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Dairy trailer becomes class project Iowa’s Delaware County enlists partner for update moters is plenty popular in the summer, visiting the EdgeContributing writer wood Rodeo, the Fourth of July festival and the county MANCHESTER, Iowa fair, among other events. But – The trailer operated by the to keep serving its popular ice Delaware County Dairy Pro- cream products, it needed an update. Enter Del Co BEST, a class that provides workbased education at West Delaware High School. The class took on the project of updating the trailer, from budgeting, to researching supplies, to ripping out the old and installing the new components. The reward for the six students enrolled: free ice cream during the Delaware County Fair this year. PHOTO SUBMITTED Conveniently, The dairy trailer in Delaware County, Iowa, is well recognized in the commu- Abby Goldsmith nity. A West Delaware High School class of Earlville is the whose took the effort from wish list, to budget- teacher, ing, to ordering supplies and installing dairy farmer husthem in �me for the Edgewood Rodeo band, James, is a member of the this month. promotion group. By Sherry Newell
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Former county dairy princesses – (from le�) Amber Engelken, Lauren Goldsmith and Abby Klostermann – serves the crowd ice cream at a previous event. The Delaware County Dairy Promoters typically serve more than 2,000 ice cream cones and other products during the county fair in northeast Iowa. James farms with his parents, Jim and Kristi, milking 150 Holsteins. In her teaching role, Abby was identifying possible projects for the class, and remodeling the dairy trailer came up in conversation with her husband. “I jokingly said, ‘Maybe
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water heater work,” James said. “They found a little 2.5-gallon heater that plugs into the existing electrical board.” All told, James said the nal bill for the interior will be about $3,000. The outside wrap will cost more, but Midwest Dairy’s contribution will offset the cost. Past Del Co BEST projects have included installing exercise signs on a community trail, fundraising and making blankets for a nursing home, and building a chicken tractor for moving poultry between grazing spots. But, James said this project was special. “I think something we didn’t appreciate, that I came to learn from this, was how excited (the students) were to be doing this,” James said. “I think these students have probably eaten their worth in ice cream from that trailer at various past events, so they were very familiar with it.” He said the dairy trailer goes to family-oriented events, so the promotion group’s goal is to be affordable. “When it’s affordable and it’s dairy, that’s even better,” James said. Abby said the trailer project was a good one for her students, giving them the chance to practice what she calls 21st century skills like communication and conict resolution. And as dairy farmers, the Delaware County Dairy Promoters appreciate the work. “We were just really grateful to the kids,” Abby said. “With us all being dairy farmers or connected to dairy, we probably wouldn’t have gotten it done without them.” The class is administered on a passfail basis. Not surprisingly, Abby said every student has passed.
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About 15 years ago, the Blatzes switched from Holstein to a three-way cross of Holstein, Swedish Red and Montbéliarde. The crossbred herd is milked in a tiestall barn and averages 55 pounds of milk per cow per day. “I’m really happy with this cross, especially for pasture,” Blatz said. “Their feet and legs seem to hold up better, and they are good grazers. Holsteins would gather in a big group, but these cows stay spread out. The Montbéliarde especially is hardier and stronger and ts our stall size better than Holstein. The Montbéliardes and Swedish Reds calve easy also.” Cows eat a diet of an alfalfa-grass mix and sorghum sudan grass along with some oat and pea for forage. In the winter, Blatz also feeds 12-15 pounds of ground corn per cow. The cows do a lot of grazing, especially in the summer when 90% of the herd’s feed comes from pasture. Thirty-ve of Blatz’s acres are permanent pasture. “I send the cows in hay elds too,” he said. “We have water lines buried across the whole farm, so they can get water wherever we want to send them.” The Blatzes have not fed corn silage in 25 years. When his dad started farming organically, Blatz said corn was the hardest crop to grow and keeping weeds out was a battle. They grew a lot of barley instead for grain and also grew some corn for grain. But this fall, Blatz is going to try making corn silage once again. “We’re nding it easier to grow corn now,” he said. “We plant a cover crop in front of it containing oats, tillage radishes and red clover. We work the red clover down and then work corn into it. Then in August, we haul manure after the oats are up good.” All manure on the farm is composted. Blatz beds with a combination of straw and sawdust, and said he uses a lot of bedding to keep the manure dry enough for composting. “There is limited fertilizer we can buy, so manure is pretty important to us,” he said. “We’ve seen more valuable nutrients in the manure and good results with composting. It keeps organic matter in the soil.” Blatz also does a lot of cover cropping. In a eld coming off hay, he plants a cover crop to get as
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much natural nitrogen in the ground as possible. He then does only two cuts that year instead of three. Two years ago, Blatz bought 20 acres from a neighbor which he will be able to use next year after waiting three years for organic certication. “That acreage gives me leeway to try different things like soybeans,” he said. “I tried soybeans once, and my dad tried it twice, but we couldn’t keep them weed free. However, we’re going to try again next year. I’ve been reading about direct planting into rye and then rolling down the rye.” Blatz said if he feeds more corn silage, more protein will be needed, which is why he wants to look at growing soybeans. As he progresses into the future, Blatz continues to explore different possibilities for raising crops and caring for cows organically.
