September 2015 WI Holstein News

September 2015

Volume 87 No. 8

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District & Championship Show Results All-Wisconsin & Junior All-Wisconsin winners National Convention review 125th Feature: District & Championship Shows District 6 report

Mission-Bell Shottle Dashby VG-86

Mission-Bell Goldsun Diagon VG-87 at 2Y

2-08 280 23,571 3.9 917 2.9 689 inc.

2-02 288 19,809 4.06 805 3.26 646

H Due in September to Sid

H Fresh in June, milking 109 lbs./day H Potential 7th generation EX H 3/4 sister to Diener at Select Sires

Dam: Mission-Bell Gold Damone GP-83 3-05 310 29,867 4.7 1398 2.9 875

Dam: Mission-Bell B Iron Direct EX-93 3E GMD DOM • just fresh at 12-09!

• 255,131 lifetime to date • 5 EX daughters to date

2nd Dam: Mission-Bell Outside Dasher EX-93 2E GMD DOM 154,787 4.4%F lifetime, 6 EX daughters to date 3rd Dam: Mission-Bell Broker Dapple EX-92 4E GMD DOM 235,669 4.2%F 3.0%P lifetime 4th Dam: Mission-Bell AstroJet Deborah EX-91 2E 218,727 3.9%F 3.0%P lifetime

5th Dam: Mission-Bell Jetstar Dynasty EX-92 3E GMD DOM 239,662 3.6%F lifetime 6th Dam: Mission-Bell Milu Dixie EX-94 6E GMD DOM 306,489 3.9%F 3.2%P lifetime 7th Dam: Kleinhans Donna Star VG-86 GMD 169,000 lifetime

hese two young cows exemplify our breeding philosophy. Longevity is built into this family and they get T better with age. Slower maturing, long-lived cows are the key to profitability. Both these young cows and many members of their family will be available on October 12 at the Great Northern Sales Arena.

Tom & Jerry Jens W4089 Hwy. V, Sheboygan Falls, WI 53085 920-564-3342 920-838-2156

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

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Features: 10 12 14 18 22 24 32 44 46 48

Wisconsin Championship Show results All-Wisconsin winners Junior All-Wisconsin winners District 6 breeder profiles National Convention review 2014 Holstein USA Star of the Breed District Show results All-Wisconsin Red & White Show 125th Anniversary Feature: District & Championship Shows Willows Edge hosts successful WHA Summer Picnic

Departments: 8 8 9 24 26 49 49 50 52 53 54

Wisconsin Holstein Briefs WHA Annual Supporters From the President: Paula Bovre From the Field: Mandi Ramsburg, Holstein USA District 6 report WHA Princess Attendant Cierra Ehrke-Essock Breeder Business Cards WHY Page Calendar of Events & Editor’s Comments Classified Advertising Index to Advertisers

On The Cover

This month’s cover photo by Lea McCullough features the Grand Champion of the 2015 Wisconsin Championship Show, Lovhill Goldwyn Katrysha owned by Milksource Genetics, Kaukauna.

For complete show results, turn to page 10.

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WISCONSIN HOLSTEIN ASSOCIATION STAFF: Larry Nelson, Executive Director Laura Wackershauser, Editor/Advertising Manager Sharon Maffei, Membership Coordinator Ashley Yager, Public Relations Associate

WISCONSIN HOLSTEIN ASSOCIATION BOARD MEMBERS:

Paula Bovre, President (2016)* - 920-923-6991 W4226 State Rd. 23 East, Fond du Lac, WI 54937 Kent Wendorf, Secretary (2017)* - 608-689-2201 E4210 Hwy. 56, Viroqua, WI 54665 Todd Borgwardt, Exec. Committee (2016)* - 920-758-3133 12608 Newton Rd., Valders, WI 54245 Chad Ryan, Exec. Committee (2017)* - 920-960-1449 N4067 Twin Oaks Dr., Fond du Lac, WI 54937 Bill Calvert (2018)* - 608-732-2080 6038 County Rd. J, Cuba City, WI 53807 Craig Carncross (2018) - 608-592-2560 W13157 Co. Hwy. J, Lodi, WI 53555 Kevin Jorgensen (2018)* - 920-210-3992 801 Winter Ave., Waupun, WI 53963 Chris McCullough (2016)* - 608-934-1425 N2277 Cty. OK, Juda, WI 53550 Tracy Mitchell (2017)* - 715-307-1804 W5364 410th Ave., Ellsworth, WI 54011 Pam Selz-Pralle (2018) - 715-334-3434 N4621 US Hwy. 12, Humbird, WI 54746 Marci Walker (2016)* - 608-432-3223 N9178 Lewiston Station Rd., Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965 *WILL HAVE SERVED TWO THREE-YEAR TERMS, INELIGIBLE FOR RE-ELECTION

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Wisconsin Holstein Briefs L Congratulations to Erik and Brenda Gilbertson, Hollandale, on the birth of their daughter, Naydeen Jo on August 11. She weighed 8 lbs. 9 oz. and was 20 inches long. Naydeen joins big sisters Makenna and Elise.

U Congratulations to Becky (Adams) & Jody Larson, Eleva, on the birth of their son Bryce Wyatt on June 25. Bryce weighed 8 lbs. and was 20 inches long.

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Obituaries

Annual Supporters of Wisconsin Holstein preferred holStein enthuSiaStS

Rural Mutual Insurance Company

Brian Greenman, 920-322-1194

Champion SponSorS

Robert Herr

Robert Francis Herr, age 86, passed away on August 7, 2015 at the Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice. He was born on May 1, 1929 to Cornelius and Lucida (Woelfel) Herr in Town of Meeme, WI. Robert attended St. Fidelis grade school and was a 1951 graduate of UWMadison Farm Short Course. He was a fourth generation dairy farmer in the Town of Meeme on the Herr homestead. Robert was united in marriage on October 22, 1952 to Dorothy Weber at St. Fidelis Catholic Church.

He was a member of the Cleveland Volunteer Fire Department for 25 years, charter member of Lake-To-Lake Dairy Cooperative, member of Manitowoc County Holstein Association, served on Reedsville Equity Livestock Co-Op Board and member of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church. Robert enjoyed attending grandchildren and great-grandchildren’s activities, playing sheepshead and was a member in several card clubs. He was an avid Brewers fan. Robert was always willing to lend a helping hand whether family, friend or stranger. He was a proud 25-gallon blood donor with the American Red Cross. Robert and Dorothy enjoyed traveling, including trips to Italy, Austria and visiting relatives in Germany several times.

Robert is survived by his loving wife of 62 years Dorothy; five children, James (Mary Jo), Gerald (Lois), Mary Ann Debilzen, Brian, and Therese (Dan) Gries; eleven grandchildren, Nicole (Joe) Neils, Scott (Kim) Debilzen, Eric (Shannon) Herr, Thomas (Ashley) Herr, Andrew Herr, Lynn Debilzen, Gregory (Tera) Herr, Kayla (special friend Jason Vanderkin) Gries, Samantha Gries, Robert (fiancé Kim Koenig) Herr and Kevin (fiancé Maxine Blohowiak) Gries; eleven great-grandchildren; two sisters, Clarissa Bugs and Sister Marilyn Herr; brother and sister-in-laws, Joe Weber, Edna (Romy) Backhaus, Andy Weber, Eugene (Julie) Weber and Paul (Lois) Weber. Also survived by other relatives and friends. Robert was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Fritz; parents-in-law, Claude and Anna Weber; brother and sister-in-laws, Lee Bugs, Kathleen Herr, Marion Herr, Marie and Claude Lisowe and Johanna Weber.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in his name.

A special thank you to all the physicians and staff involved in Robert’s care at St. Nicholas and St. Vincent Hospitals, and Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice during his last days. Please visit, www.zimmerfuneralhome.com to sign the guest book.

Welcome to These New Members Adult members: Darren Langer, De Forest Junior members: Kaden & Olivia Horn, Loyal Courtney Ewert, Watertown Emma Paulson, Columbus Dalton Hahn, Loganville Bailey Sersland, Reedsburg Jonas Zurcher, Oxford Elle & Colton Horn, New Lisbon 8–wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/September 2015

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Stone Ridge Dairy

Fond du Lac County Holstein Breeders

Gold SponSorS Alpha Genetics, Inc. Corey Geiger & Krista Knigge Clark Co. Junior Holstein Assoc.

Frisle-Vu Holsteins Heatherstone Enterprises

LaFollette Holsteins Lirr Farm Rickert Brothers Scenic-Edge Holsteins Vandoske Dairy Farms Vets Plus, Inc.

Silver SponSorS Bears Grass Dairy Inc. Bella-View Holsteins Booth-Haven Holsteins Bur-Wall Holsteins City Slickers Farm LLC Clark Co. Holstein Breeders Crave Brothers LLC Eau Claire Co. Holstein Breeders East Central Select Sires & NorthStar Cooperative Frontier FS Coop Fustead Farms Hardwood Holsteins Hi-Lo Valley Holsteins Hoard’s Dairyman Honeycrest Farms

LeDonna Farms Manitowoc Co. Junior Holstein Breeders Moss Oak Farm Oeh-My Farm Outagamie Co. Holstein Breeders Overland Acres Priority One Ragnar Holsteins Ran-Rose Holsteins Rosedale Genetics Ltd. Second Look Holsteins Rural Insurance, John Rahman

The companies and farms noted here are “Annual Supporters” of Wisconsin Holstein events. To be an annual supporter, these companies make monetary and/or in-kind donations to various WHA events at certain dollar levels for the year. To join this group, contact WHA today at 1-800-223-4269.

From your President Paula Bovre Greetings!

As fall is approaching so are award form application deadlines! A reminder to all Junior members that September 15th is the deadline for DJM, YDJM and 12 & Under Member recognition award forms. All other junior award forms are due November 15th. I hope many of you are planning to complete some of these applications!

On the adult side, the Distinguished Dairy Breeder and Young Breeder awards are two of the highest honors bestowed upon well deserving members in our organization. I encourage ALL of you to give some thought to these awards. If there is a deserving candidate in your county, please contact the WHA office and they will forward an application to this member. We can never have enough applicants for these awards as there are so many of you that should be recognized! The application deadline is November 8th. Also due in November is the Young Adult Education Award application. This award provides a great opportunity for any of our members that are 21 to 45 years of age.

Please give these awards your serious consideration.

A huge thank you to Larry, Sharon, Ashley, Laura and Sara for all their efforts this summer in coordinating a top notch Championship Show and beautiful Futurity show. We greatly appreciate all the hours you put in! Many positive comments were heard about the exceptional showcase of Wisconsin Holsteins at the 2015 Championship Show in the New Holland Pavilions!

The WHA picnic at Willows-Edge Holsteins was a huge success as well. We greatly appreciate the hospitality of Henk and Bonnie Van Dyk and their family and staff. It was a beautiful day and everything looked sensational!

Good luck to all our members exhibiting at World Dairy Expo!

Hope to see you there! Paula Bovre “It’s choice – not chance – that determines your destiny” - Jean Didetch

John & Joan Judd 8978 Highway G, Mount Horeb, WI 53572 608-832-6673 ph & fax | juddscows@tds.net VISITORS WELCOME ANYTIME!

Dane County Holstein Picnic Sunday, September 6 • 12:00 noon - 4:00 p.m.

Great food, great people & great cows!

B-S-D Rltm Shea 6103-Red-ET

B-S-D Daddy Ryan 6282-ET

VG-85 VG-MS at 2-09

VG-85 VG-MS at 2-00

2-00 3x 305 31,800 3.1 991 2.9 936

~ milking 107 lbs./day

Join us on Sunday, September 6 to see a nice herd of Registered Holsteins and enjoy some great food, judging contest, farm tours, silent auction and entertainment for the kids.

Directions to the farm: 3 miles west of Hwy. 12 on County K, left on Vosen Road.

Herd average: 3x 668 cows 31,399 3.8 1193 3.07 963

Art & Lori Meinholz

5191 Vosen Rd., Middleton, WI 53562 Cell (608) 279-1326 • (608) 836-3593 • bsdfarms@tds.net wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/September 2015-9

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The 56th annual Wisconsin Championship Show was held Ebert, and Jerland Sh Atwood Adeen-ET exhibited by Kayla Krueger. at the New Holland Pavilion on the Alliant Energy Center grounds Intermediate Champions of the Junior Show were the top juniors in in Madison, Wis., on Friday and Saturday, July 10 and 11. This was the Senior 3-year-old class, Miss Summer Song-ET exhibited by the first year the show was held at the new state-of-the-art facilities in Dawson and Kylie Nickels and Siemers Atwood Monalisa exhibited Madison, and the exhibitors really appreciated the new venue. Judge by Crystal, Jordan, Josh, Jake, Connor and Lauren Siemers.

Tim Abbott placed 224 head over the two day show including 138 Premier Exhibitor honors went to Milksource Genetics and heifers and 86 cows.

Budjon Farms and Joel Kietzman were named Premier Breeder.

Milksource Genetics exhibited the Congratulations to all of the Senior and Grand Champion cow, exhibitors and thank you to all of the Lovhill Goldwyn Katrysha. She got the show and trophy sponsors that helped nod over the winning 4-year-old, make the show a success.

Peticlerc Sid Sunkiss exhibited by Peter Following are the top 5 placings in each class, and Lyn Vail and Budjon Farms. Judge along with other award winners. For more Abbott commented that his Senior results, visit the WHA website at Champions were “a pair of great, great www.wisholsteins.com. cows that are very different today. I’m Spring Calf, Exhibitors 10 & going with the cow that’s a little more Under (12): 1. (B&O) Jeffrey-Way Doormn Tamelian, Breinne Hendrickmature. She’s got enough extra length son, Belleville 2. (1st Jr) Titletown Fever and enough extra spring to her rib Hero-ET, Brianne, Brooklyn & Reid today. When you get behind her, she’s Vandoske & Jess Mullikin, Cleveland got more angle and fullness to her rib 3. (2nd Jr) Titletown Fever Hannah-ET, to go over the 4-year-old that I’d like to Brianne, Brooklyn & Reid Vandoske & clean up a touch today.”

Jess Mullikin, Cleveland 4. (3rd Jr) Intermediate Champion went to Reserve Champion Peticlerc Sid Sunkiss and Pfaffsway Gdreams Halfamind, Kole & the winning Senior 3-year-old, Siemers Grand Champion Lovhill Goldwyn Katrysha Beau Trapp & Olivia Pfaff, Taylor Destry Joy-Red-ET, exhibited by Crystal, Jordan, Josh, Jake, Connor and Lauren Siemers. Judge Abbott 5. (4th Jr) Pfaffsway Mccutn Larissa-ET, Kole & Beau Trapp & Olivia commented that he loved her power and strength and her tremendous Pfaff, Taylor (JrB&O) Booth-Haven Lady In-Red-ET, Cole, Ava & udder. “Every which angle you go, I just love this cow,” stated Abbott. Campbell Booth, Plymouth Reserve Intermediate Champion was the winning Senior 2-year-old, Spring Calf (11): 1. (B&O) Siemers About Greta-Red-ET, C, J, J, J, Budjon-JK Atwd Eware-ETS, exhibited by MB Luckylady, F & C C, & L Siemers, Newton 2. (1st Jr) Siemers Rgd Lady-Haya-ET, C, J, J, J, C, & L Siemers, Newton 3. Jeffrey-Way Doormn Tamelian, Borba, Budjon Farms & P Vail.

Junior Champion honors went to Hobric Dickey Shadow exhibited Breinne Hendrickson, Belleville 4. (2nd Jr) Titletown Fever Hero-ET,

by Hammertime Holsteins, Heritage Holsteins and Pat Conroy. Reserve Brianne, Brooklyn & Reid Vandoske & Jess Mullikin, Cleveland was Sherona-Hill Applesox-Red exhibited by Siemers Holsteins. Judge 5. (3rd Jr) Titletown Fever Hannah-ET, Brianne, Brooklyn & Reid Abbott stated the fall calf “grows on you - she has incredible style, a Vandoske & Jess Mullikin, Cleveland (JrB&O) Mound-Farm Formost beautiful head and neck and beautiful rump structure. She’s also Hailey, Emma Buss, Platteville walking on a gorgeous set of feet and legs.” He went on to give the heifer Winter Calf (25): 1. Sherona-Hill Applesox-Red, Siemers Holstein an advantage in head and neck with a little more length of neck and Farms, Inc, Newton 2. (B&O) Milksource Defnt Twinkle-ET, Milksource Genetics, Kaukauna 3. (1st Jr) Bur-Wall Brokaw Cynic, uphill run in the front end over the winning winter calf.

Trevor Tuman and Chandler Bening exhibited the Senior and Otis & Malcolm Johnson, Evansville 4. Tree-Hayven Moregold Grand Champion of the Junior Show, Blondin Goldwyn Subliminal- Design, Adam T. Borchert, Auburndale 5. Milksource Sid Desire-ET, ET. Reserve honors went to Kingsmill Atwood Allison-ET exhibited by Milk Source LLC, Kaukauna (2nd Jr) Tree-Hayven Justice-ET, Jordan and Whitney Ebert. Judge Abbott commented that it was a great Hailey Zernicke, Bonduel junior show and he liked the aged cow because of her tremendous Fall Calf (32): 1. Holbric Dickey Shadow, Hammertime Holsteins, balance, great udder and commented that she was right on the money. Heritage Holsteins & Pat Conroy, Poynette 2. OCD Brokaw MesaHe appreciated Ebert’s 4-year-old because she was a big, powerful cow ET, Heritage Holsteins & Cranehill Genetics, Whitewater 3. (B&O) whose greatest days were ahead of her.

Siemers Hvz Jubilina-Red-ET, C, J, J, J, C, & L Siemers, Newton Junior Champions of the Junior Show were a pair of spring 4. (1st Jr) Siemers C-Vet Haya-Brite-ET, C, J, J, J, C, & L Siemers, yearlings, Butlerview Doorman Class exhibited by Jordan and Whitney Newton 5. Milksource Sid Ahead-ET, Milk Source LLC, Kaukauna

Grand Champions: Chloe Vosters, Jim Vosters, Annette and Jim Ostrom, Pat Conroy holding Lovhill Goldwyn Katrysha, Tom Cull holding Peticlerc Sid Sunkiss, Judge Tim Abbott, WHA Princess Attendant Cierra Ehrke-Essocka and WHA Princess Sierra Lurvey 10–wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/September 2015

Grand Champions of the Junior Show: WHA Princess Sierra Lurvey, Judge Tim Abbott, Trevor Tuman holding Blondin Goldwyn Subliminal-ET, Jordan Ebert holding Kingsmill Atwood Allison-ET, Whitney Ebert and WHA Princess Attendant Cierra Ehrke-Essock

(2nd Jr) WI Fischerdale After Effort, Zach, Nicole, Eliza & Elizabeth Endres, Waunakee (JrB&O) Moorclose Armani Ice, Madison Calvert, Cuba City Summer Yearling (17): 1. Budjon-JK Glchip Explain-ET, Zachary, Jordan & Brianna Lemke, Chilton 2. (B&O) Milksource Barb LoveRed-ET, Milk Source LLC, Kaukauna 3. Heritage-E Divas Dorothy, N & J Sarbacker & M & L Evangelo, Whitewater 4. Trent Valley Atwood Vive, Jordan & Whitney Ebert, Algoma 5. Ryan-Crest Wbrk Ellie Mae-ET, Tim, Barb & Kyle Natzke & Chad & Amy Ryan, Fond du Lac (1st Jr) Winright Atwood Amazon-ET, Ben Buske, Brownsville (2nd Jr) Skycrest Hero Eagle Eyes, Brandon Smith, Pulaski (JrB&O) WI Fischerdale Brokaw Riley, Elizabeth Sarbacker, Verona Spring Yearling (15): 1. (1st Jr) Butlerview Doorman Class, Jordan & Whitney Ebert, Algoma 2. (2nd Jr) Jerland SH Atwood Adeen-ET, Kayla Krueger, Marion 3. Kawartha Fever Hailey, Steven Pfaff, Mandy Brazil, & Graisson Schmidt, Alma Center 4. (B&O, 3rd Jr) Siemers Brokaw Haya-Star-ET, C, J, J, J, C, & L Siemers, Newton 5. (JrB&O) Siemers EQ Whippin-Good, C, J, J, J, C, & L Siemers, Newton Winter Yearling (14): 1. Ms Brimel Atwood Charlie-TW, Hammertime Holsteins, Gary McCarthy & Kyle Knaup, Poynette 2. (B&O) Budjon-Vail Ab Angelique-ET, Peter & Lyn Vail & Budjon Farms, Lomira 3. Siemers Defnt Great-Red-ET, C, J, J, J, C, & L Siemers, Newton 4. (1st Jr) Siemers Wood Ashlynn-ET, Noah Bilz, Dorchester 5. (2nd Jr) Hillpine B Anya-ET, Megan R Lauber, Union Grove Fall Yearling (12): 1. Mellwood-I Sid A Zoo-ET, Budjon Farms & Peter & Lyn Vail, Lomira 2. (B&O) Budjon-JK Absolut Eloise-ET, Budjon Farms & Joel Kietzman, Lomira 3. (1st Jr) Ryan-Vu Gchip Claudette-ET, Joshua T & Joseph T Opsal, Blue Mounds 4. (2nd Jr) Ms Absolute Glory-Red, McKenna & Coltin Coffeen & Breya Pollack, De Pere 5. (3rd Jr) Berryridge Brokaw Katniss, Zachary & Nicole Endres, Waunakee Junior Champion Bred & Owned of the Junior Show: Bzelite Gold Chanel, Brandon David Biese, Chilton Junior Champion of the Junior Show: Butlerview Doorman Class, Jordan & Whitney Ebert, Algoma Reserve Junior Champion of the Junior Show: Jerland SH Atwood Adeen-ET, Kayla Krueger, Marion Junior Champion of the Show: Holbric Dickey Shadow, Hammertime Holsteins, Heritage Holsteins & Pat Conroy, Poynette Reserve Junior Champion of the Show: Sherona-Hill ApplesoxRed, Siemers Holstein Farms, Inc, Newton Junior Best 3 Females (3): 1. Budjon Farms & Joel Kietzman 2. Siemers Holsteins 3. Milksource Genetic LLC Junior 2-Year-Old (14): 1. (BU) Petitclerc Sid Snowflake-ET, Milk Source LLC, Kaukauna 2. (B&O) ElmLo Defiant Kamikaze, Austin Schmidt & Nicholas Schuster, Cascade 3. Co-Vale Atwood Jane-ET, Milk Source LLC, Kaukauna 4. Morsan Miss Wonder-ETS, Milk Source LLC, Kaukauna 5. Heatherstone My Oh My-ET, Chelsea Leigh Holschbach, Baraboo (1st Jr) Budjon-JK Gc Edversity-ET, Hailey Jauquet, Luxemburg (2nd Jr, JrB&O) Jeffrey-Way Goldchip Tareba, Brooks Hendrickson, Belleville Senior 2-Year-Old (15): 1. (BU, B&O) Budjon-JK Atwd EwareETS, MB Luckylady, F & C Borba, Budjon & P Vail, Lomira 2. Routina Zelgadis Paige, Milk Source LLC, Kaukauna 3. Beaverbrock Goldwyn Zoey-ET, Peter & Lyn Vail & Budjon Farms, Lomira 4. Ploegsway Goldwyn Nuts Is U-ET, Milk Source LLC, Kaukauna 5. Parkacres Braxton Firy-ET, Milk Source LLC, Kaukauna (1st Jr) Hoesly Atwood Payday, Paige C. Hoesly, Brodhead (2nd Jr) Miss Lauthority Glamorous, Chase Warren, Burlington Junior 3-Year-Old (5): 1. Gaemenchet Sid Katia, Milk Source LLC, Kaukauna 2. (B&O, 1st Jr) Hillpine Rainy Alyssa, Megan R Lauber, Union Grove 3. (2nd Jr, JrB&O) Jas-K Goldchip Thriller, Jason Kearns, Gays Mills 4. (Prod.) Weigland Braxton Anissa-ET, Ryan & Troy Weigel, Platteville 5. L-Maples Aftershock Heather, Tom Lyon Jr, Westfield Senior 3-Year-Old (19): 1 (BU, B&O, Prod) Siemers Destry JoyRed-ET, C, J, J, J, C, & L Siemers, Newton 2. Reyncrest Real LaredoRed, Milk Source LLC, Kaukauna 3. Jobo Seaver Ainsly, Budjon Farms & Joel Phoenix, Lomira 4. Budjon-JK Gold Esbourne-ET, Whitney Ebert & Trevor Tuman, Algoma 5. Straussdale G W Atwood 1337, Milk Source LLC, Kaukauna (1st Jr) Miss Summer Song-ET, Dawson & Kylie Nickels, Watertown (2nd Jr) Siemers Atwood Monalisa, C, J, J, J, C, & L Siemers, Newton

Intermediate Champion of the Junior Show: Miss Summer Song-ET, Dawson & Kylie Nickels, Watertown Reserve Intermediate Champion of the Junior Show: Siemers Atwood Monalisa, C, J, J, J, C, & L Siemers, Newton Intermediate Champion of the Show: Siemers Destry Joy-RedET, C, J, J, J, C, & L Siemers, Newton Reserve Intermediate Champion of the Show: Budjon-JK Atwd Eware-ETS, MB Luckylady, F & C Borba, Budjon & P Vail, Lomira 4-Year-Old (10): 1. (BU) Petitclerc Sid Sunkiss, Peter & Lyn Vail & Budjon, Lomira 2. Charwill Attic Marcy, Milk Source LLC, Kaukauna 3. Weeks Dundee Anika, Milk Source LLC, Kaukauna 4. (1st Jr) Kingsmill Atwood Allison-ET, Jordan & Whitney Ebert, Algoma 5. (B&O) Harmony-Ho Atwood Ryland, Ralph A. Bredl, Jr., Stratford (2nd Jr) Milksource Durham Giggle-ET, Chloe Vosters, Kaukauna 5-Year-Old (7): 1. East River Gold Deb 850-ET, Milk Source LLC, Kaukauna 2. (BU, B&O, Prod) Indianhead Redcarpet Tia-ET, Robert J. Schauf, Barron 3. Smith-Crest-TW SH Virgie-ET, Matt & Travis Smith, Watertown 4. Old-Stage Schz Excursion-ET, Heatherstone Enterprises, Inc., Baraboo 5. Denlee Attic Flip-TW, Allan Lundberg, Osseo (1st Jr), Macland Absolute Pat, Jessica & Nicole Pralle, Humbird (2nd Jr) Excellent Goldwn Eureka-ET, Ben Buske, Brownsville 6-Year-Old & Older (9): 1. (BU) Lovhill Goldwyn Katrysha, Milk Source LLC, Kaukauna 2. (1st Jr) Blondin Goldwyn Subliminal-ET, Trevor Tuman & Chandler Bening, Lomira 3. Milksource Goldwyn Africa-ET, Peter & Lyn Vail & Budjon Farms, Lomira 4. (Prod) Pineylawn Jasper Bethany, Heatherstone Enterprises, Inc., Baraboo 5. Dri-Land Talent 1465, Matt & Travis Smith, Watertown (B&O) KHW Shottle Aftershow-ET, High Altitude Syndicate, Platteville (2nd Jr) Paulo-Bro-Sp Shar-Red-ET, Noah Bilz, Dorchester 150,000 lb. Cow (7): 1. (BU) Jo-Wal-Langs Gold Nadia-ET, Cary & Joy Moser, Westby 2. Bayless Jasper Fawn, Jacob Brey, Sturgeon Bay 3. (Prod) Kamps-Hollow Weigland AJ-ET, Ryan & Troy Weigel, Platteville 4. B&L Dundee Samantha, Majestic View Genetics LLC, Sun Prairie 5. (B&O) Ourway Anticipation Nora, Ourway Holsteins, Brooklyn (1st Jr) Krull Goldwyn Entrust-ET, Carley Krull, Lake Mills Senior Champion Bred & Owned of the Junior Show: Jas-K Goldchip Thriller, Jason Kearns, Gays Mills Senior & Grand Champion of the Junior Show: Blondin Goldwyn Subliminal-ET, Trevor Tuman & Chandler Bening, Lomira Reserve Senior & Reserve Grand Champion of the Junior Show: Kingsmill Atwood Allison-ET, Jordan & Whitney Ebert, Algoma Senior & Grand Champion of the Show: Lovhill Goldwyn Katrysha, Milk Source LLC, Kaukauna Reserve Senior & Reserve Grand Champion of the Show: Petitclerc Sid Sunkiss, Peter & Lyn Vail & Budjon, Lomira Best Udder of the Show: Lovhill Goldwyn Katrysha, Milk Source LLC, Kaukauna Champion Bred & Owned of the Show: Siemers Destry Joy-RedET, C, J, J, J, C, & L Siemers, Newton Best 3 Females (1): 1. Budjon Farms & Joel Kietzman, Lomira Dam & Offspring (1): 1. Weigland Registered Holsteins, Platteville Produce of Dam (1): 1. Budjon Farms & Joel Kietzman, Lomira Premier Breeder: Budjon Farms & Joel Kietzman, Lomira Premier Exhibitor: Milksource LLC, Kaukauna

