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A diehard Packers fan
Attending games, practices a favorite pastime for Brick “My dad and I would nish chores by 10 a.m. and be sitting in Lambeau by 11,” Brick said. “There aren’t too many NFL staGREENLEAF, Wis. – diums where you can milk cows When the Green Bay Packers are and be at the stadium within in town, there is a good chance an hour. It’s a quick commute. Dan Brick will be at Lambeau There’s no train or subway to Field. The season ticket holder get on in Green Bay.” Brick milks 1,000 cows and has been going to games since farms 1,200 acres near Greenhe was a kid, getting morning chores on the farm done in plenty leaf – 25 minutes from Lambeau of time to arrive at the stadium Field. He acquired season tickets from his parents, who were ticket before kickoff. holders since 1958 – one year after Lambeau Field opened. “I attended a lot of games as a kid,” Brick said. “My mom and dad always went, but my mom didn’t want to go when it got cold, so I got to go to a lot of the cold games. That was our recreation growing up. My parents gave me their pair of tickets 15 years ago.” In 1989, Brick put his name in for the opportunity to purchase season tickets someday and is now No. 329 on the list. PHOTO SUBMITTED “When all my kids Ian and Elijah Brick receive an autowere born, we put their graph from Raven Greene in 2019 durname on the list, too, ing a Packers pracƟce. By Stacey Smart
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Dan and Melanie Brick and their children – (from leŌ) Ian, Sawyer and Elijah – stand outside of Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Bricks milk 1,000 cows and farm 1,200 acres near Greenleaf, Wisconsin, and enjoy aƩending Green Bay Packers games and pracƟces. and they’re like No. 80,000,” Brick said. “My oldest is No. 72,000 on the list. They’ll probably be 30-or-40-years-old when they get them, but most people are dead by the time they receive the call.” The memories Brick and his father made spending time together watching football are ones he cherishes to this day. Brick has continued the tradition with his own children, taking
turns bringing one of his sons along to each game. His wife, Melanie, occasionally goes to a game as well. The couple has three boys – Sawyer,13, and twins Elijah and Ian, 11. “Sawyer and Elijah love football, but Ian does not,” Brick said. “Hunting, shing and farming are more his thing.” Brick has the gold package and attends six games each year. On Jan. 22, he and Elijah
attended the divisional round playoff game against the San Francisco 49ers. Lambeau Field was lled with adrenaline that night as Packers fans cheered and shouted for the green and gold. “We did not sit at all during the game,” Brick said. “Everyone was standing and yelling. Playoff games denitely bring a Turn to BRICK | Page 4
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ConƟnued from BRICK | Page 3 different intensity compared to a regular season game. It was a pretty cold night, but it was not the coldest game I’ve been to.” In the second half, they started to feel the momentum die. “The offense wasn’t able to move the ball, and the poor performance by special teams deated the crowd,” Brick said. “It’s not the way we wanted it to go. We sit in the south end zone, and being so close, we could hear the sound of the punt getting blocked as well as the blocking of the eld goal. From where we sit, we’ve seen a lot of great plays and not-so-great plays over the years. The game went from everyone high-ving each other to walking out at the end in a somber mood.” If the Packers had won that night, Brick was planning to attend the NFC championship game with Sawyer. “Now Sawyer will get to go to the rst game next year,” Brick said. Some of Brick’s all-time favorite Packers players include Bart Starr, Brett Favre, Reggie White, Aaron Rodgers and Jordy Nelson. “Favre became a Packer when I graduated from high school, and he put the excitement back into football,” Brick said. “Jordy Nelson was another great one. He was a farmer, and Green Bay is a great place to play football if you’re a farmer.” The most exciting and memorable Packers game Brick ever attended was the 1996 NFC championship game when the Packers beat the Carolina Panthers to go to the Super Bowl. If he is not at Lambeau, Brick is
sure to watch the Packers on TV but said nothing compares to the thrill of attending a game in person. Brick enjoys the atmosphere at Lambeau Field that television cannot duplicate. “It’s just a different experience being at the stadium,” he said. “TV has come a long ways, but it’s still more fun to be at Lambeau. And the location is convenient for us. It’s also an opportunity to spend time with my kids. You never forget the games you go to in person. Those game memories stick with you because you always remember being there, but you might not remember a game as much that you watched on TV.” Brick said he is fortunate to park two blocks from Lambeau Field in the driveway of an elderly couple he and his wife got to know when she was a waitress. “We used to pay to park on someone’s lawn, and people would even let us come in to use the bathroom,” Brick said. “That’s pretty unique about Lambeau Field. You don’t see that at other stadiums.” Brick remembers when there used to be a chain link fence on the concourse so the players from the opposing team could cross the hallway. “Everyone would be up against the fence screaming at the players, especially when the Bears were in town,” he said. United by their passion for football, Brick has also made friends with fellow season ticket holders sitting around him. “It’s kind of like a reunion each year when we go back,” he said. “We sit and talk football with everyone. It’s fun.” Brick and his family also attend training camps and practices seven or
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The Green Bay Packers play the San Francisco 49ers during the divisional round Jan. 22 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Dan Brick loves the atmosphere of Lambeau Field and the thrill of aƩending games in person. eight times a year. “It’s a really neat experience because the kids bring their bikes and the players come out of the locker room and ride the bikes to practice as the kids run alongside them,” Brick said. “A lot of rookies do it. It’s pretty cool. The kids get autographs and pictures taken with the players. One of my sons had Tim Boyle once, who is now the backup quarterback for the Detroit Lions. Over the years, we’ve met
quite a few players in person and shook a lot of their hands.” Looking ahead to the next season, Brick is hopeful Rodgers will return and said it will be interesting to see how the Packers handle their salary cap issue. “I think the Packers still have a Super Bowl-winning caliber team and an MVP quarterback, whereas a lot of other teams do not,” Brick said. “My family and I are already looking forward to next year.”
