June 22, 2024 - 3rd section

Providing tness, education

Alsteen, Schmit host second Fitness on the Farm

By Danielle Nauman danielle.n@dairystar.com

LENA, Wis. — The combination of a love of dairy farming, an enthusiasm for sharing the story of her family’s farm and a passion for physical tness led Oconto County dairy farmer Carolyn Alsteen to team up with her friend, Beth Schmit, a personal trainer, group tness instructor and wellness coach operating Homegrown Fitness LLC. Together the pair hosted their second annual Fitness on the Farm event June 1.

“I really like bringing people to the farm, giving them an experience that allows them to connect with where their

food comes from,” Alsteen said.

Six years ago, Alsteen returned to her family’s farm near Lena to farm. As the fth generation of her family to work on the farm, Alsteen has plans of eventually transitioning into ownership of Alsteen Farms LLC, where they milk 550 cows.

In addition to the Fitness on the Farm events, Alsteen hosts school tours, and for the past three years, has opened the farm for cow camp events, giving area children the chance to experience a day on a dairy farm. This year, Alsteen is adding a farm to table event to her calendar.

As a nutrition and tness expert, Schmit believes dairy should play an important role in the diets.

“I’m a big promoter of dairy — I think it is essential in people’s diets, providing so many good nutrients,” Schmit said. “Unless there is a specic allergy, I impress upon my clients the value of dairy in their diet.”

Working on her own tness goals, Alsteen spent time training with her friend, nding that at times her busy on-farm schedule did not allow her to get to the gym.

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(Le ) Janki Westenberg picks up a large rock June 1 at the rock picking sta on at the Fitness on the Farm event near Lena, Wisconsin. The boot-camp-like event focused on using items found in everyday farm life within a workout.

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event at Alsteen’s family farm near Lena, Wisconsin. The pair shared informaon about the value of dairy products in a healthy diet while promo ng

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Cisar (le ) and Janki Westenberg throw bunker re sidewalls June 1 during the Fitness on the Farm event at Alsteen Farms LLC near Lena, Wisconsin. The pair said they enjoyed experiencing some of the things farmers might do during a typical day.

“She helped me do things throughout my day here on the farm,” Alsteen said. “When I was feeding calves, I’d take a couple of minutes and do squats with the buckets of grain, and I could do push-ups on the milk taxi as I was watering calves.”

With those suggested workouts, the seeds for Fitness on the Farm were planted Schmit said.

“During our training sessions, Carolyn and I were always brainstorming and collaborating about new ideas,” Schmit said. “Randomly we both started following the same person on social media. One day during a training session we were discussing a particular post and we came up with the idea of Fitness on the Farm in an effort to promote dairy while teaching people to incorporate the things around them every day in their tness goals.”

Twelve people joined them for the event which kicked off June Dairy Month.

“We learned a lot during our rst event last year and made some changes to the event this year,” Schmit said. “This year we utilized the entire farm, making it a boot-camp-like workout with stations spaced around the farm.”

Debbie Westenberg of Oconto, was one of the attendees. She has attended the on-farm tness event both years.

“I grew up just down the road,” Debbie Westenberg said. “Carolyn’s grandma was good friends with my par-

ents. It is good to get outside and enjoy doing something different, and it gets us to think of ways to work out without gym equipment.”

The rst station Westenberg and the other 11 participants encountered was at the calf barn, where they carried buckets of feed back and forth.

“Carolyn came up with the idea to add a gate for people to climb over leaving the station if they wanted more of a challenge,” Schmit said.

The next station the pair called “Who Let the Cows Out?” The workout included types of moves farmers might have to make while trying to chase cows or heifers on the loose, such as side shufing and sprinting.

From there, they went through a tractor obstacle course, zigzagging and climbing up and through tractors before heading to the silage bunker to throw bunker tires. Participants then went to a station where they carried gates before grabbing tire chains and running to the rock pile where they picked rocks before sprinting to the nish line.

“Farmers are constantly moving throughout the day,” Schmit said. “They aren’t just sitting in a tractor or (skid loader). There are interruptions and changes of direction throughout the day and it’s all very physical. We tried to demonstrate that aspect of farming.”

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That on-farm experience and developing a connection to where food is produced was an important part of the day for Janki Westenberg of Green Bay.

“I enjoyed seeing the farm up close,” Janki Westenberg said. “They were doing their daily work and we just went around it. I appreciated seeing it. It is a different point of view for me. I love seeing the baby calves, all the animals, being outside and supporting local farmers.”

For Alsteen, providing that connection for each participant was the most important part of the day.

“There is so much good about dairy and what we do on dairy farms, producing a wholesome and nutritious product,” Alsteen said. “Dairy has gotten a bad rap in a lot of aspects. Bringing people to the farm, showing them the truth about dairy farming — that is important.”

Andrea Cisar, a member of the local community appreciates the transparency Alsteen aims to provide.

“We love Carolyn and her efforts to educate people about the importance the dairy industry plays in all our lives, and we love Alsteen Farms and what they provide in our local community,” Cisar said. “It’s a great atmosphere coming to the farm and a great way to celebrate June Dairy Month.”

SUPER SPECIALS

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Beth Schmit (center) leads par cipants in warm-up ac vi es June 1 at the Fitness on the Farm event at Alsteen Farms LLC near Lena, Wisconsin. Schmit operates Homegrown Fitness LLC and hosts many ac vi es to build enthusiasm for tness and healthy living.

The West Central Dairy Days Cattle Show will be Friday, June 28 at 10:30 a.m. at the Kandiyohi County Fairgrounds in Willmar. Ages 5 - 21 can exhibit. There are classes for all eight dairy breeds. Each exhibitor receives a cash entry award based on years exhibiting at the show. Exhibitor T-shirts are sponsored by Farm-Rite Equipment. Awards are presented to Breed Champions, Junior, and Grand Champion Overall, plus Junior, Intermediate and Senior Showmanship. For entry forms contact Mary Swart, rmswart@tds.net, 320-2200904. Entry form and show information document link is available on the West Central Dairy Days Facebook page.

The Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council’s next webinar — Use of monitoring technologies to improve reproductive performance and health in U.S. dairies — set for July 11, starting at 2 p.m. Glaucio Lopes, Merck Animal Health associate director, scientic sales affairs – dairy monitoring, will lead the free, one-hour webinar. During this webinar, attendees will learn how the use of monitoring technologies has helped dairies in the United States improve their reproduction management processes – driving an increase in performance. This increased performance leads to a more protable and sustainable environment. By pairing university research data with reallife dairy examples, Lopes will provide a solid base for this discussion. Additionally, he will share trial results from Cornell University, University of Florida-Gainesville and University of Wisconsin-Madison that have answered questions related to the inclusion of these technologies in large-scale dairy operations. Going beyond reproductive efciency, Lopes will describe how the use of these technologies can help dairy producers and their veterinarians make more informed decisions about overall management — leading to improved cow health and productivity.

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Recreating Char Dham

Duden brings cow to be worshiped at Hindu celebration

By Emily Breth emily.b@star-pub.com

HYDRAULIC HOSE ENDS & QUICK CONNECTS

MAPLE GROVE, Minn. — It is not every day that a cow is welcomed to roam in a temple. But Thomas Duden and his cow, Brickton Impression Rio, experienced just that June 8 as the guest of honor at the Hindu Society of Minnesota.

