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September 8, 2018
Historic ooding Inuencing consumers decimates southern goal of dairy committee 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. Turn to FLOODING | Page 6
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Jon Koller and Celsey Weiss, Pepin County Dairy PromoƟon CommiƩee members, share chocolate milk with Durand High School Volleyball Team Assistant Coaches Sami Delong and Santana Brenner and head coach Becky SoboƩa.
Pepin County provides chocolate milk to high school athletes By Danielle Nauman danielle.n@dairystar.com
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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.
DURAND, Wis. – Inuencing future consumers, promoting milk consumption and building community relationships. These were the Pepin County Dairy Promotion Committees goals when they embarked on their project to supply milk to sports teams in high schools. For a geographically small county, the dairy industry in Pepin County, Wis., is alive and kicking. Nearly 20 dairy farmers and allied industry members work as a committee to plan and promote the milk produced by over 30 dairy farms in the county. When charged with bringing new ideas to a committee meeting last year, committee member
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Mondovi dairy farmer Randy Koller prepares Durand High School’s milk machine for a delivery of milk to be provided following sports pracƟces at the school. Noah Weiss, a Durand, Wis., dairy farmer, used his own experiences to come up with the idea of providing chocolate milk to high school athletes. “When I was in football, everyone pushed Gatorade and Powerade after practice,”
Weiss said. “Chocolate milk is now viewed as the best recovery beverage for refueling and rebuilding following a workout. I thought that providing chocolate milk instead was a good idea.” Turn to PEPIN | Page 5
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ConƟnued from PEPIN | Page 1 The idea grew to encompass all high school sports, and the wheels were set into motion to begin providing a week’s worth of chocolate milk to all the high school sports teams. Mondovi, Wis., dairy farmer Randy Koller donates his time and efforts to the Pepin County Dairy Promotion Committee and also holds a seat on the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board. Koller has played an instrumental role in making the milk available to the high schoolers and said the students are appreciative and excited to receive the milk. Koller explained the importance of educating the students of the benets of chocolate milk, citing over 20 studies lauding chocolate milk. Pepin County is home to two high schools, and the connections and relationships between dairy promotion committee members and coaching staff at Durand High School made that a logical place to start. “We contacted the school and the coaches and got organized to provide ice-cold milk at the practices every day for the rst week to get the kids exposed to the benets of chocolate milk as a recovery aid,” Koller said. Committee members were able to speak to the athletes, presenting the information and studies on the benet of consuming chocolate milk, which are not limited only to post-workout recovery, but also helping develop increased lean muscle. Committee members worked with Polka-Dot Dairy, a distributor from Hastings, Minn., to source the milk from the Hastings Co-op Creamery. Dairy committee members take turns volunteering as schedules allow to deliver the milk to the students. Milk is delivered each day for the rst week of practices. Durand High School also has a vending machine for milk which the dairy promotion committee helped purchase several years ago. Durand’s coaching staff have been happy to join the dairy promotion committee in encouraging students to take advantage of the vast nutritional benets of consuming milk, reporting they see students choosing to consume milk on their own once the week worth of donated milk has passed. “At our team dinners, kids will bring in quart and half-gallon jugs of chocolate milk that they’ve picked up at the convenience store,” said Rod Rosemeyer, Durand High School head football coach. “They seem to like it and appreciate the benets.”
Durand High School cross-country head coach Ingrid Husmoen agreed. “Nutritionally, as a recovery aid, milk is better than sports drinks,” Husmoen said. “Sports drinks and water play roles in rehydration, but for muscle repair and recovery, chocolate milk is better.” Husmoen said the cross-country team takes coolers of milk and sports drinks along to their races and milk is consumed rst by her runners. Koller sees the long-range benets of encouraging milk consumption among students. “Student athletes are role models for younger kids,” Koller said. “We might be getting the high schoolers to drink the milk, but the elementary schoolers see them drinking it and want to be like them.” The next step in the project is working out the logistics of providing the chocolate milk to athletes at Pepin High School. “Pepin is a little harder logistically, because they have sports co-ops with another school district and alternate where they practice,” Koller said. The committee’s efforts in establishing this program netted them promotional funding from Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin that they are able to utilize in their work promoting dairy products in their county. Providing chocolate milk to athletes is not the only way the Pepin County Dairy Promotion Committee is working to put dairy products in the public eye. They also provide cheese curds for school’s concession stands during events. They have a Dairy Wagon, which they use to hand out dairy treats during parades and is made available to groups for fundraisers, providing they offer dairy products. The committee has also planned their county’s annual free dairy breakfast for the past 30 years. One of the new promotional projects is working with a local cheese plant and store to use the Dairy Wagon staffed by area farmers to hand out samples at the store, allowing the producers to contact the consuming public. Both Weiss and Koller expressed appreciation for the communities and businesses in Pepin County; without the support, the committee would be unable to do the work they are, promoting the dairy industry. “We have a great product,” Weiss said. “We need to make sure we focus on our youngest consumers, making them life-long dairy consumers.”
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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 hayelds, 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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Roadways and bridges are blocked near Craig Steinhoff ’s dairy farm in Monroe County, Wisconsin. This made Steinhoff ’s milk hauler use an alternate route to pick up milk.
