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Carlson earns distinguished Big 12 honor Get-it-done mentality carries through in school, on mat By Jennifer Coyne jenn@dairystar.com
BROOKINGS, S.D. – Clay Carlson’s upbringing on a dairy farm has shaped him in more ways than one, from his choice of post-secondary schooling to the career he hopes to pursue after graduation. And now, that same upbringing has brought him his most respected accomplishment to date. “Dad always preached that if there’s work to be done, we might as
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Clay Carlson is the 2021 Big 12 Wrestling Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
well do it and not save it for tomorrow,” Carlson said. “I see myself having that same mentality with my school work and in wrestling.” Carlson was named the 2021 Big 12 Wrestling Scholar-Athlete of the Year April 14. The distinction makes the 21-year-old wrestler the rst student-athlete to receive the award for South Dakota State University in Brookings.
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“It’s such a positive reection on the university as a whole,” Carlson said. “The whole community is proud of me for it. And, it’s exciting. This is another accolade for the school.” Every year, each institution a part of the Big 12 conference nominates one individual per sport for head coaches in the respective sport to vote on. “The fact I won based on coaches selecting me as a standout studentathlete was rewarding and meant a lot. Some of these coaches I don’t have a personal relationship with,” Carlson said. “It shows the benets of hard work are paying off, in wrestling and in the classroom.” Carlson maintains a 3.931 grade point average while studying animal science with a focus on pre-veterinary medicine. He recently completed a minor in chemistry. This is all while holding the starting spot at 141 pounds for the Jackrabbits and earning all-American status by placing eighth at the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament this year. “For me, (the scholar athlete) means more than all-American,” Carlson said. “This goes to show that academics are important, and that’s something coaches preach and instructors say. I believe that wholeheartedly.” Having Carlson represent the Jackrabbits in the wrestling category of the scholar-athlete award was an easy decision for head coach Damion Hahn. “I nominated Clay because I felt he was deserving of the opportunity to receive our school’s nomination,” Hahn said. “I was thrilled for Clay to be the recipient of the award, but I wasn’t surprised. Clay does everything right as a student-athlete, and this award reects his hard work and commitment to excellence.” Carlson’s unique drive was evident as a child on his family’s 1,800cow dairy in Kandiyohi County near Willmar, Minnesota. “As long as I can remember, I’ve been extremely competitive. It’s a drive to be better and potentially be
the best,” said Carlson, the son of Carl Carlson and Leah Kreps. “In school, I would get upset if I didn’t ace a spelling test. I’ve always wanted to have the highest grade in the class. On the mat, I’m always thinking, ‘Next time could I go and win by even more?’” To achieve excellence on the mat and in the classroom, Carlson makes the most of his time. “Back home as a kid, I’d be reluctant to go in the barn with dad. He said if I didn’t do it now, I’d have to do it later, so I might as well do it now so I can do fun things later,” Carlson said. “Dad always preached that.” During the wrestling season, Carlson’s mornings began with practice. He then spent the remainder of the day in class before an evening practice at 5. “After that night practice, I don’t like to do a ton of homework and studying,” Carlson said. “The biggest thing for me is to not procrastinate. I ll all the gaps in my day between classes and wrestling with studying and homework assignments.” Most of the time, Carlson’s day of work was complete by 7:30 p.m. “A lot of times I was staying on campus to get things done and then going home to decompress,” Carlson said. “I’ve had a pretty good system
“The fact I won on coaches selecting me as a standout studentathlete was rewarding and meant a lot.” CLAY CARLSON, STUDENTǧATHLETE
in place. I don’t feel overworked. I can balance my academics on top of wrestling.” Carlson’s interest in his academics is evident, Hahn said. “He is the quintessential studentathlete,” he said. “He cares about his academics as much as his athletics. Clay wants to excel equally in both.” As a pre-veterinary major, Carlson hopes his coursework as an undergraduate and experiences obtaining his doctorate will aid in his career goals of returning to western Minnesota and doing veterinary work on his family’s dairy. He is enrolled in a livestock feeds and feeding course to learn more about animal nutrition. “This is all about the science behind why we feed our cows what we feed them,” Carlson said. “I’ve also really enjoyed classes on animal anatomy and physiology, reproduction, genetics. They’ve interested me because I’m a science nerd.” After red-shirting his freshman year and last year’s collapse of a season because of COVID-19, the junior student-athlete still has three years of wrestling left. With one distinguished award under his belt, his potential is unmatched. “Clay has a fantastic attitude, is fun to be around and works extremely hard,” Hahn said. “He embodies what it means to strive for excellence in life.” Mark Klaphake contributed to this article.
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Enjoying the journey
Second generation poised to take over at Erickson Dairy Farm By Stacey Smart
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BEAR CREEK, Wis. – The decision to farm was not a clearcut one for Adam Erickson. While in college, he majored in mechanical engineering but spent his weekends working on his family’s farm. “A light bulb kept going off in my head,” Adam said. “I realized I wanted to farm, so I changed my major to dairy science.” Adam returned to the farm full time in 2007 and will be stepping in as its new owner in the near future. A farm transition is in the works, with the nal phase nearing completion to exchange ownership of
Erickson Dairy Farm from Randy and Carol Erickson to their son, Adam. “Adam’s been farming with me since he was 18 months old,” Randy said. The Ericksons milk 515 cows and farm 1,300 acres near Clintonville. Carol does the bookwork and also works full time at the Clintonville Public School District as an administrative assistant – a position she will retire from at the end of this school year after 37 years. Adam’s wife, Kristy, is an administrator at Shawano School District and helps on the farm when she can. She
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Adam (leŌ) and Randy Erickson milk 515 cows and farm 1,300 acres at Erickson Dairy Farm near Clintonville, Wisconsin. The Ericksons are in the process of transiƟoning the farm to Adam.
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and Adam have three kids – Ila, 8, Owen, 6, and Evelyn, 3. “We have a really great team of employees too,” Adam said. “Some have been with us close to 14 years.” Adam’s parents purchased the farm in 1980, making Adam the second generation on this family farm. Over the years, the Ericksons have enjoyed a steady stream of progress and growth but not without misfortune mixed in. A re in 2011 destroyed the Ericksons’ step-up at-barn milking parlor and holding area, taking down the farm’s original dairy barn on a bitterly cold and windy February day. The re was started by a skidloader parked in the holding area. No
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This calf is one of a handful of Jersey-Holstein crosses at Erickson Dairy Farm. Calves are housed in hutches and fed pasteurized whole milk three Ɵmes a day. a beat,” Adam said. “We were milking again by 4 p.m. We only missed one milking.” People came for weeks after the re to help the Ericksons truck feed back and forth, get silos going and milk cows until they moved through the parlor. Adam’s sister and brother-in-law – Amy and Toby Kersten – own an excavating business and also helped. “It was tough, but the number of people here after the re was unbelievable,” Randy said. “We moved all the cows to our heifer farm and all the heifers back here within a couple hours. When we moved into our new parlor nearly a year later, we had lots of help that day too.” Cows moved home January 2012 and into a new double-8 herringbone parlor. A new manure pit and manure transfer system were also built at that time. The generous actions of kind-hearted neighbors, family and friends continue to warm the Ericksons’ hearts and are gestures that will never be forgotten. “The community support we received still overwhelms me 10 years later,” Randy said. Adam agreed. “It was a frustrating situation, but it was so nice to have that help,” Adam said. “We tried to thank everyone, but we want people to know how appreciative we are even now.” Since the re, Erickson Dairy Farm has been on a journey of growth and improvement. Last summer, the family expanded one of the freestall barns, adding 30 stalls. They are in the process of turning the parlor into a double-10.
