December 2018 WI Holstein News

December 2018

Volume 90 No. 10

Youth Issue 12 & Under and YDJM Winners Student Roundtable Breeder Profile: Fischerdale Holsteins District 6 report

Ryan-Vu Doorman Risin Shine

(Doorman fall calf x EX-93 Atwood x EX-93 Adolph x the Roxys)

3rd at International Junior Holstein Show 1st & Reserve Junior Champion at WI Championship Junior Show Reserve All-Wisconsin Fall Calf

Ryan-Vu Goldwyn Ravish

(Goldwyn x EX-93 Durham x EX-93 Adolph x the Roxys)

Junior Champion, Ohio Spring Dairy Expo 2018 Reserve Junior Champion, Mid-East Summer National Show 2018 4th at International Holstein Show 2018 3rd at Canadian National Holstein Show 2018 Nominated All-Canadian Spring Calf 2017 Nominated Jr. All-American Spring Calf 2017 ~ owned with Doeberiener, Bowen & Schilling Bullvine

Ryan-Vu Chelios Mocha EX-92 4Y

3-00 2x 365 39,298 5.0 1952 3.4 1335

(Chelios x Unan. All-American Jr. 2-Year-Old Ryan-Vu Sid Molly EX-92)

2017 Overall National Junior Star Performer ~ daughters by Doorman & Undenied

2018 was an exciting year for Ryan-Vu both inside and outside the show ring. As the year comes to a close, we are thankful for these shining moments and the support of our family and friends throughout the year.

Looking forward to what 2019 will bring!

Mark your calendars to join us for the Quest for Success IV on March 9!

Mark & Mary Ryan & Family Chad & Amy Ryan • Dylan & Cameron N3934 Hwy 175, Fond du Lac, WI 54937 Farm Phone & Fax: 920-923-3528 Chad: 920-960-1449 BAA: 111.8% RHA: 26,021 3.9 980 3.0 798

Wisconsin Holstein Association 902 8th Ave., Baraboo, WI 53913 Phone (608) 356-2114 Fax (608) 356-6312

1-800-223-4269 www.wisholsteins.com WISCONSIN HOLSTEIN ASSOCIATION STAFF: Official Publication of the Wisconsin Holstein Association Published 11 months per year by Wisconsin Holstein Publications

www.wisholsteins.com December 2018

VOLUME 90 No. 10

Features: 10 14 15 22 27 32

Breeder Profile: Fischerdale Holsteins 2018 Young Distinguished Junior Members 2018 12 & Under Recognition winners Student Roundtable Wisconsin Juniors Compete in NAILE Judging Contests Polk County Juniors have strong showings at National Contests

Departments: 6 6 13 31 34 34 35 36 37 38

Wisconsin Holstein Briefs From the President: Craig Carncross District 6 report Breeder Business Cards WHA Princess Allie Breunig WHA Princess Attendant Brooke Trustem WHY Page Calendar of Events & Editor’s Comments Classified Advertising Index to Advertisers

On The Cover

This month’s cover photo by Jenny Lynn Photography features the Sheboygan County Junior Holstein members who are hosting the 2019 Junior Convention at the Blue Harbor Resort in Sheboygan.

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Laura Wackershauser, Executive Director lauraw@wisholsteins.com Mara Budde, Director of Communications marab@wisholsteins.com Kristen Broege, Director of Sales and Membership kristenb@wisholsteins.com

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

NATIONAL DIRECTORS:

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Kelsey with Rebel, EX-94 2E, a Roxy that shows why pedigree matters to us; Alyssa with Tinkerbell, EX-90 2E, her Sympatico son will see heavy use here; and Bryan with Summer, EX-90 3E, 14 years old & over 270,000 milking in her 10th lactation

e believe that the responsibility for everyday care of their own calves is the best way for kids to learn life lessons. Responsible kids lead to responsible adults and some good cows and great memories!

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hank you to WHA for sponsoring a great youth organization and to all who have donated time to organize, coach, or judge all junior events.

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Merry Christmas from the Cramers!

Bob Jr. & Nikki Cramer Bryan, Alyssa & Kelsey W3224 Norton Rd., Juda, WI 53550 608-934-1040 wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/December 2018-5

Wisconsin Holstein Briefs L Congratulations to Chris Lyons & Shalene Wood-Eagleson who were married on October 24. Best wishes!

U Congratulations & best wishes to Mandi (Ramsburg) & Nicholas Kipp, who were married on November 10.

J Our condolences to the family of Carson Seehafer who passed away recently. Full obituary is printed below.

The Wisconsin Holstein News encourages readers and members to submit information for the Wisconsin Holstein Briefs column. We are looking for news of a wedding, birth announcement, award winner or death that Wisconsin Holstein breeders should know about.

High quality, submitted photos will be printed if space is available. Please submit your information to the Wisconsin Holstein News by mail at PO Box 49, Lancaster, WI 53813; or email to lauraw@wisholsteins.com.

Obituaries Carson Seehafer

Carson Samuel Seehafer, 21 of Kronenwetter went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on October 24, 2018.

Carson was a graduate of Marathon High School class of 2016. Carson enjoyed playing basketball, running cross country and track and field. Carson grew up on his family dairy farm in Marathon. Carson was a member of Casa-Mara 4-H for over ten years, where he enjoyed showing his lamb, a heifer and his rabbit. Carson grew up attending Immanuel Baptist Church, where he attended Sunday School, Awana, Family Bible Week and was a part of the teen youth group. Carson was very adventurous and vibrant; he went sky diving twice and traveled coast to coast in the United States. Carson was employed at Marathon Cheese Corp, where he was known for having a permanent smile and brightening everyone’s spirits. Carson was always there to lend a helping hand to anyone who asked. He particularly enjoyed helping at Thanig Dairy Farm in Mosinee. Carson also looked forward to helping in the cheese curd stand every summer for the Marathon County Holstein Breeders.

Carson is survived by his beloved fiancé Bebe Yang; his parents Larry and Karen Seehafer of Marathon; his brothers Eric (JennaRae), Troy (Danielle), Tyler (Emily), and sisters Sonya (Robert) and Tori (Jonathan). His aunts and uncles of Wisconsin, Robert (Barb) Mackesy, Roy Seehafer, Bev (Chuck) Romanowski, Joan (Chuck) Seubert. State of Maine grandmother Julia Raven; aunts and uncles of the State of Maine, Dee Overlock, Mark Raven, Jean (Scott) Jones, and Shawn Raven; special niece Madyson Thraen-Seehafer (who was like his little sister); as well as his niece and nephew Avery and Sebastian. He is further survived by many cousins.

Carson was preceded in death by his Wisconsin grandparents, Oscar and Lydia Seehafer; his State of Maine grandfather Floyd Raven; as well as his aunts and uncles Manny (Marguerite) Raven, June Raven and Fred Overlock.

Carson was loved by everyone, will be missed dearly and will always have a place in our hearts.

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From your President Craig Carncross A Memo to Myself I had the opportunity to spend a few days at the MILK conference last month. It is a conference put on by Farm Journal magazine to gather dairy industry professionals together to discuss dairy and milk. As you can imagine, there was a bit of a dark cloud over the entire conference in relation to the struggles the industry faces.

Convention attendees got to hear directly from CEOs and presidents of large cooperatives and businesses that are tasked with marketing farmers’ milk and hired with our checkoff dollars to support our industry and indirectly, our farms. It was hard to sit through one speaker with bad news after another. Most identified the same list of problems the industry faces, but few solutions were discussed and no one seemed to want to own their share of responsibility. A whole book could be written on this situation. I would encourage everyone to know about some of the layers in the US dairy industry and who the players are. It is important to know how our check-off dollars are being used and give businesses like Dairy Management, Inc. (where your check-off dollars go) and businesses under the DMI umbrella like the US Dairy Export Council feedback. There will probably be less than 40,000 of us by year’s end in the US, so your voice and ideas really do matter.

The attendees at this conference generally milk a lot of cows and came from all corners of the US. I was able to meet a handful of these producers and learned quite a bit from them and how they approach their businesses. I think I already had a handle on the poor dairy economy, but I was surprised how the producers I met that I thought just milked cows really cared about the genetics of their herd.

Each one I talked to approached things a bit different, but made me question whether I really knew my customer in this business. There were producers doing IVF on the top tier of their heifer pens and these animals did not have blue papers. Sexed semen was commonplace on the top end too and components and genetic earning potential were universally looked at, but type was all over the board.

What I really learned was that genetics were important to almost everyone I talked too and there is still an invisible wall between registered breeders and “commercial” producers. It might be a good time to start letting that wall crumble away as the pool of customers for our genetics continues to dwindle. Blue papers or not, show ring winners verses high net merit two-year-olds do not matter as much as we might have thought, at least that’s what some rather large milk producers told me last month.

Craig

WHA Board of Directors Elections

Elections will be held for four board of director positions at the 2019 Wisconsin Holstein Convention. Steve Endres, Joseta Halbur, Heather Jauquet and Bryan Stremcha are eligible for re-election to a second term. Per the bylaws, there needs to be at least one more person running for the board than there are vacant seats.

If you are interested in running and would like to run a bio in the January issue, please contact the WHA office by December 14.

Dear Holstein Association members: Plans continue to firm up for the 2019 National Holstein Convention. For the latest information, we encourage everyone to go to www.2019holsteinconventionwi.com.

We embarked on this journey to host the upcoming convention after the Wisconsin Holstein Association board of directors voted to apply after hosting the highly successful 2008 convention. Holstein Association USA accepted our bid and we began looking at all venues with 400 or more hotel rooms. After looking at venues in Milwaukee, Madison, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin Dells, Green Bay, and Appleton five years ago, the 2019 National Executive Committee chose Appleton for a number of solid reasons. Those reasons, and so may many more attributes, are now coming to fruition.

In January 2018, the Fox Cities Exhibition Center opened its doors for the very first time. The 43,000 square foot facility will allow us to have the adult convention in one location as it can host the National Genetics Conference, the National Holstein Convention Sale, the Dairy Girl Network Luncheon, and, of course, the 134th Annual Meeting of Holstein Association USA. Not only will the convention be hosted in a convention center that’s less than 18 months old, the Red Lion Paper Valley Hotel is undergoing a transformation. The meeting spaces have been revived with beautiful new carpeting, removal of old wall vinyl, fresh paint, new banquet chairs, and much more. Every outlet has new flooring and some new furniture. The lobby has all new floor tile, new seating area carpeting, and the main hotel entrance has been fully updated.

Now is the time to make your room reservations. While the hotel has plenty of rooms, we anticipate that we will sell out the facility. Attendees can register three ways: 1. Registration can be done via web on the Red Lion franchise website via a link at www.2019holsteinconventionwi.com 0618HANC is the group code.

2. Guests can book their rooms on the Appleton Red Lion via a link at www.2019holsteinconventionwi.com - 0618HANC is the group code.

3. Guests may also call the Red Lion Reservations team at 1-844-248-7467 to make reservations and ask for the Holstein Association USA National. Remember - HOLSTEIN is the group code.

2019 Convention Room rates at the Red Lion Hotel Paper Valley are as follows: Single occupancy, $114, plus tax Double occupancy, $124, plus tax Triple occupancy, $134, plus tax Quad occupancy, $144, plus tax Attendees also will be interested in the convention schedule when booking those rooms. While a full schedule can be found on the website, here are the main events when considering your hotel needs.

Sunday, June 23: • Dairy Jeopardy Orientation • Junior Welcome (speaker and mixer games)

Monday, June 24: • Dairy Jeopardy Contest • Junior, Intermediate, and Senior Speaking Contests • Dairy Bowl Knowledge Exam • DJM and Scholarship Interviews • Junior Mixer at Badger Sports Park • Farms tours to Jenlar Holsteins, Forest Ridge Holsteins, Budjon Farms, and Rosendale Dairy • Fox River boat tour, Lunch, and Hazelwood Historic Home Tour Tuesday, June 25: • Farms Tours to MilkSource Genetics, Synergy Dairy, Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center (lunch), Siemers Holsteins, and Hilrose Dairy • Tour of LaClare Dairy Goat Farm Tour, Lunch, and Neenah Glass Museum • Junior Farm and Float Tour (Brooks Farms and Wolf River Float Trip) • Family Night near Lambeau Field • Lambeau Field Tours (separate ticket required) Wednesday, June 26: • Holstein USA Annual Meeting • National Genetics Conference • Regional Member Caucuses • Tour of Green Bay Botanical Gardens and DePere shopping excursion • Dairy Bowl Competitions • Cows 2 Careers Luncheon for Juniors • National Junior Genetics Conference • National Convention Sale o Pregame Sale Tailgate Party o First Half Genomics Sale o Halftime Sale Dinner o Second Half National Sale Thursday, June 27: • Holstein USA Annual Meeting • National Genetics Conference • Dairy Girl Luncheon, open to all attendees • Junior Dairy Bowl Finals • National Junior Forum • Junior Awards Luncheon • YDLI Cocktail Reception • President’s Reception • Gala Banquet for Adult Awards and DJM Finalists Friday, June 28: • 25th Anniversary YDLI Leadership Conference There are many reasons to attend the 2019 National Holstein Convention. Make plans now to attend this truly unique national convention.

