Ohio Holstein News Jan/Feb 2023

Official Publication of the Ohio Holstein Association

Volume 95 • Number 1

January/February 2023

Published 5 times per year in February, April, June, October and December by the OHIO HOLSTEIN ASSOCIATION

P.O. Box 479, Wooster, OH 44691 www.ohioholstein.com

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OFFICERS

President: Chris Lahmers, Marysville

614-306-7194

Vice President: Ryan Welch, Polk ................ 419-651-5281

Secretary: Erica Davis, Washington CH........ 614-371-8533

Treasurer: Kaye Janes, Wooster 330-464-4134

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS

Bill Indoe - Past President

Paul Haskins, Butler ...................................

Joe Cole, Bloomville ...................................

Evan Kiko, Paris

330-608-9770

419-618-4028

740-396-0454

330-205-9354

NATIONAL DIRECTOR

Steve Moff, Columbiana 330-482-9018

BOARD MEMBERS

Dist. 1 Gary Kibler, Warren ..........................

Dist. 2 Evan Kiko, Paris

330-770-8014

330-205-9354

Dist. 3 Steve Specht, Dover 330-204-9831

Dist. 4 Open

Dist. 5 Dallas Rynd, Ashville

Dist. 7 Allison Mangun

Dist. 8 Jeneva Auble, Polk ...........................

The Board of Directors of the Ohio Holstein Association has adopted the following:

“The Mission of the Ohio Holstein Association is to provide services and programs to its members and young people so that they might attain a better living from their involvement with Holsteins.”

Just For The Juniors

On The Cover

740-207-5005

330-749-9036

419-908-5352

Dist. 9 Joe Cole, Bloomville ......................... 740-396-0454

Dist. 10 Dan Morlock, Pemberville 419-265-5771

Dist. 11 Jay Ackley, East Liberty 937-935-8272

Dist. 12 Ty Etgen, Harrod

567-204-6310

Dist. 13 Chris Lahmers, Marysville 614-306-7194

Dist. 14 Eric Topp, Wapakoneta ................... 419-953-3427

Dist. 15 Curtis Bickel, Wilmington .............. 937-728-0174

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The 2023 Ohio Convention is being hosted by District 3 with farm tours to Cain Farms and Plainfield Farms. Read about both tour farms on pages 8 & 10! We congratulate the All-Ohio winners for 2022 and they are presented in this issue thanks to our sponsor COBA/Select Sires. They have been generous in the past with this sponsorship and continue to support Ohio Holstein breeders and their achievements. We also want to say a big THANK-YOU to Walnut Hill Feeds for their support of sponsoring All-Ohio winner ads. They stepped up to underwrite the advertising of those winners who use their Champion Select feeds and that allows more breeders to spotlight their genetics which makes a greater magazine for everyone to enjoy. Don’t miss the details of Spring Dairy Expo in this issue and we look forward to seeing you at the convention next

From the Executive Director

By Dallas Rynd

It’s time to make plans to attend the Ohio Holstein Convention and annual meeting. This year the convention is being held in St. Clairsville. District 3 is hosting the event and the members are working to make this another great event.

While making plans to attend, you might want to consider adding Thursday night to the list of events. Don and Danette Simpson of Plainfield Holsteins are hosting an open house on Thursday evening from 3-7 pm. This would give everyone the opportunity to view an outstanding group of cows. The Simpson family has been breeding and developing a wonderful herd of Holsteins. They are one of our host herds on Friday and have decided to incorporate a sale with Friday activities. They intend to sell approximately 70 head of Holsteins at 11 AM on Friday at the Impact of Plainfield Herd Reduction Sale. Cowbuyer will be providing online bidding and you can see the sale catalog on DairyAgendaToday. com.

Once the sale is over, I encourage you to tour the other host farm, Cain Farms. They are located near Belmont and the farm is owned and operated by Larry and Devin Cain. They milk 110 cows with two robots.

After the farm tours, there will be the virtual sale at the hotel. That starts at 7 PM. Get your reservations in early for the Friday night sale and the Saturday awards luncheon. It’s important to get an accurate head count to plan for the meals.

And while you are thinking about Conventions, I encourage you to consider attending the National Holstein Convention which is scheduled for June 23-27. It’s in Lexington, Kentucky which means it couldn’t get much closer to us. There are lots of interesting things to do in the area for the adults and the juniors have a full schedule themselves. Sarah Thomas has graciously offered to help any junior who wants more information about the contests that go on during the Convention. There is much more for juniors that just Dairy Bowl, even though I would love to see us have a great team to send for that event as well.

Another activity that is coming up quickly is Spring Dairy Expo. Be thinking about that special heifer or cow that could stand a little competition and get your entries in early. I look forward to seeing many of you in the near future at these events!

Dallas Rynd

740-207-5005

TREASURER NOMINATION

Danette Simpson of District 3 has been nominated and has agreed to run for the Treasurer position on the Ohio Holstein Board of Directors. She is married to Don Simpson and together they own Plainfield Farms in Belmont, Ohio. She was the Holstein Woman of the Year in 2022. Elections will be held on March 4th at the annual meeting in St. Clairsville.

A Message from the President

By Chris Lahmers

It’s another cold day here in Ohio but I feel that spring is just around the corner. We catch glimpses of it every now and then. It will soon be time to have our Ohio Holstein State Convention. I would like to thank the committee for organizing the convention this year. It will be nice to visit southeast Ohio with our fellow Holstein breeders. As a child, I looked forward to attending our state convention. It was an opportunity to try out for the quiz bowl team. We then traveled around the country to the National Conventions. We are looking to have a good convention sale Friday evening. I hope you make the time to attend Don Simpson’s sale on Friday afternoon. The Simpsons have compiled a great group of cattle and have been very successful in the showring.

Soon after convention, we will be looking forward to the Spring Shows. Be sure to check out the Spring Dairy Expo schedule and rules in this issue. The judges for the spring show will be Spud Paulson doing the Red & Whites and Matt Hawbaker doing the black and white show. It is always the start of the show season here in Ohio. I know a lot of Ohio breeders will be consigning to several sales throughout the spring, if you have a sale consignment for our Ohio Spring Sale on April 21st in Wooster, please contact Eric Topp or any member of the sale committee. And then make sure to advertise that consignment in the Ohio News. Ohio Holstein genetics are sought after throughout the country and will be up for grabs at our convention sale on March 3rd and our spring sale. I’m hoping the next time I see most of you it will be much warmer.

From Stanchions to Robots, in One Year

CAIN FARMS

Opens the Barn

By Melissa Hart

In one of the most dramatic expansions in the industry in the space of just one year, Devin Cain and his dad, Larry, went from milking 65 Holsteins in a stanchion barn to milking 95 cows in two Lely A-5 robots.

Their multigenerational farm in Belmont, Ohio, was purchased by Devin’s grandfather when he left for the Korean War. Larry had to finish the paperwork

to finalize the purchase. In 1981, they expanded the barn from 26 to 74 stanchions. Nearly three decades later, the Cains decided they would either sell the cows or install robots.

“I’ve been on dairy tours, and I’ve visited farms with robots, and I told Dad that if we do anything we are putting in robots. I didn’t want to put a parlor in because we

didn’t have any extra help, and one day Dad said, ‘Let’s go look at a robot barn,’” Devin said.

While they could go up to 120 cows with two robots, they want to stay below that, “We will max out at 110 because other people with experience have told us that if you are completely maxed out and something goes wrong and you’re down for an

Submitted photo

hour, it takes a week to get caught back up, and we don’t want to experience that.”

Devin and Larry have always been on the farm. Larry stayed after high school and Devin came back after graduating from The Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute. Transitioning from a totally hands-on approach in a stanchion barn to hands-off with robots required an entirely different mindset. “It took a long time to get acclimated to it and not wanting to be out there messing with cows all the time.”

Because they were familiar with their own herd, Devin and Larry wanted to be the first ones to push the cows through the robots. “We began pushing cows on Monday and worked for 36 hours. Finally on Tuesday night, the technicians from Prengers told us to get some sleep and they would take over,” Devin recalled.

“On Wednesday evening, they took the

gates down and within a week, they were acclimated and pretty much going through on their own.”

Without putting up any new buildings, the Cains were able to retrofit barns to create facilities that are a calm and quiet atmosphere for the herd. Pasture is available for the cows, providing it is suitable for grazing. “We have a Lely Grazeway at the end of the barn that allows the cows to go out or stay in. It’s a box that they walk into, it scans their tag, and if they’ve been milked, it will let them outside and if not, it will turn them back into the barn,” he explained.

