Focused on polled genetics
Jo-Eng Dairy Farms aims for cattle without horns
By Stacey Smart stacey.s@dairystar.com
GERMAN VALLEY, Ill.
When Brooklynn Hollis returned to the family farm in 2022 after graduating from the University of WisconsinPlatteville, she took over breeding decisions in her role as herd manager and pursued 100% polled genetics. Today, 60% of the farm’s youngstock are polled.
“Dehorning is a stressor we want to avoid,” Brooklynn said. “Not having horns reduces stress on young calves.”
Brooklynn is the fth generation at Jo-Eng Dairy Farms Inc. where she farms with her parents, Jodi and Todd Hollis, her grandparents, Gary and Sally Engbert, and her uncle, Michael Engbert. Michael’s wife, Cindy, works off the farm.
The family milks 720 cows and farms 1,300 acres near German Valley. Cows are milked three times a day in a double-16 parallel parlor. Jodi said they have worked hard to increase butterfat and protein over the last few years, with
an emphasis on fat. The farm’s rolling herd average is 30,777 pounds of milk with 4.0% butterfat and 3.0% protein.
“We don’t focus on high milk bulls,” Brooklynn said. “Components, daughter pregnancy rate and reproductive performance are most important to us. In this area, you get paid more for butterfat and protein. We also strive for longevity.”
The farm is home to many 9-, 10-, and 11-year-old cows, and 53% of the herd is in their third lactation or later.
Brooklynn’s polled genetics breeding strategy was motivated by a desire to eliminate dehorning on their farm, which she said is made more laborintensive using pain medications. Using nerve blocks to manage pain, the family has dehorned calves as young as 1-3 days of age.
“We’ve always used paste for dehorning, but it’s not 100% effective,” Jodi said. “If the dehorning process didn’t take right, you can have animals with one horn later on or curved horns.”
Dehorning now takes place once a week versus several times a week, given the reduced number of calves born with horns.
Jodi said they dabbled in polled breeding for quite some time before adopting the exclusive use of polled genetics.
“We thought, ‘What good is it to just breed a few polled animals in a herd our size,’” Jodi said. “‘It’s not going to make a big difference. We have to be all in or all out.’ So we went all in. You have to be that way for a few years before you
see the difference.”
Polled bulls are used for all sexed semen breeding on the farm. Brooklynn concentrates on elite, up-and-coming polled sires. Jo-Eng Dairy Farms is part of Select Sires
Inc.’s NxGEN program and ABS Global Inc.’s Icon Sires program, both of which give the farm access to the most elite genetics at each cooperative.
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Jodi Hollis (le ) and her daughter, Brooklynn, pause next to one of their polled heifer calves Dec. 11 at Jo-Eng Dairy Farms Inc. near German Valley, Illinois. The family milks 720 cows and has pursued 100% polled gene cs since 2022.
A polled Red & White Holstein cow takes a break from ea ng Dec. 11 in the
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Illinois. This cow is part of a family that has four genera ons of polled gene cs.
“There’s not a whole lot of polled bulls, but when there is, they are topnotch,” Brooklynn said. “We’ll use bulls that are not on the program too. The gap between the best polled bulls and the best horned bulls is shrinking.”
Jodi agreed.
“They’ve come a long way on polled genetics in the last few years,” she said. “There are getting to be more and more polled bulls to choose from, and there are more homozygous polled bulls, which you know will give you polled calves.”
A homozygous polled animal, identied as PP, has two copies of the polled gene and does not have horns, nor will any of its offspring have horns. The polled gene is dominant, therefore, if a calf is a polled carrier or heterozygous Pp, she will not have horns, but she could have offspring with horns. When a homozygous polled animal is bred to a homozygous horned animal, there is a 100% chance of getting a polled calf. Thus far, one homozygous polled calf has been born at Jo-Eng Dairy Farms.
“We hope to build up our population of homozygous cattle,” Brooklynn said.
If a polled carrier is bred to a bull with horns, there is a 75% chance she will have a calf with horns, Brooklynn said. A mating of two heterozygous
polled animals results in a 25% chance of producing a calf with horns. When breeding a horned cow to a polled bull, there is a 50% chance of getting a calf with horns.
“It will take a long time to get to a herd that is 100% polled, if that is even possible,” Jodi said.
Once they attain multiple homozygous animals within the same family, Brooklynn said they plan to breed back to a horned bull for genetic purposes, which will still produce a polled calf.
“A lot of the top genomic polled bulls stem back to the same bull, so this helps us diversify and avoid inbreeding,” she said. “Breeding decisions get complicated with homozygous and heterozygous animals.”
Brooklynn uses polled Holstein, Brown Swiss and Jersey bulls along with Angus semen on the predominantly Holstein herd that also includes Jerseys and Brown Swiss. The only cows bred to horned dairy bulls are Brooklynn’s Ayrshire show cows.
At Jo-Eng, 25%-30% of cows are bred to sexed polled dairy semen, and about 75% are bred to beef semen. They breed 80% of heifers to sexed polled dairy semen and 20% to beef semen.
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Brooklynn said their reproduction rates are high, with a pregnancy rate of 37% and a conception rate of 47%.
Brooklynn handpicks 6-8 polled bulls to use at once and rotates bulls periodically. One of her favorites they have used heavily is Penn-England Chew-P-ET.
“Proofs come out every quarter, and we’re always watching if there are younger, newer bulls we could be using,” she said. “Everything is mated through Select Sires based on genomics, which helps with inbreeding levels.”
looking forward to developing high genomic polled animals to potentially in vitro fertilize. The family does genomic testing on all heifers, and while genetic progress has not grown as quickly in the last couple of years, Jodi said they are still above the baseline.
“We take a dip in genomics doing this, but we feel the advantages are going to outweigh the disadvantages,” she said.
The rst polled heifers born since starting the program will enter the milking string in the next few months, and Jodi said she does not feel this sacrice in genomics will impair production.
Brooklynn tries to incorporate at least one Red & White bull.
“There are very few Red & White polled bulls,” she said. “Brown Swiss also has a small selection of polled bulls.”
As they work to build a herd of polled cattle, Brooklynn said she is
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“I’ve always believed that if we take good care of our cows, they’re going to take care of us and produce milk,” Jodi said. “We have older cows with older genetics, and they milk well, so these polled ones can do it too.”
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A polled Jersey heifer calf stays inside her hutch Dec. 11 at Jo-Eng Dairy Farms Inc. near German Valley, Illinois. Sixty percent of the farm’s youngstock are polled.