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GLENCOE, Minn. – Marc Dammann always had a desire to farm, but when he knew milking cows would not be feasible for him and his family, they turned to goats. “I always thought I’d milk cows, but it was just too expensive to get into. And you can’t nd any land,” Marc said. “I love this because I can be home.” Marc and his wife, Sarah, and their three children – Savannah, Mackenzie and Weston – milk 180 goats on their dairy farm in McLeod County near Glencoe. The herd went dry in late December 2021, and the Dammanns have spent the past couple months preparing for the busiest season on their farm. Throughout February, the family plans to kid in their entire herd of goats. During the height of kidding, the Dammanns will care for nearly 40 newborns each day. “With the group being as big as it is now, there are times where I’ll stop for lunch and still don’t have my regular chores done because I’ve spent all morning bringing in kids,” Marc said. “For a couple weeks, it just doesn’t quit.” Sarah agreed. “Our last check is at midnight,” she said. “Some days, we’ll be out here until almost midnight.” As the goats are kidding, the Dammann family will bring the kids into the milkhouse in small totes to keep them warm and make sure they consume their rst feeding of colostrum. Sarah cares for the kids as Marc gets the doe milked. “It takes a lot of patience,” Sarah said. Once the kids are thriving, they are moved to the kid room where they are placed under a heat lamp. The does are kept as replacements for the milking herd while the billies are sold within a couple days. “We keep the does for as long as we can,” Marc
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Sarah and Marc Dammann milk 180 goats on their farm near Glencoe, Minnesota. The Dammanns began milking goats in 2009. said. “We had some that were 10 years old.” Sarah agreed. “Right now, there’s a doe who’s from the original herd,” she said. In previous years, the family has bred their herd in sections, kidding in 100 animals at a time. However, creating milking groups within the herd is more hassle. “Goats come into heat in the fall like a deer,” Marc
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The goats are fed a whole corn and protein supplement in these stalls while being milked at Marc and Sarah Dammann’s farm near Glencoe, Minnesota. The stalls move backward to lock the does in place during milking. In 2009, Marc and Sarah purchased their rst bred goat followed by seven more soon after. As the neighbor farmer milked the small herd, Marc renovated a former hog barn into housing and a single-12 milking parlor for the goats. “There were a lot of headaches that went with that, but by the end of the year, we got it all working,” Marc said. The family then expanded quickly, at one point milking 250 does. “That became way too much,” Sarah said. Within the last three years, the Dammanns expanded their parlor to a swing-15 and reduced their herd size; both changes accommodate the family’s vision for the farm. Now, days outside of kidding season are manageable. Marc and his daughters prepare the parlor for morning milking before the school bus arrives. By 7:30 a.m., Marc begins milking and is done within two hours. He feeds the kids and completes chores by mid-morning. In the evening, Sarah returns from her full-time job off the farm and feeds the kids while Marc milks again. “My favorite part is milking; it’s relaxing,” Marc said. “This lifestyle, granted is busy at times, but after we’re done kidding, there’s free time. I love that.” While in the parlor, the milking herd is supplemented with shelled corn and a protein pellet. The herd averages 4-5 pounds of milk per goat in a lactation, although the Dammanns have milked goats that have peaked at 13 pounds. “We can get 4-5 pounds a goat and come out OK, money-wise,” Marc said. “I gured out a long time ago that you
plan for things on the low end and be surprised if it’s higher. And, you can’t look at buying someone’s herd and think that’s what yours is going to do. Look at what they’re feeding and what it costs and what you think you’re going to do.” One of the biggest changes the family has made to improve their farm is management of the kids. Two years ago, Marc and Sarah started feeding whole milk rather than purchasing milk replacer. “It costs us more to feed whole milk rather than replacer, but as soon as we’d put them on replacer, it became a constant battle with scours,” Marc said. “Now we’ll never go back.” The kids are also vaccinated for pneumonia, a protocol the Dammanns implemented last year. “Kids are weaned at 8 weeks, but they’re never surely healthy until the middle of summer,” Sarah said. “We vaccinated and that worked out really well.” Marc agreed. “We also nally nished a housing facility that allows the kids to be separated based on age. Otherwise, the smaller ones get bullied around,” he said. “We’re hoping this will help too.” Milking goats has allowed the Dammanns to pursue a career in farming but in a manageable way. In addition to the herd, Marc also runs just enough land to feed the animals – 20 acres of tillable ground for oat and alfalfa as well as 35 acres of meadow hay. And for the Dammanns, it is a career they foresee themselves a part of for a long while. “I love doing it on a smaller scale,” Marc said. “Everything is fun; it’s awesome. You don’t get burnt out.”
