the Pulsator - Fall 2023

MISSOURI’S ALL-BREEDS MAGAZINE FALL 2023

Fall Fertility of Forages

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Missouri Holstein Association

President Scott Wilson

Vice President John Schoen

Secretary/Treasurer Jodi Wright

Director at Large

Shannon Kleiboeker

Junior Advisors Katie Haverkamp 417-743-2921 • jwright@missouriholstein.com missouriholstein.com

Missouri Jersey Association

President Doug Thomas

Vice President

Ryan Gettle

Secretary/ Treasurer Karla Deaver 417-316-0191 • kdeaverk@missouri.edu

Missouri Guernsey Association

President

Vice President

Secretary/Treasurer

President

Mark Melander

Kenlee Calvin

Cindy Wilson 417-388-0185

Missouri Brown Swiss Association

Vice president

Secretary/treasurer

President

Brittany Whitehill

Stephanie Miller

Ashley Meyers 417-543-6809

Missouri Ayrshire Association

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer

Karen Coleman

Brent Unnasch

Chuck Scoon

Jeff Jensen 319-230-6002 • karayrayrshires@gmail.com

Missouri Shorthorn Association

President

Vice President

Secretary/Treasurer

Sam Crawford

Scott Gardner

Sally Burd 417-839-7002 • sallyburd@yahoo.com

Missouri Dairy Chairman

Vice Chairman

Secretary

Treasurer

MO Dairy Education Director

Board Members

Alfred Brandt

Scott Maples

Sean Cornelius

Tom Oelrichs

Reagan Bluel

Norris Sloan

Bernie Van Dalsen

John Schoen

Mark Fellwock

Sally Burd

(417) 772-4231 • reagan@modairy.org

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Crissy Durst of Toecky Farm, Huggins, MO showing her Futurity winner, Toecky Duetta Cheers at MO State Fair. Photo taken by Madeline Hensel of Dairy Agenda Today.

We Represent Dairy

A positive voice with your farm goals in mind

Legislative Interaction

Regular conversations with state legislators ensures the Missouri Dairy Industry is front of mind.

Federal Interaction

MO Dairy has testified on behalf of dairy farmers to ensure critical topics remain in the ���� Farm Bill.

Access to grants

Partnership with WI cheese makers and Dairy Business Industry Alliance allows YOUR farm access to federal grant dollars for on-farm processing

Dairy Study FUNDED

Missouri Dairy lobbied for state funds to update the dairy industry study last completed in ����. This will provide the opportunity to identify how the industry has evolved and ensure the path forward is bright.

Above: Congressman Eric Burlison talks with Norris Sloan

Left: Senator Josh Hawley talks with Sean Cornelius & Mark Fellwock

Below: Norris talks with State Treasurer Vivek Malek

Above: Tom Oelrichs addresses Congressional Farm Bill listening group

Below: Budget committee member and House Rep Chris Sander tries his hand at milking in the Starstruck string

DEAL Program Applications Now Open

The Dairy Experience and Agricultural Leadership Program (DEAL) is a leadership program for young dairy farmers from across Midwest Dairy’s region.

This 18-month program provides an opportunity to gain a deep understanding of the dairy checkoff and develop leadership skills.

Scan the QR code to access the application and hear from past DEAL participants!

POLICY CORNER

2023 Farm Bill

Lawmakers are running behind their timeline for drafting the 2023 Farm Bill and Congress does not have a realistic chance of passing it by Sept. 30, when the 2018 Farm Bill programs begin to expire. Congress’ first priority when it returns from its August recess is reaching a funding deal to keep the government running. Lawmakers have only a handful of legislative days between their return on Sept. 6 and the expiration of government funding on Sept. 30. That leaves little space on the legislative calendar to pass a farm bill extension the same month.

Senior agriculture lawmakers hope to pass the Farm Bill legislative package by the end of the year, before the remaining key 2018 farm bill authorizations expire Dec. 31. Fewer programs will be stranded without an extension than during previous negotiations because Congress allocated funding for more programs through the end of the year. Senate aides are optimistic that lawmakers will have a draft farm bill by October, and House Agriculture Committee Chair G.T. Thompson (R-PA) expects to circulate a House draft of the farm bill in September and hold a committee markup by mid-September.

Federal Milk Marketing Order Hearings

The hearing to consider Federal Milk Marketing Order changes is officially underway. Testimony from dairy producers and other stakeholders began in late August and are expected to last between five and seven weeks. Notable groups including the National Milk Producers Federation, American Farm Bureau Federation, and International Dairy Foods Association have all submitted proposals.

Dairy farmers can provide testimony in person for up to 60 minutes at any time. Testimony can also be given online every Friday beginning September 1. Virtual testimony requires registration at the beginning of the week. Ten 15-minute timeslots will be made available for virtual testimony each Friday. For more information on how to provide testimony visit: www.ams.usda. gov/rules-regulations/moa/dairy/hearings/nationalfmmo-pricing-hearing

“Federal Milk Marketing Orders influence how dairy farmers are paid every month and historically has always been based on dairy farmer input,” AFBF Economist Daniel Munch explained. “So, it’s important for dairy farmers to make their voices heard, how has the federal milk marketing order impacted them in the past several years and how can we advocate for a system that’s modernized and more reflective of what the Federal Milk Marketing Order system is meant to provide, which is a fair market price for farmers.”

