Minnesota DHIA News
A PUBLICATION OF MINNESOTA DHIA Volume 5, Issue 11November 2005
DHIA Scholarships Deadline Approaching
November 30 is the deadline for applications for $500 DHIA Scholarships. DHIA members and DHIA employees and their families are eligible. Applications are available from your DHIA Field Rep on sample day, on the National DHIA website www.DHIA.org, or by calling our office at 800-827-3442. Last year, there were 11 winners from Minnesota DHIA.
Year-end calf report coming
We ask that you please report the outcome of calvings to your DHIA Field Rep. Was it a bull or heifer, or twins, alive or dead? We plan to summarize this data for you in a new report we have developed, providing you with your data, and enabling you to see the averages for DHIA. There is a place on the Barn Notes or in your on-farm software to report this information. You may also wish to consider tagging your bull calves and entering them into your DHIA records, especially if you plan to feed those animals out yourself. It appears there may be added value at slaughter if you can verify a farm of origin and a birthdate. Field Rep and on-farm versions of software allow the option of “bull calf add to cowfile” and allow a tag to be recorded for these animals, and allow separate inventory. Note that there is no charge for handling youngstock data in DHIA.
A new DHIA policy that takes affect for the 2005 testing year states that in order for a herd to be eligible for recognition and awards from Minnesota DHIA, it must have an annual percent milk sold of no higher than 108%. If you are at or above this level, please visit with your Field Rep on your next sample day. In order to be published in the year-end Annual Summary for Minnesota DHIA, herds must have 11 tests in calendar year 2005, and must have selected the publicity option. To check, look at the lower left corner of your herd summary report. It will say either “Publication” or “No Record Publication”. To change your option, talk to your Field Rep on sample day.
Minnesota DHIA Anniversaries
Our sincere congratulations go out to our hard working Minnesota DHIA employees. This month, Field Rep Keith Jorgenson from Alexandria is celebrating his 15th year of service and Field Rep Angie Hopp from Cosmos is celebrating 10 years of service. Please join us in extending our thanks to them for all the good work they do for our organization.
National Animal Identification System (NAIS) Update
Over 3,000 animals in our DHIA system are now tagged with Radio Frequency Identification Tags (RFID). We will be providing RFID tag ordering information to Field Reps at conferences in November, and those of you who want to get started with the system will be able to do so. On farm software as well as software Field Reps bring to your farm on sample day will be updated to handle the Premise ID and new RFID numbers. We are currently working with the Board of Animal Health to submit the minimal transaction data (animals sold or purchased, animals retagged, and tags assigned to your premise) for those herds who want to start participating.
Congratulations to October Milk Quality Leaders
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SCC |
Cows |
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SCC |
Cows |
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PRAHL DAIRY |
33 |
28 |
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JAMES AND PAUL/GREGORY |
101 |
99 |
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DAN AND JOLENE/SCHLANGEN |
39 |
57 |
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MARK & CARLA/BRUNHOLZL |
102 |
23 |
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BOB & TERRI/KETCHUM |
53 |
114 |
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RALPH/SWIGGUM |
103 |
59 |
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KIDMAN DAIRY |
60 |
81 |
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L & D DAIRY |
104 |
308 |
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ROGER + WENDY/SORENSON |
63 |
27 |
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JOHN+MARY/RADEMACHER |
105 |
85 |
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ROBERT/SLATER |
68 |
22 |
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DAN + CHRISTINA/BEMBOOM |
106 |
56 |
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KEVIN & SHEILA/THARALDSON |
69 |
53 |
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ART AND JANE/STUMPF |
106 |
47 |
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JOHN/NATHE |
69 |
223 |
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PAUL & MARY/ZIMMERMAN |
106 |
59 |
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OAK GLEN/JOHNS |
73 |
30 |
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BREEZY WILLOWS DAIRY |
106 |
27 |
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WALLY W/WIESE |
76 |
23 |
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LESLIE+TERESA/BIERBAUM |
107 |
44 |
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RONALD AND SUSAN/JOHNSON |
77 |
62 |
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STAN/WURTZBERGER |
107 |
35 |
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DAVID/SCHUUR |
80 |
46 |
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STEVE AND SANDY/SIEGLE |
107 |
55 |
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LARRY/BRAEM |
80 |
39 |
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ZUMBRO VIEW FARMS LLC |
108 |
48 |
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ROSEVEIW DAIRY/ |
81 |
161 |
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DOUG AND JOAN/RUTTEN |
109 |
21 |
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KIRK/SCHLEMMER |
81 |
53 |
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MIKE/MOTL+KIM HARFF |
