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JUNE 10, 2015
A Family Affair:
De-Su Holsteins produces top Holsteins year after year
by Lissa Blake
The better care you take of
your herd, the better care theyll
take of you.
Thats the philosophy behind
the family dairy operation at
De-Su Holsteins in rural New
Albin.
And for around 50 years, that
philosophy has been paying off
for the Dean and Sue Meyer
family.
Dean and Sue, who were
married in 1969, started out
with 120 acres on the farm
where they still live today.
We started out with ve cows
being milked with buckets in a
16-stanchion barn, said Dean,
who also hauled milk on the
side.
By the early 70s, the
Meyers expanded by installing
Harvestore silos and adding
to the barn, for a total of 56
stanchions.
When they added additional
tie stalls to their barn in the
1980s, increasing their facility

capacity to accommodate 73
cows at that time, the Meyers
thought it would be their last
expansion. But then their
son, Darin, a 1992 Kee High
School graduate, expressed
an interest in carrying on his
familys legacy.
Instead of attending college,
Darin jokes that he went to
the school of hard knocks. I
have no regrets, said Darin,
who today works as the farms
general manager.
Darins
brother,
Dustin,
oversees the farms crop
work, and his sister, Shannon
Schuttemeyer, does all the
bookkeeping. Another of Dean
and Sues daughters, Stacie,
works as a nurse at Gundersen
Clinic.
Im just the gap ller. I do
whatever needs to be done,
said Dean of his current role in
De-Su...
Continued on page 17
The Meyer family of rural New Albin owns and operates De-Su Holsteins, a dairy facility that has
grown from a start of ve cows being milked with buckets on a 120-acre farm to the present-day
operation of three farms and the milking of 1,500 cows during three eight-hour shifts each day.
Pictured above, left to right, are Darin, Dean, Sue and Dustin Meyer. Photo by Lissa Blake.
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JUNE 10, 2015
by David M. Johnson
Living in a community where

the countryside is dotted with
farms, we may often take an
agricultural
landscape
for
granted. Most people living in
Allamakee County are either
farming, only recently removed
from that environment or are
employed in businesses closely
involved with farming.
The two primary farming
operations that have sustained
themselves for a long period of
time within Allamakee County
are beef and dairy. Between
the dairy barns and parlors and
beef cows pasturing along the
many county roads, it is difcult
not to see evidence of either
one of these farming practices.
Nationally, with some 70
different breeds of cattle, there
are 29.7 million beef cows and
915,000 producers, with Iowa
home to 20,000 beef producers
and 5,368 feedlots, managing
920,000 cows. The nation has
9.3 million dairy cows and
65,000 dairy farms, with the
state of Iowa comprising a total

of 1,500 dairy herds that care
for 204,000 cows producing
21,309 pounds of milk per cow
on an annual basis.
Allamakee County has its
share of producers managing
15,000 beef cows and 12,000
milk cows. For the consumer,
community and businesses,
these two industries are major
players in providing both food
and economic development.
From processing plants to
grocery stores and restaurants,
to truckers and farmers,
the dairy and beef cow are
important for employment at
both state and local levels.
These are just several
productive aspects, but most
people associate dairy and
beef with milk, ice cream,
cheese and yogurt from the
milk cow and the steaks, roasts
and ground beef from the beef
cow. For instance, one dairy
cow in Iowa generates 23,445
dollars of economic impact and
value to a community, 10 cows
generating 22,000 jobs in Iowa
and 4.9 billion dollars in Iowa.

A live beef steer weighing,
on average, at 1,235 pounds
accounts for 522 pounds of
edible meat.
LOCAL SUPPORT
To get a better insight of
these two important industries,
organizations
like
the
Allamakee County Cattlemens
Association and the Allamakee
County
Dairy
Association
provide a positive face to their
respective livelihoods. Ron
Cota is a 57-year-old Harpers
Ferry cattleman who not
only represents the County
Cattlemens
Association
as a member but is also its
president. Likewise, 28-yearold Tom Gavin of Lansing is a
member and president of the
County Dairy Association.
Both are busy producers,
Ron overseeing 750 acres
and 190 beef cows, and
Tom, with his dad and uncle,
operating a 350-dairy cow
operation, nishing out 175 fat
cattle a year. Both are keen in
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important their professions are
but are also anxious to promote
and encourage a younger
generation to become active
participants in a career in either
beef or dairy.
Cota believes that there
is a challenge to become a
producer with the expenses like
equipment and land, but with
the help of a family member or
a retiring farmer to assist, the
prices we are receiving now
are good and one can make
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money. Gavin concurs with this

assessment and that nding
that established producer is
a major factor in getting that
young man or woman a foot in
the door for a future in a milking
career. You are going to have
debt, but good management,
dedication and somebody to
teach you will lead you on the
right path, adds Gavin.
Tom went to Northeast Iowa
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Continued from page 3
Community College in Calmar
for an education in dairy, and
with both a dad and uncle, was
given valuable insight on how
to be that successful dairyman
as they partnered with this
young producer to give him his
start. Ron also pointed to being
dedicated to your operation and
feels strongly that anyone now
or going to start must familiarize
themselves with the new and
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an edge in their operation.
Learning new technology
can be overwhelming, but you

have to be willing to change,
observes Cota.
Cota feels that the future looks
bright for the beef producer, as
numbers are still low due to a
number of factors like sell-offs
by Western cattlemen because
of drought. This Harpers Ferry
cattleman notes that its harder
and slower to increase your
herd numbers, nothing like the
hog or poultry producer. And
when mentioning poultry, he
alluded to the present avian
u epidemic that is threatening
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it could affect beef prices in a
positive manner because of
the dramatic losses suffered
by poultry producers that might
inuence more purchases of
beef products. He feels for
those involved with the illness
that has been spreading across
the Midwest, as he too has
experienced losses to his cowcalf operation.
Dairy has not experienced the
steady upswing on prices that
beef farmers are experiencing,
but has witnessed more
volatility, such as 25 dollars
per hundred weight last fall
then declining to 15 dollar milk
this past March. I dont know
what the answer is to correct
this volatility, but it has always
existed, reected Gavin on
what he gets for his milk and
the difculty of maintaining
nancially
a
successful
operation. This issue had been
a continuing problem, although
another problem has emerged
to give some concern to this
dairyman. It is getting harder
and harder to nd labor to
work on the farm. Child labor
laws no longer allow us to hire

neighbor kids or other kids to
help, doing simple things like
feeding calves. Tom added
that new immigration laws are
constricting Hispanic workers,
who Gavin admires as very
productive and hard working.
CONTINUED INTEREST
Both gentlemen and their
respective organizations are
advocates and supporters of
both the county 4-H programs
and local FFA organizations
in the county schools, part of
getting new blood involved in
farming. Both producers were
born and raised on farms, but
with more and more kids not
having that experience, youth
organizations like these are
important to introduce and
encourage more and more
young people to become
involved in agriculture.
They believe that if a
young person is not going to
become a farmer, there are still
opportunities in agribusiness.
National statistics support this
observation as agriculture
provides 25 percent of this
nations job opportunities in

