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Same owners and team?Yes! You can be assured that youre still talking to and working with the same experienced, friendly and dedicated people. You know us you know our products, our people and our services none of that has changed.

So, why the name change?Simplifying the name allows us to unify all of our products and services under a single brandfrom animal health to milking equipment to route deliveries. And, well be more inherently understood and recognized by all of our communities.

Why Leedstone?The name Leedstone was derived from one of the first pioneer settlements in Stearns County, MN. It continues to show our pride in community; and metaphorically brings us back to our heritageour agricultural legacywhile highlighting a pioneering spirit.

Its a simple but strong name on which to build a solid foundation.

How will this affect me?Youll simply see the Leedstone name alongside our Stearns Veterinary Outlet and Pharmacy name starting soon. Over time, Leedstone will become our primary name; but for now, were focused on developing your working experience with us.

Thank you for your continued partnership with us. Our contact information and our www.wedocows.com web address remain the same. Please let us know if you have any other questions.

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A) During your career, what has been the biggest change in the dairy industry?

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Farron and Jessica Gruenenfelder and familyBlanchardville, Wis.Iowa County70 cows

A) I think the biggest change has been the use of different technology in farming.

B) I think there will be more freestall setups. I also think a lot of dairies will try to in-crease their number of acres if they can afford to. That way they can produce more of their feed, to counteract high feed prices.

C) The heat detection systems AI companies are offering are good tools.

D) We haven't made many big changes, but we did put in au-tomatic takeoffs for our milk-ing units, a TMR mixer, a plate cooler, long-day lighting, and mattresses for the cows.

E) I have been farming since 2000. In 2009, my wife and I purchased our farm from my parents. We have three chil-dren and one on the way, who help where they can. We also do some cash cropping on the 550 acres we own and rent. I enjoy working with the cattle and emphasize breeding cows for type. We have 12 cows scored Excellent and 31 Very Good. Our plans for 2013 are to nish putting in self-locking headlocks for our heifer shed and replace our old TMR mix-er with a bigger one.

Jay GaulHoly Cross, Iowa Dubuque County75 cows

A) I think the biggest change has been the increased cost of almost everything, from fuel to feed to tires.

B) I think things will keep get-ting bigger, herds and farms. I believe that the changes will keep going faster and faster. I dont think there will be many of us left (smaller farms) in the future.

C) If price were not an issue I would install robotic milk-ers. It would be nice to have a lifestyle that is less tied down. I also think it would be good for the cows.

D) I havent changed too much on our farm. I guess the big-gest change would be adding a TMR mixer. Using TMR has lowered feed costs, allowed us to use a wider variety of feed-stuff, increased the cows per-formance and reduced waste.

E) I have about 75 cows, Holsteins and crosses that are milked in a stanchion barn. I have my own farm as do my brothers, but we share equip-ment. My operation consists of my wife, Lora, and our chil-dren. Loras role on our farm allows me to work off the farm in the summer months, driving a truck for a concrete company. We have 240 acres, growing corn and alfalfa. I hope to add some freestalls this year and hope to increase our herd size to 95 to 100 cows by fall.

Tom, Sharon and Jacob (not pictured) HirschSleepy Eye, Minn.Brown County98 cows

A) The biggest change has been the move to the larger mega dairies where everything is au-tomated and you are managing employees more than cows.

B) Im sure the trend toward larger dairies will continue, along with larger farms (acres to go along with it). Environ-mental issues will also have a larger impact on operations, as well as animal welfare issues. I think there will be a normal ex-odus of dairymen, big or small, from the industry for reasons that have always existed. However, for the young dairy-men who have some nancial backing and strong work ethic that was passed on from their folks, the industry will be in good hands. There de nitely are some advantages to family dairyingeveryone works to-gether, develops good organi-zational skills, everyone sleeps and eats good. The Almighty probably has to work overtime to assure our existence.

C) That would be an easy deci-sion for us. A robotic milking system would be it. Jacob, our son, has a degree in electron-ics and has a keen interest and ability in technology.

D) The biggest change in the last ve years has been build-ing a cement manure pitand applying the manure by hiring a manure spreading service to knife it into the ground. We have saved a lot in purchased fertilizer and have seen im-proved yields since we have been doing this.

Mark DoseLake City, Minn.Wabasha County 60 cows

A) The feed costs going up. Everything has been going up in price, including milk, but it needs to in order to cash ow.

