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Volume 21, No. 11
Summer storm ravages Wisconsin farms
Families relocate cows, sort through devastation
July 27, 2019
Dairy funding part of new state budget
On-farm picnic highlights industryrelated state, federal policies By Stacey Smart Contributing Writer
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A porƟon of a freestall barn is destroyed on the Jensens’ dairy farm near Turtle Lake, Wis. The Jensens were one of many who had storm damage July 19. By Jennifer Coyne jenn@dairystar.com
TURTLE LAKE, Wis. – Neil Jensen is still in shock as he recalls the happenings of July 19. One minute, he was feeding cows and the next minute he was in his basement, listening as the storm barreled through. “We were in the house, and it sounded like a train was right above us,” Jensen said. Jensen and his wife, Janice, and oldest daughter, Laura, took shelter as a severe summer storm ravaged their 135-cow dairy farm near Turtle Lake, Wis. The early evening storm completely destroyed one of two freestall barns on the Jensens’ farm, as well as injuring several animals; one cow was put down. The family is one of many in western Wisconsin sifting through debris on their farm. The storm arrived shortly after 5:30 p.m. “I was in the barn feeding TMR when the radio said they were evacuating the Barron County Fairgrounds because a tornado was spotted 26 miles to the west. That’s us,” Jensen said. Jensen immediately looked outside and was overcome by the turquoise green sky. He went back into the barn to nd Janice and Laura taking shelter. “I told them we couldn’t be in the barn, so let’s go hide under the bulk tank,” Jensen said. “We decided to take our chances and run to the house.” The Jensen were in their basement less than a minute when they heard the storm arrive. Kurt Wohlk knew bad weather was coming, so he and his dad, Glen, and brother, Clayton, began milking early that evening. The Wohlks milked their 60cow herd in an hour on their farm near Almena, Wis. Turn to STORM | Page 6
MARSHALL, Wis. – Wisconsin’s dairy industry scored two major victories when it received funding for a Dairy Innovation Hub and funding for farmer-led conservation groups as part of the new state budget. The Hub is a longterm investment in dairy research occurring at UWMadison, UW-Platteville and UW-River Falls that will focus on such areas as animal health and nutrition and the development of new dairy products. A total of $8.8 million in funding was awarded for the Dairy Innovation Hub
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Nick Woldt (leŌ) and his wife, Maria, visit with nutriƟonist Dan Davis during a policy picnic July 17 on the Woldts’ farm near Marshall, Wis. – $1 million for the rst year and $7.8 million for the second year. “This is a huge win for dairy,” said Chad Zuleger, associate director of government affairs at Dairy Business Association (DBA),
during a policy picnic hosted by DBA and Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative on July 17 at the farm of Nick and Maria Woldt in Marshall, Wis. Approximately 50 attendees, including dairy farmers and other members
of the dairy industry, came to the picnic to learn about the latest on dairy policy. The free, two-hour event was one of four such picnics held throughout the state over the course of Turn to BUDGET | Page 7
Hoeses turn to automation for reduced labor
Feeding system installed with help from MDA grant By Jennifer Coyne jenn@dairystar.com
MAYER, Minn. – The Hoeses are always looking for ways to remain viable in the ever-changing industry. To maintain their herd size without additional labor, the family installed the Lely Vector – a fully automated feeding system – in January on their 125-cow herd in Carver County near Mayer, Minn. “We wanted to become more labor efcient,” Eric said. “In four JENNIFER COYNE/DAIRY STAR years’ time, we’ll see a return on this Eric Hoese explains the Lely Vector feeding system to aƩendees of investment. We’ve already noticed it the Carver County Farmer to Farmer Tour July 11 at the family’s in our time and energy, feed savings dairy in Mayer, Minn. Turn to HOESE | Page 4
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The summer is always a busy time with eldwork, county fairs and other dairy gatherings. This summer has been no different with dairy farmers in our area. Dairy farmers in the Midwest Dairy coverage area and from Wisconsin gathered at the second annual Dairy Experience Forum in St. Paul, Minn. They were there to hear seminars about the food supply chain and talk to other attendees who take a big part of marketing dairy products. Turn to pages 23 and 25 in rst section to read about the vision behind the forum and what actions will be taken moving forward. Southeast Minnesota dairy farmers also gathered for a Dairy Appreciation Night hosted by a pizzeria in Rochester, Minn. Business owner Pasquale Presa teamed up with Todd Speltz, of Local Motion Dairy Promotion, to offer dairy farmers free food and a night away from the farm. The idea for the event came about when Presa saw Pine Island, Minn., dairy farmer Mark Berg vent about the frustrations from the current dairy economy in a video he posted on Facebook. Read about how the night went on page 3 in second section. Dairy Star tagged along on the Water Matters Tour June 25 in Wisconsin. On the tour, Banner Ridge Farms, of Platteville, Wis., and Kieler Farms, of Platteville, Wis., demonstrated how the dairies operate while also being stewards of the land. Those stories can be found on pages 4-5 in third section. For this issue’s “From our side of the fence” feature, we talked to dairy farmers about the progress of their crops. Many farmers across our coverage area are experiencing different weather patterns this summer. Turn to pages 15-16 in rst section to read about how the elds are looking for other dairy producers. If you haven’t yet participated in our Summer Salute to Dairy campaign, you still have time. Our next segment will be all about cheese. Check out the ad on page 25 in rst section to check out the details of how you could win free cheese!
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The claw of the automated feeding system grabs forages as part of a heifer raƟon July 11 at the dairy farm near Mayer, Minn. system pulls ingredients off the oor and places it into the mixing and feeding robot. The Hoeses have it programmed to grab long-stemmed forages rst before adding other ingredients to the ration. Each forage ingredient is placed in the kitchen in quadrants and then collected based on weight detected in the claw. “It’s set up to try grabbing feed three times before it stops,” Eric said. “We could program more retries, but then it takes longer to mix a batch.” As the system builds a ration, it stops midpoint and adds concentrates. The corn, protein and gluten are stored in bulk bins and transferred using an auger system. When feed is not present in the kitchen, Scott and Eric receive a notication on their phones. The Hoeses use a silage cutter to deliver feed to the kitchen and then a bale spear to break up the forages a bit. During the summer, they have enough feed available for one day’s worth in the kitchen. In the winter, they can extend the supply for three days. The heifer ration takes 16 minutes to make, while the lactating cow ration takes 20 minutes. Prior to the automated feed system, the Hoeses were feeding twice a day and using a robotic feed pusher. Now, TMR is fed up to 12 times a day. “I scrape the bunks weekly, but I have no refusals,” Eric said. “The feed is not getting hot and being wasted because we’re not overfeeding.” Scott agreed. “[The robot] is always bringing fresh feed,” he said. “That’s helped us right now. We haven’t seen any milk loss in this summer heat.” While the system has worked really well in its short time at Hoese Dairy, it also has created challenges. Both Scott and Eric agreed the
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George and his family milk 50 cows near Barron, Wis. The National Weather Service reported two tornadoes hit the area – an EF-0 with wind speeds estimated at 75 mph and an EF-1 with wind speeds at 90 mph. After the storm passed, Jensen was in disbelief. He immediately saw his 5-year-old, 57-stall freestall barn down and visible damage to his second 51-stall freestall barn. The roof over his step-up parlor was missing and calf hutches were misplaced. “There were calves running all over and, in the barn, cows and a calf were standing in a section up against the wall of the freshening pen,” Jensen said. “I had no clue where to begin.” Many animals were saved by the headlocks which stopped debris from falling atop of them. The family is doctoring six cows that have deep cuts and swollen limbs. They immediately dried up 10 cows.
“One of our heifers is swollen in between her dewclaw and hoof,” Jensen said. “She was going to go to the Polk County Fair next week.” While some calves, heifers and dry cows remain on the farm site, the Jensens relocated their milking herd to Dueholm Farms in Luck, Wis., and calves went to the Dados’ farm in Amery, Wis. “We’re really blessed,” Jensen said. “The Dueholms sold their herd May 26, so the barn was ready for cows. We still needed to get it inspected for Grade A, though.” In Almena, the Wohlks were spared any injury or loss to their herd, but the farm was pummeled. A machine shed was destroyed, grain bins were spewed across the farm, and the dairy operated off a generator for the 52 hours that followed. Across the area, Wohlk noticed similar devastation. At the time of print, some larger farms were still without power, he said. “This storm didn’t pick favorites,” Wohlk said. “It hit everyone and everything.” George could not believe what he saw when he came up from the silo room. In front of him, the 20- by- 60foot silo lay shattered on the ground. A lean-to also went down as well as the roof and sidewall of the machine shed. The standing silo is bowed by the feedline, and George is hesitant of its functionality. “I’ve never seen a storm like this,” George said. “I honestly didn’t know what to think. … Did it really happen?” In a day’s time, the Georges found all their young calves and have found a way to continue feeding out of the silo, despite the conveyor being unusable. While the storm is long gone, its impact will be felt for a while. “When I saw all this, there were tears in my eyes. Everything we’ve worked hard for was gone in a matter of minutes,” Wohlk said. “Everything that could go wrong this year has gone wrong. Now, we’ve been kicked when we’re already down.” The families are assessing their farm sites and deciding the best way to return their dairies to working order.