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5 years ago
A season of giving
By 2019, eight Minnesota women — Karyl Diersen, Donna Banse, Luan Hammell, Linda Kruse, Sheila Schroeder and Sharie Ingvalson, all from Caledonia, Minnesota, Mary Lou Graf from Hokah and Kriss Lee from Houston — had spent 15 years buying gifts for families in need. These women were dubbed the Cow Club. All of them were past or current dairy farmers. For the rst 12 years the women were given an anonymous family to shop for through Houston County social services. In 2017 they decided to switch it up and pick who they helped. That year they helped a family whose oldest son was diagnosed with cancer at 7 years of age. The group enjoyed deciding for themselves who they were going to help so that is what they did moving forward.
Employee culture leads to better working environment
At MoDak Dairy near Goodwin, South Dakota, Greg Moes learned the importance of employer and employee relations and cultural differences. Maristela Rovai, who was an assistant professor and dairy extension specialist at South Dakota State University, specialized in classes that focused on training programs for the Hispanic demographic. Rovai said it is important for farmers to understand the culture and nd value in everyone in the hiring process. Moes was pleased with how everyone, owners and employees alike, got along. To retain good working relationships, MoDak Dairy gathered everyone once a month for an employee dinner.
Late harvest a time of challenges, stress
Ed Bacon of Columbus, Wisconsin, had a harvest season full of stress and challenges in 2019. In a normal year, he farms 800 acres of his own crops and does custom work on another 1,000 acres, with harvest beginning in early October. That year, snow fell on Halloween, destroying his plans for a timely harvest and by Dec. 9 he still had 400 acres of corn and 200 acres of soybeans to harvest. Many farmers, Bacon said, were having a tough time getting their harvest complete. Another factor that created the late harvest was a wet spring which caused them to plant late. For Bacon, this meant corn was planted a month late.
Farming a family legacy for Guyrand Farms
The Guy family — Dick, Ruth, Rick, Donna and Hunter — was in the position of either getting out of dairying or upgrading their facilities at their farm near Sparta, Wisconsin. After they looked at the numbers, they decided the best option was to build a new barn with a parlor. They also built a new freestall barn that could hold 80 milking and 20 dry cows. The herd was introduced to the new facility in March 2018. However, with the new buildings came some problems, including a milk house oor that sloped away from the drains, stalls that were built at the wrong height and a pit that was too small. Despite the challenges, the family was happy with the new barn.
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Even though they had been married seven months, Steve and Colleen Berscheit continued to spend their nights separated, he in Grey Eagle, Minnesota, and she in Sleepy Eye. Before they wed, the widow had been married to Anthony Hauser, who passed away in August 2011 from leukemia. The two had nine kids. Two years down the road, dairy farmers Steve and Colleen met through a farmers-only dating website. The pair talked on the phone for a couple of months before they decided to meet in person. They got engaged later that year and married the following May. However, being married did not change the fact that each had a dairy farm to operate. The Monday before Christmas, Steve moved his herd to Sleepy Eye so he could spend the holidays with his new family.
Thirty years of breeding cows
Kevin Farnsworth of Deereld, Wisconsin, a service representative at East Central Select Sires, now CentralStar Cooperative Inc., reached his 100,000th rst service cow milestone Nov. 25, 2014. His dairy roots sprouted from working on the dairy farm owned by his grandparents. He went to college and studied education with the hopes of becoming a teacher. After graduation, he and his wife, Jill, moved to her dad’s farm and started helping him out. To save money Farnsworth took a class to learn how to breed cattle, not knowing that it would change his entire career path. Every one of his customers Farnsworth said was more than just a client. Rather, they were friends and family and the reason he served the company for over 30 years.
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Liesers experiment with compost bedding pack
Near Lake Henry, Minnesota, a 40cow dairy was experimenting with compost bedding with the construction of a 104- by 62-foot pole barn. The barn was put up by Al, Kevin and Kurt Lieser so that Kurt could bring his cows to the family farm. The family started looking at barns in January 2004 and had their new barn built shortly after. It was only seven months after the pack was in use that the family started to notice an improvement in cow comfort, an increase in production and a lower somatic cell count. To keep the pack most effective the family cultivated it twice a day during milkings. This chore took about 15 minutes per session.
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Registration is now open for the 2025 Minnesota Organic Conference, an annual statewide conference that highlights organic agricultural practices.
Hosted by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, the two-day conference will take place Jan. 9-10 at the River’s Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud.
The event will feature keynote speakers and more than 30 breakout sessions providing educational opportunities in areas like organic crop production, dairy, livestock, fruits and vegetables, marketing and business. Attendees will also have access to an 80-booth trade show featuring information about relevant products and services.
The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Dairy Team will host its annual Dairy Directions Series Jan. 7 in Sac City and Jan. 8 in Pocahontas.
The purpose of the workshop series is to connect dairy producers with a certied bookkeeping consultant who specializes in farm nances. The series will focus on the basics of good bookkeeping, QuickBooks, assembling cash ows and balance sheets, how to enter in milk checks and other common transactions, what lenders are looking for and year-end tax preparations. The series will be interactive, and questions and topics producers want covered will be discussed. Mary T. Faber of Mary Faber Solutions LLC will be presenting the information and answering questions.
The workshop series is free for dairy producers to attend. An option to join via Zoom is also available. To RSVP, please contact MDI Southwest Coordinator Brittany Moorse at 507-530-4415 or brittany. moorse@pcmn.us.
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The series will focus on four topics: cyber security and articial intelligence on the farm; a water outlook; a commodity outlook plus what’s going on at the ISU dairy; and a review of dairy markets.
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Dairy Field Specialist Fred Hall will address the milk market and what is being discussed concerning the federal orders.
Both days will feature the same program from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., so dairy producers, heifer growers and agribusiness personnel can select the date and location that works best for them. Registration will open at 9:30 a.m. each day.
There is no charge to attend either program thanks to sponsorship from the county extension ofces. However, preregistration is requested to plan adequately for meals and materials. To register for the Jan. 7 Sac City session, call 712-6627131; for the Jan. 8 Pocahontas session, call 712-335-3103.
It is common for farmers to push farm succession planning to the back of their minds. It is not something that farms do every year, so nding the time and knowing where to start can be hurdles that seem too high to cross.
In this workshop, Joy Kirkpatrick and Kelly Wilfert, both extension farm management outreach specialists, will provide a framework to help farms to identify legal risks in farm succession and estate planning and to begin those rst conversations around succession planning.
