Wisconsin Holstein News - January/February 2021

District 1 Breeder Profile: Rainbow Valley Farm District 2 Breeder Profile: Lirr Farm Meet the Distinguished Junior Members Top Performers Holstein History

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Barbwire x EX-90 Armani x VG-86 Mesabi x VG-88 Kite x VG-88 Durham x EX Milan x EX-92 Drew owned by Ellie Borth 1st Jr. - 2017 Midwest National Spring Show 1st Jr. & Res. Jr. Champ, 2nd Open - 2017 District 1 Show 2nd Jr. & HM Jr. Champ - 2017 MNSF Red & White Show Supreme Jr. Champ 2017 Pierce County Fair Dam - Armani Pisces Record: 4-1 365d 27,361M 4.5%F 1235F 3.3%P 904P PIPES’S MATERNAL SISTER BY DOORMAN SELLS IN THE SPRING FASHIONS SALE - MARCH 23, FOND DU LAC

ALSOSELLING: An Unstopabull milking yearling prospect due July 20 to sexed Denver. She is backed by 12 generations of VG and EX dams. Don’t miss her at the Gil-Tex Stampede III - February 13, 2021, Turlock, Calif.

An Altitude back to Rainyridge Tony Beauty! Her dam is a VG-87 Doorman 2-year-old x EX-93 Goldwyn x EX-95 Outside x EX-2E-CAN Milan then Beauty. Bid last at the Quest for the Franchise Kind, April 17, Delavan.

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Reuben with a lineup of Doc daughters.

We are milking 50 Doc daughters now with 130 that are heifers.

Legacy-Sch Resolve 10243-ET VG-88 The #9 Resolve in the breed!

Resolve x EX-90 Supersire x EX-91 Gerard Her dam: Legacy-Sch Supersire 9085 EX-90 305d 42,103M 4.1%F 1738F 3.3%P 1366P

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9085 is the #6 Supersire who has 3 daughters 300GTPI higher then their genomic Parent average. 10243’s sisters are also making genomic waves with one as the #3 Cascade and the other as the #18 Doc. 9085 is currently bred for a flush to Parfect.

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Upcoming WHA Events February 2021 12 Ad reservation deadline for

Wisconsin Holstein News March 2021 6 Purple Ribbon Classic Sale

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2021 Badger Invitational Sale Online auction at Cowbuyer.com

April 2021 17 Quest for the Franchise Kind at

Maple-Leigh, Delavan 24

Bricco’s Talk of the Town II, Marion

28-May 1 Wisconsin Dairy Showcase May 2021 8 Green County Heart of the

Wheel Sale * Please note that due to the evolving nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, some of these events may be rescheduled or canceled completely. Please refer to the WHA website for a more current view of events.

On the cover: The 2020 cover contest winning photo. The image was submitted by Travis Senn.

Thank you to all who took part!

January/February 2021

Volume 93

Issue No. 1

Official Publication of the Wisconsin Holstein Association Published 8 times per year by the Wisconsin Holstein Association To advertise, call 1-800-223-4269 or email wisholsteins@gmail.com and the WHA staff can assist you.

Features 8 10 12 16 18 22 28 25

Breeder Profile:Rainbow Valley Farm Breeder Profile: Lirr Farm Distinguished Junior Member Recipients Young Adult Profile: Cassie Endres 2020 Top Performers Polk County wins dairy youth competition 2023 All-Breeds Futurity Entry Form Holstein History: Wimble Wimpy

Departments

6 Wisconsin Holstein Updates

From the President 7/19 Obituaries 13 Recipe Corner 21 District 1 and 2 Reports 27 Have you herd?

28 Wisconsin Holstein Youth

8: Breeder Profile: D1

10: Breeder Profile: D2

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Duckett Impression Lily Nom. Jr. All-American Winter Calf Lilly looks phenomenal! Her EX dam makes it 12 generations EX or VG! Granddam a 2x All-Canadian nominee!

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NATIONAL DIRECTORS

Bob Webb - 920-377-1079 Corey Geiger, President - 920-650-0294 Serving Wisconsin Registered Holstein Breeders for 131 years The Wisconsin Holstein Association was founded in 1890 for the purpose of improving, promoting and securing the best interests possible for breeders and owners of the Holstein cow. WHA continues to provide a membership organization to promote the Wisconsin Holstein Registered breed and its breeders and owners.

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Wisconsin Holstein Updates

From the President Pam Selz-Pralle The cows aren’t aware that there’s a pandemic going on.

So, they continue as if nothing happened! I wish we could say the same about WHA Holstein events. After much board discussion weighing our desire to gather versus social distancing compliance and attendee safety, we opted to cancel the 2021 convention.

For you history buffs, the 1945 convention was also cancelled when the Office of War Mobilization requested that no meetings over 50 people be held. While we will miss socializing and talking cows together, your staff is again calling a COVID “audible” and making plans to recognize award winners throughout the summer. Keep watching the NEWS and WHA Facebook page for details.

“We need a show!” That rallying plea echoed last summer.

In spite of numerous obstacles, volunteer leaders and WHA staff delivered. For 2021, WHA is gearing up to host Spring Show. We can have some competition, connect with friends, and simply “hang with our people.” Virtual meetings may be the trend (if you’re lucky enough to have good internet), but we are hands-on farm people. I can’t wait until a show or Holstein event to shake your hand, share a cow story, or simply enjoy the company of Holstein breeders.

As I struggle to find milking gloves, other farm supplies and at times toilet paper, I’ve come to appreciate all the access we enjoy here in America. I’m tremendously grateful for GMO technology which was pivotal in developing COVID vaccines. At Wisconsin Holstein, we are very fortunate to have a committed staff who love Holsteins and are devoted to serving the membership. This past year, every event was loaded with “audible” play calling. They never wavered. Laura, Mara, and Charitee – the membership appreciates you.

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Upcoming Issues & Advertising Deadlines March 2021 Issue ads needed by Feb. 9 Midwest Holsteins, Treasure Quest Calves, Wisconsin Dairy Showcase info, District 8 April/May ads needed by March 23 Production Issue, District 4 Feature, District Show Entry and Rule Information June/July ads needed by May 11 Midwest Holsteins, District 3 Feature, Wisconsin Dairy Showcase Results, State Show information and schedule Those with questions regarding upcoming issues and advertising can contact Mara, marab@wisholsteins.com or 800-223-4269 ext. 2.

Obituaries Vickie Mowbray

Vickie Mowbray, age 59, of Hollandale, died on Thursday, November 19, 2020 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison from a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

She was born on September 29, 1961, a daughter of Philip and Judy Mowbray. She graduated from Cuba City High School. She worked at Advance Transformer, Lands’ End for 25 years, the VIP and Stroz Inn in Hollandale. Vickie was a go-getter and never sat still. She did so much for whoever needed anything and just stepped in and helped anyway she could. She cooked for the many parties she was involved with. She could brighten anyone’s day with her actions and wisecracks.

Through the Wisconsin Holstein Association, Vickie enjoyed helping at adult conventions and serving meals at special events including the last State Championship Show hosted in Iowa County. Her fun-loving energy and baking skills were a hit at adult conventions as she enjoyed donating to the dessert auctions. In the beginning it took some convincing for Vickie to attend adult convention when Mark Gilbertson began serving on the board, but after her first experience she was always the first in the truck waiting for Mark to travel to the convention!

Vickie is survived by her partner Mark Gilbertson of Hollandale; mother Judy Brimeyer of East Dubuque; her siblings Mary (Dan) Bussan of East Dubuque and Phil (Ann) Mowbray of Platteville; her sister-in-law Sheri Mowbray of Marshfield; Mark’s children Jennifer (Brian) Arvidson of Hartford and Erik (Brenda) Gilbertson of Hollandale; Mark’s grandchildren Nick, Lindsay, Makenna, Elise, Naydeen, Janelle and one on the way; her nephews, a niece, great nieces and great nephews, several aunts, uncles, cousins and other relatives and friends.

She was proceeded in death by her dad Phil Mowbray, Sr., her brother Terry Mowbray, her great niece Lydia Pluemer, her grandparents and her Jack Russel terrier “Ruben.”

A Celebration of Life for Vickie will be held in summer of 2021.

Cynthia Long

Cynthia Ruth Long (nee Peterson), 80, of Waupaca, was welcomed into the kingdom of Heaven on January 17, 2021 surrounded by family. She passed away from complications of Parkinson’s disease. She leaves her husband of over 58 years, Donald Long, along with family and friends.

She was born on September 27, 1940 in Scandinavia, Wisconsin to Clarence and Ruth (Blihovde) Peterson. Cindy grew up on the Peterson Mill Stream Dairy Farm where she especially enjoyed helping with large vegetable gardens as well as swimming and skating on the pond.

She graduated from the Peterson Mill one-room schoolhouse and

Scandinavia High School before attending UW-Stout to become a teacher. Cindy was a teacher for over 30 years, mostly teaching Home Economics at Weyauwega Fremont High School. She loved teaching. Cindy was a natural at sharing knowledge and making learning fun.

She met her husband, Donald Wayne Long, through her family’s Registered Holsteins. On July 7, 1962, Cynthia and Donald were married at Scandinavia Lutheran Church. After they were married, they moved to Weyauwega. Don and Cindy, with Don’s brother and wife, operated Belleview Farms of Weyauwega milking about 100 cows.

Family was very important to Cynthia Ruth. She valued time with her husband, children, grandchildren, siblings, and extended family.

She shared her thoughtful generous kindness with so many.

Along with spending time with family, Cindy enjoyed gardening, cooking, sewing, doing puzzles, traveling, watching Wisconsin sports, and helping others. She was proud of her Swedish and Norwegian heritage. Cynthia Ruth loved making and eating lefse with her immediate and extended family.

She was a 4-H member and leader for many years. Cynthia’s patience was clearly evident as she taught others the love of sewing.

