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Mother and daughter duo, Cheryl Mohn (leĹŒ) and Dana Casto hold the towel tote – the ďƒžrst product made by Udder Tech Inc. in Lakeville, Minn. AĹŒer the company started in 1994 with one product, it now sells 62 items in various colors and sizes.

Udder Tech Inc. celebrating 25 years

By Krista Kuzma

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LAKEVILLE, Minn. – Twentyďƒžve years ago, Cheryl Mohn used her sewing knowledge to create an item that would make milking in her family’s tiestall barn more efďƒžcient. “Time was of the essence,â€? said Mohn, who at the time was a dairy farmer with an off-the-farm job and a mom to three young children.

Mohn’s creation of the ďƒžrst towel tote morphed into the development of her company, Udder Tech Inc., a business that provides wearable products for people who work in the dairy industry. This year, the company based in Lakeville, Minn., is celebrating 25 years. “I had a big revelation when we had our 20th anniversary. I had farmers coming up to me and saying thank you for making things to make their lives easier. That was really humbling for me,â€? Mohn said.

While Mohn is the president and

founder of the company, her husband, Bruce, is vice president and what Mohn calls the silent partner. “He doesn’t always do all the business things, but he always listens to things going on. And, he’s an active part of the decision making and assists in what needs to get done,� Mohn said.

Their daughter, Dana Casto, has been working for the company full time since January 2015. “It’s fun to be back and in the family business,� Casto said. “I grew up milking and working in the barn alongside my parents. And, we would take [customer] calls in the barn. People could hear the milker pump in the background, and we would jot down order notes on the back of breeder cards.�

Other family members helped in the earlier years and now act as a sounding board and a support system.

Udder Tech also employs six people, who have helped grow the business and work alongside the family, especially ofďƒžce manager, Tina Stiles.

Udder Tech is still run on the Mohn family’s farm where the idea for the company started in the spring of 1994.

A dairy farming neighbor and friend asked Mohn to mend a bag he used Turn to UDDER TECH | Page 4

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Con�nued from UDDER TECH | Page 3

while milking to hold his paper towels for udder prep.

“He hung it over his shoulder like a purse. I looked at it and thought it would be pretty slick if you had it for your waist and then had loops for the teat dip cups. Everything could be in one spot,” Mohn said. “It would save me time. I wouldn’t have to go to the wash cart between every cow.”

She also thought it would improve hygiene.

“If you had an extra towel, you would use it. If you had to get up and go to the cart for another one you would probably say forget it,” Mohn said.

With the idea in mind, Mohn got some denim fabric and went to her sewing machine to whip her invention together. Then she used it for milking that night.

“It cut about 20 minutes to a half hour off milking time that rst night on 50 cows,” Mohn said.

She made a few more and handed them out to neighbors.

“I went back a few weeks later to see if they would give it up, and they said no. That made me think it was a marketable item,” Mohn said.

The Mohns worked over the summer months to establish the business and set up a logo. By fall, they were selling their towel tote at World Dairy Expo.

Every year, the business grew a little more, and the Mohns expanded their product line. Customers would make suggestions for products when Mohn worked trade shows.

“We were grazing (on our dairy) so I had gaiters in my booth and people were putting them on their arms. … That’s how our milking sleeves began,” Mohn said. “If customers want something we’re silly not to provide it.”

Running a dairy farm made the Mohns credible in their business and made it easier for them to understand the types of products other dairy farmers needed.

As the industry has changed, so have the products the Mohns offer.

“One of the biggest moves was from paper towels to cloth towels,” said Casto, who has been working trade shows since the age of 13.

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Cheryl Mohn sews an item for her company, Udder Tech Inc., which she started on her dairy farm in Lakeville, Minn.

That is when the company developed an apron with sleeves and front pockets for cloth towels. Mohn and Casto said one of their best sellers is now their waterproof bib overalls.

“That’s what we’re known for at this point,” Mohn said.

The overalls are one of the 62 items the company sells in various sizes and colors, which are sold in over 43 countries.

Getting to this point was not always easy. Figuring out the production side of the business proved to be a challenge.

“The rst production run I did was with a business. I ended up restitching everything because I wasn’t happy with the quality,” Mohn said.

Another challenge was maintaining their small business and dairy farm at the same time. The demands of both became too much, and the Mohns sold their milking herd in 2011. It has allowed them to focus on Udder Tech in addition to their crop farming and the steers they raise.

“There are a lot of learning curves whether it’s guring out technology things, accounting, international orders. We’ve gured out a lot of things together,” Mohn said.

The creative side of the business – developing products for dairy farmers to use – continues to be one of the fun parts of her job, Mohn said.

“You’re never nished, and there’s always something else to look at to make things better or easier,” she said.

Casto said she still enjoys working trade shows.

“It’s fun to meet customers and hear their stories when people come and say thank you,” she said.

As the business moves forward, they are relocating to a location off the farm in Rosemount, Minn., for much needed space and efciency.

“We’re excited about where we’ve been and where we’re going,” Mohn said.

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Dana Casto holds up a milk sample holder, one of the many items offered by Udder Tech Inc.

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Manure handling complicated by wet fall, snowy winter

By Sherry Newell Contributing Writer

PEOSTA, Iowa – Wet fall conditions in northeast Iowa complicated by frozen ground and melting snow have left some dairy farmers struggling with manure storage hitting its limits.

Brett Meyers, environmental specialist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources in Manchester, Iowa, said it is important to review the options when forced to spread manure in less than ideal conditions like those of this spring.

“I know it’s difcult when pits are full,” Meyers said. “But, [farmers] need to look ahead a couple of steps. Especially in northeast Iowa, we have a lot of vulnerable areas. If they have questions, they can always contact us.”

In addition, Meyers recommends farmers reach out to their local soil conservation ofces for advice.

Meyers said there were challenges with manure discharges in Iowa last fall caused by wet weather and an early freeze.

More recently, spreading manure led to a notice of violation from the DNR for a dairy near Peosta, Iowa.

In that case, the DNR received a call reporting dead sh and foamy discoloration in a tributary which runs into the Little Maquoketa River. Working upstream from the discovery determined the water was impacted by liquid manure spread on steep frozen ground, followed by snow melt and rain causing runoff into a ravine and tile intake.

According to Meyers, farms with less than 500 animal units do not need to have a manure management plan. And unless they have an earthen basin, the Iowa DNR does not regularly inspect the small animal feeding operations. However, the complaint call to the DNR triggered the need to investigate.

“Our main goal from enforcement is to inform the facilities of Iowa code requirements. If the facility does not have adequate manure storage, the owners may have to re-evaluate their manure storage needs,” Meyers said.

Meyers said a conversation with the landowner revealed they experienced difcult weather conditions at the same time manure needed to be hauled due to the earthen basin used to store liquid connement manure being full.

But Meyers said it is important to consider ways to avoid runoff problems even when timing for hauling manure is challenging.

“For instance, it’s best to nd at ground, but in a hilly area like this, maybe the tile intake could have been plugged by creating berms – maybe hay bales,” he said.

Injecting is a preferred technique for liquid manure when possible.

“Every situation is unique,” Meyers said. “But, you just can’t have manure discharges.”

Usually when a discharge is occurring, the farmer involved in causing runoff in a stream would be required to block the water and pump out the affected area, and stop the discharge. Meyers said, in this most recent case, that most of the manure had already ushed through the stream before we determined the source. Therefore it was not required. No impact was conrmed further downstream where it entered the Little Maquoketa River.

In the coming days, the DNR will write a notice of violation for the dairy and determine whether enforcement action is warranted.

Dairy Star reached out to the dairy for comment but was unable to make contact.

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Cover crops another tool in the toolbox Goals, needs determine best variety of seeds

By Danielle Nauman danielle.n@dairystar.com

MARSHFIELD, Wis. – Cover cropping has become a frequently-used buzzword in the area of conservation farming methods.

Ashley Lorence, the northcentral regional outreach specialist in the University of Wisconsin Nutrient and Pest Management Program, discussed how to select and when to plant cover crops in central Wisconsin at the Central Wisconsin Soil Health Conference March 26 in Marsheld, Wis. “Cover crops help reduce erosion, increase organic matter, improve nitrogen cycling, enhance the soil biology, suppress weeds and insects, help manage soil moisture and add diversity into the crops,” Lorence said.

Cover cropping practices are evolving into what Lorence referred to as modern cover-cropping, which integrates cover crops into high-yielding corn and soybean systems. Modern cover crops have different timings, varieties and management practices.

“Cover crops are another tool in the toolbox that we can utilize in cropping systems,” Lorence said.

“But, not all cover crops work equally, so we need to look at your needs and objectives when selecting cover crops.”

Lorence told producers to determine what their primary needs are for using a cover crop, saying that once the goals and objectives have been determined then varieties, times and locations for the cover crops can be assessed and a few options can be tested. There are several types of cover crops that work well in the central Wisconsin area and serve different purposes.

The Midwest Cover Crop Council website has a decision making tool that Lorence recommends producers use to assist with determining what type of cover crop best ts the goals and needs they have identied for themselves.

Rye is a common option for cover cropping in central Wisconsin. There are two types of ryegrass that work in the area: winter rye and annual rye, which is also sometimes called Italian ryegrass.

“The main difference between winter rye and annual rye is that winter rye will survive the winter and is very hardy,” Lorence said. “Annual rye is not going to survive the winter. It is a cool season annual grass.”

Both varieties of rye grass are annual grain grasses that scavenge for excess nitrogen, and both aid in the prevention in erosion while adding organic matter and helping suppress weeds. Nutrient run-off is reduced by the usage of rye, Lorence said.

Winter rye as a cover crop works well after corn silage harvest, and is best planted by mid-September for fall and winter cover. Winter rye should be planted no later than mid-October in order to become established.

Annual rye is best planted at the end of July or early in August, and can provide an option for extra forage production for livestock. Rye works well as a potential forage, and should be terminated in the spring prior to maturity when it heads out and produces seeds.

Triticale is a hybrid between rye and wheat and serves as another winter-hardy option for cover cropping in the central Wisconsin area. It helps with erosion control, weed suppression and catches excess soil nitrogen. Triticale tends to have a higher forage value than ryegrasses and matures later. It is best planted in late August and early September, and harvested in the spring before maturity.

Daikon radish can help with reducing soil compaction. Daikon radish is fast growing and competitive. It should not be planted alone because of the concern of erosion but should be planted in combination with a cereal grain for forage grass to help hold soil in place.

Application of a nitrogen fertilizer is required for growing. Daikon radish should be planted in late July to early August to allow time to become established.

“Another option is hairy vetch,” Lorence said. “It can be a challenge because it can become a weed.”

Hairy vetch, also called sand vetch, is part of the legume family so it can help with adding nitrogen into the soil system, as well as helping with phosphorous scavenging. It can be effective as a weed suppressor and helps reduce erosion as well as improving top soil tilth or aggregate. Hairy vetch should be mixed with small grains such as eld peas, crimson clover or buck-

wheat.

Once a decision on the variety of cover crop to be planted has been made, the planting method used can be determined. Planting methods include interseeding, overseeding or air seeding.

“For equipment for interseeding or overseeding, don’t go out and buy new equipment,” Lorence said.

“You can modify what you have or maybe you could borrow equipment that has already been modied in order to try out a small plot.”

Lorence said interseeding is being researched, and she recommends starting small if you want to do interseeding. The best time to do interseeding into corn is in early or late June between V4 to V7 growth stage, with the optimal time being at V5. Red clover and cereal rye have been the most successful species in some trials across Wisconsin. They have both survived the shade of the corn canopy and neither had a negative impact

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Another method of planting cover crops is overseeding, which involves the use of aerial or high-clearance equipment for seeding. Overseeding is done by broadcasting seed later in the season when the crop has senesced, dried or after harvest. Seed germination is dependent on the soil and environmental conditions following seeding. Soil moisture, the density of the crop canopy and the presence of slugs, which will eat the seeds, can impact the growth of the cover crop.

Lorence said cover cropping is not an exact science, and it may take time to see benets.

“When we use cover crops, we want to make sure we are meeting our goals,” Lorence said. “Management is key. You won’t see the benets over night. If you don’t see something that you wanted the rst year, you might have to tweak some things.”

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That might be the case for one 16-year-old living at Flanagan Farms, but not for the other one.

Mark and Wendy Flanagan own Flanagan Farms near Argyle, Wis. They have help on the dairy farm from their children, Bryce and Leah, Mark’s uncle Joe Flanagan, father John Flanagan and employee Riley Phillipson.

They milk around 100 cows, most of which are Holsteins. The cows are housed in a tiestall barn, but eat at the feed bunk each day and go to pasture as weather permits.

The Flanagans crop about 280 acres of their 330-acre farm.

The teenagers at the farm are Leah, who turned 17 last month, and the herd’s oldest cow Penny who will turn 17 in the fall.

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been here,” Leah said.

Penny, a Windsor daughter, was born and raised on Flanagan Farms.

“She’s not a novelty cow in the herd,” Mark said. “She is still very much a productive and functional cow.”

The next oldest cows in the herd are 10-year-olds.

“She’s been a productive cow her entire life,” Mark said of Penny. “She still calves regularly and milks just as well as her herdmates.”

Penny is typically a trouble-free cow and does not see the herd’s veterinarian often.

“Her only real health problem was when she was 14 years old,” Mark said.

“She struggled with milk fever when she calved. At that point, I was starting to wonder if I should keep her or not, but she overcame her problems and had a good lactation.”

Penny calved in January with her 13th calf, a heifer, and is doing well in this lactation. She has ve more daughters in the milking herd.

