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Zisk helps remove the risk Hoogendoorn creates free app to project dairy farm prots

By Krista Kuzma

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IRETON, Iowa – Kevin Hoogendoorn knows the milk prices over the last six years have seen extreme highs and lows. He saw how it was affecting producers.

“Dairy farmers will learn how to run their farm like a business or they won’t be farming,” said Hoogendoorn, a dairy veterinarian and management consultant. “The market is too volatile anymore. We can’t just ride it and try to be a good farmer.”

This realization drove Hoogendoorn to help farmers nd a solution.

He created Zisk, a free app for dairy producers that helps project what prot will be for their dairy farm using realtime prices from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and data to estimate expenses based on farm size and pounds of milk.

“My hope for the app is it makes markets less scary,” Hoogendoorn said.

“Once you’re familiar with something, it’s not as scary. Just getting dairymen to talk about what the markets are doing, what do they mean and why are they moving – that’s my No. 1 goal.”

He hopes this will drive dairy farmers to talk to their advisors to gure out how to capitalize on possible prot.

Hoogendoorn never imagined he would be creating technology to help dairy farmers. But, he has always wanted to help them.

After working in nutrition consulting for many years after graduating from veterinary school, Hoogendoorn started his own consulting rm to move toward helping dairy farmers with business management.

“If you looked at monthly milk price from 1980 to today, it’s astronomical the volatility we’re having today,”

he said. “They didn’t have variability when they were farming in the ‘80s and ‘90s. It was if you work a little harder, treat your cows a little better and get an extra 4 pounds of milk, you’ll make more money. Now, what I see are excellent dairymen with beautiful cows and beautiful operations getting great milk struggling nancially because the markets got ahold of them and are shaking them.”

These dairy farmers are not paying attention to the milk price market, HoogenKevin Hoogendoorn doorn said. Many Zisk other farmers who have done milk contracting did not fully understand how to nd the right t for them. Hoogendoorn said one of two things happen in that case.

“They either did it right the rst time, thought they were really good at it, and then they tried it again and it went horribly wrong so they swore they would never do it again,” he said.

“Or, they did it wrong the rst time and swore they would never do it again.”

Hoogendoorn began working with these farms to build nancial projections.

“I would ask, ‘Do you have a prot and loss sheet? What accountant are you working with? What’s your cost of production per hundredweight?’ Most of them had no idea,” he said. “Even if they did work with an accountant, they treated their nancials the same way they treated DHIA records – look at your rolling herd average and throw it in the drawer.”

The nancial projections Hoogendoorn helped create used futures prices for milk and feed. If there was prot, Hoogendoorn suggested contracting both.

“It was really scary for them, but they did it and they said, ‘This really works. I can sleep at night because I’m not worried about the milk price going to $9,’” Hoogendoorn said.

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As new tools like the Dairy Margin rience, Hoogendoorn said making the Coverage Program and Dairy Revenue app turned out to be one of the biggest Protection Program have become avail- learning curves he has experienced. able, Hoogendoorn has begun using “I didn’t do the coding, but what I them in the nancial projections where found with software engineers is they applicable for his clients, which range can code like crazy but you have to tell in herd size from 60 cows to 3,000 them what to code,” he said. “So, I escows. sentially built the app and all the algo“Right now, we’re dealing with rithms on all these excel spreadsheets feed cost,” Hoogendoorn said. “Over and then I would email to them and say 80% of dairies I personally consult with this is what I want it to do.” are skating because we locked in beanHoogendoorn also realized it takes meal when it was under $300 back in a large sum of money to develop an August. We locked in corn in Septem- app. ber. It’s not affecting us so it makes us “I had to do something to keep the more competitive with some of these app free for dairy farmers,” he said. large integrators.”

“They get asked to pay for all sorts of That makes Hoogendoorn and his things and everyone wants to sell them clients breathe a sigh of relief. the newest gadget.”

“It made me feel so good to be able He turned to companies within the to sit down with dad, mom and maybe the kids and talk about what their plans were for the next year without constantly being in panic mode about whether they were going to lose the farm,” Hoogendoorn said.

While Hoogendoorn felt good helping a dozen of his clients, he wanted other dairy KEVIN HOOGENDOORN, ZISK producers across the country to feel the same empowerment to make their dairy busidairy industry to pay for advertisements ness run well. In 2016, Hoogendoorn on the app. took the spreadsheets he created and “Large companies are willing to built them into an app. pay to get their information out to the “It’s an indicator,” Hoogendoorn dairymen, and it’s a way for the dairysaid. “It’s not going to be as accurate men to get the info without paying for as nancial spreadsheets, but it’s a good it,” Hoogendoorn said. indicator because it’s constantly updatRight now, the dairy producers using from the CME – up-to-date milk, ing the app own 1.8 million dairy cows, corn and soybean prices. Plus, all the or about 20% of the cows in the United other costs of running a dairy farm. States, Hoogendoorn said.

There’s a lot of data out there. … I built While the app offers markets, proall the cost in, and I feed in the markets jections and current news, Hoogenfrom the CME and project to a dairy- doorn hopes he can develop it to also man.” include a place for dairy farmers to chat Test versions of the app were and interact. put out in 2017 and the app ofcially “My goal is to make this app the launched in early 2018. one stop for dairy farmers,” Hoogen“The No. 1 goal from the beginning doorn said. “I would love to see it keep was it had to be simple, clean and easy growing and turn into something amazto use,” Hoogendoorn said. ing for the dairy farmer.”

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Hoiberg outlines steps to a better night’s sleep

Restoration key to improved physical, mental health

By Jennifer Coyne jenn@dairystar.com

There are seasons in life when lack of sleep is a part of the journey on the farm and in the home. However, consistent poor sleep is dangerous.

“You can get by going through poor sleep for a short time, but evidence tells us if it becomes habit, that’s a bad habit to have,” Dennis Hoiberg said. “Poor sleep leads to bad consequences, anxiety, obesity, overthinking, underthinking.”

Hoiberg, of Lessons Learnt Consulting based in Australia, discussed three focus areas individuals should be aware of in attaining a restorative sleep during his presentation, “Sleep the Fuel of Your Resilience,” Feb. 25 as part of Minnesota Milk Producers Association’s Minne-Series.

Good quality sleep is dened as getting seven to nine hours for those ages 8 to 65-plus, said Hoiberg. This amount of sleep will leave a person feeling reenergized and ready to take on the day.

“You don’t ever want to sleep through exhaustion, which is waking up and still being tired,” Hoiberg said.

“You want to sleep through restoration.

How do you get that? I reckon I know the secret because sleep is a strategy.”

To attain restorative sleep, Hoiberg

recommends developing a process he calls power sleeping. This means focusing on the bedroom environment, procedure leading to bedtime and a person’s mindset.

“If you do all three of these things, I guarantee you will get better quality night sleeps,” Hoiberg said.

There are two purposes for the bedroom, one being sleep. To achieve this, Hoiberg said the human brain must be trained to know that when enDennis Hoiberg tering a bedroom, Lessons Learnt the intent is to lay Consulting down.

“Our brain is not designed to allow us to thrive but to survive today,” Hoiberg said. “We have to have the brain so highly trained and disciplined so that when you walk into the bedroom, your brain says to you what is going to happen in this room.”

Training the brain to recognize the purpose of a bedroom begins with the environment.

Bedrooms should be bare of blue light – meaning eliminate electronics such as TVs, radios and phones.

“We know blue light restricts the release of melatonin that allows us to sleep,” Hoiberg said. “Bedrooms have to be dark to the point of being uncomfortable.”

With this, the bedroom should be free of desks or any other pieces of furniture that would send a signal to

the brain to begin working rather than sleeping.

Additionally, the perfect temperature for sleep is about 65 degrees Fahrenheit with the best sleeping posture any way to keep the extremities of the body warm.

“As long as those are warm, you’ll sleep well,” Hoiberg said.

The Australian also encouraged people to consider the mattress, blankets and pillows they use.

