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BREEDER SPOTLIGHT Heinz-Hope Farm, Carlyle
Heinz-Hope Farm is located in rural Carlyle in eastern Clinton County. They are a centennial farm and there are now five generations that have been located at their home farm. Currently involved at the home farm where they manage approximately 800 acres of corn, soybeans and wheat are Nelson and Bonnie Heinzmann and Aaron and Jenn Heinzmann along with their children Lane, Brady and Samantha. They had a farm dispersal in 1995 and were completely out of the Holstein business until 2007. Today, they raise just a few registered Holstein heifers and their few milk cows are housed at DoDel Holsteins in Ferrin, Illinois. Heinz-Hope Farm has been involved in the registered Holstein business since Mr. Bert Sinclair brought a group of Canadian heifers to Clinton County for 4-H youth to select from. Aaron’s father came out of that drawing with Doug-Dale Joyce Hope. That was also the beginning of the Heinz-Hope prefix still used today. They have always been very involved in showing cattle winning Premier Breeder and Premier Exhibitor for 11 consecutive years at the Clinton County Black & White Show. They were also fortunate to win banners at the Illinois Championship Holstein Show and the Illinois State Fair. With their involvement now, the Heinzmann family focuses on trying to breed and develop high quality, deep pedigreed animals that can go on a be productive cows. High type cattle has been a major area of interest and focal point of their breeding
The Heinzmann Family of Heinz-Hope Farm
program. However, they have bred a few Polled animals now, and the occasional higher genomic animal. Some of the main family lines they are currently breeding from include GoldenOaks Champ Rae, Savage-Leigh Lavish and Penn-Gate Skychief Finesse. Daughters in the herd are sired by Atwood, Aftershock, Destry, Goldsun, Goldchip, Ladd-P, Armani and Kingboy and they are currently using Destry, Brazzle, Blake and Corvette as service sires. With regards to the future of the Holstein breed, Aaron shares, “I believe there will
Lane Heinzmann was one of the members of the team that won the National Dairy Bowl Contest at the National Holstein Convention in 2015 Illinois Holstein Herald
always be a place for high type animals in the breed. Clearly though, the registered breeder must be aware of the genetics needs in today’s commercial dairies and consumer preferences.” The next generation, Lane, Brady and Samantha are all actively involved in IJHA activities and Aaron hopes the IHA continues to serve its missions of promoting the Holstein Cow, serving its members and educating consumers on the benefits of milk products in daily diets.
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ILLINOIS HOLSTEIN ASSOCIATION ___________ Officers
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President ...............................................................................................................Jason Oertel 32633 Delhi Rd., Brighton, IL 62012; 618/779-9060; jtoertel@sbcglobal.net Vice-President ........................................................................................................... Ed Smith 43386 N. Scott St., Antioch, IL 60002; 847/372-0602; ed.pat@att.net Treasurer ................................................................................................................ Carol Jones 116 W 10th St., Gridley, IL 61744; 815/848-1500; skipcarolj@gmail.com Secretary ....................................................................................................... Tina Hall-Yagow 906 N 12th St., Rochelle, IL 61068; 815/757-0852; ilholsteinsecretary@gmail.com
Executive Members Aaron Heinzmann .........................................................................................................Clinton 17645 Coles Creek Rd., Carlyle, IL 62231; 618/226-3606; aaronheinzmann@gmail.com Steve Irwin ...................................................................................................... Heart of Illinois 9400 Meridian Rd., Beason, IL 62512; 217/447-3220; samirwin@itsintheair.net Rodger Koehn .......................................................................................................... Tri-County 32323 S. Will-Center Rd., Peotone, IL 60468; 708/878-8518; k-lanefarm123@aol.com Jerry Smith ............................................................................................................... Northwest 9808 Farm School Rd., Davis, IL 61019; 815/865-5683; clearfield53@hotmail.com Past President - Brian Olbrich .................................................................. McHenry-Lake 1318 Rte. 23, Harvard, IL 60033; 815/482-7426; holbricholsteins@hotmail.com
Illinois Holstein Herald Editor & Webmaster Stephanie Stout PO Box 813, Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965 · 608/732-2757 · briardesigns@gmail.com
Holstein Association USA Directors Boyd Schaufelberger, Vice-President 1254 IL Route 127, Greenville, IL 62246 · 618/664-2576 · schaufine@att.net Dale Drendel 15N057 Walker Road, Hampshire, IL 60140 · 815/766-0326 · ddrendel@fvi.net
Clinton .................................................................Harvey Harpstrite, Trenton Effingham ............................................................... Howard Dust, Shumway Heart of Illinois .............................................................. Steve Irwin, Beason Lincolnland .......................................................... Kasey Klein, Champaign Tri-County ...............................................................Rodger Koehn, Peotone