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
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USDA direct payments to total $4.7 billion USDA has announced details of its farm FSA prepared to implement assistance assistance program to offset the impact of trade In an interview with the Red River Farm retaliation. The rst installment of payments to Network, Farm Service Agency Administrator farmers will total $6.3 billion, with the Market Richard Fordyce said the Market Facilitation Facilitation Program providing Program is designed to be user-friendly. Ag Insider payments totaling $4.7 billion. Initial “It’s going to be a fairly straight payment rates for dairy farmers are set forward program, not very complex and at $.12 per hundredweight. The rate really easy for people to participate,” for soybeans is $1.65 per bushel for he said. Fordyce said the FSA will be soybeans, $.01 per bushel for corn, and prepared for the additional workload $8 per head for hogs. Enrollment is from the Market Facilitation Program. underway. If a second payment period In addition to training current staff, is warranted, the aid package will be additional FSA employees are being determined by the USDA. In addition, hired. “We’re going to be onboarding the Food Purchase and Distribution about 1,300 folks across the country, Program purchase up to $1.2 billion and we’re right in the middle of that in commodities. Dairy products are process,” Fordyce said. “We knew we By Don Wick included on the purchase list. A $200 were a little under the stafng number Columnist million Trade Promotion Program will that we really need to do business. The be made available to develop foreign Secretary gave us the authority to start markets for U.S. agricultural products. hiring people back, and I’m quite condent that we’ll be able to handle the program participation.” NMPF disappointed in level of assistance The $12 billion assistance package is designed to USDA said a dairy farmer’s payment in the partially offset the impact of trade retaliation. Market Facilitation Program will be based on Margin Protection Historical Production. National Trump challenges Canada’s dairy policy Milk Producers Federation Senior Vice President of The Trump Administration has notied Communications Chris Galen conrms payment Congress of its plans to sign a trade agreement with will be calculated by using the rst half of this Mexico within 90 days. If willing, Canada will year’s production times $.12 per hundredweight, also be part of that process. The United States and generating about $127 million for dairy farmers. Canada missed the Aug. 31 deadline to nalize a That is less than the dairy industry expected by revised North American Free Trade Agreement, but quite a margin. NMPF is disappointed in the level negotiations are scheduled to resume. On Twitter, of assistance. “If you look at the size of the dairy President Trump said Canada would be left out business, there were farm-level sales of about $35 of a new NAFTA agreement if a fair deal for the billion last year,” Galen said. “The $127 million United States is not reached. Speaking at an event is less than one-half of 1 percent of that. It is in North Carolina, Trump challenged Canada’s something, but it is certainly not a lot of money.” dairy policy. “They have tremendous trade barriers and tremendous tariffs; dairy products have almost 300 percent tariffs,” he said. Canada manages
dairy supplies with domestic quotas and limits on dairy imports. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responded by saying Canada will not give up its supply management system.
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. 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 difcult driving conditions. The agency said it has received widespread concern about ELD and hours-ofservice requirements, especially from agriculture. U.S. milk production holds steady In July, production totaled 17.3 billion pounds. That is up 0.4 percent from last year. Wisconsin milk production increased 1.2 percent. California declined 2.5 percent.
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Expansion underway for whey powder plant Milk Specialties Global is expanding its Fond du Lac, Wis., facility. The dairy processor will increase its production of sweet whey powder by 40 percent with this expansion. The project is expected to be completed by the end of this year. Dairy software company acquires technology rm Dairy.com is acquiring Data Specialists, Inc. DSI President Ryan Mertes will be the president of the DSI division of Dairy.com and chief solutions ofcer of Dairy.com. Elkhorn, Wis., is the home base for this division. Dairy.com sees the acquisition as an opportunity to expand its traceability capabilities across the dairy industry. A new sustainability role for Merrigan Former Deputy Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan Secretary 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.
Edge Co-op lls board vacancy Gordon Speirs, of Brillion, Wis., will ll the vacant board seat for the Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative. Speirs is a past president of the Dairy Business Association and was recognized as the Wisconsin Family Business of the Year in 2016. Speirs succeeds John Pagel, who died in a plane crash earlier this year. 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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Buildings demolished, animals relocated in less than ve hours By Danielle Nauman & Katie Kindschuh Staff Writers
BRANDON, Wis. – Operations started out as a normal day Aug. 28 at Pebble Knoll Dairy, near Brandon, Wis., but by the time the sun set, it became a day Eric Wetzel will not forget thanks to a tornado that caused extensive damage. Along with his wife, Danielle, and parents, Dick PHOTO SUBMITTED and Gail, Eric operates PebThe freestall barn at Pebble Knoll Dairy is severely damaged by an EF-1 tornado ble Knoll Dairy, an 1,100acre farm where they were Aug. 28 near Brandon, Wis. The dairy is owned by Eric and Danielle Wetzel and milking 675 cows in Fond Dick and Gail Wetzel. du Lac County. His brother, damaged, as well. The farm’s milking parlor came through Todd, serves as the farm’s accountant and bookkeeper. It was a hot and humid August day, with temperatures relatively unscathed, with roof and cosmetic damage. The Wetzels saw their farm community, as well as many rising as quickly as the dew point. Several areas across southnon-farm neighbors, step in to assist them with the immediate eastern Wisconsin, including Dodge and Fond du Lac counneeds of the cattle. ties, were saturated with rain the past week. Some areas reHerdsman Jason Ganske and family friend Abe Daane ceived as much as 20 inches of rain in the month of August worked with Eric. Friends, neighbors and complete strangers and were not looking forward to the forecasted rain. parked along the road to help move cattle in the pouring rain At approximately 4 p.m., an EF-1 tornado touched down in the Fond du Lac County township of Alto, Wis., attening and in the dark, as all electricity to the farm was lost in the corn elds, snapping trees and wreaking havoc on farming storm. Livestock trailers from Lemenes Custom Farms and Frey Livestock soon arrived to move cattle to area farms. communities. “We have a great management team here on the farm,” Eric said sometime before then the storm warning came Wetzel said. “We are so lucky that way. Everyone knows across his phone. everyone, and we all got on the phones and started making “We’ve had so many this summer,” Eric said. “We didn’t calls.” really pay a lot of attention to it. Suddenly the winds started Within 4.5 hours, the herd was moved to nine farms, to get really bad, and we realized this one was for real.” Eric said the storm hit at shift change, and the majority from Waterloo to Rosendale, Wis., and several points in beof the employees hunkered down in the parlor to ride out the tween to the following dairies – S&S Dairy, Daane Dairy, storm. Fortunately, the parlor was one of the buildings left Hilltop, Prideview, Dwaine and Dustin Brunn, Crave Brothers, John Hemstra, Rosendale Dairy and Warmka’s. Calves intact following the storm’s passing. On the farm, young heifers are kept in the newly-built were relocated to a farm near Cecil, Wis. Five cows were lost that night. Eric said another 45 have calf barn, while older heifers are raised in Oconto, Wis. Dry been culled due to injury and stress-related problems, such as cows are on a separate site, and all close-up heifers and cows mastitis. are brought back to the dairy prior to calving. “We were cutting cows out of trusses and out of wood,” The storm was later conrmed by the National WeathGanske said. er Service