May 2018 Wisconsin Holstein News

May 2018

Volume 90 No. 5

Milk Pasteurizer Roundtable Junior Trip Report District & Championship Show Rules & Entry Form Breeder Profile - Hi-Lo Springs Holsteins District 2 report

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Features: 8 10 12 14 15 20 22 24 26

Breeder Profile: Hi-Lo Springs Holsteins Barn Meeting review Milk Pasteurizer Roundtable Kelli’s Calf Care Seminar District & Championship Show rules & entry form District Show information National Board Candidates Q&A Junior Farm Trip report Juniors learn, engage and connect at WHY Lead

Departments: 6 6 23 26 27 28 29 30

Wisconsin Holstein Briefs From the President: Craig Carncross WHA Princess Allie Breunig District 2 report WHY Page Calendar of Events & Editor’s Comments Classified Advertising Index to Advertisers

On The Cover

This month’s cover photo

by Krista Styer.

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

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

WISCONSIN HOLSTEIN ASSOCIATION BOARD MEMBERS:

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

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Lovey...

From one of our favorite cow families!

Hi-Lo Springs Atwd Lovey-ET EX-90 3Y 3-04 365 36,032 4.2 1531 3.1 1111 • Due in June to Doorman • Maternal sisters: Hi-Lo Springs BX Lovely-ETS EX-90 4-06 348 35,035 4.2 1465 2.7 956 Hi-Lo Springs Shottle Lynn EX-92 5-08 326 35,776 3.8 1377 3.1 111

Member of 1st place Produce of Dam, District 2 Show 2017 Dam: Hi-Lo-Springs Bolton Lovey EX-91 3Y GMD 3-00 365 38,376 4.0 1527 3.0 1162 4-02 365 38,909 3.9 1502 3.0 1184

RHA: 75 cows 2x 26,609 4.25 1130 3.0 797 BAA: 108.8

Hi-Lo Springs Holsteins Norwalk, WI • Est. 1964

District 2

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Wisconsin Holstein Briefs L Congratulations to Brandon and Samantha Klein, Lancaster, on the birth of their son Tucker James on April 12, weighing 7 lbs.

11 oz. and 19 in. long. He joins big brother Liam and big sister Ivy. U Congratulations to Dan Natzke of Greenleaf, Lyle Ott of Brillion, and Tom Sarbacker of Verona, who were recently recognized as Wisconsin Master Agriculturists.

K Our condolences to the family of Robert Makovec who passed away recently. A 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 Robert Makovec

Robert W. “Bob” Makovec, 76, of Muscoda, died on Thursday, April 5, 2018 at UW-Hospital, Madison. Memorials may be made to the Robert W. Makovec Memorial Fund. Online condolences can be made at www.melbyfh.com Bob was born on May 9, 1941, on his family farm in Castle Rock Township, Grant County, son of Joseph and Agnes (Studnicka) Makovec. He was united in marriage to his high school sweetheart, Judy Delp, on August 1, 1964, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Muscoda. Bob graduated from Muscoda High School. He continued his family’s legacy of agriculture as a lifelong dairy farmer on his family’s century farm. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, reading and a winning game of cards. He was an avid Brewers, UW-Badger and Packer’s fan.

Bob is survived by his wife, Judy; two children, Jill Makovec (Jason Maas) and Jay (Rebecca Maas) Makovec all of Madison; two sisters, Agnes Borchert of Rio Rancho, NM; Anna Marie Fuller of Burley, ID; two brothers, Joe (Betty) Makovec of Muscoda and Don (Sandy) Makovec of Bartlesville, OK; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

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From your President Craig Carncross Hello Holstein Breeders, I am hesitant to comment on the weather again since I was sure spring was right around the corner last month. Today I grilled brats in a sweatshirt while standing in 8 inches of melting snow. Who knew 40 degrees could feel so warm.

It is good to be reminded of how resilient dairy farmers are, but on a weekly basis seems a bit excessive. It has been a challenge to make a living milking cows between low milk prices, the spring snow storms, the complete farm auctions with a sad overtone, barn roofs collapsing and fields white and frozen that are normally planted and growing. There is a lot of good that needs to be celebrated too. A lot has been going on within the Wisconsin Holstein Association that is easy to overlook and go to the next negative headline. Here are some of those things you might have missed.

A big thank you goes out to the folks at Village View Farm in Argyle and Alfalawn Farm in Menomonie. They did a fantastic job of rolling out the red carpet for our barn meetings. It was fun to see great cows in amazing facilities. The farms both had lots for attendees to see and learn about and both places really opened their doors up to see a behind the scenes view of what makes them successful. We were also honored to have Laura Daniels speak to the group both days with a real thought provoking message that was timely and uplifting. I would highly recommend taking in a presentation by Laura if you get the chance. She is a great speaker and very insightful to what our industry faces.

The Wisconsin Holstein Foundation Inc. is our newest arm of WHA. This newly created foundation will be the part of the association that will house our extremely successful scholarship program and will sponsor educational programing from the association. The foundation has 501c3 status and therefore gives donors the opportunity to take a full tax deduction on all donations. The foundation has already given just under $20,000 in scholarships this year to reward the amazing work of our junior members that now continuing their education after high school.

Wisconsin Junior Holsteins is 900 members strong and is really an amazing group. 2018 has been another year for Wisconsin to shine at the national level too. Congrats to our group of Distinguished Junior Members of Sam, Austin, Joey and Danielle. Wisconsin also had Young Distinguished Junior Members in Eliza, Matthew, Hannah and Samantha. These members are great ambassadors and role models for our organization.

Another thing to celebrate was the success of a new youth leadership program that was rolled out this spring. It is called WHY Lead and got great reviews and will definitely be something junior members will want to look forward to next year. Thank you to all who attended the inaugural year, Mara for taking the lead to make it happen, and an all-star lineup of speakers who donated time and materials for the betterment of Wisconsin dairy youth.

I think it is pretty evident that there is a lot of good news buried under the headlines. Wisconsin Holstein continues its work to be voice for the Holstein breeders in this state and to be a leader in youth programing. Keep up the good work Wisconsin.

Sincerely, Craig

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LAST CALL! THE DEADLINE FOR 2020 ALL-BREEDS FUTURITY ENTRIES HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO MAY 15.

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

Name of Owner ________________________________________________ Phone ____________________________ Email: ________________________________________

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.

Fee Schedule: Payment of $35 per animal due by May 15, 2018; late entries will be accepted from May 16-August 15, 2018 for $100 per animal.

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Full Name of Animal

Wisconsin Holstein Association’s All-Breeds Futurity 2020

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 2020

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, 2016 through August 31, 2017 is eligible for Wisconsin Holstein Association’s 2020 All-Breeds Futurity. Owners of the animal being shown must be a paid member of the respective breed association by May 31 of the year of the show and those leading the animal must be at least 12 years old by the day of the show.

FEES: Entries, along with $35 per animal, must be postmarked on or before May 15, 2018. Late entries will be accepted from May 16-August 15, 2018 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.

BREEDER PROFILE

Hi-Lo Springs Holsteins Randy & Becky Dreier Family, Norwalk

by Mara Budde

andy and Becky Dreier own and operate Hi-Lo Springs Holsteins in Norwalk, Monroe County. A true family operation, the Dreiers don’t employ any outside labor other than Randy’s dad, Glen, for fieldwork. Children Ashley, 25, Kelli, 21, and Jaden, 12, help their parents with farm chores and son Derek, 27, helps with fieldwork.

The original farm, nestled in a valley in the township of Sheldon, was purchased and owned by Randy’s great-grandfather in 1903 with the name Spring Hill Farm due to the many springs behind the barn.

This farm was owned until 1956 when it was sold to Randy’s grandparents, Lucile and Edward Dreier, who were farming on a ridge in the town of Ridgeville. The name Hi-Lo Springs came about when a prefix was needed for registering cattle. “Hi” for the land on the ridge, “Lo” for the land in the valley and “Springs” from the original farm name combining the history of the two locations.

Randy’s parents, Glen and Donna Dreier, purchased the farm in the town of Sheldon and started milking cows in 1970. They later purchased the farm in the town of Ridgeville in 1980. The original Spring Hill Farm is a Century Farm.

After Randy graduated high school in 1983, he returned home to farm with his family. Randy and Becky bought their current operation just a few miles down the road from the original homestead in 1995 and have remained there since. Becky has been with Randy since the beginning and has worked on the farm since their original purchase. Like her husband, she grew up on her family’s Registered Holstein Farm in Wilton. Hi-Lo Springs is currently a partnership between Randy and Becky but that may change in the future if Ashley

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Ashley Dreier is a talented photographer who enjoys taking photos around the farm. She took this photo of Hi-Lo Springs Clark Legacy, a VG-88 Braxton from Bolton Lovey, following the April 18 snowstorm. or Jaden have interest in taking over the dairy.

Hi-Lo Springs Holsteins has been a Registered Holstein dairy since 1964. Randy remembers the cows always being registered and that carried on throughout the years and generations, cultivating a love for the Registered Holstein. Like most farm kids, Randy wanted a Registered Holstein calf for the fair and he says he stuck with it ever since.

Hi-Lo Springs Happy Cocoa was not Randy’s first calf and, as he says, not even his best. Cocoa was a special animal for Randy. As was Hi-Lo Springs Happy Polli, All-Wisconsin Winter Calf in 1984.

Unfortunately, the Dreiers no longer have descendants of these two animals.

Responsibilities are split among the family and Randy, Becky and Ashley take turns milking in the tie-stall barn. All of the crop work is handled by Randy as well anything that breaks on the farm, he likes to joke.

Currently, Kelli attends UW-LaCrosse where she’s studying to become a teacher and Derek is a District Sales Manager for Stine Seeds. He attended Western Wisconsin Technical College and earned a degree in Agribusiness and Science Technology and helps run errands for the farm as well as with fieldwork. He will be getting married this September to fiancé Lanie Hanson. Ashley also attended Western Wisconsin Technical College where she received an associate’s degree in Agribusiness and Science Technology and a certificate in Animal Science and she now plays a large role in the family’s operation Seventy-four cows are housed and milked in New York comfort stalls with mats and bedded with chopped corn stalks or straw. Randy

Hi-Lo Springs Holsteins Norwalk, WI Randy & Becky Dreier Family • Established in 1964 • 74 cows, housed in New York comfort stall tie-stall barn • RHA: 2x 26,609 4.25 1130 3.0 797 • BAA: 108.8% • Cows fed TMR of corn silage, haylage, protein and corn and top dressed with protein

The Dreier family, left to right: Kelli, Lanie Hanson and Derek, Hi-Lo-Springs Atwd Lovey-ET EX-90, Randy and Becky, Jaden and Ashley says they used to use shavings for bedding but it got to be too expensive.

The majority of the feed for the cows is grown by the family on 165 acres of owned land and 65 acres of land owned by Randy’s father.

The Dreiers then purchase the rest of the feed or bedding they need.

Cows are fed a TMR two times per day consisting of corn silage, haylage, corn grain and protein mix. After the TMR is fed out, it is top dressed with one to three pounds of protein. Dreier says this helps him decrease costs.

The dairy only has Registered Holstein cattle and raises all of their youngstock. Calves are raised in hutches and fed a 22/20 milk replacer. Ashley handles the majority of the decision making with youngstock. Weaning happens at six to eight weeks and calves are moved to a heifer shed or bed pack for group housing.

A current farm favorite is Hi-Lo Springs Atwd Sunshine EX-90.

Sunshine was the first Senior 3-year-old and Reserve Intermediate Champion at the District 2 Holstein Show in 2017. Randy says, “Sunshine comes from one of our farm’s nicest cow families.”

Sunshine’s dam is Hi-Lo Springs Shottle Sunny, EX-92, and granddam is Hi-Lo Springs Drake Sadie, EX-92 2E. Sunny is still a productive member of the herd but unfortunately Sadie is no longer in the herd.

One of the most notable cows at Dreiers is Hi-Lo Springs Bolton Lovey, EX-91 GMD. As a three-year-old Lovey made 38,376 pounds of milk, 1527 pounds of fat and 1162 pounds of protein on 2x milking in 365 days. Last year, two of her offspring showed in the Produce of Dam class at the District 2 Show taking first place, Hi-Lo-Springs Bx Lovely-ETS EX-90 and Hi-Lo-Springs Atwd Lovey-ET EX-90.

Lovely was also the second place four-year-old at that show.

Hi-Lo-Springs Aftershock Pain, EX-93, is a six-year-old that Randy also enjoys working with. As he says, she’s just a really good cow and he enjoys having her in his herd.

“We use high type bulls. We believe in breeding for type and then feeding for production,” Randy says. Current sires he’s using are Atwood, Solomon, Doorman, Undenied, Aftershock and Dempsey.

