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Director’s Comments
Make Your Nutritionist Earn Their Keep! As we move past the dairy industry’s best year in history, it looks like we are moving toward more challenging times. Balancing the feed ration will become more and more important to the bottom line. Ideally testing forages every 30 days or sooner will keep your production at a profitable level. This is especially important if you have any change in silage quality, hay quality or prouction per cow is lagging behind. Dairy has enjoyed record milk prices. This has given dairymen a good chance to restore balance sheets and make some much needed, over due capital improvements. However, these good farm milk prices have also caused production per cow and cow numbers to increase by nearly 100,000 cows. This, unfortunately, will most likely cause a decrease in farm gate milk price. The good news is that record crop yields of soy and corn may help to keep feed prices at fairly resonable levels. This is where your nutritionist can help. To combat tighter margins, keep your ration balanced for top production. Early lactation cows should peak at 80 to 140 pounds. If the feed ration is at the proper levels, then production will persist for much longer periods and profits will follow. Remember, the pounds of milk a cow produces over 70 or 80 pounds are the pounds of milk that equal profit. You are paying for your nutritionist’s expertise and services when you pay your feed bill, so put them to work earning their keep! ~ Tom Gillette, Director Region 1
OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION - Becky Payne, Executive Secretary
The Ayrshire Breeders’ Association has been advised by the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) that Covey-Farms Forever Jade, Registration Number 100304923, has genomes present from the Holstein bull, Indianhead Red-Marker-ET, indicating that he is her sire. The CDCB provided data from two separate genomic tests conducted at two different laboratories, DNA Landmarks and Geneseek. The first was a high density test and the second was a low density test. Both tests had the same conclusion: HOUSAM2284915 (Indianhead Red-Marker-ET) is the sire. Genomic test results for Indianhead Red-Marker-ET were in the CDCB genomic database, resulting in this conclusion. He is a red carrier, black and white bull, with no other known recessives. The official method of parentage verification for the ABA is DNA typing. A DNA case report for “Jade” was completed by ImmGen Inc. in 2006. Her sire and dam had no DNA cases on file as the ABA progressed from blood testing to DNA sampling in the early 2000s. On the basis of the information available to them at the time, the testing laboratory noted that neither parent had genotypes available. “Jade” met the requirements for being a donor dam by having her DNA profile placed on record at the ABA; and therefore her embryo transfer (ET) progeny were eligible for registration. As part of the discovery and investigation process, the ABA was thorough in collaborating with experts in this field. “Jade” was flagged for this parentage discrepancy because her sire’s genomics are on file at the CDCB. Based on the current known facts, the ABA Executive Committee has directed that the pedigree of Covey-Farms Forever Jade, Registration Number 100304923, be corrected to reflect the change in her sire from Covey-Farms Reno Forever to Indianhead Red-MarkerET. She will therefore be registered as a 50% Ayrshire. As a consequence of this action, all registered Ayrshires with “Jade” present in their pedigrees will be updated accordingly to reflect the change in Jade’s parentage. All show winnings and production honors earned in the past will stand as they are in the ABA’s pedigree database for every animal affected by this change. The ABA is confident that this mistake in parentage was an unfortunate accident after consulting with “Jade’s” breeder, Stanley Covey of Rose, OK; and current owners, the partnership of Covey and Tom and Sara Kruse of Dyersville, IA. No blame is being assigned to the breeder or owners of this cow. Approximately 400 animals (male and female) recorded by the U.S. Ayrshire Breeders Association to date have “Jade” present in their pedigrees. The Association has updated the registry status of these animals and is proceeding to issue replacement registration certificates to their owners.
Becky Payne, Executive Director Arlene Crosser, Records Coordinator 1224 Alton Darby Creek Rd., Suite B Columbus, OH 43228 (614) 335-0020 l Fax: (614) 335-0023 Email: info@usayrshire.com www.usayrshire.com
OFFICERS
Doug Evans, President 4106 Davenport Rd., Georgetown, NY 13072 (315) 837-4777 Expires 2015 l
Jim Tentinger, Vice Presideent 40913 200th St., Remsen, IA 51050 (712) 786-2302 Expires 2015 l
DIRECTORS Director at Large Donna Mertz
13970 County Road P18, Blair, NE 68008 (920) 382-7678 Expires 2015 l
Region 1
Tom Gillette 5137 Old Route 12, Lyon Falls, NY 13368 (315) 982-7707 Expires 2017 l
Dale Maulfair 400 South Center St, Jonestown, PA 17038 (717) 865-6439 Expires 2015 l
Susan Edwards 320 Prange Rd., West Grove, PA 19390 (610)869-8286 Expires 2016 l
Region 2
Mary Creek 18811 Wagaman Rd., Hagerstown, MD 21740 (301) 471-0726 Expires 2017 l
Lynn Lee P.O. Box 1229, Smyrna, TN 31767 (615) 390-6312 Expires 2016 l
Mark Valentine 15621 B Kelbuh Rd, Thurmont, MD 21788 (240) 674-6092 Expires 2015 l
Region 3
Lloyd Machin 6614 Iowa St., Newton, IA 50208 (641) 792-9523 Expires 2017 l
Darryl Keehner 32057 Leaf Rod, Guttenberg, IA 52052 (563) 252-1018 Expires 2015 l
Jessica Gatton-Dixon PO Box 39, Conway, MO 65632 (417) 844-7217 Expires 2016 l
Ex-Officio Board and Executive Committee Member Steve McDonald, President
12114 2050 E. Street, Princeton, IL 61356 (815) 875-3516 Expires 2015 Expires at election of new president l
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March/April 2015 Volume 101, Number 2
The Official Publication of the Ayrshire Breeders’ Association
FEATURES International Youth Travel................................................................... 6 Director Candidates.......................................................................... 8 All-American Contest Results.......................................................21-50 National Convention Information.................................................60-61 U.S. Ayrshire Breeders’ Foundation Committee CHAIRMAN BRUCE NELSON
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International Youth Experiences Ayrshire Youth Tour
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am David Hanson. I am 23 and a recent graduate of the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. I am currently back at home working at Good-Vue Ayr Farms along with my parents and two brothers. We are milking around 50 registered Ayrshires while exploring plans and options to expand in the near future. During the end part of January, I had the tremendous opportunity to be a part of the Ayrshire Youth Tour and spend a week in Finland with people from all around the world. While there we toured several dairy farms, A.I. and embryo companies, a dairy factory and finally the Ayrshire Winter Show. The other delegates were from seven countries including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Kenya, Sweden, Finland and the U.K. Along with touring farms we also had the chance to compete against each other in several competitions during the week. Judging, breeding, fitting and showmanship were the four challenges that comprised the overall youth tour competition. We began the tour in Helsinki on the 26th of January with stops at Valio dairy factory, the University of Helsinki research farm, FABA/Viking Genetics and finally spending the night at HH Embryo Company owned by the Huitins. At Valio and FABA/ Viking Genetics we watched presentations explaining what the company did along with basic statistics and their goals for the future. Both Valio and FABA are co-ops and Valio is the largest dairy factory in Finland. During our stop at the University of Helsinki research farm we received a print out of the information on all of the herd as well as seeing their more choice animals. The university herd was home to several breeds but mainly consisted of Ayrshires that were being milked with one Lely robotic milking unit. We ended the
This is the group of all the youth tour participants after the competition was completed. From L to R: Scott Honeyfield - New Zealand, Karl Munden Australia, Jonathan Glentworth - New Zealand, Josefin Samuelsson - Sweden, David Hanson - USA, John McLean - U.K., Rachel MacFarlane - Canada, Suvi Mertanen - Finland, Rahab Muchemi - Kenya, Sanna Savikko - Finland
Back Row L to R: Karl Munden, John McLean, David Hanson, Scott Honeyfield, Jonathan Glentworth, Neil Kittle, Sanna Savikko. Front row L to R: Minna Kotila, Rachel MacFarlane, Anu Ahlholm, Suvi Mertanen, Josefin Samuelsson, Rahab Muchemi.
day at HH Embryo and Huitin Holsteins. The next day we started off with a presentation about HH Embryo and Huitin Holsteins. They own a small herd of high quality cows from several different breeds as well as run an embryo company. They are the first privately owned semen company in Finland. They sell and market Holstein bulls for Alta Finland as well as market Ayrshire semen through World Wide Sires. The next two stops were both Ayrshire dairy farms. The first one, Torttila Farms, milked about 140 Ayrshires with two Lely robotic milkers. Almost all of these animals were sired by bulls from FABA/Viking Genetics and it was interesting to see something different than what is familiar here in North America. The second stop was Rasilan Ayrshires which was a 40 cow tie-stall operation. This is where we would compete in our first challenge, the judging contest. We placed four classes of animals, two heifer and two cow classes. We wouldn’t find out the results until the end of the week. Day three only had two stops. The first was a 25 cow Ayrshire herd consisting of mostly North American genetics. Here we would compete in a breeding competition. For this challenge we were given a list of about 20 bulls with full pedigrees and breakdowns and had to select bulls to breed the herd to. There were North American, U.K. and Scandinavian bulls to choose from and we were to consider the owners wants and the herd’s needs when making our selections. They also chose an individual cow (a herd favorite) that we had to mate to three bulls. The second stop of the day was at FinnMilk Oy. This dairy was a mixture of several breeds, but most interesting was that they were just putting the final touches on installing a 25 cow, DeLaval robotic rotary parlor. Construction was still going on while we were there and they were in the first week of cows being milked in the new
facility. The last three days of the trip we spent in the town of Seinajoki at the Ayrshire Winter Show. There were around 100 head of Ayrshires at the show which included a group of sale animals that would be sold the
Tie Stall barn at Rasilan Ayrshires during the Judging challenge.
The Ayrshire Winter Show
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Queen’s Reflections on Australia and New Zealand Greetings Ayrshire Enthusiast, An adventure is the least I can say to describe this! Hello everyone. As these cold winter months are coming to an end, I had the opportunity to escape this cold for a few weeks and have the experience of a lifetime. January 15 I left the Nashville airport, not knowing exactly what was in store for me. I knew that I would be going to Australia and New Zealand to represent the Ayrshire Breeders’ Association. Little did I know what was in store over the next two weeks! Not only would it be educational, but also a great way for myself and the other breeders attending to promote the Ayrshire cow in these other countries. I feel as if we had many opportunities to share. One of those was to promote the World Conference that will be held in the USA in 2016; many of the international breeders seemed not only interested in
coming, but determined to be there! We attended the International Dairy Week in Australia for five days and then toured the area until we flew out to Auckland, New Zealand where we went on farm visits. Then we attended the New Zealand Dairy Event. Throughout the whole trip we were able to be interact with breeders from other countries such as South Africa and the United Kingdom. Attending shows in both countries kept us busy. One thing I noticed was that the cows over there are so different yet have some of the same qualities as ours. I admired the breeders for having such drive to make their animals the best they could be! According to the others I was traveling with, they believed that the Ayrshire cattle had really evolved for the better in Australia and the show in New Zealand had grown. The breeders in Australia and New Zealand seemed very appreciative of our time to come over and share information with them. The United
Photos L-R: Thanks to Sam Gordon and his wife Fiona, we were able to tour downtown Sydney and of course I had to have a picture in front of the Opera House. Greg Edmunds and myself posing at the New Zealand Dairy Event. He said he wanted to be “ Queen for a Day”. GiGi!! She was featured in the USLGE booth for the Ayrshire cow. Finland cont.
last day of the event. When we first arrived we were each assigned an animal that we would use for the fitting and showmanship competitions. We were allowed to wash our animals in the morning and in the afternoon given 2 hours to get them show ring ready. At the end of the second hour it was clippers down and the challenge was over. The following day we prepped them again for the actual showmanship challenge, an event that took place during the middle of the Ayrshire show. When it was all said and done, I finished third in the competition behind the delegates from Canada and the U.K. The three of us placed in the top three in all four challenges in varying orders for each challenge. The week wrapped up with the completion of the show where North American bred animals were well represented and most of us returning March/April 2015
to Helsinki that evening to catch early morning flights home. I greatly enjoyed the hospitality of the Finnish people who we interacted with as well as the opportunity to network with other young Ayrshire breeders from around the world. I sincerely hope we all stay in contact with each other. Hopefully they will all be able to make it over to the United States sometime in the future. Editor’s note: Thank you David Hanson & Kailey Barlow for sharing your trips through the articles and photos!
