New York Holstein News May-June Issue

May-June 2020

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MS DELICIOUS APPLE-RED-ET EX-94-2E EEEEE 7-02 2x 365d 46,510 4.0 1844 3.1 1424 Res. All-American R&W 125,000 lb. Cow 2015 Res. All-American R&W Aged Cow 2014 All-American R&W Dam & Daughter 2014 Nom. All-American R&W Jr. 2-Yr-Old 2010 Next Dam: APPLE-RED EX-96-4E

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Daughters ~ 7 Ovaltop Star Nickie 2E-90 GMD DOM 3 Ex. Daughters; 6 Ex-gr.daughters & 1 Ex Gt-Grdaughter Ovaltop Aerostar Natalie-ET 2E-92 DOM 1 Ex. Daughter; 2 Ex. Gr-daughters Ovaltop Delegate Noey 2E-94 GMD DOM Three additional VG daughters & 1 GP-84—1 Ex-93 son in AI Total of 27 Excellent family members that we bred.

Two additional Ex offspring sold & developed by others

Jon-Lu Advent Rona-Red-ET 2E-91 3-8 2x 365 34,070 4.1 1408 3.2 1102 Lifetime: 143,465 4.2 6080 3.2 4566

Daughters ~ 22 to date [7 Excellent; 1 VG-88, 2 VG-87; many just fresh; yearlings & calves] Ovaltop Realty Robin-Red-ET Ex-90 Ovaltop Picolo Rojo-Red Ex-91 Ovaltop Bwire Rascal-Red-ET Ex-90 Ovaltop Defiant Ronnie-ET Ex-91 Ovaltop Defiant Roma-ET Ex-90 Ovaltop Rlty Ronnie-Red-ET & Ovaltop Relity RayneRed-ET Both Ex & Owned By Others Many family members have been show winners & won R&W All-American honors as well as All-American honors.

These two special cows have many family descendants in our present herd.

Watch for July herd classification result.

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NYS Master Breeder Herd 28 Year PBR Herd BAA: 109.8 – 22 EX 43 VG 15 GP DHIR Avg. 26,519 3.7 972 2.9 772

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CONTENTS Departments

(USPS 382-940) (ISSN 0279-8611) Official Publication of the New York Holstein Association To promote the Holstein breed for the economic and social benefit of junior and senior members.

Volume 75

No. 4 May-June 2020

Published monthly, except February and August, 1st of each month. News and advertising forms close 25 days in advance of publication date.

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Junior Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Club News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Executive Manager’s Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Calendar of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 NYHA President’s Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Obituaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Features Chautauqua County Farm Churns Out Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rockin at Retso Sale Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Premier All Breeds Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

T-Farm Dispersal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Doc Mehling Dispersal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Eaton/Abbott Tag Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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About the Cover Parker Barley, the four-year-old son of Samantha and Daniel Barley and the grandson of Anne Merriman of Granny Anne Holsteins is practicing social distancing on the farm. We want to thank Anne for allowing us to use the sweet photo to spread a little joy.

From the Editor Here we are, meeting again on the fourth page of the NYHN and COVID-19 is still wreaking havoc in our nation and in our industry. I thought by now this would be in our rear-view mirror, but then again, my glass is always half-full.

So, with that half-full glass, let’s drink up a little bit of hope.

For a few weeks, the dairy industry looked as bleak as I’ve ever seen it, but then hope slipped back in as we learned to deal with MELISSA HART the interruption in the supply chain and milk futures began to bounce back up a little at a time.

The sales that continued through the storm of social-distancing and shelter-in-place, produced character and that character produced perseverance. When the final gavel fell, I think sale managers and hosts breathed a heavy sigh of relief and realized their fortitude was forged and refined through an unexpected fire.

And as dairy farmers doubled their duty as teachers, and grandparents were suddenly learning more about Zoom conferencing, Facetime calling and the new math, the farm family went back in time 60 years. Laptops had to be moved so the table could be set when everyone showed up for dinner promptly at noon. Moms learned teaching techniques, dads developed school discipline and grandparents continued to sooth the emotions of stressed family members while sowing seeds of wisdom along the way.

We may be living in an altered environment but never forget where you came from and the path you are forging through trial by fire, risk assessment and good old-fashioned grit.

Inhale confidence, exhale doubt and never give up.

In this issue you’ll find some great inspiration from a young student, a long history of farming from a great family and the generosity of a business owner. We are also saying a big ‘Thank-You’ to Kelly Reynolds as her life path takes a turn and she steps away from NYHA. I’ve known Kelly for a few years, and she has always been easy to work with and willing to serve at any level. I want to say good luck to Kelly on her exciting adventures ahead!

In the next breath, we say welcome to the new Executive Manager, Chelsea Hanselman!

I look forward to getting to know Chelsea and working closely with her to serve the NYHA membership!

NY Holstein Notifications Hello, I am Chelsea Hanselman and as of June 15th I will be your new Executive Manager. Some of you may be familiar with me but for those that do not know me I was born and raised in Delaware County on a 60 head registered Holstein and Brown Swiss farm and have been an active member of the county and state Holstein Club my entire life. After college I chose to not return to the family farm and instead chose to work in the human services field. For the past 13 years I have been managing residential programs in Albany that treat children and adolescents with mental health issues. I have always remained involved in the dairy industry though and found that milking cows, feeding babies, and showing or working at cow shows was a form of therapy for me when managing the stressors of my full time job.

I am excited to be given this opportunity where I can put to use the skills I have learned as a manager while at the same time being able to work in a career field that is so close to my heart. Without you there would not be New York Holstein and for that I would like to thank you for remaining a member of this association and giving me this opportunity. I look forward to meeting lots of you this summer at any of the Holstein Club events that are able to occur. For those that I do not see at events, I hope you are willing to welcome me to your farm so I can see your operation and cows and get to know you better!

2020 NY Holstein Picnic Postponed

The 2020 picnic will be postponed to a later date, keep an eye out for information in future issues of the News and on the website. We want everyone to be able to enjoy everything Ridgedale has to offer in a safe and socially responsible way. Thank you for understanding!

Staying in Touch As events continue to change and evolve in this unprecedented time the fastest way to get information is on our Facebook page and website. We will also try to be emailing more information if there are important updates about the association.

Feature Your Cows of the Century!

After our top 100 cows are released you can place an ad in the July/August Issue of the News! Contact Melissa Hart to help you with this.

The top 100 cows will be released soon so keep an eye out on the website for more details!

The mission of the NY Holstein Association is to promote and add value to our breeders and members through events and activities, and build a strong fraternity of individuals with a passion for NY Holsteins.

Chelsea Hanselman Executive Manager Jennifer Ginzery - Office Manager Email: jginzery@nyholsteins.com Stacie Sherman - Office Assistant Email: ssherman@nyholsteins.com

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State Office Address: 840 Hanshaw Rd., Suite #5 Ithaca, NY 14850 Ph: 607.273.7591 • Fax: 607.273.7612

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Welcome to May everyone!

This has been a very difficult few months, but I hope you are all doing well. Sadly, I have very little to report because of all of the uncertainty that surrounds the situation at hand.

So, in light of this, I decided to create a checklist for all of you to do while we are stuck in Danielle Herrick quarantine!

Take one of the quizzes on the Hoards website Find one of your first pictures of you showing a cow and compare it to a more recent one Or, better yet, compare your current picture to one of your parents showing cows when they were younger Have a photoshoot with your favorite calf Read an article from a Hoards magazine that you usually wouldn’t read

O-H-M Club News

Ginny Wolfe, Club Reporter The year 2020 will long be remembered by folks in more ways than one. The youth will definitely remember it as the year school classes in the usual fashion were stopped on Friday, March 13th. It was also the cancelation of the Spring Carousel events which so many youth look forward to participating in during their spring school vacation, not to forget the senior members that were also looking forward to that first round of show competitions for the tan bark season.