Also, last year, they updated their weaned calf area, pouring concrete ooring and adding automatic waterers. “It was a huge improvement,” Randy said. “We used to have gravel underneath these animals, and that was messy. This change added a lot of room for us. It’s been very well-received.” Up to 70 heifers can be housed in this outdoor area that includes four pens with a capacity of 15 animals per pen. Super hutches and feeders were already in place. Each pen contains three hutches and two sets of gates to make cleaning easy. The Ericksons bed with a sawdust shooter which they nd labor efcient. Calves on milk are located in outdoor hutches a stone’s throw from weaned animal housing and are fed pasteurized whole milk three times a day. The Ericksons use sexed semen and beef semen, breeding 80% of their milking herd to beef. “We don’t want any Holstein bull calves, but we still struggle with too many heifers,” Randy said. “We learned that 96% of our heifer calves reach the milking herd.” Growing from within, the farm is now just shy of 600 cows. As the Ericksons nalize their farm transfer, Adam, who owns part of the herd, said the current size is perfect. “We’ve had many meetings and have a lot of stuff in place already,” Adam said. “We’re just guring out the last leg of the transition now.” As Randy and Carol get ready to slow down a little, they know the farm will be in good hands as the next Erickson generation takes over.
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CUBA CITY, Wis. – For ve generations spanning two continents, goats, milk and cheese have been intertwined with the Rossard family. “Goats are in our DNA,” Jean Rossard said. “Our family
has always been involved with goats. My father was a cheese maker, making goat cheese, and grandmothers all used to have goats in France and made their own goat cheeses.” That strong familial link led Jean and his two sons, Simon and Julien, to enter the world of dairy goat farming. The family
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Jean Rossard and his son, Simon, are the owners of Laughing Goat Dairy near Cuba City, Wisconsin. They founded the business aŌer the sale of the family’s MontChevre Cheese plant to Saputo. Not pictured is Jean’s other son, Julien Rossard.
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Laughing Goat Dairy is home to 250 milking goats, and about another 200 head of youngstock on the farm near Cuba City, Wisconsin. The goats live in a pack barn which was orignally an old dairy cow freestall barn.
milks about 250 goats, primarily Saanen, on their Laughing Goat Dairy nestled in the rolling hills of Grant County near Cuba City. About 450 goats call the farm home. Before becoming dairy goat farmers, Jean was an owner in MontChevre, a well-known goat cheese producer. The plant was sold to Saputo in 2018. The seed for the idea to begin a dairy goat herd was plant-
ed when Simon graduated from high school and was considering options for a future career. “I grew up working in the cheese factory, working there for four or ve years in pretty much every area,” Simon said. “Then, I started milking goats for a lady near Darlington. It seemed like a good idea. I really liked the idea of milking goats.” As the idea began to take
root in his son’s head, Jean realized that he himself was not as ready for retirement as he had thought when MontChevre was sold, and he decided to join his sons in a new family caprine venture. The Rossards took over the herd Simon was working with in 2019 and rented that facility while locating their future farm. Turn to ROSSARDS | Page 7
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A 60-stall rotary parlor was installed at Laughing Goat Dairy and has been in use since April 2020. The Rossards chose the system because of its simplicity. “It was a good way to start,” Jean said. “It was a good way to share my knowledge of goats with the next generation.” The Rossards’ farm consists of about 60 acres, 30 of which are tillable. They grow grass hay and wheat for straw bedding. Once they found their new location, a former dairy cow farm, the Rossards set about retrotting the facility to meet the needs of their goat herd. The free stalls were removed from the freestall barn, creating bedding packs for the goat herd. At the Darlington farm, the Rossards milked in a double-16, rapid-exit parlor, but they knew they wanted to nd a more efcient system. The Rossards toured a variety of farms throughout the U.S., Canada and France to look at milking systems. The family eventually decided to install a 60-stall Waikato rotary parlor. “We were impressed with how simple and accessible everything was on the Waikato rotary,” Jean said. “It was a complete deck and very light; everything was made of stainless steel, plastic and rubber. It seemed very operator-friendly.” The parlor, which had been ordered and delivered from New Zealand, was nearing completion when the coronavirus pandemic began ramping up in the U.S. The Rossards moved their herd into the newly-renovated farm and red up the rotary for the rst milking April 23, 2020. Once the Rossards began using their rotary, they quickly learned it was indeed operator-friendly. At peak speed and efciency, the rotary is capable of milking about 500 goats per hour. The rotary is also labor-efcient, with one operator being able to handle the milking duties. “It is very easy to x if there is ever a problem,” Simon said. “We don’t experience a lot of downtime.”
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Kids born on the farm are raised on automated group feeders in small groups of 10. The oors of the pens are slaƩed for drainage and cleaning. The Rossards are learning to use the data provided by the parlor, including production information. Each goat is identied with RFID tags. The goats are fed grain during milking, which is distributed automatically, based on computer data attached to the RFID. The Rossards have expansion plans, but they want to take their entry into dairying with goats slow. “We want to keep doing what we are doing and do that very well,” Jean said. “Once we get to that point, we can begin to grow progressively.” Eventually the Rossards would like to grow their herd to approximately 1,000 milking goats, which will require them to build an additional barn. According to the Rossards, goats are highly seasonal, which means few goats are milking throughout the winter. That creates a high premium on winter milk, an area of revenue which the Rossards are looking to capture. “Milking during the winter is more work, but it is also very lucrative,” Jean said. “While the feed bill is down when the goats are not milking, there are still a lot of bills that need to be paid year-round and that can be difcult with no milk income over the winter.” To take advantage of this, the Rossards are planning to use the production data gathered from the new parlor to help identify their best goats. They would like to extend the lactations of a group of their 60 best goats and extend their lactations, not breeding them and keeping them milking throughout the winter months. Jean said the practice of extending lactations is not common in the United States but is used by producers in Europe. In addition to creating a source of winter milk, without the challenges of winter-kidding, Rossard said the practice decreases the number of times the goat goes through the trauma of giving birth. “Birthing is hard on them,” Jean said, explaining that a doe carrying two kids is standard. “We always lose some due to kidding.” Due to the small size of the goats, complications in delivery can be much more difcult to handle, and C-sections are sometimes required. In addition to the milking herd, the Rossards are diversifying their operation by breeding and raising meat goats, taking advantage of growing market demands for goat meat.
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Sauk Centre, Minn. Stearns County Parents: Dave Stadther and Cheri Ladwig Jarrett Borgerding and Charlie Klaphake Dairy Farm, 120 cows Sauk Centre High School 1. Playing baseball. 2. Pulling my Àrst calf by myself. 3. Working on a dairy farm has helped build my work ethic and work integrity. It also has taught me how certain things work and how to Àx things with only limited resources 4. My plan for after graduation is to stay working on the farm while I go to Ridgewater College for auto mechanics. Then after that, I’m planning on going to Felling Trailers to weld while working on the farm.
Dylan Zellmann
Norwood Young America, Minn. Carver County Parents: David and Denise Zellmann Eagle Lake Dairy, 53 cows Central High School 1. Playing football. 2. The best experience I have had is helping deliver twin calves. It helps you appreciate the life you have helped bring into the world, and you can see how the mother cares for her calves. 3. There is one main lesson that I have learned. A cow doesn’t give milk. Now that may sound wrong at Àrst, but it’s exactly how you hear it. A cow doesn’t simply give milk. You have to milk it. You have to get up before dawn, prepare your equipment and do the work yourself. You either milk her or you don’t get milk. You have to put in effort to get the results that you desire. 4. Attend South Dakota State University and major in civil engineering.
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Sandstone, Minn. Pine County Parents: Mark and Shannon Watrin Watrin Farms Inc., 450 cows Hinckley-Finlayson High 1. Being able to play football with my friends. 2. I have a wonderful group of coworkers who make it a joy to come to work every day. 3. I have gained a ton of people and animal skills from dairy farming. I am able to work with new people and animals much easier than most. 4. I plan on attending South Dakota State University for a major in agricultural business.