My friend Courtney Davis and me after a long day of flying and seeing great cows!
The Grand Champion cow at the New Zealand dairy event.
States breeders should be commended on a job well done. The international breeders look up to our genetics and you have built a “reputation” for the US Ayrshire cow. While on our visit we had the chance to go to many different farms and see not only their cows but also their facilities. It was very interesting to compare everything of theirs to ours. In New Zealand I had the chance to visit at the airport with one of my dear friends that I met during the 2014 National Convention. I had the opportunity to see her cattle and catch up. This just goes to show that this industry brings young people together and forms a bond that cannot be broken – regardless of location. My favorite part of the whole trip was definitely seeing good cows, but also the hospitality that they all showed towards us (it was kind of like the South… I may be a little biased). Not only did I take away from this trip 1,100 pictures, a nice tan, and some postcards, I learned what it was like to live halfway around the world. Many people thought it was quite crazy when my parents okay’d their 17-year-old daughter taking this trip, but I wouldn’t trade it for anything. For all of you breeders, thank you for supporting and being so motivated to make the U.S. Ayrshire cow the best it can be. It’s hard to believe that spring shows and sales are just around the corner. Best wishes to those with consignments in spring sales and those showing. I hope to see most of you soon! “Blessed are the pure in heart for they will see God.” Matthew 5:8 -Kailey-
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ABA Director Candidates
Jim Tentinger, Remsen, IA Officer Candidate - President Jim and his wife, Sharon, live in northwest Iowa on a farm that has been in the Tentinger name since 1882. Along with their son, Travis, they raise alfalfa, corn and soybeans. Besides their 200 registered milking Ayrshires, they market dairy beef cattle. Ten-Ayr Dairy has two full-time employees. Their youngest son, Craig, and his family live in Wayne, Nebraska. The first Ayrshire cow arrived in 1950. The whole herd had been switched to Ayrshires by 1976 when Jim took over the dairy herd. He then began registering the cattle and became a member of the Ayrshire Breeders’ Association at that time. Jim has been on the ABA Board since 2008 and on several ABA committees during the past years. He is presently on the Executive Committee as Vice President. He is a past-president of the Iowa Ayrshire Club. Jim and Sharon have co-chaired two national conventions hosted by Iowa. They have consigned animals to state and national sales. Jim and his family have shown cattle at the state fair and local county fair. Their farm has hosted tours for students for 20 years and also other adult tours. Jim is now serving on the district and corporate board of the Midwest Dairy Association. He is also a board member of the Iowa State Dairy Association; the Cherokee County Rural Water Assoc. and a past board member of the Plymouth County Farm Bureau. Jim is a member of the Dairy Farmers Association, Western Iowa Dairy Association and the Iowa Cattlemen Assoc. Tom Fenton, Winchester, OH Officer Candidate – Vice President Tom Fenton of Winchester, Ohio, is a partner in Emerald Farms Ayrshires with brothers Doug and Ron, and sister JoAnn Jodrey, and their families. Known world-wide as “Fenton Brothers”, this diversified farming operation consists of 500-plus acres with 115 milking Ayrshire cows and young stock, 65 beef cows, and 25 Tamworth and cross-bred sows. Crops include hay, soybeans, wheat, and tobacco. Tom, his wife Connie, and their family
also own a 285 acre farm where the beef herd is kept. They maintain a small select herd of 20 to 25 Shorthorn, Maine, and cross-bred club-calf cows, known as Fenton Show Cattle. Tom has been involved with the Ayrshire cow his entire life. He is a 41-year member of the ABA and a member of the Ohio and Southwest Ohio Ayrshire clubs. Fenton has served as treasurer of the Ayrshire Breeders’ Association for the past four years and served as a director representing Region 2 for two terms. He has served on the Finance, Nomination and Promotion Committees. Tom’s previous leadership positions include 21 years as Executive Secretary of the Tamworth Swine Association. He has been elected to three 3-year terms on the Tamworth Board of Directors and held the Vice President and President positions. Dale Maulfair, Jonestown, PA Director Candidate – Director District 1 Maulfair Acres is a family-operated dairy farm owned by Dale and Pattie Maulfair. The dairy herd of 100 milking cows is composed of 45 Ayrshires that have a rolling herd average of 23,000 pounds of milk and 55 Holsteins with a rolling herd average of 30,000 pounds of milk. The cows are housed in a tie stall barn where they are milked twice a day with automatic take-off milkers. Additionally, there are 100 heifers and calves raised for replacements. The Maulfairs own 240 acres which consist of corn, soybeans, barley, alfalfa and pasture. Dale serves as owner/operator and manager of the entire operation. David, Dale and Pattie’s youngest son, works full-time on the farm. David and his wife, Rachel, have two daughters, Evelyn, 3 years old and Mikaylia, 1. Shawn Hernley, a neighbor and longtime friend of the family, works part-time on the farm. There are a few other part-time workers on Maulfair Acres; a high school student who helps with the evening milkings and Dale and Pattie’s other two children, Daryl and Jennifer. Jennifer Balmer is an Agricultural Education Teacher and FFA Advisor at Northern Lebanon High School. She and her husband Matt help on weekends on the farm and during the summer months. Daryl Maulfair has a Ph.D. in dairy cattle nutrition and is employed by Red Dale Ag Service. Dale’s wife, Pattie, manages the finances and record keeping and babysits
the four grandchildren. The Maulfair family has been involved with Ayrshire cattle since 1955. Dale’s mother, Marion, bought the first Ayrshire for the farm. Dale has owned Ayrshires since he started 4-H in 1965. In 1991 Dale expanded his own little herd and bought the rest of his father’s cows and took over the farm. Dale has been a national member since 1972 when he ran for the Ayrshire National Youth Award. Maulfair Acres is enrolled in the REWARDS program so he can participate in all the Ayrshire programs. Dale has received the French Trophy twice for milk production and the Construction Breeder Award several times. The Maulfairs exhibit Ayrshires at local, state, and national shows. Maulfair Acres Ayrshires are judged by many 4-H, FFA and collegiate dairy judging team members that routinely attend practices at the farm. The farm has also been included in the PA Chamber of Commerce’s Farm City tours. Dale is finishing his first term as a National Director. He has served on the Bylaws Committee. He has attended at least 10 national conventions. Dale has served as a director of the PA Ayrshire Breeders Association for many years and was president for two terms. He served on many state association committees, including the national sale committee three times, with one serving as chairman. Dale stays very active in his community as he serves on the Lebanon Valley Expo Board, is Dairy Chairman of the Lebanon Area Fair Board, and is a member of the PA Farm Show Advisory Board. Dale has also served on the PA All-American Dairy and Lebanon County Conservation boards. He is a member of the Northern Lebanon Young Farmers and is currently president. Dale continues to serve the youth of the county being a 4-H leader of the Norlebco 4-H Dairy Club and is a member of the Fredericksburg United Methodist Church. Bill Woodis, North Brookfield, MA Director Candidate – District 1 Lone Birch Ayrshires is run by Bill Woodis, who has been involved with Ayrshires all his life, and his wife Diane and daughter Amy, her son Gabriel Blaisdell, and granddaughter Emily Paquette. Bill has four children: Amy (son Gabriel), Sarah (daughters Emily, Hannah and Ryan), twin sons Mike and his wife Heather who are
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farming in Dewittville, NY (daughters Madison, Sophia, Lily and Evangaline) and Christopher (daughter Ella and son Aiden). The grandchildren are the sixth generation to be involved with Ayrshires. Bill has been a long-time member of the ABA. He is currently serving on the Show Committee. He is a member and past president of the Massachusetts Ayrshire Club and is also a member of the New England, Vermont and Maine Ayrshire Clubs. He is involved with the 4-H program teaching youth about caring and fitting of cattle. Woodis has a herd of 20-30 head. He has bred and developed cow families that have achieved All-American, AllCanadian and Junior All-American awards and nominations and numerous champion banners. He has shown Lone Birch Ayrshires from Expo Quebec to Spring Show in St. Hyacinth to the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto, Canada and U. S. shows in all of New England, Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Damian Ullmer, Seymour, WI Director Candidate – District 2 Ullmstar Ayrshires is owned and operated by Damian Ullmer his wife, Kiley, and their two children, MaKenzie and Gavin. They have been dairy farming for eleven years and grow 150 acres of corn and alfalfa. The Ullmers have 150 head of Ayrshires and Holsteins (half and half). The cows are milked three times a day and managed for production. The herd has been recognized with many state and national production awards. Over the past 10 years, the Ullmers have invested in many foundation animals and have been showing, flushing and marketing offspring from these families. They utilize the ABA REWARDS and classification programs. Ullmstar Ayrshires hosted a farm tour during the 2012 National Convention. Damian has been a member of the ABA for seven years. He has served on the Breed Improvement Committee in the past and is now on the Marketing Committee. He worked on the World Ayrshire Event Sale for the last two years. Ullmer has been a member of the North East Wisconsin Ayrshire Club and the Wisconsin Ayrshire Association for 10 years. Damian has been on the Wisconsin Ayrshire State Show Committee for the last two years. He served as the Co-Manager of the Wisconsin Ayrshire State Sale for the last three years and really enjoys working with the buyers and sellers of the sale. March/April 2015
Mark Valentine, Thurmont, MD Director Candidate – District 2 Mark Valentine and his wife and sons own approximately 60 head of cattle. The majority of the herd is housed at his family’s dairy, Vales-Pride Farm. The farm is owned by his brother and sister-in- law, Michael and Denise, who along with his niece Amanda maintain the day-to-day operations. They milk 150 head of cattle with the majority being Ayrshires. Mark is the manager of a dairy farm about 15 minutes away called Recipient Solutions, which specializes in embryo transfer and IVF of high-end genomic Holsteins. He is fortunate to be able to incorporate some of his own cattle into this facility. He enjoys watching how the Ayrshires adapt and compete in this setting. Mark’s wife Jessica, and sons Cadin and Gavin help with daily chores there. The boys are passionate about their show cattle. Like all of his family, from grandfather to father, brother, nieces, and now his own sons, Mark has been a lifelong member of the Ayrshire Breeders’ Association. He has served on the Maryland Board of Directors for six years and chaired the 2011 National Ayrshire Convention. Mark is currently a member of the Executive Committee and is running for his second term on the ABA Board.
invested in the breed and became involved with the Iowa Ayrshire Association. This naturally led to deeper involvement in breed activities, eventually reaching the national organization where she has been a member since early adulthood. Later she became a member of the MN Ayrshire Club and has served as a board member and secretary/ treasurer of that group. Hanson remains a member of that club, but the leadership roles have moved to another generation, and she enjoys seeing her sons take on the part. In 1993 Hanson was asked to fill a vacated seat on the ABA Board of Directors and served the remaining two years of that term. Since then she have served four more full terms as an ABA director. Linda has served for several years and is currently the chair of the Breed Improvement Committee and has been on other committees at the wishes of leadership. In addition, she has had several opportunities to promote US Ayrshires abroad, which included serving as a representative of US Ayrshire interests to Sweden, Australia and New Zealand and judging in Finland and Australia. Closer to home, her current leadership positions include SWCD district supervisor, NCTC Farm Business Management Advisory committee, local dairy promotion committee, church treasurer and snowmobile club secretary/treasurer. Some of Linda’s other activities include judging county and regional dairy shows (all breeds) and state fairs and national shows over the years.