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This stall exemplies the perfect t for a heifer of this size, demonstraƟng the ideal length and width. go from a free stall to a bedded pack,” Cook said. “Failing that, moving those animals off sand is probably the main thing you need to do.” Cook said the use of headlocks doubles the risk for corkscrew claw syndrome. “We use a lot of headlocks, but I’m not sure it’s the right thing to do,” he said. “You’re giving that animal a pivot point to push against to push those forces through the skeleton and create changes. We’re aware of these problems in adult cows, too, and we’ve had to modify the way we trim to accommodate for the extra wear we see.” Use slant bar feed bunks when there is not a regular need to lock heifers, and consider handling cattle through a chute rather than locking animals up in the pen. Also, improve the design of ooring nishes to suit heifers by limiting the use of grooved concrete or high-traction ooring. “I don’t think you can x the very worst stages of corkscrew claw syndrome,” Cook said. “You can trim around it and manage the cow, but she’s always going to have a problem. When it’s mild, you can probably reverse it. You do not see this problem in dry lot dairies. Heifers shipped off to Colorado and similar places come back with beautiful feet. You also don’t see this problem on pasture.” The upside of free stall housing compared to bedding packs is that it can accommodate more animals in less space with less costly bedding. But, trying to provide a uniform free stall that works well for all age groups is challenging,
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especially on smaller farms where small and large heifers are grouped together. If using free stalls, stall dimensions must be compatible with heifer needs. Cook said the industry is doing OK on width, but people are underestimating length. “We tend to think because these animals are younger and smaller, we can skimp on length and that can cause challenges,” Cook said. The recommended stall size for growing heifers 6-9 months of age (400-600 pounds) is 34- inches-wide and 80-incheslong; for breeding-age heifers 10-12 months (600-800 pounds) 38- inches-wide and 88-inches-long is recommended; for breeding-age heifers 13-16 months (8001,000 pounds) stalls should be 42-incheswide and 96-inches-long; and for pregnant heifers 17-21 months (1,000-1,200 pounds) 45-inches-wide and 108-inches-long are the recommended dimensions. Another concern is rear curb heights, which are generally too high. “Heifers don’t like high curbs,” Cook said. “Cows tolerate high curbs extremely well, but heifers are scared of them so trying to make lower curbs is better.” Poor stall design can create signicant alley lying problems, resulting in lthy animals. “These are smart heifers telling you there’s something wrong with your stalls, and trying to understand what their challenges are will help us design better systems,” Cook said. Cook said to pay attention to stocking density and watch the number of heifers per stall. “We’re dealing with a fair bit of overstocking in the industry which impacts the ability of animals to use stalls, access feed and grow at healthy rates,” Cook said. “Overstocking also has a negative impact on air quality.” One helpful tweak in a free stall barn is to move the feed lane outside, which provides animals with time outdoors and additional exercise. Keeping heifers exposed to changing elements and climates can prevent over-conditioning, especially during summer months. Sand, free stalls, headlocks, grooved concrete and overstocking can have negative consequences on a heifer’s well-being and be particularly hard on her feet. In some instances, these environments are damaging young hooves beyond repair. Getting heifers off of sand and out of free stalls, and using headlocks in moderation while providing opportunities for outdoor access, can protect heifers’ feet and give them the best environment in which to prosper.
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Class III milk price highest since November 2020
The Agriculture Department announced the first Class III benchmark milk price of 2022 at $20.38 per hundredweight for January, up $2.02 from December, $4.34 above January 2021, and the highest Class III price since November 2020. Late Friday morning Class III futures portended a February price at $20.45; March, $21.31; April, $21.39; May, $21.30; and June at $21.22. The January Class IV price is $23.09 per cwt., up $3.21 from December, $9.34 above a year ago, and the highest Class IV price since August 2014. International dairy prices remain strong. The Feb. 1 Global Dairy Trade auction saw the weighted average jump 4.1%, following the 4.6% increase on Jan. 18. The average metric ton price climbed to $4,630 U.S., up from $4,463 and the highest in eight years. All products offered were again in the black, led by buttermilk powder, up 9.7%. It did not trade in the last event. Whole milk powder was up 5.8%, following a 5.6% rise last time, and skim milk powder was up 2.1%, after jumping 5%. Butter was up 3.3%, after a 5% boost, and anhydrous milkfat moved 1.4% higher, after a 0.6% advance. GDT Cheddar was up 2.4%, after a 1.1% gain last time. StoneX Dairy Group says the GDT 80% butterfat butter price equates to $2.8140 per pound U.S., up 8.9 cents after jumping 12.8 cents on Jan. 18, and compares to CME butter which closed Friday, a steal at $2.50. GDT Cheddar, at $2.5783, was up 6.3 cents and compares to Friday’s CME block Cheddar at a bargain $1.90. GDT skim milk powder averaged $1.8375 per pound, up from $1.7977. Whole milk powder averaged $1.9614 per pound, up from $1.8517. CME Grade A nonfat dry milk closed Friday at $1.8325 per pound. Shedding some light on what is going on in the global market, the Daily Dairy Report’s Monica Ganley wrote in the Jan. 28 Milk Producers Council newsletter; “European (milk) production is trailing prior year levels with some of the greatest losses seen in major dairy nations like Germany and France. In the Southern Hemisphere, the New Zealand milk production season continues to disappoint with December output down 5% compared to prior year. Argentina is still posting strong production gures, but the volumes are modest and logistical challenges are preventing the resulting dairy products from making a dent in global demand. As such, global milk supplies are lacking and are generally expected to support prices at higher than historical
