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2015 KDDC Year in Review

ach year since its inception, the KDDC has taken time to reflect on the past year’s activities and accomplishments. We do this for two reasons. To remember the times, so we might put our efforts in perspective and to seek improvement in areas for a better future. This is all done in light of dairy markets, governmental and organizational policy changes, and outside pressures such as weather and forces out of our control. One central theme has been KDDC’s guiding principle: Is it good for KY dairy farm families? If so, the KDDC proceeds in that direction. This past year the KDDC celebrated a milestone; 10 years of serving KY dairy farm families and working every Above: Dairy legislative breakfast day to improve in areas the attendees organization can impact. Often the changes such as Right: East TN Dairy Tour - Borden milk price and input cost are Dairy Plant not within the power of the KDDC to change. But helping producers through some of these tight times with incentive premiums from the MILK Program or increasing production and/or lowering somatic cell counts by participating in the MILK Counts program all place producers in a better position to be competitive. The MILK Program alone has generated over $5.2 million dollars in premiums since its inception in 2007 going directly to dairy farmers. The partnerships KDDC has made with milk cooperatives and buyers of milk have financially benefited KY dairy farmers. These are just a part of what the KDDC does. Much of this is accomplished through KDDC’s four regional Dairy Consultants. Each consultant calls on the dairy producers in their respective areas, helps write energy grants, sets up educational meetings and attends promotion functions. In 2015 alone the KDDC dairy consultants helped write 38 energy grants totaling $726,362.94 to KY producers. They also keep producers informed of the latest news and pertinent information they need to know. In January and February the KDDC attended the KY Ag Water Quality Authority meetings and met with officials to learn more

about what was being expected of dairy producers from the KY Division of Water and others working with them. The Natural Resource Conservation Service and KY Conservation Districts met to discuss how we could work together. We met several times and began to develop a plan to engage more producers which were environmentally challenged in their operations. In 2015 we saw the first robotic milking system come into KY. The Eddie Gibson family in northern KY installed a robotic unit that would milk up to 60 cows. Production has already increased as the cows set their own schedules to be milked as much as 2.4 times a day. Then on December 1st the Tony Compton dairy milked their first day with four robotic units. It appears to be the coming thing with labor challenges. There also has been an increase in organic dairy operations in KY as well. As conventional production models started receiving less for their milk, several producers entertained the organic option. Bringing in the upper $30.00/cwt. was enticing for some. The transition and incorporation of organic dairy farming takes time and a special operator. The KDDC Young Dairy Producer Conference and the KY Dairy Partners has become a meeting to attend in the Southeast. Nearly 300 folks gather at the Sloan Convention Center to hear nationally known speakers addressing the challenges dairy farmers face. The Dairy Awards Banquet takes time each year to recognize the top production and quality producers in KY. The production per cow improves every year with herds knocking on the 30,000 pounds per cow average. Somatic cell counts of less than 100,000 used to be unheard of in KY. Now several producers are well under that mark challenging others to join them. Lifelong milk haulers are being recognized for the service and dedication they have to farmers and the industry. Mike Owen was recognized as the top KY Milk Hauler at the awards banquet. The KDDC worked with the UK Dairy Extension to promote the compost bedded pack barn as a cost-share option to NRCS. Surrounding states such as TN already have that designation. The benefits are easily documented allowing farmers to transport solid nutrients to farther distant fields without causing the Cont’d on page 2

KDDC is supported in part by a grant from the Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund

2015 KDDC Board of Directors & Staff Executive Committee President: Richard Sparrow Vice President: Charles Townsend, DVM Sec./Treasurer: Tom Hastings EC Member: Tony Cowherd EC Past President: Bob Klingenfus

Board of Directors District 1: Freeman Brundage 731.446.6248 District 2: Josh Duvall 270.535.6533 District 3: Don Kinslow 270.646.0086 District 4: William Crist Sr. 270.590.3185 District 5: Tony Cowherd 270.469.0398 District 6: Todd Burgess 270.427.6403 District 7: Larry Baxter 859.612.2738 District 8: Jerry Gentry 606-875-2526 District 9: Dwight Leslie 859.588.3441 District 10: Richard Sparrow 502.370.6730 District 11: Bill Mattingly 270.699.1701 District 12: Larry Embry 270.259.6903 Equipment: Eric Risser 423.368.7753 Milk Haulers: Alan Wilson 606.875.7281 Genetics: Dan Johnson 502.905.8221 Feed: Tom Hastings 270.748.9652 Nutrition: Dr. Ron Wendlandt 502.839.4222 Dairy Co-op: Fabian Bernal 859.351.0610 Veterinary: Dr. Charles Townsend 270.726.4041 Finance: Michael Smith Former Pres.: Bob Klingenfus 502.817.3165

