Wisconsin Holstein News - December 2021

Breeder Profile: Flannery-Vu Holsteins Down Memory Lane with Dave Gietzel What’s Happening in District 6 Treasure Quest Information 12 & Under & Young Distinguished Junior Members December 2021 – Wisconsin Holstein News – 1

Aleah, Ella Rose © Cybil Fisher; NAILE photo © Cowsmopolitan

Kamps-Rx Apb Aleah-Red-ET | Avalanche x KHW Regiment Apple B EX-90 Reserve Supreme Champion Heifer - North American Int. Livestock Exposition 1st Winter Calf and Jr. Champ. - Mideast Fall R&W Junior Show 1st Winter Calf, Jr. Champ - Mideast Fall R&W Show 4th & 4th Jr. - International R&W Show 1st R&W Winter Calf and Jr. Champ. and Supreme Champ. Heifer - Wisconsin State Fair Junior Dairy Show 3rd and 1st Jr. Winter Calf - Wisconsin Summer Championship R&W Show 1st Winter Calf and Supreme Jr. Champion - Lodi Ag Fair

Floydholm Kdoc Ella Rose | King Doc x EX-94 Damion

2nd Winter Calf - International Junior Holstein Show 1st Winter Calf - District 6 Holstein Show 3rd Winter Calf - Wisconsin State Fair Junior Dairy Show 2nd Winter Calf and Reserve Supreme Jr. Champion - Lodi Ag Fair

Lauren and Brayden had a big year for showmanship contensts.

Brayden was 1st place in the junior division at the R&W State Showmanship Contest. Lauren took 1st place in the intermediate division at the Wisconsin Championship Showmanship Contest.

A BIG thank you to Ben Kronberg, Madison Fisher and Uncle Kejo for their coaching this fall!

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Mystic Valley

Lauren and Brayden Breunig

8667 Co Hwy V, Sauk City, WI 53583 608-963-6819 RHA 437 cows 33784 3.94 1325 3.17 1063

Elizabeth, Cathlen © Lea Jordan; Even © Andrew Hetke

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VG-87 Guthrie x EX-90-2E Sanchez x VG-88 Elliott x EX-93 Durham x EX-95 Encore x Krull Broker Elegance EX-96-3E GMD DOM

• Champion Bred & Owned, HM Grand Champion, Int. Champion, 1st 2-Year-Old and Best Udder - 2021 International Jr. Holstein Show • 4th Junior 2-Year-Old, 2021 International Holstein Show • All-National Junior 2-Year-Old, 2021 Holstein USA All-National Showcase • 2021 All-Wisconsin and Junior All-Wisconsin Junior 2-Year-Old • HM Int. Champion of the Junior Show and Champion Bred & Owned of Junior Show - 2021 Wisconsin Summer Championship Show • Res. Int. Champion and Champion Bred & Owned of Junior Show, 4th and 1st Jr., Junior 2-Year-Old - 2021 Midwest Spring National Holstein Show • HM Grand Champion of the Junior Show, Int. Champion of Junior Show, HM Int. Champion, Champion Bred & Owned of Junior Show, 1st Junior 2-Year-Old and Best Udder - 2021 District 6 Holstein Show

Additional 2021 Highlights

Left: Hobby- Hill Solomon Even-ET VG-87 EX-90 Atwood x VG-88 x EX-93 x EX-95 x EX-96 7th Jr. 2-Year-Old, Int. Junior Holstein Show 2021 Right: Cleland Warrior Cathlen-Red 2021 Reserve All-WI Red & White Winter Yearling 2021 Reserve All-WI Winter Yearling 3rd & 2nd Jr. Winter Yearling - 2021 MW Spring R&W Show 3rd & 1st Jr. Winter Yearling - 2021 District 6 Show Supreme Champion Heifer - 2021 Rock County 4-H Fair Reserve Champion of the R&W Show - 2020 IA Dairy Youth Classic Supreme Champion Heifer - 2020 Rock County Dairy Youth Expo Thank you to everyone whoh made 2021 a memorable year.

Big thank you to Mac McCullough for fitting at all the shows!

BAA: 111.7 Herd totals: 9 EX, 7 VG-88, 4 VG-87, 1 VG-86

Gracin & Chesney Speich | Orfordville, WI speich.hobbyhillholsteins@gmail.com

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Upcoming WHA Events December 13 Holiday Fashions at the Northern 16 La Follette Holsteins Milking Cow Dispersal 28-30 Wisconsin Junior Holstein Convention,

Red Lion, Appleton January 2022 7 Top Perfomer Applications due February 2022 1 Treasure Quest Entry Deadline 25-26 Wisconsin Holstein Convention

Country Inn & Suites, Fort Atkinson April 2022 27-30 Wisconsin Dairy Showcase

Alliant Energy Center, Madison June 2022 27-July 1 National Holstein Convention

Sioux Falls, South Dakota August 2022 22-26 Wisconsin Summer Championship Show

Alliant Energy Center, Madison On the cover: This year’s Junior Holstein Convention will be hosted by the Waupaca-Waushara Junior Holstein Association. The event will be held at the Red Lion in Appleton, December 28-30.

www.wisholsteins.com

December 2021

Volume 93

Issue No. 8

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 12 15 20 28 29 31 34

Breeder Profile: Flannery-Vu Holsteins Down Memory Lane with Dave Gietzel 12 & Under and YDJM Recognition Dairy students share post secondary experiences Meet the 2022 WHA Royalty Candidates Thank you 2021 Sponsors Treasure Quest Entry Information Top Performer Application

Departments

6 Wisconsin Holstein Updates 7 Obituaries 24 Wisconsin Holstein Youth 26 Zoe’s Moos Reviews & Sit Down with Stumpf 27 District 6 Report 30 Recipe Corner 36 Have you Herd?

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From the desk of... Mara Budde As we enter the winter season, now is a great time to start thinking of your 2022 marketing plan for your herd. The schedule for the 2022 Wisconsin Holstein News is online complete with ad deadlines and our publication and mail dates so you know when to plan to advertise based on when the News will hit everyone’s mailboxes.

The Midwest Holsteins issues continue to be our most popular advertising opportunities! These issues get distributed to our partnering Midwest states giving us a circulation of more than 3500 Registered Holstein breeders and enthusiasts. Plus Wisconsin Holstein members get an ad price break in these issues. Where else can you get a full page ad for $400 and have it distributed to that many households? Plus ads get an extra boost from our Facebook page and we offer some great design services in house. Take a look on the Holstein website for what we have planned for 2022.

I’m sure some of you have seen in the signature of my email that I

have new hours of 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. As of the middle of October I am now part-time with WHA. During News deadlines you still might get emails, texts or calls from me outside my set hours so I can make sure we get your ad done correctly. You’ll still see me at all shows and events taking photos and meeting up with the membership. I’m still putting together the Wisconsin Holstein News and coordinating all WHA communications efforts. This switch came when I realized that milking every night and feeding calves twice per day in addition to working full-time wasn’t doing me any favors.

I think this also brings up an important point for many of us who work in dairy, it is ok to take care of yourself and at times take a step back when you feel like you are reaching a breaking point. The cows come first for all of us, but when we don’t care for ourselves, we can’t do right by our cows, our families, friends and careers. Take care and have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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Wisconsin Holstein Updates No professional pictures?

No problem!

Something we hear every now and then from breeders is that they don’t have any professional pictures of their cows, and that is why they don’t want to place an ad. We say, that is ok! Over the past year, we have done a number of ads without professional cow pictures. We’ve used ring shots from our archives, Cowsmo or The Bullvine, pictures taken at the farm and so many other neat shots. We still love including a professional image with your ad but if you only have candids, that doesn’t mean you can’t have a beautiful and effective marketing piece for your farm.

We are happy to work with your barn candids, show pictures that we have taken or from the Bullvine or Cowsmopolitan or other images you have. Photos should be taken on a camera or be a high-quality phone image. Screenshots of photos will not be accepted. When you send the images, make sure that they are sending at the full size. This goes for professional shots as well. We can’t wait to put something together for you!

Welcome New Members Adults: Roy Hetts Brian & Sue Crull Karla Polk Ashli Hines Cleon Weaver Jason Graham Nicki Hebgen Tyler Dickerhoof Luncrest Farm

Fort Atkinson Monroe Ellsworth Almena Colby Cambria DeForest Spokane Granville

Juniors Garen Averbeck Madeline Micke Erika Sleznikow Kylie Kearns Ava Hebgen Rodney Syvrud Rosella Brey Alexa Brey Landon Pierquet Carson Pierquet Alexia Nelson

Fond du Lac Thorp Marshfield Auburndale DeForest Mount Horeb Sturgeon Bay Sturgeon Bay Chilton Chilton Birnamwood

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Upcoming Issues & Advertising Deadlines

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March

ads needed by: 2/9 Midwest Holsteins with Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan Junior Convention Results Treasure Quest calves Featured District: Districts 1 and 2 Mailing date: 3/2 Those with questions regarding upcoming issues and advertising can contact Mara, marab@wisholsteins.com or 800-223-4269 ext. 2.

Obituaries John Jens

John Jens, 68, of Plymouth passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 24, 2021 surrounded by his loving family.

John was born November 4th, 1952 in Plymouth to Lucille (Stange) Jens and the late Roland Jens. He attended grade school at St. John’s Lutheran School and graduated from Plymouth High School in 1970. He had attended night classes in Farm Management through Lakeshore Tech Institute.

On October 20, 1979, he was united in marriage to Lori Deckliver at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Cascade. Together they owned and operated their dairy farm and raised their three sons.

John was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Glenbeulah where he served as an usher.

Throughout the years he served on the board of directors for various organizations such as the Sheboygan County Holstein Association, DHIA, Sheboygan County Farm Bureau and Sheboygan County Forage Council.

