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THE OHIO HOLSTEIN ASSOCIATION

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~Richman Farms, Inc.~The Indoe Family • Lodi, Ohio

[email protected] 330-948-1427 Tom 330-948-1137Bill 330-948-2259 Tyler 330-416-8891Jim Morlock, Jr. and Martin “Bud” Yoder

Fitting and Showing

~Richman Farms, Inc.~

Thanks to Lisa Kerr for purchasing our Red Apple heifer at the Convention Sale.

Glad to be a part of District 8 hosting the Convention Activities.

Visitors Always Welcome

Velvet-View London EX-90Sire: PrimetimeSenior Champion 2010 District 8 Show

w Just fresh with more points to comew 365D 38,146M 5.0% 1,920F 3.3% 1,258Pw Purchased at the 2010 Buckeye Classic Sale

Mors Durham Buckleader Kate EX-94Sire: DurhamMultiple All-Ohio Awards

w Still looking the part at 10 years oldw Over 210,000M Lifetimew 365D 46,605M 3.7% 1,734F 3.1% 1,447Pw Four daughters in herd

Shelburne Legacy Evelina EX-92Honorable Mention All-American 2010Champion 2010 Spring Show

w Fresh in March and looks awesomew 365D 35,774M 3.9%1,412F 3.2% 1,174Pw Agenda daughter/Chief son

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Paradise Valley Farms, Inc.20-YEAR PROGRESSIVE GENETICS HERD AWARD

Home of the Bell Sears FamilyBill, Brian and Michael Ramsey Families

7632 Columbus Road NE • Louisville, OH 44641 • Phone & Fax 330-875-4539

Service Age Bulls for SaleAt All Times

436,098 MILK

Paradise-R Roebuck Hot 2321 EX-90 EX-MSJuly 15, 1996 — January 5, 2012

Ranked FIFTH All-Time Lifetime Milk Production in Holstein USA RecordsHighest Lifetime Milk Production in Ohio

436,098 Milk 14,113 Butterfat 12,912 ProteinEXTREMELY WET • SUPER TOUGH • ALWAYS PRODUCTIVE

Sired by: Paradise-R RoebuckDam’s Sire: Tagwood Royalty Pepper-ET

Grand Sire: Paradise-R CleitusMathie

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NewsOHIO

(USPS 404-600) (ISSN: 0899-4862)Official Publication of the Ohio Holstein Association

Volume 76 Number 2MARCH-APRIL 2012

Published 5 times per year in January, March,May, September and November at Shreve, OH

by the OHIO HOLSTEIN ASSOCIATIONP.O. Box 479, Wooster, OH 44691

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OFFICE STAFFGeneral Manager . . . . . . Don Alexander, cell 304-376-1788

Email: [email protected] Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diana Miley

Email: [email protected]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Esther Welch

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OFFICERSPresident . . . . Joe Miley, West Salem. . . . . . 330-263-7814Vice President . Dallas Rynd, Ashville. . . . . . . 740-983-6690Secretary . . . . Cathy Berg, Bellville . . . . . . . 419-886-2871Treasurer . . . . Lisa Kerr, North Fairfield . CELL 419-264-8523

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERSKen Janes, Wooster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330-464-4134Lamar Liming, Mineral Ridge . . . . . . . . . . . . 330-652-5694Peter Spike, Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 740-363-2184

NATIONAL DIRECTORMike Jones

760 East 450 North, Marshall, IN 47859. . . . 765-592-0644

BOARD MEMBERSDist. 1 Lamar Liming, Mineral Ridge . . . . . 330-652-5694Dist. 2 Adam Whiteleather, Salem . . . . . . . 330-205-1738Dist. 3 John Hartline, Whipple . . . . . . . . . 740-236-7240Dist. 4 Jen Bouton, Mt. Vernon . . . . . . . . . 740-507-8271Dist. 5 Greg Conrad, New Holland. . . . . . . 740-495-5067Dist. 7 Ken Janes, Wooster . . . . . . . . . . . . 330-464-4134Dist. 7 Ted Renner, Dalton . . . . . . . . . . . . 330-828-2604Dist. 8 Regina Berg, Bellville . . . . . . . . . . 419-886-4229Dist. 9 Tom Thorbahn, Vickery . . . . . . . . . 419-547-0795Dist. 10 Laurie Menzie, Bloomdale . . . . . . . 740-624-6367Dist. 12 Marvin Steinke, Wapakoneta . . . . . 419-738-7174Dist. 11 Jenny Thomas, Cable . . . . . . . . . . . 614-395-9823Dist. 13 Jenny Thomas, Cable . . . . . . . . . . . 614-395-9823Dist. 14 Eric Topp, Wapakoneta. . . . . . . . . . 419-953-3427Dist. 15 Don Bickel, New Vienna. . . . . . . . . 937-218-2697

Postmaster – Send address changes to: Ohio News, P.O. Box 479, Wooster, OH 44691

May-June DEADLINEApril 20, 2012

ContentsFrom the President, by Joe Miley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5From the Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Brownhaven Holsteins…Combining Expertise in Dairy and

Excellence in Environmental Stewardship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10The Holstein Grapevine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112011 Progressive Breeders Registry Award Recipients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Esther’s Extras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Ohio News Subscription Order Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Ohio News Advertising Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142011 Ohio Progressive Genetics Herd Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16General Manager’s Views, by Don Alexander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Scenes from the Annual Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Ohio Holstein Association Annual Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-22, 24Barn Meeting Open House at Berg Farms – photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Ohio Holstein Association Convention Sale Averages $2,639 . . . . . . . . 30-31In Memoriam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-35BarbWire, by Barb Lumley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36The Queen’s Corner, by Jacquelyn Sherry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Ohio Holstein Women’s Committee Officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37From Indiana Mike Jones, National Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Junior Jottings by Korey Oechsle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Ohio Junior Holstein Association Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-41Dairy Palooza Covers Dairy Info from Head to Tail, by Susan Mykrantz . . . 42Coming Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Index to Advertisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

On the CoverThank you to Jenny Thomas for taking the cover photo of the families at

Brownhaven Holsteins in Auglaize County, District 12. Brown family memberspictured, starting at lower left and moving clockwise, are Mitchel, Rachel, Austin,Ruth, Kim, Tony, Lou, Alvin, Alan holding Ashley, and Amanda. Mitchel, Rachel,Austin, Kim, Ashley and Amanda are Alan and Ruth’s children. Tony is the son ofLou and Deb (not pictured). Alvin is Lou and Alan’s father. Lou and Deb also havefour older children, a daughter and three sons who are not pictured. The Holsteinwho knows her way around the milking parlor is a current favorite, Springhill-OHJeeves Howdee VG-85.

The Brown family name surfaces in Holstein activities in a variety of ways. Loufaithfully fills out the District 12 Show report; both he and Alan are officers ofDistrict 12, and both have been purchasing Registered Holsteins at Ohio sales.The history of the Junior Memorial Award lists the 1979 winner as Louis Brown.Recently Browns have been in the spotlight for receiving the 2011 Dairy DivisionEnvironmental Stewardship Award at the Ohio State Fair, and in November2011 they received the R. Livingston Ireland Award from the Water ManagementAssociation of Ohio for their commitment to water quality and conservation. Theywere featured in American Dairy Association Mideast television spots that ranstatewide last year. The farm press has covered many aspects of theirconservation activities. For more on the Brown family’s dairy operation andenvironmental stewardship, see the cover story on pages 8, 9 and 10.

Thanks to those who took convention photos: Karen Welch, Cheri Oechsle,Julie Renner and Melissa Hart.

The Board of Directors of the Ohio Holstein Association has adopted the following:

“The Mission of the Ohio Holstein Association is to provide services and programs to its members and young people so that they might attain

a better living from their involvement with Holsteins.”

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From the Presidentby Joe Miley

HELLO, AGAIN.It certainly

seems like thingsare moving quick-ly as we preparefor spring plant-ing. Things aremoving quicklyhere at OhioHolstein also. Itdoesn’t seem

possible that another annual meetingis behind us already.

The 2012 Annual Meeting was heldMarch 17 at the Quality Inn andSuites in Bellville, Ohio. The activitieswere coordinated by the AnnualMeeting Committee, and members ofDistrict 8. It seems to be working verywell to move the Annual Meeting tovarious parts of the state.

The weekend started out on Fridaywith the Convention Sale, held at theRichland County Fairgrounds. It was avery strong sale that averaged $2,639on 61 lots. The cattle looked great, andthe large crowd in attendance was veryappreciative. Thank you to everyonewho worked to make the sale asuccess!

Following the sale, everyone wasinvited to attend an open house at theBerg family farm. If you missed this,you missed a wonderful opportunity.A large crowd was on hand to enjoy anevening of great company, great cowsand marvelous hospitality! Thejudging contest was also a popularevent, and the competition was fierce!Thank you so much to the Berg familyfor welcoming us all to your farm. Itwas very much appreciated.

The Annual Meeting took place at9:00 a.m. on Saturday morning.Before the business meeting began,Julie Renner was elected to serve as anew trustee for the Ohio Dairy &Holstein Education Inc.

In his Manager’s Report, DonAlexander reported on the sale fromFriday and gave us a list of the eventshe is planning for the coming year.

The Summer Sale is planned forAugust 25, and the Fall Sale will beNovember 17. Both sales will be heldin Wooster. He reported on last year’ssale of 276 heifers to Turkey and saidhe is in the process of negotiating asale of 1,000 heifers that would beexported to Egypt. We will provide

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Joe Miley

U-Dean Farms669 SR 89, Route 1 • Polk, Ohio 44866

Come and See Us.

1 mile north of Polk on SR 89

Esther Welch Dean & Doris Welch Randy & Mike Ryan419-945-2250 429-945-2411 Barn 419-945-2343 419-651-5281

Top 2x DHI herd in Ashland County for milk, fat and protein2 Year Progressive Genetics Herd Award • Registered Holsteins since 1913

Welch Family Farm since 1867 • McDanel Family Farm since 1873

more details as they become available.He is also helping manage someprivate dispersals. Included in hisreport was information on the newcopy machine he acquired for theoffice. This will enable us to print ourown sale catalogs, flyers and alsobooklets.

The election of officers was held,and I would like to welcome newofficers: Vice President Dallas Rynd,Secretary Cathy Berg and TreasurerLisa Kerr. Thank you to everyone whoran for offices. Thank you, also, toretiring officers Steve Gilbert andMichele Burky for their service.

Scott Higgins spoke representingADA Mideast and Ohio DairyProducers Association. He gave anupdate on activities and how thecheckoff dollars are used. If you arenot aware of all that Scott and his staffaccomplish, you need to be!

All committee reports wereprinted in the delegate booklet. If youwould like to see a copy, contactDiana at the office.

National Director Mike Jones gaveus an update on what was happeningat the national level and some detailson the upcoming National Conven-

tion. The Ohio delegates to theNational Convention are Joe Miley,Esther Welch, Steve Moff, TomThorbahn and Peter Spike. If you haveany comments or concerns you wouldlike conveyed at the convention,contact one of your delegates.

