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MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin cheese not only tastes great, its marketing is top-notch, too. The Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin won a Gold REGGIE award for superior brand marketing in the small budget category at the Association of National Advertisers conference May 16 in Orlando, Fla. The REGGIEs are the industry’s premier award, recognizing the nation’s best marketing campaigns. Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin’s winning campaign was the World’s Longest Cheeseboard Experience which debuted at the 2018 South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas. A prime venue for brands to launch new ideas, SXSW is the world’s largest interactive technical and musical conference, drawing hundreds of thousands of people to its doorstep. Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin chose to target consumers with a cheese-lled exhibit containing over 3,000 pounds of Wisconsin specialty cheese, ranging from blue-veined cheddars and aromatic limburger to hand-rubbed wheels and fresh, squeaky curds. “People went bonkers for the cheese,” said Suzanne Fanning, chief marketing ofcer for the Proudly Wisconsin Cheese brand and senior vice president of Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin. “We always had a line outside, and people said they would wait in that line as long as it took, even if it meant missing conference sessions for the opportunity to try some delicious Wisconsin cheese. In fact, it was the rst time in the event’s history that they had to call security to manage a lounge line.” At the center of the World’s Longest Cheeseboard Experience was a 70-foot long cheeseboard housed inside a barn built using Turn to AWARD | Page 5
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Kessenich Dairy to host MooDay Brunch By Stacey Smart Contributing Writer
ARLINGTON, Wis. – June Dairy Month is here, and, all over Wisconsin, breakfasts are being served up to honor the dairy industry and close the gap between rural and urban through on-farm education. Columbia County does it differently, serving brunch instead of breakfast. The county’s 42nd annual Moo-Day Brunch will take place Saturday, June 15 at Kessenich Dairy in Arlington, Wis. Planners are expecting a crowd of nearly 2,000 people, who will enjoy a dairy brunch consisting of Pizza Hut pizza, grilled cheese sandwiches, yogurt, cheese and Sassy Cow milk and ice cream sundaes. But, the Moo-Day Brunch is about more than having a good meal. Fun activities for all ages await, including farm tours, horse-drawn wagon rides, music, kids games, a
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Dan Kessenich pets one of the cows at Kessenich Dairy in Arlington, Wis. Dan and his family look forward to educaƟng the public about dairy farming during the Moo-Day Brunch Saturday, June 15 at their farm. petting zoo, balloon artists, antique tractors, specialty cheese sampling and more. The hosts of this year’s event are Dan and Pam Kes-
senich, who farm with their two sons, Brandon and Dylan, as well as Dan’s 85-year-old father, Byron. Dan takes care of feeding, including feeding
calves on the afternoon and evening shift, while Pam feeds calves in the morning as well Turn to KESSENICH | Page 6
Signs of the times Neugebauer creates checkout lane signage with dairy message By Jerry Nelson
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A sign at the checkout counter reminds customers to purchase milk at a supermarket in Madison, S.D. The sign was designed by dairy farmer Jim Neugebauer, who milks 60 cows with his family near Dimock, S.D.
DIMOCK, S.D. – Like many farmers, when dairyman Jim Neugebauer sees a problem he does not wait around for a solution to present itself. It is more likely he will simply roll up his sleeves and tackle the problem himself. Neugebauer, a fourth-generation dairy farmer, and his family milk 60 cows on their farm located near Dimock, S.D. They operate about 500 acres planted to corn, alfalfa and soybeans. Neugebauer and his son, Ben, also custom baleage for neighborhood farmers. The problem that caught Neugebauer’s eye some years ago were the checkout lane signs at his local supermarket. “The checkout lane signs were old Jim Neugebauer and dingy and were promoting cigarettes,” Dairy farmer Neugebauer said. “I thought that we could Turn to SIGN | Page 7
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The Kessenich family – (front, from leŌ) Byron and Pam; (back, from leŌ) Dylan, Brandon and Dan – milks 500 cows in Arlington, Wis. They will host this year’s Columbia County Moo-Day Brunch Saturday, June 15. as in the afternoon if Dan is doing eld work. Brandon is in charge of herd health and reproduction. Dylan cleans barns, tubes newborn calves, hauls manure and is also the farm mechanic. Byron helps clean barns and mows lawn. Pam, who grew up a city girl in nearby DeForest, Wis., said she wanted to live on a dairy farm and got her wish when she met Dan. The farming duo also has a daughter, Jami Abbe, who runs an in-home daycare. Jami’s husband, Tim, is a crop consultant for Nutrient Ag Services, and the Kessenichs are one of his clients. The couple has three children – Ryli, 8, Jaxon, 6, and Andi, 1. Dylan and his wife, Tiffany, an oral surgical assistant, have two children – Aubrey, 4, and McCoy, 2. Brandon and his ancé, Bethany Swenson, a teacher, are getting married this November. This is the second time the Kessenichs have hosted the Moo-Day Brunch which was changed from a breakfast to a brunch in 1992. The farm was much smaller 25 years ago when the Kessenich family hosted the rst time on a sweltering 97-degree day. Back then, they were milking about 90 cows. Now, Kessenich Dairy milks more than 500 Holsteins and farms 750 acres. “The educational aspect of this event is pretty important, even more so than in previous years,” Dan said. “There is more disconnect between city and farm these days, and social media doesn’t always help. There’s a lot of disinformation out there, and hopefully we can expel some of that.” A family farm running ve and six generations deep, Kessenich Dairy has been at its current location for 50 years. Prior to that, Dan’s family farmed a few miles down the road in DeForest, Wis., where the Little Potato Company now stands. It was 1948 when Dan’s grandparents purchased that farm, and, in 1967, Dan’s father bought the current place where he milked 60 cows. From 1978-2007, the family milked 80 cows. Prior to 2007, Dan and Pam had thought about getting out of dairying but stayed on when their sons wanted to farm. In 2007, they began a major expansion, building the rst half of a new freestall barn and increasing cow numbers to approximately 300. They remained milking in their old stanchion barn until January 2017 when they moved into their new double-12 parallel parlor and went to 500 cows shortly thereafter. They also completed an addition to their freestall barn in 2015, bringing the total length to 612 feet. The barn’s walls and doors are insulated, and the Kessenichs also installed bird netting on the roof, which Dan said works wonders for keeping out pesky birds. Across the eld from Kessenich Dairy sits Kessenich Farms – a 600-Jersey-cow operation owned by Dan’s
cousin, Jeff Kessenich. The close proximity works great for sharing equipment when doing eld work. Cows at Kessenich Dairy are milked three times a day, and the farm’s rolling herd average is 28,863 pounds of milk, 1,059 pounds of butterfat and 859 pounds of protein. The somatic cell count is around 100,000, and the herd’s milk is shipped to Grande Cheese Company. Aiming for an average daily gain of 2 pounds per calf, calves are fed a gallon of colostrum at birth and receive a gallon of milk twice a day by 10 days of age along with a 25% protein calf starter. All calves are fed pasteurized milk, which comes from cows in the farm’s hospital pen. The farm does not use any milk replacer. After weaning, calves are moved from hutches to the remodeled stanchion barn. The Kessenichs have found genomic testing to be a herd management tool that improves efciency during tough economic times. For the past year, the testing has helped them determine which heifers to keep and which heifers to cull. “It’s too expensive to feed them, and you can’t make money selling them,” Dan said. “Therefore, we maintain only the minimum amount of surplus or replacement heifers, deciding how many to keep each month. Zoetis helps us monitor our replacement heifer needs to ensure we have the right amount.” The Kessenichs use sexed semen to get heifers out of their best animals and also use beef semen on about half of the herd. “We’re money ahead doing it this way,” Dan said. “Beef semen is cheaper, and crossbred bull calves are worth twice as much money as dairy bull calves.” Dan cited the following people as key contributors to the farm’s success – veterinarian Shane Schweppe from Waunakee Vet Service, who will be doing a demonstration at the Moo Day Brunch; nutritionist Mike Limmex from Furst-McNess; and inseminator Steve Otteson from Central Star, who also happens to be Dan’s brother-inlaw. “They’re good people who really care about our success,” Dan said. “It’s not just a job to them. They’re progressive and want to see us do well. They come to the farm often and help us out a lot.” The Kessenich family is excited to host Columbia County’s Moo-Day Brunch once again, which will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The cost is $7 for adults and $4 for ages 4-10. Age 3 and under are free. Guests can receive $1 off with a donation of a non-perishable food item for the local food pantry. Kessenich Dairy is located at W6008 County Hwy. K, Arlington, WI 53911.