And, then we can’t forget to mention the crazy weather patterns that this area of New York has been experiencing. Basically we had a rather mild winter season with just a little under the average snowfall. But, the winter season continued on into the month of May! Yes, there was that 10 inches of snow that this area had on April 27th and then there were two mornings in May when the ground was covered with snow and the temperatures in the early morning hours dipped into the low 20’s. That late killing freeze froze off the lilac buds for this season. As I write this we have been having a nice stretch of sunny warm days so everyone is out working the fields to catch-up on the planting. The grass is growing slowly but sure hope to be able to start mowing that first crop of hay soon.

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• Make a new culinary creation using your favorite dairy product • Message another Jr. Holstein member to check in on them • Find a new dairy advocate to follow on Instagram • Have your parents hide something outside and have a mini treasure hunt • Make the most of the time that you have while we fight this pandemic I hope that you are able to have some fun while completing some of these activities. If you decide to post any pictures of you completing items on the list (such as the now and then comparisons) use #holsteinstrong to show that we are all in this together. For those of you who are working on the farm, I would like you to know that you are all amazing as you work to keep the American people fed. I understand how scary this has been for all of us, but we will overcome these extremely difficult times. If you ever need anyone to talk to feel free to reach out to me. I would love to hear from you all, even though we cannot see each other face to face.

I wish you all good health and strength for the next month. I hope we will all be able to see each other soon!

With all the restrictions on public gatherings, our club had to cancel the annual Spring banquet the first part of April. And with each passing day we seem to hear about more cancelations unfortunately. One of the big cancelations that effects most of our OHM Jr. members was the cancelation of the Farmers’ Museum Jr. Livestock Show scheduled for July. Thus far, the Otsego County Fair is still planned to go on as scheduled. Trust we will also soon be hearing about the Herkimer County Fair and Montgomery County Fair. As for the OHM Club Show planned for July 23 & 24 on the Montgomery County Fairgrounds, it’s still scheduled to be held.

Our sympathy is extended to the family of Paul Hugick, age 90, of Richfield Springs and former owner of the 4 Roads Dairy Farm. After retiring from dairy farming in 1997 with registered Holsteins, Paul and his wife, Veronica, raised a large garden and were frequent vendors at the Richfield Spring Farmers’ Market with their quality veggies. Paul is survived by his wife of 67 years, and three daughters, Sharon DIPasqua of Wyoming; Diane McGrath of Cherry Valley,NY, and Valarie Stafstrom of Maryland. Paul was a long time active member of our OHM Holstein Club and had most recently attended our annual meeting in December 2019.

Members in the Otsego and Herkimer areas are scheduled for classification in the month of July. Also scheduled for July is the NYS Holstein picnic to be hosted

by Ridgedale Farm in Sharon Springs on Saturday, July 11th. Wayne, Jen, Cyrus, Morgan and Issac Conard are getting set to host a wonderful time of Holstein fellowship.

Trust everyone if staying safe and busy during this time of the year.

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Executive Manager’s

Report

The sun is shining and even on a chilly May day in western NY it’s a welcome sight. I find KELLY REYNOLDS myself with so much to say but a little lost for words in this strange time. Over the past three months we have seen the resilience and creativity of farmers and those in the dairy industry.

Cattle sales have changed overnight; shows have gone virtual; milk has been dumped, redirected, and donated. Through all of these uncertainties and challenges we have prevailed. I am hoping sooner, rather than later we will all be at a cow show or sale together. I hope our juniors have somewhere to showcase their animals this summer and fall. I hope our youth who were slated to compete at National Convention will be able to share their knowledge and talents at some point this year. Hope, that’s what we have right now! It’s not the first time our industry has faced challenges and I know we can come out of this with a new appreciation for events and gatherings surrounding the Holstein cow.

The 2020 State Picnic will be postponed until a later date. The Conard family is working to put on a top notch event and we want everyone to be able to enjoy what Ridgedale has to offer. It wouldn’t be fair to our hosts or our members to have an event that people didn’t feel comfortable attending. As more fairs and shows are cancelled we can hope that

some later summer shows and fairs occur. I would encourage county show organizers to open your shows to any NYHA members this summer so that folks who may not come to your show normally can. We are working as an executive committee to help in any way possible to facilitate shows still happening so if you need assistance please feel free to reach out and we will see what we can do to help.

This is my last column as the executive manager of New York Holstein and it has been a pleasure to work with you all over the past three and half years. Our team in the office and our volunteers have helped the association transition to a new membership system, an updated website, a more prevalent social media presence, and more! Our juniors are excelling on a state and national level. As I transition out of this role I know I am handing the reins over to a very qualified and enthusiastic person in Chelsea Hanselman. I will miss working with the members and businesses involved with New York Holstein but I am excited for this next chapter in my life. I certainly won’t be leaving the Holstein scene and I look forward to seeing you at events and activities, don’t be a stranger!

In good times it’s easy to see why we do what we do. It’s easy to make the decision to add on to a barn, go to an extra show, invest in some new genetics. Let us not forget our passion for the Holstein cow in hard times.

Stay safe and be well, Kelly

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Hello New Yorkers! At the time of my last writing for the April issue, we were dealing with the recently cancelled Spring Carousel and wondering how long our children were going to be out of school because of the COVID-19 pandemic. I, for one, never imagined that things were going to escalate as they did. It’s not that I didn’t take the threat seriously, I just couldn’t imagine that we would see something in our lives that could or would totally shut our country down as this did. Now nearly three months into self-isolation and social distancing, things are still nowhere near normal. We now all have a “new normal” to learn. Yes, for most of us, our daily routines continue as before; days spent doing chores and tending to our operations. But now we have to work in zoom meetings with math teachers, one on one study sessions with our youngsters, birthday driveby’s and so many new things that we never gave a lot of thought to before. My wife has always been one of my heroes, but now watching her work on study lessons with both of our boys on a daily basis, in addition to managing so many other facets of our lives, makes me love her even more. I really don’t have a clue where we are headed, but I do know that my family is safe and well taken care of. Sometime down the road, I am sure we will look back and say something like, “Remember when we didn’t leave the farm for months?”

Even in the midst of this pandemic, your Executive Committee has been hard at work taking care

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of our Association. We had a great group of applicants apply for the Executive Manager’s position. The quality of every applicant was evident and they all brought something unique to the table. Under normal circumstances, we would have conducted our interviews in person, but special times require special adaptations, so we all learned about Zoom (a video conferencing app for our phones and computers) and conducted virtual interviews.

As you can see from our announcement on page five, we found the next leader of New York Holstein and are very excited to have Chelsea Hanselman joining our team in June. Chelsea is no stranger to the New York Holstein happenings. She has been a lifelong member, serving in various roles while a Junior member and currently serving as the Delaware County State Director.

She also brings with her a very high level of professionalism and a lot of non-dairy experience that will ultimately be very helpful to our membership. Once Holstein and public dairy events are back up and running, we will have Chelsea on the road attending events, meeting our members and visiting herds. “Boots on the ground” is a phrase that we talk about quite a bit in our weekly meetings and feel that it is vitally

important for our staff to connect with members one on one. Phone calls and emails are great, but sometimes a face to face meeting is what we all need! If you see Chelsea out and about, please introduce yourself and give her a warm welcome.

With Chelsea stepping into the role of Executive Manager, it is going to be tough to say good bye to Kelly. She has always been an organized leader, a tremendous worker and a great champion for the Holstein cow. The good part is, she is still a member and does believe in the potential of the Holstein cow and our association. I fully expect that we will still see her being an active participant at Holstein events.

Please join me in thanking Kelly for her dedicated time here with New York Holstein. She has been a tremendous asset and has done her job with diligence, grace, and a smile. Thank you Mrs. Reynolds!

In the meantime, our calendar of events will be continually changing with events being cancelled, postponed or hopefully added in the near future. Keep watching the News, our website and Facebook page for updates on what is going on. Or, give an Executive Committee member a call and we’ll fill you in.

Stay in touch and stay safe!

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Chautauqua County Farm Churns Out Quality for Almost 80 Years

By Ann Hinch

SOUTH DAYTON, N.Y. — An aficionado of cows could spend an afternoon contentedly listening to Robert Crowell tell stories of his lifelong career in Holstein production, practically a walking encyclopedia of New York Holsteins.

While some older farmers like to name-drop tractor makes or parcel out stories about drought years.