Making a Lengendairy event, Corey Geiger, 2019 National Convention co-chair wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/December 2018-7

WHA Present s...

The 2019 WI Holstein Treasure Quest What is the WI Holstein Treasure Quest?

This event is a celebration and promotion of high caliber calves and their breeders and owners. Proceeds from this event benefit the state association members and fund the state picnic held each year.

What can state members do to get involved?

State members can enter Registered Holstein heifers born between March 1 and December 31, 2018. Any state member can nominate a heifer using the form below. All entries must be received with a fee of $80 by February 1, 2019.

By entering your calf in the Treasure Quest, you are committed to potentially having the calf selected as the winner. The $80 entry fee also includes an entry in the Midwest National Spring Show or Midwest Spring Red & White Show.

Members can also participate by purchasing a lottery ticket for the chance to win one of the entered calves. There will be 125 lottery tickets printed, and 123 of them will be sold for $100 each. The remaining two tickets will be auctioned off; one will benefit the WHA Scholarship fund and the other the WHA Juniors. These auctions will be held at the state adult convention and spring show, and the tickets purchased will automatically be in the top 12 drawing.

When and where is the drawing held?

The raffle drawing will be held following the selection of Intermediate Champion at the 2019 Midwest National Spring Holstein Show on Saturday, April 27, 2019. Ticket holders must not be present to win, however, they do need a representative to choose a calf or bucket on their behalf. Ten tickets will be drawn on the day of the show, and they will be joined by the two tickets auctioned for a chance to win a new Holstein calf. Eleven winners will receive consolation buckets, valued at $100 each and one lucky ticket holder will go home with a calf. The breeder whose calf is chosen will receive a check for $7000, and those not chosen get to return home!

Where can I get my ticket?

Tickets can be purchased from any WHA board member or Breed Improvement committee member, or the state office by calling 1-800-223-4269.

Additional Information

All calves entered prior to spring show will be on display at the show and led into the ring at the time of the drawing.

The Wisconsin Holstein News will feature a special section on the entered calves in the March and April issues.

WI Holstein Treasure Quest Calf Entry Form Heifer’s Registered Name ___________________________________________________________________________ Registration # _______________________________ Sire: __________________________________________

Birthdate ______________________________ Dam: __________________________________________

Dam’s Production Record: ______ Age ______ days ______________ M ________ F ________ P Owner’s Name: ___________________________________________________________________________ Address: __________________________________ City, State, Zip: _______________________________ Telephone: _______________________________

E-mail: _______________________________________

Signature: ___________________________________________ Due by February 1, 2019 to WI Holstein Association, 902 Eighth Avenue, Baraboo, WI 53913 8–wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/December 2018

o I have enclosed my $80 non-refundable application fee.

By entering your calf in the Treasure Quest, you are committed to potentially having the calf selected as the winner. The entry fee includes an entry in the Midwest National Spring Show or Midwest Spring Red & White Show.

Welcome to these New Members Adult members: Zoey Brooks, Waupaca Olivia Hennes, Seymour Mark Vaessen, Heerlen, the Netherlands Veronica Schommer, Baldwin Joel Gerke, Bangor Kallie Larson, Waterloo Richard Denier, Louisville, CO Alan & Alisa Fasnacht, Scenery Hill, PA Chris Firary, Fall River Lucas Gartman, Sheboygan Bruce & Tricia Gingerich, Millersburg, IN Brandon Grewe, Cumberland J Hardesty & Sons, Rudolph Brock Kasten, Reedsville Jason Lemmer, Merrill Miranda Randall, Mazomanie Wayne Reamer, Marshall T&L Cattle Ltd., Rosedale, BC Jamie & Derek Thorgerson, Sheldon Matthew & Anna Waldron, Chilton Katelyn Ward, Marshall Eric Zwiefelhofer, Bloomer Ferme Blondin, Saint-Placide, Quebec Nicole Kiekhaefer, Greenleaf Alan Seidl, Luxemburg Dale Hellenbrand, Sauk City Junior members: Abigail Becker, Auburndale Madisol Elizando, New Lisbon Cylee Friske, New Lisbon

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BREEDER PROFILE

by Mara Budde

Fischerdale Holsteins Tom & Vicki Sarbacker and Family ischerdale Holsteins is a name known across Wisconsin for high scoring cows that do well in the ring and in the barn. Located just north of the small town of Paoli, Tom and Vicki, and their son Joe and his wife Sarah, milk 65 Registered Holsteins. Fischerdale takes pride in their high-scoring and high-producing homebred animals.

Tom and Vicki started farming on their current location in 1983.

Tom grew up on his family’s dairy a few miles away from their current location where he learned about dairying from his father, Joe. Tom and Vicki have three other sons, Nick, Andy, and Ben and one daughter, Elizabeth, four daughters-in-law and ten grandchildren.

Joe is a 2008 graduate of UW-Madison where he earned his degree in dairy science. Following graduation, he returned to the family farm to work alongside his parents. In 2016, the Sarbackers began the farm transition process where Joe purchased half of the herd. Transition will be completed in phases with animals as the first step and machinery and land later on.

While Tom and Joe work together to get the farm work done, Joe has taken over the breeding decisions, a role Tom has overseen for years. Working off of their foundation family from Fischerdale Champion Explicit EX-94-3E, a ninth generation Fischerdale bred cow.

Explicit has seven Excellent daughters and a number of notable granddaughters with many of these offspring being honored with Reserve or Nominated Junior All-American. The Explicit family has had show winners and animals that have placed well on the local, state, regional and national stage. Explicit’s full sister was Junior Champion at the Wisconsin State Fair and was 2008 Honorable Mention Junior All-American Fall Yearling.

Explicit daughters, Fischerdale SS Excuse EX-91 and Fischerdale Fever Estero EX-91, were both Nominated Junior All-American. Two granddaughters have been Nominated Junior All-American as well.

On the colored shavings this year, Explicit offspring WI Fischerdale Kboy Exist took 11th place in the International Holstein Show and WI Fischerdale Doorman Erin was 7th in the International Junior Holstein Show. Erin was exhibited by Cole Sarbacker, Joe’s cousin.

Tom’s brother David runs Floydholm, a small heifer operation near Edgerton. Each year David’s kids, Lindsey, Ashlyn, and Cole,

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Fischerdale Champion Explicit EX-94 3E house, care for, and show some animals from Fischerdale.

Showing is a family affair for the Sarbackers. Many of the Sarbacker families attend a variety of shows from the Dane County Fair and Wisconsin State Fair to District 6 Show, the Wisconsin Championship Show to World Dairy Expo. All agree showing not only helps showcase the animals from Fischerdale but brings family together and is fun for all involved.

Tom’s first national winner was Fischerdale Valiant Lillie who topped her class at the All-American in Harrisburg in 1983.

Fischerdale Starbuck Monica was sixth place 4-year-old and Grand Champion of the Junior Holstein Show at World Dairy Expo in 1991.

2010 was another good show year for Fischerdale, with Fischerdale Damion Reality taking third in the summer yearling class at World Dairy Expo and being Nominated All-American Summer Yearling as well as a nomination for All-American Junior Best Three. Reality is scored EX-93.

Joe’s breeding goals are similar to his fathers, to continue to improve upon each generation. “Now days, you need cows with high

Fischerdale Holsteins

• 65 milk cows • RHA: 24,500 3.8%F 3.4%P • BAA: 110.4 • 21 EX, 40 VG, 7 GP, none lower • 122 “Fischerdale” homebred cows • 163 owned acres and 15 rented acres • TMR with supplemental dry hay • Current sires: Artist, Addison, Unix, Stanton’s Chief, Dempsey, Beemer, Kingboy, Apple Crisp

The Sarbacker Family

(photo by Errin Hiltbrand Photography)

type that are balanced and profitable. You need to be able to make money and they need to produce a lot of milk,” Joe says.

Bulls used are those that offer high type and high production without giving up on traits like daughter pregnancy rate. Joe says lately he’s been using more proven bulls.

During their most recent classification in November, Fischerdale Windbrook Etta, a Windbrook granddaughter of Explicit, scored EX-94 making her the farm’s fifth homebred 94-point cow. Etta was Reserve Junior All-American Winter Calf in 2012.

This classification also garnered six new homebred Excellent cows, three new Very Good 2-year olds and a number of high scoring second-calf animals. Two Explicit daughters obtained scores of EX-90: Fischerdale Atwood Estelle and Fischerdale Absolute Epic.

These two cows became the sixth and seventh Excellent daughters of Explicit.

Fischerdale Braxton Jaguar scored EX-90 and gave the Sarbackers their second homebred sixth generation Excellent along with her Sid sister. Jaguar is a Braxton x EX-92 Linjet x EX Script x EX Bell Boss x EX Winken.

Accomplishments like these are promoted through the Fischerdale Facebook page. Joe says that Facebook is a good way to push and advertise their farm’s animals and genetics and it’s very cost effective.

Management tools are also very important to the success of the Registered Holsteins at Fischerdale. The Cow Manager system was installed in 2015 which has greatly benefited the reproductive success of the herd.

Tom and Vicki hosted a Wisconsin Holstein Association barn meeting and have had many dairy judging practices and fitting clinics at their farm throughout the years. Tom is active on the Town of Montrose Land Use Committee and he also received a 2018 Master Agriculturist Award.

Off the farm, Joe is involved in the Dane County Holstein Breeders and variety of kid-related activities. His daughters, Payton, Braelyn, and Reagan are very active in sports, community theater, the Paoli Fireballs 4-H Club and have started getting involved in showing.

Joe and Sarah were honored at the 2018 Wisconsin Holstein Convention as Distinguished Young Holstein Breeders. This award recognizes a young Registered Holstein Breeder under the age of 40 who excels in breeding high quality Registered Holsteins, is active in the community and honored for their accomplishments and future goals.

WI Fischerdale Doorman Erin

WI Fischerdale Attic Evita EX-90

WI Fischerdale Windbrook Etta EX-94

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UW-Madison’s free tuition program could be a game-changer for families affected by the depressed farm and dairy economy A new University of Wisconsin–Madison program that provides free tuition for students from low- and moderate-income households comes at a good time for families struggling with the consequences of a depressed farm economy.

“It’s a game changer for rural families,” says Ted Halbach, who oversees undergraduate recruiting for the UW-Madison’s dairy science department. “The ag economy is depressed because of low commodity prices, and there’s a direct tie between commodity prices and rural incomes. For a student who has the academic ability to come to UWMadison but couldn’t do it for financial reasons, this takes that barrier away.”

Bucky’s Tuition Promise guarantees scholarships and grants to pay for tuition and fees for any student whose family’s adjusted gross income is $56,000 or less. Assets are not considered in the awarding process for Bucky’s Tuition Promise. A lot of families whose income derives from dairy farming - either producing milk or providing services or products to those who do - fall into that category.

The deadline is fast approaching for students who want to take advantage of Bucky’s Tuition Promise. They don’t have to apply to the program itself - it’s automatically awarded to eligible students who have completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) - but those who are intending to begin school next fall must submit their FAFSA by Dec. 1, 2018 to be eligible. Those who miss that deadline could still be considered if funds are still available, but there’s no guarantee.

Details on the program can be found on the UW-Madison website at www.wisc.edu by typing “Bucky’s Tuition Promise” in the search box.

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Unlike a lot of scholarship programs, the eligibility rules for Bucky’s Tuition Promise accommodate the rather atypical characteristics of a farm family’s finances, points out UW-Madison professor Kent Weigel, who chairs the dairy science department.

“Eligibility is based on adjusted gross income, not assets,” he says.