He took pride in building his Registered Holstein herd and felt very proud when his sons would show champion cows at the Sheboygan County Fair, had the Junior Champion at Wisconsin State Fair who went onto be an All American Cow, and winning the Futurity at the Sheboygan County Fair in 2009.

He had a passion for Case tractors where he had started collecting the older models.

His pride and joy were his grandchildren. You would be sure to find him at all their church and school programs, the many sports activities and dance recitals.

John enjoyed the simple things in life and always looked forward to his Monday, Tuesday and weekend nights meeting up with his good friends for great conversation and a cold beer.

Survivors include his loving wife, Lori; three sons, Josh (Stephanie), Joe (Nicole), Jeff (Mary); five grandchildren, Cade, Mason, Zach, Ava and Jack; his mother, Lucille Jens; two brothers, Jim (Lisa), Bob (special friend, Debbie); three sisters, Mary Jens, Kathy (Louie) Capriotti, Carol (John Prestigiacomo) Jens; and two sisters-in-law, Lisa (Tod) Christenson, and Linda (Rich) Schroeder.

He is also survived by many nieces, nephews, other relatives and many dear friends.

He was preceded in death by his father, Roland and in-laws, Willard and Romell Deckliver.

The Family would like to extend their sincerest thank you to the doctors and staff, especially the ICU nurses at St. Nicholas Hospital for their excellent care and compassion shown to John & our family.

Ela Hebgen

Ela May Hebgen, age 12, tragically passed away on October 24, 2021. Ela was born on May 14, 2009, to parents Adam and Nicki Hebgen.

Ela was a beautiful free-spirited girl, loved by all, she could crack a joke and make everyone laugh. Ela was active, played softball and was a talented gymnast. Ela’s first love was her Jersey cattle; showing since the age of two. This passion that she shared with her sisters,

took them to compete on local, state, and national levels having much success. Ela was very active in dairy judging where her mom was her coach. Ela spent much of her time outside with her sisters, Ava, Ivy, Liv and many cousins. She was always the leader of any adventure and was fearless at any task. Ela was always with her family where she brought so much light to life.

Having three sisters is unique and she shared a special friendship with each. Ela and Ava being only a year apart were as thick as thieves, if you found one then you would find the other. Together they shared friends, secrets, and life experiences. They shared a dream to have a winning cow at World Dairy Expo. Her and Ivy were also best friends. You would find them lying in Ela’s bed talking and giggling.

They shared the love of gymnastics, Ela always helping Ivy master all her skills. Together they were on a competition team and were looking forward to meets this winter. Ela was a wonderful, patient and kind sister to her baby sister, Liv. They had a special bond where Liv would always look to Ela first. From the day Liv was born, Ela was the first to hold her. Ela loved her unconditionally even when she acted like an annoying toddler.

Ela was an equal part of her mom and dad. She was spunky, beautiful, and outspoken. The hole left in our hearts with her passing will never be filled, they will never let her memory fade.

Ela is survived by her parents Adam and Nicki; sisters, Ava Grace, Ivy Jo, and Liv Ro; grandparents, Jeff and Robin Kessenich and Pat and Diane Hebgen; uncles Wade (Jacey) Kessenich, Josh (Holly) Hebgen, Zach (Ashley) Hebgen; Aunt Natalie (Tanner Hughes) Kessenich; cousins, Kenley, Paisley and Ryker Kessenich, Harper and Hudson Hebgen, Oliver and Marlie Hebgen, Waylon, Ava and Ella Hughes.

She was preceded in death by her great-grandparents.

WHA MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

Your 2022 Membership renewal has arrived!

• All WHA members will be receiving a renewal postcard by mail. These were sent out the middle of October so you should have received your card.

• You will be able to renew online through our website. You will need the email address that is connected to your WHA membership and the Customer ID number from your Wisconsin Holstein News mailing label.

The Customer ID appears on the address label of the News.

• To pay by credit card, please call 1-800-223-4269. Any member of the Wisconsin Holstein Association staff can help you renew.

• You can also renew your membership by mailing a check to our office.

Checks can be made out to “Wisconsin Holstein Association” and mailed to 902 8th Ave., Baraboo, WI 53913.

• If you have any updates to your membership account such as phone number, address or cow number change, please let us know when you renew your membership.

If you have any questions regarding membership or how you can renew, please contact us at wisholsteins@gmail.com or 800-223-4269.

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Breeder Profile

District 6: Flannery-Vu Holsteins

by Brittany Olson What began as the opportunity of a The herd dines on a TMR with lifetime snowballed into a waking dream baleage, corn silage, high moisture for Brandon Flannery of Green County. corn, and a protein mix with a small “I began a partnership with my uncle amount of dry hay that is side dressed – Marco in August of 2012. Marco was and they enjoy it to the tune of a 26,129 looking to phase out of the milking aspect pound herd average with 3.9 percent fat while still being able to keep ‘the’ dairy and 3.1 percent protein. Flannery-Vu going. I bought 50 cows and 10 bred also boasts a BAA of 110.6 – a statistic heifers to get started,” Brandon says. “I Brandon wants to keep improving knew they weren’t exactly ‘my’ kind of upon. cows, but I knew it wasn’t an opportunity “My goal this year was to get my BAA that I was going to pass up. I had been over 110,” Brandon says. “[When] 10 trying to get started milking on my own of the 24 Excellent cows are in their for a while and this was the ‘right’ fit.” second lactation I feel like I’m heading Nine years later, the partnership is in the right direction.” still going strong at Flannery-Vu. Today, Herd favorites include Anglewood the Flannerys’ herd includes 120 cows, B&B Doorman EX-91, a secondmilking and dry. lactation cow that earned third place Marco owns the farm and the land senior three-year-old at the Midwest while growing the feed for all the cows Spring National Show and made and heifers, while Brandon owns all the 42,000 pounds of milk this lactation; cattle and supplies everything else that Sherona-Hill Jct Annie-Red EX-90, isn’t grown right on the farm. Flannerya second lactation granddaughter of Brandon and his wife Amy with children Harvey, Gracie and Jay. Vu also has one full-time employee whose KHW Regiment Apple-Red EX-96 that main responsibilities include milking and other chores. In addition came in second place in the senior three-year-old class at this year’s to 250 acres for feeding the cows, the Flannerys run an additional District 6 show and won fourth place at state show; and Flannery1,200 acres for cash crops and heifer feed.

Vu Doorman Ardy EX-91, a second lactation granddaughter of Tri“The farm has seen some major changes. In 2019 we moved cows Day Ashlyn EX-96 by way of an EX-91 Durham. into an 80 stall 3-row freestall barn. My cow numbers had went from “Ardy’s Undenied summer junior two-year-old is just fresh a 50 to 90 and we could not accommodate them in just the tiestall barn month and may be the best young cow I have bred to date,” Brandon and the pasture. The cow comfort in the freestall barn exceeded my says. expectations and cows are certainly doing better than ever from Brandon’s first brush with Registered Holsteins, despite growing production, lameness, growth, and just the overall look and feel to up on a dairy farm, didn’t happen until he was 18. the cows,” Brandon says.

“Erik Gilbertson had me help him at district show that year – my The cows are housed in a sand-bedded freestall first ever show. I knew nothing about showing or breeding. I barn and milked in a tiestall barn. During the didn’t even know how to read a pedigree or a bull’s linear,” winter, a group of cows reside in the tiestall barn he says. “When I took over my uncle’s herd in 2012, while part of the freestall is used for dry cows I was still very ‘green’ and have learned a lot about and bred heifers. In addition to the milking herd, cows since then thanks to some great mentors and most of the youngstock breeding age and older friends helping me along the way.” are kept at a nearby farm where Brandon utilizes Brandon’s achievements with Registered a combination of bedded pack housing, headlocks, Holsteins are rooted in two solid purchases: Larlee and pasture.

Talent Ember and Vale-O-Skene Atwood Stars. While Brandon added, “In 2021 we completed a new heifer Ember was not his first registered animal, she was the Argyle shed for weaned calves on up to pre-breeding age. I have only first one to turn out well for him – and did she ever. been in it for a few months, but the growth of my heifers has “Ember was purchased from my neighbor Larry been much [better] than in the past. Heifers have been overcrowded Hendrickson as a yearling, her dam was an Advent that went on to the last couple years and I felt like I either needed to build something be a 93-point cow. Her impact on the herd is probably stronger today or cut down on my heifer numbers.” than ever,” he says.

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Flannery-Vu Holsteins, Argyle, Wis. | Brandon, Amy, Gracie, Harvey and Jay Flannery

Number of Cows: 120 including dry cows Number of Acres: 250 to feed the cows and an additional 1200 for cash crop and heifer feed Crops grown: Corn, alfalfa and soybeans Average Production: 26,129 lbs., 3.9% fat, 3.1% protein Ration: TMR with Balage, corn silage, high moisture corn and protein mix; small amount of dry hay side dressed Housing: Cows primarily live in a sand-bedded freestall barn and milked in tie-stalls. In the winter a group is kept in the tiestalls and use part of the freestall for dry cows and bred heifers.

Flannery-Vu Atwood Ella, a granddaughter of Ember via a GP84 Durham-Red, was his homebred Excellent cow. She is currently scored EX-93 and just calved, entering her fifth lactation. Daughters of Ella are really starting to shine in the herd.

Flannery-Vu Solomon Erin-ET is max scored at EX-92, FlanneryVu Solomon Evelyn-ET is EX-91, Flannery-Vu Solomon Elena-ET is EX-90 and Flannery-Vu Doorman EL is now VG-87. Brandon notes that Ella also has eight ET Avalanche heifer calves due in December.

“Ember’s youngest daughter and only daughter still in the herd is Flannery-Vu Atwood Emi; she scored EX-90 in her second lactation and has a very exciting red Diamondback summer yearling for next year’s shows,” he says.