The dairy’s rolling herd average is 2x 26,609 4.251130 3.0 797 and the herd has a BAA of 108.8. Randy says the herd will be classified this summer.

Local and regional shows account for a lot of the off-farm activities. Randy says the kids enjoy showing cattle at fairs and district show.

Currently, Randy stays busy with the farm but in the past has been involved on the board for the Monroe County Holstein Breeders, DHIA, was active in FFA Alumni and served as a Junior Holstein Advisor. Ashley was the Wisconsin Holstein Association’s intern in 2014.

Hi-Lo-Springs Atwd Sunshine EX-90

Hi-Lo-Springs Drake Sadie EX-92 Randy takes each day at a time but his overall goal is to just keep breeding good cows and caring for them the best way he knows how.

His hope is that the farm will still be going well in five to ten years and that he can pass it down to one of his kids. wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/May 2018-9

Wisconsin Holstein holds Spring Barn Meetings The Wisconsin Holstein Association hosted its spring barn meetings at two locations in March focusing on technology and what ways new technology can assist in the management of your Registered Holstein herd. Our two hosts, Village View Farm and Alfalawn Farm, are very different in size and scope, but both excelling at what they do with great herd management and have positioned themselves for the future with the adoption of new technology.

Village View Farm, owned by Kevin and RaeAnn Makos of Argyle, is a 75-cow Registered Holstein herd housed in a sand-bedded freestall and milked using a Lely Astronaut robotic milker. The Makos family first started researching robotic systems in 2010 and have been in the new barn since 2014. Kevin and RaeAnn originally looked at the robot in order to have more family time and be able to get away from the dairy when their sons were involved in activities, and Kevin says he would never go back – that production has gone up since they started using the robotic milking system. The herd averages about 95 pounds of milk per cow per day with an average of 2.8 visits per cow each day and is only free about 6.9% of the time.

Justin Segner of Argall Dairy Systems talked about Lely and what his experiences have been over the last 11 years of helping customers with installation and operation of their robot systems.

He has seen production go up in herds by 10-42% because of several factors, including the use of targeted rations, the higher frequency of milkings and that there is no holding area with the robot. Segner stated that it takes incredible management of your herd to make it work. Breeders must be diligent on your breeding goals and culling and breeding focus often shifts to milking speed and teat placement.

He also stressed that there are three important factors that you need to get right to have success with any robotic system: you need good feet in your herd; you need free time in the robot; and you need a wellbalanced ration of a PMR (partial mixed ration) and pellet that that is fed in the robot. Justin stated, “If you get those three things right, you will have a good life. That is Lely’s goal – to let farmers have a life.”

We also heard from Dan Welsh and Mark Brown of Reddy Ag who do the nutrition work for Village View Farm. They have done things a little differently than some robotic operations who utilize an energy pellet to drive visits to the robot. When they started, Kevin didn’t want to buy corn for the pellets so they’ve formulated a pellet that is higher in protein and utilize his harvested corn in the PMR. Dan did stress that two important factors were that the Makos’s put up fantastic forages and have good cows – that it makes their job as

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nutritionists that much easier.

The Makos family were outstanding hosts and visitors spent quite a bit of time in the office where they could observe the robot in action.

There was a group of young cows sired by Atwood, Bradnick, Gold Chip, and Mogul in headlocks that were a great example of the type of cows Kevin breeds for. Thank you to the Makos family for hosting our event.

Our second barn meeting was held at Alfalawn Farms near Menomonie, owned by the Styer families. Visitors were given an extensive tour of the 60-stall rotary parlor, 2000 cow freestall barn, sand sorting facility, and youngstock facilities which includes automatic calf feeders for the young calves.

Dave Styer, who owns and operates the farm along with his brothers Randy and Dale and their families, gave a brief talk about the history of the farm and operations. He stated that they had been milking 450 cows in a double-12 parlor that was 17 years old and needed to be updated. They expanded to the current size and built

Building Resiliency Laura Daniels, dairy farmer and Dairy Girl Network President and Founder, spoke at both meetings about the resiliency of dairy farmers and how we can survive during difficult times.

“I don’t have the answers or solutions to fix the problems in our industry. (Although I do have many questions I’d like to ask the powers that be.)

But today, I do have ideas on how we can build resiliency in the midst of change. This perseverance can be cultivated within ourselves and the people around us. Here are three things to focus on as we meet adversity with realistic hope.

Ideas – We will not survive change if we do not change ourselves. What new ideas are you discussing? Robots, A2A2, genomics, terminal cross to reduce the number of replacement heifers, on-farm processing, value added, off-farm employment; these are a few we have been contemplating. We also need to continue to share with an open mind ideas on policy. How can we work together with processors to balance supply and demand?

We need every good idea now, big and small. New ideas keep us looking to the future.

Options – Instead of just putting our heads in the sand and working longer hours, we need to be sure we know all our options.

How long can your business survive at these prices? What else can you do? Do these challenges create other opportunities? Reality can be hard to face. But it is better to know your numbers, better to have a plan. Just because you know the options doesn’t mean you will exercise them. This process gave me amazing piece of mind. Each of you can start this conversation by asking questions in a realistic, non-threatening way. And please, if someone decides to leave the dairy business, give them support – there is no shame.

They did not fail.

Connections – We need connections to people, especially those who understand the situation. Connectivity gives us hope.

Please reach out to others you see drifting. Also, stay connected to your purpose. Why did you start farming in the first place?

Remembering what drives you, what matters most will give you tenacity. Go to meetings even when you would rather stay home, and better yet – take a neighbor with you. Please don’t stop investing time in yourself.

Angela Duckworth gave a TED Talk on what makes people “gritty.” She says it is a combination of passion and perseverance.

People with grit have hope. They have a true belief in their ability to find a way, they have resiliency. Sounds like grit is alive and well in the dairy business.”

the rotary parlor because many of their children wanted to be a part of the dairy and they wanted to have a place for them in the future.

The herd is very well managed with cows averaging 83 pounds per day and a herd SCC of 77,000. The freestall barn has 16 rows with cows divided into four pens. They have found that the cows do best and are less stressed when they stay in the same group for the entire lactation and fresh cows are added to whichever group has the space available. To help with cow comfort, the stalls are groomed once a day, sand is refreshed each week, waterers are cleaned every-otherday, and the ventilation in the barn makes for great air quality.

The Styer family is committed to conservation and strive to use the water and sand as many times as possible. The water is re-used three to six times, with plate cooler water being used in the freestall barn for drinking, washing and in the sprinklers. Also the water from the parlor is pumped to the sand room and then to the flume system to help move manure. They estimate they use about 40 gallons of water per cow per day – 10 gallons goes into making milk and the other 30 gallons is used around the farm before being pumped into the land and returned to the water table. The sand room works constantly to recycle the sand from the freestalls and they estimate they can recycle 98-99% of the sand used – they’ve only purchased 19 loads of sand in the three years since the expansion.

Herd manager Deric Wolf has been with Alfalawn for 17 years.

They expanded by purchasing a few herds and have a group of strong, deep bodied cows with outstanding feet and legs. They breed for cows that are going to stay in the herd for a long period of time while doing what she does best – milking, breeding back easily and remaining trouble-free. Deric did comment that they are working to control their heifer population by doing some ET work for other farmers, using beef semen beyond the third service, and sexed semen is used on first and second service on heifers.

The Styers have done an outstanding job of making new technology work for their operation, from GPS on the crop side, to a rotary parlor with automatic pre- and post-dippers and automatic calf

feeders on the dairy side. They have built a dairy that will work for their multi-generational family for years to come and do a wonderful job serving as educators and promoters of the industry to the public.

Thank you to the Styers for hosting our event.

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Milk Pasteurizer Roundtable

All dairy operations have a supply of waste milk that is not saleable. In the past, waste milk was commonly fed to calves but concerns with bacteria contamination and possible transmission of diseases through feeding waste milk have led to a general recommendation not to feed raw waste milk to calves. As an alternative to milk replacer, many dairy operations have invested in smaller, self-contained milk pasteurizers to reduce management risk while utilizing a valuable low cost liquid feed source for calves. We’ve asked a few of our members to tell us about their experiences with milk pasteurizers in their calf managment program. Thank you to those that participated in our roundtable.

1. Tell us a little about your operation.

Leah and Jason James, Pine-Valley Farm, Mineral Point: Leah and Jason James are managing operators at Pine-Valley Farm located in Mineral Point. Jason is on the farm full-time while Leah works fulltime off the farm as the U.S. Dairy Marketing Manager at GENEX Cooperative but also maintains an active role in the farm particularly in managing the calves and the books. Ralph and Mary Jean, Jason’s parents, are still active on the farm as well.

The farm is home to about 170 milking cows with 100 being Holstein, 50 Jerseys and about 20 Milking Shorthorn. The cows are milking in a double-six parallel parlor and housed in sand bedded freestall barns.

All heifers are raised on the farm. Wet calves are housed in calf hutches with them transitioning to super hutches post weaning. We then utilize group housing for heifers post weaning all the way through breeding with most of the heifers pastured when climate allows. We raise about 100 calves a year and have about 20-30 calves on milk at any given time.

Shelly Grosenick, Crimson Ridge Dairy, Watertown : My husband, Jim, and I own and operate our 300 cow dairy and raise all our heifer calves in a 40 stall, single-row calf barn.

Abbie Erickson, Cattail Dairy Farms LLC, Wonewoc: Cattail Dairy Farms LLC is a 350 cow Holstein and Jersey herd located in Wonewoc. With a rolling herd average of 30,000, Cattail Dairy focuses on breeding for high genetic animals in health and milk components. Cattail Dairy raises almost 200 heifer calves per year on an automatic feeding system with pasteurized whole milk. Calves are housed individually for the first ten days and fed 6 pint bottles twice daily before moving into the group housing. Once moved to the auto feeder, calves are offered a generous amount of milk at 20 pints per day spaced out in 6 pint increments throughout the day.

Dairy Tech, it is extremely easy to use and minimal things that can go wrong with it. We have to manually clean the pasteurizer after every use and clean the flow valve at a minimum weekly. We use just a powdered chlorine based detergent for cleaning.

Grosenick: There were many factors involved in buying our pasteurizer. Initially, the growth and health of the calves was the push. During college, I worked for a large dairy farm feeding calves and was able to experience their transition from feeding milk replacer in hutches to feeding pasteurized milk in a calf barn. I witnessed the improvement in their calf health firsthand and was impressed how they made a good calf program even better.

Years later on our own operation, I wanted to be able to feed more volume per day to each calf to increase rate of gain which ideally would improve health, especially during stressful situations such as rapid weather changes or pen moves. Utilizing a pasteurizer would also allow us to take higher SCC milk out of the bulk tank and use it for the calves along with other unsaleable milk. The final push( and the only way I was able to convince my new husband at that time) to purchase a pasteurizer was price, penciled out to the penny it was more cost-effective to take milk out of the tank than to purchase milk replacer.

The first pasteurizer we bought was a refurbished, flash pasteurizer model. We struggled with calf health and the pasteurizer for two years before replacing that with our current Darlington Dairy batch pasteurizer. It has so much less maintenance and much more userfriendly. Our goal for our calf program was to make it as efficient as possible and simple in order for our employees to want to feed calves as well. Currently, we feed 3 quarts of pasteurized waste milk 3x/day.

Erickson: A pasteurizer was purchased in order to gain better calf health. We currently use a Calf Star milk taxi and like the option of being able to move milk to our calves with the driving component.

2. What was your feeding program before you purchased a pasteurizer?

James: Before getting a pasteurizer, we used milk replacer; we also traditionally fed bottles for only the first few days before transitioning to buckets. We recently (within the last year) switched to keeping them on bottles the entire time and really like the change. We also increased our feeding rate – we now feed 3 quarts of whole pasteurized milk twice a day with an added Cargill fortifier as well as a GENEX NuLife Rebound (probiotic). All breeds get 3 quarts (HO, JE and MS) for about eight weeks via bottles. They get free choice water and starter from about day three.

Grosenick: Pre-pasteurizer we fed 2 quarts of milk replacer 2x/day, bottle fed for a couple days then pails, until weaning at eight weeks.

We tried multiple kinds of milk replacer of varying protein percentages and simply did not see the growth, gain, or health we wanted.

Erickson: Feeding pasteurized whole milk has been an integral part of Cattail Dairy’s feeding program for nearly 20 years. Before that time, un-pasteurized waste milk was fed along with trial periods of milk replacers. Calves were started on bottles for the first week and trained to buckets in individual hutches.

4. What are the benefits you’ve see from using pasteurized milk in your feeding program? How is overall calf health?

James: We love the growth and health that our calves have on pasteurized whole milk. We feel on a whole milk diet, if a calf does scour she has the nutrient base to work through it easier than a calf of milk replacer.

