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Aho encompasses role as father, farmer
Sons grateful for dad’s mentorship By Jennifer Coyne jenn@dairystar.com
FRAZEE, Minn. – Being both dairy farmers and fathers is a rewarding experience for the Aho sons, and one they feel has blossomed from watching their dad in the same roles. “We learned a lot from Dad,” Adrian Aho said. “He has always worked hard and taught us to be honest, two traits I hope to show my kids.” Reino and Peggy Aho raised 11 children – Tanya, Tim, Amanda, Jamin, Laureena, Adrian, Thomas, Jolie, Brett, Stacie and Moriah – at the family’s farm, Aho Brothers Dairy, near Frazee, Minn. As a dairy farmer, Reino was immersed in the dairy industry, and, now, he has the privilege of watching his children nd their pathway in farming and fatherhood. Tim, the oldest son, milks 140 cows with his wife, Sarah, near Frazee, Minn. Together, the couple has 10 children – Kent, 20, Jacob, 18, Gloria, 16, Brianna, 14, Lance, 12, Jacqueline, 10, Carter, 8, Kirk, 5, Catherine, 3, and Ellie, 7 months. In May, Jamin and Adrian began leasing Aho Brothers Dairy, where the family grew up. Jamin and his wife, Gina, have
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Reino Aho (third from leŌ) is surrounded by six of his sons and sons-in-law – (from leŌ) Andrew Keranen, Tim, Jamin, Adrian, Joe Olson and Thomas. Reino has been a mentor for his sons and others in the dairy community near Frazee, Minn.
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farm with their spouses, Andrew Keranen, Andrew Ingvalson and Neil Meech, respectively. Thomas also lends a helping hand on the farm Jamin and Adrian now operate. Growing up, every child had their set of responsibilities on the dairy – like milking cows, feeding youngstock and cleaning pens. As Aho Brothers Dairy grew, the chores became more extensive and milking was divided amongst the Aho cousins in four stall barns. “Dad was always a hard worker, and we worked hard with him, but Sundays was our day to relax,” Adrian said. Jamin agreed. “Us boys would all go camp-
“Dad knows how to enjoy life, too. You can’t work yourself to death, and you have to learn how to have fun while working.” ADRIAN AHO, DAIRY FARMER
ing on shing opener,” he said. “We wouldn’t get much sleep, and then we’d come back to the farm and have to pick rock.” Then, Reino and his ve brothers built a 500-cow freestall barn which made the work simpler. The patriarch of the Aho family has always been well known and respected in Becker County and throughout the dairy industry. In his younger years, Reino would often take his children on calls to other local farms and to visit neighbors. “We would go out in the evenings,” Tim said. “Those were the best memories, getting to know other people from other farms.” The sons all agreed the evening farm visits exemplied their father’s passion for people and cows. “If he didn’t know what was wrong, Dad would say, ‘It’s an infection around the heart,’” said Adrian, laughing. “But in all seriousness, he taught us how to take care of the cows and make sure we’re doing a good job.” As the sons have started their
own career in dairy farming, Reino has always been present. Tim has been dairying on his own for more than 20 years. In that time, Reino has frequented the dairy, helping with tough calvings and simply catching up with what is happening on the farm. Since May, when Jamin and Adrian started leasing the family’s 400-cow dairy, Reino has remained active in its daily operations. “He’s out here in the barn every day. … He just works hard,” Jamin said. “[Adrian and I] listen to him talk about his mistakes and heed advice, especially as we’ve been switching over the operation.” Reino was a partner in the dairy farm with his brothers for more than 45 years. While dairy farming has played a large part in the Aho family’s lives, they also enjoy time away from the cows. The sons can remember hunting and shing trips with Reino when chores were complete. They even would partake in gopher trapping. One of their fondest memories was the family’s annual shing trip, where Reino would take his sons to the lake and sh for sunsh. “Dad knows how to enjoy life, too,” Adrian said. “You can’t work yourself to death, and you have to learn how to have fun while working.” Throughout the year, the Ahos have also enjoyed spending time together at the lake. As Tim, Jamin and Adrian raise their children, they can see Reino’s inuence in their own roles as fathers. “Dad has always had a good relationship with us kids,” Tim said. Jamin agreed. “I hope we can pass on the same experiences to our kids as we got as kids,” he said. “Dad really taught us how important family is.” Reino’s impact as a father and farmer is undeniable. He recently became Grandpa to his 42nd grandchild and is a role model for many dairy farmers, always having optimism for the agriculture industry. “He’s been a good dad,” Jamin said. “Dad inuenced our entire family and a lot of young dairy farmers in the area.”
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Is value added right for the farm? Folsom talks steps to develop agribusiness By Jennifer Coyne jenn@dairystar.com
RIVER FALLS, Wis. – More consumers are craving local, artisan food products. Value added dairy products are a part of this demand. “Whether it’s for you really depends on your passion, desire, creativity and a sound business value proposition,” Joe Folsom said. Folsom is the executive director of the Pierce County Economic Development Corporation in River Falls, Wis. He also works with small businesses as part of SCORE in St. Paul, Minn. Before deciding if value added is right for the dairy, farmers need to consider the product they wish to explore and the consumer base for said product. Consider the community in which the dairy is surrounded by. “Because of Pierce County’s vicinity to the Twin Cities and metro area, there are a lot of smaller producers exploring marketing opportunities due to their vicinity to the metro market,” Folsom said. “If done right, they can distinguish themselves and be successful.” Value added farms Folsom has worked with include those featuring grassfed beef, rural experiences and education. Then, conduct a value proposi-
tions test with real customers. “Identify the product or service that will differentiate yourself from the competition and get feedback,” Folsom said. “Test the proposition. Is it something marketable? Does it make sense? Does it have great value to you?” Use the lean startup business canvas to evaluate, dene and test the value proposition. This methods shortens product creation cycle and viability determination. The process includes testing and rening the value proposition products and services offered with real customers. “Real customer feedback is crucial,” Folsom said. “Do not rely on friends and family.” The canvas should include nine building blocks – customer segments; value propositions; channels; customer relationships; revenue streams; key resources; key activities; key partners, and cost structure. Once the canvas and its building blocks are structured in a way that makes sense for the business and value proposition has been tested, proceed to develop the complete business plan. “You don’t need to do it alone,” Folsom said. “Reach out to the local resources within your community for assistance and guidance.” Folsom suggested connecting with the area small business development centers and SCORE chapter, where free one-on-one mentoring and counseling is offered to guide farmers through the business devel-
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opment process. Specically in the agriculture community, there are a wealth of free tools and resources available to create a business plan for value added farms. Aside from Folsom’s organization in the cities that offers online templates and worksheets farmers can use when putting together a business plan, he also encourages people to use the University of Minnesota Center for Farm Financial Management AgPlan. “AgPlan lets you ask questions and breaks the business plan into small components so you’re not staring at an overwhelming outline,” Folsom said. “Once you have the business plan complete, it becomes a living document you can present to investors and lenders, and manage your business.” In preparation for the business’s success, farmers should analyze in great detail the business’s capitalization, cash ow and other facets to help plan accordingly. “The last thing you want to do is run out of money when sales take off,” Folsom said. “Expect to invest some of your own capital to have some skin in the game. This shows investors you’re putting something at risk and have a passion for what you’re doing.” Aside from having the nancial stability to start up a new venture, the product and its marketplace will weigh heavily on the farm’s business success. Folsom stressed the importance of understanding the product in the
marketplace. “Just because you have a [product] in mind doesn’t mean it will be the best for your customers,” he said. As the marketplace is further understood and the product is devel-
To nd a SCORE chapter near you, visit www.sba.gov/local-assistance. Additional resources for value added business development may be found at www.pcedc.com. oped to meet those needs, continue working with investors of the business, such as lenders and spouses. “These people are partners in your business. All too often, we don’t ask for help until it’s too late. If we can engage in open dialogue, we come up with a better solution and vision moving forward,” Folsom said. “We’ll work through challenges, and when we all get pulling in the same direction, that’s quite exciting.” There is ample opportunity in value added for dairy farmers. If there is a product or service no one else is offering, then begin small to capture that segment of the market. “Does interacting with customers and building those relationships t into your wheelhouse of skills?” Folsom said. “If it’s not your cup of tea, then maybe this isn’t the right t for you.”
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Mid-State Technical College agricultural instructor Mike Sabel (leŌ) supervises as students pull a calf from the simulator cow at the college in Marsheld, Wis. The college invested in a life-size calving simulator cow that faculty members feel will help students prepare for on-farm work.