Brandon says about Stars, “Stars was bought in a partnership with Erik Gilbertson of Gildale Holsteins. In 2019, Stars was named Grand Champion of the District 6 show and Reserve All-Wisconsin 6-Year-Old and Older Cow. Stars has 11 daughters on the farm with the two in milk being scored 86 and 87 in their first lactation. I feel Stars’ impact will really be felt in the years [to come].”

Brandon’s breeding philosophy is focused on functional type, a cow that milks well, gets around well, and looks great doing it.

Sires currently in the semen tank include Tatoo, Doc, Crushabull, Altitude-Red, Doorman, Solomon, Dempsey, Crush, Cadillac, Showtime, Delta Lambda, and Alleyoop.

“I try to breed cows with great udder attachments and quality, along with width throughout that move on a sound foot and leg. I like cows that can compete at the feed bunk and make large volumes of milk with ease, though I do not focus on positive milk bulls when breeding. A cow with a big wide chest, clean bone, and quality udder will perform in my environment,” Brandon says.

When Brandon isn’t in the barn, the fields, or the show ring he enjoys spending quality time with his family. He and his wife, Amy, have three children: Gracie, 5, Harvey, 3, and Jay, 7 months. He also enjoys serving on the Green County Holstein Breeders board of directors, where he organizes, plans, and selects cattle for the Green County Heart of the Wheel Sale.

Plans for the future are simply to keep improving and continue tapping into the potential of the cows that call Flannery-Vu home.

“My farm goal is to be a great breeder of Holstein cattle. I do not like mediocrity; I want to be the best. I want the Flannery-Vu prefix to be known for great cows. I measure it on how my herd has improved year to year – more production, more profitability, more Excellent cows, higher BAA, more competitive in the show ring,” Brandon says.

He added, “Mainly, I am competing against myself to be a better dairyman. Listen and learn from your peers, [as well as] from your mistakes and triumphs.”

The Flannerys’ heifer barn that was built in 2021 to house Solomon Erin EX-92 Max, Solomon Evelyn EX-91 and about 40 head of youngstock Solomon Elena EX-90

The freestall where the majority of the herd resides

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Altitude x VG-87 Doorman x EX-91 Goldwyn x VG-89 Encore Junior Champion, International Holstein Show 1st Fall Calf, International Holstein Show Reserve Junior Champion, MW Spring Natl. Jr. Holstein Show Reserve Champion Heifer and Champion Bred & Owned Heifer, Wisconsin Junior State Fair Raven Beauty is now owned by Glamourview, Walton and Iager

Thank you to everyone who helped make 2021 a year of winning! We’d like to especially thank our incredible show string crews at World Dairy Expo and NAILE!

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Down Memory Lane with: Dave Gietzel Dave Gietzel lives on a quiet dead-end street in small town Monticello. His home is neat and tidy and blends in seamlessly with the homes around him. What lies below, in his basement, is a collection of registered dairy memorabilia – and maybe more appropriately termed as a mini museum of dairy history and collectables.

Dave grew up in Horicon in Dodge County, a county rich with dairy history. While not growing up on a farm, Dave was always interested in dairy farming. Much of this interest started when he went to the Dodge County Fair and picked up any AI catalog he could. Dave would study sire stacks and pedigrees of these stud bulls. His first catalogs included books of Holsteins, Jerseys and Guernseys, all of which were quickly memorized, and were the

gateway to the collection Dave has today.

Over time, he picked up more bull books from places like Farm Progress Days and started sending away to countries like Germany and Japan.

Since Dodge County is a county rich in dairy, Dave’s passion for the industry grew when his family moved out to the country where their home was surrounded by dairy farms. He worked at Braunschweig Dairy in Burnett which was, at the time, one of the highest producing herds in the state.

Braunschweig Dairy sold their cows in 1978 and their sale catalog is among Dave’s most prized possessions. It sits on display next to the Hageman Holsteins Dispersal catalog and the Paclamar Farms catalog. In total, he has over 1,300 sale catalogs.

Through his years of collecting sire books, breed magazines, breed directories and much more, Dave’s favorite items are from the Registered Holstein breed. He jokes, but with an air of seriousness, that if his house was on fire the Paclamar sale catalog from 1967 would be the first thing he grabs.

Paclamar Bootmaker became Dave’s favorite sire over the years. In 1977, Dave was fortunate enough to tour Paclamar Farms when the National Holstein Convention was held in Colorado.

Located in Boulder, Paclamar was a progressive herd for their time. They bred from some of the big-name cows of the time like Harborcrest Rose Milly EX-97 and were incredibly successful at merchandising and advertising.

His appreciation for Bootmaker is seen in pieces throughout his collection including a painting of Wapa Bootmaker Mandy that he found on eBay for $50. The painting is an original work by an artist named Barb Spike. The painting hangs

Dave Gietzel collects a variety registered dairy memorabilia and meticuously organizes and stores it in his museum-like basement in his home in Monticello.

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by the World Dairy Expo Reserve Junior Champion Bull banner from 1969 and a premier exhibitor banner from the International Livestock Exposition also from 1969.

These banners, in addition to trophies and other awards on display in Dave’s basement, were acquired from R. Dale Jones’ wife through an auction. “Situations like that are just dumb luck,” Dave says. After the auction he came back with a truck load of memorabilia that is now proudly on display.

Among the collections of books, paintings and awards is an extensive collection of breed magazines. Dave has about 700 issues of the Canadian Holstein Journal. His collection of the Holstein World is complete from 1950 on and includes approximately 1750 issues including those from when the publication was distributed weekly. Other magazines in the collection are the Brown Swiss Bulletin, The Red Bloodlines, the Wisconsin Holstein News, Holstein International, New York Holstein News and the New England Holstein News.

All catalogs and magazines are archived physically and digitally.

To keep track of his collections, Dave scans in the covers of each publication or catalog then organizes them appropriately.

In the time of the internet, a lot of items and collectables are found on eBay and through the Dairy Memorabilia Facebook group.

Through these groups, Dave can work with other collectors to help add to their collection or his own. Often on eBay, Dave can find some great collectables for a fair price like the Bootmaker Mandy

painting.

His newest collection is a myriad of old photographs from a farmer in Indiana with Holsteins, Jerseys and Ayrshires. Some are identified on the back, and some aren’t with those requiring some historical research as to what animals are captured in the shot. The stacks of images cover a coffee table in his basement waiting for their time to be organized and identified among the rest of his collection.

Some interesting items in Dave’s collection: - Any velvet covered sale catalog cover. On display is the Romandale Sale catalog, a favorite among collectors, and another featured is one of the first Mayer Holsteins sale catalogs.

- The Sidney Wanzer Memorial Award for C Lochlo Reflector Shirley from R. Dale Jones’ herd. Next to it is the 1882 Smith and Powell Holstein Cattle book that documents some of the first imported animals into the US. - Early Holstein herd books including the first volume from 1886 and the Holstein Foundation’s book from 1872. Dave acquired these from New York. Over time, Dave filled in his collection with later volumes and now has 233 of these books. He is only missing two volumes, 219 from 1972 and 220 from 1973.

- Holstein World All-American Selections poster from 1927. Dave has several posters featuring All-Americans – 47 posters in total.

These are stored away in a filing cabinet.

- Ideal Holstein Cow and Bull paintings from 1923 acquired from eBay.

Images from Dave’s collection: vertical images, 1. World All-Americans poster from 1927 and 2. A corner of Dave’s basement that displays ideal Registered Holstein paintings and ideal registered cows; row one: 1. Ideal Registered Holstein Bull, 2. Banners from R. Dale Jones and 3. Early Holstein Herd books; row two: 1. A Registerd Holstein cow in Dave’s newly aquired photo collection, 2. Curtiss Sire Selection guide that helped breeders identify bulls for mating based on traits they want to correct or enhance, 3. Painting of Wapa Bootmaker Mandy by Barb Spike; row three: 1. The inside of the Holstein Foundations, 2. Dave’s collection of Ideal Registered Holstein Cows, 3. The Sidney Wanzer Memorial Award for C Lochlo Reflector Shirley from R. Dale Jones’ herd, 4. The Paclamar Disperal catalog and Mayer Farms sale catalog; row 4: A bull from the new photo colection; 2. The Braunschweig Dispersal catalog from 1978 and the Hageman Holsteins Dispersal sale catalog; 3. The Smith and Powell Holstein Cattle book that documents some of the first imports of Registered Holsteins and 4. Painting of C Apache Citation Aspirant painted in 1976 by Hitoshi Matsudo December 2021 – Wisconsin Holstein News – 13

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Retire

We feel honored and blessed to have the opportunity to exhibit these homebred heifers. They competed very well this year especially at World Dairy Expo! Yet, we know our accomplishments could not happen without the fantastic people at the shows and back home. Fearing we will forget someone we won’t list names and extend our gratitude to everyone who assisted and supported us. Bellabee is due in April and Retire is due in December. We look forward to their continued development! Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for 2022!!

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12 & Under Recognition Award Royce Booth

Royce Booth is the 10-year-old son of Chris and Courtney Booth of Plymouth.

Royce, along with his parents and siblings Campbell, Ava and Cole, own and operate Booth-Haven Holsteins. Royce loves making friends, teaching others about his dairy heifers, and competing in showmanship. This year, Royce had two homebred special heifers, Booth-Haven Lady Mary K-Red and Booth-Haven Fancy Lady-Red, and earned District 10 Junior Champion and Sheboygan County Fair Reserve Junior Champion and Reserve Supreme Champion Showman. A guy who loves sports too, you can find him passing his football and shooting hoops in the barn.