levels over the coming months.” December milk equivalent exports out of New Zealand were down 0.1% from December 2020, according to StoneX, and a little weaker than the 0.8% increase they were expecting. “It’s estimated that stocks have been pulled down 4-5% compared to the previous year, but stocks weren’t pulled down quite as much as was expected. Shipments to China being down 14% year over year is a little concerning, but lines up with the weak offcial import numbers for China in December. We’ll see if that bounces back for January,” StoneX concludes. Dairy traders in Chicago pretty much ignored the GDT and CME prices start February mixed, as a massive winter storm hit the nation’s mid-section covering nearly 2,000 miles with freezing temperatures and heavy snow. Traders were also anticipating the December Dairy Products report issued Friday afternoon. The Cheddar blocks recovered the previous week’s losses and then some and ended three weeks of decline, closing Friday at $1.90 per pound, up 11 cents on the week, highest since Jan. 14, and 26 cents above a year ago. The barrels nished at $1.8950, 15.25 cents higher on the week, highest since Jan. 19, 39.50 cents above a year ago, and a half-cent below the blocks. There was 1 sale of block reported for the week at the CME and 7 of barrel. Midwest cheesemakers continue to tell Dairy Market News that milk availability is generally balanced but cheese plant downtime due to logistic and stafng shortages kept discounts on hand. Prices at report time ranged from Class to $2 under. Supplies are stalled in shipping and plants are thus prone to downtime. Cheese demand remains slower than it was in late fall, at least partially due to market price downward pressure, but markets experienced some bullish correction this week. Inventories have grown but are not at concerning levels. Steady demand for cheese remains in western retail markets while food service demand has declined, says DMN. Many restaurants in the region reportedly remain closed due to COVID concerns and labor shortages. International demand remains strong but exports continue to face delays due to port congestion but alternative transportation is being sought. Delays also continue due to a shortage of truck drivers. Stocks are available and cheese output is steady though some plants are running below capacity due to labor shortages. After plunging 39.50 cents the previous week, the butter fell to $2.4525 per pound Wednesday, lowest
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ConƟnued from MIELKE | Page 10 containers in order to reduce bottlenecks at the main entrance to the port. The new arrangement should be available beginning in March. “Congestion in and around U.S. ports is one of a series of export supply chain challenges undercutting dairy exporters’ ability to reliably meet the needs of overseas customers for high-quality U.S. dairy products,” said USDEC’s Krysta Harden. “This new partnership should help alleviate some of those challenges.” Meanwhile, legislation was introduced in the Senate this week that would also help. Sponsored by Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and John Thune (RSD), the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (S. 3580) is the Senate response to the House version (HR 4996) passed by a wide bipartisan vote (364 - 60) in December. The International Dairy Foods Association also gave the legislation a thumbs-up and touted a USDA nal rule that IDFA says will “maintain low-fat, avored milk and other needed exibilities in USDA child nutrition program meal requirements through the 2023-2024 school year.” “Today’s announcement clears up several years of confusion and takes a positive step toward restoring more varieties of milk to the school meals program. The nal rule allows schools to continue to serve milk that students prefer to drink while remaining consistent with the Dietary Guidelines. The rule gives clarity to school meals professionals and food makers as they plan ahead amid supply chain challenges, and it will improve students’ access to dairy products, particularly milk and its 13 essential nutrients, and cheese as a nutrient-rich protein alternate,” according to the IDFA. NMPF also praised the nal rule. CWT member cooperatives kicked off 2022 this week by securing 106 contracts for 15 million pounds of Americantype cheeses, 2.0 million pounds of whole milk powder and 1.7 million pounds of cream cheese. These products will go customers in Asia, Central America, the Caribbean, Middle East-North Africa and South America, and will be shipped now through July 2022, according to CWT. A higher December All Milk Price offset higher corn, soybean, and hay prices to nudge the December milk feed ratio higher for the fourth month in a row. The USDA’s latest Ag Prices report has the ratio at 1.98, up from 1.94 in November, but well below last year’s 2.17. 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. In other words, one pound of milk would purchase 1.98 pounds of dairy feed of that blend. The U.S. All Milk Price averaged $21.80 per cwt., up $1.00 from November and $3.50 above December 2020. The December national average corn price added another 20 cents, jumping to $5.47 per bushel and is $1.50 per bushel above December 2020. Soybeans averaged $12.50 per bushel, up another 30 cents from November
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DAIRYING AROUND THE WORLD
Thriving Irish dairy industry Kelletts operate Honeyfarm Holsteins, Navan Aireld By Danielle Nauman danielle.n@dairystar.com
NAVAN, Ireland – Since 1945, the Kellett family has been operating Honeyfarm Holsteins near the town of Navan in the County Meath located in the Republic of Ireland’s province of Leinster. Navan is located about an hour’s drive northwest of the city of Dublin. The area is primarily at grassland with an elevation of 250 feet above sea level. Navan has a temperate climate and typically receives about 30 inches of precipitation annually. Honeyfarm Holsteins was established by Maurice Kellett and is now operated by his son and daughter-in-law, Trevor and Anna, and their son, Rhys, along with a long-time employee of 47 years. Trevor and Anna met while each were attending boarding school in Dublin. Trevor worked off the farm as a CPA in Dublin until the age of 25, and Anna had a career in banking before the young couple made the decision to return to Trevor’s family farm. The couple has two adult children, both residing on the farm. “Our children have houses on either side of us. I am blessed,” Anna said. Rhys married his wife, Sarah, in December 2021, and
they recently completed building their house on the farm. The Kelletts’ daughter, Chelsea, and her husband, Ger, work in Dublin and live at the farm with their 19-month-old daughter. The Kelletts milk 180 Holsteins twice a day in a double-20 herringbone parlor. They raise their replacements, caring for around 400 animals total. The milking herd averages approximately 19,000 pounds of milk per lactation. The farm consists of about 250 acres which is mainly grassland. They harvest two cuttings of grass for silage to feed the herd and raise some forage maize that is harvested in October. Harvesting is contracted out, allowing the Kelletts to keep their equipment inventory small. “We rely on an old tractor and articulated wheeled loader to feed the cows,” Anna said. Animals are grazed from mid-March through late October, and the Kelletts calve their cows from September through May. Cows are bred using articial insemination. The Kelletts have an interest in Canadian Holstein genetics and use bulls marketed through Semex and World Wide Sires. “We breed our cows with the philosophy of increasing protability per cow through improving type and constituents,” Trevor said.