Blake Wright Account Executive Pyle & Associates, Washington DC

Photos

Ozark Empire Fair Results

Open Show

Ayrshire

Grand Champion

Clover-Knoll Burdette Parkey, Bobby Bruffey

Reserve Grand Champion

Stil-Dreamn B-King Queen-Cookie, Diesel Dixon

Junior Champion

Bruffey-Ayr Parker Promise, Bobby Bruffey

Reserve Junior Champion

Bruffey-Ayr Burdette Brooke, Bobby Bruffey

Brown Swiss

Grand Champion

GF Thunder Aruba Aloha, Stephanie Miller

Reserve Grand Champion

Wittspride Hosanna Hallow, James DeFreece

Junior Champion

Groves View DG Top That-ETV, Bailey Groves

Reserve Junior Champion

New Dawn Rampage CandyCane, Wesley Myers

Guernsey

Grand Champion

Dix-Lee Method Journey, Whitney Yerina

Reserve Grand Champion

Dix-Lee Derek Dutchess, Whitney Yerina

Junior Champion

Dix-Lee Derek Dutchess, Whitney Yerina

Reserve Junior Champion

Unos D Unbeatable-ETV, Faith Ling

Holstein

Grand Champion

Aragorn Met Your Match, David Day

Reserve Grand Champion

Aragorn Made of Gold, Daniel Day

Junior Champion

Prairie Sun Diamondback Vic, Treasure Clark

Reserve Junior Champion

Nel-Rose Denver Dalia, Brantley Keltner

Jersey

Grand Champion

Ratliff Irwin Cadillac-ET, Christy Ratliff

Reserve Grand Champion

Ratliff Irwin Vancy-ET, Christy Ratliff

Junior Champion

Ratliff Vibe Daisy, Christy Ratliff

Reserve Junior Champion

Victorious Cinn-Star Bentley, Grant Dohle

Milking Shorthorn

Grand Champion

Aragorn Blazing Speed, David Day Reserve Grand Champion

Connersoldiersstar, Payne

Junior Champion

Aragorn Barnstomper, Madison Day

Reserve Junior Champion

Brightside PB Peppermint EXP, Brianna Burton

Junior Show

Ayrshire

Grand Champion

Stil-Dreamn B-King Queen-Cookie, Diesel Dixon

Reserve Grand Champion

By-Jenn Bigshot Polly, Roland Neptune

Junior Champion

Stil-Dreamn Saguenay Chastain, Diesel Dixon Reserve Junior Champion

Hard-Core Waterloo Freedabe, Teagan Hardy

Brown Swiss

Grand Champion

Wittspride Hosanna Hallow, James DeFreece Reserve Grand Champion

VB Can-Due Dazzle, James DeFreece

Junior Champion

Groves View DG Top

That ETV, Bailey Groves Reserve Junior Champion

Reads Jonmar

Saralyn, Wesley Myers

Guernsey

Grand Champion

Dix-Lee Method

Journey, Whitney

Yerina

Reserve Grand Champion

Dix-Lee Freedom Just My Type, Whitney Yerina

Junior Champion

Stil Dreamn JD

Victorious, Diesel Dixon Reserve Junior Champion

Unos D UnbeatableETV, Faith Ling

Holstein

Grand Champion

Robthom Jenaya Jordy, Faith Ling

Reserve Grand Champion

Paulinn Dback Mauve, Maelee Clark

Junior Champion

Robthom Ruru Jordy, Hunter Angelo

Reserve Junior Champion

SLH Master Malificent, Maelee Clark

Jersey Grand Champion

SLJ Colton Geneva, Treasure Clark

Reserve Grand Champion

SLJ Tequila Mary, Treasure Clark

Junior Champion

SLJ Achilles Jocelyn, Ellie Pierce

Reserve Junior Champion

Hawk Pond Feliz Navidad CChip, Whitley Dill

Milking Shorthorn

Grand Champion

Aragorn Barnstomper, Madison Day

Reserve Grand Champion

Aragorn Fancy, Madison Day

Junior Champion

Aragorn Barnstomper, Madison Day

Reserve Junior Champion

Aragorn Fancy, Madison Day

Missouri State Fair holstein

Spring Heifer Calves

1 *1 MS TRI-DAY A W Bazooka- Angelo; Ling;Turner; Streets

2 Wrightvale Doorman Rival-Blake & Lora Wright

3 *2 Groves-Vu Boom Amelia,-Brantley & Addilyn Keltner

4 J-Lean Allegian Dora-Red-Jessilyn McLean

5 *3 Char-Land Luster Lucky-Bowen Culpepper

6 *4 Char-Land Captivating Arial- Adeline Dickerson

Winter Heifer Calves

1 B Lowe Backflip Diamond-N Miller & R Dougherty

2 Duckett Lambda Hulu- ET-Larry & Jodi Wright, Rick King

3 *1 Robthom Ruru Jordy- Angelo; Ling; Turner; Streets

4 *2 JL-KEL-Land SStar Sunflower-Lila Wantland

5 Gahm-OzRoyal W Amira-Red-ET-Gahm & Gallivan

6 *3 Schoen Handshake Adel 3559-Harper VanZyverden

7 Toecky Unix Seaquest-Becky Durst

8 C-of-O Hancock Denise Jeff-College of the Ozarks

9 *4 Char-Land Analyst Sage-Molly Melzer

10 C-of-O Aftershock Sandra-Lucas Clines

11 *5 Wittspride Floras Feanom-Teagan Hardy

12 *6 Parrdari Diamondback 84-Jared Parrigon

13 *7 McClellen O Frosty-Hope McClellan

Fall Heifer Calf

1 Willows-Edge CR Mitigate-Bonnie Van Dyk

2 *1 Robthom Navajo Warrior-Red- Angelo

3 Toecky Unix Anna Barbie-Crissy Durst

4 *2 Graber Warrior Delta-N Miller & R Dougherty

5 *3 Robthom Jana Rooney-Red- Ling

6 *4 Robthom Aztec Warrior-Red- Angelo

7 C-OF-O FC BABS-ET-College of the Ozarks

8 C-OF-O Moovin Beaumont-College of the Ozarks

9 C-OF-O Alt Tabitha Ann-Brantley Keltner

10 *5 Char-Land Analyst Glooby-Case Melzer

11 Toecky Homecoming Juanita-Jessilyn McLean

12 *6 C-of-O Denver Amaze Jeff-Jared Parrigon

13 Domino Rainy Psycho-ET-Daryin Sharp

14 *7 Blue-Roots Doc Talia-Lily Bluel

15 *8 C-of-O Doc Poppy Hyacinth-Emma Parrigon

16 *9 View- Haven Charisma Liatris-Brady Vedder

17 *10 View-Haven Helmsman 1114-Maria Vedder

18 *11 McClellen Bambam Carra-Hope McClellan

19 *12 View-Haven Charisma Carissa-Blake & Brady Vedder

Summer Yearling Heifer

1 Ram-Elle Aristocrat Ashton-Loren & Michelle Eilenstine

2 Wrightvale Warr Raylee-Red-Lora Wright

3 Cow-Palace-Inc War Juliana-Daryin Sharp

Spring Yearling Heifer

1 Chupps Doc Slim-Chupp

2 *1 JL-KEL-LAND Unstpabul Mango-Lila Wantland

3 *2 Whitehead-RA DNVR Anthem- ET-Maria Vedder

Winter Yearling Heifer

1 Nel-Rose Denver Dalia-Brantley Keltner

Fall Yearling Heifers

1 STJOR War Rose-14938-Red-ET-Samantha Justice

2 Gahm-OzRoyal Tequila-Red-ET-Gahm, Gallivan

3 *1 Parrdari Hancock 2159-Emma Parrigon

Junior Champion Female

Chupps Doc Slim, D, N, E, T Chupp

Reserve Junior Champion Female

Willows-Edge CR Mitigate-Bonnie Van Dyk

Honorable Mention

B-Lowe Backflip Diamond-N Miller & R Dougherty

Junior Best 3

1 Robthom Farms LLC

2 College of the Ozarks

Junior 2-Year-Old Cow

1 Groves-Vu Hanley Dasani- Grant Groves

2 Chupps Backflip Jalapeno-Chupp

3 Toecky Unix Maranda-Tom Durst

4 C-OF-O Chief Avery-College of the Ozarks

5 *1 Mi-Wil Analyst Destiny-Red-Colton Kleiboeker

OPEN show

6 *2 Willows-Edge Kdoc Mannix-Lila Wantland

7 C-Hill-Top Warrior Velveeta-Mark & Gwen Chamberlin

8 C-Hill-Top KR Amelia-Mark & Gwen Chamberlin

9 *3 R-Homestead T-Storm Sassy, Case Melzer

10 *4 Blue-Roots Doc Faith-Lily Bluel

Senior 2-Year-Old Cow

1 Wrightvale LO Emp Melania-Lora Wright

2 Toecky Cheers Sombra- Crissy Durst

3 Groves-Vu Doorman Aspen-Grant Groves

4 *1 Groves-Vu Charisma Leisure-Kason Wilson

5 Groves-Vu Altitude Blush-Jessilyn McLean

6 *2 View-Haven Rager Ripley-Red, Maria Vedder

7 J-Lean Casanova Dawn-Jessilyn McLean

Jr 3-Year-Old Cow

1 Chupps Unstopabull Sweezy-Chupp & Osinga

2 Country-Path Hot Stuff-Red, Larry & Jodi Wright,Rick King

3 Toecky Duetta Cheers, Becky Durst

4 Wrightvale Looks Like Luck, Blake Wright

5 C-of-O Artist Tatum-ET, College of the Ozarks

6 *1 JL-KEL-Land A Fleek, Lila Wantland

7 C-of-O D-Back Crimson-Red, College of the Ozarks

8 *2 Gat-Dix Ammo Monopoly, Diesel Dixon

Sr 3-Year-Old Cow

1 Sco-Lo Devour Foxie-ET-Chupp & B Carpio

2 Mi-Wil Atwood Mocha-Scott Wilson

3 *1 Parrdari Mogul 2013-Emma Parrigon

4 J-Lean Epic Dorian-Jessilyn McLean

5 *2 Robthom Apple Fritter-Monique Turner

6 *3 B-Lowe Diamondback Cindy-N Miller & R Dougherty

Intermediate Champion

Sco-Lo Devour Foxie-ET-Chupp & B Carpio

Res. Int. Champion

Groves-Vu Hanley Dasani- Grant Groves

Hon. Mention Int.

Chupps Unstopabull Sweezy-Chupp & Osinga

4-Year-Old Cow

1 Groves-Vu S Date Night ET-Grant Groves

2 *1 Char-Land SS Deuce Acorn-Adeline Dickerson

5-Year-Old Cow

1 Wrightvale Doorman Pony-Larry & Jodi Wright

2 Toecky Brokaw Stockings-Candy Durst

3 Wrightvale Goldchip Porsche-Larry & Jodi Wright

Aged Cow

1 C-OF-O Defender Sandra-College of the Ozarks

2 *1 View-Haven Anv Cinnamon-Red-Maria Vedder

3 J-Lean Platte Ducky-Red-Jessilyn McLean

Senior Champion

Groves-Vu S Date Night E-Grant Groves

Reserve Senior Champion

Wrightvale Doorman Pony-Larry & Jodi Wright

Hon. Mention Sr

Toecky Brokaw Stockings-Candy Durst

Grand Champion

Sco-Lo Devour Foxie-ET-Chupp & B Carpio

Reserve Grand Champion

Groves-Vu Hanley Dasani-Grant Groves

Hon Mention Grand

Groves-Vu S Date Night ET-Grant Groves

Premier Breeder

Groves View Dairy

Premier Exhibitor

Wrightvale Dairy Herd

1 Wrightvale

2 Toecky

Best 3 Females

1 Groves View Dairy

2 Wrightvale

Produce of Dam

1 Jessilyn McLean

Daughter-Dam

1 Groves View Dairy

2 Chupp’s Farm Breeders Herd

1 Wrightvale

2 Toecky

* Denotes junior placing

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Missouri State Fair

Open & Youth show champions

Open Show

Supreme Champion

Guernsey

Sniders HP GG Pie Ashton, Valley Gem

Supreme Heifer

AOB Ridge View Traveler Lattie, Ridge View Farm,

Shaelyn Scoon, C.,T. Droste and Lattie Schultz

All Other Breeds

Grand Champion

D-N-D Distinction Destiny, Down and Dirty Cattle Co

Junior Champion

Ridge View Traveler Lattie, Ridge View Farm, Shaelyn Scoon, Clayton and Tyson Droste and Lattie Schultz

