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Are robots a good t?
ISU provides spreadsheet tool to help dairy farmers decide By Sherry Newell Contributing Writer
As dairy farm families across the Midwest have updated their milking facilities, a good share of them have installed automated milking systems, more commonly known as robots. Whether that is the best decision or not can be measured by cash ow or protability, which, according to Iowa State University Extension Dairy Specialist Larry Tranel, are two very different things. Tranel shared and compared a variety of scenarios for replacing existing dairy facilities during his presentation at ISU Dairy Days in January and February. He was also part of a team that conducted a 2017 survey of dairy producers who installed AMS on their farms, the results of which he reported to those attending the sessions. “People ask how robots pan out nancially, and I have to ask [whether they mean] cash ow or protability,” Tranel said. The bottom line in considering AMS, he said, depends on the system to which a person is comparing it. “If it’s an old facility, I can almost guarantee the robot is better,” he said. “If you’re comparing it to an expensive parlor and getting high milk per robot, the robot might be better.” However, he said two robots versus a low-cost parlor may not pencil out
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prisingly, all pointed to labor as a key element in cash owing an AMS. For instance, one analysis he showed compared investing in two robots versus a retrotted swing-12 lowcost parlor. It showed a $2.13 cost per hundredweight for the robotic system versus $1.08 cost per hundredweight for the parlor. The assumption was for milking 44-75 cows per person per hour in the parlor, and getting 3,000 to 6,000 pounds of milk per day in the robots. The labor cost in that scenario for the AMS was 1.5 hours per day at $15 per hour, while the parlor labor was ve hours per day. However, depreciation, interest, repairs and insurance were $1.88 per hundredweight in the AMS versus 20 cents per hundredweight in the swing parlor. Quality of life with robots is also considered worth about $15,000$25,000 in various models, including in the ISU Extension report, “The Economics of Automatic Milking Systems 2.1.” In that report, a partial budget analysis for a 216-cow dairy was completed with assumptions that led to a net
positive nancial impact of just under $1,500 annually before adding in the quality of life value. The 2017 survey of AMS in Iowa was a follow-up to one done in 2012. Fifteen producers responded, with 41 robots operating among the farms in the survey. The farms averaged 155 cows before installing robots and increased 30 percent to 201 cows afterward. On the farms in the survey, cows were visiting robots an average of 2.8 times each day and production of milk per cow had increased 17 percent, from 70 to 82 pounds per day. Somatic cell counts had dropped from 223,0000 to 183,000, an 18 percent decrease. Before robots, 66 percent of the herds were milked in parallel, herringbone or parabone parlors, and 20 percent in tiestall barns. The remainder had step-up or stanchion barns. Fiftythree percent of those surveyed built new facilities while the remainder retrotted their existing freestall barn. Production was 10-17 percent more for those who implemented robots over their current system. On average, producers decreased their labor by about half, with labor at a cost of 38 cents per hundredweight compared to $1.30 per hundredweight before installing their AMS. However, investment costs were greatly higher for the AMS herds. Some of the time they spent milking shifted to management of information. The average repair cost of the robots was reported at $7,500 per robot, and 40 percent of the farmers made at least one call to the dealer per month. The average cost of the AMS was $225,385 without building cows, and producers estimated a 17-year useful life. Perhaps most importantly, all 15 farms said they agree or strongly agree their AMS was a good overall investment. However, farms that took their robots out were not surveyed. Details of the survey and the spreadsheet analysis for AMS can be found at https://www.extension.iastate. edu/dairyteam/milking-systems.
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New Mexico dairy tainted with toxin
Air Force base source of PFAS contamination By Jennifer Coyne jenn@dairystar.com
CLOVIS, N.M. – Art Schaap is at a crossroads in his dairying career. For years, a water pollutant has leached into the dairy farmer’s groundwater, now forcing him to take action that will be detrimental to his business. “At this point, what we’re doing is shutting the dairy down,” Schaap said. Schaap is anticipating the need to euthanize nearly 5,000 animals on his dairy farm because of a man-made chemical that has seeped into the water wells from the nearby Cannon Air Force Base of Clovis, N.M. In August 2018, the United States Air Force sampled 25 drinking water sources near the base and told Schaap of the dangers per- and polyuoroalkyl substances (PFAS) posed for him and his family. After testing his wells, the Air Force concluded PFAS were present and immediately provided Schaap with bottled water for consumption. Nearly half of the wells on Schaap’s property were contaminated with PFAS concentrations greatly exceeding the Environmental Protection Agency’s lifetime health advisory level of 70 parts per trillion. Schaap immediately questioned the risks the contaminated water posed for his dairy herd. “I asked, ‘What about my cows?’
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Art Schaap is the owner of Highland Dairy in Clovis, N.M. Since Oct. 30, 2018, Schaap has dumped 15,000 gallons of milk every day because of groundwater contaminaƟon in his wells. from livestock that consumes contaminated water,” said Mark Kinkade with the Air Force Instillation and Mission Support Center. Further tests were conducted by the New Mexico Department of Agriculture and conrmed traces of PFAS present in Schaap’s milk supply. He could no longer ship milk from his 1,800-cow herd to the processing plant. Since Oct. 30, 2018, Schaap has dumped 15,000 gallons of milk each day. “We’ve been dumping and dumping … a little over two semi loads going down the drain every day,” Schaap said. PFAS have been manufactured and
“I raised my family here. Everything we’ve worked for has PFAS in it. We’re devastated.” ART SCHAAP, DAIRY FARMER
They’re drinking this stuff, too,’” Schaap said. “I got worried because I ship directly to a milk plant.” EPA’s lifetime health advisory level only applies to exposure scenarios involving human consumption of drinking water. “They are not appropriate for use in identifying risk levels for ingestion of food sources, including meat produced
used in various industries as a grease- and stain-resistant product since the 1940s, according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency. The Air Force has used the chemical group as a component of foaming re retardant at their testing bases located across the country. In 2016, the EPA established health advisories for PFAS after research ndings determined the health risks of these
chemicals. Two years later, Schaap learned of how he and his family had been exposed. “I built this dairy and have been here for 27 years,” Schaap said. “I raised my family here. Everything we’ve worked for has PFAS in it. We’re devastated.” Studies have shown populations exposed to high concentrations of PFAS consistently had elevated cholesterol levels, as well as some adverse effects in infant birth weights, the immune system and the thyroid hormone. Limited ndings also conrm the chemical as a cancer-causing agent. The chemical is most commonly found in water, soil and air, but its presence in drinking water can be reduced using carbon lters and nanoltration and reverse osmosis. “If [the government] would’ve told us sooner, we could’ve been more proactive and put lters on,” Schaap said. “With agriculture, it’s difcult because of the volume of water and loss of production on your wells with the lters on, and it’s expensive. But, it’s doable.” Schaap’s dairy pulls from the Ogallala Aquifer, which runs through the High Plains from Texas to South Dakota. This particular water source is the leading irrigation system in the Western Hemisphere with farming accounting for 94 percent of
the groundwater use. “We’re not sure who else is going to be affected,” he said. “There are other dairies in the area, but so far they have not been impacted. They have hired environmental consultants to do screenings of the water to make sure the water is good, and they don’t have the same problem we ran into.” Schaap has spent the past four months working with government agencies to resolve the PFAS pollution on his dairy. Unfortunately, not much can be done. “We don’t have enough good water for the animals,” Schaap said. It takes anywhere between six and 12 months for the chemical to leave the body, and relocating Schaap’s entire herd for that duration of time is difcult to justify. Instead, the New Mexico dairy farmer is waiting for the USDA Food and Inspection Service to determine what is cleared to sell as beef and what will have to be euthanized. “Right now, none of the packing houses or anyone who buys cull cows wants to buy my animals,” Schaap said. “I’m at a standstill. … I’ve been waiting for the government to show up for 90 days. I’m hoping I don’t have to kill [the animals], but as of right now, that looks like my only choice.” To recoup a small portion of the economic loss Schaap has seen, he has received payments from the USDA Farm Service Agency’s Dairy Indemnity Payment Program. “This is supposed to help farmers who are dumping milk that is contaminated,” Schaap said. “We just started getting some money from that, which will help catch up on our bills and pay our vendors. That’s been very helpful.” The Air Force has identied 203 bases with possible PFAS contamination and is further investigating the impact on drinking water at 189 of those locations. By June 2018, every base received a foam reghting agent that is more environmentally responsible and contains only trace amount PFAS. Additional steps are being taken to reduce or eliminate the use of the foam at bases, but for some locations these actions are coming too late. “We recognize this is a whole government issue, and we’re taking the appropriate steps to address it,” Kinkade said. Schaap has led a claim against the Air Force for the damaging results PFAS use has had at Highland Dairy.
