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Volume 19, No. 8
Milk supply, contracts, trade discussed with poliƟcal leaders By Krista Kuzma
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WINONA, Minn. – Minnesota Milk Producers Association, together with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, hosted a meeting on June 5 at the Wilson Township hall in Winona County to discuss ways to prevent dairy farmers from losing a market for their milk, similar to what happened to a handful of dairy producers in the corner of the state in April. In attendance were the majority of the Minnesota farmers who scrambled to nd a new milk processor in April, representatives from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and Farm Service Agency, along with representatives from the ofces of Congressional leaders, Sen. Al Franken, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Rep. Tom Emmer and Rep. Tim Walz. Lucas Sjostrom represented Minnesota Milk Producers Association. Andrea Vaubel, Minnesota Department of Agriculture assistant commissioner, conducted the meeting. “Part of what I’m here to listen for is the long-term issue to see if there is anything that can be done in the next farm bill to prevent us from sitting around a similar table two or three years from now,” said Chuck Ackman, outreach director for Klobuchar.
June 10, 2017
“I always enjoyed being on the farm and farming was in the back of my mind.” – Brian Streeper
Streeper learning about dairying during transition
Rollings gradually selling farm to younger generation By Ron Johnson
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WATERVILLE, Iowa – In ve short years, Brian Streeper has become a farmer. He wears a battered cap, knows all his cows by name and can drive his UTV over a polywire fence without stopping. Brian is an engineer by training and was not raised on a farm. He and his wife, Amanda, are gradually buying the dairy cattle, buildings and land of her parents, Nick and LuAnn Rolling. They milked cows for close to 20 years near Waterville, Iowa, and began transitioning the operation to the younger generation in 2014, after Brian apprenticed Turn to STREEPERS | Page 6
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Brian Streeper, pictured with his son, August, and his father-in-law, Nick Rolling are in the Ōh year of their farm transiƟon plan for their dairy near Waterville, Iowa..
Oversupply and processing capacity The amount of supply in relation to processing capacity was a big topic of conversation. “Eight to 10 years ago we had the opposite problem. People were gathering just like this, but with processors who were saying they needed more milk from dairy farmers,” Sjostrom said. In the most recent years, MARK KLAPHAKE/DAIRY STAR Sjostrom said processors in the Midwest have grown by about Rodney MarƟn chops rst crop alfalfa, while his wife, Jennifer, and daughters, Janika and Megan, ride along, as the sun begins to set June 1 near Sauk Centre, Minn. Rodney milks 300 cows with his dad, Gene. Several of his friends were hauling loads for Turn to MEETING | Page 5 the MarƟns.
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With the dairy industry continuously changing, so are other industries related to dairy. Dairy farmer Paul Fetzer has continually changed his farm’s method of proper carcass disposal in an effort to improve onfarm biosecurity measures and efďƒžciency and eliminate unnecessary costs. From burial to compost to rendering and even incineration, ďƒžnd out which method may be right for your farm on pages 12-13 in ďƒžrst section. Kraig Krienke has found one way to improve efďƒžciency on his farm by installing a double-11 parabone parlor in By Mark Klaphake place of a double-7 herringbone parlor. This change was Editor needed so the Krienke family could increase their herd size to 410 milking cows and begin a 3X per day milking routine. Read about the beneďƒžts of this parlor setup and also the challenges that came along with the renovation on pages 10-11 in ďƒžrst section. For “From our side of the fenceâ€? for this ďƒžrst issue of June Dairy Month, we decided to turn to grocery store dairy managers. Along with sharing their top selling product, they talked about other unique products, how proďƒžtable the dairy case is in comparison to other parts of the store and how price affects sales. Read about their answers on pages 15 in ďƒžrst section. With a sunny, blue sky along with only a few clouds, June 2 turned out to be a great day for making hay for the Beard family near Decorah, Iowa. We followed them on a Friday for our Day in the Life feature. Other than the typical day-to-day chores on their 92-cow organic dairy, most of the day was ďƒžlled with ďƒželdwork to get dry hay made. Read about their day and how they manage their farm on pages 16, 18-19 in second section. The Schlauderaff family knows there is more than one factor that affects rolling herd average. They milk 650 cows on their dairy, Schlauderaff Enterprise, near Frazee and Vergas, Minn. Read on pages 18 and 20 in ďƒžrst section about how quality employees, clean feed and cow comfort have helped them reach a herd average of 30,128 pounds of milk with 1,244 pounds of fat and 937 pounds of protein. For the Peterson family, farming has been a part of their history since Gary’s great-grandmother homesteaded the farm in 1877. Now, Gary and his wife, Cris, and their son, Ben, farm together on their 1,000-cow dairy near Grantsburg, Wis. Read on pages 10-11, 13 in third section how the farm has changed over the years and the event the farm will be hosting this summer.
Favorite quotes from this issue:
“That’s what farming is about. Working on the farm is as much play for us as it is work. It runs in the family.� - Rick Brumm, pages 15-17 third
section
“I remember my father talking in the barn when I was a kid about how he wanted our milk to make butter [‌] Suddenly, this guy was knocking at my door looking to do just that; there was certainly a sense of dĂŠjĂ vu.â€? -
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It’s all inside... FROM OUR SIDE OF THE FENCE:
Store managers: What is your top selling dairy product? Page 15
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Children Museum of Eau Claire hosts June Dairy Brad Johnson Month activities Second Section
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St. Charles, Minn.
Buffalo Clear Lake, Wisc.
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FIRST SECTION Pages 1, 5 Producers, government leaders meet Pages 5, 9 Ag Insider Pages 10 - 11 Krienkes transform herringbone to parabone Pages 12 - 13 Carcass removal methods evolve with industry Page 16 Beckers transition to next generation by adding more farm sites Pages 18, 20 Good employees, clean feed, cow comfort keep herd at Schlauderaff Enterprise milking well Page 22 - 23 Sheep Dairy Association receives “Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin” grant Page 25 Celebrate June Dairy Month with breakfast on the farm Page 26 FSA News & Notes Page 27 The Transition Pen Page 28 Attendance hot at Wisconsin’s longest continuous dairy breakfast Page 29 More than a dress shirt and tie Page 30 Ramblings from the Ridge Page 32 Making Cents of Dairy Page 33 Dairy Good Life Page 34 Three things you cannot have with a low SCC Page 36 Women in Jeans: Emily Caughey SECOND SECTION Pages 10 - 11 The “Mielke” Market Weekly Page 12 Dairy Markets Page 13 Area Hay Auction results
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20 percent, but dairies have produced more milk at a faster rate of 25 to 30 percent growth. Many agreed exports are now a big part of using the United States dairy supply and trade with other countries needs to be encouraged. “We need to keep doing things domestically, but exports are the real factor. China is starting to gure out they can’t dairy as well as they thought they could so they’re shutting down some of their large dairies,” Sjostrom said. Sjostrom said a big problem is the inadequacy in butterfat and protein demand. “Whey and protein has been what’s driving us in the past and now that’s switched [to butterfat],” Sjostrom said. In the upcoming months, Minnesota Milk will research whether the federal orders could be pushed to incen-
“I feel dairy is going to end up like hogs. They did it to the chickens, hogs and turkeys, and now here comes the dairy.” BRET FRICKSON, DAIRY FARMER
tivize processors to use more protein by putting Class I protein at Class III and IV price. Increased amount of protein used in uid products would make them taste better and use more of the milk supply overall, Sjostrom said. Contracts Dairy farmers in attendance said they were not pleased when in April they were given a month’s notice to nd a new processor. They felt it was not enough time. “It’s not like losing a job … it’s losing your business and everything you’ve invested on your dairy,” said dairy farmer Bret Frickson.
When dairy farmers were asked what was an appropriate amount of time to give notice, many said 90 days should be the minimum, but more time would be appreciated. A few farmers said they are concerned privately-owned processors will start using milk from their own dairies, leaving others without a milk market. “I feel dairy is going to end up like hogs. They did it to the chickens, hogs and turkeys, and now here comes the dairy,” Frickson said. . Congressional updates As much as it was a time for farmers to bring forth their concerns and issues, the government leaders were also able to share what is currently being done at the state and national levels. Walz, Klobuchar, Franken and Congressman Collin Peterson all signed a letter to the White House about the recent milk issue with Canada. “When several members of Congress send a letter, it has gravity,” Ackman said. Josh Syrjamaki, chief of staff for Walz, said he hopes the president will understand the gravity of the situation. “We’re going to urge President Trump to be careful because words have consequences and actions have even bigger consequences. We have to be really careful there aren’t unintended punishments for the little guy,” Syrjamaki said. At the state level, Vaubel said Governor Mark Dayton also sent a letter to the president in April. “We haven’t heard anything from the Trump administration in terms of a response to the governor’s letter, but we do anticipate a response,” she said. “We’ll continue to be engaged with this issue with NAFTA negotiations and as general trade issues come up.” Overall, each congressional representative said they hope to continue learning about the state’s dairy farm situation and what can be done in the next Farm Bill to create a more stable market.
During June Dairy Month, we salute America’s dairy farmers for their hard work and dedication to producing wholesome, high-quality dairy products. These delicious and nutritious foods help keep our bones and our economy strong.
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ConĆ&#x;nued from STREEPERS | Page 1 with them for a year. As a youngster, Brian helped out on the dairy farms of his two uncles and on his grandfather’s place. “I always enjoyed being on the farm and farming was in the back of my mind,â€? Brian said. Now, it is Brian who milks the 70 crossbred cows twice a day, while Nick devotes himself to growing corn, soybeans, oats and hay on 300 acres of mostly rented land in northeast Iowa’s Allamakee County. “I have a town job, too, so I get out of his (Brian’s) way. He doesn’t have to listen to my opinions all the time,â€? Nick said, with a laugh. Amanda has an interior design degree from Iowa State University and works for Northeast Iowa Resource Conservation and Development, Inc., in Postville, Iowa. Brian also earned a degree from Iowa State, in construction engineering. Brian and Amanda are the parents of four: August, 6; Ivy, 4; Sutton, 2; and Jafe, three months. Already early in his dairying career, Brian is looking to the not-so-distant future.
