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Farming at multiple sites Producers share insights on multi-location expansion

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GREEN BAY, Wis. — When expanding at home is not possible, a dairy operation could be grown by adding a second site. Forty-seven dairies in Wisconsin have more than one location, and 26 added a new site within the last two years.

At the Dairy Strong conference Jan. 16-18 in Green Bay, four dairy farmers operating at multiple sites shared insights on expansion during a panel discussion.

Pagel Family Businesses near Kewaunee, which includes Pagel’s Ponderosa Dairy LLC, have managed multiple sites since the early 2000s. The Pagel family milks 11,000 cows in six parlors at ve sites and also operates two heifer facilities.

The second location started in 2001 milking 1,500 cows.

“The main reason for this new site was that we were starting a second dairy with a new partner,” JJ Pagel said.

“They are two separate entities, but a lot of things go to-

gether. If one farm is missing something, the other farm can help.”

Their furthest dairy is 60 miles away in Coleman.

The Pagels are in the process of taking that site from 680 cows to 3,000 by the end of the year. Other dairies are located 25 miles south and 20 miles north of the home farm.

Another is 4 miles away.

Sixth-generation dairy farmer Christine Bender and her family expanded operations to a second site in April 2023 when they began renting a facility about 15 miles from their home farm near Watertown. Bender farms with her husband, Robb, and her parents, Peter and Cindy McFarland, at McFarlandale Dairy, where they milk about 1,000 cows.

At their second facility in Lake Mills, Bender and her family milk 450 cows. Cows are moved to this site once they are 100 days carried calf. This facility also houses their dry cows, but the family is adding onto a barn at the home farm so they can bring the dry cows home and maximize both milking facilities.

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Four dairy farmers — Brent Czech (from leŌ), Jordan MaƩhews, JJ Pagel and ChrisƟne Bender — and moderator Steve Bodart, principal business consultant at AgriGrowth SoluƟons, parƟcipate in a panel discussion about mulƟ-site expansion Jan. 17 at the Dairy Strong conference in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Each farmer shared insights about operaƟng more than one site.

“We did this to grow our herd and increase cash ow before making the big investment of a new milking facility in the future,” Bender said.

“We’re using the second site as a steppingstone to make that next jump.”

Replacing their 29-yearold double-12 parallel parlor with a rotary parlor is the family’s goal.

During the past 17 years, Brent Czech has expanded New Heights Dairy LLC in Rice, Minnesota, to include multiple sites and a central calving facility. The dairy is home to 6,000 cows.

“Our farm is operated as one big dairy with some of the pens located about 20 miles apart,” Czech said.

“Everything is synergistic with each other. Whatever we go into needs to be scalable for our business model.

You have to be able to say no to opportunities that don’t t your model.”

Czech said the biggest change for him was going from one dairy to two.

“I spent a lot of time trying to get information from others,” he said. “People would perceive that we were busy and didn’t want to both-

er us. We spent a lot of time working on communication to get information from the bottom up to the appropriate people.”

Now, two people report to Czech — the herd manager and the operations manager.

Recruiting managers from within has created a culture of optimism at New Heights Dairy.

“Guys know when they come in that there is room for growth in the business,” he said.

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Rosy-Lane Holsteins, near Water- collars, sort gates and rotary parlor town, milks 1,750 cows at two sites software has increased the efcienlocated 50 miles apart. cies of the various Pagel operations.

Jordan Matthews, a partner at Czech uses articial intelligence Rosy-Lane, said they manage both in the parlor to understand how cattle farms as one. Calving and rst breed- are being cared for and to help maning occurs at the home farm where age employees.

850 cows are milked. After pregnancy For Bender, working closely with checks, cows head to the second site their landlord has proved benecial. which houses eight pens of late-lacta“We have a really good working tion cows. relationship with the owners of the Adding on to the other dairy farm,” barn or parlor at the Bender said. “That “We bring home farm would helps ease the multinot have been easy, part and has everyone in on a site Matthews said. But made it easier for us before expanding weekly basis to to manage.” to a new location, The owners of the owners did their share information the second site grow homework.

They the feed that Bender and learn what buys to feed the cows spent nine months evaluating the second using a tractor and site before starting to everyone’s needs mixer she rents from milk cows there.

Every week, are. We all sit in them.

