Missouri Holstein Association Pulsator Newsletter - March 2020

Spring and Summer Happenings

Schedule of Events April 6 - 11 April 8 April 15 April 15 May 13 May 23

Southern National Holstein & Jersey Show & Sale, Stillwater, OK - NOW CANCELLED Women In Dairy, Combined: Strategies for marketing your milk, Springfield: A video conference Dairy Cow Camp registration deadline MHA Membership Dues - $10 late fee / adult member Women In Dairy. Topic: TBD Ash Grove Fair

June 1 June 1 June TBD June 5 June 8-10 June 15 June 18-20 June 19-21 June 22-26 June 30 - July 4

Ad deadline for July Pulsator Deadline for Mo Holstein Dues to qualify for Association awards Women In Dairy - combined dairy promotion event Lawrence County Youth fair dairy show, Freistatt MO Dairy Cow Camp, Lawrence Cty Fairgrounds, Freistatt Ozark Empire Fair - Entry Deadline Wright County - Grovespring Fair 4-State Dairy Days, https://www.facebook.com/4statedairydays/ National Holstein Convention, Pennsylvania: Delegates: Alfred Brandt & Kate Geppert Webster County Fair, Marshfield

July TBD July 1 July 8 July 11 July 31 & August 2

Missouri Holstein Field Day, Location TBD MO State Fair Entries Due Northeast Central District Show, Edina, MO (tentative) South Central District Show Ozark Empire Fair Dairy Shows, Springfield

August 18 - 23 August 22 September 1 October 1 November 1

MO State Fair Dairy Show & SW District Show State Dairy Judging Contest, Sedalia Ad deadline for Pulsator National Dairy Shrine Annual Meeting Missouri Dairy Hall of Honors Nominations Due

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Vol. 51, No. 2 - 2020 THE MISSOURI HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN ASSOCIATION

HOLSTEIN USA - updates

Holstein USA Adjusts TPI Formula With April 2020 proofs, Holstein Association USA will make updates to the Total

Performance Index® (TPI®) Formula.

The Holstein Association USA, Inc. Genetic Advancement Committee met in January 2020 to review genetic progress of the breed and analyze the current and forecasted changes in milk pricing. They identified improvements for the TPI formula and brought these recommendations to the Holstein Association USA board of directors on February 12. The new TPI formula, approved by the board of directors, will be implemented with the April 2020 genetic evaluations.

Key points are: 1. Modify the weightings of PTA Fat and PTA Protein PTA Fat and PTA Protein will now receive equal weighting of 19 percent.

2. Feed Efficiency formula is being updated Using the most recent economic assumptions for Cheese Merit $, based on United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) research.

3. Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) Health traits are now included Health traits, developed by the CDCB, will be added: Milk Fever, Displaced Abomasum, Ketosis, Mastitis, Metritis and Retained Placenta. All traits are then combined into a Health Trait Index for an overall economic value.

4. Desirability Curve for rear Leg SetFeet & Legs Composite (FLC) FLC formula is being modified to include Rear Legs — Side View as a two-way trait, having an intermediate optimum.

5. Fertility Index will now include a new trait — Early First Calving Total weighting on all fertility traits remains unchanged at 13 percent of the TPI. 6. The weighting for Productive Life will increase by 1 percent.

The 1 percent was taken from Dairy Form.

7. Update standard deviations for existing traits Standard deviations are periodically updated to reflect changes made to genetic evaluations by Holstein Association USA and the Council on Dairy Breeding.

Utilizing quality genetics is one of the best ways to lower cost of production and achieve profitability, and the new April 2020 TPI formula will help meet that goal.

Based upon USDA economic values, an average daughter of a Top 100 TPI bull will generate $486 more net profit over her lifetime versus a typical daughter from an average available A.I. bull. The accompanying graph illustrates the sources of additional income. Higher production, good conformation and longer herd life, coupled with improved health, fertility and better calving are all built into the new and improved TPI formula.

For more information on the genetic evaluations, visit www.holsteinusa.com.

The new April 2020 TPI® formula is above:

April 2020: Genetic Base Change From: Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding

breeds except Holsteins which will increase by 0.08 due to their progress in lowering SCSs. - PTAs for productive life will be reduced by 0.6 to 1.9 months for Guernseys, Holsteins, Jerseys and Milking Shorthorn due to increasing their genetic capacity for longer life.