Alex Mielke
Marion, Wisc. Shawano County Parents: Mark and Rea Mielke Erickson Dairy Farm, 500 cows Clintonville High School 1. Going late-night coon hunting at three different farms to help minimize feed loss and feed contamination. 2. Last year, I was in charge of getting people out to help rock pick. I had 12 people out there helping pick stones. They were all of my high school friends, so it made it fun and didn’t feel like work. 3. Having a hard labor job taught me to get up on time and that nothing is ever going to be handed to me in life. If I want something, I have to go out and earn it like everything else in my life. 4. I am planning on staying in farming until winter and then work at Marion Body Works as a welder. When I’m 21, I plan to get my CDL.
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Richland Center, Wis. Parents: Mark and Rachel Turgasen Sylvan-T Farms Inc., 65 cows Kickapoo High School 1. My favorite memory in high school was the end of the 2020-21 basketball season. We played against Melrose-Mindoro, and overall, we played well as a team. Although it was sad because it was the last game of the season and the seniors’ last game, having the coaches and other players talk to each player individually, followed by walking out of the locker room and having all the parents and student section cheering and applauding is something I will always remember. The support from the community and students is unmatched and has led to many favorite high school memories. 2.. A great experience I have from working on our dairy farm was during the Àrst half of the pandemic. During the Àrst months, I was working full time on the farm. Every day was an adventure with its own challenges. One of my favorite things to do was taking one of the farm employees with me when we needed parts and grabbing lunch on the way home. Seeing what it was like to be on the farm every day and work with local businesses that partner with our farm was my favorite experience. 3. The importance of working as a group, what having a real job would be like and the importance of hard work. Every day on the farm, there is rarely a time when you work on your own. If you are unable to work well as a team, the task will often take longer than it would if you tried doing it alone. Working full time on the farm also showed me what it would be like to have any fulltime job, and that is an important skill to know because at some point, I will have a full-time job on or off the farm. The importance of hard work is seen every day on a farm. Producing milk for consumers on top of taking good care of the cows takes hard work from a team of people, and I am glad I was given the opportunity to work full time during the summer and through the pandemic. 4. After graduating high school, I will attend South Dakota State University, majoring in agricultural systems technology.
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Deven Wright Lake City, Minn. Wabasha County Parent: Katie Wright Wright farms owned by Lyle Wright and Rose Wright, 140 cows Lincoln High School 1. Tractor day is my favorite high school memory.
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2. Learning everything about treating cows to get better and know what’s best for cows for better milk quality. 3. I have learned what hard work is, and responsibility for caring for animals, property, and equipment and machinery. I have also learned how to be self-efÀcient, and how to manage my personal and farm life. 4. I would like to keep working on the farm, and get into welding or truck driving for a side job.
Hopkinton, Iowa Delaware County Parents: Tim Goedken and Joan Goedken Lango Dairy, 220 cows Maquoketa Valley High School 1. My favorite high school memory is my senior homecoming when we honored two classmates who passed away as our homecoming king and queen. 2. A great experience I have had is working with my family and doing what we love to do every day. 3. I have learned many lifelong lessons on our farm that will beneÀt me in the future including a hard work ethic, determination, communication, responsibility and time management. 4. I will attend Kirkwood Community College to pursue a degree in agricultural business.
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Campbellsport, Wisc. Fond du Lac County Parents: Brian and Mary Michels Farm, 365 cows Lomira High School 1. Being able to be part of the school-to-work program. I also liked spending time with friends. 2. Watching the cows from when they are Àrst born all the way until they start getting milked and everything that goes into making sure they stay healthy. 3. The most beneÀcial thing that will help me is probably having to wake up early and work all day. Also how everybody has to do their part. If one person doesn’t do their job, it slows down everybody else. 4. I’m planning on getting a job right away in the trades. I’ll also help on the farm if they need me.
Jordyn Schumacher
Plainview, Minnesota Wabasha County Parents: Chad and Amy Schumcher Schumacher Dairy Farms, 140 cows Lehnertz Dairy Farm, 350 cows Plainview-ElginMillville High School 1. Being able to be on our FFA chapter’s dairy judging team and make it to state. 2. A great experience I have had from working on a dairy farm is being able to build a passion for the dairy industry and working with cows every day. 3. Some lessons I have learned from living and working on a dairy farm are how to have a good work ethic, be patient and have good communication. These lessons will help me be a good leader in our community by having a drive and a passion for the dairy community. 4. I plan on attending Northeast Iowa Community College for dairy science and agricultural business.
Viroqua, Wis. Vernon County Parents: Ralph and Nicole Hendrickson Our herd was sold in 2010, but I still raise cattle to sell and exhibit at shows, as well as to breed them. Kickapoo High School 1. My favorite high school memory was this year, being able to persevere through the circumstances of everything being against me and my fellow classmates. Everyone, myself included, was nervous and skeptical for this school year. It was uncertain about whether or not there would be sports or in-person classes. Fortunately, classes happened, and I got to experience my senior cross-country season, which is my favorite sport. Despite schooling going online in October, my cross-country team made it to state for the Àrst time in school history and placed third. This is by far my favorite high school experience, and I’m extremely grateful that this year was able to happen. 2. Great experiences that I’ve had while living on a farm is when the heifers freshen. Even better is when the heifers Ànally freshen, and they have a heifer calf. Nothing tops breeding an animal without the use of sexed semen and Ànding out that she is Ànally pregnant and with a heifer at that. 3. Lessons that I’ve learned while living and working on our farm are the lessons of responsibility, how to properly care for animals, the importance of caring for animals and the experience of loss. Taking care of cattle and other animals requires great responsibility and understanding of how to take care of animals, and it has deÀnitely helped me Àgure out what I want to do later in life. However, living on a farm has taught me the lesson of loss as well. Losing cattle is difÀcult, but losing pets, such as my cats, is even more so because of the great care I take in providing for them. The past year I lost a dozen cats and a head of cattle, and that taught me more about loss than any other time I’ve lost animals. I know that these lessons will follow me my entire life. 4. My plans after high school are to attend the University of Wisconsin-River Falls and major in biology, specializing in zoology and ecology. After college, I hope to work at a wildlife refuge and pursue wildlife photography.
Sarah Goedken
Hopkinton, Iowa Delaware County Parents: Tim Goedken and Joan Goedken Lango Dairy, 220 cows Maquoketa Valley High School 1. A favorite high school memory is during homecoming when we went and TP’ed each other because it is always a good time. 2. One of the great experiences I have had on the farm is watching our herd genetics improve and seeing the bright future ahead. A blessing every day is being able to work right next to my sisters, Tara and Courtney, as well as my dad and Uncle Scott. 3. A valuable life lesson I have learned from growing up on the farm is that if you want something in life, you are going to have to work for it. Some days are harder than others, but you have to keep pushing forward. 4. After graduation, I plan to attend Northeast Iowa Community College to pursue a degree in dairy science technology, and then I hope to come back to the family dairy farm.
Mike Banker
Black Creek, Wisc. Outagamie County Parents: Ben and Jessica Banker Wichman Farms, 250 milking cows Seymour High School 1. Our football team was fortunate enough to make the playoffs this past fall. Before and during the round 1 game, it snowed. It was a moment I will never forget because my teammates and I got to play in November while it was snowing. It was the Àrst ever game I got to play in the snow; my younger brother, Luke, was playing with me, and we won big to move onto the second round. 2. A great experience was being able to show cows at the county fair. Since third grade, I have shown the cows my family raises. It’s cool to be able to show a March calf at the fair all the way until she is an old cow. 3. There are three big lessons that stick out to me. The Àrst is you have to work hard. Not just on a farm, but in real life too. Not too much of anything will be handed out so working hard is something that leads to success. The second lesson is to have a good attitude, which makes the harder days easier and the good days better. The third lesson is to have a strong work ethic and a willingness to work. It makes tasks go by faster and easier. 4. My plans after graduation are to attend a college and pursue a career in engineering.
