NEWSMarch 2015

“Enhancing producer profitability through integrated services.”

NorthStar Cooperative is both delighted and saddened to announce the upcoming

retirement of DHI Specialist Training Coordinator Doug Brook. With more than 30 years of DHI experience, Doug and his vast knowledge will be greatly missed. In 1985, Doug transitioned from the family dairy farm to working as a field representative for Michigan DHIA. During his time with MDHIA, Doug moved into meter calibration and repair, and began providing IT support for the Electronic Barn Sheets (EBS). Doug’s technical abilities led him to be the focal person in the adoption of PCDART as MDHI moved its records to DRMS. With the merger of MDHIA and NorthStar-Select Sires in 2000, Doug became the IT coach and facilitator within the DHI business unit of NorthStar Cooperative, Inc. Throughout his 30 years in DHI, Doug has been instrumental in teaching,

coaching, training and facilitating PCDART to DHI employees, producers, industry affiliates, veterinarians and consultants. Upon Doug’s retirement on June 30, 2015, Larry Glista will be transitioning to the role of DHI Technical Services Coordinator. Larry joined the NorthStar team in 2002 and has held roles as both a DHI Specialist and DHI Technical Support. Larry will continue to train under Doug’s supervision through the end of June, transitioning to his full responsibilities in July. In his new role, Larry will be responsible

for providing technical support with PCDART to NorthStar employees, producers and consult-ants, as well as providing general

instruction of software support for DHI employees. In Wisconsin, the role of DHI IT Support Specialist has been filled by Jared Krull. A member of the NorthStar team since 2011, Jared

currently runs an A.I. route near his home in Shawano. Throughout his time with NorthStar, Jared has exhibited strong reproduction service skills, and has been a leader in technical support for his customers.

DHI Technical Support Staff Changes

Doug Brook

Jared Krull

Larry Glista

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DID YOUKNOW ? Database Item (DBI) 684 allows

you to create a report with multiple controls and identify why a specific

animal is on a report, so it’s very useful for vet check reports. You can combine various reports into one report with several OR statements in the Controls/Filters tab. For instance include: • Animals that haven’t been bred or marked OK to breed• Animals that have been bred 60 to 90 days and have not been coded pregnant• Animals that have been coded pregnant but have not been verified pregnant

• Animals that are getting ready to dry off and have not been verified pregnant twice

To use DBI 684 you need to list it under Database Items to List in Report. This will allow the data to display as a column for the final report. With each OR statement, DBI 684 is listed under the Controls/Filters and the lower column is filled out with the user created reason on report. Sync this report to PocketDairy and see the index and reason on report in a custom grid as well.

Talk to your DHI Specialist for assistance.

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