Justin Brandel

Justin Brandel is the 11-year-old son of Matthew & Tracy Brandel. Justin has two younger sisters, Ashley and Katie, along with an older brother, Colton. His family partners in Straussdale Holsteins LLC, where they milk 175 Registered Holsteins located in Lake Mills. Justin helps with various farm chores including working with show calves. He is in the sixth grade at Lake Mills Middle School and enjoys participating in 4-H, Junior Holstein events, and volunteering at various dairy promotion activities in his community as well as playing football, soccer and training his mini donkeys.

Evan Brey

Evan Brey is the 10-year-old son of Tony and Moriah Brey of Sturgeon Bay. He has a four-year-old sister, Alexa. The family resides at Brey Cycle Farm LLC, a 700cow Registered Holstein farm owned by Evan’s mom and dad and aunt and uncle.

Evan is a fourth grader at Southern Door Elementary School. Outside of working with his animals, reading Holstein bull proofs, and learning Holstein facts, Evan enjoys playing and watching all sports.

Kayla Buttles

Kayla Buttles is the 11-year-old daughter of Andy and Lynn Buttles. She attends Lancaster Middle School where she is in the sixth grade. Kayla enjoys playing the cello, attending events with the Merry Mixers 4-H club, playing tennis, and preparing and showing her cattle. She and her sister Christina live on Stone-Front Farm, where she loves to spend time with her family and learn about all aspects of the farm.

Makenna Gilbertson

Makenna Gilbertson is the 11-year-old daughter of Erik and Brenda Gilbertson, Hollandale. Makenna has three younger

sisters: Elise, Naydeen and Janelle and one brother, Braxton. On the farm at Gildale Holsteins, Makenna helps with calf chores, record keeping and loves pedigrees. She is beginning to learn more about sires and making mating decisions. Makenna is in the Blue Ribbon 4-H Club and Iowa County Junior Holstein Association. She participates in dairy bowl, dairy judging and has exhibited at national, state, district and county levels.

Makenna is in the fifth grade at Pecatonica Elementary and enjoys band, dance, singing, theatre, softball and volleyball.

Madison Harbaugh

Madison Harbaugh, 10, is the daughter of Lynn and Sara Harbaugh of Marion and has two brothers, Jacob and Logan. She is a fifth grader at St. Martin Lutheran School in Clintonville. She is actively involved with Bella-View Holsteins, a registered heifer operation. She works with about 10 show heifers daily, and with her family, exhibits at county, district, state and national shows. Madison is a member of Shawano County Junior Holstein and participates in dairy bowl, judging and speaking contests. She is a member of the County Line 4-H Club, exhibiting in the dairy, swine and cake decorating projects.

Madison takes piano lessons and plays volleyball, basketball, softball and cheer.

Vivian Lichty

Together with her parents, Steve and Dori, and her younger brother, Winston, Vivian Lichty and her family milk Registered Holsteins and Jerseys outside of Beaver Dam. In addition to showing at district, state, and national shows, Vivian enjoys dairy bowl, dairy judging, the Holstein public speaking contest, and reading a good book. She’s treasurer for the Hyland Prairie 4-H Club where she excels in arts and crafts, cake decorating, and sewing.

Vivian plays volleyball and basketball at St. Stephen’s Lutheran School in Beaver Dam, where she’s in sixth grade and enjoys playing in the band with her flute.

Miles Rickert

Miles Rickert is the 12-year-old son of Andrew and Shannon Rickert, Van Dyne.

Miles has one sister and two brothers.

He is a sixth grader at St. Paul’s Lutheran School in North Fond du Lac and is actively involved in his family’s 1,020 cow Registered Holstein farm. He loves to help drive skid steers and payloader to assist with chores.

Miles is an active member of the Fond du Lac Junior Holstein Association, enjoys dairy bowl and showing his fall calf. He is a Hands of Friendship 4-H member. He hopes to run the farm with the latest technology.

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Cameron Ryan

Cameron Ryan is the 12-year-old son of Chad and Amy Ryan of Fond du Lac and has one brother, Dylan. Cameron is very involved in his grandparents’ dairy farm, Ryan-Vu Holsteins. There, he assists with feeding heifers, caring for his show heifers, milking cows and other aspects of the day-to-day chores. He enjoys going to and showing his cattle at the local, district, state and national levels. He also likes competing in dairy bowl, dairy jeopardy and dairy judging contests. He is a seventh grade honor roll student at the Lomira Middle School where he plays football, basketball and baseball.

Braelyn Sarbacker

Braelyn Sarbacker is the 10-year-old daughter of Joe and Sarah Sarbacker of Verona. Braelyn grew up on Fischerdale Holsteins with her parents and sisters, Payton and Reagan. Braelyn enjoys showing Holsteins and spending time with her family at the shows. She has always had a love for animals and is determined to help with whatever needs to get done. She is a member of the Paoli 4-H Fireballs 4-H Club and the Dane County Junior Holstein Association. Braelyn also enjoys playing basketball, soccer, swimming and performing in musicals.

Madison Sarbacker

Madison Sarbacker is the fifth grade daughter of Nick and Jessica Sarbacker and sister to Melanie. She helps her family operate Heritage Holsteins and Agnew Farms near Whitewater, where they grow corn and soybeans in addition to developing a small herd of Registered Holsteins. Madison enjoys reading, 4-H activities, and showing calves at her local shows. Her favorite job on the farm is feeding newborn calves and watching them grow.

Payton Sarbacker

Payton Sarbacker is the 12-year-old daughter of Joe and Sarah Sarbacker of Verona. Payton grew up on Fischerdale Holsteins with her parents and sisters, Braelyn and Reagan. Payton enjoys showing Holsteins and spending time with her family at the district and state show, county fair, and at World Dairy Expo. She also enjoys dairy judging and participating at the Junior Holstein Convention. She is a member of the Paoli 4-H Fireballs 4-H Club and the Dane County Junior Holstein Association. Payton also enjoys playing soccer, basketball, and performing in musicals.

Young Distinguished Junior Members Katie Brandel

Katie Brandel is the 12-year-old daughter of Matthew & Tracy Brandel. Katie has a younger sister, Ashley, and two brothers, Colton and Justin. Her family partners in Straussdale Holsteins LLC, where they milk 175 Registered Holsteins located in Lake Mills. Katie enjoys working with her show cattle and helping out on the family farm. Katie is in the seventh grade at Lake Mills Middle School and enjoys participating in 4-H, Junior Holstein events, and volunteering at various dairy promotion activities in her community as well as playing basketball and soccer.

Alison Gartman

Alison Gartman is the 13-year-old daughter of Luke and Liz Gartman of Sheboygan. She has one sister, Brianna, and a brother, Leo. Her dad’s family runs PhilMar-Ru farms. Most of Alison’s Holstein show animals are homebred on the farm.

She has shown at county, district and state levels in her Holstein career and is hoping to show at World Dairy Expo next year. She also participates in dairy judging and dairy bowl. Besides working with her show animals, Alison enjoys playing volleyball and working on her beef show animals.

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Cathryn Gunst

Cathryn Gunst is the 15-year-old daughter of Willis and Carla Gunst, Pine River. On the farm, Cathryn helps take care of her heifers. She is involved in 4-H, where she has served as reporter and participates in a variety of community service events.

As a member of the Waupaca-Waushara Junior Holstein Association, she is on the dairy bowl team, does dairy jeopardy and participates in the other contests as well. She’s been a big part of planning this year’s convention. In addition, she shows her cattle at the local, state and national levels. She plays volleyball, basketball, runs track and enjoys singing and playing piano.

Christopher Gunst

Christopher Gunst is the 15-year-old son of Willis and Carla Gunst, Pine River.

On the farm, Christopher helps with taking care of his heifers and helps make hay. He is involved in 4-H, participating in a variety of community service events. As a member of the Waupaca-Waushara Junior Holstein Association, he is on the dairy bowl team, enjoys dairy jeopardy and participates in the speaking contest and other events. He has been busy helping plan this year’s convention. In addition, he shows his cattle at the local county fair, district show and state show. He loves to play

soccer, basketball, baseball, football and track.

Elizabeth Gunst

Elizabeth Gunst is the 16-year-old daughter of Dennis and Nikki Gunst. She is the sixth generation to reside at her family’s farm, Ladinodale Holsteins, outside of Hartford. She shares a passion for farming, helping in all aspects of cropping 300 acres of farmland and custom raising heifers.

She has one sibling, Matthew. Elizabeth is a junior at Lakeside Lutheran High School in Lake Mills. She is the president of the Lakeside Lutheran FFA Chapter, president of the Herman Hornets 4-H Club, and a member of Wisconsin Junior Holstein Association. Her favorite dairy activity is showing dairy cattle.

Logan Harbaugh

Logan Harbaugh, 14, is the son of Lynn & Sara Harbaugh of Marion.

He is a freshman at Clintonville High School where he is a member of FFA and participates in basketball and track. At Bella-View Holsteins, Logan performs a variety of jobs working with 10-15 show heifers daily, and exhibits at county, district, state and national shows throughout the year. A member of Shawano County Junior Holstein, he participates in dairy bowl and dairy judging and was the high junior individual in the State 4-H Dairy Judging Contest. He is Vice-President of the County Line 4-H Club and shows dairy and swine at the Shawano County Fair.

Ellie Larson

Ellie Larson is the 15‐year‐old daughter of Jamie and Amy Larson, and part of the sixth generation of Larsons farming in Rock County. She is in tenth grade at Evansville High School, where she is currently serving as the FFA chapter co‐vice president. Ellie is also an active member of the Magnolia 4‐H Club, Evansville Equestrian Team, Rock County Junior Holstein Breeders, and Wisconsin Junior Holstein Association, through which she has participated in a long list of projects and activities, served in leadership roles, and shown at the county, district, and state level, as well as at World Dairy Expo.

