April 2018 Wisconsin Holstein News

April 2018

Volume 90 No. 4

Adult Convention Review Production Top 10s Breeder Profile - Viaduct Holsteins District 4 report

Westby, WI • Saturday, May 5 • 10:30 a.m. 140 head sell You’re invited to this very special herd offered in its entirety! Selling 15 EX, 28 VG & 18 GP cows!

Crest-View-Acres Dur Style EX-93 EEEEE 3E

Crest-View-Acres B Sonora VG-86 VVVVV at 2-04

3-05 2x 365 30,980 3.3 1034 3.1 964

1-11 2x 112 7,340 4.4 322 3.1 225 inc.

Style sells milking 99 lbs./day along with her Apple Crisp and Superior daughters. Her dam is VG-88 Toystory Saphire, then EX-92 Finley Senora. Also selling are her numerous granddaughters.

Sonora is sired by Bankroll and sells with her November ’17 Kingboy daughter. Her EX-90 Atwood dam also sells. The 2nd dam is EX-91 Swan and then EX-92 Stripes herself.

Crest-View-Acres Mer Lacey VG-88 VEVVV at 4-07

Crest-View-Acres Dcy Snappy VG-88 EX-MS

3-03 2x 293 20,600 3.7 768 3.1 631

1-11 2x 353 22,580 3.4 775 3.0 669

Lacey is sired by Meridian and sells with her pair of Kingboy daughters. Her dam is an EX-92 Jeeves, 2nd dam is an EX-90 Goldwyn, then two more EX dams back to Valiant Lou Ella.

Snappy sells with her daughters: a Jedi bred heifer and a Shady November ’17 calf. Her dam is a VG-87 Shottle, 2nd dam is VG-88, and the 3rd dam is EX-92 Finley Senora.

H Attention All Juniors H Juniors - don’t miss this great opportunity! Any junior that buys during the sale will have his or her name entered into a drawing. One lucky junior will not have to pay for their purchase!!!

Every Purchase = another entry! The drawing will take place immediately following the sale.

A Celebration of a Lifetime!

Schedule of Events Friday, May 4, 4-8 p.m.

Saturday, May 5, 10:30 a.m.

Also selling!

2 units of Goldwyn & 1 amp of Provin Mtn Ivanhoe Jewel

Open house/cattle viewing at the farm (Vernon County style) Crest-View-Acres Complete Herd Dispersal Sale managed by:

Steve & Kay Holte

E7166 Tri-State Rd., Westby, WI 54667

Ph: (608) 634-4545 Cell: 608-632-1598 e-mail: skholte@mwt.net Herdsman: Mike Hall (608) 632-1509 Visitors Welcome

2564 Pole Line Road, Ridgeway, IA 52165 Office: 563.387.0035 Scott: 563.380.1318 Amy: 563.380.4571 courtneysalesllc@gmail.com

60 head of all the best show calves & fresh cows sell along with 40 guest consignments Friday, May 18 • 12:30 p.m. • Sherona-Hill, Edgerton Thursday, May 17 at 2 p.m. - Cattle viewing Friday, May 18 - Complimentary Pig Roast at 11:30 a.m.; Sale starts at 12:30 p.m.

Sale managed by OurWay Holsteins, Sherona-Hill and The Cattle Exchange

Symphony by Sarah Damrow; Splash & Spot-On by Lea Jordan

Ourway AJ Symphony-Red Ourway Leverage Splash-Red Ourway DB Spot-On-Red Nominated All-American Red & White Junior Best Three 2017 They all sell! Backed by 7 or 8 VG/EX dams from the Scarlets.

A sample of the quality of cows that will be selling: Ourway Absolute Lexington

Ourway Sanchez Jenica VG-87 2Y

VG-87 1st calf 2-05 365 14,642 4.9 722 3.6 543

2-02 365 20,497 3.9 791 2.8 576

Sells just fresh and ready for the 4-year-old class. From the Larissa Family.

Backed by an EX-92 Champion, she sells just fresh and ready to show as a 4-year-old.

Ourway Anticipation Nora Ourway Goldsun Jamaica

EX-94 3E Lft to date: 216,953 7653F 6514P Res. Grand, WI State Fair 2011, 2012 Nom. Junior AA 150,000 lb. Cow 2016

EX-91 3-09 365 25,912 3.8 1017 3.1 837

Selling from this silky favorite are 3 VG 2-year-olds sired by Atwood and Sid who all will show as Junior 3-yearolds. Also selling show-aged granddaughters by Sid, Hypnotic and Absolute that will be sure to impress, and embryos by Absolute and Durham.

This 5th generation EX sells with her stylish Rainy fall calf. She’s a sure bet for more points and shows as a 5-year-old this year!

Visit the “Ourway Real Cows for Real Breeders Sale” Facebook page for up-to-date sale info. Will also be on Cowbuyer.com.

Sale co-managed with:

“Breeding cattle OURWAY” Corey Lien | W2203 Alpine Rd., Brooklyn, WI 53521 ourwayholsteins@yahoo.com | 608-220-5931 | 112.1% BAA

Sherona-Hill Mike Deaver - 608-207-0344 mike@sheronahill.com

OurWay Holsteins

Dave Rama - 607-435-0792 daveramasr@cattleexchange.com

Premier Breeder - WI State Fair ’07-’08, ’11-’14, Mideast Fall Natl R&W ’14 Premier Exhibitor - WI State Fair ’05-’06-’07-’08-’11-’12-’13-’14

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VOLUME 90 No. 4

Features: 6 10 14 17 18 22 24

Breeder Profile: Viaduct Holsteins WHA Adult Convention review 2018 Wall of Fame Inductees Panel Discussion on Robotic Milking Systems Treasure Quest calf entries Production Top 10 lists Wisconsin’s Production Leading Ladies

Departments: 5 5 25 26 27 28 29 30

Wisconsin Holstein Briefs From the President: Craig Carncross WHA Princess Attendant Brooke Trustem District 4 report WHY Page Calendar of Events & Editor’s Comments Classified Advertising Index to Advertisers

On The Cover

This month’s cover photo

by Annie McCullough.

P.O. Box 49, Lancaster, WI 53813 Phone (608) 723-4933 Fax (608) 723-4973 e-mail: lauraw@wisholsteins.com

WISCONSIN HOLSTEIN ASSOCIATION STAFF: Darin Johnson, Executive Director Laura Wackershauser, Editor/Advertising Manager Mara Budde, Communications Associate

WISCONSIN HOLSTEIN ASSOCIATION BOARD MEMBERS:

Craig Carncross, President (2021)* - 608-592-2560 W13157 Co. Hwy. J, Lodi, WI 53555 Heather Jauquet, Vice President (2019) - 920-371-7511 W2285 County Rd. S, Pulaski, WI 54162 Erica Ullom, Secretary (2020) - 715-933-0477 5398 County Hwy. A, Bloomer, WI 54724 Steve Endres, Exec. Committee (2019) - 608-279-5952 7191 Hyer Rd., Waunakee, WI 53597 Bryan Stremcha, Exec. Committee (2019) - 608-790-1925 N4381 Prairie Rd., Bangor, WI 54614 Bob Cramer Jr. (2021) - 608-558-7775 W3224 Norton Rd., Juda, WI 53550 Sara Feldmann (2020) - 920-980-9704 710 Goldfinch Lane, Howards Grove, WI 53083 Joseta Halbur (2019) - 715-821-9672 120 E. Main St., Eden, WI 53019 Craig Krohlow (2020) - 920-639-5388 W4203 Shady Rd., Black Creek, WI 54106 Pam Selz-Pralle (2021)* - 715-334-3434 N4621 US Hwy. 12, Humbird, WI 54746 Sherry Siemers-Peterman (2020) - 920-946-0123 16021 Hwy. M, Cleveland, WI 53013 Ryan Weigel (2021) - 608-434-4109 5528 High Ridge Lane, Platteville, WI 53818 *WILL HAVE SERVED TWO THREE-YEAR TERMS, INELIGIBLE FOR RE-ELECTION

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From your President Craig Carncross Hello Holstein Breeders, The days are getting longer and warmer as spring slowly finds its way to Wisconsin. That means the Wisconsin Dairy Showcase is right around the corner as the official kick-off to the show season. It is my honor to be serving as your Wisconsin Holstein Association president this year. The Board of Directors (elected by you, the members to oversee the business of WHA) is already in full gear to make 2018 a great year for WHA. I would like to welcome Ryan Weigel and Bob Cramer Jr. as new members to the board of directors.

They will be great new additions to an already outstanding and hardworking bunch. It would also be a good time to mention how strong the candidate pool has been the last few years with such great people willing to step up and serve the organization. Wisconsin Holstein breeders are a passionate bunch and show time and time again how deeply they care for the future of the breed. Thank you to recently reitred board members Kevin Jorgensen and Bill Calvert for a job well done. They brought great ideas, leadership and passion to WHA for the past six years. Enjoy your retirement from the board, but do not run too far away in case we have a few questions!

I encourage everyone to take a look at the amazing accomplishments of the award winners from this year’s annual convention. Not only were some truly great people recognized, the presentations made the banquets truly memorable. The convention was a class act from start to finish and hats off to District 5 Holstein Breeders for a great convention (I might be biased, but I think District 5 might be the best district). I really would encourage anyone who has not been to a convention in the last few years or ever, to strongly give it consideration.

I think you will be pleasantly surprised from what your preconceived notions about the annual convention might be. You missed a truly uplifting and inspiring weekend focused around great people and great cows and new ideas. I could really make a whole column about the strong and successful sale in what might be deemed a weak market, a thought provoking and really well done producer panel about robotics and Registered Holsteins, fantastic herd tours of So-Fine Bovines and Walk-Era Farms, and great comradery amongst breeders as the cherry on the top. It’s not too early to make plans to attend next year’s convention hosted by Manitowoc County.

I am a fellow breeder and producer and like most everyone reading this, I opened up a disappointing and way too small of a check for February’s milk. I will not pretend to have the answers or fool you into thinking WHA has a big enough platform to help solve the dire state of agriculture and specifically the dairy industry, but I will not give up either. I do believe in the greatness of the Holstein breed that has been transformed by generation after generation of breeders that make up this organization and its history. WHA will continue to look for ways to support you, the members. We are more than open to ideas and want to continue to position WHA membership to be an asset at the farm level and for the industry as a whole.

Let us work to support each other and do not hold back on your ideas.

Good luck to everyone as the busyness of spring begins. Good luck to those hitting the tanbark and even if you are not showing, consider spending a day in Madison taking in some of the Midwest’s finest dairy cattle. Stay safe and try to stay positive.

Sincerely, Craig

Wisconsin Holstein Briefs L Congratulations to Joe and Sarah Mumm, Lancaster, on the birth of their son Jonathan Joseph on February 20, weighing 8 lbs. 8.5 oz. and 20.5 inches long. He joins big brothers Vincent and Mitchell. wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/April 2018-5

BREEDER PROFILE

Viaduct Holsteins Bangart Family, Greenwood

by Mara Budde he central part of Wisconsin, home to District 4, is known for its sandy soils, cranberry production and of course a number of dairy farms. Located just outside of Greenwood and Loyal, on a network of paved county roads and gravel roads is Viaduct Holsteins owned and operated by the Bangart family.

The farm was originally started by Don and Pat Bangart in 1971 in Auburndale where they milked 45 grade Holsteins. Registered Holsteins became part of the Bangart’s herd when their children started with 4-H project calves. The switch to a Registered herd really came in the early 1990s when Pat was registering calves and simply asked, “do we want to register them all?” With an answer of yes, they started registering all calves, transitioning the herd to all registered.

Over time the farm grew from one herd to two herds of 50 when Dave started farming in a rented barn, to the present size of 400 milking cows. In 2004, the Bangart Family made the tough decision to transition to modern facilities and relocate. They purchased the current farm in Greenwood where an attractive site with a sand-bedded freestall barn and parlor already existed on rolling silt soils. A large part of the decision to move, rather than build was quality and productivity of the farmland and that there were facilities for sale to purchase rather than to start with a construction project at the home farm in Auburndale. Moving everything that you own, from a farm that you have poured all 33 years of your married life into was a big undertaking, however, as Don said, we did it for our children and their future. The Bangarts also wanted to focus on an increase to their herd size and wanted more cow comfort and labor efficiencies with a freestall barn and parlor. Even with the move, they kept their name as the original homestead was located next to a Viaduct bridge in Auburndale. Dave is the primary manager of their family dairy farm.

Over the 14 years since the move, the herd has grown from 100 cows to 400 cows with most of the growth coming from breeding off of the original herd. Dennis says that they have only purchased about 30 animals over the course of that time and have done very few embryo transfers – only about five total in all 30 years of having registered cattle.

Most of the purchases were to support their local club sales, such as the Purple Ribbon Classic or the Central WI Summer Event Sale which Dave and Dennis have both taken a very active part in volunteering for over the years. Dave served as treasurer for the Summer Event for several years and Dennis managed the Purple Ribbon for about six years.

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Viaduct Shane Baharti 1484 EX-90 6–wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/April 2018

Roughly half of the herd is 100% RHA today with the other half at 99% RHA, with most of those tracing back to the original upgraded herd.

Cow comfort is a major focus at Viaduct and has been since they were milking in the old tiestall barn. The Bangarts were some of the first dairy farmers in central Wisconsin to install comfort stalls in the late 1980s. At the current facilities, the Bangarts have added onto the freestall barn twice in the last five years, and in both constructions the stalls were set 4½ feet wide and 6 feet long of deep-bedded sand between a buried brisket board and the rear curve.

“We take cow comfort very seriously,” says Dennis. “We have expectations and we train each employee so they treat cows right.”