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As reported last week, the United States Department of Agriculture lowered its milk production estimates for 2022 and 2023 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report. Price forecasts for cheese, butter and nonfat dry milk were raised from last month based on recent price strength and stronger anticipated demand. The whey price forecast was lowered on observed prices. Cheese is expected to average $2.1950 per pound in 2022, up 2 cents from last month’s estimate and compares to $1.6755 in 2021. The 2023 average was put at $2.05, up a penny from a month ago. The 2022 butter average was estimated at $2.7650, up 11.50 cents from last month’s estimate and compares to $1.7325 in 2021. The 2023 average was placed at $2.3850, up 3.50 cents from a month ago. Nonfat dry milk was projected to average $1.7550 in 2022, up from $1.2693 in 2021, and will average $1.62 in 2023, up 4 cents from last month’s estimate. Whey will average 64 cents per pound in 2022, down 1.50 cents from last month’s estimate, and compares to 57.44 cents in 2021. The 2023 average will be 52 cents per pound, unchanged from last month’s projection. The stronger product prices result in higher forecast Class III and IV milk prices, reported last week. Continued strengthened demand and modest growth in production is expected to support 2023 cheese, butter and NDM prices. This month’s corn outlook is for larger beginning stocks, slightly higher use and increased ending stocks. Corn area and yield forecasts were unchanged as the June 30 acreage report will provide surveybased data. Beginning stocks are up 45 million bushels mostly reecting a forecast decline in exports. Exports were lowered 50 million bushels based on reported U.S. Census Bureau shipments through April and May export data. Ending stocks were raised 40 million bushels. The season-average farm price was unchanged at $6.75 per bushel. Soybean projections included lower beginning and ending stocks and higher prices. Lower beginning stocks reects increased exports. Soybean exports were raised 30 million bushels to 2.17 billion, reecting strong sales and a reduced export forecast for Brazil. With reduced supplies and no use changes, soybean ending stocks were projected at 280 million
bushels, down 30 million. The soybean price forecast, at $14.70 per bushel, was up 30 cents from last month. Meanwhile, this year’s corn crop was 97% planted as of the week ending June 12, 3% behind a year ago but mirrors the ve-year average, according to USDA’s latest crop progress report. The crop is 88% emerged, up from 78% the previous week, 7% behind a year ago and 1% behind the ve-year average. The report shows 72% is rated good to excellent, up from 68% a year ago. Soybean plantings were at 88%, up from 78% the previous week, 5% behind a year ago and even with the ve-year average. Seventy percent has emerged, up from 56% the previous week, 15% behind a year ago and 4% behind the ve-year average. In the week ending June 4, 48,800 dairy cows were sent to slaughter, down 1,100 head from the previous week, but 2,300, or 4.9%, above a year ago. StoneX predicted in its June 14 early morning update that slaughter levels over the last four weeks should point to growth in cow numbers in the next milk production report. “The one caveat being if replacement levels are lower than year-ago levels as well.” This week was shy of new information for the market to feed on with respect to USDA reports. Traders were anticipating the May milk production report June 21 along with that morning’s global dairy trade for fresh news. In an effort to put a patch on a gaping and growing hole called ination, the Fed announced a 75-basis-point interest rate hike this week, the biggest increase since 1994. CME cheese prices plummeted the next day, though fresh cheese is more available. Speaking in the June 20 Dairy Radio Now broadcast, StoneX broker Dave Kurzawski said the immediate effect is the increased cost to building and holding inventories, “as if anyone wants to hold $3 per pound butter and $2.20 cheese.” The big question is what it means for dairy demand, he reasoned. “Every 10% change in household income, historically, results in a 4.5% change in retail dairy demand. There is going to be an impact on dairy demand,” he said. “We just don’t know exactly when that is going to arrive.” The June 10 Dairy and Food Market Analyst reported, “The high cost to produce milk will keep western supplies in check for the foreseeable future. For example, California feed costs remain extremely high, and based on our calculations, breakeven milk prices will be $25 there next month. Local contacts
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above a year ago. There were eight sales reported this week. Dry whey fell to 49.25 cents per pound Thursday but closed Friday at 50.75 cents, still 3.50 cents lower on the week and 10.25 cents below a year ago. There were 16 sales reported for the week at the CME. New Zealand milk output “continues a downward course along the seasonal trend,” DMN said. “Unfavorable warm, dry conditions had an immense impact on output in some of the key milking regions. Sources note that the amount of feed used to get through poor pasture conditions has been expensive and diminished farmers’ feed supplies. As a result, some producers are employing actions to compensate for the depletion by limiting daily milking to sustain available feed and drying off half their herds earlier than normal. … The upcoming milk production season will likely involve poor pasture conditions in the winter and early spring, which will impact milk production volumes.” “Australia’s monthly production continues to de-
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Past,Present, Future. CELEBRATING THE DAIRY INDUSTRY OF YESTERDAY, TODAY & TOMORROW
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NEW ULM, Minn. – As the Griebels gather around and discuss the current eld conditions and anticipated rst-cutting of ryegrass, there is excitement in their voices; gratitude for the decisions made prior for the farm and the promise that tomorrow holds. “Working with my dad and grandpa is work I don’t take for granted,” Isaac said. “Many don’t have this option.” Isaac is the sixth generation of Griebels to milk cows on the farm site in Brown County near New Ulm. He and his father, Mike, milk 180 cows and run 330 acres with the help of his grandfather, Julian. The youngest Griebel returned to the farm following graduation from Ridgewater College in 2017. While he is
insistent on making change for progress, Isaac also recognizes the legacy that remains on his family’s dairy farm. His grandfather is appreciative of it too. “The No. 1 thing is that it’s a good feeling to be able to come out here every day and there’s always something to do,” Julian said. Julian began farming in 1961 after serving in the United States Airforce beginning in 1957. “When I left the farm, I told my dad I was never coming back,” Julian said. “I was stationed in England when I realized that wasn’t the life I wanted. I called Dad and told him not to sell the cows. I was coming home.” Julian and his wife, Janice, raised 10 children on the farm. In Julian’s time as the farm owner, he experienced the devastation of the 1980s farm crisis.