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ConƟnued from BUDGET | Page 1 two days and included lunch, networking, and discussions on state and federal issues. The annual picnics provide an opportunity to bring policy discussions back to the farm. Funding for farmer-led watershed groups has tripled with the new budget, increasing from $250,000 to $750,000. Farmer-led groups focused on protecting and improving water quality, soil and land use, can receive grants from the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) up to a sum of $40,000 annually per group. Groups must consist of at least ve farmers from the same watershed. Although the dairy industry has achieved some important triumphs with the passing of the new budget, speakers at the picnic noted there is still more work to be done. A couple areas that improved but are not seen as clear wins are transportation and the Conned Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) program. In the area of transportation, overall funding increased from $6.1 billion to $6.5 billion, acquiring $472 million in new funding/revenue with a 10% increase in general transportation aids and an extra $5 million for town roads. However, the new budget includes no long-term solution to the transportation budget problems. CAFO fees remain the same, which is good news despite a proposal by the governor for a signicant increase. The permit costs $345, and all proceeds are funneled into the DNR’s operating program, which will cover one full-time employee with some additional money remaining. But the DBA is not completely satised with this outcome and believes the CAFO program should be improved from the ground up. Key items missing from the new budget are increased funding for processor grants and funding for dairy
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(VTAs), which would undermine the use of VTAs by some farmers. “We think this is bad as VTAs are not harmful to the environment because they reduce runoff and leeching,” Holevoet said. “Farmers can help ght this rule by testifying at an upcoming public hearing in Madison, Oshkosh, Eau Claire or Wausau, contacting their lawmakers or lobbying with us for a day.” On the national level, trade continues to be a hot topic as the dairy industry awaits the passage of the United StatesMexico-Canada (USMCA) Trade Agreement. The agreement would help improve trade between the U.S. and its neighboring countries, bringing in several hundred million dollars of trade opportunities for dairy. Aaron Stauffacher, associate director of government affairs at Edge and DBA, talked about several national farm programs including the Market Facilitation Program (MFP). This $16 billion package includes $14.5 billion of direct payments to farmers starting in July and will continue in August, November
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This Farm Service Agency is beginning to make phase. Those decisions are often done to scale up payments under the new Dairy Margin Coverage and increase efďƒžciency, but new factors may also program. A total of $100 million in payments were be driving this trend. According to a new report made this past week. At this point, about 25 percent from CoBank, co-ops are also merging to deal with management succession and help recruit of all U.S. dairy farms have signed up for Ag Insider employees. this coverage. The State of Minnesota has a partial rebate program to cover the ATCP 51 hearings premiums for Dairy Margin Coverage. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Farm Credit Administration to update Protection Board has authorized public risk models hearings on proposed rule revisions to the At its monthly board meeting, the statewide livestock siting standards. The Farm Credit Administration received a Wisconsin Dairy Alliance responded, report on a new computer-based guidance asking the DATCP to forego the hearings system. The computer models manage until the substantial revisions sought loan risk. The new guidance that is by the livestock associations have been being developed will replace a program addressed. that was put in place in 2002. The new By Don Wick guidance will create two tiers; one is a Columnist Promoting WI products in Japan basic platform and the other will evaluate Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers loans with more risk. FCA said the two models will enhance risk management without will lead a trade mission to Japan in September. Japan is the sixth largest export market for Wisconsin. creating a regulatory burden. During the trade trip, Evers will also participate in the Midwest U.S.-Japan Conference. Fed report highlights tough farm economy The latest Federal Reserve Beige Book report on the U.S. economy highlights continuing concern Immature corn crop in eastern Cornbelt With so many questions about the 2019 crop, about trade. The farm ďƒžnancial situation is also a worry. The Minneapolis Fed said agricultural the farm division of John Stewart and Associates conditions worsened from an already weak position has completed a project to determine unharvestable in this past month. Heavy rainfall and planting delays corn acres and the health of the crop. The group ďƒ&#x;ew were considerations. The poor growing season was airplanes from eastern Ohio to Fort Dodge, Iowa, cited in many Fed districts. Historic ďƒ&#x;ooding on the covering more than 157,000 acres. High resolution Mississippi River and its impact on ag shipments was photos were taken every 25 miles. With this project, highlighted by the St. Louis district. On the livestock www.agmarket.net forecasts U.S. harvested acres side, the report said cattle prices have dropped. to be 79.6 million acres. That is four million acres Struggling dairy operations are also sending more below the latest USDA number. While that data can cows to slaughter, which is contributing to lower be debated, hedging strategist Bill Biedermann said the maturity of this crop in the Eastern Cornbelt is a cattle prices. bigger issue. “In some areas, they’ll need to get into November without a frost,â€? said Biedermann. “They Co-op consolidation Agricultural cooperatives are in a consolidation (the trade) have not realized the magnitude (of the
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ConƟnued from TALBERG | Page 10 “I will not change how I do things with the cows,” Talberg said. “I get $0.70 per cwt. in premiums for a low SCC, and that pays for the extra work it takes. Plus, it’s a sense of pride knowing great quality milk is leaving my farm.” The young dairy farmer also works closely with his nutritionist to develop a cost-effective ration that improves butterfat and protein components. Talberg’s herd averages a 4.4% butterfat test and 3.1% protein test. “There’s less milk showing up on the stick, but it shows on the check,” Talberg said. “The cows are paying for themselves with their butterfat content.”
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Routinely working with his nutritionist is more than adjusting rations. Talberg views his relationships with industry professionals and longtime dairy farmers as invaluable to his own success. “Relationships are key,” Talberg said. “Everyone has helped me, and I know they’ll continue helping me down the road. It may be my own personal goals, but it takes a team to go the distance in reaching those goals.” Talberg’s dreams have not been immune to the troubling dairy economy. “There was a time my parents and I thought about selling,” Talberg said. “One day I woke up and knew I couldn’t stop and wonder what
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PINE ISLAND, Minn. – After graduating with his class on June 2, Micah Johnson has made a huge impact on the communities of both Kenyon and Wanamingo, Minn. Micah, the son of Jason and Molly Johnson, spent his last
year at Kenyon-Wanamingo High School recovering from a horric car accident, which left him with life-threatening injuries. On Oct. 11, 2018, Micah was involved in a two-car collision. An oncoming vehicle failed to yield at an intersection
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Micah Johnson (center) is surrounded by Mark and Shari Chamberlain (leŌ) and his family, Maddy, Jason, Virginia and Molly Johnson at the Chamberlains’ 140-cow dairy farm near Pine Island, Minn. The Johnsons have worked for the Chamberlains for the two years.
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Micah Johnson has returned to the Chamberlains to work aŌer spending the past year recovering from life threatening injuries sustained in a car accident.
and t-boned Micah’s car. He had the morning off from working at Mark and Shari Chamberlain’s 140-cow dairy farm near Pine Island, Minn. so that he could attend a doctor’s appointment. “Micah has come a long way since his accident and is an inspiration to a lot of people, us included,” Molly said. Micah left the house around 7:10 a.m. Nobody knows when the accident occurred, but a neighbor called it in around 7:35 a.m. with rst responders arriving to the scene at 7:48 a.m.