Laney Neuser

Laney Neuser is the 12-year-old daughter of Jim and Sarah Neuser of Cato.

Laney shows dairy cattle at county, district, and state levels. She competes in dairy bowl and dairy jeopardy for Manitowoc County Junior Holstein Association. Laney is a seventh grader at St. John’s Lutheran School in Maribel. She is an active member of the Junior Holstein Association and the Maribel Mighty Kids 4-H club. Laney enjoys owning, showing and training her Holsteins and Jerseys. In addition, she loves helping the younger generation get involved in the dairy industry.

Ella Raatz

Ella Raatz, of the Clark County Junior Holstein Association, is the daughter of Al and Teri Raatz, Colby.

She is a ninth grader at Colby High School. Although she does not live on a farm, she has found a way to become very active in 4-H and the Junior Holstein Association by partnering with local dairy farmers and showing Registered Holsteins during the summer. Her participation in the Junior Holstein Association includes competing on the Clark County junior quiz bowl team, participating in fitting and showing clinics and the state dairy judging and showmanship contests.

Dylan Ryan

Dylan Ryan is the 13-year-old son of Chad and Amy Ryan of Fond du Lac and has one brother, Cameron. Dylan is very active on his grandparents’ dairy farm, Ryan-Vu Holsteins. There, he assists with mixing feed and feeding cows, caring for his show heifers, cleaning and bedding heifer barns and many aspects of the fieldwork.

He enjoys showing his cattle at the local, district, state and national levels. Dylan likes competing in dairy bowl, dairy jeopardy and dairy judging. He is on the honor roll as an eighth grader at Lomira Middle School, where he plays football, basketball and baseball and wrestles.

Paige Sweatt

Paige Sweatt is the 16-year-old daughter of Paul and Jenny Sweatt. She is a junior at Lodi High School and resides on the family’s six acre home farm in Dane.

Paige is a member of the District 5 Junior Holstein Association, the Lodi Challengers 4-H Club, and Lodi FFA, where she holds officer positions and is actively involved.

Paige enjoys showing at the local, county, state and national levels.

Madison Wiese

Madison Wiese is the 14-year-old daughter of Dan and Angela Wiese and big sister to Alivia and Elsie Wiese. She is a freshman at Wrightstown High School.

Madison has been a member of the Wisconsin Junior Holstein Association for four years. Along with Junior Holsteins, Madison plays softball, is her 4-H club’s president, and is an active FFA member. Dairy cattle have been and will always be a very important part of her life, and she is very excited to continue her journey with them!

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1. Brooke Hammann - At district show she won showmanship and was Grand and HM of the Jr. Show, HM of the Open Show and had Intermediate and Reserve Intermediate Champion of the Junior Show. She was 3rd in the fitting contest at Expo. At the Wisconsin State Fair she was the Premier Junior Exhibitor, had the Reserve Champion Bred & Owned R&W, Champion Bred & Owned Holstein, Champion Bred & Owned Jersey Heifer and was 3rd in showmanship. She also exhibited the Reserve Jr. All-Wisconsin Jr. 2-Year-Old. 2. Justyne Frisle was the Top Overall Individual Youth and Top Reasons Youth at NAILE. She was 4th in the 17-year-old showmanship class at the Wisconsin State Fair and was presented with the James Crowley Award.

3. Summer Hammann was 2nd at the Wisconsin Summer Championship Red & White Showmanship Contest, 2nd in the 15-year-old showmanship at the Wisconsin State Fair, was Supreme Showman at the Barron County Fair and was the top Intermediate showman in the All-American Jersey Show. Summer also exhibited the 3rd Junior 2-Year-Old and 3rd spring calf at the state fair.

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4. Gina Frisle exhibited the 1st Bred & Owned Fall Calf at the Wisconsin State Fair. She had the Reserve Junior Champion at the Barron County Fair and was 2nd in showmanship at the District 1 Holstein Show.

5. Ella Moen was first in her showmanship class at the District 1 Holstein Show.

6. Reanna Cook was 7th in showmanship at the Wisconsin State Fair and had the 2nd place Jersey winter calf there too.

7. Brody Hammann at the Barron County Fair with his showmanship calf.

8. Celia Thompson exhibited the 2nd Junior and 1st Junior Bred & Owned Spring Calf at the Midwest Fall National Holstein Show.

9. Raina Cook exhibited the 8th place Fall Calf at the District 1 Holstein Show.

10. Shyanne Hammman had the Supreme Champion Heifer at the Colfax Fair.

LaFollette Farm Dispersal December 16, 2021 Milk Cows, Bred Heifers and Select Youngstock

Sale Highlights

• La-Follette Doc DeeDee CTPI 2608 - one of the Top 10,000 cows in the USA for Total Performance Index First lactation record: 24,457M 974F 730P. Will be fresh again before sale!

• Alexa - fresh October 9, second lactation, with 99 pounds last test • Crystal - fresh June 7, first lactation, 77 pounds on last test • Teagen - fresh January 9, 81 pounds current. Projected second lactation: 25,558M 1162F 813P • Prairie - fresh September 10, 93 pounds on last test • Felicity - fresh July 10, second lactation, 81 pounds on last test RHA at 25,758M, 4.0%F, 1028 ME Fat, 3.0% P and 778 ME Protein.

The sale will be held at the farm. All are welcome to view the cows and heifers the day before.

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Elsa VG-89 2Y

Reserve Junior All-Wisconsin Summer Junior 2-Year-Old 2nd Summer Junior 2-Year-Old, International Junior Holstein Show Doc x Smilaire Exotic EX-91 (Corvette) 305 day: 24,202 3.6 867 2.8 684 Thank you to all who made this a magical year. We look forward to Elsa’s future!

Smilaire Registered Holsteins - Est. 1983 38 years of homebred breeding Scott & Paulette Ditter & Girls | Plymouth, WI Scott Ditter: 920-946-3461 Paulette Ditter: 920-838-0302 December 2021 – Wisconsin Holstein News – 19

Dairy students share post-secondary experiences Choosing a post-secondary school can be challenging. A lot goes into committing to a school including consideration of majors, future career opportunities, finances and personal preferences. Wisconsin has a wide variety of 2- and 4-year schools where students can specialize and prepare for a career in agriculture. Five dairy students share their experiences at the schools they attend to give future students an idea of what to expect and what college is like. Thank you to those who participated in our roundtable!

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

Aisja Achenbach, Southwest Technical College: I grew up on a dairy farm in Eastman. I’ve always had an agriculture background. From growing up on the farm watching and working with my grandpa to educating city kids about agriculture.

I’m majoring in Farm Operations and Management – Dairy. Following school, I plan to continue working with my show string and possibly work in the nutrition industry. One of my larger goals would be working with Holstein Association USA and becoming a classifier.

Zoe Ertel, Lakeshore Technical College: I grew up on my grandparents fourth generation dairy farm right outside of Plymouth. This is where my love and passion for not only showing dairy cattle and swine but also agriculture formed. I started showing in our county’s annual farmer bud show when I was just five years old and joined 4-H, FFA, and the Junior Holstein Association as soon as I could!

This opened many doors for me and expanded not only learning but multiple leadership skills as well.

Currently I am attending Lakeshore Technical College, LTC, in Cleveland and majoring in Agricultural Business. This is a technical college, so after my two years are complete I plan to transfer to the University of Wisconsin-River Falls to finish school.

Josh Gerbitz, UW-Madison: I was born on a small dairy in Dodge County but my family moved shortly after I was born. Since then, most of my life I have lived off the farm in Rock County. I was active in 4-H and Junior Holsteins throughout my childhood and that led me to start working on a dairy the summer after eighth grade. From then I never looked back. Many of the connections I made through these experiences helped me decide I wanted to study dairy science at UW-Madison. I have had great experiences through school, organizations, and internships that have helped shape me. After graduation I will be working for Alta Genetics as a Dairy Business Advisor in Eastern Wisconsin.

Becca Iverson, UW-River Falls: I grew up in the town of Burlington. I didn’t get involved in agriculture, specifically dairy, until I was 14 years old. My relatives invited me to spend the summer with them on their little farm where they raised show heifers in Juda.

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every summer until college out there working with the heifers and going to cattle shows.

I am majoring in Biotechnology with an emphasis in Animal Science and a minor in Dairy Science at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.

This December I will be graduating and then I plan to search of a career in bovine reproduction or some sort of lab work career.

Luke Trustem, UW-Platteville: I grew up in Evansville, Wisconsin, on my family’s dairy farm Larson Acres. On the farm I have numerous tasks such as doing the night feeding on the weekends, working with the show and sale calves, and sire selection on show animals. My plans after school are to either pursue a career in animal nutrition or as an A.I. specialist. Then eventually return to the family farm.

Why did you choose this school?

Achenbach: I chose Southwest Wisconsin Technical College because it’s close to my home farm and I felt like it was a very good investment when compared to other options. I didn’t want to be paying of student loans when I could be investing in expanding my show herd.

Ertel: Originally I had planned to attend River Falls right after graduating highschool in 2020. However, due to the global pandemic, I decided it was best to take a gap year. I didn’t like the idea of online schooling and there were a lot of uncertainties at the time. This led me to finding a technical college near my home to attend to earn some of the class credit I would need.

Gerbitz: I chose to attend UW-Madison because it is at the center of the dairy industry. Protocols like Ovsynch were created here.

That means that at Madison the instructors are the people who are making the big changes in the industry. Apart from that, a big thing at Madison is the connections. When you’re in the center of dairy innovation you naturally have the opportunity to meet other people that you will work with throughout your career.

Iverson: I chose River Falls because I loved the feel of a smaller school, but still felt like it had so a lot of opportunities available to it’s students. Having smaller class and lab sizes has given more chance for hands on learning and chances to interact during class.

