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Shakira -ET EX-97 A Chief granddaughter of Shakira, fresh in December with ErbacrEs snapplE

a Delta Lambda heifer—both will be tagged to sell!

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Calves by Cadilac sell!

Danica EX-92 Calves by Hardy, Eye Candy & Doc sell!

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Daughters & Granddaughters by Crushable, Hatchet, Peve, Delta Lambda, Chief, Mystic Crush, Cadillac, Doc & Hardy sell!

Look for more details on our Tag Sale in the January-February issue!

Inquiries Welcome! Embryos, heifers & cows are always available.

Ty: 567.204.6310

9440 Sugar Creek Rd. • Harrod, Ohio 45850 (just 1 mile south of 30 & 2 miles east of I-75)

BAA 111.2 • HERD TOTAL: 31 EXCELLENT • 48 VERY GOOD • 10 GOOD PLUS 2

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To encourage consumers to purchase Ohio-made cheese for their holiday entertaining and gift giving, the American Dairy Association Mideast is once again promoting its pop-up website, ShopOhioCheese.com. The website, which debuted last holiday season, features a curated list of Ohio cheeses from all over the state, making it easy for shoppers to browse and make purchases.

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Last season, the website garnered 26,000 page views in just 6 weeks, and participating cheesemakers confirmed they saw traffic to their websites thanks to the promotion.

ADA Mideast is promoting ShopOhioCheese.com with a targeted online advertising campaign, search marketing and social media during the holiday season. Last holiday season these marketing tactics created some great awareness for Ohio cheese, resulting in more than 5 million impressions!

A link to a complete list of Ohio cheesemakers, including those without online ordering capabilities, can be found at the bottom of the website.

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HOLSTEIN NEWS Official Publication of the Ohio Holstein Association

Volume 95 • Number 5 November/December 2023

“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.”

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........................................... Dallas Rynd 740-207-5005 • silvermistholsteins@yahoo.com Office Secretary...............................................Diana Miley 330-466—2767 • oholstein@sssnet.com Editor.............................................................Melissa Hart cell 517-398-1957 • farm.writer@hotmail.com Ad & Layout Designer.................................Erin Robinstine cell 517-398-7722 • erin.robinstine@gmail.com OFFICERS President: Chris Lahmers, Marysville...........614-306-7194 Vice President: Ryan Welch, Polk.................419-651-5281 Secretary: Erica Davis, Washington CH.........614-371-8533 Treasurer: Danette Simpson, Belmont.........740-391-1122 EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS Bill Indoe - Past President...........................330-608-9770 Paul Haskins, Butler....................................419-618-4028 Joe Cole, Bloomville....................................740-396-0454 Evan Kiko, Paris...........................................330-205-9354 Ty Etgen, Harrod..........................................567-204-6310 NATIONAL DIRECTOR Steve Moff, Columbiana .............................330-482-9018 BOARD MEMBERS Dist. 1 Gary Kibler, Warren...........................330-770-8014 Dist. 2 Evan Kiko, Paris.................................330-205-9354 Dist. 3 Steve Specht, Dover..........................330-204-9831 Dist. 4 Open Dist. 5 Dallas Rynd, Ashville........................740-207-5005 Dist. 7 Allison Mangun................................330-749-9036 Dist. 8 Ryan Welch, Polk..............................419-651-5281 Dist. 9 Joe Cole, Bloomville..........................740-396-0454 Dist. 10 Dan Morlock, Pemberville..............419-265-5771 Dist. 11 Jay Ackley, East Liberty...................937-935-8272 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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T H E B OA R D O F D I R E C T O R S O F T H E O H IO HO L ST E I N A S S O C IAT IO N HA S A D O P T E D T H E F O L L OW I N G :

Contents From the Executive Director Dallas Rynd.................................................................................. 5 A Message from the President Chris Lahmers..............................................................................6 HAUSA Celebrates 2023 All-National Showcase Program Honorees......................................7 A Vision with Longevity..................................................................................................................8 Summer in Paris: Kiko Farms hosts 2023 Ohio Holstein Breeder Tour.................................11 On the National Front...................................................................................................................14 Calendar of Events.........................................................................................................................15 I Had No Idea! with Jason Miley, Miley Holsteins.................................................................... 16 Bullseye............................................................................................................................................19 Important Updates on Early Onset Muscle Weakness Syndrome from HAUSA..................20 103rd OHA Convention & Annual Meeting Schedule of Events.............................................21 Scholarship Opportunities............................................................................................................23 The Grapevine.................................................................................................................................27 Barbwire: Real or Fake?..................................................................................................................28 Revisions to OHA Bylaws..............................................................................................................30 National Holstein Futurity #68 Late Entry Form.......................................................................31 Ohio District 5 Holstein Show Results........................................................................................35 Ohio District 7 Holstein Show Results........................................................................................35 Ohio District 8 Holstein Show Results........................................................................................36 Ohio District 12 Holstein Show Results......................................................................................36 Ohio District 15 Holstein Show Results......................................................................................38 Thomas Wins Klussendorf-MacKenzie Award at WDE...........................................................39 OHA Woman of the Year Contest Form.....................................................................................41 Yesterday's Cowpath......................................................................................................................42 The Klingendale Registered Holstein Dispersal Sale Report....................................................43 Ja-Bob Holstein Dispersal Summary...........................................................................................46 In Memoriam..................................................................................................................................47 Ohio District 14 Holstein Show Results......................................................................................47 Advertiser Index.............................................................................................................................50

Just for the Juniors Queen’s Corner...............................................................................................................................12 2024 Ohio Holstein Queen Contest Rules..................................................................................12 Just for Juniors................................................................................................................................13

On the Cover

Waylon Rosebrook is one of the youngest family members at Sunnyville Registered Holsteins but that doesn’t keep him from getting in on the county fair action. The story about this family farm that began in 1895 is our feature. Read about the Sunnyville story on page 8.

District 12 is hosting the Ohio Convention this year and a complete schedule and hotel information can be found on page 21. Also, in this issue you’ll find information on nominating an OHA Woman of the Year and entering the OHA Queen’s contest.

The next issue will feature the All-Ohio winners! Reserve your ad space by January 10th.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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From the

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Dallas Rynd

I imagine that most of you have finished harvest by now. In central Ohio, we have seen some of the best yields our fields have ever made. I hope the same is true across the state.

What a great fall it has been! Our juniors continue to shine and to show us that Ohio has the cream of the crop. At World Dairy Expo, Kendall Thomas placed 7th and Eli Arp placed 14th in junior showmanship. Audrey Sidle was 12th in senior showmanship.

In the Holstein show, Colton Thomas had Res. Sr. Champion. Savannah Thomas brought home the Intermediate Champion banner in the Guernsey show. Savannah also brought home the Intermediate Champion banner at the North American. In the Milking Shorthorn show, Aubree, Aiden and Alaina Topp exhibited the Intermediate Champion who went on to be named Res. Grand Champion cow.

In the Jersey show, two Ohio juniors topped both the junior and open shows.

Kendall Thomas had the winning Jr. Champion and Blake Greiwe exhibited the Res. Jr. Champion. Kendall’s heifer, Miss Gayles Grace-ET, went on to the Res. Supreme Heifer in the Junior Show and was also Jr. Champion at the Royal.

In the Ayrshire show, Toppglen Wishful Thinking was Grand Champion for

Tanner, Brennan, Marissa and Logan Topp.

Wishful Thinking was the Total Performance winner for the entire Ayrshire show and she was tapped as the Supreme Champion of the Junior Show at World Dairy Expo.

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In the judging contest, the Ohio 4-H team took fifth place. This team consisted of Jacoby Gilbert, Lauren Homan and Olivia Finke. ATI took fourth place in the Post Secondary judging contest. That team was comprised of Aurora Metz, Alex Zieber and Max Dotterer.

Ohio also saw two outstanding homebred herds disperse this fall. The Klingensmith Family and the Yeazel Family both sold herds of high-quality, deep pedigreed animals this fall. Both had very successful sales that indicate that Ohio genetics are in high demand. Congratulations to these two breeders and best wishes to them in their future endeavors.

Audrey Lahmers won junior showmanship in the Brown Swiss division at Louisville. Not to be outdone, her sister, Elaina Lahmers exhibited the Res. Intermediate Champion cow. In the Holstein show, Emily Hill brought home the Intermediate Champion banner. Lane Francis had Grand Champion in the Red and White show. Congratulations to all the Ohio juniors who exhibited these outstanding an-

The Klussendorf-Mackenzie trophy went to an Ohio dairyman this year. Nathan Thomas of North Lewisburg was named the 32nd winner of this prestigious award. Congratulations Nathan!

As the holidays approach, I wish the very best to you and your families. May 2024 bring you peace and happiness.

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A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT It’s certainly been a nice fall and has been great weather to get crops off. It has been a good fall for the state of Ohio in terms of shows and sales. Ohio was well represented in the National shows this fall and Dallas has done a great job of outlining many of the junior member accomplishments. Ohio breeders continue to excel in all areas of the purebred dairy industry and the OHA members have been an integral part of that, supporting events, juniors and helping facilitate shows and contests.

While the OHA didn’t have a fall sale, the genetics that were sold in two dispersals in the state garnered international attention.

Congratulations to the Klingensmith family on a great sale where people from all over the Midwest purchased a piece of the Klingendale Holstein herd.

When the Mark Yeazel family held their sale in November, they also caught the attention of buyers from coast to coast and as far away as the Netherlands. Currently, having herd dispersals is very rare. I am very proud that these breeders hosted these sales, and they were a success. This is a testament to their breeding programs and management.

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I look forward to the All-Ohio announcements in the next issue but until then, I would like to wish everyone a Happy and safe holiday season. It is a great time of year to visit with family. Wishing everyone the best for 2024.

Chris Lahmers 614-306-7194 • clahmers@cobaselect.com

Holstein Association USA Celebrates

2023 ALL-NATIONAL SHOWCASE PROGRAM HONOREES BRATTLEBORO, Vt. — Holstein Association USA members from across the country have been showcasing their Registered Holsteins at National Holstein Shows over the past several months. As the 2023 show season wraps up, Holstein Association USA is thrilled to recognize outstanding breeders and exhibitors through the All-National Showcase program.

“Animals who place in the top 10 of their class at National Holstein Shows earn points throughout the year, based on the size of the show,” says Tim Ziemba, who serves as National Show Coordinator for Holstein Association USA. “Congratulations to each of this year’s deserving All-National Showcase honorees.”

Now in its fourth year, the All-National Showcase Program recognizes U.S. Registered Holstein cows and their owners for top-notch performances at Registered Holstein shows. This year’s honorees will be recognized on Holstein Association USA’s Facebook and Instagram pages. A PDF with a complete list of honorees is also available at www.holsteinusa.com/ allnational/index.jsp.

Congratulations to the following AllNational and Reserve All National Holsteins, along with their breeders and exhibitors! (Ohio

Breeders and Exhibitors are highlighted in RED) All-National Breeder Oakfield Corners Dairy, NY All-National Exhibitor Jim Butler, IL Summer Heifer Calf All National: MS MAPLESIDE WAR BLING-RED, Edmond Petit & Chet & Renee Baker, VT Reserve All-National: MS LIBERTYS LEXUS, Tyler Meyer Matt Oechsle & James R Bertsch, OH Spring Heifer Calf All National: PEACE&PLENTY FOOT JUB192-ET, Peace & Plenty Farms LLC, MD Reserve All-National: GENESEE ALTITUDE LEAH, Jim Butler, IL Winter Heifer Calf All National: CAL-DENIER-I DL ALEXUSET, Velthuis Farms Ltd, ON Reserve All-National: RYAN-VU CRUSHTIM STARSTRUCK, Dylan & Cameron Ryan, WI Fall Heifer Calf All National: K-HURST ALLEYOOP

PRIMED, K Doeberiener, D Reed, L Bowen & T Carter, OH Reserve All-National: IN-STYLE JEWEL IN THE NIGHT, Jannalee Coleman, J Isaac Folt & Riley Whisler, NY Summer Yearling Heifer All National: REYNCREST TATOO AUTOMATIC, Reyncrest Farms Inc., NY Reserve All-National: LADYS LAMBDA LOVELESS-ET, Budjon, P Vail, Genosource & Heartland Dairy, WI Spring Yearling Heifer All National: MS WINDBROOK LYZARDET, Ava Grace Hebgen & Avery Best, WI Reserve All-National: MS BLACKJACK SK ELECTRIC, Blackjack, T Dickerhoof & G & M Schmidt, MN Winter Yearling Heifer All National: LEHOUX VICTOR TOPAGE, Jim Butler, IL Reserve All-National: CAMPBELL-RUNIHC DNV REGGIE, Randall & Patricia Kitchen & Daniel Kitchen, PA Fall Yearling Heifer All National: HODGLYNN UNIX RACY, continued on page 29

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A Vision with

L O N G E V I T Y

By Melissa Hart

The Sunnyville Family: Seated from left: Brooke Bostelman, Blake Bostelman, Ryder Rosebrook, Brenda Rosebrook, Janet Seedorf, Chloe Seedorf, Claire Seedorf, Lana Bostelman. Standing from left: Keith Rosebrook, Jami Rosebrook – holding Waylon Rosebrook, Lani Rosebrook, Grahm Rosebrook, Luke Bostelman, Jake Bostelman, Jerry Rosebrook, Mark Seedorf, Callie Seedorf, Greg Rosebrook, Benjamin Bostelman, Will Seedorf with Sunnyville Airlift Draft.

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decade ago, Henry Seedorf suggested adding robots to aid in milking the approximately 100-head herd that comprised Sunnyville Registered Holsteins in Deshler, Ohio. The farm originated in 1895 with William Seedorf, and today the fourth generation works with the fifth because of the dedication and vision of their ancestors.