some manner. Both feel that if
the beef and dairy industries
are going to continue to be
successful, it is going to take an
inux of the younger generation
from both farm kids and from
non-farm kids who have an
interest in being farmers.
Even with 4-H and the FFA,
both Cota and Gavin feel
the greatest challenge is the
threat to their profession by
the large number of people far
removed from the experiences
of farming. These people are
being swayed by individuals and
organizations hostile to farming
and livestock operations. Both
point to PETA and other animal
rights organizations that are
using vast sums of money to
dissuade the public from buying
the products provided by both
beef and dairy operations.
Nothing angers Gavin more
than the constant barrage
and accusations that his cows
are constantly pumped with
antibiotics. I do not harm my
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animals, but if they are sick,
I take care of them as it is no
different if a member of your
family is sick and is given care,
is the defense given by this
Lansing dairy producer. Cota
also points to the antibiotic
issue and the environmental
regulations that are increasing
each year.
Both are strong supporters
of the environment, and are
for clean water and clean
air like everybody else. Both
practice what they preach by
being environmental stewards
with practices implemented
to promote environmentally
sound solutions that improve
their natural surroundings. Both
believe common sense should
dictate the regulations and not
be inuenced by political and
ideological agendas endorsed
by those opposing present
farming regulations.
Also, there is an organized
assault on the use of meats
and dairy products in the
food supply. Today, the Iowa
Cattle Association has asked
U.S. Health and Human
Services
Secretary
Sylvia
Burwell and Tom Vilsack

of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture to reject some of
the recommendations made by
their advisory committee. Some
of those recommendations
include excluding lean meats
from a healthy dietary pattern,
to reduce consumption of
red meats and to include
sustainability in the 2015
Dietary
Guidelines.
The
state cattlemens association
and its county afliates are
strong proponents that not
only are their products safe,
but also healthy. They point
to past scientic evidence
and practices that justify
the continued intake of their
product and that this conict
between the consumers and
the farmers is due to the lack of
understanding and education of
farming practices when dealing
with livestock operations.
Both Cota and Gavin feel
their involvement with each
of their respective county
organizations representing their
business is extremely important
to correct the attacks on their
professions. Cota points to
the Iowa Beef Expo and other

venues plus the promotions
and activities provided by the
individual county extension
ofces as being constructive in
reversing any negative publicity
by opposing interests.
Cota and Gavin did not
become involved in farming
and, in particular, in beef and
dairy because they thought it
would be easy. They became
involved with their respective
professions because they have
a passion for what they do and
have carried on that passion by
being representatives for their
farming interests by becoming
involved with organizations that
promote and hope to protect
their love for their work.
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at a sporting event or at the
county fair, or you might see
Tom during a Dairy Days event,
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than that. They have taken the
time and made the investments
to put in the extra effort to make
their operations successful
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Allamakee County
Cattlemens
Association
awards scholarships
to local students
The Allamakee County Cattlemens Association
recently awarded scholarships which have been given
annually to area graduating seniors who answer three
essay questions on beef. Funding for the scholarships
comes from a variety of events sponsored by the
Cattlemen throughout the year. The Cattlemen host
several grillings in downtown Waukon, and at the
Allamakee County Fair and Waukon Power Sports.
In the fall, the Cattlemen host a Club Calf Auction at
Northeast Iowa Equity Sales Commission in Waukon,
where they sell 30-40 calves to buyers throughout the
country, some as far away as Texas. In the spring,
the Cattlemen conduct a Breeding Soundness Exam
(Semen Check) for area producers. The Cattlemen
have been strong supporters of 4-H and FFA youth and
have also donated money to several local organizations,
including the Veterans Memorial Healthcare Foundation
Christmas Fantasy and area churches.
The Allamakee County Cattlemens Association
consists of area beef producers who care about beef
and they would like to express their appreciation to all
who have patronized them in their activities. Any beef
producer who would like to become a member of the
Association is invited to join.
Pictured above in a photo taken during a recent grilling event sponsored by the Allamakee County
Cattlemens Association are members of the Association with the two area graduating high school
seniors who were each awarded scholarships by the Association in 2015. Pictured, left to right,
are: Front row - Dan Schmitt, Allamakee County Cattlemens Association Secretary/Treasurer; 2015
Waukon High School graduates and scholarship recipients Nick Bieber and Shelby Troendle; and
Ron Cota, Allamakee County Cattlemens Association President. Back row - Allamakee County
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by Kelli Boylen
freelance writer
For Nick and Brittany

Tilleraas of rural Waterville,
raising beef cattle is part of
their family heritage.
Nick and I both grew up
with grandparents and parents
that raised beef, Brittany says.
For us, raising beef cattle is
keeping family tradition going.
Nick and Brittany both
showed beef growing up at the
Allamakee County Fair and
open shows. Nick graduated
from Waukon High School in
2003 and Brittany in 2007.
Nick started investing in beef
cattle soon after high school.
They met through a mutual
friend, Jake McCormick, when
Brittany was a junior in high
school. They got to know each
other more through Allamakee
County Cattlemens Association
activities and started dating
after going together to a
Cattlemens Christmas party.
When they got engaged in July
2010, it was a decision they

say strengthened both their
relationship and commitment to
the beef industry.
Beef cattle has always been
a big passion for both of us,
says Brittany. We both loved
showing cattle growing up. We
both have our own unique set
of skills to bring to the table.
Nick strives to produce a cow
that can lay down and calve on
her own, raise a big calf while
converting poor quality forage
into a usable product, beef! I
push for our genetics to be the
best they can be. Together we
really want to produce easykeeping, good-looking, greatquality animals that can do well
in a cow-calf operation, show
ring or feed lot.
In 2010, they worked with
Nicks stepdad, Tracy Waters,
and bought two registered
purebred Simmental heifers
from Oak Meadow Farms in
Harmony, MN, and Till-Hill
Cattle was born.
They decided early on
that they wanted to focus on

Simmental and SimAngus (a
cross between Simmentals and
Angus breeds) genetics. They
chose Simmental & SimAngus
genetics because of their
growth and performance, their
maternal attributes, and they
say they like baldies (cattle
with white faces).
In the fall of 2010 Nick had
the opportunity to buy out the
remainder of his great-grandpa
Barnes Angus herd. They
bought six cows, ve calves
and a bull from Nicks Grandpa
Barnes herd, and descendants
of these animals are still in their
herd.
Brittanys dad, Jim Wood,
gave them a few cows as a
wedding gift which they use
for part of their show calf crop
(animals bred for good show
qualities). We are continually
adding new genetics when we
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Pictured above, left to right, are Brittany, Dallas and Nick

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Tilleraas...
see t, they say.
In a typical year, the
Tilleraases will calve around 20
to 25 cows, most of which are
Simmental or SimAngus and a
few calves meant for showing.
They use articial insemination
on just about every female,
and then use a bull with elite
genetics for the cows and
heifers that dont get bred
through articial insemination
methods.
Nick is also a herdsman at
McCormick Dairy and has been
for 15 years. Kenny and Ian
McCormick have allowed the
Tilleraases to winter their cattle
there and use their facilities
from the time Nick started.
They rent pastures for summer
use.
We care a lot about our
cattle and the land, they say.
We rotationally graze pastures
or bring cows home early to not

over-graze and make sure we
mow and spray any invasive
weeds.
They typically plan for their
calves to be born from the
end of February until April.
Around June 10 of each year
they process their calves
(which includes castrating the
bulls that they will not keep for
breeding and giving them their
rst set of vaccines for pinkeye
and blackleg). At the same
time, they set the cows up for
breeding. Steer calves are sold
straight off their mother after a
preconditioning set of vaccines
in September, October or
November. At that time the show
calves, bulls and replacement
heifers are weaned, vaccinated
again and pail fed for about
a month so they get used to
human interaction.
They routinely talk with their

veterinarian and nutritionist to
make sure their vaccines and
feed are working the best they
can for their cattle.
They market show calves
in the fall through the Purple
Ribbon Prospect Sale held
by the Allamakee County
Cattlemen. Bulls, cows and
seedstock (breeding stock for
commercial breeders) are sold
privately and at state sales.
We take great pride in
watching our cattle go on to the
next step, whether that be in the
show ring, someones pasture
to make their next generation,
or it be a steer calf going to a
feedlot to make someone a
great steak, Nick says.
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The relationship between Nick and Brittany Tilleraas (pictured

at left surveying some of their Till-Hill Cattle beef herd) got
its start when both attended events hosted by the Allamakee
County Cattlemens Association. That relationship led to
marriage and now to two-year-old Dallas Tilleraas (pictured
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Till-Hill
Cattle
Part of the hope for Nick and Brittany