“Her daughters all share the same traits and are similar to her,” Mark said.

“She’s always had a solid udder, and her daughters are made very much like her.”

The story of how Penny earned her name is interesting.

“About the time she 4 years old, she wouldn’t get up in a tie stall anymore,” Mark said. “She then got her own luxury

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Penny is a 16-year-old Holstein cow on Mark Flanagan’s dairy farm in Green County near Argyle, Wis. The Flanagans are amused that in the last year Penny’s eyelashes have turned white. suite, earning herself the name Penny. She’s lived in the same pen for the last 12 or 13 years.�

Although Penny receives no special accommodations outside of her box stall, Mark acknowledges that her box-stall life has probably played a role in Penny’s longevity and productive life. Mark is glad he made the decision to manage her that way, keeping her in the herd. “She’s always been a cooperative cow,� Mark said. “She doesn’t stand out. You know how you can have pet cows and skittish cows, but Penny is just consistent.

She’s perfectly ďƒžne if you come up to her, but if you try putting your arm around her, she doesn’t want that.â€?

Leah said Penny likes to be photographed. As Penny began outdistancing her herd mates age-wise, Mark began making note of her birthdays on social media. “She gets just as good of birthday posts as I do,�

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Penny does not look like one might expect a nearly 17-year-old cow milking in her 13th lactation to look like. “The only thing that makes her really look older is that in the last year or so her eyelashes have turned white,� Mark said.

Penny has held together well. Her udder is still above her hocks. She continues to be mobile with no foot and leg trouble. She gets around well, going out to pasture and to the feed bunk each day. “A lot of cows and employees have come and gone, and Penny is still here,� Mark said. “I have former employees that check in with me to see how Penny is doing.�

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The “Mielke” Market Weekly

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March Class III up 82 cents from last year

The Agriculture Department announced the March Federal order Class III milk price at $15.04 per hundredweight, up $1.15 from February, 82 cents above March 2018, and the highest Class III price since October 2018. It equates to $1.29 per gallon, up from $1.19 in February and $1.22 a year ago.

The three-month Class III average is at $14.30, up from $13.87 a year ago but compares to $16.49 in 2017. Incidentally, the March California 4b cheese milk price a year ago was $13.96, with the 4a butterpowder price at $13.01.

Late Friday morning Class III futures portended an April price at $15.88; May, $15.78; and June at $15.89, with a peak at $16.58 in September.

The March Class IV price is $15.71, down 15 cents from February but $2.67 above a year ago and the highest March Class IV since 2014. Its three month average stands at $15.68, up from $13.01 a year ago and $15.37 in 2017.

The April 2 Global Dairy Trade auction registered its ninth consecutive session of gain but rose just 0.8 percent on the weighted average of products offered.

That compares to the March 19 gain of 1.9 percent and 3.3 percent on March 5. Sellers brought 17.9 million pounds of product to the market, down from 47.9 million on March 19 and the smallest total since April 3, 2018.

The gains were again led by rennet casein, up 7.5 percent, followed by butter, up 5.8 percent, after seeing a 9.3 percent jump on March 19. Buttermilk powder was up 5 percent, anhydrous milkfat was up 3.7 percent, after it dipped 3.1 percent in the last event, and GDT Cheddar was up 3.2 percent, after it gained 3.9 percent. Skim milk powder was up 1.8 percent, following a 2.4 percent decline last time.

Lactose was down 5.3 percent and whole milk powder was off 1.3 percent, following a 4 percent rise last time.

FC Stone equates the GDT 80 percent butterfat butter price to $2.3782 per pound U.S., up 12.6 cents from the last session. CME butter closed Friday at $2.27 per pound. GDT Cheddar cheese equated to $1.9269 per pound, up 9.6 cents from the last event and compares to Friday’s CME block Cheddar at $1.66. GDT skim milk powder averaged $1.1194 per pound, up from $1.0908 last time. Whole milk powder averaged $1.4910, down from $1.5046. CME Grade A nonfat dry milk closed Friday at 98 3/4-cents per pound.

Preliminary data pegged February 50-State milk output at 17.0 billion pounds, up 0.2 percent from 2018. The April 3 Dairy Products report shows that less milk went to butter powder and more to cheese.

February cheese output totaled 991.4 million pounds, down 9.7 percent from January and 0.5 percent above February 2018. Year-to-date output hit 2.1 billion pounds, up 0.3 percent from a year ago.

Wisconsin contributed 258.9 million pounds of that total, down 6.4 percent from January and 1.6 percent below a year ago. California produced 201.2 million pounds, down 5.9 percent from January but 1.2 percent above a year ago. Idaho provided 71.6 million pounds, down 17.4 percent from January and 1.1 percent below a year ago. Minnesota, with 57.8 million, was down 11.5 percent from January but 0.4 percent above a year ago. New Mexico produced 71.2 million pounds, down 11.2 percent from January but 9.9 percent above a year ago.

Italian cheese output totaled 440.5 million pounds, down 8.3 percent from January but 3.3 percent above a year ago. YTD Italian stands at 920.6 million pounds, up 2.2 percent. Mozzarella, at 348.1 million pounds, was up a hefty 6.3 percent from a year ago, with YTD at 727.7 million pounds, up 4.8 percent.

American cheese totaled 393.6 million pounds, down 10.4 percent from January and 0.9 percent below a year ago, with YTD at 832.9 million, up 0.2 percent.

Cheddar, the cheese traded at the CME, totaled 280.6 million pounds, down 42.6 million pounds or

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15.2 percent from January and 12.7 million pounds or 4.5 percent below a year ago. YTD Cheddar is at 603.8 million, down 1.3 percent.

U.S. churns produced 165.2 million pounds of butter, down 24.4 million pounds or 12.9 percent from January and 4.9 million pounds or 3.0 percent below a year ago. YTD butter output is at 354.9 million pounds, up 0.8 percent.

Yogurt, at 359.2 million pounds, was down 4.4 percent from a year ago, with YTD at 719.3 million pounds, down 2.9 percent.

Dry whey totaled 74.9 million pounds, down 16.4 percent. Dry whey for human consumption was at 73.7 million pounds, down 7.6 percent from January and 17.1 percent below a year ago. YTD whey output is down 13.2 percent. Stocks hit 85.9 million pounds, up 9.2 percent from January but 1.1 percent below 2018.

Nonfat dry milk production totaled 153.7 million pounds, down 11 percent from January and 2.6 percent above a year ago. YTD powder is at 326.4 million pounds, up 2.6 percent. Stocks climbed to 308.9 million pounds, up 22.5 million pounds or 7.9 percent from January and are 10.5 million pounds or 3.5 percent above the 2018 level.

Skim milk powder totaled 35.8 million pounds, down 9.9 percent from January and 4.8 percent below a year ago. YTD skim powder is at 75.6 million pounds, down 9.3 percent from a year ago. The overall report is viewed as mildly bullish.

Dairy prices started April with some hesitation.

The block Cheddar closed the rst Friday of the month at $1.66 per pound, up 1 1/2-cents on the week and 5 3/4-cents above a year ago. The barrels closed at $1.5750, down 2 3/4-cents but 12 1/2-cents above a year ago, with 11 cars of block sold and 27 of barrel.

Central cheesemakers tell Dairy Market News that demand is edging up due to seasonal shifts and the upcoming holidays. Some have said winter buying was particularly dismal in recent months and winter weather in the Midwest and Northeast was far from complementary to retail/restaurant cheese buying. Cheese production is steady to increasing, meeting newly increasing demand. There is still plenty of cheese in the country but a number of Midwestern contacts report that their inventories have been held in check with lower production during fall and winter. Contacts view the markets with a “somewhat bullish lens.”

Cheese offers in the West are abundant as manufacturers have a lot in stock. Cheese processing is stable to increasing due to strong milk output but it seems like there have been some shifts in the types of cheese produced. A few manufacturers are also refraining from making too much cheese as they try to control supplies. Export and domestic sales are a bit higher.

Butter closed at $2.27 per pound, up 1 1/2-cents on the week but 1 3/4-cents below a year ago when it jumped 7 1/4-cents. 4 cars traded hands this week.

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Grade A nonfat dry milk closed Friday at 98 3/4-cents per pound, up 2 1/2-cents on the week and 26 cents above a year ago, with 3 sales reported for the week.

Spot dry whey saw a close at 34 1/2-cents per pound, 2 1/4-cents higher on the week and 2 1/2-cents above a year ago, on 20 reported sales for the week.

Exports remain a vital key to increasing product prices and thus milk prices. Cooperatives Working Together members accepted six offers of export assistance from CWT to help capture sales of 575,407 pounds of Cheddar cheese and 39,683 pounds of butter to customers in Asia, Central America, and the Middle East. The product will be delivered through September and raised CWT’s 2019 exports to 25.42 million pounds of American-type cheeses, 2.8 million pounds of butter (82 percent milkfat) and 22.18 million pounds of whole milk powder to 22 countries in six regions.

The CWT also announced that it will start accepting bids for consideration for assistance on pasteurized process cheese, cream cheese, and anhydrous milkfat.

U.S. dairy exports are having to contend with a strong U.S. dollar and continuing retaliatory tariffs from Mexico and China. As I pointed out last week, the U.S. has offset some of the losses via other countries but the bottom line is that exports only accounted for 12.5 percent of U.S. milk solids production in January, according to the U.S. Dairy Export Council, lowest gure in about three years.

While the Administration has walked back its talk of closing the U. S. border with Mexico, the threat was sending shock waves throughout the U.S. dairy industry because that would close access to its largest dairy export market, according to some U.S. dairy organizations.

“The dairy industry is suffering through one of its worst economic periods ever,” said Jim Mulhern, president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation. “Low milk prices are already creating hardship for farmers, and further supply disruptions would only prolong producer difculties.” More than seven dairy farms close each day in the United States, according to data from the USDA. “Dairy exporters already are suffering from diminished access to export markets due to high tariffs and lack of progress on U.S. trade agreements,” noted Tom Vilsack, president of the U.S. Dairy Export Council.

“Closing the border to Mexico would be a gut punch that could set the industry back by a decade or two.”

Speaking of closing dairy farms; the March 25 issue of Hoards Dairyman told the sad story. Managing editor Cory Geiger also reported in the April 8 Dairy Radio Now broadcast that 2,731 U.S. dairy farms called in quits in 2018, about 6.8 percent, and the most exits since 2007. Geiger sees a similar percentage closing in 2019 and says the number of dairy farms holding permits has declined by 94,041 since 1992, from 131,509 to 37,468, a 72 percent drop. He also pointed out that while the average herd size has gone from 74 cows in 1992 to 251 in 2018, the total number of milk cows in the milking herd has not changed much.

California remains the number 1 milk producer and has the most dairy cows, followed by Wisconsin, with New York and Idaho battling for the number 3 spot in milk output. Michigan is number 1 in milk per cow, followed by Colorado and New Mexico, and the state with the most cows per herd is New Mexico.

Evidence of the growing numbers of operations leaving the business is seen in culling numbers. The Daily Dairy Report’s Sarina Sharp wrote in the March 29 Milk Producers Council newsletter that “Week after week, dairy cow slaughter volumes reach the highest gures since 1986, the year of the cow kill program.

For the week ending March 16, dairy cow slaughter was 71,129, up 6 percent from the same week a year ago. So far this year, dairy cow culling is up 4.6 percent from the already booming pace of 2018. At this rate, the industry is cutting deep into the dairy herd, and laying the groundwork for slower growth in milk production for the foreseeable future,” warned Sharp.

Milk prices are climbing however they have a long ways to protability. USDA’s Prospective Plantings and quarterly Grain Stocks reports showed corn stocks at 8.6 billion bushels on March 1, down 3 percent from March 1, 2018 but a surprisingly much higher level than traders expected, according to the DDR, and “signals suppressed feed demand in recent months.”

“If the agency’s assessment is correct, it is possible that corn stocks may increase this season, rather than decline as USDA has consistently projected in its monthly balance sheets. That is decidedly bearish,” says the DDR’s Sharp, who adds that soybean stocks remain well above prior-year levels, but the market

was already well aware of the soybean surplus.

Add to that, the devastating ooding of Midwest of farms already reeling from corn and soybean prices that are 20 percent below their 10 year average.

In politics; lawmakers called on Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to implement the dairy-related provisions of the 2018 Farm Bill as swiftly as possible.

A NMPF press release thanked key House and Senate dairy leaders for “adding bipartisan momentum to implementing new, greatly needed dairy programs, a top priority for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.”

“House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (D-MN) and senior committee member Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA) led the House effort, and Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO) led in the Senate. The new Dairy Margin Coverage program and other improvements in the new farm bill will provide critical help to dairy farmers this year,” says NMPF. The International Dairy Foods Association president and CEO Michael Dykes echoed some of that sen-

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Dairy cow slaughter levels remain well above prior years, providing indication that herd growth remains minimal to non-existent. It is likely that more liquidation will continue as the price of milk improves due to financial situations that remain a challenge to overcome.

It is surprising that there is little industry talk about dry conditions in New Zealand. Much of the recent price strength is due to improving Global Dairy Trade auction prices. In years where NZ late season grass conditions are poor, world prices can benefit through the spring period as they wind down their production season early leaving product buyers short covered. That is the case in the current market environment as international demand is being forced to find new suppliers in other regions of the world to cover their needs not being met by declining NZ production.

The block/barrel price spread continues to be somewhat volatile. After narrowing to near the normal 3 cent spread in March, cheddar barrel prices are weakening again to blocks as they trade back to an 8-cent discount.

