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Historic ooding Manure troubles solved decimates southern Wisconsin Record 24-hour rainfall totals across the region By Danielle Nauman danielle.n@dairystar.com

CASHTON, Wis. – Last July, Randy and Barb Muenzenberger spent days cleaning up their farm and elds, rebuilding driveways and fences. They never dreamed one year later they would be faced with the same tasks, this time much worse. Areas of LaCrosse, Vernon, Monroe and Juneau counties in southern Wisconsin received record rainfall totals in the overnight hours of Aug. 27-28, while the area was pelted with nearly eight solid hours of torrential downpours. According to the National Weather Service in LaCrosse, Wis., highest recorded totals were nearly 11 inches in the Monroe County village of Cashton, Wis. More rain fell during the day Aug. 28. “I’ve lived here all my life,” Randy Muenzenberger said. “I’ve never seen anything like this. It doesn’t even compare to last summer.

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Jon and Wendy Meyer, and their son Karl, installed a Slurrystore in July 2017 to help with manure storage on their 80-cow dairy near Lake City, Minn.

Programs help Meyers build Slurrystore By Kayla Leiding Contributing Writer

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Jason Cummings, of Cashton, Wis., came across this sight of heifers belonging to Jesse Schwarz, stranded on a washedout roadway in southern Monroe County. Cummings helped Schwarz get the heifers to safety. Schwarz reported that the only damage he experienced was the destrucƟon of creek-side pasture and fencing.

LAKE CITY, Minn. – For 30 years of his 32-year dairying career, Jon Meyer has had manure storage in the back of his mind. That dream turned into reality in July 2017 as the Meyers used their newly built Slurrystore for the rst time. This addition to their farm was made possible with money provided to them from the Environmental Quality Incentives Program and the Livestock Investment Grant. Jon and Wendy, along with their son, Karl, and Jon’s father, Paul, milk 80 cows on their farm near Lake City, Minn. Before the Slurrystore, the Meyers’ manure pit underneath their freestall barn that was built in 1969 had to be pumped out every six to eight weeks. “[In the winter], If we hauled on a certain eld, we watched it go through the neighbor’s elds [in the spring],” Jon said. Jon had to spread the manure from the pit on top of the snow in their elds in the winter, so by spring, a lot of the nitrogen was lost. It was also a challenge to

determine which days to spread manure in the winter since the weather is unpredictable, Jon said. “It was hard on him going out in the winter time when it was freezing,” Wendy said. When deciding on what kind of set-up they wanted, safety was the No. 1 factor for Wendy. “I don’t want a lagoon with kids around,” she said. Jon agreed. “I would rather put something above ground than

have a lagoon,” he said. Jon also wanted to build up rather than out because their freestall barn is close to the property line. He also did not want to take up pasture land. Plus, the Slurrystore came with a pump, which both Jon and Wendy liked. A Slurrystore has always been his ideal manure-storing facility. The process of planning the project started in March 2014. Turn to MEYERS | Page 5

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Jon Meyer shows where the manure is pumped from the barn to the Slurrystore on his family’s farm near Lake City, Minn.

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The Meyers’ new Slurrystore holds up to 950,000 gallons and is located east of their freestall barn. The Meyers decided to take their project to EQIP, a program through the National Resources Conservation Service that, the Meyers said, takes two years from the time of sign up until everything is approved. The Meyers were also required to establish a nutrient management plan for their farm as a part of this program. After the Slurrystore was built, the Meyers had to continue the nutrient management plan for an additional three years. In total, they said EQIP is about a ve-year process. “You have to have patience because you don’t get money the next day,” Jon said. The EQIP paid a total of $125,000 for the storage area and then provided additional money for the pumps and line from the freestall barn to the Slurrystore. In total, the Meyers received $133,000 from EQIP. The Livestock Investment Grant also helped pay for the costs of the Slurrystore. “I didn’t know about it until someone sent me an email,” Jon said. “There’s a lot of paperwork for the grant, but that one wasn’t too bad. They’re all about getting the money to the farmer.” The Meyers received $23,000 through the Livestock Investment Grant. This amounted to about 10 percent of the total cost of building the Slurrystore. “I think it’s worth the time to do the paperwork because its available, and they’re willing to help you get it,” Jon said. Even though the grant helped with the costs, Jon said he would have built the Slurrystore regardless of nancial assistance.

Like many farm projects, the Meyers ran into an unexpected cost when it came time to build the Slurrystore. “No matter what you build, you always have something come up,” Jon said. An engineer working on the project had to dig down seven feet on one side and three feet on the other to get to sand. It took 300 yards of gravel to ll the area – a $30,000 bill. “This grant money helped pay for that,” Jon said. After 30 years of waiting, the Slurrystore was nished in July 2017. “For us it’s a big deal,” Jon said. Now, the newly built Slurrystore can hold up to 950,000 gallons of manure for one year while the old pit only held 124,000 gallons. It is located downhill and east of the freestall barn. The manure is pumped from the pit underneath the freestall to the Slurrystore. Jon pumps the manure to the Slurrystore in a couple of hours. He hauled manure out of the slurry store in the spring, and he plans to haul again in the fall. The Meyers are planning to haul manure once a year in the fall. In addition, the Slurrystore allows the Meyers to inject manure into the soil to reduce runoff. Jon said they are able to spend less money on commercial fertilizer. This year, the Meyers only put urea on 30 acres instead of the usual 90 acres. Overall, the Meyers invested $70,000 of their own money into the Slurrystore. “It’s worth taking the time,” Jon said. “It gets frustrating sometimes, but it’s something to look into.”

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Three loads of big rocks, six loads of breaker rock and several loads of gravel were required to x the Muenzenberger’s driveway and bridge approach to allow the milk truck to come in. The damage is worse than we saw in 1978. That happened in July, so the damaged corn was able to recover. This was too late in the season for that to happen.” The Muenzenbergers milk 50 head of registered Brown Swiss on their family’s Bo-Valley Farm located in the Bohemian Valley between Portland and Coon Valley, Wis. According to Muenzenberger, a spillway for a Natural Resources Conservation Service dam above their farm gave way, causing what he described as a wall of water to rush down the valley towards their farm that night. “We had over 11 inches of rain from 8 p.m. until it nally let up around 4 or 5 a.m.,” Muenzenberger said. “Then, we got another 1.5 inches the next day. We had over 13 inches of rain in less than 24 hours. The ground is beyond saturated, and it keeps raining this week.” Damages to the Muenzenberger farm include deep ditches and washouts, including some over 6 feet deep. Muenzenberger said over ve acres of corn was completely attened by the wall of water rushing down from the breached dam. Fields and pastures are littered with debris. Fences newly built last year were completely destroyed again. “There is about 20 acres of silage corn that even though it’s still standing I’m not sure we can harvest,” Muenzenberger said. “We haven’t gotten in yet to see what type of debris is there and what damage was done.” Muenzenberger estimated if they can harvest everything that remains standing, they will be about 15 loads short of what

they need for silage for their herd for the year. “We’ve been short on silage and hay the last couple of years because of the weather, and we’ve had to be really conservative on how much we feed to make it stretch,” Muenzenberger said. “This year, our corn looked great. I thought we’d be able to feed more this year and maybe boost our production some.” Other crop damages included complete decimation of his hayelds, including four acres of new seeding that was done following last summer’s ood. In addition to the damage to the crops, the roadways and crossings to most elds were destroyed and need to be reconstructed before machinery can be moved in. The only bright spot the Muenzenbergers can nd from last Monday night is that they had left the cows in the barn. “We’d been late milking Monday night, and it had started raining before we nished,” Muenzenberger said. “We decided to wait for it to let up before we let the cows out. It didn’t let up, so around 10 p.m., we just decided to leave them in. If they’d gone outside, they would have been down in the lane or in the pasture and would have been swept away.” Muenzenberger said as much damage as their farm suffered, people further down the valley had it worse, losing buildings and cattle. In Monroe County, west of Cashton, Wis., Becky Gretebeck and her husband,

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Tucker Gretebeck surveys what used to be where the 150-year-old tobacco shed he and his wife, Becky restored and used as a focal point in their agri-tourism business near Cashton, Wis. An NRCS dam above the property gave way aŌer the area received nearly 11 inches of rain in the overnight hours of Aug. 27-28, completely destroying and washing away everything on the property.

