World Dairy Expo Daily Edition October 2, 2019

2019 WORLD DAIRY EXPO • ALLIANT ENERGY CENTER • MADISON, WISCONSIN, USA • WWW.WORLDDAIRYEXPO.COM

EXPO DAILY EDITION Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019 IN THIS ISSUE:

One-on-One with Pete Smith page 5

Breeder profile with Rick Allyn

Farmers press for change in trade, market policies

page 8

BY JENNIFER COYNE Staff writer

National 4-H Dairy Conference page 12-13

Day in the Life with Margaret Hazeltine page 16

Today's Highlights: 7:30 a.m.

Perdue listens to industry's concerns at town hall meetings

Int'l Jersey Show – cows & groups at the Coliseum

12:30 Int'l Milking p.m. Shorthorn Show – cows & groups at the Coliseum 2 p.m. Int'l Brown Swiss Show – heifers at the Coliseum 4 p.m. Top of the World Jersey Sale at the Sale Pavilion 5 p.m. WDE Welcome Reception at the Exhibition Hall

All sectors of the dairy industry gathered yesterday morning to voice their concerns and praises for the industry as United States Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue hosted a town hall meeting at World Dairy Expo.

The event, which kicked off Perdue’s visit to Madison, Wis., shed light on many national and foreign policies weighing heavily on the minds of dairy farmers across the country.

“We are truly interested in your prosperity and livelihood,” Perdue said.

“Even as an advocate and representative for agriculture to our administration and Congress, I cannot do the job that you (farmers) can do. I want to exhort you all to make your voices heard.”

Perdue was joined alongside Secretary-designee of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Brad Pfaff. Eastern Wisconsin dairy farmer Brody Staples moderated the meeting, which was in Mendota 2 of

7 p.m. Dinner with the Stars Recognition Banquet at the Exhibition Hall 7:30 p.m.

World Ayrshire Event Sale at the Sale Pavilion

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United States Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue (center) addresses attendees of his town hall meeting Oct. 1 at World Dairy Expo. Perdue was joined in meeting by Secretary-designee of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture,Trade and Consumer Protection Brad Pfaff (from left) and moderator and dairy farmer Brody Staples.

the Exhibition Hall.

Farmers from across Wisconsin, as well as cooperative representatives speaking on behalf of their farmer members, stood up to speak to Perdue.

With the recent announcement of a trade partnership with Japan and the tabled United States

Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA), American farmers were curious to know how their products are best being marketed to the global market.

While there are continued challenges with the names of dairy products, particularly European cheeses, and tensions in

the Chinese market, Perdue was optimistic about the opportunities available currently and in the future for American dairy exports.

He spoke of marketplace access in Japan, but also other Asia territories in Turn to PURDUE | Page 4

A dairyman at heart Brache is International Person of the Year

BY KATE RECHTZIGEL Staff writer

When Dr. Julio A. Brache Arzeno graduated high school, he had no idea his career path would lead him to raising dairy cattle, or even being a part of the dairy business. But at 92 years old, Brache can confidently say he was always meant to be a dairyman.

Brache, president of the Rica Group, based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, is the 2019 World Dairy Expo International Person of the Year. Tonight, Brache will be recognized for his contributions to the dairy industry at World Dairy Expo’s Dinner with the Stars in the Exhibition Hall.

“It is quite a satisfaction that an international organization like World Dairy Expo recognizes me for my dedication to dairy cattle raising and milk production in the Dominican Republic and for the role Rica has played in that development,” Brache said.

Brache’s time in dairy did not begin until the late 1950s, only after he pursued Turn to BRACHE | Page 3

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Dr. Julio A. Brache Arzeno is this year's International Person of the Year. Brache is the president of the Rica Group, based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

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Virtual Farm Tours, held in Mendota 1, Exhibition Hall

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Moo-Riah Dairy, Melba, Idaho Highlights: 1,250 milking and community engagement Sponsored by Quality Liquid Feeds, Inc. 2 p.m.

Aurora Ridge Dairy, Aurora, N.Y. Highlights: 2,075 milking and genetics Sponsored by Semex

Dairy Forage Seminars, held in the east end of the Arena Building 10 a.m.

Interseeding Alfalfa into SIlage Corn John Grabber, Research Agronomist, USDA-ARS, U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center, Madison, Wis.

2 p.m.

How We Make Dairy-Quality Hay and Baleage Don Hasselquist, Forage Producer of Osceola, Wis.

Public meetings are held in various locations in the Exhibition Hall 7 a.m.

World Dairy Expo Technology Tour hosted by DeLaval Meet bus on west side of Exhibition Hall

4 p.m.

College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Reception hosted by University of Wisconsin-Madison Monona

All Knowledge Nook sessions are held in the Atrium of the Exhibition Hall 9:30 a.m.

Evolution of Hybrid Alfalfa and What's Next Sara Hendrickson, Forage Leader, Dairyland Seed Chad Staudinger, Regional Sales Manager, Dairyland Seed Steve Wagner, Alfalfa Plant Breeder, Corteva Agriscience

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Better Haymaking – Greater ROI and Feed Quality for Dairy Operations Through Dense Bales Jordan Milewski, Crop Preparation Marketing Manager, New Holland

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Herd Insights Brought to Life with Augmented Reality Roxie Muller, Innovation Manager, Nedap LIvestock Management

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Colostrum For So Many Other Reasons Dr. Rick Dumm, DVM

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Managing and Marketing Dairy Crossbreds Dr. Grant Crawford, Technical Services Manager, Merck Animal Health

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a career in the medical field. He studied medicine and became a military surgeon with the rank of doctor-lieutenant before being appointed director of the Moscoso Puello Hospital. Later, in the 1950s, Brache not only performed surgeries but also began teaching a course on surgery semiology at the University of Santo Domingo.

“It was at that time my interest in cattle awoke,” Brache said about his trip with a couple of friends to the district of Rio San Juan in 1959.

“I was overtaken and inspired to buy

they did not pay us or the other milk producers,” Brache said.

Looking for a better market, Brache built a small plant to process their product together with the milk from friends who faced the same situation with the state-owned processor. The original design of the plant would allow Brache to process 11,400 pounds of milk each day.