Brown Swiss

Grand Champion

GF Thunder Aruba Aloha, Trent & Stephanie Miller

Junior Champion

Grimm Tornado Gumball, Garrett Grimm

Guernsey

Grand Champion

Sniders HP GG Pie Ashton, Valley Gem Farms

Junior Champion

Dix-Lee Derek Dutchess, Whitney Yerina

Junior Show

Supreme Champion

Brown Swiss

Grimm Dynamite Charity, Garrett Grimm

Supreme Heifer

Guernsey Valley Gem AP Might Get Lucky, Colton

Kleiboeker

All Other Breeds

Grand Champion

Stil-Dreamn B-King Queen-Cookie, Diesel Dixon

Junior Champion

Stil-Dreamn Saguenay Jazam, Colton and Cobie

Kleiboeker

Brown Swiss

Grand Champion

Grimm Dynamite Charity, Garrett Grimm

Junior Champion

Grimm Tornado Gumball, Garrett Grimm

Guernsey

Grand Champion

Stil Dreamn JCPenny Nightshade, Diesel Dixon

Junior Champion

Valley Gem AP Might Get Lucky, Colton Kleiboeker

Supreme Overall Heifer

Supreme Overall Cow

Sniders

4-H Judging contest

Senior Division

Intermediate division

Junior Division

Holstein futurity-Missouri State Fair

1. Molly Archer

2. Sammi Justice

3. Case Melzer

4. Libby Shaver

5. Logan Archer

1. David Melzer

2. Lily Bluel

3. Charley Dickerson

4. Colton Nisbett

1. Harper VanZyverden

2. Emma Coleman

3.

4.

5.

Ridge View Traveler Lattie, Ridge View Farm, Shaelyn Scoon, Clayton & Tyson Droste and Lattie Schultz

HP GG Ashton, Valley Gem Farms

1. (BU) Toecky Duetta Cheers- Becky Durst

2. C-of-O Artist Tatum-ETCollege of the Ozarks

3. J-Lean Epic Dorian-Jessilyn McLean

4. (1st Jr) Robthom Apple FritterMonique Turner

5. (2nd Jr) Gat-Dix Ammo MonopolyDiesel Dixon

1st Place Production

Toecky Duetta Cheers, Becky Durst

1st Place Junior Robthom Apple Fritter, Monique Turner

2026 Futurity entries will be due Feb. 1, 2024, so be sure to enter Watch Dec. Pulsator for details

Top intermediate, left to right: David Melzer, Lily Bluel, Charley Dickerson and Colton Nisbett

Top Senior, left to right, front row: Molly Archer, Samantha Justice, Case Melzer, Libby Shaver, Emma Parrigon, Chloe Hillian, Addison Porter. Back row: Payton Harker, Ada Bluel, Eli Nisbett, Molly Melzer, Cordell Ward, Sam Peterson and Logan Archer.

Top juniors, left to right: Trenton Nisbett, McCoy Morgan, Calvin Culpepper, Preston Campbell, Diesel Dixon, Brantley Keltner, Emma Coleman and Harper VanZyverden

THE SUCCESS CONTINUES!

Dairy cattle judging is strong at the University of Minnesota, so strong that its teams have placed 1st overall in 12 of the 24 contests across the past 8 contests held at the All-American Dairy Show (Harrisburg, PA), the North American International Livestock Exposition (Louisville, KY), and World Dairy Expo (Madison, WI).

Also, the University of Minnesota has placed 1st or 2nd overall in 23 of the 36 contests across the past 12 held at these 3 locations. No other university comes close to this incredible record of success. In 2022, the University of Minnesota was 1st overall in both the All American (Harrisburg, PA) and the NAILE (Louisville, KY) collegiate contests.

If you want a career in the dairy industry, consider the University of Minnesota. In addition to participating in our highly successful dairy judging and dairy challenge programs, you can join the Gopher Dairy Club, whose student members gain experience and industry contacts through many activities such as an all-expense-paid 10-day senior trip to California in January. Both inside and outside the classroom, our dairy professors make teaching and working with students their top priority.

Learn more today at ansci.umn.edu

ILLINOIS HOLSTEIN ASSOCIATION

www.illinoisholsteins.com

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

1-800-223-4269

wisholsteins@gmail.com

www.wisholsteins.com

WISCONSIN HOLSTEIN ASSOCIATION STAFF:

Laura Wackershauser, Executive Director

Mara Budde, Director of Communications

EmmaRae Brown, Director of Marketing & Membership

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

Sara Feldmann, President - 920-980-9704

Kurt Loehr, Vice President - 920-602-0101

Erica Ullom, Secretary - 715-933-0477

Ty Hildebrandt, Exec. Committee - 920-253-7797

Krista Luedtke, Exec. Committee - 920-779-0332

Rick Adams - 262-374-0793

Craig Krohlow - 920-639-5388

Steve Maier - 715-226-0709

Joe Meyer - 715-223-5918

Nicole Miller-Speich - 608-289-0411

Ralph Petersheim - 608-632-3893

Ryan Weigel - 608-434-4109

NATIONAL DIRECTORS: Tony Brey - 920-495-2555 Bob Webb - 920-377-1079

Midwest HolsteinsIndex to Advertisers

Ack-Lee Reg. Holsteins......................................65

A ee Reg olsteins lainfiel Farm ............35

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la iew erseys .............................................56

l Ri ge........................................................24

l menfiel olsteins .....................................32

Carters Corners .................................................47

College o the ar s........................................25 ar ..............................................................20

an Carpenter ..................................................64

o oy eneti s ............................................23

mpty o ets ..................................................41

tgen ay olsteins.........................................63

Fallenlea erseys .............................................40

Family Farm Reso r e Center ....................44

GEA...................................................................27

ol en a s .....................................................11

reen ea ow Farms ......................................50

ro es iew .........................................................8

aws Family Farm ............................................42

oesly Registere olsteins ............................22

rwin ale ..........................................................27

a ob Farm ispersal ......................................28

enniton Registere olsteins .........................33

ie an olsteins ............................................41

Kiko Holsteins...................................................26

KJ Holsteins......................................................47

lingen ale olsteins ispersal ......................48

a y artners ....................................................55 ely ...................................................................58

Lenkaitis Holsteins...........................................53

y Charm olsteins ........................................5

aier Family Re line .......................................30

annanah alley ..............................................32

apleton alley

Ro er i Farm ................................................31

ha er Cologana os eneti s .........................44

onnenbroo olsteins .......................................9

o th a ota tate ni ersity ..........................17

tarwar Farm ..................................................19

t Felt olsteins .............................................46

gar Cree airy .............................................38

gar Cree airy A i ni .......................39

nny ille olsteins .........................................21

he hio Cartel .................................................34

histle ew .......................................................62

rans a ..........................................................43

ni ersity o innesota ......................................3

RF Fal on airy ale....................................18

el et iew Farm ..............................................45

ita l s ............................................................67

itality Crew ......................................................19

argo A res ......................................................68

hite a s Cattle Company ............................24

Wil-O-Rae.........................................................59

il wee olsteins erseys..........................18

right ale Farms .............................................66

olsteins ......................................14

Pinnacle Genetics................................................7

lainfiel Farms ................................................12

Cover Photo by Sarah Thomas

Stars Sonnenbrook

© Cybil Fisher

Thank you to

Tom & Rick Simon and Family

Farnear Holsteins is owned by Tom & Rick Simon, along with their sons, Adam and Mark. Cows are housed in a robot barn consisting of 9 Lely robots built in 2021 for exceptional cow comfort. e Simon's are currently milking 540 cows in total. Current lactation average is 29,400 pounds, 1,257 pounds, of fat, and 1,031 pounds protein.

Farnear Holsteins was established in 1960. Tom and Rick breed their animals for a wide variety of traits to reach all markets within the gentic eld. ey have exhibited ve homebred Grand Champions at the Iowa State Fair. Adler is now classi ed at EX-96 and has been named Unanimous All-American Production Cow. Altitude-Red and Delta-Lambda have sired numerous class winners at national shows across North America. Tom and Rick have also sold over 350 bulls that have been sold to numerous A.I. studs.

ak you to Farnear Holsteins for hosting the 2023 Iowa Holstein State Picnic on August 26th. Also, the Iowa Holstein Association would like to thank our state picnic sponsors;

TransOva, Farm Credit, Eastern Iowa Dairy Systems, Budden Well & Plumbing Services, GPS Dairy Consulting, LLC, Steinhart’s Farm Services, INC., Neyen Feed Seed, Farley Young Men’s Association, Simon’s Trucking, Lely, Bovitec, VitaPlus, Driven Embryo Services, Fox Cities Builders, ST Genetics

ENDLESS UNLEASHED

ENSHRINE CATACLYSM

Awesome

EX-92

WHY DAIRY AND FOOD SCIENCE?