Linda Hanson, Goodridge, MN Director Candidate – District 3 Linda Hanson, her husband Mike and their three sons own and operate Good-Vue Ayr Farms in northwest Minnesota. The dairy enterprise currently includes 65 registered Ayrshire cows housed in a tie-stall and bedded pack barn and 45 replacement heifers. They also grain farm nearly 3,000 acres of soybeans, wheat, barley, oats and alfalfa. The work load is managed almost exclusively by the five family members, with Mike’s father and occasionally a local high school student helping on an as-needed basis. The boys are the fourth generation to own Ayrshires on their dad’s side. Linda was introduced to the breed as a youth in 4-H and has remained a fan ever since. Her introduction to the ABA initially was through a state club when her family
Dane Lang, Brooklyn, IA Director Candidate – District 3 Dane Lang is part of the threegeneration family operation known as Iow-Ayr Farm and Yarrabee Farm. The milking herd consists of 40 Ayrshire cows, 300 crossbreds and 200 Jerseys. The dairy is a partnership between Lang’s grandfather Maynard, his uncle Eric, his father Craig, his brother Cade and himself. They farm over 1,000 acres in the rolling hills of central Iowa. The home farm was purchased in 1861 by Lang’s grandmother’s great-grandfather and has been home to Ayrshire cattle since 1950. Their family’s first Ayrshires were purchased by Maynard’s father, Howie Lang, in 1927. Dane has been a member of the ABA for several years. He has enjoyed helping at the World Event Sale, primarily as the guy in charge of the pitchfork and wheelbarrow. Cont. on pg. 10
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He has been an active supporter of the Iowa Spring Extravaganza by consigning and purchasing animals. Lang has also loaned calves to 4-Hers so that they can show Ayrshire cattle at local and regional fairs. Dane is currently serving as the Vice Chair on the County Extension Council. He also oversees farm staff and manages the dayto-day farm operations. Donna Mertz, Blair, NE Director Candidate – Director at Large Donna Mertz and her husband Keith have two daughters Casey and Haley. Donna graduated from Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2001 and works as a large animal veterinarian. She also performs animal chiropractics and embryo transfer. Mertz has also been writing the vet articles for the Ayrshire Digest. Donna’s involvement with Ayrshires began as the herd veterinarian for Daltondale Farms starting in 2002. She has owned Ayrshires since 2005, and currently owns 22 milking cows that are being housed at Jacob Worden’s and Ten-Ayr Farm in Iowa. She also owns 12 heifers. In June, 2014 her family moved from Wisconsin to Blair, Nebraska, where they own 30 acres and will be building facilities this spring to raise heifers. Donna has exhibited her Ayrshires at the Wisconsin State Show, Iowa State Fair and World Dairy Expo. Mertz has been an ABA member for 10 years and has served on the Show, Promotion and Marketing Committees. She has served on the ABA Board of Directors as Director At Large since 2012 and is Chairperson of the Promotion Committee. Donna is member of Wisconsin Ayrshire Breeders’ Association and served on their Board of Directors for two terms and was the co-chairman for the 2012 National Convention Sale. She is the Ayrshire representative for World Dairy Expo Cattle Exhibitor Committee. Mertz has been recognized with the Wisconsin Ayrshire Young Breeder Award in 2012 and the ABA Young Leader Award in 2014. Neal Smith, Smyrna, TN Director Candidate – Director at Large Neal Smith, along his wife Lisa; three children, Trey, Jennifer and Lindsey; five grandchildren, Cassidy, Lane, Jacob, Mason and Hayden; and brother Mike, comprise Smith Bros.
Dairy. Neal’s involvement with the Ayrshire cow goes back to growing up a dairy farm owned by his uncle and grandparents. The first Ayrshire cows and heifers came to the farm in 1966 out of the Southern National Promotional Sale, which was sponsored by the ABA. Smith still remembers the first two show cows that his older brother Mike had. Those two cows came from the Glengarry and Toll Gate herds and ended up being the foundation of the Ayrshire herd. As luck would have it, several other farmers in the community, including Harold Lee (father of Lynn Lee) started buying these “new red and white cows.” The Lee and Smith family feud in the show ring has been going on ever since! Neal worked on the farm through high school and college, giving him exposure to the Ayrshire cow. He helped with milking chores and was responsible for the breeding program of the Ayrshires. In the late 70s the decision was made to sell the family farm, and the herd was dispersed. Neal never completely got rid of his Ayrshire show cows. In the mid 80s, Neal and his older brother Mike decided they would try milking a few cows. They both had public jobs (Mike as an Extension Agent and Neal as an engineer for Schneider Electric, formerly Square D Company), but it was something that they both really wanted to pursue. A small farm with a milking facility was purchased near Smyrna, and thus Smith Bros. Dairy was born. It started out with all Ayrshires, but it wasn’t long before it became a mixed herd of Ayrshires and Jerseys. They milked about 40 cows until dispersing in 1992. It was a short-lived sellout as they went to a dispersal sale two weeks later and purchased 16 milking cows and were back in business. They continued milking at this farm until the mid-90s when it became apparent that houses were closing in as Rutherford County was one of the top 10 fastest growing counties in the country. Today Smith Bros. Dairy consists of 30 milking cows (Ayrshires and Jerseys) which are housed at LaLu farms in Sparta, TN. Bottle calves, open heifers and dry cows (totaling around 50 head) remain at the home farm in Smyrna. Smith Bros. Dairy has always competed on the tanbark trail with their Ayrshires at local, state and national levels and has had several AllAmericans and Reserve All-Americans both on the youth and open levels. Neal has served on the ABA Youth, Marketing and Promotion Committees since 2010. Tennessee does not have many Ayrshire breeders; but, with Smith as the chairman, they pulled together to host the 2010 National Convention in Nashville.
How can Ayrshire breeders increase the demand in the marketplace for Ayrshires and enhance the value of Registered Ayrshires? Fenton – Breeders can increase the demand and value of their Ayrshires by using ABA programs – registration, testing, and classification - to document the performance of the animals and their value. By breeding and selling Ayrshires that you are proud to offer, you can increase the chances that the buyer will become a repeat buyer. Hanson - Demand in the marketplace is directly related to performance in the parlor; therefore, building on the traits that enhance profit levels is the bottom line. Those traits may not be exclusively production. Each dairyman has his own goals as to what kind of cow works for him, but accurate and credible information that can be used to demonstrate those desired traits is a mandatory marketing tool. Registration, combined with DHI, classification, and possibly genomic testing, offers the best documentation available (pedigrees) regarding a cow’s family trait history and the credible information to demand a premium price for cattle. Maulfair - To increase the demand for Ayrshires in the US and abroad, we need to sell only from top cow families for genomics, production and type. The top animals will always enhance the value of the Ayrshire cow. The biggest opportunity to increase demand for Ayrshire cattle is to make them more profitable to the commercial dairyman. This most likely means increasing milk production, but it should not be done at a detriment to component production, reproductive soundness, and feed efficiency. A profitable dairy cow in today’s marketplace will produce large amounts of high quality milk, breed easily, convert feed to milk efficiently, and have a long productive life. Mertz - Utilizing the current science and technology available such as genomics, IVF, and embryo transfer is one step. However, these are tools to be utilized as just that, tools. Continuing to promote the Ayrshire breed through as many outlets - nationally and internationally - as possible will also create more demand. We have a great start with the material that is dispersed on international trips, however we cannot stop there. We should advertise and promote Ayrshires in multi-breed publications to reach the entire dairy industry. We should work with universities to include Ayrshires in their herds as well as conduct research with them in such areas as feed efficiency, reproduction and production. Gathering information on the use of Ayrshires in Cont. on pg. 13
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Vermont Ayrshire Club, Inc. Dates to remember:
NE Ayrshire Sale - October 18 at the Fairgrounds, Rutland, VT
VT Ayrshire Club Annual Meeting October 25 - Grange Hall, East Bethel, VT President: Linwood Huntington (802) 866-5438 Vice President: Lori Before (802) 334-8198 Secretary/Treasurer: Arlene Conant (802) 728-5283
Vermont - a good place to buy good Ayrshires...
STEEL WHEEL DAIRY Kelly & Renee Burke
149 Stewart Rd., Berlin, VT 05602 (802) 223-7927 - farm l (802) 793-6199 - cell
Only an Ayrshire will do! Sales for 2015 October 17 73rd New England Ayrshire Sale Sale at Vermont State Fairgrounds 175 S Main St., Rutland, VT To consign or to purchase contact us! For catalogs & information, contact...
Lin Huntington, Sale Mgr.
3661 Rte. 5N Newbury, VT 05051 (802) 866-5438 ph/ (802)356-2710 cell/(802) 866-5429 fax
Good Oak Farm
Looking forward to summer and green grass!
Jim, Tina, James, Summer & Arliss 1523 Gilman Rd., Bethel, VT 05032 l 802.234.9588 Jim & Bev 8 Russell Rd., Tunbridge, VT 05077 l 802.763.8803
USAYRSHIRE.COM March/April 2015
Visitors are always welcome! Gordon and Sons (802) 866-5439 Lin & Florrie (802) 866-5438
CR Farm
3661 Route 5 North on U.S. Rt. 5 Newbury, VT 05051 Fax: (802) 866-5429
Service-age bull for sale sired by CR Farm Major Santa, son of Major League dam 2E with records over 20,000M. Dam has 6 records Lifetime: 117,529M 5,034F & 3,670P. Has polled genetics.
Looking Forward to Spring! Arrowhead Farm The Devino Family l Milton, VT l 802.343.0966
Classification Schedule 2015 To participate in the classification program, breeders must submit an application to the ABA by the tour deadlines listed below. Contact the ABA office at 614335-0020 if you need assistance. 2015 Classification Tour* May WA, OR, MT, WY, ID, UT, CA, NV, AZ, NM Apps due Mar. 12 June OH, MI, WV, No. IN Apps due April 15 July New York Apps due May 15 11
Pennsylvania Ayrshire Breeders’ Association For more info contact any state officer or visit our website: www.paayrshires.com
55 memberships in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
President: Dan Baumgardner , Dillsburg, PA Phone 717-432-3169 Vice President: Sharon Nolan, Cochranville, PA Phone: Home- 610-593-7465 Secretary/Treasurer: Lori Baumgardner, Dillsburg, PA Phone:717-432-3169
Our National Sale Consignment! A July Burdette Heifer out of Maulfair Acres Prowler Bonnie VG-88 6-01 305D 30,753M 1,661F 911P
The calf’s sister Maulfair Acres Trident Brandi EX-90 3-06 365D 28,227M 1,354F 960P
Looking forward to seeing all our Ayrshire friends(and making some new ones) at the 2015 National Ayrshire Breeders Convention, being hosted by the Pennsylvania Ayrshire Breeders Association at the Lake Raystown Resort & Conference Center. See you June 22nd to 26th!
I would appreicate your vote for a 2nd term Director for Region 1
Maulfair Acres Farm Dale & Pattie Maulfair Jamie, Daryl, Jennifer, David & Rachel Maulfair
400 S. Center St. Jonestown, PA 17038 (717) 865-6439
The Baumgardner Family
Dan, Lori, Justin (Jud), Amy, Nate, Katie, and Rebekah Dillsburg, PA 717-432-3169 l wildcowz@ptd.net Visitors Always Welcome!
TIMBERLAWN FARM Stop in and see us in June! Susan Edwards
610.869.8286 l 320 Prange Road, West Grove, PA 19390
See pages 60-61 for the convention schedule and registration forms for this year’s national convention 12 Ayrshire Digest
Ohio Ayrshire Breeders’ Association We want to thank all of our Consignors & Buyers for helping to make the Ohio Ayrshire Spring Sale a big success! Good Luck to all in the upcoming show season! President: Tom Wolf: 330-567-3486 Secretary: Patti Kennedy: 419-234-7013
Elm-Ayr Farm
Sugar & Spice Make Everything Nice!
Happy Easter from all of us! Ron & Patti Kennedy & Family 9440 Sugar Creek Rd. Harrod, OH 45850 419.234.7013
kennedyelmayr@embarqmail.com
tOm WOlF & Family
Spring-Run Farms
5729 Brown Road Shreve, Ohio 44676 330-567-3417 vwolf4141@embarqmail.com
Registered Ayrshires Since 1956
Emerald-Farms Pokers Sweething VG-87 Honorable Mention Jr. All-American Sr. 2-Year-Old
Jr. All-American nominated Fall Yearling In Milk ‘13 & Fall Calf ‘12
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Our Spring Dairy ExpO COnSignmEntS:
Fall CalF by SirEn, SummEr yEarling by priDE, WintEr CalF by buCky, 3 yr OlD FrESh 2/25
Call FOr mOrE inFOrmatiOn!
Burdette Nutmeg
Reserve Jr. All-American Fall Yearling
Proud of these young animals and their showmen!