Viaduct has five full-time employees that help with milking and other chores as well as a few part-time high school kids for weekend help. In addition to cow comfort, the Bangarts recently installed two Lely cow brushes, and another from DeLaval.

A walk through the barn shows cows that are content and curious, a tell-tale sign of their employee training program and cow handling.

Something the Bangart’s are proud of are the older cows in the herd.

For several years now, there are usually around 45-50 cows having 5-9 lactations at any given time in the herd.

The Bangarts believe in caring and breeding for cows that can produce over a number of lactations. For a long time, the program has included breeding on high linear scores with correct two-way traits with a goal of using bulls that are +2.00 for Type, Udder and F&L Composite and at least +500 on milk with positive components. Sires they are currently using are Mafia, Doc, Byway, Brigham, Doppler, Callen, Fabio, and Saturn.

“It’s about knowing your herd and what traits fit in it,” Dave says.

Influential sires used in the past have included Goldwyn sons as well as Shottle bloodlines for clean, dairy strength. Interestingly enough, the family never used Goldwyn himself, very little of Shottle, Durham or other hot sires in their prime, but chose a lot of sons of these bulls that were bred from strong cow families. Dennis says, for example, a bull like Atwood was used in the herd as a genetics improver for type on poorer cows, not to create show winners. The Bangarts take in to account each individual cow and breed her how they feel the offspring will fit into their dairy.

Today, the herd ranks 22nd in the nation for BAA for large herd size and 7th in Wisconsin, a feat that has been accomplished with individual animal breeding, very limited embryo work, and even using some of their own retained herd sires in pens of cows over 150 days in milk and older heifers. The Bangarts recognize that a commercial dairy herd needs to be profitable, and like to see the number of cows open over 150 days stay under 8% of the milking herd.

The results of careful breeding and cow comfort standards for the Bangarts has led to the family having either bred and/or owned more than 300 VG and EX cows thus far, with the herd being 96% homebred.

One of Viaduct’s most notable cows is Viaduct Lee Beau, EX-94. Beau was sold to Jeff Stookey and has an extensive show record from the early 2000s in Ohio, Indiana, Texas, and Oklahoma.

Another herd favorite is Viaduct Shane Baharti 1484, EX-90, who is just fresh with her fourth calf. She boasts a big frame and welded on udder. Viaduct Spear Pentico 1143 EX-93 2E, Viaduct Canyon Forgi 898 EX-92 3E, and Viaduct Brick India 1084 EX-91 2E, are other high scoring cows in the herd that are doing well and aging with udders they wear above their hocks.

Cows are milked twice per day in a double-five autoflow parlor.

Dennis says this keeps milking efficient with some of the older cows in the herd and milking time for older animals not being as crucial if they

Viaduct Holsteins Greenwood, WI The Bangart Family • 400 Registered Holsteins • Milked 2x/day • 1,000 acres total cropland • Freestall - parlor setup • TMR consisting of BMR corn silage, alfalfa-clover-grass haylage, corn, canola and protein mix • Average production DHIA: 26,400 pounds per cow per year The Bangart family - left to right: Mary, Katelyn and Mike Ketchum, Don Bangart, Kyli Ketchum, Adelyn, Amber and Dave Bangart, Michelle and Darrin Wirt, Dennis and Sarah Bangart with Viaduct Canyon Forgi EX-92. are holding up the other pens. The previous owners had retrofitted the old tie-stall barn to accommodate the parlor as well as house hospital cows.

These cows are never milked in the parlor for milk safety and efficiency reasons and are bucket milked and housed in the barn’s dozen tie-stalls that still exist. Given that, the farm has changed gradually over time to add facilities and focus on efficiencies for cattle handling and labor.

The family doesn’t spend too much time on the show circuit, but when time allows does show at the Clark County Fair and the District 4 Show.

Their big family event for the year that brings everyone together has been the Central Wisconsin State Fair in Marshfield, which in recent years has been even more special given the fact that Pat lost her battle with cancer during the CWSF in 2013, the only year the family hasn’t exhibited animals there in over 35 years since Dave was a 9-year-old 4-H youth.

Off the farm, Dave serves on the Land O’ Lakes Producer Board as well as the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board Board of Directors representing Clark County. Before returning to the farm, he worked as a nutritionist for Vita Plus. Dennis works for AgCountry Farm Credit Services as an AVP Loan Officer in Marshfield but is still very involved in the dairy and is currently serving as the Chair for the 2018 Wisconsin Farm Technology Days – Wood County (hosted by the Sternweis and Heiman families of Marshfield) and is also on the Marshfield Chamber’s Agri-Business Committee. He also served as show chairman when the Wisocnsin Championship Show was in Marshfield in 2012, while serving as the Wood County Holstein President at that time.

Michelle (Mikki) is the primary bookkeeper for the farm. Both of their sisters, Mikki Wirt and Mary Ketchum, as well all of the family’s spouses, Amber, Sarah, Mike, and Darrin, are very involved in agriculture – a fact that Don and Pat were very proud of, to have raised a family that valued production agriculture and built career paths and lives in it.

The family credits their involvement as youth in 4-H, FFA, Wisconsin Holstein, and other activities to a large part of everyone’s continued path in Agriculture. As Wisconsin Holstein youth, all of the Bangarts received DJM Awards, participated in Dairy Bowl, and in 2002, Dennis was named Outstanding Holstein Boy and National DJM Finalist, and was on the Wood County senior dairy bowl team which won both the state and national competitions. Mikki was on a state winning junior team that competed when the convention was in Louisville and just a few years ago was the top individual in the Hoards judging contest.

Don and Pat were past recipients of the Diocese of LaCrosse Strangers and Guests Award, where the Bishop chooses to honor a farm family each year for contributions to their faith and agriculture – Pat cherished this as being one of the most prestigious, yet humbling honors that her and Don received.

This year’s Fam Technology Days will focus on public education in addition to the farmer-focused aspect of the trade show. Dennis says that the event will give the surrounding public a chance to meet their local farmers, connecting farm to fork. This is something he feels very passionate about,

Viaduct Lee Beau EX-94

Classification day, September 2017 helping consumers understand how modern farming works. A series of promotional videos and virtual tours will be turned into public education videos following the event and will be available for a community agriculture resource that can last for years following the show.

Viaduct has opened to their farm for tours for Land O’ Lakes, WMMB, area tech schools, and others numerous times over the years.

The family enjoys talking with consumers and answering questions about how dairy farming works. Dave notes that by breaking down complicated, heated subjects into everyday terms they can understand has been the most successful route to consumer understanding. wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/April 2018-7

Support Wisconsin’s 2019 National Holstein Convention

Dear County Holstein Association Members: One-thousand five hundred junior and adult members and guests. Almost 27,000 members representing the largest and most progressive dairy breed organization in the world. What does all this describe? The Wisconsin Holstein Association hosting the 134th annual National Holstein Convention, June 21–27 in Appleton, Wisconsin.

We are asking the county Holstein associations to make a donation to ensure a truly memorable and successful event. This is a follow up to the letter we sent in December to your county association president (or contact person via the state association list).

This will truly be a special event as the convention headquarters serves a seven-county area that boasts over 100 dairy cows per square mile making it one of the most densely populated dairy cow centers in the world.

Why should you be a sponsor?

• Wisconsin has nearly 10,000 dairy farms representing 20 percent of the nation’s total. That’s you!

• Along with WHA and many volunteers, you are also hosting as members of the county and state association.

• The National Holstein Convention is among the top three largest national gatherings of dairy farmers in the U.S. • Of the1,500 expected attendees, 500-600 will be junior members and the remaining 900-1,000 will be adult members and guests.

• Holstein Association USA has 17,613 adult members and 8,926 junior members for a grand total of 26,539 members making it the largest and most progressive dairy breed organization in the world.

• Holstein USA just set a 132-year record by identifying 742,910 Holsteins in the past year.

• The 2019 convention location has the highest concentration of cows – 500,000 cows in a 50-mile radius. This area would rank #5 for dairy cows, if it were its own state.

• Unique to this convention will be the first-ever national genetics conference. The event will draw additional dairy farmers and industry professionals from around the U.S. and the world. Two million genomic tests have been run on dairy cattle and 87 percent of those tests have been run on Holsteins. This convention will welcome new potential members.

• The last time the National Holstein Convention was in Wisconsin will have been over ten years ago by 2019!

As a county Holstein association member, we ask for your support through a county association donation. This is a great way to give back and pay it forward to the state and national associations as well as the registered Holstein breed.

Please contact your County Holstein Association board leadership and ask them to be a national convention sponsor. Let us know if you need the information re-sent. Thank you in advance for your consideration.

2019 National Holstein Convention Sponsorship Committee Dennis Bangart Rick Daluge Steve Holte Eric Olstad Annette Ostrom Pam Selz-Pralle Janina Siemers For more information, please contact Sponsorship Committee Cochairs Kevin & Julie Larson: larson@filamentag.com/608.778.2459; kevin.larson@plantpioneer.com/608.606.0984

FINAL NOTICE!

Final notices have been sent for 2018 WHA Membership renewals.

Please call the WHA office at 1-800-223-4269 or mail your dues to 902 8th Ave., Baraboo, WI 53913 by May 1 to keep your membership current.

- April will be your final issue of the News - No longer eligible for reduced registration fees at Holstein USA - Non-renewed members will not be eligible to show at 2018 District & Championship Shows 8–wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/April 2018

Herd Highlights

Viaduct Shane Baharti 1484 EX-90 EX-MS at 4-08 2-03 2x 291 22,930 3.9 903 3.1 700 3-02 2x 284 28,320 3.8 1083 2.9 820 4-01 2x 349 35,530 3.9 1376 3.0 1060 - Merrick yearling bull and a Furious bull calf available

Some of our VG 2-year-olds in 2017: Viaduct Atwood Isabel 1788 VG-86 Viaduct Atwood Jayde 1745 VG-85 Viaduct Atwood Forest 1604 VG-85 Viaduct Dickey Aspacia 1730 VG-85 Viaduct Dickey Eatee 1715 VG-85 Viaduct Gldchip Mimic 1654 VG-85 Viaduct Hamer Flatigan 1734 VG-85 Viaduct Lindel Becket 1747 VG-85 Viaduct Sabathia Marah 1687 VG-85 Viaduct Saloon Pinto 1676 VG-85 Dairy replacements and breeding bulls available upon request.

N7155 Cardinal Ave., Greenwood, WI 54437 Dave: 715-937-1490 Dennis: 715-937-1492 BAA: 105.6 on 299 cows

Mark your calendars!

Wisconsin Farm Technology Days July 10-12 • Marshfield

hosted by the Sternweis and Heiman Families Please use GPS address: 9885 Cty. Hwy. H, Marshfield, WI, then follow designated traffic pattern into the show

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by Modesty

+2844 GTPI +2270M +100F +70P +1003NM +7.7PL +1.60T +2.17UDC +225FE 2.89SCS Her Dam:

View-Home Jo Amanda-ET VG-85 VG-MS at 2-07 GTPI +2700 PTA +2038M +93F +69P +865NM 2-04 2x 124 11,491 3.7 430 3.1 351 inc.

Sire: Uecker Supersire Josuper-ET 2nd Dam: View-Home Mcc Alabama-ET GP-82 VG-MS 2-11 3x 305 26,210 4.1 1086 3.1 816 3rd Dam: Pine-Tree 2149Robst 4846-ET VG-86 DOM 2-04 3x 365 32,000 4.8 1520 3.2 1036 4th Dam: Pine-Tree Zenith Sheen VG-87 DOM 5th Dam: Pine-Tree Martha Sheen-ET VG-86 DOM 6th Dam: Pine-Tree Missy Martha-ET VG-86 DOM 7th Dam: Wesswood-HC Rudy Missy-ET 3E-92 GMD DOM, Global Cow of the Year 2014 Next Dams: EX-90 GMD DOM, VG-87, VG-87 GMD DOM, VG-87 GMD DOM

Edgewood Dairy Farms LaVerne, Cindy & Joe Lepak Herdsman: Tracy (Lepak) Omernik 7741 Dairy Lane, Custer, WI 54423 • 715-592-4691 • Fax: 715-592-4625

We are excited to work with this heifer from such an outstanding pedigree.

She is being flushed - your inquiries are welcome!

THE 51ST OUTAGAMIE CO. SPRING SALE Saturday, April 21st • 11 a.m. • Cow Palace North, Kaukauna

SIEMERS WOOD ASHLYNN-ET VG-87

HASS-ACRES ADV RISSA-RED EX-94 3E REGANCREST-BP BLVR TAB-ET EX-92 GMD DOM

Nominated Junior All-American Winter Yearling 2015 She sells! A Clay Wood from the one and only Ashlyn, she was the 7th Senior 2-Year-Old at the 2016 WDE Junior Show! An awesome opportunity to add a tremendous cow to your herd!

Noah Bilz

7-11 2x 360 36,560 3.2 1168 3.0 1100 5-00 2x 365 37,360 3.6 1345 3.2 1212 Selling a fresh Absolute from Rissa! Looks to be a Selling a February 2017 Jedi from the Boliver Tabs!

VG 2-year-old from the Renita Ranger family!

She’s +2656G, +1874M, +58P, and +2.22UDC! Trent Styczynski Serviced to Magictouch and there will still be time to IVF! Brent & Joseph Schuh

Sale Sponsored by:

• Selling 5 reverse sorted Undenied embryos from Duckett FBI Twizzler EX-94! Twizzler is a maternal sister to the dam of Tattoo at Select! Red Carpet Holsteins • 10 fresh Red & White cows sell!