South Dakota State University o ers state-of-the-art research and processing facilities, acclaimed faculty and excellent career opportunities in global dairy and food industries.

• 3 majors:

• Dairy Production

• Dairy Manufacturing

• Food Science

• $160,000 in scholarships

• Nationally-recognized judging teams

• 100% job placement

• Starting salaries of $55,000+

• State-of-the-art Davis Dairy Plant and dairy farm

• Full industry experience

• Hands-on learning

• Acclaimed faculty

MEET A DAIRY AND FOOD SCIENCE STUDENT

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“With 100% job placement and the specialized dairy major, I truly believe that SDSU is the best place to be for dairy students. SDSU is very welcoming with an unmatched culture.”

Contact:

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Wildweed Warrior Maui-Red VG-85 All-Wisconsin Red & White Sr. 2-Year-Old

1st, BU and Best B&O Sr. 2-Year-Old, District 5 Show Reserve Supreme Champion, Walworth County Fair

@WildweedHolsteinsAndJerseys

Frank Behling & Mara Budde | Jim, Diane & Kari Behling

Milking Herd: Randolph, Wisconsin Frank: 920-219-0298, fjbehling9@gmail.com

Maui is a Warrior from an EX Ladd that goes back to Hillcroft Leader Melanie EX-96. She has a sharp spring calf by Altitude and is due back again in March to sexed Altitude. Thank you to everyone who has been part of Maui’s success this summer. Stop by and see her in the Smith-Crest string during WDE!

Rear Angle © Cowsmopolitan; profile © Cybil Fisher

For nearly 40 years, our focus has been on building deep pedigreed cow families. Families with a strong foundation to breed from for generations. The “P” family. The “E” family. The “M” family. The “L” family. The “R” family. The “N” family. Each are represented below. These are the type of individuals we bred for, and the families were built upon them.

We’ve worked together with our children, Jake & Paige to build this exceptional herd of Holstein cattle, and now we’re excited to have this sale and watch their legacy carry on with new breeders.

The cows have made tons of memories for us including District Show champions and Breeder Banners, 10 All-American nominations, a Jr. All-American Red & White and 2 Honorable Mention All-Americans.

We’ll be selling approximately 130 cows, springers, heifers and calves, both Black & Whites and Red & Whites. 125 of them are from Excellent dams and/or grandams, with the vast majority from multiple generations of Excellent and Very Good and up to 8 generations of Excellent!

MsWOCCWarrior

2nd

Owned By: Hailey Abraham

Owned By: Hailey Abraham

Owned By: Hailey Abraham

Sired

Our Newe Dam of Mer

Brandy

JENNITON LEAF BRANDY VG-88 DOM

Former #1 AltaLeaf dtr, backed by 7 EX & 2 VG dams

2-4 365D 27,500M 4.4% 1,200F 3.5%P

3-7 326D 31,000M 4.2% 1,306F 3.3%P

Dam: Jenniton D-Tello Becky VG-85

5-3 365D 28,170M 4.7% 1,315F 3.45P

Jenniton MOM Savana EX 90 DOM - Second Dam of Brandy

BRANDY DAUGHTERS

Jenniton Helix Beth EX-90 PTA +1247M +107F +59P GTPI +2837

BRANDY’S OFFSPRING

BETH DAUGHTERS

Jenniton JoSuper Maya VG-88

2nd Dam: Jenniton MOM Savana EX-90 DOM

2-3 365D 29,390M 4.6% 1,345F 3.5%P

PTA +1480M +118F +66P GTPI +2800

2-4 365D 28,520M 4.8% 1,361F 3.3%P

Jenniton Magnitude Lilliana GTPI +2963

JAMIE DAUGHTERS

Jenniton Parfect Kimberly Milking over 100#/day

Jenniton Parfect Khloe

PTA +954 +97F +58P GTPI +2946

Jenniton Helix Jamie VG-85

Former #1 Magnitude daughter

Jenniton Cnway Brooklyn

PTA +889M +97F +57P GTPI +2891

THE NEWEST GENERATION

Jenniton Harrisenna Val-ET

Khloe x Harrisenna

GTPI +3065 $929 NM $955CM

+666M +91F +52P +5.5PL +2.63SCS +2.64T +2.50UDC +1.29FLC

Jenniton Lionel Pickels-ET

Lionel x Brooklyn

GTPI +3019 $1021NM $1033 CM +1,915M +127F +78P +2.62PL +1.40T +.98UDC +.41FLC

Jenniton Registered Holsteins, LLC

3861 Thompson Rd, Barneveld, WI 53507

Ted and Marcia Thompson | Ted: 608-574-7072

Kyle & Karlee Thompson and Kyson, Kooper, Kian, Koleson | Kyle: 608-574-9182

RHA 76 cows 27,376M 4.57% 1251F

Bobby & Melissa Hart Jim & Valerie Spreng

Warrior x VG87 Advent x EX90 Attitude EX90 Bacculum

1st Summer Yrling, Junior Champion, Mid-East Summer National Holstein Show 2023, Ohio State Fair R&W Show 2023 & Ohio District 5 Show Supreme Champion District 5 All-Breeds Show

Always

© Andrew Hetke

You’re Invited!

Owned with Brett Richter & Dylan Reed

Sco-Lo Victor Jasmine VG-88 2nd Jr. 2-Year-Old

SELLING

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Born 9/22

OFFSPRING

AMY’S SISTER

SELLING AFFIRM’S GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER

Warrior Ada-TW 2-Yr-Old Fresh 9-4-23 –

KLINGENDALE Sanchez Affirm EX-94 EXMS

Sr 3-Yr-Old 2013

by Nevin & Brenda L’Amoreaux

MILKING HERD HOUSED IN SAND BEDDED TIE-STALLS, MILKED IN A PARLOR | YEARLINGS & DRY COWS HOUSED IN SAND BEDDED FREE STALLS //

BREEDER SPOTLIGHT  STEFFES REGISTERED HOLSTEINS

Stees Registered Holsteins is a fth-generation family farm located in Elizabeth, and the host of the 2023 Illinois Holstein Fall Picnic. The farm milks 420 cows and farms 450 acres of corn and 250 acres of alfalfa with all being used to provide feed for the dairy. Karen Ste es, Dennis and Jane Ste es and Austin and Darcy Ertmer strive to produce high-quality milk and provide the best care to the animals and the land.

Dennis’ parents bought the farm in 1970. They started with ten cows, and the milk was carried to a can body given to them from the milk man. Since then, the farm has undergone several updates and expansions. A 38-cow stanchion barn was built in 1971. In 1978, the stanchion barn addition was built to grow the herd to 93 cows. This barn was updated to freestalls and houses bred heifers and dry cows today. In 1999, the parlor was built, and in 2003 the rst three-row freestall barn was completed. In 2012, the four-row freestall barn was nished, and the new Lely robot facility started milking cows in January 2023.

The matriarch of the herd is Ste es Durham Cinnamon EX91. She has more than thirty descendants in the herd today – from calves up to milk cows. Other homebred herd favorites include Steffes Jacoby Thunder Rolls EX-92, 94 MS; Ste es Corvette Finally EX-92; Ste es Novo Rocky EX-92; Ste es Dempsey Crimson Clover VG-89-3Y and Ste es Diamondback Shadow EX-91.

Other exciting cows include RJR-BH Goldwyn1154-ETEX-95.Shehails from an EX-93 full sister to Barbie. Her daughters include RJR Aftershock Destiny-ETEX-93withdescendants by Gold Chip, Unstopabull, Hancock, Warrior,Showtime,Select,Crush, Summerfest, Unix and Hanans. Also,

One Red and White Holstein of interest is Kara-Kesh-RK Sapphire-Red VG-87. She is an Armani from Plattvu Advent Sarah-Red EX-94 and is from the same family as Kara-Kesh-RK Jacot Selene – the 2022 Junior All-American Summer Junior 2-Year-Old.

When selecting bulls to use, the farm focuses on type, sound feet and legs, quality udders and strong milk production. The goal is to breed balanced cows that will stand the test of time. With the herd transitioning to robots, the linear for teat placement is also reviewed. Service sires include Showtime, Hancock, Handsome, Summerfest, Artist, Tatoo, Fitters Choice, Crushabull and Sidekick.

The Ste es family began planning for their most recent update as their existing facilities were overcrowded. The parlor was designed to handle 250 cows (and the family was milking 425 cows) with limited holding area space. In addition, milking three times a day in the parlor allowed only two hours down time. The family was at a cross-roads to build another freestall barn and parlor or a robot facility. They decided to build a robot facility – not only for the comfort of the cows, but also for the labor bene t.

The barn is out tted with four Lely robots. It is tunnel ventilated and has 240 stalls. The stalls are sand bedded once a week and automatic alley scrapers run every three hours. There is an auger at the end that transfers manure to the holding tank. There is also a bedded pen at the beginning of the barn that can be used for show cows or special needs cows.