Junior Champions: Nick & Jessica Sarbacker, Ryan & Calli Krohlow, Haley Krohlow holding Holbric Dickey Shadow, Kathleen O’Keefe holding Sherona-Hill Applesox-Red, Judge Abbott, Princess Attendant Ehrke-Essock & Princess Sierra Lurvey wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/September 2015-11

2015

All-Wisconsin Winners

All-WI Spring Calf: Siemers About Greta-Red-ET, Crystal, Jordan, Josh, Jake, Connor & Lauren Siemers Reserve All-WI: Siemers Rgd Lady-Haya-ET, Crystal, Jordan, Josh, Jake, Connor & Lauren Siemers

All-WI Winter Calf: Sherona-Hill Applesox-Red, Siemers Holstein Farms Inc. Reserve All-WI: Milksource Defnt Twinkle-ET, Milk Source LLC

All-WI Fall Calf: Holbric Dickey Shadow, Hammertime Holsteins, Heritage Holsteins & Pat Conroy Reserve All-WI: OCD Brokaw Mesa-ET, Heritage Holsteins & Cranehill Genetics

All-WI Summer Yearling: Budjon-JK Gldchip Explain-ET, Zachary, Jordan & Brianna Lemke Reserve All-WI: Milksource Barb Love-Red-ET, Milk Source LLC

All-WI Spring Yearling: Butlerview Doorman Class, Jordan & Whitney Ebert Reserve All-WI: Jerland SH Atwood Adeen-ET, Kayla Krueger

All-WI Winter Yearling: Ms Brimel Atwood Charlie-TW, Hammertime Holsteins, Gary McCarthy & Kyle Knaup Reserve All-WI: Budjon-Vail Ab Angelique-ET, Peter & Lyn Vail & Budjon Farms

All-WI Fall Yearling: Mellwood-I Sid A Zoo-ET, Budjon Farms & Peter & Lyn Vail Reserve All-WI: Budjon-JK Absolut Eloise-ET, Budjon Farms & Joel Kietzman

All-WI Junior 2 Year Old: Peticlerc Sid Snowflake-ET, Milk Source LLC Reserve All-WI: Elmlo Defiant Kamikaze, Austin Schmidt & Nicholas Schuster

All-WI Senior 2 Year Old: Budjon-JK Atwd Eware-ETS, MB Luckylady, F & C Borba, Budjon & P Vail Reserve All-WI: Routina Zelgadis Paige, Milk Source LLC

All-WI Junior Best Three: Budjon Farms & Joel Kietzman

Reserve All-WI Junior Best Three: Siemers Holsteins

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2015

All-Wisconsin Winners

All-WI Junior 3 Year Old: Gaemenchet Sid Katia, Milk Source LLC Reserve All-WI: Hillpine Rainy Alyssa, Megan Lauber

All-WI Senior 3 Year Old: Siemers Destry Joy-Red-ET, Crystal, Jordan, Josh, Jake, Connor & Lauren Siemers Reserve All-WI: Reyncrest Real Larendo-Red, Milk Source LLC

All-WI 4 Year Old: Petitclerc Sid Sunkiss, Peter & Lyn Vail & Budjon Farms Reserve All-WI: Charwill Attic Marcy, Milk Source LLC

All-WI 5 Year Old: East River Gold Deb 850-ET, Milk Source LLC Reserve All-WI: Indianhead Redcarpet Tia-ET, Robert Schauf

All-WI 6 Year Old & Older: Lovhill Goldwyn Katrysha, Milk Source LLC Reserve All-WI: Blondin Goldwyn Subliminal-ET, Trevor Tuman & Chandler Bening

All-WI 150,000 lb. Milk Cow: Jo-Wal-Langs Gold Nadia-ET, Cary & Joy Moser Reserve All-WI: Bayless Jasper Fawn, Jacob Brey

All-WI Best Three Females: Budjon Farms & Joel Kietzman

All-WI Produce of Dam: Budjon Farms & Joel Kietzman

All-WI Dam & Offspring: Weigland Registered Holsteins

Premier Breeder - Budjon Farms & Joel Kietzman

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2015

JuniorAll-Wisconsin Winners

Jr. All-WI Spring Calf, Exh. 10 & Under Titletown Fever Hero-ET, Brianne, Brooklyn & Reid Vandoske & Jess Mullikin Reserve Junior All-WI: Titletown Fever Hannah-ET, Brianne, Brooklyn & Reid Vandoske & Jess Mullikin

Junior All-WI Spring Calf Siemers Rgd Lady-Haya-ET, Crystal, Jordan, Josh, Jake, Connor & Lauren Siemers Reserve Junior All-WI: Titletown Fever Hero-ET, Brianne, Brooklyn & Reid Vandoske & Jess Mullikin

Junior All-WI Winter Calf: Bur-Wall Brokaw Cynic, Otis & Malcolm Johnson Reserve Junior All-WI: Tree-Hayven Justice-ET, Hailey Zernicke

Junior All-WI Fall Calf: Siemers C-Vet Haya-Brite-ET, Crystal, Jordan, Josh, Jake, Connor & Lauren Siemers Reserve Junior All-WI: WI Fischerdale After Effort, Zach, Nicole, Eliza & Elizabeth Endres

Junior All-WI Summer Yearling: Winright Atwood Amazon-ET, Ben Buske Reserve Junior All-WI: Skycrest Hero Eagle Eyes, Brandon Smith

Junior All-WI Spring Yearling: Butlerview Doorman Class, Jordan & Whitney Ebert Reserve Junior All-WI: Jerland SH Atwood Adeen-ET, Kayla Krueger

Junior All-WI Winter Yearling: Siemers Wood Ashlynn-ET, Noah Bilz Reserve Junior All-WI: Hillpine B Anya-ET, Megan Lauber

Junior All-WI Fall Yearling: Ryan-Vu Gchip Claudette-ET, Joshua & Joseph Opsal Reserve Junior All-WI: Ms Absolute Glory-Red, McKenna & Coltin Coffeen & Breya Pollack

Junior All-WI Junior 2 Year Old: Budjon-JK GC Edversity-ET, Hailey Jauquet Reserve Junior All-WI: Jeffrey-Way Goldchip Tareba, Brooks Hendrickson

Junior All-WI Senior 2 Year Old: Hoesly Atwood Payday, Paige Hoesly Reserve Junior All-WI: Miss Lauthority Glamorous, Chase Warren

Junior All-WI Junior 3 Year Old: Hillpine Rainy Alyssa, Megan Lauber Reserve Junior All-WI: Jas-K Goldchip Thriller, Jason Kearns 14–wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/September 2015

2015

JuniorAll-Wisconsin Winners

Junior All-WI Senior 3 Year Old: Miss Summer Song-ET, Dawson & Kylie Nickels Reserve Junior All-WI: Siemers Atwood Monalisa, Crystal, Jordan, Josh, Jake, Connor & Lauren Siemers

Junior All-WI 4 Year Old: Kingsmill Atwood Allison-ET, Jordan & Whitney Ebert Reserve Junior All-WI: Milkource Durham Giggle-ET, Chloe Vosters

Junior All-WI 5 Year Old: Macland Absolute Pat, Jessica & Nicole Pralle Reserve Junior All-WI: Excellent Goldwn Eureka-ET, Ben Buske

Junior All-WI 6 Year Old & Older: Blondin Goldwyn Subliminal-ET, Trevor Tuman & Chandler Bening Reserve Junior All-WI: Paulo-Bro-Sp Shar-Red-ET, Noah Bilz

Junior All-WI 150,000 lb. Cow: Krull Goldwyn Entrust-ET, Carley Krull

Champion Bred & Owned of the Junior Show: Jas-K Goldchip Thriller, Jason Kearns

Intermediate Champions: Jordan, Josh & Crystal Siemers, Tyler Schaefer, Sherry Siemers-Peterman, Lauren Siemers (kneeling), Paul Siemers holding Siemers Destry Joy-Red-ET, Tom Cull holding Budjon-JK Atwd Eware-ETS, Judge Abbott, Princess Attendant Cierra Ehrke-Essock & Princess Sierra Lurvey.

Intermediate Champions of the Junior Show: Princess Sierra Lurvey, Kylie Nickels, Dawson Nickels holding Miss Summer Song-ET, Jordan Siemers holding Siemers Atwood Monalisa, Judge Abbott & Princess Attendant Cierra Ehrke-Essock.

1st place Spring Calf, Exhibitors 10 & Under - 1st: Jeffrey-Way Doormn Tamelian, Breinne Hendrickson (shown by Emma Hendrickson; 2nd: Titletown Fever Hero-ET, Brianne, Brooklyn & Reid Vandoske & Jess Mullikin (shown by Reid Vandoske) wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/September 2015-15

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Waupaca-Waushara Holstein Picnic

Sunday, September 27 • Mill Stream Dairy, Scandinavia

Dinner & Judging contest start at noon • Program at 1:30 p.m.

Hosted by: Dan & Sommer Peterson Owen, Lewis & Elaina E756 County Road V, Scandinavia, WI 54977 From Waupaca: Take Hwy. 10 west (5 miles), turn right on County Rd. Q (4.7 miles), turn left on County Rd. V (1.3 miles).

From Amherst: Take Hwy. 10 east (6 miles), turn left on County Rd. Q (4.7 miles), turn left on County Rd. V (1.3 miles).

From Scandinavia: Take Hwy. 49 south (1.5 miles), turn right on County Rd. Q (1 mile), veer to the right on County Rd. V (1.4 miles).

Mill Stream Dairy was homesteaded in 1855 by John Peter Peterson, great-great grandfather to Dan. Currently the farm is on its 6th & 7th generation of Petersons. Dan began purchasing the farm from his aunt & uncle (Judy & Don Peterson) in 1999 and mother & father (Mary & Bill Peterson) in 2007. The Mill Stream across the road supplied power for a saw mill and a feed mill until the 1930s. One of the old stanchion barns still stands, and the pipeline tie-stall barn was built in 1972 and utilized until 2014... soon to be converted to a calf barn.

Barn Features The first Registered Holstein was purchased in the early • 163 comfort stalls & headlocks 1920s by Dan’s grandfather.

In 2014, Dan expanded the operation, and Bayland • special needs area Buildings began construction of the 268 ft. x 86 ft. robotic • two maternity pens barn. Two DeLaval VMS (volunteer milking system) units are • dry cow area currently in place, however the barn was built ready to expand • 19 cross-ventilated fans & to house four robots in the future. automatic curtain Along with the VMS, this up-to-date facility utilizes • Baffle curtain to increase air sorting gates operated by a transponder tag in each cow’s ear, speed in hot weather a robotic feed pusher on an hourly schedule and activity monitors around each cow’s neck.

• 3,000 gallon bulk tank

Dan will be discussing the process of planning, building and managing a robot barn.

He will also talk about the unique challenges of milk testing and feeding in a robotic barn.

Join us on September 27 to learn about this state-of-the art facility.

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BREEDER PROFILES

A visit with District 6 Holstein breeders

by Ashley Yager HostoGold Dairy – Kelley & Ruth Ann Hosto, Aaron & Nicole Breunig Families outh central Wisconsin packs a powerful punch when it comes to Registered Holsteins, and HostoGold Dairy is no exception. A farm built on traditional values with a modern edge, the Hosto and Breunig families are utilizing two generations of knowledge to blend ideas and create an exceptional group of high type, hard-working cows.

The Hostos have been on their current farm since 2001, but the road to get there was a winding one. Kelley’s parents moved to Wisconsin from Southern Illinois in 1971 and relocated just north of Monroe. Kelley left home in 1982 to become a herdsman, and by 1990, he and Ruth found a herd to work on halves and eventually bought the herd and cash rented the farm. Their search for a forever farm was finally resolved in 2001, when their current farm was sold at public auction. The Hostos were able to purchase the nearly 80 acres, Aaron (holding Gavin) and Nicole (holding Ethan) Breunig, including buildings, and moved the family and herd for the last time.

Registered Holsteins have been a part of the Hosto’s operation Ruth & Kelley Hosto since 1990. Even though Kelley’s first experience in cows was not in Registered Holsteins, his father engrained the importance of breeding less daily maintenance. Fans and a new feed cart have also been nice good cows, as he detested milking ugly animals. Their herd growing additions.

The updates in facilities have helped support the genetic progress up was never scored, but Kelley’s dad instilled the value of breeding of the herd, as HostoGold is able to sell some replacements each year a high-type animal in him at an early age.

The HostoGold herd remains a total type focus herd – bred for for dairy. Their end goal is to sell quite a few, and with the flushing type and fed for production. Even with outstanding type, the Hostos they have done from elite females, they have 70 head of heifers in are adapting some of the newer breed technologies, and have begun waiting to help fulfill that goal. The entire group is able to have input genomic testing youngstock as a tool to improve the health traits in on service sires, which right now include Addiction-P, Absolute, Brady, their herd. Careful management and breeding cows with great frames Defiant, Ladd-P, Gold Chip, McCutchen, and Mogul.

The Hostos are able to flush a few cows a year, and try to focus on has translated into a fantastic rolling herd average, with 53 cows on test at 25,000 pounds milk, with a 3.6% fat and 3.0% protein test young cows with potential or an older cow or two that have proven themselves. They have recently flushed Hosto Miss March-Red, a (average 85 pounds/cow).

The HostoGold operation has slowly been transitioning ownership VG-86 first lactation Christian daughter from Hosto Advent Molly format in the last few years, as well. All of the registration papers were EX-90, that goes back to Fritzland Mark Miranda EX-92. Miss March transferred January 1, 2014, to the HostoGold partnership, which has sisters by Jasper, Sterling, and Windbrook, and her dam, Molly, consists of Kelley and Ruth, and Nicole and Aaron, Kelley and Ruth’s made a record at 4-01 2x 365d of 33,170M 3.5 1160F 3.0 984P. Just fresh with a Gold Chip heifer, her second calf, is Hosto Windoldest daughter and son-in-law. The Breunigs are in the process of buying into half of the herd, with the rest of ownership and transfer brook Jasmine, VG-88. She is an exciting young cow at HostoGold with embryos by Atwood, and she will be flushed this fall. Jasmine’s to be decided at a later date.

Aaron grew-up working on the CloverMist Farms in Manitowoc, first lactation at 2-02 2x 365d produced 28,360M 3.8 1086F 3.1 869P. Another herd highlight is Hosto Durham Windfall, EX-93. WindWis. After the CloverMist dispersal in 1998 he worked on local farms until going to college. He and Nicole met at UW-Madison; following fall showed at World Dairy Expo as a milking yearling. At 3-03 2x graduation they took jobs in the industry when they moved to the and 365d she produced 32,380 pounds milk, with 3.3 1074F and 3.1 1003P. Windfall has daughters by Christian and farm in June 2012.

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The Breunigs now have two young sons at A Glen daughter, Hosto GlenSkittles, is home – Gavin (2) and Ethan (6 months). Nicole EX-92 and due this fall with her fourth calf. At made the decision this year to stay at home with 4-06 2x 365d, she made 37,480M 3.9 1457F the boys, in addition to her responsibilities on 2.9 1,094P. Skittles has a Chelios daughter and the farm and as a freelancer. Aaron has worked Gold Chip ET. for Priority IAC for ten years, and is also a Among the exciting heifers in waiting are major part of the labor force on the farm. three Braxton and Bradnick daughters from the Aaron is not alone in his work off the farm, Elegance family, a Windbrook from the Tony as Ruth went back to school when her girls went Beauty family, two Aftershock and Atwood to elementary school to become an RN. She daughters that go back to DRA August, and a now has her BSN and works at the local hospifew heifers that Aaron and Nicole bred that are tal, in addition to helping on the farm. Ruth potential 14th generation VG or EX. Aaron and Kelley’s second daughter, Danyel, lives in and Nicole have a few animals sprinkled in the New Zealand and is a project manager for herd with their prefix, Goldmist.

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Since moving to their location in Juda, the In the last four years, as talks of merging Hostos have been fortunate to have great neighand changes in the farm have taken place, the bor support. From custom harvesting to bouncHostoGold partners have been able to improve ing mating ideas to help and guidance at the many efficiencies on the farm. All barns are shows, there have been a lot of good people and bedded packs rather than freestalls, and require Hosto GlenSkittles EX-92

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cattle that have positively influenced the family.

Kelley is thankful for the camaraderie in the county and the opportunities good relationships have provided. Aaron is also active in the county as the youth dairy judging coach.

The HostoGold crew enjoys exhibiting at shows, and has had two winners and a second place finish at the District 6 Futurity.

In fact, one of those winners was EX-93 Durham Hosto Windbrook Jasmine VG-88 Windfall. Last year, they were in the top 200 for BAA at 110.2, a trend they are hoping to continue for years to come.

There are a lot of great things in the pipeline for Kelley, Ruth, Nicole, Aaron and family. With a lot of passion and the drive to breed the good ones, there are good things in store for HostoGold Dairy.

Hoesly Registered Holsteins – Todd & Trish Hoesly Family he Hoesly family has a lot to be proud of when it comes to their homebred herd of Registered Holsteins. Founded in the mid1970s by EJ and Joyce Hoesly, Hoesly Registered Holsteins has been built on a foundation of strong, long-lasting sires and dedicated family members with a drive to breed an outstanding herd of cows.

The first registered calves on the farm arrived when EJ and Joyce began purchasing them for Todd and his sister Lisa (Behnke) to show.

At that time, the family farm was located in Juda. By the mid-1980s, the herd was 100% registered.

Todd attended UW-Madison for dairy science, where he met his wife Trish in 1982. Trish was a native of Mequon, Wis., and was an art major with no farm background. Todd and Trish made the move to their current location in Brodhead in 1986, and purchased EJ and Joyce’s herd, buildings and land in 1987. They married in 1988.

When Todd and Trish purchased his parents’ herd, it included three prefixes: Joy-Jay (EJ and Joyce), Out-A-Site (Todd) and Robehnk (Lisa and her husband Roger Behnke). All three prefixes were merged at that time to form the Hoesly prefix.

Todd and Trish remain the sole owners of the farm today, and all labor is family. EJ is still active on the farm, as he comes every day to help with chores and mixing feed. He also keeps his son and daughterin-law and their family supplied with fresh produce from his prolific garden in the summer months.

The Hoesly’s two children are very active on the farm as well.

Oldest son, Jake, will be a senior at UW-Platteville this fall majoring in Crops and Soils and Animal Science with an Ag Business minor.

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He is full-time on the farm during the summer and quite a few weekends while he is home from college. Daughter Paige will be a freshman at UW-Madison this fall, majoring in Dairy Science, with an interest in biology/pathology. She helps with daily farm chores, feeding young stock, calf registration, and taking care of the show animals.

Aside from helping on the farm, Trish owns and operates Spring Creek Design, an in-house graphic design and advertising business.

She has created logos and advertising for the farm, in addition to high-profile Holstein breeders and businesses. Trish is also a former Green County Junior Holstein advisor, a role she served in for nine years. Todd is currently serving his third term as President of the Green County Holstein Breeders.

The Hoesly herd includes 180 total head of cattle, with 70 milking and dry cows, 80 head of heifers and 30-40 bulls, ranging from calves to breeding age. The bulls are raised at the Hoesly’s second farm and sold as natural service sires around one year of age. The home farm consists of two sets of buildings with 70 acres. The 30 tillable acres are all planted in corn for 100% of the herd’s corn silage. All hay, straw, dry shell corn and supplements are purchased.

By building their herd on strong, long-lived sires such as Stardust, Linjet, Encore and Dundee, the Hoeslys have been able to incorporate modern day sires like Goldwyn and his sons while still maintaining the strength from previous generations. With high-type females and outstanding strength, the Hoeslys herd average includes 25,326 pounds milk, with 1018 fat and 826 protein. Their current BAA is 111%, and they have bred 119 Excellent cows to date. Eighty of those are/were multiple ‘E’, with 20 Gold Medal Dams and/or Dams of Merit, and only two of those were purchased. The Hoesly herd has consistently been in the top 200 BAA herds for the last 20 years, including multiple rounds in the top 10 BAA for their herd size.

Service sires the Hoesly family is using include Atwood, Armani, Absolute, Sid, Aftershock, Barbwire, and Awesome-Red. Some of their favorite young cows are sired by Sid and Atwood.

Todd and Trish have five key matriarchs that have paved the way through the years. The first, Robehnk Insipiration Egypt, EX-92 5E GMD DOM, produced over 300,000 pounds of milk lifetime, and has 21 Excellent homebred descendants. Her granddaughter, Hoesly Linjet Ellen, EX-91 2E, has two Goldwyn daughters the Hoeslys are excited about – an EX three-year-old and a VG-86 two-year-old.

They are looking forward to using IVF on the Linjet to produce Atwood and Goldwyn calves.

Hoesly Skychief Roulette, EX-90 GMD, is another outstanding production and type cow with 295,000 pounds milk to date. She is a sixth generation VG or EX (only one generation VG), and a sixth generation GMD. Her four homebred Excellent daughters are sired

by Dundee (2), Advent, and Rubens, and three of the four are scored EX-94 (2) and EX-95 (1) in the udder.

Todd and Trish are fortunate to still have descendants from Todd’s first 4-H calf purchase in 1974 from the Mil-R-Mor herd.

Out-A-Site Rotate Kizzy Kara, EX-93 2E GMD DOM, is a greatgranddaughter of that purchase, which also produced Joy-Jay GV Star Con Kizzy (Kara’s dam), EX-90 3E GMD and 200,000 pounds lifetime milk. There are 18 EX homebred descendants of Kara, including two EX Thor daughters that were multiple ‘E’ and over 200,000 lifetime. There are also maternal siblings to Kara: an EX Enhancer, EX Trifecta, VG Tempo, VG Beautician and a VG Lindy.

Joy-Jay Tempo Doll Design, EX-93 4E DOM, has 15 EX homebred descendants in the herd. This matriarch from EJ and Joyce’s foundation herd currently has a seventh and eighth generation of homebred Excellent daughters in the herd.

Finally, Robehnk Laban Please Palma, EX-92 3E DOM, produced over 289,000 pounds of milk lifetime and has 17 homebred EX descendants in the herd. Some well-known names have come from this dam, including Hoesly Tab Prudence (EX-94 3E), Hoesly Encore Piccolo (EX-90), and Hoesly Durham Praline (EX-93 2E DOM), who was sold to Bur-Wall Holsteins in a state sale and has EX-91 and VG-88 daughters.

The most exciting young cow from the Palma family is Hoesly Atwood Payday, VG-88 first score. Pay Day had a huge return for Paige in the show ring this summer, as she was named Junior AllWisconsin Senior Two-Year-Old and Reserve Grand of the Open Show at the District 6 Holstein Show. wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/September 2015-19

Hoesly Hvezda Kiss Me-Red

The Sonnenburg Family: Leah, Amy, Ryan, Kayla, Tom and Adam

Additional cows the Hoeslys are maximizing offspring from include Carn-Quest Advent Robin, EX-92 2E, and Hoesly Advent Magic, EX-94 2E (EX-95MS). Robin was purchased by Jake and Paige with a Rural Youth Development loan, and they have been merchandising Red and White Holsteins from this family. She is an eighth generation EX, straight back to Roxy. Magic is a tenth generation VG or EX from the great Hill Bluff herd.

Todd and Trish have received several accolades since the foundation of the Hoesly prefix, including being named Wisconsin Holstein’s 1998 Distinguished Younger Breeder and Green County Outstanding Younger Breeders. In 2003, they were Outstanding Young Farmer finalists. The Hoeslys have been named Premier Breeder twice at their competitive District 6 Show. They have also had seven All-American or Junior All-American nominations, with all being homebred, and six of them Red and White Holsteins. These nominations include a Junior All-American Red and White Winter Calf (2012), Hoesly Hvezda Kiss Me-Red, purchased by Milksource.

In the future, the Hoesly family hopes to improve on their facilities, including plans to build a small, versatile shed to house pre-fresh/maternity pens with pens to separate show cows. They hope to improve cow comfort in the barn by installing pasture mats, additional fans and rubber flooring. The Hoeslys also hope to continue their tradition of high type and show pedigrees, as their first All-American nomination was a Red and White summer yearling, and since then, the interest in breeding high type Red and White Holsteins for the show has grown exponentially.

1954, when Ken Sonnenburg moved his 40 cows from Monroe to claim 215 acres and buildings for just $38,000.

Similar to any dairy striving to grow, the Sonnenburgs began making updates to facilities in 1971, when the entire barn was remodeled. Stalls were made bigger and tie-stalls added, in addition to new silos being built. The second generation became a part of the home farm when Tom Sonnenburg wanted to buy in, and he did so by adding additional stalls to the milking barn. Through all modifications, the barn went from holding 40 cows to its present capacity of 101.

Tom and his wife, Amy, raised their three children on the farm, and their oldest son, Ryan, is now paving his own way in the home operation. Ryan graduated from UW-Platteville in 2010 and returned home to farm immediately. He owns many of the cattle and embryos.

Ryan married his wife Kayla in 2014, and she recently joined the staff at World Dairy Expo. His brother, Adam, helps on the farm part-time, and sister Leah is currently working in LaCrosse.

The Sonnenburgs changes in facilty and management in the last few years have their 108 cows on test with a rolling herd average on twice a day milking of 26,400 pounds milk, with a 3.7% fat and 3.1% protein. They use three people and 12 automatic take-off units to milk in an hour and a half. With a 4:00 a.m. start time, they try to have evening chores wrapped up by 6:00 p.m.

The Sonnenburgs don’t hire much help outside of family labor, as everyone pitches in for milking. Tom does much of the feeding and scraping, and Ryan cares for the calves and handles the breeding.

One thing that Ryan has helped bring to the table is embryo work on influential cows. While they only have one dry donor on a program now, they’ve had two milk cows on at a time to help accelerate their genetic progress. Calf pens are now filled with Gold Chip, Atwood, Fever, Damion, and McCutchen calves, with many more embryos in the tank.

Service sires on the breeding list now include Atwood, Gold Chip, Armani, Doorman, Equation, and Sid. Ryan tries to use a variety of sires, and uses genomics as a tool while still sticking to deep cow families.

When Ryan returned to the farm, he bought some cattle on a loan to start making his genetic mark in the herd. One of his first purchases was a springing heifer from the UW-Platteville Dairy Club Sale – Glenn-Ann Morty Bella, EX-90. Bella will be nine years old this year, and Ryan is hoping to get her bred back again. She has been a tremendous flush cow, and has had three milking daughters: a VG-85 Hero two-year-old, a VG-86 Sanchez, and an EX-90 Atwood that was lost as a three-year-old from a fall on the ice. There are 15 additional heifers and additional embryos in the tank by Goldchip, Atwood and Fever. Goldwyn blood has been an outstanding cross on Bella, a strong, super front-ended cow. Ryan also has a Sid daughter from the EX-90 Atwood that is awaiting her first score.

Another cow the Sonnenburgs have done embryo and IVF work on is Lylehaven Lashes-ET, VG-86 as a three-year-old. Lashes is a Fever from Lili Starbuck, and her first calves will be hitting the ground continued on page 45

Sonnenburg Holsteins – The Sonnenburg Family he lush, rolling hills of scenic Green County are home to the Sonnenburg family, now in their third generation on the farm just outside of Belleville, Wis. The family first settled in the area in

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2015 National Holstein Convention St. Charles, Illinois Adult and Junior Holstein members from across the country met June 23-26 in St. Charles, Illinois, for the annual Holstein convention.

Junior members had their first day of competitions on Tuesday with three age divisions of Dairy Jeopardy. Wisconsin junior Lizi Endres finished as second place in the Senior Division. The Wisconsin speaking contestants also competed on Wednesday and our two dairy bowl teams, Dodge County for the junior division and Polk County in the senior division, had their knowledge exam that evening to be seeded for the tournament. Juniors also enjoyed a little fun at Tuesday evening’s Mardi Gras party.

Adults and juniors had several choices for host day tours on Wednesday, from visiting Lindale & Team Holsteins, Luck-E Holsteins and GEA Farm Technologies, to Golden Oaks Farm, Midwest Organics and the Volo Auto Museum, to a water park or the Shedd Aquarium and Field Museum in downtown Chicago. Participants really enjoyed the tours and discussed all of the great cows they saw that day. That evening, the convention sale was held at the nearby fairgrounds and averaged $9730.

The annual meeting of Holstein Association USA convened on Thursday, June 25. Top news from the meeting include several bylaw amendments and resolutions passed by the delegates, including: - Amend an Association bylaw and the constitution to remove the requirement that the Annual Meeting be held only in June or July.

The amendment will not affect future Annual Meetings already scheduled.

- Amend an Association bylaw to allow one additional delegate for every 100 (formerly 150) active members in each election district.

This will increase the total number of delegates beginning with the 2017 Annual Meeting.

- Amend an Association bylaw to allow appointment of an unelected nominee to an unfilled seat from another state in the same regions.

- Approve an increase in per diem allowance for the president and vice president from $150 to $450, and for the directors from $150 to $300, effective with the November 2015 board meeting.

- Approve a resolution to pursue discussions with Holstein Canada on electronic data sharing of pedigree information.

- Approve a resolution honoring former Executive Secretary Charles A. Larson, who passed away June 15, 2015.

Elections were held for several board seats as well as for board President and Vice President. Re-elected were Paul Buhr and Patrick Maddox, while John Andersen and John Marshman were elected to new terms. Gordie Cook was elected President of the Holstein USA board and Boyd Schaufelberger will serve as Vice President.