If you are interested in a catalog, please contact: Sale Chairman, Skyler Buman - 920-660-2013 or email skyler.buman@gmail.com

Holstein Breeders

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SALE STAFF: Auctioneer - Darrell Worden Pedigrees - Ryan Krohlow

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2018 WHA Convention February 16 & 17 • Wisconsin Dells The District 5 Holstein Breeders hosted the annual Adult Holstein Convention at the Wintergreen Resort and Conference Center in the Wisconsin Dells, February 16-17. Holstein breeders from across the state were in attendance for meetings and to receive recognition for outstanding accomplishments in 2017.

The convention kicked off Friday afternoon with a national delegate meeting and a Holstein USA town hall forum. Holstein USA President Boyd Schaufelberger, and John Meyer, CEO of Holstein USA, kicked off the forum with updates from national. Schaufelberger reported that identifications and transfers with Holstein USA were up in 2017 with an all-time high of officially identified animals recorded.

There has also been significant progress in the IT upgrade, called Elevation, with 90% of the hardware installed and about 50% of the data conversion completed. New software programs are being written to help support Holstein’s daily business, including registrations, genomics and the tag program. Meyer talked about initiatives that the association has developed since 2000 and where they are looking at being through 2030 and beyond.

National board member Paul Buhr reported that his term on the board would be coming to an end and two Wisconsin members have declared for the Region 5 election, Jim Rickert and Bob Webb.

Attendees headed to WHA committee meetings following the forum. These committee meetings were very productive for members and gave everyone a chance to voice their ideas for the upcoming year.

At the Friday evening meal, the 2017 Wisconsin Top Performer cows were announced. Recognized were cows owned by Selz-Pralle Dairy, Humbrid and Tom Kestell of Waldo. Receiving the overall Top Performer was Pam Selz-Pralle and Scott Pralle’s five-year-old cow, Selz-Pralle Aftershock 3918 VG-88, with a record of 64,930 pounds milk, 3918 pounds of fat and 1943 pounds of protein. Aftershock 3918 is also the nation’s record holder for milk yield. Also recognized were owners of cows that have produced 300,000 pounds of lifetime milk. There were 48 new 300,000 pound cows in 2017 that were recognized at this year’s convention.

The ninth annual Wisconsin Convention Futures Sale kicked off after the meal and again was sponsored by Wisconsin Holstein’s Young Adult Committee. The Futures Sale averaged more than $6,000 on 18 choice and live lots and more than $2,200 on 13 embryo lots. High seller at $49,000 was lot 5, Pine-Tree 5976 Achi 7691-ET, consigned

by Pine-Tree Dairy, and purchased by Sexing Technologies. This September heifer is one of the highest net merit$ females to sell at public auction with +1057NM. This consignment also set a new Future Sale record for top-seller.

Second high seller was lot 2 from Siemers Holstein Farms, Newton at $6,100. Siemers Flgship Brooke 28130, comes from Goldwyn’s maternal line and is +2814 GTPI and +4.4 DPR. She sold to Jason Faria of Dumas, TX. Rounding out the top three was Lot 4 at $5,900, Langs-Twin-Elm Dtr Aries-ET consigned by Floyd & Lloyd Baumann, Marathon. This June 2017 Detour daughter is +935NM$, +2771 GTPI, +153 CFP, +8.1PL, +2.2 DPR, +2.01 UDC. Her dam, View-Home Jo AmandaET has a +2890 GTPI son. Sexing Technologies was the buyer.

An added element to this year’s sale were numerous embryos lots.

The high seller among these was lot A, a package of four embryos from Our-Favorite Unlimited EX-93, two by Crush and two by King Doc, at $4,400. Lot A was consigned by Todd Stanek, Fall Creek.

WHA Annual Meeting Saturday morning kicked off with the early-bird session about robotic milking systems. Featured on the panel discussion were producers Larry Meyer and Bob Nigh and Kevin Coffeen from BMO Harris Bank. The discussion was moderated by Peggy Coffeen. A wrap-up of the panel discussion can be found on page 17.

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included committee reports from board members who head the various WHA committees and a report on the financial status of the Association. Two new board members were elected to serve a threeyear term: Ryan Weigel, Platteville, and Robert Cramer, Jr., Juda. Pam Selz-Pralle, Humbird, and Craig Carncross, Lodi, were re-elected to serve another three-year term. Retiring board members included Kevin Jorgensen, Waupun and Bill Calvert, Cuba City.

Kevin Jorgensen delivered the President’s address where he thanked the board for their service, introduced the 2018 Princess and reaffirmed that our association is strong and that there is a demand for Wisconsin Holsteins. He also recognized Sharon Maffei and Ashley Yager for their combined service of close to 30 years.

Highlights from 2017 included having 11 of the 13 National Herds of Excellence for 2017 were Wisconsin dairies. Craig and Jen Carncross were recognized as National Distinguished Young Holstein Breeder at the 2017 National Holstein Convention. He also mentioned that Wisconsin is home to the world record milk production holder, Selz-Pralle Aftershock 3918 who calls Selz-Pralle Dairy home. He called for vigilant recruiting of new members by showing them what membership in our association can do for them and their herds. Jorgensen closed his remarks saying he has been honored to serve this association for the past six years and he is very confident in the ability of our board of directors.

During committee meetings on Friday, the resolutions and legislative committee drafted the following resolutions: Resolution #1 Whereas...U.S agriculture faces a critical shortage of workers, and whereas… securing a reliable and competent workforce on our nations farms is essential to dairying in Wisconsin and the nation, Be it resolved... that the WI Holstein Association supports the Agricultural Guest Worker’s Act of 2017 (AG Act).

Resolution #2 Whereas...milk is a pure and natural product envied by many other drink alternatives including plant based drinks. and whereas... the U.S. Food and Drug Administration already has a specific definition of what is considered milk and what can legally be labeled “milk” Be it resolved... that the WI Holstein Association demands FDA to actively enforce its own food standards on deceptive labeling, And be it further resolved... that WI Holstein supports the Dairy Pride Act. Resolution #3 Whereas...In the 21st century, the U.S. dairy sector has become a major player in world dairy trade, and whereas… American dairy farmers export approximately 1 in 7 gallons of milk they produce or 14% of it’s milk production worth over $5 billion annually, Be it resolved... that the WI Holstein Association encourages the Trump Administration to enforce existing agreements so that other countries abide by their commitments, as well as expanding market access for U.S. Producers through new agreements, And be it further resolved... that WI Holstein encourages the Trump Administration protect the agricultural trade interests in existing export markets and create opportunity and access to expand to new markets for dairy products.

And be it further resolved... that the Trump Administration recognize that the health of U.S. agriculture depends on our ability to sell our products outside of the United States and that the growth of America’s dairy sector is directly tied to our ability to export. We have a positive trade balance in agriculture and don’t want to see those hard-earned export markets eroded.

Resolution #4 Whereas...knowing where diseased and at-risk animals are located or moved is essentially to ensure rapid response to disease outbreaks for both livestock breeders and agricultural food products, and whereas… the WI Livestock Consortium provides a buffer between Wisconsin’s hardworking farmers and outside special interest groups by providing private (nongovernment) data collection on premise location protecting private information from FOIA (the Freedom of Information Act) Be it resolved... that the WI Holstein Association strongly supports Assembly Bill

765 and Senate Bill 667 which provide additional and much needed funding to the livestock premises registration program through the WI Livestock Consortium.

Resolution #5 Whereas...the WI Holstein Association body of members attending the 127th Annual Convention, would like to pay tribute to members and/or families that have passed away during 2017, Be it resolved... that we pay tribute to those members by standing and observing a moment of silence at this time.

Resolution #6 Whereas... the members of the WI Holstein Association attending the 127th Annual Meeting in Wisconsin Dells would like to express their gratitude to the District 5 Holstein Breeders convention committee for the excellent job they have done in hosting this convention.

Items discussed in committee reports included breeder promotion packages for National Convention, district and state shows, Midwest Spring Show and the Young Adult Brewer Game. Barn meetings will take place this year as they alternate from year to year with the State Picnic. This year the focus will be on technology such as robotic milking systems, rotary parlors and automatic calf feeding systems.

Village View Farm in Argyle will host a meeting on March 22 and Alfalawn Farm, Menomonie, will host a meeting on March 27.

Saturday’s luncheon included a recognition of top junior members,

40-year and 50-year members, and Wall of Fame inductees. More on the Wall of Fame inductees can be found on page 14. Crystal SiemersPeterman, Wisconsin’s 70th Alice in Dairyland, gave an inspirational address about the close ties of the Holstein industry family and challenged attendees to see the good during the bad times.

Following the awards luncheon, the afternoon was highlighted by farm tours to So-Fine Bovines, LLC and Walk-Era Farms.

Honored at the Saturday evening banquet was this year’s Distinguished Young Holstein Breeder, Marlowe Nelson Distinguished Service, and Distinguished Holstein Breeder award winners. More on this year’s award winners can be found on the following pages.

Also honored at the Saturday evening banquet were outstanding advertisements in the Wisconsin Holstein News in 2017. Taking top ad honors for the year was Our-Favorite Holsteins. The banquet concluded with a worker auction of the JAC members and Princesses to raise funds for the Junior Association.

The WHA Board of Directors met at the conclusion of the convention to elect officers for the upcoming year. Craig Carncross of Lodi will serve as President. Vice President will be Heather Jauquet, Pulaski, and Erica Ullom of Bloomer will serve as Secretary for a second year. Steve Endres, Waunakee and Bryan Stremcha, Bangor, were also elected to serve on the Executive Committee.

40- and 50-Year Members Present - front, l to r: Ray and Rae Nell Halbur and Alvin Kayser; back - Rodney Zietlow, Cy Letter, Dan Cnossen, James Senn, Dean Solie, Robert Nigh and Wilfred Strack Jr.

2018 Board - sitting: Bob Cramer Jr., Craig Krohlow, Steve Endres, Bryan Stremcha and Ryan Weigel. Back: Eria Ullom, Joseta Halbur, Pam Selz-Pralle, Craig Carncross, Sherry SiemersPeterman and Sara Feldmann. Missing: Heather Jauquet.

300,000 lb. Cow owners - l to r: Craig Carncross, Bob Cramer Jr., Marci Walker, Sherry Siemers-Peterman, Steve Endres, Peter Nelson, Dean Darow, Brooks Buchholz, and Sandy and Tim Keller.

Top Performers: Scott Pralle and Jen, Will & Chris Kestell

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40 Year Members

Gene Baumgarten, Tomah Dennis R & Cynthia Begert, Neillsville Lisa Boness, Butternut Roland Brandt, Waldo Roger Broege, Beloit Roger Byom, Ettrick Bradley Chandler, Rice Lake Roger Cleven, Kendall Daniel Cnossen, Hatley Jon Wayne Danielson, Cadott Larry Eisentraut, Waupaca David Featherstone, Walworth Robert Grabarski, Arkdale Ray & Rae Nell Halbur, Fond du Lac John Hinz, Hilbert Brian Huber, Melrose Jerry Jacobson, Alma Center Kenneth Kohn, Cecil

Ladonia Kyle, Whitewater Cy Letter, Seymour Cheryl Martin, Richland Center John Mersch, Fox Lake Gene Palmer Nehls, Hustisford Roger Neumann, New Richmond Robert Nigh, Viroqua Wayne Omtvedt, New Auburn Rodney Passehl, Edgar David Race, Shawano Robert Riemer, Marengo Robert Schauf, Barron James Senn, Campbellsport Norman Strebel, New Franken Ter Rae Farms, Inc., New Richmond Van Dyk Farms, Inc., New Richmond Rodney Zietlow, Berlin

50 Year Members

Warren Allen, Green Bay Wallace Behnke, Brooklyn John Cull, Lomira David Hartlaub, Cleveland Douglas Hodorf, Eden Alvin Kayser, Milton Robert Lentz, Dallas James Letter, Pulaski Calvin Maier, Jim Falls Gene Nelson, New Richmond Jon Peterson, Cashton Richard Reese, Brooklyn Dean Solie, Augusta Wilfred Strack Jr., Athens

Distinguished Holstein Breeder Don & Liz Mayer, Mayerlane Holsteins The Mayerlane story actually begins several generations ago, when Don Mayer’s ancestors began their love affair with Registered Holsteins.

Early on, he remembers hearing the stories about Grand Majesty, Dark Anna, Black Princess, Sensation Ann, Dark Leader and others. While raiding Gramma’s cookie jar, he admired the ribbons and the Premier Breeder and Exhibitor banners from the National Show at Waterloo hanging in Grampa’s office, and his love for Holsteins was formed.

While actively showing throughout his 4-H and FFA years, he was also awarded the American Farmer Degree. After high school he attended the Dairy Herd Management program at WITI in New Richmond, living with Tom and Sandy Morris and co-managing the Deronda herd with Johan Iemhoff, a trainee from Germany, until the Deronda Dispersal in the spring of 1980.

Don met Liz while attending the same classes at WITI. She also grew up with Registered Holsteins and mirrored his involvement in 4-H, FFA, and receiving the American Farmer Degree. Within months they were married and on their way to an exciting journey. They returned to Deronda Holsteins as managing partners for a couple years, went home to the Don’s home farm for a couple more, and then managed several high-profile herds in Wisconsin.

In 1990 they purchased and moved to their own farm near Bloomer with 20 cows, which included a few grades, and big dreams for the future. It was there that they raised three kids. All three are now married and have given them eight grandkids.

Early on they saw the value of embryo transfer, and began to purchase high-type individuals from famous cow families. These foundation cows and descendants, along with future additions, have allowed them to merchandise an extremely large number of embryos worldwide, which continues today. In fact, few herds have exported more embryos during the past four decades.