“You need a bed that works with you,” Hoiberg said.

Once the bedroom environment is created, the next step to power sleeping is nding a bedtime procedure.

Research from Syracuse University shows that the best time to go to bed is at 10:37 p.m. and wake up at 5:56 a.m. It takes 45 minutes for the brain to become relaxed enough to go to sleep, so carefully planning out how that time is spent is critical, said Hoiberg.

The near hour prior to bedtime should allow for one to wind down from the day, whether that is reading, taking a warm bath or conversing with others in the household.

“We think sleep comes naturally, but we know it doesn’t,” Hoiberg said.

“Find ways to slow your brain down, not rev it up. Don’t spend time on your emails, on social media, nothing that might excite you.”

Hoiberg also suggested not eating or intensly exercising three hours before this time. Consuming alcohol may also interrupt a sound night’s sleep, as well as caffeine after midday.

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sleeping is one’s mindset.

Hoiberg analogized getting a good night sleep with a beaver’s actions.

“Beavers build dams to control ow of water and I reckon it’s fascinating,” Hoiberg said. “During the day, we have all these sticks and rocks that create worry for us. All these issues start to build up, and like the beaver, we build these dams and don’t let them go. When the head is full of this, there is no way to get a good night sleep.”

To create the right mindset for sleep, Hoiberg suggested writing down thoughts on a piece of paper or talking through them with a partner. Take this time to reect on the day and what is truly in one’s control.

“Anytime we have a critical decision to make, I say, ‘Mate, let’s sleep on it,’” Hoiberg said. “We come back in the morning and are much clearer in our thinking. There is something beautiful and empowering about emptying your brain.”

If after incorporating power sleeping into one’s day and sleep is still challenging, a doctor’s visit may be needed to address possible issues such as sleep apnea or restless legs syndrome, said Hoiberg.

“If you’re sleeping poorly, take it seriously for it could be a real message of your emotional wellbeing,” he said.

“The most important person in the world is you. If you can’t look after yourself, you can’t look after your family, your mates, your farm. The world is made to be joyful and sleep is a critical part of that.”

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Woman combines learning on farm, in classroom

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By Danielle Nauman danielle.n@dairystar.com

BLOOMINGTON, Wis. – There was once a blonde girl who loved to help her dad on their family’s dairy farm. She learned to love the farm, and eventually that little girl grew up and decided to embark on her own journey to establish a career in the dairy industry.

“My passion for dairy probably started around the age of 5. My dad raised me on the farm,” said Abby Daul.

Daul grew up helping her father, Ben Daul, on the family’s Daul Dairy Farm near Mosinee where they milk 64 cows.

As a student at Marsheld Middle School, Daul was introduced to showing dairy cattle through her involvement in FFA.

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Abby Daul works during the week at Moravits Dairy in Bloomington, Wisconsin, then travels over three hours home on weekends to help her father on their family dairy near Mosinee, Wisconsin. She took �me off from schooling during the pandemic.

“Getting involved with showing really sparked a passion for me, not just for dairy farming, but for breeding animals too,” Daul said. “I started out just showing one heifer each year. Then one year, a family friend, Charlie Wegner,

blessed me with a free Jersey calf. That calf really sparked a passion in me.”

That calf, who Daul named Boggs, continued to stoke the ames of her passion by taking home honorable mention grand champion Jersey honors at the

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“I grew up with the Holsteins and like them for their production, but I have really grown fond of the personality that Jerseys have,” Daul said.

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dation for Daul’s herd and has several daughters and granddaughters on the ground. Daul said she now owns 10 cows in her father’s herd, a mix of Jerseys, Holsteins and a Brown Swiss.

Daul’s interest in showing has led her to an increased interest in registered animals.

She has begun investing in registered Holsteins and Jerseys.

“My dad always used to tell me that you can’t milk a registration paper, but I think he enjoys it more than he would like me to think,” Daul said. “Even with the Jerseys, he gets excited when we make the decisions on what to breed them to.”

When Daul graduated from Marsheld High School in 2019, she decided to continue her education by enrolling in the dairy herd management program at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College in Fennimore.

“My parents said I needed get away from the farm for a while to decide if it was something I really wanted to do,” Daul said. “We had traveled through the Fennimore area on our way to Iowa, and I liked the area. Then I visited the school and decided it was the right Turn to DAUL | Page 7

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While attending SWTC, Daul found employment at nearby Moravits Dairy, a 500-cow dairy farm in Bloomington.

There she helps with many aspects of the farm, including calf care and eld work.

Daul enjoyed her classes at SWTC and her time at Moravits Dairy during the week. She drove 3.5 hours on weekends to continue to help her dad on the family farm.

While at SWTC, Daul learned dairy judging was an activity she really enjoyed.

“One of my instructors, Ryan Weigel, was looking to form a new judging team, so I got involved with that,” Daul said. “I like to get to look at different cattle. Everyone sees cattle different,

When the coronavirus pandemic forced SWTC to move to virtual instruction to close out the 2019-20 school year, Dual was disappointed.

“The great thing about the dairy herd management program at SWTC is how hands-on all of the learning is,” Daul said. “You just are not able to have the same experience through virtual school.”

The announcement that the school would continue in a virtual platform for the 2020-21 school year caused Daul to decide to take a year off from her schooling in hopes to be able to continue when she could again have the hands-on experience she had come to love at SWTC. However, Daul did not pack her bags and head to the family farm. She chose to continue her education by working at Moravits Dairy during the week and heading home on weekends.

For the 2021-22 school year, Daul decided to stretch her legs in another direction; she has been accepted into the University of Wisconsin-Madison Farm and Industry Short Course for this coming winter where she will study in their dairy herd management program.

After her rst year of short course, Daul is undecided on her next step but prefers to keep her options open.

“I would like to go home and take over our family farm at some point,” Daul said. … “But right now that future is kind of uncertain. One thing I know is that I don’t ever see myself not in the dairy industry.”

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FORT ATKINSON, Wis. – Located on the site of a 1,000-cow dairy, phdR&D is a research facility unlike any other. The dairy research center near Fort Atkinson has access to a large herd for populating trials – a feature not found at most research institutions.

“We have many cows that can t our clients’ criteria, which gives us an advantage over other facilities,” said Dr. Patrick French, chief scientist at phdR&D. “Many research institutions do not have a big enough herd to do this. For example, some universities may take over one year to acquire enough animals to complete a transition cow study. Timeliness is important in research. The longer a trial runs, the more inuence external factors can have.”

Since opening its doors in the fall of 2013, hundreds of trials have taken place at phdR&D which serves a broad geographic spectrum of U.S. and international clients. According to French, phdR&D mimics a commercial setting, providing real-world production data as it operates adjacent to a large, high-producing dairy.

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“Most of our dairy contract work centers around nutrition,” French said.

Companies needing a place to conduct research can take advantage of the resources and expertise phdR&D offers, including trial design, statistical analysis, and data interpretation services. phdR&D carries out the work, implementing protocol treatments and collecting and organizing data for the client while providing updates throughout the project’s duration. At the trial’s conclusion, a nal report is provided to the client.

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The BioControl feeding system tracks individual feed intake and feeding behaviors/patterns on 24 stalls, providing detailed information on dry matter intake, number of meals, meal size, length of visit, total minutes spent eating per day, and other data. French said phdR&D was the rst dairy research facility in the U.S. to install this technology. Each electronically Turn to RESEARCH | Page 9

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“The BioControl venue provides ne details about a cow’s eating habits, giving clients comprehensive data for their study,” Hagerty said.

“The system also allows us to top-dress feed to create individual diets.”

Each cow in an experiment is assigned to a unique feeding station, and the BioControl gate is programmed to open for her specic RFID tag. The tub sits on weight cells and weighs feed before and after each feeding. When the cow is done eating, the gate closes automatically to prevent another cow from entering.

The tiestall or metabolism venue is an area designed for

feed and water intake. The stalls make it easy to deliver individual nutrition treatments and do frequent sampling while measuring response over many cows.

