Wisconsin Holstein Youth

National Convention Recognitions

The Wisconsin dairy bowl teams did very well at National Convention with Wood County juniors placing 5th and the Polk County seniors taking home the National Championship. The Wood County team was made up of Wyatt and Sara Dorshorst and Maddy and Grace Hensel, and coached by Matt Dorshorst. The Polk County team members were Grace and Marie Haase, Courtney Glenna and Katherine Elwood. Polk County is coached by Gwen Dado and Patti Hurtgen. Marie Haase from was also second on the senior knowledge exam. Congrats to both teams! You can learn more about the Polk County team members on page 28.

Congratulations to Nicole Broege, Josh Gerbitz and Ben Kronberg who were recognized as Distinguished Junior Member SemiFinalists for 2021. Gerbitz and Kronberg were also named DJM Finalists. Recognized as Young Distinguished Junior Members were Ashley Brandel, Garrett Ulness, Austin Meyer and Ava Endres.

Brianna Meyer placed second in the senior speaking contest and was elected to the National Junior Advisory Committee. She will represent Wisconsin and Area III for the next two years.

Carly Strauss was the recipient of a $500 scholarship from the National Holstein Women’s Scholarship Organization.

Juniors have also received awards for breeding and owning outstanding Holstein cows. For more information on each of these awards and the full list of winners, visit the Holstein USA website at www.holsteinusa.com/juniors/content/jr_award.html • Junior Star Performer: Sydni, Samuel & Blake Mell in 10th place • National Cream of the Crop Award: Evan Strack; Ellie Larson &

Luke Trustem; Christina Buttles; Jeremy Schlies; Luke Trustem;

Brianne, Brooklyn & Reid Vandoske; Olivia & Kaden Horn; Seth & Matthew Haldiman; Dylan & Cameron Ryan; and Melissa &

Matthew Ossmann • Junior Breeder of an Excellent: Cole, Ava, Campbell & Royce

Booth (2); Jacob, Logan & Madison Harbaugh & Adella Loehr;

Brianna Adamavich; Chase & Willow Oehmichen (2); Kylie

Nickels; Sara Dorshorst; Trystan Christoph (2); Derek Christoph;

Aaliyah Borchert (2); Christopher Gunst; Levi Kindschi; Payton,

Braelyn & Reagan Sarbacker; Grady & Lane Wendorf; Victoria

Nodolf; Matthew, Elizabeth, Christoph & Cathryn Gunst; Emma,

Sara, Wyatt & Claire Dorshorst; Hunter Crowley; Cathryn &

Christopher Gunst; Adam & Claire Bindl; and Oivia & Kaden Horn • Junior Breeder of a Multiple “E” Cow: Ashley Carns (2); and

Dylan & Cameron Ryan • 150,000 lb. Cow: Colton, Ashley, Justin & Katie Brandel

Save the date!

The 2022 Wisconsin Junior Holstein Convention is scheduled for Tues., December 28-Thurs., December 30 and hosted by the Waupaca-Waushara County Juniors at the Red Lion in Appleton. Watch the upcoming issues of the News and the WHA website for updated information.

We have changed the schedule for this year’s convention since it will be held during the week following Christmas: • Tuesday - DJM Interviews, Dairy Jeopardy Contests Junior Forum & Caucuses

Evening awards meal & entertainment • Wednesday - Junior Dairy Bowl & Senior/Interm. Speaking

Princess Luncheon

Senior & Rookie Dairy Bowl & Junior/Interm. Speaking • Thursday - Awards Breakfast & Business Meeting

Dairy Bowl Finals

YQCA seminar

Junior Award Forms due in WHA office by September 22

Junior awards are designed to recognize outstanding youth for their efforts in the Junior Holstein project. The following award forms are due IN OFFICE by Wed., September 22 (not postmarked). If you are mailing your application, please plan on sending it with time to reach the office. Award applications (PDFs only, less than 10MB) can be emailed to wisholsteins@gmail.com. Applicants must be a junior member of the state and national Holstein associations by August 15 in the year that the application is made. 12 & Under Member Recognition

Any junior member of WHA and Holstein Association, U.S.A. who has been enrolled in dairy project work with Registered Holsteins is eligible to compete in this contest. Applicant must not have reached his or her 13th birthday by January 1, 2022. Young Distinguished Junior Member Award

This award is given to those members in good standing of the ages of 9 to 16 in the year of application. Any junior member of WHA and Holstein USA who has been enrolled in dairy project work with Holsteins is eligible to compete. Youth completing this form have the option to compete at the national level. Applicant must not have reached his or her 17th birthday by January 1, 2022. Distinguished Junior Member Award

Eligible applicants are any youth that have successfully completed project work with Registered Holsteins and who are a junior member in good standing. Applicants for WI DJM honors must not have turned 21 in 2021.

