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Portable housing unit makes pasturing calves easy Wavruneks’ design suited for intensive grazing of young animals

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DENMARK, Wis. – Jim and Luke Wavrunek excel at ďƒžnding ways to simplify work while also improving quality of life for their animals. This father-son duo is good at ďƒžnding and eliminating bottlenecks on their dairy farm in Denmark where they milk 130 cows and farm 500 acres, 200 of which are devoted to pasture. Pasturing young animals is one way the Wavruneks have lightened their workload while improving performance.

Last year, Jim and Luke designed and built a movable calf housing unit for intensive grazing of animals 2 to 6 months of age – an invention intended to get animals off concrete and into the fresh air. The pen measures 24 feet by 24 feet and is constructed from hog panels welded to 2-inch tubing. Curtain fabric serves as the roof to provide shade and offer protection from rain.

Jim and Luke removed wheels from an old hay elevator to make the unit mobile and used part of the conveyor to build a manger for feeding grain. Two 55-gallon barrels supply water to a ďƒ&#x;oat water cup. “Calves this age are too young for fences so we really like this setup,â€? Jim

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Luke (leĹŒ) and Jim Wavrunek stand next to the portable calf housing unit they designed and built for pasturing calves ages 2 to 6 months on their 130-cow farm near Denmark, Wisconsin. The unit is moved four Ć&#x;mes daily to conĆ&#x;nuously expose animals to a fresh patch of grass. said. “They’re very healthy being on pasture.â€?

Luke agreed. “There’s no stumbling after weaning,� Luke said.

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“When you use fences, pasture turns to mud,” Jim said. “That’s why this system is better. We keep moving it for a fresh start.”

The Wavruneks relocate their portable unit with a skidloader four times a day – at 6:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Moves are timed with pushing up feed for cows.

In this short-duration, highintensity grazing situation, animals eat about 2,300 square feet daily or approximately one acre every 18 days.

“They’re grazing mostly on quack grass,” Luke said.

“We didn’t plant anything special for them – it was already here. Quack grass is durable.

We can drive on it and the cattle pound on it, and the grass keeps coming back. The calves eat a lot of forage and get to run around, but we still give them grain to balance their diet, which we deliver on the four-wheeler.”

The Wavruneks keep cattle on grass from day one as calves in hutches are also on pasture, a practice Jim started 20 years ago.

“The calves love it,” Jim

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The Wavruneks’ portable calf pen measures 24 feet by 24 feet and is constructed from hog panels welded to 2-inch tubing on their farm near Denmark, Wisconsin. Curtain fabric serves as the roof to provide shade and offer protec�on from rain. said. “They do so well out here, and we have zero scours in the summer. The calves are healthier and stay really clean.”

The hutches are moved the length of one hutch twice a day. After feeding milk in the

morning, the Wavruneks move the hutches and then give calves water. Calves are fed with a bottle until 3 weeks old and then switched to pail feeding.

“Hutches are cleaner, and

we have less ies,” Jim said.

“Fly issues are the reason we started this.”

In winter, hutches are bedded with straw and remain stationary until the grass starts growing.

With hutches on red clover and annual rye grass, calves begin nibbling on the fresh forage at about 2 weeks of age.

Luke said the high-energy, digestible perennial pasture provides rumen degradable ber to trigger rumen development.

Luke has an associate degree in automated manufacturing systems and turned down a job with the FBI to farm with his father. Last winter, the 22-year-old fth-generation farmer completed the Farm and Industry Short Course at the University of WisconsinMadison to earn his dairy certicate. Jim’s wife, Josy, works off the farm as a registered nurse, and the couple has four other children – Joanna Guza works for the Dairy Business Association; Sara Degrand is a nurse practitioner; Mark Wavrunek is a podiatric surgeon; and Matt Wavrunek sells insurance.

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“We’ve had good luck with this mix,” Jim said. “Everything matures at the same time. We always plant legumes such as red clover and alfalfa with our grasses because they produce nitrogen that grasses need. The pasture ourishes when they’re all mixed together.”

Wavruneks’ pastures attract droves of dung beetles – a benecial insect that naturally breaks down cow pies.

“It’s a good sign when you see dung beetles,” Jim said. “They’re a good bug to have around. They spread the manure and break down the nutrients. Our milk cows are on a 24- to 28-day rotation, and all cow pies are gone by the time they come back to the original pasture they started on.”

Heifers are 100% grass-fed once conrmed pregnant, and steers are on an all-grass diet by 1 year old. For the past ve years, Jim and Luke have been breeding a Holstein-Limousin cross that produces meat at 20 months.

“These animals have been doing really well for us,” Jim said. “We’ve seen efcient growth with zero nishing grain and get 180 pounds per quarter of

dressed weight. Ten percent of our herd are beef crosses.”

About six years ago, the Wavruneks began the transition to organic farming.

Their land was certied organic last summer, and they have been selling some organic seeds, such as barley.

“I’ve had ve family members diagnosed with cancer, so getting rid of chemicals and pesticides on the farm was important to me,” Jim said. “As for getting the cattle certied organic, we’re going to wait and see. Organic milk prices have dropped, and it’s not as attractive of an option right now.”

Thrifty problem-solvers, Jim and Luke like to save money. Rather than paying to whitewash their heifer barn, they painted it white. They also painted the outside of their main barn and saved $14,000 by doing the work themselves.

For the last 20 years, the Wavruneks have participated in a high-peak, lowpeak electricity plan, which causes rates to drop throughout the day.

“We save $200 a month on this plan,” Jim said. “This past spring, we only paid $400 per month for electricity with 200 head of cattle. Monthly bills eat you up, so we like to save wherever we can. We’re self-sufcient and debtfree.”

Loving the efciency of their movable calf housing unit, the Wavruneks have plans to build another unit in the future to get more animals on pasture.

“Pasture is easier,” Jim said.

“There’s no cleaning required. When animals are inside, manure storage keeps lling up, creating extra expense.

There are a lot of pluses to having cattle outside.”

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A personal family decision Tranel family embraces organic journey

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CUBA CITY, Wis. – Choosing to embrace organic farming methods was a personal and important decision for the Tranel family when four ďƒžrst cousins made the decision to pool their resources to form Tranel Family Farms.

After years of each of their parents operating their own dairy herds but cropping together, cousins Travis, Adam, Michael and Josh Tranel decided in 2013 to create a new entity with one milking herd. “The whole goal of Tranel Family Farms is to have a family-sustaining job for any family member who wants to farm, because it is so difďƒžcult to get started into farming,â€? said Stephanie Tranel, Travis’ wife.

The current dairy is located on the farm that belonged to Travis and Stephanie Tranel. Before the partnership was formed, Travis and Stephanie milked 110 cows. With the formation of the

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partnership, the herd grew to 330 cows.

In 2016, the cousins started the second phase of their expansion plan, building a new parlor and doubling their freestall barn to a capacity of 600 cows. At the same time, a transition and maternity barn was constructed.

Today the herd consists of about 500 milking cows, including Holstein, Red and White Holstein, Brown Swiss, Jersey and Milking Shorthorn. The Tranels also use crossbreeding in their herd. They focus on breeding mediumsized cows, improving the health and longevity of each generation. The herd is averaging 60 pounds of milk per cow, per day. “When we ďƒžrst expanded to 330 head, we were still milking in our old parlor,â€? Stephanie said. “It was small and dark. Milking was no fun; it took

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As part of their dedication to organic dairy production, the Tranels place emphasis on preventative health and cow comfort within their herd. The sand-bedded freestall barn is equipped with misters and curtains. The Tranels said having the cows walking on a recycled asphalt lane to pasture has helped with foot health in the herd.

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ConƟnued from TRANELS | Page 6 “We have seen an overall improvement in our herd health and in the longevity of our cows,” Stephanie said.

The cows are outtted with CowManager tags, providing the Tranels with data about their herd. The activity monitors assist them with heat detection, as all cows are bred during natural heat cycles.

The Tranels have developed a grazing system to ensure their herd meets the grazing standards for organic dairy production. They have 160 acres of permanent pasture that is sectioned into 32 paddocks.

“Josh is our herdsman, and he has a very organized system for keeping track of who goes where,” Stephanie said. “The cows are on fresh grass a minimum of every 12 hours, weather permitting.”

Calves are raised in a calf barn in individual pens until they are weaned at 6 to 7 weeks of age. They are then moved into group housing.

Michael’s father, Tom, was the rst of the family to go through the organic certication process, and the rest of the family members followed suit. The current dairy location was certied organic in 2005.

A tragic loss inuenced the family to embrace organic farming methods.