Bob prefers to recount the stats and points of girls like Doris, Daisy, and Arlene. There’s Hanoverhill Starbuck’s dam, Anacres Astronaut Ivanhoe VG-88 who was a calf on the farm and went on to milk 108 pounds as a 2-year-old. Other notable females the farm has produced are Green-Banks Monterey 6304-ET, an exceptional calf that sold in the 2015 World Classic for $97,000, and Green-Banks Admiral Mooie EX-95, who went on to fame as an AllAmerican Aged Cow in 1970.

In 1941, Bob’s dad, Donald, bought the land that originated Green-Banks Farm, next door to his father Vincent’s farm. Later that year Donald married Hazel and they started out with 20 cows.

Over the decades, Donald, Bob, and his son and current operations manager, Dan, have bought contiguous small dairy farms as they became available – and from 15 of these, have pieced together a spread of approximately 1,800 acres. Two farms were added within the past five years.

“We really have more land than we have cattle,” Bob noted. “The way the market is, we won’t get more cattle.”

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graduated high school 10 years later and started milking with his dad and brother, and kept adding stalls, barns, and cows. In the early 1970s they built a new parlor that enabled them to milk more efficiently and improved on that within the decade by adding automatic takeoffs.

By 1996, Bob and Dan were milking 300-350 cows. In 2000 Dan said they formed an LLC partnership, R & D Crowell Farms.

Not long ago at their peak, Anna Meyer – Dan’s wife, the farm’s bookkeeper and owner of a small-business accounting firm – explained Green-Banks owned 650 cows. Dairy market losses triggered

by COVID-19 shutdowns have forced it to cut back to about 600, including dry cows, in addition to raising 600 additional heifers, calves and young bulls.

“We’re kind of a small fry, but for us, this is the most cows we’ve ever had,” Dan said of earlier this year.

“We have a lot of long-term employees,” Anna added, “and we couldn’t do it without any of them.” Like her father-in-law, she thinks their herd size is probably maxed out – besides that, “we’ve always said we want to be better, not bigger.”

Dan noted the farm has two barns for milking cows, one for dry cows, one for older heifers, a breeding barn, one for calves up to 1 year and another for newborns up to age 3 months. They work at cow comfort bedding with straw and sawdust and utilize a strong ventilation system. The newest building was a freestall barn constructed two years ago for animals over 3 months.

“We do a nice job with the old facilities we’ve had,” he added.

Individual Contributions On any family farm, each member has a specialty, something they love doing that feeds its success. In addition to number-crunching and planning/organizing, Anna oversees the calves’ care. She grew up on a dairy in southern Erie County, now managed by her brother, Ronald, and owned by mother Mary.

“I’ve always loved the dairy industry, loved the cows, but I knew there wasn’t a place for all of us on the farm,” she explained. After college, she worked at Farm Credit for a decade before striking out on her own with Accounting Solutions.

She and Dan married 10 years ago.

His niche has been increased attention to the farm’s genetics program and expansion of IVF – the idea was to try to produce a few heifers a year that could be sold in the $15,000 range, which is something he is still working on. He started in 2012 with Sco-LoKruse Dean Candy-ET EX-90, whose genetics bred daughter Green-Banks Monterey 6304-ET, the third high seller at the 2015 World Classic at $97,000, as well as embryos he has sold overseas.

In addition, the farm hosts a small

IVF satellite facility for Trans Ova Genetics, so other area producers don’t have to travel far. Dan said the IVF services have slowed drastically since New York instituted statewide COVID-19 restrictions in March.

Still, the farm’s primary income – up to 95 percent – is from sales of milk through DFA, sales of calves, heifers and cull cows and other related income.

To get the Crowells’ herd to its 30,077-pound average, Dan has looked for medium-size cows with high components. He said too, at one time about half the herd consisted of Red-and-White genetics, but that’s down to 5 percent – the black-andwhites produce better and tend toward better health traits.

For his part, Bob learned how to evaluate cattle first from his dad, then other judging experts. He looks first to quality pedigrees in selecting heifers, then correct feet and legs and he likes deep bodied cows with some width.

In addition to wearing other hats, Donald was a dairy sales agent in the late 1970s; his job was to find quality cattle in Chautauqua County and arrange sales for those farmers.

Bob said his dad supplied buyers in 33 countries this way, with a great volume exported to Saudi Arabia and Turkey.

“That was a pretty big business for 10, 12, 15 years,” Bob said.

These days, Dan said there are far fewer foreign orders for dairy cattle, because producers in those countries have ramped up their own milk production and are doing more of their own breeding with sexed semen.

a judging competition at the state fair and went on to the national contest in Iowa – where he earned a gold medal.

Still, “My dad taught me more about judging than anyone else I had.”

As an adult he has paid forward all he learned, spending decades judging county fairs and 4-H shows in New York and Pennsylvania (in addition to showing dairy cattle for 68 continuous years). Now he likes to go to the dairy barn the day before a county fair show and size up the animals – he will offer advice and suggestions to their young owners to help them prepare for the next day’s contest and better their chances for a win.

Helping future producers succeed runs in the family. Bob described himself as “a 4-H pusher,” and Dan has been an adult 4-H volunteer for 34 years, including chair of his county’s 4-H Dairy Committee for 15.

Green-Banks Farm hosts meetings and clinics for fitting and showing, and Dan has coached Dairy Judging and Dairy Bowl teams for several years as well – including two quiz bowl teams to state championships.

Anna noted they have also helped create a Dairybud program for local 4-H Cloverbuds, with a “Big Buddy” program to go with it.

Every cow, Donald told his six children, must have a price; he didn’t believe in keeping one in the herd just because the farmer loves the animal. He also said his dad gave him leeway to learn – “He never told

me what he paid for any animal, and never complained about what price I put on them” while Bob was working in his barn.

“It’s in my blood, I guess; it was in my dad’s, too.”

Agriculture may be in his grandson’s future too. Tyler, 8, enjoys helping with the animals and in the fields. “Homeschooling is awful,” Dan half-joked of his son being at home all the time because of schools’ COVID-19 shutdown. “(He) would rather be in the barn” than in the house. “He really likes the cows and the farm stuff.”

“Now that school has closed, the interest is definitely higher” in getting outside after his lessons are finished, Anna added. One night shortly after Mother’s Day, he was allowed to stay out in the planter until 2:30 a.m. – then woke up five hours later and promptly told her: “I want to go back out there.”

Feeding the Dream Genetics and diet go hand in hand at Green Banks. Dan said of the farm’s nearly 1,600 acres arable ground, 200 are pasture and 750 are planted to corn, with a grass mix and hay planted to the rest. Green-Banks grows all its own forages in threeyear rotations with corn. Each year they chop 500 acres of the corn for silage and have the rest in storage.

The corn silage is fed to cows on top of a 3- to 4-grasses mix base, with a little clover and protein mix thrown in. “It’s nothing fancy,” Dan

Teamwork in Dairy Working in the barns for his father, Bob learned the art and science of livestock judging. “I was a pretty sharp cowperson,” he mused.

He also learned from other elders who were generous with their time – including the late Hugh Oag, revered as a master Holstein breeder under the Dalmore prefix. Thanks in part to such tutelage, as a sophomore in 4-H and FFA, Bob was on a school team with two other boys who won

The Crowells at Green Banks Farm proudly accept the Conservation Farmer of the Year Award presented

by Rob Halbohm, Water Quality Technician, with the Chautauqua County Soil &Water Conservation District.

L to R: Jim Chitwood farm employee, Dan Crowell, Bob Crowell and Rob Halbohm.

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explained.

Overseeing the planting and harvest is employee Jim Chitwood, with the farm for nearly 30 years.

“He likes crops as much as I like cows,” Dan noted, adding the farm has about a dozen full-time employees, as well as several others hired as needed.

The Crowells practice no-till and contour strip-cropping, and have installed water and sediment control features across their farm; Bob uses the track hoe to regularly do ditchcleaning and tiling. Green-Banks land is hilly and prone to erosion, but the Crowells have done so well in correcting for this – and in storing and managing the farm’s manure – that they were honored with the 2018 Chautauqua County Soil & Water Conservation District Conservation Farmer of the Year award.