The base for U.S. genetic evaluations will be updated, effective with the April 7, 2020, - Unfortunately, 13 of the 18 fertility estimates showed unfavorable changes over the triannual evaluations. The genetic bases to which (most) dairy traits are expressed five years; only Holsteins improved for all three traits. in the United States have been updated every five years since 1980. With the base - PTAs for cow livability (8/2016) improved for three of the six breeds (0.74 for change, users of genetic evaluations may become aware that the standards they set Holsteins) for choosing service bulls or valuing females in the past may no longer meet the genetic - Resistance against diseases in Holsteins improved for five of the six traits. quality to remain competitive, due to genetic progress.

- PTAs increased for 80 of the 90 breed conformation traits, which indicates that For the last base change in 2015, the average predicted transmitting abilities (PTA) of selection has been for the higher scores.

IMPACT OF GENOMICS cows born in 2010 were set to zero. Milking cows born in 2015 define the new base.

The genomic revolution initiated in 2008 brought an increase in the rate of genetic With the April evaluations, their PTAs will be set back to zero. primarily due to a reduction in the generation interval. A small portion These are the changes in PTAs expected in April. Because gains were made across five improvement, of genomic benefits have been revealed in previous base change for cows born years for most traits, most of these PTAs will be lowered by a specific amount. However, in 2010, but currentwould update will reflect all genomic benefits from 2010 to 2015. Key if the trends were unfavorable, the PTAs will generally increase. The exceptions can points: be for somatic cell score (SCS) and the four calving traits which may do the opposite - Example: 150% would indicate 50% more gain was made than in the previous because lower values are preferable for these traits.

5-years Key progress points include: - Use of genomics responsible for accelerated gains for milk traits for Brown Swiss, - Favorable gains are shown for 81 of the 102 traits (excluding conformation).

Holsteins and Jerseys, but genomics were not available for Guernseys until 2016.

- The most important traits (all lifetime merit indexes) showed genetic improvement for Ayrshires and Milking Shorthorn – having limited use of genomics – show smaller gains all the breeds; the largest gains were for Holsteins, Jerseys and Ayrshires. Thus, the in milk traits than during the previous five-year period. merit indexes for all breeds will be lowered in April.

- Benefits of genomics for productive life (PL) were impressive for Holsteins and - Genetic gains were made in all three yield traits (milk, fat, protein) for all breeds.

Jerseys.

Gains were particularly impressive for Holsteins and Jerseys; so the base change will - The Guernsey, Holstein and Jersey breeds showed larger gains (43 to 100% more) in reduce PTA milk for these breeds by about 492 and 524 pounds, respectively. the lifetime merit indexes for this base update, than they did during the previous period.

- PTAs for fat and protein will be adjusted down by about 18 to 25 pounds.

Complete article and tables can be found at: https://www.uscdcb.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ - Changes in PTAs for somatic cell score (SCS) will be small (-.01 to +.02) for all Norman-et-al-Genetic-Base-Change-April-2020-FINAL_new.pdf

Junior Raffle Calf

Would you be willing to support our youth? The juniors are seeking a calf donation that they will raffle off this summer with the culmination at the Missouri State Fair. All proceeds benefit junior programs, awards, scholarships and activities! If you are interested please contact Shannon Kleiboeker @ 417-737-2876.

Thank you Durst family for supporting our youth in 2019 donating the calf that brought over $1300!

Seeking donation for 2020 2019 calf donated by:

Business Meeting - Missouri Holstein Association

January 18-19, 2020 saw the 104th Annual meeting of the Missouri Holstein Association.

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State Fair: August 19-23 MSF. Will be adding a PeeWee bucket calf class for kids too young for 4H Tim Ewing, Holstein USA, association is down 8.9% for registration in 2019. New program to garner milk records from Robots. Holstein Marketplace Sires now has 5 bulls and a couple more are coming in March.

There are no more metal USDA tags. Breeders need to switch to RFID tags when run out of current supply.

Show / Futurity: Committee recommended that we change the wording to “ELIGIBILITY: Any Registered Holstein female at least 87% RHA bred by a Missouri Holstein Assoc member and owned by a Missouri Holstein Assoc member ….” .

Ted Probert and Reagan Bluel reported for Extension and MU. Ted reported on the successes of both the state 4-H and FFA teams that participated in the dairy judging contest. Ted discussed the continuation of Dairy Cow Camp at the Freistatt location and Dairy Judging Camp in the summer. Reagan discussed winter programming opportunities.