Travis’ father died from cancer.

“That was a big part of the reason we transitioned,” Stephanie said. “His mom and dad said that if you want to continue the family legacy, we are going to do it with everyone’s health in mind.”

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The parlor is a swing-20 and was designed with venƟlaƟon, lighƟng and the comfort of both the cows and the milkers in mind at Tranel Family Farms near Cuba City, Wisconsin. The Tranels built a new milking parlor as part of the second phase of their expansion plan in 2016. the family’s farm, including eight rst cousins working full time.

“We are very proud of that,” Stephanie said. “Whether it is raising heifers, helping with crops, milking, our herdsman; we all have a niche, and we work together very well.”

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The corn is threefourths to fully dented, depending on the maturity. We could go around here in seven to RAINFALL 10 days. Our co-op has TOTALS a silage day on Friday Last 2 (Aug. 21). We are going to take fourth-crop Weeks hay later this week.

It’s probably knee high and the poorest of the 1.95” crops, but considering how dry it was it looks good. We’ve been scouting the soybeans Since April 11 and they look good. 14.55” They are anywhere from belly buttom to mid-chest high. They could use a shot of rain to fill out the pods.

We are baling small squares of straw. We baled around 750 bales before the rain and we have another 1,000 to do. We cut third-crop RAINFALL alfalfa yesterday (Aug. TOTALS Last 2 17) and today we are Weeks cutting meadow hay.

We are hoping to chop the hay tomorrow and put it in a bunker. We have some 94-day corn 4.6” that is half to threefourths dented. Our 106-day silage corn is Since April 11 just starting to dent. 23.45” The corn looks really good. We had a storm come through that lodged some of the alfalfa.

We are going to cut fourth-crop hay in the next day or two. It’s a little shorter than the last couple crops. A lot of fourth crop around RAINFALL here will do down this TOTALS week. Some neighbors Last 2 said they are seeing a Weeks few dents in their corn.

The cobs I looked at are filled out to the end and look really good. A neighbor with 90-day corn said he is expecting to chop in the next seven Since April 11 to 10 days. He ran low 16.7” on silage. Here it will probably be Sept. 10-14.

The aphids have been staying out of the soybeans, so they look good.

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We have been missing all the rains. We finished our fourth cutting of alfalfa 10 days ago. RAINFALL The tonnage was less TOTALS than the third cutting, Last 2 but the quality was Weeks excellent. There won’t be enough moisture to get a fifth cutting on our lighter ground.

0.6” The corn looks great and has no insect problems. We planted later varieties of corn Since April 11 silage hybrids, so we 12.7” probably will not start chopping for at least three weeks.

60 cows, 780 acres

We are baling straw and our third cutting of alfalfa, making the best use of the nice weather. Our alfalfa was good overall but a RAINFALL little short on the lighter TOTALS Last 2 ground. The crops are Weeks looking not too bad, although the corn and the soybeans on the hilltops are starting to show drought stress.

1.5” We have been planting cover crops on some of our prevent plant Since April 11 acres. As soon as we 9.95” get done with the hay, we will pull out the silage chopper and start getting it ready.

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We started chopping our BMR corn that’s on dry land yesterday (Aug. 18) and we’ll be chopping our conventional corn today.

It’s around RAINFALL 70% moisture and we TOTALS Last 2 are putting it all on a Weeks bunker. One neighbor is going to start chopping today. The corn is burnt up and the ears have dropped. In our 3 mile 0.1” radius it’s been really dry. We missed the strong winds and rain. Since April 11 Last week, we did 85 17.8” acres of new seeding Alfalfa. It wasn’t too bad of crop; the weeds took over. The soybeans are still green.

We are dry. We plan to start harvesting our fourth cutting of alfalfa on Monday. The alfalfa is looking pretty good. RAINFALL There has been a lot TOTALS of rootworm beetle Last 2 infestations in local Weeks corn fields and we are starting to see quite a bit of lodging. Our corn has all started to dent and we are looking 0.75” forward to a good silage harvest. Despite the hot, dry weather, the Since April 11 crops are looking much 9.45” better than expected.

Everything is looking really good.

We finished up our third crop. It yielded better than the second crop and we were pretty RAINFALL happy with it. The TOTALS Last 2 fourth crop took off pretty well. The corn Weeks looks great, and we will probably be chopping in two weeks to a month. The soybeans 1.9” look good around here. It’s looking like we will have more than Since April 11 enough feed this year.

19.7”

It is getting kind of dry.We have only had about 1.6 inches in the past two weeks.

We are doing some second cutting on RAINFALL our new seeding and TOTALS we will be doing our Last 2 fourth crop next week. Weeks The corn is about half dented in the cob.

I would say by late next week or the first 1.6” of September there will be some farmers starting to chop corn.

The feed inventory Since April 11 looks to be plentiful 25.75” compared to last year.

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We have had 1.25 inches of rain in the last two weeks. We started doing our second crop. We RAINFALL have some sorghum TOTALS that we are going to Last 2 start later this week. Weeks The corn around here is looking pretty good and coming 1.25” along nicely.

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650 cows, 1,400 acres

75 cows, 350 acres

The crops are looking really good. We’re still targeting around Sept.

15 for corn silage and targeting fourth-crop hay around Sept. 5-10 for that RAINFALL final cutting. All of our TOTALS corn is Mycogen BMR. Last 2 There is a dip in yield for Weeks tons per acre compared to conventional corn silage, but it offers the best digestibility for cows. Milk production always increased 4-6 pounds per cow when Since April 11 we switched from 20” conventional to BMR and decreased when we switched back. This will be our third year of doing straight BMR corn.

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Our peas and oats are coming up nice. We made haylage the week of Aug. 10, and all of third-crop hay is done except for one field that RAINFALL we’re going to make TOTALS Last 2 small grass bales on the week of Aug. 24. Third Weeks crop turned out well – probably just as good as second crop. We’re getting machinery ready for chopping corn silage, which we’ll probably start about the first of Since April 11 September. The bottom 17.55” leaves on the stalks are drying up, but I haven’t checked what stage the cobs are in yet.

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A bad storm came through Aug. 10, bringing hurricane-like rain with it. We got 2.5 inches in 20 minutes. RAINFALL A lot of our corn silage TOTALS corn went down. Most Last 2 of it is leaning, but some Weeks is lying flat. A few of our fields of soybeans are also leaning. Some of our corn is about a week 3.25” away from chopping.

We planted some earlier-day corn so we can get started a little Since April 11 bit sooner. Fourth-crop 21.95” alfalfa will probably be ready about the same time, so it might be tricky to fit it all in.

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Page 10 • Dairy Star • Second Section • Saturday, August 22, 2020

By Lee Mielke

2021 production estimated 1.6% up from 2020

The Agriculture Department raised its 2020 milk production forecast from last month’s estimate in the latest World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, citing higher expected growth in milk per cow more than offsetting a slightly lower dairy cow number. The 2021 forecast was lowered, based on a slower growth in cow numbers.

2020 production and marketings were estimated at 221.8 and 220.7 billion pounds respectively, up 300 million pounds on production from their July estimate and up 200 million pounds on marketings. If realized, 2020 production would be up 3.4 billion pounds or 1.6% from 2019.

2021 production and marketings were estimated at 225.3 and 224.3 billion pounds respectively, down 300 million pounds on both. If realized, 2021 production would be up 3.5 billion pounds or 1.6% from 2020.

Cheese, butter, and nonfat dry milk (NDM) price forecasts were reduced from last month, while the whey price forecast was unchanged. The Class III milk price forecast was reduced, based on lower cheese prices, while the Class IV milk price forecast was reduced on lower butter and NDM price forecasts.

Price forecasts for 2021 cheese and butter were lowered, the whey forecast was increased, and the NDM price forecast was unchanged.

Look for a 2020 Class III average at around $17.40, says USDA, down 60 cents from what was forecast a month ago, and compares to the 2019 average of $16.96 and $14.61 in 2018. The 2021 Class III average is now put at $16.10, down a dime from what was projected last month.

The Class IV price is expected to average around $13.55, down 40 cents from last month’s estimate, and compares to the 2019 average of $16.30 and $14.23 in 2018. The 2021 Class IV average was projected at $13.65, down 15 cents from last month’s projection.

This month’s U.S. corn outlook is for larger supplies, greater feed and residual use, increased exports, and higher ending stocks, according to the WASDE. Corn production was forecast at a record 15.3 billion bushels, up 278 million from the July projection and up 12% from 2019. The season’s rst survey-based corn yield forecast was a record 181.8 bushels per acre, 3.3 bushels higher than last month’s trend-based projection. Area harvested was forecast at 84.0 million acres, unchanged from the June forecast, but up 3% from the previous year.