“We contacted technicians who immediately told us that this amount was too small for a plant to be profitable,” Brache said.

“They recommended a plant with capacity for processing 35,000 “Today's Dominican the pounds daily.”

Proceeding with the idea, Brache milk production and his friends visited the Ministry Agriculture to speak with the exhibits high quality of director of cattle raising. He was very with their business venture, thanks to our insistence pleased and suggested they contact a Puerto businessman, who would be from the producers, as Rican the first to sell them pasteurizing well as from our own equipment.

“As soon as the director heard us explaining our visions and plans, part.” he supported the project as an DR. JULIO A. BRACHE ARZENO, investment partner,” Brache said.

INT'L PERSON OF THE YEAR Each partner agreed to invest 3,000 Dominican pesos (roughly six cows to produce milk in Santo $58) and the newly acquired Puerto Domingo.”

Rican colleague would invest 25% Brache housed the cattle at his of the equity. wife, Elsa’s, grandfather’s ranch Yet, the group still needed more nearby. Together, the couple cared money to buy the land where the for the animals and marketed the plant would be built. They took out milk. a loan for 80,000 Dominican pesos In the beginning, Elsa sold the (about $4,200) from the state-owned milk to neighbors. When production Industrial Development Corporation increased, she hired a handyman and opened the plant on January 10, to distribute the product in a three- 1966. They called it Pasteurizadora wheel motorcycle and Brache Rica. purchased more land to further After five years in operation, the establish the dairy farm. During that business structure changed with the period, Brache also sold some of his general manager and administrator milk to a state-owned pasteurizing being removed from the business plant, Central Lechera. and Brache stepping in.

“The deal was not all bad, but “None of my partners would take

over the position, and failing was not an option, so I accepted the mission of managing and administering Pasteurizadora Rica,” Brache said.

Every day, Brache woke up at dawn and drove to the farm to pick up the milk for his wife to distribute, went to the hospital until noon and back to the farm at 1 p.m. to supervise the herd. He then had to be at his private practice three hours later.

“It was near to impossible,” said Brache, who was balancing being a surgeon and dairy farmer.

In April 1971, Brache permanently moved into Rica’s headquarters.

“From this date on, I never took patients, nor did I perform any new surgical operations,” Brache said.

As a doctor, who knew the consequences of producing and consuming low quality or contaminated milk, Brache imposed the same standards mandated by the Federal Drug Administration in the United States. With these standards, their milk was preferred

by Dominican consumers.

“I think this has been the secret of our success,” Brache said. “We only sell milk and dairy products of the highest possible quality.”

Rica has been the backbone of the Dominican Republic’s milk market as the biggest buyer of locally produced milk, supporting national producers and has been the main catalyst of the modernization of dairy cattle and milk production in the country.

“Today’s Dominican milk production exhibits high quality thanks to our insistence from the producers, as well as from our own part,” Brache said.

Since the beginning of operations, inspectors have visited the farms and provided training and supervision to

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the cattle owners.

“We taught many, if not most of them, to refrigerate milk, and to care for their animals to prevent diseases,” Brache said. “By receiving high quality raw material, we can guarantee high quality products for our consumers.”

From the very first moment Brache joined the dairy industry, Expo has been high on his priorities.

“I have been a dedicated fan to the milk cow,” Brache said. “After learning about World Dairy Expo, I decided to attend and have been for more than 40 years, without missing a single event. Expo occupies a very important space in my agenda, and I reserve time to be here in October every year.”

Throughout Brache’s career, he longed for an award of this caliber.

Upon being notified as the 2019 recipient of International Person of the Year, he was surprised.

Brache is humbled and truly thankful for having been given this opportunity.

“I feel extremely honored for having been chosen to such an important distinction as being the International Person of the Year of World Dairy Expo in 2019,” he said. “I sincerely thank all those responsible for this decision.”

With such an honor bestowed to him, Brache is excited for what the future holds at Rica.

“I think this award will expand our recognition as an international brand, as well as our international relations with the most important milk producers and cattle ranchers in the world,” Brache said.

All Expo attendees are invited to meet and celebrate Dr. Brache and his fellow award winners tonight during the WDE Welcome Reception from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the atrium of the Exhibition Hall.

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India, Malaysia and Thailand – and even the prospective export market coming from USMCA. “I frankly think that if USMCA was put on the floor today, it would pass both caucuses,” Perdue said.

“A lot of people are concerned with trade and the economy, and we need to make those expectations known.”

However, Perdue urged dairy farmers to be patient as agreements are made with the best market for American products in mind.

“Based on the productivity of our dairy farmers, I can understand where other countries want to put up barriers,” he said. “But, they can’t expect to come into our country freely and fairly without opening up their markets, and that includes the E.U., India and everywhere else.

That’s where we’re going to develop our markets.”

The United States is using money from the market access program to grow exports across the globe while resolutions are sought with China.

“We need to work ourselves into the market elsewhere,” Perdue said. “I would love the day when we don’t have to become dependent on China and we can trade fairly and frequently.”

Farmers stood up and commended Perdue for his work to address more local issues, particularly adjusting the dates for grazing and haymaking on prevented plant acres due to the wet spring.

“Loosening of the rules was

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United States Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue speaks with members of the media following a town hall meeting Oct. 1 at World Dairy Expo.

really nice for farmers to give them flexibility in what they were going to plant,” said Amy Penterman, a dairy farmer in Clark County, Wis., and vice president of the Dairy Business Association. “It really helped farmers get a crop and feed their cows through the winter.”

Perdue agreed.

“The dates we were looking at is something we’re talking about possibly making permanent,” he

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Organic dairy farmer Paul Adams expresses his concerns to United States Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue during a town hall meeting yesterday in the Exhibition Hall at World Dairy Expo.

said. “We think it would be possibly this downturn?” helpful in our livestock industry Perdue quickly pointed to the where cattle and farmers can benefit Dairy Margin Coverage Program from that. But, I’m also hoping we and encouraged any dairy farmer never have a record-breaking year of who has not yet enrolled to do so. prevent plant again.”