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97 Years Bellevue Sand & Gravel 29427 US-52 Bellevue, IA 52031
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Preston Marshik Parents: Russ and Cindy Marshik 14 years old Pierz, Minnesota Tell us about your family’s farm. We milk 200 cows and farm 720 acres of land that is owned and rented. We nish our bull calves for steers and raise our heifers as replacement cows. We rotate between alfalfa and corn on the land. There are also two poultry barns and about 40 beef cows with calves for the pastures. Describe your responsibilities on the farm. I milk cows in the morning. In the evening, I push in feed for the calves, load the cows, scrape the alleys and feed calves. Then, for eldwork, I do a lot of hauling manure, cutting hay and other various jobs. What do you enjoy most about dairy farming? I enjoy watching the cattle grow and jump around when they get fresh bedding. Driving the tractor is also one of my favorites about dairy farming. Since you started helping on the dairy farm, what is a job that you have done that you are proud of? One job is hauling manure because I like seeing how full I can ll the spreader. If you have a farm when you grow up, what would it look like? My farm would probably be similar to what our family farm is now. What do you admire about your parents as dairy farmers? I admire my parents and how they are able to keep things running smoothly each day. What has been the biggest change your family has made on the farm? One of the biggest changes on our farm is putting up two pivots on dry land that we acquired recently. This year is our rst crop with it. Also, we started using wheel loaders for mixing a few years back. What do you think the dairy industry will look like in the future? In the future, the dairy industry might be bigger with better technology and less manual work.
Hunter Offer Parents: John and Shauna Offer 13 years old Auburndale, Wisconsin Tell us about your family’s farm. We have about 50 Ayrshires, Holsteins and Milking Shorthorns milking, mostly registered Ayrshires. We farm about 350 acres, growing corn, oat and alfalfa hay. I also have some ducks, chickens, rabbits and goats. Describe your responsibilities on the farm. I pretty much help with everything, whatever needs to be done. I help milk, feed calves, bring cows in, eldwork and take care of my other animals. What do you enjoy most about dairy farming? It is always exciting to see what you get from your mating decisions every time a new calf is born. I like watching them grow and seeing what you might have to be able to show. Since you started helping on the dairy farm, what is a job that you have done that you are proud of? I have been able to do a lot of things because of the farm. I have been able to participate in activities and win some awards. I have also been able to start making some money from my dairy cows and my other animals. If you have a farm when you grow up, what would it look like? It would pretty much be a lot like my parents’ farm, a small family farm. I would like to crop about 350 to 400 acres and milk 50 or so cows. What do you admire about your parents as dairy farmers? They have always helped me a lot. They have taught me how to do everything I know how to do on our farm. They have taught me how to pick out good show calves. They have taught me how to breed and mate my animals correctly. What has been the biggest change your family has made on the farm? We have added in a couple of Milking Shorthorns and are getting more involved with that breed. What do you think the dairy industry will look like in the future? I think input cost prices will continue to go up, and hopefully, milk prices will continue to go up with them too.
Brock Marthaler Parents: Ken and Tiffany Marthaler 13 years old Osakis, Minnesota Tell us about your family’s farm. We have a dairy and grain farm. My dad is a third-generation farmer on our farm. Describe your responsibilities on the farm. I help with morning and afternoon chores. I clean mangers, feed calves, bed the cows and calves, and help feed hay. What do you enjoy most about dairy farming? I like moving and sorting cattle because of the challenge. Cattle have a mind of their own, so it keeps you on your toes. Since you started helping on the dairy farm, what is a job that you have done that you are proud of? I like when my dad lets me bale hay. I like knowing that I’m help-
ing to provide for the cattle. If you have a farm when you grow up, what would it look like? I’d like to have beef cattle and run my dad’s land. I’d like to farm with my brother, Bailey. What do you admire about your parents as dairy farmers? I admire them for their work ethic and their willingness to get work done even in the most difcult weather conditions. What has been the biggest change your family has made on the farm? I’d have to say upgrading tractors and implements like the manure spreader, planters, round baler, etc. What do you think the dairy industry will look like in the future? Family farms will continue to die out, and large dairies will continue to pop up. My family’s farm is only one of two dairy farms left in our township.
