Minnesota DHIA News

A PUBLICATION OF MINNESOTA DHIA                                                   Volume 7, Issue 5                                                              May  2007

Dairy Records Processing Center Change Announced

After much research into the abilities, performance, and people at each of the Dairy Records Processing providers in the U.S. the Minnesota DHIA Board of Directors has selected Dairy Records Management Systems (DRMS) of Raleigh, North Carolina to take over processing of DHIA records for herds affiliated with Minnesota DHIA. DRMS also has offices in Ames Iowa.  DRMS started in 1957, and is the busiest DRPC in the U.S. with over 1.8 million cows processed monthly from over 14,000 member herds.  DRMS is a noted innovator in hand held computer technology (Pocket Dairy) and has a well developed web site that is used by producers and consultants, as well as DHIA organizations.  DRMS has pioneered research into new data that now flows into the USDA Genetic Evaluation Program, such as fertility and SCC.

During the last year, DRMS has processed 98% of the herds using their service the same day as the data was received.  Their staff is experienced not just in computers, but also in Dairy and DHIA.  They have handled data from Ftech and a Loop system for over 10 years.  This means that the program that Field Reps on sample day will change very little, and the data handling system will remain the same.  Consultants and producers will still access their data the same way from the same place. 

DRMS has programming 5 Minnesota DHIA reports. At the same time, DRMS has a host of reports that have been developed for their producers over time.  These reports will be available to Minnesota producers as we make the transition.  We are now in the process of moving herds to DRMS.

DRMS is the only one of the four dairy records processing centers whose only business is processing DHIA records.  DRMS is an independent DHIA owned and operated DRPC.  DRMS is not tied to any breed organization or AI organization or non dairy information system.  Some of the unique features of DRMS are asterisked in the list below.

List of Some Features offered by DRMS Processing System

1. USDA error lists provided to insure proper ID and use of data by USDA in genetic evaluations*

2. Internet access to all reports seconds after your herd has been processed, using your herd code and Release Code*

3. Access for consultants (with your permission) to access the data base that includes over 50% of the US DHIA herds and do benchmarking for your herd or groups of their herds (available to producers as well)*

4. Cow Pages with more graphs and information

5. Youngstock summaries and worksheets

6. Choice of 6 different lactation reports designed for different users, including one that lists the last 10 sample days for each cow*

7. Inbreeding co-efficients*

8. 5 generation deep parentage data*

9. Handy Events Calendar that moves action list information to a calendar format*

10. Herd Management Comparison report that allows you to benchmark your herd against other of the same breed, state, herd size, or many other variables

11. Variety of graphs for analyzing production, reproduction, culling, milk price, consumer price index, age at calving, milk quality, and much more

12. Build your own report feature (Flexible Management reports)

April Milk Quality Leaders	SCC	Cows		SCC	Cows
DAN AND JOLENE SCHLANGEN	29	63	JEFF BLENKER	94	41
STEVEN ASHER	37	31	LARRY AND SHARON WISTE	94	25
MARK KLEHR	37	60	EVERETT AND PAT ROLFING	95	48
TOM FUECHTMANN	41	93	MARK & CARLA BRUNHOLZL	97	23
DANIEL HALLBERG	51	58	DAVID BUCK	97	64
CULLBARR FARMS	56	86	TOM & MARY GUNNINK	97	84
HAZEL-BUSH FARMS INC	57	47	KEVIN ANDERSON	98	48
CIRCLE DRIVE HOLSTEINS	58	17	KARL KLAPHAKE	98	49
PETERM&LYNN HENDRICKSON	59	68	CRONK DAIRY	98	36
MARK TITERA	60	25	RICHARD SCHNOBRICH	98	44
LAVERNE LARSON	68	46	GOODVUE AYR FARMS II	98	59
GOLBERGS LAKEVIEW DAIRY	70	72	RON KEMPER	99	24
MICHELS BROTHERS	71	27	OLMAR FARMS	99	107
WAYNE AND WADE ATHEY	72	41	REMIGER DAIRY LLC	100	111
BOB KUMMET	72	37	SUNSHINE DAIRY LLP	102	93
DAVID SMITH	73	28	DEVOINE KRUSE	102	128
GERALD+LISA BURG	73	37	WALLY W WIESE	103	29
PETER SKAJ	73	39	SHAWN BERGEY	103	61
POXLEITNER DAIRY	74	122	KENNETH THURK	103	31
D & J  DAIRY	74	92	CRAIG AND SHARON DAHMS	103	31
SELKE FARMS	75	162	SCOTT & JACOLYN RICKEMAN	103	62
BOB AND BARB PETIT	77	58	WAGNER DAIRY LLC	104	221
AL + MARK SCHMITT	77	96	JOHN WASNER DAIRY	104	27
TODD & KATHY JOHNSTON	79	60	CHRISTIANSON FARMS	104	42
MORRIS + JEFF CHAMBERLAIN	79	18	TERRY KOLSTAD	104	23
JEFF MILLER	80	59	LARSON BROS. DAIRY	104	75
JOHN+MARY RADEMACHER	81	98	JEFF & TINA VINKEMEIER	104	87
ART AND JANE STUMPF	81	50	TWIN OAKS DAIRY	105	52
JOHN ROBERS	81	20	CURTIS + MAREN HOLST	106	99
BIRCH POINT FARMS PESHON	81	228	RODNEY KURTH	107	38
MILKY WAY DAIRY FARM	82	44	TONY AND STEVE WITT	108	39
AB ACRES	82	38	SONNEK FARMS	108	68
STEVE AND SANDY SIEGLE	83	50	JERON NATHE	109	234
WM MCFARLAND + SONS	83	45	KEVIN & SHEILA THARALDSON	109	55
HABERER HILL DAIRY	84	22	KIRK SCHLEMMER	110	48
MATT BERKTOLD	85	175	DALE + SUE SPANIER	110	48
BREEZY WILLOWS DAIRY	85	35	ZUMBRO VIEW FARMS LLC	110	49
TLK FARMS	85	59	JAMES C PFEIFER	111	62
STANLEY MARTIN	87	35	KEN & AARON VOGT	111	105
DONALD + DARLENE MATROS	87	75	MARK JUENEMANN	111	42
PAUL+ANN NIBBE	89	37	JOEL & SARAH PETTIT	112	103
BOB & TERRI KETCHUM	90	112	ACKERMAN FARMS	112	104
DEAN FRISLE	92	65	SCHUFT DAIRY	112	45
ROGER ALDINGER	92	63	CURT + JACKIE BEKIUS	113	78
DEAN RAUSCH	92	62	SCHEFERS BROS	113	75
JAMES AND PAUL GREGORY	92	87	OTTO L HARTMANN	114	38
DAVID SCHUUR	92	65	PHILIP & SHEREEN HAUGE