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“I’d like to ďƒžgure out a way to get the kids involved, if they want to,â€? he said about his goals. That might mean adding land, besides the 80 acres Brian and Amanda already own. It could mean diversifying, maybe with beef or sheep. The Streepers already have several of the woolly critters. Young August, home during day with Dad, exhibits a natural curiosity and cannot seem to stand still. “He loves it,â€? said Brian, about the 6-year-old. “He loves farming – being around cattle and the equipment and everything.â€? The Rolling/Streeper farm is a hybrid of sorts. Nick and LuAnn used rotational grazing for years, and Brian and Amanda also let their cows harvest much of their feed themselves by way of grazing the hilly ground. But the farm also has a sand-bedded freestall barn and feeds a total mixed ration (TMR) much of the year. Brian buys some of his feed from Nick. There’s also a pit that holds a month’s worth of manure. Brian only Turn to STREEPERS | Page 7
Impact of dairy reaches beyond the barn doors
The beneďƒžts of Wisconsin’s dairy industry reaches far beyond the barn doors. While our Wisconsin farm families rely on the dairy business for their livelihood, we all rely on dairy for the impact it has on our state’s economy, culture and future. We see America’s Dairyland on our license plates every day while driving down the highway, but we likely take what that really means for granted. Dairy contributes $43.4 billion to Wisconsin’s economy annually. That is more than if you combine the value of citrus to Florida, potatoes to Idaho, apples to Washington and raisins to California. These dollars support local communities, businesses and schools. Our friends and neighbors, in urban and rural areas of the state, have jobs that are related to the state’s dairy industry. The dairy industry employs 78,900 people in the state. Jobs created by dairy businesses bring long-term stability to local employment bases. Every job in agriculture supports an additional 1.46 jobs elsewhere in Wisconsin. Wisconsin’s universities and technical schools prepare young people for future careers in the dairy business, from animal science and biotechnology to equipment engineering and marketing. There is a place for everyone who wants to By Ben Brancel work in Wisconsin’s dairy industry. DATCP Secretary Wisconsin’s dairy industry may be changing but it continues to be strong. Every farm is unique. When you drive down the road, you won’t see any two farms that are identical. Some farms are small and rely on robotic technology to get the milking done. Others are large and produce organic milk. Our diversity is our state’s greatest strength. With more than 9,000 dairy farms and 400 dairy processors, we all beneďƒžt from these beautiful bovines and the quality products created from their milk. More than a quarter of the nation’s cheese is made right here in our state by our cheeseheads. Our dairy processors create more than 600 types, styles and varieties of cheese, and they continue to do research to ensure they are meeting our customer needs in the future. At national and international award events, Wisconsin’s cheesemakers are recognized for their quality work, taking home top prizes again and again. Wisconsin’s reputation as a dairy state has spread around the world. Wisconsin sells its agricultural products to 150 different countries. When you say you are from Wisconsin, international government ofďƒžcials and business leaders are immediately engaged in how they can learn from our expertise or buy our products. Wisconsin’s cows produce milk every day of the week. One day out of seven, this milk is being made into products that will go beyond our country’s borders. Dairy is a worldwide business we are lucky to have in Wisconsin. It is ďƒžtting that the World Dairy Expo calls Wisconsin home. Each fall, the dairy industry comes to Madison to meet for the ďƒžve-day event. World Dairy Expo features a premier dairy show with more than 2,000 elite dairy cattle. The enormous trade show allows agribusinesses to showcase the latest in technology and research. The business meetings and farm tours that occur during World Dairy Expo build connections that continue to grow throughout the year. It’s June Dairy Month. Let’s celebrate. Visit http://www.dairydaysofsummer. com/ to ďƒžnd a dairy breakfast or event near you. The best thing you can do to support our hardworking family farmers is to come out to the farm, take a tour and enjoy a meal together. Every time you drink a glass of milk, grab a string cheese or have yogurt with lunch, you are contributing to the continued success and the future of Wisconsin’s dairy industry.
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needs to haul and spread manure fall through spring, since the cows handle that chore when they’re grazing. The Streepers’ cows start grazing around May 1. They’re in one of the 10 permanent paddocks for a day. Then Brian moves the electried wire and gives them access to new grass for the next 24 hours. The farm also has 30 acres of improved pasture that’s rotated in and out of crop production. A cutting or two of hay is made from some pastures, too. Their hybrid dairying system is working well, Brian said. He said the cows are carrying a 23,000-pound average on twice-a-day milking. The milk’s protein percentage is 3.5 and the fat test is 4.5 percent right now. RON JOHNSON/DAIRY STAR Brian handles most of the milking, Brian and Amanda Streepers’ 70-cow herd is a colorful blend of Jersey, Holstein, which he can nish in about 80 minutes Ayrshire, Normande and Swedish Red geneƟcs. The herd has a 23,000-pound in the eight-unit, swing parlor that’s herd average, grazes much of the year, and is also fed a total mixed raƟon. about 20 years old and built in an old hog barn. Some of that milk production comes The herd is bred to calve seasonal- utility vehicle. Brian’s dairying method also re- from Brian using recombinant bovine ly, starting around Sept. 1 and nishing around the end of November. By the quires less in terms of cattle facilities. somatotropin (rBST) on his cows. He time late summer rolls around again, He does not have a dry-cow building. thinks the hormone might have boosted Brian is down to milking 30 to 35 cows. Nor does he have a calving building or production by about ve pounds a day. Brian, like other dairy producers, Brian’s herd is a colorful mix of pen, since his cows deliver their calves plans to stop using rBST sometime next cows that contains Jersey, Holstein, out in the pastures. And grazing is good for the cows, year. He said his milk buyer, Wapsie Ayrshire, Normande and Swedish Red genetics. Nick started dairying with Jer- too, Brian said. They get exercise while Valley Creamery, sent him a letter statseys and began crossbreeding to boost grazing, and by strolling back and forth ing it will cease buying milk produced to the barn. with the aid of the hormone. milk production. “I think it’s healthier for the cows to Although he likes grazing, Brian Each cow has her number and name written on a large, yellow tag in be out there – most of the time – when has some experience from helping on her right ear. LuAnn and August are re- it’s not hot, rainy or muddy,” Brian his uncles’ farm. “I think I’d be just as happy in a sponsible for the creative cow names. A said. “I like seeing cattle on pasture. I sampling includes Eyeore, Husky, La- like the way we’re doing things. We’re connement situation,” Brian said. not calving in the springtime and we’re Along with diversifying the farm to goon, Nicole and Tyrone. Grazing the herd and buying the not trying to get a lot of milk out of include livestock other than dairy cattle, feed offers several benets, Brian said. the pasture. They’re still milking well, Brian wants to continue improving the For one thing, the machinery invest- maybe 70 pounds a day at 250 days in facilities. One such project is covering ment is quite small – a tractor, manure milk. Feeding a TMR at the bunk at an open lot where he feeds the TMR. spreader, feed mixer, skid loader and night helps, too.”
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He also is thinking about adding about 10 more cows. “We’re kind of up against the bluff and the creek,” Brian said about limitations on his cow numbers. “We’ll see how things go.” Life placed Brian on a farm that has a trout stream, Paint Creek, tumbling through it. Because of the creek and the hills, much of the crops are grown using no-till.
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Ironically, the young farmer seldom has time for shing, even though he crosses Paint Creek a dozen or so times a day. While the farm is made more picturesque by the stream’s presence, Paint Creek can cause problems. Flooding a few years ago washed out the old railroad tanker cars that served as both culverts and a bridge for crossing to the land on the other side. Brian put his engineering knowledge to good use when he and Nick built a regular bridge. That bridge still stands rock solid, even though ood waters have touched it. Now, with his own herd nearly paid for and a plan in place to purchase the land, Brian can say, “Life is pretty good” and that he can see continuing to farm another 30 or 40 years. “I’m happy to have the opportunity,” Brian said. “I really appreciate all the advice and help.”
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INTL FCStone risk management consultant Kyle Schrad said relatively high dairy prices in Europe are supporting the markets throughout the world. “We’ve seen a rapid run up over the course of the past two-to-four Ag Insider weeks here,” said Schrad. “Basically, being carried by the European market, allowing our prices to move higher. The globe has a strong demand for butterfat now. This is catching up to what we’ve seen in the United States the last couple of years. As that’s happened, we’ve seen butter prices in EuBy Don Wick rope skyrocket to fresh Columnist record highs. The same thing is true in New Zealand.” As dairy farmers consider feed costs, weather will be the big issue for the grain markets. The use of soymeal options may be worthwhile. Schrad said dairy farmers should think about buying call options above the market.
agreement between the United States, Canada and Mexico. American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall said his organization will work to make sure the NAFTA talks strengthens the critical relationship with two of the largest trading partners for the United States National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson said the original trade agreement hurt rural America and this is a chance to reset the trade agenda. Many commodity groups voiced support for a strong trade agenda, but emphasized the needs of agriculture should be remembered when NAFTA is updated.
Perdue recognizes labor needs of the U.S. dairy industry During a visit to Idaho, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said the immigration issue is a priority. Perdue said dairy farmers have year-round needs for labor. “I hope to submit to the president a policy that he can feel good about and the United States can feel good about. There are jobs out there that we cannot nd American workers to fulll.”
Farm bill spending priorities With the 2018 Farm Bill, different ag groups are seeking funds for a variety of priorities. AmeriRenegotiating NAFTA can Farm Bureau Federation chief economist Bob The White House has ofcially notied the Young said the amount of money in the baseline is Senate Finance and House Ways and Means Com- very small. “That means you’re almost set up for mittees that the administration will update the warfare. The corn farmers are trying to protect their North American Free Trade Agreement. NAFTA own, the cotton farmers and dairy farmers need negotiations can begin 90 days after this notice is some dollars. Who will give up? No one will want led with Congress. That means trade talks could to give up. That tends to be where the ghts in agstart by mid-August. Agriculture Secretary Sonny riculture happen.” During the last Farm Bill, there Perdue welcomed the move, saying “any trade deal was an agreement amongst agriculture groups that can be improved.” there wouldn’t be attempts to cannibalize money from the different titles of the legislation. Young Agriculture responds to NAFTA news was asked if that will that continue in the next Farm Agriculture groups have been fairly united Bill debate. “I certainly suspect that’s where folks in their support for the renegotiation of the trade will want to start. I think there’s enough support and
desire to protect crop insurance that there will be real resistance to take money out of crop insurance to put into Title One. I’m not convinced we will be willing to cross those lines moving forward.”