Cynthia enjoyed judging clothing and food projects at many local county fairs. She was actively involved in her local homemakers group, serving in many officer positions at the club and county level.

During the early years of their marriage, Cindy and Don opened their home and heart to several foster children. Cindy, with the help of other parents, hosted the first local Junior Holstein Association meeting in her family room. Cynthia also impacted many youth in the area by serving on the Fox Valley Technical College Board of Directors for many years.

Cindy was actively involved in their church, St. John’s Lutheran Church of Weyauwega where she taught Sunday School for many years, served on the church council, and represented the church on Bethany Board of Directors. Cindy especially enjoyed helping with the quilting ministry, the church bazaar, and the Spring Women’s banquet.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Clarence and Ruth Peterson; her brother, Curtis Peterson; her brother-in law, Keith Long; and other family and friends.

She is survived by her loving husband, Donald Long of Waupaca; her children: Brian (Elis) Long of Weyauwega, Bruce (Brenda) Long of New London, and Julie (Mark) Schulz of Oxford; her grandchildren: Bryant (Amanda) Long, Brandon Long, Bret Long, Thomas Long, Michael Long, Joshua Long, Kaitlyn Schulz, Nicholas Schulz, and Patrick Long; her siblings: Phyllis (Leo) McSherry, Don (Judy) Peterson, Bill (Mary) Peterson; her brothers-in-law: Gene (Sue) Long and Richard Long; her sisters-in-law: Donna Peterson and Judy Long; many nieces and nephews; and numerous other family and friends. The family wishes to thank ThedaCare Hospice and everyone who expresses their condolences.

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Breeder Profile

District 1: Rainbow Valley

by Brittany Olson Going for a drive on a late summer evening in western Barron County is nothing short of spectacular, especially on the county road heading north out of Almena. Fields of corn, alfalfa, sunflowers, and pumpkins unfold across the gently rolling countryside as you approach the Wohlk farm, and the sight of black-and-white and redand-white cows heading out of the barn into a setting sun on their way to night pasture is a view that is particularly Wisconsin-esque.

For over 100 years, the Wohlk family has carefully stewarded the farm that they call home.

Glen and Susan are the third generation on the farm, and transition plans are in the works for their sons, Clayton and Kurt, and their wives, Becky and Mari-Lyn, to take over the farm so Glen can retire from ownership.

Glen and Clayton are involved in day-to-day operations on the farm. Kurt owns a flatbed trucking business named for the river that runs through their farm, Hay River Hauling, and helps as much as he can on the farm when he’s home.

Their herd of 60 Registered Holsteins produces a rolling herd average of 22,000 pounds per year with a 4.1 percent butterfat and 3.1 percent protein. In addition to their dairy herd, the Wohlks also crop 500 acres of corn, alfalfa, rye for forage and seed, pumpkins, and sunflowers.

The wetlands behind their barn and a quarter mile away create a rainbow-shaped valley, hence the name Rainbow Valley (prefix shortened to Almena Bow-Valley).

“My great-grandpa Christ helped build the barn in 1919 and then purchased the barn and 80 acres in 1926,” said Clayton. “He loved the barn because of the tall haymow, and the swamp behind the barn for water. That swamp being nearby is no longer an asset as we are always doing things to protect it.”

Christ’s sons, Calvin (Glen’s father) and Gilbert, took over the farm and doubled the size of the herd to 60 cows in 1962, also adding several parcels of land. The brothers began breeding Registered Holsteins under the Al-Wis prefix when Glen started showing cattle. When Glen took over ownership of the cows, he started the Bow-Valley prefix. Clayton came home to farm after graduating from UW-Madison in 2009, and a new heifer barn was built in 2013.

“After I came back to the farm following college, we were in need of bigger and better heifer facilities. I was a relief breeder for three years and saw a lot of really nice and really terrible heifer barns,” Clayton said. “I was able to take all of the things I liked from all the different barns and we built a new heifer facility in 2013. We were able to move the dry cows out of the barn and keep the stalls full of milking cows since then.”

The herd’s first Excellent cow, Al-Wis Thor Peg, lives on through several generations of offspring at Rainbow Valley.

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“[Peg] was also one of the last cows registered under the AlWis prefix. I was able to skip school to watch her get flushed once to Rudolph and once to Encore. She had a natural Lieutenant go Excellent and one of the Encores went Excellent, who we flushed as well. We haven’t flushed much since, but nearly half of our herd can be traced back to Thor Peg,” Clayton said.

Aside from purchasing a show calf at the 1997 Barron Spring Sale, Indianhead BL Magic Spirit, Clayton said every animal taken to fairs and shows was bred and owned at Rainbow Valley.

“We always had bred and owned animals in the showring, and we were able to be very proud of that. We didn’t win too many classes, but we were always happy with bringing our best homebred cows to the fairs and pulling out a big win every once in a while,” he added.

“We haven’t showed anything since Kurt graduated. I’d imagine we will start putting that into the summer activities when my daughter Cora gets big enough in a handful of years. We really enjoyed doing the junior shows as a family, and I think another generation will too.”

The Wohlks’ breeding philosophy is to create trouble-free cows that are enjoyable to milk with strength, sound legs, dairyness, and teats that don’t cross. Sires being used right now include Roble, Hotrod, Malicious, Just In Time, Primerib, and Rev Me Up. While they don’t have a clear favorite in the barn, they also have a hard time finding a cow they can’t ship soon enough.

Aside from dairying, the Wohlks are involved in their church and Clayton is part of Farmers of the Barron County Watersheds, an organization that promotes environmental stewardship and conservation agriculture. In addition to the Wohlks’ commitments to community involvement and conservation, they put a lot of time and effort into maintaining a well-kept farmstead.

“We enjoy hearing people say that we have a nicelooking farm, and we are proud that we can pretty easily score 100 or very close to it on our state and federal milk inspections,” Clayton said.

In addition, the Wohlks also have a growing side business selling pumpkins and sunflowers that has helped to keep the farm afloat.

What began in a corner of a field in 2014 has now grown to over five acres dedicated to pumpkin, gourd, squash, and ornamental corn production for fall décor.

“The first few years, we picked them with just the family, but now it involves about 30 people to get them all picked and ready for sale.

We were definitely able to capture a corner of a market and have many return customers that love coming to the farm to get fresh products. That led us to start playing with a few sunflowers in 2017, just for something to look at as people drive by and we offered them for pick-your-own,” Clayton said. “We have made a much bigger field now and have a maze and a viewing platform. It’s definitely a hit for families looking for something different, simple, and low-cost Copyright © Free Vector Maps.com

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At the end of the day, family is everything for the Wohlks and it permeates into their vision for the future of the farm.

“We are working on determining what [future plans] are right now. We will be going through a farm succession here soon and we also need to be looking at building a new barn that makes dairy farming more family friendly. That will most likely include some sort of robotic milking,” Clayton said. “We don’t really have written out goals that we work towards every day or every year. We are happy when we can make quality feed to make quality milk and get it all done on time so we can try and get family time.”

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District 2: Lirr Farm

by Mara Budde When Ryan Nigh of Viroqua turned 16, he didn’t ask for a car like most kids his age. Instead, he asked for a cow. And while this isn’t surprising for a farm kid, this gift would turn out to be a driving force in Registered Holstein genetics and do so much not just for Ryan, but for the entire Nigh family. So, in efforts to get Ryan an animal, the Nigh family went to the Minnesota Spring Sale and when the gavel dropped, Ryan became the owner of Kerndt Sneezy Derry Drew, a Derry daughter from an Excellent Mtoto.

This heifer would make a lasting impact on Ryan, his father Robert, uncle Randy, as well as the rest of his family when she calved in as a three-year-old with a Goldwyn bull calf, Lirr Drew Dempsey EX-93. Over time, Dempsey would become a household name in the Registered Holstein business and a sire of champions.

Lirr Farm is owned and operated by brothers, Robert and Randy Nigh. The farm was started by Robert and Randy’s parents, Lewis and Irene. Lirr is combination of their names: is L for Lewis, I for Irene and RR for Randy and Robert.

Lewis started the farm with four heifers from the Monroe area.

Their first barn had just 14 stalls and had been purchased from Irene’s father. In the late 1950s the neighboring 200-acre farm was purchased and lumber was sawed for a new 38-stall barn built in 1957. Lewis passed away in 1966 and that same year Randy suffered a serious tractor accident landing him in the hospital. With the help of his ag teacher and others, they convinced his mother to keep the cows and the farm.

The dairy is a true family affair with Robert and Betty’s children, the third generation on the farm, Ryan, Brady, Brandon and Rachel finding ways to help out their father and uncle. Ryan and his Viroqua wife Kelsey are involved in the farm as herdspeople while maintaining a beef herd. Brady helps with youngstock and other farm chores and has a farm of his own consisting of beef, sheep and meat goats. Rachel works with registrations and is finishing her senior year at UW-River Falls. Brandon works for Milwaukee Tool as an engineer and is the farm’s on-call engineer.

He and his wife, Megan, enjoy farming on some weekends. Betty runs numerous errands for parts and provides meals on wheels.

Small updates and expansions took place during the 1970s and 1980s to accommodate more cows as well as improving cow comfort through mattresses and four large pens. 1999 brought the stall total in the barn to 90 and cows were milked in a double-eight parlor.

Unfortunately, in June 2016 a barn fire claimed the cow facility and parlor. With an opportunity to start fresh, the Nighs built a robot barn as well as dry cow and heifer housing on a different location. The Nighs chose two Lely A4 robots for their barn and to implement alley scrapers and a Lely automatic feed pusher. Since that time, manure storage, a feed pad and breeding age heifer barn were added.