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1,260 1,115 1,400 1,050 1,425 1,025 1,025 1,270 1,590 1,400 1,380 1,520 1,050 1,060 1,435 1,025 1,460 1,575 1,465 1,115 1,160 1,195 1,575 925 1,190 1,145 1,305 1,075 1,110 1,450

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1,275.00 1,250.00 1,250.00 1,225.00 1,225.00 1,200.00 1,200.00 1,200.00 1,175.00 1,175.00 1,150.00 1,150.00 1,150.00 1,125.00 1,125.00 1,100.00 1,075.00 1,075.00 1,075.00 1,075.00 1,050.00 1,050.00

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1,500 1,445 1,705 1,365 1,235 1,635 1,360 1,335 1,165 1,210 1,415

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Paynesville 1,570 Richmond 1,611 Avon 1,578 Rice 1,323 Watkins 1,496 Young America 1,508 Grove City 1,575 Richmond 1,556 Kimball 1,470 Rice 1,533 Albany 1,605 Holdingford 1,455 Holdingford 1,510 Paynesville 1,538 Richmond 1,610 Foley 1,558 Grove City 1,514 St Michael 1,423 Richmond 1,405 Hillman 1,633 Hillman 1,589 Grove City 1,660 Richmond 1,535 LitchÀeld 1,500 Stewart 1,453 Buffalo Lake 1,633 Royalton 1,530

1 5 3 3 11 10 1 9 2 2 1 2 1 3 1 11 8 9 5 2 6 1 2 1 9 3 1

93.00 92.00 91.00 91.00 90.75 90.25 90.00 89.75 89.50 89.50 89.00 89.00 89.00 89.00 89.00 88.75 88.75 88.75 88.50 88.25 88.25 88.00 88.00 87.75 87.75 87.50 87.50

Franklin Avon Freeport Freeport Melrose Sauk Rapids Avon Franklin Sauk Rapids Buffalo Lake Richmond Sauk Rapids Sauk Rapids Rice

1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

119.00 118.00 118.00 118.00 118.00 117.50 117.00 117.00 117.00 115.00 115.00 115.00 114.00 113.00

COLORED FINISHED CATTLE 1,415 1,425 1,547 1,715 1,580 1,495 1,430 1,580 1,370 1,535 1,620 1,360 1,360 1,290

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Sartell Albany Albany Lakota South Haven South Haven South Haven Albany Sartell Albany Freeport GarÀeld South Haven Sartell Albany Annandale Freeport GarÀeld Rice Sauk Rapids Freeport Freeport Melrose

1,245 1,430 1,665 1,363 1,810 1,830 1,820 1,385 1,685 1,545 1,400 1,328 1,730 1,575 1,435 1,555 1,255 1,405 1,905 1,500 1,335 1,430 1,285

1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

75.00 64.50 63.00 59.00 58.50 57.50 56.50 56.00 55.00 54.00 54.00 54.00 54.00 53.00 52.00 52.00 52.00 52.00 52.00 52.00 51.00 50.00 50.00

Kimball Kimball Sauk Rapids Franklin Rice Franklin Annandale Albany Annandale Kimball Kimball St Joseph Richmond St Joseph Rice Little Falls Clearwater Belgrade Paynesville Rice Rice Richmond Sauk Rapids Belgrade LitchÀeld Avon Villard Avon

1,516 1,550 1,615 1,475 1,479 1,587 1,470 1,493 1,495 1,388 1,422 1,460 1,548 1,533 1,350 1,505 1,613 1,471 1,313 1,490 1,458 1,449 1,475 1,488 1,489 1,630 1,475 1,367

9 1 4 1 10 5 8 2 1 17 23 1 6 5 1 5 8 5 2 1 5 8 1 4 7 3 1 7

94.00 93.50 93.50 93.00 93.00 92.50 92.25 92.00 92.00 92.00 92.00 92.00 91.50 91.50 91.00 90.50 90.25 89.50 89.50 89.50 89.50 89.50 89.50 89.00 89.00 88.50 88.00 87.50

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DAIRYING ACROSS AMERICA

Idaho dairy prioritizes the basics

Korn family awarded 2019 DFA Mountain Area Member of Distinction

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TERRETON, Idaho – Placing an emphasis on cow care has always been a priority for the Korn family.

This year, their attention to detail led Dairy Farmers of America to name Korn Dairy as the 2019 DFA Mountain Area Member of Distinction.

The DFA Members of Distinction program honors dairy producers who excel on their operations, in their communities and in the industry. Each year, one member farm is selected from each of DFA’s seven regions.

Richard and Kim Korn milk 90 Holstein and Brown Swiss cows near Terreton, Idaho.

The Korns are aided in the day-to-day operations by their children, David and Becky, and their son-in-law, Brian Allen, and grandson Boden, 3.5.

In addition to the dairy, David operates a grain and hay hauling business while Becky manages the local feed store.

In the fall, Richard works for area potato farmers, hauling potatoes for 2.5 weeks.

Kim serves on the Idaho Dairy Products Commission, the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board, and the Idaho Dairy Environmental Action League Research Foundation Inc. The cows are milked in a double-5 open side parlor and are housed in a freestall barn bedded with sawdust. The cows have the option to move freely from the freestall barn to outdoor corrals.

“The cows really only use the freestall barn when it is raining or if the wind is

blowing,” Kim said. “We keep a straw pack out there, and as long as the wind isn’t blowing, they will lay outside instead of in the freestall barn.”

The herd is outtted with the CowScout program to help the Korns monitor cow movement and breeding cycles. All breeding-age heifers are given a collar which they continue to wear as they transition into the milking herd.

“The monitors have been a really good indicator [of heats] for us,” Kim said. “We have the receiver by the barn, and every day David can check that to see who is in heat. We have really good heat detection.”

David is also able to access information about the herd through his phone.

Korn Dairy is a family-run operation, which helps them to provide top-notch care for their animals, Kim said.

“Richard walks through the cow yard twice a day when getting cows in to be milked,” she said. “Observing cows, keeping track and knowing them; that’s something really easy for a small dairy to do.

For us, it’s not a problem. I think that is one of the advantages of being small.”

The Korns do not own any crop land.

Instead, they purchase all their hay. Eastern Idaho is known for producing high quality alfalfa hay, Kim said.

The Korns also hire individuals to plant and process silage corn for them.

Every ve to seven days a fresh load of silage is brought to the farm.

“It works really well,” Kim said. “We don’t need to have a big area for silage.

Buying it already put up, we don’t pay any of the processing.”

The Korns do not feed concentrates, either.

“The cows get hay and silage corn mixed together, and get some grain in the barn,” Kim said. “Other than that, it is pretty bare bones, but it actually works for us. … And, one of the reasons that helps it work is we don’t have employees we have to pay.”

The simplicity of the ration has worked well for the Korns. The herd is averaging a 4.68% butterfat and 3.65% pro-

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The Korn family – (front, from leŌ) Richard and Kim Korn, and Boden Allen; (back, from leŌ) David Korn, and Brian and Becky Allen – milk 90 Holstein and Brown Swiss cows near Terreton, Idaho. Korn Dairy was named the 2019 Dairy Farmers of America Mountain Area Member of DisƟncƟon. tein test.

“We have been shipping our milk to DFA since October 2004, and we have received superior quality milk awards for the last 13 years,” Kim said. “That speaks to the quality of our milk, and the care we take with the health of the herd shows in the consistently low somatic cell count, PIC and SPC counts that milk is tested for.”

The farm’s milk is used for cheese production in Utah, or the cheese is barreled in Idaho and sent to Ohio where it is used to produce Cheez-It crackers.

“Most of all Idaho is a cheese market for milk,” Kim said.

Kim said they breed for high components, good feet and legs, and strong bodies.

“We still get paid for our butterfat and our protein,” Kim said. “For my husband’s entire life, they have bred for components.

That’s where your money is. … A lot of times, quality is better than quantity, and that’s where we are at with the cows.”

The Korns used to be involved with showing animals, as David and Becky were active in 4-H and FFA. While Richard grew up with registered Holsteins, the Brown Swiss were added to the herd be-

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Boden Allen enjoys spending Ɵme on his grandparents’ farm. Korn Dairy ships its milk to DFA where it is used for cheese producƟon. cause of David and Becky’s passion for genetics.

Last year, Becky’s Brown Swiss winter heifer calf – Brown’s Ganias Genoa – placed third in her class at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis. “She was really happy with that,” Kim said.

The Idaho dairy industry is comprised of around 500 farms, Kim said. Of those, ve to six dairies call the Terreton area home.

“Ours is one of the smaller ones,” Kim said. “There are a couple farms with 3,000 to 4,000 cows.”

Kim said what she enjoys most about dairying is being able to work with family.

“I like that the product we are producing is probably one of the most nutritious products you can get,” she said. “The dairy industry as a whole is very conscious of the environment and taking care of it and treating it with the respect that it needs.

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“I think it will end with Richard and I; when we retire that will be the end,” Kim said.

In the meantime, Kim said she sees environmental regulations and a decrease in uid milk consumption to be challenges the U.S. dairy industry will face.

“There needs to be innovation in the uid milk industry,” she said. “In my view, a lot of people don’t want a gallon of milk. They want small packaging, more on-the-go. I think we need to have some of our co-ops and processors to really start to think about being more innovative in selling our product.”

No matter the hardships which may lay ahead, Kim is content to wake up every day and continue her family’s legacy.

“I’ve had friends tell me, ‘How can you stand to work with your husband 24 hours a day?’” she said. “How can you not work with your family 24 hours a day? …

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A living, changing organism

Management key to enhancing soil health

By Danielle Nauman danielle.n@dairystar.com

MARSHFIELD, Wis. – What is soil health?

How do I manage my farm to improve soil health?

Those were questions Richard Halopka, Clark County Extension senior outreach specialist in crops and soils, shared answers to, discussing the importance of soil health with those in attendance at the Central Wisconsin Soil Health Conference March 26 in Marsheld, Wis.

“Dirt is what your mother swept up off the kitchen oor,” Halopka said. “Soil is what we plant crops in. Years ago, they called it soil quality and focused more on crop production. Now we’re starting to look more at soil health – crop productivity – but also the biological point of view.”

Halopka said every time a farmer tills the soil, carbon is released.

“We damage or injure some of that biological life in the soil,” Halopka said. “I’m not opposed to tillage, but I think in some of our agricultural practices today, we’re spending too much money on tillage.”

Improving the biological life is the basis of improving soil health, Halopka said. And, capturing more carbon into the soil and having less carbon released is important in improving soil health.

Halopka said management is a key to improving soil health. Improving soil health is a long, process

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and a long-term investment. Diversity in rotation, reducing tillage, increasing time with live roots in the soil and leaving residues on the soil surface are all steps to take in improving soil health.

“Reducing tillage equals stores of carbon,” Halopka said. “If you’re doing three or four passes today, if we can reduce those passes, the soil structure will improve and more carbon will probably be stored in the soil.”

Leaving residue on the soil surface helps protect the soil from extreme temperatures, both cold and heat, and rainfall impact, helping to reduce erosion.

Soil temperatures over 70 degrees and under 50 degrees limit biological activity.

“Residue is like putting on a jacket,” Halopka said. “Would you go outside on a cold, windy day without putting on a jacket? You could, but it wouldn’t be ideal or comfortable.”

Crops require 17 essential nutrients in the soil. If those nutrients are not present, they need to be added or applied, Halopka said.

According to Halopka, the crops producers grow are what feeds, what he refers to as, the soil livestock.

“If you say you don’t have livestock on your farm, you’re lying,” Halopka said. “There are a lot of living organisms, or soil livestock, in that soil bank.

Soil is a nutrient bank. We have inputs and outows, but we want to avoid an overdraft. We don’t want the soil to become so decient of nutrients that the plants can’t respond.”

According to Halopka, the soil is alive and dynamic, and is never in balance because it is a living organism and is constantly in a state of completing some function.

There are three components that make up soil: physical, chemical and biological.

Texture is one of the four physical characteristics and includes the percentage of clay, sand or silt that is present.

The soil structure is another physical characteristic and addresses the general appearance of the soil, taking into account the aggregate sizes and shapes and the pore space. Aggregate stability increases with less tillage and more time with roots present in the soil.

The bulk density, or the weight of a known volume, helps determine compaction. The color of the soil is both related to the parent material, the organic matter present and the amount of weathering or erosion the soil has undergone.

The chemical components of the soil are determined by soil testing. The test can reveal the pH level and the presence of organic matter along with the presence of the essential nutrients that plants need to grow. A plant will not grow if there is a deciency of an essential nutrient, and the deciency can only be corrected by added nutrients.

The essential nutrients are divided into four categories: structural nutrients (carbon, oxygen and hydrogen); macro nutrients (nitrogen, potassium and phosphorous); secondary nutrients (calcium, magnesium and sulfur); and micro nutrients (zinc, boron, manganese, copper, iron, molybdenum, chlorine and nickel).

Structural nutrients are available from the environment, while macro nutrients, which are needed in large amounts, need to be supplied. Secondary nutrients are not needed in as great of an amount as the macro nutrients. Many of the micro nutrients are supplied by livestock manure that is applied to the soil.

“In a teaspoon of soil, there are 10 billion living creatures,” Halopka said. “The smallest are microorganisms such as fungi and bacteria. There are also worms, insects and larva, and larger animals, like mice, moles and voles, that all contribute to the biological health of the soil. The job of the biological component is to digest residues, till the soil, increase water ltration, capture carbon and improve soil aggregate stability.”

Soil health and improvements in the soil can be measured by identifying improvements in the structure and aggregates, and testing for organic matter, crop-available nutrients and improvements in pH. Carbon sequestration will improve soil health, and happens when tillage is reduced and living roots are maintained in the soil for a greater period of time during the growing season.

