepin

Pages 10 - 11

Mantorville

Contents FIRST SECTION Pages 1, 5 ‘Growth’ describes WI dairy industry Page 16 From Our Side of the Fence Pages 22 - 23 Safety rst Page 26 FSA News & Notes Page 28 How healthy is the employment situation on your farm?

Page 29 Feeding dairy steers on pasture; grain or no grain?

Page 31 On the Mark Page 35 Counties searching for princess candidates Pages 36 - 37 Oregon dairyman content in Willamette Valley Page 39 Boylen Over SECOND SECTION Pages 3 - 4 Record high year for milk quality in 2012

Cupid used Internet to bring Morgan and Nate together

Lanesboro Page 6 The “Mielke” Market Weekly Page 7 Dairy Markets Page 10 Iowa Hay Auction Results Pages 14 - 15 People in the Dairy Industry Page 16 Mid-American Hay Auction Results Page 19 2012 SCC for herds under 150K Page 22 Dairy Recipes THIRD SECTION Page 9 Zweber expands community through social media Page 12 Agricultural producers have more time to le tax returns Page 13 Crop insurance homework Pages 14, 16 Some Udder Stuff Pages 17 - 19 Dairy Calendar Pages 20 - 23 Classieds

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Kilmer gives tips for coping with current dairy, feed situation

Columnists Ag Insider Page 6

The Next Generation Page 33

High Intensity Fluorescent (HIF) Vapor Tight Fixtures

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Pages 38 - 39

Veterinary Wisdom Page 34

Getting Kerry’d Away Page 27

Just Thinking Out Loud Page 32

Ramblings from the Ridge Page 30

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USED EQUIPMENT SAUK CENTRE LOCATION

SPRING WILL BE HERE BEFORE YOU KNOW IT!

IN STOCK

TRACTORS NEW! NH T8.360,

front susp., front duals, auto guidance

NEW! NH T9.560

NEW! NH TC35, FWA, Hydro, LoaderIn Stock NEW! NH TC50, FWA, Shuttle F/R Trans, Loader- In Stock NH T6020 Elite, super steer, 2000 hrs., sharp ...........................Coming In NH T8040, 305 HP, 1875 hrs., front susp., front duals, front/rear weights, all new rubber, auto guidance........ $164,500 CAT MT765B, EZ Guide 500 guidance, HID lights, frt. weights, 30” tracks ...................................... $134,900

SKID LOADERS

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Don’t wait! Pre-Season Savings ends March 31, 2013, so stop by today or visit www.newholland.com/na for complete details.

NH LS170, 1750#, cab/heat, new tires, new bucket ......................$16,500 New L230, 3000# lift, cab/heat/ac, 2 spd. ............................................... In Stock 2) New L220, 2000# lift, cab, heat, AC, 12.00 tires ................................ In Stock NH L175, 2000# lift, cab, AC, heat, 12.00x16.5 tires, only 350 hrs. ... Coming In

AUGERS WE SELL WESTFIELD AUGERS!

Westfield MK 12x111 w/”flex” hopper option, like new, consgined .............. $28,500

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BALERS

SKID LOADERS

NH BB940, 3x3, applicator, single axle .................................Coming In NH BR7090, net, twine, XS, 5x6 ..... $24,800 NH BR780A, auto wrap, XS, 5x6 .... $18,500 NH BR780A, net, twine, 5x6 ........... $19,500 NH BR7070, net, twine, XS, 4x6 ..... $24,800 NH 740A, roto-cut, xtra sweep, net wrap ............................................... Call NH 678, 5x5, auto wrap, crowder wheels ............................ $11,500 NH 654, net, twine, wide PU, 4x6 ... $11,500 NH 848, twine, hyd. wrap, SS............$3,800 NH BR780A, net, twine, XS ............ $22,700 NH BR780A, AW, ex. sweep PU, 5x6 $18,500 NH BR780, 5x6, auto. wrap, std. pickup ................................... $14,900 NH BR 740, 4x5, auto. wrap, wide pickup .................................. $14,000 NH 565 sq. baler, thrower..................$7,800 Vermeer 554XL, twine, accu., 4x5 .....$9,800 JD 535, wide pickup, bale eject .........$8,200