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Con�nued from FLOODING | Page 6 Tucker, witnessed the destruction of their agri-tourism business. The Gretebecks milk 50 grassfed, organic dairy cows on a farm owned with Gretebeck’s parents, Lynn and Nancy Luckasson. While the barn and most of the crop land are located on the ridgetop, south of Portland, Wis., the Gretebecks had purchased 10 acres of land in the valley below the farm on which they have spent the last several years growing an agri-tourism business based on a pick-your-own pumpkin patch. “Dairy isn’t always lovely, in terms of economics,” Gretebeck said. “We’ve looked to agritourism to help the farm cash-ow during times of low milk prices.” The Gretebecks were in the process of beginning to host events for local businesses and holding farm tours. The focal point of their business was a 150-yearold tobacco shed, which they had restored and commissioned area artists to paint murals of original artwork on two years ago. In addition, there were four other buildings at the pumpkin patch that housed a variety of antique farm equipment, as well as other things needed for their business. During Monday night’s rainfall, a NCRS dam, located above the pumpkin patch, gave way, completely destroying and washing away everything in its path, including all ve buildings,

the equipment and the year’s pumpkins. “We lost way more than the pumpkin patch or the structures,” Gretebeck said. “We lost memories and history, things that cannot be replaced, even if we rebuild.” Gretebeck is uncertain of what the future will hold in terms of the agri-tourism portion of their farming enterprise and estimates losses to be well over $50,000. “In economic terms, this will be the difference in cash-owing for the year,” Gretebeck said. To the northeast, Craig Steinhoff milks 75 head of dairy cows outside of the village of Melvina, Wis., on a farm he grew up on. Steinhoff is unsure of the extent of the damage to his crops, as not much was attened outright. “I won’t know until I can go in and see how much debris is in there, what we can and can’t salvage,” Steinhoff said. Rain and water from the nearby Little Lacrosse River ooded Steinhoff’s freestall barn and parlor, causing him to be about ve hours late milking on Tuesday morning until water receded and he was able to pump the remaining water out. “We didn’t have too many issues, as far as the cows,” Steinhoff said. “A couple ared up with mastitis, but overall, nothing too bad.”

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Andy Kellogg’s �estall barn ooded as the Kickapoo River rose overnight Tuesday night near Viola, Wis. Kellogg was unable to milk his cows Wednesday morning. Flood waters receded by Wednesday night, but ve milkings were dumped because the milk truck could not get to the farm. The damage that most concerns Steinhoff is the erosion of the banks and changes in the Little LaCrosse River. In recent years, Steinhoff has seen the river bed shift nearly 70 feet. “The creek is just gutted,” Steinhoff said. “There is no depth. Places where it used to just be 1520 feet wide, it’s now over 100

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feet wide. Places that used to be a couple feet deep are now just inches deep.” Steinhoff expressed concern at how the stream bank along his farmstead has eroded, coming within 40 or so feet of his upright manure storage tank and freestall barn. “I don’t know what to think,” Steinhoff said. “A few years ago, we had a couple of what they called hundred-year oods. They called last year’s ooding a 500-year ood. Those didn’t come close to this, what will they call this one?” Andy Kellogg milks 40 head of Jerseys near the Kickapoo River between Readstown, Wis., and Viola, Wis. Kellogg’s weather woes did not start until later in the day on Aug. 28. “We only got 1.6 inches of rain Monday night,” Kellogg said. “Tuesday afternoon we got about four inches, and that, combined with the water coming down the Kickapoo from the heavy rains further north ooded us.” By Wednesday morning, Kellogg’s tiestall barn was full of water and he was unable to get the cows milked that morning. The cows spent the ood in a pasture on higher ground. By 4 p.m., the

water started to recede from the barn enough they could get cleaned up enough to get the cows in to milk. In total, the Kelloggs had to dump ve milkings because a milk truck could not reach them. Their house ooded badly enough they had to turn the power off, which turned off their well service. The cows were without water for about 36 to 48 hours. “We lost one calf due to the ood, and we had to treat one cow for mastitis,” Kellogg said, noting he has had to treat another calf for pneumonia since the ood waters have receeded. Kellogg is uncertain what his feed and crop losses will end up being, as a great deal of his corn in the elds had water up over the ears. He utilizes ear corn and says that about ve feet of corn in his bins was soaked, and you can smell the spoilage starting. “2008 was our last record crest for this area, at about 21 feet,” Kellogg said. “They’ve said this one was about ve to seven feet higher.”

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USDA direct payments to total $4.7 billion USDA has announced details of its farm Network, Farm Service Agency Administrator assistance program to offset the impact of trade Richard Fordyce said the Market Facilitation retaliation. The rst installment of payments to Program is designed to be user-friendly. “It’s going farmers will total $6.3 billion, with the Market to be a fairly straight forward program, not very Facilitation Program providing complex and really easy for people to Ag Insider payments totaling $4.7 billion. Initial participate,” he said. Fordyce said the payment rates for dairy farmers are set FSA will be prepared for the additional at $.12 per hundredweight. The rate workload from the Market Facilitation for soybeans is $1.65 per bushel for Program. In addition to training current soybeans, $.01 per bushel for corn, and staff, additional FSA employees $8 per head for hogs. Enrollment is are being hired. “We’re going to be underway. If a second payment period onboarding about 1,300 folks across is warranted, the aid package will be the country, and we’re right in the determined by the USDA. In addition, middle of that process,” Fordyce said. the Food Purchase and Distribution “We knew we were a little under the Program purchase up to $1.2 billion stafng number that we really need to in commodities. Dairy products are do business. The Secretary gave us the By Don Wick included on the purchase list. A $200 authority to start hiring people back, and Columnist million Trade Promotion Program will I’m quite condent that we’ll be able be made available to develop foreign to handle the program participation.” markets for U.S. agricultural products. The $12 billion assistance package is designed to partially offset the impact of trade retaliation. NMPF disappointed in level of assistance USDA said a dairy farmer’s payment in the Trump challenges Canada’s dairy policy Market Facilitation Program will be based on The Trump Administration has notied Margin Protection Historical Production. National Congress of its plans to sign a trade agreement with Milk Producers Federation Senior Vice President of Mexico within 90 days. If willing, Canada will Communications Chris Galen conrms payment also be part of that process. The United States and will be calculated by using the rst half of this Canada missed the Aug. 31 deadline to nalize a year’s production times $.12 per hundredweight, revised North American Free Trade Agreement, but generating about $127 million for dairy farmers. negotiations are scheduled to resume. On Twitter, That is less than the dairy industry expected by President Trump said Canada would be left out quite a margin. NMPF is disappointed in the level of a new NAFTA agreement if a fair deal for the of assistance. “If you look at the size of the dairy United States is not reached. Speaking at an event business, there were farm-level sales of about $35 in North Carolina, Trump challenged Canada’s billion last year,” Galen said. “The $127 million dairy policy. “They have tremendous trade barriers is less than one-half of 1 percent of that. It is and tremendous tariffs; dairy products have almost something, but it is certainly not a lot of money.” 300 percent tariffs,” he said. Canada manages dairy supplies with domestic quotas and limits on FSA prepared to implement assistance dairy imports. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau In an interview with the Red River Farm responded by saying Canada will not give up its

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No NAFTA deal by Aug. 31 deadline In a press conference, Canada’s top trade negotiator Chrystia Freeland told reporters the Canadian government will not sign a trilateral agreement unless it is good for Canada. In regards to the dairy supply management issue, Freeland said Canada’s national interest is at the core of priorities, but would not reveal details of the negotiations. Freeland emphasized U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer has worked in good faith with Canada for more than one year. Freeland also said good progress has been made on NAFTA, but there is still work to be done. Seeking a change in trade policy Canada’s dairy policy is considered protectionist and hurts U.S. producers. “The president has stated numerous times that the U.S. needs to address Canada’s dairy issues,” said Jaime Castaneda, senior vice president of National Milk Producers Federation. NMPF wants an agreement that addresses Canadian dairy policies that hinder U.S. exports. Hours-of-service change proposed The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is proposing changes to its hours-ofservice requirements for truckers. The plan would expand the current 100-mile short-haul exemption from 12 hours on-duty to 14 hours. It also extends the current 14-hour on-duty limitation by up to two hours if the trucker is dealing with difcult driving conditions. The agency said it has received widespread concern about ELD and hours-ofservice requirements, especially from agriculture. Turn to AG INSIDER | Page 9

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U.S. milk production holds steady In July, production totaled 17.3 billion pounds. That is up 0.4 percent from last year. Minnesota’s cow herd is down 1,000 head from June and down 6,000 head from last year. Minnesota’s milk output is down 0.2 percent. South Dakota’s cow herd increased by 4,000 head over the past year, and July milk production was up 3.6 percent. Wisconsin milk production increased 1.2 percent. California declined 2.5 percent. A new sustainability role for Merrigan Former Deputy Agriculture Secretary Kathleen Merrigan has been named the rst executive director of the Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems at Arizona State University. Merrigan was the USDA deputy secretary from 200913. Tesch takes new leadership role Minnesota’s Center for Rural Policy and Development has a new president and CEO. Julie Tesch has served in management with the American Farm Bureau Federation and the National FFA Association. The Waldorf, Minn., native also served as the executive director for the Minnesota Agricultural Leadership Council.