Emerald Farms
22050 SR 136, Winchester, OH 45697 l 937-695-0697 Cont. from pg. 10
cross-breeding and data on how Ayrshire steers finish out for market also will show the diversity of how Ayrshire genetics can fit into any dairy operation. Having actual data will only increase the validity of the use of Ayrshires in the modern dairy industry. We should continue to consign and support local and national sales with outstanding genetics. This will open doors for new owners who have other breeds to venture into Ayrshires. Lang - The Ayrshire cow is hearty and healthy. She also brings a “robot-friendly” udder to the marketplace. She is mediumsized, as the commercial dairyman needs, which is a problem not being adequately addressed by the Holstein breed in this country. Ayrshire breeders need to promote these modern characteristics, and step up their efforts to add “% test” to their cows’ milk. Smith - We, as breeders, have to make March/April 2015
the public aware of the profitable traits of our “pretty cow.” I recently read an online article from Progressive Dairyman about “Profitable Traits Equaling Profitable Cows.” The article listed several traits that a cow had to have in order to be profitable. Those listed were: high metabolism, high total solids, fertility, longevity, low somatic cell count, easy care and being an aggressive grazer. There were a few other traits mentioned that also could be included, but as I was reading down the list I couldn’t help but think that they were describing the Ayrshire cow. As breeders, we must strive to develop bulls with the traits listed above because the one thing that we are lacking as a breed is “a high gene pool.” We must artificially breed to top sires so that these traits are passed along. I believe that over the last 10 years, we have done an incredible job in developing and stressing these traits. Another trait that was listed in the
article that I found to be interesting was to utilize “smaller but strong capacious cows with capacity.” It’s a known fact that I like to show and win, but I totally agree with this concept. Tall, large-framed cows do well in the show ring, but too much size is one of the biggest negatives a commercial dairy cow can have. She needs strength and capacity, but doesn’t need height and a large frame. You don’t need a big cow for big production, especially for big lifetime production, which is where profitability lies. Too much size also relates directly to another major negative – poor fertility. This is important in all forms of dairying, but particularly to the seasonal grazing producer. Tentinger - We have to prove the profitability of the Ayrshire cow. It doesn’t matter if you are a grazing herd, an organic herd, large commercial herd or a small herd. The Ayrshire cow has to increase the Cont. on pg. 15
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Ayrshire High DHIR Lactations
The published 'high lactations' are those 305-day lactations completed June - September 2014 with either Milk, Fat, or Protein values at least 25% higher than last year's breed averages. Cows included are from herds enrolled in the Ayrshire Breeders' Association REWARDS program. SENIOR FOUR YEAR OLDS
FIVE TO TEN YEAR OLDS
AGE
MILK
% FAT
FAT
% PROT
PROTEIN
ECM
VAN-DE ORKKO CAITLIN CORKY 05-10 31950 4.1 1324 3.2 1027 34988 PUROLAN ORKKO FI HAZELTINE, ROBERT & TIFFANY, JANESVILLE, WI SUNNY-ACRES TSB SPICY 05-07 30640 4.0 1233 3.0 948 32812 PALMYRA TRI-STAR BURDETTE EVANS, RACHEL, GEORGETOWN, NY MAINSTREAM COPPER ZANA 05-01 30750 3.5 1095 2.8 887 30622 BIRGHDALE COPPER KORTUS, MARK RANDALL, LYNDEN, WA VALES-PRIDE BENNETT NADALEE 05-04 24350 5.2 1268 2.9 728 29625 PALMYRA MILL BENNETT VALENTINE, MICHAEL & DENISE, EMMITSBURG, MD COVEY-P&A CAL JACKIE 05-01 27990 3.6 1024 2.9 833 28411 MARGOT CALIMERO WORDEN, JACOB, OELWEIN, IA IOW-AYR 3811 05-04 26740 3.5 946 3.1 837 27021 STILLMORE NOLAN MINOR YARRABEE COWS LLC, BROOKLYN, IA WALZ DILLIGENT DAISY 05-04 28100 3.1 883 2.9 837 26650 VISSERDALE DILLIGENT-ET WALZ, JEFF & MELINDA, WEST UNION, IA SUNNY-ACRES FINAL PREMIUM 08-07 24240 3.7 901 3.0 739 24915 ROSAYRE FINALIST EVANS, DOUGLAS E., GEORGETOWN, NY WILSHORE RATTLING JUNEBUG 05-07 23340 4.0 940 2.7 653 24507 COVEY-P&A CONN RATTLER WILSHORE FARM, INC., WINDAM, ME PALMYRA MODEM LH ROSY 06-05 22600 3.9 891 3.1 720 24113 LAGACE MODEM-ET CREEK, EVAN P., HAGERSTOWN, MD DALTONDALE BBK MISFIT 06-05 22050 3.9 870 3.3 740 23805 BLACKADDAR B B KELLOGG TENTINGER, JIM & SHARON, REMSEN, IA LEN-KNOLL BURDETTE LEXIE 06-04 20140 4.7 966 3.1 639 23696 PALMYRA TRI-STAR BURDETTE LENHART, KANDICE, THURMONT, MD JACKSON-HILL BALTIMORE JESSIE 05-03 22040 3.8 845 3.2 715 23298 PALMYRA PARDNER BALTIMORE BAILEY, DUNCAN, FILLMORE, NY JACKSON-HILL RAMIUS OLIVIA 05-03 22360 3.8 855 2.8 631 22927 GALNEY-EPC GALANT RAMIUS ATHERTON, JEFF, GREENWOOD, NY PALMYRA BALTIMORE CR BETHANY 05-08 22020 3.6 814 3.2 705 22818 PALMYRA PARDNER BALTIMORE CREEK-GELBER, JORDAN E., HAGERSTOWN, MD BLUE-SPRUCE TRI STAR CREAM 06-00 23280 3.4 810 2.6 623 22588 SCAPELAND TRI STAR BLUE SPRUCE FARM INC, BRIDPORT, VT CONEBELLA STARBURST’S TERRA 05-01 22100 3.4 763 3.0 667 21910 CONEBELLA PATRICK’S STARBURST GABLE, DONALD C., ELVERSON, PA RICH-LYNN RMA BURDETTES JADE 06-00 23400 2.9 692 3.0 717 21776 PALMYRA TRI-STAR BURDETTE BLOOMFIELD, RICHARD &/OR ETHAN, VALLEY GROVE, WV CONEBELLA RAMIUS ANDRINA 06-01 22670 3.0 699 3.2 737 21772 GALNEY-EPC GALANT RAMIUS GABLE, DONALD C., ELVERSON, PA VAN-DE PIUHA LORELEI LUCIOUS 05-01 20170 3.7 766 3.4 697 21534 HYOTYLAN PIUHA O’LEARY, MORT, FOOTVILLE, WI GOOD-VUE RAVENS MOMENT 05-01 22850 3.1 718 2.8 655 21486 GALNEY-EPC RIPKEN RAVEN HANSON, MICHAEL, LINDA, GOODRIDGE, MN JACKSON-HILL LANDSCAPE GRACE 05-11 23370 2.9 680 2.8 656 21171 KELLCREST LANDSCAPE-ET ATHERTON, JEFF, GREENWOOD, NYS
AGE
MILK
% FAT
FAT
% PROT
PROTEIN
SUNNY-ACRES TSB SILK 04-06 29950 3.9 1195 2.9 896 PALMYRA TRI-STAR BURDETTE EVANS, GREGORY W. B., GEORGETOWN, NY MAPLE-DELL DREW GINA 04-07 26060 3.9 1032 3.4 905 MAPLE-DELL MODEM DREW PATRICK, DAVID, WOODBINE, MD ENGLAN R T SANDY 04-10 24740 3.7 923 3.1 783 ENGLAN ROSID’S TORNADO ENGELBRECHT, RICHARD W., MADISON, NY NAUTA FROSTMAN PIPPY 04-06 25990 3.3 876 2.9 761 NAUTA FROSTMAN JOHNS, LARRY & JONATHAN, ROCKVALE, TN CR-FARM JULIOS ANGELA 04-10 24760 3.7 937 2.6 644 WILSHORE JULIO C R FARM, LINWOOD, JR. &, NEWBURY, VT COOL-AYR HAPPY OPRAH 04-08 22340 3.8 865 3.2 734 KELLCREST HAPPINESS-ET TENTINGER, JIM & SHARON, REMSEN, IA ROCK-N-AYR LACEY 04-06 21970 3.7 833 2.9 659 RUMAR LAWR DEXTER HAZELTINE, ROBERT & TIFFANY, JANESVILLE, WI JUNIOR FOUR YEAR OLDS
AGE
MILK
% FAT
FAT
% PROT
AGE
MILK
% FAT
FAT
% PROT
31720
28402
25680
25322
24867
23792
22716
PROTEIN
JACKSON-HILL BUCKY OASIS 04-03 22500 4.3 980 3.0 696 LINCOLNSHIRE BUCKY ATHERTON, JEFF, GREENWOOD, NY JACKSON-HILL PACHIRISU 04-05 24840 3.2 802 3.0 759 JACKSON-HILL GLADIATOR ATHERTON, JADE, GREENWOOD, NY JERECZEK DREW 147 04-04 24260 3.2 799 2.7 676 MAPLE-DELL MODEM DREW JERECZEK HOMESTEAD DAIRY LLC, DODGE, WI IOW-SHIRE TSB CICADI 04-04 19120 4.4 856 3.0 586 PALMYRA TRI-STAR BURDETTE MACHIN, LLOYD E., NEWTON, IA SENIOR THREE YEAR OLDS
ECM
PROTEIN
ECM
25060
23973
23147
21557
BROWN-BROOK BENJAMIN’S MARGE 03-07 30590 4.3 1335 3.1 973 BROWN-BROOK CAVALIER BENJAMIN FREEMAN, DALTON+DILLON+BREANNE,BREMEN, IN CONEBELLA PASSION’S STARRY 03-08 26390 3.7 987 3.2 852 ANMAR PASSELI PASSION GABLE, DONALD C., ELVERSON, PA ONWORD RISTOURN APRICOT 03-11 25250 3.7 953 3.2 832 LAGACE RISTOURN WORDEN, JACOB, OELWEIN, IA SUNNY-ACRES JP KATIE 03-11 23120 3.9 910 3.2 750 SUNNY-ACRES JURISPRUDENCE EVANS, DOUGLAS E., GEORGETOWN, NY VALES-PRIDE LUKE BLISS 03-10 17690 5.5 978 3.2 581 R-LYN CALIMERO LUKE VALENTINE, SAMANTHA, EMMITSBURG, MD PALMYRA ADMISSION C BLUSH 03-07 21850 3.6 806 3.1 678 SHARWARDS ADMISSION CREEK, MARK ALLEN, HAGERSTOWN, MD CONEBELLA MAXWELL’S SHANICE 03-07 22790 2.8 639 3.0 700 CONEBELLA SANTIAGO’S MAXWELL GABLE, DONALD C., ELVERSON, PA AGE
JUNIOR THREE YEAR OLDS
MILK
% FAT
FAT
% PROT
HUPP RAMIUS SPY 03-05 28640 3.3 963 3.1 GALNEY-EPC GALANT RAMIUS HUPP, JOSHUA, CROTON, OH BJ’S-AYRSHIRES BOST ASH 03-05 26860 3.6 983 2.9 PALMYRA RAVEN BOSTON WORDEN, JACOB, OELWEIN, IA FOREST-PARK NORMANDIN ZELANTRA 03-00 26420 3.3 895 2.9 DUO STAR NORMANDIN HEIMS, JAMES D., JR & JUDY, ANAMOSA, IA
PROTEIN
ECM
34297
27546
26589
24745
22633
22464
20767
ECM
890
28244
801
27280
783
25867
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GOOD-VUE POKERS CHENISE 03-04 22250 3.7 838 3.1 696 23139 DES CHAMOIS POKER-ET HANSON, MICHAEL, LINDA, GOODRIDGE, MN RICH-LYNN RMA SWED JEZABEL 03-02 22070 3.4 757 3.2 717 22182 VISSERDALE SWEDMARK-ET-S BLOOMFIELD, RICHARD &/OR ETHAN, VALLEY GROVE, WV VALES-PRIDE VICTOR JINGLEBELL 03-02 18690 4.8 899 3.2 611 22153 VALES-PRIDE BENNETT VICTOR RAMSBURG, MANDI E, WALKERSVILLE, MD GOOD-VUE LOCHINVAR LAWNA 03-03 22250 3.3 756 3.1 698 22092 LIBBY’S LOCHINVAR HANSON, MICHAEL, LINDA, GOODRIDGE, MN SENIOR TWO YEAR OLDS
AGE
MILK
% FAT
FAT
% PROT
PROTEIN
ROSAYRE LUCKY’S BECCA 02-10 25240 3.9 1009 3.0 776 ROSAYRE GARTH’S LUCKY HAZELTINE, ROBERT & TIFFANY, JANESVILLE, WI DEER-HILL FAIRYTALE PRINCESS 02-06 23410 4.1 965 3.2 752 MARGOT CALIMERO DONOVAN, BEVERLY J., BENTON, ME HI-AYR-VIEW M-PIECE MELISSA 02-10 23740 3.4 822 2.7 662 LONE BIRCH MASTERPIECE DINDERMAN, BRIAN & KRISTI,ORANGEVILLE, IL VALES-PRIDE BINGO ZYRTEC 02-10 20270 4.3 879 3.1 635 PALMYRA BINGO VALENTINE, ROBERT & MADELINE, THURMONT, MD MAULFAIR ACRES POKER KELLIE 02-10 20420 4.2 876 3.0 629 DES CHAMOIS POKER-ET MAULFAIR, DALE E., JONESTOWN, PA VALES-PRIDE PYRENNES BROOKLYN 02-11 17390 5.5 971 3.3 579 MOWRY’S MODEM PYRENNES VALENTINE, JESSICA, EMMITSBURG, MD KORNBAU ACERS RAPUNZEL 02-09 19240 4.4 855 3.3 639 LOCUST-LANE SAVIOR KORNBAU, GEORGE F., LISBON, OH
ECM
26907
25566
23174
22583
22550
22430
21965
JUNIOR TWO YEAR OLDS
AGE
MILK
% FAT
FAT
% PROT
PROTEIN
ECM
AGE
MILK
% FAT
FAT
% PROT
PROTEIN
ECM
IOW-AYR HAMMER 4887 02-03 21950 4.0 898 3.0 664 23588 DU PETIT LAC HAMMER YARRABEE COWS LLC, BROOKLYN, IA DEER-HILL MEDALIST BLAKE 02-04 21020 4.0 855 3.3 704 23015 SAGUENAYENNE KATE MEDALIST-ET DONOVAN, BEVERLY J., BENTON, ME PALMYRA RIGGINS BR BONNIE 02-01 20700 4.1 868 3.1 656 22733 PALMYRA POKER RIGGINS CREEK, MARK ALLEN, HAGERSTOWN, MD DEER-HILL HANNIBAL BIANCA 02-05 21220 4.0 858 3.0 650 22730 SWEET-PEPPER BLACK HANNIBAL DONOVAN, BEVERLY J., BENTON, ME NEL-AYR BURDETTE BAMA 02-05 21270 3.7 803 3.3 720 22538 PALMYRA TRI-STAR BURDETTE NELSON, BRUCE, DANIELLE & RYAN, TONY, WI MAULFAIR ACRES ECLIPSE 02-03 21720 3.7 823 3.0 660 22512 LIBBY’S LOCHINVAR MAULFAIR, RACHEL BRIGHTBILL, JONESTOWN, PA KORNBAU ACRES BRANDONS GINGER 02-01 19340 4.5 880 3.3 651 22407 HIDDEN-VALLEY GARTH’S BRANDON KORNBAU, WILLIAM C., SALEM, OH MAPLE-DELL BURDETTE DONNA 02-01 19300 4.4 860 3.1 607 21819 PALMYRA TRI-STAR BURDETTE PALMYRA FARM & DAVIDSON, CRAIG, HAGERSTOWN, MD YEARLINGS MAINSTREAM BURDETTE BACARDI 01-11 23520 4.6 1097 3.2 PALMYRA TRI-STAR BURDETTE KORTUS, MARK RANDALL, LYNDEN, WA VALES-PRIDE POPO SHAUNA 01-11 18480 4.6 867 3.2 MOWRY’S POKER POPO DENNIS, AMANDA R., EMMITSBURG, MD
759
27362
602
21605
Cont. from pg. 13