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Directors - Term Expires 2017 Boone-Winnebago ............................................ Jennifer Wakeley, Rockford Clinton ................................................................. Aaron Heinzmann, Carlyle Effingham ..................................................................... Toby Probst, Wheeler Heart of Illinois ..............................................Christy O’Connor, Kankakee Lincolnland ........................................................... Roger Bauman, Nokomis McHenry-Lake .......................................... Ethan Heinzmann, Wauconda Mississippi-Valley ........................... Herb Schmiedeskamp, Camp Point Southern ..................................................... Norbert Hasheider, Okawville
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Directors - Term Expires 2018 Boone-Winnebago .......................................... Aaron Mitchell, Winnebago Gateway ....................................................Bruce Clanton, Mulberry Grove Mississippi-Valley ................................................... Jeff Thorman, Macomb Northwest ...................................................................... John Erbsen, Lanark Northwest ...........................................................................Jerry Smith, Davis Tri-County ............................................................................. Ray Hess, Genoa
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FEATURES ____________________ Advertisers ....................................................................................................................4 All-American Nominations & Results .........................................................14-15 Board Meeting Minutes ..................................................................................11-12 Board Meeting Attendance ................................................................................. 13 Breeder Spotlight .......................................................................................................3 Calendar.........................................................................................................................5 Cover Photo Contest .................................................................................................5 District News & District Officers ............................................................................7 Dutchess Domain .......................................................................................................6
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Editor’s Message ......................................................................................................14 From the President ................................................................................................... 6 Holstein Association USA Judges Conference ................................................ 6 Illinois Championship Holstein Show ................................................................ 7 Illinois Holstein Dutchess & Little Miss Contests ..........................................13 Junior Officers & Advisor Team ...........................................................................14 Junior Reporter’s Message ...................................................................................14 Letters to the Editor .................................................................................................. 5 National Board Updates .......................................................................................... 8
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Clinton County Classic Sale, Carlyle, IL Holstein USA Judges Conference, Syracuse, NY Visit www.holsteinusa.com/shows/judges_preregister.html Illinois PDCA Calf Sale, Champaign, IL Midwest National Spring Holstein Show, Madison, WI Summer Herald Advertising Deadline Northwest Illinois Spring Sizzler Sale, Freeport, IL #PolledPlace Tag Sale, Monroe, WI Changing of the Guard at Holbric Sale, Harvard, IL Illinois Holstein Board Meeting, Bloomington, IL National Holstein Convention, Saratoga Springs, NY Illinois Holstein Dutchess Contest, Bloomington, IL Illinois Junior Championship Show, Bloomington, IL Judge: Chris Lahmers, Marysville, OH Illinois Holstein Championship Show, Bloomington, IL Judge: Joel Phoenix, Cannington, ON, Canada Fall Herald & Midwest Holsteins Advertising Deadline World Dairy Expo, Madison, WI Illini Golden Opportunity Sale, Carlyle, IL Winter Herald Advertising Deadline
Thank you to the Illinois Holstein members that participated in the Spring 2016 Illinois Holstein Herald Cover Photo Contest! Winners were selected based on the number of Facebook “likes” their photos received. The 1st place photo of Charlee Jones, submitted by Lori Bohm, with 300 “likes” is the cover of this issue. More details on this photo are listed in the “On the Cover” section on this page. Placing 2nd was a photo of Ava Faber submitted by Mary Mackinson Faber. “Ava loves showing her friends the cows!” The 3rd place photo was submitted by Darcy Steffes. This photo includes Steffes Durham Cinnamon EX91. Cinnamon was Darcy’s 1st 4-H cow and she will turn 14 years old in March!
2016 Illinois Holstein Picnic will be hosted by: Mitchell’s Holsteins, Winnebago Watch upcoming issues for details!
On the Cover: Congratulations to the winner of our Spring 2016 Illinois Holstein Herald Cover Photo Contest! “Showing in the Pee Wee Class at the County Fair” was submitted by Lori Bohm. Charlee Jones is the niece of Lynn & Gary Zehr of Zehrview Holsteins, Graymont, Illinois and also the grand-daughter of IHA Secretary, Carol Jones and daughter of Brandon & Cathy Jones of Gridley. Stay tuned for details on a Pee Wee Showmanship class that will take place at the Illinois Championship Show in Bloomington in July!