B) I think there will be fewer small farms, even though I hope that smaller farms can keep in it. Im hoping that things wont change too much.

C) It would be really nice to make an upgrade on our milk-ing facility system by either putting in a parlor or installing robots. Right now, we milk in a stanchion barn.

D) We went to three-times-a-day milking one year ago, and two years ago we put in auto-matic take-offs.

E) I farm with my dad, Jim. My mom, Marcy, works off the farm. We raise all our own heifers and farm 120 tillable acres. We buy all our dry corn.

Melissa and Tom SheaShea Dairy, Inc.Viola, Minn.Olmsted County700 cows

A) Weve seen a big increase in land prices and dramatic swings in milk prices.

B) There will be a decrease in smaller herds and more ad-vances in technology. We are uncertain and uneasy about land availability for dairy farmers and the costs of feed and commodities.

C) We would really like a ma-nure separation system and anAlpro monitoring system.

D) Weve gone through expan-sion and added a manure stor-age facility in 2009.

E) We farm with Tom's brother,Jason, and his wife, Mindy. Wemilk 700 cows three times aday. We operate over 700 acres of cropland, consisting mostlyof corn and hay. Caring for our families, employees and cows is top priority. Our environ-ment is also very important tous, so we are always proactive-ly searching for ways to pro-tect our environment. We are committed to providing whole-some, quality dairy products.In 2013 we will continue toimprove and expand on somesmaller projects on our farm as we have been growing ourdairy operation for the pastseveral years. Best wishes toall of our fellow farmers in2013

E) We are a small dairy, milk-ing about 85 cows. We raise our heifers, but sell the baby bull calves. We milk in a ties-tall barn that holds 56 cows. We switch cows from a corn-stalk bedded loose housing pole barn.


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Farming with familyIt isnt all badI get to work with my brothers,My sister, my kids, and even my dad

We have our ghtsNo doubt about itBeen known to throw canes,Yell loud but certainly not hit

We are stubborn, bull-headedDetermined and strongWe speaks our minds frequently,Rarely admitting when wrong

Yet we make it all workSomehow, somewayWe are out there togetherWorking hard everyday

Its a sight to beholdOur family work forceMaking our farm productive,For the next generation, of course

It makes my soul happy When I look outside and seeMy children trailing after an uncleTheyre great role models and the boys are so lucky

My heart swells with prideWhen I hear my boys sayIm going to be a farmerJust like Uncle Peter someday.

Dane tells TonyAs they clean the feed troughWhen I get big I will work hardSo you and Peter can take more days off.

Many things have changedIn the way we get chores done,Except for one thingWe still now how to make work fun

Ira and Dane are learningMany hands make light work is rightAnd that they get more work doneWhen they dont ght

There is something about farm lifeAnd family, thats trueNot all can work togetherAnd function like we do

Perhaps the best part about our family teamIs that we all truly careAbout our farm, our animals, our familyBecause after all, thats why we are all there

We share a common pastAnd our futures look brightSo this farming togetherIt just feels right!

Jacqui, her dad, sister, and brother milk 550 cowsand run 1,000 acres of crops in the northeastern cor-ner of Vernon County, Wis. Her children - Ira (5) and Dane (3) - farm with her while her husband, Keith, works on a grain farm. She loves to cook, quilt and garden and wishes there were more hours in the dayto get it all in. Farming and teaching others aboutfarming are her passions.

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Ramblings from the Ridge The American Dairy Association of Olmsted County is seeking candidates for this years county Dairy Princess Program. The Olmsted County Dairy princess serves as goodwill ambassadors for the dairy industry by appearing at various promotional events and speaking to consumers and the media for the dairy industry. The princess contest will be held at the Double Tree Hotel in Rochester, Minn. on April 14. A candidate must be a high school graduate by July 1, 2013 and not yet 24 years old by July 1 2012. She or her parents must be actively engaged in the production of milk for sale to a licensed plant during the current year. A candidate also quali es if she or her parents are employed on a dairy farm in a dairy related capacity. County dairy princesses are eligible to attend a statewide promotion training seminar to be held this spring and may apply to be considered as a nalist for the Princess Kay of the Milky Way title. At all levels of competition, contestants are judged on their communication skills, personality, en-thusiasm for dairy promotion and general knowledge of the dairy industry. Please contact Carrie Sachs at [email protected] or 507-951-8372.