Tilleraas of Till-Hill Cattle is to
continue to grow the business and
involve members of their own growing
family. Two-year-old Dallas is the
rst piece to that next Till-Hill Cattle
generation puzzle. Photos by BMW
Photography Productions.
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Beef & Dairy
Farmers!
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Tilleraas...
Nick does the day-to-day
chores. Brittany operates a
photography business and
helps out whenever she
can. Brittany also does any
grooming, clipping and phototaking needed for advertising
the cattle and helps a lot with
the show calves before the
sale. Nick does all the articial
insemination
work
along
with some custom articial
insemination jobs. They work
together on the selection of
genetics for their herd for the
next generation of Till-Hill
Cattle.
They say their rich family
history of beef farming adds to
their operation. Its always fun
reminiscing about What would
Grandpa Barnes think of this
mating... or Uncle Rich would
just laugh if he knew Brittany
ended up liking Herefords
because of a boy, they say.
One of the pastures we rent
used to belong in my family and
I can remember helping my
grandpa feed his cattle there,
Brittany says. Nick proposed
to me next to the pasture where
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I would go call in the cows with
my dad and Grandpa Wood as
a small girl, knowing it was my
favorite place. Nicks Great Aunt
Peggy just sent us some Angus
pins in the mail she found that
belonged to his great-grandpa.
Small details like that make it
so special to us.
Nick and Brittany feel they
are lucky that they can do what
they really love and get to do it
as a family. We love meeting
new people and making new
friends along the way. Raising
beef isnt just an occupation,
its a lifestyle and we love it!
says Brittany.
Brittany and Nick are also
insuring the family farming
tradition continues on for at
least another generation. We

both enjoy taking our two-yearold daughter, Dallas, out and
showing her a new baby calf
and seeing the wonder in her
eyes. There is so much joy for
us in making this a family affair.
Our cattle are our business, but
they are also like family to us.
Brittany says Till-Hill Cattle
is diverse because they raise
beef and dairy, but beef really is
their main passion. They have
about 31 dairy cattle, of which
15 are in milk. They are part of
McCormick Dairy where Nick is
a herdsman.
Brittany went to Northeast
Iowa
Community
College
(NICC) in Calmar for Ag
Business. She started her
photography business which
took off, so she left her schooling
to pursue that career. She
says, Its been quite amazing.
Ive had photos in Progressive
Dairymen, Top Agrar (Leading
German Magazine) and will
have a featured month in Riley
Round Up for MS Calendar for
the year 2016 with photos I took
at the Iowa Beef Expo 2015.
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Beef and Dairy
Producers!
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Pioneer dairyman
Virgil Herman still going strong
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Virgil Herman
of Waukon
was awarded
the Pioneer
Dairyman
Award at
the 2015
Allamakee
County Dairy
Banquet.
Photo by
Lissa Blake.
At 81 years old, Virgil

Herman could be taking it easy.
But after 74 years of farming,
Herman is still going strong,
helping on the farm where he
has lived for 54 years.
Herman, a 1952 graduate of
Waukon High School, inherited
some big responsibilities at
a very young age. The son of
John and Alice Herman, Virgil
was milking cows by the age
of seven on the farm his family
owned near Green Valley Golf
Course north of Waukon.
He remembered how excited
his dad was in 1945 when
he decided to make the leap
from hand-milking to using a
machine. He knew wed be
getting power soon, so he
bought a milk machine and got
it installed, said Virgil.
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Herman...
March 30, 1945, the Herman
farm turned on the power.
But the excitement was
short-lived, when just a day and
a half later tragedy struck
John Herman had a stroke
and passed away. Virgil, just
11 years old, and his brother,
Alton, age 14, were left to care
for the farm.
And by the time Virgil turned
15, Alton had reached the age
of leaving home, and Virgil
was faced with both running
the farm and trying to nish
his education. My mother
wouldnt let me quit school,
remembered Virgil.
HELP ARRIVES
Virgil said although he
worked hard, he was thankful
for an uncle, Elmer Sanderson,
who helped Virgil with morning
milking and some chores. Later
on, when Virgil served in the
U.S. Army for two years, his
sister, Lillian Christianson, and
her husband, Hillman, took
care of the farm.
When Virgil returned from
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the service, he married Darlena

Ehde in 1957. He said the
couple experienced some
rough times on the family farm.
I remember we had Lepto
in the cows and pigs and the
cows were aborting. There
were a couple of tough years in
there, he said.
MOVING ON
A few years later, the man
who owned the farm where
Virgil still lives now was looking
for a hired man. Virgil said
because he had his own place,
he was at rst hesitant to make
the move.
There was really no
incentive for me. But I had
a neighbor who had a 40/60
contract and I had the guy look
at it, said Virgil.
The two decided to partner,
and in 1961, Virgil sold his 103acre family farm and moved to
the 246-acre farm on Dug Road
north of Waukon, where he and
Darlena still live today.
When we got down here
(to the farm on Dug Road),
we had milk cows and beef

cattle - mostly Holsteins and
Herefords. We had some hogs,
too, he said.
Virgil started out milking 23
cows with Surge buckets and a
small can cooler.
The cooler couldnt handle
it, so we ended up getting a
bulk tank. The next year, we
took out a calf pen and put in
a barn cleaner and additional
stanchions, for a total of 34.
We also started keeping more
cattle outside, he said.
Virgil said with the expansion,
the bulk tank wasnt big enough,
and he had to go even bigger,
building a bigger milk house
with more milk storage.
The milk man was supposed
to pick up milk every other day,
but half the year, he picked up
every day because there was
just too much milk, he said.
A PLACE OF HIS OWN
In 1968, Virgil and Darlena
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Herman...
bought the farm and gave up
raising hogs to make more room
for calves. Farm improvements
included digging a well across
the road where the beef cattle
were kept, pouring cement and
installing a Harvestore silo.
We would nish our beef
cattle and Holstein steers up to
900 pounds, said Virgil, adding
that at the height of his milking
career, he milked 51 cows
twice a day.
We are all proud to support the

farm families in Allamakee County!
Additional
expansions
included putting up a second
silo, renting additional ground
for the beef cattle and buying a
neighboring farm for crops and
pasture.
Over the years Ive tried a
little of everything, he said.
MOVING ON
In 1988, Virgil said he had to
rethink his priorities following
back surgery, which required
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putting steel plates in his back.