“Do we really own the land?” Halopka said. “Or, are we just allowed to use it for a very short period of time? I think that is something we need to start thinking about and continually work to improve the soil we have available to us.”

DAIRY CALENDAR The University of Minnesota is hosting the Minnesota Dairy Health Conference, April 16-18 at the Continuing Education and Conference Center on the U of M campus in St. Paul, Minn. Learn about the latest developments in dairy production science, health, nutrition, management, and food quality from leading experts and dairy researcheres while earning up to 20 CE credits at this world-class conference. To register online: https://ccaps.umn.edu/minnesotadairy-health-conference/program The webinar, What’s the impact of winter kill? is April 17, 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. How did the “queen of forages” survive the winter? Spring is nally here and alfalfa will be ready to harvest before you know it. After a tough winter of ooding and a polar vortex, there are a lot of questions around the topic of winter kill. How did winter weather affect alfalfa elds? What are the options to make up for damaged stands? What are some strategies for adjusting dairy cattle rations if alternative forages are necessary to replace alfalfa? Tune into this webinar as Dr. David Combs, professor of Dairy Science at UW-Madison, discusses these questions and more. Visit pdpw.org to register.

The April 26 Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) webinar features Feeding Strategies to Support Health and Fertility During the Transition Period.

Scheduled for 2 p.m. Central time, José Eduardo P. Santos, University of Florida, will summarize research that manipulated transition period diets. In addition, Santos will discuss formulating prepartum diets that consider DCAD (dietary cation-anion difference), supplementing with rumenprotected choline, developing separate prepartum diets for rst-calf heifers and cows, and adding moderate fatty acid to improve fertility. Furthermore, webinar participants will learn about proper cow comfort and heat abatement to support healthy transitions cows. To register for this webinar, go to: www.dcrcouncil.org/webinars and follow the prompts. As the webinar approaches, you will receive an e-mail with information on how to log in to participate. If you are a DCRC member and cannot attend the live program, you may access the webinar at dcrcouncil.org.

The 66th Mower County Dairy Royalty will be crowned at the annual banquet, Saturday, April 27, at Lansing Corners Supper Club, Austin, Minn. The event will begin with a silent scholarship auction at 11:30 a.m. and a Noon luncheon. The 2019 Mower County Dairy Princess Candidates are Jenna Bentzin, daughter of Cheri and Ed Smith, Rose Creek, sponsored by Foremost Farms USA; and Madison Smith, daughter of Ryan and Melissa Smith, Adams, sponsored by Four Way Farms (David Smith) and Foremost Farms. Both candidates will be eligible to compete at the state contest in May where 10 nalists for the title of Princess Kay of the Milky Way will be chosen. Julia Mullenbach, 2018 Mower County Dairy Princess, was a nalist for Princess Kay of the Milky Way and will have her butter sculpture on display. The banquet will include a silent scholarship auction and numerous door prizes. Tickets for the banquet are $10 and must be purchased by April 20 from Eugene Anderson at 507-477-3457.

Join us for Dairyland Initiative Workshops on Ventilating Adult Cow Facilities May 1, and May 2-3 for the Youngstock Facility Design workshop. Farmers receive a 20 percent discount off of registration fees. Dr. Nigel Cook and Courtney Halbach will combine lectures, discussion, and case-based group exercises to share the latest information in dairy barn ventilation systems to help with the decision-making process. Participants will leave the workshop with the ability to design and troubleshoot existing ventilation systems in order to provide clients with solutions that optimize animal well-being, performance, and health.

Youngstock Facility Design: This interactive, one-and-ahalf-day workshop, will combine lectures, discussion, and casebased group exercises to help participants create facilities that maximize calf health and improve labor efciency.

Drs. Ken Nordlund and Terri Ollivett will cover key aspects of youngstock facility design such as feeding management strategies, individual vs. group housing, group sizing, ventilation, and pen layout. After the workshop, participants will have the knowledge necessary to tackle various youngstock building projects and to provide housing solutions that maximize animal well-being, health, and performance.

For program questions, contact Courtney Halbach, 608262-6800. For registration, contact Kathy Nelson, 608-2655206 or visit https://apps.vetmed.wisc.edu/cereg/.

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Livestock Indemnity Program benets available U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Samantha Sherwood in Lyon County announced that producers who suffer qualifying livestock losses due to natural disasters, including blizzards and extreme cold, could be eligible for the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP).

“LIP provides livestock producers with a vital safety net to help them overcome the damaging nancial impact of natural disasters,” said Sherwood.

LIP compensates livestock owners and contract growers for livestock death losses in excess of normal mortality due to an eligible adverse weather event, including losses due to blizzards, extreme cold, extreme

heat, and oods.

“A notice of loss must be led with FSA within 30 days of when the loss of livestock is apparent,” said Sherwood. “Livestock that die within 30 days of the date of the eligible loss condition may be considered eligible for loss benets if the animal died because of the eligible loss condition. Producers must also le an application for payment no later than 60 days after the calendar year in which the eligible loss condition occurred.”

The LIP national payment rate for eligible livestock owners is based on 75 percent of the average fair market value of the livestock.

According to Sherwood, producers should contact their local county FSA ofce to submit a notice of loss and schedule an appointment to le an application for payment.

Producers are encouraged to submit supporting evidence, including documentation of the number and kind of livestock that died, supplemented if possible by photographs or video records to document the loss, purchase records, veterinarian records, production

records and other similar documents.

For more information on LIP, please contact your local FSA ofce or visit FSA online at www.fsa.usda. gov.

Gopher Dairy Camp returns in 2019 Gopher Dairy Club is excited to announce that the 2019 Gopher Dairy Camp will be held from Sunday, June 16 to Tuesday, June 18 on the St. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota. The Gopher Dairy Camp is open to youth that have completed grades 6 through 9, but haven’t yet started grade 10. It is hosted by the Gopher Dairy Club at the University of Minnesota in cooperation with the Minnesota 4-H Dairy Project Committee and MLBA. Held Sunday through Tuesday, the camp offers unique workshops, which will allow attendees to improve their cattle grooming skills for the show ring and their knowledge of the production and processing of dairy products.

Registration will open in March of 2019.Attendance is limited to the rst 100 youth that register for the event.

For further information about Gopher Dairy Camp, please visit http://z.umn.edu/gdcamp.

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DAIRY COWS 1 Hol Cow 1505 1 Hol Cow 1045 1 Hol Cow 1405 2 Hol Cow 1227 1 Hol Cow 1245 1 Hol Cow 1385 1 Hol Cow 1285 1 Hol Cow 1175 1 Hol Cow 1145 1 Hol Cow 1085 1 Hol Cow 1525 1 Hol Cow 1300 1 Hol Cow 1360 1 Hol Cow 1325 1 Hol Cow 1465 1 Hol Cow 1300 1 Hol Cow 1145 1 Hol Cow 1145 1 Hol Cow 1120 1 Hol Cow 1550 1 Hol Cow 1290 1 Hol Cow 1170 1 Hol Cow 1255 1 Hol Cow 1160 1 Hol Cow 1755 1 Hol Cow 1555 1 Hol Cow 1295 1 Hol Cow 1160 1 Hol Cow 1420 1 Hol Cow 1315 1 Hol Cow 1735 1 Hol Cow 1745 1 Hol Cow 1175 1 RW Cow 1195 1 Hol Cow 1130 1 Hol Cow 1370 1 Hol Cow 1575 1 Hol Cow 1320 BRED DAIRY HEIFERS 1 Hol Bred Heifer 1510 1 Hol Bred Heifer 1515 1 Hol Bred Heifer 1505 1 Hol Bred Heifer 1500 1 Hol Bred Heifer 1190 1 Hol Bred Heifer 1720 1 Hol Bred Heifer 1540

1,675.00 H 1,450.00 H 1,300.00 H 1,225.00 H 1,200.00 H 1,150.00 H 1,150.00 H 1,125.00 H 1,110.00 H 1,100.00 H 1,100.00 H 1,100.00 H 1,100.00 H 1,075.00 H 1,050.00 H 1,050.00 H 1,050.00 H 1,050.00 H 1,025.00 H 1,000.00 H 1,000.00 H 1,000.00 H 1,000.00 H 950.00 H 910.00 H 875.00 H 875.00 H 850.00 H 850.00 H 835.00 H 835.00 H 825.00 H 825.00 H 825.00 H 800.00 H 800.00 H 800.00 H 800.00 H 1,300.00 H 1,250.00 H 1,225.00 H 1,075.00 H 1,050.00 H 885.00 H 825.00 H

PERHAM MN PERHAM MN PERHAM MN PERHAM MN

1 Hol Bred Heifer 1105 1 Hol Bred Heifer 1155 1 Hol Bred Heifer 1075 1 Hol Bred Heifer 950 SLAUGHTER COWS CARLOS MN 1 BWF Slaughter Cows 1030 EAGLE BEND MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 860 GWINNER ND 2 Blk Slaughter Cows 897 DENT MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 1195 CARLOS MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 1575 FRAZEE MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 1395 FRAZEE MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 1815 SEBEKA MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1640 FRAZEE MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 1550 PELICAN RAPIDS MN 1 Swis Slaughter Cows 1470 FRAZEE MN 1 BWF Slaughter Cows 1680 CARLOS MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 1435 PERHAM MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1240 EAGLE BEND MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 1030 EAGLE BEND MN 2 Blk Slaughter Cows 1010 CARLOS MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 1485 OSAGE MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1535 SEBEKA MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1750 SEBEKA MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1840 WADENA MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1640 SEBEKA MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1870 SEBEKA MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1310 GWINNER ND 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 1085 GWINNER ND 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 1100 SEBEKA MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1745 OSAGE MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1575 OSAGE MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1310 SEBEKA MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1465 OSAGE MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1385 SEBEKA MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1495 FRAZEE MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1510 FRAZEE MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1360 PERHAM MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1110 SEBEKA MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1460 SEBEKA MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1255 FRAZEE MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1675 SLAUGHTER BULLS PERHAM MN 1 Blk Slaughter Bull 1595 PERHAM MN 1 Blk Slaughter Bull 1655 HENNING MN 1 Blk Slaughter Bull 2095 PERHAM MN 1 BWF Slaughter Bull 1860 PERHAM MN 1 Blk Slaughter Bull 1660

800.00 H 760.00 H 725.00 H 600.00 H 65.00 C 63.50 C 61.50 C 54.50 C 54.00 C 53.00 C 52.50 C 51.00 C 51.00 C 50.50 C 50.50 C 50.00 C 50.00 C 50.00 C 49.00 C 49.00 C 49.00 C 48.50 C 48.50 C 48.00 C 48.00 C 46.50 C 46.50 C 46.00 C 46.00 C 45.50 C 45.50 C 45.50 C 45.00 C 45.00 C 45.00 C 44.50 C 44.50 C 44.50 C 44.50 C 44.00 C 83.50 C 82.00 C 77.50 C 75.50 C 73.50 C

MARKET REPORT FOR MONDAY, APRIL 8TH SALE VERGAS MN NEW YORK MILLS MN WADENA MN VERGAS MN DENT MN ALEXANDRIA MN WADENA MN FERGUS FALLS MN WADENA MN ALEXANDRIA MN WADENA MN MENAHGA MN MENAGHA MN MENAHGA MN NEW YORK MILLS MN PERHAM MN FRAZEE MN MENAHGA MN DENT MN PERHAM MN SEBEKA MN BRANDON MN BRANDON MN NEW YORK MILLS MN NEW YORK MILLS MN WADENA MN WADENA MN FRAZEE MN WADENA MN BRANDON MN MENAGHA MN FRAZEE MN WADENA MN MENAHGA MN NEW YORK MILLS MN WADENA MN FRAZEE MN BRANDON MN

BULL CALVES 1 Blk Bull Calves 1 Blk Bull Calves 2 Hol Bull Calves 1 Blk Bull Calves 1 Blk Bull Calves 1 Hol Bull Calves 2 Hol Bull Calves 1 R/W Bull Calves 1 Hol Bull Calves 3 Hol Bull Calves 4 Hol Bull Calves 1 Hol Bull Calves 1 Blk Bull Calves 1 R/W Bull Calves 2 Hol Bull Calves 1 Bull Calves 1 Hol Bull Calves 1 Hol Bull Calves 1 Blk Bull Calves 2 Hol Bull Calves 4 Hol Bull Calves 3 Blk Bull Calves 2 Blk Bull Calves 1 R/W Bull Calves 1 Hol Bull Calves 1 Hol Bull Calves 2 Hol Bull Calves 1 Hol Bull Calves 1 Hol Bull Calves 2 Blk Bull Calves 2 Hol Bull Calves 1 Hol Bull Calves 4 Hol Bull Calves 1 Blk Bull Calves 1 Hol Bull Calves 1 Hol Bull Calves 1 Hol Bull Calves 2 Blk Bull Calves

130 105 277 90 80 250 150 215 160 163 107 120 120 105 120 95 130 135 75 77 92 120 110 95 85 125 67 115 90 125 102 115 106 85 95 110 105 95

290.00 H 250.00 H 250.00 H 240.00 H 190.00 H 180.00 H 180.00 H 180.00 H 165.00 H 160.00 H 155.00 H 155.00 H 155.00 H 150.00 H 150.00 H 145.00 H 140.00 H 140.00 H 140.00 H 135.00 H 130.00 H 130.00 H 125.00 H 125.00 H 120.00 H 120.00 H 120.00 H 120.00 H 115.00 H 115.00 H 105.00 H 105.00 H 105.00 H 105.00 H 105.00 H 105.00 H 100.00 H 100.00 H