Defamation lawsuit moves forward The defamation lawsuit against ABC News is underway. The meatpacker, BPI, led the lawsuit in 2012 after ABC ran a series of stories about the company’s lean, nely textured beef. The story used the term ‘pink slime’ and sales plummeted. BPI ended up closing three processing plants and losing millions of dollars. The lawsuit claims ABC ignored the other side of the story and knowingly aired false information. Cheese, please Cheese is now Wisconsin’s ofcial dairy product. A fourth-grade class in Mineral Point Elementary School originated this idea. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed the bill at the school. Milk is already recognized as Wisconsin’s ofcial beverage. IDFA hires VP of legislative affairs The former deputy chief of staff and legislative director for North Dakota Senator John Hoeven has joined the staff of the International Dairy Foods Association. Tony Eberhard will take over as IDFA’s vice president of legislative affairs. Stars shine at FFA convention During the 88th Wisconsin State FFA Convention, the Stars will be honored. The nalists for the Star in Agribusiness are Alex Krueger of Janesville Craig FFA, Gage Rataczak of Randolph Cambria Friesland FFA, Jared Mack of Sauk Prairie, Brett Koski of Waupaca and Dylon Porkorny Turn to AG INSIDER | Page 9
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of Waupun. The Star in Agricultural Placement nalists are Paige Nelson of Ellsworth, Alyssa Templeton of Evansville, Morgan Fitzsimmons of Mineral Point, Augustave Swanke of Montello, Erica Helmer of Plymouth, Maverick Guenther from Randolph Cambria Friesland FFA, Sean Smedema of Randolph Cambria Friesland FFA, Jensen Trinrud of Waupaca, Jesse LaMie of Weyauwega and Taylor Statz of Wisconsin Heights. For Star Farmer, the nalists are Noah Massie of Barron, Eric Wachtendonk of Bloomer, Jenna Broege of Janesville Craig FFA, Carley Krull of Lake Mills, Danielle Robinson of Lomira, Brad Jones of Mount Horeb, Melissa Sprecher of Sauk Prairie, Katelyn Zimmerman of Spencer, Elisha Riley of Waupaca and Emily Schwanke of Waupun. The State Star in Agriscience nalists are Amelia Hayden of Big Foot FFA, Katelyn Galetka of New Auburn and Seth Piencikowski of Waupaca. Holstein Association invests in next generation The Wisconsin Holstein Association has awarded $14,000 in scholarships to members studying agriculture or a related eld. The top scholarship recipients are Meikah Dado of Amery, Amanda Gehrke of Arpin,
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Last May, the Krienke family renovated their double-7 herringbone parlor into a double-11 parabone parlor on their farm near Lester Prairie, Minn. In renovaƟng the parlor, the Krienkes could increase their herd size and milk three Ɵmes each day.
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LESTER PRAIRIE, Minn. – Kraig Krienke’s desire to be a respectable dairyman with a reputable herd is undeniable, and with his latest on-farm renovation, Krienke has continued forward in achieving those goals. Last spring, Krienke and his wife, Rachelle, and children – Elizabeth, Blake and Brodie – replaced their double-7 herringbone parlor with a double-11 parabone parlor in an effort to maximize milk production on their farm, Prairie Dairy, near Lester Prairie, Minn. “We wanted to start milking on a 3X schedule, but also knew that with the number of cows we wanted, we couldn’t do that in our double-7,” said Krienke, who increased his milking herd from 360 to 410 cows.
A parabone parlor, standing 25 feet in length and allowing 27 inches per cow, would accommodate the larger herd on a more frequent milking schedule – and the Krienkes would quickly see the benets. “Before, if we could get 50 cows done in an hour, that was pretty good,” Krienke said. “Now, we’re up to 75 cows in an hour, but not quite up to four full turns.” Aside from milking more cows, which was the primary goal of the parabone parlor, Krienke has noticed an improvement in milk production, herd health and employee engagement. With the new setup and routine, Krienke saw an eight- to 10-pound increase in his bulk tank average – from 105 to roughly 114 pounds per cow. However, improving milk production was the result of the larger objective to better milk quality. “For me, our goal was focused on lowering mastitis cases. Before, I was dumping milk down the drain and now, I’ve gained probably 400 pounds each day and am not shipping as many cows,” Krienke said. “We’ve gotten to the point where I’m looking for milk Turn to KRIENKES | Page 11
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Prairie Dairy employee, Kayla Weinzen, (leŌ) and the Krienke family – (from leŌ) Brodie, Blake, Rachelle and Kraig – milk 410 cows near Lester Prairie, Minn. Not pictured is Elizabeth Krienke.
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By installing a parabone parlor within the frame of the herringbone parlor, the Krienke family is able to milk 11 cows on each side, rather than seven. for the pasteurizer.” Krienke believes the dairy’s strict milking preparation process also aids in the prevention of mastitis. “Typically, we only see one to three cows in buckets – out of 400, that’s good,” Krienke said. With two employees in the parlor, they each take ve or six cows and prepare them for milking. Udders are wiped with a dry towel and then an automated scrubber is used for 10 seconds on each cow. Employees then come back and forestrip six to seven times, followed by dry wiping the teats and ination ends with a clean towel before attaching the milking unit. A change in routine has also bene-
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ted Krienke’s employees and the overall management of the dairy. “Part of developing a new schedule is knowing how you want to structure your day,” Krienke said. “How do you want to structure your helps’ day? How do you do that with the process you’re developing?” Giving his help a set schedule, Krienke has developed a strong milking crew which is able to consistently ll their schedule with plenty of work. With a set of employees dedicated to the milking parlor, Krienke has been able to spend his time elsewhere on the dairy. “Honestly, I haven’t milked a whole shift since last August,” Krienke said. “With those guys paying attention in the parlor and the [tracking] system, I’ve managed to manage the cows without being in here.” Although the Krienkes are now seeing the positive results of a parabone parlor and 3X milking, that was not always the case. As with any on-farm change, it took time for the cows to adjust. At rst, the cows were not lling the parlor in its entirety – standing at the 45-degree angle they were used to with the herringbone parlor.
“In its simplicity, I have an entrance and exit gate. There’s not a lot of moving parts. Because of this, the cows have no restrictions and one can stop at a certain place and another can surpass them,” Krienke said. This also caused trouble with accurately recording milk measurements from the meters if a cow moves throughout the parlor in a different order than when she entered. Despite the minor setbacks, the renovated milking facility and new milking schedule has been a positive push from the dairy’s past to its future – keeping in mind the Krienkes’ nancial and physical limitations. In 2004, Krienke and his father, Roger, installed the herringbone parlor in place of a at-barn parlor. When it came time to upgrade from a herringbone to parabone parlor, Krienke wanted to work with the original perimeters of the milking facility. “With the base price where it’s at, it doesn’t allow for a large project right now,” Krienke said. “I had this footprint that I had to stay within.” Prior to installing the double-11, the Krienkes toured farms that were using parabone parlors and also those with parallel setups. However, knowing his restrictions, Krienke chose the most cost-effective option for the renovation. “We wanted to get X-number of cows through the parlor and knew our double-7 wasn’t going to cut it. What could we do with the best dollars invested?” Krienke said. “For me, the low cost of the parabone was what attracted me to the setup.” In December 2015, the Krienkes developed blueprints for what their parlor would look like, and by May of 2016, the parlor was operable. While the bones of the milking facility remained the same, the front gate and butt panels were removed and replaced with equipment to t a parabone parlor, allowing the cows to stand at 70-degree angles rather than the 45-degree or 90-degree angles found in herringbone and parallel parlors, respectively. “For every situation and operation, it’s different. This parlor is supposed to be a stepping stone for us,” Krienke said. “It would have been nice to remodel our parlor sooner, but it was substantially easier to justify the expense with the additional cows and increased milk production from 3X milking.” With a year under their belt, the Krienkes are pleased with how the parlor has aided in the farm’s success and the family’s aspirations moving forward.
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A closer look by Jennifer Coyne
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Carcass removal methods evolve with industry
Increasing fees, biosecurity concerns reason for change Since the dairy’s inception, Fetzer Farms has continued evolving with the demands of the industry – from housing and milking facilities to breeding decisions and now methods of carcass disposal. Most recently, the dairy installed a cremator device to safely and cleanly remove animal carcasses from the farm. “Our farm is in its fth generation, and we’re always doing things to keep up with the industry,” Paul Fetzer said. Fetzer is co-owner of the 1,300cow dairy near Elmwood, Wis., working alongside his brothers, Steve and Joe, and their families. An option t for the farm, future While there are four methods of disposing carcasses for dairy producers, not every method is best for every farm. “Farmers are independent people and we all do what’s best for our own
situation,” Fetzer said. Previously, Fetzer implemented rendering and composting before installing a livestock incinerator on the dairy. “I’ve never liked the fact that I had an animal lying there, waiting to be picked up or added to the compost pile – it gave me an unsettling feeling that [the carcasses] were not taken care of properly,” Fetzer said. “Now, there’s proper and prompt disposal.” Other producers have moved away from rendering to composting because of the increasing fees of a pick-up. In 2009, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revised rendering regulations for carcasses disposed of for the animal food chain, resulting in the growing cost for this service, said Trisha Wagner, University of Wisconsin Extension. “The fact that milk prices have not kept up with the cost of production comes at a time when rendering fees are increasing. Livestock farmers will be considering other methods of disposal,” she said. With the various options for disposal, the underlying goal is to provide a disposal option for all dairy producers, which is feasible and takes
into consideration concerns for biosecurity. “Cows used to be drug out to the back-40, where buzzards and coyotes would move the remains around. The industry has pretty quickly moved forward to better ways of disposal,” said Terry Lyons, J&D Manufacturing. Terry Sistad, Board of Animal Health, agreed. “I’m not saying there’s disease to be spread, but consistently removing any chance limits the possibility of something developing,” he said. Reviewing the four methods There are four approved methods of proper disposal of animal carcasses – burial, composting, rendering and incineration – each providing benets and challenges of their own. “The main thing is that dead livestock need to be disposed of within 72 hours of death,” Sistad said. “Whichever option works best for you is the best way to work.” Burial Burial was the rst method practiced on farms, as it was noted as an inexpensive and efcient way to dispose of animal remains.