“That’s important because if you have a farm you have significant assets, but you don’t necessarily have much income.”

“It’s also important that the funding continues for four years even if the family’s income goes up after the student starts school,” he adds.

That matters because farm incomes can swing widely from one year to the next because of fluctuations in milk or feed prices, weather and many other factors.

Weigel is excited about the program’s potential to give academically talented students from both rural and urban areas access to one of the world’s leading dairy science programs. He also thinks it will help bring in more first generation students - those whose parents hadn’t attended college.

“It’s good for the students and their families, and it’s good for the dairy science department because we get a diversity of students from all backgrounds. And it will be good for the state, because a lot of them will go back and work locally either in farming or an agricultural business,” he says.

And despite the current challenges for dairying and the farm sector in general, the job outlook for his department’s graduating seniors is excellent, Weigel says. Virtually all UW-Madison dairy science students find jobs in the field when they graduate.

“It’s not the easiest time, but our students are doing well. And they get first choice, because employers want our students,” he says.

District 6 Report Watch for your chance to advertise & promote your county association in future issues.

The January issue will feature District 10 Calumet, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Sheboygan and Winnebago counties.

Dane County

2018 Adult Membership: 116; Junior Membership: 43 Adult Association officers - President: Gary Swain; Vice President: Tim Griswold; Secretary: Juli Cooper; Treasurer: Joe Sarbacker.

Junior Association officers - President: Molly Olstad; Secretary: Lauren Breunig; Treasurer: Ashlyn Sarbacker; Junior Advisor: Cassie Endres.

Dane County Holstein Breeders had another great year in 2018.

It started with Joey Opsal winning the Outstanding Holstein Boy award. Joey and his family have always been great supporters and helper to the Dane County junior and senior club, congrats to Joey from all of us again.

In March we held our annual meeting and awarded our Distinguished breeder to John Endres and family of Roxy-Dane Holsteins.

Our Bell Award for being an outstanding member went to Vicki Janisch. Vicki’s term on our board was finished, so the members voted in Juli Cooper to serve on our board. We had a great meeting and auctioned of gift baskets to help fund our scholarship fund.

Our county members did great at local, and national shows this year. Also, our juniors did a great job at the Wisconsin State Fair, winning several blue ribbons.

Our focus now is planning for next year’s district show that we will be hosting in June at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison.

The Dane County juniors were once again active at junior convention competing in dairy jeopardy, dairy bowl, speaking contests and the contest room. Other highlights included Joey Opsal being named Outstanding Holstein Boy and Allie Breunig being named the Wisconsin Holstein Association Princess. Four juniors earned a trip to the National Holstein Convention including Joey Opsal as a National DJM finalist, Eliza Endres as a National YDJM finalist, as well as Molly Olstad and Ava Endres in the speaking contest.

Thank you to all our members for another successful year.

Green County

2018 Adult Membership: 75; Junior Membership: 34

Adult Association officers - President: Brian Behnke; Directors: Jeremy Steiner, Stephanie Wyss, Kelsi Mayer, Terri Mahlkuch, Ryan Sonnenburg, Brooks Hendrickson, Anthony Anderson, Randall Smith and Trent Hendrickson Junior Association officers - President: Rachel McCullough; Vice President: Clayton Mahlkuch; Secretary: Emily Makos; Treasurer: Dylan Steiner; Reporter: Colby Steiner.

The Green County Holstein Breeders hosted the 2018 District 6 Holstein Show on June 26th at the Green County Fairgrounds which featured 155 heifers and 52 cows. Unfortunately we didn’t host our annual Heart of the Wheel Sale, however, we are currently planning it for 2019 with the sale held on March 16.

Kenosha County

2018 Adult Membership: 10; Junior Membership: 3

Racine County

2018 Adult Membership: 14; Junior Membership: 2

Rock County

2018 Adult Membership: 42; Junior Membership: 35 Adult Association officers - President: Elizabeth Kempel; Secretary: Amanda Morton; Treasurer: Sandy Larson; Junior Advisor: Kristen Broege; Directors: Jim Abey, Megan Daluge and Aaron Haas.

We are excited to announce our first annual Spring Raffle. Funds from the raffle will support scholarships, junior activities, etc. Top prize will be a December 2018 calf (Lars-Acres Gwatwd Landi-ET EX-92 x Solomon or Diamondback) or $500. Second prize is a quarter of beef or $300. Third prize will be show supplies or $100.

Tickets will be available for purchase for $25 in January. Only 200 tickets! Contact a Rock County officer to purchase one.

Our Juniors participated in several state and national shows this season with exceptional results. At the county level, they helped with a fitting and showing clinic that was held prior to county fair to educate all dairy members on how to get their project animals ready for the fair. Rock County has several juniors active at the state level.

Brooke Trustem toured the state and attended several district shows as the Wisconsin Holstein Princess Attendant and Josh Gerbitz coordinated many activities as a JAC. Juniors are now excited and busy preparing for Junior Convention participating in dairy quiz bowl, jeopardy and other contests.

Walworth County

2018 Adult Membership: 26; Junior Membership: 6

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Young Distinguished Junior Members Colton Brandel is the 14-year-old son of Matthew and Tracy Bradel. Colton has two younger sisters, Ashley & Katie along with a little brother Justin. His family partners in Straussdale Holsteins LLC, where they milk 215 Registered Holsteins located in Lake Mills.

Colton is in 8th grade at Lake Mills Middle School. He is active in the Jefferson County Junior Holstein Association, WIsconsin Milking Shorthorn Association and the South Side Eagles 4-H Club. He enjoys exhibing cattle at the Jefferson County Fair, District 8 Show, the Wisconsin State Fair and the North American International Livestock Expo. Colton enjoys hunting and volunteering at dairy promotion activities in his community.

Ava Endres is the 14-year-old daughter of

Randy and Karen Endres. She has an older sister, Eliza, and a younger sister, Mara. She grew up on her family’s 750-cow Registered Holstein Dairy Farm, Endres Berryridge Farms LLC., in Waunakee. She is in 8th grade at Waunakee Middle School and is involved in cross country, track & field, student council, 4-H and dance. Ava’s favorite hobby is showing dairy cattle and attending dairy related events.

Her future plan is to attend a four-year college and major in an agriculture field.

Jacob Harbaugh is the 13-year-old son of

Lynn and Sara Harbaugh of Marion. Jacob has a brother, Logan, who is 11, and a sister, Madison, who is 8. He is currently in 8th grade at St. Martin Lutheran School in Clintonville.

At home, he is actively involved with Bella-View Holsteins, a registered dairy heifer operation.

He owns 12 animals and enjoys showing at several county, district, state and national shows.

Jacob also enjoys dairy bowl, dairy judging, and is an active member of the Shawano County Junior Holstein Association and County Line 4-H. Jacob also enjoys sports and plays basketball and golf.

Hannah Hockerman is the 16-year-old

daughter of Greg and Dawn Hockerman. She has two younger brothers, Hayden and Holden.

Hannah lives in Westfield on her family’s 700-cow dairy. She is a member of the District 5 Junior Holstein, Springfield Fundrunners 4-H Club and her local FFA chapter. She is currently a junior at Westfield Area High School. Hannah was a 2018 National YDJM recipient. In her free time, Hannah enjoys playing softball, basketball and volleyball.

Kaydence Hodorff is the daughter of Corey

and Tammy Hodorff. Her and her sisters, Kayli, Kalista and Kaianne, are the fifth generation on their family’s dairy farm, Second Look Holsteins LLC, in Eden. Kaydence helps with various farm chores including working with show calves. Kaydence is in 7th grade at Campbellsport Middle School and enjoys participating in 4-H and Junior Holstein events as well as playing basketball and soccer.

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Brianna Meyer is the 14-year-old daughter

of Larry and Jennifer Meyer of Chilton. She has a 12-year-old brother, Austin and a 9-yearold sister, Abby. Brianna and her family own Jenlar Holsteins & Brown Swiss. Brianna attends 8th grade at Chilton Middle School and is a member of the Chilton Tip Top 4-H Club, Makaroff Youth Ballet Company and Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Appleton. She loves helping care for and showing her Holsteins and Brown Swiss cattle. In addition, she also enjoys her swine project, ballet, flute lessons, and loves to read.

Ainsley Noble is the 14-year-old daughter of

Troy and Jaime Noble. She lives on a dairy and beef farm in Lancaster where her family farms 1,000 acres and milks 275 Registered Holsteins.

She has an older brother, Drew and a younger sister, Macie. Ainsley is a freshman at Platteville High School where she plays basketball.

She likes to hunt, play basketball and show dairy cattle. She is a member of the Grant County Junior Holstein Association, Dairyland Diamonds 4-H Club and Platteville FFA.

Drew Noble is the 16-year-old son of Troy

and Jaime Noble. He lives on a dairy and beef farm in Lancaster where his family farms 1,000 acres and milks 275 Registered Holsteins. He has two younger sisters, Ainsley and Macie.

Drew is a junior at Platteville High School where he plays football and basketball. He is a member of the Grant County Junior Holstein Association, Dairyland Diamonds 4-H Club and Platteville FFA. He has participated in various showing, dairy judging and dairy bowl competitions.

Ashlyn Sarbacker is the 16-year-old daughter of David and Candi Sarbacker. Her family includes a sister, Lindsey, and brother, Cole.

They reside at Floydholm, an 80 acre farm near Edgerton, where they house show heifers.

Ashlyn is a junior at Stoughton High School where she is part of the Student Senate as Class Treasurer, FFA Chapter President and a track and field athlete. Ashlyn is on the dairy bowl and dairy judging teams and is the treasurer for the Dane County Junior Holstein Breeders. She is active member of the Triangle Troopers 4-H Club and enjoys showing multiple breeds of cattle at local, district, state and national levels.

Lauren Siemers is the 16-year-old daughter

of Paul and Jenny Siemers of Kiel. She is a junior at Plymouth High School where she is involved in FFA, FBLA, Forensics, Student Council, Model UN, the Green Team, WeAct, and various other activities. She is the president of the Manitowoc County Junior Holsteins and is a member of the Meeme Busy Badgers 4-H Club. She has two older brothers, Josh and Jake, and enjoys working as the sixth generation on her family’s large dairy farm, Siemers Holsteins.

Erin Strauss is the 16-year-old daughter of Bruce and Tammy Strauss from Lake Mills.

Erin is a junior at Lake Mills High School. She has four sisters and one brother. The Strauss family owns Straussdale Holsteins LLC., a 215cow herd of milking Registered Holsteins where she helps milk. Erin in very involved in 4-H, FFA and various Jefferson County Dairy youth activities. She has been showing dairy cattle since she was 5 years old.

Emily Stumpf, the 14-year-old daughter of

John and Karla Stumpf, is a freshman at Appleton North High School. She has been showing Registered Holsteins for 10 years for Valley Drive Holsteins LLC. Her growing herd is located in Fond du Lac County on her mom’s family farm where they milk 175 Registered Holsteins and have 150 young stock. Emily is active in the Fond du Lac Junior Holsteins where she serves on the board of directors and B-Square 4-H Club where she serves as the club’s secretary. She enjoys showing cattle, developing her herd, and the Fuel Up to Play 60 program.

Clarissa Ulness is the 15-year-old daughter of Mark and Angie Ulness. She calls Ragnar Holsteins home, an 80-cow Registered

Holstein farm in Valders. She has two brothers, Garrett and Walker and a sister, Whitney.

Clarissa enjoys dairy judging, dairy jeopardy, dairy bowl and most of all, showing. She owns five Registered Holsteins, takes care of the calves and helps with milking, chores, and herd health work. She is a freshman at Valders High School, a member of the Manitowoc Junior Holsteins, Liberty Go-Getters 4-H Club, Valders FFA and enjoys art, hanging out with friends and family, and playing trombone.

Kaelyn Weigel is the 15-year-old daughter of Ryan and Traci Weigel of Platteville. She is a member of the county, state and national Holstein associations, Platteville FFA and the Dairyland Diamonds 4-H club. Kaelyn’s extracurricular activities include: choir and Student Council. She is an important member of the family farm, Weigland Registered Holsteins, where she helps feed young stock and milks cows when needed. She also enjoys spending countless hours with her show calves and cows. Her hard work ethic was rewarded this year when she and her heifer Alexandra received All-Wisconsin and Junior Champion honors at the Wisconsin Championship Show. Kaelyn has two siblings, Kenadee and Keegan.