MU Dairy: Dr. Scott Poock, DVM spoke to the membership regarding the many changes that are occurring at the MU Dairy facility. Their main objective is for the dairy to be fiscally responsible and profitable. The University planned to liquidate the JC Penny Guernsey’s this fall but received opposition from the dairy industry.

A newly formed ‘Outside Advisory Committee’ has been formed by Dean Daubert. Several in the state have also suggested that the Guernseys be donated to NW MO State who would welcome the addition.

State Fair Show Sponsorship: Couple breeders to sponsor the State Holstein show on Dairy Agenda Today.

Sale: Committee voted to postpone sale for 2020 due to dairy economy Awards Committee: Roy Parsons noted that there are no more nominations in waiting for Missouri Distinguished Member Award. Accepting nominations. Due Nov. 1.

Field Day: Looking for a volunteer for 2020. Purina Farm was suggested by several.

Pulsator: Shannon Kleiboeker stated that she is interested in working with a magazine and expanding the content and circulation. Shannon has a passion for print advertising. Shannon is seeking out the desire and interest from breeders and meet with all of the other breed associations to determine their interest.

Junior Advisor: Katie Wantland and Shannon Kleiboeker will share Junior Advisor duties.

Cornhole Tournament: Since we did not host a sale we had a fun social evening. Hosted a live and silent auction as well as three divisions of the tournament: adult, family and youth. Kamber Cain provided vocal entertainment during the tournament. Thank you to our sponsors: Select Sires, Old Missouri Bank, Ray Schooley, Springfield Stockyards, Graber Metal, D-J Livestock Hauling, Missouri Dairy Assoc.

Top: Jason Ewing receiving All-MO Award

from MO Miss candidate, Whitney Yerina; College of the Ozarks receiving 2019 Futurity chair; Jay Moreland 40-Yr Holstein Member. L to R: Kamber Cain singing; Blake Wright & Ted Probert talking things over; Jeanne Luttrell (and Janice Perry not pictured) clerking silent auction; Gary Estes conducting the live auction; Gary and Adeline Dickerson selling a wooden tractor; Faith Ling and Lily Bluel competing in the cornhole tournament; Keysha Bilyeu and Austin Porter going for 1st place; crowd at the Cornhole tournament; Top 3 in Youth Division: 3rd: Molly & Case Melzer; 2nd Blake Wright & Sammi Justice; 1st Lila Wantland & Whitney Yerina; Heinz Buff talks with Pam Probert and Keith Dixon; Katie Wantland directs teams as Whitney Yerina holds bracket; Family Division-1st Leslie & Emma Parrigon; 2nd Neal & Lily Bluel; 3rd: Jarred Parrigon & Ed Wittorff; Adult Division - 1st Austin Porter & Trent Miller; 2nd Ryan & Keysha Bilyeu; 3rd: the Rickets.

 State Convention Summary:

The Junior group did some different things this year as they participated in the Cornhole Tournament and had a great time! They were very competitive and this might be something they bring back another year.

Business meetings, fun nights and awards were still the orders of business. Meeting highlights: - Fundraising: Juniors would like to obtain a calf to be raffled off at 2020 MO State Fair. Looking for a farm or individual willing to donate one.

- Went over activities, costs, and competitions available for juniors at 2020 National Convention in PA. Had a sign-up sheet. Went over junior funds to help convention participants.

- All junior animals must be transferred into juniors name by July 15th.

- National Convention reports from 2019 participants - Encourage participation of jrs in Futurity.

- Juniors will continue with the point system to determine Junior All Missouri Awards.

Special THANKS to everyone who donated items for the MO Juniors!

2020 Junior Officer Team: President Blake Wright Vice President- Whitney Yerina Secretary-Lila Wantland Reporters: Sammi Justice, Sophie Geppert and Molly Melzer.

Historian-Lora Wright Clockwise top: Jr All-MO Award presented to Sophie Geppert;

2020 MO Miss - Whitney Yerina; Juniors Sammi Justice and Adeline Dickerson playing in cornhole tournament. Jr All-MO Winner group; Blake Wright & Case Melzer trying to beat each other! Junior delegation at the convention meeting.