When planning for their start-up, the Stef-

RJR Sid 3275-ET EX-90 with daughters by Diamondback and Hancock and Arethus GS Van Ireland-ET VG-86.

fes family made several decisions they believed would ease the transition. Cows are fed gluten pellets in the robot as this was something the cows were already used to in their diet. The family felt introducing a new feed would have been di cult and might have resulted in reduced visits to the robot. The Ste es family also tried to keep cows that were in the same freestall group together to reduce the stress of regrouping in addition to the cows moving to a new milking facility and freestall barn.

The robotic milking facility began milking cows in January 2023. Overall, the Ste es family feels the cows transitioned very well. One of the biggest compliments they received during start-up was the cows are very friendly and easy to work. The family feels this contributed to the success they had during the rst week of the transition. The rst group they took to the robots was the bigger cows that didn’t t well in the parlor anymore and were the highest producers. The family saw these cows immediately

thrived – the cows adjusted well to exibility of milking intervals that comes with robots and appreciated that the facility that t their size, too.

From the rst day, the Ste es family began observing the cow comfort bene ts of the new facility for the entire herd. Cows had a stall to lie down in and became comfortable setting their own schedule to get milked in the robot. The automatic scrapers also keep the herd’s feet cleaner, and the tunnel ventilation keeps fresh air moving – reducing the incidence of heat stress this summer.

Trusting in automation and letting it do what it is designed to do can be challenging according to the Ste es family. However, there is a lot of information to help manage the herd and each cow. The family reviews data on rumination, activity, temperature, SCC and milk production. A fetch cow list and health report list are reviewed regularly throughout the day. Each family member also has access to the information on their cell phones.

The Ste es family is very happy with the results of the transition for the cows and the people working with the cows. They are looking forward to continuing to enjoy the new facility with their cows. For others looking at making a similar transition, they emphasize the importance of planning. They recommend looking at every option at several farms at di erent times of the year to understand how it will work on your farm. Also, work with people that know your existing management style. And, know your cows and understand how the transition will work for them.

Acclaim is due to Showtime in October and has IVF calves by Showtime/Maximum due in March. Inquiries welcome.

Andy, Sarah, Lucas & Norah Lenkaitis • 6N707 Corron Road, St. Charles, IL 60175 lenkaitis.holsteins@gmail.com • www.lenkaitisholsteins.com

2nd Dam: KHW Goldwyn Aiko-ET*RC EX-91

3rd Dam: Kamps-Hollow Altitude-ET*RC EX-95

Imma Be-Red

Our 3 of a Kind America-Red

Lizzie

Red-Violet W Imma Be-Red-ET

Warrior x Pamprd-Acres Ab Ivy-Red EX-94 2E-94

2nd, 1st Jr. Winter Calf, New York Spring R&W Show

2nd and HM Junior Champion, District 6 Show

All-Wisconsin Red & White Winter Calf

Flannery-Vu America-Red

Warrior x EX-90 Jacot back to Apple EX-96

3rd, 1st Jr. Winter Calf, MW Spring Red & White Show 2022 due in January to Analyst

Redcarpet Lizzie-ET

Delta-Lambda x Garay Alexander Destiny EX-94 - All-American Milking Yearling 2011, HM All-Canadian Milking Yearling 2011 & Nom. All-American Sr. 3-Year-Old 2013 Back to Snow-N Denises Dellia EX-95!

We’d like to extend a big thank you to Ben and Jen Wallace for their expert care of our heifers. We would also like to thank Tim Natzke for his professionalism and to the show crew for making the 2023 summer show season unforgettable.

2023 MINNESOTA HOLSTEIN ASSOCIATION SUMMER SHOW HIGHLIGHTS

MINNESOTA STATE HOLSTEIN SHOW

Grand & Intermediate Champion: Crescentmead Jaurora-RED-ET | Brooklyn, Bryce & Blakely Kohls

Reserve Grand Champion & Senior Champion: Luck-E McGucci Arabel-ET | Sophia Schi er

Reserve Intermediate Champion: Kara-Kesh-RK Jacot Selene | Curtis, Evelyn & Agnes

Gri n

Reserve Senior Champion: Nic-K De ant Phoenix | J&B Krogman, Kamrie Mauer & Bentley Brasch

Junior Champion: KCCK Luxr Chardonnay-RED-ET | Brea, Ava & Bryson Kie er

Reserve Junior Champion: MS Milksource Jolie-RED-ET | Ashley & Andrew Gruenes

MINNESOTA STATE JR. HOLSTEIN SHOW

Grand & Intermediate Champion: Crescentmead Jaurora-RED-ET | Brooklyn, Bryce & Blakely Kohls

Reserve Grand Champion & Senior Champion: Luck-E McGucci Arabel-ET | Sophia Schi er

Reserve Intermediate Champion: Elm-Lane Spit re Lotus | Intrigue Holsteins & Blackjack Holsteins

Reserve Senior Champion: Don-Mair Chief Deseray | Feltmann Dairy

Junior Champion: MS Blackjack SK Electric | Blackjack, T Dickerhoof, & G & M

Schmidt

Reserve Junior Champion: Kurthhaven Lauigi Tattoo | Kurthhaven Farms

MIDWEST FALL NATIONAL

Grand & Intermediate Champion: Shir-Man Seeger Manhattan | Esperanza Cattle Co.

Reserve Grand Champion & Senior Champion: Macland Emilio Button | Scott Culbertson & James McFarland

Reserve Intermediate Champion: Duckett Doc Bree | Blackjack Holsteins & T & L Cattle LTD

Reserve Senior Champion: Lampada Aldee Goldchip | Fred Fornwald & Sons Farms

LTD, Laurie & Donna Harp

Junior Champion: MS Blackjack SK Electric | Blackjack, T Dickerhoof, & G & M Schmidt

Reserve Junior Champion: Kurthhaven Lauigi Tattoo | Kurthhaven Farms

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MARATHON COUNTY HOLSTEIN BREEDERS

She's Special!

2-02 300 22,869M 4.0F 3.2P

3-02 365 30,684M 4.2F 3.0P

4-07 365 33,582M 4.0F 3.2P

Special placed 1st in the Aged Cow class and was Honorable Mention Senior Champion at the Central Wisconsin State Fair!

SYNERGY-FUST PFCT

PILLOW is due 1/2/2024

HER DAUGHTERS

SYNERGY-FUST WG PACHISI-ET +3213 GTPI

SYNERGY-FUST SHPR PRION +3201 GTPI

SYNERGY-FUST POWERHOUSE-ET +3166 GTPI

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FUSTEAD HOLSTEINS

Leon & Lytle Matthie

231056 Hwy Q, Ringle, WI 54471

Leon: 715-297-8485 | Lyle: 715-297-8483 www.llmdairy.com

Visitors welcome!

Brian & Wendy Fust

Phone: 715-842-5868

Fax: 715-848-0465

Wausau, Wis.

Tyler, Shannon, Sarah, Tanner and Savannah Adam, Jennifer, Aiden, Bailey & Connor

Diamonds are Forever

Her Dam: L-L-M Dairy McCut Silk EX-92 93-MS

MARATHON COUNTY HOLSTEIN BREEDERS

Gary’s Dairy

Good-Time Registered Holsteins Gary Stankowski, Owner

Farm: wy osinee

Home: gar sh R osinee

Ded-Dit Holsteins

DED-DIT HOTLINE

SAHIRA EX-91 EX-MS Supreme ChampionWisconsin Valley Fair 2023

Doug Dittmar ir h treet hofiel

Save the Date:

Barron County Fall Sale

Saturday, November 4, 2023

Call Milkyhill Cattle Sale for rates

CONTACT ED MIELKE - 715-574-2931

Moo-dy Acres

Mike, Barb, Madison and Abigail Borchardt W4370 Wien Drive, Edgar, WI 53325 715-352-2448

MARATHON COUNTY

HOLSTEIN ASSOCIATION COOPERATIVE

2023 CALF RAFFLE WINNERS

Congratulations to Barry Richardson who won the first prize of a Registered Holstein Calf!

ADDITIONAL WINNERS

2nd Place: $500 Kwik Trip Gift Card - Galen Schrieber

3rd Place: 1/4 Beef - Joe Maier

4th Place: $250 Fleet Farm Gift Card - Matt Lippert

5th Place: $250 cash - Jeff Donnor

6th Place: 1/4 Beef - Cory Phillipi

7th Place: 1 Pie a Month for a Year - Cory Phillipi

8th Place: $250 Athens IGA Gift Card - June King

9th Place: $100 Texas Roadhouse Gift Card - Austin Fahey

10th Place: $100 Mullins Cheese Gift Card - Tim Milke

11th Place: $100 Nasonville Gift Card - Maverick Kreager

12th Place: $100 Lynn Dairy Gift Card - Dean Johnson

13th Place: $100 Culvers Gift Card - Connie Freiders

14th Place: $100 cash - Katelyn Osborne

15th Place: $100 cash - Misty Vogel

16th Place: $100 cash - Lowell Borchardt

17th Place: $75 cash - Twin B Dairy

18th Place: $75 cash - Spencer Holbach

19th Place: $75 cash - Brian Lehman

20th Place: $50 cash - R&D Block

21st Place: $50 cash - Shirley Brickford

22nd Place: $50 cash - Randy Jagcinski

The calf raffle drawing was held August 19, 2023 at the Athen’s Fair following the Little Britches Dairy Show. Thank you to everyone who purcahsed a ticket!

look forward

soon!