“Burying has been the longest lasting option for carcass removal,” Sistad said. If burial is the chosen method, producers should create a hole deep enough to prevent the remains from being uncovered by scavengers, yet shallow enough that the water table is left untouched. Carcasses must be buried 5 feet above the seasonal high-water table and further than 10 feet away from rock beds, Sistad said. As the industry transforms with newer technology and farming practices, as well as consumer awareness, burial has become an increasingly less popular option. “Although it’s not the most common option, depending where you live, only some services are available and burial may be your only option,” Sistad said. Composting Much like burial, composting is an inexpensive and efcient method of carcass disposal using the farm’s environment. “On-farm composting can be a sanitary option and more economicalTurn to CARCASS | Page 13
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ly feasible option, if done correctly,� Wagner said. To properly compost, four components are required – a carbon source, nitrogen source, the animal remains and moisture. “It’s a layering process of carbon, the carcass, nitrogen and carbon again, with the moisture level at a certain amount for the microbes to activate,� Sistad said. After the compost pile has been constructed
“Rendering used to be available across the state (of Minnesota), but that’s not the case anymore and farmers are forced to look at dierent options.â€? TERRY SISTAD, MN BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH
and activated, decomposition of the dairy carcass will begin within 24 hours and continue up to six months, until the remains are fully disintegrated. Maintenance of the compost pile is required for this method to successfully work. “Time plays a factor in what you’re able to do,� Sistad said. Rendering Due to the large size of dairy animals, rendering is one of the most popular options for dairy producers – with trucks arriving on farms to pick up the carcasses for further processing. The process of rendering pick-up has evolved from using a chain and bucket to remove the carcass to now using a hydraulic crane, transferring the carcass from the ground into the truck. “This more advanced process is faster, cleaner,
safer and more biosecure,â€? said Michelle Gudgel, Farmers Unions Industries. Although the process is commonly found throughout the industry, it is limited to location and farm ďƒžnances. “Rendering used to be available across the state (of Minnesota), but that’s not the case anymore and farmers are forced to look at different options,â€? Sistad said. Incineration On-farm cremators are becoming a newer option for dairy producers to choose from when thinking of methods for proper carcass disposal. “In essence, the machine incinerates the carcass into biodegradable remains,â€? Lyons said. “It’s another addition in the farmer’s list of options to choose from.â€? The incineration process mimics that found in the swine and poultry industries – an oven reaching temperatures upwards of 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit to degrade 100 pounds per hour. Although, this method comes at an initially larger cost than other methods, incinerating is an efďƒžcient way to dispose of animal carcasses without the worry of time, labor and recurring fees with each use. “I can see this used more in the future as more and more farms don’t want to worry about biosecurity risks and limit their exposure with the other methods,â€? Sistad said. For Fetzer and his family, the evolution of proper carcass disposal has aided in the dairy’s success – in on-farm labor efďƒžciencies, decreasing the risk of biosecurity breaches and improving public perception. “We’re always looking for ways to do better in all aspects of our dairy,â€? Fetzer said. “This is no different.â€?
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Store managers: What is your top selling dairy product?
Jamie Shoutz Store: Coborn’s Location: Sauk Centre, Minn. Position: Store director Experience: I’ve been in retail 27 years; 21 years with Coborns and have managed in Sauk Centre since September 2006. What are the top 10 selling items in dairy? In units: dozen eggs, 18 count eggs, one-pound butter, 2 percent milk, 1 percent milk, Crystal Farms onepound butter, skim milk, Kemps 2 percent milk and cream cheese. In dollars: 2 percent milk, one-pound milk, onepound butter, 1 percent milk, Crystal Farms one-pound butter, skim milk, whole milk, Bongards three-pound cheese and cream cheese. How has this changed in past 10 years? The fat level of the milk; skim milk used to be our biggest seller, now 2 percent is. This change has been evident in all categories. Anything low fat or fat free has dropped in sales as customers now buy more full fat products. Another change has been the switch from buying margarine to buying butter. The yogurt category has seen a change from traditional style yogurt to Greek yogurt. What is the most popular item and what is the most unique item in dairy? In dollars, it is cow’s milk. The most unique items have been the introduction of high avor proles like siracha yogurt. How protable is the dairy department compared to other departments in the store? Dairy ranks second or third in store prots. How do ads and merchandising affect sales? Ads and merchandising have a huge impact on sales. Most items respond with a 400 percent lift or better. How does the rising cost of milk affect sales? It seems like people still buy the same amount of milk regardless of the retail price. The trends for the last few years, however, are declining in milk sales and consumption. What is your favorite dairy product? Cheese.
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Rachael (Becker) and Patrick Rusch and Karen and Joe Becker are partners at the 350-cow farm, Ru-Be Dairy, near Grove City, Minn. In 2016, the Beckers welcomed their daughter and her husband back to the farm as partners in the business.
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EDEN VALLEY, Minn. – “If we would’ve thought in ‘87, we’d have a setup like this today, I couldn’t have even envisioned this,” said Vern Becker, with a glisten in his eye. Vern and his wife, Mary Kay, and his brother, Joe, and his wife, Karen, milk 1,000 cows with their families near Eden Valley, Minn. The brothers began Becker Dairy, Inc. and have since built two farm sites for their children to continue farming. Jan. 1, 2016, Vern’s daughters – Megan Schrupp, and her husband, Tim, and Ellen Stenger, and her husband, Brandon – became partners in the 700-cow dairy, NexGen Dairy, located near Eden Valley. At the same time, Joe’s daughter, Rachael Rusch, and her husband, Patrick, joined RuBe Dairy, a 350-cow farm near Grove City, Minn., as partners. “We decided our girls are getting into their early 30s and they don’t want to work for Mom and Dad forever, and we need to start backing out,” Joe said. “The future of the dairies is theirs.” A setup for the future Located only miles apart from each other, both NexGen Dairy and Ru-Be Dairy operate in similar fashion with every daughter and husband taking care of the day-to-day responsibilities. “We all work together, but we all have our own aspects of the farm that we know – everyone has an area that we’re really good at,” Megan said. “I don’t even question the forages or bookwork, because I know other people are great at that.” At NexGen Dairy, Megan oversees all herd health, while Ellen maintains the bookwork. Both Tim and Brandon help with forage production and other pieces of the farm’s management. “It’s not necessarily our job, it’s our way of living,” Ellen said.
Rachael and Patrick, together, oversee all of Rube Dairy – monitoring calf care, improving herd health and making daily decisions that will better the dairy. “In 2010, when Dad purchased this farm, I was working alongside him as an employee, and he started to let me make some decisions,” Rachael said. “Dad’s always been a mentor for me – everything I ever needed to know about cows, I learned from Dad.” While the dairies are operated separately, Vern and Joe work together to raise the heifers and feed for both farm sites. The process of succession When Vern and Joe rst began farming in 1987, they milked 76 cows and began working with an advisor to plan for the upcoming years. “Every year, we’ve done farm planning,” Joe said. “It’s been great. Our advisor helps us see where we’ve been and where we’re going.” Vern agreed. “Every year, we renewed our partnership agreements,” he said. Throughout the years, the brothers increased their herd from 76 to 110, and then built a freestall barn and parlor
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The Beckers – (front, from leŌ) Ellen (Becker) Stenger, holding Adeline, Mary Kay and Megan (Becker) Schrupp; (back, from leŌ) Brandon Stenger, Vern and Tim Schrupp – milk 700 cows near Eden Valley, Minn. Over the years, the Beckers have transformed their dairy to accommodate the younger generaƟon returning to the farm.
in 2000 that would accommodate 350 cows. Five years later, another barn was built to increase the herd to 500 cows. “Then, ve years after that, we purchased the farm near Grove City, and decided to split the dairies,” Joe said. In 2015, the families began working with an estate planner and set in motion the succession. “As the girls grew up, we had a pretty good indication that they would want to return, and we had to plan for that,” Vern said. Although it was only last January when the daughters became partners in the operations, they all rst worked on the farm as employees. Rachael returned to the farm after graduating college in 2009, and Megan returned shortly after as a veterinarian managing her own private practice. Following in her cousin and sister’s footsteps, Ellen joined the farm after spending a few years post-college as a special education teacher. “They all went off to college and had jobs off the farm,” Joe said. “It was very important to me that they all did that.” Rachael agreed.
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Joe and Vern Becker discuss their families succession plan. The Beckers milk 1,000 cows on two farm sites with their families near Eden Valley, Minn., and Grove City, Minn.
“I left the farm and tried something else, and that was the best thing I ever did,” she said. “I worked for someone else and learned different management styles that I’ve been able to use back here.” With the off-farm experience and skills gained by the daughters and their husbands, the Beckers have created a nearly seamless transition of responsibilities from one generation to the next. “If Joe and I were trying to run this dairy ourselves, we could do it, but it would be difcult,” Vern said. “We need them on board and we’re learning from them.” Joe agreed. “Coming from that younger mindset, they’re teaching us how to manage cows using the information we receive from technology,” he said. Likewise, the daughters rely on their fathers’ expertise in farming before making decisions for the dairy. An opportunity presented With a year gone by since Megan, Ellen and Rachael became partners with their fathers, the businesses and family relationships are thriving. Both dairies are focusing on improving herd health and continuing to adapt to newer technology, and Rube Dairy is working through an expansion to 500 cows. “We’re fortunate,” Vern said. “It wasn’t easy all the time, but planning and knowing where you want to be and have a vision has helped.” Joe agreed. “Our dad would be really proud,” he said. “We accomplished what we did and I’m proud that my kids and nieces are here … that means a lot.” Developing and following through with a succession plan has also been a rewarding experience for the daughters and their families, knowing the difculty of becoming involved in production agriculture. “Honestly, we wouldn’t be where we are if we did it on our own,” Rachael said. “We all had to work together and still do. We’re very blessed.”
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barn was built in the 90’s. The freestalls are set at 48 inches and the dry cow stalls are set at 52 inches.
What is your current herd average, butterfat and protein? The current rolling herd average is 30,128 pounds of milk with 1,244 pounds of fat and 937 pounds of protein.
What is the composition of your ration? What has been one of your most recent changes that has been successful for you? We feed a base mix of mineral, energy boost and protein. We also feed canola meal, gluten pellets, dry corn, high moisture corn, snaplage, haylage and corn silage. Having enough inventory for a year-round supply has been the most important part of the ration. We always have plenty of fermentation time on our feed piles.
How many times a day do you milk? If you don’t milk 3X a day, have you tried it in the past? Yes, we milk 3X a day. Do you use BST? If so, what is your protocol? No. Do you contract your milk? Has it been successful for you? Yes, we contract some milk and it has been successful. We have missed some highs but more importantly we have missed lows. Describe your housing and milking facility. We have a six-row barn and a two-row dry cow barn. We have sand bedded stalls and a double-12 Delaval parlor. Our freestall
Through the years you’ve been farming what change has created the biggest jump in your herd average? Sand bedding, small forage equipment and getting a Claas chopper. This helped us have more consistent feed and ability to develop some inventory. The addition of the SCR breeding system for cows and heifers has also helped. A recent change we made was making
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Casey Schlauderaff (second from le�) said employeers are a big part of keeping their herd’s milk produc�on high. He is pictured with employees (from le�) Miguel Guzman, Rich Blair and Paul Kasowski. Schlauderaff Enterprises milks 650 cows on their farm near Frazee, Minn. the stalls wider. We increased their width from 44-46 inches to 48 inches. We also took out a piece of channel iron so the cows can lunge through easier. The cows have ample head
space in the stalls that face each other. What is your herd health program? Three weeks precalving, cows have an SCR
collar put on, are given the J-Vac and ONCE PMH IN vaccines, MuSe, a selenium supplement, and Scourguard. At 40 days post fresh, cows are given Bovi-Shield and J5. At
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Con�nued from SCHLAUDERAFF | Page 18 150 to 180 days in milk, they are given Bovi-Shield 5L5. At dry off, cows are treated with Tomorrow and each teat receives an Orbeseal tube. They also receive vitamins E, A and D along with UltraBac 7/ SomuBac and J5, and are dewormed.
