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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. –Vickie Franken hopes the newest event at thisyear’sCentralPlainsDairyExpowillrejuvenatedairyproducersandstarttheirdayonapositivenote. TheWesternIowaDairyAllianceandtheCentralPlainsDairyAssociationaresponsoringthenewesteventattheexpo–theAgPrayerBreakfasttitled“PerseveranceinAgriculture,”whichwillbeat6:45a.m.onMarch31. “It’sawesomehoweverythinghascometogether,”Frankensaidabouttheplanningoftheevent. Theideafor theAgPrayerBreakfaststemsfromthesame-namedeventheldannuallyattheWorldAgExpoinTulare,Calif.,whichFrankenandherhusbandhaveattendedthelastfiveyears. “Itbecamethehighlightofourtrip,”Frankensaid.“Itissopowerfulandbringsallthesepeopleinagtogetherfromalloverforanhouroffellowship,topraisetheLordandreallyberefreshedintheirwalk.” Franken,aWIDAboardmember,wantedtobringasimilareventtotheMidwest.ShethoughtitwouldbeagreateventfortheWIDAorganization,whichisonlyinitsthirdyearofexistence.DuringaWIDAboardmeetinglastsummer,Frankenbroughttheideaforward. “Ithought,‘Ihavenothingtolose,’soIthrewitoutonthetable,”Frankensaid. Ofthe190ideassuggestedthatday,anAgPrayerBreakfasttookaspotinthetopfive.Sincethen,thegrowing80-memberorganizationhasbeenbusy
preparingandplanningforMarch31. The group first asked permission from the organizers in Tulare if theycoulduseasimilarprogram. “They(theorganizersinTulare)said,‘Thisiswhatit’sallabout–tohelpbuildcommunityandbringfocustotheLordinter-denominationallyacrossthe
country,’”Frankensaid.“Theyhavehelpedusinanywaytheypossiblycan.” WIDAthencontactedtheCentralPlainsDairyAssoci-ation.Theboardagreedtheeventwouldbeagoodadditiontotheexpo. ScottHillman, oneof the founders of theAgPrayerBreakfastinTulareisgoingtobethekeynotespeakerandJimWoosterfromSiouxFallswillbethemasterofceremo-niesatthebreakfastduringtheCentralPlainsDairyExpo. TheAgPrayerBreakfastwillalsofeatureatestimonyof faith fromGerrit Davalaar, who dairy farms with hisfamilyinInwood,Iowa.Hewillsharehisstoryaboutper-
severinginagricultureandfaithinhislife. “Ithinkourfaithisgettingtobemoreimportantallthetime,”Davalaarsaid.“Ournationismovingawayfromfaith,soIthinkwehavetogobacktoourfaithandourroots.” DavalaarsaidGodandprayerfitsintohisfamily’slifeeveryday.
Refuel on faith at the Ag Prayer BreakfastCentral Plains Dairy Expo features new morning event
Vickie FrankenWIDA board member
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“WeknowHe’sincontrol.NothinghappenswithoutGod,”hesaid.“Asadairyfarmer,IamsodependentontheLord.Ithinkwe(dairyfarmers)areclosertoHimbecauseweseeHimconstantlyinourwork.” AnotherlargeaspectoftheAgPrayerBreakfastwillbemusic.TheBrownfamily,whodairyfarmandareaprofessionalsinginggroupfromLeMars,Iowa,willbeprovidingupbeatandmeaningfulsongsthroughouttheevent. Frankensaidanevent like theAgPrayerBreakfast is important for thedairycommunitythatisrebuilding. “Theeconomyandespeciallyanimalagricultureinthelastcoupleyears–particularlylastyear–hasbeenextremelydifficult.”Frankensaid.“Becauseofthat,everyoneisveryreceptiveofgettingbacktothebasics.” Shesaidoneofthosebasicsisfaith. “Everybodycomesfromadifferentwayofexpressingtheirfaithandliv-ing their lives,but faith is thecommonstrength,” shesaid.“It’sacommondenominatorthatwillbringustogether.” AneventliketheAgPrayerBreakfastcouldhelpdairyproducersandpeo-pleintheindustrysupporteachotherinthefuture,shesaid. “This(event)givesustheopportunitytocelebratetheimportanceoffaithandprayer inourpersonalandprofessional livesand tobe refueled for theyeartocome,”shesaid.“It’satimetoencourageeachotherbecauseit’sbeentough.” FaithandprayerhasbeenalargepartofFranken’slife. “Ithelpsmegetthrougheveryday,”shesaid.“It’sthatconnectionwiththeLordthroughprayerthatgivesmethestrengthtotakeeachdayandrejoiceineachday.[Prayer]isagreatwaytostartyourday.” Shehopestheprayerbreakfastcanhelpstrengthenotherpeople’sfaith–inanupbeatstyle. “It’sgoingtobeagreattime,”shesaid.“It’sgoingtobeupbeatandhope-fullygivemanytherefuelingtheyneedtomoveahead.”