SLAUGHTER COWS VERGAS MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows VERGAS MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows VERGAS MN 1 BWF Slaughter Cows MENAHGA MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows PERHAM MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows AUDUBON MN 1 RWF Slaughter Cows VERGAS MN 1 BWF Slaughter Cows VERGAS MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows VERGAS MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows VERGAS MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows VERGAS MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows VERGAS MN 1 BWF Slaughter Cows MILTONA MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows VERGAS MN 1 BWF Slaughter Cows MILTONA MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows CALLAWAY MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows FRAZEE MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows FRAZEE MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows FRAZEE MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows VERGAS MN 1 BWF Slaughter Cows FRAZEE MN 1 BWF Slaughter Cows CALLAWAY MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows BEMIDJI MN 1 Red Slaughter Cows FRAZEE MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows AUDUBON MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows OTTERTAIL MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows VERGAS MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows VERGAS MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows OTTERTAIL MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows VERGAS MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows VERGAS MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows BACKUS MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows OTTERTAIL MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows UNDERWOOD MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows OTTERTAIL MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows OSAGE MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows ALEXANDRIA MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows SEBEKA MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows

890 955 905 1085 1250 1450 1225 1520 1005 1095 1330 1105 1415 1420 1360 1475 1445 1525 1555 1350 1340 1680 1320 1605 1885 1575 1345 1220 1405 1035 980 1125 1485 1505 1530 1500 1850 1635

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• Friday, April 19th Bred Beef, Dairy, Pairs, Slaughter Cattle, Hay & Straw Sale Fergus Falls - COMPLETE DISPERSAL of 39 Registered Holsteins

consisting of 7 Bred Heifers (4BW, 3RW) 4 Dry Cows, 28 Milking Cows (17 BW, 11RW), #602 #638 #552 #527 #607 #647 fresh with her 1st calf in Sept., fresh in Jan., fresh in fresh in March, just fresh, (7) 1st bred back second calf due in Sept.

January 1st lac 1st lac Lactation, (10) 2nd Lactation, (7) 3rd Lactation (10) More than 3rd lactation, (10) fresh to 75 days, (8) 75-120 days in milk, Tiestall, 2X per day milking, Records Given Day of Sale, AI breeding since 1970, sires include: Garza, Danelle, Atwood, Diamond Back, Apple crisp, Renown, no TMR, closed herd, Cattle Master 5L5 vaccination. This is a second generation dairy farm.

Current Owner has been on the farm for 65 years. Farm is run by husband and wife. Dairy cows on the farm has been a mix of Jersey’s and Holsteins.

Verndale - Complete Dispersal of 20 Red Angus Bred Cows & Pairs, Bred to Reg Red Angus Bulls Eagle Bend - 7 Long Horn Bred Cows & Pairs( cows weigh 1250 lbs.)

Henning - 2 R&W Hol Springers Due May, 1 Fancy Jersey Springer Hfr Due May, 4 Open Hol Hfrs, 4 Open Jersey Heifers Park Rapids - 1 HoJo Springer

• April 22nd Feeder Sale

Fergus Falls - 110 CharX Beef Feeders, 600-700 lbs., V & P Swanville - 30 Steers & Heifers, 650-750 lbs., 2xV Hewitt - 34 Blk Steers & Heifers, 500-700 lbs.

Shevlin - 25 Blk Steers & Heifers, 600-700 lbs., 2xV, W, KC, HR Fergus Falls - 25 Bwf Feeders, 500-600 lbs, V, HR, DF Vergas - 20 Red Heifers, 700 lbs., W, V, HR Bejou - 17 Blk Steers & Heifers, 600-700 lbs., W, V, HR, DF, KC Hawley - 15 Bwf Feeders, 600-700 lbs., W, V, HR, DF Verndale - 10 Blk Heifers, 750 lbs.

Sauk Centre - 10 Blk Heifers, 750 lbs., 2xV Long Prairie - 6 Blk Heifers, 650 lbs., 2xV

• April 29th Dairy & Feeder Sale Featuring Hol Steer Special

Lamoure, ND - COMPLETE DISPERSAL of 32 Hol Cows (13-1st calvers, 5-2nd calvers, 7-3rd calvers) 3 1st, lactation, 4 2nd lactation, 7 third lactation and the rest are older, 65-70 lbs. a day, 3.82 BF, 3.12 protein, Tiestall, AI breeding for 36 years, Turned In/Out Dailey, Hay Silage & Grain, Use Select Sires bulls that include Montross, Petrone, Yance and Epic, 2 cows are due by sale date, rest of herd is 75-120 days in milk and have an # 93 # 88 #104 AI breeding date, TMR, 2X per day milking, Cattle Sire: Dolce Sire: Bookem Sire: Yance Master 5L5 vaccination. “This is a good herd of 2nd lactation 3rd lactation 1st lactation large framed, well uddered cows that will work in any operation. I am the third generation of Slykermans to dairy and have been milking on my own for 36 years. I have decided to retire to spend more time with the grandkids.”

Goodridge - 35 Blk Steers & Heifers, 900 lbs., KC, W, DH Wolf Lake - Transition Sale consisting of 120 Hol Dairy Cows, Freestall Parlor, V, Official DHIA Records, Raino Aho (218) 849-4955

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A more efcient cow

How to gain milk components, more efcient rumen

By Danna Sabolik

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Today, most farmers do not have issues with acidosis as they did 20 years ago, but may not be making the most of their cows’ rumen.

A balanced diet is important for milk production, but so is understanding the proper function of a cow’s unique anatomy.

In her presentation, “Balancing sugars, starch and bers for a protable rumen and higher milk components,” Mary Beth de Ondarza presented research on optimal rumen function on March 27 at the Central Plains Dairy Expo in Sioux Falls.

“We need to take advantage of the rumen in our cows,” said de Ondarza, nutritionist with Paradox Nutrition. “She can digest ber as well as starches and sugars, and can grow microbial protein in her gut. If we keep that gut healthy and keep the acid low, we can get a lot of value out of the rumen.”

Even if a farm is not struggling with acidosis, there could be more done to make the most of a cow’s rumen.

“If there is a cow in your herd that is making 8590 pounds of milk, there’s a chance you could reduce the hourly uctuations in that rumen and create a situation where there’s more hours of the day or more minutes of the day where pH is higher,” de Ondarza said. “That could take you from 90 to 92 pounds per day. If we can improve rumen health even in those already high-producing cows, we can make more milk overall.”

The rst thing de Ondarza will check when she is on a farm is manure.

“If the manure has bubbles and is shiny with mucus, there’s intestine fermentation happening,” she said. “That tells me the rumen is not doing its job adequately.”

When feed is fermented in the hind intestine, the acids produced irritate the bowel. To combat this, the cow will produce more mucus to protect herself. The bubbles are from fermentation in the intestine, where they cannot be belched up so it shows in the manure.

A way to improve rumen health is by ensuring the formation of a rumen mat. Physically effective neutral detergent ber facilitates the movement of rumen contents and the absorptions of acids.

“With a good mat, you get that washing machinebafing effect and that’s a good thing. It pushes acids out to the sides of the rumen where they can be absorbed,” de Ondarza said.

There are other ways to measure how much a cow, including undigestable NDF. “Think of this as the woody ber that sits in a cow’s rumen for a while,” de Ondarza said. “It’s very necessary for our cows. Think of NDF as the gas we give our cows to have her make more milk. We also need the brakes, the uNDF serves here to keep the rumen healthy and avoid rumen acidosis.”

Another component to optimizing rumen efciency and making the most out of the rumen in our cows is starch fermentation.

“We want the fermentation to occur at the right speed,” de Ondarza said. “It all depends on the source.

Wheat and barley are faster; corn and sorghum are slower.”

The occurrence of grain in manure can be from a variety of factors including poor processing of grain, poor rumen mat foundation or late corn silage harvest.

Regardless of source, it is bad for milk production.

“When I’m on a farm and I see corn or grain in the manure, I know we have to lessen the starch in the forage,” de Ondarza said. “You’re losing energy for milk, but you’re also losing microbial protein.”

Maximizing rumen microbial immuno-acid synthesis is another factor in getting the most out of rumens.

“We want to provide a blend of sugars and starches to synchronize the nutrient supply in the rumen to our cows,” de Ondarza said.

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“Look at your feed costs per hundredweight of energy-corrected milk, then look at microbial protein, milk fat, less acidosis, higher days in milk, better feet, overall cow health, improved reproduction – the list goes on,” she said.

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Andringa crowned South Dakota Dairy Princess

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CLEAR LAKE, S.D. – Ytsje Andringa was named the 64th South Dakota Dairy Princess in a ceremony that was held on the evening of March 26 at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, S.D. The ceremony took place during the welcome banquet for the Central Plains Dairy Expo.

Kendra Schweer, 18, was named runner-up. Schweer, the daughter of Richard and Michelle Schweer, will be graduating from Milbank High School this spring. She plans to attend Lake Area Technical Institute in Watertown, S.D., where she will study agriculture precision technology.

Andringa, 18, is the daughter of Sietse and Aafke Andringa. She is a senior at Great Plains Lutheran High School in Watertown and will be attending Lake Area Technical Institute this fall, where she plans to major in nursing.

Andringa was awarded a $1,000 scholarship from Midwest Dairy Association’s South Dakota Division, which sponsors the dairy princess program. Schweer received a $500 scholarship from Central Plains Dairy Expo.

Andringa was born in Alberta, Canada, where her parents operated a 90-cow dairy farm. The Andringa family moved to Clear Lake, S.D., in 2003 and built a 350-cow dairy facility. Their dairy operation has grown to its present size of 1,800 head. In 2016, the Andringas began to install milking robots on their dairy. Their goal is to milk their entire herd with robots.

“I was really excited, surprised and proud,” said Andringa of the moment she was crowned by Morgan Kohl, the 63rd South Dakota Dairy Princess. “It was a nerve-racking moment.”

Andringa said her family is proud of her achievement.

“Dad couldn’t stop smiling the whole time during the Central Plains Dairy Expo,” Andringa said. “I don’t think that anyone in my family expected this.”

Andringa is the secretary JERRY NELSON/DAIRY STAR of the Watertown FFA chapter.

She has participated in FFA Ytsje Andringa and her parents, Sietse and AaŅe Andringa, milk 1,800 cows near Clear Lake, public speaking events and in S.D. Andringa was crowned the 64th South Dakota Dairy Princess March 26 during the Welcome dairy cattle judging. She has Concert at the Central Plains Dairy Expo in Sioux Falls, S.D. also shown dairy cattle, including at the South Dakota State calves and keeping things cows to use the robots.” some relief milking at the Troy Fair. clean. I pitch in wherever I In addition to all of these Stimson dairy farm, an 80-cow “I grew up experiencing am needed. These days, as we responsibilities, Andringa is operation located south of Wadairy farming on a rst-hand continue to add milking robots, also employed as a Certied Turn to ANDRINGA basis,” she said. “I help my I have been helping out with Nursing Assistant at a local | Page 21 parents with feeding our baby training more and more of our nursing home. She also does

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“I hope to educate consumers and teach them the amount of work that goes into dairy farming,” Andringa said. “I don’t think consumers realize how much work it takes to put a gallon of milk on their shelves.

My mom and my dad don’t spend much time in the house. They are always working out in the barns or in the elds.”

Because of her hectic schedule, Andringa did not have time to try on her formal dress until the morning of the contest.

“Right before we left for Sioux Falls, I had to hurry and get cleaned up,” she said. “Only after we arrived at the venue did I realize that I was still wearing my cowboy boots. I didn’t have any other shoes with me, so I wore them under my formal.”

Andringa is cognizant of the tough times many dairy farmers have been enduring.

“It hurts me to see our dairy farmers struggle,”

she said. “It hurts me to see so many of our smaller dairy farms fall away. Our industry needs dairy farms of all sizes to stay healthy and vibrant.”

One of Andringa’s top goals as dairy princess it to educate young people about the dairy industry and the wholesomeness of dairy products.

“I hope to connect with younger kids and tell them how milk gets from the cow to the carton,” she said. “I want to explain to them how we make the cheese that goes onto their pizza. Young kids are our future and our future consumers. I am the oldest of six children, so I know what it’s like to work with younger kids.”

Over the past several years, Andringa has been encouraged by others to participate in the South Dakota Dairy Princess program.

“After my talks for FFA, people would often urge me to think about trying out for dairy princess,” she said. “I guess they could see how passionate I am

about the dairy industry. Hearing from others that I should try for it helped me decide that I should participate in the dairy princess program.”

Andringa is looking forward to her coming year as South Dakota Dairy Princess.

“I am excited to serve as South Dakota Dairy Princess and want to be a strong advocate for our state’s dairy farmers,” she said. “I hope that people will come to me and ask me questions. A lot of consumers tend to just make assumptions about things instead of asking about them.”

And, after her year serving as ambassador for South Dakota’s dairy industry is over?

“I am thinking about double majoring at Lake Area Technical Institute in both nursing and in agriculture with a dairy option,” Andringa said. “My long-term goal is to become a part of our family’s dairy operation.”

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We will plant around 700 acres of corn, 500 acres of alfalfa and grasses and 200 acres of small grain which includes triticale and sorghum sedan. Our biggest change recently has been double cropping with triticale and then sorghum sedan. Some are double cropped. We have a combination of clay and some pretty heavy black soil.