Honorary FFA degrees to be presented at Indianapolis At the end of October, ve Minnesotans will receive the National FFA Honorary American Degree. The honorees include Lac Qui Parle Valley FFA Advisor Wes Anderson, farm business management instructor Brian Boomgaarden, Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Dave Frederickson, South Central College agriculture instructor Donald Hermanson and farm business management instructor Josh Tjosaas. Trivia challenge On a per capita basis, France consumes the most butter each year. That answers our last trivia question. For this week, what is another term for a fermented milk drink? We will have the answer in the next edition of Dairy Star. Don Wick is owner/broadcaster for the Red River Farm Network, based in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Wick has been recognized as the National Farm Broadcaster of the Year and served as president of the National Association of Farm Broadcasting. Don and his wife, Kolleen, have two adult sons, Tony and Sam, and ve grandchildren, Aiden, Piper, Adrienne, Aurora and Sterling.

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PINE ISLAND, Minn. – Passed down from one generation to another, Klingsporn Farms has reached a milestone in the agriculture industry: 150 years of farming. “It is so cool thinking you are still living and working on the farm all your ancestors farmed at,” Kevin Klingsporn said. Kevin and his brother, Luke, are the youngest generation to be a part of the farm. The brothers work for their parents, David and Linda Klingsporn, who milk 175 cows near Pine Island, Minn. The farm has been in the Klingsporn family since David’s great-great-great uncle August purchased the property in 1868. The farm passed through the generations until David’s parents, Duane and Lauretta, purchased the farm in 1952. The couple farmed for 53 years before David and Linda bought the operation in 2005. “We started with horses on the manure spreader and now there is big machinery here,” said Lauretta, recalling how farming has changed over the years. In keeping up with an ever-changing industry, the Klingsporns began major on-farm improvements in the early 2000s. “We work well together,” David said. “We all have the same goals and you get to see how the farm changes and progresses together.” The family added a freestall barn and used the original stanchion barn to milk in 2001. Five years later, after milking with four people for many years, the Klingsporns updated to a double-8 parlor. “It is less labor and much faster,” Kevin said. Luke agreed. “We’re milking more cows in less time and with less people,” he said. Today, the family shares responsibilities on the farm, yet each person has a certain chore they call their own. “We each have our own routine and thing we like to do,” Kevin said. “I take care of all the cows, milking, breeding, hoof work and most vet work. I love all of it.” Kevin’s wife, Melissa, helps with milking and chopping when she is not busy working with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture as a dairy inspector. Luke handles manure management, cow comfort, feeding heifers and equipment management. Luke’s wife, Breezy, helps Luke when she is able, along with

their daughter, Ella. Linda takes care of the bookwork, payroll and feeds the calves. David is responsible for feeding, ordering equipment and supplies, and fueling the equipment. The Klingsporns also run 320 acres of alfalfa, corn and barley. They complete each harvest on their own, with help for corn silage. “It’s hard for anyone to get away,” David said. “We try to do everything by ourselves.” Despite the low milk prices, the Klingsporns are optimistic in continuing their family’s dairy farming legacy. They have goals of adding manure storage and more stalls to the freestall barn. “It is a privilege to keep the family tradition alive,” Luke said. “To have the ability to grow up with it, we don’t have to start all over.” Lauretta agreed. “I am happy and proud that they want to do it and make our buildings their own,” she said. Throughout the farm’s lifespan, the Klingsporns have valued raising their families in agriculture. David and Linda raised all three of their children on the farm, and now have two granddaughters, Hannah and Ella, quickly learning the ins and outs of dairying. “I have a 1-year-old daughter who likes to ride around with me in the tractor and skidloader,” Luke said. “She is exposed to the farm at such a young age. You get to give your kids the little things you take for granted.” Linda agreed. “Hannah, stays with us sometimes, and she loves the farm life,” Linda said. “Everything is babies and moos for her.” The grandchildren’s experiences on the farm are similar to what Kevin and Luke, and their sister, Kelly, went through. “We had a playpen in the milk house,” Linda said. Although David and Linda’s daughter does not actively work on the farm, she still remains involved in the dairy industry as a credit ofcer at ComPeer. Her husband, David, works for Minnesota Department of Agriculture as a hydrologist. Luke and Kevin began their dairy farming careers prior to graduating high school. Knowing the farm’s rich history, they have plans to take over the dairy and continue milking cows on their family’s 150-year-old farm. “It is a good feeling when your kids want to do what you do,” David said. “They must have had some fun along the way.”

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What Labor Day is really celebrating For a lot of people, Labor Day is just a day off. But have you stopped to think about what Labor Day really celebrates? Labor, according to Abraham Lincoln’s famous talk to Wisconsin Agricultural Society, can be thought of in two ways in the world. Mud-sill theory. Labor is only available in connection with capital. Capitol comes rst. All laborers are hired and are xed in that position for life. In other words, you have job security, but can never change or grow. Kind of what communism is built on. Free labor theory. Labor can exist without capital, but capital cannot exist without labor. Capital is the fruit of the labor. There is no such thing as a freeman being xed for life, but the fruit of this labor is the opportunity for the free laborer to fulll his dreams and goals. This is the foundation of capitalism. “Labor is the superior of capital and deserves much the higher consideration.” We celebrate free labor, but as companies continue to merge, it creates less opportunities for the free laborer-moving closer and closer to a mud-sill society. Because of this, business creation and ingenuity start to fade as laborers decide to trade their freedom and dreams to settle for security. In the agriculture industry, free laboring farmers are seeing less and less opportunity as these companies grow in control. Healthy competition is suffering. Fewer young farmers are starting up, because of this lack of opportunity. Is this free labor? Is this still capitalism? Freedom has no guarantee of success or failure. Are we stronger or weaker as a nation as our country slides toward a mud-sill economy? It’s time to turn this around before our agriculture industry is no longer free-controlled by investor-run companies. On Labor Day, we celebrate the free laborer, with his choices, dreams and goals. We value the virtues of hard work, perseverance and honesty. On Labor Day, we celebrate the opportunities free labor affords us. The Great Author gave us free will to allow us to fulll our dreams. It would be a shame to allow monopolies to take that away. “Finance (capital) is not merely about making money. It’s about achieving our deep goals and protecting the fruits of our labor. It’s about stewardship and, therefore, about achieving the good society,” Robert J. Shiller said. Are you helping to sustain a free society, or are you helping to create a mud-sill society? Our individual actions have consequences. If we wish to maintain our forefather’s great society, it has to begin with us. “Government of the people, by the people, for the people,” Abraham Lincoln said.