12 and Under Recognition Winners Macie Abraham is the 11-year-old daughter of Todd and Kara Abraham of Plymouth. She and her brother are the fifth generation on their family’s dairy farm, A-B-Lane Farm. Macie attends St. John Lutheran School where she is in 5th grade. She is a member of the Spring Valley 4-H Club and is currently the Historian for the Sheboygan County Junior Holstein Association. She enjoys playing volleyball and is involved in dairy judging, dairy bowl and dairy jeopardy. Macie helps with daily chores and calf care on the farm and also enjoys showing her dairy cattle.

Campbell Booth is the 12-year-old daughter

of Chris and Courtney Booth of Plymouth.

Campbell, along with her parents and siblings Ava, Royce and Cole, own and operate BoothHaven Holsteins. Campbell loves competing in dairy showmanship contests at shows, teaching about agriculture, and judging dairy cattle. This past year, Campbell worked hard to present two Red and White heifers at the 2018 World Dairy Expo. She also earned a spot in the Showcase of Champions at the 2018 Sheboygan County Fair for being champion showman in her age division. Campbell’s additional interests include her CJ photography, basketball and soccer.

Ashley Brandel is the 12-year-old daughter

of Matthew and Tracy Brandel. Ashley has two brothers - Colton and Justin and a sister, Katie.

Her family partners in Straussdale Holsteins, LLC, where they milk 215 Registered Holsteins located in Lake Mills. Ashley is in 7th grade at Lake Mills Middle School. Ashley is active in the Jefferson County Junior Holstein Association, Wisconsin Milking Shorthorn Association, and the South Side Eagles 4-H Club. Ashley enjoys exhibing cattle at the Jefferson County Fair, Wisconsin State Fair, World Dairy Expo and the North American International Livestock Expo. Ashley enjoys playing basketball and volunteering at

various dairy promotion activities in her community.

Katie Brandel is the 9-year-old daughter of

Matthew and Tracy Brandel. Katie has two brothers - Colton and Justin and a sister, Ashley.

Her family partners in Straussdale Holsteins, LLC, where they milk 215 Registered Holsteins located in Lake Mills. Katie is in 4th grade at Lake Mills Elementary School. Katie is active in the Jefferson County Junior Holstein Association, Wisconsin Milking Shorthorn Association, and the South Side Eagles 4-H Club.

Katie enjoys exhibiting cattle at the Jefferson County Fair, Wisconsin State Fair, World Dairy Expo and the North American International Livestock Expo. Katie enjoys playing basketball and volunteering at various dairy promotion activities in her community.

Cathryn Gunst is the 12-year-old daughter

of Willis and Carla Gunst of Pine River. The family farm consists of over 110 head of Registered Holsteins, of which Cathryn owns 25. Cathryn helps with milking, feeding calves, cleaning calf pens, setting up the milk house and other farm-related chores. In 4-H she serves as reporter and participates in a variety of community service events. As a Junior Holstein member, Cathryn is on the dairy bowl team and participates in the essay contest and craft contest. She shows her cattle at the county fair and district show, and enjoys playing volleyball, softball, soccer and basketball and runs track.

Christopher Gunst is the 12-year-old son of

Willis and Carla Gunst of Pine River. The family farm consists of over 110 head of Registered Holsteins, of which Christopher owns 25. Christopher helps with feeding calves, cleaning calf pens, mixing TMR, and other farm-related chores. Christopher is involved in 4-H, participating in a variety of community service events. As a Junior Holstein member, he is on the dairy bowl team and participates in the wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/December 2018-15

essay contest and craft contest. Christopher shows his cattle at the county fair, district show, and state show. He loves to play soccer, basketball, and baseball, and sings in the junior choir at St. John’s Lutheran School in Fremont.

Logan Harbaugh is the 11-year-old son of Lynn and Sara Harbaugh of Marion. Logan has one brother, Jacob, 13, and a sister, Madison, 8. He is in the 6th grade at St. Martin Lutheran School in Clintonville. At home, he is actively involved with Bella-View Holsteins, a registered heifer operation. He currently owns about 30 animals and enjoys showing them at several county, district, state and national shows.

Logan also enjoys dairy bowl, dairy judging, and is an active member of the Shawano County Junior Holstein Association and the County Line 4-H Club. Logan also enjoys sports and plays basketball, football and baseball.

Levi Nelson is the 12-year-old son of Tracy

Mitchell and Marc Nelson. Levi lives in Ellsworth with his mother and three siblings, Paige, Hannah and Mitchell. Levi is currently a 6th grader at Ellsworth Middle School. When he is not working with his calves (or taming his many barn cats), Levi is active in football, cross country, and baseball, but his favorite sport is wrestling. Levi is a member of the Springbrook 4-H club. He enjoys dairy judging and taking projects to the fair such as rockets, shooting sports, crocheting, and food preservation, along with swine and dairy.

Macie Noble is the 11-year-old daughter of Troy and Jaime Noble. She lives on a dairy and beef farm in Lancaster, where her family farms 1,000 acres and milks 275 Registered Holsteins.

She has an older brother, Drew and an older sister, Ainsley. Macie is in 6th grade at Platteville Middle School. She likes to do arts and crafts, read, and plays volleyball, basketball, and softball. Macie is a member of the Grant County

Welcome to these New Members Junior members: Danielle Ollendorf, Westfield Kylie Pierce, Tomah Gracey Wubbenhorst, Westby Parker Besaw, Omro Adelyn Gilson, Omro Makenna Lang, Omro James & Rachel Pankratz, Auburndale Kelby Voegeli, Arlington Audrey Zirbel, Greenleaf Brady, Carter & Kaylee Jackson, Barron Chloe Kinnard, Casco Sarah Blumer, Monticello Sarah Brokopp, Monticello Holly & Troy Swan, Westfield Ethan & Mason Witscher, Barron Ian & Ty Adrian, Glen Haven Shannon Byers-Krantz, Columbus Logan & MaryAnna Charron, Barron Christian Sachse, Ixonia Trent Schlender, Watertown Mylie Wendorf, Ixonia Elizabeth & Thomas Fossum, Waterville, IA

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Junior Holstein Association and Dairyland Diamonds 4-H Club.

Cameron Ryan is the 9-year-old son of Chad and Amy Ryan of Fond du Lac and has one brother, Dylan, age 10. Cameron is involved in his grandparents’ dairy farm, Ryan-Vu Holsteins. There, he assists with mixing feed and feeding cows, caring for his show heifers, and other aspects of the day-to-day chores. He enjoys showing his cattle at the local, district, state and national levels. He also likes competing in dairy bowl and dairy judging. He is a 4th grader at the Lomira Elementary School, where he is in basketball, flag football, and summer baseball.

Dylan Ryan is the 10-year-old son of Chad

and Amy Ryan of Fond du Lac and has one brother, Cameron, age 9. Dylan is involved in his grandparents’ dairy farm, Ryan-Vu Holsteins. There, he assists with mixing feed and feeding cows, caring for his show heifers, milking cows and any aspects of the fieldwork he can help with. He enjoys showing his cattle at the local, district, state and national levels.

He also likes competing in dairy bowl and dairy judging. He is a 5th grader at the Lomira Elementary School, where he is in basketball, flag football, and summer baseball.

Tessa Schmocker is the 12-year-old daughter

of Dave and Nina Schmocker. Along with her parents and younger sister, Stella, she resides outside of Whitewater, on six acres where they keep their 50 head of dairy cattle. Tessa attends St. Paul’s Lutheran School in Fort Atkinson and is in 6th grade. She enjoys participating in volleyball, forensics, and piano. Tessa also enjoys math, reading, and crafting. She is in the Stone School 4-H club where she shows dairy, sheep, and exhibits sewing.

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Dairy students share their post-secondary experiences

Picking a college or technical school can be challenging. Whether it’s figuring out what you plan on doing for a career or where you’d like to attend. Wisconsin has a wide variety of 4-year and 2-year colleges where students can specialize and prepare for careers in agriculture. Six dairy kids share their experiences at each school they attend to give future students an idea of what to except and give them an idea of what each school is like. Thank you to those that participated in our roundtable.

1. Where did you grow up and what is your background in agriculture? What are you majoring in and what are your plans after graduation?

Heather Griesmer, Lakeshore Technical College: I grew up in rural Rubicon with a love for the outdoors and agriculture. Around 12 years old, I started to help my aunt and uncle on their dairy farm, and this is where my love for the industry began. In 2015, I started to work at my neighbor’s dairy and in 2016 I started at another dairy farm. Throughout high school, I took just about all the agricultural classes available to me. This industry is where I see myself in a future career. I found the Agribusiness Science and Technology program at Lakeshore Technical College, which is a two-year program. I may take a third year for the Dairy Herd Management program as well to receive two Associate Degrees. I do not have a specific career chosen for after graduation, but I love to work in the dairy industry and plan to stay there.

Erica Helmer, UW-River Falls: I grew up on my family’s 75-cow Registered Holstein farm in Plymouth. As part of the seventh generation to live and work on the farm, I developed a strong passion for the dairy industry. I became extremely involved in 4-H, FFA and the Junior Holstein Association as a youth which allowed me to gain knowledge and a passion for the dairy industry.

I am currently a senior at UW-River Falls where I am majoring in Dairy Science with a science emphasis. I have an interest in dairy cattle genetics, statistical genomics and data analysis. I am now considering my options for after I graduate in May 2019, including continuing my education at graduate school, getting a position in the dairy industry or some combination of the two.

Sarah Kearns, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College: I grew up in Southwest Wisconsin in Seneca. My parents own and operate a 150 cow dairy farm. I am majoring in Animal Science at Southwest Technical College. After graduation, I plan to work as a calf manager.

Rachel McCullough, UW-Madison Farm & Industry Short Course: I grew up my on family’s 55-cow Registered Holstein farm, Rock-N-Hill-II, in Juda. Before leaving for school, I was very involved in the day-to-day farm work, reproductive and vaccination protocols, as well as taking care of the farm’s general paper work.

Currently, I am in my first year at UW-Madison Farm and Industry Short Course where I am studying dairy herd management. After I finish, I plan to return home, help on the farm, and enroll for a second year. After completing my second year, I plan to continue to work in the dairy industry in southern Wisconsin.

Michael Moede, UW-Madison: I grew up in Algoma on a small hobby farm where we have some select show animals that we show at all levels. I am currently a junior studying Dairy Science at UWMadison. After graduation I hope to find a job in the dairy industry.

Zach Tolzman, UW-Platteville: I grew up in Dodgeville which is located in the southwest part of the state. I began showing Holsteins when I was about eight years old. I did not grew up on a farm, but I had great friends which allowed me to show their animals at local, district and state 22–wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/December 2018

shows. Through my experience of showing Holsteins and being a part of the Wisconsin Holstein Association, I chose dairy science as my major at UW-Platteville. After graduation I want to either go into the A.I. industry or work for a high type farm.

2. Why did you choose to attend your school?

Griesmer: Lakeshore Technical College has a great program for their students. One of the main reasons I chose this school is due to the shared program that is offered through the Agribusiness program. With this, I am attending LTC, but go to class at Moraine Park Technical College.

This allows me to live at home and continue my jobs, while attending class at Lakeshore Tech.

Helmer: I chose UW-River Falls because of its strong, positive reputation in agriculture, specifically its Dairy Science program which is one of the largest in the U.S. In addition, the campus is equivalent to a second home as it has several benefits and opportunities that are offered. I also believed that I would be able to obtain my degree and compete in the national dairy judging competitions within three years which I was able to do.

UW-River Falls is a smaller school located in a smaller community in a beautiful area on the Kinnickinnic River but still near a big city that I believed would be a good fit for me. Additionally, the cost and the scholarships offered played a part in my decision to attend UW-River Falls.

Kearns: I choose Southwest Tech because I was interested in a two-year school that had a good reputation in agriculture.

McCullough: I decided to come to UW-Madison Farm and Industry Short Course because it was more of a hands-on school, and it better fit around my schedule so that I could help out as much as possible on my home farm. I have also had many of my family members and friends go through the program and had a good experience with it.

Moede: Both of my parents went to UW-River Falls for their bachelor’s degrees, and my mom went to vet school at UW-Madison. I got to hear about both schools, but in the end the city, faculty, academics, and World Dairy Expo won me over.