“We went over they move about 60 every scenario possicows between sites, on each other’s and ble,” he said. “It took the farm owna long time to get that meetings so that ers do the hauling in process and terms to their trailer. everyone has an come. We’re going “We also have through the renewal a really good group idea of what’s process now, and of middle managers it’s a lot quicker. We who bounce back don’t know how long going on at every and forth between we’ll be there, but farms,” Bender said. operation.” right now, it’s workMatthews said, ing out pretty well.” when adding another JJ PAGEL, DAIRY FARMER Managing mulsite, make sure there tiple sites can be challenging. These is a place for the milk to go. dairy farmers follow various strate“We talked with our processors to gies for keeping track of everything make sure they would take the milk,” that is going on at each location. he said. “Some are tapped out, so you For example, an online dashboard need to see if your current processor provides Pagel with a snapshot of will take additional milk.” milk production, somatic cell count Expanding to a second site is an and other types of data for each dairy. undertaking with much to consider.

“From my desk, I can get a pretty “You have to understand what good overview of what’s going on at you’re getting yourself and your team the dairies,” he said. into,” Pagel said. “Do you know the Pagel’s two head herdsmen each area? What about the facilities? And, oversee two sites, and the farm has most importantly, does it make nanoperations managers for departments, cial sense?” such as dairy, crops and maintenance, When becoming a multi-site dairy who spend time at each site. operation, equal importance must be “We bring everyone in on a week- placed on each location. ly basis to share information and learn “When you have a second locawhat everyone’s needs are,” Pagel tion, everything needs to be just as said. “We all sit in on each other’s important to you at this site,” Czech meetings so that everyone has an idea said. “If you start treating it like a of what’s going on at every opera- second-string dairy, it’s going to betion.” come a second-string dairy.”

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The “Mielke” Market Weekly By Lee Mielke High-protein whey boosts price strength

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The rst federal order Class III milk price of 2024 starts with an 87-cent plunge. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the January benchmark at $15.17 per hundredweight, $4.26 below January 2023 and the lowest Class III since July 2023.

Late Friday morning Class III futures were portending a turnaround in February, at $16.18. March was trading at $17.33; April, $17.55; May, $17.81; and June at $18.19, with a peak at $18.63 in September.

The Class IV price is $19.39, up 16 cents from December but 62 cents below a year ago.

The USDA issued its greatly anticipated cattle report this week, and dairy heifer numbers were down for the sixth year in a row. Heifers expected to calve were only down 1.1% from last year, StoneX said.

“Not a record decline despite a growing belief that a systemic heifer supply problem exists,” StoneX said.

The USDA did revise last year’s heifer supply from a 2% decline to a 7% decline.

“Which goes a long way to explain how the herd continued to drop in the second half of 2023 despite very strong slaughter,” StoneX said. “The drop in 2023 was a record large drop (although data only goes back to 2003). This report gives us a nice overview but will likely have little impact to dairy market trading as is perennially the case.”

The 2022 Census of Agriculture will be released Feb. 13, and the USDA will update the cattle inventory data for 2018-23. Those numbers will be released Feb. 27.

The Daily Dairy Report warned in its analysis, “Waning heifer inventories will ensure that growth in the dairy herd will be slow and costly.”

The week ending Jan. 20 saw 51,100 dairy cows go to slaughter, down 4,900 head from the previous week, but 19,700, or 27.8%, below a year ago. Yearto-date, 155,600 cows have been culled, down 48,800, or 23.9%, from a year ago.

Checking the CME, cheddar block cheese climbed to $1.6675 per pound Thursday, highest since Nov. 7, 2023, but closed the rst Friday of February at $1.65, up 11.25 cents on the week, 17 cents higher than its Jan. 2 standing, but 21.50 cents below that week a year ago.

The barrels nished at $1.55, 8 cents higher on the week, 11 cents higher on the month, 8 cents below a year ago and 10 cents below the blocks.

Sales totaled 29 loads of block on the week and 81 for the month of January, down from 93 in December.

Barrel sales totaled 24 for the week and 113 for January, down from 161 in December.

Milk availability for Midwest cheese processors continues to edge tighter, said Dairy Market News.

Spot milk prices at mid-week were at Class to $1over. A year ago, the range was $10 to $3-under Class.

One factor in the current milk balance is active cheese

production. Some plants are running an extra day per week, DMN said. Retail and food service cheddar producers said demand was lower this week, while others say sales are busier.

Retail cheese demand is steady to stronger in the West. Food service demand is strengthening following weather-related power outages and transportation issues. International demand has strengthened. Class III spot loads are readily available, despite some tighter volumes. Class III milk demand from cheese makers is stronger, according to DMN. Fueled by the bullish December cold storage report, cash butter shot up to $2.8025 per pound Monday, highest since Nov. 7, 2023, but the closing bell on Friday saw the price at $2.7450, down 1.50 cents on the week, 6 cents higher on the month and 37 cents above a year ago. There were eight sales on the week and 63 for the month, up from 30 in December.

