November 2018 WI Holstein News

November 2018

Volume 90 No. 9

World Dairy Expo results WHA’s World Dairy Expo Champions Junior Convention Registration Form District 8 report

Cybil Fisher photos

Milgene Big Red Jersey-Red EX-91

Milgene Defyin Jackolantern VG-86

13th 4-Year-Old & 6th Junior, WDE 2018 Reserve Junior All-American R&W Senior 3-Year-Old 2017

13th Senior 2-Year-Old, WDE 2018 1st at 2018 Dodge County Futurity

Big Apple x VG-88 Maxwell x EX-90 Loren x Durham Jemini EX-93 DOM

Defiant x VG-87 Big Apple x EX-91 Destry x EX-94 Advent x EX-90 Sept Storm x EX-91 Tribute x Durham Jemini EX-93 DOM

Maple Fudge of 12 Oaks EX-90 91-MS (max score) Grand Champion of the Junior Show, WDE 2016, 2017 & 2018 Grand Champion, WDE 2018 owned by Colton & Ashley Brandel

World Dairy Expo 2018 was a week to remember! Our string had a successful week highlighted by Ashley and Fudge capturing Grand Champion of the Milking Shorthorn show. We take pride in the daily care of Fudge here at Hildebrandt Family Farms.

Inspiracres Lever Sarah-Red

7th Junior 2-Year-Old, WDE 2018 Leverage x EX-91 Destry x VG-85 Advent x EX-91 Rubens owned with Steve & Sharon Patterson

Hildebrandt Family Farms LLC N2963 County Road R, Hustisford, WI 53034 hildebrandtbrett@yahoo.com • Brett cell: 920-285-7275

Mead-Manor Def Adeline-Red VG-89 EX-MS 2Y Defiant x VG-85 Absolute x EX-93 Atwood x Ms Kingstead Chief Adeen-ET EX-94 DOM All-Wisconsin and Junior All-Wisconsin R&W Junior 2-Year-Old Intermediate Champion and Reserve Grand Champion of the Open Show and Intermediate and Grand Champion of the Junior Show, WI Championship R&W Show Grand Champion R&W, Supreme Champion and Supreme Champion Bred & Owned, Wisconsin Junior State Fair 1st Junior 2-Year-Old and Reserve Intermediate Champion of the Junior Show, International R&W Show

It’s been a memorable year for our family with Adeline’s success in the showring! Thank you to those that have supported us along the way. We are excited to watch Adeline develop and look forward to her future!

Mead Manor Michael & Megan Moede Algoma, WI | robmoede@yahoo.com | 920-255-0937

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VOLUME 90 No. 9

Features: 8 12 16 19 20 25

Koepke Farms, home to high production cows & WI Cheese World Dairy Expo results Wisconsin’s World Dairy Expo Champions 2018 Wisconsin Cow of the Year: Hilrose Advent Anna-Red YAC Corner: Kayla Wright, KK Rose Designs 2019 Junior Convention Registration Form

Departments: 5 6 11 23 23 27 28 29 30

Wisconsin Holstein Briefs From the President: Craig Carncross District 8 report WHA Princess Attendant Brooke Trustem Breeder Business Cards WHY Page Calendar of Events & Editor’s Comments Classified Advertising Index to Advertisers

On The Cover Wisconsin Holstein was well represented in the Supreme Champion ceremony at this year’s World Dairy Expo.

Top row - Shelby Ostrom with the Junior Champion of the Holstein Show, Milksource Taelyn-ET, and Savanah Barts with the Junior Champion of the Red & White Show, Ms Kress-Hil Saphire-Red-ET. Bottom row - Ashley Brandel with the Grand Champion Milking Shorthorn, Maple Fudge of 12 Oaks; Kaelyn Weigel with the Junior Champion of the Junior Holstein Show, Budjon-Abbott Alexandra-ET; Logan Harbaugh with the Junior Champion of the Junior Guernsey Show, Sniders HP GG Lonestar Amazing-ETV; and Mikayla Endres with the Junior Champion of the Junior Milking Shorthorn Show, KnH Endres Zeus Legendary. Congratulations to all of these junior members!

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

WISCONSIN HOLSTEIN ASSOCIATION BOARD MEMBERS:

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

NATIONAL DIRECTORS:

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Wisconsin Holstein Briefs L Congratulations to Mike Holschbach, Baraboo, on winning the A.C. “Whitie” Thomson Memorial Award at World Dairy Expo.

U Congratulations to Hillary (Hartley) and Alex Jochimsen who were married on September 29. Best wishes to the newlyweds!

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

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

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

Obituaries Orlyn Ann Mayer

Orlyn Ann (Schaefer) Mayer passed away on Friday, October 5, 2018 at the age of 78 at her home in Bloomer. Orlyn was born on September 3, 1940, to Henry and Ruby Schaefer in Port Washington, WI. On February 13, 1960 she married her best friend and love of her life Frederick (Fritz) Mayer in Brown Deer, WI. Orlyn was a person who enjoyed life, enjoyed her family, extended family and friends all over the globe. She was also a person who put others before herself.

Orlyn is survived by her son, Don (Liz) Mayer of Bloomer and their children, Erica (Travis) Ullom, Dustin (Megan) Mayer and Samantha (Andrew) Berlin; her daughter, Karen (Dave) Styer of Menomonie and their children, Sarah, Krista, Benjamin and Brian.

She is further survived by her great grandchildren, Hannah and Frederick Ullom, Wyatt and Brynlee Mayer, Josh Prill, Elsie, Millie and Hattie Berlin. Also survived by her sister, Joyce (Richard) Harvey and family and brother in-laws, Dick (Marilyn) Mayer and Bill Mayer.

In lieu of flowers, donations are preferred to the Bloomer Food Pantry or First Congregational United Church of Christ.

Meeting Notice TM

Spring & Championship Show Meeting Wednesday, November 14 – 10 am WHA Office - 902 8th Avenue, Baraboo or conference call - 800.326.0013, pin #3425023 We will be having a Spring and State Show meeting for all committee members and exhibitors that participated in our two shows this past year, regardless of breed. We value your input as members/exhibitors and want to continue to improve your experience at the Alliant Energy grounds for years to come. If you have thoughts or ideas on improvements for 2019, please bring those with you to the meeting!

Please contact the WHA with questions, 1-800-223-4269 or lauraw@wisholsteins.com

From your President Craig Carncross Hello Holstein Breeders, I am pleased to let the members of the Wisconsin Holstein Association know that the vacancy for the Executive Director of the association has been filled. Laura Wackershauser has been a tremendous asset to the association and now has been awarded the opportunity to lead Wisconsin Holstein. It was a long process to fill this role and many great people were looked at for the position, but in the end Laura has proven her commitment to excellence for the organization and has really embraced the challenges for this next step in her career with WHA. Even though the industry has had a very challenging couple of years, Laura comes to the table ready to make a difference for the breeders in Wisconsin.

There is still even more good news to report. Kristen Broege has accepted the position of Director of Sales and Membership. Kristen came up through the Junior Holstein ranks where she has been decorated with numerous awards and accolades for her accomplishments. Wisconsin Holstein is now lucky to have her as part of the team to work with members on their questions and concerns and to help make sure the organization stays financially strong to keep its programming vibrant and relevant. WHA is now in a position to really be ready to adapt to a changing industry and figure out the best ways to help support and promote the great Holstein breeders of the state of Wisconsin.

Mara Budde rounds out the full-time staff as Director of Communications. Mara’s mark is just starting to be felt on some great programming ideas and seen through the great work she has been creating just this past year. Members should be excited at the level of talent and the degree of dedication to this organization this group of ladies bring to the table. A big thank you goes out to Laura and Mara for doing such a great job of holding down the fort this past summer.

The future of the Wisconsin Holstein Association is indeed bright and exciting.

Sincerely, Craig

Welcome to these New Members Adult members: Karen Osborne, Wausau Richard & Judy Knutson, Onalaska Tom Kunkel, Cuba City Junior members: Jayna Schmittinger, West Bend Natalie Ott, Berlin Alexis Roe, Marion Jacob & Natalie Scannell, Eden Derek Utecht, Woodville Brenton Wolf, Oconto Falls Emma & Miles Rickert, Van Dyne Emma Jarvey, Sobieski Katie Outhouse, Evansville Hailey Schultz, Hammon Lauren Jones, Prairie du Sac Britton & Cameron Allen, Belmont Delaney & Tessa Kamps, Belmont Abigail & Taylor Van Handel, Kaukauna Anna Featherstone, Walworth Sabrina Hikade, West Bend Mikaela Jaschob, West Bend Anastasia McCourt, Fond du Lac Morgan McCourt, West Bend Celia Carter-Thompson, Almena Vera Schauer, Belmont Josie Bailey, Tomah wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/November 2018-5

Wackershauser promoted to Executive Director

The Wisconsin Holstein Association (WHA) is pleased to announce that Laura Wackershauser, formally Editor of the Wisconsin Holstein News, has been promoted to Executive Director.

As Executive Director, Wackershauser will lead the Wisconsin Holstein Association staff, manage the association financials, assist in event planning and lead strategic vision for the association. Wackershauser will continue to oversee publication of the Wisconsin Holstein News.

Wackershauser has extensive experience in the day-to-day operations of WHA and overall goals of the association during her 17 years employed by the association. As the Editor of the Wisconsin Holstein News, she was responsible for full production of the magazine including advertisement sales and design, magazine layout and production scheduling. In that role, she also served as lead editor for the Midwest Holsteins publications.

In addition to her editor position, Wackershauser has also been WHA’s resident photographer, capturing images from events and shows. She played a large role this summer coordinating efforts for district shows and managing the office.

“I’m excited to continue serving the members of the Wisconsin Holstein Association and look forward to working with the team to position WHA for success,” Wackershauser said.

Wackershauser is a graduate of UW-Platteville with a degree in Agricultural Business and Animal Science with a dairy emphasis. She grew up on a Registered Holstein farm near Lancaster, Wack-E-View Holsteins, and still owns a handful of cows and heifers that are now housed by other farmers.

“Wisconsin Holstein has been fortunate to have had Laura doing great work for its members for many years. She continues to push herself and has proven more than capable to take on a new challenge as the Executive Director,” said Craig Carncross, president of WHA. “Laura comes into her new role with many great ideas and strong sense of what needs to be done to lead WHA into the future.”

Broege joins WHA as Director of Sales and Membership

The Wisconsin Holstein Association (WHA) is excited to announce Kristen Broege as its new Director of Sales and Membership. Broege is a long-time member of the Wisconsin Holstein Association and is active in the dairy industry on numerous levels.

In her role, Broege will lead efforts in member relations and fundraising as well as selling advertisements for the Wisconsin Holstein News. Her past experience in the association includes being an engaged Wisconsin Junior Holstein Member and serving on the Junior Activities Committee. In 2014, Broege represented the association as the Wisconsin Holstein Princess Attendant. She currently sits on the 2019 National Holstein Convention Junior Convention planning committee and will continue this with her new role.

“The board of directors is excited that the members will be able to have Kristen's talents and energy working for them as Director of Sales and Membership,” said WHA President, Craig Carncross. “She brings a fresh perspective and new ideas to our talented staff to help lead WHA into the future.”