Tolzman: I choose UW-Platteville because of the small atmosphere. I like that my classes have no more than 50 people in them which gives you a one-on-one connection with your professors. It’s easy to make lots of connections outside of the classroom as well.

3. What are some of the most valuable experiences you’ve had in school?

Griesmer: The most valuable experience I received thus far in school was the end of the school year my first year. Here, I received the Program Excellence Award for the Agriculture Technician program (first year of Agribusiness Program). This was very rewarding and an honor to me as my hard work in school paid off. On the classroom side, we have done a few field days. In agronomy, we did a trip to a field plot where an agronomist talked to us about her job and gave us tips on agronomy. I learned a lot from this and was happy to take part in it.

Helmer: The most valuable experience that I have had here at River Falls is being on the winning World Dairy Expo Intercollegiate Dairy Judging Contest. This experience was like none other as I was able to work closely with my coach/professor and teammates while being given opportunities to visit several different farms in the area. Furthermore, this experience allowed me to create many industry connections, improve my speaking skills and find some of my best friends in my teammates.

In addition to being on the judging team, I also thoroughly enjoyed being involved in the Falcon Premier Sale where I was also able to make endless industry connections with professionals in the industry.

This experience allowed me to use my judging and evaluation skills to serve on the selection committee for the sale.

Kearns: I have met some great people! I also had the honor of traveling to Louisville with the dairy judging team from Southwest Tech to judge

at NAILE. McCullough: One experience that I had through UW-Madison Farm and Industry Short Course that I really enjoyed was our Ag Experience Tour. On this tour we went to central Wisconsin where we got to tour a wide variety of different operations in variety of different industries.

Moede: Badger Dairy Club. Everything that we do together is just a lot of fun. World Dairy Expo, ADSA, farm and industry related tours, and the Invitational Sale really adds a lot of great college memories.

Tolzman: One of the most valuable experiences I have had at Platteville was joining Alpha Gamma Rho, which is a professional agriculture fraternity. The amount of connections I have been able to acquire from joining Alpha Gamma Rho is unimaginable. If I could go back the thing I would change is I would have joined sooner.

In these organizations, I have been able to meet new people that are in the four year Dairy Science program. I also get to be involved with organizations that are very active in the dairy industry.

Moede: I’m involved in Badger Dairy Club and Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity. They have helped me grow professionally and have made some great friends from them. They’ve provided so many opportunities to get involved and become a more well rounded person.

Tolzman: At school I am involved in the Pioneer Dairy Club, Pioneer Bass Fishing team, and Alpha Gamma Rho. Within the dairy club I was on sale committee this past year for the Pioneer Dairy Classic and as well as yearbook coordinator. I would recommend to any juniors and seniors when you get on campus to get involved it will help the transition from high school to college.

4. What do you enjoy most about the school and campus?

Griesmer: Lakeshore Technical College is a beautiful campus. The staff are very friendly and helpful. Lakeshore Technical College has put on a few different activities to help people find their future careers. Over this past summer, they held a camp for girls to explore the agricultural field.

Here they had women from different agricultural careers come in and talk to the students to inform them on their importance they can have in the industry. I helped volunteer for this program and it was a great experience. For the students in the Agribusiness program this year, they are holding a career day where different companies are coming in. We get to network with these companies to find a potential job position. We are able to do interviews with any companies we would like, and they can pick anyone they are interested in doing an interview with.

Helmer: UW-River Falls has offered endless opportunities to me as a student. I find myself being involved in as much as I possibly can, allowing me to grow as much as I possibly can. While I truly enjoy the knowledge offered here on campus, I also love the environment. Professors and experts offer open doors and the other students are just as welcoming.

Kearns: The campus is very easy to figure out, all of the ag classes are in one building. I really enjoy all the instructors, they are extremely helpful if you have any questions.

McCullough: The most enjoyable part of being in school and on campus is being able to meet new people that have the same goals and interests as I do. I also enjoy being able to learn more about specific topics that I am looking to go into in the future.

Moede: The sports. Camp Randall and the Kohl Center are awesome.

I grew up watching Wisconsin sports on TV and always dreamed of going to school here. Now that I am here, it’s a ton of fun to attend as many games as possible.

Tolzman: One thing I love about Platteville with it being so small it’s easy to get to know a lot of people. Throughout my three years on campus, I have been able to meet lots of great people, who I might not have been able to meet if I would of went to a larger school.

6. What have you learned about your school that you weren’t expecting or didn’t know before?

Griesmer: Although I was all for the shared program, I was a little worried about it. I had never been in this kind of school setting. The classes connect over technology, an IVC system. The instructor is up at the Lakeshore campus, while I am at Moraine Park. I have always been in a traditional classroom with the teacher in front of me. This was a definite change for me, but I don’t mind it. This also goes for online classes as I never had taken one before. I thought they were going to be very difficult and hard to work on, but as long as you keep working through and put your mind to it, it isn’t bad. These were two things that I did not know a lot about prior to going to school, but now that I have gone through it, I am very happy with my decisions.

Helmer: By attending UW-River Falls, there wasn’t really anything that I learned about my school that I wasn’t expecting. My experience here has been tremendous. The most eye opening experience here was probably living in the dorms and living in close quarters with a roommate (which I never had when I was young), but this is with any college experience not only River Falls.

Kearns: Southwest Technical College has hands-on experience. You don’t just sit in a classroom and learn from a text book or computer screen. We go outside or down to the shop and learn by doing.

McCullough: While I have been at UW-Madison Farm and Industry Short Course I have been able to learn a variety of things about the industry. I thought coming in that I would just be learning about the dairy industry, but I have actually been able to learn more about growing crops also.

Moede: Coming into college I really did not know a lot of people or have a lot of connections. I really wasn’t expecting the faculty to be so helpful and willing to take time out of their day to help. You just have to ask and people will help.

Tolzman: The biggest thing I learned freshman year was that winter in Wisconsin is even colder when you must walk to class. I would recommend getting a good winter jacket and some gloves. Also always map out the shortest possible distance between classes. Professors will not like if you skip class because you don’t want to walk to class. College is a lot of walking no matter how small your campus is.

5. Are you involved in any organizations? If so which ones and what have you gained by being involved.

Griesmer: This year I was able to join Lakeshore Technical College’s Dairy Club. I can tell this club will really help me in my future agricultural and dairy career. I have not done too much with this club yet, but I have now attended two different dairy conferences with the Club.

The first was a Dairy Herdsperson Conference and the other is a Calf Care Program. These have been very beneficial to me as I am learning a lot to bring back to the farm and my schooling to help prepare me for my future. I will also be partaking in other events through this club and I am excited to learn from them.

Helmer: On campus I am involved in many organizations including Dairy Club, Block and Bridle, Alpha Zeta and Collegiate Farm Bureau.

By being involved in these organizations, I have gained relationships with fellow classmates in addition to professionals throughout the industry. My experiences throughout my college career cannot be compared to any other. The relationships and skills that I have gained through these experiences are ones that I will use for a lifetime, no matter where I end up or what I end up pursuing a career in. The best advice I have to offer is to get involved and explore!

Kearns: I am in the FARM club program here on campus. We have a 10 gallon challenge, where we donate 10 gallons of milk to different places that are needed.

McCullough: While being on campus I have been a part of different organizations such as Badger Dairy Club and Collegiate Farm Bureau.

7. What advice do you have for high school juniors and seniors considering their educational options?

Griesmer: I feel furthering your education and getting the most out of it is very important. My advice to high school juniors and seniors is to not be afraid to do what you love. Push for what you want and make it happen. I also feel that it is important to expand your knowledge and experiences. Get the most out of school while you can.

Helmer: As a graduating senior, I have no regrets in my college decision.

With this, I cannot stress enough to weigh all your options when choosing a school to further your education. Do your homework and consider all options, visit several schools, talk to faculty and professors, talk to current students, tour the community, and then make your decision. This is not a fast process, so don’t jump on a decision.When considering several schools, make sure that you make it YOUR decision instead of those who influence you.

Kearns: If you really want to go to college but don’t want to do four year, Southwest Tech is a great option. They will help you if you have questions, they have people in the Knox learning center that can help you in between or after class if you are struggling in any course.

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School Roundtable, continued from page 23 your options open. Don’t go somewhere just because that is where your friends are going or it is the first option that comes to mind. Make sure that the school that you are going to is what you want and that you are able to get something out of the program. Make sure you have fun and make the best out of whatever decision that you make.

Moede: Depending on your desired future profession, get some sort of higher education that is a fit for you to succeed. I think some type of extra education is important just to get a good start on a future profession.

Tolzman: Go to a four-year school! Yes, it is two more years of school than if you go to a technical school but it will pay off in the end. From my three years of college I have learned college is a time to mature and learn about yourself as person. For most people it’s their first time they ever live on their own. It’s a unique time for you go out and meet people and get experiences you otherwise would never have.

8. What was most helpful to you in high school while preparing to go to school?

Griesmer: When preparing to go onto college, I didn’t know what I wanted. I didn’t know where to go or what to go for. I didn’t know what I wanted for my future career, but I knew I wanted to be in agriculture.

When in school I took as many agriculture classes possible. When I found Lakeshore Technical College, it offered the shared program and a wellrounded agriculture program. I wasn’t going into anything specific, so the program was perfect. I found this program through a college and career fair. Now that I have been in this for almost a year and a half, I am seeing that the Dairy Management program may be another option for me next year.

Helmer: The most helpful thing that I did in high school as preparation for college is take all the college credits that I possibly could. By doing so, I am able to graduate in three years. I am very thankful that I had this opportunity in high school. In addition, like I stated before, make sure that you consider all options when preparing for further education. Take

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all opportunities that you can to better prepare yourself for the future.

Kearns: When I was in high school I was able to go outside and do hands on experience, I was able to learn different things on the farm that have helped me with some of my classes.

McCullough: The most helpful things that I did in high school that helped to prepare me for college was being able to be involved in organizations that helped me to figure out what I wanted to continue to pursue. Also, by being in these organizations I already knew some of the people I was going to be in school with. I asked a lot of questions of people that had gone through the program so I had a better idea of what to expect. The final and most important thing that I did was fill out scholarships. At the time when you are filling them out, it seems boring and like it will never pay off. Trust me; they do when you start having to write the checks for school.

Moede: College prep classes are great and all, but they aren’t everything.

I think being involved really helped me. Playing sports, FFA, 4-H, and the farm really kept me busy and taught me good management skills.

College can get pretty intense so I am thankful I can plan ahead and budget my time.

Tolzman: I would recommend going and touring any potential school on your list. Not only do you get a day out of school but it will help you make the best decision for yourself. Being able to walk around to see what ever college offers will help you make your decision a lot easier.

9. Is there anything else you would like to add regarding your school experience?

Helmer: Advice: Get involved, be active in the community, venture out of your comfort zone and always put your education first!

Kearns: If you are on the edge about going to college or not, just go do it. You have so many opportunities to experience through college that you might not get later on.

Tolzman: Once you get on campus find one or two clubs you really like and get Involved! This will help you immensely, being able to meet people will build friendships that will last a lifetime.

Four to compete for 2019 Wisconsin Holstein Princess

Four Junior Holstein members will vie for the Wisconsin Holstein Princess and Princess Attendant positions at the upcoming Junior Holstein Convention in Stevens Point. Along with their written application scores, they will go through an interview with a panel of judges, group interview, present a speech and answer impromptu questions in front of junior membership at the Princess luncheon on Sat., January 5, 2019. All are welcome to join the the luncheon or the annual banquet where the new court will be crowned on Saturday evening beginning at 7 p.m. Tickets may be purchased by submitting the registration form found online at www.wisholsteins.com/juniorevents or in the November 2018 issue of the Wisconsin Holstein News.

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Mikayla Endres is the 19-year-old daughter of Kevin and Heidi Endres of Lone Rock. She is a member of the Richland County Junior Holstein Association. Mikayla is involved on her family’s farm, KnH Endres, and is currently in charge of the show heifer program, caring for them at home and while at shows throughout the show season. She is a sophomore at Madison College where she is completing the Liberal Arts Transfer Program and plans to transfer to UW-Madison in the fall of 2019 to earn a degree in Life Science Communications with a minor in Agriculture Business.

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David and Dyan Gwidt. She resides in Pulaski where she, her parents, and her five siblings milk 120 cows. Madelynn is a freshman at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville majoring in Dairy Science and Agribusiness with an emphasis in Marketing and Communications. In high school, she was extremely active in FFA serving multiple officer positions. Currently, Madelynn is in her 13th year in 4-H, and is serving as the club President.