“It was a unique and interesting concept,” Duden said. “I never would have thought I would end up in the Twin Cities with a cow and bringing it into a temple, but the culture was interesting.”

Duden, who operates a dairy farm near Princeton and milks 40 cows, got connected with HSMN’s event organizer, Sripad Devaraju, and was asked to bring a cow to the event.

Devaraju said the event is in honor of the pilgrimage known as Char Dham.

Within the Hindu religion, Devaraju said there are four pilgrimage sites in India — Badrinath, Dwarka, Puri and Rameswaram.

“The ceremony was about Char Dham in India,” Devaraju said. “Hindus want to go and visit these places at least once in their life. Being in America we cannot go there and visit all of these four places sometimes for many different reasons.”

At HSMN they worked to recreate these four places in the temple so people would still have the chance to worship in a traditional way.

“We did the prayer sessions in those stations exactly the way they happen in the four pilgrimage areas,” Devaraju said. “We recreated all four different rituals, cultural dressing, cultural music and cultural food. We recreated all four things in each station.”

cow is our mother, so we worship every day in our house,” Devaraju said. “When we pray, we ask her to bless us.”

During the ceremony, they sprinkled water over the cow to resemble giving her a shower. This process is called Abhisheka. Brickton Impression Rio was treated in the same manner as a guest would be treated in someone’s home in Hindu society.

“As soon as any guest comes to our house, we clean their feet rst,” Devaraju said. “So we cleaned the cow’s feet because she was our guest for the day. Then we gave her a shower so she is purely fresh. We feed them after that. This is the process of when a guest comes to your house. That is how we treated the cow on that day.”

They draped the cow with garland and long cloths to show respect and provided her with a special place to walk.

“When we led her into the temple, the oor is granite so they had a carpet laid down and she got to walk on the carpet the whole time,” Duden said.

Before Duden agreed to bring a cow in, the HSMN showed him videos and explained what they would like her presence for at the celebration.

“Everyone was so happy to have the cow there,” Devaraju said.

When it came time for Duden to pick the cow to send to the celebration, Duden’s wife did the choosing. Brickton Impression Rio is a former 4-H show cow that Duden was able to put a halter on and load into the trailer, no preparation needed.

The cow participated in the threehour ceremony and afterward people wanted to see and touch the cow. A lot of participants asked what was going to happen to the cow after the ceremony.

“There were a handful of people that offered to pay to house her so she could live and die a long natural life and to be buried on the farm,” Duden said.

In Hinduism, cows are associated with motherhood and they represent a source to nourish all living things.

“We worship cows because the

Duden even received an email from someone who asked if he could get pictures of her to see her live out her long at the Duden’s farm.

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Thomas Duden stands at the halter of Brickton Impression Rio June 8 at the Hindu Society of Minnesota in Maple Grove, Minnesota. Brickton Impression Rio is a former 4-H cow.

SUBMITTED Thomas Duden stands with Brickton Impression Rio before walking her to the priest, Sri Jignesh Joshi, June 8 at the Hindu Society of Minnesota in Maple Grove, Minnesota. In Hinduism, cows are associated with motherhood and they represent a source to nourish all living things.

“I invited him to the farm so we can walk out on the pasture,” Duden said.

At the ceremony, everyone was invited to join and be a part of the day.

“This temple welcomes everybody; you do not need to be Hindu,” Devaraju said. “I invited all of my friends and if they are interested, we take them. This is a place of worship, a place of purity.”

People of the Hindu society worship every cow just as they welcome

every person.

“Cow is mother of us; we don’t discriminate mother,” Devaraju said.

“Any cow we worship.”

At the end of the day Brickton Impression Rio made the day at the temple complete.

“Once we told them that she was pregnant everyone got really excited,” Duden said.

This meant she would be able to live her life to the fullest and fulll the role of being a mother again.

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The best thing they have done

Wingert family appreciates opportunities afforded by 4-H

By Amy Kyllo amy.k@star-pub.com

HARMONY, Minn.

Madylan Wingert would rather be in 4-H than playing sports.

“It’s my favorite thing to do,” Madylan said. “I have nothing else I really like more than showing in 4-H even though show days get a little hectic and we all go crazy.”

Jim and Randi Wingert’s children — Coltin, Morgan, Claytin, Madylan, Maggie, Melony and Martina — have all been active in 4-H. Coltin and Morgan have graduated and are no longer eligible, but the ve youngest children continue to build a 4-H dairy legacy.

“All in all, it’s been one of the best things we’ve ever done for the kids,” Randi said.

The family milks 100 Holstein, Brown Swiss, Ayrshire and crossbred cows in a double-6, double step-up parlor. They also raise their own

corn silage on 100 owned and rented acres.

The Wingert children are third-generation 4-H members through Jim’s side of the family. Randi did not grow up in 4-H.

The Wingerts specialize in dairy cows and heifers, taking a string of 1518 to the Fillmore County Fair.

Though most of their efforts center on dairy, they participate in other projects as well. Claytin works on woodworking, welding and metalworking projects. Maggie and Melony both take craft projects and Melony is trying photography this year. Martina participates in ne arts and photography.

Each day, the heifers are walked one to two miles. They also walk the milk cows two to three days a week but try to balance the value of the walking against the time lost for the cows’ eating and resting.

“We just spend 94% of our day with these cattle,” Madylan said. “It’s like an unbreakable bond.”

The efforts with their cattle are why 4-H is important to Maggie.

“It shows all of our hard work that we put in with our animals and that we know how to take care of them,” Maggie said.

Randi said Martina spends time with the young calves, making them friendly and easier to break.

“Most of ours are pretty good,” Randi said. “Everything’s a big baby around here.”

When the family rst became involved with 4-H, many people helped them, and now they are paying it forward. Madylan said she has grown in leadership through this.

“When I was new to the state fair, there were a lot of older people who helped me,” Madylan said. “Now I help

all the new kids with bedding and washing and what to do on show day, what to say in their interviews, or whatever they have to do.”

The Wingerts have been intentional about their growth each year, Randi said.

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The Wingert family — Randi (front, from le ), Maggie, Madylan, Melony, Jim, Col n, Morgan and Mar na; (back) Clay n, — gather June 9 on their farm near Harmony, Minnesota. All seven of the Wingert children have been involved in 4-H.

“We just tried to improve on one thing, whether it was with tting or showing,” Randi said. “We’ve denitely evolved in the animals that we have chosen to bring and how we care for them.”

The week before the county fair is a whirlwind of packing, cooking, washing and clipping. Randi and Madylan do all the clipping while Melony and Maggie do most of the washing. Claytin, Melony and Maggie sometimes pick up extra chores as well.

as a family,” Randi said. “They had to learn how to work together because Mom and Dad can’t be there. ... They’ve had to problem solve.”

“It’s a lot of work, a lot of effort, but you also get out of it what you put into it. The people and the memories and the experiences are priceless.”

RANDI WINGERT, DAIRY FARMER

During the fair, 4-H show day is chaotic. Madylan wakes at 3 a.m. to wash the string for one to two hours before the wash racks are busy. By 7 a.m. she and Morgan will be working on toplines.

Coltin enjoys helping to set up stalls. The Wingerts try to keep three people at the fair and rotate the rest at home.

“It’s been fun to watch them grow

Since Coltin was a seventhgrade student, the Wingerts have taken animals to the Minnesota State Fair each year.

This year H5N1 may change their plans on what animals they bring to the county fair. Their goal is to bring four to six lactating animals.