Max Dunseth reported he wouldno longer be working in Ohio andthat Glenn Sageser would be coveringthe whole state. Thank you, Max, formany years of fine service!

If anyone is interested in submit-ting a proposal to host next year’sconvention, please contact JulieRenner or the office as soon aspossible, as plans need to be started.

On a final note, the ExecutiveCommittee will be appointingcommittees for the upcoming year atthe next board meeting on April 20. Ifyou would like to serve on one,contact the office or call me. If youhave never served on a committee, it istime you did! It is my plan tocontinue to encourage increasedinvolvement from all of our commit-tees. Remember, Ohio Holstein willonly be as strong as WE make it.Thanks, everyone, for all the help andsupport. — JOE

Spring HighlightsPine-Tree Bolivar Mara 1393 Now EX-91 2E

Backed by 8 Generations EX or VG Dams1-11 3x 365D 32,190M 3.5% 1,115F 3.1% 1,003P3-06 3x 323D 29,760M 3.7% 1,094F 3.3% 969P

Flushed in February to DUNDEE – Made 14 #1 EmbryosTransfers made for December 2012 Calves

TWO NEW VG-86 U-Dean Canyon Attraction U-Dean Sensation Galactical

Has a Braxton daughter Has a Shamrock daughter

Thanks to all who attended, and to District 8 for hosting, a great convention weekend!

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The 2012 Officers and Program Workreports from each district are due at theoffice.

Here is a summary of reports receivedby March 10, 2012, as a way to shareinformation on district officers and activitiesthroughout the state and to encourage otherdistricts to share their information.

DISTRICT 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .State Director Greg ConradPresident Adam GrossSecretary Judy WolfordTreasurer Dallas RyndCo-Show Chairmen Dallas Rynd and

Dick LewisActivities Held in 2011—Feb. 26 Annual Meeting at CirclevilleJune 20 District Show at CirclevilleJune 20 Junior Activities at CirclevilleActivities Planned for 2012 —Mar. 10 Annual Meeting at CirclevilleJune 18 District Show at Pickaway County

FairgroundsJune 18 Junior Activities at Pickaway

County Fairgrounds

DISTRICT 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .State Directors Ted Renner and

Ken JanesPresident Richard BloomfieldVice-President Junior BeachySecretary Chelsi LingleTreasurer Lisa MangunMembership Chairman Ken JanesNews Reporter Lisa Mangun

Activities Held in 2011 —Jan. 17 Annual Meeting at Mt. HopeApr. 15 Night Crew at Spring Sale

at Wooster

July 7 District Show and Clinic at Wooster

Aug. 25 Night Crew at Summer Sale at Wooster

Activities Planned for 2012 —Same as above

DISTRICT 8State Director Regina BergPresident Dave ConradVice-President Dave CornishSecretary Patrick TwiningTreasurer Lisa KerrShow Chairman Ray Twining Youth Chairman Daren Sheffield

Activities Held in 2011—Jan. 22 Annual Meeting at HuntingtonJuly 6 Picnic at WellingtonAug. 19 District Show at WellingtonAug. 19 Junior Show with shirts for all

contestants, Judging Contest, Queen Contest at Wellington

Activities Planned for 2012 —Jan. 15 Annual Meeting at HuntingtonMar. 16 Hosting State Sale and

Annual Meeting at Mansfield and Bellville

Aug. 22 District Show at WellingtonAug. 22 Junior Activities at Wellington

DISTRICT 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .State Director Laurie MenziePresident Dan MorlockVice-President Kevin MellerSecretary Shelly MorlockTreasurer Mark SeedorfShow Chairman Gene Meller

Activities Held in 2011—Jan. 21 Annual Meeting at

Das Essen HausJuly 7 Annual Picnic, Sunnyville FarmJuly 7 Pond Safety, Youth Activity at

Annual PicnicAug. 16 District Show at Napoleon,

Henry County FairgroundsActivities Planned for 2012 —July 9 Annual PicnicSep. 12 District Show at Wauseon,

Fulton County FairgroundsSep. 12 Youth Activity at District Show

DISTRICT 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .State Director Marvin SteinkePresident Alan BrownVice-President Richard SteinkeSecretary Lou BrownTreasurer Lou BrownMembership Chairman Tom StrasburgNews Reporter Lou BrownSale Chairman John SmithShow Chairman Lou BrownYouth Chairman Cheri Oechsle Youth Rep Matt Oechsle

From the Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Activities Held in 2011 —Jan. 19 Membership at Speedway LanesJuly 10 Dairy Tour at Otte Dairy,

Maria Stein Aug. 1 District 12 Show and Junior Show

at WapakonetaAug. 1 District 12 Showmanship

at WapakonetaActivities Planned for 2012Jan. 19 Membership at Pizza Hut,

New BremenJune Dairy Tour at Auglaize CountyJuly 30 District 12 Show and Junior Show

at WapakonetaJuly 30 District 12 Showmanship

at Wapakoneta

DISTRICT 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .State Director Jenny ThomasPresident Leslie MauriceVice-President Jenny ThomasSecretary Cindy HowmanTreasurer Joyce NelsonMembership Chairman Leslie MauriceShow Chairmen Leslie Maurice and

Jenny ThomasYouth Chairmen Joyce Nelson,

Jill Lokai and Leslie MauriceActivities Held in 2011 —Feb. Annual Meeting at UrbanaApr. Show Committee Meeting

at UrbanaJune District Show at UrbanaJune Junior Show and Youth Contest

at Urbana Activities Planned for 2012 —Feb. Annual Meeting at UrbanaApr. Show Committee Meeting

at UrbanaJune District Show at UrbanaJune Youth Judging Contest at Urbana

DISTRICT 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .State Director Donald BickelPresident Curt HegerVice-President Chad GriffithSecretary Donald BickelTreasurer Curt HegerMembership Chairman DonaldQuallenSale Chairmen Curtis Bickel and

Chad GriffithShow Chairman Donald QuallenYouth Chairman Cole HegerYouth Rep Cole Heger

Activities Held in 2011 —Feb. Annual Meeting at WilmingtonMar. State Convention and Sale

at WilmingtonJuly District Show at HamiltonJuly Junior District Show at HamiltonActivities Planned for 2012 —Feb. Annual Meeting at WilmingtonJuly District Show at HamiltonJuly Junior District Show at Hamilton

HaulingAnywhere

Eileen (Hostetler) Lehman

• Livestock Hauling •

Specializing in Show Cattle & Horses

12850 Fox Lake RoadMarshallville, Ohio 44645

Phone: 330-855-7004Cell: 330-465-5398

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stored in bunkers, bags and uprightsilos. We feed out of a bunker inwinter, bags in summer and fall ,andupright in the spring. This allows thefarm to take advantage of the pros andreduce the cons of each storagesystem. Big bales for hay and straw arestored inside.

All labor is supplied by the family.A neighbor provides a big baler tobale hay and straw. Lou and Deb dothe morning milking while Alanmoves cows, scrapes manure andfeeds. Alan and Ruth do the eveningmilking while Lou and Tony dofeeding, scraping and moving cows.Tony is Lou and Deb’s youngest son,who started working full-time on thefarm after graduation last year. Thechildren help in the parlor and inother areas with feeding smallanimals. Deb and Ruth also have jobsoff the farm; Deb is with RepublicService, and Ruth is with LeaguersInsurance.

Brownhaven Farm has earned theDFA Award 12 months out of 12months, and the Gold Standard inmilk quality for four years straight.Milk is marketed through DFA andgoes to the Dannon Plant in Minster.

Lou says, “I have always enjoyedvisiting other dairy farms, looking at

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THE DAIRY SIDEBrownhaven Holsteins is located

northwest of New Bremen in AuglaizeCounty, District 12. We are a familyfarm consisting of Lou and Deb withfour sons and one daughter, and Alanand Ruth with four daughters and twosons. Our dad, Alvin, started this farmin 1959 with our mother, Ruth, whopassed away with cancer two years ago.

We milk 240 cows at the homefarm and raise 180 heifers at the farmthat Alan and his family have onemile north of the home place. Eightyears ago we built a double-tenGermania Parlor with Delaval milkingand pulsation equipment. We haveslowly grown from 120 cows to 240.Cows are housed in free stalls. Manureis stored in a three million gallonholding pond, a concrete holding area80’ x 100’, and a 60’ x 120’ dry stackbarn. Manure is scraped twice a daywith a skid loader.

We raise 150 acres of corn silageand 100 acres of alfalfa. We work withseveral neighbors who raise wheat forstraw and soybeans for extrudedbeans for us, and we also exportmanure to these farms.

We have been planting cover cropsthe last five years; rye, rye grass andCanadian oats have all been used.One hundred percent of availablecorn silage fields are planted.

The dairy herd is currentlyaveraging 72 pounds of milk with a3.7% butterfat and 3.1% protein onthe monthly DHI test. We are on theCOBA/Select Sires Young SireProgram. For the last two years, wehave been using the very highgenomic young sires from sixdifferent studs.

A cow generating a lot of interestin our herd today is two-year-oldSpringhill-OH Jeeves Howdee VG-85.She is negative to CV, and hergenomics came back at 2300. Thismakes her the second-highest Jeevesin the country. Bred by SpringhillFarms, Alan purchased her at the 2011Ohio Summer Sale from Ryan Welch.Howdee’s dam is a VG-87 Durhamwith 31,540M 4.2% 1,340F 3.3%1,029P at 3-08. The next dam is an EX

Jolt, and the third dam is LangacresBeautiful Holly EX-94. Howdee isbred to Super Chap and contracted toAccelerated, with additional interestfrom ABS.

We have been purchasingRegistered Holsteins at the Ohio salesand have been pleased with theirquality. At the Mideast Impact Sale inMarch 2011, we purchased QuietcoveJeeves Flair and Tri-Koebel AtlanticFrenzy-ET. We bought BVK SanchezAlamode-ET at the Sch-Ger Dispersal,and from the Buckeye Classic Sale, wetook home Quietcove Atlantic Heidi,Pine-Tree Planet Supercalf-ET andIndian Stone Shottle Kimi. Wepurchased five good ones at theQuality-Quest Sale and brought homea good group from the November2011 Fall Sale.

Our highest-producing Holstein isa Marion three-year-old with33,000M. We have had at least ten200,000 pound cows. Also, we havehad at least ten excellent cows andmany very good. The highest scoredtwo-year-old was a VG-89 Shiawana afew years ago.

The herd is fed by a TMR consist-ing of corn silage, haylage, baled hay,ground ear corn, shelled corn andextruded bean meal. Corn silage is

Brownhaven Holsteins…Combining Expertise in Dairy and Excellence in Environmental Stewardship

information provided by Deb Brown

Alvin, Lou and Alan Brown in the parlor with Springhill-OH Jeeves Howdee VG-85

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facilities and the best cows they wantto show me, discussing which bullsthat have worked and which onesdidn’t. Even though every farm isdifferent in size and management, theend goal is always the same: to raise afamily, to make a decent living and toleave the farm better than when youstarted.”

Lou identified three of the manychallenges facing dairymen: financialchallenges for even the bestoperations, bringing the nextgeneration into the operation anddealing with environment issues.