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A VIEW FROM FUTURE FARMERS Matthew Schefer Parents: Tony and Maizie Schefer 14 years old Zumbrota, Minnesota Tell us about your family’s farm. My family’s dairy farm milks 150 Holsteins and a few Jerseys. We raise alfalfa and corn for silage. Describe your responsibilities on the farm. I mix all the feed for the cows, dry cows and heifers. I also spend time in the shop xing
things. What do you enjoy most about dairy farming? I enjoy showing our dairy animals at the fair. Also, I like seeing the milk weights after I do a good job feeding the cows. Since you started helping on the dairy farm, what is a job that you have done that you are proud of? I put a new engine in our International Harvester 3688 with the help of a family friend. Also, I bought a 3D printer so I can make plastic parts for the equipment around the farm. If you had a farm when you grew up, what would it look like? I would farm 200 acres with two robots. I would have Holsteins. I would have a big heated and air-conditioned shop. I would have all Case IH tractors and a Kubota skid loader. What do you admire about your parents as dairy farmers? My mom and dad coach our 4-H dairy judging team. They know what good animals should look like. It makes it fun to milk our cows because they look nice. What has been the biggest change your family has made on the farm? We quit using the Harvestore silos. We wet bale and wrap all of our hay. The hay smells so nice, and mixing goes so much faster. The cows seem healthier and milk more. What do you think the dairy industry will look like in the future? The dairy industry in the future will be more automated. You will see more on-farm processing, cheese making, ice cream and bottled milk.
Cody Post Parents: Grant and April Post 17 years old Chandler, Minnesota Tell us about your family’s farm. We milk 200 Holsteins in a double-6 step-up parlor. We raise corn, soybean, alfalfa and rye. We produce all of our own forages. Describe your responsibilities on the farm. I feed the heifers at night and do anything else Dad tells me. I also help with milking and eldwork. What do you enjoy most about dairy farming? I like the diversity. I enjoy being with the cows and working with the crop side of the operation. I am honored to make the delicious, healthful dairy products we can all enjoy. Since you started helping on the dairy farm, what is a job that you have done that you are proud of? I recently learned how to A.I. the cows. I have been doing it more and more and am getting better all the time.
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Hessel Andringa Parents: Sietse and Aafke Andringa 15 years old Castlewood, South Dakota Tell us about your family’s farm. My parents moved from Alberta, Canada, to South Dakota in 2003 and started dairying on our farm. We currently milk between 1,800 to 2,000 head and own a total of about 3,500 head. We raise all of our own forages and chop all of the silage ourselves. Describe your responsibilities on the farm. I help with a lot of the mechanical stuff and feed the cows on Saturdays when our feeder has the day off. I also help with silage harvest by hauling silage with a tractor and a wagon. What do you enjoy most about dairy farming? I really enjoy working with all of the equipment. Since you started helping on the dairy farm, what is a job that you have done that you are proud of? During the COVID-19 lockdown, I had a lot of extra time, so I was put in charge of the calf barn. It was the rst time that I had been given that much responsibility. If you have a farm when you grow up, what would it look like? It would look a lot like ours, only not quite so big. I would have a total of 2,000 head at the most. What do you admire about your parents as dairy farmers? Their determination to keep on going even when milk prices get really bad. What has been the biggest change your family has made on the farm? In 2019, we switched the majority of our herd from being milked in a parlor to being milked with robots. We now have a total of 24 milking robots. What do you think the dairy industry will look like in the future? I think a lot of the industry will continue to become more and more automated. We will continue with the trend that we are seeing now.
If you have a farm when you grow up, what would it look like? We would store all of our forages in piles for our dairy cows. I would farm about 1,000 acres and have enough yard space to raise all of my bull calves as steers. What do you admire about your parents as dairy farmers? They are always trying to do the best they can and grow the herd. They don’t get angry easily. They meet the obstacles headon and keep going. What has been the biggest change your family has made on the farm? We have grown the herd very well through correct breeding. We also started putting our silage in piles instead of bagging it. What do you think the dairy industry will look like in the future? There are going to be bigger dairies. There will be as much automation as possible to help reduce the need for manpower.