Top photo: Lizi Endres, center, placed 2nd in Senior Dairy Jeopardy. Bottom photo: Matthew Gunst (front row, 2nd from right) placed 2nd in the Junior Speaking Contest. photos „ Randy Blodgett 22–wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/September 2015

Recognized during the annual meeting were 40-year members, the Star of the Breed (see page 24 of this issue) and the Herds of Excellence. Ever-Green-View Farms and Dirt-Road Holsteins, both from Wisconsin, were two of the four herds recognized as Herds of Excellence.

During committee updates at the annual meeting, the Junior Advisory Committee gave an update on junior awards. Next year, the Cream of the Crop will be given out (formerly 30,000 lb. Cow Award) as well as Star Performer Awards (formerly Junior Progressive Breeder). These, along with the other cow awards, will be automatically awarded instead of juniors having to apply for the awards.

On Thursday evening, over 600 adult and junior members enjoyed family night at Medieval Times.

Wisconsin junior members had another successful convention.

Jessica Pralle and Lizi Endres were recognized as DJM finalists, Brady Bleck and Courtney Moser placed with their folding displays, Matthew Gunst was second in the junior Prepared Speaking contest and several juniors were recognized with cow awards (see side panel).

The Polk County dairy bowl team placed fourth in the senior division and Dodge County placed third in the junior division. Polk County member Cody Getschel placed third on the Dairy Knowledge exam.

Wisconsin’s scrapbook, compiled by Sheboygan County, placed fourth and the digital scrapbook also placed fourth.

Jordan Siemers completed his service on the National Junior Advisory Committee, serving as the chair this past year. Charlie Hamilton was elected to serve in an at-large position for the upcoming two years.

In other news, the Holstein USA board gave the go-ahead for the Wisconsin Holstein Association to host the 2019 National Holstein Convention in Appleton, Wisconsin on June 21-27.

The Radisson Paper Valley Hotel will be the headquarters for the event.

National JAC Chair See the Summer 2015 Holstein Jordan Siemers makes Pulse for more coverage from the 2015 a presentation at the National Holstein Convention.

Junior Banquet

Wisconsin Youth Excel at 2015 National Junior Holstein Convention Folding Display Competition

Andy Sell, Jessica Pralle, Lizi Endres & Kayla Krueger were recognized as DJM Semi-Finalists. Pralle & Endres were named DJM Finalists.

Dawson Nickels (back row, center) and Rachel McCullough (front row, left) were National YDJM winners photos „ Randy Blodgett

Participants create a free-standing display educating people about a dairy industry-related topic of their choice. Youth are divided into three age divisions, and each division has two categories – Scientific and Creative. Junior Holstein members are not required to attend the National Convention to enter a display and compete in this contest. Following are the results for each category.

Junior Scientific Displays 1st place: Brady Bleck, “Diseases of the Cow’s Stomach” Intermediate Creative Displays 1st place: Courtney Moser, “EMERGENCY! Newborn Calf Resuscitation”

National Breeder of an Excellent Cow Junior members who have bred a cow officially classified Excellent on or after January 1, 2012 are eligible for Breeder of an Excellent Cow. Charlie Hamilton Valerie Kramer Jessica Pralle Nicole Pralle Crystal Siemers-Peterman Austin Vandertie Logan Voigts

National Breeder of a Multiple E Excellent Cow Breeder of a Multiple E Excellent Cow award is received by Junior members who have bred a cow who has classified Excellent multiple times, in designated age groups.

Katherine Larson Jessica Pralle Austin Vandertie Logan Voigts

National Junior Progressive Breeder

Dodge County Dairy Bowl team

Polk County Dairy Bowl team

The National Junior Progressive Breeder honor recognizes cattle bred by Junior members that meet high production and classification standards for their age group. Every cow qualifying receives a star, and Junior members acquire a star for each cow they have bred which meets the criteria. Those accumulating five or more stars over their career are presented with a plaque during the National Junior Holstein Convention.

1-star honorees: Ava Booth, Campbell Booth, Cole Booth 2-star honorees: Nathan Cordes, Valerie Kramer 3-star honorees: Courtney Moser, Connor Siemers 5-star honoree: Austin Vandertie 14-star honorees: Jordan Siemers, Crystal Siemers-Peterman 13-star honoree: Nicole Pralle 17-star honorees: Charlie Hamilton 21-star honorees: Nicole Pralle 49-star honorees: Jessica Pralle

National 30,000 Pound Cow Award The National 30,000 Pound Cow award is presented to youth owning a cow who has produced over 30,000 pounds of milk in 305 days or less, between May 2014 and May 2015. This year’s recipients are: Nathan Cordes Charlie Hamilton Valerie Kramer Jessica Pralle Nicole Pralle Conner Siemers Jordan Siemers Crystal Siemers-Peterman

National 150,000 Pound Cow Award Junior members who own a cow which has produced over 150,000 pounds of milk in her lifetime are eligible to earn the National 150,000 Pound Cow award. This year’s honorees are: Charlie Hamilton, Jessica Pralle & Nicole Pralle

National 200,000 Pound Cow Award The National 200,000 Pound Cow award honors youth owning a cow who has produced 200,000 pounds of milk in her lifetime, entirely under the ownership of the youth.

Jordan Siemers

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2014 Holstein USA Star of the Breed It was lucky for Mike Holschbach that he listened to a friend two years ago and took a look at a Registered Holstein named Pineylawn Jasper Bethany. Mike was reading pedigrees for the Barron County, Wisconsin, Spring Sale when Jerry Muzzy stopped in. He told Mike about an exciting young cow that he had worked with at World Dairy Expo this previous fall. The owners were dispersing the herd. “He was very convincing that I need to go look at her. So I took him at his word. And when I left the barn, I knew that was a very special cow,” Mike says.

Mike purchased her at the dispersal and, two years later, Bethany is Holstein Association USA’s 2014 Star of the Breed. Classified Excellent-94, she’s a consistently high producer for the Holschbach’s Heatherstone Enterprises in Baraboo, Wisconsin, peaking at 175 pounds a day and very consistent on butter fat and protein, with a reliably low SCC. In her last lactation, Bethany produced 46,920 pounds of milk with 4.5 percent fat and 2.9 percent protein. “She’s everything you want in a cow,” Mike says. “She knows her job and she’s also a cow that likes to go to shows, very willing to jump on the trailer without missing a beat. She enjoys the journey.”

Mike bought Bethany at a dispersal sale for Pineylawn Acres, owned by Ed Montsma, a long-time Holstein breeder in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Ed’s father immigrated from Holland, where he raised Registered Holsteins and where Ed’s grandfather was known for walking his cows seven miles to breed them to a particular bull.

Ed is thrilled by Bethany’s honor. “I always showed cattle so I always aimed for type without trying to sacrifice a lot of production those are the bulls I tried to use,” he says. A veteran semen salesman had advised him that Wilcoxview Jasper-ET (Bethany’s sire) was going to be a good bull. “So I jumped on him a little early, and lucked out I used him before he ever got hot.”

Since Bethany has been at Heatherstone, she’s calved twice. One was a Maple-Downs-I GW Atwood-ET heifer she was carrying when they bought her; the other is a heifer, born in April, by their own Heatherstone Malicious-ET, a high-type genomic bull.

The Holschbachs plan to flush Bethany in her current lactation, but she’ll have to wait in line for recipients behind her barnmate, another stellar Holstein: Brookhill Goldwyn Cecile, one of the few new 95-point cows this year.

The Holschbachs milk 130 Registered Holsteins with a rolling herd average of about 30,408 pounds on 2x with 1267 pounds of fat and 973 pounds of protein. Their son Chase, 29, is in charge of feed and forage production on the farm’s 300 acres. He has won the World Forage Analysis Superbowl (2012, for baleage) and often places in the top five.

Their daughter Brienne, 32, is a teacher and administrator for the Madison, Wisconsin, school district and a wife and mother of two.

Their daughter Chelsea, 26, is an intern in DVM livestock medicine and surgery at Colorado State University, and will return to Wisconsin this summer for a residency.

“We are extremely proud of our children and the young adults they have become, each passionately pursuing their own dreams,” Mike says.

They have all been actively involved on the farm, showing and judging cattle. “We feel so fortunate to have raised our family on this farm.”

The Holschbachs’ breeding strategy is diversified. Their best young cows are sired by Atwood, Regancrest Gv S Bradnick-ET, Apples Absolute-Red-ET and Pine-Tree Sid; their best heifers by Val-Bisson Doorman, Mr Chassity Gold Chip-ET, and the young sire of their own breeding, Heatherstone Malicious-ET. Higher genomic animals are individually mated using the current top genomic young sires. Show cows and heifers are correctively mated in hopes of creating the next “great one.” Sires include Braedale Goldwyn, Regancrest Elton Durham, Mr Atwood Brokaw, Oh-River-Syc Byway-ET, Atwood and Malicious. The remainder of the milking herd is bred to both proven and young sires. The key factors they use to select sires for this group include type, components, Productive Life, daughter pregnancy rate, sire conception rate and cow families.

Heatherstone Enterprises’ farmstead gets a great deal of attention it’s a picturesque dairy along busy Route 12 between Wisconsin Dells and Madison which Valerie’s parents, Duane and Carol Jean Hegna, bought 24–wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/September 2015

in 1974. Mike grew up in Sheboygan County, where his dad managed a show herd and Mike quickly got involved in showing. After Mike and Valerie married, he worked for International Protein Sales and Service in Lake Mills, Wisconsin, for several years before coming back and purchasing Heatherstone from the Hegnas in 1994. At 80 years old, Duane still puts in his hours on the farm.

Bethany placed fifth in the Midwest Spring National Show last year, and at the Midwest Fall National Show, and fourth at the Wisconsin Championship Show. “She’s coming into her own,” Mike says. “We really belive this should be her best year, because she’s aging very gracefully; she will be a very competitive aged cow.”

The Holschbachs chalk up their success to attention to detail and their passion for dairying. “We’re extremely dedicated - it’s our dedication and the details that I think make a difference,” Mike says.

Valerie agrees. “Mike has an extreme passion for what he is doing, and that’s the key.” reprinted from the Spring 2015 Holstein Pulse

FROM THE FIELD

By Mandi Ramsburg, Holstein USA Regional Field Rep Hello Wisconsin Dairyman! My name is Mandi Ramsburg and I am the new Field Representative for Holstein Association USA Inc. where I cover the northeast region of Wisconsin and the Upper Pennisula of Michigan. I am currently residing in De Pere, Wis., and I am from Walkersville, Maryland, where my parents used to milk a small herd of Holstein dairy cattle. I graduated from Virginia Tech in 2014 with a Bachelors in Dairy Science. While I was in college I was highly active in the Virginia Tech Dairy Club, Sigma Alpha and Agronomy Club. One of my biggest highlights of college was being a member of the Virginia Tech Dairy Judging Team that won at the World Dairy Expo in 2013 and I won High Individual of the contest. After graduation, I interned at Select Sires for six months as their Dairy Progeny Intern. While I was growing up, Holstein junior activities had a big impact on my passion in the dairy industry. I was on numerous dairy bowl teams from Maryland including the senior dairy bowl team that won the national contest in 2011. I was also selected as a Distinguished Junior Member semifinalist in 2012.

I am thrilled to be begin working for the Holstein Association and to also meet many of you in the near future. I hope to bring my knowledge and lending hand to assist you in bringing more value to your herds through endless services and products that we have to offer. If you need anything from me or have any questions or concerns you may contact me at (920-530-5023) or mramsburg@holstein.com. I look forward to meeting you and I will be seeing you sometime in the near future.

Mandi Ramsburg Northeast WI

Summer Fun 2015 Wisconsin Showcase Sale

District and Championship Shows

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District 6 Report Watch for your chance to advertise & promote your county association in future issues. The November issue will feature District 5 Adams, Columbia, Green Lake, Juneau, Marquette and Sauk counties.

Dane County

2015 Adult Membership: 113; Jr. Membership: 47 Adult Association officers - President: Gary Swain; Vice President: Steve Endres; Secretary: Vicki Janisch; Treasurer: Joe Sarbacker; Director: Tim Griswold.

Junior Association officers - President: Lizi Endres; Vice President: Elizabeth Sarbacker; Secretary: Sara Griswold; Treasurer: Lindsey Sarbacker; Reporters: Joey Opsal, Allie Breunig & Ashlyn Sarbacker.

The Dane County Holstein Breeders have been busy planning our Holstein Picnic which will be held at Blue Star Dairy courtesy of the Meinholz Family of Middleton on September 6, 2015. We hope you can come and enjoy a great day with fellow Holstein breeders and county members.

In March 2015, the county held our annual banquet with a great turn out of junior and adult members. Our annual meeting included presentations by county junior members, dairy judging and dairy bowl highlights and a presentation by the state Holstein Association.

Awards presented included Outstanding Junior Member to Lindsey Sarbacker. The Adult Association also gives a $500 scholarship each year to a Dane County Holstein Junior member which went to Zach Endres. Dane County gives two very special awards each year honoring Holstein breeders and industry members who make a lasting impact in Dane County. The Distinguished Breeder award went to Mitch Breunig and the county’s “Bell” Award went to Dave Bollig.

Distinguished Breeder Mitch Breunig and “Bell” Award winner Dave Bollig

L to r: Sara Griswold, Joey Opsal, Allie Breunig, Lizi Endres, Elizabeth Sarbacker, Ashlyn Sarbacker & Lindsey Sarbacker

Green County

2015 Adult Membership: 92; Jr. Membership: 39 Adult Association officers - President: Todd Hoesly; Vice President: Trent Hendrickson; Secretary: Brian Behnke; Treasurer: Jeremy Steiner; Directors: Anthony Anderson, Mike McCullough, Aaron Breunig, Bob Meier & Kelsi Mayer; Junior Advisor: Nikki Cramer.

Junior Association officers - President: Taylor Behnke; Vice President: Paige Hoesly; Secretary: Rachel McCullough; Treasurer: Dylan Steiner; Reporter: Amber Dammen.

The Green County Holstein Breeders has a very active membership. Currently we have 92 adult members. Each year, Green County hosts the Green|Rock Holstein Breeders Sale, in partnership with the Rock County Holstein Breeders. It is typically held the third Saturday of March. We take high quality consignments from across the Midwest, featuring some of the best Holsteins from right here in Green County.

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2015-16 Green County Junior Holstein Association Officers (l to r): Rachel McCullough, Dylan Steiner, Paige Hoesly, Amber Dammen and Taylor Behnke. was held on June 30. This year, over 300 head were entered with a total of 241 (171 heifers and 70 cows) that went through the ring. Our judges were Chad Ryan and associate Ryan Krohlow.

As part of our service, we sponsor trophies and awards at numerous shows including: Green County Dairy Day, Green County Fair, The Midwest Spring Show, WI Championship Show and World Dairy Expo. Each year, we also award a $500 scholarship to a Green County Junior who is continuing their post high school education. We also give awards to four deserving Green County Juniors: Outstanding Older Boy, Outstanding Older Girl, Outstanding Younger Boy and Outstanding Younger Girl. Juniors who want to be considered for the scholarship and awards fill out an application for the board to review.

Each year, we also recognize our Distinguished Younger and Older Adult Breeders. A panel of previous winners selects the recipients of these awards. All the awards and scholarship are presented at our Annual Business Meeting & Banquet, which is held in late March or early April.

The Green County Junior Holstein Association members are active year round. Some of our activities include organizing a countywide showing and fitting clinic, running the Dual County Sale food stand every other year and sponsoring a scholarship. Our members enjoy exhibiting Registered Holsteins and are proud to help sponsor trophies at Green County Dairy Day, Wisconsin State Show, Wisconsin Junior State Fair and World Dairy Expo.

Our members are also active with June Dairy Month activities, including classroom presentations in the schools, an educational exhibit at the Green County Dairy Breakfast, radio promotions and presenting a basket of dairy goodies to the first baby born at the Monroe Clinic each June. Every other year we run a lunch stand at the Monroe Cheese Days celebration. This is our major fundraising activity. Members make and serve close to 1,000 grilled cheese sandwiches, over 300 homemade pies, sold by the slice with ice cream and plenty of ice cold milk.

Living next door to World Dairy Expo gives us the opportunity to exhibit, participate in contests and volunteer at the show.

We look forward to the State Junior Holstein Convention each year and all the other activities sponsored by the association. We are active in Dairy Bowl and would like to thank our dedicated coaches, Liz Matzke and Stephanie Miranda.

Kenosha County

2015 Adult Membership: 11; Jr. Membership: 2

Racine County

2015 Adult Membership: 11; Jr. Membership: 0

Rock County

2015 Adult Membership: 42; Jr. Membership: 27 Adult Association officers - President: Nicole Miller-Speich; Secretary/ Treasurer: Craig O’Leary; Directors: Nick Sarbacker, Todd Kronberg, Phyllis Broege, Elizabeth Kempel & John Gerbitz.

Walworth County

2015 Adult Membership: 28; Jr. Membership: 12

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Focused on Cow Families Bluff-Ridge Sanchez Lana EX-90 92-MS 2-00 2x 365 19,802 687 645 3-02 2x 331 23,835 880 798 inc.

Dams: VG-86 Damion x EX-90 Astronomical

• Daughters by Goldsun & Aftershock • Granddaughter by Corvette • Pregnancies by Aftershock

Sapphire-Sky Atwood Kiss-ET VG-85 2-00 2x 365 24,542 793 693 3-04 2x 101 9,385 334 250 inc.

Dams: EX-92 DOM Outside x VG-86 Charles

• Daughters by Bradnick & Braxton • Pregnancies & embryos by Silver • Currently flushing - inquiries welcome!

Team Casino Monet-ET VG-87 2-03 2x 365 25,990 882 719 3-08 2x 71d 8,009 270 210 inc.

• Daughters by Acme & Defiant • Pregnancies & embryos by Diamondback • Currently flushing - inquiries welcome!

Dam (pictured):

Team Durham Morgan EX-95 97-MS 2E 4-10 2x 365 36,980 2.9 1080 2.9 1083 Next Dams: 2E-94, EX-90, 2E-94 GMD, 2E-91, VG-87, 4E-92, 3E-91, VG-86 & EX-90

Other Favorites: ~ Gahms Sanchez Supra-ET VG-86, 3rd dam is Blondin Skychief Supra; daughter by Goldchip, pregnancies by Aftershock & Integral

~ Heritage-E Ghetto Gal VG-85 at 2-04, sired by Bolton; daughter by Armani & pregnancy by Beemer

~ Lindale Avalanche Dohner VG-85, daughter by Armani, pregnancies by Armani & O’Kaliber

~ Budjon-Vail Abby Curran-ET, Dundee daughter of Milksource Goldwyn Africa EX-95; daughter by Armani 28–wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/September 2015

Bill, Sam, Robert, Nicole, Tommy & Jacob Stuessy 714 Hwy. D, Brooklyn, WI 53521 thomasstuessy@yahoo.com Tommy: 608-516-7090

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Titletown Fever Hero-ET

Titletown Fever Hannah-ET

Junior All-Wisconsin Spring Calf, Exhibitors 10 & Under Reserve Junior All-Wisconsin Spring Calf 1st & 1st Junior Spring Calf, Exh. 10 & Under, District 10 Show

Reserve Junior All-Wisconsin Spring Calf, Exhibitors 10 & Under 4th Spring Calf, Exhibitors 10 & Under, District 10 Show

Reid & Brianne at the WI Championship Show

Their Dam: Siemers Dundee Haya 9652-ET EX-92 EX-MS GMD 3-06 2x 365 47,200 3.6 1676 3.1 1449 Nominated All-American Fall Yearling 2008 2nd Dam: Siemers Durham Hia 6333-ET EX-91 GMD DOM 4-07 3x 365 61,150 3.7 2241 2.8 1705 3rd Dam: Siemers Mandel Hopeful-ET EX-91 GMD DOM 4th Dam: Siemers Pre T-Hope-ET VG-89 DOM 5th Dam: Siemers Inspiration Tammie EX-91 GMD DOM 6th Dam: Siemers Starbuck Caddie VG-88 GMD DOM 7th Dam: Siemers Sheik Candid VG-86 EX-MS GMD DOM

Sayabec Nykon Nydja 2nd Winter Yearling, WI Junior State Fair Reserve Champion Yearling & HM Junior Champion, WI Junior State Fair 7th Open & 3rd Junior Winter Yearling, WI Championship Show 3rd Winter Yearling, District 10 Show Thank you to Nick Koenig & Jess Mullikin for the great job on the halter with Nydja this summer!

The kids had a fun summer with their heifers. We are excited to work with this great cow family and look forward to watching Haya’s daughters develop! Inquiries are welcome.

Bob Vandoske 920.377.0502 W1823 County Line Rd., Cleveland, WI 53015 Bob Vandoske 920.377.0502 • Richard Vandoske 920.565.5300 RHA: 519 cows 30,581M 1127F 946P 30–wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/September 2015

Jason Miller 920.980.4996

Denlee Attic Flip-TW EX-92 EEEEE at 4-10 3-06 2x 365 28,820 4.6 1325 3.6 1022 1st place 5-Year-Old & Best Udder, Senior Champion & Reserve Grand Champion, 2015 District 2 Show 5th place 5-Year-Old, 2015 WI Championship Show Dam: Denlee Mango Florria VG-86 3Y 3-05 2x 365 24,266 4.0 981 3.2 778 2nd Dam: Denlee Revue Floris VG-85 4-10 2x 352 25,176 4.2 1060 3.4 853 3rd Dam: Denlee Jet Flo VG-87 7-03 2x 365 29,579 4.0 1175 3.3 977 206,800 7930F 6931P lifetime

Allan & Sue Lundberg

W12976 Huskelhus Rd. Osseo, WI 54758 715-983-5866 • asl@triwest.net

We had a great day at the District 2 Show as Flip was named Senior Champion & Reserve Grand Champion. She will be flushed this lactation.

2015 Show Results • Kamps-Hollow Regin Jodee-ET 9th place Winter Calf, District 3

• Kamps-Hollow Amperial-Red

7th place Summer Yearling, District 3

• Kamps-Hollow Haven (sired by Brokaw)

now owned by Majestic View, Shore & Davis 1st place Spring Yearling, District 3 Junior Champion, District 3 7th place Spring Yearling, WI State Show

• Milksource Ast Kiara-Red-ET

2nd place Winter Yearling, District 3 3rd R&W Winter Yearling, WI State Show Reserve All-WI R&W Junior Best 3

• Milksource Windbrook Lucy VG-86 2nd Senior 2-Year-Old, District 3

Budjon-JK Brx Erticulate-ET EX-91 • Milksource Jordan Nala-ET VG-86 6th Senior 2-Year-Old, District 3

REGGIE & KRYSTY KAMPS Belmont, WI • 608-330-2007 krysty_08@hotmail.com

• Budjon-JK Brx Erticulate-ET EX-91 currently flushing 1st Senior 3-Year-Old & BU, District 3 Reserve Intermediate Champion, District 3

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2015

District 1 Results St. Croix Co. Fairgrounds, Glenwood City Judge: Roger Turner 155 head shown (103 heifers, 52 cows)

Spring Calf, Exhibitors 10 & Under (11): 1. (1JR, JrBO, BO) Frisle-Vue Lucifer Eclipse, Allissa, Justine & Regina Frisle, Prairie Farm 2. Jon-De 7355, Jon-De Farm, Inc, Baldwin 3. Jon-De 7370, Jon-De Farm, Inc, Baldwin 4. Southbar Daisy Rae, Paul Knutson, Barron 5. Marshland Iota Bellagio, Marshland Farms, Inc, Cushing (2JR) Emerald-AcrVR Dreamatic, Ezekiel Moret, Barron Spring Calf (4): 1. (1JR, JrBO, BO) Frisle-Vue Lucifer Eclipse, Allissa, Justine & Regina Frisle, Prairie Farm 2. West-Croix Niaz Blackrose, Chris Van Dyk, New Richmond 3. Jon-De 7355, Jon-De Farm, Inc, Baldwin 4. Indianhead Gsun SapphireET, Robert Schauf, Barron Winter Calf (22): 1. (BO) Willows-Edge Real MinkRed, Bonnie Van Dyk, New Richmond 2. WestCroix Reality Neviah, Chris Van Dyk, New Richmond 3. Mayerlane Puma Pounce, Donald & Elizabeth Mayer, Bloomer 4. Willows-Edge Armani Pisces, Hendrik Van Dyk, New Richmond 5. (1JR) Mellow-Brook Absolute Reved, Dodge Sampair, Elmwood (2JR, JrBO) Incolor Gidgit, Alissa Maier, Jim Falls Fall Calf (24): 1. (BO) Styer-Vue Bradnick Elvie, Shawn & Steven Styer, Boyceville 2. Crisdhome Atwood Bouquet-TW, Chrisdhome Farm, Inc., New Richmond 3. Indianhead Wdbk Twilight-TW, Zachary Schauf, Barron 4. DJ-Purepride Aft ParisET, Pure Pride Show Cattle, Menomonie 5. (1JR) Emerald-Acr-VR Faris, Brooke Hammann, Barron (2JR, JrBO) Frisle-Vue Sanchez Expo, Allison Frisle, Prairie Farm Summer Yearling (8): 1. (1JR) Oakfield GW Atwood Daria-ET, Rachel Coyne, Spring Valley 2. (2JR, BO, JrBO) Frisle-Vue Atwood Igloo, Allissa, Justine & Regina Frisle, Prairie Farm 3. Ms National Princess-Red, Matt Linehan, River Falls 4. Nova Braxton Coffee, Nova Reg Holsteins, Inc., New Richmond 5. Hardscrabble McCutchen Alice, Hardscrabble Farms, Jim Falls Spring Yearling (14): 1. Timlynn Goldsun Adore, Pure Pride Show Cattle, Menomonie 2. (BO) Willows-Edge Ab Louisa-Red, Hendrik Van Dyk, New Richmond 3. (1JR) RBCC-Xtreme V Sid Evil, Rhett, Shanelle, Wyatt & Garrett Borth, Ellsworth 4. Nova-TMJ Atwood Estra, Nova & Friends Syndicate, New Richmond 5. Indianhead Good Girl, Indianhead Holsteins, Barron (2JR, JrBO) Jon-De Airlift Ellentra, Eva Doornink, Baldwin Winter Yearling (9): 1. Stranshome Perses AkaylaET, Claire Van Dyk, New Richmond 2. (1JR, BO) Mayerlane Dairy Queen, Hannah & Frederick Ullom, Bloomer 3. Honeycrest Al Daphne-Red-ET, Braeden Bechel, Elmwood 4. H-C-H Sid 2071, Horse Creek Holsteins, LLC, Star Prairie 5. (2JR) Milksource Broken Snowmobil, Ambrea Kjos, River Falls Fall Yearling (13): 1. Budjon-JK Abolt Duchess-ET, Pure Pride Show Cattle, Menomonie 2. (1JR) Mayerlane Gdsun Lipgloss-ET, Rachel Coyne, Spring Valley 3. (2JR, JrBO) Inspired Doncha Miss Me-Red, Hannah Nelson, Ellsworth 4. WillowsEdge Golds Matilda, Jordan Van Dyk, New Richmond 5. Indianhead Damion Parade, Robert Schauf, Barron

District Show Results

Junior Champion of the Junior Show: Oakfield GW Atwood Daria-ET, Rachel Coyne, Spring Valley Reserve Junior Champion of the Junior Show: RBCC XTream V Sid Evil, Rhett, Shanelle, Wyatt & Garrett Borth, Ellsworth

Junior Champion of the Show: Styer-Vue Bradnick Elvie, Shawn & Steven Styer, Boyceville Reserve Junior Champion of the Show: Crisdhome Atwood Bouquet-TW, Chrisdhome Farm, Inc., New Richmond Junior Best Three (2): 1. Willows-Edge, New Richmond 2. Indianhead Holsteins, Barron 3 & 4-Year-Old Dry Cow (1): 1. (1JR) Deirfiur Destry Arabesque, Paige & Hannah Nelson, Ellsworth Junior 2-Year-Old (8): 1. (BU, BO) Willows-Edge Atwood Frasia, Hendrik Van Dyk, New Richmond 2. Indianhead Spidermn Passion, Robert Schauf, Barron 3. Nova Ladd Effort, Nova Reg Holsteins, Baldwin 4. Hup-Bro Crstn Sweetcake-Red, Amelia Kjos, River Falls 5. Strans-Tola Damion Bree, Matt Linehan, River Falls Senior 2-Year-Old (7): 1. (BU, BO) Crisdhome Brax Dreamy-TW, Jake Kruschke, New Richmond 2. Frisle-Vue Goldsun Ipod, Allissa Frisle & McKenna Lentz, Prairie Farm 3. Siemers DY Dubilina-Red-ET, Indianhead Holsteins, Barron 4. (1JR) Emerald-Acr-VR Swift, Brooke Hammann, Barron 5. West-Croix Adam Shelby, Chris Van Dyk, New Richmond Junior 3-Year-Old (6): 1. (BU, BO) Nova Windbrook Frolic, Nova Reg Holsteins, Baldwin 2. Four-Hands Guthrie Colleen, Ethan Dado, Amery 3. Indianhead GM Windy-ET, Robert Schauf, Barron 4. Crisdhome Atwood Decor, Crisdhome Farm, Inc., New Richmond 5. Willows-Edge Talnt Mist-Red, Willows-Edge Holsteins, New Richmond Senior 3-Year-Old (7): 1. (BU) Siemers Brax Fear Hot-ET, Pure Pride Show Cattle, Menomonie 2. (BO) Indianhead Destry Calina, Robert Schauf, Barron 3. Willows-Edge Dur Marbles-ET, Bonnie Van Dyk, New Richmond 4. Indianhead MistressET, Robert Schauf, Barron 5. Indianhead Destry Chandra, Robert Schauf, Barron (1JR) Greenlea Ad Af-Red-ET, Makenna Lentz, Almena Intermediate Champion: Siemers Brax Fear Hot-ET, Pure Pride Show Cattle, Menomonie Reserve Intermediate Champion: Indianhead

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Destry Calina, Robert Schauf, Barron 4-Year-Old (8): 1. (BO, 1JR) Jon-De Damion 3591, Eva Doornink, Baldwin 2. (BU) Crisdhome Durham Crayola-ET, Jake Kruschke, New Richmond 3. Willows-Edge Atwood Vagrant, Claire Van Dyk, New Richmond 4. Boulnuance Bolton Elly Black, Chris Van Dyk, New Richmond 5. Willows-Edge At Caramel, Hendrik Van Dyk, New Richmond 5-Year-Old (8): 1. (BU, BO) Indianhead Redcarpet Tia-ET, Robert Schauf, Barron 2. Nova-TMJ Million Ebony-ET, Nova & Friends Synd., New Richmond 3. (1JR) Winterfield Jen Johanna-ET, Frederick Ullom, Bloomer 4. Castleholm Rdiant Alisha-ET, Jake Kruschke & Luke Lensmire, New Richmond 5. MS Jacobs Sanchez Janna-ET, Jordan & Claire Van Dyk, New Richmond 6-Year-Old & Older (4): 1. (BU, BO) Indianhead Ddee Penelope-ET, Robert Schauf, Barron 2. Crisdhome Pronto Destiny, Crisdhome Farm, Inc., New Richmond 3. High-Drive Durham Clarisa, Nova Reg Holsteins, Inc, Baldwin 4. West-Croix Advent Crisy-Red, Chris Van Dyk, New Richmond 150,000 lb. Cow (3): 1. (BU, BO) Indianhead Ado Britta-ET, Robert Schauf, Barron 2. Willows-Edge Ad Mick-Red-ET, Claire Van Dyk, New Richmond 3. Crisdhome Gold Rush-Red-ET, Crisdhome Farm, Inc., New Richmond Champion Bred & Owned of the Junior Show: Inspired Doncha Miss Me-Red, Hannah Nelson, Ellsworth

Senior & Grand Champion of the Junior Show: Jon-De Damion 3591, Eva Doornink, Baldwin Reserve Senior and Reserve Grand Champion of the Junior Show: Winterfield Jen Johanna-ET, Frederick Ullom, Bloomer

Senior & Grand Champion of the Open Show: Indianhead Redcarpet Tia-ET, Robert Schauf, Barron Reserve Senior & Reserve Grand Champion of the Open Show: Jon-De Damion 3591, Eva Doornink, Baldwin Best Udder of the Show: Indianhead Redcarpet Tia-ET, Robert Schauf, Barron Champion Bred & Owned of the Show: Indianhead Redcarpet Tia-ET, Robert Schauf, Barron Best Three Females (4): 1. Indianhead Holsteins 2. Crisdhome Holsteins 3. Willows-Edge Holsteins

Premier Breeder & Exhibitor – District 1 Indianhead Holsteins, Barron Robert & Karyn Schauf & sons, Mike Mertens, Rodrigus Villalobos & Joe Witscher Herd Info: 85 cows BAA: 111.9% RHA: 3x 30,107 3.9 1171 3.1 933 District Show Herd: 12 head shown & 12 were homebred Current sires being used: Atwood, Golden Dreams, Goldwyn, Kite, Heztry, Brazzle, Archrival, Brokaw, Absolute & Doorman Breeding philosophies/herd goals: We breed for high type, proven families with great production, longevity, marketability and consistent transmitters.