Midwest butter makers report a widely available cream supply. Upper Midwest processors suggest bids at multiples at and around 1.15 will keep churns full.

Farther south, loads were moving to plants at .9 to 1.10.

Contacts expect cream availability to maintain a similar pattern through February. Butter demand is holding steady. Expectations are more bullish than bearish regarding late-winter and early-spring demand. Contacts expect milkfat components to settle and then decrease, seasonally, DMN said.

Cream volumes are slightly tighter in a few parts in the West, but spot loads are readily available. Butter output is steady to stronger, with many working to build inventory for second quarter. Distributors indicate, aside from Canadian purchasers, export demand is moderate to lighter, according to DMN. Grade A nonfat dry milk climbed to $1.23 per pound Tuesday, highest since Oct. 23, 2023, but saw its Friday nish at $1.2250, still a half-cent higher on the week, 5.25 cents higher on the month, but 2 cents below a year ago. Sales for the week totaled nine loads and 63 for January, up from 44 in December.

Dry whey climbed to Friday’s close at 50.75 cents per pound, a level not seen since June 21, 2022, up 6.50 cents on the week, up 12.25 cents on the month and 9.25 cents above a year ago. There were three sales on the week and 19 for the month of January, down from 20 in December.

The Daily Dairy Report credited “formidable demand for high-protein whey products” for the price strength. “Every penny increase in whey value has added six cents to Class III prices, so the rally has boosted dairy producers’ potential Class III revenue by more than 70 cents per cwt,” DDR said.

Meanwhile, a drop in the all-milk price with higher corn and soybean prices reversed ve consecutive gains in the milk feed price ratio. The USDA’s latest ag prices report shows December at 2.00, down from 2.12 in November and the lowest in three months, but compares to 1.83 in December 2022.

The index is based on the current milk price in relationship to feed prices for a ration consisting of 51% corn, 8% soybeans and 41% alfalfa hay. One pound of milk would purchase just 2 pounds of dairy feed of that blend.

The all-milk price average ended four months of gain, dropping to $20.60 per cwt, with a 4.35% butterfat test. That’s down $1.10 from November and $3.90 below December 2022, which had a 4.27% test.

California’s average at $20.90 per cwt was down 90 cents from November and $3 below a year ago.

Wisconsin’s, at $19, was down 80 cents from November and $4.70 below a year ago.

The national corn price averaged $4.80 per bushel, up 14 cents from November, but $1.78 below December 2022.

Soybeans averaged $13.10 per bushel, up a dime from November but $1.30 per bushel below a year ago.

Alfalfa hay slipped to $205 per ton, down $2 per ton from November and $63 below a year ago.

Looking at the cow side of the ledger, the December cull price for beef and dairy combined slipped to an average $101 per cwt, down $3 from November, $24.10 above December 2022 and $29.40 above the 2011 base average.

Income over feed costs in December were above the $8 per cwt level needed for steady to higher milk production for the fourth time since January, according to dairy economist Bill Brooks, of Stoneheart Consulting in Dearborn, Missouri. He adds that input prices were higher and all three commodities were in the top six for December all time. Feed costs were the fth highest ever for the month of December and the 65th highest of all time.

“Dairy producer protability for 2022 in the form of milk income over feed costs was $11.91 per cwt,” Brooks said. “The protability was $4.12 above 2021 and $2.50 higher than the 2017-21 average. In 2022, the increase in milk income over feed costs was a result of the milk price increasing more than feed prices rose. Income over feed in 2022 was above the level needed to maintain or grow milk production.”

Milk income over feed costs for 2023 came in at $8.14 per cwt, according to Brooks, up 7 cents versus last month’s estimate. 2023 income over feed was below the level needed to maintain or grow milk production. Protability was down $3.77 from 2022’s level and $1.58 lower than the 2018-22 average.

Looking at 2024, milk income over feed costs, using Jan. 31 CME settling futures prices for milk, corn and soybeans plus the Stoneheart forecast for alfalfa hay, are expected to be $12.06 per cwt, a gain of $3.92 per cwt versus 2023. Income over feed in 2024 is 3 cents per cwt higher than last month and would be above the level needed to maintain or grow milk production, according to Brooks.

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Chicago-based Commodity & Ingredient Hedging LLC’s latest “Margin Watch” said, “Dairy margins remained relatively at over the second half of January except for spot rst quarter which improved following a rally in nearby milk futures prices while the corn and soybean meal markets held steady.”

The MW detailed the December milk production and cold storage reports, which I have previously reported. It cited data from the USDA’s semi-annual cattle report.

“There were 4.059 million dairy heifers as of Jan. 1, down 0.35% from last year and the lowest dairy heifer inventory in 20 years,” MW said.