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daughter of Paul and Jenny Siemers of Kiel.

She is a junior at Plymouth High School where she is involved in FFA, FBLA, Forensics, Student Council, Model UN, the Green Team, WeAct, and various other activities. She is the president of the Manitowoc County Junior Holstein and is also a member of the Meeme Busy Badgers 4-H Club. She has two older brothers, Josh and Jake, and enjoys working as the sixth generation on her family’s large dairy farm, Siemers Holsteins.

Emily Steger, 19, is the daughter of Tim and Char Steger of rural Prairie du Chien. She is an active member of the Crawford County Junior Holstein Association. Emily is currently a sophomore at the University of WisconsinPlatteville where she plans to obtain a degree in Agricultural Business. She has a post-graduation goal of pursuing a career in agricultural finances. While growing up on her family’s Registered Holstein operation, Emily’s passion to care for and show dairy cattle prospered. Off the farm, Emily is involved in Crawford County State Fair Dairy Team, Pioneer Dairy Club, and CERES Women’s Fraternity.

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SALE REPORTS Wisconsin Holstein Halloween Harvest Sale - October 29

A beautiful uddered group of young cows along with an impressive group of springing heifers and two fancy show age heifers awaited potential buyers on October 29, 2018 at the Great Northern Sales Arena, Fond du Lac. The Halloween Harvest Sale was sponsored by the Wisconsin Holstein Association with Bryan Stremcha serving as sale committee chairman. Sale offerings featured impressive Registered Holsteins from Wisconsin as well as surrounding states. A variety of animals were offered to fit any producer’s operation.

Sharing honors at the top of the buyer’s list were Black-Rock Doorman Deb 001 VG-88 and Sun-Made Larions Crush-ET. Both sold for $3,000. Black-Rock Doorman Deb 001 was consigned by Alek Krueger from Hazel Green and was purchased by Justin Giese of Edgar. This Doorman Junior 3-Year-Old was named Reserve Junior All-American Summer Yearling in 2016 and looks to complete four generations of Excellent in the very near future.

Sun-Made Larions Crush-ET was consigned by Dr. Chris Keim of Fort Atkinson and sold to Liberty Genetics, Kemptville, Ontario.

This fancy March 2018 heifer sired by Crush is from the Reserve AllWisconsin 5-Year-Old 2018, Comestar Larion Goldwyn-ET EX-94 who hails from the famed Lili Starbuck family at Lylehaven. Her maternal sister, Sun-Made Crave Drn Diane-ET took second place and was honored as first bred and owned in the 2018 International Holstein Show.

Another cow with many admirers, was Tree-Hayven Atwood Autumn consigned by Austen Schmidt and Brandon Ferry, Cascade.

Recently raised to VG-89 with an EX-91 mammary at less than a month fresh, this well-balanced Atwood is sure to add more points and sold milking 142 pounds. The final bid of $2,650 was placed by Chris Weiland of Spencer.

Selling for $2,625 was the consignment from Henk and Bonnie Van Dyk of New Richmond. Willows-Edge Gold Java-ET VG-86 sold to Jim Brown from Hastings, Minn. This Goldsun 3-year-old sold milking 106 pounds and is backed by the Grand Champion from the 2013 Midwest Fall National Junior Show, Ms Jacobs Sanchez JannaET, EX-93.

Martin Kinyon, Lone Rock paid $2,600 for Our-Favorite Zealous-ET VG-86. This McGucci 3-year-old from the type expert, OurFavorite Unlimited EX-94 2E, sold milking 100 pounds with all the makings of a sixth generation Excellent.

The high selling bred heifer at $2,400 was consigned by the Booth Family of Plymouth. Booth-Haven Lyric-Red-ET is a Denote daughter from five Excellent dams and sold due in December with a Jordy heifer calf. Adam Voigts added her to his Platteville herd.

At day’s end the 59 live lots averaged $1,832 with buyers coming from Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska and Ontario. Darrell Worden sold the sale with Kevin Jorgensen providing pedigree highlights. Ringmen included Rick Bovre, Brandon Ferry, Lynn Harbaugh, Don Mayer, Bryan Stremcha, Chad Ryan and Ron Roskopf. Great Northern Land & Cattle Co., Inc. handled the clerking duties.

Thank you to all of the consignors, bidders, buyers and sale staff for their efforts in making this sale successful. Also, thank you to the Great Northern for handling sale management and catalog creation.

Registered Holsteins, regardless of economic outlook, are valued by fellow dairy breeders.

Krohlow Registered Holsteins & Jerseys Complete Dispersal October 19

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It was a cold, rainy, windy day on October 19, 2018 at the Krohlow Complete Dispersal but the bidding was lively with bids coming from the crowd, on the phone and online. Craig and Marlene Krohlow dispersed their high-type Holstein and Jersey herd at their well-maintained Black Creek farmstead. The Holstein herd currently boasted a classification BAA of 113%, among the highest in the nation. Since 1980, the Krohlows have bred 107 Excellents and developed 51 Excellent cows. Most recently they were named Premier Breeder and Exhibitor at the 2018 District 7 Holstein Show. The small, but mighty Jersey group within the herd boasted the Wisconsin Jersey Futurity winner in 2018 and the Grand Champion from the High Protein Show in both 2017 and 2018.

The 2018 Wisconsin Jersey Futurity winner commanded the top price of the day at $11,000. Krohlow Comerica Anna, VG-89, sold

due back to Choice for the 2019 shows. Anna’s list of show earning is impressive with a third place finish in the Wisconsin Summer Championship Jersey Show. Having claimed the Supreme Champion honors at the 2017 High Protein Show, Anna was the choice of John Vosters and Jim Ostrom of Kaukauna.

Among the group of sensational heifers, a crowd favorite was the red and white Absolute daughter, Craig-Kro Abslute Tiffy-Red. This late July summer yearling sold serviced to Diamondback and is backed by the EX-92 Ladd-P daughter of All-American and All-Canadian, Silvermine Adv Tally-Red-ET EX-93 2E. The final bid of $7,050 for this promising young animal came from Verlo DeWall of Shannon, Ill. Her dam is also relocating to Illinois but in the herd of Olivia Schluter of Red Bud. Schluter paid $5,200 for Milksource Lad TaffyRed-ET who is a spitting image of her exceptional brood cow dam, Tally-Red, and is certain to add more points.

A member of the Krohlow’s winning best three females from the District 7 Show commanded the next high price of $4,000. CraigKro Brokaw Alsa, EX-91 EX-MS, sold to Todd Clark from Wilton through Cowbuyer.com.

Chris Hill and Kevin Jorgensen kept the sale moving from their positions in the auction box while Rick Bovre, Lynn Harbaugh and Ron Roskopf fielded bids from the crowd. Kaleb Kruse represented those bidding online.

The cattle were presented in the ring by Savannah Micke, Jen Krull, Andy Steinhagen and Brandon Ferry. The excellent presentation of the herd was handled by Ryan and Travis Krohlow along with Cody Schultz, Brandon Smith, Wyatt Lee, Kyle Knaup and Tyler Carter. Great Northern Land & Cattle Co., Inc. managed the sale.

Wisconsin Juniors Compete in NAILE Judging Contests

The Wisconsin 4-H dairy judging team had a successful day at the 2018 North American International Livestock Exposition. The team is made up of the top placing individuals from the state contest who were not on the top two teams. As a team, they were fourth team overall, seventh in Brown Swiss, fourth in Guernsey, tenth in Holstein and second in Jersey. All Wisconsin 4-H team members placed in the top 20 individuals for reasons and earned fourth team in oral reasons.

Twenty 4-H and FFA teams competed in the youth division.

Individually, Emma Buss placed as the ninth individual overall, fifth in Ayrshires, and eighth in Guernseys. Sarah Hagenow was the 21st individual overall, first in Brown Swiss, eighth in Jerseys, and seventh in reasons. Fritzy Ullom was tenth in Guernseys and Mikayla Knorn was fourth in Jerseys.

Front - Mikayla Knorn, Emma Buss and Sarah Hagenow; back coach Bob Hagenow and Fritzy Ullom

Sale crew with high seller, Krohlow Comerica Anna VG-89.

Wisconsin was also well-represented in the Collegiate Division of the NAILE dairy judging contest. The team from UW-Platteville was sixth team overall, third in Brown Swiss, second in Holsteins, and fourth in reasons. Team members included: Avery Kotlarczyk, 17th overall and ninth in Ayshire; Otis Johnson, 10th overall; 10th in Brown Swiss, sixth in Holstein, and seventh in reasons; Brianna Hall, seventh in Guernseys, second in Holsteins, and ninth in reasons; and Charlie Elliott, ninth in Holsteins.

Samantha Schuessler competed on the team from Cal Poly, placing 14th overall and eigth in Ayrshires. The team was fifth overall and fourth in Brown Swiss.

The team from UW-Madison was ninth overall. Nicole Pralle was 20th overall, seventh in Brown Swiss, ninth in Guernseys. Alyssa Templeton was 16th overall. Emma Olstad completed the team.

UW River Falls was 13th overall with Alyssa Seitz placing fourth in Guernseys. Other team members included James Ehlen, Sam Minch and Morgan Olbrich.

The University of Minnesota team placed first in the Collegiate division, as well as first in Holsteins and first in reasons. Rachel Coyne was second overall, second in Holsteins, and third in reasons.

Sixteen teams competed in the collegiate division.

Rachel Coyne, 1st place in the 2018 NAILE Collegiate Judging Contest

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2018 Wisconsin Top Performer Application Form Name of animal: ______________________________________ Reg. # _____________________ Owner: _____________________________________________________ Address:_____________________________________________________ Telephone _________________________________ E-mail _________________________________ Final Score ______________ Age at Classification ______________ BAA of Animal ____________ Lactation Number When Classified ____________

Months in Milk when Classified ___________

305 Day (or less) Record ___________________________________________________________________________________ Age Days Milk # BF% BF# True P% True P#

__________ X 20 or 25* + __________ + __________= __________ BAA #Fat #Protein Ranking Points Contest Rules: 1.

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Production records completed from January 1 to December 31, 2017. Limit of 5 applications per age division and postmarked by WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2019.

All production records should be 305 days or less.

Cow must be classified at least GP if a 2 year old or VG if 3 year old or older.

Classification should be from the lactation being submitted for award. You may also submit a pedigree for classification verification if needed. For permanently scored cows, the permanent score will be used.

Cows must be housed in Wisconsin for the entire lactation to receive recognition.

This contest is for Wisconsin Holstein Association members.

All records will be entered on a TRUE PROTEIN BASIS. *2 & 3 year olds use 20 for the multiplier; all older animals use 25 as the multiplier to obtain ranking points.

Materials to be submitted with the application form for eligibility:

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A copy of the Official Test Sheet for the lactation being considered.

A copy of the registration paper as proof of registration and ownership.

A copy of the official BAA print out of traits provided after classification on farm or received in mail.

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Breed

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Address ___________________________________________________________________________ Signature of Exhibitor_________________________________________ Mail Futurity Entry to: Wisconsin Holstein Association, 902 8th Ave., Baraboo, WI 53913

Name of Owner ________________________________________________ Phone ____________________________ Email: ________________________________________

Fee Schedule: Payment of $35 per animal due by May 15, 2019; late entries will be accepted from May 16-August 15, 2019 for $100 per animal.

Full entry fees must accompany entry form or sent within the appropriate time noted above. Owners of the animal being shown must be a paid member 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.

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Full Name of Animal

In the event however, that any condition should arise which prevents the showing of the Futurity, the right is reserved to cancel same and refunds made to persons owning females that have been nominated, their share of all monied accrued after the deduction of actual expenses in the promotion of the Futurity.

SALE OF ELIGIBLE ANIMALS: When an animal that is entered in the All-Breeds Futurity is sold, the eligibility may be transferred to the new owner, and it shall be his responsibility to inform the Futurity Committee of the change of ownership. The seller shall inform the buyer that the animal purchased is already entered in the Futurity. To aid in this, exhibitors will receive an entry certificate for each animal after entry payment has been received. New owners will need to sign an entry form after notification of entry into Futurity.

OPEN CLASS SHOWING: If the show is held at the Wisconsin State Fair, all animals shown in the All-Breeds Futurity are eligible upon proper entry to be shown in the open class competition of the respective breed show. It is the responsibility of the animal’s owner to fill out the necessary forms for open class competition.