NH L220, 2000#, cab/heat/AC, 2 spd. In Stock NH L230, 3000#, cab/heat/AC, air seat, 2 spd., boom ride control ..............In Stock NH LS180, 2000# lift, cab/heat, 2 spd.........................................Coming In NH L175, 2 spd., hi-flow, cab, ht. .... $18,900 NH L170, cab, ht., 1900 hrs. .......... $21,500 Bobcat S205, cab, ht./ac ................ $18,500

HAY TOOLS

NH 195, 410 bu., upper beater, endgate.$12,600 NH 185, 287 bu., hyd. drive, endgate ..$7,900 New NH M2080, 353cu. ft. ................In Stock New NH Hydra Box 550V, vert. beater, 442 cu. ft. ........................................In Stock

CIH DCX91, 9’ disc mower, rubber rolls ...............................Coming In NH 1441 discbine, 15’, swivel ........ $13,000 NH 1465, 9’, 2005 model, hyd. swing.................................... $11,900 NH 1475 haybine, 14’, 2300 HDR .... $10,500 NH 499 haybine, 12’, swing ..............$6,800 NH 499 haybine, 12’, swing ..............$3,500 NH 492 haybine, 9’, stub guards, good condition ................................$5,700 JD 820, 9’ sickle................................$6,800 NH 1038 bale wagon, 105 bales........$7,900

PIERZ, MN

(formerly Morrison County Tractor & Equipment Inc.)

320-468-2161 Hwy. 27 West

Store Hours: Monday-Friday 8-5, Saturday Seasonal

IRRIGATION WE SELL REINKE CENTER PIVOTS CALL MIKE FOR MORE INFO

USED EQUIPMENT - PIERZ LOCATION

MODERN FARM EQUIPMENT

320-352-6543 • Hwy. 71 South

HAY NH 1411, 1000 RPM, std. hitch .....Coming In NH 1411, 1000 RPM, std. hitch, nice ..............................................Coming In NH BR780, 5x6, 1000 RPM, net wrap, no stalks, nice ..............................Coming In NH 1475, 14’ HS head, low acres, shedded, like new.............................$17,900 NH BR740A, 4x5, wide pickup, twine/net, nice ..................................$19,500 NH 1431 13’ discbine, drawbar swivel hitch ......................................$22,900 NH BR7070, roto cut, 4x6 bale, roller wind guard, rubber teeth, clean ........$28,500 NH 590 3x3, preser., consigned .........$34,500 NH 565 small square baler, 72 belt thrower, NICE, low bales, consigned..............$10,900 Bush Hog HM2408, 7’ 10” 3 pt. disc mower.........................................$5,500 Massey Ferguson 124 small sq. baler, above avg............................$2,500 Sitrex RP2, 3 pt., 2 wheel windrow turner $450 Pro Quality hay basket, 105 bales ........$2,650

MODERN FARM EQUIPMENT • 320-352-6543 • Sauk Centre, MN

*For agricultural use only. Customer participation subject to credit qualification and approval by CNH Capital America LLC. See your participating New Holland Dealer for details and eligibility requirements. Down payment may be required. Offer good through March 31, 2013. Not all customers or applicants may qualify for this rate or term. CNH Capital America LLC standard terms and conditions will apply. Taxes, freight, set-up, delivery, additional options or attachments not included in price. Offer subject to change or cancellation without notice. © 2013 CNH America LLC. All rights reserved. New Holland and CNH Capital are registered trademarks of CNH America LLC.

SAUK CENTRE, MN

TILLAGE New - Salford 7206, 6 bottom, on-land, coulters ............................................In Stock New - Salford 9811 19’ HD disc ripper ........................................In Stock JD 512 9 shank disc ripper ............... $27,500

FARM RAISED.