Calf research is performed on calves housed in individual hutches on the commercial side of the dairy.

Most calf work is done during the wet phase between birth and weaning. Sometimes, calf studies will last up to 120 days. Calf research is centered around nutrition allowance, growth, health and morbidity. phdR&D will track milk yield in these animals 2 years later when they reach their rst lactation.

“Calf and transition are areas with a lot of interest,” French said. “Animals are susceptible to disease and morbidity during this time, therefore, anything supporting health in that timeframe is popular.”

Venues are client-specic with one venue typically used per trial, however, the use of BioControl and group pens are often combined into SAIGE HAGERTY, PHDR&D one trial Hagerty said. The farm also intensive research. In-depth has 10 rumen-stulated cows measurements can be con- which can be used for digestducted in these nine stalls ibility and bypass studies. while monitoring individual Cows are selected based

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“Because there are so many cows to choose from, it’s easy to select a good population that’s pretty uniform,” Hagerty said. “We typically do not use the same cows over and over. Rather, cows will participate in a study once a year or maybe twice a year if it’s a short study.”

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Class III futures see price on the rise

The Agriculture Department announced the February Federal order Class III benchmark milk price at $15.75 per hundredweight (cwt.), down 29 cents from January and $1.25 below February 2020. .

Late Friday morning Class III futures portended a March price at $16.34; April, $17.56; May, $18.07; June, $18.16; July, $18.25; August, $18.25; September, $18.30; October, $18.25; November, $18.07; and December at $17.79.

The February Class IV price is $13.19 per cwt., down 56 cents from January, $3.01 below a year ago, and the lowest Class IV price since September 2020.

In politics, the House passed a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill on Feb. 27, sending it on to the Senate for passage. HighGround Dairy says Congress is expected to approve the bill for the President’s signature by Mar. 14, when current jobless benets expire. The package includes funds for additional stimulus checks and extends the bolstered unemployment benets through August. The 15% increase in food stamp benets will be extended through September.

Global dairy traders triggered some shock waves Tuesday as the morning’s Global Dairy Trade auction’s weighted average skyrocketed 15.0%, biggest increase since Sept. 2015 and the eighth consecutive session of gain. All products offered were in the black except buttermilk powder, which was off 0.3%.

The average winning price was $4,231 U.S., up from $3,746 on Feb. 16.

Gains were again led by whole milk powder, up 21%, following a 4.3% rise last time. Skim milk powder was up 3.5%, after inching up 0.3% on Feb. 16. GDT butter was up 13.7%, after a 2% gain last time, and anhydrous milkfat was up 7.4%, following a 1.1% gain. GDT Cheddar was up 1.3%, after climbing 2.4%.

StoneX Group says the GDT 80% butterfat butter price equates to $2.5780 per pound U.S., up 30.8 cents from the last event and compares to CME butter which closed Friday at a huge discount, $1.69.

GDT Cheddar equated to $1.9415 per pound, up 5.8 cents, and compares to Friday’s CME block Cheddar at $1.7325. GDT skim milk powder averaged $1.4976 per pound, up from $1.4548, and whole milk powder averaged $1.9795, up from $1.64. CME Grade A nonfat dry milk closed Friday at $1.1775 per pound.

Another shock wave came this week from the Biden Administration’s announcement that it will not renew Uncle Sam’s Food Box program.

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Gould, reported that the Administration says food security is still a priority but will go about it in a different way. Funding to food banks will be increased instead so they can purchase the foods they desire. Food welfare programs will also be increased, according to Gould.

The hit on dairy, says Gould, is that the Food Box program has purchased about 2% of total U.S. milk production and that will surely drop with the new program, and have a negative price effect on dairy.

On a brighter note, the surge in the week’s GDT had New Zealand whole milk powder prices up 22%, primarily driven by the purchases of China, he said.

“The last time that we saw China be the aggressor in dairy markets, you’d have to go back to the 20132014 period, the period of all-time record high milk prices to U.S. dairy farmers and, near to, or the most protable years ever for dairy farmers.” He said it remains to be seen if China will keep this up and thus put us into an inationary milk price period, but “All eyes are on China right now.”

HighGround Dairy reports that New Zealand saw the strongest January on record for dairy moving into China, most notably whole milk powder and uid milk & cream, but exports of skim milk powder, cheese and fat were also very strong.

“Calendar year 2020 was an all-time high for cheese moving to China with the trend persisting thus far in 2021,” according to HGD. “Lower offer volumes at GDT events in recent months translated into weaker SMP exports into January. Signicant declines were noted to Southeast Asia,” according to HGD. Back on the home front; U.S. January cheese output totaled 1.12 billion pounds, down 1.2% from December but 0.5% above January 2020 and the strongest January on record, according to USDA’s latest Dairy Products report.

Wisconsin produced 278 million pounds of that total, down 0.8% from December but 0.3% above a year ago. California output, at 211.1 million pounds, was up 1.2% from December but 0.9% below a year ago. Idaho, with 87.8 million pounds, was up 2.7% from December and 2.9% above a year ago.

Italian type cheese totaled 481.5 million pounds, down 0.7% from December and 0.8% below a year ago.

American type cheese totaled 459.3 million pounds, down 0.8% from December but 5% above a year ago. Mozzarella output, at 374.6 million pounds, was down 1.9% from a year ago.

Cheddar, the cheese traded daily at the CME, crept up to 337.6 million pounds, up 0.1% from De-

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cember and 18.4 million pounds or a bearish 5.7% above a year ago.

Churns produced 206.9 million pounds of butter, a record for January, up 0.3% from December and a bearish 13.5 million pounds or 7.0% above a year ago.

Yogurt production totaled 384.2 million pounds, up 10.5% from a year ago.

Dry whey totaled 83.9 million pounds, up 2.2 million or 2.8% from December but 400,000 pounds or 0.4% below a year ago. Dry whey stocks inched up to 67.4 million pounds, up 2.8% from December and 7.1% above those a year ago.

Nonfat dry milk output slipped to 197 million pounds, down 9.4 million pounds or 4.6% from December but were 20.7 million or 11.7% above a year ago. Stocks grew to 305.3 million pounds, up 22.1 million pounds or 7.8% from December and a 24.8 million pounds or 8.8% above a year ago.

Skim milk powder production fell to 36.9 million pounds, down 4.3 million pounds or 10.4% from December and 3.2 million pounds or 8.0% below a year ago. The shipping container shortage may be affecting exports of U.S. powder.

One of the measures of dairy farm protability continues to slip, as milk prices fall and feed costs keep rising. The USDA’s latest Ag Prices report shows the January milk feed ratio at 1.98, down from 2.18 in December, down from 2.42 in January 2020, and the lowest since May 2020’s 1.77.

The index is based on the current milk price in relationship to feed prices for a ration consisting of 51% corn, 8% soybeans and 41% alfalfa hay, thus one pound of milk could only purchase 1.98 pounds of dairy feed of that blend in January.

The US All-Milk price averaged $17.50 per cwt, down $1.00 from December and $2.10 below the January 2020 average.

The national average corn price climbed to $4.24 per bushel, up 27 cents per bushel from December, which followed an 18 cent rise the month before, and was priced 45 cents per bushel above January 2020.

Soybeans averaged $10.90 per bushel, up 40 cents from November, which followed a 20 cent rise from November and $2.06 per bushel above a year ago.

Alfalfa hay averaged $171 per ton, up $2.00 from December and a year ago.

Looking at the cow side of the ledger; the January cull price for beef and dairy combined averaged $59.70 per cwt., up $1.60 from December, $1.70 below January 2020, and $11.90 below the 2011 base average of $71.60 per cwt.

In the week ending Feb.20, 59,600 dairy cows were sent to slaughter, down 6,900 from the previous week and 6,100 or 9.3% less than that week a year ago.

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level to deliver a nal monthly payment for 2020 of 72 cents per cwt. in December, bringing the average payments for the maximum coverage level during all of 2020 to 73 cents per cwt. Payouts under the program, the main federal safety net for dairy producers, are expected for most of this year.”