as tornado that reached wind speeds of over 100 As clean-up began the evening of the storm, the local miles per hour. It was one of 16 tornados conrmed to have insurance agent was on-site to assess the damage. touched down in eastern Wisconsin that afternoon, nine of Likewise, companies across the county and businesses which were in Fond du Lac County, according to WISN 23 in Waupun, Wis., came forward to help in providing meals News. for volunteers or coming to remove metal and debris from Damage to structures on the Wetzel farm was intense, the barns and nearby elds. Waupun Equipment sent people according to Eric. The two main freestall barns that house the farm’s nearly 700 milking cows were a complete loss, as was with skid loaders to move steel and metal. Novis came to help move rubble. Vita Plus sent employees to recover the feed the barn housing their pre-fresh group. “I just stood there with my hand over my mouth, and that pile. Subway donated food, and Pizza Ranch donated meals. Further, local groups, like the Waupun Area FFA Chapter, was not what I thought had happened,” Danielle said. came to aid in cleaning up debris from the farm and neighEric agreed. “There might be some concrete work that can be saved,” boring elds. “We are so blessed,” Danielle said. “Amongst all this he said. “It’s hard to say though. The posts are snapped off tragedy and destruction, we are blessed beyond all belief. right at the curbs.” The farm’s shop building and machine sheds, as well as And, I wish I knew a word better than thank you.” Eric plans to build for the same size as what they were the contents, were destroyed. The roofs were torn off their operating at. calf barns, and the holding area leading to the parlor was “I don’t want to get bigger,” Eric said. “I want to be able to maximize our parlor that we were lucky remained, and I don’t want to add a lot of debt. Within the rst couple days, we met with our banker and some builders. We toured some farms and started getting ideas for how we wanted to proceed.” Following the storm, no cattle remain at the home farm, but about 100 head of heifers remain at an adjacent farm that did not suffer damage. Another 200 head remain at a nearby farm. Although clean-up is in the early stages, Eric feels a great deal of the work has been done in less than a week since the storm. In determining a re-building timeline, he estimates the remainder of the clean-up will take a total of three to four weeks. He is hoping to be able to begin construction for the rebuilding in six or seven weeks, and is hoping they can be moving into their new facility by mid-January or February. “As bad as everything was, it could have been worse,” PHOTO SUBMITTED One of two freestall barns are destroyed from a tor- Eric said. “No people were injured, and for the amount of nado that touched down at Pebble Knoll Dairy in destruction you see when you look at things, animal loss was minimal.” Fond du Lac County in eastern Wisconsin.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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 fulll 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 fulll 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 ofcials 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 ofcer 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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really need to strongly encourage that those relationships are improved and strengthened.” Bettering a working relationship with the farm veterinarian is the rst step in improving milk handling. This relationship will allow dairy farmers to carefully choose when to treat an animal and what treatment will be most effective. The residues found in milk tests in Minnesota and Wisconsin were not unusual substances, but often being misused where the milk withholding
“All farms run differently, but in general, antibiotics for lactating and nonlactating animals should be stored separately.” DR. JESSICA EVANSON, VETERINARIAN
period was not followed. “These are common drugs farmers use all the time,” Evanson said. “But we need to encourage responsible antibiotic use.” Duwe agreed. “Producers must withhold all milk from cows that have been treated with antibiotics for a period as specied on
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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From Our Side Of The Fence How do you adapt your schedule when your kids start school? Kathie McCullough Juda, Wis. Green County 50 cows What roles do your kids play on the farm? My kids play a huge role in the daily workings of our farm. Typically, my daughter, Rachel, a recent graduate of Juda High School, helps with milking morning and night, reproductive protocol and the daily routine of chores. My son, Brian, a junior at Juda High School, helps with heifer chores, scraping cow yards, helps feed calves and does ďƒželd work when the time arises. They also pitch in with all of the other tasks that come up such as building fence, repairs and yard work. How do the kids’ responsibilities change when school starts? Usually, everyone’s responsibilities stay the same, but we adjust our start time so we can have as many chores done before we all leave. I work off the farm as a third-grade teacher in Juda as well, so the goal each morning is to have calves fed, any heifer work and as many chores done as we can before we go. How do you adapt your schedule to cover extra work when the kids start school? Rachel will be attending University of Wisconsin-Madison Farm and Industry Short Course, so we will have her around to help until mid-October. If we get behind in the morning, she picks up our slack. Once she leaves for school, either Brian or myself will have to move into the barn to help with the milking, leaving the other to tend to heifer chores as well as calves. We try to save other chores until after school, so we are not so rushed in the morning. No matter how well you plan, you cannot plan for the unexpected. What do you like best about when the kids go back to school? Because the kids going back to school means I have to go back to school, there is not an advantage for me when they go back. I do not get extra time to clean the house or do bookwork; there actually is less time because we have to do the work after school instead. Therefore, the kids going back means that the whole family gets busier.
How do the kids’ 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 you adapt your schedule to cover extra work when the kids start school? The jobs that Drew helps with over the summer are covered by other employees at our farm once he goes back to school. Being that we live outside our school district, we have to transport our kids to and from school ourselves, which adds more time in the car for all of us. Back to school time is exciting, but since it happens during our busy time on the farm with chopping hay and corn and then combining, we know it’ll be a few long months of everyone chipping in to get things done. What do you like best about when the kids go back to school? We all get to see more of our friends, both the kids and us parents. From waving at friends in the line dropping kids off at school to sitting on the sidelines watching soccer games or working together in concession stands, school time helps encourage us to see more of the friends we’ve made over the years, which is good for us all.
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.
How do you adapt your schedule to cover extra work when the kids start school? Not much. We milk early and are done by the time they need to go to school. John’s parents live on the farm, and we live off the farm and take the kids with us in the morning. They go right back to bed when we get there. They help get them ready for school in the mornings so we can keep milking. If we are not done, then we get them off to school and then ďƒžnish. What do you like best about when the kids go back to school? They get to see their friends, the quiet and not so much sibling rivalry. What lessons have you taught your kids on the farm? To have fun and be careful around the farm. The chores need to be done before they can play. We show cattle, so winning is not everything and go out to do your best. Sometimes animals get sick, and we cannot save every one of them as much as we want to. Tell us about your farm. We live on a small family farm. John and I farm with John’s parents, Philip and Gladys Offer. The farm has been in the family for over 136 years. We milk 60 cows with 50 of them being Ayrshires. We farm 330 acres of corn, hay and oats. We also have a dog, cats, chickens and ducks. " %
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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.