“There’s no doubt dairy farmers Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery had the most stress from the ‘14 Farm CEO and President Paul Bauer Bill than any other sector. They got it expressed his concerns for a stable right in the 2018 Farm Bill,” Perdue pay price for his dairy farmer said. “Prices are moving forward members. Bauer touched on the vast and frankly, farmers would rather spread between block and barrel prices, and the cost of such spreads “... they can't expect to to dairy farmers in a bullish market.

“The federal milk order system come into our country has worked for 50 years … but the USDA has failed to review and fine- freely and fairly without tune the system, and it’s been at the opening up their cost of dairy farmers as technology and processors have grown,” Bauer markets...” said. “It’s time to protect our farmers and food supply as this system was SONNY PERDUE, intended.”

U.S. SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE The concern over milk price was also bound with celebration. have a good crop and good milk According to the United States [production] and a fair price than a Dairy Export Council, 2018 was a government check any day.” record year for dairy products traded Perdue concluded his town hall on the international market. Another meeting after collecting the feedback report recently showed domestic from those in attendance and left dairy consumption rising over the with a note of encouragement for the last three years. dairy industry.

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As a sponsor of a Virtual Farm Tour, our responsibility is to work closely with our farm family to put together a presentation to make the attendees feel like they are right on the farm they are virtually touring.

QLF’s marketing, sales team and farm family work together to gather photos and videos that help tell the story behind the operation.

Describe the farm Quality Liquid Feeds is sponsoring. Why was this farm chosen? QLF is sponsoring Moo-Riah Dairy located in Melba, Idaho. What makes Moo-Riah Dairy unique is their passion for community outreach and educating consumers about the dairy industry, along with producing high Continued below

components with their 100% Jersey herd. Moo-Riah Dairy also had a unique start; make sure to visit the Virtual Farm Tour in person or watch online to hear the whole story.

How did Quality Liquid Feeds’ involvement in World Dairy Expo begin and develop over the years? QLF has been an exhibitor of World Dairy Expo for over 30 years, and remembers the times of exhibiting outside. Over the past decade, we have participated in many different sponsorships. In 2009, QLF decided to nominate two farms for a Virtual Farm Tour and both were accepted. Since then, we have continued to build a great relationship with World Dairy Expo and appreciate the importance of this event to the dairy industry. We have continued sponsorships of Virtual Farm Tours and Educational Seminars, and are always looking for more ways to help support the industry.

What is one of the most unique ways Quality Liquid Feeds shares the company’s message at World Dairy Expo? Typically at World Dairy Expo we like to put together demonstrations in our booth. Our product is liquid and is delivered in tanker trucks, so it’s hard to actually put our product on display. For many years, we had a functional mini TMR mixer that can mix enough feed for one cow that we use for on farm evaluations.

For our 40th anniversary, we had a display that showed a typical dairy diet from 40 years ago compared to a typical diet fed today; wow what a difference. This year we will have a sorting demonstration, along with a display that will show how our products increase components, which is so important in the economical strains producers have gone through in the most recent years.

Tell us about your relationship with World Dairy Expo and how you plan for the show. I feel we have a strong relationship with World Dairy Expo. The team that World Dairy Expo has put together is top notch and easy to work with. If we have any questions, concerns or suggestions, they are very open to listening. Planning for World Dairy Expo typically starts in December of the previous year. We discuss nominations for Virtual Farm Tours and possible Educational Seminar topics. Once we find out if we have a farm selected for the Virtual Farm Tour, planning starts to visit the farm and gather content for the tour.

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YOUTH PROFILE OF FFA MEMBER Makenzie Guerra, ninth grade Fort Atkinson FFA Years in FFA: Two years How many years have you attended World Dairy Expo with your FFA chapter? Two years.

Why are you attending the show this year? I think this is a good opportunity to learn how the industry works and be exposed to new technologies. I look forward to the show every year.

KEY ON PAGE 18 DOWN 1. the location of the first dairy cattle show held in Madison, Wis., in 1967 2. coveted ribbons given to the top finishers in Expo competitions 6. judge of the 2019 International Milking Shorthorn Show 7. breed of dairy cattle originating in the Swiss Alps, known for their high components and correct feet and legs 8. delicious dairy product that Wisconsin is well-known for producing 9. a common adhesive used to set toplines before the show ACROSS 3. the first Klussendorf winner, named in 1937 4. judge of the 2019 International Jersey Show 5. groups of children attending WDE for educational purposes 10. the buildings that first housed dairy cattle at the 2014 World Dairy Expo

What are you most looking forward to seeing while visiting World Dairy Expo? I like seeing all the different companies at the Trade Show. It’s nice to see what they have to offer and how they all play a specific role in the dairy industry. It gives me hope for my future in agriculture.

Why is it important for you to be involved in FFA? I think it’s a good way for me to learn more about agriculture and all the opportunities available in ag.

What are your future plans? I’d like to go to a tech school after I graduate high school.

Tell us about your tie to the dairy industry? I used to work on a dairy farm, but now I’m involved with a pig farm. I really like the dairy industry, though.

HOME TO EXPO Tim Gibson North Yorkshire, England How far did you travel to arrive at World Dairy Expo?

I had a nine hour flight and a two hour bus ride to arrive at Expo.

Tell us about your journey to World Dairy Expo. The planning was really pretty simple and it was easy to set up. It was a long flight and I had some issues with jet lag when I first arrived. Once I arrived, I found it very simple to set up my booth, much easier than going to a show in the U.K. What does it take to plan for the trip to Madison, Wis.? I’ve always wanted to come, and there is typically some government funding available. But, that was cancelled at the last minute. I found how much it would cost and figured out how to make it work.

Booking my flight and my hotel, I just did one night. I booked it and said let’s go. My business is consulting for people with robotic milkers, and I also help facilitate sales of used robots, worldwide.

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Who all helps make the travels go smoothly? What are their responsibilities? I did everything on my own in terms of setting up my travel and my booth. I found an Airbnb about a mile away, and another gentleman attending Expo is staying there also, so we have shared a car.

Describe one of your best tips for traveling to World Dairy Expo? This is my first trip here, but I would suggest booking earlier to get a better choice of flights. Also, I would suggest booking an overnight flight to help with the time difference. I would also suggesting turning your phone off while you sleep, beacuse people from back home who are ahead in time zones are always ringing.