“I sent him a text around 8:30 a.m. to see if he was done at the doctor but, he never responded,” Molly said. At 9 a.m., Molly received a phone call that was her worst nightmare. “The cops called and said Micah had been in an accident and since he was 18 years old, they couldn’t give any more information,” Molly said. The crash left the other driver, Gregory Greseth, deceased and Micah barely alive. “By some miracle he was
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still alive,” Molly said. “The doctors, everybody just did their jobs.” Micah was cut out of the car by rst responders, who applied chest tubes on site before airlifting him to Saint Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minn. Within the rst twenty-four hours, Micah underwent twelve hours of surgery to stabilize and keep him alive. His list of injuries included a traumatic brain injury, multiple brain bleeds, a complete Turn to JOHNSON | Page 13
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ConƟnued from JOHNSON | Page 12 2018, Micah had a chest infection and returned to the hospital. He was there for a month and didn’t come home until Jan. 7, 2018. “That was probably the hardest set back,” Molly said. “And his arm, which will take him six months to 2 years to heal due to nerve damage.” It’s a minor setback for a major comeback, said Will Hudson, a friend of Micah’s. At the start of the second semester, Micah went back to high school with his friends. “I was scared and excited at rst,” Micah said. “It really helped that the school let me work with the therapist at the hospital and build up to go a full day.” While Micah could not participate in his fall and winter sports seasons, he had the opportunity to be a part of the baseball team this past spring. Micah even had a quiet room with a recliner so he could relax if he needed. “The team really stepped up and let me get out on the eld for baseball,” said Micah, who used a glove ip for his left hand. Now, nine months following the accident, Micah has PHOTO SUBMITTED
Micah Johnson’s car is totaled aŌer a two-car collison Oct. 11, 2018. Johnson was found alive and cut out of his car by rst responders. removal of the right lung, torn liver and spleen, broken neck, back, both collar bones, and multiple broken ribs, several blood clots, and severed nerve roots. Several of the organs were also damaged due to the impact of the crash. After surgery, doctors had doubts Micah would survive. Of the three doctors who worked on him, only one gave them hope that Micah would survive, so they placed him on short-term life support. “They told us he wouldn’t make it through the rst night,” Molly said. “Micah was the kind of kid that worked to prove everybody wrong. His competitiveness is one of the reasons I put my hope in him.” Throughout his high school career, Micah was a three-season athlete having played football, basketball and baseball. With the notice of Micah’s condition, the fth oor of the hospital became packed with family members, friends, people from both the football and volleyball teams, and tons of high school kids. For the next two weeks Micah was in a coma in intensive care. “Everyday, Micah became more and more stable, and then he started responding,” Molly said. “The doctors didn’t believe us at rst.” On Nov. 2, Micah woke up. “Within the rst few hours he had mumbled something about doing chores and wanted his coach,” Molly said. “Then, his coach walked in the room and got to see him wake up.” Micah also recalled that moment. “I remember telling the coach that I still had my football gear on, and that I needed to take it off,” he said. In the following days, Micah had memory loss, but the multiple visitors who came to see him helped with his recognition and brought his memory back. “At rst, I only remembered my friends from Houston [Minn.], but then when more of the Kenyon-Wanamingo students came to visit, it really helped,” Micah said. “I was rarely alone during the day, which was a good thing.” Neighbors, friends, classmates and community members from Kenyon, Minn., and Wanamingo, Minn., welcomed Micah home Nov. 28. The communities lined the streets and held signs bearing the words #micahstrong. “There was even an arc for us to drive under,” Molly said. The Johnsons’ church family delivered freezer meals and led fundraisers to help cover medical bills. “It really means a lot to come into a town where nobody knows you at rst and be welcomed like that,” said Molly, whose family moved to the area from Houston, Minn. “As a large family, we eat a lot so it was really impressive to not have to cook.” The Chamberlains were also helpful, said Molly. “[They] went above and beyond to make sure all of the chores were covered for us when we had to pick up and leave,” she said. For the past two years, Jason has been the herdsperson at the dairy farm while Micah became the lead milker. Six of Jason and Molly’s other children – Josie, Jeremiah, Josh, Jed, Maddy and Rueben – also work on the dairy. When Micah was home, he not only worked towards recovery, but also towards graduating with his classmates in the upcoming spring. He worked with an in-home tutor to stay on top of school work. “I was kind of looking for a senior slide schedule because I had nished all my hard classes Junior year,” Micah said. But being home had its own challenges. On Dec. 13,
come far, and is determined to lead a normal life. The nerves that control his shoulder and arm were severed from the spinal cord and due to a nerve transplant surgery, the doctors are hopeful that he will regain use of his arm. His biggest challenge is knowing God has a plan for him, and being patient while trying to gure out what that plan is. The 18-year-old has started back at the dairy farm and hopes to work for a while. “This past year I really haven’t been able to do much milking, but I’m starting again since I really only need one hand,” Micah said. Micah has captured many hearts since Oct. 11, 2018, and continues to inspire more people each day. He beat the odds and graduated with the class of 2019. “Looking back it really makes me think the whole accident is kind of like farming,” Molly said. “You can’t control it. You have to have faith that God is in control when no one else is.” I was planning on going into the military, possibly, but that’s no longer an option. I’m thinking of going to school, just not sure what I’d go for, said Micah.
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From Our Side Of The Fence How are your crops progressing?
Eric Ryan Goodhue, Minn. Goodhue County 205 cows How many acres of land do you have, and what crops are you growing this year? We have 340 acres consisting of corn, alfalfa and triticale peas underseeded with alfalfa. What is the midsummer status of your crops, and how does that compare to other years? Everything is about two weeks behind average. Some of the earliest corn planted in the area is just beginning to tassel. Our corn stands 7-8 feet tall and is doing well other than a little wind damage that came with a storm July 20. Describe how the weather is affecting your planting and growing seasons. Planting was slightly behind this year. We planted triticale and peas with alfalfa April 25-26. We had signiďƒžcant winter kill on 25 acres of hay that had to be plowed up, so we seeded down an additional 20 acres as well. We put the corn in May 12-15 with a nice window of warmer, dry weather. There are a couple small wet spots where the corn is still short and yellow, and will amount to nothing. The biggest factor for us has been the below average temps up until June 20, which put everything off to a very slow start. But it has since turned around with very hot and humid weather, which has pushed the corn along nicely. We have received excessive rainfall amounts the past month, but we have lighter soils and rolling hills that allows water to drain well across our farms. The rain hasn’t affected us as much. Where are you at with alfalfa harvest? How did the latest cutting turn out? First and second crop had pretty average yields. For the year, we are sitting at 2.8 tons/dry matter per acre. We will cut third crop July 23. I won’t begin feeding 2019 hay until September so I haven’t sampled anything, but I have heard a few in the area that tested over 200 RFV on ďƒžrst crop. What effect will this crop year have on your farm? It’s too soon to tell how the corn will turn out. It will depend largely on August and September heat units. It looks as though the cost of corn will be up slightly, increasing the cost of starch in the ration. I do have to purchase six months of corn each year. The hay crop shouldn’t have too much effect on us. We should be able to get a year’s worth of inventory for hay. I base our ration around 10-12 pounds of dry matter of hay. I will look at pricing carbohydrate and protein sources through the winter months to meet ration needs, and to stretch this year’s hay crop until next August and September. Tell us about your farm. My wife, Micayla, and I have three children: Isaac, Mabel and Millie. We farm with my parents, Chuck and Diane Ryan. We milk 185 cows, along with raising our replacement heifers and feeding our steers until 600 pounds.
Mike Schultz Freeman, S.D. Hutchinson County 1,800 cows How many acres of land do you have, and what crops are you growing this year? We farm about 4,000 acres that are planted to corn, alfalfa and soybeans. Roughly 90% of our cropland is planted to corn that we will harvest as silage and earlage. We have about 500 acres of soybeans this year and have planted roughly 600 acres of prevent plant ground to millet or to forage sorghum. What is the mid-summer status of your crops, and how does that compare to other years? The crops are looking good overall. They have plenty of moisture but are 4-6 weeks behind compared to a normal growing season. Describe how the weather is affecting your planting and growing seasons. We got a very late start on planting this spring, anywhere from six weeks to two months behind schedule. We are working on getting something planted on some of our prevent plant acres. We thought we could spread manure on the prevent plant ground, but it takes at least one week for the soil to dry out, and it always rains again before we can do anything. We have planted some acres several times only to lose them to ďƒ&#x;ooding. Where are you at with alfalfa harvest? How did the latest cutting turn out? We chopped all of our ďƒžrst cutting and got it put up at the moisture level we like. The quality of the ďƒžrst cutting was disappointing, with an RFV of 115. We managed to bale all of the second cutting as dry hay except for 50 acres that was just about ready to go when it got rained on. We don’t have a quality report yet for the second cutting, but it looks nice. What effect will this crop year have on your farm? It’s too soon to say. We could have a late frost and things could still turn out pretty good. We need a lot of silage and earlage for our herd, but I think we will have enough feed. We normally plant 110 day corn, but this year we began by planting 107 day corn and ended with 87 day corn. I have never planted that short of maturity corn before. We are looking at seeding alfalfa on some of our prevent plant acres in August. We might also plant some oats. It all depends on soil conditions. Tell us about your farm. My wife, Vicki, and I got married in May 1976. We have a daughter, Jenny Nelson, who is a dermatologist in Sioux Falls, S.D. Our sons, Jeff and John, operate the dairy. One overwhelming thought on our farm is that we need to get a fair price for our milk.