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Jaron Begert Parents: Brian and Kari Begert 13 years old Neillsville, Wisconsin Tell us about your family’s farm. We milk over 600 cows in a double-12 Boumatic parlor. Describe your responsibilities on the farm. I have to push around feed and do whatever else needs to be done. What do you enjoy most about dairy farming? I like to get stuff done that needs to get done and be part of the dairy industry. Since you started helping on the dairy farm, what is a job that you have done that you are proud of? One of my jobs is pushing feed, and I am proud of doing that because it is very important. If you have a farm when you grow up, what would it look like? My farm would be very organized and it would be big. What do you admire about your parents as dairy farmers? I am proud that my parents are dairy farmers. What has been the biggest change your family has made on the farm? The biggest change we have made is when we built our big barn. What do you think the dairy industry will look like in the future? There will not be as many farms, but they will be big farms that are very efcient. Bo Killian Parents: Steve and Amanda Killian 13 years old Blair, Wisconsin Tell us about your family’s farm. We are a family farm, and we milk 75 Holsteins and Jerseys. We also raise breeding bulls. Our farm is 370 owned acres. Describe your responsibilities on the farm. I feed calves, help with milking and feed cows. I like to x things, too, like water cups, the battery charger and lights in the barn. I’m pretty much like a typical farm hand. What do you enjoy most about dairy farming? I like having a place to get away from town and people. Since you started helping on the dairy farm, what is a job that you have done that you are proud of? I like to feed calves and see them grow up and get into the barn. Outside of regular responsibilities, I replaced knives in the Haybine and helped put the liner in the chopper. If you have a farm when you grow up, what would it look like? I hope to inherit this farm. I do not want to expand, but I would like to put concrete in some places and add some buildings. What do you admire about your parents as dairy farmers? Their ability to do everything they do on a daily basis. On other farms, they need more people to do things like the nutrition work, and my parents can do everything all around. What has been the biggest change your family has
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Lydia Fink Parents: Keith and Laura Fink 16 years old Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin Tell us about your family’s farm. We milk about 40-45 cows. We milk a majority of Jersey cows, some crosses and one Ayrshire. Our cows go out to pasture during the summer and spend the winter in our tiestall barn. I also raise chickens and sell eggs. Every spring, I start a bunch of plants and owers in my greenhouse to be sold at my plant sale in early May. Describe your responsibilities on the farm. My dad calls me the herd manager. I do raise heifers for the rst months of their lives, giving grain, bedding and hay. I also prep cows before being milked and feed the newborn calves for the rst day or two before my dad takes over. What do you enjoy most about dairy farming? I love working with and around God’s creation. I also like knowing that I’m helping to produce a healthy, quality product for others. With growing up on a farm, you experience so much more, whether it be life coming into the world or sad experiences. Since you started helping on the dairy farm, what is a job that you have done that you are proud of? I’m proud of a pasture too full of beautiful heifers that I’ve been given to raise. If you have a farm when you grow up, what would it look like? I’d love to stay on my current farm. We’d be bottling and selling our own milk. I also think it would be nice to have a better overall quality of cow. I also have an interest in poultry, chickens, maybe some ducks, geese and turkeys and even a peacock. I also wouldn’t mind having a couple Nubian goats and a horse to ride. Also, a 1954 International half-ton pickup. What do you admire about your parents as dairy farmers? My parents haven’t given up farming. There have been harder times, like when my mom had to start working off of the farm for extra income, but God has gotten us through them all. I am also thankful for the commitment my parents have to each other and all things they’ve allowed me to do, like participating in Dairy Day at the MOOseum. What has been the biggest change your family has done on the farm? We switched from feeding the calves milk replacer to feeding them whole milk. The calves grow very well drinking it. What do you think the dairy industry will look like in the future? There will probably not be a lot of small, family owned and operated dairy farms. There’s also the increasing chance of more rules and regulations with animal welfare. I’m glad there are still a lot of people who appreciate the farmers and the product we work to produce.
made on the farm? We built a heifer shed a while ago and purchased some tractors. What do you think the dairy industry will look like in the future? It’s hard to say, because with the current technology, John Deere and Case are building self-driving tractors. There will be more robotics in dairy farming.
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in 1988, went to college and then bought land to run near the home farm. Mike purchased the herd from Julian May 1, 1994. MARK KLAPHAKE/DAIRY STAR “I wasn’t scared; maybe I was foolish,” Isaac Griebel examines a Mike said. “We did it in stages. I rented the eld of grass mixes June farm site for a while and rented some land.” 13 at his family’s farm Nearly two decades later, Mike purchased near New Ulm, Minnesothe farm site. Then, shortly after, Julian sold ta. Griebel recently startthe land to Mike and he retired from the daily ed incorporaƟng more operations of the dairy, only to continue doing alternaƟve forages into some custom baling. their elds. In the Griebels’ time farming together, they withstood the tornado of 1998, which changed the way the family decided to make improvements going forward. After the storm went through southern Minnesota, the Griebels were left with a severely leaning barn and the need to rebuild. With the immense demand for contractors, the Griebels rebuilt the barn themselves and continued constructing their own facilities as needed. “For the entire winter, we didn’t have a holding area, and I went three to four months milking without a roof on the parlor,” said Mike nutrition and forage management. The Griebels recently of the farm’s double-8 milking facility. The Griebels rebuilt the main barn and parlor and adapted their practices to incorporate more alternative added a new section on to the barn over the course forages like winter rye, triticale, ryegrass, sorghumof two years. Over the time, they have also put up a sudangrass and clover in a double-cropping system. “We don’t have much acreage for the number of machine shed and shop. “Once we started building, it took a long time,” cows we have, so we really have to be as efcient as we can be,” Isaac said. Julian said. This year, the Griebels eliminated their corn-onMike agreed. “For the machine shed, we put up the main frame in corn elds, which accounted for about half of their one weekend,” he said. “It all happened really slowly, total land base. “I’ve always liked the challenge of matching a but we just kept moving forward.” Now, with Isaac involved on a full-time basis, the forage with the needs of animals and encouraging that symbiotic relationship,” Isaac said. “I have ideas and Griebels continue to move forward. “By the time Isaac was going to college, we had so far, they’ve worked.” Mike agreed. decided that either he comes back to the farm or the “We really appreciate (Isaac’s) ambition,” he said. cows go,” Mike said. “Now, we’re in the very begin“Some days you want to throw your hands up in defeat, ning stages of getting a partnership set up.” but he’s always asking questions and challenges us to Isaac agreed. “I wasn’t making too many decisions until last do a good job.” As the Griebels look to the future of their farm, year,” the 24-year-old said. “But, we need it to be more they are humbled by the decisions of generations before legally binding.” Since Isaac’s return to the farm, he has taken over them and the decisions that will come to keep the dairy breeding and calf care. However, his passion lies in a staple in Brown County.