TRACTORS New T6.160, cab, FWA ......................In Stock NH T8.275, FWA, cab, suspension ....In Stock NH 8670, FWA, SS, 145 HP, 14.9x46 duals ........................................ Call NH TN65S, FWA, SS, cab, ldr. ..........$23,400 NH TC35DA, FWA, SS, hydro, cab, ldr., 35 HP .........................................$19,600 JD 2955, 2WD, open station, 18.4x38, 540/1000 pto, 2 remotes, clean .........$15,800 CIH Farmall 55A w/ldr., 460 hrs. ...Coming In

SPREADERS

TILLAGE New Salford 7206 plow, 6 bottom, on land, coulters .............................In Stock JD 215 tandem disc, 15’, 22” blades, dual wheels .......................................$5,500

MODERN FARM EQUIPMENT 320-468-2161 • Pierz, MN

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Variable Filling System: Best bale flaking and lowest leaf loss.

HDP High Density Press: Puts the weight of a 4x4 bale in a 3x4 package.

CamLess Pickup: Fewer moving parts, less wear.

Gearboxes: Instead of chains, gearboxes are used making your operation more efficient, more reliable and reducing costs.

Models Available: • Big X 700 • Big X 850 • Big X 1100

Ask us about our hay tedder features!

KRONE ROTARY TEDDERS

KRONE offers an extensive range of high-quality and dependable rotary tedders. These machines stand out for high-quality work and plenty of innovations such as the maintenance-free OctoLink finger clutches and liquid grease rotor drives.

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Krone Big X Self-Propelled Forage Harvester EasyCollect Corn Header has lower weight and reduced maintenance cost.

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Opening February 7th.

A TRUSTED NEIGHBOR.

Freeport State Bank is proud to announce we are expanding to Greenwald. A true community bank and trusted partner for over 105 years, our commitment to serving the people of Central Minnesota is stronger than ever. Stop in and visit our experienced staff for all your banking and lending needs.

IS NOW IN GREENWALD.

EXPERIENCE YOU CAN TRUST:

Carol Bertram

Veronica Inderrieden

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Teller

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Spring is just around the corner!!??!!

• It’s not too early to start thinking about next year’s seedings • Common nurse crops like spring triticale and forage oats will be in short supply due to the huge 2012 fall plantings • 2 to 3#’s of Perun or Lofa Festulolium or Green Spirit Italian Ryegrass can be your nurse crop.

• Byron’s Premium Hay(lage) Blend Plus has the proper proportions of Tall Fescue and Festulolium when added to your alfalfa seedings at 8 to 10#’s per acre • This mix with 10 to 15#’s of Kingfisher Award winning alfalfas will provide to highest yield and quality • It’s also not too early to avoid shortages of Gene 6 bmr Alta Sorghum and Sudans!

• Check out our website www.byronseeds.net for informative articles in our Resources tab

WINTER FORAGE SEMINARS DATE

Tue., Feb. 12

VENUE

St. Augusta Legion Post 621 1894 247th St. St. Augusta, MN

ADDRESS

Wed., Feb. 13 Gerard’s Dining 1225 Timberlane Dr. Sauk Centre, MN

Thu., Feb. 15 Pizza Ranch 205 S. Union St. Rock Rapids, IA

Fri., Feb. 15 Cabelas 3900 Cabelas Dr. NW Owatonna, MN

This year’s seminars feature Tom Kilcer, CCA, owner of Advanced Ag Systems in Kinderhook, NY and publisher of Crop Soil News. Tom is a leading researcher on such topics as Wide-Swathing (Hay in a Day), Summer and Winter Annuals for dairy-quality forage and Double-Cropping in the North. Tom will challenge conventional ideas and make you think. This is information you will not want to miss!

All Seminars start at 10:00 a.m. sharp and will end at 3:00 p.m.

Lunch will be provided.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL RICK TAMM AT 320-267-5021

ew website at www.byronseeds.net Visit our n Dwight

For more info or dealer Burkholder inquiries - please call: Claremont, MN

Rick Tamm

NW Territory Manager

320-267-5021

Larry Hawkins

NC Territory Manager

608-516-0101

507-279-0292

Gerard Becker

Long Prairie, MN (320) 290-9261

Hy View Feeds 507-493-5564 Wayne Leitzen Mabel, MN (507) 493-5564

Schueler Farms

Sherman Schueler Willmar, MN (320) 894-4808

Lawlor Farm Center David Burns Lawlor, IA (319) 240-6351

Luxemburg Feed Service Tony Barthel Luxemburg, MN (320) 252-1513

Monticello, MN (320) 420-1167

Jack Stamschror Kellog, MN (507) 259-0269

Winscher Seeds Stock Service Greenwald Elevator Mike Winscher Josh Stock 330-987-3159 John Dockendorf Greenwald, MN (320) 290-1240

