Dairy Star • Saturday, April 12, 2014 • Page 3
It’s all inside... Indiana dairyman became a spokesman for cows on pasture
Dahlberg takes second mission trip to Haiti
Pages 14 - 15, Second Section
Pages 35, 37
Schutz sons are fth generation on Stearns County dairy
Sjostrom leads breakout session at Women’s Ag Leadership Conference
Pages 1, 8-9
Pages 10-11 Third Section
Wolbeck, Wiechmans use cost share dollars for feedlot regulations
Repeal of business-tobusiness taxes lauded by all
One-on-One with Joel Oppriecht Page 13 Third Section
Pages 1, 5
Friendshuh Farms’ production driven by quality feeds, employees, housing
Pages 10-11
Pages 20, 22-23
Vorwerks busy making maple syrum
Hauschildt’s Brown Swiss cow scores EX94 Page 8 Second Section
Pages 36-37
Grehl crowned 2014 South Dakota Dairy Princess Pages 6 - 7, 9 Third section
Sauk Centre
Freeport
Eden Valley St. Paul Hitchcock
Pages 16-18 Third Section
Hendels humbled by recent induction into MLBA Hall of Fame
Zumbrota
Pages 3-4 Second Section
Caledonia
Chaseburg
Contents FIRST SECTION Page 9 Dairy Letters Pages 12, 15 MARL class VII graduates 30, including two dairy farmers Pages 16, 18 From Our Side of the Fence Page 25 Ag academy goes beyond the classroom Page 26 FSA News & Notes Page 28 Cattle handling techniques are important to dairy farmers Page 29 Know your margin Page 31 On the Mark Pages 38-39 Colostrum, early vaccination vital to healthy calf start SECOND SECTION Page 6 Mailbox prices higher fth month in a row Page 7 Dairy in the Suburbs Page 10 The “Mielke” Market Weekly Page 11 Dairy Markets
Pages 16-17 Second Section
Ellsworth
Gibbon Chaska
What’s in a farm name?
A day in the life of the Stiller family
Clear Lake
Page 12 Iowa hay auction results Page 19 Crop and Weather Reports Page 20 Economy doing well, MN, WI co-op leaders told Page 23 Mid-American hay Auction Results Pages 24-26 DHIA results Page 28 The Last Word Page 29 On The Lighter Side Page 30 Dairy Recipes THIRD SECTION Pages 3 - 4 Worms family shares automated calf feeder experience Page 14 Dairy Calendar Page 15 Vilsack announces increased opportunity for producers as part of new Farm Bill Page 20 Students receive National DHIA Scholarships Pages 23 - 30 Classieds
Marion Dairy’s Star Youth: Danielle Hoff Page 9 Second Section
Columnists Ag Insider Pages 6-7
The Next Generation Page 33
Veterinary Wisdom Page 34
Getting Kerry’d Away Page 27
Just Thinking Out Loud Page 32
Dear County Agent Guy Page 30
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