ConƟnued from SIGN | Page 1 use the signs as a way to promote dairy products instead of cigarettes.” Neugebauer is no stranger to dairy promotion. He is a board member for the South Dakota division of the Midwest Dairy Association, chairman of the South Dakota Dairy Promotion board and serves on the corporate board of directors for the Midwest Dairy Association. He is also a farmer member on the advisory council for Midwest Dairy Foods Research Center. “I’m always thinking outside of the box,” Neugebauer said. “So, I thought why not put a picture of a child on the checkout lane signs along with a reminder to buy dairy products?” Neugebauer took his sign idea to the owner of a local print shop. The printer obtained a photo of a little blonde girl holding a cheese grater and added the messages, “Ahh, the power of cheese,” and “Don’t forget the cheese.” Neugebauer asked the printer to manufacture a set of the signs. One of the rst stores to use Neugebauer’s checkout lanes signs was the County Fair Food Store in Mitchell, S.D. “We began placing the signs in supermarkets and grocery stores 14 years ago,” Neugebauer said. “The little blonde girl featured on the original signs is now all grown up and has graduated from high school.” Charles Heisinger, the dairy case manager at the Mitchell County Fair Food Store, thinks the checkout lane signs have had an impact. “I have heard some of our customers mention them,” Heisinger said. “People have told me that they look nice. I think that the signs have helped boost the sales of dairy products.” Neugebauer’s grassroots, do-ityourself dairy promotion initiative has met with some good success. He estimates he has placed about 150 checkout lane signs in grocery stores
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strictly a local dairy promotion. We don’t use any checkoff dollars.” Neugebauer hopes to spread his dairy promotion checkout lane signs well beyond the state and the region. “I have taken our checkout lane signs to national dairy meetings and have shown them to people from places like California and Washington,” Neugebauer said. “I have also shown them to the folks at Dairy Management Inc. in Chicago. They really liked the idea. If I had more signs, I would like to get them placed in larger chain stores such as Walmart. But, it’s difcult to get past their corporate structure.” Josh Mikeworth, night manager at Sunshine Foods in Madison, S.D., is sold on the dairy promotion checkout lane signs. His store began using the signs this past winter. “Our customers really appreciate the dairy message on the signs,” Mikeworth said. “They like it that the signs remind them to pick up some milk. They have also commented that they appreciate that we are now advertising a product that is wholesome and nutritious. Our old signs had featured cigarettes.” JERRY NELSON/DAIRY STAR Neugebauer believes the natural Josh Mikeworth, night manager at Sunshine Foods in Madison, S.D., holds a placement of checkout lane signs makes checkout lane sign that reminds shoppers to purchase milk. The signs have been the area a perfect t for promotion. well received and increased dairy product sales, Mikeworth said. “These signs are often the last thing that the grocery shopper sees before and supermarkets all across the state of background. The signs carry the they leave the store,” Neugebauer South Dakota. message, “Don’t forget the milk,” along said. “The checkout lane sign might be “We make sure that each store has with the trademarked Undeniably Dairy enough to spark the thought that they need to pick up some milk before they enough signs for all of their checkout seal. lanes,” he said. “The managers of the Neugebauer has funded the go home. I hope that these signs will stores where we placed the signs are manufacture and distribution of the help promote dairy products and will excited about them. They like the photo checkout lane signs through the local make a difference.” Anyone interested in providing of the child and the fact that the signs sales of dairy products. are promoting dairy products.” “For the past 22 years, we have funding for dairy promotion checkout The checkout lane signs were operated the malt wagon at DakotaFest, lane signs or would like to obtain updated a few years ago. The signs which is held each August in Mitchell,” signs can contact Neugebauer at now feature a photo of a boy chugging he said. “We have used the prots from neugebauerjim@santel.net. a gallon of milk. A supermarket dairy our malt sales to pay for the checkout case lled with jugs of milk is in the lane signs. Our checkout lane signs are
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USDA announces MFP 2.0 The new round of trade-related assistance totals USDA leader discusses dairy issues in New York $16 billion with $14.5 billion going to Market Facili- state tation Program payments. Rather than different rates Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue visited the for the various commodities, USDA Undersecretary Chobani factory in New York state and discussed Bill Northey said farmers will now be trade, labor and immigration. Perdue paid based on a single county rate. “The voiced optimism about a trade deal with Ag Insider team has gone through and looked at China, saying “Trump understands food the trade damage each county is feeling security contributes to national security.â€? and we then divide that by the acreage Local farm leaders also touted the benplanted within the county and will have eďƒžts of whole milk in school lunch proa single payment, no matter which of the grams. “It’s all of our responsibility to crops you plant.â€? The direct payments educate and talk about the beneďƒžts,â€? Perwill be made for a variety of trade sensidue said. “We’ve lost a whole generation tive crops. In addition, dairy and hog proof milk drinkers. We’ve got to build that ducers will receive payments based on a back up.â€? system similar to what was done in the ďƒžrst round of assistance. This relief stratDairy industry waiting for more details egy is still being reviewed by the Ofďƒžce Dairy farmers will receive support of Management and Business, but paythrough the Market Facilitation Program By Don Wick ments will be expedited. “The payments with the payment based on production Columnist will come out in three different times of history. National Milk Producers Fedthe year; we’re looking at a ďƒžrst payment eration spokesperson Alan Bjerga wants coming out in July or August.â€? The second payment to see more information. “USDA gave a fair outline can be expected in November and the third will come of where things may be going, saying a lot of the in January. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said mechanisms will be similar to what was done with payments will likely be front-loaded, coming out the trade mitigation payments last year. You can know shortly after the Farm Service Agency acreage report- the mechanism is the same, but there are a lot of deing is wrapped up in mid-July. The ďƒžrst tranche of tails within that so I think the responsible thing for the payments are the only ones guaranteed. The second dairy industry to do right now is to withhold judgeand third tranches will be made if market and trade ment and let the process play out.â€? conditions are warranted. Market development, commodity purchases inPerdue highlights goals of new trade package cluded in USDA plan Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue acknowlIn addition to the updated Market Facilitation edges farmers would rather have trade than aid. Program, USDA will invest $1.4 billion to purchase “Without the trade, farmers will need support from commodities for the school lunch program, food a proďƒžtability standpoint. We honestly and sincerely banks and similar feeding programs. Another $100 know and believe it is a food security issue, which million will be handled by the Foreign Agricultural leads to a national security issue,â€? Perdue said. “Our Service to develop new export markets. team at USDA reďƒ&#x;ected on what worked well last year and what we could have done better when we ran last WI Dairy Alliance upset with proposed CAFO fee year’s program. We redesigned this program to help increase farmers in the longer-term.â€? Perdue said one goal in In a letter to legislative leaders, the Wisconsin this new round of trade assistance is to have farm- Dairy Alliance urged lawmakers to reject Governor ers produce the way they would without the aid. “We Tony Evers’ proposal to increase the annual fees paid don’t want to skew planting intentions.â€? by Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations. The
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liked it when we started using automatic takeoffs,” Judy said. Judy did not grow up on a farm. After meeting Marv, she became familiar with the lifestyle dairying has to offer. “When we met, she couldn’t tell the difference from the front end of a cow to its back end,” said Marv, jokingly. With Judy’s interest in the cattle and Marv’s desire to farm on his family’s property, the couple has ne-tuned the management on their dairy to solidify their place in the industry. “Everyone has their niche,” Marv said. “Ours is our components.” The Thielens religiously breed for low somatic cell count and milk components, and focus less on milk production. They maintain a butterfat test above 4% in the Holstein herd. Their milk is shipped to Land O’Lakes where it is made into cheese products. “We’ve often thought about our milk and where it goes and who we’re all feeding,” Marv said. “We hope people can appreciate the family farms like ours. We hope they know we’re working one on one with the animals to give them a wholesome product.” Marv and Judy also nish out dairy steers. While Marv and Judy take pride in providing a food source for consumers, they are most proud of raising their four children – Chad, Kelly, Stacy and Brian – on the dairy. “Our greatest accomplishment is being able to dairy farm and cherishing that time we spent as a family,” Judy said. When the children were in school, the couple always looked forward to them arriving home and helping with chores in the afternoon and on the weekends. While some chores were challenging, Marv and Judy made sure to make it an enjoyable experience. “We’ve always worked hard, but we would have fun doing it,” Marv said. “One summer we baled 1,000 straw bales. Then, when we were done, we all ate dinner together and the kids played in the lawn.” The joy of farming made for a memorable childhood – one Chad and his wife, Jacki, now want to provide for their 20-month-old twins, Raymond and Addelyn. In the last two years, the Thielens have worked together to develop a plan for Chad to take over the dairy farm. “This is kind of fun,” said Chad, thinking about Turn to THIELENS | Page 11
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The Thielens’ farm homestead cerƟcate is laminated. The farm has been in the family since 1862. the farm transition. “I’m excited to be out here.” Chad will be the fth generation on his family’s farm, which was recognized as a homestead in 1862. “This is great because the farm will still be in the family,” Marv said. “It’s an incredible feeling to think that maybe it’ll be here at 200 years with Chad’s children now.” As Chad settles into his new role at the family dairy, Marv and Judy will serve as mentors, having gone through many trials and triumphs in their own dairying career. “As long as our health remains good, all three of us will be here, denitely,” Marv said. The Thielens’ recalled their worst
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DAIRYING IN TOUGH TIMES
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Young Ellsworth dairyman is optimistic, realistic about career By Krista Kuzma
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Editor’s note: In this series, “Dairying in tough times,â€? Dairy Star is catching up with dairy farmers who began milking cows in the last ďƒžve years. These farmers are sharing how they have been able to weather the market conditions and why they see promise in today’s changing industry. ELLSWORTH, Wis. – Over the past year, Mitch Thompson has had a few concerns about his dairy farming career – is it practical and realistic to continue? “I’m hopeful for when the dust settles,â€? Thompson said. “But it gets harder and harder to see a future in it.â€? The 24-year-old has been dairy farming since 2013 and moved in 2016 to his current rented facility where he milks 65 cows in a tiestall barn near Ellsworth, Wis. While he hangs on to hope about continuing to dairy farm, he also balances it with the reality that the dismal dairy economy could put him out of business. “It’s been a struggle,â€? Thompson said about dairying in recent years. “If this doesn’t work, it’s not the end of the world, but it’s what I’ve wanted to do
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Mitch Thompson milks 65 cows near Ellsworth, Wis. The 24-year-old, who began dairying in 2013, remains opĆ&#x;misĆ&#x;c about his future in his dairy career, but is also realisĆ&#x;c about whether he will need to exit the business due to the current dairy economy. since I could walk.â€? Thompson felt the biggest pinch from the low dairy prices last fall and winter when he faced large repair bills. A new clutch and power take off on a tractor set him back $5,000. “It’s really taken a toll on me,â€?
Thompson said. “Everyone’s been really good to us. Everyone understands and works with us.� He has had other help along the way as well. His dad, Frank, helps with chores and his grandparents house heifers for him on their farm 8 miles away.
Plus, his wife, Ellen, works full time off the farm which provides reasonably priced health insurance for their family. “I couldn’t do this without my wife and her working off the farm in order
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Mitch Thompson looks at his cows in the Ɵestall barn he rents near Ellsworth, Wis. for me to live the dream,” Thompson said. “She’s been super supportive and doesn’t complain. That’s pretty impressive.” In addition to the help, Thompson has made management decisions to further save on cost. Thompson no longer has a parttime milker. “[The work] gets to be a lot, but I can’t afford an employee,” Thompson said. He has also pulled out additives from his ration. For example, instead of feeding molasses, Thompson is now feeding more corn. “It doesn’t pay at these levels. There’s no return on them,” he said. Another change has been with his fresh cow management. Mature cows used to get calcium when they calved. Now, he monitors the cows closely after calving to determine if they need it or not. His breeding philosophy has also changed. In the last six months, Thompson started breeding the bottom 20% of the herd to beef. He knows a beef cross calf can bring between $300-$400 rather than the $50-$100 he is receiving for his Holsteins. Culling is different now, too. “Bottom end cows don’t hang around here too long,” Thompson said. “I don’t get much from them.” Switching to a barrier teat dip during milking has also helped Thompson’s herd. Although it is more expensive upfront, the barrier dip helped lower the herd’s somatic cell count which gives Thompson a better premium. Before the switch, the herd had a consistent SCC over 200,000. Now the herd has a SCC of about 150,000. Over the winter, Thompson switched the barn’s bedding. The stalls used to be bedded with sand; however, Thompson changed to mattresses and sawdust. The sand had been hard on the equipment. “There had been a lot of repairs,” Thompson said. Plus, he is now saving on bedding costs. Before, Thompson would spend $200 per week for sand. Now he is paying $60 per week for sawdust. Even after all these changes, Thompson said he is only breaking even. Thompson makes sure to tightly manage his record keeping and budget. Every two weeks, he and Ellen sit down together to make sure everything pencils out as well as it can. “First things rst is to pay the people we owe,” Thompson said. “It’s their livelihood, too. My heart can’t take not being square with people.”
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Mitch Thompson lls a dip cup with a barrier teat dip at the farm site he rents near Ellsworth, Wis. While Thompson knows the low milk price is due to more milk on the market than there is a demand for it, he also knows the solution for farmers to stay in business is not as simple. “Bigger is the thing to be,” Thompson said in regards to farm size. “I’m not against it, it’s just the facts.” But, he also thinks there are benets to having a smaller herd. “I know everything that goes here because I do it all,” he said. Money through the new Dairy Margin Coverage program could be helpful, he said. “It sounds like a step in the right direction,” Thompson said. “I don’t know if $16 [per hundredweight] is good, but it’s better than $12. I wouldn’t count on [DMC] to save you.” Adding to their family has made Thompson look differently at his future. The Thompsons have a son, Wyatt, who is 1 year old. Fitting in time as a family has been a challenge. “I like doing it,” Thompson said about dairy farming. “It’s a good way to live. But, I’m not going to do this just because and spin my wheels going nowhere. The future isn’t clear, but I see potential.”