“That’s still all very new, and I don’t quite know how that’s going to play out,” Randi said. “It’s still too early for us to know.”

Besides the county fair, the Wingerts also participate in 4-H dairy judging, 4-H dairy quiz bowl and FFA dairy evaluation.

The Wingers said 4-H has taught them lessons in leadership, condence and patience.

Randi said when Coltin, her oldest, began 4-H he was shy and timid.

“Coltin is denitely my 4-H success story,” Randi said. “He’s a leader. He’s condent. He chaperones. He can go and have a conversation with the adults, and they value what he says.”

Melony said she appreciates the social aspect of 4-H.

“(It has) helped me meet a lot of new people I didn’t think I would actually talk to,” she said.

Looking to the future, all the Wingerts have dreams they would like to accomplish. Martina would like

to win a Brown Swiss show. Maggie would like to win the county fair with a crossbred. Melony would like to win best in show at the county fair with her Brown Swiss or take a Brown Swiss to World Dairy Expo. Madylan would like to place higher in showmanship at the Minnesota State Fair.

Randi said she is happy with their family’s choice to invest in 4-H.

“It’s a lot of work, a lot of effort, but you also get out of it what you put into it,” Randi said. “The people and the memories and the experiences are priceless.”

A Salute to Our Farmers

As we welcome June Dairy Month, we want to extend a heartfelt thank you to the farmers who make it all possible. June is the month where we celebrate cows, cheese, and ice cream, but let’s not forget the grain farmers who work hard to feed those much-loved cows! Thanks to your long hours in the fields, we can keep doing what we do best at Quality Roasting by providing high quality feed ingredients to our dairy industry. So, here’s a big thank you to all our local farmers.

We’re eager to share some important updates that will help us better meet the growing needs of our local farmers and customers. Firstly, the construction of an additional soybean processing site in Reedsville, WI is projected to be completed mid-July 2024. Currently, 400,000 bushels of raw soybean storage is available in Reedsville, with plans to double this storage later this year. The mill will have the capacity to store about 900 tons of our expeller pressed soybean meal (Exceller Pro).

Secondly, we’re now processing high oleic soybeans. These soybeans have specific genetics providing a higher content of oleic acid compared to regular soybeans. This makes them particularly beneficial for dairy cows, as high oleic soybeans have been shown to help increase the milk fat in dairy production. Integrating high oleic soybeans into our operations is part of our ongoing effort to support more productive and sustainable dairy farming. By choosing an Exceller feed ingredient by Quality Roasting you can focus on what you do best and leave the complex soybean processing to us.

These updates are designed to better support our growing and changing industry. Our new facilities and additional storage capabilities aim to provide more resources to our farming community. Quality Roasting remains a proud, local, family owned, and operated business. We are grateful for your unwavering support, and we extend our appreciation to all the farmers whose hard work drives our collective progress.

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Mar na Wingert naps with a Brown Swiss calf at the 2023 Fillmore County Fair in Preston, Minnesota. Wingert spends me with the calves, which makes them easier to break to lead.

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Madylan Wingert leads a heifer during the 2023 Fillmore County Fair in Preston, Minnesota. Wingert said showing 4-H dairy is her favorite thing to do.

The Roelike Family

e Roelike family —Trista

— gather at their farm June 17

When do you do chores? I help every day with morning and night chores.

What is your favorite and least favorite chore? I like pushing in feed with the skid loader. I don’t like cleaning pens and bedding them.

What project (besides daily chores) do you enjoy helping your parents with on the farm? My favorite thing I enjoy is raking hay and packing silage on the pile with the tractor.

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Tell us a fun memory you have of living on the farm. My favorite memory is kayaking out on our pond.

What is your favorite animal on your farm? My favorite animals are our two goats, Bella and Dixie. They are funny because they jump on things and are always getting out of their pen.

What do you want to be when you grow up? I want to be an Air Force pilot when I am older.

If you had a farm, describe what it would look like. My farm would have cows, goats, chickens, turkeys, pigs, a dog and some cats because they always show up.

What is your favorite game to play on the farm? My favorite game is playing catch with a baseball. I also like shooting birds with my BB gun.

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Wyatt Roelike 11 years old Going into sixth grade

What is your favorite meal that your mom or dad makes? My mom’s chicken noodle soup.

What is your favorite thing to do off the farm with your family? I like going camping and to the cabin.

What is your favorite dairy product? Mint ice cream.

When do you do chores? I do chores morning and night.

What is your favorite and least favorite chore? I like scraping off alleys with the skid loader, and I don’t like feeding grain in the calf barn because you get all dusty when it’s windy.

What project (besides daily chores) do you enjoy helping your parents with on the farm? Driving tractor while picking rocks with Dad and Grandpa.

Tell us a fun memory you have of living on the farm. Having a slip and slide with Ag-Bag Plastic.

What is your favorite animal on your farm? My favorite animal is my cow, Bessie. She always lets me go up to her and pet her when I bring cows in.

What do you want to be when you grow up? I want to be a farmer.

If you had a farm, describe what it would look like. A farm just like ours. It would have all the same animals: a dog like Luna or Copper and maybe a donkey. Everything would be Case IH.

What is your favorite game to play on the farm? Playing tag on the trampoline and baseball.

What is your favorite meal that your mom or dad makes? Wafes.

What is your favorite thing to do off the farm with your family? I like to go shing on the pontoon. What is your favorite dairy product? All ice cream.

When do you do chores? I do chores when Mom and Dad do.

What is your favorite and least favorite chore? My favorite chores are bringing in cows to milk and feeding the baby calves. I like to do all the chores in the barn.

What project (besides daily chores) do you enjoy helping your parents with on the farm? I like helping move calves to hutches with the cage and skid loader and helping Dad x things.

Tell us a fun memory you have of living on the farm. Feeding our two baby goats with the baby bottles.

What is your favorite animal on your farm? My favorite animals are my calves, Clarabelle and Lakely. I love feeding them with bottles and petting them.

What do you want to be when you grow up? I want to be a farmer and reghter. I want to do chores and then ght res during the day.

If you had a farm, describe what it would look like. A farm that looks like ours. I want horses, cows, kitties and a dog. I want to ride my horse and catch the cows when they get out.

What is your favorite game to play on the farm? Doing gymnastics on the trampoline.

What is your favorite meal that your mom or dad makes? Mom’s chicken alfredo roll-ups.

What is your favorite thing to do off the farm with your family? I like to go to bonres at Grandma and Grandpa’s with Aunt Hailey and Aunt Mariah.

What is your favorite dairy product? Chocolate ice cream.

When do you do chores? I do chores with Mommy.

What is your favorite and least favorite chore? I like to feed calves and play with kitties.

What project (besides daily chores) do you enjoy helping your parents with on the farm? Play with the cats.

Tell us a fun memory you have of living on the farm. Jumping on the trampoline.

What is your favorite animal on your farm? My cat, Blackjack.

What do you want to be when you grow up? I am not sure yet.

If you had a farm, describe what it would look like. It would have calves, kitties and a puppy.

What is your favorite game to play on the farm? Jump on the trampoline.

What is your favorite meal that your mom or dad makes? I like cheeseburgers.

What is your favorite thing to do off the farm with your family? Going on the swings and slides. What is your favorite dairy product? Yogurt.