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By Lee Mielke
Average feed costs rise more than $5 from 2020
U.S. dairy farmers are feeling the squeeze. Average feed costs are up more than $5.00 per hundredweight compared to a year earlier, according to the April 23 Dairy and Food Market Analyst (DFMA). “A low-cost dairy farmer that broke-even at $15.00 per cwt milk in 2020 will now need $20.00 to make money,” the DFMA stated. “That means many milk producers, especially those that are buying spot feed and are receiving a milk price that is close to Class IV, are deep in the red.” We talked about it in the May 3 Dairy Radio Now broadcast with StoneX dairy broker Dave Kurzawski who said the Class III milk price was keeping up so far and butter, and nonfat dry milk particularly, are helping the Class IV market. “Milk is liquid corn at some point,” he said. “And it’s going to matter that corn prices, as we speak, are over $7 on the old crop May contract and we haven’t even gotten into the growing season yet. We have weather ahead of us as well as other demand issues, anything can come out of the woodwork and change the market tempo and tenor at any given time. It’s going to be a challenging year for dairy producers on the feed side and I think that’s going to mean less milk in the second half of the year.” The other unknown is dairy dem”nd and, while demand looks good as COVID restrictions allow more restaurants to return to normal, there’s a lot of uncertainty as to what government purchases will be. Kurzawski said that’s “the dark cloud in the market right now,” with the Food Box program ending May 31. Those purchases will end in Mid-May, he said, and will leave a bit of a hole in the market, but he sees continued strong growth in restaurant demand. The Administration however is looking at increases in the SNAP and WICK programs and that could mean a weakening for dairy product demand as we enter the second half, according to Kurzawski. “Just because corn prices are going up, doesn’t necessarily mean that the dairy market is going to deliver you an excellent price,” he concluded. “It will happen at some point but there’s going to be challenges over the next six to nine months.” CME cash dairy prices ended April stronger for the most part. The Cheddar blocks nished at $1.80 per pound, up 0.75 cents on the week, 2.50 cents above their April 1 posting, and 59.50 cents above that week a year ago. The barrels closed Friday at $1.8350, up 3 cents on the week, 32.25 cents above the April 1 perch, 64.50 cents above a year ago, and 3.5 cents above the
blocks. Sales totaled 24 of block on the week and 87 for the month, up from 31 in March. Barrels totaled 12 for the week, with 85 for the month, up from 28 in March. Cheese market tones are remaining solid, according to Dairy Market News, and Midwestern producers are running active schedules. The spot milk price range ticked higher the previous week and seemed to hold this week, though most contacts suggest there’s enough milk to go around. Demand remains strong but buyers are more hesitant regarding how much cheese they take. Customers are buying on a necessity basis and don’t want to get caught holding extra loads if markets shift, although inventories are “generally moving out the door.” Western retail cheese demand held steady this week. Food service demand is still shifting higher, though some contacts report sales are beginning to level off. Asian export demands have shifted higher in recent weeks. Plenty of milk is available in the region, as producers continue to run full schedules. The StoneX Group wrote in the April 26 Early Morning Update; “It was surprising to see the spot strength following the bearish milk production and cold storage reports but looking at how well food service sales performed in March, a solid 10% above 2019 levels, it seems as though cheese makers lean on the side of optimism on their cheese sales and are no longer afraid to restrict production.” Cash butter closed Friday at $1.7525, down 1.75 cents on the week, 9.25 cents lower on the month, but 56.50 cents above a year ago. There were 21 CME sales on the week and 108 for the month, up from 73 in March. Food service butter demand has ebbed somewhat from a few weeks ago when upticks due to easing of COVID-19 restrictions were boosting demand. Retail demand is lackluster. Butter inventories are generally balanced. Plant managers report that cream was a little tighter but butter market tones are “uncertain.” Cream abounds in the West but availability may be tightening slightly as ice cream makers pull increasing large volumes of cream. Butter inventories are fairly stable. DMN says food service butter orders remain on an upward trajectory overall as dine-in restrictions have been relaxing however some contacts expect bulk butter demand to waver a little as some counties are now heightening public activity restrictions in response to rising COVID cases and hospitalizations. Retail butter demand is termed steady, says DMN. Grade A nonfat dry milk climbed to the highest
level it has seen since Oct. 17, 2014, up 7.25 cents on the week and 53.25 cents above a year ago. There were 16 sales on the week, 62 for the month, down from 72 in March. CME dry whey, after setting the highest price ever the week before, fell back to 64.50 cents per pound Monday, then pushed higher. It ended the week and the month at 66 cents per pound, up 4 cents on the week and 26.50 cents above a year ago. There were 6 sales on the week and 17 on the month, up from 14 in March. African Swine Fever in China is still a concern many market participants have and what that will mean for feed demand, according to StoneX, “but the Chinese government continues to not acknowledge it.” Speaking of China, the April 23 Daily Dairy Report delved into its growing dairy demand, pointing out that, with 1.4 billion people, it is the world’s most populous country. But China has been a minimal consumer of dairy products because many Chinese people are lactose intolerant. The DDR stated that China consumed 77 billion pounds of milk in 2020, which equates to about four month’s worth of U.S. milk production, according to a recent USDA Global Agricultural Information Network report. Last year, China’s consumption increased 3% over 2019, with a similar gain expected in 2021. “Government initiatives helped drive this remarkable jump in demand,” according to the DDR. “The government promoted milk as a healthy food necessary for growth as well as an excellent source of protein,” but China will have to rely on imports. The DDR says “China’s land base is limited, and most of its milk is produced in the northern part of the country, also home to the Gobi Desert, the fastest growing desert in the world. Domestically grown feedstocks are also limited, with grains and alfalfa imported, which increases the cost of production.” Writing in the April 23rd Milk Producers Council newsletter, the DDR’s Sarina Sharp, stated; “China’s aggressive purchases have largely cleaned up New Zealand’s dairy product stockpile. In Europe, slower milk output has tightened their exportable inventories, particularly for milk powders. January and February European SMP production was 7% lower than the prior year, adjusted for leap day. As long as we can secure the containers and ships needed to send product abroad, the U.S. is well-positioned to capture a greater share of the burgeoning market, welcome news because we have a lot of milk to move,” says Sharp. Back on the home front; U.S. milk production totaled 223.2 billion pounds in 2020, up a hefty 2.2% from 2019, or 1.9% factoring the extra Leap Day. This week’s annual Dairy Products Summary shows where the milk went. Cheese output totaled a record 13.3 billion pounds in 2020, 0.9% above 2019. Wisconsin remained the biggest cheese producer, accounting for 25.6% of total cheese production. Italian varieties totaled 5.63 billion pounds, down 0.8% from 2019, and accounted for 42.4% of the total cheese output in 2020. Mozzarella cheese accounted for 79.1% of the Italian group, followed by Parmesan at 7.4%, and Provolone at 6.5%. Again, Wisconsin was the leading producer of Italian type cheeses, at 29.3% share. American type cheese output amounted to 5.34 billion pounds, 2.0% above 22019 output, and accounted for 40.3% of 2020 cheese. Wisconsin was the
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things, tie the Class I (uid) skim milk price to the Class III (cheese) skim milk price plus an adjuster and do away with advanced pricing, a cause of the negative PPDs last year. The proposal is also revenueneutral, therefore more equitable among farmers, processors and customers.” “The recent call by cooperatives within the National Milk Producers Federation for an emergency FMMO hearing includes a proposal that improves a few components of the current pricing structure, but largely focuses on the short term and revenue that farmers did not earn in 2020,” the four groups said. In the week ending April 17, 60,400 dairy cows were sent to slaughter, down 100 from the previous week and 7,400 or 10.9% less than that week a year ago. The Agriculture Department’s latest Crop Progress report shows that 17% of the U.S. corn crop has been planted, as of the week ending April 25. That’s 7% behind a year ago and 3% behind the ve-year average. The report shows 3% is emerged, unchanged
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HELPING GOOD MANAGERS MAKE BETTER TRADING DECISIONS Grain producers should be feeling good about the price action in corn and soybean futures as it seems the only direction they move is up. This bullishness is carrying over into milk. Fundamentally, the milk market does have some issues to be concerned about. The one exception is whey and the support this is providing to nonfat dry milk prices. Whey spot prices are trading 66 cents which at the normal 3x multiple equates to a $1.98/lb skim milk powder price. U.S. butter prices are trading in the $1.70’s. This compares to $2.62 Oceania and $2.18 EU values. Why the disconnect? The U.S. restaurant business is likely the biggest reason, but it seems that other international regions are not seeing the same price negativity. Butter exports continue to improve with recent data showing sales at double prior year levels. Cheddar block/barrel prices have once again found balance trading in the $1.80’s. Typically, barrel prices trade at a 3 cent discount to blocks due to make allowances in federal order pricing formulas. Barrel prices have not traded above blocks for more than a few weeks since December of 2019. Dairy Market News is reporting that
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On the a�ernoon of April 30, Wayne Brands began to �ll a eld of soybean stubble in prepara�on for plan�ng it to corn. He had held off on plan�ng corn due to soil temperatures.