Interviews for Wisconsin Outstanding Boy and Girl will be held at the Wisconsin Junior Holstein Convention. If chosen for an interview, candidates must bring along a 1-page resume for the judges to review. Interviews take precedence over other Junior Convention activities, however applicants will be given the opportunity to compete in other contests.

The WI National DJM Representatives will be chosen through the interview process to represent WI for the National DJM contest.

Additional Award Forms Deadline

DUE NOVEMBER 5 (earlier this year in order to get awards ordered on time for the earlier convention dates)

All other award forms and recognition opportunities will be due November 5. This list includes Royalty applications, Essay Contest, WHY Leadership Merit, WHY Friend, Long Range Production, Junior Progressive Breeder, and Junior Farm Tour applications.

Wisconsin Holstein Youth

WHA Royalty

Are you interested in becoming a spokeswoman for our association? Do you enjoy talking about dairy and the Holstein cow? Interested in some travel to tell our story? Be sure to apply for a Wisconsin Holstein Royalty position! This role is very similar to an internship. Applications are due Friday, November 5 and can be found on the WHA website with the other award applications. Contest Entries

DUE NOVEMBER 15

Entries to the Dairy Bowl, Dairy Jeopardy, and Speaking contests are due November 15. All entry forms are available on the WHA website under the junior contests & awards tab. 2021 Junior Raffle

Raffle tickets should be available by the Wisconsin Summer Championship Show. If your county would like tickets to sell, please contact the WHA office at 1-800-223-4269. Each county will receive $1 for any tickets sold by their members.

Contest Room now the “Activity Room”

You asked, we listened. We’ve heard that juniors were looking for things to do when they weren’t competing in Dairy Jeopardy or Dairy Bowl. The former Contest Room will now be the “Activity Room” and will include the former contests along with new educational and fun activities that juniors can participate in any time the room is open.

Additionally, Drawing & Painting and Crafts has been combined into one contest with additional divisions - junior, senior and Jr Convention Princess workshop. More details to come on the Princess workshop!

Due to low participation over the last few years, we have eliminated the scrapbook and banner contests. We do encourage groups to bring finished scrapbooks to the Activity Room to display their yearly activities and earn points for the Premier County contest.

Dairy Bowl Contest Deadlines & Resources

The Dairy Bowl contests will be held on Wed. December 29 at the Junior Convention. There will be no seating exam for this year’s contest and brackets will be filled by a random draw.

The deadline to enter a team for the 2022 Dairy Bowl contest will be NOVEMBER 15. Entries must be IN OFFICE by this date with paid fees or entry fees will double. The fee to enter teams is $10 for Rookie division and $30 for Junior and Senior divisions. Remember, FEES WILL DOUBLE if the entry form and paid fees are not IN OFFICE by November 15.

All potential team member names must be submitted by the November 15 deadline. This allows us to check memberships ahead of the convention and let coaches know who needs to pay membership fees prior to the convention. Please remember, official teams do not need to be named until registration at the Junior Convention. Your entry should include all possible team members, and there is no limit to the number of juniors that can be included on the list. Names must be included with the entry form to make a completed entry. All coaches and participating team members must be members of the Wisconsin Holstein Association.

Counties that have juniors wishing to participate on a Wisconsin team must submit their $5.00 entry fee by November 15. This has been put in place so we have a more exact number of teams prior to convention.

2022 Dairy Bowl Source List: (Dairy Bowl questions may be obtained from articles and information going back three (3) years) HA Identification Application HA Application for Transfer HA Fees for Programs & Services (website pricing will be considered most current) HA Pulse (quarterly) www.holsteinusa.com HF Understanding Genetics & the Sire Summaries (updated 4/21) HF Pedigree Questions & Answers (updated 4/21) HF Working with Dairy Cattle HF Dairy Judging HF Showring Ready HFDairy Cattle Reproducation HF World of Dairy Cattle Nutrition HFMilking and Lactation HF Connecting with Dairy Consumers WHA History Book (Ch. 1 & 2) August 2021 Sire Summary (Red Book) Dairy Bowl Rules Dairy Cow Unified Scorecard 2021 Hoard’s Dairyman (exception - no December 2021 issue) 2021 Wisconsin Holstein News (exception - no December 2021 issue) www.wisholsteins.com Calf Care (Hoard’s) Learning Linear (Hoard’s) Manual of Foot Care (Hoard’s) People and Parlors (Hoard’s) We Need a Show (Hoard’s) Virginia Dairy Quiz Bowl Study Materials (https://www.youth.dasc.vt. edu/content/dam/youth_dasc_vt_edu/quizbowl/2021VADQBmaterials.pdf) Holstein Foundation website Additional Senior Sources: WHA History Book (Ch. 1, 2, 12, 13, 14, pgs 99-119) HA Cattle Merchandising & Advertising Policy Cattle Abnormalities A78861 CA 2021 Dairy Herd Management (exception - no December 2021 issue) Progress of the Breed (Ch.1) Dairy Cattle Fertility (updated 2020) Hoard’s Feeding Guide, 4th Edition (updated 2018) *WHA has copies of Hoard’s Feeding Guide, People in Parlors and the Manual of Foot Care available for sale. Please contact the office at 1-800-223-4269.