Valley View Ag Russ Funke Dyersville, IA (563) 590-6939

320-282-6748 Shawn Winscher Royalton, MN (320) 420-4516

Timberline Dairy Service Joe Graber Kalona, IA (319) 656-3527

Correll, MN (320) 596-2170

Lee Kurtenbach

Mechanicksville, IA (319) 241-5105

Tim Huffman

Dale Ommodt, CCA

Peak Dairy Consulting, Crop & Livestock Hollandale, WI Nutrition 608-574-7918 Atwater, MN (320) 212-3190

Nelson Horst

Mt Hope Seed Supply Mt Hope, WI 608-988-6855

Edwin Lied

Osage, IA (641) 732-1079

DJ Cattle Co.

Daryn Yoder Leon, IA (641) 344-6002

Dairy Star • Saturday, February 9, 2013 • Page 17

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Dairy Star • Saturday, February 9, 2013 • Page 19

“Thank you for saving our cow...”

— Les Olson

OLSON DAIRY, Les and Jo Olson and their children and grandchildren, Spring Valley, Minnesota Milking 275 cows — RHA 27,962 m 1154 f 900 p — SCC 165,000 Les Olson of Olson Dairy is pictured above with Diane Fjelstad of Fjel-Mar Dairy. The Olson family, Fjelstad family, along with Matt and Myriah Klug (not pictured) make up the Katrina Syndicate. Their three-year-old Brown Swiss Tierra Verde KL Katrina (above) was Reserve Intermediate Champion of the 2012 Minnesota State Fair and fourth place Senior Three at the 2012 World Dairy Expo, and was nominated All-American.

“We use Udder Comfort™ faithfully for our fresh cows. We also use it on any cow with mastitis or an elevated SCC. It is definitely the best product available,” says Les Olson, Olson Dairy, Spring Valley, Minnesota, home to a 275-cow mixed herd, which includes a Brown Swiss Genetic Honor herd.

A while back, the Olsons were frustrated by high SCC that would creep up over 400,000. Using a combined approach of DHIA testing, culturing, comforting and culling, they made “tremendous strides” to get counts down at 165,000.

“Udder Comfort is a big part of the process,” Olson explains. “We were even more convinced when our cow ‘Katrina’ came off the trailer at the Minnesota State Fair with a leaky, rock-hard right front quarter.

“There were samples of Udder Comfort yellow spray at the show parlor. We kept the quarter sprayed, and two days later she was the top three-year-old and Reserve Intermediate Champion Brown Swiss.

“All I can say is: Thank You Udder Comfort for saving our cow.”

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Dairy Star • Saturday, February 9, 2013 • Page 21

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Our on-farm vet Page 30 • Dairy Star • Saturday, February 9, 2013

‘Where there is livestock, there is also dead stock.’ It’s a quote not overrated in the farming community. It is really a fact of farm life. You learn this at a very young age on any farm, and ours is denitely no exception. With my dad being Ramblings from the Ridge a vet, I was always quite sure he could and should save any animal that was important to me. I remember one of my rst Jersey calves getting a miserable case of the scours.

Butterscotch was outside in a water tank (not really sure why-but that’s the memory) and so terribly ill she could hardly move. I was all of eleven years old and positive

By Jacqui Davison that my dad, with all his vetColumnist erinary skills, could save her.

No such luck. He tried, but to no avail, that little body just couldn’t do it. I vaguely remember being mad at him for his lack of effort. The vet should know how to save every special animal. Over the years, I have matured in this idea, and now take comfort in knowing that if he can’t save them, at least he tries, and when and if they do die, he can tell us why immediately, not to mention it’s handy having a veterinarian on the farm for those near death experiences.

Dad is trained as a large animal veterinarian, but when you are on a farm, there is a token amount of small animals that no doubt need emergency veterinary attention. Kittens with their eyes glued shut? Give them mastitis tubes in their eyes and mouth. Sick sheep? Well, a sick sheep is usually a dead sheep, but try some of this. Donkey acting funny?