The cows know where they want to be. “We were told that pasture wouldn’t work with robots, that they would all come back in at once and clog the whole process up. But in the fall, we temporarily fenced the whole farm off and let them graze. They can be almost a mile away from the robot, and

they come back on their own to be milked.”

The barn ventilation lacks fans because there is always a breeze blowing through thanks to where it’s located on the farm. “The cows always have a breeze, and we don’t have any flies in the summer.”

Devin added, “We are the only ones in the state of Ohio with a Lely Vector, which is a feeding robot. We are the only ones in Ohio with a Lely Discovery, which is a manure robot, and we have a Lely Cosmic, which is a computerized feeder. And as far as I know, the only thing we do not have is the calf feeder. According to Lely, we are the most automated dairy farm in the world.”

The Lely Vector senses when it is time for a new feeding round. The mixing and feeding robot measures the feed height of a specific section to determine when the ration needs to be supplemented, so there

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The Lely Vector senses when it is time for a new feeding round. The mixing and feeding robot measures the feed height of a specific section to determine when the ration needs to be supplemented, so there is never too much or too little feed at the feed fence. Submitted photo

The Cains have a feed kitchen which is the room where the feed is stored, selected, picked up and loaded into the mixing and feeding robot. The crane assembly, with feed grabber installed in the feed kitchen, moves back and forth above the feed, and picks it up as required. Submitted photo

PREPS FOR FARM TOUR Plainfield Farms

By Melissa Hart

Since 1944, the Simpson family has been on Plainfield Farms (D-3) in Belmont, Ohio. Orville Simpson, Sr., bought the ground and started the farm with grade Holsteins. Now 79 years later, the herd is made up of predominantly Registered Holsteins with Don and Danette Simpson at the helm.

Don took his first interest in the registered side of dairying in high school when he was involved in FFA. He bought his first Registered Holstein as a teenager and has since transitioned the entire herd into Registered Holsteins. Don and Danette met in 4-H, “We met when I was showing beef and hogs and I was from a dairy farm and Danette was showing dairy cows and she was from a beef farm.” Don continued, “It was Danette who got me interested in showing dairy, if it wasn’t for her, I’m not sure we would be showing today.”

The Simpsons will not only be a tour stop for the Ohio Convention tours, but they will also be hosting the Impact of Plainfield Herd Reduction Sale on Friday, March 3rd at 11:00 am. The catalog is online at DairyAgendaToday.com and Cowbuyer.com will be

providing online bidding.

Over the years the breeding philosophy has evolved at Plainfield Farms. “Back in the 90s I had a young nutritionist who was about my age, and we were going to set the world on fire.” Don continued, “We had a rolling herd average pushing 30,000 pounds back when 30,000 was unheard of. Cows didn’t breed back, they had ulcers, my vet was giving me discounts on twisted stomach surgeries, and I had come to the conclusion that our 95-pound average, milking two times a day, was causing more problems than it was worth.”

Today the cows at Plainfield Farms are fed a ration with a high forage content, “I like cows with capacity, that can turn large amounts of forage into milk. Our cows have an 75-pound average with 4.2 percent fat.” Don continued, “We went from one extreme to the other. Now, my cows are healthy, the hoof trimmer isn’t doing near as much corrective and it’s just more profitable.”

The perfect size cow at Plainfield is 62-63 inches, “When we breed for type, we have to be careful not to get the cows too big and extreme,” Don said as he explained, they have a large variety of bulls they use in the herd. “I like to see a good cow family behind the bulls that we use.”

While Eyecandy, Has It All, Summerfest, and Sidekick, are some of the bulls they are currently using, deep pedigreed cow families have found a niche at Plainfield, “We are working with members of Frosty’s family, Goldwyn Brittney, Tri-Day Ashlyn, the PR Barbie family, the Rudy Missy family, Grayview B-D Chrissy, D-R-A August, and, of course, we have some members of the Roxy family that we are working with as well.”

The Simpsons have a 120 free stall barn and a double eight, parallel parlor with a special needs area. They also have a box stall barn where show cows and donor dams are housed.

Plainfield Farms has earned the PBR award for 15 years and has a BAA of 111.1. They milk 110 cows and farm approximately 450 acres. In addition, they have a 40 head beef cow-calf herd that Orville Jr., manages. They enjoy showing and garnered the Premier Exhibitor banner at the Ohio State Fair in 2022 and have partnered in cattle with a few breeders and friends in Ohio.

The Ohio Convention tour and the Impact of Plainfield Reduction Sale will be Friday, March 3rd at the farm, 65030 Plainfield Rd, Belmont, Ohio.

Queen’s Corner

By Autumn Whiteleather

Hello Everyone, I hope that everyone enjoyed their holidays with friends and family. I loved seeing photos of families all together smiling and braving the cold weather that we had around the holidays. I enjoyed mine with my family at many gatherings.

Recently as your Ohio Holstein Queen, I have been back in local elementary schools preaching about our industry. I actually just did a lesson about an overview of the life stages of a Holstein cow. I started out with photos of calves and ended with a photo of a cow in the milking parlor. I explained to the students about the different types of feed and bedding that the cows like and need. I was saddened about the number of students that had no clue about where their milk or butter came from. Even when my reign is up, I would like to continue spreading knowledge about our industry because it is so important to educate others.

With that being said, I wish best of luck to the contestants who will run to be the 2023 Ohio Holstein Queen. My best advice for you is to be yourself and take a chance. When I was the queen, I was nervous many times. I attended so many different shows where I did not know a single person, but I stayed true to myself and stepped out of my comfort zone and met new people, which I am very thankful for. I also would like to give you some tips! Always remember to wear shoes that you can wear in dirt or sawdust, pack extra snacks and drinks in your bag, especially when it’s 90 degrees in the summer, allow for help, especially from kiddos and bring thank you cards to hand out at the end of shows. While at shows, I had multiple ribbon helpers, and also show coordinators helping me stay organized.

I would like to personally thank everyone who has helped me during shows, and for being so kind to me during my time as queen. I will cherish this experience and it has impacted me as a person to be more of a leader and go-getter. I had so many opportunities to publicly speak, and preach about our industry and to share with them what all of us are so passionate about – the Holstein cow.

When

about contests such as dairy bowl, dairy

folding display, prepared speech, scrapbook, and banner. At the state convention, Junior Members can express their interest in contests for the National Holstein Convention and take a knowledge exam to earn a spot on the dairy bowl teams.

Check out the Ohio Junior Holstein Facebook page for practice questions leading up to the exam! If you are not able to take the exam in person, please contact the advisors below.

Opportunities through the National Junior Holstein Association are more than the contests. Juniors will be able to travel, network, and make lifelong friends in the dairy industry. MAKE YOUR PLANS TO ATTEND THE STATE CONVENTION BY FEBRUARY 3RD!

Calendar of Events

21 Ohio Holstein Spring Sale, Wayne County Fairgrounds, Wooster, Ohio 22

I HAD

No Idea!

Ten Things You Didn’t Know About Randall Kiko, Kiko Auctioneers

1.Mixed drink or micro brew? Mixed drink

2. If you could have free meals for life at one fast food chain, which one would you choose? Wendy’s

3. Netflix or a good book? Netflix

4. If you could learn one skill instantly, what would it be? A machinist

5. If you could do anything and know that you could NOT fail, what would you do? Own an NFL franchise

6. Downhill skiing or zip line? Downhill skiing

7. What is the title of the last book you read?  The Elevation of An Industry: 50 Years of Select Sires Helping the Cattle Industry Reach New Heights

8. What’s your favorite show from the 1980s? Dallas is the best show ever

9. If you could donate $100,000 to any philanthropic cause or charity organization, what would it be? Akron Children’s Hospital

10. On a Sunday afternoon in February you’ll find me… Hanging out with my wife and kids or attending one of their sporting events.