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ST. PAUL, Minn. – Last year, across the state of Minnesota, less than 1 percent of milk samples tested positive for antibiotics (43 positive tests of 38,744 samples), according to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. Similar data was recorded in Wisconsin. While the violations are minimal when reviewed on an industry-wide scale, state agriculture department ofcials are taking this opportunity to further educate dairy farmers on proper milking handling techniques. “In general, farmers are doing a great job, but there is always room for improvement,” Dr. Jessica Evanson said. “Our goal is to bring attention of these violations to the farm, so practices can be altered for the better.” Evanson is the Minnesota Department of Agriculture Drug Residue Consultant. Using a U.S. Food and Drug Administration grant in 2017, she helped develop the survey in an effort to educate and work with dairy farmers across the state, as well as state inspectors. Of the violators in Minnesota last year, 93 percent were rst-time offenders and the most common

drugs present were Cephapirin and PenGProcaine, antibiotics used to treat mastitis and common infections, respectively. The Wisconsin report did not detail the demographics of the violators nor the reason for the violation. “The report provides the number of milk samples that tested positive for drug residue based on the sampling date,” Leeann Duwe said. “Residues may be from medicines used to treat milking animals, such as an antibiotic and other drugs. They could also be residues of misused sanitizers.” Duwe is the public information ofcer with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. While each farm is managed differently, there are key areas of responsible antibiotic use every farmer can review on their dairy farm, such as personnel relationships, treatment protocols and on-farm bulk tank testing. In recent years, it has become pertinent that farmers establish a working relationship with their veterinarian. This allows the veterinarian to provide the most useful guidance for the dairy so the farmer can use medications more effectively. Evanson’s study revealed a greater need for a farmer-veterinarian relationship. “What really stood out to me was that 86 percent of violators had a veterinary-client-patient relationship,” Evanson said. “We

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the medical label,” she said. For farmers, the most appropriate action is to work with their veterinarian to ensure the antibiotic is being used properly. Then, on-farm protocols should be reviewed. In Evanson’s study, she found half of the violators had no recordkeeping system. This was most commonly noticed in regards to animal observations. While a particular farm may have had directions for how to treat an animal when needed, the process was lost in communication between farm owner and employees. In conducting routine employee training, farmers can ensure those working with the animals are aware of proper treatment procedures and such procedures are consistent from one employee to another. “We need to break down that communication barrier,” Evanson said. “Communication between the farm owner and employees should be open to reinforce protocols, but more importantly to demonstrate honesty for if and when a mistake is made.” Proper drug labeling and storage are also important parts of on-farm protocols. “All farms run differently, but in general, antibiotics for lactating and non-lactating animals should be stored separately,” Evanson said. Additionally, protocols should be Turn to TESTING | Page 13

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established for each antibiotic present on the farm, as well as for common diseases that may arise. “Take a look at your current system and see how you’re set up to avoid contamination in the milk,” Evanson said. While the farm veterinarian will serve as a reliable source to establish appropriate protocols, milk inspectors and others who routinely deal with milk quality will be of help, too. In Wisconsin, DATCP works with dairy farmers, milk haulers, processing plants and other industry partners to ensure a safe, wholesome milk supply. “Individuals who pick up milk from producers are licensed by DATCP to ensure the integrity of Wisconsin’s milk supply is meeting state law requirements for quality,” Duwe said. In addition to working with personnel associated with the farm and maintaining accurate, clear protocols, farmers may also conduct bulk tank samples before the load is picked up. The tests can be obtained through the area eld representative, which may help eliminate a hot load being sent to the processing plant. “In my survey, only 14 percent of violators did a test on their bulk tank, and four of six farmers surveyed were not using the same test as the plant,” Evanson said. While Evanson’s report was only conducted in 2017, she hopes to survey farmers again this year and build a summary of results from year to year, with the hope that there will be improvements. In Wisconsin, an analysis of the report is not performed each year, rather the state works with individual violators to improve their operations. “The main takeaway is that we need to take advantage of our resources – our veterinarians, state inspectors and even fellow dairy farmers,” Evanson said. “This is all done so we can further improve practices on farms.”

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What roles do your kids play on the farm? Our kids are helpers on our farm. They donâ€™t have daily chores, but are expected to help us with tasks when asked. Our oldest son, Drew, has gone through our countyâ€™s tractor safety program and has now taken on the tasks of driving tractors for hauling manure and hauling wagons while we are chopping. He also helps on a daily basis with chores, cleaning and bedding animals, and mowing lawns, along with random tasks.

What roles do your kids play on the farm? Anna, a senior, is our herdsperson, handling half the milking, works herds health and calving. Alisa and Jenna are twins and sophomores this year. They handle the calves, help with calving and make sure all calves are healthy. Lynnea is in seventh grade and milks half the time. Isaiah helps with the mixing, pushing up feed, hauling stuff around, takes care of chickens and other general chores as needed.

How do the kidsâ€™ responsibilities change when school starts? They are less available due to school activities, but still try to be as involved as possible. Our younger two sons primarily like to ride along with Grandpa Tim whenever possible. They love running errands with him and working on projects with him. Our older son is in high school and is involved in soccer, band, 4-H and FFA, so he is busy with activities. He still tries to be on the farm helping whenever he has free time.

How do the kidsâ€™ responsibilities change when school starts? We homeschool, so the kids actually have a relaxed school schedule throughout the summer that becomes more intense after Labor Day. Their chores do not change much with the school year unless they have music concerts or other activities that take them away from chores.

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How do you adapt your schedule to cover extra work when the kids start school? Iâ€™m a small animal vet who travels for work. Sometimes I work from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., so Bernie does almost everything on the farm by himself. We have a high school kid who helps when he can. Bernieâ€™s brother is also a partner in the farm, so he does all of the feeding. What do you like best about when the kids go back to school? I like how there are less schedules to worry about. Bernie likes how much quieter it is when the kids are gone. What lessons have you taught your kids on the farm? We have taught our kids how to work hard, both physically and mentally, to get what you want. We have also taught them how to be kind to animals and the importance of responsibility on and off of the farm. Tell us about your farm. We milk 120 Milking Shorthorn, Holstein and Crossbred cows. We also farm 230 acres of corn and alfalfa. We have a step-up parlor and a freestall barn for the cows.

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Tell us about your farm. Our farm is located between Madison and Milwaukee in Southern Wisconsin. We are a 500-cow dairy and run 2,000 acres. We lost our milking parlor to a ďƒžre this January, and while we were rebuilding, two neighboring farms, Tag Lane Dairy and McFarlandale Dairy, took our cows in and cared for them. By mid-April, we were able to bring the cows home and things have been settling back to normal, thankfully.

Tell us about your farm. We are a third-generation dairy. Even in these hard times, we are excited for what God has in store for us. We raise all our youngstock with the help of the family. We grow corn, soybeans, alfalfa and peas for the local canning company. Jeffâ€™s parents live on the farm with us and help us on a regular basis. At home, we have Krista, Anna, 18, Alisa, 16, Jenna, 16, Lynnea, 14, and Isaiah, 10, who all work on the dairy. Our son, Matt, works construction and lives off the farm with his wife and child. Our daughter, Melissa, works in Northďƒželd, and our son, Nate, is at school in Iowa.

How do the kidsâ€™ responsibilities change when school starts? They do less because they are gone. Amelia is at River Falls, but comes home on the weekends when she can to help. Anthony is so involved in 4-H, FFA and school activities, so his schedule is busy.

What lessons have you taught your kids on the farm? We hope we are teaching our kids that it is important to take pride in the work you do. Doing a job well is better than doing a job fast just to get done with it. We also want our kids to value their school life, even though it may be more appealing at times for them to be at home helping us. With the way farming is, we want them to have the foundation school can give them.

What roles do your kids play on the farm? Amelia and Anthony milk cows, do calf chores in the evenings, help with haying in the summer, and Amelia helps with vaccinations.

How do you adapt your schedule to cover extra work when the kids start school? On Sundays, we talk about the upcoming week and review the schedule. If someone has a heavy load, or needs some help, we switch chores around to make it work. We also miss having Nate around for extra equipment driving help since he went back to college. We How do you adapt your schedule to cover extra miss his ability to ďƒžll in where ever needed and that falls work when the kids start school? The jobs that Drew back to myself when he is gone. helps with over the summer are covered by other employees at our farm once he goes back to school. What do you like best about when the kids go back to Being that we live outside our school district, we have school? Itâ€™s more of a routine than summer is. Other than to transport our kids to and from school ourselves, that, we donâ€™t change much. As the ďƒželd work slows up, we which adds more time in the car for all of us. Back try to do a ďƒželd trip one or two times a month to add to their to school time is exciting, but since it happens during learning. our busy time on the farm with chopping hay and What lessons have you taught your kids on the farm? corn and then combining, we know itâ€™ll be a few long The kids have shared what they appreciate most is learning months of everyone chipping in to get things done. the cycle of life. We as parents have enjoyed the family time we have around our noon meals where we are able to share What do you like best about when the kids go back how the day is going and encourage each other. Responsito school? We all get to see more of our friends, both bility. The older girls have horses they are training and ridthe kids and us parents. From waving at friends in ing, plus the daily chores help the kids understand what life the line dropping kids off at school to sitting on the is truly about. The miracle of life. Each calving and other sidelines watching soccer games or working together things that happen on the farm remind us each day is a gift in concession stands, school time helps encourage us and there are miracles all around us. Everything you do on to see more of the friends weâ€™ve made over the years, the farm prepares you for life after the farm; from time management to working hard to complete a task. which is good for us all.