Connor Roelike

Delia Roelike

years old

Rayna Roelike

years old

Loyal Farm Equipment

DAIRY ST R25

A look back at 5, 10 and 20 years ago

5

years ago

A ghost chase

The Stender brothers — Tim and Daniel — had been chasing a ghost for over a decade near Norwood Young America, Minnesota. On their farm where they milked 130 cows, they had been struggling with stray voltage. They rst realized they had a problem around 2004 when their herd began experiencing unexplained problems. Over the years, they discovered different causes. One change made on the farm was the installation of a neutral wire in 2015. Many changes over time meant stray voltage no longer caused as much harm as in the past, and the Stenders only had more sporadic issues.

Carlsons

build first automated rotary parlor in MN

When a storm surged through Pennock, Minnesota, in 2017, the Carlson family, owners of Carlson Dairy LLP, saw opportunity amid destruction. Carlson Dairy LLP installed the state’s rst automated rotary milking parlor, a GEA DairyProQ with 60 stalls. By 2019, the Carlsons were milking 1,650 cows. Most of the cows were milked three times a day in the rotary parlor. Fresh cows were milked four times a day in the new parlor and a part of the old parlor that had been left standing. About 50 cows that were claustrophobic, old or had issues getting into the new rotary parlor were milked in the 18-stall parlor.

Success in doing things differently

Dean Strauss from Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, was not afraid to ask questions and try things others would not. Majestic Crossing Dairy was run by four families. The Strauss, Radloff, Wedepohl and Herzog families milked 2,000 cows with 13 robotic milking systems. This saved them about 40% in labor and 30% in water usage. Their cows were ProCross a crossbreed using Holstein, Viking Red and French Montbeliarde. The goal of this breeding system was to capitalize on the local milk market. They strove to improve components for cheese manufacturing even if they produced a smaller volume of milk.

Robots have improved family life for Hinchleys

Adding robotic milking systems to their farm near Cambridge, Wisconsin, saved Tina and Duane Hinchley from spending nine hours in the barn milking. The Hinchleys started milking 240 cows once they installed the robots. They also added automatic feed pushers, which ran every two hours, plus automatic manure scrapers. After the upgrade, Tina commented on how she felt like her relationships with her children and husband had improved. Other unique aspects of the Hinchley farm were the number of tours they gave and the fact that they rented their farm for birthday parties, company picnics and family reunions.

10 years ago

Dairy or nothing

Dairy farming was the only career Todd Meech from Nimrod, Minnesota, ever considered. Meech started growing his own herd at the age of 13 when he made a deal with his parents. He bargained that they would buy him some cows he would nish school and graduate. They agreed and got him 12 cows. By the time he graduated high school, he was milking 50 cows. In 2014, Meech and his wife, Patty, and their six children — Amanda, Nate, Nolan, Neil, Grace and Hank — were milking 450 cows with robotic milking systems.

Knipper happy with robot investment

Terry and Jill Knipper from Hopkinton, Iowa, had an expensive year in 2013, but Terry said it was worth it. The couple had robotic milking systems installed Oct. 5, 2013, and married 17 days later, Oct. 22. Before the robots were installed, they were milking in a double-10 parlor and the herd was averaging 82 pounds of milk per cow. After a couple of months with the robots, the cows reached an average of 90 pounds. After the rst three weeks, the cows became acclimated to the system and work became smoother for the couple. Three months into the robotic setup, everything was running well, and the Knippers had to fetch a cow just occasionally.

20 years ago

Dykstra moves to farmer-friendly Iowa

Darin Dykstra from Maurice, Iowa, went against the grain of everyone moving to California. As a California native, Dykstra saw what it was like to have a farm there and made the decision to move to Iowa with his wife, Linda, and two kids, Eli and Micah. In 2002, the Dykstras began construction of a 3,500-cow dairy in Iowa. The rst cow was milked in the double-44 parlor in February 2003. Dykstra also built a separate single-12 parlor for fresh cows and cows that needed extra attention. Three freestall barns were also built with ends that sloped away from the middle.

Twin Oaks Dairy boasts 10 years of milk quality awards

In Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, Les and Nancy Botz were honored for many years of milk quality. They received the award from their processor, Associated Milk Producers Inc., for low somatic cell count. Les and Nancy ran the farm with the help of their sons and daughters-in-law, Paul and Caroline and Philip and Stacey. The family had been achieving an SCC of around 92,000-100,000. For 10 months from June 2003 to June 2004, they had an SCC under 100,000. Another protocol that helped them achieve great quality was using screens to lter the milk, which also made it easier to identify cows potentially infected with mastitis.

Inuential dairy leaders awarded World Dairy Expo recognition awards

World Dairy Expo is delighted to announce the recipients of the 2024 Expo Recognition Awards. Nominated and selected by their peers, these individuals have made remarkable contributions to the dairy industry and their communities. Honorees will be formally honored Oct. 2 during the Recognition Awards Banquet at World Dairy Expo. Banquet tickets will be available beginning July 1 at www.worlddairyexpo.com.

Dairy Producers of the Year: Mike Larson, Ed & Barb Larson, Sandy Larson & Jim Trustem, Evansville, Wisconsin, Larson Acres

The Larson family has been farming in southern Wisconsin for nearly a century. Focusing on three key pillars quality, pride and family Larson Acres is truly a superior example of modern dairy farming. Milking 2,800 Holsteins in both a conventional double-20 parallel parlor and a cross-ventilated double-22 parallel parlor, the herd averages 109 pounds of energy corrected milk daily, with a 4.68% fat, 3.4% protein and 56,000

somatic cell count. In addition, Larson Acres has bred 130 Excellent cows, 16 Gold Medal Dams, 40 Dams of Merit, four Gold Medal Sires and 16 regional and/or national Elite Performer Award recipients. The cows play a pivotal role at Larson Acres, but the people are just as important to the Larson family, opening their barn doors to welcome community members, industry leaders, fellow dairy producers, international guests, school children and more.

Industry People of the Year: Jim Barmore, Dr. Marty Faldet and Dr. King Hickman, Lakewood, Minnesota, GPS Dairy Consulting LLC

GPS Dairy Consulting, an independent dairy nutrition and full management consulting business, was founded by the three partners from ground zero in 2009. GPS Dairy Consulting is an integrated team of over 15 independent consultants with additional support staff who work closely to provide a broad offering of services, educational events, tools and expertise to deliver success to dairies in 10 states and internationally and has impacted more than 110 clients and 400,000 animals. Working and

collaborating closely with many of the best dairies in the industry has yielded numerous nationally recognized and prestigious awards for dairy clients of GPS Dairy Consulting, such as Aldo Leopold conservation practices leading land and water sustainability, milk quality, herd reproduction, cheese quality, WDE Dairy Producer of the Year and more. Aside from helping their clients’ farms be successful, inspiring change and growing leaders in the dairy industry is the hallmark of success for GPS Dairy Consulting.

International Person of the Year: Paul Larmer, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, Semex

Larmer has dedicated his professional life to dairy cattle genetics, making a valuable global impact. Working specically in the genetics industry since 1984, Larmer held positions at United Breeders Inc., Semex Alliance and Alta Genetics Inc. before rejoining Semex in 2007 as Chief Executive Ofcer. As Semex’s CEO, his efforts culminated in an unprecedented 17 consecutive years of record-breaking sales and revenues as well as delivering six Millionaire Sires to the industry. He oversaw ground-breaking research and development projects that increased efciency, protability and sustainability for dairymen worldwide. These projects included enhancing dairy technology and genetics in China, establishing production centers in Hungary and Brazil, and most recently delivering a rst-in-class Methane Efciency Index

to clients globally to increase industry sustainability. As of December 2023, Larmer retired from his position as Semex’s CEO and has transitioned into the role of executive adviser.