Charles Nelson

Charles August Nelson, age 88, of Barron, passed away on June 16, 2021. “Grandpa Chuck” made the world a better place, lived life as full as anyone could and passed while napping in his favorite chair… after completing his chores, of course. Chuck was born on April 18, 1933 to Carl and Mildred (Meisegeier) Nelson. He and his parents moved a year later to Lafayette, New Jersey. He attended school there through the seventh grade. Chuck, his sister, Carol Jean, and their parents returned to Barron in June of 1946. He attended high school in Barron, graduating in 1951. Chuck was drafted into the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was an instructor in the 1st Infantry Division Communication School in Kansas and could still transmit Morse Code at 88 years old!

Chuck married his high school sweetheart, Sharlot Nelson, on July 18, 1953. They had two daughters, Karyn and Kathleen. Their son, Steven Charles, died at birth.

After his discharge from the Army, Chuck was employed by the Jerome Turkey Industry for 28 years. After leaving Jerome’s, Chuck’s professional life included a salesman for A.O. Smith Harvestore, a loan officer for U.S. Farm & Home Administration, and lastly working with his daughter, son-in-law and grandson in the family “wood shaving business” until 2015.

Chuck was a life-long member of the Barron Masonic Lodge (later Blue Hills Lodge), the Indianhead Shrine Club and the American Legion Brown-Selvig Post 212. He was also a member of the Barron Farm Bureau (director for 12 years), Barron County Fair Association Board of Directors, President of Barron County 4-H Leaders Association, director of the Wisconsin 4-H Foundation, certified Wisconsin County Fair Judge for small animals and dogs and poultry. With his family, he bred and showed registered Suffolk sheep, winning awards at the Minnesota and Wisconsin State Fairs. He also served as state president of the WI Suffolk Association and President of the WI Sheep Breeders Association. He and Sharlot were selected as WI “Shepherds of the Year” in 1967.

Chuck was very proud of his involvement with the American Legion Brown-Selvig Post 212. On May 12, 2018, he was thrilled to take part in the Freedom Honor Flight to Washington D.C. for his military contribution during the Korean War.

Above all else, Chuck was most grateful for his family. In his own words, “2 daughters you can’t beat, and 6 grandchildren – every one fantastic. I just smile when I think about them. That is what I’m most pleased about. I’m so proud.”

Chuck is survived by his wife of 68 years, Sharlot; daughters, Karyn (Robert) Schauf of Barron and Kathy (Kevin) Splett of Almena; 6 grandchildren, Christian Schauf of Park City, UT, Gabriel (Katie) Schauf of Sussex, Zachary (Brooke) Schauf of Barron, Jacob (Ashley) Schauf of Jordan, MN, Kaela (Jake) Sacquitne of Maple Grove, MN, and Kelton Splett of Minneapolis, MN; great-grandchildren, Greta, Gracie, Charlie, Hutton, Carter and Mallory; goddaughter, Alicia (Barry) Wirth of Ridgeland; sister, Carol Jean (Duane) Hegna of Baraboo; and many other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents and infant son, Steven.

Dairy Bowl, continued from page 29 me a better person. I would say it’s developed me into a smart, intelligent, responsible, young woman. It taught me the responsibility of a team effort, how to prepare for these contests, and different study methods. The knowledge I’ve gained has made such an impact. The biggest thing for me is that it gave me a community of people, right within my own county, that enjoy dairy cattle and the dairy industry just as much as I do.

How do you plan to use the knowledge that you have gained in Dairy Bowl in the future?

Marie: I plan to use the knowledge that I have gained from dairy bowl to assist me in my future career in the dairy industry.

Katherine: There are so many things to learn from dairy bowl. I will use all of my studying techniques as I enter my first year of college. I will also use my knowledge of the dairy industry and the dairy cow to help me do my future job as an agronomist better so I can know the process from seed to manure.

Grace: I hope to use the knowledge I have built up over the years in my future career as a calf and heifer specialist. I hope to work with farmers and assist them in growing healthy calves for a strong upcoming generation of milking cows.

Courtney: The knowledge I’ve gained through dairy bowl I already apply to my family’s farm. There’s a lot of different questions that allow you to further understand some things, especially if you’re discussing them with each other and learning the concepts behind them. In addition, the knowledge creates a good base for heading into college, especially since I will be staying in dairy science. It will make it easier to catch on faster and keep up in class. It introduces you to a lot of facets as well so you can figure out what really interests you and then even expand on that knowledge. For me, that was nutrition, genetics, and reproduction.