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A story 150 years in the making Viergutz family celebrates sesquicentennial farm
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By Danielle Nauman danielle.n@dairystar.com
CLINTONVILLE, Wis. – A great story has many layers and involves many characters and takes a while to weave. That is exactly the recipe that has created Triple D Dairy LLC in Clintonville. Triple D Dairy is home to David and Connie Viergutz and their children, Jacob and Erin. The farm will be honored at this year’s Wisconsin State Fair as a sesquicentennial farm to celebrate 150 years of being home to members of the Viergutz family. David is the fth generation of his family to milk cows on the farm, and Jacob has joined the farm operation as the sixth generation after graduating from Fox Valley Technical College. “I grew up doing it, and I never really wanted to do anything else,” PHOTO SUBMITTED David said. To celebrate with their community, The Viergutz family – (front, from leŌ) Connie and David; (back, the Viergutzes are hosting the Shawano from leŌ) Jacob and Erin – milk 500 cows near Clintonville, WisconCounty Brunch on the Farm June 26 sin. They are celebraƟng their farm’s sesquicentennial by hosƟng the Shawano County Dairy Brunch June 26. from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Connie said the family has hosted the brunch two other times, back in to milk cows.” 1989 and then in 2006. At that point, the Viergutzes built a new facility “We’ve always wanted to take a turn doing it, and and expanded the herd to 300 cows. David took over this seemed to be a good time,” Connie said. management of the farm in 2001. Since that time, they The Viergutzes milk 500 cows in a double-9 parallel parlor and raise another 500 youngstock. The herd Turn to VIERGUTZ | Page 21 consists of Holsteins, Red and White Holsteins and Brown Swiss. They farm 1,150 acres of corn, alfalfa and soybean on owned and rented ground. David joined his parents, Warren and Darhl, in the farming operation in the early 1990s after graduating from FVTC. At the time, they were milking 80 cows in a tiestall barn. SILVER EDGE COOP The story took a dramatic turn Nov. 10, 2000, when the Viergutz family suffered through the devastation Edgewood, IA • Strawberry Point, IA • Delhi, IA of a barn re. www.silveredgecoop.com “We did some real soul searching after that,” David said. “Dad left it up to me. It was my call if I wanted
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ConƟnued from VIERGUTZ | Page 19 have slowing built to their current 500-cow herd through internal growth. In 2006, they built a heifer barn, and in 2015, a second barn to house dry cows and more lactating cows was built and the manure pit was enlarged. Last year, they built a calf barn where they raise their calves in groups of ve. Calves continue to be individually fed using headlocks. As the rst calves have been weaned from that barn, David has been impressed with how they look. “The calf barn has really been an improvement not only for our calves but for our staff,” David DANIELLE NAUMAN/DAIRY STAR said. “We are able to do a better The Viergutz family houses their cows in a freestall barn near Clintonjob when the weather is bad than ville, Wisconsin. They prioriƟze cow comfort for their herd of 500 Holwe were in the hutches. We can stein and Brown Swiss cows. watch them more and spot problems high fat and protein, good udders and feet and legs, better. They compare very well to and high health traits. We like the more moderatethe calves we raised in the hutches.” When the public visits their farm, the Viergutzes sized cows.” Besides sharing the nuts and bolts of the daily workhope to share a true depiction of a modern-day dairy ings of a family dairy farm, the Viergutzes are looking farm. “I really want people to see how technology plays a forward to being able to put all the opportunities in role in what dairy farmers do,” David said. “Technology agriculture on center stage at their farm. Connie said that since their kids have graduated, plays a big role in producing quality food.” The Viergutzes genomic test their calves and use they have watched what the new graduates’ plans are CowManager for herd health and reproduction. They each year. “Each year there are fewer and fewer that mention also use DairyComp 305 as their primary record-keeping tool. In the elds, they employ variable rate seeding careers in agriculture in those plans.” As one of the few in his age demographic that has and work with custom haulers for manure application chosen to plant their roots in agriculture, that is a mesand commercial fertilizer application. “Not only has the technology we use really changed, sage Jacob is hoping to share at the brunch. “I want to show people in our community how the cows have changed so much due to the genetics,” David said. “For the last 25 to 30 years, we have only many different opportunities there are in agriculture, used the top 5% of bulls. We use the very best on the especially in the dairy industry,” Jacob said. “It’s not just milking cows. There are so many jobs out there in very best cows in our herd.” Jacob said based on the results of their genomic so many different areas.” David agreed. He said dairy farmers need to wear tests, most of the heifers are bred using sexed semen. Some of their best cows are also bred using sexed many hats in managing their farms. “Being a dairy farmer isn’t a simple job description,” semen twice before conventional semen is used. The David said. “We need to be veterinarians, construction lower end of their herd are bred to Angus. “We really want the whole package when we are workers, electricians, soil scientists and accountants. selecting what bulls to use,” Jacob said. “We look for The list goes on and on.”
