SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2020| Volume 71 No. 3
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In This Issue: • Little Valley Dairy Breeder Spotlight • Women In Agriculture Panel • Field Day Recap • State Show Results and Candids • Junior News • First-Time Excellents • Fall Midwest Holsteins Issue MARCH 2018
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President’s Column From the Office National Directors’ Report Obituary Junior Moos Corporate Sponsors
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Field Day Recao Women in Agriculture Panel Little Valley Dairy Breeder Profile State Show Results MJHA State Show Results MN Red & White Show Results First-Time Excellents
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From the PresidentTracy Schaefer
OFFICERS & DIRECTORS Tracy Schaefer President 65393 County Road 27, Fairfax, MN 55332 (320)-360-5188 | tracyschaefer@hotmail.com Randy Gross Vice President, Executive Chair 1771 130th Ave., Lake Benton, MN 56149 (605)-864-1422 | randy-ashgrove@itctel.com
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Elwin Brands Futurity Chair & Nominations Co-Chair 2167 200th Ave Edgerton, MN 56128 (507)-215-1836 | brandshaven@gmail.com Adam Johnson Legislative Chair & Nominations Co-Chair 43439 233rd Ave, Pelican Rapids, MN 56572 (218)-329-9244 | lidaacres@gmail.com Karen Gorentz Marketing Communications Co-Chair & History Co-Chair 31493 440th Street, Vergas, MN 56587 (218)-234-3716 | gorentzdairy@gmail.com Kris Gruenes Junior Activities Chair & Raffle Chair 17565 County Road 43, Richmond, MN 56368 (320)-493-9704 | krisarn@meltel.net
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Darrel Rennich National Convention Chair 46679 204th St., Bruce, SD 57220 (605)-695-3676 | drennich@diamondv.com Ashley Swenson Finance Chair, Raffle Vice Chair & Legislative Vice Chair 45711 380th St., Nicollet, MN 56074 (507)-241-0544 | aekswenson@gmail.com Eric Sonnek Marketing & Communications Co-Chair, Membership Co-Chair, & Nominations Co-Chair 15439 150th Ave., Foreston, MN 56330 320-983-6645 |ensonnek@gmail.com Dale Rupprecht Show Vice Chair & History Co-Chair 18141 220th St. NE, Thief River Falls, MN 56701 (218)-684-1029 | dsrupp3@msn.com
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Christopher Schulze Young Adult Chair & Breed Activities Vice Chair 1963 150th Ave, Holland, MN 56139 (507)-820-0452 christopher.schulze@jacks.sdstate.edu Tim Stender Breed Activities Chair & Membership Co-Chair 15420 110th St., Young America, MN 55397 (952)-607-6297 | tstender30@yahoo.com Matt Timmer Show Chair & Young Adult Vice Chair 32277 Chany Ave, Ellsworth, MN 56129 (507)-360-8199| mptimmer39@gmail.com Nathan Donnay Sale Co-Chair & Junior Activities Vice Chair 6245 120th Street, Glencoe ,MN 55336 (218)-234-3716 | donna035@umn.edu Trevor Ekkel Sale Co-Chair & Futurity Vice Chair 633 130th Avenue, Pipestone, MN 56164 (507)-215-7521 |viewcrestholsteins@ hotmail.com
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Amanda Bedtke Business Manager (320)-259-0637 minnesotaholstein@gmail.com Rachel Coyne Marketing Manager (715)-307-7847 mnholsteinmarketing@gmail.com
NATIONAL DIRECTORS
Spencer Hackett 17011 Aspen Rd. NE, Rice, MN 56367 (320)-393-3056 | spenett@jetup.net
HOLSTEIN USA REGIONAL REPS Steve Peterson (218)-631-1564 speterson@holstein.com Dennis Devore (319)-270-5038 ddevore@holstein.com Alan Graves (515)-552-2070 agraves@holstein.com
Hello Again, The weather is great as I write this and the corn silage chopping is in full swing around this area. On a normal year, this would also be right in the heart of the Minnesota State Fair. It just doesn’t feel right with all the cancellations, and I hope things will start to get back to normal soon. Tracy Schaefer We had a great MinneMHA Board President sota Holstein Field Day on July 11th at KurthKine Holsteins in Buffalo Lake. A great turnout of Holstein friends and enthusiasts showed up for our first opportunity to socialize and talk cows of the summer. I would like to say ‘thank you’ to Bill and Leah Kurth and family, as well as Clancy Kurth, for hosting. Judging classes, speakers, a junior workshop, doorprizes, and a great meal were enjoyed by all. Thanks to all that attended. After some complications due to Covid-19, our board decided to host State Show in Brookings, SD, July 20-24. The Swiftel Center did a masterful job of hosting and an absolutely wonderful time was had by all that attended. A lot of effort and hard work went into pulling off State Show in relatively short order. I want to thank Rachel and Amanda for all of the time they put in leading up to show week and engineering a smooth running show. I also want to thank Darrel Rennich, Trevor Ekkel, Matt Timmer, and Randy Gross Jr. who did most of the leg work leading up to State Show. At this time, our sale committee is working on a plan that best suits the association and its members needs moving forward. If anyone has thoughts or concerns over where this great association is headed, give me a call at 320-360-5188 or shoot me an e-mail at tracyschaefer@hotmail.com. We are trying to do the best we can in these unprecedented times. -Tracy Schaefer
CALENDAR OF EVENTS: NOVEMBER
5: Advertising Deadline for December Minnesota Holstein News Publication
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29: DJM and YDJM Applications Due
FEBRUARY 19: MJHA Scholarship Applications Due
MARCH 7: Futurity Payments Due 4-5: All-Breeds Convention, Alexandria, MN 19-21 : Jr. All-Breeds Convention, St. Cloud, MN
Save The Date!
The National Holstein Convention hosted by the Minnesota Holstein Association in Sioux Falls, S.D., will be June 27-July 1st, 2022. Planning is underway!
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all Greetings from the Minnesota Holstein staff! Since the last Minnesota Holstein News was published in June, we’ve had quite the turn of events! Just after we went to print, we were excited to start planning the 2020 State Show. While we did not have any district shows to attend this year, we certainly kept busy in June and July preparing for the State Show. Planning Amanda Bedtke and hosting the show was a new challenge for MHA Business Manager us as staff, but we are incredibly happy with the end result. We would like to thank the host committee, volunteers, sponsors, and exhibitors for their assistance in making this a great event. In addition, we would like to commend the Minnesota Junior Holstein Association for hosting an excellent show and cheese raffle. The 2020 Minnesota Holstein State Show would Rachel Coyne not have been possible without the incredible staff MHA Marketing Manager at the Swiftel Center in Brookings, SD. We cannot thank them enough! Just before state show, the Minnesota Holstein Association hosted its annual Field Day at KurthKine Holsteins near Buffalo Lake, Minnesota. We would like to extend a huge thank you to Bill and Leah Kurth and family for opening your doors as gracious hosts. It was a wonderful event! We would like to congratulate Holstein breeders in Minnesota
and South Dakota for your successes classifying your herds this summer. See the lists in the back of this issue, they are not short, well done! Make sure to check out the Midwest Holsteins issue that is found inside this publication. We are so glad that we had several breeders advertise in this issue, and we thank you all for advertising with us. It is a pleasure to be able to help promote some of Minnesota’s finest breeders. Soon, Rachel will be busy preparing the December Minnesota Holstein News. The deadline to advertise in this issue is November 5, 2020. This is a great issue to include a holiday greeting or highlight your herd’s successes in the past year. In addition, December is a great time to start thinking about contracting for the 2021 publication season. You can receive a discount for advertising in multiple issues throughout the year. Amanda will also be busy preparing for our 2021 membership drive, sending out corporate sponsor letters and club packets. Watch your mailbox for these items to arrive this winter. Watch for details about the Golden Gopher Futurity in the December Minnesota Holstein News. We wish everyone a successful and safe harvest. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions. Amanda can be reached at minnesotaholstein@gmail.com or by phone at (320)-259-0637. Rachel can be reached at mnholsteinmarketing@gmail.com or by phone at (715)-307-7847. -Amanda and Rachel
2020 Raffle Winners
National Directors Report
Thank you to all who purchase raffle tickets this year, and congratulations to our winners! The drawing was held at 9:00 a.m. on July 28, 2020 at the McLeod County Fairgrounds in Hutchinson, Minn. Winners are as follows:
Having gone through some challenging months since covid, there are some positive things happening at Holstein Association USA. It was evident traveling to the Midwest Fall National show. The bleachers were full of spectators, and the barns overflowing with high quality show animals. Participation was very high, with over 400 head of cattle walking through the show ring. Congratulations to all! On the business side of things, classification in 2020 is up from a year ago at this time in 2019, so far having classified 123,594 head of cattle. ATA has also has been on the rise. Processed records surpassed 1,000,000 cows sampled in July. That is an increase of over 9,000 cows from a month ago. If you’re not processing your DHIA records with ATA, please consider the change. You will be seeing some new faces with Holstein USA: Emily Annexstad (former Princess Kay of the Milky Way), as Marketing Communications Manager; Dr. Jeffrey Bewley, as Dairy Analytics and Innovation Scientist; and also Michael McCaffrey, as Regional Sales Representative. Keep safe during harvest and stay positive. ~Spencer Hackett
Grand Prize: $2000.00 cash - Lana Beckard 2nd: $1500.00 cash - Jason Prins 3rd: $1000.00 Gift Certificate to Select Sires Matt Timmer 4th: $1000.00 Cash - Jacob Bierstedt 5th: $750.00 Certificate towards Ads in Minnesota Holstein News Karla Smeija/Quetin Scott 6th: Bonnie Mohr Angel Twins print Bruce Iverson 7th : $500.00 cash - Troy Cameron 8th: 1 night stay and 2 banquet tickets at All-Breeds Convention - Corey Popp 9th: $300.00 cash - Trystan Bachman 10th: $250.00 cash - Dusty Haase
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2020 Minnesota Holstein Association Field Day Hosted by KurthKine Holsteins
The 2020 Minnesota Holstein Association Field Day was hosted by KurthKine Holsteins of Buffalo Lake, Minnesota. Nearly 150 Registered Holstein enthusiasts from across the state came to the event held on July 11, 2020. KurthKine Holsteins is owned by Bill and Leah Kurth and Family (pictured). A lunch of pulled pork, beans, chips, and ice cream was served prior to three featured speakers. Bill Kurth spoke on behalf of his wife, Leah, and their children to welcome everyone to the event. The 66th Princess Kay of the Milky Way, Amy Kyllo, Minnesota Commissioner of Agriculture, Thom Peterson, and Barry Visser of Vita Plus (all pictured) all spoke in regards to dairy and dairy farming in Minnesota. Door prizes were given out, and the Minnesota Holstein Association President, Tracy Schaefer, presented the Kurth Family with a clock. Meanwhile, the Minnesota Junior Holstein Association presented a fitting clinic for youth. A downpour of rain led attendees into the barn for the announcement of judging results and information on the cows in the contest. The dairy judging contest included three Holstein cow classes: a two-year old class, three-year old class, and fouryear old class. There was an adult division and a junior division. John Schroeder served as the official judge for the dairy judging contest, and winners received KurthKine Holsteins apparel donated by the Kurth Family. In the adult division, Kari Swanson and Tom Sohm (pictured) tied for first place and Gerald Kramer (not pictured) placed third. In the junior division, Megan Ratka (pictured) placed first, Kayla Visser (not pictured) placed second, and Matthias Annexstad (pictured) placed third. Nearly 120 individuals participated in the dairy judging contest. The event wrapped up with some final comments from Bill Kurth and Tracy Schaefer after the judging results. The Kurths and MHA would like to thank Clancy Kurth, the Schroeder Family, Ethan and Kyle Grams, and Barry Visser for all of their help with the event. In addition, thank you to Centra Sota and Vita Plus for sponsoring the meal, First District Association for sponsoring the ice cream, and AgriBoost Consulting LLC for donating water and ice. Still further, thank you to Craig Buss of Dairyland Seed, Scott Vacek of DeLaval, and Barry Visser of Vita Plus for donating door prizes. The Minnesota Holstein Association would like to extend a huge thank you to Bill and Leah Kurth and family for all of their tremendous work planning and hosting the 2020 Field Day. It certainly was a wonderful event!
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Women in Agriculture
Stacy Leiding
Background: My husband, Todd, and I farm in Fountain, MN. We have 23 year old twin daughters, Haely and Kayla. Haely is an agricultural Education Teacher at AFSA High School in Vadnais Heights and Kayla and her husband, Lance Sexton live in Plainview, MN. Kayla works at MN Ag Group, a CASE IH Dealership and Lance farms with his family on their dairy farm in Millville, MN. Occupation: Owner and Operator of Shir-Man Registered Holsteins Background information on your farm: In the fall of 1995, Todd and I moved home to my family’s farm and formed a partnership with my parents, Tillman and Shirley Fingerson. In 2008, we purchased the herd and downsized from 120 cows to the 65 cows we milk today in our 47 cow tie-stall barn. Our herd’s Rolling Herd Average is 24,011 lbs, 935 fat and 742 protein+. In addition, we farm 360 acres of corn, alfalfa, and soybeans. What experiences led you to work in agriculture/dairy? I grew up on our family’s dairy farm and being a dairy farmer’s daughter was something I was always very proud of. I always appreciated the responsibility, work ethic, and working as a family. After college, Todd and I worked for a few years in agriculture related jobs, but soon we took the opportunity to come home to farm. What is your favorite aspect of working in agriculture? My favorite part is working with youth. I have been coaching the dairy judging team for over twenty years and I have worked with the quiz bowl team as well. I enjoy working with and getting to know the kids and their families. It is fun to see the kids I work with grow and learn over the years. I also volunteer and help with the Fillmore County 4-H Dairy Committee and help with different shows in SouthEast MN. How has your involvement with Minnesota Holstein helped you throughout your career? I started attending MJHA conventions and state show in my early teens. Shows and conventions were highlights for me and my family. The people I met and lessons learned were invaluable. As an adult, Minnesota Holstein has provided me opportunities to gather and network with other farmers at shows, meetings and conventions. It is nice to be able to get to know different members and take home some new ideas to implement into our own operation. I also enjoyed the opportunities my daughters had through their involvement in different youth organizations in the dairy industry, like Minnesota Holstein. What barriers, if any, have you faced in order to be successful in an agricultural role? The past five years have definitely been a challenge in the industry, dealing with low milk prices, challenging weather conditions, and now COVID-19. Through this all we have had to face the challenges head on, try to keep an optimistic attitude, and hope and pray things get better. 6
What advice do you have for other women wanting to work in agriculture? If you have the passion and interest to work in agriculture, don’t be afraid to give it a try. The industry is full of all sorts of opportunities.