Grosenick: The biggest difference we saw from switching to pasteurized milk was calf health and growth. Weight gain increased, sick incidences decreased, loss decreased and if calves did get sick or scours they seemed to recover much faster.

With current industry outlook, having one less bill each month from not buying milk replacer makes a difference, our pasteurizer has more than paid for itself.

Our SCC has consistently been lower from being able to utilize higher scc milk to feed the calves. We also saw a tremendous increase in calf energy when we switched to the batch pasteurizer from the flash pasteurizer.

Erickson: The biggest advantage to using pasteurized milk is the improvement in calf health. Prior to a pasteurizer, scours was a major set-back for our calves. With our pasteurizer, it is a very rare occasion that any calves are diagnosed with scours or need any kind of treatment for this condition. Consistency is also a huge benefit with milk being fed at the same temperature every day.

3. Why did you decide to purchase a pasteurizer and what brand are you currently using?

James: We have been using a pasteurizer for more than 10 years. We had a Calf Star rapid heat pasteurizer and transitioned to a Dairy Tech 30-gallon batch pasteurizer two years ago. We really like our 12–wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/May 2018

5. Has your weaning weight increased? Has your weaning time changed?

James: Calves have shown to have increased weight all the way through weaning. They eat grain sooner, and really put on the growth in the first two months. This allows for earlier weaning than when we were feeding milk replacer. Our calves really carry this acceleration post weaning and all the way until they freshen.

Grosenick: Yes, very much so. We were able to slightly decrease our weaning time and still have well-grown heifer calves, averaging a two pound per day rate of gain.

Erickson: The auto feeder begins to wean calves off by .4 pints per day at 40 days of age. Weaning weight has increased due to the combination of auto feeding and healthier calves fed high quality milk.

Do your homework, there is not one pasteurizer that will fit every farm. That’s the beauty of having so many options. And make sure you are able to find replacement and service for your pasteurizer.

Erickson: There are many brands available, so research for one that fits your needs and operation before purchasing. Many variables such as self-washing, pasteurize time, and size are important to look into.

It is also important to know who can service your machine in the area, as a prompt fix is very important for your calves.

6. Any recommendations for other producers that are considering switching to a pasteurizer? What have you learned?

James: Consider where you are going to put your pasteurizer. We have ours in a somewhat climate controlled office and this helps a lot.

If using a pasteurizer, also consider how far you have to get the milk.

This is big reason we love the transition to bottles. It is very easy to get the pasteurized milk out to the calf hutches. Also, look at options for additions to the milk. When we added the fortifier, it really seemed to make everything ‘click’ and work together.

Grosenick: From our experience, we do not recommend buying used or refurbished pasteurizers. Research pasteurizers to know what kind will fit your operation; is automatic wash important, size, does time to pasteurize fit with feeding schedule, room to hold milk between feedings, back up battery for power outages, how does it cool the milk/do you want to reuse the water, and distance from parlor to calves (mobility)?

We would not go without an automatic wash cycle to eliminate any human error, the back up battery has been utilized many times, and having a simpler machine with less maintenance works very well for our operation.

• Routinely culture samples of pasteurized milk to monitor quality.

• Train all employees that will be using the pasteurizer to be sure they understand how to operate the unit and what the concepts of pasteurization is.

• Conduct follow-up training and review for employees • Do not pasteurize extremely abnormal milk because nutritional characteristics may be altered • If calf death loss occurs, diagnose calf morbidities and mortalities.

• Know how to manually check the temperature of pasteurized milk to ensure proper temperatures are being met.

• Visit other operations successfully using on-farm waste milk pasteurization systems.

Tips for Success

Source: UW-Extension Dairy Team

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Kelli’s Calf Care Seminar

by Mara Budde There’s a lot that goes into calf care. Consistency, quality, quantity. Even the best calf care takers enjoy learning new tricks and how other breeders structure their calf care program.

Wisconsin Holstein member, former board member and calf care taker, Kelli Cull hosted a calf care seminar March 7-9 at Budjon Farms in Lomira. About 150 people attended the series over the three days. Cull shared what their farm does from birth to weaning for their calves as well as calves in their boarding program.

The day started out with a review of calf care protocols and chore schedule at Budjon then moved into transitioning into weaning, treatment tips and vaccination programs from Cull, calf manager Libby Adelsberger and farm veterinarian, Dr. Sara Hanson. The day ended with a tour of the facilities, equipment and a question and answer session on the farm.

At birth

At Budjon Farms cows are extensively monitored prior to giving birth. Cows lick off the calves to stimulate them as well as aid in oxytocin release for the cow. Calves are moved to a warm, clean and well-bedded pen. Before colostrum is fed, calves are given vaccines to for added immunity to and protection from disease.

Cull has a detailed colostrum management plan to ensure calves get the best start possible. Some of these protocols include: • Milking colostrum into a clean bucket • Making sure the cows udder is clean and quarters are stripped out • Colostrum is handled within 20 minutes of milking to reduce bacteria growth • The quality is checked via refractometer Colostrum is harvested and pasteurized then one gallon is fed to the calf via tube feeder. Cull said this part of her protocol is nonnegotiable and all calves are tubed.

One week old

Cull said she waits 24 hours from the time colostrum is given to the time she feeds milk replacer. Her reasoning for this is that timeframe gives the colostrum and vaccinations time to work in the calf ’s system. Within that same time frame, all calves are gotten up and pens are checked for meconium passage. Then, calves receive CowsMatch milk replacer 28/20 blend.

Calves in their warming room are also dehorned with a goat burner 3 to 5 days after birth to reduce stress. The goat burner has a small circumference and works well on little horn buds. Pain mitigation is recommended after dehorning.

Calf care until weaning

Calves are moved out of the warming room at a week of age and remain in hutches until they are weaned at about 90 days of age. Milk replacer is fed out of buckets. For the first 3 weeks, calves get a half gallon meal at each feeding. Then are increased to a gallon per meal until weaning. Two meals are fed each day. Feedings are not increased in the winter time.

Cull stressed that routine, schedule and consistency are critical for health and growth. Feeding times should remain consistent as well as mixing and feeding temperatures. All work is completed from youngest to oldest to reduce transmission of disease.

Tips & Tricks • Switch out grain buckets if they are scummy, dirty or contain manure – think about what you would want to eat out of • Keep grain in a warm place in cold weather • Heavily bed during wet or cold days - Straw and shavings are used at Budjon to keep calves dry and to give them a place to nest • Formulate a vaccination protocol with your veterinarian that works for your farm

Weaning and transitioning

Weaning happens at 90 days. Cull and Adelsberger formulate a plan on calves that will be weaned based on birthdate, size and overall look of the calf and health history. Jerseys may need to stay on milk a little longer. These calves are given 6 pounds of grain at weaning and usually drink a full two gallon pail of water.

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photo courtesy of Dairy Star Calves are fed milk only at night for a week to limit their intake and to increase grain and water intake. No hay is fed until calves are transitioned to group housing in super hutches.

Once calves are moved to super hutches, Cull stresses that the key to successful transition is still individual care. Again, knowing their personality will help them acclimate to their new living accommodations.

A tip for an easier transition is making sure calves have clean, fresh and warm water (in winter). Seems easy but check to make sure the water system is clean and each calf is using the water system.

Tips – ask yourself these questions during feeding • Did the calf attempt to come and eat?

• Has the calf found the water source?

• What do their eyes, ears and manure look like?

• What is the condition of the bedding?

The day concluded with a tour of the facilities at Budjon and a walk through of the daily routine. Attendees were able to see first hand the maternity pens, hutches, warming room, milk wagon and of course calves. The group also walked through the tie-stall barn and got to see World Dairy Expo Supreme Champion Rosiers Blexy Goldwyn. The seminar was well attended and very informative for any level of calf caretaker.

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RULES FOR 2018 WISCONSIN HOLSTEIN SHOWS ANIMAL HEALTH RULES AND REGULATIONS/DAIRY CATTLE ALL CATTLE - Health requirements for the Wisconsin District and Championship Shows are the same as the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture’s requirements for intrastate movement of cattle.

Please visit the DATCP website for the most recent rules - https://datcp.wi.gov/Documents/FAQsCattle FairsShowsExhibitions.pdf It is highly recommended that all animals shown at the Wisconsin Holstein shows be vaccinated for BVD according to your Veterinarian’s recommendations. It is also highly recommended that animals be tested for Persistently Infected (PI) BVD animals. This is a once in a lifetime test to insure that the animal is not a PI or shedder animal carrying the BVD Virus.

Cattle infected with ringworm, warts, or mange may not be exhibited unless the veterinarian in charge determines the ringworm lesions or warts are inactive and incapable of transmitting the disease. Any cattle found with ringworm, warts, mange or scab shall be removed from the premises of the show.

Show management is responsible for maintaining records of persons who have exhibited at the show and the identification of animals shown for 2 years. Acceptable forms of animal identification for breeding animals are (1) an official metal ear tag, (2) a breed registration number, or (3) a breed registration tattoo.

Ribbons and Trophies: Ribbons for the District Shows are available from the Wisconsin Holstein office.

Trophies are optional for District Shows and the responsibility of each District Show host. The Championship Show ribbons will be provided by the Wisconsin Holstein Association and the Wisconsin Junior Activities Committee.

Junior Ownership: Junior exhibitors shall be in competition with open class cattle at the District Shows. To compete for junior awards the exhibitor shall not have passed his or her 21st birthday before January 1 of the year of the show. Junior leased animals must follow Holstein USA rules to be eligible for junior awards. TO COMPETE FOR JUNIOR RIBBONS AND TROPHIES, ALL JUNIOR EXHIBITORS MUST HAVE THE ANIMAL’S OWNERSHIP REGISTERED OR TRANSFERRED BY THE HOLSTEIN ASSOCIATION INTO THE INDIVIDUAL NAME OF THE JUNIOR EXHIBITOR ON OR BEFORE JUNE 1st. NO JUNIOR TRANSFER APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE SHOWS. a. Partnerships between two or more juniors are allowed if both members are current WI Holstein Association Junior members. No other partnership qualifies for Junior Recognition. b. Junior exhibitors must be sole leadsperson for their animals in order to receive recognition. If a junior has more than one junior owned animal in one individual class, the junior exhibitor must designate which of the animals will be led by the exhibitor. The animal led by the junior exhibitor will be the animal eligible for Junior Recognition. c. Managerial projects may be exhibited in Open Class competition. However, they are not eligible for Junior awards. d. To be considered for Junior Awards, exhibitors must identify themselves as a qualified junior member on the entry form and upon check-in to show management. e. It is the responsibility of the Junior owner to prove ownership of animal by hard copy (on the registration paper). f. An out-of-state junior may compete at the District Shows and Junior Championship Show as a Junior member if the animal is housed in Wisconsin and owned in partnership with a junior member that resides in Wisconsin. The leadsperson must be the junior member residing in Wisconsin.

Bred and Owned: This award is to be given at the Wisconsin Championship Show and is optional at the District Shows. An award will be given in all the female classes for the highest placing animal bred and owned by exhibitor; partnership animals are eligible for Bred & Owned award as long as original breeder(s) and owner(s) maintains part ownership. Breeder is to be determined as the owner of the dam at the time of the service; where a herd is registered in the names of different members of a family residing on one farm, and everyone is using the same prefix, all entries may be considered as Bred and Owned by Exhibitor.

Junior Bred and Owned: To be eligible for Junior Bred & Owned, the name(s) listed as breeder and owner on the registration certificate must be the same. Adult-Junior partnerships are not acceptable. Junior partnership animals are eligible for Junior Bred & Owned award as long as original breeder(s) and owner(s) maintain part ownership and all partners are Wisconsin junior members. Original breeders must all still be junior members.

Wisconsin Bred and Owned: This will be a lead-out class at the Wisconsin Championship Show and is open to animals which are Wisconsin bred, born and solely owned and exhibited by residents of the State of Wisconsin as printed on the registration paper. All such animals, in order to remain eligible shall be maintained in the State of Wisconsin; provided, however, that such animals shall be permitted out of state for a maximum of 90 days for the purpose of showings and exhibitions or embryo transplants.

Production Awards: This award is optional at the District Show. In all cow classes, except the Jr. & Sr. 2 Year Olds, the cow with the highest 305 day milk production will be recognized. The recognition will be based solely on total pounds of milk production without regard to the milking frequency or the testing program. Records should be entered on the entry form and verified at the time of check-in with an official test sheet or an official pedigree.

Best Udder: This award is optional at the District Show. At the WI Championship Show a Best Udder ribbon will be awarded in all milking cow classes. The Best Udder cow in each of the milking classes will compete to select the Best Udder Cow of the Show.