Jr All-MO Rules

National Jr Transfer Deadline Changed for National Jr Shows

1. Must be a paid MO Junior member by JUNE 1st to qualify.

2. All animals (cows and heifers will be owned and transferred into junior owner name before June 1 (For MO Awards-state fair deadline) of the year showing. July 15 - for National Junior Shows.

3. An animal owned by more than one junior will be acceptable, as long as one owner is a member of the MHA. If a junior and an adult own the animal in partnership, the animal is not eligible for a Junior All-Missouri award.

4. If more than one junior owns an animal, only one award will be given. Awards will be given per child instead of per class. One award will be presented for partnership animals 5. Animals MUST be shown throughout the entire class by a junior to qualify for points Jr All-MO points.

6. A certificate of Registration on each animal must be available for review by show staff at any time. Animal’s registration and ownership will be checked with Holstein USA before any award is given.

7. Age limits for junior Holstein members: 21 as of Jan. 1st of year showing 8. To break ties--- the animal placing highest at State Fair.

9. Point system is as follows— District Show-16 16-14-12-10---each place dropping by 2 points State Fair-20 20-18-16-14-etc.—each place dropping by 2 points 10. First place junior animal exhibited by junior member in each OPEN SHOW class receives full points - NOT junior or youth show class.

Starting with the 2020 season, Holstein Association USA has changed the Junior transfer “received by” deadline to July 15 for both heifers and cows. In order to be eligible to participate in National Junior Holstein Shows, the animal must be registered in a youth’s name by July 15.

Since show season will be right around the corner...

Changing the transfer deadline to July 15 puts the date more in line with all of the other dairy breed associations. Allowing Juniors an extra month and a half to purchase their show calves provides additional marketing opportunities.

“It is important to remember that this change only impacts Junior Holstein Shows – 4-H and other youth shows may have different deadlines.”

This is a “received by” deadline – any ownership transfer not received by the Holstein Association USA office on or before July 15 will not be eligible for National Junior Holstein Shows.

Adding or dropping any owner after the deadline will disqualify an animal for Junior recognition. If there is a question as to whether a Junior ownership transfer has been completed, be sure to contact the Holstein Association USA customer service or visit www.holsteinusa.com to check the ownership status and ensure the transfer was received before the deadline.

Remember: Animals must be transfered by June 1 to be eligible for the Missouri State Fair youth show & Jr AllMissouri awards..

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Distinguished Member Award

Honoring Association Jr Advisor & Secretary

Janice Perry & Jodi Wright anice Perry was Jassociation honored by the with the

Missouri Distinguished Member Award for her time, talents and contributions to Missouri Holstein Juniors. Janice was dedicated to the success of Missouri’s youth on a local and national level taking many teams to the National Convention. Janice also chaired the National Junior Convention in 2012. She continues to be involved in Missouri Dairy Cow Camp. odi Wright was also honored with the Mo Distinguished Member Award for her service as the association Executive Director.

For over 15 years Jodi has helped members market cattle, host field days, organize activities and meetings and encouraged the members of the Missouri Holstein industry.

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State-Wide MO DAIRY ~ 2019 Cow of the Year ~ NEW The Missouri Dairy Industry took a huge leap forward in February

C-of-O Hero Tina Ann EX-91-2E College of the Ozarks

CONGRATULATIONS to Ryan Bilyeu and the students!

with Missouri Dairy Association and Missouri Dairy Industry Alliance boards voting to dissolve and unify into newly formed “MO Dairy”.

As an organization MO Dairy has two goals: 1. To represent the dairy industry at our state capital and 2. To provide educational opportunities for dairy producers and members of Missouri’s legislature.

Our meeting began with prayer then proceeded into an envisioning process to create a new dairy organization dairymen will be eager to participate in. Cooperative hearts agreed upon: 1. A new name (MO Dairy) 2. Dues structure ($20.00/month) 3. Governance All in attendance were enthusiastic about working together in a get-er-done fashion with one goal, create an organization that unifies dairy and reflective of the industry we love.

A nine person transitional board, from the existing 15 board members, includes equal representation across the state. Tom Oelrichs was chosen as chairman.

The “MO Dairy” leadership is positive, forward thinking and plan to do more with less. This closely mirrors in alignment with the industry they represent. Stay tuned for more information from “MO Dairy”, our industry’s voice in Jeff City.

The Univ. of Missouri-Extension was pleased to help unite this producer lead board. I would like to sincerely thank those who provided leadership to envision this new path forward.