“Increased beef cross breeding has sharply reduced the number of dairy heifers,” MW said. “USDA

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also cut their estimate of heifers expected to calve and enter the milk-cow herd in 2023, revising their initial forecast of a 2% decline to a 7% drop. A further 1% drop is expected in 2024 with only 2.59 million heifers expected to calve this year and enter the dairy herd, the lowest inventory in 22 years of USDA projections.”

The Jan. 30 GDT Pulse saw 4.4 million pounds of product sold, up from 4.2 million Jan. 23, with 100% of the total offered nding new homes.

“After mixed results last week, both whole milk powder and skim milk powder were up,” StoneX said.

“WMP was up 1.1% while SMP was up 0.2%. New Zealand WMP has been the cheapest source of dairy solids for more than two years which was a drag on the entire dairy complex. The fact that GDT WMP has generally been trending higher for three months is supportive for dairy prices in general. However, all indications are that Chinese import demand is still weak and the higher WMP price could dent demand in the rest of the world.”

By the way, European milk production has also been trending downward, according to the Daily Dairy Report’s Monica Ganley, of Quarterra, in the Jan. 26 Milk Producers Council newsletter.

“Volumes in the European Union and United Kingdom fell by an estimated 2.5% year over year in November,” Ganley said. “Many of the bloc’s largest milk producers, including Germany, France and the Netherlands, saw pronounced declines in November output. Strict environmental regulations in many European countries are likely to interfere with milk production recovery and have sparked high prole protests in the region. In South America, volumes in Argentina recoiled by 7.7% in December as producers confront deep economic and political uncertainty.

Oceania, however, is expanding with Australia and New Zealand both posting gains in the most recent month for which data is available.”

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In politics, following 12 weeks of testimony, the National Federal Milk Marketing Order Pricing Formula Hearing has come to an end. The purpose of the hearing was for the USDA to consider proposals to amend the uniform pricing formulas applicable in the 11 FMMOs. Forty proposals were submitted.

National Milk Producers Federation dairy economist Stephen Cain said the process was longer than the department or the participants expected in the Feb. 5 “Dairy Radio Now” broadcast. He said the industry hasn’t had a hearing of this magnitude in over 20 years and that the dairy industry has changed a lot in those years so updates are needed. He called it “a good thorough process” and believes a package of changes has been developed that will “move the industry forward together because we need both dairy producers and dairy processors.”

NMPF’s proposed changes include a return to the “higher of” Class I mover; discontinuing the use of barrel cheese in the protein component price formula, and extending the current 30-day reporting limit to 45 days on forward priced sales on nonfat dry milk and dry whey to capture more exports sales in the USDA product price reporting.

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On-farm processing sustains future Schrock family maximizes prot per cow on their dairy

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RUSSELLVILLE, Ky. — Willis Schrock and his family have found a viable future in dairy farming through on-farm processing.

“It’s hard to sustain a farm when the milk price is more down than it is up,” Schrock said. “We just weren’t interested in milking 500 cows, and so, we decided if we can milk a smaller herd and make more money per cow, we’ll take that route.”

Schrock uses milk from his 60-cow dairy farm — as well as two local dairy farms — to process under the label JD Country Milk. Their dairy products are sold in over 70 grocery stores in Kentucky, Tennessee and Indiana.

“Our model is such that we can pay more for the milk than what the open market is paying,” Schrock said. “We can help sustain small farmers.”

JD Country Milk sells whole milk, 2% milk, skim milk and chocolate milk in glass bottles. They also offer cream, half and half and buttermilk. Seasonally, they offer strawberry milk made with actual strawberries, drinkable yogurt and eggnog.

Schrock’s farm is located in southwestern Kentucky, near Russellville,

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Schrock grew up on a dairy farm in central Illinois. After leaving home, he hauled milk in Illinois. In 1992, he bought a dairy herd and continued with his milk-hauling route as well. He and his son fed and milked cows and also hired someone to help with milking.

In 1998, Schrock quit hauling milk and moved his herd and family to Kentucky to dairy farm full time.

In September 2006, they processed

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“It was quite a long, hard drag the rst ve to six years to get things going,” Schrock said.

Schrock and his family sold their milk at farmers markets each week for the rst 5-8 years.

Schrock said that what helped them get their products into stores was their customers from the farmers markets

taking their business cards to their store managers and asking them to stock it.

JD Country Milk no longer sells at any farmers markets.

Schrock said 30% of their milk sales are through Whole Foods Market.

Schrock said it was difcult to get into this type of store because they had to ght the corporate chain.