The breeding program has not changed much through the decades, and is rather simple: carefully blend high-scoring cows and their powerful, deep pedigrees, with the very best proven sires in the world, and with an ever-growing number of young genomic sires. The results from this program are impressive. They have bred nearly 200 Excellent cows to date, including more than 80 carrying multiple Es. In addition, well over 150 more Excellents have been housed and managed for partners, both foreign and domestic. The list of high individual records and lifetime career totals is equally impressive, and has been the backbone of their yearly cash-flow numbers.

The number of remarkable individuals that have been part of the herd could fill a book, but here are just a few of the headliners.

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Leading the list would be Mil-R-Mor Valiant Velma, EX-91 GMD DOM, who was among the 20 original cows in the herd. An Excellent granddaughter of the “Queen of the Breed” Roxy, Velma left more than 15 Excellent daughters, as well as several exported, along with embryos and several bulls in AI from her descendants.

Golden-Oaks Mark Prudence is the EX-95 GMD DOM former world-record holder with over 62,900 milk, 2400 fat and 1700 protein. She and her 92-point full sister, Mark Marion, had more than a dozen Excellent daughters, and this family has a high number of exported embryos.

Pinehurst Royal Rosa, EX-91, was another world-record holder when she became the breed’s first 12th generation Excellent.

The majority of this family was housed and managed for the Hecker family.

Finally, Whittier-Farms Lead Mae EX-95 GMD DOM, was another exciting cow developed in the Mayerlane herd. Her descendants, of course, continue to have a tremendous impact wherever Holsteins are bred on the planet.

For years this couple has been actively involved in their area’s Holstein, agricultural, and community organizations, coaching judging teams, hosting twilight meetings, the Wisconsin Holstein Association’s spring barn meeting, and a nearly endless number of farm tours for both domestic and foreign friends.

There is no question that we have only touched on this couple’s amazing accomplishments in our industry. Several of you have watched their history unfold over the past 25 years via their monthly ad on the front page of the Cattle Connection, helping make them a household name across North America.

Marlowe Nelson Distinguished Service Award - David Selner This year’s Marlowe Nelson Distinguished Service Award winner is an icon. He defines service and has spent his more than 40-year career serving Wisconsin Holstein and the Registered Holstein industry.

Dave Selner grew up in Northeastern Wisconsin on his family’s Registered Holstein farm and discovered a love of agriculture. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he not only earned a bachelor’s degree but also a master’s degree and a PhD in Dairy Science/Nutrition.

Dave was a founding member of the Badger Dairy Club while in college and was a member of the Dairy Cattle Judging Team. However, there must have been more money in genetics than feed as he began a career in the AI industry, first working for Midwest Breeders (later Genex Cooperative) serving as sire analyst and then later as Vice President of Dairy Genetics at Genex. He went on to work for Alta Genetics, working in genetics but also in business development. Alta experienced tremendous growth during his time there, as he helped a small player at the time become a global company. He now serves as Executive Director of the National Dairy Shrine, helping manage the museum as well as their scholarship program.

Dave traveled the world during his time in AI speaking and teaching in more than 20 countries. During this same time, he volunteered his time and was the superintendent of the National

Intercollegiate Judging contest at World Dairy Expo for 24 years. He was also instrumental and a founding member of the North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge contest.

A fixture at World Dairy Expo, Dave served as chairman of the dairy cattle exhibitor committee and was the golden voice on the microphone at both Expo and nearly every state and spring show as well as multiple district shows in Wisconsin for over 30 years.

Dave will always be known as the golden voice on the mic at so many of our shows, but he has also served on many WHA committees over the years including the breed improvement committee and our current WHA barn meeting format was one of Dave’s suggestions. Additionally, Dave has helped the board of directors over the years in strategic planning and SWOT analysis. He has always been a servant leader to the Holstein Industry.

Holstein breeders have benefitted as well from Dave’s insights on genetics and breeding as he was a long-time contributor to the Holstein World as well as Dairy Herd Management. His unique ability to write about complex genetic concepts in a language we could all understand is something that many breeders appreciated.

Congratulations to Dave Selner, this year’s Marlowe Nelson Distinguished Service award winner.

Distinguished Young Holstein Breeder Joe & Sarah Sarbacker, Fischerdale Holsteins This year’s Distinguished Young Holstein Breeder has been a lifelong member of the Wisconsin Holstein Association starting from his days as a junior member. Joe Sarbacker started his participation at a young age in junior convention, dairy bowl, showing cattle and dairy judging and eventually served on the Junior Activities Committee. During his days at UWMadison he became an active member of the Badger Dairy Club and took on many roles. The leadership opportunities he had inspired him to continue to give back to the dairy industry.

On the Dane County Dairy Judging team, Joe was a great team member, always willing to listen and learn. A highlight was his team winning the All-American 4-H contest in Harrisburg in 2003, only the second team from Wisconsin in 35 years to do this. He was the second-high individual in the contest.

Joe was also the Supreme Champion Showman at the 2004 Wisconsin State Fair. This gave him a great foundation to return home to his family’s farm.

Upon his return home to the family farm, Fischerdale Holsteins, Joe also became active in the Dane County Holstein Breeders, where he currently serves as Treasurer. He helped organize moving the District 6 Show to the Alliant Energy Center as the show had outgrown a local fairgrounds that had been used in the past. It took some creative fundraising, but a successful show was held and will return to Alliant Energy in 2019. Joe has also been asked to participate on the World Dairy Expo 2022 Strategic Plan input committee to provide leadership for this important show.

This award is about being a distinguished breeder and this year’s winner has overseen making the breeding decisions for the Fischerdale herd since returning to the home herd in 2008. Joe’s focus has been on breeding and developing the cow families already in the herd. He has said breeding cows is a lifelong work in progress that is passed down from generation to generation. He really enjoys studying the cows and figuring out how to improve them in the next generation. Currently that includes high type, high production bulls

that have high components and with a high DPR. He enjoys the challenge of trying to breed the type of cow that can be profitable in any situation and compete in the showring.

The Sarbacker family has had some amazing results in the past decade having bred two AllAmerican nominations and nine Junior AllAmerican nominations from three homebred cow families. Along the way, there have been three Junior State Fair Grand Champions and two Junior Champions. During a recent classification they had their first sixth generation homebred Excellent cow.

Joe, along with wife Sarah, is trying to build future success for their family farm by developing a marketing plan. Through the farm’s Facebook page and by selling 5-10 animals per year, either privately or in sales, they are trying to build demand for their genetics in the future. Joe understands that taking a good, honest show string out to shows lets potential buyers see the kind they are breeding and leads them to look at the animals they consign to sales. This is a long-term goal that doesn’t just happen but is carefully planned out.

The Sarbackers also understand how important it is to connect with the public. They open their doors for numerous Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board tours as well as local school field trips. They say it is important to inform people where their food comes from with all the fear of GMOs and hormones which are currently the hot topics. An important part of their future is to reach out and inform consumers that our food is safe and healthy.

As Joe and Sarah plan for the future, they look to continue to improve production to reach 30,000 pounds of milk per cow as well as 1000 pounds of both fat and protein. They also want to improve the herd’s BAA to over 111 by improving the lowest scored cows.

They are also busy raising the next generation and have three daughters, Payton (8), Braelyn (6), and Reagan (3).

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Wall of Fame Inductees Person - Margaret Rasmussen

Margaret Rasmussen is the first woman be inducted to the Wisconsin Holstein Association’s Wall of Fame.

Margaret and her husband Norman were a couple whose unselfish energies helped mold the Wisconsin Holstein Association into the vibrant organization that it is today.

Norm was officially hired as the state association’s part-time editor of the Wisconsin Holstein News and as its secretary and treasurer in 1958. Gradually Norm’s job description became more of a fieldman and public relations position for the association. This resulted in Margaret agreeing to perform the duties previously tasked to Norm.

Around that time they dispersed their mostly registered herd of Holsteins to focus on these new positions. As the Wisconsin Holstein News expanded to six issues a year, Margaret became a paid, part-time employee and officially joined Norm who then held a full-time position with the association.

As a result of both individual’s undying passion for the association, the membership and county organizations grew by leaps and bounds. Margaret soon became a full-time paid employee when the News grew again to a 12 issue magazine which was distributed during the first week of every month.

It was during Norm and Margaret’s 25 years as the “reigning king and queen of the state organization” that the Wisconsin Junior Holstein Association was established. Many of the existing junior activities are indebted to the Rasmussens from their origin because they stemmed from their ideas or from board members with whom the Rasmussens worked with. This gave both Norm and Margaret a great deal of pride since it allowed them to help juniors achieve their goals and also provided them with the tools to become adult leaders in farming communities and other related fields in agriculture.

After Norm’s death in 1981, Margaret continued to edit the association magazine from her home in Lone Rock. She later relinquished the job of office manager and the office was moved to Baraboo. In the fall of 1983 Margaret, at age 65, decided it was time to put down her pen and hang up the phone as the editor of the Wisconsin Holstein News.

After her retirement, Margaret remained involved in local community programs and was an active volunteer as well. She enjoyed art fairs, the theater, bargain shopping, and lunches with friends.

Margaret passed away at the age of 92 in July 2011. Margaret was born in 1918 and it is fitting that this presentation is being made on the 100th anniversary of her birth year. Her daughter Susan has said that while Margaret was not born on a farm and was a “city girl”, she never hesitated to enjoy the farm and country life that she and Norm built.

She also enjoyed traveling and had places to check off on her bucket list. One of her favorite was attending National Holstein Conventions where she looked forward to meeting and talking to other Holstein breeders from around the country. Margaret was especially proud of the accomplishments of all the Juniors and women in the association.

Margaret’s contribution to the Holstein industry was remarkable.

Above all she was a lovely woman, a kind and compassionate person, and a professional in every way.

Cow - Ripvalley NA Bell Tammy-ET

Ripvalley NA Bell Tammy-ET’s development into an outstanding brood cow just may have never happened.

Jim Hoskens and Tom Morris had submitted a bid and were selected to manage the 1986 National Holstein Convention sale to be held in Milwaukee that summer. Selections were made in Wisconsin, then Tom traveled to the east coast with John Vrieze and Jim met Ken Melvold in California. One of their first stops was the Curtmaid herd of Amelio Curti and his family in Waukena, CA. After looking at a a Sexation daughter bred by the Burch family in northern Wisconsin, Jim saw a nice flat-rumped, strong front-ended, silky uddered cow off to the side and asked the question, “What’s she”? The answer: 14–wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/April 2018

Another cow from Wisconsin that doesn’t milk very much. Still intrigued, they find a pedigree from the Curtmaid Autumn Sonata Sale and find this cow was bred by Alan Rippchen and purchased by the Curtis’s in their sale.

She was a VG-88 second calf Carlin-M Ivanhoe Bell daughter, due in September. Bell was pretty hot at that time, siring some breed leaders for fat, milk and CTPI. Her dam was an EX-91 Imperial Knight, a Carnation bull bred at Cal Poly, with records over 175,000 pounds of 4.6% milk on her way to over 200,000 lifetime. Her second dam, the EX-94 St. Croixco Lad Nina, had 200,000 pounds of 4.1% fat and was a matriarch of the Ripvalley herd. She was purchased by Alan Rippchen’s father at private treaty from Aulden Davis, the St. Croix farm manager. Third dam was a VG-89 St. Croixco Pioneer.

After some convincing, Tammy was consigned, no guarantee, just an assurance that they could find a home for her.

Back in Wisconsin, Jim tells his friend and ET vet Dr. Scott Armbrust about the Bell daughter he really liked. On June 30, 1986, Tammy sold for a little over sale average at $10,500, as part of the 140 plus head sold in the Century II sale. She went to Emerald Acres and was owned by the partnership of the Ossmann Family and Dr. Armbrust.

Tammy calved that September with an Arlinda Carl son, Curtmaid Emerald Target, who went to Genex. In the next year, as Tammy started on her record she also started her ET career, scored EX-92 and averaged 3.8% protein and 4.5% fat on a record of 24,791 milk. Protein was becoming the hot commodity at this time and simultaneously, Tammy’s full brother Ripvalley NA Bell Troy rings the bell with his proof at Select Sires.

Tammy eventually became Bell’s highest scored USA daughter at EX-94, earned GMD and DOM awards, and made 28,922 4.6 1318 3.7 1078 at 6-06. She produced 160 embryos over her lifetime resulting in 38 daughters and 45 sons, of which 33 went into AI and eight of the 33 AI sons were sold to Japan. The next generation of Tammys by Blackstar and Cleitus also had numerous bulls go to Japan.

To date, 1500 maternal descendants of Tammy have been born at Emerald Acres, some now going back nine generations to Tammy.

Notable bulls from the family include: Target, at Genex, her first son had 23,639 daughters on test in almost 9000 herds; Tonic, a Cleitus son at Select Sires, had 30,814 daughters on test in 11,700 herds and was .14F and .12P (a “Protein Specialist”); Titan, also at Select, a Blackstar from Tammy’s Inspiration with 8000 daughters in 4600 herds and is still +.07P; Patrick, in Germany, a Blackstar x Cleitus x Tammy with 55,000 daughters on test in 10,000 herds; Thad, a Blackstar x Rotate x Tammy with 9331 daughters in 2980 herds; Dawson, in France; Mulatte in Germany, her first embryo sold; and T-Baxter, a Blitz descendant at Alta Genetics. In just this list there were 200,000 daughters on test in 60,000 herds descended from Tammy.

A few of the notable females: Tropicana, an EX-92 Cleitus with two sons in Japan; New York, an EX-90 Cleitus in Germany and the dam of Patrick who had 55,000 daughters in 10,000 herds; Taco, an EX-91 Blackstar with a son in Japan; Tambrin, a VG-86 Cleitus with two sons in Japan; Tulip, an EX-94 GMD Leadman with 41,000M and 1651F, had sons in Japan and third dam of Baxter; Trista, VG-89 with sons in Japan; Tabaret, EX-93 EX-93MS Mascot from

Cleitus x Blackstar x Tammy; and Trina, a VG-88 GMD DOM Inspiration and the dam of Titan.