A day in the life of the Brands family Mixture of livestock care, eldwork ll dairyman’s agenda April 30 By Jerry Nelson
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LUVERNE, Minn. – April 30 was an average spring day on the dairy farm that is operated by Wayne Brands. But as with many dairy farms, there are few days that can be described as average. The day started at 5:30
a.m. when Brands began the morning milking in his double-4 herringbone parlor. He is milking 35 cows, a number he hopes to increase soon. The herd is mostly Holstein with a few Red and White Holsteins and some Milking Shorthorn. The herd’s butterfat content is 4% with a 3.2% protein content and a somatic cell
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Wayne Brands is surrounded by his grandchildren – (from le�) Reagan Willer, 7; Jayce VanAartsen, 2; Reece Weber, 4; and Nolan Weber, 6 – on his farm near Luverne, Minnesota. Brands enjoys having his grandchildren come to the dairy and help with chores.
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Wayne Brands puts away a milking unit in his double-4 parlor at the dairy near Luverne, Minnesota. Brands milks his 35 Holstein and Milking Shorthorn cows at 5:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. every day.
count of 200,000. Brands purchased his dairy farm in 1985, and began milking in his barn’s 12 stanchions. Brands has served on his local Dairy Herd Improvement Association and American Dairy Association boards for 20 years. He added a 65-cow freestall barn in 1988 and installed his milking parlor in 1996.
After the morning milking was done, Brands fed his 48 stock cows. “I have learned that Holsteins just don’t do very well on pasture,” Brands said. “I calve the stock cows in April and May. Then I put them on pasture and sell the calves as feeders in February.” Next for Brands was mixing a total mixed ration for his milking herd. Using his
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Reece Weber, 4, assists with calf chores on the dairy farm that is owned by his grandfather Wayne Brands.
herd until it was down to just 14 milk cows. But then I decided that quitting was the wrong thing to do and started to rebuild the herd.” A big driver behind this decision was his grandchildren. “The grandkids love coming out to the farm,” Brands said. “They like to help feed the baby calves or to just play out in the trees as my kids did when they were young. This summer I’m going to build a straw bale maze for the grandkids in the hayloft of the barn. I might also put up a rope for the kids to swing on.” Brands has four adult children. They include his son, Tyler, and daughters Lindsay Weber, Alison Willer and Katelyn VanAartsen. Brands’s four grandchildren are Jayce VanAartsen, 2, Reece Weber, 4, Nolan Weber, 6, and Reagan Willer, 7. “All of my kids showed dairy and beef cattle at the Minnesota State Fair when they were in 4-H,” Brands said. “The girls were also Rock County dairy princesses.” It is clear Brands enjoys working with his family. “Tyler lives about 8 miles away,” Brands said. “He has a job with a construction company, but he comes over and helps me out whenever he can, especially during the spring and the fall. The girls often come over to lend a hand when I’m really busy. It’s a joy to be able to work with my kids and grandkids.” Turn to BRANDS | Page 17
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Wayne Brands shovels feed concentrate into his loader bucket to dump into his TMR for his milking herd April 30 near Luverne, Minnesota.
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In addition to operating his 200-acre dairy farm, Brands does some custom eld operations for neighborhood farmers. “I chop silage, bag silage and do some windrowing,” Brands said. With his morning chores nished, Brands went to his grove to move some calf huts. “I will have about a dozen bottle calves at any one time,” Brands said. “When the weather warms up, I move the calf huts into the shade of the trees and use a cattle panel to create a small outdoor pen for each calf. The grandkids really look forward to helping me feed the baby calves.” With the calf huts moved,
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Brands turned his attention to getting his eld cultivator ready to go. As of the last day of April, Brands had not yet planted his corn. “The soil is still too cold for corn to germinate,” Brands said. “I sowed some oats for a neighbor three weeks ago and it’s just starting to come up now. Oats should emerge in a week or so. That tells me that the dirt has been too chilly. I plan to start planting my corn tomorrow.” Brands raises corn, soybeans and alfalfa. He also plants winter rye and red clover as cover crops. “I raise 15 acres of oats every other year,” Brands said. “That’s enough oats to feed
my baby calves and supply my straw needs for two years. The years when I plant oats, I will underseed it with alfalfa. I try to keep my land in good condition by fertilizing it with cow manure, using cover crops and following a sound crop rotation.” Brands dropped his eld cultivator into the ground, opened the throttle on his tractor and began to rip through the soybean stubble. “Tyler will come over tomorrow and help me get this planted,” Brands said. “But I have to get this eld tilled before it’s time for the evening milking. Some of the grandkids are coming over, and they want to help with the chores.”
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Wayne brands takes a moment out of his busy day to check on his hay eld April 30. Despite the persistently cool weather during the month of April, his alfalfa had put on a surprising amount of new growth.
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Wayne Brands moves his calf huts into the shade of his grove April 30 on his farm near Luverne, Minnesota. He also used a caƩle panel to create a small outdoor pen for each calf.
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DELAVAN, Wis. – History in the Ayrshire breed was made April 17 when Old-Bankston AL Wynonna-ET commanded a record-breaking public auction price of $67,000 at the Quest For The Franchise Kind at Maple Leigh held at Maple Leigh Futures in Delavan, smashing the previous record of $26,000 paid for Old-N-Lazy V Madison-ET in the Vision 2020 sale in Cummington, Massachusetts. A homebred consignment of brothers Kurt, Scott and Ted Wolf and their partner Adam Ludwig of Epworth, Iowa, the bidding came fast and furious as Wynonna circled the sale ring. Auctioneer Chris Hill, of Thurmont, Maryland, cried the record-breaking sale. When the gavel fell, Misty Meadows Dairy of Tillamook, Oregon, had purchased their rst Ayrshire. “Wynonna always stuck out as a pretty calf,” said Kurt Wolf, one of her breeders. “She did very well for us as a heifer, and after winning at the Ohio Spring Show, Chad Ryan begged for her for the sale they were hosting.” The Quest For The Franchise Kind sale averaged $8,959 on 107 lots, including both live lots and choices, and was part of the Quest For Success sale series established by Lynn and Sara Harbaugh of Bella-View Holsteins in Marion, and Chad and Amy Ryan of Ryan-Vu Holsteins in Fond du Lac. The Harbaughs and Ryans were joined in hosting the sale by Dusty and Nicole Schirm of The Franchise Kind in Ashville, Ohio, and Tanner and Maddie Schmaling of Maple Leigh Futures in Delavan. The sale was managed by Rick and Paula Bovre of The Great Northern Land and Cattle Company of Fond du Lac. Earlier this spring, three weeks fresh, Wynonna obtained the breed’s maximum score for a 2-year old of Very Good 89 with an Excellent mammary system. She has already hit the ground running in the showring this year, winning the senior 2-year-old class and being named the intermediate and honorable mention grand champion of the Ohio Spring Dairy Expo held in March in Circleville, Ohio. At the Ohio Spring Dairy Expo, Wynonna caught the eye of Chad Ryan. “I saw her in Ohio and absolutely
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BANGOR, Wis. – Sharing the story of the dairy industry and their farm is a priority for Justin and Louisa Peterson, and they frequently open their farm to tours and visitors. This past year the Petersons opened their farm on a different scale, taking part in the Adopt-A-Cow program facilitated by the Center for Dairy Excellence in Pennsylvania, which operates as a part of the national dairy checkoff program. The Peterson’s Creamery Creek Holsteins is a familyowned and operated dairy farm located near Bangor in La Crosse County. As part of the Adopt-A-Cow program, they connected virtually with students and adults through a series of photos, emails, videos and a live virtual chat. “When we were rst approached, we said yes right away,” said Louisa Peterson.