“Once we got into those companies and proved that we could deliver and proved that our product is sustainable, ... then we could get in,” Schrock said.

Schrock’s herd is milked with two DeLaval robotic milking units in a freeow setup that they put in last summer.

“Our chores are a little more versatile this way,” Schrock said. “It’s just a game changer for us.”

Schrock, his wife, Edna, six of his eight adult children and one employee work full time on the operation. Each has different areas of expertise. Some work in the plant, some work with the cows, and some do milk deliveries in the 200-mile radius in which they sell products.

Raising a family on the farm is one of the things Schrock said he likes about farming.

“I’m an independent person in the sense that I like to be my own boss,” Schrock said. “I like the farming lifestyle, raising children, teaching them responsibilities at a young age. ... I’ve got the grandchildren here now. So, I’ve got another generation coming on that I can teach responsibility too.”

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Con�nued from SCHROCK | Page 10 Once a year in the fall, JD Country Milk hosts a free, on-farm fun day.

They process milk for people to watch and offer a meal of pulled pork and beef, beans, coleslaw, ice cream, cake and as much chocolate milk or hot chocolate as people want.

They also do a butter-making activity using quart jars with cream. Families can shake up a pint of cream into butter. The farm washes the butter and sends it home with its makers.

“The biggest satisfaction that we get is that we see a lot of single mothers, single dads or grandparents bringing their children to the farm,” Schrock said. “(They are) enjoying where they don’t have to shell out money to be entertained.”

Last year, a band from Nashville asked if they could play at the event for free. So, they set up the band, which had a donation bucket, in their old cowholding area which was used before the robots.

A bouncy house, barrel train rides and hayrides run steadily from midmorning to mid-afternoon. In 2022, they had 400 people attend. In 2023, they had 630 people attend.

“It is very essential to sustain our business ... (to) have a day on the farm where people can see what we’re actually doing,” Schrock said.

The family includes other dairy farmers that they buy milk from at the event.

“People are more and more concerned, extremely so since COVID,” Schrock said. “‘Where’s our food coming from, and how are the animals handled, and how are the animals fed?’”

Schrock’s cows have access to pasture year-round and are fed a total mixed ration. Schrock said they do not have enough grass across the calendar to sustain their cows on grass alone, and they would not get the milk production they need. Though his cows are fed a TMR, they do not receive any fermented feed. “(Fermented feed) alters the avor in my milk in the jar,” Schrock said. “I want to have a consistent product yearround.”

Schrock also said he sees other health benets in his cows such as better energy, healthier feet, good hair coat and longevity.

The cows are housed in a beddedpack barn.

Schrock farms 185 acres of owned and rented land. He has 50 acres of hay, 20 acres of oats and 40-80 acres of

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He plants oats in late February or early March and corn from March 28 to May 1. He harvests the wheat he had planted the fall before and the oats planted in the spring during June.

Looking to the future, Schrock said they are working to better their operation.

“We’re now in a position where we want to tweak things so they’re sustainable to go on to the future,” Schrock said. “That involves upgrading things, streamlining things and taking the kinks out of things.”

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From 4-H project to career Dooley’s dairy goat operation backed by nearly 30 years of experience

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ORFORDVILLE, Wis. — Aaron Dooley was a senior in high school when he began his career as a dairy farmer.

The year was 1995, and he was milking 30 goats on a rented farm. At the time, few in the state were milking goats on a commercial scale.

The son of a machine shop operator, Aaron is a rst-generation farmer. His love for goats began as a 4-H project when he was 9 years old. Aaron’s mother, who is the Rock County goat superintendent and Wisconsin Dairy Goat Association treasurer, was his inspiration.

In his youth, Aaron lled his days with showing and inherited his mom’s passion for goats.

“It was those experiences in 4-H that led me to do this,” Aaron said.

Today, Aaron and his wife, Kim, milk 500 head of Saanens, Alpines and LaManchas.

O’Dools Dairy Goats is home to 800 goats. In addition, Aaron does custom wrapping and baling, and Kim also holds a full-time job.

Starting out, Aaron bought two goat herds, and for ve years, he grew his herd to 120 does — the maximum number the barn would hold. The barn he rented was set up for the small dairy animal and was an important steppingstone for Aaron, who began building his own facility in 1999.

“Milking at that rst facility helped me know how to set up my new facility,” Aaron said. “I learned what things I wanted to change.”

Drawing up plans for a goat barn was challenging as the type of facility the Dooleys were looking to build was unique for the time.

“There were very few new barns for commercial goat herds at the time,” Kim said.

“Goats were mostly in converted cow barns.”