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Spring 2016
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_______________LETTER TO THE EDITOR Thank you for your generous donation to help us raise funds for our trip to judge in Scotland. We really appreciate the support of the IHA members throughout the year. We also want to thank those that have hosted us for judging workouts in the fall and offered us words of support, encouragement, and congratulations throughout the year. We all had a great time preparing for and judging in the national contests and are looking forward to our trip this summer! Sincerely, 2015 Kaskaskia College Dairy Judging Team Emily Irwin, Ashten Smithson, Macy Probst & Macy Wendling Page 5
FROM THE PRESIDENT Hello everyone, The calendar is quickly turning to spring and it won’t be long that I am sure everybody will be up to their ears hauling m a n u r e , planting corn and putting up hay. Spring is always a time of hustle and bustle, but just never seems complete without sort of kicking things off with a few cow sales and we have many of those coming this spring. They are always a great chance to get away from the farm for a day and spend some time catching up with your Holstein friends that you may not have seen for a while. I know that many of you spend time throughout the winter and early spring making plans for the upcoming seasons during this time and the work of the Illinois Holstein Association is no different. A couple months ago we conducted our winter planning meetings. Many good ideas were exchanged and although many things won’t change much, there are a few things worth noting. First of all, the 2016 State Show will be moving back to Bloomington. Past President Olbrich kept this moving forward and also managed to save the Association about $1,500 along the way. The board has also created a couple committees that have tasks
related to moving Illinois Holstein forward into the future. First a committee made up of Dale Drendel, Bob Fruend, Carol Jones and Boyd Schaufelberger have been charged with the task of looking at what makes the most sense to the Association regarding fiscal year dates, timing of State Convention and winter planning meetings. If you have any opinions, let them know. We have also established a Financial Advisory Committee charged with making recommendations to the board on how to handle the current surpluses in the State Treasury. Bernie Heisner is chairing the committee and the rest of the members are Howard Dust, Sarah Lenkaitis, Ed Smith and Rod Stoll. Again, if you have ideas or opinions, please let them know. One of my goals as President is to keep the Illinois Holstein Association relevant to all of its members and part of achieving this goal is through planning and listening. I urge you to share any ideas that you have with your board members or with me directly so that if there are things we can add or eliminate or improve upon, we know your thoughts. Many good and new ideas were kicked around at the committee meetings and I want to keep them coming from you. More input makes for a stronger organization, so when you see your friends out and about this spring at the various sales and events, take a minute to visit about how we can make things even better than they are now.
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DUTCHESS DOMAIN Hello Illinois! I would like to start off by saying that I had a great time at Spring Thing 2016! The competition was on fire, the speeches were phenomenal, and the folding displays looked terrific! Also, Family Game Night was a great way to end a day of competition. Thank you to everyone who was there, and I hope you had as great of a time as I had! In response to some of the negative comments going around on social media lately, I would like to remind everyone to please share stories or information in a positive and concise way to explain to some of our fellow consumers the truth in our industry. “You can catch more flies with honey, that you do with vinegar” as my grandma would say. Also, let’s remember Stephanie Stout’s presentation at Spring Thing about how to AgVocate in a positive way!
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DISTRICT NEWS NORTHWEST Greetings Holstein friends! Winter here in the Northwest District has been relatively mild compared to the months of sub-zero temps we had last year, but we are still looking forward to spring and the excitement of new beginnings the season brings with it. Our new officer slate for 2016 is as follows: President-Brett Zimmerman, Vice-PresidentRob Gunderson, Treasurer-Lisa Ollerich, Secretary- Darcy Steffes, Reporter- Kathy Miller and Directors are Jerry Smith and John Erbsen. CONGRATULATIONS BOB! In midJanuary, Bob Miller and grand-daughter Lorilee Schultz attended Swiss Expo in Lausanne, Switzerland. Swiss Expo is Europe’s version of World Dairy Expo in Madison; it has perhaps even more flash and glamour than Madison, but not as big. It is an all Europe show with eight breeds showing and it attracts over 1,200 head. Bob and Lorilee thought the Red & White show was just superb! Large numbers with high quality right to the last animal. They felt the Red & White show even surpassed WDE. This year was the 20th Anniversary of Swiss Expo and one of the highlights of the show was an EX 20-year-old Triple Threat daughter that had shown as a calf at the very first Expo and went on to produce over 340,000 lbs. lifetime. She was paraded around the ring to a standing ovation and cheers from the crowd that lasted over five minutes! Bob & Lorilee’s favorite cow at the whole show was a Rubens daughterwinner of the “long time class.” She is 14 years old and to date has over 320,000 lbs. lifetime. She is scored EX95, was Best Udder and moved like a three year old. Bob was disappointed that