What role does genetics play in your production level and what is your breeding program? I think the average dairy cow has the ability to milk at high levels. Our greatest focus has been on feet and legs, and strong cows. The SCR system has changed how we handle our breeding. We used to follow a very aggressive ovsynch and resynch program. Now we will give two injections of prostaglandin. Ninety-ve percent of cows will be bred from standing heat. Cows over 100 days not bred will be enrolled to program breeding. We pregnancy check every two weeks and cows will be enrolled to program but with SCR, we
What does your dry cow and transition program consist of? The cows are vaccinated at dry off and moved to loose housing because we don’t have enough stalls. We run a single cow ration that is high in straw. Cows come back in the freestalls before we need to vaccinate and put collars on.
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Sand bedding has been key in maintaining cow comfort at Schlauderaff Enterprises. A recent change has included making the stalls wider. have really been catching the repeat breeders. At ve-plus breedings, we use limousine semen. What type of improvements would you like to make that would increase your rolling herd average even higher? I would like to convert the barn to tunnel ventilation.
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Clean feed for the cows, free of mold, yeast and spoilage, is a goal at Schlauderaff Enterprises.
What would you say are the three most important factors for you that helped you attain your current herd average? The rst is good people working here helping us. We have a great group of employ-
ees, a fantastic herdsman, Paul Kasowski, and work with an excellent nutritionist, Barry Visser, and support staff, Karen Wjirtes, at the Ashby Elevator. The second is clean feed. Feed needs to be free of mold, yeast and spoilage. I think that is even more critical than quality feed. The third factor is cow comfort. Cows need to lie down, have healthy feet and stay cool in summer. Tell us about your farm. I, Casey, work with my brothers and parents. We raise our own heifers and feed our steers. We have a mix of irrigated and dry
land ground. We are growing corn, corn silage, alfalfa and soybeans. Casey is responsible for the dairy operation, Kory is in charge of the heifers, and Chad is in charge of the farming and forage production as well as oversight at the feedlot. My parents, Gary and Barb, are involved. Barb feeds calves in the morning and delivers hot meals to the harvest crew when we are chopping forages. Gary drives equipment. Kelly is an accountant who takes care of nances and drives when needed. We also have been custom chopping corn silage and custom hay chopping.
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LADYSMITH, Wis. – With the dairy sheep industry in Wisconsin growing to nearly two dozen farms across the state and a fair amount of on-farm processing, something was missing to bring all those producers together. After forming the Sheep Dairy Association of Wisconsin (SDAW) last November, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection stepped in to help this relatively new industry grow with a “Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin” grant. “We formed the association to connect producers and processors that are scattered all over the state,” said SDAW president Brian Michielson, who milks 65 ewes near Ladysmith, Wis. Eight grants were awarded to various businesses and organizations throughout Wisconsin totaling $200,000. As a stipulation of the grant, the recipients must match at least 50 percent with either cash or inkind hours by nding sponsors or providing sweat equity. Laurel Kieffer milks 170 ewes near Strum, Wis., and serves as the organization’s administrative coordinator. Upon receiving the grant, Kieffer said enhancing and improving demand, and getting cheesemakers on board, would be crucial to the industry’s success. “This is a growth and development grant for expanding awareness, as well as a palate and desire for sheep dairy products,” Kieffer said. “We’ll be running promotions during June Dairy Month and sampling of our members’ products, for example.” SDAW is also putting together their organizational structure, with an ofcer team elected and bylaws in place. The association has established a checkoff for promotions and marketing. “It’s a voluntary checkoff for producers and processors, who contribute 20 cents per hundredweight. Since a good percentage of producers process their own milk, they contribute 40 cents per hundredweight,” Kieffer said. “There are more that we’re encouraging to contribute to the checkoff. It’s not huge, Turn to SHEEP | Page 23
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ConĆ&#x;nued from SHEEP | Page 22 but as the industry grows it’s a steady income.â€? For example, three cheesemakers in Wisconsin currently buy sheep milk, with approximately four or ďƒžve farms that process milk from their own sheep. Michielson is one of those producers. His wife, Tammy, takes whatever milk isn’t sold for cheesemaking and makes sheep milk soaps and lotions to sell in their on-farm store. The grant also provides funds for literature review to create promotional materials for processors, distributors, retailers and consumers to raise awareness of sheep milk Laurel Kieffer SDAW adminstrative products and the industry in Wiscoordinator consin. “We need sound research to back up our claims and take the industry to another level,â€? Kieffer said. “For example, when someone has a question about sheep milk we can say, ‘Well, here’s what research says.’â€? SDAW will also use the BLBW funds for staff time, developing market research and hiring a public relations agency to design a logo. Funds will also be used to print promotional materials. In addition, SDAW also plans to begin blogging on their website in a further effort to educate and promote farmer and processor members. The association will conduct a cost of production study to better inform pricing decisions. “For example, if a processor wants to pay a price that isn’t necessarily fair, we can show them the numbers and
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Celebrate June Dairy Month with breakfast on the farm 33rd Annual Town and Country Dairy Breakfast, June 11 The 33rd annual Town and Country Dairy Breakfast will be 6:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Taylor County Fairgrounds, 845 E. Broadway Ave, Medford, Wis. Parking is available on site. Menu includes choice of omelet (plain or ham, onion, cheese and mushroom), sausage, biscuits and honey, milk, cheese sticks and curds, juices and ice cream cones. There will be Cheese Giveaways throughout the event. Be entertained by Mr. Concertina from 6:30 - 9 a.m. and Red Higgins and Yankee Train from 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Cost is $5 for adults, ages 5 and under are free. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/Taylor-CountyTown-and-Country-Dairy-Breakfast-253486161668434/ Grant County Dairy Breakfast, June 11 The Grant County Dairy Breakfast will be 7-11 a.m. at Todd Fischer Farm, 10690 Maine Rd, Bagley, Wis. No parking at the farm. Take the shuttle from the Blakes Prairie Fairgrounds, 570 Mill St., Bloomington beginning at 6:45 a.m. and ending at 11 a.m. All-you-can-eat breakfast includes pancakes, ham, honey, applesauce, cheese, ice cream, coffee and milk. Enjoy an antique machinery display, free blood pressure checks, WGLR Announcement of Farm Family of the Year and free ice cream. Look for the Grant County Herd of Cows on display by area 4-H Clubs and FFA chapters. Cost is $5 for adults, $2 for kids ages 6-11, under 6 are free. For more information, call Andy Pink, 608-379-2110. Neillsville Dairy Breakfast, June 11 The Neillsville Dairy Breakfast will be 7 a.m. - 1 p.m. at C-Dairy, W4445 County Road C, Neillsville, Wis. Parking is available on site. Enjoy a dairy breakfast, cost is $7 for adults, children K-5 are $3, preschoolers are free. Chequamegon Dairy Day, June 11 Chequamegon Dairy Day will be 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Deer Creek Farm, 60882 Deer Creek Rd., Ashland, Wis. Parking is available on site. Menu includes Tetzner ice cream, root beer oats, cheese trays, chocolate and white milk, BBQ sandwiches, roast pork, baked beans, potato salad and chips. Activities include farm tours, milk “Maggie” the life-like cow, a bouncy house, free dairy recipes, balloons and kiddie bags. The Northern Aged Iron, the local antique tractor club, will be providing shuttle service from the parking lot to the farm. Handicap parking will be available close to the event. Cost is $5 for adults, 10 and under are free. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/chequamegondairyassociation/. Richland County Dairy Breakfast, June 11 The Richland County Dairy Breakfast will be 7 a.m.-1 p.m. at Durst-Larse Farms, 17827 County Hwy A, Richland Center, Wis. Parking will be available on site. Menu includes pancakes, sausage, yogurt, cottage cheese, cheese curds, applesauce, sliced cheese, string cheese, yogurt tubes, ice cream, chocolate and white milk, and butter. Practice your milking skills with a wooden cow, enjoy music, learn more about dairy and old tractors. Take a tour of the dairy barns. Cost is $7 for adults, $3 for children ages 10 and under. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/RichlandCountyDairyBreakfastWI.
8th annual NE Iowa Dairy Foundation Breakfast on the Farm, June 17 Join the Northeast Iowa Dairy Foundation for the 8th annual Breakfast on the Farm Saturday, June 17, from 8:30 a.m.- noon at Iowa’s Dairy Center, Calmar, Iowa. We’ll serve up a great wholesome breakfast and provide guided tram tours of the nationally-recognized Dairy Center. The kids will enjoy the chance to meet some calves, plus families can visit several educational exhibits, milk a cow and see robots milk cows. Come join us and see how Iowa’s Dairy Center is growing. This year we will be serving up Dad’s Belgian Wafes and sausage along with dairy products produced and processed right here in Northeast Iowa; donations are accepted the day of and parking is available on-site. Iowa’s Dairy Center is located just south of Calmar at 1527 Highway 150 South. Siren Community Ag Association Dairy Breakfast, June 17 Visit Four Cubs Farm near Grantsburg, Wis. for the Siren Community Ag Association Dairy Breakfast on June 17 from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m. Four Cubs Farm is owned by Cris and Gary Peterson, 23250 S. Williams Road, Grantsburg. Breakfast includes wild rice pancakes, ice cream, Wisconsin maple syrup, ham, cheese, cranberry juice, coffee and milk. This is a large farm with lots of modern equipment. Activities include farm tours, live music, petting zoo and farm demonstrations will be available. Cost is $6 for adults, children ages 6-12 are $3, children under 6 are free. For more information, call Grant Burdick, 715-327-8861. La Crosse County Dairy Breakfast, June 17 The La Crosse County Dairy Breakfast will be 6 - 11 a.m. at Hy-Jo-De Holsteins, Gerke and Houser Families, N5359 State Hwy 162, Bangor, Wis. Parking will be available on site. Menu includes pancakes and sausage, Westby cheese curds, Culver’s custard, doughnut holes, milk and coffee. Come rain or shine! There will be a dairy barn open house, educational displays, a petting zoo, spin-to-win wheel, inatable bounce house and double slide and much more. Cost is $6 ages 13 years and older, $4 for 6-12 years old, 5 and under are free. For more information, call Jeff Heitkamp, 608-343-6220. Pierce County Breakfast on the Farm, June 17 The Pierce County Breakfast on the Farm will be 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Jason and Lori Kjos/Huppert Brothers Farm, 855 Chapman Dr., River Falls, Wis. Parking is available on site. Menu includes Dad’s Belgian Wafs, sausage, real whipped cream and a wide variety of syrups, deep fried cheese curds, milk, Flat Pennies ice cream and cookie sandwiches. Activities include education walking tours of the Huppert Brothers/Kjos farm for adults and kids. Kid’s activities include a corn sandbox, face painting, and a “rethink your drink” station. We will also have a “Dairy Lounge” where visitors may ask questions about dairy farming or any food related questions. Cost is $6 for adults, free for those under 5. For more information, call Mary Brand, 715-307-0903. Loyal Dairy Breakfast, June 18 The Loyal Dairy Breakfast will be 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Abel Acres Farm/ Perry, Julie and Kyle Abel, W2084 Century Road, Loyal, Wis. Parking is available on site. Cost is $7 for adults, kids 6-12 are $3, 5 and under are free.