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The herd of goats at O’Dools Dairy Goats includes Saanens, Alpines and LaManchas Jan. 30 near Orfordville, Wisconsin. The farm is home to 800 goats.

“At one point, we were the biggest goat farm in the state of Wisconsin,” Kim said.

Aaron knew it was goats he wanted to milk after working for his high school basketball coach who dairy farmed.

“I helped him with milking and feeding, and that’s when I realized I didn’t want to milk cows,” Aaron said.

“Goats are easy to handle.”

The Dooleys milk twice a day and ship 3,000 pounds of milk daily to Saputo where it is made into cheese. For the last three years, Aaron has been drying off goats and now has a few weeks each year where no milking is required.

Breeding is done by bucks purchased from other states, particularly Idaho. No A.I. is used on the farm.

Does freshen for the rst time around 1 year of age.

“It’s satisfying to see what your breeding program produces,” Aaron said.

Kids are tube-fed articial colostrum at birth and are on milk replacer within 24 hours. Kids are housed 10 to a pen and fed from nipple pails. They are weaned at 8 weeks.

From 2010 to 2012, the Dooleys sold large quantities of goats to other farms that were starting up.

“We do a good job with our kids, so we could almost double our milking herd each year if we wanted to,” Aaron said.

The Dooleys keep 200-250 kids annually for replacements.

“The goal is to improve milk production but with a lower quantity of goats,” Aaron said.

To do that, Aaron began feeding a complete total mixed ration in November 2023 that includes baleage, corn silage and a protein mix. Previously, goats were fed baleage, dry hay and a complete grain ration. To accommodate the new feeding method, Aaron created a drive-thru feed alley in the barn.

“We want to work smarter, not harder,” Kim said.

Goats are averaging 6-7 pounds of milk per day, but Aaron is hoping to bump that number up to 9-10 pounds by switching to a TMR. “I know of a couple other farms on this exact same ration, and they are doing well,” he said.

The Dooleys farm 180 acres, raising all their feed except a complete mineral mix.

The Dooleys like to share the benets of goat milk through products they make on the farm. Soap making is something Kim has done from the start.

She also makes lotion, dog shampoo and lip balm. The products are sold at a farmers market every Saturday from May through October.

The soap comes in 26 scents, from lavender and tea tree to their best seller of oatmeal, milk and honey. Soap is made year-round at a rate of about 420 bars per week. At times, Kim has more than 2,000 bars of soap drying.

“I have a lot of customers, and we sell a ton of soap,” Kim said. “I like to educate people about goat milk and how good it is for your body.”

When one of their sons had acid reux as a child, the Dooleys fed him pasteurized goat milk, and within four days, they noticed an improvement unlike anything else that had been prescribed to him. They continued to raise him on the milk even after the reux subsided.

“Goat milk is amazing,” Kim said.

As Aaron took a childhood love and transformed it into his livelihood, he grew his goat knowledge day by day. Helping pioneer the path of Wisconsin’s dairy goat industry, Aaron’s long history has made him a valuable resource to other farmers.

“He’s so smart about goats,” Kim said. “Older farmers call him for advice.”

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RFV 81.42 125.39 100.54 122.25 107.64 63.31 104.17 95.35 140.55 95.02 110.7 82.79 123.79 120.11 137.53 148.44 167.95 153.48 133.43 92.02 129.09 117.81 81.1 116.81 136.38 97.21 90.65 98.76 101.13 143.8 140.25 141.45 165.65 161.59 154.69 153.21 101.3 105.18 98.84 98.84

15.85 11.15 19.93 14.07 13.04 13.99 13.07 12.55 11.92 14.52 13.84 15.46 15.29 14.6 15.46 13.71 19.97 17.5 15.14 15.13 11.39 14.43 17.64 14.43 9.39 18.14 14.86 12.15 14.96 15.76 14.7 15.99

21.36 130.9 182.44 128.93 163.78 196.36 187.7 198.1 121.13 198.76 243.7 179.54 158.33 155.78 179.54 177.12 145.83 162.55 167.95 182.6 166.31 222.48 199.38 222.48 151.14 173.11 115.96 146.74 138.93 94.71 83.8 111.49

151.39 17.35 24.09 16.31 20.11 23.64 23.79 24.44 18.9 22.8 23.88 22.45 21.09 21.26 22.45 23.03 23.11 23.95 21.99 21.83 23.23 23.51 23.55 23.51 21.95 22.72 15.72 19.8 19.07 12.64 13 16.69