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What role do your kids play on the farm? They help with the calves morning and night. Natalie feeds any calves on bottles. Preston feeds the bigger calves inside and out back. Ethan drains milk from the line for the pasteurizer for the next feeding. They all help with pitching pens and moving calves as they get bigger.

What roles do your kids play on the farm? Our kids help with what ever we are doing. We make sure that what they are doing is age appropriate. We try to make the evening chores a family event.

What roles do your kids play on the farm? They milk, feed calves, feed cows, haul manure and help with spring and fall tillage. They also help with repairs and maintenance around the farm.

What roles do your kids play on the farm? Our oldest child, Madison, lives in town and has a job off the farm. She helps if time permits. She has helped feed calves, covered relief milking shifts and can drive skid steer. Our middle child, Allison, is a sophomore at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and although she tells people she grew up on a farm and likes her agriculture roots, she would be happier off the farm. She has helped feed calves and has helped me with ling in the ofce. Our youngest child, Brooks, will be a senior in high school and has taken on many roles. He has lled in with milking shifts, driving tractor, helps feed calves and many other odds and ends. All three still assist with covering bunkers and pumping manure when needed.

How do the kids’ responsibilities change when school starts? They still help with chores in the evening when it How do the kids’ responsibilities works out. Their extracurricular activichange when school starts? Preston ties sometimes makes this more chalwill come over to feed the calves at lenging. night unless he has football practice. Natalie and Ethan are responsible to How do you adapt your schedule to do chores. No one does chores before cover extra work when the kids start school. They all help on the weekends school? It takes longer to do chores. So, either chores are started earlier in and on non-school days. the morning, or my wife will help once How do you adapt your schedule to the kids are off to school. cover extra work when the kids start school? I try to get there earlier and am What do you like best about when the kids go back to school? My wife likes in the barn longer. that it is not as busy for a few hours. But What do you like best about when the as for me, I kind of miss them. kids go back to school? I save money What lessons have you taught your on treats from the little store. kids on the farm? We hope our chilWhat lessons have you taught your dren are taught the lesson of taking care kids on the farm? Responsibility and of what God has given us and appreciating the gifts. hard work, we hope. Tell us about your farm. We milk 60 cows and run 300 acres.

Tell us about your farm. I dairy farm with my wife, Amber, our children, Landon, 12, Kendra, 9, Addie, 3, my dad, Chuck, and my brother-in-law. We milk 130 cows and raise our own calves and replacement heifers. We farm 1,000 acres that are planted to corn, soybeans and alfalfa to feed the cows.

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How do the kids’ responsibilities change when school starts? They are less available when school starts. Allison is only available on holiday breaks. Brooks helps but is limited to after football practice or the weekend. How do you adapt your schedule to cover extra work when the kids start school? Our farm is different that way. My farm schedule does not depend on what the kids are doing. All tasks need to be done, and we have a wonderful team of employees helping the farm run as smoothly as possible. What do you like best about when the kids go back to school? Routine. Summer typically has little routine; days are different depending on weather and other factors. The start of school means a schedule. What lessons have you taught your kids on the farm? The circle of life. A good work ethic; nish what you start. Life is what you make it. Farming is a business and a way of life. Tell us about your farm. Hillsprairie Dairy is nestled in the rolling hills of Vernon County. My husband, Steve, and his brother, Jeff, are business partners and the fth generation of Mitchells to farm in this valley. They milk three times a day and crop 1,300 acres to feed their cows.

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Meinerts strive for quality feed, care for high production Dave and Jacki Meinert St. Cloud, Wis. Fond du Lac County 110 cows

Do you contract your milk? No. We tried a small percentage of our milk about 20 years ago, and it was not successful.

What is your current herd average, butterfat and protein? 30,249 pounds, 3.9 percent butterfat, and 3.1 percent protein.

Describe your housing and milking facility. We have a stanchion barn, and switch cows are housed on bedding pack. All are milked in stanchion barn.

How many times a day do you milk? Three times per day. It’s a challenge labor wise, but we did it and continue to do it for better quality milk. Cows were leaking too much on two times per day milking, and we started to have SCC issues.

What is your herd health program? Herd health is every other week. Since we are charged by the minute, as we pregnancy check cows and heifers, we discuss topics such as new treatment protocols,

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The Meinert family – (front, from leŌ) Cody Waldschmidt, Brooke Meinert and Carly Meinert; (middle) Amber Meinert Taylor and Jacki Meinert; (back) Jon Taylor and Dave Meinert – have a rolling herd average of 30,249 pounds on their 110-cow dairy near St. Cloud, Wis.

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The Meinerts milk three Ɵmes a day in a stanchion barn. Switch cows are housed on a bedding pack.

new products, animal welfare, reproduction procedures, etc. We’ve been developing printed protocols for the farm so we are consistent.

What does your dry cow and transition program consist of? Cows are dried off at 45 days. Right now, dry cows receive baled hay and corn si-

lage. Transition cows receive milk cow TMR. We normally have a dry cow TMR, but we’re crowded and only have room for transition cows in our Turn to MEINERTS | Page 20

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barn. Dry cows are currently housed in the pregnancy heifer barn. What is the composition of your ration? It is 50 percent haylage, 50 percent corn silage, high moisture corn and protein mix (our soybeans are in the mix). We added a methionine supplement to increase our components and decrease protein use. So far, we’ve been happy with the results. Through the years you have been farming what change has created the biggest jump in your herd average? Three times a day milking, and feeding more corn silage. What role do genetics play in your production level and

what is your breeding program? We bought a beautiful herd of cows, so we started with an impressive base. The herd’s program had been young sires for the heifers and proven for the cows. We changed our breeding program years ago to all young sires. In January, we changed our thinking and our program. All heifers and top 20 percent of cows are bred with proven bulls, the bottom 10 percent are bred with beef, and the middle 70 percent of cows are bred to young sires. Our top criteria for bull selection is components. What type of improvements would you like to make that would increase your rolling herd average even higher? Better ventilation in the milk

The Meinerts house a porƟon of their herd in a bedding pack facility. barn. The fans we have are not adequate. The bedding pack where the switch cows are has wonderful air movement. We need to keep ne-tuning our breeding protocols. We’ve seen improvement since last fall and can see the results.