(Read the history of Sunnyville Holsteins in the sidebar.)

“Dad was the big push behind the robots,” Mark Seedorf explained of Henry.

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is if we went robotic. He saw that we were spending nine hours a day in the parlor, and he wanted it to be different for us.”

“I have sketches of this barn where he would just sit and draw and think about what the barn would look like,” said Mark’s sister, Brenda.

The A-4 Lely robots were installed in 2014, Henry passed away in 2017 and now there are five people who keep the farm rolling: Mark and Janet Seedorf, Brenda and her husband, Jerry Rosebrook, and their son, Keith.

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responsibilities on the farm, and they work like a well-oiled machine. Mark and Keith manage the herd and help with the crops, Brenda is the chief calf feeder and Janet works on the farm books. Off-farm employment is also part of the picture.

Mark works as a freight conductor at CSX in North Baltimore, Janet works for GM as a pattern maker, Brenda works as a school bus driver and classroom aide at the local school and Keith sells Pioneer Seed Corn.

Jerry is the only one who works full-time on the farm, taking care of the feeding, and during planting and harvest he’s in the tractor. All the kids of the fifth generation

help with various jobs around the farm and fill in where needed.

herd average has been the reward for this decision.

families and that will hopefully improve our genetic base.”

After the robots were installed, Henry and his dairy buddies decided to spend the day in the robot observation room.

“Dad, along with Waldo, Marvin and Alvin Imbrock, brought their chairs and coolers of beer and sat down in the observation room and watched the robots for hours,” Mark recalled with laughter. “They had a great time talking about how they never thought cows would be able to milk themselves.”

“We have an average of 2.9 visits per cow per day in the robots, and our herd

The Seedorfs and Rosebrooks are using Ohio Holstein genetics to establish

Brenda added, “We spent two or three years looking at other farms before we put the robots in.” They retrofitted the barns to accommodate the automation. They kept their old freestall barn, pushing the herringbone parlor wall out and making room for an office and the robots. Seeing a 4,000-pound increase in their rolling

William and Meta Seedorf began the family history in 1895 in the flat, fertile farm ground of Henry County, Ohio.

average has increased. It’s been a good decision, but now we are thinking about putting up a new barn by 2025. The old freestall barn is worn out and I think there is more milk to be had if we were to build another barn with a focus on cow comfort,” Mark explained. “There are waterbeds in the freestalls and the cows are bedded with mostly sawdust. The current lagoon was not built to handle sand bedding.”

The family grow their own feed that’s in a TMR of corn silage, triticale, haylage, a supplement and dry hay. Wastewater from pre-cooling the milk drains into a tank as an additional water source for the cows. “That’s a lot of water that would normally be wasted, and when it drains into the tank it is warm and rarely freezes in the winter.

In fact, the cows drink that warm water first, before they drink out of the automatic waterers,” Jerry remarked.

different cow families in the herd. Those herd-builders include: -Ack-Lee Maple Sol Izzy-ET, a Solomon out of an EX-93 Atlantic daughter then a VG87 Jasper. She is due in March to Patan.

-Etgen-Way Crushable Ultra-ET is a fall calf for 2024 and is a Crushable out of Toppglen Atwood Waki EX-94.

-Ack-Lee Meridian Reign-ET is a Meridian out of an EX-94 Goldwyn. She is due any day.

“Making this carry on to the next generation was very important to Dad.”

Genetics are important to the Sunnyville herd, with matings done by the COBA Select Sires team of Gregg Topp, Ian Likia, Matt Oechsle, Shawn Aufdeharr and Rob Watercutter. They also use the expertise of Mark Devit from ST Genetics.

Custom farm signs painted over the decades decorate the farm offices reminding the family of their long history.

“We breed for good udders, feet and legs, and with the robots, mobility is very important,” Mark noted. “I’m using more embryos these days. Every three months we are putting in embryos from different cow

The Anniversary V Family hails from Carpsdale breeding in the New England region.

Carpsdale-J Gold Anniversary is an EX-91 Goldwyn daughter with granddaughters in the herd, including: -Sunnyville Renegade Viking VG-88 – she has a Delta Lambda daughter due in December.

-Sunnyville Crushtime Val VG-85 – she has daughters by Moovin, Luster P and Eye Candy.

-Sunnyville Forte Volvo VG-85 – she has daughters by Homecoming and Doc. -Sunnyville Doc Vavoom – she has a Tatoo daughter.

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and 967 pounds of protein. Her daughters include Sunnyville Landmark Deshler VG-86, due any day to Eye Candy, and a daughter by Moovin due in March, also to Eye Candy.

961F 3.1% 767P. Their highest lifetime cow is Sunnyville Toystory Reece VG-88, with a lifetime production of 259,053M 9670F 7189P. She’s due back in December to Cherry-Lily Zip Luster-P.

Another Draft daughter is Sunnyville Chief Dandy, a Stantons Chief daughter due in March to Eye Candy. She also has granddaughters by Doc and Diamondback.

“There was a time when we used just production bulls, but today there are so many bulls out there that have type and production, and that’s what we are using more of these days,” Mark said.

Another herd favorite is Sunnyville Hanford Axe GP-84, at two years old and milking 146 pounds per day in her second lactation. Her dam is Sunnyville Guthrie Anne, a VG-88 Guthrie daughter that has produced more than 31,000 pounds of milk, 1,218 pounds of fat and 1,059 pounds of protein.

Their current RHA is 24,479M 3.9%

Sires used in the Sunnyville herd include Admiral, Eye Candy, Hulu, Luster-P, Hancock, Acetelyne-Red Parfect, Has It All, Doc and Renegade. “We have some Eye Candys on the ground and they are very sharp,” Mark said. “My train of thought is to breed two generations of functional type, and then use a high-milk bull along with functional type.”

Showing at the county level is important to the Seedorfs and Rosebrooks.

“We provided animals for 19 4-H projects for the county fair, some for our family and several for others,” he explained.

Many changes have been made retrofitting a para-bone parlor to accommodate a robotic milking system, while the milk house has remained as a milk house.

This past season marked the 63rd consecutive year of showing cattle at the Henry County Fair, with no signs of ceasing in the near future. Jerry’s and Brenda’s grandkids, nieces and nephews, plus kids from family friends, love showing dairy projects. “We always show at our district show that is a combination of Districts 9 and 10, and we occasionally show at the spring show and the state fair,” Brenda noted.

“Growing up, we never went on vacation - we went to the county fair. In addition to the dairy, we grew pickles and tomatoes,” Mark said.

“We used to get done milking and haul pickles and tomatoes all night, all summer long. Sometimes I wonder how we did it,” Jerry added.

The next generation works on the farm and has shown interest in coming back.

Mark’s and Janet’s son, Will, is at The Ohio State University studying construction and dairy science and is showing interest in the genetics of the herd. Keith’s young sons enjoy helping with the crops and showing cattle.

The Blue Silos are not presently used, except as a landmark for first time visitors.

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“Making this carry on to the next generation was very important to Dad,” Mark recalled.

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The Seedorf Family History William and Meta Seedorf started in 1895 milking just a few cows by hand.

Their son, Henry, continued the dairy after graduation in 1948 and married his sweetheart, Florence Drewes. Together they had eight children - six daughters and twin sons. In 1970, Henry fell 50 feet down a silo chute, seriously injuring his back, legs and feet, whereupon friends stepped in to help keep the farm running.

Henry’s and Florence’s oldest daughter, Brenda, married Jerry Rosebrook, her high school sweetheart, whom she actually met long before in their kindergarten carpool. After they married, Henry and Jerry decided to expand the herd by buying out the Sworden herd near Swanton, Ohio. They also built a new freestall barn, hay barn and manure facility and began farming together.

When Brenda’s twin brothers graduated, Matt went into the Navy and Mark began working on the farm. When Henry retired in 1995, Mark and Jerry formed a partnership that continues today.

In 1960, Henry and his girls came up with the prefix, Sunnyville, when Brenda’s first 4-H project, Rettig Madcap Molly, had a registered heifer calf and needed a name.

The was the start of the registered herd at Sunnyville.

Mark and his wife, Janet, have four children and built a home next to the farm. Jerry and Brenda have four children and the youngest, Keith, is married to Jami; they have five children and also built a home next to the dairy.

Summer in Paris

Kiko Farms hosts 2023 Ohio Holstein Breeder Tour August 12 was a beautiful summer day in Paris, Ohio providing the perfect backdrop for this year’s breeder tour hosted by Kiko Farms in District 2. Evan Kiko has been quite active and recognizable on a statewide basis the past few years, but it’s a team effort here with three generations comprising the workforce here: Evan and his new wife Savannah, his brother Harrison and his wife Alyssa, parents Jim Jr. and Louanne, and grandparents Jim Sr. and Susie.

Adaption of new technologies was a central theme of the day. For several years already the Kikos have had a Lely Juno robotic feed pusher that has worked out very well for them. After initially adding a bedded pack barn for special needs cows in 2021, 2022 was a much bigger jump when the switch was made to 3 Lely A5 milking robots plus Lely Discover robotic manure collectors. To justify a milking robot in the bedded pack area, the year-old barn was split open and an additional row of freestalls was constructed. Even with the initial growing pains, Evan and family are convinced it was the right move, as Evan commented more than once that schedule flexibility has been a huge gain. During busy spring fieldwork they were able to have everyone running tractors much earlier in the morning which was previously not possible with the traditional milking routine. The activity monitoring system also helps identify cows in heat and cows that are sick much quicker and more accurately than previously possible with just the naked eye.

Ohio Holstein members and guests were free to roam about the exceptionally well-manicured place and look at all this great technology in action while also looking at some fancy cattle.

Evan has registered most of the previously grade herd, worked extensively to improve the breeding program, and was awarded the Junior Buckeye Breed Builder award in 2020 for his efforts.

Recent classification results include seven new Very Good cows and five new cows scoring Excellent, and the farm also captured Grand Champion honors at the 2023 District 1 & 2 summer show with senior three-year-old E-Kiko Diamondback Jolly-ET EX-91.

A wonderful lunch was catered by Greg Smith followed by an informal yet informative talk by Katie Esselburn, Lely Farm Management Support Advisor for W.G. Dairy. Katie worked with the Kikos through the entire process and emphasized the family’s key to success was embracing the new technology, standing back and letting it do its job as designed. Lots of questions and good discussion followed from the crowd. A big thanks to Katie for speaking to our group, and to sponsors PBS Animal Health (plastic boots) and Smith Dairy (milk and ice cream). Attendance was also outstanding and made the event even more successful—thanks for coming! If you have any ideas or host suggestions for the 2024 event, please contact me at phaskins17199@gmail.com or 419.618.4028.

Paul Haskins, Breed Improvement Committee Chair

A bedded pack barn was built in 2021 for special needs and show cows.

There is one robot in this barn that services these cattle.

Katie Esselburn, Lely Farm Management Support Advisor for W.G. Dairy gave an informal talk after lunch and answered questions about the robotic equipment.

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Approximately 100 Ho lstein enthusiasts enjoye d lunch under the maple trees cat ered by Greg Smith.

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Queen’s Corner

DHI Records Services that fit your schedule and meet your needs

By Aubree Topp

• Service for herds of all sizes and milking styles • Test day records sent to your choice of official processing centers • Support for PCDART, DairyComp, and other herd management software • Local DHI field staff and laboratory – results within a week of test day

As the Ohio Holstein Convention is quickly approaching, I will have to pass the crown onto a new Ohio Holstein Queen! Being the 2023 Ohio Holstein Queen has taught me so much about the dairy industry.

I’ve gotten to know more people in our industry and this position is an important role model to younger kids. I would highly recommend running for queen as it’s a lot of fun and you get to learn more and grow as a person.

For more information contact Randy Koontz: randy.koontz@dairyone.com 330-590-0487

Representing the Ohio Holstein Association is a privilege and I hope to see a full panel of young ladies running for Ohio Holstein Queen! The entry information and rules for the contest are in this issue. Queen applications are due by February 16, 2024. If any young women have questions about the queen contest or being the Ohio Holstein Queen, I would be happy to visit with you.

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Have a Merry Christmas!

With the new year comes a new Ohio Holstein Queen. Selection of the OHA Queen will be held at the OHA Annual Convention on March 8-9, 2024 in Lima, Ohio. If you are interested in competing in the OHA Queen contest, contact Hannah Simpson at 330-581-3930.

THE 2024 OHIO HOLSTEIN QUEEN CONTEST RULES Eligibility and Expectations: 1.

Contestants must be at least 16 years old on January 1, 2024

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Contestants must be (single) not married throughout their reign

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Contestants must be members of the Ohio Junior Holstein Association, unless contestant is ineligible to be a junior member, in which case she should be a member of the Ohio Holstein Association.

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Contestants must be able to attend the 2024 Ohio Holstein Convention, 2024 Ohio Spring Dairy Expo, 2024 Ohio State Fair Holstein shows and District Holstein shows.

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During the pageant portion of the contest, taking place at convention, the applicants will be expected to be in formal dress and have an escort (often a male family member).

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The Queen will be required to dress in professional manner at all Ohio Holstein functions.

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The Queen must submit an article to the Ohio Holstein News for each edition throughout the reign.

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Applications must be postmarked or emailed by Friday, February 16, 2024.

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The contest will be held at the Ohio Holstein Convention. Interviews of applicants will begin at 9:00 a.m.

Contestants will be judged on: Dairy Knowledge | Personal Appearance and Pose | Public Speaking To Apply: Visit www.ohioholstein.com for the 2024 Ohio Holstein Queen application, email applications to oholstein@sssnet.com or mail them to Ohio Holstein Association, PO Box 479, Wooster, Ohio 44691 12

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Contact: Any questions can be answered by contacting Hannah Simpson at 330-581-3930.