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Ld. size 18.72 26.21 23.72 26.53 26.03 25.81 21.85 26.27 24 21.96 25.89 18.98 7.51 23.65 6.39 22.13 10.4 5.32 23.9 22.67 22.24 22.9 23.41 20.09 22.73 18.93 28.56 17.44 25.42 29.12 8.46 26.67 26.7 26.84 26.22 26.1 28.26 27.39 25.42 23.01 23.15 25.55 26.63 25.45 26.11 26.28 27.83 26.96 23.23 23.99 24.81 24.61 16.58 24.87 24.96 25.07 23.49 25.43 25.42 24.27 25.37 27.65 27.45 23.99 24.85 25.87 25.99 21.85 25.98 24.58 20.59 25.22 21.26

price $120.00 $95.00 $110.00 $120.00 $120.00 $95.00 $125.00 $110.00 $120.00 $105.00 $110.00 $115.00 $120.00 $125.00 $135.00 $165.00 $110.00 $150.00 $137.50 $155.00 $140.00 $130.00 $100.00 $110.00 $115.00 $125.00 $135.00 $120.00 $125.00 $110.00 $150.00 $165.00 $180.00 $185.00 $180.00 $170.00 $135.00 $120.00 $140.00 $125.00 $125.00 $150.00 $170.00 $160.00 $155.00 $185.00 $210.00 $190.00 $225.00 $140.00 $250.00 $200.00 $190.00 $130.00 $180.00 $210.00 $170.00 $125.00 $155.00 $190.00 $205.00 $180.00 $225.00 $135.00 $255.00 $165.00 $150.00 $150.00 $150.00 $155.00 $115.00 $140.00 $140.00

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moisture protein

16.22 16.36 7.58 10.77 15.83 15.37 15.09 15.92 14.01 15.52 16.19 17.34 12.98 13.39 14.61 16.22 12.16 17.01 17.17 15.85 16.2 17.55 15.71 16.56 14.68 14.43 12.98 10.87

RFV

7.98 119.4 15.05 116.67 18.21 105.95 17.87 86.23 22.37 166.44 21.34 161.39 19.57 144.08 21.58 150.45 24.25 184.29 18.59 160.29 20.45 138.58 18.94 146.38 14.48 112.87 17.67 140.65 20.33 164.67 19.82 130.03 18.25 135.01 22.22 218.67 18.78 150.6 18.05 130.24 24.95 162.65 20.43 184.21 21.33 159.18 21.11 152.23 22.29 199.67 19.64 149.53 18.61 131.42 18.96 120.92 STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW CORN STALKS

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20.74 24.03 23.08 20.7 24.26 23.75 26.6 24.25 26.74 23.06 24.61 23.44 22.01 22.1 22.94 10.07 8.36 23.86 25.33 23.45 22.32 23.65 26.49 12.57 26.67 21.77 22.28 180 20.95 20.72 34 34 21.35 21.09 34 21.82 20.85 21.65 23.82 23.33 24.42 25.09 25.3 23.89 24.22 24.11 22.58 25.42 22.52 5 24.26 25.27 21.87 74 57 63 72 60 50

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Mufns

The idea for this article started with a baking hack I saw on the internet. I like to make mufns, but I hate how the bottoms are always tough and overbaked due to the high temperatures required to make them. To be honest, I haven’t made mufns for quite some time because I thought I wasn’t very good at it.

Then, I spotted this clever idea.

Sprinkle the bottom of the mufn tin with just enough dry rice to lightly cover the bottom of the cup before you place in the liner. The rice will help insulate the bottom of the mufn from overbaking and will absorb some of the extra oils. I had to give this a try.

After morning chores, I pulled out some of our favorite mufn recipes and started my own experiment. I baked a double batch of blueberry mufns side by side. The only difference was one pan had rice in the bottom of each cup and the other didn’t. When the timer went off, I pulled the pans from the oven and started removing each mufn from their cup. The regular ones were overbrowned on the bottom and greasy, just like always. The ones with the rice were just right. I can’t believe it actually worked.

So, here are some of our family favorite mufn recipes. The great thing about mufns is you can add just about anything you want to them. My daughter-in-law, Libby, converted an applesauce mufn recipe to use her canned rhubarb sauce instead. The grandkids love them. I don’t know if it is the rhubarb they like or the white chocolate chips she added to the recipe.

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1 egg 3/4 cup milk 1/3 cup butter, melted Mix dry ingredients together. Stir in blueberries to coat in our mixture.

Combine liquid ingredients and gently fold into blueberries and our. Spoon into mufn tin. Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes. I have adjusted and tweaked this recipe a bit. One of our family’s favorite avors is lemon/blueberry, so I will mix some lemon peels with sugar and let stand while the mufns bake. This is what I will sprinkle over the top of the melted butter. When mufns are done, dip the top of each mufn into a small bowl of melted butter, then sprinkle with lemon sugar.

out! Nothing gets the blood pumping quicker than those three words. Once everyone is securely back in their pens, you discover your cereal has now become mush. Don’t worry. Just whip up brunch mufns. Add the egg and oil and skip the resting period. Mix the rest according to the recipe. Breakfast is saved and served. Enjoy!