Annie Lauber
Background: My husband Ryan and I recently moved back to southeast Minnesota and now reside in Elgin. We live about a mile from my family farm, Macland Holsteins. My uncle, Jimmy McFarland, farms full time. I grew up about 20 miles away in Pine Island, where my dad, Scott Culbertson, raised show heifers. Occupation: Market Solution Specialist for Milk Quality and Animal Health at DeLaval Inc. Background information on your farm: While I don’t farm full time, I do help out on our family farms whenever I can! Macland Holsteins – Elgin, MN: We milk 45 Registered Holsteins in a tie-stall barn. We enjoy marketing our small herd with the philosophy of making every stall count. If you’re doing things right, you are able to sell your best cows and then work to make more. We have 320 acres of corn, soybeans and alfalfa. Hillpine Holsteins – Union Grove, WI: My husband Ryan’s farm is ran by his father, Mark, and brother, Matt. They milk 60 Registered Holsteins in a tie-stall facility. They run 300 acres of hay, wheat, soybeans and corn. We try to get back to Wisconsin as often as possible. Your role & career: I started my career out of college with DeLaval and have had the opportunity to move around to a few different positions within my three years. Currently, I work as a solution specialist, where I work to support and market our milk quality products (teat dip, CIP chemicals, milk filters, etc) as well as our farm supply portfolio (cow brushes, water products, mattresses, etc). What experiences led you to work in agriculture/dairy? I don’t think I really had a choice not to – all of my youth and college activities were centered around the agriculture and dairy industry! From 4-H, to the Minnesota Junior Holstein Association, to the Gopher Dairy Club and beyond, everyone I was surrounded with had the same passions. What is your favorite aspect of working in agriculture? There’s always something new to learn and explore. Technology is constantly evolving and agriculture truly is at the forefront of looking ahead to what’s coming next and how to save time and money. I love working for a company that is working to better dairy farmer’s lives through new innovations to maximize efficiency.
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How has your involvement with Minnesota Holstein helped you throughout your career? Although I am still at the beginning of my career, the networking from Minnesota Holstein has always been strong. As I’ve entered my professional life, I’ve crossed paths with many MN Holstein members throughout the way and know that I will continue to do so. What barriers, if any, have you faced in order to be successful in an agricultural role? For me, the largest barrier was realizing I grew up on a small, type-focused herd. It was tough at first because, yes I grew up in the dairy industry, but a very small portion of the industry. I had to work to better understand the day-to-day operations of some of the customers I work with. I’ve loved the challenge of learning more about how larger scale dairies make their decisions and how a company can work to be business partners with them. I’ve really enjoyed being able to work with dairymen from all shapes and sizes across North American and working to provide a solution that meets their specific needs. What advice do you have for other women wanting to work in agriculture? Don’t be afraid to ask questions! Within the ag industry, there’s so much to learn and being inquisitive is great.
Kathy Hupf
Background: I grew up on a small family dairy farm in Randolph, MN where I was very involved with the day to day work on the farm, creating in me a passion for dairying and cows. I had my own herd of Holsteins for 18 years, then worked in children’s ministry for another 18 years. Now, I am a cheesemaker, owning a cheese business, CannonBelles Cheese, and in 2019, opened a coffee and ice cream shop in Cannon Falls, MN called CannonBelles Coffee and Ice Cream, along with my two business partners Deeann Lufkin and Jackie Ohmann, so I’m still in the dairy industry. I have two grown children; son, AJ Neil, his wife Cortney and two girls, Addy & Raelynn, and daughter, Molly Kappers, husband Ryan and their children, Haiden, Emily, Olivia, and Avery. Occupation: Owner of CannonBelles Cheese and CannonBelles Coffee & Ice Cream in Cannon Falls, MN Your role & career: Becoming a cheesemaker and owner of an ice cream shop brings my dairy career to full circle. As for our CannonBelles Cheese business, my role is Chief Marketing Officer. I’ve found that I love sharing our products with consumers. Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined myself enjoying sales, but I love it! We began our cheese business about four years ago, and it has continually grown. Our cheese is currently in over 30 grocery stores and locations throughout MN. We’re in the process of building a cheese making facility in Cannon Falls and are building it large enough to possibly produce another dairy product or bottle local milk later on. Currently, we make our cheese at the University of MN as part of a
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pilot cheesemaker program they offer. As for our CannonBelles Coffee & Ice Cream shop, I love meeting and getting to know our customers. My role there is a little bit everything, from scooping ice cream and making coffee & sandwiches, managing our staff of employees, to chief dishwasher. What experiences led you to work in agriculture/dairy? From a very young age, working alongside my parents, Vernon & Olive Hupf, and siblings on our family farm, and learning the important role that dairying plays in our communities and global economy gave me the foundation for my future, little did I know at the time. Being a part of 4-H, FFA, and MN Holstein Association has made a huge impact on who I am today. It enhanced my passion for dairying, taught me leadership skills and is where I created friendships with others who were just as excited about cows as I was. What is your favorite aspect of working in agriculture? Getting to know so many people who share the same passion about farming as I do and meeting consumers who love the products we produce and sell. Sharing my dairy story and helping inform consumers on the benefits of dairy in their diets. Also, knowing that I have been a small part of providing nutritious and delicious food products for our local communities and beyond and helping to grow the local food market. How has your involvement with Minnesota Holstein helped you throughout your career? Most definitely, the people I’ve met through MN Holstein have been an important factor in my life, through my involvement in showing cattle and taking on leadership roles within the programs. They are my life-long friends and a wonderful support system as we grow our current businesses. What barriers, if any, have you faced in order to be successful in an agricultural role? Growing up on the farm, gender was never really an issue. There were chores to be done and hay to bale and we did it. It didn’t matter whether you were male or female. I guess I’ve carried that same mindset throughout my life, if you want to do something, get it done. Probably the biggest barrier I’ve faced is financial, which, in my opinion, has little bearing on being a woman. Having or finding the financial support for starting our businesses has been challenging. What advice do you have for other women wanting to work in agriculture? Go for it! Agriculture offers such a wide array of career opportunities; research development, production agriculture, teaching, genetics, ag innovations and engineering, cheesemaking, and the list goes on. For me, it’s a very rewarding field. It can be exhausting at times, but if you love what you do, it is all worth it in the end. Almost all of the women in my family have chosen careers in agriculture. They are or have been high school ag teachers, Extension agriculture specialist, farm hotline responder, writer for a dairy communications publication, marketing manager for bull stud, and dairy farmers. I believe it was strong women like my mom who paved the way for more women choosing careers in agriculture. 7
Women who were in the barn every day, (in a time when it wasn’t proper for women to be doing farm work) working with their husbands and families, trying to make a living in the dairy industry. She was very active with dairy promotion, was very involved with 4-H, and helped start the MN Jr. Holstein Association. She made sure we got involved with youth organizations to better ourselves and give us an opportunity to develop our passions for the future. We’re proud of and passionate about the careers we’ve chosen and look forward to seeing the success continue in the next generation of women agriculturalists.
Theresa Reps
Background: My husband, Nick, and I reside in Stewartville, MN with our two-year-old daughter, Madelynn. I grew up on my family’s dairy farm, Twohey Dairy where we milk 250 Holsteins. I actually met my husband through 4-H dairy judging so dairy is very near and dear to my heart. I love living close to my family’s dairy because we often can be found throwing tires, milking or providing an extra set of hands. I also love that my daughter gets to grow up with farm experiences. I attended the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities where I majored in agricultural communications and marketing. I also received my M.A. in strategic communications from the University of Minnesota. In my spare time you can find me reading, playing with my daughter or watching football. My husband and I are the self-proclaimed biggest Vikings fans. Occupation: Agricultural Affairs Manager, Midwest Dairy Your role & career: At Midwest Dairy I lead our leadership development strategy which means I get to work with our princess programs, ambassador programs, farmer training programs and young-farmer program. I also get the privilege of leading the Princess Kay of the Milky Way program. In addition to that work, I get to help set the strategy for how we work with our dairy farmers to understand the work checkoff is doing on their behalf. I love that I get to stay connected to dairy farmers and can help them work to share their story with the public. What experiences led you to work in agriculture/dairy? I always knew I wanted to work in agriculture. Especially as I became more involved in 4-H and FFA. The best thing I did for my career though was working for a different commodity. Right out of college, I was hired as the Director of Communications and Marketing for the Minnesota Pork Board . I loved learning more about another industry and meeting different types of farmers. I gained a better perspective of the dairy industry working for another commodity. I always knew I wanted to get back into dairy if the opportunity was there. It was hard to leave a company that I loved and farmers that I enjoyed working with, but it is great being back in dairy and getting to work alongside dairy farmers. What is your favorite aspect of working in agriculture? I love being able to work every day with and for farmers. In my role, I get to be a part of helping farmers and youth develop their skills. I also get to help share dairy’s story with 8
consumers. I honestly get the best of both worlds. It is also awesome to work with people who didn’t grow up on a farm and watch as their passion develops. Agriculture is such an awesome industry to work in and it is great being part of building the next generation of leaders. How has your involvement with Minnesota Holstein helped you throughout your career? My involvement with Minnesota Holstein has played a huge role in my career. It allowed me to network with people I now work alongside, and it helped me develop my confidence as a leader in dairy. What barriers, if any, have you faced in order to be successful in an agricultural role? There are a lot of barriers in any industry that you will need to overcome to be successful. One of the biggest things in agriculture has been how to deal with all the hardships and changes. Agriculture and dairy have faced many hardships, especially these last four years. It has been difficult to be someone working in agriculture trying to be a part of the solution but realizing there is not a lot you can do for those that are suffering besides being an ear to listen. What advice do you have for other women wanting to work in agriculture? Don’t be afraid to fail, failure teaches you some of your greatest lessons. Also be confident in yourself but not too confident that you won’t admit when you need help or have a question. Finally, use your connections. We are all here to support one another and I would be happy to help anyone interested in working in agriculture.
Sarah Schmidt
Background: My childhood was spent growing up on Raylore Farm near Hutchinson, Minn. Together with my parents, Loren and Laura Olson, and siblings Luke, Lana and Elizabeth, we milked 55 Registered Holsteins and were very active in 4-H, FFA and Junior Holstein activities. I attended the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in animal science with a dairy industry emphasis. While on campus I was a member of the dairy judging team and served as president of the Gopher Dairy Club, among other activities. Today, my husband, Kelly, and I have three daughters: Aubree (13), Kate (11) and Britta (7). We live near New Ulm, Minn., where we enjoy raising and showing Holstein and Simmental/SimAngus heifers and hogs. I continue to be involved in 4-H as an adult leader, primarily through the Minnesota 4-H Dairy Showcase program. Occupation: Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI) Vice President of Public Affairs Your role & career: As AMPI Vice President of Public Affairs, I work closely with senior management to accurately and effectively share AMPI’s story and vision with a variety of audiences, including dairy farmer member-owners, employees, leg-
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islators and customers. My responsibilities have evolved throughout my 10 years with AMPI and currently include leading co-op communications, government relations and sustainability efforts. In addition, I worked closely with the co-op’s sales team to launch AMPI’s new brand in 2019 – Dinner Bell Creamery. I continue to manage marketing efforts for the brand, sharing our farmer-owned, co-op crafted story with consumers. Prior to joining AMPI, I managed online sales and marketing efforts for nearly six years at Holstein World. During that time, I was able to work with more than 300 dairy cattle breeders from across the U.S. and Canada to promote and market their cattle. This role provided the opportunity to attend and report on some of the dairy industry’s most notable shows and sales. What experiences led you to work in agriculture/dairy? Growing up on the farm and closely working with animals was where I developed my love for dairy cattle. Involvement within ag youth organizations such as the MN Junior Holstein Association presented numerous opportunities to grow and test my knowledge, and meet many wonderful people. Serving as Princess Kay of the Milky Way emboldened my desire to tell dairy’s story in ways that connect and resonate with consumers. What is your favorite aspect of working in agriculture? To work in agriculture is to be part of providing food for our family and neighbors, and people all around the world – what a wonderful cause! Dairy farmers work tirelessly to care for and support their families, animals, the land and their local communities. I know the dedication it takes to produce quality milk and dairy products, and I’m proud to represent those who do. How has your involvement with Minnesota Holstein helped you throughout your career? From a young age I learned the importance of networking – long before online social media platforms. Attending conventions and state shows provided the setting to meet new people, learn new things and grow as a person. I value the relationships developed years ago – with adults and junior members alike – and I’m thankful to have those connections today in my professional career. What barriers, if any, have you faced in order to be successful in an agricultural role? Those directly employed within agriculture represent less than 1 percent of the U.S. population. Making sure our story and accurate information is being shared with consumers is of the utmost importance. To be successful, we must cut through the noise and influence of anti-agriculture groups. We can do this by working together to connect with consumers, sharing our stories and establishing trust. What advice do you have for other women wanting to work in agriculture? -Always be hungry and growing – learn something new every day. -Seek mentors and be a mentor – women and men, all ages. -Effective communication begins with good listening. We are living through a time in the world where there is an increased desire to know where food comes from
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and increased recognition for those who produce it. A safe and secure food supply is critical to a healthy nation. At the same time, market price swings and years of depressed prices have impacted the ability of dairy farm families to continue in the business. Continued active engagement with political leaders will be key in ensuring the existence of effective safety nets for dairy farmers, and protecting the use of dairy’s good name and the role of dairy products in a balanced diet.