The Tanbark Trail was blazing with Ohio Junior Holstein members this fall.

They travelled near and far not only to exhibit their animals but to connect, engage, and build lifelong networking relationships.

From showmanship to type classes, their diligence and attention to detail was rewarded. As 2023 comes to a close, may the 2024 show season to be bright and fruitful!

Premier National Junior Holstein Show 2nd place spring calf – Peace&Plenty DLM Jubie49-ET, Olivia Finke Premier National Junior Red & White Show 2nd Milking Yearling – Oakfield Analyst Rayne-Red, Aubree Topp International Junior Holstein Show 8th Winter Calf – Sunkist Dice Luxury, Kendall Thomas 3rd Summer Yearling – Rollingriver A Malibu, Wyatt Gordon 5th Summer Junior-Two-Year-Old – T-Triple-T Side Piece, Colton Thomas 1st Junior Two-Year-Old – Hodglynn Mirand Halo, Elizabeth Laney 5th Senior Three-Year-Old – Rupp-Vue Awesome Magnetic-ET, Carissa Pittman 1st Four-Year-Old & Reserve Senior Champion- Ms Triple-T Grateful-ET, Colton Thomas 7th Four-Year-Old – T-Triple-T Piece of Cake, Connor Correia, Colton & Kendall Thomas 9th Five-Year-Old – Futurama Brady Bianca, Madelyn & Mackenzie Topp International Red and White Show 7th open & 2nd junior Fall Calf – BucksPride Journey Joy-Red, Brady & Bentley Cole 4th open Spring Yearling – Quietcove Firecracker-Red, Lilly Elsass 8th open & 2nd junior Spring Yearling – Miller-Farm Ferrari-Red, Danielle Haley Miller 5th junior Winter Yearling – Bucks-Pride Journey Amy-Red, Brady & Bentley Cole 2nd junior Summer Junior Two-Year-Old

Fall Show Highlights – Erbacres Abrylyn-Red-ET, Lauren L’Amoreaux 10th open & 2nd junior Senior Three-YearOld – Silver-Mist Malena-Red-ET, Lilly Elsass 4th junior Four-Year-Old – Silver-Mist My Lady-Red-ET, Lilly Elsass International Holstein Show 9th Spring Calf – Glen-Paul Rlight Baracuda, Audrey Sidle and Logan Topp 8th Summer Yearling – Rollingriver A Malibu, Wyatt Gordon WDE Showmanship Kendall Thomas was 7th in Junior Showmanship Audrey Sidle was 12th in Senior Showmanship Mid-East Fall National Holstein Show 3rd Spring Calf – Peace&Plenty DLM Jubie49-ET, Lillian & Olivia Finke 2nd Milking Yearling – Ms Siemers Lori 36063-ET, Aubree, Aidan & Alaina Topp 3rd Milking Yearling – Rotaly Chief Luxe, Marilyn Patsons and Kinnley Ackley 5th Summer Junior Two-Year-Old – PondRidge Doc Gigi, Cole Pond 4th Junior Three-year-Old – Maple-DownsPV DB Gentry-ET, Cole Pond 7th Senior Three-Year-Old – Velvet-View Carmel, Wyatt Schlauch 3rd Four-Year-Old – Luck-E Artist Artistic, Lane Francis Grand National Junior Holstein Show 4th Summer Calf – Toppglen Unix Wannago, Audrey Sidle and Logan Topp 3rd Spring Calf – Glen-Paul Rlight Baracuda, Audrey Sidle and Logan Topp 5th Spring Calf – Peace&Plenty DLM Jubie49-ET, Lillion & Olivia Finke 7th Spring Calf – Pond-Ridge Altitude GiaET, Cole Pond 7th Spring Yearling – R-Crest Handshake Sarah, River Havens 4th Winter Yearling – Mayhill Apple Crust Doozie, Emily Hill 1st Milking Yearling – Rotaly Chief Luxe, Marilyn Patsons and Kinnley Ackley

2nd Milking Yearling – Ms Siemers L Lori 36063-ET, Aubree, Aiden & Alaina Topp 2nd Summer Junior Two-Year-Old – PondRidge Doc Gigi, Cole Pond 1st Junior Three-Year-Old – MaplesDowns-PV DB Gentry-ET, Cole Pond 4th Senior Three-Year-Old – Velvet-View Carmel, Wyatt Schlauch 1st Four-Year-Old – Luck-E Artist Artistic, Allison, Lane & Callum Francis 2nd Four-Year-Old – Velvet-View Defiant Raven, Wyatt Schlauch 3rd Five-Year-Old – Futurama Brady Bianca – Madelyn Topp 1st Intermediate Showmanship – Emily Hill 2nd Senior Showmanship – Logan Topp 3rd Senior Showmanship – Lillian Finke NAILE Junior Red and White Show 2nd Winter Calf – Plainfield Anlst RoyceRed, Aubrey & Kennedy Grove 2nd Milking Yearling – Pondvue Butterscotch-Red, Kaleb Pond HM Intermediate Champion & 1st Junior Two-Year-Old – Bert-Mar Alt AdleeRed-ET, Lane Francis Senior & Grand Champion & 1st FourYear-Old – Luck-E Russ-PP AstroRed-ET, Lane Francis NAILE Red and White Show 2nd Winter Calf – Plainfield Anlst RoyceRed, Aubrey & Kennedy Grove 2nd Junior Two-Year-Old – Bert-Mar Alt Adlee-Red-ET, Lane Franci Senior & Grand Champion & 1st FourYear-Old – Luck-E Russ-PP AstroRed-ET, Lane Francis

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O N T H E N AT I O N A L F R O N T Not sure when the mail will get this issue in your hands but praying you have had a joyful Christmas season and looking forward to a prosperous New Year. We had our National fall board meeting in late November in Chicago. I presented our National Show Committee report, and it was approved. We still have 2 judges lists. The “National List” now has the requirement of judging a State or National open Holstein show within the last 10 years in addition to participating in the National Holstein judges conference at least once every 5 years and being a National Holstein member in good standing. The “Approved List” is the same without the State or National Show experience. Starting in 2024 Judges will only have to reapply during the year of their judge’s conference but are encouraged to update their resume each year. Plans are being made to have the next judges conference in May at Johnathan Lambs Oakfield Corners Dairy in Oakfield New York.

management technology and what is called Cattle Care Monitor system that monitors employees within the parlor for efficiencies and procedures.

Those who have taken advantage of the Complete Program have saved 25% on their Holstein services, a tremendous savings.

The classification program remains strong maintaining numbers in five breeds Holstein, Red and White, Ayrshire, Guernsey, and Milking Shorthorn.

As Johnathan Lamb, Dwight Rokey and I are winding down our final terms on the board we are looking for candidates to step up and run for these positions of Vice President, and Directors in areas 3 and 7 in June. Candidates must apply by March.

Congratulations and thank you to Aubree Topp who is representing youth and Ohio on the newly formed Membership Committee outlined in President Lamb’s most recent article in The Pulse.

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

Young Dairy Leaders (YDLI) class 13 will begin in February back in Tampa Florida. Please consider donating to the Holstein Foundation that organizes and produces this program along with Dairy Bowl, Dairy Jeopardy and many other youth programs, information, and ribbons.

The National Holstein Convention 2024 will be June 24th to the 27th and is coming together nicely. Rooms can be reserved at any time now at the Hyatt Regency Salt Lake City that connects to the Convention Center. Plans for the 2025 Convention in St. Louis Mo. June 23rd to 26th are under way and site selection for 2026 has begun.

Thank you.

The WKU Holstein Lab herd has increased 10,000 pounds in production since Holstein started its participation there. Some of the most recent additions in the facility are Cow Manager herd

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CALENDAR December 25 Christmas 29 Nominating ballots must be received

by Holstein International USA January 2024 10 January-February Ohio Holstein News Ad Deadline 30 Late Futurity Entry Option DUE February 1 HAUSA delegate election finalized 1 Woman of the Year Nominations Due 8-9 Conrad Farms Registered Holsteins Complete Dispersal, 10 am each day, at the farm, Grafton, OH 9 Deadline to reserve your hotel room for the Ohio Convention @ Howard Johnson, 1920 Roschman Avenue, Lima, OH 45804, 419-222-0004 16 Ohio Holstein Queen Contest Entries Due 16 Ohio Holstein Women Scholarship Apps Due to OHA Office 16 Esther Welch Ag Communications Scholarship Apps Due to OHA Office 16 Ohio Memorial Award Apps Due to

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OHA Office Deadline to make your meal reservations for the awards luncheon at the Ohio Convention

March 8-9 Ohio Holstein Convention, Lima, Hotel Headquarters, Howard Johnson, 1920 Roschman Avenue, Lima, OH 45804, 419-222-0004 8 Ohio Holstein Convention Sale 7 pm, Lima 9 Ohio Holstein Convention Annual Meeting 9 am, Lima 9 Ohio Holstein Queen Contest 8:30 am, Lima 9 Ohio Holstein Women Annual Meeting 8:00 am, Lima 25-29 NY Spring Dairy Carousel, Hamburg, NY 27-30 Spring Dairy Expo, Columbus, Ohio June 1 15 24-27

District 5 All-Breeds Show, Circleville District 3 All-Breeds Show, Dover National Holstein Convention, Salt Lake City, UT

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! a e d I o I HAD N Ten Things You Didn’t Know About Ryan Welch, U-Dean Farms

1. Coffee or Coke ? Can I have milk instead?

2. If you could have free meals for life at one fast food chain, which one would you choose? Taco Bell 3. Netflix or a good book? Netflix 4. If you could learn one skill instantly, what would it be? How to be a mechanic 5. If you could do anything and know that you could NOT fail, what would you do? Be the first QB to win the Super Bowl for the Browns 6. Would you rather be in the tractor or with the cows? Depends on the season, and how well the AC works in the tractor 7. What is the title of the last book you read? Ohio Holstein News and Tractor House 8. What’s your favorite show from the 1990s? Married...With Children 9. If you could donate $100,000 to any philanthropic cause or charity organization, what would it be? Half to St. Jude, half to Make a Wish 10. On a Saturday night in December we would find you... watching football or playing cards...but not until after chores.

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do for them. For sire selection I start by looking at NM$, screen for conformation that fits my needs, and then keep an eye on the fitness traits

Bullseye PAUL HASKINS, ROHAVEN HOLSTEINS What I like that’s freshening in and current sires in use: I predominantly use genomic young sires through Semex’s Faststart program. One of the first bulls I used through this was 200HO11586 Einstein who has consistently made sound productive cows for me (see my ad p. ). Of what I’ve recently freshened in, my favorite new 2-year-olds have been sired by 200HO11862 Lambeau, 200HO11850 ESPN, 200HO11946 Bosa, 551HO3872 Yis, and 250HO15156 Captivating.

I do like fancy cows, but I also like them to be trouble-free and work as hard for me as I

PL, DPR, and SCS. I like great udders, sound feet and legs, and am especially trying to key on a few traits like rump angle, leg set, teat size and placement. There is no perfect bull anymore since we measure them in so many ways! I like pedigree variety too, which has led me to currently use several different Ranger-Red sons like 200HO12699 Parbo*RC, 200HO7992 Romaner*RC, 200HO12700 Hiccup-Red, and 200HO12620 Peyto*RC. I’ve also got 200HO12667 Connor, 200HO12823 Post, and 200HO12736 Proactive in my tank.

I’ve more recently joined Select’s NxGen program; my first 14HO16082 Frampton and 550HO16074 Figaro calves have hit the ground, my first 7HO16276 Sheepster calves are due soon, and I am currently using 14HO16391 Easton. 7HO16287 Ornament and 250HO16420 Boatshow have done a great job in cleanup roles for me, and I do use a bit of pooled Limflex semen from Genex for cleanup too. I’ve liked these crossbred calves more than I ever imagined, they’re big but born easily, command a premium price, and help keep my herd population in check.

Progeny proven sires I’m using: I do sprinkle in a little 250HO12961 Doc and 551HO3379 Delta Lambda, particularly when breeding for show aged calves. I’ve already milked daughters of both bulls and liked them very well, and that’s most certainly influenced my decision to go back and use them again. Doc doesn’t fit my penchant for fitness traits, but he’s so extreme for production and conformation, plus I like that he has a Mogul-free pedigree.

My Delta Lambdas have been very consistent, well balanced throughout but do need to protect for extremely straight legs. My first of this next wave of Delta Lambdas has calved in with a smashed-on udder, and I’ll have more Docs and Delta Lambdas fresh throughout 2024 and beyond.

I genomic test all my females through Semex’s Elevate program and have been doing it long enough now that for the past year everything freshening in has a genomic evaluation. They have a very slick app that interfaces with PC Dart and makes the whole testing process paperless and easy, and the results are easily accessible too. The information has been extremely helpful in identifying my highest and lowest potential individuals so that I can key in on them accordingly.

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Early Onset Muscle Weakness Syndrome F R OM HAU S A

BRATTLEBORO, Vt.— Holstein Association USA has continued to monitor information related to Early Onset Muscle Weakness Syndrome (MW) over the past several months. The development of the haplotype calls for Muscle Weakness (HMW) has been a top priority for Holstein Association USA, along with colleagues at the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB), USDA-AGIL and the National Association of Animal Breeders (NAAB).

During the Fall 2023 Holstein Association USA Board meeting in Chicago, Illinois, the Holstein Association USA Board of Directors approved staff ’s recommendations for further action regarding MW.