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The KelleƩ family – (from leŌ) Trevor, Anna, Sarah and Rhys – operates Honeyfarm Holsteins and Navan Aireld in Navan, Ireland. A favorite cow of Trevor’s is Honeyfarm Bradnick Jill, a homebred cow that is classied Excellent. Throughout the winter, the Kelletts feed their herd grass silage, forage maize and brewer’s grain. A pelleted dairy ration is fed through individual feeders in the parlor during milking. During the four winter months, the cows are housed indoors in slatted unit sheds with an automatic scraper system. The stalls are lined with rubber mats and bedded with hydrated lime and wood shavings. Anna describes the Irish
dairy industry as thriving, with about 25% of the Irish dairy herd located in the Republic of Ireland’s province of Munster. The milk produced at Honeyfarm is primarily bottled as uid milk, and she said the December/January milk price was about $2.57 per U.S. gallon. She added that in addition to uid milk production, there is a booming industry for manufacturing cheese, butter, yogurt and other dairy products. “Our goal is to survive in the dairy industry,” Anna said. One way the Kelletts are trying to prepare their farm
for the future is entering into a 35-year lease with a solar company for about one-third of their farm. “It will give us far better income than farming ever would,” she said. “We still own the land, but the company will erect the solar panels. And we will graze calves or sheep underneath the panels. It will help Rhys to farm solo in the years to come, as we will have to reduce our herd accordingly. The younger generation doesn’t want to perform manual labor, Turn to KELLETTS | Page 15
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The KelleƩs milk 180 head on their dairy farm in Ireland. The herd is grazed during the warmer months and fed forages during the winter. and it is difcult to nd committed workers.” As environmental pressures against farming increase, the Kelletts view entering into the solar contract as their contribution to the global warming ini-
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The cows at Honeyfarm Holsteins are milked in a double-20 DeLaval herringbone parlor.
tiative in addition to the sustainability benets for their farm. One thing that makes the Kelletts’ farm unique is that it is home to the Navan Aireld. “In 1987, I bought Trevor a ight experience as a gift,” Anna said. “He had expressed an interest but that was all. Now I say that once he went up, he never really came down again. It is his passion.” Once discovering this passion, Trevor earned a private pilot’s license and then became an instructor and eventually an examiner for the Irish Aviation Authority, all as a hobby. He eventually built a 770-yard grass airstrip on the farm and purchased a small Jodel airplane. “It is common for Irish farm kids to attend boarding school from the ages of 12 to 18,” Anna said. “Trevor used the airplane to y our children to and from their boarding school in Belfast on the weekends. Over time, friends began to ask to park their airplanes here, and now we have 18 based here at the moment. Navan Aireld and High Kings Flying Club has grown into a general aviation ight training facility over the years.” Rhys inherited the love of ying from Trevor and is also an aviation enthusiast and pilot. Together, Trevor and Rhys operate the airstrip. “It is a hobby that has morphed into a business,” Anna said. “It amuses me to hear them talking of ying instead of farming as they milk together each morning.”