“Everybody comes from a different way of expressing their faith and living their lives, but faith is the common strength. It’s a common denominator that will bring us together.” - Vickie Franken, Western Iowa Dairy Alliance
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John and Lisa TeuneSteen,Minn.,100cows
How many years have you attended the Central Plains Dairy Expo? Wehaveattendedeveryyearsinceitstarted.Wereallylookforwardtogoing.What do you enjoy most about attending the Central Plains Dairy Expo? Weenjoytalkingwith thedifferentsalespeopleandgettingnewideasfromthem.Wealsoalwaysseemtorunintoalotofotherdairyproducersweknowandcantalktothemaboutdairying.How do you spend your time while at the CPDE? Weattendseminarsinthemorningandafternoonandinbetweenwecheckoutallthebooths.What seminars or booths are you especially interested in seeing this year? Wearealwayslookingforupdatedinforma-tiononcalfcareandcowvaccinations.Also,weareplanningonlookingatcattleheadgates.What have you learned from a previous CPDE that you've taken back and incorporated into your farm? It seems likeeveryyearwecomehomewithsomethingnewtotry.Wehavetriednewmilkingprocedures,learnedaboutgivingmorecolos-trumtocalves,andnewshotsforthecows.Weneededtoremod-elourparloracoupleyearsago.Wegotlotsofideasandplentyofhelpfulinformation.Tell us about your farm. Mywife,Lisa,andImilk100cowsinadouble-eightherringbonewithfreestalls.Weraiseourownsteersandreplacementheifers.Wealsogrowcornandsoybeans.
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. –Bornandraised on a Nebraska dairy farm, Dr.Jeff DeFrain knows listening to re-search on cow lameness may not bethemostappealingfordairyproducers.Thatiswhyhefocusesonreallifeex-amplesoftroubleshootinglameness. “Wehaveworkedwithseveraldair-ies in thewesternU.S. to collect datafromhooftrimmingrecords.Thesearegoodexamplestoshowdairyproducershowtoconnectthedotsinwhatiscaus-inglameness,”DeFrainsaid.“Whetherit'samanagementchangeoranadjust-mentincowcomfort,sometimesit'sthesmallchangesthatcansignificantlyre-ducelamenessinaherd.” But often these small adjustmentsarenotimplementedbecauseofalackof supporting data and recording pro-tocols.That iswhyDeFrain promoteskeeping hoof trimming records andsupports the use of several methods,fromsoftwaretoapenandpaper. During his presentation, “HoofTrimming Records: The Key to Re-ducingLamenessinYourHerd,”attheCentral Plains Dairy Expo, DeFrainwill present the problem with currenthoof trimming records in the industry,data analysis from several herds, andwill demonstrate how this data canbe used to aid in reducing cow lame-ness.The presentationwill be offered
Good records first step to reducing lamenessDeFrain brings real life examples to presentation
twiceduringtheexpo–firstat11a.m.onMarch31andagainat2:30p.m.onApril1. DeFrainearnedhisBSandMSde-grees in animal science from KansasState University and his PhD in ani-mal science from South Dakota State
University. Priorto joining Zinproin 2004, DeFrainwas serving as anon-farm nutrition-ist for a multi-sitedairy operation intheMidwest. Today, his du-ties at Zinpro in-clude overseeingdairyresearchproj-ects and providing
technical services and support to thewestern U.S., SouthAmerica and theMiddleEast. “Wehave focusedonherdswork-ing with hoof trimming record proto-cols–andhavecollecteddatatoshowthesedairieshowtheyareabletodeter-minewhatfactorhasthebiggestimpacton lameness on their specific dairy,”DeFrainsaid.“Mostimportantly,theserecordswill tell uswhether the lame-ness is infectious or non-infectious innature.” Forexample, if there isahigh in-cidence of ulcers in a herd’s records,DeFrain said this generally suggeststhecowsarenotgettingoff their feet.