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Louisa Peterson, of Bangor, Wisconsin, shares her family’s Creamery Creek Holsteins dairy farm with classrooms throughout the naƟon in a virtual farm tour for the Center For Dairy Excellence’s Adopt-A-Cow program. The tour is available for viewing at the Dairy Excellence FoundaƟon YouTube channel. “If it involves kids and education, we generally always say yes to any kind of teaching opportunity. This was a unique opportunity, because it was my rst chance to really focus on presenting the farm virtually.” During an average year, the Petersons host six to 10 school tours along with tours
for Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, 4-H groups and other organizations. With the coronavirus pandemic, those numbers have drastically declined, leaving a gap in the consumer connection they feel is important to cultivate. Besides the tours, Peterson said she tries to maintain an ac-
tive presence on social media and primarily uses Instagram to share the story of what happens on a daily basis. The Petersons were selected as one of the 22 dairy farms nationwide, including two other Wisconsin dairies, to join the program, which required them to have several calves born
from Sept. 28 through Oct. 9, 2020. The Petersons selected three calves to be the ambassadors for their farm. The students who were assigned the calves named them Peanut, Petunia and Penny. The Petersons honored the students’ wishes, using each as the calf’s registered name. Nationwide, the program reached over 1.5 million students in 72,000 classrooms and homes. The 10 calves from Wisconsin reached over 28,000 Wisconsin students, kindergarten through eighth grade, in 1,640 classrooms. The Petersons’ involvement, specically, reached 9,077 students from 570 classrooms. The Center for Dairy Excellence had a list of specic photos and information for the Petersons to prepare for each installment of the program. For some of the photos, Peterson enlisted the help of Jenna Langrehr, a young agricultural photographer. “If a kid were to only have this one chance to interact with a farm or a calf, I wanted everything to look great and give Turn to ADOPT | Page 21
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Peanut, Petunia and Penny are the three calves at Creamery Creek Holsteins that were adopted by classrooms and homeschoolers throughout the naƟon as part of the Adopt-A-Cow program. Students were encouraged to write leƩers to their calf. them a very good image,” Peterson said. “I did also send some everyday snaps or videos taken on my cell phone.” The rst installment, which would introduce the students to their adopted calves, included newborn photos taken from several angles as well as photos showing the calves eating or drinking and the areas they lived in. They were also asked to provide photos of the calf’s dam and where she lived and what she ate and drank. They were asked to share other interesting information about their family and farm, as
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well as photos from around the farm. The second and third installments, which took place over the winter and earlier this spring, included updated photos of the calf, showing the growth and the changes in what the calves were eating and where they were living. The program culminated with an online chat via Zoom. Peterson and Elizabeth Hock, the farm’s intern, set out to virtually share the farm April 28. In addition to connecting with the students, the live chat was placed on the Dairy Excellence Foundation YouTube channel, extending the program’s reach. “Brittany Snyder, the coordinator from the Center for Dairy Excellence, moderated the live chat, relaying our
questions to the students and theirs to us,” Peterson said. “I told them things like our milk is made into butter, and I asked them what types of things they liked to eat butter on.” Peterson said the video started with students meeting the three calves on Zoom. Then she headed to the calf hutches where she showed them a direct comparison of how much their calves had grown in the six months the students had been learning about them. The live chat continued with Peterson showing the students the ins and outs of life on a dairy farm. “I set up some of the same types of stations we would have for an in-person tour, showing things like the amounts and kinds of feed the cows eat and things like that,” Peterson said. “The one thing I always try to emphasize is how cows help the environment, showing them how cows can use byproducts of other things, such as whey, cottonseed and oat hulls, which are not useful to humans, and turning them into something healthy and delicious.” An added bonus was a cow calving on the day of the live chat. Peterson showed the students the laboring cow and shared photos of the calf through a follow up email with the teachers. The Adopt-A-Cow program is one that Peterson said she would participate in again, and she readily encourages other dairy farmers to take part. She also would encourage educators to participate, particularly in a time when on-site eldtrips are not possible. “It is a great way to make that connection on both sides,” Peterson said. “Farmers love to talk about their favorite things, and kids love to hear about and learn about what happens on farms, how we take care of the animals and how their food is made.”
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From the heart, for the heart
Millers create fundraiser to purchase portable AEDs By Krista Kuzma
krista.k@dairystar.com
PLAINVIEW, Minn. – Dan and Karen Miller’s recent gift to Plainview-ElginMillville schools came from love in their heart in order to help other people’s hearts that may have trouble beating. The Millers, who milk 70 cows near Kellogg, created a fundraiser to raise money to purchase portable automated external debrillators to give to the school in memory of their son, Aidan, who passed away July 2019 at the age of 16 from a cardiac arrythmia. The fundraiser collected enough money to purchase six portable AEDs. “A death like this in someone young and healthy is devastating not just to our family but to his friends, his classmates, the whole school, the community,” Karen said. “We can’t bring Aidan back, but we can bring awareness to this type of death and then do whatever we can to keep it from happening to someone else.” One way the Millers wanted to help is to provide more portable AEDs to their school. Scott Flattum, activities director at PEM schools, said before this gift, the school had two portable AEDs but could have as many as 13 extracurricular teams outside in the fall. Since Aidan’s death, the Millers have learned more about sudden cardiac arrest in young athletes. According to the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation, it is the leading cause of death in young athletes, accounting for 75%. One teenage athlete dies every three days and 1 in 300 youth have an undetected heart condition that
KRISTA KUZMA/DAIRY STAR
Karen and Dan Miller (front right) stand with staff from Plainview-Elgin-Millville schools – (from le�) Sco� Fla�um, Bill Ihrke, Ashley Walbruch and Steve Hinrichs – near a memorial dedicated to their son, Aidan, who died July 2019. The Millers, who milk 70 cows near Kellogg, Minnesota, created a fundraiser to buy six new portable automated external debrillators for the school puts them at risk for sudden cardiac arrest; however, the use of an AED can triple the chance of survival from sudden cardiac arrest if used promptly along with cardiopulmonary resuscitation. “An AED will send an electrical shock to shock you out of whatever non normal heart rhythm you’re having and restart it in a normal rhythm,” said PEM school nurse Ashley Walbruch. While Aidan’s death spurred the Millers’ idea for more AEDs in the school, watching the 2020 state high school wrestling tournament solidied the need. As the Millers watched a different matchup online before the start of a PEM wrestler’s match, they witnessed a Becker High School athlete experience sudden cardiac arrest.
