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The Board of Directors of the Ohio Holstein Association has adopted the following: “The Mission of the Ohio Holstein Association is to provide services and programs to its members and young people so that they might attain a better living from their involvement with Holsteins.”

HOLSTEIN NEWS Official Publication of the Ohio Holstein Association

Volume 93 • Number 2 March/April 2021 Published 5 times per year in February, April, June, October and December by the OHIO HOLSTEIN ASSOCIATION P.O. Box 479, Wooster, OH 44691 www.ohioholstein.com Subscription price in the U.S. is $30.00 per year ($10 per year for Junior Members). The NEWS subscription list is filed geographically by town and state. When you change your address, please be sure to give us your old address as well as the new one. Advertising rates available upon request. News and advertising forms close one month preceding date of issue.

Address all mail to the: OHIO NEWS P.O. Box 479 • Wooster, OH 44691 330-264-9088 • Fax 330-263-1653 Email farm.writer@hotmail.com Send UPS or Fed Ex to 1375 Heyl Rd., Wooster, OH 44691 OFFICE STAFF Executive Director.......................................Tom Thorbahn cell 419-366-8135 crimsonswissrus@aol.com Office Secretary...............................................Diana Miley oholstein@sssnet.com Editor.............................................................Melissa Hart cell 517-398-1957 farm.writer@hotmail.com Webmaster................................................. Laurie Menzie ph. 740-624-6367 Ad & Layout Designer.................................Erin Robinstine erin.robinstine@gmail.com OFFICERS President: William Indoe, Lodi.....................330-608-9770 Vice President: Chris Lahmers, Marysville....614-306-7194 Secretary: Ethan Steiner, Marshallville........330-466-8916 Treasurer: Kaye Janes, Wooster....................330-464-4134 EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS Paul Haskins, Butler - Past President...........419-618-4028 Joe Cole, Bloomville....................................740-396-0454 Scott Sprunger, Dalton................................330-465-0622 NATIONAL DIRECTOR Steve Moff, Columbiana .............................330-482-9018 BOARD MEMBERS Dist. 1 Gary Kibler, Warren...........................330-770-8014 Dist. 2 Randall Kiko, Salem..........................330-831-0174 Dist. 3 Steve Specht, Dover..........................330-204-9831 Dist. 4 Open Dist. 5 Dallas Rynd, Ashville........................740-207-5005 Dist. 7 Joe Miley, West Salem......................330-263-7814 Dist. 7 Scott Sprunger, Dalton .....................330-465-0622 Dist. 8 Jeneva Auble, Polk............................419-908-5352 Dist. 9 Joe Cole, Bloomville..........................740-396-0454 Dist. 10 Dan Morlock, Pemberville..............419-265-5771 Dist. 11 Jay Ackley, East Liberty...................937-666-5502 Dist. 12 Ty Etgen, Harrod.............................567-204-6310 Dist. 13 Chris Lahmers, Marysville...............614-306-7194 Dist. 14 Eric Topp, Wapakoneta....................419-953-3427 Dist. 15 Curtis Bickel, Wilmington...............937-728-0174 Postmaster: Send address changes to: Ohio News, P.O. Box 479, Wooster, OH 44691 4

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Contents A Message From the Executive Director, Tom Thorbahn...........................................................5 A Message From the President, Bill Indoe....................................................................................6 Registered Holsteins Have Value Beyond Show Ring..................................................................8 Meet Your Regional Sales Representative - Carl Kent...............................................................10 Ohio Holstein Women...................................................................................................................12 Pennsylvania Hosts 2021 National Holstein Convention.........................................................16 I Had No Idea! Gary Kibler, District 1 Board Member...............................................................20 News from Holstein USA..............................................................................................................22 In Memoriam............................................................................................................................23-24 Ohio PBR and PGH Winners Announced.................................................................................26 Holstein Association USA Announces April 2021 TPI Formula Change..............................27 Holstein Marketplace Sires Now Seeking Potential New Bulls................................................27 BarbWire, Behold, My Friends; The Spring is Come, by Barb Lumley......................................28 COBA/Select Sires Announce 2020 Excellence Awards Winners...........................................29 Congratulations to These Long-Standing Holstein USA Members.........................................29 Trial & Error with Forages May Lead to Better Herd Health...................................................32 Bullseye............................................................................................................................................39 Grapevine........................................................................................................................................41 Yesterday’s Cowpath.......................................................................................................................42 Calendar of Events.........................................................................................................................45 Advertiser Index.............................................................................................................................46

Just For The Juniors The Queen’s Corner, by Kayla Cring............................................................................................18 Just for Juniors................................................................................................................................18

On The Cover

Rob Bouic has his roots deeply planted in their century old farm. Their herd’s history goes back to his great grandfather, Frank Bouic who owned the Holwyn prefix. In 1956, Rob’s grandfather Fay took his share of the cattle and began farming with his three sons, and starting the Arlosy prefix. In 1996, Rob built a new double eight parallel parlor and free stall barn with his maternal grandfather Art Loschky. At that time, the Bouic and Loschky herds were merged, and since then the descendants of those cattle are registered using the Arlosy prefix. Rob and his father Don, manage the farm and herd together. Read the entire farm feature on pages 8 & 9!

The Ohio Spring Sale is happening on April 17th and this issue is loaded with consignments! Looking to the next issue we will have the Spring Dairy Expo Show results and it’s the membership issue including Midwest Holsteins. Contact Melissa Hart to reserve your spot! Call 517-398-1957 or email farm.writer@hotmail.com.

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From the Executive Director

By Tom Thorbahn

We have had a few nice days in the last week... tractors are moving across drier fields... this must mean spring will arrive soon. I look forward to the warmer weather along with crocuses and tulips in the garden, birds singing in the trees, and that special new heifer from one of our wonderful Holsteins.

Since the Ohio Holstein Association did not have an Annual Meeting this past winter, we will be announcing the AllOhio award winners during the show, and also Buckeye Breed Builder awards. The Association would like to thank Kalmbach Feeds, Upper Sandusky, for donating the awards for the All-Ohio winners this year.

The Ohio Spring Sale is scheduled for April 17, Wayne County Fairgrounds, Wooster, Ohio. We will be selling about 70 head of Registered Holsteins. There will be show calves and heifers, springers, and fresh cows, something for everyone.

We will be having a drawing for all junior members for $300 vouchers towards a purchase of a consignment. Juniors must be a state or national junior member to qualify for the drawings. Ken Janes says there are some very nice consignments for junior dairy projects. Mark April 17th on your calendar and make sure to check over all the ads in this issue for those sale consignments.

The National Holstein Convention this year is in Pennsylvania, in mid-June. Our fellow breeders in Pennsylvania have been hard at work making final plans for convention attendees. I’m sure there have been many protocols to follow with the Covid-19 pandemic. The National Convention is a great opportunity to voice your opinion to the National Board as well as meet with Holstein breeders across the nation.

The Ohio board is working on getting final estimates to repair or replace the roof in the office. There are places where it has leaked this past winter, so it needs our attention.

Have a safe and productive spring, enjoy the warmer weather, and all the little joys that spring brings!

CORRECTION We regretfully omitted Plainfield Farms from the Best BAA in the Nation article in the January-February issue. Out of the top 200 herds in the nation, Plainfield Farms ranked 108 with a BAA of 110.4. Congrats to the Simpson family of Belmont, Ohio!

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A Message from the President

By Bill Indoe

How great is it to see so many new advertisers in this issue?

Our Spring Sale has a slew of great consignments from deep pedigreed cow families and All-American winners. Add to that the genomic selections and we have a sale that truly offers something for everyone.

Advertising is crucial when you are marketing your genetics and the Ohio Holstein News has always been a leader in this industry as a vehicle to get the word out about your farm and it continues to be one of the premier Holstein publications as Ohio is the hotbed for everything Holstein.

The show last fall in Circleville, the Spring Dairy Expo and the Summer shows that continue to boast National Show status all happen right here in the heart of the country. It’s not by accident

folks, it’s because the Buckeye state has the facilities and the willingness to go above and beyond for events.

Add to that being the epicenter for fantastic breeder herds that have been in business for decades and bull studs that offer the cutting edge in genetics and we have one of the best places in the world for Registered Holstein genetics. Sometimes we forget that Ohio is asset rich in the Holstein world and we need to be reminded.

The next issue is the membership issue and I consider that a very special publication because it’s the one we keep for the membership directory. If you want to advertise in something that everyone will pick up again and again, this is your issue. Plus, we will be included in the Midwest Holsteins.