These farm succession and estate planning workshops will be offered in two locations in January 2025:
— Jan. 10, 1-4 p.m. in Mukwonago at the Mukwonago Community Library, 511 Division St., Mukwonago, WI 53149.
— Jan. 17, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in Menomonie at the Dunn County Extension Ofce, 3001 US Highway 12 E, Menomonie, WI 54751.
These workshops are free. However, space is limited, so we would appreciate registration. We will accommodate walkins on the day of the workshops when possible.
Mukwonago location: Lisa Boyer, Waukesha County Extension Ofce: 262547-7775
Menomonie location: Ryan Sterry, regional agriculture educator: 715-308-6423
For more information, contact joy.kirkpatrick@wisc.edu 608-263-3485 or kelly. wilfert@wisc.edu 608-263-5798.
The Minnesota Dairy Initiative presents Dairy Farm Financial Workshop The event will be held Jan. 15, Jan. 22 and Feb. 19, from 1-3 p.m. at the Pipestone County Government Center in Pipestone.
Registration is now open for the Dairy Business Association’s 2025 Dairy Strong conference, happening in Green Bay Jan. 15-16 at the KI Convention Center.
“The 2025 conference will explore how policies, practices and priorities are inuencing the future of the dairy community,” said Lee Kinnard, DBA board president. “Following the presidential election in November, programming will feature nationally recognized political analysts and timely topics.”
This conference kicks off with the Tailgate at the Tundra Jan. 15 at iconic Lambeau Field and concludes with a special evening commemorating DBA’s 25th anniversary. A reception will be held to celebrate this signicant milestone with the Wisconsin Master Cheese reception, cocktails, networking and more.
Reunite with the agriculture community Jan. 22-23, during MN Ag Expo at the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center in Mankato. Over the course of two days, Minnesota’s marquee winter agriculture gathering sets our sights on the future by offering networking opportunities; educational sessions; a full trade show oor; dynamic speakers; fundraising events and more.
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will host a new Urban Cow program at the extension ofce in Sioux City.
The Urban Cow series is a ve-part educational program providing information about dairy cattle, goats and sheep for the urban producer.
All sessions will be hosted from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the ISU Extension and Outreach Woodbury County Ofce located at 4728 Southern Hills Drive in Sioux City.
The schedule is as follows:
Jan. 23 – Asset Needs: What animal(s) will best t your needs? We will discuss species and breeds, as well as land, housing facilities, milking equipment, and time and labor requirements.
Feb. 13 – Animal Husbandry: The discussion will focus on animal husbandry, nutrition and health.
March 6 – Sanitation: Having a plan for sanitation and milking protocols is extremely important. We will cover guidelines and talk about options.
April 3 – Cheese Making: This session will explore best management practices for cheese production and feature a hands-on demonstration.
Registration for the program can be completed online or by contacting the ISU Extension and Outreach Woodbury County ofce at 712-276-2157. For more information about the Urban Cow Program, call Fred M. Hall at 712-737-4230.
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Tell us about your chapter. Holland FFA was chartered in 1965 in Orange City, Iowa. We have been a very active chapter within our community and competing at the local and state levels. This past National FFA Convention, we competed in the national extemporaneous speaking contest as well as the national nursery landscape contest, in which Becky Bos competed.
What fundraisers does your chapter do throughout the year? Which is the most successful? We only have one fundraiser for the year, which is our annual fruit sales. This fundraiser was just completed, and we sold over $49,500 in items this year.
How does your chapter volunteer in the community throughout the year? The FFA members devote their time to various community service activities throughout the year, including food drives; Wreaths Across America; helping set up, work during and take down our annual three-day town festival known as Tulip Festival; and our local Sack Pack Program. Turn
What are the biggest events of the year? Our biggest events of the year would be the Iowa FFA State Leadership Conference and Tulip Festival. The state leadership conference is a large competition week for us, as we usually bring around 35 students to compete in various contests in
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two days, along with supporting our junior and senior members on receiving their state degrees. Tulip Festival is our town’s annual three-day festival where we help set up and take down all the bleachers, decorations and parade route materials. We also assist during the festival by driving oats, keeping the streets clean, picking up horse manure during the parade and helping with horsedrawn tours. Before the festival even begins, we help construct and x up the wooden decorations needed by the town.
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Members of the Holland FFA Chapter gather in October at the Na onal FFA Conven on in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Holland FFA Chapter was founded in 1965.
Tell us about your farm and family. My family is part of Hoogland Dairy located outside Maurice, Iowa. I come from a bigger family, with everyone having diverse interests in agriculture. My parents are Dean and Jean Bos. My dad serves as one of the herdsmen managers at the dairy, and my mom owns her own dog business. I have two older sisters: one is married with two kids and the other works as the health herdsman manager at our site that cares for a little over 1,000 cows. Additionally, I have three younger brothers who are all involved in agriculture in some way.
Why did you join FFA? I joined FFA because of my passion for agriculture and for the many different opportunities FFA offers. I wanted to
What is unique about your chapter? Our chapter is named Holland FFA because we are in Holland Township. We have also really ramped up our contest participation and have been extremely successful the last few years with advancing to the state level in many of our contests.
When was your chapter founded and how has it evolved? Our chapter was chartered in 1965 with Joe Weed as the adviser. We have had ve advisers since then, with our current adviser being Mrs. Cleveringa.
Cody Hansen (from le ), Kelsey Oolman and Becky Bos stand together this fall at a Feed the Farmer event near Orange City, Iowa. The Holland FFA chapter has 65 members.
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be involved in something that sparked my interest and connected me with others who have similar interests. My sisters’ active involvement in FFA inspired me, and it didn’t take long for me to realize I loved it. I enjoy encouraging others and watching younger kids grow in their appreciation for agriculture. Being in FFA has enabled me to share my passion for agriculture and to appreciate farmers for all they do.
What is your role in the chapter? I have been an FFA member since my freshman year of high school. During my sophomore year, I served as the reporter of our chapter. Currently, I am a junior, and I am serving as secretary. I have played a role in many different committees, like planning FFA week and contributing to all our chapter events. This year, I will assist with organizing our FFA banquet. Additionally, I strive to help others by using my leadership skills and embracing my role as a leader.
What FFA contests do you compete in? I have competed in a variety of different contests. During my freshman year, I competed in conduct of meetings, nursery landscape and oriculture. In my sophomore year, I returned to conduct of meetings and advanced to state, earning third place. I also competed in agronomy, oriculture and vet science. This year, I am competing in
parliamentary procedure and oriculture.