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Cheese now ofcial dairy product of Wisconsin Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) members today applauded as Governor Scott Walker signed legislation declaring cheese the ofcial dairy product of the State of Wisconsin. The signing took place at Mineral Point Elementary, where an enterprising group of fourth-grade students rst conceived the legislative idea. These young cheese fans, with the help of their teachers, petitioned their elected ofcials, State Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) and State Representative Todd Novak (R-Dodgeville), to introduce Assembly Bill 73 and later testied in committee in support of it. The legislation was approved unanimously. “Leave it to children to come up with an idea that could unify our legislators,” said John Umhoefer, WCMA Executive Director. “We’re proud of the students’ hard work, and we’re pleased that Wisconsin’s reputation as the Cheese State has been formally recognized among our ofcial state
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The Transition Pen
By John & Laura Rosenhammer Father/Daughter Farming Duo “You can learn from others, or you can learn the hard way.” This quote was the subject of discussion at one of our numerous graduation receptions among the parents present. While enjoying delicious sauerkraut, landjeagers and German potato salad on a twilight Saturday night evening, the subject of raising teenagers was brought up. What did we do right? What would have we done differently? What do we wish we could change? How can our children make sound choices with all the confusing messages out there? Did we allow our kids to fall and make small mistakes in order for them to learn on their own? We can’t be at their side forever, so did we allow them to grow and be responsible for their actions? As you can probably tell by now, our youngest and last child, Johnny, has graduated from high school. With 38 in his class, we are literally all one big family. Seventeen, nearly half, of his class were the youngest child among their siblings. In his commencement address, the Valedictorian (also among the youngest) stated that all 17 of those
I absorbed b b d a wealth l h off information from those who were my elders. parents saved their “best” child for last. Quite an interesting thought. By the number of mothers with tears in their eyes, it was very apparent which moms were going to really miss their babies. Luckily, at our house, because of the dairy, there is no such thing as an empty nest. I have walked the road of possibilities that is in front of those who have just received their diploma. I was fortunate to go to college where I think I really learned three main things. One: how to learn, be open to new ideas and problem solve. The second thing I learned is how to meet new people and work with those who are different than me. The third is to appreciate home. “Always be proud of the dirt under your ngernails. Someone taught you how to work,” were the words of wisdom from one of my Jack Rabbit professors. Driving west on U.S. Highway 14, I shed tears because of what I would miss on the farm by heading to college. Two short years later, I shed those same tears heading east, realizing I was leaving so many friends and great memories behind.
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Arriving home for good, I was full of ideas, energy, anticipation and hope. It took all the above to survive the ‘80s. I witnessed farm foreclosures, interest rates over 18 percent, land values evaporate to new lows, and commodity and milk prices that bottomed out for a decade. A lot of money passed through the checkbook, but only to pay interest. “This too will pass,” were the echoing words of my grandmother, Leona, as she encouraged me. “Yes there are hard days, but they will help you to appreciate the good ones,” she said. Her example and constant devotion to her faith inspired me to move forward and to always put trust in God. Despite the negatives in the farming economy, I always remained optimistic. I intently watched how successful people managed their dairy. I found numerous excuses to stop in at the neighbors’ and question them as to how they achieved their goals
so well. I would ask our vets all kinds of questions. What corn, soybeans and alfalfa are you planting this year? I went to dairy shows and sales just to see which sires were really working. I absorbed a wealth of information from those who were my elders. I truly respected their opinion because they had already walked the walk. Learning has been a way of life for me. Of course, I get many ideas that ow through my mind, but they also must be efcient and affordable. “All education is expensive.” Think about it. We can do our homework beforehand and learn from others, or we can learn the hard way and pay for it later. Congratulations to all of the graduates of 2017! John Rosenhammer farms with his brother, Greg, and daughter, Laura, on Roseview Dairy near Sleepy Eye, Minn. They milk 200 Holsteins and run 580 acres of cropland.
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Attendance hot at Wisconsin’s longest continuous dairy breakfast By Brittany Olson
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CAMERON, Wis. – Nearly 3,500 attendees descended upon the immaculately kept Gehl Acres Farm for the 43rd annual Barron County dairy breakfast, held June 3 near Cameron, Wis. A hearty meal of pancakes, scrambled eggs and various dairy products awaited guests as the line extended through the farmstead
for the majority of the event. The bluegrass group, The Stringsmiths, provided live music for farm visitors. Gehl Acres Farm, owned and operated by Larry and Carol Moen and their children, John Moen, Beth Moen, Kirsten (Moen) Huth, and Kirsten’s husband, Richard, is home to approximately 140 registered Holstein cows housed in a tunnelventilated tiestall barn, with a rolling herd average of 24,000 pounds per year.
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Nearly 3,500 aƩendees gathered for the 43rd annual Barron County dairy breakfast on June 3 at Gehl Acres Farm in Cameron, Wis.
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An educaƟonal booth about feeding dairy cows explains how TMR is made greets guests at the Barron County dairy breakfast.
Gehl Acres Farm, owned and operated by the Moen and Huth families, hosted the Barron County dairy breakfast on June 3 near Cameron, Wis. Gehl Acres is home to 140 registered Holsteins housed in a tunnel-venƟlated Ɵestall barn.
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More than a dress shirt and tie
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When Father’s Day rolls around, it seems like dads all over the country are relegated to receiving gifts such as dress shirts, ties and grilling supplies. Even though I’m guilty of having gifted my father these same things, it’s mostly because I don’t know what to get him because he deserves so much more than that. Here’s why. It was the summer of 2003, and I had just nished third grade. My dad took my little sister and I on a nine-day trip to Yellowstone National Park, and when we got home my mother wasn’t there. She returned the next day and said our friends were camping at the county park about a mile from our house and we could go visit. Already lonely from having been off from school for a bit, we jumped at the chance. That was the last time we saw our dad for nearly a month. We drove past the campground, further and further away until we reached a motel where my mother’s new boyfriend was waiting for us. We were told that Mom and Dad were getting a divorce, and we would never see our By Brittany Olson father again. For three weeks, I cried out for my dad who I thought Staff Writer no longer loved us as we had been told. My mother, who resented my father after a rocky marriage, and her boyfriend, were mentally and sometimes physically abusive toward me because of it, especially because I resemble my father and often act like him. And Dad, who wracked his brain and body trying to nd his girls, lost nearly 20 pounds in two weeks even though he was already thin as a whippet. He couldn’t eat or sleep and had to go on antidepressants to function. When Dad nally found us at our babysitter’s house three weeks after Mom took us away, I knew I had to do everything I could do at 9 years old to help my dad bring us home for good, even if it meant withstanding more name calling and hitting. After a temporary custody agreement was drafted, we were able to go to Dad’s house on the weekends. I slept for nearly 12 hours on the rst night back in my own bed. However, as the summer dragged on and things with my mother and her boyfriend continued to deteriorate, I would become despondent on Saturday nights – thus marking the beginning of a lifelong struggle with anxiety and depression – because I knew we had to go back with her on Sunday afternoon. The judge presiding over my parents’ divorce proceedings appointed a guardian ad litem to represent my sister and I. We both told her over and over that we wanted to live with our Dad. Finally, the day had arrived for the nal custody hearing in September. It just so happened to be the second day of fourth grade. I knew when the bell rang at 3:15 p.m., whichever parent standing at the door to come pick us up would shape the rest of our lives. As the clock drew closer to the nal bell, I was a nervous wreck. In a move of solidarity that I won’t forget, all the girls in my class joined me by my side. Finally, as the bell rang, I walked myself to my cubbyhole to grab my backpack and made my way toward the door. There he was – a dress shirt, a tie and two thumbs up. My sister and I both squealed with delight and ran into his arms, knowing we were going home for good this time. Sam and I recently celebrated a year of marriage on May 29 which is also the day my father received primary custody of his daughters.
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The day my dad received custody of my sister and I is the happiest day of my life. Over the years, my dad and I have struggled, but have come back to each other when the dust settles. It happens when you’re so much alike, I think. I’ve forgiven my mother for the wrong which was done, and she realizes the depth of the pain that was inicted. Those scars have strengthened me instead of broken me. There are times in a girl’s life when a motherly touch would have been nice, like prom and breakups and the like. But, when I think back to that September day, I remember that this man saved my life and helped me become the woman I am today. Now that I’m grown, married and farming, our relationship has deepened even further as Dad gets to live out all of his boyhood memories on the farm with Sam and I. My dad, even with his unltered sarcasm, is one of the coolest and greatest people I will ever know. I don’t tell him nearly as often as I should, but every Father’s Day – and Mother’s Day, too – I am reminded of just how much this man has done for me, especially as I grow older. I think this year I’ll opt for something more than a dress shirt and tie when picking out his Father’s Day present for the man who is my hero.
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Prior to having CowManager, Four Beck Dairy only used bulls on their milking cows. Now the majority of cows are bred A.I. Toby Bracht, herd reproductive manager notes, “The heat alerts with CowManager are spot-on. We are now making more pregnancies than the bulls did and making them sooner in lactation”. Co-owner Daniel Becker emphasizes, “I think the CowManager system is great. We always wanted to start using A.I. to reduce our days in milk and make more genetic progress. CowManager and the team at Select Sires gave us the confidence to start our A.I program. We just had our best preg check ever with 55 out of 63 cows confirmed pregnant!” Daniel notes, “Right after installing the system, we had a cow that showed up on the suspicious sick alert list for several days and I didn’t see anything wrong with her. But, she had a displaced abomasum. That was when I became a believer. Since then, we have had many sick cows that CowManager has helped us find early. I don’t spend as much time with fresh cows now and let CowManager help me find issues with specific cows. We definitely reduced our cow mortality and have been able to treat more cows without bringing in the veterinarian”.