Matt (pictured), Brittany and Sam Redetzke Stratford, Wis. Marathon County 100 cows How many acres of land do you have, and what crops are you growing this year? Our timeline has been 160 acres of silage corn planted May 17, 80 acres of Italian ryegrass direct seeded May 15 and 10 acres of alfalfa also planted May 15. What is the mid-summer status of your crops, and how does that compare to other years? The status of our corn is good for the year. We planted into the most challenging conditions we have had in the seven years I’ve been farming. We always seem to push the envelope on planting early, but this year the ground was cold and wet. We no-tilled 130 acres of our corn and are happy with the results. This is the ďƒžrst year we have no-tilled our corn. Describe how the weather is affecting your planting and growing seasons. We do have population loss from planting early, but it has really taken off this last week in the height department. We’re at 820 GDU. We harvested our Italian rye July 13 and yielded 3.25 ton per acre. We will be broadcasting on 150 pounds/acre of urea as soon as the spreader shows up. Where are you at with alfalfa harvest? How did the latest cutting turn out? Our 10 acres of alfalfa that was seeded this spring looks to be a loss. It was overcome by grass and was drowned out with all the rain. The plan is to interseed that with ryegrass. What effect will this crop year have on your farm? Altogether, the corn is lacking GDU compared to prior years. The grass couldn’t have had a better start so far. We still anticipate the corn yield to be sufďƒžcient to carry us till 2020 harvest. Tell us about your farm. My brother, Sam, and my wife, Brittany, and I started buying our initial 44 heifer calves in 2013 and raised them to start milking in 2015 at the family’s century farm status. We are the ďƒžfth generation on this farm. We rented the farm from our parents until this spring when we purchased the buildings and 36 acres. I worked over the road for A&B Process Systems to ďƒžnance the project. Sam has always managed the farm full time, and Brittany works full time off the farm. We are in the process of adding a freestall barn to house additional milking cows and should be completed by fall. Our heifers are custom raised at our brother’s farm, leaving us to be able to manage the milking herd. It is possible for a younger generation to start a milking operation, but it’s a challenge. We couldn’t have done it without family. Turn to OUR SIDE | Page 16
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Tyler Rupnow Monroe, Wis. Green County 50 cows How many acres of land do you have, and what crops are you growing this year? I have 160 acres and am growing corn, alfalfa and oats. What is the mid-summer status of your crops, and how does that compare to other years? The corn is close to tasseling and looking good. The alfalfa has been a little shorter than normal, and it seems to be 10 to 14 days behind last year. Describe how the weather is affecting your planting and growing seasons. Corn planting was later than normal, and it seemed we could only plant little at a time. Making hay has been a challenge this year between rains. Where are you at with alfalfa harvest? How did the latest cutting turn out? We nished second crop July 12. The second crop was a little shorter than normal. First crop tested 20% protein and 145 RFQ. What effect will this crop year have on your farm? With corn being planted later and alfalfa being shorter, there is a possibility of chopping more corn silage to make up some of the difference. Tell us about your farm. I milk 50 Holsteins and registered Ayrshires on 160 acres. I started farming in 2010. I also do custom bale wrapping.
Kim, Scott and Dylan Youngren Waverly, Minn. Wright County 135 cows How many acres of land do you have, and what crops are you growing this year? We run 480 acres and are growing alfalfa, forage pea mix, corn and soybean. What is the mid-summer status of your crops, and how does that compare to other years? This year everything was planted late, meaning they are not as well established as other years. The corn has still not tasseled out. Describe how the weather is affecting your planting and growing seasons. This is the latest we have ever gotten our crops planted in all the years we have been farming. We had to switch up varieties of corn and had to plant soybean this year that we weren’t planning on because of the late planting. We also had a lot of winter alfalfa kill so we had to change up planting strategies. Where are you at with alfalfa harvest? How did the latest cutting turn out? We are nishing up the second cutting of alfalfa, hoping for a dry week to get it all in. The second crop will have a higher RFQ. The rst crop was delayed because of rain and then hard to get in because it kept raining. What effect will this crop year have on your farm? Denitely will have a shortage of dairy quality alfalfa. Most likely will have to buy dry corn as well this year. It’s going to be tough to try and get enough to feed all of our animals this year. Tell us about your farm. We are a small, fourth generation family farm. We have a limited amount of hired help because of the milk prices. Scott, Dylan and Kim do most of the work. We grow our crops for feed with the exception of the soybean this year.
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Jeremiah and Cristy Spexet Shell Lake, Wis. Washburn County 80 cows How many acres of land do you have, and what crops are you growing this year? We have 300 acres, and we are growing corn, alfalfa, grass hay, oats and sorghum-Sudan grass. What is the mid-summer status of your crops, and how does that compare to other years? Our oats and sorghum-Sudan grass are doing really good. The corn is behind and very uneven across the elds. The hay that didn’t die out over the winter is very light. Our rst crop was about onefourth of last year. Describe how the weather is affecting your planting and growing seasons. We normally start small grains and new seeding the end of April with corn in by the rst week of May. This year it was Mother’s Day before we got in the elds to plant oats and corn, and June 2 before the new seeding got in. It had dried out by the time we planted sorghum-Sudan, so that wasn’t affected by the wet spring. We normally start chopping rst crop by Memorial Day. This year it was June 8. Where are you at with alfalfa harvest? How did the latest cutting turn out? About 50% of our hay died out completely and another 30% is very thin, so our yields are down to about 25% of normal. We are done with rst and second crop. First crop tested lower on protein because the spots where the alfalfa died lled in with June grass. The RFQ was 200. We normally shoot for 200-230 for the milk cows. The second crop was chopped and capped in the silo. It hasn’t been tested yet. What effect will this crop year have on your farm? It has added a lot of expense because we had to work up the dead hay elds and plant more corn and sorghum-Sudan grass. We will be OK on the feed because we usually have several months of carry-over from one year to the next as insurance for years like this. Tell us about your farm. My wife, Cristy, her parents, Chuck and Sue, and I milk 80 cows. We have a tiestall barn and a freestall barn. The cows are housed in both and milked in the tiestall barn. We also raise our heifers for replacements. We feed all of the crops we raise, and most of the forage and corn is stored in upright silos.
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Cabin Hill Dairy feeds high quality forage diet to increase animal health Cabin Hill Dairy Mike, Lori, Liz and Paul Boesl Boyceville, Wis. Dunn County 260 cows What was your average pregnancy rate last year? Our pregnancy rate last year was 27% with a calving interval of 12.6 months. Currently, 61% of the cows are conrmed pregnant. What is your voluntary waiting period for cows? For heifers? We wait a minimum of 55 days for breeding cows and will breed a good standing heat at that point. Heifers wait until 15 months, and often times heifers are not bred until 16-17 months old. Fleckviehs are slower maturing, and we have seen this age creep up with our higher percentage heifers. What is your rst service conception rate? We have maintained a 1.7 services per conception or less for a number of years, and we currently have a 58% rst service conception rate. What is your reproduction program? Do you use a synchronization program? Our reproduction program Turn to CABIN HILL | Page 20
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The Boesls – (from leŌ) Paul, Liz, Lori and Mike – operate Cabin Hill Dairy near Boyceville, Wis. The dairy averaged a 27% pregnancy rate in 2018.
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relies heavily on observing natural heats. We use Estrotect stickers. Stickers are applied to tail heads when cows reach 50 days in milk. Heifers have stickers starting at 15 months. We have reduced our synchronization programs over the last year or so partially due to economics, but also because
we have found much better success with natural heats. All cows are checked by ultrasound to detect any cystic cows or metritis issues. Those cows will be given appropriate hormones to get them back on track. How do you observe for
BRITTANY OLSON/DAIRY STAR
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BRITTANY OLSON/DAIRY STAR
The Boesls have been breeding with Bavarian Fleckvieh for almost 14 years. Liz does most of the maƟng on the farm based on breeding guidelines of Bayern GeneƟk.
heat? When weather permits, cows are let out on a dirt lot for heat detection. We also have a long walkway from the freestall barn to a parlor that was retrotted into an old barn. When moving cows to milk, we also catch many cows in heat. Mike is also able to observe cows while feeding. Although we see them for short amounts of time throughout the day, it gives us multiple times and different sets of eyes
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have been cross breeding with Bavarian Fleckvieh for almost 14 years. Our primary goal is to have healthy cows that produce well with good components and excellent health traits. Our daughter, Liz, is a sales representative for Big Bear Genetics with Dr. John Popp and has been trained in both the breeding guidelines of Bayern Genetik as well as observations on Turn to CABIN HILL | Page 22
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Food supply chain needs to hear industry’s message
Dairy Experience Forum pinpoints middle man to help share correct information By Krista Kuzma
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ST. PAUL, Minn. – Charles Krause knows every message he shares can make an impact on dairy. “It all starts with a conversation and who knows where that’s going to lead,” said Krause, a dairy farmer who milks 230 cows near Buffalo, Minn. “Hopefully it will conrm people’s belief in dairy or give them an opinion if they’re a conicted health seeker or have other opinions about it.” Krause started many more conversations while at this year’s Dairy Experience Forum in St. Paul, Minn. About 400 people attended the second annual event hosted collaboratively by Midwest Dairy Association and the Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin. About half of the attendees were dairy farmers with the rest being mostly from the dairy industry and
food supply chain. “This Dairy Experience Forum brought together the whole dairy community, and we got to talk about shared values and transfer ideas amongst us and get a better understanding on where each of us is coming from – farmer side down to the table and the plate,” Krause said. During the event, Krause had one-on-one conversations with people from Amazon, Ben & Jerry’s, General Mills and Lunds & Byerlys. “I think, for me personally, I made a lot of great connections with people,” Krause said. “If I would have stood around talking to my farmer friends none of these would have happened. But, I just started introducing myself to different people. I found the whole experience valuable.” Lucas Lentsch, chief ex-
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the dairy industry in order to accurately market dairy products. “They are the ones who are putting the messages out to consumers,” Lentsch said. “And, it’s past the point of silliness. There is non GMO water [being marketed].