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A place in the market for niche products Jablonski highlights food trends, suggestions for value-added dairy By Krista Kuzma
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ROCHESTER, Minn. – There is a place in the dairy market for small niche products according to Dr. Becca Jablonski, food systems extension specialist for Colorado State University. Jablonski talked about this during her presentation, “Trends in Differentiated Markets and Value-Added Dairy,” Feb. 21 during the University of Minnesota Extension workshop Adding Value Without Adding More Cows in Rochester, Minn. Jablonski rst shared current market trends before addressing what people can do if they want to get into the processing side of dairy. General trends in the market show non-dairy plant-based alternatives are growing, Jablonski said. “You can see that many of these dairy companies … now have a soy line,” she said. “It’s something worth noting; however, this market overall is still relatively small. Even if we have this expansion, and you hear about it in the news, we don’t want to over blow it to the extent to which it’s cannibalizing dairy sales.” Nearly all the households that buy non-dairy alternatives also buy cow milk products. Much of the time, these are differentiated products such as organic, grass fed, ultra-ltered, lactosefree or A2 milk. “These new value-added niche dairy products are slowing the rate of decline in milk sales,” Jablonski said. “This is where we are seeing some higher growth in the market.” For example, the organic market alone will continue to boom. In 2017,
the organic global market value was $18 billion and is projected to reach $28 billion by 2023. “North America is home to one of the largest organic dairy markets,” Jablonski said. “We just see continued growth. Overall, even though we see continued growth in organic, it’s still a drop in the bucket relative in what we see in conventional milk.” Other dairy product trends for 2018 and into 2019 include portable products, clean labels and good-for-you products, which includes items with probiotics, high protein and reduced sugar contents, Jablonski said. About 55 percent of adults consume some form of yogurt, consuming between 4-11 servings per month. “Even though per capita consumption of yogurt has grown, in North America we’re still behind what they’re consuming in yogurt in Europe,” Jablonski said. “It seems there is still room for the yogurt market to expand in North America.” There is also room in the cheese market. “The demand for novel and artisanal cheeses has allowed smaller label cheeses to claim their place at the table,” Jablonski said. “Even though we have that consolidation and folks are getting bigger to take advantage of the economies of scale, there is also a place in the market for these smaller brands; however, they have to gure out how to differentiate themselves to be protable.” The 2018 and 2019 cheese trends have included avored cheese, specialty cheeses, washed rinds and healthy food additives, such as chia seeds. Before people get into processing, Jablonski suggests planning to determine the correct niche market. “When there is a place in the market for these highly differentiated products, it means you need to come up with a really good story and rationale for what makes you defensively unique,” she said.
Jablonski said customers need to think the product is better than others and are willing to pay a premium for it. “The emphasis is not on the product itself, but the customer’s perception of that product,” she said. “The idea is to secure a place in your customer’s mind for your product based on some fact that’s going to differentiate your product.” This differentiation could range anywhere from focusing on the family story of the product to having a different packaging to customer experience and service, Jablonski said. Instead of a dairy building a plant right away, Jablonski suggested trying to nd an existing processing facility to make a product. “Making a capital investment to do processing is expensive and it’s very risky,” she said. “If there are opportunities to work with an existing facility to test the product and make sure there is market for it before you make an investment, that is almost always the way to go.” Jablonski also suggested bringing on a partner or hiring people who are good at making the products. “Most people are not both great farmers and great value-added cheese makers,” she said. “Those are very different skill sets. If you are really going to open a value-added business and do it yourself, you need to nd a partner.” When marketing, Jablonski said pinpointing how and where people are buying their food is important. “Where people are shopping is changing and diversifying,” she said. Over 50 percent of food money is still spent at the grocery store, but increased sales are happening at places like farmers markets and health food stores. More people are also starting to shift to online shopping for their nonperishable food products. Future grocery
stores and retailers may only include food on the perimeters of the store – the fresh foods. Local foods have also experienced growth in the United States, with $8.7 billion being spent on local food in 2015. The market is split into two categories. The rst is direct to consumer markets such as roadside stands and farmers markets. The second is intermediated markets such as schools, restaurants and other retail. Direct to consumer sales only represents one-third of local food sales, Jablonski said, which means the majority is in intermediated food sales. “In research, the intermediated markets tend to be more protable than farmers who only do direct to consumers,” Jablonski said. Stores such as Walmart and chain restaurants are starting to market local foods, too. “This has become much bigger business and mainstream, and I think we will see these trends around local food continue,” Jablonski said.
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LA CROSSE, Wis. – The impact of the recently passed 2018 farm bill was the topic of discussion in a workshop held Feb. 22 at the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service’s Organic Farming Conference in La Crosse, Wis. Nichelle Harriott is a policy specialist for the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition and Steve Etka serves as a policy director for the National Organic Coalition. NSAC and NOC frequently work together, serving as a voice for the organic industry in Washington, D.C. They explained how provisions in the new farm bill might affect the organic agriculture sector. Signed into law in December, the farm bill is now in the appropriations phase, ensuring that funding goes where it is needed to implement and administrate programs in the legislation. The nal phase of the policy-making process is implementation of the programs in the farm bill, making sure the programs are working as they were intended. Policies and programs included in the farm bill are things such as farm
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ConƟnued from ORGANIC | Page 7 crop insurance and commodity programs, local food programs, research, beginning farmer programs, and other programming for things such as the organic sector of agriculture. There were no cuts to overall conservation dollars. Payments for cover crops, crop rotations and advanced grazing management in the Conservation Stewardship Program were increased. Beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers who enroll in the Environmental Quality Incentives Program will now be given the option to receive a 50 percent cost-share payment up-front. During the farm bill debates, a large point of contention was a proposal from the House to completely eliminate CSP and roll a limited number of its functionalities into the EQIP program. Those attempts failed, and the nal version of the bill retained both programs, and their functions and objectives. Funding for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program was increased to $450 million per year for all ve years of this farm bill and beyond. These funds help with wetland restoration and protecting farmland. In the areas of crop insurance reform and commodity programs, there were improvements that will make the Whole Farm Revenue Protection Insurance work
better for growers, and improvements were made to NAP for non-insured farmers. The concept of cover crops was added to the list of good farming practices. However, a negative in the eyes of NSAC and NOC is that loopholes for payment limits were expanded, which they feel will increase the chance for subsidy abuse, and no upper limits for crop insurance subsidies were placed. On the research and organics front, permanent funding was put in place for the Organic Research and Education Initiative, increasing it from $20 million to $50 million per year over the next ve years. Funding allows for a new urban agriculture research imitative of $10 million for competitive and extension grants over the next ve years to support research in areas such as successful urban and indoor production, soil quality and to explore new technologies. Funding to the tune of $40 million was put in place for scholarships for students pursuing studies in agribusiness, energy and renewable fuels or nancial management at 1890 land-grant institutions. The farm bill not only increased, but also made permanent, funding for the Farming Opportunities Training and Outreach, the Beginning Farmer and Rancher
Development Program and the Organic 2051 initiative. Another provision of the farm bill allows, for the rst time, heirs’ property owners with farming and ranching operations to secure a farm number in order to access USDA programs, including loan programs that they were previously ineligible for. Family ownership that a state court has determined qualies as heir’s property automatically qualies the owners for access to a farm number. Under the area of local and regional food systems, permanent monies were put in place for the Local Agriculture Market Program, which includes things such as value-added producer grants, and programs for local food promotions and farmers market promotion. Permanent funding was also established for nutrition incentives. The farm bill also instructs the USDA to allow farmers markets to operate an EBT device at more than one location. Continued funding was allotted for the organic cost-share program, but both NSAC and NOC feel the level of funding provided is inadequate, with assistance being particularly important for small and medium-sized organic operations. According to gures provided to NOC by the Farm Service Agency, there is the
potential that funding for this program could run short before the end of this farm bill. The new farm bill also expands resources to strengthen the Organic Foods Production Act, which allows for the enforcement of consistent organic standards. This will give the USDA greater authority to vet organic certiers in countries where fraud has been a problem, as well as giving certiers more authority to share information with USDA during investigations. A one-time mandatory funding allotment of $5 million was put in place for improving the importation data-tracking systems. Changes that concern NSAC and NOC were made to the National Organic Standards Board. One provision allows farmer-seats on the board to be lled by employees of farming corporations, and they feel another provision confuses the voting process used for renewing synthetic materials available for use in organic production. Both Etka and Harriott urge organic producers to provide feedback, both positive and negative, through their organizations, local farm agencies and legislators in regards to how programs and policies in the farm bill are working on their farms and affecting their operations.