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MARSHFIELD, Wis. – When it comes to cows calving on a dairy farm, the list of potential problems is long and varied. While more often than not, things go right, there is always the possibility that abnormal presentations or other problems could arise, requiring a dairy farmer to make decisions about when and how to assist the cow, or call in a veterinarian. With the assistance of a life-like, life-size Holstein cow and calf, MidState Technical College in Marsheld, Wis., is helping students, and eventually others in their community, be prepared to handle a variety of circumstances they might face in the maternity pen. “We learned from the dairy and livestock producers in our area that there is a shortage of large animal veterinarians in our area,” said Ron Zillmer, Mid-State Technical College Dean of Transportation, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Construction. “That is forcing the producers to do more in terms of herd health and in particular, in birthing calves. We also have a number of operations in the area that have multiple births per day. We saw an opportunity with this cow simulator.” Alex Lendved, dean of MidState Technical College-Marsheld, likened the addition of the calving simulator to the use of simulators in programs such as paramedic, nursing and respiratory therapy. “They all have simulators that they work with to save lives,” Lendved said. “We aren’t saving human lives with this simulator, but we are saving lives in terms of ensuring a healthy cow and a healthy calf. That is saving a livelihood. It’s important.” The faculty visited schools in Wisconsin that had purchased a
simulator to learn more about what the cow simulator could add to their dairy program. “The cow gives us the opportunity for the students to get many different replications of the different birthing positions,” said Mike Sabel, agricultural instructor. “We can use her to teach about the different items involved in milk quality as well as using her for the unit on articial insemination. Each of those is difcult to simulate in real animals.” Zillmer cited the importance of providing students the ability to become procient at identifying the 12 birthing positions that are common or being able to identify when it is not one of those positions and knowing what to do with each of those scenarios to get the calf in position for a successful birth. “When you look at the number of dairy and beef cattle in our region, herd health is largely impacted by the mother coming through the birthing process in a healthy way, as well as the calf,” Zillmer said. While building their students’ prociency in birthing procedures is their primary purpose, the faculty is looking to share that experience. “Secondarily is the ability to work with our high school partners,” Zillmer said. “A piece of equipment like this would be out of reach for most high schools. We plan to make it mobile at some point and train our high school faculty that would like to utilize this unit. We also plan to do some continuing education-type training for existing people in the industry.” Plans for the simulator, which is modeled after a large, mature Holstein cow, include the purchase and outtting of a trailer to create a mobile learning station where the cow and calf will be housed along with all the equipment necessary to use the simulator as a teaching tool. Turn to CALVING | Page 9
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The simulator arrived at Mid-State in March, and Sabel has been busy spending time working with the cow, familiarizing himself with it and learning how he can best utilize it in teaching situations as formal training on use of the simulator in classrooms is not provided by the manufacturer. “We’ve been working with it, learning all the intricacies involved with it,” Sabel said. “We have students reaching inside the cow, and I am able to watch them from the other side, asking them questions about what they are feeling, like which hoof is this? Do you feel the nostrils or mouth of the calf? Does it feel like it’s in the normal birthing position?” Sabel utilizes a photo of the how the calf is positioned inside the cow to give the students a visual to help them understand what they are feeling through palpation. While that method helps students, the school is preparing to invest in a second calf that Sabel will be able to position outside of the cow, allowing the students a better visual to help them assess what is happening inside the
simulator. The second calf will also allow students to learn how twins might present. “You can just see a light bulb come on,” Sabel said of how the visual aids help the students un-
“We have students reaching inside the cow, and I am able to watch them from the other side ...” MIKE SABEL, MIDǧSTATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE AGRICULTURAL INSTRUCTOR
derstand what is happening inside the simulator. “It helps them with the learning.” Mid-State utilizes block scheduling for their classes with courses lasting about ve and a half weeks and running from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., allowing for focus to be placed on a class.
“We are accelerating the learning process with this schedule,” Lendved said. “Students are getting the lecture; they’re getting the theory work in the classroom. They are getting the practice and repetition with hands-on learning to build that muscle-memory using the simulator. They are getting the hands-on experience prior to that stressful situation that might present itself. They are getting the best training in that eld so that they are prepared right away when they face that situation.” Zillmer feels the simulator will help the students learn real-world skills that will make them more condent in the workplace. “Imagine being a producer having a person the rst day on the job [be] a graduate of our program,” Zillmer said. “You’ve got a difcult birthing situation and have that student identify the position and immediately know what actions to take. That’s valuable.”
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The “Mielke” Market Weekly
By Lee Mielke
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Just as we thought U.S. trade with Mexico would return to some semblance of normalcy, President Trump announced May 30 that he will assess a 5% tariff on all Mexican imports, effective June 10, to pressure Mexico to do more to reduce the number illegal immigrants passing through Mexico coming to the U.S. He warned that the percentage will gradually increase to 25%. Markets do not like this kind of uncertainty, plus dairy markets were somewhat starved this week for information, other than the weather and political events, as USDA issued no major reports that the market regularly monitors. Cash dairy prices ended the shortened Memorial Day holiday week mixed. CME block Cheddar cheese closed the last Friday of the month at $1.7150 per pound, up 3 1/4-cents on the week, highest since March 28, and 11 3/4-cents above a year ago. The barrels nished at $1.54, down 4 cents on the week, lowest since April 18, and 17 1/2-cents below the blocks. They have lost 17 cents in three weeks but are 2 cents above a year ago. There were 5 cars of block traded on the week, 67 in the month of May. 32 cars of barrel were sold on the week and 135 for the month. FC Stone’s Dave Kurzawski wrote in his May 30 Early Morning Update; “We know less Cheddar has been produced so far this year, but it’s possible we’ve seen additional resources move back to barrel production, out of Mozzarella. Regardless, the market feels “supplied” with fresh cheese right now, not “over-supplied.” Dairy Market News reports that Central cheese demand was fairly slow throughout May but contacts pointed to some positive movements in the Memorial Day Week. Curd producers reported continued strength and some barrel producers stated that demand was outpacing their supplies. Cheese production has increased. Some plants are running 7-day workweeks and plan to do so through the next few weeks however, most producers suggest that last year’s schedules were busier. Milk prices were reported from $1 to $2 under Class, although offers were heavier this week and a number of cheesemakers were not on the spot milk market. In week 22 of previous years, spot milk prices averaged $4.50 under in 2018 and $4.75 in 2017. Cheese market tones were “shakier,” says
DMN, as CME barrel prices began to put distance between them and the block prices. Cheese inventories in the area are still in “reasonable balance,” while still heavy nationwide. Western cheese sales are active but vary. Block demand is a bit more contingent on the prices, says DMN. “Some contacts mentioned that as prices move closer to $1.70, demand somewhat declines while a back pedal in prices enhances purchasers’ interest.” International sales have improved a bit and may be partly due to the lifting of Mexico’s retaliatory tariffs on U.S. cheese. Several participants were condent that cheese requests by Mexico would likely improve but that may not be the case with the latest development. Cash butter shot up to $2.4075 per pound Tuesday, highest CME price since May 30, 2018, almost one year ago. But it closed Friday at $2.36, down 2 3/4-cents on the week and 1 3/4-cents below a year ago. 29 carloads exchanged hands on the week and 79 for the month of May. Contacts suggest that the surge in the butter price may have been “rushed,” as imports from Mexico and elsewhere are expected to keep U.S. markets in check. Cream was more available during the holiday weekend, but butter plant managers relay that cream access was back even with the previous week. Most contacts say they are content with their stocks heading into the fall busy season. Western churns are active and orders have been strong through the course of the spring, according to DMN. “End users are buying at a pace that makes it difcult for butter inventories to grow very fast. However, processors suggest they would rather see the current steady pull on butter stocks than have the combination of burdensome inventories and limited summertime butter demand. So far, butter production and cream intakes have been in relatively good balance. Although cream supplies are tightening, there doesn’t seem to be any major problem getting the cream.” Class II dairy products and ice cream are also taking heavy amounts of cream, according to DMN. Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk closed Friday at $1.0550 per pound, up a penny on the week and 23 cents above a year ago. 22 cars found new homes on the week, 17 on Friday alone, and 59 for the month. Dry whey ended Friday at 35 1/4-cents per pound, three-quarter-cents lower on the week and 3 1/4-cents below a year ago, with 5 cars trading plac-
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es on the week at the CME, and 25 for the month. One thing that’s “outstanding in the eld” these days is water, due to the continuing rainfall in the Midwest. The Agriculture Department’s latest Crop Progress report shows just 58% of the corn crop was planted, as of the week ending May 26, up from 49% the previous week, but down 32% from a year ago and 32% behind the ve year average. 32% of the corn has emerged, up from 19% the previous week but 37% behind a year ago and 37% behind the ve year average. “This is a problem,” notes FC Stone’s Dave Kurzawski. “Between lower acres planted, weaker than expected emergence (32% vs. 66%) and what we can only imagine will be compromised nal yields, the 2.4 billion plus bushel carry-out no longer looks overwhelming. In fact, it may not be enough.” He adds that “The delayed planting has the potential to impact the corn crop and price in two signicant ways. First would be the potential loss of planted acres. Currently, forecasts have called for a loss of corn acres ranging from 3-10 million. The worst loss of acreage on record was 4% of the planted acres, 3.3 million, in 1995. The loss of 4 million acres or more would put the US in demand rationing mode without considering a decline in yields. The second concern is the impact on yield the late plantings will have. The longer farmers are forced to delay getting the corn in the ground the larger the potential decline in crop yield.” Farmers have 29% of the soybeans are in the ground, up from 19% the previous week, 45% behind a year ago, and 37% below the ve year average. 11% have emerged, down from 44% a year ago and 24% behind the ve year average. The cotton crop is 57% planted, up from 44% the previous week but 4% behind a year ago, and 1% behind the ve year average. Subsidized dairy exports continue via Cooperatives Working Together (CWT). Member cooperatives accepted six offers of export assistance this week to help capture sales of 101,413 pounds of Cheddar cheese, 654,773 pounds of butter, and 2.866 million pounds of whole milk powder. The product will go to customers in Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa from June through September. In other trade news, China imported a record amount of skim milk powder in April, according to HighGround Dairy’s Lucas Fuess in the June 3 Dairy Radio Now broadcast. Whole milk imports were also “extremely impressive.” The bad news, he said, is that China continues to diversify where it makes its purchases, with less coming from the U.S. due to the ongoing trade dispute. China continues its purchases from New Zealand and Europe as well as South America and Belarus. Fuess reported that Belarus can now ship product directly by rail to China so purchases can be made within a 10 day time period. The message for the USA, says Fuess, is to continue to be competitive in getting products to China as well as on a global basis. New Zealand trade data was also issued this week and Fuess reported that skim milk and whole milk powder exports were very good despite the lower milk output toward the end of their production season. He said they believe New Zealand is Turn to MIELKE | Page 11