Comment on the animals that contributed to the winning of this award: Reserve Intermediate Champion was a Destry 3-year-old from Greenlea Talent Cat-Red, EX-94, from Yursden Kite Caramac EX-92, both All-American. Senior Champion & Best Udder of Show was Tia, EX-92 5-year-old, from Indianhead Milan Tina, EX-92, 3rd dam Inspiration Tina. First aged cow was Indianhead Dundee Penelope, EX-94, dam Talent Prudence VG-88, granddam Paradise, EX-96 & 2x All-American & WDE Supreme. The 150,000 lb. class winner was Indianhead Ado Britta, EX-92 with 7 calves, dam is Kite Brienne, EX-94 & Junior All-American.

Hazel Grace, Larissa & Olivia Pfaff, Alma Center 2. (2JR) Pfaffsway Goldendreams Jojo, Olivia Pfaff, Alma Center 3. Indies-View Love Me Forever, Jerry Schmidt, Melrose 4. Pfaffsway Rgnd BreezewayET, Larissa & Olivia Pfaff, Alma Center 5. (3JR, JrBO) Ar-Line Windbrk Vanessa-ET, Ranae Holthaus, Bangor Fall Calf (22): 1. Kiko Mogul Mara 1095, Garrett W. Schmidt & Jessica Peter, Melrose 2. (1JR, BO) Ar-Line Chelios Element, Ranae Holthaus, Bangor 3. MsWide-Open Attic Booyah-ET, Wide Open Holsteins & Legendholm Holsteins, Alma Center 4. Wide-Open Remember Me-ET, Wide Open Holsteins & Pfaffsway, Alma Center 5. Ridgeville Absolute-R Shiny, Ridgeville Holsteins, Norwalk (2JR) Welsh-Edge My Honeyblossom, Hope Petersheim, Viroqua Summer Yearling (9): 1. (1JR, BO) Ar-Line Brady Katey, Ranae Holthaus, Bangor 2. (2JR) WelshEdge Shakespr Garmin, David Petersheim, Viroqua 3. Indies-View Lysanne, Garrett & Graisson Schmidt, Melrose 4. Wissota Ladd Bailey, David & Traci Loonstra, Osseo 5. (3JR, JrBO) Lanecreeks Business Jazzy, Aaron J. Berg, LaCrosse Spring Yearling (11): 1. (1JR, BO) Welsh-Edge Gw Hott Toddy-ET, David Petersheim, Viroqua 2. Timlynn Atwood Bestbuy, Gameday Holsteins, Alma Center 3. (2JR) Ar-Line Sid Darsa-ET, Ranae Holthaus, Bangor 4. Oak-Ridge-K Top Lady-RedTW, Highlife-LP, Alma Center 5. (3JR) Pfaffsway Fever Dream, Olivia Pfaff, Black River Falls Winter Yearling (3): 1. (BO) Lanecreeks P-Daddy Airborne, Jeffery C. Berg, LaCrosse 2. Holbric Spa Tinsel, Lindsey Lepke, McFarland 3. GopsGrandvu Shot Shock, Bradley E Goplin, Osseo Fall Yearling (11): 1. Budjon-Vail Bradnick Vicki, Jon Kotck, Bangor 2. Butlerview Gold Alice-ET, Rachel E. Gullicksrud, Strum 3. (1JR, BO) Ar-Line Damion Delby-ET, Ranae J. Holthaus, Bangor 4. Dream-Praire Proxy Guro P, Highlife-LP, Alma Center 5. Wide-Open Sid Talia, Charles & Katie Bue, Alma Center (2JR) Welsh-Edge Afterbrn Genuine, David Petersheim, Viroqua

4. Indianhead Holsteins Dam & Offspring (0) Produce of Dam (2): 1. Crisdhome Holsteins 2. Kayla Kringle Premier Breeder & Exhibitor: Indianhead Holsteins, Barron

District 2 Results Trempealeau Co. Fairgrounds, Galesville Judge: Brandon Ferry 143 head shown (102 heifers, 41 cows) Spring Calf, Exhibitors 10 & Under (12): 1. (1JR, BO) Pfaffsway Gdreams Halfamind, Kole & Beau Trapp & Olivia Pfaff, Taylor 2. Ace-NSpades Redburst Salem, Megan R. Nelson, Ettrick 3. (2JR) Pfaffsway Mccutn Larissa-ET, Kole & Beau Trapp & Olivia Pfaff, Taylor 4. Dorsland Talula-RedET, Wide Open Holsteins & Highlife-LP Farms, Alma Center 5. GVC Bradnick Ellie, Justin Daniels, Alma Center Spring Calf (16): 1. (1JR, BO) Pfaffsway Gdreams Halfamind, Kole & Beau Trapp & Olivia Pfaff, Taylor 2. Ace-N-Spades Kb Ferrari-ET, Beth Nelson, Blair 3. (2JR) Pfaffsway Doorman Sassifras, Olivia Pfaff, Alma Center 4. Ace-N-Spades Redburst Salem, Megan R. Nelson, Ettrick 5. Ace-n-Spades Goldstar Fancy, Megan Nelson, Ettrick Winter Calf (18): 1. (1JR, BO) Pfaffsway Atwod

Junior Champion of the Junior Show: Pfaffsway Atwod Hazel Grace, Larissa & Olivia Pfaff, Alma Center Reserve Junior Champion of the Junior Show: Ar-Line Brady Katey, Ranae Holthaus, Bangor Junior Champion of the Show: Pfaffsway Atwod Hazel Grace, Larissa & Olivia Pfaff, Alma Center Reserve Junior Champion of the Show: Kiko Mogul Mara 1095, Garrett W. Schmidt & Jessica Peter, Melrose Junior Best 3 Females (5): 1. AR-Line Dairy 2. Pfaffsway Farm 3. Welsh-Edge Holsteins 4. Robert & Michelle Hart 5. Beth Nelson Junior 2-Year-Old (4): 1. (1JR, BO) Welsh-Edge S Large Heidi-ET, David Petersheim, Viroqua 2 (BU, 2JR) Ace-N-Spades Dusk Fallon, Megan R. Nelson, Ettrick 3. Dream-Prairie Mc Bonnie-ET, David & Traci Loonstra, Osseo 4. Welsh-Edge Kidd Aurora,

Ralph Lamar Petersheim, Viroqua Senior 2-Year-Old (10): 1 (BU, BO) Castleholm Explode Abdul-ET, Castleberg Bros., Mondovi 2. (1JR) Pfaffsway Sanchez Hot Toddy, Larissa & Olivia Pfaff, Alma Center 3. (2JR) Welsh-Edge Sl Hocuspocus-ET, Ralph Lamar Petersheim, Viroqua 4. (3JR) Thimble-Peak Dig Natasha, Megan Nelson, Ettrick 5. F-Pine-Knoll Guthrie Silver, Robert & Michelle Hart, Galesville Junior 3-Year-Old (6): 1. Hauve Atw Maddy, Randy & Reed Holthaus & Jody Hoyer, Bangor 2. RyanVu Damion Jay-Jay, Rachel E. Gullicksrud, Strum 3. (1JR) Mayerlane Bailee, Bryce Tiffany, Mondovi 4. (2JR) Dix Daniel Express-Red, Cole Hoyer, West Salem 5. (BO) Oak-Lan Sanchez Betsy, Joseph James Giemza, Arcadia (3JR, JrBO) JKB-Dittrich Baltimor Jalti, Jordan, Barbara, Korlen Dittrich, Alma Senior 3-Year-Old (8): 1. (BU, BO) Pfaffsway Aspen Karisse, Steve Pfaff, Alma 2. Oakridge-LLP Rader Molly, Oakridge, Galesville 3. (1JR, JrBO) Dream-Prairie Fgg Oreo Mini, Courtney Moser, Westby 4. Ridgeville Brett Ella, Ridgeville Holsteins, Norwalk 5.Terravista Baymont Charity, Grace Landing Farms, Inc, Viola Intermediate Champion: Pfaffsway Aspen Karisse, Steve Pfaff, Alma Reserve Intermediate Champion: Hauve Atw Maddy, Randy & Reed L Holthaus & Jody L Hoyer, Bangor 4-Year-Old (4): 1 (1JR, BU) Tumbleweed Goldwyn Leeza-ET, Larissa & Olivia Pfaff, Alma Center 2. (BO) Castleholm Awd Moonlight-ET, Castleberg Bros., Mondovi 3. Pineylawn Palermo Marie, Bob & Michelle Hart, Galesville 4. (2JR) Ms Wells-Holm Sh Bubbles-ET, Madaline K Leis, Sparta 5-Year-Old (3): 1. (BU) Denlee Attic Flip-TW, Allan Lundberg, Osseo 2. (1JR) Kranzdale Dusky, Cole Hoyer, West Salem 3. (2JR, BO) Dittrich Graybil Phabil, Korlen Dittrich, Alma 6-Year-Old & Older (5): 1. (BU) Bremer Stormatic Eden, Beth Nelson, Blair 2. Richohn Touchdown 784, O-Bridge Farm, Norwalk 3. Pintail-Point Roz-ET, Allan Lundberg, Osseo 4. Miss Golden Diva, Amelia Schmitz, Norwalk 5. Ms Jasper MarlaET, Ridgeville Holsteins, Norwalk 150,000 lb. Cow (1): 1. (BU) Jo-Wal-Langs Gold Nadia-ET, Cary & Joy Moser, Westby Champion Bred & Owned of the Junior Show: Dream-Prairie Fgg Oreo Mini, Courtney E. Moser, Westby

Senior & Grand Champion of the Junior Show: Tumbleweed Goldwyn Leeza-ET, Larissa & Olivia Pfaff, Alma Center Reserve Senior & Reserve Grand of the Junior Shows: Dream-Prairie Fgg Oreo Mini, Courtney E. Moser, Westby Senior & Reserve Grand Champion of the Open Show: Denlee Attic Flip-TW, Allan Lundberg, Osseo Reserve Senior Champion of the Open Show: Bremer Stormatic Eden, Beth Nelson, Blair Grand Champion of the Open Show: Pfaffsway

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Champion Bred & Owned of the Show: Pfaffsway Aspen Karisse, Steve Pfaff, Alma Best Three Females (1): 1. Pfaffsway Farms Produce of Dam (1): 1. David Petersheim Dam & Offspring (3): 1. Pfaffsway Farms 2. Pfaffsway Farms 3. Cole Hoyer Premier Breeder & Exhibitor: Pfaffsway Farms, Alma Center

Aspen Karisse, Steve Pfaff, Alma Best Udder of the Show: Pfaffsway Aspen Karisse, Steve Pfaff, Alma

Premier Breeder & Exhibitor – District 2 Pfaffsway Farms, Alma Center Steve & Kristin Pfaff, son Casey, daughters Larissa & Olivia, employees Brynn Kasten & Andrew Larson Herd Info: 178 cows RHA: 26,038 3.59 935 3.24 843 District Show Herd: 10 head shown & 9 were homebred Current sires being used: Doorman, Brady, Sid, Reginald, Armani, Guthrie, Alexander, Absolute & Stanley Cup Breeding philosophies/herd goals: Our philosophies in choosing sires is to produce a dairy cow with functional type and superior longevity. It is our goal to produce an efficient, healthy, strong, profitable and productive animal. We believe production is 80% management and 20% genetics. It is our philosophy to take the best care for our animals starting at birth.

Comment on the animals that contributed to the winning of this award: Pfaffsway Sanchez Hot Toddy is a VG-86 2Y who was 2nd Senior 2-Year-Old and dam of the Junior Champion of the open and junior show, Pfaffsway Atwood Hazel Grace (winter calf). Pfaffsway Aspen Karissa is a VG-87 2Y that was 14 days fresh with her second calf and was named Intermediate & Grand Champion. Tumblweed Goldwyn Leeza is an EX-91 3Y who was also recently fresh with her third calf and won the 4-year-old class and was later named Grand Champion of the Junior Show.

Leeza slipped four days later on cement and dislocated her hip. She was rushed to the University Vet Hospital in Madison where they were able to treat her injury. Unfortunately she will not be returning to her home here at Pfaffsway Farms. Her pastures are now greener in heaven. This was a very sad day for all of us here. We take great pride in owning such a wonderful, strong willed animal. She has left us a great legacy of many offspring to follow. We are happy to announce there are six embryos from Leeza due in March 2016.

District 3 Results Grant County Fairgrounds, Lancaster Judge: Kevin Jorgensen 203 head shown (139 heifers, 64 cows) Spring Calf, Exhibitors 10 & Under (9): 1. Kamps Hollow Arielle - Red, Jordyn Ann Kamps, Belmont 2. (1JR) Bo-Irish Hot Girl-Red-ET, Kaelyn, Kenadee & Keegan Weigel, Platteville 3. (2JR, BO) Hartleys Atwood Alice, Emma M & Natalie Jo Giddings, Soldiers Grove 4. (3JR) Hartleys Brady Boo, Emma M & Natalie Jo Giddings, Soldiers Grove 5. (4JR) Moorclose Goldfish Wrangler, Madison, McKenzie & Payton Calvert, Cuba City Spring Calf (11): 1. Kamps Hollow Arielle-Red, Jordyn Ann Kamps, Belmont 2. (BO) GBM Brokaw Lanie, Greg & Kim Moret, Prairie du Chien 3. (1JR) Bo-Irish Hot Girl-Red-ET, Kaelyn, Kenadee & Keegan Weigel, Platteville 4. GBM Atwood Shanice, Greg & Kim Moret, Prairie du Chien 5. (JrBO, 2JR) Mound-Farm Formost Hailey, Emma Buss, Platteville Winter Calf (30): 1. Toppglen Black Diamond, Black Diamond Syndicate, Belmont 2. Dream-Prairie Mc Azure, Austin Yager, Highland 3. (BO) Hi-Lo Valley Sanfrancisco, Amber Yager, Highland 4. (1JR) Moorclose Atwood Shailene, Madison, McKenzie & Payton Calvert, Cuba City 5. Rock-N-Hill-II Wandering, Richard Kamps, Belmont (2JR) Moorclose Fever Windsor, Madison, McKenzie & Payton Calvert, Cuba City (JrBO) Hill-Ton Buxton Jingle, Charles Hamilton, Cuba City Fall Calf (32): 1. (BO) Glenmar-Dale Benchmrk Missy, Becky Brown, Fennimore 2. Gildale Atwood Twlight, Gildale Holsteins, Hollandale 3. (1JR, JrBO) Booerrth Tamras Terrific, Abriana & Andraya Errthum, Cassville 4. Hi-Lo-Valley Brokaw Diva, Amber Yager, Highland 5. Ms Apple Kb Ateka-ET, Aric Dieter, Edgerton (2JR) Voigtscrest Guthrie Reba, Logan Voigts, Platteville Summer Yearling (15): 1. (BO) Hopeful Chips Legacy, Richard J. Reeson, Barneveld 2. SunnyValley Foxy-Red-ET, Wayne R. Debuhr, Cottage Grove 3. KHW Mccutchen Hiccup-ET, High Altitude Syndicate, Platteville 4. Sunny-Valley Fredom-RedET, Wayne R. Debuhr, Cottage Grove 5. Nobland Barbwir Cheddar-Red, Ainsley, Macie & Drew Noble, Lancaster (1JR) TomBeth Goldendreams Ember, Sarah Kearns, Gays Mills (2JR, JrBO) Moorclose Dreams Cougar, Madison, McKenzie & Payton Calvert, Cuba City Spring Yearling (14): 1. Kamps-Hollow Haven, Reggie & Krysty Kamps, Belmont 2. (BO) Hi-LoValley Petals-ET, Alyssa Yager, Highland 3. Gildale Atwood Barbo, Gildale Holsteins, Hollandale 4. Sunny-Valley Lic Froggy-Red, Wayne R. DeBuhr, Cottage Grove 5. (1JR) Moorclose Atwood Wren, Madison, McKenzie & Payton Calvert, Cuba City (2JR, JrBO) Hill-Ton Braxton Beautiful, Charles Hamilton, Cuba City Winter Yearling (14): 1. (1JR) Mead-Manor Abs Angela-ET, Jordyn Ann Kamps, Belmont 2. Milksource Ast Kiara-Red-ET, Reggie & Krysty Kamps, Belmont 3. Our-Favorite So Hot-Red-ET, Jordyn Ann Kamps, Belmont 4. (BO, 2JR) Moorclose

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Amazing Cheeto, Madison, McKenzie & Payton Calvert, Cuba City 5. KHW Heztry Annabeth, High Altitude Syndicate, Platteville (3JR, JrBO) Hill-Ton Braxton Ecstasy, Charles Hamilton, Cuba City Fall Yearling (14): 1. (BO) Hi-Lo-Valley Zel Pantene, Alyssa Yager, Highland 2. (1JR) Stade Atwood Joan, Jordyn Ann Kamps, Belmont 3. Nobland Airlift Italy, Ainsley, Macie & Drew Noble, Lancaster 4. (2JR) Ms Destinys Sid Danica-ET, Jason Kearns, Gays Mills 5. (3JR) Jas-K Bravo Ellis Star, Sarah Kearns, Gays Mills

Junior Champion of the Junior Show: MeadManor Abs Angela-ET, Jordyn Ann Kamps, Belmont Reserve Junior Champion of the Junior Show: Stade Atwood Joan, Jordyn Ann Kamps, Belmont

Junior Champion of the Show: Kamps-Hollow Haven, Reggie & Krysty Kamps, Belmont Reserve Junior Champion of the Show: Hi-LoValley Zel Pantene, Alyssa Yager, Highland Junior Best 3 Females (6): 1. Hi-Lo Valley, Highland 2. Gildale Holsteins, Hollandale 3. Sunny Valley Holsteins, Belmont 4. Moorclose Holsteins, Cuba City 5. Hill-Ton Holsteins, Cuba City Junior 2-Year-Old (7): 1 (BO, 1JR, JrBO, BU) Kamps-Hollow Haru, Jordyn Ann Kamps, Belmont 2. Hi-Lo-Vally Seaver Hula, Amber Yager, Highland 3. GBM Kam Atw Emerald, Kayla Ann Moret, Prairie du Chien 4. Milksource Rain Galoshes, Jordyn Ann Kamps, Belmont 5. (2JR) Moorclose Goldfsh Sweettart, Madison, McKenzie & Payton Calvert, Cuba City Senior 2-Year-Old (10): 1. (BO, BU) Ms Hi-LoValley Harmony-ET, Dennis Bowers & Hi-Lo Valley Holsteins, Highland 2. Milksource Windbrook Lucy, Reggie Kamps, Belmont 3. (1JR) Red-Brae Uman Macki, Elise & Brady Bleck, Muscoda 4. Nobland Dusk Addie, Ainsley A Noble, Lancaster 5. SpeekNj Mog Miley Cyrus-ET, Clifford, Peggy Sue, & Cyrus Jones, Arena Junior 3-Year-Old (9): 1. (BO) Hi-Lo Valley Destry Janice, Alyssa Yager, Highland 2. (BU, 1JR, JrBO) Jas-K Goldchip Thriller, Jason Kearns, Gays Mills 3. (Prod) Weigland Braxton Anissa-ET, Ryan & Troy Weigel, Platteville 4. Hi-Line-Haven Brokaw Sox, Brian Badtke & Amy Ruegsegger, Shullsburg 5. (2JR) Aaaje Tessa Goldsun-TW, Andraya Errthum, Cassville Senior 3-Year-Old (17): 1. (BU) Budjon-JK Brx Erticulate-ET, Reggie Kamps, Belmont 2. (BO) Tombeth Braxton Annastasia, Thomas & Elizabeth Kearns, Gays Mills 3. (1JR) Hardwood Windbrook Melody, Jordyn Ann Kamps, Belmont 4. Ms Damion

Premier Breeder: Hi-Lo Valley Holsteins, Highland Premier Exhibitor: Kamps Hollow Genetics, Belmont

Jasper, Badtke, Kamps & Roloff Syn., Shullsburg 5. Tombeth Linjet Elouise-ET, Thomas & Elizabeth Kearns, Gays Mills (2JR) Moorclose Sid Winnie, Madison, McKenzie & Payton Calvert, Cuba City

District 4 Results Wood County Fairgrounds, Marshfield Judge: Jerome Meyer 177 head shown (126 heifers, 51 cows) Spring Calf, Exhibitors 10 & Under (11): 1. (BO) Shady-Lawn Ducati Serf-Red, Vicki, Allen, Luke & Chad Steffen, Spencer 2. Shady-Lawn Dempsy Ashaunt, Vicki, Allen, Luke & Chad Steffen, Spencer 3. (1JR) Rem-Jem Atwood Meagan 2500, T, T, T & Devon Meyer & Aubrey Rueth 4. Oeh-My Atwd Miradis Madness-ET, Chase & Willow Oechmichen, Abbotsford 5. Dorsland Atwood Evie P, Dorsland Farms, Junction City (2JR) Rob-Cri Goldwyn Sweettart-ET, Gracelyn Breitenstein, Plover Spring Calf (11): 1. (BO) Tree-Hayven Gold Chip

Grand Champion of the Junior Show

Intermediate Champion of the Junior Show: Hardwood Windbrook Melody, Jordyn Ann Kamps, Belmont Reserve Intermediate Champion of the Junior Show: Jas-K Goldchip Thriller, Jason Kearns, Gays Mills Intermediate Champion of the Show: Ms Hi-LoValley Harmony-ET, Dennis Bowers & Hi-Lo Valley Holsteins, Highland Reserve Intermediate Champion of the Show: Budjon-JK Brx Erticulate-ET, Reggie Kamps, Belmont 4-Year-Old (6): 1. (BO, BU) Dajeda Picolo Kitkat, Daryl & Jennifer Dammen, South Wayne 2. Nodolfland Gldwn Liberty-ET, Shane D. Nodolf, Belmont 3. Hi-Line-Haven Sens Dazzle, Brian Badtke & Amy Ruegsegger, Shullsburg 4. Weigland Sanchez Kalahari, Troy M. Weigel, Platteville 5. (1JR) Dajeda Picolo Cwestn, Jason Richardson, Belmont (2JR, Prod) Hill-Ton Pronto Caprice, Charles Hamilton, Cuba City 5-Year-Old (7): 1. (BU, BO, Prod) Hi-Lo-Valley Alex Luvable, Ashley Yager, Highland 2. Tombeth Shottle Enhance-ET, Thomas & Elizabeth Kearns, Gays Mills 3. Gildale Shot Of Success, Gildale Holsteins, Hollandale 4. (1JR) Dajeda Advent Wonder-Red, Leane Dammen, South Wayne 5. (2JR) Moorclose Shottle Ice Cube, Madison Calvert, Cuba City 6-Year-Old & Older (6): 1. (BO, BU) KHW Shottle Aftershow-ET, High Altitude Syndicate, Platteville 2. Glenmar-Dale Dundee Alissa, Becky Brown, Fennimore 3. Moorclose Gold Wyoming-ET, William Calvert, Cuba City 4. GBM Shottle JosettaET, Gregory & Kimberly Moret, Prairie du Chien 5. (Prod) Kamps-Hollow Weigland AJ-ET, Ryan & Troy Weigel, Platteville 150,000 lb. Cow (2): 1. (BU, BO) Miss Ad GBM Mayday-ET, Gregory & Kimberly Moret, Prairie du Chien 2. (Prod) Weigland Potter Danica, Ryan Weigel, Platteville Champion Bred & Owned of the Junior Show: Jas-K Goldchip Thriller, Jason Kearns, Gays Mills Senior & Reserve Grand Champion of the Junior Show: Dajeda Advent Wonder-Red, Leane Dammen, South Wayne Reserve Senior Champion of the Junior Show: Moorclose Shottle Ice Cube, Madison Calvert, Cuba City Grand Champion of the Junior Show: Hardwood Windbrook Melody, Jordyn Ann Kamps, Belmont Senior & Reserve Grand Champion of the Show: KHW Shottle Aftershow-ET, High Altitude Syndicate, Platteville Reserve Senior Champion of the Show: Miss Ad GBM Mayday-ET, Gregory & Kimberly Moret, Prairie du Chien Grand Champion of the Show: Ms Hi-Lo-Valley

Premier Exhibitor – District 3

Grand Champion of the Show Harmony-ET, Dennis Bowers & Hi-Lo Valley Holsteins, Highland Best Udder of the Show: Jas-K Goldchip Thriller, Jason Kearns, Gays Mills Champion Bred & Owned of the Show: Ms Hi-LoValley Harmony-ET, Dennis Bowers & Hi-Lo Valley Holsteins, Highland Best 3 Females (2): 1. Hi-Lo Valley Holsteins, Highland 2. Tombeth Holsteins, Gays Mills Produce of Dam (3): 1. Tombeth Holsteins, Gays Mills 2. GBM Holsteins, Prairie du Chien 3. Sunny Valley Holsteins, Belmont Dam & Offspring (1): 1. Auntys Holsteins

Premier Breeder – District 3 Hi-Lo-Valley Holsteins, Highland Jerry & Brenda Yager Family Herd Info: 84 cows BAA: 109.2% RHA: 3x 31,929 3.74 1194 2.88 920 District Show Herd: 13 head shown & 11 were homebred Current sires being used: Millenium, Silver, McCutchen, Monerey, Doorman, Solomon, Sid & Destry Breeding philosophies/herd goals: We strive to breed productive, long-lasting cows with outstanding type - individuals with good feet and legs and udders. We have started to focus more on DPR, milk and health traits in sire selection as well. We’ve been trying to improve mating through the herd and use aAa and outcross sires to achieve some genetic diversity.