Broege is a recent graduate of UW-Madison where she earned a degree in Dairy Science with a certificate in Agricultural Business Management. During her time in school, she was very active in Badger Dairy Club, National Agri-Marketing Association, Association of Women in Agriculture and on the Collegiate Dairy Judging Team.

Broege held officer positions in many of these organizations.

Outside of school, Broege took internships ranging from cattle management to sales and marketing. Most recently, she has worked for Heritage Holsteins where she assisted in the care of show and genomic animals. She also remains involved with Registered Holsteins on her family’s operation, Rock-Edge Holsteins.

“I am very excited to continue my involvement in WHA through this new role and look forward to helping the organization reach its goals while serving WHA members to the best of my ability,” said Broege.

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Juniors. Juniors. Juniors.

Fun activities, dairy-focused learning opportunities, and life-long friendships will be in store for all those who attend the 2019 National Holstein Convention in Appleton, Wis., from Sunday, June 23 to Thursday, June 27. Not only will it be a chance to partake in traditional Holstein Convention activities, there will be many unique activities at this national extravaganza right in our backyard.

Sunday, June 23 gets rolling with preparations for the Dairy Jeopardy Competition and a fun welcome event for all junior members. Then at 7 a.m. Monday morning, June 24, the Jeopardy contestants take the stage. Those juniors also in the spotlight will be the Young Distinguished Junior Members (YDJM) and Distinguished Junior Members (DJM) as the latter group will interview for the right to be named DJM finalists for the Association’s oldest awards program dating back to 1922. For those who apply, interviews also take place that day for the National Holstein Women Scholarship Organization.

That same morning, all three divisions

of the Prepared Speech Contest - Junior, Intermediate, and Senior divisions - give their presentations. Later on Monday, the nation’s best dairy bowlers will take their Dairy Knowledge Exam. Wrapping up the early week festivities will be an exciting excursion and Junior Mixer to the Badger Sports Park.

Tuesday, June 25 will be exploration day as Juniors have their choice of three tours: Discovery and Amusement - an interactive tour to the just opened $13 million Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center, followed by amusement park rides at Bay Beach in nearby Green Bay. Farms and Floats - a tour of Brooks Dairy Farm and a splendid Wolf River Float Trip.

Cows, Cows, and Cows - see some of Wisconsin’s best dairy cows with tours to MilkSource Genetics, Synergy Dairy, Siemers Holsteins, and Hilrose Dairy. Lunch will also include a visit to the Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center.

Then there’s Family Night . . .

Green Bay Packers - Tuesday evening will wrap up with a family night meal adjacent to the historic Lambeau Field. Also, a limited number... roughly 400... tour slots are available of the historic home at the

Green Bay Packers. That will be separate ticketed tour sold on a first-come, first-served basis.

Wednesday, June 26 will feature the longest running junior team competition Dairy Bowl. The luncheon session will bring back the second rendition of Cows 2 Careers with a wide breath of schools and industry professionals who will inspire juniors on their lifelong journey in dairy.

Later that day, a two-hour genetics conference... specifically designed for juniors... will take place in the afternoon. That evening will be the National Convention Sale and a junior dance, with fun games, will take place, too.

Thursday, June 27 features the finals for Dairy Bowl and the National Junior Forum. It’s topped off with the Junior Awards Luncheon.

Juniors, if you like cows and dairy folks, mark your calendars now for the 2019 National Holstein Convention in Appleton, Wis. It will be a must attend event in 2019.

Making a Lengendairy event, Corey Geiger 2019 National Convention co-chair

Welcome to these New Members

Adult members: Mara Shelley, Deerfield Logan Martin, Ellsworth Steve Wright, Prairie du Chien Kory Abts, New Franken Hendrik Albada, Hudson Nick Dietmeier, Luck Brandon Feuerhelm, Plum City Paul Mueller, Allenton Tyler Elsner, Jefferson Junior members: Kelley Braun, Randolph Lillian Crosby, Jim Falls Robert Fasbender, Cornell Grace Hensel, Pittsville Meg Katzung, Bagley Brooklyn Leazott, Chippewa Falls Autumn Pawlak, Chippewa Falls Mitchell Romundstad, Jim Falls Ervin Tuschel IV, Fall Creek Jaron Begert, Neillsville Jonathan Ward, Eden Annalie & Brayton Olson, Sparta Nicholas Roe, Monticello Kylie Brantmeier, Sherwood Kaitlyn Lietzke, Stevens Point Rachel Skinner, Glenwood City Alexa Albrecht, Fond du Lac Jessica Lewin, West Bend Braeden & Owen Dorshorst, Lodi Ariel Graveen, Merrill Geena & Kyle Klubertanz, Middleton wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/November 2018-7

by Mara Budde

Koepke Farms, home to high production cows and Wisconsin Cheese I

n an ever-growing urban area, the Koepke family is raising high producing cows and sharing their love for dairying with the public.

Located in Oconomowoc, Koepke Farms is home to about 320 milking Registered Holsteins whose milk goes toward production of their gouda-style cheese, LaBelle. Of these 320 cows, five have achieved 300,000-pound lifetime milk this year and six additional animals have reached this goal in the past. Two animals bred by Koepke’s have reached 400,000-pound status.

High Producing Cows The Koepke family has always valued Registered Holsteins that are high producers. The herd averages 94 pounds of milk per day with a 4.1% fat and 3.15% protein on a three-time per day milking schedule. Cows are fed a TMR ration of corn silage, haylage, brewers grains, cottonseed and bran syrup.

The farm was recognized for their first 300-000-pound cow in 1996, Koepke Delegate Karel VG-85 who made a record of 310,804M 3.2%F 10,015F 3.1%P 9,638P in 3,852 days. Subsequent cows have reached this goal in the last 22 years with two topping the 400,000-pound mark. Additionally, 100 cows have reached the 200,000 pounds or more over the course of their lifetime.

Koepke K0017229-1660, known as Granny, was Koepke Farms’ golden girl. At 5,279 days, she made a record of 458,609M 3.3%F 15,425F 2.8%P 12,890P and was the World Record Holder for Lifetime milk production. Dave Koepke describes Granny as a “bluecollar” cow. “She was all about work,” Dave says.

Granny not only was a high producer, she bred back easily. In 10 lactations, she was serviced 13 times. While her reproduction was outstanding, Granny’s offspring never made the records like their mother. “She was one in a million,” Dave says. Granny passed away at the age of 20.

Another 400-000-pound cow the Koepke family is proud of, sold as a fresh junior 2-year-old at a Great Northern Production Sale.

Koepke Wizard Maryann now has a record of 402,403M 3.3%F 13,408F 2.9%P 11,642P in 4,024 days. Maryann is owned by Kohlmann Dairy and was recognized as a 300,000-pound cow at the 2017 Wisconsin Holstein Convention.

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2018 has garnered five new 300,000-pound cows for Koepkes: Koepke Billion Davida EX-92, Koepke Ramos Beaulah EX-91, Koepke Lynch Calantha VG-86, Koepke Casimirs Dale VG-85 and Koepke O Man Winnie VG-85. Davida and Beaulah are still completing their lactation records.

These high producers live like the rest of the herd but are included in the fresh pen to take off social pressure to help extend their lives, Dave Koepke says. This also cuts down the time spent in the parlor so they can spend more time eating and resting.

Dave, who handles the herd management and breeding, looks at longevity, cheese merit, daughter pregnancy rate, somatic cell score and stillbirth rate. “For udders, we think by keeping the fore udder snug, the rest follows,” Dave says. He avoids extremes while choosing bulls.

Once instance is calving ease. Heifers are bred to bulls no higher than 7 percent and cows, 8 percent. “If they have a bad calving, they get a bad start to their lactation,” Dave notes.

Dave breeds for healthy cows that live a long time and are easy to work with. These cows also need to have a snug fore udder and they should breed back easily. The inbreeding calculator on the Holstein Association, USA website is a tool that Dave uses to rule out inbreeding while making bull decisions to keep EFI below 5.8%. Two bulls that are being used are Alta Hot Shot and Franchise.

Cow care too, plays a role in their high producing cows. Freestalls are bedded with sand and each cow wears an AfiMilk pedometer to better track activity and milk weights. Currently, a new freestall barn is in early stages of construction to enhance cow comfort.

Harvey and Ruth Koepke established the farm in 1936. The farm become incorporated in 1970. Today three brothers Alan, Jim and Dave and John, Jim’s son, operate the farm. In 2000, John and his wife Kim became shareholders in the operation.

John handles herd nutrition, feed purchasing, milk marketing and hiring of employees. He also is involved with cropping and machinery.

Kim handles the bookkeeping, payroll and the cheese business.

Local farm, local cheese A portion of the milk from these high producing cows at Koepke

Koepke Farms

• 314 current milk cows on 3x milking schedule • 1250 acres of crops: alfalfa, corn, beans, wheat • TMR Ration: Corn silage, alfalfa, brewers grains, cottonseed, bran syrup • Average production: 94 lbs./day, 4.1%F, 3.15%P • SCC: under 100 • 100 percent homebred with average classification score: 83.7, classifying two times per year • Facebook: @Koepke.Farms • Website: labellecheese.com The Koepke Family: Kim, John, Dave, and Jim Farms is turned into LaBelle Cheese, a business venture the family undertook in 2010. The cheese business was a way to add value to the milk and share how farming works with the local public.

LaBelle, described as a gouda-style cheese, is a blend between Gouda and Butterkase. It ages for at least 6 months before its sold at farmers markets or retail locations. The cheese is the fruition of the high-quality milk from the farm and expertise of Wisconsin Master Cheesemaker, Bob Wills.

The relationship with Wills began through the Dairy Business Innovation Center (DBIC). Through this program and some grants, the farm received funding for business, technical and marketing support for dairy businesses focusing on artisan and value-added products.

Wills at the time was making cheese in Plain at his cheese plant, Cedar Grove Cheese. Since the family had no experience in making cheese, they relyed on Wills’ expertise. With this partnership, the Koepke’s were responsible for hauling milk to Plain where Wills crafted the milk into the farm’s branded cheese, LaBelle. After several batches of cheese were tested, the original recipe was determined.

In 2012, Wills opened Clock Shadow Creamery in Milwaukee.

After 18 months of the trek west, production of LaBelle was shifted to this urban creamery. This made it easier to haul and gave the milk a shorter distance from farm to creamery, meaning more local appeal.

Now, 3,000 pounds of milk is delivered to the creamery twice per month to make LaBelle.

Milwaukee is already a very active market for the Koepkes.

LaBelle can be found in all Sendik’s Food Markets as well as in locations in Madison such as Metcalfe’s and Hy-Vee. Outside of retail, the Koepkes sell at the winter farmer’s markets in Oconomowoc and Milwaukee and at additional locations, such as Wauwatosa in the summer.

Kim says when she attends these markets, she likes to bring along pictures of the cows and farm information for consumers.

“It’s a way to build identity with people,” Kim explains. “Our goal is to reach our patrons who enjoy local foods and support the farm.

We show that we care about the cows, a lot.”

Resonating with local people is a goal for Koepkes. This is reflected in the name of the cheese, LaBelle as well as ingredients that go into each different variety. The cheese is named after Lac LaBelle in which the city of Oconomowoc was built around. Kim notes in

development they wanted a name that was familiar with the locals and the area, so LaBelle made sense.