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6 2 6 4 2 1 6 2 7 16
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355 321 333 255 342 371 330 424 489 358 387 419 263 566 687 593 521 665 547 488 608 436 595 588 446 395 541 338 556 645 430 514 718
2 60 3 1 74 11 12 63 40 4 6 16 6 4 80 82 23 2 22 2 24 14 21 4 20 1 10 9 16 1 10 30 3
135.00 133.50 132.00 132.00 131.00 129.00 127.50 127.00 127.00 120.00 117.00 116.00 116.00 112.00 112.00 111.00 111.00 107.00 107.00 105.00 105.00 102.00 102.00 102.00 102.00 101.00 100.00 98.00 98.00 98.00 97.00 97.00 97.00
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Holdingford Foreston Albany Grey Eagle Hawick Willow River Albany Clearwater LitchÀeld LitchÀeld Albany Kimball
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1 2 2 5 2 3 1 2 1 2 1 1
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1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
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DAIRY SPRINGING HEIFERS
Cold Spring Cold Spring Richmond Rice New Ulm Rice Rice New Ulm New Ulm Cold Spring Rice Cold Spring Cold Spring Maple Lake Richmond Cold Spring Rice Freeport Melrose Fort Ripley Melrose Alexandria
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1 5 1 2 10 10 10 3 1 7 5 1 14 2 2 6 1 3 4 5 6 4 7 13 4 2 4 1 1 9 2 6 3 2 3 1
1,250.00 1,250.00 1,250.00 1,200.00 1,175.00 1,175.00 1,175.00 1,150.00 1,100.00 1,050.00 1,050.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 975.00 975.00 950.00 925.00 850.00 825.00 800.00 800.00 700.00
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DAIRYING ACROSS AMERICA
Young dairyman’s quintessential start up Courtney Farms home to Oklahoma’s rst robotic dairy By Maria Bichler Staff Writer
CHOUTEAU, Okla. – In the midst of troubling economic times for the dairy industry, one young dairyman has not only executed his dream of owning a dairy farm, but is thriving amid the challenges and paving his way for a successful future in dairy. Logan Courtney, 22, is the owner of Courtney Farms, a 70-cow registered Jersey farm, along with his parents, Tim and Nora Courtney, who own commercial beef cattle and farm acreage in Mayes County near Chouteau, Okla. Logan, a sixth-generation farmer, said his family has been involved in the dairy industry on and off since the farm’s inception in 1875. While his
Logan said. “The dairy was entirely my own initiative, and my parents were supportive of it. Mom says that I rst said I wanted to milk cows when I was 2 years old, and it took a few years, but I nally got there.” Courtney Farms is family operated with Tim and Nora managing the beef cattle and crop land while Logan oversees all aspects of the dairy. Nora raises the dairy youngstock, and Logan helps his parents as needed. The family produces all the feed for their livestock, with the exception of commodities, and plant sorghum, wheat, soybean and oat. “Being family run simplies things,” Logan said. “No
“The dairy was entirely my own initiative, and my parents were supportive of it.” LOGAN COURTNEY, DAIRY FARMER
parents did not milk cows, his interest in the dairy industry grew from involvement with 4-H showing dairy heifers. “I really had a passion for dairy cows and pedigrees, especially the Jersey pedigrees are something I really enjoy,”
one takes care of your animals and equipment like you do. We know how the cows are being treated because we are doing it ourselves and not depending on someone else to do it for us.” Logan launched his dairy
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A cow is readied for classicaƟon day at Courtney Farms. The Courtneys score all their cows and have a Very Good 87 herd average with 22 Excellent cows, including one EX95. transfer to genetically enhance the herd, focusing on proven cow families. “We are kind of in our infancy stages and just starting to have our home bred females come into the herd,” Logan said. “Genetics are a huge thing for us. We focus on pedigrees and maintaining deep pedigrees using traditionally minded breeding plans using bulls from deep cow families, and we are seeing good results from that. We have a lot of Excellent cows in the herd with a 95-point cow leading the way.” The farm is situated in northeast Oklahoma, which experiences warm, humid conditions in the summer months and mild winters. The fall-calving herd rotationally grazes year-round and is given a TMR based on wheat baleage and sorghum silage near the robot barn. The herd’s water is also situated near the barn. “The cows can go nearly a mile away from the dairy, and they still come down [to eat and drink], so it works well,” Logan said. Logan said the climate poses an obstacle for the farm. “Cell count is a challenge for us,” he said. “The warm, humid weather is not ideal for maintaining a low cell count. Working hard to maintain a low cell count is more important in our area with cows being outside in hot climate throughout the warmer months.” Large shades are used to provide relief for the cows, and Logan said the natural heat tolerant aspect of the Jersey
breed is a benet to milking Jerseys. With a little more than two years behind him in the dairy industry, Logan said Courtney Farms is marketing semen from a home raised bull across the United States and hopes to market in Australia, Canada and Europe this fall. Courtney Farms has also sold embryos and show calves to fellow producers. “We have not sold a lot of live lot females because of how young of a herd we are,” Logan said. “We are still in that developing phase. In cattle breeding, if you are going to spend the money to keep pedigree stock and the time and effort in record keeping, you have to be selling the stuff for the genetics. You can’t just be breeding registered animals to make milk.” Logan also said they have had success in selling bull calves for use on Holstein heifers and beef heifers. “We have a really good market for our bull calves going for heifer bulls, which is a niche market and benet of having pedigree stock to market those animals to that clientele,” he said. When asked what is next for the dairy farm, Logan identied the desire to double the herd size and install an additional robot in addition to growing the Courtney Farms brand as a seedstock farm Jersey enthusiasts recognize and frequent. “I love working with the cows,” Logan said. “I don’t think I’d be happy doing anything else. It’s something I truly enjoy.”
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A day in the life of the Young family A busy Monday on Arban Farm June 3 By Danna Sabolik
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HOLDINGFORD, Minn. – Farmers throughout the Midwest will not quickly forget the spring of 2019. With delayed planting due to soggy conditions, many farmers have struggled to get their crops in the ground. On June 3, the Youngs took advantage
of a sunny day and red up the planter. The busy Monday began with milking. From planting corn to basketball practice and college classes, the Youngs had a full slate on top of daily duties on the 62-cow dairy near Holdingford, Minn. Kevin and Beth, along with their daughters, Samantha, 18, and Katie, 15, were in
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The Young family – (from leŌ) KaƟe, Kevin and Samantha – milk 62 cows near Holdingford, Minn. Not pictured is Beth Young.
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Beth (from leŌ), Samantha, Kevin and KaƟe Young begin milking in the morning June 3 at their dairy farm near Holdingford, Minn. The Youngs started milking at 6 a.m. that day.
the barn by 5 a.m. to clean and feed the cows. Then, milking began at 6 a.m. in their tiestall barn with seven milking units to jockey between the cattle. The barn is a busy place to be, but Katie made time to pet the dog running up and down the aisle any chance she could. “Katie has all the pets,”
Kevin said. “They walk right up to her, even the skittish calves. She also has a goat named Henry.” At 6:30 a.m., Beth went inside to clean up for the day. She works at a board and care group home as a licensed practical nurse three days a week in St. Cloud, Minn. Kevin and his daugh-
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ConƟnued from YOUNGS| Page 16 with the extra help. “It’s a way faster chore process with the girls home,” he said. “We’re going to have a good summer.” After the barn was cleaned and the cows back in their stalls, the Youngs focused on calf chores. They cleaned the barn oor and limed it for the day. By 10 a.m., the projects for the day began. Samantha spent time in the house to begin her online college class for the summer. She graduated from Holdingford High School May 31 with plans to attend Ridgewater College in Willmar, Minn., in the vet tech program. In addition to her online veterinary introduction class, she is shadowing at a local vet clinic and serves as a Stearns Coun-
ty Dairy Ambassador. At the same time, Kevin prepared the planter with his father-in-law, Duane Buermann. “We would like to nish planting corn today and be ready for soybeans by tomorrow,” Kevin said. Duane worked for a John Deere implement dealer and enjoys helping with planting. “I knew we’d have no trouble getting along when I started dating Beth,” Kevin said. “We had all John Deere equipment here, so it was a perfect match.” Kevin grew up on the farm which has been in the family for ve generations. His great-great-great grandfather donated the land for the historical Arban church which is up the hill from the farm-
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Kevin Young (leŌ) and his father-in-law, Duane Buerman, make a plan for planƟng the remaining corn June 3. yard. Now, just the entrance steps and altar remain, but Mass is held there a few times a year when the weather per-
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Kevin Young aƩaches a milker to one of his cows on June 3.
mits and the priest is prepared for it. “We had an Easter Mass up there at 6 a.m. Easter morning and more than 200 people
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The Arban church site, with stairs and altar sƟll intact, is occasionally used for Mass. The Youngs’ farm, visible down the hill, was named Arban Farm aŌer the church.
attended,” Kevin said. The Youngs’ farm is named after the small municipality where the church, a schoolhouse and post ofce once existed. Kevin’s father, Jerome, attended the school, and he remembered hearing stories from neighbors who would buy moonshine from the post ofce. Kevin and Duane planned to get in the elds by 10:30 a.m. but were delayed for 10 minutes with a short breakdown. Soon after, Duane was back in the tractor cab and planting the remainder of the corn. As Duane planted, Kevin helped clean up for farm for Samantha’s high school graduation party next weekend. Turn to YOUNGS | Page 19
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ConƟnued from YOUNGS | Page 18 After the last of the Youngs’ corn was in the ground, Kevin switched the
“It’ll be nice to have everything in the ground.” KEVIN YOUNG, DAIRY FARMER
planter for soybean, calculated populations and prepared everything for the next day, if he is not delayed by rain.
