Newsletter

MinnesotaDHIA News

A PUBLICATION OF MINNESOTA DHIA Volume 7, Issue 6 June 2007

Congratulations on the continuing improvement in milk Quality. The people of DHIA salute all the great customers we get to work with, including consultants and producers, for your commitment to excellence and improvement. We are grateful for a chance to serve.

Key Information about Johne's Disease from the U of M

Minnesota's dairy industry generates over $1 billion each year in gross farm income from milk production, making it the largest livestock source of farm income in the State. In addition, beef production from dairy and beef cattle operations generate another $800 million in gross farm income to the State.
Johne's disease has been recognized as an important economic loss in dairy cattle herds, with losses in heavily infected herds estimated at over $200 per cow in inventory.
Available estimates indicate at least 25% of Minnesota dairy herds are infected with Johne's disease. In dairy herds with over 300 milk cows, at least 40% of dairy herds are already infected. Due to the ongoing expansion of dairy herds and widespread movement of cattle, the disease is spreading rapidly.

May Quality Leaders	SCC	Cows		SCC	Cows
DAN AND JOLENE SCHLANGEN	30	61	DEAN GABBERT	94	55
KEVIN & SHEILA THARALDSON	41	56	ACKERMAN FARMS	94	106
CIRCLE DRIVE HOLSTEINS	45	18	DAVID BUCK	94	64
RKB DAIRY	55	88	JERRY + BEV POHLMANN	95	64
MOGER FARMS	57	84	JASON NYSTROM	95	30
BENGTSON FAMILY FARM	65	41	DAVID H ROTT	96	111
SELKE FARMS	65	160	JOHN ROBERS	97	21
GERALD+LISA BURG	65	38	Cargill Animal Nutrition	98	74
ROBERT SLATER	65	29	GARY P LIESER	99	53
RICHARD+TRUDIE MCCONNELL	65	57	JOHN WENNINGER	99	40
KIDMAN DAIRY	66	104	JOPPS CENTURY FARMS	99	93
STANLEYMARTIN	68	35	GREG PAULUS	99	44
CHRISTIANSON FARMS	68	42	MARK KLEHR	100	58
REUBEN AND JANICE STOMMES	68	67	JAMES HAUSCHILDT	100	108
BOB AND BARB PETIT	69	61	DEAN FRISLE	100	65
GERALD SEITZER	69	56	BRUCE AND JODI HEIM	101	152
OAK GLEN JOHNS	70	31	EARL FELLING	102	72
DANIEL HALLBERG	72	58	MAYNARD SCHUMACHER	102	47
MARK & CARLA BRUNHOLZL	73	23	JERON NATHE	103	235
PETERM&LYNN HENDRICKSON	73	66	MATT ROBERT	103	30
CARL + RHONDA WEIS	74	51	HOEFS' DAIRY	103	192
WAYNE AND WADE ATHEY	76	40	PETER SKAJ	103	41
D & J DAIRY	78	97	PINE HILL DAIRY	103	54
ART AND JANE STUMPF	78	51	STEVE AND SANDY SIEGLE	104	47
AL + MARK SCHMITT	79	97	KARL KLAPHAKE	104	49
ZUMBRO VIEW FARMS LLC	79	48	ROSEVEIW DAIRY	104	164
GLEN CHRISTEN	80	45	LARRY LEXVOLD FAMILY	105	63
DAVID SMITH	81	28	FRANK PATRICK	105	58
JEFF BLENKER	82	42	ALLAN DUESTERHOEFT	106	27
JAMES AND PAUL GREGORY	82	88	MATT BERKTOLD	106	169
GARY BECKMAN	82	74	JOHN AND STACI SCHERBER	106	49
KEVIN ANDERSON	83	46	CUNNINGHAM DAIRY	107	79
HAPPKE HOLSTEIN FARM	83	76	MARSHLAND FARMS	107	100
CRAIG AND SHARON DAHMS	85	31	DARREL + LISA MAUS	107	68
JASON SMELTER	85	58	CRAZY DAISY DAIRY	107	109
TERRY KOLSTAD	86	24	BRUCE AND CHERYL MOHN	107	55
HOWARD STUEBER	86	31	HOESE DAIRY INC.	107	97
SONNEK FARMS	87	67	JEFF + KAREN DETERS	107	424
PRAHL DAIRY	87	29	SONDAG DAIRY	108	37
GILMAN HALBAKKEN	88	81	BOB L LIESER	108	59
KIRK SCHLEMMER	88	48	HAZEL-BUSH FARMS INC	108	46
DAVID + RICHARD BROWN	90	111	SCHEFERS BROS	109	75
CULLBARR FARMS	90	85	DEAN RAUSCH	109	65
DEVOINE KRUSE	91	134	MARK TITERA	111	25
ADAM DANIELS	91	21	BRUCE RUNDHAUG	111	56
BECHTOLD BROS	92	122	LARRY AND DIANNA BRAEM	111	39
PAUL & MARY ZIMMERMAN	93	63	SCHUELER FARMS	111	238
MILKY WAY DAIRY FARM	93	42	AIMEE FINLEY	112	102
JEFF PETERMEIER	93	22	ROBERT + TERRI DAHLEN	112	56
AB ACRES	93