What do you look forward to most in the upcoming FFA year? I look forward the most to competing in parliamentary procedure and being an active part of my chapter. I enjoy meeting new people and all of the many different experiences that come with it. I also love the opportunity to travel as a chapter and build connections with my adviser and fellow members.
How has FFA shaped you as a person? FFA has shaped me in many ways. Through competing in Career Leadership Development Events, I have gained more condence in several skills. I’ve developed various leadership skills through collaborating with different individuals. It has taught me the importance of hard work to reach my goals as well as the power of making a positive impact.
What are your duties on the farm? My duties on the farm include taking care of calves in huts and sheds, helping with the cows’ health, bedding and cleaning alleys, maintaining a healthy environment for the calves and cows, and working in the eld. Working on a farm involves a wide range of responsibilities that I get to be a part of, and I learn so much from that each day.
What are your future plans? I am still undecided on my future plans, but I’m considering something in the agriculture industry or medical eld. If I choose to pursue a career in the medical eld, I still plan to be active in agriculture in some way. Agriculture has always been a huge part of my life, and I can’t imagine a future without it.
Dylan Lavey 17 years old Twelfth grade
When do you do chores? On the weekends in the morning and throughout the day and during the week when I get home from school.
What is your favorite and least favorite chore? That depends on the season. In the summer, my favorite chore
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is cutting hay. In the fall, it’s plowing and hauling manure. In the spring, it is side-dressing. My least favorite chore is grinding straw bales — it takes a long time.
What project do you enjoy helping your parents with on the farm? Helping our builder paint barn boards on my grandpa’s old tie stall barn. It’s over 100 years old.
Tell us a fun memory you have of living on the farm. Learning to plant hay.
The Lavey Family
What is your favorite animal on your farm? The cows. I enjoy working with them, but I don’t have a favorite.
What do you want to be when you grow up? A dairy farmer.
If you had a farm, describe what it would look like. I would have 100 cows in a tie stall barn and 1,000 acres. I would cash crop the land I don’t need for feeding cows.
What is your favorite game to play on the farm? Hideand-seek and tag when I was younger.
What is your favorite meal that your mom or dad makes? Lasagna.
What is your favorite thing to do off the farm with your family? Snowmobiling.
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Dakota (front); (middle, from le ) Danica, Devon, Julianna; (back, from le ) John holding Daniel, Melissa, Dylan, John and Julia — gathers by the Christmas tree Dec. 10 on their farm near Malone, Wisconsin. The Laveys milk 850 cows with John’s dad, Ma , and brother, Joe.
John Lavey 15 years old Tenth grade
When do you do chores? From 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on the weekdays and weekends, and on the weekends, I also feed cows in the morning.
What is your favorite and least favorite chore? My favorite chore is feeding the cows. My least favorite chore is taking the tires off the bunker and cutting the plastic off.
What project do you enjoy helping your parents with on the farm? Chopping hay.
Tell us a fun memory you have of living on the farm. Snowmobiling around the farm and on the hay elds.
What is your favorite animal on your farm? Our dog, Mia. She is a German Shepherd, and she is always playful.
What do you want to be when you grow up?
A dairy farmer and a crop farmer.
If you had a farm, describe what it would look like. I would have 900 cows and a nice, big, air-conditioned shop and mostly new tractors.
What is your favorite game to play on the farm? Kickball.
What is your favorite meal that your mom or dad makes? My favorite meal is when Mom brings hamburgers out to the eld.
What is your favorite thing to do off the farm with your family? Downhill skiing.
Julia Lavey 12 years old Seventh grade
Tell us a fun memory you have of living on the farm. Playing hideand-seek tag.
What is your favorite animal on your farm? The cows that cooperate. These are the ones that let you pet them and work with you inside the pen.
What do you want to be when you grow up? A catapult ofcer for the Navy on an aircraft carrier. They guide the airplanes for takeoff.
When do you do chores? Morning and night. I help with bunker chores — moving feed and moving tires and cutting the plastic back.
What is your favorite and least favorite chore? My favorite chore is putting feed into the pile. My least favorite chore is greasing the triple mower.
What project do you enjoy helping your parents with on the farm? Harvesting crops.
Tell us a fun memory you have of living on the farm. I like feeding heifers up by my grandpa’s place.
What is your favorite animal on your farm? The cows, especially the ones I can pet.
What do you want to be when you grow up? A farmer.
If you had a farm, describe what it would look like. I would keep it the same as our farm but expand it a little. I would have more cows — about 2,000.
What is your favorite game to play on the farm? Tag.
What is your favorite meal that your mom or dad makes? I prefer to do the cooking. My favorite thing I make is grilled cheese sandwiches.
What is your favorite thing to do off the farm with your family? Go to the lake.
old Third grade
When do you do chores? After school and on weekends.
What is your favorite and least favorite chore? My favorite chore is feeding the rabbits. My least favorite chore is mowing the lawn.
What project do you enjoy helping your parents with on the farm? Covering the bunker.
If you had a farm, describe what it would look like. I would have cows and horses — more cows than horses because cows are awesome.
What is your favorite game to play on the farm? Ghost in the graveyard.
What is your favorite meal that your mom or dad makes? Shepherd’s pie.
What is your favorite thing to do off the farm with your family? Travel.
When do you do chores? Mostly mornings and afternoons on the weekends.
What is your favorite and least favorite chore? My favorite chore is cleaning up old feed for the heifers. I sweep it up before Dad lays down new feed. My least favorite chore is moving heifers from pen to pen.
What is your favorite animal on your farm?
A brown cow named Caramel. She was the only brown cow on the farm, and I could pet her, and she wouldn’t run away. She lived to be 21 years old.
What do you want to be when you grow up?
A baker and a teacher.
If you had a farm, describe what it would look like. It would be green and blue. There would be cows, some bunnies, cats to keep the mice away, and chickens — but no roosters.
What is your favorite game to play on the farm? Ghost in the graveyard.
What is your favorite meal that your mom or dad makes? Arizona dish. It has chicken, Spanish rice, Western dressing and onions.
What is your favorite thing to do off the farm with your family? Go to McDonald’s, vacation in Arizona, and go trick-or-treating.
What project do you enjoy helping your parents with on the farm? Naming the cows.
Tell us a fun memory you have of living on the farm. Swinging on the rope in the haymow.