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......................................................................................................$239,900 7 NH T9020, 2009, Power Shift, Duals, PTO, 2905 hrs., #142873 ...................$115,000 6 JD 9460R, 2014, Power Shift, Duals, 2747 hrs., #141947............................$174,900 16 JD 9400, 2001, Triples, 3816 hrs., #144488 ................................................$107,500 3 JD 9410R, 2014, Power Shift, Duals, 1531 hrs., #146677............................$219,500 8 JD 9520R, 2015, Power Shift, Duals, PTO, Guidance-ready, 1554 hrs., #145720 ......................................................................................................$284,900 15 JD 9630, 2009, Power Shift, Duals, 3600 hrs., #144489 ..............................$145,000 COMBINES 5 JD S680, 2014, PRWD, Duals, 1685 hrs., #147716 ......................................$249,000 8 JD S660, 2013, Corn/Bean, 2WD, Duals, 1202 hrs., #141412 ......................$199,500 16 JD S680, 2015, Corn/Bean, 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Feederhouse, 2147 hrs., #144243...............................................$117,900 17 JD S690, 2013, Corn/Bean, PRWD, Duals, 1365 hrs., #144337 ....................$239,500 14 JD 9770 STS, 2008, Corn/Bean, PRWD, Duals, Chopper, Yield Monitor, Lateral Tilt Feederhouse, Guidance-ready, 2783 hrs., #144242 ...................... $89,500 4 JD 6620, 1987, Corn/Bean, 2WD, 5253 hrs., #151123......................................$5,900 4 JD 9500, 1991, Corn/Bean, 2WD, Singles, 4719 hrs., #150229 ..................... $30,900 17 JD S660, 2016, Corn/Bean, 2WD, Duals, Chopper, Yield Monitor, Lateral Tilt Feederhouse, 471 hrs., #145629 ................................................$285,000 14 JD S680, 2017, PRWD, Duals, 366 hrs., #145687 ........................................$405,000 5 JD S670, 2012, PRWD, Duals, 1428 hrs., #145724.......................................$195,000 16 JD S680, 2013, PRWD, Duals, 1058 hrs., #146109 ......................................$238,500 17 JD 9650 STS, 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JD S670, 2012, PRWD, Duals, 2031 hrs., #143860 ......................................$175,000 Case IH 8230, 2012, PRWD, Duals, Yield Monitor, 1000 hrs., #145731 .......$219,000 JD 9760 STS, 2007, 2WD, Duals, 2326 hrs., #150815.................................... $94,900 JD S670, 2017, PRWD, Duals, 205 hrs., #142208 ........................................$385,000 JD S680, 2015, Corn/Bean, PRWD, Chopper, Header, 1103 hrs., #144326 ...$269,500 JD 9770 STS, 2011, PRWD, Duals, 1283 hrs., #143429 ...............................$165,900 JD S690, 2014, PRWD, Duals, 1577 hrs., #145222 ......................................$260,000 JD 9870 STS, 2009, PRWD, Duals, 2428 hrs., #141914 ...............................$154,900 JD S670, 2015, Corn/Bean, PRWD, Duals, Chopper, Yield Monitor, Header, 1513 hrs., #144307......................................................................................$209,500 JD 9500, 1992, 2WD, Duals, 5306 hrs., #140474........................................... 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#151601........................................................................................ $70,200 JD S670, 2016, 2WD, Duals, 485 hrs., #148148...........................................$319,500 JD S660, 2016, Corn/Bean, 2WD, Singles, Chopper, Yield Monitor, Lateral Tilt Feederhouse, 165 hrs., #145628 ................................................$312,000 JD S660, 2013, 2WD, 1703 hrs., #135180 ...................................................$189,500 JD S670, 2012, Corn/Bean, 2WD, Singles, Chopper, 1216 hrs., #144315 .....$139,000 JD S780, 2018, Corn/Bean, PRWD, Duals, 100 hrs., #143976 ......................$419,000 JD 9400, 1995, Corn/Bean, 2WD, Singles, Chopper, 2554 hrs., #151429....... $26,900 JD S680, 2012, PRWD, Duals, 1935 hrs., #134377.......................................$159,000 JD S680, 2016, PRWD, Duals, 882 hrs., #148150 ........................................$329,900 JD 9660 STS, 2004, 2WD, Duals, 3731 hrs., #150873.................................... $69,660 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What lls the rst days of newly crowned Princess Kay of the Milky Way’s schedule? Butter sculpting, as is tradition for the Minnesota icon. In addition, her time at the Minnesota State Fair is lled with media interviews and photo opportunities, with 2018’s list of exposure including the New York Times, a French television magazine, and “Entertainment Tonight (ET)” with foodie and Travel Channel host Andrew Zimmern. Both ET and the French television crew chose the Butter Sculpting Booth as a top destination from a list of possible topics provided by the Minnesota State Fair communications ofce. “The butter sculptures are a big draw for media,” said Theresa Reps, Midwest Dairy Association Agricultural Affairs Manager, who oversees the state’s dairy princess program. “The ‘Entertainment Tonight’ segment was a lot of fun and not an opportunity we get every year.” ET aired its work at the fair Aug. 29. In it, the hosts joined Zimmern to sample fair food, and visited the Butter Sculpting Booth and the CHS Miracle of Birth Center. The team from TV M6 in France began lming at the Princess Kay coronation, then met the princesses as they left their hotel in the 4 a.m. hour of the fair’s opening day, following them to the front gates where they greeted media and fair-goers. The crew also lmed Princess Kay’s butter sculpting. According to Bellmont Partners, which assists Midwest Dairy with media at the fair, the Minnesota State Fair piece will be part of a 30- to 50-minute feature about the fair scheduled to air in Europe in the spring of 2019. The New York Times included a portion about butter sculpting and a photo in an article published Aug. 28. The 2018 media exposure adds to a long list of national and international media coverage over the years. For example, last year, the “Today” show with Al Roker was on hand, and appearances have taken place on “Prairie Home Companion” in the past. National Geographic has visited the Butter Sculpting Booth, and it is not unusual for media outlets across the country to pick up segments from Twin Cities sources. While the butter sculptures attract plenty of media Turn to COVERAGE | Page 23

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ConƟnued from COVERAGE | Page 22 attention, Reps said interviews that feature Princess Kay and the other nalists often provide opportunities to talk about dairy involvement at the fair, like the milk stand, the Dairy Goodness Bar and the Moo Booth. “We always try to talk about all dairy happenings at the fair no matter what the initial interview was about,” she said. The coverage is invaluable to dairy farmers, said Reps. “Last year, we received media exposure during the fair that would have cost more than $2 million if we had to buy that time in advertising,” she said. “It is also media that we don’t reach every day – like Fox 9, KARE 11, KSTP-TV and WCCO-TV. All of these reach an urban audience where we can talk about dairy.”

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Guernsey takes its rst-ever supreme banner at Minnesota State Fair By Sherry Newell Contributing Writer

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Timing is everything during milking Milk quality and somatic cell counts seem to be having a new emphasis placed on them around the countryside. As milk supply remains high and most plants reach capacity, there is a concentrated effort by creameries to keep somatic cell counts low. I have heard of penalties up to $2/cwt. for high cell counts in our area. In a time when farmers cannot afford to take any reduction in their milk price, it is important to take steps to avoid penalties from your milk plant. When it comes to milk quality By Emily Wilmes and mastitis, we usually spend a lot of U of M Extension time talking about keeping the cow’s environment clean, mastitis treatment and common mastitis pathogens. Those are all very important, but do not forget about another piece of the milk quality puzzle – milking routine times. Whether you milk in tie stalls or a parlor, the goal is the same: milk clean, dry, well-stimulated teats. To achieve this goal, timing is everything. Keep these times in mind. - 10-20 seconds: This is the amount of stimulation time the teat skin surface requires for optimal milk letdown. This can include wiping the teats and cleaning them of any dirt and manure. However, the most powerful milk letdown stimulus is fore stripping each teat. This also allows you to check for any visual symptoms of mastitis (such as milk with akes, clots or an off color). If a cow has not letdown her milk, the extra machine pulsation can lead to damaged teats and teat ends. This negatively effects udder health and can lead to a higher incidence of mastitis. - 30 seconds: This is the ideal amount of contact time. Contact time is the time required for teat dip to kill bacteria on the teat surfaces. Dirt, manure and bedding should be cleaned off of each teat before dipping to ensure full skin contact with the dip. The key to effective use of teat dipping for mastitis control is consistent and complete teat coverage at every milking. When hastily preparing cows for milking, it can be easy to miss a teat or have incomplete coverage. An easy way to test your teat dipping (or your employees) is by using the white towel test. It is a great option because it offers immediate feedback and can be used for pre- and/or post-dipping. To do the test, wrap a clean paper towel around the base of the teat immediately after it has been dipped. Be sure to blot the dip from the entire teat. Unwrap the towel and open it to display the teat dip pattern. A completely and correctly dipped teat will give a full, singular blot on the paper towel. A broken or uneven blot is representative of an improperly dipped teat. - 60-120 seconds: One to two minutes is the target prep lag time. This is the time from the initial contact with the

teat surfaces until the milking machine is applied. The preplag time for cows being milked two times per day should be shorter than for cows being milked three times per day. In a typical parlor setting, prepping four cows at a time will accomplish proper prep lag time for each cow, given there is consistency in stimulation and contact time. For tiestall barns, the use of an end-of-milking indicator is helpful to dene the milking routine. - 30 minutes: This is a very important time to remember. After milking, the teat sphincter takes 30 minutes to close. It also takes 30 minutes for the post-dip to dry. If a cow lies down while the sphincter is still relaxed or before the teat dip has dried, it can lead to bacteria entering the teat and potential infection. It is estimated that 50 percent of new contagious mastitis infections can be prevented by complete and consistent post-milking teat dipping and allowing the dip to dry. A good way to keep cows standing for at least 30 minutes after milking is to provide fresh feed (or push feed up) so the cows are motivated to stand and eat after milking. The ideal pre- and post- milking procedure should be standardized to maintain consistency among all milkers. It should also focus attention on the teat surfaces, include an effective teat dip, and remove all dirt and manure from the teat surface. For additional resources related to milk quality and mastitis management, visit www.qualitycounts.umn.edu.