Comment on the animals that contributed to the winning of this award: Hi-Lo-Valley Zel Pantene was 1st Fall Yearling; Hi-Lo-Valley Seaver Hula was 2nd Junior 2-Year-Old; Hi-LoValley Destry Janice, VG-85 2Y, was 1st Junior 3-Year-Old; and Hi-Lo-Valley Alex Luvable, EX-90, was 1st 5-Year-Old.

Kamps-Hollow Genetics, Belmont Richard & Carol Kamps, Jordyn Kamps, Reggie & Krysty Kamps; Ryan & Brandi Kamps, Delaney & Tessa; Radley & Angela Kamps, Ethan, Isaac & Annalise Herd Info: 180 cows RHA: 2x 21,711 4.22 916 3.43 744 District Show Herd: 18 head shown & 7 were homebred Current sires being used: Atwood, Doorman, Blake, Jas-K Atwood Topgun-VRC, Gold Chip, Leverage, Absolute & Brokaw Breeding philosophies/herd goals: At Kamps-Hollow, we try to blend the high ranking genomic young sires with the daughter proven bulls to advance our genetic program. Our use of the IVF program has helped enhance the animals genetics that are superior. We pay particular attention to functional type and high component animals. Striving for a long-lived, productive cow has always been our goal. We pay close attention to proven cow families and red genetics are in the forefront.

Comment on the animals that contributed to the winning of this award: Kamps-Hollow Haru, VG-86, 1st Junior 2-Year-Old. Budjon-JK Brx Erticulate-ET, EX-91, 1st Senior 3-Year-Old and Reserve Intermediate Champion. Hardwood Windbrook Melody, EX-90, 3rd Senior 3-Year-Old & Grand Champion of the Junior Show. Milksource Windbrook Lucy, VG-86, 2nd Senior 2-Year-Old & HM Intermediate Champion. Milksource Jordan Nala-ET, VG-86, 6th Senior 2-Year-Old. Other highlights include KHW Shottle Aftershow, EX-93, the 1st Aged Cow & Reserve Grand of the Open Show; and Kamps-Hollow Brokaw Haven, the 1st Spring Yearling and Junior Champion.

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Raeka, Tree-Hayven Holsteins, Auburndale 2. Ofski Axford Snap-Red, Fred Grubofski, Jr., Pittsville 3. Shady-Lawn Ducati Serf-Red, Vicki, Allen, Luke & Chad Steffen, Spencer 4. Shady-Lawn Dempsy Ashaunt, Vicki, Allen, Luke & Chad Steffen, Spencer 5. Tree-Hayven Gia-Red, Tree-Hayven Holsteins, Auburndale Winter Calf (24): 1. (1JR, BO) K-Rown Brokaw Hollywood, Ian Brown, Arpin 2. Tree-Hayven Moregold Design, Adam T. Borchert, Auburndale 3. Miss Wbk Brittany-ET, Michael II & Julie Duckett & David R Dyment, Rudolph 4. Homland Equation Pesto, Olivia & Kaden Horn, Loyal 5. (2JR, JrBO) Oeh-My Absolute Virtue-ET, Chase & Willow Oechmichen, Abbotsford Fall Calf (32): 1. (BO) Duckett Hero Georgia-ET, Michael II & Julie Duckett, Rudolph 2. Duckett Goldwyn Greedy-ET, Michael II & Julie Duckett, Rudolph 3. (1JR) Duckett Doorman Bella-ET, Noah, Brooklyn & Kennedy Bilz, Dorchester 4. (2JR, JrBO) TreeHayven Mg Glamor Girl, Aaliyah T. Borchert, Auburndale 5. Hodglynn Sid Lexington, Karlye & Jared Weber, Loyal Summer Yearling (17): 1. (BO) Duckett-GK Dundee Skylar-ET, Michael II & Julie Duckett, Rudolph 2. Duckett Brokaw Ginny, Michael II & Julie Duckett, Rudolph 3. (1JR, JrBO) Dorsland Diamond Domino, Sara Dorshorst, Junction City 4. Duckett Secure Lena-Red-ET, Michael II & Julie Duckett, Rudolph 5. (2JR) Milksource Wire LucyRed-ET, Jessica & Nicole Pralle, Humbird Spring Yearling (12): 1. (BO, 1JR, JrBO) Ms OehMy Atwood Veida-ET, Chase & Willow Oehmichen, Abbotsford 2. Tomkin Hztry Sizln Sunshine, Brodie Bunkelman, Edgar 3. Ms Debs Brokaw Dance-ET, Tree-Hayven Holsteins, Auburndale 4. Duckett Fevr Expresso-ETS, Michael II & Julie Duckett, Rudolph 5. Oeh-My Dempsey Elsa, Chase & Willow Oehmichen, Abbotsford (2JR) Summer-Dream Ab Love-Red-ET, A, M & N Zimmerman & L & J Harbaugh, Ringle Winter Yearling (10): 1. (BO) Oeh-My Absolute Vail-ET, Chase & Willow Oehmichen, Abbortsford 2. (1JR) Siemers Wood Ashlynn-ET, Noah Bilz, Dorchester 3. (2JR) O-Kress-Hill Atwod Rizzo-ET, Jessica & Nicole Pralle, Humbird 4. (3JR) Ryan-Vu Absolute Nevada, Maria Zillges & Chase Oehmichen, Hortonville 5. Honey-Pine JumanjiRed, Neil Ledden, Auburndale Fall Yearling (9): 1. (BO) Duckett Gold Lainey-ET, Michael II & Julie Duckett, Rudolph 2. Oeh-My Dempsey Angel-ET, Chase & Willow Oehmichen, Abbotsford 3. (1JR) Showstine Dundee Cannonball, Jared & Karlye Weber, Loyal 4. (2JR) Synergy Doorman Aries, Jordin Rekowski, Custer 5. BridgeView Hvezda Treasure, Christopher Karl, Arpin

Junior Champion of the Junior Show: Siemers Wood Ashlynn-ET, Noah Bilz, Dorchester Reserve Junior Champion of the Junior Show: K-Rown Brokaw Hollywood, Ian Brown, Arpin Junior Champion of the Show: Duckett Hero

Georgia-ET, Michael II & Julie Duckett, Rudolph Reserve Junior Champion of the Show: Duckett Gold Lainey-ET, Michael II & Julie Duckett, Rudolph Junior Best 3 Females (3): 1. Michael & Julie Duckett 2. Chase & Willow Oehmichen 3. TreeHayven Junior 2-Year-Old (10): 1. (BO) Tree-Hayven Gdc Addison-ET, Adam T. Borchert, Auburndale 2. (BU) Dreamhaven Dempsey Rumchata, Krista Luedtke, Hortonville 3. (1JR) Siemers Mccutch Hallaluh, Jessica & Nicole Pralle, Humbird 4. Ms Hornland Ladd P Cami-Red, Olivia & Kaden Horn, Spencer 5. Rob-Cri Goldsun Stitch-ET, Robert & Christine Barden, Plover (2JR) Tree-Hayven Hh My JuliaRed, Hannah K Hensel, Pittsville Senior 2-Year-Old (15): 1. (BU) Mm-T Pockets Butycol-Red-ET, Michael II & Julie Duckett, Rudolph 2. (BO) Dorsland Goldchip Elizabeth, Emma, Sara, Wyatt & Claire Dorshorst, Junction City 3. TreeHayven GC Amaretto-ET, Tree-Hayven Holsteins, Auburndale 4. Oeh-My Hero Ebony, Chase & Willow Oehmichen, Abbotsford 5. Tree-Hayven Attraction-ET, Adam T. Borchert, Auburndale (1JR, JrBO) Tree-Hayven Shaql Minaj-Red, Aaliyah Borchert, Auburndale (2JR) Car-Bon Emphasis Robin, Nick Walters, Wausau Junior 3-Year-Old (4): 1. (BU, BO) Miss Guthrie Lacey, Chase & Willow Oehmichen, Abbotsford 2. (1JR) Joliam L Picante 4197-ET, Jessica & Nicole Pralle, Humbird 3. Aleah Fever Kontaminant, LaVerne Lepak, Custer 4. Rob-Cri Dempsey Beaumont, Robert Barden, Plover Senior 3-Year-Old (9): 1. (BO, BU) Oeh-My Atwood Enso, Chase & Willow Oehmichen, Abbotsford 2. Oeh-My Braxton Elouise, Chase & Willow Oehmichen, Abbotsford 3. (1JR) Leaninghouse Atwood 20088, Jessica & Nicole Pralle, Humbird 4. (2JR, JrBO) Joliam G W Atwood Frisco 4105-ET, Jessica & Nicole Pralle, Humbird 5. Legendairy Chris Cross, Tyler Brueggen, Arpin

Intermediate Champion of the Junior Show: Leaninghouse Atwood 20088, Jessica & Nicole Pralle, Humbird Reserve Intermediate Champion of the Junior Show: Joliam G W Atwood Frisco 4105-ET, Jessica & Nicole Pralle, Humbird Intermediate Champion of the Show: Oeh-My Atwood Enso, Chase & Willow Oehmichen, Abbotsford Reserve Intermediate Champion of the Show: Mm-T Pockets Butycol-Red-ET, Michael II & Julie Duckett, Rudolph 4-Year-Old (6): 1 (BU, BO) Duckett-Harvue FineseET, Michael & Julie Duckett & John Hardesty & Sons, Rudolph 2. Harmony-Ho Atwood Ryland, Ralph A. Bredl, Jr., Stratford 3. (1JR) Bobasyl Goldwyn Angeline, Jason Kearns, Gays Mills 4. Honey-Pine Snchz Carly-ET, Neil Ledden, Auburndale 5. Dream-Prairie Gw Austria-ET, Neil Ledden & Katie Peper, Auburndale

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5-Year-Old (3): 1. (BU) Kietz Sanchez Blondie, Chase & Willow Oehmichen, Abbotsford 2. (1JR) Macland Absolute Pat, Jessica & Nicole Pralle, Humbird 3. (2JR, BO, JrBO) Joliam Shot Pepper 3729-ET, Jessica & Nicole Pralle, Humbird 6-Year-Old & Older (3): 1 (BU, BO) Tree-Hayven Drm Robins Song, Adam T. Borchert, Auburndale 2. (1JR) Paulo-Bro-Sp Shar-Red-ET, Noah Bilz, Dorchester 3. Elm-Roc Jimbo Bonnie, Adam Luchterhand, Neilsville 150,000 lb. Cow (1): 1. (BO) Rob-Cri Durham Trendy-ET, Robert & Christine Barden, Plover Champion Bred & Owned of the Junior Show: Joliam G W Atwood Frisco 4105-ET, Jessica & Nicole Pralle, Humbird

Senior & Grand Champion of the Junior Show: Bobasyl Goldwyn Angelina, Jason Kearns, Gays Mills Reserve Senior & Reserve Grand Champion of the Junior Show: Macland Absolute Pat, Jessica & Nicole Pralle, Humbird Senior & Grand Champion of the Show: Duckett-

Premier Exhibitor – District 4 Oeh-My Farm, Abbotsford Craig & Christine Oehmichen, Chase (12) & Willow (10) Herd Info: 35-40 milking cows, 90 head total BAA: 111.2% RHA: 24,950M 960F 752P District Show Herd: 13 head shown & 11 were homebred Current sires being used: Aftershock, Atwood, Baltimor, Chrome, Doorman, Guthrie, Integral & Sid Breeding philosophies/herd goals: Cows are bred for high type and managed for cow comfort and performace. We strive to improve each generation over the last while developing pedigrees to make future progeny more marketable.

Comment on the animals that contributed to the winning of this award: Oeh-My Hero Ebony, VG-87, 4th Senior 2-Year-Old; Miss Guthrie Lacey, EX-90, 1st Junior 3-Year-Old (back to Maui); Oeh-My Atwood Enso, VG-87, 1st Senior 3-Year-Old & Intermediate Champion (from EX-93 Dundee x Elegance clone); Oeh-My Braxton Elouise, VG-86, 2nd Senior 3-Year-Old (sister to Ebony); Kietz Sanchez Blondie, EX-92, 1st 5-Year-Old. We also had the 1st Best 3 Females.

Harvue Finese-ET, Michael & Julie Duckett & John Hardesty & Sons, Rudolph Reserve Senior & Reserve Grand Champion of the Show: Tree-Hayven Drm Robins Song, Adam T. Borchert, Auburndale Best Udder of the Show: Duckett-Harvue Finese-

Premier Breeder – District 4 Tree-Hayven Holsteins, Auburndale Adam & Aaliyah Borchert & Chelsey Karl - We would also like to thank our families and everyone that helps out with chores at the farm so we are able to go to the show.

Herd Info: 65-70 cows BAA: 108.5% RHA: 2x 24,000 3.9%F 3.2%P District Show Herd: 13 head shown & 11 were homebred Current sires being used: Golden Dreams, Sid, Dempsey, Blake, Armani, Redneck, Absolute, Aftershock, Byway, Guthrie, Solomon, Defiant, Dempsey, Moregold & Durham Breeding philosophies/herd goals: Our breeding philosophy and herd goals are to breed a cow with great feet and legs, open rib, with a great udder. We also try to use bulls with milk, but we mostly lean towards more of the type side of things. Our number one goal is to keep improving! We always try to have animals at a show that represent our breeding, sort of a sneak peek of what they could expect to see if they stopped in at the farm.

For example, Tree-Hayven Durham Song, who was Reserve Senior Champion and Reserve Grand Champion at our District Show just scored EX-94. For Adam, that was sort of a milestone to have a 94 pt. homebred cow from when he started farming 15 years ago. We were very honored to accept the Premier Breeder for the third time in a row this year. To us, that is what we work for every day. We are always trying to breed the next generation that will showcase our herd the following year either at a show, sales or just when visitors stop in.

Comment on the animals that contributed to the winning of this award: Highlights included having 1st, 5th & 7th Spring Calf; 1st & 2nd Winter Calf; 4th Fall Calf; Reserve Junior Champion of the Junior Show; 1st Junior 2-Year-Old; 3rd, 5th & 10th Senior 2-Year-Old; 1st 6-Year-Old & Older who was also Reserve Senior & Reserve Grand Champion.

ET, Michael & Julie Duckett & John Hardesty & Sons, Rudolph Champion Bred & Owned of the Show: DuckettHarvue Finese-ET, Michael & Julie Duckett & John Hardesty & Sons, Rudolph Best 3 Females (3): 1. Chase & Willow Oehmichen 2. Adam T. Borchert 3. Jessica & Nicole Pralle Produce of Dam (4): 1. Jessica & Nicole Pralle 2. Adam T. Borchert 3. Chase & Willow Oehmichen 4. Rob-Cri Holsteins Dam & Offspring (0) Premier Breeder: Tree-Hayven Holsteins Premier Exhibitor: Oeh-My Farm Cinn-Apple Sportsmanship Award: Jessica Pralle

4. (2JR) Jastein Durable Poly-Red, Tyler, Cole & Mikayla Endres, Lodi 5. (JrBO) Sorg-Land Wt Miss Madalyn, Taylor Riedel, Spring Green Fall Yearling (7): 1. (BO) Rosedale Smarty Pants, Rosedale Genetics Ltd, Oxford 2. (1JR, JrBO) KnhEndres Atlantic Ocean, Tyler, Cole & Mikayla Endres, Lodi 3. JM-L Maples Gldchip Diva-ET, Tom Lyon, Tom Lyon Jr & Jason Mell, Westfield 4. Heatherstone Colletta-ET, Heatherstone Enterprises, Inc., Baraboo 5. Brookhill Goldwyn Explosion, Heatherstone Enterprises Inc., Baraboo (2JR) Tsmad-Lyn Destry Mareta, Johanna Madland, Lyndon Station

District 5 Results Veterans Memorial Park, Mauston Judge: Roger Turner 110 head shown (74 heifers, 36 cows) Spring Calf, Exhibitors 10 & Under (6): 1. (BO) Rosedale Made By Lucky-Red, Rosedale Genetics Ltd, Oxford 2. (1JR, JrBO) Paule-View Sanchez Lovebug, Suton Paulson, Arlington 3. (2JR) Beverlys-Hills Joanna, Brennan & Dalton O'Rourke, Tomah 4. Heatherstone Commend-ET, Heatherstone Enterprises, Inc., Baraboo 5. Jo-Clar Fever Razel Dazzel, William & June Robinson, New Lisbon Spring Calf (8): 1. (BO) Rosedale Made By LuckyRed, Rosedale Genetics Ltd, Oxford 2. (1JR, JrBO) Paule-View Sanchez Lovebug, Suton Paulson, Arlington 3. (2JR) Beverlys-Hills Joanna, Brennan & Dalton O'Rourke, Tomah 4. Jo-Clar Fever Razel Dazzel, William & June Robinson, New Lisbon 5. Sorg-Land Dreamer Adalyn, Steven & Connie Sorg, Spring Green Winter Calf (20): 1. (BO) Heatherstone MsPersonality, Chelsea Holschbach, Baraboo 2. (1JR) Gildale Atwood Pathmaker, Melissa Sprecher, Sauk City 3. (2JR, JrBO) Walk-Era Sanchez Kaycie-TW, Alli Walker, Wisconsin Dells 4. Rosedale Ima Chatterbox-Red, Rosedale Genetics Ltd, Oxford 5. Protege Atwood Rascal, Colt & Nikki Voegeli, Arlington Fall Calf (16): 1. Holbric Dickey Shadow, Hammertime Hols., Heritage Hols. & Pat Conroy, Poynette 2. (1JR) Marsh-Vue Brokaw Annie, Sela & Kelby Fossum, Lodi 3. (BO) Rosedale Foxy Cleopatra, Rosedale Genetics Ltd, Oxford 4. Vo-Grin Hushed Silence, Dakota Voegeli-Paulson & Mikayla Endres, Arlington 5. (2JR) Oakfield Glddr Las Vegas-ET, Tyler Endres & Christian Cunningham, Lodi Summer Yearling (8): 1. (1JR) Duckett Secure Lilly-Red-ET, Melissa Sprecher, Sauk City 2. (BO) Walk-Era G Chip Apparent, Walk-Era Farms, Inc., Wisconsin Dells 3. Jacobs Sid Adonis, Douglas Petzel, Baraboo 4. Walk-Era G Chip Hailey, WalkEra Farms, Inc., Wisconsin Dells 5. (2JR) Matt-Dari Clark Dida, James, Elizabeth, Thomas, Sela & Kelby Fossum, Lodi Spring Yearling (4): 1. (1JR) OCD Gold Chip LolitaET, Melissa Sprecher, Sauk City 2. (BO) Heatherstone Dynasty-ET, Heatherstone Enterprises, Inc., Baraboo 3. Rosedale Stopchasingmaria, Rosedale Genetics Ltd, Oxford 4. Eyes-Delta Goldchip Koffee, Ryan Steinhoff, Tomah Winter Yearling (5): 1. (BO) Rosedale Silky Stilettos, Rosedale Genetics Ltd, Oxford 2. Ms Brimel Atwood Charlie-TW, Gary McCarthy, Kyle Knaup & Hammertime Holsteins, Poynette 3. (1JR) Srd-Il Acme Express-ET, Melissa Sprecher, Sauk City

Junior Champion of the Junior Show: Marsh-Vue Brokaw Annie, Sela & Kelby Fossum, Lodi Reserve Junior Champion of the Junior Show: Knh-Endres Atlantic Ocean, Tyler, Cole & Mikayla Endres, Lodi

Junior Champion of the Show: Holbric Dickey Shadow, Hammertime Hols., Heritage Hols. & Pat Conroy, Poynette Reserve Junior Champion of the Show: Rosedale Silky Stilettos, Rosedale Genetics Ltd, Oxford Junior Best 3 Females (1): 1. Rosedale Genetics Ltd, Oxford Junior 2-Year-Old (5): 1. (BU, BO) Rosedale The Rose-Red-ET, Rosedale Genetics Ltd, Oxford 2. Glenirvine Seaver Lin, Heatherstone Enterprises Inc., Baraboo 3. Scientific Sid Sally Rae-ET, Rosedale Genetics Ltd & Howard Binder Jr, Oxford 4. Heatherstone My Oh My-ET, Chelsea Holschbach, Baraboo 5. (1JR) Fabs Durable Fluke, Tyler, Cole & Mikayla Endres, Lodi Senior 2-Year-Old (12): 1. (BU, BO) KHW Hightower-ET, High Altitude Syndicate & Rosedale Genetics Ltd., Oxford 2. Rosedale Worth Repeating-ET, Rosedale Genetics Ltd, Oxford 3. LMaples Aftershock Heather, Tom Lyon Jr., Westfield 4. Rosedale Rumor Hasit-Red-ET, Rosedale Genetics Ltd, Oxford 5. Savage-Leigh Golden Girl-ET, Heatherstone Enterprises, Inc., Baraboo (1JR, JrBO) Knh-Endres Atlantic Orlando, Tyler, Cole & Mikayla Endres, Lodi Junior 3-Year-Old (2): 1. (BU) Our-Favorite Noemi Rae-ET, Heatherstone Enterprises, Inc., Baraboo 2. (1JR) Shea-Hi Sid Asia-ET, Abby & Adam Field, Wonewoc Senior 3-Year-Old (4): 1. (BU, BO) Heatherstone Phantom-Red-ET, Heatherstone Enterprises, Inc.,

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Baraboo 2. ]Bass-Val GW Atwood Jobee, Ryan & Cletus Bass, Reedsburg 3. Bass-Val Durham-R Mombi-Red, Ryan & Cletus Bass, Reedsburg 4. Rosedale Panty Raid-ET, Rosedale Genetics Ltd, Oxford Intermediate Champion of the Show: KHW Hightower-ET, High Altitude Syndicate & Rosedale Genetics Ltd., Oxford Reserve Intermediate Champion of the Show: Rosedale The Rose-Red-ET, Rosedale Genetics Ltd, Oxford 4-Year-Old (4): 1. (BU, BO) JM-L-Maples GoldwynET, Tom Lyon & Jason Mell, Westfield 2. Rosedale Lucky-Rose-Red, Rosedale Genetics Ltd, Oxford 3. Welk-Shade Atwood Koko-ET, Walk-Era Farms, Inc., Wisconsin Dells 4. Mac-Valli Talent Mercedes, John McCullough, Camp Douglas 5-Year-Old (6): 1. (BU) Old-Stage Schz ExcursionET, Heatherstone Enterprises, Inc., Baraboo 2. (1JR) Sunny-Valley Aftrshk Lacoon, Theresa & Johanna Madland, Lyndon Station 3. (BO) Rosedale Life Is Sweet-ET, Rosedale Genetics Ltd, Oxford 4. (2JR) Paulo-Bro Atwood Jan 8608, Dalton R Hahn, Loganville 5. Hylite Jet Ms Fab-Red-TW, Tyler, Cole & Mikayla Endres, Lodi 6-Year-Old & Older (3): 1. (BU, BO) Rosedale Stardom Bound-ET, Rosedale Genetics Ltd, Oxford 2. Pineylawn Jasper Bethany, Heatherstone Enterprises, Inc., Baraboo 3. Rosedale Leona-ET, Rosedale Genetics Ltd, Oxford 150,000 lb. Cow (1): 1. (BU, BO) Twin-Val Damion D-Lucky, John Roloff, Wonewoc Champion Bred & Owned of the Junior Show: Knh-Endres Atlantic Orlando, Tyler, Cole & Mikayla Endres, Lodi

Senior & Grand Champion of the Junior Show: Sunny-Valley Aftrshk Lacoon, Theresa & Johanna Madland, Lyndon Station Reserve Senior & Reserve Grand Champion of the Junior Show: Knh-Endres Atlantic Orlando, Tyler, Cole & Mikayla Endres, Lodi

Senior & Grand Champion of the Show: JML-Maples Goldwyn-ET, Tom Lyon & Jason Mell, Westfield Reserve Senior & Grand Champion of the Show: Rosedale Lucky-Rose-Red, Rosedale Genetics Ltd, Oxford Best Udder of the Show: JM-L-Maples GoldwynET, Tom Lyon & Jason Mell, Westfield Champion Bred & Owned: JM-L-Maples GoldwynET, Tom Lyon & Jason Mell, Westfield

Best 3 Females (1): 1. Rosedale Genetics, Oxford Produce of Dam (3): 1. KNH Endres Holsteins, Lodi 2. Rosedale Genetics Ltd., Oxford 3. Sorgland Dairy, Sauk City Dam & Offspring (4): 1. Lyndell Dairy, Lyndon Station 2. Rosedale Genetics, Ltd., Oxford 3. Kindland Dairy, Loganville 4. Bass-Val, Reedsburg Premier Breeder: Rosedale Genetics, Oxford Premier Exhibitor: Heatherstone Enterprises, Baraboo

District 6 Results Green County Fairgrounds, Monroe Judge: Chad Ryan Associate Judge: Ryan Krohlow 241 head shown (171 heifers, 70 cows) Spring Calf, Exhibitors 10 & Under (12): 1. (BO) Jeffrey-Way Doormn Tamelian, Breinne Hendrickson, Belleville 2. Berryridge Marsala-Red, Elizabeth, Nicole & Zachary Endres, Waunakee 3. (1JR) Zehrview EV Crageous Cutie, Tessa VI & Stella Rb Schmocker, Whitewater 4. (2JR) Berryridge DM Adrenaline-ET, Nicole, Zachary, Eliza & Ava Endres, Waunakee 5. (3JR) Quad-R Armani Macadoo, Ian Schwartzlow, Monticello (JrBO) Zehr-Go-Show Royales Reign, W & R Zehr and T & S Schmocker, Whitewater Spring Calf (20): 1. (BO) Jeffrey-Way Doormn Tamelian, Brienne Hendrickson, Belleville 2. Berryridge Marsala-Red, Elizabeth, Nicole & Zachary Endres, Waunakee 3. Sonnenbrook EQTN Aliyah, Ryan & Adam Sonnenburg, Belleville 4. Ziems GWA Muddy Buddy, Timothy & Leah Ziemba, Elkhorn 5. Heritage-E Debbies Disney, N&J Sarbacker & M & L Evangelo, Whitewater (1JR, JrBO) BHHD Aftershock Limitless, Karlee Ketelboeter, Dane (2JR) Titletown Brokaw HarleyET, Abigail, Evan & Austin Martin, Janesville Winter Calf (30): 1. (1JR) Bur-Wall Brokaw Cynic, Otis & Malcolm Johnson, Evansville 2. (BO) Hillpine Chelios Batard, Lauber Farm, Union Grove 3. WI Fischerdale Atwd Elle-ET, Elizabeth Sarbacker, Verona 4. Tree-Hayven Stnlycp Miracle, Ziems Farms, Kevin & Barb & Tim & Leah Ziemba, Elkhorn 5. (2JR, JrBO) WI Fischerdale Gldrms Rocky, Elizabeth Sarbacker, Verona Fall Calf (45): 1. (1JR) WI Fischerdale After Effort, Zach, Nicole, Eliza & Elizabeth Endres, Waunakee 2. OCD Brokaw Mesa-ET, Cranehill Genetics & Heritage Holsteins, Whitewater 3. (BO) Ziems Atwood Elani-ET, Ziems Farms & Tim & Leah Ziemba, Elkhorn 4. (2JR) WI Fischerdale Attic Evita, Lindsey Sarbacker, Edgerton 5. (3JR) JennyLou Brokaw 3893 - Allison, Lauren & Brayden Breunig, Sauk City Summer Yearling (25): 1. (BO) Heritage-E Divas Dorothy, N&J Sarbacker & M & L Evangelo, Whitewater 2. (1JR, JrBO) Rock-Edge Atwood Daphne, Kristen & Jenna Broege, Janesville 3. Jeffrey-Way Cor Tavette, Brooks Hendrickson, Belleville 4. Gloryland-AH Dora Rae, Ourway Holsteins, Brooklyn 5. (2JR) WI Fischerdale Brokaw Riley, Elizabeth Sarbacker, Verona Spring Yearling (16): 1. (1JR) Hez Ashock AvenaET, Megan Lauber, Union Grove 2. (2JR, BO, JrBO) Opsal Guthrie Chanel, Joseph Opsal, Blue Mounds 3. (3JR) Inwood-Hill Alex Sweetthing, Amber & Mitchell Dammen, Argyle 4. Bur-Wall Lynn Dickey Pompon, Bur-Wall Holsteins, Brooklyn 5. Ourway Sanchez Chantilly, Ourway Holsteins, Brooklyn Winter Yearling (11): 1. (1JR, BO) Hilpine B Anya-

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Premier Exhibitor – District 5 Heatherstone Enterprises, Inc., Baraboo Mike & Valerie Holschbach Family, Raymundo Valentin-Cruz, Megan Slayton & Doug Petzel - Special thanks to our crew at the show: Joel Kietzman, Pat Heeron & Justin Langer Herd Info: 130 cows RHA: 2x 30,288M District Show Herd: 15 head shown & 8 were homebred Current sires being used: Brady, Archrival, Kingboy, Solomon, Heatherstone Malicious Breeding philosophies/herd goals: We breed for a balance of type and production with a consideration given to health traits.