Julianna Lavey 8 years
Devon Lavey 10 years old Fifth grade
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Gillett (920) 866-2485
Argall Dairy Systems, Inc.
Belleville (608) 424-6110
Platteville (608) 348-3385
Fuller’s Milker Center LLC
Lancaster (608) 723-4634
Richland Center (608) 723-4634
Gehring Sales & Service, Inc.
Rubicon (262) 673-4920
Joe’s Refrigeration, Inc.
Withee (715) 229-2321
Leedstone, Inc.
Menomonie (866) 467-4717
Midwest Livestock Systems
Menomonie (715) 235-5144
Redeker Dairy Equipment
Brandon (920) 960-9260
The Scharine Group Inc. Whitewater (608) 883-2880
Tri-County Dairy Supply Inc.
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Precision Dairy Equipment
Elkader (563) 245-2560
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Pipestone (507) 825-3271
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Plainview (800) 548-5240
Midwest Livestock Systems
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6 years old First grade
When do you do chores? In the afternoons.
What is your favorite and least favorite chore? My favorite chore is helping Dad feed calves and feeding the rabbit. My least favorite chore is waiting around for my dad to nish chores.
What project do you enjoy helping your parents with on the farm? Making a path to sled down the bunker.
Tell us a fun memory you have of living on the farm. Swinging on ropes in the haymow in my grandpa’s tie
4 years old
stall barn while our dad watches.
What is your favorite animal on your farm? I only like elephants. I like their long trunks.
What do you want to be when you grow up? A rst-grade teacher.
If you had a farm, describe what it would look like. It would be an elephant farm with some bunnies. There would be a big, giant house with one side for the elephants and one side for the bunnies.
What is your favorite game to play on the farm? Playing tag on the round bales.
What is your favorite meal that your mom or dad makes? French toast and eggs.
What is your favorite thing to do off the farm with your family? Going to Wolf Lake to swim, going to the New Holstein pool, going to the fair and going to the trampoline park.
Tell us a fun memory you have of living on the farm. Riding in big trucks and riding in the payloader.
What is your favorite animal on your farm? A giraffe.
What is your favorite game to play on the farm? Paw Patrol.
What is your favorite meal that your mom or dad makes? Macaroni and cheese.
What is your favorite thing to do off the farm with your family? Go to the beach.
What is your favorite and least favorite chore? Feeding calves.
What do you like to do while your older siblings are in school? Play outside and help Mom cook.
Dakota Lavey
When do you do chores? Sometimes.
Danica Lavey
Livestock - FOR SALE
BARN IS FULL, we have extra cows for sale, Registered Holsteins. Contact Jaren Howe 612-6184563. 21-2-F
SERVICEABLE AGE
BREEDING BULLS, 40 yrs. AI breeding, Sauk Centre, MN. Call 320-7612526 or 320-293-5607. 6-TFN-F
DAIRY GOAT DOES, out of Hostetler breeding; also breeding bucks available. Call 319-350-5819.
24-TFN-F
HOLSTEIN BULLS, red or black, closed herd, Johnes & Leukosis test negative, guaranteed breeders, delivery available. Call 507-920-5859.
7-TFN-B
REGISTERED HOLSTEIN BULLS, polled, genomic tested, deep pedigreed high-producing cow families. Call 507-8200452. 22-TFN-F
REGISTERED CALVING EASE HOLSTEIN & ANGUS BULLS, various sizes, delivery avail. Call or text Brian 715-6139206. 2-TFN-F
HOLSTEIN BULLS, springing hfrs., Freeport, MN area. Call 612-2707453. 23-TFN-F
GUERNSEY SPRINGERS, reg. Brown Swiss cows & breeding age registered bulls, Brown Swiss bulls, Guernsey w/high type & production. Call 563-590-5369. 11-TFN-F
REG. HOLSTEIN BULLS, exc. type and production. Call Scott Rickeman 320-552-0284. 16-TFN-F
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS, newborn to 13 mos., high end genetics, family farm raised, just have too many, 100 lb. tank. Call 612-2904500. 17-5-F
BROWN SWISS BULLS, home raised, registered, genomic tested, A2A2 tested, delivery available. Call 563-419-2137 or visit www.hilltopacresfarmcalmaria. com 24-TFN-F
155 HEIFERS, 3 weeks old to springers, 24 dry cows, all bred to Holstein (AI bred) Genex. Call/text 715-897-0094. 20-2-F
SERVICEABLE AGE BLACK & WHITE & RED & WHITE BULLS, sires Red Eye and Einstein, some polled, deep pedigrees. Call 320-583-6564. 21-TFN-F
SERVICEABLE AGE HOLSTEIN BULLS, from great type and production families. Raised on outside lots, good vigor, Glencoe, MN. Call 320864-6555. 2-TFN-F
REG. HOLSTEIN BULLS, from three or more generations of EX 30,000 lbs. dams, Brookings, SD. Call 605-6906393. TFN-F
CONVENTIONAL SEED CORN SALE
Great price on worlds top hybrids. Non GMO grain is earning market premiums (up to $2 over CBOT). At “Kleenacres” we specialize in weed free conventional corn for less than $20 an acre. Maximize returns and IMPROVE YOUR BOTTOM LINE! ORDER EARLY AND SAVE MORE!
“FOR A BETTER BOTTOM LINE!” 320-237-7667 KLEENACRES.com DEALER INQUIRES WELCOMED
LARGE SELECTION REGISTERED HOLSTEIN BULLS from multi-gen EX, VG cows, 28,500 RHA. Call Olmar Farms 507-220-0730. 20-TFN-B
Livestock - FOR SALE
BREEDING AGE JERSEY BULLS, genomic tested, AI sired, out of proven cows. Call Corey 608-751-2882. 19-7-F
30 SPRINGERS AVAILABLE FROM ELMLANE HOLSTEINS, calving January-March 2025, conventional & sexed, exc. sires used. Call/text 507-820-0600, leave message. 19-11-F
HOLSTEIN BULLS, red or black, serviceable age, north of Rochester, MN, delivery avail. Call 507732-5930. 21-1-F
REGISTERED, HOMEBRED HOLSTEIN BULLS, located 15 mi. north of Rochester, MN. Call Dave Alberts at 507269-3084 or 507-3568625. 14-TFN-B
Livestock - WANTED
Holiday Select Sale
customer appreciation sale with free food served all day as a Thank You to our customers!!! Complete Herd Dispersal (80) head of Deep pedigree, High production, High scoring Holsteins!! RHA 28,912 M, 1177 F, 868 P. Current bulk tank receipts showing mid 80’s for milk, 4.1F, 3.02P, 87scc!! This herd has won lots of showing awards both on local and national levels!! Cows are housed in tie stalls, let outside daily for exercise and fed at a bunk feeder on a concrete yard. If you’re looking for cows that have the ability to produce a lot of milk and look good doing it, make sure you attend this auction!!