How do the kids’ responsibilities change when school starts? They have less to do except on the weekends. They help ďƒžnish in the barn when they get home from school if we are not done.
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Tell us about your farm. My husband, Chris, myself and our children operate Rock-N-Hill-II Holsteins. We milk 50 registered Holstein cows and raise 120 head of youngstock. We crop 170 acres of alfalfa, corn, oats and wheat. Aside from custom combining, occasional round baling and calling high school kids to help unload small square bales, we do not hire outside help. We show each year ranging from local shows to World Dairy Expo. Our BAA is 113.5 percent with 37 Excellent, 18 Very Good and 2 Good Plus cows. Of these, 15 cows have scored EX-94 or higher.
What roles do your kids play on the farm? Our kids are helpers on our farm. They don’t have daily chores, but are expected to help us with tasks when asked. Our oldest son, Drew, has gone through our county’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? Hunter, 9, Peyton, 7, and Tanner, 3, help feed calves and feed hay to the cows. They help get cows in the barn and basic barn chores: scraping the barn alley and stalls, liming and bedding gutters. Hunter and Peyton helped more this summer with haying. Tanner likes to help get the cows out of their stalls, get them out of the barn and feed the heifers their hay.
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What lessons have you taught your kids on the farm? If you work hard, you can play hard. My kids have learned that if you want to go to the Friday night football game in town, you need to get outside earlier to get your work done before you can go. In the same respect, if you choose to stay up late, you are also choosing to be tired the next day because the work will still be there waiting for you. My children are reaping the beneďƒžts of being known as those hard working kids that are dependable, responsible and respectful to everyone. These qualities have opened up a lot of work opportunities and have earned the respect of dairy industry leaders. These are difďƒžcult life skills for kids to embrace, but my kids will be further ahead in life by having a good work ethic as well as earning the respect of others.
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ConƟnued from OUR SIDE | Page 15 Kelli Mitchell Hillsboro, Wis. Vernon County 940 cows
Peggy Cleven Kendall, Wis. Monroe County 50 cows What roles do your kids play on the farm? Kristi milks morning and night, feeds calves and heifers and whatever her dad needs done. How do the kids’ responsibilities change when school starts? During school, she feeds heifers in the morning before school, and, if not out for a sport, she milks at night and then feeds calves and heifers. How do you adapt your schedule to cover extra work when the kids start school? I get up earlier in the morning before I go to work and help feed heifers. If she’s out for a sport, then I feed calves and heifers. What do you like best about when the kids go back to school? They get to spend time with their friends. What lessons have you taught your kids on the farm? The farm has taught the kids responsibility and how to be money wise. Tell us about your farm. We have a small dairy farm. We have Ayrshire, Brown Swiss and Holstein cattle. The girls own the Ayrshire and Brown Swiss cattle. We also have a small beef herd. I think the farm life has been the best for my kids.
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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 ofce. 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 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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Nicki Hebgen DeForest, Wis. Columbia County 600 cows What roles do your kids play on the farm? My girls feed calves, do newborn calf protocol, DHIA milk test, vaccinate calves, help with data, with registration papers, help sort cattle, haul manure and anything they are asked of. How do the kids’ responsibilities change when school starts? We get back on a more consistent schedule, which means no more staying outside until 9-10 every night. We do DHIA testing on a Saturday or a day they have off because the girls are awesome at running milk samples. They do all the calf chores, too, so we prefer to do it on a day we have our extra helpers. School work and events always come rst. How do you adapt your schedule to cover extra work when the kids start school? I work part time on the farm and also raise bull calves to weaning age that I sell. I’m lucky enough that it’s a family farm and my parents, sister, and brother and sister-in-law are all full time at the farm. My husband, Adam, and I own a company out of Madison called Washa Remodeling and Design that specializes in residential remodeling. I do the administrative work for the company and some marketing. When school starts, I adapt by getting up earlier and staying up later to get all my work done. I also try to stay organized. What do you like best about when the kids go back to school? I still have a 22-month-old with me, so it is not too quiet. I like getting back into a routine and schedule. I look forward to going back to structure. I also love fall and like doing special things for my girls, like putting little notes in their lunches or surprising them when I pick them up from school by going for ice cream. What lessons have you taught your kids on the farm? It is a blessing that my girls are being raised this way. The work ethic and respect they have makes me proud. My kids know where their food comes from, and they tell others that they raise their own chickens, beef and pigs to butcher along with growing their own garden. You need to work real hard if you want something; nothing is free or will be handed to you. They are not sheltered about the hard times that farmers are facing. They have gured out the birds and bees early because they knew all about A.I. breeding and from seeing the clean-up bull in action. I wasn’t quite ready to answer those questions when Ava asked me at the age of 5. Many lessons about life and death have been taught, and my girls are mature about how this is a fact of life. Tell us about your farm. Kessenich Farms, LLC is a family farm that includes my parents, Robin Krueger and Jeff Kessenich; my sister, Natalie Kessenich and her son Waylon Hughes; and my brother and sister-in-law, Wade and Jacey Kessenich, and their children: Kenley, Paisley and Ryker Kessenich. We are milking 375 Jerseys and Jersey/Holstein crosses and 200 Holsteins and run 700 acres. My girls Ava, Ela, Ivy and Liv have farm pets including their chickens, goat, dog and cats.
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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.