Comment on the animals that contributed to the winning of this award: Heatherstone Phantom-Red, EX at 3-01, 1st Senior 3-yearOld & HM Intermediate Champion. OurFavorite Naomi Rae, 1st Junior 3-Year-Old (Numero Uno x Gold Dish Rae). Old-Stage Schz Excursion, EX-93, 1st 5-Year-Old (from the heart of the Elegance family). Pineylawn Jasper Bethany, EX-94, 2nd 6-Year-Old & Older, 2014 Holstein USA Star of the Breed.

Premier Breeder – District 5 Rosedale Genetics Ltd., Oxford Mark & Nicky Rueth, summer intern Jonas Zurcher (Switzerland) Herd Info: 65 cows RHA: 2x 24,114 4.0 964 3.3 794 District Show Herd: 19 head shown & 16 were homebred Current sires being used: Diamondback, Armani, Blake, Heztry & Doorman Breeding philosophies/herd goals: We breed for type and feed for production. We breed for strength, udders and feet and legs and use bulls from solid, proven cow families!

Comment on the animals that contributed to the winning of this award: Of the 19 head shown, 10 were direct descendants of Redrose, 3 were from Blackrose, and 3 were from Paradise. The Reserve Junior Champion, Reserve Intermediate Champion, and Reserve Senior and Grand Champion were from Redrose; Intermediate Champion was from the Durham Altitude family. Redrose, Blackrose & Paradise all EX-96 & proven foundation cows for us.

ET, Megan Lauber, Union Grove 2. (2JR) Berryridge Atwood Juicy, Elizabeth, Nicole & Zachary Endres, Waunakee 3. (3JR) Merkline Doorman Pallas-ET, Kimberly Keller, Mt Horeb 4. La-Follette Gldchp Classic, John & Joan Judd, Mt Horeb 5. Virhada Sid Roxy, Karsen Haag, Mt Horeb Fall Yearling (12): 1. (BO) Berryridge Brokaw Katniss, Zachary & Nicole Endres, Waunakee 2. (1JR) Ryan-Vu GChip Claudette-ET, Joshua & Joey Opsal, Blue Mounds 3. Ziems-LKH GWA MS Monster-ET, Ziems Farms, T Ziemba & L & K Hurtgen, Elkhorn 4. (2JR) Glenn-Ann Doorman Bootie, Clayton & Cole Mahlkuch, Juda 5. (3JR) Milksource Windbr Allure-ET, Benjamin Kronberg, Milton

Junior Champion of the Junior & Open Show: Hilpine B Anya-ET, Megan Lauber, Union Grove Reserve Junior Champion of the Junior Show: WI Fischerdale After Effort, Zach, Nicole, Eliza & Elizabeth Endres, Waunakee

Reserve Junior Champion of the Open Show: Berryridge Brokaw Katniss, Zachary & Nicole Endres, Waunakee Junior Best 3 Females (5): 1. Lauber Farm 2. Berryridge Holsteins 3. Fischerdale Holsteins 4. Heritage Holsteins 5. Jeffrey-Way Holsteins Junior 2-Year-Old (6): 1. (BU) Prestige-Gen A S Kicker-ET, Barbara Ziemba, Timothy & Leah Ziemba, & Jeffrey Cole, Elkhorn 2. (BO) Hillpine Hero Faustine, Lauber Farm, Union Grove 3. (1JR, JrBO) Jeffrey-Way Goldchip Tareba, Brooks Hendrickson, Belleville 4. Willows-Edge Durham Vroom, Randy & Susan Langer, DeForest 5. RockN-Hill-II Sid Calista, Michael & Chris McCullough, Juda Senior 2-Year-Old (13): 1. (BO, BU, 1JR) Hoesly Atwood Payday, Paige Hoesly, Brodhead 2. (2JR) Budjon-JK Damion Eklipse-ET, Lindsey Sarbacker, Edgerton 3. Langer Gold Chip Crown Mapl, Jenna Langer, DeForest 4. Glenn-Ann Snowden Simba, Glenn-Ann Holsteins, Albany 5. (3JR) Miss Lauthority Glamorous, Chase Warren, Burlington Futurity (6): 1. Quad-R Lauthority Darla, Nicole Smith, Monticello 2. Glenn-Ann GC Scandal-ET, Glenn-Ann Holsteins, Albany 3. Bur-Wall Braxton Monterey, Wallace Behnke, Brooklyn 4. Milksource Watch Always-ET, Abigail Martin, Janesville 5. RHC Sterling Tinkerbell-Red, Alyssa Cramer, Juda Junior 3-Year-Old (8): 1. (BU, BO, 1JR) Hillpine Rainy Alyssa, Megan Lauber, Union Grove 2. (2JR) Milksource Damion Electra, Benjamin Kronberg, Milton 3. Hanalee Sid Nicole, Justin Langer,

DeForest 4. Bur-Wall Braxton Monterey, Bur-Wall Holsteins, Brooklyn 5. (3JR) Berryridge Braxton Lola, Elizabeth, Nicole & Zachary Endres, Waunakee Senior 3-Year-Old (14): 1. (BU, BO) BHHD Goldroy Holly, Nicole Ballweg, Dane 2. Hillpine Final Cut Chillin, Lauber Farm, Union Grove 3. (1JR) QuadR Lauthority Darla, Ryan Smith, Monticello 4. Ocean-View Palermo Elle, Daryl Nunes, Deerfield 5. Glenn-Ann GC Scandal-ET, Glenn-Ann Holsteins, Albany (2JR, JrBO) Jeffrey-Way WB Twitter-ET, Brooks Hendrickson, Belleville

Intermediate Champion of the Junior & Open Show: Hoesly Atwood Payday, Paige Hoesly, Brodhead Reserve Intermediate Champion of the Junior & Open Show: Budjon-JK Damion Eklipse-ET, Lindsey Sarbacker, Edgerton 4-Year-Old (11): 1. (BU, BO, 1JR) Rock-N-Hill-II Atwoo Crisco, Rachel McCullough, Juda 2. Comestar Goldwyn Locassie, Justin Langer, DeForest 3. Glenn-Ann Fever Sonoma-TW, Glenn-Ann Holsteins, Albany 4. MS Crescentmead Dixie-ET, Alan Cook & Rodney Hetts, Fort Atkinson 5. (2JR) Golden-Oaks Ashock Rebel-ET, Kelsey Cramer, Juda 5-Year-Old (4): 1. (BU, BO) Hillpine Goldwyn ChillET, Lauber Farm, Union Grove 2. Ziems Big Time Lucy Goosey, Timothy & Leah Ziemba, Elkhorn 3. (1JR) Meyervilla Sanrae Roulet-ET, Shelbie & Katelynn Greidanus, Delevan 4. (2JR) Krull Laurin Empossible-ET, Chase Warren, Burlington 6-Year-Old & Older (8): 1. (BO) Ocean-View Damion Elise, Daryl Nunes, Deerfield 2. Miss Marconi Phashion, Glenn-Ann Holsteins, Albany 3. Ocean-View Damion Sassy, Daryl Nunes, Deerfield 4. (BU) Melarry Atlanta Nancy, Jenna Langer, DeForest 5. Rock-N-Hill-II LJ Banana-ET, Michael & Chris McCullough, Juda (1JR, JrBO) Jeffrey-Way Taleea-ET, Brooks Hendrickson, Belleville (2JR) Diamondhead Buckeye Spirit, Shelbie Greidanus, Delevan 150,000 lb. Cow (3): 1. (BU, BO) Miss Goldwyn Phantastic, Glenn-Ann Holsteins, Albany 2. OceanView Damion Abby, Daryl Nunes, Deerfield 3. Ocean-View Damion Zandra, Daryl Nunes, Deerfield Senior Champion of the Junior Show: Rock-NHill-II Atwoo Crisco, Rachel McCullough, Juda Reserve Senior Champion of the Junior Show: Jeffrey-Way Taleea-ET, Brooks Hendrickson, Belleville Grand Champion of the Junior Show: Hoesly Atwood Payday, Paige Hoesly, Brodhead Reserve Grand Champion of the Junior Show: Rock-N-Hill-II Atwoo Crisco, Rachel McCullough, Juda Senior & Grand Champion of the Open Show: Ocean-View Damion Elise, Daryl Nunes, Deerfield Reserve Senior Champion of the Open Show: Hillpine Goldwyn Chill-ET, Lauber Farm, Union Grove

Reserve Grand Champion of the Open Show: Hoesly Atwood Payday, Paige Hoesly, Brodhead Best Udder of the Show: Melarry Atlanta Nancy, Jenna Langer, DeForest Champion Bred & Owned of the Show: OceanView Damion Elise, Daryl Nunes, Deerfield Best 3 Females (3): 1. Lauber Farms 2. OceanView 3. Glenn-Ann Holsteins Produce of Dam (2): 1. Glenn-Ann Holsteins 2. Jeffrey-Way Holsteins Dam & Offspring (3): 1. Ocean-View 2. Glenn-Ann Holsteins 3. RHC Holsteins Premier Breeder & Exhibitor: Lauber Farms

Premier Exhibitor & Exhibitor – District 6 Lauber Farm, Union Grove Mark & Julie Lauber, Matt, Ryan & Megan Herd Info: 60 cows BAA: 110% RHA: 2x 26,477 3.58 947 3.12 827 District Show Herd: 10 head shown & 8 were homebred Current sires being used: Brokaw, Rainey, Chelios, Doorman, Armani, Gold Chip, Aftershock, Golden Dreams & Meridian Breeding philosophies/herd goals: We breed for correct type which leads to cows that are balanced with longevity.

Comment on the animals that contributed to the winning of this award: Hillpine Hero Faustine, 2nd Junior 2-Year-Old (Dam: EX-91 at 10Y, Granddam: EX-94 at 12Y). Hillpine Rainy Alyssa, EX-90, 1st Junior 3-Year-Old (7 generations VG or EX). Hillpine Final Cut Chillin, VG-88, 2nd Senior 3-Year-Old (Dams: VG-87, EX-91, EX-92, back to Gray-View Chrissy). Hillpine Goldwyn Chill-ET, EX-92, 1st 5-Year-Old (sister to the dam of Final Cut Chillin).

District 7 Results Shawano Co. Fairgrounds, Shawano Judge: Brian Kelroy 159 head shown (104 heifers, 55 cows)

Spring Calf, Exhibitors 10 & Under (8): 1 (1JR, BO) Synergy McCutchen Alberta, M, C & E Jauquet & M, C & S Haack, Pulaski 2. (2JR) Miss Black Widow, Jacob, Logan & Madison Harbaugh, Marion 3. Milksource Dft Lexus-Red-ET, Milk Source LLC, Kaukauna 4. (3JR) V-View Cotnder Malibu-Red-ET, McKenzie & Ryleigh Endvick, Kaukauna 5. (4JR) wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/September 2015-39

Milksource Defnt Loranne-ET, Josie M Kinnard, Sturgeon Bay (5JR, JrBO) Opsal-Wilstar DareDevil-ET, Joseph Opsal & Cathyrn & Christopher Gunst, Pine River Spring Calf (8): 1. (1JR, BO) Synergy McCutchen Alberta, M, C & E Jauquet & M, C & S Haack, Pulaski 2. (2JR) Miss Black Widow, Jacob, Logan & Madison Harbaugh, Marion 3. (3JR) Synergy Anahiem Magnolia-ET, M, C & E Jauquet & M, C & S Haack, Pulaski 4. Craig-Kro Brokaw Alsa, Craig B. Krohlow, Black Creek 5. (4JR) Overland Absolute Luxury, McKenna & Coltin Coffeen, De Pere (JrBO) Gaedtke Fabio Perky, Hailey Gaedtke, Luxemburg Winter Calf (22): 1. (BO) Milksource Defnt TwinkleET, Milk Source LLC, Kaukauna 2. Milksource Sid Desire-ET, Milk Source LLC, Kaukauna 3. (1JR) Tree-Hayven Justice-ET, Hailey Zernicke, Bonduel 4. Milksource Defnt Tiffany-ET, Milk Source LLC, Kaukauna 5. (2JR) Forest-Ridge A Mopsy-Red-ET, Jacob, Logan & Madison Harbaugh & Adella Loehr, Marion (JrBO) Ms Rowdy Doorman, Jordan Schmidt, Luxemburg Fall Calf (16): 1. (BO) Milksource Sid Ahead-ET, Milk Source LLC, Kaukauna 2. Voigtscrest Mc Athena-ET, Chad Ryan & Lynn Harbaugh, Marion 3. Milksource McCutchen Jackie, Milk Source LLC, Kaukauna 4. Milksource Wire Racket-Red, Milk Source LLC, Kaukauna 5. Bella-View Gc Dramaqueen-ET, Jacob, Logan & Madison Harbaugh & Adella Loehr, Marion (1JR) Siemers Corvette Ashlyn-ET, Jacob, Logan & Madison Harbaugh, Marion (2JR, JrBO) Mead-Manor Corvette Jags, Mike & Megan Moede, Algoma Summer Yearling (16): 1. (1JR) Trent Valley Atwood Vive, Jordan & Whitney Ebert, Algoma 2. (BO) Milksource G W Lacey-ET, Milk Source LLC, Kaukauna 3. Milksource Barb Love-Red-ET, Milk Source LLC, Kaukauna 4. (2JR, JrBO) Ms Jauquet McCutchen Sanara, Hailey Jauquet & Mike & Megan Moede, Luxemburg 5. Milksource G W Licorice-ET, Milk Source LLC, Kaukauna Spring Yearling (12): 1. (1JR) Butlerview Doorman Class, Jordan & Whitney Ebert, Algoma 2. (2JR) Jerland Sh Atwood Adeen-ET, Kayla Krueger, Marion 3. (3JR) Trent Valley Abra 3-ET, Savana Micke, Black Creek 4. (4JR) Overland Alwys Gorgeous-Red, Mason, Carter & Evan Jauquet, Pulaski 5. (5JR, BO, JrBO) Mead-Manor Abs Adrian-ET, Mike & Megan Moede, Algoma Winter Yearling (13): 1. (BO) Milksource Atwood Accent-ET, Milk Source LLC, Kaukauna 2. (1JR, JrBO) Teapot Sanchez Sangria, Kayla Krueger, Marion 3. (2JR) Mead-Manor Abs Adele-ET, Mike & Megan Moede, Algoma 4. Craig-Kro Dempsey Andrea, Craig B. Krohlow, Black Creek 5. (3JR) Gaedtke Windbrook Payton-ET, J, J, H, A & K Gaedtke & M Kroll, Luxemburg Fall Yearling (9): 1. (BO) Milksource Gldwn Academy-ET, Milk Source LLC, Kaukauna 2. (1JR) Ms Absolute Glory-Red, McKenna & Coltin Coffeen & Breya Pollack, De Pere 3. (2JR) Milksource Defiant Kia-ET, Kara Vosters, Kaukauna 4. (3JR) Synergy Always Smokin-Red, M, C & E Jauquet & M, C & S Haack, Pulaski 5. (4JR) Gaedtke Redliner DakotaRed, J, J, H, A & K Gaedtke & M Kroll, Luxemburg Junior Champion of the Junior Show: Butlerview Doorman Class, Jordan & Whitney Ebert, Algoma Reserve Junior Champion of the Junior Show: Jerland Sh Atwood Adeen-ET, Kayla Krueger, Marion Junior Champion of the Show: Milksource Gldwn

Academy-ET, Milk Source LLC, Kaukauna Reserve Junior Champion: Butlerview Doorman Class, Jordan & Whitney Ebert, Algoma Junior Best 3 Females (2): 1. Milk Source LLC 2. Synergy Dairy LLC Junior 2-Year-Old (6): 1. Morsan Miss Wonder, Milk Source LLC, Kaukauna 2. Wedgwood Atwood Camomile-ET, Milk Source LLC, Kaukauna 3. (1JR, BO, JrBO, BU) Synergy Guthrie Toucan, M, C & E Jauquet & M, C & S Haack, Pulaski 4. (2JR) Budjon-JK Gc Edversity-ET, Hailey Jauquet, Luxemburg 5. (3JR) Harmony-Mist Zeta-ET, Bethany E. Marcks, Black Creek Senior 2-Year-Old (11): 1. (1JR) Ryan-Geiger GWAtwd Reaction, Whitney Ebert, Algoma 2. (BO, BU) Milksource Limit-Red-ET, Milk Source LLC, Kaukauna 3. Milksource Numero Lakota-ET, Milk Source LLC, Kaukauna 4. Milksource Redbrst Alma-Red, Milk Source LLC, Kaukauna 5. (JrBO, 2JR) Synergy Alchemy Romano-ET, M, C & E Jauquet & M, C & S Haack, Pulaski Junior 3-Year-Old (3): 1. (BO, BU, 1JR) Synergy Atwood Trixie, M, C & E Jauquet & M, C & S Haack, Pulaski 2. (2JR) Rabur Sid Pleasance-ET, Brandon R. Smith, Pulaski 3. Craig-Kro Dusk To Dawn, Craig B. Krohlow, Black Creek Senior 3-Year-Old (12): 1. (BU) Milksource Dty Tanya-Red-ET, Cathryn E. & Christopher L. Gunst, Pine River 2. (1JR) Kingsway Goldwyn Avacodo, Kayla Krueger, Marion 3. (BO) Milksource Sid Lynley-ET, Milk Source LLC, Kaukauna 4. Benbie Sid Fiona, Craig B. Krohlow, Black Creek 5. (2JR) Harmony-Mist Atwood Janelle, Bethany E. Marcks, Black Creek (JrBO, Prod.) Grace Brisco TiramisuET, Mikayla Knorn, Casco Intermediate Champion of the Junior & Open Show: Ryan-Geiger GWAtwd Reaction, Whitney Ebert, Algoma Reserve Intermediate Champion of the Junior Show: Kingsway Goldwyn Avacodo, Kayla Krueger,

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Marion Reserve Intermediate Champion of the Open Show: Milksource Dty Tanya-Red-ET, Cathryn E. & Christopher L. Gunst, Pine River 4-Year-Old (11): 1. (BU, 1JR, BO) Milksource Durham Giggle-ET, Chloe Vosters, Kaukauna 2. (2JR) Gateway-Acres Sid Ida, Hailey Jauquet, Luxemburg 3. North-Fashion Sanchz Ada, James L. Sipiorski, St Johns 4. MDF Goldwyn Breezier 39ET, James & Lavaun Janney & Nathan Goldenberg, Pine River 5. (Prod.) Opsal Wlstar Dare Shot-ET, Joseph Opsal & Cathryn & Christopher Gunst, Pine River 5-Year-Old (3): 1. (BO, BU) Go-Make Affirmed Fortress, Ken R. Moeller, Seymour 2. Dan-T Shot Gal-ET, Craig B. Krohlow, Black Creek 3. (1JR) Harmony-Mist Luella, Bethany Marcks, Black Creek 6-Year-Old & Older (8): 1. (1JR) Ri-Jul Advent Leann-Red, Christopher Vomastic, Pulaski 2. Duckett-Sr Light Passion-ET, David, Julie & Derek Marcks, Black Creek 3. (BO, BU) Go-Make Park Avenue, Ken R. Moeller, Seymour 4. (2JR, Prod.)

Da-So-Burn Goldwyn Dario-ET, Derek Breyer, Birnamwood 5. Voight-Acres Talent Triumph, Steven Voight, Shiocton 150,000 lb. Cow (1): 1. (BU) Bayless Jasper Fawn, Jacob Brey, Sturgeon Bay Champion Bred & Owned of the Junior Show: Synergy Guthrie Toucan, M, C & E Jauquet & M, C & S Haack, Pulaski

Senior & Grand Champion of the Junior Show: Milksource Durham Giggle-ET, Chloe Vosters, Kaukauna Reserve Senior Champion of the Junior Show: Gateway-Acres Sid Ida, Hailey Jauquet, Luxemburg Reserve Grand Champion of the Junior Show: Ryan-Geiger GWAtwd Reaction, Whitney Ebert, Algoma

Senior & Grand Champion: Milksource Durham Giggle-ET, Chloe Vosters, Kaukauna Reserve Senior Champion: Bayless Jasper Fawn, Jacob Brey, Sturgeon Bay Reserve Grand Champion: Ryan-Geiger GWAtwd Reaction, Whitney Ebert, Algoma Best Udder of the Show: Milksource Durham Giggle-ET, Chloe Vosters, Kaukauna Champion Bred & Owned: Milksource Durham Giggle-ET, Chloe Vosters, Kaukauna Best 3 Females (4): 1. Milk Source LLC 2. Synergy Dairy 3. Go-Make Holsteins 4. Bethany Marcks

Produce of Dam (2): 1. Synergy Dairy 2. Skylar Buman Dam & Offspring (3): 1. Overland Acres & Breya Pollack 2. Vomastic 3. Wilstar Holsteins Premier Breeder & Exhibitor: Milk Source LLC, Kaukauna Premier Breeder & Exhibitor of the Junior Show: Bethany Marcks

Premier Breeder & Exhibitor – District 7 MilkSource Genetics, Kaukauna Jim Ostrom & Family John Vosters & Family BAA: 114.9% Herd Info: 50 cows RHA: 2x 23,712 3.9 932 3.2 758 District Show Herd: 23 head shown & 20 were homebred Current sires being used: Doorman, Atwood, GoldSun, Lotus, Brokaw, Archrival, Goldwyn & Sid Breeding philosophies/herd goals: We are currently using high type bulls that are popular within the breed. This helps with marketability and staying current with the fast pace of the current GTPI system. Yet, we like using some bulls that we know what we are getting like Sid and Goldwyn.

Comment on the animals that contributed to the winning of this award: Milksource Durham Giggle, EX-94, 1st 4-Year-Old, Grand Champion & Best Udder of Show. Milksource Sid Lynley-ET, VG-85, 3rd Senior 3-Year-Old. Milksource Limit-Red-ET, VG-88, 2nd & Best Udder Senior 2-Year-Old. Milksource Numero Lakota-ET, VG-86, 3rd Senior 2-Year-Old. Milksource Gldwn Academy-ET, 1st Fall Yearling & Junior Champion; Milksource Atwood AccentET, 1st Winter Yearling; Milksource Sid AheadET, 1st Fall Calf; Milksource Defnt Twinkle-ET, 1st Winter Calf.

District 8 Results Dodge County Fairgrounds, Beaver Dam Judge: Ryan Krohlow 79 head shown (64 heifers, 15 cows) Spring Calf, Exhibitors 10 & Under (7): 1. (BO) Crave Atwood Anna 9121-ET, Roseanne Crave, Waterloo 2. (1JR) Lake-Breeze Delight-Red-ET, Grady & Lane Wendorf, Ixonia 3. Paulsoncrest Atwd Jacky-ET, Paulsoncrest & Trevor Tuman, Columbus 4. Straussdale Monte 7Up 1711, Straussdale Holsteins LLC, Lake Mills 5. PrairieAire McCutch Emily, Prairie Aire Farm, Watertown Spring Calf (5): 1. (BO) Crave Atwood Anna 9121ET, Roseanne Crave, Waterloo 2. (1JR) LakeBreeze Delight-Red-ET, Grady & Lane Wendorf, Ixonia 3. Greenmanacres Ashanti, Brian Greenman, Fond du Lac 4. Milgene Just a Dream-RedET, Hildebrandt Family Farms, LLC, Hustisford 5. Milgene Just a Game-ET, Hildebrandt Family

Farms, LLC, Hustisford Winter Calf (14): 1. (1JR) Rosedale Atwood Honey, Carley Krull, Lake Mills 2. (BO) Crave Atwood April 9010-ET, Patrick Crave, Waterloo 3. Camerons Atwd Carolyn-ETS, Zachary, Jordan & Briana Lemke, Chilton 4. Camerons Wbrook Crystal-ET, Budjon Fms, P & L Vail, St Jacobs & Woodmansee, Lomira 5. (2JR, JrBO) Stormy-Ridge Foremost Edna, Colin Uecker, Lake Mills Fall Calf (11): 1. (BO) Crave Attic Gabrielle 8756, Roseanne Crave, Waterloo 2. Franview Fever Rita, John T. Mersch, Fox Lake 3. (1JR) Echo Glen GD Macy, Caleb Hart & Alek Krueger, DePere 4. (2JR) Straussdale Bar Dreamy-Red, Mariah & Carly Strauss, Lake Mills 5. Synergy McCutchen September, Ben Buske & Colin Uecker, Watertown Summer Yearling (11): 1. Budjon-JK Glchip Explain-ET, Zachary, Jordan & Brianna Lemke, Chilton 2. (1JR) Winright Atwood Amazon-ET, Ben Buske, Brownsville 3. (BO) Budjon-JK Heztry Endorse-ET, Budjon Farms & Joel Kietzman, Lomira 4. Wildweed Ladd Margarita-Red, Frank Behling, Fox Lake 5. (2JR) Krull-G Armani Lovebug, Carley Krull & Brad Griswold, Lake Mills (JrBO) Crave Brokaw 8587-ET, Roseanne L Crave, Waterloo Spring Yearling (9): 1. (1JR, BO) Loverslane Risky Business, Ben Buske, Brownsville 2. Vailwood Atwood Sally-ET, Peter & Lyn Vail & Budjon Farms, Lomira 3. (2JR) Crescentmead Win Rachel-ET, Mariah A. Strauss, Lake Mills 4. Ladinodale Absolute Alicia, Matthew & Elizabeth Gunst, Hartford 5. Smith-Dubo Brokaw Mila, Matt & Travis Smith, Watertown Winter Yearling (3): 1. (BO) Budjon-Vail Ab Angelique-ET, Peter & Lyn Vail & Budjon Farms, Lomira 2. Crave Brokaw Carol 8318, Crave Brothers Farm LLC, Waterloo 3. Kison-Place Braxton Millie, Darwin & Judy Kison, Cedarburg Fall Yearling (4): 1. Mellwood-I Sid A Zoo, BudjonVail, Lomira 2. (BO) Budjon-Jk Absolut Eloise-ET, Budjon Farms & Joel Kietzman, Lomira 3. (1JR) GBM Dempsey Sophie, Dawson & Kylie Nickels, Watertown 4. Ladinodale Atwood Angela, Dennis A. Gunst, Hartford

JK Absolut Eloise-ET, Budjon & Joel Kietzman, Lomira Junior Best 3 Females (3): 1. Budjon-JK 2. Crave Brothers LLC 3. Paulsoncrest Junior 2-Year-Old (1): 1. (BO, BU) Paulsoncrest LC Dynamite, Fayth Paulson, Columbus Senior 2-Year-Old (5): 1. (BU) Vailwood Gldwn Sinead-ET, Steven A. Zastrow, Juneau 2. GoldenOaks Lauthorit Adele, Grady & Lane Wendorf, Ixonia 3. (BO) Wildweed Atwood Allison, James L. Behling, Fox Lake 4. Bonarada Bw Sylee-ET, Bob L. Spears, Watertown 5. (1JR) Crave Reg Genevieve 7486-ET, Roseanne L Crave, Waterloo Junior 3-Year-Old (2): 1. (BO, BU) Paulsoncrest Guthri Jakarta, Paulsoncrest & Budjon, Columbus 2. Miss Braxton Bailey, Kayla Jentz,Jared Buske & Joel Phoenix, Brownsville Senior 3-Year-Old (5): 1. (BU) Crescentmead Pal Rhyan-ET, Shawn & Seth Nehls, Hustisford 2. (BO) Smith-Crest Perseus Wynn-ET, Matt & Travis Smith, Watertown 3. Bron-Derw Hogans Fantasy, Judy Schuster, Columbus 4. (1JR) Bohnview Talent Winonna, Emily R Butler, Lebanon 5. (2JR) Milksource Watch Adeen-ET, Mariah A. Strauss, Lake Mills

Intermediate Champion: Crescentmead Pal Rhyan-ET, Shawn & Seth Nehls, Hustisford Reserve Intermediate Champion: Vailwood Gldwn Sinead-ET, Steven A. Zastrow, Juneau 4-Year-Old (0) 5-Year-Old (1): 1. (BU, BO) Smith-Crest-TW SH Virgie-ET, Matt & Travis Smith, Watertownn 6-Year-Old & Older (1): 1. (BU, BO) Crave Aspen Emma 5276, Patrick & Carly Crave, Waterloo 150,000 lb. Cow (0) Champion Bred & Owned of the Junior Show: Stormy-Ridge Foremost Edna, Colin Uecker, Lake Mills

Junior Champion of the Junior Show: Winright Atwood Amazon-ET, Ben Buske, Brownsville Reserve Junior Champion of the Junior Show: Loverslane Risky Business, Ben Buske, Brownsville

Junior Champion of the Show: Mellwood-I Sid A Zoo, Budjon-Vail, Lomira Reserve Junior Champion of the Show: Budjon-

Senior & Grand Champion of the Junior Show: Bohnview Talent Winonna, Emily R Butler, Lebanon Reserve Senior & Reserve Grand Champion of the Junior Show: Milksource Watch Adeen-ET, Mariah A. Strauss, Lake Mills Senior & Grand Champion of the Show: SmithCrest-TW SH Virgie-ET, Matt & Travis Smith, Watertown Reserve Senior Champion of the Show: Crave Aspen Emma 5276, Patrick & Carly Crave, Waterloo Reserve Grand Champion of the Show:

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District 10 Results Manitowoc Co. Fairgrounds, Manitowoc Judge: Matt Sloan 158 head shown (120 heifers, 38 cows)

Crescentmead Pal Rhyan-ET, Shawn & Seth Nehls, Hustisford Best Udder of the Show: Smith-Crest-TW SH Virgie-ET, Matt & Travis Smith, Watertown Champion Bred & Owned of the Show: Bohnview Talent Winonna, Emily R Butler, Lebanon Best 3 Females (0), Produce of Dam (0) Dam & Offspring (1): 1. Emily Butler Premier Breeder & Exhibitor: Crave Brothers LLC

Premier Breeder & Exhibitor – District 8 Crave Brothers Farm LLC, Waterloo Charles, George, Tom & Mark Crave Families, Brian Coyne helps with show animals Herd Info: 1400 cows RHA: 3x 31,000M 3.8%F 3.1%P District Show Herd: 8 head shown & 8 were homebred Current sires being used: Josuper, Muscadet, Mogul, Boastful; type sires Atwood, Gold Chip, Doorman, Atwood & Doorman sons Breeding philosophies/herd goals: The commercial herd is bred for moderate sized, functional type cows able to produce 100,000 lbs. of high quality milk by the end of their third lactation. 99% of cows bred for commercial success and we have a few cow families we work with for show. A big focus is on high quality forage, reproduction and herd health.