Standing too longcausesstresson thesensitiveareasoftheclaw. Lameness indairycattleresults insignificantlossesinperformance–andultimatelynegativelyaffectstheprofit-abilityofadairyoperation.Properhooftrimming records along with locomo-tionscoringisusefulindeterminingthedegreeoflamenessintheherdaswellasidentifyingcowswithclawlesions. “Zinpro has collaborated with theInternational Lameness Committee indeveloping a Claw Lesion Identifica-tionposter,”DeFrainsaid.“Wewanttogetproducerstohangthispostersome-whereonthedairyforareferencetoaidin simplifying and standardizing clawlesionidentificationinthedairyindus-try.” Proper identification diagnosisandrecordingof thedifferentpossibleclaw lesionsprovidesameans forde-terminingthecausativefactorsoflame-ness within the herd. Identifying andaddressing factors contributing to theclawlesionspresentintheherdwillul-timately improve theperformanceandprofitabilityoftheherd. “Iwouldsaynineoutof10produc-ers don’t keep hoof trimming recordsordobuttherecordsaresomessythatthey can’t make sense of them,” De-Frain said. “Iwant to showproducershow to simplify the process for anyherdsizefrom50to5,000cows.” DeFrainsaidtherearemanycollec-
tionsystemsproducerscanuse,rangingfromapenandpapertoacomputerized,more automated collection method.Examples of how to incorporate hooftrimming records into herd manage-mentsoftwaresuchasDairyComp305willbediscussed.Regardlessofmeth-odofcollection,thisdatawillworkinconcert with FirstStep from Zinpro, amethodicalsoftwareprogramdesignedto identify trigger factors of lamenessonadairyoperation. DeFrain will be giving examplesofvariousrecordingsystemsduringhisseminarwiththeassistanceofSupervi-sorSystems’KeithSather. Thepresentationwillbehelpfulforany dairy producers looking to targetreasonsforlamenessinaherd,developorfinetunehooftrimmingrecordpro-tocolsorformoreinformationoniden-tifyingclawlesionsforproperdiagno-sis. DeFrainislookingforwardtoshar-ing the data collected from the herdsinvolvedinhisresearch. “Sharingreallifeexamplesofusingclaw lesion data to troubleshoot dairylamenesshasbeenarealmotivatorfordairyownerstoimplementsomesortofrecord management system,” DeFrainsaid. “Dairymen like to see examplesofhowclaw lesion recordshavebeenprovenuseful tootherdairymen.Thatiswhat Iambringing tomypresenta-tion–reallifeexamples.”
Dr. Jeff DeFrainZinpro
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Ana Schweer 2009 South Dakota
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South Dakota Dairy Princess Coronation & Banquet
Sioux Falls Convention Center 1211 N West Ave., Sioux Falls, SD Wednesday, March 31 • 6:30 p.m.
Opening Remarks Midwest Dairy Association
Presentation of Cheese Judging Contest Dr. Bob Baer – SDSU Dairy Judge
Invocation Ana Schweer 2009 SD Dairy PrincessDinner
Presentation of Gift to Ana Schweer Jim Neugebauer, Chair Midwest Dairy AssociationAddress by current Dairy Princess Ana Schweer
Presentation of Candidates J.P. Skelly
Announcement of Miss Congeniality J.P. Skelly
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Crowning of 2010 Dairy Princess
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Steve and Marla VilandPipestone,Minn.,70cows
How many years have you attended the Central Plains Dairy Expo?I'vemisseditoneyearduetoweather;nowthatMarlaandthekidsstartedgoing,theytrytomissschoolforit.
What do you enjoy most about attending the Central Plains Dairy Expo?Runningintootherdairyproducerswehaven'tseeninawhileandfindingoutwenotthelastoneoutthere.
How do you spend your time while at the CPDE?Wemostlywalktheexhibitfloorlookingatnewproducts.
What seminars or booths are you especially interested in seeing this year?Currentlywe'replanningongoingbacktothetiestallbarnandget-tingawayfromparlorandfreestalls,soIwanttoimprovesomestallmatsandtunnelventilatethebarn.
What have you learned from a previous CPDE that you've taken back and incorporated into your farm?Improvementsonmilkingprocedures.
Tell us about your farm. Wecurrentlymilk70registeredHolsteinsandfarm360acres.Wehave threechildren:Meg(18),Kyle (15)andGavin(12),whohelpwiththefarmwork.