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Left to right: Brandon, Megan, Robert, Betty, Kelsey, Ryan, Brady, Rachel and Randy

Robotic dairying, while adding some challenges at first for the family, has offered them a variety of new data that can be used to improve the herd. The robotic system allows the Nighs to track activity, rumination, conductivity, temperature and daily milk weights, to name a few. Overall, the goal is to continuously work toward production and type improvement. Increasing pounds of solids per cow is something the family is always working to improve in their herd by providing high-quality, homegrown forages from their 1100 acres.

“The ability to milk high producing cows three to four times a day and top dress energy pellets to individual cows was very appealing. We liked that Lely had been into robotic milking for many years,” Randy says. “We haven’t fully mastered the various small operational and management challenges that exist with robotic milking system. The cows seem to have adapted better than we have.”

Cows like Dempsey’s dam, Kerndt Sneezy Derry Drew VG-88, are the kind of cows the Nigh family enjoys working with. “This family gets better each generation and are trouble-free, long-lived cows with great udders, feet and legs and are fun to work with,” Robert says.

Another cow that exemplifies their breeding goals is LirrCrest-View Jenifer-ET VG-88 DOM GMD, who was a WHA Top Performer and their first 50,000-pound milk cow. “She had a beautiful high and wide udder with the perfect balance of strength and dairyness. She was robot ready in the 1980s,” Robert says.

The “O” family has produced a lot of excitement for the Nighs, too. Very Good two-year-olds producing 100 to 150 pounds per day in their first lactation are common in this family. Hickorymea Man Outfit-P EX-91 who has a record of 5-01 365 38,490 4.9 1893 3.2 1217, has sons Lirr Outfit-PP and Lirr Option-PP who are homozygous polled bulls placed in AI. She also had two polled bulls in AI, Lirr Outcome and Lirr Outline. Lirr Earnht Oak Outcast-ET is polled with a record of 4-01 365 49,890 3.3 1640 2.9 1440 and Lirr Copyright © Free Vector Maps.com

Lirr Farm | Viroqua, Wis.

Randy; Robert and Betty; Ryan and Kelsey; Brady; Brandon and Megan; and Rachel Nigh Number of cows: 141 Registered Cows Number of acres: 1100 acres of crops and pasture Primary Crops grown: Corn, Alfalfa and Soybeans Average production: 28,508 3.9% 1102 3.2 % p 901 p Ration: Alfalfa Haylage, corn silage, high moisture shelled corn with protein, mineral and vitamin supplements in a partial TMR plus high energy protein pellets for feeding in the robot Type of housing: Freestall with sand bedding and alley scrapers, robotic milking and automatic feed pusher Prefix: Lirr Outcast PP is a son at Select. Outcast has 12 daughters in the herd.

Robotic milking has required the Nigh family to look at teat placement and length more closely while making mating decisions.

This has eliminated the use of some genomic sires. Sires that they are using to achieve their type and production goals while keeping animals robot-ready are Cobra-P, Coffee, Doc, Delta Lambda, Ronald, Renegade, Rashan and Dempsey.

Dempsey daughters in the herd continue to be favorites of the family. The Windbrook daughters from Dempsey’s Shottle sister are impressing the Nighs: Lirr Windahchou Dayquil-ET 94-2E, who has a record of 5-10 365 44,584 1369F 1335P; and Lirr Wind Ahchou Abigal-ET EX-91, with 7-00 365 36,220 1403F 1193P. “The Dempsey family has been one of our top producing cow families as have the Dempsey daughters,” Robert says.

The Nighs were no strangers to putting sons into AI, but Dempsey was something special for the family. He is a sire that has produced champions and class winners around the world and topped the Canadian LPI list five times in his career. At Select Sires he proved to be a strong asset to their Showcase Selections lineup with more than 38,700 daughters, of which 27,000 are classified. Over his lifetime he produced sales of more than 570,000 units.

“Dempsey was a dream come true. After we placed Lirr-CrestView Jess into AI, we never thought we would have another bull close to him,” Robert says. “I showed many Hagemans Tempo daughters and to see that excitement in others when they showed their Dempsey daughters was humbling.”

Showing hasn’t been a main priority over the years, but Randy enjoys going to shows to watch, especially when there are Dempseysired daughters in the ring.

Dempsey recently passed away at the age of 13, but the Nigh family will never forget the many positive comments about Dempsey daughters from their fellow breeders. He is a testament of the breeding Robert and Randy, as well as their parents, have worked toward

Lirr Earnht Oak Outcast-ET VG-86 GMD

over so many years.

Through a few hardships, the family has overcame and continues to excel in their dairy business and in breeding cows that fit their goals as well as the goals of their fellow breeders.

Both bulls and cows with the Lirr prefix still provide a great marketing avenue. Robert notes that each year they sell some cows privately and have sold embryos and bulls to several countries over the years. Lirr Farm is one of only 16 herds to have received the Progressive Genetics Award for 30 years, every year since its inception from Holstein Association USA. Off the farm, the family is involved in their community and dairy industry. Randy served for many years on the East Central/Select Sires Board and Sire Committee for Select Sires. Robert has been on the Viroqua School Board for 24 years, served on the Wisconsin Holstein Board of Directors, as well as on the Holstein USA Board.

Currently, he serves on the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Board. Both Randy and Robert have served on the Vernon County Holstein Board and the Sterling Township Board. Kelsey and Brady work at Organic Valley. Robert’s wife Betty is a public health nurse and the county coroner.

Robert and Randy are working on transitioning the dairy to the next generation but will be forever grateful to their parents and those in the Registered Holstein business for bringing them so much joy in their chosen career.

“People in the Holstein community have offered us the motivation to continue on and move forward,” Randy says. “That means a lot.”

Kerndt Sneezy Derry Drew VG-88 - dam of Dempsey

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Distinguished Junior Members Elise Bleck

Elise Bleck is the 19-year-old daughter of Jeff and Lea Ann Bleck, from Glenbulah, where she resides on a small farm, Bleckview Holsteins and Brown Swiss. Elise is a freshman at the University of Wisconsin Madison and majoring in Dairy Science with hopes to go to medical school to become a pediatrician. On campus she is involved in Badger Dairy Club, Collegiate Farm Bureau, National Agriculture Marketing Association, and the Association of Women in Agriculture. Elise also enjoys participating in many Junior Holstein activities such as exhibiting at junior shows, dairy judging, and Dairy Bowl.

Nicole Broege

Nicole Broege is the 19-year-old daughter of Phyllis and the late Steve Broege. She owns and shows Rock-Edge Holsteins with her two older sisters, Kristen and Jenna in Janesville, located in Rock County. She is a freshman at the University of Wisconsin-Madison majoring in Dairy Science and Chemistry. On campus, she is involved with the Association of Women in Agriculture, Collegiate Farm Bureau, National Agri-Marketing Association, and Badger Dairy Club. She has shown at state, local, and national levels and enjoys reading.

Eliza Endres

Eliza Endres is the 18-year-old daughter of Randy and Karen Endres. She has two younger sisters Ava (16) and Mara (12), and grew up on her family’s 700-cow Registered Holstein farm, Endres Berryridge Farms, LLC, in Waunakee. In 2020 she graduated from Waunakee High School and she is currently a freshman at the University of Wisconsin-Madison majoring in Agricultural Business Management. At school she is a member of numerous agricultural organizations. She is also a member of the Waunakee Whirlwinds 4-H club. Eliza enjoys working with her show cattle and helping out on the family farm.

Josh Gerbitz

Josh Gerbitz is the 20-year-old son of John and Christine Gerbitz of Milton. Although he did not grow up on a farm, Josh has stayed active by working on various farms and showing managerially. He is a junior at the University of Wisconsin Madison where he studies Dairy Science with an Agricultural Business Management certificate. On campus, Josh is active in the Badger Dairy Club where he is the outreach officer, Collegiate Farm Bureau, and the Babcock house where he serves as chaplain. After graduation Josh plans to pursue a career managing a dairy or working in sales and consulting.

Courtney Glenna

Courtney Glenna is the 17-year-old daughter of Randy and Charlotte Glenna. From Amery, she shares a passion for dairy farming with her family on their 120 Holstein cow farm where she is involved in all aspects of the farm, from calf rearing, to treating sick cows to assisting in breeding choices. When she has free time from her farm chores, Courtney can be found studying for her next Dairy Bowl or dairy judging contest, or traveling to compete in them. Her future plans are dedicated to the dairy industry, with intentions to attend the University of Wisconsin-River Falls to major in Dairy Science.

Hannah Hockerman

Hannah Hockerman is the 18-year-old daughter of Greg and Dawn Hockerman. She has two younger brothers, Hayden and Holden. Hannah lives in Westfield on her family’s 700 cow dairy. She is a member of District 5 Junior Holsteins, Springfield Funrunners 4-H club, and her local FFA chapter. She is currently a freshman, continuing her academic and athletic career in Rockford, Illinois, at Rock Valley College.

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Benjamin Kronberg

Benjamin Kronberg is the 20-year-old son of Todd and Becky Kronberg of Milton. Currently a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ben is an Agriculture Business Management major. He is involved in Badger Dairy Club, Saddle and Sirloin, and Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity. Ben is also a member of the dairy judging team at UW-Madison. He enjoys showing and fitting Registered Holsteins. In the show ring, Ben has competed at county, district, state and national levels. He is co-owner of Kronberg Genetics, his family’s registered dairy, show pig and Angus operation. Ben plans to pursue a career in agriculture sales and business.

Cole Mahlkuch

Cole Mahlkuch is the 19-year-old son of Jeff and Terri Mahlkuch. Cole and his family have a small heifer farm outside of Juda where they raise a small number of show heifers to compete at county, state, and national level shows. He has been involved with the dairy industry his whole life and can be found at home working with the show heifers, on his grandparents’ farm helping with night chores, or at work doing electrical for a multitude of farms.