The USDA’s Crop Production report stated that Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, and Ohio are forecast to have yields above a year ago, with record-high yields for Minnesota and South Dakota.

Meanwhile, the latest Crop Progress report showed that 71% of U.S. corn was rated good to excellent, as of the week ending Aug. 9, up from 57% a year ago. 97% was silking, up from 87% a year ago and 2% ahead of the ve year average. 59% was in the dough stage, up from 34% a year ago.

However a severe thunderstorm in central Iowa and into Illinois prompted StoneX to state: “It’s going to be a near impossible job for the market to gure out what the overall impact of the high winds were.”

Plenty of pictures were circulating of the damage but StoneX warned, “With all the buying that China has been doing of late, a little damage to the crop in any case likely raises the oor and starts to make it difcult to see a lot of additional downside.”

Exports are higher reecting U.S. competitiveness and relatively low world prices, according to the WASDE, and “With supply rising more than use, ending stocks were raised 108 million bushels to 2.8 billion, and the season-average corn price was lowered 25 cents to $3.10 per bushel.”

U.S. soybean production was forecast at a record 4.425 billion bushels, up 290 million or 25%, based on higher yields from 2019. Harvested area was forecast at 83.0 million acres, unchanged from the July projection but up 11% from 2019. The rst surveybased soybean yield forecast of 53.3 bushels per acre was raised 3.5 bushels from last month, and is 5.9 bushels above last year’s level.

Soybean supplies were projected at a record 5.1 billion bushels, up 13% from last year. U.S. exports were raised 75 million bushels to 2.13 billion on increased global import demand, increased supplies, and lower prices.

The season-average soybean price was forecast at $8.35 per bushel, down 15 cents from last month, and the soybean meal price was forecast at $290 per short ton, down $10.

Cotton production was forecast at 18.1 million 480-pound bales, down 9% from 2019. Yields are expected to average a record high 938 pounds per acre, up 115 pounds from 2019.

The Crop Progress report shows 92% of U.S. soybeans are blooming, up from 79% a year ago and 3% ahead of the ve year average. 75% were setting pods, up from 49% a year ago and 7% ahead of the ve year average. 74% were rated good to excellent, up from 54% a year ago. The cotton crop had a 42% good to

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Looking ahead, it’s a little hard to be optimistic as we see markets falling. HighGround Dairy’s Aug. 10 “Morning Huddle” echoed that sentiment; “Given that demand for Class I milk is questionable as schools will not fully open across the nation, there is more milk available for cheesemakers as U.S. milk production is steady-to-higher in the Midwest, Idaho and California. The rise in milk and cheese availability has been paired with a rise in COVID cases in select regions and foodservice demand has declined as states stop their reopening processes.”

Another factor is that, over the past six-months, the Food At Home price index rose 5.5%, according to HGD, “the sort of gain that has not been reported over a six-month period since January 1981.” “Food Away From Home continues to see a steady rise as well. As of June, grocery costs (At Home Index) were up 5.6% from prior year, the largest YoY gain since December 2011 after experiencing an average gain over prior year of around 0.4% throughout 2017 to 2019. Given all that we know in the dairy industry about supply chain hiccups this year, as well as the volatility at the CME, this is not surprising but concerning as economic uncertainty ensues,” says HGD. StoneX cautioned that, if school milk usage is down 50%, we would need about a 9% increase in retail sales to offset it. “Not impossible,” they said, “but recent retail sales have been closer to 2% growth.”

The Chicago brokerage also says the market “overshot the mark to the upside; expect we overshoot to the downside and then nd equilibrium somewhere in between.” The declines in prices may have set some records however, “All we have done over the last few weeks is get cheese prices down to normal values.”

CME block Cheddar traded down to $1.58 per pound Tuesday, lowest since May 13, but then rallied and saw its rst gain in 22 sessions on Wednesday and closed Friday at $1.82, up 11.5 cents on the week, but 6 cents below a year ago.

The Cheddar barrels fell to $1.4450 Tuesday, also rallied, and closed Friday at $1. 50, still 1.75 cents lower on the week, 26.5 cents below a year ago, and 32 cents below the blocks. 22 cars of block traded hands this week and 35 of barrel.

Midwest cheese production is “active with plenty of milk,” says Dairy Market News, and milk prices early in the week were in a somewhat similar range to the previous week. A number of plant managers said they are at the onset of holiday season preparations.

Cheese market tones are notably weaker, though a number of contacts believe prices are at “more reasonable levels both domestically, and importantly, on international markets.”

Western cheesemakers report international buyers are showing a little more interest now that cheese prices have fallen, says DMN, “But as cheese supply and demand pitch and yaw, market participants are hesitant to make any sudden moves. Buyers seem willing to wait for a better deal, unsure if the market bottom has been reached.” “Cheese availability has improved but export deals inked when cheese prices were at the lowest are getting nished. Restaurants may face tighter restrictions while the states and nation grapple with heavy COVID caseloads,” DMN warned, “releasing more cheese to the market.

Manufacturers want to control production and not get swamped by supply.”

Spot butter whipsawed some but closed the week at $1.4850 per pound, down 4.5 cents and 85.5 cents below a year ago, with 49 cars exchanging hands.

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ConƟnued from MIELKE | Page 10 slightly tighter but still sufcient enough to keep plants at or near capacity. Retail butter demand has slid and food service numbers lag previous years’ numbers. Market tones are unsteady but some participants expect $1.50 to $2.00 prices until year’s end.

COVID-19 induced uncertainties in the West continue to affect the butter market. Prices may have decreased but sales have not changed much in the domestic and international markets. Retail sales are stronger compared to the past year but not enough to make up for the market share lost in the food service industry.

While the USDA’s latest dairy export data was encouraging, it also showed June butter imports totaled 12.5 million pounds, up 50.7% from June 2019.

World high U.S. prices were a magnet to imports, even though they were below a year ago.

Grade A nonfat dry milk also had its ups and downs but closed at 96.50 cents per pound, up a penny on the week, but 6.5 cents below a year ago, with 26 sales.

StoneX says NFDM was running way below global prices, trading under $1.00 per pound “with no real story to push it higher.” “We are using some powder to fortify domestic cheese vats but demand is sluggish,” StoneX warned, “and a weakening global economy isn’t going to help.”

Whey slipped to 31 cents per pound Tuesday but closed Friday at 32.5 cents, a half-cent higher on the week but 4 cents below a year ago on 8 sales reported.

Round 3 of the food box program will include a dairy box. StoneX says “This could be a combo box or dairy box but nothing specic was given for other commodities. There were also two uid milk solicitations, both for delivery October through December.

The rst was 1.4 million pounds, the second was 26 million, so a total of 27.4 million pounds for fourth quarter. The USDA bought 30.6 million in third quarter. The numbers sound big, says StoneX, but 30 million pounds is roughly 0.2% of total uid milk consumption for the quarter.”

Many wonder what will happen when the government ends these food purchases. Hard times on the farm are taking a toll. The August 6 Wall Street Journal reported that about 580 farmers led for chapter 12 bankruptcy protection in the 12-month period ending June 30, up 8% from a year earlier. The market volatility of the COVID pandemic forced many farmers to take a closer look at their nancial statements, according to Hoards Dairyman editor Corey Geiger in the August 17 “Dairy Radio Now broadcast.”

He reported on one of their recent “DairyLivestream” programs where it was pointed out that utilizing futures contracts and insurance programs can be a regular way to provide more stability to the milk check.

One of the participants, Gordie Jones, partner and manager of Central Sands Dairy in Wisconsin, said, “We have always been locking in feed prices and locking in milk prices to assure ourselves at least a margin.”

Jones worked 22 years as a veterinarian and then as a consultant before starting Central Sands and Geiger said Jones admitted that “Committing to those programs is not always easy, particularly at the end of 2019 when milk prices were projected to be much better than they had been. I was probably voting not

to lock in milk prices in January. We locked them in, and suddenly in February and March, we looked like geniuses,” Jones said.

But, limiting risk encompasses many other strategies than just protecting milk price, according to Cornell ag economist Chris Wolf. “Dairy farms face a lot of different types of risk,” says Wolf. “Risk management is proactively recognizing the potential for adverse outcomes and taking steps to minimize the likelihood of those outcomes or minimize the effects if they do occur.” Forward contracting feed, like Jones does, is another example.

Another participant, John Mueller of Willow Bend Farm in New York, takes more of an offensive approach to managing risk, Geiger said, by zeroing in on farm budgets and evaluating nancial benchmarks to limit the operation’s susceptibility to risk. “Our philosophy has always been if you have a strong balance sheet, that’s your risk management,” he stated.