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The Hamborg/Freese Dairy, owned by Mike Urban and Gerald Freese, is a third-generation dairy farm. The farm started with a little bit of everything and has evolved into an almost 100-cow dairy in the past 60 years. Cows are milked twice a day and have a 67 lb. tank ave., 3.9 Mike Urban and Gerald Freese fat, 3.3 protein and 160-200 SCC, no DHIA, closed herd. owners of Hamborg/Freese Dairy Vaccination program includes Triangle 10 and also Ivomec or Cydectin. This is a great herd of young cows, including 42 first calf, 27 second calf, 14 third calf cows. Twenty cows have freshened in the last 75 days. Also included in the sale is 17 springers due March-June.This herd has done AI breeding for 30 years with bulls mostly from Select Sires and some from Accelerated Genetics. Some of the recent sires used include Supersire, Planet, #1171 #1223 #1250 #1216, #1196 Dragonheart, 83 lbs., 100 72 lbs., 90 DIM, 52 lbs., 150 85 lbs., 90 DIM, 84 lbs., 100 Bookem and DIM, 3rd lact. 2nd lact. DIM, 1st lact. 2nd lact. DIM, 3rd lact. Yance.
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Editor’s note: Dairy Star will recognize a cow each issue that is special in the eyes of its owner. From high production and components along with longevity to a goodnatured cow with quirky habits, we want to know about a cow that stands out in your barn. To submit a cow for consideration, email krista.k@dairystar.com. ALEXANDRIA, Minn. – At Lakeside Jerseys, many cows have come and gone, but one girl has stuck around for a while, and it is hard to miss her in the barn. “If she wants to get up, she will make noise, if she lays down, she’ll make noise,” Kevin Krohnfeldt said. “Especially when she’s a dry cow, she’s always out there making noise.” The 11-year-old bovine is one of 75 Krohnfeldt milks in his tiestall barn at Lakeside Jerseys in Douglas County near Alexandria, Minn. Krohnfeldt dairy farms with his family – parents Loretta and Burnell, wife Steph and children Kelsey and Cole. No. K1067 is the oldest cow in the barn, but age is only a number. She averages 5 percent fat and 3.5 percent protein and has produced 157,257 pounds of milk in her 10 lactations. She recently made the Minnesota Dairy Herd Improvement Association’s top 25 cows based on lifetime production. “She’s a good cow that hasn’t been much trouble,” Krohnfeldt said. “She’s not bossy at all; a very mellow cow.” The only challenge the family has en-
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The Krohnfeldt family – (from leŌ) Kelsey, Cole, Kevin, Steph, LoreƩa and Burnell – stand with No. K1067, an 11-year-old cow at Lakeside Jerseys, near Alexandria, Minn. No. 1067 made DHIA’s top 25 list for her lifeƟme producƟon. countered with this animal is her stature. No. K1067’s shoulders pop out and are set too wide, forcing the Krohnfeldts to relocate her to a more comfortable stall in their barn. “We have two stalls that are 6 inches wider than the rest,” Krohnfeldt said. “We moved her there (in 2015) when she started having issues in the normal stalls, and she’s been ne ever since.” Genes like this should be passed on, but unfortunately for the Krohnfeldts, No. K1067 has only had two heifers in her life, offset by 10 bulls.
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Her youngest daughter – No. K1426 born Dec. 19, 2016 – is already a high-producing cow in the milking herd at 2 years old, and is put together a little nicer than her mother. As long as No. K1067 continues proving her worth, she will have a stall in the barn. “We had another cow that was 14 years old, but when we couldn’t breed her anymore we knew it was time for her to go,” Krohnfeldt said. “That was about a year ago. But this one is consistent and hangs on
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February Class III price 49 cents above year ago
The Agriculture Department announced the February Federal order Class III benchmark milk price at $13.89 per hundredweight, down 7 cents from January but 49 cents above February 2018 and the rst month that the Class III price topped the previous year’s price since November 2017. It equates to $1.19 per gallon, down from $1.20 in January and compares to $1.15 a year ago. Class III futures late Friday morning portended a March price at $15.22; April, $15.12; May, $15.19; and June at $15.50, with a peak of $16.33 in September. The February Class IV price is $15.86, up 38 cents from January, $2.99 above a year ago, and the highest Class IV price since August 2017. Dec. 31 butter stocks totaled a surprising 179.3 million pounds, up a whopping 16.6 percent from November and 6.2 percent above December 2017, according to the delayed USDA Cold Storage report issued Feb. 22. FC Stone dairy broker Dave Kurzawski says that’s a shocking 42 million pounds heavier than their pre-report expectations and over 1,000 truckloads but adds the caveat that “these numbers are more than 60 days old. If the number was incredibly burdensome we think the markets would have felt it already. This leads us to think revisions following a government shut-down are likely.” The January Cold Storage report will be issued March 7. The U.S. had less cheese on hand than expected. American cheese stocks were up 7 percent from a year ago and Kurzawski says “What’s a little odd is that the usual build from November to December was nonexistent.” He points out that in 7 of the past 12 year’s stocks, we’ve had some by less than 5 million pounds, but not generally in what we would call aggressively weak market prices like we saw in December.” “Ultimately, we want to see the December Dairy Products numbers to gure out whether it was better demand or slower production that knocked the numbers lower than we expected,” explained Kurzawski. The USDA issued its delayed December Dairy Products report on Feb. 28 and pegged December cheese output at 1.09 billion pounds, up 1.0 percent from November but 1.2 percent below December 2017, ending 68 consecutive months that cheese output exceeded that of a year ago. Total cheese output for 2018 hit 12.93 billion pounds, up 2.1 percent from 2017. Italian cheese totaled 479.4 million pounds, up
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3.0 percent from November and 2.0 percent above a year ago. Year to date (YTD) Italian hit 5.5 billion pounds, up 2.8 percent from 2017. Mozzarella, at 378.7 million pounds, was up 3.7 percent from a year ago, with output for the year at 4.3 billion pounds, up 4.1 percent. American type cheese totaled 424.6 million pounds, up 0.6 percent from November but 4.4 percent below a year ago, with the year’s total at 5.2 billion pounds, up 1.7 percent from 2017. Cheddar cheese, the kind traded at the CME, totaled 306.3 million pounds, up 4.5 million pounds from November but 20.8 million or 6.3 percent below a year ago. Output for 2018 totaled 3.7 billion pounds, virtually unchanged from 2017. U.S. churns produced 171 million pounds of butter, up 25 million pounds or 17.0 percent from November but 0.1 percent below a year ago. Total butter output for 2018 was at 1.88 billion pounds, up 2.0 percent from 2017. Yogurt output hit 344.9 million pounds, was down 2.2 percent from a year ago, with YTD output at 4.4 billion pounds, down 2.0 percent. Dry whey totaled 74.5 million pounds, down 13.4 percent, with YTD at 1.0 billion pounds, down 2.8 percent. Dry whey for human consumption totaled 73.2 million pounds, up 0.2 percent from November but 13.3 percent below a year ago. Stocks totaled 65.1 million pounds, up 1.0 percent from November but 32.9 percent below those a year ago. Nonfat dry milk production totaled 142.6 million pounds, up 8.3 percent from November but 13.3 percent below a year ago. YTD output hit 1.7 billion pounds, down 5.0 percent. Stocks slipped to 275.3 million pounds, down 14.2 million pounds or 4.9 percent from November but 44.7 million pounds or 14 percent below the 2017 levels. Skim milk powder totaled 50.8 million pounds, up 69.9 percent from November and 1.8 percent above a year ago. Skim milk powder output totaled 544.0 million pounds in 2018, up 2.7 percent from 2017. Cheese traders took the Cheddar blocks higher for the fth week in a row, closing Friday at $1.61 per pound, up 1 1/2-cents on the week, highest they have been since October 2018, and 5 cents above a year ago. The barrels nished at $1.41, up a half-cent on the week, 6 1/2-cents below a year ago, and 20 cents below the blocks. There were 2 sales of block on the week and 30 of barrel. Cheese demand reports vary, according to Dairy Market News, but a growing segment of Midwestern cheesemakers reported a seasonal shift slower. A lot