At that time, I knew if I ever got
knocked down again, I would
end up in a wheelchair, he
said.
So Virgil made the decision
to sell the dairy herd, which
made more room for his beef
operation. Then in 2004, his
cousin, Rusty Berger, inquired
about purchasing the farm.
He wanted some beef
cattle, but he had no place to
put them, said Virgil.
Today, although Rusty owns
the farm, Virgil and Darlena
still live in the house, and Virgil
still helps out when he can. He
recently put in some nine- and
10-hour days helping to plant
corn and soybeans.
Everybody keeps telling me
I should be retired, but Im still
helping out, he said.
The Hermans have two
children, Stanley and Susan
(Erickson).
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JUNE 10, 2015
Members of 4-H, FFA and

junior breed associations who
own and exhibit a market beef
or breeding heifer at the 2015
Iowa State Fair this year are
eligible to enter the Iowa Beef
Heifer Award contest. Winning
an award will help these young
cattle producers expand their
herds.
The
winner
of
each
participating breed division
will receive a certicate for
the purchase of a registered
female. Sponsors of these
awards are the Iowa State Fair
and the respective state breed
associations. The breeds for
which applicants can compete
for a certicate are: Angus,
Charolais, Gelbvieh, Hereford,
Limousin, Maine-Anjou, Red
Angus, Salers, Shorthorn or
Simmental. Show halters are
presented to runner-ups and
are sponsored by Kent Feeds,
Inc. of Muscatine.
The Iowa Beef Heifer
Award program is designed
to honor outstanding youth
and future leaders of the
beef industry. The program
was created to increase the
interest and participation in the
beef breeding heifer project
by allowing youth to earn a
certicate for the purchase of a
breeding female.
Applicants
for
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award will be evaluated on
leadership and involvement
in breed organizations and
community activities, as well

as responsibilities and growth
within their beef project.
Finalists for the breed awards
will need to participate in a
personal interview to be held
Monday, August 17 at the Iowa
State Fairgrounds with a panel
of judges. Winners will be
announced during the selection
of the Grand Champion 4-H
breeding heifer August 18.
The
Iowa
Cattlemens
Association (ICA) coordinates
the
application
process.
Program
guidelines
and
applications can be found
on the ICA website,www.
iacattlemen.org, under the
Membership Awards tab. Click
on the Beef Heifer Award listing.
More information can also nd
by calling Kellie Carolan at 515296-2266. Applications are due
to the ICA ofce in Ames no
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Royalty crowned at annual banquet
Katie Kerndt (center in above photo), daughter of Brad
and Mary Kerndt of rural Waukon, was crowned the 2015
Allamakee County Dairy Princess at the annual Allamakee
County Dairy Banquet held Saturday, March 21 at the
Allamakee County Fairgrounds Pavilion in Waukon. Also
selected at the annual banquet as 2015 Alternate Dairy
Princesses were Emily Miller (left in above photo), daughter of
Joel and Shawn Miller of rural Waukon, and Anna Weighner
(right in above photo), daughter of Tom and Angela Weighner
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De-Su...
the family operation.
MAKING IT WORK
Over the years, the DeSu registered Holstein herd
has expanded to the point the
Meyers now own three farms:
two where they milk and one
where they raise heifers. The
Meyers and about 30 full-time
employees milk a total of 1,500
cows three times per day.
We run three, eight-hour
shifts. It takes us an hour every
12 hours to clean up. We power
wash, run the pipeline cleaner
and sanitize, then start again,
said Darin.
The main farm has a double
18 parallel parlor, and six
different groups of cows are
milked in rotation. Each wears
a computer chip, which helps
monitor their activity level.
We keep track of their level
of activity and the parlor takes
a conductivity test. That way
we know if a cow is feeling
healthy, Darin said. We also
De-Su...
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This freestall barn on one of three farms in the De-Su Holsten operation houses about 1,200 cattle.
Photo by Lissa Blake.
Thank You De-Su Holsteins

for choosing Mlsna Dairy Supply!
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De-Su...
keep them comfortable and
well fed. They have fans on in
the summer and deep-bedded
sand they can lie on. We take
as good of care of them as we
can.
The Meyers grow most of
their own high-moisture corn,
corn silage and haylage, and
they farm about 3,500 acres
to feed everything. We own
some crop land and rent some
as well, Darin explained.
BREEDING PROGRAM
According to Charlie Will,
manager of Select Sires
Holstein sire program, the
Meyers are the companys

number-one
genetic
sire
supplier.
Two years ago, the farm
had the top Holstein bull in the
entire world, Observer. Last
December, De-Su Holsteins
Bookem was rated number
two. The Meyers currently have
several bulls leased to Select
Sires.
Darin said when he is
looking for the perfect animal,
he focuses more on production
traits with an exceptional
De-Su...
JUNE 10, 2015
In the photo at
left, Dean Meyer
stands in the
free stall barn
where the De-Su
Holstein herd
is fed as part of
the family-based
dairy operation.
The Meyers
harvest and
store most of
their own feed,
with the bunker
system pictured
below being part
of that storage
system. Photos
by Lissa Blake.
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parallel parlor (pictured above).
The milk is then cooled and
loaded directly onto a milk truck for
shipping to help save energy costs.
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Located on Hwy 44 about 1/4 mile south of the junction

of Main St and Hwy 44, in Caledonia, Minnesota.
Hats o to all local Beef & Dairy Farmers!
Call for all your embryo and reproductive service needs!

JUSTIN HELGERSON, DVM
KIA KNUTSON, DVM
Providing on-farm AETA certified embryo services and ultrasound

examinations specializing in early pregnancy diagnosis and fetal sexing.
Decorah, IA
563-380-0912
drivenembryo@gmail.com
THANK YOU
Dean & Sue Meyer
of De-Su
Holsteins
FOR
DOING
BUSINESS
WITH US!
Caledonia Ready Mix

134 BISSEN ST., CALEDONIA, MN
507-725-3374 or 800-944-2507
Ready Mix Concrete Custom Concrete Pumping
Rockwood Retaining Wall Products Colored Mulch
Landscaping Rock Driveway Road Rock
BEEF & DAIRY
PAGE 20
De-Su...
phenotypic package. They
have to have good feet, legs
and udders as well as good
production, he said.
While the Meyers raise
hundreds of calves a year,
they tailor their breeding
program to utilize only the
top herd genetics they have
available. We take the top
cows, superovulate them, and
implant fertilized eggs from our
best bulls and best cows back
into a recipient, said Darin.
Heifers are rst ushed when
theyre about 10 months old
and bred when they are about
15 months old. Most of our
cows end up being recipients,
Darin stated.
Darin added that they keep
all of their heifers and many of
their bulls for breeding stock.
The others are sold for veal
calves.
SUSTAINABILITY
In an age where farmers
frequently come under re for
their practices, the Meyers do
what they can to recycle and
reuse whatever they can. All

of the manure from the farms
operation goes back into the
soil, and they plant a high
quantity of alfalfa to minimize
erosion on their land.
Immediately after a cow
is milked, their milk passes
through a plate cooler, and cold
water instantly cools it before
it is loaded onto the milk truck.
The water is then recycled and
used to water the cows.
In addition, the Meyers
save the electricity that would
otherwise be used to cool the
milk in bulk tanks by direct
shipping their milk, which
leaves on a truck every 12
hours. We try not to waste
anything, said Darin.
In addition, all of the
farms tractors are tted
with IVTs (innitely variable
transmissions),
which
minimizes the amount of
fuel used. It isnt just about
hugging a tree. Its got to make
economic sense too. Being
green is also about saving
money, said Darin.
Thank You
De-Su Holsteins
for your business!
GROVE
Plumbing & Heating
SPRING GROVE, MN
507-498-5215
JUNE 10, 2015
In addition to being
one of the top dairy
production operations
on many levels, DeSu Holsteins has also
gained worldwide
recognition as a top
genetic supplier. In fact,
the De-Su bull Observer
(pictured at left) was
rated as the top Holstein
bull in the entire world
two years ago. Photo
courtesy of Select Sires.
De-Su Holsteins has

also grown to become
the top genetic sire
supplier in the Select
Sires Holstein sire
program. The De-Su
bull Bookem (pictured
at right) was rated
as the number-two
Holstein bull in the
entire world just this
past December. Photo
courtesy of Select
Sires.
BUILD WITH
THE BEST!
Thanks De-Su Holsteins
for Choosing Us
for Your Machine
Shop Building
Materials!
Stop In &
Visit With Us
About Your
Hay Fertilizer
Needs!
96 x 96 x 20 Machine Shop
LIQUID & DRY FERTILIZER CUSTOM APPLICATION

DEKALB & ASGROW SEEDS
VALLEY AG
New Albin, IA 563-544-4242 888-544-8526

Locally Owned & Operated
See us for all your farm building needs.