“If you focus on something, it traditionally gets better,” Mueller said.

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HELPING GOOD MANAGERS MAKE BETTER TRADING DECISIONS “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” This is easier said than done when you are watching the volatility in milk markets.

As of this writing, block cheddar is trading $1.82 and barrels $1.50. Two weeks ago I quoted dairy market news reporters commentary that stated buyers were being turned away as there was no cheese available to sell them. Ironically, one day after sending that writeup to be published the spot cheese market collapsed another 65 cents.

Where did the buyers that were being turned away go? There were reports that export business booked at cheaper prices had been filled, leaving buyers facing high priced cheese offerings. It appears that this pushed domestic and export buyers away as U.S. prices were overpriced to other world suppliers, requiring U.S. markets to quickly adjust to stimulate new buyer interest. After bottoming at $1.50, cheddar blocks are seeing a resurgence in demand.

Butter prices continue to struggle due to softer food service business. CME Group spot butter trading has been in the $1.45-1.50 range. This continues to weigh on Class IV prices and does not bode well for Federal

Milk Market Orders with high Class IV utilization. PPD’s will continue to suffer in these regions until Class IV prices come into better alignment with Class III. Powder markets have been under sell pressure with NFDM trading in the mid 90’s and whey low 30’s.

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Udderly good diversication

Sparrgroves cultivate future goals Udder Brothers Creamery

By Danielle Nauman danielle.n@dairystar.com

BOSCOBEL, Wis. – After spending their youth growing up on a dairy farm, twin brothers Jason and Justin Sparrgrove made the decision to make dairy farming their livelihood in 2008.

The brothers began with 40 cows on a rented dairy farm and were just getting rolling when milk prices crashed in 2009.

In addition to their dairy herd, each worked a full-time job off the farm.

“I remember seeing $9 milk on the milk check and wondered how we would survive that,” Jason said.

But survived they did. The brothers buckled up their boot-

straps and purchased their current location in 2010, a 40-acre farm in Grant County’s Woodman Township. Today, they are the last dairy farm remaining in the township. They farm that acreage and rent an additional 100 acres to grow silage corn and earlage. They purchase their hay.

“It’s not easy to acquire land around here,” Jason said.

“Cropland is at a premium because of our topography.”

In 2014, they expanded their herd to its current size of 90 cows and built a freestall barn and a homemade parlor which was retrotted into the old dairy barn. Then came 2015, and once again margins began to tighten. The brothers began exploring options for di-

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The Sparrgroves work with WW Homestead Creamery, of Waukon, Iowa, to produce cheese from their milk.

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The Sparrgrove family – (front, from leŌ) Layla, Emerson, Jeremy, John and Genna; (back, from leŌ) Miranda and Jason, holding Eva, and JusƟn, holding Josie, and JusƟne – operate Udder Brothers Creamery near Boscobel, Wisconsin. Twin brothers Jason and JusƟn Sparrgrove and their families opened the creamery as a way to try and create an addiƟonal revenue source for their small family dairy farm. versication.

“We knew we needed to do something to bring additional income in from the farm to help keep the bills paid,” Jason said. “We had already done the working full time off the farm, which was grueling. We had tried three-time-a-day milking, but that didn’t provide enough extra income. We looked into other options to diversify. We wanted to do something different, something no one else was doing in town.”

The answer they settled on was a hand-dipped ice cream shop on Highway 61 on the south side of Boscobel. The original plan was to jump in

with both feet and start processing their own milk into ice cream, a decision that was quickly dialed back after a cost analysis.

“It is the long-term goal,” Jason said. “But to get all the equipment and get everything running, you are easily looking at nearly a half-million dollars.

We wanted to give ourselves ve years to see if we could make it work. We have two more years to go, but so far it is going well.”

They selected WW Homestead Creamery in Waukon, Iowa, to work with, selling their ice cream in the shop. The Sparrgroves also send some of

their milk to the creamery to have cheese made with their own farm and store label.

Udder Brothers Creamery rst opened its doors in May 2017, allowing the Sparrgroves to bring a piece of their farm to townspeople and travelers alike.

“The name came easily, with us being twins,” Justin said. “We could make a play on words, asking someone if they had spoken to me or the udder brother.”

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JusƟn Sparrgrove, pictured with daughter Genna, takes care of things on the farm on a daily basis and also helps out in the family’s store. The Sparrgroves milk 90 cows near Boscobel, Wisconsin. ly atmosphere of the shop are its hall- a petting zoo for their customers on marks, the Sparrgroves offer a variety summer weekends, weather permitting. of locally raised and grown products, While that has been silenced due to soincluding pork they raise on their farm cial distancing, they continue their outand beef raised by a local dairy farmer reach with consumers and frequently ofas well as several brands of cheeses and fer tours of their farm. specialty products. They also offer daily Both brothers take an active hand lunch specials. in both the farm and the store. The store In addition to their storefront loca- does not open until 11 each morning, tion, the Sparrgroves have a trailer where so they work together to do morning they travel and sell ice cream at many chores. Then Jason typically goes into events, although that venue has been the store for part of the day, and Justin sidelined this year due to COVID-19. takes care things on the farm. They have However, the Sparrgroves are pleased four high school students who work in the virus and economic shut-down did the store who Jason said are capable of not mar their business. running the store well.

“We evaluated our options when evOpening a business to complement erything started back in March, and we their dairy farm has proved to be a learndecided we had nearly the same things ing curve for both brothers, but one jourhere as other stores that were allowed to ney they have embraced. remain open,” Jason said. “We chose to “We had never run a business like remain open, and our customers remem- this,” Jason said. “There was a lot to bered us.” learn. We are always adding, reevaluatIn addition to a steady base of local ing and subtracting if needed. We had to customers, Udder Brothers Creamery learn how to market and advertise. You has hosted a wide variety of tourists from really need to learn where to best spend across the country, traveling through your money.” scenic southwestern Wisconsin’s river As the dairy industry changes and country. Lines trailing outside the door evolves, the Sparrgroves said they have of the shop can be found on weekends. no desire to expand to continue in the “We have been blessed,” Jason said. industry they love.

“The location is exactly what we needed, “We hope this is a way we can stay and the trafc we get gives us the oppor- relevant and protable in the industry tunity to teach people about our industry without expanding the milking herd,” and help bridge the gap between produc- Justin said. “We are happy at the size we tion agriculture and the consumer.” are at, and we love what we are doing.”

Other years, the Sparrgroves host

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A day in the life of the Clemenson family Aug. 12 brings unexpected rain, show day preparations

By Krista Kuzma

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ZUMBROTA, Minn.

– The Clemensons’ hearts were crushed when the highlight of their summer, the Goodhue County Fair, was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic; however, their spirits were lifted when

they found out the county 4-H program planned pandemic-approved one-day shows for each species and project areas.

“I’m happy we still get to have a show,” Natalie Clemenson said.

The Clemensons spent a large part of Aug. 12 preparing their show animals

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The Clemenson family – (front row, from le�) Phyllis, Grant and Troy; (back row, from le�) Jerry, Natalie, Tiffany and Brian – milk 85 cows on their dairy near Zumbrota, Minnesota.

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Brian Clemenson pulls the twine string off a cornstalk bale before chopping it as bedding for the youngstock barn Aug. 12 at his family’s farm near Zumbrota, Minnesota.

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Brian and Tiffany Clemenson along with their children, Natalie, 15, Troy, 12, and Grant, 8, milk 85 cows together with Brian’s parents, Jerry and Phyllis, on their dairy near Zumbrota.

Brian and Jerry started the morning milking at 5:45,

nishing the chore at about 8 a.m. The cows are milked in a double-8 parallel parlor they retrotted into their existing tiestall barn in 2005.

They had already built a freestall barn four years earlier. The change in facility came as a way to bring in Brian as the next generation of their family’s dairy. Brian

started farming full time after graduating high school in 1998.

“This way of life – you get used to it, and I like it,” Brian said. “I like seeing what you get after breeding a cow.”

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450 Holstein milk cows. All stages of lactation including 50 fresh last 50 days! Many bred back cows. Individuals milking up to 80 lb on common feed and pasture! Herd scc is 220. A few Swiss and Jersey cross cows plus a sprinkling of Red & White Holsteins throughout the herd.

Due to the feed situation some cows and heifers have a lower body condition score than ideal. Many typey young cows with HUGE upside potential! Cattle are vaccinated with Inforce 3, Express FP 10, Alpha 7 MB,Triangle 10 HB, Scourguard 4KC, Endovac Dairy & J Vac. Herd is currently shipping certified organic milk. Not certified for organic meat.