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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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#143813.................................................... $73,000 15 JD 9520, 2006, Power Shift, Duals, Guidance-ready, 3925 hrs., #151501 ..... $99,500 10 JD 9530, 2008, Power Shift, Duals, 4162 hrs., #147940 ..............................$137,900 11 JD 9620R, 2015, Power Shift, Duals, 751 hrs., #137678 .............................$349,000 16 JD 9460R, 2013, Power Shift, Duals,1402 hrs., #149285 ............................$219,500 4 JD 9520R, 2017, Power Shift, Duals, Guidance-ready, 336 hrs., #142212 ... $329,500 1 JD 9560R, 2014, Power Shift, Duals, Guidance-ready, 1936 hrs., #151486 . $245,900 10 JD 8650, 1983, Syncro, Duals, PTO, Rear 3-Point Hitch, 11589 hrs., #148652 ........................................................................................................ $29,500 8 JD 9570R, 2017, Power Shift, Duals, 459 hrs., #150670 .............................$355,900 7 JD 9420R, 2015, Power Shift, Duals, PTO, Guidance-ready, 1419 hrs., #151381 ......................................................................................................$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, PRWD, Duals, Chopper, Yield Monitor, Header, 1410 hrs., #144328......................................................................................$255,000 7 JD 6620, 1976, 2WD, 4791 hrs., #150434 ........................................................$9,000 8 JD 6620, 1981, 2WD, 4774 hrs., #150809 ........................................................$6,900 14 JD S670, 2017, Corn/Bean, PRWD, Singles, Chopper, Yield Monitor, Sidehill, Harvest Mobile, 261 hrs., #145242.................................................$385,000 16 JD S670, 2017, PRWD, Duals, 865 hrs., #146347 ........................................$294,500 14 JD S670, 2014, PRWD, Duals, Chopper, 772 hrs., #144312..........................$254,900 15 JD S680, 2016, PRWD, Duals, 852 hrs., #148149 ........................................$329,900 2 JD 9670 STS, 2010, 2WD, Singles, 1258 hrs., #142154 ...............................$154,900 14 JD 9770 STS, 2009, Corn/Bean, 2WD, Duals, Chopper, Yield Monitor, Lateral Tilt 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, 2001, Corn/Bean, 2WD, Duals, Chopper, Yield Monitor, Lateral Tilt Feederhouse, 3067 hrs., #144237................................................. $51,900 15 JD 9770, 2010, 2WD, Duals, 1799 hrs., #149179.........................................$138,000 17 JD S680, 2013, PRWD, Duals, 1425 hrs., #144322 ......................................$224,900 5 JD S670, 2012, PRWD, Duals, 1337 hrs., #145813.......................................$214,500 16 JD S670, 2017, PRWD, Duals, 664 hrs., #146348 ........................................$319,000 15 JD S660, 2012, Corn/Bean, PRWD, 1578 hrs., #145219...............................$179,500 16 JD S680, 2014, PRWD, Duals, 594 hrs., #144327 ........................................$309,500 3 JD 7720, 1987, Corn/Bean, PRWD, Duals, Chopper, 4950 hrs., #151605 ....... $14,000
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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........................................... $35,900 JD 9650 STS, 2001, Corn/Bean, PRWD, Duals, Yield Monitor, Lateral Tilt Feederhouse, 4653 hrs., #151319................................................. $61,900 JD 6620, 1979, PRWD, Singles, 3700 hrs., #148337...................................... $11,000 JD 9550, 2000, 2WD, Chopper, 3049 hrs., #143381 ...................................... $44,900 JD S660, 2014, PRWD, Duals, 604 hrs., #142203 ........................................$259,500 JD S670, 2016, 2WD, Duals, 358 hrs., #144309...........................................$309,500 JD S670, 2013, 2WD, Duals, 1385 hrs., #145812.........................................$196,500 JD S680, 2013, PRWD, Singles, 1132 hrs., #144325 ....................................$249,500 JD 9600, 1996, Corn/Bean, 2WD, 4989 hrs., #151078................................... $28,600 JD S670, 2014, PRWD, Duals, 1754 hrs., #144313.......................................$199,500 JD 9770 STS, 2011, Corn/Bean, 2WD, Duals, Chopper, 2589 hrs., #144240 ........................................................................................................ $99,500 JD S670, 2017, 2WD, Duals, 551 hrs., #146349...........................................$315,000 JD S660, 2016, 2WD, Duals, 608 hrs., #143510...........................................$269,000 JD 9870 STS, 2010, PRWD, Duals, Chopper, 1733 hrs., #150772.................$142,000 JD 9760 STS, 2007, 2WD, Duals, 2095 hrs., #142194..................................$104,900 JD S670, 2017, 2WD, Duals, 249 hrs., #146346...........................................$349,500 JD S690, 2014, PRWD, Duals, 1254 hrs., #144333.......................................$259,500 JD S670, 2015, PRWD, Duals, 1267 hrs., #143718 ......................................$259,000 JD S680, 2013, Corn/Bean, PRWD, Duals, 1327 hrs., #144324 ....................$189,500 Case 1680, 1991, 2WD, Duals, Spreader, 5210 hrs., #150707 ....................... $19,800 JD S680, 2015, Corn/Bean, PRWD, Chopper, Yield Monitor, 1556 hrs., #144329 ......................................................................................................$249,500 JD S680, 2017, PRWD, Duals, 713 hrs., #146345 ........................................$354,500 JD 9500, 1991, Corn/Bean, 2WD, Singles, Chopper, Yield Monitor, Fore/Aft, 5200 hrs., #148653 ....................................................................................... $32,500 JD S680, 2013, PRWD, Duals, 1296 hrs., #140845 ......................................$249,500 JD S690, 2014, Corn/Bean, PRWD, Duals, Chopper, 1585 hrs., t#144335 ...$249,500 JD 9400, 1992, Corn/Bean, 2WD, Singles, 5100 hrs., #151596 ..................... $24,000 JD S680, 2012, PRWD, Singles, 1595 hrs., #145287 ....................................$209,500 JD S670, 2015, 2WD, Duals, 623 hrs., #124831...........................................$289,000 JD 9660 STS, 2005, Corn/Bean, 2WD, Singles, Lateral Tilt Feederhouse, 3533 hrs., #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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ALMA CENTER, Wis. – In 1968, when he was 16 years old, Hoyt Strandberg recalls his father, Darold “Doc” Strandberg, loading him and their family’s dairy cattle to head to Marsheld, Wis., to exhibit for the rst time at the Central Wisconsin State Fair. They did not know it then, but that day marked the beginning of a long-running tradition for the Strandberg family. Hoyt has exhibited dairy cattle at the fair in Marsheld for the past 50 years, a tradition that brings smiles and laughter to the faces of many in the Strandberg family as they remember the friendships they have made, the pranks they have played and the memories made. Hoyt’s wife, Jeanine, began joining him on the trip 48 years ago. Four generations of the Strandberg family have now presented animals to the judges at the fair in Marsheld, including all ve of Hoyt and Jeanine’s children: Jon, Aaron, Heather, Alison and Michelle. Their grandchildren are now continuing the tradition as well. “Dad loved going to the fairs,” Hoyt said, recalling his father’s passion for exhibiting the family’s Avon Road cattle at various shows. “He said it was always the highlight of his whole summer.” Hoyt is a veterinarian serving the Alma Center, Wis., area, while Jeanine runs his clinic and ofce. The family’s Avon Road Jersey Farm is run by his brother, Judd, and nephew, Ryan. Avon Road began as a Holstein herd. Eventually the Holsteins were sold in 1977 in favor of a Jersey herd, and the family has exhibited both breeds over the past 50 years. “When we started talking about this being the 50th year, our daughter, Heather, said that some of her best memories were from showing up at Marsheld,” Jeanine said. “That was always our family vacation. We made a lot of memories up there.” The show ring venue has changed. When the Strandbergs rst ventured to Marsheld, the show was held in the center of the World’s Largest Round Barn, which is the focal piece of the fairgrounds. “We showed in the middle, and the cattle were tied around the outside on the wall,” Hoyt said. There were little box-stalls that most people used to sleep in between the cattle and the show ring.” Turn to STRANDBERG | Page 23