“With year-end data now reported, the annual average U.S. all-milk price for 2020 was $18.30 per cwt., 30 cents below 2019,” says NMPF. “But with the uncharacteristically high level of direct Coronavirus Food Assistance program payments and payment disparities due to the high level of Class III milk depooled from federal orders last year, the all-milk price is less reective of average farmer revenues than typical. Also, the number of licensed U.S. dairies declined to 31,657 in 2020, a decrease of 7.5% from the previous year. That is slower than the loss rate in 2019 but still above historical averages,” NMPF concludes.

Meanwhile, the latest Margin Watch (MW) from Chicago-based Commodity & Ingredient Hedging LLC., stated that “With the exception of the spot period in rst quarter, dairy margins improved over the last half of February as higher milk prices, which advanced to new contract highs in deferred months, offset generally steady feed costs over the past couple weeks.”

The MW admitted that U.S. milk output has been increasing, but “is occurring against a backdrop of stronger demand which is helping to support prices.”Most of the milk gain was from increasing cow numbers, according to the MW. It cited the “rising output in Midwestern states, with the new Glanbia cheese plant in St. Johns, Michigan helping to support growth in that part of the country.”

The cash dairy market has to balance the GDT’s exuberance with January’s Dairy Products data. Block Cheddar closed the rst Friday of March at $1.7325 per pound, up 11.50 cents on the week and the highest since Jan. 19, but 1.75 cents below a year ago.

The barrels nished at $1.5075, up 8.75 cents on the week, 3 cents above a year ago, but 22.50 cents below the blocks. There were 12 cars of block that traded hands on the week at the CME and 9 of barrel.

Dairy cooperatives are again leading efforts to curb milk output growth, according to NMPF, by reviving base plans imposed in 2020 to deal with output that grew by nearly 3% during last year’s fourth quarter. NMPF says that “removed some volatility from markets, with cheese and milk prices settling at relatively stable, but also relatively low levels, as domestic commercial use of milk in all products dropped to nearly at levels and increases in exports also slowed.”

Midwestern cheesemakers tell Dairy Market News they are keeping ahead of the widely available milk priced at $7 to $2 under class. Some block cheesemakers suggest buyers are hesitant, as the availability of blocks has grown.

Western cheesemakers also say there is plenty of milk to buy and cheese output is active. Inventories are building but much is already sold. Congestion at ports has delayed some shipments, backing them to manufacturers’ warehouses. International buyer interest is present due to favorable U.S. prices but they often want to forward buy several months out. The gap between cash prices and futures prices makes manufacturers hesitant to do this, says DMN. Cheese is moving well through contracts but domestic buyers are “reticent.” Retail sales are ahead of last year and there’s been a small uptick in food service interest but overall demand is “shaky,” says DMN. Spot butter shot up to $1.7150 per pound Tuesday, highest since July 27, 2020, but saw a Friday close at $1.69, still 22 cents higher on the week but 16.50 cents below a year ago when it fell 13 cents. 35

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sales were made on the week.

Butter contacts expected some upside following the “new crop” butter rule on the CME, but few expected the nearly 25 cent bump in its rst two days.

Some question the sustainability of the markets with the amount of bulk butter available, but domestic prices continue to be a good value to exporter interests and there are some bullish indicators moving forward, says DMN. Western butter makers are actively churning with plentiful cream available and heavy inventories. Demand has increased in domestic and export markets as U.S. butter is favorably priced compared to international competitors. A few contacts say export butter manufacturing lines are “maxed out.”

There was a butter-battle of sorts north of the border the last week of February, as the Canadian dairy industry dealt with a controversial local news article that went viral. The Feb. 26 Dairy and Food Market Analyst (DFMA) reported that the article claimed Canadian butter was “overly hard because the country’s dairy farmers are relying on palm oil and palmitic

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“The article set off a public relations storm that resulted in Canada’s dairy processing lobbyist issuing a statement condemning its use and Dairy Farmers of Canada, the country’s dairy farm lobby, asking farms to voluntarily stop feeding the ingredients,” according to the DFMA. Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk closed at $1.1775 per pound, highest since Jan. 21, up 4.50 cents on the week and 6.25 cents above a year ago, with a hefty 33 carloads nding new homes on the week.

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What seems odd about China’s demand is that it isn’t one commodity. It is for varied and across all regions of the world. Everything from ethanol, corn, soybeans, grain sorghum, barley/EU, canola/Canada, dairy products/NZ, and energy. Why the sudden appetite? Is this a permanent trend? Do they know something we don’t know?

One of the sleeper U.S. dairy product markets over the past year has been whey. Prices were under heavy pressure from lost export demand to China from the ASF outbreak.

As that demand returns inventories have tightened allowing whey prices to improve. Whey futures are trading between 53-56.5 cents for all of 2021. This compares to a 29-38 cent range for most of 2020. This whey price improvement has added $1.50/cwt to the value of Class III.

Spot butter prices have rallied from an early February low of $1.21 to over $1.70 in recent trading. This compares to EU butter at $2.09 and NZ $2.50. If U.S. butter and nonfat dry milk prices continue to narrow the spread with international competitors, producers with PPD’s more heavily exposed to Class I, II, and IV will see improved pay prices.

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DAIRYING ACROSS AMERICA

De Jongs dairy in High Plains of Texas Natural Prairie Dairy has four organic farmsites in panhandle, one in Indiana

By Krista Kuzma

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HARTLEY, Texas – When the De Jongs were looking to move their dairy away from urban encroachment in central Texas, the High Plains in the panhandle was the perfect t.

“It is wide open, not a lot of people and a lot of feedlots with cattle,” Cheri De Jong said.

De Jong and her husband, Donald, started their certied organic dairy, Natural Prairie Dairy, in 2005 in Hartley, which is about 70 miles north of Amarillo and close to the borders of Oklahoma and New Mexico.

What started as one dairy site has now turned into four dairy sites within a few miles of each other with a total of 14,000 milking cows and 16,000 heifers being raised as replace-

ments. Natural Prairie Dairy also includes a new 3,500-cow dairy site in Lake Village, Indiana, along with a farming operation in Colorado growing wheat and alfalfa hay.

“In all three states we have a footprint with farming operations with our grazing elds, grasses and organic corn, wheat and alfalfa,” De Jong said.

Grazing circles surround each milking site to accommodate the required grazing days per year for cows that give certied organic milk.

They also have satellite farms 30-some miles away from Hartley to grow more feed.

“We have found it to be advantageous to have not every single acre you own in one big area in case hail or storms come,” De Jong said.

The landscape is at without many trees and center pivot

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irrigation is needed for their elds and pastures. Although summers are hot and typically see temperatures up to 100 degrees, De Jong said it is not humid.

“That’s one of the nice parts about where we’re at,” De Jong said. “It’s not humid so cows do not go down in milk production much at all. I think that’s why cattle and heifers do very well in this area.”

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All dairy sites have freestall barns to accommodate winters that typically brings temperatures in the teens.

While the De Jongs and their team members did not enjoy the cold snap earlier this year when they experienced several days with -12 degree

temperatures, it is not out of the ordinary for the area to receive snow or cold weather.

“We can button up the barns and keep the cows pretty happy,” De Jong said. “We’re used to it. We have extra tractors to move snow around. We were very well prepared for the cold snap.”

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This VARCOR system, which puts manure through a vapor recompression process, turns manure into clean water, aqueous ammonia and a powder NPK ferƟlizer. state is not on the same grid as the rest of Texas, their dairy sites did not lose power.

“I think the biggest issue is many of the milk plants were shut down or they didn’t have power,” De Jong said.

“There was a lot of dumping of milk, but most of it was conventional.”

Fortunately, a portion of Natural Prairie Dairy’s milk goes north, and the family was able to nd space for the other portion of their milk at other organic plants.