dollar input of your operation. Interest for this cow comes when a dairyman hears or reads production records, less cost input, higher butterfat and protein and lower SSC count. This is why registering your cattle and getting your heifers to calve as a twoyear-old is so important so more records are established. Ullmer - Breeders need to take advantage of the programs offered by the ABA. Classification and production testing are very important as they document the true value of the cows. Flushing both show and production cows and merchandising offspring is a great way to promote your animals and the breed. Each and every breeder needs to do their part to advertise, market and speak to as many people as possible about the value of what the Ayrshire breed has to offer. Valentine - This is something that I think is on every breeder’s mind. A young lady, who was selecting for a local allbreed calf sale, was talking to me recently about consigning. She comes from a large Holstein farm and mentioned how it is so hard to get Ayrshire breeders to consign animals, and she can’t understand why. This is where I feel that genomics will help our value. I know that it can be hard to see at this point, and I am by no means saying that this is the only tool you should use to define your cattle. But, with so many other March/April 2015
breeds turning to genomics, it is a language that other breeders understand. It will be easy for them to see in a sale catalog that along with her show record and her dam’s milk output, exactly how much of those abilities have transmitted to this offspring. In my opinion, you are opening a door to new prospective buyers who want to buy knowing all the information at hand. This is where it may take some faith as we are in the early stages of this process. I feel that starting strong and united in this will show our commitment to progress. Woodis - To increase demand, we first have to have a product that is appealing to the person looking to buy Ayrshires. We need higher production and components. We need to advertise and promote the good attributes of the Ayrshire cow. Not all potential buyers are looking for the same thing. Some are grazers. They want a cow that will eat when it’s hot, rainy or not perfect weather. The Ayrshire seems to do this. Another buyer might be looking from a health standpoint. The Ayrshire cow doesn’t seem to be seen by the veterinarian as often. Another might ask “Will the Ayrshire make it in a free stall situation?” From my experience, they more than hold their own. Also, to increase demand, the sales should only include animals of above average performance. The international market seems to be interested in our genetics. We
need to make sure we have what they want. Increased production has been identified as a major goal for the Ayrshire breed. What actions need to be taken as an Association and by individual breeders to achieve this goal? Fenton – Again, use the tools and services provided by the ABA. Select service sires that will increase production. Have heifers calve at or near 24 months of age. Use young sires. Freshening heifers early will get bulls proven more quickly. Hanson - To increase production as rapidly as possible we have to know where we are and use the highest production genetics available. Therefore, every Ayrshire cow needs to be on test, and we need to sample as many bulls as possible. That being said, without the financial wherewithal to pay every breeder’s testing fees or for young sire usage, I’m afraid the Association can only continue to enlighten, educate and encourage testing, aggressive young sire sampling and using the highest production bulls that fit the herd’s breeding plan. Maulfair - To increase production of Ayrshires, the Association needs to keep moving forward with genomic testing to identify the top producing cows to use as bull mothers. Breeders will need to focus on production of fat, protein, and other
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solids; and not just on type. Today, almost all dairy producers in the world are in a market where their milk is sold under a component pricing system, so we should focus on increasing the pounds of solids produced per cow per day. Only bulls that are positive for pounds of fat and protein should be selected if the Ayrshire breed desires to be an economically feasible alternative. In addition to genetic improvements, there are other opportunities to increase production on individual farms. There is new evidence that the amount of milk produced by an individual animal is influenced by the nutrition and environmental conditions that they experience as calves and heifers, and even before birth in their dam. The need to use competent and experienced dairy nutritionists is important. Producers also need to make sure they are feeding high quality forages and concentrates to their cattle. Cow comfort is one of the most limiting factors on many farms. Keeping cattle comfortable at all times will ensure higher milk production. Mertz - Increased production is important, however we cannot forget to capitalize on what the Ayrshire is good at. Every dairy strives to increase production, but we cannot lose focus on what we have right in front of us. Low Input. We should not be drawn into the challenge to be a Jersey or a Holstein. I am not saying we cannot have very competitive records with these breeds, but we also cannot forget what else she can do to increase revenue for breeders. Personally, as a breeder, I look at each individual animal and determine what traits I would like to improve on without sacrificing other traits. My goal is to choose a bull that improves each generation of daughters. In order to achieve that goal, we need to have options available through the AI Industry. As breeders we need to encourage our AI companies to leave no rock unturned when selecting or searching for bull mothers. We should contact our AI reps and companies and inquire about genomic testing our outstanding cows. As an Association, we should work closely with the AI companies to provide them with information on outstanding cows or families in our breed. As individuals, we should gather as much information as possible on our cows by registering, classifying and being on test. I feel strongly that all cows should be recognized for production awards whether on REWARDS or not. This allows for more information to be available to find outstanding production cows. For me, it is a financial decision to be on REWARDS. I determined how many cows I had to have in order for REWARDS to work for
me. Unfortunately, I had cows that made 25,000-27,000 pounds of milk that were not being recognized. It was an economic decision for me, but the breed missed some production animals in the process. We are a small group, and we cannot afford to miss anybody. Lang - The Jersey breed has shown that higher components more than offset lower fluid production levels and can make a breed viable in the modern commercial setting. Breeding for more pounds of “water” production to compete with Black and White cows is unlikely to succeed. Identifying Ayrshire genetics with higher components and getting them to the breeders should be a high priority. A breed liaison committee with bull studs should work towards that end immediately. Smith- I think that for the ABA to make an impact on increased production across the breed, we would need to educate breeders on certain aspects. There are many factors that could come into effect when you are talking increased milk production. This could be a roundtable discussion all in itself; however, these are some of the aspects I believe the breed needs to focus on: 1. Increased average days in milk: As the percentage of cows reaching mid to later lactation increases (increasing days in milk), milk production will be expected to be lower. 2. More cows in the milk herd: Oftentimes cows are added to the milking string to improve cash flow without making accommodations for increased bunk space (hay, silage, and/or TMR) and/or resting space. Overcrowding at the feed bunk can decrease feed intake, especially in fresh and early lactating cows, resulting in lower milk production. 3. Longer term effects of heat stress: Although fans, sprinklers, and other ways to accomplish heat abatement are important and need to be used to decrease the effects of heat stress, the heat and humidity still had a detrimental effect on feed intake and fertility. Often times, these detrimental effects on fertility and milk production are seen for six to eight weeks after heat and humidity subside. 4. Lower body condition of early lactation cows: In early lactation, dairy cows cannot consume adequate amounts of energy to meet the energy needs for milk production and maintenance of the cow herself. As a result, early lactation cows are said to be in negative energy balance and rely on body stores of fat or adipose tissue to support the additional amounts of energy needed to support milk production they cannot consume. If these stores are not present or are mobilized too quickly, cows often times
will produce the amount of milk equal to the amount of energy they can consume. In other words, they will not milk as well as they could have or peak as high in milk production. 5. Thinner cows at calving: Dairy cows are the most efficient and cost effective at putting on body condition or fat stores when they are milking versus when they are dry. Thus, our management programs are geared toward putting condition on cows in mid to later lactation, having them in the proper condition at dry off, and maintaining that condition during the dry period. Cows that calve too thin will not have the energy reserves to milk well this next lactation, especially during early lactation. 6. Rebalanced rations to reflect quality of forages currently being fed: The quality and thus nutrient content of forages change between crop year, cuttings, and type of forage. In addition, yearly differences exist in the digestibility of forages by the rumen bacteria. These changes in NDF (natural detergent fiber) digestibility can greatly affect the amount of energy cows and, more importantly, bacteria receive from the forages and other feeds consumed. A current forage analysis should be used to balance rations numerous times each year. Monthly ration balancing or review of rations being fed is recommended for the most economical and efficient use of forage resources. With the wide swings in commodity prices, this reevaluation becomes even more critical. There are many other factors, including genetics that can be brought into this topic; but again I think it starts with educating the breeders. Tentinger - More bulls have to come from higher producing Ayrshire cows. A cow with a 20,000 lb production record is no longer feasible. Keeping a herd bull for years doesn’t allow you to advance and doesn’t allow increasing production records for your animals. You need to sample young sires and then move on to the next generation of young sires. We seem to be stuck in a rut. When a cow wins a show, we seem to concentrate on that sire even though there is no production in the cow family. We need to keep proving a show cow is also a production cow. Ullmer -The Association has to promote the highly productive Ayrshire cows. There are many cows that never show and are very important to the future of the breed. Production starts with the breeder and how he manages his operation. I think it begins with using bulls that possess positive milk and components. Breeders can take advantage of many technologies that are designed to make a healthier, more comfortable cow.