Cheese flavors include: original plain; fenugreek, a seed that gives the cheese an even, sweet, almost nutty, maple flavor; green olive; cracked black pepper; hickory smoked, a collaboration with Glenn’s Meat Market; and hickory smoked bacon, a cheese that features bacon from local Patrick Cudahy and again is smoked at Glenn’s Meat Market.

A portion of the farm’s milk is made into curds, quark and other cheeses by Clock Shadow Creamery through their milking marketer, Dairy Farmers of America (DFA).

300,000 lb. Club 2018 Koepke Billion Davida EX-92 2671d 308,131M 3.5%F 10,664F 2.9%P 8,841P (inc.)

Koepke Ramos Beaulah EX-91 3121d 313,447M 4.14%. 12,982F 3.0%P. 9,576P (inc.)

Koepke Lynch Calantha VG-86 2929d 310,030M. 4.7%F. 14,419F 3.1%P 9,479P Koepke Casimirs Dale VG-85 2720d 308,023M 3.6%F 11,091F 2.8%P 8,731P Koepke O Man Winnie VG-85 3369d. 307,883M 4.5%F 13,865F 3.2%P 9,806 2011 Koepke Metro Prudence G-76 2932d 346,779M 3.6%F 12,411F 2.6% 8,946P 2008 Koepke Mathie Roberta EX-90 3315d 375,237M 3.4%F 12,650F 2.7%P 10,154P 2004 Koepke Searsly Mimi VG-86 3234d 315,992M 3.2%F 10,081F 2.7%P 8,130P Koepke Batman Lalita GP-84 GMD-DOM 3486d 307,010M 3.5%F 10,595F 2.9%P 8,898P 2000 Koepke Bell Lara VG-89 GMD-DOM 3340d 346,851M 3.0%F 10,282F 2.9%P 10,208P 1996 Koepke Delegate Karel VG-85 3852d 310,804M 3.2%F 10,015F 3.1%P 9,638P

400,000 lb. Club 2018 Koepke Wizard Maryann VG-85 4024d 402,403M 3.3%F 13,408F 2.9%P 11,642P owned by Kohlman Dairy, LLC

The 2018 inductees to Koepke Farm’s 300,000 lb. Club

2005 Koepke K0017229-1660 (Granny) VG-85 5279d 458,609M 3.3%F 15,425F 2.8%P 12,890P wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/November 2018-9

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Wisconsin Holstein Association’s All-Breeds Futurity 2021

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.

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

Name of Owner ________________________________________________ Phone ____________________________ Email: ________________________________________

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

Full entry fees must accompany entry form or sent within the appropriate time noted above. Owners of the animal being shown must be a paid member by May 31 of the year of the show and those leading the animal must be at least 12 years old by the day of the show.

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Full Name of Animal

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

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

ELIGIBILITY: Any registered female from any of the 7 major dairy breeds that was born September 1, 2017 through August 31, 2018 is eligible for Wisconsin Holstein Association’s 2021 All-Breeds Futurity. Owners of the animal being shown must be a paid member of the respective breed association by May 31 of the year of the show and those leading the animal must be at least 12 years old by the day of the show.

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

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

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

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

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

Wisconsin Holstein Association’s All-Breeds Futurity 2021

District 8 Report Watch for your chance to advertise & promote your county association in future issues. The December issue will feature District 6 - Dane, Green, Kenosha, Racine, Rock and Walworth counties.

Dodge County

2018 Adult Membership: 112; Jr. Membership: 26 Adult Association officers - President: Jared Buske; Vice President: Shawn Nehls; Secretary: Mandy Sell; Treasurer: Ty Hildebrandt; Directors: Erik Warmka, Troy Wendorf, Kevin Bunkoske.

Junior Association officers - President: Dawson Nickels; Vice President: Elizabeth Gunst; Secretary: Matthew Gunst; Treasurer: Kylie Nickels; Recruitment: Grady Wendorf.

Our junior and adult organizations had a busy year, starting with the Junior Holstein convention. Our youth excelled in many competitions, with several youth qualifying to participate at the National Holstein Convention.

In July, we held a Twilight Meeting at Crescentmead in Ixonia with an excellent turn out. The weather, cows and company were perfect!

It was a great way to bring members of the county and surrounding counties together for a night of fun and fellowship. We held our annual Futurity in conjunction with the Dodge County Fair. Judge Mandi Bue placed 34 two-year-olds. We are excited to see what 2019 will bring to the members of county!

Jefferson County

2018 Adult Membership: 52; Jr. Membership: 27 Adult Association board: Linda Wright, Bryce Krull, Kayla Wright, Jodi Bobolz, Peggy Brandenburg.

Junior Association board: Carley Krull, Nicole Wright, Olivia Brandenburg, Colin Uecker.

Milwaukee County

2018 Adult Membership: 0; Jr. Membership: 0

Ozaukee County

2018 Adult Membership: 10; Jr. Membership: 0

Washington County

2018 Adult Membership: 27; Jr. Membership: 10

Waukesha County

2018 Adult Membership: 10; Jr. Membership: 1 Adult Association officers - President: Jim Grotjan; Vice President: Matt Hopkins; Secretary/Treasurer: Katie Agnew-Gregory; Directors: Mike Beaumont, Dave Koepke, Elmo Wendorf, Tom Agnew, Audrey Hopkins, and Jay Moore.

While the number of farms in our county continues to dwindle due to urban sprawl, we are still quite active in our communities. We sponsor awards at numerous shows throughout the spring and summer, and are a major sponsor for the Little Britches contest at the Waukesha County Fair each summer. Our group also runs the popular milk booth at our county fair.

In the spring, we work with the Waukesha County Dairy Promotion Committee to deliver Go-Gurts and agricultural materials to over 1,000 elementary school children in the county. We have also helped local high schools with their agricultural programs - from start-up money to begin programs, introducing agricultural careers in several career fairs at the elementary and high school levels, and aiding continuing programs through a variety of ways. One of our main goals is to get kids interested and excited in the dairy industry and to let them know that it very well could be in their future!

wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/November 2018-11

2018 World Dairy Expo Results Following are the Wisconsin animals and members that placed in the top 10 at World Dairy Expo. For complete results, visit the World Dairy Expo website at www.worlddairyexpo.com.

Fall Yearling

International Junior Holstein Show Spring Calf 1st

(JrB&O) Jenlar Solomon Mara, Brianna Meyer, Chilton 2nd Red-Brae Doorman Theresa-ET, Elise & Brady Bleck, Glenbeulah 4th Siemers Avch Haylina-ET, Jake, Connor & Lauren Siemers, Newton 8th Sco-Lo Avalanche Roll OnET, M Sprecher, K Sapalac & S Paulson, Arlington 9th Siemers Jcby Molly 29227-ET, Jake, Connor & Lauren Siemers, Newton

3rd 4th 5th 6th

Tombeth Ettakaw, Sarah Kearns, Gays Mills Sunnyside Nancy Doorman-ET, Joseph Schuh, Seymour Lars-Acres Airlift Fareway, Brooke, Dane & Luke Trustem and Ellie Larson, Evansville (JrB&O) Nobland Avalan Heartache-ET, Ainsley, Macie & Drew Noble, Lancaster

Junior Champion

Budjon-Abbott Alexandra-ET, Kaelyn, Kenadee & Keegan Weigel, Platteville

Winter Calf 3rd 5th 6th 7th

Pfaffsway Defiant Jen A, Kole & Beau Trapp, Olivia Pfaff & Fred Ullom, Taylor RJohn Prestige Champion, Dawson Nickels, Madison & Melanie Sarbacker, Watertown (JrB&O) Crave Expander Gabe 11141, Roseanne Crave, Waterloo WI Fischerdale Doorman Erin, Lindsey, Ashlyn & Cole Sarbacker, Edgerton

Fall Calf 3rd 5th 7th 9th

Ryan-Vu Doorman Risin Shine, Dylan & Cameron Ryan, Fond du Lac Petitclerc Solomon Tropic, N Bilz, K Chambers & K Schachelmayer, Dorchester Crave Solomon Sophia-ET, Roseanne Crave, Waterloo Budjon-JK Door Esperanza-ET, Garrett Ulness, Valders

Summer Yearling 3rd 4th 8th 9th

KnH-Endres Diamondback Onya, Mikayla Endres, Lone Rock Crowleyview Doorman Luxi, J, L & M Harbaugh and A & A Loehr, Marion (JrB&O) Go-Sho Doorman Remedie, Tessa & Stella Schmocker, Whitewater Luncrest Kenosha Whack 1892, Madison Borchardt, Edgar

Spring Yearling 1st

Petitclerc Doorman Sapphire-ET, Grant Vosters, Freedom 4th Siemers Blake Glandeur-ET, Jake, Connor & Lauren Siemers, Newton 7th Bella-Ridge Beauty Queen, J, L & M Harbaugh and A & A Loehr, Marion 8th Ms Pfaffsway Bm Getyourgoat, Kole & Beau Trapp and Olivia Pfaff, Taylor 10th Goldenflo Expander Rags, Kalista, Kaianne & Kaydence Hodorff, Eden

Winter Yearling 1st

Budjon-Abbott Alexandra-ET, Kaelyn, Kenadee & Keegan Weigel, Platteville 6th Petitclerc Atwood Secret-ET, Eva Doornink & Jacob Harbaugh, Baldwin 10th Hilrose Solomon Pineapple, Olivia & Kaden Horn, Loyal 12–wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/November 2018

Yearling in Milk 3rd 5th 6th 7th 8th

Crave G W Atwood Peach-ET, Roseanne Crave, Waterloo KnH-Endres DB Jaycee-TW, Mikayla Endres, Lone Rock Hobby-Hill Caviar Enchildas, Riley Miller, Orfordville Willows-Edge Atwood Infer, Brandon Vieth, Cashton Ourway Absolute Belinda, Dakota Brown, Brooklyn

Junior 2 Year Old 4th

5th 6th

Ms Silks Archrival Sassy-ET, Tessa & Stella Schmocker, Whitewater Ms Tora-Ranway Whiterose-ET, Alek & Brooke Krueger, Hazel Green Welsh-Edge DM Highonlife-ET, David & Hope Petersheim, Viroqua

Junior 3 Year Old

2nd Ms Hodglynn Brkw Bonus, Eva Doornink, Baldwin 3rd Synergy Anahiem Magnolia-ET, M, C & E Jauquet and M, C & S Haack, Pulaski

Senior 3 Year Old 1st

4th 5th 6th

Mapel Wood Kingboy LaceyET, Jacob Siemers, Newton Joliam R Penny 4751-ET, Nicole Pralle, Humbird (JrB&O) Lars-Acres Gwatwd Landi-ET, Brooke, Dane & Luke Trustem, Evansville Tree-Hayven Justice-ET, Hailey, Allison, Jack & Chloe Zernicke, Oxford

4 Year Old

2nd Ryan-Vu Gchip Claudette-ET, Joseph Opsal, Blue Mounds 5th Mission-Bell Pitbull Oneida, Shaun Jens & Savanah Barts, Sheboygan Falls 7th RBCC-Xtreme V Sid-Evil, Rhett, Shanelle, Wyatt & Garrett Borth, Ellsworth

5 Year Old 1st

6th

Butlerview GC Awesome, Grady & Lane Wendorf, Ixonia Vale-O-Skene Attic Stars, M, E & N Gilbertson, G & H