Quality Materials, Workmanship & Friendly Service.
Hwy 9 & 76 South, Waukon, IA

563-568-3459
BEEF & DAIRY

Shelby Troendle
crowned Allamakee BEEF & DAIRY
JUNE 10, 2015
County Beef Queen

Shelby
Troendle
was
crowned as the 2014-2015
Allamakee County Beef Queen
in October of last year. Shelby
is the daughter of Kerry and
Tammy Troendle of Waukon
and graduated from Waukon
High School in May of this year.
Shelby is involved in Allamakee
County 4-H and Future Farmers
of America (FFA), is a varsity
wrestling cheerleader and
belongs to St. Marys, Hanover
Catholic Church.
Shelby grew up working with
beef throughout her life on her
parents farm in the West Ridge
area of rural Waukon. She says
she has had a fun time showing
her home-raised cattle with her
family at the Iowa Beef Expo
and County Fairs. She says her
favorite part of the beef industry
is how raising beef can feed so
many people.
She will be assisting the

Association at grillings, visiting
school
districts,
recording
radio spots, and taking part
in parades and many more
beef promotions throughout
her reign. Shelby plans on
attending college beginning
this fall at Iowa State University
in Ames to pursue a degree in
Agriculture Business.
PAGE 21
We are Proud to Serve Quality

Beef & Dairy Products!
Saturday Nights serving at 5pm
12
PRIME RIB $ 95
DINNER
Choice of potato, salad & Texas toast
GUS & TONYS
Shelby Troendle
DAVES
Pizza & Steakhouse
508 W. Main St., Waukon (563) 568-6015
Stop in and order your Personalized

Farm Family Clothing Today!
We salute our
Dairy and Beef
Farmers!
Shirts Sweatshirts Jackets Hats Much More
Congratulations Fidelity
Bank & Trust employee
www.getepicwear.com
SHELBY TROENDLE,
11 West Main St., Waukon, IA 563-568-2301
the 2014-2015 Allamakee

County Beef Queen!
Best Genetics, Best Fertility,

Best Service
Scott Courtney,
Direct Herd
Sales
563-380-1318
Jim Wood,
Technician
Services
563-568-7610
847-464-5281
www.prairiestateselectsires.com
Our Mission: To enhance the productivity and profitability of dairy and beef producers, Select Sires is committed to be the premier provider of highly fertile,
superior genetics accompanied by effective reproductive- and herd-management products and services.
Stop in
and visit with
Dan Headington for
your ag loan needs!
820 11th Ave. SW,

Waukon, IA
563-568-5234
TRACTORS
NH T7040, 800 hrs.
NH 65 Workmaster
NH 8870, 4WD
NH TC18, 4WD, 54 deck
JD 3720 w/ldr. & mower
MF 85, gas
TILLAGE EQUIPMENT
Krause 6200-31 finisher
Krause 6118-18 finisher
Krause 3115A -15 finisher
Krause 3112A-12 finisher
CIH 4800-24 field cult.
McFarlane 30 reel disc
Sunflower 22 finisher
Glencoe 6000 30 finisher
JD 2700-7 shank ripper
JD 724-15 finisher
JD 726-finisher
Wilrich 30 field cultivator
Case IH 4 row cultivator
Unverferth 6 shank ripper
Unverferth 19 rolling reel
DMI 9 shank disc chisel
CIH 13 shank disc chisel
Kewanee 21 mulcher
PLANTERS & SEEDERS

White 8222, 12 row, new
JD 7000, 12 row
White 5100, 8 row
White 6100, 4 row
HAY EQUIPMENT
NH HW340 discbine
NH H7230 discbines
NH 1411 & 1412 discbines
NH 1465 haybine
NH 489 haybine
CIH DC102 discbine
NI 5209 discbines
JD 630 discbine
JD 935 discbine
NH 311 baler & thrower
NH 316 baler & thrower
BR7060 Silage Special
NH BR750 round baler
NH BR780 round baler
Gehl 520, 12 wheel rake
Kuhn 4120 rotary rake
Kuhn 10 & 12 wheel rakes
Tonutti 10 wheel rake
NH 154 - 12 wheel rake
Miller 7914 merger
Phiber merger
SPREADERS
FORAGE EQUIPMENT
NH 185 tandem box
NH FP 230, metal
NH 195 tandem box
NH 900 chopper
H&S 270 box
NH 890 chopper
New Idea 3732
Gehl 1260 chopper
tandem box
NH Kemper & row heads
Knight 8118 Expeller
JD & Gehl corn & hay
Knight 8018 Expeller
hds., 2R & 3R
NH corn & hay heads
SKIDS & LOADERS
NH 28 blower
NH L454, 2500 hrs.
Gehl 1540 blower
NH L225, 1400 hrs.
Gehl 980, 16 box
NH L220, 1100 hrs.
NH LS170, 5800 hrs.
MISCELLANEOUS
NH LS125, 1000 hrs.
Bush Hog 8 blade
OMC 320, 2000 hrs.
Farmhand 817 grinder
NH-D 100 skid backhoe mixer
G8800 loader w/bucket Westfield 10x31 auger
JD 148 loader
Farm King 10 x 70 auger
Huskie HH300 hammer Big Ox 6 cutter
NEW IDEA UNI & HEADS NI 324 picker
MN 365 bu. box & gear
20- NI power units
50 -NI corn & hay heads JD 443 & 444 heads
NI 767, 868, 6200 choppers IH 843, 4 row
NI 729A & 858 shellers NH 974 heads
NI 737, 838, 839 husking beds Farmhand dump carts
DEE
IMPLEMENT
www.deeimp.net
Waukon, IA (563) 568-4511
New Albin, IA (563) 544-4282
BEEF & DAIRY
PAGE 22
We Accept Santa Cash
Open Sundays 11 am to 4 pm
JUNE 10, 2015
Waukon High School,

Junior High students enjoy local
beef in honor of May Beef Month
UNTIL CHRISTMAS
Also Open Nights until Christmas
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Extra 25% Off

NASCAR Cars & Trucks!
KIEFER TRAILER
Lites & Small

Trees
DEALER
Tractor Radios, Sentry Safes,
Step Ladders,
Bird Feeders,
Oster Animal Clippers,
Booster Cables,
www.westsideautosales.net
Tool Boxes, Drill Press, 800-805-3292
Bunn and West Bend
Coffee Makers,
Chicago Cutlery Knives,
Electric Knives, Can Openers and
Us On Our
GIFT Visit
CERTIFICATES!
Winter Clothing
DAIRY
DAY
Ladies Sweatshirts and Snow Boots,
Gloves and Stocking Caps, Carhartt, Key,
Wrangler, Wigwam & Five Brothers
Thursday, June 18
Free
Ice Ice
Cream
Shakes!
Snow Shovels,
Scrapers, Ice
Melt
Shakes served by the Allamakee County
To celebrate May as Beef