Comment on the animals that contributed to the winning of this award: Crave Atwood Anna, 1st Spring Calf; Crave Atwood April, 2nd Winter Calf; Crave Attorney Giselle, 8th Winter Calf; Crave Attic Gabrielle, 1st Fall Calf; Crave Brokaw 8587, 6th Summer Yearling; Crave Brokaw Carol 8318, 2nd Winter Yearling; Crave Reg Genevieve, VG-87, 5th Senior 2-Year-Old; Crave Aspen Emma, EX-92, 1st 6-Year-Old & Older and Reserve Senior Champion.

Anna, April, and Genevieve are daughters of Crave Zenith Gracious who was nominated All-American Spring Yearling in 2007. Giselle & Gabrielle are granddaughters of Gracious.

Gracious has one EX and nine VG daughters; eight of the 10 were VG 2-year-olds.

Spring Calf, Exhibitors 10 & Under (18): 1. (1JR) Titletown Fever Hero-ET, Brianne, Brooklyn & Reid Vandoske & Jess Mullikin, Cleveland 2. (2JR) Trent Valley Aftshock Abra 10, Jordan Lemke, Chilton 3. (3JR) Kaymanor Lexicon Gonzalez, Brianna Lemke, Chilton 4. (4JR) Titletown Fever HannahET, Brianne, Brooklyn & Reid Vandoske & Jess Mullikin, Cleveland 5. (5JR,BO, JrBO) Booth-Haven Lady In-Red-ET, Cole, Ava & Campbell Booth, Plymouth Spring Calf (7): 1. (1JR, BO, JrBO) Bzelite Gold Chanel, Brandon David Biese, Chilton 2. (2JR) Siemers Rgd Lady-Haya-ET, C, J, J, J, C, & L Siemers, Newton 3. (3JR) Titletown Fever Hero-ET, Brianne, Brooklyn & Reid Vandoske & Jess Mullikin, Cleveland 4. Westphalia McCutchen Ezra, Charles A. Westphal, Byron 5. (4JR) Trent Valley Aftshock Abra 10, Jordan Lemke, Chilton Winter Calf (30): 1. Cow-Palace Golden Rally, Savanna Ridge, Sheboygan Falls 2. (1JR, BO) Siemers Brokaw Hayas-Joy-ET, C, J, J, J, C, & L Siemers, Newton 3. Siemers Brkw Hayas-Noel-ET, C, J, J, J, C, & L Siemers, Newton 4. Siemers Rgd Haya-Sparkle-ET, C, J, J, J, C, & L Siemers, Newton 5. Westphal-Elg Defiant Mystic, Madison Partners, Byron (2JR) RJR McCutchen 4310, Brianne, Brooklyn & Reid Vandoske & Jess Mullikin, Cleveland (JrBO) 2nd-Look BWire 12567-Red-ET, Kayli, Kalista, Kaianne, & Kaydence Hodorff, Eden Fall Calf (28): 1. (BO) Siemers Hvz Jubilina-RedET, C, J, J, J, C, & L Siemers, Newton 2. (1JR) Siemers C-Vet Haya-Brite-ET, C, J, J, J, C, & L Siemers, Newton 3. Legend-Maker Golden Destiney, Levash Holsteins, Brillion 4. (2JR) MaukE-Way Durham Anna-ET, Cole, Ava, Campbell & Royce Booth, Plymouth 5. Ran-Rose G Chip DixieTW, Randall Geiger, Greenleaf (JrBO) BoothHaven We Love-Red-ET, Cole, Ava, Campbell & Royce Booth, Plymouth Summer Yearling (14): 1. (BO) Ryan-Crest Wbrk Ellie Mae-ET, Dylan J. Ryan & Kyle Natzke, Fond du Lac 2. Siemers Gsn HayaPrincess-ET, C, J, J, J, C, & L Siemers, Newton 3. Lyn-Vale Brokaw Amber, Kyle Natzke, Fond du Lac 4. (1JR) Milksource Apple Wine-Red, Cole, Ava, Campbell & Royce Booth, Plymouth 5. Fer-Crest Chlis Canadian-TW, Brandon Ferry, Hilbert (2JR) KressHill MS Sundance-Red, Gage Lisowe, Owen & Kendyll Kress & James Jens, Newton (JrBO) Deervue-Acres Iris, Sarah Henschel, Elkhart Lake Spring Yearling (19): 1. (BO) Siemers Brokaw Haya-Star-ET, C, J, J, J, C, & L Siemers, Newton 2. (1st Jr, 2nd BO) Siemers EQ Whippin-Good, C, J, J, J, C, & L Siemers, Newton 3. Lyn-Vale Brokaw Bellatorae, William A. Schultz III, Waldo 4. (2JR) Ms Happy At Love, C, J, J, J, C, & L Siemers, Newton 5. (3JR, JrBO) Booth-Haven Airlift Admire, Cole, Ava, Campbell & Royce Booth, Plymouth Winter Yearling (15): 1. (BO) Siemers Dfnt J-StarRed-ET, C, J, J, J, C, & L Siemers, Newton 2. Siemers Brkw Whipcream-ET, C, J, J, J, C, & L Siemers, Newton 3. Sayabec Nykon Nydja, Brianne Vandoske & Nicholas Koenig, Cleveland 4. (1JR) Duckett Atwood Nelly, Zachary Lemke, Chilton 5. (2JR) Glennlawn Brokaw Evilyn, Brianna Adamavich, Plymouth (JrBO) Bleck Elise AS Silver, Elise Bleck, Glenbeulah

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Fall Yearling (8): 1. Pamprd-Acres Holly-Red-ET, C, J, J, J, C, & L Siemers, Newton 2. (1JR) Robrook WIndbrook Myleigha, Dawson & Kylie Nickels, Fond du Lac 3. Dymentholm Atic Showstar, C, J, J, J, C, & L Siemers, Newton 4. (BO) Sunnyside Nelly Atwood, Sunnyside Dairy Farms, LLC, Valders 5. OCD Atwood Libby-ET, Derrek Kamphuis, Brandon (2JR, JrBO) 2nd-Look Metal 9021, Kayli, Kalista, Kaianne & Kaydence Hodorff, Eden

Junior Champion of the Junior Show: Siemers C-Vet Haya-Brite-ET, C, J, J, J, C, & L Siemers, Newton Reserve Junior Champion of the Junior Show: Robrook Windbrook Myleigha, Dawson & Kylie Nickels, Fond du Lac

Junior Champion of the Show: Siemers Hvz Jubilina-Red-ET, C, J, J, J, C, & L Siemers, Newton Reserve Junior Champion of the Show: RyanCrest Wbrk Ellie Mae-ET, Dylan J. Ryan & Kyle Natzke, Fond du Lac Junior Best 3 Females (2): 1. Siemers Holsteins 2. Booth Haven Junior 2-Year-Old (5): 1. (BO, BU) Ryan-Vu Regin Raz A Taz, C & M Ryan, Majestic View & Crailoo Dairy Fm, Fond du Lac 2. ElmLo Defiant Kamikaze, Austin Schmidt & Nicholas Schuster, Cascade 3. Hilrose Sanchez Peacefull, Jeff Brantmeier, Sherwood 4. (1JR, JrBO) Kampy Braxton Spirit Rae, Derrek & Darren Kamphuis, Brandon 5. Mkrahn Guthrie Sadie, Mitchell Krahn, Brillion Senior 2-Year-Old (8): 1. (1JR, BU) Dubosson Forteresse Glauco, C, J, J, J, C, & L Siemers, Newton 2. (2JR, BO, JrBO) Booth-Haven Classy Lady-Red, Cole, Ava & Campbell Booth, Plymouth 3. Royal-Vista Airlift 2711, Royal Vista Holsteins & Eric & Brandy Westphal, Byron 4. Westphalia Dempsey Erie, Charles Westphal, Byron 5. Hilrose Goldsun Buffy, Joseph A. Brantmeier, Sherwood Junior 3-Year-Old (3): 1. (BU) Ran-Rose Dempsey Feline, Josh Krahn, Greenleaf 2. (1JR) Milksource G Chip Jaden-ET, Sarah, Austin & Katelyn Henschel, Elkhart Lake 3. (BO) Bradbo Detroit Nike, Bradbo Farms, Inc., Pickett Senior 3-Year-Old (11): 1. (BU, BO) Siemers Destry Joy-Red-ET, C, J, J, J, C, & L Siemers, Newton 2. (1JR) EK-Erhardt Fevr Amaretto-ET, Brianna Adamavich, Plymouth 3. Hilrose Lathority Payton-ET, Jeff Brantmeier, Sherwood 4. Sunnyside Camiile Atwood, Sunnyside Dairy Farms, LLC, Valders 5. Milksource Dundee Kamee-ET, Erin E.

Jens, Sheboygan Falls (2JR) Deervue-Acres Sid Taz, Sarah, Austin & Katelyn Henschel, Elkhart Lake

Intermediate Champion: Siemers Destry Joy-RedET, C, J, J, J, C, & L Siemers, Newton Reserve Intermediate Champion: Ryan-Vu Regin Raz A Taz, C & M Ryan, Majestic View & Crailoo Dairy Fm, Fond du Lac 4-Year-Old (6): 1. (BU) Whitnell Duplex Layla, C, J, J, J, C, & L Siemers, Newton 2. Pierstein Goldwyn Roll-ET, Chad & Mark Ryan, Fond du Lac 3. Harvue Atwood Peppernoise, San-Ron Holsteins, Sheboygan 4. (1JR) Siemers Destry Sunny-Red-ET, Gage Lisowe, Owen & Kendyll Kress & James Jens, Newton 5. Hilrose Atwood Patricia, Jeff Brantmeier, Sherwood 5-Year-Old (2): 1. (BU, BO) Hilrose Advent AnnaRed-ET, Joseph Brantmeier, Sherwood 2. Elm-Park Fubu-ET, Austin McCulley, Reedsville 6-Year-Old & Older (3): 1. (BU, 1JR) Drumlee Mischief Denison, C, J, J, J, C, & L Siemers, Newton 2. Glennlawn Gold Tanqueray, Brianna Adamavich, Plymouth 3. Werrcroft Goldwyn Tara, Brianne, Brooklyn & Reid Vandoske, Cleveland

Premier Breeder – District 10 Hilrose Dairy LLC, Sherwood Joe & Chris Brantmeier, Andy & Ashley Brantmeier and Jeff & Bonnie Brantmeier Herd Info: 92 cows BAA: 111.9% RHA: 30,256 3.9%F 3.0%P District Show Herd: 8 head shown & 8 were homebred Current sires being used: Golden Dreams, Archrival, McCutchen, Doorman, Diamondback, Sid & Kingboy.

Breeding philosophies/herd goals: We try to breed cows that last multiple lactations and have a strong will to milk with an emphasis on high type. We also put a strong emphasis on bulls that have high udder composites and are positive components.

Comment on the animals that contributed to the winning of this award: Hilrose Sanchez Peaceful, VG-86, 3rd Junior 2-Year-Old; Hilrose Goldsun Buffy, VG-86, 4th Senior 2-Year-Old; Hilrose Lauthority Payton, EX-90, 3rd Senior 3Year-Old; Hilrose Advent Anna-Red-ET, EX-92, 1st 5-Year-Old. Anna-Red was also 1st 5-YearOld and Reserve Senior Champion at the Red & White State Show and is a 10th generation EX!

Champion Bred & Owned of the Junior Show: Booth-Haven Classy Lady-Red, Cole, Ava & Campbell Booth, Plymouth

Senior & Grand Champion of the Junior Show: Drumlee Mischief Denison, C, J, J, J, C, & L Siemers, Newton Reserve Senior & Reserve Grand Champion of the Junior Show: Dubosson Forteresse Glauco, C, J, J, J, C, & L Siemers, Newton

Senior & Grand Champion of the Show: Drumlee Mischief Denison, C, J, J, J, C, & L Siemers, Newton Reserve Senior Champion of the Show: Whitnell Duplex Layla, C, J, J, J, C, & L Siemers, Newton Reserve Grand Champion of the Show: Siemers

Destry Joy-Red-ET, C, J, J, J, C, & L Siemers, Newton Best Udder of the Show: Drumlee Mischief Denison, C, J, J, J, C, & L Siemers, Newton Champion Bred & Owned of the Show: Siemers Destry Joy-Red-ET, C, J, J, J, C, & L Siemers, Newton Produce of Dam (2): 1. Booth-Haven 2. Mitchell Krahn Dam & Offspring (2): 1. Kress Hill Dairy 2. BoothHaven Premier Breeder: Hilrose Holsteins, Sherwood Premier Exhibitor: Siemers Holsteins, Newton

Premier Exhibitor – District 10 Siemers Holsteins, Newton The 4th, 5th & 6th generations run and manage the farm, along with many dedicated and excellent employees Herd Info: 2726 cows RHA: 3x 37,121 3.83 1422 3.04 1129 District Show Herd: 20 head shown & 16 were homebred Current sires being used: High type genomic TPI and type bulls.

Breeding philosophies/herd goals: To make every generation better at their intended roles be that commercial, index or type. We want great udders and legs and breed for great type to get great production.

Comment on the animals that contributed to the winning of this award: Siemers Destry Joy-Red, EX-92, 1st Senior 3-Year-Old & Intermediate Champion, District & Championship Shows. Drumlee Mischief Denison, EX-95, Grand Champion at District Show.

District Showmanship Results District 1

10 & Under: 1. Summer Hammann 2. Gina Frisle 3. Dodge Sampair Juniors: 1. Brooke Hammann 2. Hannah Nelson 3. Fritzy Ullom Seniors: 1. Brooke Brantner 2. Marley Doolittle 3. Paige Nelson

District 2

10 & Under: 1. Brianna Goplin 2. Donniejo Dittrich 3. Cooper Rahr Juniors: 1. Hope Petersheim 2. Johnathan Johnson 3. Emma Ross Seniors: 1. Megan Nelson 2. Courtney Moser 3. David Petersheim

District 3

10 & Under: 1. Kenadee Weigel 2. Natalie Giddings 3. Morgan Van Schyndle Juniors: 1. Madison Calvert 2. Emma Buss 3. Emily Steger Seniors: 1. Jordyn Kamps 2. Elizabeth Watrud 3. Kennedy Stumpf

District 4

10 & Under: 1. Willow Oehmichen 2. Aspen Hagen 3. Brooke Zillges Juniors: 1. Emma Dorshorst 2. Noah Bilz 3. Justin Kuse Seniors: 1. Nicole Pralle 2. Sam Minch 3. Devini Rowley

District 5

10 & Under: 1. Elle Horn 2. Elizabeth Martens 3. Colton Horn Juniors: 1. Mikayla Endres 2. Melissa Sprecher

3. Alli Walker Seniors: 1. Jonas Zurcher 2. Daniel Walsh 3. Emily Barrett

District 6

10 & Under: 1. Lauren Breunig 2. Ava Endres 3. Kylee Grabarski Juniors: 1. Hailey Raymond 2. Jenna Broege 3. Lindsey Sarbacker Seniors: 1. Elizabeth Sarbacker 2. Lizi Endres 3. Sara Griswold

District 7

10 & Under: 1. Jacob Harbaugh 2. Mercedes Kroll 3. Hailey Zernicke Juniors: 1. McKenna Coffeen 2. Hailey Gaedtke 3. Carter Jauquet Seniors: 1. Carmen Haack 2. Kayla Moeller 3. Bethany Marcks

District 8

10 & Under: 1. Colton Brandel 2. Emma Paulson 3. Ashely Brandel Juniors: 1. Dawson Nickels 2. Fayth Paulson 3. Alek Krueger Seniors: 1. Paul Grulke 2. Mariah Strauss 3. Jessica Manke

District 10

10 & Under: 1. Garrett Ulness 2. Kaydence Hodorff 3. Brady Bleck Juniors: 1. Ava Booth 2. Cole Booth 3. Savanna Ridge Seniors: 1. Jimmy Jens 2. Hannah Worchardt 3. Paige Soukup

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2015 All-Wisconsin Red & White Show Thursday, July 9 • Madison • Judge: Chad Ryan Spring Calf, exhibitors age 9 & Under (4): 1. V-View Cntdr Malibu-Red-ET, McKenzie & Ryleigh Endvick, Kaukauna 2. MilkSource Dft Lexus-Red-ET, Mac Ostrum, Kaukauna 3. Lake Breeze DelightRed-ET, Grady & Lane Wendorf, Ixonia 4. Rosedale Made by LuckyRed, Rosedale Genetics Ltd., Oxford Spring Calf (14): 1. (B&O) Siemers About Greta-Red-ET, C, J, J, J, C & L Siemers, Newton 2. V-View Cntdr Malibu-Red-ET, McKenzie & Ryleigh Endvick, Kaukauna 3. Milk Source Dft Lexus-Red-ET, MilkSource Genetics, Kaukauna 4. (1JR) Booth-Haven Lady In-Red-ET, Cole, Ava & Campbell Booth, Plymouth 5. Lyn-Vale Raina-Red-ET, William A. Schultz III, Waldo (2JR) Kamps-Hollow Arielle-Red-ET, Jordyn Kamps, Belmont Winter Calf (8): 1. Sherona-Hill Applesox-Red, Siemers Holsteins, Newton 2. (B&O, 1JR) Forest-Ridge A Mopsy-Red, J, L & M Harbaugh & A Loehr, Marion 3. Our-Favorite Lovely In-Red, Mary Feucht, Waupun 4. (2JR) Lyn-Vale Cherrywine-Red, Cole, Ava, Campbell & Royce Booth, Plymouth 5. (3JR) L-Maples Ar Catalina-Red-ET, Owen Kress & James Jens, Newton Fall Calf (13): 1. (B&O, 1JR) Siemers HVZ Jubilina-Red-ET, C, J, J, J, C & L Siemers, Newton 2. Lyn-Vale Pepperdine-Red, William A. Schultz III, Waldo 3. Milksource Wire Racket-Red, Milksource Genetics, Kaukauna 4. (2JR) Booth-Haven We Love Red-ET, Cole, Ava, Campbell & Royce Booth, Plymouth 5. (3JR) 2nd-Look Bwire 12437-Red-ET, Kayli, Kalista, Kaianne & Kaydence Hodorff, Eden Summer Yearling (12): 1. (B&O) Milksource Barb Love-Red-ET, MilkSource Genetics, Kaukauna 2. (1JR) Duckett Secure Lilly-RedET, Melissa Sprecher, Sauk City 3. SL-Acres Absolute Jana-Red, Landree Fraley, Fond du Lac 4. Sunny-Valley Freedom-Red, Wayne DeBuhr, Cottage Grove 5. (2JR) Milksource Apple Wine-Red, Cole, Ava, Campbell & Royce Booth, Plymouth Spring Yearling (10): 1. Legend-Maker Larson Giz-Red, Levash Holsteins, Brillion 2. (1JR) Summer-Dream AB Love-Red-ET, A, M, & N Zimmerman & J & L Harbaugh, Marion 3. Siemers Defiant Reba 1-Red, C, J, J, J, C & L Siemers, Newton 4. (2JR) Booth-Haven A Mocha-Red-ET, Cole, Ava, Campbell & Royce Booth, Plymouth 5. (3JR) Overland Always Gorgeous-Red, M, C & E Jauquet, Pulaski Winter Yearling (5): 1. (B&O) Siemers Defnt Great-Red-ET, C, J, J, J, C & L Siemers, Newton 2. (1JR) Our Favorite So Hot-Red-ET, Jordyn Kamps, Belmont 3. Milksource Ast Kiara-Red-ET, Reggie & Krysty Kamps, Belmont 4. Siemers Defnt J-Star-Red-ET, C, J, J, J, C & L Siemers, Newton 5. (2JR) Budjon-Vail P Dayton-Red-ET, Andrew Greenfield, Waupun Fall Yearling (7): 1. (B&O, 1JR) Synergy Always Smokin-Red, M, C & E Jauquet and M, C & S Haack, Pulaski 2. (2JR) Ms Absolute Glory-Red, M & C Coffeen & B Pollack, DePere 3. Pamprd-Acres Holly-Red, C, J, J, J, C & L Siemers, Newton 4. Lookout Fancy-RedET, Crestbrooke, Fond du Lac 5. (3JR) Lyn-Vale Redburst MollyRed, Cole, Ava, Campbell & Royce Booth, Plymouth

Junior Champion, Junior Show: Synergy Always Smokin-Red, M, C & E Jauquet and M, C & S Haack, Pulaski Reserve Junior Champion, Junior Show: Siemers HVZ JubilinaRed-ET, C, J, J, J, C & L Siemers, Newton Junior Champion: Sherona-Hill Applesox-Red, Siemers Holsteins, Newton Reserve Junior Champion: Milksource Barb Love-Red-ET, MilkSource Genetics, Kaukauna Junior Best Three Females (5): 1. Siemers Holsteins 2. MilkSource Genetics 3. Lyn-Vale 4. Booth-Haven 5. Synergy Junior 2 Year Old (3): 1. (B&O) Rosedale The Rose-Red, Rosedale Genetics, Oxford 2. Deslacs Hvezda Ariane-Red-ET, Tyler Meyer, Delavan 3. (1JR) V-View Destry Merlot-Red, Grady & Lane Wendorf, Ixonia Senior 2 Year Old (8): 1. Frozenes-LP Contdr Lark-Red-ET, Michael & Laura Rammer, Sheboygan 2. (B&O) MilkSource Aly Limit-Red-ET, Milksoure Genetics, Kaukauna 3. Heatherstone Rhinestone-Red, Heatherstone Enterprises, Baraboo 4. Rosedale Rumor HasIt-Red-ET, Rosedale Genetics, Oxford 5. (1JR) BoothHaven Classy Lady-Red, Cole, Ava & Campbell Booth, Plymouth (2JR) Warmka Chris Leah-Red, Brad & Danielle Warmka, Fox Lake Junior 3 Year Old (2): 1. (B&O) Crescentmead Sweetie-Pie-Red, MilkSource & Grady Wendorf, Kaukauna 2. Ms Morsan Piclo Tsunami-Red, MilkSource Genetics, Kaukauna Senior 3 Year Old (5): 1. (B&O) Siemers Destry Joy-Red-ET, C, J, J, J, C & L Siemers, Newton 2. Reyncrest Real Laredo-Red, MilkSource Genetics, Kaukauna 3. (1JR) Lake Prairie Allison-Red, Levi Banowetz & Chase Warren, Burlington 4. Rokey-Benfer R CutieRed-ET, MilkSource Genetics, Kaukauna 5. (2JR) Kamps-Hollow A Senora-Red-ET, Jordyn Kamps, Belmont Intermediate Champion: Siemers Destry Joy-Red-ET, C, J, J, J, C & L Siemers, Newton Reserve Intermediate Champion: Reyncrest Real Laredo-Red, MilkSource Genetics, Kaukauna 4 Year Old (3): 1. (B&O) Rosedale Lucky-Rose-Red, Rosedale Genetics, Ltd, Oxford 2. (1JR) Rosedale 2 Hot 2 Handle, Carley Krull, Lake Mills 3. (2JR) Siemers Destry Sunny-Red, G Lisowe, O & K Kress & J Jens, Newton 5 Year Old (3): 1. (B&O) Hilrose Advent Anna-Red, Hilrose Dairy, Sherwood 2. M-Riverview Audra-Red, Austin Yoder, Montezuma, GA 3. Ourway Destry Sparkle-Red, Hailey Raymond, Brooklyn Aged Cow (2): 1. (1JR) Paulo-Bro-SP Shar-Red-ET, Noah Bilz, Dorchester 2. Shea-Rock Adv Amber-Red-ET, Shawn Nehls, Hustisford Champion Bred & Owned, Junior Show: Booth-Haven Classy Lady-Red, Cole, Ava, Campbell & Royce Booth, Plymouth Senior & Grand Champion, Junior Show: Lake Prairie AllisonRed, Levi Banowetz & Chase Warren, Burlington Reserve Senior & Reserve Grand Champion, Junior Show:

Grand Champions: WI R&W Princess Savannah Micke, Jim Ostrom holding Reyncrest Real Larendo-Red, Paul Siemers holding Siemers Destry Joy-Red-ET, Judge Chad Ryan & National R&W Princess Katrina Nunes

Grand Champions of the Junior Show: WI R&W Princess Savannah Micke, Judge Chad Ryan, Jordyn Kamps holding Kamps-Hollow A Senora-Red-ET, Levi Banowetz holding Lake Prairie Allison-Red, Chase Warren & National R&W Princess Katrina Nunes

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Kamps-Hollow A Senora-Red-ET, Jordyn Kamps, Belmont Senior Champion: Rosedale Lucky-Rose-Red, Rosedale Genetics, Ltd, Oxford Reserve Senior Champion: Hilrose Advent Anna-Red, Hilrose Dairy, Sherwood Grand Champion: Siemers Destry Joy-Red-ET, C, J, J, J, C & L Siemers, Newton Reserve Grand Champion: Reyncrest Real Laredo-Red, MilkSource Genetics, Kaukauna Best Three Females (1): 1. Rosedale Genetics Ltd., Oxford Produce of Dam (4): 1. Siemers Holsteins 2. Booth-Haven 3. M & C Coffeen & B Pollack 4. Bella-View Holsteins Dam & Offspring (1): 1. Rosedale Genetics Premier Breeder: Rosedale Genetics Ltd., Oxford Premier Exhibitor: Milk Source Genetics, Kaukauna

Junior Champions: Princess Savannah Micke, Annette Ostrom holding Milksource Barb Love-Red-ET, Kathleen O’Keefe holding Sherona-Hill Applesox-Red, Judge Ryan & Princess Katrina Nunes

Junior Champions of the Junior Show: Princess Savannah Micke, Crystal Siemers-Peterman holding Siemers Hvz Jubilina-Red-ET, Carmen Haack holding Synergy Always Smokin-Red, Judge Ryan & Princess Katrina Nunes

Sonnenburg Holsteins, continued from page 20 this fall. She was purchased from the Siemers Sale in 2012, and Ryan is excited to see her calves by Sid and Aftershock in the coming days.

Milksource Shottle Alaska-ET, VG-86, is a Shottle from an EX Durham that goes back to Ashlyn that has also been flushed. Alaska has daughters by Guthrie, Dempsey, and Fever, and pregnancies on the way by Atwood. She was purchased at the Milksource Main Event Sale, and her record at 3-03 2x and 365d was 34,216M with 3.2 1078F and 2.9 1000P. Finally, Ms Adaway Goldwyn Flow-ET, VG-88, is another member of the flush team. She is in her second lactation, and has calves

by Sid, Damion and Aftershock. Another outstanding milk cow, at 3-05 2x 305d she produced 26,090M with 4.1 1071F and 3.2 831P. There is no doubt that the Sonnenburg family has built a foundation to excel in the Registered Holstein business. With the exciting young stock in waiting, they are already making genetic progress in the milking herd. In May they scored 83 head, and the result was a 106.5% BAA with three EX, 37 VG and 43 GP cows. Ryan and his dad have taken considerable efforts to get the herd back to 100% registered, as papers lapsed some before Ken passed away. With the purchase of registered calves in 1999 and some determination, all of the cows are identified and at least 50% RHA. Ryan and his siblings have taken an interest in the show ring through the years, too, and enjoy exhibiting at the district and state shows and county fair. They’ve also had class winners at Junior State Fair, and although all the Sonnenburg children have graduated from Junior Holstein, a few calves still attend State Fair under the care of area youth with an interest.

Some other things the Sonnenburgs have utilized to improve management include implementing the use of AgSource DM software, and pregnancy and gender checking cows with ultrasound once a month. The cows have a nice dry lot next to the barn for daily exercise, and are fed a complete feed mix in addition to TMR. Calves are weaned at roughly two months of age, and heifers are sent off-site for a few months to be bred and pastured before returning to the farm to calve.

Tom and Ryan are excited to watch their genetics develop and continue breeding high type, functional Holsteins. The Sonnenburg family is on the path to do great things as the third generation becomes more involved on the homestead.