I’m glad to see our Ohio secretary, Diana Miley getting a little more mobile every day after falling and injuring her ankle.

Have a safe spring out there!

Bill Indoe 330-608-9770 • richmanfarmsinc@yahoo.com

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Registered Holsteins Have Value Beyond Show Ring

Rob Bouic in his double-eight parallel parlor.

By Bev Berens

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ecording the genetics of Holstein cows has built an encyclopedia of trait information through the breed’s registry. But all who register cattle are not marketing genetics, nor breeding for the show ring.

Perhaps he is an outlier in registered Holstein spectrum, but Rob Bouic continues to register his 120-head herd in Milford Center, Ohio, even though the family neither shows cattle nor actively markets registered genetics under the Arlosy prefix.

Bouic’s roots in registered cattle go back to his paternal great-grandfather, Frank, who owned the Holwyn prefix. In 1956, Rob’s grandfather, Fay, took his share MARCH/APRIL 2021

of the cattle and began farming with his three sons and started the Arlosy prefix. In 1996, Rob built a new double- eight parallel parlor and free-stall barn with his maternal grandfather, Art Loschky. At that time, the Bouic and Loschky herds were merged, and since then the descendants of those cattle are registered using the Arlosy prefix. Rob Bouic and his father, Don, manage the farm and herd together.

Bouic is still a believer in registering cattle, even though he considers himself a commercial milk producer. “There is still value in being able to track pedigrees and genetics in the registered livestock business,” he said. “The registered business was

based on tracking phenotypes of animals over generations, and thereby indirectly figuring out what we had genetically.”

The technology of genomics, while providing a profile of an animal’s genetic potential, diminishes the value of the generations of value provided by pedigree analysis, in Bouic’s opinion.

“As technology is changing and the science of genomics gets better and better, we are going to have to come up with some way to redefine the registered business and come up with a way to show that what we’ve done for over 100 years is why we have this concentration of high genomic cows coming from the registered stock. I think it’s a real challenge for the registered business going forward,” he said.

By using tools and technology available - such as milk testing and classification over time - and tracking it for generations, breeders were able to estimate trait transmissibility, laying the foundation for today’s advanced methods of tracking, transmissibility, and predictability.

Bouic has chosen not to spend the money on genomic testing, so in a way he feels he has not contributed to proving that the top genetics are found among the breed’s registered cattle. He also believes that a path to showing that registered cattle tracked over generations are the source of high-quality genomic stock.

His own breeding program is threepronged: feet and legs, udders, and production traits, including high components.

Winter fat runs at 4 percent and doesn’t fall below 3.73 percent throughout the year.

“I guess I’ve followed the previous generations of my family by trying to be progressive,” Bouic said. “When rBST was an option, we were using it. We use sexed semen on our top heifers.”

The heifers are split into three categories, with top heifers being bred with sexed semen and mid- group heifers with conventional semen. Bottom heifers are bred to beef bulls.

“We are really starting to see the genetic improvement accelerate quickly since we’ve been using this approach three years ago, getting the best from our past and selling the rest on the beef market,” Bouic said.

This approach has been the most recent change to the farm’s genetic approach and one that boosts both the genotype and economics. “Our cutoff points are moving up pretty rapidly and we’ve gotten very picky about which females we save our heifers from.”

While he hasn’t had time to crunch numbers, he explained there are fewer lowend females being born, and the bar continues to be raised to reach the top one-third of heifers on the farm.

Even though Bouic’ s uncle, Frank - who also used the Arlosy prefix before retiring from farming10 years ago - the results of his genetic pursuit of polled Holsteins are still visible within the herd.

The farm employs two full-time people, who have been part of the team for

more than 20 years. Part-time help is drawn from Animal Science students at Ohio State University in Columbus, a 30-minute drive from the farm. “We’ve had much better success with college students than high-schoolers,” Bouic said. The farm’s current veterinarian is even a former employee, now a veterinarian at OSU. “I can even say I’ve trained my own veterinarian,” Bouic joked.

Bouic too is a graduate of OSU, has served on the Dairy Farmers of America Mideast Area Council, and is retired from the American Dairy Association Mideast Board of Directors. He is a current vice president of the Ohio Dairy Producers Association.

Aerial view of the farm

The farm has been in existence since 1906. Rob Bouic’s roots in registered cattle go back to his great-grandfather, Frank Bouic, who owned the Holwyn prefix.

In 1956, Rob’s grandfather, Fay Bouic, took his share of the cattle and began farming with his three sons, starting the Arlosy prefix.

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MEET YOUR

Regional Sales Representative

Carl Kent is currently serving as the Holstein Association USA Regional Sales Representative for the state of Ohio. He has 15 years of experience with Holstein Association USA, previously working as a Classifier and International Sales Coordinator.

Kent’s new role is bringing him back onto farms and enabling him to connect with members. “I have really enjoyed getting back out onto the farm and getting to see and talk cows,” he said.

Kent started as a Classifier in the early 1980s. He worked in this role for five years before settling in Wisconsin to raise his family. During that time, Kent spent about four different months classifying in Ohio.

“There were a number of names going way back that I remember and have fond memories of. It’s been really fun to get back and meet breeders, get into those areas again, and see the changes that have gone on over the years,” Kent says.

In 2011, after his children grew up and he had the opportunity to travel more frequently, Kent took a role coordinating international activities for Holstein Association USA. His responsibilities ranged from trav-

eling to trade shows in foreign countries, to attending worldwide industry meetings, to coordinating speakers for industry conferences. This gave him the chance to meet dairy farmers and experience dairy farms in different parts of the world.

“During my time in foreign countries, I learned the tremendous amount of respect dairy farmers in other countries have for Holstein breeders in the United States,” Kent said. “Breeders in the United States have done a tremendous, tremendous job, and until you get around the world, you don’t realize the amount of respect breeders in other countries have for breeders in the United States.”

With the pandemic greatly limiting the among of international events and travel taking place, Kent took on the role as Regional Sales Representative for Ohio and a handful of other states. Although based out of Wisconsin, Kent says he will spend more time in Ohio than any other area. “I have been in Ohio every month since I started as a Regional Sales Representative,” he added.

In addition to reconnecting with members in Ohio, Kent has enjoyed learning

Carl Kent, Regional Sales Representative 802-380-0332 • ckent@holstein.com about each individual herd and finding the best way to help add value to members’ herds. He is also happy to assist in making sure Holstein Association USA programs are running as smoothly and efficiently as possible. “One of the things that I’ve really enjoyed is trying to help answer questions and help solve any problems that may come up while working with the programs that Holstein has,” Kent said.

“I look forward to meeting more and more members as I go through the state,” Kent said. “If you ever have any questions, concerns, or problems, please reach out to me.”

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Hello, Ohio Holstein Women!

Since we have not had regular meetings or business to attend to for a while we thought we’d use the page to get to know the officers of the Ohio Holstein Women and this issue is about our president, Louise Harding.

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“My aim has always been to go out and win, and I have.

I try to pass that striving for excellence to my 4-H’ers.

I tell them, ‘ If you’re going to do this, learn to do it right, and don’t be ashamed to enter a competition to win. You’re capable of it.’”

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How did you start with the Holstein breed?

I started 4-H in 1960 and my dad said I was not allowed to take a cow to the fair until my brother Larry was old enough to join me. So the next year we entered the world of showing Holsteins. My goal was to win showmanship. The last year I showed I was allowed to take Polly and we walked all summer preparing for the fair. Well, I didn’t win showmanship, but Polly and I took Grand Champion Holstein and went on to win the Champion of All Breeds.

One of the deals with Dad was getting to keep our first 4-H project so I got to keep Dolly a grade cow. Our herd eventually grew to a registered herd and after high school, I began buying my own animals.

What else did you get interested in in high school? Did you only do animal projects?

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sion has always been sewing and cooking. I have been a 4-H advisor in the same club, Crooked Run Cloverstitchers, that I joined as a kid — an advisor for 55 years, as a matter of fact! The club was all girls sewing projects and is now a mixed club offering many types of projects.

In 1999 I accomplished MCE Master Clothes Educator through the Ohio State University. This qualifies me for judging clothing at the county and state level, which I have been pleased to do.

After high school I pursued my sewing passion professionally sewing for weddings, prom dresses, Swiss outfits and entering many competitions. My aim has always been to go out and win, and I have.

I try to pass that striving for excellence to my 4-H’ers. I tell them, “If you’re going to do this, learn to do it right, and don’t be ashamed to enter a competition to win. You’re capable of it.” I have much equipment and invite the kids over often in the summers to use my equipment for their projects. We aim for perfection with much ripping out as needed. I’m proud of the kids. Two years ago we had 8 sewing projects: all won first place at the county level and went on to take 3 Outstandings at the Ohio State Fair. We’ve had our kids walk off with the prestigious 4-H Clock award for each project.