THE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP SIDE

Living in the Grand LakeWatershed has put our farm in thespotlight. Grand Lake St. Marys is thelargest inland lake in Ohio. It covers13,500 acres, is 8.2 miles by 2.8 milesand has an average depth of five toseven feet deep. We are four milesfrom Lake St. Marys and live along astate highway. Everything we do hasan environmental impact. Startingnext year, we will not be allowed tohaul manure on snow or frozenground. From December 15 to March1, we cannot spread manure in fieldsin this distressed watershed.

Environmental measures we havetaken include:

• Building a 60’ by 120’ dry stackbarn at the main dairy and another atthe heifer farm.

• Expanding our manure holdingpond from two million to threemillion gallons.

• Installing four gate valves withconcrete catch basins on the four largetiles leaving our farm.

• Planting 200-foot wide haybuffer strips along all roadways,creeks, ditches and waterways, with atotal of 34 acres involved.

• Establishing two acres of quailbuffer 120 feet wide along the woods.

• Building wetlands in the backfield next to the border between twowoods.

• Maintaining 30 acres in contin-uous no-till for five years.

• Developing a comprehensivenutrient management plan five yearsago.

• Soil testing every two years.• Sampling manure every year,

including holding pond, pen packand dry lot.

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Brownhaven – continued on page 10

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This easy to use patented “impermeable” plastic reduces lossof silage in bunker silos to less than 5% and virtually elimi-nates surface mold. In combination with protective tarps, thefilm is protected from bird, rodent, and UV damage.

To complete the system, Silostop sandbags are used on theoverlaps. It is not necessary to provide weight over the entiresurface so tires are effectively eliminated.

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• Installing spouting on every roofto keep clean water out of the manure.

• Establishing cover crops in ourfall and winter crop growing monthsto keep erosion and nutrients fromrunoff.

We have joined a group of farmersin our watershed with the ADAPTNetwork. We will focus on soil testingon 26,000 acres and comparedifferent rates of nitrogen andphosphorous being applied togrowing crops.

Another group Lou belongs to iscalled AG solutions. This groupspecializes in the problems in theGrand Lake Watershed. We have had

over 25 different companies thatwould like to help solve issues in thisdistressed watershed. This includeseverything from biodigesters, fertilizerpellets made from hog manure andsettling tanks to settle phosphorous tothe bottom of the tank, toconcentrating the material and thentrucking only the high phosphoroussolution out of the watershed. We arealso experimenting with differentadditives for the manure storage pits.We will have test plots to comparedairy and hog manure applied togrowing wheat and corn crops atdifferent rates. There is also a devicethat will control the flow on tile and

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take samples for phosphorous.The year Lake St. Marys broke out

with bad blue-green algae, we had avery warm April. The previousmonths, we had had a thick ice coverfor most of the winter. The watertreatment plant at Celina keeps trackof water quality readings, andammonia is of special interest.Readings from 0.9 to 1.3 are normalfor this lake. That year they werearound 2.5. They now say this is whatcaused our lake to go from greenalgae, the good kind, to blue-greenalgae, the bad, smelly kind.

AG Solutions’ mission is toidentify and eliminate, through theuse of technology and environmentalsound farming practices, agriculturalfactors that negatively affect theenvironmental health of Grand LakeSt. Marys, while also enhancing theprosperous farming economy that isan integral part of the localcommunity.

With the use of best managementpractices and a lot of common sense,farmers should be able to make ahuge difference in water quality.Someday, farmers will be known byour watersheds.

In a normal year, we host threetours to our farm. This year we hadsix. They included tours from variousstate and national soil and waterorganizations, Madison County Soiland Water and Farm Bureau, DannonYogurt Management Team, Ohio StateExtension and Canadian cover croptour. We were also visited by represen-tatives from state senators andrepresentatives and a New Zealanddairy family and veterinarian.

In 2011, Brownhaven Farmreceived the Dairy DivisionEnvironmental Stewardship Award atthe Ohio State Fair. In November2011, we received the R. LivingstonIreland Award from the WaterManagement Association of Ohio forour commitment to water quality andconservation and our soundmanagement practices and strongconservation ethic. In 2008, the farmwas awarded Cooperator of the Yearfrom the Auglaize Soil and WaterConservation District. The local staffdeserves much of the credit for theaccomplishments that have occurredat our farm.

Alan and Lou are active in theDistrict 12 Holstein Club with Alan as

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current president and Lou as secretarytreasurer. Lou is a member of AGSolutions, supervisor with theAuglaize River Log Jam Project, MiamiRiver Trade Agreement Joint Boardand Auglaize Soil and Water District.He heads up the milk and ice creamstand at the fair for New Bremen Day,the Auglaize County Dairy Banquetand the District 12 Holstein Show andJunior Showmanship. He is also activein Auglaize County ExtensionAdvisory Board, COBA, DFA and inhis church. He has ongoing meetingswith Terry Cosby, head of Ohio NRCS;

Karl Gebhardt, Chief of the Divisionof Soil and Water Resources; and JimZerringer, Director of the Departmentof Natural Resources.

Live videos from the farm havebeen a unique project in recent years.The American Dairy AssociationMideast filmed informationalcommercials here that ran statewidein June and August. Other videos weredone by broadcasters and newsreporters. A listing of news articles andTV appearances is available onrequest.

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Department of Aging for their continued volunteer effortsand for being married more that 40 years. As longtimeHolstein members, the Eichers operated MonitreeHolsteins. They remain active in the Congress CommunityChurch, American Legion, Habitat for Humanity andAmerican Red Cross.

•Davis Denman, District 1, was recently named by U. S.

Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack to serve on the nationalcattle board representing Ohio. Davis is a trustee for theAmerican Dairy Association Mideast, a director for DairyFarmers of America, serves as treasurer of the TrumbullCounty Soil and Water Conservation Board and is amember of the Holstein Association.

•Bonnie Mohr, Glenco, MN, has been named the

Holstein Foundation’s 2011 Young Dairy Leaders Institute(YDLI) Distinguished Alumni Leader Award honoree. Shewas a member of YDLI’s inaugural class held in 1994 and1995. Mohr is a renowned dairy artist who has beeninvolved with the dairy industry her entire life. Herpaintings are very popular, and the framed painting ofHolsteins in the snow provided by District 3 for theWomen’s Fun Auction at the convention sold for $400 tothe Joe and Diana Miley family.

•World Dairy Expo has announced the complete slate of

judges for the October 2-6, 2012, show: InternationalHolstein Show Judge Michael Heath, MD; Associate JudgeDave Dyment, ON; International Junior Holstein ShowJudge Chris Lahmers, OH; Associate Judge Pat Conroy, IN;Grand International Red & White Show Judge JustinBurdette, PA; and Associate Judge Steve Shaw, PA.

•Musical talent abounds in the family of Greg and Judy

Conrad, District 5. Three of their children were in theWestfall High School recent performance of The Music Man;2011 Ohio Holstein Queen Mikayla, as a senior, had therole of the mayor’s wife, Mrs Shinn; sophomore Macy hada dual role as both a young lady and young man in RiverCity; and seventh grader Macrae played Winthrop, a rolemade famous by a very young Ron Howard. Members of thefamily also sing in church and play piano and guitar.

•Hard-working dairy farmers deserve a relaxing vacation,

and Bill and Nancy Burkhart, District 3, recently enjoyed aweek’s cruise with New Orleans and Jamaica as theirfavorite stops. Their daughter Katey is back in Ohio after anATI internship at North Florida Holsteins.

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Harpster Brothers, District 8, were the big winners of theHolstein Junior Raffle, as their name was drawn at theannual meeting to receive the Sullivan’s Cadillac HybridChute. The chute was donated by Beck’s Hybrids, throughMatt and Megan Lawson. Watch for he kickoff of anothergreat Junior Raffle. Harpsters were also fortunate as both aconsignor and a purchaser at the Convention Sale.

•Chris Sayers and Paul Haskins were the officials for the

judging contest held at Berg Farms on March 16. Winners ofthe COBA/Selects Sires semen certificates were: Adults, DonBickel, first; Marvin Steinke, second; and Roy Mangun,third; Juniors Hayden Brightbill, first; Louis Liming,second; and Johnnie Johnson, third.

•The annual meeting program listed a special Thank You

to the following sponsors: ADA Mideast; ABS Global, Inc.;COBA/Select Sires; Habrun’s Insurance; Gerber FeedService; The Commercial & Savings Bank; IBA of Ohio/TerryVance; Tri-County Animal Clinic; Millersburg Tire Service;Mennonite Mutual Insurance; Harold’s Equipment; ADMAlliance Nutrition/Roger Schrader; Dairy Farmers ofAmerica; W. G. Dairy Supply; Polen Implement; SOCIPetroleum; Meyer Hatchers/Falling Star Farm; Priority One;Genex/Toby Schaub; Tim Davis & Sons Milk Transit; KikoAuctioneers; Loudonville Farmers’ Equity; Ag CreditWellington; Taurus Service. The Juniors thanked Beck’sHybrids and Matt and Megan Lawson for the raffledonation, Bernie Heisner for his time, ADA Mideast fordonations of ice cream and milk, Smith Dairy for donationsof milk, and Pearl Valley Cheese for their cooperation in theHoliday Cheese Sales. The Queen’s Committee thanks DHI,Inc. for sponsoring the Queen’s Luncheon.

•ABS Global employee and GMS Evaluator Keith Ferrand

retired in early January after nearly 18 years with thecompany. Ferrand worked with herds in western Ohio andIndiana. Ferrand began working for ABS in February 1994after retiring as a Holstein classifier. He had the opportunityto mate over 44,000 cows while working at ABS. In hisretirement, Keith plans to take advantage of extra time withhis family, especially his 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. He also enjoys working with top cattle,including the 2010 Brown Swiss All-American senioryearling sired by 29BS3781 Power Surge. Keith will alsocontinue to test herds for DHIA, and he and his wife Bettywill continue to garden and grow their honey business.

•New Arrival: Kevin and Kristi Spreng, D-7, Shreve,

announce the arrival of daughter Callihan Rene on February16 weighing 8 lb. 2 oz. at 18-1/2 inches tall. She waswelcomed by big brother Noah, two years old, and grand-parents Floyd and Patty Spreng and Raye and Brent Pringle.

•Paul and Delores Eicher, West Salem, celebrated their

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Congratulations to the 17 Ohio PBRAward recipients, based on the followingcriteria:

• Herd owner must be a member ofboth their national and state association,and enrolled in the Deluxe or PremierTriStar options and Herd Classificationprograms.

• Percent BAA for Herd Classificationmust be in the top 25% of herds classifiedduring the 18-month time period just priorto March 1 of the current calendar year.

• Must have a minimum of twenty 87%RHA and higher cows in the milking herd,of which at least 75% bear the owner’sprefix.

• Automatic evaluation of all herds isdone annually. The PBR recognition isgiven to approximately 10% of herdsenrolled in the Deluxe or Premier Tri-Staroptions.