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A dairy night on the court
Houston County hosts 9th annual basketball dairy nights By Kate Rechtzigel kate.r@dairystar.com
CALEDONIA, Minn. − Dairy is not always the rst thing to come to mind when attending a basketball game, but the Houston County American Dairy Association has made an unforgettable impact at the courts in their community. “We were looking for a better promotional event in our county that would give us more community exposure,” Karyl Diersen said. Diersen farms with her husband, John, and sons, Jayson and Josh, on their 170-cow dairy in Houston County near Caledonia. She is also the vice president on Houston County’s all-female ADA board which recently hosted their ninth annual basketball dairy nights Jan. 27-28 and Feb. 3-4 at Caledonia, Spring Grove, Houston and LaCrescent high schools. “The event has evolved a lot over the years,” Diersen said. “We used to have to call the schools but now some of the schools are calling us.” The ADA board picks up 12 gallons of ice cream, a case of whipped cream and cheese
sticks for the event. “In Spring Grove, we went through it all,” Diersen said. They also have an inatable cow to promote the ice cream sundaes for purchase at each basketball game. “Everyone just loves the cow and the ice cream,” Diersen said. In addition to the ice cream sundaes served, they also give out cheese sticks at halftime and have a spinning wheel where attendees can answer trivia questions and win a prize. “We try to educate consumers rather than tricking them,” Diersen said. “And now that line is so long, it’s unbelievable.” All the money from the proceeds goes back to sponsor the high school basketball programs. “We try to pick out a game that is well attended,” Diersen said. “It’s always fun watching the kids and catching up with local dairy farmers around the area.” However, for Diersen, one of her favorite parts is watching the princesses and little misses throw out cheese sticks at halftime. “The crowd gets so excited,
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Houston County American Dairy AssociaƟon members –(from leŌ) LiƩle Squirt AƩendant Peyton Hoscheit, LiƩle Miss Squirt Abby Rud, board member Heidi Waldenberger, Dairy Princess AƩendant Stevie Joy Bulman, Dairy Ambassador Chloe Krueger and dairy farmer Jenny Krueger – prepare to serve sundaes during dairy night Feb. 3 at Houston High School in Houston, Minnesota. This year marked the 9th annual basketball dairy night for the county. and they’re all shouting, ‘Look at me. I want one. Look at me,’” Diersen said. “It’s fun to see people get that excited about a cheese stick.” Through the years the ADA board has gotten more efcient and allowed all board members
to take turns going to each of the games. “We don’t all have to go to each game,” Diersen said. “So, I’ll typically go to one or two games which is nicer and not as much work for one person.” In turn, the community has
embraced the ADA and is excited to see the dairy princesses, ambassadors and little misses at the basketball games. Turn to HOUSTON COUNTY | Page 17
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Mid-American Hay Auction results for Feb 3, 2022
Lot no. 614 617 625 628 632 633 635 638 639 644 219 252 287 615 619 621 623 626 631 637 227 232 234 247 285 200 210 240 290 291 292 270 286 622 213 228 208 211 212 222 233 235 242 249 257 273 295 609 610 611 203 205 221 223 245 263 264 281 293 640 199 202 204 214 251 266 267 276 279 606 612 206 207 217 226 231 238 241 246 250 255 258 260 262 268 271
Desc. Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Rounds Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Large Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares Medium Squares
moisture protein 21.67 153.41 6.52 86.82 9.54 80.44 17.16 135.2 6.72 66.36 6.72 66.36 6.72 66.36 707 81.61 19.69 117.56 8.01 65.89 15.02 113.12 6.55 89.52 10.4 87.1 21.14 135.2 17.31 144.88 7.33 61.87 9.7 100.57 11.58 79.41 13.06 80.32 18.01 114.61 17.29 131.91 11.57 99.32 8.8 106.08 11.48 70.61 15.33 108.53 18.64 176.11 13.61 103.37 19.47 178.44 24.19 156.62 21.89 157.7 18.9 140.26 7.07 75.66 11.31 83.06 14.24 118.83 15.24 138.83 21.91 179.64 18.57 185.49 18.3 160.89 18.98 204.93 20.15 172.52 21.34 206.76 19.85 129.3 20.76 172.14 21.34 206.76 24.11 217.85 22.47 198.15 18.77 125.51 21.7 200.57 21.7 200.57 22.44 188.81 22.24 230.6 23.07 218.36 21.45 183.15 25.76 139.17 22.77 173.41 21.91 181.56 24.7 217.44 18.27 123.22 20.83 191.95 19.82 167.54 18.21 163.04 24.35 230.54 21.96 169.14 18.37 139.66 19.09 139.77 20.1 173.35 22.9 240.97 15.91 139.09 14.61 120.66 22.53 139.61 14.96 100.82 22.93 249.51 22.5 213.7 22.02 197.9 21.06 175.75 17.7 131.99 23.08 237.17 9.75 98.6 17.71 145.34 22.67 223.98 12.34 97.91 29.06 244.36 21.96 155.79 21.92 197.04 18.52 226.23 8.61 100.6
RFV 13.77 14.23 13.15 11.78 17.83 17.83 17.83 15.05 44.33 11.48 12.43 11.39 12.05 18.18 12.08 15.62 14.81 25.19 25.84 22.46 14.99 13.29 12.99 15.59 11.42 12.67 27.87 11.25 16.21 13.93 24.34 15.77 38.24 10.75 9.97 9.4 10.34 12.36 7.68 11.22 10.33 10.25 11.39 10.33 13.03 11.49 13.33 10.64 10.64 13.22 9.07 11.91 11.6 11.95 11.05 13.69 12.24 10.96 11.02 11.03 10.3 10.19 12.57 10.2 10.23 11.67 13.03 11.83 10.15 15.15 12.95 9.19 8.12 11.53 11.65 11.04 12.85 11.11 9.76 10.32 10.78 27 12.02 8.49 13.56 10.68