I’m tickled to have three great nieces involved in the club this year. The club is a wonderful group of girls who are passionate and good and awesome to work with.

4-H taught me wonderful life skills and responsibility and I’m pleased to pass that on.

What else do you want us to know about you?

There are two things I’m very proud of: 1. My father encouraged me to enter cooking competitions, too. In 1970 I took the Homemaker Award in our county and had the championship cake. To qualify I had to get enough firsts in all kinds of categories, so I did cookies and brownies, cakes and yeast breads and got the award! I’ve also entered and won many caked contests as an adult.

2. My last cow with my prefix of Lou-

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Har was the dam of Hardingdale Encore Racquell who took Grand Champion at the Ohio State Fair in the Junior Show in 2005.

She won lots of shows as a heifer and a cow, but never had a heifer calf. She had seven bull calves; we tried flushing her but nothing came of it. I was proud to have owned her dam and to transfer the ownership of that herd to my brother and his kids.

I was also proud to be Ohio Holstein Woman of the Year in 2006. It didn’t end up being a surprise to me, because they had to tell in order to get me leave the church dinner I was at to come to the convention to receive the award. Another passion that keeps me in the church kitchen.

What other occupations use your passions?

In 1998 I started my embroidery business. I put out show banners for county fairs, district shows and the Expo; sashes for queens, shirts, jackets anything you can imagine putting nice embroidery on.

Church banquets use my skills all year long.

Well, now you know more about our Ohio Holstein Woman president. Stay tuned for more in the coming months. We hope these life stories encourage you as a farm woman and Holstein cow lover and owner and that when we meet again in person, you’ll want to join us.

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The club is a wonderful group of girls who are passionate and good and awesome to work with. 4-H has taught me wonderful life skills and responsibility, and I’m pleased to pass that on.”

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Spotlight on: Louise Harding

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NAT IO NA L HO L S T E I N C O N V E N T IO N 2 0 2 1 SE T F O R J U N E

Brattleboro, Vermont — The 2021 National Holstein Convention is planned for June 20 – 24, 2021 in Lancaster, Penn. The in-person event will follow all site, local, state, and federal health, and safety guidelines.

Convention activities will take place at the Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square and Lancaster County Convention Center. The Annual Meeting will be held on Thursday, June 24 at the Lancaster County Convention Center. During the meeting, the Holstein Association USA’s prestigious Elite Breeder, Distinguished Leader, and Distinguished Young Holstein Breeder awards will be presented.

For junior members, the speech contest and Distinguished Junior Member interviews will take place on Monday, June

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21. The Dairy Bowl competition will be held on Tuesday, June 22 followed by the Dairy Jeopardy contest on Wednesday, June 23. Spectators at all junior events will be restricted to ensure health and safety guidelines are followed. The folding display, state banner, and state scrapbook contests will not be held in 2021.

While visiting Pennsylvania, you will be invited to visit world-renowned farms and cattle. The nation’s history is rooted in the Keystone State and they are offering tours that step back in time to witness Amish culture and visit the battlegrounds in Gettysburg. If you are up for a sweet adventure, check out the tour to Hershey Park.

Hotel reservations can be made at the Marriott Lancaster at Penn Square by

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calling 1-866-503-3786 (mention Holstein Convention for group rate) or online. Full event schedule and registration information will be available soon. Check the convention website for updates and for more details about the convention schedule, tours, and accommodations at www.2021nationalholsteinconvention.com All site, local, state, and federal health and safety guidelines will be followed during the 2021 National Holstein Convention. Guidelines will be closely monitored, and the schedule and events are subject to change. Pennsylvania Holstein breeders look forward to gathering safely in Pennsylvania for the 2021 National Holstein Convention.

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Queen’s Corner

Hello everyone, hope you are having a great spring! I am very excited we had a spring show this year! Last year due to covid the spring show was canceled. That

The National Holstein Convention is just around the corner and you can sign-up to go with the Ohio Junior Holstein Association. If you would like to participate in any of the activities or competitions during the Junior Convention to be held in Lancaster, PA., contact Laurie Menzie at 740624-6367 or email at: whitelightholsteins@ gmail.com A tentative schedule is included below.

Check www.2021nationalholsteinconvention.com for schedule updates as the convention date approaches.

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Convention Registration

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Golf Outing Tour Options Distinguished Young Breeder Tour History in Black & White: Gettysburg Battlefield and Museum DJM Interviews

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By Kayla Cring

show has always been one of my favorite shows that occurs.

A few years ago, my first show as a 4-H member was at the Spring Dairy Expo in Columbus. Another memory I have from past spring shows was the fridge full of milk. It always tastes so good after a long show day! I appreciate the opportunities in the spring show because they provide a dairy judging contest and also a showmanship class. The showmanship class is against competitors from all breeds, which does not happen at any other show.

I am looking forward to the Ohio State Fair in July. This year’s show season is starting to look a lot more normal. The 2020 show season had many cancellations. But I

am hopeful that the district shows and state shows will happen as in past years.

Recently, I have been keeping busy by attending dairy judging training sessions at local dairy farms in our county. My county dairy boosters have provided great instruction for fifteen youth in our area. I would like to encourage other counties to provide similar dairy programs for their dairy youth. These sessions have provided me more information and confidence in dairy judging. Oral reasons have always been tricky, but I am getting more comfortable giving them now.

Now that we are finish with spring show I want to thank everyone attending, sponsoring, and participating!

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Dairy Bar Tour Options The Pennsylvania Breeders Tour Cows to Cones Tour Amish to “English” Tour Dairy Jeopardy Contest Cattle Preview and Dinner Junior Awards Banquet

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Convention Registration Dairy Bar Annual Meeting Trade Show Tour Options Non-Delegate Tour: Sight & Sound Theatre and Hershey Farms Restaurant Herd Fun in the Sweetest Place on Earth: Hersheypark Tour General Luncheon Pre-Sale Meal National Convention Sale

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NHWSO Interviews Speech Contestant/Judges’ Orientation Junior, Intermediate and Senior Speech Contest Dairy Bar Junior Luncheon Dairy Knowledge Exam Dairy Bowl Coaches’ Meeting Junior Welcome and Mixer: Misty-Z Holsteins and Dairy Judging

Tuesday, June 22

Convention Registration Sight & Sound Theatre and Hershey Farms Restaurant Visit Dairy Bar Dairy Bowl Contest and Finals Junior Luncheon Family Fun Night: Cherry Crest Adventure Farm and Strasburg Railroad

Wednesday, June 23

Convention Registration Junior Forum

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! a e d I o I HAD N Ten Things You Didn’t Know About Gary Kibler, District 1 Board Member of Kibler Dairy Farms, Lordstown, Ohio

1. On a Sunday afternoon in April you’ll find me… Doing chores around the house 2. My favorite place to eat in Ohio is… Texas Roadhouse 3. How many cats do you have? Four house cats, three at the farm 4. What was the last movie that you watched? Avengers End Game 5. If you weren’t a dairy farmer, what would you be? Mate cows for Select Sires 6. If you could do anything a know that you could NOT fail, what would it be? President of the U.S. 7. On what kind of tractor did you learn to drive? Farmall M 8. What is one food that you could never give up? Steak 9. Coffee or Soda in the morning? Soda 10. Favorite sports team? Ohio State Buckeyes

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On the National Front Spring is here, the flowers are blooming and the birds are singing. We have at least 270 entries for the Mid-East Spring National Show in Circleville, Ohio. The opening up of more places and States is encouraging as vaccine numbers rise and covid cases drop.

Plans are well under way for an in person National Convention in our neighboring Pennsylvania. The Convention will be different than in the past with limited Junior activities. Dances and mixers probably won’t happen, although dairy bowl, jeopardy, and speeches are still in the plan.

Your five elected delegates for this year’s convention are Bill Indoe, Randell Kiko, Joe Miley, Julie Renner and Matthew Steiner. The National Show Committee met via zoom in February and recommended no change in National Shows for this year (pending board approval).

This Fall the National Show Committee will take a closer look at National Shows: How many should there be, what should the time and distance between shows be and what should National do in support of the shows.

An updated TPI formula was approved at a Zoom Board meeting in February enhancing the feed efficiency portion of the formula by adding the new feed saved information.