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Con�nued from STRANDBERG | Page 22 As the fair grew and progressed, it outgrew the round barn and moved into the hockey rink located on the fairgrounds, and then into a tent located on the site of the Jer Lang Show Palace, where the show is held today. The show schedule has changed as well. Judd said the breeds used to show on different days. The show changed to show heifers of all breeds on one day and the cows the next day. This year, the fair departed from its standard dairy show dates over Labor Day weekend, having the shows the weekend before. Hoyt is amazed how tting practices have changed. “Back then, Dad would
just clip the head and then we’d blanket the cows,” Hoyt said. “As people started doing more body-clipping, one year I decided to take a Norelco razor to clip their udders. It looked terrible; my dad was so upset and asked why I’d do that. I really regretted it. Now lots of people do that. They take almost all the hair off.” In the last 12 years, tting duties have been handed over to Ryan, who has traded in his white pants for clippers. He now assists his family members in preparing their exhibits for their time in the show ring. The Strandberg family agreed that while exhibiting cattle and doing well in the show was important, taking in
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the experiences of the fair and the camaraderie and friendship among the exhibitors has been more important. As the Strandbergs recalled the stories of pranks played among friends, sometimes laughter nearly brought them to tears. Hoyt recalled celebrating neighbor Charlie Bue’s birthday at the fair on several occasions, usually resulting in some type of prank played on the birthday boy. Pranks were not saved for friends, either, according to the Strandbergs. “One time we stuffed a pair of pants, put boots on them
and tucked them under a cow,” Ryan said. “People walking through the fair would get upset, thinking a cow was laying on someone.” Jeanine recalled Bue, along with his brother, Eddie, and neighbor, Tim Curran, dressing up like a scarecrow and sitting on bales pretending to be a decoration. “When the time was right, they would move just a little to give people a start,” Jeanine said. Not all the memories are so sweet. Judd recalls one year when the family pulled a popup camper to the fair.
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Guernsey takes its rst-ever supreme banner at Minnesota State Fair By Sherry Newell Contributing Writer
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It is not the size of the load you carry The Transition Pen
By Laura & John Rosenhammer Father/Daughter Farming Duo Every morning, I am awakened by the alarm clock on my phone. I am in disbelief that my usual great night’s sleep seems short and ended so abruptly. I am fortunate to take energizing 10-minute power naps after dinner, but those early morning snooze minutes seem to do more harm than good. The majority of our mornings begin with a conversation with God. Our family, what we are grateful for, and we remind God of our needs to get through the day just in case He has forgotten. Leaving my cozy bed is followed by a quick stop in our living room. Doing some form of simple physical exercise has always given my level of self-conďƒždence a real boost. The ďƒžrst 15 years of marriage, it was sit ups and back stretches almost daily to keep me more limber. The last 15 years it has been pushups. Six years ago, Mary joined the National Guards. Five pushups for each of my children and 10 for Patty as she was ďƒžghting cancer. Doing something for a purpose or someone else makes it easier and more rewarding. Leaving our house and walking east towards the dairy barn is around 300 steps. I counted them the ďƒžrst morning after we moved to the farm site nearly 20 years ago. I remember having to drive nearly 3 miles to get to the farm our ďƒžrst 10 years. I was so happy being closer. The journey to the parlor always begins with the prayer, “My morning offering.â€? Seeing the sun waking up makes me curious about what joys and sufferings God has in store for me this day. I believe He will never give me more than I can handle and that I am never alone. Some days the beauty of a sunrise and the penetrating power of its warmth are overwhelming. The colorful sunrays, reaching seemingly endless across the sky remind me of how faithfully God is reaching out to each one of us. Empowered by that experience, my ďƒžrst stop is always to the calving pen. Could this be the day that a favorite cow has that long awaited heifer calf? Or, will the calving cow need my assistance to get the position back to normal? Or, will a vet need to be called and arrive before I have milking completed? Fortunately, that call seldom has to be made, but when it is, the results are usually good. I am also a believer that all things happen for a reason. No one feels worse than I do about giving up when I have exhausted all my efforts. I feel like I have let the farm down and created another unnecessary bill that will be hard to pay with the low milk prices. Many years ago, a vet reminded me that it was their job to beneďƒžt the cow, her calf and the myself from more-than-necessary harm and pain. That wisdom has stuck with me, and every time a vet has come I try to learn something that will beneďƒžt me down the road. I cannot recall when, after the vet was ďƒžnished and leaving, that I did not learn something new. We had a number of good years in a row. I guess we were ďƒžnally due. That seems to be the popular opinion whenever our area neighbors have gotten together. As if four years of humbling milk prices were not bad enough, we get a year like this. In June, we totaled more than 18 inches of rain. I have never witnessed such sad looking alfalfa ďƒželds. The scars left in the ďƒželd were not from windrows setting
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more than a few times this summer. We have helped Joe with his house remodeling, and helped Laura plant and mulch a new grove. Mary needed help making fences for her horses and beef cows. Becca needs a backrub and someone to listen to her as she puts so many long, hard hours into becoming a nurse. Johnny needs plenty of food to eat and an occasional stop at DQ for a majestic Blizzard. My brother, Greg, had a milk marketer visit with us on contracting milk. Turns out milk should be at least $2 higher in the next two months. We all have loads and crosses to bear. It takes a big person to admit a weakness and ask for help. We are not alone, and we can accomplish more together. Have hearts of gratitude and always take God with you. “As for me and my house, we will put our trust in the Lord.� I have no other choice. We have another grandchild due in November. John Rosenhammer farms with his daughter Laura Scholtz and brother, Greg, on Roseview Dairy near Sleepy Eye, Minn. They milk 200 Holsteins and run 580 acres of cropland.