of them are not on the spot milk market and those who are open to extra milk are generally nding it at a discount. Cheese inventory is unchanged but long. Continuing winter weather was causing issues with delivery of milk, cheese and whey in the region. Plant managers report that long-haul trucking has been somewhat difcult to manage as snow and ice led to closed roads in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Milk is readily available in the West and vats are at or near capacity. Cheese makers are employing several strategies to control the size and type of inventory, with some placing more cheese into aging programs as a hedge while cheese prices are low. Others are making more barrels and a few have slowed production to conduct maintenance and limit the growth of stocks. Inventories are still heavy and manufacturers want to keep stocks in check as the spring ush nears. Cheese is moving well through contracts, but extra business is hard to come by. Demand from a few export channels is strong for some, says DMN. Butter closed Friday at $2.2875 per pound, up 2 3/4-cents on the week, highest since Feb. 1 and 8 3/4-cents above a year ago, with 5 cars sold. Central butter plant managers continue reporting widely available cream for the churns, as production marches on but demand is picking up ahead of the spring holidays. Salted and unsalted loads are both selling at premiums and 82 percent butterfat orders have increased. Butter inventories are plentiful, but contacts suggest they are in a good place ahead of increasing seasonal demand. Western churning continues at a full and fast pace so some processors have stopped buying cream as they do not have enough capacity. Mechanical issues at one plant caused the manager to stop butter production and redistribute their cream to whoever could take it. Butter supplies are plentiful and stocks continue to increase but butter sales are generally stable, according to DMN. Spot Grade A nonfat dry milk saw a close Friday at 98 1/2-cents per pound, down 1 1/4-cents on the week but 32 1/4-cents above a year ago, with 30 carloads exchanging hands on the week. Dry whey saw some ups and downs but nished Friday at 36 cents per pound, 1 1/4-cents higher on the week, with a whopping 47 cars sold at the CME. Dairy cow culling was down a bit in December but well above a year ago. The Agriculture Department’s latest Livestock Slaughter report shows an estimated 261,200 head slaughtered under federal inspection, down 6,800 from November but 13,900 or 5.6 percent above a year ago. A total 3.15 million head were culled from the nation’s dairy herd in the year, up 164,600 or 5.5 percent from 2017. Culling data is indicative of what’s happening economically on U.S. dairy farms. Margins were relatively at over the rst half of February with values still projected below breakeven over the rst half of the year, according to the latest Margin Watch (MW) from Chicago-based Commodity & Ingredient Hedging LLC. The MW pointed out that December milk production totaled 18.2 billion pounds, up 0.5 percent from 2017 with both October and November production revised down 0.2 percentage points from preliminary projections. As a result, fourth quarter milk production was up only 0.5 percent from 2017, the lowest year-over-year growth for any quarter in ve years. “While the milking cow herd as become more efcient to allow for modest production gains, the report reected continued contraction with a drop of 3,000 head from November to December at 9.351 Turn to MIELKE | Page 11
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up less than 1 percent.” In other trade news, HighGround Dairy (HGD) reports that China continues to diversify their supplier list as increased product ows in from South America and Belarus. China will begin allowing dairy products in from Russia as well into the second half of 2019 but HGD says that should not impact Oceania’s market share. “Anhydrous milkfat imports neared ve-year highs (March 2014), according to HGD, counterbalancing concerns of lower fat demand as butter fell back slightly. 2018 was a record year for butter imports into China, leaving room for losses into January due to strong procurement throughout second and third quarter 2018.” HGD concludes that “Milk powder charts look shockingly strong as both skim milk powder and whole milk powder imports moved to record highs. China’s demand trends are expected to remain supported, yet diverse, for much of the year but move
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Grain Markets March 6 Sanborn, MN Sanborn Farmer’s Elevator
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Westby, WI Premier Co-op
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Albany Albany Carlton Swanville Kimball Melrose Carlton Albany Foley Kimball Swanville
1,250 1,325 1,363 1,303 1,365 1,480 1,245 1,580 1,685 1,425 1,178
2 4 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 12 2
118.00 118.00 118.00 116.00 114.00 114.00 111.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
Sauk Centre Watkins Freeport Sauk Centre Sauk Centre Sauk Centre Holdingford Freeport Sauk Centre South Haven Pierz Sauk Centre Pierz Richmond South Haven Clearwater Albany Paynesville Sauk Centre Albany Clearwater Albany Clearwater Clearwater Hawick Richmond Richmond Richmond Albany Carlton Pierz Sauk Centre Watkins Albany Albany Albany Atwater Avon Cold Spring Freeport Lester Prairie Lester Prairie Pierz Rice Sauk Centre Albany
1,715 1,650 1,810 1,430 1,395 1,585 1,550 1,660 1,820 1,340 1,875 1,430 1,880 1,785 1,290 1,575 1,605 1,580 1,550 1,355 1,360 1,435 1,640 1,310 1,395 1,610 1,495 1,375 1,515 1,665 1,340 1,215 1,275 1,490 1,605 1,745 1,585 1,455 1,410 1,630 1,180 1,255 1,485 1,660 1,460 1,480
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
63.00 62.00 58.50 58.50 58.00 58.00 57.50 57.00 57.00 57.00 56.50 56.00 55.50 55.50 55.50 54.50 54.00 53.00 53.00 52.50 52.50 52.00 52.00 52.00 52.00 52.00 52.00 52.00 51.00 51.00 51.00 51.00 51.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 48.00
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1,618 1,435 1,552 1,634 1,523 1,584 1,358 1,491 1,496 1,685 1,463 1,561 1,323 1,586 1,595 1,433 1,501 1,441 1,523 1,428 1,573 1,431 1,560 1,390 1,345 1,498 1,458 1,550 1,324 1,628
16 2 10 5 3 9 2 4 5 4 5 4 3 7 5 2 8 4 4 2 2 26 2 5 2 2 2 3 6 3
94.25 94.00 92.75 92.75 92.50 92.25 92.00 92.00 91.75 91.75 91.50 91.25 91.00 90.25 90.00 90.00 89.50 89.25 89.00 89.00 89.00 88.75 88.50 87.50 87.00 87.00 87.00 86.00 86.00 85.50
Cokato Cokato Cokato Glenwood Cokato St. Cloud Albany St Joseph Glenwood Albany Albany
1,573 1,285 1,625 1,430 1,190 1,490 1,440 1,525 1,460 1,285 1,358
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122.00 120.50 120.50 120.25 120.00 120.00 118.00 118.00 117.50 117.00 116.00
Clearwater Princeton Princeton Clearwater Princeton Clearwater Sauk Centre Sauk Centre Sauk Centre Vesta Melrose
1,810 1,830 1,890 1,625 2,035 1,795 1,410 1,655 1,220 1,183 1,675
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 1
58.00 57.00 56.50 56.00 55.50 54.00 54.00 53.00 53.00 52.50 51.00
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1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
51.00 51.00 51.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 49.00 49.00 49.00 48.00 48.00 48.00 48.00 48.00 48.00
Chaska Foreston Belgrade Waverly Belgrade Belgrade Holdingford Belgrade Waverly Paynesville Foreston Holdingford Chaska Waverly Waverly Chaska
1,485 1,555 1,485 1,295 1,380 1,660 1,485 1,685 1,365 1,285 1,655 1,375 1,340 1,145 1,095 1,045
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