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Along with furthering the genetics of his family’s herd, Brian likes eld work.

“When you’re harvesting you nally get something for all the work you’ve been doing,” Brian said.

While Jerry and Brian cleaned the parlor following milking, all three kids started their day by doing calf chores – mixing and feeding milk replacer, giving more grain and bedding individual pens.

Although not their favorite daily task, the siblings also picked apKRISTA KUZMA/DAIRY STAR ples off the ground that The Clemenson siblings – (from le�) Natalie, Troy and Grant – wash three of the had fallen from the tree animals the morning of Aug. 12, two days before they would be bringing them behind their house since to the Goodhue County 4-H one-day dairy show. the morning before. All three were eager to get through morning chores in order to work with their show animals throughout the day.

After nishing in the parlor, Jerry and Brian moved on to mixing feed. The Clemensons emptied out the last of the haylage from their silo the day before, so they opened a new bag of haylage they had harvested during second crop.

“Other than this bag, it’s been good enough weather to bale most of our hay,” Jerry said.

During rst and third crop, the Clemensons made 140 big square bales of hay along with a few loads of small squares. They also baled about 70 bales from their new seeding.

Last fall, the Clemensons plowed up all but 30 acres of their alfalfa. When they reseeded this year, they included 3-5 pounds of tall fescue, a practice they have been doing for the past six years.

“The calves and heifers won’t stop eating it,” Brian said. “They love it. They just stand at the bunk and eat. The digestibility is super high on it.”

As the mixing continued, the Clemenson kids KRISTA KUZMA/DAIRY STAR retrieved their rst animals to wash. Natalie had Natalie Clemenson clips her Holstein 4-year-old the her registered 4-year-old Holstein while Troy put a�ernoon of Aug. 12. She planned to show the cow the halter on his Jersey fall calf. Grant had his at the Goodhue County 4-H dairy show Aug. 14.

Holstein winter calf.

They led them to their on-farm wash rack between the parlor and calf barn.

This summer, they created a makeshift wash rack “This has been really nice to have,” Brian using gates and a large unused slab of cement. said.

With all three animals tied up, the three sibAs the Clemensons’ show string has grown lings went to work. Hoses sprayed animals and over the years, the family needed a better place Turn to CLEMENSONS | Page 19 to wash their animals rather than in the cowyard.

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sometimes people, pails were lled with sudsy water and scrub brushes worked out dirt as the cow and calves stood calmly for their day of pampering.

While the washing went on, Brian bedded the youngstock barn as dark clouds loomed on the horizon.

“I didn’t think we were supposed to get any rain,” he said.

Brian then got in the semitruck to haul corn to sell at the ethanol plant in Claremont, while Jerry did chores on the farm where he and Phyllis live a few miles away. It is where they keep the calves they raise for

steers that they feed out and nish each year.

A few hours later, the rain let up and Brian returned with an empty truck.

“It took longer than I thought,” he said. “It seems everyone else thought selling corn today was a good idea too.”

The Clemensons sell 70% of their 450 acres of corn and all the soybeans they raise. They run a total of 700 acres.

In the afternoon, the kids started clipping their animals one by one in a chute they set up in the well-lit shop.

Brian stood by to give tips and tricks.

KRISTA KUZMA/DAIRY STAR

Tiffany (le�) and Phyllis Clemenson make applesauce using apples from the tree behind the farmhouse while Grant Clemenson watches and takes a snack break the a�ernoon of Aug. 12.

KRISTA KUZMA/DAIRY STAR

Troy and Natalie Clemenson work together to clip Natalie’s 4-year-old Holstein Aug. 12 at their farm near Zumbrota, Minnesota.

“It’s their year to learn to clip more because the show isn’t as fussy this year,” he said.

Meanwhile in the house, Phyllis and Tiffany spent time processing their apples into applesauce. The two work together to get canning or baking done with produce they grow on the farm.

This summer, the family has been able to spend more time together due to summer camps being canceled be-

cause of the pandemic.

“2020 has been OK other than the prices,” Brian said.

“We can actually do things together.”

This summer, the Clemensons have been able to take their boat on the Mississippi River at least 10 times compared to only three last summer.

“We go between chores,” Brian said. “We leave after morning chores and get back for evening milking. It’s

been fun.”

They were also able to take a mini vacation to Ely. Just as they have the rest of the summer, the Clemensons closed out the day clipping, and doing evening chores of milking and feeding calves. Although this summer has been different, they were excited for a bit of normalcy – if only for one day – at the Goodhue County 4-H dairy show.

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MARKET REPORT FOR MONDAY, AUG. 10TH SALE

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SLAUGHTER COWS SEBEKA MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows PERHAM MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows PERHAM MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows RICHVILLE MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows RICHVILLE MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows RICHVILLE MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows RICHVILLE MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows SEBEKA MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows RICHVILLE MN 2 Blk Slaughter Cows RICHVILLE MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows RICHVILLE MN 1 BWF Slaughter Cows RICHVILLE MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows RICHVILLE MN 1 BWF Slaughter Cows SEBEKA MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows SEBEKA MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows CALLAWAY MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows SEBEKA MN 1 Red Slaughter Cows RICHVILLE MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows WADENA MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows PERHAM MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows RICHVILLE MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows RICHVILLE MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows NEW YORK MILLS MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows FRAZEE MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows UNDERWOOD MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows RICHVILLE MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows SEBEKA MN 1 Red Slaughter Cows SEBEKA MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows PELICAN RAPIDS MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows UNDERWOOD MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows PELICAN RAPIDS MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows FRAZEE MN 1 Hol Slaughter Cows

1255 1680 1650 1665 1565 1610 1760 1530 1682 1625 1630 1690 1505 1600 1405 1325 1330 1590 1670 1455 1635 1540 1560 1725 1640 1735 1310 1440 1530 1640 1730 1235

79.50 C 75.50 C 73.50 C 73.50 C 73.50 C 73.00 C 72.75 C 72.00 C 71.75 C 71.50 C 71.50 C 71.50 C 71.00 C 71.00 C 71.00 C 70.50 C 70.50 C 70.50 C 70.00 C 69.50 C 69.50 C 69.50 C 69.50 C 69.50 C 69.00 C 69.00 C 68.50 C 68.00 C 68.00 C 67.50 C 67.50 C 67.50 C

SLAUGHTER COWS CALLAWAY MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows CALLAWAY MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows ALEXANDRIA MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows ALEXANDRIA MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows NEW YORK MILLS MN 1 Red Slaughter Cows NEW YORK MILLS MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows PERHAM MN 1 BWF Slaughter Cows ALEXANDRIA MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows RICHVILLE MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows NEW YORK MILLS MN 1 Red Slaughter Cows ALEXANDRIA MN 1 BWF Slaughter Cows ALEXANDRIA MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows CALLAWAY MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows CALLAWAY MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows BLUFFTON MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows NEW YORK MILLS MN 1 Char Slaughter Cows NEW YORK MILLS MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows RICHVILLE MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows NEW YORK MILLS MN 1 Red Slaughter Cows RICHVILLE MN 1 BWF Slaughter Cows RICHVILLE MN 1 BWF Slaughter Cows NEW YORK MILLS MN 1 BWF Slaughter Cows SEBEKA MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows NEW YORK MILLS MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows NEW YORK MILLS MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows PERHAM MN 1 Blk Slaughter Cows PERHAM MN 1 BWF Slaughter Cows ALEXANDRIA MN 1 BWF Slaughter Cows PIERZ MN 1 Char Slaughter Cows SEBEKA MN 1 Red Slaughter Cows

1530 1325 1265 1135 1190 1655 1330 1205 1460 1325 1110 980 1265 1460 1490 1425 1520 1525 1230 1515 1455 1480 1920 1305 1220 1180 1380 1270 1770 1445

74.50 C 74.00 C 74.00 C 73.50 C 73.50 C 73.00 C 72.50 C 72.50 C 72.50 C 72.00 C 72.00 C 71.00 C 70.50 C 70.50 C 70.50 C 70.00 C 70.00 C 70.00 C 70.00 C 70.00 C 70.00 C 70.00 C 70.00 C 69.50 C 69.50 C 69.00 C 69.00 C 69.00 C 69.00 C 69.00 C