Month, students at Waukon
High School and Waukon
Junior High School were
treated to local hamburgers
May 7. Members of the
Association were on hand to
help Allamakee Community
School District food service
staff grill nearly 900 burgers
made from local beef. The
beef was from a cow born and
raised in Allamakee County,
then processed at Quillins
Food Ranch in Waukon. The
cost of processing was covered
by grant funds awarded to
the Iowa Food Hub from the
United States Department of
Agriculture Farm to School
program and the Allamakee
County Community Foundation.
Students and staff agreed,
the burgers were delicious!
Submitted photo.
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than the price.
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Thank
you Bee
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Farmers
!
AND
SUPPLY STORE
WAUKON, IA 563-568-4577
THANKS BEEF &

DAIRY PRODUCERS
Sweeney Auction Service
See Us for All Your
Jeff L. Sweeney, Auctioneer - 568-2464

For All Kinds Of Sales
BUILDING AND REMODELING NEEDS
Thank you Beef & Dairy Farm Families

for all of your hard work!
Freestall Bar
Matt & Mich n

e
Byrnes, lle
Dorchester
For All Your Pressure Washing Needs
Contact Capco Products
We service & repair all American

made pressure washers
40+ Years of Sales & Service
Capco
Products
800-634-4785
420 Big Foot Rd., Monona, IA
capcoproducts.com
P New Homes
P Pole Sheds
P Windows
P Doors
ON
SALE!
P Interior Millwork P Steel

Landscape Timbers
Cement Pavers
P Decks
Roofing
Black Creosote Posts
P Shingles
P And
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WEST SIDE
WAUKON LUMBER, INC.
1105 West Main St., Waukon, IA 563-568-6396
Home
Owned &
Operated
by Stilwell
Family
BEEF & DAIRY

Awards presented at 2015
Allamakee County Dairy
Banquet
BEEF
& DAIRY
JUNE 10, 2015
PAGE 23
THANKS TO ALL OUR LOCAL BEEF & DAIRY PRODUCERS
The Allamakee County

Dairy Promotion Board recognized contributions of local
producers and businesses to
the dairy industry at its Annual
Dairy Banquet held Saturday,
March 21 at the Allamakee
County Fairgrounds Pavilion
in Waukon. In addition to the

crowning of Katie Kerndt,
daughter of Brad and Mary
Kerndt of Waukon, as the
2015 Allamakee County Dairy
Princess, the awards depicted
in the surrounding photos were
also distributed at the banquet
to area producers, individuals,

businesses and other organizations in recognition of their
service to the dairy industry.
Dairy Banquet
photos in this section
by Paula Enyart
Specialty Sandwiches
Pizzas Dessert Pizzas

Calzones Breadsticks
Taco Salads
Dine-In
or Carry
Out
Waukon
City Club
39 W. Main St., Waukon
563-568-2656
BAR & GRILL

Owners Vicki & Brad Bloxham
For service in a HURRY, call us,

youll quickly see why were No. 1
Working with farmers
in & out of the field
Distinguished
Dairy Family ...
The Tom Weighner family, represented above, left to

right, by Stephanie Iverson,
Anna Weighner, Angela and
Tom Weighner, and Liz and
Shane Murphy.
On-the-spot tire repair or replacement

Liquid-Filling for tires
Free inspection and evaluation program
Complete line of quality Good Year Tires
Thank You Beef & Dairy Farmers!

Upgrade to
high
efficiency.
It pays!!!
From L.E.D. Bulbs to High Bay Fixtures.
You Name the Socket, We Have the Bulb.
Brighter
days beg
in
with a ca
ll
to Light
Source.
Now available: Utility

Rebates up to 50%!
WAUKON TIRE CENTER

Highway 76 N. Waukon (563) 568-4581
Bob Larkin Phone 568-3915
Tims Trimmin
& Hoof Care
TIM PHIPPS, HOOF TRIMMER
2893 Hwy 76 Dorchester, IA 52140

Distinguished Service
to Dairy Industry ...
Frank Lonning of Tri-State

Hay Auction.
Home: 563-497-4011
Cell: 563-568-1441
Celebrating 35 Years
of Family Dental Care
We Salute
Our Area
Beef & Dairy
Farmers!
DR. MARK FOHEY, DR. LINDA CARSTENS
& DR. JESSICA WILKE
241 Total Combined Years of Our

Dental Team Staff Members
The Clear Alternative to Braces
Where Health Changing Smiles Are Created!
Waukon Dental
18 1st Ave. NW, Waukon, IA
563-568-4528
Thank You Dairy & Beef Producers!
www.waukondental.com
General, Cosmetic &

Family Dentistry
HATS OFF TO AREA BEEF & DAIRY FARM FAMILIES!
Walleser Excavating
& Concrete
Septic Systems
Tile Repair
Waterlines
ICF Walls
4 Trenching
PAGE 24
BEEF & DAIRY
Silage Bunkers, Poured Floors,

Walls, Driveways & Sidewalks
Stamped Concrete
Colored Concrete
Block Retaining Walls
Ted Walleser, Owner
JUNE 10, 2015
2015
Dairy Banquet Awards
Fully Insured
Home Ph. 563-535-7570 Cell 563-568-7667
June is
DAIRY MONTH
We would like to
congratulate our producers
and their families on a
job well done
throughout the year.
We are pleased to announce
the following major
award winners from
Allamakee County.
High Production Herd and Most Improved Herd

for Milk, Fat and Protein...
De-Su Holsteins, Dean and Sue Meyer.
Katie Kerndt,
Dairy Princess
Daughter of Brad & Mary Kerndt
Alternate Dairy
Princess
Anna Weighner,
Daughter of Tom &
Angela Weighner
Junior Dairy
Ambassadors
Kaylee Gibbs
Kiersten Gibbs
Kendra Gibbs
Cael Rethwish
Distinguished
Marcus Gibbs
Dairy Family
Tom & Angela Weighner Cassidy Gibbs
Ethan Gibbs
Outstanding Young
Mariesa Gibbs
Dairy Farmer
Claire Opperman
Kevin & Bobbi Jo Baxter
Pioneer Dairyman
Virgil Herman
Outstanding
Woman in
Agriculture
Michelle Byrnes
Ribbon Winners for Production

Steve & Paula Enyart
Gav-N-View Farms
Greg & Jenny Conway
Arlyn & Kevin Fossum
Class Leader Cows:
Schwartzhoff Dairy
Ayrshire
Arlyn & Kevin Fossum Gibbs Family Dairy
Greg & Rosie Piggott
Jersey
Arlyn & Kevin Fossum Matt & Michelle Byrnes
Curtis & Bruce Anderson
Mixed Breed
Chris & Nancy Wonderlich
Steve & Paula Enyart
Matt & Michelle Byrnes McCormick Dairy
Kandy-Bahr Holsteins
Gav-N-View Farms
DC Regan Farms
Larry & John Schellhammer
Golden Butterknife Award...
Expresso Convenience Store of Lansing,

represented by Donna and Pat Bresnahan.
CALHOUN CREAMERY
538-4295 1-888-420-1554
CHURCHTOWN, IOWA
Pioneer Dairyman Award...