What is your most memorable year traveling to World Dairy Expo? Since this is my first trip, I would have to say I have been amazed by the size of some of the machinery on display outside.

There is a slurry pump equipment, I have never seen anything that big; we have nothing like it in the U.K. I’m looking forward to some meetings I have scheduled with potential clients and making many new business contacts.

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California exhibitor wins International Junior Holstein Show in final year of competition

BY SHERRY NEWELL Staff writer

Musthaven Goldwyn Jaelyn-P, the winning Five-Year-Old exhibited

by Miles, Macray and Madison Price and Christian Cunningham, of Lomira, Wis., was named the Senior and Grand Champion of the International Junior Holstein Show.

Reserve Champion honors went to the winning Six-Year-Old and Older Cow Lida-Acres Atwood Annie exhibited by Olivia D and Madelyn B Johnson, of Pelican Rapids, Minn.

Heart & Soul Dempsey Raelynn, the winning Summer Junior Two-Year-Old, was named the Intermediate Champion and the Best Bred and Owned animal in the show. Raelynn is owned by Matthew Boop, of Millmont, Penn.

The Reserve Intermediate Champion was the winning Senior Three-YearOld, Jericho-Dairy Baracuda-ET, exhibited by Lance McClure of Hobart, N.Y. Taking home Junior Champion honors was the top-placing Spring Yearling, Harvue Doorman FijiET, exhibited by Jacob Bingham, of Clear Spring, Md. The winning Winter Calf, Vandoskes Denver Cami-ET, was named the Reserve Junior Champion. She was exhibited

PHOTO BY JULIE ASHTON

Musthaven Goldwyn Jaelyn-P, the winning Five-Year-Old Cow, is named the Senior and Grand Champion of the International Junior Holstein Show by official judge Eddie Bue, of Kaukauna, Wis., and his associate judge Brandon Ferry, of Hilbert, Wis. Jaelyn is owned by Miles, Macray and Madison Price and Christian Cunningham, of Lomira, Wis. Reserve Senior and Reserve Grand Champion accolades go to the top Six-Year-Old and Older Cow, Lida-Acres Atwood Annie exhibited by Olivia D and Madelyn B Johnson of Pelican Rapids, Minn.

Musthaven Goldwyn Jaelyn-P Christian Cunningham

How did you get involved in dairy cattle showing? My dad was from a dairy farm in his younger Tell us about yourself. days and he got my brother started My parents are John and Lynn showing in 4-H, and then I started.

Cunningham. I’m 21 and attending We all just came to love it.

Santa Rosa Junior College near my home, studying ag business Who has been a mentor for management but also working full your showring career? Definitely time as a beginning carpenter. I my dad. He has always said, “If you will graduate in 2020. Our farm want to hoot with the owls, you had is R-John Holsteins, and we have better be able to soar with eagles,” about 60 animals we own, and about meaning if I want to stay up late and 10 milking cows. Ours is mainly a have fun, I had better be able to get group of show cattle. up early and do what has to be done.

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Jaelyn P is a cow my father found and I hope we can have our own show purchased in February. She has been string soon. boarded at Budjon Farms in Lomira, Wis. She has the nicest udder I’ve What is your favorite memory ever seen and is super sweet to show; of showing dairy cattle? I showed you don’t really have to show her – Silvermaple Windham Camille to PHOTO BY JULIE ASHTON Supreme Champion of the Junior The Junior Champion of the International Junior Holstein Show is the winning she does it herself.

Show here in 2016, and that was Spring Yearling, Harvue Doorman Fiji-ET, exhibited by Jacob Bingham ,of Clear What was your reaction when great because we had Camille since Springs, Md. Reserve Junior Champion is the winning Winter Calf, Vandoskes Denver Cami-ET, exhibited by Brianne, Brooklyn and Reid Vandoske, of Cleve- you were named Grand Champion she was a calf and could really see of the junior show. I was super her progress. Today was great, but land, Wis. excited. I heard my dad yell from that first time was a little better. ringside.

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World Dairy Expo Breeder Profile Rick Allyn of Allyndale Holsteins, Canaan, Conn.

Pavilion 1, Aisle 2 South Tell us about your dairy farm and the industry in your area. We are located in Canaan, Conn., a small town in northwest Connecticut. When I was growing up, there were 38 dairy farms in our county and now there are only four. They are mostly larger commercial dairies, ranging from 500 to 1,500 cows. Our farm is a completely show-oriented facility, located on 36 acres.

We typically have around 8 to 15 head on the farm, depending on the market.

Describe your involvement in the Holstein breed.

I got involved with dairy cattle when I was 12 years old. I didn’t grow up on a dairy farm, but my neighbor was in 4-H and asked me to help with his 4-H project, a Holstein heifer. I liked it so much I convinced my parents to let me get a heifer, and I bought an Ayrshire

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calf. I had Ayrshires all through 4-H, and got into Holsteins when I was older, buying a couple of heifers. I was on the road fitting for 14 years, and during that time I bought and sold many Holsteins. It was during my fitting career that I met my wife, Shannon. She was from my county, and I had actually sold her first 4-H calf to her. We got married in 1993 and that is when we built our facility. In 1998, we had our first All-American nomination, and since that time we’ve had over 140 nominations. I am the show committee chair for the New England Holstein Show and I spent 11 years as the breed representative for Holsteins at the Big E. What do you like most about your breed? I really like the marketability of the Holsteins, and the availability of the genetics that are offered. There is a great marketability for functional and competitive animals.

How does the Holstein breed fit with your farm goals? That marketability is the basis of our goals and is what we are striving for.

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How have the breed standards changed since you first began working with this breed? Trends have definitely changed, and for the better. Cattle are different now than the ones I worked with at first, and that is a positive. I’d like to see more focus placed on feet and legs than what we are doing now. The people who I learned from really hammered into me the importance of good feet and legs and good foot care.

Tell us about your show string at World Dairy Expo. What are you most excited for with this group of cattle? We have six heifers and two cows here. Four of them are from our place and the others are tieins. Everything I’ve brought here are Doorman daughters, a Winter Calf, a Fall Calf, a Summer Yearling and a Senior Two-Year-Old. I’m most excited because I think this is the nicest set of heifers I’ve ever brought here. I feel that they should be very competitive.