The afternoon passed by, and by 4:30 p.m. it was time for evening chores. Katie and Samantha usually take care of feeding together, but this evening Katie had basketball practice. So, Samantha did Katie’s chores along with her own. While Kevin and Samantha milked from 6-8 p.m., Katie and Beth went to basketball practice in Cold Spring, Minn. Katie is in the Special Olympics
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Samantha Young feeds calves June 3 on her family’s farm near Holdingford, Minn. The Young girls name all the calves on the farm; Samantha names the heifers and her sister, KaƟe, names the bulls.
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Beth Young (leŌ) coaches her daughter, KaƟe, in Special Olympics. KaƟe parƟcipates in basketball and bowling throughout the year.
and participates in bowling in the fall and basketball in the spring. She is on a team with students from Albany and ROCORI schools. They practice on Monday evenings and compete in two tournaments throughout the season. Her team is preparing for the state tournament which will be June 21-23 at St. Thomas University in St. Paul, Minn. Beth is a coach for the basketball team and enjoys watching Katie bond with other kids like her. “This is really good for her,” Beth said. “It’s a nice program.” Basketball practice was over at
7 p.m., and the girls made their way back to the farm to complete the busy day. Kevin is looking forward to planting soybean and nishing up the wet spring. “It’ll be nice to have everything in the ground,” he said. “We have to fertilize some elds yet but should be able to start planting tomorrow if there’s no rain.” Saturated elds have made it hard to get the crop planted this spring, but the Youngs are glad to have their corn in the ground after a successful, yet busy, June 3.
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LEGENDARY COWS
A caring, compassionate cow
Tvetens’ 9-year-old Holstein loves grandkids By Kate Rechtzigel Staff Intern
Editor’s note: Dairy Star will recognize a cow each issue that is special in the eyes of its owner. From high production and components along with longevity to a good-natured cow with quirky habits, we want to know about a cow that stands out in your barn. To submit a cow for consideration, email krista.k@ dairystar.com. LEWISTON, Minn. – A walk around Dave and Kristi Tveten’s dairy farm will usually result in seeing one cow that is almost always peeking out the end of the barn. While many people’s glance might glaze over this cow’s personality traits, the Tvetens know she is a special cow named Tucker, waiting patiently for her morning breakfast or her visits with the grandkids. Dave and Kristi Tveten milk 40 cows on their fourth generation dairy farm near Lewiston Minn. They started dairying July 4, 1977, and
are currently in their 42nd year of milking cows. One of the oldest cows in their herd is Tucker, a 9-year-old grade Holstein. The Tvetens consider Tucker to be one of the best in the barn. “It’s heartwarming to watch the kids with this cow,” Kristi said. Tucker’s family ancestry goes six generations back to the early 90s “T” cows, the family line of cows with the name starting with the letter T. With a family line known for longevity, Tucker’s dam, Trinket, was born in the early 2000s and gave birth to Tucker at 9 years old. The Tvetens didn’t immediately know Tucker was going to be a cow that would stand out from the herd, especially since she was only shown at the fair one time. “She’s one of the best cows, production wise,” Dave said. “That’s probably why we still have her around.” As Tucker grew older and
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KrisƟ and Dave Tveten are pictured with their 9-year-old cow, Tucker, on May 28 at their dairy farm near Lewiston, Minn. Tucker stands out in the Tvetens’ 40-cow herd for her personality and friendliness towards the Tvetens’ grandchildren. the Tvetens became grandparents, they started to notice a change. Tucker developed a loving and endearing relationship with the grandkids. Many grandkids were scared of the big cows in the barn. But Tucker’s gentle nature helped
silence their fears. “She’s just a totally different cow with the kids,” Kristi said. The black and white bovine is also gentle enough to allow the children to attach the milking unit, including the
almost-3-year-old. “She’s taught just about every one [of the grandkids] to milk,” Kristi said. Tucker has her own special spot in the barn. Turn to TVETENS | Page 21
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Tucker. Tillie is still just a calf. Dave plans to breed Tucker back once again, hopeful for another heifer. The Tvetens agreed they never plan on selling Tucker and will probably bury her on the farm when the time comes. “I couldn’t be here if she left, the grandkids would hate me,” Dave said. She won’t be the rst one. Their daughter, Jacki, had two show cows they also gave special burial rites on the farm. Tucker’s relationship with the grandkids turned
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As one of the larger cows on the Tvetens’ dairy, Tucker had a hard time getting up in the stall. She would injure her legs almost every time she tried. “She sticks her feet straight out like a donkey,” Dave said. It is why the Tvetens put her in the pen on the end of the barn where she laid normally. Come milking time, she walks into the barn and stands in the alley waiting to be milked. Living in the pen all by herself, Tucker gets used to the special treatment. From being curried and brushed by the grandkids to getting her own bed, Tucker refuses to let other cows into her pen. She even gets her own pasture area in which she can eat grass and walk around. She also enjoys taking a tour of the farm yard while the pen is getting cleaned as well as opening the sliding door to peek out into the barn, spying on everyone who enters the barn. One
her into a legend in which the Tvetens hope to continue. “Milking or not, she is going to stay here,” Dave said. The cow that was once an ordinary show cow has grown into a permanent xture of what makes the Tvetens’ dairy farm so unique. Her unique personality is what makes Tucker stand out from the rest of the herd.
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We finally got some warmer and drier weather. Only about 50% of the corn acres in our area will be planted; the soils are RAINFALL just too wet. We ha- TOTALS ven’t started planting Last 10 Days our soybeans yet. We were able to empty our manure pit and got most of our solid manure hauled 0.5” and spread. The alfalfa looks excellent, but we haven’t been Since April 14 able to cut any of it 5.8” yet. The few acres of small grains that got planted this spring are looking very good.
We started planting corn the last weekend in May. We got about half done before we switched to chopping hay. It’s important to us to make RAINFALL high quality forage and TOTALS put it up on time. From Last 2 June 1-4 we chopped all Weeks but 30 of our 600 acres of alfalfa. We were trying to get done when a big thunderstorm rolled in so we had to wait to cover the bunker until the next morning. We will start planting corn Since April 14 again as soon as it dries 9” out from the rain yesterday (June 4). We are going to switch to a lower mature-date variety – a 90-95 days rather than 107-110 days.
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200 cows, 800 acres We plan to start cutting the end of this week or early next week. We planted our annuals, oats, Italian rye grass and turnips for pasture. We’ll keep them RAINFALL off for 35-40 days. We TOTALS Last 2 also planted one 10-acre field with a no-till drill of weeks corn, Italian rye grass and oats. It’s finally drying up. The cows have been on pasture for a week. They are on a resilient winter rye field. We mudded it in in the fall and it’s been a cold, wet spring. Since April 14 Tomorrow (6/6) we are 3.7” calibrating our spreader we have some ash to haul. The fields look better than last year.
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We had 2” on Monday but I’m still hoping to start on corn tomorrow (6/5). We planted some four weeks ago RAINFALL that’s probably 5 inches TOTALS tall. We have rye that’s Last 2 probably 3 ½’ to 4’ tall. Weeks I’m hoping to cut that on Thursday (6/6). We chop it and feed it to the heifers. Most of the corn is in around here and 75% of the soybeans are done. A lot of guys are getting stuck in Since April 14 10” the fields. This week the neighbor started cutting hay. We also got the rock picked on the small grain fields.
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Crop and Weather Oxford, WI
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We had some small windows of sun when we did my winter rye on the 25th and then spread more manure and compost after that. We RAINFALL did more hay May 31 TOTALS Last 2 and June 4. Everything Weeks we’ve done so far has been baleage. I’ve been really happy with the quality and the tonnage. Our grass is 1.6” ahead of the alfalfa. The grass was heading and the alfalfa is pre- Since April 14 bud when I started. 4.8” The few warmer days we’ve had has really improved our forage and our crop is better than last year’s first crop.
A lot of progress has been made cropwise in the last two weeks. I’ve got RAINFALL almost all of my corn TOTALS planted and will be Last 2 starting to make hay Weeks soon, so things are progressing. My first crop looks pretty 1.5” good; I’ve got a lot of grass. My orchard grass is all headed Since April 14 out. The alfalfa is 6.3” still behind, it hasn’t blossomed yet.