Tammy’s story and success depended on several factors. She was a good cow with exceptional dominant genetics for type and protein.

She developed at a good time when the importance of high protein was becoming important. She had a good home where she received great care and where they were able to propagate an extensive maternal family and they had a good promotion and marketing plan that included more than 40 farm tours hosted in 1994.

This is a deep “Wall of Fame” pedigree. Tammy’s second dam was sired by Lockway Sovereign Lucifer Lad, a Wall of Fame inductee in 2012. That second dam, Lad Nina, was a Wall of Fame inductee in 1998, as was the St. Croixco farm manager, Aulden Davis and St. Croixco Pioneer, sire of Tammy’s third dam, both inducted in 2005.

This is a great chapter in Wisconsin Holstein history written over 30 plus years, really 50 years if you go back to St. Croix. The story was updated by Alan Rippchen and his father and then taken to the next level by Dr. Scott Armbrust and Paul and Debbie, Ted and Lana, and Don and Joyce Ossmann of Emerald Acres.

Bull - Emerald-Acr-SA T-Baxter, EX-91

This year’s Wall of Fame bull comes from the Bell Tammy family.

Emerald-Acr-SA T-Baxter is respected worldwide for his production and type traits. He produced over 1 million units of semen and every dose was sold. Both Baxter and his sire Blitz are members of the elite “Millionaires Club”.

Former Alta Genetics’ Sire Analyst Jay Jauquet was on the hunt for more Blitz sons and visited Emerald Acres to see what was available. As they toured the barn, they came across a pair of Mtoto full sisters. T-Monty, a VG-86 2-year-old, was a tall, beautiful and straight-lined cow that Jauquet knew he’d have a hard time beating out Select Sires for a contract. The other sister, T-Mallory, was GP-84 and a really wide cow – wide muzzled, wide chested but a little easy over the top and a little high in the pins. When viewed from the side, she had a great, long udder.

They looked at her Blitz son - a white, speckled bull that was straight-lined and fancy. With Blitz as the sire, Jauquet knew he’d be

angular and dairy enough and the Mtoto would provide the milk from his wide, strong dam (who would eventually score VG-87 at 5-yearsold). Behind the Mtoto was Emerald-Acr-SA Toot, an EX-90 Mandel that was a straight-lined, beautiful, open-ribbed dairy cow. Next dam was Leadman Tulip, EX-94 GMD DOM, then VG-88 Inspiration Trina, and Bell Tammy.

Alta Genetics purchased Baxter and he began producing semen at 11.5 months of age. With Blitz continuing to have a good career, Baxter was looking good and there was a buzz around Alta about the Baxter daughters that were calving in.

Baxter received his first proof in 2006 and was +1686 TPI. His numbers improved to +1846 TPI by May of 2007 when he was #9 on the TPI list and was used worldwide as a sire of sons. With only one bull rated higher for milk, Baxter combined this with a +3.23 type and was over +2.00 for udders and feet and legs.

Today, there are over 83,000 daughters in 18,000 herds in his production proof and he is still +1182 for milk and +1957 TPI. Baxter daughters were tremendous producers with wide bodies and fantastic udders.

300,000 lb. Cows A&J-Meyer Spy Malorie Andrew R. Meyer, Chilton Ar-Line Altasuede Livia Randy Holthaus, Bangor Berryridge Revenue G-916 Berryridge Shottle 1270-ET Endres Berryridge Farms LLC, Waunakee Branders Blitz Lyndin Laura Douglas Brander, Spring Green Can-Tim Roy Salvia Salvia Can-Tim Shottle 1364 616 Tim J & James C Bell, Camp Douglas Crystal-Oak Lee Mindy-TW Shari R. Christoph, Luxemburg Cycle Durham Gloria Tony Brey, Sturgeon Bay Dorow O Man Moment One Dean A. Dorow, Wisconsin Dells Ever-Green-View Gle 9888-ET Siemers Holstein Farms, Inc., Newton Hilrose Durham Josie Joseph A. Brantmeier, Sherwood Horsens Canyon Samantha Jeff & Connie Horsens, Cecil Jalena Throne 2025 Petersons Dairy LLC, Lena

Jenny-Lou Design 2116 Jenny-Lou Miles 2134 Jenny-Lou Shottle 2410 Mystic Valley Dairy LLC, Sauk City JJ-Haag Difference Amy Haag Dairy LLC, Dane Kellercrest Allegro Heidi Kellercrest Jebadiah Brooky Kellercrest Outside Lucy Kellercrest Shottle Holly Kellercrest Reg. Hol., Inc., Mount Horeb Koepke Wizard Maryann Kohlman Dairy LLC, Chilton Meado-Brook Affirmed 3848 Peter & Shellie Kappelman, Manitowoc Neldell Roy Deidra Neldell Farms LLC, Wisconsin Dells Nor-Way-Pete Blitz Emi 1601 Andrew R. Peterson, Eland Quantum O Man 3822 Quantum Potter 5484 Quantum Dairy, LLC, Weyauwega R-R-Letters Milan Ling-ET Russell Letter, Seymour RHC Pyrex Wobble Robert H. Cramer, Jr., Juda S-Fine Blitz 2518 Destony So-Fine Bovines LLC, Westfield Shady-KR Leader Popsicl Kevin W. Radloff, Oshkosh

Siemers Baxter 11647 Siemers Bright 11336 Siemers Diehard Bea 10868 Siemers Manager Cha 8825 Siemers Mascol Laura 11298 Siemers Holstein Farms, Inc., Newton Srnka Rockie No153 Floris Srnka Farms LLC, Algoma Star-Bar Adam Anna-ET Lambrecht Farms, Kewaunee Stone-Front Leader Hilda Stone-Front Lyster Joanie Andrew & Lynette Buttles, Lancaster Sugar-C Intruder 3234 Sugar Creek Dairy, Elkhorn True-Blue Detroit 1227-ET Kevin Ihm, Barneveld United-Pride Clover 2326 United Pride Dairy, Phillips Vo-Mi Jintx 359 Mark Vossekuil, Brandon Walk-Era Outside Raine Walk-Era Farms, Inc., Wisconsin Dells Wargo-Acres Doria-ET Craig Carncross & Jason Danhof, Lodi Wargo-Acres Miss Stella Wargo Acres, Lodi Webb-Vue Blitz Amy Summit Farms LLC, Plymouth wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/April 2018-15

2017 Advertising Contest Winners Full page, Full color ads - Group 1: 1. Heatherstone Enterprises (March) 2. Forest Ridge Holsteins (January) 3. Hilrose Holsteins (January) Full page, Full color ads - Group 2: 1. Selz-Pralle Dairy (June) 2. Sugar Creek Dairy (June) 3. Mystic Valley Dairy/Ke-Jo (June) Full page, Full color ads - Group 3: 1. Our Favorite Holsteins (October) 2. Ryan-Vu Holsteins (October) 3. Willows Edge Holsteins (November) Cover of the Year: May

Less than Full page, Full Color: 1. San-Ron Holsteins (January) 2. Hopeful Headlines (September) 3. GBM Holsteins (September) 2 Color ads, any size: 1. Image Point Dairy (July/August) 2. Rock Edge Holsteins (March) 3. Hy-Joe-Dee Farm (July/August) Black & White ads, any size: 1. Krohlow Reg. Holsteins (December) 2. Helmer Dairy (January) 3. Wargo Acres (January) Best Calendar Ad: June - Car-Cor Holsteins

2017 Top Performer Winners sponsored by by Alpha Genetics Junior Two Year Old

Senior Three Year Old

Ms Tangle-ET VG-85 2-03 305 44,299 3.4 1504 3.0 1319 Thomas J. Kestell, Waldo

Broeks Debbie-ET EX-91 3-07 305 49,438 4.4 2145 3.1 1501 Thomas J. Kestell, Waldo

Senior Two Year Old

Four Year Old

Ever-Green-View Miss Anabel VG-87 2-06 305 39,934 5.0 2012 3.2 1267 Thomas J. Kestell, Waldo

Broeks Jasmine-ET EX-92 4-06 305 57,078 4.0 2271 3.0 1645 Thomas J. Kestell, Waldo

Junior Three Year Old

2017 HIGH Top Performer Five Year Old

Ever-Green-View Lainey-ET VG-88 3-04 305 45,805 4.1 1877 3.1 1426 Thomas J. Kestell, Waldo

Ms Tangle-ET

Six to Nine Year Old Ever-Green-View Etax-ET EX-91 6-08 305 48,758 5.1 2492 3.1 1511 Thomas J. Kestell, Waldo

10 Years & Older

Selz-Pralle Aftershock 3918 VG-88 5-11 305 64,930 3.7 2407 3.0 1943 Selz-Pralle Dairy, Humbird

Ms Eileen EX-92 10-08 305 43,123 3.8 1634 2.6 1115 Thomas J. Kestell, Waldo

Ever-Green-View Miss Anabel

Ever-Green-View Etax-ET 16–wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/April 2018

Selz-Pralle Aftershock 3918

Ms Eileen

WHA Convention Early Bird Session: Holstein Breeders discuss Robotic Milking Systems The Saturday early-bird session at this year’s WHA Convention was a panel discussion on robotic milking systems. Attendees heard from Randy Nigh, Viroqua, and Larry Meyer, Chilton, on their experiences as dairy farmers who are using robotic milking systems. The panel also included Kevin Coffeen, a banker and Wisconsin Holstein member who spoke about financing robotic milking facilities.

Larry Mayer and his wife, Jennifer, operate JenLar Holsteins and Brown Swiss in Chilton. The couple milks their 120 cows with two Lely robots. Before implementing robots, Larry and Jennifer were milking their cows in a 60-cow tiestall barn while the animals were housed in a 140-stall freestall.

With original plans to put in a low-cost parlor, they explored other avenues and did research on robotic milking systems. After visiting numerous farms, they felt the free flow system would work for their dairy. Forty feet was added to the end of the existing barn to accommodate the robots as well as a milk house and office.

Registered Holsteins at JenLar average about 91 to 95 pounds per cow with the Brown Swiss at 80 to 83 pounds per cow.

Nigh, Lirr Farm in Viroqua, milks 113 cows with two robots they installed 14 months ago after a barn fire. Nigh works along his brother Bob and nephew Ryan. Their Registered Holsteins are housed in a 6-row freestall barn, with a center feed alley. Robots are on each side of the feed lane. Their barn also features automatic manure scrapers. The herd at Lirr Farm averages 90 to 95 pounds per cow.

Coffeen shared that he has helped all types of operations finance robotic systems from retro-fits to new startups. He mentioned that if producers are looking to get into robots because you don’t like milking cows, that isn’t the right reason. Robots are a tool for management and they work well for many but not everyone. He determines financial feasibility based on what the farm’s goals are. Coffeen will sit with clients and do projections and balance sheets. He said for many, it is a 3-year timeframe from start of planning to when robots are used. Farms switching from a tiestall to freestall set-up see, on average, an increase of 10 pounds of milk per cow per day.

When asked about how the decision was made, both Nigh and Mayer agreed it was for lifestyle, cows and labor. Mayer had a hard time keeping an employee on their afternoon milking shift, which was especially difficult because at that time he had a young family and has a job off the farm. The robots offered him more consistency with labor savings.

Nigh said they were looking to transition from tiestalls to a sand-bedded freestall set-up and robots fit in economically and was a good decision for the cows.

At both dairies, cows visit the robot roughly the same number of times, 2.8 at JenLar and 2.7 at Lirr Farm. There’s only so much time in a day and the dairymen agree

that efficiency is key to high producing cows.

Nigh also stated that it takes some time for genetics to match the facilities.

Nigh noted when asked about labor savings that instead of drastic reduction in labor costs, he’s seen more enhanced production and better body condition on his high producing cows. He mentioned there’s still other types of labor beyond milking cows such as maintenance and cropping. Mayer on the other hand was able to eliminate his afternoon milking role and has kept just one full-time employee.

Attendees asked plenty of great questions as well. One asked what type of cow worked best in the robotic set-up. Mayer responded with that “invisible” cow works best in his setup. This cow is often the one that is troublefree and efficient, who milks out at a moderate speed. Nigh said his large sized cows are the best animals in his system. Both agreed that milking speed and temperament were critical

to milking success in the robotic system and these traits are something they are taking in to consideration in their breeding decisions.

Maintenance is key for robotic milking success. Sand is a more abrasive on the equipment so routine checks are very important.

Mayer said the robot does a calibration twice per day to ensure everything is working and scanning properly. Inflations are replaced every two months and the robots receive quarterly maintenance from the dealer. Per robot for maintenance and chemicals and additional items is about $8,000 to $9,000 per year. Nigh has his machines checked three times per year by his dealer. Both believe with proper care, a robot’s useful life is around 15 years. Coffeen said he budget for a 10-year life. He also added when asked about how user friendly they are, that even non-tech savvy people can figure out the system in a few days.