Holstein Association USA will make the haplotype results available in conjunction with the official genetic evaluation release on December 5, 2023. This information can be found in the same place as other haplotype information, including the free Family Tree Search, within Red Book Plus Online, on genomic reports, and within Enlight.

Results for HMW will be reported as 0 (free), 1 (carrier), 2 (homozygous affected, 3 (probable carrier), or 4 (probable homozygous) on evaluations. CDCB predicts a number of Holstein genotypes in the database will receive a status of 3 or 4 for HMW, due to the inability to confirm the presence of the mutated haplotype through available pedigree information.

NEXT STEPS Holstein Association USA staff will analyze the HMW haplotypes released in December and collect comments from Holstein breeders and scientific researchers.

Following a satisfactory review outcome, Holstein Association USA plans to add MW to the list of officially recognized undesirable genetic conditions in February 2024.

Additional resources and information on MW can be found on the Holstein Association USA web site. A regularly updated list of bulls with an NAAB code with a direct test result on file can be found at https://www.holsteinusa.com/lists/early_ onset_muscle_weakness.html.

The best tool available for discovering and understanding new genetic conditions is farmer reporting. Therefore, breeders performing gene tests on animals are asked to forward those results to Holstein Association USA, at labresults@holstein. com. Farmers who have calves born with abnormal features or health issues that are suspected to be caused by genetic problems are asked to complete the Abnormality Report Form available at www.holsteinusa. com/pdf/forms_apps/abnormality_report. pdf and email it to LabResults@holstein. com, or contact the Genetic Services department at 800.952.5200.

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103rd Convention & Annual Meeting

Schedule of Events

March 8th & 9th, 2024 • Lima, Ohio • District 12 Friday, March 8th, 2024 10 am- 5 pm Farm Tours and Tag Sale

Etgen-Way, Ty and Heather Etgen 9440 Sugar Creek Road Harrod Ohio, Milking 100 Registered

Holsteins and Farming 300 Acres

Topp-View-PC, Phillip and Carrie Topp --9477 Botkins Rd, Botkins, OH 45306 6 pm Ohio Holstein Convention Pre-Sale Heavy Hors d’ oeuvres, dairy bar & beverages, Banquet Room 7 pm Ohio Holstein Convention Virtual Sale, Banquet Room 8:30 pm Ohio Holstein Junior Activities, arcade and swimming, Meet in Lobby Area 9-11 pm Live Entertainment- Nashville recording artist Matt Dietz Saturday, March 9th, 2024 7:30 am Dairy Bar Opens by Banquet Room in Hallway 8 am Ohio Holsteins Woman’s Association Annual Meeting 8 am Outstanding Junior Interviews 8:30 am Ohio Holstein Queen Contest Interviews 9 am Ohio Holstein Junior Meeting 9 am Ohio Holstein Annual Meeting Banquet Room

Ohio Holstein Board of Directors Reorganizational Meeting to follow Annual Meeting 11:30 am Awards Luncheon, Ohio Holstein Queen Contest & Ohio Holstein Woman’s Auction, Banquet Room

Hotel Headquarters: Howard Johnson 1920 Roschman Avenue • Lima, OH 45804 419-222-0004 u Free breakfast at the hotel u A block of rooms has been reserved for Ohio Holstein and reservations MUST be made by February 9, 2024 u Rooms start at $94.99/night + tax u Saturday Luncheon Buffet: Adults $25 per person, 12 & Under $15 u Menu: Buffet Style Meal, brisket and chicken, loaded potatoes, green beans, rolls, cheese, ice cream & milk

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3rd Place Aged Cow WDE R&W Show 1st Place Dam and Daughter with Glaustar Roll a Dice-Red (Roll a Dice Owned by Biershank)

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1st Summer Yearling & Jr. Champion, Mid-East Fall National R&W Show 7th Summer Yearling, WDE R&W Show Owned with Plainfield, Harts & Sprengs

HODGLYNN MIRAND Halo VG-88 1st Jr. 2-Year-Old, International Jr. Holstein Show Pulled out for Intermediate Champion of the International Jr. Holstein Show 9th, International Holstein Show SHULTE BROS KID ROCK Gangsta-ET 1st Fall Calf, All-American Jr. Jersey Show 5th Fall Calf, All-American Jersey Show

Owned with Val & Jim Spreng Thank you to KCCK for making her available at Expo!

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1st Sr. 3-Year-Old & HM Intermediate Champion, Mid-East Fall National Holstein Show

1st Sr. 3-Year-Old, Int. Champion & Res. Grand Champion, Mid-East R&W Show 6th Place Sr. 3-Year-Old, WDE R&W Show Best Bred and Owned WDE R&W Show

RIDALE REAGAN Karly-ET

SIEMERS W Hot 36873-RED-ET

Owned with B-Grand Holsteins

Owned with Plainfield Farms

MILEY WARRIOR Graceful-RED

CULLER SPLENDID -RED EX-90

2nd Spring Calf, Southern National Ayrshire Show 6th Spring Calf, WDE Ayrshire Show

6th Place Winter Yearling, WDE R&W Show Owned with Jim Niple

Owned with Lahmers & Sheets

SPRINGHILL ELMHURST Jamaica-ET 4th Summer Yearling, National Guernsey Show 7th place Summer Yearling, WDE Guernsey Show Owned with Val & Jim Spreng

SPRINGHILL HELIOS Jassy-ETV 2nd Spring Yearling, National Guernsey Show 3rd Spring Yearling WDE Guernsey Show Owned with Val & Jim Spreng

ROTALY CHIEF Lux 3rd Milking Yearling, Mid-East Fall National Holstein Show Owned with Todd Searles & Hilmar Holsteins

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Scholarship Opportunities Esther Welch Ag Communications Scholarship The Esther Welch Ag Communications Scholarship is intended to recognize an Ohio Junior Holstein Association or Ohio Holstein Association member who exemplifies exceptional leadership, participation, communication skills and dedication in the Holstein and dairy industries.

To be eligible, the applicant must be an Ohio Junior Holstein Association or Ohio Holstein Association member in good standing and a senior in high school or older and planning to pursue a communications degree with an agricultural emphasis.

The winner will receive $500 after the completion of their first (or next) college semester.

Ohio Memorial Award The Ohio Memorial Award recognizes an Ohio Junior Holstein Member who exemplifies exceptional leadership, participation and dedication in the Holstein and dairy industries. The winner receives $500.

To be eligible, a youth must be an Ohio Junior Holstein Association member in good standing and a freshman in high school or older (not over the age of 21 as of January 1 of the application year) and has not received the Ohio Memorial Award previously.

Ohio Holstein Women Scholarship The Ohio Holstein Women’s Scholarship is dedicated to the encouragement of deserving and qualified persons with a high school degree and with a dairy background to obtain an associates, bachelor’s, or master’s degree, or to start-up and continue in the dairy business.

Applicants shall be high school graduates and may be up to 25 years of age. They must come from a Holstein dairy background, active in dairy products, 4-H, FFA and/or work on a dairy farm.

To be eligible, the applicant must be an Ohio Junior Holstein Association or Ohio Holstein Association member in good standing. They should be second semester freshman or beyond and maintain at least a 2.25 cumulative grade point average and be in good standing with a university or mentoring representative. Past recipients may apply.

A minimum scholarship of $650 will be awarded and a subscription to the Ohio Holstein News magazine will be awarded for one year to the recipient(s).

Full applications and instructions can be found at www.ohioholstein.com on the Junior Page.

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Nathan Thomas of North Lewisburg, Ohio, was presented the 32nd Klussendorf-MacKenzie Award during World Dairy Expo® 2023, in memory of Duncan MacKenzie, the 1961 Klussendorf winner.

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Evan and Savannah Kiko (D2) on the arrival of their baby boy, Anderson James on November 10, 2023.

He weighed in at 8lbs 12 oz and was 20.5 inches long.

Don’t forget to apply for the three scholarships available to youth through the OHA. Find details on page 23 or check out the Ohio Holstein Website at OhioHolstein. com Congratulations to the Ohio 4-H Dairy Judging team that placed second at the North American International Livestock Exposition judging contest! The team consisted of Wyatt Schlauch, Aubree Topp, Lillian Finke and Jacob Borchers. They were fifth in reasons and placed in the top 5 in all 5 breeds-2nd in Ayrshires and Brown Swiss, 4th in Holsteins and Jerseys and 5th

in Guernseys. The team of Olivia Finke, Jacoby Gilbert and Lauren Homan placed 5th overall at the World Dairy Expo 4-H contest. They were 2nd high team in placings, 3rd in Brown Swiss and Holsteins.

At the All-American Dairy Show judging contest the team of Olivia Finke, Lauren Homan, Lauren L’Amoreaux and Jacoby Gilbert placed 3rd overall and placed in the top five in four of the five breeds. It was a great fall for Ohio 4-H judging teams all coached by Sherry Smith Thank you to Smiths Milk and Pearl Valley Cheese for milk and cheese for the OHA hospitality table that was set up at the Klingensmith Sale and the Ja-Bob Sale. The Ohio Women’s cookbooks were a big hit as they were offered on a donation basis and were ‘sold out’!

If there is a woman in your operation who is deserving of the Woman of the Year Award make sure you fill out the nomination form in this issue! Let’s honor the matriarchs of the farming operation!

The next issue will feature our All-Ohio winners. Reserve your spot to advertise by January 10th.

When your district show sets their date, let the OHA office know so we can put it on the calendar.

Ohio Convention details and deadlines are in this issue on page 21. Thank you to District 12 for hosting the convention this year!

Don’t forget your donations to the Women’s Fun Auction for the Ohio Convention!

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involved in the dairy industry. It tells about the need to fortify plant milk with calcium and vitamin D and tells about the thickeners and stabilizers like carrageen, xanthan gum and guar gum which gives plant milk a consistency like dairy milk. There are times when we find ourselves in a position where we need the facts and information to be able to explain to consumers why they should buy cow’s milk and products made from cow’s milk instead of plant milk and products made from plant milk. The information in this report should be printed and passed out to consumers everywhere.

Almost half of the people who buy plant-based milk do so because they think it is healthier than cow’s milk!

Real or Fake?

By Barb Lumley In the September 2023 CR Consumer Reports magazine there are six pages with the title “Which Milk Should You Drink”. They ask the question, “Is Cow’s Milk Good For You?” and they tell the “Lowdown On Plant Milks”. It talks about “Dairy Choices” and what people should know about the cow’s milk on the market. Each type—1. grass fed 2. ultrafiltered 3. ultra-pasteurized 4. lactose-free 5. A2—is explained and discussed. There are also comments about, “Getting Real About Raw. The article then goes on to talk about “Plant Picks”—the healthiest and tastiest options—1. soy 2. oat 3. coconut 4. almond 5. cashew 6. sesame seed and it asks, “What’s Really In That Plant Milk?” They report the numbers for calories, saturated fat, carbohydrates, protein, calcium, and vitamin D for each type of milk, both cow’s and plant. This report includes one of the newest plant milks—sesame seed.

According to a 2023 Consumer Reports nationally representative survey of 2,121 U.S. adults, 79 per cent still buy cow’s milk. However per capita consumption has declined by 28 per cent from 8.2 gallons per person per year in 2000 to 5.9 gallons per year in 2021 according to the Department of Agriculture. At the same time sales of plant based milk have been increasing; 41 per cent of households had purchased plant milk in 2022. Of all milk sold, 15 per cent is now plant milk.

This report is filled with information that not only the consumer should know, but also the dairy farmer and people

As you walk through grocery stores the different types and amounts of drinks and beverages available is unbelievable. There are long aisles with shelves on both sides full, as well as containers stacked on the floors. Milk is usually found in the back of the store in small coolers. The milk jugs do not have those bright colors and the eye appeal that the soft drinks have.

Families used to sit down for breakfast before going to school or work with a glass of milk at each plate. Nowadays everyone, including Mom, is rushing to get out the door and on their way. If the kids are eating anything it is usually something from the toaster or microwave that they can hold in their hand as they go. The parents will be stopping at their favorite drive-thru for coffee and something to go with it. Fewer people take time to have that glass of milk or cereal with milk in the mornings. When families eat at restaurants or pick up fast food it isn’t milk that they order for the drink. Times have changed!

The dairy farmers have had money taken from their milk checks for years to be used in advertising and it has done very little to help sell milk. Thankfully the use of other dairy products has increased. We need to find more new ways to use milk and those dairy products! The money for advertising would be better spent by rewarding people for coming up with new products and new recipes for using milk and dairy products. In the case of new products there should be someone in the dairy industry with a good business degree to make the connection between the inventor and the company that might be interested in making and selling it.

Money withheld from the dairy farmer’s check should go towards advertising that new product and helping to get it on the market.

Why not have ways to reward people for coming up with new recipes that use only real dairy products. I had never heard of dill pickle soup until we stopped to eat at a new restaurant in my local area. I decided to be adventurous and try it and I really like it. I decided to look up the recipe for it and, lo and behold, what are two of the important ingredients—butter and sour cream. Every cup, bowl and quart of this soup that is sold helps the dairy farmer!

I have told numerous people about this soup! If you come across a special food being sold somewhere or a new recipe using dairy products tell people about it. Every little bit of advertising in any way helps!