We’ve gotten around 2 inches of rain, which is less than 3” was expected, so that is good. We’re RAINFALL TOTALS just finishing up our Last 2 first crop right now. Weeks Everything is planted and we should finish spraying corn tomorrow. We’ll wait 2” until our new seeding is a little higher and spray that for weeds, Since April 14 as well. 5”
We had 4/10 of rain yesterday morning (June 4) and 7/10 last RAINFALL night. We’ve got almost TOTALS all our corn planted Last 2 and we’re almost ready Weeks to start our first crop hay. We’re going to chop a bag full and then make and wrap 3.8” some big squares of baleage. Our new seeding from last year Since April 14 looks awesome, the 7.3” second and third year stuff has more grass in it, so it’s not really what you’d want for the rest of the year. The new seeding we put in this year is starting to get green.
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Platteville, WI
Ocheyden, IA
Maquoeta, IA
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We’ve gotten all our liquid manure spread and we’ve been working on plowing now. Today (6/4) is the first full day I’ve had in the field to turn dirt. I’m RAINFALL hoping to start planting TOTALS Last 2 corn tomorrow (6/5). Weeks We’ve been flail chopping our winter rye, it was starting to drown out and was only about kneehigh. We’ve got the cows out on pasture, but they are still getting fed TMR. Our pasture winterkilled pretty bad. The cows Since April 14 went through 30 acres 12” of pasture in two days. It will be a couple of weeks before we start our first crop, but it looks like it is finally starting to grow.
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We’ve had a whole seven days with no rain. We’ve got all our corn in and it’s coming up. Everything that’s been RAINFALL in for seven days is TOTALS Last 2 up. We only had one Weeks spot, about an acre, that drowned out. Our first crop is done; it yielded very well. Our 4” wheat wasn’t looking too good for a while, but it has turned Since April 14 around with the heat 11” and is starting to look good. For the most part, everything is looking pretty good in this area.
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600 cows, 400 acres I planted 20 acres of corn today (6/4) and have about 90 acres left to plant. I’m hoping to get it done this week; all I need is two days. I’m RAINFALL going to help a neigh- TOTALS bor plant tomorrow. Last 2 Weeks He’s got more tile. There have been a couple guys cutting hay. 75% of the corn is done; some gave up and others mudded it in. Some of the corn is up and the other stuff was under water too Since April 14 long and probably won’t 9.25” come. When we finish planting I’m sure we will have to replant in spots.
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65 cows, 1,700 acres We finished planting corn on Monday (6/3) and have 2.5 days of soybean planting to do. South of here in southeast Iowa RAINFALL it’s a lot wetter. Some TOTALS Last 2 of those acres won’t get Weeks planted. People around here are going around wet spots. In general, 8590% of the corn is in and 33-50% of the soybeans are planted. We need to finish corn and soybeans and then we can switch Since April 14 the equipment over to 13” hay. The oats with alfalfa underseeded looks good. The hay crop is getting really weedy and is running 7-10 days behind.
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High Herds by Bred $ Value
Herds below must be above their own breeds $Value, then up to the top 5 herds are listed. If there is a number following the name it denotes it being a permanent string within a larger herd, usually these strings are by breed.
These are the best of each breed, please join us in congratulating them on doing a ne job on their dairies.
Name Fleckvieh MIKE & LORI BOESL
BOYCEVILLE
104
Cows 40 259
Ayrshire CORY AND KRISTEN SALZL 5 WINGERT REG HOLSTEINS 2 GOODVUE AYR FARMS II 1 BREEZY POINT FARM LASKA 4
LITCHFIELD HARMONY GOODRIDGE WINONA
106 99 102 102
40 2 10 97 12
14,484 21,279 19,534 18,096 17,914
556 765 772 719 725
470 653 596 596 563
$2,870 $3,609 $3,457 $3,290 $3,252
Brown Swiss PORT HAVEN DAIRY FJEL-MAR DAIRY 2 CLOVER GLEN SWISS
SLEEPY EYE ZUMBRO FALLS CLAREMONT
101 102 104
103 265 166 41
20,588 23,546 22,741 20,946
840 980 900 875
715 826 780 746
$3,922 $4,453 $4,191 $4,021
Guernsey MARSHALL KORN 1 BREEZY POINT FARM LASKA 1 AGAINST THE ODDS DAVID & DONNA ANDERSON
ATWATER WINONA PLAINVIEW LESTER PRAIRIE
99 102 105 102
49 40 51 11 48
14,794 17,608 17,431 16,584 15,556
690 813 816 755 737
501 587 585 565 556
$3,030 $3,478 $3,475 $3,285 $3,164
Holstein HYDE-PARK HOLSTEINS SCOTT&MICHELLE HERBER DICKE CENTURY FARM 1 CLAY VIEW DAIRY STELLING FARMS
ZUMBRO FALLS UTICA GOODHUE GOODHUE MILLVILLE
101 103 101 101 101
169 600 641 187 1266 298
23,063 34,507 33,321 31,137 29,822 31,611
900 1,403 1,273 1,216 1,268 1,221
722 1,118 1,024 984 965 954
$4,340 $6,309 $5,826 $5,558 $5,555 $5,514
Jersey REILAND FARMS 2 DICKE CENTURY FARM 2 TRAVIS LEHNERTZ RKB DAIRY 2 JOHN SAUBER 2
LEROY GOODHUE PLAINVIEW FARIBAULT LAKEVILLE
101 101 101 101 98
120 35 10 128 50 5
14,623 22,387 20,622 19,423 17,918 17,182
736 1,090 1,061 950 959 872
536 766 757 702 679 654
$3,445 $4,574 $4,437 $4,026 $3,990 $3,717
Milking Shorthorn BERNARD A MANDERFELD 1
FARIBAULT
102
40 65
17,102 16,960
632 666
536 550
$2,922 $3,049
Red & White BILL POST
CHANDLER
3X
101
64 140
23,983 26,153
902 951
757 826
$4,437 $4,495
Mixed Breed TWIN SPRUCE FARMS 2 GAR-LIN DAIRY FARMS INC. RIVER CITY DAIRY ZEINSTRA DAIRY 2 MITCH MEHRWERTH
RICHMOND EYOTA HASTINGS HOLLAND SAUK RAPIDS
3X 3X 3X 3X
106 100 101 101 103
167 391 1988 385 179 54
19,281 29,341 30,156 28,111 28,625 27,218
777 1,170 1,122 1,095 1,089 1,034
624 946 911 923 911 904
$4,012 $5,283 $5,173 $5,079 $5,024 $4,904
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3X
3X 3X
3X 3X 3X 3X 3X
%MS
Milk 19,846 19,846
Fat 797 797
Prot 653 653
$Value $2,890 $2,890
High Herds by Bred $ Value - Goats All goat herds that are over the Average $Value for goats are listed.
Name Alpine BRIAN&KARIN MCCANN BARB ADAMS JOYFUL HARVEST FARM
Town MILACA BARNUM BROWERVILLE
Saanen SHERRY A PANUSKA VINCENT MAEFSKY FOUR SEASONS FARM
NEW RICHLAND SCANDIA JORDAN
Mixed Breed LINDEN ACRES KRICKLY DAIRY
NEW RICHLAND MILACA
3X
%MS
102
Cows 68 9 3 67
Milk 1,970 2,435 2,721 2,162
Fat 69 83 82 78
Prot 61 79 76 66
$Value $321 $407 $403 $352
100 97 100
129 68 12
3,244 2,251 2,253
103 77 66
90 67 62
$484 $359 $327
95 21
2,696 2,120
81 81
79 73
$402 $382
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Summer SALUTE TO DA RY June Dairy Month begins with World Milk Day
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Readers across Dairy Star’s coverage area participated in the rst Summer Salute to Dairy campaign, showcasing ways they enjoy drinking milk. Turn to page 38 in rst section for details about the second campaign, celebrating your favorite farmer and your chance to win a Dairy Star hat.
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Jonathan Gerdes’ beverage of choice is milk because he said it’s the most delicious and nutri�ous choice. “Milk sa�ses your thirst, it’s good for you, knockoffs can’t compete, and it goes with everything!”
Hannah Lee Hanks, Northome, Minn., enjoys milk with Fruit Loops. Hannah’s mom Kelly said, “She will o�en rell her bowl or cup with milk up to ve �mes! She was out of Fruit Loops this day so she had Lucky Charms for breakfast.”
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Mariah Meyerhofer enjoys the last of a gallon of milk. She is the daughter of dairy farmers Adam and Allyssa Meyerhofer, of Racine, Minn.
Minnesota’s Wright County Dairy Princesses (from le�) – Bailly Mucciacciaro, Elizabeth Ahrens and Bethany Kozitka – choose milk because it comes with an irreplaceable nutrient package that is packed with nine essen�al nutrients and 8 grams of protein. “This nutrient package provides our bodies with three nutrients that Americans are missing most in our diet which are Calcium, Vitamin D and Potassium. Not only is it nutri�ous, but it is also fresh and local. We love knowing that the farmers behind the product take great pride in caring for their cows and land while providing us with nutri�ous and delicious milk. It also is so refreshing to enjoy a glass a�er parades and other dairy princess events.”