MENAHGA MN MENAHGA MN MENAHGA MN UNDERWOOD MN

1 Red Slaughter Cows 1 Red Slaughter Cows 1 Red Slaughter Cows 1 Hol Slaughter Cows SLAUGHTER BULLS DENT MN 1 Red Slaughter Bull SEBEKA MN 1 Blk Slaughter Bull SEBEKA MN 1 Blk Slaughter Bull SEBEKA MN 1 Blk Slaughter Bull WADENA MN 1 Char Slaughter Bull BLUFFTON MN 1 Blk Slaughter Bull BABY CALVES MENAHGA MN 2 Hol Bull Calves MENAHGA MN 1 Hol Bull Calves MENAHGA MN 1 Hol Bull Calves WADENA MN 1 Hol Bull Calves WADENA MN 1 R/W Bull Calves FRAZEE MN 1 Hol Bull Calves NEW YORK MILLS MN 1 Blk Bull Calves BRANDON MN 1 Blk Bull Calves OSAKIS MN 1 Hol Bull Calves NEW YORK MILLS MN 1 Blk Bull Calves BRANDON MN 1 Blk Bull Calves BRANDON MN 1 Blk Bull Calves FRAZEE MN 1 Hol Bull Calves WADENA MN 1 Blk Hfr Calves BERTHA MN 2 Hol Hfr Calves FRAZEE MN 1 Hol Bull Calves PERHAM MN 1 Hol Bull Calves PERHAM MN 1 Hol Bull Calves FRAZEE MN 1 Hol Bull Calves PERHAM MN 4 Hol Bull Calves

1415 1140 1395 1485

67.50 C 67.50 C 67.50 C 67.00 C

1970 2135 1965 1900 1480 1700

93.50 C 92.50 C 91.00 C 90.00 C 90.00 C 86.00 C

255 180 205 165 150 120 110 120 95 105 95 105 115 80 167 105 105 125 110 101

250.00 H 210.00 H 210.00 H 165.00 H 160.00 H 135.00 H 130.00 H 130.00 H 130.00 H 120.00 H 115.00 H 115.00 H 110.00 H 110.00 H 110.00 H 105.00 H 105.00 H 105.00 H 105.00 H 100.00 H

MARKET REPORT FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 17TH SALE

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STAPLES MN RICHVILLE MN

1 Blk Slaughter Cows 1 Blk Slaughter Cows SLAUGHTER BULLS PIERZ MN 1 Blk Slaughter Bull NEVIS MN 1 Herf Slaughter Bull WADENA MN 1 Blk Slaughter Bull NEW YORK MILLS MN 1 Hol Slaughter Bull BABY CALVES HEWITT MN 4 Hol Bull Calves HEWITT MN 1 Hol Bull Calves NEW YORK MILLS MN 1 Blk Bull Calves PARKERS PRAIRIE MN 1 Hol Bull Calves PERHAM MN 1 Hol Bull Calves OTTERTAIL MN 1 Hol Hfr Calves NEW YORK MILLS MN 1 Blk Bull Calves OTTERTAIL MN 1 Hol Hfr Calves NEW YORK MILLS MN 1 Shrt Bull Calves FRAZEE MN 1 Blk Bull Calves DENT MN 6 Hol Bull Calves NEW YORK MILLS MN 1 Hol Bull Calves PARKERS PRAIRIE MN 1 Hol Bull Calves PARKERS PRAIRIE MN 1 Hol Bull Calves PARKERS PRAIRIE MN 1 Hol Bull Calves PARKERS PRAIRIE MN 1 Hol Bull Calves FERGUS FALLS MN 1 Blk Bull Calves HEWITT MN 2 Hol Bull Calves MENAHGA MN 2 Hol Bull Calves PERHAM MN 1 Hol Bull Calves FRAZEE MN 2 Hol Hfr Calves PARKERS PRAIRIE MN 1 R/W Bull Calves

1450 69.00 C 1355 69.00 C

2050 2155 1670 1880

97.00 C 93.50 C 89.50 C 86.50 C

167 145 150 150 140 135 95 140 100 130 136 120 135 130 125 135 115 112 120 120 130 115

255.00 H 250.00 H 240.00 H 200.00 H 190.00 H 180.00 H 170.00 H 170.00 H 155.00 H 155.00 H 150.00 H 150.00 H 150.00 H 140.00 H 135.00 H 130.00 H 130.00 H 130.00 H 130.00 H 125.00 H 125.00 H 120.00 H

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Dairy Star • Second Section • Saturday, August 22, 2020 • Page 21

Lot no.

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Mid-American Hay Auction results for August 6, 2020

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moisture protein RFV 9.09 19.82 167.82 12.4 5.92 92.68 12.48 18.81 109.26 14.75 5.9 86.56 12.42 7.35 82.65 12.4 5.92 92.68 7.86 6.4 91.15 17.51 18.96 125.73 12.4 5.92 92.68 9.29 6.94 90.59 11.22 7.7 88.14 NO TEST 12.67 6.35 93.96 14.52 14.53 106.98 10.76 19.56 127.1 13.33 6.34 74.72 12.62 19.15 104.45 9.4 10.74 89.26 14.78 13.55 126.25 11.22 17.51 144.23 16.53 11.88 70.53 16.53 11.88 70.53 14.52 19.57 161.03 12.85 15.79 84.33 12.41 19.11 111.62 13.76 17.11 91.25 16.54 18.13 93.02 13.28 19.4 117.25 11.38 14.97 107.11 12.81 18.71 112.03 15.5 15.09 106.86 9.29 6.94 90.59 18.41 19.86 114.98 16.6 19.03 135.63 12.22 16.74 118.46 NO TEST 12.42 18.01 117.02 12.97 23.2 174.13 12.22 16.27 87.95 NO TEST 13.89 21.9 129.98 12.74 20.62 139.01 12.43 22.23 130.61 17.5 24.02 160.54 13.33 20.62 108.38 13.29 17.31 135.41 14.11 22.05 162.63 14.55 22.8 155.27 15.79 21.69 121.84 17.26 20.48 96.58 12.49 13.81 104.48 15.8 19.6 158.77 11.19 20.31 164.52 15.29 20.03 140.33

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Ld. size 21.07 20.88 25.03 23.68 20.16 20.51 22.05 22.08 20.03 23.11 20.05 9.13 20.78 21.27 19.62 19.52 18.25 18.87 26.84 24.82 25.25 25.36 21.47 20.58 23.38 17.62 17.9 14.18 22.56 23.82 26.39 19.29 18.36 23.88 18.52 21.84 19.86 28.36 21.59 21.87 8.57 26.68 25.68 27.23 25.23 25.5 26.46 26.25 25.76 25.89 25.39 26.64 7.36 21.11

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moisture protein

15.01 17.96 17.97 15.24 17.76 18.14 12.84 17.65 12.59 16.22 16.22 16.23 14.37 10.66 12.46 12.62 12.62 17.38 14.41 16.84 14.26 13.63 11.82 13.65 10 12.56 11.09 13.76 17.02 11.91 13.53 13.82

RFV

19.67 136.64 20.39 159.49 19.65 145.09 22.83 147.49 24.9 158.8 20.09 148.76 18.23 134.79 10.23 71.75 20.18 132.11 20.69 155.19 20.69 155.19 19.46 150.6 21.54 151.12 20.84 169.37 19.56 148.6 19.26 147.64 19.26 147.55 22.57 159.43 18.57 151.73 23.27 145.8 23.81 144.18 22.03 135.09 20.15 113.5 19.31 124.05 18.61 148 22.54 178.45 23.88 189.25 18.51 132.97 22.03 141.08 17.82 142.71 20.41 149.19 7.98 96.62 NO TEST STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW

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Ld. size

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1&2 1&2 1 1

24.54 24.61 21.99 23.11 27.73 21.59 23.86 25.96 4.9 9.17 16.02 26.03 23.51 25.84 24.13 24.4 23.32 24.99 26.85 27.21 22.56 23.64 23.65 21.01 8.86 12.64 12.35 25.08 23.9 23.54 27.99 21.17 80 19.29 20 11 14 20.61 27

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Understanding mailbox price Page 22 • Dairy Star • Second Section • Saturday, August 22, 2020

By Megan Roberts

U of M Extension Educator

Compared to other livestock commodity futures, milk futures rebounded somewhat faster than expected from the COVID-19 price dive in late March and April. Cautious optimism began to creep into the dairy market as milk futures rose through May and June. Of course, mailbox prices do not equal futures prices.

As we continue to move through the uncharted territory of COVID-19, lower than expected mailbox price is yet another shock dairy farmers face even as other parts of the dairy industry recover.