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From Our Side Of The Fence Describe your proudest moment as a father.
Paul Fischer, with Matthew (right) and Jacob Owen, Wis. Clark County 85 cows Tell us about your family and farm. I am the second generation to own and operate Henar Acres Dairy. I farm with my wife, Sara, and my sons, Matthew, 17, and Jacob, 5. We own and operate our 300 acre farm, and grow our own forages of alfalfa and corn with the addition of corn for high moisture and dried. My family and I take great pride in our management of our herd of 85 registered Holsteins and Jerseys. We keep all voices heard and listen to each other’s input before making important decisions about breeding, culling and even ďƒželd work. What is the key to being a good father for you, personally? To be stern with the boys, yet let them fail at things they try and remind them the only way you will learn is if you fail. It is important I encourage them to do everything they do to the best of their ability. It’s also important to remind them I love them no matter how mad I get at them for not checking to see if the gate was closed. How do you spend time with your kids on and off the farm? I spend time with the boys every day in the barn doing chores and love listening to the stories they have. We try to go to town, but more often than not those trips to town are for parts. I enjoy our conversation when driving to town, listening to Matthew’s road rage and being able to have a sit down meal off the farm. What is the most enjoyable part of your day as a father? When I am able to sit down and have a delicious supper prepared by my wife and oldest son as a family. Describe your proudest moments as a father. When I held my youngest son, Jacob, for the ďƒžrst time. He was born six weeks early. Also, my proudest moment was when I was listening to Matthew give his retiring keynote address, “The Little Moments,â€? as he retired as the Owen-Withee FFA Chapter President at the Owen-Withee FFA Chapter Award Banquet last May. Describe the perfect Father’s Day gift. Being able to have the whole afternoon to spend with my boys and wife, relaxing and having fun as a family. What do you want your children to remember about you as a father and a farmer? I want my kids to remember me as a caring and loving father who taught them the skills to be successful and happy in life. As a farmer, I want them to remember me as a man who cared for his animal and would do anything for them and also the land he worked trying to get the most productivity out of both my land and animals.
Doug Wallerman with Charlie and Maddie Norwalk, Wis. Monroe County 420 cows Tell us about your family and farm. My family consists of me, my wife, Amanda, and our children: Charlie, 9, and Maddie, 8. We milk 420 Holsteins with 60 dry cows and run 1,000 acres of cropland with 320 being owned and the rest rented. What is the key to being a good father for you, personally? Being there for my kids when they need you. Being a dairy farmer, you have the ďƒ&#x;exibility to stop what you are doing for ďƒžve or 10 minutes and play catch with them or go for a quick four-wheeler ride. It’s also spending time with them while doing a job and talking and teaching them how to be a good person. How do you spend time with your kids on and off the farm? On the farm, we spend time together by riding in the tractor or playing a quick game sometimes. A few weeks ago, all four of us spent a few hours picking rocks together and even though they were working hard, the kids had the best time. Off the farm, we have went on a few small getaways and to some ballgames. What is the most enjoyable part of your day as a father? The morning is the best time because I usually get up early and am sitting in my chair watching the news, and they will come down and sit on my lap. We get to snuggle a bit, and I soak in every bit of that because I know the time is coming real soon that they will get too old and not want to do that anymore. Describe your proudest moment as a father. The ďƒžrst time I got to hold them in my arms. Me and my wife struggled with infertility for years and thought we may never get to be parents. Even though my kids are adopted, the moment I held them I knew they were mine and nothing was ever going to change that. A kid does not have to look like you or have your own blood in them for them to be your child. Describe the perfect Father’s Day gift. I’m not the type of person who gets into material things, and I think my wife would tell you I’m the hardest person to shop for. As corny as it sounds the perfect Father’s Day would be a whole day at home spending time with my kids playing and doing whatever they wanted to do with me all followed up by grilling some big, juicy steaks for supper. What do you want your children to remember about you as a father and a farmer? That I tried my hardest to be the best dad I could to them, and I tried to raise them to be good, honest, loving, hard-working people in this crazy, unpredictable world we live in. As far as a farmer, that I put everything I had into doing a good job of having a nice, respectable farm that I could use as a tool to produce a good product and teach the public where their food comes from.
Kevin Knapp Larchwood, Iowa Lyon County 125 cows Tell us about your family and farm. At Knapptime Dairy, I milk 125 registered Jerseys with a few registered Holsteins mixed in with my wife, Cari, and our ďƒžve children, Nathan, 16, Tara, 14, Angie, 13, Erica, 11, and Logan, 8. We have one part-time employee, but the majority of the work is done by us and our children. We milk in a 95-cow tiestall barn and switch 30 cows. We raise our own heifers and sell our bull calves at birth. We raise our silage corn, rye and some of our grass hay, and purchase base mix, protein and corn. We also purchase hay in the ďƒželd and harvest the hay ourselves. Cari and I milk the cows in the morning, and then I run a school bus route for West Lyon School District. After the afternoon bus route, Cari and the girls milk, bed the cows and care for the baby calves. Nathan and I feed and bed all the heifers, dry cows and switch cows. We use A.I. for all our breeding. I love to mate the cows for the perfect mating, and Cari is my A.I. technician. As a family, we enjoy the day to day animal care and work together to reap the rewards of our dairy operation. What is the key to being a good father for you, personally? Trying to ďƒžnd the right balance between faith and work to raise our family to have a good work ethic and know to love and serve the Lord. Also, to instill the proper morals and respect they will need to serve them after they grow up and leave. How do you spend time with your kids on and off the farm? Most of our time is spent doing chores. We do try to ďƒžnd times to play evening games and have found a little time to occasionally have a little getaway. What is the most enjoyable part of your day as a father? Doing chores when everyone is in a good mood. Everybody can be light hearted and have a great time together if they want to. It is the opposite when everyone is crabby, and with three teenagers, we are ďƒžnding out this happens. Describe your proudest moment as a father. That’s a hard one, but it probably would be when someone out of the blue comes up to me and tells me what good kids I have and how they love the way they show respect. My wife always said our kids did not stand a chance in life because they were always in the barn. Through the years, our kids’ teachers have dispelled that notion and tell us how they appreciate our children’s work ethic and respect. Describe the perfect Father’s Day gift. When we can all be together and everyone is happy. What do you want your children to remember about you as a father and a farmer? That I gave it my best shot in both areas. I’m nowhere close to perfect, but I love my family and love farming. My wife and I rise early every day, and hope our kids and cows are better off at the end of the day than at the start. Turn to OUR SIDE | Page 16
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Josh Kraska Swanville, Minn. Morrison County 70 cows Tell us about your family and farm. I work on my family’s dairy farm with my parents, Jim and Lynn, my brother, Dan, and my two boys. We farm corn, soybean, wheat and alfalfa on top of milking dairy cows. What is the key to being a good father for you, personally? The key is to spend quality time with my boys and be a good role model for them. How do you spend time with your kids on and off the farm? On the farm, my boys like to ride with me in the eld and help with the daily chores. Off the farm, we like to go for rides on the fourwheeler, hunting and enjoy going out as a family to see the movies. What is the most enjoyable part of your day as a father? Supper time when we all sit around the table as a family and talk about each of our days. It’s heartwarming to be able to hear about each of my sons’ days and give them encouraging advice in order to make sure tomorrow is a better day. Describe your proudest moment as a father. I was proudest the day my boys were born. That day still brings a smile to my face. Describe the perfect Father’s Day gift. My family doesn’t really give me a specic Father’s Day gift. Instead, we like to go out and spend the time with each other. One of our favorite activities is going to the movie theatre and choosing a movie to watch as a family. What do you want your children to remember about you as a father and a farmer? I would one day like my boys to remember the quality time I spent with them as a family, as well as the fact that farming is a great way to live and a great way to give back to the community.
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Josh Barka Litcheld, Minn. Meeker County 375 cows Tell us about your family and farm. I farm with my family and my parents. We milk about 375 cows near Litcheld, Minn. We raise all of our heifers and dairy steers. My wife, Lynn, and I have eight children. Our oldest just completed her rst year of college, our second oldest is in high school and the rest are in grade school. What is the key to being a good father for you, personally? The most enjoyable part is being present and involved in their lives. Having a positive attitude for all of them to see on and off the farm is something I strive to do. I love helping my children feel special and successful off the farm at pedal pulls, school programs and in sports. How do you spend time with your kids on and off the farm? We go camping in the summer time. We also do volleyball and wrestling in the fall and winter. The Meeker County Fair is a big week for all of us. We enjoy showing our animals and spending time together. We are always together on the farm doing chores, working and having fun. What is the most enjoyable part of your day as a father? The best time is it right before we go to bed and in the morning during breakfast. Especially when my youngest says, “Daddy, can you hold me?” Describe your proudest moment as a father. There are so many proud moments, both big and small, it is hard to pick just one. The births of my children were lifechanging moments I cannot express in words. Some of my proudest moments include when my oldest received the MN Star in Production Placement award last year and seeing my children pedal pull. Describe the perfect Father’s Day gift. Time spent together and making memories is my perfect Father’s Day gift. What do you want your children to remember about you as a father and a farmer? Having a smile on my face and willing to lend a hand when they need help and an ear to listen to what is on their minds. I have a lot of reasons to be proud of my kids, they are awesome.
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cows kept in separate groups. This helps ease cows into full production. 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 ration based on recommendations from our nutritionist. BMR corn silage and haylage is the basis for the forage. We grow a portion of the grain and purchase the remainder of grain, protein and mineral supplements. Given current weather conditions, we will be experimenting with other forage sources as well.
Through the years you have been farming, what change has created the biggest jump in your herd average? Focusing on animal comfort throughout their lives seems to provide the biggest rewards. Obviously a good feed ration and exceptional genetics will allow for more production potential. We see people with higher production than us, so we know we have room to do an even better job in all we do. What role does genetics play in your production level, and what is your breeding program? We try to use the very best bulls available that will continue to improve production and the health and productivity
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Cows are milked every nine hours in a double-28 Germania herringbone parlor. of the herd. Our focus has been on Net Merit $ with extra emphasis on fat and protein production. Lately we have been slightly shifting to improving health and reproductive traits.
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What type of improvements would you like to make that would increase your rolling herd average even higher? Our 2018 corn silage did not have as good of fermentation as we would have liked. We are hoping we can gure out what we can do to correct that in the future. We are also considering adding some additional staff to make sure the small detail stuff gets done on schedule.
Milking cows are housed in a venƟlated freestall barn and bedded with sand.