Premier Breeder Award: The breeder winning the most points on four (4) animals, all exhibited in the single classes, shall be designated Premier Breeder. A Premier Breeder form is to be filled out at time of checkin to be eligible for this award. No entry fee is required. The winner of this award need not be an exhibitor at the Show, or need not be the current owner of any of the point winning animals. In case of a tie, additional animals will be counted, one at a time, until the tie is broken.

Breeder Defined: The owner of the dam at the time of service shall be considered the breeder of the animals. Where a herd is registered in the names of different members of a family, and where the herd is one unit, and everyone is using the same prefix, all entries may be considered as exhibits of one breeder. Otherwise, when animals are bred in partnership, each unique partnership is considered a unique breeder.

Premier Exhibitor Award: The exhibitor winning the most points on four (4) animals, all owned and exhibited by exhibitor in the open, single classes, shall be designated the Premier Exhibitor. Premier Exhibitor

form is to be filled out at time of check-in to be eligible for this award. No entry fee is required. In case of a tie, additional animals will be counted, one at a time, until the tie is broken.

Exhibitor Defined: Exhibitor shall be named as the owner shown on the registration paper. In case a herd is registered or bred in the names of different members of a family, residing on one farm or breeding establishment, and where the herd is one unit, all entries may be considered as a single exhibitor for all group classes and Premier Exhibitor. However, members of one family, where cattle are not housed as one unit, will not be considered as a single exhibitor. When animals are owned in partnership, each unique partnership is considered a unique exhibitor.

Premier Breeder and Exhibitor points will be awarded to the top 10 animals in each class. In classes with 10 or less animals, no more than two head per breeder or exhibitor will be counted toward premier points. If the class has more than 10 animals, then a single breeder or exhibitor may obtain points on more than two animals if the animals stand in the top 10 placings of the class.

The point system for determining Premier Breeder and Premier Exhibitor Awards: Milking Females: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 Junior Females: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 GENERAL RULES 1. Owners of all animals exhibited at District and Championship Show must be state association members in good standing. Renewal memberships must be paid before May 15, 2018. If renewal of membership is not paid by May 15, 2018, a $50 late fee will be added.

2. Out of state partners must also be paid members of the Wisconsin Holstein Association in order to show a partnership animal(s) at any Wisconsin Holstein Association show. Along with the $50 membership fee, there is a $50 show fee that must be paid before any animal owned by the out of state member is shown at a District or Championship Show.

3. No Papers, No Show. All animals exhibited at the District and Championship Show must be accompanied by the registration certificate or emailed copy sent directly from Holstein Association USA to local and District chairs; no photocopies or verification letters will be accepted. All animals exhibited must be Holstein Registered or Qualified by the Holstein Association USA, Inc. or registered with the Holstein Association of Canada with 87% or greater purity.

4. Ownership shall be established by the name listed on the registration certificate; or the presentation of the certificate of registration along with a completed transfer & the appropriate fee, which will be retained by the Chairperson of the show & forwarded to Holstein Association USA, Inc. 5. If an animal is Registered using the Tag ID system with Holstein USA, the animal must have a combination of two approved identifiers, one of which must be a Maxi or Large ID tag. The other identifier may be another ID tag (Maxi, Large, Junior or Mini-Round). A combination of one Maxi or Large with an ear tattoo or freeze brand may also be used.

6. Animals shown at the Wisconsin Holstein District Shows and the Wisconsin Championship Show are not to be shown at any other state’s District or State Show. Any animal may be shown in the District where it is owned or housed, but not in both.

7. The full entry fee must accompany any entry for District or Championship Show in order for that animal to be considered an entry; otherwise, late entry fee schedule applies.

8. Once cattle are checked into a class, there will be absolutely no switching of classes (such as 150,000 lb. to Aged Cow). Absolutely no additions or switching after the check-in deadline.

9. Substitutions with-in class by the same exhibitor may be made at check-in time; any other new entries will be considered a new or late entry and must pay the appropriate entry fees.

10. The WI Holstein Association Standard Agreement for Owners to Exhibit must be signed to be an eligible entry.

Championship Show Eligibility: (Also see General Rule #1) Any exhibitor showing at their District Show is eligible to show at the Wisconsin Championship Show. The exhibitor is allowed to exhibit in the Championship Show up to the actual number shown and placed at District Show. These animals may or may not be the same as shown at the District Show. Partnerships that did not exhibit an animal in that partnership at a District Show but wish to exhibit partnership animals may show at the Championship Show as a substitution animal for one of the animals shown and placed by one of the partners at a District Show. The spirit of these rules is to encourage exhibitors to show the best animals they have at the time of their District Show and at the Championship Show.

The Holstein Show Committee and the Wisconsin Holstein Association Board of Directors reserve the final and absolute right to interpret the rules and regulations of the shows and will settle and determine all matter, questions, or differences in regard thereto or otherwise arising out of, or in connection with the shows.

In the event a question arises concerning an animal’s age, the Show Committee chairperson may request that an individual registration certificate be checked at ringside.

DISTRICT SHOWS 1. The Wisconsin Holstein Show Ring Policy is in effect at all Wisconsin District Shows.

2. Starting time for individual District Shows shall be determined by the Districts.

3. Check-in deadline for the District Show is at the option of the District. Check-in deadline will be listed in the section listing location and starting time for each District. Exhibitors should check and be aware of the check-in deadlines at their respective District Show. It is the exhibitor’s responsibility to comply with the respective District Show check-in time.

4. The District Show committee will determine all fees pertaining to their show and submit these fees to the Wisconsin Holstein office for publication.

5. Optional classes for District Shows are Unfresh 2 Year Old and Dry Cow classes.

6. Production awards and Bred and Owned awards are optional at the District Show.

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CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW Entry Fee Schedule - $30 per head if made at respective District Show or before July 25; $40 per head for juniors wanting to exhibit in both the Junior and Open Championship Shows - $100 per head if entry made at Championship Show or by mail, email or fax & received after July 25, 2018 1. Due to the dates of this year’s shows, a representative of the Wisconsin Holstein Association will be on hand for a short period after the conclusion of the last class at each District Show for those wanting to submit entries. All other entries can be submitted by mail or through the online entry system until July 25 at the regular entry fees. It is the responsibility of the exhibitor to make sure the entries are made in this time frame.

2. All cattle for the Championship Show shall be in place by 12:00 noon, Sunday, August 19 in order for the registration certificates, health papers and production records to be checked. The Alliant Energy grounds will not be open for cattle arrival before 6 am on Friday, August 17. Exhibitors in violation of this rule must pay a $1000 fine to the WI Holstein Assoc. prior to the first class entering the ring at the 2018 WI Championship Show. If the fine is unpaid, the violators will be disqualified from the 2018 WI Championship Show.

3. Starting time for the WI Junior Championship Show will be at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, August 20. The Open Championship Show will start at 8:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 21.

4. An exhibitor meeting will be held Sunday, August 19 at a time to be announced.

5. Awards: The first and second place animal in each class will be designated All-Wisconsin and Reserve All-Wisconsin animals of their respective class. One rosette ribbon will be given for the Best Udder in each of the Milking Cow Classes. One rosette ribbon will be given to the Best Bred & Owned animal in each of the classes. The first and second place Junior exhibitors in each class of the Junior Championship Show will be designated Junior All-Wisconsin and Reserve Junior All-Wisconsin. The top two animals in Class 1 of the Open Championship Show may choose to compete in Class 2 for All-Wisconsin Awards and return for Junior Champion honors.

It is recommended that all animals in the barn have identification signs for the convenience of visitors and to enhance marketing opportunities.

HOLSTEIN ASSOCIATION USA, INC. SHOW RING POLICY Showing cattle is an important part of promoting, merchandising and breeding Registered Holsteins for breeders and Holstein Association USA, Inc. It is also in the best interest of Registered Holstein breeders to maintain integrity and present a positive and progressive image of themselves and their cattle in the showring.

Holstein Association USA works cooperatively with the Purebred Dairy Cattle Association (PDCA), show management, exhibitors and judges to give encouragement, direction and uniformity to the National Holstein Show program.

I. ETHICS: At all times, Registered Holsteins shall be treated in a humane manner and in accordance with dairy quality assurance practices so as to protect the health, safety and welfare of the livestock and the consuming public. No person shall present for exhibition or exhibit an animal which he or she knows, or has reason to suspect, is affected with or has been exposed to a dangerously contagious or infectious disease, illness or illegal or non-approved use of drugs, medication and/or prohibited substance or residue.

The position of Holstein Association USA is that all animals presented for exhibition shall be in their natural conformation and structure, free of any alteration or modification caused by unethical fitting.

In keeping with the basic philosophy of Holstein Association USA, ethics are an individual responsibility of the owner of each animal shown. Violations of these policies are subject to the disciplinary provisions of the Association Bylaws.

Please visit the Holstein Assoc. USA website at www.holsteinusa.com to read their complete Show Ring Policy.

WISCONSIN HOLSTEIN ASSOCIATION SHOW RING POLICY The following practices or procedures are unacceptable in the showing of Registered dairy cattle: 1. criticizing or interfering with the judge, show management or other exhibitors, or other conduct detrimental to the breed or show; 2. misrepresenting the age or ownership of an animal or the number of calvings and/or stage of lactation; 3. Surgically or unethically inserting any matter under the skin or into any body cavity to change the natural contour or appearance of the animal’s body is prohibited and is a violation of the showring policy and code of ethics. After 12 a.m. on the day in which an animal is to show, no administration of fluids by stomach pump is allowed, unless show management is notified, deemed therapeutically necessary, and is done under supervision of a Veterinarian.

4. balancing the udder by any means other than by leaving naturally produced milk in any or all quarters; 5. treating the udder internally with an irritant, counter-irritant, or any other substance to temporarily improve conformation; 6. overfilling or overbagging of udders; 7. treating the udder externally with an irritant, counterirritant, or any other substance to temporarily improve conformation (allowable practices/substances include sealing and setting teats, but not shrinking/shortening of teats); 8. Treating the animal, particularly the udder, internally or externally, with an irritant or counter-irritant, or other substance to artificially improve the confirmation (this is to include any external pressure applied to the udder crease to artificially enhance it, i.e. roping).

9. administering epidural anesthesia (blocking tails) and/or applying any irritant either externally or internally to the perineal (rectum and vagina) area; 10. inserting foreign material/articles under the skin, into the topline or on the feet (administration of acceptable medications is permitted.); 11. performing surgery of any kind to change the natural contour of appearance of the animal’s body, hide or hair. Not included is the removal of warts, teats and horns, clipping and dressing of hair and trimming of hooves; 12. draining fluid from hocks unless authorized by a veterinarian at the show.

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13. Excessive manipulation of hair and/or the use of any hair not naturally attached to the animal or the use of any substance or material which is intended to resemble or imitate hair. We will follow the rules and guidelines set forth by World Dairy Expo.

14. mistreatment of animals; 15. any un-sportsmanshiplike conduct during the event.

MONITORING PROCEDURES 1. The Ethics Committee, as defined below, shall have the authority to inspect all animals to determine if violations of Wisconsin Holstein Association Show Ring Policy have occurred. To help in this regard, the Ethics Committee has the authority to perform and review results of the following: a. An ultrasound examination of the udder of selected animals immediately upon completion of each respective milking class competition. It shall be the exhibitor’s responsibility to deliver selected cow to the designated testing area. Following said testing, the ultrasound official shall submit a report to the show chairman if any violations have occurred. If an animal fails to show up for ultrasounding with a full udder at the WI Championship Show, show placings will be revoked and reported to Holstein USA and Holstein World. b. a milk out of any individual cow and/or c. the collection and testing of any of the animal’s body fluids and/or d. the use of any other technology that may be useful in determining if a violation in any animal based on placement, random selection, or suspect characteristics. e. the Ethics Committee or Show Chairman may, at any time, require the delivery to them of any hair samples or hypodermic syringe, needle, or other device, swabs, cloths, or other material, or samples or any medicine, preparation, or substance, whether in liquid or other form, in the possession or control of exhibitor, fitters, agents or person acting on behalf of the exhibitor for laboratory analysis.

ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES 1. The Chairman of the Wisconsin Dairy Show Series’ Executive Show Committee shall appoint an Ethics Committee to monitor violations at all state sponsored shows. The Ethics Committee shall consist of two WHA Board members and one non-board member; this committee will be anonymous.

2. Complaints of alleged violations must be made to the Executive Show Committee Chairman immediately.

3. If it is suspected that a violation will occur if an animal is shown, the exhibitor will be informed by the Executive Show Committee Chairman that the showing of that animal may result in a violation of the Show Ring Policy. If the exhibitor decides not to show that animal, no violation will have occurred.