The governance board is currently structing by-laws and details of the organization and will be accepting members soon. We encourage everyone to be a member of this new and important legislative arm of the Missouri dairy industry!

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Breakfast (continental) Wash/groom animals Quiz games, workshops LUNCH Clipping/ educational workshops Judging/ Reasons workshops Feed/ Bed down animals Dinner at Grounds Fun night Back to hotel In your own room

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MISSOURI 4-H DAIRY CAMP 2020

For more information, contact Karla Deaver 417-466-3102 Or deaverk@missouri.edu

Increase the knowledge of youth about care and management of dairy animals.

Develop awareness of the ethical issues in care of dairy animals.

Increase the awareness of issues in the dairy industry.

Increase life skill development of participating youth.

Certify youth in Show-Me Quality Assurance.

Refund policy: If you are registered by the deadline and unable to attend, 50% of your camp fee will be refunded if we are notified prior to May 1.

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Emergency daytime phone: 417-316-0191

Headquarter Hotel: Quality Inn 1125 E Daniel Dr Mount Vernon, MO 65712 Three to four campers will be placed in each room based upon age and gender. If you would prefer to have your camper in a semi-private room (2 campers) please add $85 to the registration fee. Adults needing a hotel room may contact Quality Inn directly and ask for Missouri Dairy Cow Camp room rate.

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Return Registration Form by April 15 to: MO Dairy Cow Camp c/o Karla Deaver P.O. Box 388 Mt. Vernon, MO 65712

Make check payable to: Southwest Missouri 4-H

Out of state and non-4-H members must complete and submit a health form. Registration may also be completed through 4-H online. Payment by check or cash only. No credit cards will be accepted for this event.

___________________________ MO 4-H Parent Signature

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FEES: MO 4-H member fee $90.00 ______ (postmarked by 4/15/2019) Registration after 4/15/2019 $120 ______ Non MO-4-H Member $120.00 ______ Registration after 4/15/2019 $150.00 ______ Semi-Private Room add $85.00 ______

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Dairy Hall of Honors Winners 2019

Meritorious Service Award: Dr. John Slkes- Dr. John D. Sikes was born in Mansfield, Mo. After completing his bachelor’s degree in agriculture from the University of MO in 1952. Dr. Sikes joined the faculty at MU as an instructor in 1959. Dr Sikes helped countless students to realize their career potential by sharing his considerable knowledge as an instructor for courses such as Dairy Cattle Judging, Advanced Dairy Cattle Judging, Bovine Breeding, and Semen and Ova Processing.

Meritorious Service Award: Ron Thompson- He retired from Dairy Farmers of America in 2019 after a career of more than 35 years with the cooperative.

Distinguished Dairy Cattle Breeder: Ron Owen - Ron Owen has been in the dairy industry his whole life. Ron championed the Jersey breed through the early use of AI and has always striven for excellence in breeding. Over the years, he has produced many local, state and national show winners, and has bred approximately 15 Excellent Jersey cows in his own herd. One of the most notable and honorable things Ron does is support and help the youth of the dairy industry.

Dairy Leadership: Dave Cochard - In 1998, Dave created the Ozark Jubilee Guernsey Sale at the College of the Ozarks for the Missouri Guernsey Breeders’ Association. He has served on the National Guernsey Board of Directors and as 1st V.P. In 1998, the American Guernsey Assoc lost their executive secretary and Dave stepped up to help.

Pioneer Dairy Leader Award (posthumous): James McDonald - James worked for the J.C. Penney Company in their New York corporate offices. In his adult years, James developed one of the finest registered Guernsey herds in the world: McDonald Farms of Cortland, N.Y. James was very interested in the College of the Ozarks and financially supported the college.

Pioneer Dairy Leader Award (posthumous): Darrell Robertson - Darrell Robertson had a long and distinguished career with the Holstein Association. His work served to greatly advance the registered Holstein cow and what it could accomplish for dairy producers nationwide and in Missouri.

Darrell and his family ran a dairy herd, with 200 Holsteins, and processed milk. Darrell served for about 12 years covering the states: Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas.

 Speaks at two events in Missouri Dr. Temple Grandin Speaks on Autism in Springfield

Dr. Temple Grandin, world-renowned expert in the field of animal handling facility design, recently spoke to a much different audience in Springfield.