Tri-Star Herd Mature EquivalentLactation Averages are adjusted by eachstate’s average production. A milkcomponent cutoff is based on combinedfat and protein, which is calculated bymultiplying the milk cutoff 3.6% for fatand 3.1% for protein, and totaling the twocomponents.

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HERD NAME YRS. QUALIFIED BAA ME LACTATION

Campbell Bros. Inc., Homeworth 25 107.3 29,709M 1,227F 883PJohn S. Lora, Salem 16 109.7 28,092M 1,012F 836PDonald E. Simpson, Belmont 12 105.9 26,418M 869F 792PKeith A. Blair, Beallsville 11 107.1 29, 643M 1,134F 914PSpringhill, Big Prairie 11 106.7 26, 818M 936F 785PMill-Stone Acres, Wooster 10 105.7 27,370M 993F 808PDavid L. Klingensmith, Leavittsburg 9 109.1 28,404M 1,011F 859PDavid P. Rice, Farmdale 9 107.2 28,052M 970F 851PCharles Duncan, Warsaw 8 108.7 30,781M 1,267F 913PDouglas S. Dye, Beloit 6 106.6 27,816M 853F 803PA. L. Liming, Mineral Ridge 5 107.6 28,205M 1,052F 856PJaloda Farms, Wellington 4 105.0 26,850M 1,000F 832PJoseph M. Lammers, New Knoxville 4 105.9 27,225M 902F 795PWabash-Way Holsteins, LLC, 4 108.4 25,913M 913F 803P

New WestonBalmoral Farms, Wapakoneta 3 108.9 27,255M 991F 795PEric J. Havens, LLC, Fremont 2 110.0 26,630M 1,024F 815PRichard and Judy Wolf, Wooster 1 105.6 29,037M 1,003F 881P

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At the March 16 barn meeting, Sara Twining and I enjoyedhaving Regina Berg tell us about photos of the family showing atthe Trumbull County Fair.

If needed, I give away this space for a late ad or latebreaking news, so this column is usually the last words writtenfor the magazine. Thank you to all the columnists who havealready filled their space in this issue. May we all have as muchsuccess as Robert Benchley, who said, “It took me 15 years todiscover I had no talent for writing, but I couldn’t give it upbecause by that time I was too famous.”

Welcome to new contract advertisers in recent issues: AgCredit/Country Mortgages, First National Bank, and Lowe andYoung; to new (meaning not during my tenure) advertisers: By-Design Farms; Attorney Kathryn Frombaugh; HarpsterEnterprises, LTD; Idyl Brook Dairy; Sharo-Dan Farm, LLC; andTri-County Animal Clinic; and to returning advertisersMcGuire Holsteins and Menuez Construction.

Looking ahead to the May-June membership issue, Iam pleased to have COBA/Select Sires as the sponsor.This is your opportunity to:

• Show your Select Sires Success storieswith an ad in this issue.

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kept for reference all yearTo take full advantage of the savings and credits, your ad

must feature Select Sires-sired Holsteins and include the Selectlogo. Note the ad on page 7 listing COBA/SS representativeswilling to assist you. The News will offer the discountedcontract rate for these ads. Reservations are already coming in,and I would like to hear from you by April 15. This “keeperissue” with the membership listing goes to the NationalHolstein Convention in Springfield, MO, and to WorldDairy Expo. This is the last issue before the “summerbreak.” The September-October issue with an August 15deadline follows the May-June issue.

Plan to take your photos as soon as possible and to takephotos over the summer for All-Ohio. Tell us when and wherethe photos were taken, the name of the photographer and ifthey are being sent to the office, and if they are email or hardcopy.

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➣ Herd owner must be a member of both theirnational and state associations and be enrolled inthe Deluxe or Premier TriStar options and HerdClassification programs.

➣ Must have a minimum of twenty 87% RHA andhigher cows in the milking herd with CTPI’s. Nominimum requirements for number of young stock.

Automatic evaluation of all herds is done annually,following the January genetic update. The PGH recognitionis awarded to the 500 herds with the highest average TPI forfemales in the herd, both young and mature. Animals usedin the evaluation are derived from the January Genetic HerdReport inventories.

YEARS AVG.HERD NAME QUALIFIED CTPI

Matthew J. Steiner 3 1764Matthew J. Steiner 11 1753Wabash-Way Holsteins, LLC 7 1692Campbell Bros, Inc. 18 1638Keith A. Blair 11 1632Hunsberger Holsteins, LLC 14 1631Berg Farms, Ltd. 19 1629Clair E. Oberholtzer 7 1629William Burkhart, Jr. 16 1621Jaloda Farms 21 1615Buschur Dairy Farms, Inc. 2 1608Floyd L. Zimmerman 11 1604Hartline Valley Farms, Inc. 15 1602Balmoral Farms 4 1590Louis A. Davidson & Son 11 1585Henry Farms 12 1575Zimmerview Dairy 5 1570Norwescor Holsteins, Inc. 18 1569Robert E. Brugler 6 1567Ben-Alli Holsteins 12 1561Conrad Farms 5 1560Golden Hills Farm, Jay & Kirke Elshoff 4 1552Hilltop Farms, Inc. 20 1552Steven D. Watts 3 1547Springhill 21 1544Brightbill & Gem Hill Farms, LLC 2 1543Lowell D. Dickey 4 1537Agricultural Technical Institute 12 1535

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When the Ohio News arrives, Spring Dairy Expo shouldbe well under way. The Buckeye Classic sale will have anexciting lineup of cattle. Laura Gordon, chairperson of thesale this year, and the Buckeye Dairy Club have done anoutstanding job organizing the sale. Again we are co-managing this year’s Buckeye Classic sale, and your supportwill benefit prospective buyers for years to come.

There have been a lot of good classification reports inOhio the last two months. This should make for a

General Manager’s Views— Don Alexander

Don and Laura Gordan at the Ohio Holstein office working on theBuckeye Classic Sale catalog.

tremendous Spring Show, and speaking of Spring Shows,we have been approached by a representative fromMichigan to possibly combine our Spring Show and maybealternate locations, all in an effort to make the show evenmore competitive. We will certainly discuss this with OhioHolstein’s show committee and the Spring Dairy Exposhow committee and would like any comments or thoughtsfrom our members.

There will be a National judging conference during theNew York Spring Show the 15th of April, and I wouldencourage anyone that likes to judge shows or will bejudging shows to attend. Several shows require that youhave participated in a conference to be on the list ofapproved judges sent out by the Holstein Association.

We recently replaced the copier in the office, which nowenables us to print sale catalogs, brochures and flyers inhouse. This gives us the ability to make last minute changes,print as many or few as needed, or print more catalogs if werealize the crowd will be larger than we originally expected,which is what happened at the Convention Sale. We haveprinted two catalogs so far, and by the time you receive theNews, we will have printed the Sharo-Dan sale catalog,scheduled for April 11. See their ad in this issue — what afine group of cows that know how to work! We have beensending flyers to a condensed version of the membershipand to a previous buyers list, so if you haven’t been

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Marcia and Terry Stammen with theSenior Buckeye Breed Builder Award

A happy family with the Junior Buckeye BreedBuilder Award: Mary holding Mackenzie,

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Scenes from the Annual Meeting

Anna Miley, Jenny Thomas and Matt Andrews picked upAll-Ohio Awards at the Convention.

2012 Ohio Holstein Royalty, from left:First Runner-up Kalley Martin; 2012 Ohio Holstein Queen Jacquelyn Sherry; 2011

Ohio Holstein Queen Mikayla Conrad; Honorable Mention Katelynn McDaniel

Kaye and Ken Janes were completelysurprised to receive the

Distinguished Service Award.

Regina Berg, recipient of the Woman of the Year Award, is surrounded by her family.Front, from left: Aaron, Walter and Regina Berg; Kayla and Derek Barker.

Back, from left: Dan and Becky Barker; Collin, Peter and Cathy Berg.

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DISTINGUISHED SERVICEAWARD

It’s not often that KEN JANES is ata loss for words as he was when BarbLumley announced at the conventionthat he and his wife Kaye were therecipients of the Distinguished ServiceAward.

In 1980, Ken came fromEvansville, Wisconsin, to Ohio asNational Holstein Fieldman andcontinued in that position for 15years. Since then, he has continued towork with dairy families, forNOBA/Genex for five years and forCOBA/Select Sires for the last 11 years.Ken says he enjoys mating cows andgets a great deal of satisfaction seeingthe improvement that can be made bycorrectly using good bulls. During theyears that the Ohio HolsteinAssociation operated without amanager, Ken stepped into the role ofsale manager, and added that he likesdoing selections and seeing how

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2012 OHIO HOLSTEINWOMAN OF THE YEAR

REGINA BERG, DISTRICT 8, Be-Ware Holsteins/Berg Farms, Ltd.,Bellville, was so busy planning theannual meeting on March 17, and thebarn meeting at their farm on March16, that she didn’t realize her familyall agreed that their mom andgrandmother is very deserving and agreat representative for Ohio HolsteinWoman of the Year.

Husband Walter Berg was alsosurprised by the nomination providedby their daughter Becky and DanBarker and their children Derek andKayla, and son Peter and Cathy Bergand their children Collin and Aaron.

“Since the start of the family’sinvolvement with Holsteins in 1974,Regina has been involved in every bitof the hard work and decision makingthat has made Be-Ware Holsteins whatit is today! Over the years, she hasdone it all — milked, fed heifers,helped do various barn duties, helpedus at cow shows, found time to make ameal for us when she was also in thebarn working, taken care of bills andregistrations, and the list goes on. Onejob we would all say is her specialty israising the newborn calves. Her hardwork, research, dedication andattention to the calves’ good start andsurvival have made her the best. Shefinds it unacceptable and frustratingthat feed dealers and others aresatisfied with any mortality rate. Shetaught us that the first defense is takingyour time to feed, and you have to doconstant observations and research asto how the calves look, feel and howmuch they are eating. To her, doingchores just to get them done isunacceptable. Details are important.This is something everyone on thefarm soon learns.

“Beyond the farm, Regina has alsofelt it was important to be activelyinvolved in various Holstein,agriculture and community boardsand activities. Over the years she hasbeen involved with the Trumbull

County Holstein Club, running themilkshake stand at the TrumbullCounty Fair, and District 1 HolsteinsActivities, now District 8 Holsteinactivities as she is serving her secondterm on the Ohio Holstein Board asthe District 8 representative. She hasparticipated in hundreds of schoolactivities including PTO, as well asFarm Bureau (Trumbull, Richland/Morrow counties), Richland CountyFSA, election poll worker, historicalsocieties and many other volunteeractivities.

“And, through all the farm andother involvement, Regina made surewe had noncow family time. Whilegrowing up, there was priority givenfor us to take family vacations, even ifit was a day trip to Lake Erie from theTrumbull County farm. Now,grandkids are added to the family timeand summertime fun, with watchingthem show their 4-H projects andmusic and athletic events. Regina alsoplans educational family trips to othercountries, to England and Italy so far.”