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wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/April 2018-17

Wisconsin Holstein Treasure Quest 2018 Calf Entries

1

Burledge Mcctchn Hot Tamale Born 6-16-2017

Reg. #840003139904825

Sire: De-Su Bkm McCutchen 1174-ET Dam: Burledge Aftershck Tantalize VG-87 VG-MS 2-01 2x 365 29,080 4.0 1155 3.0 864 2nd Dam: Burledge Jasper Trump VG-86 VG-MS 2-03 2x 365 24,710 3.7 903 3.1 768 3rd Dam: Mac-D Lheros Tango EX-91 4th Dam: Mac-D Spanky Tina VG-87

Owner: Ray, Rae Nell & Joseta Halbur, Fond du Lac

Mac-D Lheros Tango EX-91

2

Craig-Kro D Hanky Panky Born 6-4-2017

Reg. #840003145661210

Sire: Val-Bisson Doorman-ET Dam: Craig-Kro Durham HotsyTotsy EX-95 3E 5-07 2x 365 34,690 3.5 1223 3.3 1156 2nd Dam: Craig-Kro Linjet Hottie EX-92 2E 3-07 2x 355 25,730 4.0 1032 3.2 816 3rd Dam: Craig-Kro Reknown Hotlips EX-91 4th Dam: Craig-Kro Jct Hotsy EX-94 5th Dam: Craig-Kro Logic Holly-Twin EX-90

Owner: Austen Schmidt & Travis Krohlow, Black Creek

Craig-Kro Durham HotsyTotsy 3E-95

3

Crestbrooke Jacoby Tally Born 9-1-2017

Reg. #840003140284277

Sire: Cycle Doorman Jacoby-ET Dam: Crestbrooke Taleigha-ET VG-85 VG-MS at 2Y 2nd Dam: Raggi Durham Tobi-ET EX-93 2E 2-03 2x 365 33,820 4.6 1515 3.4 1141 4th Senior 2-Year-Old, Intl. Holstein Show 2009 Res. Senior & Grand Champion, MW Spring Show 2009 3rd Dam: Tobis C Lee Tonya EX-90 4th Dam: Ernest-Anthony SD Tobi-ET EX-96 DOM 5th Dam: C Alanvale Inspiration Tina EX-95 GMD DOM

4

Raggi Durham Tobi-ET EX-93 2E

Gildale Defiant Melania-Red Born 12-4-2017

Reg. #840003146773801

Sire: Scientific B Defiant-ET Dam: Gildale Absolute Mercy-Red EX-90 2nd Dam: Gildale Advent Melody VG-86 5-00 2x 356 27,340 4.0 1105 3.1 844 3rd Dam: Gildale Fabulous Model VG-88 VG-MS 5-07 2x 352 25,750 3.9 1000 2.8 731 4th Dam: Gildale Storm Maire EX-93 5th Dam: Paradigm Formation Mint EX-90

5

Owner: Kyle Natzke, Fond du Lac

Owner: Gildale Holsteins, Holandale

Gildale Storm Maire EX-93

Hilrose Absolte Dre-Red-ET Born 9-6-2017

Reg. #840003141071403

Sire: Apples Absolute-Red-ET Dam: Wilstar Adixie Diana-Red-ET EX-90 2E 6-03 2x 358 37,050 3.8 1422 3.2 1172 2nd Dam: Farmdale Integrity Dixie EX-94 3E 5-00 2x 365 38,220 4.1 1564 3.0 1158 Nom. Junior All-American 5-Year-Old 2002 2nd 5-Year-Old Mideast Fall National 2002 Junior All-Wisconsin Aged Cow 2003 18–wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/April 2018

Owner: Andy & Jeff Brantmeier, Sherwood

Wilstar Adixie Diana-Red-ET EX-90 2E

Wisconsin Holstein Treasure Quest 2018 Calf Entries

6

Kampy Corvette Gretchen Born 9-2-2017

Reg. #840003143974785

Sire: Sonnek GC Corvette-ET Dam: Bella-Ridge Game Over-ET VG-87 VG-MS 2Y 2-02 2x 104 8,092 345F 279P 2nd Dam: Rosedale Go For Gin-ET EX-93 2E 5-06 2x 365 36,020 4.6 1661 3.1 1124 3rd Dam: Rosedale Lexi-ET VG-89 EX-MS 4th Dam: Rosedale Lea-Ann-ET EX-93 2E GMD 5th Dam: Stookey Elm Park Blackrose-ET 3E-96 GMD DOM

Owner: Derrek & Darren Kamphuis, Brandon

Bella-Ridge Game Over-ET VG-87

7

Ms Bee-Bow Doormn Hollie-ET Born 9-2-2017

Reg. #840003013272438

Sire: Val-Bisson Doorman-ET Dam: Hazels Gldwn Halle-ET 5-02 2x 365 34,030 1596F 1221P 2nd Dam: Quality-Ridge Stormi Hazel EX-96 2E 3-04 2x 365 36,490 3.7 1353 3.0 1088 All-American 5-Year-Old 2008 All-American Junior 3-Year-Old 2006 Res. All-American 125,000 lb. Cow 2011 3rd Dam: Quality-Ridge SS Heidi EX-90 2E

8

Owner: Nicholas, Ivan & Mary Schuster, Fond du Lac

Quality-Ridge Stormi Hazel EX-96 2E

Ran-Rose Goldwyn Astaire-ET Born 9-3-2017

Reg. #840003132383228

Sire: Braedale Goldwyn Dam: Ran-Rose Blitz Allstar EX-93 3E 8-02 2x 365 34,620 3.1 1057 2.8 957 Lifetime: 2679d 205,600 3.1 6352 2.9 5986 2nd Dam: Ran-Rose Durham Aweding VG-85 2-07 2x 293 22,020 3.3 727 3.2 696

Owner: Corey Geiger, Reedsville

Ran-Rose Blitz Allstar EX-93 3E

9

Ryan-Vu Doorman Satori-ET Born 9-3-2017

Reg. #840003142482774

Sire: Val-Bisson Doorman-ET Dam: Pyramid Goldwyn Shimmer-ET EX-94 3E 10-03 2x 305 36,010 4.5 1628 2.9 1032 Lifetime: 2441d 211,650 4.8 10,244 3.2 6695 1st 5-Year-Old & Res. Senior Champion, MW Spring National Show 2012 2nd Senior 3-Year-Old, MW Spring Natl. Show 2010 Next Dams: VG-85, EX-92 3E, EX-90 3E

10

Owner: Dylan & Cameron Ryan, Fond du Lac

Pyramid Goldwyn Shimmer-ET 3E-94

Our-Favorite Enshrine-ET Born 6-2-2017

Reg. #840003136617248

Sire: Scientific B Defiant-ET Dam: Our-Favorite Endless-ET EX-92 2-00 3x 353 24,790 4.6 1143 3.7 914 2nd Dam: Our-Favorite Unlimited EX-93 3-08 3x 365 31,990 4.5 1439 3.5 1125 3rd Dam: Our-Favorite Obvious EX-91 Next Dams: EX-93, EX-92, EX-92, VG-89, EX-93, EX-91

Owner: Todd & Mary Stanek, Fall Creek

Our-Favorite Endless-ET EX-92 wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/April 2018-19

Wisconsin Holstein Treasure Quest 2018 Calf Entries

11

Overland Defi Gravity-Red Born 3-8-2017

Reg. #144180606

Sire: Scientific B Defiant-ET Dam: Overland AJ Graffiti-Red VG-86 VG-MS 2Y 2-04 2x 311 21,403 829F 645P Nominated Junior All-American Red & White 2016 2nd Dam: Jimdandy BW Glimmer-Red EX-93 Nom. Junior All-American Red & White 2016 Nom. All-American R&W Dam & Daughter 2016 3rd Dam: Jimdandy Ad Glitter-Red-ET EX-90 4th Dam: Jimdandy RS Glamor Shot-Red EX-92

12

Overland AJ Graffiti-Red VG-86

Sunny-Valley Dbk Fire-Red

Born 3-6-2017 Reg. #840003126025148 Sire: Mr D Apple Diamondback Dam: Sunny-Valley D Fortune-Red EX-93 4-02 2x 314 26,860 4.4 1170 3.4 908 2nd Dam: Sunny-Valley A Favor-Red-ET EX-91 2-02 2x 365 28,020 3.7 1050 3.1 876 3rd Dam: Sunny-Valley Fever-Red-ET EX-91 Res. All-American Red & White Fall Yearling 2003 4th Dam: Sunny-Valley Rbns Flame-Red EX-90 2E Next Dams: VG-87 DOM, EX-92, EX-95 5E GMD

13

Owner: McKenna & Coltin Coffeen, DePere

Owner: Wayne DeBuhr, Sun Prairie

Sunny-Valley D Fortune-Red EX-93

Wildpfaffs Liberty Bell-ET Born 9-4-2017

Reg. #840003143410011

Sire: Stantons High Octane-ET Dam: Pfaffsway Bltmr Lyrical-ET VG-88 VG-MS 3Y 3-01 2x 289 32,571 4.22 1374 2.83 923 inc.

2nd Dam: Tumbleweed Goldwyn Leeza-ET EX-90 3-00 3x 320 29,150 3.5 1016 3.0 860 3rd Dam: Ridgedale Leanna-ET VG-86 4th Dam: Ridgedale Leann EX-94 2E DOM Next Dams: 2E-91 DOM, 3E-93 DOM, 2E-92 DOM, 3E-94 DOM, 2E-93, VG-88, VG-88, VG-87

Owner: Kole & Beau Trapp & Olivia Pfaff, Taylor

Tumbleweed Goldwyn Leeza-ET EX-90

Enter the 2020 Wisconsin HolsteinAll-Breeds Futurity!

Cash Prizes awarded to all animals that show:

• 1st Place - $1500 sponsored by Compeer Financial plus 15% of the purse • 2nd Place - $750 sponsored by International Protein Sires plus 12% of the purse • 3rd Place - $500 sponsored by Agropur plus 9% of the purse • 4th Place - 8% of the purse • 5th Place - 6% of the purse • Next 10 Places - 2% of the purse • Next 10 Places - 1.5% of the purse • Next 15 Places -1% of the purse *If 100% of purse money is not distributed by above breakdown, the balance will be split equally amongst all participants

Any registered female from any of the 7 major dairy breeds that was born September 1, 2016 through August 31, 2017 is eligible for the 2020 All-Breeds Futurity. Owners of the animal being shown must be a paid member of the respective breed association by May 31 of the year of the show and those leading the animal must be at least 12 years old by the day of the show.

Entries for the 2020 show will remain open until May 15, 2018 at the original fee of $35/animal.

Entry forms and rules for the 2020 Futurity are available for download at www.wisholsteins.com Contact the Wisconsin Holstein Association for more information - 1-800-223-4269.

20–wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/April 2018

wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/April 2018-21

Wisconsin’s Production Top 10s 2x Milk 1. Ocean-View Stmat Zandra-ET 2. Teemar Iota Carly-ET 3. Ocean-View Braxton Eleanor 4. True-Blue Shottle 3073 5. Ocean-View Stmat Zandra-ET 6. Siemers Goldwyn Galaxy-ET 7. Bur-Wall Alexander Cytation 8. Opsal Wlstar Dare Shot-ET 9. Miss Marconi Phashion 10. Jenniton Destry Cammy

EX-93 EX-91 EX-91 VG-87 EX-93 EX-94 EX-91 EX-94 EX-93 EX-90

5-03 365 62,460 3.7 2290 2.9 1806 5-01 362 55,810 4.0 2238 3.2 1813 5-01 365 53,950 3.7 1985 2.5 1331 5-03 358 53,810 3.6 1963 2.8 1510 5-03 305 53,410 3.6 1911 2.8 1503 7-05 365 51,320 3.7 1894 3.3 1692 3-07 365 51,180 3.2 1613 3.1 1561 5-11 305 51,100 3.5 1775 2.8 1426 7-10 365 50,790 3.5 1785 3.1 1552 4-04 365 50,420 3.2 1609 2.9 1469

Ocean View Genetics Deerfield Steve & Amanda Killian Blair Nova Reg. Holsteins Inc. New Richmond Kevin Ihm Barneveld Ocean View Genetics Deerfield Jacob, Connor & Lauren Siemers Newton Bur-Wall Holsteins Brooklyn J. Opsal & C. & C. Gunst Blue Mounds Glenn-Ann Holsteins Albany Gerald & Kevin Ihm Barneveld

VG-86 EX-91 EX-93 EX-91 EX-90 VG-87 VG-87 EX-90 VG-86 VG-88

3-03 365 44,010 5.6 2455 3.2 1396 5-00 365 47,510 5.0 2367 3.0 1433 5-03 365 62,460 3.7 2290 2.9 1806 5-01 362 55,810 4.0 2238 3.2 1813 2-04 365 41,930 5.3 2206 3.4 1405 3-00 365 48,440 4.5 2186 3.2 1544 5-05 365 41,340 5.2 2135 2.6 1083 4-10 329 46,800 4.5 2129 3.0 1426 3-03 305 37,400 5.7 2121 3.2 1179 5-06 365 43,490 4.9 2111 3.1 1359

Heatherstone Enterprises, Inc. Jeff Brantmeier Ocean View Genetics Steve & Amanda Killian Kyle, Judy & Richard Knutson Gerald & Kevin Ihm Silver-B Farms Joseph A. Brantmeier Heatherstone Enterprises, Inc. Hurtgenlea Holsteins Ltd

Fat 1. Heatherstone Kree 2. Hilrose Lathority Parker-ET 3. Ocean-View Stmat Zandra-ET 4. Teemar Iota Carly-ET 5. Oceanview-Hm Atwood June 6. True-Blue Punch 4044 7. R-R-Letters Alex Holly 8. Hilrose Gold Chip Danielle 9. Heatherstone Kree 10. Hurtgenlea Atwood Madam

Baraboo Sherwood Deerfield Blair Onalaska Barneveld Kewaunee Sherwood Baraboo Elkhorn

Protein 1. Teemar Iota Carly-ET 2. Ocean-View Stmat Zandra-ET 3. Jeffrey-Way Saphire 4. Siemers Goldwyn Galaxy-ET 5. Siemers Doorman Roz-ET 6. Teemar Iota Carly-ET 7. Biljean Garrett Charity 8. Cookiecutter Mog Hanker-ET 9. Sandy-Valley Bkm Bentley-ET 10. Bur-Wall Alexander Cytation

EX-91 EX-93 EX-94 EX-94 EX-91 EX-91 VG-85 EX-92

5-01 362 55,810 4.0 2238 3.2 1813 5-03 365 62,460 3.7 2290 2.9 1806 8-00 365 50,180 3.7 1852 3.4 1711 7-05 365 51,320 3.7 1894 3.3 1692 3-05 365 46,410 4.0 1849 3.5 1631 5-01 305 50,370 4.0 2005 3.2 1618 5-09 365 46,030 4.0 1823 3.5 1615 4-01 365 46,800 4.2 1972 3.4 1592 4-11 365 49,560 3.7 1814 3.2 1584 EX-91 3-07 365 51,180 3.2 1613 3.1 1561

Steve & Amanda Killian Blair Ocean View Genetics Deerfield Jeffrey A. & Kate Hendrickson Belleville Jacob, Connor & Lauren Siemers Newton Siemers Holstein Farms, Inc. Newton Steve & Amanda Killian Blair Gerald & Kevin Ihm Barneveld Siemers Holstein Farms, Inc. Newton Katie Bauer Scandinavia Bur-Wall Holsteins Brooklyn

Dwight & Shelly Mayer 4965 County Rd. E, Slinger, WI

REGISTERED HOLSTEINS & BROWN SWISS Breeding age bulls, heifers, calves and young cows available - we sell only from our best lines.