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Dairy for those in need
#MilkMonday campaign raises money for food bank By Krista Kuzma
krista.k@dairystar.com
WATERLOO, Iowa – People in need in northeast Iowa will now have more access to milk due to a local donation campaign. The Black Hawk County Farm Bureau came up with #MilkMonday where every Monday, customers can round up their purchase at Fareway Foods to donate money to buy milk for the Northeast Iowa Food Bank, based in Waterloo, Iowa. All Fareway Foods and Farm Bureau organizations in the 16 counties served by the Northeast Iowa Food Bank have teamed together to be a part of the campaign, which started during ag week in April and runs through June. “Having the resources to access dairy has always been difcult so when they (Farm Bureau) came to us with this, we were really excited about it,” said Barb Prather, executive director for Northeast Iowa Food Bank. “We know milk is a product our clients want and it can be expensive for them.” The idea for the campaign came last fall when Brad Jesse, a Black Hawk County Farm Bureau board member, had a beef cow that rejected one of her twins on his crop and beef farm near La Porte City, Iowa. “I went to my neighbor who is a dairy farmer to get colostrum. I asked, ‘What do I owe you?’ He said, ‘If you donate milk to the food bank, that would be good enough.’ So it just snowballed from there,” Jesse said. Jesse wanted to get more than a few gallons donated. “I know dairy farmers have it pretty rough right now and donating to the food bank seemed to be a win-win situation,” he said. “It would be good for people who need the milk and good for the dairy farmers.” The Northeast Iowa Food Bank will buy a large
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portion of the milk from Hansen’s Dairy, a local dairy farm that processes its own dairy products. “We already have the negotiated rate so they can get the milk at a low xed rate so the donated money can go a lot farther,” said Jordan Hansen, with Hansen’s Dairy in Hudson, Iowa. The food bank has already been working with the dairy for at least the last three years when the dairy had a surplus of skim milk. “It feels really good we can match up what our needs are and their needs are,” Hansen said. “It makes us feel really good that we’re making this nutritious product to bring to the food bank …” In their two local retail stores, Hansen’s Dairy is also asking people to round up their purchase or purchase an extra gallon of milk to donate to the food bank.
“It makes us feel really good that we’re making this nutritious product to bring to the food bank.” JORDAN HANSEN, DAIRY FARMER
During the rst month, the campaign raised $9,024.38. In addition to the money from rounding up purchases at Fareway Foods, the grocery store also made a donation along with initial donations from Farm Bureau and from Hansen’s Dairy. “We were totally blown away with that the rst month,” said Becky Moss, ofce administrator for Farm Bureau in both Delaware and Black Hawk Counties. “That was what we thought we might get over the three months of the campaign. We’re thrilled with that amount.” Prather is thankful for the extra funds to buy an essential food item for people in need. “It’s such an important part of daily nutrition, giv-
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A #MilkMonday yer encourages shoppers to donate money to the Northeast Iowa Food Bank. The dairy campaign began in April and will go through June. ing young kids, as well as adults, the essential vitamins and calcium they need,” Prather said. However, this campaign has beneted the region in more ways than one. “It creates awareness of the issue of hunger exists and it creates a great partnership with the dairy industry, the farmers and the Farm Bureau,” she said. As one of the founders of the campaign, Jesse is glad his idea has made a difference. “It feels good to be able to help those in need,” he said.
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Farm tours offered during National Holstein Convention On Monday, June 23, attendees of the 2019 National Holstein Convention will have the opportunity to tour farms around the state of Wisconsin. Holstein enthusiasts will get to talk cows with Registered Holstein breeders and experience a variety of dairying styles, from robotic to tiestall to a show facility. Lunch will be served at Budjon Farms. Farms featured during pre-convention tours include: Jenlar Holsteins, Chilton, Wis.: Larry and Jennifer Meyer farm near Chilton, Wis., where they raise Registered Holstein and Brown Swiss cattle. After a barn re in 2006, the Meyers built a 140-stall sandbedded, four-row freestall barn and continued to milk in a tie-stall facility. After a decade of this, they decided to expand the barn, adding a new milkhouse and ofce, and installed two Lely robots. The breeding focus of the farm is to make cows that excel in type and health, along with traits necessary for automated milking. Their goal is to have cows that function in a robotic facility yet can remain successful in the showring. Their high standard breeding philosophy, along with cow comfort, high quality feed, and management practices leads them to a rolling herd average (RHA) of 29,142 pounds of milk, 1145 pounds of fat and 3.2 pounds of protein. Forest Ridge Holsteins, Eden, Wis.,: Located in Eden, Wis., Forest Ridge Holsteins is operated by fth-generation farmers Kurt and Sarah Loehr. Only 16 years ago, they started in the Registered Holstein business when Kurt purchased his rst registered animal, and since then they have seen an outstanding amount of success. Since purchasing the farm in 2011, they have bred or developed more than 70 Excellent cows. In addition to classication success, they have a RHA of more than 26,000 pounds of milk, nearly 1,000 pounds of fat, and a somatic cell count of less than 60,000. They were honored with being named the 2018 Wisconsin Distinguished Young Holstein Breeder. Budjon Farms, Lomira, Wis.: Known for showring success and champion cows, Budjon Farms is an impressive farm operated by Tom and Kelli Cull in Lomira, Wis. In 2014, the farm underwent renovations which included a new ofce, maternity pens, milkhouse, nd hospitality areas. The following year they updated their calf facilities adding 145 individual hutches and 50 super hutches. With a strong belief in sire stacks and cow families, Tom and Kelli make breeding decisions with the goal to enhance the marketability of their animals. Starting in 2010, Budjon Farms created Budjon Boarding, a boarding business that has grown to approximately 100 animals for more than 25 clients. Rosendale Dairy, Pickett, Wis.: Part of the MilkSource family of farms, Rosendale Dairy houses nearly 9,000 cows, generating an economic impact of $36 million to the local economy every year. Started rst in 2008 and then expanded in 2010, the cows are kept in two quarter-mile long barns with cross ventilation systems and sand bedded freestalls. Each pen in the barn has 320 cows. The cows are milked three times a day in a pair of side-by-side 80-stall rotary parlors, with an observation room. Producing an average of 86 pounds of milk per cow per day with a 3.8 percent fat and a 3.1 percent ‘protein, the farm made more than 252 million pounds of milk in 2018. A manure separation system recycles most of the sand bedding and separates nutrient liquids and solids. For a day lled with great cows and great people, join us for the Pre-Convention Tours. More information on these farms as well as convention registration can be found at www.2019HolsteinConventionWI. com.
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STEERS 2 Blk Beef Steer 1 Red Beef Steer 6 Blk Beef Steer 5 Blk Beef Steer 5 Blk Beef Steer 5 Blk Beef Steer 4 Blk Beef Steer 2 Red Beef Steer 4 Red Beef Steer 4 Red Beef Steer 1 Blk Beef Steer 11 Red Beef Steer 9 Blk Beef Steer 12 Blk Beef Steer 12 Blk Beef Steer HEIFERS PEQUOT LAKES MN 1 Blk Beef Heifer WADENA MN 5 Red Beef Heifer PEQUOT LAKES MN 1 Blk Beef Heifer GREENBUSH MN 8 Red Beef Heifer MENAHGA MN 2 Blk Beef Heifer FERGUS FALLS MN 1 Red Beef Heifer PINE RIVER MN 1 Blk Beef Heifer OKLEE MN 3 Red Beef Heifer GREENBUSH MN 6 Red Beef Heifer WARROAD MN 3 Blk Beef Heifer GREENBUSH MN 2 Red Beef Heifer PINE RIVER MN 5 Blk Beef Heifer WADENA MN 9 Blk Beef Heifer FERGUS FALLS MN 7 Red Beef Heifer OKLEE MN 14 Blk Beef Heifer NEW YORK MILLS MN 1 BWF Beef Heifer SEBEKA MN 1 Red Beef Heifer OKLEE MN 9 Blk Beef Heifer GREENBUSH MN 8 Blk Beef Heifer FERGUS FALLS MN 1 Red Beef Heifer WARROAD MN 18 Beef Heifer HOLS STEERS UNDERWOOD MN 11 Hol Hol Steers UNDERWOOD MN 6 Hol Hol Steers LEHR ND 5 Hol Hol Steers EAGLE BEND MN 4 Hol Hol Steers BARNSVILLE MN 6 Hol Hol Steers LEHR ND 9 Hol Hol Steers SEBEKA MN 3 Mix Hol Steers BRAINERD MN 3 Hol Hol Steers BRED BEEF COWS PERHAM MN 2 Blk Cow PERHAM MN 4 Blk Cow PERHAM MN 3 Blk Cow PERHAM MN 5 Red Cow PERHAM MN 9 Blk Cow PERHAM MN 4 Blk Cow PERHAM MN 3 BWF Cow PERHAM MN 1 Blk Cow BRED HEIFERS NEW YORK MILLS MN 1 Hol Bred Heifer NEW YORK MILLS MN 1 Hol Bred Heifer BATTLE LAKE MN 1 Hol Bred Heifer PEQUOT LAKES MN FERGUS FALLS MN PINE RIVER MN WADENA MN PEQUOT LAKES MN WARROAD MN OKLEE MN GREENBUSH MN FERGUS FALLS MN FERGUS FALLS MN MENAHGA MN GREENBUSH MN OKLEE MN OKLEE MN WARROAD MN