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Little Valley Dairy
Holly Thompson and her family have roots deep in dairy. Off the farm, Holly serves on the Minnesota DHIA Board “Dairy has been in my blood all my life,” said Holly. and on the board of the Rochester Area Holstein Club. She and Little Valley Dairy, home of Holly-D Holsteins, is 100% Donny’s three children have been involved in MJHA, FFA, and family owned and operated by Holly, her husband Donny, 4-H, along with being extremely active on the farm. and their kids: Nick, Katie, and Clara. Located in Plainview, The day to day routine at Little Valley Dairy can look a bit Minnesota, the Thompson’s call Donny’s sixth generation, different depending on which kids are home. Each morning, Century Farm home. Nick, Katie, and Clara complete the Donny mixes feed and scrapes out the barn while Holly milks seventh generation of their family in agriculture. the cows. Their daughter, Clara, feeds calves pasteurized whole Holly got her first Registered Holsteins at 13 years old when milk each morning and takes care of the weaned calves. Holly’s her father made a deal with a farmer in Wisconsin to trade hay morning milking routine can take 30 to 45 minutes longer than for heifers. When she and Donny married in 1996, they both her evening milking, “I like to spend some extra time on the had jobs off the farm in town, but Holly soon began milking for fresh and hospital cows in the morning. I’m able to monitor her in-laws. In 1997 each of them a little more she quit her day job closely and give them the to work on the farm attention they need.” When full time. Donny Katie is home from college, continued to work in she milks in the evenings, town and his father helps with registrations, continued to work in feeds youngstock, and works the barn with Holly. with the show cattle. In 1998, Holly and Last year, Nick purchased Donny slowly began a semi and hauls grain for to buy some cows his parents when needed. and transition to “Nick is a huge asset,” purchasing the farm. stated Holly. She continued, In 2000, they owned “He is always looking into the farm in full. things like buying a tractor, “We slowly because he knows it will transitioned into the help on the farm.” Off the farm. We bought farm, Nick has a full time cows as we were job working for CHS. Donny, Holly, Katie, Clara, and Nick Thompson able and went in on shares with Donny’s parents. Once we had Donny owns a custom forage harvesting business. He does purchased the farm, we purchased two more farms,” stated everything, whether it is cutting the hay or hauling it to the Holly. All together, the Thompson’s own about 1,000 acres of customer. When Donny is busy during harvest, Holly and Clara land, with a large amount of pasture land, some of which they handle the chores on their own, and they all help each other are able to rent out to some neighbors for beef cows. out where they can. “It can be a real balancing act when we are In 2006, Holly and Donny built a new barn on the farm. all busy. I really take care of the cows, and Donny is focused Their barn is a combination freestall and pack barn. There are more on the crop entity, but we make it all work,” said Holly. 72 free stalls in two separate groups, and there are two bedded A few cows stand out to Holly as special in their herd. “I packs: one for pre-fresh cows and one for post-fresh and purchased a heifer for the kids and her dam was priced low, hospital cows. so I purchased her, too. That cow was Shamrock-R Rubens The Thompson family milks anywhere from 180 to 200 cows. Isabel.” She continued, “When I’m walking through the barn Of those lactating cows, around 35% are registered. The rest and I say a cow name that starts with an ‘I’, it goes back to her. are grade animals with records for generations. “A project that She wasn’t a big cow, a little frail even, but she just had my eye Katie and I have been working on is identifying all of the cows. and everything was put together right. The family throws heifer Our goal is to have all of the cows identified and registered in calves like no other, probably 90% heifer calves with no sexed the next year or so,” stated Holly. “There are more registered semen.” youngstock than the cows, and Katie has been working to help Holly-D BApple Icing EX-92 is one of Isabel’s descendants. us stay on top of those registrations as well.” Icing is a Big Apple daughter and the highest scored cow bred Family photo credit: Matt Addington
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Holly and Donny Thompson and Family and owned by the Thompsons. “I can’t say enough good things about her. She milks 90 to 100 pounds a day and was bred once at 90 days fresh, stuck, and is due back in February. She is a cow I wouldn’t trade for the world. Great to look at, milk, and work with” Holly remarked. Katie had great show ring success with Jerland SH RB NataneRED-ET, placing 1st Junior in the International Red and White Show at World Dairy Expo in 2016. Today, Holly milks two daughters of Natane, promising cows in the herd, with more due soon. A few years ago, Holly was sick and the kids really picked up the extra work in the barn. As a reward, Holly and Donny purchased each of them a calf. Nick’s calf, Milksource Hvezda Lidia-ET was a daughter of Wilstar RS TLNT Limited-RED. Holly-D Redburst Linde-RED-ET is an offspring of that family, whom Holly flushed on a bit of a whim when they flushed Katie’s Natane cow. From that flush came two heifer calves. Holly-D Avalanche Lacey-RED-ET was one of those calves and in 2019 was Junior Champion of the District One Black & White Holstein Show. Over the years, the Thompson kids have had great success in the show ring with many home bred animals and cow families that they are proud to have developed. Other promising cows in the herd include a few from the Roxy family, a Redburst maternal sister to Apple, and a descendant of Tiffany from Stransky’s. Holly does all of the matings by herself on the farm. She reminisced, “My sister and I from a young age pulled out the bull books and were involved in the breeding of our animals. The first animal that I had success with in the show ring and was really proud of was a Fargo daughter. Then, I wanted to breed everything to Fargo, until I would look at the linears and realize that it wouldn’t work. I learned at a young age how to read proofs and make those mating decisions.”
Holly-D Adonis Red Velvet-RED-ET, Nominated Jr All-American, 2017 11 FALL 2020
Holly doesn’t always stick to normal practices when it comes to the breeding program but rather sticks to what she knows will work on their herd. Currently, all milk cows are bred on a double ovsynch program and mated on a cow by cow basis. Heifers are bred at a grower ab out 15 minutes away. Holly is breeding for red, some polled animals and there are currently seven polled cows milking in the herd, which she feels is an asset for the future. Her favorite bulls right now include Jordy, Awesome, Altitude, Aristocrat and a few others here and there. For black animals, she is using Sirwood, Twizzle, Crush, Twitch, and some Doorman here and there. A favorite bull of Holly’s was Big Apple, the sire of their 92 point cow. “We have a few Big Apple daughters, and I feel he has had the biggest impact on our herd. His semen isn’t made anymore, but I was excited to get my hands on a few more units recently,” stated Holly. She continued, “I’m also excited about using some Moovin in the herd. I think he could have a great impact in our herd.” Holly’s breeding philosophy has always been looking toward the future. In 1998, she and Donny started DHIA testing, a move that they feel has been very beneficial. Holly stated, “DHIA testing is a key for us. When we moved forward to build a better herd for our future, we used DHIA testing to weed out the lower level cows. We really started thinking we wanted to get a little more into purebred cattle and find some things we could make as assets to our herd for the future, not just for today.” She continued, “It takes time to build quality to get to where you want to be. For us, if we stick with type and productive life, we are better off. I don’t push my cows with a herd average, I just want them to stick around.” “I’m really happy with the herd overall right now. In any herd, the bottom five or ten percent wouldn’t please everyone, but I think we have cows all the way through the barn that impress and will produce good offspring for the future.”
Clara with Holly-D BApple Icing EX-92
Nick, Katie, and Clara
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JUNIOR HOLSTEIN MOOS President’s Remarks
Greetings, I hope this issue finds everyone well and having a successful fall. On my farm, we had an early silage harvest thanks to an early spring and generally ideal growing season, and we’re chopping our last crop of hay as I write this message. We’ll be glad to be done putting up forages for the season and to have happier cows in the cooler weather, and I’m sure everyone else will as well. Despite unusual circumstances, the Minnesota Holstein Association was able to put on a few great events this summer, including Field Day and the State Show. The Juniors stayed involved at both, with board member Taylor Fester giving a fitting demonstration at Field Day, and the Junior Holstein Show and other junior activities at State Show going on as close to normal as possible. I would like to thank all of the junior exhibitors from State Show and congratulate award winners. We were also able to raise nearly $2,000 at State Show through adult showmanship and a raffle. We appreciate everyone’s support for our organization, as it helps make our activities and events throughout the year possible! This winter, our board will be busy planning the Junior All-Breeds Convention, set to take place in St. Cloud this spring if possible. Keep reading the Minnesota Holstein News and checking our social media pages to stay up to date on future junior activities and ways to stay connected to our membership! -Matthias Annexstad
Tyler Ratka Earns Rising Star Award Congratulations to Tyler Ratka who received the Dale Mackenthun Rising Star award. He was recognized at the Minnesota Junior Holstein Association State Show on July 23, 2020 in Brookings, SD. This award is in honor of Dale Mackenthun, sponsored by his wife Jill and family. Dale loved the dairy industry and showing cattle. He long devoted his life to helping juniors across the state. It is a reflection of juniors involvement and learning experiences in the show ring. Tyler has shown two years at the Minnesota Junior Holstein State Show and had throughly enjoyed his time in the show ring at the Stearns County Fair as well. In his application, Tyler stated, “The most valuable lesson I have learned from showing is that it isn’t all about the color of the ribbon you receive. It’s about learning new
skills, meeting friends, making connections that can help you down the road, being respectful to others whether you win or lose, never giving up, and so much more.” Congratulations, Tyler!
Looking Ahead...MJHA Awards for 2021 It is never too early to be thinking about applying for awards through MJHA! Distingushed Junior Member and Younger Distingushed Junior Member applications are due January 29, 2021 and MJHA Scholarships, the Junior Star Award, and production awards are due February 19, 2021. The DJM application is open to 17-21 year olds who have excelled in preparing for their life’s work, while contributing to their local and state Holstein activities. The YDJM application recognizes 9-16 year olds for their accomplishments working with Holsteins, achievements and leadership in Holstein activities, as well as school and community involvement. Minnesota did not have any DJM or YDJM applicants last year, but would like to see the many qualified juniors that call Minnesota home represented at the state and national levels. If you are in need of assistance applying for DJM and YDJM awards, please feel free to reach out to Rachel at mnholsteinmarketing@gmail.com for editing and proofreading assistance or with any questions or concerns. There are two scholarships available to MJHA members, the Junior Memorial Scholarship, open to students enrolled in a two or four year college, and the High School Senior Scholarship, open to current high school seniors. 12
The Junior Star Award This award is available to all MJHA members between the ages of 9-21. The award may only be won once. It is a reflection of members involvement in the MJHA activities. MJHA offers three production awards: the Minnesota Junior Progressive Breeders Registry, Minnesota Junior Long Range Production, and Minnesota Junior High Production Award. These awards show the progress that juniors make with animals that they breed and own. Award members will be recognized at the 2021 MJHA Convention, to be held in St. Cloud, MN, March 19-21, 2021.
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Midwest Holsteins FALL 2020
Iowa • Michigan • Minnesota • Wisconsin
Denisha © Beth Herges, Kenni © Cybil Fisher
Ms D Angel Denisha-ET EX-92
Willows-Edge Crush
Denisha’s embryos have been sold to Germany, Japan and Spain. We currently have exportable Altitude embryos available.
Kenni’s dam has embryos sold to Japan, Canada, Australia and USA
1st 5-Year-Old, Senior & Grand Champion, Best Udder - Dist. 1 Holstein Show Doorman x EX-94 Damion x Apple EX-96
Kenni-ET VG-85 @1-10
6th Summer Jr. 2-year-old - Midwest Fall Natl. Crush x VG-87 Golden Dreams x Lovhill Goldwyn Katrysha EX-96 - 2015 World Dairy Expo Supreme Champion
A special thank you to Doug Lyons and his family for allowing us to tie-in at West Union, Iowa.
Henk and Bonnie Van Dyk
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so strong that its teams have placed 1st overall in 8 of the 15 contests held over the past 5 years at the All-American Dairy Show (Harrisburg, PA), the North American International Livestock Exposition (Louisville, KY), and World Dairy Expo (Madison, WI). Also, the University of Minnesota has placed 1st or 2nd overall in 20 of the 30 contests in these 3 contests over the past 10 years. No other university comes close to this incredible record of success. If you want a career in the dairy industry, consider the University of Minnesota. In addition to participating in our highly successful dairy judging and dairy challenge
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Wisconsin Holstein Association 902 8th Ave., Baraboo, WI 53913 Phone (608) 356-2114 • Fax (608) 356-6312 1-800-223-4269 wisholsteins@gmail.com
www.wisholsteins.com WISCONSIN HOLSTEIN ASSOCIATION STAFF: Laura Wackershauser, Executive Director Mara Budde, Director of Communications Charitee Seebecker, Director of Sales & Membership WISCONSIN HOLSTEIN ASSOCIATION BOARD MEMBERS: Pam Selz-Pralle, President - Humbird, 715-334-3434 Steve Endres, Vice President - Waunakee, 608-279-5952 Erica Ullom, Secretary - Bloomer, 715-933-0477 Sara Feldmann, Exec. Committee - Howards Grove, 920-980-9704 Ryan Weigel, Exec. Committee - Platteville, 608-434-4109 Rick Adams - Elkhorn, 262-374-0793 Craig Carncross - Lodi, 608-592-2560 Bob Cramer Jr. - Juda, 608-558-7775 Heather Jauquet - Pulaski, 920-371-7511 Joseta Halbur - Eden, 715-821-9672 Craig Krohlow - Black Creek, 920-639-5388 Kurt Loehr - Eden, 920-602-0101
NATIONAL DIRECTORS: Corey Geiger, President - 920-650-0294 Bob Webb - 920-377-1079 4 - MIDWEST HOLSTEINS, Fall 2020
Midwest Holsteins INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
3 Sisters Dairy ............................................................................ 5 Blackview Jerseys ........................................................................ 5 Brenhaven Jerseys...................................................................... 20 Bricco’s Cow Town.................................................................... 28 Farnear ...................................................................................... 13 Goldmist .................................................................................... 36 Green Meadow Farms .............................................................. 12 Hilrose Dairy .............................................................................. 9 Intrigue Farms .......................................................................... 27 Iowa Holstein Association.................................................... 32-33 KD Genetics.............................................................................. 29 King Street Dairy & Thistle Dew Jerseys .................................. 25 Marathon County ................................................................ 22-24 Mat-Ar-Dor ................................................................................11 Minnesota Directory of Services .............................................. 34 Olmar Farms ............................................................................ 30 Pinnacle Genetics ...................................................................... 21 Ralma Holsteins .......................................................................... 8 Smith-Crest .............................................................................. 10 Spruce Lawn Dispersal.............................................................. 31 Star Summit ................................................................................ 6 Starlight Acres ...................................................................... 18-19 Synergy Family Dairy................................................................ 35 University of Minnesota.............................................................. 3 University of Wisconsin-Madison .............................................. 7 Wargo Acres .............................................................................. 26 Willows Edge .............................................................................. 2 Windleway ................................................................................ 24 Wirtland Holsteins........................................................................5 cover photo by Rachel Coyne
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OCTOBER 23, 2020 | RICE, MN After 43 years of developing the Faith family, we are ready to offer you our herd of 100% Ralma Juror Faith descendants for the first time! All milking-age females and bred heifers will sell. Follow Ralma Holsteins on Facebook for more sale details and a link to the catalog.