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Buffalo Paynesville Rice Sauk Rapids Richmond Rice Richmond Atwater Pierz Atwater Rice Foreston Cold Spring Rice Belgrade Foley St Michael St. Cloud Eden Valley Rice Albany St Joseph Buffalo
1,285 1,447 1,518 1,493 1,553 1,733 1,586 1,493 1,454 1,630 1,545 1,471 1,551 1,565 1,533 1,622 1,408 1,536 1,454 1,328 1,525 1,509 1,514
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DAIRYING ACROSS AMERICA
The blizzard that blindsided Washington Sheehans feel affects of brutal winter storm By Maria Bichler Contributing Writer
SUNNYSIDE, Wash. – When a blizzard blasted the Yakima Valley of Washington state the weekend of Feb. 8-10, the winter storm left over a dozen dairy farms with 1,850 dead dairy cows and many producers with no choice but to dump their milk down the drain, disposing over 1.7 million pounds of milk. Jason Sheehan, dairy farmer near Sunnyside, Wash., lost over 250 cows during the unheard-of blizzard that brought winds of 40-50 mph
with gusts of up to 80 mph and 18-24 inches of snow. “We get 6-8 inches of annual precipitation,” Sheehan said. “I can count the number of days we have below zero on one hand. This was the rst blizzard warning anyone has ever heard of in 100 years.” Sheehan and his wife, Karen, operate J&K Dairy, LLC alongside Karen’s parents, Tony and Brenda Veiga. They milk 3,000 Holstein cows at two farm sites. The cows are housed in a freestall barn with open sides as well as open dry lots. The dairy employs 35 full-time employees. The Yakima Valley, an arid region located in southcentral Washington, was forecasted to receive 3-5 inches of snow and winds of 25 mph. Sheehan said had the storm come as PHOTO SUBMITTED
Calf hutches face south in the winterƟme at J&K Dairy near Sunnyside, Wash. The area received 18-24 inches of snow the weekend of Feb. 8-10.
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The owners of J&K Dairy, LLC – (from leŌ) Tony and Brenda Veiga, and Jason and Karen Sheehan – milk 3,000 Holsteins on two farm sites near Sunnyside, Wash.
forecasted, the weather would have been somewhat common. “We use big bales of straw stacked 20 feet tall for windbreak,” said Sheehan, who grew up on a dairy farm in southeast Minnesota and has been dairying in Washington for 17 years. “We prepare for some wind and some snow. In all the years I have milked cows, I have never had dead cows from a storm.” Sheehan said he and his crew planned for the forecasted storm the morning of Feb. 9 by bedding cows with straw and
getting feeding done. By 10 a.m., however, 8-10 inches of snow had fallen and there were 3- to 4-foot drifts forming. At noon, the decision was made to shut the milking parlors down. “We couldn’t get the cows to and from the barns,” Sheehan said. “For safety of the cows and the employees we shut both parlors down. In all the storms I’ve been through, we’ve never had to stop milking. They kept saying the weather was going to calm down.” The storm continued to
unleash its fury until 11 p.m. when Sheehan saw a slight break in the wind speed and decided to try milking again. “We decided 11 p.m. would be our rst opportunity to try milking again,” he said. “That’s when we found a lot of cows in corners pushing and bunching together. Cows were trampled and suffocated. We had the milking parlors going again, but now had to gure Turn to WASHINGTON | Page 15
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Snow is cleared from a freestall barn at J&K Dairy. The storm that was forecasted to bring 3-5 inches of snow dumped 18-24 inches of snow, forming 3- to 4-foot driŌs on the farm. out our loss for cows.” The calves are housed in individual hutches, which face south in the wintertime. While the snow drifted around the hutches, no calves were lost in the storm. Some youngstock housed in weaning sheds with open side walls died during the blizzard. Because of the severity of the storm, the dairy’s cooperative, Darigold, Inc., made the decision to shut down all milk trucks scheduled for pickup Feb. 9. “They called at 2 p.m. and said they had four trucks in the ditch and four more in accidents, and that they were shutting down and wouldn’t be here until daylight tomorrow (Feb. 10) at the earliest,” Sheehan said. “I’ve never seen milk trucks give up. Other people who have never shut down stopped milking. We had no idea how to deal with it anymore.” Sheehan said he considers his dairy lucky having to dump 97,000 pounds of milk because of the lack of trucking; the milk truck had been able to pick
up milk at 9 a.m. that morning despite horrendous driving conditions. “We basically lost 1.5 days of milk production, not including what we dumped down between cow issues and shutting down the parlors,” Sheehan said. Throughout the storm, Sheehan and a team of others from his dairy, as well as dairymen in the area, cleared the roads to and from town with their tractors. Sheehan also picked up and dropped off employees at their homes during all hours of the day and night. “I had guys we couldn’t convince to go home,” Sheehan said. In the aftermath of the storm, Sheehan estimates their milk production is down 3 pounds of milk. Before the blizzard, the herd was producing over 85 pounds of milk with a 4 percent butterfat and 3.15 protein test. In addition to the 250 cows that succumbed to the blizzard, another 500
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ConƟnued from WASHINGTON | Page 15 cows have frostbitten teat ends and will likely have to be culled. The dairy’s somatic cell count has risen by 50 percent – a SCC of well under 200,000 before to now over 300,000. Sheehan said the area should qualify for the Farm Service Agency Livestock Indemnity Program, and Darigold may cover the cost of dumped milk. “Between everything we’ve been dealing with, anything will help but will not come close to the losses we’ve had and the losses that keep coming,” he said.
“The farmers were out in the storm risking their own lives to save and protect their animals.” KIMMI DEVANEY, DAIRY FARMERS OF WASHINGTON
Kimmi Devaney, director of community relations for the Dairy Farmers of Washington, said the widespread impacts of the blizzard will be seen in the months to come. “It is just heartbreaking,” Devaney said of the storm’s affects. “We’ve all heard the stories about how low milk prices have been going on for four years in a row and this on top of it.” Devaney said the majority of the carcasses have been composted and some have been rendered. She said the governor declared a state of emergency and as a result there are some funds to help with transporting about 600 carcasses to a landll in Oregon for
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disposal. “The farmers were out in the storm risking their own lives to save and protect their animals,” Devaney said. “We don’t know how many cows were saved because those farmers were out there. We are very fortunate that no farmers were injured in these efforts.” Devaney said while dairy farmers were in the midst of crisis, many consumers were voicing their concern for why the cows were not inside during the storm. “What people don’t understand is the Yakima Valley is an arid region,” she said. “Heat is more of a concern than cold, and heat is what these dairy farms are prepared for. Farmers build wind breaks. They take measures to make sure cows are as comfortable as possible; the climate dictates what housing they have.” Sheehan said on top of the production losses and dead animals, words fail to describe the physical and emotional toll the storm had on all those involved. “The whole focus here is taking care of the cows,” he said. “You feel like you failed them, but you don’t know what else you could have done. The biggest thing to understand is how much effort was put forth by both the owners and the great team of employees who went above and beyond to take care of the cows. When you have grown men crying, I mean every one of those cows was born on this farm, raised on this farm. To deal with this doesn’t end. We took care of the dead animals as quick as we could, but the lingering effects of seeing what the cows are going through is devastating to the crew and the owners.”