“The kid from Becker got pinned, and he looked kind of loopy,” Karen said. “He laid there for a second, then got up, shook hands with his opponent, turned to walk off the mat and faceplanted. I completely lost it because I could tell he wasn’t moving.” The Millers saw someone gave the athlete CPR and another person rushed toward them with an AED. The wrestler was revived and immediately taken to the hospital by ambulance. “How did this just happen in front of our eyes when this just happened to our son?” Karen said. “This is not supposed to happen that often.” Steve Hinrichs, PEM agriculture teacher, FFA instructor and wrestling coach, was in attendance that day of the state wrestling tournament to prepare his PEM heavy weight. He also watched the events unfold and helped hold a mat to block the wrestler experiencing sudden cardiac arrest from view while others revived him. Looking back, Hinrichs realizes the need for more AEDs.
“This kid was a big strapping kid recruited by the (University of Minnesota) Gophers,” Hinrichs said. “You start to wonder who else is out there and what other ways can we prevent this from happening. He was lucky that day.” Karen said in many cases like this, people may not think a heart condition might be the problem. “They bumped heads during the match so you think maybe he was loopy from that or got a concussion but that’s another thing that is so important in sudden cardiac arrest cases,” Karen said. “If it is sudden cardiac arrest, every second counts. Think heart rst.” Bill Ihrke, PEM superintendent, has been trained to use an AED as have all other school employees. He was a football coach when AEDs rst made their appearance in the school. “The nice thing about them is you won’t harm anyone by using one,” Ihrke said. “If it detects a rhythm that is not Turn to MILLERS | Page 23
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This is one of the six portable AEDs Dan and Karen Miller bought for PEM schools through a fundraiser they organized in memory of their son, Aidan. shockable, it won’t shock and won’t let you shock. It basically tells you yes or no.” While having an AED could be used for an event with a student athlete, it could also be used for fans, coaches, bus drivers or anyone else in attendance. “The chances of something happening to someone elderly is probably much higher,” Dan said. “Hopefully the AEDs will never be used, but they’re there if needed.” When COVID-19 hit, the Millers’ action subsided as many events were canceled. When the school year started in the fall, a chain reaction of events spurred the idea once more. “All staff is supposed to get AED trained at least every two years, preferably every year,” Walbruch said. “We couldn’t be in person for the training in August so I threw together an email and sent it out.” After receiving the email, Flattum told Walbruch about the need for more portable AEDs. When Walbruch asked what she could do, Flattum directed her to the Millers. “This is my rst year as school nurse, and we’re new to the community so I knew of Aidan’s death but didn’t know the Millers,” Walbruch said. “So I called Karen.” Karen said Walbruch called at just the right time. “There are days when I get really, really sad, and I just think people are getting sick of me preaching all this stuff,” Karen said. “Then my phone rings, and I get this angel calling me saying, ‘What can we do?’ And, then it gets me excited about doing something again.” Earlier this year, the Millers decided to give money toward the purchase of an AED and thought about asking others if they would want to give in memory of Aidan through a fundraiser on Facebook. They set a goal of $1,500 to buy one AED. Within 12 hours, the goal had been sur-
passed. The Millers decided to increase the goal until they had raised $6,000 in three days. “I’m not one to like to ask for money, but I knew it wasn’t for us,” Dan said. “After the response we had, I felt the community felt it was a good thing too.” Karen agreed. “I want to say I wasn’t surprised because we live in such an awesome community but yet I was surprised that we raised that much money in that short of a time,” she said. “This community never ceases to amaze me.” Even following the end of the fundraiser, money came in, including a donation from the school’s FFA chapter, where Aidan had served as an ofcer. “It just felt right to donate to that cause,” Hinrichs said on behalf of the chapter. The six portable AEDs purchased from the fundraiser arrived just in time for the start of the spring sports season. “Aidan was close to a lot of the guys on the baseball team,” said Flattum who is also a baseball coach. “Anyone who carries the AED carries it with a source of pride. Our softball team was also pretty overwhelmed when they got theirs so it’s pretty cool to see.” The PEM school staff is appreciative of the donation. “To get a donation to buy one or two would have been unreal so I don’t even have words to describe to have several of them,” Ihrke said. “I think it will be a great thing. And if we have to use it even just once, it will be worth it.” The Millers agreed. “We can’t stop it from happening to somebody else, but hopefully we can save somebody else,” Dan said. It is their way of helping their community and honoring Aidan at the same time.
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Crop and weather conditions in Dairy Star country
Sacred Heart, MN (Renville County)
(Pine County)
MIKE SCHNEIDER
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CHAD WIENEKE
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MATT ZABEL
386 cows, 1,200 acres
350 cows, 700 acres
We are dry. We finished planting corn April 29 and we finished soybeans May 2. A lot of guys should finish RAINFALL soybeans today (May TOTALS 4) or tomorrow, and Last 2 Weeks the corn is pretty much done around here. The alfalfa looks good .3” but is growing slow because of the cold temperatures. We are Since April 1 spraying our soybeans 2.8” now with Sonic preemergent spray. We have a few rocks to pick and will start working on haying equipment next week.
The fields are pretty dry. We are seeding 100 acres of canning peas today (May 4). We are hoping to do RAINFALL organic corn in a week. TOTALS The soil temperature Last 2 Weeks is not 50 degrees and that is what we shoot for when we plant .2” the organic corn. We finished covering tile lines April 30. We Since April 1 have also been hauling 3.2” manure and picking rock. The alfalfa looks really nice but it has a way to go before we can start first crop. We need some heat.
The fields are finally drying up so we can do some work. We have the manure hauled and we’ve RAINFALL been picking rock. TOTALS We should finish up Last 2 Weeks planting barley, alfalfa and red clover today (May 5) or tomorrow. .6” We should be able to start on corn in three days. The alfalfa Since April 1 popped up after 3.6” Saturday’s heat; it is 2 inches tall and there was not any winterkill. We did have to reseed alfalfa on some of the sandhills.
Kane
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Louisa
Henry Des
300 cows, 1,100 acres
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We have most, about 90%, of our corn in. We will put in a little more after cutting our rye and first crop RAINFALL hay, which we will do TOTALS in about two to three Last 2 Weeks weeks. We are a little earlier with this year’s planting and cutting schedule compared to 1.2” last year. Last year we started planting May Since April 1 5 compared to April 1.9” 26 this year. I think the planting has gone well. The soil condition has been great. We do need a little more rain, though.
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We have finished planting our corn and are about onefourth of the way done with our RAINFALL soybean planting. TOTALS We are no-tilling our Last 2 Weeks soybeans to help save on moisture. Our rye and our alfalfa both look good. The alfalfa 0” is about 14 inches tall. We will probably start cutting it in a week Since April 1 2” or so. We plan to cut the rye a week after that and follow it with some early soybeans. There have been a few scattered showers in this area, but our farm has received no rain over the past two weeks.
We are planting corn right now (May 4) and have about 275 acres in already. We picked rock before we started RAINFALL planting corn. The alfalfa TOTALS is starting to green up Last 2 Weeks and looks pretty good. For the most part, the field conditions are .5” pretty good. There are neighboring farmers going and a lot of them Since April 1 are spreading fertilizer. 2.5” Some said they had issues getting the fertilizer. A couple farmers have started putting their soybeans in.
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Manawa, WI
Waterloo, IA
(Waupaca County)
(Blackhawk County)
CRAIG FIETZER
DICK BLOUGH
Dorchester, WI
(Rock County)
(Marathon County)
STEVE CASE
420 cows, 663 acres
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Janesville, WI
BRUCE GUMZ
155 cows, 350 acres
180 cows, 1,000 acres
We are really in need of some moisture here. For the month of April, we have only had 0.5 inches. RAINFALL There are a lot of TOTALS soybeans and corn in Last 2 Weeks the field in our area. We have no-till planted some corn for a friend and should be starting .5” on ours tomorrow (May 5). We have to work the manure in Since April 1 1” with the field cultivator with basket to smooth it out. The rye we have looks good. The alfalfa also looks good but was held back by our cold temperatures.
