Dairys Star Youth:

Olivia OehlkePage 24

Third Section

Veterinary WisdomPage 34

Its all inside...

ColumnistsAg InsiderPages 8-9

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Dear County

Agent GuyPage 30

Dairying in the

SuburbsPage 27

The Next Generation

Page 33

FIRST SECTION Page 12 Kung discusses how to improve starch digestibilityPages 15 - 16 From Our Side of the FencePage 22 On the Road with Princess KayPage 26 FSA News and NotesPage 28 Carver County Dairy Expo: A great educational eventPage 29 Pro tability, viability of dairy farmsPage 31 Are you crown ready?Page 32 Making cents of dairy SECOND SECTION Pages 10, 13 The Mielke Market WeeklyPage 11 Dairy MarketsPages 19 Dairy Focus: Managing feed refusals

Pages 20 - 22 MMPA New Zealand Dairy ToursPage 23 People in the Dairy CommunityPages 24 - 25 Grant shares tips for feeding, bunk managementPage 27 Mid-American Hay Auction resultsPages 28 - 29 A2 milk gaining attentionPages 32, 34 - 35 DHIA Annual Rolling Herd Averages ReportPages 38 - 39 Dairy RecipesTHIRD SECTIONPage 12 Leukosis: a hidden threatPages 18 - 19 Dairy CalendarPages 25, 27, 29 Some Udder StuffPages 22 - 23Dairy CalendarPages 30 - 42Classi eds

Contents

Dairying Across America: FloridaPages 14 - 16Second Section

Krystoseks burn corncobs to heat home, shopPages 4, 6Second Section

Schmitts inducted into MLBA Hall of FamePages 1, 5

Stranskys humbled by induction into MLBA Hall

of FamePages 10 - 11

UW-River Falls Dairy Pilot Plant expansion

to increase training, innovationPages 23, 25

Farmers travel to New ZealandPages 1, 6 - 7

Stiles promotes dairy as Miss BrookingsPages 35, 37

Dairy Challenge participants give backPages 16 - 17Third Section

Brabec Farms has 33 percent preg ratePages 18, 20

Kids Corner: The BoelkesPages 22 - 23Third Section

Women in Jeans: Shelly Schrandt

Page 36

UW-Extension presents workshop on intuitive cost of

production analysis, automatic calf

feedingPages 8, 10 - 11

Third Section

Wisconsin family gathers milk

containers to construct ice

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Third Section

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