Brunch mufns 3/4 cup milk 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1 egg, beaten 1 1/2 cups Raisin Bran cereal 1 cup our 2/3 cup sugar plus an extra tablespoon for topping 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1 tablespoon butter, melted Combine milk, oil and egg. Stir in cereal. Let stand for 10 minutes. Stir to break up cereal. Combine dry ingredients. Mix in cereal mixture and stir until just moistened. It will be a thick and stiff batter. Bake at 400 degrees for 2025 minutes. Combine 1 tablespoon sugar with 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon. When mufns come out of the oven, brush tops with melted butter and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Serve warm.

Applesauce/rhubarb sauce mufns 1 1/4 cups old-fashioned rolled oats 1 1/4 cups unsweetened applesauce (or rhubarb sauce) 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla 4 tablespoons butter, melted 1/3 cup sugar 1 cup our 1 teaspoon baking powder 3/4 teaspoon baking soda

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Food columnist, Natalie Schmitt 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup raisins, dried cranberries or white vanilla chips In a medium bowl, stir together the oats, applesauce/rhubarb sauce, milk, egg, vanilla, butter and sugar. In another bowl, mix dry ingredients together.

Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients. Pour wet ingredients in to the well. Stir until combined. Don’t over mix. Spoon batter into mufn cups.

Bake at 375 degrees for 16-20 minutes.

Blueberry mufns 1 3/4 cups our 1/3 cup sugar 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup blueberries

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French toast cupcakes 12 teaspoons maple syrup 12 cinnamon raisin bread slices 12 eggs 1 1/2 cups milk 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon 1 tablespoon vanilla Topping: cinnamon sugar 12 cupcake liners Place 1 teaspoon syrup in bottom of liners. Tear 1 slice of bread into smaller pieces for each cup. Whisk together eggs, cinnamon and vanilla. Pour into cups over torn bread. Let stand for ve minutes to soak in. Sprinkle with topping. Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Can be made the night before and refrigerated after you pour the milk egg mixture over the bread.

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From the kitchen of Kristine Heinrichs of Browerville, Minnesota Shredded cheese to cover the top Soft shell tortillas 1 small can of tomato soup 1 can sliced black olives 10 ounces Rotel, original diced tomato and chilis

2 pounds hamburger 2 onions Salt and pepper 1 teaspoon garlic powder 2 teaspoons chili powder 1 teaspoon cumin 2 teaspoon oregano

Brown hamburger, onion, salt and pepper. Then add garlic powder, cumin and oregano and mix well. Then pour in a 9-by-13 cake pan, add olives, tomato soup and Rotel. On top, add shredded cheese followed by soft shells. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes or until cheese is melted and shells are golden brown.

Apple pie

From the kitchen of Kristine Heinrichs of Browerville, Minnesota 8 cups sliced apples (6 to 8 apples) 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1/4 cup our 1/4 cup honey or sugar 1/4 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon salt Pie crust (makes 2 crusts) 2 cups our 2/3 cup shortening 1/2 teaspoon salt Water

For the pie: Placed sliced and peeled apples in a large bowl, add vanilla, our, honey or sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Stir well.

For the crust: Place our, shortening and salt in stand mixer and mix.

Add 1 tablespoon of water at a time until a ball of dough forms. Remove dough and place on oured surface, cut dough in half so there are two sections. Roll one section to t a 9-inch pie pan. Place that section in the pie pan. Pour the apple mixture into the pie pan on top of shell. Roll out other pie crust section into circle, and cut strips to make a lattice top or place whole crust on top and cut slits. Brush the crust with milk and place tin foil over the edges of the crust to prevent burning. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes, then reduce temperature to 350 degrees and bake for 40-50 minutes.

The best chili

From the kitchen of Kristine Heinrichs of Browerville, Minnesota 2 pounds hamburger 3 sticks celery 1 onion 1 bell pepper 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon oregano 1 teaspoon cumin 3-4 tablespoons chili powder

1 15-ounce light red kidney beans 1 14-ounce petite diced tomatoes 1 16-ounce original Bushʼs baked beans 2 small cans of tomato soup 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 tablespoon sugar Salt and pepper

Brown hamburger with celery, pepper and onion with salt and pepper.

Once browned, add garlic powder, oregano, chili powder and cumin and mix well. Then, add the rest of the ingredients. Mix well and enjoy.

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