8th

Flannery & H Reeson, Hollandale Budjon-JK Damion Eklipse-ET, Lindsey Sarbacker, Edgerton

6 Year Old & Older 8th

Go-Sho Miss Independent-ET, Tessa & Stella Schmocker, Whitewater

150,000 lb. Cow 1st

Gildale Advent Primrose, Kalista, Kaianne & Kaydence Hodorff, Eden

International Red & White Show Spring Calf 3rd 7th

(1st Jr, B&O) Crescentmead DramaqueenRed, Grady & Lane Wendorf, Ixonia St-Yle-SA Partygirl-Red, Stephanie Aves, Belmont

Reserve Junior Champion of the Junior & Open Shows

Synergy Jordys Spike-Red-ET, M, C & E Jauquet and M, C & S Haack, Pulaski

Junior Best 3 Females 3rd 4th 5th

Jake, Connor & Lauren Siemers, Newton Jason Cleland, Clinton Lonely-Mile Holsteins, Curtiss

Yearling in Milk Winter Calf 6th

(1st Jr) Gaedtke Addiction DaisyRed, J, J, H, A, K & A Gaedtke and M, B & J Kroll, Luxemburg 10th (3rd Jr) Tree-Hayven Daniel DiemRed, Aaliyah Borchert, Auburndale

Fall Calf 1st

(1st Jr, B&O) Ms Kress-Hil Saphire-Red-ET, Owen & Kendyll Kress and Savanah Barts, Newton 2nd (2nd Jr) Synergy Jordys Spike-Red-ET, M, C & E Jauquet and M, C & S Haack, Pulaski 3rd (3rd Jr) Siemers Jordys Jewel-Red-ET, Jake, Connor & Lauren Siemers, Newton 5th Heatherstone Regal-Red, Chase Holschbach, Baraboo

Summer Yearling 8th

(2nd Jr) OCD Defiant Dazzle-Red-ET, Nathan Daniels & Julia Searls, Cobb 10th Okato Airship Lipstick-Red, Hylite Holsteins & Justin Straks, Fox Lake

Spring Yearling 5th

Siemers Avch Greeter-Red-ET, Jake, Connor & Lauren Siemers, Newton 8th (4th Jr) Crescentmead Rokstar-Red-ET, Grady & Lane Wendorf, Ixonia 9th (5th Jr) Benrise Jacot Forest, Dawson & Kylie Nickels, Watertown 10th Highlife-LP Rev All Day-Red, Highlife Holsteins, Alma Center

Winter Yearling 3rd 5th 9th

(2nd Jr) Opsal Diamndbck Madison-Red, Joseph Opsal, Blue Mounds (3rd Jr) Ladinodale Avaln Alayna-Red, Matthew & Elizabeth Gunst, Hartford (4th Jr) Willows-Edge BW Pipes-Red, Rhett, Shanelle, Wyatt & Garett Borth, Ellsworth

Fall Yearling 4th 8th

Ourway AJ Symphony-Red, Jamie Judd, LaValle (2nd Jr) V-View Barbw Milly-Red-ET, Brooke Webb, Thorp

Junior Champion of the Junior & Open Shows

Ms Kress-Hil Saphire-Red-ET, Owen & Kendyll Kress and Savanah Barts, Newton

7th 8th 9th

Milksource Advent Foxy-Red, Bonnie Van Dyk, New Richmond R-M Malone Amy 1262-Red, Grady & Lane Wendorf, Ixonia Rocher Awesome Sauce-Red, RK Genetics, New Glarus

Junior 2 Year Old 1st

6th 7th

(1st Jr, B&O, JrB&O, Best Udder) Mead-Manor Def Adeline-Red, Mike & Megan Moede, Algoma Nehls-Valley Ribbon-Red-TW, Shawn Nehls, Hustisford Inspiracres Lever Sarah-Red, Steve & Sharon Patterson, Neosha

Senior 2 Year Old 1st

(B&O, Best Udder) Siemers Awesome Greta-Red, Siemers Holstein Farm, Inc., Newton 3rd Rosedale Pretty Fancy In-Red, Karlee Ketelboeter & Joseph Opsal, Dane 9th OCD Absolute 35796-Red, Tanner Schmaling, Delavan 10th (1st Jr) Arb-Flo-Spr Drg Heloise-Red, Ryan Smith, Monticello (2nd Jr) Milksource Dt Amazon-Red-ET, Grady & Lane Wendorf, Ixonia

Junior 3 Year Old

2nd Antia Absolute Joline, Milksource Genetics LLC, Kaukauna 10th (2nd Jr) Dorsland Twinkle P-Red-ET, Emma, Sara, Wyatt & Claire Dorshorst, Marshfield (Prod.) Milksource Dft Lexus-Red-ET, Grady & Lane Wendorf, Ixonia

Senior 3 Year Old 4th 6th

Cleland RB Admirngly-Red-ET, Jason Cleland, Clinton Blondin Armani Stella Arto-Red, Joseph Troy Opsal, Blue Mounds 7th (Prod) Willows Edge Real Mink-Red, Bonnie Van Dyk & Kyle Knutson, New Richmond 10th Flower-Brook Del-Rae-Red-ET, Seth Nehls, Hustisford

Reserve Intermediate Champion of the Junior Show Mead-Manor Def Adeline-Red, Mike & Megan Moede, Algoma

4 Year Old

2nd Leawood Spice Girl-Red-ET, Grady & Lane Wendorf, Ixonia 5th (B&O) Peicrest Adon Popsicle-Red, Gregg Peirick, Watertown 9th (2nd Jr) Kamps-Hollow Acapela-Red-ET, Grady & Lane Wendorf, Ixonia

5 Year Old 3rd

Frozenes-LP Contdr Lark-Red-ET, Crescentmead & Milksource Genetics LLC, Ixonia wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/November 2018-13

7th 9th

Melanie Sarbacker, Watertown Pfaffsway Defiant Jen A, Kole & Beau Trapp, Olivia Pfaff and Fred Ullom, Taylor Duckett Doorman Gina-ET, Mike & Julie Duckett, Rudolph

Summer Yearling 1st

8th

Intermediate Champions of the Junior Show 5th

(B&O, Prod) Heatherstone Rhinestone-Red, Chase Holschbach, Baraboo 7th Rosedale Rumor Hasit-Red-ET, Rosedale Genetics, M Mitchell & M Hockett, Oxford 9th Nehls-Valley RB Love-Red, Gene Nehls, Hustisford 10th Underwood Dusk Jazz-Red, Milksource Genetics LLC, Kaukauna

6 Year Old & Older 1st

(Best Udder) L-Maples Hvezda Calli-Red, Budjon Farms & Peter & Lyn Vail, Lomira

125,000 lb. Cow 5th 6th

Hilrose Advent Anna-Red-ET, Joseph Brantmeier, Sherwood (2nd Jr) Milksource Dty Tammy-Red-ET, Grady & Lane Wendorf, Ixonia

(B&O) Milksource Taelyn-ET, Milksource Genetics LLC, Kaukauna Crowleyview Doorman Luxi, J, L & M Harbaugh and A & A Loehr, Marion

Spring Yearling

2nd Petitclerc Doorman Sapphire-ET, Grant Vosters, Freedom 6th Bella-Ridge Beauty Queen, J, L & M Harbaugh and A & A Loehr, Marion 8th Ms Dempsey Renita, Milksource Genetics LLC, Kaukauna

Winter Yearling 1st

Budjon-Abbott Alexandra-ET, Kaelyn, Kenadee & Keegan Weigel, Platteville

Fall Yearling 6th

7th

Ms Cow-Palace Union Akira, Ken & Kathy Elliott JT and Ronald Roskopf, Sheboygan Tombeth Ettakaw, Sarah Kearns, Gays Mills

Nasco International Type & Production Award

Hilrose Advent Anna-Red-ET, Joseph Brantmeier, Sherwood

Produce of Dam

2nd Owen & Kendyll Kress and Savanah Barts, Newton 3rd Jason Cleland, Clinton

Dam & Daughter

4th 6th

Heatherstone Enterprises, Inc., Baraboo Jeff Brantmeier, Sherwood

Champion Bred & Owned of the Junior Show

Mead-Manor Def Adeline-Red, Mike & Megan Moede, Algoma

Junior Champion

Milksource Taelyn-ET, Milksource Genetics LLC, Kaukauna

Yearling in Milk 4th

Crave G W Atwood Peach-ET, Roseanne Crave, Waterloo

Junior 2 Year Old

3rd Fraeland Doorman Bonnie, Mike & Julie Duckett, Rudolph 10th Ar-Line Brady Alia-ET, T & L Ziemba, B Ziemba & Trickey Holsteins, Cambridge

Senior 2 Year Old

2nd (B&O) Duckett Doorman Giselle-ET, Mike & Julie Duckett, Rudolph 4th (Best Udder) Ms Beautys Black Velvet-ET, Mike & Julie Duckett, Rudolph 5th Sco-Lo-Af Sid Sangria-ET, James Ostrom & John Vosters, Kaukauna

Junior 3 Year Old Reserve Senior Champion of the Junior Show

Kamps-Hollow Acapela-Red-ET, Grady & Lane Wendorf, Ixonia

2nd Unique Dempsey Cheers, Budjon, Abbott, Vail, Woodmansee & Ferme Blondin, Lomira 3rd Ms Listerines Look at Me-ET, Mike & Julie Duckett, Rudolph

State Herd

Senior 3 Year Old

1st

Wisconsin

3rd

(B&O) Miss Wbk Brittany-ET, Mike & Julie Duckett, Rudolph

Reserve Intermediate Champion

International Holstein Show Spring Calf 8th

Red-Brae Doorman Theresa-ET, Elise & Brady Bleck, Glenbeulah

Winter Calf

2nd (B&O) Sun-Made Crave Dm Diane-ET, Crave Brothers Farm LLC, Waterloo 4th RJohn Prestige Champion, Dawson Nickels and Madison & 14–wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/November 2018

2nd Unique Dempsey Cheers, Budjon, Abbott, Vail, Woodmansee & Ferme Blondin, Lomira

4 Year Old 5th

6th 8th

RBCC-Xtreme V Sid-Evil, Rhett, Shanelle, Wyatt & Garett Borth, Ellsworth (Prod) Gamblin Armani Glade, Dan Hovden, F & D Borba and Rosedale Genetics, Oxford K-Land Kilo Black Diamond, Black Diamond Partnership, Sun Prairie

10th Lingle Gold Freaky Girl, Budjon Farms & Peter & Lyn Vail, Lomira

5 Year Old 1st

(Prod, Best Udder) Co-Vale Dempsy Dina 4270-ET, Ransom Rail & Milksource Genetics LLC, Kaukauna 4th (B&O) Harvue Atwood Ginger, Mike & Julie Duckett & Harvue Farms, Rudolph 5th Beaverbrock Goldwyn Zoey-ET, Milksource Genetics LLC, Kaukauna 10th Vriesdale Control Bethany, Mike & Julie Duckett, Rudolph

& Lauren Evangelo, Whitewater Siemers Bradnick Takira, Ken Horn & Garrett Schmidt, Melrose 10th Tombeth Shottle Enhance, Tom & Elizabeth Kearns, Gays Mills