MISCELLANEOUS: Neither the Wisconsin Holstein Association nor the Wisconsin Holstein Futurity Committee is in any way responsible for the condition of the premises in which the Futurity is held and is not liable in the event of accident or loss of persons or property. All matter pertaining to the showing of the Futurity are subject to the rules, regulations and health requirements of any WI Holstein Association sponsored show along with those for the show at which the Futurity is held.

DRESS CODE: Every exhibitor must have formal dress to show in the Futurity. (Minimum requirements for men include a shirt, tie and dress pants while women should wear a dress, business suit or the equivalent.) Exhibitors not meeting the minimum dress code requirement will be denied entry into the show ring.

Interest on Futurity entry fee accounts and any sponsorship monies may be used to offset show expenses at the discretion of the WHA Board of Directors and the Wisconsin Holstein Futurity Committee.

Wisconsin Holstein Association’s All-Breeds Futurity 2021

PURPOSE: To stimulate interest in the breeding and exhibiting of outstanding Registered Purebred Dairy Cattle of 87% RHA or higher. To promote the Registered Holstein breed and dairy industry to the general public with an appealing and memorable presentation.

PROCEDURES: An animal is nominated by an owner. All nominations are the responsibility of the owner. Dates, fees and rules will be followed to the letter.

ELIGIBILITY: Any registered female from any of the 7 major dairy breeds that was born September 1, 2017 through August 31, 2018 is eligible for Wisconsin Holstein Association’s 2021 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.

FEES: Entries, along with $35 per animal, must be postmarked on or before May 15, 2019. Late entries will be accepted from May 16-August 15, 2019 at $100 per animal. Full entry fees must accompany entry form or sent within the appropriate time noted above.

PURSE: The purse in this event shall consist of all monies received by the All-Breeds Futurity (plus interest earned) as nomination fees, less the actual expenses incurred in its promotion and management.

All Futurity monies shall be kept in a separate Futurity Fund and used only for Futurity purposes.

The purse in this event will be divided among the first forty Futurity placings as follows: 1st place winner - 15% plus sponsorship monies 2nd .........12% Next ten places ............2% each 3rd ............9% Next ten places .........1.5% each 4th ............8% Next fifteen places .......1% each 5th ............6% (If 100% of purse money is not distributed by above breakdown, the balance will be split equally amongst all participants.)

REFUNDS: When nomination fees and the payment in connection with the Futurity are received, they are committed for the purse of this event and no refunds will be made, whether or not the animal is shown or its eligibility discontinued by owner.

Wisconsin Holstein Association’s All-Breeds Futurity 2021

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Polk County Youth have strong showing at National Contests Junior Dairy Management

Osceola FFA won the National Junior Dairy Management Contest in Harrisburg, Penn., in September. The National Junior Dairy Management Contest has many aspects of a working dairy operation. Team members included Marie and Grace Haase, Kristi Getschel, and Mikayla Peper. Fifty-eight young people from five states participated in the 32nd annual contest this year.

Youth judged one class of cows and completed linear evaluations.

Another segment was farm financial records. The content changes yearly, but questions revolve around understanding a balance sheet, calculating financial ratios, and farm business structures. Additional components of the contest included feeding and nutrition, dairy foods, facilities, and animal welfare.

Students, both 4-H and FFA, worked independently to answer questions in these six areas, worth a total of 600 points. Then, the top five individuals were interviewed and that score was added to the written scores they received earlier in the day. The interview covered three dairy-related questions about animal care, farm protocols, and consumer confidence. But, those, too, change each year.

Mikayla Peper placed fourth in the youth division (4-H and FFA combined). She placed in the top five individuals in each of the six segments. Marie Haase placed fifth overall. Marie also won the Farm Business portion with a perfect score and the Cattle Housing and Facilities section. Kristi Getchel was the seventh overall individual and Grace Haase was 11th overall. There were 12 teams in the FFA division, and Osceola topped the next team by over 250 points!

L to R: Coach Patti Hurtgen, Kristi Getschel, Grace Haase, Mikayla Peper and Marie Haase

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The Osceola FFA team won the state FFA Career Development and Evaluation Contest in the spring of 2018. They earned the right to represent Wisconsin at the national level this fall.

They placed third at the All-American Dairy Show in Harrisburg, Penn. They were just two points from winning the contest. The

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team won the Jersey breed and placed second in Ayrshire, third in Guernseys, third in Oral Reasons, and fifth in Holsteins.

Grace Haase was the seventh Individual Overall. She was third in the Ayrshire breed, fifth in Jerseys, and fifth in Reasons. Marie Haase was eighth Individual overall and was second in the Jersey breed. Kristi Getschel was eighth in Reasons and eighth in Ayrshires.

A few weeks later the team traveled to Indianapolis, Ind., to compete in the National FFA Career Development and Evaluation Contest. This contest included a written test on dairy management, evaluation of DHI records, six classes of dairy cattle to judge, three sets of oral reasons, and a team activity that includes evaluating a farm and providing feedback in the form of an oral team presentation on a farm’s nutrition program.

The Osceola team earned third place in this national contest and all four team members earned a “Gold” ranking. Mikayla Peper earned the second overall individual in the entire contest. Teammate Marie Haase won the written test portion and placed 5th in the contest.

National 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl contest

Polk County’s senior dairy bowl team topped the state 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl Contest in February, earning the right to represent Wisconsin at the national contest, consisting of youth between the ages of 15 and 19. The Polk County team members include captain Marie Haase, Kristi Getschel, Mikayla Peper all of Osceola, and Tayler Elwood of Amery.

At the 38th annual North American 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl Contest, held at the famous North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Kentucky on Saturday, November 3, 17 teams were in attendance. Wisconsin went undefeated through the first four rounds of competition until they met New York. In a close match, the Empire State sent Wisconsin to the consolation bracket, where they worked their way back to the finals – a rematch with New York. New York took the championship with their all-state team for the fifth straight year and notching their 15th title in 39 years.

The Dairy Bowl program encourages youth to increase their dairy knowledge as they prepare for the contest. They learn life skills - critical thinking, decision-making, problem solving, communication skills, and independent thinking – when preparing for competition.

They also gain knowledge in dairy nutrition, milk quality, herd health, breeding and genetics, marketing, dairy foods, and calf raising. The sources and materials used to form question are nearly endless, as new information and dairy research is conducted daily.

Teams attended the awards banquet on Saturday evening where the top six teams were recognized. The participants with the highest written test score from the night before were also announced. Wisconsin’s Marie Haase earned the highest score on the written test and Kristi Getschel placed 10th among the 70 contestants. Cody Getschel was the last Polk County 4-H member to top the written test in 2012.

Sending the winning county team makes Wisconsin unique. Most states select their top four 4-Hers as their representatives. Wisconsin and Polk County have an advantage. Team members aren’t just acquaintances, they know each other’s strengths, and genuinely like each other. It is hard to create a new “team” each year with youth from across the state who may have never even met each other. They might be a team in name, but not necessarily in spirit.

The national 4-H contest is different than many breed dairy bowl contests. A 50 question (short-answer) written test is taken the night before the contest and counts the next day. Scores from five questions from each team member is tallied for each round, for a possible 100 points per round. However, the actual scores that the team earned on the test are not known. Only the two scorekeepers are privy to those numbers until they are revealed after the team and toss-up questions have been answered. Another set of points is earned when answering the discussion questions. During this time, team members can discuss their answers to five questions and the team captain provides the group’s collaborative answers to the panel of three judges. The 20 toss-up questions are when the individual team members can buzz in and showcase their areas of knowledge. After three different team members correctly answer a question, a four-part bonus question is

National Dairy Shrine Museum in Fort Atkinson, Wis. The winning team was from Polk County 4-H in northwest Wisconsin. They topped the second team by over 250 points and it was the highest point total in the history of the contest.

Team members include Grace and Marie Haase form Osceola and Courtney Glenna and Katherine Elwood from Amery.

A Year in Review

L to R: Taylor Elwood, Kristi Getschel, Marie Haase and Mikayla Peper offered to that team only. If all parts are correct a maximum of 20 points are rewarded. If segments are correct, partial credit it given.

Polk earned bonuses in nearly every round, and often earned multiple bonus in a round. The judges are all university professors or state dairy extension specialists.

Wisconsin has previously won the national contest twice in 39 years – Barron County in 1994 and Polk County in 2011. Wisconsin 4-H also placed second at the national contest in 2012 when Polk County 4-H sent a team, and four other times in the history of the contest.

Dr. Donna M. Amaral-Phillips, Extension Professor and Extension Dairy Nutritionist at the University of Kentucky, has been the contest superintendent for 29 years. She is assisted by Dr. Warren Gilson, retired Dairy Extension specialist at the University of Georgia.

The Dairy Quiz Bowl started in 1980, and has always been held in conjunction with the North American International. That exposition is the largest purebred livestock exposition in the world. Sponsors of this contest include American Dairy Science Association, Perdue Agribusiness, Select Sires, National Dairy Shrine, North American International Livestock Exposition, and Hoard’s Dairyman.

The team participated in five national contests dairy contests this year. Earlier this summer, they placed second at the National Holstein Convention Dairy Bowl Contest. The team earned the highest score on the written test and Marie Haase has the highest written test score.

Their teams earned five top three national finishes. An impressive feat! And it is unlikely that any other individual, school, county, or state can match five national dairy contests in a year’s time.

Additionally, Marie Haase earned the top test score in all three national contests with an exam – National Holstein’s Knowledge Exam, National FFA written test, and the National 4-H dairy quiz bowl written exam. That is the very first time that has been accomplished – and doubtful it will ever be matched.

While the accolades are numerous for these dairy youth, but the hours of preparation are enormous. From dairy judging, presenting oral reason, and studying dairy-related questions, these youth have learned a great deal about the dairy industry and agriculture in general. There success is due to the volunteers who coach team, their parents who support them, the community organizations that have assisted in funding their travel to the competitions, and most importantly, the students who did the work in order to be fully prepared for the contests.

The team is coached by Gwen Dado of Amery. Gwen was previously an FFA advisor and is currently a dairy farmer. She has worked with the team weekly for the past 16 months. Their other coach is Patti Hurtgen. She resides in Fort Atkinson, five hours away.

Patti previously lived in Polk County and has worked with their quiz bowl teams since 2004.

Cream of the Crop Champions

A regional contest, Cream of the Crop Dairy Challenge, was held in southeast Wisconsin. It looked at eight management topics areas, but in this contest students worked together as a team to answer questions, as there was not an individual competition. 4-H and FFA members were invited to participate.

They evaluated DHIA records and answered questions on the reports. The nutrition portion included reading a feed label and determining what feed it was based on the nutrients listed.

Portions also covered registered and commercial heifer selection, linear scoring, and sire mating. Contestants evaluated pedigrees and answered questions on the material presented. They evaluated live animals and determined if which (if any) of the animals presented should be purchased based on their pedigree, physical characteristics, performance, and at what price.

Ten teams competed in the Cream of the Crop Dairy Challenge and nearly 40 students took part in the 8th annual event held at the

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Breunig’s Bovine

BUZZ Hello Holstein friends and family, How has it already been a year?! To say that my time as the Wisconsin Holstein Princess has flown by would be an understatement. I am beyond thankful for each of the unique and special opportunities that Brooke and I have been able to share this year.

Having the chance to stand on the colored shavings alongside the best cattle and cattlemen (and women!) while the music played and Grand Champion was chosen will be something I will cherish forever. But, the big moments weren’t the only ones to stand out for me. The saying “Enjoy the Little Happies” has been one I have heard for ages, but didn’t really understand. I know that things didn’t need to be extravagant to be appreciated, but I usually let myself get caught up in the speed of life around me. This year, I tried my best to slow down and savor each and every special moment I had as the WHA Princess.

What truly stands out to me when looking back at this year is the people. From meeting some people who had never pet a calf before, to the future generations of princesses - or at least that’s what they promised me when they said, “someday, I want to be just like you!”

To all of the friends I have made, and to the friends that have become family, this year would not have been as extraordinary without you.

I have learned that opportunities are truly what you make of them, and the people around you can see through any illusion. While I may not have been the happiest camper at Spring Show when I couldn’t feel my toes, I made the most of every second. As someone who had never been to Cow Camp before, I feel as though I was just as excited as some of the kids. Also, I’m still not quite sure who had more fun during the “Dress your JAC” contest - Brooke and I getting to laugh at the wild costumes, or the kids wrapping the JACs in duct tape and toilet paper.