420 380 464 595 504 584 555 570 681 625 595 668 614 681 656
167.00 C 163.00 C 157.00 C 156.00 C 155.00 C 154.00 C 154.00 C 152.50 C 151.00 C 150.00 C 150.00 C 150.00 C 150.00 C 149.50 C 149.50 C
390 480 470 549 425 445 430 495 560 498 507 526 567 578 560 555 555 667 687 610 605
165.00 C 153.00 C 150.00 C 149.00 C 149.00 C 148.00 C 148.00 C 145.00 C 145.00 C 145.00 C 142.00 C 142.00 C 142.00 C 141.50 C 139.00 C 138.00 C 137.00 C 137.00 C 137.00 C 135.00 C 134.00 C
326 402 406 451 330 512 408 448 1032 1441 1530 1447 1478 1312 1415 1475
98.00 C 95.00 C 94.00 C 94.00 C 93.00 C 91.00 C 90.00 C 89.00 C 1,350.00 H 1,175.00 H 1,175.00 H 1,150.00 H 1,150.00 H 1,150.00 H 1,150.00 H 1,125.00 H
1570 1,300.00 H 1585 1,250.00 H 1075 1,100.00 H
NEW YORK MILLS MN HENNING MN
1 Hol Bred Heifer 1360 1,035.00 H 1 Jer Bred Heifer 995 1,025.00 H DAIRY COWS WADENA MN 1 Hol Cow 1240 1,400.00 H WADENA MN 1 Hol Cow 1235 1,275.00 H WADENA MN 1 Hol Cow 1425 1,250.00 H WADENA MN 1 Hol Cow 1190 1,225.00 H WADENA MN 1 Hol Cow 1235 1,225.00 H WADENA MN 1 Hol Cow 1335 1,200.00 H WADENA MN 1 Hol Cow 1165 1,175.00 H WADENA MN 1 Hol Cow 1090 1,150.00 H WADENA MN 1 Hol Cow 1230 1,150.00 H WADENA MN 1 Hol Cow 1165 1,150.00 H WADENA MN 1 Hol Cow 1205 1,125.00 H WADENA MN 1 Hol Cow 945 1,075.00 H WADENA MN 1 Hol Cow 945 1,075.00 H WADENA MN 1 Hol Cow 1175 1,075.00 H WADENA MN 1 Hol Cow 1125 1,050.00 H WADENA MN 1 Hol Cow 1045 1,050.00 H WADENA MN 1 Hol Cow 1150 1,050.00 H WADENA MN 1 Hol Cow 1045 1,050.00 H HEWITT MN 1 Jer Cow 825 1,050.00 H SLAUGHTER COWS BLUFFTON MN 3 Blk Slaughter Cows 1101 81.00 C FRAZEE MN 1 Red Slaughter Cows 1050 76.00 C OTTERTAIL MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 1215 75.00 C DENT MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 1035 74.00 C UNDERWOOD MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1435 72.00 C OTTERTAIL MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 1150 70.00 C PEQUOT LAKES MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 995 69.00 C COOK MN 1 Red Slaughter Cows 1435 68.50 C UNDERWOOD MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 1805 68.00 C OTTERTAIL MN 2 Blk Slaughter Cows 1237 67.00 C GWINNER ND 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 1175 67.00 C GWINNER ND 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 1175 67.00 C GWINNER ND 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 1020 66.50 C SEBEKA MN 1 Red Slaughter Cows 1155 66.50 C SEBEKA MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 1245 66.00 C NEW YORK MILLS MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows 1620 66.00 C GWINNER ND 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 1220 66.00 C GWINNER ND 1 Blk Slaughter Cows 1115 66.00 C SLAUGHTER BULLS DALTON MN 1 Blk Slaughter Bull 2170 90.00 C PERHAM MN 1 Herf Slaughter Bull 1900 82.00 C CLITHERALL MN 1 Red Slaughter Bull 2325 81.50 C PERHAM MN 1 Blk Slaughter Bull 1590 80.50 C PERHAM MN 1 Hol Slaughter Bull 1335 76.00 C BULL CALVES MENAHGA MN 1 Hol Bull Calves 145 160.00 H SWANVILLE MN 1 Hol Bull Calves 145 160.00 H OSAGE MN 1 Blk Bull Calves 135 260.00 H SEBEKA MN 10 Hol Bull Calves 269 230.00 H PELICAN RAPIDS MN 3 Hol Bull Calves 250 230.00 H OSAKIS MN 1 Blk Bull Calves 95 230.00 H VERNDALE MN 1 Bull Calves 80 230.00 H OSAGE MN 1 Hol Bull Calves 195 180.00 H VERNDALE MN 1 Mix Bull Calves 75 180.00 H VERNDALE MN 1 Shrt Bull Calves 75 180.00 H NEW YORK MILLS MN 1 Blk Bull Calves 85 180.00 H
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COW/CALF PAIRS 3 Blk Cow/Calf Pairs 2 Red Cow/Calf Pairs 3 Red Cow/Calf Pairs 1 Blk Cow/Calf Pairs 6 Blk Cow/Calf Pairs 3 Blk Cow/Calf Pairs SLAUGHTER COWS EVANSVILLE MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows ULEN MN 1 RWF Slaughter Cows PINE RIVER MN 1 Mix Slaughter Cows ULEN MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows ULEN MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows NEW YORK MILLS MN 1 RWF Slaughter Cows SEBEKA MN 1 Red Slaughter Cows EVANSVILLE MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows AUDUBON MN 1 Red Slaughter Cows PINE RIVER MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows CLITHERALL MN 1 Red Slaughter Cows INVERGROVE MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows DENT MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows GWINNER ND 1 Blk Slaughter Cows GWINNER ND 1 Blk Slaughter Cows NEWYORK MILLS MN 1 Red Slaughter Cows SEBEKA MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows SEBEKA MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows EVANSVILLE MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows AUDUBON MN 1 Red Slaughter Cows INVERGROVE MN 1 Red Slaughter Cows WADENA MN 1 BWF Slaughter Cows PERHAM MN 1 Red Slaughter Cows ULEN MN 1 BWF Slaughter Cows NEWYORK MILLS MN 1 Red Slaughter Cows ULEN MN 1 Red Slaughter Cows GWINNER ND 1 Blk Slaughter Cows SEBEKA MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows GWINNER ND 1 Blk Slaughter Cows MILTONA MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows CALLAWAY MN 1 Herf Slaughter Cows NEW YORK MILLS MN 1 Red Slaughter Cows PERHAM MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows EAGLE BEND MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows ROTHSAY MN 1 Herf Slaughter Cows SEBEKA MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows PERHAM MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows GARFIELD MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows PERHAM MN PERHAM MN PERHAM MN PERHAM MN PERHAM MN PERHAM MN
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• June 17th Hog, Goat, Sheep Special Hay & Straw Sale
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A toast to summer Here is a toast to June. A month of celebrating life events – weddings, anniversaries, graduations and nally an end to winter. It is the kick off month of summer and the sudden realization that the kids will be home all day long. I always put summer and Kool-Aid together like salt and pepper, mustard and ketchup. They always pair up. Here are some fun recipes to kick off the summer season. The rst is one of the best wedding or graduation punches. It does not matter the avor of KoolAid, just the color you want to create. Kool-Aid is also used to make the brightest play dough kids can mold all summer long. Of course, right now, we are up to our elbows in rhubarb. Here is another twist on a rhubarb jam using cherry pie lling. I do not remember where I found this recipe, but it is a keeper. And, I could not close out this column without something to go with June Dairy Month. My sister makes the best hot fudge sauce. It is also the basis for her fudge frosting recipe. I like to keep a jar of fudge sauce in the fridge to satisfy a sudden chocolate craving. Just a spoonful or two will do the trick. Enjoy.
together. Put in pretty salad mold or bundt cake pan and freeze. When ready to serve, put molded slush in punch bowl and add ginger ale. Play dough 1 cup our 1 Tbsp. oil 1 cup water 1/2 cup salt 2 tsp. cream of tartar Food coloring Combine all ingredients in saucepan. Cook over medium heat. Stir until it forms a ball. Knead until smooth. Store in Ziploc bag. Squeeze out air. For really bright colors, use dry Kool-Aid.
Food columnist, Natalie Schmitt Kim’s wedding punch by Judy Berg 2 packages Kool-Aid 2 cups sugar 2 quarts water 1 large can pineapple juice 1 pint sherbet 1 quart ginger ale Mix rst ve ingredients
Rhubarb cherry freezer jam 3 cups cut up rhubarb 1 cup water 5 cups sugar 1 can cherry pie lling 2 (3-ounce) packages cherry Jell-O 1/4 tsp. almond extract Cook rhubarb in water until tender. Add sugar and cook 10 minutes. Add pie lling; cook 10 more minutes. Remove from heat. Add Jell-O and extract. Cool. Pour into jars. Freeze when completely cool.
Hot fudge sauce by Nancy Dowell 1 cup sugar 4 Tbsp. cocoa 4 Tbsp. butter 3 Tbsp. light corn syrup Dash of salt 1 tsp. vanilla Mix rst six ingredients in heavy bottom saucepan. Heat to boiling, stirring frequently. Boil vigorously for three minutes, stirring occasionally. Cool; beat in vanilla. Great over ice cream. Can reheat in microwave. Can also add powdered sugar and a couple of tablespoons of milk to make fudge frosting. Natalie, Mark and his brother Al, farm together near Rice, Minn. They milk 100 registered Holsteins under the RALMA prex. Their four children are grown up and all involved in agriculture with hopes of someone returning to the farm. For questions or comments, please e-mail Natalie at mnschmitt@jetup.net.