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Much as I wanted to share more of what I learned in my white collar crime study, that still small voice keeps saying “don’t.” Instead let’s read Romans 12:17-21. Another run a very good quality cattle! A little more active market today. Top cows, 1700 Harry Keim, Willard. 1675 Reuben Hershberger, Westby. 1550 Michael Bender, Unity. 1500 Levi Hershberger, Loyal. Still a lot of good cows 800- 1400. Springing heifers mostly 800-950. Open heifers up to .65/lb. Feeder cattle higher. 6 Angus strs 718 lbs @ 1.44/lb. Holstein strs mostly .70-.90 Cull cows up to .58 Hay Market again higher. 3x3x7 grass up to $150/bale. Small square grass up to $7/ bale. Thanks so very much for all your continued support!
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Mid-American Hay Auction results for February 21, 2019
Lot no. 337 356 363 364 382 389 393 394 397 403 332 335 341 342 346 348 350 353 354 358 360 361 367 368 375 387 392 369 386 388 395 396 340 398 374 366 339 319 326 370 404 330 333 365 372 373 380 381 383 399 317 321 322
Desc. Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Squares Large Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares
moisture protein RFV 13.8 19.48 132.8 15.44 17.47 129.29 11.46 8.58 82.92 NO TEST 32.2 17.95 113.01 31.46 18.4 119.5 13.73 18.05 125.11 12.85 9.38 101.64 13.03 20.13 139.47 11.83 13.76 94.68 18.3 20.69 150.61 16.8 21.84 109.72 17.74 21.06 117.21 22.68 7.32 73.5 15.28 14 97.82 18.4 19.37 123.48 18.53 20.1 115.89 59.36 20.72 139.98 59.36 20.72 139.98 16.41 21.96 148.58 15.78 19.92 151.14 15.44 20.51 145.83 14.46 13.44 91.08 16.56 20.26 147.83 13.9 17.91 96.86 16.47 27 122.67 13.52 15.01 107.42 19.41 24.01 163.62 12.56 20.38 176.3 13.61 17.91 134.63 17.82 19.49 166.93 15.82 17.39 127.96 17.8 23.48 166.29 13.53 20.45 145.8 35.39 4.51 61.31 34.77 19.03 122.73 12.82 23.66 177.47 10.61 17.73 125.76 14.23 19.03 135.96 16.15 18.63 172.38 11.26 15.07 130.75 13.05 20.46 168.56 12.06 12.43 105.48 19.07 21.49 90.06 9.56 22.88 194.34 15.66 19.98 111.86 15.21 20.04 134.5 13.75 23.94 181.99 10.13 22.07 146.04 14.55 16.22 90.04 NO TEST 11.49 22.05 171.07 8.12 20.74 169.32
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2 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
Ld. size 17.39 25.21 9.13 8.62 26 27.67 25.14 23.7 32.67 18.73 26.93 20.21 21.05 19.72 17.45 25.21 21.77 15.57 15.52 16.69 16.15 16.06 18.05 16.71 23.61 23.29 10.95 9.47 35.63 23.05 23.13 24.17 18.73 29.47 26 12.77 24.76 23.18 27.17 24.8 24.44 27.62 23.74 23.18 24.9 21.4 24.78 29.37 24.88 8.14 27.38 25.78 24.38
price $150.00 $160.00 $120.00 $120.00 $60.00 $145.00 $180.00 $180.00 $165.00 $170.00 $160.00 $160.00 $190.00 $135.00 $170.00 $180.00 $160.00 $60.00 $60.00 $180.00 $175.00 $190.00 $175.00 $190.00 $185.00 $160.00 $185.00 $165.00 $170.00 $250.00 $175.00 $165.00 $180.00 $155.00 $20.00 $40.00 $200.00 $160.00 $160.00 $230.00 $170.00 $250.00 $180.00 $180.00 $270.00 $225.00 $205.00 $260.00 $240.00 $230.00 $190.00 $220.00 $220.00
Lot no.
324 345 351 352 362 378 379 400 401 402 405 320 323 327 328 371 318 325 384 349 357 385 390 391 406 331 334 338 343 344 359 407 329 336 347 355 377 376
Desc.
Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares
moisture protein
12.27 13.9 14.59 14.32 16.88 9.77 11 9.79 9.47 15.3 15.17 15.1 13.86 14.86 9.59 14.7 11.47 12.57 12.43
RFV
22.25 172.18 20.61 175.5 20.13 123.64 18.09 145.73 19.26 111.62 16.81 130 17.8 145.5 22.6 177.1 21.73 183.67 18.95 142.02 24.15 178.3 25.83 211.98 22.17 172.97 24.98 236.59 22.25 168.54 23.59 199.75 18.24 145.51 9.15 142.04 19.19 157.5 STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW WHEAT STRAW
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Ld. size
25.11 22.63 22.02 23.17 22.45 26.28 23.99 24.65 24.42 10.87 24.38 28.23 13.65 24.83 12.56 27.77 25.21 23.37 10.55 34 34 18.53 34 34 23 26.26 27.02 24.77 26.35 24.97 28.98 24 74 70 27 72 74 21.83
Hay sales starts at 12:30 p.m. and are the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the months of September thru May.
Thursday, March 21, 2019 Thursday, April 4, 2019
price
$225.00 $240.00 $200.00 $220.00 $170.00 $220.00 $230.00 $280.00 $275.00 $200.00 $240.00 $250.00 $230.00 $290.00 $225.00 $300.00 $175.00 $185.00 $210.00 $60.00 $45.00 $125.00 $50.00 $40.00 $30.00 $105.00 $100.00 $135.00 $85.00 $130.00 $25.00 $35.00 $45.00 $40.00 $35.00 $32.50 $40.00 $150.00
For more information, contact Kevin Winter 320-352-3803, (c) 320-760-1593 or Al Wessel at 320-547-2206, (c) 320-760-2979
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There have been marked improvements and MNDHIA would like to say congraluations to these members. % Milk Current Rolling Average Producer Name City Sold 3X # Cows Brd Milk Fat Prot $Value HYDE-PARK HOLSTEINS ZUMBRO FALLS 101 3X 600 HO 34,507 1,403 1,118 6,309 SCOTT&MICHELLE HERBER UTICA 103 3X 641 HO 33,321 1,273 1,024 5,826 CLAY VIEW DAIRY GOODHUE 101 3X 1,266 HO 29,822 1,268 965 5,555 STELLING FARMS MILLVILLE 100 3X 298 HO 31,611 1,221 954 5,514 DICKE CENTURY FARM GOODHUE 101 197 HO 30,668 1,209 974 5,508 TRAIL SIDE HOLSTEINS FOUNTAIN 99 3X 612 HO 31,195 1,193 966 5,476 TWIN SPRUCE FARMS RICHMOND 106 3X 2,048 HO 30,599 1,170 968 5,369 ZEINSTRA DAIRY HOLLAND 101 3X 848 HO 30,853 1,163 959 5,351 HOLLERMANN DAIRY BURTRUM 104 3X 415 HO 30,672 1,169 936 5,342 CRAZY DAISY DAIRY KENYON 101 104 HO 31,432 1,120 971 5,329 NICK AND TARA MEYER SAUK CENTRE 103 3X 285 HO 30,757 1,162 947 5,318 STEVE&JACKIE MOLL FREEPORT 101 94 HO 29,485 1,153 958 5,305 HOFFMAN NORTH-CREEK CHATFIELD 100 3X 424 HO 30,526 1,167 919 5,302 SELKE FARMS DAKOTA 101 230 HO 30,343 1,117 966 5,297 HEIEIE DAIRY BROOTEN 102 3X 161 HO 30,244 1,172 927 5,279 HERNKES DAIRY CANNON FALLS 103 3X 857 HO 29,945 1,149 936 5,276 KLINGSPORN FARMS PINE ISLAND 99 173 HO 28,668 1,154 951 5,273 ZABEL BORGSCHATZ DAIRY PLAINVIEW 102 168 HO 28,524 1,192 911 5,238 LINDO FARMS CENTER CITY 106 3X 45 HO 30,942 1,137 914 5,231 WEST RIDGE LLC BELLINGHAM 101 3X 477 HO 30,921 1,110 948 5,230 MIKE-MANDI HOERNEMANN WINSTED 101 261 HO 29,060 1,163 907 5,216 NATHAN & BRIDGET GIBBS ROLLINGSTONE 108 3X 178 HO 29,442 1,208 855 5,211 BLUMENFELD HOLSTEINS HAWLEY 103 3X 528 HO 30,227 1,130 