The holidays are here and there will be parties, special dinners, family get-togethers, all with special foods, desserts, cookies, candy and other treats. Make them with dairy! Don’t forget the milk and cookies for Santa! Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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2023 ALL-NATIONAL SHOWCASE PROGRAM HONOREES continued from page 7 Carter Kruse, IA Reserve All-National: IN-STYLE MOMENT LAST DANCE, Crave Brothers Farm LLC, WI Milking Yearling All National: BLEXYS CHIEF BLOODY MARY-ET, Budjon Farms & Joey & Laurie Airoso, WI Reserve All-National: MILKWORTH KD ADELINE, Quality Holsteins & Beckridge Holsteins, QC Summer Junior Two-Year-Old Cow All National: DUCKETT DOC BREE, Blackjack Holsteins & T & L Cattle Ltd, MN Reserve All-National: JACOBS DESTINY BALLA-ET, Jim Butler, IL Junior Two-Year-Old Cow All National: MILKSOURCE AUDI, Milk Source LLC, WI Reserve All-National: BUDJON-VAIL DLAM THUMPER-ET, MH Genetics & Bridgerland Holsteins, UT Senior Two-Year-Old Cow All National: PREMIERPOINT

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CARMONA-ET, Maple-Leigh, Arizona Dairy & Grai-Rose Cattle, WI Reserve All-National: CASH-AL ARTIST MILEY CYRUS, CLF LLC, NJ Junior Three-Year-Old Cow All National: VALRICK SIDEKICK PETUNIA-ET, Ross A. Risner, WI Reserve All-National: MCGARR-FARMS UNIX ZANY, Westcoast Holsteins, BC Senior Three-Year-Old Cow All National: JEFFREY-WAY HARD ROCK TWIGS, K Doeberiener, L Bowen, W Schilling & P Conroy, OH Reserve All-National: GLENIRVINE UNIX SALLY, Milk Source LLC, L Fisher, C Letter & R Sabo, WI Four-Year-Old Cow All National: RYAN-VU UNIX SHASTI, Maple-Leigh Futures & Chad & Amy Ryan, WI Reserve All-National: OAKFIELD SOLOMON SUNSET-ET, Jonathan & Alicia Lamb, NY

BACK LAUDIA, F. Hayden Weaver, PA Six-Year-Old & Older Cow All National: UNDERGROUND ADELINE, Eaton Holsteins & Glamourview – Iager & Walton, NY Reserve All-National: ERBACRES SNAPPLE SHAKIRA-ET, Ferme Jacobs Inc., Ty-D Holsteins, Ferme Antelimarck 2001, Kilian Theraulaz, & Attaboy Holsteins, QC 150,000 Lb. Lifetime Milk Production Cow All National: ALFINCH ZELGODIS TACI, Frank D & Carol Borba & Frank A & Diane Borba, CA Reserve All-National: RACH-LEN DUNDEE LILLY, Eaton Holsteins, S Morrill, J Zeh & Glamourview, NY Contact Tim Ziemba at tziemba@holstein. com with questions about the All-National Showcase program. Congratulations to the 2023 All-National Showcase honorees!

Five-Year-Old Cow All National: JACOBS HIGH OCTANE DIA, Jim Butler, IL Reserve All-National: CORNEREST D

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Revision to Ohio Holstein Association Bylaws The Ohio Holstein Association Board of Directors have proposed some updates and changes to the Bylaws and request the members to vote on them at the Annual Meeting in March. The information below are the highlights of the changes. To review a complete copy of the proposed revised Bylaws, go to www.ohioholstein. com or request a mailed copy from the Ohio Holstein Association office.

ARTICLE IV: DEFINITIONS Use of the pronouns he/him they/them/ their used in the Bylaws includes both male and female members.

ARTICLE I: MEMBERSHIP Section 5 The state membership chairman will be appointed by the Executive Committee and this person shall presently be a State Board Member.

The Membership Committee shall consist of one member from each district.

This person will serve as membership chairman of their district.

ARTICLE IV: MEETINGS OF MEMBERS Section 1 There shall be a regular annual meeting of members at such place and date as determined by the Board of Directors. The Call for the meeting shall be published at least thirty (30) sixty (60) days prior to the date of the meeting.

ARTICLE V: OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS Section 3 A nomination committee shall be appointed by the Executive Committee to accept or make nominations for officers, and prepare a slate of nominees (when a vacancy is to be filled) to be presented to the delegate body when in session at the annual meeting as follows: -Not less than one name for President -Not less than one name not less than two names for Vice President -Not less than one name not less than two names for Secretary -Not less than one name not less than two names for Treasurer Additional nominations may be made from the floor.

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Secretary shall be for two years; the term of office for the Treasurer shall be for three years. These officers shall serve until their successors are elected. The term of office for the President and Vice-President shall be limited to two successive one-year terms. The terms of office for the Secretary shall be limited to three successive one year terms; the Treasurer shall be limited to four successive one year terms. These officers shall serve until their successors are elected and / or qualified.

Section 5 A. After being off the board for one year, a board director is eligible for re-election. (Moved from E to B) B. The Executive Committee may appoint a past board director or any member in good standing to serve for a one-year term in a vacant directorship if no other eligible nominees are found before re-election terms are served. (added clause) H. Term of office of a director shall start at the reorganizational meeting of the Board following the Annual Meeting. Repeated from A ARTICLE VI: DUTIES OF OFFICERS Section 2 The President, with the Executive Committee, will annually appoint committees charged with the responsibility of planning, developing, and executing programs embracing the following areas: Annual Meeting, Breed Improvement, Buckeye Breed Builder, Shows, Finance, Building, Ohio Holstein News, Youth, Membership, Nominating, Program Development, Ohio Purebred Dairy Cattle Association, Resolutions, Sales (The committee list will be updated as they are added or removed) Section 3 The President, with the Executive Committee, shall appoint three property trustees to be responsible for all Association property. Final authority on all matters pertaining to the Association property remains with the Board of Directors. (We have a building committee that serves this duty.)

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assigned to that office. They will serve as chairman of the Program Development and Evaluation Committee. (We no longer have an Evaluation Committee) Section 11 The Board of Directors or Executive Committee may authorize compensation or reimbursement for expenses incurred by any board members or National Director on special assignments. (Reimbursement for the expenses incurred by the board members and National Director will be limited to mileage in the performance of their duties.

When such expenses are incurred by board members on special assignments, the board or executive committee may authorize compensation.)

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Show Results

Ohio District 5 Holstein Show

Show Results

Ohio District 7 Holstein Show

Premier Breeder and Exhibitor - Ack-Lee Holsteins Supreme Champion Cow - Hodglyn Mirand Hale, C&H Froelich, D. Morlock, E. Laney Supreme Champion Heifer - Miley Warrior Graceful-Red, Plainfield, Ackley, Spreng & Hart OPEN SHOW Grand Champion - Hodglyn Mirand Hale, C&H Froelich, D. Morlock, E. Laney Reserve Grand Champion - Ack-Lee Jacoby Allana, Kyle & Kristopher Ackley Senior Champion - Scenic View Artist Ansley, Ack-Lee Holsteins Reserve Senior Champion - Conrad Jordy Supreme-Red, Jaden Maynard Intermediate Champion - Hodglyn Mirand Hale, C&H Froelich, D. Morlock, E. Laney Reserve Intermediate Champion - Ack-Lee Jacoby Allana, Kyle & Kristopher Ackley Junior Champion - Miley Warrior Graceful–Red, Plainfield, Ackley, Spreng & Hart Reserve Junior Champion - Ack-Lee Brayden Emilia, Elaina, Ava & Audrey Lahmers JUNIOR SHOW Grand Champion - Conrad Jordy Supreme-Red, Jaden Maynard Reserve Grand Champion - Conrad Adias Regal-Red, Jaden Maynard Senior Champion - Conrad Jordy Supreme-Red, Jaden Maynard Intermediate Champion - Conrad Adias Regal-Red, Jaden Maynard Junior Champion - Ack-Lee Brayden Emilia, Elaina, Ava & Audrey Lahmers Reserve Junior Champion - Wabash-Way Crush Allison, Kennley, Grace & Mya Siegrist Spring Heifer Calf 1. Ms Wabash-Way RB Tatum-Red, Kennley, Grace & Mya Siegrist 2. Flat-Maple Warrior Diamond-Red, Madelyn Gross 3. Conrad Boeing Spice-Red, Karis Scholz 4. Conrad Luster Doublestuff, Levi Scior

OPEN SHOW CHAMPIONS Intermediate & Grand Champion - Rupp-Vue Awesome Magnetic-ET (Awesome) Brook Hollow Farm Reserve Intermediate & Reserve Grand Champion - Million-Heir U R Hot-ET (Unstopabull) Randy & Jari Schaeffer Senior Champion - Macs-BHF Diamondback Deidre (Diamondback) Brook Hollow Farm Reserve Senior Champion – Golden Oaks Cheyenne (O’Kaliber) Randy & Jari Schaeffer Junior Champion - Macs-BHF Warrior Dollop-Red (Warrior), Brook Hollow Farm Reserve Junior Champion - Borderview SDK Henley-TW-ET (Sidekick), Jacoby Gilbert Honorable Mention - Mor-JA King Royal Ria, (King Royal), Dillon Morlock JUNIOR SHOW CHAMPIONS Junior Champion - Borderview SDK Henley-TW-ET (Sidekick), Jacoby Gilbert Reserve Junior Champion - Red Violet-Acc A Shady-I-ET

June 10, 2023 • Head Shown: 31 • Judge: Jenny Thomas

Winter Heifer Calf 1. Call-Del Amrto Jeepers-Red, Korbin Kaverman 2. Wabash-Way RB Harlee-Red, Kennley, Grace & Mya Siegrist 3. Monroe Meadows A Winnie-Red, Schaefer Farms 4. Conrad Boeing Crumble, Levi Scior Fall Heifer Calf 1. Luncrest Afrika-2574-ET, Cade Ziegler 2. Dorloy-K Alt Glisten-Red-ET, Kennley, Grace & Mya Siegrist 3. Ack-Lee Doc Arcade, Elaina, Ava & Audrey Lahmers 4. Hilrose Analyst Alli-Red-ET, Kaleb Pond 5. Pondvue Luxor Ladyluck-Red, Pondvue Holsteins Summer Yearling 1. Miley Warrior Graceful, Plainfield, Ackley, Spreng & Hart 2. Ack-Lee Brayden Emilia, Elaina, Ava & Audrey Lahmers 3. Ack-Con Legend Prevails, Jay Ackley & Amber Black 4. Wil-O-Knoll Side Fat Martha, Dalton Knoll 5. Conrad Banner Sunnie, Kadence Scholz 6. Monroe Meadows Alt Rory-Red, Schaefer Farms Spring Yearling 1. Wabash-Way Crush Allison, Kennley, Grace & Mya Siegrist 2. Lah-Dale Alyst Spirit-Red, Elaina, Ava & Audrey Lahmers 3. Call-Del Remy Diamonds, Lydia Kaverman Fall Yearling 1. Pondvue Butterscotch-Red, Kaleb Pond Junior-Two-Year-Old 1. Hodglyn Mirand Hale, C&H Froelich, D. Morlock, E. Laney Senior Two-Year-Old 1. Wil-O-Rae Addison Ruby-Red, Wil-O-Rae Holsteins 2. Conrad Adias Regal-Red, Jaden Maynard, Jr. 3. Joleanna Arist Wildmint-Red, Schaefer Farms Senior Three-Year-Old 1. Ack-Lee Jacoby Allana, Kyle & Kristopher Ackley Four Year-Old 1. Scenic View Artist Ansley, Ack-Lee Holsteins Five Year-Old 1. Conrad Jordy Supreme-Red, Jaden Maynard Dam & Daughter 1. Conrad Farms

Jr. Champion Jr. Show Ack-Lee Brayden Emilia, Elaina, Ava & Audrey Lahmers Res. Jr. Champion Jr. Show Wabash-Way Crush Allison, Kennley, Grace & Mya Siegrist Jr. Champion Open Show Miley Warrior Graceful–Red, Plainfield, Ackley, Spreng & Hart Res. Jr. Champion Open Show Ack-Lee Brayden Emilia, Elaina, Ava & Audrey Lahmers Int. Champion Jr. Show - Conrad Adias Regal-Red, Jaden Maynard Int. Champion Open Show - Hodglyn Mirand Hale, C&H Froelich, D. Morlock, E. Laney Res. Int. Champion Open Show - Ack-Lee Jacoby Allana, Kyle & Kristopher Ackley Sr. Champion Jr. Show - Conrad Jordy Supreme-Red, Jaden Maynard Sr. Champion Open Show - Scenic View Artist Ansley, Ack-Lee Holsteins Res. Sr. Champion Open Show - Conrad Jordy Supreme-Red, Jaden Maynard Grand Champion Jr. Show - Conrad Jordy Supreme-Red, Jaden Maynard Res. Grand Champion Jr. Show - Conrad Adias Regal-Red, Jaden Maynard Grand Champion Open Show - Hodglyn Mirand Hale, C&H Froelich, D. Morlock, E. Laney Reserve. Grand Champion Open Show - Ack-Lee Jacoby Allana, Kyle & Kristopher Ackley Premier Breeder and Exhibitor Ack-Lee Holsteins Supreme Champion Cow Hodglyn Mirand Hale, C&H Froelich, D. Morlock, E. Laney Supreme Champion Heifer Miley Warrior Graceful-Red, Plainfield, Ackley, Spreng & Hart

July 8, 2023 • Wooster, OH • Judge: Jeff Brown, Ohio

(Thunder Storm), Jacoby Gilbert & Audrey Sidle Honorable Mention- Oakfield Ava Boo-Red-ET (Avalanche) Elizabeth Laney Spring Heifer Calf 1. Mor-JA King Royal Ria, (King Royal), Dillon Morlock 2. Broad-Vue Tstrom Bartender (Thunder Storm) Jacoby Gilbert 3. Wil-San RNBRDG Raven-Red (Burgundy) Audrey Sidle Winter Heifer Calf 1. Red Violet-Acc A Shady-I-ET (Thunder Storm), Jacoby Gilbert & Audrey Sidle 2. Brook Hollow Spicy Hot-Red, (Cheerful Red), Brook Hollow Farm 3. Oakfield US Cupcake-Red (Unstopabull) Dillon Morlock Fall Heifer Calf 1. Macs-BHF Warrior Dollop-Red (Warrior), Brook Hollow Farm 2. Borderview SDK Henley-TW-ET (Sidekick), Jacoby Gilbert 3. Million-Heir Worth A Shot-ET (Warrior) Carissa Pittman 4. Hodglynn Singman Lust-Red (Swingman) Elizabeth Laney 5. Hodglynn Chief Hazel Ann-ET (Stantons Chief) Elizabeth Laney