The real reward is an average 3 percent soil organic matter, which increases its water-holding capacity and also enables it to grab onto more nutrients, requiring less fertilizer.

Dan uses a winter wheat and oat

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cover, leading to better aeration as well. The direct benefit of all this is increased crop yields for feed, which he said has helped lead to the 30,000-plus-pound herd average.

In normal times, this kind of production is a source of great pride and a promise of great income – right now, it’s something of an inconvenience. If dairy producers were battling for market share before the COVID-19 shutdowns of restaurants and hotel catering, the loss of milk sales for cheese and other foodservice use has really narrowed the pipeline of opportunity.

Dan explained DFA has instructed its suppliers to cut back on volume by 15 percent for now; so far Green-Banks has achieved a 7.5-percent reduction. The easiest way is to cull and sell cows, which the Crowells have done. Anna added two other ways they are trying to curb production is to feed more of the saleable milk to calves, and a higher-forage ration to the low-cow group.

So far, they haven’t had to dump

any milk – yet.

When 2020 began, Dan said Green-Banks Farm was looking forward to one of its best years; hopefully it won’t be one of its worst.

“If we get past this corona(virus) thing, we’ll decide what’s next,” he explained.

It’s far from the first setback Green-Banks and other area dairy producers have withstood. It hasn’t been that many months since two major dairy processers – Dean Foods and Borden Dairy Co. – declared bankruptcy, after all.

Anna noted the family regularly talks with their Farm Credit consultant and has made changes designed for a longer-term drop in milk sales, though she knows other farmers who have not made any changes to stock or structure of their business because they think COVID-19 is a short-term interruption. She’s not so sure.

“We haven’t even really seen it yet,” she speculated of the effects of DFA’s cuts, a week before the April check was due to arrive.

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Only cow from New York to have been a Holstein International nominee three times Dam of Yelena, Number 1 GTPI Granddam of Yoder, Massey and dam of Yance Four of Yadda’s Shottle daughters make up a large portion of the herd: Yup EX-90, Yeah VG-88, Yada VG-86 and Yes VG-85.

John Barrett picked her out from the Milkworth Sale and she proved to be a lucky buy for Coyne Farms.

Little did we know she would turn out to be a “power-house in the breeding world.

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AOT Salvatore Hiccup RC VG-85 VG MS 2-01 3X 348 31,688M 4.1 1288F 3.0 956P 365 33,474 4.1 1367F 3.0 1013P Nominated 2020 Red Impact Cow

Her sons: AOT Helium-Red 200H11884 +2768 GTPI 152 RZG #1 Genomic Red sire AOT Happy Hour-Red 551H4154 +2718 GTPI 158 RZG

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Her daughters: AOT Hawaii Holly RC +2870 GTPI AOT Mark Highstrung RC +2830 GTPI AOT Swingman Halia RED +2764 Hiccup is a maternal sister to AOT Silver Helix 14H7770 the #1 TPI Proven sire

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Cookiecutter DTA Habitan-ET VG-89 EX-MS@2yr 2-04 3X 365 36,280 4.7 1706F 3.3 1214P Delta x Day x MOM Halo – 10th Gen VG or EX all with EX-MS

AOT High Society Reg. 840003210341507 DOB: 3-2-2020 (left calf) Avalanche *RC x Delta x Day CV NM$ 399 PTAT +3.87 UDC +3.26 FLC +2.15 PL +2.7 GTPI +2663 Headed to Blondin Sires

Sons Habitan/Magnitude

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Grandsons Positive Holiday/Magnitude Marius Hello/ Spartacus Positive Hallmark/Magnitude Jared Haskel/Eisaku Fabulous Henley/Ridgeline Skywalker Henrietta/Cascade

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AOT Avalanche Hangover Reg. 3210341123 DOB: 3-3-2020 (right calf) NM$ +238 PL +1.6 PTAT +3.91 UDC +2.92 FLC +2.11 BSC +3.23 GTPI +2490 AOT Avalanche Hangover is owned with Reyncrest.

Both High Society and Hangover are in the top 10 Genomic Type Calves in the Breed!

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D p I V CO Sto ’t s n Ca Thi “To know me is to know that I’m an eternal optimist, so there isn’t a lot you can throw at me that phases me,” and that was the mindset of Kevin Ziemba of ZiemBarbWay as he and wife Barb and sale partners Brian Oster and Cassie Chittenden of Retso Holsteins, headed into the Rockin at Retso Sale on April 3rd in Schodack Landing, NY. The enthusiasm for the event was apparent early in the year as they had gathered an elite offering of cattle for the sale. But as the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States and every event and business began to cancel and close, Ziemba and company began to weigh their four possible options; continue with the sale with a traditional auction format, move to a tag sale, postpone the sale or cancel it altogether.

Deciding to be proactive instead of reactive, they changed their format to an online tag sale and forged ahead with precautions to respect the stay-at-home government mandate and to keep everyone safe. In addition, they wanted to offer their consigners a level of protection, and a tag sale assured that security.

Fitting the cattle, editing videos, uploading information, and keeping it seamless in presentation was a group effort from the sale crew across the board. From making sure the cattle looked great to having the catalog updated and collaborating with a pleasing video presentation, everyone cooperated and worked tirelessly from beginning to end.

“We made it clear to the fitting staff to have all of the cattle fitted

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Rockin’ At Retso Sale Continues Through Pandemic

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made it a mission that every single animal in the sale would have equal representation in video and pictures.”

Knowing the climate of the industry and wondering about the end result, Kevin had a glimmer of hope when he saw the beginning bids coming in after the first day of posting content. Leaning into that momentum, Kevin plowed ahead with the video process, “We would get done with 20 animals, and then Abe Light would sit in the corner and edit the videos and send them to me, and then at night, I would post them.”

While the sale prep was progressing, Kevin’s wife, Barb, was dealing with her own personal challenge as her 95-year-old father, Norbert Schmitt, fell ill. “I give credit to Kevin for a lot of that week because my dad went into the hospital and passed away all in that week, and I was pretty much out of commission.” Barb continued, “Also, by the end of the week, people were starting to dump milk, and I thought this [sale] is either going to be really good or really bad.”

With an embattled dairy industry, keeping a positive attitude was paramount to having a successful sale. “Every morning, I would look at milk futures and see it going down, and I questioned what we were doing, but we were at the point of no return and had to move forward and be optimistic,” Kevin commented.

With each facing their own challenges, Kevin and Barb continued to support one another with a little give and take moment.

Kevin asked Barb if they needed to pull back from the sale and she responded, “You can’t pull the plug,

you have to keep going, and we have to get to the other side.”

On April 3rd, they arrived on the other side of a sale that garnered an average of $3,133 on 88 head sold.

Cattle sold to VT, MA, CT, NY, PA, DE, OH, IN, WI, IA, Ontario, and Germany.

The high seller at $10,900 was DGM Chrome Carolina. This Jersey fall calf is +40.5 GJUI and is the only heifer in the world over 550CM$ 190 GJPI 3.0 GPTAT 0DPR and 40 GJUI. She is a Chrome daughter then an 87-point Baltazar, and a 90-point Topeka and was purchased by Ed Jasurda of Wisconsin.

Red cattle were in demand that day as the second-high seller was Luck-E Awesome Joy-Red VG-86.

She sold for $8,000 and is the #1 Red Polled type cow in the world at +3.71. This Jr. 3-Year-Old is sired by Awesome and is backed by an EX93 Ladd Jubilee X 2E-94 Mr Burns x EX-90 Advent and seven more excellent dams. She was purchased

by Jeff Pirrung and ZBW. Hosking Jordy Alabama-Red was the third high seller at $6500, sold to Knonaudale Farms, Ontario.

This pretty fall calf is a Jordy x Avalanche x VG-87 Ladd-P. During the week of the sale, reaction to COVID-19 was fluid, with some businesses closing, others changing their hours, and grocery stores limiting customer purchases.

They had to move the sale crew to a different hotel mid-week because the hotel chain decided to closeup. Kevin reiterated that everyone on the fitting and sales staff had an “upbeat, optimistic attitude.” He added, “They were a class act and did a fantastic job.”