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more collaboratively in how we responsibly market to consumers.” This year, Midwest Dairy worked together with the Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin to be part of the experience. “We know there’s strength in numbers,” Lentsch said. “We know that with this group coming in and really stimulating the discussion, we are all better for it.” Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin felt the same way. “We saw an opportunity to bring in … consumers to get a deeper understanding of what changes are happening now and more importantly, what we see down the road and how do we get ahead of it so we’re not always reacting,” said Chad Vincent, chief executive ofcer of Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin. “Hopefully we can leap frog and get ahead of the curve on some of these consumer issues and have a voice at the table rather than just always being the tail
“A lot of farmers think their job ends when the milk truck leaves the farm. What we need to do is convince them that we need to have a conversation with the customer.” CHARLES KRAUSE, DAIRY FARMER
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Vivian Thompson shares an idea during a session during the Dairy Experience Forum in St. Paul, Minn. Thompson milks 100 cows near CadoƩ, Wis.
that’s wagged.” Several of the sessions were panels, including one with consumers who are a part of Gen Z, those born between 1996 and 2010; another about dairy innovation; a panel about e-commerce; and the last one about sustainability. After several panels, there were breakout sessions so attendees could voice their opinions and talk amongst themselves. One evening also included a Food Truck Festival, which was open to the public in Rice Park in St. Paul. “It was a fantastic opportunity for those in the food supply chain to
engage with farmers,” Lentsch said about the forum overall. “It makes them go back to their ofces and have a little bit of a different perspective as to the results or outcome to their marketing decisions and what they say on behalf of dairy.” Vincent agreed. “It brought in heavy hitters from the supply chain like Amazon, Taco Bell, Ben & Jerry’s and General Mills, among others, to see with their own eyes what’s happening in the dairy industry, and educate them about how progressive the dairy industry is,” he said. “It showed how
serious the dairy industry is about environment, animal care and sustainability.” Going forward, Midwest Dairy and the Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin plan to use the ideas from the breakout sessions in order to better spread dairy’s message. They also plan to continue building connections created at the event. “We now have many stronger individual relationships with these folks and both of our organizations have stronger relationships with these folks,” Vincent said. “It helps us be much stronger as an industry when it comes to telling sustainability stories, and driving trust and sales for the industry.” Lentsch agreed. “To give customers a great dairy experience, we need to understand the consumer better,” he said. “This notion of farm to fridge, learning about the consumer – we continued to do that, but we’re doing it thoughtfully with other people in the supply chain.” Krause knows dairy farmers are key to spreading more positive messages about dairy within the supply chain. “A lot of farmers think their job ends when the milk truck leaves the farm,” he said. “What we need to do is convince them that we need to have a conversation with the customer.” Midwest Dairy and Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin are hoping this forum will continue to push those conversations forward.
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Dairy Margin Coverage signup began June 17
Signup began June 17 for the new Dairy Margin Coverage program, the cornerstone program of the dairy safety net that helps dairy producers manage the volatility of milk and feed prices, operated by the FSA News & Notes United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency. The deadline for 2019 DMC is Sept. 20. The 2018 farm bill allowed USDA to construct the new DMC, which replaces the Margin Protection Program for Dairy. This new program offers protection to dairy producers when the By Ryan Brunn difference between the allStearns Co. Exec. Dir. milk price and the average feed cost (the margin) falls below a certain dollar amount selected by the producer. The program provides coverage retroactive to Jan. 1 with applicable payments following soon after enrollment. At the time of signup, dairy producers can choose between the $4 to $9.50 coverage levels. The farm bill also allows producers who participated in MPP-Dairy from 2014-17 to receive a repayment or credit for part of the premiums paid into the program. FSA has been providing premium reimbursements to producers since last month and those that elect the 75% credit option will now have that credit applied toward 2019 DMC premiums. The department has built in a 50% blend of premium and supreme alfalfa hay prices with the alfalfa hay price used under the prior dairy program to provide a total feed cost that more closely aligns with hay rations used by many producers. At a milk margin minus feed cost of $9.50 or less, payments are possible. With the 50% hay blend, FSA’s revised April 2019 income over feed cost margin is $8.82 per hundredweight. The revised margins for January, February and March are, respectively, $7.71, $7.91 and $8.66 – triggering DMC payments for each month. DMC payments will be reduced by 6.2% in 2019 because of a sequester order required by Congress and issued in accordance with the Balanced Budget and Emergency Decit Control Act of 1985. DMC offers catastrophic coverage at no cost to the producer, other than an annual $100 administrative fee. Producers can opt for greater coverage levels for a premium in addition to the administrative fee. Operations owned by limited resource, beginning, socially disadvantaged or veteran farmers and ranchers may be eligible for a waiver on administrative fees. Producers have the choice to lock in coverage levels until 2023 and receive a 25% discount on their DMC premiums. To assist producers in making coverage elections, USDA partnered with the University of Wisconsin to develop a DMC decision support tool, which can be used to evaluate various scenarios using coverage levels through DMC. All dairy operations in the United States are eligible for the DMC program. An operation can be run either by a single producer or multiple producers who commercially produce and market cows’ milk. Eligible dairy operations must have a production history determined by FSA. For most operations, production history is based on the highest milk production in 2011, 2012 and 2013. Newer dairy operations have other options for determining production history. Producers may contact their FSA ofce to get their veried production history. Dairy producers also are reminded that 2018 farm bill provisions allow for dairy operation to participate in both FSA’s DMC program and the Risk Management Agency Livestock Gross Margin program. There are also no restrictions from participating in DMC in conjunction with any other RMA insurance products. For more information, visit https://www.fsa.usda. gov/programs-and-services/farm-bill/farm-safety-net/ dairy-programs/index or contact a USDA service center. To locate a FSA ofce, visit https://www.farmers.gov/ service-locator.
Farm Service Agency is an Equal Opportunity Lender. Complaints about discrimination should be sent to: Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250. Visit the Farm Service Agency Web site at: www.fsa.usda.gov/ for necessary application forms and updates on USDA programs.
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Worth the drive It was only one week ago today that my daughter, Anna, and I headed west into the thunder clouds on our way to St. Paul, Minn., to attend the Dairy Experience Forum. It was going to be a ve hour drive, and we would be arriving at the hotel close to midnight. We nished feeding calves and made sure to send a group text message to all of our crew, informing them of the number of bottle babies and which calves were to be weaned while we were gone. Communicating these details makes leaving the farm easier By Tina Hinchley for us and also for our Farmer & Columnist crew. As we were driving, the clouds were a horizontal ridge in the sky with lightening ashing and ickering off in the distance. Beautiful but scary. The power of the storm kept me awake and alert as we headed into construction zones. The signs were warning of the upcoming speed zone change, and the blinking arrows pointed to the left lane directed us to merge into one lane. As the crowd of cars, trucks and semis slowed to squeeze together, we entered into the slower part of the journey where we all moved as a line of tail lights between orange barrels and concrete barriers. Anna sat awake next to me, talking, no radio on, nothing to disrupt my concentration. We were on a mission to get where we needed to go and driving towards a storm that could produce a lot of heavy rain and ooding. We both knew this was going to be the next stage of the trip. It started as big rain drops. Then, the gates above us in the sky opened up and poured down hard and loud on the truck. The rain water was pooling on the road, and I hydroplaned a few times that made be grasp for breath. Slow down, slow down, slow down until we were going about 30 mph with the wipers
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Every two years, our dairy extension team has been hosting a conference focused on precision dairy. We were pleased this year that it was also the second International Precision Dairy Farming Conference held June 18-20 in Rochester, Minn. There were attendees from 21 countries and speakers from 11 countries. It was an excellent group of people who were engaged and networked well. Conference proceedings are posted at http://www. precisiondairyfarming.com under the meetings tab, 2019 conference. In the rst keynote talk of the conference, “The New Digital World of Dairy Farming, Bridging the Data Gap,” Aidan Connolly, president of Agritech Capital and CEO of Cainthus, discussed eight major technologies By Marcia Endres and the interconnectivity of the internet of University of MN things leading to the transformation going on in the dairy sector today. These eight technologies include sensors, articial intelligence, drones, robots, 3D printing, augmented reality, virtual reality and blockchain. “Blockchain can connect all aspects of the supply chain from producer to consumer and allow for food traceability and safety,” Connolly said. … “Big data promises precision agriculture; however, if farmers can’t interpret the data and use it to take action then the data are useless. Articial intelligence allows producers to analyze the data that sensors and other hardware technologies collect. It can provide an interpretation and solution by mimicking human decision making and has the ability to completely transform how a dairy farm operates.” Robotic milking is becoming more popular in the United States with many installations in the Midwest. Producers are moving in that direction primarily because of lifestyle and labor management. Brian Houin, of Homestead Dairy, was another keynote speaker at the conference. Their dairy is the largest robotic milking dairy in the United States with 36 box robots. The conference also included a breakout presentation by David Jones, dairy producer from California who has visited and worked with the largest robotic dairy in the world – Ancali, Chile – that milks their cows with 64 box robots. Both dairies have seen more milk per cow and better overall herd health in the robot barns compared to their conventionally milked cows. Other robotic or automated systems such as milk feeding for calves or TMR feeding for cows are also becoming more common. Rene van der Linde from the Netherlands presented results of a study using ve farms that fed calves individually with an automatic feed rail system for 14 days then group-housed them
in an automatic feeder barn until weaning. They compared providing either a restricted amount of milk per day, 7 liters, or a free choice amount of milk in addition to comparing free choice starter feed versus limited amount, up to 6 pounds per day. The growth difference for 488 calves studied so far has been 11.5 pounds per calf from birth to weaning for the combined free choice treatment. Robotic systems have not necessarily reduced labor needs, but they have improved labor exibility. They require a different set of skills than conventional milking or feeding animals and will attract a different labor force. Keynote speaker Ron van Burgsteden, a 70-cow Dutch dairy producer, talked about the automation technologies such as robotic milking that he uses on his farm to allow him to do all the work by himself. He has also been involved in a European project on data ownership and shared his experience at the conference. He said he is dreaming of having better apps to save money, to make money, to reduce workload, to make better decisions and to automatically take action. In the JoinData project, the farmer owns the raw data. Through an authorization register, the farmer decides who can use the data. The data then goes to a datahub to which all registered suppliers can link. These data can be used to further improve technology accuracy and usefulness. We learned from keynote speaker Kieran Furlong, of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Finistere Ventures, that agriculture is one of the least digitized sectors of the economy but that this is rapidly changing. With improvements in information and communication technologies, we are moving toward real-time data in agriculture. Investment in AgTech grew by 40% from 2012 to 2017. Most investment in 2018 was in plant/crop science globally with animal tech still lagging behind. He said farmers will adopt new technology if it provides value they are seeking and gains a social license. Keynote speaker David Kelton, of the University of Guelph Ontario Veterinary College, discussed the topic, “Can we use sensors to make meaningful animal health decisions?” There are many sensor systems in the market today and more of them coming. It is important to consider whether the output from the sensor is useful and informative, whether it leads to effective and timely action, and how much is the benet over cost. He summarized that current sensor systems identify cow and or milk characteristics with reasonable accuracy but predictive models lack sensitivity and specicity at the individual cow level. He suggested the solution is to combine multiple inputs in better decision models using machine learning and complex algorithms.