To better understand mailbox prices and how they differ from futures prices, let’s dig into dairy’s complex pricing mechanisms: Federal Milk Marketing Orders, producer price differentials and pooling, and cooperative pricing.

Like much of America’s farm policy, Federal Milk Marketing Orders date to the Great Depression of the 1930s. FMMOs were designed to help even out the Dust Bowl era’s wildly divergent milk prices and essentially create a price oor for fresh milk producers. Over the last 90 years, pricing formulas, marketing areas, milk classication systems and more have changed in the FMMOs, with the most recent changes to FMMO Class I pricing going into effect in 2019.

There are 11 FMMOs representing about three-quarters of all milk produced in the United States. The Upper Midwest Federal Order 30 covers the geographic area of Minnesota, Wisconsin and part of the Dakotas.

Producer price differentials and pooling helps ensure consistent formula-based mailbox price for producers

in the same marketing area, regardless of whether their milk ultimately goes to uid milk (Class I), soft products like ice cream and yogurt (Class II), hard cheese and whey (Class III), or butter and milk products (Class IV). Typically, Class I uid milk has the highest market value of all milk classications within a marketing area, followed in descending order

by Class II, Class III and Class IV. But, milk pricing does weird things sometimes. Under the Upper Midwest Federal Order 30 (our marketing order in Minnesota), about four-fths of production goes to Class III products like cheese. Due to the strong processing demand for cheese in our region, Class III has been priced above Class I about a dozen times since 2000. June 2020 is one of those price inversions, with Class III dramatically higher than Class I in the Upper Midwest.

After several months of low demand due to the repercussions of COVID-19, cheese prices are on re again.

FMMO 30 uses the components from Class III to form the basis for price pooling. Class I and II prices are announced ahead of time to processors, and Class III and Class IV are derived after the fact based on actual components prices.

Any difference between class pricing is the PPD, and producers receive a weighted average price. When class pricing is working like it should, there is money left over in the pool from higher Class I prices to even out lower Class III prices (see Figure 1). This summer, the preannounced Class I prices have been substantially lower than the actual derived component prices for the other classes.

With a price inversion of Class III prices higher than Class I, the pool is short money, and mailbox prices become a guessing

game for dairy farmers.

As long as they abide by the guidelines of their FMMO, processing plants

Figure 1. Dairy price pooling example.

Image sourced from the United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Federal Milk Marketing Order Program Guide (October 2019).

that do not make Class I uid milk do not have to participate in pooling. This adds another wrinkle: Cheese plants can depool under FMMO 30. Right now, this would likely help dairy farmers who sell to those processing plants. Furthermore, if a creamery is a cooperative, there are additional mathematical formulas. During the March and April lows, a cooperative may have cushioned mailbox price above the weighted pool average. Now that market prices have risen, they may need to even out payments. Or, if a cooperative had to resell milk below market price during stay-at-home orders, it may have spread that loss across members by using deductions, lowering mailbox price. If a cooperative uses base/excess pricing plans, pricing for excess production has been particularly hard hit.

One additional note for dairy farmers to think about when they look at their milk check is that we have had very hot, humid weather this summer. Outside of all the COVID-19 price issues, component payments may be down as cows react to sweltering summer days by producing less butterfat and protein.

Although it does not remove the sting of a lower than expected milk check, understanding dairy’s complex pricing under FMMOs can help bring you some clarity as you look at this summer’s milk checks. Furthermore, if you are using dairy risk management strategies, such as futures and options, margin coverage or other programs, it is helpful to remember your mailbox base price may not correspond with the prices used for risk management strategies. Being aware of pricing mechanism differences can help you manage risk in way that best ts the needs of your dairy farm.

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Wednesday, August 26, 2020 • 11:00 am FEATURE CONSIGNMENT:

80 ProCross Dairy Cows

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HUGE Dairy Cattle Auction Expecting over 300 head!

The Cream of the Crop for this auction from this 200 cow Wisconsin ProCross Dairy Herd. Details 80+ fresh and mid-lactation bred back cows, parlor, freestall on waterbeds, on sand as late lactation cows and dry cows, milking 80# with many over 100# and up to 130# high components, over 4.3BF low scc of 75, these cows will sell on test, cows fed headed out oatlage & haylage with no corn silage, top sires used including Triomphe, Redon, Papayou, ValÀn, Urbansite, Waldhoer, Braut and Forske, cows are gentle, lots of color in this feature consignment!

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to add some highly sought after, young, hard to Ànd ProCross dairy cows to your herd! Watch for upcoming pictures & videos! Zenland Farms LLC, Richland Center, WI COMPLETE RETIREMENT HERD DISPERSAL: 30 Holstein Dairy Cows!

Herd Details: Tiestall, all home raised, on home grown feed, 50# no TMR, scc consistently below 100, outside daily, over 30 years AI bred through Genex (20) bred back and milking (8) springing dry cows (2) just fresh Coming from Wiebusch Family Farm, Lake City MN Full Semi Load of HIGH QUALITY HOLSTEIN SPRINGING HEIFERS, most due within 30 days (38)AI bred Angus, all heifers, sired by top sires through Alta Genetics, heifers headlock/freestall adapted, extensive vaccination program, all home raised, owner sold his herd and is selling his heifers as they spring up, reputation consignor! Coming from Courtland Dairy LLC, Courtland MN 15 Jersey Springers, AI sired, bred to Sim/Angus bull 10 SUPER NICE Holstein Springing Heifers, AI sired and AI bred, over 60 years, due 4-6 weeks, sires include; Hunk, Gambler, Force, Business Plan, Hurricane, Distinction & Montana, service sires include; Harlow, Aztec, Huey, Honor, Soprano and more, extensive sire information available, full vaccination program, NICE SET! BULL: Holstein Bull, Mizzou x Durable, dam in 6th lactation, gentle, proven, 1200-1300#; Montbeliarde Bull, 2.5 yrs old, proven, FANCY

FALL MACHINERY AUCTION Friday, October 9, 2020 at 9:00 am

Please Consign Early!!! Accepting all Farm Machinery, Construction Tools and Farm Related Items! ~~ Advertising Deadline Thursday September 24 at 11:00 am ~~ Accepting your consignments until Friday October 2, 2020 at 3:00 pm Onsite Auction with Online Bidding through EquipmentFacts.com We will be selling in 2 rings: Ring #1: 9:00 am Small Items, Ring #2: 10:30 am Online Auction Thank you for making our August Auction a huge success with local and nationwide buyers!

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Wednesday 175 head dairy cattle with one parlor freestall herd, Strong demand ! Top fresh cows $1,700- 2,100. Many decent quality cows $1,000-1,675. Top quality springing heifers, most AI bred and sired $1,200-1,500. As always, some lower quality and blemished cows and springing heifers $1,000 and down. Machinery auction was a huge success selling to over 15 states, Canada and Mexico!!!! Thanks to all of our buyers and sellers!! Over 425 feeder cattle sold last Tuesday. Most beef feeders $120-165. Holstein steers most $90-130. Cow calf pairs to $1,675! Thanks for the business!! www.premierlivestockandauctions.com

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USED SKIDSTEERS

‘18 Gehl V330, JS ctrls, D, 3300 lift cap, C&H, 2 spd, 208 hrs - $47,500

‘19 Mustang 1900R, H/F Ctrls, D, 1900 Lift Cap, C&H, 2 Spd, 1275 hrs - $33,900 ‘13 Gehl V270, Pilot Ctrls, D, 2700 Lift Cap, C/H/A, 2 spd, 1650 hrs....... $28,500 ‘15 Gehl RT210 JS ctrls, D, 2100 lift cap, C/H/A, 2 spd, 1728 hrs..................$39,900 ‘16 Gehl R190, Gehl ctrls, D, 2100 lift cap, C&H, 2 spd., 2915 hrs ..................$23,000 ‘14 Gehl RT175, ISO switchable ctrls, D, 12” tracks, 1750 lift cap., C/H/A, 2 spd., 425 hrs. ........................................$39,900 Gehl RT165, ‘18, H ctrls., 15.5” tracks, 2000 lift cap., cab, heat, 2 spd., 450 hrs. ........................................$42,500 ‘18 Gehl R165, Pilot./H ctrls, D, 1750 lift cap, C&H, 2 spd, 1440 hrs. ...........$28,750 (10) Gehl R220, many options Start at $11,850 ‘10 Gehl 5240E, JS Ctrls, D, 2100 Lift Cap, C&H, 1450 hrs ........................... $24,500 ‘04 Gehl 4840, T-Bar Ctrls, D, 1700 Lift Cap, SS, 2137 hrs ...................... $17,500 ‘17 Mustang 2200R, H/F Ctrls, D, 2450 lift cap, C/H/A, 2 spd., 618 hrs. $37,100 ‘18 Mustang 2200R, JS Ctrls, D, C/H/A, 2 spd, 200 hrs................................... $39,000 ‘18 Mustang 2200R, H/F Ctrls, D, 2200 Lift Cap, C/H/A, 2 spd, 834 hrs..................... $33,900