All of Natural Prairie Dairy’s milk is sold directly to regional grocers including H-E-B, Kroger and Meijer, which have their own milk plants and distribute the milk under private labels.

It has been this way since they rst began in 2005. At the time, the De Jongs had set up a conventional dairy in nearby Dalhart after dairying 15 years on a conventional site in central Texas. When they arrived in the panhandle, friends approached them about also starting an organic farming venture alongside their conventional dairy. They decided to add organic dairy to growing certied organic forages too.

“There was a big need at the time from our customers that wanted certied organic milk,” De Jong said. “(Organic milk) was just coming out and really hard to nd.”

As soon as they nished the rst organic dairy site, the De Jongs were contacted by their customers asking for more milk. So, they built another followed by two more as the market expanded.

“That’s how we grew,” De Jong said. “We didn’t just start throwing it all out there. It’s not our business philosophy to just build it, produce it and hope

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we nd a home for it. We focus on longterm contracts and providing good quality, excellent milk for our customers that they need and want.”

The De Jongs have learned a lot about organic dairy farming since their rst step into the venture over 15 years ago.

“Your tools in the toolbox are limited,” De Jong said.

Crop rotation has been a big help in breaking cycles of bugs or weeds for the De Jongs’ elds and pastures.

“That’s critical, and we’ve seen that as a tremendous benet if we get on the right type of rotation,” De Jong said.

“And it takes time. We’ve been in business many years. It takes time to gure out what works best.”

De Jong said timing of planting and cultivating are also important in growing crops organically.

They also learned on the cow-side.

“We discovered early on we were doing things on the conventional side we did not need to do with cow health,” De Jong said. “We’ve noticed we can do a lot less on the treatment side than what we used to do.”

While focusing on the basics of organic, the De Jongs also use technology where they can. On their Indiana farm, the family worked together with an engineer to create a vapor recompression process called a VARCOR system for the manure. The manure is collected from the freestall barns and sent through a sand separator. The liquid manure then goes through the system where it is heated and boiled. The output from the process is clean water, aqueous ammonia liquid and a powder NPK fertilizer. The ammonia and fertilizer can be certied organic because there are no additives and used on the organic elds. Plus, the heating process kills any seeds.

“So, we get something that is weed free and in organic that is a game changer for us,” De Jong said.

While managing the business has been enjoyable for the De Jongs, the people in the dairy industry have been what the family has liked the most.

“Most of the people who we associate with, go out with, go on vacation with are fellow dairy farmers and people we have known for many years,” De Jong said. “They have become family to us. I love the dairy business because it’s very family oriented.”

In the future, the De Jongs will follow the markets and grow if the need is there. In the meantime, they will start the transition process as their daughter and several nephews are a big part of the dairy.

“We’re not retiring anytime soon, but we want to make sure we empower them to make condent decisions,” De Jong said. “We are lucky we have younger people who want to be in the business.”

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COMPLETE HERD DISPERSAL: 32 Holstein tiestall cows. Over half of herd is fresh less than 90 days with the balance due from now till June. Cows are bred to a good Holstein bull. Herd is averaging 66 pounds, 4.3F, 3.2P, 165 SCC on just homegrown forage with very minimal added grain. High percentage of young cows in the herd with some older high producers as well! Cows that have potential to do more if you ask them to. Coming from Ephraim Stoltzfus, Argyle, WI PENDING: 15 top top, fresh, AI sired, two-year-old Holsteins!

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COMPLETE DISPERSAL#1: 40 Holstein tiestall cows and 20 Holstein heifers, bred five month to Springers. Includes 7 red and white Holstein cows, also 7 red and white Holstein bred heifers. 40 years AI, also some aAa. Bulk tank average 68 lbs, 4.3F, 3.3P, 250 scc. Individuals milking up to 100 lbs! A nice herd of cows let out everyday and not pushed for production.

HERD #2: 40 tiestall cows including 15 Holstein, 10 Jersey and 15 cross bred cows. Cross breds include Holstein, Swiss and Jersey crosses. Some very nice individuals! Herd is averaging 55 lbs milk, 180 scc. No TMR, not pushed for production. Nice gentle cows that are outside everyday. 7 bred heifers including 2 nice Jerseys. Coming from Marvin Kurtz New Holstein, WI OTHER EARLY CONSIGNMENTS: 6 fresh 3 year olds milking 7 -105 lbs! 11 Hol strs 650 lbs, vac, green ADVANCE NOTICE: SPECIAL DAIRY TUESDAY, March 30th • 11 a.m.

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Holstein RHA 27,557M, 1072F, 883P. Procross RHA 24,402M, 986F, 815P Herd scc will be under 100! February test has 43 cows over 100 lbs with several individuals in the 130s!! A few 2 year olds milking 90-105! Parlor freestall herd fed High forage TMR, not pushed for production. Gentle cows that should work in any setting. A young herd with over 100 first lactation cows!!

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March Fourth. If you plan to start or do anything notable, this would be as good a day as any. Top dairy cows $2,150 Larry Brubacker, Colby. $2,100, $2,000 Jonas Stutzman, Milladore. Many good cows $1,100-1,975.

Medium-quality springing heifers $700-1,100. Open Holstein heifer $70-95/lb. Hol hfr calves $10-40/hd. Breeding Bulls $1,000-1,675/head. Market Bulls $75-82.25. Choice Holstein steers and Heifers $91-95. Crossbreds to $99. Holstein bull calves mostly $55-110. Beef cross bull and heifer calves $190-220. 20% of Market cows sold $57.50-64.50. 60% sold $47.50-56. Our largest hay, straw and firewood sale to date. Sold 67 lots on a lower market. 3x3x8 dairy quality mixed hay $80/bale. Good quality mixed grass rounds and squares $50-77.50. First crop round grass $22.50-35. Baleage $22.50-45.Rounds Bean stubble $20-25. Rounds corn stalks $20-30. 3x4x8 straw 60. Small squares grass $1.75-4.50. Spreader loads firewood $75-100. Thank you for your business!!

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Grazing goats provides ecological benets Wika, Prieve share experiences with silvopasture

By Danielle Nauman danielle.n@dairystar.com

LACROSSE, Wis. – Sue Wika and Tom Prieve have gained a great deal of experience grazing their goat and sheep herds on their Paradox Farm in Battle Lake, Minnesota.

They shared their experiences as silvopasture graziers during the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service Growing Stronger virtual conference Feb. 23.

Silvopasture is dened as the deliberate integration of trees and livestock grazing operations on the same land. It can be created by introducing forages into wooded areas or by introducing trees into pasture.

“Silvopasture grazing really plays to the character of goats,” Wika said.

“They love to climb into the low tree limbs, and they really love the high lignin foods such as tree leaves.”

The key to grazing goats and sheep in silvopasture is to select stock that is well adapted for the environment.

“Some animals that have been doing well in more of a connement system might not do well in silvopasture,” Wika said. “You might need to do some culling to ensure that you have animals that will perform well in the system. It might take several generations of selecting for those animals to really have the best performing animals.”

When Wika and Prieve rst purchased their central Minnesota farm, many acres were in the Conservation Reserve Program and were dominated by brome grass; other acres were an overgrazed oak savannah, which is an area that has a mixture of grass and trees spaced apart so the canopy does not close.

They worked to reclaim the elds and pastures, rst using their sheep and goats for landscape grazing.

“Through our high-density grazing, moving paddocks, bale grazing and various other techniques, it has become much more diverse,” Prieve said. “You have been told that goats will browse and sheep will graze, but they will both happily go the other direction, so you can use all of your land and resources that way.”

Wika calls their grazing program landscape grazing, using the herd to clean up the undergrowth that had overtaken the farm’s oak savannah.

“Over the years, the goats have really been able to open up that oak savannah and make it more userfriendly,” Wika said.

Wika and Prieve said they rarely graze only goats in an area. They prefer to mix the goats and sheep.

“There is a nice synergy that

“Some animals that have been doing well in more of a connement system might not do well in silvopasture.”

