MinnesotaDHIA News

A PUBLICATION OF MINNESOTA DHIA                                                   Volume 6, Issue 7                                                              July 2006

Average production on DHIA sample day continues to trend upward, 11 months and counting.  The chart above shows daily milk averages for milking cows only.  We have many herds with remarkable production, with 19 herds currently over 30,000 pounds of milk on the Rolling Herd Average.  Other stats of interest:

·         285 herds (11%) have ordered RFID tags from DHIA

·         236 herds milk some or all cows milked three times a day (9%)

·         12 customers have over 1,000 cows on DHIA, another 47 herds are between 500 and 1,000 cows, and 2,349 herds have under 200 cows

·         407 herds or 16% of herds have selected the no publicity option

·         9.4% of supervised herds weigh 2 milkings on sample day

 

Special Pricing on RFID tags for DHIA members who have their Premises ID – offer extended until 8/31/2006, limited to # of cows in your herd.  260 herds have already taken advantage of this offer

Digital Angel RFID Tags - $1 each, free tag applicator with 50 tags

All Flex RFID Tags - $1.40 each, free tag applicator with 50 tags               Please call 800.827.3442

 

You can order RFID tags in tandem with management tags.

 

 

Tag should be inserted in the left ear, no closer than 1/3 of the ear from the head, between the middle two cartilage ribs, with numbers on the inside

 

 

 

Cows for Sale
*
Entire herd of Holsteins.  Majority of herd is AI bred.  Call Dan Renner at Renner Enterprises  507.227.7961

*42 home raised Holstein heifers to start calving in October.  Call John O’Loughlin in Shakopee at 952.496.3515.


June Milk Quality Top 100

DAN AND JOLENE SCHLANGEN

28

57

 

ALTONWOOD

99

42

NORBERT BROWN

45

46

 

NORTH VISTA HOLSTEINS

100

25

SCHEFERS BROS

45

75

 

MORRIS + JEFF CHAMBERLAIN

101

18

JAVA FARM

51

43

 

KEVIN SPLETT

102

46

PAUL & MARY ZIMMERMAN

53

61

 

KEVIN ANDERSON

102

42

PETER & MARK HENDRICKSON

53

71

 

HY-RIDGE HOLSTEINS LCC.

102

310

GOLBERGS LAKEVIEW DAIRY

55

58

 

HOLLERMANN DAIRY

103

264

KEVIN & SHEILA THARALDSON

56

53

 

RICK HEUER

103

78

MICHELS BROTHERS

57

24

 

JOPPS CENTURY FARMS

103

92

MARVIN NELDNER

58

22

 

C & C DAIRY

103

83

DEAN SWENSON

61

26

 

JONATHAN SEIFERT

103

88

SAPA SKA FARM INC

63

84

 

HENDRICKSON DAIRY

104

32

DAVID BUCK

66

64

 

TOM AND PENNY BERG

104

101

KIRK SCHLEMMER

69

51

 

ACKERMAN FARMS

106

100

JAMES M TESSMER

70

49

 

WALLY W WIESE

106

30

TODD & KATHY JOHNSTON

71

58

 

HIESERICH FARM

107

86

HAPPKE HOLSTEIN FARM

73

70

 

SAM SALZL

107

104

FRANK PATRICK

74

57

 

SCHUELER FARMS

110

222

RONALD AND SUSAN JOHNSON

75

62

 

STEVE AND SANDY SIEGLE

111

55

MARK KLEHR

76

53

 

CHUCK LEUTHOLD

111

74

CURTIS,MAREN+JEREMY HOLST

77

86

 

MEADOW BROOK DAIRY

111

96

DAVID SMITH

78

31

 

DEAN RAUSCH

112

62

CRONK DAIRY

79

37

 

LYLE AND WANDA HONEBRINK

113

97

PRAHL DAIRY

79

29

 

BRAD GLENZ

113

52

JEFF BLENKER

81

38

 

FJEL-MAR DAIRY

113

154

DAVID SCHUUR

82

58

 

VALLEY VIEW DAIRY

114

90

DOUG PELKA

83

53

 

GARY AND KARISSA WINGERT

115

55

ROSEVEIW DAIRY

84

163

 

MARK SMITH

115

47

JERON NATHE

85

231

 

MOGER FARMS

115

88

CHUCK KLAPHAKE

86

96

 

B AND C DAIRY

116

69

GARY P LIESER

87

53

 

HAROLD + BONNIE SCHOSSOW

116

59

KIMM'S DAIRY

87

88

 

O + S DAIRY

116

224

GILMAN HALBAKKEN

89

83

 

LARRY BRAEM

116

40

GERALD+LISA BURG

90

40

 

BOB & TERRI KETCHUM

116

120

STAN WURTZBERGER

90

35

 

KEVIN & DELORES CARLSON

116

59

LARRY & CAROL MOEN

91

67

 

JAMES AND PAUL GREGORY

117

88

SCHREIBER BROS

91

83

 

MERRYVILLE FARM

117

198

JERRY + BEV POHLMANN

92

63

 

STONY CREEK DAIRY

118

54

OLMAR FARMS

92

99

 

REUBEN AND JANICE STOMMES

118

68

SC0TT AND DENISE GATHJE

93

72

 

BREEZY WILLOWS DAIRY

119

29

ROBERT + TERRI DAHLEN

93

53

 

OAK GLEN JOHNS

119

30

KALMES FARMS INC

94

111

 

DAN + CINDY NIELSEN

119

41

SHIR-MAN HOLSTEIN FARM

95

106

 

BRUCE AND CHERYL MOHN

120

59

DEAN + ELIZABETH JOHNSON

95

70

 

ESPERANZA CATTLE COMPANY

120

51

MARK & CARLA BRUNHOLZL

95

28

 

JOHN WENNINGER

121

44

PATRICK BRODEEN

96

48

 

HAVERINEN DAIRY

121

48

JULIAN + DAVID SJOSTROM

96

12

 

HARLAN + KATHY LAPE

122

54

OAK RIDGEDAIRY

98

47

 

LEO + LYNN GARTNER

122

51