Who is your favorite animal in the string or at home? My favorite one here is my Senior Two-YearOld, Robjo Doorman Embrace. I purchased her last year as an end of January Winter Yearling, and was very excited about her pedigree and she just had that look about her. I brought her here last year and she stood fourth despite being so young in her class. She calved in April and I realized how good she had calved in. My all-time favorite is without a doubt MD-Delight Durham Atlee. She had a great show career going, and then we unfortunately lost her very young. While it was awful to lose her, her genetics weren’t exploited and the offspring we did have increased in value because they were limited. And, she transmitted well through her offspring. To think people have gone on to breed two cows that descend from that one cow, that have each sold for over $1 million, and that you played a part in that; as a breeder, it takes a while to sink in. Atlee had an impact on everyone, on four consecutive runs she had the No. 1 type bull. It was like a fairytale.

What plans do you have for the future of your farm? We are being more careful with our purchases, making sure that they fit our marketing strategy. We look for one that works for everyone. Genomics play a role, so we look at those numbers and those sires, but we also want cattle sired by bulls that sire show appeal. We just really want the total package, and we take our direction from the market.

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Four-Year-Old tops International Junior Ayrshire Show

BY DANNA SABOLIK Staff writer

Old-N-Lazy Gibbs MorganET, the winning Four-YearOld, took home Senior and Grand Champion honors of the International Junior Ayrshire Show for owner Mikayla Endres, of Lone Rock, Wis. Morgan was followed by the first place Six-Year-Old and Over Cow, Toppglenn Wishful Thinking-ET exhibited by Tanner, Brennan, Marissa and Logan Topp, of West Salem, Ohio.

The Intermediate Champion of the Junior Show was the winning Senior Three-YearOld, Nor-Bert Reinholts Lochin Vail-ET exhibited by Dalton, Dillon and Breanne Freeman, of Bremen, Ind., while Miss Bikini of Iowayside, the winning Senior Two-Year-Old took home Reserve Intermediate Champion honors.

Bikini was exhibited by Dana

and Madison Sickles and Jack and Sydney Carroll, of Marengo, Iowa.

The winning Fall Yearling, Nor-Bert Lochin Vesta exhibited

by Dalton, Dillon and Breanne Freeman was selected as the Junior Champion of the Junior Show and the first place Summer Yearling, Farr Reagan Cheerio, exhibited by Aislynn Farr, of Richmond, Vt., was named the Reserve Junior Champion.

Official judge Phillip Topp of Botkins, Ohio and his associate judge Matt Hawbaker of Clear Spring, Md., were charged with placing 77 head of Ayrshires in the junior show.

Old-N-Lazy Gibbs Morgan-ET Mikayla Endres Tell us about yourself. My parents are Kevin and Heidi Endres. I am 20 years old and

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The Junior Champion of the International Junior Ayrshire Show is Nor-Bert Lochin Vesta, the winning Fall Yearling exhibited by Dalton, Dillon and Breanne Freeman, of Bremmen, Ind. Reserve Junior Champion of the Junior Show banner is awarded to the winning Summer Yearling, Farr Reagan Cheerio, exhibited by Aislynn Farr, of Richmond, Vt.

PHOTO BY JULIE ASHTON

Old-N-Lazy Gibbs Morgan-ET, owned by Mikayla Endres, of Lone Rock, Wis., is named the Senior and Grand Champion of the International Junior Ayrshire Show, following a first place finish in the Four-Year-Old Cow Class by official judge Phillip Topp, of Botkins, Ohio and associate judge Matt Hawbaker, of Clear Spring, Md. Reserve Senior and Reserve Grand Champion of the Junior Show was the first place Six-Year-Old and Over Cow Toppglenn Wishful Thinking-ET, owned by Tanner, Brennan, Marissa and Logan Topp, of West Salem, Ohio. work at a vet clinic in Mazomaine, Wis. I like to show cows.

Tell us about your animal. My cow, Morgan, is a Four-Year-Old Ayrshire. I bought her as a Spring Calf and she’s had a long life as a cow. She did really well as a calf and yearling, but I didn’t show her as a cow until this year. Her daughter, K&H Endres Burdette Mayhem, was last year’s junior champion.

What was your reaction when you were named Grand Champion of the junior show?

I was surprised, but also felt a great sense of accomplishment.

Knowing where she was three years ago to where she is today – I never thought she’d do this well again. Through it all I couldn’t

give up on her. She was my first Ayrshire and has a special place in my heart.

How did you get involved in dairy cattle showing? I started showing when I was 4 years old. I didn’t grow up on a farm, so I showed some of my uncle’s Holsteins. As my brothers and I got older, we started to buy our own show calves. I love that there’s always something you can take from a show. If you win, there’s that sense of accomplishment.

And, if you lose, you can always learn something from it.

Who has been a mentor for your showing career? What is the best advice they gave you?

I’ve had so many mentors, but I’d probably say my parents. They

pushed me to be better and taught me how crucial showmanship is. What you do on the halter can change the way an animal appears. That mentorship led me to succeed as a champion senior showman in 2017.

What is your favorite memory of showing dairy cattle? I think this will be my favorite memory.

Looking back on how far I’ve come, and all the work, time and money I’ve invested in this cow, it’s so rewarding to win.

She’s the first cow I’ve ever won with, which is also a big accomplishment.

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More than 13,000 dairy youth have experienced the National 4-H Dairy Conference (NDC) over the last 65 years. The event attracts delegates with dairy-related 4-H projects from nearly 30 states and Canada to experience World Dairy Expo and a broader slice of the dairy industry.

During 50 of those years, Expo has been a partner; but this week, NDC is recognizing three sponsors who have helped NDC succeed for most of its existence.

The Purebred Dairy Cattle Association will receive honors for its 60 years of contributions, while Associated Milk Producers Inc. will be recognized for supporting NDC for 50 years. Cargill is being singled out for its 45 years of sponsorship.