Grandin, professor of animal science at Colorado State University, is one of the most famous people in the world with autism. Grandin spoke to a crowd of approximately 400 educators, parents, industry professionals and the public on the topic of educating all kinds of minds.

Grandin talked about her childhood.

Non-verbal until she was nearly four years old, Grandin emphasized hands-on learning for children. She described four different types of thinking – visual, pattern, verbal and auditory – and how to determine what type of thinker each child might be.

Grandin is a prolific writer, having authored dozens of books on animal handling facilities and now on autism as well. She has also been the subject of several children’s books and a movie starring Claire Danes.

The program was sponsored by MU Extension, Greene County 4-H, Stars for Autism, and the Springfield History Museum. The presentation was also live-streamed, and is currently available as recorded audio at the following link: https://extension2.missouri.edu/public-livestreams?fbcli d=IwAR2_1aLsqiZrNjB0uh5omax96LBEs14-nh-GhtUzt0TcpXOezBxxmpUdsLk

Dr. Grandin Speaks at Spring Forage Conference

Dr. Temple Grandin, was the keynote speaker at the recent Southwest Missouri Spring Forage Conference held in Springfield. Dr. Grandin is one of the world’s leaders in design of livestock handling facilities. She has designed livestock facilities throughout the United States and in Canada, Europe, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and other countries. In North America, almost half of all cattle processing facilities include a center track restrainer system that she designed for meat plants. Her curved chute systems are used worldwide and her writings on the flight zone and other principles of grazing animal behavior have helped many producers to reduce stress during handling. Temple has also designed an objective scoring system for assessing handling of cattle and pics at meat plants. This system is used by many large corporations to improve animal care.

In her presentation to Southwest Forage Conference attendees, Dr. Grandin stressed the need for improved stockmanship in the livestock industry. She encouraged producers to observe and become familiar with livestock behavior. She emphasized the importance of animal friendly facility design and proper handling methods for the achievement of safe, low-stress livestock handling.

Photos curteousy of Springfield News-Leader, templegrandin.com, and MU Extension. Articles by Karla Deaver and Ted Probert

MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT - MISSOURI HOLSTEIN ASSOCIATION

Name: ________________________________________ HFA# ____________________ Phone (____) ____________________ Address _______________________________ County _______________ City ___________________ State ______ Zip ______ Prefix: ___________________________

Email: (I send website update info): ________________________________

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ADULT Dues - Flat Fee Additional Member Associate Member

$50.00 / Herd Prefix per Prefix = $25.00 $25.00 = 0 cattle ownership Junior membership, $5.00 per junior per year (those under age 21). Please list names & birthdates of Jr. Members:________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ RETURN TO: Missouri Holstein Assoc.

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CATTLE BARN BEDDING PILOT PROJECT FOR 2020 MISSOURI STATE FAIR

The Missouri State Fair Commission will implement a cattle barn bedding pilot project during the 2020 Missouri State Fair.

State Fairy Director, Mr. Wolfe, said the first part of the pilot project is removal of the existing sand in the cattle barn stalls and the addition of a compacted lime base.

This currently is in progress by State Fair maintenance staff. The Fair will purchase premium mulch bedding from Missouri Mulch, from New Florence, Mo., that will be used in each cattle stall during the State Fair.

The mulch will come from scrap pieces of white oak trees used to make wine barrel staves.

Following the State Fair, Bluebird Compositing, from Fulton, Mo., will pick up and haul the used mulch to be made into organic compost, which, in turn, will be used to fertilize the white oak trees that make up the bedding mulch.

Anticipated costs for the pilot project are estimated at $33,000 a year.

The State Fair Commission approved a plan to divide the costs into thirds.

The Missouri State Fair Foundation is sponsoring the costs associated with the composting (approximately $11,000) and the Fair will pay approximately $11,000 to support cattle exhibitors.

A bedding fee of $10 per head will be implemented for beef cattle exhibitors only. This fee will be collected along with beef cattle entries, which totaled approximately 1,100 head shown in 2019.

Dairy cattle, which show toward the end of the Fair, will still be allowed to bring in their own straw to place on top of the mulch bedding.

Wolfe said that all cattle exhibitors will be required to keep their bedding clean and trash free so that it can be made into compost.

The 118th Missouri State Fair, themed “Home is Here� will be held Aug. 1323 in Sedalia. For more information about the Fair, visit mostatefair.com, follow the Fair on social media or call 1-800-422-FAIR (3247). Or contact Dairy Superintendant, AmyJo Estes 573-338-4559, amye4th@hotmail.com.