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Considerations before investing in precision dairy farming technologies
Precision dairy farming has been dened as, “The use of information technologies for assessment of ne scale animal and physical resource variability aimed at improved management strategies for optimizing economic, social and environmental farm performance.” It includes a growing list of dairy cow and calf measurement technologies, such as pedometers to measure cow activity, accelerometers to measure cow movement and position, temperature loggers, automatic body weight and body condition recorders, milk analysis and more. Recently, there have been several meetings featuring PDF and its applications on dairy farms. Dr. Marcia Endres is reporting on the Precision Dairy Conference held in Rochester, Minn., in the companion article. There was also an excellent symposium on PDF at the recent meeting of the American and Canadian Societies By Mike Schutz of Animal Science in Austin, Texas. Discussion at that meetUniversity of MN ing considered some of the obstacles to implementing PDF technologies. This article describes some of the questions that arose about whether investing in certain technologies is practical and economical. Does the technology provide information that leads to decision-making? Sensors can be engineered to collect many kinds of information, but that information does not always directly measure what is needed to make decisions. Pedometers that measure activity can be used to determine estrus activity, the data that breeding decisions are based upon. With the large costs of increased days open, it is easy to see why pedometer technology has been broadly adopted by the dairy industry. Figure 2. Impact of consideraƟons in determining the net present value of inOn the other hand, the connection between electrical conductivity of milk and the vesƟng in an automaƟc body condiƟon scoring system for dairy cows. BMPAF is decision of whether or not to treat for mastitis is less direct. No doubt, electrical the best management pracƟce adherence factor. conductivity is benecial in identifying changes, but it may not lead as directly to a management decision. How robust is the technology? In other words, how durable are the sensors, induced mastitis quite well. However, the images were greatly affected by ambient and do they work equally well under multiple conditions? Joao Costa, a University temperature and by udder wetness. Therefore, the infrared images at milking time of Kentucky specialist on PDF technologies suggests that the replacement rate for were not particularly useful. The infrared camera system was not robust. sensors, assuming they are useful, should be less than 10% per year under the conWhat is the economic value of investing in PDF technologies? This is perhaps ditions in which they are to be used. My rst research with PDF technologies was the most difcult question of all, yet little research is available to guide these into study the potential for use of infrared cameras to measure udder temperature as vestment decisions. Certainly, a partial budget analysis is a great rst step. Count an indicator of mastitis. Largely, the infrared images tracked the progression of up the increased income potential and decreased expenses resulting from the technology and subtract off any increased costs of purchasing and operating the technology plus any reductions in income. If the partial budget is positive, this might be a practical investment. But partial budgets often do not get at the full cost/ benet assessment of investment in technologies when benets accrue over a long period of time. As an example, in our work several years ago, Jeffrey Bewley developed a spreadsheet model to consider costs and benets of investment in PDF technologies. The particular PDF we explored was automatic body condition scoring (BCS) for managing overall body condition of individual cows to better target body conditions at birth and early lactation. We determined the net present value of investment in today’s dollars of buying the system. The modeling of the economic impact was complex. Figure 1 has the 13 modules (separate spreadsheets) that were created, and most of them interacted with each other. Figure 2 has a tornado diagram of some of the factors in the model that had the largest implications for the net present value of the investment. The largest impact was from herd size, and net present value increased from a negative value (not worth the investment cost) to $80,000 (could invest $80,000 in the technology) as cow numbers increased from 50 to 5,000. The next largest contributor to net present value of investment was a Best Management Practice Adherence Factor (BMPAF) that measured how strongly a dairy would stick to recommendations arising from the technology. In this case, the BMPAF measured to what degree the BCS estimates would be used in managing feeding and calving recommendations. The point is that decisions about which of the many PDF technologies available to invest in are complex and very herd specic. Focus should be on those technologies that are proven safe and robust and will generate data that will be used in making management decisions. Spend some time in thinking about the Figure 1. Modules to determine herd-based net present value of investment implications of technologies and better decision making and what that investment in a PDF technology. might look like in the future.
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Keep on keeping on First it was the week of endless rain. Then the heat that was so oppressive I think even the barn cats had enough of it, as they attened themselves out on the cool cement. Unless you have an air conditioned walkway to your barn, and everywhere in between, dealing with the heat was unavoidable. The heat brought with it thunderstorms and ooding; this time severe and damaging. The corn has picked up its growing speed and now towers above my children, who are growing fast under the sunshine and fresh air. A wise person once said, ‘Where you have livestock, you have dead stock.’ Wise indeed – an honest, yet depressing mantra. We have more than 800 cows. We are bound to have dead cows. That being said, it is still hard to accept. Earlier this month we had a string of freak accidents that sent three young cows to butcher shops. A broken leg in the parlor return lane and two broken hips in a milking pen equals buying a new freezer to house the unanticipated hamburger. The silver lining was that the cows were edible, and it always feels better to use
them to feed people in their so-called next life versus composting them. Last week we weren’t as lucky with our down cows. An old cow injured her back, and despite a day in the oat tank, still wasn’t able to stand properly. Toxic mastitis that was exacerbated by the extreme heat took out another cow, even with following the proper treatment protocol. A mystery illness granted one a ticket to heaven, and even after a necropsy, dad was still befuddled. These girls weren’t edible, so their loss was felt a bit more. We managed to sneak our second crop of alfalfa off the elds, with a very minor rain delay. I didn’t even hear any tales of anyone getting stuck. The rain interrupted us, but was so minimal that we were able to restart by noon the next day. The pile was covered by seven p.m. and all were happy and fed, with cold beverages in their hands. Our ducks and chickens have survived the heat, marauding night creatures, and nosy cats. The broilers are a week away from their date with the farm freezers. We raised 40 this year, and I think Ira will be the happiest to
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A new challenge It never seems to fail. The moment I throw something away, Mark will need it the next week. It all started with Michael and Sara’s wedding. Our house was going to become a weekend bed and breakfast for family and college kids. I did not know how many people were going to be staying with us or where they were all going to sleep. I just knew I had my bed, and it was ďƒžrst come, ďƒžrst serve for everyone else. The week before the wedding, I was in a constant state of organizing and cleaning. The stack of magazines and papers on the countertop and china hutch needed to be cleared away. Well, in my push to have everything tidy, I started pitching old unread farm magazines, back issues of papers, old auction bills and a coupon postcard from a tractor company announcing a special summer tractor parts sale. “Spend $400 and save $100.â€? Well, we will not need that, and in the trash it went. We had a wedding to get ready for. When Michael and Sara announced they were going to be married the last Saturday of June, my
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Every so often – thankfully, not very often – something happens that makes you question your faith and give thanks, both at the same time. One of those somethings happened to me last Friday. I had returned home from picking Dan up from summer camp in Palisade. I had shortened a visit with my sisters so we could get home in time for chores. Glen’s back had seized up earlier in the week, and he was moving pretty slow. I said I would fetch the dry cows from pasture so we could get a fresh heifer sorted out and into the barn. Dairy Good Life I had a quick snack, changed into my barn shorts and a cut-off T-shirt, and headed out to the dry cow paddock. As soon as I crested the rst hill, I could see the dry cows grazing atop the second hill. I headed in their direction until I spotted a black cow lying alone by the second pond. “That would be Goldsh,” I thought to myself. I changed direction to go see what Goldsh was doing. As I approached, Goldsh stood up and – sure enough – there was a newborn calf lying in what had been her shadow. By Sadie Frericks I called Glen to tell him there was another new calf Columnist to pick up. There had already been one heifer calf right away that morning and a set of twin heifer calves born while I was gone picking Dan up. Four calves in one day might be a record for us; four heifer calves would certainly set a record. I walked up to the calf and picked up its hind leg to see if it was a heifer calf or bull calf. The next thing I remember is being on my back, underneath Goldsh, hearing her snorting and seeing her head and front hooves coming at me. I remember screaming