SUE WIKA, GOAT/SHEEP FARMER

occurs between the two small ruminants,” Wika said. “Sheep have a little different work ethic and tend to get right to the grazing. That is particularly helpful when we are stockpile or bale grazing in the winter.

The sheep will break up the ice and snow and open it up for the goats.”

Goats prefer to browse forage around knee-height or higher, while sheep prefer to graze closer to the ground.

Prieve cautioned that not all grasses are equal in terms of the nutritional value they provide. He said to be aware of the body condition of the animals.

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SLIDE COURTESY OF SUE WIKA/TOM PRIEVE, PARADOX FARM

Wika and Prieve use a series of training fences to teach young goats how to respect fences while out in their grazing paddocks.

“If you are new to animal management, you can’t start too small, but you can start too big,” Prieve said. “Starting with ruminants on pastures is one of the most difcult things to do. With monogastrics, you buy feed for them. These guys, if you want them to live on this, it has got to be done correctly.”

Wika agreed. She said a producer must have the right kind of animal to meet a performance goal.

“We never want to sacrice performance,” Wika said. “That has to be a priority.”

“The key to keeping them in is that the fence must be properly energized, at least 3,500 to 4,000 volts.”

TOM PRIEVE, GOAT/SHEEP FARMER

They said paddocks must be properly fenced, and electric fence should be considered to help grazing be successful.

Wika and Prieve have constructed a perimeter fence consisting of two high-tensile wires placed at 14 and 28 inches off the ground along with a poly rope placed at 42 inches. They are also vigilant about keeping grass and weeds trimmed away from the perimeter fence for both voltage and visibility.

For paddock dividers, Wika and Prieve utilize two strands of poly rope.

“The key to keeping them in is that the fence must be properly energized, at least 3,500 to 4,000 volts,” Prieve said, noting they use two-joule solar fencers in more remote areas of the farm.

They use a two-stage process to make their animals aware of an electric fences. They begin in a small lot constructed of panel fencing to provide a visual border for the animals to recognize. Just inside the panel are two strands of electric wire at nose height.

After the animals have learned to avoid those two wires, they are moved to a second nursery training lot, this time with four wires placed at 6, 12, 18 and 36 inches from the ground. Once they have learned to respect that boundary, Wika and Prieve said they are ready for the regular paddocks.

“Goats are lovely animals that bring joy to your life,” Wika said. “They provide so many fabulous ecological services. They are very useful animals.”

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$Value $4,613 $3,915 $4,747 $3,994 $4,227 $4,657 $4,011 $4,945 $4,772 $5,133 $4,541 $4,002 $3,935

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3X X

# Cows 553

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Brd HO HO HO HO H BS HO HO HO

Current Rolling Average Milk Fat Prot 22,084 25,710 29,231 25,215 27,145 24,859 27,283 25,748 23,222

851 987 1,094 1,005 1,038 994 1,063 1,002 880

708 814 899 829 869 867 843 815 747

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Continued from DHIA / Page 18 Producer Name SPRING CREEK DAIRY FARMS STADICK FARM INC TAUER, DAVID D.& ANGIE

City SLEEPY EYE NEW ULM HANSKA

% Milk Sold 102 99 102

3X X

# Cows 153 200 269

Carver DHIA Representatives Producer Name BRABEC FARMS FLOWER-BROOK REG.HOL. HEUER DAIRY FARM HOEN, LEONARD & STEVEN HOESE DAIRY INC. HOLLANDALE FARMS OTTO, DENNIS SAINTVILLE DAIRY SOUTHVIEW DAIRY LLC TA LEONARD REG HOLSTEINS TELLERS, MIKE AND DONNA

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Brd HO HO HO XX HO HO HO

Current Rolling Average Milk Fat Prot 22,763 924 724 22,924 939 705 27,133 1,116 863 29,349 1,119 915 24,082 1,028 782 26,991 1,137 869 24,517 1,006 798

# Cows 91 271 179 108 637 125

Brd HO HO HO HO H HO

Current Rolling Average Milk Fat Prot 26,313 1,025 863 25,359 915 773 25,152 919 758 28,013 1,239 924 24,473 977 784 26,613 1,124 935

% Milk Sold 102

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Brd JE

Current Rolling Average Milk Fat Prot 18,031 952 685

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Milk 396,441 320,545 373,549 322,045 350,454 355,650 293,901 294,528 289,129 392,028 341,960 297,659 300,279 318,845 310,264 284,290 302,055 340,316 294,692 300,878 286,532 302,298 308,607 302,664 308,568 310,076 287,389 307,035 304,931 298,783 296,632 307,174 284,432 301,234 312,746 284,809 297,943 292,824 291,911 334,428 301,382 290,338 317,723 292,449 290,161 298,396 295,707 304,888 289,528 286,620 285,482 290,189 305,437 306,640 317,439 283,676 286,041 291,649 318,554 291,867 292,925 292,429 289,888 297,574

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Dairy farming at story time

Iowa author writes nine ag-related children’s books

By Jerry Nelson

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STANHOPE, Iowa – Katie Olthoff always knew she wanted to be an author.

“When I was a girl, I read all of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books,” Olthoff said. “I admired Laura so much that I even dressed up as her for Halloween.”

Olthoff’s dream of becoming a published author has been realized through a series of children’s books that focus on sectors of agriculture.

Her most recent book is titled, “My Family’s Dairy Farm.”

“I grew up in central Iowa but not on a farm,” Olthoff said. “I ended up marrying a turkey farmer. Up until I got married, I didn’t know a lot about farming.”

Olthoff and her husband, Bart, have been married for 15 years. The couple have three children, Adam, 12, Isaac, 10, and Edie, 4.

After graduating from Iowa State University with a degree in elementary education and teaching, Olthoff taught fourth grade for several years.

“As a young mom, I came to realize that there is so much information out there about food, especially information that can make consumers

scared of their food,” Olthoff said. “I made it my mission to correct those misperceptions by becoming an advocate for our farmers. I wanted to inform our consumers by sharing the real story of agriculture.”

As Olthoff’s ambition to become a writer came to the fore, she began to submit articles to local newspapers and magazines. She started a pro-agriculture blog, participated in broadcast media events and became a public speaker.

With encouragement from friends, Olthoff decided to Katie Olthoff write her rst chilBook author dren’s book called, “My Family’s Turkey Farm.” The success of this book led to similar tomes about soybeans, corn, pork, poultry and beef farms.

“My Family’s Dairy Farm” is the ninth book in Olthoff’s series of children’s books.

“My Family’s Dairy Farm” is set at Jones Dairy, a 1,100-head Jersey operation located near Spencer, Iowa. Using a mixture of photos and text, Lucas, 8, the grandson of Patrick and Nancy Jones, guides the reader through various facets of the Jones Dairy operation. Lucas is a member of the fth generation of his family to operate their dairy farm.

All of Olthoff’s books are nonction and are geared toward an audience of elementary schoolchildren.

The book explains that cows give

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birth to a baby calf once a year and that dairy cows are fed a ration that contains all of the nutrients they need.

The book also shows some of the things the Jones family does to protect the environment and ensure their farm remains sustainable. It tells how they use manure to fertilize the corn and alfalfa crops they feed to their cows.

The book uses an illustration to show the reader how much milk is produced by each cow at Jones Dairy.

It also explains the steps taken to make sure the milk remains safe for consumers. Most of the high fat, high protein milk produced at Jones Dairy nds its way into a variety of cheeses.

While Olthoff wrote the text of the book, its accompanying photos were taken by photographer Jenn Hindman. Supplemental information about dairy farming is located at the bottom of each page, which can be useful for teachers and older students.

“My Family’s Dairy Farm” was published as a special project of the Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation with nancial support from Midwest Dairy. And while the book’s main goal was to educate students who live in urban areas, Olthoff discovered the need for agricultural information is much larger than she expected.