she was not chosen for Grand Champion. He said he had never seen a cow with over 300,000 lbs. milk that looked that correct and youthful. Bob Miller and Ken Trevena of Hanoverhill were invited by Swiss Expo and were surprised and honored to receive a “Lifetime Breeder Acheivement” recognition presented on the colored shavings with the roar of the crowd to commemorate the honor. Swiss Expo provided airfare, hotel for 6 days, all local transportation and each were given a beautiful Swiss watch. Congratulation Bob & Ken - Thank you for your contributions to the Holstein breed! Obituary: Bill Angle, age 90, of Dakota, died December 2, 2015. He was born June 10, 1925 and was the son of Helen & William “Ray” Angle Sr. Bill was a lifetime Stephenson Co. dairy farmer as well as being a WWII veteran, where he served as an U.S. Navy Airman. Throughout his life he was an active member in his community, church, VFW, Farm Bureau, and state and local Holstein Associations. Bill was a well known and respected Holstein breeder in Northwest Illinois. His father established an early registered Holstein herd in 1905, which Bill continued uninterupted for a remarkable 110 years for a father and son. Bill and his dad were long time showmen who garnered many grand champion wins in Stephenson Co. shows. In 1972, the Illinois State Black & White Show was dedicated to the Angles in honor of their long and substantial contributions to Illinois Holsteins. Bill remained in quite good health until just a few days before his death. He was a regular participant at the local coffee hour and his friendship and knowledge will be sorely missed. Respectfully submitted, Kathy Miller
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Jill Harre
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Brian Meyer
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2016 Illinois Championship Holstein Show JULY 20-22, 2016 Interstate Center Bloomington, IL Wednesday, July 20 Illinois Holstein Dutchess & Little Miss Holstein Contests Thursday, July 21 Junior Show & Showmanship Judge: Chris Lahmers, Marysville, OH Friday, July 22 Open Show & Futurity Judge: Joel Phoenix, Cannington, ON,Canada Cattle may arrive after 8am on Tuesday, July 19 and must exit the fairgrounds following the conclusion of the show on Friday. You are able to bed down after 1pm on Monday, July 18, but cattle may not arrive until Tuesday. Cattle Entry form will be available on the IHA website in May. ENTRY DEADLINE JULY 11 $20 for early entries $25 for late entries Show Rules & Hotel Accomodations will be included in the next issue. Show Sponsorships are now being accepted. If you are interested in donating, please contact Joe Engel or Paula Bovre. Questions? Please contact Show Chairs Joe Engel 847.347.5561 Paula Bovre 920.923.6991
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FROM THE NATIONAL BOARD_____________ Dear Holstein Breeders, On behalf of your Midwest National Directors, Paul Buhr, Dale Drendel, Mark Kerndt and Vice-President Boyd Schaufelberger, I will author our spring update. We changed our reporting style this time because I had the opportunity to attend the Holstein Association USA Member update meeting in Modesto, Calif., held in conjunction with the 77th annual meeting of the California Holstein Association. From a registration standpoint, the Association posted a wonderful year. There were 382,990 Holsteins registered with the 1 Holstein Place. To put that in perspective, 373,056 Holsteins were registered in 2014; 301,852 in 2005 and 293,527 in 2004. To say the least, interest in Holsteins is running strong. When combining registrations and Basic IDs, 581,866 Holsteins were identified last year. If you are doing the math, that means 198,876 animals were added to the Holstein database using Basic ID. Of course, we hope to move as many of those animals to the full registration process in ensuing generations. Genomic testing continues to run strong. Last year, 285,458 genomic tests were performed on Holstein females. “Since we started tracking genomic testing
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back in 2008, there have been 1,054,743 tests run and recorded on Holsteins cattle,” noted CEO John Meyer. “By comparison, there have been just 138,043 genomic tests performed and recorded on the next largest dairy breed in the United States.” It takes shear numbers and data to create genetic progress. By that barometer, Holstein leads all dairy cattle and all domesticated mammals on the planet. During that California gathering, a few other Association metrics were discussed. When evaluating registrations by state, the Midwest is a lifeblood of the Association. Five Upper Midwest states ranked in the top 10 for registrations. Wisconsin accounted for 21 percent of the activity. Minnesota and Michigan posted 5 percent each; Iowa, 4 percent and Illinois 3 percent. The only states that posted higher totals were New York and Pennsylvania, 13 percent each; California, 6 percent; Ohio 5, percent and Washington, 3 percent. Last