Second calf Senior 3-Yr-Old Sidekick x Toppglen Atwood Waki, EX-94 3E

Feed, nutrition & management expertise

Employee-Owned

Family Matters

Holsteins have always been a part of Mapleton Valley but weren’t registered until the early 1990s. Bryn and Blake are now showing family members of the original registered girls.

We’re proud of our homebred cows as well as a few that we’ve purchased over the years from Gehlcrest, Ehrkes, and Indianhead… they’ve bred back well and we have several daughters and granddaughters from these foundation cows.

August 2023 Test – 14 cows – RHA 23,518 M– 3.9%F – 3.1%P – 54 SCC

August 2023 Classification – BAA 109.1 on 12 cows – 3 EX 6 VG 3 GP 12 of the 13 scored are homebred. 10 are in their 1st or 2nd lactation.

Some highlights:

Mapleton-Valley Airlift Nuptial EX-91 (Airlift x VG-88 Aftershock x 2E-92 Dundee)

Mapleton-Valley Crush Lilac 2E-91 (Crush x VG-86 Mammoth x VG-88 Atlas)

Indianhead Aftershock Ellie 2E-91 (Aftershock x VG-87 Epic x EX-94 Goldwyn)

The Agnew Family Oconomowoc, Wis Pat: 414-217-7795 | Katie: 920-273-9324 | Tom: 608-347-4948 mapletonvalley@gmail.com

Blake with Mapleton-Valley Allegany Lullaby Reserve Jr. Champion – Waukesha County Fair 2023

Bryn with Mapleton-Valley King Doc Noel Reserve Jr. Champion - Waukesha County Fair 2022

MO Jersey Cattle Club

Senior 2 Year Old Cow

1 Valley-Gem Dirk Orchid – Down N Dirty

2 Mi-Wil Gem Casino Gravity – Mi-Wil and Valley Gem, ALL-MO

3 Budjon-Vail Cltn Allison Parker – Grant Dohle

4 Mi-Wil Victorious Double Dip – Colton Kleiboeker

Junior 3 Year Old Cow

1 Mi-Wil Gem Colton Cherokee – Mi Wil and Valley Gem, ALL-MO

2023 Missouri State Fair Jersey Show Results

All-Missouri Jersey Show

Ethan Heinzmann, Judge

Spring Heifer Calf

1 Mi-Wil Gem Vict Zitti Zitti – Mi Wil and Valley Gem

2 Mi-Wil Gem Choco Pigtails – Cobie Kleiboeker, ALL-MO

3 Joel Midnight of Starstruck – Grant Dohle

4 Casinos Pixie Dust of Starstruck – Grant Dohle

5 Lin-Crest Respect Voluptuous – Molly Melzer

6 VZ Mr Swagger Mamme Mia – Harper VanZyverden

Winter Heifer Calf

1 Victorious Cinn-Start Bentley – Grant Dohle, ALL-MO

2 Down & Dirty Gentry Sunny – Down N Dirty

3 Robthom Matrix Valentino – Robthom Farm

Fall Heifer Calf

1 Mi-Wil Gem Victorious Zest – Mi Wil and Valley Gem

2 Mi-Wil Gem Vic Albuquerque – Mil-Wil ALL-MO

3 Z-Class Club Crackers-ET – Karla Deaver

4 VZ Plus Myla 5098 – Harper VanZyverden

5 Ram-Elle Forte Beyonce – Chase Eilenstine

6 Lin-Crest Machine Schnapp – David Melzer

7 Parrigon Sturgis Comet – Emma Parrigon

8 Lanies Mister Fritzy – Kylin Wagner

Summer Yearling Heifer

1 Valley Gem VIP on the Rock – Lauryn Weinsensee

2 Fallenleaf Gentry Parade – Karla Deaver, ALL-MO

3 DKG Andreas Guess Pepper – Harper VanZyverden

Spring Yearling Heifer

1 Moonvalley Magician Laura – Lily Bluel ALL-MO

Winter Yearling Heifer

1 Sirwood Positive Karma – James DeFreece, ALL-MO

2 Mi-Wil Magician DeeDee – Cobie Kleiboeker

3 JX Moonvalley Got Maid Star – David Melzer

4 Jo-Kirch Chrome Fear This – Cade Claycomb

5 Jo-Kirch Viceroy Beyonce – Gretchen Dickerson

Fall Yearling Heifer

1 MM Kid Rock Bisquick-ET – Grant Dohle, ALL-MO

Junior Champion

Mi-Wil Gem Victorious Zest – Mi-Wil and Valley Gem

Reserve Junior Champion

Victorious Cinn-Star Bentley – Grant Dohle

Junior Best 3 Females

1 Mi-Wil and Valley Gem

Dry Cow, Any Age

1 Hearts Desire Fizz Fudge – Kylin Wagner, ALL-MO

Junior 2 Year Old Cow

1 Mi-Wil Casino Hathaway – Mi-Wil and Valley Gem, ALL-MO

2 Mi-Wil Gem Chrome Amarillo, Mi-Wil and Valley Gem

3 Noble Oaks VIP Hookup – James DeFreece

4 Random Luck VIP AlaMode – Down N Dirty

5 VF Arrow Nike – Reagan Voskamp

2 Ratliff Rockstar Dasher-ET – Grant Dohle

3 VZ Tequila Honey Boo Boo – Harper VanZyverden

Intermediate Champion

Mi-Wil Casino Hathaway, Mi-Wil and Valley Gem

Reserve Intermediate Champion

Mi-Wil Gem Colton Cherokee – Mi-Wil and Valley Gem

Honorable Mention Intermediate Champion

Valley Gem Dirk Orchid, Down N Dirty

4 Year Old Cow

1 Bridon PNV Embrace-ET – Karla Deaver, ALL-MO

2 A-C-K Fizz Piper, Grant Dohle

3 Visionary Disco of JCB – Cade Claycomb

5 Year Old Cow

1 Velley Gem jedi Garlic – Mi-Wil and Valley Gem, ALL-MO

2 VF Showdown Notorious – Reagan Voskamp

3 TJF Mamme 1391 – Lila Wantland

Aged Cow

1 Bama TT Treasures of Starstruck – Grant Dohle, ALL-MO

2 VF Colton Nickleshine – Reagan Voskamp

3 JX-EJ Schaefer Queen – Evan Schaefer

4 Kahens Regal Purdi – Sophie Wagner

Senior Champion

Bridon PNV Embrace-ET – Karla Deaver

Reserve Senior champion

Bama Treasures TT of StarStruck - Grant Dohle

Honorable Mention Senior Champion –

Valley Gem Jedi Garlic – Mi-Wil and Valley Gem

Grand Champion

Bridon PNV Embrace-ET – Karla Deaver

Reserve Grand Champion

Mi-Wil Casino Hathaway, Mi-Wil and Valley Gem

Best 3 Females

1 Mi-Wil and Valley Gem

2 Reagan Voskamp

Produce of Dam

1 Reagan Voskamp

Dam-Daughter

1 Kylin Wagner

Premier Breeder – Mi-Wil and Valley Gem

Premier Exhibitor – Mi-Wil and Valley Gem

Thank you to our sponsors for the All-Missouri Jersey Show

32 Whistle Stop General Store

Vaughn Miller Trucking

D Bar J Livestock

Race Brothers

Moon Valley Farms

Starstruck Jerseys

Fallenleaf Jerseys

2023 MISSOURI COW OF THE YEAR CONTEST

OFFICIAL VOTING BALLOT

Voting Deadline: Saturday, January 2, 2024

NOMINEES FOUND IN PULSATOR

(Indicates issue nominated) Vote for only one

C-OF-O MOGUL FRANNIE-ANNIE, College of the Ozarks (Fall Pulsator)

GROVES-VU DATE NIGHT, Groves-View Dairy (Fall Pulsator)

WRIGHTVALE DOORMAN PONY, Wrightvale Farm (Fall Pulsator)

Any unsigned or unlegible ballots will not be counted. You may make copies of this ballot. Ballots can be found on website, Winter Pulsator, and Facebook page. VOTE ONLINE OR MAIL BY JAN. 2 Missouri Holstein Association, 11449 Lawrence 2220, Verona, MO 65769

WE WANT YOU

State District Meetings

Mark your calendar below with the date. This is a great time of fellowship & to receive district, state, junior, and national information. Please attend!