9th

Produce of Dam 4th

Jason Kearns, Gays Mills

6 Year Old & Older

2nd Weeks Dundee Anika, Milksource Genetics LLC, Kaukauna 3rd TK-Plain-View Ripley, Milksource Genetics LLC, Kaukauna 4th Cavanaleck BG Bruin, Majestic View Genetics, R Shore & R Connery, Sun Prairie 10th Tombeth Linjet Elouise, Tom & Elizabeth Kearns, Gays Mills

150,000 lb. Cow

3rd 8th

Laidlawn Sanchez Gemini, Mike & Julie Duckett, Rudolph Ky-Blue Gw Debbie, Nick & Jessica Sarbacker and Matthew

Reserve Senior & Reserve Grand Champion

Weeks Dundee Anika, Milksource Genetics LLC, Kaukauna

Premier Exhibitor Duckett Holsteins, Rudolph

State Herd

1st Wisconsin

World Dairy Expo Showmanship & Fitting Contests Junior Showmanship 3. Sara Dorshorst, Marshfield 7. Ava Grace Hebgen, DeForest 8. Brianna Meyer, Chilton 12. Macie Noble, Lancaster 13. Cole Sarbacker, Edgerton 14. Jacob Harbaugh, Marion 15. Campbell Booth, Plymouth Intermediate Showmanship 6. Brooke Krueger, Hazel Green 11. Alek Krueger, Hazel Green 14. Ashlyn Sarbacker, Edgerton Senior Showmanship 4. Olivia Brandenburg, Fort Atkinson 10. Hannah Nelson, Ellsworth Fitting - Intermediate Female 1. Haley Beukema, New Richmond 4. Brooke Hammann, Barron 5. Mariah Eichenberg, Fort Atkinson Fitting - Intermediate Male 3. Colton Brandel, Lake Mills 4. Alek Krueger, Hazel Green Fitting - Senior Female 4. Hannah Nelson, Ellsworth Fitting - Senior Male 1. Grant Fremstad, Westby 2. Austin Nauman, Norwalk

2018 Show Summary

Total Attendance: 65,136 Total Number of Dairy Cattle Housed On Grounds: 2,338 Breakdown of Cattle Represented: Ayrshire – 280 Brown Swiss – 368 Guernsey – 229 Jersey – 409 Red & White – 277 Milking Shorthorn – 218 Holstein Total – 557 (217 Junior shown and 394 Open shown) Total Number of Dairy Cattle Exhibitors: 1,779 from 37 states and 8 Canadian provinces Herdsmanship Awards Zone Winners: Fudge Dairy, Gamaliel, Ky. and Brandenburg, Fort Atkinson, Wis.; Lazy M Farm LLC, Stitzer, Wis.; Mapleton Valley Farm and Horseshoe Hill Farm, Oconomowoc, Wis.; Rosedale Genetics, Oxford, Wis. Daily Winners: Wednesday - Red Brae Swiss and Armbruster Bros., Muscoda, Wis. A.C. “Whitie” Thomson Memorial Award winner: Mike Holschbach, Baraboo

Showmanship Contest photos by Joey Opsal; Fitting Contest photos by Dairy Star

wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/November 2018-15

Wisconsin’s World Dairy Expo Champions Budjon-Abbott Alexandra-ET Junior Champion of the Junior Holstein Show

Following a successful 2017, the Weigel family was excited to get Budjon-Abbott AlexandraET out on the tanbark trail this year. After being named Reserve Junior All-American Winter Calf, she looked even better this year and placed first in the open and junior Holstein shows at World Dairy Expo and topped things off by being named Junior Champion of the International Junior Holstein Show.

Alexandra, a Doorman out of Walk-Era Dundee Annelise EX-95, was purchased by Kaelyn, Kenadee and Keegan Weigel in the spring of 2017. She had much success for them in the showring in 2017, highlighted by her being named Supreme Champion Heifer at the Wisconsin Junior State Fair. She continued her winning ways, taking home All-Wisconsin and Junior All-Wisconsin Winter Yearling honors at the Wisconsin Championship Show in August. She was also Junior Champion of the Open and Junior Shows. Kaelyn and Alexandra also placed first in their Winter Yearling class at the Wisconsin Junior State Fair.

Alexandra is due in January to Unix. She has been IVFd several times and has September and October calves on the ground by Avalanche and Byway. There are also December calves coming by Dempsey and Undenied calves coming in March and June of 2019.

The Weigels are hopeful that Alexandra will calve in with a great udder and will have a long career in the showring.

She is under the daily care of Budjon Boarding and the Weigels are extremely thankful for their help in developing Alexandra to her fullest potential!

Kaelyn is a freshman at Platteville High School where she is active in 4-H, FFA, Grant County Junior Holstein Association and student council. Kenadee is in the eighth grade at Platteville Middle School and enjoys concert band, marching band, dance, musicals and volleyball along with 4-H and Junior Holstein activities. Keegan is in the third grade and enjoys playing baseball and showed for the first time this year.

The Weigel kids are part of the team at Weigland Registered Holsteins, Platteville, owned by parents Ryan and Traci, uncle Troy and aunt Molly, and grandparents Rodney and Chris. The farm is home to 120 Registered Holsteins with a RHA of 25,490 912F 788P.

Ms Kress-Hil Saphire-Red-ET Junior Champion of the Red & White Open and Junior Shows

Kress-Hill Dairy, Newton, is owned and operated by Nick Kress and Amanda Knoener and their two children, Owen (10) and Kendyll (6), and has been in operation since January 2010. After first renting the barn and purchasing feed for four years, they purchased the buildings and 400 acres in 2014 and have expanded to the current 700 acres. The 150-cow herd has a rolling herd average of 27,820 milk with 3.83% fat and 3.06% protein.

16–wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/November 2018

One of Kress-Hill’s key investments was Siemers Destry SunnyRed-ET, who they purchased as a fall calf in the spring of 2012.

Sunny was shown after she calved and was nominated Junior AllAmerican Red and White for four straight years in milking form and earned Junior All-American titles as a 3-year-old and 5-year-old. As a 3-year-old, Sunny was Reserve Grand Champion of the Wisconsin Championship Red and White Junior Show and was first at World Dairy Expo. Sunny is scored EX-93 with an EX-95 mammary system.

They have many milking daughters, pregnancies and embryos from Sunny who is currently dry and will continue to be a donor for the rest of her life.

Ms Kress-Hil Saphire-RedET, the Junior Champion of the Junior and Open Shows at the International Red and White Show, is an Avalanche daughter of Sunny owned by Owen and Kendyll Kress and Kress-Hill employee Savanah Barts. Kendyll started the year showing Saphire at the Midwest Spring Show where they were second in the open show and first place junior. She was also Reserve Junior Champion of the Open Show and Junior Champion of the Junior Show.

Saphire outgrew Kendyll, so Savanah took the reins for the remainder of the show season. She was first at the District 10 Show and Junior Champion of the Open and Junior Shows. At the Wisconsin Championship Red and White Show, Saphire was third place open and second place junior Fall Calf and Reserve Junior Champion of the Junior Show. Following a first-place finish at World Dairy Expo, Savanah and Saphire took home the Junior Champion banners for both the junior and open shows. They also made history as the first Supreme Champion Heifer of the Junior Show.

Saphire is currently bred to Jordy and due next year to show as a Milking Yearling. She was IVFd once and they plan to IVF her again in the future.

Owen and Kendyll both love playing soccer and are in the fourth and first grades, respectively, at Kiel Zielanis Elementary School. Both kids take great interest in the farm and their show heifers. Savanah grew up in the city but always had an interest in caring for animals.

She started working at Kress-Hill during high school and has a degree from Lakeshore Technical College and their Dairy Herd Management program.

Nick and Amanda believe that raising their kids on a farm has been the most rewarding thing they could offer them, and they enjoy watching them learn responsibility, compassion and drive from working with the show animals. They truly appreciate the tremendous employees they have at Kress-Hill Dairy, supportive family and friends, and the great mentors they have in Brandon Ferry and Luke Lensmire who help with show details and preparation.

Synergy Jordys Spike-Red-ET Reserve Junior Champion of the Red & White Open and Junior Shows

Another group of junior members also had a memorable World Dairy Expo, taking home the Reserve Junior Champion banners of both the Junior and Open Red and White Shows. Cousins Mason, Evan and Carter Jauquet and Mikayla, Carmen and Spencer Haack have enjoyed watching their fall calf, Synergy Jordys Spike-Red-ET, grow and develop during this show season.

Spike comes from 10 generations of homebred cows at Synergy Dairy, Pulaski, that have provided many enjoyable memories for the family. Her dam, Synergy Always Smokin-Red, was Reserve Junior All-American in 2015. The second dam is a full sister to Synergy Absolute Surprise-Red that was Nominated All-American in 2012 and owned with Milksource Genetics. Her fourth dam, Synergy Redmarker Surprise-Red, was their first homebred EX red and white cow.

Spike has two full sisters at Synergy resulting from the same IVF aspiration. They plan to breed Spike as soon as possible in order to calve her in as a yearling in milk and hopefully do some IVF aspirations if all goes as planned.

World Dairy Expo wasn’t Spike’s first trip to the winner’s circle in 2018. She was Junior Champion of the Junior Show and Honorable Mention of the Open Show at the District 7 Show in June, followed by Supreme Champion Heifer honors at the Kewaunee County Fair in July. At the Wisconsin Junior State Fair, she was Red and White Calf Champion and Reserve Champion Red and White Heifer. Finally, at the Wisconsin Championship Red and White Show, Spike continued her success by being named Junior Champion of the Open and Junior Shows.

The Jauquet boys grew up at Synergy Dairy owned by parents Jay and Heather and are involved daily with the care of the herd while having primary responsibility for the show animals. The Haack kids (parents are Pete and Vonnie, Heather’s sister) live in Algoma about an hour from the dairy and making frequent trips to the farm has been a part of their routine from a young age.

Carmen, who had the joy of leading Spike at the shows throughout the year, is a junior studying Dairy Science at UW-Madison.

Mason is a sophomore majoring in Ag Education at UW-River Falls and serves on the Junior Activities Committee. Mikayla is a freshman at UW-Madison pursuing a Food Science degree. Carter is a junior and Evan a freshman at Pulaski High School. Evan enjoys playing soccer year-round and is practicing his fitting skills. Carter plays a key role in the barn at shows by making sure heifers are appropriately filled and putting the final touches on show ring prep. Spencer is a freshman at Algoma High School where he plays football, basketball and baseball.

Mead-Manor Def Adeline-Red Reserve Intermediate Champion of the Red & White Junior Show

For Michael and Megan Moede, 2018 has been a year to remember. Their homebred Junior 2-Year-Old, Mead-Manor Def AdelineRed, has consistently brought home champion banners and the show season was capped off by being named Reserve Intermediate Champion of the Junior Show at the International Red and White Show.

The summer began with a third-place finish at the District 7 Show when Adeline was just a few weeks fresh. Her next stop was the

Wisconsin Junior State Fair where she was named Supreme Champion and Supreme Champion Bred and Owned. Just a couple weeks later, she was named All-Wisconsin and Junior All-Wisconsin Red & White Junior 2-Year-Old, Intermediate Champion of the Open and Junior Shows, Grand Champion of the Junior Show, and Reserve Grand Champion of the Open Show.