Other sponsors honored during a conference event at Crave Brothers Dairy near Waterloo, Wis., were: Nasco, 30 years; Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin, 20 years; Crave Brothers, 20 years; and Compeer, 10 years.

Nearly two dozen other companies accounted for nearly $30,000 in support to NDC. In addition, statespecific sponsors helped pay the $400 fee for each delegate.

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of work by a volunteer committee of 13 people, whose role is to plan and organize the conference, including raising the funds. Its chairman, Gary Fredricks, is a Washington State University associate professor who joined the committee in 1997 after chaperoning his state’s delegation to the conference.

“It recharges my battery,” said Fredricks, who still brings several delegates from his state with him to NDC each year. “We (committee

members) all do this because we have a tie to dairy and love to help youth mature. We think it’s a great thing to do.”

While NDC is now closely aligned with Expo, it began when there was an International Dairy Show in Chicago.

Eighty-five delegates from nine states gathered at the Conrad Hilton Hotel and toured dairy processing plants, the Chicago Stockyards and exhibits at the International Dairy Show.

Today, tours include Hoard’s Dairyman, Nasco, Dairy Shrine, Crave Brothers Dairy and Farmstead Cheese, and ABS Global. A half of a day is spent at Expo.

Since inception, NDC’s purpose has remained the same – broadening dairy youth horizons. In addition to tours, the delegates choose from a list of seminars in which they would like to participate. The current list includes marketing dairy products, how to artificially inseminate, farm finance, dairy foods evaluation, developing a herd mating strategy, feeding calves to their full potential, genomics and a lactation lab.

“One of the topics from my first year was ‘How to Use the Internet,’” Fredricks said. “Our challenge is to make sure we’re current, upbeat and make the learning fun.”

Like Fredricks, Janis Ritchie of Rexburg, Idaho, began her association with NDC as a chaperone – for her son and later three daughters. She said NDC has become stronger over the years, partly because of the sponsors and partly because the delegates.

Each of the youth participants chooses a team to work with during the event, including hospitality, transportation, head table and sponsor appreciation. Three or four 4-Hers are also chosen to help plan the following year’s conference with the committee.

“They keep us on task,” Fredricks said. “We are always looking at the youth component.”

Charlie Crave, who not only has been a NDC chaperone and a sponsor through Crave Brothers but also hosts a tour, dinner and dance at the Crave farm, believes NDC’s success is because it is relevant.

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Continued from NDC | Page 12 we can. It’s perhaps the finest value of any available to dairy youth,” Crave said. “It ends up being a positive influence on their role in the industry.”

The tour at Crave Brothers came about because Crave saw there was something missing in the program – a visit to an active dairy farm. The simple tour eventually led to Crave’s local 4-H club serving dinner on the farm as a fundraiser followed by a dance, then adding learning stations from various sponsors in a job fair setting. Mycogen Seeds sponsors the evening.

“I wanted to address the disconnect between showing cattle and making [dairy farming] pay,” Crave said.

Rel Seykora, a committee member and 1981 alumna of NDC, has chaperoned 615 Minnesota delegates to the conference over 21 years.

“I learned what came after milking the herd and taking the cows to the fair,” Seykora said.

She noted how NDC alumni often resurface at the conference as seminar speakers, having career choices solidified through their attendance.

Seykora told how Alise Sjostrom, who opened Redhead Creamery on her Minnesota family farm, first thought of making farmstead cheese while attending the conference as a 4-Her. This year, Sjostrom is NDC’s keynote speaker.

Two years ago, during a dairy meeting in Florida, Crave was approached by a 30-year-old woman who said he is the reason she is farming. The woman visited Crave Brothers during NDC. Ritchie’s favorite story is about a young girl,

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Part of that is because of the people NDC delegates meet.

“It’s amazing how kids establish ties this week,” Fredricks said. “A lot of these kids show up in different fields of dairy down the road. They

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Float like a butterfly, sting like a champion

BY DANIELLE NAUMAN Staff writer

De La Plaine Bingo Stinger, the winning Five-Year-Old, was named the Senior and Grand Champion of the International Ayrshire Show. She is exhibited by Blue-Spruce Farm, of Bridport, Vt. Reserve Senior and Reserve Grand Champion honors went to the winning 100,000 Lb. Production, Marilie Gentleman Karmina exhibited by Peter Vail and Mike and Linda Hellenbrand, of Lomira, Wis. The winning Junior Two-YearOld, Old-Bankston JC Banner lived up to her name, capturing the Intermediate Champion banner for Glamourview-Iager and Walton, of Walkersville, Md. She was followed by the winning Senior Two-YearOld for Reserve Intermediate Champion, Old-N-Lazy V MelaniaET exhibited Blue-Spruce Farm.

In the heifer show the winning Fall Yearling, Jomill Burdette Kalliope exhibited by Glamourview-Iager and Walton took home the Junior Champion banner. She was followed by

the second place Fall Yearling, Nor-Bert Lochin Vesta exhibited

by Dalton, Dillon and Breanne Freeman, of Bremen, Ind. The partnership of Old-NLazy, Kurt Wolf and Mike Maier, of Epworth, Iowa was named the Premier Breeder of the show and Palmyra Farms, of Hagerstown, Md., was the Reserve Premier Breeder. Glamourview-Iager and Walton took home the Premier Exhibitor banner and Palmyra Farms also took home the Reserve Premier Exhibitor honors. FamilyAf-Ayr Farm Caledonia, Ill., was the Premier Breeder of the Heifer Show and Glamourview-Iager and Walton took home the banner for Premier Exhibitor of the heifer show.

Premier Sire of the show was Palmyra Tri-Star Burdette-ET, followed by Duo Star GentlemanET, taking Reserve Premier Sire honors. Palmyra Berkely ReaganET was the Premier Sire in the heifer show, also followed by Duo Star Gentleman-ET. Official judge Phillip Topp of Botkins, Ohio and his associate

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De La Plaine Bingo Stinger, owned by Blue-Spruce Farm, of Bridport, Vt., is selected as the Senior and Grand Champion of the International Ayrshire Show by official judge Phillip Topp, of Botkins, Ohio and associate judge Matt Hawbaker, of Clear Spring, Md., following a first place finish in the Five-Year-Old Cow Class. Reserve Senior and Reserve Grand Champion is the top 100,000 Lb. Production Marilie Gentleman Karmina exhibited by Peter Vail and Mike and Linda Hellenbrand, of Lomira, Wis. judge Matt Hawbaker of Clear Spring, Md., were charged with placing 262 head of Ayrshires.