cut. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Ld. size 12.85 24.1 6.53 20 9.74 9.34 9.55 5.69 15.45 8 25.23 5.81 6.17 23.92 22.79 8.89 12.41 19.22 19.91 15.48 22.64 22.66 24.18 7.28 29.82 24.82 24.22 23.59 11.3 11.3 10.35 25.1 19.81 8.19 25.18 25.86 23.64 26.03 27.49 23.8 24.77 21.41 24.57 9.73 25.99 26.6 16.75 24.08 22.68 22.42 27.13 27.15 24.41 17.75 28.66 25.99 26.7 26.71 25.45 8.94 9.49 28.09 28.55 25 24 25.97 24.44 11.81 20.93 20.68 21.72 9.68 24.58 23.83 24.9 16.88 23.99 10.38 23.32 24.7 19.41 22.26 11.01 23.36 24.16 22.74
price $190.00 $170.00 $150.00 $205.00 $120.00 $130.00 $135.00 $120.00 $140.00 $75.00 $200.00 $125.00 $60.00 $185.00 $200.00 $155.00 $160.00 $150.00 $140.00 $150.00 $205.00 $190.00 $195.00 $130.00 $180.00 $195.00 $175.00 $200.00 $170.00 $185.00 $160.00 $155.00 $80.00 $175.00 $220.00 $240.00 $225.00 $205.00 $210.00 $210.00 $210.00 $195.00 $210.00 $210.00 $210.00 $195.00 $170.00 $210.00 $220.00 $220.00 $260.00 $220.00 $225.00 $200.00 $210.00 $205.00 $215.00 $195.00 $195.00 $205.00 $225.00 $265.00 $250.00 $230.00 $90.00 $200.00 $235.00 $170.00 $210.00 $200.00 $195.00 $220.00 $225.00 $235.00 $185.00 $200.00 $205.00 $160.00 $185.00 $250.00 $195.00 $200.00 $210.00 $205.00 $200.00 $195.00
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275 280 296 613 616 641 209 215 229 243 269 272 201 254 277 237 256 284 636 607 608 618 620 624 627 629 630 634 642 643 645 646 647 216 218 224 225 236 274 278 282 283 198 220 248 253 259 265 288 289 294 261 230 239 244
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moisture protein
19.1 160.89 22.77 140.24 19.85 177.1 21.42 157.33 19.36 153.05 18.42 173.13 23.15 235.84 21.92 217.29 21.1 175.72 22.09 185.39 20.21 196.59 19.66 163.09 20.08 156.56 25.21 213.01 19.61 157.8 17.28 127.5 12.23 73.74 18.09 158.51 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 STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW STRAW
RFV
13.09 14.36 9.44 14.39 11.35 8.62 12.19 10.45 14.81 15.72 10.58 8.61 10.84 13.61 14.09 10.51 12.67 9.27
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Ld. size
24.55 22 24.1 25.66 26.64 26.74 25.79 23.95 26.91 22.74 24.09 22.88 11.91 25.88 26.29 19.77 10.79 14 34 14.92 25.16 25.39 24.46 22.43 25.35 23.52 23.55 23.45 36 45 19.11 28.35 25.49 22.97 22.62 25.58 25.27 21.48 25.46 25.43 23.54 23.53 72 72 60 51 26 78 54 54 36 34 22.49 23.4 14
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February freezer month Page 22 • Dairy Star • Second Section • Saturday, February 12, 2022
I don’t know if this is still the case or not, but when the kids were little, I remember the grocery stores running promotions on frozen foods during the month of February. I always thought this was a strange time to celebrate frozen foods, because we felt like we were living in a deep chest freezer as it was. I would stock up on the specials and throw them in my freezer, then as the temperature warmed up, my memories of frozen foods melted away until the next year when we were back in a deep freeze. This year, I have consciously been trying to use up what I nd in the freezer and cupboards before I restock, regardless of how good the sale price. This means I have to be more creative in how to use up my buried treasures and disguise some potential freezer burn. Here’s what I been whipping up in my kitchen these past few weeks. I have discovered a couple of freezerburned venison roasts buried in the bottom of my freezer. There is nothing onion soup mix and a couple sticks of butter can’t make taste better. The guys love these sandwiches. Any leftover meat and juices can be used as stock for vegetable beef soup. I bought some cheap Miracle Whip over the holidays and was struggling to get rid of it. Nobody will even use it on their sandwiches, but it can be used in baked dishes. I discovered a recipe and tweaked it to t our family’s tastes. The Miracle Whip/yogurt locks in the moisture for the dry white meat. Mark prefers the dark meat, but he gobbled this right up. Serve with pasta noodles and spaghetti sauce on the side or combine with the chicken. The big game is this weekend, and we’ll be passing around this dip as we watch the second half of the game. We will be milking cows during the rst half. I’ll use leftover spaghetti sauce from the parm chicken from earlier in the week. I found a recipe for a no-bake crisp. I thought this was an intriguing idea and tried it. I bought frozen cherries during a February promotion a few years back and gured I better use them up. What a waste of time.
Parm baked chicken 3-6 chicken breasts 1 cup Miracle Whip, yogurt or combination 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, plus extra for topping 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon garlic powder Heat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a 9-by13 pan with cooking spray. Lay chicken in pan. Try to separate the meat into similar sizes for even baking. Mix remaining ingredients and pour over chicken. Sprinkle extra parmesan cheese on top. Bake uncovered 45 minutes or until meat thermometer reaches 165 degrees.