‘16 Mustang 2100RT, JS ctrls, D, 17” Tracks, lift cap, 2100 @ 35% & 3000 @ 50%, C/H/A, 2 spd, 673 hrs ......$45,250 ‘18 Mustang 2100RT NXT3, ISO H/JS Ctrls, D, 17.7” wide track, 3000 lift at 50%,

USED SKIDSTEERS

C/H/A, 2 spd, 613 hrs................. $38,500 ‘16 Mustang 2100RT NXT3, 17” tracks, 2100 lift cap, C&H, 2 spd, 1353 hrs $41,500 ‘12 Mustang 2044, T-Bar Ctrls, D, 1550 Lift Cap, C&H, 800 hrs ...... $21,500 ‘18 Mustang 1900R, H/F Ctrls, D, 2150 lift cap, C&H, 2 spd, 2085 hrs. ......$27,900 ‘15 Mustang 1900R, H/F ctrls, D, 1900 lift cap, C&H, 2 spd, 2472 hrs ............$27,900 ‘04 Mustang 2074, H/F Ctrls, D, 2250 lift cap, 2 spd, 2228 hrs. ......$16,950 ‘00 Mustang 2050, T-bar/Ft ctrls, D, 1650 Lift Cap, C&H, 7117 hrs ................$11,900 ‘99 Mustang 2050, T-bar ctrls, 1650 lift cap., D, 4623 hrs., C&H, SS, 4623 hrs .............$11,900 ‘18 Mustang 2200R, JS ctrls, 2500 lift cap, C/H/A. 2 spd, Warranty till 12/2021, 70 hrs $39,900 ‘17 Mustang 2200R, H/F ctrls, D, C&H, 1876 hrs ..................................................$28,800 ‘11 Mustang 2076, JS Ctrls, D, 2200 lift cap, C&H, 2 spd, 3577 hrs. .............................$18,900 ‘16 Mustang 1900R, Dual H Ctrls, D, 2000 Lift Cap, C&H, 2 spd, 2380 hrs .....$31,500 ‘18 Mustang 1650R, H-ctrls, D, 1750 lift cap, C&H, 2 spd, 2200 hrs. - $26,950 ‘18 Mustang 1500R H/F Ctrls, D, C&H, 3205 hrs ..............................$26,800 ‘03 Mustang MLT16, ISO ctrls, D, 12” tracks, 1750 lift cap, C&H, 2 spd, 4088 hrs ..................................... $18,900 Case 1845C, Dual H Ctrls, D, 1800 Lift Cap, SS ...................................... $11,900 NH LX 885, H/F Ctrls, D, C&H, 3500 hrs.W ...................................$13,900 NH L225, Pilot/H Pattern Ctrls, 2 spd, 2331 hrs .................................... $27,800

TRACTORS

TELEHANDLERS

‘17 Manitou MLT625-75H, D, New Tires, 5500 Lift Cap, C/H/A, 3043 hrs. - $52,500 ‘19 Gehl AL750, C/H/A, 3 Spd w/spd ctrl & Hydraglide, narrow fenders, 84” bkt, 129 hrs., Demo/Rental Unit......... $71,500 ‘19 Gehl AL650, D, 6743 Lift Cap,750, C/H/A, 3 spd w/Hydraglide & spd ctrl, 560 hrs. ................................... $64,500

MANURE HANDLING Kuhn Knight 8132, 3200 Gal, 435 CuFt ............................................ $19,500 Kuhn Knight 8124, 16.5 x 16.1 tires, 2400 gal, 400 Bu.........................$17,500 Kuhn Knight 8124........................ $20,500 ‘16 Kuhn Knight SLC141, 4100 gal, 700 bu, Hyd LH Lid ..............Call for price ‘16 Kuhn Knight SLC141, 4100 gal, 700 bu, Hyd LH Lid .....................$51,500 ‘09 H&S 560 .................................$11,500 ‘13 H&S 310, 310 bu, Endgate, single beater .................................$9,900 Meyers VB750, 16x20 tires, 750 cuft, Vert. beaters w/endgate, Hyd. drive, 667 apron chain .......................... $30,500 Meyers M350, 350 Bu, End Gate ....$8,500 Pik Rite 1190, 550 bu., top beater, hydra-push..................................$13,000 ‘91 Balzer Manure Pump, V6, 8’ pump, 2 pt. hitch, rmt. fingertip ctrl .........$4,200

International 1086, 113 hp, 2WD, 540 & 1000 PTO, 3pt, 5689 hrs - $11,800 AC 7000, 2WD, 2900 Diesel, 3PT Hitch, 540 PTO, 6474 hrs ..........................$8,200

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Gehl 1080, 9 ft Mower Cond ...........$1,595 Jamesway Manure Pump, 6x8, 8’ pump, 2 pt. hitch, double agitation ..........$5,500 NH 144 Merger, Ground Driven ......$2,900 Houle 8’ pump, double agitation.....$5,300 Haybuster H1100 bale processor, process full size bales, rear belt conveyor, 6” and 2’ screens ........................$12,500 USED TMRS/MIXERS ‘06 Haybuster 2650 Tub Grinder, Self Loading ................................$15,500 ‘15 Vermeer BPX9000, Process up to 5’x6’ rd bales, self-loading arms, Hyd. Apron, Rubber discharge deflector .........$14,500 ‘Gehl TR330, 3 Row, 30” Corn Head $1,800 Gehl BU960 16 ft Forage Box .........$2,400 Badger BN950 Forage Box, 16’ box with roof, 12T MN gear.........................$2,300 ‘08 Penta 5620HD, dual walking tandem, 600 Cu. Ft, 8” Rubber, Ext., right corner door - $18,500 ‘04 Penta 5600, 600 cu. ft., EZ 2000V scale, corner door ......................$10,000 Penta 5020SD, ‘15, 500 Cu. Ft, 4’ RH conveyor, Hurricane Auger .........$23,900 ‘07 Penta 2410, Electric Stationary Mixer, 2 Spd, No Motor With Mixer ........$8,500 Penta 1120HD, 1100 cu. ft. twin screw, ‘16 NH 460, 4 x 6 Bales, Knives, corner door ................................$14,900 8600 bales - $26,600 Knight 3700, International 4900 w/DT466 Engine, Automatic Transmission, MISCELLANEOUS Low-Speed Unload, 135,350 Miles, 16,511 hrs, Scale in Cab, Remote Display, Slide Tray Discharge .....$17,900 ‘15 Kuhn Knight 3142, scale, 3’ auger discharge, Drop Side w/bucket Guards .$27,500 ‘05 Kuhn Knight 3130, 300 cu. ft., scale w/remote, 2 ft., LH disch..............$8,500 NH 355, Scale, w/ 6’ & 10’ Extensions, Self Contained Hyd.....................$12,500 Bear Cat 24R, 540 PTO, Magnets..$2,500 Case IH DCX131, 10 Disc, 13’ Width, Center Pivot Swing Tongue, Rubber HAY & FORAGE Roller Cond. - $10,700 ‘16 Kuhn VB2290, 4x6 bales, net wrap, 9488 bales ..................................$34,900 ‘12 Kuhn VB2190, 4x6 bales, 540 PTO ......................................$26,900 Gehl WR60 Rake, 12 whl ...............$7,800 International Rake ............................$900 NH 256, 5 Bar Rake ........................$2,900 H&S X10, 10 Whl V-Rake ................$3.600 H&S CR12, 12 whl Rake..................$4,300 NH 258 9 ft Rake .............................$2,650 NH 144, ground driven, 5’ PU, 7’ rear belt w/windrow turner option, good belts .$3,200

Farm King 960, 8’ Snowblower, Hyd. Spout Rotation, 3 pt ................... $2,000 Farm King 840SB, 84”, 540 PTO . $1,800 ‘17 Virnig HSBP120, 120” snow pusher/ plow, new cutting edge, cab controller, very little use.............................. $5,800 Snow Push, 10’ wide ................... $1,800 ‘98 Buffalo Scraper, 3 yard ......... $6,900 ‘12 Bobcat Brush Saw ................. $3,100 Edge HB3 Breaker, skid loader mnts, Hyd breaker, 1pt ......................... $4,500 Vining Pallet Forks......................... $650