Spring Yearling 1. Oakfield Ava Boo-Red-ET (Avalanche) Elizabeth Laney Winter Yearling 1. Wil-San Warrior Jamin-Red (Warrior) Audrey Sidle 2. Million Heir So Worth It-ET (Moovin) Brook Hollow Farm Fall Yearling 1. Macs-BHF She is Designer (Warrior) Brook Hollow Farm Junior Two-Year-Old 1. Million-Heir U R Hot-ET (Unstopabull) Randy & Jary Schaeffer Senior Two-Year-Old 1. Brook Hollow Debate-Red-ET (Awesome) Brook Hollow Farm Senior Three-Year-Old 1. Rupp-Vue Awesome Magnetic-ET (Awesome) Brook Hollow Farm Five-Year-Old 1. Macs-BHF Diamondback Deidre (Diamondback) Brook Hollow Farm Aged Cow 1. Golden Oaks Cheyenne (O’Kaliber) Randy & Jari Schaeffer NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2023

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Ohio District 8 Holstein Show

Show Results

Ohio District 12 Holstein Show

Premier Exhibitor - Cora Gunkleman Premier Breeder - Jaloda Farm OPEN SHOW Grand Champion - Kevetta Warrior Ladybug, Aria Beard Reserve Grand Champion - Temptress-Red, Cora Gunkleman Senior Champion - Temptress-Red, Cora Gunkleman Reserve Senior Champion - Jaloda Scotch Opal, Jaloda Farm Intermediate Champion - Kevetta Warrior Ladybug, Aria Beard Reserve Intermediate Champion - Do-Ra-Me Absolute Raya-Red, Cora Gunkleman Junior Champion - Ms Shadeline War Kendra, Charlie Gleisner Reserve Junior Champion - Shadeline AN KDoc Alee, Charlie Gleisner JUNIOR SHOW Grand Champion - Kevetta Warrior Ladybug, Aria Beard Reserve Grand Champion - Temptress-Red, Cora Gunkleman Senior Champion - Temptress-Red, Cora Gunkleman Reserve Senior Champion - Savage-Leigh Little Lona-ET, Cora Gunkleman Intermediate Champion - Kevetta Warrior Ladybug, Aria Beard Reserve Intermediate Champion - Do-Ra-Me Absolute Raya-Red, Cora Gunkleman Junior Champion - Lund-View Unstop Glitter, Alina Jordan Reserve Junior Champion - Creswell T Nodd Jubt Jazzy-Red, Cora Gunkleman Spring Heifer Calf

Premier Exhibitor - Etgen-Way Premier Breeder - Etgen-Way OPEN SHOW Grand Champion - Silver Mist My Lady-Red, Lily Elsass Reserve Grand Champion - Etgen-Way Sidekick Whisper, Etgen-Way Senior Champion - Silver Mist My Lady-Red, Lily Elsass Reserve Senior Champion - Etgen-Way Sidekick Whisper, Etgen-Way Junior Champion - Glen-Paul Rlight Baracuda, Toppglen Reserve Junior Champion - Quietcove Firecracker, Lilly Elsass JUNIOR SHOW Grand Champion - Silver Mist My Lady-Red, Lily Elsass Reserve Grand Champion - Wakefield Warrior Hershey, Taylor Klopfenstein Senior Champion - Silver Mist My Lady-Red, Lily Elsass Reserve Senior Champion - Wakefield Warrior Hershey, Taylor Klopfenstein Junior Champion - Quietcove Firecracker, Lilly Elsass Reserve Junior Champion - Ren Bow Ach Unix Lavendar, Ruth Bambauer Spring Heifer Calf 1. Glen-Paul Rlight Baracuda, Toppglen 2. MM-T Pockets Tilly, Ester Bambauer 3. Quietcove Lemondrop, Scarlette Sammetinger 4. Etgen-Way Balck Ice, Quin Foster 5 Maple-Tree Unix Lefoya, Allison Steinke Winter Heifer Calf 1. Cornish Warrior Anna, Reid Klopfentstein 36

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August 22, 2023 • Head Shown: 56 • Judge: Marc Bolen

1. Ms Etgen-Way Crshable Sateen, Cole Hudson 2. Wil-San Jrny Rd Jude, Aria Beard 3. Millian-Heir-Hot Honey-Red, Cara Gunkleman 4. Oakson Alley Oop In-A-Doll, Cannon Jackson 5. Sooy Lambeau Darla, Summy Sooy Winter Heifer Calf 1. Ms Shadeline War Kendra, Charlie Gleisner 2. Shadeline AW Jada, Charlie Gleisner 3. Shadeline-Kiko Dback Rylee, Bud Gleisner 4. Lund-View Unstop Glitter, Alina Jordan 5. Wilsan Warrior Aromic, Gabby Adams Fall Heifer Calf 1. Shadeline AN KDoc Alee, Charlie Gleisner 2. KC-Lund-View Anlyst Gwen, Gabby Adams 3. Solid-Gold Doc Deville, Cole Hudson 4. Million-Heir-PJ Ashleight-ET, Cora Gunkleman 5. Oakson Reckless Felon, Cannon Jackson Summer Yearling 1. Oakson Red Light Beauty, Oakson Farms 2. Ms Brill-View Buchy Scarlet, Karalynn Tooten 3. Jaloda Tatoo Kenobi, Jaloda Farms Spring Yearling 1. Creswell T Nodd Jubt Jazzy-Red, Cora Gunkleman 2. Sooy Drive Nugget, Summer Sooy 3. Jacob Knapp 4. Futurama Doc Bethany, Mackenzie Todten 5. Jaloda Doc Karol, Jaloda Farms Winter Yearling

July 31, 2023 • Judge: Greg Cornish • Head Shown: 70

2. MM-T Quietcove GIgi, Braxton Elsass 3. Trio Acres Captive Jessica, Trio Farms 4. Toppglenn Watr Kastalia, Zachary Steinke 5. Maple-Tree Crushabull, Dazzler, Allison Steinke Fall Heifer Calf 1. Dorloy-K Aval Gabby-Red, Caitlin Liette 2. Quiet-Shadow Tic Toc, Amelia Sammetinger 3. Etgen-Way Splashing All Over, Devon Foster 4. Trio Acres Captive Bela-TW, Trio Farms 5. Balmoral Alley Oop Merida, Skyler DiGiovanni Summer Yearling 1. Wakefield Anyst Glitter-Red, Taylor Klopfenstein 2. Maple-Tree Analyst Lavish, Allison Steinke 3. Pleasant Meadow L Constance, Abby Homan 4. Pleasant Meadow Pella, Lauren Homan 5. Super Knoll Indi, Alyssa Selby Spring Yearling 1. Quietcove Firecracker, Lilly Elsass 2. Toppglen Warrior Waneta, Logan Topp 3. Ren Bok Hancock Liquior, Ruth Bambauer 4. Koneta Doc Jolene, Ella Brown 5. Wakefield-K-Doc Dallas, Canter Liette Winter Yearling 1. Pleasant Meadow Doc Adella, Abby Homan 2. Klein Bob Kara, Hannah Klein Fall Yearling 1. Ren Bow Ach Unix Lavendar, Ruth Bambauer 2. Star-KY BLue Jackie, Colin Elsass 3. Wakefield-K-Doc Domino, Taylor Klopfenstein

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1. White-SCD Ansto Ellie-Red, Stonecrest Dairy 2. Jaloda Lambeau Toody, Jaloda Farm Fall Yearling 1. MS LL Aur Thunderstorm Judy, Morningstar Farm 2. Jaloda Handsome Dude, Jaloda Farm 3. Do-Re-Me Altitude Rebell, Gabrielle Latecki 4 Knappway Warrior Karlie-Red Junior Two-Year-Old 1. Cornish T-Storm Gracie, Harpster Enterprises & Cornish 2. T-Triple-T Persuasive-ET, Cora Gunkleman Senior Two-Year-Old 1. Do-Ra-Me Absolute Raya-Red, Cora Gunkleman 2. Gondelle Raer Leanne-Red, Ray Denham Senior Three-Year-Old 1. Kevetta Warrior Ladybug, Aria Beard 2. North-Erhart J Reviere-Red, Cora Gunkleman 3. Broad-View Jordy Diskypive, Cannon Jackson 4. Jaloda Excalibur Drew, Jaloda Farms Four Year-Old 1. Temptress-Red, Cora Gunkleman 2. Jaloda Scotch Opal, Jaloda Farm 3. Oakson Jacoby Rikki Bobby, Cannon Jackson Five Year-Old 1. Jaloda Crush Krush, Jaloda Farm Aged Cow 1. Savage-Leigh Little Lona-ET, Cora Gunkleman 2. Georgetown Doorman Figdet, Steve Knapp

4. Balmoral Hanans Mosaic, Joe DiGiovanni 5. Homan Phantom Claire, Lauren Homan Fall Yearling in Milk 1. Hollowbrook Chi Buttered, Stein-Way Summer Junior-Two-Year-Old 1. Stein-Way Lotto Ticket, Ryan Schwisterman & Paige & Madison Bertke 2. MD Hillbrook Inlet-Red, Caitlin Liette Junior Two-Year-Old 1. Wakefield Warrior Hershey, Taylor Klopfenstein 2. Steinway Doc Woodson, Stein-Way 3. Miss BVWS Analyst Dede-Red, Rylee Willrath Senior Two-Year-Old 1. Etgen-Way Wild One, Etgen-Way 2. Mapl-Valle Doc Night, Mapl-Valle Junior Three-Year-Old 1. Steinway Sidekick Palmer, Stein-Way 2. Etgen Way Altitude Limbo-Red, Etgen-Way Senior Three-Year-Old 1. Etgen-Way Sidekick Whisper, Etgen-Way 2. Etgen-Way Sidekick Destiny, Etgen-Way 3. Mapl-Valle Renow Kinsley, Mapl-Valle Four Year-Old 1. Silver Mist My Lady-Red, Lily Elsass 150,000 lb Cow 1. Mapl-Valle Aftershock Khale, Mapl-Valle

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Premier Breeder - New Horizon Farm Premier Exhibitor - New Horizon Farm OPEN SHOW Grand Champion - Southern-Hills Devr Nicolet, Hannah Griffith Reserve Grand Champion - SH-LG Doorman Louisville, Ryan Griffith Senior Champion - Southern-Hills Devr Nicolet, Hannah Griffith Reserve Senior Champion - SH-LG Doorman Louisville, Ryan Griffith Intermediate Champion - Ray-Jo Rager Corona, New Horizon Farm Reserve Intermediate Champion - Call-Dell Jordy Janet, New Horizon Farm Junior Champion - Southern Hills Holsteins Reserve Junior Champion - Bottom-Line Farm JUNIOR SHOW Grand Champion - Southern-Hills Devr Nicolet, Hannah Griffith Reserve Grand Champion - Hannah Griffith Senior Champion - Southern-Hills Devr Nicolet, Hannah Griffith Reserve Senior Champion - SH-LG Doorman Louisville, Ryan Griffith Intermediate Champion - Ray-Jo King Doc Daisy, Ian Danku Reserve Intermediate Champion - Ray-Jo Wislon Clarice, Morgan Hall Junior Champion - SH-NCM Coll American Girl, Hannah Griffith Reserve Junior Champion - Caili Baumann

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July 23, 2023 • Head Shown: 33 • Judge: Ted Smart

Spring Heifer Calf 1. Future Manor Oakley, Brady Sorrell 2. Cor-Buck Renegade Willow, Cora Buckley 3. Ray-Jo Warrior Winifred, New Horizon Farm 4. Southern-Hills A Nikki-Red, Southern Hills 5. BDF Warrior Mercury-Red, Cora Buckley Winter Heifer Calf 1. Bottom-Line SKMRK Gypsy-Red, Caili Baumann 2. Southern-Hills Tatoo Tandi, Ryan Griffith 3. White-Scz Warrior Addellene, Sally White 4. Ray-Jo Warrior Sangria, Ian Danku 5. Ray-Jo Warrior Tootsie, Emmie Danku Fall Heifer Calf 1. SH-NCM Coll American Girl, Hannah Griffith 2. Ray-Jo Warrior Josie, Emmie Danku 3. Ray-Jo Hanans Hokey Pokey, Emmie Danku 4. Pleasant Meadow L Claudeete, Claire Schaefer 5. Ray-Jo Hanans Sidney, New Horizon Farm Summer Yearling 1. Ubercrest Analyst Jub RC, Caili Baumann 2. Bottom-Line AT Kichi-Red-TW, Caili Baumann 3. Monroe Meadows Ast Rory-Red, Claire Schaefer 4. Future Manor Defiant Voodoo, Brady Sorrell Spring Yearling 1. Ray-Jo King Doc Lucky, New Horizon Farm 2. White-SCZ PHR Queen of Hearts, Sally White 3. Ray-Jo Rager Lydia, New Horizon Farm 4. Future Manor Goldchip Jinx, Brady Sorrell

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5. Ray-Jo Reeve Candice, Harrison Hall Winter Yearling 1. Hemsteads Dazzling Zinny, New Horizon Farm 2. Crestland Doorman Kallie, New Horizon Farm Fall Yearling 1. Ray-Jo Crush Tiana, New Horizon Farm 2. White-SCZ Gldchp Golden Girl, Sally White 3. Ray-Jo Rager Scarlett, New Horizon Farm Junior Two-Year-Old 1. Ray-Jo King Doc Daisy, Ian Danku Junior Three-Year-Old 1. Ray-Jo Rager Corona, New Horizon Farm Senior Three-Year-Old 1. Ray-Jo Wislon Clarice, Morgan Hall 2. Call-Dell Jordy Janet, New Horizon Farm 3. Maple Rey GD Sapphire, Pierce Derflinger Four Year-Old 1. SH-LG Doorman Louisville, Ryan Griffith Five Year-Old 1. Southern-Hills Devr Nicolet, Hannah Griffith 2. Ray-Jo Defiant Cajun, Emmie Danku

Thomas Wins Klussendorf-MacKenzie Award at WDE Ohio. Thomas and his wife, Jenny, own the farm with Nathan’s father, John, and his brother, Andy. During that time, Triple-T has bred, developed, sold, and cared for over 130 All-American and All-Canadian nominations and has also had the honor of having the nation’s highest BAA or Breed Age Average ranking for conformation.