Early in the planning stages of the sale, Brian’s mom and sister, Becky and Katie Oster volunteered

to provide meals for the crew to cut costs. The value of their role increased exponentially during sale week, “If they hadn’t cooked for us, we would not have been able to feed this crew with the stores limiting groceries. All the meals they provided were a very big deal,” commented Barb.

After the sale, Retso Holsteins posted a summary on their Facebook page and concluded, “A sale is not about selling! It’s about marketing new opportunities to fellow breeders interested in something different or better than what they already have.

If they succeed, you succeed! Let’s all pray for the better times to come soon and stay safe.”

More Sale Highlights: 4th high: ZBW Undenied Luxury, $6100 to Lauren Nelson, NY 5th High: Siemers Byway Cool Whip, $5600 Ryan Caulkins, PA 6th high: Stone-Springs Rolling the Dice, $5200 Duncan Bailey, NY

Premier All-Breeds Dairy Sale March 28, 2020 sale results Sold 127 head of all breeds ave. $1527

Larry Hill & Tony Wisely, Falconer, NY Empire Victor Lee ET 9/3/19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5600.00 S: SCF Jet Victor Twin Jason Demay, Palmyra, NY Akayla Syndicate, PA Stranshome Perses Akayla-ET. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5050.00 S: Rainyridge Perseus RC Carpsdale Farm, Enosburg Falls, VT Gary Yorton, Linkwood, MD 1st Choice Engineer 401x Big Guns Remake Vodka. . . . . . . . . . . $4300.00 S: Enniskillen Engineer 401 Big Guns Cattle Co. & Underground Genetics, Truxton, NY Fantasy-Found Holsteins Morrill Diamondback 4088-ET 6/14/19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4300.00 S: Mr D Apple Diamondback Morrill Farm Dairy, Penacook, NH Larry Hill & Tony Wisely, Falconer, NY Cedar-Ridge Wildrose-Red-ET. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2900.00 S: Luck-E Awesome-Red Dan Hosking , New Berlin, NY

7th high: Krullcrest RCH DM Luna, $5000 John Cannon, IA 8th high: Liddleholm Royal Red $4600 James Hoffman, PA 9th high: Choice Beau x Thurston Prime Time Trixie, $4550 Michael Hurst, OH 10th high: Eternal-Flame Sassafras $4400 Robin Suttle, OH

Mehling Diserpsal Sale Snapshot: 175 Total Head Sold: 98 Milk Cows 29 Bred Heifers 48 Calves Top Cows: Lot 121 Interlaken Mogul Pixel 1802 $3000.00 Lot 10 MS Founder Lioncello 1788 $2225.00 Lot 4 Mehlings Moonboy Mabel 1814 $2050.00 Cow Average: $1120.00 Bred Heifer Average: $720.00 Calf Average: $425.00

T-Farm Complete Dispersal May 2, 2020 Milking cows ave. $1451 Bred & Shortbred heifers Ave. $1042 Open heifers & young heifers Ave. $735

Travis Nelson, West Winfield, NY T-Farm McCutchen Christina 5/26/17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3600.00 S:De-Su BKM McCutchen Fantasy Found Holsteins, New Berlin, NY T-Farm Mogul Wendy 12/25/16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2600.00 S: Mountfield SSI Dcy Mogul Tom Murphy, Munson, MA T-Farm Mogul Crispen 5/13/16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2500.00 S: Mountfield SSI Dcy Mogul Dave Putman, Heuvelton, NY T-Farm McCutchen Rookie 7/25/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2500.00 S: De-Su BKM McCutchen T-Farm Aftershock Gusty 10/27/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2100.00 S: Ms Atlees SHT Aftershock-ET Brock Liddle, Kyle Reid Argyle, NY T-Farm G W Atwood Sophie 3/20/17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2000.00 Larry & Beanie Hill, Falconer, NY T-Farm Crush Sedum 8/14/17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2000.00 NYN May-June 2020 - 19

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Eaton-Abbott Tag Sale The Eaton-Abbott Tag Sale was held the weekend of April 25th at Eaton Holsteins in Syracuse as a result of the scheduled Hall of Fame Sale being postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Aaron Eaton and Tim Abbott assembled a sale crew and hosted the tag sale on Cowbuyer and promoted the cattle on Facebook.

When the tag sale was finished these were the top five lots:

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Lot J6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,200 Rivendale Colton Suki, purchased by the Suki Syndicate, Clear Spring, MD. Lot 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,400 Peticlerc Solomon Agile, purchased

by Gene Iager, Walkersville, MD. Lot 64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,800 Comestar Allylue Solomon-ET purchased by Oakfield Corners Dairy, Oakfield, NY. Lot J5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,700 Rivendale Premier Seneca-ET purchased by Misty Meadows Farm, OR. Lot 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,100 purchased by Kati Nolting, Waukon, IA. Cattle sold to NY, PA, TX, IA, MD, PA, CA, OH, MI, IN, WI, OR, Ontario and Quebec.

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Obituaries b Wisner H. Buckbee, Sr.

Wisner H. Buckbee, Sr. a longtime resident of Warwick passed away peacefully at home on April 28, 2020. He was 83 years old.

Born in Goshen, NY, on September 2, 1936 to the late Edith (Polgreen) and Wisner Buckbee, he was the ninth generation of Wisners.

A 1955 Warwick Valley High School graduate, he was also a graduate of the Reisch School of Auctioneering in 1962. Wisner was inducted into the Warwick Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012.

Wisner served as Chairman of the Board of OCCC 1994-96, as well as Chairman of the Board of Warwick Valley Telephone Company 2001-2011.

Although there was always plenty to do on the 400+ acre, registered purebred Holstein dairy farm he and his family operated, Wisner was very involved in his community, both in promoting the farming community and civically. Wisner was an active member of numerous farm business organizations, having served as president or chairman of the following: Downstate Milk Producers Co-op, Inc., Agway Energy Products, Washingtonville Agway Co-op store, Orange County Farm Bureau, Orange County D.H.I.A., State Director for the Holstein Association, and on the Advisory Board to Farm Credit System. He was also an approved judge for all breeds of cattle; and was active with the 4-H programs and FFA. His successful farming started at a young age, earning NYS Outstanding Young Farmer in 1965, and a Distinguished Service Award in 1966, the same year Wisner Farms, Inc., established in 1770, received the NYS Agricultural Society Century Farm Award. Twenty years later, Wisner placed in the top 100 out of 8500+ contestants in stock picking in Barron’s Financial Weekly Newspaper.

In 1989, Wisner Farms, Inc. was recognized as a Bi-Centennial farm(operating for 200 years), one of only a few in the northeast US, having 8th, 9th and 10th generations of the Wisner family living on and operating the farm. The same year, the farm also earned the Dairy of Distinction Award from the American Dairy Association.

Wisner served his community on the Warwick Planning Board and as a Town Councilman. Elsewhere in the Warwick community, he was a member of the choir at the Warwick Reformed Church; an active member of the Warwick Jaycees, Warwick Rotary Club, Warwick Masonic Lodge 544, the Agricultural Advisory Board of the Warwick Valley Central School District, Warwick Valley Chamber of Commerce, St. Anthony Hospital 22 - NYN May-June 2020

Century Club; Orange County Citizens’ Foundation, and the Warwick Historical Society. He was a retired Trustee and Chairman of the Board of the Albert Wisner Public Library (which was started with a memorial fund established to remember his relative, Mrs. Albert Wisner in 1927.) He also served as president of the Locust Hill Cemetery Association.

Wisner is survived by his wife, Gladys (Bullock) Buckbee; son, Wisner H. Buckbee , Jr. of Warwick, NY; daughters, Annie Barrett and her husband Dave of Sheldon, Wisconsin, and Carol Ronne and her husband Arthur “Skip” of Warwick, NY; nine grandchildren: Gwynneth, Brigitte, Charity, and Hannah Buckbee, Blane, Shane Hulle, Samantha Ewings and husband Bruce, Arthur Jr. “Skip” and Alex Ronne; nine greatgrandchildren: Caleb and Mason Logan, Addison, Tucker and Jasper Hulle, and Ella, Mark, Liam and Noah Ewings; sister, Grace Ainslie of Kansas City, MO; brother, Albert W. Buckbee II and his wife Judy of Warwick, NY; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents; daughter-in-law, Linda Buckbee and granddaughter, Emily Ronne.