Registration and ID numbers where down last year but we are anticipating some rebound as the year progresses. The Complete program is still the most economical way to participate and register Holsteins. Carl Kent is Ohio’s field rep. and can be contacted at 802-380-0332.

Steve Moff, HAUSA Director smouric@aol.com or 614-205-7179

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In Memoriam

Richard S. Sechrist

Richard S. “Dick” Sechrist, age 93, of Mt. Vernon and Sunbury, Ohio, died Thursday, March 11, 2021 after fighting the good fight against old age. Dick was born in Garrettsville, Ohio, oldest of four boys, to the late Jacob Stuart and Thelma Rice Sechrist. He was graduated from Garrettsville High School, joined the U.S. Navy, rose to Seaman 1st Class and Storekeeper 3rd Class, and returned after WWII to complete bachelor degrees in Biology and Dairy Science from Hiram College and OSU, and a masters in Dairy Science Physiology from University of Nebraska. He also did work toward a Ph. D. in Rural Sociology at OSU. He began a family with wife Janet (Marie Williams) and operated Eaglebrook Farm (Garrettsville) — the Sechrist Guernsey herd — taught school, and drove a schoolbus to make ends meet. He entered the business side of dairy farming in the early 1960s and built a career that progressed from Field Supervisor for Central Ohio Breeding Association, to OSU Dairy Extension Specialist, to General Manager of Ohio Ag Services, Inc. (DHI, Inc.). His career brought him to central Ohio, where most of his working life was based.

As the first Executive Secretary of Ohio Ag in the 1970s, he oversaw the development and centralization of services for dairy farmers, including the still-new concept of computerized herd management, a decade before personal computers became common. His innovative approach shaped the organization into a leader in the dairy herd management and records industry. He then became Executive Secretary of National Dairy Herd Improvement Association, Inc., where he provided leadership and vision to 50 state organizations. His focus on DHIA business management training, technology, quality control, dairy industry research, and communication grew the organization at an unprecedented rate.

He was a natural-born leader, especially known for his business development, management, and communication skills. He became a sought-after expert, speaker, and contributor to national agricultural publications, including Dairy Magazine.

His wife Janet died of lung cancer in 1981. Dick was married to Dorothy (Swisher Stumpf) in 1982. In 1987 they bought Locust Springs Farms outside Mt. Vernon, OH, and in their “retirement” began raising sheep. The flock grew to more than 200 ewes, and motorists on Rte. 229 west of Mt. Vernon enjoyed the sight of lambs playing king of the mountain in the barnyard near the road.

For transforming from row-crop farming to grass pasture and alfalfa hay, his farm was named an Ohio’s Country Journal Environmental Steward Winner in 2006. Dick was honored with the National DHIA Outstanding Service Award in 2015.

After Dorothy’s passing in 2006, he began to be troubled by heart and lung issues but kept farming, eventually bringing on partners Rick Graumlich and Steve Hite. Fifteen years later, Dick was still actively maintaining his 120-acre farm, mowing up to 5 acres every week in the final summer of his life. He proudly represented WWII vets in Sunbury parades.

Dick was a big believer in professional and community service.

His contributions included: Director, United States Animal Health Association; National Industry-State Agricultural Research Council; Advisor, International Stockmen’s School; Steering Committee and Secretary, Forum for Animal Agriculture; American Dairy Science Association; Ohio State University Dairy Science Advisory Committee; Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society of Agriculture; President and Trustee, Sunbury Community Library; President,

Sunbury Lions Club; Administrative Board Chairman, Sunbury United Methodist Church; President, Delaware County Dollars for Scholars; alumni associations, and various other professional and community organizations.

In addition to his parents and wives, Janet and Dorothy, Dick was also preceded in death by his brother, Robert (Sigred) Sechrist.

He is survived by children, David (Jan) Sechrist of Antelope, CA, Nancy (Roger) Williams of Colville, WA, Laura (Scott) Sommers of Granville and Daniel (Rebecca) Sechrist of Whitehouse, OH; brothers, Tom (Paula) Sechrist of Bloomington, IN and Paul (Pat) Sechrist of Chesterton, IL; stepchildren, Rita (Jeff) Duncan of Los Angeles, Jennifer Clark of Los Angeles, and Linda (Jeff) Lentz of Indonesia; son-in-law, Jeff Clark of Lakewood; ten grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews and long-time friends.

Dick was highly regarded as a man of science, reason, and discipline. He always believed his accomplishments, contributions, principles, and the family and friends he touched would speak to the kind of life he lived. He was never boastful, but one of his proudest community achievements was leading the Sunbury UMC committee that erected the church at the corner of Rts. 3 and 37. He will be missed, mightily, for his independent streak, strong opinions, and dry sense of humor, but his impact will continue to be felt for generations.

He loved Locust Springs Farms and his gentlemen-farmer existence. The farm was his home for more than 30 years and he will now be returned to the earth that sustained him and his loved ones. Due to COVID concerns, Dick will be interred with a private graveside service in Sunbury Memorial Park, with no visiting. A larger memorial service will be planned for late summer or early fall.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to: Hiram College Development Office, P.O. Box 67, Hiram, OH 44234 (330-2985790, hiram.edu), Sunbury United Methodist Church, 100 W. Cherry Street, Sunbury, OH 43074 (740-965-3813, sunburyumc. org), or the Community Library of Sunbury, 44 Burrer Drive, Sunbury, OH 43074 (740-965-3901, yourcl.org) in Dick’s memory.

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In Memoriam

Beulah Maxine Harpster

George Miller

Beulah Maxine Harpster, 94, of rural Jeromesville passed away Saturday February 6, 2021 at Brookwood Place in Ashland.

She was born November 22, 1926 in Adario the daughter of Clarence and Melissa Norris Rowland. She was a homemaker and a member of the Rowsburg Lutheran Church. She is survived by 3 sons, David (Debra) Harpster of Jeromesville, Daniel (Paula) Harpster of Ashland and Dean (Luann Bradford) Harpster of Jeromesville, 7 grandchildren Rick, Andrew, Michael, Todd, Scott, Nicole and Chelsea, 14 great grandchildren, Riley, Reece, Kaylee, Macee, Zachary, Mason, Madyson, Max, Tanner, Makenna, Gavin, Oliver, Johnathon and Autumn, a brother-in-law, Russ (Janice) Harpster of Dublin and a sister-in-law, Jean Endsley of Ashland.

She was preceded by her parents, her husband, Gerald (Mose) Harpster in 1973, 2 brothers, James Rowland and an infant brother, 4 sisters, Lorna Teeters, Opal Coble, Velma Byers, and Luella Meininger, her in-laws, John and Helen Harpster, three brothersin-law, Don (Marilyn) Harpster, Carlton (Billie) Harpster, and Bob (Jean) Harpster and a sister-in-law, Marjorie Gallaway.

George Miller passed away on February 13, 2021 at the age of 94. George made significant contributions to the dairy industry and Select Sires. He was a tremendous leader, visionary and great friend to many. Please enjoy this collection of memories as we look back in our archive of George’s comments and accomplishments.

George grew up helping on his uncle’s dairy farm, Round Oak Farm in Virginia. With an appreciation for Holstein cattle and pedigrees, he went on to attend Virginia Polytechnic Institute and studied dairy husbandry. After earning his bachelor’s degree, he continued his education and earned a master’s degree in dairy science in 1956. Following graduation, he was hired by Virginia Artificial Breeders Association (VABA) and was eventually promoted to general manager.

His time as the general manager of VABA encompassed many great accomplishments, but perhaps the most well-known was the acquisition of 7HO58 Round Oak Rag Apple ELEVATION (EX96-GM).

On October 1, 1973 George joined the staff at Select Sires Inc. headquarters in Plain City, Ohio. In 2015, former Select Sires Inc. General Manager Dick Chichester was interviewed for the 50-year history book. He was asked about key people he worked with at Select Sires and George was the first name he mentioned. Here’s an excerpt from the book: “When I became temporary manager, I needed a marketing manager. My first call was to George Miller. The reason I called George was because he was honest and he would tell you what he really thought. Sometimes people thought we were going to come to blows because George’s voice would get raised but he really was just concerned about doing things right.”

In 1990, George shared some reflections on Select Sires’ 25 years of operation in this excerpt: “Select Sires is proof to the world that miracles do happen, and dreams do come true. You know the sense of pride that we employees of Select Sires have in being, and striving to give our best.

Teamwork, the joy of working together, contributing positively to the success of those who use our service, keeps us striving to deserve the confidence that people (farmers, directors and co-workers) place in us.”

Bill Clark and George MillerThose words represent George’s spirit as a leader at Select Sires. His words will continue to be an inspiration to those that work at Select Sires today and in the future.

