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The team at Luckwaldt Agriculture Inc. near Woodville, Wisconsin, is a ReproStar Award by CentralStar Cooperative winner. The farm herd's pregnancy rate is 39 percent; its conception rate is 62.5 percent. From left are Mary and Dan Luckwaldt, Derek Fenner and Patrick Kusilek.
Luckwaldt Agriculture's rolling-herd average for 2020 is 30,500 pounds of milk with 3.95 percent fat and 3.2 percent protein. The somatic-cell count is 111,000. The farm's 1,300 milk cows are milked three times daily in a double-20 parallel parlor. The milk is shipped to Saputo and is used in the production of blue cheese.
Derek Fenner and Patrick Kusilek oversee the cows and calves that Luckwaldt Agriculture raises to six months of age before they're sent to a heifer raiser. Dan Luckwaldt credits the herd's successful reproduction program to his team as well as to Tom Mahoney, second from right, an artificial-inseminaton technician with CentralStar Cooperative. From left are Derek Fenner, Patrick Kusilek, Tom Mahoney and Dan Luckwaldt.
WOODVILLE, Wis. – Dan Luckwaldt of Luckwaldt Agriculture Inc. near Woodville started genomic testing his dairy cattle about six years ago. It’s made a dramatic difference, he says.
Lynn Grooms writes about the diversity of agriculture, including the industry’s newest ideas, research and technologies as a staff reporter for Agri-View based in Wisconsin.
Seven herds with 12-month pregnancy rates of 34 percent or greater are being recognized with the CentralStar Cooperative ReproStar Award, which recognizes dairy producers for accomplishments in reproductive efficiency.
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The team at Luckwaldt Agriculture Inc. near Woodville, Wisconsin, is a ReproStar Award by CentralStar Cooperative winner. The farm herd's pregnancy rate is 39 percent; its conception rate is 62.5 percent. From left are Mary and Dan Luckwaldt, Derek Fenner and Patrick Kusilek.
Luckwaldt Agriculture's rolling-herd average for 2020 is 30,500 pounds of milk with 3.95 percent fat and 3.2 percent protein. The somatic-cell count is 111,000. The farm's 1,300 milk cows are milked three times daily in a double-20 parallel parlor. The milk is shipped to Saputo and is used in the production of blue cheese.
Derek Fenner and Patrick Kusilek oversee the cows and calves that Luckwaldt Agriculture raises to six months of age before they're sent to a heifer raiser. Dan Luckwaldt credits the herd's successful reproduction program to his team as well as to Tom Mahoney, second from right, an artificial-inseminaton technician with CentralStar Cooperative. From left are Derek Fenner, Patrick Kusilek, Tom Mahoney and Dan Luckwaldt.
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