Trustem: I chose to come to UW-Platteville because it has small class sizes and the program in dairy science that I wanted. With the smaller campus, I can be more involved on campus with things like the Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity, Pioneer Dairy Club, and Collegiate Dairy Judging. The city of Platteville also felt very similar to my hometown. Platteville is also close enough to home and far enough away at the same time.

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

Achenbach: Spending time with like-minded classmates and learning about their operations as well as traveling to many dairy judging competitions around the U.S., but mostly in Wisconsin, certainly rank at the top of my list.

Ertel: Some valuable experiences I have had in school are being able to do hands-on labs. Learning material from a textbook is okay, but when there are chances to do it in real life, that makes it ten times better!

Gerbitz: I have been blessed with some spectacular opportunities during school. One of my favorites was a trip sponsored by Purina.

This is a trip that is put on exclusively for UW-Madison students.

We went to a farm and did a audit and then had the opportunities to work with some of Purina’s professionals to find solutions on the dairy. We also got to attend the Purina Dairy Conference in the Dells and see their research facility in St. Louis.

Iverson: I think that choosing a school that was bit farther from home was valuable in the sense that I got to fully be on my own and be somewhere completely new to me. This allowed me to meet so many new people from a lot of different places and learn a lot more about myself.

Trustem: The most valuable experience that I have had in school so far is joining Alpha Gamma Rho. This helped me gain leadership skills and make connections for future career use. AGR has helped me become a more confident person in public speaking along with improving my interview and professionalism skills.

What do you enjoy most about the school and campus?

Achenbach: I enjoy the Animal Science classes that Ryan Weigel teaches. Being involved and traveling with the dairy judging team is also high on my list. I also enjoy the lab time.

Ertel: Something that I enjoy most about school is that I am able to continue working while also having classes. The classes are very flexible and have multiple times and options when and how to attend the class.

Gerbitz: My favorite part of campus is the fact that you can make the campus as big or a small as you would like. There are a lot of people on the campus here, yet most all of my professors know my name in the dairy science department. I also know most all of the dairy science students across all classes and many other ag students that may specialize in other areas. That being said, if I want to be part of something other than ag, those opportunities exist across campus.

Iverson: Being in the college atmosphere in general has been my favorite part. Everywhere you walk you see a familiar face on a smaller campus.

Trustem: The thing I enjoy most about the campus at UWPlatteville is its size, but it still feels like a large university at the same time. Another aspect of UW-Platteville that I feel is beneficial is how hands-on the professors are. The professors are also very willing to help you with anything you need as well.

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

Achenbach: On campus, I am a member of that F.A.R.M Club and Collegiate PAS. I also participate on the dairy judging team.

Being involved has taught me many things including appreciation of others, leadership skills and organization.

Ertel: I am involved in an organization called PAS, which stands

for Post Secondary Agriculture students. This is a club that helps you gain understanding of professional and career skills. There are a variety of opportunities within such as, interview contests, resume building, and much more.

Gerbitz: On campus, I am involved in Badger Dairy Club, Dairy Judging, Collegiate Farm Bureau, Dairy Challenge, and the Babcock House. All of these organizations have given me excellent chances to meet new people and try a variety of things. I have learned different things from each club whether it be from a trip to a dairy farm, haunted house, or a tulip farm in California.

Iverson: I was involved in the Dairy Club on campus. Through the club, I was able to learn more about the paths that other students interested in dairy science were taking and more about potential paths that I could take. I was part of the PDPW mentor program and also got to attend the conference. I also was a part of the Falcon Premiere Sale in the spring of 2020.

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

Achenbach: I was somewhat surprised by how easy all of the faculty is to work with. They go out of their way to help you with any challenges that come up. I was also surprised by the number of students that attend SWTC that I knew.

Ertel: I learned that you need to be able to manage time! The amount of homework and learning you need to do outside of the classroom is greater than any high school class. Time management is very important for me because I also have a job outside of school.

Gerbitz: One thing I learned is how many faculty there are in the Dairy Science Department. If you are interested in anything specifically in dairy, whether it’s technology, calves, or feeding; someone at UW is probably an expert on it or can get you in contact with someone who is.

Iverson: The university has a lot of resources available to its students that I never realized in order to help us succeed. From Career Services to the different health services and even technology support. Anything that a student could need help with, there is a department full of resources that we could need.

Trustem: One thing that I learned about UW-Platteville that I didn’t know going in is how many opportunities that are available and how easy they make the transition from high school for you.

UW-Platteville will help you find anything you want to do from clubs and activities to numerous classes and learning activities.

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

Achenbach: Go to school for what you want to do, not what others want you to do. Take time and explore all of your options.

Talk to others.

Ertel: My advice for any high schoolers considering educational options is that it’s okay if your plan doesn’t work out. At first I thought it was the end of the world, but just remember that there is a lot ofvariety and options to choose from. Do what fits your needs!

Gerbitz: My biggest piece of advice would be to ask people questions. If you talk to someone you trust they will tell you the good and bad of their experience. I would also really encourage going out and seeing the schools or if you’re interested in a trade, go see how someone does that trade. My other suggestion would be to do everything you possibly can to stay active in school or organizations or sports. In those organizations, recognize the values December 2021 – Wisconsin Holstein News – 21

of the opportunity. For example, if you do dairy judging, realize the value of the public speaking and the decision making. You might never judge a national show but you probably will have to defend your decisions at some point.

Iverson: Other than choosing a school that has a program that interests you, I would say look at the community around the school.

Choose somewhere that you could imagine yourself living happily for a few years. Get to know what there is to do around the school.

Trustem: My advice for juniors and seniors considering their options is to apply to multiple schools and visit them. In addition, always keep an open mind when visiting places. Lastly, try to find the best fit for you and what you are looking for, small or large school, how far from home, and desired majors.

Gerbitz: I think the most helpful thing for me during high school was getting my degree. I have not talked about grades at all yet, mostly because I am a firm believer that it is more important to have great experiences than it is to have great grades, however it is important to do fairly well in school.

Iverson: I got some college credits while I was in high school through AP classes which was very helpful. By the time I got to school, I had lass general education classes that I had to take and was able to start taking more classes for my major right away.

Trustem: Most helpful to me when I was in high school was asking people currently attending the school to see what they liked about it and what they did not to gain an overall feel for the school.

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

Achenbach: I have fond memories participating in Wisconsin Junior Holstein events and am looking forward to my final couple of years. I strongly advise youth to get involved and make the most of every opportunity you’re presented with.

Achenbach: I was able to take many of my general education classes while still in high school. That certainly helped with my transition into college life and allowed me the opportunity to focus more on my core classes. Being involved in FFA, and developing leadership skills was also helpful.

Ertel: One thing that helped in high school when preparing to choose a secondary school was meeting with advisors from other colleges throughout my junior and senior year. This helped me choose the best fit and I got to learn more about what other schools had to offer.

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Is there anything else you would like to add?

Thank you to these students for sharing their experiences with postsecondary education. There area lot of resources out there for Wisconsin 4-year and 2-year schools including your fellow junior members. It may seem overwhelming when trying to decide to pursue a college or make a decision on where to go, so we hope this roundtable was valuable.

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Wisconsin Holstein Youth 2022 Junior Holstein Convention Schedule

Tuesday, December 28

12 noon-6 p.m. DJM Interviews 12 noon Convention Registration & Contest Room opens Dairy Jeopardy Registration (deadline to check-in is 1:30 p.m.)

Dairy Bowl Registration (check-in by 6 p.m.)

1:45 p.m. Dairy Jeopardy Judges’ orientation 2:00 p.m. Dairy Jeopardy Roll Call & contest begins (all ages) 5:15 p.m. Junior Forum & Caucuses; Adult Forum 7:00 p.m. Dinner - Dairy Jeopardy, Essay Contest & Junior Farm Tour Awards, Junior Progressive Breeder & Long Range Production Awards

Bell-R-Ring Contest 9:00 p.m. Hypnotist & Game Night

Wednesday, December 29

7-8:30 a.m. Breakfast buffet 7:45 a.m.

Dairy Bowl volunteer orientation 8:00 a.m. Junior Dairy Bowl Contest begins Senior & Intermediate Speaking Contests begin 8:00 a.m.

Contest Room opens 9:00 a.m. Royalty Interviews 12:00 p.m. Princess Luncheon

First-time Attendee & Graduate Recognition 1:45 p.m. Senior & Rookie Dairy Bowl contests begin Junior & Intermediate Speaking Contests begin 6:30 p.m. Banquet

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Thursday, December 30

8:00 a.m.

Breakfast and Contest Room results Spirit Award & Bell-R-Ring winner announced 9:00 a.m. Business Meeting, JAC Elections & Raffle Drawing 10:00 a.m. Dairy Bowl Finals to follow YQCA seminar

WANTED: JAC Candidates

The Junior Activities Committee is looking for five new members for 2022! We’ll be returning to the JAC elections everyone is used to, where candidates from each district will be selected in their respective caucuses and then voted on by all the convention attendees.

This year, we have five spots that need to be filled, with a one-year and a two-year term JAC being elected for the Southeast district and a two-year position available in each of the other three districts. Being a JAC is truly a great way to become a leader in the association, and you make lifelong connections in the industry. If you or someone you know has questions or doubts about running, please reach out to Laura at the WHA office or one of the other JACs. 24 – Wisconsin Holstein News – December 2021

2021 Junior Raffle SELL, SELL, SELL! Tickets for the 2021 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 Grass Ridge Farm, the Lippert family of Pittsville.

Grass-Ridge Convention Coffee born 9/1/21 a Coffee (250H14310) x VG-87 Kingboy x EX-90 2E Reginald with 235,000 lbs. milk and over 10,000 lbs. fat lifetime to date x VG-86 Titanic x VG-88 Outside Don’t miss out on the chance to own this special calf!