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De La Plaine Bingo Stinger Troy Audet, Blue-Spruce Farm, Bridport, Vt.

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Jo-Mill Burdette Kalliope is selected as the Junior Champion of the International Ayrshire Show after she topped the Fall Yearling Class. Following her as the Reserve Junior Champion is the second place Fall Yearling Nor-Bert Lochin Vesta exhibited by Dalton, Dillon and Breanne Freeman, of Bremen, Ind.

Tell us about your animal. Stinger is scored EX-94, which is the breed maximum score. She is a Palmyra Bingo daughter and her mother is an EX-91 Palmyra Tri-Star Reality out of Forever Schoon Ping EX95-4E. We purchased Stinger three years ago, after she was second in her class here as a Senior TwoYear-Old. We bought her because she had such a great udder and her pedigree was exactly what we were looking for to expand our Ayrshire herd. She has always been a smaller cow with a phenomenal udder, and this year she has finally grown into herself. She was the

Grand Champion at the Eastern States Exposition last month, and the last three years she has been second at World Dairy Expo to Palmyra Berkely P Ruth. She has been Reserve All-American the last three years, as well. She has a VG-88 90-MS Two-Year-Old Rubicom daughter that placed third at the Eastern States Exposition, and another Rubicom daughter that was Reserve All-American Spring Calf last year. She has six other daughters on the farm. We have flushed her and are waiting on some more calves to be born.

What does receiving this title mean to you? It is all we have ever dreamed of, and we surely never thought it would happen this fast, or if it would happen at all. We bought our first Ayrshire 10 to 15 years ago, when my uncle purchased one as a hobby, and it has grown from that.

How did you prepare for the show and who helped you? Preparing

for the shows doesn’t just happen the day of the show, it goes on all year. The show cows at our farm live in box stalls and have special diets. My cousin and my uncle usually are at the shows with us, but unfortunately they weren’t here to see this. The last three years, we have come out together on a trailer with fellow New England breeders Four Hills Farm and Ridale Genetics. We have had great success doing that and we all work together and help each other.

What trait do you like most about your animal? Her udder and her rump; she has such correct slope to her rump and so much width.

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WORD ON THE STREET World Dairy Expo Attendees

John Stoltz Westby, Wis.

Becky Sears and Mark Coltin and Madalyn Richards Wingert Springfield Center, New Harmony, Minn.

Tell us about yourself and York your dairy background.

Tell us about yourself and I’m a retired dairy farmer and Tell us about yourself and your dairy background.

Ayrshire breeder. I am the your dairy background. We grew up on a small dairy dairy cattle superintendent Mark: I milk 96 cows – farm south of Harmony, at the Vernon County Fair. I Holstein, Brown Swiss, Minn. We milk 90 head of just love good cows.

Guernsey and Jersey. Holsteins, Brown Swiss, Becky: I sold my herd two Ayrshires and crossbreds How many World Dairy years ago and now milk with our parents and Expos have you attended? four cows and raise about siblings.

I’m not certain of the exact 35 heifers. number, but it’s well over How many World Dairy 20.

How many World Dairy Expos have you attended?

Expos have you attended? Madalyn: Two. Coltin: What are you most Mark: It’s my first time. Five. looking forward to seeing Becky: I’ve been here twice or doing at World Dairy before, and my kids have What are you most Expo? I enjoy meeting up shown here. looking forward to seeing with and seeing people who or doing at World Dairy I only see here at Expo. I What are you most looking Expo? Watching our sister, enjoy looking at good cattle, forward to seeing or doing Morgan, show her Ayrshire regardless of the breed. A at World Dairy Expo? To Summer Yearling on the good cow is a good cow. see the beautiful cows. colored shavings.

Why is it important for you to attend World Dairy Expo? I just love the atmosphere of the whole thing, and touching base with friends. I’ll be spending Tuesday and Wednesday here.

Why is is important for you to attend World Dairy Expo? Mark: It’s really about the experience. We have kind of the same thing at home, but it’s nothing compared to this. Becky: At home, you have stable blinders on. Here, you see Tell us about one idea the kind of cows others you learned at a previous have. It lets you know World Dairy Expo and what’s out there, and you how you use it on your can figure out if you are on farm. I never had the the right track. opportunity to come here before I retired from dairy Tell us about one idea farming, but I enjoy seeing you learned at a previous all the technology and World Dairy Expo and advancements. The genetics how you use it on your of the cattle have improved farm. Mark: I saw a new so much over the years, TMR mixer and if I had the especially in the Ayrshire money and a way to get it and Milking Shorthorn home, I’d have one. Becky: breeds. They are so much I picked up Milk Check teat cleaner and more dairy. wipes a few years ago and used them ever since. They What message would are amazing. you share with others to encourage them to attend What message would the show? If you like good you share with others to cattle, this is the place to be. encourage them to attend It doesn’t matter what breed the show? Mark: You just you like, you’ll find the best gotta do it (come to WDE). there is. The Trade Show is Find a way. Make the time. also great to take in.

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Why is it important for you to attend World Dairy Expo? We like to walk around the Trade Show and look at all the new technology. This year, we saw a cool robot that washes teats.

Tell us about one idea you learned at a previous World Dairy Expo and how you use it on your farm now. Peach teat pails.

We saw them and have used them now since. We swear by them. It makes feeding calves a breeze.

What messages would you share with others to encourage them to attend the show? It’s a fun place to experience. It’s also a good way to see what is going on in the industry and what opportunities there are for young people in dairy. We are also proud that our sister made it here, and we think it’ll be really cool to watch her show.

Ashley and Ben Shelley, 11 Waukesha, Wis. Tell us about yourself and your dairy background.

We have two Holstein cows of Ben’s that are housed at the farm of Lloyd Williams in Delafield.

How many World Dairy Expos have you attended?

This is our second visit.