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Valentine - I think that mating choices, animal nutrition and care are the responsibility of breeders who are actively looking to help the Ayrshire become viewed as a viable option in more operations, not only for the marketing aspect for the Association, but for their personal profit. Breeding choices include when and to whom you breed your animals. I think every farmer should ask themselves how they can improve their specific herd. If they are unsure, then attend seminars or ask for help. It is important to take a proactive stand in your herd’s future. The questions you should ask yourself include: Am I selecting a bull for that individual cow? Is he going to increase her daughters’ output and longevity? Is this individual heifer mature enough to calve at 2 years of age, and if not, what do I have to change about my program to reach that goal? As an Association, I think that it is important to encourage ideas from our members and possibly set rewards for achieving the goals that are agreed upon. From discounts and recognition to advertising or bonuses, I feel that we need to increase the stakes to keep our breeders invested and excited about our success. Woodis - Increased production starts at the farm. The Association can’t make the cow milk more, and the cow is not going to do it on her own. We all have to do a good job of harvesting or acquiring the highest quality roughage possible and feed a correctly balanced diet. The genetics of today should increase production. Fancy type, in all breeds, seems to bring more money. We should be sampling young sires from cow families that have a consistency of high-producing, high-type dams from multiple generations and also from a more diverse group of bull mothers. The Association should then promote and March/April 2015
advertise these animals maybe through their website or promotional material in places where other breeds see it. There are many farms that have a small number of Ayrshires incorporated into a larger herd of other breeds. How can the ABA reach these herds and involve them in ABA programs and services? Fenton – Sending a postcard to new buyers with phone numbers, fax number and website information would give them easy reference of where to contact with questions. When inquiries are received by the ABA, packets with detailed information about programs and services could be sent. Hanson - Personal contact is the most successful way to bring someone on board with our association and programs. Without a field person or the funding to support one, it means we need to depend on our existing, involved breeders to help out. Many of us know where these herds are. So I am putting it on YOU out there…..give the office names of that Holstein family that showed up with a nice Ayrshire heifer at the county fair, offer to help catch up the registrations on those few Ayrshires the neighbor has, encourage the herd down the road to sign up for classification when you do to get those half dozen good cows scored and bring them to one of our Ayrshire gatherings and meet other Ayrshire breeders. And the office and/or a board member needs to make sure to follow-up promptly to leads or requests for more information or a personal contact. Maulfair - A lot of the herds with a small number of Ayrshires are using them for their children’s 4-H and FFA projects. ABA members should try to make appearances at more shows to reach the children and tell them about the opportunities the Association offers. The ABA can get them involved in state and national activities.
Social media is another avenue ABA can use more. Social media is “key” for the future of agriculture. You can reach many students/children this way and get the word of opportunities out. It can also be used as a marketing strategy to try and spread the benefits of owning Ayrshire cattle. Mertz - Reaching herds with small numbers takes follow-up on the state and national level. Last year utilizing Coulee Crest, a well-known Guernsey breeder, in an ad for the Cattle Connection after they purchased their first Ayrshire was a great first step. It was a great message to owners of all breeds that a good animal is a good animal no matter what her coat looks like and done in a publication that is seen by numerous breeders of all breeds. The ABA could implement a system that has the new purchaser fill out their contact information sheet that is sent along with the registration paper to the office. The ABA places it on file and when the transferred registration paper is sent to the new owner, a voucher is included for a reduced rate ad in the Digest or on the website homepage good for one year to tell how their new purchase has done. It could be anything from show placing, production records, to pictures of the Ayrshire in the new farm setting. We should also offer a one-time reduced rate one-year membership to the ABA. After one year we should personally follow up with them. A system of checks to maintain contact with the new owners will provide us with continued information. Lang - Most herds that have a small number of Ayrshires incorporated into a larger herd of other breeds have Holsteins. The surest way to find Ayrshire cattle and involve breeders in ABA programs and services would be to do joint classification with the US Holstein Association. Cont. on pg. 18
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Smith - This is a tough one, perhaps an incentive where the initial cost was reduced might help. Again, the owners of these small herds need to be educated as to the advantages of REWARDS. For example, it might cost a breeder more to sign up for a classification schedule than it would to be to pay the initial cost for REWARDS where their classification would be included. In addition, there would be no fee to register females less than four months of age. Tentinger - First of all we have to prove to these herds the feasibility of the Ayrshires. Hopefully these owners see the good attributes of an Ayrshire cow compared to the rest of their herd. They need to know the benefits of registration and becoming members of the ABA. This will start getting them involved and see what the ABA has to offer. Communication plays an important factor in this procedure, mainly talking to the owner or mailings. Ullmer - People want value. The ABA has to have programs that are beneficial to both large and small herds. We should interview people with small or mixed herds and ask how the Ayrshires compare to the other breeds. Articles could be included in each Ayrshire Digest or on ABA website or Facebook page. It would be great for all breeders to share ideas with each other. Valentine - I think that it is important to show these owners how their Ayrshires are being of benefit in their own herds. And while that may sound silly, I feel that some of these situations where large dairies end up with a few Ayrshires, it is almost accidental. Maybe their kids wanted one to show, or the neighbor’s child needed somewhere for their show heifer to go once she calved. I think that we should research the animals that they have in their herd and then generate a report of that illustrates the animal’s abilities, be it her wonderful
fertility and subsequent calving records or how her high fat or protein yield is bringing him an added profit. While being on the ABA Board this past term has taken a good bit of my own personal time and resources, I think that the Directors could add a bit of “Field Representative” work to our list of goals and maybe reach out personally to these breeders with these results in hand and ask how they feel our Association could help them. Woodis - Keep in touch with these farms. Ask if they are satisfied with the performance of these animals. Be willing to offer suggestions, guidance, and programs. What do you feel is the most outstanding attribute of the Ayrshire breed and why? Fenton – After serving two terms on the Board of Directors and four years as Treasurer, I believe the most outstanding attribute of the Ayrshire breed is the passion and commitment the membership has for the breed. Hanson – Personally, my favorite Ayrshire attribute is their ruggedness and survivor attitude. When I can go to the barn at 5 AM and it’s 20 below zero and see the dry cows and heifers are lying outside around the hay rings when they do have a barn to go in, you have to be impressed! In my experience, they are very hard to put down and the fight in them to survive is remarkable. Those two traits should make Ayrshires a great fit for modern dairy facilities and large herd environments… just no one seems to know it. Maulfair - To me, the most outstanding attribute of the Ayrshire breed is feed conversion to milk. Owning both Holsteins and Ayrshires, I have been able to witness firsthand the advantages of the Ayrshire breed. Ayrshires are able to eat less feed but still have a high production of milk,
while having higher components of protein and fat than the Holsteins. This enables a producer to spend less on feed and have a higher profit overall. Mertz – Personally, the Ayrshire cow has always been outstanding because of her low input requirements and her excellent return on investment. From a veterinary standpoint, they are very disease resistant, hardy and strong. They tolerate much more stress and can maintain milk production and reproductive efficiency in different climates, while being fed different feeds, and when in different management programs and production scenarios. From a breeder who is trying to start my own herd and expand, she is able to integrate, adapt and compete with other breeds when living side-by-side them. From a show person standpoint, my Ayrshires can travel long distances, compete, return home and go back to work without much difficulty. She truly is the complete cow. Lang - Ayrshires are healthy, graze well and are adaptable to many different management systems. Ayrshire cows fit perfectly into parlors and free stalls. We began crossbreeding our Holsteins to Jerseys because the Holsteins didn’t fit in the stalls or parlor anymore. The problem with crossing those two breeds is that eventually you end up with a very nonuniform group of cattle. Crossing Holsteins with Ayrshires will gradually reduce the size of the cattle in the herd rather than the drastic size differences that we have experienced. Smith - Actually there are a couple of attributes that come to mind, and I’m not sure that any one out weights the other. The first attribute would have to be the adaptability of our cow. I live in the Southeast area of the country where heat and humidity play a factor in the weather about eight months of
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For more information on the New York Ayrshire Club please go to www.nyayrshire.com the year. Our Ayrshires have always shown the ability to stay productive and adapt to whatever climate this crazy weather in the South throws at them. At one time there was a corporate dairy in Middle Tennessee that I was a part of. We housed all five major breeds together there. Both rotational grazing and confined feeding methods were used at the farm. It could be the hottest part of the day; no matter if the cows were grazing or confined the Ayrshires were always still feeding when the other breeds were laying in the shade. Conversely, the same scenario would happen in the worst part of the winter months. Other cows would be huddled up in the free stall barn and the Ayrshires would be out feeding. This did not go unnoticed by the owners of the other breeds. I mentioned grazing earlier. I believe that the Ayrshire cow might be best suited for this system of feeding over all other dairy breeds. Because of the times that we live in, certain costs attributed to traditional dairying methods are increasing and will probably remain high. Modern grazing offers an opportunity to those producers who perhaps are very profit focused and courageous enough to understand and March/April 2015
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try something different. Our cow offers producers wanting to use pasture at only specific times of the year an excellent platform for doing that and maximizing profit. I would also stress the attributes: Low somatic cell count, low cull rate and longevity. Tentinger - I have a hard time coming up with just one outstanding attribute of our breed. In our herd the value of the butterfat, protein and non-solid fats along with a potentially lower cell count increases with the price of our milk. These attributes all result in a higher milk price which increases the dollar input in our operation. Ullmer - The Ayrshire cow is so dynamic! They can work in any management system. They are very hardy and make tremendous old cows that look great! Valentine - This one may be the hardest question of the group for me! And that is only because of narrowing it down to one. Having Ayrshires is almost a family trait for us, like the color of my hair or eyes; I got it from my parents. But the more I work with other breeds, the more I admire our Ayrshires. They adjust to any facility with
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ease. They make their own place, and they are easy. The health traits and hardiness make them a breeze to care for. And, from an economic standpoint, it makes sense to me to add individuals to your herd that have a lower feed intake and higher milk output with higher fat and protein yield. Woodis - I feel the most outstanding attribute of the Ayrshire breed is that the cow is so resilient to hot, cold, wet, or dry weather; injury; or whatever comes her way. The Ayrshire cow will produce and reproduce if only given the chance. That means proper care, the right amount and quality of feed, etc. Give her a chance. With the ever changing dairy economy, how does this affect the business plan for the ABA and Ayrshire breeders? Fenton – Being a small association, of course, with a small budget, we must work together and use our resources to the best advantage. Hanson - We have to be ready to change too, and sometimes very quickly. Budgets, prioritizing spending, researching other sources of revenue, efficiencies, and shared resources all need to be considered Cont. on pg. 20
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even more aggressively. Right now we are looking at a downturn in the dairy industry and it will be reflected in ABA revenues as this year moves forward. On the other hand, I hope our breeders will appreciate that we are all in this (hopefully) for the long haul and not abandon the programs that have been successful and useful to them. This is our association and needs to continue to be supported by us to survive and eventually thrive. Maulfair - The ABA will have to cut costs but keep up the quality service they provide, while maintaining the great connections they have. For Ayrshire breeders, business management is becoming more important as the volatility of the dairy market increases. Producers will have to very carefully manage their profits during great years like 2014 so they will be in a position to weather years where the margin between feed and milk is smaller or even negative. To be able to take advantage of years like last year, producers must take a long term business view. If too many corners are cut in a low margin year, a producer might not be a position to take full advantage of a great margin year, which may only happen a few times a decade. Mertz- The dairy industry has and will continue to evolve. The big question for any breed is, do we evolve, or stand still and let it pass us by. One step is utilizing new technologies that become available. Each dairy needs to make the management decision on how to utilize these technologies. In regards to Ayrshires, we are a smaller breed with a smaller budget, therefore it is even more important for us to strive to be on the forefront of the dairy industry. Increased production is important, but when I look at my books the fact that Ayrshires are more feed efficient, require less veterinary expenses, have higher component milk which is worth a premium, while still producing 20,00030,000 lbs. of milk….well my budget pencils out. My returns far exceed my input costs. We need to continue to get the Ayrshire cow into herds of different breeds and let her show them first-hand what she can do and the profitability of the breed. Lang - The ABA provides more than just a registration service; it provides a community for Ayrshire breeders. For the ABA to increase its income, that has to come through an increase in the number of head registered. If Ayrshire breeders intend to continue operating, we have to continue to sell more pounds of fat and protein, whether that is by adding animals, by careful breeding decisions, or by adopting new management practices. To remain viable, we must keep up with the industry.