“A few years ago, I read Laura Ingalls Wilder’s book, ‘Farmer Boy’, to my son, Adam,” Olthoff said. “Afterwards, Adam asked why we don’t have a farm similar to the one depicted in Wilder’s book, with two pigs, one cow, a horse and so on. It made me realize that the need for agricul-

tural education isn’t limited to just urban areas. There is also a huge need to educate our students from rural settings.”

Jenna Finch, of Midwest Dairy, appreciates the book and its impact.

“Understanding where milk and

“This book will help students connect the dots between the high-quality care the cows receive and the tasty dairy product that they get to enjoy.”

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dairy products come from is important,” Finch said. “This book will help students connect the dots between the high-quality care the cows receive and the tasty dairy product that they get to enjoy.”

Copies of the book are being made available to all Iowa elementary schools and additional copies are available on request.

The book also has two lesson plan companion resources to help teachers integrate the book into a science or social studies lesson. The lesson plans are aligned with Iowa core standards and easily t into an approved course of study.

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Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative announces scholarship opportunity Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative announced today that once again it will award $1,000 scholarships to children of its members.

Applicants must be high school seniors, high school graduates or college undergraduates. They must be enrolled or planning to enroll in a full-time course of study at an accredited four-year college or university or a two-year program at a technical, junior or community college. The area of study does not need to be in agriculture.

“Edge feels strongly about education and supporting our members’ families.

This scholarship program is a tangible way to provide that support,” Executive Director Tim Trotter said. “I hope that the young people looking to further their education take the opportunity to apply.”

Only dependents of Edge members qualify.

Scholarship recipients will be selected based on academic achievement, leadership, participation in school and community activities, academic honors, goals and aspirations, recommendations and work experience.

Applications must be postmarked by May 1. For more information, contact Lauren Laubscher at 715-584-7117 or llaubscher@voiceofmilk.com.

CentralStar scholarship applications due June 1 CentralStar Cooperative, serving dairy and beef producers in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Indiana, is offering seven, $1,000 scholarships this year. Those interested can nd the application at www.mycentralstar.com. The deadline is June 1, 2021.

Scholarships are available for two types of students. Applicants must be presently enrolled in a four-year college or a one- or two-year technical college or short-course program in an agricultural-related eld. Applicants can also be a high-school senior admitted into one of the aforementioned programs. The applicant or their parent(s) must be a stockowner of CentralStar Cooperative.

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DCRC calls for scholar applicants The Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) is accepting applications for its Scholar program. The recipient will earn an expense-paid trip to attend the DCRC Annual Meeting, Nov. 10-11, in Kansas City, Mo. The application deadline is April 30.

Eligible candidates must be a DCRC member and graduate student enrolled full time at a college or university in a dairy, animal or veterinary science, microbiology or related program at the time of application deadline, with an area of interest that includes dairy cattle reproduction. To apply for the program, complete the DCRC Scholar application form, submit an interest statement that details the applicant’s interest in dairy cattle reproduction, career goals and research project(s), and provide a letter of recommendation. Applicants may also share additional information, such as awards, honors and scholarships received.

The DCRC Scholar Selection Committee will evaluate the applications and choose the DCRC Scholar by June 1. To learn more about the program and/or apply, go to: http://bit.ly/DCRCscholar.

Plant a Seed, Inspire a Dream Campaign Kicks Off The future of dairy hinges on the ongoing professional development of dairy producers. Professional Dairy Producers Foundation, also known as Dairy’s Foundation, is kicking off its Plant a Seed, Inspire a Dream fundraising campaign to support programs that will enhance the skills of current dairy producers and develop the leaders of tomorrow.

“This annual campaign supports educational programs that develop and strengthen communication and leadership skills, dairy-specic nancial literacy, engaging with our communities, and more,” said Janet Keller, Executive Director of Dairy’s Foundation. “Money raised through ‘Plant a Seed’ impacts people from all walks of life all across the country. Each gift makes a difference in the number of lives we can touch.”

Donations to the “Plant a Seed” campaign is used for support of programs such as the Cornerstone Dairy Academy™, Financial Literacy for Dairy® and Agriculture Community Engagement™. The foundation also awards grants across the nation to innovative dairy initiatives that align with the mission.

“In a spirit of fun, we’ve assembled four teams of volunteers to compete with each other,” Keller said. “The idea is to challenge each team to raise more funds

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than the other three. Donors can vote to choose a team to apply their donation toward.”

Team Inspire: Captain Steve Vale; Sydney Endres, Dave Lindevig, Dr. Rami A. Reddy, Peter Curran and Jim Mlsna Team Vision: Co-captains Sam Schwoeppe and Joan Behr; John Kappelman, Linda Hodorff, Logan Bower, Andy Buttles and Dave Thorbahn Team Impact: Co-captains Russ Warmka and Derek Orth, Julie Gabris, Jeff Sluzewski, Marty Hallock, Carrie Feucht, Danielle Warmka Team Dream: Co-captains Brian Forrest and Mark Diederichs, Mitch Breunig, Charlie Crave, Jeff Montsma, Keith Engel, Andy Skwor and Steve Orth To make a contribution toward the campaign, go to dairyfoundation.org; click on donate to give a gift and pay by credit card. Or send a check to Professional Dairy Producers Foundation, 820 N. Main Street, Suite D, Juneau, WI 53039.

Those who want to give and don’t have a preference as to which team to support can choose a team at random.

Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative applauds agricultural workforce bill Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, one of the largest dairy co-ops in the country, today applauded the reintroduction of federal legislation that would provide a solution for dairy farmers desperate to hire and retain skilled workers.

U.S. Reps. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., and Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., are resurrecting the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, which had passed the House of Representatives on a bipartisan vote in 2019 but was not considered by the Senate.

The bill, introduced late Wednesday, would provide a path to legalization for current farm workers and expand the H-2A foreign guest worker program, which would accommodate the year-round needs of livestock farmers. Click here for a summary of the bill.

Edge President Brody Stapel, a dairy farmer in Wisconsin, praised Lofgren and Newhouse for remaining committed to addressing what Stapel said is a crisis for his group’s farmers throughout the Midwest.

Changes in demographics, labor patterns and the nature of the jobs have made it impossible for farmers to ll all available positions with American citizens, Stapel said, and existing immigrant ag labor rules, which focus on seasonal work, are impractical.

“The struggle is very real for many of our farmers,” he said. “We need a solution that provides a path for qualied employees to come to this country and a system for keeping those already here. No business or industry can survive without a skilled and stable workforce.”

Stapel said that while certain parts of the bill are not ideal, it’s a compromise that provides the best opportunity in decades for a labor solution for farmers. The House approval in 2019 was the rst time in more than 30 years that the chamber passed legislation to address agricultural labor.

“For years, we have worked to nd common ground on this critical issue,” Stapel said. “There is too much at stake to let this opportunity pass us by.”

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Mid-American Hay Auction results for March 4, 2021

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moisture protein 12.11 19.97 13.82 19.44 49.25 10.49 11.7 8.74 14.56 16 12.39 14.98 14.39 16.07 16.6 17.93 13.34 19.72 12.98 11.72 13.49 20.22 15.49 20.46 14.4 8.68 14.21 19.9 13.71 17.13 15.7 11.49 12.74 13.49 16.64 24.66 12.67 23.45 18.51 22.51 14.68 14.35 13.89 8.33 13.57 12.54 29.78 20.46 29.47 20.03 14.44 19.31 16.75 18.66 15.03 20.16 17.32 20.38 19.41 22.4 12.21 17.76 14.4 22.54 15.5 20.85 13.9 22.16 13.04 22.22 9.4 20.69 11.63 21.41 12.96 18.34 13.14 22.46 13.24 20.98 12.75 12.82 11.97 17.09 12.94 21.4 15.68 18.6 10.83 15.68 13.69 19.84 14.54 17.11 17.39 21.33 14.33 25.41 11.8 23.07 12.84 19.11 16.37 5.25 11.66 17.02 12.42 20.22 10.78 13.86 12.63 20.71 12.91 18.64 12.87 21.08 12.85 20.02 15.06 24.8 11.33 19.59 9.43 19.64 14.16 15.74 12.15 20.18 12.42 20.22 13.22 19.85 12.7 16.2 11.96 16.61 13.41 22.2 12.02 17.02 12.12 14.78 12.88 22.48 11.19 16.59 12.93 9.42 13.97 16.51 11.71 18.28 10.53 18.1 13.33 18.11 10.96 13.25 14.27 10.2 10.72 17.83 14.65 21.36 14.53 22.68 11.01 16.22 12.55 15.32 12.03 17.07 12.14 18.85 16.05 23.87 12.36 22.99 14.26 22.95 11.72 11.16 13.44 23.82 15.27 22.11 13.19 11.27 16.8 20.24 14.24 24.53 13.95 24.28 12.87 25.18 10.68 16.66 11.23 17.6 13.47 16.77 17.52 23.82 12.71 18.37 82.42 24 16.03 20.02 12.76 16.53 11.63 18.83 12.14 16.57 14.91 22.69 13.65 23.89 14.75 24.23 15.02 18.48 9.66 18.41 11.31 18.29