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We plan to plant 120 acres of corn, 45 acres of soybeans, 45 acres of oats and 1015 acres of alfalfa. We recently switched to non-GMO corn because I found a market that will play a little more that. We have heavy black soil on most of land except a small portion that is sandy. I have been hauling some manure on the sand today (April 10). It will be a couple weeks before we get in the field.

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50 cows, 200 acres I plant 35 acres of corn, 32 acres of winter rye, 66 acres of alfalfa grass and 83 acres of straight grass. I am a Bryon seed dealer and they carry great grass and alfalfa varieties. We feed a lot of forages to our show cattle, so we find more value in making good hay. We do 30 acres of corn silage every year. We are on the edge of central sands area. It can be great when there’s too much rain, we dry off quickly; but we find dry days where growing corn can be a challenge without irrigation. In our area, people are already able to do a little field work. I did a few acres of oats on April 6 and fertilized my rye and grass fields. With the shortage of hay I was very worried about our hay fields because we had a lot of ice from rains this winter. My rye is greening up, but now we are waiting for the snow that is coming.

I grow corn for highmoisture and silage, alfalfa and sorghum. We use Masterschoice and Byron Seed. Some of the types are: Kingfisher Haylage Plus & KF 425HD for hay and MCT-4934, RT 49T61, MCT-5663, RT54T11 for corn.

We plant 23 acres of high-mositure corn, 25 acres of corn silage, 6 acres of sorghum and 66 acres of hay. This will be my second year of no-tilling our farm and after first cutting hay, whatever fields are poor, I will be planting them in sorghum-Sudan grass with clover mixed. We have silty-loam and clay soil. I started interseeding some of the hay fields and pastures April 6. Within the next stretch of dry weather after this week, I’m hoping to plant oats and seeding.

We seeded rye last fall that we’ll combine late summer. We have a corn 3” and alfalfa rotation on the remaining land. We use Dairyland seed, and started Viking Since Aprilusing 25 seed corn last spring.

This year, we 14.06” have 47 acres of rye, 180 of alfalfa and 420 of corn. This year, we’re trying a new Dairyland 4400 alfalfa seed instead of the 3400 we’ve used previously. The ground in our area ranges drastically from heavy clay, to good loam, to pure sand.

We have been hauling manure, but with the snow, it will probably be another week before we can get back into it. My goal is to be seeding alfalfa by the 22nd.

We plant alfalfa, oats and corn. We planted Nu-tech and Dairyland seed last year. This year, we are looking to plant Pioneer and Dairyland. We plant a half and half rotation, usually seeding down 30 acres of alfalfa. I think I might try no-till corn on corn ground in an attempt to prevent erosion. We had some serious rains last year that created ditches I think could be prevented by less tillage.

We have a lot of clay and rocky ground. Our fields are drying out with the recent week of dry weather.

There are still some sketchy fields on the hillsides that are shaded more with the frost in the ground.

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We are planning no new seeding for this year. We will be planting corn, soybeans, Sudan and barley, using Legend and Wapsie Valley corn and Cheyenne soybeans.

We plant 70 acres each of corn and beans, 40 acres of barley, 20 acres of Sudan and we have 130 acres of hay. We’re going to try lower population on corn and beans and decreasing the days in hay cutting intervals. We have below-sea-level clay loam. Our fields are soggy with standing water. It will be at lease a month yet before we get into them.

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425 cows, 1,250 acres

We are planning to plant Midwest corn seed, Dairyland alfalfa seed and Cropland wheat seed. We are taking soybeans out of our rotation for this year because of pricing. We’ll plant about 780 acres of corn, 380 acres of alfalfa and 60 acres of wheat. We’re going to reduce our fertilizer costs by relying more on our nutrient management program.

Traditionally, we’ve broadcast everything with dry fertilizer. We’re also going to do more no-tilling this year than we’ve done in the past. We have a lot of rolling hills so we have contour strips. The soil is a heavier clay. If it doesn’t rain today (April 10), we’re planning to start seeding alfalfa.

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Most of our crop is corn but we also have soybeans, alfalfa, oats and pasture. We’ve been working more with cover crops and side dressing the corn.

We seed 40 acres of winter rye as organic matter and turn it over. We have a lot of clay. We are 20-25 miles from the Mississippi River and have a lot of hills so we also have a lot of buffer strips and water ways.

We’re expecting rain the next couple days. Otherwise, we would be in the field late this week. They have been putting on anhydrous 10 miles south of here. We’ve been hauling manure for a week.

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Lot no.

659 662 663 668 669 687 688 695 697 698 699 709 715 722 724 730 744 648 655 667 670 671 672 678 689 702 703 704 710 726 733 742 649 676 712 735 651 653 654 657 666 693 683 731 647 641 690 706 708 658 673 694 714 718 725 729 736 739 656 664 685 691 711 719 721 727 737 750 646 652 661

Mid-American Hay Auction results for April 4, 2019

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moisture protein 15.96 12.2 14.96 12.86 19.14 21.19 42.77 5.84 12.82 10.17 14.15 14 10.51 16.15 37.39 10.35 17.42 7.85 17.7 9.5 14.3 14.45 14.84 19.1 15.09 11.64 27.81 13.28 19.66 12.47 12.1 15.43 11.82 13.36 12.01 18.88 11.65 21.15 16.33 24.17 14.02 9.82 12.67 14.9 25.17 23.61 12.57 17.79 13.33 11.87 11.7 21.58 13.18 19.64 15.05 22.59 51.61 20.83 15.44 21.75 10.64 9.9 23.73 18.81 16.25 23.93 15.92 27.86 14.35 20 15.36 20.81 14.74 21.78 14.42 23.2 19.74 23.08 14.74 21.78 12.67 10.19 10.62 10.2 GRASS GRASS 13.28 25.65 13.11 25.38 12.23 18.82 10.23 18.95 14.38 23.24 13.81 19.17 14.54 15.66 10.43 16.75 9.61 20.68 12.79 5.99 10.25 19.23 9.83 20.54 11.19 20.09 14.66 19.2 16.23 22.89 14.14 25.68 15.69 21.48 14.32 21.64 14.61 20.89 11.97 21.69 12.21 17.45 11.99 20.45 10.71 15.76 13.24 19.81 13.68 20.81 13.12 22.55 11.19 19.89

RFV 81.02 86.22 103.71 55.91 82.75 101.2 93.18 91.17 67.58 76.7 82.37 143.18 115.65 100.87 90.4 104.23 81.12 110.64 140.13 105.19 85.93 96.88 147.48 87 74.22 161.64 115.02 121.63 130.6 133.31 89.16 124.45 140.5 111.62 119.21 143.32 169.07 170.8 152.93 169.07 82.45 86.59

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220.23 185.38 128.25 137.02 116.6 123.99 109.3 118.82 146.66 95.27 148.4 168.27 122.25 121.12 135.41 115.4 149.92 150.19 137.08 169.93 155.17 144.13 110.81 91.83 149.27 151.42 158.23

2 3 3 3 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3

Ld. size 19.81 19.88 17.6 16.93 19.48 8.03 11.9 9.37 8.55 9.2 19.38 9.28 21.99 22.32 22.02 8.85 17 28 29.52 10.96 8.29 15.26 22.41 20.22 8.42 25.39 23.69 22.9 26.32 23.2 19.94 12 26.36 22.66 16.23 26.51 23.23 23.2 9.67 6.51 16.04 8.03 5.07 19.75 21.78 24.71 8.3 25.32 25.11 25.25 9.58 26.48 9.27 23.75 21.95 26.19 24.77 10.05 24.47 20.85 11.48 14.15 14.33 24.27 10.94 24.5 9.69 8.1 24.32 26 8.07

price $140.00 $125.00 $140.00 $50.00 $125.00 $140.00 $125.00 $65.00 $60.00 $135.00 $100.00 $210.00 $115.00 $125.00 $120.00 $135.00 $40.00 $45.00 $160.00 $170.00 $140.00 $140.00 $130.00 $150.00 $100.00 $190.00 $160.00 $160.00 $90.00 $135.00 $105.00 $100.00 $175.00 $150.00 $220.00 $145.00 $200.00 $210.00 $135.00 $185.00 $100.00 $160.00 $50.00 $50.00 $300.00 $280.00 $185.00 $220.00 $140.00 $200.00 $185.00 $240.00 $250.00 $160.00 $200.00 $300.00 $200.00 $175.00 $190.00 $190.00 $230.00 $225.00 $220.00 $285.00 $225.00 $240.00 $210.00 $225.00 $270.00 $200.00 $230.00

Lot no.

675 679 681 684 692 700 705 665 743 728 734 745 644 645 738 640 642 643 650 660 677 680 682 686 696 701 707 713 716 717 732 723 740 741 674 720

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moisture protein

15.3 14.72 12.18 15.08 13.16 14.76 17.05 17.53 12.37 13.97 11.75

JWO NOTES AND MARKET REPORT:

62 degrees right now and springish weather! Snow storm predicted later in the week...oh well, we take it as it comes. Another near record run for us this week with over 400 dairy. Overall market a little stronger. Top cow $1,550 Andy Hershberger, Westby. A nice run of cows $900-1,300. Top springer $1,300 with the main run $800-1,050. Opens mostly .60-.70. Hol bull calves up to 150. Cull cows to .57. Choice hol strs up to .90.

Remember Quality is everything in todays market!

TOP PRICES PAID & CONTRACTING AVAILABLE Your Market For:

Holstein Steers • Fed Dairy Cows • Lean Dairy Cows Your local area buyer for MN, IA and WI.

Auctioneer: Mark Oberholtzer, WI license #2882-052 John Oberholtzer 715-216-1897 • Mark Oberholtzer 715-773-2240 John Ivan Oberholtzer 715-219-2781 • Office 715-255-9600

Bruce Belter • 507-429-0359

Holstein Steers • Lean Cows • Bulls • Fed Cows

Tyrel Lembke • 877-300-9298 Long Prairie, MN Lean Cows • Bulls

Green Bay Dressed Beef

Dean Derricks • 920-655-4730 Green Bay, WI Holstein Steers • Fed Cows • Lean Cows

Chad McQuade • 605-668-4275 Yankton, SD Lean Cows • Bulls

Mike Baczwaski • 800-445-0042

Sale Location: W1461 State Hwy 98, Loyal, WI 54446 From Spencer, WI take Hwy 98 west 5 miles. From Loyal, 5 miles east on 98

SALE CONDUCTED BY: Oberholtzer Dairy Cattle & Auction Co.

price

$310.00 $300.00 $285.00 $210.00 $260.00 $190.00 $270.00 $260.00 $300.00 $295.00 $80.00 $140.00 $125.00 $125.00 $50.00 $42.50 $42.50 $45.00 $20.00 $45.00 $135.00 $42.50 $47.50 $145.00 $42.50 $20.00 $35.00 $30.00 $40.00 $37.50 $27.50 $25.00 $22.50 $22.50 $35.00 $32.50

For more information, contact Kevin Winter 320-352-3803, (c) 320-760-1593 or Al Wessel at 320-547-2206, (c) 320-760-2979

EARLY CONSIGNMENTS: 16 young Angus cows mostly two and three-year-olds due in May and June. 18 yearling Angus strs & hfrs, vac, very good quality cattle! 32 Holstein strs, 300-400 lbs, vac, nice! 8 Holstein & x-bred strs 450-700 lbs, green. EXPECTING 400 HEAD!

SALES SCHEDULE Dairy & Hay sale EVERY Thursday starting with hay @ 10:30 followed by calves then DAIRY COWS & HEIFERS. Feeder cattle, cull cows, cull bulls & fat cattle immediately after dairy sale. We will have special feeder cattle sales as announced.

Ld. size

23.34 14.79 19.98 9.01 6.89 24.51 7.59 19.25 11.96 24.03 60 19.52 23.38 22.47 9.8 76 74 70 60 34 23.24 76 27 17.19 78 18 18 72 82 74 60 60 11 14 20 13

Thursday, April 18, 2019 Thursday, May 2, 2019

Thursday, April 18 • 10:30 a.m.

ADVANCE NOTICE SPECIAL DAIRY & FEEDER CATTLE SALE - THURS, APRIL 25TH

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Hay sales starts at 12:30 p.m. and are the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the months of September thru May.

SPECIAL DAIRY SALE

COMPLETE HERD DISPERSAL #1: 90 Holstein tiestall cows. 23,000 RHA, several fancy fresh cows over 100 lbs!

Herd has been AI bred & mated for many years focusing on feet, legs and udders. Top bulls used from Alta genetics.

Many large frame cows that are let out everyday. A good buying opportunity on bred back cows also.

COMPLETE DISPERSAL #2: 28 Holstein tiestall cows. AI breeding, 55 lb tank average, 210 scc. Let out every day, not pushed for production. Some nice young cows!

EARLY CONSIGNMENTS: Another load of good fresh cows and Heifers from Cashton, always some of the better kind!

11 Holstein cows, fresh 3-6 weeks, milking 73-96lbs & low scc! 7 yearling Holstein hfrs.

PENDING: Complete Dispersal 60 Holstein tiestall cows, 70 pound average, 130 SCC. Herd 2: Complete Dispersal 56 Holstein tiestall cows 55 lbs, 160 scc. EXPECTING 350 HEAD.