COMPLETE HERDS OF DAIRY CATTLE; also buying all classes of livestock, including cull cows, steers, hfrs. and calves. Call 715-216-1897. 7-TFN-B
WE HAVE BUYERS for tiestall and freestall dairy herds of all qualities and quantities. Also herds for sale at all times. Call 715721-0079. 2-TFN-B
BUTCHER COWS, bulls & fats; also thin, lame, lazy & lump jaw. Call 320-8947175. 11-TFN-B
ALL CLASSES OF SPRINGER DAIRY COWS. No jockeys. Call 320-760-6050. 20-TFN-F
WANTING TO BUY SLOW & LAME CATTLE, lump jaws and bad eyes and all blemished cattle, $200-$600; also, good cull cows and bulls, $600$1,200. Call 612-860-8774 or 651-480-1900. 4-TFNB
LOOKING FOR DAIRY LINEBACK AND HOLSTEIN/JERSEY CROSS HEIFER CALVES, started or weaned. Call/text 920-461-3064. 18-4-F
Hay, Straw, Feed & Bedding
- FOR SALE
ALFALFA BALEAGE, 1st-4th crop, 175 RFQ. Call 715-896-1418. 3-TFN-F
5X6 NET WRAPPED MIXED HAY; (3) black lab pups, 3-1/2 mos. old. Call 218-282-6132. 20-3-F
ALFALFA HAY & GRASS HAY, med. square or round bales, delivery available, Thief River Falls, MN. Call or text LeRoy Ose 218-689-6675. 10-TFN-B
Dajeda Dairy Farm. Daryl & Jennifer Dammen, South Wayne WI (7) Fancy young fresh cows! Sam Hershberger, Cashton
Holstein Ai Semen 80-90 units of good old bulls!! Here is a very rare opportunity to buy semen from some of the best bulls the Holstein industry has seen in the past!! Don’t miss this sale!! will be sold in the following order: Advent Red, Allen, Alligator, Astro Jet, Blackstar, Boss Iron, Chelios, Doorman, Dundee, Durham, Elevation, Impression, Jolt and Linjet. As soon as inventory is confirmed a catalog will be posted in PDF form for online buyers to print off 5 complete breeding kits including 1 Brand new technician kit and 1 new breeding wheel with stickers, 1 New electric dehorner. These items are on display at Loyal barn for inspection. Call the office for more details or text Irvin @ 715-626-0002 to get photos sent directly to your phone.
Used Equipment Specials
LARGE SQUARE BALES OF STRAW, 3x4x8. Call 320-304-2311. 6-TFN-F
SD 4TH CROP HAY, 24% P, 200 RFV, $290/ ton, delivered. Call Steven Leinbach 715-644-2211. 19-3-F
ORGANIC AND CONVENTIONAL ALFALFA/GRASS MIX IN 3X3 SQUARE BALES, 1st through 4th cutting options available; also have organic wheat straw, straight grass, oats straw and rye straw in large squares, organic corn and organic oats available, Casselton, ND. Call 701-730-1730. 9-TFN-B
OCIA-CERTIFIED ORGANIC YELLOW CORN; certied organic alfalfa grass hay in large squares or rounds; ‘69 JD 55 combine, always inside. Call 641-751-8382. 6-TFN-B
STRAW, NETWRAPPED ROUND BALES & BIG SQUARES, clean, dry, stored inside, delivery available. Call 320-8088336. 15-TFN-F
(50) 3X3X8 BALES OF ORGANIC STRAW, Bonduel, WI. Call 715758-8116. 19-3-F
ORGANIC 4X4.5 1ST CROP BALEAGE ROUND BALES, not rained on, heifer, dry cow, beef quality, central WI. Call 715-654-6316. 18-4-F
QUALITY ALFALFA
HAY, RFV from 130-226, wrapped and unwrapped available. Visit our website www.hayandharvest.com for complete listings or call Brett 218-791-4953. 21-2-B
PREMIUM QUALITY 3X4X8 WHEAT STRAW, delivered by the truckload, stored inside, volume discounts/contracts available, supply available yearround. We also carry hay/ alfalfa and other varieties of straw. Email redriverforagesales@gmail.com or call/text 1-204-209-1066. 20-8-B
5X6 ROUND NETWRAPPED WHEAT STRAW BALES. Call/ text 701-261-9763. 20-2VM
ALFALFA BALEAGE
4x5 rounds, rotocut, 150 RFV, $110/ton. Call 320248-1573. 20-4-F
ERNMOREORGAN-
ICS.COM, certied organic alfalfa, wrapped in 8 layers of lm, 3x4x6 bales, RFQ 140-280, Springeld, SD. Call ERNmore Organics 605-286-3873 or 605-999-2010 or 605-2511143.Ernmoreorganics. com. 16-TFN-B
HIGH-QUALITY FOR-
AGES: corn silage (conventional and BMR), alfalfa haylage, fescue grass silage, Triticale silage and oatlage. Forages can be delivered and made into TMR. Call 920-371-7737. 22-20-B
ALFALFA, 3x4x8 and 4x4x8 bales, delivered anywhere in semi loads Call Mike Brosnan, Huron, SD 605-354-1055. 16-TFN-B
Miscellaneous - FOR SALE
‘12 JD 1760 12R PLANTER, 350 monitor, 450 gal. fert. tanks, corn & bean plates. Call 320-232-0572. 21-1-F
NH BR770 ROUND BALER, crop cutter; Case 2188 combine, RWA. Call 218-841-8723. 24-TFN-F
HAY RACK, platforms on side, 9x18’, $2,500; Kewanee elevator, 56’, PTO lift. Call 320-247-2657. 7-TFN-F
JD 3950 FORAGE HARVESTER, 36 new knives, all new bearings, all new cutter bar, all new HD chain, elec. control, 1,000 pto, has 7’ HH green, 2R30” Ch green, asking $11,000/obo, will deal. Call Glen-Ann Holsteins, Albany, WI 608-290-5830 Tracy, or 608-558-0414 herdsman. 20-2-VM
JD 1760 MAXEMERGE PLUS 12R30” PLANTER, SE, SD, $15,000/obo. Text 605-999-6419. 21-1-F
LOOKING FOR DAIRY OR BEEF FARMER READY TO RETIRE and interested in mentor/ mentee relationship, with transition into ownership after a couple years, prefer Southern WI, but open to other areas. Call 608-8321564, leave message. 215-F
Help Wanted
FT FARM POSITION OPEN, someone to help w/100 dairy cows, feed & cash crops, housing avail., possible bus. partnership in time. Call 715-651-7879. 21-2-F
LOOKING FOR HELP MILKING COWS, south of Freeport, MN, experience preferred. Call 320493-5310. 12-TFN-F
1900 COW DAIRY looking for bilingual parlor manager. Call 507-9515597. 8-TFN-F
Services
CUSTOM HEIFER RAISER has openings to raise your heifers. We offer freestall facilities, all TMR fed, $2.50/day from weaned to pre-fresh. Call Ben for more details 715495-0481. 17-TFN-B