Bonus: What is your favorite magazine? Ohio Holstein News

Randall Kiko

Bullseye

RAMSIER’S WILLOW SPRING FARM, LLC Kenny Ramsier, Rittman, Ohio, District 7

We like our milking daughters from Pine-Tree CW Legacy-ET that keeps cows small while helping with fat and protein %, DPR, and SCS/Mastitis resistance.  We also like our milking daughters

from Pine-Tree 7593 Samar 390-ET that have good production of total solids and helps lengthen teats.  Even though Samar has low UDC, his daughters still have nice and well attached udders, so I am not concerned with any problems there.  Both of those bulls are also A2/A2. I also used Winstar Juicy Millenial-ET who was A2/ A2 with high UDC and still had wide teats for better compatibility with our robotic milkers, but his daughters don’t have enough udder capacity for high production.

In contrast, our older cows that have been profitable and lasted are from No-Fla Dugger-ET who has really low PTAT, UDC, and FLC with really wide teats. We have not had any problem with his daughter’s udders.  In general, I also try to keep the average Stature (STA) of the bulls we are using, on the shorter side to keep our cows small and efficient.

We have started using more polled semen, but we are not milking any daughters of them yet.  Mhd Hobbit PP should help us widen our teats and increase DPR and Jook Spot On-ET PP should help us widen our teats and has good fat and protein.  Both of those bulls are A2/A2 as well.  We also used Peak Bluz Cluz-PET to help widen and lengthen teats while increasing DPR and fat/ protein percentages, as well as Winstar AltaTimesquare-P-ET that has long teats with good production and A2/A2.  Currently, even though he is not polled, it is easy to use Pine-Tree Organic-ET who is A2/A2 and has good teat placement/length with a 3.1 DPR and 5.6 mastitis resistance.

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LoLLipop EX-91

4X All-American Nominee LoLLipop’s Fancy dooRman sELLs apRiL 24th othER Fawn FamiLy mEmbERs sELL!

Nom. All-American Production Cow 2021 • All-National 2019 1st, Sr. & Res. Grand Champion, Mid-East Spring Nat’l 2019 Over 220,000lbs Milk lifetime production... Marian is fresh again and looks great at 9 years old Daughters & GrandDaughters sell!

This beautiful Doorman traces back

Inspiration Tina Daughters Sell!

Dorloy-K Guinness-Red Supreme Champion Heifer WDE 21 Sisters by Warrior, Altitude & Aristocrat will be available!

We have a beautiful group of young ladies to offer that come in all shapes and colors, from some of the great cow families in the breed. Watch for updates and pictures on the Quietcove Facebook page all Spring long. Join us at the farm April 24!

17932 Fryburg East Rd. • Wapakoneta, OH 45895

Sale managed by Ryan Krohlow

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Shadow W Reginald Marian EX-95

Rolling-Spring Big Push Sue VG-88

ALL-OHIO SR. 2-YEAR-OLD

1st & Res. Int. Champion, Mid-East Spring National Holstein Show 2022

1st, Mid-East Summer National Holstein Show & District 12 Show 2022

Backed by 9 EX dams

Selling 1st Choice in the Sale!

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my Lady-REd EX-92

ALL-OHIO SR. 3-YEAR-OLD

1st, Int. Champion & Res. Grand Champion, Mid-East Summer National Holstein Show 2022

1st & Grand Champion, District 12 Show 2022

5th & 1st Junior, World Dairy Expo 2022

Backed by 3-94 point dams

daughtERs & sistERs wiLL sELL apRiL 24th in thE spRing coLoRs at QuiEtcovE saLE!

Greenlea BW Mar-Red EX-94

DAM OF SILVER-MIST MY LADY-RED

1st 4-year-old & Res. Grand Champion, 2017 Ohio Spring Show

Backed by 4 EX dams

A Daughter Sells!

Cybil Fisher photo

By Barb Lumley

Cream Liqueur

To all my friends who have known me for years I say, “Do not be alarmed as you read this column. My mind is still pretty sound, I have not changed my beliefs, nor have I fallen into a bad habit. I just think it is very important to find ways to boost milk sales and increase the price paid to the dairy farmers for the milk that they work so hard to produce.” I recently read a guest editorial in Farmshine written by Eric T. Paulson, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Virginia State Dairymen’s Association. The headline read, “The hit drink of this past holiday season was ‘Pilk’.” I had never heard of Pilk, or “Dirty Soda” as it is sometimes called, so that led me to doing some research.

Pilk is a combination of Pepsi and milk. Pepsi featured an ad campaign around the unique creation and they even called for whole milk as a main ingredient. It was popular during the holidays. It had more than 115 million hits on a well-known internet site. Where are the root beer people? Remember how popular root beer floats once were? A large glass of root beer and a scoop of vanilla ice cream! These days, kids and especially teenagers ask for sodas and colas, not milk! Milk consumption has dropped. There are many types of sodas available and many flavors of ice cream and milk, therefore many different combinations can be made. In India and Pakistan it is common to drink lemon-lime soda mixed with milk and other Asian countries have similar variations. If there is a trend to mix sodas and milk or sodas and ice cream, it should increase the sales of the two dairy products so why not promote it! Trying to discourage sodas in favor of milk hasn’t worked, so why not use them to our advantage in promoting milk and ice cream?

Of course, being me, I had to take my research a bit farther! Did you know that there are over twenty (20) mixed drinks or

cocktails that use milk or cream as an ingredient? Some of them have very interesting names---Coquito, Bushwaker, Leche Mexicana, Colorado Bulldog, Banshee, Mudslide, Toblerone, and more. One is called “Nuts and Berries” but has none of them in it! Cream Liqueur can easily be made in the kitchen, is smooth and sweet, and smells like ice cream and malted milk balls. I have lived a very “sheltered life” down here in the hills, so I have no idea how any of these taste! I’ll just stick to milk, chocolate milk, coffee, and tea! Maybe a lemonade once in a while!

When you listen to the talk shows or of the news shows where a group of people is involved you often hear them talking about having a drink, joking about needing a drink or about going for a drink. They aren’t talking about milk! I was surprised on National Milk Appreciation Day to see the group on a program on Fox News called “The Five” acknowledge the day and they raised glasses of milk. Some of them even drank it! That isn’t what they usually are thinking about when they talk about drinking!

In some countries “Milk Stouts” or

“Cream Stouts” are very popular. They are dark beer brewed with lactose (milk sugar). While I and many others have never encouraged the drinking of beer or alcohol, I think we all have to accept the fact that it seems to become more popular every day and our youth are affected by that trend. The drinking of milk seems to decline. Dollars and dollars of the dairy farmer’s milk check has been spent on advertising milk and dairy products, yet it hasn’t brought about the results we would like. Perhaps we should be bringing new ideas about using milk in other types of drinks to the public’s attention. While we may not like helping to advertise the other types of drinks, we can take comfort in the fact that they contain whole milk and whole milk is good for you. If a Dirty Soda can help move fluid milk, then let them go crazy for it! If there are more ways milk and dairy products can be used by the consumer, more milk will be needed, the price paid the dairy farmer will increase, and the better it will make the life of the dairy farmer. The dairy industry needs to pay attention!

2022

All-Ohio 4-year-old

Junior All-Ohio 4-year-old

Nominated Junior All-American 4-year-old

1st 4-year-old, Senior & Grand Champion, Mideast Spring National Junior Show

Supreme Champion Cow, Spring Dairy Expo Junior Show

1st 4-Year-Old, Ohio State Fair Red & White Open & Junior Shows

Grand Champion, National Junior Red & White Show

HM Senior Champion, National Red & White Show

4th 4-year-old, Mideast Summer National Junior Show

Grand Champion, District 1 & 2 Junior Show

5th 4-year-old, International Red & White Junior Show

2021 HONORS

Res. Junior All-Ohio Sr. 3-Year-Old

Res. All-Ohio Sr. 3-Year-Old

Due March 1st with a Showtime heifer

SHOW WINNINGS & HONORS

FARM TOURS

Educa�ng the next genera�on of health professionals, who will ul�mately influence consumers about healthy ea�ng, con�nues to be a priority for your dairy checkoff program. ADA Mideast provides educa�onal sessions and on-farm experiences for collegiate food and nutri�on programs to reinforce dairy’s important role in the diet.

In 2022, ADA Mideast took diete�c students and their professors from eight Ohio and West Virginia universi�es to local dairy farms to learn how dairy farmers care for their cows and protect the environment. Students also gained a be�er understanding of dairy’s nutri�onal benefits to help them recommend dairy to their future clients and address common misconcep�ons.

Surveys following the farm tours and educa�onal sessions indicate that these future health professionals feel posi�ve about dairy foods and farming.