What are the three most important factors that helped you attain your current herd average? Continuing to grow and empower our team of managers and employees to be successful and want the farm to be successful, aggressively looking at all aspects of the operation and asking if we can do it better, and nding out how other people do it better. Tell us about your farm. Tag Lane Farm has three generations involved in the operation. My dad, Tom, is involved in the cropping operations. My wife, Chris, handles nancials and record keeping. My son, Brad, returned to the farm two years ago upon his graduation
from University of Wisconsin-Madison. He manages the parlor and is taking on additional employee management as well. In addition, we have 26 employees who assist in all aspects of crops, cows, youngstock and milk transport. In addition to Brad, Chris and I have three other children. Stacey is a registered nurse who has chosen to return to school at Marquette University to be a nurse anesthetist. Briana is a junior at University of WisconsinStevens Point studying family consumer sciences. Ryan is enlisted in the U.S. Army as a diesel mechanic. We crop 2,600 acres with 1,900 cows and 1,350 youngstock.
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ARTICULATED 4WD TRACTORS 14 JD 9630, 2009, Power Shift, Triples, Guidance-ready, 3918 hrs., #151999 .................................................................................... $154,900 14 Ford 9680, 1995, Duals, 5385 hrs., #158661 .............................. $36,000 17 JD 9370R, 2015, Power Shift, Duals, Guidance-ready, 971 hrs., #154699 ................................................................................... $219,500 1 JD 9410R, 2014, Power Shift, Duals, 1561 hrs., #146677.......... $219,500 7 JD 9470R, 2016, Power Shift, Duals, Guidance-ready, Heavy Duty Gudgeon, 847 hrs., #158093................................... $259,500 15 JD 9520R, 2015, Power Shift, Duals, PTO, Guidance-ready, Heavy Duty Gudgeon, 924 hrs., #158096................................... $289,500 15 JD 9560R, 2014, Power Shift, Duals, Hydraulic Pump: Big, Guidance-ready, Heavy Duty Gudgeon, 4491 hrs., #158665......$179,500 15 JD 9560R, 2014, Power Shift, Duals, Guidance-ready, Heavy Duty Gudgeon, 5121 hrs., #158666................................. $165,000 6 JD 9570R, 2017, Power Shift, Duals, 810 hrs., #150670............ $355,900 11 JD 9570R, 2018, Power Shift, Duals, PTO, Guidance-ready, Heavy Duty Gudgeon, 142 hrs., #147190................................... $389,500 2 Case IH STX440, 2001, Power Shift, Duals, 5949 hrs., #156666 ...................................................................................... $89,500 MOWER CONDITIONERS 7 JD 535, 2005, #139187 ............................................................... $14,000 10 JD 630, 2014, #153621 ............................................................... $20,900 12 JD 630, 2015, #156597 ............................................................... $21,900 10 JD 820, 1994, #150306 ..................................................................$4,750 4 JD 835, 2014, #152233 ............................................................... $24,200 4 JD 946, 2008, #150133 ............................................................... $14,430 5 JD 946, 2014, #157889 ............................................................... $23,900 17 New Holland H7460, 2013, #144344 ....................................... $21,900 PULL-TYPE SPRAYERS 10 Redball 580, 2006, #151074 ..................................................... $18,900 10 Blum 750, 1979, #158936 ............................................................$4,900 9 Fast 9518, #158292 ................................................................... $25,900 1 Fast 9613, 2016, #157612 ......................................................... $29,900 15 Wil-Rich Blumha, #148336 .........................................................$5,500 5 Hardi Commander 1200, 2002, #150043 ................................ $14,900 4 Hardi NAVIGATOR 4000, 2010, #158476 .................................. $17,900 2 Hardi RANGER 2000, 2014, #155294 ........................................ $20,500 15 Top Air TA1200, 2008, #155358 ................................................ $16,650 ROUND BALERS 10 JD 457, 2004 Pickup: Mega Wide, Twine Only, PTO: 540, Width of Bale: 4 Feet,7500 Bale Count, #159175 ......................... $12,400 6 JD 468, 2012, Pickup: Mega Wide, Both Twine and Surface Wrap, PTO: 1000, Width of Bale: 4 Feet, 9500 Bale Count, #153396 ....... $28,900 9 JD 468, 2009, Pickup: Mega Wide, Wrapping: Both Twine and Surface Wrap, PTO: 1000, Width of Bale: 4 Feet, 19500 Bale Count, #158356 ...................................................................................... $15,500 11 JD 535, 1992, Twine Only, PTO: 1000, Width of Bale: 5 Feet, #151750 .........................................................................................$7,200 11 JD 535, 1990, Twine Only, PTO: 540, Width of Bale: 5 Feet, #151751 .........................................................................................$6,500 14 JD 535, 1993, Pickup: Regular, Twine Only, PTO: 540, Width of Bale: 5 Feet, #155784 ..............................................................................$4,520 14 JD 559, 2015, Pickup: Mega Wide, Both Twine and Surface Wrap, Width of Bale: 5 Feet, 2730 Bale Count, #158977 ........................ $31,350 12 JD 568, 2010, Pickup: Mega Wide, Twine Only, PTO: 540, Width of Bale: 5 Feet, 5422 Bale Count, #149676........................ $25,500 7 JD 569, 2014, Pickup: Mega Wide, Both Twine and Surface Wrap, PTO: 1000, Width of Bale: 5 Feet, 6800 Bale Count, #157756 ...... $34,500 6 JD 569, 2017, Pickup: Mega Wide, Wrapping: Surface Wrap Only, PTO: 1000, Width of Bale: 5 Feet, 6050 Bale Count, #143801 ....... $38,000 14 JD 569, 2013, Pickup: Mega Wide, Both Twine and Surface Wrap, PTO: 1000, Width of Bale: 5 Feet, 10900 Bale Count, #153558 ..... $26,500 4 Gehl 1465, Pickup: Regular, Twine Only, PTO: 540, Width of Bale: 4 Feet, #150085 .........................................................................................$5,100 10 Massey Ferguson 2846A, 2012, 1390 Bale Count, #155473 .... $24,900
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2 JD 458 Silage Special, 2011, Pickup: Mega Wide, Both Twine and Surface Wrap, PTO: 1000, Width of Bale: 4 Feet, 13444 Bale Count, #157883 ...................................................................................... $22,900 6 JD 460M, 2018, Pickup: Mega Wide, Both Twine and Surface Wrap, PTO: 1000, Width of Bale: 4 Feet, 4500 Bale Count, #152787 ....... $35,500 6 JD 560M, 2018, 6018 Bale Count, #155709 ................................ $42,500 8 JD 569 Premium, 2014, Surface Wrap Only, PTO: 1000, Width of Bale: 5 Feet, 12000 Bale Count, #148146 ...................... $26,900 7 JD 854 Silage Special, 2016, 250 Bale Count, #156233 ............ $47,900 6 JD 854 Silage Special, 2016, Pickup: Mega Wide, Both Twine and Surface Wrap, PTO: 540, Width of Bale: 4 Feet, Precut Knives, 6000 Bale Count, #151149........................................................... $31,300 6 JD 854 Silage Special, 2014, Pickup: Mega Wide, Surface Wrap Only, PTO: 540, Width of Bale: 4 Feet, Precut Knives, 7250 Bale Count, #151186 ...................................................................................... $29,500 2 New Holland BR7090, 2010, Pickup: Mega Wide, PTO: 1000, Width of Bale: 5 Feet, 8254 Bale Count, #155760 ........................ $22,000 10 New Holland BR780, 2004, Twine Only, PTO: 540, Width of Bale: 5 Feet, 3000 Bale Count, #152119 ...........................$9,900 SELF-PROPELLED SPRAYERS 4 AgChem 1074, 2009, Boom Width: 100-Foot, Tank: Stainless, 3650 hrs., #158291...................................................................... $56,900 16 Case IH 4430, 2013, Boom Leveling, Tank: Stainless, Tire Width: Narrow, Guidance-ready, 2655 hrs., #154198 ........................................ $209,500 10 JD 4920, 2004, 4600 hrs., #157917 ............................................ $69,500 8 JD R4038, 2018, Boom Width: 120-Foot, Nozzle Spacing: 20 in, 495 hrs., #150887...................................................................... $339,000 14 JD R4038, 2017, Hydraulic Tread Adjust, Guidance-ready, 508 hrs., #143961 .................................................................................... $346,500 14 JD R4038, 2018, 101 hrs., #155379 .......................................... $319,500 UTILITY TRACTORS 16 JD 2040, 1979, Configuration: Standard, 2WD, Rear PTO: 540, Tire Width: Mid, #157048 ...............................................................$9,900 16 JD 2840, 1977, 377 hrs., #157047 .............................................. $15,900 10 JD 6420, 2002, 6900 hrs., #154564 ............................................ $48,900 10 JD 5065E, 2018, 37 hrs., #156859 .............................................. $31,900 10 JD 5065M, 2012, Partial Power Shift, 2WD, Rear PTO: 540, 4975 hrs., #151388...................................................................... $21,900 15 JD 5100E, 2016, Cab, Power Reverser, MFWD, 2075 hrs., #149334 ...................................................................................... $46,900 5 JD 5100E, 2016, Cab, Power Reverser, MFWD, 1971 hrs., #145220 ...................................................................................... $46,900 4 JD 5115M, 2018, Configuration: Standard, Cab, Partial Power Shift, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540/1000, Tire Width: Mid, Loader, 419 hrs., #143684 ...................................................................................... $78,900 4 JD 5115M, 2018, #143686 ......................................................... $78,900 4 JD 5115M, 2018, 187 hrs., #143688 ........................................... $71,900 11 JD 5115M, 2016, Cab, Power Reverser, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540/1000, Loader, 315 hrs., #149192 ........................................................... $79,500 5 JD 6105R, 2013, Cab, Partial Power Shift, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540/1000, 1425 hrs., #156129...................................................................... $71,900 8 JD 6110M, 2016, Cab, Partial Power Shift, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540/1000, 315 hrs., #144493........................... $79,500 17 JD 6110R, 2017, Cab, Partial Power Shift, Guidance-ready, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540/1000, Loader, 365 hrs., #144495 .......................... $99,500 17 JD 6110R, 2017, Cab, IVT, Guidance-ready, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540/1000, 257 hrs., #144497........................................................................ $97,900 15 JD 6110R, 2016, Cab, IVT, MFWD, 347 hrs., #144500 .................. $95,900 11 JD 6110R, 2017, Cab, IVT, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540/1000, 345 hrs., #142813 ...................................................................................... $99,500 11 JD 6110R, 2017, Cab, IVT, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540/1000, Loader, 378 hrs., #144499...................................................................... $104,900 14 JD 6110R, 2017, Cab, Partial Power Shift, MFWD, Rear PTO: 540/1000, Loader, 409 hrs., #144496 ........................................................... 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The words “Wisconsin” and “dairy” go hand in hand. I cannot imagine one without the other. Wherever I go, when I introduce myself, people everywhere recognize Wisconsin as the place for beautiful dairy farms, productive cows, and of course, delicious cheese. I am proud to be a dairy farmer’s son and grandson. The dairy farm is where I formed my values, learned the importance of hard work, and gained my perspective on life. I know my childhood experiences out in the barn with my family, going to school in a small town, and being active in my FFA chapter are not unique. It is why many dairy farmers today do what they do, to give their children an opportunity to grow up as they did on the farm. I know dairy farmers across our state have faced tremendous challenges and hard decisions over the past ve years. I recognize the extreme nancial and emotional hardships these families have been experiencing. But this June Dairy Month, so I want us to highlight the great pride we have in Wisconsin for our dairy industry. It is the pride that keeps our dairy farmers going -- pride in their family, pride in their farms, and pride in our great state. At every breakfast on the farm this month, and every county fair this summer, you’ll see this pride rsthand. I am so grateful for the farm families who have been working for months to prepare their barns and sheds to host thousands of visitors for a nutritious and delicious home-cooked meal. While the days have been long to get ready, these farm families are proud to open up their homes to their neighbors and share why they do what they do so we can all enjoy a safe, wholesome, and abundant food supply every day. The county fair is where many farm kids make their best memories. Farmers are proud to exhibit the dairy cattle they’ve raised from birth. Grandparents and parents are proud to watch their children suc-
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ceed in showmanship and see them grow as mentors to younger exhibitors. These farm kids will take their dairy pride into their own future careers, on and off the farm. Even Wisconsinites who have never stepped on a farm or milked a cow share the pride in Wisconsin’s dairy industry. Wisconsinites drive their vehicles each day along the state’s highways and country roads promoting America’s Dairyland on their license plates. When Wisconsin’s cheesemakers win international awards for their products, the entire state celebrates with front-page news headlines. Across Wisconsin, we should be proud of the great contributions dairy makes each day. Wisconsin’s dairy farms are diverse with different sizes and management types. Our dairy processors are innovative, producing high quality products for consumers worldwide. The entire dairy industry supports businesses, schools, communities, and the economy across Wisconsin. The proof of our dairy pride is on our heads, cheese heads that is, at football games each fall and winter. Dairy farmers, be proud to share your story. Consumers, be proud that your state is a world-renowned dairy leader. I hope farmers and consumers can come together to celebrate this pride at a Dairy Month event this June. Find an event to celebrate your dairy pride at https://hooraywisconsindairy.com/.