929 5,204 JOHNSON DARREN+LYNN WINONA 104 225 HO 29,047 1,128 927 5,195 GAR-LIN DAIRY FARMS INC. EYOTA 100 3X 1,988 XX 30,156 1,122 911 5,173 CIRCLE DRIVE HOLSTEINS HUTCHINSON 101 15 HO 28,276 1,136 919 5,172 REILAND FARMS LEROY 101 3X 462 HO 28,449 1,173 869 5,137 CLARK FARMS,LLC ROLLINGSTONE 103 3X 508 HO 28,662 1,144 891 5,133 DAN KREKELBERG FARIBAULT 99 60 HO 28,854 1,132 899 5,133 BLUE HORIZON FARM ROCHESTER 102 3X 628 HO 29,127 1,150 871 5,113 KLEINS COW PALACE LAKE CITY 102 3X 668 HO 28,701 1,124 903 5,111 CURRIER BROTHERS MANTORVILLE 100 118 HO 27,451 1,154 892 5,103 SCHMITT DAIRY RICE 104 92 HO 28,688 1,135 881 5,097 H&J POPPLER ROY MARSCHALL WAVERLY 102 3X 409 HO 28,831 1,118 899 5,093 RIVER CITY DAIRY HASTINGS 101 3X 385 XX 28,111 1,095 923 5,079 J.M.PETERSON FARMS PINE CITY 103 3X 415 HO 30,661 1,076 911 5,078 TIM&SARAH AHO FRAZEE 105 158 HO 28,639 1,103 895 5,063 MASCHKA DAIRY MINNESOTA CITY 102 3X 270 HO 28,757 1,087 914 5,062 KOLTES DAIRY LLC ST. 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% Milk Producer Name City Sold 3X CO-JO DAIRY GROVE CITY 105 3X SANDHILL DAIRY PERHAM 100 3X MAYNARD & JEREMY SCHUMACHER PLAINVIEW 100 DEVOINE KRUSE CALEDONIA 103 DAVID D. TAUER HANSKA 102 CHRIS & DEANNA EMMERT HANCOCK 99 3X ROGER ALDINGER WINONA 102 GARY SCHLAUDERAFF FRAZEE 103 3X ERIC RYAN GOODHUE 101 BRIAN AND JUDY HAZEL LANESBORO 100 3X RICK AND ANN STOCKER JORDAN 99 GROETSCH BROS. DAIRY SAUK CENTRE 100 CZECH ROADSIDE ACRES FOLEY 104 3X MOLDANS HOLSTEINS COMFREY 102 BURKE DAIRY INC SEBEKA 100 BROCKSHUS DAIRY LLC OCHEYDAN 102 3X GROTH FAMILY FARMS HOUSTON 102 TWIN SPRUCE ROSE CREEK 100 ANDY & DARIENNE FRICKSON DAKOTA 99 PRIGGE FAMILY FARM WINONA 102 MERRYVILLE FARM WAVERLY 99 KIEFLAND HOLSTEINS LLC UTICA 102 3X SQUARE DEAL DAIRY RANDOLPH 101 3X RINDE FARMS LLC LONG PRAIRIE 105 STEVE VILAND PIPESTONE 103 LEONARD & STEVEN HOEN NORWOOD 99 JAMES & GARY SOBECK WINONA 102 3X MIKE + JULIE KULZER MELROSE 102 LESTER DONNA BANSE CALEDONIA 104 LUBBEN DAIRY EDGERTON 101 NICK PRAMANN CLEARWATER 101 ERNEST MARTIN BROOTEN 101 STELTER HOLSTEIN DAIRY WOOD LAKE 101 3X MINKOTA HOL. LLCHOWARD LAKE 101 SCHMITY HOLSTEINS OWATONNA 103 DEAN RAUSCH RICHMOND 105 WOLF CREEK DAIRY DUNDAS 99 3X HIGH POINT DAIRY MELROSE 99 GOLBERGS LAKEVIEW DAIRY DEER CREEK 102 3X MIKE AND DONNA TELLERS CHASKA 99 PETER SEITZER ST PETER 98 DON AND SALLY WEISENBECK DURAND 103 3X BRIAN & JACKIE JOHNSON GLENCOE 101 LUX-URY HOLSTEINS INC. EDEN VALLEY 100 SASS FARMS CHATFIELD 99 JAMES & JEN MAUS OSAKIS 102 DEER BROOK FARM PETERSON 101 JOHN + KARYL DIERSEN CALEDONIA 105 CRYSTAL VIEW FARMS FOUNTAIN 101 3X SCHULZE DAIRY HOLLAND 100 3X HINCKLEY HOLSTEINS LLC CHATFIELD 102 3X OLMAR FARMS SLEEPY EYE 104 VOGT DAIRY LLC SAUK CENTRE 104 CASEY ACRES INC PRIOR LAKE 101 SCOTT GATHJE RICHMOND 101 KLASSIC HOLSTEIN WASECA 103 JAX DAIRY FARM INC. ADAMS 100 3X MARK RUEGEMER VILLARD 101 BOETTCHER DAIRY MAYER 99 TOM TAMMY&JEREMY MURSU NEW YORK MILLS 101 3X KIDMAN DAIRY BALATON 102 DENNIS SAMUELSON CANNON FALLS 101 VALLEY VIEW FARM 1 WINONA 103 ROD RAY CLEAR LAKE 103 IHRKE FARMS EYOTA 100 KOLB DAIRY PARTNERSHIP PAYNESVILLE 105 MCANDREWS DAIRY SAUK CENTRE 104 3X SCHULTE FARMS CALEDONIA 101 NEW HEIGHTS DAIRY RICE 101 3X BECKMAN FARMS INC PENNOCK 104 3X CHI-LAKES HOLSTEINS CHISAGO CITY 103 LOWELL TANGEN WANAMINGO 102 FLOWER-BROOK REG.HOL. HAMBURG 100 IRISH RIDGE DAIRY LLC MILLVILLE 99 STACI SEXTON ZUMBRO FALLS 99 BLUE VALLEY HOLSTEINS FOUNTAIN 100 BROOKSIDE DAIRY CLITHERALL 100 3X RYBERG REG HOLSTEIN FREEPORT 100 RIVER VALLEY DAIRY LLC SHELL LAKE 102 HEUSINKVELD FARMS SPRING VALLEY 101 3X GARY LEHNERTZ PLAINVIEW 101 RIDGEVIEW DAIRY LAKE WILSON 104 SUNSHINE DAIRY LLC ARLINGTON 100 FOLTZ DAIRY FARM INC. CALLAWAY 102 BRUCE & JODI HEIM LEWISTON 99 3X MCNALLAN FARMS KELLOGG 99 3X MEL & SPENCER HACKETT RICE 102 STONE DAIRY HENNING 101 3X CLASEMANN DAIRY LONG PRAIRIE 100 KENNETH ALBERTS PINE ISLAND 104 3X HOSCHEIT FARMS CALEDONIA 105 3X MULHERN DAIRY FOUNTAIN 103 3X MICHAEL & KRIS BANSE EITZEN 101 DANIEL & ANNETTE GREGOR MONTGOMERY 101 NEWALTA DAIRY PIPESTONE 100 3X NATHE DAIRY LLC MELROSE 100 JAMES C PFEIFER OWATONNA 102 BRANDON STOMMES ALBANY 100 RON HENGEMUHLE LONG PRAIRIE 103 ASH GROVE DAIRY LLC LAKE BENTON 98 3X THOMPSON FAMILY DAIRY LEWISTON 102 SUNSHINE ACRES ST CHARLES 101 3X WES DEKAM EDGERTON 102 3X ADAM & SARAH MELLGREN ZUMBRO FALLS 98
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cookie. Illinois coffee cake, by Becky Dowell 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup butter, softened 3/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup milk 2 eggs, beaten 1 tsp. vanilla 2 cups our 1 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1/4 tsp. salt 1 tsp. lemon juice 1 can of fruit pie lling or 1 ½ cups of favorite jam 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and our a 9- by 13-inch pan. Cream together cream cheese, butter and 3/4 cup sugar. Add eggs and vanilla. In a separate bowl, mix together our, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add dry ingredients slowly to creamed mixture alternating with milk. Batter will be stiff. Layer bottom of prepared pan with half or two-thirds of batter. May need to use your ngers to push into corners. Add lemon juice to pie lling or jam topping. Spread over batter. With remaining batter, dot on top of lling. Mix brown sugar and nuts together and sprinkle on top. Bake for 40 minutes. Salted caramel pecan oatmeal cookies, by Amy Thompson 1 cup butter, softened 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup packed brown sugar 2 eggs 2 tsp. vanilla 1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. ground cinnamon 1 1/2 cups our 1 1/2 cups rolled oats 1 1/2 cups quick oats 11-ounce bag caramel baking bits 1 cup pecans, toasted and coarsely chopped Coarse sea salt Cream butter, sugars and salt. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Mix our, oats, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon in a bowl. Add to creamed mixture. Stir in caramel and pecans. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper to keep caramel from sticking. Do not skip this step. The caramels will stick to your cookie sheet if you do not line it with parchment paper. Drop 1.5 inch mounds on sheet. Sprinkle with sea salt. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-11 minutes. Do not over bake. Cool on sheet for 2 minutes before removing. Double date delight oatmeal cookies 1 cup butter, softened 1 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup granulated sugar 2 eggs 2 tsp. vanilla 1 1/2 cups our 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. cinnamon 3 cups quick oats 16 ounces chopped dates Cream butter and sugars. Add eggs and vanilla; combine well. In a bowl, mix our, baking soda and cinnamon. Add to creamed mixture. Add quick oats and dates. Mix together. Drop teaspoonful of dough onto non-greased cookie sheet or on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet. Bake for 11-12 minutes at 350 degrees. Makes four dozen. VISIT US AT WI Public Farm Show & Central Plains Dairy Expo!