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It hits me in the summertime; an overwhelming after a day of running, fans are whirring their melody feeling of peace and pride when I look over our farm. for the calves’ comfort, the cling-clang of the headThe sight makes me stop and take a deep breath. The locks as the cows partake in their nighttime meal, feeling came upon me when Ira and I let the dry cows and the lone bellow of a cow on pasture searching to pasture Saturday night. for her friends. The smell The cows were so excited of irises and the owering The everyday d sight i h off watching hi they almost went through Th locus tree nearby makes me the door. I was walking an animal come into the world, think of my mom. When the back up the hill when I had breeze shifts and the smell a ashback to running the healthy and perfect, evokes a of fresh cut hay overpowers roller mill to grind corn for feeling which never grows old. the owers, I’m lled with their feed and milking cows peace knowing the hay will in the stanchions when I feed the cows during the was Ira’s age. I walked back bleak winter months. The into the hospital parlor and saw my sweet Cora was everyday sight of watching an animal come into the still swinging and napping in the milkhouse. All was world, healthy and perfect, evokes a feeling which well in my world in that moment. never grows old; only to be topped by the pride of seeThe feeling comes in waves when I stand on the ing your children intuitively grab the longest, cleanest porch on a warm evening and listen. Kids are calm piece of straw to clean out its nose.
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The pride I feel as I see a fresh cow who struggled to have a good start after having twins nally deciding to make milk after numerous interventions reminds me that sometimes we have to try everything to nd the one thing that works. When I peek out Ramblings from the Ridge the window as I milk the mists, I catch a sight of Stacy and her crew feeding the calves that eventually I’ll be milking. I’m in awe of the success of their routine; knowing that every little thing makes a huge impact on the health of the calves. They will go to the greatest extent to By Jacqui Davison do what’s best for them. Columnist I’m often impressed by Peter and how his patience and calm demeanor shine through even the worst and most frustrating of circumstances on our farm. Ira’s showing his maturity lately and has been setting up the parlor and pushing in cows for me. It’s incredible watching the boys learn and ask questions, try to x things on their own, and assert their opinions on how to best do things. I love listening to even the littlest boys’ ideas on how to solve problems with the cows or calves. I’m proud to be a woman on our farm, especially when I look around and see so many others working alongside me. I’d imagine these things are found on most farms. These are the things I focus on when the days aren’t so rosy and sweet. These are the things that remind me this is right where I need to be; this is what I’m meant to be doing at this point in my life. Now, there are days that make it hard to nd the silver lining to being a farmer. The day we have to admit defeat and let the cow go. The frustrating moments of schedule changes to cover for an employee. There will always be sick cows, and there will always be the ones we just can’t x; no matter the level of effort given. There will always be people who don’t support what we do. And worse yet, try to make it even harder than it already is to help feed the world and quench their thirst for pure milk. They can be down the road, in your community or at a political level. And, still we do dairy farm. Why? No doubt this is a question you have asked yourself before. Well, somehow our rose-colored glasses work to help us see beyond all the current chaos and look at the less tangible things. The work ethic, innovative problem-solving skills, and compassion my children are learning couldn’t be taught better anywhere else. My siblings and Dad are there to help with the child-rearing process daily; it takes a farm to raise my kids. Our core team of employees is wonderful to work with; more like family than employees at this point. So, we keep covering for no-show workers, chopping hay until 2:30 a.m., to get it off before the rain comes, carrying feed to the down cow for the third day in a row, and then pausing to look around us as we nd the good things which remind us to be proud of what we do and take a deep breath of peace. Jacqui and her family milk 700 cows and run 1,200 acres of crops in the northeastern corner of Vernon County, Wis. Her children, Ira (10), Dane (8), Henry (3) and newborn, Cora, help her on the farm while her husband, Keith, works on a grain farm. If she’s not in the barn, she’s probably in the kitchen, trailing after little boys, or sharing her passion of reading with someone. Her life is best described as organized chaos-and if it wasn’t, she’d be bored.
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I have two strong, independent and loving godmothers. Quite a few Christmases ago, the three of us decided, instead of getting each other gifts, we would gather one or two times a year to hang out – talk about life, and share many laughs and maybe a few tears together. Whether it’s just for an afternoon or an overnight at one of our houses, these gatherings are ones I look forward to each year. Plus, I’ve been able to get to know Mary and Libby on much deeper levels than I ever would just buying them a gift (even though gifts are nice every once in awhile). These are memories I cherish, and I will always hold dear in my heart in the future. A Little Bit of Sunshine When it comes to showing love and appreciation, I can bypass fancy gifts or extravagant items. I like spending quality time with people. Maybe part of it stems from my younger years doing chores with my family. What better quality time is there than milking cows with Dad while singing and dancing along to the radio? Or feeding calves with my mom while she shows me which calves she thinks have a lot of potential for the future? Or the summer when my brother, Andrew, and I did the By Krista Kuzma majority of the milking because my dad had hernia Assistant Editor surgery. I may have grumbled a little (OK, a lot since I’m not a morning person) while getting out of bed each morning, but Andrew and I still joke about how we needed our morning snacks of Mountain Dew and Cheerios in between switching milkers in the tiestall barn. (Don’t worry, we counteracted the pop with plenty of milk during breakfast after morning chores.) Not too long ago, Andrew and I were able to spend a little quality time together while milking one evening. It was a rare occasion since I don’t do chores much anymore, so I enjoyed being back in the barn and talking to him. And even though it had been awhile since I had milked, the familiarity of the routine was a comfort to me. I slipped on my milking gloves, grabbed the dips and paper towels, picked up the milkers and got right to it. Although Andrew and I live in the same town, our busy schedules and But I k B know lif life iis not iinfinite. fi i young families can be an “Next timeâ€? could be our easy excuse not to gather. next trip north or it could be But I know I should make more of an effort. As life a different lifetime. Only God continues to roll along, knows that answer. I’ve come to realize ďƒžnding quality time to spend with others can be tough, but deďƒžnitely worth the effort to ďƒžgure out the details. A good reminder was during our most recent trip to visit Jordan’s grandparents in Ely, Minn. We enjoyed chatting with Grandpa Bob and Grandma Shirley, and being able to see them interact with Eleanor. It was the same with our visits across town with Grandma Tootsie and Grandpa Sugar. I will forever have a vision engrained in my memory of Eleanor blowing Grandpa Sugar a kiss and him slowly taking his ďƒžngers to his smiling lips to send one back. As we were leaving, I said goodbye, put a hand softly on his shoulder and said, “See you next time, Grandpa.â€? At that moment, “next timeâ€? could have meant our next trip north or in a different lifetime. Only God knew the answer. Grandpa Sugar died on Wednesday of this week I know life is not inďƒžnite, but it’s still hard when a loved one you know passes away. Although we are planning another trip to see the other grandparents again this summer, it will have a different feeling without Grandpa Sugar. What I know is that I want to make sure the time I spend with people is quality. Rather than saying, “We should plan something sometime,â€? I’ll just pull out my calendar right away to ďƒžnd time. So, Mary and Libby, what is your summer looking like?
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If we let them try it, maybe they will buy it Page 32 • Dairy Star • Saturday, June 10, 2017
Things started off Monday morning. We had a In southwest Minnesota, the week of May 8-13 was the perfect time to plant all the row crops. We had plan. Everyone had the machine they were most coma few good days earlier where we planted barley-peas fortable with and seed boxes were lined up in the shed in the order we would use and direct seeded alfalfa. according to the plan. There weren’t enough days i all ll offers ff to test them By Monday night, we albefore that week to do much I appreciate corn or soybeans. drive new equipment, but we ready had 400 acres of corn and 200 acres of soybeans We had two, large fourwheel drives each with 60- don’t get many offers to demo planted and sprayed. Tuesday morning started slow. foot eld cultivators, along a crowd gate or a skid loader with a 66-foot corn planter, Barn contractors had issues a 40-foot air seeder, and a on a dairy. and questions, there were self-propelled sprayer with fresh cows, the hoof trima 132-foot boom all ready to mer came, and equipment go. More importantly, we had a former college stu- needed to be serviced and needed to be moved to othdent employee who had a week off before he started er farms. Then, the local green equipment salesman his new job. My son-in-law took a week off from his called with a deal we couldn’t pass up. veterinary clinic to help, too. The deal was we could use for a 24-row, high-
speed planter pulled with a 450-horsepower, quadtrack, green tractor for one day. Did it matter that our own planter is a 36-row, 22-inch, and this was a 24-row, 30-inch? No; we would plant a 240-acre eld with it that we knew would be chopped for Making Cents of Dairy silage. Just think how much we could get done if we could run two corn planters. Then, the local red equipment salesman called with another deal we couldn’t pass up. The red dealer said we could use a 620-horsepower, quadtrack tractor hooked up to a 55-foot eld cultivaBy Dave Vander Kooi tor. This would be perColumnist fect to stay ahead of two planters and an air seeder. Now, all we needed was two more bodies to drive equipment. So, we pulled two of our barn employees who normally milk, but have been helping with barn construction for the last six months, and made them into instant tractor drivers. Both Robert and Ever have driven tractors in the fall for us while packing silage and running grain cart, but running 60-foot eld cultivators was a learning experience. Going back and forth on auto steer was no problem, but cleaning up end rows and fence lines was an educational experience. It took a couple of tries for the college boy and the red salesman to get the auto-steer to work on the red quad track, but it was a smooth machine. I drove it between spraying and planting, and made the mistake of mentioning to the salesman that I struggled with the unfamiliar transmission. The green quad track with the high-speed planter caught Joe’s attention. He had that rig up to 14 mph, planting corn without a bounce, and the stand is perfect. Too bad we had spent $70,000 updating our old planter with hydraulic down pressure and electric row drives. Of course, the high-speed planter and the 450-horsepower tractor needed to pull it 10+ mph would probably run close to $750,000. Salesmen must not realize we spent millions of dollars of borrowed money on a barn expansion, because another one called Thursday morning and said he had a German, green, four-wheel drive tractor he wanted us to try. So, we hooked that up to one of our eld cultivators and tried to gure out how to drive it with only phone instructions. We got it moving, but it denitely had different controls. It did have an IVT type transmission which liked as I pushed the lever all the way ahead and it pulled the implement as efciently as it could without overworking the engine. By Friday, I just wanted to get done; not switch any equipment around and have the right people in the right tractors again. Then, the red salesman called and said we could try a quad track with an IVT transmission. I thought about it, especially since I like the IVT, and I had told him a few days earlier that the conventional tranny was unfamiliar. However, I told him I appreciated the offer, but I wasn’t going to buy anything no matter how nice it was, so why try it out? I appreciate all offers to test drive new equipment, but we don’t get many offers to demo a crowd gate or a skid loader at the dairy. Could it be that it’s easier to clean up returned eld machinery than barn equipment? Vander Kooi operates a 1,200-cow, 3,000 acre farm with his son, Joe, and daughter-in-law, Rita, near Worthington, Minn. Send him feedback at davevkooi@ icloud.com. Follow him on Instagram, @davevanderkooi.