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Ventilating milking center rooms, ofďƒžces Dairy farm milking centers come in all sizes, shapes and layouts. All have milk rooms where one or more bulk tanks are housed or milk towers are accessed and plate coolers are located. Milking centers also have a utility or mechanical room that houses compressors, vacuum pumps, water heaters and other equipment. On larger dairy operations, the milking center may have one or more storage rooms for supplies and replacement parts, a lunch or break room, toilets, lockers, showers and a laundry. The milking center may also have ofďƒžces and meeting rooms. All of these rooms are commonly connected by hallways that lead to a milking parlor, holding area or a By Kevin Janni barn with lactating cows. These connecting hallways can U of M Extension allow air from dirtier and moister areas to blow into rooms we want to keep cleaner and drier if the ventilating system is not designed and operated correctly. The 2017 Grade â€œAâ€? Pasteurized Milk Ordinance requires all milking center rooms to be well ventilated and well lit. But the PMO does not give minimum or recommended ventilating rates. The PMO ventilation requirement is that the room be reasonably free of odor and free of condensation on equipment, walls and ceilings. The PMO states that well-ventilated rooms will lengthen the useful life of the building and equipment in the building. Well-ventilated rooms will not have problems with algae and mold growing on moist surfaces. Another factor to consider when designing a ventilating system for a milking center with different types of rooms connected by hallways is the direction the air ďƒ&#x;ows between rooms and through open doors. Air ďƒ&#x;ows from high pressure rooms to low pressure rooms when doors are opened or through small cracks and leaks around doors and windows. So the room that you want to be the cleanest should have the highest pressure and fresh air inlets. Rooms that can tolerate more odor and moisture can be at lower pressures and usually exhaust air directly to the outside. One concern with having rooms at a positive pressure in cold climates is the potential to push moist air into the walls through small cracks around ďƒžxtures and at joints. Moisture in walls can condense in cold weather. Use very tight building construction to minimize this problem. Finally, milking center ventilating systems must have fresh air inlets, places where relatively clean outdoor air can enter the milking center, and exhaust air outlets, where used moisture laden air is exhausted. Toilets are an example of a room where exhaust air is exhausted to the outside. A common recommended ventilating rate for the milk room is 800 cubic feet per minute. Milk rooms commonly use positive pressure ventilation to reduce inďƒžltration to keep this room cleaner. The room is ventilated with a small fan blowing air from a fresh air source into the milk room. The air leaves through outlets in an exterior wall opposite the fresh air fan. Small farms may have the fan on a timer to reduce the amount of heat needed in the winter. Check with local and state agencies responsible for approving milking facilities to make sure that your ventilation plan is acceptable. The mechanical room ventilating rate needs depend on how much heat is given off by compressors and other equipment in the mechanical room. A ventilating rate of one air change per minute is commonly recommended in the summer when heat from the compressor needs to be exhausted out of doors. Lower rates based on room temperature can be used in mild and cold weather. Fresh outdoor air can be supplied to the mechanical room. Warm air from the mechanical room can be sent to the milking parlor in cold weather. Storage room requirement can vary depending on what is being stored. Rooms used to store temperature sensitive supplies or chemicals typically are

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Pinkeye, or infectious bovine keratitis, rears its ugly head every summer. This summer seemed to be particularly bad. Classically, pinkeye is caused by the bacterium Moraxella bovis (M bovis). However, Veterinary Wisdom other organisms can be involved. Moraxella bovoculi, formerly known as Moraxella ovis, can be an offender as can Mycoplasma bovoculi and Mycoplasma bovis. IBR virus and occasionally Pasteurella multocida can cause a similar disease, as well. Cattle can be By Jim Bennett infected with more than Columnist one organism at the same time. Irritation of the conjunctiva due to dust or scratching, ultraviolet radiation from the sun and face ies can all play a role in the pathogenesis of pinkeye. Pastured animals are at signicant risk, perhaps due to difculty in controlling ies in pasture. We do see signicant outbreaks in conned cattle, as well, even when y control and manure management seem good. Because of the role of sunlight, face ies and dust, outbreaks are more common in the summer, but any of the organisms can cause infection at other times of the year. The source of the infection is usually other cattle. Infected animals can carry M bovis for over one year and may not show signs of pinkeye. M bovis organisms transmitted to other cattle by face ies or direct contact attach to the cornea with hair-like structure called pili. Within 12 hours of attachment, erosions start to form on the surface of the cornea. In early stages, most animals will have copious watery discharge from the eyes, may squint or close the lids, and are usually very sensitive to light. A small opaque area may form in a day or two in the center

of the cornea. This is often when producers notice ability of antibodies to attack the organism. The variety of causative organisms and the ability the disease. Most cattle owners are familiar with this stage and the later stages of pinkeye when more of the of M bovis to change are both reasons why pinkeye cornea becomes cloudy and a white scar eventually vaccines are often ineffective. These vaccines are fairly widely used today, but we often see severe forms at the center of the eye. Fortunately a variety of antibiotics are often disease in vaccinated animals. Veterinarians may effective to treat M bovis. Cattle can be treated topically choose to have autogenous vaccines produced from in the eye, with local injections or systemically. In the specic strains and organisms isolated from a some cases it may be necessary to treat the entire pen farm, but there is no guarantee the same organisms will be the offenders the next time, or that the M to attempt to reduce the number of carrier animals. Oxytetracycline is commonly used for systemic bovis will not modify itself to resist the effects of the treatment since it is relatively inexpensive, available vaccine. Thus, the best way to prevent and control pinkeye in formulations and has the characteristic of concentrating in the cornea at levels higher than is to use a multi-pronged approach. First, control ies found in blood or other body tissues. Mycoplasmas early and throughout the season. This means ies on all are harder to treat with antibiotics and may contribute ages of cattle, young to mature. Fly tags are useful on pastured cattle. Premise sprays and pour-ons can help. to treatment failures. While treatment is often effective, a mass Feeding larval inhibitors often are helpful. Second, try outbreak in multiple pens of heifers can be a real to use bedding that is not overly dusty. Sand bedding has successfully been used mess. Animals experience in hutches in the summer. signicant pain, may not be wise i Third, remove manure as eat well, and some are left IIt some case iit may b is reasonably possible on partially or totally blind. to treat all the animals in a a regular basis. Most y Prevention and control are species lay eggs in manure. of utmost importance with group to attempt to reduce Fourth, use vaccines this disease, but this is not the numbers of carriers early appropriately at your always easy. veterinarian’s direction. There are several on in an outbreak. Fifth, treat affected animals reasons for this. First, promptly. In some cases because apparently normal animals can carry the organism for over a year, there it may be wise to treat all the animals in a group to are plenty of reservoirs available for spread of disease attempt to reduce the numbers of carriers early on in to new victims in subsequent seasons. Second, an outbreak. Pinkeye has been around for a long time. we cannot control the weather or the amount of We are not likely to eradicate it anytime soon, but sunlight, so risk increases during summer. Sometimes hopefully there are steps we can take to keep it under controlling dust is difcult in warm seasons. Third, control. Jim Bennett is a dairy veterinarian at Northern the potential mix of organisms involved can vary from farm to farm and year to year, so it can be hard to Valley Dairy Production Medicine Center in maintain control. Fourth, there are a variety of strains Plainview, Minn. He and his wife, Pam, have four of M bovis, and even single strains can make changes children. Jim can be reached at bennettnvac@gmail. to their structure that may affect the pathogenicity and com with comments or questions.