The Walter Zimmerman family of Harmony Echo Farms of D-8 was featured in the Farmers National Bank publication. It was a great story outlining their farm and family. Congratulations to the Zimmerman Family!

The National Holstein Convention hotel in Lexington, KY is now open for reservations at Lexington Griffin Gate Marriott Golf Resort & Spa. More details about the convention can be found online at 2023nationalholsteinconvention.com

Would you like to sponsor an award at the Mideast National Holstein Spring Show? Contact the Holstein office for details on being an award sponsor!

Cain Farms and Plainfield Farms will be hosting the convention tours on March 3rd. You can find their farm info and a preview of their operations on pages 8 & 10!

Mark your calendars for the Spring Colors at Quietcove sale on April 24th. The sale will be at the farm, their ad is on pages 20 & 21.

Ohio Holstein Queen Contest entries are due February 17th to the office!

Congratulations to Dr. Pasha Lyvers Peffer on her appointment as Professor and Chair of the Department of Animal Sciences at The Ohio State University. She has been serving as interim chair since October of 2021.

Youth Dairy Judging Clinic, Saturday, March 11, 2023, 10 am -1 pm, OSU Animal Science Building, 2029 Fyffe Court, Columbus. There will be no registration fee for this clinic but there will also be no lunch. For more additional information, please contact Sherry Smith at smith.10072@osu.edu, sbgs82@att.net, or 330.465.2376.

The 23rd annual Northeast Ohio Regional Dairy Conference will be held Wednesday, February 15, 2023, at Fisher Auditorium on the Wooster campus of Ohio State University.  This program is hosted by the Killbuck Valley Veterinary Medical Association. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Joao Costa from the University of Kentucky.

The Spring Dairy Expo will be held in Columbus. Find entry info and a complete schedule on pages 42 & 43.

Don’t forget to make your convention meal reservations by February 20th by contacting the Holstein office. Saturday’s lunch is $25 for adults and $15 for children.

#1 Genetic Source

Advantage Livestock Delivers Benefits in Barn and Show Ring

By Bev Berens

Sarah Dillon of Southern Michigan was intrigued when she first saw exhibitors administering MagnaWave treatments at dairy, beef and swine shows. “I had to learn more,” she said.

MagnaWave treatments have been around since the 1970s, developed and first used by NASA to relieve pain and maintain muscle and bone density in astronauts. The therapeutic magnetic fields deliver relaxation and healing without medicine or the poke of a needle. The equine industry was an early adopter of the technology within the livestock industry; however its benefits are rapidly being observed in other species, including use for humans among chiropractors and holistic medicine practitioners.

Dillon noticed the visible relief and freedom of movement an animal gained, often after only one treatment. “Before and after results are remarkable,” she said.

“Maybe they got banged up on the trailer, or during loading and unloading. They may be moving from standing on concrete to standing on a pack at a show, and it just disrupts their system. The whole change not only disrupts the muscular system, but a lot of time, digestion and appetite, too.”

MagnaWave treatments can help with overall wellness - and Dillon has personal experience to verify results. After treating a heifer prior to a recent show, she said, “I’ve never had an animal put on a nicer fill.” The results she has seen through observation, training and use of the equipment have been both consistent and positive.

Sharing the benefits to other livestock producers is her goal through Advantage Livestock, LLC. Whether it is for show-ring purposes or as an avenue to restore health and vigor to an animal that never leaves the farm, she is excited to help all livestock owners relieve suffering in the animals under their care.

MagnaWave processes go far beyond the show ring. Treatments can help break up mastitis tissue and relieve cows with udder edema, restore normal mobility in calves born through traumatic dystocia and even restore vigor in some downed-cow cases.

Dillon is a certified and insured MagnaWave PEMF practitioner, having completed hours of training and practice. Her service area includes Michigan, Indiana and Ohio, and she can also rent or sell MagnaWave machines. Off-season services include treatments to build larger ribcages, and pre-show services may be useful in adjusting loin issues to correct stride and gait, treat injuries and increase feed intake.

The Advantage Livestock, LLC off-season schedule is quickly filling up. Call her for an appointment at 517-398-1521, contact her on Facebook through www.facebook.com/sarah.polingdillon or email her at poseycreekfarms@gmail.com.

Velvet-View Farms

Junior All-Ohio (tie) Senior-3-year-old

Yesterday’s Cowpath

By Barb Lumley

From the September-October 1973 Ohio Holstein News Volume 39 Number 4

Cal Wilcox, Editor — Herd Sire Issue

Officers: President, Richard Indoe, Lodi; Vice-President, Ivo Osterloh, Minster; Secretary, Bryce Weiker, Republic; Treasurer, Karl Havens, Fremont; Executive-Secretary, Cal Wilcox

National Director: James Lewis, Hamilton; Executive Committee; Sterling Timmons, Chagrin Falls; Kenneth Koegler, Ashland

The cover featured Straight Pine Bell Big Boy EX bred by Norb & Larry DeLoye, Ft. Laramie, Ohio, and developed by Syndicated Sires, Fort Laramie. Pages 6 & 7 featured pictures of him and two of his daughters and announced that he was now available at NOBA.

Cal Wilcox announced that the Fall Quality Sale had been cancelled due to a lack of consignments. High beef prices, plus the rising price of milk made many decide to keep their excess cattle. He encouraged breeders to send entries for the All-Ohio Contest.

The Challenge of Convention ’77 Committee reported donations to date $9,554.46 or 32% of Quota. The Quota is $30,000. Committee members are Clair E. Jones, Chairman; Charles Lewis, Leroy Leininger, Reuben Jones, John Fenstermaker, and Bob Stewart. A full page listed donors from each of the 15 Districts.

At the State Holstein Show, 213 high quality Holsteins were paraded before the keen-eye of Judge Duane Green on July 14th. The Junior Champion and Grand Champion Bull was the Senior Yearling, Shanghigh Telestar Ivan Deb, shown by the Struna Family and Lewis & Sons. The Grand Champion Female and Senior Champion Female was the Three Year Old, Shanghigh Ivan Fury Kate, Shown by Lewis & Sons, Hamilton, Ohio. The Junior Champion Female was the Senior Yearling, Shanghigh Thornlea Jazzgal, shown by Lewis & Sons. In the Junior show, the Junior Champion Female Junior Division was the Intermediate Calf, Gloryland Radiant Banner, shown by David Tait, Lodi. The Senior Champion and Grand Champion Female Junior Division was the Aged Cow, Berards Reflection

Fobes, shown by David Tait, Lodi.

The Kel-Wil Dispersal to be held on Saturday, September 22 at 12:00 Noon was advertised on three full pages. The herd is owned by Harold and Wilda McCullough and is located six miles south of Salem, Ohio. The sale featured 65 head to be sold, including 8 great daughters of Fond Matt and three young sires by Happy Crusader. Several cows were pictured. The sale is being managed by the Ohio Holstein Association with John Fenstermaker, Auctioneer.

The Walbea Dispersal owned by Mr. and Mrs. Walter Johnson, Homeworth, Ohio was advertised on two full pages. The sale will feature 110 head selling and included Walbea Burke Triune EX, who was pictured, as well as her family members. Mr. Johnson was awarded the Senior Buckeye Breed Builder award in 1972.

Other sales advertised included the Central Holstein Sale managed by District 4 Holstein Club with 40 head selling on October 1st at the Morrow County Fairgrounds and the Celina (Ohio) Fall Production Sale with 50 head selling on Monday, September 24th at the fairgrounds. The sale is sponsored by the Mercer County Holstein association. The Hickory Nut Farm Registered Holstein Dispersal was advertised to be held at Williamsfield, Ohio, on Wednesday, October 3, 1973 at 11:30 a.m. The herd is owned by Mrs. D. W. Shallenberger with Elmo Rodgers, Farm Manager and Debbie Rodgers, Herd Manager. J. O. Fenstermaker, Auctioneer.

Walter Lee Johnson, Homeworth, Ohio, has accepted a position as Holstein Program Director for Holstein-Friesian Association of America in the Southwest field territory, which includes the states of New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, and Texas. He is the son of Walter and Beatrice Johnson.

The Ohio Classic Sale held July 13th averaged over $2,000 with 48 head selling. Topping the sale at $18,000 was a junior yearling bull, Dewbrook Bootmaker Dewmore, consigned by Kenneth & Dean Beer & Lewis & Sons. He was purchased by the Dewmore Syndicate. Top selling female was Ro-An-Jolene Reflector Sue Eve consigned by Forest Hills Farm, Inc. Mt. Vickery. She sold for $5,000 to George Passmore, Warnock, Ohio. Two full pages of pictures from the sale were featured.