CUSTOM CHOPPING, We are looking to add a few customers to our custom chopping business. We offer a newer JD 9800 chopper, 5 trucks, merger & blade tractor. We do travel. Call Ben with any questions 715-495-0481. 3-TFN-B
‘04 TURBO CHARGED VW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE; ‘09 Toyota Prius Hybrid; 4W trailer w/hoist & 2W trailer w/ pickup box. Call 320-2504600. 20-TFN-F
CIH 7220, FWA, 8,600 hrs., $57,000. Call 320779-0741. 21-1-F
SWING-8 PARLOR VACUUM PUMP, 600 gal. Mueller bulk tank, dairy equip., etc. Call 608897-4629. 21-1-F
Miscellaneous - FOR SALE
JD 980 36’ LATE MOD-
EL FIELD CULT. Call 320-248-7954. 13-TFN-F
RAT TERRIER JACK
RUSSEL CROSS PUP-
PIES, good farm dogs, ready around Christmas, $75/obo. Call 641-9824220. 21-2-F
KELDERMAN DOWN
CORN REEL for 6-30 corn head, very little use, under half price. Call 715456-8277. 10-TFN-F
350 FT. USED GUTTER GRATES, 18”, 2” rise. Call 715-574-4577. 21-1-F
PSI POWER WASHERS, Power Washers Hot/ Cold, Cabinet Parts Washers, Chemicals, Presoaks, Degreasers, Large Parts Inventory Shipped Same Day, On Site Service. Industrial, Commercial, Farm, Sales, Repair and Rental. “The Guys That Work Great Under Pressure” 1-800-555-1677. Serving you from 3 locations: West Central MN Region – Pennock, MN Location, SW MN Region – Wilmont, MN Location, NW IA Region – Harrisburg, SD Location & Wilmont, MN Location, SE SD Region – Harrisburg, SD Location. 23-TFN-B
15’ TANDEM AXLE TRUCK, hyd. dump box, VG cond., extra capacity. Call 507-450-6115. 21-2-F
100 GAL. SELF-CONTAINED MILK PASTEURIZER SETUP to pass state regulation and the PMO. Call /text 563379-4322. 14-8-F
40’ SHEAHAN MANURE AUGER, like new, exc. shape, $7,000. Call 712-330-7536. 19-TFN-F2nd
250’ OF PATZ BARN CLEAENER CHAIN; (3) bulk feed bins w/augers/motors. Call 320-2235338. 19-3-F
1500 GAL. MUELLER BULK TANK, complete w/compressors & bulk tank washer; also (2) Tuthill 3003-22R2-8744 vacuum pumps, Bismarck, ND. Call 701-391-8200. 23-TFN-F
‘18 RISSLER V200 VERTICAL TMR MIXER w/ VFD box, $21,000; 12) Kleen Flo model 500 automatic takeoffs, $7,500. Call 641-220-1166. 21-1-F
(2) 4’ SHAEFER WALL FANS. Call 320-241-4314. 11-TFN-F
AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES, working lines, UTD on vet work, SW MN, ready for their new homes. Call/text 507-202-9179. 21-1-F
CIH CRUMBLER, 50’, ‘12 model, $8,000/obo. Call 507-384-7321. 19-3-F
USED 1 YEAR FORTRESS BUNKER SILO
PLASTIC PROTEC-
TIVE COVERS, (2) 26’x82’ & 40 gravel bags, $1,300/package. Call 715586-0781. 8-TFN-F
‘08 35-TON SEMI TRAILER, beaver tail & ramps, 51’ total length. Call 320-760-6942. 12-TFN-F
H&S 7’ HAY TEDDER w/rubber teeth, always shedded, exc. cond. Call 715-314-0977. 8-TFN-F
(4) DEMCO 365 & 450 GRAVITY BOXES, (2) w/tarps, like new; tricycle feeder; big round bale wagon. Call 320-5576558. 18-TFN
WEAVERLINE FEED CARTS, new, rebuilt used, parts, service. Call Hobert Sales Inc., Cokato, MN 320-286-6284. 19-TFN-B
BORDER COLLIE
PUPPIES, great farm dogs, family friendly, born Nov. 1st, Beaver Creek, MN. Call Mark 507-3508003. 21-TFN-F
IH 966; IH 770 6x16 plow; Krause 14-1/2’ tandem disc; H&S 14’ silage box w/10 ton otation tires. Call 218-385-3471. 3-TFN-F
CLOVERDALE 285 PORTABLE MIXER, good cond., $12,500. Call 641-364-2601. 18-TFN-F
16’ H&S TWIN AUGER
FORAGE WAGON, tandem gear, very good cond., $4,250. Call 608-7232049. 21-1-F
‘22 KUBOTA SSV65, 475 hrs., new tires, war. expires Dec. ‘24, $44,700 w/ choice of bucket; Coburn quarter pail, $40. Call 563542-3276. 5-TFN-F
BEAUTIFUL TRI-COLOR ENGLISH SHEPHERD PUPPY, 8 mos. old., raised around chickens & cows. Call 701-4902432. 11-TFN-F
DOUBLE-16 PARALLEL MILKING PARLOR w/3” SS pipeline, automatic takeoffs, 10 HP variable speed vac. pump, 1,600 & 3,000 gal. Mueller bulk milk coolers. Call 608-632-9624. 21-1-B
WHITE 8122 12R30
PLANTER; Precision 20/20 monitoring, cable drive, 2x2x2 fertilizer. Call 320-429-1029. 21-1-F
H&S S3137 370 BUSHEL MANURE SPREADER, like new. Call 320-2484045. 21-1-F
NH 355 GRINDER MIXER, like new, $22,000. Call 763-286-3716. 21-1-F
MCCORMICK MX120, FWA, 2,600 hrs. Call 320249-8556. 21-1-F
40’ SHEAHAN MANURE AUGER, like new, exc. shape, $8,000. Call 712-330-7536. 24-TFN-F
FEED MILL
(3) MALE AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES, merle/tri, tails/dew claws removed, will have shots & wormer, born March 26th, $50 ea. Call 507-259-5173. 6-TFN-F
5,000 GAL. BULK TANK, new in ‘17, includes 2 compressors, Glacier Guard control box, soap dispensers, works great. Call Corey 608-7512882. 19-7-F
WHITE 6100 PLANTER, 12R30”, liquid fertilizer, insecticide boxes, monitor and three sets of seed discs, $9,000. Call 507-227-5170. 20-4-F
‘17 KUHN 153 Veri-Master 4-bottom rollover plow, $25,000; Patz gutter cleaner chute, CW, $250; In-loft bale elevator, $200. Call 608-479-2039. 20-TFN-F
AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD BLUE HEELER CROSS PUPPIES, 4 female, 1 male, parents cattle dogs. Call 507-421-5270. 20-TFN-F
JD 920 BEAN HEAD; International 60 6RN stalk chopper. Call 320-5100950. 13-TFN-F
270’ OF 2” SS PIPELINE w/welded furles, inlet holes mostly 8’apart, $2/ft. Call 715-819-2192, leave message. 20-3-F
NEW IDEA 5209 DISCBINE, EX cond.; JD 2210 eld cultivator, 20’. Call 715-823-4501. 21-1-F
HEAVY DUTY 48” PALLET FORK, JD Euro mount. Call 608-994-2401. 16-TFN-B
De Graff, MN.