year, Wisconsin expanded registrations by 4.3 percent as well. Other states growing included (in percentage order): New York, Washington, Michigan, Texas and New Mexico. Interest in genomic testing is mirrored by embryo transfer (ET) registrations. In 2005, 17,000 ET calves were registered and that number grew to 37,000 last year. In fact, almost 10 percent of all registrations were either ET or IVF calves in 2015. Red and White Holsteins also have shown tremendous growth over the last decade moving from 6,000 to just shy of 13,000 registrations. Polled Holstein shows a similar trend moving from less than 300 registrations in 2004 to 4,000 last year. At this year’s national convention in New York, four important elections will take place. Mark Kerndt will run for a second term in Region 6. Meanwhile, directors in Region 1 (Pete Waterman), Region 4 (Gayle Carson) and at-large (Corey Geiger) have all served two terms and are ineligible for re-election. It sounds like each of these seats will have at least two candidates running . . . in many cases three. The final nominating committee conference call takes place on March 8. After that the official slate of candidates will be available. On behalf of the Midwest National Directors, Corey Geiger
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BOARD MEETING MINUTES January 8, 2016 � Bloomington, IL The January 8, 2016 Board of Directors meeting of the Illinois Holstein Association was called to order at 2:55 p.m. at The Chateau Conference Center in Bloomington. Secretary Tina Yagow took roll call with 19 Board members, 3 staff members, 3 Committee Chairs, and 7 guests present. Dale Drendel moved to accept the minutes of the December Board Meeting as printed, Aaron Heinzmann seconded, and the motion carried. Treasurer Carol Jones presented the Treasurer’s Report. Aaron Mitchell moved to approve the Treasurer’s Report which was seconded by Brian Olbrich and the motion passed. Editor Stephanie Stout spoke about the Herald and how the website has been redesigned and is now updated. More updates will continue to be added. Dave Fischer reminded the Board of the dates and locations of the three IMPA Dairy Summits – January 19th in Freeport, January 21st in Centralia, and January 22nd in Bloomington. Tim Ewing spoke on behalf of Holstein USA saying new reports will be sent to members when they classify. He wants to remind everyone about the registration price increase that goes into effect February 1st unless you are a Holstein Complete member. Boyd Schaufelberger and Dale Drendel said registrations are up and the number of herds in the Complete program have gone up also. OLD BUSINESS None of our clubs have agreed to host the 2016 State Convention. President Oertel is still trying to find a host club. The Chairman of the Financial Advisory Committee will be Bernie Heisner. The purpose of the Committee is to review the funds of the Association after the 2015 National Convention to determine how much should be kept in a fund for future National Conventions, how much should be kept for future operating expenses, and other ideas. The idea of changing the dates of the Fiscal Year was brought up again following the original idea at the December Board Meeting. Boyd Schaufelberger moved that the Board President appoint a committee of three people plus the State Treasurer to investigate options regarding the Fiscal Year and State Convention/Annual Meeting time frame of the Association and report to the full Board at the June meeting. The motion was seconded by Jerry Smith and the motion carried. Additional discussion took place and a straw poll showed most members preferred moving the Annual Meeting/ Convention to February. Another straw poll Illinois Holstein Herald
was taken regarding when committee meetings should take place and varying opinions were voiced, most people were undecided at this point. NEW BUSINESS 2016 Committee Reports Dutchess/Little Miss Holstein Dutchess/Little Miss Holstein Committee Report given by Jason Oertel on behalf of Lori Lyons. The competition will be held July 20th in the show ring. No additional rule changes have been made, but the committee does want to make sure the current printed rules reflect the changes made back in 2013. Budget: -$1,000. Motion to approve the Dutchess/Little Miss Committee report was made by Aaron Heinzmann, seconded by Brian Olbrich, and the motion carried. Futurity Futurity Committee Report given by CoChairman Ed Smith. The Illinois Futurity Show will be July 22nd with Joel Phoenix as the judge. The only clarification/change made to the show is that the first seven places of 5-year-old Futurity animals are supposed to get money, but if there aren’t seven entries, the extra money should go to the 1st place winner. Budget: $0 Association funds Motion to approve the Futurity Committee Report was made by Jerry Smith, seconded by Harvey Harpstrite and approved by the Board. Governmental Affairs Governmental Affairs Committee Report given by Chairman Dale Drendel. Updates on rules on Raw Milk Sales in Illinois were shared with everyone. EPA rules have not changed drastically but they are continuously watching nitrate levels and testing water. Dairymen need to start documenting what they are doing to regulate nitrates getting into the water supply. Dead animal removal is a growing concern and it was suggested as a topic to discuss at future Dairy Summits. Budget: $0 Association funds Motion to approve the Governmental Affairs Committee Report was made by Boyd Schaufelberger, seconded by Brian Olbrich and the motion carried. Juniors Junior Advisory Committee Report presented by Chairman Glen Meier. Spring Thing will be February 27th and 28th at the Parke Regency in Bloomington where the State Senior Convention