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By Krista M. SheehanStaff writer
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. –LewisAn-dersonsaidraisingcalvescanbeeasierifproducersknowwheretofindthean-swers. “Some resources we overlook.Manytimestheresourcesweneedareright underneath our feet in the everydaythingswedo,”saidAnderson, thepresidentoftheDairyCalfandHeiferAssociation, and national sales man-agerandcalfmanagementconsultantatCalf-Tel. Andersonwillpresenttheseminar,“HowtoBetterUtilizeYourResourcesin Raising Quality Heifers and BullCalves,”at4p.m.March31and9:30a.m.April 1during theCentralPlainsDairyExpoinSiouxFalls,S.D. “We’re going to be talking aboutresources,butwe’llbetakingthisinadifferentmanner,”hesaid. Duringtheseminar,Andersonsaidhe will talk about the need to haveproper protocols and Standard Oper-ating Procedures (SOPs). He stressedthattheseareimportantresourcesmany
dairyproducersandcalfraisersmiss. Andersonwill use demonstrationstosharehowproperprotocolsandSOPsareimportantandeffectiveonthefarm.This will be mixed with some other
topics in calf caresuch as colostrummanagement andpropernutrition. “How do wewrite the properprotocols or SOPsto match theseresources?” An-derson said. “Thegreatest resourcesare the animalscoming up to fillourbarnsinthefu-
ture. Ifwe’renot taking careof thoseresources,wewillneversucceed.” Anothermaintopicoftheseminarwillbeemployees.Andersonsaidpro-ducersneedtogivethempropertrain-ingandputtheminapositiontoworktotheirgreatestpotential. “Success is not only animals asresources, but our people that we’reworking with every day,” Anderson
said.“Ifthesepeopledon’tknowwhattheirclearexpectationsare,howcanweexpectthemtosucceed?” In the seminar, he will also talkabout the importance of developing areportingandrecordingprocess. “I always tell people, ‘A goal un-writtenisonlyawish,’”Andersonsaid. Producers won’t only be listeningduring the seminar, they’ll be partici-pating. “We’llhaveseveral interactiveas-pectsaswegothroughthis,”saidAn-derson,whowillbeaskingalotofaudi-encequestionsduring the seminar. “Alotofitwillbedeterminedbywho’sintheaudience.Wetrytoinvolvepeopleasmuchastheycanandwant.”
Finding the hidden resourcesAnderson will discuss calf raising at Central Plains Dairy Expo
Calf managers who take care oftheyoungstockandtheownersoftheseoperationsarethebestpeopletoattendtheseminar,Andersonsaid.Thesepeo-ple will benefit from the presentationbecausemany of them usually do notknowmortality rates orwhat percent-ageoftheircalveshavebeentreatedforcertaindiseases,hesaid. “Howcanyoufixsomethingifyoudon’tknowwhatyouaredealingwithandwhateffectitishavingonyourop-eration?”Andersonsaid.“…Thebestwaytochangeistostartsettinggoals,start developing proper protocols thatwillhelpyouachievewhatyouwantto
Lewis AndersonPresident, Dairy Calf and Heifer Association
“The greatest resources are the animals coming up to fill our barns in the future. If we’re not taking care of those resources, we will never succeed.” - Lewis Anderson, Dairy Calf and Heifer Association president
do.” Andersonsaidhisseminarcanhelpproducers and calf raisersmake thosechangestomaketheiroperationbetter. “Whether we’re in good times orhardtimes,whetherwe’reprofitableorwe’restruggling,wealwayshavetobelearningandunderstandingwhat thereisavailabletous,”hesaid.“Weneedtoknow how these learning experienceswillmakeusevenmoresuccessfulthanwearenow.” Anderson grewup on a dairy andbeeffarminUtah.Althoughhehasaneducation degree, Anderson realizedhis place was in the dairy industry.After working on a 250-cow dairy innorthernIdaho,hemovedtoCalifornia
wherehemanagedaround25,000headat a large calf ranch. He alsoworkedin thematernityareaofadairywherecalveswerebornevery32minutes.Hemoved on to his next opportunity inWisconsinwherehehelpedbuildCalfSourceandfor thelast twoyears,An-dersonhasbeenworking forCalf-Tel.Workingwithyoungcalveshasbeenalong-timepassionforAnderson. “Even while managing a dairyfarm, I always gravitated towards theyoungstock,”Andersonsaid.“Ialwayslikedfiguringout‘Whatcanwedobet-ter?’and‘Howcanwegetabetterqual-ityanimalintothemilkingbarn?’”
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How many years have you attended the Central Plains Dairy Expo? ThiswillbeourthirdstraightyearattendingtheCPDE.
What do you enjoy most about attending the Central Plains Dairy Expo? Boththeboothsandtheseminars.
How do you spend your time while at the CPDE? Weattendtheseminarsofinterestandvisittheboothsinbetween.
What seminars or booths are you especially interested in seeing this year? "FutureForages"andtheheiferraisingsessions.