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“OUR SOMATIC CELL COUNT DROPPED WITHIN TWO WEEKS. OUR STALLS ARE CLEANER AND THE MACHINE SAVES US TIME.”- ADAM McCARTHY
STONEY SPRINGS FARM APPLETON, WI
From the kitchen of Tessie Felling, Elrosa, Minn.
Chocolate chip cookies 1/3 cup shortening 1/2 cup white sugar 1/2 tsp. salt 1 tsp. vanilla 1 1/4 cups flour
1/3 cup butter 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1 egg 1 cup chocolate chips
Cream shortening, butter and sugars together. Add other ingredients. Add chocolate chips. Put on cookie sheet and bake at 375 degrees for 10-11 minutes.
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Yum-a-setta hotdish 1 1/2 pounds hamburger Salt and pepper 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 can cream of chicken soup 1 can tomato soup
1/4 cup chopped onion 12 ounces egg or bowtie noodles 1 cup shredded mild cheddar cheese
Brown the hamburger, onion, salt and pepper. Drain. Add tomato soup and brown sugar, mix and put in casserole. Spread the cheese on top. Boil salted water and cook noodles. Drain. Add the cream of chicken soup to the noodles. Spread on top of cheese, cover and bake at 350 degrees for about 20-25 minutes. Take out of oven, stir and serve.
SPECIAL FEEDER CATTLE & BRED BEEF AUCTION Tuesday, March 12, 2019 -11 a.m. Expecting 600-800 head CHECK OUR WEBSITE FOR CONSIGNMENTS!
DAIRY AUCTION
Wednesday, March 13, 2019 - 11:00 am
EARLY CONSIGNMENTS: PARTIAL HERD DISPERSAL # 1: (selling the TOP 60 out of 120!) 60 Holstein Dairy Cows & TOP Springing Heifers, tiestall/ freestall, 26,000# RHA, well over 30 years of AI, watch for more information! Coming from Dennis Otto, Norwood MN COMPLETE HERD DISPERSAL #2: 55 Norwegian Red & Swedish Red Dairy Cows and Springing Heifers, home grown feed, parlor/bedded pack, accustomed to grazing in the summer. Coming from Burnett County 14 Super FANCY Holstein Springers, AI bred & sired, all bred sexed, out of a 32,000# RHA, best of the best! BULL Holstein Swiss Swedish Red also sells ***Note (30) heifers, calves through springers, off this herd to sell on our special heifer auction on Friday March 15. Expecting 350-400 head of Dairy Cattle!!!
Poppy seed chicken 2 pounds chicken cooked and cubed 1/2 tsp. onion powder 1/2 cup melted butter 1 can cream of mushroom soup
2 tubes of Ritz crackers crushed 1/4 Tbsp. poppy seeds 1 can cream of chicken soup 8 ounces sour cream
Mix together in a bowl. Put in a 9- by 13-inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
SPECIAL HEIFER AUCTION Friday, March 15, 2019 -11 a.m.
EXPECTING 600+ HEAD!!! COMPLETE DAIRY HERD DISPERSAL, 210 HEAD!!! Complete Herd Dispersal of 210 High Quality Holstein Dairy Cattle! (90) Holstein dairy cows, parlor/freestall, 25,000#RHA, milking in the 70’s, current scc 119. Herd includes (120) Holstein dairy heifers, newborn through springers, head lock/freestall adapted, complete vac program! Coming from Langlade County WI We will start at 11:00 am with herd dispersal, followed by rest of heifer consignments. CHECK OUR WEBSITE FOR DAILY HEIFER UPDATES!
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Full market report online and all major newspapers!! On Wednesday we had 390 dairy cattle and four herds! Market was lower. This weather deÀnitely not helping that market or anybody!!! A very nice selection of high quality supreme fresh cows $1,400-1,700. Many good cows $900-1,350. Better quality springing heifers $850-1,225. Many very common, lesser quality, thin and blemished dairy cows and springers selling from $550875. Top registered breeding bulls $850-1,450. Tuesday we sold 650 head of feeder cattle with130 bred stock cows. Top bred cows $1,000-1,300. Feeders steady to little lower. Last Friday we sold 300 very nice Jerseys, many registered, with 2 dispersals. Top Jersey fresh cows $1,700-2,200. Top Jersey springers $9501,250. Top Jersey heifer calves $150-450!!!! Looking to sell your herd ? Give us a call !! Thanks for your business!!!! www.premierlivestockandauctions.com
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Old-fashioned homemade vanilla ice cream 2 cups heavy cream 2 cups whole milk 3/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla Pinch salt
Whisk all ingredients together until sugar dissolves. Pour into the bowl of an ice cream machine. Freeze according to the ice cream maker’s instructions. After the ice cream is made, transfer to an airtight container, cover tightly and freeze. Serve with your favorite toppings.
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onion (or substitute dried minced onion) 10.75 ounces cream of chicken soup (or substitute cream of celery soup) 2 cups sour cream 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese 2 cups crushed corn flakes
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease or spray a 9- by 13-inch pan or baking dish; set aside. In a large bowl, combine thawed hash browns with 1/2 cup of the melted butter, pepper, salt and chopped onion, blending well. Add in the soup and sour cream, then the cheddar cheese, mixing everything well. Spread mixture evenly into the baking dish. Mix remaining 1/4 cup melted butter and the crushed corn flakes together and sprinkle over top of casserole. Bake at 350 degrees, uncovered, for 50 to 60 minutes. Serve hot.
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