was in December 2015. The Allen Tucker Award has run its course, so it is no longer available. There have been complaints about Junior meetings being too long, so only Juniors will be allowed to speak and they must use the microphone to speak one at a time. Senior Advisors are on a 3-year rotation beginning with Glen Meier, then John Mitchell and Tricia Zehr. The JAC will talk about transition of their bank accounts under the IHA umbrella at the Spring Thing. It was projected the Junior’s budget would show a loss of $11,000, primarily due to upcoming National Convention travel expenses. Budget: $5,000 in Association funds Motion to approve the Junior Advisory Committee Report was made by Herb Schmiedeskamp, seconded by Ethan Heinzmann, and the motion carried. Membership Membership Committee Report given by Chairman Ed Smith. The Committee recommends local clubs work harder to get members to renew and new ones to join because membership numbers decreased this Fiscal Year. To encourage membership, the Committee will seek out coupons and discounts for members which will be mailed to members upon receipt of their paid dues by June 1. Membership forms will be mailed by the state staff by February 15th. If members do not renew their membership, they will not receive the Fall Herald or future ones until paid. Boyd Schaufelberger moved we try accepting PayPal payments for one year. The motion was seconded by Jeff Thorman and the motion carried. Budget: $19,675 profit Motion to approve the Membership Committee Report was made by Herb Schmiedeskamp, seconded by Aaron Mitchell and approved by the Board. PDCA Calf Sale PDCA Calf Sale Committee Report submitted by Chairman Ron Schaufelberger. The 2016 PDCA Calf Sale will be held at the Champaign County Fairgrounds on April 9, 2016. The advertising deadline for the Herald will be February 5th. March 1st is the consignment deadline and they are looking for at least 25 calves. They would prefer calves no older than summer yearlings. The commission will remain at 10%. Budget: $0 Association funds Motion to approve the PDCA Calf Sale Report was made by Joe Engel, seconded by Ray Hess, and the motion carried. continued on page 12 Page 11
BOARD MEETING MINUTES January 8, 2016 � Bloomington, IL continued from page 11 Public Relations Public Relations Committee Report submitted by Chairman Aaron Heinzmann. The website has been redesigned and looks really nice. The National Convention breeder videos will be added soon and links to other sites like Dairy Agenda will be looked into. The cookbooks and display have been retired. The committee is referring to the Membership Committee the decision of when to stop sending Herald issues to members who have not paid. The committee recommends Stephanie look into the summer Herald being a Midwest issue by talking to the other states involved. The committee recommends a Spring Herald photo contest be held on Facebook so the winner would get on the cover of the Spring Herald. Illinois Holstein of the Year competition would also be on Facebook and the winner announced at State Convention. Budget: -$1,000 for Publications, -$175 for Promotions; and break even for Website Brian Olbrich moved to accept the Public Relations Committee report, seconded by Boyd Schaufelberger and the motion carried. State Sales State Sales Committee Report given by Chairman Eddie Bue. The State Sale will be held in the southern part of the state this year, possibly October 22nd in Carlyle. The Committee would like to have 90 lots. Discussion took place about the Futures Sale or changing it to a Tag Sale. For 2017, when Nate Janssen will be chairman, they discussed the possibility of the sale being in the spring and it will be in the northern part of the state. Budget: $5,000 profit for Illini Golden Opportunity Sale, $2,500 profit for Futures Sale Motion to approve the State Sales Committee Report was made by Jerry Smith, seconded by Harvey Harpstrite, and the motion carried. State Show State Show Committee Report given by Chairman Joe Engel. The Open Show will be Friday, July 22nd at the Interstate Center in Bloomington and Joel Phoenix will judge. Cattle can move in Tuesday, July 19th, bedding can be put in Monday, but no cattle. Someone from the Association needs to be there for gate set-up on Monday. The cost of the fairgrounds at the Interstate Center is $4,300. The manure/ bedding will be spread on fields, so cans, strings, etc., need to be kept out of the wheelbarrows. All trash needs to be cleaned up so they don’t raise the price for us next year. Alcohol will be Illinois Holstein Herald
allowed as long as a “dram shop” endorsement is included in our liability policy. If a cow is eligible for the 150,000-pound class, the exhibitor has to decide if they want her to be in Aged Cow or 150,000-pound class. Entry deadline will be July 11th and if the entry fee and form are postmarked by then, the entry fee will be $20, after that date each entry will be $25. No refunds will be given, but animals can be substituted. We are encouraging members to fill out the entry forms online and pay via PayPal. The Committee asks that State Show fund balances accrue year-to-year and be earmarked for State Show. Budget: Break even Motion to approve the State Show Committee Report was made by Steve Irwin, seconded by Rodger Koehn and the motion carried. Planning and Evaluation Planning and Evaluation Committee Report given by President Jason Oertel. This year a Planning Meeting was again held before the Committee meetings with most of the Committee Chairmen in attendance. After the Committee meetings, an Evaluation and Budgeting meeting took place. During the budget discussion, John Erbsen moved that the Association allocate $5,000 to the Juniors payable by June 1st. Herb Schmeideskamp seconded the motion and the motion was approved by the committee. Harvey Harpstrite moved to approve the budget as presented. Jerry Smith seconded the motion and the motion carried. Mitchell’s Holsteins of Winnebago will host the 2016 State Picnic. Date to be determined later. Discussion took place about the Illinois PDCA and whether it still serves a purpose and what that purpose should be. Dave Fischer and other PDCA board members would like to know people’s opinions by this fall. Brian Olbrich moved to table the discussion until the June Board meeting.