at her to stop. I remember feeling pain and disbelief, as in “I can’t believe this is really happening.” And then there was a pause in her attack – long enough for me to scramble to my feet and run. I made it about 20 feet before the pain in my right leg wouldn’t let me go any farther. Thankfully, Goldsh stayed by her calf. As soon as I stopped, I could hear the engine of our 4-wheeler and knew Glen was on his way. By the time Glen reached me, the pains in my right hip and right shin were leagues beyond anything I’ve experienced before. Glen noticed the bruises on my shoulder and collarbone, and we decided I needed to go to the emergency room. I knew I couldn’t get on the 4-wheeler, so Glen called our neighbors and asked them to come with their truck. Then he called his mom and asked her to meet us in the yard. While we waited, he took the stick we keep on the 4-wheeler and got my phone and sunglasses from where they fell next to Goldsh’s calf. He also checked the calf – it’s a heifer. Glen, his mom, and our neighbors ended up making a stretcher out of a sheet of plywood and a bed sheet. They rolled me onto the plywood and slid the whole works into the back of his mom’s van. A couple hours, a few scans, and a few x-rays later, I hobbled out of the emergency room with nothing more than a dozen nasty bruises and a few scrapes. During those hours, I couldn’t stop the attack from replaying, over and over, in my head, but it helped ll in some of the gaps in my memory. I know that Goldsh had been to my right when I walked up to the calf. Judging from the pain in my hip and the deep bruise there, I suspect she rammed me as I bent over and rst touched her calf with her poll driving into my hip. Based on the pattern of bruises I’m sporting, I believe I crashed onto my left shoulder and elbow. Goldsh then stepped on my lower legs as she continued forward, leaving hoof-shaped bruises on both calves. The only bruises I can’t gure out are the ones on my right collarbone, chin, and the back of my head. At some point while I was tumbling around, I must have caught a ying hoof or poll. Those hours on the stretcher were also lled with lots of questions, anxiety, and lingering disbelief. Why this cow? Why now? I have walked up to a cow and her newborn calf probably 1,000 times in 30 years of working with dairy cows. I know it’s not unheard of for fresh cows to be protective, but I’ve never witnessed anything like this. Furthermore, Goldsh had shown no signs of concern or aggression as I approached. Did she ip out because I was wearing a hot pink shirt? Do bovines respond to hot pink the same way they respond to red? Was she irritable because of the hot weather? Did she ip out because I was talking as I walked up? But, if I hadn’t been on the phone with Glen, nobody would have heard me scream. Why in the pasture? Our pasture is my favorite place to be. Walking out to bring the cows in is my favorite job. I feel so much peace when I’m out there. To be attacked in my happy place is the ultimate addition of insult to injury. Another recurrent thought I couldn’t stop was: “Maybe I shouldn’t be milking cows anymore. This is getting to be too dangerous.” Goldsh’s attack was my fourth cow-inicted injury in two weeks. I didn’t exactly need something like this to make me question my dedication to dairy farming. Then the “what if” questions started and those were the worst. What if I hadn’t been able to scramble away? What if I had stayed up north to visit longer, and Glen had found the calf? He had been home alone. What if it had been one of the kids who went out to bring the dry cows in? We send Dan and Monika to check dry cows and/or bring them in from pasture all the time. These questions and thoughts – and the ashbacks – are proving hard to shake. But, for now, I’m trying to focus on the words of one of the emergency room nurses: “You sure are lucky. Somebody up above must have been watching out for you.” And, I’m choosing to be thankful. For caring family and good neighbors. For skilled doctors and nurses. And for strong bones and cell phones. Sadie and her husband, Glen, milk 100 cows near Melrose, Minn. They have three children – Dan, 11, Monika, 8, and Daphne, 5. Sadie also writes a blog at www.dairygoodlife.com. She can be reached at sadiefrericks@gmail.com.
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ARLINGTON, Wis. – Connecting consumers to the farm through a unique culinary experience is the mission of Wisconsin Farm to Table. Every summer, the organization throws an elegant outdoor dinner on a dairy farm where guests dine on freshly prepared cuisine made with local food ingredients – an intimate gathering that looks a lot like a fancy outdoor wedding. “We wanted to tell the story of agri-
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Haƫe Weissmann is the herd manager at the Emmons Blaine Dairy CaƩle Research Center on the Arlington Ag Research StaƟon in Arlington, Wis. The research center is the locaƟon of the sixth annual Farm to Table dinner event Saturday, Aug. 17. featuring savory entrees that rival any four-star restaurant. The extravagant affair puts guests in close proximity to where the food they are eating originated and in direct contact with the farmers who produced it. Creating open communication between consumer and farmer, the event is designed to spread positive messages about agriculture and the dairy industry in an up-close and personal setting. “We hope our guests walk away with a new appreciation of where their food comes from,” Kuehl said. The sixth annual Farm to Table dinner event will be held Saturday, Aug. 17 at the Emmons Blaine Dairy Cattle Research Center on the Arlington Ag Research Station in Arlington, Wis. Located 15 miles north of Madison, Wis., the farm is part of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is recognized as one of the country’s premier dairy research and teaching facilities. The Arlington farm, which is the largest of the three UW-Madison dairy farms, milks nearly 500 Holsteins and is also home to 100 dry cows and 100 calves. The farm employs 25 full-time employees as well as several students. “The UW research farm offers a different twist on the modern, commercial dairy,” Kuehl said. “They’re doing research that impacts the entire industry, and most people probably don’t even realize the university has a dairy herd.” The facility’s research is focused on nutrition, mammary and reproductive physiology, calf growth, animal welfare science and transition cow management. “We’re different from a traditional commercial dairy in that we face certain restraints as a research farm,” said Hattie Weissmann, herd manager. “For example, pen changes might be based on research versus stage of lactation.” One of the biggest discoveries to come out of the farm is a synchronization of ovulation protocol known as Ovsynch, which was developed by Dr. Milo Wiltbank in the mid 1990s. “We strive to educate people about how our research benets the industry,” Weissmann said. “And, the Farm to Table dinner will provide a great opportunity for that.” Alice in Dairyland emcees the event, which includes a tour of the farm, a reception highlighting Wisconsin cheeses, beers and wines, and a ve-course dinner with music and socializing. Each course is an education in where the ingredients for that course came from and the farm’s management and stewardship practices regarding animals, land and the environment. The farm-fresh foods are crafted onsite by chef Tyler Sailsbery, head chef and owner of The Black Sheep in Whitewater, Wis. Sailsbery specializes in creating unique dishes bursting with avor by using the freshest ingredients from local farmers. Farm to Table is known for serving out-of-the-ordinary dishes like tongue,
rabbit and goat, but the menu remains a mystery to the public up until the night of the event. Only the ingredients are revealed beforehand. This year’s ingredients include mint, potatoes and onions from Gumz Farms; protein from UW-Madison Meat Science; sweet corn from UW-Madison; ginseng from Heil Ginseng Enterprises and ice cream from Sassy Cow Creamery. In operation for many years, the Emmons Blaine Dairy Cattle Research Center’s current state-of-the-art facility was built in 2008 and includes two freestall barns and a double-16 parallel milking parlor featuring rapid release gates. Cows are milked twice daily and average 93 pounds of milk per cow per day with a rolling herd average of 31,230 pounds of milk. “We take a lot of milk samples as part of our research,” Weissmann said. “Sometimes doing as many as 800 milk samples in one week.” The north side of Barn A typically consists of two pens of 64 cows, but can be broken down into smaller pens for research purposes to include 16 groups of only eight animals. The barn also features lactating box stalls and a hospital room. Barn B is equipped with feeders that measure individual intake, indicating how much each cow eats and the amount of time she spends eating. Several diets can be administered at once with the ability to restrict specic cows to only eat out of certain feeders. All of the farm’s barns and milking parlor feature a live GPS system that helps track behavior, activity and rumination. Weissmann said all animals on the farm will participate in at least one study at some point in their lives. Current studies include feed efciency projects, a two-part reproduction study to identify a technique for early pregnancy diagnosis in cows by day 20 and a calf study analyzing the effects of paired housing on behavior in calves. Weissmann said the farm’s impeccable calf raising practices result in a loss of less than 1%. “We are constantly improving the farm by incorporating ndings from our research,” Weissmann said. The Wisconsin Farm to Table dinner is open to the public with most guests coming from cities such as Madison, Milwaukee, Chicago and Dubuque. Tickets cost $100 per person, and proceeds from the event are donated to a charity of the host farm’s choosing. “The dinner is a fun way to get people on the farm,” Kuehl said. “We like to share with our guests all of the good things that farmers are doing, and we want attendees to know that even though farms might look different today and have different equipment, the farmer’s passion for his or her livelihood and love for their animals hasn’t changed. Farmers are just trying to be more efcient and be better stewards of the land.”