The Moede family purchased Adeline’s granddam, BVK Atwood Abilene, as a four-month-old calf. An Atwood from Ms Kingstead Chief Adeen-ET, EX-94 DOM, Abilene was nominated Junior All-American as a Spring Yearling and is currently scored EX-93.

Abilene’s Absolute daughter (VG-85) was flushed to Defiant, resulting in Adeline who is max scored at VG-89. Abilene currently grazes the pasture at Mead-Manor and continues to flush well. The Moedes are also deciding if Adeline will be IVFd in the future.

Michael Moede is a junior at UW-Madison where he’s majoring in dairy science and is a member of the Badger Dairy Club and Alpha Gamma Rho. Megan is a junior at Algoma High School and she is active in 4-H, volleyball and softball.

The family farm is home to 15-20 animals which are primarily heifers. The tillable land is rented out and the animals are fed purchased dry hay for feed and have a pasture to graze. Rob works off the farm as a purchasing manager for United Cooperative and Debbie operates a solo veterinary practice from the farm.

Kamps-Hollow Acapela-Red-ET Reserve Senior Champion of the Red & White Junior Show

No stranger to the winner’s circle, KampsHollow Acapela-Red-ET owned by Grady and Lane Wendorf brought home another champion banner at this year’s show. Reserve Intermediate Champion at the 2017 show, Acapela was named Reserve Senior Champion at this year’s show after placing second junior in the 4-year-old class.

Acapela-Red is an EX-91 Ladd-P daughter from KampsHollow A Noel-Red-ET, an EX-91 Talent. Acquired from Ron Roskopf in 2016, Acapela has been a mainstay in the Crescentmead showstring ever since. Her past accolades include a Junior All-American nomination in 2016, Grand Champion of the Junior Show at the 2016 Wisconsin Championship Red & White Show, Reserve AllWisconsin and Junior All-Wisconsin Senior 2-year-old, and Junior AllWisconsin as well as Unanimous Junior All-American Red & White Senior 3-year-old. In 2018, Acapela was the Reserve All-Wisconsin and Junior All-Wisconsin 4-year-old along with being named Senior and Reserve Grand Champion of the Junior Show at the Wisconsin Championship Red & White Show. She was also Reserve Grand Champion at the 2018 Wisconsin Junior State Fair.

Acapela has offspring by Armani and Jordy. She is bred back to Altitude-Red. Grady is currently a sophomore at Oconomowoc High School and serves as the treasurer of the FFA. Grady also participates in Junior Holstein activities, representing Wisconsin twice nationally for Dairy Bowl. He is in the Oconomowoc Symphonic Band, as well as on the Varsity Trap Team. Lane is in the fifth grade and along with Junior Holstein activities, is involved in football, Oconomowoc Youth Lacrosse, Spanish club and robotics.

The Wendorf family operates Crescentmead Farm, a 40-cow milking herd that is 75 percent red or red carrier. Along with the Holstein herd, they run 1300 acres of corn, food grade soybeans, hay, wheat and silage.

Unique Dempsey Cheers Reserve Intermediate Champion of the Holstein Show

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continued from page 17 year’s International Holstein Show was Unique Dempsey Cheers, EX-92, owned by the partnership of Budjon Farms, Tim Abbott, Peter Vail, Clark Woodmansee and Ferme Blondin. Cheers topped last December’s Blondin and Partners Sale after being classified VG-89 as a 2-year-old, the first cow to

do so in over two years in Canada.

Cheers is a tenth generation VG or EX going back to Meaford Starbuck Chrissy EX 17*. Her dam is a VG-88 Alexander, followed by an EX-91 2E Baxter, EX-95 3E Goldwyn, EX-92 2E Leduc and five more VG or EX dams.

The 2017 Reserve All-American Junior 2-Year-Old, Cheers freshened in April and made a successful return to the showring.

In August, she was named All-Wisconsin Junior 3-Year-Old and Intermediate Champion of the Wisconsin Championship Show.

Budjon Farms is the home of Budjon Boarding, owned by Tom, Kelli and John Cull. The farm averages 475 to 500 head, with loads always coming and going. The Culls own 25 to 30% of the cattle with almost everything owned in partnership. They focus heavily on housing ET calves, donor dams and, of course, show animals.

Weeks Dundee Anika Reserve Senior & Reserve Grand Champion of the Holstein Show

The newly scored EX-97 cow Weeks Dundee Anika, was honored with the Reserve Senior and Grand Champion honors during the International Holstein Show. Owned by MilkSource Genetics, she was the second place 6-Year-Old and Older Cow. Anika comes from a cow family with deep pedigrees and showwinning brood cows.

Her dam was a VG-85-Can Goldwyn, with the next dam being BKB Abby-ET EX-95-3E, then back to Shoremar S Alicia EX-97. Anika was purchased as a Junior 2-year-old.

No stranger to the showring, Anika was Reserve Grand

Champion at the Wisconsin Championship Show in 2016 and was Reserve Intermediate Champion at the Midwest National Spring Show in 2014. Her success in the ring has earned her a number of All-Canadian and All-American honors and nominations. In 2016, Anika was Reserve All-Canadian 5-Year-Old and Reserve All-American 5-Year-Old. Anika’s Golden Dreams daughter, Milksource Gldnrm Asset-ET, was the first fall calf and Reserve Junior Champion of the International Holstein Show in 2017 and was first place fall calf at the Royal Winter Fair. She is now owned by Westcoast Holsteins.

Milksource Taelyn-ET Junior Champion of the Holstein Show

Another standout from MilkSource Genetics is Milksource Taelyn-ET, the first summer yearling and first bred and owned. Taelyn received Junior Champion honors and was the first time Reserve Supreme Champion Heifer at World Dairy Expo.

Kicking off the show season, Taelyn was first summer yearling at the 2018 Midwest National Spring Show. Wrapping up the summer shows was the Wisconsin Championship Show where she topped her class earning her All-Wisconsin Summer Yearling.

Taelyn is an Armani daughter from Strans-Jen-D Tequila-RedET EX-96, two-time International Red & White Show Grand Champion. Taelyn was sold to Tom Degroot and Partners at World Dairy Expo and we wish them the best of luck with her in the future.

MilkSource Genetics also had the Junior Champion Jersey, Milksource Gentry Marriot-ET, who was named the first Supreme Champion Heifer of World Dairy Expo later in the week.

Eddie Bue, general manager at MilkSource Genetics, said, “It was an incredible honor and privilege to have bred and raised Marriot and Taelyn and it has been very exciting to watch them grow and develop throughout the past year. We could never have imagined that one heifer would win Junior Champion, much less two. Making it even more special is the fact that Taelyn’s dam, Strans-Jen-D Tequila-RedET EX-96, has been Grand Champion of the Red and White show at World Dairy Expo twice and Marriot’s dam, Edgebrook Tequila Madison-ET EX-93, was Intermediate Champion in 2016 and Honorable Mention Senior Champion in 2017 of the Jersey Show at World Dairy Expo.”

MilkSource Genetics in Kaukauna is home to three 97-point cows in three different breeds. The operation is owned by Jim Ostrom and John Vosters. Show animal care is overseen by Eddie and Mandi Bue.

Calumet County CP Feeds Futurity

The fourth annual Calumet County CP Feeds Futurity was held on Sunday, September 2, 2018, during the 162nd Calumet County Fair. Over 600 people attended the futurity. The Calumet County Holstein Breeders who sponsor the futurity are very pleased with the success of the event which began in 2015.

Twenty-three Holsteins paraded in front of judge Mark Rueth of Oxford. The winning entry of the highly competitive three-yearold cow futurity was Hilrose Windbrook Panini-ET. Panini was led by Bonnie Brantmeier of Hilrose Holsteins, Sherwood. Panini was the recipient of the Best Bred and Owned award along with the Best Udder sward.

In second place was Hilrose Darwynn Angie-Red exhibited by Ashley Brantmeier of Hilrose Holsteins. The Production Award went to Mitch Krahn, Brillion. Best Dressed Male was Brandon Biese of Chilton. The Best Dressed Female was awarded to Krista Luedtke of Hortonville. The first place Junior Exhibitor was awarded to Brianna Meyer of Chilton.

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participated in the 2018 futurity. Please save the date and plan to attend the fifth Calumet County CP Feeds Futurity which will be held on Sunday, September 1, 2019.

2018 Wisconsin Cow of the Year

Hilrose Advent Anna-Red EX-94, an 8-year-old Red & White Holstein bred and owned by Hilrose Holsteins of Sherwood, has been named the 2018 Wisconsin Cow of the Year. Anna was recognized with the honor at a special ceremony on October 4 during this year’s World Dairy Expo.

Each year, a different Wisconsin purebred cattle association selects a cow to represent her breed as the Cow of the Year at World Dairy Expo. The honor rotates annually among Wisconsin’s seven major dairy breeds, (Guernsey, Ayrshire, Holstein, Red & White Holstein, Brown Swiss, Jersey, and Milking Shorthorn), with the Red & White Holstein recognized this year.

Anna has a long list of honors in the Red & White breed, including Reserve All-American 125,000 lb. Cow in 2017, Reserve AllAmerican Aged Cow in 2016, and nominated All-American 5-yearold in 2015.

Hilrose Holsteins is owned and operated by Joe and Chris Brantmeier, and their sons Andy and Jeff. The Hilrose prefix originates from Joe’s parents, Hilard and Rosemary Brantmeier, who registered their first cow in 1959. Since then, the farm has bred and developed 212 Excellent and 621 Very Good cows.

Today, Hilrose is home to 100 Registered Holsteins with a rolling herd average of 32,293 pounds of milk, 1,236 pounds of fat, and 1,006 pounds of protein, with a current Breed Age Average (BAA%) of 111.1. Aside from the cattle, the Brantmeier family also manages 1,200 acres of cropland.

“Our underlying goal has been to breed and develop profitable cattle, with a strong emphasis on high type and cows with a tremendous will to milk,” said Jeff Brantmeier.

Commitment to quality has helped the family to be honored as a Holstein USA Herd of Excellence for many years. The family has also won Premier Breeder and Premier Exhibitor several times at the Wisconsin District 10 Holstein Show.

“We are humbled and honored to receive the Cow of the Year award. As a 10th generation Excellent cow, Anna is one that exemplifies the type of quality we strive for at Hilrose. Receiving this award with my sons, Andy and Jeff, brings us much joy,” said Joe Brantmeier.

The Cow of the Year ceremony is organized annually by the

Distinguished Breeder and Distinguished Young Breeder awards due November 10

The Wisconsin Holstein Association is looking for nominations for the Distinguished Holstein Breeder and Distinguished Young Holstein Breeder awards. These awards are given out each year at the WHA Annual Convention in February. Any WHA member can submit nominations to the WHA office staff or board of directors. Nominees will be mailed an award form to fill out and all submitted forms will be kept on file for three years for consideration for the award. Those nominees not receiving an award will be sent an updated form to re-submit for future years if they desire.

For more information or an application, visit the WHA website at www.wisholsteins.com or call the office at 1-800-223-4269.

Young Adult Education Award applications due November 15

The Wisconsin Holstein Association’s Young Adult Committee will be offering monetary awards for young adults to attend educational events in 2019.