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The time it could have been baking in the oven, I had to stand at the stove stirring and mixing. I couldn’t get anything else done. Here is how I would make it again. The one thing I did like about the original recipe was that it was all baked in a 10-inch cast iron skillet. You could still do it that way or use a buttered casserole dish. Sara’s venison roast 2-4 pounds venison roast 1-3 sticks butter 1 package onion soup mix 1 cup water or root beer, cola or beer Place roast in crock pot. Mix soup and liquid together. Pour over roast. Top with sticks of butter. Let cook on low setting for 6-8 hours depending upon size of roast. Can add more butter if needed. Shred meat into juice when done. Wonderful when served with mashed potatoes and sweet corn. Makes great sandwiches. Add a bit of your favorite BBQ sauce. If I have a bit of leftover Italian dressing, I will add that instead of the soup mix and cut back on the water.
Baked pizza dip by America’s Test Kitchen 3 ounces sliced pepperoni, quartered 1 tablespoon olive oil 3 garlic cloves, minced 1 lb. frozen bread dough, thawed 8 ounces cream cheese, softened and chunked 3/4 cup pizza sauce 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil Cook pepperoni in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet over medium heat until crispy (5-7 minutes). Using slotted spoon, transfer pepperoni to paper towel-lined plated; set aside. Take the pan off the heat, add oil and garlic to fat in skillet and let sit until fragrant, about 1 minute; transfer to medium bowl. Place dough on lightly-oured counter, pat into round 8-inch square and cut into 32 pieces (4-by-4). Working with one piece of dough at a time, roll into tight ball then coat with garlic oil mixture. Evenly space 18 balls around edge of skillet, keeping center clear. Place remaining 14 balls on top, staggering them between seams of balls underneath. Cover loosely with greased plastic wrap and let sit until dough is slightly puffed, about 20 minutes. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Discard plastic. Transfer skillet to oven and bake until dough just begins to brown, about 20 minutes, rotating skillet halfway through
baking. Meanwhile, whisk cream cheese and pizza sauce in large bowl until thoroughly combined and smooth. Stir in mozzarella and three-quarters of crisped pepperoni. Spoon cheese mixture into center of skillet, return to oven and bake until dip is heated through and rolls are golden brown, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle with basil and remaining crisped pepperoni. Serve. Cherry crisp 1/4 cup sugar, divided 1 tablespoon cornstarch 2 pounds frozen sweet cherries 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon almond extract 2/3 cup dried cherries 3/4 cup our 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup sliced almonds or chopped pecans, toasted (optional) 6 tablespoons butter, melted. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix 2 tablespoons sugar and cornstarch, set aside. Combine cherries, lemon juice, vanilla, salt, almond extract and remaining sugar. Pop in microwave for a few minutes to soften up frozen cherries and release their juices. Stir in dried cherries and sugar/cornstarch mixture. Pour lling into a greased casserole dish. Mix our, sugars, cinnamon, salt and nuts. Add melted butter and vanilla extract until mixture has no dry our. Sprinkle over top of lling. Bake for 30-40 minutes or until bubbly around edges and browned on top. Serve warm with a big scoop of ice cream. As their four children pursue dairy careers off the family farm, Natalie and Mark are starting a new adventure of milking registered Holsteins just because they like good cows on their farm north of Rice, Minnesota.
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From the kitchen of Shari Chamberlain, Pine Island, Minnesota
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Cook manicotti, four at a time, in boiling, salted water 5-6 minutes or until just done but still firm; drain. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Blend cream cheese with fork until smooth. Mix in cottage cheese. Stir in mozzarella cheese, eggs, chopped parsley, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Combine wine and spaghetti sauce. Poor half into a 9-by-13 baking dish. Using a knife, fill each manicotti with about 1/4 cup cheese mixture; arrange in baking dish. Pour remaining sauce over all. Garnish with mushroom slices. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until bubbly. Serve with parmesan cheese.
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2 medium oranges, peeled and sectioned 1 pint fresh strawberries, washed, stemmed and halved 1 (15 3/4 ounce) can pineapple
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Prepare oranges, strawberries and pineapple; refrigerate. Prepare orange cream topping. At serving time, slice banana and add to fruit. Alternate layers of fruit with coconut and orange cream topping in six 4-ounce parfait glasses. Orange cream topping: ¾ cup sour cream, 2 tablespoons light brown sugar, ¾ teaspoon grated orange peel and dash of salt. Combine topping ingredients in a small mixer bowl. Place with beaters in freezer until well-chilled. Whip topping mixture until doubled in volume, about 5 minutes. Refrigerate.
From the kitchen of Taliah Danzinger of Durand, Wisconsin
Mini Oreo cheesecakes 25 Oreo cookies, divided (18 for bottom, seven for filling) 16 ounces full-fat cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup sour cream 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 large eggs
Preheat oven to 320 degrees. Line 18 muffin cups with liner papers (standard muffin pan). Place one whole Oreo cookie at the bottom of each paper-lined muffin cup. Coarsely chop the other cookies and set aside. In a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat cream cheese on medium speed until smooth, about 2 minutes. Add sugar and beat another 2 minutes. Add sour cream and vanilla extract and beat until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, until fully combined. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl as necessary. Fold in chopped Oreo cookies. Pour batter into muffin cups. Bake for 20 minutes until set; the center may be wobbly. Allow to cool completely, then refrigerate for at least 4 hours, preferably more. The cheesecakes may sink at the center while cooling. Discard paper liners and serve the cheesecakes upside down, so that the cookie side is facing up. Store cheesecakes in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to five days.
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