Give her some Kaopectate (cow grade Pepto-bismal) to make her poop. Our dear Maggie was a fan of biting cows if she thought they were going to hurt someone, and one time I swung the cane back to tap her and stop her, so I could deal with the cow. The swing had more umpf behind it than I realized, and I knocked her out. A screaming phone call to Dad brought him running with some medicine, I had

made her brain start to swell up, but within minutes she was up and ne again. Bull wasn’t a big fan of Bessie when we got her as a puppy, and he made this fact known more than once when she got too close to him in the presence of food.

Dad has stitched up her face at least twice, and yesterday it was quite the production to hold the chubby thing still, so he could stitch up her leg. It wasn’t a Bull inicted wound.

We don’t know what happened, but good thing we had an on farm vet. My sewing skills are pretty good, but I’ve yet to try my hand at sewing skin together, though I know that day will come when my on farm vet may not be on farm, and I just might have to try it myself.

I think part of the reason that no one in our family has a weak stomach is because we have grown up assisting with twisted stomach surgeries, and helping dad post cows and calves. I have a picture in one of my cookbooks drawn by seven year old me depicting me helping dad with a DA surgery. My children are no different, already learning to hold the ends of the plastic sleeve so Grandpa can cut the tips off, hold the suture container down so he can pull out the right amount, and listen to the gas bubbles that come out the cow’s stomach. It fascinates them as much as it intrigued us when we were little. They also like to be right there when he is posting a cow. What a biology lesson, learning what the lungs are, the heart, the intestines, and what colors they are supposed to be. My dad will constantly explain things as he goes, pointing parts out, talking about why she probably died, and showing things to Ira and Dane. I observed this being played out one day while I was working on the cow computer.

“Do you see this right here? It’s her heart, that’s why she died.” Dane exclaimed as they were dissecting a cardboard box with screwdrivers.

“Dane, Dane, do you see the color in here? That’s what was making her sick. We have to get the calf out.” Ira very adamantly explains. I know they are learning about life and death. They are also learning that sometimes we have to shoot a cow that went down unexpectedly, but we will use her meat. She helped us out by making milk, and now she will help us out by feeding lots of people.

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our vet was befuddled. The craziest death experience was the nice looking cow I brought in to check the status of her calving and found a twisted uterus. Good thing my vet was just steps away. Dad reached in and shook his head, yes, a torsion it was. After the chains were attached on the legs of the rst calf, some twisting and turning was involved to get the uterus untwisted so the calf could come out easily.

A backwards, live bull, followed minutes later by his not so live heifer twin. As we worked to turn the cow out of the stall to help her get up easier, she appeared dead. We hurriedly ran to start an IV of calcium thinking she had a bad case of milk fever. Half a bottle in, she was most denitely dead. When we got her outside and opened her up to determine the cause of death, blood poured out. Dad said sometimes when the uterus is twisted, the main artery running through it becomes twisted as well, and if it develops a hole, it won’t leak until it is untwisted again.

Life and death are all a part of living on the farm, sometimes seeing both in a matter of minutes. We are lucky we have a vet on the farm for all of those cases, good, bad, and otherwise. With him right there, there is always the chance even the worst ones can be saved, and if not, at least we have immediate answers to probing questions.

Jacqui, her dad, sister, and brother milk 550 cows and run 1,000 acres of crops in the northeastern corner of Vernon County, Wis. Her children - Ira (5) and Dane (3) - farm with her while her husband, Keith, works on a grain farm.

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Dairy Star • Saturday, February 9, 2013 • Page 39

Turn to COPING | Page 38 also needs to be considered. Some byproducts have too small of particle size, such as beet pulp and soy hulls, and do not contribute to the total time the cow spends chewing her cud.

Kilmer suggested adding a few pounds of straw or low-quality, mature hay to the diet of lactating cows to increase cud chewing to enhance rumen fermentation.

Kilmer advised against reducing trace minerals and vitamins, pointing out although you may not see the impact on production, it will affect the herd’s health. “It could be a longterm disaster to reduced growth rates on heifers, reduced immunity on all animals and reduced fertility on both cow and heifers,” said Kilmer, adding that reduced immunity can also lead to higher somatic cell counts.