The Ohio Dairy Princess, Kathy Snoddy, was featured on the Ohio Holstein Homemakers page. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Snoddy of Shreve in Wayne County. She is from District 7, which includes Wayne and Holmes counties. Kathy is a 1971 graduate of West Holmes High School. She attended Ohio State University for two years majoring in home economics. She attended summer classes at Ashland College and plans to finish her degree there.

The Mistress Muses by Jean Timmons was titled “A Midsummer Night’s Scheme” (A penetrating drama in one act). The scene was a farm kitchen table on a mid-summer evening where the “head farmer” and his family attempted to make a decision on which Holsteins and how many to take to the county fair! The dialog was very interesting!

There were numerous reports from District Shows and included:

District 2, 108 head shown at Stark County Fairgrounds, Judge Jim Lewis –Grand Champion Bull shown by Howard Moff; Grand Champion Female shown by Paradise Valley Farms; Junior Champion Female shown by Dennis Smith. District 3, 117 head shown at Tuscarawas County Fairgrounds, Judge Ron LongGrand Champion Bull shown by Warren Harding; Grand Champion Female shown by James Kemp; Junior Champion Female shown by Cindy Lumley.

District 4, 86 head shown at Hartford County Fairgrounds, Judge Robert Stewart – Grand Champion Bull shown by Levering Farms; Grand Champion Female and Junior Champion Female shown by Rustling Brook Farm.

District 9, 73 head shown at the Seneca County Fairgrounds, Judge Jim Patterson - Grand Champion Bull shown by Weston Payne & Sons; Grand Champion Female shown by Brookview Farms; Junior Champion Female shown by Weston Payne & Sons.

District 13, 120 head shown at the Champaign County Fair, Urbana, Judge Harold Kaesar – Grand Champion Bull was shown by Kenneth Michael & Son; Grand Champion Female was shown by Kenneth Michael & Son; Junior Champion Female was shown by Jim Wish.

In Memoriam Nelson W. Ramsier

Nelson W. Ramsier, 94, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday morning, February 15, 2022 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Rittman. He was born on July 5th, 1927 to the late Fred and Emma (Bachman) Ramsier. He married Aldine Elizabeth Gasser on September 20th, 1947. She preceded him in death on April 4th, 2011.

Nelson surrendered his life to Jesus Christ at the age of 21 and was baptized just over 73 years ago with his beloved wife Aldine. He was a faithful member of the Rittman Apostolic Christian Church and also served on the Apostolic Nursing Home Board. He was also involved with the Heifer Project, soil stewardship with Soil Conservation Service, and numerous other charities and organizations.

Nelson grew up on the family farm that his parents built and continued to work tirelessly there ever since he was a young boy. He loved driving the tractor as recently as November and was always fond of finding “projects” for his sons, grandsons and good family friends that he would recruit to help him in his later years.

On rare occasion his infectious and teary laugh would light up a room and his quiet whit always brought a smile. He knew few strangers and was generous to many he loved and many he didn’t even know. Besides the farm, Nelson enjoyed traveling and especially touring Sardis to show people where his ancestors lived. He will leave a big void on and off the farm and will be greatly missed.

Surviving are his sons, David (Dottie) Ramsier of Sterling, Steven W. (Karen) Ramsier of Sterling, Fred (Sheila) Ramsier of Sterling, Dan (Deb) Ramsier of Seville, and Gene (Kim) Howard of Sterling; 13 grandchildren, Curt (Heather) Ramsier, Carla (Matt) Beaumont, Crystal (Lucas) Frank, Debbie (Brian) Stoller, Laura (Peter) Bodrogi, Kelly (Kevin) Scheibe, Teresa (Robert) Rodeheaver, Michelle (Steven) Glick, Garrett (Kathleen) Ramsier, Gabriel (Charity) Ramsier, Stefanie (Todd) Wohlgamuth, Amanda (Josh) Bischoff, and Kaitlin (Eddie) Smolko; 32 great grandchildren with one more on the way; sister, Marie Gasser, of Rittman; sister-in-law, Barb Ramsier of Rittman; and numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by his grandson Marlin Ramsier, 2 brothers, 2 sisters, and several brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.

Services were held at at the Apostolic Christian Church, 10699 Steiner Road, Rittman, with ministers of the church officiating. Burial was at the Apostolic Church Cemetery in Rittman.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Apostolic Christian Home, 10680 Steiner Rd., Rittman, OH 44270.

The family would like to send a special “Thank You” to all the wonderful caregivers who helped to care for Nelson and the family over the last several months.

Dr. Max VanBuren

Dr. Max VanBuren, 73, of Lisbon, died Wednesday, December 7, 2022.  He was born June 3, 1949, in Tiffin, the son of Ralph and Leona Huston VanBuren.

After graduating from The Ohio State University and its College of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. VanBuren served in the US Army as the Post Veterinarian at the Presidio of San Francisco.  He then returned to Ohio to a mixed practice in West Salem.  In 1981 he moved to Columbiana   County and founded Ohio Embryo Transfer Inc.  Dr. VanBuren was a pioneering practitioner in embryo transfer in cattle and marketed frozen embryos throughout the world.  In addition, he developed a herd of Holstein cattle, Burencrest Holsteins.  In 1992 he founded Fairfield Animal Hospital in Columbiana where he practiced until his retirement in 2018.

He was a member of the East Fairfield United Methodist Church and Columbiana Rotary. He was a member and served on the board of Big Brothers Big Sisters, Columbiana Chamber of Commerce, Columbiana County Humane Society, and Columbiana Meals on Wheels.

Through his practice, he provided numerous scholarships to students who were interested in studying medicine in the Columbiana, South Range, and Crestview school districts.  Dr. VanBuren had a real love of nature and concern for conservation and the environment.  He was an avid duck hunter and truly enjoyed annual hunting trips to Saskatchewan with his dear friend, Chip Euliss.  He raised and sold Certified Organic Grassfed Beef on the family farm.  He also served on the Little Beaver Creek Wild and Scenic River Advisory Council.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Miller VanBuren, whom he married on March 22, 1970, his daughter, Jessica (Eric) VanBuren Curtis of Floyds Knobs, IN; three grandchildren, Natalie Curtis, Joshua Curtis, and Troy Curtis; and his close friends, Dan and Tracy Gallo.

Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Matthew VanBuren, in 1988.

Memorial services were held December 12, 2022 at the East Fairfield United Methodist Church with the Reverend Lisa Courtwright officiating.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave. Floor 17 Chicago, IL 60601. (Alz.org)

The family would like to thank caregiver Patty Mayer and caregivers Josh Grate and Kathy Harmon of Legacy Christian Homecare.  They also are appreciative of care provided by Salem Regional Medical Center, St. Mary’s Alzheimer’s Center, and Ohio Living Home Health and Hospice.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the Woods-Rettig Funeral Home, Leetonia.

Family and friends may view this obituary, sign the online guest book and send condolences to the family at www.familycareservices.com.

In Memoriam Donna J. McCoy

Vickie Lynn Wilcox, 64, of West Salem passed away on January 12 th , 2023, at Wooster Community Hospital. She was born on July 14 th , 1958 in Ashland, Ohio, the daughter of Calvin and Ina (Durham) Wilcox. She graduated from Northwestern High School in 1976. Vickie was a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, daughter, and friend to all. She loved to laugh, spend time with her family, work on puzzles, and watch game shows and sports. She adored all animals, except snakes. She also loved to take care of people in her career as a certified nurse aide for numerous years. She was very generous and kindhearted often putting the needs of others ahead of her own. Vickie leaves behind her mother, Ina Wilcox of West Salem, OH; her daughter, Jennifer (John) Hall and her children, Logan and Katelyn of Greensboro, GA; her son Michael (Beth) Pattin of Walton, KY; her brother Michael (Sandy) Wilcox of Sullivan, OH; her sister, Amy Cook of Georgetown, TX, as well as many nieces, cousins, and friends. Vickie is preceded in death by her father, Calvin McCloud Wilcox and sister, LuAnn Wilcox.

Vickie Lynn Wilcox Bryan W. Lund

Bryan W. Lund, 55, passed away early Saturday morning, December 31, 2022, at his residence after a lengthy illness.