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Getting back to grazing Kauffman eases herd’s return to grass By Danielle Nauman danielle.n@dairystar.com
STRATFORD, Wis. – As the wet spring drags on throughout the Upper Midwest and feed supplies are quickly dwindling on many farms, dairy producers are thinking about getting their cows out to pasture as soon as possible, particularly those who practice rotational grazing. With the thoughts of cows grazing on luscious green pastures come questions about making a smooth transition from stored feeds and forages to grass. That was the focus of a University of Wisconsin-Extension Field Day May 23 at Kip and Jennifer Kauffman’s Leap of Faith Farm located in Marathon County, near Stratford, Wis. The event was led by Marathon County grazing specialist Bill Kolodziej. Jennifer milks about 50 Jerseys and Jersey-cross cows in a single-8 parlor in a facility she and her husband built in 2011. During the
winter, the cows are housed in a sawdust-bedded pack barn. Jennifer runs the farm on her own as Kip works off the farm and is only home two or three times a month. The couple has three children: Sydney, 16, Sadie, 14, and Sailor, 13. “Everything here is in pasture,” Jennifer said. “I don’t grow any corn. The custom guys can do it so much better than I can, and I can call them and get what I need.” Jennifer Kauffman JenDairy farmer nifer said she bales two-thirds of the rst crop off pasture for use in the winter. She runs a Jersey bull with her herd for the majority of the year, but runs an Angus bull with the cows in April and May for calves born in January and February to add value to those calves. The herd is grazed on about 60 acres of pasture that was seeded down with meadow fescue, orchard grass, red and white clover, and Timothy grass when she rst started grazing in 2011.
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Area dairy farmers share their stories of rota�onal grazing and transi�oning from stored forages to pasture during a UW-Extension Field Day held May 23 at Kip and Jennifer Kauffman’s Leap of Faith Farm near Stra�ord, Wis.
“Now there are a lot native species in there, such as quackgrass and dandelions, but the cows like those, too,” Jennifer said. “It has never been reseeded or interseeded since we did it in 2011.” Jennifer relies on the manure from her pack barn to use as fertilizer for the pastures.
The paddocks the herd grazes in are set up with temporary wires which are moved as needed to accommodate the cows’ needs. The lane the herd utilizes to travel to and from the barn and pasture was constructed in 2012 and is made up of dirt and covered with nely crushed rock, and has an 18-
inch crown to enhance drainage. “The size of the paddock the cows are in depends on how tall the grass is,” Jennifer said. While transitioning, Jennifer follows her reguTurn to KAUFFMAN | Page 25
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lar feeding schedule in the morning and lets the cows out at 1-2 p.m., so the cows are out to graze for about
“The cows really benet from the fresh feed in the pasture. ” JENNIFER KAUFFMAN, DAIRY FARMER
three hours each day following that routine for about a week, depending on her feed situation. As of the eld day, Jennifer had yet to let her cows
out to grass which is over one week behind most years. “I’m not on pasture yet,” Jennifer said. “I wish I was, but things are just so slow out there.” The weather has been creating uncertainty for Jennifer in determining when the cows can go out without tearing up the paddocks. “I could have maybe let them out last week when it was nice, but then they were calling for 3 inches of rain,” Jennifer said. “It’s tough; once you let them out, if they have to stay in, they will just stand at the gate.” For Jennifer, trying to keep consistency for her DANIELLE NAUMAN/DAIRY STAR
The Kauffman’s herd of Jerseys waits to be allowed out to pasture and begin their grazing season.
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Jennifer Kauffman use this lane for her herd to reach the paddocks they graze on her family’s farm near Stra�ord, Wis.
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cows is important, and that is why she is hesitant to let the cows out for only a few days. Jennifer was able to let the herd out to pasture for the rst time May 28 after several days of dry and sunny conditions allowed for the ground to rm up. “The cows really benet from the fresh feed in the pasture, and exercise and fresh air,” she said. “We see probably a 10-pound jump per cow in production with
the lush spring grazing.” Increased production is not the only benet Jennifer feels the cows reap from grazing and being on pasture. “Health and longevity of the cows are the greatest benet to grazing,” she said. “Better hoof health is another big benet. It makes a lot less work and expense for me.”
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Are you ready for summer heat? Even though it has been a very wet and cool spring, summer will be here soon. It is important to prepare for the heat stress of summer now. Below is a checklist of things to do to be better prepared for when the heat arrives: - Fan maintenance and repairs. Turn on fans and make sure they are all working properly. Stirring fans in barns should be evaluated and adjusted so they are at the correct angle to cool the cows. Clean shrouds, louvers and blades to improve fan performance. Dirty louvers and blades can reduce air ow as much as 30% to 40%. Louvers and guards should also be lubricated with a graphite lubricant. Replace worn belts and tighten loose belts. The same goes for any calf facilities, ventilation tubes and inlets in warm barns. By Jim Salfer - Sprinkler maintenance. This is also a U of M Extension good time to check sprinklers. Test the system for any nozzles plugged with dust or feed. Make sure there is adequate water pressure and timers are working properly. - Review heat abatement needs. Review your heat abatement plan. Do you have adequate heat abatement in the holding area? Adding sprinklers or soaker hoses in the holding area is low cost and yields big results. Do not forget the dry cows. There have been nine research trials done on cooling dry cows and all have shown an improvement in milk production the subsequent lactation, ranging from a couple of pounds up to 11 lbs. of milk per cow per day (Figure 1). Another reason to cool dry cows is that heifer calves born from cooled cows produce more milk. Florida research showed that under extreme heat stress, calves born from cows that were cooled during the dry period averaged 6 pounds more milk for the rst 35 weeks of lactation after calving. - Drinking waterer space. Cows will drink more water during the summer. Cows also drink at least half of their total daily water intake shortly after milking. In large freestall barns, it is easy to provide extra waterer space in return breezeways. Make sure your water system has enough pressure and volume so waterers do not become empty. It is recommended to provide a minimum of 2 inches of linear waterer space per cow. Ideally all lactating cow pens should have at least 2 waterers per pen. - Get ready for summer feeding changes. Visit with your nutritionist about summer nutrition and feeding management strategies. During heat stress, cows ruminate less thereby producing less saliva to buffer the rumen. They also pant and drool which decreases saliva buffering capacity of the rumen. Cows lose more potassium and sodium during heat stress. Increase the potassium content of lactating cow diets to greater than 1.5%. Visit with your nutritionist about increasing the dietary cation-anion difference of the diet to above 30 milliequivalents per 100 grams of dry matter. One way to do this is with increased levels of potassium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate. Consider feeding during the cooler part of the day or increase feeding frequency. Make sure cows have adequate ber levels and diets are well mixed and dif-
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Energy consumption in commercial Midwest dairy barns By Kristen Sharpe and Brad Heins University of Minnesota
There has been increased consumer interest and concern in regards to sustainability of livestock production systems. Demand for reduced carbon emissions within agricultural systems has been growing along with increasing demand for food. Baseline fossil fuel consumption within agricultural systems, including dairy production, is scarce. Therefore, there is a need to discern where and how fossil energy is being used within dairy production systems. Determining baseline energy use is the rst step in investigating the demand for a reduced carbon footprint within dairy production systems. The objectives of this study were to measure total electricity use and determine specic areas of high-energy consumption in commercial dairy barns and milking centers located in the Upper Midwest of the United States. Four commercial dairy barns representative of typical Midwest dairy farms and located in west central Minnesota were evaluated in the study. The dairy farms were: 1. a 9,500-cow cross-ventilated barn with a rotary milking parlor (Farm A); 2. a 300-cow naturally-ventilated barn with stirring fans for air movement and six automatic milking systems (Farm B); 3. a 200-cow naturally-ventilated barn with stirring fans for air movement and a parabone milking parlor (Farm C); and 4. a 400-cow naturally-ventilated barn with stirring fans for air movement and a parallel milking parlor (Farm D). Electricity use was monitored from July to December 2018. Two-hundred ninety-two electric loads across the four farms were monitored on the farm side of the electric utility meter to evaluate areas of highest energy usage. Some of the monitored electric loads included freestall barn fans, water heaters, compressors, chillers, manure pumps and pressure washers. Based on preliminary results, fans were the largest electrical load across all four dairy farms. Fan usage during the summer ranged from 36% to 59% of the total electricity measured. Regular maintenance, proper control settings, design, sizing, location, selecting energy efcient fans and motors, and other factors all could inuence the efciency of these ventilation/cooling systems. Farms B, C and D had greater electricity usage across all months for milk cooling (compressors and chillers) than Farm A. This is likely due to the fact that Farm A does not utilize bulk tanks to store milk, but instead, milk is directly loaded onto bulk milk trucks. Lighting use ranged from 7% to 21% of the total electricity use measured across the four farms, which suggests there is potential to reduce energy usage by upgrading to more efcient lighting systems such as LEDs. For heating, energy usage includes water heating, heating units in the milking parlor and work rooms, and generator engine block heaters. Average monthly energy use for heating ranged from 5% of electricity used on Farm A to 32% of electricity used on Farm C. The results of this study provide recent energy usage for farm energy bench-