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Three things you cannot have with a low SCC Page 34 • Dairy Star • Saturday, June 10, 2017
Just about every dairy producer wants a low so- was gone by the end. He developed the bulk tank high SCC. Very top herds can achieve new infecmatic cell count (SCC). Most dairy farmers work culture methods used today. The important concept tion risk of 5 percent or less. Top herds can achieve for environmental organisms on a bulk new infection risk of 7 percent or less. To maintain really hard to achieve this. However, not every dairy farmer is able to or will- Veterinary Wisdom tank culture is simply that the culture a downward trend of SCC on most farms, new inreects what was left on the teat prior fection risk must be below 10 percent. Rates aping to do the necessary steps to achieve to attaching units. In other words, it is proaching 20 percent usually result in difculty in a low SCC. There are at least three a report card for teat preparation hy- controlling mastitis and a high or very high SCC on things most producers cannot have and giene. Our practice laboratory has done the dairy. still have a low SCC. thousands of bulk tank cultures, and it First, you cannot have a whole Surprisingly, one thing you can sometimes is very unusual to see a herd with a very have with a low SCC is a fairly high rate of clinical bunch of chronically infected cows in low SCC and consistently high levels of mastitis. Some herds are extremely good at nding the herd and have a low SCC. In regards environmental organisms on bulk tank cows with mastitis, and treating or culling them. to achieving a low SCC, herds with cultures. Herds with very low SCCs Normally one expects herds with very low SCCs to more than 20 percent chronics, dened may have an occasional high report, have less than 1 percent of the herd diagnosed with by two consecutive linear scores of 4.0 but usually maintain very clean tests at a new (rst case for this lactation) case of clinical or higher, really have a math problem. By Jim Bennett all times. Putting too much manure into mastitis per month, and most clean herds to have It is hard to get a low average in almost the milk due to poor teat hygiene usu- less than 2 percent of herd size diagnosed with a Columnist any data set if 20 percent of the data ally leads to more subclinical and clini- new case per month. Some low SCC herds do seem points or more are very high. Top dairy cal mastitis and higher SCCs. herds can achieve 5 percent or less percent chronic, to be able to have rates consistently around 2 perThird, it is pretty hard to have a consistently cent, with occasional monthly higher spikes if they but more commonly excellent herds achieve 8 percent or less. Very good herds can achieve less than low SCC and have a high are aggressive at detection 10 percent. Once this number gets much above 12- new infection rate or risk. of high SCC cows. These Surprisingly, i i l one thing hi you 13 percent, it becomes very hard to have a SCC that New infection rate is usu- S herds may benet from is better than average. Also, it makes little sense ally calculated as number can sometimes have with a reviewing and improving to pay an SCC premium to your workers if your of cows newly high ditheir mastitis control prochronic rate is much above 12-13 percent, because vided by herd size. New low SCC is a fairly high rate of grams even though they unless you allow your milkers to make culling de- infection risk is usually clinical mastitis. may have a low SCC. cisions, there is not a lot they can do to lower the calculated as number of Because you cannot herd’s SCC in the short run. To determine your per- newly high cows divided usually have a low SCC cent chronics, look at your DHIA report, or if you by the population of forwith a high rate of chronor your veterinarian have DC305, use command: merly clean cows (from the previous test). Risk is ics, dirty bulk tank cultures and high new infection plot lgscc=4 by lgscc\zry. For most herds, a reason- a better monitor for herds with moderate to high risk, these are great parameters to monitor, at least level of chronic infections, because the population monthly, as part of a herd’s mastitis control proable goal is less than 10 percent. Second, you cannot have a low SCC and con- of clean cows is signicantly lower than the herd gram. Adding monthly percent new clinical cases sistently dirty bulk tank cultures. A bulk tank cul- size. Either one will go up if a signicant number of is a great idea, too. Posting all of this information ture may be one of the least appreciated tests on cows are getting infected during each test interval. every month with history from previous months or many dairy farms today because many people do Every new infection results in one of several out- test is an even better idea. not know how to interpret the results. 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Durst-Larse Farms hosting dairy breakfast Precision decision making leads to increased profits for second time
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Richland County operation has 32,000-pound average on 600 cows By Ron Johnson
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RICHLAND CENTER, Wis. – For the second time, Durst-Larse Farms will host the Richland County June Dairy Breakfast. Ten years ago, the rst hosting was a celebration of the husband-wife team of Jamie and Angela Larse being chosen to receive a National Outstanding Young Farmer Award on top of winning the Wisconsin honor. This year on June 11, breakfast guests will see a 600-cow operation that has achieved a 32,000-pound herd average and blends family management and labor with that of several employees. The senior partners in the dairy, which is about a dozen miles northwest of Richland Center, are Angela’s parents, Jerome and Sandy Durst, who purchased the original land in 1974. Jamie and Angela joined them in 1995. Both are graduates of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, with animal science degrees. The Dursts and Larses formed a limited liability corporation (LLC) in 2000. Today, the farm consists of 1,800 owned and rented acres and also employs Loren Durst, who is Angela’s brother, and his wife, Julie. That Durst duo is the farm’s herdsman and assistant herdsman. Other relatives play roles in the farm’s smooth operation. Nick Durst, Angela’s nephew, is a full-time employee. Carmen Durst, Angela’ sisterin-law, works in the calf barn. Other key employees include Cody Klossowski and Jori Campbell. Several milkers, and part-time and seasonal employees round out the work force. Then there are the six Larse and Durst children. Jamie and Angela are the parents of Janie, 19; Jay 14; and Jolee, 6. For Loren and Julie, there’s another trio: Kristina, in college at Richland Center; Zachary, a junior in high school; and Rachel, in eighth grade. The Durst and Larse families are hosting the breakfast again for a couple reasons. One is that they want their children to experience it. In 2007, some
of the kids were not old enough to fully appreciate the event, Angela said. And, some were not born until later. Plus, the families welcome the opportunity to inform nonfarm guests why dairy farmers manage their businesses the way they do, Jamie said. Loren agreed. “We want people to see that this is a family farm, run predominantly by family. Even though we’re large for our area, we’re still a family farm.” Durst-Larse Farms is an example of a business that grew by increments. Twenty-two years ago, the farm milked 70 cows in a stanchion barn. Now the farm has freestall barns, bunker silos, a double-12 parallel milking parlor and manure storage. “We did a lot of the work ourselves,” Jamie said. “We poured our own concrete, did a lot of the construction, did a lot of the excavating ourselves. We brought people in to help, but we did a lot of it ourselves.” That can-do attitude saved money, while the incremental growth let the families pay for one project before starting another one. One large construction undertaking was the 8-million-gallon manure lagoon, which only needs emptying every autumn. The lagoon has a cement oor. Three cement ramps let a payloader enter and scoop out the sand and manure solids after the liquid has been pumped out. “I remember, 39 loads of concrete went into the oor of the lagoon alone,” said Jamie. “We poured that ourselves.” More construction likely lies in the future. Jamie said the milking parlor will soon need remodeling. Angela added that a barn for weaned calves would be nice to get them out of the old dairy barn. “We keep thinking things are going to slow down, but they never do,” she said. Going with incremental growth versus one or two large building projects does bring one disadvantage. “We were going to milk 250 cows Turn to DURST-LARSE | Page 37
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ConĆ&#x;nued from DURST-LARSE | Page 35 and that’s where we were going to be. Things are not laid out perfectly, but it all works,â€? Jamie said. The herd of grade Holsteins plus a few registered Brown Swiss has carried a 32,000-pound average three or four years, Loren said. The fat test is 3.7 percent with the protein at 3.1 percent. The somatic cell count is at approximately 100,000, helping the farm earn quality awards from Foremost Farms. Three-time-a-day milking helps the Durst-Larse herd produce enough milk so it can be directly shipped, bypassing the need for a bulk tank. Two tankers, each holding 6,400 gallons (54,000 pounds) are parked on a cement pad by the milking parlor. Good genetics in the cows is necessary for top milk production, the Larses and Dursts agreed. “But I think the rest of it comes down to management and feed quality,â€? Jamie said. Cow comfort is part of the management equation. On Durst-Larse Farms, cows lie in sand-bedded stalls. The main freestall barn is equipped with fans and sprinklers, as is the cow holding area. Durst-Larse Farms uses genomic testing to identify the best replacement heifers. “We’re looking to improve our genetics while keeping our same cattle numbers,â€? Jamie said. “Everything is full. We’re running about 130 percent over in our dairy barns.â€?
different aspects of the farm,â€? he said. While Loren and Julie manage the dairy herd, Angela manages the calves and the maternity barn and takes care of much of the recordkeeping. Jamie is the overall farm manager and also draws the task of keeping tabs on the nutrient management plans for the farm’s 356 ďƒželds. The Richland County June Dairy breakfast is expected to draw nearly 4,000 people. A decade ago, it drew 3,800, Angela said. Breakfast guests are welcome to watch the morning milking, but it will be ďƒžnished by about 9:30 a.m., Jamie said. In addition, some of the farm’s machinery, such as the chopper and hay merger, will be on display. Loren plans to have some of his collection of vintage Allis Chalmers tractors out, too. RON JOHNSON/DAIRY STAR
Jamie and Angela Larse are two of the owners of Durst-Larse Farms near Richland Center, Wis. The farm will host the Richland County June Dairy Breakfast June 11. The farm is home to 600 cows that are carrying a 32,000-pound herd average. In addition, the Dursts and Larses use sexed semen on their best cattle. Those on the lower end of the quality scale are bred A.I. to beef bulls. One factor that looms large at Durst-Larse Farms is the lack of debt. “Luckily, we’ve been able to have very little or no debt. There’s been no debt here for the last 12 to 13 years. There’s enough stress [without debt],�
Jamie said. The no-debt philosophy is one of Angela’s dad’s way of thinking. “It carried over,� she said. Jamie said it has helped advance their farm. “So as we’ve grown, we’ve been able to advance with equipment to put up better feed, make like easier and get things done quicker,� he said. Angela agreed.
“A good self-propelled chopper is one of our main tools,� she said. The machine lets the farm make quality feed, she said. Loren pointed out that family members trust each other to do their jobs, and do them well. “One thing that makes all this work is that all of us have our specialties and take care of
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