I planted 180 acres of corn the first weekend in May. Everybody in the area was planting corn. We got all of our low ground planted and plan to put more corn in the RAINFALL first week of May after we TOTALS spread some manure and Last 2 Weeks picked stones. Our last 95 acres of corn will be planted later in May after the rye comes off. Most seeding is done in the area. Manure hauling is still going on as well but is mostly done. We still have 40 acres to haul. Since April 1 Alfalfa is doing well. I’m a 2.7” member of our local forage council and we use a PEAQ stick to measure alfalfa in vegetative, bud and bloom states. We’re going to start measurements the week of May 10. Nothing beats a scissors cut, but this at least gives you a ballpark figure.
All of our rain came at once at 4 p.m. May 3. It was a straight down, heavy rain. It was super dry up until that point, so the rain was a blessing. This should RAINFALL help bust up some of the TOTALS lumpy fields. I did 30 acres of alfalfa seeding along with Last 2 Weeks oats around April 20. Our rye is now at 2.5 feet and almost ready to harvest. If weather permits, we plan to harvest this week (first week of May). I planted 120 acres of corn April 28 to May 1, Since April 1 which includes 50 acres 3.5” for my brother-in-law. I still have about 100 acres to go. My immediate neighbors have been done planting since about April 27. Soybeans are in the ground. We planted 135 acres of beans April 24 for a neighbor and can already see them coming up. My son, Craig, put in 35 acres of beans May 1.
We had about 0.4 inches of rain Sunday night (May 2). We are getting pretty dry. Fieldwork is moving along. We have about RAINFALL one-quarter to one- TOTALS third of our corn in. We Last 2 Weeks have a good start on our beans, with about 100 acres planted. .4” The oats are all in and our wheat looks good. The new seeding is Since April 1 1.5” coming in nicely. All in all, things are moving along fabulously.
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Ridgeway, WI
Kendall, WI
Wolsey, SD
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(Iowa County)
EVAN JONES
JOHN SAGER
The co-op D came out and cows, burnedacres down corn fields and hay fields so I was able to get the last of my oats and RAINFALL alfalfa planted April 28. I TOTALS planted 40 acres of corn Last 2 Weeks the weekend of May 1. I have about another 90 acres yet to plant. 1” The alfalfa looks good. We got a half-inch of rain on May 3 that was Since April 1 definitely needed. In 2.3” between planting, I hauled manure, cleaned out barns, fixed fence, and let cows and heifers out on pasture.
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RUSSELL JUNGEMANN
BRIAN FISKE
70 cows, 230 acres
70 cows, 330 acres
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55 cows, 365 acres
We are getting pretty dry. We got a half inch on Monday (May 3), but it was barely enough to settle the dust. All RAINFALL of our corn ground is worked, we are just TOTALS waiting on our custom Last 2 Weeks planter. We have about 35 acres that we will no-till and need to take the rye off first, which is getting really close. The hay was starting to Since April 1 go backwards, but that 1.25” little bit of rain seemed to help it and now it is looking better. We are about two weeks out from starting that. Things are going pretty well; we just really need some more moisture.
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The only rain we have had in the last two weeks came on Sunday night and Monday (May 2-3). We had 3 inches here; RAINFALL they had 4.5 inches in TOTALS Elroy, and Hillsboro Last 2 Weeks only had 1.7 inches. There is a lot of corn being planted around 3” me. I started Sunday. I got nine acres done and my planter broke in Since April 1 half. It is unrepairable, 4.25” so I am trying to figure out how to replace it. The oats and new seeding are all coming up and the hay crop around here is looking pretty good.
880 cows, 2,350 acres
We are at the halfway mark with our corn planting. About 80% of the farmers in our neighborhood have RAINFALL started planting corn TOTALS and the rest are waiting Last 2 Weeks for the soil to warm up. Our winter wheat is very spotty. We will probably chop it off and follow it with another crop. Our alfalfa is looking good. It’s about 8 inches tall, Since April 1 1.2” but it has been so dry that we decided to start irrigating it this past weekend. We haven’t received any rain during the past two weeks.
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At one time, the Princess Kay of the Milky Way and county dairy princess programs emphasized cooking with dairy as a way to promote our industry’s products. Of course, this was way before when everyone was a celebrity cook and YouTube videos. I use the alfredo sauce recipe demonstrated by a county princess many years ago. This spring, I was invited to work with the Crow Wing County Dairy Princess Program. They didn’t demonstrate their favorite recipes but shared them as table center pieces. Their recipes covered a whole meal. You can start your evening with a sweet drink while you enjoy a sweet appetizer. There is a main course with a uffy salad on the side. Of course, no meal is complete without a dessert. Let’s face it, Robert Redford is a sweet treat. Enjoy.
Food columnist, Natalie Schmitt
Strawberry milkshake by Jenna Caughey 1 cup fresh or frozen strawberries 2 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 2-3 cups vanilla ice cream 1/2-1 cup cold milk Put all ingredients in blender. Hit the button.
6 8-inch our tortillas 1 3/4 cups sliced strawberries1 tablespoon cinnamon Vegetable oil Beat cream cheese with sour cream, 1 tablespoon sugar, vanilla extract and lemon zest. Fold in 3/4 cup strawberries. Divide mixture evenly between tortillas. Fold the two sides of the tortilla toward the center and Strawberry cheesecake chimichan- then roll the tortilla like a burrito. Segas by Ali Schoer cure with a toothpick. Combine the 8 ounces cream cheese, room tem- remaining sugar with cinnamon in a perature shallow bowl and set aside. Line plate 1/4 cup sour cream with paper towels. Add 3 inches of 1/4 plus 1 tablespoon sugar oil to large deep saucepan. Heat oil 1 teaspoon vanilla to 360 degrees. Fry chimichangas un1/2 teaspoon lemon zest til golden brown and crispy, about 3
Enchiladas by Allison Woitalla 1 pound hamburger, browned and drained 1 package taco seasoning 20 ounces red enchilada sauce 2 cups shredded cheese 16 ounces sour cream Diced green chilies 7-8 burrito our tortillas Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix sour cream and green chilies together. Set aside. Mix taco seasonings and browned hamburger together. Set aside. In a 9-by-13 pan, pour a little red enchilada sauce on the bottom of the pan so the tortillas won’t stick. Lay out tortillas on counter. Evenly spread sour cream mixture onto tortillas. Add seasoned hamburger mixture. Roll. Fill the pan with rolled tortillas. Pour remaining enchilada sauce over the wrapped tortillas. Top with cheese. Bake for 30 minutes or until cheese is melted. Top with your favorite taco toppings. Cookie salad by Arica Caughey 3-ounce box instant vanilla pudding 1 cup whipping cream, whipped 15 ounces mandarin oranges
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Robert Redford dessert by Kaylee Woitalla 8 ounces cream cheese 1 cup powdered sugar 3 cups cold milk 2 cups whipping cream, whipped 2 small packages or 1 large package instant chocolate pudding 1 1/2 cups graham crackers, crushed 3 tablespoons sugar 1/2 cup butter, melted Mix graham crackers, sugar and butter. Press in 9-by-13 pan. Bake in 350-degree oven for 10 minutes or until slightly browned. Cool completely. Mix cream cheese and powdered sugar, beat well. Fold in half whipped cream. Spread on cooled baked crust. Beat pudding with milk for 3 minutes or until thick. Spread over cream cheese mixture. Then spread remaining whipped cream on top. Refrigerate and chill until set. You can top the dessert off with a drizzle of chocolate sauce or sprinkled crushed cookies.
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