Bryan was born on February 11, 1967, in Norwalk, OH, to Carl and Ruth (Montgomery) Lund. He attended Norwalk, South Central and EHOVE. Bryan graduated from high school in 1985. He held various jobs, but his main passion was dairy farming. Bryan was a member of Norwalk Alliance Church, Farm Bureau, and the Ohio Holstein Association, District 8. He was a skilled and knowledgeable Holstein showman. He showed two Junior All Americans, was a 2-time Showmanship champion at the Ohio State Fair and won the Senior Breeder Award for District 8. Bryan had a passion for working with the youth and that led to him being a 4-H advisor for 25 years and being incredibly involved at the Norwalk Rec Center. He was an avid sports fan, especially of the Cleveland Browns and Ohio State Buckeyes. Bryan also enjoyed playing sports, especially mud volleyball, where his “Pure Misery” team won many local championships.

Bryan is survived by his parents, Carl and Ruth (Montgomery) Lund; loving wife, Christina (Harris) Lund, whom he married on March 2, 1996; children, Michael (Brittany) Lund of North Carolina, Allison (Justin) Roth of Bellevue, Courtney Lund of Norwalk, and Matthew Lund of Norwalk; grandchildren, Izabella, Jayson, Deryk, Rayeanna, and Rielyn; sisters, Karen (Todd) Pennington of Wauseon and Julie (Dave) Barney of Massachusetts; Uncle, Bill (Deanna) Lund of Norwalk, and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and other loving relatives.

Bryan was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Albert and Reva Montgomery; paternal grandparents, William and Mildred Lund, and Uncle, Paul Lund.

Memorial contributions can be made to Norwalk Alliance Church, 2755 US 250, Norwalk, OH 44857 or to the Ernsthausen Recreation Center, 100 Republic Street, Norwalk, OH 44857.

Donna J. McCoy, 87, of Shreve, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at West View Healthy Living. She was Born May 4, 1935 in Wooster to the late Clement R. and Helen M. (Wolfe) Miller. On June 15, 1952 she married Clarence J. McCoy, and he preceded her in death August 16, 1994.

Donna had been a homemaker all her life. She was engaged in farming with her husband. They enjoyed showing cattle from the 1950’s to the 1990’s all over the country. In 1992 they were recognized at The Wayne County Fair for showing cattle over 60 consecutive years, and in 1993 received the Senior Buckeye Breeder Award, District 7, Holstein Club. They also received the Gold Award for 6 consecutive years from Milk Marketing Inc.

She was a member of Grace Church in Wooster, enjoyed euchre, and spending time with family; especially her grandchildren.

Surviving is a daughter, Debbie A. McCoy; sons, Richard James McCoy, and Rick G. McCoy, 6 grandchildren, and a number of great-grandchildren.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a sister Margie Cornelius.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

MARCH 29 - APRIL 1, 2023 • OHIO STATE FAIRGROUNDS • COLUMBUS, OH

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 2023

5 pm All-Breeds Showmanship (Cooper Arena)

Peewee show will begin the night, with Junior-Intermediate-Senior running at the same time

THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2023

9 am 4-H / FFA Judging Contest (Coliseum)

11 am Buckeye Classic Breed Sales - Holstein, Jersey, Guernsey, Brown Swiss (Cooper Arena)

5 pm Guernsey Show - Heifers / Cows (Cooper Arena)

5 pm Milking Shorthorn Show - Heifers / Cows (Cooper Arena)

FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 2023

7:30 am Holstein Show - Heifers / Cows (Cooper Arena)

Noon Red/White Show - Cows / Heifers (Cooper Arena)

5 pm Brown Swiss - Heifers / Cows (Cooper Arena)

5 pm Ayrshire Show - Heifers / Cows (Cooper Arena)

SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 2023

8 am Jersey Show - Heifers / Cows (Cooper Arena)

Noon Supreme Champion (Cooper Arena)

JUDGES:

Allyn (Spud) Paulson: Milking Shorthorn, Red/White, Ayrshire, Jersey Shows

Matt Hawbaker: Guernsey, Holstein, Brown Swiss Shows

2023 Junior Show All Breed Showmanship

CASH AWARDS FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS SPONSORED BY AMERICAN DAIRY ASSOCIATION

Wednesday, March 29th, 3:00 p.m., Cooper Arena

Spring Dairy Expo All Breed Youth Showmanship will showcase our junior’s skill and ability. Pre-entry is required with actual birth date except for PeeWee. Please sign-up through the online entry application. Entries will close at 1:00 pm on Monday. You can contact Sherry Smith (smith.10072@osu.edu) or 330.465.2376 with questions.

Classes will be formed by show management based on the number of participants. There will be a junior, intermediate and senior ring that will be showing at the same time. Ring assignments will be posted outside of the show office by 1:30 pm on Wednesday. Showmanship participants do not need to own the animals they show. Showmanship will start with PeeWee showmanship class.

Age is determined as of January 1, 2023. Must be 9 years old or in the 3rd grade and less than 21 on January 1 of the current year to participate in showmanship.

Registration for Showmanship is to be done online on the Showman app:

https://showman.app/shows#/spring-dairy-expo

UNIFIED JUNIOR SHOW GUIDELINES

• Junior Exhibitors must be at least 9 or in the 3rd grade and less than 21 on January 1 of the current year to show in the Junior Show

• Junior Exhibitors must show their own animals to be considered for Junior Show Awards. If an adult shows the junior project, that project is NOT eligible to receive junior awards or recognition.

• Exceptions will be made for junior exhibitors who may be absent on show day due to other commitments. In case of these exceptions, another boy or girl who meets the age requirements of the Junior Show may show the animal with the authorization of the breed superintendent. These junior exhibitors, who cannot be present to show their own animal(s), must provide to the breed superintendent a written notice verifying such and signed by the person in charge of the conflicting activity prior to the start of the show

JUDGING CONTEST

Thursday, March 30th at 9:00 am

(https://ohio4h.org/statewide-programs/animal-sciences/dairy/events)

Registration for the State contest will begin March 1st. MONEY IS NOT DUE UNTIL DAY OF CONTEST so please take advantage of the discount. The deadline for preregistration is Friday, March 18, 2022. You may email to smith.10072@osu.edu, fax to 614-292-1515, take a picture of completed form and text to 330-465-2376 or mail to 2029 Fyffe court, Columbus, Ohio 43210 Room 222B Attn: Sherry Smith or simply call me at 330-465-2376 and give me the names and number of students participating. I realize that our kids are very busy and sometimes schedules do change so you may also make substitutions or changes the day of the contest as needed.

Registration is from 8:00 to 9:00 am. The cost is $6.00 for each contestant if pre-registered. Cost will be $7.00 the day of the contest. LUNCH is NOT included in this fee. Cash or Checks will be accepted. No credit cards. Checks can be made out to: The Ohio State University.

2023 Spring Dairy Expo Entry Rules

OWNERSHIP: To be eligible for competition, whether single or in-groups, animals must be entered exactly as ownership appears on the registration certificate. The registration certificate showing the most recent date of activity will be considered official. Registration certificates must be available for check-in by the breed superintendent at the time of arrival. All registration papers will be held until the completion of each breed show.

TRANSFERS: Each breed will handle the ownership rules according to the rules established by the National and/or State Association. The rules by breed are listed below. If you need further clarification, please contact your State Breed Association contacts.

Ayrshire: Junior animals must be owned solely by junior or in partnership with the juniors’ name on the official registration certificate. All animals must have an official certificate no showing on transfer papers will be allowed.

Brown Swiss: The animal must be registered in the name of the Exhibitor. The paper must be an official paper from the Brown Swiss Cattle Breeder’s Association. The recorded ownership must show in the sole ownership of the exhibitor or partnership comprised of only BSA Junior Members (adult-junior and family farm partnerships are not acceptable). If joint ownership, one of the owners must be declared the exhibitor during check-in. Awards will be presented as one unit, to all owners equally. Junior members who have an animal on a national lease program can participate in the national junior show. They will need to bring the lease paper along with the registration paper. The owner of the leased animal will receive recognition as the owner in the open show. All exhibitors must be a member of the Ohio Brown Swiss Association.

Guernsey: Positive, readable ID must be available by sketch or tattoo. No transfers allowed.

Holstein: This is a designated Spring National Holstein Open and Junior Show and will follow Holstein USA Open & Junior Show Ring Policy; which is available online at www.holsteinusa.com/pdf/print_material/show_program.pdf.