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Ken is very well known throughoutthe state, visits many farms and islooked to for guidance in breedingcows. He currently represents District7 on the Ohio Holstein Board, is onthe Executive Committee and theBreed Improvement Committee, andis co-chair of the Sales Committee. Hehas represented Ohio as a delegate tothe National Holstein Conventionnumerous times and served on theNational Holstein NominatingCommittee.

Ken and Kaye met through thecombined efforts of Tom and KarenLang and Kaye’s sister Raye and herhusband Brent Pringle, who worked atLangs’. Ken and Kaye were married in1992, and since that time haveworked together as volunteers for theHolstein Association. They arecurrently co-chairs of the YouthCommittee. Kaye has worked withnumerous youth activities includingthe lunch stands at the sales and as achaperone for Juniors at the NationalHolstein Convention. Ken and Kaye’s18-year-old daughter Allison is asenior at Triway High School, andthey enjoy following her activities inschool, sports and the show ring. Thefamily is active in the ShreveMethodist Church, where Kaye is thechurch secretary.

The Distinguished Service Awardwas presented to Ken and Kaye as ateam. This is the second time theaward has gone to a husband and wifeteam, as Jim and Nancy Kempreceived this honor in 2009.

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The purpose of the Buckeye BreedBuilder Awards is to recognize OhioHolstein members who have done aprogressive job in their dairy herds aswell as actively serving within theAssociation and their community.

TERRY STAMMEN, DISTRICT 14,was chosen to receive the SeniorBuckeye Breed Builder Award. He andhis wife Marcia operate Wabash-WayHolsteins, LLC, New Weston, in DarkeCounty. Their herd of 230 Holsteinshas an average of 24,393M 3.7% 894F3.3% 798P with a BAA of 107.7%, 15Excellent Cows and 39 Very Good.The farm has earned the PBR Awardfor four years and the Progressive

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Genetics Herd Award for seven years.Several Wabash-Way animals cancurrently be found on the USDA EliteCow Genomic Locator List. They haveproduced six Gold Medal Dams and20 Dams of Merit and have sent morethan 30 bulls into AI to Alta, SelectSires, Semex and Taurus.

Terry said he began with 30 gradeHolsteins in 1974, purchased twoRegistered Holsteins in 1975, andreserved the Wabash-Way prefix in1979. As the family grew, so did aninterest in exhibiting and the desire todevelop an elite herd of profitablecattle that excelled in production, typeand longevity. Over the years, moreregistered animals were purchased

and cow families developed toestablish the present herd. Wabash-Way Holsteins can be foundworldwide, as they have merchan-dised through embryo sales, a farmweb site and through participating inlocal, state and national shows.

The family includes four childrenwho have participated in dairy andHolstein activities: Elizabeth (Chris)Lammers, Emily (Joe) Siegrist, Zachand Allison (Shawn) Ryan. Terry hasserved on the Ohio Holstein Boardand is currently a member of the OhioDairy Producers Association Board.He has been a 4-H leader, helped withthe local FFA and coached lots of

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basketball. Terry has also served onthe Parish Council of St. Bernard’sChurch.

ERIC TOPP, DISTRICT 14, is therecipient of the Junior Buckeye BreedBuilder Award. He is a part of Topp-View Holsteins, Botkins, in ShelbyCounty. Their 100 percent RegisteredHolstein herd of 40 cows has anaverage of 23,300M 826F 798P. Theyhave a BAA of 113.2 with 19 Excellentcows and 8 Very Good.

Eric said he got an early start inRegistered Holsteins when hisparents, Don and Mary Lou Topp, givehim his first animal before he was in4-H. He has added to his herdthrough breeding and throughpurchasing in sales and private treaty.The Topps have been very successfulin showing with numerous state fairand Spring Show winners, several All-Ohio awards and a Junior All-American nomination with Neu-Hope Mars Gidget-EX-94. He hasmerchandised his Holsteins throughstate and national sale consignmentsand private treaty sales.

Eric has served as president ofseveral breed associations and hasjudged national shows at Harrisburgand Louisville along with numerousstate fairs and other shows. He is cur-rently the District 14 representative onthe Ohio Holstein Board. He has beena dairy judging coach, C.Y.O. basket-ball coach and youth basketball coach,and a church usher for I.C. Parish.

Eric expressed his thanks to hisfamily “for the wonderful opportunityto do all that I can do.” Eric and hiswife Mary were accompanied bydaughters Madelyn and Mackenzie,who were attending their firstconvention, and by his mother MaryLou Topp.

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SOME OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUALS SELLING —★ Fresh OMAN from Pine Tree’s RUDY MISSY Family

★ Fresh PONTIAC Dam: VG-86 40,850M 1,209F1,069P with 5 records over 34,000M and1,000F

★ 3-year-old CARNATION COUNSELOR daughter:Dam is EX-94 46,000M 2,166F 1,272P

★ Bred Heifer by MILLION: Dam VG-87 Daughter ofWhittier Farms Christina, former #1 INDEX COWwith at 2-03 365D 38,810M 4.7% 1,828F 3.3%1,270P

★ BAXTER Bred Heifer: Dam is VG-85 at 2-03, adaughter of Wesswood-HC Rudy Missy

★ BOLTON daughter: 2-10 305D 33,050M 3.5%1,155F 3.0% 977P

★ BOLTON milking 120 lbs.: her record 30,660M in305 days

★ PLANET daughter milking 106 lbs.

★ DAMION with 33,270 record: milking 130 lbs.

★ LHEROS daughter milking 140 lbs.: record over32,610M

★ MARSHALL P-149 daughter milking 124 lbs.:Dam VG-87 records to 39,770M

★ ZADE daughter: Dam VG-85 records to 33,790M

★ AND MORE!!

The Schlabachs are reducing the size of their milking operation and are selling a very select group of young, sound,high-producing cows and heifers through this auction. The bulk of the cattle selling are first- and second-lactationanimals with many that were fresh in February or March and the balance in various stages of lactation, plus a fewspringers. Some of the sires represented include Baxter, Bolton, Toy Story, Planet, Damion, LHeros, Marshall P-149,Zade and Million. A great set of young cattle with fancy uddersand good feet/legs that are housed in freestalls and milked 3Xin a parlor with take-offs. NO BST!

If you are shopping for a few replacements, mark APRIL 11on your calendar. We really like this set of cattle, and webelieve you will too.

Sharo-Dan Farm LLC, OwnersDan and Sharon • Steve, Bob and Lynn

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Selling on the farm located at 1649 DeerfieldAvenue, Dalton, Ohio.

From the west on US 30, 2.5 miles east ofDalton, exit at SR 172 to Deer field (firstcrossroad), then north one half mile to the farmon left.

Approaching from the east on US 30, exit atAlabama Avenue, turn north to SR 172 (OldLincolnway), then one block west and north onDeerfield Avenue to farm.

SALE MANAGED BY:OHIO HOLSTEIN ASSOCIATION

Don Alexander, General Manager304-376-1788 • [email protected]

Catalogs available through Ohio Holstein Assoc. and online at www.ohioholstein.com

DANIEL SCHLABACH and FAMILY1649 Deerfield Avenue, Dalton, Ohio

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HIGH PRODUCTION HERD for Wayne County, 2011 ★ RHA 29,160MHIGH PRODUCTION HERD for Wayne County, 2011 ★ RHA 29,160MSelling 65 Registered Holsteins – Young Milking Cows and Bred Heifers

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Ten-Penny Holsteins The “Little Spike Farm”Peter & Jean Spike4380 Byers Road, Delaware, OH 43015Ph: 740-363-2184E-mail: [email protected]

FebruaryDevelopments…(While I was enjoying the great Floridawinter…with thanks for the good work ofeveryone at Rausch’s R-Style Holsteins!)

Pine-Tree Shottle Winnie-ET was scoredVG-88 at 3-04

She had 113# for the tester andproduced 11 embryos by Mogul(embryos’ PA +2265) for Dr. NateSteiner. Three were transferred thatresulted in 2 pregnancies. Eight #1’swere frozen for future use.

Pine-Tree Burt Bea 4299-ET was scoredVG-87 at 2-07

She had 95# for the tester at 231 daysand produced 10 embryos by Andersonfor ABS; 6 were transferred thatresulted in 3 pregnancies. Four #1’swere frozen for future use. Next flushwill be to Calico for ABS.

Ri-Val-Re Shottle Cupid-ET was scored VG-87 at 6-00

She had 92# for the tester at 198 days.She is due 8/20/12 to 7HO11072(Ambrose.)

Pine-Tree Zenith Mint-ET was the dam of an ET Bookem daughter (calf’s PA +2095).

Mint now has 11,477# milk with 534#fat and 360# protein in 120 days at4-08. The calf’s Genomic values for willbe eagerly awaited in May!

It was a very good month!! We hope yourswas too!! We were glad to be back for theconvention sale and annual meeting.See you at Spring Dairy Expo!

The day was beautiful; the cattle looked great, and a nicecrowd was on hand for the Ohio Holstein AssociationConvention Sale, held Friday, March 16, 2012, at theRichland County Fairgrounds, Mansfield, Ohio. Sixty (60)live lots sold for an average of $2,639. One choice lot soldfor $2,600, and two embryo lots averaged $825.

Front, from left: Ken Janes, Don Alexander, Patrick Twining holdingtop seller PineTree Planet Suela, Matthew Steiner, Jr. and EthanSteiner. Back, from left: Randall Kiko, auctioneer, and Ted Renner,pedigrees. Photo by Melissa Hart, Dairy Agenda Today.

Topping the sale at $7,000 was Lot 4, Pine-Tree PlanetSuela, classified Very Good 86, a daughter of EnsenadaTaboo Planet-ET. She had a nice record in progress, soldwith contracts and was open and ready to flush. Purchasedby Steven Gasser, Creston, Ohio, she was consigned byMatthew Steiner, Rittman, Ohio.

From left: Kenneth and Mike Rufener, second-high seller Congress-LK GWN AKE2877-ET, leadsman Patrick Twining and DonAlexander.Back, from left: Randall Kiko, auctioneer, and Ted Renner,pedigrees. Photo by Julie Renner

Selling for $5,100 was Lot 6, Congress-LK GWNAKE2877-ET, a fall calf sired by Braedale Goldwyn from a

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Thank you to Alan Brown for purchasing ourBoxer heifer at the 2012 Convention Sale.

District 8 was pleased to host the 2012 ConventionSale, Barn Meeting and Annual Meeting.

Now EX-91

Jaloda Encino Jasiel EX-912-10 365D 23,112M 4.3% 1,010F 3.6% 832P

Schultz Shottle Krisp-ET EX-91 2E3-09 365D 33,371M 3.9% 1,309F 3.2% 1,057P

Krisp was purchased at the 2009 Ohio Spring Sale.

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Very Good 87 daughter of the well-known Tri-Day Ashlyn-ET Her buyer was Gene Iager, Fulton, Maryland, and shewas consigned by Congress Lake Farm, Mogadore, Ohio.

Pine-Tree Spearmint Marie, Lot 19, a big, strongdaughter of Pine-Tree Spearmint showing a nice udderpromise and due to calve at anytime, sold for $5,000 toAustin Trbovich, Waynesburg, Ohio. From a VG-85 Bolivardaughter with records of 32,970 milk, 1,256 fat and 1,022protein, she was consigned by James Kemp, West Salem,Ohio.