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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
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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 “Aâ€? 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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The power of water Unless you have been hiding under an extra-large rock the past week, you know the southwest and central parts of Wisconsin are dealing with extensive damage due to record ooding. These poor communities have dealt with oods far too often in the past decade. I have it on good authority, by asking 92-year-old Grandpa Ike, that a ood like this has never happened in his lifetime. Sunday is my day to go to Cashton, Wis., and have breakfast with Grandpa Ike. The route I usually take was completely unpassable due to water damage wiping out parts of the road. Instead, I took Highway 33 straight through. The media pictures do not come close to the impact of seeing it in real life. The carnage left from the power of the water coming through is overwhelming. Dead logs are moved into the middle of hay elds. Neatly wrapped hay bales are displaced from their arranged location to be scattered everywhere. Waterways designed to direct water ow are gored out to be 2 feet deep or more. Five-strand
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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 signicant risk, perhaps due to difculty in controlling ies in pasture. We do see signicant outbreaks in conned 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 specic 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. signicant 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 difcult 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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I enjoy sharing our farm with professions. They come to milk a cow, others. We all live with the pains of go on a hayride and cuddle some kittens long hours, stress of low prices and with their kids or grandkids, but what the struggles with nding labor. Every they got was a new perspective on who one of us feels sadness a real farmer is. when animals get sick and While on the hayride, when we have to sell or put I told the story of what a down an animal we have farm family does to get raised from the moment it feed for their cows. I felt was born. We work to do their eyes checking me out better by using whatever to see if I am the real deal. products can help us. We I explain that all farmers have feelings of pride have the same problems in our work, families, with weeds and insects. communities and country. We all have to solve these When I share my time problems to have good with others, these guests quality feed for our cows. By Tina Hinchley are sharing their families We use what we can to with me. I give children Farmer & Columnist get the best crop of corn examples of feeding silage, be it conventional calves, pushing in feed, taking rides in or organic. Our cows are only going to the tractors and raising and showing be as good as the feed we feed them. their own animals. I speak about being Milk performance is only one part a mom, wife and a full-time dairy of what farmers are looking at when farmer. The commitment they see in selecting our corn seeds. We share the me is what they see about all farmers. I responsibility of getting knowledge and am the living example for them to think making choices with agronomists and about after they leave our farm. It is nutritionists to help give these cows the important I radiate my feelings, and in best feed we can. They help us be better return, I feel the changes in the visitors’ at what we do. vision of what a farmer is. These visitors cannot imagine all I had people come for a two- that goes into planting corn. They sat, hour tour who had a preconceived listened and asked questions. They do notion that farmers are less than other not understand about GMOs, and they
worry about feeding their families the best food they can afford. A brief explanation of GMOs, Roundup Ready and seed coatings have them feeling connected with me because we all have to feed our families. All farmers will have to get better in the years to come. There is no more farm land being made. As cities get bigger, our elds get smaller. Less land to feed cows and more people means we need to produce more per acre. Science and technology will take us there, along with being the best stewards of the land and being as sustainable as possible. Most of these families that come to visit only get to spend a few hours a day with their little ones. They have long commutes to work, and weekends are when they try to set aside family time. Time is so precious for all of us, and it goes by so fast. The two hours they spend on the farm with me ies by, and I know I am helping create special memories that are important for all of us. Farmers’ lives are different from theirs in many ways, but more importantly is the way we live and work with our families. They cannot imagine watching their children grow up right next to them in the buddy seat. I know there was not any of these kids getting lthy knees playing in the dirt with toy
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tractors, running through manure with barn boots on helping to move cows. Their kids do not have a Grandpa who stops in every day. These are what we have that they do not. These parents and grandparents realize that and often are envious of our livelihood. All of us try to spend valuable time with our families. These families chose to spend that time with me, a dairy farmer in Cambridge who milks cows, feeds calves and does a whole bunch of other stuff. By the end of the tour, I am thanked by adults who have a new appreciation of farmers, of the dairy products and food that is grown for them. They are more condent, feel they will be better consumers and have gained respect for farmers. They realize a farmer’s love is a bigger package than what they see from driving by a farm. Farmers love our cows, the land, clean water and air, and are working tirelessly to help feed their families. We do all of this because we love everything we do. Tina Hinchley, her husband, Duane, and their daughters, Anna and Catherine, milk 135 registered Holsteins and farm 2,500 acres of crops near Cambridge, Wis. They have been hosting farm tours for over 20 years.
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Farmers whose corn or soybeans are standing in water after this week’s heavy rains in southern Wisconsin might think about enrolling those lands in CREP, says Brian Loeffelholz, who coordinates the program for the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. CREP is the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program. It’s one component of the federal Conservation Reserve Program, or CRP. The CREP program offers both state and federal nancial incentives to landowners who install conservation practices along waterways, or return continually ooded elds or pastures to wetlands. Adjacent land can remain in agricultural production. There is no minimum acreage, and landowners may enroll land under either a 15-year agreement or a perpetual easement. Lands in 50 Wisconsin counties are eligible for CREP. To be eligible, the land must have been in production at least four years between 2008 and 2013. CREP offers at least 3 types of payments: Annual payments, typically ranging from $94 to $300 an acre with an average of about $200 statewide, and for pasture land, $45 to $80, with an average of $60 One-time incentive payments, based on the annual rental rate of the enrolled land, and averaging $250 an acre statewide for 15-year contracts and $2,000 an acre for perpetual easements Practice payments that will cover at least 70 percent of the cost of installing conservation practices The program is open to landowners enrolling for the rst time, or to landowners interested in re-enrolling a 15year contract that is expiring. To re-enroll or enroll lands for the rst time, they should call or visit their local USDA Farm Service Agency ofce. For more information, visit datcp. wi.gov, and search for CREP.