What have you learned from a previous CPDE that you've taken back and incorporated into your farm? LastweenjoyedthesessiononBvitaminsandhowithashelpedustomaximizefeedefficiency.
Tell us about your farm.TwoyearsagoIwasfortunatetogettheop-portunitytostartdairyingbypurchasing25cows,andalongwithmywifeweworkonadairytoearnthefeedandhousingforourcows.Thisyearweareexpandingto100cowsandgoingonourown.
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CAN’T FIND CONVENTIONAL CORN?Look at the one that wins the plot trials while being the refuge!
Masters Choice offers:• High sugar levels for plant health and natural insect tolerance & quick fermentation
• Digestible starch that is ready to feed-- you don’t have to wait for months to soften it.
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Miraco gives you more choices.Whether you need the large capacity of the BIGspring 6300 with 12 feet of spaceand 110 gallons of capacity or the unique curved BIGspring 6100 with 10 feet ofdrinking space and 60 gallon capacity or the versatility of a Lil'spring, Miraco
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THE RIGHT VERTICAL MIXER FOR YOUR DAIRY RATIONS
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“I look forward to seeing the robotic milkers.”
Dairy Star asks: What booths are you interested in at Central Plains Dairy Expo?
Mark and Kimber Sipma shown with sons, Johnathan and Justin
Hull,Iowa,50cows
How many years have you attended the Central Plains Dairy Expo? Sixyears.
What do you enjoy most about attending the Central Plains Dairy Expo? Beingabletoattendthequalitykey-notespeakers.
How do you spend your time while at the CPDE? CPDEhasthetopanalysts/professionalsinthecountryandIfeelprivilegedtositinontheirspeeches.WeliketohitallofthevendorsandgetfreeicecreamfromAMPI.ThanksAMPI!
What seminars or booths are you especially interested in seeing this year? Ilookforwardtoseeingtheroboticmilk-erstofindoutwhatkindofchangesarecomingtothedairyindustry.Iwouldalsoliketopurchaseaverticalmixer,soIwillprobablydosomeinvestigationonthose.
What have you learned from a previous CPDE that you've taken back and incorporated into your farm? Idon'tknow if thechangesare somuchmy farmorme.But I haveheardBobCropp speak a few timesnowandpaidattentiontohispredictions.IlearnedwhenBobCroppspeaks,youlisten!
Tell us about your farm. Mywife,Kimber,andIhavetwoboys: Johnathan (3) and Justin (1).Wemilk 50Holsteincows in a rented freestall/stanchion barn.Webuy all ourfeed,rentallourequipmentandraiseourownheifers.Webothgrewupintownandboughtthecowstwoyearsago.
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take advantage of thelester difference!
Dennis and Jeff have been building dairy facilities for more than 15 years. They specialize in a variety of dairy projects, and have built facilities that ranged in size from small to large.
Give them a call today and let them bid your new expansion dairy facility!
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Kevin and Cari Knapp Larchwood,Iowa,120cows
How many years have you attended the Central Plains Dairy Expo?Fouryears. What do you enjoy most about attending the Central Plains Dairy Expo? Thecontactsyoucanmakewithpotentialsuppliersandbusinessesaswellasseeingthelatestproductsavailable.
How do you spend your time while at the CPDE? Weusuallyspendthreetofourhoursvisitingwithexhibitorsandviewingthetradeshow.
What seminars or booths are you especially interested in seeing this year? TheQuickbooksseminar,possibly,andallthebooths.
What have you learned from a previous CPDE that you've taken back and incorporated into your farm? Wehave tried several products de-moedthere.Somewehavecontinuedtouse,whileotherswehavenot.Tell us about your farm. Wemilk120cowsina95cowtiestallbarnwithautomatictakeoffs.ThemajorityofourherdisregisteredJerseyswithafewBrownSwiss.Weraiseallourownyoungstock,aswellasoureliteJerseybullsweraiseforsellingasbreedingbulls.Wehavefourchildrenages6,5,3and1.
“The contacts you can make with potential
suppliers and businesses.”
Dairy Star asks: What do you enjoy about the Central Plains Dairy Expo?
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From the east:TakeI-90toI-29South.GetoffI-29SouthatExit81andgoeast(left)approximately1.5milestoN.WestAve.Turnright.TheSheratonHotelandConventionCenterisontheright.From the west:TakeI-90toI-29South.GetoffI-29SouthatExit81andgoeast(left)approximately1.5milestoN.WestAve.Turnright.TheSheratonHotelandConventionCenterisontheright.
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