Lot 1, Pine-Tree 2149 DOLC 4983-ET, was sired byCoyne-Farms Planet Dolce-ET and from a VG-87 Zenithfrom the Rudy Missy cow family. With a GTPI of +2136, shesold to Steven Gasser, Creston, Ohio, for $4,700. She wasconsigned by Matthew Steiner, Rittman, Ohio.

Raber-View Coldspring Cally, Lot 35, consigned by RoyL. Raber, Millersburg, Ohio, sold for $4,600 to Kurt Wyler,Fresno, Ohio. Classified Very Good 86 and with a beautifuludder, she was milking 93 pounds per day. Sired byColdsprings Kenyon 9118-ET, she was from a VG-85 MagnaDam.

Lot 44, MS Starmark Lauren Dawn-ET, consigned byMike Hellenbrand, Starmark, and Sandy Dale, Cross Plains,Wisconsin, sold for $4,300 to James McWilliams, Mt.Gilead, Ohio. She is a winter yearling sired by Den-KMarshall LL Laurin from a VG-86 Goldwyn daughter whosethird dam is the well-known Snow-N-Denises Dellia,Excellent 95.

Con-River 1389-ET, Lot 3, sold for $4,200 to BillBesancon and Steve Gilbert, Wooster, Ohio. She wasconsigned by Andrew, Bradley, Jeffery and Rebecca Conradof Grafton, Ohio. She is a Charlesdale Superstitiondaughter, confirmed pregnant due in October to Zelgadisand from an EX-93 Picston Shottle with 38,040 pounds ofmilk, 1,340 fat and 1,190 protein.

Selling for $4,000 was Lot 25, Pine-Tree Mano Mollie-ET, Good Plus 82 and milking 89 pounds a day. Sired byLong-Langs Oman Oman-ET from the EX-90 Pine-TreeOutside Mollie, she was consigned by Matthew Steiner andpurchased by Andy Dawson, Shelby, Ohio.

The sale was managed by the Ohio HolsteinAssociation, Don Alexander, general manager. Auctioneerwas Randall Kiko, Salem, Ohio, with Ted Renner, Dalton,Ohio, reading the pedigrees. Ringmen were Ken Janes,Kenneth Brown, Russell Kiko and Paul Haskins. Cattlepreparation was by Orion Cattle Services, with Steve Jordanmanaging the fitting crew.

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— In Memoriam —CARL W. SCHLENKER, SR., 92, died January 15,2012, at The Gardens of Wapakoneta. At the age of 12,after the death of his father, he began a farming careerthat spanned his life. After his marriage to MildredCook in 1940, he began breeding purebred Holsteincattle and at one point had the highest-producing herdin Auglaize County. He was secretary of the Dairy HerdImprovement Association, helped organize the AuglaizeCounty Holstein Association, and served as its firstpresident. Through the years he had a diversifiedfarming operation including registered shorthorn cattle,a farrow-to-finish hog operation, egg produc-tion, grainand sheep. In the 1960’s he had the highest commercialewe flock in Ohio. He helped organize the WapakonetaProducers Livestock Association and served on itsadvisory board, and he was director and president ofthe Wapakoneta Farmers Grain Co.

In 1960 he was appointed to the U. S. Farm PolicyCouncil under Secretaries of Agriculture Claude Wickardand Orville Freeman. In 1961 he spoke at the MidwestGovernor’s Bread Basket Conference in Lincoln,Nebraska. He was president of the Auglaize CountyNational Farmers Organization and state secretary. Hewas a charter member and Ohio Director for theNational Corn Growers Association for 10 years. In 1970he helped launch a farm program at WIMA radio, wherehe served five years as farm director. He spoke at theVocational Agriculture Convention in West Germany in1972. In the late 1980’s he was the first president of theOhio Grain Producers Association, where he wasrecognized for his lifetime service to agriculture.

After retiring from active farming, he and his wifeparticipated in mission work in southern Mexico. Hewas a lifelong member of the St. Paul United Church ofChrist in Wapakoneta and served on the ChurchCouncil. He continued as a member of the OhioFarmers Union and the Wapakoneta Senior Citizens.

Survivors include daughters Mary Jo (Richard Roth)of Wapakoneta and Judith (Frederick) Platfoot ofBotkins; sons Carl, Jr. (Peggy), Thomas (Patricia) andChris (Deborah) Schlenker, all of Wapakoneta; 12grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; two sisters-inlaw and a brother- and sister-in-law. He was preceded indeath by his wife, brother John Schlenker, sister PearlSchiller, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, son-in-lawWayne Clements, step-father John Gibson and twogreat-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to TheGardens of Wapakoneta Activity Fund, St. Paul’s UnitedChurch of Christ, Wapakoneta, or St. Rita’s Hospice.

DENNIS RAYMOND “SMITTY” SMITH, 71, ofUrbana, passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2012, atthe James Cancer Hospital at The Ohio UniversityMedical Center. He was born October 11, 1940, inMaplewood, a son of the late Kenneth and WilmaAbbott Smith.

Known as “Smitty,” Dennis owned Smitty’s Hoof

Trimming Service for more than 25 years. He enjoyedhis family, his work and his cattle, and was an avid OhioState Buckeyes fan.

Dennis is survived by his wife of 52 years, Bea,whom he married November 21, 1959, along with hischildren, Tim (Shawna) Smith of Cable, Steve Smith ofSpringfield, Judy (Bob) Helming of St. Paris and Jacquie(Dave) Wray of Mason; grandchildren Brittany andZach Smith; Lauren, Hannah and Connor Smith; Ryan,Jessica and Jami Helmig; Alexis, Jordan and MicheleSmith; Ethan and Eli Edwards; and Sarah and MonicaWray; a sister Janet (John) Small of Maplewood; twosisters-in-law, Mary Jane (Bruce) Ware of Antioch,Tennessee, and Marlene Baker of DeGraff; a brother-in-law, Ray (Anne) Hanback of Columbus; several niecesand nephews; and good friends Jay Fledderjohn of St.Mary’s and Gary and Susie Hamman of NewWashington.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Ralph Smith;a grandson, Rick Helmig; and a granddaughter, EmmaEdwards.

Donations may be made to the Lymphoma Society.

NORMAN D. ALGER, 84, passed away February 15,2012, at Robinson Memorial Hospital, Ravenna. He wasborn in Cleveland, the son of the late Horton B. andHelen (Carlton) Alger. In World War II, he served hiscountry in the Submarine Service of the U. S. Navy. Alifetime Mantua area resident, he graduated from TheOhio State University in 1952 with a degree in AnimalScience and Agronomy. He began farming in 1952, andsince 1987, he was a partner with two of his sons in theAlger Dairy Partnership.

He was a member of the Milk MarketingCooperative, where for 30 years he held variouspositions of leadership, and a member of the DHICooperative and Portage County Farm Bureau. He wasinducted into The Ohio State University Dairy ScienceHall of Service in 1985. He was a former member of theMantua Township Zoning Commission, AmericanLegion Post 193 and Royal Order of Moose in PortCharlotte, Florida.

Norman took pleasure in researching his familyheritage, and this was instrumental in the developmentthe baseball diamond in Mantua Township known asKathy’s-Mel Harder Field, which was dedicated to hergrandfather, former Cleveland Indians baseball playerMel Harder. He was an avid reader and enjoyed golf andspending the winter months in Florida with his wifeMarilyn (Mantsch) Alger, whom he married December20, 1952, and who survives at their home. Alsosurviving are sons Keith (Cristina) Alger of SilverSprings, MD, Brian (Kathy) Alger and Randall Alger,both of Mantua, and Kermit (Cathy) Alger of LaGrange,KY; sister Doris Ann (Lewis) Smith of Boise, ID; eightgrandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Memo-rials may be made to the Mantua-Center ChristianChurch or a charity of the donor’s choice.

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— In Memoriam, continued —LOIS I. CONRY, 93, of Wakeman, passed awayFebruary 21, 2012, at the Cleveland Clinic.

Born August 6, 1918, in Fremont, she lived in theWakeman area for the last 54 years.

She was a 1936 graduate of Monroeville HighSchool and was a member of the Professional BusinessWomen’s Association.

Lois was a homemaker and helped her husbandwith their farm and their Registered Holstein herd withthe prefix Conry Acres. They had a strong interest inCanadian Holstein breeding. She enjoyed the farm,farm community and family life. Together the familyattended many high school and college basketballgames, and in recent years attended Notre Damefootball games.

She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church inMonroeville and also attended St. Mary’s CatholicChurch in Wakeman. She is survived by her daughterLois “Sue” (Jerry) Schwan of Monroeville; sons John, Jr.,and Brian Conry of Wakeman; grandchildren StaceyGessling, Tom (Lavin) Schwan and Mandy (Randy)Schafer; nine great-grandchildren; sister Jean Bores ofCalifornia; sister-in-law Helen Overmyer of Norwalk;and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by

her husband of 47 years, John Conry, Sr.; her parents,Clarence and Lucy (Schlegel) Overmyer; and herbrother, Norman Overmyer.

Memorial contributions may be made to eitherTrinity Lutheran Church, 121 Broad St., Monroeville,OH 44847, or to St. Mary’s Church, P.O. Box 576,Wakeman, OH 44889.

LOWELL EDWARD “LOUIE” HOFFMASTER, 74, ofBrownsburg, Indiana, passed away March 10, 2012, inIndiana. He was born May 8, 1937, in Salem to the lateFrank and Vanetta Hoffmaster and had lived in MedinaCounty for 36 years prior to moving to Mechanicsburg,Indiana, and for the past year in Brownsburg.

He had served in the U. S. Army for three years. Hewas a lifetime farmer, manager of the Modern Tool andDie Farm (MTD) in Medina County, a member of theOhio and National Holstein Associations and hadserved on several boards for Ohio agricultural services.He was also an avid coon hunter.

Surviving are his wife Dona of Brownsburg; childrenTom of New Bremen, Randy of Medina and Lori (Jack)Wells of Indianapolis, Indiana; eleven grandchildrenand seven great-grandchildren.

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Dairy Products’ Importance in DietsWhat a surprise it was to find an

article in a well-known magazineactually encouraging people on a dietto use dairy products. According to themagazine, after an exhaustive review ofweight-loss research, the editors learned a fascinating thing:Not all calories are created equal when it comes to weight-loss. They had a list of thirteen (13) contenders that seem tohave a special ability to thwart your body’s desire to hold onto fat, so you lose quickly and without hunger. Lo andbehold, what should be the first thing on the list? Calcium!You are told to drink milk because its calcium is good foryour bones, however research shows that same calcium helpscontrol hunger! Research also shows that people who don’tconsume enough calcium have a greater fat mass and lesscontrol of their appetite.