George retired from Select Sires Inc. in 1991, but he remained an important member of the Select Sires family and was a friendly face at many company and industry events.

“George Miller was a pillar of the Select Sires family. He was passionate about genetics, the Holstein cow, and his Select Sires family. His desire to support breeders with the very best genetics was his life’s mission. Throughout the years, George’s love and passion for the people of this cooperative provided the spirit and culture to our organization. To George, Select Sires was about family, the people. He was a natural leader and built a remarkable foundation for Select Sires,” said David Thorbahn, president and CEO of Select Sires Inc.

Heather Elaine Reutter Heather Elaine Reutter passed away peacefully Monday, February 15, 2021, in her home surrounded by her family. She was 60.

She was born on March 4, 1960, to parents Charles & Sally (Jenkins) Ricketts in Wadsworth, Ohio. Heather graduated from West Holmes High School with the class of 1978, and a few years later she married Keith E. Reutter on September 5, 1981, and they were married for 39 years.

Heather and Keith owned and operated their dairy farm outside of Lakeville for several years until retiring in 2018. Also in her spare time, Heather was a consultant for Pampered Chef.

She was a member of the St. John Lutheran Church in Mczena, where she enjoyed taking part in bible study and was a Holmes County 4-H advisor for many years. Not only was Heather passionate about spending time with her grandchildren, but she also was very passionate about quilting and spent many hours sewing.

She also had a love for animals and enjoyed feeding the birds and squirrels.

She is survived by her husband Keith Reutter; children Jodi (Tom) McDonnell and Derek (Morgan) Reutter; grandchildren Emma, Taylor, Henry, Clara, and Harrison; her father Charles Ricketts; siblings Christine (Larry) Lozier, Bill Ricketts, and Steve Ricketts; several nieces and nephews; and her father-in-law Fred Reutter.

In addition to her mother, Sally, she was preceded in death by mother-in-law Rosemary Reutter.

Heather and her family would like to extend a special thank you to all the family and friends who have helped out in the last 2 years.

A funeral service took place on February 19, 2021, with burial following in Pioneer Cemetery.

Contributions in Heather’s memory to the Holmes County 4-H may be made at the funeral home or mailed to 111 East Jackson Street, Millersburg, OH 44654.

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Ohio PBR and PGH Winners Announced Progressive Breeders’ Registry In order to qualify for the Progressive Breeders' Registry (PBR) award, a herd must qualify under the following criteria: -Herd owner must be a member of both their national and state associations, and enrolled in the Deluxe or Premier TriStar options and Herd Classification programs.

-Percent B.A.A. for Herd Classification

must be in the top 25% of herds classified during the 18-month time period just prior to March 1 of the current calendar year.

-Must have a minimum of twenty 87% RHA and higher cows in the milking herd, of which at least 75% bear the herd owner's prefix.

Automatic evaluation of all herds is done annually. The PBR recognition is given to approximately 10% of herds enrolled

in the Deluxe or Premier TriStar options.

TriStar Herd Mature Equivalent Lactation Averages are adjusted by each state's average production. A milk component cutoff is based on combined fat and protein, which is calculated by multiplying the milk cutoff by 3.6% for fat and 3.1% for protein, and totaling the two components.

Progressive Breeders’ Registry Herd Name A. L. Liming Campbell Bros., Inc. David L. Klingensmith Douglas S. Dye Eric J. Havens LTD Jaloda Farms Kiko Farms LLP Robert W. Haskins Ward Showalter

Yrs Qualified 12 34 17 15 8 7 2 21 8

Progressive Genetics Herd In order to qualify as a Progressive Genetics Herd (PGH), a herd must qualify under the following criteria: -Herd owner must be a member of both their national and state associations, and enrolled in the Deluxe or Premier TriS-

Homebred% 92.9 97.6 95.7 82.4 97.6 97.8 76.9 100.0 98.9

Avg. BAA 108.5 108.3 110.2 106.0 109.7 106.1 106.3 105.8 104.9

Avg. Milk 30480.0 32720.0 28721.0 26660.0 26557.0 26577.0 32355.0 28869.0 27445.0

tar options and Herd Classification programs.

-Must have a minimum of twenty 87% RHA and higher cows in the milking herd with CTPIs. No minimum requirement for number of young stock.

Automatic evaluation of all herds is

Avg. Fat 1049.0 1315.0 1353.0 1150.0 1049.0 1038.0 1420.0 1111.0 1014.0

Avg. Protein 902.0 976.0 868.0 850.0 820.0 849.0 966.0 919.0 799.0

done annually. The PGH recognition is awarded to the 500 herds with the highest average TPI for females in the herd, both young and mature. Animals used in the evaluation are derived from Genetic Herd Report and Youngstock Genetic Herd Report inventories.

Progressive Genetics Herd Herd Name Herd # Yrs Qualified Agricultural Technical Institute 34615 20 Ben-Alli Holsteins 18562 19 Berg Farms Ltd. 26022 28 Buschur Dairy Farms, Inc. 26389 11 Dale Mohler 53138 2 Dwight Victor Skidmore 28205 9 Edwin E. Miller 92638 2 Floyd L. Zimmerman 52205 20

Avg. CTPI 2317 2248 2278 2491 2158 2235 2146 2393

Gasser Farms LLC Hartline Valley Farms, Inc. Hemsteads Holsteins

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Herd Name Herd # Yrs Qualified Henry Farms 33092 15 Jaloda Farms 17140 30 Louis A. Davidson & Son 14283 20 Matthew J. Steiner 18366 20 Norwescor Holsteins, Inc. 27655 27 Peter W. Spike 58341 5 RMD Dairy Farm, Ltd. 34530 9 Ridge-Dell Holsteins LLC 21732 15 Robert W. Haskins 19147 23 Ruprecht Farm LLC 89041 5 ST Ohio Heifer Center 117169 7 Ward Showalter 85330 2

Avg. CTPI 2348 2204 2275 2557 2200 2292 2322 2166 2307 2262 2472 2163

Holstein Association USA Announces April 2021 TPI® Formula Change Brattleboro, Vermont — Holstein Association USA will implement an adjustment to the Total Performance Index® (TPI®) formula in conjunction with the official genetic evaluation run taking place in April 2021.

The Holstein Association USA Genetic Advancement Committee met in February 2021 to review current research and new traits that have been made available to the industry. Opportunities to enhance the TPI formula were identified, and recommendations were made to the Holstein Association USA board of directors, who recently voted to approve those recommendations.

The April 2021 change enhances HAUSA’s existing Feed Efficiency (FE$) formula by incorporating the new Feed Saved trait that was released in December 2020. The economic assumptions used in the formula have been updated to match the most current research done by USDA-AGIL. Feed costs can make up over half of the total costs on a dairy farm and selecting for more feed-efficient cows can improve a farm’s bottom line. Genetic selection for feed efficiency supports our industry goals to reduce the overall environmental footprint associated with producing a gallon of milk.

The formula for FE$ starting in April 2021 will be: ($0.0008 x Milk) + ($1.55 x Fat) + ($1.73 x Protein) + ($0.11 x Feed Saved) The first three components of this formula reflect the extra profit coming from cows producing more pounds of milk, fat, and protein. The additional feed costs required to produce an extra pound of milk, fat, and protein, have been subtracted from the income that farmers receive for their milk. Component prices, reflecting primarily a cheese market, have been updated.

The trait Feed Saved includes information based upon HAUSA’s Body Weight Composite and new data on dry matter intake from CDCB. Every pound of feed saved returns a net profit of eleven cents per cow per lactation.

Dr. Tom Lawlor, Holstein Association USA Executive Director, Research & Development, points out that “a higher dollar value for the Feed Efficiency index reflects good feed utilization. It includes better uti-

lization of the feed to produce extra pounds of milk, fat, and protein; feed saved from cows with a lower body weight and less maintenance costs; and feed saved from better feed conversion. This last part is known as residual feed intake (RFI), i.e., the difference in efficiency that we see between cows after accounting for the feed that goes into the maintenance of the cow and the production of milk.”

The improved Feed Efficiency Dollar index now includes three important contributors to net profit: improved production, controlling maintenance costs, and better feed conversion. As more information has been added to FE$, the difference between the lowest and the highest FE$ animals has expanded. The new TPI formula uses a slightly larger standard deviation for FE$, i.e., 52 versus 45.