Call Dwight’s cell: 262-224-6838 22–wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/April 2018

Wisconsin’s Production Top 10s 3x Milk 1. Selz-Pralle Aftershock 3918 2. Broeks Adina 3. Broeks Jasmine-ET 4. Ever-Green-View Hiatus 5. Broeks Analise 6. Selz-Pralle Aftershock 3918 7. Broeks Elvimar-ET 8. Broeks Dyno-ET 9. Ms Arjo-ET 10. Broeks Aloha-ET

VG-88 EX-91 EX-92 VG-87 VG-86 VG-88 EX-90 VG-88 VG-87 VG-87

5-11 365 78,170 4.0 3094 3.1 2393 4-05 365 70,240 3.5 2462 2.7 1926 4-06 365 67,130 4.0 2702 2.9 1971 5-00 365 65,300 3.4 2209 2.8 1857 6-03 365 65,160 3.7 2399 3.0 1956 5-11 305 64,930 3.7 2407 3.0 1943 5-11 365 64,380 3.3 2149 2.8 1795 4-02 365 64,000 2.7 1743 2.8 1780 6-04 365 62,450 4.0 2512 3.1 1946 5-00 365 61,040 3.3 2025 2.9 1751

Selz-Pralle Dairy Thomas J. Kestell Thomas J. Kestell Thomas J. Kestell Thomas J. Kestell Selz-Pralle Dairy Thomas J. Kestell Thomas J. Kestell Thomas J. Kestell Thomas J. Kestell

Humbird Waldo Waldo Waldo Waldo Humbird Waldo Waldo Waldo Waldo

VG-88 EX-92 EX-90 VG-87 EX-91 EX-91 EX-91 VG-85 VG-88 VG-86

5-11 365 78,170 4.0 3094 3.1 2393 4-06 365 67,130 4.0 2702 2.9 1971 3-09 365 54,600 4.9 2696 3.1 1669 6-04 365 62,450 4.0 2512 3.1 1946 6-08 305 48,760 5.1 2492 3.1 1511 3-07 365 55,530 4.4 2464 3.1 1715 4-05 365 70,240 3.5 2462 2.7 1926 5-06 365 52,970 4.6 2418 2.8 1508 5-11 305 64,930 3.7 2407 3.0 1943 6-03 365 65,160 3.7 2399 3.0 1956

Selz-Pralle Dairy Thomas J. Kestell Thomas J. Kestell Thomas J. Kestell Thomas J. Kestell Thomas J. Kestell Thomas J. Kestell Dennis & Cynthia Begert Selz-Pralle Dairy Thomas J. Kestell

Humbird Waldo Waldo Waldo Waldo Waldo Waldo Neillsville Humbird Waldo

VG-88 EX-92 VG-86 VG-87 VG-88 EX-91 VG-87 EX-90 EX-90 EX-90

5-11 365 78,170 4.0 3094 3.1 2393 4-06 365 67,130 4.0 2702 2.9 1971 6-03 365 65,160 3.7 2399 3.0 1956 6-04 365 62,450 4.0 2512 3.1 1946 5-11 305 64,930 3.7 2407 3.0 1943 4-05 365 70,240 3.5 2462 2.7 1926 5-00 365 65,300 3.4 2209 2.8 1857 4-08 365 59,200 3.1 1817 3.1 1812 5-11 365 64,380 3.3 2149 2.8 1795 3-09 365 55,310 3.4 1898 3.2 1786

Selz-Pralle Dairy Thomas J. Kestell Thomas J. Kestell Thomas J. Kestell Selz-Pralle Dairy Thomas J. Kestell Thomas J. Kestell Thomas J. Kestell Thomas J. Kestell Thomas J. Kestell

Humbird Waldo Waldo Waldo Humbird Waldo Waldo Waldo Waldo Waldo

Fat 1. Selz-Pralle Aftershock 3918 2. Broeks Jasmine-ET 3. Ever-Green-View Engage 4. Ms Arjo-ET 5. Ever-Green-View Etax-ET 6. Broeks Debbie-ET 7. Broeks Adina 8. Echowood Hayden Avie 9. Selz-Pralle Aftershock 3918 10. Broeks Analise

Protein 1. Selz-Pralle Aftershock 3918 2. Broeks Jasmine-ET 3. Broeks Analise 4. Ms Arjo-ET 5. Selz-Pralle Aftershock 3918 6. Broeks Adina 7. Ever-Green-View Hiatus 8. Broeks Apple Crisp-ET 9. Broeks Elvimar-ET 10. Ever-Green-View Eureka-ET

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Wisconsin’s Leading Production Ladies

By Laura Wackershauser

Selz-Pralle Aftershock 3918 Selz-Pralle Dairy, Humbird New National Production Leader 2017 TOP Performer #1 for Milk, Fat and Protein – 3x

This year’s Top Performer has become a household name after setting the new world record for milk production in 2017 with her record at 5-11 in 365 days of 78,170 4.0 3094 3.1 2393. Selz-Pralle Aftershock 3918 is the newest record holder from Wisconsin and follows in the footsteps of Ever-Green-View My 1326, Bur-Wall Buckeye Gigi and Ever-Green-View My Gold, the previous record holders.

Selz-Pralle Aftershock 3918, VG-88, began her record-breaking lactation after calving on September 26, 2016. A cow that perfectly resembles dairy strength, her owners say she is the kind of cow “you can fit a small square bale between her front legs.”

This daughter of Ms Atlees Sht Aftershock-ET is a no-fuss kind of cow, going about her business daily and not attracting a lot of attention. She first freshened at 1-11, and since that time has not been treated for any health issues. Perhaps more impressive is that she has always bred back on her first or second service. She is a cow that is perfectly content to stand at the feed bunk, ruminate in her freestall, and milk like crazy. Selz-Pralle Dairy utilizes the SCR rumination and activity tracking system, which showed that 3918 consistently ruminated 600 minutes per day or 10 hours. Compare that to the herd’s average of 400 minutes per day or 6.66 hours.

Recognized as one of Holstein USA’s National Elite Performer, 3918’s lifetime milk production in 1537 days has yielded over 222,000 pounds of milk in just four lactations, starting out with 33,840 pounds in 335 days in her first lactation and gradually increasing with each calving.

3918 was fresh again in December and is milking close to 250 pounds per day again in this lactation. She has two milking daughters in the herd – a VG-87 three-year-old Topside daughter and a GP-83 two-year-old Atwood daughter. 3918 is a fourth generation member of a group of cows the Pralles purchased for expansion. Her sire stack is a definite outcross pedigree and variant from the typical bulls found in the Pralle herd. She is an Aftershock x Arethusa Miami x Palmcrest Breakout x Etazon Brian-ET x PenCol Duster-ET. “The most impressive thing to me is that she made this record while carrying high components,” said Scott Pralle last fall. “Her last three tests, she averaged over a five percent butterfat test. At her highest, she produced 19.6 pounds of combined fat and protein a day!

All while carrying a somatic cell count under 125,000.”

Selz-Pralle Dairy is owned and operated by Scott Pralle and Pam Selz-Pralle, Humbird. The herd’s 425 Registered Holsteins are housed in sand-bedded freestalls and milked 3x/day in a double-10 parlor. Cows consistently average over 100 pounds per day.

Ocean-View Stmat Zandra-ET Ocean View Genetics, Deerfield #1 for Milk - 2x

Ocean-View Stmat Zandra-ET, EX-93, is just one of several cows that have produced over 50,000 pounds of milk for Daryl and Pam Nunes at Ocean-View Genetics. With a record of 62,460 3.7 2290 2.9 1806 in 365 days, Zandra was the top milk production cow for 2x records in 2017, as well as #3 for fat and #2 for protein. Her 305 day milk record was also impressive enough to land her at the #5 spot.

“Sparkle”, as she was known at the farm, is an eighth generation EX or VG Sanchez from the heart of the Zandra’s. Her dam was EX-91 2E GMD Oman Zabrina, who had six Excellent and Very 24–wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/April 2018

Selz-Pralle Aftershock 3918 VG-88

photo by Laurens Rutten

Ocean-View Stmat Zandra-ET EX-93 Good daughters and carried a 4.6% fat test on over 139,000 lifetime production. The next dam, Blitz Zabrina VG-85 2Y, was also an outstanding brood cow with seven Excellent and Very Good daughters.

Mandel Zandra, EX-95 2E GMD, is the matriarch of this family and is backed by three more Excellent dams sired by Sexation, Valiant and Elevation.

Along with her outstanding production, Sparkle was a show string favorite and a member of the Reserve All-Wisconsin Best Three Females in 2016. Sparkle’s EX-93 Atwood sister “Zandra” is still at Ocean View and finished with over 48,000 with a 4.8% protein in 2017. Her EX-90 daughter by Sanchez was the top seller in their October 2017 sale and is now owned by Oakfield Corners, NY. Daryl and Pam are excited for the new owners of a pair cows that also sold in their sale and made this year’s Top 10 lists, including the fifth generation EX Ocean-View Braxton Eleanor who was #3 for milk for 2x records and is now owned by Nova Registered Holsteins of New Richmond. Eleanor’s 14-year-old dam, Sierra Vista Ito Elise EX-92 2E GMD, and 9-year-old sister, Damion Elise EX-94, are still in the herd at Ocean View.

Ocean-View Atwood June, #5 for fat for 2x records as a 2-yearold, is now owned by Kyle, Judy and Richard Knutson, Onalaska, but housed at Ocean View. This 11th generation EX or VG is now scored

EX-90, and was the first Ocean-View 2-yr-old to break the 40,000 mark. She is milking well again this lactation with over 39,350 pounds in 221 days with a 4.6% fat and is projected over 60,650 with 2,826 in 305 at 3-7.

These high producers are from three different Ocean View cow families but they all trace back to the original foundation cow for the herd, Ideograph Burkgov Steps through Ocean-View Sexation.

“I have the most respect for these kind of cows that can fill the test meters month-after-month with their persistence to milk,” says Pam. “But it’s bred into them for many generations, and with balanced breeding you can have your cake and eat it too with cows that also look great. These days, if I can milk one cow that makes more milk than two put together – I’ll take that all day long!”

Although Daryl and Pam dispersed most of the herd last fall, they kept back a few of the older ones and paired a handful of cows that they have been flushing. They are currently milking 16 cows, including many from their sale for new owners. “Our plan is to be able to board a small number of animals. It really allows us to focus our attention on each individual,” says Pam. The current rolling herd average is 27,152 with a 4.3% fat.

Heatherstone Kree Heatherstone Enterprises, Baraboo #1 for Fat - 2x

From a herd known for high components, Heatherstone Kree had an outstanding second lactation and finished as the #1 fat cow for 2x records with 44,010 5.6 2455 3.2 1396 at 3-03. Kree is a VG-86 Lauthority from Four-Hands Bolton Kristin, EX-90 at 3-10, then a VG-85 3-year-old Lheros.

Mike Holschbach purchased the Bolton at a Barron Fall Sale as a fresh 2-year-old. The Holschbachs had built a freestall barn and were looking for young cows to fill the barn. After having just 40 pounds on her first test, Bolton Kristin took off and finished her 1-10 record with 36,370 3.3 1196 2.8 1026 in 365 days. The Lheros second dam was also an outstanding producer, having 37,370 3.3 1237 3.1 1155 on her 3-03 record.

Kree, the only daughter from Bolton Kristin, freshened at 2-01 in her first lactation and produced 35,960 4.6 1650 3.0 1092 after scoring GP-82. After calving a second time, she was raised to VG-86.

Mike said they did not expect for Kree to have the #1 fat record, but knew she was something special after producing 1600F as a 2-year-old. The Heatherstone breeding program puts an emphasis on fat and combined with a feeding program geared toward high components, the herd averages 4.3 to 4.5% fat and 3.4% protein on a regular basis.

Teemar Iota Carly-ET Steve & Amanda Killian, Blair #1 for Protein - 2x

Teemar Iota Carly-ET, EX-91, finished as the #1 protein cow for the second year in a row. A consistent producer, her 5-01 record of 55,810 4.0 2238 3.2 1813, was also the #2 milk record and #4 fat record in 2017.

Steve and Amanda Killian purchased Carly as a pick in a Wisconsin Convention Futures Sale, and chose her over a Bookem calf because she was by proven sire AltaIota. A granddaughter of the one and only Cosmopolitan, Carly performed true to her pedigree and developed into an outstanding type and production cow.