Motion to adjourn was made by Howard Dust, seconded by Ray Hess and the motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 4:50 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Tina Yagow, Secretary
Save the Date! June Board Meeting June 9, 2016 IAA Building Bloomington, IL *More details will be emailed*
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2016 Illinois Holstein Dutchess & Little Miss Holstein Contests
BOARD ATTENDANCE ________ Name
District
12/3/15
1/8/16
Roger Bauman Bruce Clanton *Dale Drendel Howard Dust John Erbsen Harvey Harpstrite Norbert Hasheider Aaron Heinzmann Ethan Heinzmann Ray Hess Kasey Klein Steve Irwin Rodger Koehn Aaron Mitchell Christie O’Connor * Jason Oertel * Brian Olbrich Toby Probst *Boyd Schaufelberger Herb Schmiedeskamp *Ed Smith Jerry Smith Jeff Thorman Jennifer Wakeley
LL GW HAUSA EF NW CL SO CL ML TR LL HT TR BW HT Pres PastPres EF HAUSA MS VicePres NW MS BW
A P P E A E P A P P E P P P A P P P P P P P P A
A A P P P P P P P P E P P P P P P A P P P P P A
* Denotes officer/past president/National board member
July 20, 2016 · 5:30 p.m. Interstate Center, Bloomington, IL Dutchess Eligibility Any Junior Holstein member girl ages 16-21 may enter the Dutchess contest. Little Miss Holstein Eligibility Any girl ages 6-10 may enter the Little Miss Holstein contest. Awards The 2016 Illinois Holstein Dutchess will receive a scholarship award. Each Little Miss Holstein contestant will receive a prize package. More Information For more information, please contact: Dutchess Chair, Lori Lyons at (815) 988-7102 or moolyons@aol.com Watch for additional information in the Summer issue of the Illinois Holstein Herald and on the Illinois Holstein website - www.illinoisholsteins.com Entry Deadline: July 1, 2016
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ILLINOIS ALL-AMERICAN NOMINATIONS
Congratulations to these exhibitors on their nominations! Watch for results in the next issue!
Arethusa Sid Tess
Nominated All-American Fall Yrlg In Milk Golden Oaks Farm, Wauconda
Cookview Goldwyn Monique
Nominated All-American Aged Cow Jeff Butler & Joe & Amber Price, Chebanse
JUNIOR REPORTER’S MESSAGE
Hello Juniors! Of course, this time of year is always filled with Dairy Bowl talk, as juniors from all around the state prepare for Spring thing. I’m excited to see the posters and listen to the speeches. My favorite event at Spring Thing, however, is Dairy Bowl. Anybody who has ever done dairy bowl has their “favorite question” that they love to answer. Mine, for example, is the alternate name for Johne’s disease, known as Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis. Whether your favorite answer is hard to say or just a funny answer, like how there should be a “dimple” in the middle of a manure pile, these answers still help us gain knowledge of the dairy industry. If you have or had a favorite dairy bowl question or answer, let’s hear about it! Help get Illinois pumped for Spring Thing 2016 by posting your favorite question or answer to the Illinois Junior Holstein Association’s Facebook page! Illinois claimed both the National junior and senior dairy bowl titles at convention last year; let’s keep our momentum going as we head out to Saratoga Springs, New York! Page 14
Brock Irwin
OCD Bradnick Candy-ET
Nominated All-American Sr. 2-Year-Old Eaton, Cates, Janssen, Wesemann & Lundy
Ms Dundee Belinda-ET
Nominated All-American Lifetime Production Jeff Butler, Chebanse
2015 - 2016 JUNIOR OFFICERS & ADVISOR TEAM President: Emily Irwin Vice President: Connor Erbsen Secretary: Bailey Hart Treasurer: Payton Erbsen Reporter: Brock Irwin Adult Advisor: Glen Meier Phone: 815-238-8540 Adult Advisor: John Mitchell Phone: 815-703-5614 Make sure to check the Illinois Holstein website www.illinoisholsteins.com and Facebook pages for up-to-date information on all Junior activities!