Ainsley Noble

Ainsley Noble is the 16-year-old daughter of Troy and Jaime Noble. She resides on her family’s dairy and beef farm outside of Lancaster, where they farm 1,000 acres of land and milk 400 Registered Holsteins. She has an older brother, Drew, and a younger sister, Macie. Ainsley is a junior at Platteville High School where she is involved in FFA, National Honor Society, Key Club, Student Council, and the girls’ basketball team. Additionally, she is a member of the Grant County Junior Holstein Association and Dairyland Diamonds 4-H club.

Marissa Vosberg

Marissa Vosberg is the 17-year-old daughter of Phil and Laura Vosberg of Monroe. At the age of nine, with support from her parents, Marissa started her own herd of Registered Holstein and Brown Swiss cattle. She is responsible for developing her herd, and, with her parents, operates Vosberg Hilltop Livestock and helps as the third generation on her family’s beef and crop operation. Marissa is involved in many clubs in school and plays on the Girls Varsity Soccer team. She also enjoys exhibiting her Registered Holstein and Brown Swiss cattle, traveling, and spending time with her friends and family.

Barbequed Beef Recipe submitted by Kathy Elliott for the 2019 National Holstein Convention Cookbook Ingredients • 3 lb. beef roast • 1/2 cup chopped onion • 1 Tbsp. sugar • 2 tsp. dry mustard • 2 tsp. salt

• 1/2 tsp. pepper • 2 tsp. paprika • 1/3 cup vinegar • 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce • 1 cup ketchup • 1 cup warm water

Instructions: 1. Make sauce, pour over meat and cook in the slow cooker until meat falls apart Note: Try doubling the sauce mixture January/February 2021 – Wisconsin Holstein News – 13

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Andrew Hetke photo

Heatherstone

Young at Heart

VG-85 2Y 2-03 166d 3x 17,127 4.4 753 3.4 582 inc.

Young at Heart is a shining example of why the King Docs are hot! She calved in July and is milking over 100 pounds per day with a 4.4% fat and 3.4% protein. Young at Heart is backed by a Solomon, an EX-90 Atwood, EX-92 Roylane Jordan and an EX-92 Durham. She was flushed to sexed Delta-Lambda and made 17 #1 embryos.

Big Hearted

-ET, sells March 6 on the Her Our-Favorite Upgrade daugher, Wargo-Acres Purple Ribbon Classic Sale! Bid last to take home this summer yearling for 2021 that is tall, long and deep and has outstanding Type on both sides of her pedigree.

Gordon & Emily Carncross Craig, Jen, Gavin & Nolan Carncross W13157 Co. Hwy. J, Lodi, WI 53555 wargoacres@gmail.com | 608-592-2560 Craig cell January/February 2021 – Wisconsin Holstein News – 15

WISCONSIN HOLSTEIN

Young Adults

Cassie Endres - Waunakee What is your background?

My family farm is Endres Berryridge Farms, LLC in Waunakee. The farm is owned by my dad, Steve, and his two brothers Jeff and Randy. My brother, Zach, and cousin, Sarah work on the farm fulltime. Our farm focuses on breeding cows that make high-quality milk and look good doing so, along with a dedication to preserving and improving the land we farm. I am 27 years old and live in Waunakee.

What is your educational background and what is your career now?

I graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison where I studied Dairy Science and Life Sciences Communication. Currently, I am the North America Marketing & Design Coordinator for ABS Global.

How do you continue to stay involved with Registered Holsteins?

In addition to my involvement with WHA, I also coach Dane County 4-H Dairy Judging and own a small herd of Registered Holsteins. Additionally, I manage our farm’s Facebook page to highlight our herd’s genetics and environmental conservation efforts.

What is your biggest accomplishment or proudest moment?

B REEDER B USINESS C ARDS

Don’t wait for them to Fall, CALL!

How did Floor you get involved in the Wisconsin Holstein Barn Grooving • Serving all states Association and what activities do take part in?

• All classes of livestock facilities I was not involved in the Wisconsin Holstein Association until • 4 grooving options to fit later in my junior career. I had been a member and had shown at your needs district shows but became more involved after some convincing • Milk parlors from my junior advisors when I was a freshman in college. After • Holding pens that, I competed in dairy bowl, dairy jeopardy and was a DJM award • Feed Lots recipient.

Today, I am the Dane920.723.1557 County Junior Advisor, coach dairy Dave Schmocker • Freestalls bowl and am a member of the Scholarship Committee.

260.402.4494 Pat Conroy • Alleys Dairy people helping dairymen.

My proudest moment is winning high reasons individual at the World Dairy Expo Collegiate Dairy Judging contest. It was incredibly rewarding after years of hard work and the help of my coaches in my collegiate and 4-H years.

What are your future plans?

I plan to continue to grow in my career, give back to the dairy community and find new ways to stay involved with and support my family farm.

Any other comments you’d like to add?

Don’t be afraid to say no. It is so hard, but becoming more comfortable saying no has allowed me to focus on who and what matters most to me.

Rickert Bros.

Rickert Bros.,LLC LLC Home of Rickland Holsteins Doug, Linda, Clint, Corey & Tammy Hodorff N3832 Hwy. W, Eden, WI 53019

Tel: (920) 477-6800 • Fax: (920) 477-2520 E-mail: mail@secondlookholsteins.com

Stop in anytime for a second look!

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BULL SHIPPER

of Rickland Holsteins JimHome & Kelly, Greg & Laura, Jim & Kelly, Greg & Laura Andrew & Shannon, Andrew & Shannon Don & Lila Rickert

Eldorado, WI 54932

Eldorado, WI 54932 rickertkel@gmail.com 920-960-9640 rickertkel@gmail.com ••920-960-9640 RHA:1037 1091cows cows31,221 28,2853.9 3.81220 1072 3.4943 872 RHA: 3.0 24 Year Year Progressive Herd 26 ProgressiveGenetics Genetics Herd

Expanding Hoof-Trimming Business!

© Cybil Fisher © Beth Herges

Gaedtke aromatic euclid-red

Aromatic x GP-83 Defiant 2Y, back to Jim-Jamdl Advent Event VG-88 Nom. Jr. All American R&W Summer Yearling 2020 2nd Jr. & 4th - Wis. Champ. R&W Show 2020

Gaedtke Jordy edith-red-et Jordy x Absolute Ellie EX-92,back to Advent Event VG-88 2nd Jr., B&O, 3rd - District 7 Holstein Show 2020 HM Jr. All-American R&W Fall Calf 2019 2nd Jr., 9th Fall Calf – 2019 Int. Red & White Show 5th Fall Calf and Res. Champ. B&O Calf – 2019 Wis. State Fair Jr. Dairy Show

Other herd highlights:

Gaedtke diamback tia-red-et

Res. Jr. All-American R&W Summer Yearling 2017 2nd Summer Yearling- Int. R&W Jr. Show 2017 Res. Champ. B&O Heifer - Wis. State Fair Jr. Show 2017

Gaedtke absolute ellie-red eX-92 Absolute x GP-83 Savard x Advent Event VG-88 Ellie’s daughters have been making a name for themselves in the showring with Edith earning many accolades.

Daughters Eden and Eloise have done equally well on a national, state and local level.

Gaedtke dimdbak tara-red-et

5th Spring Calf - Int. R&W Jr. Show 2017

Dam of Tia and Tara: Ms Stansome Target-Red ET, Barbwire x Strans-Jen-D Tequila Red-ET EX-96 Tia and Tara are now part of the milking herd at Rolling Hills Dairy. Tia has one daughter born 10/13/20 - Gaedtke Warrior Titos-Red; Tara has two daughters - 6/6/19-Gaedtke Topgun Teagan-Red and 7/6/20 - Gaedtke Redcloud Temple-Red. We classify on February 3.

Embryos are available from these families and more! Inquiries are welcome.

Hailey, Alexys, Kiley & Alisa Gaedtke and Mercedes & Jadelynn Kroll Luxemberg, Wis. | jgaedtke@centurytel.net | Phone: 920-845-5080

Gaedtke’s

Rolling Hills Dairy

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Junior 2-Year-Olds

Ever-Green-View Ms Lane VG-86 2-03 305 36,951 5.1 1882 3.2 1174 5246 pts.

Thomas Kestell, Waldo Ever-Green-View Evita-ET VG-86 2-02 305 40,263 4.4 1757 3.2 1270 5225 pts.

Thomas Kestell, Waldo Ever-Green-View Aspira-ET GP-84 2-02 305 40,918 4.2 1734 3.0 1216 5122 pts.

Thomas Kestell, Waldo Ever-Green-View Appetit-ET VG-87 2-05 305 38,987 4.0 1563 3.1 1217 5010 pts.

Thomas Kestell, Waldo Ever-Green-View Sal-Red VG-85 2-02 305 41,459 3.8 1561 3.1 1263 5008 pts.

Thomas Kestell, Waldo Jenlar Kenosha Brook VG-87 2-02 305 32,085 4.4 1424 3.2 1028 4688 pts.

Brianna, Austin & Abby Meyer, Chilton Wargo-Acres K Royal Delta VG-85 2-04 305 37,109 3.8 1393 3.0 1113 4686 pts.

Wargo Acres, Lodi TYB Meridian Elvis VG-87 1-11 305 33,800 4.0 1363 3.2 1070 4657 pts.

Reuben Schloneger, Shell Lake Wargo-Acres Magnus Kari-ET VG-86 2-01 305 36,238 3.6 1324 3.1 1124 4640 pts.

Wargo Acres, Lodi Jenlar Solomon Brittney-TW GP-83 2-00 305 33,662 4.3 1454 3.1 1058 4640 pts.

Larry & Jennifer Meyer, Chilton Nagels Supershot Jedi VG-85 2-01 305 26,372 3.4 892 3.3 782 3846 pts.

Keith & Stephanie Abts, New Franken

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Shamdale Monterey Showbiz VG-85 2-01 305 23,671 3.8 889 3.1 723 3804 pts.