A family favorite, Carly was a huge cow that scored EX-91 with a great udder and solid feet and legs. The Killians are milking several daughters and have a couple more yet to calve in.

Unfortunately, the Killians recently lost Carly after injuring a hip. Amanda commented, “She was one heck of a cow – probably the best milk cow we’ve ever had. She was a cow of tremendous personality and was spunky but lovable. We sure will miss her.”

Trustem’s Travel Tails Greetings Wisconsin Holstein Enthusiasts!

I hope that you are all enjoying the lovely spring weather that we are having! It won’t be long now, and we will have farmers in the fields and show season starting up!

I would like to start off by thanking the District 5 Holstein Breeders for hosting a great Adult Convention in the Wisconsin Dells. It was a pleasure to be surrounded by a group of elite Holstein breeders. With this being the first official event of our year, Allie and I wanted to take every opportunity to get to know Wisconsin Holstein members, learning about their experiences and success within the dairy industry. My favorite part of convention was the Futures Sale, as it is a tremendous opportunity to see what the future of the dairy breed holds as well as appreciating the great cows that have been developed to produce the future.

Towards the end of March, we attended WHY Lead conference to better learn how to share our dairy story. At WHY Lead, we learned how to better interact with the public about dairy farming.

This is an important skill to have as dairy farmers today must be prepared to interact with consumers. As dairy producers, it is very important to show the consumer the care we put into raising our animals and producing a quality product. It was also a great event to mingle with junior member and get excited for the upcoming year!

Spring also brings us closer to the most wonderful time of the year as Spring Show approaches! Allie and I look forward to starting our duties in the show ring and taking in the opportunity to be around great cattle from throughout the state. Good luck to all breeders and exhibitors this show season!

Finally, we want everyone to feel welcome to invite Allie and I to attend your events this year. We look forward to sharing our love for the Holstein cow and promoting the dairy industry throughout the state! Be sure to “like” our Wisconsin Holstein Princess Facebook page to see what we are up to and fill out our request form for visits.

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District 4 Report

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Watch for your chance to advertise & promote your county association in future issues. The May issue will feature District 2 - Buffalo, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Trempealeau & Vernon Counties.

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Clark County

2017 Adult Membership: 90; Jr. Membership: 43 Adult Association officers - President: Joe Meyer; Vice President: Todd Cerven; Secretary: Brian Denk; Treasurer: Dana Mayer; Directors: Todd Ertl, Maria Meyer, Steph Hughes, and Kristen Opelt.

Langlade County

2017 Adult Membership: 3; Jr. Membership: 4

Lincoln County

2017 Adult Membership: 8; Jr. Membership: 2

Marathon County

2017 Adult Membership: 115; Jr. Membership: 34 Adult Assoc. officers - President: Mike Borchardt; Vice President: Floyd Baumann; Secretary: Wayne Giese; Treasurer: Galen Schreiber; Directors: Brian Fust, Tom Bunkelman, Hank Boschma.

Junior Assoc. officers - President: Madison Borchardt; Vice President: Tyler Giddings; Secretary: Abigail Borchardt; Treasurer: Abby Giddings; Reporters: Callie & Aubrey Behling.

Last May we had some members attend the state’s annual Cow Camp. Workshops included topics such as breeding, showmanship, feeding and arts and crafts. Attendees were: Brandon Skomars, Justin Giese and Abby Giddings. Thanks to Kathy Skomars for driving them to camp. In June Noah participated in Badger Dairy Camp where he took first place in showmanship.

Junior members showed at various shows throughout the year including District 4 Show, Chippewa Fair, Wisconsin State Show, Wisconsin Valley Fair, Athens Fair, Wisconsin State Fair, Central Wisconsin State Fair, and World Dairy Expo. Tyler Giddings showed at the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville and Noah Bilz showed at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto. A great group of kids worked really well together at both Wausau and Athens fairs representing the Marathon County Juniors. They made lasting friendships! In Wausau 26 animals were shown and 20 were shown at Athens Fair.

Showmanship results at Wausau: Joey Blaschka-1st; Korbyn Bauman-1st, best fitted; Lily Yoder2nd, 2nd best fitted; Cede Trantow-2nd; Danielle Lemanski-1st; and Nick Walters-1st. Athens showmanship: Korbyn Bauman-1st; Lily Yoder-3rd; Cede Trantow-1st; Noah Bilz-1st; Danielle Lemanski-3rd. Thanks to Cassie Bauman for organizing the exhibits! Other showing highlights were Noah Bilz winning junior champion of the junior and open show at District Show, winning junior champion at the Wisconsin Championship Show and winning junior champion of the junior show at World Dairy Expo.

Some of the juniors had a blast helping in the cheese curd stand at Athens Fair and the Edgar Steam Show too. Brandon Skomars and Justin Giese attended the state convention in January and competed in dairy jeopardy. We held our annual junior meeting in February with a bowling and pizza party where officers were elected.

Thanks to all of our parents and other supporters of the juniors. We are fortunate to be part of such a great organization.

Portage County Taylor County

2017 Adult Membership: 11; Jr. Membership: 3 2017 Adult Membership: 56; Jr. Membership: 42 Junior Association officers - President: Alex Zarecki; Vice President: Emma Dorshorst; Secretary: Rainna Simone; Treasurer: Hannah Hensel; Historians: Emma & Claire Bangart; Advisors: Matt & Molly Dorshorst.

H ARMONY H OLSTEINS Todd & Jessica Ertl Trevor, Jenelle, Jasmine & Juliet W1455 Cty. K, Unity, WI 715-223-8859 harmonyholsteins@gmail.com RHA: 106 cows 22,790 3.83 873 2.99 681 78 SCC BAA: 107.4% 11 EX, 48 VG & 40 GP 26–wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/April 2018

Name: Anthony Schmitz Hometown: Fond du Lac, WI School: Saint Mary’s Springs Academy Farm: Schmitz’s Eastbranch Dairy Major: Dairy Science with a Agriculture Business Management Certificate Why did you decide to attend UWMadison? I chose to attend UW-Madison due to their nationally recognized Dairy Science program and the opportunity to learn from some of the best Dairy Science professors in the world.

What has been your most memorable college experience? My most memorable experiences have been the study tours and trips I have been able to take advantage of through my involvement with the Collegiate Farm Bureau and Badger Dairy Club.

What has been your favorite course? Dairy Science 311/313 - Ruminant Nutrition and Diet Formulation Lab, was my favorite course because it allowed me to apply my knowledge from biochemistry classes in practical and real situations. The knowledge that I gained in the class will surely serve me well in the future.

What are your future career goals?

Following graduation, I will be working for Kerry Ingredients in management and operations. In the future, I hope to work in food manufacturing and processing or dairy farming and make a real impact on the food supply chain of the world.

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2017 Adult Membership: 16; Jr. Membership: 10

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Show season is upon us! This year’s spring show will be held at the New Holland Pavilion at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, WI. Join us in this exciting venue with all of the amenities under one roof. Don’t forget to buy your Treasure Quest ticket and win the calf !!!

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Junior Membership and Junior Ownership Deadline

Memberships are due! Be sure to have your Wisconsin Junior Holstein membership paid in advance of any upcoming WHA events or activities this spring and summer. Memberships must be paid in full before May 1, 2018.

Also, June 1 is the date that all heifers and/or cows need to be transferred to a junior’s name in order to be eligible for junior recognition at this year’s shows. No transfer applications will be allowed for juniors at the shows, so make sure paperwork is sent in ahead of the summer show season. Remember, partnerships between two or more juniors are allowed if all juniors are Wisconsin Junior Holstein members. No other partnerships qualify for junior recognition.

National Convention Folding Display Contest

The National Convention Folding Display Contest is open to everyone. Entries are due to the Holstein USA office by May 1 and youth do not need to attend National Convention to participate. Cash awards are given to the top three in each age division. For complete details, visit holsteinusa.com/juniors.

Enter for the 2020 WHA Futurity

Have you heard? The WHA Board has opened up entries for the 2020 All-Breeds Futurity at the original entry fee of $35/head. Entries are due May 15, 2018. Remember, the Futurity winner takes home over $1500! Visit the web for an entry form today.

A note from your JACs

Hey Juniors!

I am sure you are all excited to kick off show season! The warm weather is on its way, but first we have to make it through an always chilly Spring Show. I would like to share a few updates with you before planting season gets started.

This year Cow Camp will be held at Mt. Morris in Wautoma on May 19-20! The JACs are currently busy putting together the final details for the workshops, and we are sure all the juniors will have a blast while learning a lot. Don’t forget to register by April 30 if you are 9-13 years of age.

For those who are planning fitting clinics and other Junior Holstein activates, please fill out the JAC request form. The forms can be found on the WHA website under the juniors tab by clicking on the “JAC Request” button. The JACs would be happy to be a part of your Junior Holstein education and fun.

Check out our Facebook page for chances to win “Ticket Master” tickets and keep up to date on the latest news! We can’t wait to see all of you this summer!

Jessica Steger, SW Disrict JAC

Join Us for Cow Camp 2018!

Mt. Morris Campground, Wautoma • May 19-20 This year’s Cow Camp will be held at Mt. Morris Campground in Wautoma, May 19-20. Our tentative schedule is for registration to start at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday and getting campers settled in. There are some exciting workshops in the works, including showmanship, calf care, hoof trimming and more!

Remember that it is mandatory that youth and chaperones attending cow camp are members of WHA. Chaperones will also need to be approved prior to camp by the WHA staff. Finally, campers must be 9 to 13 years old as of January 1, 2018. We are very excited to have another great cow camp and see everyone at this year’s event.

Cow Camp Registration May 19 & 20, 2018 - Mt. Morris Campground, Wautoma Camp Fee - $55/person (Junior or Chaperone) Campers should age 9-13 as of January 1, 2018 Name: ______________________________________________ Age: ______ Adult or Junior (Circle one)

Boy or Girl (Circle one)

❏ Youth

T-Shirt Size: _____ ❏ Adult

County: ______________________

Address: ________________________________________________________________________________ City: ______________________________________ State: ____________ Zip: _________________ Email: ________________________________________ Cell Phone: _______________________________ Return to: WHA, 902 8th Ave, Baraboo, WI 53913. Registration deadline is April 30.

All campers & chaperones must be WHA members; chaperones must be pre-approved by WHA staff. wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/April 2018-27

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ACKY WPoint of View Editor’s Comments

This issue includes highlights from the recent WHA Convention held in Wisconsin Dells. Thank you to the District 5 Breeders for hosting a great weekend. Congratulations to all of our award winners! Each of the major award winners have a special story and just a portion of that is included in this issue’s convention review. If you know of someone that is deserving of one of these awards, please contact a WHA board member or the office and we’ll get the application in the right hands.

This issue is also our annual issue to highlight the top production cows in Wisconsin. Along with the 2017 Top Performers, we’ve compiled the “Top 10” lists for milk, fat and protein from lactations completed in 2017. Congrats to the owners and breeders of those cows as well.

You’ll see we have 13 fantastic calves entered in this year’s Treasure Quest. If you want to purchase a TQ ticket for your chance to take home one of these calves, please contact the WHA office.

There are only 125 tickets sold for this drawing, so your odds are pretty good to be one of the 10 finalists drawn.

The Wisconsin Dairy Showcase will be held April 27 and 28 in Madison. I hope you’ll take a day or two to come watch one of the shows that are part of the Showcase. Red and Whites and Jerseys will show on Friday and the Midwest National Spring Show will be held on Saturday.

A reminder that this will be you last issue if your WHA membership has not been renewed. If you are planning to show at the summer shows, please have your membership paid by May 1 to avoid the $50 late fee. And since I know everyone is watching expenses closely right now - remember that you receive reduced registration rates if you are a state member, so don’t miss out on that savings!

Until next time...

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CALENDAR

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April 2018 Classifying in Dane, Green, Iowa & Lafayette counties 6 Spring Selections at the Northern, Fond du Lac 7 MilkSource Select Sale, Kaukauna 13 Madson Farms Complete Herd Dispersal, Oconto, 10 a.m.; managed by Scott Courtney Sales 14 RedFest with a Touch of Black, hosted by Crescentmead, Ixonia 14 Barron Spring Sale, Barron Pavilion 21 Outagamie Co. Spring Sale, Cow Palace North, Kaukauna, 11 a.m.

27-28 Wisconsin Dairy Showcase, Madison 27 - Midwest Red & White Show & Jersey Show, 10 a.m.

28 - Midwest National Spring Show, 8:30 a.m.

May 2018 Classifying in Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Jefferson, Kenosha, Marquette, Milwaukee, Racine, Rock, Walworth & Waukesha counties 5 Crest-View-Acres Dispersal, Steve & Kay Holte, Westby, 10:30 a.m.; managed by Scott Courtney Sales 15 Entries due to WHA office for 2020 All-Breeds Futurity 18 Real Cows for Real Breeders Sale, at Sherona-Hill, Edgerton, 12:30 p.m.; co-managed by OurWay Holsteins, Sherona-Hill & The Cattle Exchange 19 Define Your Destiny, Budjon Farms, Lomira 19-20 Cow Camp, Wautoma June 2018 Classifying in Langlade, Marathon, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara & Winnebago counties 12 District 8 Show, Beaver Dam 15 District 1 Show, Menomonie 18 District 2 Show, West Salem 20 District 5 Show, Westfield 21 District 7 Show 22 District 10 Show, Plymouth 25 District 3 Show, Lancaster 26 District 6 Show, Monroe 28 District 4 Show, Wausau June 29-July 3 National Holstein Convention, Acme, Michigan Future Dates August 17-21, 2018 April 26-27, 2019 June 24-27, 2019 July 5-9, 2019

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