Employee & Consultants Executive Director: Maury Cox 859.516.1129 DC-Central: Beth Cox 859.516.1619 • 270-469-4278 DC-Western: Dave Roberts 859.516.1409 DC-Southern: Meredith Scales 859.516.1966 DC -Northern: Jennifer Hickerson 859.516.2458

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Cont’d from page 1 problems associated with the liquid systems. The KDDC is working to develop a program geared to addressing the number of antibiotic residue animals going to slaughter. An USDA Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service report indicated dairy comprises approximately 12-15 percent of all beef slaughtered in the U.S. but contributed over 85 percent of all the antibiotic residue violations. Dairy has also been the target of countless videos by unscrupulous anti-ag groups attempting to discredit dairy farmers’ care of their animals. Often these attacks are staged by a new or disgruntled employee to hurt the family farms. Better training and more awareness must be taken by today’s dairy farmers. The KDDC is working with the National F.A.R.M. Program and the Merck 365 Care Program to bring education and training seminars to KY dairy farmers to help protect their interests and make certain employees are using proper methods when working with cows. June Dairy Month always provides opportunities to promote nature’s most delicious food; milk. The KDDC has worked with SUDIA and the KY Department of Ag in promoting dairy across the state. The partnerships have grown dairies footprint with KY consumers. The KDDC also participated with the KY Livestock Coalition to tell the Ag story at the Oldham County Farm Festival. Even though the event was challenged by rain, over 2,000 people passed through the booths and learned more about dairy productions and milk’s rich nutrient value. The KDDC hosted a three-day East Tennessee Dairy Tour for young producers in 2015. Thirty plus folks toured the Borden Dairy plant in London and then traveled to the Dairy Farmers of America regional milk testing laboratory in Knoxville. Nearly all SE producers’ milk samples pass through this lab. The tour included stops at the Sweetwater Valley Cheese plant and dairy farm and an assortment of operations from robotic milkers and automated calf feeders to several tunnel-ventilated freestall barns. The tour took KY dairy producers to the heart of TN’s finest dairies. In late September, 45 KY dairy producers headed on a four day tour to Wisconsin. This annual trip is one of the most educational trips many producers have every experienced. Often the new concepts and practices witnessed while on the trip are brought home and implemented here helping increase production and bottom lines. In 2015 two national milk cooperatives petitioned the USDA to bring California into the Federal Milk Marketing Order system. A preliminary study by the USDA Dairy Programs projected the financial impact on other regions would be substantial with the southeast being hit the hardest. The study indicated over $0.30/cwt. drop once CA was brought into the FMMO system. The KDDC reached out to Georgia Milk Producers and Tennessee Dairy Producers organizations to form a coalition and hired Dan Smith, Attorney to represent southeast producers in the FMMO hearing process. The purpose was to have the southeast region’s position on the record regarding the preliminary study and the disadvantage it would be to the SE if accurate. We wanted to make certain we were clear; we were not against CA producers getting a fair price for their milk from CA processors. But it should not be at the expense of producers in other areas. As you can see, 2015 was a busy year for the KDDC. In celebrating 10 years as a dairy producer advocacy organization the KDDC is proud of the accomplishments and work that has been done. But just as a dairy farmer’s work is never done, the KDDC see challenges and a strong need for an organization that is working hard every day for Kentucky’s dairy farm families.