RFV 167.81 123.63 85.46 94.4 91.93 85.29 89.1 101.36 155.24 101.11 159.16 146.79 82.15 142.72 124.07 83.88 99.67 140.54 133.16 124.49 80.79 89.33 78.65 154.76 141.62 134.45 135.16 119.33 115.94 123.58 114.03 123.12 108.32 123.47 150.3 141.97 113.56 94.19 181.07 170.33 108.77 144.75 175.21 129.59 113.43 100 134.23 155.43 136 209.91 130.66 56.63 123.32 161.18 109.3 160.25 140.08 152.79 156.18 143.39 123.17 161.36 101.99 161.23 161.18 133.84 113.49 117.97 159.86 87.88 85.23 172.24 120.82 72.63 104.91 140.59 153.84 130.55 91.91 84.26 127.32 140.01 148.83 119.31 128.31 157.91 106.44 141 193.11 129.39 103.53 124.35 116.5 93.22 122.85 155.35 172.13 181.42 120.48 88.03 105.34 166.96 105.35 134.88 99.05 136.42 125.44 143.17 144.57 113.01 105.34 119.93 174.43 165.74

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Ld. size 25.19 19.55 38 21.59 19.75 23.35 9.27 23.38 19.63 8.59 20.01 30.5 29.27 27.87 21.38 22 20.19 13.79 23.42 23.69 9.23 8.22 6 6.69 13.01 27.14 17.36 18.02 25.94 19.1 22.96 8.35 19.9 23.77 27.68 22.57 24.15 24.39 20.25 22.75 25.76 28.28 28.18 27.34 27.73 22.82 28.72 28.24 23.86 27.51 26.91 50 13.59 12.55 11.66 27.19 23.64 25.04 25.15 24.98 26.09 26.15 24.63 23.32 25.02 28.63 26.53 10.41 23.7 21.01 21.02 22.53 13.49 27.06 23.98 24.47 24.66 22.7 21.54 23.5 26.39 25.53 13.7 22.03 24.23 24.91 24.77 23.92 27.31 23.97 11.62 10.08 10.05 24 38 23.7 26.39 27.99 23.04 22.81 28.11 25.75 50 25.96 9.97 24.43 26.55 23.95 18.81 25.12 25.47 23.75 23.19 22.57

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Looking at the calendar, I discovered I get to celebrate two major holidays with this month’s article, St. Patrick’s Day and Easter. Whether you are a green or an orange Irish (my family are Orangemen), these rst two recipes will make everyone feel Irish. I love to make Rueben loaf. It looks so difcult but is amazingly simple.

You can make your own bread or you can use ready rise frozen bread. I would suggest making at least two loaves and have friends over to celebrate because you will need extra people around to help you eat the Irish cream cake. This is a recipe shared by Mark’s cousins in Virginia. Wendy and I are two Irish girls who married two German Schmitt boys.

We are always trying to squeeze in a little bit of Irish fun into our families.

I have also included a couple of simple Easter desserts to share around the family table. I found the coconut cake recipe in a Rachael Ray magazine. Mark and I could not stop eating this moist and simple cake. We ate the whole thing. I would suggest you use the coconut milk as called for in the recipe. The milk really adds to the avor. You might be able to substitute whole milk with some coconut extract if you are in a pinch. The recipe will not require the whole can, but I used the remaining milk mixed with a few eggs and cinnamon to make the dip for French toast. The éclair dessert called for a container of frozen whipped topping.

I prefer to whip up my own cream with vanilla and powdered sugar for the topping. Either option will work. Enjoy.

Rueben loaf 3 1/4 to 3 3/4 cups our, divided 1 package yeast 1 tablespoon sugar 1 tablespoon butter, softened

sides of lling. Alternating sides, fold the strips at an angle across lling. Cover dough and let rise in a warm place for 15 minutes. Brush with egg white and sprinkle with caraway seeds. Bake at 400 degrees for 25 minutes or until lightly browned. Serve immediately; refrigerate leftovers.

Food columnist, Natalie Schmitt 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup warm water (120-130 degrees) 1/4 cup Thousand Island dressing 6 ounces thinly sliced corned beef 4 ounces sliced Swiss cheese 8 ounces sauerkraut, drained 1 egg white, beaten Caraway seeds In a mixing bowl, combine 2 ¼ cups our, yeast, sugar, butter and salt. Stir in warm water; mix until a soft dough forms. Add remaining our if necessary.

Turn out onto a lightly oured surface; knead until smooth, about four minutes.

On a lightly greased baking sheet, roll dough to a 10-inch by 14-inch rectangle.

Spread dressing down center third of dough. Top with layers of beef, cheese and sauerkraut. Make cuts from lling to edges of dough 1 inch apart on both

Irish cream cake by Wendy Schmitt 1 package white cake mix 1 large package instant vanilla pudding 1 1/2 cups Irish cream liqueur 1 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips 4 eggs 1/2 cup vegetable oil Glaze 2/3 cup Irish cream liqueur 2 cups powdered sugar Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix cake ingredients and blend. Pour into a greased and oured Bundt cake pan.

Bake 45 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Combine glaze ingredients. While cake is still warm in pan, poke holes in cake. I use the end of a large cutting fork to make the holes. Pour glaze over cake. Allow cake to cool in pan at least two hours before removing. Éclair dessert 1 stick butter 1 cup water 1 cup our 4 eggs 3 cups milk 12 ounces cream cheese 2 small packages instant vanilla pudding 2 cups whipping cream (whipped with vanilla and 3-4 tablespoons powdered sugar) Chocolate syrup Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Boil

butter and water. Add our. Stir to form a ball. Cool one minute. Add eggs one at a time. Beat with a wooden spoon.

Spread into a greased 9-by-13 pan. Bake until brown about 30-40 minutes. Cool.

Make pudding according to directions on package. Pour over cooled pastry. Spread whipped cream over top of pudding.

Lightly drizzle with chocolate syrup.

Double coconut cake Rachael Ray magazine 1 stick unsalted butter, melted, plus more for buttering the pan 1 cup shredded coconut, plus 1/3 cup for coating the pan (optional) 1 cup our 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup sugar 2/3 cup coconut milk, stirred well 2 large eggs, at room temperature Arrange a rack in the center of the oven; preheat to 350 degrees. Grease an 8-inch round cake pan with 2-inchhigh sides with butter. Line the bottom and sides of the pan with parchment paper, then grease the paper (or skip paper and grease the pan, dust with 1/3 cup shredded coconut. Tap any excess coconut out of the pan.) Sift our, baking powder and salt into a large bowl. Whisk in 1 cup shredded coconut and the sugar.

In a small bowl, whisk the coconut milk and eggs. Gradually stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until blended. Stir in melted butter. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes. Run a butter knife around the sides of the pan. Invert the cake onto a wire rack and remove parchment paper.

Turn the cake right side up and let cool on the rack. Dust with powdered sugar.

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