4. All complaints of alleged violations (as is designated in Enforcement Procedure point #2) received by the Executive Show Committee Chairman must be given to the Executive Show Committee for review by the Ethics Committee within five (5) days of receiving notice of alleged violations, with the Ethics Committee to make a decision on the violations within ten (10) days of receiving such notice.

5. The Wisconsin Holstein Association Executive Director will notify the accused exhibitor immediately of the Ethics Committee decision that a violation has occurred and all the supportive evidence will be shared with the exhibitor. Within thirty (30) days, WI Dairy Show Series’ Executive Show Committee shall review the findings from the Ethics committee and make a recommendation to the Wisconsin Holstein Association Board of Directors of the disciplinary action. The exhibitor will be able to participate in the Executive Show Committee meeting.

The Wisconsin Holstein Association Board of Directors shall meet on the same day to review the findings from the Ethics Committee, recommendations from the Show Committee and hear any presentation the exhibitor wishes to present.

6. The accused exhibitor must notify Wisconsin Holstein Association within seven (7) days of receiving the violation notice of their intent to participate in the Executive Show Committee meeting and/or the Wisconsin Holstein Association Board of Directors’ meeting, which is set for reviewing the evidence of the alleged violation(s) and the disciplinary action to be taken.

7. If the alleged violator is found in violation of the Wisconsin Holstein Association Show Ring Policy, the Wisconsin Holstein Association Board of Directors, at its discretion may pass onto the violator(s) its costs associated with the violations, enforcement and review of violation(s).

Cost associated with the review and/or appeals process must be paid in full; if this assessment is not paid in full the violator(s) will not be in “good standing” with the Wisconsin Holstein Association and will therefore be denied any and all membership benefits of the association (voting, showing, etc.).

8. Wisconsin Holstein Association Board of Directors and/or the Executive Show Committee may consider previous violations by an exhibitor in their decision of disciplinary action. (see * under Violations Penalties) 9. An animal found in violation of the Wisconsin Holstein Association Show Ring Policy will receive no premium monies or awards or placing(s).

10. Under the Rules of the Show, the exhibitor agrees to accept as final and abide by the decision of the WI Holstein Board of Directors. If the appeal of the exhibitor results in a modification of the position of the WI Holstein Board of Directors, the exhibitor will be notified of the change in writing at such time.

11. During this entire process the Directors of the Wisconsin Holstein Association Board, the Ethics Committee, the Executive Show Committee, its staff and members will not be obligated to maintain confidentiality.

Violations Penalties (Penalties for violations at the Wisconsin Holstein Association sponsored shows.)

1. 1st Offense – a minimum of one year probation to a maximum of one year suspension for the animal(s), owner(s), and/or fitter(s) or their representatives either individually and/or a combination thereof from all Wisconsin Holstein Association state sponsored shows.

2. 2nd Offense – minimum one year suspension to a maximum of three years suspension for the animal(s), owner(s), and/or fitter(s) or their representatives either individually and/or combination there of from all Wisconsin Holstein Association state sponsored shows.

3. 3rd Offense – minimum of five years suspension to a maximum of barred for life for the animal(s), owner(s), and/or fitter(s) or their representatives either individually and/or combination there of from all Wisconsin Holstein Association state sponsored shows. *Violations prior to 1/1/2004 shall not apply; any violations after 1/1/2004 shall be cumulative.

2018 Wisconsin Holstein District & Championship Show Entry Form DISTRICT SHOWS

Complete the entry blank (make sure the Show Agreement is signed) and mail, along with correct entry fees, to the designated person of your District Show. OR Online entries can be made through the link on the WHA website homepage at www.wisholsteins.com.

Please see the District Show information in the MAY News starting on page 20 for the correct fees and entry info.

WI CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW August 20-21, Alliant Energy Center, Madison Entry Fee Schedule for Wisconsin Championship Show: • $30 per head ($40 for a junior to enter in both junior & open shows) if entered at the respective District Show or received at the WHA office or online system by July 25, 2018 • $100 per head if entry made at Championship show or received in the online system or by mail, fax or email & received after July 25, 2018

Standard Agreement for Owners to Exhibit at WHA Sponsored Shows Must be signed and accompany a WI Holstein Show Entry Form I agree I am personally responsible for the care, welfare, and condition of my animals during the period of the Show. I acknowledge that I am responsible for my own actions and failures to act and for the actions and failure to act of all of my employees and anyone else who assists me with the fitting, care, and show preparation of my animals.

I promise that I will abide by the Wisconsin Holstein Association Show Ring Rules and the Wisconsin Holstein Association Show Ring Policy and Enforcement Procedures for dairy cattle, and any other show rules and regulations. I will also ensure that all of my employees, agents, contractors and others who assist me with the fitting, care, and show preparation of the animals comply with the same requirements. I understand that a failure to adhere to such requirements could result in disciplinary measures including possible suspension or ban of me, my employees and helpers, the animal(s), the owner and/or the exhibitor of the animal(s) from the Show and future Shows and the public reporting of disciplinary action, including to any association registering purebred livestock.

I release and agree to hold the Show, the Show organizers and its officials, directors, officers, employees, representatives, agents, and volunteers (collectively the “Show organizers”) harmless from any action taken under this agreement, the Wisconsin Holstein Association Show Ring Rules and the Wisconsin Holstein Association Show Ring Policy and Enforcement Procedures and any other show rules and regulations, and release the Show organizers from and against any injury, damage or loss suffered during or in connection with the Show, whether or not such injury, damage or loss resulted from or was contributed to, directly or indirectly, by the acts or omissions of the Show organizers.

The undersigned further certifies that: 1. any animal entered is not currently barred from showing at any future dairy show in North America; and 2. no owner of the entered animal, whether direct or indirect, is currently barred from showing any other animal at any future dairy show in North America; and 3. that he/she will not knowingly employ any fitters or agents to represent him/her or his/her animal(s) that may be barred from any dairy show in North America.

I HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO THE Standard Agreement for Owners to Exhibit at WHA Sponsored Shows.

Date ____________ District Exhibiting In _____ Premise ID # ___________ Name of Owner/Exhibitor ________________________________________ Phone ________________________ Email ___________________________ Full Address ____________________________________________________

____________________________________________________ SIGNATURE OF OWNER OR OWNER’S AGENT:

____________________________________________________ Stalling Request: ____________________________________________________________________________

❏ We will only be showing on Monday and will be leaving following the show *Must be signed and dated with full entry fee for entry to be eligible for show.

DISTRICT & CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW CLASSES

1. Spring Heifer Calf, Exhibitor 10 & Under - born after February 28, 2018. This class is limited to juniors 10 years of age and younger as of January 1 of the year of the show. Calves in Class 1 must be under control of the 10 & Under Exhibitor (the exhibitor must be the sole person on the halter). 1st & 2nd in class 1 at the Open Championship Show may compete in Class 2 for All-WI honors and may return for Junior Champion honors.

2. Spring Heifer Calf - born after February 28, 2018 (open to exhibitors of any age) 3. Winter Heifer Calf - born December 1, 2017 February 28, 2018 4. Fall Heifer Calf - born September 1 - November 30, 2017 5. Summer Yearling Heifer - born June 1 - August 31, 2017 6. Spring Yearling Heifer - born March 1 - May 31, 2017 7. Winter Yearling Heifer - born December 1, 2016 February 28, 2017 8. Fall Yearling Heifer - born September 1 - November 30, 2016 9. Junior & Reserve Junior Champion (Junior Show) 10. Junior & Reserve Junior Champion (Open Show) 11. Junior Best Three - fall yearlings & under.

(Animals must be shown in their individual classes. All must be bred by the exhibitor & at least 1 owned, solely or in partnership, by exhibitor. Limited to 1 entry per exhibitor) 12. Milking Yearling - born after August 31, 2016 (WI Championship Show only) 13. Junior Two Year Old Cow – born March 1 August 31, 2016 14. Senior Two Year Old Cow - born September 1, 2015 - February 29, 2016 15. Junior Three Year Old Cow - born March 1 August 31, 2015 16. Senior Three Year Old Cow - born September 1, 2014 - February 28, 2015 17. Intermediate & Reserve Intermediate Champion Female (Junior Show) (optional at District) 18. Intermediate & Reserve Intermediate Champion Female (Open Show) (optional at District) 19. Four Year Old Cow - born September 1, 2013 August 31, 2014 20. Five Year Old Cow - born September 1, 2012 August 31, 2013 21. Six Year Old and Older Cow - born before September 1, 2012 22. 150,000 lb. Cow Class (Must bring proof of production to check-in; cows may only be switched from another milking cow class to the 150,000 lb. class with additional paid entry fee) 23. Champion Bred & Owned of the Junior Show 24. Senior & Reserve Senior Champion Female (Junior Show) 25. Grand & Reserve Grand Champion Female (Junior Show) 26. Senior & Reserve Senior Champion Female (Open Show) 27. Grand & Reserve Grand Champion Female (Open Show) 28. Best Udder of Show 29. Wisconsin Bred & Owned of the Show 30. Champion Bred & Owned of the Show 31. Best Three Females (Made up of 3 cows having at least 1 calf, all bred by the exhibitor with at least 1 owned by exhibitor. Each exhibitor is limited to 1 entry) 32. Produce of Dam (2 animals, any age, & the progeny of 1 cow; dam must be named) 33. Dam & Offspring (dam and one offspring, any age) 34. Premier Breeder 35. Premier Exhibitor

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NAME ____________________________________________________ FARM NAME ___________________________________________ ADDRESS ________________________________________________ CITY, STATE, ZIP _______________________________________

Breed-Class #

________ Animal’s Name_______________________________________________________________________________

Date of Birth ____________________ Reg. #: __________________________ Tattoo #(if applicable): ___________________________ Sire: ____________________________________________________

Dam: __________________________________________________

Owner:______________________________________ Production Record (305 days or less): _______________________________________ Please check if applicable: ❏ Bred & Owned ❏ Junior Shown & Owned ❏ Junior Bred & Owned ❏ Junior Shown & Leased Breed-Class #

________ Animal’s Name_______________________________________________________________________________

Date of Birth ____________________ Reg. #: __________________________ Tattoo #(if applicable): ___________________________ Sire: ____________________________________________________

Dam: __________________________________________________

Owner:______________________________________ Production Record (305 days or less): _______________________________________ Please check if applicable: ❏ Bred & Owned ❏ Junior Shown & Owned ❏ Junior Bred & Owned ❏ Junior Shown & Leased Breed-Class #

________ Animal’s Name_______________________________________________________________________________

Date of Birth ____________________ Reg. #: __________________________ Tattoo #(if applicable): ___________________________ Sire: ____________________________________________________

Dam: __________________________________________________

Owner:______________________________________ Production Record (305 days or less): _______________________________________ Please check if applicable: ❏ Bred & Owned ❏ Junior Shown & Owned ❏ Junior Bred & Owned ❏ Junior Shown & Leased Breed-Class #

________ Animal’s Name_______________________________________________________________________________

Date of Birth ____________________ Reg. #: __________________________ Tattoo #(if applicable): ___________________________ Sire: ____________________________________________________

Dam: __________________________________________________

Owner:______________________________________ Production Record (305 days or less): _______________________________________ Please check if applicable: ❏ Bred & Owned ❏ Junior Shown & Owned ❏ Junior Bred & Owned ❏ Junior Shown & Leased

WI Junior Holstein Member Agreement The purpose of this organization is to encourage youth to promote the Registered Holstein industry. The Wisconsin Junior Holstein Association is open to membership for those persons under the age of 21 as of January 1st of the membership year. To be eligible for membership, all applicants must sign this agreement and agree to abide by the rules hereinafter set forth. Failure to honor any of these rules may subject the junior member to immediate revocation of membership status, including the opportunity of participation in WI Holstein Association sanctioned activities and events. For those members that turn 21 during their last year of junior membership, they may continue to receive junior recognition at Wisconsin Holstein Association shows through the duration of the WI Championship Show if their 21st birthday occurs before said show.

The following rules shall apply to all junior members: 1. Use or possession of any alcoholic beverage, whether or not in connection with an Association event, is strictly prohibited for anyone under the age of 21.

Controlled substances are strictly prohibited by anyone.

2. No member shall engage in any behavior prohibited by state statute, local ordinance or Board Policy (which shall include, but is not limited to vandalism, theft, truancy, assault, threats to personal safety or property and flagrant misconduct).

3. Members, at all times, shall demonstrate good citizenship and recognize the value of setting and adhering to the highest standards of conduct and performance.

4. At all Association sponsored functions, activities and trips, the rules of conduct specified by adult chaperones and advisors shall be at all times observed by members.