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We have 230 head of pregnant heifers in a secure heifer lot at Joe and Rita’s place. They bought the 10acre acreage from an old landlord of mine when they got married 15 years ago. Joe and the concrete crew then built a complete concrete heifer lot including headlocks, a loading ramp and welded pipe fencing. We still rent the surrounding 230 acres from the landlord’s widow. Of that, 180 acres are average cropland and 50 acres are a meandering pasture cutting through the middle of the farm. Most summers, Joe and Rita slowly start letting the heifers out into the pasture in late May when the hot barbed wire is 2 feet taller than the grass. This year with constant rainfall all summer, the pasture was ooded and waterlogged, so they could not let the cattle out until early August. Needless to say, the grass was higher than the electric barb wire in places.

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The coverage is excellent, thanks to the hard work of Midwest Dairy Association staff, the PK coordinator and Bellmont Partners PR agency. That is one key thing I learned By Jean Annexstad being a Princess Kay Mom this past year. The year was a great opportunity to open our Columnist farm for tours, interviews, photo sessions, videos and gatherings. We were asked to be ready at a moment’s notice to host or attend any number of events across Minnesota. When Emily asked us to, either my husband, I or another family member tried to go along. It was eyeopening to see how people wanted to interact with her and to listen to the questions they asked about our farm, how we take care of our dairy animals and why dairy foods are important to include in a healthy diet. Having a PK in your household is a unique experience. Since the crowning of the 65th Princess Kay Aug. 22, it is quiet at our house. Emily has moved back to the University of Minnesota-St. Paul campus. Our twin sons, Matthias and Leif, freshmen majoring in animal science at the University of Minnesota this fall, joined her there, so that adds to the change in dynamics around our farm and home. Will there be more opportunities to continue to tell the story about dairy to people who are typically interested in listening? I want to continue to nd out, even though our Princess Kay is a has been, as she says. Here are key things I have learned: - Build relationships with people who consume our products to earn and build trust. They want to know that we share values with them more than they want to know about the science and facts, according to Roxie Beck, of the Center for Food Integrity, at the Dairy Experience Forum July 24-26 in Bloomington, Minn. For example, when I give tours of my calf barn, I often get the question, “Why do you take the calves away from their moms so soon?” I used to delve into a long explanation of how the calf needs an adequate amount of colostrum, might be injured by the mom, etc. Now I often just say, “I’m the calf-mom now, so the cow can be taken care of in the special barn for new moms, and I can make sure the calf is getting everything it needs to stay healthy and thrive.” People seem to accept that statement. - When asked to host a tour, do an interview, participate in a video to help inform others about how we dairy farm, if at all possible, do it. Sure it takes time and effort to make sure your farm is camera ready. During the past year, I learned to be a couple hours from having the key areas cleanable for a tour. Yes, rst-crop hay or something equally as important will likely be a task at hand when the date rolls around for the tour from the local school group. 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Demenges recognized with Aitkin County award By Abby Hopp StaďŹ€ Intern

MCGREGOR, Minn. â€“ Demenge Dairy has truly been a family business since its inception, in 1950. And now, nearly 70 years later, it continues to be a farm molded by family. â€œIf it wasnâ€™t for family, there is no way we could farm,â€? Lucas Hauser said. Lucas milks 45 cows on his familyâ€™s farm in Aitkin County near McGregor, Minn. Lucas and his family were recognized as this yearâ€™s Aitkin County Farm Family of the Year Aug. 9 at Farmfest in Redwood Falls, Minn. This is the second time the Demenges have received the honor. â€œIt feels good to get the award, and we are honored and proud to get it,â€? Lucas said.

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Lucasâ€™ cousin, Lacie Hielalati, agreed. â€œWe are proud to keep the dairy farm still running and live in a small community,â€? she said. While Lucas has been the sole operator of the dairy farm for the past two years, he receives help from Lacie and his aunts, Sam Demenge and Cheryl Cunningham. â€œWhen I canâ€™t be here, my aunts and cousins can handle it for the night,â€? Lucas said. â€œMy aunt, Cheryl, still raises the calves, which is very helpful.â€? Lacie agreed. â€œOur family is so close,â€? she said. â€œGrowing up together on a family farm you form a bond people donâ€™t know or understand. We depend on each other for everything.â€? Samâ€™s brother, Tim, also helps on the farm when he is able. He travels from his home in Wisconsin to assist with ďƒželdwork. Help has always been bountiful on Demenge Dairy, not only with Lucas as the farm owner. In 1989, Sam and Cheryl purchased the dairy from Samâ€™s father. While the women spent the following several decades managing the farm, both Lucas and Lacie were active in the day-to-day responsibilities of milking cows. The cousins enjoyed growing up in the industry. As Lucas and Lacie became more aware of their familyâ€™s business, they also realized the unique situation Demenge Dairy was presented. As one of three dairy farms remaining in Aitkin County, dairy farming comes as both a blessing and a challenge for Lucas, whose farm is located only an hour west of Duluth, Minn. â€œThere is nothing up here,â€? Sam said. Lucasâ€™ mom, Cindy Hauser, agreed. â€œYou either wait days or travel over two hours for parts or feed,â€? she said. â€œFinding a milk hauler and DHIA tester is difďƒžcult, too. Plus, it is very expensive to pay a vet to drive all the way up here.â€? Turn to DEMENGES | Page 35

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Cousins Lucas Hauser and Lacie HielalaƟ grew up working together on the family farm. Hauser purchased Demenge Dairy in November 2016 from his aunts, Sam and Cheryl, and currently milks 45 cows near McGregor, Minn. Although opportunity remains for better dairy infrastructure in Aitkin County, the Demenge family feels fortunate. They use their history and current lifestyle in dairy farming as an educational opportunity within the community. One way the Demenges interact with the public is through showing dairy cattle at the county fair. “We do a lot of farm promotion at the fair,” Lacie said. “We are the only people who bring dairy to the fair. It feels good representing the farm.” Attending the county fair has become a tradition for the Demenge family – a time spent away from the farm, yet still surrounded by family. “Vacation is tough to get as farmers, we knew that going into it,” Lacie said. “The best memories are the little things as a family. You do what is most important to you. To us, that’s spending time with family.” With the Demenges placing such an important emphasis on the relationship with each other, it should come as no surprise they do the same with their dairy herd. “We have 60 more members of the family with the cows,” Cheryl said. “Everyone in the family knows the

names and personalities of the cows.” Lucas agreed. “You can be having the worst day and you go work with the cows and your day is better,” he said. “The animals are not the challenge.” Lucas continues milking the herd in the original barn his grandfather purchased in 1950. In the coming years, he plans to update his facilities with a New Zealand-style parlor and hoop barn. The third-generation farmer is studying farm business management at Central Lakes College in Staples, Minn. With this education under his belt, Lucas hopes to make his dreams of updating the family’s farm facilities a reality. “Lucas has goals and is going to school to learn more,” Cindy said. “I just hope the prices improve so that he can keep his goal.” While the dairy industry is full of unknowns, Lucas and his family are hopeful. And with their support in one another, their future in farming is optimistic. “I wouldn’t trade this family for anything,” said Lacie, who is proud to represent Aitkin County’s small dairy community. “Farming is a way of life, but we do it all together.”

Dairy farmers take amateur baseball to Minnesota State Tournament By Danna Sabolik

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Dairy Star caught up with dairy farmers playing amateur baseball all the way to the Minnesota State Tournament, which was held in various towns across the state. Amateur baseball competes throughout the summer and is open to anyone living in the geographical area. Minnesota’s state tournament was last weekend, and many dairy farmers were among the participants. For the Vogt family, baseball is top priority. Brothers Aaron and Ethan Vogt play for the Elrosa Saints amateur baseball team, and you can catch their parents in the stands at their games. “Baseball comes rst in the summer,” said Aaron Vogt, pitcher and rst baseman. “If we’re cutting hay or working on a project, we will quit when it’s time to go play baseball.” Vogt has been playing baseball since he was a kid and continued through school. After college ball, he began playing amateur league. “My parents come to every game,” Vogt said. “It’s fun for all of us.” The Elrosa Saints played in the state tournament this year, but came up short against Sleepy Eye. “It was a pretty average season,” Vogt said. “We lost some key players to retirement after last season so it was an adjustment to get used to new roles.” He most enjoys the team camaraderie and playing ball together as a team. The Buckman Billygoats also played in the state tournament this summer. Matt Kummet catches for the Billygoats and is happy with the season’s success. Turn to BASEBALL | Page 37

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