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Ralma Pety Suds EX-92
3-00 352 28,252 4.7% 1,330 3.6% 1,012 Scored EX-92 at 33 days fresh! Sells along with her Doorman 2-year-old Fresh 7/2/20
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Ralma Highly Deluxe EX-91
Ralma Headliner Jackpot-ET EX-91 Ralma Christmas Fudge-ET VG-88 @2 yrs 4-08 304 39,944 5.3% 2,108 3.0% 1,196 5-07 273 41,082 5.5% 2,273 3.0% 1,245 State Sr 4-Year-Old Fat Record 6 VG and EX milking daughters sell
2-03 365 31,810 4.1% 1,292 3.2% 1,027 2011 Global Cow of the Year Dam of 30 VG and 13 EX daughters 90% of sale animals trace back to Fudge!
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Ralma Willpower Twix EX-94 2E
2-00 304 27,333 3.7% 1,012 2.9% 798 4-11 365 26,968 4.5% 1,212 3.3% 898 High Octane 3-yr-old from an EX-91 GD sells Newly classified EX-94 in August! Due 12/20/20 to King Doc Twix sells from 6 generations of VG or EX dams
Herd Statistics 109.3% BAA 27-year Progressive Breeders Registry 30-year Progressive Genetics Herd 30,330 lbs. milk, 1,166 lbs. fat, 901 lbs. protein
Ralma Juror Faith-ET EX-91
4-02 365 47,860 4.5% 2,165 3.1% 1,497 Nominated 2009 Global Cow of the Year Genetic Influence World-wide!
Mark & Natalie Schmitt Al & Brenda Schmitt schmittdairy@jetup.net (320) 393-2999 16699 25th Ave NW Rice, MN 56367
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Hilrose Avalanch Addy-Red-ET Hilrose Altitude Audi-Red-ET Hilrose Altitude Aero-Red-ET 3rd Spring Calf WI R&W Jr. Show (10 & under)
1st Spring Calf WI R&W Show HM Jr Champion WI R&W Jr. Show
Their dam: Hilrose Advent ANNA EX-94 3E GMD 8-03 365 45,245 4.9 2227 3.2 1427 WI Cow of the Year 2018 Nasco Type & Production Winner 2018 Reserve AA R&W Production Cow 2017 Reserve AA R&W Aged Cow 2016 Next 9 Dams Excellent! Anna has embryos available and will be starting IVF soon.
RHA 32,154 BAA 111.8% Holstein USA Herd of Excellence
The Brantmeier Family Joe and Chris | Andy, Ashley and Kylie Jeff, Bonnie, Bentley, Blake and Brodie
N426 Military Road, Sherwood, WI 54169 Jeff: 920-205-4976 | Andy: 920-450-3047 jjbrantmeier@yahoo.com
Addy, Audi, Aero © Cybil Fisher; Brantmeier family photo © Joseph Opsal Photography
1st Milking Yearling WI R&W Show Owned by Grant Vosters, MilkSource and Legendholm
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The Smith-Crest Way We had a great day with the classifier on Monday! We scored some young cows that will be fun to watch! Our clients and partners had some great results as well! A few of our highlights:
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Sie mers Undnd Whish 29960 VG-87 MS-88 2-03 STG Germany Rya n-Vu Mario Ensign VG-87 VG-87 2-03 Dawson Nickels Smith-Crest Armani In Time-ET VG-85 2-03 - Smith-Crest Milksource Doorman Trinity VG-852-06 - Smith-Crest DL- VAN Avalanche Addie ET EX-90 3-00 David Vanderstappen Ern est-Anthony Alias-ET EX-91 4-00 - Yardley & Smith-Crest; Dam: Arethusa Fever Almira-ET EX-95 Pyr amid Doorman Lyric-ET EX-90 4-00 - Yardley & Smith-Crest ; Dam: Dannanview Damion Lyza-ET EX-94
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DL- Van Amrmani Allie-Red EX-91 4-03 - Tim & Leah Ziemba and Smith-Crest Krull Awe Hot Tamale-Red VG-88 4-05 - Krull Family My sitk-Kreek De Hala-Red-ET EX-90 MS-91 4-00 Sam Pitterle Zie ms Jacoby Los Angles-ET EX-90 3-06 - Tim & Leah Ziemba & Josh York S& S-Crest Avlch Saylor EX-91 MS-92 4-02 - Spears Family & Smith-Crest
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Ms Smith-Crest Drman Vallie EX-90 5-00 - Mike Hackman and Smith-Crest Day-Brem Shot Krazy EX-90 MS-91 5-02 - Smith-Crest Ms Butlerview Gldust Ana-ET EX-91 6-03 - Charles & Dane Thompson Peicrest Armani Piper-EX-92 MS-92 4-09 - Gregg Peirick Ms Smith-Crest J Vicki-ET EX-92 7-06 - Smith-Crest
Allie
Smith-Crest-TW Sho Vicky-ET EX-92 9-00 - Smith-Crest
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Travis and Holly Smith | Leah, Hattie and Blake 920-988-2443 | W7465 County Rd Q, Watertown, WI 53098 Visitors always welcome!
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Midwest Holstein Roundtable Stone-Front Farm Lancaster, Wis. 1350 cows 2000 tillable acres Andy and Lyn Buttles, daughters Christina (13) and Kayla (10), Elam and Barbara Buttles Levi Martin is the Herd Manager Becky Oglesby is the Calf Manager Christina, Lyn, Andy and Kayla Buttles
The Midwest Holsteins editors again teamed up for another roundtable of Midwest Registered Holstein breeders. This time around the topic revolves around “if I could do it all over...” where we asked the breeders to reflect on how their farms have changed over the years, what they did that created a very positive result and what they would have changed if they could go back. We hope this roundtable gives you insight into your dairy operation. Stone-Front Farm Farm Information: We milk 1350 cows and operate 2000 tillable acres of land. We breed for productive, well-balanced cows that have great longevity. Basically cows that we love to milk. Farm History: The Buttles family came to Wisconsin in 1842 and has been farming here ever since. Stone-Front originally started near Waterford in Racine County and then moved to the current location near Lancaster in Grant County in 1997. What were some things that you’ve done over the years that have resulted in positive results? As our farm has grown the number one positive thing we have done is hire good people. Having a great core group of team oriented, outstanding employees who enjoy working with cattle has been the key to our success. Over the years anything that we have done to improve the cow comfort on our farm has also been very positive. If you take good care of your cows, they seem to always take care of you. Over the last 20 years I think that much of our increased milk production has come from increased cow comfort. What are some things you’ve done that didn’t result in a positive outcome? Any time that we do something around here “Because that’s the way we have always done it” we seem to get ourselves in trouble. It is so easy to get caught up in the daily grind, that sometimes you forget to take a step back and really think about what you are trying to accomplish. Plus, things change so fast these days you really have to be ready and willing to make changes to keep up with the fast pace of the world. If I could do it all over I would...There are many things that we could have done different. I think that one of the biggest changes would be our farm layout. When we moved to Lancaster, we were 14 - MIDWEST HOLSTEINS, Fall 2020
milking about 80 cows and did not plan on ever growing to our current size. I think that had we known where things were going we would have laid out the buildings, feed area and manure handling differently so we could have grown more efficiently. Managing employees is another area that we wish we had more training in earlier on in our growth. The cows were always easy to manage and where are strengths were, but we were not as ready to manage our employees. We should have spent more time on developing our people skills and have made many mistakes managing employees over the years. With the changing labor market, you just hate to lose good employees. As a leader it is more important to get it right than to be right. We would also take more time to go over our financial information. We should have made time to fully understand and utilize our financial information much sooner. We should have monitored our cost of production more closely, so we could have made better fact-based decisions. We made too many decisions based on pure instinct and emotion. It is also much easier to make good marketing decisions if you have a solid understanding of what your cost of production is. In the future knowing your financials and having a strong marketing program is going to be very critical. In hind sight, there are many other changes we might have made, but they were more based on how things have changed in the industry and the world. We always try to worry about things that we can control and not to spend too much time on the things that we can’t control. We feel that these are the areas that we were in full control of, and that we could have handled better.
Le-O-La Holsteins Peosta, Iowa 85 cows, 150 youngstock 160 acres The Demmer Family
Le-O-La Holsteins
interest by dairymen across the nation.
Farm Information: Le-O-La Holsteins is a Registered Holstein herd owned by Rick and Kathy Demmer who currently milk 85 Registered Holsteins with around 150 young stock on the farm. In addition, the Demmer family farms 160 acres of land that they use to produce feed for their livestock. One of the primary focuses for us is breeding high quality cattle backed with a deep pedigree to make a more sustainable and profitable animal. To go along with this, we partake in embryo transfer and in-vitro fertilization. Rick and Kathy live on the family farm where Rick takes on the primary day to day operations at the farm. Their sons, Kyle, Riley, Royce and Regan all work off the farm in addition to working on the dairy when they can, assisting in all areas. They also have three daughters who live off the farm.
What were some things that you’ve done over the years that have resulted in positive results? First and foremost, the most positive thing we have achieved is raising four boys who all bring their own talents and interests to Le-O-La, without them we wouldn’t have achieved all that we have so far. Another aspect we have seen bring a lot of success to our farm is investing in new genetics, such as Regancrest Debbie-Jo-ET EX-92. Debbie Jo was a cornerstone kind of cow for us, she put 40-plus bulls into AI and created an embryo market all over the world. She was truly a once in a lifetime cow that introduced us to many people across the globe. We also had the opportunity to invest in more of the Dellia family. On top of these new genetics we always focused on breeding the next generation to improve our herd, through this we did develop a sire, Le-OLa Mogul Gambler, who at one point was one of the top Udder Composite bulls of the breed. Most recently, we have invested in two cows who have brought a lot of fun and success to our family, first being Robin Hood Pretty In-Red-ET EX-94. In 2018 she was named Grand Champion of the International Red & White Junior Show for our son Regan. Second, is a cow we own in partnership with our son Kyle and his wife Laura, Bill Rauen and Stone-Front, TJR Arieta McCutch 2256-ET EX-95, a McCutchen from Ms Ariel Moman Arita EX-92 (Manoman) from Ms Atlees Goldwyn Ariel EX-92. Currently, her son Artist at St Jacobs ABC has been having many great looking daughters hit the ground.