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KY Dairy Partners Annual Meeting Sloan Convention Center Holiday Inn Hotel - Bowling Green, KY It’s not too late to register for the meeting or trade show. Contact Eunice at 502-545-0809

Tuesday, February 23 - Young Dairy Producer Conference 9:00 CST 10:00 10:45 11:45 12:00 1:30 DFA 2:15 3:15 3:45 4:30 6:00

Registration & Welcome 2016 Dairy Outlook, Dr. Kenny Burdine, University of Kentucky Dairy Stockmanship, Gordie Jones, DVM Door Prizes Lunch and Trade Show Opens National FARM Program: Providing Animal Care on the Farm, Fabian Bernal, The Goldie Locks Dry Cow Diet, Gordie Jones, DVM Ice Cream Break - Sponsored by Chaney’s Ice Cream Hiring and Firing, Ashley Newhall, UMD Dairy Girls Network Reception Dairy Awards Banquet, Featured Speaker, Laura Daniels - a Dairy Farmer, Agriculture Advocate and Founder of Dairy Girl Network

Wednesday, February 24 - KY Dairy Partners Meeting 8:00 9:00 9:10 Manager 9:50 10:45 11:30 1:30 L Athletics 2:00 2:40 3:15

Registration Opens & View Exhibits Welcome Billy Rowe, President of ADA of KY and Cheryl Hayn, SUDIA General Achieving Excellence in Dairying, Gordie Jones, DVM What’s New with Corn Silage for Dairy Cows, Randy Shaver, UWM Lunch and KDDC Annual Business Meeting & Trade Show Kayla Matrunick, MS, RD, CSSD, LDN, Director of Performance Nutrition U of Making Sense of Moden Feed Tests, Randy Shaver, UWM Animal Welfare Statutes and Farm Protection Laws, Ashley Newhall, UMD Closing and Door Prizes

The Young Dairy Producer Conference is no charge to all dairy farmers. Trade Show Exhibitors and Event Sponsors will be provided lunch tickets according to sponsorship level. All others will be $30 per person. The Dairy Awards Banquet is hosted by KDA, SUDIA and KDDC. Dairy farmers and host board members are no charge. Trade Show Exhibitors and Event Sponsors will receive registration benefits according to sponsorship level. All others are $30 each. The KY Dairy Partners registration is $30 per person. The KDDC will sponsor two KY dairy farmers per farm and all KY YDPC attendees who were present by lunch. Trade Show Exhibitors and Event Sponsors will receive registration benefits according to sponsorship level. All other registrations are $30 per person. The KDDC will also cover the cost of overnight stay at the University Plaza Holiday Inn for KY Young Dairy Producers who have registered and are in attendance by lunch at the YDP Conference. Additional room charges will not be covered and a credit card or some form of security must be submitted by the producer at check-in. NO EXCEPTIONS. The KDDC is able to sponsor these events and cover the cost for dairy farmers partially from a grant from the KY Agricultural Development Fund and the many allied industry sponsors which support the organization and participates in the two day event. If you attend please express your gratitude by utilizing the goods and services of the allied industries where you can throughout the year. THANK YOU

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March 2016

KDDC Young Dairy Producer Conference, Sloan Convention Center. Bowling Green, KY 9:00 AM CST SUDIA Board Mtg. Sloan Convention Center, Bowling Green, KY 2:00 PM CST

March 8-9

Dairy Girls Network Reception, Sloan Convention Center, Bowling Green, KY 4:30 -5:30

April 2016

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April 7-9 Dairy Awards Banquet, Sloan Convention Center, Bowling Green KY 6:00 PM CST KDDC Board Directors meet to elect 2016-2017 Officers, Sloan Convention Center, 8:45 AM CST â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Rm TBA KY Partners Meeting and Industry Trade Show, Sloan Convention Center, Bowling Green, KY 9:00 AM CST KDDC Board Mtg. Sloan Convention Center Bowling Green KY 12:00 Noon 4-H Dairy Oral Reasons Workshop, Larue County Extension Office TBA

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April 22 April 30

Southern Dairy Conference, Embassy Suites, Atlanta Ga. 9:00 A M EDT KDDC Board Meeting, TBA State 4-H Dairy Jeopardy Contest, Barren County Extension Office TBA

Kentucky National Dairy Show and Sale, State Fairgrounds, Louisville KY Lincoln County 3rd Grade Ag Day, Lincoln Co. Fairgrounds 10:00 AM EDT 4-H Dairy Cow Camp, Taylor County Extension Office TBA

May 2016

May 14 May 27

Dairy U: Know Before You Show, Burley Fields Livestock Center, Horse Cave KDDC Board Meeting, TBA