Bennink receives National Dairy Shrine Distinguished Dairy Cattle Breeder Award

Don Bennink receives the distinct honor of the 2024 Distinguished Dairy Cattle Breeder from the National Dairy Shrine. This award is given annually to a progressive dairy breeder who excels in managing their dairy herd based on sound genetic and business principles. Bennink established North Florida Holsteins in Bell, Florida, in 1980, and has been an icon of dairy genetics ever since.

Honoring dairy leaders is a core element of the National Dairy Shrine mission, and Bennink becomes the 46th person to receive the breeder award. The organization is in the process of celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. Through work and research collaboration on his own farm, Bennink has played a fundamental role in advancing selection for functional traits. He has accomplished this through development of outstanding cows and bulls and circulating his knowledge and perspective with other breeders through genetics conferences and research facilitation.

– Jose A.

Between 1981 and 2021, more than 200 bulls carrying the NO-FLA prex have been enrolled with the National Association of Animal Breeders. During this time, Bennink also developed several key females that have heavily impacted the Holstein breed. Most notably, he bred the dam of Mr. T-Spruce Frazz LIONEL-ET—NO-FLA Montross 42446-ET—who traces back to at least ve generations of North Florida breeding. LIONEL topped the TPI list in April of 2022. Additionally, NO-FLA MATRIARCH is top-20 all-time among proven bulls with a PTA Productive Life of 7.3. North Florida has also bred 55 dam of merit awardees and 11 gold medal dams, nine who have scored 94, and he’s bred another 15 93-point animals.

Early on, Bennink recognized the importance of health and fertility traits in sustaining the protability of the Holstein breed. His perspective in this area

made him an ideal speaker and panelist at genetics conferences across the country. Over the years, Bennink has paid close attention to Protein Percent, even though his home state is a uid milk market where producers are not paid for milk protein. Through these efforts he explored beyond his own herd and noticed an opportunity to increase value within the Holstein breed.

One of Bennink’s greatest contributions to the dairy industry has been his participation in research projects. Most recently, his meticulous record keeping was instrumental in assisting researchers from Pennsylvania State University to identify early onset muscle weakness in Holsteins. Without his records from genotyped animals, it is likely that the defect would have remained undetected for some time. Regular collaboration with the University of Florida also helped advance the eld of embryo transfer and IVF.

Bennink will receive the Distinguished Dairy Cattle Breeder award at National Dairy Shrine’s Awards Banquet Sept. 30 in Madison, Wisconsin. His portrait will then be displayed in National Dairy Shrine’s Dairy Hall of Fame and Museum in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.

World Dairy Expo Seeking Media Interns For 2024 Event

As the 57th World Dairy Expo approaches, Expo is searching for college students passionate about the dairy industry to be part of the 2024 media team. Four students will be hired to experience the storied event as media interns.

Under the direction of Expo’s communications specialist, media interns assist with media initiatives at World Dairy Expo and the management of the Media Room, Expo’s on-site resource for reporters, writers and photographers.

This week-long internship in Madison, Wisconsin provides students with an active role in writing press releases, creating social media content through multiple platforms and contributing to Expo’s on-site newspaper while engaging with media professionals and dairy industry representatives from around the globe.

Qualied applicants are actively pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in a dairy, agriculture, or communicationsrelated eld with excellent written and verbal communication skills. Students should visit World Dairy Expo’s website, www. worlddairyexpo.com, and select “Careers & Internships” under the “About Expo” tab for the complete job description and all pertinent application details. Questions about this position should be directed to Langrehr at jlangrehr@wdexpo.com.

FARM Program Opens Nominations for 2024 FARM Excellence Awards

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Reduced Inflammation

The National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management Program today announced that it has opened the nomination period for the 2024 FARM Excellence Awards. These prestigious awards spotlight participating farms and FARM Evaluators that demonstrate excellence in their engagement with the FARM Program. Awards are divided into four categories: Animal Care & Antibiotic Stewardship, Environmental Stewardship, Workforce Development and FARM Evaluator of the Year. Nominations are accepted from fellow dairy farmers, members of the community, extensions, cooperative or processor staff, veterinarians, themselves or others. Nominations are open until 11:59 p.m. PDT Aug. 1 through the online form on the FARM website.

Livestock - FOR SALE

REGISTERED CALV-

ING EASE HOLSTEIN & ANGUS BULLS, various sizes, delivery avail. Call or text Brian 715-6139206. 2-TFN-F

SERVICEABLE AGE

BLACK & WHITE & RED & WHITE BULLS, sires Red Eye and Einstein, some polled, deep pedigrees. Call 320-583-6564. 21-TFN-F

REGISTERED HOL-

STEIN BULLS, red or black, dams over 40,000 milk, 4.0 test, Analyst Renegrade, King, Doc. Call Greg 608-326-2668. 20-TFN-F

REGISTERED HOL-

STEIN BULLS, polled, genomic tested, deep pedigreed high-producing cow families. Call 507-8200452. 22-TFN-F

SERVICEABLE AGE

HOLSTEIN BULLS, from great type and production families. Raised on outside lots, good vigor, Glencoe, MN. Call 320864-6555. 2-TFN-F

HOLSTEIN BULLS, red or black, closed herd, Johnes & Leukosis test negative, guaranteed breeders, delivery available. Call 507-920-5859. 7-TFN-B

GUERNSEY SPRING-

ERS, reg. Brown Swiss cows & breeding age registered bulls, Brown Swiss bulls, Guernsey w/high type & production. Call 563-590-5369. 11-TFN-F

SERVICEABLE AGE

BREEDING BULLS,

40 yrs. AI breeding, Sauk Centre, MN. Call 320-7612526 or 320-293-5607. 6-TFN-F

DAIRY GOAT DOES, out of Hostetler breeding; also breeding bucks available. Call 319-350-5819. 24-TFN-F

2 POT LOADS OF SPRINGING HOL-

STEIN HFRS., 70 total, 1st load due Aug.-Oct. 15, 2nd load due Oct. 15-Nov. 30, several generations of AI breeding, from 30K RHA herd, most sexed conrmed with ultrasound, vaccinated set up, ready to milk. Call Casey Schlauderaff 218-234-6425. 9-3B

LARGE SELECTION REGISTERED HOLSTEIN BULLS from multi-gen EX, VG cows, 28,500 RHA. Call Olmar Farms 507-220-0730. 20-TFN-B

(7) COWS, (5) REGISTERED, 2 grades, fresh in last 1.5 months, 70-120 lbs. milk, good type cows, Kenosha, WI. Call 262488-3367. 8-2-F

REGISTERED DAIRY COWS & HFRS., from June-Oct.; dairy calves 2-6 mos. Norwood, MN. Call 612-202-7944. 6-7-F

RETIRING COUPLE LOOKING TO SELL THEIR SMALL HERD OF HOLSTEINS to good home, Southern, WI area. Call 608-897-4678. 9-1-F

10-14 HEAD SPRINGING & FRESH HFRS, fresh 3045 days, large, 1 trailer load; also (5) large Brown Swiss springing hfrs., registered. Call 320-630-9924, central, MN. 9-1-F