Milkinaire Dairy, Two Rivers

Ever-Green-View SS Ash-ET VG-88 3-01 305 53,698 3.8 2051 2.9 1585 5850 pts.

Thomas Kestell, Waldo

Mel&E Kingboy Royal-TW VG-86 1-11 300 24,416 3.5 849 3.0 729 3760 pts.

Milkinaire Dairy, Two Rivers

MS Ever-Green-View Trnty-ET VG-88 3-04 305 55,153 3.6 1999 2.9 1600 5815 pts.

Thomas Kestell, Waldo

Milkinaire Lynch Season GP-82 1-10 305 25,369 3.4 873 2.9 742 3709 pts.

Milkinaire Dairy, Two Rivers

Legacy-Sch Supersire 9085 VG-88 3-03 305 42,103 4.1 1738 3.3 1366 5324 pts.

Legacy Farm LLC, Shell Lake

Shamdale Abstract Shore VG-86 1-10 305 21,391 3.8 821 3.1 663 3694 pts.

Milkinaire Dairy, Two Rivers

Ever-Green-View Empress VG-88 3-02 305 41,181 4.4 1799 3.1 1250 5271 pts.

Thomas Kestell, Waldo

Shamdale Rosa Shoe VG-85 1-10 305 19,412 4.2 810 3.5 671 3645 pts.

Milkinaire Dairy, Two Rivers

Senior 2-Year-Olds

Legacy-Sch Headliner 9477 EX-90 2-11 305 37,764 4.3 1610 3.3 1263 5153 pts.

Legacy Farm LLC, Shell Lake Ever-Green-View Etacka-TW VG-85 2-06 305 35,330 5.1 1803 3.3 1140 5121 pts.

Thomas Kestell, Waldo Ms EGV Samantha-ET VG-85 2-09 305 31,948 3.8 1593 2.9 1228 4973 pts.

Thomas Kestell, Waldo Jenlar Kordell Tish VG-86 2-10 305 35,633 4.5 1605 3.3 1182 4957 pts.

Larry & Jennifer Meyer, Chilton Ms Ever-Green-View Talent VG-85 2-11 305 36,663 4.4 1608 3.2 1155 4917 pts.

Thomas Kestell, Waldo Ever-Green-View Mog Hype-ET VG-85 2-07 305 36,415 4.2 1513 3.2 1168 4849 pts.

Thomas Kestell, Waldo Valley Drive Jacoby Tarawa EX-90 2-10 305 30,072 4.8 1456 3.6 1071 4797 pts.

Emily & Austin Stumpf, Campbellsport Nagels Monarch Damara GP-82 2-09 305 29,330 3.9 1113 3.2 906 4097 pts.

Keith & Stephanie Abts, New Franken

Junior 3-Year-Olds

Ever-Green-View TT Silvy-ET EX-91 3-02 305 43,096 5.2 2185 3.4 1448 5913 pts.

Thomas Kestell, Waldo

Ever-Green-View Hillary-ET VG-88 3-05 305 40,401 4.4 1767 3.1 1256 5243 pts.

Thomas Kestell, Waldo

Senior 3-Year-Olds

Ms Suki-ET VG-87 3-10 305 52,964 4.4 2244 2.9 1519 5947 pts.

Thomas Kestell, Waldo Ever-Green-View Supr Ash-ET EX-90 3-06 305 50,636 3.7 1861 3.0 1516 5639 pts.

Thomas Kestell, Waldo Ever-Green-View My USA VG-88 3-06 305 45,692 4.1 1892 3.1 1396 5502 pts.

Thomas Kestell, Waldo Wargo-Acres Bay Louisiana EX-90 3-07 305 45,600 3.8 1719 3.1 1397 5368 pts.

Wargo Acres, Lodi Legacy-Sch History 8493 EX-93 3-11 305 45,978 3.3 1511 3.3 1497 5332 pts.

Legacy Farm LLC, Shell Lake Ever-Green-View Assisi-ET VG-87 3-09 305 36,977 5.1 1867 3.5 1282 5329 pts.

Thomas Kestell, Waldo

4-Year-Olds

Ms Tango Tasha-ET EX-92 4-10 305 55,163 5.5 2980 3.3 1767 7614.5 pts.

Thomas Kestell, Waldo Ever-Green-View Aptitude-ET EX-90 4-11 305 56,670 4.0 2270 2.9 1641 6716 pts.

Thomas Kestell, Waldo Ever-Green-View Eugenia-ET EX-90 4-00 305 45,016 4.6 2057 3.3 1490 6364.5 pts.

Thomas Kestell, Waldo

Ever-Green-View Lea-ET EX-92 4-06 305 47,952 4.2 2004 3.0 1459 6328 pts.

Thomas Kestell, Waldo

Legacy-Sch History 8360 EX-93 5-08 305 39,899 4.3 1714 3.4 1346 5960 pts.

Legacy Farm LLC, Shell Lake

Ms Ever-Green-View Decaf-ET VG-88 6-02 305 52,230 3.7 1937 3.0 1564 6243.5 pts.

Thomas Kestell, Waldo

Triplecrown Rubicon 989-ET VG-86 4-07 305 40,955 5.0 2055 3.7 1516 6251 pts.

Thomas Kestell, Waldo

Ever-Green-View Anoint-ET VG-88 5-07 305 41,820 4.6 1907 3.1 1299 5948.5 pts.

Thomas Kestell, Waldo

Ms Roll-N-View Althea-Red-ET EX-93 6-01 305 36,622 4.7 1719 2.9 1079 5698 pts.

Pete & Brenda Bricco, Marion

Legacy-Sch Massey 8680-ET VG-88 4-02 305 42,009 4.4 1823 3.4 1427 5992.5 pts.

Legacy Farm LLC, Shell Lake

Wargo-Acres Snow Machine-ET EX-93 5-08 305 37,770 4.7 1765 3.4 1276 5941 pts.

Wargo Acres, Lodi

Joliam Shot Momma 4345 EX-90 7-00 305 37,504 4.3 1612 3.1 1165 5582 pts.

Selz Farm, Inc., Humbird

Jenlar Doorman Satin VG-86 4-07 305 44,858 3.9 1754 3.2 1423 5857 pts.

Larry & Jennifer Meyer, Chilton

Hi-Lo-Valley Petals-ET EX-93 5-02 305 40,714 4.3 1762 2.8 1129 5791 pts.

Hi-Lo-Valley Holsteins, Highland

10-Year-Olds & Older

6 to 9-Year-Olds

Duckett-Dyment DC Miracle EX-95 10-9 305 33,051 4.3 1421 3.4 1107 5490.5 pts.

Selz Farm, Inc., Humbird

Ever-Green-View Angora-ET EX-93 9-01 305 63,628 4.5 2839 2.9 1833 7572 pts.

Thomas Kestell, Waldo

Wargo-Acres Hurray EX-91 10-0 305 39,311 3.6 1429 2.9 1147 5413.5 pts.

Wargo Acres, Lodi

5-Year-Olds

Ever-Green-View Ima-TW EX-90 6-06 305 46,287 5.0 2314 3.2 1502 6621 pts.

Thomas Kestell, Waldo

Wargo-N-JD Dekorra-ET EX-91 10-0 305 24,080 5.0 1195 3.5 853 4885.5 pts.

Wargo Acres, Lodi

Ever-Green-View Admire-ET EX-90 5-11 305 49,265 4.2 2068 2.9 1438 6311 pts.

Thomas Kestell, Waldo

Ever-Green-View Asp VG-88 7-01 305 57,315 4.0 2250 2.8 1605 6597.5 pts.

Thomas Kestell, Waldo

Ms Tatiana-ET VG-87 5-02 305 43,844 4.6 2006 3.2 1386 6104.5 pts.

Thomas Kestell, Waldo

Broeks Apic-ET EX-91 7-02 305 49,687 4.0 1985 2.9 1446 6268.5 pts.

Thomas Kestell, Waldo

Legacy-Sch Massey 8640 EX-92 4-04 305 39,391 4.1 1606 3.4 1320 5793.5 pts.

Legacy Farm LLC, Shell Lake Hi-Lo-Valley About It Lady VG-86 4-04 305 38,433 4.5 1729 3.2 1234 5643 pts.

Hi-Lo-Valley Holsteins, Highland

Top Performer winners are usually recognized at the Wisconsin Holstein Association Adult Convention. As this event has been canceled this year due to COVID-19, award winners will be recognized at later WHA event. Please visit www.wisholsteins.com for more details later.

Obituaries Joe Neuser

Joseph M. “Joe” Neuser, age 42, passed away unexpectedly on January 8, 2021 at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center with his loving family by his side.

Joe was born on February 17, 1978 in Two Rivers, son of Eugene E. and Peggy A. (Siewert) Neuser. He grew up on the Neuser family homestead in the Town of Manitowoc Rapids and was a 1996 graduate of Manitowoc Lincoln High School. On June 21, 2007 Joe was married to Julie A. Slager in Hawaii, the couple made their home in the town of Manitowoc Rapids. He was a stay-at-home dad and also worked part-time, farming for his brother-in-law and sister-inlaw: Jason and Katie Baroun in the town of Franklin.

Joe and his family were members of St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Newton were he also served on the Pastoral Council. He was known as Mr. Fix-it and enjoyed fishing, being with his children and just talking with people. Joe especially enjoyed spending time with his chickens and kid’s pets and really enjoyed taking his children on adventures to explore the outdoors.