In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the charity of one’s choice. Because of the COVID-19 restrictions on public gatherings, a memorial service will be held at a later date.

Private burial arrangements in Warwick Cemetery have been made by Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home, 17 Oakland Avenue, Warwick, NY. To send an online condolence, please visit www. lsvpmemorialhome.com.

Paul M. Hugick Paul M. Hugick, age 90, of Richfield Springs, beloved husband of Veronica Tibor Hugick, died on Saturday, February 29, 2020.

A lifelong resident of the Town of Columbia, he owned and operated the 4 Roads Dairy Farm until his retirement in 1997.

Surviving are his devoted wife of 67 years, Veronica; three daughters and their husbands, Sharon DiPasqua and Joseph of Wheatland, WY, Diane McGrath and Frank, of Cherry Valley, Valerie Stafstrom Steven, of Baltimore, MD; one sister, Mary Lawson; five grandchildren, several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Calling hours will be on Friday, from 4:00 until 6:00 p.m., in J. Seaton McGrath Funeral Home, 40 West James Street, Richfield Springs. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, at 10:00 a.m., in Saint Joseph the Worker RC Church Richfield Springs.

Interment will be in St. Joseph’s Cemetery later this spring.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CABVI), 507 Kent Street; Utica, NY 13501 or The American Heart Association, www.2.heart.org, PO Box 417005; Boston, MA 02241-17005.

Dean Andrew Johnson Dean Andrew Johnson, 62, of Warren, PA died Thursday, April 30 at Kinzua Healthcare after a lengthy illness. He was born on March 5, 1958 in Warren, PA. He was the son of Donald R. Johnson and the late Jacqueline Kibbey Johnson.

Dean was a 1976 graduate of Warren Area High School where he played football and was on the wrestling team. He received an associate degree from Alfred State University and then went on to receive a Bachelor of Science degree in Dairy Science from Virginia Tech where he attended on a wrestling scholarship. While at VA Tech, he met his future wife, Melinda Johnston, through the VA Tech Dairy Club and their love of the Holstein cow. Throughout his collegiate sports career he was named an All-American and Academic AllAmerican in wrestling.

Following graduation, he and Melinda married in September 1981 in her hometown of Madison, Virginia before returning together to his home farm on Frantz Road in Warren County. Dean founded Hem-View Holsteins, “Hearty Holsteins from Heavenly Heights,” and then Dean and Melinda developed an internationally-known dairy cattle breeding and farming business. In 2013, Hem-View Farms became a Pennsylvania Century Farm honored for over 100 years of being a working farm in the same family.

Dean served at the state level of the Pennsylvania Holstein Association (PHA) from 1986 to 2004 in capacities from Treasurer to President. He also represented PHA several times as a delegate to the National Holstein Convention.

He and Melinda started and chaired the first PA Junior Holstein Association Convention in 1989, making Pennsylvania one of the first states to offer this agricultural-focused youth event. The couple, both renowned dairy judges themselves, coached the Warren County Youth Dairy Judging Teams.

For 37 years, Dean was the farm director and treasurer of the Warren County Conservation District helping to promote sustainable agricultural processes.

In 2016, he was elected as a director of the Warren Electric Co-Op. Dean served as a substitute teacher in the Warren County School District entertaining children by bringing live chickens and calves into the biology classroom. He also inspired students with his signature “word of the day.” He was a head football and wrestling coach at Sheffield, Beaty and Warren Area High schools. Dean and his brother, Dennis Johnson along with cousins Dan and Brad Johnson, ran the famous Johnsons’ Wrestling Camp each summer from during the 80’s and 90’s. In 2010, Dean was inducted into the Warren County Sports Hall of Fame.

A lifetime fixture at the Warren County Fair, Dean exhibiting cattle each year since the fair moved to the Pittsfield location. He went on to become a 4-H leader, mentor, and later “showed” in the draft horse arena.

Dean with his loyal Belgian steed, Barney, were the delight of the county for 10 years in the Costume Class of the Silver Cup Horse Show. Within weeks of the fair, Dean chaired the Warren County Holstein Club Sale.

Dean was a member of Grace United Methodist Church where he was Lay Leader, Sunday School Teacher, and occasionally acted as substitute pastor.

Dean is survived by his wife of 38 years, Melinda Johnson of Warren and sons Harrison Taylor Johnson of Madrid, Spain; Marshall David Johnson of London, UK; and Colter Dean Johnson and his wife Paige Ryder Johnson of Warren. He is also survived by his brother Dennis Johnson and his wife Melissa Conn Johnson of Warren; a sister Diedra and her husband Tom Harkenrider of Ithaca, NY; along with several nieces, nephews, and cousins. He preceded in death by his mother and infant brother, David Albert Johnson.

Dean will always be remembered for his infectious laugh, ability to tell a great story and has been a mentor, teacher and friend to all.

Norbert T. Schmitt Norbert was a humble farmer who lived life simply.

He never forgot the past and loved to share stories, along with imparting his beliefs on nutrition with everyone in his presence. On Thursday evening April 2, 2020, Norbert’s body finally wore out from over 95 years of mostly hard work, letting his soul go to be with the Lord.

Norbert was born in Rose City, Michigan, September 21, 1924, the son of farmers. There he spent his first 5 years of his life, and often recalled memories of the large fish in the stream on the farm. When his father grew frustrated with the poor sandy soils of Northern Michigan, they moved to King Ferry, NY to rent a dairy farm on the fertile soils of Southern Cayuga County.

Norbert attended a one room schoolhouse and later graduated from King Ferry Central School. In 1943 the family purchased the dairy farm on Poplar Ridge Road in the Town of Venice. There Norbert with his father milked a herd of Ayrshire cows, cash cropped beans and custom harvested for other farms. Shortly after high school Norbert briefly considered working in the greenhouse industry, after visiting a family member in Florida. He realized though his heart was really in working the home farm and especially working with cows. Eventually the herd was converted to Holsteins.

Norbert’s fundamental approach to breeding and nutrition allowed him to develop cows that achieved production levels that were uncommon for that time.

Receiving numerous recognitions and awards from Eastern AI Cooperative and Dairylea (now known as Dairy Farmers of America.) Norbert’s philosophy on cow nutrition carried over to his own nutrition and brought many vitamin and mineral supplements to line the kitchen counter and numerous lectures on what foods were bad for your health! Although cookies and ice cream daily were okay for everyone! When Norbert NYN May-June 2020 - 23

wasn’t working, he was an avid bowler, bowling on teams for many years, developing friendships with men from all over the area. Norbert was active in Farm Bureau, served as a volunteer with the Poplar Ridge Fire Department and the Instant Aid Ambulance Service.

After many years as a bachelor, lifelong friends Ron and Elaine Colton decided to set up Norbert on a blind date with a school teacher from Union Springs. Soon after Patricia (Pat) became Norbert’s life partner for the next 52 years. Together they raised four children, providing them all the experiences most can only dream of living in the country on a farm. Surrounded by animals of all sorts (domestic and wild!) and experiencing all the ups and down of making a living on the farm and the long hours required. Norbert always made sure things were done to take care of his family and he never wavered on this ever, without complaint. When Norbert’s first grandchild was born, he said he didn’t think he’d live to see grandchildren. What he didn’t know then was he’d live to see 4 more grandchildren born, 2 of them graduate college, see an engagement ring on one and get to know her fiancé. Norbert with Pat by his side raised four children to be good people with Faith in God, and taught them all the important stuff needed for a life well lived, that even reached into a second generation! Thank you, Norbert, Dad, Grandpa!

Norbert left behind his ever loving and dedicated wife of 52 years, Pat (Gans); son, John (Shawn) Schmitt, of Union Springs, NY; daughter, Laura Schmitt, of Irondequoit, NY; daughter, Donna (Coe) Ecker, of Oxford, GA; and daughter Barbara (Kevin) Ziemba, of Durhamville, NY; and grandchildren, Carriel Schmitt, Brianna Schmitt (fiancé Carl Arce), Jacob Schmitt, Kamden Ecker, and Mason Ziemba. Norbert is now joined with his parents, Theodore and Laura Schmitt, sister Mary (Eddie) Maeder, and numerous dear friends and family members.