REG. HOLSTEIN BULLS, from three or more generations of EX 30,000 lbs. dams, Brookings, SD. Call 605-690-6393. TFN-F

HOLSTEIN BULLS, red or black, serviceable age, north of Rochester, MN, delivery available. Call 507-7325930. 9-1-F

REGISTERED, HOMEBRED HOLSTEIN BULLS, located 15 mi. north of Rochester, MN. Call Dave Alberts at 507-269-3084 or 507-356-8625. 14-TFN-B

BROWN SWISS BULLS, home raised, registered, genomic tested, A2A2 tested, delivery available. Call 563419-2137 or visit www.hilltopacresfarmcalmaria. com 24-TFN-F

100% ORGANIC RED STEERS, no shots, approx. 800 lbs., $1,500 ea., can deliver. Call 701-490-2432. 11-TFN-F

HOLSTEIN BULLS, springing hfrs., Freeport, MN area. Call 612-2707453. 23-TFN-F

REG. HOLSTEIN BULLS, exc. type and production. Call Scott Rickeman 320552-0284. 16-TFN-F

Used Equipment Specials

Livestock - WANTED

BUTCHER COWS, bulls & fats; also thin, lame, lazy & lump jaw. Call 320-8947175. 11-TFN-B

WANTING TO BUY

YOUNG GUY LOOKING FOR OLDER FARMER WANTING TO RETIRE and willing to help me get started and buy herd, or let me take over your herd and farm. I have 20-25 head of animals already. Call 608558-3310. 7-7-F

LOOKING FOR A2A2 JERSEY COWS, grazed, certied organic not needed, no grain a plus, prefer large amount from one farm, but open to ideas, willing to travel. Call/text 715-441-0362. 9-4-F

ALL CLASSES OF SPRINGER DAIRY COWS. No jockeys. Call 320-760-6050. 20-TFN-F

SLOW & LAME CATTLE, lump jaws and bad eyes and all blemished cattle, $200-$600; also, good cull cows and bulls, $600$1,200. Call 612-860-8774 or 651-480-1900. 4-TFNB

COMPLETE HERDS OF DAIRY CATTLE; also buying all classes of livestock, including cull cows, steers, hfrs. and calves. Call 715-216-1897. 7-TFN-B

WE HAVE BUYERS for tiestall and freestall dairy herds of all qualities and quantities. Also herds for sale at all times. Call 715721-0079. 2-TFN-B

Nolt’s Welding & Repair

SEED CORN, out produces hybrids for silage, $67/bu. plus shipping, leafy, sweet stalks, highly nutritious grain. Call 217857-3377 or cell 217-3434962. borriesopenpollinatedseedcorn.com 6-4-VM

ORGANIC STRAW, 2024 barley straw. Call 320-424-9869. 7-7-F

ALFALFA BALEAGE, 1st-4th crop, 175 RFQ. Call 715-896-1418. 3-TFN-F

OCIA-CERTIFIED YELLOW CORN; certied organic alfalfa grass hay in large squares or rounds; ‘69 JD 55 combine, always inside. Call 641-751-8382. 6-TFN-B

LARGE SQUARE BALES OF STRAW, 3x4x8. Call 320-304-2311. 6-TFN-F

ALFALFA HAY & GRASS HAY, med. square or round bales, delivery available, Thief River Falls, MN. Call or text LeRoy Ose 218-689-6675. 10-TFN-B

ORGANIC AND CONVENTIONAL ALFALFA/GRASS MIX IN 3X3 SQUARE BALES, new crop avail., exc. quality; also have organic wheat straw and organic corn available, Cassleton, ND. Call 701-730-1730. 9-TFN-B

WE’RE HIRING!

Dakota, Illinois, Michigan and North Dakota through print media and stretching across the nation in both print and digital media, the publication highlights a community within the dairy sector of U.S. agriculture by telling the story of producers. The publication provides dairy farming families with a sense of connection as it highlights family life, community involvement and industry progress from a boots-in-the-barn perspective.

Dairy Star is looking to add to its team and seeking an assistant editor who will be based in the company’s main office in Sauk Centre, Minnesota — the heart of the dairy industry in Minnesota. This position is available immediately.

Dairy Star is committed to providing a welcoming and fostering environment for each team member with opportunity for professional growth.

Responsibilities:

• Work with the editorial manager and team to develop content for each print publication (24 issues per year) as well as special sections

• Assist in planning each issue with editorial manager

• Write, format and edit content following AP Style

• Travel for editorial content, including on-farm interviews with photographs, industry events and conferences

• Conduct daily work with a team-oriented approach

• Serve as a point person for editorial staff

• Represent Dairy Star at industry events and in dairy-related organizations

• Assist in managing social media accounts

Quali cations:

• Experience in writing

• Strong dairy background

• Ability to adhere to deadlines

• Excellent communication skills, both internally with the team and across the industry

• Self-motivated and dependable to accomplish projects and develop content

• Organizational

Hay, Straw, Feed & Bedding

- FOR SALE

ERNMOREORGAN-

ICS.COM, certied organic alfalfa, wrapped in 8 layers of lm, 3x4x6 bales, RFQ 140-280, Springeld, SD. Call ERNmore Organics 605-286-3873 or 605-999-2010 or 605-2511143.Ernmoreorganics. com. 16-TFN-B

HIGH-QUALITY FOR-

AGES: corn silage (conventional and BMR), alfalfa haylage, fescue grass silage, Triticale silage and oatlage. Forages can be delivered and made into TMR. Call 920-371-7737. 22-20-B

Services

CUSTOM CHOPPING,

We are looking to add a few customers to our custom chopping business. We offer a newer JD 9800 chopper, 5 trucks, merger & blade tractor. We do travel. Call Ben with any questions 715-495-0481. 3-TFN-B

FEED GRADE WHEAT STRAW, 4x5 net wrapped bales, $35/bale, Osage, MN. Call 218-841-4248. 14-TFN-F-2nd

STRAW, NETWRAPPED ROUND BALES & BIG SQUARES, clean, dry, stored inside, delivery available. Call 320-8088336. 15-TFN-F

HAY FOR SALE, delivery available. Write Ose Hay Farm, P.O. Box 1, Theif River Falls, MN 56701-001. 6-TFN-B

OPEN POLLINATED

CUSTOM HEIFER RAISER has openings to raise your heifers. We offer freestall facilities, all TMR fed, $2.50/day from weaned to pre-fresh. Call Ben for more details 715495-0481. 3-TFN-B NATHAN’S CUSTOM BALING, central MN. Call 320-424-9869. 7-3-VM-2nd

Help Wanted

LOOKING FOR YOUNG COUPLE TO WORK ON DAIRY FARM w/possibility of ownership down the road, Albany, MN area. Call 320-290-8277. 9-TFN-F

LOOKING FOR HELP MILKING COWS, south of Freeport, MN, experience preferred. Call 320493-5310. 12-TFN-F

1900 COW DAIRY looking for bilingual parlor manager. Call 507-9515597. 8-TFN-F

SILO REMOVAL, take down & clean up, specializing in but not limited to silos in congested areas, mobile concrete crushing, fully insured. Call 507236-9446. 22-10-P

CUSTOM FIELD WORK, looking to add customers for tillage, planting, combining and chopping, cover central WI area. Contact Steve 715321-4828. 9-1-B