Congratulations on

35 Years of Service!

Congratulations to our own Ted Probert!!!! Today he was recognized for 35 years of service to the University of Missouri Extension (MU Extension)!

Ted is super knowledgeable about all things Ag, he loves to work with kids through 4-H Dairy Judging Teams, Cow Camps, and more, and he believes in the importance of Extension in our communities. Ted has been a leader in the Missouri dairy and Holstein industries for decades!

On a personal note from those who work with him in the office on a daily basis, he is fun to work with, is always willing to help with anything, and we just love him!

Congratulations, Ted!

2020 Southern Spring National Holstein & Jersey Show April, 2020, Stillwater, OK

Now cancelled due to Coronavirus Not planning on rescheduling.

___________________ I would like to be contacted regarding consigning to the Missouri Convention Sale ___________________ I would like to sell some Holsteins privately through the Missouri Association ___________________ I would like more information on advertising in the Mid-States Holstein News or the Pulsator ___________________ JUNIORS: Would you like to compete at the National Holstein Convention? ____________ Yes __________ No Would you like to serve on a committee of the Missouri Holstein Association?

For your name to appear in the Membership Directory dues must be paid by March

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Late Fee of $10 / Adult Member after April 15

Dues are delinquent after that date and your name will be removed at the National Holstein office, therefore INCREASING your registration rates. Please make sure your address is complete.

You can also pay online at www.missouriholstein.com What suggestions do you have to improve your Missouri Holstein Association?: __________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Remove and mail membership and payment

Outstanding Jr Honore

Top 25 BAA - Region 7 New Mexico, Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas

1 Todd & Brad Groves Anthony W. Whitehead 3 DeVon D. Benfer Janice T. Ling Edward K. Wittorff 6 Larry & Jodi Wright 7 Dwight J. & Anita J. Rokey 8 Nathaniel & Rose Graber Robert John Seiler The College of The Ozarks 11 Mark & Gwen Chamberlin 12 Wilson Martin Anthony L. Musser 14 James J. Vieth, Jr. 15 Swan Bros Dairy Inc 16 Stanley J. Haedge Ed Hart Joseph W. Osinga 19 Toecky Farm Dennis Martin 21 Lindsay S. Mitchell 22 John Koster 23 University of Missouri 24 Alfred J. Brandt 25 Elmer Martin Shatto Farms, Inc.

MO MO KS MO MO MO KS MO KS MO MO MO MO TX OK TX MO TX MO MO TX TX MO MO MO MO

109.5 109.5 108.7 108.7 108.7 108.5 108.3 108.2 108.2 108.2 107.7 107.4 107.4 107.3 106.9 106.8 106.8 106.8 106.7 106.7 106.4 106.3 106.0 105.8 105.6 105.6

131 71 19 91 11 61 117 37 97 36 38 89 72 28 19 173 12 89 96 37 109 276 170 112 28 106

HOLSTEIN ASSOCIATION USA UPDATE:

John Underwood presented History books to outstanding team: 2018 State FFA Dairy Quality & Products Judging Team Winner Miller FFA : Lexi Smith, Tori Parnell, Emma Gunter, Dakota Washburn; Advisor Lyle Whittaker Not present: 2018 State FFA Dairy Judging Team winner & 11th Place at National FFA – Billings FFA: Grant Groves, Bailey Groves, Nick Dotson, Kyle Collison, Advisor: Albee Boss

As of 3/26/20 the offices of Holstein Association USA are closed until April 15.

You can still submit regristry applications and ear tag orders.

Top 10 BAA - Colleges & Universities

CONGRATULATIONS to all breeders on these list!

65% From MO!!

Across the Nation 1 Utah State University UT 2 The College of The Ozarks MO 3 California State -Fresno CA University of Maine ME 5 University of Connecticut CT 6 Univ of WI-Platteville WI 7 UVM-Cream VT 8 University of Missouri MO 9 Eastern Kentucky Univ KY North Dakota State Univ ND

109.7 108.2 107.6 107.6 107.1 106.9 106.3 106.0 105.6 105.6

61 36 63 29 31 142 50 170 28 87

For complete listings of regions and herd sizes visit the link below. http://www.holsteinusa.com/programs_services/baa_lists_2019.html