Upcoming Issues October

Midwest Holsteins Futurity & State Fair results ads due September 8

2015 Breeder Calendar Taking page reservations for the 2016 calendar. Ads due September 16 November Red & White Issue District 5 ads due October 9

Senior Champions: Princess Savannah Micke, Jeff Brantmeier holding Hilrose Advent Anna-Red, Nicky Rueth holding Rosedale Lucky-RoseRed, Judge Ryan & Princess Katrina Nunes

December Youth Issue District 3 ads due November 10

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District & Championship Shows est. 1890

In its 125 years of existence, the Wisconsin Holstein Association has strived to provide its membership the opportunity to promote the Registered Holstein breed, in addition to the breeders and owners.

One way that WHA has provided statewide recognition for breeders is perhaps the most widely known show of the summer - the Wisconsin State Championship Show. Established in 1960, the Wisconsin Championship Show provides the state’s elite the opportunity to compete for the title of All-Wisconsin.

This year marked the 56th anniversary of the Wisconsin Championship Show, a tradition that began July 21, 1960 at the Winnebago County fairgrounds of Oshkosh, Wis. Initially dubbed the AllWisconsin Black and White Show, the inaugural event had four bull classes, four heifer classes, four milking cow classes, two dry cow classes, and a group class called District Herd. There were 257 Holsteins brought before judge Lloyd Pickard of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, representing 122 exhibitors from every district show in Wisconsin.

Very different to our standards today, cattle had to receive a blue ribbon at their district show in order to compete at the All-Wisconsin show. Marsden Black Princess, All-Wisconsin aged cow, was named the Grand Champion female of the first show, and was exhibited by Christ Mayer and sons of Slinger, Wis. Other items have also changed over the years, as only the first five animals in each class were awarded ribbons. The first five juniors in each class were recognized, as well. All-Wisconsin and championship awards were, and are still, sponsored by generous supporters of Wisconsin Holstein shows. A major difference from that initial show is the number of classes, as the 2015 show had no bull or dry cow classes, but instead eight heifer classes, eight cow classes, and four group classes. Additionally, no entry fee was charged to enter the first show, whereas the fee per head for this year’s show was $30. There were only seven regulations that applied to the first show compared to the two pages of tiny text that occupied the 2015 show entry forms.

Even with a challenging economy and the decline of dairy herd numbers in Wisconsin, it is refreshing to know that numbers exhibiting at the WI Championship Show have remained constant, averaging over 200 cattle shown each year. Another thing that has remained constant is the cooperation and hard work of the chairmen and volunteers that donate selfless hours for the betterment of the Wisconsin Holstein breed.

As the show has continued to modernize with the times, the decision was made to bring it to Madison, Wis., in 2015, the year after the New Holland Pavilions made their debut at the Alliant Energy Center and the 2014 World Dairy Expo. This revolutionary facility allows the entire show, including all cattle, show ring, milking facilities and more, to be held under one roof. The Wisconsin Holstein Association’s Board of Directors is excited to utilize this new, state-of-the-

Aged cow class, Championship Show 1972. Judge C.M. Bottema Jr. - winning class and Champion, Gene Acres Felecia May Fury, owned by Allen and Roy Hetts, shown

by Roy, repeated her championship feat of 1970 and 71.

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art facility to house the Wisconsin Championship Show through 2017 and possibly beyond.

The Wisconsin Championship Show has become one of the premier shows in the Midwest. As the industry continues to change and evolve, Wisconsin Holstein hopes to provide its breeders of Registered Holsteins the opportunity to continue showing at a high level to receive the recognition they deserve.

History of the Wisconsin Shows

1946 - Racine, Kenosha, Milwaukee and Walworth Counties formed a district show 1949 - Dane, Rock and Green Counties formed a District 1956 - Wisconsin Black and White Show held in conjuction with National Holstein Convention. Hosted by Pabst Farms of Oconomowoc.

1960 - 1st Wisconsin State Black and White Show became a part of the show circuit. 10 District shows were held with the finale being held July 21st in Winnebago County at Oshkosh.

District1 - Bayfield, Ashland, Burnett, Washburn, Sawyer, Polk, Barron, St. Croix, Rusk, Dunn, Chippewa, Pepin, and Eau Claire District 2 - Buffalo, Trempealeau, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, & Vernon.

District 3 - Crawford, Grant, Richland, Iowa, and Lafayette District 4 - Price, Oneida, Forest, Florence, Taylor, Lincoln, Langlade, Clark, Marathon, Wood and Portage District 5 - Juneau, Adams, Waushara, Marquette, Sauk, Columbia District 6 - Dane, Green and Rock.

District 7 - Marinette, Oconto, Shawano, Outagamie, Brown, Waupaca, Winnebago, Calumet, Green Lake, Fond du Lac District 8 - Dodge, Washington, Jefferson, Milwaukee & Waukesha District 9 - Walworth, Racine and Kenosha Counties District 10 - Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Sheboygan and Ozaukee Counties 1968 - State Show held in Madison on opening day of National Convention 1973 - Name was changed to Holstein Shows to allow Red & White Holsteins to participate. First year of having 12 District Shows.

District 1 - Burnett, Polk, Barron, St. Croix, Pierce, Pepin, Dunn, Chippewa, Eau Claire Districts 2, 3, 6 & 9 - Same as above District 4 - Lincoln, Marathon, Wood, Portage, Clark & Taylor District 5 - Juneau, Adams, Sauk, Columbia, and Marquette District 7 - Waupaca, Outagamie, Waushara, Winnebago, Green Lake, Fond du Lac, and Brown District 8 - Dodge, Washington, Ozaukee, Jefferson, Waukesha and Milwaukee District 10 - Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Calumet & Sheboygan District 11 - Vilas, Oneida, Langlade, Forest, Florence, Marinette, Oconto, Menominee, and Shawno District 12 - Douglas, Bayfield, Ashland, Iron, Price, Sawyer, Washburn, and Rusk 1985 - District Shows decreased to 11 1990 - held in conjuction with WI State Fair in Milwaukee 2009 - 50th Anniversary show hosted by Winnebago Co in Oshkosh District Shows reduced from 9 shows to 11; District 11 is now part of District 1 and District 9 is now part of District 6 2015 - show moved to Alliant Energy Center grounds, Madison

Who is your favorite Wisconsin champion?

“The long list of past champions of the Wisconsin Championship Show is impressive, to say the least. My pick would be Marsden Black Princess, Champion of the first two shows. This EX-95 All-American 4-Year-Old 1959 and Reserve All-American 1960 was light years ahead of her time and was the first cow ever to be classified 100 points

in the mammary system. She still could capture Best Udder rosettes.

The Mayers started off the Championship Show series with three years of Champions, and the next generations are still making winners today!”

Tom Morris, Tom Morris Ltd. “When Laura approached me with this subject my first thought was what a great idea and yes I would be proud to participate. Then reality set in, how do we select just one outstanding Grand Champion State Show winner? I decided to take a slightly different approach.

Which cow impressed me the most. I’ll need Roy Hetts to help me out with the year.

The show was in Wausau and judged by Roy Ormston [Roybrook]. Roy, to say the least, was very thorough. He gave every entry a good long look and then did it again. There were few disagreements with the judges placings, just the time it took him to accomplish his job. People were loading up their heifers and going home long before the show was completed. By the time the cows were being shown, the fitters’ [at that time most breeders and family did much of their own fitting] bagging schedules were being stretched. Most of the cows were bagged beyond ideal. When the Grand Champion candidates were finally being circled the udders were stretched, cows were leaking, cows were dancing around their udders and seams were disappearing. All except Champion cow Gene Acres Felicia May Fury. The great Aged Cow was looking better the more hours of milk she held. Her udder was an all-time great and she stood tall as Grand Champion as the other contenders were breaking down.

Felicia May was truly one of the greatest Champions.”

Ron Schaap, Pinehurst/Holstein Classifier/Dairy Agenda Today “Budjon Redmarker Desire. Desire was just three weeks fresh with twins that summer and had been low in phosphorus and calcium.

We took the IV out of her the morning of the show. That year was also a special year when Desire and Scientific Debutante Rae, both homebred cows, were Champion and Reserve at our state show and World Dairy Expo.”

Tom Cull, Budjon Farms, Lomira “I have two - Budjon Roburke Crusader, because she was always my favorite cow. And Robrook Goldwyn Cameron - she was just 14 days fresh when she won in 2013 and I couldn’t believe the job Tom had done getting her ready.”

Butch Ridge, Bar-Rus Holsteins “When I think back to the earlier era compared to today, I think you are comparing apples to oranges as the breed has changed so much. Therefore I have two - Gene Acres Felicia May Fury historically and Robrook Goldwyn Cameron for today.”

Dan Cnossen, Four-of-a-Kind Partners/Holstein Classifier “Robrook Goldwyn Cameron. She was a cow with a great balance of strength and dairyness and one of the best rear uddered cows of all time.”

Lynn Harbaugh, Bella-View Holsteins/NorthStar Cooperative

Wisconsin State Show Champions 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987

1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Marsden Black Princess, Christ Mayer & Sons Marsden Black Princess, Christ Mayer & Sons Mayers Mistress Sensation Ann, Christ Mayer & Sons Hayssen Fond Toni, Lakeside Farm Twin Elm Dandelion, Lakeside Farm Future Hope Reflector Blacky, Harold Draeger & Sons Future Hope Reflector Blacky, Harold Draeger & Sons Baylan Crescent Charmane, Allen Hetts Lake Aire Dora Crisscross, Vernon Schulz Lake Aire Dora Crisscross, Vernon Schulz Gene Acres Felicia May Fury, Allen & Roy Hetts Gene Acres Felicia May Fury, Allen & Roy Hetts Gene Acres Felicia May Fury, Allen & Roy Hetts Gene Acres Felicia May Fury, Allen & Roy Hetts UW Miranda Royal Donna, D. Schwoch Dunco Kayser Happy Barbara, Alvin & Barbara Kayser Di-Charl Happy Beauty, Charles & Diane Heike Ran-Dell Ivanhoe B E Fancy, Henry Bartel Hanover Hill Lucky Fobes, Pinehurst Farms Hanover Hill Lucky Fobes, Pinehurst Farms Pinehurst Precious, Pinehurst Farms Lu-Cen Bob-Lo Astronaut Diane, Pearmont Holsteins Ltd. Pinehurst Precious, Pinehurst Farms Budjon Roburke Crusader, Nehls Bros. Farms, Ltd. Jodel Indigo, Pearmont Holsteins Ltd. Dreamstreet CBA Pearlene, Hi-Path Farms Hepp-Haven Lisa of Pinehurst, Pinehurst Farms UW Fleta Excel Sexation, Indianhead Holsteins & Kellercrest Regency Prestar Diana, Pinehurst Farms Feather Field Prophets Rejoice, Kathleen Glasshof Nekimi Acres Mark Ruperta, Siemers Holsteins Grasshill Katarina-ET, Doug Lemke Miss Valiant Doreen, Randy, Patti & Tim Rau Mapltwin Dixiecrat Minnie, Chris Peterson & Indianhead Gardner T-Crown Darlene, Pinehurst Farms Gardner T-Crown Darlene, Pinehurst Farms C Wynfield Counselor Sally, Niles, Elmo, Todd & Troy Wendorf Society Titan Ingrid, David Bachmann, Sr. Stookey Elm Park Blackrose-ET, Bob Schauf, Mark Rueth & Mark Van Mersbergen Jerian Kent Micky, Ken Jackson Dykie Janet Adrienne, Thal-View Dairy Vandyk-K Integrity Paradise, Mark Rueth & Kent Van Dyk Vandyk-K Integrity Paradise, Mark Rueth & Kent Van Dyk Dannys Milan Jill, Jason Danhof Holywell Gibson Sandy, Leon Banuelos Budjon Redmarker Desire, Budjon Farms & Jeremy Nitz Rhineland Durham Amy-ET, Jason Danhof & Budjon Farms La-Par 1993 Gin 1824, Osborn & Brand Budjon-JK Durham Embrace-ET, Budjon & Joel Kietzman Stone-Front Advent Laverne, Shane Nodolf Budjon-JK Fallen Embers-ET, Budjon Farms, Joel Kietzman & Wayne Glaeser Winterbay Goldwyn Lotto, Peter & Peter Vail Jr. Milksource Goldwn Africa-ET, Budjon & Peter & Lyn Vail Robrook Goldwyn Cameron, Abbott, Budjon, Vail & Woodmansee Milksource Goldwn Africa-ET, Budjon & Peter & Lyn Vail

1961 Black & White Show - senior heifer class, with 50 head shown.

Right: 1965, Judge McKitrick and the junior heifer calf class.

Show was July 20th at the Rice Lake Fairgrounds with 237 head shown. Also interesting, a record 2300 head were shown at district shows that year. Rice Lake was the farthest north the show had been held in the first five years of existence. wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/September 2015-47

Willows-Edge Hosts Successful Wisconsin Holstein Picnic A warm and sunny summer day welcomed over 200 guests to the pristine Willows-Edge Holstein farm in New Richmond on Sunday, August 2.

The picnic started at 11:00 a.m., when guests were invited to enjoy a delicious brunch and partake in the judging contest. Henk and Bonnie also offered 60 lots of high-quality Holsteins on a tag sale, which ran the duration of the picnic. Attendees had the chance to see the Van Dyk’s 111.8 BAA herd, which boasts 55 Excellent and 55 Very Good cows.

Unique to this year’s event was a dunk tank, which raised over $300 for the Wisconsin Holstein Junior program. Guests had the opportunity to dunk some of Wisconsin’s Holstein stars, including National Representative R. Paul Buhr, Jr., WHA Board member Marci Walker (fill-in for Chris McCullough), past board members Todd Stanek and Bob Traynor, and Director Larry Nelson.

Board member Craig Carncross led the program for the afternoon. Craig welcomed the crowd and introduced the Van Dyk family and thanked them for hosting this year’s event.

Also in attendance were WHA Princess Sierra Lurvey, WHA Princess Attendant Cierra Ehrke-Essock, and WHA board president

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Paula Bovre. Raffle ticket winners were also drawn, and judging contest winners announced. A special cow print was raffled off, again with proceeds benefiting the junior program. The winner of this print was Pam Selz-Pralle.

A few other exciting features of the picnic included Best of the St. Croix Valley Redneck Juice from Sportsman’s Bar and an Artesian Cheese Table from Bass Lake Cheese Factory.

It was a day full of fun and Holsteins in northwest Wisconsin, and the perfect place to be to continue the 125-year celebration of the Wisconsin Holstein Association.

Judging contest winners: Juniors, 15 & older Juniors, 14 & under 1.Clarissa Ulness 1. Katie Wille 2. (tie) Henry Hath 2. Collin Wille Whitney Ulness 3. Jeff Wille Ladies 1. Angela Davis-Brown 2. Danielle Brown 3. Jody Hoyer

Men 1. Kent Wendorf 2. Ed Gratz 3. Leon Henneman

Cierra’s Insights on Holstein Highlights

Hello Holstein enthusiasts!

What a busy summer it has been! Back in July, Sierra and I attended the State Championship Show where the best of Wisconsin paraded the New Holland Pavilions. Congratulations to all of the breeders and exhibitors! Also during the month, we attended county fairs. We handed out awards, helped in birthing and discovery barns, and continued to advocate the dairy industry at Futurity shows. One of my favorite things about the summer is watching the Futurity entries develop from calves to top producing cows, and the exhibitors showing off their best outfits of the summer!

In early August, we traveled up to New Richmond for the State Holstein Picnic. I’d like to thank the Van Dyk family for hosting a fun and exciting gathering for our association. The Junior Activities

Committee had a great turn out for their judging contest, and Sierra and I had a lot of fun with the kids and our scavenger hunt. It was great to see so many members come together for an afternoon of food and fun! Later in the month, we spent four days at the Wisconsin State Fair. After two days at the junior show, I’d like to congratulate all of our junior members on a job well done. I’d also like to congratulate all of the breeders and exhibitors of the WHA Futurity and open show.

It’s also that time of year to finish up your Junior Award forms.

12 and Under, YDJM, and DJM forms are due September 15th. The Royalty deadline has changed for this year and is also due September 15. Dairy Bowl, Dairy Jeopardy, Speaking, Essay, Long Range Production, Junior Progressive Breeder, Junior Trip and WHY Friend entries are due November 15th.

We also look forward to seeing you at World Dairy Expo, September 29th through October 3rd. The International Junior Holstein Show will start at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 29th, and the International Holstein Show and Futurity will take place Saturday, October 3rd. Best of luck to our Wisconsin exhibitors as they get their cattle ready for the international stage!

May your harvests be bountiful, and happy farming!

Cierra Ehrke-Essock

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Junior Award Forms Due September 15

Wisconsin Holstein has a tremendous group of youth that participate in functions year-round. Junior awards are designed to recognize the state’s outstanding youth for their efforts in the Junior Holstein project.

The following award forms are due September 15, 2015.

Applicants must be a Junior Member of the State and National Holstein Association by August 15th in the year that the application is made.

NEW DUE DATE - WHA Royalty Application Are you interested in becoming a spokeswoman for our association?

Do you enjoy talking about dairy and the Holstein cow? Interested in some travel to spread the good dairy word? Be sure to apply for a Wisconsin Holstein Royalty position! This role is very similar to an internship. Applications are due September 15 and can be found on the WHA website alongside the rest of the award forms.

12 & Under Member Recognition Any Junior Member of the Wisconsin Holstein Association and Holstein Association, U.S.A., Inc., who has been enrolled in dairy project work with Registered Holsteins are eligible to compete in this contest. Applicant must not have reached his or her 13th birthday in this project year.

Young Distinguished Junior Member Award This award is given to those members in good standing of the ages of 9 to 16 in the year of application. Any Junior Member of the Wisconsin Holstein Association and Holstein Association, U.S.A., Inc., who has been enrolled in dairy project work with Holsteins is eligible to compete in this contest. Youth completing this form have the option to compete at the national level. The National Holstein Younger Member award is given to those 9-16 as of the January 1st. Applicant must not have reached his or her 17th birthday by January 1st, 2016.

Distinguished Junior Member Award Eligible applicants are any youth that have successfully completed project work with Registered Holsteins and who are a WI Holstein Junior member in good standing. Applicants for WI DJM honors may have reached their 21st birthday in the year of application. This will be the last year that members who turn 21 in the year competing will be eligible for the DJM and Outstanding Boy and Girl honors.

Interviews for Wisconsin Outstanding Boy and Girl will be held at the Wisconsin Junior Holstein Convention. If chosen for an interview, candidates must bring along a 1-page resume for the judges to review.

Interviews take precedence over other Junior Convention activities.

The WI National DJM Representatives will be chosen through the interview process to represent WI at the National DJM contest. National DJM applicants must not have reached their 21st birthday by January 1 in the year of recognition.

Additional Award Forms, Contest Entries Due November 15

All other award forms and recognition opportunities, in addition to contest entries, will be due November 15. This list includes WHY Friend, Long Range Production, Junior Progressive Breeder, and Junior Farm Tour award applications. It also includes entries to the essay, dairy bowl, dairy jeopardy, and speaking contests. All entry forms will be available on the WHA website starting September 1.

Save the Date!

The 2016 Wisconsin Junior Holstein Convention will be held Friday, January 8 – Sunday, January 10 and hosted by Chippewa County at Glacier Canyon Lodge in Wisconsin Dells!

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Tickets for the 2015 Junior Raffle are available for sale. County advisors should have received tickets in the mail, however, if more are needed please contact the office. This year’s calf is donated by the Dorshorst family, and she is a unique opportunity! Her name is Dorsland Tart of Tilly-ET, born May 3, 2015. She is an Overtime P daughter of Jas-K Guthrie Tart-Red-ET, VG-89. Her second dam is Vande Shot TiffanyRed, a VG-88 Shottle. Don’t miss out on the chance to own this calf !

Thank you the additional prize donors: WHA – UW Men’s Hockey Tickets (set of 2) Mary Kay – Gift Basket UW-Platteville Dairy Club – Gift Basket WI State Farmer – Gift Accelerated Genetics – Semen Certificate (10 units) Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin – $25 Culvers gift card ABS Global, Inc. – Gift Holstein World – Apparel Country Today – Subscription NASCO – Show Supplies East Central/Select Sires – Semen Certificate Cattle Connection – Vest Badger Dairy Club – Badger Gift Basket International Protein Sires – 10 Units of Barbwire-Red Semex – Gift World Dairy Expo – Gift Basket Agri-View – 1 Year Subscription and 25-Word Classified Ad Wisconsin Holstein Publications – WHP Advertising Certificate Taurus/ST – Semen Certificate Hoard’s Dairyman – Hoard’s Dairyman Educational Package Boumatic – Gift Berres Brothers – Coffee Gift Basket Additional – Cheese & Chocolate Baskets

State Showmanship Contest

A total of 42 junior members competed in the 2015 State Showmanship competition, with 9, 10 and under youth, 18 junior and 16 senior exhibitors. Participants placed in the top three at their respective district shows in order to compete at the state level. The contest was sponsored by Accelerated Genetics, NASCO and Andis Clippers. Congratulations to our winners! (photos at right) 10 & Under Division (9 Participants) 1. Emma Paulson 2. Brady Bleck 3. Jacob Harbaugh 4. Willow Oehmichen 5. Morgan VanSchyndle 6. Elizabeth Martens 7. Hailey Zernicke 8. Garrett Ulness 9. Kaydence Hodorff

Junior Division (17 Participants) 1. Jenna Broege 2. Cole Booth 3. Ava Booth 4. McKenna Coffeen 5. Dawson Nickels 6. Noah Bilz 7. Lindsey Sarbacker 8. Emma Dorshorst 9. Madison Calvert 10. Emma Buss

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Senior Division (16 Participants) 1. Elizabeth Sarbacker 2. Megan Nelson 3. Jonas Zurcher 4. Jessica Manke 5. Elizabeth Watrud 6. Paul Grulke 7. Sara Griswold 8. Mariah Strauss 9. Jordyn Kamps 10. David Petersheim

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Junior Judging Contest Results Junior Team Results 1. Sheboygan (Ava & Campbell Booth, Savanna Ridge, Elise Bleck) 2. Sheboygan/Lafayette Overall Junior Individuals 1. Kaydence Hodorff, Fond du Lac County 2. Ava Booth, Sheboygan County 3. Kylie Nickels, Dodge County 4. Campbell Booth, Sheboygan County 5. Ainsley Noble, Grant County 6. Madison Calvert, Lafayette County 7. Clarissa Ulness, Manitowoc County 8. Elise Bleck, Sheboygan County 9. Matthew Gunst, Dodge County 10. Garrett Ulness, Manitowoc County

Senior Team Results 1. Shawano (Emma & Maddy Gwidt, Mason Jauquet, Jennifer Krull) 2. St. Croix/Pierce Overall Senior Individuals 1. Mason Jauquet, Shawano County 2. Hannah Nelson, Pierce County 3. Brooke Roberts, Manitowoc County 4. Maddy Gwidt, Shawano County 5. Elizabeth Sarbacker, Dane County 6. Ben Buske, Dodge County 7. Paige Nelson, Pierce County 8. Emma Buss, Lafayette County 9. Emma Olstad, Dane County 10. Carmen Haack, Kewaunee County High Reasons Individuals 1. Mason Jauquet, Shawano County 2. Elizabeth Sarbacker, Dane County 3. Brooke Roberts, Manitowoc County

Top Junior Individuals: Left to right - Kaydence Hodorff, Ava Booth, Kylie Nickels, Campbell Booth, Madison Calvert, Ainsley Noble, Elise Bleck, Clarissa Ulness, Matthew Gunst and Garrett Ulness

Top Senior Individuals: Left to right - Mason Jauquet, Brooke Roberts, Hannah Nelson, Maddy Gwidt, Elizabeth Sarbacker, Ben Buske, Paige Nelson, Emma Buss, Emma Olstad and Carmen Haack

Top Junior Team - Sheboygan County : Ava Booth, Savanna Ridge, Elise Bleck & Campbell Booth

Top Senior Team - Shawano County: Emma & Maddy Gwidt, Mason Jauqet & Jennifer Krull

High Reasons: Mason Jauquet, Elizabeth Sarbacker & Brooke Roberts

10 & Under Showmanship: Emma Paulson, Brady Bleck & Jacob Harbaugh

Junior Showmanship: Jenna Broege, Cole Booth & Ava Booth

Senior Showmanship: Elizabeth Sarbacker, Megan Nelson & Jonas Zurcher

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ACKY WPoint of View Editor’s Comments

I hope everyone had a great summer.

This issue is a review of all that happened with Wisconsin Holstein this past summer - from District and Championship Shows, to the National Convention and State Picnic, I hope you’ll enjoy reading all about it. And watch for more next month as we wrap up the State Fair and WHA Futurity.

We’ve tried to include many photos in this issue of all the events, but if you’d like to see more please visit the Wisconsin Holstein Association Facebook page. And “like” our page to be kept up to date on all that’s happening in the association.

If you would like a print or email copy of any photos taken at shows this summer, please contact me or the WHA office at 1-800-223-4269.

There are lots of big advertising opportunities coming up yet this fall.

We will be sending extra copies of the October issue to World Dairy Expo (also a Midwest Holsteins issue) so this is a nice one to advertise in as you’ll get some extra coverage for your ad dollars. Also coming up is the 2016 Breeder Calendar. Months are assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis, so if you are thinking about advertising, please give me a call to reserve your preferred month. This feature is a popular hand-out at our booth at WDE and will be inserted in the November issue. And don’t forget about the Red & White and Youth issues coming up in November and December.

There is still plenty of time to take advantage of the 125th Anniversary Advertising special - $125 off your fourth full page ad run during the year.

Please call for more information.

A reminder that we’ll be looking for entries in our annual Cover Contest this fall. There is no theme this year, and if you’d like to submit a photo, please email a 300 dpi or higher, high quality print to lauraw@wisholsteins. com or mail a 5x7 or larger print to PO Box 49, Lancaster, WI 53813.

Until next time...

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September 2015 Classifying in Barron, Buffalo, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix & Trempealeau counties 6 Dane County Holstein Picnic, Blue Star Dairy Farms, Middleton, 12:00 noon 15 Junior Award forms due: 12 & Under, YDJM, DJM, Royalty 15 Gateway-Acres Complete Dispersal, Bob & Sherry Gates owners, managed by Great Northern Sales Arena, Fond du Lac 17 WHA Board Meeting, Baraboo 22 Fond du Lac County Holstein Classic, Great Northern, Fond du Lac 27 Waupaca-Waushara Holstein Picnic, Mill Stream Dairy, Scandinavia, 12:00 noon 29-Oct. 3 World Dairy Expo, Madison October 2015 Classifying in Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas, Florence, Forest, Iron, Lincoln, Marinette, Oneida, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor, Vilas & Washburn counties Sept. 29-Oct. 3 World Dairy Expo, Madison 12 Mission Bell Farms Milking Herd & Select Heifer Dispersal, Tom & Jerry Jens, owners, Sheboygan Falls 24 Pioneer Dairy Classic, hosted by UW-Platteville Pioneer Dairy Club, Lancaster December 2015 Classifying in Dane, Grant, Green, Iowa & Lafayette counties 1 Holiday Fashions at the Northern in cooperation with MD-Hillbrook Sales & Service, Great Northern Sales Arena, Fond du Lac 7-9 WI PEAKing at Christmas Tag Sale, managed by PEAK Genetics, Budjon Boarding, Lomira Future Dates Junior Convention Jan. 8-10, 2016 Glacier Canyon Lodge, Wis. Dells, hosted by Chippewa County Junior Holstein Jan. 6-8, 2017 Glacier Canyon Lodge, Wis. Dells, hosted by Dane County Junior Holstein Adult Convention Feb. 19-20, 2016 Holiday Inn Marshfield, Marshfield, hosted by Wood Co. Feb. 24-25, 2017 Radisson Paper Valley Hotel, Appleton, hosted by Calumet Co. Midwest National Spring Show April 23, 2016 Alliant Energy Center, Madison April 29, 2017 Alliant Energy Center, Madison WI Championship Show July 29-30, 2016 Alliant Energy Center, Madison July 10-11, 2017 Alliant Energy Center, Madison

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www.ruralins.com A Farm Bureau ® Service Rural Mutual Insurance Company Statewide Services, Inc. 343 N. Peters Ave., Fond du Lac, WI 54935 Office: 920-322-1194 Fax: 920-921-5834 Cell: 920-410-4533 bgreenman@ruralins.com

Brian Greenman Agent Commercial, Farm & Personal Insurance

wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/September 2015-53

INDEX TO ADVERTISERS Accelerated Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BC Agri-Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Alpha Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 AttenBabler/Kim Voigts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Bert-Mar Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Cybil Fisher Photography . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Dane County/Blue Star Dairy . . . . . . . . . . 9 Fischerdale Holsteins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Gateway-Acres Dispersal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Great Northern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Hoesly Registered Holsteins . . . . . . . . . . . 29 HostoGold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Initial Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 International Protein Sires/Our Help . . . . IBC Kamps Genetics Rx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Koepke Farms, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Kranzdale Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 LaFollette Holsteins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Milksource Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IFC Mission Bell Dairy Farms . . . . . . . . . 3 & 16 NorthStar Cooperative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Origin Reproduction Services . . . . . . . . . 49 Pete’s Auction & Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Rickert Bros. LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Rural Mutual Ins./Brian Greenman . 21 & 53 Second-Look Holsteins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Select Sires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 ST Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 & 53

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 54–wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/September 2015

Stuessy Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Ultrascan, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Vandoske Dairy Farms/Titletown Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Waupaca-Waushara Co./Mill Stream Dairy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17