Thomas also bred and owned the Holstein Association USA’s 2018 Star of the Breed.

To this day, Thomas still owns cattle with many of the same friends and mentors that helped get him where he is today.

He has also become a mentor to many young people who are making names for themselves in the business. Over the past eight years, Thomas and his wife, Jenny, along with partner, the late Michael Heath, have managed several sales focusing on promoting and marketing Jerseys and Holsteins.

The Klussendorf Memorial Association, considered by many as the Hall of Fame for dairy cattle exhibitors, began in 1937 in memory of Arthur B. Klussendorf, considered the outstanding dairy cattle showman of his time.

Background photo by Michal Hlavac, Unsplash

MADISON, WIS. – Nathan Thomas of North Lewisburg, Ohio, was presented the 32nd Klussendorf-MacKenzie Award during World Dairy Expo® 2023, in memory of Duncan MacKenzie, the 1961 Klussendorf winner. While this year’s Klussendorf-MacKenzie award winner has an impressive dairy résumé, it is most important to note that Thomas exemplifies the standards that made Duncan MacKenzie the forbearer of this award.

Although this year’s MacKenzie winner did not grow up on a dairy farm, his grandfather managed several wellknown Guernsey herds, and his uncle also

had a dairy herd. With those dairy-farming relatives in his constant eyesight, a young Nathan Thomas persistently bothered his father until he was able to purchase a grade heifer to show at the county fair.

With that foundation established, Thomas continued to improve the type and conformation in his cattle. During high school, this Ohio native began working at several shows and sales including helping Wayne Sliker of Modern Associates. With his high school diploma in hand, Thomas went on the road fitting cattle and continued to work with many top show strings across the U.S., and internationally in Canada, Mexico, Australia, Italy, Spain, and Colombia. Some of the farms he has worked for over the years include Rider Jerseys, Exels Holsteins, Maple-Lawn, AirOsa Dairy, Spring Valley Jerseys, Elmvue Farm, and Vierra Dairy, who has exhibited the Grand Champion at World Dairy Expo’s International Jersey Show for the last four years.

For the past 16 years, Thomas and his family have dairy farmed at Triple-T Holsteins and Jerseys near North Lewisburg,

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ATTENTION OHIO HOLSTEIN MEN AND KIDS! Are you having a hard time thinking of what to get that indispensable woman in your life for Christmas?

Give her what all the hard-working Holstein women in Ohio would really appreciate – a heartfelt thanks!

Please consider nominating your wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt – you know, the one who does the little and big things on and off the farm that make things run smoothly – for OHA’s Woman of the Year Award! Please submit by Feb 1, 2024 to the Ohio Holstein Office oholstein@sssnet.net or mail to PO Box 479, Wooster, OH 44691. Questions should be directed to Becky Hartline at 740-236-7241.

Name of nominee: _________________________________________________________________________________ Name and phone number of person nominating: ______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Name of farm, operation, or business, if applicable: ____________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Please write a brief description of the nominee's involvement with Holsteins at the family operation, county, district and/or state level.

The Woman of the Year will be recognized at the Ohio Convention on March 9, 2024, in Lima, Ohio.

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Yesterday’s Cowpath

By Barb Lumley The following is from the Holstein-Friesian World: The Newspaper of the Breed, Vol. 65 No. 19 October 10, 1968, Marice E. Prescott, Editor, Wm. A. Prescott, Associate Editor Emeritus, Robert H. Hastings, Executive Editor Pictured on the cover: Kingstead Mistress Rita and Kingstead Mistress Bess, paternal sisters bred and owned by Leslie C. King, Kingstead Farms, Clarksburg, Maryland. Both are classified Excellent and both are outstanding producers with over 200,000 pounds of milk lifetime and both are Gold Medal Dams.

Black and White Briefs: The Select Sires Invitational Sale held October 5, 1968 at Hampshire, Illinois was very successful with an average price of $1,039 for the 43 head sold and top price of $4,050. It was managed by M. B. Nichols and A. C. Thomson.

The Holstein Show at the Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress was held September 23 with Fred F. Foreman, Ames, Iowa, judging the 111 head. Grand Champion Bull was Black Oak Senator Model, first in the 2 years and over class for Lloyd W. Kroneman. Vicki Gerlach’s 2 year old heifer, GGG Crusader Gloria was Grand Champion Female. Kathryn G. Peterson’s heifer calf, Fairwinds Marquis Sherry was Junior Champion. Reserve Grand was Bristol Farm’s winning dry cow, 3 years and over. Bristol Farm was Premier Breeder and Premier Exhibitor.

Fobes Delight Crosses 300,000-lb.

Barrier: Lakefield Fobes Delight EX 92-3E became the third cow in North America to produce in excess of 300,000 lbs. of milk in a lifetime on August 19, 1968.

This event did not go unheralded for, by coincidence, August 19 was also the day the Carnation Farms Breeding Service Midwestern tour of some 100 dairymen arrived at Carnation Farms, Carnation, Washington. The official figures, 300,005 lbs. milk, 3.6% 10,882 fat from the date of her first freshening September 22, 1952 through August 19, 1968. She was just short of being 18 years, 3 months of age.

A report on the West Virginia Annual Meeting was written by Clark H. Taylor.

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Over 70 were in attendance at the annual meeting on August 30 at Lewisburg.

President William E. (Pete) Walker gave the highlights for the year. There are 171 state members. The West Virginia State Holstein Sale held August 31 averaged $693. The top animal consigned by Henry Montgomery, Ronceverte, sold to Dean Johnson for $1,000. Top buyer was the U. S. Naval Academy from Gambrills, Maryland, represented by Manager Bill Tydings, purchasing nine head.

Ohio State Fair: For the first time in history a maternal brother and sister won the Grand Champions at the Ohio State Fair, Columbus, August 30-31, 1968. The male winner was Rich-B Destination, two year old, shown by Freeway-Vue Farms and Brian Siddall, West Salem, Ohio, while the female winner was Brian Siddall’s Dry Cow, Brianlea Fond Carla, repeating her Championship at the earlier Ohio Black and White Show. The dam is Rhoda U-Dean Ideal Raven. All 312 head were from Ohio. Judge was Richard Keene, Gilbertsville, New York. Lewis and Sons, Hamilton, were Premier Breeder and Premier Exhibitor and had seven blue ribbons to show for the two day event, including the Reserve male and female Champions and both Junior Champions.

Reuben Jones and Sons, Circleville, won the National Holstein Futurity.

At the June 1968, annual meeting of Holstein-Friesian Association of America three new directors were elected, along with Ivan Strickler, Iola, Kansas, who was reelected to his second term as a board member. The three new directors— Donald Collins, Collins Crest Farm, Perry, New York; Wesley N. Sawyer, Diamond S Ranch, Waterford, California; Obie Snider, Singing Brook Farms, Imler, Pennsylvania—are well known in the industry.

Part one of an article, “Inventory for the Purebred Livestock Breeder” by R. W. Stumbo was reprinted from the Brown Swiss Bulletin. It asked the question, “As a breeder of purebred livestock do you at regular intervals, take inventory of your benefits and obligations?” The following “Assets of a Purebred Livestock Breeder” were listed and discussed:

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1. Satisfaction, Enjoyment—Pride of Ownership.

2. Added Values Over and Above the Average.

3. Productive and Reproductive Values.

4. Treasure Your Association.

5. Your Esteem and Reflected Image to Others.

The article ended with the following poem by (Miss) William Allen Dromgoole -- that appeared on the front cover of the January 1959 Brown Swiss Bulletin.

“The Bridge Builder”

An old man going a lone highway Came at the evening cold and grey To a chasm vast and deep and wide; The old man crossed in the twilight dim; The sullen stream had no fear for him.

But he turned when safe on the other side And built a bridge to span the tide.

“Old man,” said a fellow pilgrim near, “You are wasting your time with building here.

You never again will pass this way-Your journey will end with the closing day; You have crossed the chasm deep and wide, Why build the bridge at eventide?”

The builder lifted his old grey head “Good friend in the way that I’ve come,” he said “There followeth after me today A youth whose feet must pass this way This stream that has been as naught to me To the fair-haired youth might a pitfall be.

He, too, must cross in the twilight dim; Good friend, I’m building the bridge for him."

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Klingendale Registered Holstein Dispersal SALE REPORT

Dave Klingensmith welcomed the crowd to the sale while Rusty Kiko (left) stood ready to start the sale.

By Barb Lumley In 2017 Dave Klingensmith received the Ohio Holstein Association Senior Buckeye Breed Builder Award. As you looked over the Klingendale herd and studied the information in the sale catalog, it was obvious why Dave was so deserving of the award. In 2005 the entire milking herd was destroyed when an arsonist set fire to the dairy barn. The Klingensmith family, Dave, Lucille, John, Megan, and Lisa dried their tears, buried the ashes, and began to rebuild the facilities and their registered Holstein herd. Their study of the bloodlines, their ability to breed outstanding Holsteins and their love of registered Holsteins was on full display at the Klingendale Dispersal held on Friday, October 20, 2023, at the farm located at Leavittsburg, Ohio. A large crowd was on hand in support of the family and to select some of the outstanding Klingendale genetics to add to their herds. When the hammer fell on the last of the 135 registered Holsteins the average on all ages was $2420 and the cows averaged $3037. They all carried the Klingendale prefix except for two partnership animals with the Kling-NLor prefix. $7,500 - Lot 33 - Klingendale Sidekick Allie, VG-87 - Born 7/28/20 She is sired

by Walnutlawn Sidekick-ET and is backed

by VG & EX dams with records to 34,970 4.2% 1463 3.2% 1102 in the pedigree. Due 3/24/24 to Doorman, she was purchased

by Nevin and Brenda L’amoreaux, J-Kiko Holsteins and Rod and Cindy Campbell, Ohio.

is sired by Our Favorite VC Mafia-ET. Numerous VG &EX dams in the pedigree going all the way back to Fleetridge Bootmaker Dixie EX-90 with records to 43,430 lbs. Due 1/28/24 to Sidekick, her new home is with Dan E Miller.

$6,750 - Lot 7 - Klingendale Doorman Avery, EX-90 - Born 1/7/20 She is sired by Val-Bisson Doorman-ET and her dam is EX 92-2E with outstanding records and high butterfat test, milking 113 lbs. with 5.6% fat. Bred 9/16/23 to Thunder Storm, she was added to William Hughes’ herd in Ohio.

$5,200 - Lot 1 - Klingendale Redhot Camille RC, EX-92 - Born 10/7/18 with a record at 3-03 365 42,210 3.8% 1592 2.9% 1245. She is sired by Charpentier RedhotRed and hails from seven VG & EX dams.

Due 3/15/24 to Rompen-Red, Ross Russell added her to his herd.

$6,600 - Lot 37 - Klingendale Tatoo Milly, VG-87 - Born 12/18/20 Sired by Duckett Crush Tatoo-ET, her dam by McCutchen is classified Excellent 92 with records to 34,846 4.7% 1622. Bred 9/2/23 to Master, she finds her new home with Zehrview Holsteins. $5,600 - Lot 75 - Klingendale Awesome Quinoa RC, EX-92 2E - Born 12/1/16 Sired by Luck-E-Awesome-Red, and with records to 31,690 5.1% 1604 3.2% 1020, she is due 5/6/24 to King Doc. She has dams at EX-92, EX-91, EX-91 all with records over 30,000 lbs. Aaron Eaton of NY purchased this red carrier. $5,300 - Lot 123 - Klingendale Mafia Denise, VG-88 - Born 6/1/20 Denise

$4,200 - Lot 74 -Klingendale Durbin Delicate, EX-90 - Born 3/1/18 with records to 32,147 4.5% 1456 3.1% 997. Sired by Ladys-Manor Durbin-ET from six VG & Ex dams that include Snow-N-Denises Dellia EX-95-2E. Due 12/21/23 to Chief and now resides with Patrick Carey.

Twenty-two (22) lots sold for $3,000 to $3,900. Cattle traveled to Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio. Ross Russell was the volume buyer of the sale, with 16 head purchased. The sale was managed by Rudy Kiko, Kiko Auctions, Salem, Ohio.

Auctioneers were Rudy Kiko and Randall Kiko. Pedigrees were read by Daniel Brandt, Annville, PA. Chad Griffith, Bethel, Ohio, represented Cowbuyer.

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WE WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO HAD A HAND IN ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR AT STEIN-WAY. To the people who trust us to board their animals, to our partners who want us to take the journey of special cattle with them, we value and appreciate all of you greatly!

We would not be where we are without any of you.