Farm History: Leo and Stella Demmer, Rick’s parents, started farming in 1947 and moved to the farm where Rick and Kathy currently operate just south of Peosta, Iowa in 1956. As time went on their main focus became the dairy cattle while they managed a few other animals simply to feed their family. In 1964, Leo decided to start artificially inseminating his herd which sparked an interest in genetics with Rick and some of his brothers. In 1968 they bought a cow named Lilly, the first registered cow on the farm. To this day, she stands to be one of the most influential cows in the herd. The recent Intermediate Champion of the Midwest Fall National Show, Le-O-La Arvis Lauralee VG-88 is 13 generations back to Lilly! As Rick and his brothers started to take more of a management role on the farm and as technological advancements hit the dairy industry, Rick and his brother Joe decided they wanted to make better quality cattle for the show ring in addition to animals who could produce good quality milk as well. In 1983, they decided to try embryo transfer for the first time. From the first flush, they received 10 heifers. This in turn sparked a passion for high quality cattle and has remained the vision at Le-O-La from that day forward. By 1990 the Demmer family was regularly attending the Iowa State Fair and other shows throughout the Midwest. In 1991, Rick and Kathy transitioned into ownership of Le-O-La Holsteins where they built onto the original barn and in turn doubled their herd size over the next few years. Their focus continued to be developing deep pedigreed, high quality cattle that brought appeal to dairymen nationwide. As Rick began to develop their breeding program, he began to invest in new bloodlines and took their herd to a level that gained
What are some things you’ve done that didn’t result in a positive outcome? Overall, we have made the best out of nearly every situation we have been faced with. We are blessed with a great family who pitches in when times get tough. I guess if there is one thing we don’t get the greatest results in, it would be our milk check but we know we are not the only ones in this boat and just keep hoping for the markets to turn If I could do it all over I would…. There really isn’t much I would change, we have been able to develop a deep pedigreed herd with many Excellent and Very Good cows, we have four boys who all have developed a passion for the industry and are proud of what we have been able to achieve to this day. When I look back and now look at our current goals, I guess I could say I wish we would have acquired more land around us, giving more opportunity for farm growth and possibly investing in some technology sooner. MIDWEST HOLSTEINS, Fall 2020 - 15
Olmar Farms Sleepy Eye, Minn. 150 cows 700 acres Brian and Jill Nelson
Olmar Farms Farm Information: Olmar Farms owned by Brian and Jill Nelson. We milk 150 cows and raise all of the replacements as well as bulls to sell as breeding bulls. We run just under 700 acres of land. Farm History: I (Jill) am the fifth generation on our family farm, so obviously many things have changed over those years. Brian and I joined the farm in 2002 and bought it in 2008. At that time, we were milking 85 cows in a 1960s style side opening parlor and the cows were housed in freestalls, tie-stalls and an open freestall shed. In 2010, we moved into a new freestall barn and parlor. Since then we have remodeled our old tie-stall barn to accommodate calves. We’ve also done a lot of small things to help improve labor efficiencies, the most noticeable being revamping the entire feeding system. What were some things that you’ve done over the years that have resulted in positive results? The new barn and parlor was a huge improvement in cow comfort and people comfort. Having all of the milking cows in one location was a great change. Putting in a fully insulated ceiling and tunnel ventilation were two of the best decisions we made when designing our barn. The added cost was offset within two years by a decrease in feed required to maintain the cow’s body temp in the most extreme weather temperatures. Our intakes are consistent year-round and milk production will decrease only on the hottest summer days. Having a consistent environment is also very nice to work in. We don’t have the frustration of working in a frozen barn with frozen manure and waterers. In the summer, the barn is much cooler then outside… although there is only so much that can be done with heat abatement. Our feeding system changed considerably. We went from a stationary TMR that required eight different conveyors, an old chuck wagon and many hours to get everything fed. We can now feed twice as many animals in half the time using a TMR wagon and making a few adaptations in the old freestall barn which now houses our dry cows. We have added several fans in our calf facilities and continue to improve air movement in those barns as time and money allow. The addition of headlocks for most of the animals on the farm has been a huge benefit as far as treating and handling all ages of animals. It’s much easier on both animal and human. One thing we did that helped us early on in our farming career was to set up a Dairy Diagnostics team which helped immensely with the farm transfer planning. Writing everything down and 16 - MIDWEST HOLSTEINS, Fall 2020
having all of the parties concerned sit down together to sign everything was critical for a smooth transition. It is too easy to forget the small details that can later become issues. This is also important to share the basic details with any siblings who are not farming so there is no question about the transition plans in the event of someone’s death. I can’t emphasize enough how important a farm transfer plan is to the continuation of a farm. I know too many horror stories of farms lost and families torn apart. When the time comes, none of the other things will matter if the farm is gone because there wasn’t a plan. What are some things you’ve done that didn’t result in a positive outcome? When we moved into the new barn we decided to try feeding a one group TMR twice a day to the two higher producing groups. We had trouble finding the right DMI to fit the two groups and had trouble with the fresh two-year-olds the most. So we quickly switched to mixing each group individually and feeding once a day. That has worked out much better. The other issue we had, which ultimately took over most of our lives until we could figure out the problem, was that of stray voltage. In our situation the stray voltage came from NEV (Neutral to Earth Voltage). This sort of voltage originates from the primary side of the electrically distribution line and even though we had “blockers” installed on our electrical service, the voltage went through the earth to find its way to our grounds and back into our barns. If I could do it all over I would…. I generally don’t look back and think much about what I should have done. Most of the things we would have done differently while building our barn we would have done if we had unlimited resources. As it was, we stayed within 0.3% of our original budget. I credit that completely to Brian being
the general contractor and staying on top of things. The things we would have done differently if we had a larger budget would have been to add the two additional parlor stalls per side. We installed a double-eight and made it big enough to go to a double-10. We also would have liked to have some sort of a cement treatment where the feed is. It would be better for us to have a few more tunnel fans. Right now, we are at the minimum air flow for a tunnel ventilated barn. The final two things we would have done different would have been to install in-floor heat in the cement pad that leads to the manure pit. The manure in the barn never freezes, but once we push it outside, it becomes a problem. We also would have doubled the size of our stacking slab. It doesn’t last as long as it was supposed to be designed for, so we have to haul out more often. During the building process, we would have taken a bit more control over the concrete crew. They were amazing at their job, however, they had such a large crew that we had to make little
decisions on post placements and slopes, etc. more hastily then we would have liked. Usually the cement was on its way when they would tell us their plan for the day. During the design phase, they also pushed hard for us to change our barn design and specifically the floor slopes to make the cement work easier. I am so glad we didn’t compromise on that. Having the floor slope both toward the center of the barn and away from the backs of the stalls has made a big difference in the cleanliness of the cows. The other things we would have done different if we knew then what we know now would have been to insist on bringing threephase electrical service to the farm, despite the utility’s assurance that single phase would be more than sufficient for our power needs. We wouldn’t have trusted the utility’s testing methods for determining if we had stray voltage. We would also have located the service far away from all of the barns and install an isolated transformer. I cannot over estimate enough how this would have impacted every aspect of our farm and lives.
Farm History: Starward Farm started when Harold and Lillian Gremel purchased the farm, buildings and acreage around 1953. They started with 230 acres, Brown Swiss and Holstein cows and some hogs. They changed over to all Holsteins and started purchasing registered cattle. Over the years they added more land. In the 80’s Walter and I also started purchasing land. Today, my father-in-law is 10 years retired. Eric joined us seven years ago, after he graduated from college. He owns several animals and together, we continue to develop our registered herd. What were some things that you’ve done over the years that have resulted in positive results? Positive results have come from handing the cow management and breeding over to Eric. We recently classified and the numbers tell the story. Updating facilities and building a new calf barn also have shown positive results. Not only does this add to animal comfort, and care, but focuses on working smarter not harder.
Darwin Sneller with his grandsons, Tanner and Reid Sneller
Starward Farm Sebewaing, Mich. 95-100 cows, 125 heifers 900 acres Darwin and Kathy Sneller
Starward Farm
What are some things you’ve done that didn’t result in a positive outcome? Keep to your values when breeding cows. Once in a while we succumb to the publicity, and promotion of advertising and try something new when purchasing semen. The results are mostly disappointing. Dairymen like different types of cows, so stick to what you like. Secondly, when we came to the farm in 1982, we should have done more to set up a working agreement with the in-laws. We just jumped in and starting working without really thinking about 40 years down the road. If I could do it all over I would…. Find a way to take more time off for the kids’ activities. The side effect of having a small farm, and a small work force is there are not enough people to cover all the work. Now, we have family living in other states. We still find it difficult to find time to travel.
Farm Information: Starward Farm, Darwin Sneller, involved are Kathy, my wife; Walter Gremel, brother-in-law; Eric, son and his wife, Cassie. One full-time employee, Justin Gemmell. We have around 95 to 100 milking and dry cows with 125 heifers. We farm 900 acres consisting of corn, soybeans, wheat, alfalfa and sugar beets. MIDWEST HOLSTEINS, Fall 2020 - 17
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EX 95
MISS SAMBO Design Kristy Roose • Black Gold Lea McCullough photo
Black Gold never produced a lot of daughters but the 3 she had were all good young cows, which scored high VG as 2-year-olds. However, she continually produced bulls to use on our heifers, which resulted in a large number of nice young milky 2 & 3-year-olds when we sold the Jersey cows. It wasn’t until her last son was in service that we realized we should have collected more of them. However, we did collect the last son, Brenhaven Big Guns, a Hired Gun out of Black Gold. Semen available, the reports on the early daughters has been fantastic.
CLOVERFIELD EDWIN
Mabel EX 94
Winter calf by Comerica, currently flushing, inquires welcome - pregnancies by Victorious & Giller
PENINSULA KAUGHT
Mallory EX 95
Mal may be gone but her legacy will carry on in her daughters ... Grayson Maddie VG 87 @ 3 yrs Daughters @ 2 yrs: VERBATIM Marci VG 83 Valentino Mame VG 85 Maternal sister to Mabel, dam of Command Macie Keeper Mamie I VG 87 - owned with Bruce Rendon Summer calf by Big Gun VIP Mallory VG 83 - owned by Susie Green BRENHAVEN COMMAND Macie VG 86 VIP Mallorie VG 83 - owned by Josh Gordon Family, IN daughter of Marci x Giller son of JBL Laser Chers Clair EX 94 VIP Mallorey VG 81 - owned by Prohart Jerseys Summer calf by Viral VIP Mal VG 85 - owned by Derek Karn, Canada BRENHAVEN GILLER Moulin Rouge EX 90 Jade Mallory VG 82 - owned by George Bush & Lauren Siver Topeka Mascara VG 86 - owned by George Bush & Lauren Siver Maternal sister to Mabel, 2nd calf 1st score SR 2 March calf by Big Gun
9 head averaged 88.5% Once again THANK YOU, to those of you who have supported or continued to support our, now, small Jersey program.
BRENT ROBINSON BRENT MOYER 989-553-4333 Bren_haven@yahoo.com Caro, Michigan
CLOVERFIELD TEQUILA
Toonzani EX 92
Her daughter - BRENHAVEN JOEL Tatiana EX 90 owned with the Reed Family 1st December Calf, Res. Jr. Champion Great Lakes Spring Show 2017 2nd December Calf - IN State Jersey Show 2017 RATLIFF TEQUILA Aquire EX 90
Winter calf by Brenhaven Big Guns
MILLER VUE CALYPSO Devine EX 90
2nd calf 1st score JR 3
WILLOW CREEK GILLER Viveca EX 91
2nd calf Max score JR 3, Thank you to Laurent Lambert & John Weaver for making her available & Andrew VanderMeulen for finding such a neat young cow RENMOOR COLTON Grace VG 85 (JR 2) RENMOOR COLTON Gladys VG 87 (JR 2) Grace & Gladys are owned by Bruce Rendon
RANDOM LUCK LAST
Pheobe
-ET VG 88
5-2 2x 305 25975M 5.9% 1530F 3.4% 862P In 5 lactation’s she has 88,175M 4812F 3254P Bonanza x Random Luck KB Jetway Pheobe EX 93 Due back in March to Richard. Has a fancy fall calf by Norwin
Frank Robinson photos • Design Kristy Roose
Pheobe is the kind of “Big Brown” cow we like to have around. She’s trouble and maintenance- free, and breeds back easily. Calving every 13 months since 2-1.
WINTERFIELD ATW
SybleRae
-ET EX 93
6-8 2x 305 27980M 6.9 1920F 3.3 911P in 4 lactations she has 136,122M 7307F 4805P GW Atwood x LJ Stormy-RAE EX-91 x Sweetie Rae EX-92 She has daughters & granddaughters on the farm, that are all following in her footsteps. The most exciting daughter is her fall yearling Comestar Outside due in September to a Diamondback son and her June calf by Doorman. One with a bright future
Rae
WINTERFIELD GC SHOCKER VG 86 at 2-9 2-2 2x 305 24376 4.1 1033 3.1 728 Gold Chip x AS Shock Rae VG 88 x LJ Stormy-RAE EX 91
BRENT ROBINSON • BRENT MOYER CARO, MICHIGAN • 989-553-4333 • BREN_HAVEN@YAHOO.COM
MARATHON COUNTY HOLSTEIN BREEDERS
One of Apple’s Best!
Fustead’s Hottest New Sire Beta-Casein: A2A2 Kappa-Casein: BB Beta-Lactoglobulin: BB GTPI +2836 +1051M +0.17%F +91F +0.05%P +48P
14HO15110 Fustead Solution Jorgen-ET His dam: S-S-I Mont Joray 10821-ET
Ms Apples Uno Armana *RC EX-94 Uno Armana has proven to be one of Apple’s best transmitting daughters! We have also flushed her great-granddaughter by Ladys Manor Band Seasaw.
EX-90 EX-MS DOM Completed lact: 337d 46,789M 1858F 1491P
- Flush sire: Hoogerhorst DG-OH Rubels-Red - 1st calf born was a bull, he is dark red and spunky, PA +2707 TPI - 10 more ET calves to come!
John & Tineke Boschma 224642 Pecan Rd., Colby, WI 54421 PH: 715-223-0534 Fax: 715-223-1114 E-Mail: bossideholsteins@hotmail.com RHA: 50 cows 26,417M 1161F 853P BAA: 107.8%
3X National Show Class Winner
Blondin Armani Stella Arto-Red EX-94 Armani x EX-93 Destry, Royal Grand Champion 2014 x EX-93 Talent 3rd 5-Year-Old, WI R&W Championship Show 2020 Nominated All-American R&W Senior 3-Year-Old 2018 HM Junior All-American R&W Senior 3-Year Old 2018 Class Winner, Midwest Spring Show 2017, 2018 & 2019
Thank you to Ballweg Hickory Hills Dairy for making Stella available. We are looking forward to working with her!
Wayne, Samantha & Justin Giese
F1761 Huckleberry Rd., Edgar, WI 54426 715-352-2972 home; 715-965-7147 cell samwaydairy@yahoo.com 22 - MIDWEST HOLSTEINS, Fall 2020
We’ll be classifying Oct. 13 & she’s sure to go 2E!
FUSTEAD HOLSTEINS Tyler, Shannon, Sarah,
Brian & Wendy Fust 715-842-5868/Ph 715-848-0465/Fax
Wausau, WI
Tanner & Savanah Adam, Jennifer, Aiden, Bailey & Connor
L-L-M Dairy’s Gold Medal Sire from L-L-M-Dairy Mogul Pier-ET VG-87 DOM
L-L-M-Dairy Pond PASSAT-ET +2759 TPI
- Passat is a Ponder son from L-L-M-Dairy Mogul Pier, pictured, and second dam is L-L-M-Dairy J Stream Procky VG-87 DOM! - He combines production, components and health traits for the complete package! - He is a descendent of the 2009 lifetime production award winner for Marathon County, L-L-M-Dairy Rudolph Pilgrim EX-92. Leon & Lyle Matthiae 231056 Hwy. Q, Ringle, WI 54471 715-297-8485 Leon 715-297-8483 Lyle www.llmdairy.com Visitors always welcome
MARATHON COUNTY HOLSTEIN BREEDERS
Tribute to a Great Cow Nor-Way-Pete Blitz Emmy 5E-91 EEEEE 3/16/05 - 5/5/20 ~ 406,664M 3.9 15,963F 2.9 11,068P lifetime ~ had a Tatoo heifer in March at 15 years old
Highlights from our 3-2-20 Classification 2 new Excellents, including
Four-of-a-Kind GChip Giselle EX at 8-00 4-06 349 43,749 4.0 1776 2.7 1201 ~ 6th generation EX ~ Over 204,000 lifetime to date & still milking 112 lbs./day ~ Due in November to Denver ~ National Elite Performer
NOR-WAY-PETE FARMS, INC. 1751 Cherry Drive, Eland, WI 54427 RHA: 2x 26,128 3.82 998 3.02 789 Chad & Andy Peterson, owners 715-302-0482 Visitors Always Welcome!