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Once again, Wisconsin has prov-en that it stands alone when it comes to making top-shelf cheese. A Gouda made in Wisconsins Clark County was recently chosen as the best of them all in the United States Championship Cheese Contest. In the championship round of judg-ing at Green Bays Lambeau Field, the Gouda from Hollands Family Cheese, Thorp, Wis., scored 98.305 points out of a possible 100. Second place went to a Tarentaise from Springbrook Farm, Reading, Vt. A cheddar made for Kraft Foods, Glenview, Ill., by Agropur, Weyauwega, Wis., took third place in the championship round. The U.S. contest is held every other year. In 2011, a Wisconsin goats milk cheese was crowned the grand cham-pion. More than 1,700 cheeses and but-ters from at least 20 states were entered this year. Besides taking the top prize, Wisconsin cheese also received no less than 46 rst-place awards, 43 second-place honors, and 46 third-place rib-bons. Perhaps more impressive is the fact that Badger State entries swept 17 categories. That is, they won rst, sec-ond and third place awards. That hap-pened in these categories: Parmesan, Feta, avored Feta, Havarti, avored Havarti, Gorgonzola, aged Gouda, hard Hispanic cheeses, avored hard cheese, avored cheese with sweet or dessert condiments, lowfat cheese, coldpack cheese food, coldpack cheese spread, spreadable cheese, soft and semisoft sheeps milk cheese, hard mixed-milk cheese, and salted butter. In western and southwestern Wis-consin, cheese companies winning rst-place awards included: Klondike Cheese, Monroe, for its avored Feta, Havarti, avored Havarti, Gorgon-zola, and fat-free Feta; Roelli Cheese, Shullsburg, for its blue-veined cheese with exterior mold; Zimmerman Cheese, South Wayne, for its Muenster and reduced-sodium Muenster; Emmi Roth USA, for its hard Hispanic cheese and ve peppercorn Raclette; Decatur Dairy, Brodhead, for its Havarti pep-per; Mill Creek Cheese, Arena, for its smoked brick; Edelweiss Creamery, Monticello, for its Butterkase; Lactalis American Group, Belmont, for its Brie light; Montchevre-Betin, Belmont, for its mini Cabrie; Hooks Cheese, Min-eral Point, for its Little Boy Blue; and Hidden Springs Creamery, Westby, for its avored sheeps milk cheese named Driftless Maple. To be sure, cheesemakers in oth-er states proved that they, too, can do wonderful things with milk. Minne-sotas Caves of Faribault earned a best

of class honor with its cave-aged blue cheese. In addition, a mild cheddar from Le Seur Cheese, Le Seur, Minn., earned a third-place award. South Dakota cheesemakers took home four awards. Those were a smoked Provolone from Lake Nor-den Cheese Company, Lake Norden; a marbled-curd cheese from Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Milbank; an Asiago from the Associated Milk Pro-ducers, Inc. (AMPI) plant, Hoven; and a reduced-fat cheddar made by Valley Queen Cheese. Iowa, known more for growing corn than making cheese, was also rep-resented among the winners. The Agro-pur plant at Hull, Iowa, was recognized for its reduced-fat cheddar. In all, 12 states besides Wisconsin took home top honors in at least one category. New York and Vermont set the pace with six rst-place awards each, followed by Oregon, with four. California, Illinois, Idaho and Ohio each claimed three rst-place ribbons. Colorado, Michigan, Missouri and Utah each earned one rst-place rank-ing for their cheeses. John Umhoefer, executive director of the Wisconsin Cheese Makers As-sociation (WCMA), attributes the large number of entries in the 17th biennial contest to the sheer number of cheeses being made. The 82 categories ev-erything from mild cheddar to Queso Fresco to mold-ripened sheeps milk cheeses re ect that variety. Some of the top cheeses from the contest will be auctioned the evening of April 17, during the Wisconsin Cheese Industry Conference at La Crosse, Wis. The proceeds will fund WCMA schol-arship and pay for member education and the championship cheese contest. The 2011 auction garnered $142,110 on 38 lots. A Colby Long-horn fetched $450 a pound, while the U.S. champion cheese sold for $400 a pound, and $4,000 total. For a list of all of this years award winners, visit www.uschampioncheese.org.