All Holsteins must be a minimum of 87% as indicated by their registration certificate. Holsteins can show on a signed transfer as long as the paper, signed transfer and transfer fees are turned into the breed representatives.

• Premier Exhibitor & Breeder Points: Milking females will accumulate points on the National Holstein Show scale 40-point system, junior females and dry cows will be on the 20-point system. All other breeds will use a 20 scale for milking animals and 10 for heifers and dry cows

• Premier Exhibitor: For premier exhibitor calculations the exhibitor of an animal will be as ownership appears on the registration certificate.

1. Where a herd is registered in the names of different members of a family and where the herd is one unit, all entries may be considered as the result of one exhibitor.

2. Partnership or syndicate animals will be calculated as exhibited by the partnership or syndicate and not by any single partner or syndicate member.

• Breeder Defined: The owner of the dam at the time of service shall be considered the breeder of the animal. Where a herd is registered in the names of different members of a family and where the herd is one unit, all entries may be considered as exhibits of one breeder.

Jersey: Showing on transfers will NOT be allowed. Exhibitors must have an official registration certificate.

Milking Shorthorn: Showing on transfers will be allowed for animals purchased within 30 days of the show. All animals must show in the proper class. Junior animals must list the junior’s name, for example, John Doe of Doe Farms. The national black hair rule will apply.

DRESS CODE: ALL EXHIBITORS ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR WHITE TROUSERS or white skirts and official harness when leading animals in the ring. Violators will not be permitted to enter the ring.

PREMIUMS: The monetary award for all breed grand champions ($100) and breed junior champions ($50) will be presented during the supreme champion class at the conclusion of the show. If an animal chooses not to participate in Supreme Champion class the monetary award will be forfeited. These champion awards are sponsored annually by the Ohio Purebred Dairy Cattle Association

Quality Assurance Testing

• The Ohio Department of Agriculture has indicated that the OH Livestock Show Reform Act signed in June 1995; which includes all county and independent fairs, the Ohio State Fair, and all preview or jackpot shows or any exhibition over 36 hours in duration or has livestock whose origin is not OHIO, states Quality Assurance testing will be mandatory in the year 2023.

• In compliance with this Statute we are held to allow testing to be done at the SDE 2023.

• Quality Assurance testing means Ohio Department of Agriculture has the option of taking milk samples, ultra sounding udders, at the request of breed officials and visually checking for excessive manipulation of hair.

Exhibitors are responsible for being ringside for the class. The announcer will make every effort to keep the barn informed of show progress. However, show management is NOT responsible if you miss a class.

The 2023 National Holstein Convention main hotel will be the Lexington Griffin Gate Marriot Gold Resort & Spa! Book today for the special rate of $159 USD per night.

ATTENTION SPONSORS!

Becoming a sponsor of the 2023 National Holstein Convention will be a unique opportunity for your company to debut its progress in agriculture. As you explore a potential sponsorship, here are additional thoughts to consider:

• Of the 1,500 expected attendees, 500-600 will include junior members.

• Holstein Association USA has over 20,000 adult members and over 8,000 junior members for a grand total of over 28,000 members, making it the LARGEST and most progressive dairy breed organization in the world. Holstein USA identifies over 700,000 Holsteins annually.

• The attendees to this convention are a very focused groupyou know who your audience is.

• The combination of hundreds of farmers from across the country and the thousands of cows they represent equals unbelievable sale potential for your business!

Your sponsorship will help assure the success of the 2023 National Holstein Convention and provide you with visibility and exposure to this target audience.

Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions, concerns or to obtain a sponsorship form!

Scott Yocum National Sales Manager

Double S Liquid Feed Services Inc.

859-583-2945

Scott@dbl-s.com

FRIDAY, JUNE 23

Dairy Jeopardy Orientation Youth Workshop & Junior Event

SATURDAY, JUNE 24

Golf Scramble

Dairy Jeopardy Contest

NHWSO & DJM Interviews

Speech Contest

Junior & Adult Luncheon

Dairy Knowledge Exam

Family Night

SUNDAY, JUNE 25

Host Day (featuring horse farm & bourbon distillery tours)

Junior Dance Adult Banquet

MONDAY, JUNE 26

Dairy Bowl Contest

HAUSA Annual Meeting

Trade Show

Non-Delegate Tour

National Convention Sale

(Fasig-Tipton with after party)

TUESDAY, JUNE 27

Delegate Breakfast

HAUSA Annual Meeting (continued)

Dairy Bowl Finals

National Junior Forum

Junior Awards Luncheon

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is never too much nor too little at the feed fence.

The Lely Discovery is a manure scraper that cleans the barn floor 24 hours a day, seven days a week, year-round, at the times and along the route you choose without causing a disturbance to the cows.

The Cains have a feed kitchen where the feed is stored, selected, picked up and loaded into the Vector. The crane assembly, with feed grabber installed in the kitchen, moves back and forth above the feed and picks up as required. There too, the various types of feed can be easily separated and supplemented. There is also space for a mineral dispenser or additives, if these need to be added to the ration.

After they installed the robots, the Cains realized a 30 percent increase in milk production. The cows are fed a TMR of corn silage, baleage, dry hay, cracked corn and QLF feed. They also receive a pellet fed through the robot and a supplemental feeder. Waterbeds with a dusting of lime are used in the freestall barn, and the Cains

breed for functional cows with high production.

“The same way we’ve been breeding for years,” Devin said. Their service sire list includes Goodyear, Brule, Varsity, Memorial, Kashi and Hubert.

They farm 300 acres with family help and no employees. Devin’s wife, Allison, is a large-animal veterinarian, and they have three children: Liza, 9, Emery, 3, and Annie, 1. They are expecting their fourth in June.

He said they have no plans to expand, but offers this advice: “If you enjoy milking cows, robots are not for you; if you want to manage cows, robots are for you.”

See their new technology on the self-guided tour of Cain Farms on the Ohio Convention Tours on Friday, March 3. The farm is located at 62361 Hunter Belmont Road, Belmont, OH. Devin’s Cell if GPS does not work: 740-391-0869.

SIDE-KICK x T-TRIPLE-T SW WB PRIME Prime is the full sister to T-Triple-T SW WB Payton Reserve Grand Champion, Mid-East Summer National Holstein Show 2022

The Lely Discovery scrapes up the manure and dumps it into the pit automatically. Submitted photo

Holstein Association USA Announces 2022 Top BAA Herds

Brattleboro, Vt.— Holstein Association USA recently released the lists of top Holstein Breed Age Average (BAA%) herds for 2022 classifications. Members utilizing the Classic or Standard options of the Holstein classification program receive an overall BAA for their herd. The BAA value provides a way to compare an animal’s score to breed average, taking into account the age of the animal and their stage of lactation. The calculation puts cows of all ages on the same playing field.

"Providing recognition to breeders of outstanding Registered Holstein cattle across the country is one of the more enjoyable activities we perform at Holstein Association,” said Lindsey Worden, Executive Director, Holstein Genetic Services. “Earning recognition as a high BAA herd on any of the various lists is a notable achievement. It shows a commitment to breeding quality Holstein cattle, paired with outstanding animal husbandry and management that allows those cattle to express their genetic potential."

In 2022, 970 herds had a BAA value

eligible for inclusion in these lists. The average number of cows included in the BAA calculation for the entire group was 68, and the average BAA% was 107.7. Herds must have a minimum of 10 cows to be included for calculation on the list.

Topping the 2022 highest overall BAA

list are Delbert W. and Heather D. Yoder from West Salem, Ohio, with a BAA of 116.3. Also earning honors in the top five spots on the list are Matthew T. Mitchell, Tennessee; Juniper Farm, Inc., Maine; Conant Acres, Maine; and G. Alpheaus Stoltzfus, Pennsylvania.