Smith - In today’s economy we have to do whatever we can to minimize cost. With feed and fuel expenses being what they are, anywhere we can decrease costs without decreasing production is where we need to be. The easiest way to stress the importance and value of our cow is simply stating the facts. Profitability has to be the number one interest when we are talking economic value. Our cow is number one among the six major breeds for somatic cell count score. The Ayrshire cow stands alone in the category of “cows culled for mastitis.” For “longevity,” again the Ayrshire is number one among the top six major breeds with 46.2% of Ayrshires left in herds being on their 3rd lactation or greater. Productive life means profitability. “Actual calving intervals” also plays a role in profitability. Our Ayrshire cow is at 13.8 months as compared to 14.0 of the Holstein. This information can be found in the August 2013 DRMS Dairy Metrics Report. Again these are facts, not just fictitious numbers, and they all point to the value of our cow. Tentinger - The ABA budget relies on income from registrations, transfers, sale catalogs and other entities. When the dairy economy is stressed, the income coming into the ABA could also decline. We have to make sure our funds go where we can get most return for the breeders. I believe we need to be represented in the international markets like the World Conference, World Dairy Expo and other national shows. Whether it is grain, cattle, semen or milk, we are involved in a global market. It’s all part of feeding the world. We need to find ways to be more efficient in producing these products. Even the dairy beef market is growing, so we have taken advantage of this market on our farm. If fed properly, our steers can go to market in 16 or 18 months. The Ayrshire animal takes less feed which leaves more grain to sell in a global market. We can no longer produce food like we did in the 50s and 60s. No matter if you are a grazer, organic, commercial or a small herd, we need to maximize our final return on our investment. Since the dairy economy is always changing, breeders have to look closely at their management practices. Ullmer - Both Ayrshire breeders and the ABA must do their best to market and promote the breed. We need to find ways to reach new people like through social media. We need to breed cows with international appeal that produce high volumes of milk with great components. Bottom line is we need more Ayrshires in more herds! Valentine - As we all know the milk price and market price have fluctuated greatly in the last several years. We all also know that it is important to have a game plan for these highs and lows. I believe
that being a unified organization, with firm policies set in place, will help the business end of our association be more efficient. As far as individual breeders I think the same applies, advance our businesses during highs and simplify during lows. Woodis – Boy, if I knew the answer to that, I would be the one sending out the questionnaire “Why didn’t you do this or that?” The dairy industry is changing dramatically every minute. We need to be up on new technology. Genomics is the thing right now, but good farming practices still need to be the priority. Each farm or breeder has a different approach. With all the technology out there (Internet, social media), we need to know more than ever and be on top of changes. With the ABA hosting the upcoming 2016 World Ayrshire Conference, we are focusing a lot of energy on international promotion and marketing efforts. What should the ABA and individual breeders do to get the best advantage from the international marketplace? Fenton – Planning for the 2016 World Ayrshire conference is well underway. There will be many opportunities to promote the Ayrshire cow. Individual breeders, state clubs and junior members can volunteer to assist with this international Ayrshire event. It is an opportunity to take advantage of international interest and showcase the U. S. Ayrshire cow. Hanson - Breeders interested in international sales need information on what and where the market is and determine if they have something that will interest it. The big question is how to do it? I certainly understand that. It’s not a secret, but can be complicated. US Ayrshire has used USLGE funds (NOT direct Ayrshire funds) for many years now to gather information, make contacts, supply informational material, send US Ayrshire representatives and even assist in some program development in targeted countries. A lot of groundwork has already been laid. Pick up the phone and call the people that have made the trips. I’m confident they will share. Research the requirements to send embryos/semen/live animals to a particular country. Participate in the embryo listing that Ayrshire is trying to develop, advertise, let someone know what you have and that you are interested in selling. Participate in the World Conference! Likewise ABA needs to continue with what it has been doing. And with World Conference imminent, step it up even more, particularly if contacted regarding herd visits, requests for information, embryo lists, buying opportunities, etc. Cont. on pg. 53
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Maulfair - To get the best advantage from the international marketplace, the ABA should keep sending people to other countries to inform them of what is happening in the United States with classification, new young sires and embryos for sale. Individual breeders can rely on the use of the internet and technology to interact with international breeders. They can advertise and sell and promote their top genetics of the breed. When international breeders are visiting the US, we need to show them our very best cattle, and help them any way we can. I would also identify the breed’s weaknesses on the international front, list them all out and then figure out which has the greatest negative influence. Then a plan needs to be created to overcome it. Mertz - Breeders who are doing IVF and/or Embryo Transfer should make sure their embryos are certified for export. It may seem like 2016 is a long time off, but this needs to be addressed now so when international visitors are here and inquire about genetics, we have the embryos in the tank and available. Currently an embryo list is being compiled through the ABA for marketing purposes. Each breeder should enroll all embryos they have that are exportable on that list and the ABA should make sure everybody on the World Conference as well as all international Ayrshire breeders have easy access to this list. Start advertising now; enroll animals in the Yearbook for this year and next year. Whenever the ABA is present at an international event, jump drives with all promotional materials, including the Yearbook, are distributed. That is a great way for international Ayrshire breeders to see what each breeder has to offer. Get pictures taken of those special cows, take advantage of the classification program, and advertise in all means possible. Breeders should plan to exhibit at the national shows that the World Conference visits. Planning and saving to exhibit as many quality Ayrshires as possible will show the pride we have in US Ayrshires. I hope that all the National Shows have record numbers of Ayrshires being exhibited in 2016! The Association needs to promote the upcoming World Conference to the maximum potential possible by keeping the promotion machine moving forward with updates to the website, Facebook, the Digest and other advertisement avenues as often as possible. Breeders and the Marketing Committee need to work together to make sure we have the best Expo Sale we have ever had. We want to make this World Conference so enticing that no one, domestic or international, will want to miss it. March/April 2015
Lang - SELL-SELL- SELL. We need to sell our best animals. This is a rare opportunity. We have the best Ayrshire cattle in the world and we can make more of them; we need to sell when the opportunity arises. The foreign visitors have money to spend, so be ready for them. We need to know where these people are coming from and what the requirements are going to be to get our animals and embryos to go home with them. If we can bring ourselves to sell our best animals and half interest, a pick of flush, or embryos from only our best cattle, we can guarantee a marketplace in the future. Smith - I think that the best way for a breeder to take advantage of this great opportunity is to educate one’s self on what the international market is looking for. First and foremost, there is not opportunity to export live animals so this has to be done through the embryo market. That being said, when flushing cows, you should make sure that the embryos meet all export requirements. Another thing is that it is important for the breeders to participate in all marketing and promotion efforts so that their name and prefix is recognized by potential international buyers. I had the good fortune to be able to travel to Finland in 2013 and make several farm visits while there. A little known fact is there are more Ayrshires in Finland than any other country in the world. Their registrations reach more than 100,000 a year. Because of my visit there, I can tell you that the top three traits they are looking for are components, low SCC and excellent conception rates. I can only imagine that other international countries would be looking for the same. Tentinger - We have an opportunity and need to communicate more with the international breeders. This gives us ideas of what they are looking for in the Ayrshire breed. The ABA cannot fund all activities alone. It is also up to individual breeders to support these international functions. Breeders need to advertise, attend ABA activities such as the World Conference, national conventions, and participate in ABA committees. I believe the international marketplace holds an opportunity for the US Ayrshire breeders. Our connection to these markets is mainly due to certain breeders funding their own international relationships. Most members don’t realize and appreciate what it takes to get into these markets. We need more involvement from the breeders by communicating directly to the ABA Board and not through social media. We also need more communication from the Board to the ABA members. Ullmer - We need to make sure that the world knows about the great Ayrshires
we have here in the U.S. We really do have it all. We have everything from great production cows to some of the best show cows in the world. Each and every producer has to promote what he has through a farm website, Facebook, or even a YouTube video of your farm or favorite cow. We all have to do our part to show what we have to offer the world. Valentine - When dealing with the Holsteins, we see several tours a year from Japan and Germany. What they are looking for most is high fat and protein. When they arrive, we have all information available and ready to discuss. Now is the time to research and investigate what other countries are looking to improve upon in the Ayrshire breed. They will be coming here looking at how our cattle can help them, or how something that we have done would be beneficial and then take a look at what opportunities you have in your herd that you could offer. For example: Are you knowledgeable on costs of IVF or the standard flushing and export process. Be prepared to discuss options and be open to ideas. One of the best things you can do for your business is to advertise, use the internet, social media and print copy to market your farm. It is so much easier these days to reach thousands of people. Woodis - The World Conference should be an exceptional marketing and promotional event. There is already an interest in our genetics and now is the time to capitalize on them. Have those good cows exposed to the conference attendees whether at a show or in promotional material for them to see. Be aggressive when someone inquires about an embryo, cow family, etc. They wouldn’t be here if they didn’t have some interest. I know a lot of breeders are very excited about the U.S. hosting the conference. They are getting certain cows bred for the right time, having that good heifer in top shape, getting as much production as possible out of their cows, having embryos available, etc. and have the ABA promote their efforts.