Survivors include his wife: Julie A. Neuser, rural Manitowoc; their three children: Ariannah, Robert and Timothy, all at home; his parents: Eugene and Peggy Neuser, Manitowoc; five brothers and four sisters-in-law: Jim (Sarah) Neuser, Menchalville; Joshua (Brooke) Neuser, Manitowoc; Jeff Neuser, Milwaukee; Jesse (Amber) Neuser, Manitowoc; Jace (Katie) Neuser, Green Bay; motherin-law and father-in-law: Carol (Paul) Schwahn, Menchalville; three sisters-in-law and two brothers-in-law and his brother: Amy (Doug) Samens, Fond du Lac; Sarah (Jim) Neuser, Menchalville; Katie (Jason) Baroun, Menchalville; Julie’s grandmother: Ida Slager, Manitowoc; aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews other relatives and many friends survive. He was preceded in death by his father-in-law: Russell W. Slager.

Joe’s family would like thank Branch Fire and Rescue, the City of Manitowoc Fire and Rescue and the emergency room staff of Holy Family Memorial Medical Center for all their efforts, care and concern shown to Joe and our family, your efforts will never be forgotten.

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Purple Ribbon Classic

Saturday, March 6, 2021 • 11:30 a.m. • Marshfield Fairgrounds Park, Marshfield, WI

BLONDIN REDMAN SEISME-RED-ETS

INDIANHEAD REDCARPET TIA

MS DB INFINITY-RED

OUR-FAVORITE UNLIMITED

KHW REGIMENT APPLE-RED-ET

SIEMERS WOOD ASHLYNN-ET

BUTLERVIEW AFTERSH APRIL-ET

SMITH-CREST-TW SH VIRGIE-ET

EX-97 2E Unan. All-American R&W 125,000 lb. 2014 International R&W Cow of the Year 2013 It’s show time! A 12/20 Luxor from Seisme’s family sells. Next dams VG-86 Diamondback x EX-93 2E Picolo x one and only Seisme.

RK Genetics 608-220-2781

EX-96 3E DOM A RED 12/20 Jordy sells from a VG Crush x EX-91 Olympian x EX-92 Destry back to Apple!

Sugar Creek Dairy 262-374-0793 A fancy 6/20 Master sells, from a VG-87 Sid x EX-93 Ari Atwood x Apple!

Maple Leigh/Kueffner/Hetts 262-949-4620 9/20 RED Warrior x VG-87 Shottle x Apple!

Red Carpet/Crestbrooke 920-979-0611

EX-94 1st 5Y, Res. Grand MW Fall Nat’l 2015 5th 5-Yr-Old Int’l Holstein Show 2015 A 3/20 Denver sells direct from Atwood Tia! Next dam EX-92 3E Milan Tina, then EX-95 2E GMD DOM Inspiration Tina, Res. All-American Aged Cow 1995!

Hendrickson & Maier 608-225-5530

EX-92 Jr. Champion Grand Int’l Holst. Show 2015 A 9/20 Denver sells from Ashlynn, Wood daughter of the one and only EX-96 GMD DOM Tri-Day Ashlyn, All-Time All-American 4-Yr-Old Cow! Sam-Way Dairy & Samantha Giese 715-965-7147

Other exciting consignments: • • • • • • • • • • •

12/20 Select x EX-93 Gold Chip Tokyo, dam of Tatoo!

– Red Carpet 814-979-5314 12/20 Handsome x VG-88 Windbrook x Goldwyn x EX-92 Atwood Abrianna x EX-94 2E DOM Chief Adeen, All-American family! – Vanderwerff 715-613-0882 12/20 RED Unstopabull x EX-92 Contender x EX-91 September Storm x EX-91 Lee x EX-96 Ashlyn!

– Neperman 815-790-1239 12/20 Warrior x GP-83 Aftershock x VG-86 Guthrie x EX-93 Hi Metro. – Jason Richardson 608-330-1022 9/20 RED Unstopabull x EX-94 Cow of the Year Advent Anna x EX-91 Rubens x 3 EX GMD’s!

– Hilrose 920-205-4976 9/20 RED Warrior x EX-92 Action x EX-93 Redmarker x EX-95 DOM Skychief x EX-94 GMD DOM Starbuck x EX-94 GMD DOM Elevation.

– William Schultz 920-528-8562 10/20 Hancock x EX-91 Avenger x EX-92 Richman x EX-92 Proof x EX Mich x VG Jolt x VG Leadman.

- Pat Slattery 715-570-3596 9/20 Twitch with +2885 GTPI 104F x VG-87 Frazzled x GP-83 Yoder. - Select Sires, Inc. 563-568-1727 9/20 Dempsey x VG Aftershock x VG Mac x EX-91 Astronomical x EX-92 DOM Durham Gingerheart!

– Welsh-Edge 608-675-3893 9/20 RED Unstopabull x GP-83 Jordy x EX-92 Integral x VG-86 Fever x VG Alexander x EX-93 GMD DOM Linjet Shawna! – Mark & Angie Ulness 920-775-4794 9/20 Atmosphere x EX-93 Atwood x EX-92 Barnie x EX-94 Rubens x EX-91 Red-Marker x EX-92 Merrill x VG-85 GMD DOM Blackstar. - Alfalawn 715-338-2213

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VG-88 1st Milking Yrlg North American Open 2020 TWO opportunities from Infinity’s maternal line! A 9/19 Red Jacot due 9/2/21 with Lotto heifer sells. Next dam EX-92 Barnie, granddam of Infinity. Also selling 9/20 Red Unstopabull from EX-92 Defiant, dam of Infinity!

Pure Pride 715-556-0021

EX-95 HM Grand Champion, Grand National Jr Holstein Show 2014 A 6/20 America from April’s family sells!

Next dam VG-87 Doorman x EX-91 Brokaw x EX-95 April, show type from one of the breed’s elite!

Ryan Lauber 262-902-3153

9/20 Sidekick x VG-88 Gold Chip x VG-89 Atwood x EX-94 DOM Chief Adeen!. - Taylor Wittmus 920-323-3996 8/20 Magnitude with +2788 GTPI x VG-87 Frazzled x GP-83 Yoder. - Select Sires, Inc. 563-568-1727 6/20 Warrior x EX Doorman x VG-88 Iota x VG Calypso x EX GMD Outside x 6 more VG & EX dams! - Sugar Creek Dairy 262-374-0793 6/20 RED Jordy x EX Always x VG-88 Absolute, sister to 2018 Res. JC Int’l R&W Show! – Synergy 920-639-6408 6/20 Upgrade x VG Doc x Solomon x EX Atwood x EX-92 Roy x EX-92 DOM Durham x EX Leadman.

– Craig Carncross 608-592-2560 6/20 Byway x EX-92 High Octane.

– Wide Open Holsteins 715-964-8300 6/20 RED Altitude x EX-95 Advent Kandie! Next dams EX-92 GMD Rubens x EX-94 GMD Royal x EX-94 Command x EX Tony. – Bert-Mar 608-317-6052 6/20 RED Warrior x GP-82 Absolute x VG-86 Redburst x VG-86 Chris. – Robin Krohlow 414-258-2890 4/20 Addison x EX Archrival x VG-88 Jasper x EX Durham x EX-93 Stardust x EX Charles.

– Willows-Edge 715-220-6612 3/20 Avalanche x EX-94 Defiant Tang, sister is #3 R&W Type heifer and she is fancy!

– Golden Oaks 517-242-6458 3/20 Dempsey x VG Byway x EX Gold Chip x VG-87 Day x EX Guthrie x VG-88 Shottle x VG-88 Mutant.

– Matt Dorshorst 715-340-7271 3/20 Defiant x VG-86 Kingboy x VG-88 Gold Chip x EX-93 Blitz x VG Rubens x VG-88 Encore x several gen.

VG & EX! – Heather Schmitt 715-650-0947

Sale sponsored and hosted by Wood Area Holstein Breeders

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EX-94 96-MS 3-08 3x 365d 31,989 4.5 1440 3.5 1124 A 9/20 Avalanche sells from the queen of type herself, Unlimited!

Todd 715-456-8718, Cade 715-577-5379 A 6/20 Warrior sells from an EX Defiant x EX-94 Doorman Endless x Unlimited!

Ledden 715-305-1991

EX-95 2E 6-04 2x 305d 44,710 4.0 1784 2.9 1296 2017 Star of the Breed A 12/20 Analyst sells from Shottle Virgie, Star of the Breed and 4th, 150,000 lb cow at the 2017 International Holstein Show!

Next dams EX-91 GMD Durham x VG-88 Stormatic.

Matt Smith 920-210-2312

3/20 RED Jordy x EX-91 Armani x NS Olympian x EX-92 Shottle x EX-93 GMD DOM Clover-Mist Alisha!

– Ziemba & Smithcrest 920-988-2443 3/20 RED Unstopabull x VG Rev-Me-Up x EX Barbwire x EX Redlou x VG-89 Advent Fancy.

– Second-Look 920-477-2743 12/19 *RC Warrior x VG-87 Atwood x VG-87 Duplex x EX Goldwyn. - Melissa Sprecher 608-417-9201 12/19 Jordy x EX Redburst x EX-92 Goldsun x EX-92 Aftershock x EX-91 Dante x 14 more EX dams!

- Lee Pierce 608-343-5153 12/19 RED Jordy x VG-87 Barbwire x VG Starfire x EX-91 Arsenio x VG-89 GMD DOM Momentum x EX-94 GMD DOM Enhancer Alicia!

- Bob Vandoske 920-377-0502 10/19 Diamondback x EX Atwood, bred 12/2 to sexed Warrior! – Eric Wachtendonk 715-568-4133 9/19 Crushabull Jr. All-WI Fall Calf, due 7/1/21 to sexed Chief x EX Sid x VG-88 Goldwyn x EX-94 Primetime from heart of Windy-Knoll-View.

– Bob Vandoske 920-377-0502 7/19 Wipeout due 7/12/21 with Excalibur heifer x VG-87 All About It x VG-86 Blade x VG-87 Champion.

– Linda Behling 715-533-0901 5/19 Bankroll due 3/29/21 to Delta Lambda x VG-87 Solomon x GP-84 Teddy x EX-91 Gold Chip x EX Jabot.