Second on the list was Dairy. Studies have found thatdairy sources of calcium are markedly more effective inaccelerating fat loss than other sources. In one study,researchers showed that eating three servings of dairysignificantly reduced body fat in obese subjects, and if thesubjects restricted calories while consuming the same dailyservings, fat and weight loss accelerated. On the list of fatreleasers providing calcium are milk; yogurt; greens; Brazilnuts; and Parmesan, Swiss, feta and mozzarella cheeses.

There’s more! A study done in 2010 indicated thatdrinking fat-free milk immediately after whole-bodyresistance training and again one hour after the workoutallowed participants to increase fat loss, gain greater musclestrength and strengthen bones by reducing bone cellturnover. Drink milk, and get all these amazing benefits!

And when I opened up my Sports Illustrated, there was atwo-page spread of basketball’s Carmelo Anthony stating,“After I’ve given 110%, I’ve got nothing left, so I refuel withchocolate milk for protein and to get back my key nutrients,

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’cause I’m gonna do it again — and give even more tomor-row.” More and more people involved in sports are realizingthat chocolate milk is more beneficial than sports drinks.

On a recent visit to my heart doctor, I recounted to himthat the new medications he had put me on were creating astomach problem. His recommendation — yogurt! Not longago, almost every heart doctor was warning patients aboutthe dangers of consuming dairy products! Times are a-changing!

One of my pet peeves these days is the blame being puton chocolate milk for childhood obesity. Research hasshown that most baby formula contains sugar! And it is nowthought that sugar in formula might be conditioning themto crave sweetness and leading to childhood obesity. Whilethe Food and Drug Administration does regulate manyaspects of formula, it does not require makers to list sugaramounts, and the agency is also silent when it comes to howmuch sugar is allowed. And what about the oils found inbaby formula — coconut oil, soy oil, sunflower oil andsafflower oil. Although it says it is “milk based,” just howmuch milk is actually in baby formula? Perhaps children arealready on their way to childhood obesity before theyconsume their first glass of chocolate milk! Milk and dairyproducts help to create a healthful life, and consumers needto constantly be made aware of their many benefits.

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on Saturday. I would also like to thank my mom foraccompanying me on the car ride.

A little about me: I am the daughter of Bill andStephanie Sherry and grew up in Greenville, Ohio. I havetwo younger siblings, Colton and Nicole, whom I hope willcontinue to be involved with 4-H and learn about theindustry. My passion for the dairy industry started when Iwas in 4-H, showing as part of the Stillwater View showstaff, and has grown over the years to help shape me intothe person that I am today.

I am a sophomore at The Ohio State University,studying Animal Science and Agricultural Communi-cations. I am involved with Buckeye Dairy Club, serving onthe Yearbook Committee and as Recording Secretary. WhenI am not busy with school activities, I usually spend myevenings working at Rod’s Western Palace.

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Women’s Committee officers are, from left, Treasurer Sara Twining,President Kathy Whiteleather Johnson and Vice-President BettyWhiteleather. Secretary Lisa Mangun is not pictured.

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It will be an exciting year, as I hope to attend as manyshows, sales and events as I possibly can. Please feel free tocontact me with any dates and events. You can email me [email protected], or call me at 937-459-8980. I amlooking forward to hearing from everyone and meetingmany new people along the way. I hope to see everyone atSpring Dairy Expo, and I would like to wish everyone goodluck this show season!

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As I sit herewriting this letter,I am watchingthe last game ofthe first week of the NCAATournament. Four Big Ten teams inthe sweet 16 and 4 teams from Ohio— that’s great! I really enjoyedcoming over to your state sale andconvention. It was a great turnout,and I thought your sale went very wellwith a $2,639 average.

I want to thank the Berg family forhosting the judging contest andpicnic. The scenery was very beautifulwith rolling hills and pastures. TheBergs have a very nice herd of cows,and I wish them the best in the future.

I find it very impressive that youare able to successfully have threesales a year to help make money foryour Association, along with movingnew genetics into other herds.

I hope to make it over to theSpring Show and Sale. I wish allparticipants good luck, especially me(Ha Ha).

I hope everyone has a safe andgood planting season. I am heading toour spring board meeting and willreport progress in our next Ohio News.

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As I mentioned at the AnnualMeeting, we are in the process offinalizing the details for an exportorder to Egypt of 1,000 short bredregistered Holstein heifers to beshipped by July. We will post detailson the website as we have them, orcontact the office with any questions.

Thanks to the consignors andbuyers of the cattle in the ConventionSale March 16. The sale crew did agreat job preparing the cattle; we hada huge crowd and incredible weatherwith a $2,639 average on 61 head. Toaccomplish everything that’s beendone this year, I would like say thankyou to everyone that has volunteeredtheir time, ideas and donations thatmake your Ohio Holstein Associationa great organization to be a part of;their names are too numerous to list.JOB WELL DONE!!

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The Juniors of Ohio have beenvery busy with winter sports and otheractivities these past couple of months,but we found time to get together atthe annual meeting in Bellville.Friday, March 16, was the sale and anopen house at the Bergs’. That nightthere was a pizza party with friends atthe hotel and a swimming party for the Juniors.

Our annual meeting was held Saturday morning; 16Juniors from around the state met to discuss business. MattLawson of Beck’s Hybrids spent the first part of themeeting talking to us about our goals for the organizationand additional fundraising. The treasurer’s report said thatwe raised over $2,200 in raffle tickets. We also raised over$775 with cheese sales, $2,500 with the lunch stands and$500 with T-shirt sales. Matt Lawson also told us that hehas worked on next year’s raffle, and Beck’s Hybrids willagain donate a chute, plus he has teamed up with Cargilland others for a total of five raffle items, each valuedbetween $600 and $900. Tickets will, hopefully, be readyto sell by Spring Dairy Expo. Thanks to all who supportedus this year!

Other items discussed were changes to the constitution,which has not been revised since 1986, another fun day,

by Korey Oechsle, Reporter

T-shirt sales and National Convention. It was also voted onto require Junior memberships to be paid by May 1 to beeligible for Junior All-Ohios, and Juniors were remindedthey need to apply for that award — it is NOT an automatic.

Election of officers was held. Your new president is MattOechsle. Your vice president is Allison Mangun. JohnnieJohnson is your new treasurer. The new secretary is AnnaMiley. I was re-elected as your reporter and will continuewriting to you.

At the luncheon, the Juniors pulled the winning raffleticket, which was Harpster Enterprises.

The next Junior meeting will be Friday, March 30, rightafter the Holstein heifer show at approximately 11:30 a.m.,in the front of the Gilligan Building at the Ohio StateFairgrounds. At this meeting, the Juniors will vote on thechanges to the constitution. The changes will be e-mailed toyou before Spring Dairy Expo and posted on the websiteand Facebook.

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Distinguished Junior MemberThe 2012 Outstanding Distinguished Junior Member is

MATTHEW J. OECHSLE of Van Wert, Ohio. A junior atLincolnview High School,Matt is the son of Jim andCheri Oechsle from District12. Matt is 17 years old andsays “the most importantthings to me at this age aresports, girls and, of course,cows.”

Matt serves on a variety ofcommittees for the Van WertCounty Junior Fairboard, ispresident of his 4-H club, aDistrict Representative andthe National Young DairyJunior Member entry for the Ohio Junior HolsteinAssociation. He has been a past officer, Junior Dairy Bowlteam member, leadsperson and fundraiser for the OJHA.

Besides showing his own cattle, Matt works with otherdairies throughout the year on their show strings. This pastsummer and fall he was a member of the Hardy Holsteinshow crew, even traveling to Madison, Wisconsin, for WorldDairy Expo, and he routinely helps Meyer Jerseys in Indiana.

At Lincolnview High School, Matt is Vice President ofhis FFA chapter, is a member of the Regional-winning JVParliamentary Procedure team and recently earned hisChapter Farmer degree. He is a member of the Science Club,the choir and is the spirit leader at school. He was recentlynamed the MVP for the county student section spirit awardsby the local media.

He is very involved in music, having earned top ratingsat the District Solo & Ensemble contest. He is principaldrummer for the First United Methodist Church PraiseBand and a frequent soloist for both church and school.

He has played both football and baseball during highschool and ACME summer ball.

Matt is very involved in the home operation. Matt says,“We have never been a big operation, since both of myparents work off the farm. Over the years my herd hasgrown with the help of the partnership of Jim and JeannieTugend in Jeromesville, Ohio. The deal was, I would raisethe heifers; pay for feed, vet and semen; and return them asspringing heifers. I had full showing rights with animalstransferred into my name per the lease. When they calved, Igot that first calf. Some of the milking cows are kept a littlecloser to home, and sometimes we keep them at home tomilk. I help with chores everymorning before school as well asafter. I make all my own breedingdecisions, too. We also farm about30 acres of hay each summer, andwe boys do most of that.”

Matt’s future plans includeattending college to pursue a largeanimal veterinary degree with thehopes of someday owning his owndairy, too.

Ohio Memorial AwardThe Ohio Memorial Award recognizes an Ohio Junior

Holstein Member who exemplifies exceptional leadership,participation and dedication in the Holstein and dairyindustries. The award wasfirst established as amemorial award to honorthose youth who died at ayoung age and never fullyreached their potential.

The first applicant isMIKAYLA CONRAD.Mikayla is the 17-year-olddaughter of Greg and JudyConrad of New Holland,Ohio. She is a member ofthe Ohio Junior HolsteinAssociation and the OhioJunior Ayrshire Club andserved as the 2011 Ohio Holstein Queen. At Westfall HighSchool she is involved in the Chorale, the Concert Choir, amember of the high school musical cast, Swing Choir,Fellowship of Christian Athletes, the cross country and trackteams, and FFA. She also serves in a capacity of areas at herlocal church including youth choir, praise band andchancel choir. She has studied piano for 10 years and is amember of the competitive gymnastics team at thePickaway County YMCA. She has held various offices in her4-H club, been a camp counselor, on the county fashionboard and attended 4-H teen conference.

Major 4-H honors include State 4-H Dairy Achievementwinner, delegate to National 4-H Congress and delegate to4-H Citizenship Washington Focus in 2011. She also placedsecond in Dairy Skillathon at the Ohio State Fair this pastsummer and has a multitude of showmanship andchampion awards for her dairy animals.

One of the five questions on the application was: Howwill your Holstein background help you with your futureplans? Mikayla ‘s response was:

“Growing up on a Holstein dairy farm has had a hugeimpact on my life. I have lived on our family farm mywhole life, and I have worked on the farm as much as I havebeen able. I have shown cattle since I was in the secondgrade. In third grade, I joined 4-H and continued showing,as well as learning about anatomy, feeding and othermanagement practices. In March of last year, I became the2011 Ohio Holstein Queen. I have thoroughly enjoyedtraveling to shows and sales in order to represent the dairyindustry in a positive manner. Over the last several years, Ihave also given several presentations about the DairyCheckoff program in order to educate consumers about thedairy industry.

“My goal has always been to go to college, and I wasthrilled when I got my acceptance letters from both of thecolleges to which I had applied, The Ohio State Universityand Wilmington College. I plan to double major incommunications and animal science, so that after college Ican get a job in the dairy industry. I want to build a careerthat will allow me to positively influence the dairy industry.I would like to go into marketing and public relations in

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order to educate the public about dairy products, the dairyfarmers behind those products and the work that goes intogetting milk to consumers. The dairy industry has had avery positive influence on my life, and I would like to giveback some of myself by helping to promote such a vitalindustry.”