HERDSMAN FOR SMALL 200-COW FAMILY DAIRY IN ILLINOIS, must have experience with dairy cows. Skills needed: milking, AI, IV, whole herd health, fresh cow/calf care. Hoof trimming a plus. Call Kirk 815-210-6056. 9-1-F

50-COW DAIRY LOOKING FOR KNOWLEDGEABLE PERSON for farm work; must know equipment and cows. Call 715-662-5053. 23-TFN-F

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AGRIBUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

•28 +/- Deeded Acres [subject to survey & split]

•16 +/- Tillable Acres

•CPI of 76.5

•Agribusiness opportunity

•Retired 205 Cow Dairy

•162

•4 Bedroom & 4 Bathroom - 2 Story home [built in

•Creamery [built in 2013]

•Retail space [built 2020]

•Storage units

•Machine sheds

•Garages •Setup

meat, dairy, cheese, winery & more

•Real Estate taxes $9,386 [TBD after split]

You’ll work with a team to carefully analyze milk samples for a variety of data points.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

$95,000 down [non-refundable] in

(4) RITCHIE WATERMAST 1200 FOUNTAINS, $2,900 for all; (6) post mounted Cool Air freestall fans w/thermostats, $2,700/all; J&D 72” exhaust fan, $2,450; Fritsche 6’ silage defacer, skid steer mount, $4,300. Call 715-878-4579. 9-2-B

(2) 4’ SCHAEFER WALL FANS. Call 320-241-4314. 11-TFN-F

40’ SHEAHAN MANURE AUGER, like new, exc. shape, $8,000. Call 712-330-7536. 24-TFN-F

SCHULD 12.4 TON GALVANIZED FEED BIN, like new, O&C from the ground w/agitator, 4” auger & motors, $5,900. Call 715-462-3286. 8-4-P

VERMEER 604R PREMIUM ROUND BALER, loaded, 900 bales, like new. Call 320-304-2311. 5-TFN-F

KODIAK CUB 208 23’ EXPANDABLE TRAVEL TRAILER, like new, 1 slide out, new tires, everything included. Call 320491-1411. 9-3-F

‘22 KUBOTA SSV65, 475 hrs., new tires, war. expires Dec. ‘24, $44,700 w/ choice of bucket; Culburn quarter pail, $40. Call 563542-3276. 5-TFN-F

KRAUSE SOIL FINISHER; 4W trailer w/hoist & 2W trailer w/pickup box. Call 320-557-5514, no texts or messages. 2-TFNF

JD 317 SKID LOADER, quick attach, 7,000 hrs., clean machine, newer tires. Call 320-630-5694. 9-1-F

CLOVERDALE 285

PORTABLE MIXER, good cond., $15,000. Call 641-364-2601. 18-TFN-F

NH 310 DISCBINE; 6) Yetter 2967 residue manager w/shark tooth wheels; White 548 4-bottom plow. Call 920-763-4390. 8-2-F

BORDER COLLIE PUPPIES, purebred, active farm dogs, $200, born 5-4-24. Call 715-2294555. 9-1-F

JD 920 BEAN HEAD; International 60 6RN stalk chopper. Call 320-5100950. 13-TFN-F

ALLEY FANS, 20”, 110/220, $75. Call 507359-4154. 8-2-F

(2) GEHL 1540 BLOWERS; (4) Meyers chopper boxes. Call 715-498-7730 for pictures and details. 9-1-F

JD 115 STALK CHOPPER, very nice, $8,500; 8 row stalk stompers off CIH corn head; milker pump & jar; 200’ of 24” poly manger liner; Patz & Badger barn cleaner, complete w/chute & SS Patz manure pump cover & parts; CIH 600 blower, like new, $2,500. Call 320-2666878. 7-6-F

GEHL 1620 FORAGE WAGON w/tandem axles, single owner, late model, asking $5,500/obo. Call 712-210-4665. 8-2-F

BARN FANS, AB 120 dryer, single phase; 2 sets of Agri-Speed hitches. Call 952-393-3730. 9-5-F

NH BR770 ROUND BALER, crop cutter; Case 2188 combine, RWA. Call 218-841-8723. 24-TFN-F

(60) USED FREESTALLS, in good cond., $50 ea./obo. Glenn Mast, 2503 480th St., Iowa City, IA 52240. 9-4-F

(8) USED BOU-MATIC COMPANION DETACHERS, working when removed, $300ea./ obo; (16) Calf-Tel 4x6 individual pens, 3 yrs. old, very good cond. Call 920517-9216. 9-3-F

IH 966; IH 770 6x16 plow; Krause 14-1/2’ tandem disc; H&S 14’ silage box w/10 ton otation tires. Call 218-385-3471. 3-TFN-F

H&S 7’ HAY TEDDER w/rubber teeth, always shedded, exc. cond. Call 715-314-0977. 8-TFN-F

GALVANIZED ROOF, recently painted, 240 pieces, 2’x12’. Call Reuben Burkholder 715-267-4439, W6730 Popple River Rd., Greenwood, WI 54437. 9-1-F

Miscellaneous -

JD 317G, 376 hrs., C/H/A, ISO/H, 2 spd., joystick, heated seat, one owner. Call 320-980-8332. 6-4-F

HAY RACK, platforms on side, 9x18’, $2,500; Kewanee elevator, 56’, PTO lift. Call 320-247-2657. 7-TFN-F

CIH 1830 6R CULTIVATOR, like new; Uni 802 w/868 chopper & 746N stripper head; Gehl 14’ wooden chopper box, nice; 18.4-38 clamp-onduals; 5 HP Massport vacuum pump, rebuilt; DeLaval fresh cow pail. Call 815947-2266. 8-2-VM

FOR SALE

ENGLISH SHEPHERD PUPPIES, heritage breed, beautiful tri color, B&W & raised around chickens & cows. Call 701-490-2432. 9-3-F

‘04 TURBO CHARGED VW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE; ‘09 Toyota Prius Hybrid. Call 320250-4600. 20-TFN-F

AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD BLUE HEELER CROSS PUPPIES, 4 female, 1 male, parents cattle dogs. Call 507-421-5270. 20-TFN-F

SILO DOORS, wood or steel doors shipped promptly to your farm, hardware available including S.S. fasteners. Call 800-222-5726, Landwood Sales LLC. 9-9-B

NH 790 CHOPPER, Metal Alert III, always shedded, orig. knives, 890W HH, 31x13.5x15 tires, $13,500. Call 715-4623286. 8-4-F

IH 1456, restored, $39,500. Call 320-2902602. 8-4-F

(4) 3-PHASE 5 HP BULK MILK TANK COMPRESSORS, reasonable. Call 480-313-8460. 9-TFN-F

NH 688 TWINE BALER, good shape, $4,500; also IH 966, $8,500; ‘05 Ram 3500 Crew cab 5.9, asking $9,500. Call/text 507-9231549. 9-2-F

NEW IDEA 5209 HAYBINE, bought new, only 1200 acres, new knives. Call 715-823-4501. 6-TFN-F

HEAVY DUTY 48” PALLET FORK, JD Euro mount. Call 608-994-2401. 16-TFN-B

GEHL 1065 CHOPPER, 1210 HH, 2R CH, extra parts, $1,900. Call 952201-0622. 8-2-F

NH 484 ROUND BALER, twine tie, wide pickup, very good cond., eld ready, $3,500. Call 715654-5220. 9-1-F