- Holle-Oak Dairy 715-491-4020 3/19 Pharo due 3/23/21 with Doorman heifer x VG-88 Advent x mult. gen. EX dams!

– Crisdhome Farms 715-220-5364

For more information or to order a catalog, contact:

purpleribbonsale@gmail.com Auctioneer: Tim Schindler Pedigrees: Tim Natzke www.facebook.com/PurpleRibbonClassic Ringmen: Bob Miller & Don Mayer 20 – Wisconsin Holstein News – January/February 2021 Full catalog will be online at Dairy Agenda Today Internet bidding/live webcast at www.cowbuyer.com

Tyler Freund - 715-323-2682 Tim Natzke - 920-979-0611 Paul Lippert - 715-459-4735

District 1 Report Ashland County

2020 Adult Membership: 3; Junior Membership: 0

Barron County

2020 Adult Membership: 33; Junior Membership: 20

Bayfield County

2020 Adult Membership: 2; Junior Membership: 0

Burnett County

2020 Adult Membership: 2; Junior Membership: 0

Chippewa County

2020 Adult Membership: 40; Junior Membership: 11 Adult association officers: President: Erica Ullom; Treasurer: Steve Maier; Director: Liz Mayer; Director: Nick Bohl In 2020, Chippewa County hosted the 2020 District 1 Holstein Show. We are currently seeking applications for the Holstein calf loan program. Please contact a board member.

Dunn County

2020 Adult Membership: 27; Junior Membership: 3

Eau Claire County

2020 Adult Membership: 11; Junior Membership: 1

Pierce/Pepin County

2020 Adult Membership: 28; Junior Membership: 12 Adult association officers: President: Matt Breeggemann; Vice President: Eric Bechel; Secretary: Dulcie Anderson; Treasurer:

District Report Welcome New2Members Adult Members Richard Wienke, Luxemburg Matthew Schueller, Marshfield Nathan Zimmerman, Cadott Nicholas Heineman, Shiocton John & Norma Hoover, Greenwood Marvin & Diane Reiff, Withee Andrew Hetke, Baraboo

Junior Members Macoy Wienke, Luxemburg Whitney Clason, Albany Nathan Dukelow, Abbotsford Lucas Cappozzo, Campbellsport Evan Hathaway, Barneveld Brynn Hackmann, Manitowoc

Watch for your chance to advertise and promote your county association in future issues. The March issue will feature District 8.

Nellie Thibault We hold a minimum of two meetings per year. We are looking forward to the Pierce County Fair, August 12-14, 2021. The Buffalo/ Pepin County Fair will take place July 29-August 1, 2021. We are very proud of Roslind Anderson who was the 2020 WHA Princess Attendant.

Polk County

2020 Adult Membership: 33; Junior Membership: 16 Junior association officers: President: Grace Haase; Vice President: Hailey Clausen; Secretary: Katherine Elwood; Treasurer: Courtney Glenna; Officer at Large/Junior Advisor: Marie Haase; Adult Leaders: Gwen Dado and Hans Johnson Our group is planning a virtual spring semen auction to raise funds for activities.

Price County

2020 Adult Membership: 2; Junior Membership: 0

Rusk County

2020 Adult Membership: 12; Junior Membership: 0

Sawyer County

2020 Adult Membership: 1; Junior Membership: 0

St. Croix County

2020 Adult Membership: 34; Junior Membership: 12

Washburn County

2020 Adult Membership: 1; Junior Membership: 1

Vilas County

2020Adult Membership: 1; Junior Membership: 0

District 2 Report Watch for your chance to advertise and promote your county association in future issues. The March issue will feature District 8.

Buffalo County

2020 Adult Membership: 8; Junior Membership: 8

Jackson County

2020 Adult Membership: 23; Junior Membership: 20

LaCrosse County

2020 Adult Membership: 25; Junior Membership: 8

Monroe County

2020 Adult Membership: 35; Junior Membership: 18

Trempealeau County

2020 Adult Membership: 18; Junior Membership: 19

Vernon County

2020 Adult Membership: 37; Junior Membership: 17 January/February 2021 – Wisconsin Holstein News – 21

Polk County wins inaugural North American Dairy Educational Experience contest It was another national team victory for five young ladies from Polk County 4-H. They topped the first North American Dairy Educational Experience (NADEE) last month. The contest was developed to provide a dairy learning experience in the advent of the in-person National 4-H Dairy Bowl Contest being canceled.

The first-place team hails from Polk County in Northwest Wisconsin. Team members were Courtney Glenna, Katherine Elwood, Ella Williamson, Grace Haase and Hailey Clausen. Glenna, Elwood, and Williamson are students at Amery High School. Haase is a freshman at UW-River Falls and Clausen is a freshman at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.

Instead of asking specific questions about the dairy industry and the science behind concepts, NADEE had the participants evaluate a set of written, farm-based mini-scenarios. The youth worked in small teams of three to five, to evaluate the strengths and opportunities for improving management practices discussed in the scenario. The subject areas covered housing, calves, nutrition, reproduction, and animal care.

The 4-H members on the team could communicate with each other in person, on the phone, or electronically. They could use written sources such as books and magazines to support their suggested improvements to the farm scenarios. However, they were not allowed to consult advisers, other 4-Hers, or industry professionals, when evaluating the farm scenarios or when providing feedback. They had one week to review the scenario and prepare their feedback. A two-page letter was written to the hypothetical farm owner detailing their evaluation of the farm, including management steps that could be taken to improve the operation. They received a new scenario every two weeks, so the contest was spread over a three-month window.

States could enter more than one team – but only one team could submit their letters for review by the judges. 4-H youth that participate in this year’s dairy educational experience did not use their eligibility to compete at future North American 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl contests and previous participants could also participate as long as they meet the eligibility rules of age and completion of college courses. Glenna, Elwood, and Haase were on last year’s National winning 4-H Dairy Bowl team.

Grace Haase, Ella Williamson, Courtney Glenna, Katherine Elwood, Hailey Clausen

Fifteen states participated including: Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. Four other teams from Georgia, Maine, New York, and Pennsylvania also had a second team of youth indicate they participated at As the winners, each member of the winning team their local level.

The second-place team received a plaque, medallion, and a cash award. was from New York. The two Honorable Mention Teams were from Massachusetts and Michigan.

The North American Dairy Educational Experience was sponsored by National Dairy Shrine, American Dairy Science Association, Hoard’s Dairyman and Select Sires.

WHA-Designed Breeder Websites Larson Acres - www.larsonacresgenetics.com Sugar Creek Dairy - www.sugarcreekdairy.com Selz-Pralle Dairy - www.selzpralledairy.com Vandoske Dairy Farms LLC - www.vandoskedairyllc.com If online marketing is one of your 2021 goals, WHA can build a website for you at $1000 for the first year to help you market your genetics. Included in the package is an individual farm domain name, initial construction with 5 pages and up to 10 photos per page, monthly updates, Facebook promotion on the Wisconsin Holstein page when yours is updated and a link on WHA website. Contact Laura or Mara with questions or to start your new marketing plan.

Laura - 800-223-4269 ext. 1, lauraw@wisholsteins.com 22 – Wisconsin Holstein News – January/February 2021

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Wisconsin Holstein Association’s All-Breeds Futurity 2023

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Name of Owner ________________________________________________ Phone ____________________________ Email: ________________________________________

Fee Schedule: Payment of $35 per animal due by May 15, 2021; late entries will be accepted from May 16-August 15, 2021 for $100 per animal.

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

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Full Name of Animal

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

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

ELIGIBILITY: Any registered female from any of the 7 major dairy breeds that was born September 1, 2019 through August 31, 2020 is eligible for Wisconsin Holstein Association’s 2023 All-Breeds Futurity. Owners of the animal being shown must be a paid member of the respective breed association by May 31 of the year of the show and those leading the animal must be at least 12 years old by the day of the show.

FEES: Entries, along with $35 per animal, must be postmarked on or before May 15, 2021. Late entries will be accepted from May 16-August 15, 2021 at $100 per animal. Full entry fees must accompany entry form or sent within the appropriate time noted above.

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

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

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

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

Wisconsin Holstein Association’s All-Breeds Futurity 2023

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Holstein History

VOLUME. 1

“Wimpy” – the First Cow of the Breed to go EX-97

Linden Dictator Wimble Wimpy, bred by Charles F Hasnerl of Knox, Indiana, was born on October 9, 1950. Her sire was Maytag Ormsby Fobes Dictator EX-GM, and her dam with two DHIA records above 600 fat was Dougvic Pathfinder John, VG, 1a son of Montvic UWby student profile_2020.qxp_Layout 1/7/21 12:24 PM Pathfinder Chieftain, VG-GM, and Montvic Chieftain Belle, GP. Her second dam was by a son of Pabst Cascader Pride.

As a four-year-old, Wimpy was sold in the Hasnerl dispersal to John A. Newman and Sons of Culver, Indiana, for $1350 - the second highest price of the sale. At the time, she was working on a good three-year-old record in DHIA. Freshening for the Newmans as a fouryear-old, she went on official test for the first time. If, as had been reported, she experienced trouble with that calving, it may account for the modest size of her first official record.

The University of Wimpy also received her first classification at the Newmans’ farm, going GP-84 with a ISCONSIN breakdown of E-+E-G-G-+-+-E at 5 years, O months. After completing that first record, she MADISON was sold privately to Braun’s Sunny Lea Farm for $4,000. At Sunny Lea, she was put on 3x Animal & Dairy Sciences milking and made her subsequent records. Also at Sunny Lea, she was classified at 6-05 as ENIOR POTLIGHT 90 points with the breakdown showing every category as either EX or VG. At 7-04 she was classified 93 points and Excellent across the board and at 8-06 she was raised to 96 points.