Piedro and Luppi Goias, Brazil

Mariana

Tell us about yourself and your dairy background.

We are veterinarians in Brazil. We work with about 150 herds, with mostly Holstein cows.

How many World Dairy Expos have you attended?

This is our first time at What are you most World Dairy Expo and looking forward to seeing our first time in the United or doing at World Dairy States.

Expo? Ben: I came to see the cows. I mostly wanted What are you most looking to watch the Junior Holstein forward to seeing or doing show today. at World Dairy Expo?

We look forward to seeing Why is is important for the genetics and the new you to attend World Dairy products and technologies Expo? Ashley: We want for the industry, and being to learn more about dairy. able to network and meet We also listened to an FFA new people. panel about careers.

Why is it important for Tell us about one idea you to attend World Dairy you learned at a previous Expo? We work with World Dairy Expo and dairy cows in Brazil, and how you use it on your we have to learn the new farm. Ben: I learned you technologies and things we have to pay attention when can take to our farms. And, you are showing. I saw this is the biggest and best someone in the Showring in the world. that wasn’t doing that and their calf wasn’t behaving Tell us about one idea very well. you learned at a previous World Dairy Expo and What message would how you use it on your you share with others to farm. We have seen a lot encourage them to attend of new ideas already; one the show? Ben: There display about an oral drench, aren’t as many dairy farmers and many new products out there and we should be including a fat product from here so more of us would Malaysia. I’m also very want to be dairy farmers. interested in the many new IgG supplements. We don’t have those brands in Brazil, and more options will be better.

What message would you share with others to encourage them to attend the show? We would tell them to come with us, and to trust us that they have to come here to learn and to see how big it really is. You cannot understand from photos and videos.

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Outstanding Booth Awards Presented by Econoprint

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Kimberly Zuelsdorf, of Gempler's, accepts Tuesday's Small Outstanding Booth Award.

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Madeline Kuber, of Seal Pro by Connor Agriscience, accepts Tuesday's Intermediate Outstanding Booth Award.

Daily Herdsmanship Award presented by Select Sires, Inc.

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Sophie Hansen (left) and Amber Schramm, of Zinpro Performance Minerals, accept Tuesday's Large Outstanding Booth Award.

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Avonlea Genetics – (front, from left) Taylor Vander Meulen, Jen Vander Meulen and Russell Prins; (middle from left) Kyle Henderson, Beth Henderson, Christie Prins, Rachel Jebson, Jenna Hardy and Ed Facer; (back, from left) Will Vander Meulen, Daniel Sargent and Brent Joly – are Tuesday's Hersdmanship Award recpients. Not pictured is Andrew Vander Meulen.

Day in the Life with Margaret Hazeltine from 7 Oaks Farm in Janesville, Wis.

5 a.m.

Wake up at the home farm.

10:30 a.m.

8 a.m.

Scrape the barn, mix My son, Rob, and I left for and deliver TMR, and World Dairy Expo. We're a 45-minute drive away. begin calf chores

6:30 a.m.

Begin milking and doing chores, switching out 100 cows midway through milking.

5 p.m.

The show is over, so it's back to the Pavilion to get organzied for the rest of the week and visit with friends.

12 p.m.

After checking in with the barn crew in Pavilion 1, I'm headed to watch the International Ayrshire Show, well underway.

9:30 a.m.

Chores are finished

10:30 p.m.

Bedtime. I have to do it all over again tomorrow and a couple more days this week.

8:30 p.m.

Arrive at home and pull up the recordings of the show on Expo TV. I can see what happened in each class and check out what I missed.

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World Dairy Expo in Full Force JENNIFER COYNE/DAIRY STAR

Eli, 6, Arp (left) rides on a wagon through the Trade Show as his brother, Noah, 2, sleeps. The brothers were at World Dairy Expo with their parents, Katie and Josh Arp, of Norwalk, Ohio.

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Arkansas dairy farmer Tim Crawley, of Gravette, Ark., enjoys a shake on Tuesday afternoon. The Crawleys have one animal showing at World Dairy Expo this year.

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Ela Hebgen (from left) and her sisters, Ivy and Ava, purchase a halter from Nasco in the Coliseum. The sisters are from DeForest, Wis., and are exhibiting with Kessenich Farms, LLC.

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2019 Dairy Farm Safety Symposium at World Dairy Expo “Understanding the Stressors on Today’s Dairy Farms”

Thursday, October 3rd, 2019 • 9am-2pm Mendota 4 Ballroom, Alliant Energy Center

Resource-focused workshops to help participants identify and manage stressors affecting dairy farms both large and small throughout the United States.

The symposium addresses issues that are of significant impact to the health and well-being of today’s dairy families, workers, and animals.

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Ayrshire exhibitors walk a heifer to the Showring during Tuesday’s torrential downpours.

PRESENTERS/TOPICS: 9 a.m.

USDA Farm Service Agency Program and Resource Overview with Wisconsin Farm Service Agency’s Chief Specialists Greg Biba, Tom Brandt, and Tom Palmer, Madison, WI

10 a.m.

The Impact of Management-Level Stressors on Children of Farm Owners, Managers, and Workers Dr. Kurt Vogel, University of Wisconsin-River Falls

11 a.m.

11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.

Resiliency, Wellbeing, and Mental Health Understanding Mental Illness/ Helpful Self-care Basics Anna Moffit, Executive Director of NAMI Dane County, and Jake King, Program and Outreach Coordinator of NAMI Dane County.

Recognizing Warning Signs and Taking Action Anthony Scardina, MSW Journey Mental Health Center, Madison, WI

1:15 p.m.

OSHA Overview Mary Bauer, OSHA Compliance Assistance Specialist, Eau Claire,WI

Reflections on Lessons Learned and Planning for Dairy’s Future - A Conversation with Dr. Temple Grandin, Colorado State University

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WORLD DAIRY EXPO YESTERYEAR & TODAY

Today DANIELLE NAUMAN/DAIRY STAR

Today, cows are clipped with much tighter blades, leaving very little hair.

Yesteryear

PHOTO PROVIDED BY WORLD DAIRY EXPO

In 1974, cows were typically clipped with plucker blades in preparation for shows.

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