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Tim Woodworth and Linda Frederick enjoy hosƟng dances featuring classic country music in their community. The two met at a dance hall in Galesville, Wis.
Woodworth hosts old-time community dances By Danielle Nauman danielle.n@dairystar.com
CATARACT, Wis. – A love of classic country music and dancing brought Tim Woodworth and Linda Frederick together at a dance hall in Galesville, Wis. Now they spend their time bringing that enjoyment to others by hosting dances and community gatherings at their band stand outside of Shamrock, Wis., and at Club 16 in Sparta, Wis. “Doing this has always been my plan for down the road, when I retire,” said Woodworth, who operates his family’s fth-generation Monroe County dairy farm outside of Cataract, Wis., with his brothers Tony and Tom. “I realized maybe I needed to do it sooner rather than later. There are getting to be fewer classic country bands out there, and the people that come to hear those bands are getting older.” Woodworth had purchased 30 acres of woodland with a cabin outside of the nearby Jackson County village of Shamrock, with creating a pavilion being his plan. In recent years, he and Frederick have built a band stand, with a dance oor, as well as a garage that
can seat 60 people. They have also established walking trails throughout the property. Each year, on the Sundays of Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends, Woodworth and Frederick host friends and classic country music acionados at their band stand for an afternoon of dancing and entertainment, complete with a potluck dinner. They also host one or two dances at Club 16 in Sparta, Wis., each month, including New Year’s Eve. “A couple of years ago, I called Club 16 and asked if they were going to have a band for New Years,” Woodworth said. “They didn’t have one booked, so I asked if I provided the band, would they provide the hall, and they agreed.” Since that time, Woodworth said they have had over 200 people at some of the dances held there, while at least 80 people usually come to the bandstand parties. Donations are accepted by the couple to offset the cost of the bands; any proceeds remaining are donated to local charities. The couple is typically able to donate over $2,000 per year Turn to DANCE HALL | Page 37
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What have you enjoyed most about dairy farming or your tie to the dairy industry? We rotationally graze our cows. Some of my favorite moments are spent bringing the cows in from the pastures; it provides an opportunity to have one-on-one conversations with the kids or time to myself. I do enjoy the cows. People may not believe that they each have a personality, but it’s true. How do you stay connected with others in the industry? It’s difcult to do so because dairy farming is becoming a rare vocation. It requires a lot of time at home and little to no time off. It is hard to nd a dairy farm within 10 miles of us. I do subscribe to an organic dairy list serve that asks questions and bounces ideas off of one another that is very informative. Who is someone in the industry who has inspired you? Laurie Schroeder. I have watched her and known her since I was a child; she works hard on their farm and is a source of encouragement to me. If you could give a tour of your farm to a prominent woman in today’s society, who would it be? If I were to show someone my little corner of rural America, I would want them to see that we try hard to do right by our animals and the land. I would want them to walk a pasture with me and stand for a few minutes admiring the wide-open space. If they were to stay long enough, I’d have them walk in from the barn with me from night chores and look up at the stars in the sky, unobscured by street lights. What is the best vacation you’ve ever taken? We’ve never had a vacation. Maybe one day. What are some words you like to live by? I cling to the promise in Isaiah 46. “Even to your old age and gray hairs I am He, I am He who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you. I will sustain you and I will rescue you.”
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Wally Tranberg (leĹŒ) and his Band of Friends is a regularly featured band at the dances hosted by Tim Woodworth and Linda Frederick at their bandstand in Galesville, Wis., and at the Club 16 in Sparta, Wis. from their events. “We’ve given donations to the Sparta Area Cancer Support, the Freedom Honor Flights, Erv’s Sparta Area Fire Department, Brighter Tomorrows, Tina’s K-9 Rescue and the Black River Falls Police K-9 Unit,â€? Frederick said. “I think this year we will also make a donation to the ďƒ&#x;ood relief from the ďƒ&#x;oods that have just occurred in our area.â€? WWIS, a classic country radio station in Black River Falls, Wis., has given the couple on-air promotion for their dances. Combined with word of mouth, people are hearing about and attending the events. Woodworth and Frederick keep a list of people and make calls to nearly 300 people for each event, issuing a personal invitation. “We like old country music, and it’s hard to ďƒžnd it out there,â€? Frederick said. “So, we decided to make it happen ourselves.â€? There are ďƒžve bands the couple normally books for their events, including the “Wally Tranberg Band of Friendsâ€? that played at their Labor Day event, as well as “Legends and Outlawsâ€?, “Hillbilly Feverâ€?, “Country Nightsâ€? and “Ginny and the Right Combinationâ€?. The Woodworth brothers have plans to sell their dairy herd this coming spring, following Woodworth’s 65th birthday in January. Once the cows are gone, the brothers hope to ďƒžnd a buyer for the property, noting they have been selling parcels of hunting land from the
farm. “That’s always been the plan,â€? Woodworth said, explaining they would be exiting the dairy business regardless of milk prices. “I’m the youngest; once I reach retirement age, I’m going to retire and enjoy life. It’s a poor time to sell with the prices, but we’re still going to proceed.â€? The brothers are milking 78 cows and have 18 springing heifers due this fall. A few years ago, they were milking as many as 150 head. The brothers are three of 11 children in their family, all having been raised on the farm that has been in their family since 1854, when it was homesteaded by their great-great-grandfather, Story Woodworth. They purchased it from their parents, William and Esther, in 1980, forming a partnership. “I’ve always been here and always farmed,â€? Woodworth said. “Tony served a couple of years in the military, and Tom worked off the farm for a couple of years, but this has been what I’ve always done, through good and bad times. You have to take the time to ďƒžnd things you enjoy, and then take the time to pursue them.â€? Woodworth said he grew up attending dances and community events in the area, similar to the ones that he and Frederick now enjoy hosting. In Woodworth and Frederick’s minds, there is no better way to enjoy oneself than kicking up your heels, dancing to music surrounded by friends.
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