RFV

26.23 169.25 23.14 152.55 23.69 142.85 23.83 178.38 20.22 164.97 NO TEST 21.75 142.64 23.88 198.73 21.18 185.36 19.24 173.84 20.72 146.81 23.13 121.62 STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW WHEAT STRAW BEAN STRAW BEAN STRAW CORN STALKS CORN STALKS

Gibbon, NE Fed Cows • Lean Cows • Bulls

Long Prairie Buying Station

Cody Ritter • 320-293-5212 • 320-732-8358 Long Prairie, MN

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TRACTORS ON HAND

Steiger 420 ’15 2900 hrs PTO ............................................ $169,000 Magnum 340 ’11 2800 hrs 620x42 ....................................... $120,000 Magnum 280 ’15 4200 hrs ............ $99,500 Magnum 285 ’04 5900 hrs ............ $57,500 Magnum 235 ’13 2570 hrs ............ $99,500 Puma 165 ’16 loader 30mph ....... $109,000

SCHERRMAN’S IMPLEMENT Hwy. 136 N • DYERSVILLE, IA 563-875-2426

www.mndhia.org

2018 Annual Rolling Herd Averages Report Above DHIA Average

Join us in saying congratulations to the following DHI members. Please note the Bolded State average is listed for Milk, Fat, Protein and Dollar Value, whereas the Cow average is for the local afliate only.

The Dollar Value Formula was updated this year as follows: (0.0257 x milk lbs) + (2.10 x fat lbs) + (2.17 x protein lbs) + {(350 - SCC/1000) x 0.00092 x (milk lbs / 100)}

MINNESOTA DHIA AVERAGE: $Value: $3,843 • Milk: 21,925 • Fat: 860 • Prot: 691 Goodhue DHIA Representatives

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NEXT DAIRY SALE

THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2019 DAIRY SALE RESULTS

FROM MARCH 22, 2019 970 head sold

Top Springing Hol. Heifer - $1,335.00 OUR COMMISSION IS ONLY 2.5%!

SALE SCHEDULE

EVERY TUESDAY: 9 a.m. Slaughter Hogs • 11 a.m. Hay - Straw 12 noon Slaughter Cattle 1ST & 3RD WEDNESDAYS: 1 p.m. all classes sheep & goats 2ND & 4TH THURSDAYS:11 a.m. Stock cows Baby & Started calves • Feeder Cattle

3RD THURSDAY: 9 a.m. Dairy Sale • Springers, Bred & Open Heifers • Breeding Bulls • Herd Dispersals

Pipestone Livestock Auction Market, Inc. PIPESTONE, MN

For more information phone: Of¿ce 507-825-3306 www.pipestonelivestock.com

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Producer Name ALPENTAU DAIRY BURFEIND, PETER+DAVID CARLSON BROS CASEY O’REILLY DAIRY CHAMBERLAIN HOLSTEINS CLAY VIEW DAIRY CRAZY DAISY DAIRY DICKE CENTURY FARM DICKE, KERMIT & MARK DICKE, TREVOR DOBY-DAY HOLSTEINS INC FITSCHEN BROS FRIESE, DAVID AND BECKY HADLER, DALE AND JIM HERNKES DAIRY HUNEKE DAIRY KLINGSPORN FARMS LONE OAK DAIRY LOWELL TANGEN LUHMAN, TRAVIS MAHONEY, KEITH & KAY MILLER+SONS, RICHARD NIBBE, PAUL+ANN OPSAHLS HOLSTEINS RONNINGEN, KELLY AND KURTIS ROSTAD FARMS SAMUELSON, DENNIS SCHAFER, KEVIN+CAROL SCHEFFLER DAIRY VANGSNESS BROS WHITE ROCK DAIRY ZUMBRO VIEW FARMS LLC

Producer Name PATNODE DAIRY LLC SCHERBER, JOHN AND STACI

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The innovative wing profile adapts to your cow’s body shape and the chamfered rear edge eliminates the stumbling edge and is gentler on your cow’s joints.

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• Easy to clean and disinfect

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City REDWING GOODHUE WELCH RED WING PINE ISLAND GOODHUE KENYON GOODHUE GOODHUE GOODHUE RED WING LAKE CITY WANAMINGO GOODHUE CANNON FALLS BELLECHESTER PINE ISLAND GOODHUE WANAMINGO GOODHUE CANNON FALLS ZUMBROTA ZUMBROTA GOODHUE WEST CONCORD ZUMBROTA CANNON FALLS LAKE CITY ZUMBROTA KENYON GOODHUE ZUMBROTA

% Milk Sold 102 103 101 107 102 101 101 101 100 101 104 100 105 101 103 99 99 105 102 100 102 98 102 101 103 107 101 104 103 104 101 97

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# Cows 113 331 87 94 146 1266 104 197 78 102 65 321 94 83 857 293 173 348 157 222 53 170 31 41 107 78 119 25 144 56 822 82

Houston DHIA Representatives Producer Name BANSE, LESTER DONNA BANSE, MICHAEL & KRIS BIRCHWOOD GAP FARM BLUE VIEW DAIRY FARM DIERSEN, JOHN + KARYL HEINTZ BADGER VALLEY FARM HOSCHEIT FARMS HOUDEK DAIRY LLC INGVALSON HILLTOP FARMS JOHNSON, RICHARD KRUSE, DEVOINE LOEFFELHOLZ, ISIDORE & JANET MOLDENHAUER, ED SCHULTE FARMS SELKE FARMS SOLUM HOLSTEINS WALNUT ROW FARM LLC

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Current Rolling Average Milk Fat Prot 22,865 910 689 27,349 1,073 911 23,967 930 748 21,816 842 678 24,817 1,004 775 29,822 1,268 965 31,432 1,120 971 30,668 1,209 974 23,712 890 773 25,246 945 801 22,021 827 702 27,558 1,052 864 23,138 991 750 22,388 906 754 29,945 1,149 936 23,689 954 778 28,668 1,154 951 26,263 1,104 845 25,754 1,012 823 21,239 867 704 27,783 1,065 879 22,415 907 748 24,465 929 828 24,186 979 755 23,300 883 721 23,965 969 761 27,198 1,025 823 22,579 893 698 23,436 933 772 24,487 943 725 25,466 940 782 22,620 926 770

$Value $4,040 $4,999 $4,220 $3,854 $4,486 $5,555 $5,329 $5,508 $4,175 $4,427 $3,851 $4,844 $4,319 $4,119 $5,276 $4,297 $5,273 $4,884 $4,614 $3,921 $4,882 $4,135 $4,408 $4,362 $4,057 $4,314 $4,648 $4,009 $4,277 $4,196 $4,373 $4,220

Ray Scherber Osseo, MN 59 years 763-428-2172

Hennepin DHIA Representative

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Rosalie Egge Cannon Falls, MN 34 years 507-263-4341

Craig Vangsness Kenyon, MN 39 years 507-789-5726

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103 99

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101 96

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23,751 23,910

$4,069 $4,312

868 977

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John Glasspoole

City CALEDONIA EITZEN CALEDONIA CALEDONIA CALEDONIA CALEDONIA CALEDONIA CALEDONIA CALEDONIA LA CRESCENT CALEDONIA CALEDONIA LACRESCENT CALEDONIA DAKOTA SPRING GROVE SPRING GROVE

% Milk Sold 104 101 106 102 105 101 105 102 100 103 103 101 100 101 101 101 101

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# Cows 200 108 377 291 170 210 369 474 449 151 229 63 330 300 230 123 25

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Current Rolling Average Milk Fat Prot 26,340 1,048 827 25,721 989 814 24,599 1,004 789 25,300 922 760 25,502 1,021 842 29,139 1,062 904 26,750 1,003 791 28,655 1,091 843 28,704 1,048 898 23,400 909 743 27,983 1,019 872 24,415 1,032 766 29,248 1,047 930 26,301 1,056 772 30,343 1,117 966 23,548 891 748 24,324 928 775

$Value $4,733 $4,557 $4,469 $4,284 $4,683 $4,988 $4,559 $4,926 $4,939 $4,132 $4,817 $4,500 $5,033 $4,628 $5,297 $4,116 $4,286

133 Atlantic Ave. NE • Pennock, MN

320-599-4466

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Cheryl Hook Tyler, MN 22 years 507-530-5261 % Milk Sold 102 100 103 100 103 103

3X X X X X

# Cows 641 330 320 119 122 412

Kandiyohi DHIA Representative Producer Name City BECKMAN FARMS INC PENNOCK BLDG-BLOCK FARM PENNOCK GROSHENS, COREY GROVE CITY HALLBERG, DAVID & STEPHANIE PENNOCK PENNINGS, LAWRENCE BLOMKEST POORTVLIET DAIRY PRINSBURG SWART, ROGER & MARY NEW LONDON

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BERNDT DAIRY GREGOR, DANIEL & ANNETTE HOEFS’ DAIRY KARL HELDBERG MEADOW FRONT FARMS RYNDA, FRANCIS & THERESA SHANGHAI DAIRY INC.

ELYSIAN MONTGOMERY NEW PRAGUE LE SUEUR CLEVELAND MONTGOMERY LE CENTER

% Milk Sold 104 101 98 103 101 103 102

3X X

City STEWART HUTCHINSON HUTCHINSON GLENCOE GLENCOE HUTCHINSON HUTCHINSON GLENCOE STEWART COSMOS ARLINGTON HUTCHINSON ARLINGTON

% Milk Sold

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Current Rolling Average Milk Fat Prot 27,324 992 846 24,565 912 753 22,570 893 716 26,715 1,069 860 22,909 879 738 23,255 841 731 23,750 885 738

$Value $4,617 $4,183 $4,042 $4,833 $4,060 $3,975 $4,125

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Dealer Inquiries Welcome!

Dennis Thyen

46310 164th Street • Watertown, SD 57201 605.881.0647 • Email: ddthyen@gmail.com

COW SAVER!

# Cows

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Current Rolling Average Milk Fat Prot

$Value

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91 65 293 78 119 50 316

HO HO HO HO HO HO HO

23,901 24,792 24,371 21,989 24,468 22,078 24,451

$4,182 $4,556 $4,507 $3,878 $4,464 $3,869 $4,231

903 1,010 990 853 979 830 936

752 816 804 698 803 694 744

Cows Can Be Safe On Concrete

HELP!

Call Smith’s before I break my leg or something!

Scabbling makes grooves in your concrete 2” wide and 3/16” deep so your cows ALWAYS have traction.

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

Smith’s of Wisconsin

Serving the Midwest over 30 yrs.

1-800-525-9364

Andrew Alsleben Glencoe, MN 57 years 320-864-4884 % Milk Sold 103 100 101 106 101 100 102 101 102 102 100 103 100

3X X

# Cows 262 185 15 100 24 92 63 112 102 132 30 91 94

Brd HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO

Current Rolling Average Milk Fat Prot 25,183 965 826 22,697 879 695 28,276 1,136 919 24,381 902 763 23,947 860 748 22,967 889 727 24,461 920 769 26,288 1,034 824 22,704 858 709 21,778 863 666 22,863 860 726 26,520 1,014 853 26,707 979 827

NEW FROM

$Value $4,464 $3,933 $5,172 $4,205 $4,082 $4,051 $4,259 $4,690 $3,958 $3,857 $4,001 $4,697 $4,590

Jeff Piepenburg Grove City, MN 36 years 320-857-2112 % Milk Sold 105 101 105 98 109 92 99

3X X

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Producer Name CANC FLYINGCOW DAIRY

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$Value $4,773 $4,206 $4,832 $4,460 $4,338 $3,995

Traci Vikla Lonsdale, MN 3 years 507-581-2205

McLeod DHIA Representative Producer Name BENSON DAIRY INC. CHRISTENSEN, JON CIRCLE DRIVE HOLSTEINS GLENMARK GENETICS INC HOESE, DAVID & CINDY HOWE HOLSTEINS JER-LEY HOLSTEINS JOHNSON, BRIAN & JACKIE KURTH, MICHAEL & KACIE KURTHKINE HOLSTEINS SCHUFT DAIRY SCOTT & JACOLYN RICKEMAN SUNSHINE DAIRY LLC

Current Rolling Average Milk Fat Prot 27,533 1,035 856 25,579 896 755 28,212 1,069 841 25,665 1,000 781 24,461 946 786 23,033 886 703

Darcy Freohlich Kerkhoven, MN 2 years 320-905-5609

Le Sueur DHIA Representative Producer Name

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Daryl Hook Tyler, MN 37 years 507-530-5472

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# Cows 903 58 117 72 31 68 146

Brd HO HO HO HO HO HO HO

Current Rolling Average Milk Fat Prot 27,955 1,070 850 22,475 888 719 21,768 891 717 24,131 941 749 25,904 957 766 22,973 877 732 23,674 957 738

$Value $4,822 $4,032 $4,000 $4,241 $4,360 $4,070 $4,257

3X X

# Cows 64 176

Brd HO XX

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Kristin Duden Princeton, MN 2 years 763-260-3796

% Milk Sold 104 99

HEIFER PRODUCTS

DELIVERIES EVERY 2 WEEKS - CALL THE FEED DIVISION AT 320-468-6655

Current Rolling Average Milk Fat Prot 26,426 964 812 21,321 865 704

$Value $4,503 $3,928

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We BUY, SELL, TRADE John Kelzer Randall, MN 23 years 320-749-2805

Morrison DHIA Representatives

Tara Mattison Holdingford, MN 1 year 320-364-9288

Bruce David Rice, MN 35 years 320-393-4206

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Producer Name BEUMER, CALVIN AND TAMMY CAPKO BROS HOURSCHT DAIRY IRISH CREEK DAIRY JOHNSON, PHILIP & LEIF STANGL, DOUG AND BRENDA STOLTMAN, TIMOTHY A. WALCHESKI FARMS

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SERVICE/INSTALLATION TECHNICIANS (Dairy Automation, Robotics, Welding & Refrigeration)

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Responsibilities include servicing, installing, and routine maintenance for all types of dairy equipment including robotics, automation, and refrigeration systems.