Virgil and Darlena Herman.
BEEF & DAIRY

2015 Dairy Banquet Awards
BEEF & DAIRY
JUNE 10, 2015
PAGE 25
Thank you to our area Beef & Dairy

Families for your hard work.
We are committed to being

your partner for 2015
(And beyond).
Feed: 563-568-4472
Agronomy/Fuel:
563-568-3909
Waukon, IA
www.waukonfeedranch.com
Dairy Promotion Award ...
Johanningmeier Dairy, represented above, left to right, by Koal and Ann Deering,
Steve and Jane Johanningmeier, and Lori and Mike Johanningmeier.
Hats Off to
Our Beef
& Dairy
Farmers!
Thank you for your support!
Tri-State Hay Auctions

United Cooperative Association
8th Ave. NW, Waukon, IA
For More Info or to Consign Call 563-568-4722

Outstanding Woman in Agriculture Award ...
Michelle Byrnes was honored with the Outstanding Woman in Agriculture Award by the Ehrhardt
family in memory of Sandra Ehrhardt. Pictured above, left to right, are Melissa (Ehrhardt) Wedo,
Monica (Ehrhardt) Enyart, Michelle Byrnes, Samantha (Ehrhardt) Wagner and Mark Ehrhardt.
We support our local

Beef & Dairy Families.
Thank you for your business!
EVERY FRIDAY 12:30 PM

SELLING ALL CLASSES OF HAY & STRAW
Sale Conducted by Frank Lonning Auction Service
WE SALUTE AREA BEEF

& DAIRY PRODUCERS!
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BEEF & DAIRY
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Thank You
JUNE 10, 2015
2015 Dairy
Banquet
Awards
to all Northeast Iowa

Malts Shakes Floats Ice Cream

Sundaes Cheese Curds Milk
Butter Block Cheddar Cheese
Summer Hours
Mon. - Fri. 8 AM-9 PM
Sat. 9 AM-9 PM
Sun. Noon-9 PM
Ice Cream
Parlor & Retail Store
Outstanding Young
Dairy Family...
Kevin and Bobbi Baxter

with their children,
Trudy and Wyatt.
www.wwhomesteaddairy.com
Like
850 Rossville Rd., Waukon, IA 563.568.4950 us!
Thank You Beef

& Dairy Farmers!
Dairy Scholarship
winners ...
BIEBER
INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE
Left to right: Katie Kerndt,

Shelby Bodley,
Shelby Troendle.
(563) 568-3435 James H. Bieber, Insurance Agent/Real Estate Broker

FARM, HOME, COMMERCIAL, LIFE & HEALTH
The Allamakee County Dairy Promotion Board

would like to thank everyone who attended the
annual Dairy Banquet. Congratulations to all of
our Allamakee County Dairy Award winners.
Your hard work and dedication to the dairy
industry is greatly appreciated.
Thank you, Shelby Bodley, our 2014 Allamakee
County Dairy Princess, for a wonderful year.
Congratulations and good luck to Katie Kerndt,
our 2015 Allamakee County Dairy Princess, and to
Emily Miller and Anna Weighner, our 2015 Princess
Alternates. We look forward to another great year!
A special thank you to WW Homestead Dairy for
managing the machine rentals. We appreciate your
support of our activities and events throughout the year.
The Allamakee County Dairy Promotion Board
Hammell Equipment
and
Kuhn Knight
Meeting the mixing and spreading needs of area

beef and dairy producers!
Invest in Quality!
If anyone would like to rent the shake or soft serve ice

cream machine, please contact WW Homestead Dairy.

www.HammellEquipment.com
BEEF & DAIRY

Hanson Hilltop Farms is a family affair well
diversied to help overcome
any challenge
BEEF &most
DAIRY
JUNE 10, 2015
by Kelli Boylen
freelance writer
Knowing that diversity can

often be the key to success for
many farms, the Hanson family
is involved with more than one
aspect of agriculture. Brothers
Al and John Hanson and their
parents, Bob and Gloria, farm
together at Hanson Hilltop, LLC
in rural Waukon.
Ever since Bobs parents
purchased the farm in the early
1940s there have been dairy
cattle on the farm. Bob still
recalls when they rst started
milking cows with milking
machines instead of by hand
after he graduated from high
school in 1967.
Bob was raised on the farm,
and then he and Gloria raised
their four children there. In
addition to their two sons, they
raised two daughters, Lynn
(Johnson) and Kari (Gibbs).
After high school John
attended classes at Northeast
Iowa Community College in

Calmar for two years. Al worked
the wheat harvest from Texas
to Canada and then started
working at another farm near
Waukon. The Hansons sold
the milking herd and didnt milk
cows for a period of two years
while the boys were otherwise
involved, but then John decided
to return home to farm in 2002.
Those two years not milking
cows about drove me crazy,
says Al, recalling how by 3:00 in
the afternoon he would be done
with chores and wondering
what to do with himself. It was
during this time they started
building up their beef herd.
When they had sold the
dairy herd they had retained
their young stock and were
selling the bred heifers as they
approached calving age. John
was able to start up the milking
herd with 65 of those animals
Hanson...
PAGE 27
Hanson Hilltop Farms is diversied in many different aspects of agriculture but remains a familybased operation. Pictured above, left to right, are Al, Gloria, John and Bob Hanson. Bob was rst
raised on the farm purchased by his parents, and he and Gloria raised all four of their children
there, including daughters Lynn (Johnson) and Kari (Gibbs). Photo by Kelli Boylen.
Thank You Beef & Dairy Farmers!
We Salute The Beef And Dairy Industry

B & K Heating & Plumbing Inc.
285 E. Greene St.
Postville, IA
(563) 864-3332
Owners: Brian Bohr & Ken Klepper
THANK YOU
Area Beef and Dairy

Producers!
Over 90 Years
of Ag Lending
Experience.
Waukon Sistate
Bank !
Here for You
BACON CONCRETE
& EXCAVATING L.L.C.
www.waukonstatebank.com
CORY BACON - OWNER 370 N. Bancroft, Postville, IA
563-864-7602 baconconcrete@neitel.net
BEEF & DAIRY
PAGE 28
JUNE 10, 2015
Proud supporter of area

beef and dairy farmers!
Thank you for your patronage.
17 First St. NW, Waukon, IA 563-568-6378

jadeccs@sbtek.net
PRINTING
SZABO CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
Over 40 years of soil

conservation and
excavation experience.
Excavating Terraces
(All Types)
Waterways
Demolition Ponds
Water & Sewer
563-864-7515 152 S. West St., Postville, IA
JAMIE SMITH, MANAGER
We Salute Our Area

Dairy & Beef Producers
Stop In & Try Our Dairy & Beef Products!
Camping, Restaurant, Large Playground,

Arcade Games, 5 Flat Screen TVs, NFL Network,
Pool Table, Mini Golf, Trout Stream
100% Angus Burgers