5. All members shall recognize the right of the Wisconsin Holstein Association’s Junior Activities Committee, the Board of Directors of the Wisconsin Holstein Association and its staff, adult advisors and chaperones to have the authority to enforce the rules as established and authorized herein. Members and/or their parents/guardian shall accept any financial responsibility for the enforcement of the provisions herein.

6. For the purposes of the observance of the rules of membership herein, there is established a Board which shall consist of the WHA Staff, WHA Board of Directors and the WHA Junior Activities Committee. The purpose of this Board shall be to oversee the fair application of the rules of membership and afford the right of due process. A member of this Board must be contacted while the violation is occurring. If they cannot be reached, concrete proof must be provided against the accused. Pictures help but are not concrete proof of violation. If applicable, the accuser must be willing to provide information in support of a claim that a member has violated this policy.

Due process shall be afforded by: Explaining the evidence against the member, giving the member an opportunity to explain his/her version of the facts, thereafter, it is a matter of discretion by the Board whether to have the accuser/observer summoned and whether to permit cross examination of said individuals. The following procedure is in place if it is determined that a member has violated the alcohol and controlled substance policy: 1. 1st warning, written and verbal, with privileges taken away. The severity of the privileges revoked will be decided by the Board mentioned above.

2. 2nd offense will be looked at by the WHA Board with membership revocation. ( Junior membership reinstatement may be requested after revocation of membership by meeting with the WHA Board of Directors) I have read and discussed the above rules and agree to accept and faithfully abide by them as a member of the Wisconsin Junior Holstein Association.

Junior Name: (please Print): _________________________________________ Junior Signature: __________________________________________________ Parent or Guardian of Junior Member

Date: _____________________

Signature: _______________________________________________________ This Agreement must be signed by all junior members in order to participate in Wisconsin Holstein Association sponsored shows & activities.

**A signed & dated Standard Agreement for Owners to Exhibit at Wisconsin Holstein Association Sponsored Show must accompany this entry blank.

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2018 WHA District Show Information Note to exhibitors: Owners of all animals exhibited at the 2018 District and Championship Show must be WHA members in good standing.

Renewal memberships must be paid before May 15, 2018. If renewal of membership is not paid by May 15, 2018, a $50 late fee will be added.

Out of state partners must also be paid members of the Wisconsin Holstein Association in order to show a partnership animal(s) at any Wisconsin Holstein Association show. Along with the $50 membership fee, there is a $50 show fee that must be paid before any animal owned by the out of state member is shown at a District or State Show.

District 1

Date: Friday, June 15 Dunn County Fairgrounds, Menomonie Entries Due: Friday, June 1 Entry Fee: online fee - $15/head, mailed entry - $20/head (late fee of $50/head in addition to entry fee) Mail Entries to: Travis Ullom, 5398 County Hwy. A, Bloomer, WI 54724; tehfullom@bloomer.net Checks Payable to: Dunn County Holstein Association District Chair: Bonnie Van Dyk, 715-220-6612, bvandyk23@hotmail.com Local Chair: Deric Wolf, 715-556-0021, deric_wolf@yahoo.com Grounds Open: Wednesday, June 13 at 10:00 a.m.

Check-In Deadline: Thursday, June 14 at 4:00 p.m.

Starting Time: 9:00 a.m.

Judge: Vincent Migliazzo Veterinarian: Chippewa Valley Vet, Drs. Mike & Whitney Mueller, 715-672-4459 Showmanship: Thursday, June 14 at 5:00 p.m.

A fitting and showing clinic will be held Thursday, June 14 from 1-4 p.m.

Exhibitor dinner at 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 14. Beth Herges Photography will be available on show day.

District 2

Date: Monday, June 18 La Crosse Interstate Fairgrounds, West Salem Entries Due: Friday, June 1 Entry Fee: online fee - $15/head, mailed entry - $20/head (late fee $25/head in addition to entry fee) Mail Entries to: Jody Hoyer, N4931 Moos Rd., West Salem, WI 54669; 608-317-2299 Checks Payable to: La Crosse County Holstein Breeders District Chair: Paul Trapp, 608-332-0079 Local Co-Chairs: Jody Hoyer, 608-317-2299, hoyerfarm@centurytel.net Grounds Open: Sunday, June 17 at 7:00 a.m.

Check-In Deadline: 8:00 a.m. on Monday, June 18 Starting Time: 10:00 a.m.

Judge: Jeff Brantmeier Veterinarian: West Salem Vet Clinic, 608-786-2030 Showmanship: Monday, June 18 at 9:00 a.m.

No early bed down. No hay or bedding available.

District 3

Date: Monday, June 25 Grant County Fairgrounds, Lancaster Entries Due: postmarked or online by Friday, June 8 Entry Fee: online fee - $10/head, mailed entry - $15/head (late fee of $25/head) Mail Entries to: Laura Wackershauser, 321 E. Linden St., Lancaster, WI 53813; lauraw@wisholsteins.com Checks Payable to: District 3 Holstein Breeders District Chair: Angela Davis Brown, 608-935-3814/608-574-7756 Local Chair: Jason Kearns, burtonriderkearns@gmail.com, 608-306-2201 Grounds Open: 12:00 noon, Friday, June 22 for bed down, no early bed down or tie-off or a fine will be imposed; barns open 8:00 a.m., Saturday, June 23 for cattle arrival Check-In Deadline: 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 24 20–wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/May 2018

Starting Time: 9:00 a.m.

Judge: Brian Behnke Veterinarian: Lancaster Vet Clinic, 608-723-6366 Showmanship: Sunday, June 24 at 6:00 p.m.

Exhibitor Meeting, 8:00 p.m., Sunday, June 24. No feed or bedding supplied.

District 4

Date: Thursday, June 28 Marathon Park, Wausau Entries Due: Tuesday, June 5 Entry Fee: online fee - $15/head, mailed entry - $20/head (late fee of $50/head) Mail Entries to: Douglas Dittmar, 6006-3 Birch St., Schofield, WI 54476 Checks Payable to: Marathon County Holstein Breeders District Chair: Scott Pralle, 715-533-0901, spralle@centurylink.net Local Chairs: Douglas Dittmar, ded725@aol.com, 715-571-0843 Grounds Open: 6:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 27 Check-In Deadline: 7:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 28 Starting Time: 9:00 a.m.

Judge: Jacob Brey Veterinarian: Athens Vet Clinic, 715-257-7003 Showmanship: Wednesday, June 27 at 7:00 p.m.

No feed or bedding available.

District 5

Date: Wednesday, June 20 Marquette County Fairgrounds, Westfield Entries Due: Friday, June 1 Entry Fee: online fee - $20/head, mailed entry - $25/head (late fee of $50/head) Mail Entries to: Chris Davis, W13983 County Rd. O, Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965; damartiniholsteins@gmail.com Checks Payable to: District 5 Holstein Association District Chair: Chris Davis, 608-963-4377, damartiniholsteins@gmail.com Local Chair: Brooks Buchholz, N6980 5th Ave., Westfield, WI 53964; 608-369-0366; bbuchholz1985@gmail.com Grounds Open: 8:00 a.m. on Monday, June 18 Check-In Deadline: 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 20 Starting Time: 10:00 a.m.

Judge: Chad Ryan Veterinarian: Sand Country Veterinary Service, 608-369-1253 Showmanship: Wednesday, June 20 at 8:00 a.m.

Junior exhibitor meeting at 6:30 p.m. on June 19; open exhibitor meeting at 7:30 p.m. on June 19.

District 6

Date: Tuesday, June 26 Green County Fairgrounds, Monroe Entries Due: Tuesday, May 29 Entry Fee: online fee - $15/head, mailed entry - $20/head (late fee of $50/head) Mail Entries to: Janean Anderson, N1192 Honey Creek Rd., Monroe, WI 53566; jboss.2010@hotmail.com Checks Payable to: Green County Holstein Breeders District Chair: Joe Martin, 608-436-4590 Local Chair: Anthony & Janean Anderson, 608-214-1008 or 608-214-4787; jboss.2010@hotmail.com Grounds Open: 8 a.m. on Sunday, June 24 for bed down only; open for cattle arrival at 8 a.m. on Monday, June 25 Check-In Deadline: 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 26 Starting Time: 9:00 a.m.

Judge: Mike Duckett Veterinarian: Brodhead Veterinary Medical Center, 608-897-8632 Showmanship: Monday, June 25 at 6:00 p.m.

District 8

Date: Tuesday, June 12 Dodge County Fairgrounds, Beaver Dam Entries Due: Friday, June 1 Entry Fee: $15/head (late fee of $10/head in addition to entry fee) Mail Entries to: Mandy Sell, 1413 Duffy St., Watertown, WI 53094; sellcrestfarm@yahoo.com Checks Payable to: Dodge County Holstein Association District Chair: Mandy Sell, 920-253-8773, sellcrestfarm@yahoo.com Local Chair: Mary Feucht, 929-979-4147, mfeucht79@yahoo.com Grounds Open: 8:00 a.m. on Monday, June 11 Check-In Deadline: 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 12 Starting Time: 10:00 a.m.

Judge: Matt Sloan Veterinarian: CJ Haase Vet Clinic, 920-927-6007 Showmanship: Tuesday, June 12 at 8:00 a.m.

District 10 District 7

Date: Thursday, June 21 Waupaca Fairgrounds, Weyauwega Entries Due: Tuesday, June 5 Entry Fee: online fee - $15/head, mailed entry - $20/head (late fee of $40/head) Mail Entries to: Willis & Carla Gunst, N3687 30th Drive, Pine River, WI 54965; wgunst@holstein.com Checks Payable to: Waupaca/Waushara Holstein Association District Chair: Willis Gunst, 920-858-9367; wgunst@holstein.com Local Chair: Willis Gunst, Terri Hamm - 715-863-1144, Bret Long - 920-358-4002 Grounds Open: 6 a.m. on Tuesday, June 19 Check-In Deadline: 8 a.m. on Thursday, June 21 Starting Time: 10:00 a.m.

Judge: Brandon Ferry Veterinarian: Showmanship: Wednesday, June 20 at 6:30 p.m.

All exhibitors putting milk into the tank need to have a notarized affidavit about non-BST use. This is now standard procedure for any Agropur milk shipper which any of us putting milk into the tank will become at the show. We will get forms to anyone entering cows. We must have these forms filled out and in our hands before milk goes into the tank. Please help us meet this requirement. Thanks!

Date: Friday, June 22 Sheboygan County Fairgrounds, Plymouth Entries Due: Friday, June 1 Entry Fee: online fee - $15/head, mailed entry - $20/head (late fee of $30/head) Mail Entries to: Sara Feldmann, 710 Goldfinch Lane, Howards Grove, WI 53083; sfeldmann23@gmail.com Checks Payable to: Sheboygan County Holstein Association District Chair: Sara Feldmann, 920-980-9704, sfeldmann23@gmail.com Local Chair: Sara Feldmann Grounds Open: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Wednesday, June 20 for bed down only; open for cattle at 6 a.m. on Thursday, June 21 Check-In Deadline: 7:00 a.m. on Friday, July 22 Starting Time: 9:00 a.m.

Judge: Ryan Krohlow Veterinarian: Dairy Doctors, 920-892-4696 Showmanship: Thursday, June 21 at 6:00 p.m.

Barn will be open on Wednesday, June 20 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. for bed down.

No supplies available at the grounds. Food stand will only be available on show day.

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Holstein Association USA Board Candidates Two candidates have declared for the Region 5 position on the Holstein USA board of directors representing Wisconsin. We asked Jim Rickert and Bob Webb to answer a few questions leading up to the election at the 2018 National Holstein Convention in Michigan.

Please tell us about yourself, including your family Q and farm operation.

Jim Rickert: My wife Kelly and I have two sons Andrew (wife Shannon) and David (wife Kelsey) along with six grandchildren: Miles, Emma, Claire, Jonah, Evan, Micah.

All of our grandchildren love to work and play on the farm.

I have lived and worked my whole life on our family farm. I graduated from UWMadison Farm and Industry Short Course and have a Premier Governance Director Certification for Farm Credit Services.

Rickert Bros. LLC in Eldorado is a “family owned” farm that has four generations currently involved.

Our Rickland prefix was started in 1948. DHIA testing began in 1950.

We have regularly classified since 1973. We received the PPR Award (Progressive Breeders Registry) for 10 years, until 1995, when herd expansion began. Our RHA is: 30,200 4.0 1201 3.0 910. Rickland has received the Progressive Genetics Herd Award for the past 23 years. We have bred or developed 135 EX females. We have had 34 GMD along with 63 DOM awards.

Bob Webb: I am a third generation Registered Holstein breeder, ever since taking over the management from my father in 1978. My great-grandfather, John Zoberlin, migrated from Germany and started the farm in 1918. His passion for the Holstein breed led him to mortgage the farm to purchase a herd sire from Pabst Farms, which served to be the start to an impressive herd that cumulated with the highest herd dispersal sale average in the U.S. in 1936.