Marathon County Holstein Association Cooperative Raffle Winners Prizes 1st: Sky-Reach Fuel Wilma from Hank Boschma Nathan Osborn 2nd: $500 cash Izaak Peterman 3rd: Mixed 1/4 beef Michael Lawrence 4th: $250 cash Will Cordes 5th: $250 Fleet Farm gift card Brian Steidinger 6th: Mixed 1/4 beef Ryan Lynn 7th: $250 Nasco gift card Rachel Roskopf 8th: Pie a month for 1 year Douglas Dittmar 9th: New Holland pedal tractor Joey Kurth 10th: $100 Texas Roadhouse gift card Jo Burkhardt 11th: $100 cash Marvin Reuter 12th: $100 cash Nolan & Reece Davis 13th: $100 cash Rick Vomastic 14th: $100 cash Twin-B
Thanks to all who purchased tickets!
HAZEL: One of our favorite Red & Whites! Owned by: Thomas & Florine Bunkelman Brooke, Brent & Brodie
Mid-State Pullers of Wisconsin Due to COVID, the pulls were more fun than for points this year, but Brodie had a good year regardless.
Sky-Reach Mad Max Hazel-Red VG-86 at 2Y
Some pulls from this year: Dorchester - 1st; Jump River - 1st; Ladysmith - 1st; Edgar - 2nd; Arpin - 3rd; Thorp Mid-Summer Shoot-Out - 1st; Jump River - 1st; Willow Springs - 1st. Looking forward to next year & hoping things get back to normal. Took the year off from showing but we’ll be back in 2021!
227080 Pinenut Road, Edgar, WI 54426 Ph.: 715-581-6460 E-mail: tomkinsfarm@yahoo.com
Sire: FG Destry Mad Max Dam: Sky-Reach Reality Hawaii VG-86 2nd Dam: Sky-Reach Absolute Honolulu VG-85 3rd Dam: Bosside Miami Hailey VG-88 Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/skyreachholsteins
HOLSTEINS
Hank, Shannon, Gabe, Jonah & Lily Boschma Athens, WI 715-205-7303 MIDWEST HOLSTEINS, Fall 2020 - 23
MARATHON COUNTY HOLSTEIN BREEDERS
Family-Affair Holsteins Family-Affair Helix June NC born 6/1/17
Windleway Holsteins Herd Dispersal
November 7 at Barron Fall Sale, Barron, WI
2-01 305d 36,720M 1436F 1139P 365d 42,700M 1460F 1320P Housed at New-Day Dairy W/D Strack, Athens, WI • 715-257-7376
Ded-Dit Holsteins
Excited about this new addition! 9/3/20 King Doc x GP-80 Lylas x GP-83 Braxton x EX-90 2E Domain, a 10th generation EX from the Roxys
Bosside Apple Pie-Red-ET EX-92
Daughters sell, all Red & White: • VG-85 2Y Awesome • 3 Lucky PP’s, scored 85, 85 & 83 at 2Y • 3 will be fresh for the sale
Doug Dittmar
6006 - 3 Birch Street, Schofield, WI 54476 715-571-0843
Gary’s Dairy Good-Time registered Holsteins
Gary Stankowski Owner Home: 3860 Sugar Bush Rd. Mosinee, WI 54455 (715) 693-3197 Farm: 543 Hwy. S Mosinee, WI 54455 (715) 693-0799
Langs-Twin-B Elite Fudge-ET EX-90 2E Selling a Million daughter & several grand-daughters
Moo-dy Acres Congratulations Madison and Abigail on your hard work and success at the summer shows!
Mike, Barb, Madison & Abigail Borchardt
W4370 Wien Drive, Edgar, WI 54426 715-352-2448
Call Milkyhill Cattle Sales for rates. Mark your calendar! Barron Fall Sale - Saturday, November 7th
Contact ED mielke 715-574-2931
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Windleway Shaquille Panda EX-93
Selling: VG-87 2Y Loveman; her full sisters sold privately last fall scored 87, 85 & 83 at 2Y Also selling:
• Ella Absolute EX-92 daughters: 3 by Hercules, GP-80, GP-83 & a springer; VG-86 Attorny P-Red to freshen before sale • Tattoo daughter of a VG-87 Loveman • Mostly first and second lactation cows and several springers Vaccinations will be up to date.
Windleway Holsteins Dave & Dawn Windle
N1897 Cty. T, Withee, WI 54498 715-785-7753 6/20 BAA: 108% windwaycows@yahoo.com 13 Year PBR & 16 Year PGH Awards
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Photo Š Han Hopman; Source: Holstein International
Wargo-Acres Snow
Machine-ET EX-93 GMD
Let it Snow x EX-90 Guthrie x Wargo-Acres Blton Mopsie EX-93 back to Wargo-Acres Melrose EX-94 GMD DOM.
Snow Machine was featured on the cover of the July issue of the Holstein International. She was fresh on 9-11-20 with a Brass heifer calf and is ready to move up in classification score. Congrats to Selz-Pralle Dairy on developing their National Holstein Convention Sale purchase from Snow Machine, WargoAcres M Montana EX-92.
Dtr: Wargo-Acres M Montana EX-92 owned by Selz-Pralle Dairy, Humbird
Gordon & Emily Carncross Craig, Jen, Gavin & Nolan Carncross W13157 Co. Hwy. J, Lodi, WI 53555 wargoacres@gmail.com | 608-592-2560 Craig cell 26 - MIDWEST HOLSTEINS, Fall 2020
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The 10 and Over Club Briccows Adventure 3E-92
7-7 2X 298 32,603 3.2 1056 2.9 954 Lifetime to date in 8 lactations: 215,000lbs By Advent-Red from a 3E-92 Lee with 214,000 lbs lifetime. Next dam an EX Encore Daughters Adventurous EX-92 by Dempsey 5yr - 34,342 4.0 1376 3.2 1085 Adversity VG-86-2Y by Doorman 2yr - 23,701 4.1 967 3.4 797 Ad-Lib VG-85-2Y by Doorman Advantage - lovely just fresh Crush
Sky-M Sanchez Ioyoo 3E-92
6-7 2X 365 34,356 3.7 1262 2.8 966 Lifetime to date in 7 lactations: 221,000 lbs A 9th generation EX by Sanchez. Her EX Goldwyn dam has 199,000 lifetime and is one of three EX full sisters. Next dam 3E-92 Briccows Independance...a great brood cow! Daughters Iola 2E-92 Shottle 4yr - 31,743 4.6 1471 3.2 1011 IQ - a nice Solomon fresh with an Awesome heifer Maternal Sister to Ioyoo: Intuit, a 2y Crush
Briccows Advent Beeline-Red EX-90
9-8 2X 365 32,494 3.6 1155 3.2 1056, Lifetime to date in 9 lactations: 240,000 lbs An 8th generations EX Advent - dam is 3E-90 Talent with 36,000. Next dam Buggs Rudolph Betcha 3E-92 with 235,000 lifetime. Daughters Bingo-Red EX-93, a Defiant owned by Derek Breyer, Birnamwood, Wis. 4yr - 31,460 3.5 1093 2.9 917 Behold-Red 2E-92 Defiant Unbelievable-Red by Unstopabull, due next spring to Altitude-Red Full Sister to Beeline: Becareful-Red 2E-91 5yr - 43,227 3.1 1320 2.7 1170 Has 3 young Redburst daughters 28 - MIDWEST HOLSTEINS, Fall 2020
Pete, Brenda, Brent & Riley Bricco
N3103 Wegner Road, Marion, WI 54950 (715) 460-4208 cell email: onepete@frontiernet.net
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S P RMilking U CHerd E &LBred AW N FA R M Heifer Dispersal Tuesday, October 27th • 11:00 AM • Fond du Lac, WI 95+ Homebred Registered Holsteins Sell
Excellence Generation after Generation The Sale Line-Up Features
7 from EX-95 dams 9 from EX-94 dams 8 from EX-93 dams
MALDWYN TRIXIE LINJET 5E-95 DOM
ROB-CRI STRMTIC MANITOBA-ET 2E-94
5-05 364 40,070 4.2 1681 3.1 1247 Nominated All-American 2008 & 2009 Nasco Type & Production Winner WDE 2009 7th generation EX or VG with 4 EX dtrs. 91 - 94 pts! Selling EX-91 Goldwyn & her VG-86 Blake; EX-91 Brokaw & her Undenied bred hfr; VG-86 Mario & her Undenied plus gr’dtrs by Dempsey, Apple-Crisp, Crush, Beemer & more!
6-00 365 36,950 3.8 1404 3.0 1115 Res. Jr. All-WI 4 Yr Old 2012 • WI Futurity Winner 2011 EX-90 GMD 30,240 show winning dam x VG-89 x VG-88 Four VG-88 & VG-87 Golden Dreams dtrs sell plus a sensational group of gr’dtrs: VG-86 EX-MS Doorman, 2- VG Byways, VG-87 Brokaw, VG Blake and Kenosha & King Doc bred hfrs.
WINTEROSE GIBSON PHOEBE 2E-93
GLENNLAWN CHAMPION ENVY 2E-93
18 more from EX dams 31 from Multiple Generations of EX dams Lactation Avg: 25,358 3.9 999 3.1 792 SCC Avg: 84 Used to freestalls Milked in a stall barn
Beautiful Uddered Cows Fill the Barn
EX-90 Gold Chip Sale Managed by:
5-09 365 29,710 4.7 1385 3.1 914 4 Canadian bred VG dams complete this pedigree! Phoebe’s 2E-92 Sanchez has EX-92 Golddust & VG-88 EX-MS Jacoby dtrs selling! Phoebe has a long list of gr’dtrs selling including Blake, Sanchez & Mario dtrs all VG-87, a VG Wilson and bred hfrs by Denver, Crush & Undenied.
EX-90 Beemer x 93 x 93
GREAT NORTHERN W4226 SR 23 E, Fond du Lac, WI 54937 PH: 920.923.6991 • grnorth81@gmail.com Catalog online at: www.greatnorthernsalesarena.com
3-06 365 38,130 3.7 1406 3.2 1218 Her 2E-95 gr’dam is a Nat’l Champion & All-American nominee! From Envy’s 2E-93 Sanchez: EX-92 Golden Dreams & EX-90 EX-MS Beemer 3 yr old sell! The Crush Jr. 2 & Denver bred hfr from the Golden Dreams are pretty special too! Another family standout is the EX-91 Blake & her Crush 2 yr old!
VG-88 EX-MS Jacoby x 92 x 93 VG Brokaw x 94 x 94 x 96
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EX-91 Blake
SPRUCE LAWN FARM Glenn & Linda Ubbelohde and Family
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2020 Midwest Fall National Show August 13, 2020 • West Union, Iowa Judge: Keith Topp
Thank you to all the sponsors, exhibitors and people who organized and made this show possible! It was an awesome show! The Iowa Holstein Association was excited to be given the opportunity to host the Midwest Fall National Show during this crazy year. Over 400 head were entered and 348 head were checked in between the Midwest Fall National Show and the Iowa State Open and Junior Holstein Shows. A total of 284 head were exhibited in the Midwest Fall National Show by 103 exhibitors from California, Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Ohio, South Dakota, Washington, Wisconsin and British Columbia.