Philly Steak Sandwich or Wrap
Ice Cream Cones
Shakes Malts
Other menu items also available.
RESTAURANT OPEN AT 11AM - 7 DAYS A WEEK
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as they freshened.
When he started to milk again
he removed old stanchions
from the barn and was milking
with a tie-stall set-up. In 2005
they retro-tted a parlor into
their existing barn and built
a freestall barn to house the
cows. This type of set-up is
much better for cow comfort.
The cows have sand bedding,
large fans and sprinklers to
keep them cool, and the sides
of the barn have curtains which
open and close depending

upon the temperature to make
sure the cows are always at an
optimal temperature.
In 2012 the Hansons added
another freestall barn and
expanded the size of the
milking parlor from a double-8
to a double-10. This let us
milk more cows in the same
amount of time, says John.
The parlor is a para-bone style,
which means the cows stand
at a 60-degree angle and are
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legs. They currently milk about
170 cows.
About
the
time
they
constructed the parlor, Al made
the decision to return to the
home farm full time as well. He
tried working at another farm
and helping on the family farm,
but both working both places
was just too much.
John now handles the dairy
herd and Al handles the crops
and beef operation. Bob does
whatever needs to be done and
he works part time at Equity
Livestock Sale barn. Gloria
handles all the calf care and
she works the reception area at
Veterans Memorial Hospital in
Waukon.
Mom takes care of the baby
calves; they are her babies,
says Al. They get a very high
quality of care, its like they are
family members too.
Lynn lives nearby and still
helps out whenever she can.
Lynns and Karis daughters,
Brittany Johnson and Allison
Gibbs, work on the farm
and help milk. Both girls are
pursuing further education in
agriculture. Bob says Allison is
attending Iowa State University
and although he was hoping
she would come work on the
farm again for the summer,
he didnt ask her because he
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From family members

to beyond, Hanson
Hilltop Farms benets
from many helping
hands in its day-to-day
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granddaughter of Bob
and Gloria Hanson, has
returned for another
summer after a year at
Iowa State University.
Pictured at right in the
foreground, high school
neighbor Drew Adam
has been a welcome
addition to the Hanson
Hilltop Farms staff.
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The Hanson family milks about 170 cows in its Hanson Hilltop Farms family-based operation. In
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didnt want her to think she
was obligated to. He was very
happy when she approached
them and asked if she could.
Its denitely a family affair,
one way or another, says Al.
Other day-to-day workers on
their farm include Drew Adam,
a neighboring high schooler
who they say will need to be
replaced with two to three
workers to do all that he does
when he does someday leave,

and Pablo Rivera, who they
say is excellent at caring for the
dairy and beef cows. He pays
very close attention to the cattle,
is very caring toward them and
he is able to keep them calm,
Al says. Dave Miller also works
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having calves for the rst time
start calving about March 1,
and the rest of the herd calves
from about the end of March
until the end of June. They sell
the calves in the fall as they
are weaned in the fall, and they
purchase replacement heifers
rather than raising their own.
The beef cows are pastured in
the summer months.
Al also runs a custom corn
chopping business and has
several people who help him
with that.
Hansons, like many other
Allamakee County farmers
who care for the land, employ
conservation methods such
as contour stripping and crop
rotation to prevent erosion.
They own 400 acres of crop
land and rent an additional 200,
growing corn, alfalfa and oats
that they need on their farm.
Hansons do purchase some
hay for their beef herd when
needed. They rent pasture
land for the beef herd and dairy
heifers.
Over the years, the Hansons
have been able to add to the
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size of their farm by purchasing
land in the area that once
belonged to family members on
both Bobs and Glorias sides
of the family. Like many other
farm families, Bob says his
children and now grandchildren
enjoy showing at the fair, and
many years the Iowa State Fair
is a family vacation for them.
The
Hansons
have
experienced ooding in recent
years, and as Bob says, they
are always at the mercy of
Mother Nature. They admit that
sometimes it is a hard lifestyle
when they are dealing with
bitter winter cold or weather
that is detrimental to crops and
animals. But you just need to
take the good with the bad,
says Bob. Even in the years
that it oods it does eventually
dry off and we are able to get
some type of crop.
John says he enjoys the
different challenges that come
each day as well as being able
to do different things each day.
Al says he enjoys the freedom
of the job and being with nature
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experienced over the years.
A lot has changed on the

Martins farm near Postville
since Stanley Martins dad
milked Holsteins, bottled the
milk and delivered it door to
door.
Stanley,
the
youngest
of seven Martins children,
admired his dads business
savvy. He had the rst smallsquare baler in Allamakee
county, said Stanley.
Stanleys dad, John, did
custom baling for people. In the
early days, the bales were left
on the ground to be picked up
later. Eventually the bale wagon
came along, which Stanley said
made it easier for everyone.
It is that business savvy and
a keen eye for making good use
of innovation that have allowed
Stanley Martins to adapt to all
the changes his family farm has
MAKING A CHOICE
When Stanley graduated
from high school in 1965, he
had two options: the Vietnam
War or college. So I decided to
go to Iowa State University for
animal science, said Stanley.
Stanley paid his way through
college by working many hours
in addition to focusing on his
studies. But when four years
had passed and he hadnt
obtained his degree yet, he
was drafted into the Marines.
They would give you four
years for school. As soon as
those four years were up, you
were drafted, remembered
Stanley.
But Stanleys service to his
country was short-lived, when
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a degenerative back issue led
to an honorable discharge.
THE NEXT PHASE
Not long after
Stanleys
discharge, his father passed

away from an aneurysm, and
Stanley was left to run the farm.
In the early years, he milked a
few Holsteins, but said he didnt
care for baling t4he hay needed

to feed them.
I decided to get into raising
Hampshire pigs, said Stanley,
adding the pigs always seemed
to do really well for him.
CHANGING GEARS
Stanley said he didnt
stumble into beef cattle until the
1970s, when a friend went to
college and asked him to look
after his herd of Simmentals.
Then, after pseudorabies
wiped out the pigs in the 90s,
I decided to expand the cattle
operation, he said. It was a
difcult choice, because I had
always done really well with
hogs.
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When
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which is a strain of Simmental.
Worldwide, Simmentals are
the number-two breed, said
Stanley.
Stanley said the Fleckvieh
breed is considered farmer
friendly, because they are
easy keepers, are docile to be
around and they fatten up really
well. We emphasize low input
cattle - low labor input and low
feed input, he said.
In
addition,
in
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countries, people use them
as a dual-purpose animal, for
both beef and milk production.
Theyre docile animals. Most
of them are like big pets, he
said.
NON-DILUTERS
Stanley said because the
Fleckvieh is such a wellmuscled animal, they are in high
demand for cross-breeding.
Since the certied Angus beef
program was implemented in
the U.S., the demand on blackhided cattle has exploded,
said Stanley.
Stanley raises non-diluter
bulls, which, crossed with
Angus, are guaranteed to throw
a black animal. I recently saw
at the grocery story that choice
ribeyes were $9.99 a pound,
while certied Angus beef was
selling for $14.99, he said.
He also raises a number of
F1 cows, which are Angus/

Fleckvieh crosses.
HIS MARKET
Over the years, Stanleys
Fleckvieh genetics have gained
popularity worldwide. He has a
good market in Canada and has
inquiries from as far away as
Pakistan. He sells both frozen
embryos and semen, and bulls
and replacement females.
I sell about 100 a year and
keep around 25 replacement
heifers myself, he said.
He sells half (or more) of
his cattle sight unseen, and
always enjoys having people
come to the farm to look at his
stock. Its always interesting
how different people come
from different angles. It adds
diversity, he said.
BEING PATIENT
When asked what it has
taken to build his top-quality
program, Stanley cites time
and patience. I now own cows
that once sold for $8,500 and
$25,000, respectively. I knew of
them for a long time and bought
them years later for a fraction
of the price, he said. I try to
watch the good ones, and Im
willing to wait until I can afford
to buy them.
He said his mission is to
produce the highest quality
breeding stock from the
strongest cow families the
Fleckvieh
breed
offers.
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