To apply for a Young Adult Award, interested applicants should call the WHA office or visit the website at www.wisholsteins.com. Educational events include, but are not limited to, Young Dairy Leader’s Institute, World Dairy Expo, and World Ag Expo. Applications must be submitted by November 15 and winners will be announced prior to the 2019 Adult Convention.

For more information or an application, visit the WHA website at www.wisholsteins.com or call the office at 1-800-223-4269.

Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. The award was presented to the Brantmeier family by DATCP Secretary Sheila Harsdorf and 71st Alice in Dairyland Kaitlyn Riley.

Hilrose Advent Anna-Red EX-94

WHA MEMBERSHIP DRIVE Your 2019 Membership renewal is on its way!

• All WHA members will be receiving a renewal postcard by mail. Watch your mailbox as initial notices went out the end of October.

• You will be able to renew online through our website.

You will need the email address that is connected to your WHA membership (the address your renewal notice was sent to) and the Customer ID number from your WI Holstein News mailing label. The Customer ID appears on the address label of the News and looks like this: CUSTOMER ID: 0001 JOHN HOLSTEIN JOHNDOE DAIRY FARM W0001 COUNTY LINE RD SOMEWHERE WI 53000

• To pay by credit card, please call 1-800-223-4269.

• We would also like to make sure our database information is up to date; if you have any changes to your address, phone number, email, etc. please contact our office.

Wisconsin Holstein Association 902 8th Avenue, Baraboo, WI 53913 • 1-800-223-4269 kristenb@wisholsteins.com wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/November 2018-19

Wisconsin Holstein Young Adult Members Kayla Wright, KK Rose Design

by Mara Budde Registered Holstein breeders have more than likely seen her designs in the Wisconsin Holstein News, other publications and online. Kayla Wright, 27, is a long-time Wisconsin Holstein member, starting out as a junior member, and has continued her love for the Registered Holstein through her career, freelance work and county association.

Wright grew up in Johnson Creek on her family’s Registered Holstein dairy, Mar-Linda-K Holsteins, LLC. The third-generation farm is home to 90 to 100 milking Holsteins where they are milk in a new step-up parlor. Cows are housed in sand-bedded freestalls and calves are housed in condos and fed pasteurized milk. To feed the animals, Wright’s parents, Mark and Linda, crop 325 acres of hay, corn and oats.

As a Junior Holstein member, Wright look part in many of the activities and contests Wisconsin Holstein and Jefferson County Junior Holsteins had to offer.

“I was privileged to have many talented coaches and adults in my county growing up,” Wright says. “Maureen DeBruin played a large role in my junior involvement from dairy cattle evaluation contests, to late nights creating the county yearbook for Junior Holstein Convention.”

Wright participated in dairy bowl, arts and crafts and the advertising contest at Junior Holstein Convention. She also was active on the county judging team and showed with Jefferson County at the Wisconsin State Fair.

Her love for Registered Holsteins has kept her active in her county association. Currently, Wright is an adult county leader and serves as secretary for the Jefferson County Holstein Breeders. Here, she works with Cassy Krull to get their dairy bowl team to Junior Holstein Convention and to encourage them to participate in other contests. During the Jefferson County Fair, she volunteers with the dairy show and acts as the photographer to capture the moments youth experience in the showring.

“There is nothing greater than giving back to the youth and sharing my knowledge and passion about the Holstein cow. It is a joy to watch the youth of Jefferson County grow and develop over the years,” Wright says. “I hope that someday I will be half the leader that my leaders and role models were and still are to this day.”

Wright is a graduate of UW-River Falls where she earned a degree in marketing communications with an emphasis in agriculture and a minor in dairy science.

She lives in Baraboo but still is involved in her family’s dairy and assists with milking and calf chores on weekends. Working on the communications team for Select Sires, she promotes the Accelerated

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Genetics brand line through strategic advertising and graphics.

When Wright isn’t creating advertisements for Accelerated Genetics’ products and sires, she enjoys all things graphic design and photography and operates a freelance gig, KK Rose Design.

“Growing up, my nose was always glued to the breed publications that my parents subscribed to,” she says. “I was even grounded one time for arguing over the Wisconsin Holstein News with my sister.

One day I thought ‘how cool would it be!?’ to create advertisements for the industry’s finest genetics and see my design in a print publication.”

A dream came true. During college, she started creating advertisements for her family farm as well as other Jefferson County dairy breeders. These were featured in state and national publications, giving her a way to showcase her work.

Through her talent and word of mouth, she was soon doing graphics for numerous breeders of different breeds. This launched her business where she creates print and social media graphics, composites, show signs and logos for breeders. She’s created advertisements for six of the seven breeds, and two champion winners from World Dairy Expo.

“It was always my goal to create a promotional piece for Rosedale Genetics. They gave me the opportunity to advertise their dispersal in 2017 through catalog graphics, large banners to social media ads,” Wright says. “We still work closely together to promote the ladies of Rosedale’s Boarding in Paradise.”

While advertisements are a consistent project, Wright also enjoys photographing senior and family sessions. She adds that these usually include livestock or another domestic animal.

Wright says, “Promoting the agricultural industry has always been a goal of mine and I am grateful that I have been given an artistic talent to do so.”

When time allows, Wright still likes to put on her show whites and show her family’s cattle at county, district, state and at times national level shows. She remains incredibly active with Registered Holstein not only through her family’s animals but hers as well.

Wright’s own herd consists primarily of Red & White Holsteins. While home, she uses this time to focus on caring for her animals and making mating decision for the future.

“I exhibited my first bred & owned Red & White Holstein this year that did well on a district and state level. I’m looking forward to watching her develop and see what her future holds,” Wright says.

“One day I hope to be a breeder of an Excellent cow.”

Going to sales with her mother allows her to learn from other breeders and to invest in other genetics. In her role with Select, she values the occasional farm visit to see other operations and learn other management practices to share with her family.

Wright’s continued career and life goals are to continue to breed and market her family’s Registered Holsteins with one day being able to create a career out of freelancing.

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

Months in Milk when Classified ___________

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

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

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

All production records should be 305 days or less.

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

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

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

This contest is for Wisconsin Holstein Association members.

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

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

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

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

Send entries to: WI Holstein Assn., 902 8th Ave., Baraboo, WI 53913 or fax 608-356-6312 or email lauraw@wisholsteins.com 22–wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/November 2018

Trustem’s Travel Tails Happy fall Holstein friends!

What a fun fall it has been with the excitement of World Dairy Expo. You could feel the enthusiasm of worldly visitors and enjoy the smell of grilled cheese in the air, it truly was a memorable Expo! But what will always make this a standout year for me was having the opportunity to spend part of my 2018 World Dairy Expo on the colored shavings as the Wisconsin Holstein Princess Attendant. Even more so that it was the first time my family and I exhibited at World Dairy Expo!

Being able to watch the most elite cows of the world grace the

colored shavings was an inspiring moment for a young Holstein breeder like myself. Some of my favorite moments were awarding champion banners and congratulating exhibitors on tremendous accomplishments. The Next Frontier of the dairy industry is bright with excitement and passion for Holsteins.

As junior members it is encouraged to connect with industry professionals, and World Dairy Expo is no exception. The opportunities we have as youth in this industry are unlike any other. Everywhere you look there is someone willing to give a helping hand to a young dairy enthusiast. I hope all our junior members took a chance to exchange words with a member of the dairy industry.

With that, we Wisconsin Holstein Royalty encourage you to still send in requests to host us at upcoming events to educate your community or school about the dairy industry. It would be our pleasure to spark an interest in dairy with an educational visit! Please visit the Wisconsin Holstein website for our request form!

Brooke Trustem 2018 Wisconsin Holstein Princess Attendant

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WHA looking for Spring and Summer 2019 Interns The Wisconsin Holstein Association is searching for eager Registered Holstein enthusiasts looking to learn more about the industry and wanting to gain valuable experiences that can be utilized in any industry. Applicants attending a 2 or 4-year college are welcomed to apply. It is not required to be majoring in an Agriculture field but background in the dairy industry is preferred.

Spring 2019 - National Convention Intern

Duration: February to July 2019 Expected hours per week: 5-10, with increased hours in May and full-time after finals through July Location: Remote with occasional afternoon in Baraboo office; increased office time in May and June

Major Duties & Responsibilities:

• Work with National Convention Promotions Committee to publicize National Convention to Holstein enthusiasts • Work with sponsorship committee to organize fundraising commitments and create items for sponsors • Assist with event registration both electronic and paper including data entry, packet creation and printing of registration copies • Complete additional WHA convention-related projects

Summer 2019 - Public Relations Intern

Duration: May 20 - August 16 Travel: Up to 50% (requires a personal vehicle with gas mileage reimbursement) Location: Baraboo, Wis.

Major Duties & Responsibilities:

• Attend WHA sponsored summer events and other county Holstein events. These include the Wisconsin Championship Show, Junior State Fair Holstein Show, WHA Futurity, Open State Fair Holstein Show and District Shows.

• Work with WHA committees to plan events such as the 2019 WHA Futurity, District Shows, State Picnic and more. This may include inputting and finalizing show entries, organizing awards, volunteers and other details such as mailings and dignitary needs.

• Write press releases announcing upcoming events and summarizing placings and/or winnings.

• Compile and publish updated marketing materials on WHA website such as press releases, entry forms, event details and imagery • Interview Wisconsin Holstein breeders and write profile articles as assigned by the office staff; this may require taking photos for the article.

• Coordinate newsletter content and distribution to membership

Preferred Knowledge:

• Excellent communication, writing, organization and timemanagement practices • Ability to handle multiple tasks at once with strong prioritization skills • High level of attention to detail and ability to focus • Strong work ethic with a positive attitude • Proficient with Microsoft office as well as basic working knowledge of graphics programs

We are offering Wisconsin Holstein Breeders the opportunity to promote their herd in cooperation with the 2019 National Holstein Convention. Below are different package options available to help promote your herd over the next year leading up to Wisconsin hosting the National Convention.

Breeder Promotional Packages Hall of Fame - $2000+ • Full page, full color ad in convention book in prime position • Online and print Breeder Map with website link and farm info • Standing banner to be displayed at the convention • Premium website (5 pages, up to 10 photos per page)

Super Bowl Champion - $1500+ • Full page, full color ad in convention book • Online and print Breeder Map with website link and farm info • Standing banner to be displayed at the convention • Basic website (1 page, up to 8 photos)

Conference Champion - $1000+ • Full page, full color ad in convention book • Online and print Breeder Map basic listing • Standing banner to be displayed at the convention

Division Champion - $500+ • Full page, full color ad in convention book • Online and print Breeder Map basic listing

Education and Experience:

• Currently enrolled in a 2 or 4 year University • Experience in the Registered Holstein or dairy industry

Please forward your resume, cover letter and grade transcript with two letters of reference by Friday, November 16, 2018 to: WI Holstein Association, 902 8th Ave., Baraboo, WI 53913.

Please call 1.800.223.4269 with questions about these internship opportunities.

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Contact the Wisconsin Holstein News to sign up or with any questions - Laura Wackershauser, 608-723-4933 or lauraw@wisholsteins.com *Farms can be added to the online Breeder Map at any time. Call or email Mara at 1-800-223-4269 or marab@wisholsteins to get your farm added to the list!