Monday, Nov. 13 Noon: SC District Meeting

Monday, Nov. 13

Evening: SE District Meeting

Tuesday, Nov. 14 Noon: NE Central District Meeting

Tuesday, Nov. 14

Evening: NW District Meeting

Wednesday, Nov. 15 Noon: WC District Meeting

Thursday, Nov. 16 Noon: SW District Meeting

MO Holstein Distinguished Service Award

DUE NOVEMBER 1!

The Distinguished Service Award is bestowed upon a current or former member who has rendered outstanding and unselfish service for many years and thereby has made a notable contribution to the advancement of the Holstein breed in Missouri. Nominee may be a living or deceased member and will be selected by an anonymous panel appointed by the president. Nomination forms available by emailing jwright@missouriholstein.com and accompanied by one letter of support.

Missouri Dairy Hall of Honors

2022 Winners

Dairy Leadership Award: Tom Oelrichs

Distinguished Dairy Cattle Breeder: Ridge View Farm, Jennie & Mike Droste

Meritorious Service: Dave Drennan

Pioneer Dairy Leader: Sam & Ethel Messer

The Schoen Family

W“hen you see kids and grandkids with a passion to continue-that’s worth more than any amount of money,” says John Schoen. The grandkids helping around the farm make up the 7th generation for the Schoen family. A feat not many farms can brag about these days.

Farming for the family began in the early 1800s. In the mid-1800s they founded their farm at its current location, in southeast Missouri among the river hills near Oakridge, MO. Dairying became the norm for the family in the early 1900s and they eventually built their first “real” milk barn in 1937.

Since their early beginning, the farm has been handed down from generation to generation and continued to grow each year. They currently milk 300 head of cattle made up of mainly Holsteins, with a small handful of Milking Shorthorn that adds a bit of “color” to the herd.

It takes commitment and a lot of hands-on deck for the operation to run smoothly. Set up as a family corporation, children, siblings, cousins, and grandchildren all work together to make decisions and manage the farm. “It is a juggling act between work, family and dairy as it is a 24/7 job, but this is why we have what we have,” describes Melinda. It takes the entire team to make the farm functional and efficient.

The family dynamic the Schoens and Hemmanns have created, along with striving to improve the operation are two key concepts that are the driving force of the dairy. Improving what they can and creating a working family unit that can transcend success from generation to generation is a daily goal the dairy aimsto maintain.

A lot of emphasis has been put on building and improving the farm throughout the years. “Keep modernizing, or it will catch up with you. Things will eventually wear out,”

John and Teri Schoen

Daughter Melinda Morrison and husband Chad children Ella and Hattie

Son Corvin Schoen and fiancé Tabbatha son Brent

Son Matt Schoen and wife Melinda children Kelby and Abby

Cathy and David Hemmann

Son Kyle Hemmann and wife Nicki son Mason

John says. This is one concept that John says helps to set their farm apart from others. “We always try to stay cutting edge,” he adds. For example, they have made the full circle around when it comes to feeding. They used the computer feeders and cow collars and then eventually made their way back to TMR and lane delivery.

When it comes to making improvements, the Schoen’s have placed a lot of importance on cow comfort. It is one of the most important concepts when it comes to having cattle that show their success in the milk tank. Whether it is cold, or hot, adjustments should be and have been made. With the heat this year, the most recent changes made to their dry cow barn proved to pay off. After researching multiple sources, they developed their dry cow barn. These improvements resulted in more comfortable cattle and less loss of fresh cows through the summer heat spells. In the past, dry cows would spend their time on pasture, but improvements now allow the cattle to spend all their time “living on a beach, under the fans,” as Melinda puts it. The current cattle flow system allows the transition cows to now spend all their time under one roof. Cows easily flow from the dry cow pen, to the straw bedded maternity pen, to the freshening pen, then up the hill to the miking herd in a sand bedded freestall barn.

Three generations oversee Schoen Dairy. Siblings John Schoen and Cathy Hemmann along with their children and grandchildren.

Pictured standing left to right: John, Ella, Corvin, Teri, Melinda M., Kelby, Abby, Melinda S., Matt, Landon Miesner (Cathy’s grandson), Cathy, Kyle, and David. Front: Mason and Hattie

John believes each generation has to progress. There is always something to improve, look at your resources. There can always be something, even if it is small and simple. John says, “have a carry-on attitude. Even if you can’t afford it, a little progress is better than nothing.”

When it comes to making these improvements, it is not left to just one person to decide everything. Involving the ENTIRE family for the decision-making process is a crucial element to Schoen dairy. Although it is made up of family members, the farm is a business, and is ran like one. Major decisions take planning and nothing is instant. The family works as a group, researches sources, and will meet several times a week to discuss the proposition at hand. They ask themselves a simple question; Will the benefits outweigh the cost? Of course, not everyone always agrees but Melinda says their attitude toward future goals generally outweighs everything else. She says, “Our parents are proud that we all work together and have the same goals in mind. We continually try and help each other out, and if everyone is doing their job it works.”

Letting the younger generations take the reins can be something that many find difficult. John feels this is an extremely important element when it comes to ensuring the future of the farm for generations. He says, “the older people have to back off and let upcoming youth make decisions, gotta let them try.” Through their decisions, they can see their successes and failures, and little by little have bigger tasks handed to them. For him, this hands-on experience is the best way, even if he doesn’t always agree, it is the long term goal he looks at and hopes to achieve. John’s daughter Melinda says, “I have been watching my dad and Cathy [John’s sister] let the next generation take the reins.” She can see the difficulty that brings as she is now teaching her own children. It’s not easy, but it is important for the future of the operation. She continues, “I see my dad teach me and I try to teach my children. I want to see the farm do well and succeed.”

With all the improvements, the shared decision making and delegation of duties, the dairy has milk records that easily make them stand out. They can boast on a fat corrected milk record of over 30,000lbs, receiving first in the state last year.

One aspect of these milk records is their breeding program. Melinda handles most of the breeding and sire selection. Building off of the groundwork her father John has laid over the years, Melinda’s personal goal is “how can I make the best version of this cow.” She aims for “pretty girls that work and get bred” For example, 4 year old, Schoen Moonwind P 2969, or “Mabell” who they recently exhibited at a local fair is just one example of cattle Melinda strives for. A cow that looks good in the show ring and puts a lot of milk in the tank. This lactation, Mabell had a ME of 33,000, and is scored VG 86. Mabell also ranked 1st in the state for her fat at 5.7 and 3rd for protein at 3.4 this year. She is a cow Melinda is personally proud of. Melinda has a picture of her own ideal cow and strives for her with each breeding. Working towards the goal of having a rolling herd average over 30,000, Melinda puts a lot of thought and passion into working to breed each new generation of animals.

Along with breeding up and coming generations, cattle comfort and a good nutritionist are other aspects John accredits the success in the milk tank to. They have been lucky enough to work with the same nutritionist for 24 years now. John says, “a good nutritionist is always reasonably trying to push the herd. We can thank him for our high milk yields.”

At the end of the day, Melinda and John agree, the dairy is hard work. As John says, “the farm has been through the depression. It has been through the 80s. Today, it is feeling similar to those times. It can be hard to make money sometimes. It’s hard.” He continues, “but you have to have a positive attitude, you cannot let the bad stuff get you down. There is never a dull moment.” There is always work to be done. Melinda says, “at this scale you have to love the job and don’t take anything for granted.” As John says, it takes luck and balance to make it all work. “Look at your number of cows, the number of acres, and your amount of manure, and make it all work together.” They look towards the future and the main goal as Melinda exclaims, “I want to see the 2 legged and the 4 legged on this farm be the best they can be.”

What a Great day for Field Day!

The Schoen family hosted the 2023 Missouri Holstein Field Day on July 13th. The family went above and beyond showcasing their multi-generational dairy. John and his sister Cathy, their children, and grandchildren are the driving force behind the success of Schoen’s. A rain shower the evening before made for great spirits and a settling of the dust.

Guests rotated through several different stations: The new parallel milking barn with updated technology, bedded maternity pen, sand bedded dry pen, calf barn, calf milk pasteurizing and calf feeding room, tractor ride to heifer barn, and freestall barn for milking females.

We had a great group of sponsors that took part in the day. Gateway FS was a gold sponsor that provided the meal. They also provided door prizes and awards for the judging contest assembled by Melinda Morrison. A wonderful lunch and a roundtable featuring family members and Extension specialists to explain how the Schoen’s tackle family transition and face the future with excitement and innovation.

Picture above: tractor ride on field day

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Veterinarian Corner

Uncomfortable. When I was asked to contribute an article to this publication I was immediately placed outside my comfort zone. I haven’t had to write much more than a vaccination program since graduating veterinary school 13 years ago. Sure I’ve had to give the occasional power point presentation at a producer meeting and revise written standard operating procedure, but to actually sit down and write an article it’s been what seems like a lifetime ago. That being said let’s hop into this thing and discuss being uncomfortable.