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A day in the life of the Haag family Dairy offers learning opportunities for youth By Abby Wiedmeyer abby.w@dairystar.com
REEDSBURG, Wis. – A typical summer day for Jamie Haag, his brother Shaun and mother Bonnie has always included milking cows, mixing
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Brothers, Shaun (leŌ) and Jamie Haag, stand in their rye eld June 16 near Reedsburg, Wisconsin. The Haags milk 170 cows.
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Shaun Haag cuts rye June 16 on his family’s farm near Reedsburg, Wisconsin.
“You need to have condence in yourself or you’ll be reluctant to try things.” Murray and Weber are working at the farm through an apprenticeship by Reedsburg High School, while Grace is employed through an internship by Southern Utah University where she is a college student.
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(above) Maddie Weber and Jamie Haag grease the baler June 16 near Reedsburg Wisconsin.
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(leŌ) Olivia Grace lls waters for the youngstock June 16 at Haag Family Dairy near Reedsburg, Wisconsin. Grace is working at the dairy through an internship program.
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ConƟnued from HAAG | Page 24 a craft store in town with their products. Jamie said they mostly sell by the quarter. “But, it’s nice that the craft store stocks it too,” he said. “We are their highest earning vendor.” While Bonnie was executing the meat delivery, Jamie had a trucker waiting to pick up cull cows. After loading the cows, he then had three cows to breed. The family has a variety
of breeds in their milking herd including Holstein, Ayrshire, Red and White Holstein, Milking Shorthorn, Jersey, Angus, Guernsey, Brown & Blue, Roan and Lineback. Shaun gives Jamie credit. “If it’s in the book, then Jamie has probably bred it,” Shaun said. After morning chores, the three girls hauled calves that were sold to a nearby farm. This offered another learning experi-
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Olivia Grace loads a calf to sell June 16 near Reedsburg, Wisconsin.
ence as Weber was shown how to hook up the cattle trailer. There was also a lesson in lling a tire with air and backing up the rig. Once the girls had directions to the new place, they were left to run the errand on their own. After returning with the truck and trailer, the girls had some time off midday while Jamie and Shaun ran errands. After lunch, Shaun began cutting rye in a rented eld near the dairy. Jamie, Weber and Braxton Bretsch, another employee, worked on getting the baler ready. New teeth were installed, and the knives were replaced. The three worked together to make sure every grease tting was lled and the baler was operating correctly before heading to the eld. Weber and Bretsch took the truck and trailer with the skid loader on it to the eld so they could load bales to bring home when they were done. Jamie drove the baler to where Shaun had been busy mowing. After some minor adjustments on the baler, the rst bale was successfully formed around 4 p.m. Shortly before 5 p.m., Shaun left to participate in his children’s sports. Bretsch took over cutting hay, and Jamie continued to bale. The rye crop was so plentiful that it could be baled immediately after cutting. At the end of the day, Jamie, Weber and Murray handled evening chores.
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Jamie Haag tags cull cows before loading them on the trailer June 16 at his farm near Reedsburg, Wisconsin. Haag farms with his brother, Shaun, and his mother, Bonnie, with the help of their hired employees.
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We are finishing spraying; we have 70 acres left and plan to do it when the wind dies down. I have 15 RAINFALL acres of meadow hay TOTALS laying that I would Last 2 Weeks like to round bale for the beef cows and heifers. We had to spray for weevils on 0.8” three fields June 11 and now the fields are Since April 1 really coming back. 10.2” My son works for Nutrien and he said that is all he’s been doing. The corn and soybeans look good. I saw one field planted in 22-inch rows that is canopied. Mine is near knee high.
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We started cutting first crop hay June 8 and we finished five days later. We made baleage out of RAINFALL everything; we had TOTALS a really good crop. Last 2 Weeks We have our own wrapper. We are looking for weevils 1.45” in the hay but haven’t seen anything. The corn looks good and Since April 1 9.9” is growing fast. We have to spray now and that’s what a lot of people up here are doing. We are seeding a BMR sorghum-sudan grass on 12 acres.