109 |
76 |
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JAMES M/TESSMER |
83 |
47 |
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SCOTT/HIPPEN |
110 |
54 |
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KEITH/ROOT |
83 |
37 |
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DAVE/STEMIG |
111 |
53 |
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KEVIN/ANDERSON |
85 |
43 |
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KB HILLSIDE DAIRY/ |
113 |
50 |
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RONALD/FIELD |
87 |
33 |
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JOHN/NATHE |
114 |
43 |
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TIM AND AMY/LEONARD |
88 |
48 |
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SHAWN/BERGEY |
114 |
56 |
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DAVE/CORBETT |
89 |
33 |
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OAT HILL DAIRY |
115 |
52 |
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DANIEL/HALLBERG |
89 |
63 |
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WAYNE A/BRANDS |
115 |
72 |
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SCHREIBER BROS/ |
89 |
84 |
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TROSEN DAIRY/ |
115 |
235 |
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DAVID/SMITH |
90 |
33 |
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TIM MARION/RUEGEMER |
116 |
67 |
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WAYNE/KOEPP |
91 |
165 |
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LARRY AND SHARON/WISTE |
117 |
31 |
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SCOTT/FELDHACKER |
91 |
59 |
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MIKE/HAGLUND |
117 |
52 |
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JIM/KULINSKI |
93 |
47 |
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TONY/STAEBLER |
117 |
60 |
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GREG/PAULUS |
93 |
47 |
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BECHTOLD BROS/ |
118 |
118 |
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LONNIE & CINDY/HOIUM |
93 |
50 |
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VON WAHLDE DAIRY |
119 |
88 |
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VALLEY VIEW FARM 1/ |
93 |
99 |
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BRUCE/BURMEISTER |
119 |
38 |
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KIRK/BENGTSON |
93 |
43 |
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BRUCE AND JILL/BOETTCHER |
120 |
141 |
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JEROME/LEE |
93 |
20 |
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MICHELS BROTHERS |
121 |
23 |
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MICHAEL AND DONNA/RUTHER |
93 |
102 |
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MIKE/MENZE |
121 |
70 |
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KIMM'S DAIRY |
94 |
80 |
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MIKE/KUGATH |
121 |
51 |
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JAMES C/PFEIFER |
94 |
57 |
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DEAN/FRISLE |
123 |
70 |
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KENNETH/ANDERSON |
94 |
28 |
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MAYNARD/SCHUMACHER |
124 |
45 |
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JAY + MARIE/NOSKA |
95 |
45 |
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GORDON/MANSHAEM |
124 |
60 |
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AIMEE/FINLEY |
95 |
90 |
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RON AMY SHAWN/BEMBOOM |
125 |
88 |
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LESLIE + DARRYL/FLOM |
95 |
147 |
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BRED & BUTTER DAIRY/ |
125 |
62 |
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ROBERT + FAWN/STAUB |
95 |
30 |
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MICHAEL/BRUCE |
126 |
101 |
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BRUCE/RUNDHAUG |
95 |
61 |
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RUECHEL DAIRY FARM |
127 |
82 |
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REUBEN AND JANICE/STOMMES |
96 |
67 |
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DALE AND JULIE/SCHWARTZ |
127 |
86 |
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SELKE FARMS/ |
96 |
133 |
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BUEHLER BROS/ |
127 |
79 |
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KEVIN & CARAL/SCHAFER |
97 |
32 |
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BLUE-EDGE DAIRY |
127 |
226 |
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RESTAD DAIRY |
98 |
66 |
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BRAD/GOHMANN |
128 |
75 |
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PINE OAKS DAIRY |
98 |
70 |
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RYAN/BUTTERFIELD |
128 |
48 |
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WAYNE & KATHERINE/VOTH |
99 |
106 |
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DAVID H/ROTT |
129 |
116 |
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HENDRICKSON DAIRY |
99 |
27 |
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RICHARD/SCHNOBRICH |
129 |
42 |
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TOM/BUNKOWSKI |
99 |
47 |
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HOWARD/STUEBER |
129 |
32 |
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MARK/KLEHR |
100 |
55 |
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TESK-HOLM HOLSTEINS/ |
129 |
80 |