Senior & Grand Champion - Farnear TBR Aria Adler-ET, Farnear Holsteins Reserve Senior & Reserve Grand Champion – Nic-K Purple Passion-ET, Hawkeye-JK Holsteins Honorable Mention Grand Champion – Le-O-La Arvis Lauralee, Le-O-La Holsteins Spring Heifer Calf (31) 1 - Quietcove Avalnche Faith-ET, Bella-Veiw/Jacob, Logan & Madison Harbaugh; 2 - Ryan-V Denver Restrict, Dylan & Cameron Ryan; 3 - Biercrest Denver Danica, Duane Gibbs, Dan Hovden & Cary Bierschenk; 4 - QCove JMK Curran Devil, Nabholz Farm; 5 - Lyons-DL Unstp Sweetnes-Red, Lyons Holsteins; 6 - Rollingriver HZ Mimosa, Rolling River; 7 - MS GBM RKM Denver Latte, Kayla Ann Moret and Richard Mensendike; 8 Lichty-Acres Ammo Fiery-ET, Stadview/Chad & Stacy Bohn; 9 - GBM Backflip Jayzee, GBM Holsteins; 10 - Duckett Expander Farah, Cale Baker, Dan Hovden, Steve Velthuis Winter Heifer Calf (40) 1 - Redcarpet Doormn Daytona-ET, J. L. & M. Harbaugh and D. & C. Ryan; 2 - Ryan-Vu Hancock Notice, Dylan & Cameron Ryan; 3 - Apple-PTS Alameda-Red-ET, Apple Partners, LLC; 4 - Courtlane Atwood Diamond, Courtlane Holsteins; 5 - Bella-Ridge War Marble-Red, J. L. & M. Harbaugh and A.& A. Loehr; 6 - Macland KD Cinnalicious, Macland Holsteins; 7 - QCove-Trbo Turbo LaylaET, Duane Gibbs & Dan Hovden; 8 - Lyons-DL Warrior Halo-Red, Lyons Holsteins; 9 - Indianhead ButtercupRed-ET, East-Colt/Coltan & Easton Brown; 10 - Nobland Addison Dixie-Red, Nobland Farms/Ainsley Noble Fall Heifer Calf (31) 1 - City-Slickers DB Bon Voyage, J. L. & M. Harbaugh and D. & C. Ryan; 2 - Triple S Jordy KissMe-Red, Triple S Farm and Fairholm; 3 - Ryan-Vu Drifter Retire, Dylan & Cameron Ryan; 4 - Milksource Unix Chassup-ET, Jacob & Logan Harbaugh and Jacob Viergutz; 5 - Kamps-RX Apple B Akache-ET, Reggie and Krysty Kamps; 6 - ScoLo Aval Racquel 2366-ET, Kevin Doeberiener, Lindsay Bowen & John Cannon; 7 - Le-O-La Artist Always, LeO-La Holsteins; 8 - Le-O-La Doorman Luxury-ET, Le-OLa Holsteins; 9 - Riverdown Dman Bandaloni-ET, Matt Henkes & Jody Nus; 10 - Sco-Lo Artist 1000, Sco-Lo 32 - Midwest Holsteins, Fall 2020
Summer Yearling (19) 1 - MS Arthurcreek G CrownRoyal, Duane Gibbs, Dan Hovden & Nathan Arthur; 2 - Kamps-RX AppleB Adelaida-ET, Reggie and Krysty Kamps; 3 - Opsal Ammo Caleesi, Shana & Drew Leuking; 4 - Siemers Great 31589-Red-ET, J. L. & M. Harbaugh and D. & C. Ryan; 5 - Harvue Doc Harper, T&L Cattle Company; 6 - GBM RKM Tat Eleanor, GBM Holsteins; 7 - Banowetz Backflip Merlot, Banowetz Genetics/Shawn & Levi Banowetz; 8 - KCCK Undnid Angel-ET, KCCK Genetics/Cole and Carter Kruse; 9 - Elitelane Undenied Magic, Elitelane Genetics/Lane Domeyer; 10 - RBR FRM Jacoby Amarillo, Raber Farms/Addison & Jacob Raber Spring Yearling (18) 1 - Jacobs Doorman Lisy-ET, Kiefland Holsteins; 2 MS McWilliam Demp Lady Luck, Le-O-La Holsteins; 3 - Ladyrose Well Defined-ET, Rosedale Genetics & F.&D. Borba; 4 - Bella-Ridge Tatoo Queenie, J., L., & M. Harbaugh and A. & A. Loehr; 5 - River-Divide Denver Enver, Riverdivide; 6 - Macland Kdoc Cin Biscuit, Macland Holsteins; 7 - Miss Baru, John Erbsen & Colganados Genetics; 8 - Apple-Pts Alikna-ET, Darlington Ridge Farms; 9 - Hunt-Haven Atmsph Valentine, HuntHaven Holsteins; 10 - Stempfle Glam It Up-ET, Stempfle Holsteins Winter Yearling (18) 1 - MS Rollnvew Jump4Fun-Red-ET, Bella-View/Jacob, Logan & Madison Harbaugh; 2 - River-Divide Denver Maxi, Riverdivide; 3 - Bluff-Ridge D Dreamsickle, BluffRidge; 4 - Kamps-RX AppleB America-ET, Reggie and Krysty Kamps; 5 - Ruti Denver Georgina-TW, Scott Culbertson; 6 - Weigland Dempsey Alexjo-ET, Le-O-La Holsteins; 7 - Arthurcreek Rgnld Champagne, Nathan Arthur; 8 - Henkeseen Ammo Silver-Red, Henkeseen Holsteins; 9 - Redline Katia, Redline/Alissa M Maier; 10 - Petitclerc Avalanche Spottie, Duane Gibbs & Dan Hovden
Fall Yearling (8) 1 - Kamps-RX AppleB Amaretto-ET, Reggie and Krysty Kamps; 2 - Le-O-La Avlanche Ainsley-ET, Le-O-La Holsteins; 3 - Henkeseen Jordy Shania-Red, Henkeseen Holsteins; 4 - Stempfle King Glass Ceiling, Stempfle Holsteins; 5 - Arthurcreek Crush Moana, Nathan Arthur; 6 - Cost Gibbs Jordy Riot-Red, Alexis Costello & Payton Gibbs; 7 - Royal-Review Peerless-ET, Royal-Review/ Doug Brown; 8 - Stardell Brodie Roxanne, Stardell Farms Junior Best 3 Females (7) 1 - Kamps-RX Genetics; 2 - Ryan-Vu Holsteins; 3 - Le-OLa Holsteins; 4 - Henkeseen Holsteins; 5 - Stempfle Holsteins; 6 - Courtlane Holsteins; 7 - Banowetz Genetics Milking Yearling (5) 1 - Farnear TJR Baylee 42418-ET, Farnear Holsteins; 2 - Danhof J Sheri-Red-ET, Danhof Holsteins; 3 - Le-O-La Artist Lexis-ET, Le-O-La Holsteins; 4 - Stu-Felt Doorman Geography, TBS Holsteins; 5 - Flower-Brook Solomn Germain, Flower-Brook/Andy Stuewe Summer Junior 2-Year Old (14) 1 - Petitclerc Diamndbck Speedy-ET, Stempfle Holsteins; 2 - KCCK Jordy Rachel-Red, KCCK Genetics/ Cole and Carter Kruse; 3 - Le-O-La Doorman Tulip, LeO-La Holsteins; 4 - Moondale Undenied Tabby, Moondale; 5 - Clearfield Crush Del 21, Clearfield/Lila Sloan; 6 - Willows-Edge Crush Kenni-ET, Willows-Edge; 7 Sheeknoll Saturn Angie-ET, Sheeknoll Farms; 8 - GBM RK Diamondback Eileen, GBM Holsteins; 9 - Mat-ArDor Solomon Kaley, Mat-Ar-Dor/Jacob & Aiden Timmer & Andrew Zylstra; 10 - Sheeknoll Avalanche Alex-ET, Sheeknoll Farms Junior 2-Year Old (15) 1 - Xcaret Doorman Maui, Stu-Felt/Andy Stuewe & Cory Feltmann; 2 - Lake-Breeze Aval Story-ET, Rosedale Genetics & Dan Hovden; 3 - Lyons-DL Redneck Tutu-Red, Lyons Holsteins; 4 - MS Nabholz Armella, Legendholm Holsteins & Norman Nabholz; 5 - Sco-Lo-Coons Alison 2306-ET Kevin Doeberiener, Lindsay Bowen & John Cannon; 6 - Windyspirit Airlift Sophia, Jacob Hornberg; 7 - Kishholm Diamond Bling, KishHolm; 8 - Farnear Mika 83340-ET, Farnear Holsteins; 9 - Go-For Byway Beatrice, Go-For Holsteins/Megan & Jacob Gochnauer; 10 - Eagle-View Goldchip Lexi-ET, Eagle-View Dairy Senior 2-Year Old (12) 1 - Oak-Ridge-K Gchip Turbo, Esperanza CC/Tanner & Peyton Morrison; 2 - Le-O-La Solo Cup, Le-O-La Holsteins; 3 - MS Quass Diamondback W790-ET, Gary Quass, Chris Pries & Jason Volker; 4 - Apple-Pts ArmillaET, Kailey Barolow & Marshall Driscoll; 5 - Henkeseen J Spitfire-P-Red, Henkeseen Holsteins; 6 - Farnear Babes 2486-ET, Farnear Holsteins; 7 - Korian Defiant Sassy, Korian Holsteins; 8 - Hawkeye-JK Artic Splash-ET, Dave Ripp; 9 - Arthuracres Avalanch Autumn, Arthur Acres; 10 - KishHolm On Fire, KishHolm Junior 3-Year Old Cow (13) 1 - Le-O-La Arvis Lauralee, Le-O-La Holsteins; 2 - PolyKow Crush Angelina, Cale Baker, Knute Hovden, Gigi
Polikowsky, Brylie Volker; 3 - Flower-Brook DiamondRed-ET, Flower-Brook/Andy Stuewe; 4 - Stu-Felt Solomon Legacy, Stu-Felt/Andy Stuewe & Cory Feltmann; 5 - Moondale W Philana, Moondale; 6 - Erbacres Solomon Natalia-ET, Pagel Sunlight; 7 - Rosedale MB Lucky Lady, Rosedale Genetics & F.&D. Borba; 8 - Farnear Millis Mystique-ET, Farnear Holsteins; 9 - Mat-Ar-Dor Awesome Glory, Mat-Ar-Dor/Jacob & Aiden Timmer & Andrew Zylstra; 10 - Moondale GD Pea, Moondale Senior 3-Year Old Cow (13) 1 - Sabofarm Beemer Jasmine, Go-Sho/Tessa & Stella Schmocker; 2 - Milksource Drmn Arriella-ET, Le-O-La Holsteins; 3 - Schnapsberg Mario Brothers, Stu-Felt; 4 - Lyons-DL Velvet-Red, Lyons Holsteins; 5 - West River Cinderdoor Ironic, Biercrest Holsteins; 6 - Hawkeye-JK Crush Amen-ET, Hawkeye-JK & Stempfle Holsteins; 7 Henkeseen Dman Heartache-ET, Henkeseen Holsteins; 8 - Ryan-Vu Alanche Rihanna-ET, Heaven’s Elite; 9 Le-O-La Awesome Danica-ET, Le-O-La Holsteins; 10 Coonridge Crush 712, CoonRidge Holsteins 4-Year-Old Cow (16) 1 - Nic-K Purple Passion-ET, Hawkeye-JK Holsteins; 2 - Maroch High Octane Boreale, Heaven’s Elite; 3 - Le-OLa Racer Tara, Le-O-La Holsteins; 4 - Luck-E Awesome Adventure-ET, Luck-E/Matt Engel; 5 - Blondin Goldwyn Bistro-ET, Farnear Holsteins; 6 - Volkerhovden Gchip Sprinkle, Feltmann Dairy & David K Hoese; 7 - Henkeseen Dominic Lollipop, Henkeseen Holsteins; 8 - Macland Gold Chip Star, Macland Holsteins; 9 - Henkeseen Dominic Double D, Henkeseen Holsteins; 10 - Raylore Lickety Split, Raylore Farm/Luke Olson 5-Year-Old Cow (12) 1 - Macland HF Yoder Rachel-ET, Macland Holsteins; 2 - MS Brazle Royal-ET, Cale Baker, Brylie Volker, Knute Hovden; 3 - MS Wake-Up Acme Cadee, Wake-Up Holsteins; 4 - Moondale Atwood Tracy, Moondale; 5 - LeO-La Atwood Lyndi-ET, Le-O-La Holsteins; 6 - Farnear Megasire 31853-ET, Farnear Holsteins; 7 - Raylore Reginald Emma, Raylore Farm/Luke Olson; 8 - Regancrest Goldust Blacky, Regancrest; 9 - MS D Angel DenishaET, Willows-Edge; 10 - Lyons-DL Mses Shortcake-Red, Lyons Holsteins Aged Cow (11) 1 - KishHolm Collett, KishHolm; 2 - Go-Sho Like A Rolling Stone, Go-Sho/Tessa & Stella Schmocker; 3 - Macland Atwood Cinnabon, Macland Holsteins; 4 - RobinHood Pretty In-Red, Le-O-La Holsteins; 5 - KishHolm Damion Celina-ET, KishHolm; 6 - Beckholm Goldwyn Latona, Cale Baker & Brylie Volker;7. Moondale A Pandy, Moondale; 8 - Sunnyhome McCutchen Mildred, Erbacres/Connor Erbsen; 9 - MT-Ararat Goldwyn EbrillET, Stu-Felt; 10 - Moondale Atwood Lila, Moondale 150,000-Pound Cow (8) 1 - Farnear TBR Aria Adler-ET, Farnear Holsteins; 2 - EastRiver Goldwyn Deb 176, Stuewe & Feltmann; 3 - Moondale Fever Piper, Moondale Holsteins; 4 Moondale Goldwyn Paddy-ET, Moondale Holsteins; 5 Farnear Atwood Milli-ET, Farnear Holsteins; 6 - Bonivista Cyclone Moon, Meyer Dairy Farms; 7 - Moondale Damion Taphee-ET, Moondale Holsteins; 8 - Kishholm Chancae-ET, KishHolm Best Three Females (5) 1 - Le-O-La Holsteins; 2 - Farnear Holsteins, 3 - Lyons Holsteins; 4 - Moondale; 5 - Henkeseen Holsteins Daughter-Dam (1) 1. Farnear Holsteins Produce of Dam (2) 1 - Moondale; 2 - Farnear Holsteins • A complete list of all placings is available at www.iowaholsteins.org.