The second applicant, HARRISON OECHSLE, is the 19-year-old son of Jim and Cheri Oechsle from Van Wert. He iscurrently a freshman at OSU-ATI studying ag business. Heis a member of the ATI Buckeye Dairy Club and is theNorthwest Ohio District Representative for the Ohio JuniorHolstein Association. He has served on the OJHAscrapbook committee, placed 14th in the IntermediateSpeech division at the Minnesota National Convention andplaced second in the Junior Fitting Contest in Wisconsin atthe National Convention. He has served as president of his

4-H club and vice president of the Vantage FFA. A memberof the county Junior Fairboard and 4-H scholarship winner,he also served as a volunteer on the 4-H County LevyCampaign. He has numerous showmanship andchampionship awards from county, district and state levels.He is a junior fire fighter for the Ohio City Fire Departmentand a backstage crew volunteer for the NiswongerPerforming Arts Center. In high school he was a member ofthe Spanish Club and JV football team.

Harrison’s response to “How will your Holsteinbackground help you with your future plans?” was:

“My background with raising Holsteins has taught metime management, responsibility and good managementskills. I’ve also learned valuable hands-on mechanical skills,common sense repair capabilities and work ethic. Withthese skills, one day I hope to open my own garage andwork on anything from motorcycles to semis. I also plan tokeep involved with livestock in some form with raisingcalves, heifers or market animals. And when I have my ownfamily, I want my kids toexperience the sameopportunities that myparents sacrificed for so Icould show, and learn allthese great skills.”

And the winner wasHARRISON OECHSLE,shown receiving thescholarship check fromJulie DeLavergne


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The 2012 Dairy Palooza, sponsored by Ohio 4-H Dairy Programs and The Ohio State University Extension, is scheduled forApril 28 at the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Wooster, Ohio. Registration begins at 9:00 a.m., with the clinics getting underway at10:00 a.m.

The event is open to youth from Cloverbuds to 18 years of age. Parents and advisors are encouraged to attend Dairy Palooza 2012.During the day, six clinics will be held on current topics in the dairy industry, dairy foods, selecting a dairy animal, dairy

Skillathon practice, testing knowledge of the dairy industry, and a showmanship clinic with tips and pointers on fine tuningshowmanship skills. There will also be a review of the new PDCA showmanship card; nutrition and health; a session on washing,fitting and clipping dairy animals,offering techniques on how to make youranimal look its best in the ring; and acareer expo with representatives fromseveral organizations to discuss careers inagriculture and the dairy industry.

The cost of the event is $4.00 andincludes lunch, snacks, a T-shirt, ropehalter, reference materials and clipboardfor each dairy youth. Reservations aredue by April 10. After April 10, the cost is$6.00. Additional T-shirts may also bepurchased for $12.00 each. Walk-ins willbe accepted the day of the event, butreference materials may not be available.Registrations may be mailed toDepartment of Animal Sciences, Attn:Bonnie Ayars, 2029 Fyffe Court,Columbus, Ohio 43210. If you havequestions, you may call Ayars at 614-688-3143 or e-mail her at [email protected].

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Producer Communications Beef 509 Alive and Well in 2012 After a one year hiatus producers from around Ohio - 27 strong - gathered at the animal sciences building on the campus of The Ohio State University to be a part of the Beef 509; a course designed to raise pro-ducer aware-ness about the product they provide while equip-ping them with further knowledge to ensure a quality and consistent product. 509 shows producers segments of the industry that they oftentimes don’t connect with, thus may not understand. Throughout the two days, participants heard from a host of beef experts on topics ranging from live animal evaluation and grading practices to processing and fabrica-tion with respect to pricing throughout each segment of the industry. Beef 509 is made possible through a partnership between the Ohio Beef Council, Ohio Cattlemen’s Foundation and The Ohio State University. Watch the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association website at www.ohiocattle.org for your next chance to attend Beef 509.

Promotion Checkoff Strikes Out Hunger During 2012 Baseball Season

With the baseball season a mere month away, the Ohio Beef Council is putting the final touches on a partnership teaming your beef Checkoff with the Columbus Clippers, Kroger Marketplace and the Mid Ohio Foodbank in an effort to strikeout hunger during the 2012 baseball season. During this year’s Clippers baseball season, the Ohio Beef Council is proud to announce that with each strikeout recorded by the Clippers’ pitching staff, two pounds of lean ground beef will be donated to the Mid Ohio Foodbank. Just one pound of lean ground beef can provide a family of four with a meal packed full of ten essential vitamins and nutrients while accounting for 150 calories which is the ultimate bang for your calorie buck. But, the Ohio Beef Council needs your help in striking out hunger this season. Be sure to visit www.ohiobeefpromotions.com to learn how you can donate your pound of lean ground beef. Let’s show hungry Ohioans that Ohio’s beef producers care!

The American Grillmaster Experience Coming to Ohio For the second year, in partnership with The American GrillMaster Experi-

ence, the Beef Checkoff Program is kicking off a summer-long grilling tour in 2012. The American GrillMaster Ex-perience is a beef barbecue demonstra-tion and educational tour - including beef grilling demonstrations, product samples, recipes and other Checkoff-funded resources- designed to educate and inform consumers about grilling techniques.

A total of 30 events in 28 states are planned on the 2012 tour from March 3 - Nov. 4.

“Savvy consumers want to see, try, taste and experience products for themselves before they make purchas-ing decisions,” says Jane Frost, cow-calf producer from San Jon, N.M. and vice-chair of the checkoff’s Joint Retail Committee. “Connecting with consum-ers through promotional sampling in an environment of fun and excitement proves to be one of the best platforms for engaging our target audience and promoting our beef products.”

The American Grillmaster Experi-ence will stop in Ohio on Saturday, June 30 at Sam’s Club in Canton Ohio. Contact the Ohio Beef Council at 614-873-6736 for details.

Education BEEFonomics Takes the Beef Story to the Classroom

For the past months, Ohio Beef Council staff have been working with the Ohio

Department of Education to approve curriculum that has set in motion plans to pilot the BEEFonomics program in the closing months of the 2011-2012 school year. BEEFonomics is an educational course that will be offered to all high school family and consumer sciences classes throughout the state. The course con-nects and provides our future meal-time decision makers with the tools neces-sary to confidently utilize beef within a healthy diet. Furthermore, this program will work to explain where their beef comes from and how it was raised. The average consumer is three genera-tions removed from agriculture thus has very little knowledge of the process beef goes through to get to their plate. BEEFo-nomics will foster a better understanding of the food chain consumers depend on and also stave-off misinformation draped by vegetarian rhetoric that is readily available for today’s teachers. The Ohio Beef Council is looking for

Your Beef Checkoff Dollars at WorkYour Beef Checkoff: Investing in Beef Safety,

Nutrition and Promotion

The Ohio Beef Council and the Cattlemen’s Beef Promo-

tion and Research Board are responsible for developing

programs that increase the demand for beef. For more

information, contact the Ohio Beef Council, 10600 U.S.

Highway 42, Marysville, Ohio 43040, 614-873-6736,

[email protected].

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Coming Events

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MEETINGS and EVENTSApril 15 – Holstein Association USA JudgesConference, New York State Fairgrounds,Syracuse, NY, 9:00 a.m.April 20 – Ohio Holstein Board Meeting, atthe Holstein office, WoosterApril 28 – Dairy Palooza, 4-H DairyProgram, Wayne County Fairgrounds,WoosterMay 12 – Buckeye Dairy Club Annual DairyRecognition Banquet at Der Dutchman, PlainCity, 11:30 a.m.June – District 12 Dairy Tour, AuglaizeCountyJune 29-30 – National Holstein ConventionDelegate Meetings, Springfield, MOJuly 9 – District 10 Picnic

SALESApril 5 – Spring Genomic & Type SpotlightSale, Angola, INApril 11 – Sharo-Dan Holstein Sale, at thefarm, DaltonMay 28 – Impact of Ada Sale, Lowville, NYJune 29 – National Convention Sale,Springfield, MOAugust 25 – Ohio Summer Sale, WoosterOctober 27 – The Best of Quality Quest2012, at the farm, BeloitNovember 17 – Holstein/All-Breeds Sale,Wooster

This index is provided as an additional service. Publisher assumes no liability for errors or omissions.

IndexABS Global, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Accelerated Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43ADA Mideast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Ag Credit/Country Mortgages. . . . . . . . 11Agri Sales & Consulting . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Agri-Graphics, Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Andrews, Steve & Seth – Auctioneers . . . 38Ashland Implement Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Call-Del Farm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Cargill Animal Nutrition . . . . . . . . . . . . 45COBA/Select Sires. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 52Commodity Blenders, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 41Commodity Specialists . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17ComputerMixx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Curry Lumber & Pole Building Co’s. . . . . 33Drifty-Hollow Holsteins . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Embryo Transfer Services . . . . . . . . . . . 33First National Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Garver, Merlin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Habrun’s Insurance Service, Inc. . . . . . . . 16Harold’s Equipment, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Haudenschild Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Jaloda Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31K & M Builders, Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Keim Concrete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Kidron Auction, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Land O’Lakes Purina Feed . . . . . . . . . . . 28Lehman, Eileen – Livestock Hauling . . . . . 6Lowe and Young, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Meaden & Moore – CPA’s . . . . . . . . . . . 44Mennonite Mutual Insurance Company . . 44Menuez Excavating & Construction . . . . 31Midwest Genetics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Miley Holstein Farms Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 17New Bedford Sharpening Service . . . . . . 21New Pittsburg Large Animal Clinic . . . . . 35Ohio Beef Council. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47OH-River Syndicate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Ohio State University/

Agricultural Technical Institute . . . . . . . 39Paradise Valley Farms, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 3Polchin Holsteins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Polen Implement. . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 24, 38Quality Quest Holsteins . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Quietcove Holsteins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Ratta Applied Construction . . . . . . . . . . 29Renaissance Nutrition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Richman Farms, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Sharo-Dan Farm Holstein Sale . . . . . . . . 27Spike, Pete & Jean – Vacation Rental . . . 44Springhill Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Stein-way Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Taurus Service, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Ten-Penny Holsteins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Thomas, Jenny – Photographer . . . . . . . 44Town & Country Co-op Feed . . . . . . . . . . 9Trail Farm Supply LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44U-Dean Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Vaughn, Steve – Nutritional Consultant . 44W. G. Dairy Supply, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Whiteleather Holsteins . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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Pickaway County Fairgrounds, CirclevilleJuly – District 15 ShowJuly 7 – District 7 Show at Wayne CountyFairgrounds, WoosterJuly 21 – District 1 and 2 Show, CanfieldJuly 30 – District 12 Show, Junior Show andShowmanship, WapakonetaAugust 22 – District 8 Show and JuniorActivities, Lorain County Fair, WellingtonSeptember 12 – District 12 Show at FultonCounty Fairgrounds, Wauseon

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