Summer is upon us whether we like it or not. That means lots of long hours sitting in the tractor seat. Uncomfortable. That means lots of insects doing their best to spread disease and annoy the crap out of their intended target that day. Uncomfortable. That means days on end of scorching temperatures taking their toll on both man and beast. Uncomfortable.

Of course you already know these things. So do your cattle. Cow comfort is essential all year round, but especially this time of year. Temperature-humidity indexes above approximately 75 degrees Fahrenheit have been shown to increase respiration rates and rectal temperatures in dry cows. It can be assumed that lactating cows will be affected similarly. Uncomfortable. Heat stress is real and we should do everything we can to keep it minimalized. Whether your cattle are housed indoors with fans and misters or outside on pasture, keeping them comfortable will pay dividends with higher milk production and conception rates. Simply putting up shades for pasture housed cattle will help tremendously. If you have free stall housing, would more fans or changes to mister settings be of benefit? Are you planning an expansion or remodel in the future? If so, is a tube ventilated barn something you should look into? Just remember, there is always room for improvement. Small steps can pay big in the long run.

Another thing to consider this time of year is insect control. Flies are seemingly everywhere and no matter who you ask they are worse than they’ve ever been. Controlling them is never easy and there is no one size fits all protocol to achieve optimal control. Fly tags, pour-on products, feed through growth regulators and premise sprays all have a place in controlling fly numbers. Don’t forget the simple things like cleaning old feed piles and timely manure management to help reduce numbers as well. Fly control is essential to prevent the spread of pinkeye as well as some of the bacteria that cause mastitis. A single case of either of these diseases can cost upwards of $150 dollars with medication costs, lost production and labor. Uncomfortable.

Many of these same control measures are appropriate for tick and mosquito control as well. Anaplasmosis and Theileriois, two diseases spread by the blood transfer in the bite of certain insects, are uncommon in dairy cattle.

Their effects can be devastating however. Morbidity and mortality can be very high in naïve herds once introduced, and unlike beef cattle, dairy producers can’t feed daily CTC to control infections. Uncomfortable.

All these nasty critters can spread Bovine Leukosis Virus as well, but that’s a topic for another day…

After reading this you’re probably as uncomfortable as I was writing it. Just remember though, no challenge is ever too big to overcome, and failure is an opportunity to reflect and improve. Hope all is well at your end of the barn.

John Tyra Mississippi State University CVM 2010 Animal Clinic of Monett • Monett, MO

Dr. Tyra joined the Animal Clinic of Monett in the summer of 2010 as a new graduate. Hailing from Guntown, Mississippi, Dr. Tyra grew up on his family’s farm where cattle, chickens, and the occasional goat and pig were raised. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi before attending veterinary school at Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Tyra’s special interests include beef and dairy production medicine and bovine reproductive services. John is married to his wife Nikki and is the proud father of daughter Emory. They all share the house with a six-year-old pit bull named Baloo.

Fall Fertility of Forages – The Ideal Time

Assummer comes to a close and fall and winter are on the horizon, growers of cool season forage crops often miss an opportunity to greatly impact the production of pasture and hayfields for the next year by missing a crucial fertility application.

It is a common practice around March or April to make a run on the bulk fertilizer dealers to try to get fertilizer applied on hayfields and pastures. There are many problems that can develop when following this practice. Many find that everyone else in the county has the same idea at the same time only to find that all the fertilizer buggies or trucks are booked up and your name may get added to a wait list that could take some time to work through.

Often about that same time, the weather becomes challenging and conditions lead to a significant delay in getting fertilizer spread. As a result, there are many Missouri fields that go un-fertilized until much later. Late fertilizer applications miss an opportunity to have a positive impact on tonnage for the current year’s crop. Late applications usually don’t have enough time to fully move through the soil profile and come in contact with the majority of the root system. This is especially true for phosphate and potash applications in-season.

It can also be true for nitrogen applications. Nitrogen will move through the soil profile quicker, depending on rainfall, but if we don’t have nitrogen applied in a timely manner, the full impact is missed. For cool-season grass hay fields, nitrogen is commonly applied late winter through early greenup of the crop.

Nitrogen on spring pastures really depends on stocking density on the farm. If the stocking density is low, sometimes no nitrogen is in order. If the density is high, nitrogen can be staggered around the farm with some going on early and other fields receiving it following some grazing. This pushes spring forage production further into the summer, where it is needed the most. Fall nitrogen on tall fescue pastures intended for fall and winter stockpile grazing should be applied in August each year. In many ways, this is the best time to get the most “bang for the buck” if you depend on grazing these pastures.

Nitrogen in the fall for spring hay production can also be a good thing. Though it is not commonly done unless producers are stockpiling tall fescue, the practice can help to stimulate better root development and produce better tiller buds. Recent studies in both Missouri and Kansas have shown some positive results of applying all the nitrogen for a hay crop in the fall, but more research is needed before this is a recommended practice.

In the Kansas trial, they found that forage quality, when putting all the nitrogen on in the fall, was slightly lower in the spring. Most likely this is due to the tillers produced in the fall leading to more stems in the spring.

Eighty units of nitrogen applied spring or fall could easily cost $40 to $50 per acre. If you are tired of spending your fertilizer dollar on nitrogen, clover can be used to take care of nitrogen

needs in pastures and hayfields. In a six-year replicated research trial at Missouri’s Hundley-Whaley Research Center near Albany, Missouri, they found that no nitrogen on tall fescue yielded an average of 2.7 tons per acre. The use of significant amounts of white clover and red clover with the fescue both averaged about the same as two applications of 60 pounds of nitrogen spring and again in the fall (around 4.3 tons per acre). Clover can be drilled in the fall or frost seeded to get it introduced in the stand.

When nitrogen is used, the form of nitrogen must be given some consideration. Most Missouri dealers today are now carrying urea. It is important to use urea treated with a urease inhibitor to prevent losses, especially while we may still experience some warm fall weather before winter. There is little concern of volatilization losses with ammonium nitrate but it can have a tendency to leach or run-off with high rainfall events. If conditions are right for good soil incorporation of nitrogen, Missouri research has found that nitrogen can carryover to the spring better than we once believed.

Another challenge is sometimes we realize we didn’t get those soil tests done as we planned, so there is a run on extension centers and dealers to get tests submitted and back before the fertilizer needs to go on. In reality, this important step may get skipped, missing a chance to get an accurate assessment of what the true fertilizer needs are.

Soil testing at least every three or four years on fields is more important than ever to get an accurate assessment of true fertility needs. Agronomists can give fairly confident recommendations on nitrogen applications without soil tests, but it is impossible for anyone to guess on lime, phosphate and potash needs. Fall is often considered the very best time to do soil testing.

Standard ag limestone applications can take anywhere from six months to two years in some cases to fully adjust soil pH levels. This requires some preplanning to be able to get lime applied as early as possible. Again, this means the fall is an outstanding time to get this practice done if you want to see benefit for next year’s crop.

There are many advantages of getting fertilizer and lime applied in the fall or winter months. These certainly include the avoidance of the problems mentioned above. Soil labs aren’t booked up, fertilizer plants are not busy, sometimes fertilizer prices may be lower and the window to work around weather issues is much wider. Perhaps it is time to rethink our common practices of timing fertilizer application. Two things may happen: Your dealer will thank you for making their job easier and you may actually have higher forage production for 2024.

By Tim Schnakenberg Field Specialist in Agronomy University of Missouri Extension; Stone County Extension Center

New MU Extension Field Specialist!

Chloe Collins began her role as an MU Extension field specialist in dairy on July 31. With her office in Mountain Grove, she will support dairy producers in the southwest region and provide services across the state. She will advise producers on all facets of dairy production, with a specialized area of knowledge in cattle reproduction.

Growing up in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, she showed, then judged, dairy cattle in high school. After meeting her husband as an undergrad, they married in 2019 and moved to Strafford in 2020. Three years later they have a hobby farm with an angus steer, three dogs and three cats.

She earned both her bachelor’s degree in Animal Science and her graduate degree in Agriculture from Missouri State University. Here, she was part of the accelerated master’s program, so she was able to start the graduate program before graduating with her bachelor’s. As a graduate student, Chloe worked with her advisor, Dr. Adam McGee, to construct more reproductive-focused courses. She enjoyed learning about endocrinology and cattle reproduction.

“Even though I’ve only been in my position for just a few weeks, I’ve been happily surprised with how friendly and helpful everyone is,” said Collins. “I’ve already met many of the other extension specialists in my region and they have been very open to advising and helping me succeed. I’m looking forward to working with Reagan Bluel, the other dairy field specialist, as well as my other extension colleagues to create programs that will benefit Missouri dairy producers.”

You can reach Chloe at (417) 349-4134 or chloecollins@missouri.edu.