Name: Dawson Nickels In March of 1963 she picked up her final point to make a total of 97 points at 12 years, 5 Hometown: Watertown, WI months of age.

School: Watertown High School Although Wimpy remained at Brauns Sunny Lea Farm, she changed ownership in their Class Size: 270 1960 dispersal when Nelson Rehder, Sunny Lea’s manager, purchased her for $7,000. She had Farm: Dream Fix Holsteins Major: Dairy Science & two calves for Rehder, both heifers. The older was Wimpys Champion by Wis Champion Business Management and the younger was Wimpys Senorita by Thonyma Ormsby Senator.

Wimpy was well over 100,000M on official test with the following records all either HIR Why did you decide to attend UW-Madison?

UW-Madison has great prestige within the acaor AR: demic field. CALS specifically has a reputation and 4-7 309 2X 8,085 4.0 327 influence arising from the success, achievement, 5-10 365 3X 21,953 3.6 801 and rank of its alumni within the dairy industry.

I wanted to attend a school with widespread 7-0 275 3X 16,016 3.9 617 respect, admiration, and acclaim; UW-Madison 7-10 365 3X 22,846 3.6 830 met those demands.

9-5 365 3X 19,857 4.0 787 What has been your most memorable 10-10 305 2X 14,760 4.0 593 college experience? The 19th Badger Invitation Sale allowed my peer group to work together as While Wimpy was turning out this highly creditable production, she was also making the a team. This experience is where rigor and rounds of the shows and becoming one of the veteran campaigners of the breed. She was achievement met because of our efforts as a a three-time All-American Aged Cow in 1958, 1960 and 1961, and was twice Honorable team. As one of the four consignment selection chairmen, we selected 43 live lots of Registered Mention for All-American in 1957 and 1959. It is no wonder then that she was kept in the Holstein and Brown Swiss dairy cattle, grossing “Queen” stall in the Sunny Lea barn and that her framed photograph occupied a place of $102,340 in sales. honor on the wall in the Rehder home.

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favorite course has been dairy science 205. This has allowed me to gain a better understanding of dairy cattle evaluation, marketing, and sale tactics in order to accommodate for all types of dairy cattle across the entire industry.

What are your future career goals? I am evaluating different options within the ConsumerPackaged-Goods Industry. College allows for career exploration. It took me nearly my entire collegiate tenure before I found the many opportunities within the CPG Industry. Many CPG companies rely on agriculture, so working within a CPG company will directly impact the dairy industry.

UW-Madison Dept. of Dairy Starts Here!

Animal & Dairy Sciences

This excerpt was reprinted from the Wisconsin Holstein Association History Book. Holstein History will be a regular segment in the Wisconsin Holstein News including original articles as well as stories from the WHA History book. If you have a topic you’d like covered, please contact Mara Budde @marab@wisholsteins.com

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Have you HERD?

“Have you Herd?” is our new briefs section that includes member news, high scoring cows, and general good things being done by our membership. If you would like something included, please email marab@wisholsteins.com.

Announcements

Danyel Hosto & Craig Oakley were married November 28 in New Zealand.

Congratulations!

Laura (Elliott) & David Tresslar were married on December 12.

Congratulations to the newlyweds!

Mary (Feucht) and Rich Gundrum were married on December 12.

Congratulations!

Steve Jordan & Lea McCullough-Jordan welcomed Wyatt Steven on December 21, 2020, weighing 9 lbs. 12 oz. and 21.5 inches long.

Joey & Kaila (Wussow) Tauchen welcomed Amelia Nicolle on January 4, 2021, weighing 7 lbs. 15 oz and 20 inches long.

Ty Hildebrandt married Ellie Siefkes on January 23, 2021. Congratulations to the newlyweds!

2020 Cover Contest

2nd Place: Brenda Bricco, Marion

3rd Place: Brittany Henderson, Galesville

Thank you to all of our entrants for this year’s contest. Watch future issues for information on the 2021 Cover Contest. Entries are due November 15 and can be entered at any time.

From the desk of...

Laura Wackershauser

You’d think we’d be used to adjusting plans for WHA events by now, but it’s still disappointing when the one you’ve been looking forward to for months just can’t happen. Despite hoping to make the Junior Convention work in March for all of our enthusiastic junior members, the Junior Activities Committee has made the difficult decision to cancel the statewide event for everyone’s safety and health.

While we won’t be able to gather the large group together, we are now working on planning four regional events in each of the four JAC Districts. As of the print deadline for this issue, we are just starting to look for dates and locations that will work for each District with the goal of getting area youth together to celebrate award winners, have dairy bowl competitions and vote for JAC candidates. If you have a suggestion for a location with a large holding room and at least one smaller competition room, please give me a call at the WHA office.

We will publish info on the WHA Facebook page and website as they become available and will email junior advisors with details as we get them nailed down.

Another change for 2021 was the cancellation of the Adult Convention and postponement of the annual meeting until 2022.

This was also not an easy decision, but the WHA board felt it was the best one to make at their meeting in December for the health and safety of all our members.

We have plans to recognize our Distinguished Breeder award winners, Wall of Fame inductees and others usually recognized at the convention at future WHA events including Spring Show and the state picnic. Watch for stories and celebrations of these award winners in the coming months.

In other news, if you have not renewed your 2021 membership yet, you will be receiving a reminder postcard shortly. In order to continue to receive the Wisconsin Holstein News, we ask that you renew your membership by March 15. Renewals be made by mailing a check to our office, through our online system with a credit card, or by calling the WHA office with a credit card for payment.

The March issue of the Wisconsin Holstein News will be the next installment of Midwest Holsteins. This is always a great opportunity to advertise your spring sale consignments as ads will be shared with Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota and Michigan Holstein breeders. Give us a call at the office or drop Mara an email if you’d like to reserve an ad space in the March issue.

Wishing you all the best in the coming months and hope to see you at a WHA event in 2021!

Laura January/February 2021 – Wisconsin Holstein News – 27

Wisconsin Holstein Youth **Junior Convention Update ** We had hoped to be able to gather everyone in March for the postponed Junior Convention, however due to the continuing high numbers of COVID cases throughout Wisconsin, the Junior Activities Committee has made the decision to cancel the 2021 Junior Holstein Convention.

The JAC is strategizing ways to host four safe District Events in order to hold Dairy Bowl competitions, recognize award winners, and hold District Caucuses. The committee feels strongly that one of our goals is to keep junior members engaged and involved and this is the best option to do so while keeping our gatherings smaller and easier to social distance. While Dairy Bowl may not be a priority to all, it is one of the most well-attended activities we have and should be a way to engage a large number of our members.

We are currently looking for dates and locations to hold these events and will share information as it becomes available. Below is a summary of our plans for the spring and how junior members can participate in activities normally held at the Junior Convention.

District Events (1 for each District, dates & locations TBD) - Dairy Bowl competitions for junior and senior teams - Recognize award recipients from that district - Open forum and JAC voting - Raffle ticket sales (drawing will be held at State Finals day) - Lunch JAC Elections - Will schedule a Zoom call with anyone interested in running where candidates will introduce themselves and answer impromptu questions. Interested candidates should contact Laura at WHA. - Videos will be posted on FB and/or website for membership to view before their District Event - Counties will vote at their District Event for all 4 JAC positions; if not participating in dairy bowl, a representative can attend to fill out a ballot - JAC candidates will be encouraged to attend any of the District Events, but are required to attend their home District - Will need to attend State Finals day to assist with Dairy Bowl & Dairy Jeopardy; election results announced that day Virtual Contests - watch Facebook and the WHA website for more details to come - Speaking Contest - Bell-R-Ring - Activity Room contests Award Recognitions - Videos will be made for DJM, YDJM and 12 & Under award winners to play on social media - Recognitions at District Events for all other award - Outstanding Boy & Girl and Royalty announcements to be made on March 27 28 – Wisconsin Holstein News – January/February 2021

Dairy Bowl & Dairy Jeopardy - Junior and Senior team competitions at District Events (due to space and time limitations, there will be no Rookie competition this year) - Top teams from each District will move on to State Finals - JAC will keep track of points earned by dairy bowl team members; top 2 individuals earning the most points in each age division will qualify for the State Finals for Dairy Jeopardy State Finals - Dairy Bowl finals held to designate 1st-4th place teams for Juniors and Seniors - Dairy Jeopardy finals for each age division - JAC Election results announced - Raffle Drawing

2021 Junior Membership Renewals

All membership renewal notices for 2021 were sent from the office in October 2020. All members received green renewal cards this year with notification of 2021 membership amounts. Please submit the card with payment to the office or call to pay by credit card. In order to exhibit at WHA shows and attend junior events, you must be a paid member.

If members have not seen a notice, they should contact Charitee at the office. Please help your staff keep an updated database and let us know if you have not received your renewal postcard.

Scholarship Opportunities

The 2021 Wisconsin Holstein Scholarship applications are due March 1, 2021. All Holstein Association members pursuing a postsecondary degree are encouraged to apply, with agriculture majors given the highest consideration. Applications can be found on the Wisconsin Holstein website at www.wisholsteins.com/scholarships and should be mailed to WHA, 902 8th Ave, Baraboo, WI 53913.

Please read the form carefully, follow all guidelines and be sure to include all required materials.

There are several additional memorial scholarships available, including the Brad Fust Memorial Scholarship, John Klossner Memorial Scholarship, John Selz Memorial Scholarship, Doris Morris Memorial Scholarship, Maurice & Geraldine Cooper Memorial Scholarship, Marlowe Nelson Memorial Scholarship and a memorial scholarship specifically designated for two-year and short course schooling - the Gordon Berg Memorial Scholarship.

Also available is the John and Isabelle Ames Memorial Scholarship.

This scholarship requires a separate application from the Wisconsin Holstein sponsored awards. The application is also available on the WHA website.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity for funding your education!

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