SilverMaple Windham Camille-ET
Nominated All-American Sr. 2-Year-Old Christian Cunningham & Miles Price, Chebanse
Team Durham Morgan-ET
Nominated All-American Lifetime Production Team Holsteins, Hampshire
EDITOR’S MESSAGE
2016 is off to a great start and already filled with several Illinois Holstein events! From sales to shows to meetings, it is always nice to connect with Holstein breeders from across the state. As the snow is melting and we are looking forward to spring and summer, be sure thank those for their volunteer hours in planning these events. The time and dedication of our board members, committee chairs and committee members should not go unnoticed! We have some exciting new public relations contests planned for 2106! You will see the results of the Spring 2016 Illinois Holstein Herald Cover Photo Contest in this issue and we are also planning an Illinois Holstein of the Year Contest that will be awarded at the State Convention. Watch for more details! As always, THANK YOU to the advertisers that supported this issue! Think Spring!
Stephanie Stout 608.732.2757 briardesigns@gmail.com Spring 2016
ILLINOIS ALL-AMERICAN RED & WHITES Congratulations to these exhibitors on their nominations and results!
Holbric Action Chill-Red
Nominated Jr. All-American R&W Summer Yrlg Morgan Olbrich, Harvard
Ms Apples Aleda-Red-ET
Unanimous All-American R&W Produce of Dam Apple Partners, Lanark
Farnear-TBR American-Red-ET
Nominated Jr. All-American R&W 4-Year-Old Jessica & Olivia Telgmann, Strasburg
Zehrview Absolt Hi-Time-Red
Pamprd-Acres AB Ivy-Red-ET
Nominated Jr. All-American R&W Winter Yrlg Rosalee Zehr, Graymont
Miss Apple Snapple-Red-ET
Unanimous All-American R&W Produce of Dam Apple Partners, Lanark
Nominated All-American R&W Fall Yrlg Golden Oaks Farm, Wauconda
Holbric Barbwire Splish-Red
Nominated Jr. All-American R&W Jr. 3-Year-Old Morgan Olbrich, Harvard
Lochdale Shaquille Missy-Red
Nominated All-American R&W 4-Year-Old Golden Oaks Farm, Wauconda
Cleland Advnt Alexia-Red-ET
Unanimous All-American R&W Aged Cow Unanimous All-American R&W Sr. Best 3 Golden Oaks Farm, Wauconda
T Holbric Adventure-Red
Nominated Jr. All-American R&W 125,000 Lb. Cow Adam & Morgan Olbrich, Harvard
Ms Delicious Apple-Red-ET
Reserve All-American R&W 125,000 Lb. Cow Mike & Sheryl Deaver & John Erbsen, Lanark
Watch for Jr. All-American Nominations & results in the next issue! Page 15
Spring 2016
Milk
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SUPERSIRE HEADLINER STERLING DONATELLO DANTE SMOKIN JO New COURAGEOUS New BIGGIO New SHANDRO New
Fat
Pro.
Rel. %
PL
Rel. %
+2,359 +110 +1,928 +81 +1,989 +59 +1,223 +75 +1,545 +70 +767 +76 +1,294 +59 +865 +67 +643 +64
+71 +64 +61 +50 +52 +36 +45 +47 +32
99 98 98 95 93 94 92 93 92
+7.0 +4.7 +6.3 +6.7 +7.4 +7.3 +7.0 +5.8 +7.4
86 85 84 84 83 82 82 83 83
NM$
+936 +703 +700 +750 +737 +714 +670 +651 +648
Rel. %
Stature
Rel. %
GTPI
95 94 93 91 89 89 88 88 88
+0.67 +1.48 +0.95 +0.65 -1.46 -1.05 +0.55 +0.32 -0.63
98 96 94 91 90 90 85 90 88
+2719 +2568 +2521 +2496 +2422 +2416 +2392 +2351 +2319
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