A memorial Catholic Mass will be held at a later date. With immediate family attending, Norbert was laid to rest on April 7, 2020 in Our Lady of the Lake Church Catholic Cemetery, where he was a parishioner since his family arrived in King Ferry.

Donations may be made in Norbert’s memory to Southern Cayuga Instant Aid, P.O. Box 7, Poplar Ridge, NY 13139.

Jeffrey True Jeffrey True, age 60, of Perry NY passed away on Thursday April 2, 2020 at Highland Hospital in Rochester after a courageous battle with cancer.

He was born in Brockport, NY on November 27, 1959, a son to Ruth E. (Mosholder) True of Perry and the late Blair L. True.

Jeff was a 1977 graduate of Churchville-Chili Central High School and 1979 graduate of Alfred State College.

In high school Jeff was a foreign exchange student and in return he and his family hosted an exchange student from Uzbekastan.

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He was a farmer his entire life working on the family farm in Spencerport and then moving to Perry in 1979, when his family purchased the former Todd Farm currently True Farms.

Jeff was a member of the First Congregational Church in Perry Center where he was a deacon and a 30 year member of the choir.

He was very active in the farming community. A former President of the Wyoming County Farm Bureau, serving on the board of directors for the Wyoming County Cooperative Extension, chairman for the Wyoming County 4-H Dairy committee and dairy judging program.

He provided leadership for the Wyoming County 4-H Dairy Show and open dairy show. He found great love for the Wyoming County Fair where he was active in many activities during the week. He helped out with the New York State Spring Dairy Carousal Show running shows and checking in NYS Brown Swiss and exhibited cattle at the World Dairy Expo in Wisconsin. He was a member of the Wyoming County Jr. Holstein Club, Canton director for the NYS Brown Swiss Association, and a National Director for the Brown Swiss Association. Served on the board of directors for the annual Wyoming County AgriPalooza . He was an advocate and had great passion for immigration reform, making several trips to Mexico to learn about their culture and to meet families. He had a commitment to the farming industry in working with research through Cornell University to help farmers to be more efficient. Found great joy in helping the Perry Central School host many events where he would drive his tractor and wagon for the annual Pumpkin walk and Memorial Day parade.

In his spare time Jeff enjoyed skiing, reading, socializing with friends, going to all his children’s school events, and spending time with his family.

He is survived by his wife: Stacia (Emo) True whom he married on October 11, 1997, daughter: Taryn L. True, sons: Tucker J. and Trenten J. True adopted daughter: Liana Ilardi all at home, mother: Ruth True of Perry, father-in-law: James Emo of Canesteo, sisters: Nancy (Philip)McGuire -Harnden of Spencerport, Ellen True of Livonia, brothers: Brian (Diane) True of Perry, Glenn (Amy) True of N.C. Barry (Sharon) True of Warsaw, brother-in-law: Ryan (Theresa) Emo of N.C. along with many nieces, nephews, , aunts, uncles and cousins.

Along with his father, he is preceded in death by a mother-in-law: Judy (Zielazinski) Emo. He was laid to rest in Maple Grove Cemetery in Ogden, NY. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Congregational Church P.O. Box 156 Perry, Ny 14530, Wyoming County Fair Association P.O. Box 128, Castile, NY 14427 (directed to the new barn fund) , Wyoming County 4-H Program 36 Center Street, Suite B, Warsaw, NY 14569, National Brown Swiss Association 800 Pleasant Street, Beloit, Wisconsin 53511-5456, or to the NYS Holstein Association 840 Hanshaw Rd. - Suite #5 Ithaca, NY 14850.

Catherine Jean Johnson Catherine Jean Johnson, 73, passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2020 in her precious “Sweet House” on Covered Bridge Road in Unadilla, New York.

She was born on August 2, 1946 in Deposit, the daughter of William and Grace (Wagner) Gifford. She graduated from Deposit Central School in 1964 and completed three years at Brockport State University, majoring in Physical Education.

Cathy married her forever love, David Johnson, on June 24, 1967 in Deposit, NY. They shared 52 years together, most of it farming in Unadilla and raising their seven children. She was instrumental in the development of the “Joleanna Holsteins” registered herd and the formation of “Covered Bridge Farm Market”, both of which are now carried on by two of her sons and their families.

In her gardens, Cathy cultivated endless flowers, vegetables, and memories. She had an appreciation for the fertile ground and beauty that swept the landscape with each changing season as she tilled the soil, sowed the seeds, pulled the weeds, and harvested a bounty of produce. She took pride in her well-tended blooms in her flowerbeds, and the freezers and jars full of vegetables and preserves that resulted from her family’s efforts. We know she will enjoy the peace and fulfillment of praying in God’s gardens. With each turn of the plow and bouquet on the kitchen table, we will remember her.

Cathy’s kitchen was the heart of her home. Family meals were important to her and always prepared with homegrown ingredients. It was around the supper table that “thanks” were offered for the blessings of farm, family and the day’s events were recapped or future plans discussed.

She often invited family and friends for dinner, coffee, or pie. Cathy and Dave (Grammie and Gramps) hosted larger Holiday celebrations with their 7 children, spouses, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren in their “Gathering Room”, an addition to their home that comfortably seats 50 people. As of the year 2019, Thanksgiving dinner attendance was over 40.

She loved cooking for large groups and was devoted to organizing her church family work bees prior to fundraising dinners. Her cooking brought nourishment, fellowship and fun and truly was what she saw as a way she could help bring people together.

As she called herself, a “Red Barn Woman”, a great deal of Cathy’s pride lived in the barns at Joleanna Holsteins. Her love for the Registered Holstein cow was in her blood and she passed that love down to her children. Whether they were at a County Fair, State Fair, a National Show, or just practicing in circles around the driveway, Cathy was there, being their number one

fan, the encouraging coach, and keen judge. There is no doubt she loved the Holstein cow, but even greater was her pride in seeing her children carry on that tradition.

Cathy will be remembered by many as a staunch supporter of Agriculture and the dairy industry. For over 40 years, she annually hosted many kindergarten classes to her farmstand to educate them about vegetables, their value, and how they grow. She also was the proud mother of three Delaware County Dairy Princesses and one New York State Dairy Princess.

Cathy is survived by her husband, Dave; mother, Grace Gifford of Oneonta; and seven children and their families: Shari Johnson-Ploutz (Fred), Justin, Megan, Gialina, and Adriana of Oneonta; Kelli Morgan (Bill), Jacob, Rachel, and Jessica of Union Springs; Marc Johnson (Nikki), Dalton, Dakota, Dani, and Dalani of Guilford; Luke Johnson (Janette), Braeden and Xander of Unadilla; Joshua Johnson (Karli), Cole, Owen, and Willa of Otego; Derek Johnson (Erin), Logan, Bailey, and Sadie of Unadilla; and Kathryn Hitt (Diesel), Lane, Emma, Tori, and Levi of Adams Center.

Also surviving are two sisters, Judith Robertson (Richard) of Trumansburg, Patricia Gifford of Groton, and a brother, Clayton Gifford (Sandra) of Deposit. She was predeceased by her father and brother, Richard Gifford of Deposit. Several nieces and nephews also survive.

In addition to being survived by 23 loving grandchildren (listed above), Catherine leaves 4 greatgrandchildren. She greatly enjoyed watching all of them play sports, dance, perform musicals, show registered Holsteins and work along side their parents on their own farms.

The Johnson Family would like to convey special gratitude to the Oncology Department at Bassett Healthcare, Helios Care of Oneonta, and her beloved Church Family for their love and compassion during the last nine months. It has been because of your expert care and support that Cathy was able to continue to host family holidays and church functions during her illness.

Calling hours will be private, as will burial at Evergreen Hill Cemetery, Unadilla in the Johnson Family Plot, officiated by Rev. Lynn Shepard.