Intermediate Champion - Le-O-La Arvis Lauralee, Le-O-La Holsteins Reserve Intermediate Champion - Poly-Kow Crush Angelina, Cale Baker, Knute Hovden, Gigi Polikowsky, Brylie Volker Honorable Mention Intermediate Champion - Sabofarm Beemer Jasmine, Go-Sho/Tessa & Stella Schmocker
Junior Champion - Ms Rollnvew Jump4Fun-Red-ET, Bella-View/Jacob, Logan & Madison Harbaugh Reserve Junior Champion - City-Slickers DB Bon Voyage, J. L. & M. Harbaugh and D. & C. Ryan HM Junior Champion - Quietcove Avalnche Faith-ET, Bella-Veiw/Jacob, Logan & Madison Harbaugh Premier Breeder & Exhibitor - Le-O-La Holsteins Premier Breeder & Exhibitor of the Heifer Show - Kamps-RX Genetics
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2020 Minnesota Holstein State Show The 2020 Minnesota State Holstein Show was held on July 24, 2020 at the Swiftel Center in Brookings, South Dakota. Judge Mike Duckett named the winning 4-Year Old and Senior Champion, Dream-Team NK Amelia, owned by Cory Schmidt, as Grand Champion and Best Udder of the show. Reserve Grand Champion went to the winning Senior 2-Year Old and Intermediate Champion, Newalta Solomon 10766, owned by Ian Vander Wal. Solomon 10766 was also named Champion Bred and Owned of the show. Reserve Senior Champion was awarded to Holbric Spa Jolly-RED, owned by Curtis, Evelyn, and Agnes Griffin. The Reserve Intermediate Champion of the show was Lida-Acres Atwood Amanda-ET, exhibited by Olivia and Madilyn Johnson. Amanda was also named the Reserve Champion Bred and Owned of the show. In the heifer show, Junior Champion was awarded to the winning Winter Calf, Mat-Ar-Dor Jordy Skylar, exhibited by Jacob and Aiden Timmer. Reserve Junior Champion honors were awarded to Stranshome Blake Sparky, owned by Joseph, Zach, Jerome, and Darian Stransky. Lida-Acres Holsteins, the Johnson Family of Pelican Rapids, Minn. were awarded both Premier Breeder and Premier Exhibitor of the show. The Golden Gopher Type Futurity XLIV had nine entries. Xcaret Doorman Maui, owned by Tim Hoese and Kate and Cooper Heeren placed first. SL-Acres D-Back Feliz-RED, exhibited by Jacob Schaefer, G. Jackson, and P. and A. Waldoch placed second. Placing third in the futurity was Lida-Acres Ava Analee-ET, owned by Olivia and Madilyn Johnson.
Junior Champion, Mat-Ar-Dor Jordy Skylar, exhibited by Jacob & Aiden Timmer. Reserve Junior Champion, Stranshome Blake Sparky, exhibited by Joseph, Zach, Jerome, and Darian Stransky.
Intermediate Champion, Newalta Solomon 10766, exhibited by Ian Vander Wal. Reserve Intermediate Champion, Lida-Acres Atwood Amanda-ET, exhibited by Olivia and Madilyn Johnson.
(R-L): Grand Champion, Dream-Team NK Amelia, exhibited by Cory Schmidt. Reserve Grand Champion, Newalta Solomon 10766, exhibited by Ian Vander Wal. Honorable Mention Grand Champion, Holbric SPA Jolly-RED, exhibited by Curtis, Evelyn, and Agnes Griffin.
(L-R): Golden Gopher Type Futurity XLIV Winner, Xcaret Doorman Maui, exhibited by Tim Hoese and Kate and Cooper Heeren. Second place, SL-Acres D-Back Feliz-RED, exhibited by Jacob Schaefer, G. Jackson, and P. and A. Waldoch. Third place, Lida-Acres Ava AnaleeET, exhibited by Olivia and Madilyn Johnson.
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2020 Minnesota Junior Holstein State Show
Grand Champion, Sunkist Corvette LillyGirl, exhibited by Benjamin Donnay. Reserve Grand Champion, Rollingriver Cindy, exhibited by Josie Sutherland. Honorable Mention Grand Champion, GRACRES Solomon Ivanka, exhibited by Ethan Grams.
Intermediate Champion, GRACRES Solomon Ivanka, exhibited by Ethan Grams and Reserve Intermediate Champion, Hoesly D-Back Khloe-RED, exhibited by Taylor Fester
The 2020 Minnesota Junior Holstein State Show was held on July 23, 2020 at the Swiftel Center in Brookings, SD and was judged by Robert Teixeira of Turlock, CA. Judge Teixeira named Sunkist Corevette Lilly Girl, the winning 5-Year Old and Senior Champion exhibited by Benjamin Donnay, as the Grand Champion of the Show. Rollingriver Cindy, the winning 4-Year Old exhibited by Josie Sutherland was named Reserve Senior and Reserve Grand Champion. GRACRES Solomon Ivanka, the winning Junior 3-Year Old, exhibited by Ethan Grams, claimed Intermediate Champion honors. Reserve Intermediate Champion was awarded to the second place Junior 3-Year Old, Hoesly D-Back Khloe-RED, exhibited by Taylor Fester. Junior Champion honors were awarded to Jacobs Doorman Lisy, the winning Spring Yearling, exhibited by Brea, Ava, and Bryson Kieffer. Reserve Junior Champion was the second place Spring Yearling, Bella-View Jordy Koolio-RED, exhibited by Arnie, Ashley, and Andy Gruenes. The show wrapped up with Showmanship classes. Shelby Swanson was named Champion Junior Showman. The Reserve Champion Junior Showman was Natalie Haase. Placing third in Junior Showmanship was Ava Kieffer. Rachel Visser was named the Champion Senior Showman. Kiley Lickfelt was named Reserve Champion Senior Showman and Jerome Stranksy placed third.
Champion Junior Showman: Shelby Swanson Reserve Champion Junior Showman: Natalie Haase
Champion Senior Showman: Rachel Visser Reserve Champion Senior Showman: Kiley Lickfelt Junior Champion, Jacobs Doorman Lisy, exhibited by Brea, Ava, and Bryson Kieffer. Reserve Junior Champion, Bella-View Jordy Koolio-RED, exhibited by Arnie, Ashley, and Andy Gruenes. Honorable Mention Junior Champion, Stranshome Blake Sparky, exhibited by Joseph, Zach, Jerome, and Darian Stransky.
Complete Class Results are Online at: https://mnholstein.com/category/shows/
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2020 Minnesota State Red & White Show Flower-Brook Diamond-RED, owned by Andrew Stuewe, claimed Intermediate and Grand Champion honors after winning the Senior 3-Year Old class at the 2020 Minnesota State Red & White Show. The show was judged by Brandon Ferry and held July 22, 2020 in Brookings, SD. Reserve Intermediate and Grand Champion honors were awarded to the first place Junior 3-Year Old, Hoesly D-Back Khloe-RED, exhibited by Taylor Fester. Senior Champion was awarded to Holbric SPA Jolly-RED, the winning 5-Year Old, owned by Curtis, Evelyn, and Agnes Griffin. Reserve Senior Champion honors went to King-Lane ABS Always-RED-ET, the winning 4-Year Old, shown by Jacob Schaefer, G. Jackson, and P. and A. Waldoch. Willows-Edge UN Maybeso-RED, the winning Winter Calf, owned by Bonnie VanDyk was named Junior Champion. Reserve Junior Champion was the winning Spring Yearling, Bella-View Jordy Koolio-RED, exhibited by Arnie, Ashley, and Andy Gruenes. In the Junior Show, the first place Junior 3-Year Old, Hoesly D-Back Khloe-RED, exhibited by Taylor Fester was named Intermediate and Grand Champion of the Junior Show. Reserve Grand Champion and Senior Champion of the Junior Show honors went to King-Lane ABS Always-RED-ET, the winning 4-Year Old, shown by Jacob Schaefer, G. Jackson, and P. and A. Waldoch. Reserve Senior Champion of the Junior Show went to LegendMaker Larson Giz-RED-ET, the winning Six Year Old and Older cow, exhibited by Curtis, Evelyn, and Agnes Griffin. The Reserve Intermediate Champion of the Junior Show was the winning Summer Junior 2-Year Old, SL-Acres D-Back Feliz-RED, shown by Jacob Schaefer, G. Jackson, and P. and A. Waldoch. Junior Champion of the Junior Show was the winning Spring Yearling, Bella-View Jordy Koolio-RED, exhibited by Arnie, Ashley, and Andy Gruenes. Reserve Junior Champion of the Junior Show was the winning Winter Calf, Kamps-RX AB Alleyoop-RED-ET, also exhibited by Arnie, Ashley, & Andy Gruenes.
Grand Champion of the Junior Show, Hoesly D-Back Khloe-RED, exhibited by Taylor Fester and Reserve Grand Champion of the Junior Show, King-Lane ABS Always-RED-ET, exhibited by Jacob Schaefer, G. Jackson, and P. and A. Waldoch.
Senior Champion of the Junior Show, King-Lane ABS Always-RED-ET, exhibited by Jacob Schaefer, G. Jackson, and P. and A. Waldoch and Reserve Senior Champion of the Junior Show, Legend-Maker Larson Giz-RED-ET, exhibited by Curtis, Evelyn, and Agnes Griffin.
Intermediate and Grand Champion, Flower-Brook Diamond-RED, exhibited by Andrew Steuwe and Reserve Intermediate and Grand Champion, Hoesly D-Back Khloe-RED, exhibited by Taylor Fester.
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Senior Champion, Holbric SPA Jolly-RED, exhibited by Curtis, Evelyn, and Agnes Griffin and Reserve Senior Champion, King-Lane ABS Always-RED-ET, exhibited by Jacob Schaefer, G. Jackson, and P. and A. Waldoch.
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Intermediate Champion of the Junior Show, Hoesly D-Back Khloe-RED, exhibited by Taylor Fester and Reserve Intermediate Champion of the Junior Show, SL-Acres D-Back Feliz-RED, exhibited by Jacob Schaefer, G. Jackson, and P. and A. Waldoch.
Junior Champion of the Junior Show, Bella-View Jordy Koolio-RED, exhibited by Arnie, Ashley, and Andy Gruenes and Reserve Junior Champion of the Junior Show, Kamps-RX AB Alleyoop-RED-ET, also exhibited by Arnie, Ashley, & Andy Gruenes.
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Junior Champion, Willows-Edge UN Mayebso-RED, exhibited by Bonnie VanDyk and Reserve Junior Champion, Bella-View Jordy Koolio-RED, exhibited by Arnie, Ashley, and Andy Gruenes.
MHA is incredibly grateful to the staff at the Swiftel Center for their efforts to help us put on a great show. Thank you!
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OBITUARIES Earl Edmund Olson was born on July 27, 1935, in Hutchinson, Minnesota. He was the son of Virgil and Ida (Flemming) Olson. Earl was baptized as an infant in 1935, and was later confirmed in his faith at Faith Lutheran Church, Hutchinson, Minnesota. He received his elementary education in District 41 in Heatwole, Minnesota, and was a graduate of Hutchinson High School class of 1953. As a youth, Earl belonged to the Lynn Hustlers 4-H club and Hutchinson FFA club where he showed many county and state fair winning dairy cows. Earl also won Star Farmer & State Farmer recognition as an FFA member. In high school, Earl was in many sports and activities. He lettered in concert & marching band, track and field team, and in wrestling. In 1952, Earl was one of three who were the first wrestlers for Hutchinson to win sections and go to state. On October 10, 1959, Earl was united in marriage to Diana Pawlak at Faith Lutheran Church in Hutchinson, and they were blessed with 60 years of marriage. This marriage was blessed with a son, Troy and a daughter, Daris (Fraser). After graduation, Earl worked for Peterson Construction until 1962, and then farmed 3 miles south of Hutchinson until 1986. Then, Earl worked at HTI for 15 years, semi-retired and drove school bus for Hutchinson School District and for many of their sporting events. After fully retiring, Earl enjoyed going to his office (The Hutch Cafe) to have coffee with his friends and solve the world’s problems. Earl was very active in his church. In 1962, Earl was a charter member of Christ the King Lutheran Church, served on various
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councils, boards, and committees, and he assisted as an usher and with communion. Earl believed the church’s Bible Camp was very important, so he financially assisted children to ensure they would be able attend and to enjoy the experience. This was done in memory of his grandson, Jason. Earl loved to travel with Diana, and their adventures included: Canada, Australia, China, Germany, and surrounding countries, there were also many trips to Hawaii. Earl was also an avid fan of the Hutchinson Girls Basketball team, so there were many road trips to watch Lindsay Whalen and their games. He was also a fan of his grandchildren’s and great-grandchildren’s sports and events, and he went to as many as possible. Earl passed away at his home in Hutchinson on Saturday, June 27, 2020, at the age of 84 years. Blessed be his memory. Earl is survived by his: Wife, Diana Olson of Hutchinson, MN; Son, Troy Olson and his significant other, Joyce Compart, of Hutchinson, MN; Daughter, Daris Fraser and her husband, Brandon, of Hutchinson, MN; Grandchildren, John Fraser and his wife, Carolina, Stephanie Olson and her significant other, David Geisler, Kellie Olson, McKenzie Wallyn and her husband, Casey, Marissa Bruhn; Great Grandchildren, Victoria Fraser, Sofia Fraser, Nicholas Walser, Brooklyn Geisler, Kendra Geisler, Delilah Wallyn, Evelyn Wallyn, Killian Wallyn; Brothers, Roger Olson and his wife, Darlene, of Spring Park, MN, Dennis Olson and his wife, Gail, of Colorado; Nephews, Nieces, Other relatives and many friends. Earl is preceded in death by his Parents, Virgil and Ida Olson; Grandson, Jason Fraser; Mother and Father-in-law, William and Luverna Pawlak.
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MHA Corporate Sponsorship Program The Minnesota Holstein Association (MHA) was organized in 1910 for the purpose of improving and promoting the Holstein breed of dairy cattle. The MHA consists of 700 members and is open to all people interested in the dairy industry. The mission of the Minnesota Holstein Association is, "To enhance the lives and profitability of all dairy producers and enthusiasts by providing opportunities for education, marketing, recognition and socialization." As dedicated supporters of local registered Holstein dairy farmers, businesses have the opportunity to join and support the Minnesota Holstein Association through our Corporate Sponsor Program. This program has five levels of sponsorship: Grand Supreme Champion, Supreme Champion, Grand Champion and Honorable Mention. Each level includes recognition as a dedicated sponsor of the Minnesota Holstein Association. As a corporate sponsor for our association, businesses help the Minnesota Holstein Association provide opportunities for dairy producers across the state. If you and your business are interested in becoming a corporate sponsor or if you do business with a company you feel would benefit from becoming a corporate sponsor please visit the Minnesota Holstein website and print off a corporate sponsorship program agreement and flyer. Once completed the agreement and payment can be sent to the MHA office. A percentage of the sponsorship is given back to the local clubs along with their rebates in May. If you have questions or would like to know more about the program, please contact a MHA board member or the MHA office. Your assistance in helping our organization grow is greatly appreciated. THANK YOU!
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