The new April 2021 TPI formula:

Breeders should focus upon the overall selection indices, such as TPI, to select their top breeding animals and to cull the lower end animals. FE$ is like other sub-indices such as Body Weight Composite, Feed Saved, Fertility Index, and Health Index, in that, they help us to better understand how we are genetically changing our cows and which parts of the dairy enterprise have the largest impact on your bottom line.

Incorporating feed intake data into the feed efficiency equation provides a valuable piece of information. Of all the sub-indexes, FE$ has the highest correlation with overall total profit. Good feed utilization is the most important component of profitability on your farm.

For more information about the genetic evaluations, visit www.holsteinusa.com.

Holstein Marketplace Sires Now Seeking Potential New Bulls

Brattleboro, Vermont — Holstein Marketplace Sires, which provides a unique avenue for Holstein breeders to market their own genetics, is seeking potential new bulls for their line-up. Under the program, bull owners retain ownership of the bulls, and Holstein Marketplace Sires coordinates marketing and sales.

Ideal candidates are genomic tested bulls with strong genetic merit and deep maternal pedigrees. Desired age is around

six months. Holstein breeders with interest in submitting a bull for consideration should email marketplacesires@holstein. com with the bull’s name and registration number by April 16.

To see the strong line-up of Holstein Marketplace Sires available today, visit www.holsteinusa.com/marketplacesires.

The site features complete pedigree and genetic information with many generations of photos from their maternal lines, and commentary from the bull owners.

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Behold, my friends; the spring is come

By Barb Lumley

“Behold, my friends, the spring is come; the earth has gladly received the embraces of the sun, and we shall soon see the results of their love.” Those words were spoken by Sitting Bull. As I sit at the computer working on this column, the sun is shining brightly and lifting spirits everywhere. We are in the middle of March and spring is on the way. Our minds are filled with thoughts of cultimulching, spring planting, ordering garden seeds, daffodils, crocus, celebrating Easter, coloring eggs and March baby calves.

April will bring warm weather and rain as well as the Ohio Holstein Spring Sale and Ohio Spring Dairy Expo.

Not everyone is involved in showing dairy cattle and there are those who consider it a foolish idea, however there are those who enjoy exhibiting at breed shows and county fairs. They have been working with and keeping an eye on certain cows and heifers for months. Being in the show ring with an outstanding member of their herd, getting together with old friends and making new friends, brings them satisfaction and joy. I enjoyed showing my Holsteins so much, gained so many friends and a lot of knowledge.

The thoughts of having dairy shows and activities brings with it a sense of hope that perhaps our lives can start returning to normal.

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The past year has been a very difficult one for everyone in this country. Yet every dairy farmer has climbed out of bed early every morning to milk the cows, care for their herd and face whatever the day would bring. Every dairy person knows that each day when he or she heads for the barn there will be decisions to make and challenges to face. That just goes along with being a farmer. Unfortunately this past year has added extra stress to the happenings and pressures of the normal day.

We need shows, fairs, tractor pulls, meetings, conventions, backyard barbeques and all the other things that allow us to enjoy our lives. Our young people need 4-H and F.F.A., dairy and breed activities and more. They need the joy of being involved in county fairs and dairy shows. Just having the opportunity to get together and visit, talk and laugh is vitally important to all of us regardless of our age!

The strength, courage, work ethic and faith of our farmers as they go about their chores every day is to be admired. When faced with challenges farm families meet them head on and find a way to handle them. Congratulations to all of you! You have made it through over a year of the difficulties brought on by the Covid-19 virus. Now it’s on to spring and the rest of this year’s Holstein and farm related activities! Where there is a will, there will be a way!

I am looking forward to the various activities that will allow me to see and visit with my many friends. I am anxiously anticipating seeing not only those beautiful Holstein cows and heifers at our Holstein shows but also the other breeds that I get to see and talk about at county fairs. I enjoy outstanding cows and heifers no matter the breed. Better days are on the way. Keep the faith and think spring!

“The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created spring”. ~ Bernard Williams

COBA/Select Sires Announce 2020 Excellence Awards Winners Columbus, Ohio – COBA/Select Sires recognizes six members of their field staff for excellence in sales and service in 2020.

Super Achievers The Super Achiever awards recognize staff members for outstanding performance in sales and customer service.

Terry Anthony, Minco, OK and Dan Pyles, Cedarville, OH are COBA’s Super Achiever Sales Representatives and Nathan Davenport, Greenville, OH and Fredy Florez, Hereford, TX are the Super Achiever Technicians.

Gold Club Gold Club winners are recognized for their promotion and sales of Herd Management Solutions products and the award is provided in support with Select Sires’ partners, Agrarian Solutions®, Ecolab® and Milk Products LLC. Chuck Orr of Jackson Center, PA was selected as COBA’s Gold Club winner for 2020.

ST Award Through sponsorship from Sexing Technologies, Select Sires recognizes success in gender SELECTed™ semen sales by honoring an ST Winner. COBA wants to recognize Justin Williams, Marysville, OH for this award.

President’s Club Recognition for President’s Club is determined by the amount of growth a salesman has achieved over the year prior. This prestigious award goes to Terry Anthony,

Minco, OK; George Golightly, Hico, TX; Chuck Orr, Jackson Center, PA; and Dan Pyles, Cedarville, OH. Service Elite Club Reproductive Services Client Managers may qualify for Service Elite Club through increased performance or increase in sales over the year prior. COBA’s recipients for their stellar performance are as follows: North Region Damon Bertke, Maria Stein, OH Jason Blood, Conneautville, PA Nathan Davenport, Greenville, OH Chase Dunlap, Cortland, OH Tyler Meyer, Mount Victory, OH Rusty Reid, Pleasant City, OH Gus Rupp, Loudonville, OH Jack Smith, Bolivar, OH Richard Thomas, Salem, OH Tyler Topp, Sterling, OH Justin Welter, Mansfield, OH Justin Williams, Marysville, OH Southwest Region Jose Alcala, Clovis, NM

Earl Bibbs, Clovis, NM Trey Buras, Portales, NM Lupe Campos, Muleshoe, TX Pilar Campos, Muleshoe, TX Andres Chabes, Clovis, NM Tad Chapman, Muleshoe, TX Juan Manuel Chavez, Clovis, NM Chico Flores, Dublin, TX Fredy Florez, Hereford, TX Efrain Hernandez, Portales, NM Felix Herrera, Chandler, AZ Martin Herrera, Chandler, AZ Ben Kriegshauser, Hereford, TX Adrian Mendoza, Clovis, NM Cesar Mendoza, Clovis, NM Oscar Nunez, Farwell, TX Alberto Ortiz, Clovis, NM Jorge Ramirez, Casa Grande, AZ Tyler Shields, Friona, TX Jose Solorzano, Hereford, TX Johan Werkman, Dublin, TX

Congratulations to These Long-Standing Holstein USA Members!

Congratulations to those Ohio breeders who have carried their Holstein Association, USA membership for decades!

Celebrating 40 Years: Donald J. Bickel Ronald & Barbara Bohlen William Burkhart Jr Buschur Dairy Farms Inc. Phillip W. Cline Raymond A. Denham John Daniel & Duane Eberly Michael Otto Schmuki Sunshower Acres Ltd. Mark T. Yeazel Celebrating 50 Years: Mike Congleton Hilltop Farms Inc. MARCH/APRIL 2021 |

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Trial and Error with Forages May Lead to Better Herd Health

By Melissa Hart When the rain is short, and the dust gets thick dairy producers have a valid concern about crop yields and feed reserves.

Getting creative about stretching feed is where Daniel Olson of Lena, Wisconsin shines.

As the owner of Forage Innovations, a forage consulting business, Olsen works with over 700,000 cows in 20 states. He is also able to offer his expertise as a dairy producer. Olson says that when you have a lot of farms that want to feed a high forage diet but do not have enough forage to make that work, the fiber in forage becomes a premium. Finding a way to include a high fiber crop in the crop rotation becomes the pursuit.

Working with David Johnson, a dairyman who runs two dairies and farms 5000 acres in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Olson was asked for advice on tweaking their forage program. He suggested a cocktail mix of BMR Sorghum/Sudan, three different types of clovers and ryegrass.

Johnson explained Olson’s rational for this cocktail was, “That if we get dry, the BMR/ Sorghum would do well and if we are wet, the grasses and clovers are going to do well.”

He continued, “We started out cold and wet and our first crop cocktail was kind of soso, but our BMR/Sorghum did not do very well. It continued to get over 40 inches of rain and the grasses and clovers did extremely well.”