Ticket sales help fund all Junior Holstein activities and your county will receive $1/ticket rebate.

Thank you the additional prize donors: UW-Platteville Dairy Club Cattle Connection Badger Dairy Club Semex/Boviteq World Dairy Expo Hoard’s Dairyman Wisconsin Holstein Association Sartori Origin Reproduction Services Jetstream Genetics Zoetis Merial/BI Foremost Farms Genex United Cooperative Genovations Southwest WI Technical College Premier Cooperative Additional gift baskets donated by Junior Activities Committee and Royalty team

Contest Room now the “Activity Room”

The former Contest Room is now the “Activity Room” and will include the former contests along with new educational and fun activities that juniors can participate in any time the room is open.

Ads, photos, crafts, and more! There are a ton of opportunities for recognition at junior convention in the Activity Room.

Juniors can enter the Photography, Arts and Crafts, Folding Display, and Advertising contests. Drawing & Painting and Crafts has been combined into one contest with two divisions junior and senior.

For rules and age divisions of these contests, check out the Junior Handbook online on the junior awards page. All contest room entries must be taken or produced during 2021 by the junior member entering the project. Entries will be due by 5 pm on Tuesday, December 28.

Due to low participation over the last few years, we have eliminated the scrapbook and banner contests. We do encourage groups to bring finished scrapbooks to the Activity Room to display their yearly activities - displayed scrapbooks will earn points for the Premier County contest.

Looking for more ways to earn points? We’re bringing “Bovology” back, will have corn hole and different board games available to play and more surprises along the way.

Dairy Science Major 50+ students and growing!

MINORS: Agribusiness, Ag Engineering Technology, Environmental Science, Spanish, Soil and Crop Science PIONEER DAIRY CLUB • Close to 100 members, learning about the dairy industry and giving back through a variety of philanthropic and service-learning opportunities • Annual Pioneer Dairy Classic Consignment sale that is a student-run sale featuring high quality cattle of every dairy breed • Many opportunities for networking through the Midwest ADSA-SAD conference, the PDPW Mentor program, and numerous company visits/tours • Memorial scholarships through fundraising and other activities

PIONEER SWEETS - NOW OPEN!!

Our student-managed ice cream business is now open!

We are featuring small batch, unique flavors for sale locally via the web. Our students design specialty flavors for businesses to sell directly to their customers.

NEWLY RENOVATED ROBOTIC MILKING FACILITY We have a newly renovated robotic milking facility at Pioneer Farm featuring two Lely A5 Astronaut robots where half of our university dairy herd is milked. Students from all majors will have the opportunity to learn about the next generation of technologies available on the farm through research and coursework.

Thanks to our involvement in the Dairy Innovation Hub, we have new faculty and staff arriving to work with farmers, processors and students to research and teach about the latest innovations in four priority areas within the dairy industry COMING SOON - A Dairy Pilot Plant at Pioneer Farm for dairy food production, research, and teaching!

Learn more at www.uwplatt.edu/program/dairy-science and www.uwplatt.edu/dairy-innovation-hub December 2021 – Wisconsin Holstein News – 25 Every Day is a Great Day to be a Pioneer!

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Hello Holstein Friends and Family, A very special woman once told me, “take every chance and every opportunity you can, because you never know if it will be an option again.” Although our year was cut short by a couple months, I know that Emily and I made the most of it to make up for the lost time and took every opportunity that came our way! Having this opportunity to serve as the Wisconsin Holstein Association Princess is something I will forever cherish!

When we got crowned, we didn’t know each other at all.

Now, I think it’s safe to say we became pretty good friends. From carpooling to over half of the events this past year, one of the many things we learned about one another was, no matter where we were, we would find a coffee shop to stop at!

From going to many shows and being on the floor at World Dairy Expo, watching exceptional cattle grace the shavings is one of my biggest highlights. Even if my toes and hands were cold an hour into the day! One of my favorite parts at every show is watching the Grand Champion be selected and to be the person awarding them, which is something I will remember for a long time!

Everyone says “time flies when you’re having fun”- one of the sayings I was always told but sometimes didn’t pay attention to, until this year. This time as Princess made me slow down and not take for granted the minutes and hours of each day. I enjoyed meeting kids, if that was reading to them in classrooms, getting to see them pet a cow, or even saying a quick hi as I walked by at many fairs. Most of the girls admired my tiara as the boys would joke around and ask Emily and I if we were real princesses.

To those who have been a part of this special journey, thank you. To my family, friends, and many mentors please know how grateful I am for you and all your help. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and talents with me! The association members and Emily have become an important part of this role and were truly a backbone whenever I needed something or someone to talk to. I know thank you isn’t a big enough word to show the gratitude I feel for being able to serve as the 2021 Wisconsin Holstein Princess.

Thank you for the memories I will cherish forever,

Zoe Ertel

2021 Wisconsin Holstein Association Princess

Fellow Holstein Friends and Family, What a year it has been! I cannot believe my reign is almost done. So much has happened and I have met so many amazing people throughout my experience as the 2021 Wisconsin Holstein Association Princess Attendant. I am beyond blessed and thankful for every moment this year.

Over the last year, Zoe and I have been all around the state attending District Shows, the Wisconsin Dairy Showcase, the Wisconsin Summer Championship Show, the Wisconsin State Fair, county fairs, World Dairy Expo, and many other events. It has truly been a childhood dream come true. The 10-year-old me is not only gleaming with joy but is beyond proud. One of the many memories I will carry with me forever will be being able to stand on the colored shavings with some of the best dairy cattle in the world. The goosebumps you get as the music plays during the naming of Grand Champion is something I will never forget. When I was first crowned, everyone told me to cherish each moment, no matter how small the moment was. I am forever grateful I listened to them.

There are many moments that I could talk about, but I don’t have enough words to say all of what I would like to. But what stands out the most to me over the last year is truly the people I have met. I made connections with people I would have never met if it wasn’t for this position. From meeting and getting to work with former princesses and Alice in Dairylands, to little girls telling me they want to become WHA royalty one day. To each person I have been able to become friends with over the last year, this year wouldn’t have been as extraordinary without you.

I have learned that life is truly what you make of it, and the people around you are just there to help make the best better. While it may not have always been the best that it could have been, I always made sure to make the most of it. Although, I’m still not sure who was having more fun at the “Dress the Cow” contest at the Juneau County Fair, Zoe and I getting to have some of the biggest smiles and laughs or the kids getting to dress up with their calf.

To those who have helped me this year, no matter how little it may have been, please know I am forever thankful for the way you have touched my life. This association and the people within it have given me unbelievable opportunities throughout my involvement and have helped me immensely become the person I am today and the person I hope to be. To the people who have always supported my dreams, no matter how big or small I can never thank you enough. Once again, thank you for letting me be your 2021 WHA Princess Attendant.

Thank you for the best year of my life,

Emily Stumpf

2021 Wisconsin Holstein Association Princess Attendant

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District 6 Report The January/February 2022 issue will feature District 8: Dodge, Jefferson, Washington, Waukesha, Milkwaukee and Ozaukee Counties.

Dane County 2021 Adult Membership: 103; Junior Membership: 39 The Dane County Juniors were glad to have a year a little closer to normal! Even through there wasn’t a full Junior Convention, Payton and Braelyn Sarbacker competed in the Dairy Bowl contest at the Southeast District Activity Days. Additionally, Ava Endres was recognized as a National YDJM award recipient at National Holstein Convention in Pennsylvania. The juniors were also excited to have shows back throughout the summer!

Green County 2021 Adult Membership: 69; Junior Membership: 127 Kenosha County 2021 Adult Membership: 9; Junior Membership: 0 Racine County 2021 Adult Membership: 11; Junior Membership: 2 Rock County 2021 Adult Membership: 44; Junior Membership: 39 Adult Association officers: President: Jessica Sarbacker,

Secretary: Amanda Morton, Treasurer: Sandy Larson, Junior Advisor: Kristen Broege, Directors: Megan Daluge, Nicole Speich We hosted a Summer Picnic for all of our members at Hobby Hill Holsteins in July. Attendees enjoyed a potluck lunch, dairy judging contest, and a short awards program. Evan Martin and Luke Trustem were both presented scholarships.

A few of our members attended the National Holstein Convention earlier this year, with Josh Gerbitz and Ben Kronberg both being named Distinguished Junior Member Finalists.

Our Juniors participated in several local, state and national shows this year with exceptional results. Highlights include Top 10 finishes at World Dairy Expo for a few members and Intermediate Champion of the International Junior Holstein Show for Gracin and Chesney Speich.

Nicole Broege continues to represent Rock County on the state level as Chair of the Junior Activities Committee. We have a great group of members that are excited to compete and have fun at the Junior Holstein Convention at the end of this year.

Walworth County 2021 Adult Membership: 20; Junior Membership: 3

The beginning of Emily’s LOVE for showing was with Valley-Drive Braxton Sizzle EX-90. Sizzle became one of her foundation cows to her growing herd. Her lifetime production is 211,854 4.2F 8,802F 3.1P 6,022P. Her passion continued with Tarawa and Tardis.

Valley Drive Jacoby Tarawa EX-91 2021 Wisconsin State Fair Production winner 2-00 281 27,122 5.02 1361 3.48 944 2-10 305 30,072 4.84 1456 3.56 1071 4-00 197 31,232 5.1 1604 3.3 1026 RIP Valley Drive Jacoby Tardis VG-87 2-04 305 36,517 4.20 1534 3.10 1133 3-03 189 25,795 4.0 1039 3.2 828 Emily is so thankful to have spent her year as the WHA Princess Attendant and served with confidence and grace.

Even when she had to present the Grand Champion Holstein at Expo with a trophy that was about as big as her!