To everyone who has helped me this year, please know that I am forever thankful for the ways you have touched my life. This association and the people behind it have become a huge part of the person I am today and the person I hope to be. This room is filled with not only my best friends, but people who have supported my biggest dreams. I can never thank you enough for letting me be the 2018 WHA Princess.

Thank you all for the best year of my life, Allie Breunig 2018 Wisconsin Holstein Princess

Trustem’s Travel Tails Hello Holstein enthusiasts!

They say there are opportunities in our lives that allow us to explore our true passions and make memories that last a life time. From the travels and the shows to the interactions with junior members and respective adults.

My time as the Wisconsin Holstein Princess Attendant has allowed me to meet so may amazing people that have impacted my future within this dairy industry.

Some of my favorite moments were spent educating youth about dairy and the Holstein cow. Whether that be showing kids how to make their own total mixed ration (TMR) or bringing Holstein calves to kids at daycare, Allie and I had a great time sharing our dairy stories with every visit. I am grateful to have had the chances to share my knowledge of dairy with both youths that are a part of the industry and not. I hope to continue to educate within my own community after my time as Princess Attendant has concluded.

When we weren’t in classrooms, we were in show classes filled with beautiful Holstein cows and talented leadsmen. Every show brought new memories and new friends that I am happy to have made with fellow Holstein enthusiasts! Whether it be district show or magical moments made at World Dairy Expo, there was always quality and great times had by all.

My travels and tales wouldn’t be complete without giving credit to Allie! Thank you for all of the laughs and good times ring side, I could not have asked for a better friend by my side. I want to also thank my family for letting me travel the state while taking care of the herd at home! Finally, thank you to everyone who cheered on the Wisconsin Holstein Princesses this year! You made every moment for us special and we could not have done it without your support.

But we are not done yet! Allie and I look forward to seeing everyone at the 2019 Wisconsin Junior Holstein Convention in Sheboygan.

Make sure to attend to cheer on all juniors in their competitions and take the time to learn something new about our favorite breed. I cannot wait to be Sailing to Sheboygan County for my final Travel Tail as Wisconsin Holstein Princess Attendant.

Brooke Trustem 2018 Wisconsin Holstein Princess Attendant

Welcome to these New Members Junior members: Leo Heinze, Portage Serenity Hetke, Baraboo Caitlyn & Kenna Hohlfelder, Viroqua Lucas Jones, Prairie du Sac Samuel Kilsdonk, Seymour Brody Kohls, Gillett Nina Koster, Taylor Jake Kuhens, Maynard, IA Amelia & Nolan Lambrecht, Kewaunee Katie Ledvina, Luxemburg Mariah Lemmer, Merrill Dominic & Lucy Manning, Steuben Elizabeth Martens, Endeavor Brady McConnell, Lancaster Blake Mell, Waunakee Gabriel Mentink, Oostburg

Audrey, Breanna, Lydia & Victoria North, Platteville Angela & Emily Osborn, Ettrick Madison & Melanie Sarbacker, Whitewater Kaiser Schachelmayer, Dorchester Brandon Schreffler, Kewaunee Drew & Sean Stetzer, Alma Center Paige Sweatt, Dane Rebecca Tank, New London Brody & Jacob Waldron, Chilton Kaitlyn Yahnke, Milladore Mary & Naomi Scott, Iowa Logan Brass, Howards Grove Gracie & Harvey Flannery, Argyle Reeson Speth, New Glarus Jared & Phillip Taylor, Colfax Eva Marie & Shawn Van Dyk, Brodhead

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Taylor Gracyalny, Pulaski Nathan Arthur, Maynard, IA Kylee Badtke, Shullsburg Cale Baker, Maynard, IA Chase Barden, Amherst Savanah Barts, Newton Braeden Bechel, Elmwood Clare Bohl, Chippewa Falls Dylan Bontz, Graymont, IL Dakota Brown, Brooklyn K Chambers, Dorchester Delaney Chronister, Mt. Horeb Logan Duckett, Rudolph Hazel Gartman, Sheboygan Hayden Haedge, Arlington Harlee Harbaugh, Coon Valley Ashton, Avery & Easton Agnew, Milton

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2019 Convention Schedule Friday, January 4

9:00 a.m. DJM Interviews 10:00 a.m. Convention Registration & Contest Room opens Dairy Jeopardy & Speaking Contest Registration (deadline to check-in is 10:45 a.m.)

Dairy Bowl Registration (check-in by 12 p.m.)

Princess Interview, Graduate, DJM Interview check-in 10:45 a.m. Dairy Jeopardy & Speaking Contest Judges orientation 11:00 a.m. Speaking Contest Roll Call & contest begins (all ages) 11:00 a.m. Dairy Jeopardy Roll Call & contest begins (all ages) Box lunch available 12:30 p.m. YQCA training session 1:30 p.m. Dairy Bowl coaches meeting 2:00 p.m. Dairy Bowl volunteer orientation 2:15 p.m. Senior & Rookie Dairy Bowl Roll Call & contests begin 6:00 p.m. Dinner Dairy Jeopardy, Essay & Junior Farm Tour Awards, Junior Progressive Breeder & Long Range Production Awards; Bell-R-Ring Contest 7:30 p.m. WHY Lead session & Junior Holstein New Member session Bean Bag tournament, waterpark or mini golf

Saturday, January 5

7-9 a.m.

7:45 a.m.

7:55 a.m.

8:00 a.m.

8:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m.

12:30 p.m.

Breakfast buffet open Dairy Bowl volunteer orientation Junior Dairy Bowl County Roll Call Junior Dairy Bowl Contest begins Contest Room/Dairy Bar opens Royalty Interviews Princess Luncheon First-time Attendee & Graduate Recognition 2:00 p.m. Dairy Bowl Finals 3:00 p.m. Junior Forum & Caucuses; Adult Forum 7:00 p.m. Banquet Dance & Holsti-Buck auction

Sunday, January 6 8:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m.

Breakfast and Contest Room results Spirit Award & Bell-R-Ring winner announced Business Meeting, JAC Elections & Raffle Drawing

Book your hotel room for Convention!

The 2019 Junior Convention will be held at the Blue Harbor Resort, Sheboygan. To book your rooms: 1. Go to www.blueharborresort.com 2. Scroll down to the Book Now portion 3. Enter your desired Arrival and Departure Dates and enter 7AW8FE in Group Code box 4. Click Check Availability 5. On the next screen you will confirm that your information is correct and click search 6. Rates will not include tax and fees Guests can also call the resort at 1-866-701-2583 and refer to their group code 7AW8FE. The cutoff date for making reservations is 12/7/18. Once the rooms have been filled or after the cut-off date, the resort will not guarantee the discounted rate offered. The resort fee has been waived for our room block but you will be asked to put down a deposit for your reservation.

There are some villas available at the resort for those interested for a larger group, but they are not included in our room block.

Scholarship Auction to be held Saturday, January 5

The annual scholarship auction will be held on Sat., January 6, at the banquet at the Blue Harbor Resort in Sheboygan. There are some fantastic items up for bid again this year, so be sure to join us and show your support for our outstanding state youth!

Check out these Contests for the Junior Holstein Convention

Contest Room

Ads, photos, crafts, and more! There are a ton of opportunities for recognition at junior convention in the contest room. Juniors can enter photography, arts and crafts, folding display, and advertisements.

Newly added for this year are scrapbook pages – submit a few pages from your county for inclusion in the National Contest book from Wisconsin! For rules and age divisions of these contests, check out the Junior Handbook online on the junior awards page.

Banner Contest

This year, each county is being asked to create a banner that represents the state of Wisconsin and the dairy industry. The most creative and impressive banner will move on to compete at National Convention in June 2019. Banners must be no larger than 3' x 5' and come hung on a dowel rod. The banner can be any shape or form as long as it’s under this size. Banners can be any color and can be made out of paper or material. Points will be deducted from the total score if they exceed the 3' x 5' size. Sign up information can be found on the website.

Calf Raffle Tickets Available

The largest fundraising effort of the year is underway for junior programs and events – the Junior Raffle! The calf this year is donated

by Wargo Acres, the Carncross Family of Lodi.

To request additional raffle tickets, contact the office at any time.

Remember - your county earns $1 for each ticket sold!

Additional prizes donated by: UW-Platteville Dairy Club Wisconsin State Farmer Holstein World Country Today Animart Merial/BI Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin East Central Select Sires Badger Dairy Club International Protein Sires World Dairy Expo Bonnie Mohr Wisconsin Holstein Publications Organic Valley UW-River Falls Pioneer WI JAC members & Royalty Hoard’s Dairyman

YQCA Training New this year - we are offering an educational session for junior members in order to complete their YQCA training requirements for the 2019 project year. The session will be held Friday afternoon at 12:30 p.m. and should last for one hour. The WHA Young Adult Committee will be covering the cost of the training session for junior members, however you MUST be registered in advance for your registration fee to be covered. There is a spot on the convention registration form to sign-up for the YQCA session.

Notice for Junior Convention - Each county will have a maximum of 2 minutes for their Bell-R-Ring contest entry.

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ACKY WPoint of View Editor’s Comments

Well, here it is... my final column as the Editor of the Wisconsin Holstein News.

As you read last month, I’ve taken on the Executive Director duties and as such, I will be taking a step back from the News. I’ll still help out when needed, but your main point of contact will now be Mara Budde. I’d like to take a moment to thank a few people. First, thank you to all of the advertisers that have supported the News over the last 17 years and entrusted me to help with their advertising needs. Thank you to my trusty proofreader (aka Mom) who made sure we had minimal typos... and if there were any, it’s probably something I did at the last minute and she didn’t see. And thank you to all of my “dedicated readers” (Hi Steve!) who have been the reason I’ve stuck around to publish 191 issues.

Looking ahead, any of the WHA staff would be happy to help you with your advertising needs, so feel free to call the office to discuss how we can help you.

The January issue will be our Adult Convention preview issue and will feature District 10 breeders. If you are interested in advertising, please give us a call by December 10. And check out the WHA website to see the entire feature issue plan for 2019.

The next six months will be an exciting time for Wisconsin Holsteins as we gear up for the National Holstein Convention. This will also be a great time to give your marketing plan a jump start. Holstein breeders from across the country will be watching to see what’s happening in Wisconsin. We can work with any size budget - so give us a call to see what we can do to help market your herd.

Congratulations to all of the junior award winners featured in this issue.

Our DJMs will be featured in the January issue. If you’re in need of a pick-me-up (and let’s face it, who isn’t?), you should stop by the Junior Convention in Sheboygan on January 4-6 to see these enthusiastic juniors in action.

Happy holidays to all! Looking forward to seeing you at a future WHA event!

CALENDAR

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EVENTS

December 2018 Classifying in Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Jefferson, Kenosha, Marquette, Milwaukee, Racine, Rock, Walworth and Waukesha counties Nov. 30-Dec. 1 WHA Board Meeting 18 Great Northern Holiday Sale, Fond du Lac January 2019 Classifying in Langlade, Marathon, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara, and Winnebago counties 4-6 Junior Holstein Convention, hosted by Sheboygan County Junior Holstein Assoc., Blue Harbor Resort, Sheboygan 9 2018 Top Performer ENTRIES DUE to the WHA office February 2019 Classifying in Adams, Crawford, Grant, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Portage, Richland, Sauk, Vernon, and Wood counties 22-23 Adult Convention, hosted by Manitowoc County Holstein Assoc., Holiday Inn, Manitowoc March 2019 Classifying in Barron, Buffalo, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix and Trempealeau counties 9 Quest for Success IV, hosted by Ryan-Vu Holsteins & Bella-View Holsteins, held at the Great Northern, Fond du Lac 16 Heart of the Wheel Sale, managed by Green County Holstein Breeders 30-31 WHY Lead, Red Lion Paper Valley Hotel, Appleton April 2019 Classifying in Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas, Florence, Forest, Iron, Lincoln, Marinette, Oneida, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor, Vilas and Washburn counties 6 19th Badger Invitational, hosted by the Badger Dairy Club 13 Heatherstone Enterprises Complete Dispersal, Baraboo 26-27 Wisconsin Dairy Showcase, Alliant Energy Center, Madison Future Dates June 24-27, 2019 July 5-9, 2019

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