RAT TERRIER X BORDER COLLIE PUPPIES, Mom’s good varmint catcher, used to children, $40/obo. Stop in. 4969 Nightingale Ave., Northwood, IA 50459. 16-6-F
JD 115 STALK CHOPPER, very nice, $8,500; 8 row stalk stompers off CIH corn head; milker pump & jar; 200’ of 24” poly manger liner; Patz & Badger barn cleaner, complete w/ chute & SS Patz manure pump cover & parts; CIH 600 blower, like new, $2,500; Call 320-2666878. 16-TFN-F
JD 2700 PLOW, semi mounted. Call 320-5101055. 13-TFN-F
Miscellaneous - WANTED
JD 7000 6 OR 8 ROW PLANTER & 6620 or 7720 combine. Call 320760-6050. 22-TFN-F
FARM BULK MILK COOLERS, all sizes. Call 319-330-2286. 10-24-P
NH 1000 BALER. Call 320-290-2602. 14-TFN-F
HOWARD ROTOVATOR TILLER. Call 320290-2602. 14-TFN-F
OLD HEATING FUEL AND DIESEL, can pump from basement. Call 320424-2005. 5-TFN-F
FEMALE SAINT BERNARD DOG OR PUPPY Call 320-557-5514, no texts or messages. 2-TFNF
LID FOR KNIGHT 8132 SLINGER SPREADER. Call 507-459-5201. 19-TFN-F
PUREBRED ENGLISH SHEPHERD PUPPIES, exc. cattle dogs, $100 ea. David Chupp, 52587 330th St., New York Mills, MN 56567. 21-2-P
PENTA 4120 HD VERT. TMR, great shape, new knives, SS conveyor, $19,000, Osage, MN. Call 218-841-4248 or 218-5733172. 16-TFN-F
DELAVAL 3” RECEIVER AND 7) MILKERS w/Lite claws and Dellatron pulsatos. Call 715-3522529. 21-1-F
SPRING TEETH for IHC C cultivator; wheel hub for IHC 56 corn planter, right side. Call 715-822-2678. 14-TFN-F
TURNER BRAND MILKING PARLOR, any size, 3” receiver group. Call 320-429-0265. 17-4-F
ILLINOIS
Cissna Park, IL
Kaeb Sales, Inc. (815) 457-2649
IOWA
Don & Leo Wille Construction, LLC (563) 252-2034 Garnavillo, IA
MINNESOTA
NORTH DAKOTA
Western Farm Sales, Inc. (701) 742-2348 Oakes, ND
SOUTH DAKOTA
Cliffs, Inc (920) 348-5153 Friesland, WI
Farmers’ Implement, LLC (262) 629-4104 Allenton, WI
(715) 449-2524 , Schmidt Building & Equip. LLC (920) 766-4622 Forest Junction, WI
Pipestone, MN
Gorter’s Clay & Dairy Equip. of MN, Inc (507) 825-3271
Hartung Sales & Service, Inc. (320) 836-2697 Freeport, MN
Hobert Sales, Inc. (320) 286-6284 Cokato, MN
Mid-Central Equipment, Inc (218) 583-2931 Henning, MN
River Valley Sales, LLC (507) 523-3491 Lewiston, MN
Story Sales & Service, Inc (507) 334-3724 Faribault, MN
Fieber Van’s Implement Inc (605) 753-9834 Watertown, SD
WISCONSIN
Anibas Silo & Equipment, Inc (715) 285-5317 Arkansaw, WI
Bindl Sales & Service, Inc. (608) 524-6339 Reedsburg, WI
Carl F. Statz & Sons, Inc. (608) 849-4101 Waunakee, WI
C. F. Heckmann Co. Inc. (920) 693-8717 Newton, WI
Hoover Silo Repair, LLC (715) 229-2527 Withee, WI
Kettlewell Welding & Concrete (920) 420-9498 Omro, WI
Knuth Farm Equipment LLC (920) 757-6995 Hortonville, WI
Kraus Equipment (920) 894-2488 New Holstein, WI
L & L Sales & Service, Inc. (920) 766-0603 Kaukauna, WI
P & D Sales and Service, LLC (920) 822-5145 Pulaski, WI
Spartan Construction Inc. (920) 845-9892 Luxemburg, WI
Spiegelberg Implement, Inc. (920) 596-2610 Weyauwega, WI
Steinhart Farm Service, Inc. (608) 348-9401 Platteville, WI
Tanner Equipment (920) 420-2471 Omro, WI
The Scharine Group, Inc (608) 883-2880 Whitewater, WI
Zweifel Construction Inc. (608) 325-4298 Monroe, WI