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SPECIAL SPRING BEEF BREEDING BULLS, STOCK COW & FEEDER CATTLE AUCTION Tuesday, June 11, 2019 -11 a.m.
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DAIRY CATTLE AUCTION
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 - 11:00 am
COMPLETE HERD DISPERSAL #1: (50) Holstein Dairy Cows, including Red & White Holsteins JUNE IS with several Crossbreds & Jersey Cows milked DAIRY MONTH in tiestall, housed in freestall, 65# 4.3F, 170scc, Serving FREE many just fresh 1st & 2nd calf milking 85-100#!!! soft serve ice Coming from Bonduel, WI cream on our COMPLETE HERD DISPERSAL#2: (40) High Quality Wednesday Holstein Dairy Cows, majority registered with Dairy some grade, cows will sell with a fresh test, Auctions! 70# with several cows over 100#, scc 175-200, over 30 years AI, milked in tiestall, outside daily, lots of young fancy cows! Coming from Larry Hershberger, Kalona, IA 2 loads of handpicked cows, 1 load registered tiestall cows, FANCY! other load parlor/freestall, including Holstein & Red Holstein dairy cows milking 95-135#!!! Both loads super fancy, reputation consignors. HEIFERS: (33) Holstein Heifers, all bred 2-8 months, very nice quality heifers! BULLS: #1 9890 Red & White and Fancy with High Production! Sired by Ammo-P, Dam: EX-91 Savage w/production records of over 45,000# BULL #2 9898 Sired by Shottle BIG components Dam: VG-85 Absolute w/5.6F. Reputation Consignor! More info on these bulls on website! Coming from Selz-Pralle Dairy
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DAIRY CATTLE AUCTION 2ND ANNUAL FLECKVEIH AUCTION
Wednesday, June 19, 2019 - 11:00 am
FEATURE CONSIGNMENT: (80) FLECKVEIH Cows & Springing Heifers! Parlor/freestall, on ofÀcial test, herd avg 4.2BF 3.6P, 150 SCC, majority all AI bred/AI sired, top AI sired used! Sires include Vanstein, Waldhoer, Ricki, Illuminati, Hades, Reumut, Imposium, Romeo, Serano, Vanel, Windeck, and many more! Selling on complete vaccination program. From a top overstocked Fleckveih herd, owner sold 80 high quality Fleckveih’s previously at Premier Livestock on 12-17-18 to very satisÀed buyers! Also selling from this herd SUPER FANCY Fleckveih Bull, ready for cows! Coming from M Double J Fleckvieh’s/Dr. Marv Johnson, Glenwood City, WI (715) 220-2572 or Mitch (715) 977-2852 *See pictures on our website* Other Fleckveih consignments to follow and then selling all classes of Holstein & other breeds to follow the featured Fleckveih consignments
SPECIAL MONTHLY HEIFER AUCTION Friday, June 21, 2019 - 11:00 am
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Rainbow fruit & cheese kabobs 8 wooden skewers 6 ounces Monterey cheese cut into 18 cubes 1/2 cup strawberries halved 1/2 cup cantaloupe cut into 3/4-inch cubes
1/2 cup pineapple cut into 3/4-inch cubes 1 kiwi peeled and cut into 6 pieces 1/4 cup blueberries 6 purple grapes
Prep Time: 15 minutes. To make a rainbow for each “kabob”, thread onto a straw a piece of cheese, a strawberry halve, a cantaloupe cube, a pineapple cube, another piece of cheese, a piece of kiwi, 2 blueberries, a grape and another piece of cheese. Repeat pattern with remaining straws. Yields: 6 servings
Sʼmores overnight oats 1/2 cup 2% chocolate milk 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats 1 tsp. chia seeds 24 marshmallows miniature 1 Tbsp. semi-sweet chocolate chips mini
1/2 cup vanilla low-fat yogurt or honey, 5.3 ounce container 1 graham cracker square for garnish
Prep Time: 2 minutes. In a 1-pint wide-mouth canning jar, or similar heat-proof container, add milk, oats, and chia seeds. Stir mixture until combined. Layer half of marshmallows and chocolate chips in jar on top of oat mixture. Spoon half of yogurt onto marshmallows and chocolate chips. Repeat with remaining marshmallows, chocolate chips, and yogurt. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. To serve, place covered jar in microwave. Cook 1 minute 15 seconds on high; leave covered and allow to stand 1 minute. Break up graham cracker and sprinkle on top of oats; serve warm. Yields: 1 serving.
FEATURE CONSIGNMENT: Complete Dispersal 300 head of Very High Quality Holstein Dairy Heifers, from a 28,000# herd, SUPER FANCY!!! Coming from MN COMPLETE HEIFER DISPERSAL: 65 Very High Quality Holstein Registered Heifers, including several SHARP Red & Whites, strictly TOP sires, weaned through short breds. Coming from local farm that sold their herd!
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COMPLETE HERD DISPERSAL: 160 High Quality Holstein & Red Holstein Dairy Cows, parlor/freestall, 74# many top cows 90-140# 3.9F, scc140, cows will sell on test, all cows bred & sired by registered Holstein bulls, from Regancrest Registered Holstein bulls, over the years many are Red & Whites, approximately 50 of these cows will be TOP end Red & Whites, majority of these cows are 1st & 2nd calves, approximately 50% recent fresh or close springers, regular herd health & vaccination program. Coming from Dubuque County IA
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Accepting your full line or partial line of Machinery STARTING WITH SMALL ITEMS @ 9:30, LARGE ITEMS TO FOLLOW EARLY CONSIGNMENTS: 2017 Featherlight Trailer, 7 1/2 x 26, LIKE NEW!; JD 4650, cab, heat, air, power shift 15 speed, rebuilt motor, 3500 hrs on motor; IH 674 Tractor, 1776 hrs. also selling attachments: loader, fork bucket & bale lift; 285 Cloverdale Mixer, w/scale head, excellent condition!; 8124 Knight Slinger, 2 years old, one owner; Patz V420 TMR pull type mixer, 2012, scale, 2 speed, right hand discharge; 2017 Gehl R165 skid loader, 2 speed, hydroglide 450hrs, like NEW, cab, heat, air, radio; 960 JD Field Cultivator, nice!; JD 3970 Chopper, rebuilt feeder house, blower & power shaft, big 1000 PTO shaft; NH 60 Blower; IH Blower; Heavy duty corral panels ~ (85) 12’ (30) 8’ (10) 8’ walk throughs; Mega Hutches; 90-Headlocks; 100-Freestalls; Gates; Skid Loader tires; 8’ headlocks for calves
Weekly Highlights at Premier
Full market report online and all major newspapers!! Wednesday we sold 227 head of dairy cattle, with two loads of top Holstein fresh cows .One load averaged nearly $1,800 and the other load right at $1,700. Top fresh Holstein cows $1,800-2,000. Also, one good Jersey herd with the top supreme Jersey fresh cows $1,400-1,800. other decent quality cows $850-1,500. Top Holstein springing heifers $950-1,550. Lower quality cows and springing heifers $800 and down. Tuesday we had 575 head of feeder cattle and our top beef breeding bulls mostly registered selling from $1,600-2,300. We thank you and appreciate your business! www.premierlivestockandauctions.com
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Roasted chicken ricotta and apple pita 1 cup roasted Buttermilk-Brined Chicken diced 1 cup spinach fresh, chopped and tightly packed 1/2 cup Granny Smith apple cored and thinly sliced 1 Tbsp. olive oil
2 tsp. lemon juice 1/4 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. ground black pepper 1/2 cup part-skim Ricotta cheese 2 whole-wheat pitas warmed and cut in half
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Prep Time: 20 minutes. Combine chicken, spinach, apple, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper and ricotta in a medium bowl. Mix well. Portion chicken mixture into warm pita bread halves. Yields: 2 servings.
Replacing air and milk tubes at regular, predetermined intervals, is a great way to assure the production of high quality milk, and maximum system performance. Replacing air and milk tubes on a schedule keeps them sanitary, soft and pliant.
Banana caramel smoothie 2 bananas medium, peeled 2 cups fat-free milk 1/4 cup caramel sauce
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Prep Time: 5 minutes. Combine all ingredients in a blender; blend until smooth. Serve in tall glasses or on-the-go drink containers. Yields: 3 servings. Notes: Use frozen banana slices to chill and thicken your smoothie. Just peel and slice each banana and freeze in a separate zip-top plastic bag. This is a great way to use ripe bananas and have them ready for your next smoothie.
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Berry brownie pudding 4 cups low-fat milk 2 packages vanilla pudding mix 4 serving size each
1 cup low-fat brownie pieces 1-inch 2 cups strawberries sliced 1 cup blueberries
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Prep Time: 10 minutes. Add milk to pudding mix and prepare according to directions on box (instant pudding may be substituted). Place half of brownie pieces on bottom of a medium glass bowl and layer with half of vanilla pudding, 1 cup of strawberries and 1/2 cup of blueberries. Repeat layers with remainder of ingredients. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate. Yields: 6 servings. Notes: If fresh berries are not in season, you can also use frozen berries, thawed.
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We appreciate dairy farmers for all their hard work and dedication and providing us with delicious, wholesome products! IN-STORE SPECIALS THROUGHOUT JUNE FREE ICE CREAM TREATS Every Friday In June, 1-4 p.m. Treat yourself to the dairy best! Thank you for your business!
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