My father, Francis Webb, continued those breeding goals and achieved numerous awards, which led up to hosting the 1975 Wisconsin Farm Progress Days show (now called Wisconsin Farm Technology Days). Health issues to Francis after the show led to me taking control of the dairy and continuing to advance our genetics. My wife, Peggy, assumed a significant role in the operation and helped raise a family as well. She is an avid horsewoman, having shown Quarter horses to National Honors. Son James contributes to the dairy by working with the crops and owning a seed business, Summit Seeds LLC. Son Joseph supports the dairy through his schooling and experiences working as a program director at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Our operation today includes a 100% Registered 650-cow Holstein herd, milking 3x/day in a Herringbone parlor. We recently acquired a neighboring property and moved all of our heifers home.

With this, we built an approved embryo transfer facility on this site.

The top 1% of our heifer population is flushed, and the balance is used as recipients.

Activities that I have been involved with include being certified in the Dairy 20/20 Institute through the UW-Madison School of Business. In the early 1980s I trained in embryo transfer procedures through Colorado State University. I earned the Wisconsin Holstein Association Distinguished Breeder award. We have bred and developed the number one genomic type cow and the number eight GTPI cow. The farm has hosted numerous trainees from many different countries. My hobbies include following the local sports teams and a good round of golf with a few of my buddies.

What leadership positions have you held that have Q prepared you to serve on the Holstein USA Board of

Directors? What qualities would you bring to the board if elected?

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Rickert: I have a passion for Registered Holsteins and have served the Holstein Association in a variety of activities. I have been a county, state and national Holstein member since I was a junior member. I was on the Wisconsin Holstein Association Board for six years, serving in a variety of leadership positions including President. My wife Kelly and I served on the Executive Committee for the 2008 National Holstein Convention held in Wisconsin, serving as chairpersons for the Junior Convention. I have served as a delegate numerous times.

My wife Kelly and I have attended the National Holstein Convention for the past 16 years. We have made life-long friends that we look forward to seeing each year. We are looking forward to Wisconsin hosting the 2019 National convention and are serving as transportation captains for this event.

I have served over 20 years on county and state DHIA boards. I am a charter member of the Eldorado Lions Club which began in 1985. I have been Eldorado Lion’s secretary for the past 32 years with 100% Perfect Attendance Award for the past 32 years. Serving on church council and various boards for the past 30 years has always been a priority for me. I served on Badgerland Financial/Farm Credit Board from 2010 to 2017.

A key attribute that I possess is servant leadership. I believed early on in my life that if I was a member of an organization, I would be active and willing to serve in a role to improve the organization. For many years, I served on county and state DHIA and Holstein boards.

I continue to be active in my church and Lions club. The experience and dedication in leading industry and community organizations have given me the skills to be a valued Holstein USA director.

One year ago, I was awarded the prestigious Wisconsin Master Agriculturist Award. Nine letters of recommendation were submitted on my behalf from industry, church and community leaders. Two of these letters included individuals that I served with: Hoard’s Dairyman editor, Corey Geiger and our own Holstein USA CEO, John Meyer.

Webb: I have served on the county and state Holstein board of directors. I am a member of the Salem United Church. I surrounded myself with high quality consultants and people to further my education. I hope to use my enthusiasm to help lead the Holstein Association forward. Continuing education is a key factor along with being aware of the diversity of the industry. The Holstein Association has done an excellent job satisfying the needs of dairymen around the world. of the Holstein USA programs and services do Q Which you find most valuable and why?

Rickert: Presently we milk 960 head and farm over 2,000 acres.

Ninety percent of our herd are Registered Holsteins. Our herd is enrolled in Holstein Complete and classifies every seven months. Our herd utilizes EASY ID, TAG ID, and ENLIGHT. I believe classification is Holstein USA’s most valuable service for our farm. I have seen this program evolve for the past 40 years, since I have been in charge of classification on our farm. The linear values allow a breeder to closely evaluate traits that are measured. Each classification day is exciting and a great learning experience for a breeder. Another tool that is helpful is Enlight, which assists us in compiling and summarizing genomic results.

Webb: We use Holstein Complete, Easy ID, Tag ID and classify 2-3x per year. I firmly believe in these programs that validate the accuracy of ID. It seems the most accurate information in genomics is the type data. This confirms the need for professional analysis that our classifiers are providing. Streamlining the registry process with Easy ID and tags that integrate with computer programs have assisted our herd.

We have been early adopters in new technology which include embryo transfer in the 1980s, genomic testing in the early 2000s and most recently individual tracking system. How genes are expressed will be the next frontier. The environment and nutrition will play a role in how the genes are expressed. This will allow the industry to zero in on the most efficient Holsteins.

have you done in the past or what ideas do you have Q What to get non-members or inactive members more involved in the state and national Holstein Associations?

Rickert: We have always promoted the value of Registered Holsteins to fellow dairymen. On numerous occasions, I have had discussions with farmers that expanded their herds. They wanted to enhance productivity and longevity. Two herds started using Holstein ID and mating services and began using better bulls. This resulted in new members and more association services being utilized. I have also encouraged dairymen to buy his/her children or grandchildren a Registered Holstein calf to show. Many times this has stimulated interest in our youth and they then started getting involved in Junior Holstein activities and going to Junior convention. I have seen this enthusiasm lead to purchasing more Registered Holsteins. Followed by these producers using more of the association’s programs. Our farm has hosted many tours and open houses. This provided another opportunity to promote the value of our association and Holstein USA’s valuable products and services.

Webb: We market 200 females, first and second lactation, to local dairies each year. Most are expanding commercial minded and appreciate quality. With the sale, the registration papers and pedigrees are sent with the buyer. We encourage them to maintain the registry and take advantage of the genetics.

is an area that you believe Holstein USA needs to Q What focus on over the next 10 years to ensure the association and Registered Holsteins remain a profitable segment of the dairy industry?

Rickert: I believe the greatest strength of the association is the information that it has to offer breeders and dairy producers. Holstein Association USA needs to continue to develop and provide cost effective programs and services to producers. As herd size grow, dairymen look for additional ways to be more efficient and profitable. We will increase membership activity by providing information and tools that are beneficial for dairy farmers such as: Basic ID, Easy ID and Enlight.

This should improve identification and genetics that add value to dairying.

Our excellent Junior Holstein program should continue to be enhanced to encourage fun, educational activities that prepare our youth for ag related careers.

Webb: I feel the continuing partnerships with others in our industry are very important. With technology’s continual fast pace, education will be extremely valuable. It is the ultimate goal to breed the most efficient bovine possible and yet lower the carbon footprint. Holstein is the world leader in genetic advancement. Let’s not get too comfortable! Data needs to be easier to access and affordable to the members.

With the internet, the world is a click away. final comments?

Q Any Webb: This Association is built on the backs of hard working

and dedicated dairyman who believed in a better product. Honesty and integrity are being validated thru science. But it still takes love and passion to get up in the middle of the night to deliver a beautiful calf from your best cow! Many of our registered herds were started with the son or daughter’s fair calf ! I would like to help grow this organization to even greater heights!

Breunig’s Bovine

BUZZ Holstein friends, I can’t believe that it has already been three months since Brooke and I were crowned. In the last few weeks, we have been putting together our schedules for the spring and summer, and we couldn’t be more excited about all the great events we have in store! From preschool classrooms to cream puff eating contests, it’s sure to be a wild ride!

A few weeks ago, we had the pleasure of attending the first WHY Lead event. It was a weekend full of learning, laughter and even a little bit of karaoke (now we all know Josh Gerbitz should truly be on American Idol!) During each session, which were full of learning and real-world experiences, I couldn’t help but think of how lucky we are as an industry to have a group of young people who are so passionate about reaching out to consumers and telling their Wisconsin Holstein stories.

Jill Makovec, a past WHA Princess, gave us valuable insights on how to represent agriculture and ourselves in all forms of interviews, from live TV to newspapers. We will definitely be putting these skills to use over the summer!

I am a firm believer that everyone involved with production agriculture, especially those of us who interact with the public at shows, should know how to answer the hard questions from people who want to know more about our industry. WHY Lead is a great event with fantastic resources of which we, as junior members, can take advantage. Huge thanks to Pam, Mara, and all the wonderful speakers for organizing the weekend and making it a success!

I strongly recommend that any youth interested should attend the workshop next spring.

In a few short (hopefully warmer!) weeks, we will all be together again for the Midwest National Spring Show and to kick off the 2018 show season. Best wishes as the weeks of halter-breaking and hoof scrubbing begin!

As always, if you or anyone you know would like Brooke and I to attend your event, please fill out the Royalty Request Form on the Wisconsin Holstein Association website and return it to the office. We would love to represent WHA at any dairy or agriculture-related events!

Buzz you later, Allie Breunig, 2018 Wisconsin Holstein Princess

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MilkSource Genetics The 2018 Junior Farm Trip in northeast Wisconsin was kicked off with fabulous start! Eleven of us juniors accompanied by two chaperones began the tour at MilkSource Genetics in Kaukauna. The farm is home to elite show cows, housing 180 livestock including 50 milking cows. Some of MilkSource’s most renown animals were first to greet us from their box stalls, including Brackleyfarm Chelios Cheerio EX-96, Strans-Jen-D Tequila-Red EX-96, and Musqie Iatola Martha-ET EX-97. Our host for the tour, Eddie Bue, discussed the management of their young show heifers as we took a look at animals preparing to grace the show ring. We all thoroughly enjoyed learning about this impressive herd and the care that goes into having such great showring success. We’re excited to see what MilkSource’s 2018 show season will bring!

Jenlar Holsteins & Brown Swiss Our second stop was Jenlar Holsteins & Brown Swiss in Chilton.

Jennifer and Larry Meyer became the farm’s sole owners in January, transitioning out of a 50/50 partnership with Larry’s parents. The herd of 135 usually milks around 120 cows – double what they were milking when they first started. In March of 2017 two Lely robotic milkers were installed. Matings have shifted to create cows with traits suited for robots such as teat length and placement and milking speed. A

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variety of information on the cows is available from the robots and collars and is accessible on the computer or smartphone. The current set-up also allows Jennifer and Larry to have full-time jobs off of the farm. It was a fun and information-filled stop; Brianna, Austin and Abby even helped on the tour by telling us about the cows and demonstrating the accessibility of information on the computer.

River Bridge Holsteins In the heart of Calumet County, Lyle and Sharon Ott, along with their three sons, Ryan, Corey and Shay, farm at River-Bridge Holsteins. Located near Brillion, the farm milks 266 cows and houses an additional 200 youngstock. At this family farm, Ryan manages the crops, Corey focuses on breeding and Shay takes care of the calves.

The farm focuses on genomics but also does some showing at local, state, and national shows. They milk twice a day in a double-10 parlor and have a somatic cell count of 146,000. The Otts farm on 450 acres of land. Thank you to Shay and the rest of the family for taking the time to show us around.

Emerald Acres For almost 40 years, Emerald Acres has been breeding outstanding animals. Our last stop on Saturday found us on the home farm in Shirley, Wis. Farming on about 1450 acres of land, the Ossmann family milks 520 head between a herringbone parlor on the freestall set-up farm built in 2008 and a 75-cow tie-stall barn. Depending on the cow, type or commercial, they select bulls for the work of the animal. On the commercial side, Yoder, Mogul and Montross are the most common choices. The “showier” cows are bred to the likes of Kingboy

and Kingdoc. Thank you to Paul and Debbie for your time.

on the farm. We appreciate Craig and Marlene letting us come to their farm.

Synergy Dairy Sunday morning we headed Synergy dairy in Pulaski. The farm is owned and operated by Jay and Heather Jauquet, both alumni of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and their three children, Mason, Carter, and Evan. They founded Synergy dairy in 2004 with Heather’s parents. They run 500 acres of farm land and milk 350 cows three times per day in a double-8 parallel parlor. Genomics were used as a key to develop their herd, and they have sold several bulls into AI as well as sold embryos overseas. Jay uses his experience from working for Alta Genetics to expand and develop their genetics.

Heather was a microbiology major and is in charge of calf care.

Voight Acres Our second stop on Sunday was Voight Acres, Shiocton. They started with a 52-cow tie-stall barn and developed into a 230-cow dairy. They milk twice a day in a double-12 parallel parlor. The Voights farm 400 acres with half being corn and the other half being alfalfa. In the new barn, they use hybrid ventilation with is a cross of tunnel and natural ventilation. The fans help keep away bugs and birds. To avoid foot problems, they have cows go through a foot bath every other week. When looking at reproduction, they breed for type and components.