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The crops look really good. The second crop alfalfa is in good condition but short. The rain we had RAINFALL should give it a boost. TOTALS The early seeded corn Last 2 Weeks is not quite knee high, but it’s coming. The soybeans look good. The ones we planted 1.3” on the rye are 2 to 2.5 inches tall. The rest of them are 3 to Since April 1 9.1” 3.5 inches tall. Most guys went in to plant the low spots. A lot of farmers are spraying right now. We cut meadow grass yesterday (June 20) and plan to round bale that.
It’s been drier this last week. I cultivated some corn and noticed that the crops are coming along. The corn is a little uneven across RAINFALL the field due to the TOTALS hard rains we had. The Last 2 Weeks population isn’t 100% and it’s the same with everyone’s soybeans, some had to replant because they didn’t come through. For hay, Since April 1 we’re in between first 11” and second crop. Some of the early people in the area are on second crop already. Overall, we are sitting about average with our crops and their yields. It’s not perfect, but it could be worse.
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140 cows, 160 acres
Right now some people are putting nitrogen on or spraying. Others are making hay. We RAINFALL had an awfully good TOTALS week for making hay. Last 2 Weeks A lot of it was dry baled. The second crop hay is half way 2.6” to the knees. Some of the corn is waist high. The 30” rows Since April 1 8.2” are all filled in. The soybeans look good as well. We have some hot weather now (June 21) and with the rain everything looks good.
We’re sitting in a very nice spot. The tiles are all running and Mud Creek, which runs past our farm, RAINFALL is high. The crops are TOTALS looking great. The Last 2 Weeks early planted corn is almost waist high, and the soybeans are 1.4” ankle high or above. This heat is just what the doctor ordered Since April 1 7.3” for the crops, but it’s not so good for the cows. I haven’t yet seen anyone who has started on the second cutting of alfalfa.
Reedsburg, WI
Wausaukee, WI
(Sauk County)
JAMIE HAAG
220 cows, 520 acres
We have gotten 50 acres of rye baled and wrapped in the last week. We bale as soon as we cut RAINFALL because we are going TOTALS for high moisture to Last 2 Weeks increase digestibility. Some turned out a little dryer because of a baler breakdown 3.5” but it should still make good balance. Our corn is looking Since April 1 nice. The corn in our 10.5” area is anywhere from ankle to knee high already. We are working on finishing up first crop hay. We got a little rain while raking last night which was enough to stop us. Probably 95% of our neighbors are finished with first crop.
(Marinette County)
HENRY BAUER
CLAYTON & KURT WOHLK
NATHAN KLING
530 cows, 1,700 acres
60 cows, 330 acres
We were getting pretty dry in early June. Since RAINFALL the rain, our corn took TOTALS advantage of the heat Last 2 Weeks and moisture and looks really good. The second crop was looking pretty good but now we are seeing alfalfa weevils in the area. Most of the agronomists are Since April 1 recommending not 7.75” spraying right now because we are close to cutting. Then we are supposed to spray the third crop. We can definitely see the effects of the weevils in our fields. We’re hoping to start second crop the beginning of the week, a little early, depending on weather.
2.3”
An inch of our rainfall this time was out of the storm last week (June 15). There was a tornado about 2 miles west of us and a guy just to the RAINFALL east of us lost part of TOTALS the roof off his parlor. Last 2 Weeks We had no damage, just out of power for about 8 hours. Our second crop looks gorgeous and is just about ready. The new seeding looks great too. We buy all Since April 1 our dry hay for dry 8.75” cows from a neighbor. That hay turned out beautiful and we have enough for the year. I have heard about leaf hoppers in the area but have not seen any. The corn looks good; it maybe needs a shot of fertilizer. The heavy rain last week seemed to take it away.
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We have gotten all of our planting done. We are cultivating corn today. We are also working on clipping RAINFALL our pastures now that TOTALS the cattle have been Last 2 Weeks on them. We do that to keep weeds under control and it helps 1” the quality of the pastures as well. We have had good hay Since April 1 6.8” making weather with a lot of sunny, breezy days. First crop is pretty much done in our area. Some guys are spraying corn and I suppose side dressing will start this coming week.
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Crops look really good right now. Corn is knee high, and second crop hay is looking really nice. We cut 90 acres RAINFALL on June 20 that was TOTALS 22-23 inches tall for Last 2 Weeks dry baling. We plan to cut the rest next week. The week before that, 1.2” we interseeded some cover crops into about 150 acres of Since April 1 10.4” corn. We want to try to get that established so when we take corn silage off, it will hopefully green up right away to run heifers out on later this fall. We also side-dressed anhydrous on about 250 acres of corn.
We finished first-crop hay June 15. It turned out fairly well. Relative feed quality was in the 180-190 range in a lot of RAINFALL our hay. In early spring, TOTALS we had to go through Last 2 Weeks and plant some grasses in the alfalfa that were winter killed. That may have set the hay back .78” a little because it didn’t reach maturity as soon Since April 1 in those fields. I heard 6.53” that grasses were killed on other farms too. We have corn wrapped up as well except for a little bit of roller crimping to do on a field that was planted late. We’re also seeing good results with planting into rye late.
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