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The Kearns family – (from leĹŒ) Bailee, Jason, holding Ryker, Tom and Beth – surround Tombeth Linjet Elouise-ET EX-94-2E at their farm near Gays Mills, Wis. Elouise was named the All-Wisconsin Aged Cow, the senior and grand champion, best udder and best bred and owned at the Wisconsin Holstein Championship Show July 9 in Madison, Wis.
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3 Holstein Show and placed 10th in the aged cow class at last year’s World Dairy Expo. Along with her EX-94 maternal sister sired by Shottle, Elouise was nominated all-American in the produce of dam class. Elouise hails from one of the Kearns’ best and most prolic cow families and is one of six Excellent daughters of Tombeth Durham Ellen-ET EX-943E-DOM, and a granddaughter of their well-known Tombeth Jolt Erin-TW EX-94-4E-DOM. Erin has produced eight Excellent daughters, 13 Excellent granddaughters, six Excellent greatgranddaughters and has one Excellent great-great granddaughter. Elouise was fresh in January with her fth calf, all of which have been bulls. She has been ushed and has embryos sired by Braedale Goldwyn and Comestar Leader implanted. As a heifer, Elouise was not a standout in the heifer pens but, true to her breeding, developed into a standout cow. “I always thought her older full sister that is scored EX-93 is the one we’d have had more success showing,” Tom said. “I’d almost call her immature yet for her age. She is so youthful.” Elouise lives in the freestall barn at Tombeth Farms and seems happiest when that is her environment. “She would be happy not being messed with,” Bailee said. “She’d rather just be left to herself in the free stalls with the other cows.” Early the morning of the show, both Jason and Bailee admit they were concerned Elouise might not make enough milk to look her absolute best in the show ring but were relieved when she got to business and started to make more milk as the morning progressed. “Frame-wise, Elouise looked the best she ever had,” Jason said. “I’m glad she turned it on and put it all together. I admit for a while I was nervous.”
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Tombeth Linjet Elouise-ET EX-94 is the rst bred and owned cow to claim the Grand Champion banner since 2010 at the Wisconsin Holstein Championship Show July 9 in Madison, Wis. She descends from one of the Kearns’ top cow families, and is a third-generaƟon EX-94 point cow. A near-ritual for Elouise on show day is to make a mess of her tail right before going to the ring, a tradition she maintained as she was being prepared for the state show. “It was really nerve-wracking, as usual we were running late getting to the ring because we had to stop and clean her up,” Bailee said. The other super-star in the Kearns’ show string was Whitehead Doorman Liquor VG-87, a Doorman from Bailee’s family’s herd that was named the reserve all-Wisconsin senior 3 year old and went on to be selected as the reserve intermediate champion of the show. An appropriate wedding gift for a young couple that met at the North
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American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Ky., Bailee’s dad offered them the pick of his herd as a wedding gift earlier this spring, and Liquor was the choice. “She was one that I had a feeling would be special from the day she was born, and I had shown her as a heifer,” Bailee said. “It wasn’t too hard to make our pick of the herd; she was a pretty obvious choice.” Liquor also represents generations of breeding success in Bailee’s family. She is the daughter of Whitehead Goldsun Lady Di EX-93, a cow Bailee had success showing as a junior member. Liquor had a Sunrose Saturn heifer calf in April.
“It was pretty special; my sister Taylor was here at the show and saw her win,” Bailee said. “I sent the banner home with her to share with my dad.” At the end of the show, Jason and Bailee shared the news with those at home. “I texted my dad and told him Liquor was the best wedding present ever,” Bailee said. “I asked Jason if he’d called Tom, and he said he was just getting ready to, and he hoped he was the rst one to get a hold of him.” Tom was in the skidsteer, bedding free stalls when the call came in. “Jason asked me if I was sitting down,” Tom said. “He told me what the cows had done, and I was just overjoyed. There is a lot of satisfaction that comes with the recognition of years of your breeding.” Jason agreed. “It’s an incredible feeling,” Jason said. “One that really can’t be matched.” The Kearns are all quick to credit each other with the success. “Without Jason and Bailee, Elouise would just be another pretty cow out in the free stalls,” Tom said. “She wouldn’t get out to the shows like she does.” Jason and Bailee are grateful for the opportunities afforded to them as a result of Tom and Beth’s career as breeders and dairy farmers. “Time, labor and money resources are all tight, but we are thankful that we have the support of mom and dad to continue our love of showing,” Jason said. “Both Elouise and Liquor are the result of multiple generations bred and owned by our families, and we are excited to develop the next generations. State show was very encouraging and a good reminder of why we do it, and that breeders and cow families are still important. People need to remember that.”
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What has been the best purchase you have ever made on your farm? Kayla loves the skidsteer. She uses it all the time to do her chores. Greg likes the little Honda ATV to check cows, x fences and occasionally to put a stray back in. I like the UTV for every day handiness. It leads to doing my work and for some down time trail riding.
How did you get into farming? We are all raised on dairy farms. Greg came from central Iowa with his family as a toddler so his father could pursue his dream as a dairyman. I (Kim) am a native Crawford County resident having grown up on a farm in rural Ferryville, Wis. We raised our two children, Kayla and Bryan, on our dairy farm near Prairie du Chien, Wis. We married young, and needed to make a living and did what we already knew how to do. What are your thoughts and concerns about the dairy industry for the next year? Our concerns include the same as the past several years. Markets not stable or protable, over supply of product and also livestock, and poor quality feed due to extreme weather conditions. What is the latest technology you implemented on your farm and the purpose for it? We are pretty traditional in our operation. Trends we have adapted are breeding lower end cows to beef to increase calf values and the use of cell phones and tablets to access instant information or contacts. What is a management practice you changed in the past year that has beneted you? We are hoping that by retaining our male calf crop, we will be able to generate additional income through sales of breeding bulls and fat steers. We used to keep a few top bulls for sale and market the rest, but with poor calf prices we have went with a different approach.
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Kim Moret, Kayla Mensendike, Grant Moret and Greg Moret milk 55 registered Holsteins on their GBM farm near Prairie du Chien, Wis. What cost-saving steps have you implemented during the low milk price? We don’t give cows a second chance anymore. If she is not helping us, she is hurting us and is culled. With registered Holsteins you like to give them the opportunity to become a valuable herd member, but if not, they are gone. We monitor our inputs, reduce services and use more of our own resources to accomplish goals. How do you retain a good working relationship with your employees? We are still a mom and pop operation with our daughter Kayla here part of the week. She manages the herd and returns to Illinois to work part time the rest of the week. Her husband works full time in dairy nutrition in Illinois. We all have our tasks and try to get our work done.
Tell us about a skill you possess that makes dairy farming easier for you. It is being able to adapt to whatever the economy or Mother Nature throw at us. What do you enjoy most about dairy farming? We have always enjoyed the individual cow or building cow family side of the business. We have been avid show participants all of our married lives. Our kids didn’t take summer vacation at some theme park. Strapping some cow or heifer at the district show, state fair and county fair was their summer activity. We have always enjoyed promoting our favorite GBM-bred cow family and are ecstatic when they turn up in great individual cow pedigrees. What advice would you give other dairy farmers? Use good genetics. A lot of dairyman don’t survive only by milking marginal cows. Even if you choose to use
What has been your biggest accomplishment while dairy farming? Being here. We bought our farm in 1986, and its 2019 and we are still here. Also, to start with humble beginnings with a few cows and having been able to breed and develop an internationally recognized cow family from GBM Valiant Janice. What are your plans for your dairy in the next year and ve years? We are at a crossroads about the future of our operation. Retirement is not far down the road for us. Volatility in the industry and some physical issues that come with farming are things we need to address which leads us into making a decision in the future. How do you or your family like to spend time when you are not doing chores? We enjoy the sports scene that is abundant in Wisconsin, whether it professional, college or high school. Greg can often be studying the current cow magazine and rereads the old ones we have stashed in boxes. I enjoy UTV riding with my dog, Scooby, on the trails of Crawford County, and Kayla enjoys the show scene, exhibiting and judging and spending time with her husband, Richard, and basset hound, Gus. All three of us enjoy spending quality time with Bryan and Grant.
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