Memorial donations in Cathy’s name may be sent to the Unadilla First Presbyterian Church, Box Z, Unadilla, NY 13849 to fund the construction of a Stained Glass window in her honor, where she was a devoted member and spent many hours preparing food for church fundraising dinners.

A celebration of Cathy’s life and window dedication will be held at the First Presbyterian Church at a later date, with the Rev. Paul E.C. Hamilton officiating.

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New York and Beyond...

Though Halo’s heritage has not yet spanned a century her legacy and influence will continue for many generations to come.

Grandson of Halo: AOT Silver Helix-ET #1 proven Bull in 2019-2020

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Halo Granddaughter: Cookiecutter Delta Habitan-ET VG-89 EX-MS #7 CTPI Cow August ‘19

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Great Granddaughter of Halo SSI DocHaveNot 8783-ET Full Sister to the 1st Milking Fall Yearling Mid-East Fall National 2019

As Breeders we believe in the strength of Halo’s genetics, with 50% of our herd tracing back to her family, her lineage has proven itself as the kind of cow to build a future on.

Halo’s Daughter’s To Date: 21 EX 51 VG 5 GP Halo includes 8 generations VG/EX all w/EX-MS back to the Delhia’s

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One Young Student Connects Two Industries The story of how Alexis Payne came to steer New York State medical professionals into ordering more than 7,000 Udder Tech, Inc. milking gowns starts where a story like this should start. It was the evening of March 20, and Payne was heading out to the milking barns.

Payne doesn’t often wear milking gowns herself (she says she favors the bibs) but she does know a thing or two about gown functionality.

When a phone call came in from her aunt just as she was getting ready to head out, Payne was the expert on the other end of the line medical professionals knew they needed.

They just didn’t know this particular Animal Science student was one they had.

“My aunt doesn’t call often,” says Payne, “so I knew there was probably a good reason she was calling. I knew I should pick up the phone.”

A nanny, Payne’s aunt had a client with a growing problem among medical professionals and hospital workers. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, she was unable to find consistent access to personal protective equipment, or PPE. She wondered if there was anyone out there who might be able to offer information about milking gowns as a substitute.

She could not have known about the expert who was one phone call away – or the level of her expertise.

“The Udder Tech gowns came to mind right away because of how durable and well known they are in the industry,” says Payne. “I am familiar with the (product line) and I suggested they might be a good fit for what she was looking for.”

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light-weight and breathable. That makes them ideal for dairy farmers – and anybody else who may need coverage when performing an active task.

Payne hadn’t quite made the jump yet. “I was just thinking like a dairy farmer. At first I didn’t even think about how these gowns could be adapted for use in hospitals.”

In April, Payne received another call. Her suggestion had led her aunt’s client to immediately purchase 7,000 milking gowns from Udder Tech, and eventually 10,000 gowns. A month later, Payne got a third call. The client had shared the Udder Tech gowns with her colleagues and Boston’s Massachusetts General Hospital’s Board of Directors.

By the first week of May, Udder Tech was sold out of milking gowns.

Payne is studying in the dairy track of SUNY Cobleskill’s Animal Science BT. One of the first people she contacted after learning of the magnitude of her suggestion was Assistant Professor Kim Tarvis.

Tarvis is more qualified than most to speak about the role of milking gowns these days. But it is from a conversation with her mother, registered nurse of 46 years Margaret Tarvis, that she is able to provide insights from the medical front.

“The sleeved apron Udder Tech produces can be used as personal protective equipment, and covers everything that needs to be covered, and most importantly, is waterproof,” says Tarvis. The explanation comes directly from her mother.

“Healthcare providers were so short on PPE (that) they were look-

ing for this anywhere. Since the aprons are machine washable, they can be sterilized and washed for use in these COVID-19 healthcare applications. The aprons can be integrated easily with pre-existing PPE. It is essential that the apron cover arms to the wrist without breaks to the neck for proper coverage.”

Back in the North Country, Payne says her life as a dairy farmer hasn’t changed much since returning from Cobleskill in March. On a human level, she knows life is drastically different for others.

“On one of the calls with my aunt she told me ‘you know, you’re literally helping save lives.’ As a dairy farmer you don’t think about that. But as a human being you see what’s happening and it’s hard not to be blown away. I never thought these industries could come together like this.”

There is a positive in this story for the dairy industry, too. The massive increase in sales is helping an important industry company. In a time when help can come from anywhere, it is coming from Payne, Udder Tech, and two fields working together.

This article was written by SUNY/Cobleskill and can be found online at https://web.cobleskill.edu/coby/a-10000gown-suggestion/

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Field of Dreams Donates Semen to Farmers When the COVID-19 pandemic hit and the milk prices dropped and things were looking dark for dairy farmers, Field of Dreams owner, Gary Tubolino, stepped up to help where he could. “A lot of farmers are dumping their milk,” Gary said. “If we’re going to keep them in business, we’ve got to help them out. They’ve helped me out over the years.”

Gary announced he would be providing semen at no cost to farmers and offered 91H4629 Alabama, 91H4602 Apache, 6H4283 Antonio, 91H4408 Gusto, 6H0075 Lance, 91H4489 Leader and 36H00346 Mars.

Gary wanted to donate the semen for three months. He began in April and it will end in June and so far, they have given away 3000 units of semen.

He concluded, “The dairymen are giving a lot of nice feedback and they are happy they can get the semen. And we are happy to help.”

Any dairy farmer interested in receiving a donation may call him at 315-405-1588.

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Sweet 16 For The Roedale Queen!

Fantasia turned 16 years old on May 15th and enjoyed her special photo shoot around the farm. Be sure to check out the Roedale Facebook page to see the other great shots we took of her that day.

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Summertime is coming to Roedale and things are getting busy. But if you feel safe to travel and want to see the herd, we welcome your visit!

Allan & Pat Pullis Jason, Holly, Max, & Owen Pullis Luke, Theresa, Adam, Lucia & Noah Pullis 626 McShane Rd., Richfield Springs, NY 13439 Phone: 315-858-0651 Luke’s Cell: 315-263-7422 Jason’s Cell: 315-794-6737

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Lea McCullough photos

Goldwyn x EX Durham x EX Outside x 5 more VG/EX dams from the 3E-95 Blackstar Raven cow family!

Lars-Acres Felices Fame EX-91-EEVVE-2E-DOM

2-04 3X 305 22720 4.1 941 3.4 773 4-03 3X 305 26170 4.4 1145 3.3 857 5-04 3X 277 25090 4.5 1119 3.2 807

Her great-granddaughter!

Burley x EX Delta x VG Uno x Fame

Design ©Kristy Roose

Fame’s famous Mogul daughters!

OCD Mogul Free Willy EX-91-DOM Dam of 7HO12601 Franchise

OCD Mogul Fuji OCD Mogul Jenna Fischer EX-90-DOM EX-93-2E Dam of 7HO13911 Flashy Dam of 91HO5681 Fiji

OCD Burley Frances 41330 – VG-87 – VV+VV at 2Y 2897GTPI 741NM 1.7DPR 1.48T 1.6UDC 2-03 3X 312 26210 4.6% 1200 3.4% 901 (in progress) Dam of Faulk–2981 GTPI (coming soon to Select Sires), 200HO11879 Flashlight–2909 GTPI, 200HO11752 Forsberg–2909 GTPI, 200HO11751 Ferraro–2885 GTPI & 712HO1008 Foghat–2851 GTPI Maternal sister to 7HO14319 Forte–2906 GTPI

Granddaughters & great-granddaughters following in Fame’s footsteps at Oakfield Corners…

• 27 granddaughters >2900 GTPI on farm (5/2020) • 12 granddaughters >800 NM on farm (5/2020) Fame’s other grandsons at stud include: • Forky *RC– 2798 GTPI coming soon to Select Sires • 7HO14723 Fiery • 7HO14924 Fortnite • 250HO14718 Feature • 250HO14168 Fantom • 200HO6700 Flyboy • 200HO9614 Futurity • 29HO18559 Friday

Jonathan Lamb 585-704-2501 • Alicia Lamb 585-993-8026 Jamie Black 518-353-2602 • Adam Dresser 716-474-1193

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