Johnson said it was a learning curve for not only for him but for his nutritionist as well. Where he used to focus on crude protein, they are now looking more at digestibility. Additionally, the cash flow is important, “I’ve been pushed by my accountant the last few years about how much money we are giving to the feed mill out of our milk check and that is something I’m striving for on our dairy; to keep more of our milk check,” Johnson commented.

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corn with some alfalfa rotated in somewhere. They believe that if they put corn in after the cocktail, they will have increased yields of corn, as if it were the first year they planted corn in that field. After some experimentation, Johnson said, “On the wetter ground that we have, Alfalfa varieties don’t do well, it’s hard to get corn and sorghum in some of these fields, so we are going to seed it to grass, like they do in Europe.”

The new crop rotation has improved their nutrient management plan as well.

According to Johnson, when they grow the cocktail, “It can handle manure all summer long and that’s what’s really cool about it.

We are able to put a lot of manure on in the summertime and not have such a problem in the fall if it gets wet.”

The ration that Johnson is feeding is down to about a pound and a half of high-quality alfalfa haylage. The cocktail and alfalfa haylage quality is about the same. “We have eliminated soy hulls in our ration. We used to use soy hulls to stretch the feed a little bit and give us more digestible fiber in the ration.” Johnson continued, “We don’t feed cottonseed anymore, we are just feeding corn silage, cocktail, alfalfa and I’m down to five and a half pounds of dry corn and a protein mix. Our cows are forage eaters and that’s what we are striving for.

We want to keep more of our milk check.”

The cows are crossbred at Johnson’s farm, “We have a Holstein, Montbeliarde and Swedish Red cross and we average 85 pounds a day but we run real high components.” Johnson continued, “One dairy is at about 4.3 percent fat and the other is at a 4.5 – 4.6 and about a 3.2 protein.” According to Johnson their crossbred cows do not require a high starch diet, they work well on digestible fiber and a higher protein ration.

Yields were similar with the cocktail and the corn silage Johnson commented, “Most years it will average similarly to corn silage yields. In our neck of the woods, we don’t get 25-ton corn silage, most years we will average 17-ton, but we had third crop cocktail last year average five to six tons less.”

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acres to attain the yields they needed but the trade-off is in cow health. “In the long run I think the cow health is better off. The feet health is better, we have had very few abscesses with the feet, and we don’t deal with DA’s anymore either,” Johnson commented.

BMR/Sorghum Sudan grass requires about two-thirds of the water that corn silage requires. Olson added that in the event of an extreme dry year, the Italian ryegrass will die off and what will be left is the BMR/ Sorghum Sudan crop which he says is fairly good risk reduction. Johnson added that after the first frost in October the cocktail will continue to grow.

The sugar content in the cocktail is high therefore the cows do not require as much starch. With these grasses the cows are eating almost as many kilos of sugar as the normal starch in a ration and the cows are not getting acidosis. “For years we were feeding 28 to 30 percent starch in our cow’s ration, we are down to 23-24 percent right now and these cows are healthy,” commented Johnson. The forage averages about 67 percent in their ration. “I would be comfortable going higher than that, but I’m trying to make the forage stretch as long as I can,” Johnson said.

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PROMOTING DAIRY SCIENCE

To reinforce dairy’s nutritional benefits, your dairy checkoff program works with those who influence others about healthy eating, like registered dietitians, school nutrition directors, pediatricians and school nurses, so that they become advocates for dairy and recommend milk, cheese and yogurt as part of a healthy diet. , One way the American Dairy Association Mideast reaches these influencers is by placing advertisements in state health professional association journals, such as FamilyDoc and The Family Physician, the official magazines of West Virginia and Ohio chapters of the American Academy of Family Physicians and Ohio Pediatrics, the premiere magazine of the Ohio chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

The ads, which reach more than 13,000 doctors several times a year, highlight a variety of topics including research supporting dairy’s health benefits, dairy's role in disease prevention and available resources from ADA Mideast.

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Bullseye is a new feature with dairymen from around Ohio providing their insider knowledge of what bulls they are using in their herd and what observations they are making about the daughters.

Stein-Way Dairy, Maria Stein, OH: Damon Bertke provided the following insight on their sire selections: 250H12961 King Doc- they have been some of the most consistent young cows we are freshening. Cows are scoring well and milking very well! They all have great udders! The Docs for us are ideal in size.

7H14477 Warrior-Red- although we have none milking yet our Warrior daughters stick out in the heifer pens. They are tall and long and fancy! They are putting on big cages and have good rib structures!

7H10920 Gold Chip- even though he’s an oldie Goldie, he’s

been Mr. reliable for us and crosses really well in our herd!

7H9264 Dempsey- we’ve been using Dempsey on all of our Doc, Solomon, and Diamondback daughters. He keeps the style in the matings where the daughters are bringing the strength. He continues to weld on udders! They might not be show heifers but excited for their futures.

14H7770 Helix- Helix for us has been very fertile! Ours are still heifers yet but they are correct in the feet and legs, they also are strong heifers that are the perfect size for commercial cows.

250H13267 Duke- our Duke calves are all very strong with good bone structure. They are smaller in stature and we expect them to put on well attached udders!

513H3190 Chief- our first Chief daughter was born recently.

She’s a granddaughter to Bentley! We are impressed by the pictures on Facebook from him and his fertility has been great! We are hoping he crosses well in our herd!

A few young sires we are using but don’t have calves on yet but are excited to get calves out of are 7H15220 Stan 250H15236 Mystic Crush 250H14134 Renegade 7H14364 Eisaku 507H15325 Hanans and 250H14579 Hancock Nor-J Farms, Chickasaw, OH: Jake Hein said they are currently using Lithium, Clyde, Repairman, Impression, Crush, Redcloud.

Their best young cows are sired by Impression, Unix and Crush.

Their best older cows are sired by Impression, Windbrook, Trump and Crank-It. Jake said, “We use 95% proven bulls from proven cows. The other 5% are unproven bulls that come from deep cow families with proven high type and milk. We believe the genomics game is good for two things: Making bull studs and a very select few individuals very wealthy and increasing the inbreeding of our breed at an alarming rate.”

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Ohio Holstein Office Secretary, Diana Miley, is recovering from an accident where she injured her ankle. We wish her a full and quick recovery!

Happy Anniversary to Aaron and Brandi Schlaugh (D-7) of Velvet View Farms on 26 years together on April 8th!

The National Holstein Convention will happen this year in Lancaster, PA. Find details at https://www.2021nationalholsteinconvention.com/ You can begin to make your motel reservations now at the Lancaster Marriott.

The next issue will be a Midwest Holsteins issue and advertisers can place their ad where 6000 subscribers will see it! Your ad will be in the Wisconsin Holstein News, Iowa Holstein Herald, Minnesota Holstein News, Michigan Dairy Cattle News, Illinois Holstein Herald and Ohio Holstein News. Contact Melissa Hart for this fantastic exposure!

Show Results from Spring Dairy Expo and the award winners will be featured in the May-June issue! This issue will go to the National Holstein Convention – make sure your farm in included in this Membership issue!

Welcome to the new HAUSA Rep for Ohio, Carl Kent! Find a feature on Carl on page 10.

Roy and Lisa Mangun, Ben-Alli Holsteins (D-7) celebrate their 36th anniversary on April 6th. Happy Anniversary!

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The Ohio Holstein Association office has a new sidewalk and a hand railing. The custom-made railing features a cow head. Thank you to the trustee committee for making this happen to keep our building attractive and accessible.

Yesterday’s Cowpath

By Barb Lumley The following is from the Ohio Holstein News, Sept./Oct. 1971 Issue. Cal Wilcox, Editor; Herd Sire Issue Featured on the cover of the Sept.-Oct. issue of the Ohio Holstein news are pictures of the top sellers at the 1971 Ohio Convention Sale. Thirty two head sold for an average of $1382.03. Cattle sold into ten states and Brazil. The sale was held on July 12, 1971, the evening before the State Black and White Show.

International Paula, an outstanding daughter of Burtshell Ladysman, consigned by R. J. Stewart of Bolton, Ontario, Canada brought $5,000 selling to Fransisco Scordanaglio of San Paula, Brazil. Art Crocker of Wooster was the contending bidder. Second high selling animal was catalog number one, Dorloy Pride Lori, a beautiful three year old daughter of Irvington Pride Admiral, consigned by Dorloy Farm, Ft. Loramie. She sold on the final bid of $4,100 going to Wm. Shipley of Urbana. Contending bidder was Loren Elsass of Wapakoneta. Don Bradley was auctioneer and Horace Backus, Mexico, New York made the announcements.

The Ohio State Black and White Show was held July 13, 1971.