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Buttered-ET VG87

1st Milking Yearling, Mid-East Summer National Daughter by Parfect • Due back for 2024 Currently in our flush program • Embryos by Hulu Owned with Derik Baumer

STEIN-WAY SIDEKICK

Palmer EX91

5th Jr. 3-year-old, Mid-East Fall National 6th, National Holstein Futurity Daughter by Gold Chip • Due back for 2024 Currently in our flush program

STEIN-WAY DYNAMITE 1019 EX92

3rd 5-year-old, Southeast National Brown Swiss Show Daughters by Carter, Daredevil & Skyhigh Currently in our flush program

Congratulations to the Jason Pareo family on winning Junior Champion at the Mid-East Fall National with MS T-Triple-T SWTC Propel-ET, bred by Stein-Way, Triple T and Tim Cummings.

Stay tuned for our December Classification Results!

FROM ALL OF US AT STEIN-WAY DAIRY

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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Sidekick x Mogul x Goldwyn DOB: 9-2-2022 • Bred to Hulu and due in May. She is ready to enter an IVF program.

PTAT +3.06 UDC +2.74 FLC +.82

HER DAM:

KINGS-RANSOM MOGUL -ET EX-95 EEEE 2E DOM Lifetime: 1743D 153,350M 4.6 7029F 3.3 5098P 2nd Dam: Golden-Oaks Gwyn Classy-ET EX-92 4th-11th Dams all EX back to Roxy EX 97

Cleo

A FULL SISTER TO CLEO– THE FAMOUS CLEAVAGE!

KINGS-RANSOM MG -ET EX-95 DOM

Cleavage

2-11 365D 38240M 4.8 1838F 3.5 1336P Top 10 NY Cow of the Century 97 Registered Daughters in the US Mogul x Golden-Oaks Gwyn Classy EX-92 Completes 10 Gen of EX back to the Roxys!

CLEO’S MATERNAL SISTERS: Kings-Ransom Doc Clever-ET EX-94 MS96 2-03 3X 296D 26,430M 4.2 1109F 3.4 886P Nom. Jr. All-American Jr. 3-Yr-Old 2021 1st 4-Yr-Old NY Spring Jr Show 2022 Kings-Ransom Monterey Clash EX-94 EEEEE 3-01 3X 305D 29,670M 4.0 1193F 3.1 928P HM Jr. All-American 4-Yr-Old 2020 Nom. Jr. All-American 5-Yr-Old 2021

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DISPERSAL SUMMARY

A cool but sunny day dawned in Eaton, Ohio on Friday, November 10, 2023, as a very large crowd came together to honor the impact that Mark Yeazel’s breeding philosophy contributed to the Red and White, Slick and Polled cattle industry throughout almost 53 years of milking at the farm. The size of the crowd (at the farm, on the phones and online) and the wide distribution of buyers was a testament to the impact the Yeazel family and the Ja-Bob herd had on the Holstein breed.

Mark Yeazel choked back his emotion as he and his wife, Joy welcomed the crowd to the sale explaining that they had prayed for this day and for each of the buyers to have success with JaBob genetics.

The summary of highlights are as follows: • $3018 average on 182 live lots • $3715 average on 19 slick lots • $877 average on 15 slick IVF embryos • Cattle headed to 14 states, Canada and Mexico The top selling lot was Lot 140, Ja-Bob MarbleSL-PP-Red. This December 2022, SJK I Am PPRed daughter out of Ja-Bob Hi Margo P SL-RedET. Marble was the number one slick, red and homozygous polled heifer in the world for NM$ and GTPI and was also number two slick and red heifer in the world for NM$ and GTPI. This notable heifer was purchased by Pine Tree Dairy, for $15,500 after many different bidders competed for her, both at the farm and online.

Joy and Mark Yeazel have been a team for three decades and will move on to their next adventure hand in hand.

The top selling cow of the sale was Ja-Bob Bayonet Hava-P EX-94 2E (Lot 9), who was purchased by Brenda Eberly, Ohio, for $13,100. She was a PlainKnoll Dona Bayonet-ET daughter out of Ja-Bob Golden Hava P-Red-ET EX-91 2E with 12 more dams all scored VG or EX. She was fresh February 2023 and due to Mostwanted-Red in May 2024.

Dozens of cattle trailers lined the front pasture indicating the demand for the Ja-Bob genetics.

The herd has been milked by Lely robots since 2013, prior to that in a double six parlor, three times a day and were on a TMR diet.

“I sincerely thank our buyers for their confidence in my breeding philosophy. This isn’t over yet. I fully expect each new owner to add their own genetic twist onto the foundation we built, to continue to create unique genetics that will impact the dairy industry worldwide. We thank everyone who supported the sale and pray you are “exceedingly abundantly” blessed with our genetics in your future. We thank you for all the generous donations towards our efforts to build the dairy for Eternal Family Tanzania. Our future is bright!” – Mark Yeazel The sale was managed by the Fraley Auction Company with Adam Fraley calling the sale. John Burkett added announcements, pedigree highlights and commentary from the box. Cowbuyer.com provided online bidding.

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The crowd was standing room only, spilling out from under the sale tent.

James Oechsle

In Memoriam

James Mark Oechsle, age 64, passed away on November 15, 2023, at Lutheran Memorial Medical ICU as a result of an accident sustained at work. He was born in Midland, Michigan, to the late Marlin Oechsle and Vivian (Showalter) Oechsle February 5, 1959. He married Cheryl J. Schroer on November 17, 1990.

Jim spent his early years in Midland, Michigan, developing his lifelong love for the Michigan Wolverines. He moved with his family to Van Wert, Ohio, during junior high school and graduated from Crestview High School in 1977. He spent almost 20 years working with his uncle on the Da-Bren dairy farm and developed his own herd of quality registered Guernseys under the Jamaro prefix. After his uncle’s herd was sold, he served as a herdsman for several different herds in Michigan and Ohio until 2000 when he became a full-time truck driver. He and Cheri established the JaCher prefix and began building their own herd of registered dairy cattle with their sons. Jim was a hard worker and loved to share his knowledge with young people. He volunteered as a 4-H advisor and a FFA dairy judging coach. He mentored several youth showing and fitting cattle. He was a member of the Shane’s Lodge #377 F.& A.M., a member of the First United Methodist Church and several state and national dairy organizations. His sons and grandchildren were his pride and joy. He loved to make a good quality field of hay, show cows, and spend time visiting with family.

Surviving along with his wife are his four sons: Stephan (Crystal) of Perrysburg, OH, Harrison of Van Wert, Matthew (MacKenzie) of Convoy, and Korey (Torie) of Delavan, WI; his grandchildren Kensley and Arnold Marlin; sister Peggy (Dan) Skinner, sisters-in-law Cindy Oechsle and Juli (Jeff) Lubelczyk and brother-in-law Scott (Holly) Schroer; father-in-law Kenneth Schroer; along with numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his father, his brother Jay, his motherin-law, Barbara Schroer and two nephews, Andrew and Peter Lubelczyk.

In lieu of flowers memorials can be made to Van Wert Agricultural Society for Dairy Barn Projects in Jim’s memory.

Show Results

Best Bred & Owned - Ballmer Landa 904, Mackenzie Topp OPEN SHOW Grand Champion - Ballmer Landa 904, Mackenzie Topp Reserve Grand Champion - Marste Doc Marvel, Owen Steinke Senior Champion - Ballmer Landa 904, Mackenzie Topp Reserve Senior Champion - Sugar Knoll Crush Sparkle, Jacob Borchers Intermediate Champion - Marste Doc Marvel, Owen Steinke Reserve Intermediate Champion - Topp-View Doorman Eskimo, Madelyn Topp Junior Champion - Etgen-Way Dlamba Wicked-ET, Austin Borchers Reserve Junior Champion - Velvet View Select Kaye, Mackenzie Topp JUNIOR SHOW Intermediate Champion - Ballmer Landa 904, Mackenzie Topp Reserve Intermediate Champion - Sugar Knoll Crush Sparkle, Jacob Borchers Junior Champion - Etgen-Way Dlamba Wicked-ET, Austin Borchers

Austin Yoder

Austin Yoder, 14, of Stone Creek passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, November 25, 2023.

Born in Dover on October 30, 2009, he was the son of the late Leon Yoder and Amy (Mizer) Yoder of Stone Creek.

Austin was a student at Ridgewood High School in West LaFayette and was a member of the Progress Livestock 4-H Club, the Ridgewood FFA, the Progress Valley Grange, and the Salem Evans Creek Lutheran Church in Stone Creek. He loved participating in tractor pulls and showing his cattle.

In addition to his mother Amy, he will be greatly missed by his grandfather David Mizer of Stone Creek, cousin Cameron Mizer of Stone Creek; uncles and aunts Terry Mizer of Stone Creek, Twila Ropp of Sugarcreek, Luke (Ruth) Yoder of Dover, Dorothy Yoder of Apple Creek, Ronnie (Martha) Yoder of Crimora, Virginia, Eva Keim of Millersburg; and numerous cousins.

He is preceded in death by his father Leon, grandparents Menno M. and Carrie (Miller) Yoder and Diane Mizer; uncles and aunts Earl Yoder, Bill Keim, Ernie Yoder, Pam Mizer, and Ina Yoder.

"It's hard to understand, but it's not ours to understand. One can be angry, but that is wrong. We have no promise of Earthly life, only one of Eternal life. If there is anything to be learned here it's that Austin lived a full life and a life that was full. He lived it doing what he loved and loved what he was doing. Many people never know that life. He was ornery, but a true Christian."

The family would like to sincerely thank Baltic Fire and Rescue for their professional assistance.

Contributions in Austin's memory may be made to the Ridgewood FFA Alumni at 602 Johnson Street West Lafayette, OH 43845.

Ohio District 14 Holstein Show

July 23, 2023 • Head Shown: 33 • Judge: Ted Smart

Reserve Junior Champion - Velvet View Select Kaye, Mackenzie Topp Spring Heifer Calf 1. Topp-View B Jordy Sasha, Aubree Topp 2. Topp-View Sidekick India, Mackenzie Topp 3. Topp-View Alley Oop Beauty, Topps 4. Van Gogh Something You Proct, Van Gogh Holsteins 5. Topp-View Relge D Tamale, Grant Topp Winter Heifer Calf 1. Etgen-Way Dlamba Wicked-ET, Austin Borchers 2. Lookwell Denver Pencil, Mackenzie Topp 3. Tri-Acks Homecoming Leona, Jade Lanx 4. Hans Farms Frederly, Knaple Family Farm 5. Marste Homecoming Mae, Ethan Symans Fall Heifer Calf 1. Marste Goldchip May, Owen Steinke 2. Topp-View Alleyoop Hope, Madelyn Topp Spring Yearling 1. Topp-View Redge Ry-Red, Madelyn Topp 2. Sugar Knoll Chief Sparkle, Jacob Borchers 3. Marste Diamondback Marvel, Dyllan Symans

4. Call-RC Nville Sidekick, Abby Hollenbacher Winter Yealring 1. Gable Doc Myster, Ethan Hollenbacher Fall Yearling 1. Velvet View Select Kaye, Mackenzie Topp 2. Plainfield Adm Garland, Benton Sailor Senior Two-Year-Old 1. McGuns King Doc Delilah, Benton Sailor Junior Three-Year-Old 1. Marste Doc Marvel, Owen Steinke Senior Three-Year-Old 1. Topp-View Doorman Eskimo, Madelyn Topp Four Year-Old 1. Ballmer Landa 904, Mackenzie Topp 2. Sugar Knoll Crush Sparkle, Jacob Borchers 3. OCD Sobru Savanah, Van Gogh Holsteins Five Year-Old 1. Prestige-Gen Addicton Monica, Logan Hollenbacher Aged Cow 1. Allendale Shocking Lilac, Van Gogh Holsteins 2. Del-Jay Sixpack Jessica, Benton Sailor NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2023

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LJB Genetics/Bankey Farm....................................................................................39

ADA Mideast ............................................................................................................... 3

Lowe & Young............................................................................................................27

Andrews Auctioneers..............................................................................................15

Meaden & Moore........................................................................................................ 6

COBA/Select Sires.....................................................................................................52

Mennonite Mutual...................................................................................................41

Commodity Specialists............................................................................................. 7

Miley Holsteins..........................................................................................................17

Computermixx..........................................................................................................15

Neuenschwander, Gordon....................................................................................38

Conrad Farms Complete Dispersal.....................................................................26 Dairy Agenda Today................................................................................................48 DairyOne.....................................................................................................................12 DHI Cooperative, Inc...............................................................................................50 District 3 Holsteins...................................................................................................24 Etgen-Way Holsteins................................................................................................. 2 Farmers National Bank............................................................................................18 Harold’s Equipment.................................................................................................41 Hart Communications............................................................................................49

New Pittsburg Vet Clinic........................................................................................29 Ohio Beef Council.....................................................................................................37 PBS Animal Health...................................................................................................14 Plainfield Farms.........................................................................................................34 Prenger’s, Inc................................................................................................................ 6 Rohaven Holsteins...................................................................................................19 ST Genetics.................................................................................................................40 Stein-Way Dairy.........................................................................................................44

Hastings Dairy...........................................................................................................33

Stein-Way Equipment.............................................................................................16

Kalmbach Feeds........................................................................................................51

Sunnyville/Seedorf..................................................................................................32

Kidron Auction..........................................................................................................28

U-Dean Farms.............................................................................................................. 5

Kiko Auctioneers.......................................................................................................20

Velvet-VIew.................................................................................................................32

Klingendale Farm.....................................................................................................38

Walnut Hill Feeds......................................................................................................23

Knolltop Farm............................................................................................................45

Whiteleather Holsteins ..........................................................................................25

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