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TRACTORS 13 MF GC 1705, compact tractor 12 MF 8660, 225 PTO hp 12 MF 1652, compact, 52 hp, LDR 12 MF 1529, compact, 59 hp, LDR 05 MF 451, 45 PTO hp, 400 hrs 90 Ford 8830, 4787 hrs CORN HEADS Geringhoff 1822RD, 09 Geringhoff 1622RD, 08 Geringhoff 1622RD, 07 Geringhoff 1622RD, 04 Geringhoff 1230RD, 09 Geringhoff 1230RD, 08 Geringhoff 1222RD, 12 Geringhoff 1222RD, 08 Geringhoff 1222RD, 07 Geringhoff 1222RD, 03 Geringhoff 1222RD, 02 Geringhoff 1220RD, 11 Geringhoff 1220RD, 07 Geringhoff 1220RD, 05 Geringhoff 1220RD, 04 Geringhoff 1220RD, 02 Geringhoff 830RD, 10 Geringhoff 830RD, 08 Geringhoff 830RD, 05 Geringhoff 830RD, 04 Geringhoff 830RD, 04 Geringhoff 830RD, 01 Geringhoff 830RD, 00 Geringhoff 822RD, 08 Geringhoff 630RD, 07 Geringhoff 630RD, 00 Geringhoff 630RD, 97 NH 996, 12R20 ", '99 JD 922, GVL poly JD 643, GVL poly JD 843, LT, 80 JD 893, KR, HPD, 04 CIH 2208, 8R30, 04 CIH 2208, 8R22, 02

1) Slices stalks vertically with 15 serrated discs. No swing blades. 2) Ground speed and moister have very little effect on material size. 3) Much lower horse power requirements than competition. 4) Corn head driven with drive shafts and gear boxes.

No chain and sprockets like the competion. 5) Aluminum alloy gear boxes to reduce weight and dissipate heat. 6) Self-tightening gathering chains. 7) Double acting stripper plates with welding on hardened edge. 8) Large diameter auger that turns slower reducing ear loss. 9) Corn stalk stubble in field is splintered to reduce tire damage if driven over. 10) Optional Integrated Crop Sweeper and End row augers for improved crop

flow in adverse harvesting conditions.

COMBINES 87 MF 8590 MF 8570, RWA 86 MF 8560 ' 98 Gleaner 800, 25 ' flexhead 97 Gleaner R62, duals 2052

sep hrs 92 Gleaner R62, 2063 hrs MF 9750 PU table MF 9118 bean table MF 8000 30 ' bean table GRAIN HANDLING Park 605 gravity box, 625 Bu,

brakes 08 Batco 1335, grain belt, LP,

electric motor Brandt 7500HP, grain vac. Brandt 5200EX, grain vac 09 Brandt 8x47 auger 00 Brandt 4500 EX, grain vac. 05 Brandt 1070, auger, PTO

Drive, w/swing hopper Brandt GBL-10, bagger Brandt, 1515, 1535, 1545,

1575, 1585 belt conveyors Brandt 8x45 auger, 18hp, Brigs Brandt 8x35, 8x37, 8x40, 8x47,

8x52, 8x57, 8x62, 8x67, 10x35, straight augers

Brandt 1060XL, 1070XL, 1080XL, 1380XL, 1390XL, swing hopper augers

Brandt 20 Series Drive Over Deck

Parker 1039, grain cart, w/tarp Parker 839, grain cart, tarp,

850 bu. Unverferth 5000, grain cart EZ Flow, 220 bu., gravity box

w/DrillFill auger Hutchinson, 10x61 auger 10 Westfield WC 1515, grain

belt, elctrc mtr

HAY & LIVESTOCK JD 275, disc mower, 9 JD 38, sickel mower 7 CIH 8480, round baler IH 14, 5 bar rake Woods 8400, finish mower MF 2856, rnd baler, net, twine MF 1745, rnd baler MF 1328 & 1329, 1330, 3 pt

disc mower MF 200, SP windrower, cab,

auger, header 11 NH H6750, 3 pt, disk

mower, 110 NI 528, 3 pt, disc mower, 94 Sitrex RP 20 RP 5 3 pt wheel

rakes Sitrex, 9 wheel inline rake Sitrex DM 5 disc mower Sitrex MK 14 & 16 wheel rake Sitrex 10 & 12 wheel rakes on

cart Westendorf 3 pt. bale spear H&S 16 bale wagon Chandler 22 & 26, litter

spreader MISCELLANEOUS DMI CoulterChamp II, 13 shank Wil-Rich 36, field cult. Nyemeyer, soil conditioner ' 08 JD 520 stalk chopper Loftness 30 ' stalk chopper, SM Loftness 20 stalk chopper Loftness 8 snowblower Mauer 28 '-42' header trailers Degelman 6000HD, rock picker Degelman RR1500, rock rake 2011 SB Select Snowblower,