OHIO HERDS IN THE TOP 200

2022 JUNIOR ALL OHIO WINNERS

SENIOR THREE-YEAR-OLD RESERVE - SILVER MIST MY LADY RED-ET LILLY ELSASS

SENIOR THREE-YEAR-OLD ALL OHIO (TIE) - VELVET-VIEW DEFIANT RAVEN LOGAN & WYATT SCHLAUCH

FOUR-YEAR-OLD ALL OHIO - BEARDSLY DB GINGER-RED-ET AARON CARLE

FOUR-YEAR-OLD RESERVE - REN-BOW CORVETTE LOLLIPOP RUTH BAMBAUER

FIVE-YEAR-OLD ALL OHIO - FUTURAMA AWESOME HONEST-RED MADELYN & MACKENZIE TOPP

FIVE-YEAR-OLD RESERVE - HODGONS CLARK PEARL MADELYN TOPP

SENIOR THREE-YEAR-OLD ALL OHIO (TIE) - TOPPGLEN DEFIANT WINTER MARISSA TOPP

JUNIOR THREE-YEAR-OLD ALL OHIO - TOPPGLEN DEF WILDROSE-RED MARISSA & LOGAN TOPP

JUNIOR THREE-YEAR-OLD RESERVE - BC-LUND-VIEW DB GIDGIT MIA STRONG

COW ALL OHIO - FUTURAMA BYWAY SHANET ALAINA, AUBREE AND AIDEN TOPP

2022 ALL OHIO WINNERS

SPRING YEARLING RESERVE - BROOK-HOLLOW DUTTON-RED-ET

& HEATHER YODER

ALL OHIO - KIKO SLO JAWDROPING 1891-ET ELIZABETH KIKO

ALL OHIO - LINDLAUR WARRIOR STARSHIP LAUREN L’AMOREAUX

OHIO - KIKO DISCJOCKEY LAYLA 1830 R&P KIKO FAMILY FARMS LTD

FALL YEARLING

WINTER YEARLING

SUMMER JUNIOR TWO-YEAR-OLD RESERVE - STEIN-WAY SIDEKICK PALMER DAMON BERTKE

MILKING YEARLING ALL OHIO - BUCKS-PRIDE WARRIOR HARLEY BRADY & BENTLEY COLE

SUMMER JUNIOR TWO-YEAR-OLD ALL

JUNIOR TWO-YEAR-OLD ALL OHIO - ETGEN-WAY SIDEKICK WISH-ET TYLER ETGEN

JUNIOR TWO-YEAR-OLD RESERVE - ETGEN-WAY ALTITUD COMBO-RED TYLER ETGEN

WINTER YEARLING RESERVE - GLEN-PAUL WARRIOR BACARDI LOGAN & MARISSA TOPP & AUDREY SIDLE

DELBERT

2022 ALL OHIO WINNERS

SENIOR TWO-YEAR-OLD RESERVE - KIKO GOLD CHIP KEY 1754 ELIZABETH KIKO

JUNIOR THREE-YEAR-OLD ALL OHIO - JALODA SCOTCH OPAL JALODA FARM

SENIOR THREE-YEAR-OLD ALL OHIO - SILVER MIST MY LADY RED-ET LILLY ELSASS

SENIOR THREE-YEAR-OLD RESERVE - KIKO BYWAY KITTIE 1627 R & P KIKO FAMILY FARMS LTD

FOUR-YEAR-OLD RESERVE - GOLDEN-OAKS LOCKET 2304-ET JAY ACKLEY, CAM HEGER & MELISA PAULIK

FOUR-YEAR-OLD ALL OHIO - BEARDSLY DB GINGER-RED-ET AARON CARLE

JUNIOR THREE-YEAR-OLD RESERVE - CAMPBROS D-BACK LIZA RODNEY & CINDY CAMPBELL

SENIOR TWO-YEAR-OLD ALL OHIO - ROLLING-SPRING BIG PUSH SUE QUIETCOVE & SILVER MIST HOLSTEINS

2022 ALL OHIO WINNERS

AGED COW RESERVE (TIE) - K-HURST ARMANI DAZED-ET JAY ACKLEY

AGED COW ALL OHIO - CAMPBROS MOGUL KAYLYN KIKO FARMS LLC

AGED COW RESERVE (TIE) - FUTURAMA BYWAY SHANET ALAINA, AUBREE AND AIDEN TOPP

150,000 LB COW ALL OHIO - PLAINFIELD AFTERSHK SPARKLE PLAINFIELD FARMS LLC

FIVE-YEAR-OLD RESERVE - GLAUSTAR CALIF ALL OUT-RED-ET JAY ACKLEY & DONALD SIMPSON

DAM & DAUGHTER TOPPGLEN ETGEN-WAY

JUNIOR BEST THREE PLAINFIELD GLEISNER

SENIOR BEST THREE ETGEN-WAY KIKO

PRODUCE OF DAM ETGEN-WAY TOPPGLEN

FIVE-YEAR-OLD ALL OHIO - JACOBS SID BUBBLE-ET PLAINFIELD FARMS LLC

DAIRY HERD ETGEN-WAY ACKLEY

My name is Autumn Whiteleather. I am currently 22 years old and your current Ohio Holstein Queen for 2022. I have been attending Kent State University for Early Childhood Education and plan to graduate in December of this year. I am from Minerva, Ohio, where I live with my family Jason & Gretl Whiteleather and my siblings Ava, Alice, Brock, Abby, and Aliana.

Being the Holstein queen has been an amazing life impacting experience and I am so grateful that I was able to hold the position. I can remember years past as a young child coming to different conventions and seeing the beautiful girls in their dresses and always knew that it was something that I wanted to do one day.

ATTENTION DISTRICTS!

Don’t forget your auction items to donate for the Fun Auction after the convention luncheon and awards. The money raised from this auction supports our youth scholarships.

OHIO HOLSTEIN WOMEN TO MEET!

The Ohio Holstein Women will meet on March 4th at 8:00 a.m - Hotel Meeting Room. All women are welcome to join us during our meeting- member or not!

During my reign, I was able to meet many new people from all around our state and also neighboring states, while enjoying some beautiful animals in the show ring.

I have been so fortunate to be a part of our dairy industry. I am so grateful to have such knowledgeable and hardworking people to look up to for advice and guidance throughout my life as a dairy farmer's daughter. I can remember back to getting my first purchased cow at a sale with my dad. I had always wanted to buy a calf but never had the chance. But in 2010, I got Minty who has now produced multiple generations that I am honored to have. With that being said, I am very thankful for all of the dairy farmers who have impacted me in some way, especially my grandmother Marjorie Whiteleather. Grandma Whiteleather was and still is a huge inspiration to me. She was a strong, hardworking and caring woman who valued her family and their farm. She was the first person to invite a stranger to dinner or tell people to stop their “fussing.” I hope one day I will be able to impact others in all of the special ways that she did over her years.

Lastly, I would like to add that our industry has impacted me as an individual by teaching me about livestock and crops, being a leader and coordinator, and also a strong hard working woman who is caring and passionate about where she is from.

102ND CONVENTION & ANNUAL MEETING

March 3rd & 4th • St. Clairsville Ohio • District 3

Schedule of Events

FRIDAY, MARCH 3RD, 2023

2-5 pm: Farm Tours — Plainfield Holsteins, Don & Danette Simpson 6503 Plainfield Road, Belmont Ohio, Milking 100 Registered Holsteins and Farm 500 Acres

Cain Farms, Larry & Devin Cain 62361 Hunter Belmont Road, Belmont Ohio, Milking 110 cows with 2 Robots and farm 340 acres (Devin Cell 740-3910869 if GPS does not work)

6 pm: Ohio Holstein Convention PreSale Heavy Hors d’ oeuvres, dairy bar &

beverages, Banquet Room

7 pm: Ohio Holstein Convention Virtual Sale, Banquet Room

7 pm: Ohio Holstein Junior Activities, Meet in Lobby Area

SATURDAY, MARCH 4TH, 2023

7:30 am: Dairy Bar Opens by Banquet Room in Hallway, Upstairs

8 am: Ohio Holsteins Woman’s Association Annual Meeting, Hotel Meeting Room Small

8 am: Outstanding Junior Interviews – Office Room Upstairs

Hotel Headquarters: Wingate by Wyndham/Undo’s Restaurants

8:30 am: Ohio Holstein Queen Contest Interviews- View Room Upstairs

9 am: Ohio Holstein Junior MeetingHotel Meeting Room Large

9 am: Ohio Holstein Annual Meeting Banquet Room- Half of Banquet Room Upstairs

11:30 am: Awards Luncheon, Ohio Holstein Queen Contest & Ohio Holstein Woman’s Auction

3 pm: Ohio Holstein Board of Directors Reorganizational Meeting – Banquet Room

51130 National Road E • St. Clairsville, OH 43950 • 740-695-3961

Ohio Holstein Association