ALFA-DELAVAL LATE

MODEL BULK TANK, 1,250 gal., complete as new, MN. Call 480-3138460. 5-TFN-F

JD 2700 PLOW, semi mounted. Call 320-5101055. 13-TFN-F

H&S HD 7+4 CHOPPER BOX on 12 ton tandem fold down extension roof, $3,900. Call 608-9439990. 9-1-F

5,000 GAL. BULK TANK, BouMatic, new in 2017, 2 compressors, control box, soap dispenser, (2) Therma-stores. Call Corey 608-751-2882. 5-5-F

FARM KING BW200 INDIVIDUAL BALE WRAPPER, exc., 1 owner, wraps 4’ bales, $12,000. Call 319-215-9404. 8-2-F

1500 GAL. MUELLER BULK TANK, complete w/compressors & bulk tank washer; also (2) Tuthill 3003-22R2-8744 vacuum pumps, Bismarck, ND. Call 701-391-8200. 23-TFN-F

‘08 35-TON SEMI TRAILER, beaver tail & ramps, 51’ total length. Call 320-760-6942. 12-TFN-F

LATE MODEL MUELLER 1,500 GAL. TANK, 2 compressors, complete, VG shape. Call 507-4506115. 9-3-F

2017 VERMEER BPX 9000 TUB GRINDER

Call 218-583-2931. 9-1-F

IH 806 w/cab, $7,500. Call 320-249-8556. 9-1-F

SILO DOORS, wood or steel doors shipped promptly to your farm, hardware available including S.S. fasteners. Call 800-222-5726, Landwood Sales LLC. 9-9-B

PSI POWER WASHERS, Power Washers Hot/ Cold, Cabinet Parts Washers, Chemicals, Presoaks, Degreasers, Large Parts Inventory Shipped Same Day, On Site Service. Industrial, Commercial, Farm, Sales, Repair and Rental. “The Guys That Work Great Under Pressure” 1-800-5551677. Serving you from 3 locations: West Central MN Region – Pennock, MN Location, SW MN Region – Wilmont, MN Location, NW IA Region –Harrisburg, SD Location & Wilmont, MN Location, SE SD Region – Harrisburg, SD Location. 23-TFN-B

BORDER COLLIE PUPPIES, great farm dogs, family friendly, born Nov. 1st, Beaver Creek, MN. Call Mark 507-350-8003. 21-TFN-F

(4) DEMCO 365 & 450 GRAVITY BOXES, (2) w/tarps, like new; tricycle feeder; big round bale wagon. Call 320-557-6558. 18TFN

IH 666 w/cab, new tires, very nice, $13,500. Call 320-248-5414. 9-1-F

Miscellaneous

- WANTED

JD 7000 6 OR 8 ROW PLANTER & 6620 or 7720 combine. Call 320760-6050. 22-TFN-F

LID FOR KNIGHT 8132 SLINGER SPREADER. Call 507-459-5201. 19-TFN-F

(7) AUSTRALIAN

SHEPHERD PUPPIES, merle/tri, tails/dew claws removed, will have shots & wormer, born March 26th, ready May 26. Call 507259-5173. 6-TFN-F

RISSLER 643 FEED

CART, used in tiestall barn, stainless steel, runs great, rear steer, VG cond., $5,550. Call 320-6305204. 9-1-B

WEAVERLINE FEED CARTS, new, rebuilt used, parts, service. Call Hobert Sales Inc., Cokato, MN 320-286-6284. 19-TFN-B

USED 1 YEAR FORTRESS BUNKER SILO PLASTIC PROTECTIVE COVERS, (2) 26’x82’ & 40 gravel bags, $1,300/package. Call 715586-0781. 8-TFN-F

MUSTANG 960 SKID LOADER, nice cond., $10,500/obo; ‘17 Kuhn 153 Veri-Master 4-bottom rollover plow, $25,000. Call 608-479-2039. 20-TFN-F

12’ DEGELMAN SILAGE BLADE, $16,000. Call 563-562-3848. 9-2-F

H&S 8’ HAY TEDDER; NH 256 Rolabar rake; Surge receiver panel w/ control; 2” milk and 3” vacuum lines w/trap. Call 920-763-4389. 8-2-F

IH 1086 18.4x38, good clutch & TA, $14,000; Also IH 986, new motor, clutch & TA, new AC, $16,000; Also IH 856, nice, $9,000. Call 320-290-8871. 9-1-F

SPRING TEETH for IHC C cultivator; wheel hub for IHC 56 corn planter, right side. Call 715-822-2678. 14-TFN-F

WEIGHTS AND WEIGHT BAR FOR JD 5830 CHOPPER. Call 608-723-2049. 23-TFN-F

PULL-TYPE HAY CONDITIONER, Norwood, MN. Call 612-202-7944. 3-3-F-2nd

OLD HEATING FUEL AND DIESEL, can pump from basement. Call 320424-2005. 5-TFN-F FARM BULK MILK COOLERS, all sizes. Call 319-330-2286. 10-24-P

LOW-RATE FINANCING

ILLINOIS

Cissna Park, IL

Kaeb Sales, Inc. (815) 457-2649

IOWA

Don & Leo Wille Construction, LLC (563) 252-2034 Garnavillo, IA

MINNESOTA

NORTH DAKOTA

Western Farm Sales, Inc. (701) 742-2348 Oakes, ND

SOUTH DAKOTA

Cliffs, Inc (920) 348-5153 Friesland, WI

Farmers’ Implement, LLC (262) 629-4104 Allenton, WI

(715) 449-2524 , Schmidt Building & Equip. LLC (920) 766-4622 Forest Junction, WI

Pipestone, MN

Gorter’s Clay & Diary Equip. of MN, Inc. (507) 825-3271

Hartung Sales & Service, Inc. (320) 836-2697 Freeport, MN

Hobert Sales, Inc. (320) 286-6284 Cokato, MN

Mid-Central Equipment, Inc. (218) 583-2931 Henning, MN

River Valley Sales, LLC (507) 523-3491 Lewiston, MN

Story Sales & Service, Inc. (507) 334-3724 Faribault, MN

Fieber Van’s Implement Inc. (605) 753-9834 Watertown, SD

WISCONSIN

Anibas Silo & Equipment, Inc. (715) 285-5317 Arkansaw, WI

Bindl Sales & Service, Inc. (608) 524-6339 Reedsburg, WI

Carl F. Statz & Sons, Inc. (608) 849-4101 Waunakee, WI

C F Heckmann Co. Inc. (920) 693-8717 Newton, WI

Hoover Silo Repair, LLC (715) 229-2527 Withee, WI

Kettlewell Welding & Concrete (920) 420-9498 Omro, WI

Knuth Farm Equipment LLC (920) 757-6995 Hortonville, WI

Kraus Equipment (920) 894-2488 New Holstein, WI

L & L Sales & Service, Inc. (920) 766-0603 Kaukauna, WI

P & D Sales and Service, LLC (920) 822-5145 Pulaski, WI

Spartan Construction Inc. (920) 845-9892 Luxemburg, WI

Spiegelberg Implement, Inc. (920) 596-2610 Weyauwega, WI

Steinhart Farm Service, Inc. (608) 348-9401 Platteville, WI

Tanner Equipment (920) 420-2471 Omro, WI

The Scharine Group, Inc. (608) 883-2880 Whitewater, WI

Zweifel Construction Inc. (608) 325-4298 Monroe, WI