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Handwritten links to the past A segment on Wisconsin Public Radio last Friday has me thinking about cookbooks and recipes. After listening to people call in about what websites and blogs they get their recipes from, I had to call in with my two cents worth. I am a very nostalgic person, as anyone reading this column knows. It extends to my appreciation of cookbooks, recipes, and the ties they make to connect future generations with the past-around a table of food. I spoke of how I no longer keep my cookbooks nice and neat. It hit me a few years back that I would have a much easier time remembering if something was worth making again if I noted the tweaks needed. Now when I try a new recipe, I date it near the recipe and add a note to jog my memory. Under the recipe for Chocolate Cheesecake Bars in my Taste of Home Best of Cookies and Bars Cookbook it reads: ‘3-12-15, added a bit of raspberry pie lling, Peter LOVED!’ Often with main dishes I’ll note how to alter them so they can be a eld meal. Taste of Home Ground Beef Cookbook has a
Tasty Meat Pie recipe that has the note, ‘Add potato akes to thicken and put in biscuits, great eld meal.’ Of course there are the fails as well, Oatmeal Mufns‘Not as good as they sound, dry and blah.’ ‘Putzy, more work than worth’, honesty is the best in my cookbook scribbles. I leave these notes not only for now to help me quick search out a winning meal, but for the future. I appreciate handwritten recipes as links to kitchens of the past. I fear that in our online world the generations that follow won’t have those pieces of magic that make our mouths water and conjure up a memory by reading them. I’ve delved into my mom’s recipe box. It is a cataloged assortment of newspaper clippings, handwritten recipes on cards, and recipe cards cut from magazines. I’ve opened one of Grandma Ike’s cookbooks and been ecstatic to discover that she too wrote in the margins, and stuffed her cookbooks with recipes from newspapers. I favor the Taste of Home cookbooks, particularly
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the ones from about 15-20 years ago. I also have a vast collection of church and community cookbooks. Some have come to me new, and some bear the badges of honor from being cooked from daily in their past lives. Edges are worn on pages that were fumbled for many times, there are grease spots from accidental splatters, and every so often a note or a star for a good recipe. I add my own scratches and stains; hoping that Ramblings from the Ridge sometime in the future, someone appreciates these as much as I do. I have a few homemade cookbooks that are used almost daily. I have a small photo album lled with recipes, no organization whatsoever beyond me marking the recipes I frequent with a paper clip. This is a By Jacqui Davison handy method of storing Columnist recipe cards because it keeps them clean. I have a binder with bright magazine pictures, a drawing of helping Dad with a D.A. surgery my 6-year-old artistic self, and all kinds of wonderful family-favorite recipes that my mom compiled for my 17th birthday. I also have my notebook of very important recipes and details. I keep telling myself that I will get another notebook to transfer it into and put it into proper order, but if we’re being honest, I’m too busy baking to get around to that. I have been keeping track of what I feed the men during chopping for the past seven years. Notes include the weather, how many men, and a hurried detail of the meals. It is a wonderful asset to speed up my meal planning; I can just look back and get ideas from years past. I note how many eggs I used, butter, burger, all sorts of goofy things. I write down recipes I have found online so I have a paper version of them that I don’t have to scroll through every time I have a hunger for them. I also use it to keep my diary of our Thanksgiving meal; who I fed, what they liked, and general notes about the day. This notebook has been a lifesaver in those moments when no ideas are popping into my head about what to feed hungry mouths. As I explained my notebook and writing in cookbooks system to the hosts of Food Friday last week, they called these things ‘treasures’ and said I should write my own cookbook. ‘Someday’ I told them. At the very least, I will need to decipher some of my personal abbreviations for things as I wrote them in haste, so that my children can read my notes. I’m sharing with you today one of my favorite quick, old-fashioned desserts. Fancy in presentation, and ease of preparation it comes from my binder, written in my mom’s perfect cursive handwriting. Surprise your family with this treat this spring.
Grandma Monroe’s Jelly Roll 3 eggs 1 cup sugar 5 Tbps. water 1 tsp. vanilla 1 cup sifted our 1 tsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. salt Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Whisk together the eggs and sugar. Add water and vanilla. Sift dry ingredients together and whisk into egg mixture until batter is smooth. Prepare jelly roll pan by lining with aluminum foil sprayed with Pam (I prepare the our infused variety). Pour batter in, making sure it reaches all corners. Bake for 12-15 minutes, until edges are starting to turn golden brown. Prepare towel for cooling place a thin towel on the counter and sift powdered sugar over entire thing. Lift foil from pan and ip onto towel, gently peel foil away. Starting with a short side, making sure to keep the towel with you, roll tightly. Let sit and cool. When cooled, unroll carefully and spread your favorite jam/jelly to within an inch of edges. Reroll. Sprinkle with more powdered sugar. Refrigerate to help rm up. Slice with serrated knife. Enjoy. Jacqui and her family milk 800 cows and run 1,200 acres of crops in the northeastern corner of Vernon County, Wis. Her children, Ira (12), Dane (10), Henry (5) and Cora (toddler), 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 ones, 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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Vaccine tips Dr. Victor Cortese presented tips for proper vaccine use in cattle to the AABP New Graduate Conference in Columbus, Ohio in early 2019. Cortese is recognized Veterinary Wisdom as a leading expert in the ďƒželd of dairy cattle immunology. Following are some good thumb rules from his talk. Do not give injectable vaccines to calves less than 7 days old, except for Clostridium perfringens products, and preferably do not inject vaccines within the By Jim Bennett ďƒžrst sixty days. There are Columnist reports of calf deaths due to herpes virus hepatitis following vaccination in the ďƒžrst week of life. Mounting an immune response takes energy, and baby calves have little reserves. Injecting vaccines early in life may make calves susceptible to other disease. Intranasal vaccines are safe in very young calves, however. Do not vaccine cows with injectable vaccines within the ďƒžrst 30 days after calving. While vaccines in this period are not likely harmful, they may not work due to the immunosuppression most dairy cows experience post calving. Do not give more than two gram negative vaccines at the same time. There is a heightened risk of reactions when more than two are given. One may see signiďƒžcant milk drops, fever, induced labor (3-5 days post vaccination) in dry cows, early embryonic death, or in the worst case, down or dead cows. Reactions may take up to 24 hours to appear. Reactions to gram negative vaccines are not endotoxin reactions, but rather due to modulants that
are present in the vaccines, so vaccines that advertise low levels of endotoxin can still cause reactions. Give SRP vaccines and autogenous Salmonella vaccines by themselves. Reactions may occur due to modulants in these products. Consider Clostridial vaccines to be one-half gram negative. Clostridial organisms, while not gram negative, do produce their own exotoxin. Never use Vibrio/Lepto combination vaccines in Jerseys or Holsteins. These products have been known to cause abortions. Avoid injectable vitamins when giving gram negative vaccines. The carriers in these products are reactive, and they may cause abortions when given with gram negatives. Booster all vaccines that require a booster. Check the label for proper timing. Animals that have not received a booster are not protected, period. Do not give scours vaccines to dry cows (e.g. ScourGuard, Guardian, Scour Bos) within ďƒžve weeks of calving. While it is not harmful, cows need at least ďƒžve weeks to develop antibodies in their colostrum. If you use Brucellosis (Bangs) vaccine, do not give it with other vaccines. While less reactive than the old strain used years ago, the current RB 51 strain can still make animals sick. Observe label slaughter withdrawals. Vaccines have low levels of antibiotics, normally not enough to cause a residue, but there may be concentrated levels in and around the injection site. BVD vaccines can be blocked by maternal antibody for extended periods. Herds that do a great job getting colostrum into calves may ďƒžnd that this blocking will last for long periods of time, even 6-8 months after birth. Thus, any vaccine given for protection for reproductive disease should be given after 8-10 months of age. One dose of a modiďƒžed viral vaccine should be given to all heifers at least 30
days prior to breeding to ensure adequate protection. In total, calves should receive at least two doses of a MLV vaccine up to 30 days before breeding While most modiďƒžed live viral vaccines are safe to use in pregnant cows if the cows were previously vaccinated with the same vaccine within 12 months, Cortese argues there is no compelling reason to do so. Cows that did not get the earlier vaccine might be at risk for IBR abortion, so any boosters given to late lactation pregnant cows should be of the killed variety in case anyone was missed for the ďƒžrst shot. Modiďƒžed live vaccines must be used with 1.52 hours of mixing, or 45 minutes of mixing if in
I iis often It f h hard d to comply l with ih all of these restrictions when giving vaccines. sunlight. Killed vaccines begin to lose potency two weeks after a needle is introduced into the bottle, so repeat use of opened bottles is discouraged. Change cannulas between calves when administering intranasal vaccines. It is easy to spread pathogens between calves by using a common cannula. It is often hard to comply with all of these restrictions when giving vaccines. Sometimes rules have to be bent or broken. However, being aware of the rules is still advisable. For speciďƒžc recommendations for your farm, be sure to consult with your herd veterinarian. Bennett is one of four dairy veterinarians at Northern Valley Dairy Production Medicine Center in Plainview, Minn. He also consults on dairy farms in other states. He and his wife, Pam, have four children. Jim can be reached at bennettnvac@ gmail.com with comments or questions.