Gem Hills Fury Sunshine shown by Richman Farms, Lodi was chosen Grand Champion and 1st Aged Cow. Senior Yearling and Junior Champion was Shanghigh Ivan Fury Kate shown by Lewis & Sons, Hamilton. Reserve Grand Champion was the four year old cow, Caldhaven Burke Boss shown by Lewis & Sons. Le-Maples Melody Marquis was first Aged Bull and Grand Champion Bull.

Cal Wilcox in “Cal’s Chatter” announced the All-Ohio Contest and encouraged the breeders to exhibit their cattle at the North American Dairy Show. The Fall Quality Sale was announced for Monday, October 18, 1971 at Wooster fairgrounds. Fifty females and two bulls will sell. Twenty-one breeders advertised their consignments in this issue.

Miss Ruth Proeschel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Poeschel of Camden, Ohio in Preble County was named Ohio Dairy Princess for 1971-1972. She is also the Ohio Holstein Queen.

The magazine featured pictures of all the class winners from the Ohio State Black and White Show. Two hundred fifty-nine head of Ohio’s best were paraded on July 13th before the keen eye of Judge Wally Knapp of Galt, Ontario.

ABS had a full page ad featuring 1928 Nor-Lene Alstar Pilot whose daughters were averaging over 25,000 pounds of milk. 1928 Pilot was bred and proved in the Norman Becher herd, Berne, Indiana. He is a son of Zimmerman Alstar Pilot, the great ABS bull of the past.

Bo Hermansson was pictured with U-Dean Jewel Mistery as he visited an Ashland County dairy farm. Bo is a Swedish student of American Agriculture who lived and worked at Art Crocker’s dairy farm near the Ohio Research and Development Center in Wayne County. Art Crocker described Bo as “a valuable member of our farm management team”. “Whenever a difficult job needed doing, Bo liked to step in and put his “Swedish steel” muscles to work”. Bo comes from a 150 acre dairy farm where a double five herringbone parlor is used for milking the herd of 60 Swedish Red and Swedish Black and White cows.

The results of several District shows were featured. District 1: Grand Champion Male, Cavanagh Farm; Grand Champion Female, Russell Cook; Grand Champion Junior Exhibitor Female,

Mike Cavanagh; Best Female Owned and Bred by exhibitor, Russell Cook. 110 shown. District 2: Grand Champion Bull, Jon & Nick Michael; Senior and Grand Champion Female, A. B. Baker; Junior Champion Female, A. B. Baker; Senior Champion Jr. Division, Bruce Parrish; Junior Champion Jr. Division, Jane Alger. 150 shown. District 3: Grand Champion Bull, Vincent West; Grand Champion Female, Paul Ramsey & Family; Junior Champion Female, John Mangun; Champion Female of the Junior Show, Edsel McLean & Family. 83 shown. District 4: Grand Champion Bull, Dale Snell & Family; Grand Champion Female, Jim Kirkpatrick; Junior Champion Female, Loy Smith Family. District 7: Junior and Grand Champion Bull, Har-Lou Farm; Grand Champion Female, Monitree Farm; Junior Champion Female, Widmer Brothers.

87 shown. District 8: Grand Champion Bull, William Yarosh & Choice Culver; Aged Cow and Grand Champion, Richman Farms; Junior Champion, Tim Cowman. 81 shown. District 9: Senior and Grand Champion Bull, Weston Payne & Sons; Senior and Grand Champion Female, Wayne Creps; Junior Champion Female, Robert Binger; Grand Champion Junior Exhibitor, Terry Weiker. 75 shown. District 12: Junior & Grand Champion Bull, Billy Joe Powell; Grand Champion Female, Billy Joe Powell; Junior Champion Female, Franklin Place. 80 shown.

The morning chores at the Falling Star Holstein Farm of Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Kerr and Family of Polk were the subject of the Channel 3 (Cleveland) Newsday program August 16. The program was filmed on July 20 by newsman Del Donahoo. One segment of the film caught seven year old Kathy Kerr bottle feeding nine St. Bernard puppies.

Ronald Long of Miamisburg, Ohio, official classifier for the Holstein-Friesian Association of America has been appointed to classify herds in Colombia, South America, September 1-25, 1971 and judge the Bogota Show in Bogota, Columbia, September 12, 1971.

Annizabar Marquis Kizil VG sold for $6800 in the National Convention Sale at Des Moines to Romandale Farms, Ontario, Canada. Three Ohio bulls were designated as Gold Medal Sires by the Holstein- Friesian Association of America. They are Paclamar Citation M (VG) owned by NOBA, Inc., Tiffin; Center Field Ivanhoe Trustee (EX) and Round Oak Rag Apple Elevation (EX) both owned by Select Sires, Inc., Columbus.

An article recognizing Clark O. Biddle as one of the great breeders of Holstein cattle in North Western Ohio, having started with a heifer in 1914 was written by Mrs. Clair Jones. An interesting story was written by Barbara Graft relating the details of driving to Chicago and attending the American Dairy Princess Contest for three days with her mother and Betty Lou. She had some advice for Ruth Proeschel when attending next year’s American Dairy Princess Contest!

The Mistress Muses column written by jean Timmons asked why consumers buy margarine and call it “butter”. The housewife takes it home and she doesn’t margarine the toast. She uses it to make “butter” cookies, butter sauces, hot “buttered” popcorn, etc.

(Today they buy plant or nut based liquid and call it “milk”!!!).

The back cover featured Sunnyside Mose Pride—the “Udder” Bull at COBA/Select Sires.

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Calendar of Events

April 15 Southern-Hills Tag Sale II, Bethel 17 Ohio Holstein Spring Sale, Wayne County Fairgrounds, Wooster May 5 Ad deadline for OHN May/June Membership Issue 8 Best of Triple T and Heath Sale, Circleville June 19 District 3 Show, Dover Fairgrounds, Dover, Ohio 19-24 National Holstein Convention, Lancaster, Pennsylvania July 31-Aug.1 Mid-East Summer National Holstein Show, Judge: Roger Turner, Columbus September 21-22 Eastern Fall National Holstein Show, Judge: Lynn Harbaught, Harrisburg October 1-2 International Holstein Show, Judge: Mike Berry, OR; Madison November TBD Mid-East Fall National Holstein Show, Louisville, KY June 2022 27-July 1 National Holstein Convention, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

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Advertiser Index ADA...............................................................................................................................38 Andrews Auctioneers................................................................................................ 5 Be-Ware Holsteins....................................................................................................37 Ben-Alli Holsteins.....................................................................................................16 Best of Triple T & Heath Sale.................................................................................25 COBA/Select Sires.....................................................................................................48 Commodity Specialists...........................................................................................41 Computermixx..........................................................................................................22 Dairy One....................................................................................................................28 Dairy Agenda Today................................................................................................15 DHI Cooperative.......................................................................................................28 Farmers National Bank............................................................................................44 Field of Dreams Genetics.......................................................................................39 Harold’s Equipment.................................................................................................19 Jaloda Farm.................................................................................................................. 7 Kim R. Davis Insurance-Nationwide...................................................................20 Kalmbach Feeds........................................................................................................47 Kidron Auction..........................................................................................................39 Lowe and Young.......................................................................................................30 Macabob Farm..........................................................................................................35 Meaden and Moore.................................................................................................23 Mennonite Mutual...................................................................................................19 Michigan Spring Foundation Sale......................................................................34 Miley Holsteins..........................................................................................................17 Million-Heir Holsteins............................................................................................... 2 New Pittsburg Vet Clinic........................................................................................21 Oakson Farms............................................................................................................21 Ohio Beef Council.....................................................................................................43 Ohio Holstein News.................................................................................................33 Ohio Spring Sale.......................................................................................................14 PBS Animal Health...................................................................................................10 Pine Tree Dairy...........................................................................................................31 Polchin Holsteins......................................................................................................39 Prengers......................................................................................................................... 6

Richlin-J Reg. Holsteins..........................................................................................11 Rohaven Holsteins...................................................................................................45 SilverVue Farms.........................................................................................................36 Southern-Hills Holsteins........................................................................................40 Spike Rentals..............................................................................................................46 Stein-Way Dairy........................................................................................................... 3 Stein-Way Equipment.............................................................................................30 Topp-View...................................................................................................................11 Trent Insurance-Nationwide.................................................................................45 U-Dean Farms.............................................................................................................. 5 Useful Farm Products..............................................................................................22 Walnut Hill Feeds......................................................................................................19 Wenger’s Sharpening Service..............................................................................29 Whiteleather Grain..................................................................................................... 6 Wil-San Holsteins......................................................................................................13

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