2019 Junior Holstein Convention Registration Hosted by the Sheboygan County Junior Holstein Association January 4-6, 2019 • Blue Harbor Resort, Sheboygan Registration forms must be postmarked by Friday, November 30. A late fee of $30 per person will be added if postmarked after November 30. A trade board will be available at convention, but tickets may not be available for all events. Please note that if you do not have a ticket for a meal; you will not be let in until the food is done being served. At that time, you will be allowed a seat in the back of the room.

YQCA Juniors wishing to attend the YQCA session on Friday must pre-register so we can cover the costs for those in attendance. Only those that preregister will have their session paid for by WHA. Please mark “Y or N” in the space below to register for the YQCA session.

M1 Friday Box Lunch - $15 Choice of Ham & Swiss or Turkey & Cheddar sandwich on Italian bread with a bag of chips, piece of fruit and cookie M2 Friday Dinner - $21 ($10.50 for children 10 & under) Local brats with bacon-onion sauerkraut, hamburgers with carmelized onions with M3 M4 M5 M6

Sheboygan hard rolls, brioche and brat buns; WI potato salad and house made potato chips, mixed green salad with dressing, assorted cookies and Blue Harbor Signature Bars, coffee and milk Saturday Breakfast - $16 ($8 for children 10 & under) Homemade cinnamon rolls, assorted muffins, bagels with cream cheese, fresh fruit platters, pancakes with syrup, bacon, coffee and milk Saturday Princess Pasta Luncheon - $19 ($9.50 for children 10 & under) Mixed green salad, penne and orecchiette pasta, meatballs, marinara or alfredo sauce, breadsticks, cookies and brownies, coffee and milk Saturday Banquet - $29 ($14.50 for children 10 & under) Mixed green salad, fresh baked rolls and butter, mixed vegetable, beef tips in red wine sauce, herb roasted chicken, mashed potatoes, apple or cherry pie, coffee and milk Sunday Breakfast - $18 ($9 for children 10 & under) Assorted danish and muffins, fresh fruit platters, scrambled eggs with cheddar cheese, french toast with maple syrup, butter and preserves, Johnsonville sausage links, coffee and milk

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Chaperone _____________________________________________

Phone (home & cell if available) __________________________________________________________________________________ Email _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Age

NAME

Make checks payable to: Sheboygan Co. Junior Holstein Assoc. and mail to: Terry & Janice Abraham, W6252 State Rd. 67, Plymouth, WI 53073 Questions? Kara Abraham, 920-892-7602 or katoabr@excel.net

YQCA (Y or N)

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Total due

Late fees ($30/person) $____________

Amount enclosed $ _______

Grand total enclosed

Check number:

Junior 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.

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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 Member Name: (please Print) ____________________________________________ Junior Member Signature: ______________________________________ Date: ____________ Parent or Guardian of Junior Member - Signature: __________________________________________________

Date: ________________

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

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2019 Convention Schedule Friday, January 4

8:00 a.m. DJM Interviews 10:00 a.m. Convention Registration & Contest Room opens Dairy Jeopardy & Speaking Contest Registration (deadline to check-in is 10:45 a.m.)

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

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

Saturday, January 5

7-9 a.m.

7:45 a.m.

7:55 a.m.

8:00 a.m.

8:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m.

12:30 p.m.

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

Sunday, January 6 8:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m.

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

Book your hotel room for Convention!

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

The resort fee has been waived for our room block but you will be asked to put down a deposit for your reservation.

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

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Schedule Changes for the 2019 Junior Convention

Please review this year’s Junior Convention schedule as there have been major changes to contest times. In an effort to maximize contest room space the Dairy Bowl competition will be split over two days with the Rookie and Senior contests starting at 2:00 p.m. on Friday and the Junior contest at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. Also note that there will be no exam this year and teams will be seeded by random draw.

If you have any questions about this year’s convention schedule, please call the WHA office.

Award Opportunities Still Available

Nominate an adult “friend” or leader for the Wisconsin Holstein Youth Friend of the Year Award! The Junior Holstein program has been successful because of parents and youth supporters, and this award is a great opportunity to recognize youth “friends” that have given a helping hand or gone above and beyond to aid in the development of the state’s Holstein youth. There are two divisions - 1 to 5 years of leadership and 6 years and over of leadership. Be sure to include the division that your “friend” would qualify for on the application. Stories and applications for this award should be 250 words or less and be to the state office by November 15th, 2018. All applications submitted will be kept on file for three (3) years.

Check out these Contests for the Junior Holstein Convention

Contest Room

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

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

Banner Contest

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

Calf Raffle Tickets Available

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

by Wargo Acres, the Carncross Family of Lodi.

There are several additional items available from generous donations, including various semen certificates, World Dairy Expo passes, themed baskets, show supplies and more.

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

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

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YQCA Training

Dairy Bowl Sources

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

A reminder that we’ve added several new sources for this year’s Dairy Bowl contest. The new sources include: We Need a Show (from Hoard’s), Manual of Foot Care (Hoard’s) and People and Parlors (Hoard’s). The Hoard’s Feeding Guide has also been updated.

The WHA office has copies of the new sources (except for We Need a Show) for sale. If you would like to purchase copies, please contact the WHA office.

2019 Dairy Jeopardy Entry Form

2019 Speaking Contest Entry Form

Return by November 15, 2018 to: WHA, 902 Eighth Ave, Baraboo, WI, 53913; fax to 608356-6312 or email lauraw@wisholsteins.com

On-time entry fee is $5.00 per person; late fee is $10 per person

Late fee of $5.00 if not postmarked by due date

Name: ________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________ City, State, Zip: _________________________________ E-mail:________________________________________ Phone: _________________ Age (as of

Jan. 1, 2019):

Return by November 15, 2018 to:

WHA, 902 Eighth Ave, Baraboo, WI, 53913; fax to 608-356-6312 or email lauraw@wisholsteins.com

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Name: ________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________ City, State, Zip: _________________________________ E-mail:________________________________________ Phone: __________________ Age (as of

Jan. 1, 2019):

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2019 Dairy Bowl Team Entry Return IN OFFICE by November 15, 2018 to: Dairy Bowl Registration, WI Holstein Association, 902 Eighth Ave, Baraboo, WI, 53913

County: _________________________ Coach: _____________________________ Address: _____________________________________________________________ City: ______________________________

Zip: ___________________________

Phone: _________________________ Email: ______________________________ Entry fee per team is $30.00 (competitive) and $10.00 (Rookie), and rules will be sent to teams when entry fee is received. There is a $5.00 fee for individuals participating on a Wisconsin team. Entry fee will double if not in office by November 15, 2018. #Rookie Teams: _______

# Junior Teams: _______

# Senior Teams: _______

# Wisconsin Team Members: _______ (Juniors) _______ (Seniors) All possible team member names must be submitted with this form in order to be considered a completed entry.

There is no limit to the number of names that can be included. Each county will be allowed 10 participants in Junior and 10 participants in Senior Dairy Bowl. There will be a “Rookie” Dairy Bowl opportunity for members age 11 & under. Young or first-year teams will be allowed two rounds each and no awards will be given in this division. Teams entering late will have entry fees doubled. For answers to any questions, call 1.800.223.4269!

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ACKY WPoint of View Editor’s Comments

We’re shaking things up a bit at WHA with new job titles and an addition to our team. I’ll now be serving as the Executive Director and taking on the day-to-day management of the association. Mara is now our Director of Communications and will be taking on more responsibilities with the production of the News. And finally, Kristen Broege is our newest team member and will be serving as the Director of Sales and Membership.

Since I’ll be at the Baraboo office more, we’ll no longer be using the PO Box in Lancaster and the 723-4933 number will no longer be used after the first of the year. For all questions about the News or to reserve an ad space, please call 1-800-223-4269 and speak with any of our staff members.

I hope you enjoyed reading about the WDE champions from Wisconsin in this issue and seeing some of the many photos of the outstanding animals exhibited by our members. For more photos from the shows, visit our Facebook page. Exhibitors are free to use the photos if WHA is given photo credit.

The November issue usually includes your copy of the Breeder Calendar. Unfortunately, due to the current dairy economy we did not get one put together for the coming year.

We’re hoping this is just a one-year hiatus.

Next month is our annual Youth Issue - a great time to feature your outstanding junior members and their project animals that did well this year. If you’d like to reserve an ad space, please call our office. We can help with ad layout and design ideas, all you need to do is provide photos and the ad text.

We’re currently working on the schedule for next year’s issues of the News and are considering some major changes to maximize staff time and still publicize a relevant magazine. Watch next month’s issue for more details. We’re always looking for content ideas and would love to hear what stories you’d like to read... so feel free to call or email with your story ideas.

A reminder that the 2019 membership drive is currently underway. You should have received your renewal postcard (or will shortly) and your membership can be paid by check in the mail, by credit card by calling the office, or through our online system. Call with any questions.

Finally, a last call for photos for our annual Cover Contest. We’re looking for scenic photos of Holsteins or WHA members to use in next year’s issues. If you have a photo to submit, please mail a copy to the Baraboo office or email me at lauraw@wisholsteins.com Until next time...

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EVENTS

November 2018 Classifying in Dane, Green, Iowa and Lafayette counties 28 David & Kay Blank Milking Herd & Select Heifer Dispersal, Great Northern Sales Arena, Fond du Lac December 2018 Classifying in Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Jefferson, Kenosha, Marquette, Milwaukee, Racine, Rock, Walworth and Waukesha counties Nov. 30-Dec. 1 WHA Board Meeting 18 Great Northern Holiday Sale, Fond du Lac January 2019 Classifying in Langlade, Marathon, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara, and Winnebago counties 4-6 Junior Holstein Convention, hosted by Sheboygan County Junior Holstein Assoc., Blue Harbor Resort, Sheboygan 9 2018 Top Performer ENTRIES DUE to the WHA office February 2019 Classifying in Adams, Crawford, Grant, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Portage, Richland, Sauk, Vernon, and Wood counties 22-23 Adult Convention, hosted by Manitowoc County Holstein Association, Holiday Inn, Manitowoc March 2019 Classifying in Barron, Buffalo, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix and Trempealeau counties 9 Quest for Success IV, hosted by Ryan-Vu Holsteins & Bella-View Holsteins, held at the Great Northern, Fond du Lac 30-31 WHY Lead, Red Lion Paper Valley Hotel, Appleton April 2019 Classifying in Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas, Florence, Forest, Iron, Lincoln, Marinette, Oneida, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor, Vilas and Washburn counties 6 19th Badger Invitational, hosted by the Badger Dairy Club 13 Heatherstone Enterprises Complete Dispersal, Baraboo 26-27 Wisconsin Dairy Showcase, Alliant Energy Center, Madison Future Dates June 24-27, 2019 July 5-9, 2019

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Holstein Association Representatives Sarah Trapp W16080 Merlin Road, Taylor, WI 54659 608-525-2901 cell: 608-628-1978 e-mail: strapp@holstein.com Chris Lyons W 5979 Lee Dr., Fort Atkinson, WI 53538 920-563-1082 cell 920-723-2406 e-mail: clyons@holstein.com Mandi Ramsburg 1510 Silverstone Trail #2, De Pere, WI 54115 cell: 920-530-5023 e-mail: mramsburg@holstein.com 30–wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/November 2018

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