Green County DHIA Newsletter

February 2016

Upcoming Events

February 4 Private Pesticide Applicator Training, 10AM-3:30PM, MP Room, Justice Center, Monroe

4-5 WI Corn/Soy/Pork Expo, Kalahar i Resor t, WI Dells

17 Private Pesticide Applicator Training, 10AM-3:30PM, MP Room, Justice Center, Monroe

18 Soil Health and Fertility Seminar, 1-3:30, MP Room, Justice Center, Monroe, call 328-9440

24 Private Pesticide Applicator Test Only Session, 1PM-3:30PM, MP Room, Justice Center

March 1 Private Pesticide Applicator Training, 10AM-3:30PM, MP Room, Justice Center, Monroe

2 Green County DHI Annual Membership Luncheon, Noon, American Legion, Monroe

4-5 Ag Womens Summit, Marr iott West, Middleton, WI

11 WI Dairy and Beef Well Being Conference, UW-Platteville Pioneer Prairie Farm

19 Green/Rock Dual County Dairy Cattle Sale, Noon, WI Farm Auctions, Brooklyn

Top Green County Herds Recognized for Quality Milk in 2015

The herds listed below had the lowest Somatic Cell Linear Scores for Green County herds on DHI testing in

2015. These herds will be recognized at the Green County DHI Annual Membership Luncheon on March

2nd . The top herd in each group will receive an aluminum sign to put up at their dairy and all of the herds

will receive certificates, compliments of the Green County Milk Quality Council. Herds must have a

minimum of 40 cows and tested a minimum of 10 times during the past year to qualify for these awards.

Somatic Cell Count data from split herds is combined to determined final placings. Congratulations to all the

winners!

Small Herd <99 Cows Cows 305 ME Milk Wt. SCC Linear Score

1st

Shantell Holsteins 40 19,425 lbs. 42,000 1.3

2nd

High Road Dairy 77 26,641 lbs. 78,000 1.4

3rd

Jeff & Kate Hendrickson 93 31,528 lbs. 90,000 1.5

Large Herds >100 Cows

1st

Binders Holstein & Brown Swiss 139 * 56,800 1.2

2nd

Jimmy-K-Holsteins 143 29,018 lbs. 76,000 1.9

3rd

Dave and Brian Brugger 499 28,154 lbs. 93,000 1.9 * Split Herd: ME Milk for Holsteins = 25,542and ME Milk for Brown Swiss = 22,260

ON MARCH 2, 2016, at 12:00 Noon at the

AMERICAN LEGION POST 84

1627 12TH AVE

MONROE, WI 53566

Reservations must be received no later than February 22, 2016.

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Green County DHIA, P.O. Box 400, Monroe, WI 53566 Bonnie Moser - Office Manager - 328-9380

Field Technicians Office Phone - 328-9381 February 2016

Sue Pudwill . . . . . . .214-6130 Jim Moser . . . . . .325-7838 Diane Foulker . . . . 325-2668 Lisa Becherer . . . 897-8476

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Green County UW-Extension Office

Justice Center 2841 6th Street Monroe, Wisconsin 53566

Phone: 608-328-9440 Internet: green.uwex.edu

COUNTY EXTENSION STAFF

Mark Mayer, Dairy & Livestock Agent & Editor

Victoria Solomon, Community Resource Development Educator

Ellen Andrews, 4-H Youth Development Educator

Bridget Mouchon-Humphrey, Family Living Educator

Jayne Butts, Extension Activity Assistant

Amy Krass, Extension Activity Assistant

Mark Mayer Dairy and Livestock Agent & Editor Green County

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608-328-9440, voice or 711 for Wisconsin Relay.

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Robert Cramer, Jr W3224 Norton Rd, Juda President 934-1040

Craig Tourdot W3872 Hwy 11-81, Monroe Vice Pres 558-1834

John Dieckhoff W2210 Pinnow Rd, Brodhead Sec/Treas 897-3637

Jeremy Mayer N3926 County Rd N, Monroe Director 214-0070

Andrew Houlberg N4991 Spoerry Rd, Monticello Director 862-3223

Stephanie Miranda 6931 W State Rd 11, Janesville Director 426-1768

UW-Extension Office Green County 2841 6th Street

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