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Positivity by providing What do National Dairy Month, food insecurity, doing laundry and ďƒžnding bright spots on the horizon have in common? Let me explain. I was at the time-saving laundromat with piles of clothing and bedding to wash and dry. As I watched the big commercial unit wash away dirt from Norwegian travelers’ clothing, the rich south central Minnesota soil of our crop scouter and bedding from college spin around, I had time to consider recent pitfalls and how to switch to a positive outlook. In these times, remaining upbeat can be tough. I reminded myself that we have a dairy to manage daily, cows that work hard to produce milk used for delicious dairy foods, our family, our faith and some spectacular friends to rely on nearby. Great things to ponder. And, there was another positive experience that Come Full Dairy Circle happened to me this week. I was asked as a dairy farmer to take part in an interview taped to be aired on KSTPTV Twin Cities Live about how the dairy community is partnering with Second Harvest Heartland and Feeding America to provide fresh, cold milk to Minnesota food shelves. The effort being kicked off during National Dairy Month is called Give a Gallon. People are asked to go to the website (https://milklife.com/give) and donate to provide milk to food shelves. In preparing for the interview, I learned that one in six kids in the United States faces hunger, and the problem By Jean Annexstad is worse in the summer months when kids may lose access to free or reduced-price school meal programs. America’s Columnist dairy community is joining forces with Feeding America to raise awareness of the issue and to nourish people. Twin Cities Live watchers were urged to go to the website to donate to provide milk to their local food shelf. Those were the key messages to tell during the taping. My part in the interview was to explain how dairy is an integral part of a balanced meal and how nutrient rich dairy foods like milk, cheese and yogurt are part of the solution to the hunger gap. Yet many people do not have access to dairy. I shared my passion for the work we do as dairy farmers to take care of our cows, and how we work hard every day to harvest the milk. I emphasized that through our work and love of dairying, we are able to provide a low cost food packed with protein, calcium, Vitamin D and potassium for kids and their families. It is a way to give back and remain positive about our profession. Many food shelves in communities in our state have been unable to offer fresh milk. Through a Midwest Dairy funded grant program, there are now 37 Second Harvest Heartland food banks in our state getting refrigeration units so clients can take milk and other fresh dairy home when they visit the food shelf. Our dairy checkoff dollars are working to provide dairy rich nutrition to others. The St. Peter Area Food Shelf has had milk in their coolers since the ďƒžrst of this year. Through talking to the manager, I learned the food shelf purchases 135 gallons of milk every two weeks from Second Harvest Heartland, and it is gone within a few days. If the milk is gone and people want it, they are given vouchers to get milk at grocery stores. The money used to purchase milk would be from donated dollars. Our local food shelf is open four times a week for a few hours at a time. All people working there are volunteers, and I have volunteered through Nicollet County Farm Bureau, 4-H and our church. At our food shelf, about 2,700 families were served last year. Also rich in dairy offerings is The Summer Food Service Program, which is a federal nutrition program that feeds kids according to Allison O’Toole, Second Harvest Heartland CEO, who was also interviewed for the live taping. She said dairy is one of the most commonly requested foods. The meals are served all over the metro area and our state in schools, parks, rec centers and churches. They serve milk, fruit, veggies, protein and a type of grain at every meal. Last summer the program served 3.2 million meals across Minnesota, according to O’Toole. In St. Peter, the Read and Feed Program has served a summer noon meal for several years. The Twin Cities Live program delivered this message via our dairy check-off dollars: dairy farmers are driven by our desire to nourish people and support our communities. Donations can help deliver nutrient rich fresh milk to the people who need it the most. This is positive news. On another note, the three children whose laundry I was doing are all home from their journeys through ďƒželds and fjords, and hitting the fridge for their fresh, cold glasses of milk. Jean dairy farms with her husband, Rolf, and brother-in-law, Mike, and children Emily, Matthias and Leif. They farm near St. Peter, in Norseland, where she is still trying to ďƒžt in with the Norwegians and Swedes. They milk 200 cows and farm 650 acres. She can be reached at jeanannexstad@gmail.com.
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The Guernsey world visits western Wisconsin
World Guernsey Conference tours held in Badger State By Danielle Nauman danielle.n@dairystar.com
CASHTON, Wis. – Lovers of the Guernsey cow from around the globe have trekked to the United States to take part in the 2019 World Guernsey Conference June 9-12 in Lancaster, Pa., with pre-con-
ference and post-conference tours spanning from Texas to Wisconsin and Iowa to New York. This year’s conference is the 16th edition. Conferences are held every three years around the globe, offering Guernsey acionados the opportunity to see Guernsey
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World Guernsey Conference tour aƩendess look at a group of heifers and dry cows at Deb Lakey’s Prairie Cream Farm near Trempealeau, Wis.
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Coulee Crest Nick Lorilyn EX-91 is a second-generaƟon Excellent top CPI cow and 40,000-pound World Class Leader at Coulee Crest Farms in Cashton, Wis. She has a daughter who is the third generaƟon with those accomplishments, as well as several sons in A.I.
herds and meet breeders and enthusiasts from all corners of the world. Conference sites rotate between the United States, New Zealand, Guernsey Island, Canada, Australia, United Kingdom and South Africa. This year’s pre-conference tours included nine delegates from Australia, two from Canada, two from the United States and one from the United Kingdom. Digby Gribble of Somerset, United Kingdom, is attending his sixth WGC. Gribble grew up on a Guernsey farm and later served as a eld of-
cer for the English Guernsey established Guernsey populaCattle Society from 2000-15. tions throughout the world.” The pre-conference tour He was involved in the sale of Guernsey semen for the devel- made its way to Wisconsin’s opment of the breed, using the Coulee Region May 30, visitGuernsey Merit Index. He is ing Coulee Crest Farms LLC currently serving as the presi- in Cashton, Wis., followed by stops at Lang-Haven Guerndent of the EGCS. “My rst involvement with seys in West Salem, Wis., and the World Guernsey Cattle Prairie Cream Guernseys in Federation was in 2004 when Trempealeau, Wis. Coulee Crest Farms is opthe EGCS hosted the 11th conference where I presented a erated by Kurt and Scot Pepaper explaining the principles terson and their parents, Don of the GMI,” Gribble said. “… and Dorothy Peterson. The Being able to attend these tri- Petersons milk 250 Guernseys, ennial events has allowed me to make contacts in each of the Turn to GUERNSEY | Page 35
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Kurt Peterson (leŌ) talks with tour aƩendees about some of the favorites in the Coulee Crest herd. Peterson milks 250 Guernseys, Ayrshires and Holsteins with his family near Cashton, Wis. Ayrshires and Holsteins in a swing-10, New Zealand-style parlor. The cows are housed in both free stall and compost pack housing. Utilizing a milking schedule that has them milking ve times in a 48-hour span, the Petersons have reached a rolling herd average on the Guernseys of nearly 20,000 pounds of milk, 1,000 pounds of fat and 700 pounds of protein. Mating decisions are made considering a balance of functional type along with production traits while focusing on DPR. Coulee Crest Farms has a number of sires in A.I., including the current No. 1 genomic young sire, Coulee Crest Novak Lambeau. The herd has produced many top cows on the breed’s top CPI list, including several family members of Coulee Crest Nick Lorilyn EX-91. Lorilyn is the second generation of her family to be a 40,000-pound World Class Leader and No. 1 CPI cow, and has produced a third generation to achieve those same accomplishments, Coulee Crest AP Lorilee EX-90. Extensive ushing and IVF work have allowed the Petersons to work towards herd improvement while enabling them to merchandise live animals and embryos to local, national and international markets. “Coulee Crest was a pleasure,” Gribble said. “Cow after young cow with so much quality, and it continues into the heifer yards and calf sheds. They’ve practiced intelligent use of modern genetics but have never lost
“We focus on building strong cow families and making cows that last.” DON LANGREHR, DAIRY FARMER
sight of the fact that it is the female of our breed who does the work and must retain her strength and capacity.” At Lang-Haven Guernseys, Don and Kathy Langrehr, along with daughters Kirstie and Jenna, milk 70 Guernseys and Holsteins on the 200-acre farm that Kathy grew up on. “We focus on building strong cow families and making cows that last,” Don said. “We like cows that milk, have adequate strength, good udders and great feet and legs.” The majority of the Langrehr’s Guernsey population is from the “N” family, the foundation of which was laid by a calf purchased from the Hoard’s Dairyman Farm where Don and Kathy worked as the herdscouple in the early 1990s. That family has been successful, making their herd one of the top 10 CPI herds in the United States. Successes the Langrehrs have had
with the various branches of the “N” family include those in the showring with several animals obtaining allAmerican and all-Wisconsin recognition. Members of the “N” family are frequently included in the breed’s top CPI list, having several cows ll the top spot on various proof runs. Several prominent bulls in A.I. also carry the Lang-Haven prex, descending from the “N” family. “The herd has provided many notable A.I. sires, including bulls that top the rankings in the U.K., as well as in the U.S.,” Gribble said. “For example, we are seeing Lang Haven Grumpy Novak daughters in every herd we visit.” Courtney Walker, WGCF secretary of Myrtleford, Victoria, Australia, agreed with Gribble on the impact of the “N” family. “The family has generated bulls such as Nico, Ninja, Novak and Navajo,” Walker said. “The Nicolette branch of the “N” family has had a signicant impact on the breed.” Larry and Deb Lakey own Prairie Cream Guernseys where they raise show calves and heifers. Deb serves as the Wisconsin Guernsey Breeders Association secretary and played a large part in arranging the tour stops and accommodations for the group during their three-day stay in Wisconsin. “Those are lucky calves at Prairie Cream,” Gribble said. “It is a calf heaven. Deb is fullling her dreams in the showring whilst her milking cows are at Coulee Crest or Valley Gem.” The group has enjoyed the red carpet that has been laid out for them by the U.S. Guernsey breeders. “I’m enjoying the amazing hospitality of all of the host farms,” Gribble said. “And, the chance to see daughters of the bulls that are in use in the U.K. and to identify young cows that will become bull mothers for the international markets.” The pre-conference tour began May 21 in Houston, Texas, visiting farms in Texas and Missouri before heading to Iowa with stops at Knapp’s Guernseys in Epworth, Iowa, and Rolling Prairie Farms in Garnavillo, Iowa. Other Wisconsin farms visited by the tour group included Golden J Guernseys and Jens Gold Farms, both of Amery, Wis.; Valley Gem Farm of Cumberland, Wis.; and Idle Gold Guernseys of Comstock, Wis., before visiting the Hoard’s Dairyman Farm in Fort Atkinson, Wis., and Gurn-Z Meadow Farm in Columbus, Wis. After leaving Wisconsin, the group toured farms in Ohio including the World Conference Sale held in conjunction with the Land of Living Dispersal in Mechanicsburg, Ohio, as well as visiting farms in Pennsylvania during the conference followed by more tours in New York.