Requirements are a minimum of basic mechanical and electrical aptitude. On the job training provided. Welding, plumbing, or refrigeration experience is beneficial. We are looking for individuals with excellent communication skills, a desire to learn, and a team player attitude. A good driving record is a must.

Position offers a company vehicle, sponsored schools, a very competitive wage based on previous training and experience, health benefits, paid time off, holiday pay and retirement plan.

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Dairy Star • Second Section • Saturday, April 13, 2019 • Page 29

Easter desserts Everyone has their favorite Easter treats to make. My mom always made fresh homemade caramel pecan rolls for Easter morning. Aunt Linda always brought her red raspberry salad to the family dinner. Grandma always baked the Easter ham, scalloped potatoes, angel food cake and lemon curd topping.

Since we could never make it to Illinois and back between milkings, I have had to bring my family traditions to Minnesota. These dishes have become staples on our family holiday table over the years. But, I am always looking for new things to try. I am sharing a new recipe I made for the guys the other night. You know it is a hit when there are no leftovers, but I think I am going to have to nd a bigger slow cooker so I can get a few more meals out of the recipe.

I love how recipes have a way of traveling through a neighborhood or family. Two recipes I am sharing came from Alice who got them from Mary Jane. Both ladies are neighbors and dairy farm wives who know the best part of a recipe is simplicity. These are some of their family favorite Easter recipes.

Polka dot party roll by Alice via Mary Jane 1 pkg. angel food cake mix 2 cups whipped cream 1/2 tsp. vanilla 1 pkg. miniature marshmallows Prepare cake mix according to directions on package. Line two jelly roll pans with parchment paper leaving some extra hanging over the

Tapioca salad by Alice via Mary Jane 2 small boxes tapioca pudding 3 Tbsp. our 4 cups 2% milk Cook until thickened and cool well.

Add 8 ounces Cool Whip and put into a pretty bowl. I sometimes put fresh raspberries on top.

Food columnist, Natalie Schmitt

edge. Spread batter into pans. Bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes.

Let cool. Whip cream and add vanilla.

Fold in marshmallows. Using the parchment paper edges, remove cake from pan. Spread whipped cream and marshmallows onto cake. Taking the end of the cake, roll up removing the paper as you go. Chill and cut in to slices when ready to serve. You can use white angel food cake and colored marshmallows or confetti angel food cake and white marshmallows.

Lemon curd by Grandma Adair 6 egg yolks 1/2 cup lemon juice 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup butter, cubed 2 Tbsp. lemon zest In heavy saucepan or double boiler, add sugar and lemon zest. Rub together to release oil and avors from zest to sugar. Add yolks, juice and butter.

Whisk together. Over medium-low heat, stir constantly until thickens. Pour into small jar or bowl. Cover top with plastic wrap to prevent a crust. Will continue to thicken as it cools. Eat straight or top off your yogurt. Mix with whipped cream to make a light and uffy frosting for angel food cake or a bowl of fruit. Double recipe and use as lling for lemon meringue pie. This is one of my favorite things to savor and enjoy.

Orange chicken with sweet potatoes

by Taste of Home 3 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced 2/3 cup plus 3 Tbsp. our, divided 1 tsp. each salt, onion powder, ground nutmeg, cinnamon and pepper 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves

2 Tbsp. butter 1 can condensed soup, chicken or mushroom 3/4 cup pineapple juice 2 tsp. brown sugar 1 tsp. grated orange peel 1/2 pound sliced fresh mushrooms Hot cooked rice or noodles Layer sweet potatoes in a 3-quart slow cooker. In a large Ziploc bag, combine 2/3 cup our and seasonings; add chicken, one piece at a time and shake to coat. In a large skillet over medium heat, cook chicken in butter for 3 minutes on each side or until lightly browned. Arrange chicken over sweet potatoes. Place remaining our in a small bowl. Stir in soup, pineapple juice, brown sugar and orange peel until blended. Add mushrooms; pour over chicken. Cover and cook on low for 3 ½ to 4 hours or until meat thermometer reads 170 degrees and potatoes are tender. Serve with rice or noodles. I used thighs, legs and breast parts. I also added some small white potatoes and sliced onions as well. The nutmeg and cinnamon taste great in this recipe.

Tastes like spring. A real hit with the guys.

Natalie, Mark and his brother Al, farm together near Rice, Minn. They milk 100 registered Holsteins under the RALMA prex. Their four children are grown up and all involved in agriculture with hopes of someone returning to the farm. For questions or comments, please e-mail Natalie at mnschmitt@ jetup.net

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IOWA Engel Agri Sales Sac City, IA SOUTH DAKOTA Pfeifer Implement Co. Sioux Falls, SD Puthhoff Repair Sales & Service, Inc. Salem, SD

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FEEDER CATTLE AUCTION Tuesday, April 16, 2019 -11 a.m.

Expecting 150-250 head

From Wisconsincheese.com

Ultimate three-cheese grilled cheese 8 slices firm white bread 4 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded (1 cup) 4 ounces gouda cheese, shredded (1 cup)

4 ounces pepper jack cheese, shredded (1 cup) 4 tablespoons butter, softened

Top four slices of bread with cheddar, gouda and pepper jack. Top with remaining bread. Spread the outsides of sandwiches with butter. Toast one sandwich, covered, in a warm, large skillet over medium heat for 2-3 minutes or until the side is golden brown. Flip sandwich; cook, uncovered, 2-4 minutes longer or until bread is lightly golden brown and cheeses are melted. Repeat with remaining sandwiches.

NEXT SPECIAL FEEDER CATTLE AUCTION APRIL 23, 2019

Expecting 650-850 head, Over 800 head sold at our last special!

DAIRY AUCTION

Wednesday, April 17, 2019 - 11:00 am

COMPLETE HERD DISPERSAL #1: 120 High quality holstein dairy cows, family farm since 1945, 87#, many TOP cows milking 95125#! Cows will sell on test, parlor/freestall, over 40 years of TOP AI breeding, Genex & IPO sires used, sires include Parker, Cassino, Yankee, Shotgun, Cole, Red-Oak, Pax-Red, Design, Tonic, Empire, Jake, Iceman, Yoohoo, Mambo, Jitterbug, Paycheck, Slade-P-Red & Disguise. Vaccination program & regular herd health through Wisconsin Valley Vet, herd has been recently tested mycoplasma and staff negative, cows are also on a regular hoof trimming schedule, majority are 1st & 2nd calf, ripping good herd, very few blemished cows selling in this herd! If you want to add quality dairy cows to your herd, these cows will work for you! Coming from Krautkramer Bros., Marathon, WI COMPLETE HERD DISPERSAL #2 *REGISTERED*: 50 Very good quality registered Holstein Dairy Cows! Tiestall, RHA 25,000# TOP cows milking 85-100# scc100, 4.1BF 3.2P Cows outside everyday and bunk fed, complete vaccination program. aAa mated some sires include McCutchen, Dempsey, Airlift, Mogul & Goldchip. extremely good cows with well over 30 years of AI breeding. If you are looking for the better kind to add to your herd, these will work for you! Coming from Jim Knutson, New Auburn WI THESE COWS ALL SELL:

Cranberry breakfast bowl 1/2 cup plain yogurt 1/4 cup ricotta cheese 1 teaspoon maple syrup 1/4 cup cranberry sauce

Whisk the yogurt, ricotta and maple syrup in a small bowl. Top with cranberry sauce, granola and pecans.

EXPECTING 300 HEAD OF DAIRY CATTLE

Cheesy lasagna soup

AUCTIONEERS TRAVIS PARR & TIM SCHINDLER

1 pound bulk or mild Italian sausage links, casings removed 1 medium onion, halved and thinly sliced 2 garlic cloves, minced 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, optional 1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes, undrained 4 cups (32 ounces) chicken stock 2 cups water, divided 8 ounces lasagna noodles (not noboil), broken into 2-inch pieces

SEMI LOAD OF 3RD CROP WESTERN DAIRY ALFALFA -CERTIFIED ORGANIC SELLING @ 9;30AM

SPECIAL SHEEP & GOAT AUCTION Thursday, April 18, 2019 • 11:00 a.m.

Premium prices paid for your 45-60# kid goats & 50-65# lambs!!!

SPECIAL MONTHLY DAIRY HEIFER AUCTION , Friday, April 26, 2019 - 11:00 am ,

*DUE TO THE GOOD FRIDAY HOLIDAY OUR SPECIAL MONTHLY HEIFER AUCTION IS ONE WEEK LATER* HAPPY EASTER!!!

SELLING BRED & OPEN HEIFERS ~EXPECTING 300-400 HEAD OF HEIFERS! FEATURE CONSIGNMENT Customer COMPLETE RETIREMENT HERD DISPERSAL! Appreciation 75 Extremely high quality Holstein dairy Day! Serving free cows with some VERY nice Red & Whites!

Chicken Herd averaging over 90#! 35 cows milking BBQ Dinner! into the 100’s with some up to 145#! with RHA of 27,000# current scc running 125, over 50 years of AI breeding with TOP sires used through Genex.

Cows are milked in tiestall and housed in sand bedded freestalls, extensive vaccination program & regular herd health. Lots more information coming with pictures. If you are looking to add quality dairy cows to your herd plan to attend this auction! We are honored that the Schmidt Family has chosen Premier Livestock and Auctions to sell there extremely high quality dairy herd dispersal! Coming from Schmidt Family Farm, Birnamwood, WI

MACHINERY AUCTION Wednesday May 1, 2019 • 10:00am AFTER THE HAY AUCTION!

Accepting your full or partial line of machinery.

Please call to consign your machinery!

SEE WEBSITE FOR EARLY CONSIGNMENTS & DAILY UPDATES!

Weekly Highlights at Premier

Full market report online and all major newspapers!!

Wednesday we sold over 350 dairy cattle with 6 small herds of tiestall cows, including 3 herds of Organics. Market was steady, better quality Holstein fresh cows $1,250-$1,500. Top supremes last week $1,500-1,900. Lots of good respectable cows $8501,200, better quality springing heifers selling $800-$1,275 many very common, plain thin and blemished cows & springing heifers selling $500-800. FRIDAY April 5th HERD HIGHLIGHTS: 250 head sold with 2 parlor/freestall herd dispersals. Supreme fresh cows $1,5002,000. Top springing heifers $1,200-1,450! Thanks for your business! www.premierlivestockandauctions.com

2 tablespoons granola 1 tablespoon chopped pecans

1/4 cup fresh basil leaves 1/4 teaspoon pepper 2 cups packed roughly chopped fresh spinach Salt to taste 8 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded (2 cups) 16 ounces ricotta cheese (2 cups) 1 1/2 ounces Parmesan cheese, shredded (1/2 cup) Additional basil leaves, optional

Brown sausage in a Dutch oven over medium-hight for 5 minutes. Add onion; cook and stir for 3-4 minutes longer or until sausage is not longer pink. Drain.

Reduce heat to medium. Add garlic and red pepper flakes; cook and stir for 1 minute. Stir in tomatoes, loosening browned bits from pan. Add the stock, 1 cup water, lasagna noodles, basil and pepper; bring to boil, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to medium; gently boil for 10-12 minutes or until noodles are tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in spinach. Season with salt to taste. Add the remaining water if soup it too thick. Remove from heat. Divide mozzarella into six serving bowls; ladle soup over cheese. Garnish with ricotta, parmesan and additional basil if desired.

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From Wisconsincheese.com

Dairy Star • Second Section • Saturday, April 13, 2019 • Page 31

Cookies and cream skillet brownies 1 box (18.3 ounces) fudge brownie mix (+ egg(s) + sub milk and melted butter for water and oil) 1 container (8 ounces) mascarpone cheese, at room temperature 1/2 package (4 ounces) cream cheese, softened

1/3 cup sugar 1 large egg 16 chocolate sandwich cookies, divided Optional toppings: warmed hot fudge topping, sweetened whipped cream or vanilla ice cream

Heat oven to 350ËšF. Prepare brownie mix according to package directions for batter; add egg(s), and substitute milk for water and melted butter for oil.

Set aside. Beat the mascarpone, cream cheese, sugar and egg in a large bowl until blended. Crush 10 cookies into crumbs; fold into mascarpone mixture. Pour two-thirds of the reserved brownie batter into a greased 10-inch cast-iron skillet; dot with mascarpone mixture. Spread the remaining batter over top. Bake for 25 minutes. Meanwhile, cut the remaining cookies into pieces; sprinkle over top. Bake for 10-15 minutes longer or until center is just set. (Take care not to overbake.) Cool in pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes before serving. Garnish with toppings as desired.

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Hot pepper sauce to taste Salt and pepper to taste Crisp bacon pieces Minced fresh chives Additional shredded Wisconsin chipotle cheddar cheese

Cut eggs in half lengthwise. Remove yolks. Place the yolks, sweet potato, cheddar, sour cream, Dijon mustard and hot pepper sauce in a food processor; cover and pulse until smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste; pulse to blend. Spoon or pipe mixture into egg whites. Garnish with bacon, chives and additional shredded cheddar.

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ONLY MUELLER® GIVES YOU SO MANY WAYS TO GET INTO HOT WATER No matter what size your milk-cooling system, Mueller makes a Fre-Heater® unit to match it. With the right unit, you can turn your waste heat to hot water with maximum efÀciency. To learn how a Fre-Heater can save you energy dollars, contact your local Mueller Milk Cooling Systems Specialist.

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SPECIAL DAIRY SALE Wednesday, April 17 • 9 a.m.

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