Rickland Farms Our last stop was Rickland Farms in Fond du Lac County, which is a 1,020 Registered Holstein cow family-owned farm run by Jim and Kelly, Greg and Laura, Andrew and Shannon Rickert and Andy and Jenna DeVries. In 2000 they built a new set-up with a double-12 parallel parlor which they plan on adding units to over the summer to make a double-16. Their breeding program focuses on high index and high genomics. They have had over 90 bulls enter A.I. and have sent embryos to China, Japan and Korea. Up to 135 calves are fed pasteurized milk three times a day with the calves less than a week old receiving a tablespoon of yogurt in their milk for added probiotics.

Their freestall barn features flexhead stalls with their farm being the first in the U.S. to have these.

The importance of family was seen throughout our tour with Jim and Kelly’s grandkids Miles and Emma joining us during the tour.

Krohlow Registered Holsteins Our next stop on Sunday was at Craig and Marlene Krohlow’s in Outagamie County. Farming on 320 acres and milking 38 head, the family strives for Excellent, high type cows using sires such as Absolute, Brady and Windhammer. The goal is simple, “We want every cow we breed to be above 90 points,” said Craig. The Krohlows have bred exactly 101 Excellent cows in the last 40 years, including Hot and Ashtine, two cows whose presence and legacy are still evident wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/May 2018-25

Juniors learn, engage and connect at first annual WHY Lead Submitted by Josh Gerbitz, JAC How many times have you been confronted about the dairy industry in person or online? Now more than ever, consumers are concerned about what they are feeding their families. At WHY Lead, held March 24-25 at the Wintergreen Resort & Conference Center, Wisconsin Dells, we addressed many of the consumer problems and became more prepared to answer the tough questions in the future.

WHY Lead is a new Wisconsin Junior Holstein event geared toward 16 to 21 year olds. The focus of this annual event is to help Wisconsin Junior Holstein members build lifelong leadership skills. Each year, the event will focus on a different aspect of leadership within the dairy industry.

On Saturday, we heard from Kim Bremmer, Maija Haggith, Vicki Janisch, and Don Schindler. The various speakers spoke about the different ways we have to promote and defend the dairy industry.

This included discussion on topics like hormones in milk, what happens with bull calves, and many other topics surrounding cow care and milk safety. Another topic we discussed was the different avenues we can use to tell our stories. They all emphasized that our individual stories are important and people want to hear firsthand experiences that we have been fortunate enough to experience on the farm.

Following all of the great educational experiences, we took a break for a little bit of recreation. We went to Pizza Ranch for dinner and then came back to cap the day off with a game night and karaoke.

Sunday morning we heard from Jill Makovec, who told us about TV, radio, and print interviews. She gave us various tip on what to say and what not to say, including bridging to include our message as an answer to whatever questions we may be receiving. She also helped lead practice sessions where we were given scenarios and had to respond with the techniques we learned.

Wisconsin Holstein Association Board Member and WHY Lead founder Pam Selz-Pralle closed the event by challenging us to use what we learned in real life experiences. For example, at the fair, at our county dairy days or just if a friend has questions about how farming works. She also shared examples of interactions she’s had online with the general public.

Overall, the weekend offered a lot of insight and was an excellent chance to meet up with some friends we don’t get to see that often, as well as make new friends within our organization. All WHY Lead attendees would like to thank our sponsors: the WHA Young Adult Committee, Brownfield Ag Media and FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative for supporting our first ever event. I would also highly encourage everyone to attend in the future. Watch the Wisconsin Junior Holstein Facebook page for next year’s topic and how to get involved!

District 2 Report

District 2

Watch for your chance to advertise & promote your county association in future issues. The June issue will feature District 1.

Lee Pierce; Secretary: Aaron Schmitz; Treasurer: Keith Giraud; Directors: Adam Schmitz, Drew Johnson, Mike Parr; Junior Advisor: Amy Schmitz.

Trempealeau County

Buffalo County

2017 Adult Membership: 23; Jr. Membership: 22

Jackson County

2017 Adult Membership: 44; Jr. Membership: 30 Adult Association officers - President: Erik Swiggum; Vice President: Paul Buhr; Secretary: Robert Nigh; Treasurer: Anna Wendorf; Membership: Trent Erickson; Breed Improvement: Grant Rudrud; Junior Advisors: Rob Anderson & Gail Klinkner.

The Vernon County Holstein Breeders would like to thank Steve and Kay Holte for their many years of service to the association. They will celebrate their years of breeding Registered Holsteins at their Complete Herd Dispersal on Saturday, May 5.

After 42 years of running a county sale, there will not be a Vernon County Sale in 2018. We will hopefully be back in 2019!

2017 Adult Membership: 9; Jr. Membership: 8 2017 Adult Membership: 26; Jr. Membership: 21

La Crosse County

2017 Adult Membership: 30; Jr. Membership: 6 Adult Association officers - President: Randy Holthaus; Vice President/Secretary: Jeff Heuer; Treasurer: Jody Hoyer; Director: Don Langehr.

Monroe County

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Vernon County

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Junior Ownership Reminder

As we enter the summer show season, please remember that junior exhibitors must have the animal’s ownership registered or transferred by Holstein Association USA into the individual(s) name of the junior exhibitor(s) on or before June 1 for calves, yearlings, and milking age animals. No transfer applications will be accepted at the shows. Partnerships between two juniors are allowed if both members are current Wisconsin Junior Holstein Association members.

An out-of-state junior member may compete in the Junior State Championship Show as a junior member if the animal is housed in Wisconsin and owned in partnership with another junior member that resides in Wisconsin. The leadsperson must be the junior member residing in Wisconsin.

Youth Showmanship Contests

The WHA District Shows will be holding the Youth Showmanship contests again this year. The contests will have 10 and under, junior and senior age divisions. The top three in each age division will be eligible to compete at the state contest, to be held Tues., August 21 following the selection of Junior Champion at the WI Championship Show in Madison, Wis. Ages are as of January 1 of the year of competition, with juniors ages 11 to 15 and seniors ages 16 to 20.

Youth may sign up for the contest at check-in time and up until a half hour before the showmanship contest at each district show. All youth participating must be a Wisconsin Holstein member. Youth can only participate in the district contest where they reside or their cattle are shown.

Dates and times of each showmanship contest are below.

District 1 - Thursday, June 14 at 5:00 p.m.

District 2 - Monday, June 18 at 9:00 a.m.

District 3 - Sunday, June 24 at 6:00 p.m.

District 4 - Wednesday, June 27 at 7:00 p.m.

District 5 - Wednesday, June 20 at 8:00 a.m.

District 6 - Monday, June 25 at 6:00 p.m.

District 7 - Wednesday, June 20 at 6:30 p.m.

District 8 - Tuesday, June 12 at 8:00 a.m.

District 10 - Thursday, June 21 at 6:00 p.m.

Junior Bred & Owned Clarification

Junior members are eligible for Junior Bred & Owned awards if the name(s) listed as breeder and owner on the registration certificate are the same. Junior partnership animals are eligible for Junior Bred & Owned as long as the original breeder(s) and owner(s) maintain part ownership, all partners are Wisconsin junior members and the original breeders are all still junior members. Adult-junior partnerships are not acceptable.

A Note from your JACs

Hello Juniors!

I hope that your spring is off to a great start and you’re hard at work with your show animals for this year. Congratulations to all the junior members who exhibited at Spring Show this year, we hope to see you have continued success throughout the show season.

Reminder to all those signed up for this year’s Cow Camp, it will be held May 19-20th at Mt. Morris in Wautoma. The JACs have some great, new workshops planned out and can’t wait to see all of you.

District Shows are right around the corner and with it June Dairy month. If you are looking to put on fitting or showing clinics, or any event involving Junior Holsteins, don’t be afraid to reach out to any of the JACs to come and help. A JAC request form can be found on the WHA website under the juniors tab, by clicking on the ‘JAC Request’ button.

To keep up to date on everything that the Junior Association is doing, make sure to like the Wisconsin Junior Holstein Association’s Facebook page, add us on Snapchat (@wijrholstein), and follow us on Twitter (@JrWisconsin). We are excited to see a lot of you during the next couple months!

Hannah Ullom Northwest District JAC

Cow Camp 2018 This year’s Cow Camp will be held at Mt. Morris Campground, Wautoma, on May 19-20. Our tentative schedule is for registration to start at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday and getting campers settled in. Please arrive before 1:00 so we can start promptly at 1:00 with orientation.

The afternoon will include several educational workshops before some fun activities that night.

Following breakfast on Sunday we will have more workshops, lunch, and finish off with the legendary ag olympics and games.

Those registered for camp will receive a more detailed letter prior to camp. We are very excited to have another great cow camp and see many familiar faces and meet new ones at this year’s event. See you in Wautoma on May 19th & 20th!

Tentative Cow Camp Schedule Saturday, May 19 12:30 p.m.

Registration 1:00 p.m.

Orientation & Introductions 1:30-5:00 p.m.

Workshops 6:00 p.m.

Evening meal 11:30 p.m.

Curfew Sunday, May 20 7:30 a.m.

8:30 a.m.

9:00-11:30 a.m.

11:30 a.m.

12:00 noon 1:00 p.m.

1:30 p.m.

Hike with the JA guys!!

Breakfast Workshops Cow Camp write-ups & group photo Lunch Ag Olympics/Games/Shaving Cream Fight Campers dismissed wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/May 2018-27

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ACKY WPoint of View Editor’s Comments

Let’s hope spring is finally here to stay. That last round of snow storms made the thought of warm, sunny days seem so far off but it’s looking better for the spring show and we can only hope things are looking up from here.

This issue includes the information, show rules and entry forms for the District and Championship Shows.

Take a moment to review the rules. One new addition for this year is an added lead-out class at the Championship Show for Wisconsin Bred & Owned cows. If you haven’t used our online entry system in the past, I’d encourage you to check it out - once you’ve got the owner information entered it really does speed up the entry process and gives us the most accurate information to do the catalogs and speed up check-in at the show. If you are a new user, there is a PDF on our website that walks you through the process or you can call the office with any questions.

With the later dates of this year’s Championship Show, you don’t have to enter the day of your District Show and we will be taking “on time” entries (online or mailed in) up until July 25. But please note, that after July 25 the entry fee will jump to $100.

The WHA Board recently voted to keep the $35 entry deadline open for the 2020 All-Breeds Futurity until May 15.

If you’d like to enter for the futurity, the entry form is on page 7 of this issue and is also available on our website.

Next month will be our next issue of Midwest Holsteins and this issue is extra special as it will also serve as the souvenir book for the National Convention hosted

by Michigan. I’m also excited to announce that Ohio has joined our Midwest Holsteins group! If you are interested in advertising in the June issue, please give me a call by May 9 to reserve your ad space.

It’s also time to start thinking about how you’d like to promote your herd for the 2019 Convention being hosted by Wisconsin. Our first promotional piece is the breeder map which will be a printed map as well as an online map. If you’d like to sign-up to be a part of the breeder map, please give Mara or I a call.

Until next time...

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CALENDAR

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May 2018 Classifying in Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Jefferson, Kenosha, Marquette, Milwaukee, Racine, Rock, Walworth & Waukesha counties 5 Crest-View-Acres Dispersal, Steve & Kay Holte, Westby, 10:30 a.m.; managed by Scott Courtney Sales 15 Entries due to WHA office for 2020 All-Breeds Futurity 18 Real Cows for Real Breeders Sale, at Sherona-Hill, Edgerton, 12:30 p.m.; co-managed by OurWay Holsteins, Sherona-Hill & The Cattle Exchange 19 Define Your Destiny, Budjon Farms, Lomira 19-20 Cow Camp, Mt. Morris Campground, Wautoma June 2018 Classifying in Langlade, Marathon, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara & Winnebago counties 12 District 8 Show, Beaver Dam 15 District 1 Show, Menomonie 16 Door County Twilight Meeting, hosted by Olson Farms, Rich & Eric Olson families, Sturgeon Bay, 5:30 p.m. (meeting at 7 p.m.)

18 District 2 Show, West Salem 20 District 5 Show, Westfield 21 District 7 Show, Weyauwega 22 District 10 Show, Plymouth 25 District 3 Show, Lancaster 26 District 6 Show, Monroe 28 District 4 Show, Wausau June 29-July 3 National Holstein Convention, Acme, Michigan July 2018 Classifying in Adams, Crawford, Grant, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Portage, Richland, Sauk, Vernon & Wood counties August 2018 Classifying in Barron, Buffalo, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix & Trempealeau counties 2-4 Wisconsin Junior State Fair Dairy Show, West Allis 11-12 Wisconsin State Fair Open Dairy Show, West Allis 11 Wisconsin Holstein Futurity, West Allis 20-21 Wisconsin Championship Show Series, Alliant Energy Center, Madison

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