Feed additives should also be kept in the ration because they have a return of three to 14 times over their costs. Ad-

ditives to keep include ionophores, silage inoculants, organic trace minerals, yeast-based products, rumen buffers and biotin.

At the Tools for Coping seminar, Lee Schulz, ISU Extension and Outreach livestock specialist and assistant professor in the Iowa State Department of Economics, predicted the prot margin for dairy producers will remain tight in 2013. He added there could be an opportunity for dairy farmers to get ahead by contracting feed and milk prices early to mid 2013.

Elwynn Taylor, agricultural meteorologist at Iowa State University, forecasted that the Corn Belt, as a whole, is most likely to have better yields than 2012, but still below trend. “I do not anticipate this year will correct the lack of soil moisture, at least before June,” he said. “But things should not be as bad as they were in 2012.”

Did farmers help conquer the world?

Have you ever given any thought as to why people in some parts of the world do so well and others do not? I bet as farmers one of the rst reasons for that which comes to your mind is the soil. To that response, some would say you are only partially right.

I watched a fascinating PBS show a little while back (yes, I watch crappy TV too, not just the educational stuff, I am not a complete nerd).

Scholar Jared Diamond wrote a book by the name “Guns, Germs and Steel” which the three episodes of the show are based on.

Diamond has traveled the world, and in 1974, he began to ponder what he calls the roots of inequity. As he says, the people of a place, such as New Guinea, are just as intelligent as and even more resourceful than their European counterparts, so why do people that live there have so little while others have so much? Why did Europeans end up dominating much of the world? The answer, of course, comes down to who had steel, who had guns and who carried and transmitted the germs.

This is where it starts to become really interesting, and I think you will get a kick out of his conclusions as well.

At the end of the last Ice Age about 13,000 years ago, the limited number of people throughout the world were all hunters and gatherers living in the Stone Age. When hunting and gathering became difcult due to weather changes, the people of the Fertile Crescent area of the Middle East started to cultivate plants.

Yes, it was the farmers who started it all.

Diamond says of the millions of plant species on earth only a limited number can be domesticated, and even fewer of those are actually useful. The most useful of these, plants such as wheat, rice and barley, are native to Europe and Asia. You need the right soil and climate to make it all happen on a large scale.

A few thousand years later, animals started to be domesticated. Diamond says of all the animal species in the world, only 14 have ever been domesticated, and 12 of these were native to Europe and Asia.

Diamond says only ve have become farm animals found across the globe – the goat, the sheep, the pig, the horse and, the one he refers to as our champion – the cow.

Really. Those friendly bovines out in your barn helped to change the world. Diamond says, “Their ability to provide meat, dairy and draft while reproducing themselves and eating nothing but grass, has made cows a source of wonder throughout human history – objects of worship, even –

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Well that is pretty impressive.

Okay, so once cows are domesticated, they also gure out that those cows are not only food; they can be beasts of burden.

They are able to farm much more land and grow a lot more food with the help of animals which can till the land and carry the harvest. Oh, and let’s not forget the wonderful benets of the fertilizer those cows supplied too, and the nice leather.

Once every waking hour doesn’t have to be lled with nding food, people have time to gure out things like how to make steel, how to make weapons and how to develop languages.

We all know the stories of smallpox killing Native Americans, but Diamond says up to 95 percent of the native people of North and South America were killed by germs, which moved much more quickly than the actual white people, germs that came from numerous generations of humans breathing and eating animal germs. With only about ve percent of the population remaining, the Europeans horses, steel and guns easily conquered the Americas.

All of this world conquering is thanks to the rst farmers, the humble cow and her friends the goat, sheep, pig and horse.

I am of course really summarizing all of this, Diamond wrote an entire Pulitzer winning book on this topic after years of research. To learn more go to www.pbs.org/ gunsgermssteel – or all three episodes are available for instant streaming through Netix.

Kelli Boylen is a former full-time Dairy Star staff member who is now a regular freelance writer for the paper. She grew up on a dairy farm in southern Wisconsin and now lives in Northeast Iowa with her husband and two children. Kelli also writes a blog at www.goodblogs.com/bloggers/21.

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