97 & 108, 3 pt Lucke, 8, 3 pt, snowblower Everest 84 finish mower Kodiak 60, 72 & 84 rotary

cutters CIH Tigermate II FC 50 Sunflower 4412-07 Disk Ripper Sunflower 4530-19 Disk Chisel Sunflower 1444-36 Disk

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BATON ROUGE, La. Sweet potato pie ice cream? Thats just one of 55 avors offered by Louisianas only ice cream maker: Kleinpeter Farms Dairy. Its unbelievable, but here in Louisiana, youve got to understand, we have a dif-ferent culture for cuisine and food and delicacies, said Jeff Kleinpeter president of Klein-peter Farms Dairy. And we have so many locally grown fruits and other things that we incorporate in our ice cream. Louisiana cane sugar is a vital part of all the dairys ice cream. Locally grown prod-ucts like sweet potatoes and Bergerons Pecans nd their way into the dessert, too. Kleinpeter Farms Dairy has been in business in the Pel-ican State since 1913. Thats when Jeffs grandfather de-cided the best opportunity for

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PHOTO SUBMITTEDCarrying on a Louisiana traditi on are Jeff Kleinpeter and his sister, Sue Ann Kleinpeter Cox.Theyre in charge of Kleinpeter Farms Dairy, founded in 1913. The company owns and milks 600Guernseys, Jerseys and Holsteins and buys milk from 20 other dairy farms. The milk is packaged and sold in grocery stores, as is the companys ice cream.

Kleinpeter Farms Dairy celebrates its centennial this year

BY RON JOHNSONStaff writer

the diversi ed operation near Baton Rouge lay in dairying. We were into many things at the time, said Jeff. We were the rst to have a steam-powered cotton gin in Loui-siana. We had a sweet potato farming operation, with our own dehydration plant right by the railroad track. We shipped sweet potatoes and cotton bales to New Orleans (about 60 miles south), and grew sug-ar cane, too. Early on, the dairy sent cream by rail to New Orleans. Today, the dairy supplies cus-tomers within about a 200-mile radius of its processing plant. Jeff and his sister, Sue Anne Kleinpeter Cox, the chief nancial of cer, are the fourth generation of the family to own the business. Its a split operation, with the dairy farm 40 miles away, near the Saint

Helena Parish community of Pine Grove. Kleinpeter Farms Dairy almost left the family in 1987. Jeffs four uncles had a deal nearly inked to sell it to the grocery chain A&P. But the deal fell through, and Jeffs fa-ther, Ben, bought it instead. A big change did come in 1982. Thats when the Klein-peters closed the original dairy farm and quit milking. The Interstate came through and basically cut our farm in half, Jeff said. The area grew, and the newcomers didnt like smelling the cows anymore, and the manure. It got harder and harder to go to different elds and grow our

crops, especially with the traf- c that was coming along. I re-member when we used to walk our cows along the side of the road to move them to different pastures. The decision to close the farm and focus on dairy pro-cessing and distribution was tremendously painful, said Jeff. But with decades of dairy farming in their blood, the Kleinpeters decided to start anew. A dozen years ago, they bought 1,000 acres, along with bred Guernsey heifers. Today, that farm is at 1,100 acres and is home to 600 Guernsey, Jer-sey and Holstein cows. That blend of breeds together pro-

duces the avor of milk the Kleinpeters like. The cows are milked twice a day in a double-12, rapid-exit, herringbone parlor. Along with cow transponders foridenti cation, and automaticmastitis detection in the par-lor, the farm recently bought a portable ultrasound machine. Itlets workers detect pregnanciesearlier and nd cows with cys-tic ovaries. Jeff is pleased with the herds average daily milk pro-duction 64 pounds a day, with a 4.1 percent butterfattest. Thats outstanding for PHOTO SUBMITTED

Kleinpeter Farms Dairy makes 55 avors of ice cream. One thats uniquely Louisianan is sweet potato pie. Its made with sweet potatoes, milk and cane sugar from the Pelican State.

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