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1224 Alton Darby Creek Rd., Suite B, Columbus, Ohio 43228 Phone: (614) 335-0020 Fax: (614) 335-0023 E-mail: info@usayrshire.com Web: www.usayrshire.com
Registrations Member Non- Member Females: Under 4 months $17.00 $28.00 Females: 4 to 8 months $27.00 $37.00 Females: 8 to 12 months $32.00 $42.00 Females: 12 to 24 months $45.00 $55.00 Females: 24 months & older $60.00 $70.00 Females: < 75% Purebred Ayrshire $10.00 $10.00 Ancestor Registration $10.00 $10.00 Duplicate/Revised Application $10.00 $10.00 Application Forms Free Free Online Online Male registration fee for those born before July 1, 2011 Males: Under 8 months $25.00 $35.00 Males: 8 to 24 months $60.00 $70.00 Males: 24 months & older $75.00 $100.00 Male registration for those born July 1, 2011 & later (Fee includes DNA testing fee) Males: Under 8 months $100.00 $110.00 Males: 8 to 24 months $150.00 $160.00 Males: 24 months & older $200.00 $210.00
Transfers Rewards Non- Herds Rewards 0-60 days from sale date (domestic) $15.00* $20.00 More than 60 days from sale date (domestic) $30.00* $35.00 From Canada to the United States $15.00 $20.00 To Canada, 0-60 days from sale date $20.00 $20.00 To Canada, > than 60 days from sale date $25.00 $25.00 Family transfers $ 7.00 $10.00
Memberships Junior, valid until 21 years of age Senior Corp. or Partnership
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Cows Scored Excellent Score Animal 94 SUNNY-ACRES TSB SPICY F100543049 94 FAMILY-AF-AYR CALIMERO DYNAMO F100470495 92 FAMILY-AF-AYR POKER DAMAGE F100561032 92 GOOD-VUE POKERS GLIMMER F840003000764036 91 ONWORD WILTON APRIL F66848130 91 MAPLECREST POTTER GOLD MEDAL F68999516 91 FAUCHER CALIMERO SASSY F68653496 91 FAMILY-AF-AYR P KYM F100605172 91 DE LA PLAINE REMINGTON WING F100618695 91 FAMILY-AF-AYR POKER LEAHA F100583186 91 MACKINSON RISTOURN PAISLEY F100585142 91 FAMILY-AF-AYR DUNCAN DENISE F100620920 91 SUNNY-ACRES RIGGINS RAMONA F100628085 90 FOREST-PARK WILTON SNOWSTEPPER F100484432 90 MANDACRES HERMAN JUANGELA F100617238 90 HI-AYR-VIEW CALIMERO MAI TAI F100569160 90 VAN-DE OBLIQUES CRICKET CRAZY F65391683 90 CEDARCUT HANNIBAL RED CAT F100638756 90 SHARWARDS RAVEN GARLAND F66726833 90 MACKINSON JACKSON DORA F100630169 90 NELSONWAY LARO SPICE F100620135 90 GOOD-VUE POKER GINNY F840003000764073 90 GOOD-VUE GRIFFEYS CHACHI F100396991 90 CEDARCUT REALITY CHERISH CATE F100613195 90 FAMILY-AF-AYR HAMMER DIAMOND F100592575 90 TWIN-BROOKS POKER CRICKET F65009436 90 HI-AYR-VIEW DOUBLWHAMMY BELLES F100588622 90 BRONE-AYR ARIZONA REGAL F65001076 90 SUNNY-ACRES LL KYLIE F100619100 90 DAR-KER BALTIMORE HOP F100452206 90 SATHRE REALITY SHELBY F100600047 90 SUNNY-ACRES POKER’S PARODY F100619155 90 SUNNY-ACRES HARMONY’S SUGAR F100604993 90 CEDARCUT CHARL CHER CADE F100665875 90 BRONE-AYR SHAWN SAWYER F65009916 90 HEIMS JJ PATTON VAN SUE F840003008915972 90 HI-AYR-VIEW BURDETTE ANDIE F100621097 90 ROYALE-DIVIDE POKER STARDOM F100610268 90 FAMILY-AF-AYR PRESLEY LIZA F100621006 90 HI-AYR-VIEW RATTLER ANGELICA F100588613 90 SUNNY ACRES IMPERIAL’S KALEIGH F100619119 90 SAND BURR FARM T’S SANDY F100403387 90 MANDACRES KELLYBUCK MAGNOLIA F100552849 90 HI-AYR-VIEW JACKSON AVENUE F100612934
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Date Scored 11/19/2014 12/12/2014 12/12/2014 12/12/2014 12/11/2014 12/20/2014 12/12/2014 12/20/2014 12/20/2014 12/12/2014 12/3/2014 12/12/2014 11/19/2014 12/20/2014 11/22/2014 12/13/2014 12/20/2014 11/25/2014 12/12/2014 12/3/2014 12/9/2014 12/12/2014 12/12/2014 11/25/2014 12/12/2014 11/21/2014 12/13/2014 12/18/2014 11/19/2014 11/20/2014 12/8/2014 11/19/2014 11/19/2014 11/25/2014 12/18/2014 12/19/2014 12/13/2014 12/13/2014 12/12/2014 12/13/2014 11/19/2014 12/3/2014 11/22/2014 12/13/2014
BAA 110.5 110.5 108.2 108.2 107 108.1 107 108.1 108.1 107 107 109.1 109.1 105.8 106.9 105.8 106.9 108 105.8 106.9 106.9 105.8 105.8 106.9 105.8 105.8 105.8 105.8 108 105.8 106.9 106.9 106.9 105.8 105.8 108 108 106.9 108 105.8 108 105.8 105.8 106.9
Born 7/30/2008 8/5/2006 3/2/2009 6/18/2008 4/1/2010 10/19/2010 3/10/2010 10/6/2010 3/1/2011 12/1/2009 3/2/2010 6/17/2011 8/12/2011 3/1/2007 3/19/2011 6/8/2009 12/17/2010 6/4/2011 8/13/2009 3/21/2011 12/1/2010 10/23/2009 3/29/2005 7/6/2010 4/25/2010 6/13/2009 5/11/2010 1/20/2007 7/7/2011 5/13/2006 7/16/2010 3/3/2011 11/20/2010 3/8/2010 12/4/2009 6/18/2011 7/24/2011 8/5/2010 6/2/2011 5/4/2010 7/2/2011 4/27/2005 12/12/2008 3/8/2011
Owner EVANS, DOUGLAS E., GEORGETOWN, NY BORCHARDT, GREGG & PATRICIA, CALEDONIA,, IL BORCHARDT, GREGG & PATRICIA, CALEDONIA,, IL HANSON, MICHAEL & LINDA, GOODRIDGE, MN LANG, KOSS & STEINLAGE, LAWLER, IA WOLF, JIM & KIM & FAMILY, EPWORTH, IA BUSHMAN, TODD & CONNIE, CALMAR, IA WOLF, JIM & KIM & FAMILY, EPWORTH, IA WOLF, JIM & KIM & FAMILY, EPWORTH, IA BORCHARDT, GREGG & PATRICIA, CALEDONIA, IL MACKINSON, DONALD, PONTIAC, IL BORCHARDT, GREGG & PATRICIA, CALEDONIA, IL EVANS, DOUGLAS E., GEORGETOWN, NY WOLF, JIM & KIM & FAMILY, EPWORTH, IA LICATA, AMANDA, COOPERSTOWN, NY DINDERMAN, BRIAN & KRISTI, ORANGEVILLE, IL BONERT, MATTHEW F., EPWORTH, IA CURTIS, JAMES, CAZENOVIA, NY BEAR-AYR FARM - DONNA J MERTZ &, BLAIR, NE MACKINSON, DONALD, PONTIAC, IL NELSON, LACEY, ELLENDALE, MN HANSON, MICHAEL & LINDA, GOODRIDGE, MN HANSON, MICHAEL & LINDA, GOODRIDGE, MN CURTIS, JAMES, CAZENOVIA, NY BORCHARDT, GREGG & PATRICIA, CALEDONIA, IL STEWART, EDWARD N., HARTFORD, NY DINDERMAN, BRIAN & KRISTI, ORANGEVILLE, IL BRUNSMAN, WADE & JENNIFER, DYERSVILLE, IA EVANS, DOUGLAS E., GEORGETOWN, NY NESBITT, DARRIN OR KERRY, MT UPTON, NY SATHRE, CRISTY, ADAMS, MN EVANS, DOUGLAS E., GEORGETOWN, NY EVANS, DOUGLAS E., GEORGETOWN, NY CURTIS, JAMES, CAZENOVIA, NY BRUNSMAN, WADE & JENNIFER, DYERSVILLE, IA HEIMS, JAMES D., JR & JUDY, ANAMOSA, IA DINDERMAN, BRIAN & KRISTI, ORANGEVILLE, IL DINDERMAN, BRIAN & KRISTI, ORANGEVILLE, IL BORCHARDT, GREGG & PATRICIA, CALEDONIA, IL DINDERMAN, BRIAN & KRISTI, ORANGEVILLE, IL EVANS, DOUGLAS E., GEORGETOWN, NY MACKINSON, DONALD, PONTIAC, IL LICATA, AMANDA, COOPERSTOWN, NY DINDERMAN, BRIAN & KRISTI, ORANGEVILLE, IL
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Lois M. Nelson Lois Marie Nelson, age 59, passed away suddenly January 7th, 2015 at St. Croix Regional Medical Center in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin. Lois was born on February 10th, 1955 in Amery, Wisconsin, the daughter of Clifford and Rosemary (Moschkau) Tasker. She grew up in Turtle Lake on the family farm. In 1973 Lois graduated from Turtle Lake High School and attended UW-Stout in Menomonie and later went on to obtain a bachelor’s degree in human services from UW-Superior. Lois met the love of her life, Glen Nelson and they were married on September 12th, 1987 at Zion Lutheran Church in Turtle Lake. They were happily married 27 years and their pride and joy was their daughter Greta who was born in 1988. Lois loved working on the family farm alongside
Obituaries Glen and they enjoyed many honors over the years including being honored by Governor Tommy Thompson and receiving a commendation from the Wisconsin state legislature. Lois and Glen received the Distinguished Service Award from the University of Minnesota Dairy Club and the Wisconsin Ayrshire Breeders Association. Lois served as a 4-H leader in Polk County for many years mentoring young people. In addition Lois spent time as a meal site manager for Polk County and volunteered with Interfaith Caregivers. Lois treasured the time spent with family and friends and attending her daughter’s many activities and taking pride in Greta’s achievements. Lois spent numerous hours as a dedicated member of West Denmark Lutheran Church and Milltown Lutheran Church. Lois was preceded in death by her
parents, Clifford and Rosemary Tasker; parents-in-law, Vernon and Opal Nelson; sister-in-law Cherryl Nelson; aunts, Lucille Anderson, Jean Moschkau; and uncles, Werner Anderson, Roger Moschkau and Clarence Tasker. Lois is survived by her loving husband Glen; daughter Greta and son-in-law Mitch Lewis of Hudson; sister Fran (Shayne) Duncanson of Amery. Lois is also survived by her sisters-in-law Jan (Bill) Dubats, Linda (Chuck) Dube, Lila (Charlie) Jachim, Adele (Paul) Danielson; brother-in-law Bruce Nelson; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and cherished friends. Funeral services were held on Monday, January 12th.
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Advertising Index Arrowhead Farm................................... 11 Barrens View Farm........................12, 59 CR Farm.................................................. 11 Crown Quest Ayrshires......................... 56 Designer Genes..................................... 18 Double A Farms..................................... 70 Elm-Ayr Farm......................................... 13 Emerald Farms....................................... 13 GlenMar-Dale Farms........................... 63 Good Oak Farm................................... 11 Hall’s Ayrshire...........................................3 Kler-Vue.................................................. 19 Lin Huntington Sales.............................. 11 LNT Ayrshires......................................... 17 Lone-Elm Ayrshires................................ 57 Mandacres Farm................................... 19 Maulfair Acres Ayrshires..................... 12 Mowry Homestead Farm..................... 71 My-Line Ayrshires.................................. 58 New York Ayrshire Breeders’.............. 19 Ohio ABA................................................ 13 Paragon Acres....................................... 54 Pennsylvania ABA.................................. 12 Plum Bottom Farm..........................12, 56 Select Sires............................................. 69 Spring-Run Farms.................................. 13 Sunny Acres....................................... 2, 19 Taurus-ST................................................ 55 Ten-Ayr Farm......................................... 12 Timberlawn............................................ 12 Vermont Ayrshire................................... 11
FOUNDATION NEWS The U.S. Ayrshire Breeders Foundation has $2,500 in grant funds available for 2015. The funds can be used for: breed advancement (genetics or promotion), breed development (program development or youth education) and international development in the Ayrshire breed. The 2014 grant was awarded for genomic testing of mature Ayrshire cows. Grant application can be obtained from the Ayrshire Breeders’ Association office at 1224 Alton Darby Creek Rd., Suite B, Columbus, Ohio 43228; online at www.usayrshire.com; or by calling 614-335-0020. Applications from industry, educational institutions, groups or individuals will be accepted and are due by May 15, 2015.
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Calendar DEADLINES March 31, 2015 - Final deadline for REWARDS program April 9, 2015 - Ad deadline for May/June Digest SALES April 3, 2015 - Ohio Spring Sale, Columbus, OH April 10, 2015 - Kentucky National Sale, Louisville, KY April 10, 2015 - New York Spring Carousel, Syracuse, NY April 11, 2015 - Wisconsin Spring Sale, Neillsville, WI MEETINGS June 23-26 - National Convention, Lake Raystown Resort, PA
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Cybil Fisher photo
1st Four Year Old, 2014 International Ayrshire Show 2014 Southern Nat’l Ayrshire Show 2-2 2x 365d 25410 4.0% 1007F 3.0% 770P April is a Wilton from the EX-93 3X All-American Onword Calimero Addy with 1015F, pictured below.
Her second dam is an EX-94 All-American Jr. Three Year Old with 1298F.
Contact Dave about frozen embryos from this unusually rare, third generation “Excellent” 1,000 lb. All-American milking female in direct maternal line.
David & Karen Koss and Family skipalayr@aol.com
563/543-0440
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319/596-5663
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