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Two to compete for 2022 Wisconsin Holstein Association Princess Two Junior Holstein members will vie for Wisconsin Holstein Princess. These two candidates will be judged at the Wisconsin Junior Holstein Convention held December 28-30 in Appleton. Their crowning will take place during the annual banqet on December 30.

For more information, please watch the Wisconsin Holstein website: www.wisholsteins.com/junior-events.

Elena Jarvey

Elena Jarvey is the 17-year-old daughter of John and Rachel Jarvey. She is a senior at Pulaski High School and has been showing dairy cattle for five years through Synergy Dairy Farm at the county and state fair levels. She cannot thank them enough for letting her use their animals over the years! Elena also participates in dairy quiz bowl, prepared speaking and dairy judging. She is a member of the Pulaski FFA, Maple Grove Countryside 4-H Club, Shawano County Agriculture Ambassadors, Pulaski girls swim and dive and YMCA women’s gymnastics team. She plans on attending a four-year university and furthering her education in dairy and agriculture.

Madeline Hensel

Madeline Hensel is the 16-year-old daughter of Paula and Mike Hensel of Pittsville. She is currently a junior at Pittsville High School and is active in FFA, FCCLA, FBLA, NHS, and many more clubs. Outside of school, Maddy volunteers at Memory Lane Farm Camp and Aster Assisted Living Facility. She works part-time at TreeHayven Holsteins in Auburndale, where she and her sisters board their show cattle. Maddy enjoys competing in dairy quiz bowl and jeopardy, as well as playing soccer, football, and running track.

After high school, Maddy plans on attending UW-Madison for a degree in agricultural sciences.

WHA Board of Directors Elections

Elections will be held for four board of director positions at the 2022 Wisconsin Holstein Convention. Pam Selz-Pralle and Craig Carncross have completed two six-year terms. Ryan Weigel and Bob Cramer Jr. are eligible for re-election to a second term. Per the bylaws, there needs to be at least one more person running for the board than there are vacant seats.

If you are interested in running but have questions, please reach out to the WHA office or talk to one of our curent board members. If you plan on running and would like to print a bio in the January/February issue of the Wisconsin Holstein News, please contact the Mara Budde at marab@ wisholsteins.com by January 13, 2022.

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The 2022 WI Holstein Treasure Quest What is the WI Holstein Treasure Quest?

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

What can state members do to get involved?

State members can enter Registered Holstein heifers born between March 1 and December 31, 2021. Any state member can nominate a heifer using the form below. All entries must be received with a fee of $80 by February 1, 2022.

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

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

When and where is the drawing held?

The raffle drawing will be held following the selection of Intermediate Champion at the 2022 Midwest National Spring Holstein Show on Saturday, April 30, 2022. Ticket holders must not be present to win, however, they do need a representative to choose a calf or bucket on their behalf. Ten tickets will be drawn on the day of the show, and they will be joined by the two tickets auctioned for a chance to win a new Holstein calf. Eleven winners will receive consolation buckets, valued at $100 each and one lucky ticket holder will go home with a calf. The breeder whose calf is chosen will receive a check for $5000, and those not chosen get to return home!

Where can I get my ticket?

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

Additional Information

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

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

WI Holstein Treasure Quest Calf Entry Form

Heifer’s Registered Name ___________________________________________________________________________ Registration # _______________________________ Sire: __________________________________________

Birthdate ______________________________ Dam: __________________________________________

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

E-mail: _______________________________________

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

Due by February 1, 2022 to WI Holstein Association, 902 Eighth Avenue, Baraboo, WI 53913

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

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2021 Wisconsin Top Performer Application Form Name of animal: ______________________________________ Reg. # _____________________ Owner: _____________________________________________________ Address:_____________________________________________________ Telephone _________________________________ E-mail _________________________________ Final Score ______________ Age at Classification ______________ BAA of Animal ____________ Lactation Number When Classified ____________

Months in Milk when Classified ___________

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

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

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Production records completed from January 1 to December 31, 2021. Limit of 5 applications per age division and postmarked by FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 2022.

All production records should be 305 days or less.

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

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

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

This contest is for Wisconsin Holstein Association members.

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

Materials to be submitted with the application form for eligibility:

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

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

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

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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

Mandi & Nicholas Kipp welcomed Kaiden Nicholas on November 18, weighing 9 lbs. 1 oz. and 20 inches long.

New EX-95!

Rachel Coyne married Chandler Kurth on November 20. Congratulations to the newlyweds!

All-National Showcase Program Honorees Announced by Holstein Association USA

Holstein Association USA is thrilled to present the 2021 All-National Showcase honorees. Launched in 2019, the AllNational Showcase Program recognizes U.S. Registered Holstein cows and their owners for outstanding performance at National Holstein Shows. Exhibitors from across the country earned points throughout the show season.

Congratulations to the following All-National Holsteins!

The top 10 animals in each class and full details on the AllNational Showcase Program rules and point system can be found at www.holsteinusa.com/allnational.

Winter Yearling Heifer

Reserve All-National: Tal-View Tatoo Pistol, Michael & Julie Duckett & Matt L Hawbaker Fall Yearling Heifer

All National: Milksource Unix Chassup-ET, Jacob & Logan Harbaugh & Erin R Viergutz Junior Two-Year-Old Cow

All National: Hobby-Hill Denver Elizabeth, Gracin & Chesney Speich Senior Two-Year-Old Cow

All National: Tree-Hayven Tatoo Last Song, Michael & Julie Duckett Senior Three-Year-Old Cow

All National: Oak-Ridge-K Gchip Turbo, Milk Source LLC & Ransom Rail Farms Inc. Four-Year-Old Cow

All National: Stone-Front Union Imelda, The Imelda Group Reserve All-National: Oakfield Solom Footloose-ET, M & J Duckett, Vierra Dairy & T & S Abbott 150,000 Lb. Lifetime Milk Production Cow

All National: Blondin Goldwyn Subliminal-ETS, Peter & Lyn Vail & Budjon Farms Contact Jodi Hoynoski at 800-952-5200, ext. 4261 or jhoynoski@ holstein.com with questions about the All-National Showcase program. Congratulations to all the exhibitors!

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Stone-Front Union Imelda, owned by the Imelda Group, is now scored EX-95. She was the 4th 4-Year-Old at the 2021 International Holstein Show and Grand Champion of the Wisconsin Championship Holstein Show.

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Contact Mara with questions or if you’d like to try our digital promotions, 800-223-4269 ext. 2 or marab@wisholsteins.com.

Happy Holidays!

From all of us at the Wisconsin Holstein Association, we wish you the best for 2022 and a joyous holiday season!

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GREAT NORTHERN

Index to Advertisers

GREAT NORTHERN LAND & CATTLE CO., INC.

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Barron County Jr. Holsteins......................18 Carns, Ashley............................................14 Cattle Traxx................................................28 CentralStar Cooperative............................23 Cybil Fisher Photography.........................35 Dreamhaven Cattle...................................14 Flannery-Vu..............................................11 Go-Sho Cattle Co.................................10, 30 Great Northern Land & Cattle...................38

Milksource Tantrum-Red VG-88

Kulp-Dale Real Maria-Red-ET 2E-93

Unanimous All-American R&W Winter Yrlg 2020 2nd Sr. 2 Year Old International R&W Show 2021 Tantrum’s full sister sells ready to anchor your 2021 show string as a winter yrlg! When her dam is the 2E-96, 2x Int’l R&W Grand Champion, Tequila, you can expect great results!

5-02 365 30,880 4.0 1221 3.1 971 Grand Champion Mideast Spring Nat’l R&W 2016 7 generations EX filled with All-Americans, National Grand Champions & big production back her Jordy just fresh after making 22,040 5.0 1091 @ 1-11.

High Sierra Distributing...........................35 Hobby-Hill..................................................3 Initial Design............................................35 International Protein Sires.......................IBC Koepke Farms, Inc.....................................30 La-Follette Farm........................................19 Lodi Veterinary Clinic..................................6 Mystic Valley Dairy......................................2 Photography by Berglane.........................28

Miss Marconi Phashion 2E-93 GMD

4-05 365 51,450 4.2 2151 3.3 1674 94-93-93-91 & 95 point dams back to El-Dor Saber Pansy! Two sweet uddered young Addisons sell fresh from this time-tested cow family that cranks out big league production as well as show winners!

Butlerview GC Awesome 2E-94 4-06 354 34,250 4.2 1446 3.0 1027 Unanimous Jr. All-American 5 Year Old 2018 Her 2E-94 dam an HM All-American, HM All-Canadian!

Selling from Awesome’s EX Doorman is a VG-86 Sid fresh after making 25,310 4.1 1037 @ 2y.

Beautiful uddered young cows in full flow of milk, deep pedigreed show prospects; big, promising springing heifers and more await your inspection on December 13th!

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year Holstein Association USA Area Representatives Sarah Trapp 608-628-1978 strapp@holstein.com

Chris Lyons 920-723-2406 clyons@holstein.com

Mandi Kipp 920-530-5023 mkipp@holstein.com

Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Crawford, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Iron, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Price, Richland, Rusk, Sawyer, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Washburn

Adams, Calumet, Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Lafayette, Manitowoc, Marquette, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Rock, Sauk, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waushara, Winnebago

Brown, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewanee, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Portage, Shawano, Villas, Waupaca, Wood

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Pond N Pines Dairy...................................11 Origin Reproduction Services...................35 Rickert Bros., LLC.......................................30 Rural Mutual/Brian Greenman...........33, 35 Second Look Holsteins, LLC......................30 Smilaire Holsteins....................................19 Stef-N Farms.............................................22 Sunshine Genetics....................................35 UW-Platteville...........................................25 Valley-Drive Holsteins...............................27 VetCheck International.............................35

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