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Dairy celebrations for June Dairy Month Taylor County’s Town & Country Dairy Breakfast, June 9 Taylor County’s Town and Country Dairy Breakfast will be on June 9 from 6:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Taylor County Fairgrounds, Wisconsin Highways 13-64, Medford, Wis. The meal includes a choice of omelet (plain or ham, onion, cheese, and mushroom), sausage, biscuits and honey, milk, cheese sticks and curds, juices and ice cream cones. Experience a dairy farm and enjoy this fun for the whole family. Call 715-748-2506 for more information. Grant County Dairy Breakfast, June 9 The Grant County Dairy Breakfast will be on June 9 from 7–11:30 a.m. at Kieler Farms, 5404 Stanton Road, Platteville, Wis. All you can eat pancakes, ham, honey, applesauce, cheese, ice cream, coffee, and milk. Tickets are $5 for adults 12 and over, $2 for children 6-11, and under 6 eat for free. Activities include a machinery display, Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin, Grant County Dairy Promoters, Southwest Health EMS, GRHC Free Blood Pressure Checks, children’s activities, and WGLR announcement of the “Farm Family of the Year.â€? This event is sponsored by the Lancaster FFA Alumni. Edgar FFA Alumni Dairy Breakfast, June 9 The Edgar FFA Alumni will host a Dairy Breakfast on June 9 from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Baeseman Family Farm, 1547 County Road S, Marathon, Wis. Enjoy a June Dairy Breakfast, featuring pancakes, sausage, milk, and cheese curds. A petting zoo, face painting for kids, and many more activities will all be held on the working dairy farm. The cost will be $7 for adults, and free for children ages 8 and younger. Call Lucas at 715-302-2919 for more information. Richland County Dairy Breakfast, June 9 The Richland County Dairy Breakfast will be held on June 9 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Junction View Dairy, 29404 County Highway OO, Richland Center, Wis. Enjoy ďƒ&#x;uffy, hot pancakes made with real Wisconsin milk, sausages, and more dairy products than you can shake a stick at. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/pg/RichlandCountyDairyBreakfastWI. Stanley-Boyd FFA Dairy Breakfast, June 9 The Stanley-Boyd FFA will host a Dairy Breakfast on June 9 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Riverview Dairy, 16140 322nd St., Boyd, Wis. Pancakes with real Wisconsin Butter and Pure Wisconsin Maple Syrup, scrambled eggs, sausage, water, milk, coffee, cheese curds, and applesauce will be served. The cost will be $7 for adults, $3 for children ages 6-10, and free for children ages 5 and younger. Enjoy farm tours, educational exhibits, and the petting zoo on the farm. Neillsville Dairy Breakfast, June 9 The Neillsville Dairy Breakfast will be held June 9 on Mathis Dairy, W5325 State Highway 73, Neillsville, Wis., from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. The cost is $7 for adults, $3 for children K-5, and preschool are free. For more information, visit clark.uwex.edu. The event is sponsored by Clark County Dairy Promotion. Breakfast in the Valley, June 14 Mark your calendars for this years’ Breakfast in the Valley happening June 14 from 5–10 a.m. at the Eau Claire County Exposition Center, 5530 Fairview Drive Eau Claire, Wis. Scrambled eggs with ham, cheese, onions, and mushrooms will be served along with mufďƒžns, sliced cheeses, cheese curds, bananas, coffee, milk and juice, and Culver’s custard. Other highlights include agricultural and business displays, a milk drinking contest with local celebrities, tractor displays, recognition of two local farm families, friend of agriculture award, Eau Claire County Land Conservation awards, and door prize drawings. Pepin County Town and Country Dairy Breakfast, June 15 Pepin County will host a Dairy Breakfast from 7–11 a.m. on June 15 at R Green Acres Inc, W8667 Raethke Lane, Pepin, Wis. See a working dairy farm up close, take a tour through the barns, enjoy a great breakfast, and catch up with friends and neighbors. No guarantees on a calf being born that day. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/RGreenAcresInc. Pierce County Dairy Breakfast, June 15 Pierce County is set to host their Dairy Breakfast from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on June 15 at the Peterson Farm, W10322 Wisconsin Highway 29, River Falls, Wis. Enjoy Dad’s Belgian wafďƒ&#x;es, sausage, deep fried cheese curds, ďƒ&#x;at pennies ice cream, cheese sampling, milk, water, and coffee. Cost is $6 for adults, $4 for ages 6-12, free for 5 and under. Attractions include an educational farm tour, hands on kid’s activities, and an antique tractor display. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/PierceCountyDairyBreakfast. This event is sponsored by the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board. Columbia County Moo-Day Brunch, June 15 Columbia County will be hosting a Moo-Day Brunch from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on June 15 at Kessenich Dairy, W6008 County Road K, Arlington, Wis. This June Dairy Month Family Event will feature a brunch with delicious Turn to JUNE DAIRY MONTH | Page 38
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dairy products. For activities, there will be horse-drawn wagon rides, children’s games, musical entertainment, tours of the farm and much more. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/events/2381694838516081. Vernon County Dairy Breakfast, June 15 On June 15, Vernon County will host a Dairy Breakfast at Dale and Brenda Torgerson’s Farm, E8003 Upper Maple Dale Road, Viroqua, Wis. Enjoy a hearty pancake, egg, and sausage breakfast with live music by the Lovelys. The cost is $6 for ages 10+, $2 for ages 2-10, and free for ages 2 and younger. A tasty grilled steak plus the full breakfast is $10. There will also be an educational tent, kids’ games, farm tours, and a grilled cheese contest starting at 11:15 a.m. Parking is limited at the farm so busing will be available from stops around Viroqua. Watertown Agribusiness Dairy Breakfast, June 15-16 From 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on June 15-16, Watertown Agribusiness will be hosting a Dairy Breakfast at McFarlandale Dairy, N302 County Road K, Watertown, Wis. Enjoy an all-you-can-eat breakfast, farm tour, live band, petting zoo, ice cream, and a huge rafe. The cost is $7 in advance and $8 at the door, $3 for children in advance and $4 at the door. Bus shuttles will transport guests from Farm & Fleet in Watertown. Visit travelwisconsin.com or call 920-988-9734 for more information. Loyal Dairy Breakfast, June 16 The Loyal Dairy Breakfast will be on June 16 at RZ Builders, 204 E. Mill Street, Loyal, Wis. 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The cost is $7 for adults, $3 for children 6-12, and children 5 and under are free. Visit clark.uwex.edu for more information. This event is sponsored by Clark County Dairy Promotion and the Loyal FFA Alumni. June Dairy Berry Breakfast, June 21 From 6–10 a.m. on June 21, there will be a June Dairy Berry Breakfast at Lincoln High School, 1801 16th St. S., Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. The meal includes all-you-can-eat pancakes served with sausage, coffee, milk, fresh cheese curds, cranberry juice, fresh strawberry or cranberry sundaes with frozen custard and strawberries, sweetened dried cranberries in pancakes, and cranberry syrup and toppings. The cost is $7 for adults, $5 for ages 5-12, and free for ages 4 and younger; sundaes included. Activities include interesting exhibit booths, special guests, and many more. Visit www.wisconsinrapidschamber.com for more information. Sawyer County Dairy Breakfast, June 22 From 6–11 a.m. on June 22, Sawyer County will host a Dairy Breakfast at the Sawyer County Fairgrounds, 10172 N. Bender Road, Hayward, Wis.
Pancakes, sausage, strawberries, milk, cranberry juice, coffee, ice cream, and ice cream cones will be served. There will also be live music, an antique tractor display, farm animals, and more. Call 715-266-3414 for more information. Buffalo County Dairy Breakfast, June 22 Buffalo County is set to host a Dairy Breakfast from 7–11 a.m. on June 22 at Acorn Ridge Dairy Goats, W890 Schoepps Valley Road, Cochrane, Wis. The cost is $5 for adults, $3 for ages 6-12, and free for ages 5 and younger. Fond du Lac County Breakfast on the Farm, June 23 From 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on June 23 Fond du Lac County will host their Breakfast on the Farm at Loehr Farms, W1851 Mushroom Road, Eden, Wis. Enjoy a delicious breakfast while cheering on the children in the Alliant Energy Kiddie Pedal Tractor Pull, laugh with the clowns, take a farm tour, and stroll through the petting zoo. Call 920-921-9500 for more information. Colby Dairy Breakfast, June 23 The Colby Dairy Breakfast will be hosted at Heeg Brothers Dairy, F2181 County Road N, Colby, Wis., from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. The cost is $6 for adults, $4 for children 6-12, and children 5 and under are free. For more information, visit clark.uwex.edu. This event is sponsored by Clark County Dairy Promotion, Abby/Colby Chamber, and the Colby FFA Alumni. Juneau County Dairy Breakfast, June 30 Juneau County will host a Dairy Breakfast from 7–11 a.m. on June 30 at Elroy Fair, N2435 Wisconsin Highway 82, Elroy, Wis. The cost is $5 for adults, $3 for children ages 6-12, and ages 5 and under free. Greenwood Dairy Breakfast, June 30 Greenwood will host their dairy breakfast from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Stieglitz Dairy, LLC, N8280 River Avenue, Greenwood, Wis. The cost will be $7 for adults, $4 for children 5-12, and children 4 and under are free. Visit clark. uwex.edu for more information. The event is sponsored by Clark County Dairy Promotion, Greenwood FFA Alumni, and Greenwood Chamber of Commerce. St. Croix County Dairy Lunch, August 10 On August 10, St. Croix County is hosting a Dairy Lunch at Minglewood, 60 105th St., Deer Park, Wis. Email animtz12@gmail.com for more information.
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Dairy prole Travis Way Kenyon, Minn. Goodhue County 45 cows How did you get into farming? My real inspiration comes from my parents, Barb and Tim, who were always heavily involved in dairy farming ever since I can remember. This inspiration encouraged me to get a job off the farm working for another farmer when I was still in high school and throughout college. In 1991 my parents were involved in a car accident so I came home to help on the farm. I guess I never left. What are your thoughts and concerns about the dairy industry for the next year? Some of the biggest concerns I have are the low milk prices and the new government plans set up to x the issue. I really have to wonder sometimes if these new plans are really going to work. But, every little bit helps, especially for the farmers’ sake. What is the latest technology you implemented on your farm and the purpose for it? Honestly, it’s been a long time since I implemented a new technology on the farm, but I would say getting the one-touch milkers. At the time, the milking company told me they were the latest and greatest technology around for dairy cattle. It really benets my farm because the pounds of milk can be easily read on the milker so I know how much each cow was producing..It also makes it easier for set up because the pulsation only needs to be hooked up once rather than twice. What is a management practice you changed in the past year that has beneted you? After the tornado that came through in September and took down my sheds, I started sending all my heifers to a heifer grower. At rst I was a little bit on the edge, but I ended up really liking it, and I think it’s more cost efcient. They go to the heifer grower at 4 months of age and stay until breeding time. This saves space on the farm as well as feed, and reduces the amount of time it takes to do chores.
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with Travis Way of Kenyon, Minn.
What cost-saving steps have you implemented during the low milk price? I have really been watching the protein in the feed and making sure my feed man buys the cheapest ingredients. I also maintain a good relationship with my nutritionist, Chuck Miller, who works for Big Gain. How do you retain a good working relationship with your employees? Currently, my two employees on the farm are my son, Caleb, who comes and helps with chores after his off-farm job, and my mom, Barb, who feeds the calves twice a day. The one motto I always stick to is I will never ask my employees to do something I would not be willing to do myself. Tell us about a skill that you possess that makes dairy farming easier for you. My wife, Paula, would say it is my demeanor. I never really get too worked up about anything. I tend to be laid back and easy going, which really helps me out on my dairy farm. What do you enjoy most about dairy farming? I enjoy being outside and having the ability to make my own hours for myself. My family relationships with both my son and my mom are also a really big asset to the farm. They help me whenever I need it. What advice would you give to other dairy farmers? Take the dairy business month by month and try not to spend money you don’t have. What has been the best purchase you have ever made on your farm? The most recent purchase is the skid loader I bought, but the Patz TMR mixer and the skid loader are my best purchases. They really made everything easier on my farm. To tell the truth, they really ended up changing the whole industry. What has been your biggest accomplishment while dairy farming? When we rst moved here, Caleb was 1 year old with my daughter, Sydney, being born a few years later. I really enjoyed watching both of them grow up on the farm and learn this way of life. It is a refreshing and rewarding experience to be able to raise your children on a dairy farm.
What are your plans for your dairy in the next year and ve years? At 50 years old, it would be hard to get a job in town if I quit milking. People said I was crazy for dairy farming when I rst started, but now I love this way of living so my plan right now is to just keep farming and doing what I love. How do you and your family like to spend time when you are not doing chores? We enjoy going to watch the Twins games. My dad and I have always been a really big Twins fans. My family also enjoys being able to play beanbags with friends in the area. It’s not too far away from the farm and I am able to see other farmers I haven’t seen in a while.
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